Middlefield Town (part 2 of 2)

Fam. 14. Sumner Uriah Church, son of Uriah0 and Phebe (Mack) Church, was b. Mid. 11-17-1810, d. Mid. 5-10-1884; m. 1st 9-27-1837, Harriet, dau. Ebenezer and Mary (Mack) Emmons. (See Mack Gen. p. 563 and 590). He m. 2nd 12-2-1875, Eliza A. dan. of James and Lucy (Starr) Miller, b. 1-28-1829. She m. 2nd Rev. J. A. Woodhull. Mr. Church after vainly journeying to Ohio to seek his fortune, returned to Mid. and devoted his energies to the manufacturing of broadcloth, which he conducted to success, as senior member of the firm of S. U. Church & Bros. He was an expert in the dyeing and fulling operations. He was loved for his kind¬ ness and generosity and esteemed for his integrity. He was a pillar of the Cong 4 Church, and represented the town in the General Court in 1872.

John AY. Crane of AYash. b. 5-23-1847. He came to Mid. in 1871 and kept the general store in Factory AJllage for several years ; moved to Springfield, 1886 where he has been in the real estate business for many years, and in a member of the Springfield Real Estate Board. (See Mack Gen. page 744) .

Fam. 16. James Talmadge Church, son of Uriah0 and Phebe (Mack) Church, b. Mid. 9-12-1813, d. Mid. 11-2-1878, m. 2-14-1839, Emily Lovisa, clau. Quincy and Lovisa (Knapp) Bates, of AYorth., b. AYorth. 10-10-1816, d. AVorcester, 7-13- 1897. He attended the academy at Greenfield for a while and taught school near Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He took a trip to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland for his health. He spent most of his life in Mid. as a member of the firm of S. IJ. Church & Bros., broadcloth manufacturers. He was of musical tastes, a good tenor singer and a player of the violin. He was a leader of the Cong. Church choir for a time. He was Republican in politics. He was deeply in¬ terested in religious matters and a staunch supporter of the Cong. Church, of which he was clerk of the Society, 1850-52. (See Mack Gen. p. 591 ).

Fam. 17. Lyman Church, son of Uriah6 and Phebe (Alack) Church, was b. Alid. 8-4-1815; d. Huntington, 3-21-1880, m. 5-7-1839, Amanda, dau. Andrew and Celina (Bird) Hawes Meacham, b. 4-6-1816; d. 10-13-1896. He was a member of the firm of S. U. Church & Bros., until failing health compelled his retirement. He was interested in all

Myron Lawrence, b. 9-16-1840. d. in Ohio. m. 6-7-1865, Lida Belle Hawes. (See Hawes Family) (See Mack Gen. p. 592). He kept store for S. U. Church & Bros., and was a merchant in Huntington for awhile. Went West.

Fam. 18. William Fuller Church, son of Uriah6 and Phebe (Mack) Church, was b. Mid. 2-28-1818; d. Huntington, 10-15-1892, m. 4-19-1843, Caroline M. Parsons. Though he began working in his father's woolen mill factory he was not interested and sought more congenial occupation else¬ where. He followed various mercantile lines at Amherst and New York City; went west and located in Elyria and Cincinnati, Ohio. By his industry he built up for himself a reputation as a clear-minded, conscientious business man and upright citizen, and was appointed by Gov. Noyes as State Commissioner of Insurance. He was very fond of music, played the flute and was a good tenor singer. He acquired some skill in drawing and made sketches of the scenes he loved; especially in Mid., some of which are incor¬ porated in this work. (See Mack Gen. p. 480.)

Fam. 19. Oliver Church, son of Uriah6 and Phebe (Mack) Church, was b. Mid. 3-12-1822; d. Mid. 8-5-1901, m. 7-22- 1844, Lucy, dau. Oliver and Abi (Starr) Smith. (See Mack Gen. p. 592.) He was a lifelong member of the firm of S. U. Church & Bros., carrying on the broadcloth manu¬ facture after the decease of the other members. He was active in the Cong. Church, of which he was clerk of the Society from 1852 to 1870. He gave liberally to the support of the ministers, and was especially interested in the church music. He gave the first harmonium and also money for the purchase of two bass viols played by Dwight Graves. He was a leader in local politics for many years. For twenty years he was postmaster at Mid. Center.

Alice Bertha, b. 8-23-1861. She spends her summer at the Church homestead at the Center. She played the organ in the Cong. Church for several years and had charge of decorating the church

He was a man of steadfast and upright character; a Congregationalist in church connection. At first a Whig, he was later a Republican in politics. He served five years as selectman and represented the town in the General Court in 1841. He had a humorous vein and a fund of stories and anecdotes pat for any occasion and was seldom known to repeat himself.

Fam. 23. James Uriah Church, son of James6 and Nancy (Little) Church, was b. Mid. 10-15-1827, d. Mid. 8-27-1859, ml. 3-4-1857, Sarah Blush, dau. Oliver and Abi (Starr) Smith, b. 1-4-1838. She m. 2nd 3-24-1869, Wm. S. Huntington, of Becket. James Uriah Church studied medicine at Pittsfield and graduated in 1851 from the College of Physi¬ cians and Surgeons, New York. Upon receiving from his home town a petition signed by eighty-six of his fellow townsmen, asking him to locate there, he returned to Mid. and practiced very acceptably for six years. He was much beloved by the people and was active in public matters. He was an enthusiastic member of the Highland Agricultural Society. His death from an accident while driving down a steep hill in Peru was a great shock to his fellow citizens.

Fam. 24. William Little Church, son of James6 and Nancy (Little) Church, was b. Mid. 5-28-1829; d. Glenshaw, Pa., 1-22-1891, m. 5-15-1853, Nancy Adeline, dau. Oliver and Abi (Starr) Smith. (See Starr Fam.) who was b. 6-23-1830; d. Pittsburgh, Pa. After living a few years in the dwelling that has housed the Blush Tavern at Mid. Center, he moved to Newton Falls, Ohio, about 1864. In 1875 he moved to Midway, Pa., where he was connected with the Walnut Hill Coal Co., for 14 years. He moved to Glenshaw, Pa., where he was connected with the Glenshaw Coal Co. After his death the family moved to Pittsburgh.

Fam. 26. Henry Clay Church, son of James6 and Nancy (Little) Churchy was b. 1-26-1838; m. 3-13-1861, Caroline L. Ames, of Becket. He moved to Newton Falls, Ohio.

After graduating at Yale he prac¬ ticed medicine in Cooperstown and Oswego, N. Y. and afterward engaged in the manufacture of Soda in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Fam. 28. Mary Edith Church, dau. Talmadge Barzillai7 and Mary (Root) Church, was b. 8-14-1865; m. 6-27-1888, West Mixer Ray of Charlton. They live in Mittineague.

Churchill, Elijah, (Giles,4 Samuel,3 Joseph,2 Josiah,1) s. of Giles4 was b. Florida, N. Y. 9-4-1755; d. 4-11-1841; m. 3-10- 1777, Eleanor, dau. James and Margaret Nooney, b. Sims¬ bury, Conn. 4-7-1756; d. 10-9-1846. They lived at Enfield, Conn. He served in Rev. War. He may have been the Elijah Churchill who was living at E. Windsor, Conn, in 1790. By trade he was a carpenter and after moving to Mid. about 1793, he or his son, Giles, operated a sawmill on Den Stream, originally built by Joseph Little. Later Giles and Lyman built a woodturning works on the same brook between Rhoads' mill and the sawmill. Pw. 18, 1794. Cen. 1800-1810. He lived at the foot of Churchill Hill in the house recently improved by Herbert Knox Smith.

Fam. 1. Giles Churchill, s. of Elijah5 and Eleanor (Nooney) Churchill was b. 7-28-1793; d. 2-7-1869; m. Abigail, dau. John and Lovice Hoskins of Simsbury, Conn. She d. 5-21- 1879. Lived in Lee, Becket and Mid. He was a carpenter and wood turner.

Clapp, Abner (Roger,4 Roger,3 Preserved,2 Roger1) oldest son of Roger4 and Ann Clapp, was born in 1737, (probably in Northampton where his father lived). He resided in Southampton when he was young and held office of Lieutenant in that place. His wife Mercy died in Martinsburg, N. Y., 8-16-1823, ae. about 80 yrs. About 1788 he moved from Southampton to Mid. where he purchased of Ephraim Sheldon a farm on Lot No. 40, Mur. The house stood on the east side of the highway from Mr. Arthur

Pease's to Mr. Sweeney's a short distance north of the former's barn, where Dea. Field used to live. Sch. Com. 1789. He also served as tax collector. He died 12-5-1800.

Fam. 1. Orris Clapp, s. Abner5 and Mercy Clapp, b. 3-19-1770; m. 12-29-1791, Phebe, dau. of Benjamin and Phebe (Skin¬ ner) Blish. He probably came to Mid. with his father in 1788. He bought for his farm the south half of Lot 200 Wor. located east of where Mr. Cottrell's farm is located. Orris Clapp and his wife joined the Cong. Ch. in 1795. Sc. Cm. 1802. Pw. 24, 1792. In 1805 he sold his farm to William Ingham and moved to Mentor, Ohio, whither his father-in-law had moved the year before. Of their thirteen children the following are listed in the Mid. records.

Fam. 2. Abner Clapp, s. Abner5 and Mercy Clapp, b. 3-25-1775 ; m. at Colchester, Conn, (int) 10-20-1798, Mrs. Mercy Gillet. He lived in Mid. and after the death of his father, he carried on the farm. He sold out to Dea. Zechariah Field in 1804 and moved to Martinsburg, N. Y. Eight children.

Clark

on Murravfield territory and allowed to draw land drawing Lot 71 at the first meeting of the proprietors 1762. At the first meeting after incorporation of Mid. he was chosen tithingman and later surveyor of highways. Served in the Rev. War and on War Committees. It was probably either he or his son James who was living in Mid. near Coles Brook according to Cen. 1790.

Fam. 1. Silas Clark, son of James and Sarah Clark was in 1785 assigned to the fore seat in the East or side gallery of the Chester meetinghouse. He owned Lot 63 V Div. Becket on Coles Brook and was living near James Clark in 1790. M.T. 1799. His children were allowed to go to school in the adjoining town of Washington. He m. 1st (int) 6-23-1788, Mehitable Jagger who d. Mid. 4-20-1792, m. 2nd 5-16-1793, Phebe Ormsby. In 1840 a letter of dismission was granted him from Cong. Ch. to a church in China, N. Y.

Clark, Jonathan (William,4 William,3 John,2 Hugh1) was s. of William4 and Mary (Marean) Clark, b. Newton, Mass., 3-28- 1747, m. Esther Parker (int) 3-12-1780. Signed Pt. Inc. 1781. Was soldier in Rev. War. Was in Mid. as late as 1788. Moved away soon after.

Clark, Elizabeth, dau. of William4 b. Newton, Mass., 5-25-1752, d. 3-17-1853, ae. 100 years, m. 7-23-1775 Thomas Durant and lived in Mid. near Samuel Clark. She used to tell her children and grand-children of hearing the cannon at the battle of Bunker Hill. (See Durant Family.)

Clark, Samuel, son of William4 b. Newton, Mass., 2-27-1754, m. 7-1-1776 Elizabeth, dau. Edward and Anne (Jackson) Durant who was b. 11-17-1753. Was soldier in Rev. War. Came to Mid. 1782, buying of his brother Daniel Lot 100 Par. He lived near his brother-in-law Thomas Durant who lived at the Dea. Harry Meacham place. On school com-

1744 and d. in Mid. 7-18-1828. In 1785 Coats bought Lots No. 2 in the I and II Divs. West, Prescott's Grant, the farm lying next north of the Newton Farm owned by Henry Sternagle. The house stood on the east side of the road at the top of the hill north of the Sternagle house. Coats divided his farm between his sons, James and John. Later part of the farm was sold to Newton and the rest to Alex¬ ander Dickson. Mrs. Coats joined the Cong. Ch. by letter from Lenox in 1793.

Fam. 1. Theodore Coats, s. of John and Mehitable Coats, b. 10-14-1771, d. 2-27-1836, m. 1st 6-28-1797, Kesia Crowell who cl. 4-21-1827. He m. 2nd Phebe Bassett of Stockbridge, (int) 1-15-1830. She d. 3-2-1833. About 1795 he purchased of Darius Eggleston, part of Lot 10, II Div. Washington, which was located near to Coles Brook on the road to Becket. Mr. Coats who was called "Thody" or "Thoda" was a large portly man weighing 250 and upwards. He owned a very large farm with a very large house and barns, had a large family of large children. The farm was finally sold to Wesley Cross.

Cochran, Robert, of Blandford, bought of Moses Orcutt the southern part of Lot No. 207 in Worth, in 1777, where Mid. Center now is. He was a signer of the Pet. Inc. under the name of "Robert Coffin." After improving the land he sold his farm to Joseph Blush in 1783, and removed from town. His wife's name was Joan.

Coleman, William (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Nathaniel,3 John,2 Thomas1) was s. of Dr. Seth5 and Sarah (Beecher) Coleman, b. New Haven, Conn., 9-7-1766. He d. 4-28-1858, ae. 92. He m. 7-19-1792. Achsah Lyman dau. Timothy Lyman of Chester. She d. at Pittsfield. He was a physician. He moved to Mid. about 1791 and first lived on Lot No. 221, Worthington Section, in the gambrel roofed house now called "Cranberry Lodge" northeast of Blossom Corner. In 1805 he purchased of Daniel Alderman the old Enos Blossom place now the homestead of Mr. Arthur D. Pease, and here he lived for a decade. On school committee 1799. Dr. Coleman after Dr. Wright was the only physician in town for many years. In 1791 he was mentioned in a warrant for a town meeting as one to practice inoccupation for the small pox in town on the 20th of October under proper restrictions. Dr. Coleman and his wife were mem¬ bers of the Congregational Church. In 1814 they moved to Hartford West Parish, Conn., and a little later to Pittsfiel d, Mass. (1821).

Collins

Collins, Ebenezer was on the valuation list of 1782 for Murrayheld. He lived on the south slope of what is still called Collins Hill" located just southwest of the farm of W. Ovid Lames in Middleheld. His family numbered seven souls in 1800. In 1791 he was warned to leave town but did not do so. He was probably the Ebenezer Collins of Enfield, Conn.,

11-14-1764. They also had a daughter Hannah who m. Aaron Eggleston, 11-25-1784. Hannah wife of Ebenezer d. in Mid. 7-21-1809. Collins was one of the 14 petitioners who asked to have their money for preaching paid to Rev. Eleazer Rhoads, who was a Baptist minister in 1790. Moved away before 1810.

Fam. 1. Milton Combs, son of Nathaniel and Rhoda Combs, was b. Chester 10-12-1796, d. Mid. 1-21-1855, m. 5-10-1821 Laura, dan. Andrew and Sarah (Wood) Meacham, of Mid. (See Meacham Family) She was b. 3-3-1797, d. 3-3-1878. Shortly after his marriage, Milton Combs moved to Mid. where he lived the rest of his life. His farm was a short distance south of the home of his father-in-law, on the high¬ way to Mr. Alderman's where the road turns to go to Mrs. Hespelts. It was the farm first owned by Ens. Elisha Mack. Mr. Combs was selectman in 1851 and representative to the General Court in 1855.

In an old account book kept by John Newton is found the following record: "Lorra Meacham began work May 4, 1819 at six shillings." Dated June 10, 1819." The Combs family Avere Baptists.

Fam. 2. Ebenezer Stacy Combs, s. Milton3 and Laura (Meach¬ am) Combs, b. Mid. 3-7-1822, d. 5-12-1902 at Russell, Mass, m. at Canaan, N. Y., 4-14-1845, Jane Hazelton of Cazanovia, N. Y. lie was living in Middlefield in 1850 and 1860. For several years he operated the saw and grist mill on Factory Brook, first built by John Ford about a mile south of Fac¬ tory Village. Later he moved to Russell, where he operated a grist and sawmill until his death.

Fam. 3. Louisa Combs, dau. Milton3 and Laura (Meacham) Combs, b. Chester, Mass. 6-27-1824, d. 5-21-1905 at Mid. m. 3-27-1843 Charles, son of Orrin and Sally (Wheeler-Blush) Smith of Mid. Lived in Smith Hollow, Mid. (See Mack Gen. Page 214.)

Fam. 6. Charles Milton Combs, s. Milton3 and Laura (Meach¬ am) Combs, b. 4-27-1833 at Mid., d. 9-6-1912, Springfield, Mass. m. 9-15-1858, Susan Sophronia Haskell, b. 2-9-1839 at Peru, Mass. dau. Ebenezer and Lydia (Phillips) Haskell, d. Springfield 3-21-1911. He carried on his father's farm in Mid. for several vears, but in later years lived in Chester, and Springfield.

Fam. 7. John Woods Combs, s. Milton3 and Laura (Meacham) Combs, b. Mid. 5-13-1834, d. Richmond, Va. 8-20-1862. "He was engaged to be married to the daughter of a Georgia Merchant in whose employ he was when the war broke out, and he enlisted in the Confederate army. He was wounded in the Battle of Gaines' Mills, and was removed to the hos¬ pital at Richmond where he died.''

Cone

Cone, Daniel, a pioneer of Haddam, Conn., in 1662, was b. in 1642 at Lynn. m. Mehitable Spencer at Hartford, Conn. He d. Haddam, in 1691. Among their children was a son, Na¬ thaniel. (See Fam. 1.)

Fam. 1. Nathaniel Cone, son of Daniel1 and Mehitable (Spen¬ cer) Cone, was b. at Haddam, 1674; d. 1731-32; m. E. Had¬ dam, Sarah Hungerford, who was b. New London, Conn. 1679 and d. 9-25-1753. Among their children was a son Nathaniel. (See Fam. 2.)

Fam. 5. Moses Leland Cone, son of Samuel Cone of Peru, was b. Peru, 2-2-1836; m. 5-29-1863, Anna E. dau. of Ambrose O. and Eliza T. Loveland, who was b. Lee. They were mem¬ bers of the Mid. Cong. Church. (See Cone Gen. p. 182.)

Fam. 6. Cyrus Cone, son of Nathaniel3 and Mary (Graves) Cone, was b. E. ILaddam, 7-28-1761; d. Mid. 10-14-1825; m. New London, Conn. 6-4-1778, Rhoda Beebe, b. 1764; d. Mid. 3-12-1822. He moved to Mid. in 1787. His farm was on the West Hill north of the farm of Willis Graves. The cellar of the house can still be seen a short distance south of the site of the Capt Joseph Smith house. Cone's farm was part of Lots 31 and 32 Div. III. Beeket, and part of Lot 13 II Div. E. Prescott's Grant. He served on School Com. 1791 and 1794, and as Selectman, 1817-20. He joined Cong. Ch. 1793, and was assigned to Pew 20 in 1792. In Oct. 1789 he was warned as a transient to leave town and was described in the record as from E. Windsor, Conn.

Ham. 7. Uriel Cone, son of Cyrus4 and Rhoda (Beebe) Cone, was b. 1-21-1785; in. 3-14-1805 Beulah Chapin. He lived in Blush Hollow, in a house formerly known as the "old red boarding-house," which stood west of the road a short distance south of the schoolhouse.

Fam. 8. Cyrus Lawrence Cone, son of Uriel'' and Beulah (Chapin) Cone, was b. Mid. 6-15-1806; m, Thankful A. Merrifield, b. Mid. 1812. He was a gunsmith by trade, and lived in Mid. (See Cone Gen. p. 216.)

Fam. 9. Amos Cone, (Phineas5, Jonathan4, Caleb3, Caleb2, Daniel1), son of Phineas3 and Azuba (Stocking) Cone, was b. E. Haddam, Conn. 11-18-1789; d. 3-25-1860; m. 12-19- 1816, Charlotte, dau. Capt. Elisha and Sarah (Blossom) Mack. Living first at Camillus, N. Y., he moved to Mid. about 1819 and lived on the farm once owned by Gen. David Mack, in the region north of the "Switch" known as Tay¬ lor's Pasture. lie represented Mid. in the General Court at

Fam. 10. Marie Lenore Cone, dan. Amos6 and Charlotte Mack) Cone, was b. Mid. 3-7-1820; d. 8-16-1873; m. Selden, son of Sylvester and Jeclidah (Ackley) Cone, who was b. 8-11-1829 ; d. Ohio, 1892. He had a brother who lived in Michigan. For a number of years he conducted the store at Mid. Center for Solomon F. Root. He lived in the house at the foot of Town Hill where Lyman Church once lived.

Converse

Converse, Benjamin, (John5, John4, James5, James2, Edward1), son of John5 and Abigail (Baldwin) Converse, b. Leicester, 5-20-1732; d. Mid. 11-20-1813; m. (int) 2-10-1754, Prudence Harrington of Spencer. She cl. Mid. 3-30-1809, in her 73rcl year. Benjamin Converse was living in the south or south¬ west part of Mid. according to Census of 1800. He moved from Leicester to Blandford, later to Chester and Mid. (See Converse Family, by W. G. Hill and History of Leicester, Washburn.)

Cooley, Thomas. Purchased of his fellow townsman, Timothy Robinson, of Granville, in January, 1788, land in Lot 101, Partridgefield. His wife's name was Mary, and their clau. Polley, was b. Granville 7-26-1775. He was living in Mid. in the north part of the town in 1790, but had left by 1792.

1883. m. Worth. 5-4-1854, Angeline M. dau. Oakes Dyer of Plainfield. She d. April 11, 1915. He served in the Civil War in Co. F. 46th Regt. M.V.M. He came to Middlefield about May 1, 1861 and lived at the George Spencer place, south of the farm of Wesley Chipman.

Fam. 3. George W. Cottrell, son of George W. and Angeline (Dyer) Cottrell, was b. Hinsdale, 3-15-1856; d. 9-9-1923; m. 5-8-1879, Elsie, dau. Charles and Sarah (Smith) Wright. For many years he carried on successfully the fine farm on Ridgepole Road formerly owned by Calvin Smith. He was prominent in town affairs, especially as Selectman, being first elected to that office in 1873 and serving in that capacity no fewer than twenty-four years, at various times between that date and 1916, a record unequaled by any other Middlefield citizen during the history of the town.

Fam. 4. Frank Arthur Cottrell, son of George W. and Elsie (Wright) Cottrell, was b. Mid. 8-8-1882. m. 8-22-1906, Laura E. Waite. He carries on his father's farm on Ridgepole Road.

Fam. 5. Sarah Elsie Cottrell, dau. George W. and Elsie (Wright) Cottrell, was b. Mid. 3-7-1884; m. 2-6-1915, George H. Llewellyn. Lives in Pittsfield.

Cross

British troops to America ; captured at Saratoga, N. Y. Es¬ caped near Worcester and returned to Chester Hill where he m. Nancy, dau. of James and Mary (Bell) Mulholland, who was b. in Oakham, Mass., in 1762. Lived in Chester until 1803 when he moved to Mid., living on Lot 115, on old cross road which led from the Den to the county highway at the foot of Chester Hill. He was one of the pioneers of Methodism in this community. About 1816 he moved to Wash, where he d. 1-4-1852, a. 96. Nancy, his wife, d. 11-25-1834.

Fam. 1. James Cross, son of David & Nancy, b. 1789 in Ches¬ ter; m. 4-6-1812 Abigail, dau. of Aaron and Sally (Baker) Whittemore, of Mid. They lived on West Hill near the Washington line. He d. in Pittsfield in 1842. She d. 11-26-1859.

Fam. 3. Samuel Cross, s. of David & Nancy, b. Chester, 1798; m. at Hinsdale in June, 1823, Nancy Simmons, of Washing¬ ton. Lived in Mid. in 1830. 4 Children b. Hinsdale.

Fam. 4. James Nelson Cross, s. of James & Abigail, b. in Mid. 1-17-1813; d. 5-6-1891. m. Jane Bell, dau. of Stephen W. and Betsy (Bell) Newton, in Washington, 4-28-1836; she was b. there 6-20-1814 and d. in Becket 4-19-1897. He lived at one time at "The Switch" where he engaged in making slatted window blinds, probably at John Mann's sawmill.

Fam. 5. Amos Whittemore Cross, s. of James & Abigail, b. in Wash. 5-19-1818 ; m. 1st Clarissa, dau. of Sewall and Aman¬ da (Cheney) Gamwell, of Mid. 6-6-1843; she d. 10-3-1844; he m. 2nd 5-19-1847, Julia Wright, dau. of Jesse & Dorothy (Skinner) Wright, of Mid. Lived on West Hill. Taught school in several districts. Filled out the unexpired term at the General Court of Milton Combs who d. 1855. Moved to Becket where he was a merchant; he d. there 4-14-1873.

Amos Gamwell, b. 9-23-1844, in Washington, m. 8-3-1871, Lida A. Ford, bf Ashfield. < Lived with Sewall Gamwell in childhood in Mid. Moved to Becket and later to Spfld. where he became a cloth¬ ing manufacturer being at one time in business with Oliver U. Church, of Mid., and later con¬ nected with the Century Mfg. Co.

who was b. in Cummington and d. West Spfid. 8-12-1895. He was a police officer in West Spfld. for many years; d. there 12-30-1883. Lived in Mid. 1850 Ceil. Erected a threestory house at the Theodore Coats place on road to Becket. While acting as marshall at Cattleshow he expelled a drunken Frenchman who refused to pay his entrance fee at the gate. The same day the new Cross house was mysteri¬ ously burned and it was supposed that the Frenchman was the incendiary. Cross then moved to Becket.

Crowell, Enoch, (Christopher4, John3, John2, John1, was s. of Christopher4 and Sarah (Matthews) Crowell, b. Yar¬ mouth, Mass. 5-25-1739; d. Washington 12-7-1820; m. 1st 12-9-1763, Bathsheba Paddock, d. 3-2-1799. Enoch Crowell first appears in Mid. about 1783-4. He lived west of the Center on the road to Harry Pease's farm in the house now occupied by Ralph Pease. His farm was Lot 13, I Div. E. P. G. which he bought of David Bolton in 1783. Pw. 6-1792. Was assigned to West school district 1793, Center school district 1794.

Fam. 1. Eli Crowell, son of Enoch5 and Bathsheba (Paddock) Crowell, b. 8-11-1767, d. Mid. 5-22-1859, m. 6-15-1797 Bath¬ sheba Howes of Ashfield, who d. 12-5-1833. Eli Crowell, soon after his marriage built the gambrel roofed house on the West Hill (now the dwelling of Mr. Willis Graves) where he lived until after 1830. His farm was Lots 59-60 Div. V. Becket. Pw. 6-1792, West School District 1793.

Damon, (also Demon) John, b. abt. 1748, d. Mid. 10-2-1820. in. Prudence, dau. Israel and Hannah Bissell, of East Wind¬ sor, Conn. b. 11-30-1757 ; d. Mid. 9-11-1847. Damon came to Mid. prob. from East Windsor, abt. 1788. He first lived on Lot 208, Wor. south of the farm of Mr. Sweeney. Cong. Church, 1793. By 1797 he had moved to the north part of the town, for he bought of Benja. Blish parts of Lots 214 and 198. His home was prob. the one later occupied by Obadiah Smith, one mile north of Cottrell farm.

The Dicksons of Middlefield were descendants of a noted Scotch family which gave vigorous support to the Co¬ venanters against Charles I, but which suffered dismember- ment after the restoration. The grandfather of Robert, who emigrated from the north of Ireland in 1719, was Dr. David Dickson, a noted divine and Professor of Divinity in Glas¬ gow University. (B. H. Dickson's "The Border Clans," "The Harvey Book," 0. J. Harvey.)

James Dickson, the Mid. pioneer, seems to be identical with James,3 Robert,2 Robert1 but may have been the son of Wil¬ liam2 Robert1 (Harvey Book). He was b. about 1728, d. Mid. 11-18-1815; m. about 1755 Margaret, dau. John and Janet (Thompson) Gaston of Volentown, Conn.; b. 1735; d. Mid. 2-5-1811. He is said to have served as a private in 1755 in the French and Indian War. In 1761 he was living in East Haddany Conn., answering the Lexington Alarm from that place in 1775. In 1773 he purchased lots 1, 2, 7 and 8 in I Div. E. Prescott's Grant, and moved to his new possessions in the late seventies or in 1780. He was a weaver by trade. His house stood on the west side of the highway from Middlefield Center to Hinsdale, a short dis¬ tance north of the Birnie house. Finding a fair deposit of clay on his land he began making bricks, and accumulated some wealth in this industry. The remains of the brickyard are still to be seen east of the Birnie house.

Dickson was fifty years old at the time of the incorpora¬ tion of Middlefield while the majority of the pioneers were younger men. He was therefore a leader in town affairs, serving as selectman and as delegate to represent the town at the county conventions held previous to Shays' Rebellion. He was frequently appointed on committees to carry out important matters in connection with the building of the meetinghouse and procuring preaching. He bore the title of Lieutenant, which showed his activity in military affairs.

Fam. 1. John Dickson, son of James3 and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson was b. E. Haddam, 8-27-1756; d. in Mid. 3-18-1850. in. 11-2-1778, Vesta Williams of East Haddam, Conn., who was b. Colchester, 7-2-1758, and d. Mid. 5-26-1846. He bought two lots in the northeast corner of Prescott's Grant and built a substantial house which stood until a score of years ago on "Windsor Street" some distance south of the Robbins place. John Dickson was prominent in public af¬ fairs being selectman for fourteen years, town clerk and treasurer 1789-95, and representative to the General Court 1813-15. He was very vigorous in body and mind and lived to an advanced age. His distinguished descendant, Andrew Dickson White, states that, when on a visit to Middlefield, he saw that his great-grandfather, at the age of 82, had mowed a broad field the day before and the following day walked four miles to church. John Dickson is said to have served in the Revolutionary War.

Fam. 3. Andrew Dickson, s. John4 and Vesta (Williams) Dick¬ son, b. Mid. 9-4-1784, emigrated to New York state and be¬ came a prosperous business man. He represented bis coun¬ ty in the state legislature, and was known as ' ' Colonel ' ' and "Squire" Dickson. He was one of the founders of Cortland Academy. His daughter, Clara, married Horace White, and their son, Andrew Dickson White, b. at Homer, N. Y., 11-7-1832 was the well known author and educator, who was the first president of Cornell University, and one time United States minister to Berlin.

Fam. 6. Joseph Dickson, s. James3 and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson, b. East Haddam, about 1759; d. Hartford, N. Y., before 1800. m. 7-2-1789 Abigail, dau. William B. and Amy Whiting, b. 2-4-1759. She m. 2nd 1806 Joshua Jackson and lived in Hinsdale. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. A road survey of 1792 locates his house on the meadows of Factory Brook southeast of James Taggart's house. Sometime before 1799 he moved to Hartford. Washington Co., N. Y. His widow was living with John Dickson according to cen. 1800.

upon the death of her father, m. Peru, 1-1-1816 Lyman, s. Israel and Esther Frink, b. 2-20-1792. He m. 2nd Becket, 11-8-1871 Mrs. Lydia (Gamwell) Dickson Parish. (See Gamwell Family.)

Fam. 9. Alexander Dickson, s. Joseph4 and Abigail (Whit¬ ing) Dickson, b. June, 1799; d. Pittsfield, 4-12-1875. m. (int) 10-14-1821 Sarah, dau. John and Lucina (Root) Met¬ calf. (See Metcalf family.) He was a tanner by trade but later became a Methodist minister, riding a circuit serving several charges. He was the last minister of the Bethel church in Mid. where he spent the last years of his life.

Fam. 10. James Dckson, s. James3 and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson, b. East Haddam, 6-7-1768; d. Mid. 1-16-1844; m. 4-27-1808 Sally, dau. Jonathan and Mary Pease, b. 1785; d. Mid. 3-21-1846. He followed his father on the farm, building in 1827 the large substantial house which was sold to his brother-in-law, Russell Pease, in 1847, and which Orrin Pease sold to Mr. Birnie of Springfield. He had no children but adopted a daughter Mary J. who m. 9-22-1830 Sidney Brewster of Worthington.

Fam. 11. Alexander Dickson, s. James3 and Margaret (Gas¬ ton) Dickson, b. East Haddam, 10-21-1770; cl. 12-17-1841; m. 1st 4-15-1802 Sally Gates, b. 1780; d. 9-20-1838. m. 2nd Lydia, dau. James Gamwell. (See Gam well Family.) She m. 2nd 8-19-1845 Hiram Parish of West Worthington. They lived first on Lot 1, 11 Div. E. Prescott's Grant where Henry Lamberton lived. During the first decade of the nineteenth century he had Green Church build for him the house on the highway from Mid. to Hinsdale, where Lyman Meacham lived at a later date. Here Dickson kept tavern from 1822 to 1830. He used to do teaming for the merchants at Mid. Center. No children.

Fam. 12. Elizabeth Dickson, dau. James3 and Margaret (Gas¬ ton) Dickson, b. East Haddam, 6-4-1773; m. 3-26-1794 Rus¬ sell Gillett, who lived for a few years at the A. D. Pease place where he kept tavern in 1793. (See Gillett Family.)

Dix, Elijah (Benjamin4, John2, Edward1), s. Benjamin4 and Mehitable (Sanderson) Dix, b. Leicester, Mass., 3-5-1744; m. Margaret Clark of Sturbridge, Mass., being at the time a resident of Worthington, Mass. In 1781 Dix purchased of Aaron Willard, Lot 211, AVor. located across the road from the Skinner farm until recently owned by the late Lester Root. The house stood north of the road some 200 yards east of the Root house, where cellar hole and well are still to be found. He was living there in 1783-4 but sold out to

Durant

Durant, Thomas (Edward4, Edward3, Edward2, George1), s. Edward4 and Anne (Jackson) Durant, b. Newton, Mass. 3-18-1746; d. 8-2-1831; m. July 23, 1775, Elizabeth, dau. William and Mary (Marean) Clark. She was b. 5-25-1752, d. 3-17-1853, living to the great age of 100 years. Thomas Durant was a captain in the Rev. War and is said to have been at the battle of Bunker Hill. He moved to Cambridge and later Partridgefield. Shortly before 1790 he was living in Mid. next to his brother-in-law, Samuel Clark, who was living near the Wanzer farm. About 1800 Durant built the house later occupied by Dea. Harry Meacham, now by Mr. Hoskeer. Durant was selectman 1796-98, on School Com¬ mittee 1790 and 1802.

Eggleston, Bigot, (Benjamin3, Benjamin2, Bigot1) son of Ben¬ jamin and Mary (Dibble) Eggleston, was b. Windsor, Conn., 3-12-1724; m. 11-7-1745 Mary Corning, of Enfield, Conn. His name appears on Mur. valuation list for 1768. In 1779 lie signed petition for setting off land from that town for a new township, and in 1781 he signed the Pet. Inc. In 1776 he took title to Lot 54, I Div., Mur. and the next year Lot 48, which is now near the W. 0. Eames farm. He moved to Washington about 1784.

Fam. 1. Benjamin Eggleston, son of Bigot4, b. Windsor, Conn. 1-2-1747-8, m. 10-9-1774 in Mur. Mary Gordon, prob. dau. of Samuel and Margaret (Henry) Gordon. Eggles¬ ton's name first appears on the Mur. tax-payers list for 1769. He lived near the Mid.-Chester line south of the farm of W. Ovid Eames, selling out to Henry Vadrekin in 1783. In 1790 he bought 9 lots in I and II Div. W. P. G. of Elihu Church and lived in the brick house which stood east of the road on the West Hill some distance north of where Mr. Drozd lives. While living in Mur. he signed the various petitions for forming a new township. That section of the town was known as the "Eggleston District," and he must have been a leader in affairs as be was chosen to summon the first town meeting for Middlefield in 1783. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. About 1807 he moved to Aurora, Ohio.

Fam. 3. Moses Eggleston, son of Bigot4, m. (int.) 5-24-1784 Mary, dau. of James and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson. Lived first in Mur., signing the Pet. Inc. 1781. In 1784 he was living on West Hill near Wash. line. Cen. 1790. Sch. Com. 1793. His wife joined the Cong 4 Church in 1794. He was among those who petitioned against the calling of Rev. Mr. Thompson in 1785. He moved away before 1799 when he was living in Ontario Co., N. Y. ; was in East Avon, N. Y., in 1856. He was a soldier in the Rev. War.

Fam. 4. Aaron Eggleston, son of Bigot4. Was living in Mid. in 1784; m. there 1-6-1785 Hannah Collins, prob. dau. of Ebenezer. Eggleston lived somewhere south of the Henry Pease farm in 1790, but had moved to Chester by 1799. Several children of Aaron and Elizabeth Eggleston b. Ches¬ ter 1816-1823, may have been his grandchildren.

Jonathan Ely was living in the Becket Section of Mid. as early as 1789, being warned to leave town that year. He settled first on lot 29, III Div. B. which he sold to Joseph Cary, 1792. By 1805 he had moved to the West Hill to the farm where Mr. Savery now lives. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

Joseph Ely, Jr., with his wife and four children moved to Geauga Co., Ohio, arriving about the last of June, 1817, and living in the house of Enos Kingsley who came from Becket, Mass., in 1816. Ely put up a log house, but there was neither chimney, doors or windows when he moved in in October. Green logs served for the former and blankets for the latter. A severe snow storm which set in gave him rheumatism. In the spring his health improved and he made, with the assistance of his brother Jonathan who had come in 1815, four or five sap troughs and a large quantity of maple sugar which he sold for 25 cents a pound. Maple sugar was one of the principal sources of revenue at the time. Ely was a member of the Methodist Church.

Emmons, Daniel Spencer (Ebenezer3, Samuel2, Samuel1) s. Ebenezer3 and Susanna (Spencer) Emmons, was b. 10-19- 1757 ; d. 9-21-1841 ; m. 1778, Luna Bebee, who was b. April, 1759; d. 10-28-1851. About 1783 Emmons settled in Mid. Mass, on Lots No. 6 in the I and II Divs. West, Prescott's Grant. This farm which was situated at the head of the meadows of Factory Brook once covered by the Reservoir came to be one of the best farms in that part of the town, and was later owned by Amasa Graves, Jr., and Samuel Smith, Jr. In 1790 Emmons sold out to Ebenezer Lealand. In 1793 he sold 130 acres of land in Partridgefield to Joshua Goldthwait. Emmons returned to Connecticut, He is buried at Bashan Pond, E. Haddam.

10- 5-1849. Emmons appears to have settled in Mid. about 1790, buying a farm on Lot No. 6, III Div. Becket across the road from his father-in-law. He was a blacksmith by trade and had his shop near a big willow tree north of his house. The house was a large square house painted white which stood on the site now occupied by the dwelling until re¬ cently occupied by Mr. John Bryan. The Emmons house was burned many years ago while Milton Smith was living there. He was selectman in Middlefield 1806-10. He rep¬ resented the town in the General Court 1819-20. He served on the School Committee 1799. (See Mack Gen. p. 467.)

Fam. 1. Ebenezer Emmons, s. of Ebenezer4 and Mary (Mack) Emmons, b. Mid. 5-16-1799; d. 10-1-1863. Brunswick Co. S. C. m. 1819 Maria Abigail Cone, b. 12-28-1801 ; d. 1884. Prof. Ebenezer Emmons graduated from Williams College 1818, entered the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at Troy, N. Y., graduating in 1826. He was especially interested in Natural History and in his earliest boyhood had his room in his Middlefield home decorated with all manner of bugs, and butterflies and mineral specimens. He studied medicine at Berkshire Medical School and settled as a practitioner in Chester, Mass. In 1828 he moved to Williamstown and was appointed lecturer in Chemistry; was professor of Geology and Mineralogy. He was state geologist for the 2nd District of New York to which position he was appointed by Gov. Marcy in 1836. He was appointed custodian of the collec¬ tion made by the survey which he held from 1842-48.

In 1843 he began an investigation of the agricultural re¬ sources of the state and published five reports. In 1848 he was state geologist of North Carolina and published several works on that state. He remained in N. Carolina until after the breaking out of the Civil War. He was not allowed to return north but was obliged to make powder for the Con¬ federacy. The anxieties and separation from his friends occasioned by it probably hastened his death. His name is borne by one of the Adirondack Peaks and by the highest summit of East Mountain in the Berkshire Hills. (See Mack Gen. p. 550.)

Everett

Everett, Addison (Andrew6, Andrew5, Ebenezer4, John3, John2, Richard1) named changed from Andrew Addison to Addison by law, s, of Andrew0 and Betsy Everett, b. 3-2-1805, m. 5-10-1830, Martha White of South Hadley, Mass. b. 10-23- 1807. He settled in Mid. in 1826. He was an ingenious man who invented machinery for turning wooden bowls, articles much used in those days, making rapidly and well what had been produced formerly only crudely and by very slow hand methods. He was offered a large price for his invention but declined to sell. His secret was, unfortunately for him, afterward obtained by others, by means rather more private than legal, and Everett never realized any reward for his valuable discovery. He is said to have been a queer man, so wrapped up in his work upon unprofitable inventions that his family and farm sometimes suffered. The queer house in Smith Hollow with four small structures joining the main part at the corners, was "invented" by him. Sta¬ tistics for 1845 mention the wooden bowl business as con¬ suming 15,000 feet of lumber valued at $600 and employ¬ ing one man. No value was given for the product of the plant.

In 1852 Everett moved to Harper's Ferry } W. Va., where he was during John Brown's raid. He spent a year in col¬ lecting authentic details of the affair and pictures of the actors, with the intent of publishing a book. In 1861 he moved to West Cunnington, Mass., where he was a ma¬ chinist.

Mary Smith Clapp Everett, sister of Addison Everett, b. Worth. 1-13-1807 ; m. 1-2-1825 Win. F. Leonard of Worth¬ ington and Mid. (See Leonard Fam.) (See Everett Gen.)

F Alley

Falley, Daniel, s. of Lieut. Richard and Margaret (Hitchcock) Falley, was b. Westfield 11-15-1773. Was owner of Lot No. 137 Worth. Sec. on the River Road in 1794; prob. lived where Jesse Wright later lived, selling this farm to Nathan Wright about 1800. Lie was one of the leaders in founding a class in Methodism in Mid. Moved to Norwich where he kept store for a few years with Jesse Farnham near what is now Huntington village, but then known as Falley 's N Roads. By 1810 he had moved to Fulton, N. Y., where he founded a flourishing Methodist Seminary which bears his name. His sister, Margaret, who lived in Worth, a short time, m. William Cleveland, who was grandfather of Presi¬ dent Grover Cleveland. Daniel Falley m. (int) 11-5-1795 Betsey, dau. of James and Mary (Bell) Mulholland, of Chester. Daniel d. in Fulton, N. Y., aged 80.

Abigail, b. 3-7-1764, m. Chester, 4- 17-1788, Thomas Elder. Jacob Jr., Olive, and Stephen Fellows whose marriages are recorded in Chester, Mass, were probably other children of Jacob.

Fam. 1. Parker Fellows, s. of Jacob and Phebe Fellows, b. 10-13-1762; d. Chester, Ohio, 5-9-1820; m. 5-29-1793, Dorcas, dau. John and Lucy (Parsons) Meacham, who d. 11-22-1813. Parker Fellows was a soldier in Rev. War. He settled in Mid. 1793, living in the northwest corner of the township, probably in one of the houses west of Factory Brook near ''Wild Cat Ledge." Pw. 23, 1794. He joined Cong. Church 1808. He moved about 1818 to "New Connecticut," Geauga

Abigail, b. 3-20-1799; m. John M. Burk. She d. on a journey to Missouri. He d. at Ogden, Utah. Children: Abi Salina and Charles A, the latter born in Kirtland, Ohio.

(The Fellows data collected from letters from Chas. A. Burk to Dea. Harry Meacham; D.A.R. pedigree of Mrs. Emily Fellows Wilson; Mack Genealogy; Chester and Mid¬ dlefield V. R. ; Woodstock, Conn. V. R.

Ferris, Henry, s. of John & Catharine (Hamilton) Ferris, was b. in New Milford^ Conn., in 1818. He m. there Aug. 22, 1841, Celina Hall, who was b. there in 1823. He moved to Becket, Mass., about 1850, and to Mid. about 1864. He was a ' 1 waller, ' ; and many of the stone walls in town were made by him. He lived in the William Church, Jr., house which still occupies a sightly spot on West Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Ferris celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in Chester in 1901. He d. Oct. 3? 1908 ; she d. 2-22-1904.

Fam. 1. Charles H. Ferris, b. 4-5-1864; m. 11-10-1886, Mary A., dan. of James M. and Martha A. Shaw, of Mid., who was b. 6-13-1868. He lived many years with his father on the West Hill farm, where he raised pure bred Hereford cattle. In 1912 he moved to Wyben, near AVestfield.

Field Ford

Ford, John, (John3, Matthew2, Matthew1) was son of John3 and Lucy (Mack) Ford. b. Hebron, Conn. 10-13-1749; d. 1782; m. 12-6-1773 Jemima, dan. Joseph and Phebe (Mack) Cary of Williamsburg'. (See Cary Fam.) She m. 2nd Lewis Taylor of Mid. 6-6-1784, d. 1849. John Ford of Hebron purchased Lot No. 19 in the 3rd Div. Becket in 1777. This land lies on top .of Johnny Cake Hill. Just what year he moved to this region we are not certain. We know that in 1780 he sold this lot to Benjamin Blish of Bolton, Conn., and by March of that year had established on Factory Brook, where later the old Becket road was built, the first sawmill in Middlefield. Later a grist mill was built there. In 1781 he bought of Elnathan Taylor the portion of Lot 207, which occupied the southwest corner of Worthington and built a house on or near the site of the ' Wayside Lodge" at Middlefield Center. He was a signer of the Petition for incorpora¬ tion in 1781. Dying in 1782 at the early age of 32, he left his widow with four little children. Widow Ford is men¬ tioned in the town records of Middlefield in 1783, for a site for the meetinghouse was proposed on the highway between her house and that of her next-door neighbor, Joseph Blush. The Ford farm came into the Taylor farm again when Lewis Taylor, son of Samuel, married Mrs. Ford and went to live at the new house Ford had built. This was probably the old red house demolished by Hiram Taylor about 1848 and rebuilt into the original part of the "Wayside Lodge." (See Mack Gen. p. 859.)

Freeland, Joseph, of Blandford; m. (1) Anna Mann; (2) Mary - . Signed the Pet. Inc. of Mid., and was probarbly liv¬ ing on P.G. or on land adjoining in Part., but returned to Blandford.

Gam well, Samuel. A resident of Northboro, 1730, m. 1st. Mar¬ garet, who d. 6-18-1734. m. 2d. 3-11-1735, Ann, dau. of Patrick and Ann Hambleton, Hopkinton. m. 3d. Mrs. Eunice Dunsmoor, 10-11-1757. Lancaster. (Last marriage may possibly have been with Samuel, Jr.,

Fam. 1. John Gamwell. Son of Samuel and Ann, b. at North¬ boro, 9-7-1742. The Gamwells were apparently from the North of Ireland as they lived and married in the Sotch- Irish communities. John Gamwell, m. 2-12-1765, Elizabeth Elder of Worcester. He m. 2nd 11-11-1779, at Worcester, Jane, dau. of James and Margaret Hamilton, whose family moved to Chester. In 1777 John Gamwell served in the Revolution seven days in a Northboro company. He was

Fam. 2. John Gamwell. Son of John,2 bap. 6-18-1769, North¬ boro. He was a resident of Chester in 1800, but in 1801 he purchased of Daniel Alderman, in Mid. East End of Lot 52, I Div. Mur., and dwelling house, later he bought the northern part of this lot and part of Lot 116. He sold out, in 1809, to Stephen Parsons. He was set off to Captain Nathan Wright's school district in 1803. He m. 2-21-1793, Marjory, dau. of James and Sarah Hamilton, who was b. 9-12-1769 and d. in Palmer, 10-27-1825. He d. there 7-21- 1855.

Fam. 3. Moses Gamwell. Son of John2 and Jane (Hamilton) Gamwell, b. Northboro, 4-16-1782; d. Mid. 7-19-1865, m. Chester, (int) 3-4-1805, Martha Bell who was b. 6-23-1781; d. 11-18-1868, Cen. 1840, 1850, 1860. He was deacon in the Baptist Church. Lived about 1840 at the "old Cottrell" place, so called, near the southern end of Kidgepole Road. In his later years he lived in the old William Wheeler house, just east of the Willis Graves place, on the West Hill. He lived in Peru in 1810.

Gamwell, b. Northboro, 10-30-1793, in. Amanda, dan. of William and Clarina Cheney of Tyringham who was b. 12-22-1798. Cen. 1840, 1850. Moved to Chester. He was living in Mid. about 1840, at the Warner place, so called, previously occupied by Jesse Johnson, near the lower end of Ridgepole Road.

1797, Polly Kingston. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He bought in 1788 from Ebenezer Babcock the East part of Lot 42 II Div. Chester. Pew 19, 1792. Cen. 1800.

Herbert, b. 4-24-1834. d. 12-16- 1920, in Northamp. m. Helen Eliza, dau. of Harry Meacham of Mid.. He was a machinist at the Williams Basket Shop in North¬ ampton.

9- 26-1766. He settled on the Jewett Geer place about 1780. His children were Calvin, Alpheas (See Fam. 1), Luther, John (See Fam. 5), Susannah, Elizabeth, Obadiah, Peter, Ira, Lyman and Calvin. (Geer Gen.)

Fa vi. 1. Alpheas Geer. Son of John and Onorah Geer, was b. Peru, 9-19-1783, m. (int) 1-1-1805, Casiah Jude. Lived in Peru. Had a son, Royal D. Geer, the youngest of nine Children. (See Fain. 2).

10- 9-1834; d. 1-9-1899. He moved to Mid. in 1856 and served many years as a carpenter and operator of a saw¬ mill for S. U. Church & Bros. He lived first at the center, but later moved to Blush Hollow. In 1884 Franklin Stowell deeded to Mr. Geer the house in the center which had been Church Bros, store, and there Mr. and Mrs. Geer spent the rest of their lives. Mrs. Geer was a loyal and active member of the Cong. Church. Mr. Geer sang in the choir and was janitor of the church for many years serving faithfully though his salary was but $10 a year when he took the job.

Fam. 3. Emma J. Geer, Dan. of Royal Dwight3 and Lydia J. (Stowell) Geer, was b. Mid. 10-21-1856, m. 6-3-1896, George E. Leadbetter, who was b. 3-28-1863. They live in Orange. (South Road, Parker Farm). Mrs. Leadbetter studied nursing in Pittsfield where she graduated in 1889.

Fam. 5. John Geer, son of John1 and Onorah Geer, was b. Peru, 3-30-1789, d. 11-26-1891; was living in Worth, when he m. 1st 11-28-1810, Polly, dau. of David and Nancy Cross of Mid. He lived in Mid. on lot 116, I Div. Mur. which he bought of his father-in-law. Here he lived on farm known as the "Jesse Wright" place in the Den until he sold it to Wright in 1835 and moved back to Peru. His wife d. 2-18- 1831, ae. 44. He m. 2nd Charlotte, dau. Simeon and Rebecca Wood of Mid. She d. 1-29-1837, ae. 27. He m. 3rd Mrs. Lois Worden. Lived in Wash.

Gilbert

Gilbert, Charles was among the first to settle in the sparsely settled region northeast of the Den. He may have been the Charles Gilbert who was living in Hartford ,Ct. in 1790. In

1799 he bought Lot 135 Worthington, some distance north¬ west of the farm of Mr. C. B. Wright. Roads were laid out in this region in early days which can still be traced. The cellar hole can still be found. Gilbert was living here in

Gillet, Russell, (Aaron,4 Jonathan,3 Josiah,2 Jonathan1) son of Aaron and Anna (Pratt) Gillet, was b. 8-31-1769; d. 8-11-1811; m. 3-26-1794, Elizabeth, dan. James and Mar¬ garet (Gaston) Dickson. He was probably the man of that name listed in the poll list for Colchester, Conn., in 1787. He moved to Mid. between 1792 and 1794. He was assigned to Pew 14, 1794 in the meetinghouse. In 1793 he had an innholders license and kept tavern after Elijah Bartholo¬ mew at the Enos Blossom place. He sold out to Daniel Alderman in 1804.

Gleason, Isaac Gillette, (Isaac,4 Issac,3 Isaac,2 Thomas1) b. Enfield, Conn., 9-25-1747 ; m. Azubah Pease. Moved from Enfield to Mid. about 1796, where he bought land in lots No. 200 and 213 Worthington Section. Lived in old Wood house north of the Cottrell place. By 1820 he had moved to the house west of the center where Enoch Crowell first lived. He was a hand loom weaver, and did weaving at his home for Uriah Church, using wool and warp obtained from him. He moved to Worthington between 1830 and 1840.

Ira, b. April 1789, m. Mary Flint; moved to Suffield, Conn, in his youth. Moved in 1812 to Liver¬ pool, N. Y. Was salt manufac¬ turer, farmer and boatman. 11 children.

and Margaret (Gaston) Dickson. He lived for some years on Ridgepole Road. He was a musician and played the bass viol in the Cong. Ch. for years. He lived in Worthing¬ ton after 1830 until 1850 when he moved to Liverpool,

Goodwin, Zebidee, may have been the man of that name who served in the Revolutionarv War from Hebron, Conn. Since he signed the Pet. Inc. circulated in 1782, it is assumed that he had been a resident. In November of that, year he sold twenty-five acres of land in the northwest corner of Lot 40, II Div. Murrayfield, to Ephraim Sheldon. In 1790 he was living in Becket, where he was dwelling as early as 1782. He m. Caroline Birchard, at Becket, 11-5-1783.

Goddard

Thos. Spring, Lot 30 III Div. Becket, located in Blush Hollow south of the bridge over Factory Brook at Boyers sawmill. He had been a soldier in Rev. War. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. Lie died early and widow Goddard was enumerated as head of the family in 1790. Seats were provided in the meetinghouse for her and for Sarah, Aaron, Susannah, and Desire Goddard, who were probably her children. As none of the family was mentioned in the pew list for 1794 and as their property came into the possession of Moses Herrick and others it is evident that the family left town before that date.

Goold, Samuel, was a very early settler in the Den region of Mid. having been a new tax payer in Mnrrayfield inH774. He was appointed hog reeve in Mid. in 1783 and his house is mentioned in a road survey that same year. He was probably the same man, husband of Olive, whose children Pattev and Molley were born in Chester in 1777 and 1779 respectively. He left town before 1790.

Gowday, Samuel, who lived for a few years in Mid. was prob¬ ably the son of Samuel and Abiah (Pease) Gowday of Enfield, Conn., b. 6-10-1760. He m. 1-29-1784, Alice Glea¬ son. In 1796 Gowday purchased of Noadiah Root of Westfield, Lot 11, 1st Div. East, Prescott's Grant, at the brow of the hill west of the Center near where the road turns to go to the farm of Harry Pease. Gowday served on the school committee in 1796. Gowday probably sold out to Samuel Taylor, Jr., who was living on this farm in 1804. He was a soldier in the Rev. War.

Graham

Graham, William, son of John and Jane Graham, was b. Spencer, 8-28-1753, m. Hannah Hatch, 9-6-1778, Hanover. He is mentioned as a citizen of Mid. as early as 1785. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. in 1794. He owned Lots 41 and 52, V Div. Becket which he sold to Joseph Cary and Lot 51 which he sold to Robert Bissell. Graham appears to have owned the mills on Factory Brook since "Graham's Mill" is mentioned between 1797 and 1802. He was enumerated in the census lists of 1790 and 1800 but had left town by 1810. Transactions with Oliver Blush are recorded in the latter's ledger up to 1803. Graham lived in the region of the mills where the old Becket road crossed Factorv Brook, perhaps in "Taylor's Pasture."

Jesse, Graham, s. of John and Jane Graham, was b. Spencer, 3-31-1760; m. Anna Parker, 5-12-1785. A Jesse Graham, d. in Spencer, 2-18-1818. Jesse Graham lived in Mid. for a few years and may have been a partner with his brother William in the mill on Factory Brook. He lived in the same neighborhood. He was in town in 1790. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. in 1794. He was one of those persons warned to leave town in June, 1791. He was not in town in 1800.

Granger

Luther Granger was among the residents in Chester, in 1790. In 1794 he sold to Simpson Bell a part of Lot 40 and moved to Mid. He was assigned to Pew 18 in the meetinghouse that year. He was one of the first settlers in "Smith Hollow" his house being near the bridge over Tuttle Brook. He was enumerated in Mid. in the census of 1800 and 1810 but had moved to Worthington by 1820. "Granger Hill," one the heights overlooking "Smith Hollow" still bears the name of this early settler. This hill is dis¬ tinguished as having one the steepest roads in the state leading down its precipitous slope into the valley of the Middle Branch of the Westfield Iliver.

Graves

Mid. 11-17-1820, m. Phebe, dau. Joseph and Phebe (Mack) Cary of Williamsburg, b. 1-17-1749; d. 7-13-1815. He was a soldier in Rev. War. Tradition says he came to Mid. shortly after 1775. The deed for lots 15 and 16 III Div. Becket, where he settled is dated 1781, but since he did not sign Pet. Inc. that year he may not have moved until 1783 when he was chosen tithingman. He was selectman 1790-91. The Graves homestead is located over a mile southwest of the Center where Mr. Harry Pease now lives. He joined Cong. Ch. 1802. (See " Graves Family Genealogy, " p. 84.)

Fam. 1. Erastus Graves, son of Amasa6 and Phebe (Cary) Graves, b. Williamsburg, 9-23-1774; m. Melinda, dau. Zebina Lyon of Whately, (See History of Whately, p. 489). He probably came to Mid. when his father settled. In 1797 he bought of his father lot 205 Worth, and was living there in 1800. The farm was at the lower end of Ridgepole Road on or near the "Warner Lot," where Jesse Johnson lived later. By 1810 he had moved to New York State. Later he moved to Michigan. He was a great hunter and is said to have died alone in camp.

Fam. 2. Amasa Graves, son of Amasa6 and Phebe (Cary) Graves, was b. Mid. 10-1-1783; d. Mid. 1871, m. 12-1-1803, Sally Bird of Whately, who d. 1868. He lived at the Graves homestead and on Walnut Hill. He was selectman

Celina Bisbee of Whately, 10-13-1825, m. 2nd 1-24-1869, Mrs. Malina (Wing) Geer. (She m. 3rd Gordyce Bates of Worth.) He lived on several farms in Mid. In 1814 he was living with his father on the west slope of Walnut Hill, where they still lived in 1820. By 1830 he had moved to the tine farm at the head of the reservoir meadows. In 1840 he had bought the Eli Crowell house on the West Hill, where his grandson^ Willis Graves still lives. At one time he lived at Leach's mill on Factory Brook, and at another at the Amos Cross place, Taylor's Pasture. He was ap¬ pointed a deacon of the Cong. Ch. 6-2-1851. For many years he drove the stage which carried the mail from Bancroft to the Center. He lived during his later years at the Center in the home now owned by Miss Sarah Chamberlain.

Fam. 4. Barton Bisbee Graves, son of Amasa8 and Celina (Bisbee) Graves, was b. Mid. 3-10-1832, d. Mid. 2-13-1909, m. 9-27-1852, Lucy, dau. of Daniel and Lucy Cone of Peru, who was b. 2-16-1832^ and d. Mid. 11-14-1914. He lived six years in the West, two years in Northampton, two years in Hatfield, but made his home in Mid. the rest of his life. He was a painter as well as a farmer. He joined the Cong. Ch. in 1858. He was a deacon for 13 years, always taking an active part in church affairs.

Clara, dau. of Henry Perris, who was b. 2-27-1859. He followed his father on the West Hill, where he still dwells in the fine old gambrel-roofed house built nearly 125 years ago by Eli Crowell.

Fam. 6. Cooley Wing Graves, son of Barton Bisbee9 and Lucy (Cone) Graves, was b. 9-7-1862; m. 12-28-1887, Katie Helena, dau. Thomas Bryan of Worth., who was b. 9-14- 1865. He lives in Factory Village and is a painter by trade.

Fam. 9. Enoch Dwight Graves, son of Stephen7 and Waitie (Bird) Graves, was b. Mid. 9-5-1824; d. Mid. 1-21-1885, m. 7-4-1843, Mariette, dan. Selden and Mary (Hubbard) Root. He followed his father at the Graves homestead. He was a man of unusual musical talent, being connected with the Cong. Ch. choir for 40 years, for most of the time as leader and director.

Edward Dwight, b. 6-19-1844, m. 11-21-1864, Addie J. Humason of Suffield, Conn. Was a grocer in Worcester. Played the base viol and was a successful teacher of music when singing schools were common in farming communities. Henry Stephen, b. 9-19-1845, m. 1-1-1867, Emma S. Braithwait. Was superintendent of the farm at the Hospital for Insane, Wor¬ cester.

Albert Nelson, b. 5-21-1856. Was a butcher in Suffield, Conn. Was prominent in Windsor Locks, Conn., where he was successful in livery and coal business. He dealt in high bred horses; was at one time the largest individual tobacco grower in New England, having the largest tobacco barn in New England on his farm.

Gray

Gray", Samuel, of Becket appears in Mid. between 1790 and 1792. He was not in town when the census of 1790 was taken but was assigned to Few 23 in the Mid. meetinghouse two years later. He lived on Lot No. 13, 2nd Div. East Prescott's Grant, which is located in Blush Hollow just north of where Boyer's sawmill now stands. This land

Samuel Gray and his wife joined the Cong. Ch. March 16, 1794, by letter from the church in Becket. He was in¬ cluded in the northwest school district in 1794. He prob¬ ably left town after selling out in 1800.

Samuel Gray joined the Becket Church in August, 1787. A Merillah Gray joined in 1786. He bought land in Lenox in 3802 and died there 2-25-1825.

Hamilton

Their son, Samuel, m. Harmony Emmons of Mid. (See Emmons Fam.). He bequeathed $2,000 to the Mid. Cong. Church and $1,000 to the Mid. Bap. Church.

Fam. 1. Samuel Hamilton, son of James1 and Margaret Hamil¬ ton, was b. Worcester, 2-11-1759; d. Mid. 12-15-1826; m. 1st Worcester, 1-20-1785, Elizabeth Kingston, who was b. about 1767, d. Mid. 1-27-1814. He m. 2nd Mid. 1-4-1815, Patty Henry, who was b. 1767 ; d. Mid. 12-20-1824. He came to Mid. about 1789, settling in the southeastern part of the town in the Murravfield section. His house stood on the sand knoll where the new cemetery is located on the road to the Den. He served on the School Com. in 1794 and 1799. He was a soldier in Rev. War.

David, b. 10-15-1769. He was prob¬ ably the man, of this name whose farm consisted of parts of lots Nos. 116 and 51 (Mur) where he was living in 1793. His name is on Oliver Blush's ledger until 1808.

Fam. 3. William Hamilton, was probably the son of Samuel2 and Elizabeth (Kingston) Hamilton ,who was b. 4-1-1762; m. Holden, 8-10-1789, Elizabeth Smith of Worcester. He was living in the Worth, section of Mid. in 1800. Two of his children d. in 1799 and 1800. His wife d. Chester, 8-10- 1804. He was of Chester when he m. 2nd in 1807, Tabitha Babcock of Mid.

Hamilton, Thomas, of Pelham was perhaps brother of James Hamilton Worcester. Probably came with his brother John of Pelham, with their parents from the North of Ireland in 1716. Had a son James. (See Fam. 1.)

4-26-1827, Abigail, dau. Philip and Nabby (Leland) Meacham, who was b. Mid. 5-16-1803, d. Rantoul, III., 10-8-1894. After living awhile in Wash, he moved to Mid. between 1828 and 1830. He was a farmer. He built a house on the road north from the Center near the Pern line, next to his fatherin-law, Philip Meacham who lived across the road a short distance further south. Here he made a home for his aged father and mother, who were natives of Pelham and had lived in Chester.

Fam. 4. Franklin David Hamilton, son of David4 and Abigail (Meacham) Hamilton, was b. Wash., 6-29-1828; d. Titus¬ ville, Pa., 1886, m. 1st 2-22-1856, Mary E. Gray, m. 2nd Hattie Godwine. He spent the most of his life in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, where he is said at one time to have amassed quite a fortune. No children.

Fam. 5. Ebenezer Cutler Hamilton, son of David4 and Abi¬ gail (Meacham) Hamilton, was b. Mid. 4-22-1830; d. 9-14- 1909, Rantoul, Ill., m. Brooklyn, N. Y., 6-16-1858, Cecelia Jane Higgins. He was in mercantile pursuits in Brooklyn many years, going West in 1876. Was manager of a lumber yard in Penfield, Ill., for twelve years. Moved to Rantoul, Ill., where he was for a while engaged in the hardware busi¬ ness and later in the insurance business.

Fam. 6. Thomas Clark Hamilton, son of David4 and Abigail (Meacham) Hamilton, was b. Mid. 4-20-1832; d. Huntington, L. I., 9-11-1919, m. Marion Watkins. For many years a prominent physician in Brooklyn, N. Y.

Fam. 7. Henry Leland Hamilton, son of David4 and Abigail (Meaeham) Hamilton, was b. Mid. 1-17-1835; d. in Georgia, 10-29-1904, m. in Georgia, 2-13-1867, Cyntha Kennedy. He enlisted in the 22nd Georgia artillery under General John¬ son. He was an ordained Baptist minister, a large land owner and a man of considerable influence in his community. Ten children: Ada, Anna, Charles, John, Clark, Parsons, Beul a, William, Clarence, Vergil.

Fam. 8. John Meacham Hamilton, son of David4 and Abigail (Meaeham) Hamilton, was b. Mid. 3-7-1837 ; d. Rantoul, Ill., 9-30-1899, m. Mid. 10-29-1868, Helen Samantha, dau. Levi and Emily (Meacham) Olds. (See Olds Family). He was in the lumber business at Rantoul, Ill., from 1872 to 1892, part of the time with his brother Charles. He operated yards at Rantoul, Gifford and Penfield. He served as Village trustee, a police constable, as village clerk and in 1894-95 as president of the village board. He helped organize the Baptist Church at Rantoul in 1867 ; was clerk of the church from its organization until his death, and deacon for over twenty years.

Fam. 9. Charles Wesley Hamilton, son of David4 and Abigail (Meacham) Hamilton, was b. Mid. 10-21-1839, m. 1st 1-3- 1859, Mrs. Eliza M. (Goldthwaite) Geer, m. 2nd Rantoul, Ill., 6-4-1908, Mrs. Emma (Booth) Luckey. He was in the lumber business with his brother John, at Rantoul, Ill., for ten years, when he moved to Creighton, Neb., where he started a lumber yard. Later engaged in real estate in Garden City, Kan., and McCook, Neb.

Hawes, Ebenezer, m. Celina, dan. Enoch and Celina (Lyon) Bird, who was b. Cummington, 6-8-1786; d. Mid. 7-19-1849. They lived in Central, N. Y. and Tioga, Pa, He d. at Tioga and his widow* moved with her children to Mid. and became second wife of Andrew Meacham, 9-7-1813.

Fam. 1. Henry Hawes, son of Ebenezer and Celina (Bird) Hawes, was b. March, 1807 ; d. Mid. 2-1-1880 ; m. Mid. 10-29-1829, Emerancy, dan. Pain and Phebe (Graves) Love¬ land, (See Loveland Family.) They first lived at the Love¬ land farm and later at the Solomon Ingham place, and at one time at the Green Clinrch place west of the Center. By 1860 he had purchased the lionse built- by Dr. Warren at the Center where he lived until his death. He Avas promi¬ nent in local affairs. He was selectman 1842, 1849-50 ; 1852-53 and in 1869. He is remembered as being particu¬ larly efficient as a moderator at town meeting, and as often filling the position of funeral director most acceptably. He adopted a dan. Lida Belle, b. 6-26-1841 ; d. April, 1888 ; m. Myron L. Church. (See Mack Gen. p. 592).

Fam. 2. Jacob Hawes, son of Ebenezer and Celina (Bird) Hawes, was b. Central, N. Y., 12-25-1808; d. Chester, 10-7- 1851 ; m. Sept. 1837, Sarah Ann Hazelton of Central, N. Y. He moved to Mid. living at the Dyer Place. He managed the farm of Andrew Meacham for 3 years. After living three years in Chester, upon urgent request of his mother he lived at the Andrew Meacham place until her death. Retunred to Chester Avhere he died 2 yrs. later. His widow m. 2nd 1-1-1856 Ebenezer Smith (See Mack Gen. p. 142). She m. 3rd 6-4-1873, Harvey Root. (See Root Family).

George Hazelton, b. Mid. 12-4- 1849. Lived in Mid. until 18 yrs. old. Learned i( phonography ' ' or shorthand of Marvin Bobbins. Be¬ came court stenographer at San Francisco, Calif., where he d. Oct. 1901.

Henry

Henry, Jonas, sod of Andrew Henry. Bapt. in Rutland bet. 1747-49; m. in Blandford in May, 1771, Margaret Henry and kept tavern there for three years beginning 1782; Bet. 1775 and 1777 he purchased Lots 7, 8, 10 and part of 11 in the n.e. corner of Becket, and perhaps a small parcel in the adjoining Lot 40 in Murrayfield. He is mentioned as one of the creditors in John Ford's will 1783, and it seems likely that he lived here a short while before selling out to Enos Blossom. As he was a tavern-keeper, he may have built the Arthur D. Pease house prior to selling to Blossom who kept tavern here 1780-86. He d. at Martinsburg, N. Y., October 10, 1821, aged 75. (See Henry Genealogy).

Fam. 1. Avery Herrick, son of Isaac1 and Prudence (Avery) Starkweather, b. 11-21-1785, cl. Westfield, 7-12-1860, m. 6-11-1812, Mary Chapin of Springfield, who cl. 1863. He was living in Mid. in 1820 and 1830. His home was located in what has been called "Taylor's Pasture," the region north of the railroad at Mid. "Switch" where the cellar of the

Elijah Herrick was living on Ridgepole Road in 1790 probably north of the farm now owned by Mr. Cottrell. He was assigned to Pew 1 in the gallery of the meetinghouse in 1792. He was a soldier in the Rev. War.

Elisha Herrick bought part of lot No. 134 Worthington of Nathaniel Paine in 1802. He also bought a part of lot 128 of Isaac Herrick in 1803. He may have lived in the Den region where these lots are located.

Ezra Herrick, who may have been the Ezra who was a son of Ebenezer Herrick of Preston, Conn, (brother of Isaac Her¬ rick of Worthington) was living in the Den region of Mid. in 1820 probably on the River Road at the foot of Glendale Palls. Ezra Herrick, m. 11-6-1806, Nancy, dau. David Ward of Worcester.

Joseph Herrick's lot line is mentioned in a survey of Ridgepole Road in Mid. in 1788, located north of Simon Huntington. Herrick was assigned to Pew 1 in the gallery of the meeting¬ house in 1792.

Moses Herrick, (Jonathan,5 Edward,4 Stephen,3 Ephraim,2 Henry1 - See Herrick Gen.) , son of Jonathan5 and Elizabeth (Clark) Herrick, was b. Preston, Conn., 4-7-1774; d.

the age of 18, Moses Herrick moved to Mid. where he engaged in woolen manufacture. He may have learned the fulling business there under William Church, and later erected a fulling mill on Factory Brook, which was located somewhere east of where the Blush Hollow Schoolhouse now stands. In 1794 he purchased land in Lot 30, Becket sec¬ tion. In 1799 he sold his land and plant to Amasa Blush, who operated the mill for some years. Herrick was assigned to Pew 27 in the meetinghouse in 1794 and was included in the West School District in that vear. He served on the

School Committee in 1798. As his name is not on the Minister Tax List for 1799 he probably left Mid. that year. He moved to Huntington, Mass. In 1802 he purchased Isaac Mixer's house, mill yard and dam near Norwich Bridge. The grist mill may have been the plant he after¬ ward operated as a clothing and carding works. Herrick was living in Norwich in 1810 where he continued to live until his death in 1819. The clothing works passed into the hands of Samuel Henry, 2nd, an heir-at-law, and afterward was owned by Clapp and Taylor. A Moses Herrick, m. (int) 3-4-1820, Electa Thomas.

Holland

Holland, James Mulholland, b. 1733, probably in Ballygauley, county Tyrone, north of Ireland, d. Oswego, N. Y., 1820. Came to America .and settled at Oakham, m. Oakham, 6-19- 1755, Mary, dan. James and Martha (Crawford) Bell, (See Bell Family), who d. 12-25-1809, ae. 72. About 1769 he moved to Murrayfield, settling on Holcomb Hill. He was a soldier in Rev. War. He was a man of strong religious and political convictions and was accustomed to speak his mind freely. After the death of his wife he moved to Oswego, N. Y., with his son-in-law, Daniel Falley.

25-1783, Olive Fellows, served in 1840, m. (int) 9-26-1798, Lydia Rev. War. Became a merchant in Stone of Blandford. Studied Albany. medicine with Dr. Brewster of and became a famous physician and surgeon. He was probably the James Holland living in Mid. 1800. Had ten children, four of whom became physicians.

Holcomb Hill, so called from George Holcomb who lived upon its summit, was first settled by James Mulholland. All the family dropped the "Mul" from their names. James was the progenitor of Dr. James Holland who was surgeon in the Spanish War; also of Henry Holland, a prominent druggist of Westfield.

Holmes, Joseph, of Chester, was b. abt. 1780, m. there 10-5-1808, Polly, dau. of Reuben and Rachel Wharfield who was b. in Blandford, 1-22-1782. After living in Worth, they came to Mid. about 1820, locating apparently in the Pease District, but possibly on the River Road where they were sub¬ sequently living. He d. in Mid. 10-13-1839, aged 59.

Fam. 1. Alvin Holmes, son of Joseph and Polly (Wharfield) Holmes, b. in Worth. 9-2-1809; m. (int) 11-27-1831, Roxanna Geer of Worth. He was living in Smith Hollow by 1810, but had moved away before 1870.

Pam. 2. Loren Holmes, probably son of Joseph and Polly (Wharfield) Holmes. He m. (int) 5-3-1845, Clarisa M. dau. of Alanson and Mary Knox, of Blandford. She d.