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Querists are requested to write all names of persons and places so that they cannot be misunderstood, to write on only one side of the paper, to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and ten cents in stamps for each query. Those who are subscribers will be given preference in the insertion of their queries and they will be inserted in the order in which they are received. All matters relating to this department must be sent to THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE, Hartford, marked Genealogical Department Give full name and post office address.

It is optional with querist to have name and address or initials published.

CORRECTION.

In query No. 105 (g), Oct. Number.-"He

was father of Mary Williams" should read "Was he father, etc."

ANSWERS.

145. (a) Rebecca, dau. of Lt.-Gov. James Bishop was born Dec. 10, 1673, married Nov. 4, 1695. Samuel Thompson died April 5, 1734. Her tombstone can be seen in the Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, among old ones arranged against the north wall.

E. T. F. 102. (d). There were but two Mary Wrights in Wethersfield of marriageable age but unmarried in 1714 when John Stanley married. One was 49 years of age, the other 25. We are safe therefore, failing other evidence, to accept the latter as the one who married John Stanley. This Mary Wright, was born Dec. 13, 1689, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (dau. Moses Crafts) Wright-he son of Samuel and Mary (Butler) Wright. Mary Butler, dau. of Richard Butler of Hartford.

NOTES.

T. H. L.

The following records are from a copy of Watson's Connecticut Almanack for

1777, printed at Hartford, now in my possession. The entries were probably made by a resident of West Springfield, Mass. ALBERT C. BATES.

Lendiah Ashley's girl, died, Jan. 27, 1777. Rev. John (?) Hooker (?), died of ye small pox, Feb. 6, 1777. Wd. Sarah Miller of Chicapee, died Feb. 21, 1777. Wd. Sarah Ball, died, March 12, 1777. Doctor Reuben Champion, died, March 29, 1777. Mr. Samuell Morgan, died, May 1, 1777. Dorcas Ely, wife of John Ely, died, July [], 1777, of the small pox. of the small pox. Col. David Leonard, died, July 4, 1777. died, July 4, 1777. Mr. Eben Day, died, Aug. 15, 1777.

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John Rockwell, died,

Aug. 26, 1777. Henry Roggers child, died, Aug. 31, 1777. Tim. Morgan, youngest child, died, Aug. 30 (?). ] child, died, Aug. 2, 1777] died, Aug. 8, 1777. Mr. George Bricks son Larree, died, Sept. 2, 1777. Eben. Days Eunice (?), died, Sept. 6, 1777. Ruth Taylor, daughter of widow Ruth Taylor, died, Sept. 4, 1777Ebenezer Miller, child, died, Sept. 5, 1777. Oliver Leonard, wife, died, 11th Sept. ] Hoskins son, died, [ ] 18, Eben. Miller 2d, daughter, died,

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1777.

586

19th of Sept.

Eben. Miller 2d, youngest child, died, Sept. 25th. Benj. Leonard 2d, Mr. Hezekiah child, died, Sept. 16th.

Day, died, Oct. 11, 1777.

Margaret

General

Rockwell, died. Oct. 21, 1777.
Burgoyne & his armey surrendered to the
Americans [ ], Oct. 13 (?) 1777.
Justin Smith, died, Nov. 26, 1777. Luke
Day 3d, died, Nov. 27, 1777. Wm. Ely,
child, died, Nov. 28, 1777. Wellar, died,
Dec. 21, 1777, at Mr. Stebbins.

109.

QUERIES.

Gladden-Daniel' of Higganum, Conn. (d. Dec. 6, 1817), m. first Dec. 29, 1768, (Killingworth, Cg'l. Ch. Rec,) Dinah Wilcox and had: Daniel2. m. Nancy Collins and had: Edwin3 who had Niles E. of Essex. Daniel1, m. second about 1772 Bethia, b. June 13, 1751, d. Dec. 26, 1843; dau. of Nathan and Constant (Tiffany), Buckingham. 1. Russell2, Daniel1 and Bethia had : b. 1774, m. 1799 Deborah Prout2. Rebecca2, 1777; eight children. probably never married. 3. Lydia2 1779; probably never married. Dinah2 Feb. 1781, m. 1829 Olive Prout; no children. 5. Sally2 Apr. 1783, m. -2 children. 6. Thaddeus ManningEsther2, April 16, 1786, m. Feb. 1809 Welles Knowles, my father. 7. Nathan Buckingham2, Dec. 31, 1788, m. 1816 Sally Miller1790, d. aet. 9.

2 sons.

4.

8. James2,

9. Selden2, July 6, 1794, m. first 1816, Lydia H. Lane -6 children; m. second 1851 Mrs. 10. Silvanus2, Nancy Bonfoy, S. P. Mch. 27, 1796, m. Nov. 11, 1823 Hannah Post of Westbrook-1 child. Who were parents and grand-parents of Daniel? It is thought his father was E. G. Josiah. 110. (a) Poison.-Elizabeth, alias Delaport, widow of Edward Poison; was in What beStratford, Conn., in 1716. came of her? What children did she

III.

have? They were French. (b).-Cosier.-Thomas, on Jan. 23, 1719-20, chose his uncle, John Read of Norwalk, Conn., his guardian. Who was father of Thomas, and what children F. P. G. did he have? Holmes.-An Indian, married a white lady and resided on Alligator River, Dare County, Eastern, N. C. They had a son who took the name of Henry1 1 Holmes. He married and had : -and had 1. I. Henry2, who m. Wilson3. 2. Nels (on?)3. 3. Wm. Daniel3 (Edenton, Chowan Co., N. C.) 4. Patrick Henry3. 5. Mrs.——3, -BelanTarginton. 6. Sylvia3, m.—

III. A IV. Trimi

II. Eliza2, m.ger. -Trucks. dau.2, m. gan2, born 1834, d. 1891, m. Mary dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Spruill) Bateman, and had: I. Geo. Washington3, m. Anne Steely. 2. Doctrine Hillie3, m. Lavinia Targinton. 3. Wm. Daniel3, 4. Henry Isaac3. 5. Thomas Crowder3, 6. Augustus Lee3, m. Anne Sexton. 7. Charles Billops3. 8. Reine Victoria3. 9. Sarah m. Lorenzo Dow Spruill. Trimigan3, m. Benj. Franklin Spruill. II. Bertha Justine3.

10. Mary Belle3.

Who was wife, father and mother of Henry1 Holmes?

I12.

W. D. H.

(a).-Hubbard.-Caleb, b. 1748,

m. 1779 Elizabeth Johnson. July 4, 1802.

He died,

Was he in the Revolu

tionary War? (b).-Wells.-Joshua of East Windsor, b. Feb. 22, 1741, d. Dec. 9, 1809, m. Zeruiah Trumbull. Was he in the RevE. H. J. olutionary War? 113. Eddy.-Charles, lived in Hartford, Conn., from 1731 to 1742, and in Glastonbury, Conn., from 1743, till In 1739 or his death, Feb. 1, 1771. 1740 he married Mary Meakins of Hartford, who died Aug. 1, 1743, leaving (1) a daughter Anne, born Aug. 25,

1740. Jan. 11, 1743-4, he married Hannah Loveland; had (2) a dau. Hannah, born July 11, 1746, and (3) a son Charles, Jr., born Aug. 22, 1748. Said (1) Anne married Daniel Andrus, had seven children and died Dec. 10, 1827. Said daughter (2) Hannah, married Remembrance Brewer, Nov. 14, 1764 and had several children. Said (3) Charles, Jr., m. Oct. 25, 1770, Hannah Kellsey of Wethersfield, and before June 1777, removed to New Britain, Conn.; he had children: Ruth, Charles, Billy, Hannah, Eunice, Thomas, Polly, Billy and Joseph, who was born in 1788. Who were the parents of the first-mentioned Charles Eddy?

114

Willard Eddy. Webster-John5, born at Lebanon, Conn., Nov. 29, 1727, died May 10, 1750, was a son of John Webster1 (John3, Thomas2, Gov. John1) born July 10, 1702, and Mary Dewey his wife. Married, Aug. 20, 1724. His son John, born probably about 1747-8, married for his second wife Rebecca West. Wanted, the name of wife, date and place of marriage of the first-mentioned John Webster; also the date and place of marriage of his son John. M. M.

115 Blakeslee.-Jonathan, and his two brothers came from England and first settled at New Haven, Conn. Jonathan married a widow Minturn who had one son, Hiram Minturn. They had two daughters, 1st Esther, 2nd Sarah. Esther married Olcutt, or Orcutt; Sarah married Caleb Beach and lived in Winchester. Jonathan was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; under whom did he enlist? Wanted also any information in regard to the Blakeslee family. H. H. D. 116. Dickinson. Obadiah Dickinson was born in Wethersfield in 1743.

Lived in East Windsor, Conn. [had children, viz: Obadiah, born, 1770; Seth, 1772; Elizabeth, 1774; Hannah, 1776; Horace, 1778; Mary, 1780; Anson, 1782; Ethan, 1784; Lois, 1787]. I wish to know the name of his wife, the date of their marriage, the date of their death, and anything that pertains to his history.

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501 West Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y.

(a) David Day.-Born, Oct. 19, 1728, had, Molly, Lydia, Sarah, Noah, David, Elkanah, Hannah, Eliphalet, Rufus, Kuth, Cylinda, James and Cyrus ; his son Noah was born Feb. 14, 1757, m. Alice and had, Luthera, Hosea, Ruth Hannah, Edith, Noah, David, Lydia and Alvah; his son David, b. Oct. 13. 1791, m. Rhada Wheelock and had, Luthera, Daniel and Luther. I desire anything of the ancestry of these wives or of the first named David Day, or suggestions as to their location, for I do not know their residences.

(b) Wanted, the ancestry of Matha Risley, who m. May 10, 1738, Samuel Elmer.

(c) Foster.- Abraham, b. June 11, 1696, m., Nov. 30, 1727, Elizabeth, dau. John and Abigail (Strong) Moore; she b. May 4, 1702 and d. Sept. 19, 1800; he d. May 2, 1784. Wanted ancestry of Abraham Foster, he probably lived in East Windsor, or there abouts. T. H. L. 118. Parker.-James A. Parker to Phebe Mix m. in New Haven, April 30, 1813, (second wife Harriet Mix m. in New Haven, June 2, 1827). Who were the parents of James A. Parker? and of Phebe Mix? J. A. P., d. Aug. 21, 1828. Phebe P., d. Dec. 11, 1826. In list of deaths his name is given as James Andross Parker. A. M. J.

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NE of the passions which seems to be inborn in man is that of collect

not

If the Genius of Connecticut surmounting
our State Capital looks sharply she will
discover within the range of her vision at
least two places where Indian relics are
now being manufactured for the benefit
of an unsuspecting public; while almost
beneath her feet she will see these objects
mixed with the genuine and offered for
sale. One “manufacturer" still lacks the
knack and his products will be readily
distinguished; the other is more success-
ful and has produced some good speci-
mens which would easily pass for genuine
if the collector's suspicions were
aroused. It has been our privilege once
to visit the workshop of the latter. The
tools of the trade are few and simple-a
block of iron for an anvil, an iron hammer
and several stones for the same use, a
number of hard and sharp edged stones
for use in chipping, a piece of an old
grindstone to rub off the rough edges.
Then, given some pieces of stone which
can be readily worked and an infinite
amount of patience and this workman will
produce a very creditable "ancient"
specimen. Why does he do this? It
cannot be that the financial returns will
repay the time and labor involved-it
must be done for the "fun" of deceiving
Let the col-
the unsuspecting collector.
But now deceit has
lector beware.

ing. Almost every one of us is a collector
along some line; with many the chief ten-
dency being to collect the "filthy lucre."
Of that it is not now our purpose to speak;
but rather the gathering together of some
particular class of objects of art or vertu,
or of curious or historic interest. With
the increased interest in such collections
developed during recent years, and the
consequent rising in values, has come the
counterfeiting of almost every class of
objects. One class, the pottery, imple-
ments, and ornaments of our pre-historic
peoples familiarly spoken of as Indian
to defy the
relics, would appear
wiles of the counterfeiter. Yet not many
years since vague rumors began to float
to the eastward that fine specimens
occasionally obtained from that extensive
region known as "the west" were some-
times "not what they seemed." Soon
Even
those rumors became a certainty.
then, however, collectors felt safe with
what are called eastern or New England
specimens they at least were all genuine,
and their ancient appearance caused by
long burial in the ground or exposure
upon its surface, would always serve to
distinguish them.

invaded even the land of steady habits.

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