GIVING THE NAME AND DESCENT, IN THE MALE LINE, OF AMERICANS WHOSE ANCESTORS SETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES PREVIOUS TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, A. D. 1776. VOL. IX. EMBRACING LINEAGES FROM THE WHOLE OF THE UNITED STATES. 1894. "Those who do not look upon themselves as a link connecting the past with the future do not THE HE purpose of this work is, principally, to register in a convenient and simple form the pedigree of any one person, and thus record for all time many important facts in the history of families which would otherwise be lost. Another primary object is to publish here the ancestry of a person as complete as it is known, as a means of obtaining additional information regarding it. It is also designed to be a convenient work of reference, to show the origin of the various American families. However indifferent some may affect to be regarding this question of ancestry, those who have a good pedigree will usually have a natural pride in it. Many lineages must of necessity contain nothing but simple records of uneventful generations, but they will preserve facts of great interest to descendants which would otherwise in many cases be lost in the history of a family. The plan of the work is somewhat similar in idea to the well-known English works, but altered to suit the conditions of American society, and in detail is as follows: The surname or family name is given first, with the given name, residence, birthplace, and date of birth. This is followed by remarks of a brief biographical character, giving the principal events in the individual's life, such as occupation, college degrees if any, authorship, public service, experiences, and if married, date, wife's name and parentage, with remarks relating to her ancestry. If the individual whose lineage is given had brothers, the same facts may be stated respecting each of them, in order of their birth, commencing with the eldest. This completes the first generation in tracing back the lineage. Next is given the father's name, followed by same class of facts, and so continued back in male line as far as can be traced. The name of son, father, grandfather, etc., in direct male line are printed in black type. As the abbreviations are all of the most ordinary kind, it is unnecessary to mention them here. Copyrighted by JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS. 7294 4:-107 16-7 AMERICAN ANCESTRY. BIDW IDWELL, ANSON of Watertown, Ct., b. Sep. 4, 1794, d. Aug. 23, 1867 (m. Ist, Lucy Belden Birth, and had two children, viz.: Ann B., b. abt. 1824 [m. Perry Lappue and left one son], and John Belden Bidwell, b. Mar., 1825, drowned Oct. 8, 1832, she d. Apr. 19, 1831, he m. 2d, July 17, 1832, Obedience Eastman, b. Oct. 10, 1795, d. Jan. 23, 1835, and had child Irene Jane, b. Jan. 13, 1834 [m. Andrew Shaffe and has seven children]); son of Jared of Watertown, b. Feb. 12, 1769, d Apr. 26, 1852, farmer, afterward had saw-mill, lumber dealer, had lime quarry, constable, tax collector, deacon (m. Nov. 17, 1793, Irene Scott, b. Nov. 16, 1767, d. Mar. 17, 1848); son of Jacob of West Hartford, b. Aug. 23, 1727, d. Apr. 23, 1794 (m. Dec. 31, 1764, Sarah [dau. of Timothy] Belden, b. June 20, 1748, d. Jan. 23, 1833, and had twelve children, viz.: Mabel, b. Mar. 29, 1766, d. July 21, 1766, Jacob, b. Sep. 2, 1767, d. Nov. 30, 1846, Jared, above, Mabel, b. June 23, 1771, d. abt. 1812, Timothy, b. May 7, 1773, d. Mar. 23, 1774, Sarah, b. Mar. 31, 1774, d. before 1816, Lucretia, b. Oct. 2, 1777, d. Aug. 20, 1848, Polly, b. July 23, 1780, d. Feb. 13, 1781, Polly, b. Jan. 30, 1782, d. Feb. 4, 1782, Timothy, b. Dec. 28, 1782, d. Mar. 27, 1866, Abner, b. July 8, 1785, and Charles, b. Sep. 10, 1787); son of David of Hartford, b. 1687, d. June 24, 1758, owner saw-mill in Middletown and lands in Farmington (m. July 8, 1714, Mehitable [dau. Jonathan] Webster, and had eight children, viz.: David, b. Dec. 9, 1715, d. Feb. 7, 1716, Mabel, (b. Aug. 18, 1718, d. Aug. 25, 1745, David, b. Oct. 16, 1720, d. abt. 1794, Isaac, b. Aug. 16, 1723, d. Nov. 14, 1793, Stephen, b. July 29, 1725, d. Sep. 12, 1808, Jacob, b. Aug. 23, 1727, Amos, b. Aug. 18, 1729, and Oliver, b. Dec. 13, 1732); son of John of Hartford, b. abt. 1641, d. July 3, 1692, inherited all his father's lands and buildings west of the river, had first saw-mill at Glastenbury, 1667, afterward had six others, engineer to deepen channel of river for Hartford, 1686, left estate of £1081 (m. Nov. 7, 1678, Sarah Welles, b. 1659, d. 1708 [gr.-dau. of Gov. Welles], and had seven children, viz.: John, b. Sep. 1, 1679, Hannah, b. Aug. 31, 1680, d. 1707, Sarah, b. Aug. 19, 1681, Thomas, b. Dec. 27, 1682, Jonathan, b. Mar. 5, 1684, David, b. 1687, and James, b. 1691); son of John of Hartford, Ct., d. 1687, was an early settler of Hartford, had four acres there, 1639, a house, lot and tanyard, 1640, land in East Hartford, 1666, member of church, 1672 (m. Sarah [dau. John and Mary] Wilcox, d. June 15, 1690, and had seven children: John, b. abt. 1641, d. July 3, 1692, Joseph, d. 1692, Samuel, b. 1650, d. Apr. 5, 1715, Sarah, Hannah, Mary, Daniel, b. 1655, d. Nov. 29, 1719). BIDWELL, ALLEN of Langdon, N. Y., b. in Glastenbury, Ct. 1759, d. at Langdon, Aug. 2, 1822, moved to Charlestown, N. H., 1808, afterward to Langdon, died from a fall from a load of grain (m. Anna Wood, b. in Glastenbury, Ct. 1759, d. July 10, 1840, and had Joseph, b. in Glastenbury in 1779, d. unm. in Langdon, July 21, 1854, Clarissa, b. 1786, d. Sep. 25, 1803, Mary, d. in June, 1825, Erastus, b. May 20, 1791, d. Jan. 16, 1866, Harriet, b. July 2, 1797, d. July 21, 1845, Grove, b. Mar. 6, 1801, Fanny, b. July 16, 1803, Neoma, b. Jan. 12, 1805, d. Nov. 12, 1869, Patta, b. 1808, d. Sep. 29, 1821); had brother SALMON of Wethersfield, Ct. (m. Elizabeth McClen, and had Ephraim, b. Mar. 23, 1791, d. Sep. 26, 1828, Mary, Elizabeth, Elmira, Lucius, b. Dec. 27, 1806, d. June 14, 1852, and Salmon); sons of Ephraim of Glastenbury, Ct., b. abt. 1719, d. 1777 (m. Rebecca Burnham, and had Joseph, d. at Milford, Ct., Jan. 12, 1777, on his return from captivity after serving in Revolutionary war, Allen, above, Ephraim, who bought land in Chatham, Ct. 1796-1800, Salmon, above, Daniel, who moved to Vermont, Benjamin of East Hartford, b. 1767, d. in Oct., 1827-32); son of Ephraim of Glastenbury, b. Aug. 16, 1686, d. 1753, built a saw-mill in 1715, also owned land at Great Hill and in Great Swamp (m. Nov. 3, 1713, Elizabeth Lewis, and had Mary, b. abt. 1715, d. Apr. 15, 1742, Joseph, b. abt. 1717, d. 1750, Ephraim, above, David, b. abt. 1721, d. away from home, Hezekiah of Glastenbury, b. abt. 1723, soldier in Revolutionary war, 1777, and Hannah, b. abt. 1725), son of Joseph of Wethersfield, Ct., b. abt. 1650, d. 1692, had saw-mill in Eastbury, Ct., 1669 (m. Mar. 18, 1675, Mary [dau. Wm.] Colefax, b. Feb., 1657, and had Mary, b. Mar. 12, 1677, d. young, Amy, b. Oct. 2, 1678, Joseph, b. Jan. 24, 1681, Benjamin, b. Sep. 26, 1683, Ephraim, above, Lydia, b. May 13, 1689, and Mary, b. Mar. 18, 1692); son of John, d. 1687 [see lineage of Anson]. Oct. 26, 1796, d. Jan. 21, 1829, Oliver, d. May, 1868, Frederick, Eliza F., b. July 26, 1809, d. Feb. 7, 1872, Mary Ann, d. in Bristol, Ct., July 3, 1828, Harriet, Mariette, d. young, Samuel D., b. Feb. 15, 1810, and Adeline C., b. Aug. 19, 1812, d. Apr. 12, 1866); sons of Samuel of Middletown, b. Mar. 15, 1730, d. Oct. 22, 1782, had charge of a vessel at San Domingo, W. I., during a rebellion of the blacks there (m. Jan. 10, 1754, Isanah Hubbard, and had Samuel, b. Dec. 8, 1755 [m. Apr. 6, 1775, Christiana Knowles], Ashbel, above, Dorothy, b. June 8, 1759, Anna, b. July 4, 1761, Irene, b. Aug. 4, 1763, d. Mar. 26, 1833, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 21, 1765, Moses, b. June 10, 1766, d. before 1793, Oliver, above, Priscilla, b. Aug. 2, 1770, d. Aug. 20, 1770, Priscilla, b. June 8, 1772, Hepzibah, b. Sep. 2, 1773, Amy, b. Feb. 17, 1776, and Rhoda, b. Mar. 12, 1778); son of Moses of Middletown, b. Jan. 9, 1699 (m. May 20,1729, Dorothy Ward, and had Samuel, above, Abigail, b. July 17, 1732, Phebe, b. Dec. 27, 1734, d. before 1793, Moses, b. July 10, 1738, d. 1793, Anna, b. Aug. 4, 1741, d. before 1793, and William, b. Apr., 1745. d. before 1793); son of Samuel of Middletown, Ct., b. 1650, d. Apr. 5, 1715, settled there 1680, member General Court, 16971705 (m. Ist, Nov. 14, 1672, Elizabeth [dau. Thomas] Stow of Roxbury, Mass., and had Sarah, b. Sep. 20, 1674, Samuel, b. June 10, 1677, d. in Mar., 1727, Mary, b. Jan. 8, 1680, d. 1734, Nathaniel, b. Nov. 4, 1688, and Elizabeth, he m. 2d, abt. 1694, Sarah [dau. of Capt. Daniel] Harris, d. 1696, and had Thankful, b. Dec., 1695, he m. 3d, abt. 1698, Abigail, d. Mar. 8, 1733, and had Moses, above, Abigail, and Hannah, d. Aug. 22, 1725); son of John, d. 1687 [see lineage of Anson]. BIDWELL, ASHBEL of Middletown, BD Ct., b. June 20, 1757, d. 1825-7 (m. Mary Whiting and had Mary, b. 1784, Esther, b. 1786, Daniel, b. 1787, Betsey, b. 1789, and Moses, b. 1790); had brother OLIVER of Middletown, b. Apr. 22, 1768, d. Nov. 11, 1815 (m. Dec. 24, 1794, Joanna Foster, d. May 30, 1858, and had Sarah, b. Nov. 17, 1795, d. Mar. 3, 1849, Caroline, b. IDWELL, BELL GIRARD of Weatherford, Texas, b. in Robertson co., Tenn., Feb. 19, 1837, lawyer, capt. of co. A, 30th Tenn. Conf. inf. in Civil war, was in artillery service at Ft. Donaldson, afterward major of same until end of war, practised law in Ky., member Ky. Legislature twice, moved to Texas in Sep., 1879, atty. for Rio Grande div. of T. & P. R. R. (m. Feb. 2, 1871, Eleanor Patrick Flournoy, b. Paducah, Ky., Dec. 31, 1841, and had two children, viz.: Harry Lee, b. Apr. 12, 1872, and Nellie Girard, b. June 1, 1875); and ABNER FRANKLIN Bidwell, b. Oct. 10, 1839 (m. Jan. 5, 1869, Mary Frances Justice, and had eight children, viz.: Emma Frances, b. Oct. 18, 1869 [m. Dec. 28, 1892, Thomas Martin Walker of Pleasant View, Tenn.], Buna May, b. July 14, 1871, Charles Bell, b. Nov. 12, 1873, John Franklin, b. Jan. 3, 1876, Ruth Maedell, b. Nov. 8, 1878, d. Jan. 6, 1880, Paul Bernard, b. Dec. Marvin, b. Jan. 18, 1884, Mabel Elise, b. June 30, 1886); sons of Charles Bidwell of Nashville, Tenn., b. in Hartford, Ct., Sep. 10, 1787, d. in Robertson co., Tenn., Oct. 23, 1848, left home at the age of sixteen to seek his fortune, educated himself, taught school, accumulated a handsome estate for those days, served as major of Tenn. militia at battle of New Orleans (m. Dec. 6, 1828, Martha [dau. Jacob] Binkley, b. Jan. 14, 1801, d. Apr. 24, 1855, and had 5 10, 1871, Frederic L. Loomis and had child George Nelson Loomis, b. June 15, 1875]); son of Norman A. Bidwell of Oxford and Meriden, Ct., b. in Waterbury, Ct., Oct. 5, 1798, d. in Meriden, Dec. 16, 1886 (m. Dec. 25, 1823, Rebecca Clark Steele, who d. Apr. 16, 1872, and had three children, viz.: George Austin, above, Frederic S., born July 26, 1829, and Mary Jane, b. in Oxford, Ct., July 4, 1832); son of Jared Bidwell of Watertown, Ct., b. Feb. 12, 1769 [see preceding lineage of Anson Bidwell]. 21, 1880, Mather BIDWELL, ABNER of New York city, b. in West Hartford, Ct., July 8, 1785, d. Aug. 30, 1880, merchant, freeman in Farmington, 1811 (m. Oct. 4, 1812, Sylvia Curtiss, b. in Farmington, Sep. 20, 1790, d. there Sep. 18, 1817, had three children: Jane Eliza, b. Sep. 18, 1813, Julia Ann [see Stocking lineage] and George Curtiss Bidwell, b. Mar. 17, 1817, d. June 20, 1866); son of Jacob of West Hartford, Ct., b. Aug. 23, 1727 [see preceding lineage of Anson Bidwell]. eight children, viz.: Charles Montgomery, BIDWE b. Aug. 31, 1829, Sarah Belden, b. May 7, 1831, Josiah Martin, b. Sep. 1, 1832, d. Dec., 1862, Julia Ann, b. May 18, 1834, Jacob Washington, b. Sep. 24, 1835, d. Oct. 8, 1852, Bell Girard and Abner Franklin, above, and Martha Virginia, b. Oct. 26, 1840); son of Jacob, b. Aug. 23, 1727 [see preceding lineage of Anson Bidwell]. BIDWELL, CHARLES HUBBELL of Watertown or Huntington, Ct., b. Jan. 26, 1882; son of George Phelps Bidwell of Watertown, Ct., b. Apr. 5, 1853 (m. Oct. 28, 1874, Amanda Melissa Hubbell of Huntington, Ct.); son of George Austin Bidwell of Watertown and Huntington, Ct., b. Nov. 26, 1825 (m. Nov. 26, 1846, in Naugatuck, Ct., Harriet Phelps, and had two daughters, viz.: Ellen Rebecca, b. at Waterbury, Ct., Oct. 25, 1847 [m. Dec. 25, 1867, Robert Theophilus Lattice of Huntington, Ct., and had child Robert Bidwell Lattice, b. at Waterbury, June 10, 1855]; Abbie Louisa, b. Apr. 28, 1849 [m. May BIDWELL, DAVID of Stillwater, N. Y., b. Oct. 20, 1754, d. there, Apr. 6, 1829 (m. in Ballston, N. Y., Mary Gregory, b. there, May 20, 1751, d. Apr. 15, 1802, and had three children, viz.: Reuben, b. July 23, 1781, d. Mar. 18, 1852, Hannah, b. Jan. 20, 1785, d. Jan. 25, 1854, and Charles Moore, b. June 3, 1788, d. July 14, 1831); had brother JACOB, b. Sep. 9, 1758 (m. Dolly Andrews), moved from Stillwater with wife and child and never heard from, was a farmer, may have settled near Seneca Lake, and DANIEL of Carmi, Ill., moved from Stillwater to Pennsylvania, then to Kentucky, 1800-10, then to Carmi, served in Revolutionary war, had a soldier's claim to 160 acres on Susquehanna river in N. Y. (m. Rachel Drake and had Esther, b. 1782, d. Mar. 9, 1823, Levi, b. abt. 1790, d. 1868, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 14, 1793, d. Mar. 31, 1875, Drake, Daniel, David, Phebe, b. Feb. 26, 1801, d. Jan. 30, 1880, Cornelius, Rachel, Mary, Millie and Tryphena); and ABRAM, b. in Stillwater, N. Y., Mar. 3, 1769, d. Feb. 4, 1842, farmer, was in lumber business near Montreal, Canada, in |