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THE OLD TIDE MILL AT BARNSTABLE , MASS.

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he residence of A b raham B l ish stood upon the b row of the hi ll to the r igh t of the m il l .

F O R EW O R D

The record s in th i s book represent som e fi fteen years of interm i tten t search ing and correspondence. In the hundreds of

“

nam es

and dates , whi ch have been copied and re - cop ied , there are doub tless errors , som e of whi ch have al ready been d i scovered and notedin the l i s t of “ Addi t ions and Correct ions” at the end of the work .

No attem p t has been m ade to t race the B l ish l ines beyond theshores of Am er ica, and wh i le I have exam ined al l known sourcesof in form at ion ,

I m ake do c laim that the h i story i s fu l l . A few ,

w hose l ines are incom p le te, are included for futu re refe rence .

In the old records the nam e i s f requent l y spe l led “

B l u sh”, butthe correct spe l l ing i s undoub ted ly

“

B l i sh The nam e i s so

cpel led in the wi l l of the fi rst Ab raham , recorded at Plym outh ,and in al l w il ls and deeds the nam e i s un i form l y “ B l i sh wi th the

except ion of a few of the descendan t s of Joseph“ (47) w ho spe l l i t“

B l ush”.

There i s a B l i sh coat of arm s , but i t i s of so doub t fu l authent icity , that I have not u se d i t .

The plan of the work i s s im p le and obv ious . Each nam e i s

gi ven a di st inct num be r , which appears fi rst in the m argin be forethe nam e s of the ch i ld ren in each fam i ly . Th is num ber i srepeated , in larger type, type , at the head of

“

each fam i l y . The

num be r of the generat ion , coun t ing from Ab raham"B l i sh , i s ind i

cated by a sm al l figure at the end of the gi ven nam e . A plus s ignbe fore a nam e ind icates that i t i s carr ied forward . Al l

known record author i t ie s ar e given in the body o f the wo rk or at

the end of each fam i l y .

Attent ion i s cal led to the add i t ional notes upon the Fu l ler ,H u l l , Lothropp and Jones fam i l ies . Al l of the descendant s of

Joseph2 B l i sh (3) t race to the Rev . Joseph H u l l , and al l of the

de scendant s of Tri stram 3 B l i sh ( 14) to Edward and Sam ue l Fuller of the

'Mayflow er , the Rev . John Lothropp and D r. MatthewFu l ler of Barn stab le . Atten t ion i s al so cal led to the Tab le of

Abb reviat ion s and the Glossary of O bscu re Word s .I wou ld be p leased to be in form ed of any e rrors in the work ,

and to correspond with any person inte rested in the fam i l yd i rect ly or col lateral l y

, as m y inve st igat ion s wi l l not end with thepub l i cat ion of th i s book .

JAMES KNOX BLISH .

Kewanee,I l l inoi s

,Feb ruary 2 0th, 1905.

LiBHARYof CON‘SREsS

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MAY 22 IHUS

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OLA Q Mc No:

” 37 5 7CO P Y 8 .

This Book is lim ited to 315

Num ber ed Volum es of which

F O R EW O R D .

The record s in th i s book represent som e fi fteen years of interm i t ten t search ing and correspondence . In the hundreds of nam es

and dates , wh ich have been cop ied and re - cop ied , there are doub tless er rors

,som e of wh i ch have al ready been d i scovered and noted

in the l i s t of “ Add i t ions and Correct ions” at the end of the work .

No attem pt has been m ade to t race the B l i sh l ines beyond theshores of Am e rica, and wh i le I have exam ined al l known sourcesof in form at ion ,

I m ake rio claim that the h i story i s fu l l . A few ,

w hose l ines are incom ple te , ar -e included for futu re refe rence .

In the old records the nam e i s frequen t l y spe l led “

B lu sh”, but

the correct spe l l ing i s undoub tedly“

B l i sh The nam e i s so

spe l led in the wi l l of the fi rst Ab raham

,recorded at Plym outh ,

and in al l wi l l s and d eeds the nam e i s un i form l y “ B l i sh wi th theexcept ion of a few of the descendan t s of Joseph"(47) who spe l l i t“

B l u sh” .

There i s a B l i sh coat of arm s , but i t i s of so doub t fu l authent icity , that I have not used i t .

The plan of the work i s s im p le and obv ious . Each nam e i s

gi ven a di st inct num be r, which appears fi rst in the m argin be forethe nam es of the ch i ld ren in each fam i l y . Th i s num ber i srepeated , in large r type , type , at the head oi' each fam i l y . The

num ber of the generat ion ,coun t ing from Abraham

"B l i sh,i s in d i

cated by a sm al l figure at the end of the gi ven nam e . A pl u s s ignbe fore a nam e ind i cates that i t i s carr ied forward . Al l

known record author i t ie s are gi ven in the body of the work or at

the end of each fam i l y .

Atten t ion i s cal led to the add i t ional notes upon the Ful ler ,H u l l , Lothropp and Jones fam i l ies . Al l of the descendant s of

Joseph2 B l i sh (3) t race to the Rev . Joseph H u l l , and al l of the

de scendan t s of Tri st ram 3 B l i sh ( 14) to Edward and Sam ue l Fuller of the

'Mayflow er , the Rev . John Lothropp an d D r. MatthewFul ler of Barn stab le . Atten t ion i s al so cal led to the Tab le of

Abb rev iat ions and the Glossary of O b scure Word s .I wou ld be pleased to be in form ed of any e rrors in the work ,

and to co rrespond wi th any person inte rested in the fam i l yd i rect ly or col lateral ly , as m y invest igat ions wi l l not end with thepub l i cat ion of th i s book .

JAMES KNOX BLISH .

Kewanee,I l l inoi s

,Feb ruary 2 0th,

1905.

Copyr ight

K rzox Blish.

L. Tar Pr inter,K ewan ee,, Il lino is.

T O T H E M E M O R Y

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M Y tu n-

H E R,

C H A R L E S C H E N EY B L I S H .

B EG A N A N D W H O S E E X A M P L E

l N S F’ I R E D T H E P R O S E C U T IO N O F T H E W O R K,

T H IS B O O K IS

A F F E C T IO N A T E L Y D E D IC A T E D

v i i i ABBREV IATIO NS .

E V IA T IO

Bar n. Barn stab le .

b . born .

bap. bapt ized .

B iog. b iograph ical .Ch . Church .

Col . Co lony ; Colone l .Colch. Co lchester .(1. d ied .

dtr . daughter .Gen .

~ Genealogy ; genealogi cal .H i s t . H i story .

m . m arried .

N . E. Gen . Regr . N ew England H i s tor ic Genealogi cal

Plym . Plym outh .

Prob . Probate .

Rec. Record s .Rev . Revolut ion ; Reve rend .

So l d . So l d iers .5 . s-ou .

Shi l l ings . Used in inventories account s :m ean s 2 sh i l l ings and s ix pence .

Tn . Town .

BLISH GENEALOGY .

G E N E R A L IN D EX

Add it ions and Correct ions , 330.

Aunt Beck’s Museum , 97.

Barnstable Declarat ion , 49.

B irds, ordered k i l led , 41.Batt le Street Church, 19, 39.

Church, record of suspens ion, 51.

CIVIL WAR RECORDSB l ish

, Albe rt St i les,7 177.

Char les S.

8269.

George C.

72 11.

T im othy H "2 59.

B lush. Edward T. C. 179.

Levere tt C.

’180.

B l iss, Owen ,

“1 16.

Cheney , Edward H .

’2 12 .

George W.

’2 13.

Dav is , Joseph, 194.

CO LONIAL WAR RECORDSB l ish, Joseph ,

216.

Jones , Jos iah , 32 8.

Ful l er, Matthew, 2 97.

Connect icut Assoc iat ion , 147.

DEEDSAnc ient, 4.

Church Pew, 81.

Ind ian , Yauno, 315.

Richard More , 1.John W i l l is. 1.

K ing’

s nam e erased from , 69.

G lossary , 332 , 333INDEXES.

B l ish and B lush, 361-

366.

O ther nam es , 340, 360.

Places, 334

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339.

Ind ians , 366.

INVENTORIES.

Bl ish, Aaron H .

ll143

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4.

Abraham .

’13.

Abraham ,

224

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26.

Abraham ,

s

31-2 .

Ben jam in ,

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56-

7.

John ,

‘64

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5.

Reuben,

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54-

5.

S i las , ‘ 52 .

Sy lvanus.‘ 59-61.Tem perance, 34.

Ful ler, Sam ue l , 304-

5.

K ing Ph i l ip’s War . 16, 2 97. 298 , 328

Livery of Se iz in, 69.

May flower Com pact. 2 94-

5.Museum — Aunt Beck 's, 87.

REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS.

A id for Cont inental Arm y, 63-

4.Barnstable Declarat ion, 49.B l ish, A sa,“ 58.

Ben jam in ,

“81.

Dav id ,

“69.

Dan ie l ,“ 58.Ezra

, 91.

J ohn.

‘

49.

John ,

“84.

Joseph,“ 98.

Bruce , Ben jam in , 184.Litt le, Barz i l lai , 97.

Moore , John , 169.

D eaths , read in Church, 68 , 69.

SIGNATURESB l ish, Aaron H .

“143.

Abraham .

“12 .

Abraham ,

“23, 27.

Benjam in ,

“123.

Charles C.

’207.

Danie l “ 158.

Dav id, 68.

Dav i d P.

“2 2 1.

George C.

’2 10.

Edwin W.

“194.

Jam es K .

“273.

John B.

“192 .

John S.

“131.

Joseph,“ 233.

Novatas M.

’2 2 1.

Prudence , 106.

Philen ia.

“12 5.

Rhoda. 149.

Roger,“ 108.

Sam ue l ,’ 166.

Sy lvester,“ 146.

T ipton S.

“192 .

Thom as ,“ 105.

Thom as ,’ 2 06.

W i l l iam H .

’2 04.

Zenas ,“ 124.Cheney , Ade l ine PR 151.

H alsey , 150.

Moore , C l i fton H .

1169.

Talcott, Dorothy ,“ 146.

Wait ,’ 200.

W i l l iam , 145.

X GENERAL INDEX .

SPANISH -AMERICAN WARRECORDS

B l ish, Lieut. John Be l l , 192 .

Talcott, W i l l iam Ar ie l J r. , 266.

Squ irrels, O rdered k i l l ed, 41.Su it

,John Barker’s, 8, 9.

UNCONNECTED RECORDS,2 89

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2 93.

Vacc inat ion introduced, 105.

WAR OF 1812 RECORDSB l ish, CO1. Dan ie l ,“ 137.

O l i ver,“ 132 .

S i las,“ 92 .

Zenas,“ 124.

Bruce, Joseph. 184.

Talcott, Capt. W i l l iam , 145.

Measures of safety, 115.

WILLSB l ish, Abraham ,

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Abraham ,

z2 12 4.

H annah,“

79.

Joseph,2 16-

17.

Joseph,8 2 930.

Joseph.‘ 44 -

45.

Lieut. Joseph,“ 77-

78.

Reuben,

“

36.

Tem perance, 34.Ful ler, Sam ue l , 301-2 .

LothrOpp, Rev . John , 326.

Low throppe , Robert, 319.

Low throppe , Thom as, 32 1.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

S T R A T IO N S

ILLUSTRATIONS.

O ld T i de Mil l , Barns table. Fronut ispiece.

O ld H om st ead o lf Dea. Thom as B l ish , 105.

O l d H om estead of Roger B l ish , 105.

Portraits.Beu lah (W i lcox) B l ish, 137.

Charles Cheney B l ish,2 06.

Dan ie l B l ish, J r . , and Fam i ly, 164.

El izabeth ( Bonar) Ri-ish, 2 06.

George Cheney B lish, 2 10.

Jam es K nox B l ish, 272 .

John Be l l B l ish , 191.

John H edd ing B l ish, 191.

John Lym an B l ish; 191.Matthew Bonar B l ish

,272 .

Rhoda (Cheney) Bl ish, 146.

Co l . Sylvester B l ish , 146.

W i l l iam H enry B l ish, Sr . , 2 03.

Mary F . ( Jones) Bu l l , 185.

Lyd ia M. ( Jones) Cam pbe l l , 2 50.

Beu lah ( B l ish) Jones . 2 50.

Dan ie l B l ish Jones, 185.

El i jah Brown Jones, 249.

G i lm an Mack Jones , 2 50.

tMar'

tha E. Jones, 185.

Nathan H enry Jones , 2 50.

P ierpon t Edwards Jones , 185.

Li l l ian M. (B l ish) Purm o r t , 245.

Margaret E. ( Jones) Thom pson , 185.Beu lah B. ( Jones) Tom l inson , 2 50.

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ABRAH AM BLI SH .

Al l of the nam e of B l ish,bes ide s a few w ho spe l l the nam e

B l u sh ar e descen d ed from A braham B l ish, w ho w as in Duxbury,a part o f the Plym outh Co lony , in 1637. H e i s m en t ioned inW insor ’s H i s tor y o f Duxbury , p. 2 2 8 . The fi rst authent i c recordw e find, IS a deed from Ri chard Moore to Abraham B l ush of a

t rac t of land in Duxbury,at the

“

Eagle’s Nest”

,wh ich i s found

in Plym outh s Great Book of Deeds,vo l um e 1

,page 2 2

,and i s as .

fo l lows

RI CH ARD MORE DEED .

Brad ford Goun f : xiij th of King Char le s .The firs t day of Nouem ber

,1637, Ri chard More o f Ducks

borrow yeori l for and in consideracon of the sm i l e of twen typounds ster l to be payed in m oney .0r beauer in m anner form e

fo l lowing that i s to say tenn pounds pt the reof at or v pon the

s ix teen th o f th i s instant Nouem ber and othe r ter m poun d s at orv pon the twenty n in th day of Septem b

rn ext en su ing the fonm er

paym en t and the other th i rty shil l inges the fi rst day of Nouem ber

afte r , H ath bargained , sou ld al iened en foef fed and confirm ed v ntoiAb raham B lu sh of the sam e al l that m essuage and tennem ent in

Ducksbor row afore sai d w th the twen ty acres of land therev nto belonging and al l his r ight t i t le and in te res t of and in to the sai d

p’m isses and euery part and pee l l thereo f To haue and to hol d thesaid m e ssuage or tennem ent lands and p

rin isses and al l and s ingu

ler the i r appurtefiees v nto the sai d“

Ab raham B l u sh h i s b e i res andAss ignes foreuer to the one l y p roper v se and behoo fe of him the

sai d Ab raham B lu sh h i s he ires and ass ignes forefi.

”

JOH N W ILLIS DEED .

Th i s land i s again m en t ioned in a deed found in the sam e

vol um e, on page 58 . as fol lows

Mem orand : The 2 9th

o f S eptem be r 1657 That whe reasJ

'

ohn W i l l i s pu rchased of Ab raham B l ush hal fe the twen ty acree

2 ABRAHAM BLISH .

lot t ly ing on Duxbor row syde which lot t the sai d B lu sh purchasedof R ichard More as m ay appeer by an Inst rum en t v pon Recordbear ing date Nouem b er 2 7 1638 Now the sai d John W i l l i sdoth acknow l idg that for and in con s i d erat ion of e ight pounds tohim in han d paye d by W

'

il lam Pay body of Duxbor row,haue free

ly and ab so lu te l y so l d vuto sai d W il lam Paybody That onehal fe lot t That hee bought of the afo resai d B l ush be ing the easter l yend of the twen ty acree Lo tt Toward s the p lace cal led EaglesNe st po in t w i th al l and s ingulare the prem i se s therev nto be longing Toge the r w ith al l h i s r ight and In te re st of and in the sam e

To naue and to ho ld the sai d hal fe Lot t of land with al l and s ingu‘ lare the Appu rtenances ther ev n to be longing for the one ly p roperv se

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and behooffe o f him the sai d W il lam Paybody h i s he ires and

Assigne s for eue r . by m ee JOH N W ILLI S .

S igne d seale d and de l iuered in the p’sence o f

Nathan ie l Morton .

Jos iah Stan d i sh .

"This In st rum ent w as acknow l idged th i s 4th

of Ju ly 1679be fore m ee

,DAN IEL SMITH ,

Ass i stan t .

The exact date o f h i s com ing to Duxbury i s unknown ,the

ear l ie st record s o f that Town having supposedly been burnedw i th the hou se o f Mi les S tand i sh » w ho w as the Town Cle rk .

Ab raham B l i sh ear ly rem ove d to Barn stab le and i s known tohave been the re in 1640 ,

and m ay b e con s i de red one of the ear lyse t t lers of that Town . H is fi rst res i dence w as in What w as af terward known as We s t Barn stab le , “ Great Marshes”— and h i shom e stead there w as ow ne d by him and h i s descenden t s for nearly tw o hun d red years . O n J u ly 17th , 1658 , he pu rchase d o f Do larDav i s

,for £75, a farm in the easte rly par t of the Town ,

near the

presen t s i te o f the Town of Barnstab le , a port ion of which landw as in the old com m on—fie ld . H is house w as on the south s ide o f

the m i l l - pon d and a short d i stance south - east of the old t ide- m i l l ,and the cau seway that form ed the m i l l - dam w as known as

“

El i sh’sBr i dge

”or

“

B lu sh ’s Br i dge”

. I t i s spe l le d both ways in the old

record s . The western ext rem ety of the old com m on -fie ld w as, un

t i l 3 ve ry recen t date , known as Bl ish’s Poin t . The inventory of

the estate o f Je rem iah Bacon m e n t ion s “one piece of m eadow by

B lish’

s Br i dge ,” Mar . 2 9,

1706. In the wi l l of John Bacon ,

proven 2 0 O ct . 1738 , occu rs the fo l lowing-

“ I tem ; — I gi ve free

l iber t y to al l m y son s and grandson s to use and im prove m y tw o

ianding place s one at the m i l l and one at the bank by B lu sh’

s

po int , as they m ay have occas ion” The i n v entory of John Dav i s ,

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4 ABRAHAM BLI SH .

To Al l Persons to Whom These Pr esen ts Shal l Com e,Ah

raham B l i sh of Barn stab l e in ye Gove rnm en t of New Plym outh

,

in N ew Englan d , yeom an , se‘

n de th Greet ing, and K now Ye that I ,the sai d Abraham B l i sh , for and in con s iderat ion of a par ce l ofhigh fence be lo ng ing to y

e fie l d com m on ly cal led ye com m on - field

,

in Barnstab le aforesai d , con tain ing twen ty and tw o rodd ly in-

g on

y6 Kings h ighway be tween ye fence o f Nathan ie l Bacon of Barn ;

s tab le aforesai d and a gate wh ich I w as to m ake and;

m a in tainthat stan d s at ye head o f y

e lane or w ay wh ich lead s down to ye

creek and to m y now dw e l l ing hou se , now to be repai re d and eve rb e m aintained by ye s

d Nathan ie l Bacon and Jerem y Bacon ,the ir

he i r s , execu tors , adm in i st rators and ass ign s foreve r , the securi tyfor m ak ing and repai r ing y

esd fence and gate by y8 s

d Nathan ie lBacon and Je rem y Bacon , to m e in hand g iven , y

e rece ipt whereofI do he reby acknowledge an d d eclare m yse l f fu l ly sat i sfied » con

ten ted and pai d , and for divers o the r good cau se s and con s iderat ions to m e the 5

d Abraham B l i sh,at th i s t im e espec ial ly m ov ing,

have gi ven , gran ted , bargain-

ed,so ld , al iened , en feo ff e d and con

fi rm ed and by the se pre sen t s d'

o free l y and absol ute ly gi ve , gran t ,bargain ,

se l l , al ien , enf eoffe and confir m un to them yescl Nathan ie l

Bacon and Jerem y Bacon ,the i r he i rs and ass ign s foreve r, al l that

parce l o f m y m eddow m arsh and creek stu ff , con tain ing about oneacre and one - hal f , be i t m or e or less , l y ing and be ing in Barnstab le afo re sai d

,on y

8norther ly s i de of y

e creek com m on l y cal led ye

old m i l l c reek , and i s boun d ed southe r ly by y8 s‘1 creek and easter l yby ye causeway ove r y

em arsh f rom y

6 br idge where ye old m i l ls tood , and i s bounde d westerly by y8 west s ide of a rock standingby y° uplan d s id e an d thence ranging easter l y to ye m ain creekafore sai d by the po in t whe re y6 ban k o f y

esd creek i s s teep down ;

toge ther wi th al l ye

proffits , pr iv i l eges and appu rtenan ces to y‘3sd

bargaine d prem i ses be longing or in any wis e appe r tain ing : To

H ave and To H o l d ye scl parce l of m eddow and creek stu ff and

appun tenances unto yesd Nathan ie l Bacon and Jerem y Bacon ,

the i r and each of the i r he i rs and ass igns foreve r . An d

I , the sd Abraham B l i sh , do for m yse l f

,m y he i rs , ex

ecu tor s,

adm in i s trato rs covenan t and gran t to and with

ye Nathan ie l Bacon and Jerem y Bacon and the i r he i r s

and ye he i rs and assign s of each of them

,that at the

t im e o f enseal ing and de l ive r ing of these p re sen t s,I

have fu l l power and j u st r igh t and law fu l author i ty to gran t, bar

gain and confi rm al l yesd p rem i ses , in and by these presen t s m en

t ioned or in ten ded to b e bargained and confirm ed in m anne r andform as afore sai d

,accord ing to y

e t rue inten t and m ean ing of these

BLI SH GENEALOGY . 5

presen ts, a-

nd that yesd bargained prem i ses are to be and shal l

cont in ue to be c lear ly exhonorated , acqui t ted and d i scharged or

O therwi se upon reque st and sufficient ly save d and kept harm le ss bym e y

‘

sd Ab raham Bl i sh , m ine he i rs , execu tor s and adm in i s t rators ,

of and from al l other form er gi fts , gran t s , bargain s , sales, t i t le s ,dowe

'rs; charges and im cum b rances w tsoev er had , m ade , conducted

fo r done , or to be m ade

,had conducted or don e by m e , y

esd Abra

ham Bl ish,m ine he i rs o r ass ign s or by any o the r person or per

son s from ,by or un de r m e , u s or any of u s , or by m ine , our or

a ny o f our m ean s,consen t or procu rem en t .

“ In witness whereo f I , the 5d Abraham B l i sh have he reunto

_s"et t m y han d and seal th i s l oth day. o f January , Anno Dom in iO n e Thou san d S ix H und red Se ‘

venty and N ine .

ABRAHAM BLI SH a SEAL.

S igned , seal ed and de l i vere d in pre sence of

Mary H ink ley .

Jeded iah Lum bert .

The ab ove sd Ab raham B l i sh appeared the 2 0 of January,

1679 and acknow ledged these presen t s to be hi s act and deed. b e“ fore m e . Thom as H ink ley , Ass i stant .

“ Vera cop ia. Com -pared with the o riginal deed . Jta“ Attest pred ict . Thom as H ink ley .

”

-Barnsta.ble Deed Records.

The fol lowing i tem s have been gathered from var iou s sourcesand show the pub l i c acts o f th is pionee r .

"

1637. H ad accoun t s w i th John Co le — Pope’

s P ioneers, Mas s .

1641 . Ju ne I .

“ At the Gefial l Court o f oJr Sou faigne Lo rd the

Ki 'ng,he l d at Plyn

'

l aforesd,the fi rs t Day o f June in the

xv ijt ll Yeare o f

‘

hi s sd Ma

t ie snow Raigne , o f England

”

etc

The nam es o f those that are ppounded th i s Cou rtto be adm i tte d as f reem en. at the next Court .Ab raham B lu sh Wil l iam Bet ts

, o f Barnstab leP lym . Rec. 2 17.

"1642 -

3. Mar . 7. Abraham B lu sh w as Grand j uror from Barnstab le .

— 1b . 53.

"1643. June 6.

“ At a O chal l Court hol den at Plym outh aforesai d the v j

'

th of June in the xixth Yeare of the Raigne of

ABRAHAM BLISH .

or Sou’

aigne Lord , Charles by the Grace of God King o f

England , Scot lan d , France I re lan d , De fendr of the

Fayth , &c .

”the gran d j u ry w as sworn , am ong which w as .

Abraham B lush — l b . 56.

H is nam e appears in a l i s t of person s ab le to bear arm s

in the“

Co lony o f N ew Plym outh” .— N . E. Gen . Regr .

Took the oath of fidel ity — P lym . Rec. 8 - 193.

June 4.

“ At Gen’al l Court” &c.

“ Surveyors of H e ighw ayes chosen by the sev

’al l town sh ip s p

fsented to th is

Court .Barns tab le— Ab raham B lu sh Nathan ie l Bacon .

I b. 2 —84.

June 5.

“ Ab ram B lu sh Propounded for freem an .

_l b . 2 - 167.

June 7. At the Gene ral l Cour t of Elect ion ho lden for

the j u r i sd ict ion o f New P lym . Nam e s o f such standpropoun d ed to take up the i r freedom : Abraham B lu sh ,and ot hers — l b . 3

-

7.

June 7.

“ Abraham B lu sh chosen Surveyor of H ighw aie sfor Barn stab le with Do lare Dav ice”.

— l b .

June 3.

“

The Constab le s for the sev eral l Towne sBarn stab le— Abraham B lu sh .

”— Ib . 3

- 100 .

Att the Cou rt o f h i s Mat ie ho l den att Pl ym outh for the

Ju r isd ict ion o f New Plym outh the fift of March , 1657.

The nam e s o f those that have taken the oath of fide lite

at Duxbor row in the year 1657.

Ab raham B l u sh, and others — I b . 8 - 182 .

June 1 . Court of Elect ion, etc. Abraham B l u sh one of

“

ye Grand Enquest sw orne

”.

— l b . 3- 135.

The nam e o f Ab ra ham B l u sh appears in the l i st of f reem en — l b . 8 - 2 00 .

June 6. H e w as Con stab le for Barn stab le .— l b . 3

- 188 .

J une 1 . H e w as again one of the “ Grand Enquest”

_]b . 4-

37.

June 5. Was Con stab le for Barn stab le .— l b . 4

-

48 .

Feby 5.

“ At a m ee t ing o f those fiv e m en im pow ered byye town

,accord ing to an o rde r bear ing date the 2 1 0f

May , 1662,to m ake such o rde rs respect ing y

e

generalfie l d as m ay be for y

e preservat ion of ye corn

,etc» i t

i s orde red as fo l low eth,vi z . that Abraham B l i sh

,Jam es .

Lucas and Jam es Cob are im powered to be heywards of

ye sai d fie l d t i l l th i s t im e twe l ve m on th

, to see that y°or

ders respect ing yesd fie l d be ob se rved and penal t ies gath

BLISH GENEALOGY . 7

ered , and gi ve an accoun t of such for fe i tu res and penalt ies unto y

e sai d fiv e m en,to b e by them d i sposed of as

they shal l see cause for ye com m on good of y

e Interessors

in y8sd fie ld — Barns table Tow n. Rec.

May 2 9. H is nam e appears in the l i s t of freem en of N ew

Plym outh — l b . 5- 2 77.

“ At a Tow n Meet ing y(3

5 o f Apri l , 1670 » i t i s orde red by y6 Town ,

that al l o f ye com m on m eddo-

w as yet

un d i sposed w i th in th i s town sh ip shal l from t im e to t im e

perpetual l y to be and l ie for a com m on to and for y°

com m on use o f ye

pre sen t inhabitant s whose nam e s arehe reto recorde d and to y

8 son s o f al l yeaforem ent ioned

inhab i tant s succe ss ive ly as they shal l grow qual ified , accord ing to a form e r order bear ing date 3 of O ctob er1662

,and y

e succe ssors of such inhab i tan ts aforesai dw ho shal l purchase and buy out ye r igh t o f such respectiv e inhab i tan ts .”

A l i s t i s appended am ong which i s the nam e of Ah

raham B l i sh — Bar ns table Tow -

n Record .

Jany . 16. Abraham B l i sh,Thom as Lum bar t and Jam es

Cob were chosen H eywards for the fo l lowing year .

The fi rst w i fe of ABRAHAM BLISH w as ANNE“

The date o f m arr iage i s unknow n . By her he had chi l d ren :

SARAH ,

2 b. 2 Dec. 1644 , accord ing to the Barnstable Town records,wh ich is fo l lowed by the N. E. Gen . Regr. 2 1

-65. The P lym outhrecords say 2 D ec. 1641 , wh ich is fo l lowed by Freem an in his H is

tory o f Cape Cod , and by O t is’ Barnstable Fam i l ies. The Churchrecords say she w as bapt ized by Rev . Lo throp, 5 Dec. 1641 , wh ichis probably correct . Noth ing further is known o f her except ingthe m ent ion in the wi l l o f he r father , as Sarah O r chyard.

t . 1. Apr . 1648 and bapt ized 9 Apr . 1648— Bar ns tab le

Tn . Rea,!WI T H-

1011’

s Cape Cod and O tis . H is W i fe Anne , d ied 16

May 1651 , accord ing to the Plym outh records and the BarnstableTn . records. The Church record says , “

Sy ster B lush buryed May26, O t is g i ves both dates , but prefers the earl ier. H e m ar

r ied second H ANNAH .

*a daughter o f John W i l l iam s of Sc ituate

and w idow of John Barker of Mar shfie ld, Mass. By her he had,

‘ J ohn Barker w as d row ned 14 D ee . 1652 . and adm in is tration gran ted to h is-

w idow 17 D e e . 1652 . H e r son A b raham B lish w as b . O ct . 1654 , so that h e r m ar

r iage w ith Ab raham B l ish m us t hav e been not later t han t he ea r ly par t o f t hey ear 1654 .

8 ABRAHAM BLISH .

ar t- ABRAHAM“ b. 16

'

O ct. 1654, accord ing to the Barnstable records,Freem an and the N. E. Gen. Regr. The Plym outh records say hew as born about 16 Mar . 1658.

H annah W i l l iam s Barker, the second w ife, d ied Mar .

acco rd ing to the Plym outh records. The Barnstable Tn. recordssay 16 Feb . 1657

- 8 , wh ich is fo l lowed b y O t is and the N. E. Gen .

Regr."H e m arr ied as th ird wi fe, ALICE, wi dow of John Derby** oi~

Yarm outh, 4 Jany . 1658-

9.

JOH N BARKER’S SU IT.

The fo l lowing record of a su i t of one of the Barke r ch i ldren .

wi l l b e o f intere st , as a legal cu r ios i ty .

“ At the Court o f his Mat ie ho l den att P lym outh for the Jur isd ict ion o f

New Plym outh the fif t o f March, 1677.

“ John Barker, of Barnstabl e , com plaineth against Captaine John W ill iam s of Sc ituate, as Guard ian and r eceiur o f the rents and proffits o f the

land of the sai d John Barker dur ing his m inor it ie , in an act ion o f accom pt .

to the dam age o f 2 00 pounds ; for that the sa i d John W i l l iam s, as guard ianin soccage , tooke into his custody the sai d Barker in the m on th of Marchin the y eer 1657, and from said t im e r ece iued the rents and proffit s of sai dBarker h is lands in the tow neshipp of Mar shfield, and had sev e ral l yeer ly

'

t enant s o f the sam e v n t il the sa i d Barker d i d ar r iue at t the age o f twen tyone y eer s, wh ich w as in the y eer 1672 , be ing fourteen y eer s com pl eat, andflthcr eof hath not r end ered an accom pte to the plain t ifi

’

e to th is day , notw ithstand ing the sai d guard ian hath not im proued the estate in educat ing and

w e l l br ing ing v p the said he re, but contrar iwise d id im proue the sai d heireas his servant , about the sa id W i l l iam s his ow ne ser v il l im ploym ents.

”

“

The jury find for the plaint iffe an hundred and seauenteen pound sdam ages, v nl ess the defend an t render to him a faire accom pt between th isand the last of May next, and the costs o f su it wh ich com es to 4 £ o6s 06d

to b e payed in siluer m oney.

”

“

In reference vuto the verd ict of the jury in the case of John Barker,plaint ilf e and Capt. John W i l l iam s , defendan t, in an act ion of accom pt asguard ian in soccage , wh ich is as fo l loweth, v i z —

t he jury find for the plaint il’fe one hundred and seuenteen pounds dam age , v n less the defendant doerend er to him a faire accom pt between th is and the last o f May next, andthe cost of su i t : Th is court doth appo in t the honorabl e the (3011 , MajorCudworth and the Treasurer, and for defau lt of e ither, Mr. Thom as

H inckley, aud i tors, to m eet together at t Mar shfie ld the 1sth day o f Maynext, att ter m of the clocke, to audit t , heare and determ ine the sai d accom pt,together with the cost o f sa i d auditt and to issue forth execut ions for the

“ J oh n D er by or Darby d . at Yarm outh be fore 5 Mar . 1655-6, w h en adm in

ist rat ion w as g ran ted to his W idow . A ft er th e death o f Nicho las N icke rson , In

1682 , t h e cour t o rd e red t h e l and at Monx’s H i l l , In “

P lym ou th , to b e d ivi ded b et w een w idow s B lush and w idow N iear son , w ho had r eceive d nothi ng be fore from ;

her fat h er J ohn Darby .- (Pope

’

s P ioneers of Mas s .


arrearages of the sam e ; and case the sai d aud itors shal l not agree in any

m atter touch ing the sai d accom pt, that then any two o f them agree ing shal lhaue fu l l powe r to determ ine the sam e.

”— P1ym . Rec. VII -

209.

John Barker succee ded so we l l in th i s sui t , that he w as eu

couraged to t ry again , and on the l 6th of Ju ly , 1678 , he fi led thefol lowing declarat ion

John Barker, o f Barnstable , com plains against John Wi l l iam s of

Sc ituate , in an act ion on the case , to the dam age o f one hundred pounds,for that whereas , afte r the said Barker d i d ar r iue at the age o f fourteeny ee rs, he chose the sa i d W' i l l iam s as h is guard ian and w ho expected to

con t inew his gaur diansh ipp to sai d Barker and w as al lowed and appo in tedby the Court o f N ew Plym outh to b e guard ian to sa i d Barker and r equ iredby sa i d Court to br ing him v p in the w ay o f educat ion and learn ing soe as

m ight b e to his advantage and heal th w hen hee shou l d com e to b e o f age

and put him forth to a trade , as m ay appear by the record of th is Court ,bearing date O ctober, 1665 : and the sa i d \Vil l iam s to the contrary w ise imployed the sa i d Barker about his, the said W i l l iam s ow ne serv il l im ‘

ploy

m ents , from sa i d t im e v nt il l the sa i d Barker d i d ar r iue att m ans estate, andd i d not put him forth to a trade : wherefore the com plainant br ings his act ion to the honorabl e Court for r el ie ffe and prase that he m ay haue wagesfor his seruice done fo r sai d W' i l l iam s and dam age for no t putt ing the saidBarker forth to a trade.

” —P lym . Rec.

The young m an w as non - su i ted in th i s case » and then the old

m an , ev id ent ly w i shing to get even , fi led the fo l lowing com p lain t

John W i l l iam s o f S i tuate com plaineth o f John Barker of Barnstable,in an act ion on the case , to the dam age of one thousand pounds, siluer

m ony, f or that the aforesai d John Barker at som e t im e s ince March last.sland erous ly reported and de fam ed the aboue sai d W i l l iam -

s, by say ing,that hee, the sai d W i l l iam s , “ is the w ickedest m an that ever was v pon the

face of the earth.

"— P lym . Rec.

The Cou r t ev ident l y thought that the quarre l had proceededfar enough , and W i l l iam s was al so non- su i ted .

The fo l lowing cur ious rece ipt s p robab l y have re ference to ;

the Barker p ropert y

Nouem ber the 11th 1654. Rece iued by m ee, John W i l l iam s, for thev se o f Abraham B lush, of Peregrine Wh ite , the sum e o f th i rt y sh i l l ingsfor rent. I say receiued by m ee, John W i l liam s , wh ich is the one

-hal fe.

John W i l l iam s.

— P lym . Rec. VIII -

2 10.

Receiued of George Vaughan , in and by the appo intm ent of M?

Peregr ine Wh ite, the sum e of fiue pounds and ten sh i l l ings, wh ich is the

10 ABRAHAM BLISH .

rent due to Anne Barker. I say receiued by m ee th is 26 of March, 1662 .

John W i l l iam s;P lym . Rec. VIII 2 11.

May 9th 1656. Receiued by m ee Do lar Dau is, by the order o f Abra

ham B lush o f Barnstable, the ful l and j ust sum e of fiue pounds and ten

sh i l l ings, of Nathan ie l l Bassett o f Marshfie ld, in a cow and yearl ing. I say

receiued by m ee. Do lar Dau is.— P lym . Rec. VIII -

2 10

Apr i l the 9t h 1656. Recieued by m ee Do lar Dau is o f Concord , byorder o f Abraham B lush o f Barnstable , the ful l sum e o f fiue pounds fiuesh i l l ings of P eregr ine Wh ite of Mar shfie ld, in a cow and cal f. I say re

ce iued by m ee the day and y eer aboue wr itten , for wh ich the sai d JohnW il lam o f Sc ituate , the sa i d B lushes agen t is to g iuc the sai d Wh ite and

Bassett a d ischarge. Dolar Dau is.”— P lym . Rec. VIII -

2 11.

1668. Receiued of m y father- in - law Abraham B lush the fu l l and j ustsum o f ten pounds in fu l l sat isfact ion of m y wifes port ion ordered by the

Court o f N ew Plym outh to be by him payed.

I say r eceiued by m ee. Sam ue l Pratt.Barnstable the z cond o f the 9th m onth, 1668.

As w itnesseth Thom as H uckens,

J ohn H ackens .

- Plym . Rec. 11-

51. P t . 11.

Ab raham B l ush al so se t t led w ith John Prat t , husband of A nn

Barker,27 O ct . 1666. Sam ue l Prat t w as the hu sban d of Mary

Barker .— Gen . Adv er tiser, 4

-

31 .

1660. Mar . 12 . W i l l iam Burden,hereto fo re of Concord

,Mass

,

now re s iden t in Duxbu ry,te st ifie s that he rece ived in

r ight of h i s w i fe Debo rah , daughter of John Barker , lated ecd . m oney fro m Abraham B lu sh .

— N . E. Gen . Regr .

7- 178 .

W ILL .

Abraham B l i sh d ied at Barnstab le , Mass . , Septem be r 7th .

1683, leav ing a wi l l,wh ich i s as fo l lows

I , Abraham B l u sh be ing weak in body but through the Mer

'cy o f God o f soun d and d i spos ing m ind and m em ory , cal l ing to

m in d the uncer tain ty of th i s l i fe on earth and be ing des i rou s tose t t le th ings in orde r , doe m ake th i s m y last w i l l and tes tam en t inm anner and form fo l lowing— That i s to say

Im ps — I com m end m y sou l to God in Jesu s Chri st m y b lessed Sav ior and m y body to decen t bur ial l as to m y executor hee ra fte r nam e d shal l seem e m eet and conven ien t, and as touch ing

12 ABRAHAM BLISH .

sai d sOn Joseph B l ish five pounds , and fiv e shi l l ings apeece to hisO ther th ree ch i ld ren.

“ I tem .

- I wi l l and bequeath to m y son. Jo seph B l i sh al l the

Res t of m y Good s and e state whatsoever to pay m y deb t s andLegacyes by m e be fore gi ven .

"And I do hereby m ake and appo in t him m y son Joseph to

bee m y so le execu tor o f th i s m y las t w i l l and Te stam e n t .“ In W i tne ss w he ro f I have heerunto set . m y hand and seal e

th i s 17th o f Apr i l l , 1683.

In presence ofMary H inckley .

Thom as H inckley, Gov .

Mr . Thom as H inck ley , Gov t m ade oath to th i s w i l l att theC0u r t of h i s Ma

“ie h‘

ol‘

deri att Plym o‘uth the fif t of March 1683- 1

4.

“Re cognit t . th i s 2 8 th day o f February , 168 1 , be fore th e

Thom as H inclz ley God .

“ Th i s court doth order Mr Lathrop and Mr Thache r to ad

m im e ste r an oath to Mr s Mary H inck ley in re ference to the wil l ofAbraham B lu sh

,deceased .

”— Plym . Cour t Rec. VI . p. 123.

“Mist r is Mary H inck l’ey m ad-

e oath to th i s w i l l 2 9th of Feb

ruary , 1683.

B e fore Mr . Bar nabas“

Lay thorpe, A ssistant .

and Mr . J ohn Thacher,A ssistant.

— Plym . Rec. Vol . IV . P t . 11 .

(Fac s im i le ot‘

a. portion of the record of the Inventory of Abraham B lish at P l ym outh .)

BLI SH GENEALOGY

The w idow and. the execu tor fi led the fo l lowing

INVENTORY.

13

A true inventory o f al l and s ingular the goods , chatte ls and cred its ofAbraham B lush

,d eceased , praised at his house in Barnstable the fourth

day o f Septem ber one thousand s ix hundred e ighty and three by JohnDav is

,senr and Joseph Laytho rpe, as fo l loweth :

I tem .

his purse and appare l],in bookes,

a feather bed and bedd ing and fleck bed under i tin pewte r and brasseIron pott and hookes, tonges, gr id iron , chain , augers ,hand saw and other i ron ,

tw o pa ire o f tram m e lsan old br i d le and sadd lea ch ist, a box and chai res,a Gun , powder, bu l lets and powder horne ,a padlocke , a fry ing pan , a cowbe l lTrayes , bowl es and wood en d ishesBedstead , o ld hogsheads, barre ls , a spinn ing whee l andshot pouch and s ickle

in sheepes woo l and cotton w oo le , 2 pail es,an o ld cart and whee ls and plow i rons and cheape

an o ld pitchfork and o ld sy th 01

in Ind ian and Engl ish corne 01

a beeve barre l] and asnufiing trough 00

Iron Wedges , H ooks and Rings and Rund let oo

in hookes , oo

in neate Catt le 15in sheepe and lam bs 02

one your-1g sw ine and an o ld Cah oo , 095 a m are 2 £ 10s 02

a fry ing pan and Jarr and pott and hal f bushe l l and a

pound we ight and lb. o f yarn1 Iron kett le1 ol d shee t and an Iron cou l t'er,in debts due to the estate in Neate Catt l e wh ich w i l l bedue 5 years hence 7£ an o ld brake ,

the estate i s ind ebted about w e now knowthe sev eral l charges about 305 o r 405 .

a flock b ed , a pa i re o f course sheets , 2 pil low coates, anapk in and 2 towe ls ,

a Coppber t and a great Tabl e ,

55 oo

14 ABRAHAM BLISH .

Joseph B l ish and A l l ice B l ish tooke theire oathes that so farr as theyknow th is Inventory of the estate of Abraham Bl ish, deceased, is a t rueInventory.

Before m ee, Bar nabas Lay thorpe,Ass istant.

— Plym . Ree.

BLISH GENEALOGY . 15

SECO ND GENERATIO N .

3 JO SEPH 2 BLI SH .

(Abraham1.)

JO SEPHZ,s . of Ab raham 1 B l i sh and Anne was b .

J A pr . 1648 , at Barn stab le , Mass . H e in . 15 Sept . 1674, at Barn

s tab l e, H annah , dtr . of Tri st ram and Agnes H ul l .’

.She w as b 1657.

I ssue b. at Wes t Barnstab le ;

b. 13 Sept. 1675.

6. JOHN,

3 b. 17 Feby . 1676-

7. Probably d. young.

7. ANNAHa

( Anne) b.

“

y6 latter end of Feby. 1678

-

9.

8 .+ABRAH AM,

3 b. 27 Feby . 1680-

1.

b. 14 A ug. 1683.

10. SARAH ,

3 b.

“

ye beg inn ing o f August 1685 d. 3 Jany. 1686.

11. SARAH ,

a b. Sept. 1686.

“ Sarah B l ish deceased12 . TH ANK FUL,

3 b. 4 . -Sept. 1689. m . 30 O ct . 1712 , to J oseph Bod

fish I r . , by Just ice.

Bassett.13. JOHN, b 1 Jany. 1691. d . 14 Oct . 1711. In ye 2 0th Year of his

age .

b. . Apr . 1694.

15. MARY,

3 b Apr . 1696. m . 26 June , 1718 to Sam l . J ones , byEsqf . Parker.

16.+BENJAMIN,

3 b. Apr . 1699.

Born. Tn. Rec.

Anna, w f . o f Joseph B l i sh , S r. , w as adm i t ted to the church0

9 Ju ly , — Barn . Ch. Rec.

1685.

“ Voted that the Governor and Mr . Lathrop im pane l aj u ry to bound the County road and the Town ’s h ighways , accord ing to the orde r of the Court”. JosephB l i sh w as one of the j u ry chosen — Freem an, Cape Cod ,

2 —277.

1 689. Was adm i t ted as a freem an,

at ye

'

General l Cour t , he l d

‘ Se e H U LL , Append ix.

16 SECOND GENERATIO N .

at Pl im oth,I st Tue s day in Ju’

ne”

.— Plym . Rec. VI]

2 07.

H e was one of the witnesses to rece ipt of the e state of

Jam e s Cobb dated “the 4th day o f Ju ly ,

in the 12th Year

of H is Magt ies re ign anno Dom in i — Barn . P rob.

Rec. 2 - 155.

A ug. 16. John _Annab le , Joseph B l i sh and John Baker "

apprai se d the goods and chat te l s o f Shubal Ewer , decd .

— Barn . Prob . Ree .

‘3- 270 .

Narraganset t Town sh ip No . 7, now Gorham ,Maine

,w as as

s igne d by lot to gran tees in“Barn stab le , and other Mass . town s ,

for serv ices in King Phi l l ip’s or Narragan set t w ar . Joseph B l ish

w as am ong the se , and drew lot 27.; S ol diers in K ing Phil lip

’

s

War , 438 . Fr eem an’

s Cape Cod.

WI LL .

Joseph Bl i sh d. 14 June , 1730, leaving a w i l l , whi ch i s as .

f o l lows ;

“ In the Nam e of God , Am en . The 2 sth day of January‘

anno Dom in i 172 2 ,I Joseph B l i sh , of Barn stab le in the Coun t y

o f Barn stab le and P rov m ce of Massachu se t t s Bay , in N ew

England , be ing unde r decays of bod y by age, but of dispos ingm ind and m em ory , yet cal l ing to m in d the m ortal i ty o f m y body{and knowing i t i s appo in te d un to al l m en once to die , do m akerand orda in th is m y last W i l l and Te stam en t

,that i s to say

“ Principal l y and fi rs t of al l I g i ve and recom m end m y sou lt o God w ho gave i t , and m y body to the earth to be buried in .

decen t ch r i st ian bur ial at the d i sc re t ion of m y Executor hereafternam ed ;and as touching m y wlor ldly estate

,I gi ve , de m i se and d i s

pose of the sam e in the fo l low ing m anne r and form :

“

l m prhnis z— I g ive and bequeath to H annah m y dear ly beloved wi fe al l of m y hou seho l d m ovab les

“I tem — I gi ve to m y son T rustram B l i sh twen ty - th ree

pounds which wil l m ake up,wi th the twen ty - seven pounds w h ich .

h e hath al ready had, fi fty pounds“

I tem — I gi ve to m y son Ben jam in B l i sh fi fty pounds to bepaid

‘

by m y Executor :“

I tem z— I gi ve to m y son Ab raham B l i sh the sum of fiv e '

pounds , i f he doth re tu rn or m ay be heard of so as to rece i ve it


tw ithlin tw o years after m y d'

ecease » and i f not then I give the

above fiv e pound s equal l y be tween m y tw o son s T rustram and

Benjam in :

“ I. g i ve to m y daughter Annah the sum of three pounds be

s ide s what she hath al ready had ; I give to m y daughte r Thankfu l the sum o f three pound s bes i d e s what she hath al ready had ;I g ive to m y daughte r Mary the sum o f e ight poun d s bes i des what .

she hath al ready had :“

I g ive to m y tw o son s T r ustram and Ben jam in al l m y wear~

ing c lothe s in equal shear s be tween them , except m y cane or staff,which I g ive to m y son Joseph : I gi ve to each o f m y grandchil~

d ren that are now fou r years old fiv e sh i l l ings ; and I do herebycon s t i tu te

,m ake and o rdain m y son T rust ram B l i sh to b e m y so le

Executo r to th i s m y las t \Vi l l and Te stam en t ; and I hereby ut te rly d i sal low ,

revoke and d i sannu l al l and every other wi l l and testam en t and Executors by m e in any wise be fore m ade or nam ed ,and rat i fy ing and confi rm ing th i s and no othe r to be m y las t w i l land te stam en t .

“

In witness whe reo f I have he reun to set m y hand and seal

the day and year above written .

J oseph B l ish, ( Seal .)

S igned , sealed , pub l i shed and declared by the said Joseph .

B l i sh to b e hi s last w i l l and te stam en t in the presence of

J ohn A nnible.

J no. Barker .

Sam l l A nnible.

— Barn . P rob. Rec. 62 44;

Aug. ye

31 day , 1730 , then rece i ved o f m y son Tri st ramB l i sh , Executor o f the W i l l o f m y late husband Joseph B l i sh , al l .the hou sehol d m ovab les in 5

dwi l l gi ven there in to m e

,and th i s .

shal l be a fu l l d i scharge to him the 5d Executor , as witnes s m y

hand , her

of H annah X B lish

In p resen ce of m ark.

J on Baker .

J oseph Blish, J r .

Thi s w i l l w as p robated 30 Aug. 1731 , accord ing to O t i s and‘

the Barn . Pro. Rec. wh i ch i s m an i fe st ly er roneou s , as he d . in

June 1730 , and h i s w idow rece ipt s for her hou seho l d goods, 31A ug. 1730.

18 SECOND GENERATION .

H annah B l i sh » the widow O'

f Joseph d . 15 Nov .

co’rding to the Town Rec . tho’ Freem an has i t 1733.

The in sc r ipt ion 011 the tom b stone of Joseph B l i sh , at West

Barnstab le; reads as fo l lows :“

H ere l ies the body of Mr . Joseph

B l ish , w11"

o dyed June 14th . day , 1730,ii1 y

e 83ra year of h i s

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age”

4 ABRAHAM".

BLISH .

ABRAHAM"BLISH ,

s. of Ab raham and Hannah (Will iam s) B l i sh , b . 16 O ct . 1654 at Barnstab le , Mass ,

Ma’r th‘a, dt r . of Joh n Shaw , butcher , and

She w as b . 16 Sept . 1655, at Bostori, M‘

a'

ss .

I ssue born at Boston :

17.

- l- ABRAHAM,

a b. 3“ Oct . 1683.

18.

-

1LJOHN ,

3 b. 6 Feby . 1686.

19. JOSEPH ,

8 b. 2 4 Ju ly, 1689.

2 0. MARTH A ? b. m . Thom as Foster , 17 Dec. 1702 , by,Mr . Benj a Co lem an.

Martha,the fi rst w i fe of Abraham ? 13131511, d : 24 Ju ly

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; 1706,and he m ai r ied 2 nd 8 May , 1707, Susanna Tut t l

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e’

. Th i s m ar

r iage w as al so per form ed by Mr . Ben‘jn The re seem s

to have been no i s sue o f the second m arr iage.

He was a ver y act ive m an in pub l i c m at ters in Boston and

w as a“ fel tm aker” or hat ter by t rade .

D iv . No 5 He rem is contained the r’

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am es of al l the mal esnow l iv ing in m y squadron

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,p m e Ja‘c

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o son'

; Coh

Stab le in'

Bos ton,rateab le Accord ing

Ser van ts . Ab ra-h . B l u sh ,”

Apri l 2 4.

“

Ab raham B l i sh,fe l tm aker

,becam e su re t y to

the Town for Juo . Cal dwe l l and h i s fam i ly , a‘

rrd th‘

at s“

Caldwe l l shal l depar t from the Town on the 15th of

Ju ly fo l lowing .

H e w as rated for 6 hou ses . Tax 3 sh i l l ings.Tax

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l i s t shows two m ale person s in hi‘s’

houseover 16

Robe rt Paton at B l ish’

s,

2 0 SECOND GENERATIO N .

1705. May 14. Abraham B l i sh chosen one of the O ve rseers ofthe Poo r .

1706-

7. Mar . 10 . Town Mee t ing. Stephen Minot , AbrahamB l i sh , Capt . Thom as H utch in son

,Dan ie l O l i ver , Capt .

Tim othv Clark , Franc i s Thre she r, Dan l . Pow n ing,Thos .

Cu sh ing and Jp seph Prout chosen Se lectm en .

1707. The Estate o f John W in t rop, Esqf

,Deceased , D Ir to Wai t

W in th rop,Esq

f

,for sun d ry charges d i sbursed on h i s

funeral l as fo l lows , vi z : Decem b -r 1707,

Pai d M"Ab raham B l i sh prnote £

4 os.

”— W

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inthropPaper s , V

1709. June 2 4 . El i sa Dav i s,widow

,i s burie d . Mr . Deer ing,

H i l l, W i l l iam s , Mee rs

,B l i sh

,D raper

,Bearers . They

in v i ted m e and m y wi fe by sen d ing us good gloves .”

Set tral l Papers, 2 - 2 57.

1715. Mch . 12 . Abraham B l i sh chosen one o f ye Tythingm en

for ye year en su ing .

”

1716- 1717. Re - e lected to sam e office .

1719- 2 0 . Mar . 15. Vo te d tha H ab ijah Savage, Esq

’

,Messu

r s

Jam e s Gooch , John Co lm an,Abraham B l i sh Capt .

John C harnock b e a'

com m ittee to draw up a Town O r

der o r By Law for the Regu lat ing of Truck s w ith in th i sTown and to m ake Repor t the reo f to y

e Town at the i rnext m ee t ing.

”

Sept . 2 8 . Town Mee t ing. H ornb l e Sam l . Sewal l , Esq

"

Moderator . Voted the Town wi l l proceed to the

choyce o f a Com m i ttee to con s ide r ab t prom ot ing of a

Sp inn ing Schoo l or Schoo l s for the In st ruct ion of Chi ld ren o f th i s Town in Spinn ing as exprest in the w ar r t

for the cal l ing o f th i s m ee t ing,to be seven in num be r .

Ab i jah Savage , Esqf , Dan ie l O l i ve r » Esq’, W i l l iamPayne , Esq

”,Me ss Franc i s Thrasher

,Abraham B l i sh

John Co lm an and Benjam in Fi tch to be sd Com m i ttee .

“ Vote d that sd com m i ttee be des ired to m ake repo rt ofwhat they shal l th ink proper re lat ing there to to y

e Town

yem ee t ing w eh shal l be cal led for the choyce of Jurors

for next Jan t y Cou rt .(A lengthy report w as m ade in Dec. fo l lowing,

wh i chw as postponed to the March m ee t ing,

when i t w as votedto loan the m oney on “

good Real Se cur i ty”

.

1

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About 1719 a large co lony of persons from the vicin i ty ofLondonderry , I re land , arr ived in th i s count ry , som e of whom set

BLI SH GENEALOGY . 2 1

f led in Boston . They were ch ie fly m anu factu rers o f l inen and

b rought the i r u tens i l s wi th them for that purpose . The foot. l inen whee l , so com m on in the househo l d s o f New England , w asin t roduced by the se peop le . The rai s ing o f flax and the m anufacture o f l inen c loth w as looked upon as a m at ter of great im

portance to th i s coun try .

The wi l l of W i l l iam Shaw,c i t i ze n and weaver , o f London,

England , dated 5 A pr i l 1687, and proven 1 1 May 1693 gives to“ bro the r John , o f Boston ,

in N ew Englan d , 4015”and several

o the r bequest s , am ong w h ich i s the fo l lowing, to m y cous inMartha B lu sh , o f Boston aforesai d

,daughter of m y sai d brothe r

John Shaw, to cous ins John and Martha Barker , son and

daughter o f m y late s i ste r El i zabeth Barke r,decease d

,10£

apiece .

”

John Shaw}, butche r , w as adm i t ted a m em be r of the art i l leryc om pany in Bos ton in 1646.

A m ong the l i s t of c re d i tors o f Thom as Crocker , o f Barnstab le , Mass

,i s Mr . Abraham B l i sh

,of Boston . Claim s due to

_him on the booke,006- 06- 00 .

Also in the e s tate o f Nathan ie l O -t i s,Mr . Abraham B l i sh

o f Boston c laim s i s due to him by bond bear ing date 2 6 Aug ,

1718 , 40- 00

Abraham B l i sh d ied in Bo ston the m i d d le o f February , 1734.

H is w i l l w as adm i t te d to probate 8 Mar . 1734 , and i s as fo l lows :

WILL.

In the Nam e o f God, Am en. I Abraham B l ish, o f Boston , Fe ltm aker,11110 aged and infirm o f body , yet o f sound m ind , do m ake m y last w i l l andt estam ent in m anner fo l lowing, v iz :

First— and pr inc ipal ly , I com m it m y sou l to God the Father, Son and

H o ly Ghost , hum bly ask ing pardon fo r al l m y s ins and prec lud ing al l char i"ty , through Jesus Chr ist m y Sav ior, and m y body to the

‘

earth to b e decen tly interred , at the d iscret ion o f m y Executors here inafter nam ed , in hopes

-o f a g lor ious resurrect ion by he lp'

of m y Lord and Sav ior, Jesus Chr ist ; andas to m y worl d ly goods and estate , after the paym ent o f m y funera l chargesand just debts , I order and d ispose o f the sam e as fo l lows

Im ps— I g ive and bequeath to Robert Brown ,

husband of m y grandd aughter Martha, al l such sum o r sum s o f m oney as he stands just ly in«deb ted to m e by bond , account o r otherwise, and twenty pounds to buy himm ourning.

I tem — I g i ve , dev ise and bequeath to m y lov ing w i fe Susanah m ydwe l l ing and house where I now l ive w th the garden , woodhouse and app urees to ho l d to her and he r ass igns dur ing her l ife , and three hundredpound s in Prov ince bi l ls , to ho ld to her

, her Executors , Adm in istratorsa nd Ass igns forever.

2 2 SECOND GENERATION .

I tem — I dev ise and order that m y househo l d stuff and pla1c, except ingm y l

iar

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ge‘

sil v er'

tankard , r’

ria'

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r be div ided in two equal parts , in'

one of

wh ich m y desk to be,’

and in the o ther m y best b ed , curtains, valens , W indowcurtains, sat in qu i l t and ot her furn iture thereunt‘o be long ing, seven chai rs,one easy chair, two large look ing g lasses and one sm al ler; be ing what I ‘ l entm ysa i d grand daughter at he r m arr iage , and the first m en t ioned o f these

equal parts I g i ve to m y lov ing wife , her executors, adm in istrators and as

s igns forever, except ing sai d desk w Ch I g i ve her not , but give her the uSe '

of on ly dur ing her l i fe .

I tem — I g i ve and dev ise to m y sa i d lov ing w ife , the use and im provem ent o f m y N

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egro'

ser v ant , F lora, for and dur ing the term o f m y'

said w i fe’s~l ife , and no longer.

J tem r—I g ive and dev ise to m y good fr i ends Messr s Oxenb r idge

Thatcher and John Edwards , and to the ir he i rs and ass igns forever, therevers ion of m y dwe l l ing house above m ent ioned after the decease of m y“w if e

,and al l other m y lands , tenem ent s and hered itam ents : and I do also

g ive and bequeath un to them , the 5d Oxenb r idge Thatcher and John Ed

War'ds, the i r Execut r s and A dm in f S al l the res i due o f m y househo l d stuffand plate , the s i lver tankard aforesai d , and after m y w i fe

'

s decease , the sa i dd esk and negro and al l other m y goods and chatte l s whatsoever. Neverthel ess, m y trust and confidence in them reposed and m y aforesai d g ift,d '

ev ise and bequest to them , is upon th is spec ial trust, that they shal l employ and d ispose of al l m y sai d goods and chat te ls , and the rents andprofits of m y sa i d m essuage , lands , tenem ents and hered itam ents for theprofits o f th is m y w i l l , and convey and sett l e the sai d m essuage , lands , tenem ents and hered itam ents for such purposes and to such person s and insuch m ann er as by th is m y last w i l l and testam ent is appo inted concern ingthe sam e : that is to say ,

— I w i l l , dev ise and appo int , that after the deceaseo f m y lov ing w i fe, m y trustees afo resd shal l enter into m y m essuage , lands ,t enem t s and hered itam ents aforesa i d , lease the sam e to the best advantagefrom t im e to t im e

,as occas ion shal l requ i re , rece ive the rents and increase

of the sam e and quarterl y pay the sam e to m y sai d grand - daughter, into herow n proper hands and not in to the hands o f her sai d husband or of anyother person or persons that m ay c la im the sam e by force of any ass ignm ent o r o therwise , but on l y to her ow n hands for her so le and separate use ,

and he r husband to have no m ed l ing w ith the sam e ; and her rece ipts shal lb e suffic i ent d ischarges o f m y trustees aforesai d : and i f m y sai d granddaughter shal l dye before the sai d Robert and cont inu ing the m arr iage betw een

' them , in such'

case she leave any issue of her body, m y trusteesaforesa i d shal l im m ed iate l y convey“

al l m y m essuage , lands , tenem ents andhered i tam ents aforesai d , after the decease of m y sai d w i fe, to such issue 01

‘

issues, to ho l d the sam e to them and the i r he i rs forever ; but i f she leave no

i ssue of he r body in the case aforesai d , then m y trustees aforesai d shallim m ed iate l y upon m y sai d grand - daughter’s decease convey al l m y m essage.lands, tenem en ts and hered itam en ts after the death o f m y sai d w i fe , toJoseph Pom roy of Boston , Abraham B l ish of Barnstable, or the ir he irs,m y nephews, in equal hal ves, to hol d to them and the ir he i rs forever : buti f m y sai d grand - daughter shal l surv ive the sai d Robe rt or the m arr iage‘

now between them , then m y

'

sai d trustees shal l im m ed iate ly convey al l m y'

m essuage , lands, tenem ents '

and hered itam ents , after the decease o f m y

BLISH GENEALOGY 2 3

.sai d wi fe, to m y gG rand daughter, Martha Brown, to ho l d to her and her

he irs forever.I tem — I w i l l , dev ise and appo int that m y trustees aforesd shal l convert

t he res i due of m y goods chat te ls a l o rcsfi in to m oney and put the sam e

-out at in terest upon good secur i ty , renew ing the sam e from t im e to t im e,

a s occas ion m ay requ ire, rece i ve the profits and increase thereof and quart er ly pay the sam e to m y sai d g i and daughter, Martha, in her ow n properhands , and not in to the hands of he r sai d husband , or any other person or

persons that m ay claim the sam e by v irtue o f any ass ignm ent or otherw iseb ut on ly to he r ow n hands, for her sol e and separate use, and her sa i d husband to have no in term edl ing therew ith, and her rece ipts shal l be sufiicient

d ischarges of the sam e to m y t i ustees aforesd : prov ided , neverthe less i tshal l b e in the powe r of m y sai d trustees to reserve from sale such of theplate and househo ld stuff as they th ink proper, with the adv ice and consen to f_m y sa i d grand daughter and o f her on l y wi thout the in t e rm ed l ing of he r

said husband , and e ither- keep i t by them o r give the im provem ent of thesam e or any . part_of, it , upon reasonabl e secur ity to the sai d Robert Brown,

f o r w hat t im e or t im es they shal l think proper ; and if m y said granddaughter shal l dy e before the sa id Robert and cont_inu ing the sa i d m arr iagebetween them ,

i n such case,_if she shal l leave any issue of her, body, m ytrustees aforesaid shall keep and interest . oods and. shatte ls. in.

the i r own power, t i l l such issue o r issues respe ctiv e ly corne o f age

o r m ar ry and then canvey and pay the sam e equal ly to and am ong the saidissues ; but if she leave no issue or the issue. lef t dy e b efore they becom e ofage_o r m ar ry , then m y, said trustees shal l convey and pay the pr incipal andin terest, goods and chatte ls, to Joseph Pom roy o f Boston and Abraham ’

B l ish of Barnstab le , or the ir he irs the equa l hal ves , to ho l d to them ,the i r

Execr s Adm inr s or ass igns forever, except one hundred pounds to b e d isposed of at the? w i l l o f m y sai d granddaughter ; but if m y sai d grand - daught er shal l surv ive the s ai d Robert. or the m arr iage now b et-ween them ,

thenm y sa id trustees shal l im m ed iate ly convey to m y sa i d grand - daughter Mar

t ha al l the pr inc ipal , interest, goods and chatte ls in the i r hands o r powerr em ain ing at the death of the sai d Robert, to use and d ispose of the sam e

at he i pl easure .

Lastly .

— I do hereby const itute and appo int the,

sai d O xenb r idge

Thatcher and John Edwards Executors o f th is m y last w i l l and testam ent ,g iv ing to each of them twenty pounds in cons iderat ion o f the ir goodness tonde r take the charge o f execut ing th is m y w i l l and the trust I hereby r e

pose’

in them. I h er eby revoke al l form er w i ll s and dev ises by m e m ad e .

In Wi tness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal and publ ish and

d eclare th is on ly to_be m y last w i l l and testam t this th irt ie th day o f January , seven teen hundred and th i rty-

;four before sea l ing I further add y t ifm y outstand ing debts , bes i des for m y house so l d , shal l be got tin , I g i ve m y sai d wife one hundred pounds m o re in prov ince bi l l s , but i fal l be not gotten in _I give her in proport ion to what shal l be got in o f them .

such proport ion of 01’

1 e hundred pounds .

2 4 SECOND GENERATIO N .

S igned , sea ld pub l isht declared accord ingl y in presence ofJ no . Read .

Dudson K ilcup.

S tep“ Gr een lea-f .

TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEO PLE to whom these presents shal l com e :

I,Abraham B l ish o f Boston

,Fe l tm aker, send Greet ing : Whereas I‘

have late ly m ade m y last w i l l and testam ent bear ing date the 3oth day o f

January last there in appo inted Messr s Oxenb r idge T ratcher John Edwards m y trustees and g iven them , after m y decease , a certain res i due and .

rem ainder o f m y goods , chat te ls , plate and househo l d stufl‘ , desk and larges i l ver tankard , in trust for the so le and seperate use o f m y grand - daughter,Martha Brown , dur ing her coverture , and further ordered that if she die

cont inu ing the m arr iage wi th he r presen t husband , Mr . Robert Brown , and

w i thout issue, then m y sa i d trustees sha l l convey and de l iver the sa i d good sand chatte ls to tw o o f m y nephews there in m ent ioned ,— Now therefore,K now y

e that m y m ind and w i l l , upon further adv isem en t is, and I do hereby d irect, dev ise and appo int, that i f m y sai d grand - daughter shal l see cause “

to m ake and publ ish he r w i l l , no twi thstand ing he r coverture , and there inorder the g iv ing and convey ing of al l the goods , chatte ls and househo l dstuff and plate , desk and s i lver tankard aforesa i d to any o ther person or

persons whatsoever, then m y trustees shal l so accord ingly order, g ive and .

d ispose o f the sam e and of al l the m oney, pr inc ipal and interest proceed ing

of the sam e,in fu l l d ischarge of the ir trust aforesai d touch ing the sam e ;

and th is I w i l l to b e annext a cod ic i l to m y aforescl w i l l and always ho l denand taken a parce l l of the sam e.

In w itness whereof I have hereunto set m y hand and seal th is fourthday o f February seven teen hundred and th irty - four.

A brd B lish. ( Seal .)Signd sealed , pub l isht declared in presence o f

J na. Read.

Dudson K ilcup.

S tep“ Gr een leaf .

George Bake r Ri chard Sharpe o f London,H aberd-ashers , .

gave Powe r o f A t torney to Capt .~ San1ue1 Carey of Boston ,

in

New Englan d , Mar ine r,to co l lect m oney due them from the per

sonal repre sentat i ve s of Ab raham B l i sh . Dated Jun e 2 0,1737.

INVENTORY o f the Estate of Abraham B l ish of Boston.

234 Fel t Hatts, m ens and boys, 83 Cast-ors D° £ 85.4/

17 BeaversI4 Cam e l l H ai r,2 G5 9 Hatt Lin ings 8Gs Hatt bands. £ 8.

BLISH GENEALOGY.

9 Hatt Boxes 18/ 4% DOZ F'e'l t Tow st r ings, 21/é fb B lack

Thread , 2 0/1m Verdigrease 4 Yds I

—I‘

att Case 70/ 14 Lores 2 1/ 10

B rushes 10/

4 D02 . looping 3 cutt ing kn ives 15/ 2 2 11) Beave r £ 714/

I Fox 1‘ Mink Skin 14/ 3 boxes 3/ 3 Stuff Boxes

1 Iron Bason Stam pers— 1 Rubbing D ish, 2 0/I Dye K ett le 80/ I Wal k K ett le 20/I St iffn ing K ett le 1 S

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t iffn ing Brush 1/ 62 B- loc' ks 10/

I H and Saw 8: H am er 5/ 1 X Cutt Saw 45/I

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Beet le 2 Wedges 5/ 3 F i re lock 4 o l d SwordsI large Chair, 6 leather Cha irs 69/ Earthen Ware 52/2 Coats o f Arm s 13/6 pr And i rons 2 p

r B oggs 7Sconces broken who le92 /

4 Tables £ 5 Large , 2 0 Smal l Cane Chairs £ 10.

I Cane Couch, squab pi l lows ,3 Look ing G lasses, I Dress ing G lass 37 pictures, 5

Maps, £ 9 5/1 Desk £ 8 . Steps fo r Ch inaWa1e

,2 / Ch ina Ware

10 Im ages 8/ Glassware 2 1/ 2 Jappan Mustard Potts 1 pepr

Bo x 4/

5 pr Tongs , 4 F ire Shove ls 53/ Su i t of Red Curtains, Valens,

bases— Cal ico Cur t !“ S head c loth Tester qu i l ted, 1Bedd Curtain 8; Corn ishes £ 2 0.

I Su it of Curtains , Valens , bases and base m ou l d ings , 1 Coun=

terpane , Bedstead Curta in Rodds ,4 Feather beds , 4 Bo lsters , 87 pi l lows 2 Setts Curtain

I Bedstead Co rn ishes 28/ 12 bass bo ttom Chairs 36/ 3 B lanketts 95/

4 Cal ico Qu i l ts , 3Ruggs 1 broken close stoo l pan 12/1. sm al l Table , 1 Cush ion 1 t in Basket 13/ I Chesto f Dr awers Tabl e , £ 9.

2 Glass Decan ters 12/ I old Lignum V ita Punch BowlCov gr 6/

6 Ol d Trunks , 3 Boxes 58/ 1 Counter 1 o l d Box 10/ 1 ol d

Bed Rug, 10/I Bedstead bottom , Woo l Bed, Rug B lanket , oo/ 2 Tram

m el s 16/I Gr id i ron , 1 Spit, 2 Chahi n D ishes, 2 pIr Tobacco Tongs, I

F lesh Fork , I Fryg Pan ,

1 Iron for Scures , 2

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Boxes Irons 4 H eaters , 1 ChoppingK n ife , 8 Iron Candllesks

1 pr Be l lows , 1 pr Iron Sn-ufiers, 1 Warm ing Pan 1 Brass La

dle, 1; Sc-um m er, 1 Brass Bason ,

7Brass cand lest icks , 1 Snuffer stand, 1 Ext inguisher, 1 brass 1Be l l Mettle Sk i l lt

2 Brushes 8: T in Ware,1 Pewter Tea Pott 3/ 41V s old Pewter, 86m D

° better

5

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0

3

5

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O I 00

13 00

00

02 02

I9

13

18 00

18 00

06 oo

15 oo

02 00'

05 00

2 6 SECOND GENERAT ION .

I K itchen Table , 1 Joynt Stoo l , 10/ a pf ce l l o f o l d Iron1 G lass, I t in Can ist r 4/ 4 Do z G lass Bott les 2 4/1 Do z p

lr Ivory haft K n ives forks 40/ 1 Cane w th S i lver Ferr i l 4/ 2

1 ol d Jack We ight 2 0/ 2 Gs Laces Tape 2 4/ 2

a prce l l of o l d Books Pam ph lets, £ 8 , 41m o ld Brass 15

1 o ld Copper w t £ 7. 2 Iron Potts 10/ 2 o ld Barre ls 711742 baIll soap 30/ a Rem nant of D iaper 4/ a prce l l o f o ld cloth 5/ I

3314 Yds Linnen Cloth 14 Yd 5 Mus l in 1 p

f ce l l

Cal ico £ 6, 13 00

5 Yds O senb r iggs 15/ 3 YCis Co tton Linnen 13 pr

sheets an hal f sheet £ 17. 18

1 old Table c lo th and 1 ps Tow c loth, 5/ 9 Table c loths £ 6 I 6

35 Napk ins 3 Bo lster Cases, 1 1 Pi l low Cases 8

o z , Plate , 198

I S i lver Tankard , Mark D - i' w t 43% o z . 54

2 pr Go l d Buttons, w t

4 Dw t 6gr Wear ing Appar il 34

1 W igg Box 45/ 1 Negro Wom an £ 80 82

Mans ion H ouse Land1

1 Su i t str iped K int ing Curta ins Su its Linnen D°

0

£ 5.

1 Su i t P ladd D“

35/ 1 Su it Gal l ico Curta ins Co rm shes 85/Prov ince B i l ls ,

£ 3312 04 05

W i l l111 Downs , And r El iot, Ben jam in Clark , Stephen'G reen leaf Jam es Goo l d the ir Bond fo r th irteen hundredpounds not due t i l l Novem ber next, w ithout any Int . at y

t

t im e.£ 1300 00 00

O xenb r idge Thatche r and John Edw ard s presented the fore

go ing and m ade oath that i t con tains a t rue and pe rfect Inven toryof the Estate o f Ab raham B l i sh

,aforesai d

,deceased , as far as

hath com e to the i r knowledge , and that i f m ore hereafter appear,they w i l l cau se the sam e to b e added . The subscr ib ing apprais

e r s were at the sam e t im e sworn as the lam d i rect s .J . Wil lard, Judge .

Bo s ton,Apr . 2 8 th, 1735.

The wi l l o f Susanna B l ish , dated 2 5 Feby . 1735, w as ad?

m itted to probate 9 A ug. 17383 and let ters testam entary gr antedto Zechar iah H ubbart and El izabeth H ubbart

,widow . She

b equeaths p roperty to Sarah , w . of nephew Zechar iah H ubbar t ,“

to Susanna, Jam e s , Thom as , Tuth i l l , Joseph , John , and El izabe th«ch i ld ren of nephew John H ubbart , to Su sanna and Zechariah

,ch i l

dr en of nephew Zechar iah H ubbart , and to Zechar iah H ubbart ,n ephew ,

and El i zabeth H ubbart , widow, n iece.

2 8 THIRD GENERAH ON .

5 s JO SEPH 3 BLISH .

( Joseph2 Abra ham ‘

)

JOSEPH,

3 s . of Joseph2 B l ish (3) and H annah H u l l , b .

13Sept . 1675, at We st Barns tab le , Mass . m . 30 Ju ly , 1702 H an

nah, dtr . of Ri chard and Meh i tab le (D imm i ck) Chi ld, b . 10 Nov .

She wasa tw in with Ebenezer, who d. in 1675.

CH ILDREN, born m Bafnstabl e.

2 1+J1OSE -PH f ‘

b .

2 2 . ABIGAIL ,

‘ b. 2 9 Nov . 1705. 1111. Seth Cr acker:2 3+SARAH ,

b. 1 O ct . 1707. m . 2 9 O ct. 1735, Se th H arnb l in .

2 4. MEH ITA BLE,

‘t b. 14 June 1711. m . 2 9 O ct. 1730, Benj am in J en

kins .

2 5. ABRAH AM,

‘ b. 2 9 Sept. 1712 . d . 11 Jany. 1760. Tom bstone at

W. Barnstable says in his 48th year”

.

2 6. H ANNAH ,

4 b. 14 June 1715.

172 1 . Mar . 9. Joseph B l i sh and Shubal D im ock chosen hog

reves .172 2 . June 27. Joseph B l i sh

, J r , and John Baker p rizedthe goods and chatte ls

/of Thom as Ewe r .

172 9. The Inven tory o f John Ewe r i s s igned by David Lorning»

John Annab le and Joseph B l i sh , J r .Mar . 6. Was chosen Grand j u rym an .

Mar . I I Was chosen fence viewe r .May 9. Voted to chose an agen t to col lect the fines ar i sing on sever al person s o f 5d town in y

6 las t year for not

k i l l ing b lackb i rds according to the form e r town act or

vote . Voted that Joseph B l i sh be an agen t for the

above sd bus iness , and that G i deon H athaway b e anoth

e r .

”

June 19. C hosen j u rym an for the Ju ly court .Apr . 8 . Chosen Grand j u rym an for the Super ior Court ,with Thom as Lewi s , Jonathan H am l in and John H ow

land .

Mar . 8 .

'

Again chosen Grand j u rym an for the Super iorCourt .

BLISH GENEALOGY 2 9

$1741. Mar. 11. Joseph B l i sh, J r .

,w as one of fiv e to apport ion

t he lan d s o f Nathan ie l Crocker .Also had c la im again st the e state of Thom as Crocke r,-

“

ou book to balance accoun t 01-04- 10.

Hannah,the wi fe of Joseph3 B l i sh

,d . 1 1 Nov . 1732 . She

m ust have been'

58 yrs . old, tho’ her tom b stone says “

in ye

s6th

y ear of her age .

Joseph3 B l i sh as h i s second wi fe

,Rem em be r Backus o f

Sandwich , Mass . 111 1733. The inscr ipt ion 011 h i s tom bs tone at

“ I. Barn stab le says :“

H e re l ies buried the body of Mr . Josephdie d March the 14th ,

1754,in y

e 8oth year Of h i s age.

i s wi l l w as proven 7 May 1754, be fore S i l'

vanu‘

s Bourn‘

e ,

Ju dge , and let ters i ssued to h is son Joseph .

W ILL OF JOSEPH “BLISH .

In the nam e o f God, Am en ! I, Joseph B l ish of Barnst able in the

County o f Barnstabl e, yeom an , rem em ber ing m y m ortal ity and be ing byGod 5 goodness o f sound and d ispos ing m ind and m em ory , do th is fifth dayo f Jan uary , 1749, m ake and ordain th is m y last wi l l and testam en t :F irst of al l I giVe and recom m end m y sou l to God, in Jesus Christ,

a nd m y body I com m it to the earth in decen t bur ia l at t the d iscret ion o f

m y Executor ; touch ing the worl d ly estate that God hath blessed m e

w i th , I g ive , dev ise and d ispose o f the sam e in the fo l lowing m anner andf orm , and m y w i l l is that m y j ust debts and funeral charges shal l be pa i dby m y son Joseph B l ish , hereafter appo inted Executor;

I m ps— I g i ve and bequeath to m y lov ing w ife , Rem em ber Blish, the

i m prov em ent of al l o f m y rea l estate in l ieu o f her dower, wh i le she r e

m ains m y w i dow, except ing m y m arsh on Br i dge Creek Is land , m y sonsdeeds be ing in fu l l force as to that and there in after m y decease . I also

-

g ive and bequeath to m y sai d w ife hal f o f m y l i ve stock and Indoer s uten. s i ls and househo l d stuff , after part icu lar gi fts thereof are taken out . AlsoI g i ve t o m y sai d w ife a suffi c iency o f prov is ions and eatables to br ing the

__year about , as also one bed, bo lster,‘

p i l lows, bedstead , curtain rods and the

best curtains , if tw o pa i r there b e , the r ug and coverl i d she bought, and thebest cove r l i d, two blankets , two pai r of sheets , except ing the set curtainrods I gave m y daughter Sarah, un less there be tw o pair o f curtain r ods ,v iz . a pai r IOr each o f them .

I t .

— I gi ve and bequeath to m y son Joseph Bl ish to his heirs and as

s igns forever al l and s ingular m y rea l estate o f al l k inds, sav ing the termabove to m y w i fe , com pr is ing in part ther eof deeds

'

to him and his brother,in the ir fu l l exten t . further I g ive and bequeath to m y sai d son JosephB l ish , m y sm ith too ls , cash , cred its and bOOk debts arid best can e hal f m yhusbandry tools and w ear ing appare l , Rd o f cloth intended for m y cloath'

ing, he pay ing m y Just debts and funeral charges and pay ing s ix m On ths

a fter m y decease twenty pounds , o ld Ten'

nOur'

o r an equ ivalen t to m y

«d aughter Sarah H am bli ‘n‘

, and one hundred ‘

pounds ol d T em rour , or the

30 TH IRD GENERATION .

equ ivalent iOlil IS brother Abraham B l ish o r his he irs in twe l ve m onths after~

he gets in to the fu l l im provem en t of al l m y r ea l estate. Further I g ive andbequeath m y stores of prov is ions to m y sai d son after m y sai d w ife is supr

ply ed.

1t . —I g ive and bequeath to m y son Abraham B l ish one hundredpounds, o ld Tennour as above, to be pa i d as above and m y wear ing tackl in , .

m y gun and sm al l cane , hal f m y husbandry tackl in , hal f m y appare l andhal f m y

'

cloath des ignd for m y cloathing, confirm ing form er grants and

deeds.1t .

- I g ive and bequeath to m y daughter Abigai l Crocker, hal f m y l ive “

stock and indoer utens i ls and househo l d stuff after part icular g ifts are

taken out .

1t .— I g ive and bequeath to m y daughter Sarah H am bl in twentypounds o ld t ennour to b e pai d as above as also m y b ed in the east room ,

bo lster, pi l lows , bedstead , cord , curtains , i f y t be two pair, tw o pair of‘

sheets, two blankets, tw o cover l i ds equal them I hereafter g ive her s isterJenk ins.

I i .— I g i ve and bequeath to m y daughter Meh itable Jenkins the l ittleb ed, one blanket, tw o pai r of sheets, tw o coverl i ds equal to her, s isterH am bl in , as also the bedstead be long ing to the l itt l e bed, cord , 860

I t .— I const itute , m ake and ordain m y son Joseph B l ish so le Executorof th is m y last wi l l and testam ent, revok ing other w i l l s and confirm ing th is.

In w itness whereof I have hereunto set m y hand seal the day date ~ ~

above .

S igned , sealed , pronounced , publ ished and declared by sai d JosephB l ish to be his last w i l l and testam ent in presence o f the subscr ibers .

J oseph B lish. (Seal. )Thom as Ew er .

J ohn B lish .

Dav id Cr ocker .

References— Bar n . Tn. Rea , Barn . Prob. Rea , Barn . Ch. Rec. and?

Child Genealogy .

8 . ABRAHAMs BLI SH .

( Joseph2 Ab raham -

1

)

ABRAHAM3 s . of Joseph2 B l i sh (3) and H annah H u l l , w as

b . 2 7 Feby . 1680 - 1, at W . Barn stab le , Mas s. H e m . 12 Nov

1736; Tem perance Fu l ler , b . 1715.

CH ILDREN,born in Barnstable.

b. 2 0 O ct . 1737.

b. 5 Mar . 1739.

2 9. REBEK AH ,

‘ b. 14 Nov . 1740.

30. BENJAMIN,

4 b. 9 May 1743.

31. ELISHA ,

‘ b. 23 Apr . and d . 17 Nov . 1745.


32 . ELISHA ,

‘ b. 1 Mar . 17467 .

33. MARTH A ,

‘ b. 14 July 1749. m . 2 1 Peby . 1771, by Rev . OakesShaw, to N athan ie l H inckley

‘

ye 3rd

’

.

34. b. 2 1 Nov . 1751. m . 2 Jany. 1772 , by Rev .

O akes Shaw, to A ndr ew Lov e l l , J r .

35. TIMOTH Y,

‘ b. 3 A ug. 1756. Probably d ied young.

‘

172 4 . Mar . 27. Abraham B lu sh fi led a c laim again st the e stateo f Thom as Crocker

,02 - 04

—01 . A l low e d for 00—13—07.

Estate in so l ven t and rate 2 /2Clper pound .

1743. Nov .

“ Abraham El i sh ’s m ark for c reatu res i s crop off

each ear and a hal f penny under ye r ight ear

”.

1744 . Was drawn for pe t t i t j u ror .1753. O ct . 10 . \Vas chosen one of the Surveyo rs of ways .1756. F b . 10.

-

'

V.as chosen one of the hogreeve s .

1763.

“ Vote d to rem i t Abraham B l i sh I saac H owland the i rrate s in Joseph B l i sh , Jr . ,

b i l l s,be ing in the sum of £ 1

8

Abraham B l i sh d ied be fore Feby . 3rd , 1760 , at W . Barnsta

b le . Le t ters o f adm in i s t rat ion were grante d to h i s b rothe r Jos«eph B l i sh , 5 Feby . ,

1760 . An Inven tory of hi s estate w as fi led

3 Mar . 1760 .

INVENTORY— ABRAH AM BLISH .

W e , the Subscr ibers , be ing appo inted and sworn by the H onorableS i l vanus Bourn , Esqu ire , Judge o f Probate , &c. , to appr ise the Estate of

Abraham B l ish of Barnstable , Yeom an , deceased do appr ise the sam e as

fol loweth, v iz :

his purse and appare l] £ 8 - 8-

0,Arm s £ 2

-

13-

4,

one b ed bedstead and coverl id ,one d itto £ 6-

13-

4— D itto £ 5

-

9-

4— D itto 2

-

0-

0

one pr curtains and rods ,

7 pr sheets 1 DO Z napk ins 16/ tabl e l innen

6 pi l low cases 8/ towe ls tabl e l innen 2 0/

1 desk 40/ 1 case o f Draws 2 4/ 1 look ing glass 2 0/ 1 D it to 2/

1 trunk 5/ I chest 8/ 1 table 4/ 2 d itto sal t box 2 /

18 cha irs 2 7/ 1 round table 16/ 1 box

1 porr inger 40/ 5 spoons 40/ 3 D itto 9/ Bot te ls 2 /

1 pr loom s warping bars s le ighs , harness & c

S t ilyards Buttonm o l d 4/ Lam p, m ortar Pest le 4/176 o f a hetche l saddl e br id le 24/wal k ing cane 1/ 4 baskets 4/ em pty hogsheadMeal ch ist , Siv es Bags tongs s l ice IronsChafendish, gr i d i ron 81 Toast ing Iron 8/

'Tram e ls 8/ Warm ing pan Iron ware 8/B e lm ett le sk i l let 8/ Brass K itt l e 36/ fry ing pan 1/

32 TH IRD GENERATION.

Pewter K n ives forks cand le st icks1/ 2 gj

—o

Tubbs, pai ls, hal f Bushe l l bread trough,Whee ls and Reals ear thenware 0

—09—4

Trays, churn, wooden _Bowles, coo lers , sm al l tub‘bsCags wooden can spice Mortar 8d De l fwar ePaper Read ing Books. 4/ Meat Barre ls £ 51 2 0Mo lasses beer bar r ils, turn ip Bar r ils 1

Corn £ 6, Rye wheat 12/ chese _24/Cartwhee ls chep pin £ 4, Apples 9/ Irons YokesAxes 8/ Sythes 12/ S ickles 2/ wedges 2 / traces 8/W

'

hee lbar raw 6/ rakes 1/ forks co l lar geers 6/Shov e lls hoes 6/ drawshave 1/ spade 9/ crowbar .4/2 oxen £ 116 8, 4 cows £ 16-

13-

4 ; 3 young catt le 4-

1-

4

1 horse 2 sw ine £ 1 6 sheep £ 56 8

house lot , wood lot and m eadow

£ 512“

5—4

Barn stable, Mar . 3d , 1760.

Dower set off to Tem perance wi dow o f Abraham B l ish by Dav id Parker , Jabez H owland and Ebenezer Ch i l d , to her , Aug. sth, 1760.

The appra isers set o ff a port ion to Ben jam in B l ish son of sai d Abraham B l ish, deceased , by m etes and bounds—valued at £ 55 48 5

d. A ug. 515

1760.

W idow,Tem perance B l i sh , un i ted

’ with the chu rch 6‘ Sept .

Chi ld ren , Martha and Tem perance were bapt i zed 4 O ct . 1761 .

The sam e com m i s s ioner s hav ing' repor te d that the lands Oi

,

Abraham B l i sh cannot be d i v i ded am ong al l o f the he i rs of sai dAb raham B l i sh without great pre j ud ice to to or spo i l ing the

who le and sai d e state hav ing been apprai sed at four hundredn ine ty and seven pounds

,and hav ing set off of the rem ain ing

“

after ass ign ing the widow’s dower

,to Ben jam in , the young

est son , the othe r w e re ass igned to the e l dest son s of sai d deceased , Abraham and El i jah , they to pay the i r s i s te rs , Mary and

Tem perance the sum of 1555-

45and 5

dap iece on or be fo re the

s i xth day of A ug. next,with in te rest at 6 p. c

tp. annum . O rder

ed by the court Jany . 6th,1762 . S ilv anus Bour n,

Judge of Probate .

In Adm inist rato r’s repo rt » fi led Jany . 6,1761 , Joseph B l i sh

says —“

The accoun t s of how I have adm in i stered on the e state“

of m y deceased b rother , Abraham B l i sh .

”

D IVISIO N of widow’

s dowe r one- th i rd of the lands of "


Abraham B l i sh that w as set 05 to Tem perance , h i s w idow , d ecease d . Share s are set off to

Joseph B l i sh , gran tee o f El i jah B l i shMartha H inck ley , wi fe of Nathan ie l H inckley , the third.

Ben jam in B l i sh— ( inc lu des the p iece o f m eadow at“

El i sh'

sTem perance B l i sh a m inor ”

.

Com r s . I saac H inck ley,Jonn Crocker Ebeneze r Jen

k in s .Dated 2 0 Mar . 1771 . Approved 2 5 Mar . 1771 .

J am es O tis,Judge o f Probate .

GUARD IANSH I P .

Joseph B l i sh w as appo in ted guard ian for Ben jam in,m inor

son of Ab raham B l i sh, 5 Feby .

,Tem perance B l i sh was ap

po inted guard ian o f Martha,m inor daughte r of Abraham B l i sh ,

late of Barn stab le,yeom an

,deceased ,

”5 Feby .

,1760. Joseph

B l i sh w as appo in ted gu ard ian of Martha and Tem perance B l i sh,13 Sept , 1767.

The account of what I have done towards br ing ing up m y daughterTem perance B l ish for food and raim ent :

August 6th 1761 s ix pounds t en sh i l l ing-s,

August 6th 1762 fiv e pounds ten sh i l l ings,August 6th 1763, four pounds t en sh i l l ings,August 6th 1764 tw o pounds ten sh i l l ings ,August 6th 1765 one pound t en sh i l l ings,August 6th 1766 one poun d ten sh i l l ings 1.

August 13th 1767 one pound three and n ine pence 1— 03

—9

af ies- n or g

Jul y 13, 1767. Rece i ved of m y daughter Tem perance El ish’s

interest m oney, twen ty -

one pounds ten and e ightpence, 2 1

—10— 8

Balance due, 1—13—4

Tem perance B lish.

Tem peran ce B li sh , widow of Ab raham 3(8) d ied in 1767.

The in sc ription on her tom b stone , at \V. Barn stab le , reads as fol

lows — “

H ere l ies bur ied Mr s Tem perance , wi fe of Mr Ab raham

Bl i sh, who decd'

Augstye

'

10th

1767, in ye

52 year of her age .

”

34 TH IRD GENERATIO N

WILL OF TEMPERANCE BLISH .

In the Nam e o f God, Am en ! I , Tem perance B l ish, of Barnstable inthe County o f Barnstable, Spinster, rem em ber ing m y m ortal ity and be ingby God ’s goodness, o f sound d ispos ing m ind and m em ory , do th is twent iethday o f July, 1767, m ake and ordain th is m y last w i l l and testam ent.F irst of al l , I g ive and recom m end m y sou l to God, in J esus Chr ist and

m y body I com m it to the earth in d ecent bur ial at the d iscret ion of m y ex

ecutor : and touch ing the worl d ly estate that God hath blessed m e w ith, Ig ive, dev ise and d ispose of the sam e in the fo l low ing m anner and form ,

and m y wi l l is , that m y j ust debts and funeral charges shal l be pai d by m y

executor hereafter nam ed out o f m y estate.

! te rm — I g ive and dev ise to m y daughters Martha B l ish and Tem perance B l ish al l m y wear ing appare l and m y b ed curtains and what be longs tothe bed , except one blanket wh ich I gave to m y son Ben j am in B l ish.

I tem — I g ive and bequeath to m y tw o sons Abraham B l ish and El i jahB l ish twen ty sh i l l ings to each o f them .

1tem .

— I g ive to m y three ch i l dren , Ben jam in ,Martha and Tem perance

al l the rem ainder o f m y estate to b e equal ly d iv i ded between them .

I tem — I const itute , m ake and orda in Joseph B l ish J ur so le executor o fth is m y last wi l l and testam ent , revok ing al l other w i l ls and con

firm ing th is. In w i tness whereof I have hereunto set m y hand and seal theday and date above. Tem perance Blish, ( Seal .)S igned , seal ed , pronounced , publ ished and declared by the sai d Tem

perance B l ish to b e her last w i l l and testam ent , in the presence of the subscr ibers.

J oseph B l ish.

Isaac Goodspeed .

Ebenez er B l ish .

A dm i tte d to probate and le t ters te stam en tary to Joseph B l i sh ,

J r . ,13 Sept ,

1767.

INVENTORY OF TEMPERANCE ELISH ’S ESTATE.

3 Gounds,

O ne Ri d ing-hood 15/ one b ed and furn iture 10£

O n e desk look ing glass,O ne round table tw o sm al l tables ,Seven chairs 14/ Iron ware 18/

O ne necklace and earr ings and s i l ver chainO ne brass k itt le be l l m ett l e sk i l l etPuter, K n i ves forks , candlest icks , pai ls, tubbsWheel s, trays , churn m ortars Del fewar e,

B ible and Books,Lam p, m ortar &pest l e hal f a hetche l ,Meal chest and chafendish

S i l ver spoons, m eet , bed bedstead

£ 35-

13-

4

Dated 8 Mar . 1768.

36 TH IRD GENERATIO N .

Jany . 10 . Was chosen for j u rym an .

“ Voted 4os to Reuben B l i sh wh ich he lost by counterfe i t m oney as con stab le .

”

The exact date o f h i s d eath i s not known,but h i s w i l l w as

p roven 2 0 O ct . 1738 . H is widow Mary , m . 5 Mar . 1745, Lieut .John Annab le.

WILL O F REUBEN BLI SH .

In the nam e of God , Am en . Th is 3d day o f July , 1738, I , Reuben B l ish-0f Bar nstable in the County of Barnstabl e in the Prov ince o f Massachuset ts Bay in N ew Eng land , be ing und er i l lness in m y body but o f pe rfect , sound and d ispos ing m ind and m em ory

, do m ake and orda in th is m ylast w i l l and testam ent :Pr inc ipal ly and first I g ive and com m end m y sou l into the hands of

God y t gave i t , and m y body to the earth to be bur ied in decent chr ist ianm anner ; and as touch ing the worl d ly estate wh ich it hath pl eased God to

bl ess m e w ith in th is l ife , I g ive and d ispose of the sam e in the fo l lowingm anner and form , v iz : After al l m y j ust debts and funeral expenses arefu l l y pai d :

Im pr S .

—I g ive and bequeath unto Mary m y we l l be loved wi fe the use

and im provem ent o f one - th ird part of al l m y real estate dur ing he r w i dowhood , and further I g ive to m y sai d w ife al l y t personal estate she broughtwi th her to m e , to be at her ow n d isposal ; Also I g i ve to m y sa i d w ife theu se o f on e - quarter part o f al l m y househo l d goods dur ing he r w i dowhood

A nd m y wi l l further is that m y tw o sons John and Reuben B l ish doyearly dur ing the wi dowhood o f m y sai d w i fe , cut and car ry hay to winterone cow , and do cut and carry he r fire'

w ood, also to ge t her corn groundand find he r a horse to r i de as she m ay have occas ion, in cons i derat ion of

what I shal l hereafter g ive to ym .

I tem — I g ive and bequeath to m y tw o sd sons John B l ish and ReubenB l ish, except ing the use as above sd al l o f m y real estate equal ly betweenyrn and to the ir respect i ve he i rs and ass igns forever, upon cond it ion of

the ir do ing as I shal l o rder them .

I tem — I g i ve and bequeath to m y son S i las B l ish 80 pounds in bi l ls o fcred i t at the rate the o ld tenor now passes ( to be pai d in one year afterReuben shal l com e to the age o f twenty -

one years, equal ly between m y tw o

sons John and Reuben B l ish. Also I g ive to m y son S i las B l ish one cow .

I further g i ve to m y three sons m y arm or and appar il l equal l y betweenthem . I al so g ive to m y tw o son s John and Reuben B l ish al l the rem aindero f m y qu ick stock and al l m y husbandry tackl in equal ly between them .

I tem —I g ive to m y three daughters, El izabeth, H annah and ThankfulB l ish each one th irty pounds in bi l ls o f cred i t to b e pa i d as above by m y

tw o sons John and Reuben . I also g ive to m y three daughters equal ly b etween them al l m y household goods except ing as above to m y w ife.

I hereby const i tute and ordain m y son John B l ish so le executor of th ism y last w i l l and testam ent. In w itness whereof I have hereunto set m y

hand and seal the day and date above wr itten.


S igned , sealed , pronounced and declared by the sai d Reuben B l ish tohis last w i l l and testam ent. his

Reuben B l ish. Seal.In the presence of

J oseph B lish, J r .

A braham B l ish.

J no. Baker .

References— Barn . P r ob . and Th . Rec.

14 . TRI STRAM3 BLI SH .

( Joseph2 Ab raham l

)

TRI STRAM3

,s . o f Joseph

2

(3) and H annah (H u l l) B l i sh,w as b . Apr . 1694 , at Barn stab le

, Mas s . H 'e m . 17Oct .

1717, Anne , dt r . o f Matthew and Pat ience (Young)*

She w as b . Nov . 1693, at Barn stab le .

CH ILDREN born at W . Barnstable.42 .

- l b. 16 June 1718.

43. ANNA ,

’

(H annah ? ) b. 10 Nov . 1719, d . at Colchester, Conn .

b. 13 O ct . 172 1. Bapt ized 2 5 Nov . 172 1.

45. TH ANK FUL,

‘ b. 3 Sept. 172 5. Bapt ized Nov . 172 5.

CH ILDREN born at Co lchester. Conn .

b. 172 7.

b. 1 Dec. 172 9.

48. PATIENCE,

‘ b. 2 Feby . 1730.

b, 1732 .

b. 8 Mar . 1736.

t i s a t rad i t ion in the fam i ly that Tri st ram Bl i sh w as a

weaver by trade . H e w as execu tor o f the wi l l of h i s fathe r inBarnstab l e , and m ust have rem ove d to Co l cheste r , Conn

,about

172 6. H is nam e occu rs several t im es in the lan d records of ColChe ster . H e

'

w as evi d en t l y nam ed for Tri st ram H u l l,h i s m ater

rral grand - fathe r . The record s o f Co l chester and Marlboroughare s i lent as to the death s of him and h i s w i fe .

1739. Sept . 3. A l i s t of the freem en of Co l chester has the

nam e of Thu rston B l u sh .

*See LATHRO P ,Append ix.

**See FULLER, Append ix.

38 TH IRD GENERATION .

'

1740. Apr . 16. The nam es o f Tris t ram B l i sh and An r. h i s w i fe,appear on the l i s t of the m em be rs of the We stcheste rChurch , wh i ch i s the we st par i sh of Co l che ster .“

T rust ram B l i sh m ade a con fess ion of in tem pe rance and .

w as re store d to the fu l l char i ty and fe l low sh ip of the

church .

”

The H ebron , Conn . Records have the fo l lowing ent ry : Ed

ward Ne lan d and H annah B l u sh were joyned together in m ar

r iage , O ct . 30, Th is was probab l y Anna He r

m other ’s nam e w as Anne and her grand - m other’s H annah . She

wou ld b e 27years old at the date of th i s m arrage .

Ju ly 30. Trust ram B lu sh and Ann,h i s w i fe and Dan l .

Cham berlain and El i zabeth,h i s w i fe , were d i sm i s sed to

the chu rch at N ew Mar lboro.

”(Th is w as probab l y the

chu rch in the nor thern part of the Town ,now in the

Town o f Mar lborough , but then in Co l chester .)Sept . 4 . T ru stram B l ush conveyed 8 acres of land in Colches ter to Ben jam in Roo t for £ 2 00 .

Mar . 3. T rust ram B lu sh m or tgaged 681} acres in Col

che ster ,“ with the m ans ion”

,for £ 12 00.

Re fe rence s— Bar n . Tow n and P rob . Rec. Colchester,Conn . Tow n Rec. ana

’

l'

Ves tches ter Chur ch Rec.

16 . BENJAMIN3 BLI SH .

( Jo seph2 Ab raham l

)

BENJAMIN3 s . of Joseph 2 (3) and H annah (H u l l) B l i sh,b . Apr . 1699, at W . Barnstab le .

The on l y records touch ing him ar e the fo l lowing

1733. Was chosen Dec . 12,pe t t i t j u ror for the Jany . term .

1735. Was chosen j u ror for the O ctober cou rt .

Re fe rences— Barn . Tow n Rec.


17. ABRAHAM3 BLI SH .

(Abrahamz

,Ab raham l

.)

ABR‘AHAM3 s . of Ab raham 2

(4) and Mar tha ( Shaw)B l ish

,w as b . 31 O ct . 1683, at Boston , Mass . H e 111. Nov . 1707,

Margare t Sergant ( Sargent) of Ipsw ich , Mass .H e fo l lowe d the t rad e o f fe l tm ake r or hat ter , the sam e as h i s

fathe r . H e was for a t im e located at Ipswich , Mass . H e was

bapt i zed 14 Dec, 1699, in the Brat t le Stree t C hurch in Boston , and

u n i ted with the chu rch 2 Apr . 1717. H is w i l l w as p robated inBoston ,

16 Sept . 1717, be fore Sam ue l Sewal l , J u dge , from wh ich'

it woud appear that he d ied there . H is wi l l w as dated 2 9 Aug.

1717, and gi ve s h i s en t i re e state to hi s w i fe Margare t , w ho i sm ade execu tor . There i s 110 record of any ch i l d ren .

Re ferences— Bos ton Prob . Rec. and Rec. B rattl e S t. Ch. and

Ipsw ich, Mass ,Tn . Rec.

1 8 . JOH N3 BLISH .

(Ab rahamz

,

JOH N3 s . of Ab raham (4) and Martha ( Shaw) B l i sh , w asI) . 6 Feb . 1686

,at Boston ,

Mass . He w as bapt i zed in the Brat t leS treet Church 14 Dec. 1699, aet . 13 years .

“

1714. June 16. W i l l iam Fil let t, y

e S loop H opewe l l , f rom N .

Caro l ina. John B l u sh, a Mercht .

”

The forego ing are al l of the record s found of the ch i ld ren of

Ab raham fe l tm aker o f Boston . I t. would appear from his

wi l l,that h i s on l y l iv ing he i r w as h i s grand - daughte r , Martha

B rown . I t i s uncertain whose daughte r she w as , but probab l yT hom as Foster’s .

Re fe rences— Rec. Com rs . Repts . Rec. Brattle S t . Ch.

and N . E. Gen . Regr .

40 FOURTH GENERATIO N .

FOURTH GENERATIO N .

2 1 . JO SEPH “ BLISH .

Joseph,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham l

.)

DEACO N JO SEPH ,

4 s . of Joseph3

( 5) and H annah (Chi l d);

B l i sh, w as b . 2 Feby . 1704 , at We st Barnstab le , Mas s . H e m . 2 8

O ct . 1730, Mercy,dtr . of W i l l iam Crocke r ( s . of Joseph) and

Mary Crocke r ( dt r . of Jos iah . ) She w as b . 2 2 S ept . 1706, at

Barnstab le .

CH ILDREN, born at West Barnstable :75+JOSEPH ,

“ b. 2 0 Jul y 1731. Bapt, 26 May 1733.

b. 2 8 O ct . 1732 .

77. WILLIAM,

“ b. 2 2 Dec. 1733.

78. SAMUEL,

“bap. 16 Mar . 1734

—5.

(The Church record has Mary, bap. 4 June, 1736.

79. SETH ,

“bap. 2 5 Mar . 1739.

80. MERCY ,

“bap. 12 O ct . 1740.

bap. 18 Ju ly 1742 .

b. 1 Apr . 1744. Bap. 8 Apr. 1744.

83. TIMOTH Y ,

“ b. 16 Feby . 1745-6. Bap. 11 May 1746.

Joseph4 B l i sh was a very act iv e m an in pub l i c aff ai rs in Bam

s tab le,as shown by the Town record s .

172 1 . Mar . 9. Was chosen hogr ev e H e re fu sed serv inge and

then w as chosen Ebene ze r Goodspeed, J r .1723. Apr . 15. Was chosen fence - v iewer .

Sept . 2 0 . Was chosen for pet i t j u rym an .

Mar . 3. Was chosen su rveyor.Mar . 15. Was pe t i t j u rym an for Supe r io r Court .

.Th-e forego ing office s m ay have been he l d by Joseph4

( 18 ) or by Joseph3 The record says “ Joseph B l i sh

Jr ., wh ich wou ld app ly to e i ther . The rem ainder of

the recor d undoub ted l y appl ie s of Joseph“ ( 2 11731 . Ju ly 5. Was pet i t j u rym an .

1732 . Aug. 15.

“

I t w as fu rthe r voted that Joseph Bl i sh, J r . , (and

F

BLISH GENEALOGY . 41.

several others) take care to p revent d i sorders in the n ightby servan ts and d isorde r ly person s be ing abroad after 9o

’c lock,cont rary to the law of the Prov ince .

Mar . 13. Chosen one o f the t i th ingm en.

Mar . 3. Chose n one of the Surveyors , bu t re fu sed serv

1738 .

1740.

1741.

17431744.

1747.

1750.

ing,and Sam ue l Chipm an w as chosen in h i s p lace .

Mar . 8 . Was sworn in as Con stab le .

Mar . 12 . was pet i t j u rym an for the Supr Court .

Mar . 1 1 . Chosen fence—v iewer and al so d rawn for pet itj u rym an .

June 15. Again pe t i t j u rym an .

Mar . 8 . Chosen surveyor . At the sam e m ee t ing i t w asordered —

“

For p reven t ing ye dest ruct ion of corn : I t i s

voted that each househo lder w ith in ye town of Barnsta

b le , except ing yeordained Min i ste rs and those that are

ext r eam poor, in y6 j udgm en t o f y

e se lectm en, shal l an

nual ly be fore ye l oth day of June , br ing to on e of y

ese

lectm en, four of y

e head s of e i ther crows,b lackbirds

, jarb i rd s or ground squ i rre l s , under penal ty o f s ix pence for “

each head not b rought as aforesai d , to be recovered as ye‘

law d irects, for y

e

poor of sai d town ; and that th i s act by.

ye town c lerk b e laid be fore ye court of Gene ral Sess ion s

of ye Peace at y

rnext Se ss ion for y"approbat ion .

”

May 14.

“

Lieut . Fu l ler,Joseph B l i sh

, J r ., 81 Mr . Sam uel

Parke r appo inted a Com m i ttee to repai r or bu i l d anew yet im be r and wooden work for ye great—b r idge and at y"

d i sc ret ion to rai se the sam e not exceed ing 18 in ches .”

Chosen j u rym an“

in y(3 presen ce of y

e se lectm en”

.

Mar . 19. Chosen se lectm an with C01. Bourn and Dan ie l .Davi s . Accepted and sworn as to y

em oney act and as

sessors oath , be fore m e,

Dav id Crocker, Just i ce of y

‘3 Peace .

Feby . 2 8 . A Pe ram bu lat ion o f the bound s betw ix t Yarm outh and Barn stab le , m ade and set t led by ye Se lectm enfor each Town, who have hereun to sub scr ibed , as fol loweth : (H e re fo l low the bounds .)

Daniel H al l, Silv anus Bourn

,

J oseph Thacher , J oseph B lish, J r .,

J onathan H al lett, Daniel Dav is .

Selectm en of Yarm outh Se lectm en of Barnstab le.,

_42 FOURTH GENERATION .

Mar . 14. S i lvanu s Bourn,Esq

",Joseph B l i sh

, J r . , and

Dan ie l Dav i s , chosen se lectm en . S i lvanu s Bourn,Esq

’

,

Dav id Crocker Esqf , Joseph B l i sh J r . , Pete r B lossomand Seth H am l in chosen a Com m i ttee to V iew the br idgeby Mr . Marston

’

s Mi l l dam , to con s ide r whe ther i t i s bestto repai r or am end the sam e or rebu i ld .

”

May 2 5. Peram bulat ion o f the Boun d s betw ix t Sandwichand Barn stab le : (Route given . )

J oseph Bl ish, J r . Sat-

n“ Tupper ,

Daniel Dav is, Thom as Sm ith

,

Se lectm en o f Barn s tab le . Se lectm en of Sandwich .

1754. Mar . 1 1 . S i lvanus BO t i l ' l I,Joseph B l i sh , J r .

,and Dan ie l

Dav i s chosen se lectm en .

1757. Mar . 8 .

“

For Alewi ves— Sain l l Parker , David CrockerEsar and Joseph B l i sh .

1758 . Nov . 2 5. The sam e persons we re chosen For the law o f

alewi ve s , to ord er about them .

”

1758 . Sept . 7. Was chosen Con s-tab le, but re fu sed to serve , forwh ich he w as fined .

1759. Voted to rem i t to Joseph B l i sh hi s fine lai d upon him by thecour t of General Sess ions for not se rv ing in the office ofCon stab le as reque sted by the freeho lde rs o f the town .

”

1760. Ju ly 14 . The C hu rch voted to encou rage the Rev . O akesShaw to sett le here and off e re d him £ 2 00 lawfu l m oneyset t lem en t , in fiv e paym en ts of fo rty Poun d s per year ,and e igh ty poun d s lawfu l m oney as salary . The com

m ittee to wai t on _Mr . Shaw we re I saac H inckley , Esq”,

Deacon John Crocker and Mr . Joseph B l i sh .

1761- 2 . Feb . 2 6. Mr . Joseph B l i sh and Mr . Tim o thy Chipm an

were chosen Deacons of the West Church .

1761 . O ct . 2 1 .

“ Voted to chose a com m i t tee to putt the greatb r idge in repai r according to s

d co m m i t tee ’s d iscre t ion ;sd b r i dge to b e rai se d not to exceed tw o inche s ; I saacH inck ley Esqf , Mr . Joseph B l i sh and Mr . Dan ie l Crockerwere chosen such com m i t tee .

” Afte r som e further d i scussion the com m i t tee w as voted off as i t seem ed to en

croach upon the prerogat i ves of the se lectm en .

1762 Nov . 2 . Jo seph B lish’

s m ark for creatu re s , a sl i t in the

right ear and a hal f crop under the le ft ear .

1763. Nov . 2 5.

“ Voted to cho se Col . O t i s , Esq“ Marston and

Deacon B l i sh , agen ts for the we st p recinct .

44 FOURTH GENERATION .

H ere l ies buried the body of Mr s. Mercy,wi fe of Mr . Joseph

B l i sh , D ied Augst 1756. in ye

50t ll year of her age .

”

H is wi l l w as p roven and let te rs i s sued to h i s son Joseph ,511

J u ly,1780 .

W ILL .

In the nam e o f God, Am en !

I Joseph B l ish of Barnstable in the County of Barnstable, Yeom an,

be ing advanced in years and cal l ing to m ind m y m ortal ity and know ingthat i t is appo inted unto al l m en once to die, but be ing now o f sound and

d ispos ing m ind and m em ory , do th is twenty - fourth day o f January , annoDom in i , 1770, m ake and o rda in these presents to contain m y last W i l l andTestam ent.And first o f al l I recom m end m y soul into the hands o f God w ho gave

it and m y body to the earth in decent chr ist ian bur ial at the d iscret ion o f m y

Executor hereafter nam ed , hoping for the free pardon of al l m y s ins, inand through the m er its o f m y Lord and Sav iour Jesus Chr ist, in whom I

be l ieve and trust. A nd as touch ing such worl d ly estate wherewi th Godhath bl essed m e w ith in th is l ife , I g ive and d ispose of the sam e in the

f ol low ing m anner and form , v iz : Im pr im is : My w i l l is that al l m y j ustdebts and funeral charges be first pa i d out o f m y personal estate , as we l las the charges for sett l ing m y estate.

Item : I g i ve and bequeath to m y son Joseph and to his he irs andass igns forever al l that part o f m y bu i l d ings and land now in his im provem ent, with hal f o f the l ength o f that enclosure cal led the “ Swam p pasture

"

to be set out at the southe rm ost end thereof ; and also that m y p iece of sal tm eadow adj o in ing to Br i dge creek , bounded northerly and southerly byJohn B l ish and easterly by the m eadow form erly Deacon John Barkers ;also one other piece of m eadow I bought of Reuben El ish’s Adm in istratorknown by the “ lower po int

” w ith one other p iece o f m eadow I bought ofEl isha H inckl ey ad j o in ing to the cut dock in H am l in ’

pond , socal led , together w ith m y wal k ing cane.

Item : I g ive to m y son Eb ene r er , to his he irs and ass igns forever al lm y other bu i l d ings in m y ow n im provem ent w ith the land adjo in ing, includ ing that par t of the swam p pasture after his brother’s part is set offhe al lowing his s ister H annah the use and im provem ent o f the best chamb er in m y dwe l l ing house and pr i v i l ege in the oven and to pass and repassto and from sai d cham ber and oven through the k itchen dur ing he r unm ar

r ied estate ; also al l m y lands cal led the “

po int fie l d” w ith the m eadow ad

j o in ing ; also one piece of h igh m eadow I bought of Deacon John Barker,known by the nam e o f

“

Barker’s m eadow also one o ther piece of m eadowI bought o f Ben jam in B l ish, he pay ing his brother Joseph the sum of th irteen pounds , s ix sh i l l ings and e ight pence , lawful m oney, with in one yearafter m y decease ; also I g ive to m y sai d son Ebenezer one b ed, bedsteadand cord with tw o coverl i ds and tw o pai r o f sheets be ing equ ivalen t to whatI have heretofore g i ven his b rother ‘

Joseph.

I tem : I g ive to m y daughter H annah the use and im provem ent of thebest cham ber in m y dwe l l ing house and pr iv i lege in the oven and to pass


.and repass to and from sai d cham ber and oven through the k itchen ; alsoo ne cord of good oak wood to be brought to the door o f m y dwe l l inghouse by each of her brothers dur ing her unm arr ied state , and each o f thempay her s ix pounds fiv e sh i l l ings and four pence , lawful m oney w ith in one

year after m y decease . I also g i ve to m y sa i d daughter one cow wh ichshe shal l choose, m y best b ed, bedstead , cord , curta in rods, and curtains,one Rugg, the best coverl i d , one blanke t, tw o pair o f sheets, tw o pi l lowsand cases and forty pounds lawfu l m oney out o f m y personal estate.

Item : I g ive unto m y tw o sons and unto the i r he irs and ass igns fore ver al l m y real estate not part icularl y in th is m y w i l l g iven untothem to be equal ly d iv i ded between them and in case I shal l purchase any

real estate after the date o f th is m y w i l l , then m y tw o sons the ir he irs '

and

ass igns to en j oy the sam e, they and each of them pay ing unto the i r s isterone

- s ixth part of the value o f the purchase m oney.

Also i t is m y w i l l that , whereas I have tw o pews in the m eet ing housein the West Prec inct, that m y two sons d iv ide them the sam e as m y real estate on l y reserv ing to m y sai d daughter a seat in the lower pew so long as

she shal l have occas ion to set there.

Item : I g ive to m y tw o sons to be equal l y d iv i ded between them , m y

w ear ing appare l , husbandry too l s , sm ith too ls, stock of i ron and coal sand weav ing tackl ing.

Item : I gi ve unto and m y w i l l is that whatsoever personal estate thatI have and not part icu larl y in th is m y w i l l d isposed o f , b e equal l y d iv idedbe tween m y three ch i l dren , Joseph, Ebenezer and H annah. Moreover i t ism y w i l l that i f any of m y ch i l dren ( that i f e ither o f m y ch i l dren) shal l beindebted to m e e ither on book or note at m y decease , that to be reckoned as

part and parce l of m y personal estate and to be d iv i ded as m y other personal estate is to b e in th is m y w i l l , v iz : to each one

- th i rd .

Last ly : I const itute and appo int m y son Joseph so le Executor of th ism y wi l l , hereby d isal low ing and revok ing al l other w i l l or w i l l s by m e

h eretofore m ade or done , rat i fy ing and confirm ing th is and no other to con

ta in m y last w i l l and testam ent.In test im ony whereof I have hereunto set m y hand and seal the day

and year above wr itten.

J oseph Blish, ( L. S.)W itnessed by

Isaac H inckl ey.

Joseph H inckley J r.Abigai l H inckley Sr.

Re ferences— Barn . Pr ob . Rea ,Barn . Tn . Rea

, W. Barn . Ch.

Rea,Fr eem an

’

s Cape Cod, W. Barn. Cem etery, O tis Barn. Fam i

l ies.

46 FO U RTH GENERATIO N .

2 2 . SARAH *

(BLI SH ) HAMLIN .

( Joseph ,3 Joseph ,

2 Ab raham .

1

)

SARAH,

4 dtr . o f Joseph3

5) and H annah (Ch i l d) B l i sh,w as b . 1 O ct . 1707, at we st Barn stab le, Mass . She m . 9 O ct .

1735, Se th H am l in .

CH ILDREN.

go. MERCY H AMLIN, b. 15 Nov . 1737.

91. SARAH H AMLIN, b. 18 A ug. 1739.

92 . ABIGA IL HAMLIN , b. 14 A ug. 1741.

93. SETH H AMLIN, b. 2 0 A ug. 1744.

94. ALICE H AMLIN,b. 2 A ug. 1747.

Born . Tn . Rec.

2 7. ABRA H AM“ BLI SH .

(Ab raham ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham f

)

A BRAH AM4 s . of Ab raham 3

(8) and Tem perence (Fu l ler)B l i sh , w as born 2 0 O ct . 1737, at

-

'

V. Barn stab le . I t wou ld appeal!

f rom the fo l lowing accoun t , that he w as never m arr ied .

Joseph B l i sh , J r . w as appo inted Adm inist rator of the Estateo f Abraham B l i sh , late o f Barn stab le

,Marine r , Mar . 9, 1768 .

Inventor y o f the Estate o f Abraham B l i sh , late of Barnstab le ,Mar iner

,d eceased , taken by the subscr ibers , th i s 16th day of March

1768 .

h i s in te re s t w i th h i s b rother El i jah B l i sh in the

house , barn and pew in the m ee t ing- houseAbou t ten acre s of uplan dSundry p iece s of wood land

U ndiv id-

ed with El i jah B l i sh'

About n ine acres of sal t and fresh m eadow ,undiv id

ed with El i jah B l i sh 48 o 0

£ 156 18 0

Isaac H inckley,

J ohn Ew er,

Daniel Crocker .


A port ion of the lands w ere so l d to pay debt s , and the r e

:m ainder d iv i ded be tween El i jah Ben jam in B l i sh , brothers andMartha and Tem pe rence ,

“ s i sters o f sai d Ab ra ham B l i sh , Mar i:ner ,

”Nov . 1769 ,

from which i t wou ld appear that the other s1were not l iv ing at th i s t im e .

References- Bar n . P rob . Rea , Bar n Tn . Rec.

2 8 . ELIJAH 4 BLISH .

55 00 00

(Abraham ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham fi

)

ELIJAH ,

4 s . of Ab raham 3

(8) and Tem perance (Ful ler) B l i sh ,w as b . 5 Mar . 1738

-

9 at W’

e st Barn stab le , Mass . H e m . 2 5 Jany .

1761 , Sarah S tewart . The ban s were pub l i she d 2 6‘ Ju ly,1760,

‘

and the cerem ony w as per form e d by Nym phas Marston ,Esq

”.

CH ILDREN.

105. DESIRE,

“ b. 2 8 Sept. 1761 . She w as m . to lfVill iam Lucas, of

Barnstable, 13 N ov . 1780, by Rev . Oakes Shaw.

106. ACH SAH ,

“ b. 8 Aug. 1763.

107. ABRAH AM,

“ b. 2 2 Dec. 1765.

108. ZEPHENIAH ,

“ b. 18 A ug. 1768 .

El i jah B l i sh w as a so l d ier in the Revo lu t ionary War . H is

n am e appears on se veral m u ster and pay ro l l s .“

El i jah B l u sh,o f Barn stab le . Private , 6th . C0 . CO1. Gain

a l ie l Brad ford ’s Regt . Con t inen tal A r m y . Pay accoun t se rv ice.from Jany . 16

,1777, to Apr . 1 . Also ,

Capt , John Russe l l ’s Co . , Col . Gam al ie l Brad ford ’s Regt . Mu ste red Feby . 2 5,

1777, by Jos . O tis , Muster Maste r ; re si dence Bar nstab le .

Also on retu rn o f“

m en in se rv ice 011 or be fo re A ug . 15, 1777,

dated 2'

Apr . 1779. En l i s ted Feby . 16th,1777; jo ined Apr . 6th

1777;en l i s ted for three years , to expi re January , 1780 . Reported ,d ie d 2 8 Mch. 1778 .

1778 . Dec. 16. Voted to rem i t to Nath . Jenk ins , Con stab le forthe year 1777. El i jah El i sh ’s Town and Province rates £0 13 8 .

1779. Mar . 2 3. Voted to al low D r . Sam ue l French ’s accoun tfor m ed ic ine and attendance on Mary Love l l and SarahB l i sh .

”

Re ference s— Barn . Tn. Rec. Mass. Soldiers Sailors in the

Rev olu tion .

48 FOU RTH GENERATIO N .

j O'

HNi BLISH .

(R° uben,

3 Joseph ,2 Abraham .

1

)

JOH N} s . of Reuben3 (9) and El iabeth (Bodfish) B l i sh , w asb . 9 Sept . 1717, at Barn stab le , Mass . H e m . 15 Nov . 1739, Mary ,dtr . o f Eb eneer Goo d speed , J r . and

CH ILDREN,

' born in Barnstable,b. 14 Nov . 1745.

111. MARY,

“

b. 27 Feby . 1748.

b. 26Mar . 1751.

113. SARAH ,

“ b. 15 Feby . 1753. m . to P r ince Baxter , of Yarm outh,3 Dec. 1778, by Rev . Oakes Shaw.

1 14. REBECCAH ,

“ b. 14 O ct . 1756. m . to J udah B ear se, 3 Apr . 1777,by Rev . O akes Shaw.

John B l i sh w as an act ive and pub l ic sp i r i te d m an,and a pat

r iot w ho. had the cou rage bo rn of conv ict ion s,al l o f wh ich i s

shown by the record of h i s pub l i c acts .H e w as pet i t j u rym an in 1744, 1748 , 1752 ,

1765,1774, and 177H e w as grand j u rym an for Barn stab le

,in 1755, 1762 ,

1769, 1770 ,and 1779.

H e he l d the office of hogr ev e in 1745, 1749, 1773,1774 and 1780 .

H e was chosen fence v iewer in 1756, 1760 ,and 1766.

H e w as Con s tab le in 1757, 1760“

in p lace of Jam es Passiful ,

( Perc ival ? ) res igned ,”and in 1776.

H e w as t i th ing m an in 1770,1775, and 178 1 .

Was deer - reve in 1776.

Was su rveyor of h ighways in 1771 , 1776, and 1777.

Dec. 17. Rem ain ing or s t ray w ith John B l i sh , crop sl it .

in ye le ft and 2 hal f - penneys unde r s id of y

e r ight ear.”

Mar . 2 . Voted to al low Con stab le John B l i sh and JosephH al let t each £5, for co l lect ing the taxes agreeab le to form er con d i t ion s w ith re spect to con stab les .O ct . 18 .

“ Voted to rem i t to Jon Love l l’s h i s po le tax,

in

John El i sh ’s b i l l s in the yearMch . y

e

7th

.

“

Voted to rem i t E l i zabeth Sm i th ’s rate in:

John El i sh ’s b i l l s .”


O ct . 2 0. Voted to accep t and al low Co l l . O t i s accoun tfor £ 12 0 for bu i ld ing the great b r idge and that he be d i scharged from sai d sum which he has al ready rece i vedfrom Con stab les John B l i sh and Ebeneze r H inckley , infu l l as per h i s accoun t on file .

”

Mch . 1 1 . Voted that John B l i sh be al lw ed to draw out

of the Treasu ry 2 0 sh i l l ings , in fu l l for one years houseren t for the French people to th i s day .

”

Jany . 8 .

“ John B l i sh m ark for h i s creatu re s , s l i t on the

top o f each ear , and he sai th i t has been hi s m ark for 30years .Mar .2 4. To take care of the com m on fie ld s , John Lewi sand John B l i sh .

Ju ly 31 . Town Meet ing,he l d for the purpose o f rai s ing

th i s Town ’s quota o f th ree m on th s m en , agreeab le to thewarran t on file . Meet ing ad jou rned to m ee tat the hou se o f Mr . Ch ipm an

,Inho l de r in sai d Barn s

tab le , 3rd day of Augu st at 12 o’c lock noon . John B l i sh

on com m i t tee to not i fy the inhab i tan t s to m ee t .Rem i t ted to John B l i sh rates for 1782 . £o—3

- 8 .

John B l i sh S r . w as a Sergean t in Capt . Mi cah H am l in ’s Co .

in the Revo l u t ionary w ar . H e en l i s ted 17 Ju ly , 1775. Ro l l i sm ade up to Nov . 1775.

John B l i sh,Sergt . in Capt . Mi cah H am l in ’s Co . Pay rol l for

serv ice from Nov . I st . 1775 to Dec . 31 , 61 days . (Ev i den t ly thesam e pe rson . )June 2 5th, 1776, a m eet ing w as cal led in Barn stab le to cons ider

whe the r the Town wou ld in st ruc t i t s represen tat ives to pledgethe i r l ive s and fo rtune s in support of the Con t inen tal CongressAbou t one hund red and forty were pre sent . The t im e s we ret roub lou s and a st rong Tory e le m ent m ade i t se l f fe l t . Upon a

vote be ing taken 30 voted to su stain Congres s and 35 vote d again s ti t . The rem ainder present , e i the r from fear or indec i s ion ,

d id not

vote at al l , and the vote w as declare d as again s t the in st ruct ion .

Th i s occas ioned m uch b i t ter fee l ing, and drew forth the fo l lowingPRO TEST , wh ich , as i t preceded the authen t i c Declarat ionm igh t be cal led

THE BARNSTABLE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

WE, the subscr ibers , inhabitants of the Town of Barnstable PRO

TEST against the proceed ings o f sai d Town, at the ir m eet ing he l d on


Tuesday . 2 sth. June , inst , respect ing the g iv ing o f the ir representat ivesinstruct ions w ith regard to the INDEPENDENCY o f the Co lon ies,as was recom m ended to the several towns in th is Co lony by w ay o f a Re

so lve f 1om the H ouse of Representat ives ; A nd as a vote w as put in“sai d m eet ing to know whether the Town wou l d proceed to g ive any in

st ruct ions to the ir represen tat ives , agreeably to the afo resai d r ecom m en

dat ions, w hich w as car r ied in the negat iv e ; A nd j udg ing it to b e our dutyt o protest against such vote , w e do it for the fo l low ing reasons — We

th ink such a m easure as proposed in sai d reso l ve to be the m ost salutarythat can be gone into for the safety and we l l be ing o f the Co lon ies un

d er our oppressed s i tuat ion ; and it is the duty o f every ind iv i dual tog ive h is vo ice in favor o f the aforesai d recom m endat ion , in case the hou

o rab le Cont. Congress see cause to declare these Colon ies ent ire ly independent. WE are ready and wi l l ing to stand by such a dec larat ion , if i tshal l take place , to the utterm ost o f our powe r, wi th our l ives and es

rat es ; A nd be ing very unwi l l ing that the aforesai d Vo te be passed overin s i lence fo r fear o f offend ing our ow n consc iences in be ing thought toacqu i esce in so st range a vote of the town , and o f o ff end ing our Countrym en and B rethe ren in other towns, w ho m ay go in to contrary m easures ;ent i re ly abhorr ing any pr inc iples but w hat are for the good o f the Un ited Co lon ies o f Am er ica, and d etest ing those argum ents brought bysom e m en at sai d m eet ing to d issuade the peopl e from com ply ing w iththe said recom m endat ion ; We take th is m ethod of lett ing the publ icknow our d issent from the aforesa i d proceed ings o f the town ,

hav ing no

other w ay to m ake our sent im ents known . And w e request that th isProtest m ay b e ente red in the Town Book , to l et poster ity know thatthere were a few in th is Town w ho dared to stand forth in favor of

an in jured and Oppressed Country , treated w ith every spec ies of w ickedness used by ty r rany

'

to ens lave m ank ind . and that it is a m atter o f

great gr ief to us that the CAUSE OF LIBERTY is treated w ith suchind ign ity by som e o f the inhabitants of the Town o f Barnstable.

Barnstable , June

J os eph O tis,Dav id S m ith,

Benon i Cr ocher ,

J oseph J enkins ,

Ebenez er Lothr op,

Char l es Conan t,

Nathan Basse tt.

Se th Lathr op,

Re fe rences— Bar n . Tn . Rec., O tis

’

Barn . Fam ilies, Prem an’

s

Cape Cod, Mass. Sold. Sailors in the Rev .

Zacheu s H ow land , Fr eem an Parker ,

Nathanie l H ow land, J onathan H al le tt,

J ohn Russel l , Thom as A nnable,

J ohn Cr ocker J r . J ob H ore/and ,

Corn e lius Lov e l l J ohn B l ish,Benj am in Sm ith, J oseph Sm ith,Jam es Dav is , Binney Parker ,

Edm und H aw es,

52 FOU RTH GENERATION .

to gi ve you a s ight of sen se of you r sin and repen tance for i t ; andt i l l such t im e as you m an i fest token s of repen tance

, you are to lookupon you rse l f as suspended from com m un ion with u s in specialo rd inance s .

Nov . 15, 1750 . Jana-than Russell , Pastor .W th

ye vote and consent of y

e Chh .

”

S i las B l i sh d ied in 1772 . Adm in i st rat ion w as gran ted to Mer

cy B l i sh on the e state of S i las B l i sh , Cordwainer , 31 Dec. 1772 .

INVENTORY— Estate of S i las B l ish, of Barnstable, Cordwainer,taken 19 Feby . 1773.

H is purse £ 5. 195. 4d. Secur ity for m oney due him

£ 15. 13. o.£ 2 1— 12

— 4

H is wear ing appare l 6 —0— 0 Catt le , sheep sw ine, 24. 16. 0 30

—16— 0

Cart whee ls , s led 81 Cheep pins 80/ one axe 4/O ne b ed,bedstead furn iture , lower roomO ne bed, bedstead furn iture in the cham berRakes, shove ls, s ive, crad le 6/ loom s tackl ingF ive chairs in the cham ber three chests 11/ tw o look

ing glassesTw o Sy thes 6/ Shoem aker seat , lasts too ls 24/O ne case o f Draws 48/ one d esk 36/One round table 10/ Sm al l D"3/ case bott les 6/ DO Z . D“

2/ 1 1— 0

O ue square table 10/ 4 kn ives forks 3/ Iron CrowYoakes cha ins 6/ 1 5

—4

Gun Sword 2 0/ Geers, co l lar ham es 8/ Cart rope 2 /hose 2 /

Sadd l e, br i d le pi l l ion 4/ T r undelbedsteadSheets, tablec loths and napk insTwe l ve chairs in the lower room 15/ Sca les we ights 5/Joynt stoo l 1/ Box ~ i ron heaters grate 4/ flat irons 3/Pots. K ett les t ram m e l s 54/ pr stee lyards 3/Casks hal f bushe l 2 / Warm ing pan

Cran e , tongs , s l ice , hand i ronsPewter, earthen and wooden wareB ibl e and other booksSugar boxes , Castor, tabl e glass stone wareH ous ing, lan d , m eadow wood land

£ 250—11—o4

Barnstabl e Feb . 19. 1773.

Approved March 6, 1773.

Dower w as ass igned to the w iow Mercy B l i sh, Dec 14, 1773.

BLISH GENEALOGY 53

Account of Mercy B l i sh,A dm r .

"

R ece i ved-Due Adm in i s t rator

Pai d out

S igned , Mercy X Blish.

m arkApproved Apr. 8 , 1773.

‘

1770 . Apr . 8 . Mercy B l i sh d i sm i s sed from Falm outh and ad

m itted here .

”

Mar . 2 4. Voted to rem i t to Thom as Crocker,Constab le

for the year 1775, W i dow Mercy B li sh, a son overrated

£o - 6

O ct . 16. Voted to al low Mr s. Mercy El i sh ’s accoun t fornu rs ing wid

-0 Sw in ington and prov id ing for her ch i l dren

5 weeks , as on file , £ 2 —10—o.

”

Mar . 9.

“ Voted to al low w d Mercy B l i sh for sundries supplyed wid

0 Sw iningt on when s ick , as per accoun ton file.

”

Re ferences— Bar n . P rob. Rea , Barn. Tn . Rea, W. Barn. Ch.

Rea , O tis’

Barn . Fam il ies .

38 . REUBEN4 BLISH . J r .

(Reuben ,

3 Joseph} Ab rahamfi

)

REU BEN“ s . of Reuben3 (9) and El i zabe th (Bodfish) B l i sh ,was b . 6 Feby . 172 1 , at We st Barn stab le , Mass . The ban s for h i sm arr iage were publ i shed 13 Apr . and he m . 2 1 May 1747, Ruth

‘Ch i ld s, of Barnstab le.

CH ILDREN.

128. REU BEN ,

ts b. 2 1 O ct . 1747. H e would b e a m inor at the t im e of

his father’s death, but is not m ent ioned , and probably d iedyoung.

54 FOURTH GENERATIO N .O

12 9. DAVID ,

‘5 b. 11 May 1749. d . before 10 Nov . 1772 .

b. 2 1 Ju ly 1751.

131. ELIZABETH ,

5 b. 19 O ct. 1755. m . Richard Cr eech.

132 . SUSANNA ,

5 b. before 7 O ct. 1760. Was m . to Isaac Cr ow el l, of

Yarm outh, 27 Nov . 1784, by Rev . G i deon H awley.

Mar . 10 . Rueben B l i sh h i s m ark i s a s l i t in each ear

and a hal f penny unde r ye le ft ear .

”

Reuben B l i sh w as chosen hog reve , and again in 1757 and.

1758 .

Mar . 5 Voted to rem i t to Constab le Eben e zer Crockerthe sum of f 1—5

—8 be ing Reuben El i sh’s Prov ince

,County

and Town rate .

Reuben4 B l ishl d . about Oct . 1,1760, at W . Barns tab le , and

John B l i sh w as appo in te d adm in i s t rator of h i s estate 7O ct . 1760.

INVENTORY Appraisem ent of Estate o f Reuben B l ish. Yeom an.

decd .

H is Appar rel and Arm ourH ouse , land , wood lot and m eadow2 cows, 8 sheep, 3 swine, I horse tackl ingH usband ry Tackl ing, £ 4— 11

—5, 15 bushe ls of corn £ 2— 5

1 Bed furn iture £ 4, O ne d itto £ 3—14

— 8

chists, £ 2 , one bedst id Cord 8/ books 4/Linn ing £ 2 — 9, Tw o Tables tablecloth 9/Nine cha irs 18/ look ing g lass 6/ Iron ware £ 1

—10

Warm ing pan , box, i ron tram m e ls, s l ice tongsPuter, wooden ware , earthen ware ,Whee ls, Real , m eal bags, troff siv es

Teapot d ishes 5/ 6 load of hay £ 4 4 5—0 .

Loom s tackl ing

£ 2 54—

19—01

Barnstable Nov . 6 1760.

J oseph Blish.

Ebenez er H am blen .

Sam uel Parker .

Sworn to and approve d , Dec. 4th 1760.

Sy lv anus Bourn , Judge .

Dav i d , El i zabeth , Thom as and Susanna we re al l bapt ized , 7A ug. 1763.

W i dow Ruth B l i sh un i ted w ith the church 7 Ju ly 1763.

Ruth B l i sh w as appo in ted Guard ian of Dav id , Thom as , El i zabeth and Susanna,

m inor ch i ld ren of Reuben B l i sh , of Barn stab le, .

Yeom an , deceased , 7 O ct . 1760,but d ied about 15 Feby . 1764,

when John B l i sh was appo in ted in her stead .

BLISH GENEALOGY 55,

Late r,2 4 Mar . 1773, Joseph B l i sh J r . w as m ade Guard ian

o f Susanna, the othe rs p resum ab ly be ing of age .

Another Inventory w as m ade in 1772 ,as fo l lows

Inventory o f the real estate o f Reuben B l i sh,late of Barn

s tab le, decease d , taken by us , the subscr ibers th i s 2 d day of Nm em

b e r , 1772 .

The house and the upper lan d'

The po in t fie l d and m arshThe wood lot

£ 12 2 - 12 - 0

J onathan Crocker .

J oseph B l ish,J r .

Daniel Carpent‘er .

The court o rdere d al l the above de scr ibed lan d s to be set off

to Thom as B l i sh , on l y surv iv ing son of Reuben B l i sh,deceased ,

upon the fo l lowing term s :F i rs t : he i s to pay al l cost s and charges am oun t ing to £2 - I 2

S- 0

t hen to pay h i s s i ste r Su sannah B l i sh , a m inor , £40,he al so hav ing

pai d h i s other s i s ter El i zabe th Cree-ch, the sum of £40,for her fu l l

share and propo rt ion .

Nov . 10”

1772 .

J am es O tis, J udge .

Joseph Ch i ld s w as appo in ted Adm r . of the Estate o f RuthB l i sh , wi dow , Mar . 16, 1764 .

H e repo rt s Mar . 1 1,1773.

Rece ipt sPai d out

References— Barn. Tn . Rea , Barn . Prob . Rec.

4 2 . BENJAMIN“ BLI SH .

(T r i s t ram ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham ?

)

BENJAMIN ,

4 s . of Tri st ram 3and Anne (Fu l ler) B l i sh, w as

b . 16 June ,1718 , at We st Barnstab le , Mas s ; m . 3 May , 1744 , at

Col che ster , Conn . , to Mary”

, dt r . of John and Ruth (Loom i s) Adam s ; she w as b . 9 Ju ly 172 6 at Co l ches te r , Conn .


133. J EREMIAH ,

“ b. 12 A ug. 1745.

134. DANIEL,

“ b. 17Dec. 1747. d . 2 1 Jul-y 1752 .

135. RACH EL,

3 b. 12 Mar. 1749. d. 27 July 1752 .

136. ANNAH ,

ls b. 30 A ug. 1751. d . O ct . 1752 .

b. 11 Feby. 1753.

The fear fu l m ortal i ty in th i s fam i l y,in 1752 , wou ld indicate

som e dead ly e p idem i c . I t i s cu rrent t rad i t ion in Co l cheste r, thatthe re w as a

“ p lagu e ,” whateve r that m ay m ean

,that year .

2 Mar . 1746.

“

Benjrl B l u sh and Mary

,h i s w i fe

,we re receiv

ed in the covenan t .Ben jam in B l i sh d . 2 1 Aug. 1752 , at the age of 34, and Mary

B l i sh and Joseph K neland were appo in ted adm in i s t rators of h i se state in Jany . 1753.

Mary B l i sh w as appoin ted guard ian o f J erem iah and Ben jam in B l i sh , m inors , Jany . 1754.

INVENTORY o f the Estate o f Ben jam in B l ish. We the subscr ibers , .

be ing des i red to appr ise y e Estate o f Ben jam in B l ish late of Co lchester,Deceased , d i d on the 2 2 nd day o f Septem r (o ld st i le) A . D. , 1752 , appr ised

'

,

al l the 5d Estate presented to us , be ing under oath as ye law d irects.

IMP .

spaper bi l ls £ 1

~

2 Coat Com b let , Jackit , both£ 2 4,

old gr eat coat 30/ o ld blue coat 10/ leather b r iches 40/o l d b r iches t rou z es 16/ 2 o ld sh i rts 16/ 1 sh i rt 16/shoe buckl es , knee buckl es s l eve buttonsa s i lver buckle 2 5/ 2 bands 12/ hat m ittens, al l 70/I fe l t hat 15/ 2 pr o ld shoes 30/ 4 pr o ld stockins 50/I cap 10/ p

r o f garters 3/ 2 pS worsted cloth 40/h igh bed sted cord , curtain v alen ts, 2 coverl i ds, 2 sheets

al l as i t standstrund l e bed ,

cord sted , coverl i d , m at , bo lster and al l to ita b ed, old coverl i d sheet al l as it now isold chest 10/ chest 30/ m eal trough 10/chest of drawers £ 5, table 15/ 6 sheets o ld new £ 8

2 pi l low cases 10/ 2 o l d table cloaths 10/ 5 o l d tow el ls 14/2 d ( lr ugge t 30/ 2 o ld pil l iw s 12 / com baskit 8/2 powderhorns , powde r shot al l 14/ ol d gun £ 5.

2 o ld S ickl es ol d brass kett l e £ 5, 2 Iron pots £ 2Iron ke tt l e sk i l l et 40/ fry ing pan sm ooth ing iron 2 3/

pr old spurs 4/ tram m e l

,tongs 81 Ree l , al l £ 2 — 10

1436 lb. sheeps woo l £ 6— 10, 2 l itt le baskets 5/sy th tackl ing 50/ gr ind ing stone 2 0/51b . worsted 3

—10. 2 harr iers axes £ 2

—10

33th carpetw oo l pin ions 40/ old Dutch wheel 40/Great whee l 2 0 / o ld D r isacks in y e cham ber, t rough r i ddle

40/

BLISH GENEALOGY 57

old i ron, al l 15/ 3pr cards 35/ st ilyards, chopping kn ife , potfork 2 5/

Razor fiegm s ink horn 15/ sugar box qt cup

2 ol d siv es 10/ 2 4 r un o f l inen 8: tow yarn £ 5

7 chares 40/ 2 I‘

ibles 30/ other books, al l 15/hour g lass cand lest ick 14/ looking glass 2 0/long Baskit 4/ m eat barre l , 7o ld tubs barre l , al l £ 2

-

13

3 great puter plat t ers £ 5— 5, 6 plates at £ 2Puter Bason 15/ pint bason porr inger 8/b igest puter Bason 18/ D

3 spoons 12 /al l ye earthen ware £ 2 — 10, 3 glass bott les t in funne l 16/6 v ials 7/ 6 wooden Bott les , can , tray and d ish 16/m ortar, sugar box 8: al l 7/ 7 o ld trenchers 7/7 o ld kn i ves, 3 o l d forks, al l 10/ 1 Ham m ar 5/Shoe m akers too l s, jacks , awls and al l 50/ 30 o ld lasts 30/ye Bench 4p

r hee ls, al l 9/ o l d iron 7/ w ax tar at 4 pn

5 cow be l ls tackl in,al l

8 load o f hay £ 40, 1 m are £ 80,

16 sheep £ 2 0,a yoke o f oxen £ 70, 3 cows £ 60

Sadd le Br i d le wh ip £ 10, ol d plow irons £ 2 — 16

H orse traces £ 2—

10,yoke i rons boos £ 2

2 Swine £ 15, a shave 10/ pi l low Cloath pi l low £ 3

a Fork 2 Rakes 14/ 3 o ld Baggs 15/3 acres o f Ind ian corn, on y e land as i t stands at 15 bushe ls

an acre , al l 45 bushe ls 15/ pr bushe la stack of wheat 11 bushe lsa stack o f oats £ 10, a stack o f £ 2 8

ye Farm appurtenances756 y d s plain Cloath £ 16— 17

— 6 t

bé H etche l burn ing i ron5 Swine £ 3-

10 2 Sk ins 40/ oak boards £ 8

O ld plow on the placeAdded by y

e Adm in istrator

£ 1648—11—oo

Court of Prob ate : ss. Co lchester Jany 2 1753.

Th is Inventory w as exh ibited by ye Adm r under oath as y e law d i rectsSam uel Br ow n .

Dav id A dam s .

T est. Thom as Adam s, Clerke.

I t wou ld appear fr om the foregoing inventory that Ben jam inB l i sh w as a shoe m aker by t rade .

At the C our t .of Probate he l d in Co l chester , Jany . 3d,A . D .

1754, Pre sent : Joseph Spencer, Esqr Judge .

Appeared Mary Bl i sh 8: Joseph K neland ,A ld-

mrso f the Estate

of Benjn B l i sh

,Deed . Exhibd acct of the deb t s due f rom s

d Deed s

58 FOURTH GENERAT ION

estate and payd by them am oun t ing to the sum of £ 2 05 16- 1 1, old

Tenr w ‘3hw as al lowed .

”

Re fe rences— Colch. Tn . Rec,Colch. P r ob . Rea , and West

ches ter Ch. Rec.

4 4 . SYLVANUS4 BLI SH .

(Tri st ram ,


1

)

SYLV‘ANUS“ s . o f Tri st ram 3

( 14) and Anne (Fu l le r) B l i sh ,w as b . 13 O ct . 172 1 at Barnstab le

,Mass . H e m . 1 Nov .

1751 , Esther Way .

CH ILDREN, born at Co lchester, Conn.

138. RACHEL“

, b. 2 2 Nov . 1752 . Bap. June , 1752 . m .

Sm ith .

139. ESTHER“

, b. 2 2 Jany. 1755. Bap. O ct . 1755. m .

Fu l le".

-14o. b. 17 Dec. 1757. Bap. May 1757.

b . 16 Apr . 1759. Bap. May 1759.

142 . b . 9 July 1761. Bap. A ug. 1761.

143. REUBEN ,

“ b.

’

1 O ct . 1763 Bap. 1763.

144+ SILAS ,

‘ b. 1765, Bap. Maxi , 1765.

145. MARY ,

“ b. bap. Feb . 1767.

146+ABRAH AM“

, b. 1769. Bap.

147. EDITHA ,

5 b. Bap, Mar , 1773. m ,

H ar r ington .

148 . GRACE,

“ b. Bap. O ct . 1775, m .

Cor ning.

1745. Sept .8 . Sylvanu s B lu sh m ade a con fess ion be fore the

Church for de fam ing Sybe l l Carr ie r, by spread ing a d i sc re d i tab le repo rt conce rn ing her and w as restored to fu l lcom m un ion .

Sy lvanu s B l i sh w as surveyor of h ighways in 1759, 1765,

1772 ,1774 , and 1777Was adm i t ted as a freem an in 1761 , Sept . 15.

*Dan ie l B l ish '

en l isted from Co lchester, 23 Jul y 1777, for three years,in Capt. Gam al ie l Painter's Com pany , w ar o f the Revo lut ion .

B l ish enl isted in Col . S. B . Webb’s Regt. 23 July, 1780, and wasd ischarged 17 Dec. 1780.


head sheet, val lance 81 Tester 81 m at , al l in ye

room , al l

Bed, underbed , bo lster, 2 blankets, 'cord , m at head sheetval lance

2 o ld l inen sheets 2 / 2 d iaperTable Cloths 3/ 2 pi l lowcases 2 /I Ii uckebuck Towe l four o l d Towe ls old Table

c loth 1/O ld Chest, 2 Draws 6/ Table 1/ H andsaw 2 / 5 o ld Sk i l

lets 1/H am er 81 G im blet 1/ Teapot 3/ Quart Cup(O l d Iron 18 pounds pewter Tin tunne l /6d ,

bott l esS quare Bott le round snuff d° d Looking G lass 2/A se t o f Tea D ishes 2/ Punch Bowl 81 Beker G lass 3

m i l k pans 3/S ix Bowls 81 D ishes 2 / 10d , Spice Mortar 8d 6 wooden Plates

/6d , Churn 3/Gal lon Bott l e Quart d

°2 / 2 Pa i ls 2/ H and Pai ls /6cl D ietub ‘

1/ Buttr Tub3 Tubs 15 o ld bbl s— I s/ 2 Mee t bbls 4/ P ickle Tub 1/V inegar K egg 1/ 5 old hhds 15/ Sund ry hol low Tubs l

/éhhds

Bread Trough 3/ Trund le bedstead 5/ Sal t Box /3d cornBaske t 1

743 Bush1 1/R id d le s ieve 4 old sack ing Bags Sheepsk in /8d old

Sadd le 2 /Iron 81 Leather o f o ld s i de Sadd le 5/ o ld pi l l ion 81 cloth

Sadd l e bags 6/Br i d le 4/ Iron Tram m e l 4/ 4 o ld Scythes 2 / old Plow irons

5/ 4 o ld chiz e ls 1/2 Iron W edges 2 / O x yokes 1/ Crobar 10/ 3 o l d chai rs 12 /H orse chains 3/ 3 caps 81 pins 3/ 9 Iron har-row teeth 19/

2 old Axes 2 /Brass K i t t le 16/ Iron d° 5/ Iron d

° cracked Sk i l letI ron t ‘

ca K itt le d°Bas in 2 / Stee lyards 4/ Fry ing pan /6d

B roken Iron Po t 2 / S l ice 81 Tongs Cand lest ick /6 Gr i d

4 pun ch

iron 3/H orse Co le r 2 / Great whee l Spind le 3/ Great whee l 1/

Foot d° 4/14 Runs woo len yarn 14/ woo l 5/Nine kn ives 81 forks 3/ Cheese strainer /6d Stone j ug 2 /

Brass Se lm er 1/Sheers 1/ Sheep Shears 1/ Spectac les 1/ Cann ister /6d Grater

4d

O ld Mare £ 7, Suck ing Co l t £ 2—

10 Young Mare £ 6

Two two year o ld steers £ 8— 10 B lack cow £ 3 w hitefaced

cow £ 3, H e i fer .ca l f 18/2 Shotes 3 sm al l swine fatting -2 1

9 old chairs 10/ 4 bushe ls Potat ies 6/ Grindstone 4/

4—15 0

0—

4—00

0— 6— 3

0—

7—

0

o—18 3

o—10

—6

u—s—t 1

0—

13— 6

0_IO 0

0— 6 6

16— 0"- 0

BLISH GENEALOGY 61

6 bushes Turn ips 4/ One bushl 81 “A wh ite beans 5/ o 9 o

£ 62— 15 1

71b Tal low 9 tuns H ay £ 11, Cheese 33lb 11—11—10

Two - th i rds of 120 acres land , house 81 barn £ 2 40, Corn in ye

ear 4/ 2 40 4 0

Tw o V2 bbls Ci der 12/ 2 ol d bbls at McCal ls 2/ 0—14 0

3 Sh i l l ing State m oney equal to S i lver 0 1 9

2 So l d ier notes , £ 6— 18— 10 each, equal to S i lver 5 8 0

2 O ld H oes /4d 3 pi tchforks 3/ O ld Cart irons on ye cart 50/ 2—13

- 9

4

£ 3231 8 0

Court of P robate , East H addam , N ov 2 rst 1785, thenth is inventory w as exh ibited in Court by y

e Adm !r undero ath and is accepted and ordered to b e recorded .

Dav id B igelow ,

Dav id B lish.

Appraisers Sworn.

1786. Feb . 7. £ 14 set off to W i dow of Sylvanus B l ish out of-t-he

“

m ov ea'ble estate o f sa i d deceased .

1785, Dec. 6Mary Bl -ish am inor and Abraham B l ish , .a m inor appeare d.and chose Mr . Dan ie l Judd to be the i r guard ian ; al l of Co lchester.

A t sd court Mr . Dav id B l ish was appo inted guard ian to to S i las B l ish ,Ed itha B l ish and Grace B l ish, al l of Co lchester.

At sd court Ezra B l ish, Adm r on ye estate o f S i lvanus B l ish,

“

Decd' late o f Co lchester, appeared and prayed that som e proper persons m ay b e

appo inted to ass ist the guard ians of the m inors o f 5d decd in d iv i d ing a cer

tain tract o f land ly ing in com m on between A sa B l ish and the rest of thehe irs to sd Deed : thereupon th is Court appo inted Mr . Jabez Whe l don and

D av id B ige low, Ju f, both of Glastonbury , to ass ist y e Guard ians w ith ye

e state -oi y e he irs .i~n div id ing sd estate accord ing to law .

At sd Court Ezra B l ish, Adm r on ye estate of Silvanus B l ish decd

prayed th is court l im it and appo int a t im e for y e cred itors to sd es

t ate to br ing in the ir acct s or dem ands against sd estate ; thereupon the courtal lows e ight m onths from th is date . and those w ho re fuse or

neglect to exh ibit them by sai d tim e are afterwards debarr ed co l lect ingthe sam e b y law ; and that said Adm r

g ive not ice by advert is ing in

H artford or N ew London newspaper, and sett ing up ye sam e on y

e s ignpost in sd Co lchester.1804, Ju l y 2 3.

Upon m ot ion of Abra-ham B l ish one of the he ir s to the Estate of Sil

vanns B l ish, de ed scl con-

r t appo in ted Messrs. Israe l Foot Esq. El isha Bue lSam ue l Brown to d istr ibute t hat part of the Estate wh ich w as dist r ibut

.cd to the w i dow of 3d decd for he r im provem ent dur ing l i fe.

Sept. 1 -1

The com m i ssioners nepor ted the div i d ing that par t of the Estate t hatd id be long to S i l vanus B l ish that was set out to

Th is h onored'

W i fe Esther B l ish.

"

FOURTH GENERATIO N .

Lands set out to Ezra B l ish , o l dest sonAbraham B l ish

, son

Po l ly B l ish, daughter . L

Rache l Sm ith,daughter

Esther Fu l l er, daughterReuben B l ish

, son

S i las B l ish, son

Ed itha H arr ington ,daughter

Grace Corn ing, daughter '

Dated Aug. 2 2 , 1804.

Re ferences— Colch. Th . Rec, Col ch. P rob. Rea

,Mar l boro

Ch. Rea, PVes-tchester Ch. Rec.

MARLBOROUGH .

The Town of Mar lborough w as o rgan i zed in 1803, f rom par tso f Co l che s ter , H eb ron

, and G lastonbury , three Town s wh ich b elonge d to th ree d i ff eren t Count ie s . The Mar lboro’ C hurch r e

cord s , however , antedate the Town organ i zat ion .

46 . JOH N 4 BLI SH .

(Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham .

1

JOH N ,

“t s . of Tri st ram 3

( 14) and Anne (Fu l ler) B l i sh, w as b . .

1727, at Co l che ster , Conn . H e m . ( I ) Ab igail1754.

CH ILDREN.

- SUSANNA ,

“ b. 2 Mar . 1755.

b. 16 Jany. 1757.

151 . ABI GAIL;“ b. m . Asa Fu l ler , 2 2 Sept. 1777FREDERICK ,

“ b.

153. DANIEL ,

“ b.

154. JOHN ,

“ b. about 1762 . d . 8 O ct . 1786, age 2 4.

155. JO SEPH ,

“ b. about 1766, d . 30 O ct . 1791, age 2 5.

b. rn . J oseph Isham ,2 8 Sept. 1790.

157. EUNICE,

" b, m . U r iah Car r ier .

Ab igai l , w . of J’,ohn* B l i sh d . 30 June 1777, and he m . ( 2 )

accord ing to the Church records , 30 Nov . 1777, W i dow. A im

is, of Col chester.

BLISH GENEALOGY 63

The Gardner Genealogy s tates that John4 B l i sh m . 31 Aug.

.1784, Sarah dtr . o f W i l l iam and Es ther (Den i son) Gardner, o fS ton ington, Conn . She was b . 2 8 Dec. 1763.

CH ILD , of th is m arr iage.

158.+JOHN DENISON,

“ b. Feby . 1786, at Co lchester, Conn .

1756. Sept . 2 1 . John B l i sh w as adm i t ted as a freem an .

1755. Mar . 2 . John B l u sh and Ab igai l , h i s w i fe , con fe ssed tothe bfeach of several covenant s and that they w ere gu i l tyof forn i cat ion ,

and were restored to the i r form er char i ty.Mar . John B lush and Ab igai l h i s w i fe were rece ived inthe covenan t .

( It m ay be asked how a m an and his w ife could be gu i lty of the of

f ense nam ed . When ever a coupl e ant ic ipated the i r m ar ital pr iv ileges, they were com pe l led to confess the ir fau l t before the congregrat ion and j udg ing by the frequency o f these confess ions andthe ease w ith wh ich they were “ restored to the form er charity , the o ffense does not seem to have been regarded as veryser ious. The publ icat ion o f bans m onths before m arr iage w as

large ly the cause o f th is infract ion of the com m andm ents. )

“

1759 and 1765. John B l i sh w as t i th ingm an for W'

e stchester .1777. H e w as su rveyor o f h ighways , and again in 1780.

1777. Sept . 16. Took the oath of fide l i ty to the S tate of Connect icut .

1779. Dec. 13. Vote d to appo in t a com m i ttee to rem ove en

croachm ents on h ighways ; John B l i sh w as one .

”

1 780 . Nov . 14 .

“ Voted to appo in t a com m i ttee to procu re prov i s ions for the Con t inental

“

Arm y . Cap t . El iphalet Bulkley, Messrs . John B l i sh

,H enry Dem ing,

and John H enrychosen such com m i ttee . Capt . Joseph I sham w as ap

po in ted to rece i ve and pack sai d prov i s ion-

s, forward thesam e and m ake re tu rn .

'

1780 . Dec . 18 . Voted that every person that shal l de l i ver ind ian corn at 4

8 p"bu she l,Rie flower at I6S pr C we ight ,

w heat flowe r at 2 43 pr C we ight , to ye am oun t of 15don

ye pound on the i r several l i s t s for ye year 1780 ,

shal l b er al low ed for y

e 13per cen t pai d in grain and flower, asafor sd 4

don y

e pound on ye tax thi s day lai d on y

e in

hab i tant s of th i s town ,for y

e purpose of rai s ing grain

81c.,sd corn and flowe r to be de l ivered to Messr s Pierpon t

64 FOU RTH GENERATION .

Bacon , John B l i sh , Dud ley Wr ight and A sa Foot,by ye

fi rst day o f March next .”'

Vote d to c‘

h005e'

Gad Worth ington in ye room of John

B l i sh,one o f y

e com m i t tee to rece i ve in provi s ion s for ye

pub l i ck .

”

1801 . Mar . 6. Reuben B l i sh took h i s deceased father ’s ear m ark,wh ich i s a s l i t in the lef t ear and a hal f crop on the unders i d e of the r ight ear .

John B l i sh d ied about 1800 . H is son Reuben w as appo in tedadm in i s t rator o f h i s estate , 3 June ,

1800. The re i s a discrepencyas to h i s m arr iage s . The Co l chester deed records show that

,

“

A h

na B l i sh , of Co l chester , w d of John,leased her r ight of dow er in

the estate of her hu sband , John B l i sh , at a rental of $ 10 per annumto Reuben B l i sh

,he to pay the taxes . Dated 1 Apr . 1801 . Thi s

i s incons i s tent w i th h i s m ar r iage to Sarah Gardner , w ho su rv ivedhim . There i s no doubt that John Den i son“

w as the son o f th isJohn “i B l i sh

, as i s show n by a deed from John D . B l i sh , o f H am i lton ,

N . Y ., to_John Spar row , for

“ land set off to m e in the es tate of"

John B l i sh , in Col-che ster , Conn .

The “ l estchester Church record s show his m ar riage , 30 Nov .

1777, to W i dow A nn Loom i s , and the Gardner Genealogy i s author ity for h i s m arr iage with Sarah Gardner , and the undi sputedb i rth of John Den i son ( 158 ) confi rm s i t , Den i son be ing the

m ai den nam e of Sarah Gardner’s m other . The re lat ion sh ip of al l'

o f the ch i l d ren to John4 B l i sh i s abundant lv p roven by re ferenceto the deed records of Co l ches ter .1784. Ju ly 9. John B l i sh w as adm i t ted to fu l l com m un ion .

Th is w as probab l y John who wou ld be 2 4 yearsol d .

INVENTORY of the Estate o f Mr . John B l ish, late of Colchester;deed.

1 Castor H at 1 oo 1 straight bod ied coat 5 I7, 1 d“ chec, 1d“ 1 vestnankeen, 1 d

° cloth 5 18

1 d°wh ite , 1 plr breeches 1 oo, 1 great coat 7 51, 1 d

o vest, 1 pr trouser3 1 d

°I d

°1 17

.2 do2 d

o1 p

r stock ings 3 pr d“ 3 67 1 pr d

°1 p

r (10

4 pr 1 m us l in d

1do

$4'

1 d“ 1 pr suspenders , 1 pr shoe buckles 46, 1 pr hose buckles 1 d"stockbuck l es I pr buttons shoes I 2 7

Razor, lathe r box and hone , hor se ph l egm 81 curry com b 6 77 1 pl”

shoes 2 / I p1 d

°1 p

r boots, 1 vest 3 01

Feather b ed and underbed , bedstead cord 81 1 featherbed 2 1 981 underbed , bedstead and cord

,1 d“ 9 67

BLISH GENEALOGY 65

1 Bedqu i l t, 1 d° 1 d°

3 worst-cd, 1 d°2 B lanket-s 3 d“ 10 d

°

check , 1 pf curtains Valens 10 pl” sheets 15 2 5

1 Table Cloth 4d Four Towe ls, 1834 11) pewter, 1 d ish 11 04 1 Clock,1 Cupboard , 1 fa l l leaf Table, 1 chest, I stand 9 oo 2 0 04

I Case 81 4 bott l es, 2 j unck d0'

, 1 Table, 1 Great cha i r 1 58 6 Chairs4d, 1 Warm ing pan , 1 s l ice 8: tongs, 1 (10 5 09

I pf Stee lyards , 2 Cand lest icks, 1 pr hand irons, 2 92 3 Cand lest icks,

1 Tram m e l , 1 Brass K e t t le,1 Iron (10 4 17

138 lb poth , 1 d ish, 1 Bake K ett le , 1 Iron bason 2 66 1 pr flat i rons

1 toast ing iron , 1 Chopp in kn i fe , ease kn ives 81 forks 1 18 3 84T ea K ett le, 1 Iron Sk i l let , 1 do, 1 Gr i d Iron 2 66

1 Iron crossbar, 6 Tabl e spoons , 1 crane, 1 Fry ing pan 3 08

2 Wash Tubs, 1 d ,° 1 Mi l k Pale , 1 water d ,

°1 churn 1 Earthen Pot 5 32

10 Earthen plates , 2 Tea pots, 3 tw o pint glasses, 2 d° foot 1 18

2 Earthen box 2 d°1 d“ m ony , 1 se t teacups 81 saucers o6c 10

tea spoon s , 2 Bott les, I lock , 1 Wal k ing sta 0 81

5 Ci der barre ls, hogs ,d 2 m eat barre ls , 1 d° soap 3 01 , 1 Butter

Tub, 1 Can ik in ,

1 note of hand against J ohn I sham ,15 2 9

1 Chest 3 o ld sythes, 1 Sy th 81 snath tackl ing, 1 Gun barre l 2 09

7 d ry casks 2 Behiv es

3 Rakes, 1 hal f bushe l , 1 flax hetche l,2 95, Mea l bags , 1 Pai r f et

ters. 1 Meal s ieve , 1 Bread trough 1 69

3,

S ickles, 1 V inegar Barre l , 1 Sal t Mortar, 1 m oth tray , 1 stone j ug,1 Pudd ing pan, 1 Wooden bowl , 2 Mi l k pans,

I Spice Mortar, 1 Man Sadd le , 2 Br i d les , 1 pr plow irons1 Grubber, 1 Iron dog, 1 Iron wedge , 1 Iron shove l , 1 Ox chain10 p

r P i l low cases, 2 50, 2 broad hoes , 1 Axe , 1 d“, 1 Ox yokeIron Clev y pin 1 74 4 24

1 Pai r horse ’

chains,1 B ibl e psalm book, 16 Serm ons, I P itchfork 1 92

1 H orse, 1 Cow , 70 50 Real Estate 600. 670 50

$860 98

The w ith in and above Invento ry w as m ade and com pleted by us , thesubscr ibers th is 2 cl day of June , 1800.

Dav i d K i lbournNoah Pom eroy

Re ferences- Colchester , Conn . Tn . Rea,Colchester Pr ob.

Rec, Colchester Ch. Ree , Westches ter Ch. Rea , Colchester Deed

Rea,and Gardner Genealogy .

47. JOSEPH4 BLISH .

(T r i st ram ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham ?

)

JO SEPH,

‘1 s . of T r i s t ram “( 14) and

’

Anne (Fuller) B l i sh,w as b . 1 Dec. 172 9, at Co l ches te r, Conn. H e m . 2 2 Mch. 1753,


El i zabeth,dtr . o f Dan ie l and El i zabe th (H i tchcock) Sk inner . She

was b . 2 2 Mar . 1733, at Co lche ste r , Conn .

CH ILDREN.

159. LYDIA ,

“ b. 2 8 Mar . 1754. m . 12 A ug. 1772 , Elihu J ones, at

Bo l ton , Conn.

b. 1756. m . Bar z il lai Little

She w as probably nam ed El izabeth after he r m other, but seem sto always have been cal led Betsey.

b. 24 Jany. 1762 .

162 .+O LIVER b. 2 8 Mar . 1764.

163.+AMASA , b. 29 Ju ly 1766.

164 LUCY ,

“ b. 1771. m . J ohn Sm ith, in 1790 and d.

12 Dee. 18 15, A et . 44.

1761 Dan ie l S k inne r o f Co l chester , Co-

nu .,deeded lands in Bol

ton , Conn . ,to Joseph B l i sh for £70 . The deed conclu des

as fo l low s -

“

In witnes s whereo f I have hereunto set m y

hand and seal the 2 5th day o f A ugu st , in the fi rst year o f

the re ign o f our Sovere ign Lo rd George the Th ir d of

G reat Br it ian 81C. King, anno dom in i 1761 .

Daniel Skinner , SEAL .

Joseph‘ B l i sh took the oath of fide l i ty and w as Town Co l lector

in Bo l ton , C0nn .,in 1771.

H e rem ove d with h i s fam i l y , to Middlefield, Mass ,about

1780 ,at wh ich t im e he so l d h i s lan d s in Bo l ton to Joshua Pear l ,

and w as one of the ear ly se tt lers of that place . The Town w as notorgan i zed unt i l 1783, when the fi rs t Town Meet ing w as he l d .

Most o f the se tt le rs cam e from Cannect icut,from the Town s of

Bo l ton,H eb ron and W in d sor .

In March , 1784 ,he w as e lected one o f the tw o Warden s Of the

Town . Town Meet ing w as he l d at h i s house in 1785, the re be ingno Town H ou se .

1783. Apr . 2 4 . H e w as chosen one of the schoo l com m i t tee , withBen jam in B lu sh , Tim othy Macklew ain and John Jonesand they e stab l i shed the fi rst pub l i c school in the Town .

1783. Nov . 19. A highway w as lai d beginn ing between the

lands of Ben jam in B l i sh and Warren Mack, and touches

the lands o f Joseph B l i sh .

1783. Apr . 2 4 .

“ I t w as voted to rai se £30 to support the gospe l .El i sha Mack , Jam es D ixon and Joseph B l u sh w e rechosen as a com m i t tee to procu re p reach ing.

” Votedthat the com m i t tee be paid for the i r ow n and horse ex

pen se s . H e w as al so pu t on a com m i t tee to find thecente r of the Town .

68 FOURTH GENERATIO N

Joseph B lush/ Who d ied . 90 year .Chu rch record says she d . 3 Ju ly, 182 2 .

Many o f the descen den t s of th i s Joseph B l i sh , Spe l l the nam e

Blu sh .

”

Re ferences— Colches ter Tn . Rec,Bol ton Tn. Rea , Taintor

'

s

Colchester Rec , Middlefield, Mass, Tn. Rec. and Middlefield

t om bs tones and Middlefield Ch. Rec.

4 9 . DAV ID"BLISH .

(Tri st ram ,

3

Joseph,2

DAV ID} s . of Tri st ram “

( 14) and Anna (Ful ler) Bl i sh , w as b .

2 6 O ct . 1732 ,at Co l che s ter

,Conn . H e 111. about 1752 , Ze ru iah ,

dt r . o f Dea. Nathan ie l and Mary (G i l let t) Sk inne r . She w as b .

2 5 June , 1730, at Co l che ste r , Conn .

CH ILDREN.

b. 16 Sept. 1753. Bap. 1754.

166. ANNA ,

“ b. 3 Sept. 1755. Bap. O ct . 1755. d . 27Feby. 1826, age 70.

167. ZERU IAH ,

“ b. 13 June , 1758. d . 2 8 June , 1788 , in her 3oth. year.168. REBECCA ,

“ b. 13May 1760. m . Cham ber lain,

and the fam i l y rem oved to Frankl in, N. Y.

b. 13 Sept. 1762 . Bap. 1762 .

'

170. CHAU NCY,

“ b. I Sept . 1764. Bap. O ct . 1764. d'

O ct . 1782 , On his

return from carry ing prov is ions to the arm y . The church r ec

ord says “in the arm y. Aged

171. SARAH “ b. 10 Apr. 1766. m . Epaphro Bly the, and t e

m oved to N. Y.

172 .+AARON “b . 2 1 Oct . 1768. Bap. Oct . 1768 .

173.+ROGER,b. 23May 1770. Bap. 1771.

Dav i d and Zeru iah B l i sh were com m un i can t s in the chur ch atMar lborough in 1754 and al l of the ir ch i ld ren we re bapt i zed there .

They are frequen t l y m en t ioned in the church records and w e rem em bers a l l o f the i r l i ves .

The fol lowing en t r ie s in the Eastbury Chu rch records showthe atm osphe re of the tim es

1776. O Ct . 2 9. We heard of the death of Solom on Andrewsw ho d ied in the arm y at_Ti conderoga, 8

thof O ct . 1776.

1777. Jany . 14“We heard Of the death of Ebenezer Brook s , a

capt ive in New York.

BLI SH GENEALOGY. 69

17777. Jany . 18 . \e heard of the d eath of Jonathan Str ick landa capt ive in N ew York .

The fo l lowing ent ry in the G lastonbury , Conn . Town Records ,i ll ustrates an o ld custom of l i very of se i z in .

’

“

Execut ion w as i s sue d on j udgm en t of Davi d B l i sh v s. I chabod W

'

addam s , now o f Pittsfie ld, Coun ty of Berksh ire , Prov ince'

o f Mass . on the fi rs t Tue sday in Novem be r , 1776, for £41- 1 1

1 1. Execu t ion dated 2 oth February Anno Dom in i 1767and in the

7t lrl year of h i s Maj est ies re ign .

Geo. Wyllys, Clerk.

1767. Mar .

“

By v i rtue of sai d wr i t I sie z ed a p iece of landwhi ch w as apraised at £31 I the reupon de l ive red the se i z inand posess ion o f said piece of lan d to sai d Dav id B lu sh by tu rf andtwig in fu l l sat i s fact ion o f sai d sum of £31

-

4s.

Test : J ohn Findley, Cons table.

The old Engl i sh law form s were we l l obse rved in those days .A deed from John VVaddam s, of New Lebenon , County of Berksh i re , Pro v ine o f Mass , Bay ,

A dm r . of the Estate of Caleb VVadd am s . late of G lastonbury , deceased , in con s iderat ion of £56

- 25

7d,

con veys land s in G lastonbury , Conn . The deed i s dated “

2 9 day

o f March , in the 9th year o f the re ign of our sove re ign Lord ,

George the th i rd , o f G reat Br i tain , France and I re land , King, De

fende r of the Faith , &'

c . Anno Dom in i 1769.

In tw o de ed s form Dav id B l i sh to Nathan D i ckerson ,dated 1

May 1778 and 14 Nov . 1780 , the words ,“

The re ign o f our sov er

e ign Lord , King George , 81C.

”ar e erased by d rawing a pen th rough

them . King George w as persona non grata at that t im e .

In al l of the deeds up to th i s t im e pounds , sh i l l ings and pencewere u sed in expres sing the cons i de rat ion, but in a d eed fromAbraham Sk inne r to Dav id Bl i sh , dated 14 Mar . 1801 , the c0nsid

crat ion i s s tated in dollar s .

A l i st of Capt Dav i dMi l le r’s Co . , Lt Col . Obediah H o sford ’s

Regt that m arch (1 in Sept

r1776 to Eas t C hester to jo in Gen l Wash

ingt on’

s'

Arm y David B l ush, Sergt .”

H e w as aslo a Sergean t in Capt . Rudd’s Co . in1 Co . Chap

m an’s Regt . in the Rev out l ionary War . Thi s regim en t unde r

B r ig . Gen l . Taylo r , engaged in the atem pt to d i s lodge the Br i t i sh

at New Port in Aug. 1778 , and was al so p resen t at the batt le o f


Rhode I s land . Davi d B lu sh (B l i sh) en l i s ted 2 Aug. and w as dis

charged 2 4 Sept . 1778 .

The on l y Town office he i s recorded as ho l d ing i s that of h ighw ay su rveyor , in 1794.

Dav i d “ B l i sh d . accord ing to the inscr ip t ion on h is tom b stone ,in

‘

the Mar lboro ’ cem e tery , 2 6 O ct . 18 17, tho’

the Chu rch recordhas i t 18 16. H is wi fe Zeru iah d . 2 7 Jany . 18 13, accord ing to herin scr ipt ion in the cem e tery , but an old B ib le record says

"

1 Feb .

18 14 ,in the 85

th year o f her age ,”and the Church record has the

sam e date and says “

age

A dm in i s trat ion w as granted on h i s e state to h i s son Roge r , 10Feby , 18 18 , which wou l d in d i cate that the tom b stone record i s correct . H is e state w as sm al l at the t im e o f h i s death , m o st of i t having been prev iou sly d i st r ibuted , Roger

5 ho l d ing the hom e stead inMar lboro .

’

Re fe rences— Colch. Conn . Tn . Ree,Colch. P rob . Rec

,Tain

toi’s Colch. Rec, Golch. Deed Rec ,

Mar lboro Tu . and Ch. Rec ,

Glas tonbury Tn . Rec,Conn . in the Rev olu tion, and H ebron

,Conn.

Tn . Rec.

50. MARY4 BLISH SKINNER.

(Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph ,2 '

Abraham .

1

)

MARY ,

4 dtr . of Tri st ram 3

( 14) and Anne (Fu l ler) B l i sh ,w as b . 8 Mar . 1736, at Co l che ste r , Conn . She m .

1756, Jo seph Sk inner , o f Co l chester .

CH ILDREN.

175. LO IS SK INNER. b. Jul y176. DANIEL SK INNER, b. 2 9 May , 1758.

177. URIAH SK INNER, b. 2 9 Dec. 1759.

178. MARY SK INNER, b. 3 Nov . 1761.

179. SAMUEL SK INNER, b. 3 May 1765.

18 0. RACHEL SK INNER, b. 5 O ct . 1770.

Col chester Tn . Rec.

BLI SH GENEALO GY . 71

FIFTH“

GENERATION.

75 . LIEUT . JO SEPH “ BLISH .

(Joseph ,4 Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,2 Abraham “

)

Lieut. JO SEPH ,

“ s . of Dea. Joseph“ ( 2 1) and Mercy (Crockle r) B l i sh , w as b . 2 0 Ju ly , 1731, at We s t Barnstab le , Mass . Bansfor h i s m arr iage were pub l i shed 2 Apr . 1757 and he m . 19 May

fo l lowing, Sarah , dtr . of Thom as and Mehi tab le (D im m i ck)Crocker. She was b . about 1733-

4 at Barnstab le.

CH ILDREN.

b. 4 May 1758.

2 26. OLIVE,

“ b. 3 Jany. 1761. Bap. Mar. 1763. m . to Andrew Gar rett

by Rev . O akes Shaw, 5 Nov . 1785.

2 27. CHLOE,

“ b. 31 May 1763. Bap. 3 Ju ly 1763. Un ited w ith the

Church, Nov . 1787. (1. Sept. 1798 , s ingle.

b. 31 July 1765. Un ited w ith the Church 11 Apr .

1778.

b. 9 Sept. 1767. Bap. Sept. 1767.

230, EUNICE,

° b, Bap. 8 Apr . 1770. m . Benjam inMars ton .

2 31. TIMOTH Y ,

“Bap. Dec. 1775. Anothe r rec

ord says Jany. 1776. H e was acc i dental ly shot, wh i le in the

arm s of one o f his s isters, 6 June 1778. H is tom bstone says, “

In

m em ory o f Tim othy B l ish , son o f Joseph and Mrs. Sarah B l ish.

H e w as shot in ye head and d ied im m ed iate l y on June y

e 6th

1778, in his 3rd year.

Lieut . Joseph“ B l i sh has the m ost exten s ive record of any of

'

the fam i l y in Barn stab le . Ow ing to the fact that there are fiv e

Josephs in success ion , i t i s o ften d ifficu l t , and som etim e s im possib le , to dec ide wh ich one i s in tended . The fo l lowing seem s to ind icate Lieut . Joseph .

1761 . Nov . 2 5. Joseph B l i sh J r . chosen hog- reve .

1762 . 1 1 . Mar . Southworth H am b len chosen Constab le , butw as excused on accoun t of h i s in capaci ty

, an d at his t e

ques t the Town chose Joseph B l i sh J r . who w as sworn.

H e w as j u rym an in 1762 , 1769,1770 ,

1779.

1765. H e w as chosen one of the Wardens .

FIFTH GENERATION .

O ct . 2 0 . Agent s for the We st Par i sh chosen,Joseph.

B l i sh Jr . ,Col l . O t i s and Edm und H inck ley .

”

Sam e year w as chosen fence- v iewe r, and again in 1783.

Nov . 1 1 .

“ Voted to choose fiv e agen t s to procure schoo lm as ters and set t le them . Edward Bacon ,

Esqr . ,Joseph

B l i sh, J r . Dan iel Davis , I saac Lewi s and Seth Crocker

appo inted .

Mar . 3. The com m it tee appoin ted at Fal l m eet ing to t reatwi th Co l l . O t i s about the exchange of house s

, etc. reported verbal ly that it w as m ost exped ien t to take down the

old hou se and bu i ld a new one for the use of the Towns .

poor . Joseph B l ish J r . w as on the new com m i t tee .

“

Oct. 2 6. Joseph O t i s Esqr .,Joseph B l i sh J r . and Eli

Phinney com m i ttee to sett le accoun t s w i th the Townt reasurer and report at next m eet ing.

Mar . 7. Was chosen t i th ingm an .

Mar . 10. Chosen one of the wood - corders .Nov . 4. Lieut . B l i sh chosen one of the su rveyors of h ighways. Re fu se d to se rve under B r it i sh officers and re

s igned be fore 1774.

Sep t . 2 1. Chosen one of the schoo l agent s to h ire teachers, .

etc.

Mar . 2 4. Voted that Sam Jones , Lieut . Bl i sh and Esq"

Marston be a com m i ttee to agree with John Sm i th to sup

port the widow Jone s and W i l iam Sm i th for a cer taint im e .

Jul y 23. The Se lectm en were inst ructed to off er £1 to each .

so l d ier or non—com m i s s ioned officer w ho wou ld en l i s t forthree m on ths , ove r the am oun t given by the Gene ralCou rt .“ Joseph El i sh

’s m ark— a s l i t on the r ight ear and a hal f'

c rop the fore s ide of the le ft ear .

”

O ct . 8 . Chosen one of the fiv e schoo l agen ts .*Joseph‘ ( 2 1) w as on the first com m ittee.

Apr. 15. J oseph B l i sh J r . on com m i t tee to wai t upon theCom m i t tee of the Gene ral Cou rt .

May 20.

“Mot ion m ade and seconded, whether the Town:

w ou ld gi ve the i r rep resen tat ive s in st ruct ion s to proceedto the se tt lem en t of a cons t i tu t ion , agreeab le to a reso l veof the General Court of May sth . curren t . Th is quest ionbe ing put i t passed in the negat i ve by a great m ajor i ty .

V'

oted to choose a com m i ttee to give the i r repre sentat ives :


inst ruct ions . Capt . Sam 11 Crocker,Edward Bacon

Esq’. Capt . Sam “ 1 H inck ley

,Lt . Joseph B l i sh and Cap t .

Ben j . Gorham ,appointed a com m i t tee for '

that pu rpo se.

Captain J enk in s be ing chosen to represen t the Town in

General Court , h i s inst ruct ions“

not doubt ing h i s w is‘

dom”enj o in the greatest caut ion and de l ibe rat ion infi ll

of the great affai rs o f the gove rnm en t in a t im e of greatpub l ic d i s t res s and danger .

“ We further inst ruct

you to use your u tm ost end eavors and influence that i t becom m ended by the General Cour t to the seve ral Towns ,as soon as m ay be , to chose de legate s to m ee t in congre ssfor the puropse o f form ing a p lan of civ i l Gove rnm ent

for th i s S tate .

”

Feby . 3. The Town appo inted a com m i t tee to ass i s t theSe lectm en in fi l l ing up the quota of m en requ ired for ser

v ice as so l d iers , and an adit ion of £2 pe r m onth w as off e red. Also a com m i t tee to reques t othe r Towns to un i tein a convent ion for the purpose of pet i t ion ing the GeneralCou rt for an abatem en t of the county

’s quota of m en for

the pub l i c serv ice ab road , in cons iderat ion of the pecu l iars i tuat ion of the Town s on the Cape . Sarnu Crocker,Joseph H al let t , Edw . Bacon Esq

“,Lt : Joseph B l i sh and

Shearjashub Bou rne Esq .

r w e re the com m i ttee .

Mar . 2 4. Chosen grand j u ror.Apr. 8 . O n com m i ttee wi th Esq. Bacon and JosephDavi s to look into Mr . John Croc ker ’s account for theyear 1777.

Mar . 2 4. Voted to add som e pe rson s to the com m i t teethat were to supply cont inen tal so l d iers fam i l ie s w i thnecessar ies agreeab le to the re sol ve o f the General Court. .

I hen were chosen Lieut . Joseph B l i sh to supply NathanFu l ler ’s Fam i l y , &c.

Dec. 16.

“ Voted to choose a county com m i t tee, withpower to inv i te othe r towns to accede to the sam e, in or

der to con s ider the state of of the coun ty , and p roff er pet it ions to the General Court on behal f of the count ie squota, etc. Lieut . Joseph B l i sh on the com m i t tee .

“ Jam es O t i s and 2 9 othe rs pe t i t ioned that Edward BaconEsq,"Bacon be exc luded from pub l i c counc i l s , on the

ground that he w as not lawfu l ly e lected and m ak ing ser

iou s charge s . Cap t . Sam JLI Crocker, Joseph H al let t and .

Lieut . Joseph B l i sh were chosen to invest igate the

.74 FIFTH GENERATIO N .

charges and report . They reported com p lete ly exonorating Esqr Bacon and severe l y condem n ing those w ho hads igned the pet i t ion , but say that som e of the nam es hadbeen ve ry surrept i t ious ly obtained .

”

Mar . 18 . Again on com m i ttee to exam ine John Crocker’saccoun ts .Mar . 31 . V oted to rai se m oney for a schoo l or schoo l s.Vote d to rai se the sum o f £450 for one gram m ar schoo lhouse and othe r schoo l s for s i x m onths . Voted to chose

9 agen t s , 3 for each d i s t r ic t . Br igr O ti s , Lieut . Joseph

B l i sh J r . and Mr . Nathan Fos ter chosen for the west partof the Town .

At a m ee t ing of the C hu rch he l d May sect1799 to m ake

cho i ce o f a'

C hurch Treasure r in the room of Col . O t i s,decease d , Joseph B l i sh w as then chosen ,

w ho acceptedH e w as then d i rected not to cal l in any m oney due theC hurch because of the great depreciat ion of the papercur r ency at that t im e .

”The next en t ry on th i s sub j ect

needs no com m en t . “ At a m eet ing o f the Church , Mar .

4 . 1783, the Church voted to have the Treasu re r proceedto col lect the Church dues , w i th int er est on them . Pape rcu rrency w as be t te r by th i s t im e .

May 2 . Joseph B l i sh J r . and 14 o thers were appo inted a

com m it tee to take the new cons t i tut ion into con s i de rat ionand report at the next m ee t ing.

Again on com m i t tee to em poy schoo l m asters , and on com

m ittee to exam ine Major H am b l in’

s account and report.May . 2 3.

“

Quest ion put whe the r the Town approvedo f the new con st i tu t ion ; passes in the negat ive— 14 noesto 10 yeas . Que st ion ,

whethe r the Town accept the sam e

w i th the am en d m en t p roposed by the i r com m i ttee— Passes

, 54 yea-s , 2 noe s .“ Vo te d that Esqr Bacon

,Esqr Marston

,Lieut . Joseph

B l i sh , Br igr O t i s and Capt . Stu rg i s Gorham be a com

:m ittee to m ake the report of the fo rm e r com m i ttee,r el

at i ve to the new form o f gov enrm ent in to a fai r draftand t ransm i t the sam e to the honorab le convent ion , as

soon as m ay be .

”

Voted to chose a com m i t tee to take in to cons iderat ionw hat al lowance i t i s p roper to m ake con stab les for the i r

past serv ice s . Edm und H inckley , Joseph B l i sh J r. andGeorge Lewi s appointed .

FIFTH GENERATION .

Voted that: Lieut . Joseph B l i sh app ly to the We stChu rch to know i f sd Church dem and s the m oney of JohnO t i s that w as due from h i s fathe r to s

d Church,and that

the Se lectm en keep part of 5d m oney in the i r hands un t i lthe Church

’s m in d i s known in 5daff ai r .

O ct . 27 Was on com m i ttee to se tt le w i th Town Treasu rer . Also al lowed for repai rs on the GreatBr i dge .

Mar . 16. O n com . with Esqr Marston to se t t le account sw i th Judge Dav i s . Was Moderator of the Meeting.

Was al so Moderator for the O ctobe r m eet ing, and againin 1791 , 1792 ,

1794, 1796, 1806, 1807, and 1808 .

May 2 4.

“ Vote d to excuse the com . chosen at a form er

m eet ing to se t t le with the Town Treasu rer and choseth ree agent s to com ple te the se tt lem en t .” Com . ,

S turgisG

‘

o rham , Lieut . Joseph B l i sh and Sam ue l H inck ley.

Mar . 2 0. H e w as on com . to set t le with Br igr O t i s , form e r

Town Treasu re r . The com . al lowed for serv i ces inset t ing accoun t s w i th the Treasu rer .O ct . 2 8 . Lieut . Joseph B l i sh and Capt . Sam ue l H inckley appo inted as a com m i t tee to take an accoun t of theTown

’

s debt s and al so o f debt s due to scl town and form

an es t im ate o f the Town’

s taxes .”

Dec. 4 . H e w as on a com .

“

to set t le the dem ands theTown have again st Brig

r O t i s and to se l l the e state del i ve red up to them to se t t le such dem ands .Was on Com . to exam ine Constab le b i l l s .Apr . F i r s t Monday .

“ Voted that Shearjashub Bournebe an agen t to de fend the su i t com m enced agains t theTown by Doct . Jonas Wh i tm an

,and al so chose Lieut .

Jo seph B l i sh and Esqr Bacon to prepare the evidence on

behal f o f 5d Town in the above act ion .

”

Mar . Chosen grand j uror for the year.O ct . O n com . to se t t le with Town t reasu rer .O ct . 14. Was on com . to set t le with the Town Treasurer .

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Also on com . to lay ou t a new road . Also al lowed dam a

ges for a road ac ro ss h i s land .

Chosen on road com m i ttee .

Was on com . to d raft rem on st rance agains t pet i t ion o f D r.Wh itm an .

May 9. Was e lected representat i ve , with Richd. Lew isand Jabez

.

Howland .


1809. May 8 . Again e lected representat ive wi th Jabez Howlandand Joseph Dav i s .

18 10. Apr . 2 . The sam e three we re ree lected as representat ive s .

SARAH ; w . of Joseph5 B l i sh (75) d . in 1802 . H er inscr ip.t ion reads as fo l lows : “

In Mem ory of Mrs . Sarah B l i sh , w ife of

Mr . Joseph B l i sh , w ho d ied Nov . 2 sth , 1802 , in her 69th. year .”

Lieut . Joseph5 B l i sh (75) d . in 18 15. H is inscr ipt ion read s

In Mem ory of Lieu t . Joseph B l i sh , w‘

ho departed th is l i fe May19th . 18 15, in the 84th . year of h i s age .

Let ters testam entary were i s sued to Joseph6 B l i sh , Esqu i re,h is son ,

13 June ,18 15.

W I LL OF LIEUT . JO SEPH BLI SH .

In the Nam e o f God, Am en !

Th is first day o f March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight'hundred and th irteen , I, Joseph B l ish of Barnstable in the County of Barn~

stable in the Com m onweal th o f Massachusetts , Yeom an , be ing advanced‘ in l i fe , but through the goodness of God o f sound and d ispos ing m ind andm em ory , am m inded to sett le m y aff ai rs wh i le I am indulged w ith an op

po r tun ity there for , do there fore m ake out and orda in th is present wr it ingto b e m y last w i l l and testam ent.

Pr inc ipal ly first of al l I g ive and recom m end m y im m ortal part intothe hands o f God that gave it , and at m y decease m y body to the earth ind ecent chr ist ian bur ial , hum bly hoping fo r a glo r ious resurrect ion o f the

sam e by the power o f God through the m er its of m y Lord and Sav iourJesus Chr ist ; and as touch ing m y wor l d l y estate w ith wh ich I have beenb lessed in th is l ife , I g ive and d ispose thereof as fo l lows , v iz : Im pr im is :I g ive and bequeath to m y son Joseph B l ish, Jr. al l m y wear ing appare l ,m y large i vory -head cane ,

m y desk in the east room o f m y dwe l l ing-housetogether w ith m y notes o f hand , debts due m e on book othe r propertycontained in the upper part o f 3d desk , v iz : in that part secured by the l i dbut not in the drawers be low i t, also m y green chest that is m arked withthe tw o first letters of m y nam e stand ing near sd desk , w ith al l its con tents.Item : I g i ve to m y daughter Sarah B l ish the cho ice of one feather b ed ,bo lster, pi l lows , underbed , bedstead and cord , one bedqu i l t, tw o coverl i ds ,one pai r o f blankets , one pair o f sheets, one pai r o f pi l low cases , also one

hundred and twenty do l lars to be paid her by m y Executor hereafter nam ed ,in one year after m y decease ; also I g i ve to m y sd daughter Sarah to improve so long as she shal l rem ain s ingl e , the west front room in m y dwe l ling house and the b ed room ad j o in ing, the pr iv i lege o f bak ing in the ovenand do ing al l necessary work in the k itchen and washroom and pass ing

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in and out of doors , and necessary room for laying wood and for othe r uses ,and for fetch ing water from the we l l , al so a pr iv i lege in the ce l lar to puth e r sauce and other art icl es ; also three cords of m erchantable oakwoodyearly , so long as she rem ains s ingl e and keeps fir e by herse l f; to be de~

l ivered at her door 8: cut fit for fir e by m y executo r hereafter nam ed ; but

78 FIFTH GENERATION .

if she shal l l ive in w ith any fam i ly and have the benefit of the i r fir e, thenshe is to be debarred the pr iv i lege so long as she shal l l i ve in with any fam

i l y and have the benefit of the ir fir e ; and I hereby order and d i rect him to

keep her part of the house in repair and pay the taxes that m ay be assessed .

on the sam e , t i l l her im provem ent shal l cease ; I also g ive and bequeath tom y sd daughter Sarah her he i rs and ass igns forever one fourth part o f al lthe m arsh I ow n at broad is land sound ( socal led ) bounded easter ly byCapt. Benjam in Wh it ing Co . o f Plym outh , northerl y by Jabez Claghorn ,

westerly by thorough creek ( so - cal led ) southerly by a creek ; also one

fourth part o f the eastward hal f o f Bear ses Is land ( socal l ed ), boundedwesterl y by m y son Joseph B l ish j r and on al l other s i des by the creek ;.also I give to m y sd daughter Sarah the cho ice of one of m y cows at m y (l e

cease and the pr iv i lege o f pastur ing the sam e and hay suffic ient to w intersd cow , put into SC1 barn out of the im provem ent of what is hereafter g ivent o m y son Joseph B l ish j r so long as she shal l rem ain s ingle , and have thepr iv i le g e of hous ing sd cow in m y barn . Item : I g ive to m y daughters O liv e Garrett and El izabeth Marston the ir he ir s and ass igns fo rever, equal l ybetween them the one

-hal f of al l the m arsh I ow n at Broad Sound ( socal led ) one

-hal f o f the easterly hal f of what m arsh I ow n at Broad Is land ,( so

- cal led ) bounded as above m ent ioned and is in com m on w ith what ishere tofore g iven to m y daughter Sarah, and hereafter g iven to m y granddaughters Phebe and Rebecca Crocker. Item : g ive to m y grand - daughtersPhebe Crocker, w i fe o f Alv in Crocker i f and Rebecca Crocker, daur o f

W ins low Crocker, the rem ain ing on e- fourth part o f al l the m arsh I ow n at

Broad Sound Bear ses Is land ( so-

cal led) equal ly between them and to

the i r he irs and ass igns forever, reserv ing the im provem en t thereof to m y

daughter Mercy Crocker, w i fe o f W ins low Crocker dur ing her natural l ife.

Item : I g i ve to m y sd daughter Mercy Crocker w ife o f W ins low Crocker , fiv e do l lars in m oney to be pai d by m y Executor in one year after m ydecease.

Item : I g ive and bequeath to m y daughter Eun ice Marston ,w i fe o f Ben

j am in Marston , her he irs and ass igns one hundred and fifty do l lars , to bepai d by m y Executor hereafter nam ed , in one year after m y decease , and m y

w i l l is that ne ither o f m y sa i d daughters, above m ent ioned b e accoun tab le forhouseho l d furn iture and fix ing out that I have charged against them on m y

book.

Item : I g ive and bequeath to m y son Joseph B l ish j r and to his he irsand ass igns forever, al l of m y real estate of every descr ipt ion whether s ituated in Barnstable o r e lsewhere , also al l the rem ainder o f m y personal.estate , inc lud ing m y l i ve stock , farm ing utens i ls &c. &c. noth ing exceptedbut what is here in d isposed o f , hepay ing the legac ies and com ply ing w iththe d irect ions here in g iven and also pay ing m y just debts and funeralcharges.

Last l y : I nom inate and appo int m y son Joseph B l ish J'

r sol e Executorto th is m y last wi l l and t estam en t

,and I hereby declare th is on l y to be & con

tain m y sd last wi l l and testam ent, and I do hereby revoke d isal low o f al lothers by m e heretofore executed .

J oseph B lish L . S .

S igned , sealed , publ ished, pronounced and declared by the 5d Joseph


Bl ish, to b e his last w i l l testam ent, the day and year first above wr itten,in the presence o f us w ho subscr ibe our nam es as w itnesses,

J oseph Cr acke r ,

J oanna Cr ocker ,,B etsey Cracker .

Re fe rences— Barn. Prob . Rea,Barn. Tn . Rea ,

Barn. Ch.

Rea , Fr eem an’

s Cape Cod, O tis"Barn . Fam il ies.

76 . HANNAH 5 BLISH .

(Joseph ,‘ Joseph ,

3 Joseph ,2

HANNAH ,

5 dtr . of Dea. Joseph* ( 2 1) and Mercy (Crocker)B l i sh , w as b . 28 O ct . 1732 . She l i ve d a sp inste r

,and was l iber

al l y provided for in the wi l l of her fathe r .

She un i ted with the chu rch 2 6 J u ly , 1761 .

Hannah B l i sh s igned as w i tne ss to rece ipt s of property byMary , H annah and Rose H o lway to Jo seph H o lway

,the i r brothe r,

for m oney due from the Estate o f Joseph H o lway,deceased , 30

Jany . 1692 .

She d . 2 Jan y . 1807, in her 7sth year , and w as buried at WestBarnstab le . She le ft a wi l l and her nephew

, Joset B l i sh J r.

( 2 2 9) w as appo in ted executor of he r e state,15 Ju ly , 1807. The

wi l l i s in terest ing on accoun t of the m any fam i ly connect ion s i t

give s .

W ILL OF HANNAH BLISH .

In the nam e of God , Am en ! I , Hananh Bl ish , o f Barnstable in the

C ounty o f Barnstable , spinster, be ing o f sound and d ispos ing m ind , dom ake and declare th is m y last w i l l and testam ent, in m anner fo l low ing,that is to say :

F irst : I bequeath m y soul in to the hands of Alm ighty God ,trust ing to

H is m ercy through a Redeem er, and m y body I com m it to the ear th to be‘bur ied at the d iscre t ion o f m y Executor he raf ter nam ed ; and as to m y

worldl y estate w ith w h ich it has pleased God to bless m e , I g ive and de

v ise as fo l lows :Im pr im is : My wi l l is that al l m y j 'ust d ebts and funeral charges be pai d

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by m y Executor hereafter nam ed out o f what is here in g iven him .

I

Item : I g i ve m y n iece O l i ve Garrett , w i fe o f Andrew Garrett , a noteo f hand o f one hundred do l lars that I have against m y nephew JosephB l ish Jun f , and i f she shal l be taken away by death before m y d ecease , Ig i ve sai d note to Betsy Garrett and O l i ve Garrett , daughters of the 5d An

«drew Garrett, equal l y between them .

80 FIFTH GENERATIO N .

Item : I g i ve m y n iece El izabeth Marston, w ife of W inslow Marston.

a note of hand for one hundred do l lars that I have against So lom on Ph inney , and if she shal l be taken away before m y decease, I g ive the sa i d noteto Mary Marston ,

daughter of sai d W ins low Marston.

Item : I g i ve to m y tw o n ieces Eun ice Marston w ife of Ben jam in Marston and Sarah B l ish a note of hand that I have aga inst m y brother, JosephB l ish, and a note of hand I have against sai d Benjam in Marston equally between them .

Item : I g ive to Phebe Crocker, w i fe o f Alv in Crocker Junf m y s i lver “

spout cup.

Item : I g i ve to Rebecca Crocker and Soph ia Crocker, daughters o f

W ins low Crocker al l m y wear ing appare l and househo l d furn i ture that Idie snez ed of equal ly between them , except m y s i l ver spout cup here in giv

en to Phebe Crocke r, and in case e ither o f them shal l be taken away bydeath be fore m y decease, I g i ve m y sa i d wear ing appare l and househo ldfurn iture to the surv iv ing s ister.

Item : I g i ve to m y nephew Joesph B l ish Junf the cow that I m ay die

se ized o f and i f there shal l be anyth ing due from sai d Joseph B l ish Junr atm y decease, I g ive i t to the sd Joseph B l ish Junf, his he irs and ass igns, b epay ing al l m y just debts and funeral charges.

Item : I nom inate and appo int m y nephew Joseph B l ish Junr Executorto th is m y last w i l l and testam ent.

In w itness whereo f I have hereunto set m y hand and seal th is seven°

teenth day of March, A . D . 1806.

H annah B l ish L . S .

W i tness' es :Joseph Crocker.Joanna Crocker.Denn is Gotel l .

Re ferences — Bar n. Tn . Ree,Bar n. P r ob. Rea, Barn. Ch

8 1 . BENJAMIN “ BLISH .

( Joseph ,4 Joseph ,

3 Jo seph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

BENJAMIN 5 s . of Dea. Joseph“ ( 2 1) and Mercy (Crocke r)?

B l i sh , w as b -ap. 18 Ju ly,1742 , at Wes t Barns tab le

,Mass . .H e w as

m . 2 5 Nov . 1770. to Susannah Baxte r , by Nym phas Marston ,Esqr .

CH ILDREN.

233. TIMOTH Y ,

” b. 13 A ug. 1771.

2 34+OWEN,

°b . 5 Nov . 1773.

235. SUSANNAH ,

‘

bap. 5 O ct . 1777, m . W inthrop Sears, ( 0.

2 36 BENJAMIN.

°b . Is supposed to have d ied young .

BLI SH GENEALOGY . 8 1

No reco rd of the deaths of Ben jam in B l i sh or h i s w i fe

has been found .

1772 . Mar . 2 4. Ben j . B l i sh J r . chosen j u ror for the Apri l court.1776. Ben jam in B l i sh of Barn stab le

,w as a p rivate in Capt . Mi

cah H am l in ’s C0 , C01. Thom as Marshal l’s Regt . O rder

for adv ancedl pay dated Boston , June 2 7th, 1776.

Ben jam in B l i sh w as a corporal in Capt . Mi cah H am l in’

s

C0. , C01. Marshal l’s Regt . En l i s te d 13. June Rol l

m ade up Aug. 1, 1776. Serv ice 1 m o . 19 ds. Ro l l datedCast le I s land . Also pay ro l l for serv ice f rom Aug. 1

to Aug. 27, 1776, 2 6 days .

( It is im poss ible to determ ine whether th is record belongs to th is»Ben jam in o r Ben jam in‘ (30) son of Abraham ’ There w as on ly one

year’

s d i ff erence in the ir ages.)

Reference s— Bar n . Tn . Rea , Barn . Ch. Rea , and Mass . Sold

Sailors in the Rev .

8 2 . EBENEZERls BLI SH .

(Joseph ,4 Joseph ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham fi

)

EBENEZER5 s . of Dea. Joseph“ ( 2 1) and Mercy ( Crocke r)B l i sh, w as b . I Apr . 1744, at Wset Barnstab le , Mass . H e neverm arr ied . H e was a farm er .

1787. Mar . 16. Was chosen surveyor of h ighways .1799. Mar . 18 . Was chosen to serve on the grand j ury.

The fo l lowing record of a deed for a pew in church m ay be of

interes t.

CHURCH PEW DEED.

Know A l l Men by these Presents— That w e Nathan ie l Jenk ins, Esqu ire and A sa Jenk ins , yeom an , both of Barnstable, in the Coun ty o f Barnstable , be ing a Com m i ttee legal ly chosen and em powered by the inhabitan tsof the West Par ish o f Barnstable, in sai d County, to se l l and convey the

pews, etc. late ly bu i l t in the Meet ing H ouse o f sai d Par ish, in the cons i der

at ion o f the sum o f Eighty- seven Do l lars and fifty cents, pai d us by Lemuel Nye , J r. o f Barnstable , in the County o f Barstab l e , hatter, the rece iptw hereof w e hereby acknowledge , do hereby g ive, grant, se l l and convey inour sai d capac ity, in behal f of sai d Par ish, unto the sai d Lem ue l Nye J r.

8 -2 FIFTH GENERAT IO N .

his he i rs and ass igns forever, the one-hal f o f a pew in sai d Meet ing H ouse ,

at the west end thereof where late there w as an end door and ad jo in ingthe pew that be longed to Ebenezer B l ish , late of Barnstable , deceased , andthe pew wh ich be longs to Ebenezer Bodfish J r. and others. To

Have and to H o l d the aforem ent ioned prem ises, w ith al l of the pr iv i legesand appurtenances, unto the sai d Lem ue l Ny e Jr. his he i rs and ass igns forever, in our sai d capac ity , and w e de hereby, in our sai d capac ity, warran tthe sai d granted prem ises free and c lear o f al l incum brances, to the sai dLem ue l Nye Jr. his he irs and ass igns and w i l l defend the sam e in our saidcapac ity to the sai d Lem ue l Nye J r. his he i rs and ass igns forever againstthe lawfu l c la im s and d em ands of al l persons.

In w itness whereof w e have hereunto set our hands seals th is sthday .of Apr i l , Anno Dom in i 1809.

Nathan i e l Jenk ins , SEAL.

A sa J enk ins , SEAL.

S igned , sealed and de l i vered in the presence o f us.Joseph B l ish, Jr.Ham len Crocker.

Barnstable : 55.

Apr i l 5, 1809, Personal ly appeared Nathl Jenk ins and A sa Jenk ins 8:seve ral ly acknowledged that the above wr itten instrum ent by them sub scr ib

ed to b e the i r free w i l l and deed.

before m e, Joseph B l ish , J r.Just ice of the Peace.

Ebene zer5 B l i sh d . 2 Sept . 180 1 , and i s bur ie d at We st Barn

s tab le . H e m ade the fo l lowing wil l , upon wh ich le t ters were

g ranted to Joseph B l i sh J r .“ Morn Dec. 8 .

W ILL .

In the Nam e o f God ,Am en ! I Ebenezer B l ish of Barnstable in the

County of Barnstabl e , Yeom an,be ing weak in body but of sound d ispos ing

m ind and m em ory do m ake and dec lare th is m y Last W i l l and Testam ent,in m anner fol lowing that is to say :

F irst : I bequeath m y soul into the hands of Alm ighty God, trust ingi n the m ercy of God, t hrough a Redeem er, and m y body I com m i t to theearth to bur ied at the d iscret ion o f m y Executor hereafter nam ed ; and as

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to m y worl d ly estate , w ith wh ich i t hath pleased God to bless m e, I g iveand dev ise as fo l lows :

Im pr im is : _My w i l l is that m y just debts and funeral charges be pai dby m y Executor hereafter nam ed and out o f the estate here in g i ven to Ebe°

nezer B l ish , Juf .

I tem : I g ive to m y s ister H annah B l ish the im provem ent o f m y westward lower room in m y dwe l l ing house , al so one of m y best cows , w i ththe pr iv i lege o f pastur ing one cow and hay suffic ient to winter sai d cow ,

putinto m y barn and the pr iv i lege of hous ing sai d cow in m y barn, dur

ing her natural l i fe, to b e done by m y Executors out of the im provem ent of

m y hom estead hereafter g iven to Ebenezer B l ish, Juf . ; al so I g ive and be

8 4 FIFTH GENERATIO N .

In w itness whereof I have hereunto set m y hand and seal th is e leventhday of August, Anno Dom in i 1801.

Ebenez er Blish, L. 5 .

W itness : J oseph Cracker , Th ird.

J ona Cracker .

Ansel A iling.

Re ferences— Barn . D eed Rea , Barn . Tn . Rec.

1 10. JOH N 5 BLISH .

Joseph} Joseph ,2 Abraham .

1

)

JOH N ,

5 s . of John4 (36) and Mary (Goodspeed) B l i sh , w asb . 14 Nov . 1745. at Wes t Barnstab le , Mass .

The m ark of John B l i sh J r . for h i s c reatu res , a hal f crop onthe upper s ide o f each ear . En te red Jany. 8 , 1770, and he says i thas been h i s m ark for tw o years .”

Barn stab le, O ct . 2 4. 1761.

John B l i sh J r . brought to be posted one wh i te horned ram ,

taken Going at Large with the art ific ial m ark of a hal f penny eachs i de of r ight ear .

”

“ John B l i sh w as a pri vate in Capt . Mi cah H am l in’s C0 . CO1.

S im eon Cary ’s Regt . En l i s te d 2 Feby . 1776. Pay ro l l m ade up

for 6 days to t im e of m arch ing.

” Also w as a pr ivate in Capt . Ebene zer Jenk in ’s Co . , Col . Freem an

’s Regt . Pay ro l l for 8 days ser

v ice on alarm at Falm outh and Dartm outh,6 Sept . 1778 .

No record o f h i s m arr iage or death has been found .

Re ferences— Bar n . Tn . Rec. and Mass. Sold. 81 Sail . in the

1 1 2 . STACY5 BLI SH .

( John ,

4 Reuben ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham F

)

STACY5 s . of John“ and Mary (Goodspeed) B l i sh, w asb . 2 6Mar . 1751 , at West Barn stab le , Mass . H e m . 16 O ct . 1773,Mary , dtr . of and Mary ( Stacy) Barker,of Yarm outh . She w as b . about 1752 .

BLI SH GENEALOGY. 85

CH ILDREN, born at Barnstable.2 40.+PATIENCE, b. 13 July, 1774.2 41+H ANNAH , b. 2 9 Dec. 1776.

2 42 .+REBECCA, b. 18 June 1778.

b. 16 Apr . 1780.

2 44 +BETSEY,b. 2 4 Apr. 1783, at Vassalborough, Ma ine, as w ere all

o f the rem a inder o f the ch i l dren.

2 45. DANIEL,b. 13 Jany. 1785. d . at sea, unm arr ied.

2 46+JAMES, b. 13 Dec. 1787.

2 47. WINNIFRED ,b. 12 O ct . 1788. m . Sanborn, a

farm er at Foxcroft, Maine. No ch i l dren.

2 48. SAMUEL, b. 6 A ug. 1792 . d . in the West Ind ies, unm arr ied.

249+WILLIAM, b. 3 A ug. 1794.

2 50. MARY, b. 3 Sept. 1796 m . H al let,

a m erchan t of Augusta, Maine. H ad one ch i l d wh ich (1. in

infancy.

2 51.+SARAH ,b. 13 July , 1798.

Stacy5 B l i sh wen t to Vassalborough, Maine,in 1780 , bought

l and and bu i l t a hou se , and in 178 1 rem oved h i s fam i ly there . He

afterwards bu i l t a hote l , which he kept as long as he l ived . In his

lat te r years he w as cal led the “

grey eagle ,” hav ing abundan t gr ey

'hai r and pie rc ing b lack eyes .There are on l y tw o re ferences to him in the Barnstab le Town

records .

1775. Nov . 12 . Brought to b e po sted by Mr . S tacy B l i sh, a

wh i te ram with large horn s , m arked w ith a s l i t in the leftear and a hal f crop unde r the r ight . Posted 5 days , p r.Jos iah Crocker , Town Clerk .

1770 . Mark of S tacy B l i sh for h i s c reatu re s is a s l i t in the le ft earand a hal f c rop in the uppe r s ide of the r ight ear . En

tered 12 Mar . 1770 .

H e (1. at Vassalborough , Me . in 1803-

4. Mary , his wi fe d .

in 1836, age 84.

Re fe rences— Barn . Tn . Rea , Vassalborough, Me. Tn. Rea ,

tind letters of Sam ue l Blish, of New Brunswick, N . J"_

86 EIFTH GENERATIO N .

S ILAS 5 BLISH .

( S i las ,4 Reuben ,

3

J oseph ,2 Ab raham .

S ILAS 5 s . of S i las‘ (37) and Me rcy (Tobey) B l i sh , w as b .

‘Ju ly 1756 at Barns tab le ,Mass . H e w as an 2 2 Apr . 1788 , to Sal l y

“

( Sarah) Lor ing,by Rev . John Me l len ,

pastor at old Barnstab le .

She w as b 1762 .

CH ILD.

2 55. OLIVE, b. 13 Nov . 1789.

Sarah , h i s w i fe (1. in 1790 . The inscr ipt ion on her tom b stoneat Lathrop

’s H i l l,i s as fo l lows —

“

In Mem ory of Mrs . Sarah , wi fe'

o f S i las B l i sh . She d ie d May ye 6th 1790,

in the 2 8 th year of her

H e m . as secon d wi fe , Ch loe , dtr . o f N i cholas Cobb , 17 Jany .

CH ILDREN.

2 56. SARAH , b. O ct . Thom as Lum bard J r . of - Sandw ich and Sarah B l ish, o f Barnstable , were entered for publ icat ion of m arr iage , 18 Mar . 18 18.

2 57. CALVIN,b. 16 O ct . 1793.

2 58 . SETH , b. 2 Jany . 1795.

2 59. ANNA , b. 3 Nov . 1797.

2 60. MERCY , b. 18 Mar . 1799.

‘2 61. HANNAH , b. 8 Apr . 1801.

262 . SILVESTER,b. 30 Jany. 1803, d . Mar . 1826, aged 23

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years.263.+A SA b. 2 2 Mar . 1806.

May 10 . The Town m ade cho i ce of S i las B l i sh to col lectm oney that rem ains to be co l lected on rate b i l l s that w ascom m i t ted to S i las B l i sh late of Barn stab le , deceased , heto co l lect the sam e at h i s ow n expen se .

”

June 4 . S i las B l ish’

s m ark for h i s creatu res i s a ho le inthe righ t ear and a hal f penny under s ide the sam e .

Mar . 17. S i las B l i sh chosen one of the fence v iewe rs .Mar . 30 .

“ Voted that S i las B l i sh and fam i l y be le ft tothe d i sc ret ion of the Se lectm en . (This en t ry i s unex

pialned , but doubt less som e great calam i ty m ust have befal len them .)S i las B l i sh d . 2 1 Nov . 182 4, at the age of 68 years.

Re ferences— Bar n . Tn . Ree ,and Cem etery Rec.

88 FIFTH GENERA TIO N .

stone says : In m em ory of Mr s. Rebekah , wi fe of Mr . El i sha

B l i sh . She d ied Nov . l 6th 1830, in the 86th year of her age . She

died w il lingly, In hopes of a glor ious r esur rection .

”Forty - fiv e

days after her death the re w as a wedding party at the house , andEl i sha5 B l i sh m arr ied Rebecca Linne l l , a grand—n iece of hi s w i fe,then aged 2 9. The in ten t ion s were pub l i shed at Barnstab le , 8 Dec.

1830,and they we re m arr ied 2 2 Dec. , by the Rev . H ector B rown

son . The rem ain ing s ixteen years o f h i s l i fe were spen t in com

fort , though the old m an sai d on one occas ion , that h i s second

w i fe w as not as“

econom i cal”as h i s fi rs t .

1806. Mar . 10 . Jabez H owland w as se lected to take care of the

Town lan d s that form er ly be longed to Parke r Lum bar tand El i sha B l i sh .

Apr . 7.

“ Voted not to pay the account p resen ted by El isha B l i sh .

1808 . Mar . 2 2 . Jam es Me rchan t and El i sha B l i sh chosen to

preven t t respas s on the s choo l lot , socal led .

Barn stab le, Apr . I st , 18 12 .

We cert i fy that El i jah B l i sh of the Town of Barnstab le, i s am em ber of the re l igiou s soc iety in the Town o f Bar nstab le , cal ledMethod i s t .

Jam es Fu l ler,

Ebenez er H tnckley .

Com -m ittee .

Rece i ved Apri l 7th , 18 12 .

A true copy . Attest— Naler Cr ocker,Town Clerk .

These cert ificate s we re necessary in o rde r to exem pt a pe rson.

from paying“ chu rch rate s” to the orthodox church .

18 13. Apr . 5. Eli-sha B l i sh with John H inck ley and othe rschosen pe t i t j u rors .

El i sha B l i s t,seam an on B rigan t ine H azard com m anded

by Capt . John F. W i l l iam s . Pay abst ract for advance pay, for 1

m o. Year not gi ven .

El i sha5 B l i sh d . 2 8 May 1846, age 86 years . H is death i s r ecord ed at the bot tom o f h i s wi fe’s tom bstone in the Cen tervi l leCem ete ry and there i s al so a stone in the cem etery at Phinney

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s

Lane .

BLIs'

H GENEALOGY gs;

Afte r the deathOf El i sha B l i sh , h i s w idow m . Rev. Scol lyG.

U sher, who becam e a p rac t i c ing phys ic ian in the west .

References — Barn. Tn. Rea , O tis’Barn. Fam ilies and Mass.

Sold Sail . in the Rev .

130. TH OMAS 5 BLI SH .

(Reuben ,

4 Reuben,

3 Joseph , 2 Ab raham f)

‘

TH OMAS 5 s . of Reuben ‘

(38) and El i zabeth (Bodfish) B l i sh,w as b . 2 1 Ju ly 1751, at Barn stab le , Mass .

Dec. 16. Vo'

ted to rem i t to Nath : Jenk in s,Con stab le for

I777,

Thom as B lish’

s Town Rate,

£0- 6-

4.

Thom as El i sh ’s Prov ince Rate , £0-

5-

7.

Also for the year 1776.

“ Thom as El i sh ’s Town Prov ince Rate,£0- 16- 8 .

It w as custom ary to rem i t taxes to person s in the m i l i tar y serV i ce, tho

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no record o f such servi ce i s known to the com pi ler.

1784. Dec. 6. Ri chard Creech and Susanna B l i s‘h were appo int

ed adm in i st rators‘ o f the estate of Thom as Bl i sh,yeom an ,

deceased .

1785. Mar . 8 . Inven tory and Apprai sem ent fi led, £59

- 18

and the estate w as de clared to be in sol ven t .

References— Barn. Tn. and P r bb; Rec:

l er. EENJAM’

IN S ELISI—I.

(Ben jam in ,

4 Trist ram,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham .

1

)

BENJAMIN 5s. of Benjam in“ (42 ) and Mary (Adam s)

B l i sh , w as b . 1 1 Feby . at Colcheste r , H e m .

i ’ I7ji4’ Phebe Sk inner,

CH ILDREN.

b. 1775. m . O rr is Clapp.

90 FIFTH GENERA TIO N .

276. H ANNAH ,

‘ b. 1779 m . Benj am in H op

kins U ) (1. 2 5 Dec. 1813.

b. 9 June 1784, at Middlefield, Mass.

278. MILLICENT,

6 b. 1787, m . Ebenez er N ye.

279.SO PH IA ,

“ b. 1789. m . Gran t P er kins.

2 80. CLARISSA ,

8 b. 1791. m . I st Lym an K ent,

2 nd .Lu ther Dil le .

b. 20 O ct. 1793.

b. 1796. m . Isaac Moor e .

2 83. NANCY ,

“ b. 1799. m . Les ter P erkins .

I

Ben jam in5 B l i sh , l ike al l of h i s ancestors w as a farm e r in

Co l chester . H e rem ove d about 1780 to Middlefield, Mass . , where

h i s unc le Joseph“

(47) had p receded him .

1783. Apr . Was chosen one of the fence viewers for Mi dd lefie ld at the fi rs t Tow n Mee t ing he ld in the Town .

Sept .2 . H e w as put on to the com m i t tee to find the m ost

proper and conven ien t place for the m ee t ing house tos tan d . They reported and recom m ended that i t s tand on

the m ain road between Mr . Joseph B l u sh and W i dowFord ’s” Th i s recom m endat ion doe s not seem to h avebeen adopted , as another com m i t tee w as chosen ,

2 4 Aug.

1789,

“

to p i tch upon a spot”for the m eet inghouse be

tween O l i ve r B lu sh and Jos iah Leonard’s . Even th i s

d id not set t le the m at te r defin i te ly . The quest ion cam e

up again , 30 June ,1790 , and i t w as voted to

“

set the

church on the le dge south of O l ive r B lu sh’s .”

1784.

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Apr . 2 4. H e with h i s unc le Joseph ,4w ere pu t onto the

schoo l com m i t tee , w ho founded the fi rst pub l i c schoolin Middlefie ld .

1793. Sept . 2 2 . Ben jam in , Mi l l i cent , Soph ia and Clar i s sa, ch i l dren of Ben jam in B l i sh

,were bapt ized .

Zenas6 w as bap. 30 Mar . 1794. Philena‘ in 1796, and

Nancy,

614

‘

Sept . 1801 .

1801 . Nov . 15. Rece i ved to fu l l s tand ing in the Chu rch , H an

nah B l i sh and Lucy Pond .

Ben jam in5 B l i sh rem ained in Middlefield un t i l 1805, when herem oved to Painesv i l le , O h io. H e re he con t inued farm ing un t ilhis death , wh ich occured 1 1 Mar . 182 5.

Re ferences— Colchester , Conn. Tn . Rec. , Middlefield, Mass.

Tn. Ch. Rec.

FIFTH GENERATIONQ

off afterwards , and m eet ings were d i scon t inued . Ezra B l i sh and

the o ther gu i d ing m em bers had died i n them ean t im e.

H annah , the w1fe _o f Ez ra Blish d. 2 0 May 1816, and he m .

Azuba Bann ing , a w ido ,w w ho surv iv ied him . Ez ra d . about1836.

He was for a t im e at New London , Conn , and l i ved 111 Chatham ,

111 1794, but the clos ing years of his l i fe we re spent in Marlboro.

Refe rences— Colek. Tn. Deed Recs ,Mar lboro Tn . Rec.,

Mem . H is t . H ar tford Co .

, Census 1840, Conn . in the Rev , Rept.Secy . of War , 1835.

144 . S ILAS 5 BLISH .

( Sy lvanus,4 Tri stram ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham

l

)

S ILA5 5 s . of Sylvester“ (44) and Esther (Way) B l i sh , wasb . 17Apr . 1763, at Co l che ster , Conn . H e m .

H annah El i za Phe lp s , dt r . of

CH ILDREN.

2 95. CATHARINE,

a b. 18 May 1784. m . A lpha or A lfr ed Tow nsend.

2 96. NiICI—IOLAS,a b. 18 Sept. 1789. m . Char ity Ferguson, had 4

ch i l dren.

2 97. JOHN ,

“ b.

8

7 A ug. 1792 . m . Lucy A cker ly had 5 ch i l dren.

2 98 . JAMES,

° b. 19 Ju l y 1796. m . Es ther Craft had 3 ch i l dren.

2 99. ASA ,

“ b. 19 May 1799, m . K athar ine K el ly had 6 ch i ldren .

300. JANE,

o b. 7 Jany. 1801. m .

“

Tr ow br idge Mil ls o r Milks .

b. 2 2 Mar . 1812 . 111. Mary Ann McK eel .

I t i s not known j u s t when S i las le f t Connect i cu t , but a deedfrom him to h i s brother A sa, dated 8 Sept . 1791 locates him at

Red H o,

ok Dutche ss coun ty,N . Y . H is b rothe r Reuben ( 143)

w as al so 1n Red H ook in 1792 ,as shown by a deed from him to

A sa convey ing a l i ke in terest . S i las later rem oved to Middle town,

De laware county , N . Y and took up wi l d lands . H e rem ainedhere the rem ainder of h i s l i fe . His farm passed tohis son Sim on .

He i s said to have l ived to the age of 92 years , which wou ld locateh i s death about 1855 Many of h i s descendants are now l i v ing inDe laware county , N . Y . and in that vic inity.

S ilas ls B l i sh served l n the w ar of 18 12 .

Re ference s— Colch. Tn. Rec.

,Colch. Deed Rec. , B iog. Hist.

Delaware C0. (N. Y.


146 . ABRAHAM5 BLISH .

( Sy lvanus ,4 Tr istizam ,

? Joseph ,2 Ab raham 1

)

ABRAHAM“ s . of Sy lvanus“ (44) and Esther (Way)w as b . 1769. H e m .

Fu l ler. She was b . 178 1 .

CH ILDREN.

302 .+EDMUND,

“ b.

303.+ALICE,

‘ b. 14 July 1806, at Co lchester, Conn.

304 +DANIEL,

“ b. 4 Dec. 1810.

305. BENJAMIN ,

o b. 18 17

306. MARY ,

“ b. 111. J oseph A r nold and had son H enry.( See 302 post.)

307. NANCY,

° b. 111. Calv in B rooks kVickham , and had

I. Ralph w ho m . and had Clar issa“ and Calv in .

{11. El l en , w ho 111. McLean , and had Freder ick , Frank,“Minn ie , and Calv in.

“ Lived at Midd letown , Conn.

III. Mary , who d ied young.

IV . Sarah Jane, w ho m . N elson P . Eddy , and had Mary“ andGabr ie l la. Mary“ m . Edgar A . Lincoln and l ived at

New Bed ford , Mass. Gabr ie l la“ 111. Chas . A . Ray , of

Prov i dence, R. I.

308. SARAH ,

“b m . J us tin Arnold, a brother of

J oseph, above , w ho l ived in Mi l l ington , Conn . Had one ch i l d ,309. ASA ,

“ b. m . Abby Webs ter, a s ister o f Geo.

W . Webster, had one boy Charles H enry, w ho is as late roofer by trade

, and two g irls , El izabeth“ and

( See 392 , post. )2 10. HARRIET,

“ b. m . Lucius F . Brecken

br idge . She was a wom an o f fine execut i ve abi l ity. She

owned the stage l ine from Co lchester _to Andover, and her husband drove one o f the coaches. 1 H e final ly became m uch addicted to dr ink , and when the stage w as late , she wou l d go out andm eet it , get up and take the l ines and dr ive i t herse l f. She d iedin Co lchester and is bur ied in East Haddam .

Ab raham 5 B l i sh l i ved 011 a farm on the Town l ine . H is

d w e l l ing hou se w as in East H addam and h i s barn in Co l cheste r,“

h e own ing lands on both sides of_the road .

1797. Sep t . 18 . H e took the freem an’

s oath.

H e (1. 2 9 Jul y , 1840, the C hurch record says of dropsy .

Al ice,h i s w i fe d . 1 Mar . 1851 ,

“

of l ung fever .” They are both

bur ied 111 a sm al l cem e tery near the Town l ine, on the road from

94 FIFTH GENERAT IO N .

Col chester to Mi l l ington , and the i r son Ben jam in C. , i s al so buried

there . The i r in scr ip t ion s read as fo l lows“

In Mem o ry of Abraham B l i sh , who d ied Ju ly 2 9th, 1840 .

"

Act 71 years .”

Al ice , re l i ct of Abraham B l i sh , d ied March”

I st,1851 . Aged

70 years .”

“

Ben jam in C. B l i sh,drowned August 18th , 1857.

’

Aged 40.

(As dates o f the b i rths of m os t of the ch i ldren in th i s fam i lycou ld not be Ob tained

,the order of ar rangem ent i s not vouche

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dfor .)

BENJAMIN“ C. BLISH (305) w as a bache lor . Joseph Arnold , h i s b rother - in - law ,

w as appo in ted adm in i s t rator of h i s estate,in 1857.

1859. O ct . 12 . Claim sLuc iu s F. Breckenr idge, $49 64 Al lowed .

Nancy W i ckham , 30 00 Not Al low ed .

H . W i ckham, $4 00 Not Al lowed .

Re ferences— Colch. P rob . Rec.

, Colch. Tn . Rec.,Letters

Mrs. Sar ah J . Eddy and A . E. Purple.

150. REUBEN “ BLISH .

( John ,

“ Tri st ram ,

“ Jo seph,

2 Ab raham fi

)

REUBEN ,

“ s . of 1011114 (46) and Ab igai l B l i sh,

w as b. 16 Jany . 1757, at Col chester, Conn . H e 1111. Sep t . 1800,Dem i s W r ight .

CH ILD.

311. JOHN HENRY, b. 23May 1802 , at Colchester.

1809.

“ Dem as B'l'

i sh , adu l t , and John H enry B l i sh, w ere baptized.

”

Re ferences— Colek. Tn . and Ch. Rec.

156 . LO I S “ BLISH I SHAM.

(John ,

‘ Tr i st ram,

“ Joseph,

2 Ab raham fi

)

LO I S“ dtr . of John4 (46) and Ab igai l B l i sh,

EIETH GENERATION .

325.FREDERICK,

“ b. 15 Apr . 1839, at Ham il ton, N. Y.

John Den i son“ B l i sh had on l y a com m on schoo l educat ion ,

his fathe r dy ing when he w as young, and he at once le ft hom e and

ear ned h i s - Ow n l iving from that t im e . The greate r part of his

l i fe w as spen t as a hote l keepei'

at H am i l ton; N . Y., wh erehe l i ved

for ove r 40 years . H e Was s i x feet in he ight , b roadshbu ldered and

w e l l p ropor t ioned , and very s trong and act ive . H e was kirid and

char i tab le and recogn i sed as a m an of unswerv ing in tegri ty. In

h i s tastes he w as s im ple , ve ry fon d of good horse s and l ive stock

of any k ind .

H e d . 30 O ct . 1862 , at Ham i l ton ,N . Y . H is wi fe , Elcy , d .

31 Dec. 1887, at B rook lyn ,N . Y . ; and w as buried at H am i l ton.

Re ferences— '

Colch Tn . Rec. , N . E . Gen. Regr . , Gardnet

Gen’

y . and letters of J ohn Sw eetland Blish.

160. ELIZABETH “

(BLI SH) LITTLE.

( Joseph .

4 Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

ELIZABETH“or Betsey , dtr . of Joseph4 (47) afi d El iza;

beth ( Skinne r) B l i sh , was b . 2 2 May 1756, at Co l chester, Conn.

She m . Barz i l lai,s . o f Judah Li tt le and Townsend .

H e was b . 1750, probab l y in To l lan'

d county , Conn . .

CH ILDREN.

I. NIAL,“ b. 29 Apr. 1775. m . Rhoda Root, 4 Sept. 1803. d. 2 Feb.

1834, at Becket, Mass.II. BARZILLAI,“ 1 b. 8 Sept. 1778. m . H ephesebah H ow e, 2 8

Mar . 1810. She w as b. 5 May 1780. H e cl . 8 Apr. 1838.

III. WARREN,

“ b. 5 Sept. 1782 . m . I st . P ol ly Gil le tte. z ud Susannah

Spencer , 18 Sept. 1811, and 3td. Mary K ennedy . H e 0. 8 Nov

‘

1868 . L ived at Aurora, _Oh io.

.iV. RUSSELL,

“ b. 5 Sept7 1782 . m . I st. Sal ly Mack, and 2nd. Eliz abeth K endal l . H e d. 7 May 1865. Res i ded at Lehox, Mass:

V. CHARLES HENRY ,

“ b. 3 O ct. 1784. m . I st . Sal ly Wats'

on . 2 nd .

Minerjaa Lived at Middlefiel d, Mass , (1. 24 Dec. 1841.

VI . BETSEY,

“ b. 23 Dec. 1785 in. El ij ah A lford . 15 A ug, 1851.VII. NANCY ,

“b

'

. 5 Sept. 1791 m . 14Mar . 1815, Jam es Chur ch of Middl

’

efield, Mass. d. 6 Apr. 1863.

VIII. SARAH ,

“ b. 2 2 Jany. 1795 m . 15 O ct. 1820; PhilipMeacham ; d. 5.

Feb . 1859.


IX. AMASA,

“ b. 17 Aug. 1800. m . Achsah Sm ith, d . 13 Nov . 1885 at

W indam , O .

Bar z i l lai Li tt le d . 13Dec. 1835, and h i s wi fe , Bet sey , d . 8 Aug,

1838 , and both are bur ie d at Midd lefield, Mass .The fam i ly c laim that al l of the ch i l d ren were born in Midd le

fie ld,Mass

,in wh ich conc lu s ion the com pi le r cannot co incide . The

fact that the i r b i rth s ar e reco rde d there , i s not conc lu s ive . I t w ascustom ary upon rem oval to a new plaec, to the re record the b i r thso f al l the ch i ld ren ,

whe the r born there or not . For in s tance theb i rth s o f al l the ch i ld ren of Tri st ram B l i sh ( 14) are recorded inCo l cheste r , Conn . The fi rst four of them are known to have beenborn in Barnstab le , Mass , and w e re recorded there be fore he m ovedto Co l cheste r . I t i s qu i te probab le that at least the tw o o l de stch i l d ren were born in Connect icu t .

Bar iz il lai Li tt le served for a few m on th s as trum peter in the

Conn . Light H orse , under Capt . Joe l Loo-m is and Major Backu s .H e en l i sted 7 Sept . 1776, and w as d i scharged , wi th the Com pany ,4 O ct . 1776. In Sept . 1776, th i s com pany w as orde redto j oin the arm y near N ew York . In Nov . 1776, the

fo l lowing gene ral order w as en tered : “ '

A re l ie f havingcom e for h i s Light H orse , under Major Backu s , that corp si s now d i sm i s sed , with the General

’s hearty thanks for the i r fai thfu l serv ice s and the cheer fu lness and alac r i ty they have shown on

al l occas ion s .” They were d i scharged when Wash ington beganhis fam ou s re t reat from N ew York th rough New . Jersey .

References— Middlefield, Mass . Tn . Ch. Rec., Colch. Tn.

Rec.

, Conn . in the Rev olu tion, and letters of Rev . Chas . Eugene

Little.

161 . JO SEPH “ BLI SH, (BLUSH ) JR.

( Joseph ,4 T r i s t ram ,

“ Joseph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

JO SEPH “

J r . 8 . of Joseph4

(47) and El izabe th ( Sk inner)?

B l i sh,w as b . 2 4 Jany . 1762 at Bo l ton

,Conn .

Intent ions of h i sm arr1age to Sev i la Tay lor, were pub l i shed in Middlefie ld

,Mass

,

9 Aug. 1784.

CH ILDREN.

b. 11 Dec. 1796, at Burl ington,Verm ont.

327. DANIEL,“ b.


There probab l y were other ch i ldren, poss ib l y W i l l iam ,Harvey

and Vo lney .

Joseph5 B l i sh J r . Rem oved from Connect icut to Middlefield,Mass . with h i s father , Joseph

4 The exact date i s not known ,

but he w as there in 1783, as appears f rom the fo l lowing record

1783. May 2 8 . Voted that Joseph Leonard and Joseph Bl ish

J r. be grave d iggers or sextons for the en su ing year.”

1785. Mar . 14 . Joseph B l i sh J r . and Lewi s Taylor chosen

grave d iggers .”

H e soon afte r le ft Middlefie ld and w entto Bur l ingt on ,

Ve rm ont , and l i ved in that v ic in i ty unt ilhi s death .

1784. A ug. 9. In ten t ions of m arr iage bet . Joseph B l i sh Jr.and Sevi la Tay lor w as pub l i shed accord ing to law ,

per m e , Solom on Ingham , Tn Clerk .

Joseph B l i sh se rved in Capt . O lcotts Com pan y , in Col .

Wo l cot ts Regt . of Conn . t roops in the Revolu t ionary war .

H is nam e appears on a rol l dated W inchester,Sept . 2 5,

1776, and shows that he m arched Aug. 19, and w as 44days in serv ice . I t i s al so shown by the records

,that he

w as a pr i vate in Capt . Cone’s Com pany , in Col . J . We l l ’s

Regt . of Conn . Mi l i t ia, in the Revo l u t ionary w ar . H is

nam e appears on a ro l l not dated , but oppos i te h i sappears -

“ Marched Aug. 23, 1779 ; Jo ined Aug. 26, 1779.

D i scharged O ct . 2 6. Days in serv i ce, 67.

H is descendan t s c laim that he w as a revo l u t ionary pensioner , but the records of the Bureau o f Pens ion s showthat he app l ied for a pens ion Aug. 17th , 1832 ,

by thenam e o f Joseph Blush. H e w as then l i v ing at Wi l l i s ton,Ve rm on t . The serv ice c laim e d in h i s app l icat ion i s asfo l lows '

“

Fal l 1778 . 1 m o. Private in Cap t . Robert ’s Co .Conn.

A ug . 1779. 3 m os. Priva te in Cap t. Cone’s Co. Col .Wy l lys

’

Regt . Conn .

Aug. 1780 . 2 m os. Private in Capt . Ezekie l O lcott ’sCo . , Col . Chapm an , CoTh i s reco rd says that he en l i s te d at Bol ton,

Conn , andthat h i s c laim w as re j ected “

for wan t of proof of service . The records now in the War Dept . know n as the“

Record Pens ion O ffice”were at the t im e in a chaot ic

cond i t ion and not avai lab le for proo f. .The fact that hespe l led his nam e B lush

, whi le the record says Bl i sh, m ay


sonage lot east of the v i l lage . The fo l lowing cu rious inscr ipt -ions appear on the tom b stones of him and h i s fi rst w i fe

“

In Mem ory o f Mr s. Sarah B lu sh w i fe of /Mr . O l i ver

B l u sh who d ied Ju ly l oth . 18 18 Aged 51 years . Farewe l l

m y fr ie n d s Tho’

you I love I hope for be tte r fr iends above .

In Mem o ry of/Mr . O l iver Blush/w ho died/July 18 , 1846,

/AE. 82 yrs . Farewe l l m y Fr ien d s D ry up your tears My"dus t l ies he re Ti l l Chr i s t appears .

The Town record gi ves h i s occupat ion at the t im e of h i s'

death as a farm e r , and the cau se of h i s death as old age-

paralyt0 ;

1C.

- Re fe rences —Middlefield, Mass. Tn . Ch. Rec. Mack Gen.

and Bol ton,Conn . Tn . Rec.

163 . AMASA5 BLUSH .

(Joseph ,‘ Tri stram ,

3 Joseph ,2

AMASA5 s . o f Joseph4

(47) and El izabe th ( Skinne r) B l i sh ,w as b . 2 9 June 1766, at Bo l ton ,

Conn . H e in . 3 Feby . 1802 , at

Middlefie ld , Mass,Nancy , dt r . o f Thom as and El i zabeth

Du ran t . * She w as b . about June 1778 .

CH ILDREN.

329.+AMASA , J r .

0 b. 16 Jany. 1803. d . 24 Jany. 1828 , aged 2 5.

b. 18 Sept. 1806.

331+WILLIAM DU RANT ,

o b. 3 Feby . 1809.

332 . NANCY ADALNE,

° b. 2 2 Sept. 1811.

333. JULIA ANN,

“ b. 9 June 18 14. m . Ira B . Sam pson , 10 June 1834.The Ch. record says Ina Sam pson and g ives the date as June 2 nd.

334. WILLIAM CLARK ,

e b. Th is nam e is g ivenin the bapt ism al l ist, as one o f the ch i l dren of Am asa and NancyB lush The nam e again occurs in a l ist of persons l iable form i l itary duty , June 1854.

Am asa5 B lu sh w as the founde r o f the m anu factur ing indu st ries at the factory v i l lage near Middlefield Cen t re . H e bough t

*Thom as Durant cam e from Boston to Middlefie ld. H e was a sol d ierin the Revo lut ionary w ar . H e d . 2 Aug. 1831, aged 84. El izabeth his wi fe , .

used to te l l her ch i l dren and grandich'

rildren of j l ear ing the fcannon at the

batt le of Bunker H i l l . She d . 17Mar . 1853, at the age of 100 y rs. 9 m os.

and 12 days.


the old He r r ick cloth ing m i l l about 1800 and ran i t m any years .

H e bu i l t a saw m i l l on the wes t s ide of the r iver about 1805 a nd

.al so a new c loth ing m i l l for fin i sh ing custom work . In 18 15 he

e rected anothe r factory a l i t t le be low . This bu i ld ing w as 36 by.80 fee t and th ree stor ies h igh . In th i s factory h i s son s W i l l iamD . and O l i ver succeeded him about 1830 . The factory w as burned in 1850 and rebu i l t . Thi s w as de st royed in 1874 by the floodcaused by the darn gi v ing away , the bu i ld ing be ing a total wreck .

O l i ve r6 B lush (330) w as the so le owner at the t im e, his b rothe rW i l l iam D .

6 having prev iou s ly w i thd rawn and estab l i she d woodtu rn ing work s a l i tt le be low . H is bu i ld ing w as al so dest royed bythe flood

, and none of them were rebu i l t .Am asa5 B lu sh d . accord ing to the in sc r ipt ion on h i s tom b

s tone , 18 NOV . 1835. The C hurch—record says Nov . 14. Nancy(Duran t) B l i sh un i ted with the chu rch 3 Sept . 182 0. She d . 15fO ct . 1841 , aged 63. Both are buried in the Wes t Cem e te ry near'Middlefie ld.

References— Bol ton, Conn . Tn . Rec.

, Middlefield, Mass . Tn.

81 Ch. Rec.,H ist . of Conn . Val ley, Vol I . and tom bstones .

165 ; DEA . DAV ID 5 BLISH .

(David ,4 Tri st ram } Joseph} Ab raham .

1

)

DAV ID 5 s . o f Dav id“ (49) and Zeru iah Sk inner) B l i sh ,w as b . 16 Sept . 1753, at G lastonbury , Conn . H e m .

Lucy, dt r . of O bad iah and Sarah (Tal cot t) \Vilcox. She w as b .

10 Apr . 1753, at Surry , N . H .

CH ILDREN.

341.

~l- ANNE,

a b. 2 2 Ju ly 1776, at G lastonbury, Conn .

342 . LUCY ,

“ b. 2 7 Jany. 1778. d . 2 2 Mar . 1778.

b. 2 9 Aug. 1780.

344 +LUCY ,

°

b. 14 A ug. 1782 , at G i lsum ,N

. H .

b. 30 Ju l y 1784, at Gi lsum ,N

.

“

H .

b. I Nov. 1786, at G i lsum ,N

. H .

b. 16 June 1789, at G i lsum ,N

. H .

b. 30 June 1791, at G i lsum N. H .

b. 2 1 Mar . 1793, at G i lsum ,N

. H .

350. MILLICENT,

“

b. 17 A ug. 1799, at G i l sum ,N

. H . m . 1 Dec. 1814J onathan Webster, M. D . at G i lsum . Lived at W i l lsboro, Penn.


Davids B l i sh was a very fo rce fu l m an and act ive in al l pub l ic.

m at ters in G i lsum ,N . H . H e w as one of the leade rs in the

Chu rch, which seem s to have been in form al l y organ i zed , at fi rst .

H e was ear ly , 1694, chosen one of the Deacons , which office hehe l d du r ing h i s l i fe . A new chu rch bu i ld ing was begun in 1789,

but w as not fin i shed un t i l 1793, al though m ee t ings were he ld in

i t f rom 1790.

I794.

Nov . 5. Twenty Pounds , in labo r w as voted for underp inn ing the chu rch, and Ebenezer Ki lbou rn ,

Ebeneze rB i l l

,Ebeneze r Dart , Sam ue l Wh itney and Dav id B l i sh

w ere m ade a com m i t tee to see to the work .

In those days i t w as cus tom ary to'

tax eve ry c i t izen for “

the support o f the chu rch , and i t was not an unusual occurence for som e one to re fuse to pay the tax. In Ju ly ,1802 , Jeh ie l H o l d redge , Dav id B l i sh and Zadoc H urd .

we re appo inted at Town Mee t ing, to s tand su i t w i th aprom inen t c i t i zen

,w ho re fu sed to pay h i s

“

m in i s ter tax,

”

and one hundred do l lars w as voted to carry on the su i t .They we re ev iden t l y contending for a pr inc ip le , as thetax cou ld not am oun t to a t i the of the am ount voted tocar ry on the su it . The con tes t, howe ver seem s to haveincreased, unt i l i t be cam e a rep roach to the chu rch , andth i s tax w as gradual l y al lowed to lapse . In 18 16 for tym en of G i l sum , am ong whom w as Deacon David B l i sh ,obtained a charte r for a Congregat ional Soc iety. Be fore

th i s , however , the Method i st s had organ ized a socie ty ,Mee t ings w e re firs t he l d at pri vate houses , and

for a t im e in Dea. Ki lbou rn’s barn . Rev . El i jah H edd ing, .

late r B i shop H edding, p reached her in 1806, and fouryears later m ar ried Lucy

,dt r . of Dea. Dav id B l i sh .

Nearl y al l o f Dea. El i sh’s fam i l y wen t ove r to the Me th

od i s t chu rch , and we find Anna, David J r . ,John

,Lucy

and Zeru iah B l i sh and even Lucy, h i s wi fe, in the ranksof the ear ly Me thodi sts . The Ki lbourn fam i l y wen t ove rin a body . Deacon B l i sh stuck to the Congregat ionalchu rch , and in 18 19, W i l l iam Mack was chosen in h i s .

p lace, he having d ied .

Extracts from the G i l sum , N . H . Town records.

Voted to se l l the Schoo l Ri te of Land Belongin to the

Town . Mr . Sam l . Whi tney, John Mark,Zadoc H urd

and Dav id B l i sh to be a Com m i t tee to se l l Land .

”The


fled and c l im bed a tree , w her the bear guarded him un t i l h i s cr ies .

brought ass i s tance . The bear then fled, runn ing past whe re

‘Squ i re David B l i sh w as at work in a c lear ing,axe in han d . See

ing the bear c lose upon him he dropped his axe and looked for a.

club .Th is w as a stan d ing joke on the Deacon for m any years .

The bear got away .

Lucy Wilsox B l i sh w as a great read er and ve ry fond of so

ciety and dre ss . Som e of her s i lk s ar e st i l l p reserve d by m em ber sof the fam i l y . H er fathe r O bad iah W i lcox w as b . in Conn . Ju ly172 4 . d . Su r ry , N . H . 2 0 Feb 18 10 . .H er m other , Sarah Tal cot tw as b . in Conn . Mar . 1734. d . Surry

,N . H . 2 1 Sept . 1809.

Dea. Dav i d s B l i sh d . 5 Dec. 18 17, at G i l sum ,N . H . and is

bur ied the re . The inscr ipt ion on h i s tom bstone reads as fo l lows :Erected in Mem ory o f . DAV ID BLISH ESQr . who d ied

Dec. sth . 18 17 In the 65th . year o f h i s age . The dead shal l berai sed incorrupt ib le .

Lo, where th i s s i lent m arb le weeps ,A friend

,a fathe r and a husban d sleeps ;

A heart w i th in whose sacred ce l l,

The peace fu l v i rtues loved to dwe l l .

Lucy (W i l cox) B l i sh d . 2 0 Dec. 1843, at Lawrencev i l le , St .Lawrence Co

.N . Y . in her goth ,

year . The Chr i st ian Advocatefor Decr . 1843, con tained the fo l lowing

“ D ie d . Dec. 2 0,1843, at

Lawrencevi l le , N . Y . , at the re s idence of Dav i d B l i sh J r . ,Lucy

,

wi fe o f the late Dav id B l i sh and m othe r o f the wi fe of B i shop H ed

d ing ,in the 90th . year o f her age . After having l ived and served

Go d for so m any years in the Chu rch on earth,she has been re

m oved to the Church in H eaven .

”

Re ferences— Glastonbu ry , Coh -n . Tn . Rec. , Tainto/ s Colch.

Conn . Rec. ,H ayw ord

’

s H ist. of Gilsum ,N . H Talcott Genealogy

169 . DEA . THOMAS 5 BLISH .

(Dav id ,4 Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham .

1

)

Thom as5 5 . of Dav id"(49) and Ze ru iah ( Skinne r) B l i sh,w as

b . 13 Sept . 1762 in Ga stonbury , Conn . H e'

m . 2 1 Sept . 1785,Prudence dtr . of El i zur and Ab igai l (H o l l i ster) H ubbard , and s i s

HOMESTEAD OF DEACON THOMAS BLISH ,

IN GLASTONBU RY, CO NN .

106 F IFTH GENERATIO N .

m en tal lecture , the Church were led to a cho i ce of a dea

con ,and they m ade cho ice of brother Thom as B l i sh .

Nov . 3.

“

The C hurch m et accord ing to adj ournm ent .

Mee t ing opened by a lecture . Mr . Thom as B l i sh gave

an swe r and accep ted the Deacon s office in th i s Church .

Mee t ing w as then adjourned to our next sacram en tal lec

tur e .

”H e he l d th i s office dur ing the rem ainder o f h is l i fe .

H e had a st i l l on h i s farm , and m ade apple bran dy and

rum . In those days l iquor s were kept on the s i deboard ,in every house . As the m in i s ter wen t by , on a co l d day,on h i s w ay to c hurch , i t w as not uncom m on to cal l him in

and give him a glas s of hot toddy . Barre l s of hard c ide rwe re in every ce l lar , and were se l dom al lowed to spo i l .About 18 2 8 a tem peran ce m ovem en t w as s tarted , and

waged with such vigor, that i t threatened to d i srupt som e

of the congregat ion s . The old Eastbury chu rch w as

d rawn in to the confl ic t . Deacon Gos lee and m any of them em be rs e spou sed the tem perence cause, whi le DeaconB l i sh and o thers opposed i t . Much b i t terness w as exh ibited

,but final ly be tter coun se l s prevai led and harm ony

re stored .

Thom as5 B l i sh d . 15 Apr . 1831 , and i s buried in the EastCem etery , which i s south o f hi s o ld farm .

Apr . 2 0 . Adm in i s t rat ion w as grante d on h i s e state to Prudence B l i sh , wi dow , and Sy lve ster B l i sh , son o f the dceas

cd . Bond of $5000_Was given ,with Dav i d E. H ubbard

as surety , and Dav i d E. H ubbard and Roger5 B l i sh were

Appo inted as apprai sers . S ix m on ths l im i t w as al lowedto cred i tors .

Pru d ence , the w i dow rem aine d wi th her -

son,Sylve ster ,

un t i l he rem oved to Wether sfield,I l l ino i s

,in 1837. She

fo l lowed in 1838 , and'

we find the fol lowing en t ry in thechu rch records . “ At the reque st o f widow Pru dence B l i sh

,

the C hurch voted to give her a letter of d ism i s s ion and

recom m endat ion .

She rem ained in Wethersfield,I l l ino i s for a t im e and then

wen t to Rockt on I l l s . to l ive with her daugh ter , Dor othyTal cot t , where she rem ained un t i l her death , w h ich oc

cured in 1848 .

Re ferences — Glas tonbury, Conn . Tn. Rec.,Eastbury Ch. Rec.

BLI SH GENEALO GY .

172 . AARON 5 BLISH .

(Dav idfi Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph} Ab rahamf

)

'

AARON 5 s . of Dav i d 4 (49) and Zeru iah ( Sk inner) B l i sh,w as b . 2 1 O ct . 1768 , at G lastonbury , Conn . H e m .

Roxanna, dtr . o f W'

eb ster,and she w as born

2 9 Ju ly 1774.

CH ILDREN.

381. FRANCES,“ b. 2 2 Nov . 1792 , in Glastonbury , Conn .

b. 3 Apr . 1795.

383L+ARISTARCHU S ,

“ b. 2 1 Mar . 1797.

384 +RODERIC SK INNER,

“ b. 2 1 Ju ly 1800.

385. H ENRY M,

“ b. 30 O ct . 1802 . d . 2 1 Apr . 182 7.

386. SO PH IA L.

“ b. 11 Mar . 1805. m . Bur r Gou l d .

387. SALLY T.

“ b. 13 Sept. 1807. m . Se l l ick Gou ld .

388 .+ALMIRA S.

6 b. 15 Ju ly 1811 111. H ar r ison French.

389. LEW IS J .

“ b. 1 Mar . 1813. d . 4 A ug. 1834.

390.1L-EM-ILY,

“ b. 2 June 18 16. m . Be thuel Suther land.

Aaron 5 B l i sh after h i s m arr iage rem oved to N ew York S tate .

H e fi rst se t t le d on the r i ver by the flour ing m i l l be low Kortr ight ,H e rem ained the re for twenty years or m ore ; then so l d out and

went in to the Genesee Val ley , near Roche ster , in tend ing to se tt lethere , but hear ing of the new O h io count ry , he wen t out prospe ct ing.

Wh i le in Ohio he con t racted feve r and ague , and soon repen tedh i s ven tu re . H e retu rned to the Genesee Val ley , but find ing h i sague no be tter there he r etur nd to De laware coun ty , and boughtlan d on Rose ’s Brook

,whe re he rem ained un t i l h i s death . H e w as a

farm er al l h i s l i fet im e . H e w as a large m an of com m and ing ap

pearance , and o f ster l ing character .The exact date when he le ft Connect icu t i s not known ,

but i t m ust have been early , as on l y one en t ry i s found in the Townrecords o f G lastonbury m en t ion ing h i s

“

nam e .

1792 . Dec . 10 . John Case,Sam l . Strat ton 3rd . George H un t ,

Roger H ol l i ster and Aaron B l i sh chosen co l lectors ofTown taxes .”

Re ferences— Glas tonbury, Conn. Tn . Rec., H is t. Delaw are

Co. N . Y., Whitney Fam ily Genealogy, Letters of N o

-

rv atus M.

B l ish (382 )

108 FIFTH GENE-RATIO N

173. ROGER5 BLISH .

(Davi d ,4 T

'

r-ist'

ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham ?)

ROGER5 s . of Davi d* (49) and Zeru iah (Sk inner) Bl i sh,

w as I) . 2 3May 1770 in G lastonbury, Con-

.n H e m .

Dem is, dt r . o f Dan ie l and Mary H osford .

She was bap. in 1772 .

CH ILDREN.

400. HARRIET, b 7 Ju ly 1795. d . 26O ct . 1803.

401. AMELIA , b. 14 June 1797. m . Henry Brainard, N d.

A ug. 1866.

402 . PRU DENC-E HUBBARD,

“ b. 5Apr . 1799 m . H ow el l Root farm e r , 5 June 1850.

403.+AUGUSTUS ,

°b . 2 0 A ug. 1801.

404.+AARON HOSFORD ,

“ b. 3 Nov . 1803.

405.+CHAU NCY,

“ b. 4 Dec.

- l 8o7.

406. MARY ,

“ b. 25 Sépt . 18 10.

407.+H ARRIET ELIZA,

“ b. 9 Aug. 1812 .

408 . ZERUIAH ANN ,

0 b. 17 Ju ly 18 14. m . to Isaac B igelow Buel l ,11 Jany. 1837, by Charles Nicho ls , M. G. cl Feb . 1861.

b. 2 8 O ct . 18 17.

0 e y e

Dec. 9. Was chosen one of the tax col lectors of the Town.

Dec. 12. Chosen one o f the Town l i st -ers.

Dec. 1 . Chosen surveyor of h ighways , and again in 1802 .

Jany .

'

7. Roger Bl i sh gave h i s father'

and m other a bondin the sum of $2 000 . .

“

The cond i t ion of the ob l igat ion issuch , that i f the sai d Roger B l i sh shal l during the term of

the i r and each of the i r natural l i ves , fu rn i sh the said Dav i d B l i sh and Zeru iah B l i sh , with whateve r shal l b e necessary ( in add i t ion 'to_the use of p roperty th i s day leasd bysai d Roge r to sai d Dav id ,) to the i r honorab le and com

for tab le support , and al so honorab l y and com fortab l ysupport h i s s i ster Anne B l i sh

,for the fu l l te rm of ten

years from the next afte r the fi rst day o f Apr i l , one

thousand e ight hundred and seven ,then th i s ob l igat ion to

be vo i d andb

of no efi'

ct ; otherwise to rem ain in fu l l forceand v ir tue .

BLISH GENEALOGY;

109

In witness w herof I have set m y han d the day and date

aforesaid .

"

Roger Blish .

Roger B l i sh and Dem as,h i s wi fe , un i ted w ith the Church

at Mar lboro’

13 O ct . 18 17. Roge r D im m is and Prudence B l i sh , are on the l i s t of

'

church m em bers in 18 2 8 ,

and Prudence Bl i sh and Mary L . B l i sh 011 the l i s t for

1831 . Al l o f the ch i l d ren excep t Dan ie l we'

re bapt i z ed2 2 June, 18 17.

1827. Jany . 16.

“ Capt . Theodore Lor d , Deacn Dav id Sk inner

and RogerBlish we re m ade a com m i ttee for the purposeo f cal l ing a counc i l for the d i sm i ss ion o f the Pastor .

1838 . Apr . 4. Roge r B l i sh fi le d a pet i t ion showing that JoannaB l i sh had been appo in te d gurdian o f her daughte rs Sarahand A dal ine , June 2 nd . 1835, and that the e state of sai dm inors w as be ing wasted by reason of the neglect of sai d

guard ian . She w as c i ted to appear , and on hear ing w as

rem oved and Elm on Strong w as appo inted in he r stead,Apr . 14, 1838 , and gave bon d with Roger B l i sh as su rety .

He w as one of the apprai sers in the estate o f Thom as B l i sh,

and Aaron H ubbard“ B l i sh . H e w as a frien d and ne ighbor o fThaddeu s We l l s , father o f G i deon We l l s , w ho w as afterwardsSecretary o f the Navy un der Pres iden t Linco ln . Both were ap

po in te d to d i v i d e the real estate o f Aaron H ubbard“ B l i sh am ong

h is he i rs .Like al l o f th i s fam i l y , Roger B l i sh w as a large m an physical l y

but better than th i s,w as a m an o f un swerv ing hone sty and fear

less in the d i scharge of what he be l ieved to b e hi s duty . The

course he pu rsued in the m at te r of h i s nephew Aaron H ubbard“fBlish

’

s ch i ld ren exh ib i t s th i s qual i ty .

H e d ied 27Dec. 1856,in Mar lboro

,and hi s rem ain s are

inter reed at Mar lboro Cen t re ; h i s wi fe , Dem i s hav ing d ied 6 Feby.

of the sam e year .In h i s w i l l dated 19 Jany . 1854, he g ives to hi s w i fe Dem i s the

use of one - th i rd o f h i s real e state during l i fe and al l of h i s furn itu re “

to her ow n use and d i spose . G i ve s to son Dan ie l, al l h i s

lands ly ing in the Town of G lastonbury,cal led the “

Bayley lot ,”

al so al l farm ing too l s and o the r personal prope rty ; to daughter'

Am e l ia B rainard , daughter Pru dence H . Root and son Augu stus

, $2 2 0, each ; to son Aaron H . B l i sh and son Chauncey , $400,

each ; to daugh te r Mary Lord $2 2 0 ; to Grand - daughte rs H arr ie t

1 10 FIFTH GENERATION .

and H e len Carr ie r , $2 00 ; to daughter Ze ru iah Bue l l $2 2 0 ; the

above legac ies to be pai d to m y son Dan ie l in tw o years after m ydecease .

’

This w i l l w as p robate d 26 Jany . 1857. The Inventory m en

t ion s 2 55 acres o f land , with bu i l d ings . Dan ie l“ B l i sh adm in i s te red the e state , and al so se t t led the es tate of Dem i s B l i sh , h i s m other ,in June 1857.

Re fe rences— Colches ter, Conn . Tn . Rec.

, Mar lboro,Conn.

Prob . Tn . and Ch. Rec. H ar tford, Conn . Pr ob . Rec. and Glaston

bury, Conn. Tn . Rec.

112 SIXTH GENERATION

CH ILDREN.

I . H on .

NYMPHAS MARSTON,

7 b. 1 Feb . 1788. H e graduated at

H arvard U univ . in 1807, was a m em be r o f the Mass. Senate,Judge o f Probate and leader of the Barnstable Co. bar .

II. MARY MARSTON,

“ b. 28 June 1790. m . Lu ther H inckley , D . D .

III. H on . CHARLES MARSTON,

7 b. 2 1 July 1792 . Was alsoState Senator and H igh Sher iff .

IV . PRENT I-CE MARSTON ,

7'

b . 2 2 Mar . 1795. d . 7 Nov . 1814.

V.PH EBE MARSTON,

7 b. 2 8 June 1799 , d . 2 2 Dec. 1804.

W in s low Marston ,at h i s m arr iage , se t t led in Barnstab le o-n

the farm of his unc le , Nym phasMarston , wh ich w as dev i sed to himby h i s sai d uncle, as h i s adopte d son . H e w as a m an of ( l i st inguished v i rtues , a d eacon m the chu rch and qu i te weal thy . H e w as

a de scendant o f John Mars ton ,w ho cam e to Salem ,

Mass . f ro-m

O rm sby , Town o f Yarm outh , Eng lan d , in the sh ip“

Rose of Yar

mout h .

’

John Marston was regi s tered as servant to widow Mary

Mou l ton , age 2 0 years .”

H e m . Al ice Eden , w ho cam e ove r in the sam e sh ip . and fromthe sam e place. H e. w as a carpenter by t rade .

\Vinslow l\-"Iar ston d . 10,Dec. 1857 according to Barnstab le

reco rd s though the Marston Genealogy has the date 6 Jany . 1852 .

Eliz abeth , his wi fe , (1. 5 Aug. 1837.

Re fe rences— Barn . Tn . Rec. Freem an’

s Cape Cod, WinslowGen . l l/! a-

rs ton Gen .

2 2 9 . MAJOR JO SEPH “ BLISH JR.

(Joseph ,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,“ Joseph} Ab raham

fi

)

MAJOR JOSEPH “ s . of Lieut . Joseph“

(75) and Sarah4( Crocker) B l i sh , w as b . 9 Sept . 1767, at We st Barn stab le , Mass .H e w as 111 . 5 June 1789, to Tem peran ce, dtr . o f the Rev . Oake sShaw , of Great Marshes , and a s i ster of C h ie f Ju st ice Shaw of Boston . She w as b. 16

,Sep t . 1767.

CH ILDREN.

42 0.

-

.l- JOSEPH ,

7 b. 14 Apr . 1790.

42 1.+CH ARLES, b. 12 Apr . 1792 .

42 2 .

- l- GEORGE,

7 b. 5 June 1794.

BLISH GENEALOGY . 1 13

423. EBENEZER,

7

b. 18 J uly 1796. d. Apr . 1823. in Newburg, 5 . Car

o l ina, unm arr ied .

424 +OAK ES SH AW ,

7 b. 16 Mar . 1798.

425. ELIZA WELD ,

7 b. 2 5 Jany. 1800. m . Nym phas Marston, her

cous in .

426. TEMPERANCE SH AW , b. 30 Nov . 1801. d . 16 Apr. 1824

42 7. H ANNAH ,

7 b. 7 A ug. 1803. d . 2 8 Mar . 1826.

42 8 .

- l- TIMOTH Y ,

7 b. 2 0 June 105.

42 9. FREDERICK WILLIAM,

7 b. 26 Mar . 1807. H e w as drownedin the K ennebec r iver, 27 June 1832 , wh i le bath ing. H e was

a student in the Waterv i l l e col l ege at the t im e.

Joseph B l i sh and h i s wi fe were m em bers of the West Church ,and al l the i r ch i ldren from Joseph to El i za we re bapt ized in O ct ,1800. Tem perance w as bap. in Apr . 1802 , and H annah in Sept .

1803.

Joseph B l i sh J rs . m ark for h i s creatu re s i s recorded as a s l i t.in the r ight ear and a hal f crop fore s ide of the le ft ear , the sam e .

as w as h i s father ’s .

H e w as Br igade Major in the Mass . m i l i t ia.

H e was schoo l agen t , and again in 1798 , 1801 ,

1806 and 18 1 1 .

H e w as su rveyor o f h ighways , and gain in 1800. 1806 and .

18 15.

H e w as one of the Regu lators of H err ing r iver .Apr . “ Voted that a com m i t tee b e appo in ted to exam ine “

in to the accoun t of several pe rson s for afford ing ass i stance to Lem ue l Thom as when he w as s i ck w ith sm al l

pox ,and report at next m ee t ing. Joseph B l i sh Jr . ,

Da

vid Parke r and Jos iah Sam pson Esq. se lected .

Was chosen on com m i ttee to set t le with the Town t reasur er

,in place of Ebene zer Bacon

,excu se d . Was again

on sam e com . in 1803, 1807, 1809, 18 1 1 and 18 13Mar . 16.

“ Vo ted to choose a com m i t tee to draught an act

or BuyLaw to regu late the k i tch ing of herr ingat or near Marston ’s Mi l l s .” Joseph B l i sh J r . w as on

the com m i ttee .

“ Voted that the Town approve o i an Academ ies b e ingbu i l t in th i s Town , p rov i d ed a sufficien t sum to In t i t lesai d Town to a gran t of hal f a townsh ip of land can b e

obtained by sub script ion for that pu rpose .

” Joseph B l i sh

J r . , I saiah Green ,Esqu i re Scudde r and Esqu i re Crocker, .

choen a com m it tee to ob tain sub script ions .”

114S IXTH GENERATION .

1803. May ,last Wedne sday . The com . chosen at a form er m eet

ing to ob tain sub scr ip t ion s for the Academ y , repor ted

that a suffic ien t sum had been sub scr ibed , and the Town

voted that a com m i ttee be appointed to pet i t ion the Genetal Court that an Academ y be e stab l i shed in th i s Town .

”

H o lm e s Al len ,John Dav is , Ebeneze r Bacon , Jos iah Sam p

son Esp. Joseph B l i sh J r . and Jabe z H owlan d , chosen .

1804. Mar . 12 . Joseph B l i sh J r . chosen one of the wood - corders .

1807.

1809.

“ Voted to al low Joseph B l i sh J r . one do l lar and seven ty

fiv e cen ts for h is t im e and expen se s inat tending on the

com m i ttee of the Gene ral Court respect ing the Academ y ,

as per h i s accoun t set t led .

H e w as al so put on a com m i ttee to view certain prem i ses

on the com m on , proposed to b e so l d .

May 10 . Was on a com m i t tee to v iew a road prayed for

and m ake an est im ate o f the expense s o f lay ing i t out and

report thereon .

O ct . 9 . H e w as chosen Moderator o f the Town Mee t ing,

"for the rem ain ing bus ine ss .

”H e w as al so Moderator

in 1808 ,1809, 18 10 ,

18 14, and 18 15.

The com m i t tee reported concern ing a d i spute about thecom m on lands , and were not agreed respect ing the eastern l ine , and another com m i ttee w as appoin ted to set t le

and adj u s t the d i sputes,with the occupan t s and c laim

an t s , Joseph B l i sh J r . w as one o f the com m i ttee .

Feb . 1 1 . Rev . O akes Shaw departed th i s l i fe in the 715t .year of h i s age , and the 47th . o f hi s m in i s try . EnochPrat t cal led 2 1 Sept . 1807.

Meet ing cal le d , Joseph B l i sh m oderator . Voted to inv i te al l chu rches in th i s coun ty to the ord inat ion of Re v .

Enoch Prat t , Com m i ttee of inv i tat ion, Dav id Parke r,Ebenr Crocke r Esq,

lr Major J . B l i sh and Prin ce Jenk in s .

O ct . 12 .

“ Voted to m ake a b r ick m agaz ine for to keepthe Towns pow der , cam p ket t les , etc. s ix fee t the wal l s ;recon s idere d , and vo ted to bu i l d a m agaz ine with b r ick sand to choose a com m i ttee o f th ree person s to bu i l d a

m agaz ine , such an one as they th ink p roper and put thesam e where they th ink p rope r . Joseph B l i sh J r . Doct

r

Wh itm an and Dav id Parke r Esq .

r were chosen .

'

Apr . 5. Joseph B l i sh J r . w as chosen Just ice of the Peace.

May 2 2 .

“We the subscr ibers , the Se lectm en of the

Town s o f Barnstab le and Sandw ich , and Joseph B l i sh

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116 S IXTH GENERATION.

2 34 . OWEN “ BLISH or BLISS .

(Ben jam in ,Joseph ,

4 Joseph ,3 Joseph} Ab raham

f

)

OWEN “ s . o f Ben jam in“

( 8 1) and Su sannah (Baxter) B l i sh ,w as b . 5 Nov . 1773, at Barnstab le , Mass . H e m .

1795, Sarah Crowe l l . She w as b . 19 May 1777.

CH ILDREN.

430. BENJAMIN,

T b. 12 Feb . 1795. H e w as a sai lor and is be l ievedto have (1. at Tam pico,

Mex ico , in 1837. Fam i ly unknown.

431.+OWEN , J r .

7 b. 4 O ct. 1797.

432 .SUSAN

,

“ b. 16 Mar . 1800. 111. ( 1) l l/ il l iam Eddy , o f Pawtucket,R. I. ( 2 ) A lbr o A nthony , o f P rov idence, R. I . and (3.)Dav id

Whee ler of Mass. She d . in August , 1871, at O lneyv i l le , R. I .

433. ABBY ,

7b . 2 8 Mar . 1803. m . 17O ct . 184 1, Dar ius Angel i, of Prov i

dence ,R. I . and ( 2 ) Ez r a H um es , o f the sam e place. She cl . in

Prov i dence in Dec. 1868 .

434. SALLY ,

7 b. 15 Sept. 1805. m . Sy lv anus J agger , o f Centerv i l le,Mass ,

where she (I. 2 0 Ju ly 1856.

435. EUNICE LOVELL ,

7 b. 13 O ct . 1807. d . in Prov idence , 23Mar.

1871 , unm arr ied .

456. ISAIAH CROVVELL ,

7 b. 2 4 Feb . 18 10. H e went to sea when on

ly twe lve years o l d. H e first sai led w ith Capt. Tucker, w ho ran

a large schooner between Prov i dence and the W est Ind ies. H e

n ext sai l ed w ith Capt . Al len , w ho traded between Prov idenceand Mex ico , tak ing in the West Ind ies. H e also worked withthe Al lens . four in num ber

,w ho ran what w as known as the Ph i l

ade lph ia l ine o f packets. When the“

K ingston ian ,

”a s loop o f

w ar , w as bu i l t in Ph i lade lph ia, and the Mex ican governm en tfai led to produce the m oney to purchase he r , the Russ ian consulat Ph i lade lph ia w as so we l l pleased w ith the vesse l , that he induced the Russ ian Em peror to buy her . Isaiah B l iss w as one of

the crew w ho took her to Russ ia. The Em peror m ade a per

sonal v is i t to the sh ip and declared he w as we l l pl eased w ith her .

H e gave a banquet to the officers and crew o f the K ingston ian

and presented each sai lor with twenty do l lars. There w as alsosent over on the K ingstonian a sm al l pleasure boat m ade largelyof m ahogany , as a present from the bu i l ders of the s loop to the

young son o f the Em peror. After his return he en l isted in the

Un it ed States Navy .The records at Wash ington show that he en

l isted 19 Feby . 1855, for three years , and served - ou board the“North Caro l ina,

” “ Perry an d the“ Do lph in ,

”to July

, 1857.

H e re-

en l isted at Boston , Mass. 14 A ug. 1857, for three'years ,

and served on the O h io” and the Merr im ac,” to 15 Feb . 1860.

H e again en l isted at Boston , 2 5 Apr . 1860, for three years and

served on the“

Oh io” and the Susquehanna” to May 16 1863,when he w as honorably d ischarged . At the storm ing of PortRoyal , wh i le on board the Susquehanna h is hearing Was im pair

BLISH GENEALOGY. 1 17

ed by the ter r ible concuss ion, and he ret ired on a pens ion. H is

re lat ives say that he also served on board the Co lum bus during the Mex ican w ar , and afterwards on board the “Miss iss ippi ,”

under Com m odore Perry, dur ing his fam ous exped it ion to Ja

pan. H e m . 2 3 Sept. 1872 , Lorana, dt r . o f Ben jam in and SabraCorne l l , of Prov idence. She w as b. 14 June 1813. H is latteryears were spent in qu ietness, and he de l ighted in recount ing hisnum erous adventures on the sea. H e out l ived his w ife and d.

9 A ug. 1886, at the hom e of his brother Abraham , in Prov i dence,s itt ing in his cha ir. I t is sa i d that none o f th is fam i ly died inb ed.

437. TIMOTH Y ,

7 b. 8 O ct. 1812 . H e 111. Char lot te Medbury ,

‘

w as

a sai lor and w as robbed and m urdered at San Franc isco, Cal i f.in Feb . 1851. H is wi dow in . J ohn S toothofl

”, a farm er, o

'

f Mansfie l d , Mass.

438 + ABRAH AM,

7 b. 18 June 18 17.

O wen B l i ss d . 19 O ct . 182 0 , at Boston , Mass . H is wi fe,Sarah , d . 1 Sept . 1853, at Prov i d ence R. I . and i s buried in SwanPo in t cem etery .

Re ferences— Bar n . Tn . Rec.

,Bliss Gen. Appendix,

and Rec.

P ension O ffice.

2 40. PAT IENCE“ BLISH SNOW .

( S tacy ,“ John ,

“ Reuben,

“ Joseph} Ab ra-ham .

1

)

PATIENCE“ dtr . of Stacy“ ( 1 12 ) and Mary (Baxter) B l i shw as b . 13 Ju ly 1774, at Barn stab le, Mass. She m . Snow .

CH ILDREN.

I. PAULINE SNOW ,

7 b.

11,CALVIN SNOW , b. m . Ann ie .Doe .

III . JAMES SNOW ,

7 b.

IV . CYNTH IA S'

NOW,

’ b.

V. HANNAH SNOW ,b.

VI. EFFIE SNOW , b. m . Stacy Parker.VII. SAMUEL SNOW ,

b.

VIII . DAN SNOW,b.

IX. ALETHEA SNOW ,

"b.

x BETSEY SNOW ,

“.b .

x1. MARY SNOW ,

“ b.

118 S IXTH GENERATIO N .

2 4 1 . H ANNAH “ BLI SH BALLARD .

HANNH“ dt r . o f Stacy“ ( 1 12 ) and Mary (Baxter) B l i sh ,

w as b . 2 9 Dec. 1776, at Barnstab le , Mas s . She m .

'

Bal lard .

CH ILDREN.

I . DANIEL BALLARD ,

7 b.

II. CALVIN BALLARD ,

7 b.

III. SANFORD BALLARD ,

7 b.

IV . EMILY BALLARD ,

7 b.

V . LAURA BALLARD ,

7 b.

V I. ELIZABETH BALLARD ,

7 b.

V II. SARAH BALLARD ,

’ b.

\Vood.

V III. LUCY BALLARD ,

’ b.

2 4 2 . REBECCA“ BLI SH W INSLOW .

( Stacy ,“ John ,

“ Reuben ,

“ Joeph}

REBECCA“ dtr . o f Stacy“ ( 1 12 ) and Mary (Baxter) B l i shw as b . 10 June 1778 , at Barnstab le , Mass . She m . 15 Ju ly 1804,

S tephen ,s . of W i l l iam W in s low . He w as b . 18 June 1782 , at

Falm outh , Me .

CH ILDREN.

I . GEORGE WASH INGTON WINSLOW ,

7 b. 16 Feby . 1805, at

Port land , Me.

II. ELI ZABETH WINSLOW ,

7 b. 14 A ug. 1808, at Vassalboro, Me.

III. HENRY PETRE WINSLOW ,

7 b. 26 Feby . 1810, at Vassalboro,Me .

IV . H ARRISON GRAY OTIS WINSLOW,

7 b. 2 6 A ug. 1811, at

H arlem , Me.

v . ABIGA IL A . W INSLOW ,

’ b. 9 O ct . 18 15, at Augusta, Me.

V I . EUNICE ELLEN WINSLOW ,

7 b. 2 0 Apr . 18 17.

V II. SARAH W INSLOW ,

7 b. 14 O ct . 182 0. m . Wheeler .

Stephen W in slow w as a carpenter and bu i lder . H e w as a sol’d

‘

ier in the w ar of 18 12 . H e (1. I Jany . 1865, at Augusta, Me .

Rebecca, hi s wi fe d . 19 O ct . 1835, sam e p lace . Stephen W ins loww as a descendan t of Kene lm W ins low , w ho w as b . 2 9 Apr . 1599,and cam e to P lym out11, -Mass . , in 162 9.

Re ferences— Barn . Tn . Rec.,and Winslow Gen .

12 0 SIXTH GENERATIO N .

S . Navy . H e w as-

a clerk in the _Post Office Dept . at Wash ing

ton ,from 18 1 1 to 18 15, and e scape d the c i ty with Pres . Mad i son

when the Br i t ish bu rned the cap i to l . In 18 15 he w as appo in tedpos t m aster at Mar ie t ta, O h io , then the on l y d i st r ibut ing office

for several S tates and terr i tor ies . In 18 18 he w as Gen l . Mai l

Agent for the western States , and located at Port G ibson , Mi ss .In 1830 he wen t to Matagorda, Texas, where he (1. I O ct .

H is wi fe Be t sey d . 4 O ct . 1823, at Port G ibson . Sam ue l H oyt

w as a de scen dan t of John H oyt o f Sal i sbu ry , Mass ,1639.

References— Hoyt Geneal ogy.

Q

2 46 . JAMES “ BLISH .

( Stacy ,5 John

,

4 Reuben ,

3 Joeph ,2 A b raham f

)

Capt . JAMES6 s . of Stacy5 ( 1 12 ) and Mary (Baxter) B l i sh,w as b . 13Dec. 1787, at Vassalborough , Me . H e w as m . to Pauli

'

na Baxter J r . 17O ct . 18 13, at Barn stab le,Mass . by Re v . Barnabas

Bates . She w as b . 1 1 Apr . 1793.

CH ILDREN.

480. SARAH JANE,

’ b. 6 Ju ly 1814. m . Phineas P ratt .

48 1. EDWIN JAMES,7 b. 2 1 Mar . 18 16. H e w as a sh ipm aster in thecoast andWest Ind ies trade, and d. umm . in N ew O rleans, about1841.

482 . H ARRIET EMELINE,

’ b. 2 5 Dec. 18 17. m . N oah,Woods, a

lawyer, o f Gard iner, Me.

483. MARY PAULINA,

’ b. 16 Jany. 182 0. m . S tacy Lew-is .

484. CARO LINE AGRY ,

’ b. 11 Feb . 182 2 . m . Dr . McK endr ic/e Tuck

er .

485.+BYRON SAMUEL 7 b. 16 Apr . 1827.

486. FRANCIS STACY,b. 16 J une 1831. d . 16 Jany. 1832 .

r’au l ina, t he fi rs t wi fe of Capt . Jam es B l i sh d .

and he m . 2 nd , Isabel la J ose. She w as b . I3Apr. 1804.

CHILD of 2 nd. m arr iage.

487.+HANNAH FRANCIS,’ b. 26 A ug. 1835.

Capt . Jam es Bl i sh w as a we l l known sh ip - m aste r and l ived atH al lowe l l

, Me .

Re ferences— Barn. Tn. Rec.

BLISH GENEALOGY. 12 1.

2 49 . W ILLIAM“ BLISH .

( S tacy ,5 John

,

4 Reuben,

3 Joseph ,2 Abraham ?

)

W ILLIAM“ s . o f Stacy5 ( 112 ) and Mary (Baxter) B l i sh,w as b . 3 A ug. 1784, at Vassalborough, Me . H e m . Sep t.18 18

, Kathar ine Luce . She w as b . at V ineyardH aven

, Me .

CH ILDREN.

488.ABRA WASHBURN,

7 b. 30 Apr . 182 1. m . Capt . Wil l iam West

1842 . Capt. West (1. in 1860 and his w ife in 1876, no issue surv iv ing.

480. r l -IARRIET ANN H O IT,

’ b.

490. EMILY INGRAH AM,

7 b. 2 9 Nov . 1826. d . May 1844 , unm arr ied.SARAH HO LMES,“ b. 2 9 Apr . 182 9. Capt. Jam es.

P eakes and both were lost at sea, in 1856. No issue .

492 . WEST LUCE,

7 b. 15 Apr . 1832 . d . 17Mar . 1897. Was a j ewe lerin V ineyard H aven for m any years. Was never m ar r ied .

493. FRANCIS TILTON,

“ b. 2 1 Mar . 1834, m . Sarah Ann S tickney,

dt-r . of David and H annah (K n ight) St ickney, 3 Apr . 1861. She

w as b. 2 4 Mar . 1842 . Dav i d St ickney w as a descendant of W i l liam St ickney , w ho cam e from H u l l , Yorksh ire, England , about1637, and settled in Boston , Mass.Franc is T i l ton B l ish sai led w i th his cous in Capt. Sam ue l B l ish, .

as first m ate , and when Sam ue l ret i red , he w as put in com m and.

H e (1. in H ong K ong, Ch ina, in 1863, and was bur ied there.

W i l l iam B l i sh com m anded ve sse l s in the coast and We s t Ind ies t rade, and d . of ye l low fever

,in N ew O r lean s

,La.

Re ference— S tickney Gen.

2 5 1 . SARAH “ BLISH WASH BURN .

(Stacy ,“ John ,

4 Reuben ,

“ Joeph ,2 Ab raham “

)

SARAH “ dtr . of S tacy“ ( 1 1 and Mary (Baxter)was b . 13 Ju ly , 1798 , at Vassalborough, Me . . She mi . about 1800,Japhet Washburn .

CHILDREN.

1. GEORGE,

“ b.

12 2 SIXTH GENERATION .

11. JULIA ,

“ W ASH BURN, b1-1

TEMILY ,

“ WASHBURN, b.

IV .

-

1 .l3U RN , b.

Japhet VVashburn w as a m e rchan t in Ch ina, Maine, nearVassalborough.

2 63 . Capt . ASA S.

6 BLISH .

( S i las ,5 S i las

,

4 Reuben ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

Capt . ASA“ s . o f S i las“ ( 12 5) and Ch loe ( Cobb) B l i sh, w as b.

2 2 Mar . 1806,at Barn stab le, Mass . H e m . 18 May 1827, Mary

A nn Anderson , o f Boston . H e 111 . 2 nd 9 Dec. 1866, Mr s. MahalaB . (Low ) Pockn

-

et , an Ind ian wom an ,whom he ou t l i ved . H e w as

a farm er in Barnstab le , and at one t im e w as guard ian of som e of

the Mashpee In d ians .H e d . 13 A ug. 1874 , of pal sy . H e le ft no ch i ld ren.

Re ferences— Barn . Tn . Rec. and Bliss Gen .

2 75 . PHEBE“ BLI SH CLAPP .

(Benjam in ,

“ Ben jam in ,

4 Tr i st ram ,

“ Joseph ,2 Abraham .

1

)

PHEBE6 dt r . o f Ben jam in5 ( 137) and Phebe ( Skinner) B l i sh ,w as b . 1775, at Co l chester , Conn . She m .

2 5 Dec. 1791 , O rr i s , s . of Abner and MercyClapp o f Mart insbu rg, N . Y . H e w as b . 19 Mar . 1770 .

CH ILDREN .

I. TIRZAH , CLAPP ,

’ b. 2 8 Jany. 1793. d. 23 Mar . 1793.

II. ORRIS CLAPP,

7 b. 2 0 Apr . 1794. d. 2 0 Mar. 18 13.

III. JULIA CLAPP ,

7 b. 2 2 Feb . 1796. d . 2 2 Feb . 1831.

IV . PH EBE CLAPP ,

7 b. 5 Dec. 1797. d. Feb . 1799.

V . HARRET CLAPP ,

’l b. 23 June 1799. d . Mar . 1854.

VI . ABNER CLAPP ,

’ b. 12 Jany. 1800. d . 4 Nov . 182 0.

V II. BETSEY CLAPP 7 b. 5 Dec. 1802 . d . 4 Mar . 1803.

V III. PHEBE CLAPP , b. 2 0 May 1804. m . Dr. A rchibald Cam pbel l .IX. THOMAS JEFFERSON CLAPP,

‘r b. 7 Jany. 1806. m . 12 Nov .

1831,Lor £nda B en tley .

12 4 S IXTH GENERATIO N .

A r tem esia ( Perk in s) B l i sh d . and Benjam in m .

( 2 )“ Po l ly

”

(Mary) Andrews .

Ben jam in“ B l i sh w as a farm e r and a s tock rai se r , hi s spec ial tybeing Shorthorn cat t le , of wh ich he had a fine herd . H e w as a

Deacon in the D i sc ip les chu rch,and for twen ty years a Just i ce

of the Peace at Painesv i l le , O h io . He (1. 1 1 Apr . 1864, at the age ofeight v y ears . H is 2 nd wi fe

,Po ll y

,d . 1866.

Re ferences— H is t . Lake and Geauga Counties.

2 8 1 . JUDGE ZENAS “ BLI SH .

(Benj am in ,

“ Ben jam in ,

4 Tr i st ram ,

“ Joseph ,2 Ab raha

‘

m .

1

)

ZENAS ,s of Ben jam in“ ( 137) and Phebe ( Skinne r) B l i sh ,

w as b . 2 0 O ct . 1793. at Middlefield , Mass . H e m .

O ct 182 0,Vash t i , dt r . of Calv in and

Inge rso l of Mentor , O h io .

CH ILDREN.

b. 26 Sept. 182 2 .

496.+LUCINDA ,

7 b. 23 June 1829.

Zenas“ B l i sh cam e to O h io with h i s fathe r, at the age of

twe l ve . Seven years lat e r he w as retu rning to Massachusett s ,t rave l ing on horseback , by w ay of Phi lade lph ia and New York .

A cal l had j u s t been m ade for t roops in the w ar of 18 12 . H e en

l i sted i n Ph i lade lph ia, in the cavalry se rv ice , unde r Gen W infie l dScott . H e w as prom oted to a cap taincy

,and w as honorab l y d i s

charged afte r three years serv ice . H e then retu rned to Paine sv i l le and resum ed work on the farm . When Lake county w as or

ganiz ed , he w as appo in ted one o f the assod ate j udges of the courtof com m on pleas, which oHic

‘

e he fi l led for m any years,w i th honor

to h im se l f and to the sat i s fact ion of the peop le . H e was knownth roughout the state as a m ode l farm er . H e

‘

w as al so p rom inen tin pol it i c s , and Was seve: 31 t im es the dem ocrat ic

“

: candidate forCongress and State legislator . By his

“

stri c t i’

ntegrit‘

y he bu i l t upan enviab le reputat ion as a warm - hear ted , generou s and re l iab le


c i t izen . H e d . after a br ie f i l lness , from the eff ects of an acc iden t,

5 Apr . 1870 .

Re ferences— H 1st . Lake Geauga Coun ties.

2 8 2 . PH ILENA“ BLISH MOORE.

Ben jam in ,

“ Tri stram ,

3 Joseph ,“ Abraham .

1

)

l’

H ILENA “ dtr . of Ben jam in“ ( 137) and Phebe ( Skinner)B l i sh , was b . 5 Mar . 1796, at Middlefield , Mass . She m . 2 8 Nov .

18 16, at Painesv i l le , O h io ,I saac Moore . H e w as b . 1774.

CH ILDREN.

497.+CLIFTON HASWELL“ MO ORE, b, 26 Oct. 1817. d. 2 9 Apr.

1901.

498. ABNER MO ORE,

“ b. 13 O ct . 18 19. m . B e tsey Onst'in'

e .

499. ORINDA MOORE,

“ b. 30 June 182 1. d . 31 May 1876.

500. MINERVA MOORE,

“ b. 10 A ug. 1823. m . .

‘

Tohn B ishop.

501. BENJAMIN BLISH “ MOORE, b 6 July 182 5, m . Susan‘Mc ddy , and ( 2 ) Mattie P111l l1ps, d . Feby. 1903.

502 . CORNELIA“ MOORE, b. 27Mar . 1827. d . 9 June 1857. m . H enryK 1ng.

503. MILAN“ MOORE. b. 13 June 1829, m . Nancy McPI1erson.

H ENRY CLAY“ MOORE, b. 23 O ct . 1831. m . Eliz abeth Park'

hurs t, 8'Apr. 1858

2 8 6 . ELISHA“ BLISH .

(Ez ra,“ Sy lvanus »4 Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph,

“ Ab raham .

1

)

ELISHA ,

“ s . of Ezra“ ( 141)and H annah (H i l ls) Bl i sh , w asb . 29 Jany . 1789, at N ew London

, Conn . He m .

182 1 , at Montv i l le Conn. Laura Button . She w as b . 9 Dec. 1800,at Mon tv i l le .

CH ILDREN.

506.

“

+ABBIE ANN,

“ b. 2 0 June 1823, at Essex, Conn.

+HANNAH MARIA ,b. 8 Jul y 182 5, sam e place.

508. MARYJANE,

“ b. 10 Aug. 1827, sam e place.

HENRY ,

“ b. 5 Sept. 1830, at East Haddam , Conn. d.

.126 S IXTH GENERATIO N .

1843 of scar let fever.510.+A SA H ILLS,“ b. 2 0 O ct . 1833, at H ebron , Conn.

51 1. ELISH A CLARK ,

“ b. 5 A ug. 1836, at sam e place Was an im

der taker at W i l l im ant ic, Conn. d . 5 A ug. 1865, unm arr ied .

512 .+WILLIAM LORIN,b. 2 0 Nov . 1838, at Midd le Haddam , Conn.

El i sha B l i sh w as o f m ed ium he ight , but b road shou ldered andst rongly bu i l t , and had b lack eyes and hai r . H e w as a farm e rnear ly al l o f h i s l i fe, rai s ing cat t le and sheep , and at one t im e had a

s laughter - house in H ebron v i l lage . H e w as a m an of dec idedcharacte r though always j ovial and pleasant . H is ch i ldren st i l ltalk of the happy l i fe they had on the old farm . H e d . 30 Nov .

.1839, at East H ad dam , and i s bur ied there . H is wi fe , Laura, (1. 18June 1868, at VV

'

il lm ant ic,Conn . and i s bur ied there .

Mary Jane B l i sh f rom whom m os t o f the data o f th i sfam il v has been ob tained , i s s t i l l l iv ing in W i l l im an t i c , where she

has spen t the greater portion o f her l i fe . She i s a b r ight , act ivew om an and resem b les her father . By he r industry and goodm anagem en t

,she has accum u lated con s iderab le property , and i s

a m other to al l the he lpless ones . She w as never m arr ie d , butdevotes h ersel f to m any good wo rk s , and knows the h i story of

every Bl i sh,in her fam i l y , from her grand—fathe r down .

2 9 1 . RO BERT STILES“ BLI SH .

(Ez ra,“ Sylvanus ,

“ Tri st ram ,

“ Joseph ,“ Abraham “

)

RO BERT STILES ,

“ s . of Ezra“ ( 141) and H annah (H i l l s)B l i sh , w as b . 19 Apr . 1802 , at Mar lboro’

,Conn . H e m . 2 2

“

Apr .18 2 1 .

"Do l ly (Dorothy) dt r . of El i sha McCal l . She w as b . 2 3

Sept . 1798 at Mar lboro ’

,Conn .

CHILDREN.

513. GEORGE M.

“ b. 6 Feby . 182 2 . H e m . and had a son George E.

b. 2 8 Jany . 1854. George M. , d . 9 Apr . 1867.

514.+H ENRY FRANCIS,“'

b . 1 Mar . 182 4.

515. LEW IS ,

“ b. 2 2 Mar . 1827. d . 6 Feby . 1886.

516.+JOHN LESTER,

“ b. 2 2 Mar . 1827. Was tw in w ith Lew is.517. .MARIA ,

7 b. 5 Dec. 1831. d . 2 8 O ct . 1853, at W i l l im ant ic, Conn.

518.+ALBERT STILES,“ b. 2 8 Jany. 1836.

Robe rt St i les B l i sh w as engaged in m anu factu r ing al l of h i sl i fe . H e w as for several year s super in tendent of the H op Riverm il l s about s ix m i le s we st of W i l l im an t ic . Later he wen t to

128 SIXTH GENERATION

his 2 md wife. She d . about 1888, at Andover and is, buried at

Exeter.“

Geo. W. Webster, 35 and H arr iet M. B l ish, 2 7, both of Colchester, m . 2 Dec. 1861, by Rev . Augustus Bo l l es.”MARY E.

“ b. 1833, at W indsor, Conn . m . Dar ius

L . Carpen ter , 7 O ct. 1855, and had :

I . Al ice,“ w ho m . H enry A rnold* as 3rd w ife and lived at Niant ic, Conn .

2 . Ne l l ie , w ho 111. Wil liam PVy inan, of Turnerv i l le , Conn. Re

m oved to Canada.

3. George. 4. H arr iet. 5. John. 6. Mary. 7. DwightMary“ B l ish Carpenter d and her husbandm arr ied aga in.

IRENE,

“ b. m . J ohn S toddar d, of B rookfiel d,Mass. and had tw o boys.CORNELIA ,

“ b. She l ives in the fam i l y of JosephArno l d , w ho m . Mary Blish and d . of consum pt ion.

Edm un d “ B l i sh m oved to Poquonnock ,W indsor , H art ford

Co ., Conn .

Re ferences — Colek.

, Conn . Tn . Rec.,Mar lboro

’

,Conn . Tn.

303.

'

ALICE“ BLISH W ILLIAMS .

(Ab raham ,

“ Sylvanus,

“ Tri st ram,

“ Joseph ,“ Ab raham “

)

AL I CE,

“ dtr . of Abraham “

( 146) and Al ice (Fu l ler) B l i sh ,

w as b . 14 Ju ly , 1806, at Co l chester , Conn . She w as m . 9 May

1834, at Co lche ste r , to Dan ie l W i l l iam s J r. by Am herest D . Scov i l l ,

J . P . of N ew London ,Conn . H e w as b . 2 6 Apr . 1789, at Col

b hes°

ter,Conn .

CHI LDREN, born at Mayfield, Oh io.

52 9. DANIEL BLISH “W'

EILLIAMS,b. 12 Mar . 1835.

530.+ABRAH AM FULLER“ WLILLIAMS, b. 2 5 Feb . 1837.

531. H ENRY CLAY“ WILLIAMS, b. 15 Jany. 1839.

532 . WILLIAM TYLER“ WILLIAMS, b. 15 Feby . 1841 .

Dan ie l W i l l iam s J r . served a th ree year’s appren t i cesh ip to

*H en ry Arno ld m . ( 1) H arr iet Swan , of Mi l l ington , Conn. ( 2 ) Har

r iet“ M. (B l ish), w idow of George W . Webster, and Al ice“ Carpenter,niece of his second w i fe , and grand - daughter of Edm und“ B l ish.


learn t he carpen ter ’s t rad-e,at the end of wh ich he w as ob l iged to

go in debt for a broadax and adz to begin work on h i s ow n accoun t.

He invented an im p rovem en t in the m ode of const ruct ing doorsto guard agains t co l d and s torm s , for wh ich he w as gran ted a

paten t . H e w as an office r in the m i l i tary com pany in Conn . Im

m e d iate l y afte r h i s m arr iage he cam e wes t and se t t le d at Mayfie ld,

O h io, and took up large t racts of land , and acted as land agen t andw as ve ry pro spe rous . H e (1. at Mayfie ld ,

14 Nov . 1843. H is

wi fe su rv ive d him, and d. 1 1 O ct . 1888 , at O lm stead , O h io,

and i sbu r ied at Mayfield .

H e was a de scendant of Joseph Loom i s, w ho cam e from

Braint rce , Englan d , and set t led in W ind sor, Conn ,in 1639.

Re ference s— Colch. Conn , Tn . Rec. and Loom is Gen .

304 . DAN IEL“ BLI SH .

u (Abraham ,

“ Sy lvanu s ,4 Tri st ram ,

“ Joseph,

“ Abraham “

)

DAN IEL“ s ; of Abraham “

( 146) and Al ice(Fu l ler) B l i sh ,w as b . 4 Dec. 18 10 , at Col ches ter , Conn . H e m .

Cand i .s (Candace ? ) Cook . She w as b . 14 June 18 12 .

CH ILDREN.

533. CH ARLES H ENRY ,

“ b. 2 1 Mar . 1837, at B lack River, LorainCo.

, Oh io.

534. CALV IN WICK HAM“

,b. 2 2 Feby . 1839, at Mayfield, Oh io.

535. H ARRIET ELIZABETH ,

“ b. 10 A ug. 1841.

An fin -

nam ed infant, d . 7Nov . 1843.

536. ESTHER ANN ,

“ June 1846.

537. ALICE SELINA ,

“ b. 31 Jany. 1849.

Char les H enry“ B l i sh i s a carpen te r by trade and has t rave led“

al l over this country , and w as in 1899 in San Franc i sco , Cal i f. H e

i s a bache lor .

Dan ie l“ B l i sh got h i s schoo l ing in Conn ., and be fore h i s m ar

r iage w as a team ster . After h i s m arr iage , he m oved to B lack Rive r , O h io, and worked at hau l ing sh ip t im be r w i th fou r and fiv e

yoke of oxen. About 1838 , he m oved to Mayfield , O h io, and purchased a farm of t im ber lar d , about 90 acres . H e cleare d 60 acreso f it and erected bui l d ings . H e w as 5 ft . , 1 1 in . in he ight , andwe ighed 185 pounds . H e w as an attendant of the Method i st


chu rch , tho’

not a m em be r . H is wi fe,Al ice

,d . 16May 1862 , and

he d . 12 A ug . 1871 .

Lctu r s of adm in i st rat ion we re i s sued to Leonard S traight , 2 8Dec. 1871 . The inven tor y shows real estate val ued at $ 5350, and

pe rsonal p rope rty 83230 15. Final repor t m ade 5 Feby . 1873.

Bal . for d i s t r ibut ion

Re fe rence s— Golch. Conn . Tn . Rec. Cnyah-oga Co. O hio,

Prob Rec.

32 3 . CHARLES DEN I SON “ BLISH .

Tohn Den i son ,

“ John ,

4 Tri st ram ,


)

CH ARLES DEN I SO N ,

“ s . o f John Den i son“

( 158) and Elcy( Co l l in s) B l i sh , w as b . 2 9 J une 18 2 2 . H e m .

1842 , Am e l ia Aust in , dt r . o f Rev . Leonard and Elenore (Aust in)F let cher . She w as b . 30 O ct . 18 26, at Quan t i co ,

Ind .

CH ILDREN.

ADALINE AMELIA ,

“ b. 12 Dec. 1843, at Watertown ,N. Y . m .

1. H un t Sm ith, of Norwich, Conn .

CH ARLES FREDERICK ,

“ b. 4 Dec. 1845, sam e place. Thougha very fine appear ing and attract ive m an , he w as neve r m arr ied .

H e inher ited a cons iderable fortune from h is father, and w as for

m any years in the hote l bus iness. Was m anager o f the P ierpont H ouse in Brooklyn for som e years, and for tw o years connected w ith the Br ighton Beach H ote l . For a num ber o f yearshe conducted the Doo l itt le H ouse , in O swego, N. Y. , and laterowned the Eagle H otel , in Peeksk i l l , N. Y . H e w as shot andinstant ly k i l led , by H enry T. Betts, in his hote l offi ce in Peeksk i l l ,Nov . 2 md. 1891. Betts had separated from his wi fe, w ho had ap

pl ied for a d ivorce , and he w as insanely j ealous o f Charles F.

B l ish. Betts had had a sunstroke som e years before, and had o f

t en acted queerly , to such an extent that his fr iends had oftenexpressed a fear that he wou l d do som e one harm som e day .

GERTRUDE CAROLINE,

“ b. 10 June 1849, at Wegatch ie, St.Lawrence Co. N. Y.

LEILA WEST,

“ b. 11 June 1851, at Watertown,N. Y.

Am e l ia, w . of Char les Den i son B l i sh,d . 2 2 May, 1803, at

Larchm on t Manor,and i s buried at Peeksk i l l , N . Y . H e m . ( 2 )

Theresa M. We l l s, widow of Char les

Jay We l l s , and dtr . of W i l l iam H . and H arr iet (Warner) Ange l .

132 S IXTH GENERATION.

Yory Ci ty, and has made m any tr ips to Europe in that capaCity.

John Sweet land“ B l i sh rece ived an academ i c educat ion and

has res ided 1n many places in N ewYork,inc lud ing St Lawrence

Coun ty, Jefferson"

county , Buffalo and Bro'

ok lyn Ci ty . He has

been engaged in bot h mercan t i le and m anu factur ing pursuits .Was for four year s inthe custom s depar tm en t of the U . S . governm en t

, and for three years one o f the Wardens of the Port of N ew

York .

32 6 . O LIVER“ BLUSH .

( Joseph ,“ Joseph ,

“ Tri s t ram ,

“ Joseph ,“ Abraham “

)

OLIVER,

“ s . of Joseph ,“ ( 161) and Sevi la (Taylor) 1311311,w as b . 1 1 Dec. 1795. H e m . 15 Mar . 1818 , Clar i ssa, dtr. of

Nathan ie l Doke of Doak . She w as b . 5Mar . ,1802

,at Burl ington ,

V t .

CHILDREN.

570. O LIVER LORENZO , b. 7Mar . 182 0. Lived a bache lor.571. GEORGE HENRY ,

b. 18 Mar . 182 2 . Lives at H arr is’v i l le, Mich.

No ch i l dren .

572 . H ARRIS E. b. 19 Nov . 1824 Was surveyor for Cuyahoga Co.

O . (1. 5 June , 1880.

573.+H ARRIET CYNTHIA ,b. 8 Sept. 1826.

574 WILLIAMDON ,b. 15 Sept. 182 8. d. 7 Apr. 182 9;

575.+MARY ELIZA ,b. 2 0 A ug. 1831.

576.+EDWARD TAYLOR CHAU NCY; b. 2 2 Sept. 1833.

5577.+CH ARLES A 1 BERT b. 2 2 O ct. 1836.

578.+RO SAMOND ELIZABETH , b. 2 5 Jul y 1840.

579.+LEVERET CORNELIUS , b. 19 Feby . 1843, at Cleveland, Oh io.

O l i ve r 131113116 . 26M2 1. 1868, at Cle ve land , 0111-6 . His wi fe

Clar i s sa, d . 4 Jany . 1884 ,and both are bur ied in Brook lyn, O . Cem

etery .

O l i ver B l u sh w as Capt . o f C6. B. 3rd; Vermon t , dur ing thew ar of 18 12 - 14 . H e was shot in the left ar m in the bat t le of

Plat t sbu rg, an'

d aftei'w ai

rds drew a pens ion fO-r th i s wound . In

1841 he wen t from 3611111131611, Vt : to‘B loomfie ld , M ich.

, where he

tw o quar te r sect ion s of land ,_which 18 now in Pon t iac ,Al l went wel l for the fir s t year , but the Sec01

'

1d year they

i'

ck and beéomiii‘

g d1Scouraged he sold out and statted fbr

Q

BLISH GENEALOGY. 133

Bu ffalo .

'

A terr ib le storm on Lake Erie caused him to stop off

il l ]. Cl eve land , O h io,where he rem ained . H e bought land in what

i s cal le d Brook lyn, but i s now inthe City o f Cleve land . Th is landbecam e ve ry valuab le . In 1860,

one W i l l iam Fu l le r was e lectedCoun ty Treasurer of Cuyahoga Coun ty , and O l i ver B lu sh and fiv eo ther fatm 'er s becam e sur t ies 011 hi s bond . H e de fau lted fora very large am ount and fled to Canada

,and O l i ver B lush ldst

eve ry foot o f h i s land . H e never recovere d from th i s calam i ty .

H e w as a m an un ivers al l y l iked and respected , and w as a deaconin the Presbyter ian chu rch .

Al l the datafor th is fam i l y were obta ined from Edward T. C. B lush( 576) w ho says that his father sa i d that the nam e shoul d be spe l led B l ishand that som e Of his brothers spe l led i t that w ay .

32 8 . SALLY“ WHEELER (BLUSH ) SMITH .

(O l iver ,“ Joseph ,

“ Tri st ram ,


)

SALLY WHEELER,

“adopted dt r . o f O l i ver “ B l ush ( 162 )

w as b . 12 O ct . 1795. She m . 5 Sept . 18 15, O rr in Sm i th . H e w as

b . 31 Dec. 1791, at Middlefie ld, Mass .

CHILDREN.

I. ORRIN,b. 31 A ug. 18 16. H is nam e w as af terwads changed to

Char les .

II. SARAH , b. 31 A ug. 18 16. d . 10 O ct . 182 1. Was a tw in with O rr in.

III. CORINTH , b. 15 May 1820. d. 10 O ct. 182 1.

IV . MARIA , b. 2 9 June 182 2 . d . 9 May 1849.

V . LAWRENCE, b. 2 5 Jul y 182 4.

VI . H ENRY , b , , 12' Jany. 1831, d . I Apr. 1831.

VLI. CYNTH IA ,b. 12 Jany. 1831. d . 2 2 June 1887:

Sal l y Whee ler (B lush) Sm i th d 2 5 Apr . 1848 , and O rr inSm ith , her hu sb and , d . 2 May 1874, at Cum ington , Mass .

O rrin Sm i thwas adescendant ofMat thewSm ith , cordwaine r ,from Sandwich , Kent , England , who cam e to Charle stown, Mass .in

“

1637.

RefefenceS Ma'

ss. Tn . and Ch. Rec. and Sm ith

134 S IXTH GENERAT ION .

32 9 .

'

AMASA6 BLUSH JR.

(Am asa, Joseph »4 Tri st ram

,

3 Joseph ,2 Abraham ?

)

AMA SA ,

6

J r . s . of Am asa5 ( 163) and Nancy (Duran t)B lu sh , w as b . 16 Jany . 1803, at Middlefield, Mass . H e m .

C har lot te A .

CH ILD .

580. MARION,b. about A ug. 1827. d . 19 Mar . 182 8, aged 8

m onths.The Church r ecord says D ied Mar . 19, 182 8, a ch i l d o f W i dowCharlotte B lush, aged 8 Months.The Town record says “

182 8,Mar . 19, Maryan, a ch i l d of wi d

ow Char lotte B lush,aged 8 m onths.”

Re ference— Jl ff iddlefield,Mass . Tn . and Ch. Rec.

330. O LIVER6 BLUSH .

(Am asa,5 Joseph;

l Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph ,2 Ab raham fl

)

O LIVER,

C s . o f A m asa5 ( 163) and Nancy (Durant) B lush,w as b . 18 Sept . 1806,

at Middlefie ld,Mass . H e m .

H arr iet Sm i th . She w as b . 2 9 Apr . 1805.

CH ILDREN.

581.+JEROME PITK IN 7 b. 19 June 182 5.

582 . AMASA ,

7 b. 1830. H e m . J erusha H ur lbur t, in 1852 , and

d . 31 May , 1893, o f apoplexy, at the age of 63.

583. NANCY L.

’ b . r Jany. 1831. She m . 9 Ju ly, 1852 , Andr ew Cr ow ,

a carpenter.584. AD-EL‘

INE,

7 b. 5 Feby . 1834. A ch i l d d . 15 June 1834, but

whether i t w as Ade l ine or som e other, is not certain .

585. MARTH A MARIA ,

7 b. 2 2 A ug. 1835.

“A lexander Whipple, car

pen ter , age 2 0, and Mar tha Mar ia/i B lush,age 17 m . Nov . 17,

18523’

586 LOUISE ADELAIDE,

7 b. 18 O ct . 1841. Dw ight Sher m an, son

o f Geo rge , farm er, and Lou isa A . dt r . of O l i ver and H arr ietB lush

,age 19, m . Mar . 8,

587. ELLEN A .

7 b. 1844 .

“H ar r ison F . Sm ith. son of

Sam ue l and H u l dah, age 2 8, painter, m . El len A . B lush,dt r . of

O l iver and H arr iet , age 2 0, Feby . 2 1,

588 . MARY ELIZA ,

7 b. 6Mar. 1846.

"Francis W. Tay lor , of Woburn,

136 S IXTH GENERATION

599.+EDWARD DURANT,

’ b. 8 Dec. 1860.

600. AGNES ULIN,

7 b .2 6 Sept. 1862 . Frank lV. P om eroy, a

m erchant, age 2 5, son o f Sylvester and El izabeth Pom eroy , 111.

Nov . 10, 1885, Agnes U l in B lush, teacher, age“

She w as giv

en a le tter from the church to Evanston , Ill ., 9 Feby . 1896.

601. MARTHA SAMPSON} b . 2 8 Mar . 1866.

“H enry F . K lyv er , of

Syracuse , m in ister, age 2 9, son of Ne i lson and Mar iana K ly v er ,m . 1 June 1802 . Mar tha 5 . B lush, teacher, age

W i l l iam Duran t Bl u sh w as a m an o f great energy and enjoyedthe confidence of the ent i re com m un i ty in which he l ived . H e

succeede d h i s fathe r in h i s m anu factu ring in du st r ie s at Middlefield .

When h i s bu i l d ings burned in 1850 ,he d i d not rebu i ld . Be ing

advanced in h is years , he re t i re d to h i s farm and devote d himse l f to rai s ing fine stock . H e w as a m em be r of , and l iberal c0nt ributor to the Congregat ional C hu rch in Middlefie ld . H e d . 19Mar . 1879. Mary W

'

. wi dow o f W i l l iam D . B l u sh,d . 3Apr . 1894,

of cancer . Al l are burie d in the fam il y lot in Midd lefie ld .

Re ferences— Middlefield,Mass. Tu . and Ch. Rec. and tom b

s tones .

34 1 .

'

ANNE BLISH 6 DELANCE.

(Davi d ,5 Dav i d ,4 Tri st ram } Joseph} Ab raham f

)

ANNE6 dtr . o f Dea. Dav i d 5 ( 165) and Lucy (W i l cox) B l i sh ,w as b . 2 2 Ju ly , 1776, at G las tonbury , Conn . She m .

1794,De levan

,s . o f De levan and H eph z ibah (Marv in) De lance .

She w as b . 5 Febv . 1774, at Surry , N . H .

CH ILDREN.

602 . DEAN7 DELANGE,b. 6 O ct . 1796, at Surry, N. H . m . B leota

Goodr ich, and had one ch i l d , Edward Goodr ich De lance. H e m .

( 2 ) Lucy Nor th. H e d . 5 Apr . 1858 , at Chazy , N. Y .

603.

- l- LUCY7 DELANGE, b. 11 Feby . 1798 .

604. DAVID’DELANCE,

b. Sept. 1880, at

W i l lsboro ,N. Y.

605. PHEBE7 DELANCE, b. m . Ransom Eggh

s tou , o f Essex , N. Y.

606. TH ANK FUL’ DELANGE, b. d . 4 Feby . 1884.

at Chazy , N. Y. , unm arr ied.

607. GARRET7 DELANGE, b. 18 Sept. 1807, m . Char lotte P1 isb ic,and had 4 ch i l dren ,

1,Dav i d B l ish : 2 , Saran A nn ; 3, Marouette ,

4, Mary.

608 . ALV IN R.

7DELANCE, b. 14 A ug. 1809. m . Eunice Cow an,

BE U LAH WILCOX BLISH .


In 18 17, Mar . 4 , he was appo inted Lieut . Co lone l o f th e EssexBattal ion of Infantry .

Daniel“ Bl ish d . 15May 182 0, at Jay , N. Y. of heart t roub le .

Beu lah B l i sh, hiswi dow , m ade appl icat ion for bounty , 2 1Mar .

1854 , when she w as 72 years o ld . H er c laim w as al lowed for theactuai tim e her hu sband served 111 the W i n '

of 1812, stated to be 70days .

Beulah W i lco‘x Bl i sh de se rve s m ore than a pass ing not i ce .

Marr ied at 2 1, she w as le ft a widow e ighteen years later , with a

Jia'

r nilv of smal l chi ldren and the care of the farm . Happi ly sliew as we l l fi tte d by natu re for such respons ib i l i ty . She m anagedthe farm aii

'

d reared her chi ldrenwi th rare j udgm en t,w i th her firm

but rem arkab ly ev -en tem perament. She was ne ve r known to ex

hibit a11ger , and not on ly cared for her own fam i ly , but Was notedfo r he r

b

b ene vo lence and k indness to the s ick or d i stressed abouther .

She w as act i ve to the last, and d . 17May 1861 , after an i l l

nes s o f on l y 2 4 hours . The large concourse at her fune ral at teste dthe e steem in which she w as he l d in the com m un i ty .

Re ferences— Hayward’

s H is t. of Gilsum ,N . H Recor d Pen

s ion O ffice and Bur eau of Pens-ions, Was/1 .

1 Minu tes of Council ofAppoin tm en ts;Mil itary N . Y.

344 . LUCY“ BLISH H EDD ING .

(ba‘

v idfiDavi d} Tr istram } Joseph} Abrahanr ‘

)

LUCY,

6 dtr . of Dea. Dav i d 5 ( 165) and Lucy (W i lcox) Bl i sh ,w as b . 4 Aug. 1782 , at G lastonbury , Conn . She m . 10 Jany . 18 10 ,

at G i l sum ,N . H . to Rev . El i jah H ed d ing. H e w as b .

.7 June,

'

780,at what IS now the 12d o f Wh i te Plains; inDutche ss Co .

,

El i jah H e d d ing w as of Engl i sh paren tage . Though he i'

the ro f h i s parent s We re

“

pro fe ssors o f rel igion ,his m o the r w as seriousl y

incl ined and took great pain s to ins t ruct him in t ruth and chri sti

'

ah duty . Notw i thstanding his hom e train ing,he becam e som e

what uncontro l lab le , through som e ev i l assoc iat ions . Thi s condit ioii , happi ly , d i d not last long. In 1791 h i s parent s rem oved toStarksborough ,

Verm on t , an alm ost unse t t led coun t ry , ari d herethe boy began to develop,

both phys ical l y and m en tal l y , and shov'

Ved

BLISH.GENEALQGY. 139

an adventu rou s spi r it border ing on recklessness . H e w as act ive, .

both in body and m in d,and inves t igated var ious form s of re l igiou s

and i rre lig ious bel ie fs . H e ne ver evaded the i ssue , being open

and frank in al l he sai d or d i d,unt i l he final ly got back to the teach

ings o f h i s good m other , and becam e in tereste d in the Method i s tchurch, which he soon jo ined , and w as for a t im e an exhor ter,

then a local'

pr eacher and about 1800 ,rece ived a regular l i cense .

In 1801 he was appo in ted to the Plat t sburg ci rcu i t . I t w as whi lehe re that he becam e acquain te d with the fam i l y o f Dav id B l i sh .

H e w as located at m any dififerent places , after the m anne r of theMethod i s t parsons . In 182 4 ,

he w as chosen a B i shop of the Meth m

o d i s t chu rch,wh ich office he he l d with honor to h im se l f and the

chu rch for twenty—e igh t year s . H e w as arem arkab le m an and un

iv er sal ly esteem ed w erev er he w as known .

No ch i ld ren were born to him,but the nam e H ed d ing has

been handed down th rough seve ral generat ion s o f the B l i sh fa111i1y , ,

ind i cat ing the honor and e steem in wh ich he w as he ld by the fam

B i shop H ed d ing d . 9 Apr i l , 1852 , and h i s w i fe d i d“

not longsu r v 1v e him . The rem ain s o f _both repose in the beaut i fu l cem e

te r y , on the eas t s i d e of the H udson r iver,a shor t d i stance be low

Poughkeeps ie , N . Y .

Re ference s— H ayt trard

’

s H is t . Gilsum ,N . H .

,A nnals of the

A m er ican Pu lpit, Life 81 Tim es of BishopH edding,by Dr . Clark.

34 5 . HO PE6 BLISH WH ITNEY .

(David .

5 David ,4 Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham ?

)

HO P-E,

6 dt r . o f Dea. Dav i d 5 ( 165) and Lucy (W i l cox)B l i sh , w as b . 30 Ju ly 1784 , at G lastonbu ry , Conn . She m . 26 N ov

il 8o1 , Rev . Sam ue l Wh i tney Jr . 5 . of Sam ue l and MaryWh i tney . H e w as b . 14 Ju ly 178 1 .

CH ILDREN.

615. DANIEL’ WH ITNEY . b.

616. NORM-AN’ WH ITNEY ,

b.

617. SAMU EU WHITNEY ,b.

618. DEMIS’ WH ITNEY ,b.

619 . H ARRIET’ WH ITNEY ,b.

62 0. JOHN7“

’

H ITNEY,b.

140 S IXTH GENERATIO N

346 . DAV ID6 BLISH .

(Dav i d ,5 Dav id , ‘ Tri st ram »3 Joseph} Ab raham

fi

)

DAV ID ,

6 s . o f Dea. David5 and Lucy (W i lcox) B l i shwas b . 1 Nov . 1786, at G i l sum ,

N . H . H e m . 18 11

Mary ( cal led dtr . of Sam ue l Wh i tney S r . and Mary,

his wi fe . She w as b . 10 Apr . 1784 , at G i l sum ,N . H .

CH ILDREN.

62 1.+DAN-I EL ,

’ b. 17 June 18 12 , at G i lsum ,N. H .

b. 30 Nov . 18 14, at Surry , N . H .

623.+MARY JANE,

7 b. 2 7 Jany. 18 17, at Jay , N. Y .

624. JOHN.

7h. 2 8 Nov . 18 19, at Jay , and d . 17Mar. 182 0.

62 5. LUCY ,

T b. 1 Feby . 182 1, at Jay , and d . 30 Sept. 1838 , at Lawrencev i l le , N. Y .

b. 30 Apr . 1823.

62 7. WILLIAM CLARK ,

7 b. 30 Nov . 182 5, at Peru, N. Y . H e m .

1 Nov . 1853, at Peru , N. Y . H ar r ie t Ev al ine , dt r . o f Luther andClar issa ( Bush) Ferr is. She w as b. 31 A ug. 182 9, at Lawrencev i l le , N. Y .

Mary o r“ Po l ly Wh itney , w as a s ister of the Rev . Sam ue l Wh itney,

J r . w ho m . H ope B l ish s ister o f Dav i d B l ish

Dav i d B l i sh d . 15 Nov . 1872 , at Lawrencevi l le , N . Y. , and

h is wi fe , Mary 11. 17 J une , 1868 , at the sam e pace .

Re ference— H ayw ard’

s H is t . of Gilsum ,N . H .

347. ZERUIAH"BLI SH TINKHAM.

(Dav i d ,5 Davi d} Tri st ram »

3 Joseph} Ab rahamf

)

ZERUIAH ,

6.dt r . of Dea. David 5 ( 165) and Lucy (W i lcox)

B l i sh » w as b . 16 June 1789, at G i l sum , N . H . m . 3Feby . 1808 , Rev .

John Tinkham .

Rev . John Tinkham preached at Eaton , Mass . fourteen years .H e al so preached for the Methodi st chu rch in G i l sum

,in 1804

and 1805. H e (1. at Eaton , Mass . 2 9 June , 18 2 4 , at the age o f 42

years . H is wi fe . Zeru iah , d . 23 June 1863, at the sam e place .

Re ference— Hayw ard’

s H ist. of Gilsum ,N . H .

142 S IXTH GENERATION .

646. EMILY TINK H AM,

‘ b. 3 Nov . 1831. m . 16 O ct. 1851, N eIson

IVi!1iam sf

647. W ILLIAM WALES , b. 5 Dec. 1833. d . 12 Apr . 1856, at James

V i l l e , W'

is. unm arried .

John “ B l i sh sett led in oodstock ,V e rm ont , in 18 17, and en

gaged in the t inware bu s iness w i th a partne r by the nam e o f Roby .

The br ick b lock,on the corne r nex t to Ed son

'

s Row ,w as bu i l t by

B l i sh 8: Rob v in 1830 , and they m ove d into i t in Decem ber o f thaty ear .

In form er t im e s the road tu rne d 011 to t he north and passed

.in front o f the groun d on w h ich Mr . Foster ’s barn now stan d s ..O u the s i te o f th i s barn w as once a house , on the south s i de of theh ighway , bu i l t by the Ran dal l s as ear lv as 1788 , and occupie dby Ran dal l un t i l 1793. H e th en so l d i t to Mos e s Barnet ,and the house w en t b v the nam e o f the

“

Barne t H ouse"

for m any

years . In 1800 11 w as occupie d b y Rice , sher i ff , m er

jchant

,etc . L

'

n t il h i s departu re f rom about 18 10 . In

18 14,Caleb S im m on s w en t into the house , and in 18 17 John B l i sh

pu rchase d the prem i ses d e scr ibed in the dee d as a t r iangle con

ltain ing 71 square rod s .”O n the po in t o f the t r iange he bu i l t h i s

“

r ed shop” which he use d for som e y ears , unt i l he m oved fur the r

down st reet . n ear the cen ter o f bus ine s s . The red shop w as u se dfor a schoo l house for a long t im e

,un t i l Jonas G . Tr ibeau bought

i t o f the B l i sh es tate , in 1845, with a sm al l piece of lan d , and oc

cupied i t as a dwe l l ing and w hee lwright shop . The rem aind er.O f the t r iangle w as so l d b y John B l i sh

,in 182 6, wi th the Barnet

house , to A m o s McLaughl in .

In 1835, the Method i st s fe l t st rong enough to erect a church .

John B l i sh ow ned a piece of lan d boun d ing on the com m on ,and

t h i s he d ee ded Mar . 5111 , 1836. to H osea H ealey and th ree o the rssteward s o f the M. E. church of and the church w as

bu i l t upon i t . John B l i sh took an act i ve part in the church and

w as large ly in st rum ental in get t ing i t bu i l t . H e w as al so alway sint ere sted in the im provem en t of the town . The old e lm t ree at'

the corne r o f Chestnu t and Pleasant st reet s , w as set ou t by JohnB l i sh and Mr . Cub ley , w ho brought i t from the s i te of Mr . “

'

at'

k in ’

s house on Lincoln st reet . John“ Bl i sh d . 1 Sept . 1843. at

-

’oodstock , V t . and h i s wi fe , Me rab . d . 5 Jan y . 1861

, at C hi cago ,

I l l .

Re ferences— H a-

v z c'ar d

’

s H is t . of Gilsum ,N . H .

,H ist. of

lVoods tock,lf

‘

r

er m on t .

BLISH GENEALOGY 143

371. AARON HUBBARD“ BLISH .

(Thom as ? Dav id ,‘ Tr i stram } Joseph} Ab raham

f

)

AARO N HUBBARD ,

“ s . of Dea. Thom as ( 169) and Pr ii

dence (H ubbard ) Bl i sh ,w as b . 31 J u ly , 1786,

at G lastonbury ,Joanna

,dtr , of Tim othy

and Anna (And rews ) H ale . She w as b . 17 Aug. 1788 , at Man

-4cheste r , Conn .

CH ILDREN.

651.+TIMOTH Y AUSTIN ,

’ b. 18 A ug. 18 10, at G lastonbury , Conn .

652 .+DAVID D\-VIG,HT ,

7 b. 2 71

0121. 1812 .

653.+AARON HUBBARD ,

7 b. 5 Sept. 18 15.

65++H IRABI HALE} b. 8 Apr . 18 18.

655.+SARAH JEANETTE, b. 9 Dec. 182 0. Bap. Ju ly 182 1.

656+ADALINE TH ERESA ,

’ b. 2 9 A ug. 182 6.

Aaron Hubbard“ B l i sh w as a farm er and large land owner inG lastonbu ry .

1832 , Aug. 10 . Was chosen hay ward , which seem s to have beenh i s on ly pub l i c ofiice . The East ry church record hasthe fo l lowing ent ry 1807, z ud, Sabbath in Apr i l , we rerece i ved in fu l l covenan t

,H ubbard B l i sh and wi fe .

”

H e (1. 10 Aug. 1832 , at the age o f 46 years . Syl ve ste rB l i sh (373) and Tim o thy A . B l i sh were appo inted ad

m inistratOr s of his estate , and gave bond forwith -Vil l ia

‘

m'

Sm i th as su rety . Dav id E. H ubbard and

Roger B l i‘

sh were“

appo inted as apprai sers , and s i xm onths l im i t al lowe d to cred i tors .

INVENTORY o f the Estate of Aaron Hubbard B l ish w as

Sept. 1832 , as fo l lows :\Vear ing appare l , by est im at ion ,

H'

o'useho l d fu '

rh iture , valued at

Farm ing utens i ls ,2 1 head of neat stock4 horse k ind ,

do ,

2 2 sheep do. 4 hogs and 7 pigs ,To 1 st i l l -worm st i l l house and other apparatus,

-

2 6 cords o f tw o- foot w ood ,To 1 18 16 feet of t im ber, board m easure . $8 . per 1000,

A bout 37b U Shd S O f rye $2775 ; about 60 bushe ls o f oats $2 0,

About 27 tons o f hay


One stal l in the shed at the m eet ing house ,O ne blacksm ith shop, be l lows and v ise ,Real Estate. H om e lot and stacking lo t , about 12 0 acres,We l ls H urlbut lo t , conta in ing about 92 acres,Tryon lot , conta in ing about 14 acres ,H i l'ls lot , contain ing about 2 9 acres,K e l logg 101, contain ing about 135 acres'Notes. One note against So lom on O lcot t, due ,

O ne do do Newton Sk inner, due ,O ne do do Jared H i l ls, due ,O ne do do El i jah Shir t le ff , due ,

$9877 79Dav i d E. H ubbard

,

Roger B l ish, Appra isers under oath.

1833, Mar . 9. O n m ot ion o f Sy l ve ster B l i sh and Tim othy AB l i sh , Adm rs. etc. the court set out to Joan na B l i sh ,.wi dow ,

hou seho l d good s and othe r property , to the

am oun t o f $300 i s al lowe d to the wi dow for

support du ring the se t t lem en t o f sai d es tate .

1835, June 2 . Joanna B l i sh appo inte d guard ian o f Sarah J . and

A dal ine T . B l i sh , m inors . Thad deu s We l l s appo inted

guard ian o f H i ram H . B l i sh .

1838 , Apr . 4 . O n pe t i t ion of Roge r B l i sh , showing that the prope r ty o f the sai d Sarah J . and Adal ine T . B l i sh w as ex

posed to waste and loss, the i r m othe r w as rem oved and

Elm on St rong appoin ted guard ian .

The real estate o f Aaron H ubbard B l i sh w as d iv i d ed am ong

his ch i ld ren , after set t ing ofi‘the wi dow ’s dower , in 1833, by Rog

er B l i sh , Thad deu s We l l s and Leonard H ale,Com m i ss ioners ap

po in ted for that purpose .

Joanna B l i sh,wi dow ,

m . Russe l l Brown,and d . 18 Aug. 1854 ,

at South Manche ster,Conn .

Re ferences— Glastonbury, Conn . Tn . Rec.

,Eas tbury Ch. Rec

and H ar tford Probate Rec.

146 SIXTH GENERAT ION .

in organ iz ing the Fi r s t Congregat ional chu rch , cons i s ting of fourteen m em bers , of wh ich fiv e w ere of h i s ow n fam i l y , viz . him se l fand wi fe , Dorothy , h i s daughter s H arr iet and Prudence and h i sson Wal ter . In 1855, when the soc iety had increased and bui l t a1chu rch

, he donated a be l l for i t , for which he w as thanked by a

vote of the chu rch and al so by a vote at the Town Mee t ing,which

ordered h i s nam e to b e engraved 011 the be l l , at the Town 5 ex

pense .

H e w as a pronounced abo l i t ion i s t , and p re sen t at the nat ionalconven t ion at Bu ffalo , N . Y . in 1844 , which nom inate d j am e s G .

B i rney for the pres idency , and w as one o f the seven w ho vote d thet i cke t in 1860 , in W innebago county , I l l ino i s . H e d . 2 Sept . 1864 ,

at Rockton ,I l l s . honored and respecte d by the ent i re com m un i ty .

Do rothy B l i sh Talcot t w as a large wom an , re sem b l ing her

father . She w as a wom an of great energy and execut ive ab i l i ty ,do ing her fu l l share in the tw o pioneer ven tu re s of her husband .

She d . 2 4 Nov . 1879, at Rock ton .

Re fe rences— Glastonbury, Conn . Tn . Rec. ,H eb ron ,

Conn .

Tn R at . and Talcott Gen .

373 . Co l . SYLVESTER’ BLI SH .

(Thom as 5 Dav id »4 Tri st ram ,

3 Joseph ,2

Col . SYLVESTER,

" s . of Dea. Thom as 5 ( 169) and Prudence (H ubbard ) B l i sh , w as b . 31 Dec. 1790 , at G lastonbury ,Conn . H e m . I Jany . 18 12 , at South Manchester

,Conn . Rhoda

,

dt r . of Tim othy and Rhoda ( Skinner) Cheney . She '

w as b 5Dec. 1794 , at South Manchester , Conn . in O r ford Par i sh .

CH ILDREN.

667.+W ILLIAM H ENRY ,

’ b. 2 5 May 18 12 . Bap. 12 N ov . 18 12 .

'668 +THOMAS ,

’ b. 18 Sept. 1815.

669.+CHARLES CHENEY ,

’ b. 26 May 182 0.

670 +PRU DENCE HUBBARD , b. 26 Mar . 182 2 . Bap. I Sept. 182 2 ,

by Rev . Mr . Al len.

671.+GEORGE CHENEY , b. 12 Jany. 1831. Bap. 2 2 May 1831.

COLONELSYLVESTER BLISH .

RHODA CHENEY BL ISH .

148 S IXTH GENBRATION

his hom e the re H e so ld his land s in Connecticut , and in the

spr 1ng o f 1837, started with h i s fam i ly for Il l ino is, m aking the en“t i re t r ip in a carriage H is wagon,

utens i ls and househol d eff ects we re shipped by water O rleans and fromli li ence they cam e up the Mi s s i ss ippi river to the sett lem ent atRock I s land, about forty m i le s f rom the locat ion of the co lonylands . These lands were happ i ly chosen

I

The greater por t ionlay to the south o f a hu ge grove of oak , walnut and h ickory tim b

-

,e r about fifteenm i les long and sixm i leswide. A port ion of theco lony lands_were located 111 the south edge of the t im ber . To a

pe rsim reai ed am ong th e s tony h i l l s o f Connect icut or Massachuset t s , the se vast ro l l ing prai r ie s , with the i r r ich , black

I

so i l , we re at

once a won d er and an inspi rat ion.I

A town Site w as lai d out a

l i t t le to the south o f the g'

ro

I

v e and cal led Wethersfiehd By theform s of the A ssociat1on , each share of stock gave. the owne r ther ight to se lect a quarter sect ion ( 160 acres) o f prairie land , a

twenty acre t im be r lot and a v il lage l ,ot which con taine d tw o and

one—hal f ac 1es A num ber of o ther co lon i s ts arr ive d the sam e

year and the season w as taken up m ainly wi th the const ruct iono f log house s and the rai sing o f sm al l crops

II

to prov ide for thecom ing w inte r . Space forb ids anyextended account o f theprivat ion s o f the se earl y com ers or the growth and final success of theventure. The Catho l ic scare w as pure l y 1m aginary , but the r é

su lts were good f or the part ie s concerned and for the com m unit ie s planted in the new coun t ry . Three othe r set t lem en t s werem ade in the near v ic in i ty of Wether sfield,

one at Andover , byMassachuset t s people , oneat Geneseo , by New York peopleandone at Provi d ence by Rho de Island peop le .

Col . B l i sh took an act ive interest in the affai rs o f the new

count ry and aid ed andI

encoi traged i t s d evelopm en t and settlement .

H e becam e a large lan d owne r and prospered beyond his m ost san

gu ine expectat ions . In 1852 a rai l road was proj ected wh ichwou l d give conne

ct ion s w ith Chicago,and into this enterprise h e

l aunched with al l h i s accustom ed v igor , and in 1855 the rai l roadw as a real i ty . From th i s tim e the real deve lopm en t of the coun

t ry began. A rai l road stat ion w as located a l ittle oy er a hal f am i le north o f the Town si te of Wether

I

sfield wh ich was nam edKewanee , that m ean ing in Ind ian dialect

I

“ prai rie hen Col . Bl i showned a quarte r s ect ion o f land adjo in ing the new rai l road stat ion ,

wh ich i s now a part of the City o f Kewanee , and com plete l y cover

ed with factor ie s and re s idences . That i s eas t of the orig inal v i l~

lage of Kewanee . whi le the Ci ty has now etended a m i le to the.

BLISH GENEALOGY. 149

w est and taken 111 his old hom estead and orchard , which was j us t“at th e

I

s

I

Outh edge 01 the grove. Even the o ld V i l lageI

ot W ethe1s

field i s now putting on c ity ai rs, w i th wate r w orks , stree t l ightsand tro l lycars.

Co l 811311 was for m any years the post m aster in, Wethers

held and held the same office in Kewanee , un t i l h i s d eath, be ingthe first post m as te r iii both p laces . For m any years

I

af ter his

r ival in \Vether sfield,I

Col . B l i sh kept the on ly hote l in We ther s

r

fiel d . The old oval s ign s tood upon a post , with the word s :S . BLISH . INN pain ted the reon .

I

H is house w as the s topping place for the stage l ines w h ich trave rsed the count ry be forethe adven t o f rai l road s .

The greatest ob stac le , with wh ich the pioneers had to con

tend ,w as the lack o f t ran spo rtat ion fac i l i t iesand the i r great

I

d i stance form avai lab le m arket s . A l im i ted quan t i ty o f wh eat w asm arke te d , by team s , at Peo r ia

,Lacon , and o ther ri ve r po int s ,

and occas ional l y at Ch icago . The su rest source o f incom e w as byfat ten ing hogs , butche ring and d ress ing them and haul ing the

whole carcas ses t o the river towns and se l l ing them to the pack inghouse s , or by rais ing cattle and se l l ing them on the hoo f to buy-er s ,

w ho took them away in d rove s to eastern po in t s .

Soon after the set t le rs arr ived in Wether sfie ld,they organ i ze d

a Congregat ional soc iety . Mee t ings w e re he l d at the hou se s o f them em bers , and Col . Blisli

’

s be ing the large st , w as u sual l y t ised .

Col . B l i sh w as the first chor i s te r , and the m usi c w as st r ict ly vocal .Late r a base v io l was ad de d . In t he fal l o f 1838 , a log schoo lhouse w as bu i l t , and this was .u sed for church se rv ice s fo r som e

ten years .

Col . Bl i sh w as also an etensiv e stock r-aiser and took e spec ialp r i de in hi s horses . H e b rought the fi rst Morgan horse s to

-

‘

I

et l1e r sfiI

e ld,and the e ffect of his labors is st i l l apparen t in the

ne ighborhood . He w as an expert ho rsem an and no an im al w as

too wi l d for him to handle H e (1. 8 OI

ct . 1855, in the o ld houseon the place onwh ich he located on h i s arr i val in I l l ino i s , a new

h ouse which he was bu ilding, hav ing been alm ost read y for ocen

pancy . H e i s buried in the old Kewane e cem ete ry , wh ich he donated to the V i l lage ,

when i t w as fi rst laid out .

Rhoda Cheney B l i sh rem ained on the old farm ,l i v ing with

he r son Char les . She w as a short , fleshy wom an ,of fai r com plex

150 S IXTH GENERAT ION .

ion and blue eyes . She w as a great reade r and kept herse l f w e l l .in form ed on al l current topics. Le ft w i th independant m eans,

she took great pleasure in he lping others . A score oi grand- ch i ld

ren rem em ber her kind w ords and m othe r ly care . Pat ient , lovingand chee r fu l , the close of he r l i fe w as l i ke a beau t i fu l sunset . She

d . 9 Jany . 1878 , in her 84th ,year , and her rem ains l ie bes ide her '

husband .

Re ferences— Glas tonbury ,Conn . Tn . Rec. , Eas tbury Ch. .

Rec., Cheney Gen .

374 . ADELINE PAMELIA"(BLISH ) CHENEY .

(Thom as,5 Dav id ,

”t T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph} Ab raham fi‘

)

ADELINE PAMELIA ,

"dt r . of Thom as5

( 169) and Pru

dence (H ubbard) B l ish , w as b . 7 A ug. 1807, at Glastonbury ,Conn . She m . 2 6 O ct . 182 5, H alsey

, s. of T im othy and Rhoda

(Sk inner) Cheney . H e w as b . 30 June 1799, at Manchester,Conn .

CH ILDREN .

672 . PRUDENCE HUBBARD‘

CHENEY b. 1 Feb . 182 7. m . 18 June1849, Wil l iam El lery H ar t, w ho (1. 24 Jany. 1858. Ch i ldren :

I : Ida Ade l ine H art , b. 2 June , 1850 ; d. 3 Feby . 1853. III, Rich'

ard W i l l iam Hart , b. 3 O ct . 1851 ; d . 12 May 1858.

BLISH ,

’CH ENEY , b. 2 Dec. 182 8.

674.+EDWARD HALSEY ,

’CHENEY, b. 2 Apr . 1832 .

675.+GEORGE WELLS7 CHENEY , b. 15 Dec. 1833.

676.+CHARLES SYLVESTER7CHENEY ,

b. 2 Apr . 1836.

677.+HARRIET ELIZABETH ’CH ENEY , b. 2 5 June 1838.

678 .+ADELINE LOUISA1CHENEY , b. 10 Feby 1842 .

679.+EMMA JANE7CH ENEY , b. 8 Sept. 1848.

68o.+ELEANOR MARIA’CHENEY , b. 3 July , 1850.

H alsey Cheney w as a carr iage m aanu factur er , at M idd leto

'

w n, Conn . the greater part o f his l i fe . H e d . 9 May 1853, at

Midd letown . H is w idow Ade l ine m oved to Kew anee , I l l inois,in 1857, accom pan ied w i th his sons Edw ard and George and

the three youngest ch i ldren and purchased a farm adjoin ing the

152 SIXTH GENERATION .

t he Tow n of Stam ford, where he bGug-h‘

t'

aStock“

of goods and a

store from John Griffin“

. H e also bought a farm and fishery and

carr ied on business for“

som e twenty—one years. H is death w h ichwas Sudden and t ragic , occured 16 Nov . 1848 H e w as bu i ld ing,

and had nearly com pleted , anew store ; a ladder“

w h ich w as m ade

o f tw o i ronfiw ood sapl ings, w i th the ends cu t s lan t ing, w as standing against the scaffo ld ing ; he w en t up into the scaff old, w h ich

gave w ay and he fe l l upon the sharp end of the ladder , w h ich

penet rated his V itals. He l i ved but“

tw enty - four hours after theinju ry , su ffering in tense l y .

H e w as an influent ial m an in the com m un i ty,and his sudden

taking off w as a great shock . H is son Novatus was work ing w i thhim at the t im e of the accident .

H is w idow , Mary , d. and is bu r ied at H o

bar t , N . Y .

38 3 . ARIST ARCHUS6 BLISH .

'

(A éi ron.

5 Dav id,

4 Trist ram ,

3

J tiseph ,

2 A braham ?

)

ARISTARCH U S Gs . o f Aaron ( 172 ) and Roxie (Web -

e

ste r) Bl1511, w as b . 2 1 l\I .ar 1797 H e m .

Nancy Corii e l ia . .dtr of Asahe l and Phebe . (O sborne) lM err iam .

She w as b . 17 Nov . 1805, at Harpersfie ld ,N . Y .

CH ILDREN.

691.+CA'

ROLINE DELIA .

‘I b. 3 Sept . 1824, at Stam ford. N .Y.

692 .+EVALINE CELIA ,

7 b. 5 June 1826.

ANN,

7 b. 7 Apr . 182 8.

691 +MORILLA LO U ISE.

7b . 15 Aug. 1831.

695.+JO SHUA WEBSTER,

"b. 4 Jany . 1834.

696. HARRIET ,

Tb . 14 May 1836.

'

d. 2 0 O ct . 1850.

697.+EMILY FLOREL-LA ,

7 b. 23 O ct . 1840.

A r istarchus B l ish w as b . in Connect icut and ca'

m e w est Wl til‘

his father , w hen abou t one 1 ear old H e l i ved 011 a farm near

Stam ford ,N . Y. Was a farm e r al l of his l i fe . H e d . 13 N ov

1872 , and his w i fe ,Nancy d 3 Eeby 1879. Both ar e bur ied at:

Stam ford.

_BLISH GENEAL OGY 153

38 4 . RODERIC SKINNER‘ BLISH .

(Aaron ,

5 Day id,

‘ Tr ist ram ,3 Joseph,

2 Abraham -

3

)

RODERIC SKINNER,

6s. of Aaron" ( 172 ) and Rox ie

(Webster) Bl ish, w as b . 2 1 July 1800 . H e m . 16 Sept . 18 2 5, at

De lh i , N . Y. , F lore l la, dtr . of .March Farr ington . She was b

4 Sept . 1804.

CH ILDREN .

698.+MORRIS FA RRINGTON ,

’ b. 16 Nov . 1827.

699. HENRY MOORE,

7 b. 9 June 1830.

700.+ANNA AUGUSTA,

7 b. 10 Sept. 1833.

701. LEWIS l .‘ b. 18 Apr . 1837. d. 18 Apr . 1864, at W i lm i ngton ,I l l

of consum pt ion. Was never m arr ied.

Roder ic B l ish at fi rst fol low ed farm ing, at Rose’

s Brook , NY . He afterw ards w as a carr iage m aker and blacksm i th at Prat tv i l le , N .

.

Y. H e also l i ved at Wilm ington ,I l ls. H is w i fe » Flore l

la, (1. 12 June 1870, at Ch icago , and is bur ied at Wilm ington , I l lH e (1. 8 Jany . 1873, at

'

For t Wayne , Ind .,and is bur ied at Wil

m ingtou, I l l .

38 8 . ALM IRA S.

6

(BLISH ) FRENCH .

(Aaron,

5 David,

‘ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abraham ?

)

ALM IRA S.

“ dt r . of Aa ron5 ( 172 ) and Rox ie (Webster)B l ish. w as b . 15 Ju ly 18 1 1 , at S idney , ( res . Otsego ,) N . Y .

"

She

111. 15 Oct . 1834, Wi l l iam H ar r ison French . H e w as b . 10 Mar .

18 1 1.

CH ILDREN .

I. EMILY A .

’ FRENCH ,b. 30 Nov . 1835. d . 2 9 Dec. 1839.

II. JAMES B.

’ FRENCH , b. 7 July 1838. d. 17Mar . 1842.

III. LUCINA K.

’ FRENCH ,b. 30 Mar . 1842 . 111. Franc is A H arr ing

ton , and d. 14 O ct . 1871.

IV . LUCINDA B .

’ FRENCH , b. 30 Mar . 1842 . Tw in o f Luc ina.

Wil l iam H arr ison French was a b lacksm i th by t rade , and

w as a descendant of John Pi l low,a H uguenot re fugee , who cam e

t o Am e r ica abou t 1700 , and set t led at Norw alk , Conn .

Re ference— Pil low Gen .

154 SIXTH GENERAT ION . j

403. Capt . AUGUSTUS“ BLISH .

(Roger,“ Dav id,“ Tr istram ,

“ Joseph,2 Abraham ? )

Capt . AUGUSTUS,

“s . o f Roger

“

( 173) and Dem is (H os

ford) B l ish w as b . 2 0 Aug. 180 1, at Mar lboro,

’

Conn . H e m .

182 8 , De l ight » dt r . of Wi l l iam Bue l l , J r. She was

b . ab t . 18 O ct . 1803, at Mar lboro .

’

H er m other (1. 18 O ct . 1803.

N0 issue was b . of th is m arr iage , but they adopted a ch i ld .

HERON BUELL,

’ b.

Augustus,

B l ish, in his w i l l , dated August , 1865, gives to

w i fe , De l ight , all of his househo ld furn i ture , except ing one' feather

b ed and'

underbed and su i tab le b ed c lothes for the sam e , also“

al l

of m y personal estate except ing w hat I he reafter give to m y neph

ew The ron Bue l l ; also the use and im provem en t of one—hal f ofm y real estate , dur ing her natu ral l i fe.

”

Gives to The ron Bue l l one - hal f of farm ing u tensi ls, neatstock , horse and w agon ; one

- hal f of the provisions on the premises ; one -hal f of the hay and grain in the barns ; also one - hal f of

the real estate dur ing the l i fe of w i fe, De l ight ; after the death of

w i fe, giv e s, al l the real estate to Theron Bue l l , or the he i rs o f his

.b ody . Wi fe , De l ight , and The ron Bue l l , execu tors.

The w i l l w as proven ,Dec. 1866. Real estate was inventor ied

‘

at and p er sonal estate at

Augustus B l ish d . 12 Feby . 1866,at Mar lboro ,

‘

Conn . H is

w i fe , De l ight , d . 188 1 , leav ing a w i l l, dated in Aug.

1865, and ev ident l y m ade at the sam e t im e as her husband’

s . Byth is w i l l she gives he r husband the use of al l her real estate dur ingl i fe , w i th rem ainder to Theron Bue l l , and m akes him execu tor ."

The w i l l w as proven I Mar . 188 1 . The inventory gi vesw h ich w as m ost lv m oney in several banks

,show ing thr i ft and ex

ce l lent m anagem en t . She w as a l i fe long m em ber of the Mar lbo

t o’

chu rch.

Re fe rences — Mar l boro,

’

Conn . Prob . Rec. Mar lboro’

Ch.

S IXTII GENERAT ION .

Chauncey B l ish rece ived his educat ion in Mar lboro’

V i l lage ,and w en t to w ork as super intendent in a cotton m i l l at East H ad

dam, w he re he m et his futu re w i fe . H e nex t w en t to South

G lastonbury , and fol low ed the sam e occupat ion for m any years,un t i l his heal th fai led him . H e then bough t a farm at Mar lboro’

“

Cente r, on wh ich he l i ved unt i l abou t three years before his death ,

w hen he w ent and l i ved w i th his e ldest daughter , Zeru iah Carr ie r .H e was a tal l m an , w i th brown hai r and blue eyes, and of pleas ingaddress . Both he and his w i fe w e re m em be rs of the Mar lboro’

chu rch . H is w i fe , Esther , d . 2 2 Feby . 1867, and he d . 16 Oct .1 874 . Both are bur ied at Mar lboro .

’

Re fe rences— Mar lboro’

P rob .,Tn . Ch. Recs .

406 . MARY L.

“

(BLISH ) LORD .

{ Roger} David,“ T r istram ,

“

Joseph,“ Abraham };

MARY L .

“ dtr . o f Roge r“

( 173) and Dem is (H os ford)B l ish, w as b . 2 5 Sept . 18 10 , at Marlboro ,

’

COnn . She m

1832 , George Talcot t , s. of David M . and Prudence ( Talcott)Lord . H e w as b . 1803, at Mar lbo ro ,

’

Conn .

CHILDREN .

72 0. LUCIUS LORD ,

’ b.

72 1. JOHN LORD ,

’ b. 10 July 1834.

72 2 . CELECTA J . LORD ,

’ b. . 1838.

723. ROGER BLISH LORD,

’ b. 26 O ct. 1844

George Talcot t Lord w as a farm er in Mar lboro .

’

H e d . 1

Mar . 1880 , at the age of 77, and his w i fe d . 2 9 Ju l y , 1889, aged

78 and both are bur ied in Mar lboro’

cem e tery .

Re ferences— Mar lbor o} Conn . Tn . and Ch. Recs .

407. HARRIET ELIZA“

(BLISH ) CARRIER.

(Roger ,“ Dav id,

“ Tr istram ,

3 Joseph ,2 A braham “

)

.

H ARRIET ELIZA,6 dt r . of Roger

5

( 173) and Dem is (H os

ford) B l ish. w as b . 9 Aug. 18 12 , at Mar lboro,

’

Conn . She rn . 10

BLISH GENEALOGY . I 57.

A pr . 1838 , Wil l iam , s. of Joseph and Lo is (Day) Carr ie r. H e

was b . 16 Nov . 18 11, at Mar lboro .

’

CH ILDREN .

725. HARRIET LO ISA'CARRIER, b. 8 Jany. 1839. m . 9 July 1896,

Irw in Thom as .

726.+HELEN EL‘IZA'

CARRIER, b. 8 Jany. 1839. Tw in of HarrietLo isa.

Harr ie t El i za (Bl ish) Carr ier, d. 29 Jany . 1839 from the ci

f ee t of ch i ld- bi rth, and Wil l iam Carr ier m . ( 2 ) 17 Aug. 1840,

Em e l ine , dt r . o f O l ive r and Mary (H i l l) Phe lps. She w as b . 1 1

Mar . 18 13, at Mar lboro.

’

CH ILDREN o f z ud m arriage .

727. LO IS D.

’CARRIER b. 13 Feby. 1845.

728. SARAH E.

’CARRIER, b. 11 O ct. 1846. m . Myron H . Tur bos ,

Lockpo rt , N . Y.

729. LUCY C.

’CARRIER, b. 29 Aug. 1853, m . Edgar J . Thom as, of

Cuba, N . Y.

730. FRANK P.

’CARRIER, b. 23 May 1860, m . 10 Mar. 1892 . F.

Elid'

a N ew ton, and d. 3 Jany. 1898 , at Cuba, N . Y .

Wi l l iam Carr ier spen t his youth at Mar lboro ,

’

Conn . and

{com pleted his educat ion at Lim a,N . Y . H e taught schoo l for a

f ew years and then w en t to farm ing. H e fi rst set t led in Mar lboro,

’

and then l ived a few years in G lastonbu ry , Conn . H e thenm oved to Cuba, N . Y . w he re he l i ved for 2 5 years. H e d . 10

A pr . 1883, at Cuba, N. Y .,h igh l y respected . H is second w i fe ,

Em e l ine » d . 2 3 Ju l y , 1893. 1The tw o o ldest chi ldren ,H arr iet and

H e len are m ent ioned in the w i l l of the i r grand- fathe r , Roger B l ish

( 173)

Re ference— Mar lboro,

’

Conn . Tn. Ch. Recs.

409 °

DAN IEL,

“ BLISH .

(Roger ,“ Dav id,

“ Tr istram ,

3 Joseph ,

“

DANIEL ,

“of Roge r

“

( 173) and Dem is (H os ford) B l ish,

b . 2 8 O ct . 18 17, at Mar lboro’

, Conn . H e w as m . 17 Sept . 1856,

'

by Rev . Aaron Snow , to Fanny Mar ia, dtr . of El isha and Fanny

(Arno ld) H ow e . She Was b . 2 9 Ju l y 1827, at Glastonbu ry , Conn .

732 .u m R A N R n u o r U R u, . 9 A ug. 1o ,57

733. LIZZIE H OWE ‘ b. 4

D

Dec. 1862 . d. 16 Dec. 1870.

734. FANN IE ANOLD,

’ b. 10 Jany. 1865.

735.+FREDERICK l HOMA S, b. 31 July 1363,

Dan ie l B l ish has been a farm e r al l of his l i fe, and . st i l l l iveson the farm in Mar l boro ’

. w h ich his father , Roger , and his grand

f athe r, David, occupied in the i r l i fet im es . I t is a fine locat ion ,the

dw e l l ing house standing'

on the s ide of a h i l l com m and ing,a

b eau t i fu l v iew o f the val ley be low .

H ere he has spen t over e ighty - six years» un i versal l y honoredand respected ; a Ch r ist ian w hom i t is a sat isfact ion to m eet andw hose hearty gree t ing is l ike a bened ict ion. The com pi le r recal lshis v is i ts to th is place , w i th pleasure , and the cord ial recept ion ac

corded to him by the host and his e st im ab le w i fe .

Re ferences— Mar l boro , Conn . Tn . Rec. and Eas tbury,

Ch Rec.

390. EMILY“ BLISH SUTHERLAND .

(Aaron,6 Dav id,4 T r ist ram ,

8 Joseph,

“ Abraham .

1

)EM ILY

,

“ dtr . o f Aaron“ ( 172 ) and Roxana (Webster)B l ish

,w as b . 2 June 18 16. She m . 2 0 Mar . 1843, Bethue l , s. of

Sm i th S. and Jane (Bogardus) Suther land. H e was b . 2 7Feby .

18 12 . CH ILDREN .

=I .ADELINE LARAWAY7 SUTHERLAND , b.

'

28 June 1845, at

Prattsvil le, N . Y. She m . 7 Nov . 1866, at Jeff erson,N . Y._

George B iggs.

Issue. I. L i l l ian Augusta“ B iggs, b 17 Sept. 1870, who

m . 2 0 Mar . 1889, Frank H . Angi er . They have tw och i ldren,

H e len “Francis”_Ang ier. b_2 7 June 1893, and

Roland S idney"Ang ier, b. 3 May 1902 .

2 . Em i ly Vera8 B iggs. b. 3 Mar . 1877. d. 17 Sept. 1891.

II. FLORA ADELIA7SUTH ERLAND , b. 9 Nov . 1847. at Pratts

v i l le , N . Y. She m . 12 Feby . 1874, at St . Paul , Minn.

George Washington Oakes.

iI ssue. 1. Bethue l Sutherland8 Oakes, b. 2 1 Mar. 1877,and m . 11 Feby . 1902 , Mar ian Dean Wilkes .

2 . Edna LouiseSiOakes, b. 2 3 July 1879.

3. Webster Carter8 O akes, b . 19 Dec. 1888 .

III. HARRIET AUGUSTA7 SUTHERLAND, b ._6_May _1854, at

Equ inunk , Penn . She m . 23 Aug. 1877, at"

St. Paul , Minn.

Sydney Russel l DeGraw .

Bethue l Sutherland kept a hote l , w i th H arr ison French, for'

seven years at Prat tsv i l le , N . Y . H e then m oved to Equ inunk,Penn , w here he rem ained for ten years ; then rem oved to Jeff erson , N . Y.

,w he re he farm ed for e leven years

,and then w en t

back to De law are coun ty,N . Y . In 1871 he m oved to St . Pau l ,

M1nn . , where he has fo l low ed rai l road con t ract ing and br idgebu i ld ing. Both he and his w i fe are st i l l l i v ing (May , 1904) anden joying fai r ly good heal th . H e is 92 and his w i fe near ly 88 .

160 SEVENTH GENERAT ION .

4 2 1 . DR. CH ARLES“ BLISH .

(Josepl1“,Joseph“ , Joseph“ , Joseph“ , Joseph“, Abraham

l.)

CH ARLES“ , s. o f Joseph.

“

( 2 2 9) and Tem perance (Shaw )Bl ish

,w as b . 12 Apr . 1792 , at West Barnstable , Mass. H e m . 8 .

Dec. 182 2 , at H am pton , Penn . Rebecca Ann McGrew .

CH ILDREN.

RETU RA SIDNEY,

“l b. 2 8 Dee , 1823. 111. Dr. White.H ANNAH AGNES,

” b. 30 O ct . 182 5, m . 4 Feby. 1862 , Jacob

H er-

m an,and l ives at Co lum bus, Oh io. N0 issue.

OLIVE OAKS ,

“ b. A ug. 1827.

CHARLES MARION ,

“ b.ANN ELIZA ,

“ b.ANNAH JESSIE BROWN “ b.

LEMUEL SH AW,

“ b.ALICE ALDEN ,

“ b.

EMMA WELD,

“ b.

TEMPERANCE PATIENCE McGREW ,

’ b.

MARY ELLEN MARSTON ,

“ b.

FRANCIS H ARTMAN ,

‘ b.SARAH . ADELAIDE,

a b. 2 9 Sept. 1846, d. 19 O ct. 1877, of con

sum pt ion .

C har les“ B l ish had an academ ic educat ion and stud ied m edicine w i th the in tent ion of fi tt ing h im se l f for a sh ip

’

s su rgeon ,and

w h i le on his w ay to go on board of his vesse l , he w as thrown f rorrr‘:

his carriage and had a leg broken . H e re turned hom e and afte rhis recovery spent som e t im e in No rfo l k

, V ir . ,then returned to

Penn sy lvan ia, resum ing his pract ice , and final ly se tt led at H am pf

ton, Penn , w here he rem ained. H e d . 9 May 1861 , at H am pton ,

and his w i fe d at the sam e place . H annah Agnes .

(804) is the on ly survi vor o f the fam i ly .

4 2 2 . GEORGE“ BLISH .

(Josepl1,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph,“ Joseph,

“

GEORGE“, s. o f Joseph

“( 2 2 9) and Tem perance (Shaw )

B l ish , w as b . 5 June 1794 , at West Barnstable,Mass. H e m . 23

~

Feby . 18 2 2, by the Rev . Enoch Pratt

, to Rebe cca P . F ish. Shew as b . 2 5 Sept . 1800 . The Chu rch record gives the m arr iage.1 1 Apr . 182 2 , and the fi rst date m ay have been the pub l icat ion ofthe bans .


CH ILDREN.

8 16. EBENEZER,

° b. 31 July 1823. d. 7 June 1825.

8 17. ELIZA WELLS,“ b. 23 Sept. 1824. M. and d. leav m g one .

grand-

ch i ld.8 18.+TEMPERANCE SHAW,

“ b. 2 8 July 1826.

819. HANNAH ,

8 b. 11 Dec. 1827. d. unm arried at Boston, 11 Nov . .

1847.

0

820. SUSAN S.

“ b. 1835. cl . 9 Apr . 1847, in Bal tim ore ,_unm arr ied.

82 1. REBECCA A .

“I b. 1850. d. 17 Nov . 1886, at Boston , .

Mass.

George“ B l ish after his m arr iage carr ied on a farm at West

Barnstable . and the fi rst four ch i ldren w ere bo rn there. Abou t1832 ,

he so ld out the farm and rem oved to Boston . H e was the

last B l ish le ft on Cape Cod , and the land he so ld had been in thefam i ly for near ly tw o cen tur ies . In Boston he carr ied on a tradein West Ind ies goods, from 1832 to 1846. H e w as em ployed inthe Custom H ouse from 1847 to 1857. In 1858 he inven ted a

stove po l ish , bu t for lack o f capi tal , he fai led to m ake a financ ialsuccess o f i t . The Morse

’

s af terw ards took up the po l ish ,nam ed

i t the Rising Sun , advert ised i t extens ive l y and m ade a greatfortune from i t . George

“ B l i sh w as in the com m iss ion businessfrom 1858 unt i l 1868 . Mr . Gustavus A . H inckley

, of Barnstable ,

w ho,w hen a young m an ,

boarded w i th the fam i l y in Boston ,says

that he w as one o f the m ost gen ial and com pan ionable of m en .

H e d . 16May 1869, at Boston ,Mass

, and is bu r ied at Barnstable .

H is w i fe d . 16 Dec. 1886, at Boston , and is buried bes ide her husband .

Re fe rences— Barn . Tn . Rec. Barn . Ch. Rec. West Bar ns table tom bs tones, and Bos ton City D irector ies .

42 4 . OAKES SHAW “ BLISH .

oseph“, ose h“ , oseph

“, oseph

“, oseph

“, Abraham

“

)P

OAKES SH AW“, s .o f Joseph

“( 2 29) and Tem perance

( Shaw ) B l ish , w as b . 16 Mar . 1798 , at West Barnstab le , Mass .

H e m . 1835 at Ph i lade lph ia, Penn. ,Myra Myers .

CH ILD.

82 2 . MYRA OAKS,” b. m . J ohn Wyr ick, of

LaSal le , I l ls. Was l iv ing in Des Moines, Iowa, at a recentdate.

162 SEVENTH GENERATION .

Oakes Shaw “Bl ish after his m ar riage , w ent to St . Lou is, Mo;

and bought a farm . H e rem ained the re for several years, and

then rem oved to Evansv i l le , Indiana, and engaged: in the m arb le

bu siness . He.last w en t to La Sal le , I l l in01s , w here his nephew

Joseph (800) resided. At the tim e o f his rem oval here , he was infai l-ing heal th,

and he d . at La Sal le , 1852 . H is w i fe ,Myra, d 1875, at Red O ak, Iow a.

Re fe rence— Bar n . Tn . Rec.

4 2 8 . T I MOTHY“ BLISH .

Joseph“, Joseph

“, Joseph

“, Joseph

“,

T IMOTHY“,s . o f Joseph

“

( 2 29) and Tem perance (Shaw )B l ish

,w as b . 2 0 June 1805, at West Barnstable

,Mass . H e m . 2

Mar . 1835,at Plym ou th , Mass ,

Lucia An n Goodw in . She w as

b . 2 8 Sept . 18 1 1 , at Plym outh .

CH ILDREN .

82 3. ARIADNE,

“ b. 2 Dec. 1855, at Cam br idge , Mass. She rece iveda thorough educat ion

,and fo r m any years w as engaged in teach

ing in Cam br idge and Boston. She is now occupy ing the old

fam i ly hom estead, at 39 Dana street , Cam br idge.

8 2 4. FREDERICK W ILLIAM,

” b. 2 9 Dec. 1838. (I. I4 Sept. 1839.

T im o thy“ B l ish w as a m erchan t in Boston from 1829 to the

t im e of his death . H is brother George w as interested w i th him111 1838

—9. From 18 2 9 t0 1834 ,

he w as in com pany w i th a Mr .

Foster , the nam es B l ish 8: Foster appear ing in the d i rectory during that t im e . H e w as a m an o f scho larly hab i ts and refined tastesand h igh ly respected . H e d . 5 Apr . 1841 , o f consum pt ion . H is

w i fe d . 19 O ct . 1889, . at Cam bridge . The fo l low ing not ice appeared ih the Boston papers

BLISH . In Cam br idge , O ct . 19th. Mrs. Luc i-a Ann Goodw in, w idowof T im othy B l ish , 78 years. Funeral at 39 Dana St . 011 Tuesday , O ct. 2 2 nd ,

at 1 1 o’

clock a. m . Fr iends are requested not to send flow ers.

”

Re ferences— Bar n . Th. Rec. and Bos ton City Directories.

“

164 SEVENTH GENERATION .

1842 , at Prov idece , R. I . Mary Ann, dtr . of Ben jam in and Sabra

She rm an (T r ipp) Corne l l . She was b. 2 8 Mar . 182 2 , at Prov1

dence,R. I .

CH ILDREN.

8 29.+EUN ICE REBECCA ,

“ b. 17 Apr . 1843, at P rovidence , R. I.

1830. MARY ADELA IDE,

“ b. 15 Jany. 1845. d. 27 Feby . 1848.

8 31. SABRA ELNORA ,

“ b. 14 Feby. 1847. d. 10 Sept. 1847.

Abraham “ B l iss w as a painter and l i ved at Paw tucke t andProvidence, R. I . H is w i fe d. 2 5 Dec. 1890 , at Prov idence , and isbu r ied in Sw anpoint cem ete ry . He (1. 18 Jany . 1892 , and is bur iedin the Sam e place .

R e ference— Bl iss Gen .

468 . DANIEL“ BLISH .

Stacy“ , John“ , Reuben“, Joseph“,

DANIEI s . o f John“ ( 2 43) and Sarah ( Farnsw o rth)B l ish , w as I) . 2 Feby . 1805, at Vassalboro ,

Maine . H e m .

Marv Pet ts, of Gravesend, England.

CH ILD.

850. DAN IEL PETTS,

“ b. When lastheard from he was a claim and pens ion agent, located at S iouxCi ty , Iow a.

Danie l“ B l ish in his earl y m anhood ,fo l low ed the sea for som e

tw e l ve years , and thus got acquainted w i th his future w i fe , w h i lein England . Soon afte r his m arr iage , he sett led in Vassalboro

,

and fo l low ed the occupat ion o f shoem ake r , the rem ainde r of hisl i fe . H e d . 22

’\Ia1 1882 , at East Vassal boro , and IS bur ied in theFr iend’

s cem ete r v . H is w i fe d . and is bur ied in thesam e place.

Re ference— Vassalboro, Me. Tn. Rec.

DAVID BL ISH .

LUCY BL ISH . DANIEL BL ISH .

MARY HOUG HTON ( BRUCE) BL ISH .

LLl AN MARTH A BLISH . FRANK DA NIEL BLISH .

1166 SEVENTH GENERAT IO N .

474 . CAPT : SAMU EL“. BLISH .

(Johns

, Stacy“,John“

, Reuben“

, Joseph“,

Capt . SAMUEL“ , 52.of John“( 2 43),and Sarah (Farnswo rth)

B l ish,w as b . 17Feby. 182 0 . H e m . 2 Aug. 1846, Mary H .

, dtr . of'

Sam eue l and El i za Calder .

CH ILD.

857.+JOHN ARTH U Rf b. 3 June 1849.

Sam ue l B l ish w as a m an o f good stature and o f com m and ingappearance . H e began a seafar ing l i fe at the age of sevente en ,

w h ich he fo l low ed the great e r part o f his life . By his energy and

abi l i ty,he soon becam e a sh ip—m aste r , and in his t im e has been in

alm ost every sh ipping port in the w or ld . Many of his nephew s

and othe r .re lat ives served under him,and in the i r turn becam e

m asters o f vesse ls . H e acou ired a com petency , and in t im e gave

up_the sea and bought a farm near N ew Brusw ick , N . J . w he rehe spent the rem ainder of his days . H e w as a success fu l farm er ,and for m any years Pres iden t o f the Middlesex Coun ty Board o f

Agr icu l ture . H e d . 2 9 Mar . 1896, at his hom e . H is w i fe sur

v iv ed him un t i l Ju ly 1sth , 1900 ,w hen she fo l low ed her husband to

the o the r w or ld .

4 8 5 . BYRON SAMUEL“ BLISH .

(Jam eso, Stacy

5,

Reuben “

,Joseph

“,Abraham “

)BYRO N SAMUEL“ . s . of Capt Jam es

6

( 2 46) and Pau l ina

(Baxter) B l ish , w as b . 16 Apr . 182 7. H e m . Ann ieMor ris . She w as b . 1 1 Jany . 1835.

CHILDREN .

858. CAROLINE AGRY ,

8 b. 7 Jany . 1856.

859. MARY PAULINA,

8 b. 2 5 Feby 1858 .

860. ANNIE MORRIS,

8 b. 27 Feby . 1860.

B ryon Sam ue l B l ish. d . 1 Apr . 1867.

BLISH GENEALOGY .167

4 8 7. H ANNAH FRACES“ (BLISH ) HORTO N .

(Jam es“, Stacy

“,John“

,Reuben“ , Joseph

“

,

HANN AH FRANCES“ , dt r . O f Capt . Jam es“

( 2 46) and

I sabe l la ( Jose) B l ish , w as b . 26 Aug. 1838 , at H al low e l l , Maine .

She in . ( 1) Dr . JohnW . Robinson .

CH ILD.

861. FREDERICK SY‘LVANUS,

"ROBINSO N , b.

D r . John ‘N. Robinson ear ly rem oved to Kansas, and w as the

fi rst Secretary of State of that State . H e w as a surgeon in the

w ar O f the Rebe l l ion ,and d . at Litt le Rock , Arkan sas,

H is w idow m . Jam es Clark Horton , s . son O f Jam e s W .

and Abba (Clark) H orton ,2 3 Apr . 1867, at Law rence , Kansas.

H e was b . 15May 1837, at Bal lston Spa, N . Y . Jam es Clark H or

ton w ent to Law rence K as . in 1857, and was register o f deeds forDouglas coun ty , for six years. H e w as a m em be r of the Kansaslegis latu re in and State Senator from Douglas coun ty in1875 and 1876.

H annah Francis“ Bl ish rece i ved her educat ion in Boston,

Mass. and soon after her m arr iage to D r . Robinson ,rem oved to

Kansas .

4 8 8 . H ARRIET ANN 11011 7

( BLISH ) COOK .

(Wil l iam“, Stacy“ , John“ , Reuben“ , Joseph

“

,Abraham “

)

H ARRIET ANN HO LT “

, dt r . o f Capt . Wil l iam“

( 2 49) andKathar ine (Luce) B l ish , w as b . 2 2 May 182 4 at Vassalbo ro ,

Maine . She m . 12 Sept . 1848 , at V ineyard H aven,Martha’

s

V ineyard . Mass , Capt . Wil l iam ,s . o f Enoch and Jane Catharine

(Ryan ) Cook . H e w as b . 3 Mar . 18 2 2 , Bal t im ore , Md .

CH ILDREN .

862 . W ILLIAM HOVVLANDgCOOK , b. 23 June 1849, at V ineyard

H aven , Mass.

863I

.+ANSEL GRANVILLE“COOK , b. 18 Apr . 1862 , at

‘

Glasgow ,

Scotland.

Capt . Wil l iam Cook cam e from an O ld New England fam i ly"

that se t t led at Wal‘

l ingford , Conn and had fol low ed the sea for


generat ions. H e rece ived his educaton at Wi lbraham Academ y,and then took up the cal l ing o f his ancestors, w i th such success

that he becam e a sh ip- m as ter be fo re he w as tw en ty tw o years O ld .

H e w as one O f the Cal i forn ia pioneers, having sai led the re in com

m and of a sh ip in 1849. Wh i le on th is t r ip he re l ieved the crew

_and passenge rs of a sh ipw recked vesse l , w i th large - hearted g enerosity and great pe rsonal inconven ience and expense . Du r ing thewar of the Rebe l l ion he had charge of the Consu late at Glasgow ,

Sco t land . H is patr iot ism and sagaci ty enabled him to detect theoutfit t ing O f a pr ivateer for prey ing upon Am er ican sh ipping,

and

the proo fs w h ich he fu rn i shed Mr . Adam s at London ,w h ich w ere

by him presen ted to the Br i t i sh Min iste r, preven ted the vesse l ’s

departure . For th is se rv ice , Capt . Cook rece i ved the thanks of our

gove rnm en t , through Mr . Sew ard , then Secretary o f State .

H e bore prosper i ty w i th e lat ion , and m is fortune and sh ipw reck w i th the cou rage o f t rue m anhood . H e w as an accu rateObserver and a clear reasoner and had fine conversat ional pow e rs.

The great fund o f in form at ion w h ich he acqu i red by e xtensi vet rave l over the w orld, m ade him a m ost en tertain ing and instruc

t i ve com pan ion . H is later years w ere spen t in the quain t O ldV i l lage o f V in eyard H aven . When in his lat te r days, deafnesssecluded him f rom general society , he found solace in his books ,

and in Grace Episcopal chu rch ,o f w h ich he w as Jun ior Warder .

H e w as ear ly at chu rch, see ing that al l w as in orde r. H e had

com e thus on the m orn ing o f his death, and w h i le the church be l l

w as sum m on ing the congregat ion , as he stood tal k ing to theRector , Dr . Ol ive r , he sank to the floor , and his spi r i t departed .

In the presence of such a departure , one m ight w e l l sey

Let m e die the death of r ighteous,A nd let m ine end be l ike his.

H is death occurred 2 8 Aug. 1892 .

4 97. CLIFTON HASWELL“ MOORE .

Ben jam in“ , Ben jam in“ , T rist ram “,Joseph

“,Abraham “

)

CLIFTON HASWELL“ , s. O f I saac and Philena“ ( 2 82 )(B l ish) Moore ,

w as b . 26 O ct . 18 17, at Kirt land , O h io . H e m . .

14 Aug. 1845, El i zabeth Richm ond.


faith w e re to be seen and heard . Cl i fton H asw e l l Moore , as a boyo f fi fteen ,

rem em bers H artw e l l,Badge r, Rigdon , Alexande r Cam p

be l l and his father Thom as Cam pbe l l , Joseph Sm i th , the prophet ,and his father and brothers, P . P . Prat t , O rson H yde and the

Evange l ists, Bouchard, F in‘

ney and Foote . H e says that Footecou ld d istance Mi l ton and Dan te in descr ib ing the torm en ts of

the dam ned. H e de l ighted in w ork ing up his aud ience to a

pi tch of fren zy , by pictur ing the flam es o f he l l and the torm en ts ofe ve r last ing fir e and br im stone . Cl i fton H asw e l l Moore rem ainedat hom e, w ork ing on the farm un t i l he w as s ixteen years old ,

w hen his fathe r“

gave him his t im e .

” H e w en t to schoo l at Bedford that sum m er , and cont inued

,al ternate l y teach ing and go ing to

schoo l , un t i l the spr ing of 1839, w hen he decided to leave O h iofor the w est . A bou t the fi rst o f May ,

1839, he arr ived at Pekin ,

I l l inoi s,w i th less than fiv e do l lars in his pocket , but w i l l ing to do

any k ind o f w ork that w as respectable . H e first taught schoo lat Pek in , w h ich then had m ore w eal th than Peor ia, though not

qu i te as large in popu lat ion . H e af terw ard procured em ploym en tin the offi ces of the ci rcu i t and coun ty c lerks

, and began readinglaw under Bai ley VVilm ot

,and in Ju ly , 1841 , he rem oved to

C l in ton,in Dew i tt county

,then a sm al l v i l lage of on l y som e tw e l ve

fam i l ies , and began his career as a law yer and bus iness m an .

.Th is w as in the days of the “

c i rcu i t r ide rs.

”Sam ue l H . T reat w as

the j udge O f the cou rt , and his ci rcu i t em braced som e th i r teencoun t ies . A term o f cou rt rare ly occupied m ore than three days ,and cou rt w as usual ly he ld tw ice a year . Young Moore thus hadthe oppo rtun i ty to becom e personal ly acquainted w i th AbrahamLinco ln , Dav id Davis , and other law yers em inent in the i r day ,

w ho“ fol low ed the j udge around the ci rcu i t . Mr . Moore ear ly saw thatt he pract ice of the law

,in a count ry tow n

,w ou ld neve r bring a

m an independence ,and he also foresaw that the black so i l o f I l

l ino is w ou ld som e day becom e ve ry valuable . In 1852 he form ed

a partnership w i th Judge David Dav is, for the pu rpose Of buy ingand t rad ing in lands , se l l ing on ly enough to keep out Of debt .Th is w as his m aster stroke , and i t w as on l y a few years , unt i l hislaw bus iness becam e a s ide issue , i t requ i r ing al l of his t im e to at

tend to his lands and farm s . The partnersh ip w as d issol ved bythe death o f Judge Dav is , June 2 6th

,Mr

.Moo re becam e

very w eal thy , and his w i ldest dream s as to the fu ture value of II

l inois lands, w ere doubled and t rebled,in his l i fet im e . H e saw the

l i t t le V i l lage of Cl in ton grow to a prosperous Ci ty . H is estatew as est im ated at the t im e o f his death . H is pros


pe r ity enabled him to indu lge in the grat ificat ion of his tastes, oneo f w h ich w as his pass ion for fine books . H e accum u lated and

le ft,at the t im e of his death,

one of the finest pr ivate l ibrar ies inthe w est

,w h ich included hundreds of vo lum es o f rare books,

cho ice ed i t ions, i l lum inated works and fine bind ings.

Personal l y he w as one of the m ost gen ial and com pan ionab leof m en . H e w as large -hearted

,chari table and considerate , an up

r ight and honorable ci t i zen.

In re l igion he w as a l iberal , and though he never un i ted w i th

any church he aided them al l . H e placed pipe organs in three

churches in Cl in ton , and his others bene fact ions w ere num erous.

H e d ied Apr i l 2 9th ,190 1, honored and m ou rned by the ent i re com

m un i ty,for w h ich he had done so m uch .

Re fe rences— Bench and Bar of I l linois

49 9 . HENRY CLAY“ MO ORE.

( Ph i lema,

“ Ben jam in ,

“ Benjam in ,

‘ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“

HENRY CLAY ,

“s. of I saac and Philena“ ( 2 82 ) (B l ish)

Moore w as b . 23 O ct . 1831 , at Warrensvi l le,Cuyahoga Co .

, Oh io

H e m . 9 Apr . 1858 ,at Leroy , Brem e r CO .

,Iow a

,El i zabe th . dt r .

o f Stephen and Lau ra (Stephenson) Parkhurst . She w as b . 18'

Mar . 1842 , at H art land , H uron Co . O h io .

CH ILD .

1. ELLA LAURA 8 MOORE,b. 2 9 Sept. 1860. She m . 10 Sept.

1884, Wil l iam H on tz N eedham , s . o f L ieut. Gov . N eedham .

H e d . 13 Nov . 1884 , and his w idow m . 26 Mar . 1889, at LosAnge les, Cal i f. , J ohn P igoi t Spence r , 5 . o f A sa and Phoebe( Pigott) Spencer.

H en ry C lay“ Moo re w en t to Brem er Coun ty,Iow a,

in 1854 .

Late r he served three consecut i ve term s as Coun ty Clerk . H e

afte rw ards engaged in the lum ber business and w as also inte rested in coal m in ing in sou the rn Iow a. About 1887he ret i red fromact i ve bus iness , and has s ince taken l i fe easy

,look ing after his.

heal th and en joy ing h im se l f.


500. GEORGE“ BLISH .

Be jam in “

,Ben jam in“

,

-

Ben j am in“

,T r ist ram “

,

GEORGE“, s .

,o f Benj am in“ ( 277)and A r tem esia ( Pe rk ins)

B l ish ,w as b . 1 Feby . 1834 at Painesv i l le

, O h io . H e m . 2 3 May

1861 , at M en tor, O hio,

Edil tha, dt r . of Jam es and Mary (D i l ler)P routy . She w as b Sept . 1836,

at Me n tor , O h io.

Ediltha, w i fe o f Geo rge B l ish d .

'

1882 , and he

m . ( 2 ) 1885, H e len D . Pardee,dtr . of Jam e s and

H arr ie t (Co rn ing) D ickey .

George“ B l i sh has been a farm e r al l his l i fe , and a successfu l

short - horn breede r . H e now res ides in the V i l lage of M en tor andhas been Mayo r

,and is a m an h igh ly respected in the com m un i ty .

502 . LYD IA “ BLISH STEELE.

(Z en-

as“,Benjam in “

,Ben jam in“ , T r istram “

, Joseph“

,

LYD IA “

,dt r . o f Zenas“ ( 2 8 1) and Vasht i ( Inge rso l l ) B l ish ,

‘w as b . 2 6 Sept . 182 2 , at M entor , O h io . She m . 2 5 May 1843,

H orace , s . o f Horace and Meh i table (Clark ) Stee le . H e w as 5. 14

May 182 0 , at, Montpe l ier , Ve rm ont .

CH ILDREN .

865. H ORACE ELISHsSTEELE, b. 27 O ct . 1844.

866. H ELEN LYDIAS STEELE,b . 2 0 June 1847.

867. EMMA LUCINDAS STEELE,b. 13 Jany. 1851.

868. GEORGE CLARKsSTEELE, b. 3 Feby . 1853.

H orace Stee le ’

s ear ly t rain ing w as rece ived in his fathe r ’

s

.new spaper office in'

Bufi’

alo , N . Y . H e located at Painesv i l le ,

Oh io ,in 1836, and rem aind there the rest o f , his l i fe . He was en

gaged in banking and rai l r oad ing,and w as alw ays an act i ve m an .

.H e w as an ardent fr iend o f Jam es A . Garfie ld,and stum ped the

(d i st r ict dur ing Garfie ld'

s pres iden t ial cam paign . H e w as Mayo ro f Painesvi l le , for three success ive term s . H e w as a descendan to f George Stee le , b . in Essex county , England , and w ho cam e to

Am e rica in 1631 , and se tt led in Cam br idge ,.

Mass. but abou t'

1639 rem oved to H art ford, Conn . w here he d . in 1663, a ve ry o ldm an .


fortune to break a leg, and was lam e eve r after . Apple ton Dorrance d . 18 June 1887, at Andover , Conn . and his w i fe , Abbie ,d . 10 Apr . 1889. H e is bur ied in A ndove r and she is bur ied in

the fam i l y lot in Wil l im an t ic.

5 07. HANN AH M ARI A “

(BLISH ) YOUNG .

(El isha,

“ Ez ra,“ Sy lvanus,“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,“

HANNAH M ARIA ,

“ dt r . o f El isha“ ( 2 86) and Lau ra (But

ton) B l ish , was b . 8 Ju l y 18 2 5, at Essex , Conn . She m .

June 1847, at Wil l im an t ic,Conn . Chipm an

,s . o f Anson and

Eun ice (Se lden) Young . H e w as b .

CHILDREN .

873. MARY ELIZA8 YOUNG, b. 5 Feby . 1848 , at W indham , Conn.

d . 19 May 1876.

874. RODERIC“ YOUNG , b. 3 Mar . 1849.

875. ABBIE LAURA“ YOUNG , b. 7. A ug. 1852 , d. 7 Apr . 1856.

876. W ILLIAM CH IPMAN 8 YOUNG, b. 7 May 1857.

877. FREDERIC‘ YOUNG, b. 9 Sept. 1861.

Ch ipm an Young w as a prospe rous farm e r of Wi l l im an t ic.

H e d . 9 Apr . 1890 ,f rom the e ff ect o f a cancer in the face , f rom

w h ich he w as a great su ff e re r . H is w i fe surv iv ied him ,and

l i ved on the hom e place , w here she d . 2 0 Aug. 1903, of appoplexy . .

She w as a large , fleshy w om an .

5 10. A SA H ILLS“ BLISH .

(El isha,

“ Ez ra,

“ Sy l vanus,4 T r istram ,

“ Joseph ,

“

ASA H ILLS ,

“s . of El isha“ ( 2 86) and Lau ra (Bu t ton )

B l ish, w as b . 2 0 O ct . 1833, at H ebron, Conn . H e m . 2 5 Nov .

1865, at Stafford Spr ings , Conn . Ne l l ie,dt r . o f Wil l iam and

Lou ise (Stee le) Gaine s. She w as b . 16 Dec. 1839, at West H artford , Conn .

A sa H i l ls“ B lish w as cr ippled from ch i ldhood . H e w as

harness m aker by t rade . H e d . 18 Jany . 1892 , at Wi l lim ant ic ,

Conn .

BLISH GENEALO GY . 175

5 12 . .WILLIAM LORIN“ BLISH .

(El isha,

“ Ez ra,

“ Sy lvanus ,“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,“

W ILLIAM LORIN ,

“s. o f El isha“ ( 2 86) and Laura (Bu tton)

B l ish, w as b . 2 0 Nov . 1838 , at M iddle H addam , Conn. H e m .

2 O ct . 1864 , at Wil l im ant ic , Conn . Jane , dtr . o f John and Nancy(Douglas) Sm i th . She w as b . 3 Dec. 1845, at new London ,

Conn .

CH ILDREN .

878. WILLIAM ARTHUR,

“ b. 5 Mar . 1876, at W i l l im ant ic, Conn.

H e en l isted as a naval Cadet , and served fiv e years on the U. S.

Steam sh ip Ph i lade lph ia, dur ing w h ich t im e he v isited m anyplaces , in the long cru ises m ade by that vesse l.

879. ERNEST LUVERNE,

8 b. 5 May 1878 .

Wil l iam Lor in B l ish is a deaf m u te , but a rem arkab ly brightand in te l l igent m an . H e has been em ployed as a carpen te r andw ood tu rner for the W i l l im an t ic Th read Com pany , for overthi r ty -fiv e years. H e w as educated at the Deaf and Dum b Inst itu te at H art ford , Conn .

5 13. HENRY FRANCIS“ BLISH .

(Robe rt St i les ,“ Ezra,

“ Sy lvanus ,“ Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

“ Abraham “

)

HENRY FRANCIS ,

“s. of Robert S t i les“ ( 2 91) and Do l l y

(McCal l ) Bl ish , w as b . 1 Mar . 18 2 4 , at Mar lbo ro , Conn . H e m .

at Wil l im an t ic, Conn . Sarah, dtr . of Char les

and Betsey (T isdale) Freem an . She w as b. 30 Dec. 182 5, at

H ebron , Conn .

CH ILDREN .

880. SARAH JANE,

“b . 18 Dec. 1843.

88 1.+DW‘IGHT FRANK ,

“b . 2 9 Dec. 1847.

-’Vhen abou t e ighteen years o ld

,H en ry Francis“ B l ish le ft

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h is fathe'

r’

s farm and w en t to Wil l im an t ic , and started in business . H e w as a se l fm ade m an . H e w as know n as

“ Frank H .

B l ish , though his nam e in the old fam i l y record , w r it ten byRobert St i les“ B l ish ,

his fathe r , g i ves i t as“

H enry FrancisB l ish .

”Dvoub t less

, be ing cal l ed “ Frank,

”he t ransposed the in i t ial


H for conven ience. A bou t 1862 ,he, w i th A . E. B rooks, later of

Hart ford , assum ed the m anagem en t of the European H ouse ,in

Wil l im ant ic. In 1867, he bought an interest in the groce ry and

m arke t bus iness, w i th O range S . Pe rk ins, and th is partnersh ip.

cont inued un t i l M r . B l ish’

s death,som e twenty - fiv e years, i t be

ing the oldest grocery house then in bus iness in Wil l im ant ic. In

1873, Mr . B l ish represented his Tow n in the State Legis lature .

H e w as a m em ber of the V eterans Co rps o f the Putnam Phalanx ,

and assistan t paym aster for several years . H e also he ld m anylocal off ices. H e (1. 12 Aug. 1892 , and is bu r ied in the Wil l im an

t ic cem e te ry . A t his funeral , his tw o brothers, Le ster and Albe rt , .

his son Dw ight Frank and his long t im e partner in busine ss, O .

S. Perk ins , acted as bearers. H is w i fe , Sarah , d . 2 0 Ju ly , 1894,

and is bur ied bes ide her husband .

5 14 . LEWIS“ BLISH .

(Robe rt St i les,“ Ezra,

“ Sylvanus,“ T rist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

“

LEWIS ,

“s . o f Robe rt St i les“ ( 2 91) and Do l ly (McCal l)

B l ish , w as b. 2 2 O ct . 18 2 7, at So . Coven t ry,Conn . H e m . .

1852 ,at Coven t ry

,Ju l ia

,dtr . o f Ben jam in and .

Fann ie ( K e ytch) Wal len . She w as b . at Ki l l i'ngly , Conn .

CH ILD.

882 . MARTHA R.

23 b. 1853. She m .

1884, Dav id Day , and he (I. 26 May ,1890. No issue . She d. 2 4

Jany. 1903.

Lew i s“ B l ish w as a cot ton m i l l ope rat i ve , and later becam e a

super intendent . H e w as a gen ial m an , devo ted to his hom e and

fam i ly . H e (1. 6 Feby ,1886, and is bu ried in W i l l im ant ic.

5 15 . JOH N LESTER“ BLISH .

(Rober t St i les Ez ra Sy lvanus,“ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

“

JOH N LESTER,

“s . of Robert St i les“ ( 2 91) and Do l l y

(McCal l ) Bl i sh, w as b . 2 2 O ct . 1827, and w as a tw in of Lew is .

178 SEVENTH . GENERA TION .

he purchased a

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place in H ebron, Conn. , w here he has s ince l ived,

farm ing in a sm al l w ay . In H ebron has se rved as Town Cl erk ,grand j uror, etc. In 1890 he w as e lected Representat i ve to the

general Assem bl y , for two years. Late r he w as Cle rk of the Prob ate Court .

5 29 . ABRA M FULLER’ WILLIAMS .

(Al ice ,“ Ab raham

,

“ Sy lvanus,“ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abraham ‘

)

ABRAM FULLER,

7s. of Dan ie l and Al ice“ (303) (B l ish)

‘Wil l iam skw as b. 2 5 Feby . 1837, at Mayfie ld, O h io. H e m . 2 5

Feby . 1874 , Jane El len Wh i t ing. She w as b . 9 Sept . 1843. at

Mayfield, O h io.

CH ILDREN.

I . RALPH EARLEE1 W ILLIAMS , b. 23 A ug. 1875.

I I. ANNA CO RNELIA“ WILL IAMS , b . 17May 1877.

5 75 . MARY ELIZA" (BLUSH ) COMPTO N .

(O l iver ,“ Joseph ,

5 Joseph ,

“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

2 Abraham “,

MARY .ELIZA ,

’ dt r . of O l iver“ (326) and Clar issa (Doak )B lush . w as b . 2 0 Aug. 1831, at Bur l ingt on ,

V erm ont . She m .

10 O ct . 1851 , Dav id L . Com pton.

CH ILDREN .

889. EDWARD C. COMPTON .

”b.890. LOU IS D. COMPTON ,

” b.

Dav id L . Com pton w as an enginee r on a lake steam e r, and

d . at his post , at Sau l t St . Mar ie , 2 Ju l y 1872 . H is bod v w as

brought to Cleve land , O hio, and bur ied in Brooklyn cem e tery .

Mary El i za7 Com pton d . 2 9 Aug. 1872 ,and l ies beside her hus

band .


5 76 . EDWARD TAYLOR CH AUNCEY’ BLUSH .

(Ol iver ,“ Joseph,

“ Joseph ,“ Tr istram ,

s Joseph,

2

EDWARD TAYLOR CHAUNCEY ,

’s. of O l ive r“

and Clar issa (Doak) B lush, was b . 2 2 Sept . 1833, at Bu r l ington ,

V e rm ont . H e m . 2 8 Ju ly 1861 , at Colum bus, Oh io , Mary dtr . of

Major and H ar r iet (Dav id) Lloyd. She w as b . in New Or leans,La.

CH ILDREN.

891. EDWARD 31 May 1862 , at Be l l ion t , Penn.

892 . NINA A. b. 6 Mar. 1865, at Seym our, Ind.

893. CLAUDIA B. b. 1866Mary L. Bl ish, d. 10 June 1868, at Seym our Ind ,

and

Edw ardtyT. C. B l ish m . ( 2 ) 7 June 1869, at Bay C ity M ich .

Mary , dt r . of Jam es M i l ler.

CH ILDREN , of Second Marr iage .

894. FLORA ELLA ,

“ b. 2 5 Feby. 1870. d. 2 Ju ly 1872 .

895. GEORGE JAMES,

“ b. 11 Nov . 1872 .

896. ANGUS TH EO PH ILUS,

“ b. 12 A ug. 1874.

897. CLARA MARY ,

“ b. 12 O ct. 1878. d . 10 A ug. 1883.

Edw ard T . C.

’ Blush learned the m ach in ist ’s t rade and worked seve ral years in the C. C. C. shops in Cleve land, O hio. Then.

w en t onto the road and fi red an engine for a t im e , and then had.

an engine for a year . H is heal th fai l ing, he w en t sou th to New

O r leans, H ouston ,Texas and old Mex ico , and re tu rn ing took

charge of a steam shove l for the M em ph is 81 Char leston rai l road ,

w he re he w orked for tw o years. H e w as in the south w hen the

civ i l w ar broke out , and had qu i te an exc i t ing expe r ience in gett ing back. He en l isted 1n the 6th U . S. Caval ry . Was w ounded

at Ge ttysburg and laid six m onths 1n the hospi tal . Se rved threeyears and a hal f in the arm y of the Potom ac. After the w ar w asove r he returned to his t rade , do ing rai l road w ork and steamd redging, at var ious places. H e w as for som e t im e in the U . S.

secre t service . H e w as a good so ldie r and fai thfu l in any posi t ion .

H e had m any ups and dow ns in for tune ,hav ing been al te rnate ly

poo r and w e l l off seve ral t im es .


5 78 . RO SAMO ND ELIZABETH 7

(BLUSH ) MAD ISON .

O l i ver ,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ T ristram ,

“ Joseph,2 Abraham “

)

RO SAMOND ELIZABETH ,

“ dtr . of O l i ver“ (326) and

Clar issa (Doak) B lush ,w as b . 2 5 Ju ly 1840, at B loom fie ld, M ich.

She m . 26'

O ct . 1863, at Brook lyn , Oh io , New ton, 5. of Jam es

Doo l i tt le .

CH ILDREN .

897. NELLIE ROSAMONDaDOOLITTLE, b. 5 O ct. 1864, at To

ledo, O h io.

898. BIRDIEaDOOLITTLE, b. 2 Nov . 1868 , at Brook lyn, Ohio.

N ew ton Doo l i tt le d . 16 Sept . 1870, at Cincinnat i , Oh io ,and

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was bur ied at Brook lyn . H is w idow m . June 10 1872 , at Cleveland, Oh io, Joseph ,

s . o f Thom as Mad ison.

CH ILDREN o f 2 nd. Marr iage.

899 OLIVER FRANCIS“ MADISON , b. 2 Jany. 1875 ,at Cleve

land , O h io.

900. CLARA ALLEN” MADISON , b. 4 O ct . 1879, at Brook lyn ,

O h io.

Rosam ond El i zabe th7 Blush graduated at Brooklyn A cadem y ,and for a year afte rw ards taught a w r i t ing schoo l , be ing very ex

pert in that ar t .

5 79 . LEVERET CORNELIUS’ BLUSH .

( O l i ver ,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ T r ist ram , Joseph ,

2

LEVERET CORNELIUS ,

’s . o f O l i ve r“ (326) and Clar

issa (Doak ) B lush ,.w as b . 19 Feby . 1843, at Cleve land , O h io . H e

m . 6May 1872 ,at Cleve land ,

H enr iet ta Kirby .

CH ILDREN .

901.ANGUS.

S b . 16 Dec. 1872 , at Cleve land. (1. 2 Jany . 1875.

902 .MAUD F.

“b . 6 Mar . 1876.

903.FLO RENCE A . b . 16 Feby 1883. at Pul lm an ,

Il ls.

904. NETT IE M.

“ b. 3 May 1885. at Cleve land, 0 .

Leveret Corne l ius7 Blu sh at the fi rst cal l for m en in 1861 ,

en l isted in the Cleve land Light A rt i l lery . Whe n his fi rst three

m onths w ere ou t he r e - en l i sted for three years . H e w as in Gen l .

Sherm an'

s corps , and w as taken pr isone r at V ick sburg, M iss . H e

,182 SEVENTH GENERAT ION .

CH ILD .

92 2 . FRANCIS GRAHAM,

“ b. 4 O ct . 1869. She is a graduate of the

Br idgeport, Conn . H igh schoo l and also of the Br idgeportTrain ing schoo l , since w hich she has been teach ing in the pub

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l ic schoo ls.

Wil l iam Clark“ B lush at tended the publ ic schoo ls at Midd lefie ld , and later at Lanesboro

’

,Mass. Worked rn his father’s.

f acto r ies, and later in Br idgeport as a saw ye r. H e en l isted in the

46th . Regt . Mass. Vo ls . in Sept . 1862 , and returned in Ju l y 1863.

Is a m e m ber of the El ias H ow e” Post

,G . A . R. in Br idgeport , .

and Arcanum Lodge, I . O . O . F . Cam e to Br idgeport in 1879.

Though not an office seeker , he takes an act i ve in terest in pol i t ics.

Refererices -Middlefield,Mas s . Tn . Rec.

5 9 9 . EDWARD DURANT “ BLUSH .

(Wil l iam Duran t ,“ Am asa,

“ Joseph ,

“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph,“ Abra

EDWARD DURANT,

“s. of Wi l l iam Durant“ (331) and

Mary W . ( Pren t ice) B lush , w as b . 8 Dec . 1860, at Middlefie ld ,

Mass . H e m . 1 O ct . 1884 ,B

'

e l le S ., dt r . of Wil l iam H . and Susan

Harper .They separated, and he m . 2 2 Sept . 1892 ,

El i zabeth"

Trou tm an New com b .

CH ILD.

923. ETHEL MAY ,

“ b. 30 Nov . 1895.

Re ference— Middlefield,Mass . Tn . Rec.

603 . LUCY DELANCE“ RICHARDSON .

(Anne ,“ David ,

“ David ,

“ T ri st ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ A braham “

)

LCU Y , dt r . o f De levan and Anne (B l ish) (341)w as b . 1 1 Feby . 1798 , at Essex , N . Y . She m . 2 9 May 182 5,Stoughton D . Richardson .


CH ILDREN .

HELEN H .

“RICH ARDSON ,

b. 2 7Mar . 1826, at Essex , N . Y .

She m . 12 Nov . 1855. Edw ard H . S tickney , of Aux Sable Forks,N. Y and had

I. Ann ie E.

“ b. 15 July 1857, and m . Aug. 1875, George

L . Gray , of Ithaca, N Y .

I I. Lucy H e len ,

“b . 2 2 Dec. 1862 ,

and m . 10 June , 1886,

H enry E. Gil lespie.

MARY JANE“RICHARDSON ,

b. 2 July 1831. d. 31 July 1831.

Lucy De lance “ Richardson ( I. 24 Aug . 1864 , at Aux Sable

F orks. N . Y .

H e len Richardson“ St ickney d . 6 Dec . 1895, at Aux Sable

F o rks.

612 . MARY W ILCOX“

(BLISH ) NEWELL .

(Dan ie l ,“ David ,

“ David ,

“ T rist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Abraham ?

)

M ARY W ILCOX ,

“ dt r . o f Dan ie l“ (343) and Beu lah (Wil-c0x) B l ish,

w as b . 14 Sept . 18 14, at Jay ,N . Y . She m . 27 O ct .

18 13, Dan ie l Beckw i th , s . of Ru fus New e l l , of Sut ton , Verm on t .

CH ILDREN .

926.+MARTH A REBECCA“NE\-VELL ,

b. 13 June 1832 .

LUTH ER BOARDMAN “

NEWELL , b. 15 A pr .

“

1834. m .

1861, Sarah Walw or th Pur m or t . H e graduatedfrom the Verm on t Un ivers ity , j ust before the break ing out o f

the c iv i l w ar . H e began teach ing at Westport , and cont inuedthrough the w ar . H e w as a thorough and successful inst r ustor .

From 1876 to 1882 he w as Schoo l Com m iss ioner o f the 2 nd.

D i str ict of Essex County . H e conducted Inst itutes and w as a

lecturer. H e also served as Superv isor o f VVestpo r t . H e w as

a m an of unsw erv ing integrity and un iversal ly respected. H e d.

Jany . 1896, at his hom e in Westport, N . Y .

928 .+BEULAH BLISH“NEWELL , b . 12 A pr . 1836.

9 2 9. ISAAC DEN ISON “NEWELL . b. 10 June 1838 . m .

May 1867, H ar r ie t N . But l v' ick . H e graduated f rom the A l

bany Norm al School , and thereafter devoted his l ife to teach ing.

H e w as Coun ty Super intenden t o f Schoo ls in Essex county N .

Y. , and unusual ly successful in his w ork. In 1867 he w ent toSt . Cloud , M inn . , and w en t into bus iness, but soon returned to

his favor ite w ork at M inneapo l is w here he had charge o f theJe ff erson school , fo r seve ral years. Fo r his w ork here he w as

prom oted to the supe r intendency o f the Wash ington schoo l ,and at once set about to prepare for the task be fore him H is

zeal and unt i r ing devot ion to his w ork , probably cost him hisl ife , as he fe l l i l l and d ied 8 Sept. 1872 , before he assum ed con

tro l o f his new fie ld. H is death w as s incerely m ourned by allo f the fr iends of the schoo ls in M inneapo l is. H e was an honest . earnest , s ince re Chr ist ian m an , w hose l i fe w ork w as w e l ldone .

184 SEVENTH GENERAT ION

930. ELECTA ALMIRA“NEWELL, b. 7 Ju ly 1840, d. 19 Sept .

1842 , at Jay , N . Y .

931. MARY RO SALIE“NEWELL,

b. 30 July 1847. m . 12 Aug.

1875, H enry M. Chase .

932 . ARTHUR DANJ EL“NEWELL ,

b. 19 Mar. 1852 . m . 11 Dec.

1879, Char lotte Van O rm an .

Dan ie l Beckw i th N ew e l l w as a w el l - tov do farm er . H e d . 16

Aug. 1866, at Minneapo l is, Minn .,w h i le on a v is i t to his daughter .

Mary Wi lcox B l ish w as a devoted w i fe and m other , and thro’

a

l inger ing i l lness, affl icted w i th dropsy , she w as pat ient and chee rfu l . She d . 15 Jany . 1865, at Jay , N . Y .

6 13 . DANIEL“ BLISH , J r .

(Dan ie l ,“ David ,

5 David ,

“ Tri st ram ,

“ Joseph,

“

DANIEL ,

“s. of Dan ie l“ (343) and Beu lah (Wi lcox) B l ish ,

.

was b. 6 Jany . 18 17, at Jay, Essex Co. N . Y . H e m . 8 Jany .

1840, at Jay , Mary H oughton , dtr . of Joseph and Rebecca

(Houghton ) Bruce .

“She w as b . 5 O ct . 18 17, at Jay .

CH ILDREN.

b. 8 Apr . 1841 .

A daughter, unnam ed , d. at bi rth in 1844 .

934. LUCY , b. 9 O ct . 1846. She d. 26 Sept. 1 863, at Appleton , W is~

cons in , o f typho id fever. She was a student in Law renceUn ivers ity , and her brother Dav id w as at that t im e in bus inessthere . She w as a br ight and beaut iful g irl , and her sudden

death w as a crush ing blow to her m other and re lat ives. H er

rem a ins w ere taken to Jay ,N . Y.,

and interred bes ide those

of her father.935.+LILLIAN MARTHA ,

“ b. 13 Feby . 1849.

936.+FRANK DANIEL ,

“ b. 30 June 1852 .

Dan ie l“ B l ish J r . w as a farm er, but also had a saw - m i l l , aforge for m anu factu r ing i ron and a store for general m erchand ise . H e w as superv isor for the Tow n of Jay for m any years,

*Joseph Bruce , son o f Ben jam in , w as a pr ivate in Capt. Dan ie l El ish’

s

Co. 3rd. Battal ion , N . Y . M i l it ia,in the w ar o f 1812 . H is nam e appears

on a ro l l w h ich show s his term of serv ice to have begun 9 Sept. 18 132 m os. 11 days. (Recor d P ension O ff ice Wash . D . C. )

Ben jam in Bruce appl ied for a pen s ion 9 O ct. 18 19, at w h ich t im e he

was 59 years o ld , and res ided at Jay , N . Y . H is pens ion w as al low edfor three years serv ice as a pr ivate in the Mass. t roops in the Rev o lu

t ionary war . H e en l isted at Bo lton ,Mass , and served under Capt,

Barnes and C01. B ige low .

* Bur eau of P ensions, Wash. D . C.

, Mass. Sold . Sailors in Rev .

MARY E . (JONES) BULL . M ARGARET E . (JONES) THOM PSON .

P IERPONT EDWARDS JONES.

DANIEL BLISH JONES . MARTH A E . JONES.


and he ld m any Tow n offices. H e also ow ned large t racts of w i ld

or un im proved land .

H e (1. 12 Dec. 1856, at the B l ish hom estead in Jay, . the sam e

house in w h ich he w as born .

In O ct . 1856, the uppe r darn on the Aux Sable r ive r gave

w ay , caus ing a terr ib le flood,w hich sw ept sudden l y dow n the

val ley , carry ing devastat ion and dest ruct ion in its course ; seve rall i ves w ere lost . Every Tow n suff e red , and Dan ie l El ish

’

s m i l lsand bu i ldings w ere dest royed . In the exci tem ent and w orry in

e iden t to gett ing m at te rs st raightened out , he s ickened and d ied,necess i tat ing a sale of his prope rt y . The w idow secured the

greater part of the hom e farm , beside som e .o ther prope rty .

She m . 4 Apr . 1860,at Jay ,

N . Y . Dea. Aust inH ickok. H e w as b . 15 Dec. 1804, in New H aven

,V erm on t . H e

was, at the t im e of th is m arriage , a w idow er , w i th fou r sons, al lo f w hom ,

later en l isted in the un ion arm y , and one o f w hom ,

Isaac, d ied in the serv ice . Deacon H ickok w as a very w orthym an and w as m any years a Just ice of the Peace in Jay ,

N . Y .

H e rem oved in Aug. 1872 ,to Englew ood, 111. w here he d ied,

-19 Sept . 1879. H is w idow Mary , afte r his death resided w i thher son Frank Dan ie l , in Englew ood , w here she (I. 8 May 1893,a loving, pat ien t , se l f - sacr ificing and noble w om an .

Refe rence— Hayward’

s H is t. of Gilsum , N . H .

614 . BEULAH BLISH “ JO NES

(Dan iel ,“ David ,

“ Dav id,

“ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

“ Abraham “

)

BEULAH,

“ dtr . of Dan ie l“ (343) and Beu lah (Wilcox)B l ish, w as b . 30 Mar . 18 19, at Jay , N . Y . She m . 18

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Aug . 1841,

Pierpon t Edw ard, s. of Nathan Jones . H e w as b . 27 June 18 19,at Jay , N . Y .

CHILDREN.

937.+MARY EMOGENE“ JONES,b. 2 O ct . 1843, at Granvi l le N . Y. .

938. MARTHA E.

“ JONES, b. 16 Mar . 1845.

939.+DAN IEL BLISH “ JONES, b. 7 Nov . 1846.

940.+MARGARET ELECTA“ JONES,b. 7 July 1848.

941.+LYDIA MINERVA“ JONES, b. 7 Ju ly 1850.

942 .+ELIJAH BROWN“ JONES, b. 2 2 Mar . 1852 .

943.+NATHAN HENRY“ JONES,b. 1 Dec. 1854.

944 +BEULAH BLISH “ JONES, b. 18 Jany. 1857.

945.+GILMAN MACK“ JONES,b. 6 O ct . 1862 .


Pie rpon t Edward Jones w as a se l f—m ade m an. In his boy

hood he earned his ow n l iv ing and secu red a fine educat ion unaided b v anyone . H e se rved as jan i tor at the PlattsburgAcadem y and at the sam e t im e pursued his stud ies . Soon afte r.he began teach ing,

in wh ich he w as em inent ly successfu l . Whenn ot teach ing he fol low ed farm ing, but al l o f the tim e pursued a

System at ic cou rse of study .

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After his m arr iage“

he fo l lowe dfarm ing for som e tw en ty - three years . In 1864 he w as appo intedto canvass that part o f the arm y in and near the Shenandoah v al

ley, for the votes of so ld ie rs f rom Essex county . In 1865 he w as

appo in ted to a posi t ion in the Treasu ry departm ent at Washington

,w h ich posi t ion he he ld for e leven years . In 1877 he and

his w i fe pu rchased the O ld B l ish H om estead , at Jay , N . Y . H e

r esigned his pos i t ion in the Treasury departm ent , and acceptedanothe r in the post office , at New York Ci ty

“

,w here he rem ained

three years . H e then re tu rned to Jay , to spend the rem ainde r o fh is days on the o ld far m . H e w as not id le then , but e ver on the

a le rt to assist in any undertak ing . H is ch ie f characte rist ics w e re

perse ve rance ,se l f—re l iance and se l f - sacr ifice . H e w as a ready and

fl uen t debater , and care fu l ly stud ied al l im po rtan t quest ions . H e

,w as generou s to a fau l t , and the needy "alw ays found in him a

ready he lpe r . H e d ied 8 Apr . 1892 , at Jay , the place of his

bi rth ,and the concou r se that { Oho zv ed his rem ains to the cem e

f ery attested . their appreciat ion O f a t ru l y w orthy and m an lym an . Beu lah B l ish“ Jones w as

‘

a fit t ing m ate far he r husband

,and ably seconded him in his e fforts . She d . at the old B l ishhom estead in Jay ,

in the sam e house in w h ich she w as born ,

Feb v . 1887.

62 1 . DAN IEL“ BLISH .

(Dav id ,

“ David ,

“ Dav id,

“ T r ist ram ,Joseph ,

“

DAN IEL ,

“s . o f David“ (346) and Mary

“

or Po l ly(Wh i tney ) B l ish , w as b . 17 June 18 12 , at Gil sum

,N . H . H e

m . 12 Nov . 1840 ,at Ew ardsburg,

Mich,Ju l ia Ann , dtr . o f

Wil l iam B . and Cyn th ia ( Sam m ons) Gi lbert . She w as b . 23IFeby . 18 2 1 , at Spr ingfie ld , O tsego Co .

,N . Y .

CH ILDREN .

946.+WILLIAM GILBERT “ b. 2 6 O ct . 1842 .

b. 27A ug. 1846.

188 SEVENTH GENERA T ION .

by the nam e of .Uncle Tom m y . H e d ied in 1864, at the age

o f se venty - three .

H is w i fe w as one of those good natured , pat ient Germ an

w om en,w ho cou ld do the w ork of a large fam i l y , and at the

sam e t im e do a good days w ork w eav ing . She d ied in 1866, at

the age of se venty - one .

62 2 . DAV ID“ BLISH .

(Dav id ,

“ Dav id ,

“ David ,

“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“

DAV ID“s. of Dav id“ (346) and Mary (Wh itney) B l ish,

w as b . 30 No v . 18 14 , at Su rry , N . H . H e m . 27 O ct . 1840 , at

G reen Bay , \7Vis .,Adal ine Soph ia, dt r . of H on . Robert and H an

nah (Ree se) I rw in . She w as b . 2 A ug . 1823, at Green Bay ,

W is.

CH ILDREN .

950 +RO BERT IRW IN b. 2 0 A ug. 184 1, at Green Bay , W is.

951. WILLIAM DAV b. 14 May 1843. . 6 Sept. 1851, at Chi

cag0 I l l .

952 . MARY AUGUSTA ,

3 b. 29 July , 1845.

953. CH ARLES FREDERIC,

“ b. 2 1 May 1847. d. 9 O ct. 1860. at

Kenosha, W is.

A l l o f the ch i ldren , except ing Robert Irw in , w ere b. at

Southport , now Kenosha, W is.

Dav id“ B l ish w as for m any years engaged in the lum bert rade at Green Bav and Kenosha

,Wis. H e is descr ibed by those

w ho knew him as one of the best of m en . Gen ial , in te l l igen t ,and devoted to his fam i ly and friends, on l y w ords of com m enda

t ion and praise are spoken of him . H is unse lfishness and cou rageare be st show n in the t ragic m anne r o f his death . O n the m orning of Novem ber 2 1st , 1847, the prope l le r Phoen i x

”w as burned

near Sheboyga'

n, Wis . H e

'

w as on the steam e r and did he ro ic service in rescu ing the he lpless . H e brought m any faint ing and

unconsc ious w om en and ch i ldren from the ho ld , w h ich w as fi l ledw i th sm oke and flam es H e w as w arned by the Captain not to

go dow n again ,as the steam e r w as fast set t l ing, but he insisted

in m ak ing one m o re t rip, and descended in to the ho ld. H e neverretu rned . and w as doubt less overcom e by the flam es and sm oke .

The vesse l short ly w ent dow n and he w ent w i th her . Mr s

De Nevue , a lady 83 years of age, now res id ing on Lake DeN evue ,

nea. f ond du Lac, Wis ,w as w e l l acquainted w i th David


B l ish , and is au thori ty for the forego ing statem ent . She speaks o f

h im as“

one O f the best m en I eve r knew .

”

H 1s w idow ,Adal ine Soph ia B l ish

,m . ( 2 ) 2 0 Sept . 1849,

Wil l iam Sum ner , s . of Wil l iam and Naom i (Terry) Strong . H e

w as I . 2 0 Feby . 182 0.

62 3 . MARY JANE“

(BLISH ) CARPENTER.

62 6 . EMILY “

(BLISH ) CARPENTER .

(Dav id ,

“ Dav id ,

“ David ,

“ T rist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“

M ARY J ANE,

“ dtr . o f David“ (346) and Mary (Wh i tney):B l i sh , w as b . 27 Jany . 18 17, at Jay ,

N . Y . Se m . .

1834 at Law rencevi l le , N . Y . ,Dr . John Fu l ler , 3. o f Nathan and

Rhoda Carpente r . H e w as b . 8 Dec. 1808 .

CH ILDREN .

954. JOHN FULLER“CARPENTER Jr. b. 2 9 Jany. 1836, at Law

rencev il le , N . Y.

955. LUCY ADELIA“CARPENTER, b. 1 1 Dec. 1838. d.

Feby . 1875, o f consum pt ion.

956. GEORGE MONROE“CARPENTER, b. 10 O ct . 1842 . m . 4

Nov . 1868 ,H ar r ie t Lee , o f Bangor, N . Y .

957. CAROLINE AUGUSTA“CARPENTER, b. 2 2 June 1845. m .

5 May 1870, at Wh itehal l , N . Y. , Dr . War r en Cor b in Wood.

Mary Jane Carpen ter d . Aug. 1846, and Dr . Carpen te r m .

as his second w i fe , 2 3 May 1847, EMILY“ BLISH ,

a siste r o fh is fi rst w i fe . She w as b . 30 Apr . 182 3.

CH ILDREN .

958. H

QRRIET JANE“

CARPENTER, b. 2 Dec. 1846. d. 3 Aug.

1 50.

959. RHODA JANE“CARPENTER. b. 3 May 1851. m . 5 Sept.

1877, Rober t McEw en , d. 5 Mar . 1890, of pneum on ia, at Law

r encev il le , N . Y.

960.+FRANK BLISH“CARPENTER, b. 15 Sept. 1853. Is a pract ic

ing phys ic ian in N ew York City.

961. CH ARLES DAVID“CARPENTER, b. 7 Sept. 1856. m . 15

Nov 188 1, at Big Rapids , M ich. , N e ttie Wil tse .

962 . NATHAN ADELBERT“CARPENTER, b. 26 Sept. 1860. m .

15 Nov . 188 1 , at Sherbrooke , N . Dakota,A bi Bugbee .

Dr .John Fu l le r Carpenter spen t his you th in Wh i tehal l , N .

Y .,w he re he stud ied m ed icine w i th D r . Ru tte r . H e at tended

l ectures and graduated from the m ed ical col lege at Cast leton ,

Verm on t . H e w ent to Law rencevi l le, N . Y. , in 1830 , to begin the


pract ice of his pro fess ion , poor in pu rse , but rich in dete rm inat ion . .

The coun try w as new and w i thou t roads or othe rH e w as com pe l led to r ide on horseback to m ake his v is i ts , and

to find his ow n w ay through the forests b y m arked t rees . Thougha frai l m an physical lv ,

his indom inab le w i l l carr ied him through ,

and he in t im e accum u lated a considerable fortune . H e con t inuedhis pract ice un t i l a short t im e be fore his death

, but w as also int er ested in other l ines of business . H e d . 30 Apr . 1869, of con

sum pt ion . H is w i fe Em i ly7 (1. at Lew r encev il le , N . Y . ,2 Dec .

1898 , of pneum on ia. The com pi ler has in his possession a lette rw ri tten by he r in June

,1898 , w h ich show s her to have been a r e

m arkab ly inte l l igen t and capable w om an . The hand w r i t ing is.

l ike that of a w om an of forty,instead of seven ty -fiv e years old . .

The le t ter w i l l be prese rved am ong his“

B l ish A rch i ves .

”

639 . ELLEN DO UGLAS7 (BLISH ) BURNHAM.)

( John ,

is Dav id, 5 David ,

‘ T r ist ram ,

’ Joseph ,

2

ELLEN DOUGLAS,

’ dtr . of John8 (349) and Merab Ann

(Wales) B l ish, w as b . 10 Mar . 18 17, at Woodstock, Ve rm on t .

She m . 10 May 1840 ,Dr . Mi lo L . Burnham . H e w as b

18 12 , at Pom fre t , V erm ont .

CH ILDREN .

963. EDGAR WALESS BURNH AM,b.

964. JUSTICE A .

“BURNHAM, b. 1847. d 9 July '

1878, in Ch icago, I l l .

Mi lo L. Bu rnham spen t his boyhood on a farm . Later hespent som e t im e in teach ing. H e graduated at the M ed ical College at Woodstock , V t . H e pract iced m ed icine for som e yearsat Montpe l ie r , V erm ont , an d then rem oved to Law rence vi l le ,N . Y . H e re he becam e a m em ber of the Congregat ional chu rch .

Rem oving to Broadhead , Wis ,som e years later

,he and his w i fe

ass isted in organ i z ing a Congregat ional chu rch at that place .

Rem ov ing to Wate r loo , Iow a,he w as for seve n teen years a Dea

con of the Congl . church the re . H e w as a radical_tem perancem an

, and though he conducted a drug store,he re fused to se l l .

iquor for any purpose . The last fou r years of his l i fe w ere spen tin Ch icago , I l ls . H e re he w as a m em ber o f the Plym ou th

'

chu rch..

H e (1. 14 Feby . 1893, and w as bu r ied at Water loo,Iow a.

JOHN HEDDING BL ISH .

I JEU T . JOHN BELL BLE H .

JOHN LYMAN BLISH .

BLISH GENEALO GY .191

El len Douglas Burnham d . 2 9 Dec. 1898 , at Ch icago , I l ls . At'

her request , her rem ains w e re crem ated ,the ashes to be bur ied

at Waterloo , Iow a.

She w as a wom an o f dec ided character, affable , energet ic

and independent . She d id her ow n th ink ing and w as alw ays

busy.

640. LUCY HEDD ING’

(BLISH ) ALDEN .

( John ,

° David} Dav id,‘ Tr ist ram ,

’ Joseph ,

2 Abraham ‘

)

LUCY HEDDING ,

’ dt r . o f John“ (349) arid Me rab Ann

(Wales) Bl ish ,w as b. 5 May 18 19 , at Woodstock , Verm ont .

.She m‘

. 2 9 Jany . 1844 , Chester A lvin A lden .

CH ILDREN .

965. JOHN GARDNER8 ALDEN , b. 5 May 1848, at Woodstock,Vt. d. 8 Nov . 1854.

966. BELLE FRANCIS“ ALDEN , b. 8 Jany . 1853, at Woodstock,Vt. d. 9 June 1862 , at Janesv i l le , W is.

967. JO HN BLISH8 ALDEN ,

b. 16 Nov . 1856, at Jan esv i l le , Wis.

Cheste r A lv in Aldeni

d . 2 5 Dec . 1870 , at Janesvi l le , Wisand his w i fe

,Lucy, ( l . 12 Dec. 1897, at the sam e place .

64 1 . JOH N H EDDING7 BLISH .

(John ,

° David ,

5 David ,

‘ Tr ist ram,

3 Joseph ,

2

JO H N H EDD ING ,

’s . of

'

John“

(349) and Me rab Ann

(Wales) B l ish , w as b . 2 5 Apr . 18 2 1, at W

'

oodstock , V e rm on t .H e m . 2 8 Sept . 1854 , at Seym our , Ind iana, Sarah ,

dt r . of MeedyWhi te and El i za P . (Ew ing) Sh ie lds .

‘

CH ILDREN .

968.+MEEDY SH IELDS,

a b. 14 Dec. 1855, at Seym our, Ind.

969.+EMMA MERAB ,

‘ b. 1 June 1860.

970. JO H N BELL ,

8b . 8 Sept. 1860. H e entered the U. S. Naval

Academ y , at Annapo l is, Mary land, 18 Sept. 1875, and has evers ince been in the naval serv ice. H as served in m any capac it ies,m ak ing coast surveys and sci ent ific

,expe r im ents connected w ith

the b ete rm ent o f the serv ice . Was execut ive o ffi cer on the'

U . S. w ar sh ips “N iagara

"and

“ V icksburg" dur ing the

192 SEVEN TH GENERAT ION .

Span ish-Am er ican w ar , in 1898 . Was com m iss ioned L ieutenant “

Com m ander 5 O ct . 1901.

971.+LUCY SHI ELDS,

“ b. 9 O ct . 1862 .

972 . TIPTON SH IELDS ,

s b. 13 Jany. 1865. Is connected w ith hisbrother Meedy in the successful m i l l ing bus iness , w h ich w as

inaugurated by the i r father, at Seym our, Ind .

John H edd ing7 B l i sh at tended schoo l at M idd lebu ry , Ver

m ont ; in 1849 he started for Cal i forn ia, but m ee t ing his fr iendF rank Marsh ,

w ho afterw ards m arr ied his siste r Mary at

Jeff ersonv i l le ,Ind iana, he w as prevai led upon to take a posi t ion

on the enginee ring corps o f the fi rst rai l road in Ind iana, the“

O ld

Mad ison” road . H e w as soon prom oted to the posi t ion of ch ie f'

enginee r, and he ld i t t i l l the road w as com pleted to Ind ianapo l is

and then to Lou isv i l le , Ky . I t w as abou t th is t im e that he m ar

r ied , and becam e associated w i th his fathe r- in - law ,in grain , pack

ing and m i l l ing business , unt i l 1871 , w hen he accepted a pocit ion

as ch ie f eng ineer of a rai l road , w h ich w as to run from Evansvi l leto Richm ond , Ind . Th is proj ect w as abandoned dur ing the financial t roubles of 1872

-

3, and he re turned to the grain and m i l l ingbusiness, at w h ich he rem ained un t i l his death . In 1883, his sons

Meedy S. and T ipton S .,joined the i r father in the business.

The plan t w as bu rned in the w in ter of 1885, and in January ,1886, the Bl ish Mil l ing Com pany w as organ i zed, the stock be ingd i v ided am ong the father , m othe r and fiv e ch i ldren , the father andsons hav ing a cont ro l l ing in terest . A new and great l y en largedand im proved plant w as erected and com ple ted in Ju l y , 1886,

increasing the capac i ty of the m i l ls fou r fo ld. John H eddingB l ish w as for fi fteen years V ice Pres iden t of the F i rst Nat ionalBank of Seym ou r and act i ve in its m anagem en t . Dur ing the lastfew years o f his ch ie f aim w as to put his fam i ly on a sound finan

cial basis, and in th is he w as em inen t ly successfu l . H e died 30Ju ly , 1886, short ly after the new m i l ls w e re com pleted.

H is w i fe, Sarah Sh ie lds B l ish , d. 16 Mar . 1896, at Prat t’

s


JULIA EMMA“ MARSH , b. 3 Nov . 1853, at Jefiersonv il le, -Ind.

FLORA ATWO ODa MARSH , b. 11 Apr . 1856, at Anderson,

Ind. She m . 2 1 Feby . 1875, J oseph Dav is, b. 24 Nov . at Coatesv i l le , Penn. H e served three m onths in the Civ i l w ar , and in1868 rem oved to Mon tana and engaged in m in ing. H e has served his d istr ict in the leg islature , and is a pronounced character ,and know n by the fam i l iar nam e of

“

Rocky Mounta in Joe .

Issue. 1. Lou is Joseph,’ b. 9 Jany. 1876 ; 2 . May Bel le ,

“ b. 3July , 1878.

64 5 . EDWIN WALES"BLISH .

( John ,

° Dav id,“ Dav id,

‘ Tr istram ,

“ Joseph,2 A braham “

)

EDWIN WALES,

7s. of John“ (349) and M e rab Ann

(Wales) B l ish, w as b . 2 5 Dec. 182 9, at Woodstock, Ve rm ont .

H e m . 8 June 1855, El izabeth , dt r . o f John J . Keste r .

CH ILDREN .

-I . GEORGE EDW IN ,

“ b. 15 June 1854. d . 7 O ct . 1860.

I I. NANCY MARIAH ,

“ b. 14 Sept. 1856. d. 12 June 1858.

I II . JOHN KESTER,

“ b. 20 Sept. 1859. d. 10 Dec. 1885.

IV . H IRAM ELSWORTH ,

‘ b. 12 May 1862 . d. 4 A ug. 1887.

MEdw in Wales7 B l ish has fo l lowe d civ i l eng inee r ing m ost o f

his l i fe t im e . H e is st i l l l i v ing,a hale and hearty old m an . For

’

som e years he has been a Just ice of the Peace . H e is a prom inen tMason , and also a very act ive and influent ial m em be r of the

Method ist church.

65 1 . T IMOTHY AUST IN 7 BLISH .

(Aaron Hubbard ,

“ Thom as,“ Dav id,“ T r ist ram ,

“

Joseph ,

“ Abraham ?

)

T IMOTHY AUST IN ,

7s . o f Aaron H ubard“ (371) and

J oanna (H ale) B l ish , w as b . 18 Aug. 18 10 , at Eastbury , Conn .

H e m . 2 9 Dec. 1831 ,Eleanor Mar ia, dtr . of Chester and El iza( Love t t) H i l ls . She w as b . 10 June 18 14, at Eastbury .


CH ILD.

979 +TIMOTH Y HUBBARD,

“ b. 18 June 1833, at South Manchester,Conn. Bapt i zed 15 Sept. 1833.

T im othy Aust in7 B l ish, afte r his m arr iage , m oved to South

Mancheste r and w orked at blacksm i thing for a year , then retu rned to Eastbu ry and w orked one season on the farm , and in the

fal l w en t to Hart fo rd and w orked in a carr iage factory , do ingw ood w ork , i ron w ork and leathe r w ork , as ne eded . H is brothe rH i ram w as w ork ing in the sam e shop as carr iage t r im m e r . H e

nex t w en t to Co lchester , Conn . and w orked at harness- m ak ing.

H e also w orked for H alsey Cheney, who ran a carr iage factoryand l i very , at Middletow n

,Conn . Was in H art ford seven years

and in Mid letow n five years. H e then returned to Eastbu ry.

and resum ed farm ing,w h ich he fo l low ed eve r after . he East

bury chu rch record says that “ T im othy B l ish and his w i fe Ele

anor w ere d ism issed and recom m ended to the Second churchof H art ford,

29 Apr . Eleanor M . B l ish , d . 18 Aug. 188 2,

and T im othy A . B l ish d . 2 1 June 1893. Both are bur ied in the

Eastbury cem e tery .

Re fe rences— Glas tonbu ry, Conn. , Tn . Rec. and Eas tbury Ch

65 2 . DAV ID DWIGH T’ BLISH .

(Aaron H ubbard ,

“ Thom as,“ David ,

“ Tr i st ram ,

“ Joseph,

2 Abra

DAV ID DWIGHT ,

’s . of Aaron H ubbard“ 371) and Joan

na (H ale) B l ish ,w as b . 27 O ct . 18 12

,at Eastbury , Conn . H e

m . 1 1 Feby . 1834 , Fanny Co rne l ia, dtr . of John and Fanny (K eeney) Go slee . She w as b . 27 June 18 17, at Eastbury .

CH ILDREN .

980.+PRUDENCE CORNELIA ,

‘ b. 23 Apr . 1839.

98 1.+JOHN DW IGHT ,

“ b. 16 Apr. 1843.

982 . REBECCA ELIZA ,

“ b. 1848 . m . 2 Jany. 1867,A r thur M. Brainard . They had one ch i ld , Bessie , w ho is a

school teacher in Glastonbury. Rebecca Brainard d. 31 May1880.

983.+JOANNA AU GUSTA ,

“ b. 20 Oct. 1850.

“

1854, Sept. 26. Prudence Corne l ia, John Dw ight and Rebecca El iza, chi ldren o f David D. and Fanny C. B l i sh , w erebapt ized.


Dav id Dw ight7 B l ish, w ho w as always know n by his m id

dle nam e , was a farm e r al l of his l i fe . H e ran a dai ry and

t ruck farm , m ak ing regu lar tr ips to the Ci ty o f H art ford w i thhis produce . In the sum m er o f 1892 , his large barn w as burnedin the n ight, consum ing his horses , cow s, hay and grain ,

upon“

w hich he had no insurance. Th is barn w as one of the o ldest inthe ne ighborhood, bu i l t of m ass ive oak t im bers, and w as be l iev edto be one hundred years old . The loss w as a te rr ib le calam i ty ,and al though one o f the m ost hopefu l and courageous of m en ,

i t seem ed to break him dow n . H e d . 2 9 Apr . 1893, aged 80 years,6 m os. and 1 day . H is w i fe Fanny Corne l ia, surv ived him for

several years, and d . 13 Aug. 1899, at the house o f her daughte rJoanna.

Re ferencesfi Glastonbury, Conn . Tn . Rec. and Eas tbury Ch.

653. AARO N HUBBARD7 BLISH , JR.

"(Aaron David ,

4 Tr ist ram ,

“

Jo-seph,

2 Abraham “

)

AARO N H UBBARD ,

7s . o f Aaron H ubbard“ (371) and

Joanna (H ale ) B l i sh , w as b . 5 Sept , 18 15. H e m . 26 May 1841 ,

at Mancheste r , Conn . , Clara B ingham . She w as b . in 18 10 .

CH ILDREN .

984 +RUSH H UBBARD ,

“ b. 19 O ct . 1842 , at Gu i l ford, Conn .

985. RO SALIA C.

8 b. 16 July 1851. at South W indsor, Conn . She

w as a charm ing girl , w ith m arked m us ical talent. She m . 12

Sept. 1870, at South Manchester, Conn . , H enry C. Brooks , of

Hartford , and d. of pulm onary consum pt ion ,in 1878.

Aaron hubbard7 B l ish J r . w as a ve ry act ive m an . H e kepta hote l for som e years in Gu i l ford, Conn .

, and also at M iddletow n .

H e w as a m e rchan t,l i very keepe r and c igar m anu factu re r at

G lastonbury , and late r sett led at Windsor keeping a dry goods

and grocery store . H e w as qu i te a po l i t ic ian and for a t im e

depu ty sher i ff . H is death was qu i te sudden , caused, the doctorssaid ,

by lung feve r , but the post m ortem exam inat ion revealedthe fact that One lung w as alm ost gone . H e w as qu i te outspokenin h is Opin ions , and Chauncey Goodale m ade a com plain t againsth im , 3 Sept . 1838 , to appear before the church . H e at tended on

198 SEVEN TH GENERAT ION .

65 5 . SARAH JANETT “ (BLISH ) H ODGE.

_(Aaron H ubbard ,

“ Thom as,

“ Dav id ,“ Tr istram ,

“ Joseph,“ Abra

SARAH JANETT,

“ dtr . of Aa ron H ubbard“ (371) andJoanna (Hale) B l ish ,

w as b . 9 Dec. 182 0, at East Glastonbu ry ,Conn . She m . 2 6 May 1841, El i jah , s . o f El i zu r and Ed ith(H ale ) H odge . H e w as b . 31 Dec. 18 16. The Eastbury churchreco rd has the fo l low ing en t ry : 1841 , May 2 3. Marr ied by

,

Rev . Aaron Snow ,El i jah H odge and Sarah J . B l ish

,

”a s l ight

variance from the fam i ly record.

CH ILDREN .

989.+TIMOTHY H ALE“H ODGE, b. 12 July 1842 .

990.+MARTHA ANN“HODGE,

b. 9 July 1844.

991. ELLEN ELIZABETH “HODGE,

b. 4 May 1849.

9 92 . CHARLES H AWLEY“HODGE, b. 29 A ug. 1851

993. ADELINE ELBERTINE“H ODGE,

b. 1 Sept. 1853.

994. SARAH ISABELL“HODGE,

b. 2 4 A ug. 1855.

995. EMMA ADELA“H ODGE,

b. 2 9 Ju ly 1858.

996. JENNIE ELSI-E“H ODGE, b. 3May 1864.

El i jah Hodge w as a farm e r al l of'

his l i fe . H e d. 14 Jany .

1865, o f lock jaw , caused by cu tt ing his foot w i th an axe . H e

l i ve d seven days afte r the accident . H is w i fe Sarah Jane t t , d .

2 3Mar . 1880,and bo th are bur ied in the Eastbury cem ete ry .

656 . ADALINE THERESA“

(BLISH ) HOUSE.

(Aaron H ubbard ,

“ Thom as,“ David,“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph,

“ Abra

ADALINE THERESA ,

“ dtr . o f Aaron H ubbard“ (371)and Joanna (H ale) B l ish ,

w as b . 2 9 Aug. 1826, at East G lastonbu ry , , Conn . She m . 18 O ct . 1846, at South Glastonbury , AsaphCo lm an ,

s . of H e zek iah and Pam e l ia (Colm an) Hale . H e w as

b . 18 Mar . 18 15, at Glastonbury , Conn .

CH ILDREN .

997. FREDERIC WALTER“H ALE

,b. 13 Nov . 1847, at Glaston

bury , Conn. H e was brought up by an aunt in Lafayette , Ind iana. _A fter leav ing school he w ent into a wholesale hardw arestore . for w h ich he w orked and trave led for e ight years. Themw ent into bus iness for h im se l f in Detro i t, Mich. H ere he m ar

.


ried a daughter of Dr. C. Phe lps, of Brook lyn , N . Y. , w ho w as

engaged in the m anu facfure o f Brow n’

s H erbal Rem ed ies, inJersey C ity and had an office in London , England. H e inducedhis son

- in - law , Freder ic Walter H ale , to take charge of the Lon

don branch. Six m onths afterwards Dr . Phe lps d ied , leav ingthe ent ire charge o f the bus iness upon Mr. H ale. The taskproved too m uch for him , as his health was im pared by an un

favorable cl im ate , and he ran down so rapid ly that he never gothom e. H e (1. in London ,

16 June 1891, o f quick consum pt ion.

H e left no ch i ldren.

AARON H EZEKIAH “HALE, b. 30 Sept. 1849, at South Man

chester, Conn. A fter leaving schoo l , he w orked w ith a roofingcom pany about three years , and then for the New England Rai lroad , as forem an of a construct ion gang, for several years. The

last four or fiv e years o f his l ife he w orked for the J . B. W ill iam s Soap Com pany , in Glastonbury , Conn. H e d. 3Mar . 1889,of congest ion o f the brain . H e w as never m arr ied.

Asaph C. H ale w as a m erchant tai lor , in G lastonbury , but‘

w en t to Cal i forn ia dur ing the fi rst go ld exci tem ent . H e sai led' O ct . 2oth ,

1852 , go ing by the w ay o f the I sthm us o f Panam a,

w h ich w as then crossed by m u les . H e w as prosper ing in Cal ifornia, w hen he w as taken w i th typho id feve r and d. 31 May

1853. H is bro ther- ih - law,H i ram Hale B l ish (654) w as w i th

‘

h im at the t im e of his death .

Adal ine The resa, w idow of Asaph C. H ale , m . ( 2 ) 14 June ,

1854 ,Arnold , s. of Stephen Keeney .

CH ILD.

999. IDA AUGU STA“ KEENEY , b . 13 May 1855, at East Haddam ,

Conn. She d. Feby . 1869 at Bo lton , Conn. o f brain fever.

Arno ld Keeney w orked in a w oo len factory in his younge rd ays. A t the t im e of his m ar r iage w i th the w idow H ale ,

he"

kept a sum m e r hote l in East H addam . In 1858 the rem oved to

Bo l ton , Conn . , and kept a hote l and grocery store . H e d . 1 May

1872 , at Bo l ton , and is bu r ied in Spring Grove cem etery , H artfo rd. H is w idow m . 8 Ju l y 1878 ,

Monroe C. H ouse , and l i vesin Sou th Manchester . Mr . H ouse w as em ployed in the Chene y

“

Brothers’ s i lk m i l ls. H e (1. 6 Nov . 1895.

65 8 . H ON . WAIT“ TALCOTT .

(Dorothy ,“ Thom as,“ David ,

4 T rist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Abraham “

)

WAIT ,

“s. of Deacon Wi l l iam and Dorothy“ (372 )

Bl ish) Talcot t , w as b . 17 O ct . 1807, at H eb ron , Conn . He m .

2 00 SEVENTH GENERA T ION

5 Feby . 1834, El i zabeth Anna, dt r . of Dr . Arie l Norton . She

was b . 16 Nov . 18 13.

CH ILDREN .

A daughter, b. O ct . 1834, and d. sam e day . Not nam ed.

A son, b. 14 Mar . 1836, and d. at bi rth. Not nam ed.

1001.+ADALINE ELIZABETH “ TALCO TT ,b. 12 O ct . 1837, at

H orseheads, N . Y.

1002 .+W ILLIAM ARIEL“ TALCOTT , b. 2 8 Sept. 1839, at Rockton,.

I l ls.

1003. H ARRI ET NORTON“ TALCOTT, b. 19 Mar . 1843. d. 26 Nov .

1851.

1004 +MARY CARTER“ TALCOTT , b. 4 Sept. 1845.

1005. SHELDON NORTON“ TALCOTT , b. 4 Nov . 1849. d. 10 Mar;1851.

1006. SAMUEL NORTON“ TALCOTT, b. 31 O ct. 1852 .

1007. FRANCES ELIZA“ TALCOTT,b. 19 July 1855.

When Wai t“ Talcot t w as three years of age , his fathe r r em ov

ed to Rom e,N . Y. , w h ich w as at that t im e cons idered “

the

far w est ,” by Connect icu t people . H e rem ained here unt i l he

w as n ine teen years old , w hen he ente red a store at Boonev i l le ,N . Y . After serv ing a sort of appren t icesh ip here , he engaged

in bus iness on his accoun t at Utica,unt i l 1830. H e then w en t

to the V i l lage o f H oreseheads, Ch em ung coun ty , w here he w as

m arr ied . In the fal l of 1838 he le ft New York for I l l ino is,reach ing Rock ton ,

on O ct . 12 th afte r a six w eeks’ t r ip,m ade in a

w agon , w i th his w i fe and childf H is father,Capt . Wil l iam Tal

cot t , had preceded him in 1837. H e alm ost im m ediate l yun i ted w i th the Congregat ional chu rch, and becam e act ive l y iht erested in al l vi tal in terests of the new com m un i ty . H e w as one

o f the incorporators of Be loi t Co l lege , and w as a m em be r of thefi rst Board of Trustees

, and for m any years thereafte r . H e

was a lso one of the organ ize rs of Rockford Fem ale Sem inary ,wh ich has had a success fu l career. In com m on w i th his fatherand brothers, he w as a pronounced an t i—slavery m an

,and as ear ly

as January , 1844, in t roduced into the chu rch of w h ich he w as

a m em ber a ser ies of st rong an t i - slave ry reso lu t ions, w h ichafter som e d iscussion

,w ere adopted. In the president ial e lect ion

of that year . he w as one of seven in Winnebago county , w hovoted for Jam es G. B i rney

, the Liberty part y cand idate . H e

l i ved to see the pr inciples he then advocated becom e the set t ledpol icy of the nat ion . In the fal l of 1854 he w as e lected StateSenator, represent ing the count ies of Winnebago , Carrol l , Boone

~

2 02 SEVENTH GENERAT IO N .

The office thus con fe rred w as he ld for fiv e years. The

le tte r show s the characte r o f Linco ln , w ho m ade th is appo intm en tin opposiaion to the clam or of som e congressm en and po l i t ic ians

for the appoin tm en t of favor i tes.

Mr . Talcot t w as in Wash ingt on j ust afte r the assass inat ion

o f Pres iden t Linco ln , and hav ing been se lected by ci t i zens of I l l ino is , then in Wash ington , at tended the funeral serv ices as one

o f the m ou rne rs represen t ing the State .

A t the break ing ou t o f the rebe l l ion ,Mr. Talcot t , though

beyond the age o f m i l i tary se rv ice , paid a large boun ty to CharlesH . Redd ingt on , a ve teran , w ho represented him .

O n the 7th o f August , 1873, Mr . Talcot t w as cal led upon to

part w i th his w i fe , El i zabe th Anna, w hose death w as m ournedb y a w ide c i rcle o f fr iends. She w as w ide ly know n for her

k indness to the s ick and the needy,w hom she aided not on l y

pecun iar i ly , but w i th her chee r fu l presence and sym pathy . She

w as a l ineal descendent o f Archbishop Cranm e r,w ho in 1556,

per ished in the flam es dur ing the re l igious pe rsecut ions o f

B loody Mary .

Wai t Talcot t w as act ive and interested in everyth ing per

tain ing to the w e l fare of his Ci ty , State and Nat ion . H e w as

Presiden t o f the Early Sett le rs A sssociat ion of WinnebagoCoun ty , and du r ing his w ho le l i fe never re laxed his eff orts as a

good ci t i z en ,in eve ry w al k in l i fe . Personal ly he w as a m an

w hom i t w as a pleasure to m eet . \Veal th and prospe ri ty neve r inany w ay d im m ed . the rugged plainness of his dai l y l i fe . Wh i lealw ays cou rteous and cons ide rate ,

there w as not in him the s l ighte st e le m en t o f a t rim m er ; to the con t rary he w as ou tspoken and

fearless in al l that he deem ed to be right . Rem inde rs o f his

good efforts are abundant in Rock ford,where he has lef t endu ring

m onum e nts to his zeal and integri ty.

666 . PRUDENCE HUBBARD“

(TALCOTT ) HERSEY .

PRUDENCE H UBBARD ,

“ dtr . of Capt Wi l l iam and Do

rothy“

(372 ) (B l ish) Talcot t , w as b . 4 Mar . 182 2 , at Rom e ,N .

Y . She m . 17May 1854 , at Rockton ,I l ls. Sam ue l H ersey . H e

w as b . 27 Ju ly , 18 14 ,in Sum ner

,Ox ford Co . Maine .

WILL IA M HENRY BL ISH , SR .

2 04'


father dur ign his l ifet im e, and is now l iving in her ow n hom e

in Wethersfield. Has rem ained s ing'

le .

102 2 . ADDIE ELIZA,

“ b. 14 June , 1855. She is a deaf m ute. Was

educated in the Deaf and Dum b Inst itute , at Jacksonv i l le ,and has s ince earned her ow n l iving. She is now in Chicago.

E l iza H o l l ister (B l ish) d. 19 Nov . 1858 ; and Wil l iam H enry

Bl ish m . 17 Apr . 1860 , H annah Gage , dtr . of El i jah Gage . of

Fairfie ld, N . Y . She w as b . 27Sept . 1833, at Fairfield.

CH ILDREN .

1023. MARGARET GAGE,

“ b. 1 Apr. 1861. She graduated fromthe Kew anee H igh Schoo l and for several years taught in the

publ ic schoo ls o f Kewanee. For over ten years she has beenteach ing in the Ch icago publ ic schoo ls.

1024.

- l—W:ILLIAM HENRY“ J r b. 14 Jany. 1863.

1025. HANNAH ELIZABETH ,

“ b. 15 Nov . 1872 . She graduatedfrom the Kew anee H igh Schoo l and taught for som e years inthe Kewanee and Ch icago publ ic schoo ls. She m . 3 July 1902 ,

H erber t Dil ler o f Ch icago.

1026. BELLE GAGE,

“ b. 10 Feby. 1877. L ike her two s ist ers she

taught in the publ ic schoo ls o f Kewanee for years. She m . 17June 1903, Thom as M. O

’

Connor . Issue Ruth Constance , b.

13 May. 1904

H annah Gage B l ish, z ud w i fe o f Wi l l iam H . B l ish, d. 19Ju ly

,188 1

,at Wether sfie ld , I l ls. She w as a teache r in the

schools of Wether sfie ld ,before her m arriage . She w as a ve ry

am iable and inte l l igen t w om an and a devoted w i fe and m othe r .

H er death w as caused by dropsy .

W i l l iam H . B l ish learned the carpenter’

s t rade in Connect i-eut and fo l low ed i t som e after com ing to Wethersfie ld ,

I l l inois,in

1837. For several years he l i ved On a farm w est of the v i l lage .

H e then m oved to the v i l lage and engaged in m e rchand is ing,at

the corne r o f Tenney and Chu rch st reets, oppos i te the presen tSi te o f Wiley ’s carr iage shop. Abou t 1847, he , w i th his father ,Sy lvester B l ish , bu i l t a hote l , j ust east of the store, w hich theyran for over ten years, i t be ing the on ly hote l in th is sect ion , un t i lafte r the C h icago ,

Bu r l ington 8: Qu incy Rai l road cam e throughKew anee . I t w as the stopping place for the stage l ines and the

eng inee rs o f the rai l road m ade i t the i r headquarters for som e

t im e . Abou t 1855, in com pany w i th Zerah Chapin ,he bu i l t a

gr ist m i l l and did a large and successfu l business unt i l the fai lure

o f the wheat crop in 1860 and 1861 . The farm ers in this sect ion


o f the country gave up rais ing wheat and i t w as unprofitab le to

sh ip wheat from other sec t ions of the coun t ry . H e then ,in com

pany w i th Nathan ie l Mayhew , m oved the m i l l to Neponse t , - I l ls. ,

locat ing i t upon the rai lroad t racks . The bus iness at th is po in t

proved unprofitable and they so ld i t out at a great sacr ifice .

H e w as repeated ly honored w i th publ ic ofl‘ices by his fe l lowci t izens. Dur ing the last forty years of his l i fe he alw ays he ldsom e official pos i t ion in his tow n . H e w as Coun ty T reasure r ,Just ice of the Peace, un t i l he re fused to be e lec ted, Superv isorfor se veral te rm s

, Tow n Col lector , year after year , Schoo l T reasurer for tw enty -hy e years, and Town Cl erk near ly as long. H is

office in the corne r of his old hote l wh ich he occupied as long as

he l ived , was the headquarters for al l‘ Tow n bus iness, and the

people seem ed to th ink they'

cou ld not do business e lsewhere .

H ere he was alw ays to be found, gen ial , affab le , sens ib le and leve l

headed ; ready to m ake a deed or m ortgage , draw a w i l l , or hav ea friend ly sm oke and tal k on any subject . Ve ry few su i ts begunin his court eve r cam e to a t r ial ; he usual ly m ade the l i t igantssee the i r rights or m istakes and com e to an am icable se tt lem en t .H e w as a l i fe - long m em b e r of the Congregat ional chu rch , and

for a num be r _of year s was chor iste r. A s a ne ighbor he was k indand gene rous , eve r ready to lend a he lping hand, or to gi ve w ordso f chee r and sym pathy . H e d ied at his old hom e w he re he hadl ived for 58 years, 15 Jul y , 1895, in the 84th year of his age , leaving a spot less record.

Re fe rences— Glas tonbury, Conn . Tn . Rec. Wethersfield, I l l .

Tn. Rec. H ol l ister Gen . and H enry County, 111. Rec.

668 . THO ‘MAS’ BLISH .

(Sylveste r ,° Thom as ,

5 Dav id ,

‘ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2

THOMAS ,

7s . of Sy lvester;

3

(373) and Rhoda (Cheney)B l ish ,

w as b . 8 Sept .’

18 f5, at East Glastonbu ry , Conn . H e m .

Feby . 1837, Weal thy Ann, dtr . of H alsey and Sarah

~(Woocl) Buck . She w as b . 2 4 Aug. 18 17, at Glastonbury , Conn .

CH ILDREN .

10 .37.+H ENRY SYLVESTER, S b. 18 July 1838 , at Rock Island , I l l .

102 8. THOMAS HUBBARD,

8 b. .27 Apr . 1840. H e .w as an unus

nal ly br ight and prom ising young m an and a great favor ite w ith


every one . A fter leav ing schoo l he w as em ployed in a w ho le '

sale groce ry in Galena,Il l . , and afte rw ards w orked w ith h is

father in his chair factory. H e (1. 19 May , 1863, of conSum p'

t ion .

GEORGE,b. 14 Sept. 1842 ._d. young.

SARAH ,

“ b. 27 May 1844. d. 19 July 1845.

ELLA , b. 26 Ju ly 1848 . d . 1 1 July 1864.

MARY,

s b.

MARY LOUISE, S b. A ug. 1853. Is l iv ing at the o ld

hom e in Galena w ith her brother George.

1034. GEORGE CH ENEYf b. 16 Feby . 1855. A fter graduat ing fromthe H igh Schoo l he taught for som e t im e. Later he took a

course at Rush Med ical Co l lege Ch icago , from w h ich he graduated w ith h igh honors. H e is located at Galena and l ives in .

the old hom estead. Is a bachelor.HATTIE,

s b. May 1857. d. 4 Ju ly 1862 .

BENONI. b. O ct . 1862 . d . June 1863.

A l l o f the ch i ldren , except ing H enry, w e re b . at Galena,

1115 .

Thom as B l ish w as a carpen ter by t rade , and cam e West w i th his .

fathe r ’s fam i ly , in 1837. H e short ly rem oved to Rock I sland ,

I l ls , w here he rem ained abou t two years . H e then w en t toGalena, I l ls . , at that t im e one of the m ost prosperous c i t ies in the

State , and rem ained there un t i l his death. H e w as a con t ractorand bu i lde r and also par t ow ne r in a chai r factory . H e w as a

prom inen t m em ber o f the Congregat ional church of Galena, andfor m any years was chor iste r, be ing a fine s inge r and

‘

v ery fondo f m usic. H e d . 18 Dec . 1864, at Wethe r sfie ld

,I l ls , w h i le on a

v isi t to his m other and brothers,from a sudden at tack of pneum o

nia,and his rem ains w ere taken to Galena. H is w i fe , Weal thy

Ann , surv ived him for m any years. She w as a m ost devotedw i fe and m othe r . She d . 15 Jany . 1890 , at Galena.

Re ferences— Glastonbury , Conn . Tn . Rec. and H ol lister Gem .

669 . CHARLES CHENEY"BLISH .

(Sy lvester ,6 Thom as,

5 David ,

4 Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2

CHARLES CHENEY ,

7s. of Sylveste r ,

“

(373) and Rhoda .

(Cheney) B l ish , w as b . 26 May, 182 0, at East Glastonbury , Conn .

H e m . 2 3 Dec. 1840 , at Goshen , Stark Co.,

El i z abeth Pot te r, .

BLISH GENEALO GY . 2 07

d tr . o f Matthew and Cathar ine (Cosne r) Bonar . She w as b . 14

Dec. 182 0 , at Bethlehem ,Knox county , O h io .

CH ILDREN .

1037.+ JAMES KNOX ,

8 b. 2 May , 1843, at We the rsfie ld, Il l.

1038. W ILLIAM HENRYf‘ b. 15 Aug. 1844. H e was accidental ly

scalded w h i le his m other w as m opping the floor and d ied f romthe e ffect 15 Jany. 18 .

-

16, at Knoxv i l le , I l l .1039. SYLVESTER.

s b. 13 O ct . 1846. d. 2 1 Sept. 1847, at Knoxv i l le,I l l ino i s.

1040.+MATTH EW BONAR,

‘h. 5 Dec. at \Ve ther sfie ld , I l l .

1041. CARRIE ELIZABETH , b. 8 O ct. 1854. d. 14 Mar . 1856.

1042 .KITTIE LOUISE,

“ b. 14 Aug. 1857. d. 24 Jany. 1856.

Char les Cheney B l ish '

w ent to schoo l in G lastonbury and then' finished a course at Midd le tow n

, Conn ., paying especial attent ion

t o survey ing. H e cam e to I l l ino is w i th his fathe r w hen sevent een years old . H e w as m arr ied at the age of tw en ty . H is

w i fe ’

s parents l ived on Walnu t creek , south of Lafaye t te , and them arr iage w as som ew hat opposed on both s ides by his parents, onaccoun t of his age , and by he r

’

s,because he w as a

“ Yankee”

, theybe ing Pennsylvan ians. The youngsters w en t to a Just ice and

w e re m arr ied, and al l part ies acqu iesced in the inev i table . In

the w in te r o f 1841- 2 he taught the schoo l in Wether sfield, w i thm arked success, and the

"

nex t spring w as appo in ted Deputy County Surveyor . In 1843 he w as e lected County Surveyor , .and he ldthe office for e ight years, dur ing w h ich t im e the sett lem en t of thecount ry dem anded his constant serv ices, in locat ing lands. O n

accoun t of his know ledge of the lands in his coun ty , his serv icesw e re frequen t l y cal led for in afte r years to se t t le dispu ted cor

n e rs. A t the te rm inat ion o f his te rm as County Surveyor , hetook up farm ing,

w h ich he'

fol low ed the rem ainder of his l i fe .

H e m ade catt le his special ty , and abou t 1865 started a he rd of

short - horns , and in a few y ears had one of the finest he rds in theState . H e took m any pri zes in the I l l ino i s and Iow a State fai rs,and at the Fat Stock Show s in C h icago , and w as a m em be r o fthe Nat ional Short—H orn B reeders’ A ssociat ion . H e w as one of

the organ i zers of the H en ry Coun ty Fai r , for som e years w as Secr etary and then Pres ident . Upon the adopt ion of Tow nship or

gan iz at ion he w as. for seve ral years Tow n Clerk and w as Schoo lD i rector for a quarter of a centu ry . H e w as connected w i th theF i rst Nat ional Bank of Kew anee , and for e ighteen years was its

2 08 SEVENTH GENERAT ION .

President , ret i r ing on l y a short t im e be fore his. death. The local

paper said o f him :“ Mr . B l ish has alw ays been one of the fore

m ost m en o f Kew anee in any and al l publ ic en te rpr ises for the

advancem en t o f the tow n . In m atters of im portance and in a

social w ay ,Mr. B l ish stood very h igh , and his influence w as as

st rong .as any cit i zen in thi s com m un i ty . A s a busine ss m an he

w as successfu l and as a ci t i zen he w as the fr iend o f al l , and w e

know o f no one w ho w i l l be m issed m ore f rom the eve ry—day l i feo f our tow n than Charles C. B l ish .

H is death , w h ich occur red on the 15th o f Dec. 1890 , w as en

t ir e l v unexpected . H e w as abou t tow n al l day , pu rsu ing his usualavocat ions . Alm ost the last act

,w as to take to the post office a

batch o f invi tat ions to at tend the ce lebrat ion of his“ Go lden Wed

d ing”

, w h ich w as to have been the 2 3rd o f the sam e m onth . A f

te r re t i r ing he w as attacked w i th an excrutiat ing pain in the r e

gion o f the heart,and d ied be fore any aid cou ld be sum m oned .

H is fune ral se rv ices w e re conducted by the Mason ic Lodge o f

Kew anee,o f w h ich he w as a charter m em ber , and the pastor of

the Congregat ional chu rch , of w h ich he w as also a m em ber .El izabe th P . B l ish cam e w est w i th her father’s fam i ly , in

1838 ,and they set t led on Walnu t creek , in Knox county . She

taught the schoo l there for tw o years . Am ong he r other aecom

pl ishm ents , she w as know n as the m ost sk i l l fu l horse—back r ide rin the ne ighborhood , in day s w ii en th is form of locom ot ion w as

com m on . A fter her m arr iage she always l ived in Wether sfield ,

except ing a couple o f years spent in Knoxv i l le , w he re two of he r'

ch i ldren d ied. A fte r her husband ’

s death, she neve r le ft the old

hom e , but kept a horse w h ich she drove to tow n and to church ,

unaided , even to the last Sabbath be fore her death. She d iedMay 13th . 1900 , afte r a brie f i l lness. The fol low ing ext ract froma local pape r test ifie s the esteem in w h ich she w as he ld : “

In the

qu iet afternoon of an ideal May day , the fr iends of Mrs . El i zabeth P . B l ish gathe red at the old hom estead , sou th of the c i ty ,Tuesday , and paid a last sad t r ibute to her noble l i fe . In the

large com pany , w h ich fi l led the room s of the hal low ed old hom e ,

and gathe red on the law n,w ere m any w hose hai r w as st reaked

w i th gray and w hose form s w e re ben t w i th years . They w erethe rem nant of the sturdy pioneers, w ho conquor ed the prai r ie so f I l l ino is in form er days . They cam e to drop a tear of love and

bow at the bier o f one w ho has seen the seasons com e and go for

m any , m any years. Mr s . B l ish w as one of the last of the earl yset t lers w ho assisted in the w ork of upbu i ld ing whatever of w orth


671 . GEORGE CHENEY7 BLISH .

( Sy lvester ,e Thom as

,

5 Dav id,

4 Tr ist ram,

3 Joseph ,

2 A braham ?

)

GEORGE CHENEY ,

7s . of Col . Sy lvester6 (373) and Rhoda

( Cheney) B l ish, w as b . 1 2 Jany . 1831 , at Glastonbury , Conn . H e

nu. 14 Dec. 1871, at St . Lou is , Mo .,Marie The rese , dtr . o f Lou is

and Ernest ine (Schm i tt) N iev erge lder . She w as b . 12 May ,

1848 , at St . Lou is, Mo .

CH ILDREN .

1043. ELIZABETH MAR-IE,

"b . 11 Sept. 1872 , at St . Lou is, Mo.

She is a graduate of St . Xav ie r’s Academ y , Ch icago , and has

for ten years taught in the Ch icago pub l ic schools.

1044. LOU ISE ERNESTINE,

’ b. 24 Ju ly, 1874 , at St . Lou is, Mo.

She is also a graduate o f St . Xav ier’s Academ y , and the Am erican Conservato ry of Mus ic , Ch icago. She is a contralto s ingerof note . and for several years has been one o f the instructors inthe Am erican Conservatory.

1045. GEORGE JO SEPH ,

“b .

.8 Sept. 1876, at St . Lou is , Mo'

. H e is

a graduate of De LaSal le Inst i tute , Chicago , and s ince his gradnat ion has w orked at book -keeping.

FLORENCE MARIE.

“ b. 8 Sept. 1878 , at St . Lou is, Mo. She

is a graduate o f St . Jam es H igh Schoo l , Ch icago , and is a

teacher in the publ ic schoo ls of Ch icago.

1047. EU GENE'

SYLVESTER.

"b. 2 8 Dec. 1880, at St . Lou is, Mo.

d . 11 Dec. 1888 , at Ch icago ,el l].

JULIA MARIE,

“ b. 1 Feby . 1883, at Ch icago , J l l . She is a

graduate o f the Ch icago South D iv i sion H igh School.SYLVESTER,

“ b. 2 1 Apr . 1885, at Ch icago, I l l . Is a graduateof the De LaSal le I nst itute , Ch icago.

CHARLES CHENEY ,

8b . 15 Apr . 1887, at Ch icago ,

I l l . I s alsoa g

r aduate o f the De LaSal l e Inst itute .

George Cheney7 B l ish cam e w e st w i th his father in 1837 and

obtained his schoo l ing in the Wethersfie ld pub l ic schoo ls . Whenabou t 15 year s old , he w ent to Galena,

I l ls . , w h ich at that t im e

w as cons idered one of the thr i ft iest ci t ie s in the State ,and entered

the em ploy o f B . F . Cam pbe l l Co . , w ho lesale groce rs . H e he

cam e a very expe rt book - keepe r and a few years afterw ards becam e a clerk on one of the steam boats o f the Minnesota Packe tcom pany ,

and in th is capaci ty gained a large num be r o f fr iendsand an extens i ve know ledge o f hum an nature . H is execut iveabi l i ty w as soon recogn i zed , and he w as gi ven the posi t ion of sec

GEORGE CHENEY BL ISH .

2 12 SEVENTH

accountan t for Cheney BroS. s i lk m i l ls,in South Manchester ,

Conn . For a t im e he ran a wholesale flour business in H art fordand then ente red the em ploy of _Penfield C0.

,H art ford, as book

keeper, w he re he cont inued as long as he w as able to do anyw ork . When unab le t o do s teady w ork

,he set t led a num be r of

estates. H e d. 13 Feby. 1896. H e w as a m an o f fine appearance

,unsw erv ing integri ty and univ ersal ly respected.

References— Cheney Gen. H ol lister Gen .

674 . EDWARD HALSEY7 CHENEY .

( Ade l ine Pam e l ia,

6 Thom as,5 Dav id ,

‘t T rist ram ? Joseph ,

2 Abraham .

1

)

EDWARD H ALSEY ,

7s . o f Halsey and Ade l ine Pam e l ia6

( B l ish) Cheney , w as b . 29 Apri l , 1832 , at Midd le tow n , Conn . H e

m . at Wethersfield,I l l .

, 2 8 Sept . 1861, Kathar ine M . Anderson .

She was —b .

CH ILDREN .

EDNAH ADELINE” CHENEY , b . 2 9 July , 1862 . m . A r thur

10yn‘

er . Chi ldren— Edw ard and Laura.

MILLARD COLFAX ?CHENEY ,

b. 19 O ct . 1864. L ives !at

Aberdeen , Wash. Is m . and has ch il dren— Maribe l and Mill ard Col fax , J r,-LAURA EMILY“

CH ENEY , b. 31 Jany . 1867. m .

Beidler .

HARRIET ELLINOR“CHENEY , b. 29 Jany. 1871. d . 5 Sept.

1872 , at Cobden , Il l .

Kathar ine (Anderson) Cheney Feby . 189 1, and

Edw ard H alsey-

C heney m . ( 2 )Edw ard H alse y7 Cheney w as a carr iage bu i lde r by t rade ,

hav ing learned i t in his fathe r’

s shop in M idd le tow n , Conn . H e

cam e West w i th his m othe r in 1857, and for som e years wo rkedhe r farm in Kewanee ,

Il-ls . H e enl isted in the'

12 4th I l l . Vo ls. in

the c iv i l w ar in 1862 . H e w as d ischarged 2 7 Apr i l , 1863, and

prom oted as an office r in a co lored regim en t,raised in the South .

A fter the w ar , he l i ved for a wh i le at Cobden , I l ls. , and then re

tu rned to Conn . ,from w h ich he w ent to F lo rida and engaged in

orange grow ing for som e years . H is heal th fai ling,he rem oved

GENEALOGY. 2 13

t o Tennessee , the hom e of his second w i fe ’

s parents, where he d .

three w eeks after his arr ival , 19 Apr i l , 1900 .

Re ferences— Cheney Gen. H ol lis ter Gen.

675 . GEORGE WELLS7 CHENEY .

(Ade l ine Pam e l ia,

a Thom as,5 Dav id,

4 T r ist ram ,

a Joseph,

"

Abra

ham ?

)

GEORGE WELLS ,

7s. of H alsey and Ade l ine Pam e l ia3

(B l ish) Cheney , w as b . 15 Dec, 1833, at M idd letow n, Conn. H e

m . 5 Nov . 1862 , at Har t ford, Conn . Am e l ia Porter , dtr . of

Dan ie l (Jr . ) and Lucy'

Woodruff (Tarbox) Haines. She was

b . at Lebanon , Conn.

CH ILDREN .

1060. HALSEY H AINESS CHENEY, b. 9. Jun e, 1864, at Boston,Mass. H e m . 5 Jany. 1869, at Poughkeeps ie, N. Y. A lm a S tr eit

Rau l) , dt r . of Jam es M. and Elizabeth ( Stre it) Raub.1061. WINTH 'RO

'

Ps CHENEY , b. 17 July , 1866, at South Manches

te r , Conn. d . 16 Dec. 1869.

George We l ls7 Cheney in his younge r days , w orked in his

fathe r’

s carriage factory , in. Midd letow n, Conn . H e also spent

several years , w i th his m othe r , on the farm at Kewanee , I l ls.

Re turn ing to Con'

nu he en l isted at“

the first cal l for troops, in the

ci v i l w ar , and w as in the fi rst bat t le of Bu l l Run . H e w as verynear - s ighted , and bare ly escaped capture by the Con federates, onthat account , w h ich be ing d iscove red by the m i l i tary author i t ies,he w as d ischarged and sent hom e . For a num ber of years afte rw ards he w as forem an ih the m ach ine shop of Cheney Bros. at

' South Manche ste r , Conn . H e then started a paper m i l l , w h ichw as burned, and he re tu rned to the m ach ine shop of Ch

‘

eneyB ros . H e afterw ard w as engaged in the m anu facture o f car

stoves , at H aar lem ,unt i l the y w e re superceded by steam

heat . For som e fiv e years he had charge o f a logwood m i l l,on

t he H udson r iver , for his brother - ih - law , Jacob We idm an . He

then re t i red from act i ve business and located at a place cal ledPo in t Com fort

",near Peeksk i l l , N . Y . H e (1. 10 Ju l y , 1899,

from the e ffect o f a fal l . H e w as repai r ing his house , and w en t


upon the scaffold ing to d i rect the w ork, and i t fe l l to the ground ,

cau s ing his death .

Re ferences— Cheney Gen . H ol l 'ister Gen .

676 . CH ARLES SYLVESTER7 CHENEY .

( A de l ine Pam e l ia,

6 Thom as,

5 Dav id,

4 Tristran1,3 Joseph ,

2 A braham .

1

)

CH ARLES SYLVESTER,

7s . o f H alsey a nd A de l ine Paine

IiaG ( B l i sh) C heney , w as b . 2 Apr i l , 1836, at M idd le tow n ,Conn .

H e m . I Nov . 1857, Cathar ine , dt r . of Marc ius and Clarissa (Cheney ) She w as b .

CH ILDREN .

1062 . CATH ARINE BESSIES

CH ENEY , b. 1 Apr . 1861.

1063. ALICE MA U DsCH ENEY , b. 12 Nov . 1862 .

1064. CHARLES H ERMAN aCHENEY ,

b. 6 Sept. 1866.

Char les Sylvester7 Cheney has been nearly his whole l i fe in.

the em ploy o f the Cheney Bros . si lk m 'i l ls , at Sou th Manchester ,Conn . , as book - keeper , accountan t and confiden t ial m an , and he

is st i l l in the sam e pos i t ion Such cont inuous em ploym en tspeaks w e l l both for his abi l i ty and in tegr i ty

(Re fe rences— Cheney Gen . H ol l is ter Gen .

677. H ARRIET ELIZABETH"CHENEY .

( Ade l ine Pam e l ia,6 Thom as,‘5 David ,

‘ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abra

H ARRIET ELIZABETH ,

7 dtr . o f Halsey and Ade l ine Pam e l ia6 ( B l i sh) Cheney , w as b . 23 June , 1838 , at M iddle tow n .

She w as in . at Stat-en I s land , N . Y . , 5 Feby . 1868 , to Jam es Wood

bridge , s . o f George We l ls and Mary (C heney) Cheney . H e w as .

‘

b . 9 Feb v . 18 58 , at Sou th Manchester , Conn .

‘ The H o l l ister Gen . has th is nam e : Hotchk ins


agen t for the sale o f the publ icat ions , especial l y the educat ionalw orks, of D . Appleton Co.

, of New York . Abou t 188 2 , on ac

count of fai l ing heal th ,he ret i red from act ive business, and the

fam i ly spen t several years in Europe , m ain l y in Germ any . Re

tu rn ing, they located at Sci tuate , Mass ,w here the fam i ly has.

s ince resided . H e (1. in New Yonk Ci ty,15 Mar . 1904, and is

bu r ied at South Mancheste r, Conn .

Re fe rences— Cheney Gen . H ol lister Gen .

679 . EMM A JANE7

(CHENEY) VAIL .

(Ade l ine Pam e l ia,

6 Thom as,6 David ,

‘ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abraham ?

)

EMMA J ANE,

7 dtr . of H alsey and Ade l ine Pam e l ia6

(B l ish) Cheney , w as b . 8 Sept . 1848 , at Midd letow n, Conn . She

m . 2 0 May ,1868 , at Wethe r sfie ld ,

I l ls. ,Edw ard Mart in ,

s . of

A lexande r and Sarah Mar ia (Sebring) Vai l . H e w as b . 8 Sept .1832 , at G reenbrook , Midd lesex Co . ,

New Jersey .

CHLILDREN .

SIDNEY PERCY“ VAIL, b. 13 O ct . 1869. H e is a te legraphope ra

;or and stenographe r and at present is in N ew York City .

( 1904WALTER CHENEY8 VAIL, b. 17 Sept. 1871. H e is a graduat e o f the Il l ino i s Un ivers ity and now princ ipal o f the ManualTrain ing H igh School , at LaSal le , I l ls. H e m . 12 A ug. 1903,

at Rochester , N . Y. , Jess ica Beatr ice , dt r. of Peter and Soph ia(Bear) Marshal l. She was b. 5 Jany. 1870.

ED-ITHg VAIL, b. 2 8 Aug. 1873. She is a graduate o f the

New Br itain , Conn. , Norm al Train ing School and taught forseveral years. She now

'

has a stud io in N ew York C ity and is

engaged in ar t m etal w ork.RICH ARD H ART8 VAIL,

b. 2 4 May , 1875. After graduating from H igh School , he devoted his t im e to new spaper re

po rt ing in Kew anee , then w as em ployed for som e t im e on the

Rai lw ay Age , in Ch icago. Is now in the em ploy'

of the Co l

orado Iron Works , m akers o f m in ing m ach inery and located inN ew York C ity .

Edward M . Vai l , at the t im e of his m arr iage , and for som e

years after , w as the leading cloth ier at Kewanee , I l ls. Afte r for ‘

ove r tw enty years he w as engaged in farm ing and dai ry ing and

BLISH GENEALOGY 2 17,

also ran a g reenhouse . H e has been for several years in the real

e state bus iness, though he yet ho lds his farm .

Re feren ces— Cheney Gen. H ol lis ter Gen .

68 0. ELLINOR M ARIA 7

(CHENEY) WEID-M AN .

( Ade l ine Pam e l ia,

“ Thom as ,5 Dav id ,

4 T r ist ram ,

3

Josephf Abra

ELLINOR MARIA ,_7 dt r . o f H alsey and Ade l ine Pam e l ia“

(B l ish) Ch eney , w as b . 3 Ju l y , 1850, at Middl etow n,Conn . She

m . 13 Dec . 1870 , at North Mancheste r,Conn .

,Jacob VV'

eidm ann .

H e w as b . in Thalw ie l , Zur ich , Sw i tze r land ,2 2 Mar . 1845.

CH ILD.

1073. ESTHER8 WEtIDMANN , b . 9 Nov . 1871 , at South Manches“

te r, Conn . She

'

was nam ed fo r her grand-

m other We idm ann ,

and w as chr istened in the sam e church in Sw itzerland.

Jacob We idm an is a s i lk dyer and '

was at the t im e o f his

m arr iage . the head o f the dy ing departm en t of the C heney B ross i l k m i l l at South Manchester

,Conn . H e afte rw ard started an

establ ishm e n t o f his ow n at Pat te rson,N . J .

,in w hich he has been

rem arkably successfu l , and 1s nOw cons ide red the leader in thatbus iness

'

ih the Un i ted States . H is father fo l low ed the sam e bus

iness in“

Sw i t ze rland ,wh ich is now carr ied 011 by his o lde r brothe r .

Referencesm Ch-emey Gen . H ol lister Gm .

6 8 5 . ALO NZO H OWARD7 BLISH .

(Nov atus ,6 Aaron ,

5 David ,

4 T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph,2 Ab raham f

)

, ;ALO NZO H OWARD ,

7s . o f Nov atus

6and Soph ia

(Brett) Bl ish , w as b . 2 5 Sept . at Stam ford , N . Y . H e in .

at Frankl in,De law are C

'

o ., N . Y

El i zabe th Barnes.


CH ILD.

1074. HOWARD,

” b. about 1842 . d. about 1850, at the hom e of his

grand father, Nov atus Bl ish.

El i zabe th (Barnes) B l ish d .

H ow ard B l ish m . as his second w i fe ,

CH ILDREN .

1075. REXFORD ,

” b.

1076. GEORGES b .

Alonzo H ow ard7 B l ish acqu i red a good com m on schoo l educat ion ,

and for several years before he w as o f age , he taughtschoo l dur ing the w in ter m onths

,and w orked on the farm in the

sum m e r . A fter he becam e o f age ,he and his brothe r Aaron .

bought a place cal led'

Li ttle York”

,in the tow n of Wal ton ,

in

De law are coun ty , abou t 150 acres o f t im be r , where they spen ttw o years in clear ing and im prov ing i t . They the n so ld out and

re turned to Stam ford and the fo l low ing w inte r they both engaged

in pedd l ing pr in ted o i lcloths , w h ich had just com e into use as

table and furn i tu re cove rs, and for a t im e had a great sale , in the

new States o f O hio ,Indiana and I l l ino is. They con t inued in th is

busine ss for tw o years , t rave l ing in wagons through the thensparse l y sett led count ry o f those states , and m e et ing w i th m anv

exci t ing adven tu res. Soon afte r the i r re turn to N ew York stateA lon zo m arr ied and he and his brother Aaron

,w ent to the thr iv

ing tow n o f Racine ,W iscons in , and engaged in hote l keeping, re

m ain ing som e thing - over tw o they re tu rned to N ew

York , w here A lon zo’

s w i fe d ie d . H e then w en t to Honesdale ,Penn . , under an agreem ent w i th a m an nam ed Rex ford , to bu i ldand have in operat ion , w i th in tw o y ears, a paper m i lh H e w as to

rece i ve as com pensat ion a cons iderable t ract of land on the r iver ,w i th a w ater priv i lege . The death o f his father de layed the w orkbut he had the m i l l in operat ion w i th in the specified t im e . Rex

ford ,how ever , re fused to per form his part of the cont ract , on

som e pre text , but m ain l y for the reason that a rai l road had beenbu i l t and othe r im provem ents m ade w h ich rendered the land m uchm ore valuable than when the agreem en t w as m ade . Lit igat ionfo l low ed w h ich ended in Rex ford having to pay for al l of the im

prov em ents. Th is Rex ford w as an uncle of A lonzo El ish’s sec

ond w i fe . A fter th is he and his w i fe w ent to Cen t ral Am erica,w here he w as supe r intendent for the Panam a Rai l road Co. Hish eal th fai l ing here , he returned to New York and w as for som e

2 2 0 SEVENTH GENERATION .

14 Feby . 1850 , at B loom v i l le, N . Y . Cathar ine Susan , dt r.. of John

and Susanna (Cham pion) Bathrick . She w as I) . 15 Oct . 1826,l

at

B loom vil le , N . Y

CH ILDREN .

108 1. ANNA SO PH IA} b . 18 Mar . 1851, at East Brook lyn ,Long

Island, N . Y.

1082 . MARY ELLA .

” b. 15 Mar . 1855, at Stam ford, N . Y.

1083. CARRIE ADELIA ,

“ b. 5 O ct . 1859, at Gul f Sum m it , Broom e

Co , N . Y.

1084 H IRAM ELLS\VORTH b. 23A ug. 1862 , at Gul f Sum nu t .

Cathar ine Susan Bl ish d : 30 O ct . 1862 , and H enry Marshal lB l ish 6 "Sept . 1863, Cornel ia *A r

'

nanida; dt r . of El ias Greenand Pen iah' Te rre l l . She w as b . 2 1 Ju ly

,1843, at H errick

,Penn .

CH ILDREN .

1085. HENRY GREENE,

“ b. 23 O ct . 1865. H e graduated at Mar ie tta Co l lege , O h io , and w as for som e t im e professor of m athe '

m at ies at Bapt ist Co l lege , Santa Barbara, Cal i forn ia.

1086. DON ALONZO ,

’ b. 2 5. J uly , 1867.

1087. FRANCIS MARION ,

“ b. .4 May,

H enry Marshal l7 B l ish on arr iv ing o f age , learned the car

penter’

s t rade ,'

and afte r his m arr iage w en t to Brook lyn , N . Y .,

w he re he rem ained abou t tw o years . H e then re tu rned to Stamford and fo l lowe d bu i ld ing for four years , afte r w h ich he set t ledat Gu l f Sum m i t

,in

'

Broom-

e county , N . Y . , arid has fo l low ed farming and dai ry ing

“

ever s ince .

68 8 . NOVATU S MAPES7 BLISH .

(No v atus , Aaron ,

” David ,

4 T rist ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham .

1

)

NOV ATU S MAPES ,

7s. of Nov atus

6

(382 ) and Mary

(Mapes) B l ish , w as b . 14 Ju ly 18 2 8 , at Roxbury , De law are coun

t y ,N . Y . H e m . 2 2 Sept .

‘

at H obart,N . Y . Mar iet ta, dtr .

o f John and Eleanor (Grant) Cow an . She w as b . 1 1 Dec . 1830 ,

at H obart,N . Y .

CH ILDREN .

1088 +CHARLES ADISON ,

‘ b. 2 1 July , 1852 , at Stam ford , N . Y.

1089. H ELEN MARb . 9 Ju ly , 1855. She m . 2 5 Sept. 1875, Rober t

Br uce Chisho lm , o f Elg in ,

'

w hose fathe r w as the d iscovererand ow ner o f the fam ous

“

Em m a Silver Mine". She d. 2 0 Feby .

BLISH GENEALOGY.

1878 , w ithout issue.

1090.+J’

O H N COWAN ,

8 b. 16 Apr . 1857.

109 1. MARIETTA ELO ISE,

”b .

'

6 Dec. 186 1.

Mar ie tta Cowan B l ish d . 2 5 Mar . 1893, at H obart , N . Y .

Nov atus Mapes"Bl ish rece i ved a fai r educat ion at the hom e

schoo ls and H obart Academ y . Though but twen ty years o f age

a t the death of his fathe r , he succeeded to his bus iness o f m erchand is ing and farm ing.

~

He

.

st i l l has his father ’s farm , w h ich is

know n as the“

B l ish H om estead", having been in the fam i ly ove rseventy years , and contain ing 430 acres of land . H e is a prom inen t and in flue nt ial m an in his sect ion o f the coun t ry . H as beenJu st ice o f the Pe

'

ace over tw e lve years , JustiCe of Sess ions for tw ote rm s , and an act ive m em ber o f the Grange organ izat ion in the

S tate, represent ing his county in the State Grange , and the StateG range be fo re the Legislature , in 1883 4 ,

in prom ot ion o f . legislat ion for the benefit Of agr icu l tural interests.

690. DAV ID PARSHALL"BLISH .

(Nov atus ,“ Aaron ,

ls Dav id,4 T r ist ram } Joseph}

DAV ID PARSH -ALL"7

s . o f Nov atus“ (38 2 ) and MaryMapes) B l ish , w as b . 6 O ct . 1836, at Stam ford ,

N . Y . H e m .

17 Sept , 1861 , at H obart , N . Y . , Lucinda,dtr . o f Ebene z er and

A nna ( Stu rg1s) S i l l im an . She w as b . 4 O ct . 1838 ,at Hobart ,

N . Y .

David Par shal lT Bl ish w as schoo le d in Stam ford and H obart,

N . Y . , and at the age of tw en t y , took H orace Gree ley'

s adv ice,and w en t w est , arr iv ing at Ripon , W

'

iscons in, in 18 56, and for

tw o years w as“

in general m e rchand is ing and lum be r t rade . Ret urned to New York and rem ained about four years

,du ring w hich

2 2 2 SEVENTH GENERAT ION .

t im e he was m arr ied . About 1862 re turned to Ripon , and en

gaged in farm ing for four years ; then rem oved to Chicago ,I l ls . ,

and engaged in the sale o f agr icu l tu ral im plem ents for abou ttw o years, and then w en t to A tch ison

, K as. , w here he has sinceres ided . H e is the sen ior m e m be r o f the who lesale hardw are bus iness o f B l ish

,Mi ze S i l l im an H ardw are Co .

, a. rem arkably suc

cessfu l com pany , wh ich w as at first a partne rship.com posed. o f

h im se l f and his broth-er s- ih - law,E. A . Mi ze and J . B . S i l l im an .

He is an'

act i ve m em ber _of T r in i ty Episcopal C hu rch, of A te-hi

son , and has been Sen ior Warden for’

m an v years ; also a m em

ber o f the Stand ing Com m i t tee o f the sam e chu rch in the D iocese .

o f Kansas . Was also Lay De legate to the General Conven t ion o f

the sam e chu rch ,he ld in Ch icago ,

in 1886, and again at Bal t im ore , .

in 1892 .

69 1 . CARO LINE DELIA ’

(BLISH ) RICH .

‘A r istarchus Aaron

,

5 Dav id} T r ist ram ,Joseph} Ab raham

fi

)

CARO LINE DELIA ,

T dtr . of A r istarchus6 (383) and Nancy"

Corne l ia ( I\ B l ish ,w as b . 3 Sept . 18 2 4, at Stam ford , N .

Y . She m . 2 5 Apr , 1850 ,Robe rt St i r l ing,

s . of Jam es and H e lena

(Marshal l )Rich .

CH ILDREN .

1092 . JAMES BLISH RICH , b. 26 Jany. 1856, at H obart , N . Y .

1093. CAROLIN E MERRIAM RICH , b. 4 Feby . 1861.

1094. STEPH EN WYATTElRICH ,

b. 2 5 Sept. 1864.

1095. BERTHA EMILIE. RICH ,b. 2 Feby . 1869.

Robe rt St i r l ing Rich fin ished his educat ion and rece ived hism ercan t i le t rain ing in New York Ci ty . In 1855 he engaged in

m erchand is ing at H obar t , N . Y. ,and , in com pany w i th h is son

Jam es,st i l l con t inues the bus iness.

69 2 . EV ALINE CELIA"(BLISH ) SM ITH .

( A r istarchus,6 Aaron ,

“ Dav id} T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham‘)

EVALINE CELIA ,

7 dtr . of Aristarchus6 (383) and NancyCorne l ia (Me rr iam ) B l ish , w as b . 5 June ,

1826, at Stam ford ,N


Lorana A nn7

( B l ish) McLaury d . 16 Feby , 1861 , a few daysaft-er the bi rth o f her last ch i ld , and is bur ied in Wi l low Grovecem e tery , New Brunsw ick , N . J .

69 4 . MORILLA LOUISE7

(BLISH ) ABELL.

( A r i starchus,° Aaron} David} T r ist ram } Joseph} Ab raham if

)

MORILLA LOU ISE} dtr . o f A r istarchus"(383)and NancyCorne l ia (Me rriam ) B l ish ,

w as b . 15 Aug, 1831 , at Stam ford, N .

Y . She 111. 5 Apr i l , 1853, at S tam ford ,Wil l iam Palm e r , 5 . of

O t i s and. Lucy ( Stark) Abe l l . H e w as b . 19 Aug. 182 2 , at Lebanon

,Conn .

CH ILDREN .

MARY LOU ISE“ ABELL . b. 10 May ,1855. at Frank l in . N . Y.

LILL IAN AUGUSTA“ ABELL,b. 20 Feby . 1859. m . 9 Dec.

1884 , at Frank l in . N . Y . to O tis M. Brm km an . I ssue—“ W i l l iamAbe l l Br inkm an , b . 26 Jany. 1893.

JULIA LORANA ABELL 8 Jany. 1861

EMILY BI ISH5ABELL

, b.

b

15 A ug. 1863.

ADALINE CHAMBERLA IN"ABELL,b. 16 Apr . 1872 . d. 2 2

'

Jany . 1884.

W i l l iam Palm e r A be l l d . 3 Feby , 1884, at Frankl in ,N .

and is bu r ied in O nleont Val ley sem etery .

69 5 . JO SHUA WEBSTERT BLISH .

(A r i starchus ,

“ Aaron,

“ David} T r ist ram } Joseph} Abraham .

1

)

JO SHUA WEBSTER} s . o f Aristarchus"(383) and NancyCom e l ia (M e rriam ) B l ish ,

w as I) . 4 Ju l y , 1834 , at Stam ford, N .

Y . H e m . 10 June , 1869,Nancy L .

, dtr of and

I sabe l la (B lake ly) Merw in . H ad one boy w ho (1. in Dec . 1871 ,

at Minneapo l i s , Minn ., aged 8 m onths.

H e 111 . ( 2 ) 2 5 Sept . 1873, Abigai l A ., dtr . of John and Salom e

(Rose ) King. She d . 13Feby . 1875 and he m . (3) 18 O ct . 1876,

at Harper sfie ld , N . Y . ,El i zabe th Rose

, dtr . o f Thom as H . and

Catharine (Rose) Sm i th. She w as b . 27 Feby . 1850 , at Kortr ight , N . Y .

BLISH GENEALOGY . 2 2 5

Joshua Webster7 B l ish rem ained at hom e unt i l he w as about

35 years old , w hen he w ent w e st and located near M inneapol is,Minn . ,

w h ich at that t im e w as a sm al l place . H e had 2 00 acreso f land and farm ed i t for three years, w hen ser ious i l lness com ~

pe l led him to se l l out and return to New York , w he re he hass ince rem ained . H e now ow ns the farm wh ich w as his father

’

s

hom estead,and abou t 300 acres , near South Kort right .

697. EM ILY FLORELLA7 (BLISH ) KING.

(Aristarchus,6 Aaron} David} T r iét rani}. Joseph}

EMILY FLORELLA ,

’ dtr . of Aristarchus“ (383) and

Nancy C'

o'

rne l ia (Merr iam ) Bl ish , w as b . 23O ct . 1840,at Stam

fo rd, N . Y . She m . 1870,

“

at Stam ford,'

Ed

m und George , s . of John and Salom e (Rose) King. H e was b.

1837, at Stam ford.

CHILDREN .

HARRIET MERRIAMa KING,b. 19

- 1110. WILLIAM EDMUND” K ING , b. 25111 1. HOWARD BLISH“ KING , b. 2 2

John , the father Of Edm und George K ing, was a nat ive of

Scot land , and cam e to Am er ica w hen young. H e w as a farm er

and Ed'

m und fol lowed the sam e cal l ing,keeping the old hom e

stead,w hich is st i l l in‘

the posse s'

sion of the fam i l y . H e d . 30'

Dec. 1888,at Stam ford , and w as bur ied at H obart , N . Y . H e was

a m an of high characer,sound judgm ent and generous nature .

MORRIS FARRINGTON’ ELIsH.

(Roderic Sk inne r} David ,

‘ Joseph} Abra

MORRIS FARRINGTO N} s. of Sk inner“

and Flore l la (Far rington) B l ish, w as b . 16 Nov 1827, at Rose s .

B rook , De law are Co . N . Y . H e m . 30 Sept . 1864 , Sarah (S idebotham ) Macombe r , w idow of George Macom b .er She w as b .

at

2 26 SEVENTH ’ GENERAT IO N .

CH ILDREN .

1 112 .+FRANK MAY} b . 30 June , 1865, at W i lm ington ,=I l l .

1 13. PAULINE FORD} b. 6 O ct . 1868 .

Morr is Farr ington B l ish was a groce r at Wilm ington , I l l .

700. ANNA AUGUSTA7

( BLISH ) STEELE.

(Roder ic Sk inne r ,“ Aaron ,

5 Dav id} T r ist ram } Joseph} Abraham ?

)

ANN A AUGUSTA } dtr . of Roder ic Skinne r6 (384) and

F lo re l la ( Far rington ) B l ish, w as b . 10 Sept . 1833, at Rose

’

s

Brook,N . Y . She 111. 6 Sept . 1853, at Prat tsvi l le ,

N . Y. ,W i l l

iam Robe rt,5 . of Robe r t and Mahala ( See ) Stee le . H e was b .

15 J une ,1851 , in New York Ci ty .

CH ILDREN .

1 116. LILLIAN A U GU STAsSTEELE, b. 2 1 O ct. 1854. m . 13 O ct .

1874. l/Vi'

l l iam H . Cal l ing/iam .

1 117.

1

C

S

ARRIE ALETHA"STEELE,b. 12 June . 1856. m . 27 July ,

4 l fr ed J . H um ber s tone .

118 . E

S

LORELI A” S’

l BELE. b. 10 Nov . 1867 d . Q O ct . 1868.

1119. MABEL"

STEELE. b. 16 J ,une 1871. 111. 2 June 1892 , 1. H enry

K ing.

709 . DEM IS JANE7

(BLISH ) NORTON .

( Aaron H os ford .

“ Roger ,5 Dav id . T rist ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham .

1)

DEMIS JANE} dt r . o f Aaron H osford8 (404) and Eun icePeckham (Clark) B l ish ,

w as bt

184 1 , at Glastonbu ry ,

Conn . She m . 1 Apr i l , 1861 , at H ebron , Conn . ,Gi lbe rt Bu rns ,

s . o f W'

i l l iam H en ry and H arr ie t -El i za (Am idon) Norton . H e

w as b . 2 9 June , 1833, at S . Glastonbury , Conn .

CH ILDREN .

1 12 0. CHARLES EUGENE“NORTON , b. 4 Feby . 1862 . at Mar lbor

ough , Conn .

1 12 1. FRED HERBERT"NORTON , b . 2 9 Mar . 1864 , at Manchester,Conn .

1 12 2 . O T IS GILBERT"NORTO N , b. 2 9 .Iune . 1866, at Marlborough ,

Conn . 11. 5 J une , 1872 . at Manchester , Conn .

2 2 8 SEVENTH GENERAT IO N .

712 . HARRIET PRUDENCE7

(BLISH ) M ILLER.

(Aaron H os ford,6 Roger ,5 David} T r ist ram } Joseph} Ab raham f )

HARRIET PRUDENCE}, dt r . of Aaron H os ford6 (404)and Eun ice Peckham (Clark) Blism ,

w as b . 15 Dec. 1848 , at

Glastonbury , Conn. She m . 23 Feby . 1871 , at Mer iden , Conn . ,

Edward Gardne r , 5 . Of H arrison Plum and Lucy Rank ( Johnson )Mi l ler . H e was b . 23Feby . 1850 , at Mer iden , Conn .

CH ILDREN .

1126. EDNA MAU DE"MILLER, b. 2 9 Nov . 1871, at Mer iden , Conn.

1 127. CLARA BLAN CH ARD‘ MI LLER, b. 18 June , 1874.

1 128.

CAL

ICE LAYETTE

3 MILLER, b. 2 4 July , 188 1, at She lton ,

onn

Edw ard G . Mi l-ler w as raised and schoo led in Mer iden, and atthe age o f 18 years, started to learn the br i tan ia and s i l verwaret rade . Short ly afte r com plet ing hi s t rade , he accident l ly ,

lost aneye , and for several years engaged in the groce ry business. H e

then resum ed his t rade and wo rked at She l ton , Conn . , and“

Rockford . I l ls . H e returned to Mer iden for a t im e , and in 1889 w en tto Lyons, N . Y. , where he w as super intenden t o f the Manhat tanS i lve r Plate Com pany . H e (1. at L1ons , 9 Dec. 1893, of B r ight

’

s

d isease .

713 . RO GER DUDLEY7 BLISH .

( Aaron H os ford ,

“ Roger ,5 David} T rist ram ,

3 Joseph} Ab rahamf

)

RO GER DUDLEY} s. of Aaron H osford6 (404) and Eu

n ice Peckham (Clark) B l ish , w as b . 2 2 June , 1849, at Glastonbury , Conn . H e m . June , 1877, at Read ing,

Penn ., Mary ,

dt r . o f John and Mary ( Br ight) Shaff er . She w as b . 14 May ,

1846,at Read ing, Penn .

H e m . ( 2 ) 12 Jany . 1897, Em m a J. , Robinson .

Roge r DI

. B l ish“ l ived in the tow n of Mar lbo rough,un t i l the

age o f 12,w hen his fathe r m oved to South Manchester , Conn . ,

w here he w o rked in the Cheney Bros. s i lk m i l ls , un t i l he w as 18

years old . H e then w en t tO '

New Br i tain and learned the carpenter ’s t rade .

"

H e next m oved to Mer iden , Conn . , and w orked for1 2 years for Edward Mi l ler 81 Co . , as pat te rn m aker . H e then


'

w ent to New H ave n and ente red the em ploy of the Southern New

England Te lephone Co . as Supt . o f the cable depar tm ent , wh ich

pos i t ion he has he ld for m any years .

717. ALICE MARIA"(BLISH ) HALING.

(Chauncey ,“ Roger ,5 Dav id} T r ist ram } Joseph}

ALICE MARIA} dt r . of Chauncey6 (405) and Esthe rMaria (S late) Bl ish , was b . 15 Ju ly , 1844 , at Marlbo rough, Conn .

She 111. 30 May ,1869,

H enry Bar t le tt , s . of Al fred and Sarah

El izabeth ( Shum an) Hal ing. H e w as b . 2 4 Aug. 1842 , at Mar lbo ro

’

.

CH ILDREN.

1129. ARTHUR BUCK-LAND“

H ALING, b. 3 Nov , 1871, at Marlboro’

, Conn.

1130. MI LTO N '

WILFREDS HALING , b. 4 O ct.“

1873.

H enry B . Hal ing rece i ved his educat ion in the com m on and

se lect schoo ls of Mar lbo ro ’

. and w orked w i th his fathe r un t i l thec i v i l w ar broke out , w hen he en l isted in the 10th. Regt ..of Conn.

V'

ols . , and served fou r years . H e w as wounded in the charge on

Fort Gregg ,in the rear of Pete rsburg, Vir . S ince the w ar he has

' fo l low ed the occupat ion of c le rk and book - keepe r . H e repre sen te d the Tow n o f Mar lboro

’

in the State Legis lature , in 1876. H as

l i ved in.

Poquonock and Sou th Manches te r , at w hich latter placehe has been book - keeper for Hale , Day 81 Co . , for seve ral years.

718 . HELEN ELIZA7

( BLISH ) BUELL.

(Chauncey ,° Roge r ,5 Dav id} Tr i st ram ,

3 Joseph}

HELEN ELIZA f'

i-

It r . of Chaunceys (405) and Esthe rMaria (S late ) Bl ish , w as b . 30 Jany . 1849, at Mar lbo ro ’

, Conn .

”

She w as in . 4 June , 1874 , by Re v . Sam l . G . Wil lard, to The ron B .

iBue l l . H e w as b . 2 5 Ju ly , 1844 .

CH ILDREN .

1131. EDNA RUTH 8BUELL , b. 2 5 Sept. 1875, at Marlboro ’

, Conn.

1 132 . EDITH ALICE8BUELL. b. 2 2 Feby . 1877.

230 SEVENTH GENERA T IO N .

1 133. RO BERT THERON"BUELL , b. 4 Dec. 1879.

1 134. H ELEN PEARLSBUELL , b . 8 Apr . 188 2 .

The ron B . Bue l l w as the adopted son o f Capt . Augustus B l ish .

.and his w i fe , De l ight Bue l l , and by v i rtue o f the i r w i l l s, succeeded to the i r farm and other prope rty . H e has been a form er al lof his l i fe t im e and st i l l resides in Marlboro

’

. H e has he ld m anyl ocal offices, and w as at a recent date , clerk of the probate cou rt .

719 . ESTHER J ANE7

(BLISH ) JO NES .

(Chauncey-

3"Roge r ,

“ David} T r i st ram ,

3 Joseph} Abraham ?

)

ESTHER J AN‘E} dt r . o f Chauncey (405) and Esthe rMar ia ( S late) B l ish , w as b . 15 May , 1852 , at Mar lbo ro

’

, Conn .

S he m . 1 Jun e ,1871 , at Salem , Conn .

,Wil l iam Wal lace

,5 . of

Wil l iam T im othy , and Marv El iaz abe th (Northam ) Jones. H e

w as b . 2 June,1845, at H ebron

, Conn .

CH ILDREN .

1 135. CARLETO N BLISH“ JO NES , b. 17 O ct . 1872 at W i l l im ant ic

Conn .

1 136. WILLIAM CLINTON“ JO NES , b. 2 1 Jany . 1879. at H ebron ,

Conn .

1 137. FITCH NORTHAM‘l JONES ,b. 1 May ,

188 2 .

W i l l iam W . Jones passed his youth on his father ’s farm ,near

Co lche ste r , Conn . , and attended the d ist r ict schoo l . A t the age

o f 15 he ente red Bacon Academ y in Co lcheste r, graduat ing four

years later . H e then w ent in to the grocery bu s iness w i th his

brothe r in New Yo rk Ci ty,for three years

, w hen he sold ou t and

r e tu rned to H ebron, and learned the m ason

’

s t rade from his father ,w hich he fo l lowe d w i th farm ing and lum be r ing,

for 15 years,s ince w h ich t im e he has been engaged in m e rcan t i le bus iness, atH ebron . H as been se lect - m an in H eb ron fo r fiv e years and he lda num be r o f m ino r off ices. Is a prom in en t dem ocrat and a m em

b er o f the State Cen t ral Com m i t tee for the 23rd . D ist . and also

on State Execu t i ve Com m i t tee .

232 SEVENTH ’ GENERAT IO N .

H e m . 17 Aug. 1897, at H ar t fo rd , Conn . ,Edna Mar ia

,dtr . of

’

Albe rt W i l l iam and Ne l l ie (B row n) Ho l l ister . She w as b . 1

'D ec. 1873, at Sou th Manchester,Conn .

CHILD.

1142 . FREDERIC THOMAS} b. 1 O ct . 1898 , at South Manchester,Conn .

Frede r ic Thom as"B l ish was educated at Bacon Academ y ,

'

in Co lcheste r , Conn ., and also took a course at Eastm an Co l lege ,

'Pough‘keepsie , N . Y . H e served an appr én

'

ticeship of two yea rs’

ih’

a har dware store in W i l l im antic, Conn., and Worked at the

3521112 bus iness in Providence , R . 1. H e trave led foraNew Yorkhardware house som e t im e and had charge of a store

'

at Northam pton , Mass for fiv e years. Is now in

,the hardware bus iness

.for him se l f at South Manchester

, Coii’

n .,where he ha

‘

sliie’

ensince11894.

699 . HENRY MOORE"BLISH .

(Roder ic Sk inner} Aaron,

“ David} T r ist ram } Joseph} Ab raAbraham .

1

)

H ENRY MOORE,

"s. of Roder ic Sk inne r"(384) and F lor

el la ( Farr ingt on) Bl ish, w as b . 9 June, 1830, at Rose’

s B rook ,De laware county , N . Y . H e m . 3Dec. 1856, in New York Ci ty,Rhoda Ke l ly.

CHILDREN .

1114. ELLA} b.

1 115 ETTA} b.

H enry Moore7 B l ish spent his ch i ldhood at Rose’

s Brook, but

deve loping a taste'

for com m e rcial_pursu its, w hen a young m an ,

he w en t to New York Ci ty, w he re he has s ince resided. For m any

years he has been in the office of the Standard Oi l Com pany, inN ew York.


EIGHTH GENERAT ION.

8 00. JOSEPH 8 BLISH .

( Joseph ,

"Joseph,

6 Joseph,

5 Joseph} Joseph} Joseph}

JO SEPH } s . of Joseph"(42 0) and Meh i table (Freem an)

B l ish,w as b. 5 Jany . 18 10, at W . Barnstable

,Mass. H e m . 4

June ,1831, at Waltham , Mass ,

Abigai l Ingerso l], dtr . of Wi l l iamand El izabeth ( Ingerso l l) Cham pney . She w as b . 2 2 Feby . 1809,at

CH ILDREN .

1143. HENRIETTA", b. 10 July, 1832 , at Waltham ,Mass, (1. at St .

Lou is. Mo. , at the age o f four years.

1144. JO SEPH", b. 5 Sept. 1834, at Ph ilade lph ia, Penn. A fter leaving schoo l , he clerked for a t im e , then learned telegraphy and

fol low ed that occupation unti l the break ing out of the c iv i lw ar , w hen he en l isted in Burgess

’

Sharp Shooters, in Missouri , and served through the w ar . H e was d ischarged in

the south, and w ent to Texas look ing for em ploym ent, andw as never heard of afterward. D i l igent search was m ade

fo r him , but no trace d iscovered. H e is bel ieved to havebeen m urdered, as_Texas, at that t im e, was not a safe placefor un ion sold iers.

1 145+GEORGE WILLIAM,

“ b. 1 'Ma'r . 1837, at Rom e, I l ls‘

.

1 146.+CAROLINE ELDRED} b. 4 June, 1840, at St . Charles, Mo.

1147.+ALICE SISSON ,

’ b. 8 Jany . 1842 , at Gr iswo ld’

s Landing.

Frank l in county , M issour i .1 148.+MARY EVALINE,

“ b. 31 Oct. 1844.

b. 19 Jany. 1847, at Earlv i l le , I l ls.

1150. SUSAN DOW} b. 19 July , 1847, at O ttaw a, 1I l ls.

1 151. FRANCIS BRY,

“ b. 2 1 Feby . 1852 , at Lasal le , I l ls. Afterleav ing schoo l he w as em ployed as clerk and book- keeper,and f rom 1881 to 1893, he w as Asst. Cashier in the FirstNat’l Bank , o f LaSal le ,

Il ls. H e m . 2 0 June , 1893, at LaSal le ,Mary Madal ine, dt r . of Rev . George and Char lot te Bronson ,

of Waterbury , Mass. Gradual ly fai l ing hea lth caused him

to res ign h is pos it ion in the bank and m ove to Los Ange les,Cal iforn ia. The change , how ever, was m ade too late , as he

(1. 23 June , 1898 , and is bur ied in Los Ange les. H is w idowresides at O ak Park , a suburb of Ch icago, and is a m us ict eacher,

Joseph8 B l ish

,at the age o f s i xteen , w ent to Wal tham ,

Mass .

and learned the m ach in ist ’s t rade . I II 1832 , the year after his

2 34 EI GHTH GENERAT IO N .

m arr iage , he rem oved to Ph i lade lph ia,Penn . , and engaged in the

m anu fac ture of com bs, very large back com bs for lad ies be ingthen in vogue . From here he we nt to St . Lou is, Mo. , and en

gaged in m erchand is ing. After a couple o f years he re he m ovedto Rom e

, I l ls ,in 1836. Rom e at that t im e w as thought to be

the com ing c i ty o f the I l l inois river,be ing larger than Peor ia.

H e ran a store here for tw o years , and then so ld out and m ov ed

to Frank l in county , M issour i , and in com pany w i th his fathe r andbrothe r , bu i l t a saw m i l l at Gr isw o ld ’

s Land ing, opposi te Pinekney . In 1845 he m oved to Ear lv i l le , I l ls ,

w here he rem ainedabou t tw o years , and then w ent to O t taw a,

I l ls,w here he rem ain

ed about the sam e t im e , and then m oved to LaSal le ,I l ls ,

w herehe l ived the rest o f his l i fe .

Josepha B l ish w as the seventh o f the nam e in a d i rect l ine .

and nam ed his fi rst son Joseph ,but his son

’

s un fortunate disappearance ,

broke the l ine . The com pi le r v is i ted him at LaSal le ,

and can say ,that he w as a very gen ial and inte l l igen t m an

,and

rem arkably w e l l posted in fam i ly h istory . H e (1. at'

h is hom e in

LaSal le , 2 0 Jany . 1887. H e and his w orthy w i fe ce lebrated the i rGo lden W’

e dd ing in 188 1 .

A bigai l Ingersol l (Cham pney) B l ish ,w ent to Cal i forn ia w i th

he r son Francis,and d . at Los Ange les, on her w edd ing ann iv er

sary, 4 June ,

1897. H er father , Wil l iam Cham pney , ( b . 5 Apr .

1773) w as a m aster sh ip bu i lde r in the Char lestow n Navy Yard .

H e m . 17May ,1795, and w as acciden tal ly k i l led at the launch ing

of the frigate“ Independence

”19 June , 18 14.

8 02 . GEORGES BLISH .

(Joseph ,

"Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

5 Joseph} Joseph} Joseph}

GEORGE} s . of Joseph,

"(42 0) and Meh i table (Freem an )

B l ish , w as b . 5 May ,18 16, at Pi ttston ,

Maine , H e m . 31 May ,

1838 , at Gasconade , Mo . , I rene , dtr . o f Elam and I rene (Eaton)Young. She w as h. 10 A ug. 18 18 , at O h io .

CH ILDREN .

1 152 . HENRIETTA MEH -ITABLE} b. 4 Feby . 1839, near St . Lou isM issour i.

1 153. W ILLIAM LEONTINE 2 5 Nov . 1840, at

El ish’

s M i l ls, Frank l in County , Mo.

1154. THOMAS SW IFT ,

"b. 18 Sept. 1842 .

EIGHTH GENERAT ION

Ritura S idney8

(B l ish) Wh ite , (1. 1863, of

consum pt ion .

8 18 . TEMPERANCE SHAW“( BLISH ) LAWRENCE .

(George ,7 Joseph,

6 Joseph , ts Joseph ,‘ Joseph ,


1

)

TEMPERANCE SHAW} dtr . of George (42 2 ) and‘

Rebec

ca P . ( Fish) B l ish, w as b. at Barnstable , 2 8 Ju ly , 1826. She m .

2 5 Mar . 1852 , at Boston, Mass,Wil l iam F. , s . o f Francis and

Hannah (Wood) Law rence. H e was b . 15 Dec. 1826, at Nashua,

CH ILDREN .

1163. GRACE HELEN“LAWRENCE,

b. 2 9 Dec. 1856, at Boston ,

Mass. She m . 14 Feby . 1893, Richard R. Beard, of K enil

worth, Eng.

1164 +KAT.H ARINE FRANCES“ LAWRENCE,b. 16 Jany . 1866,

at

. Boston, Mass.

Tem pe rance Shaw 8

( Bl ish) Law rence , was a r em arkab l v

handsom e w om an and had a com m and ing presence . She w as a

devoted w i fe and m othe r; inte l l igen t and w e l l in form ed, and a

de l ight fu l reader and conv e rsat ional ist , and a typical i l lust rat iono f the l ines of Wordsw orth,

A lovely w om an , nob ly planned ,To warn , to com fort and com m and .

She (I. sudden l y of heart t rouble , 18 Sept . 1897, at West

New ton ,Mass

, and is in ter red in Mt . Auburn cem e te ry , Cambridge , Mass .

8 2 5 . MARIA JANEG

(BLISS) BAKER.

(O w en,

T O w en ,

"Ben jam in,

“ Joseph,

‘ Joseph ,

3 Joseph ,

"2 Abra

MARIA JANE,

“ dtr . of Owen ,

’

( 431) and Carol ine (Jag

ger ) B l iss, w as b. 26 Feby. 1844 , at Cen te rv i l le , Mass. She m .

17 Aug . 1862 ,.at Centrev il le , :Massfi C larence Linw ood, s. of

Alvan and De laney (West) -Bake r.~ H e w as b . 19 Aug. 1842 , at

O sterv i l le,Mass.


CH ILDREN .

1 165. CHESTER 'LINWOOD“BAKER, b 27 May , 1863. at O ster'

v i l le.

1 166. JENNIE MARIA"BAKER,b. 1 Mar . 1880.

Clarence Linw ood Bake r w as the son o f a m ar iner , and follow ed the sea from b oyhood , for th i r ty - fiv e years

,except ing that

du r ing the civ i l w ar,he served in the U . S . Navy . H e ret i red

from the sea at the age o f forty - six, and se tt led at O sterv i l le,

w he re he has he ld local oflices .

8 2 6 . EUN ICE LOVELD (BLISS) LEWIS .

(O w en,

7 O w en ,

“ Ben jam in , Joseph ,

“ Joseph,

3 Joseph,2 Abra

hanr ‘

)

EUN ICE LO VELL ,

8 d tr . of Ow en ,

7

(431 ) and Caro l ine( Jagge r) B l iss , w as b. 4 Sept . 1846, at Cent revi l le , Mass . She

m . 2 0 Feby . 1866, at O sterv i l le , Mass,John We s ley , s. o f John

and Abigai l Lew i s. H e w as b . I Feby . 1841 , at O ste rv i l le , Mass.

CH ILDREN .

1 167. OWEN BLISS“LEW IS, b . 6 Dec. 1868 , at O sterv i l le.

1168 . WALTER FRAN K L INoLEW'

I S , b. 2 5 Mar . 1870.

1169. RICHARD ELMER’LEW IS ,

b. 26 Sept. 1872 .

8 2 9 . EUN ICE REBECCA8

( BLISS) NEWELL .

( Ab raham f O w en,

“ Be n jam in ,

ts Joseph ,

4 Joseph ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abra

EU NICE REBECCA} dtr . of Abraham .

7

(438 ) and MaryA nn (Corne l l) Bl iss, 1w as b . 17 Apr . 1843, at Prov idence ,

R. I .She m . 3 O ct . 1865, at Paw tucke t , R. I .

,Edw ard Franc is , 5 . of

Francis and Eu nice .Lou -isa '

(Shepard) N ew e l l . He x w as b 8

Nov . 1842 , at Providence , R. I .

CH ILDREN .

1 170. ABRAM BL ISS"NEWELL ,b. 30 Apr . 1867, at Prov idence

_Rhode Isfand.

1 171. HENRY “

EDWARD“ NEWELL,b 10 Sept. 1869, at N . Scitu

ate , Rhode I sland .

238 EIGHTH GENERAT IO N .

1172 . MARY LOU ISA“NEWELL, b. 7 Nov . 1871, at N . A t tleboror

Mass. (1. 11 Nov . 1873.

1173. CISI

nLES A

’

I‘

WOOD”NEWELL, b. 5 July, 1876. d. 6 Feby .

I 71 174 FRANKIE“

NEWELL,b. 10 July

,1888 . (1. sam e day .

Al l are bu r ied in Swanpoint cem etery,Providence , R. I .

8 5 2 . LL'

CY8

(BLISH) WH ITE.

( John , J r . ,

7 John ,

6 Stacy , 5 John ,

‘ Reuben ,

s Joseph,”

LUCY ? dt r . of John ,

7

(473) and Mary (Staff ord) B l ish,.

w as b . 12 June,

at Vassalboro, Main -

e . She m . 30 Oct .1869, at Ch ina,

Maine , H enry W .,s. of Wi l l iam and Ju l ia Ann

( Goddard) Wh i te. H e was b . 24 Nov . 1848 , at Vassalbo ro.

CH ILDREN .

1 175. EMMA L .

"WH ITE,b. 2 5 Jany . 1873, at Vassalboro , Me . d. .

2 4 Sept. 1890, at Auburn , Me.

1 176. MARY A .

9 WH ITE,b. 2 4 Dec. 1874, at Vassalboro.

1177. CARL M.

“ WH ITE, b. 17 Aug. 1879.

HALE M. WH ITE, b. 5 Jany . 188 1,at Vassalboro . d. 17 Sept.

1890, at Auburn ,Me.

Lucy8 B l ish \Vhite rece ived an academ ic educat ion and was

a very apt scho lar . Spen t a year in t rave l , after graduat ion .

Afte r he r m arriage she becam e ve ry dom est ic and is ent i re l y devoted to her fam i l y . She has l ived at Vassalboro, Skowheganand Aubu rn ,

Me . H er br ightness and v ivaci ty m ake he r a uni

versal favor i te .

8 5 3 . GEORGE8 BLISH .

( John , J r .,

7 John ,

6 Stacy , “ John ,

‘ Reuben,

8 Joseph,2

GEORGE,

8s . of John ,

7

(473) and Mary (Stafford) B l ish,

w as b . 4 Nov . 1847, at E. Vassalboro, Me . H e m . 5 Apr .

at Skowhegan , Me . , Mary El len, dtr . of John M. and Betsy S

( John son) Nash . She w as b . 4 Feby . 1845, at Hal low e l l, Me .

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2 40 EIGHTH GENERAT IO N .

Johri‘

iA rthutr“iLBl -ishi is‘

an architect at N ew Brunsw ick,N . J . ,

and has fol low ed that cal l ing for tw enty years.

8 5 8 . CAROLINE AGRY“( BLISH ) THOMPSON .

(Byron Sam ue l ,’ Jam es,

“ Stacy ,“ John,

‘ Reuben ,

“ Joseph ,

2 Abraham “

)

CAROLINE AGRY ,

“ dtr . of Byron Sam ue l ,7

(485) and‘

Ann ie (Morr is) B l ish, w as b . 7 Jany.. 1856. She m . 14 June ,1876, Hon . Geo. Lee Thom pson .

CH ILDREN.

1188. JOHN WH ALEN“ THOMPSON , b . 16 June,1877.

1189. ANN IE AUGUSTA“ THOMPSON , b. 12 Aug. 1879.

1190. GEORGE LEE“ THOMPSON , Jr. b. 26 Nov . 1881.

8 60. ANNA MORRIS“ (BLISH ) HELLYER.

(Byron Sam ue l ,7 Jam es ,

“ Stacy ,“ John ,

“ Reuben ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Abrabam f )

ANNIE MORRIS,

“ dt r . of Byron Sam ue l ,7

(485) and Annie (Morr is) B l ish ,

w as b . 27Feby . 1860 . She m . 5 Mar . 1885,

Thom as Waterm an H e l lyer .

CH ILDREN .

MORRIS“ HELLYER,b. 6 Mar. 1886. d. 2 1 O ct. 1890.

II. LAWRENCE“HELLYER, b. 27 Feby . 1893.

III. MARJORI E“H ELLYER, b. 26 June , 1896.

8 63. ANSEL GRANV ILLE“ CO OK .

(H arr ie t A nn H o i t,

7 Wil l iam ,

“ Stacy ,5 John ,

“ Reuben ,

“ Joseph,“

Abraham ?

)

ANSEL GRANV ILLE ,

“s . o f Capt . W i l l iam and H arr iet

A nn H o i t 7 (B l i sh) Cook , w as b . 18 Apr . 1862 , at Glasgow , Scot


land . H e m . 30 June ,1891 , at Fram ingham ,

Mass ,

‘

Anna H un tingt on , dtr . of Char le s and E l len Lou isa (Hayw ard) Richardson .

She w as b . 13 June , 1861, at Fram ingham , Mass.

CH ILDREN.

1191. KATHARINE CARY“COOK , b. 2 1 Aug. 1894, at Hartford .

Conn.

1192 . ELLEN RICHARDSON“COOK , b. 16 Nov . 1896.

1193. HARRI ET HUNTINGTON “COOK, b. 31 Mar . 1897.

Anse l Granv i l le “ Cook w as educated at Mi tche l l’

s Schoo l forboys, at West T isbury , Mass , and the Fr iends Academ y , NewBedford,

Mass. H e graduated from the Co l lege of Phys icians

and Surgeons in New York Ci ty , in 1887. After se rv ing as house

doc tor at the H art ford H ospi tal and taking som e spec ial su rgicalcourses in New York , he began the pract ice of m ed icine in H artford , Conn .

,in 1889, and w as appo in ted on the staff o f the H art ~

fo rd H ospi tal . Late r he dropped general pract ice in orde r to devo te him se l f e xclusi ve l y to su rgery , for wh ich he has a spec ialtalent . H e is visi t ing surgeon to the Hart ford H ospi tal and a

m em ber O f seve ral m edical societ ies,notably o f the Am e r ican

O rthoped ic A ssociat ion ,.the Conn . State M ed ical Socie ty , and

o thers , and is A sst . Su rgeon to the I st Com pany of the Governo-r

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s Foo-t Guard . Pe rsonal ly Dr . Cook is tal l , w i th large darkeyes, frank and s im ple in his m anner , rather slow of speech , but

w i th a keen sense of hum or and a capi tal story te l ler . H e occu

p ies a prom inent posi t ion in the surgical w or ld in his state .

8 79 . ERNEST LUVERNE“ BLISH .

(Wil l iam Lor in,

7 El i sha,

“ Ez ra,

“ Sylvanus ,“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph,

“

Abraham “

)

ERNEST LUVERNE,

“s . of Wil l iam Lo r in ( 512 ) and Jane

( Sm i th) B l ish ,w as b . 30 Jany . 1878 , at Wil l im ant ic

,Conn . H e

m . 14 Sept . 1899 ,Martha Ery , dti

‘

. of Fred H . and Sarah B row n .

She was b . 3 May , 1877, at West ley , R. I .

CH ILDREN .

1347. ELIZABETH BELL,

“ b. 1 1 July , 1900, at Wil l iam ant ic, Conn

1348 . EDNA IRIAN ,

“ b. 3 Feby . 1903. d. 2 8 Ju ly ,1903.

1349. HELEN INEZ ,“ b. 31 Jany . 1904

2 42 EIGHTH GENERAT ION .

8 8 1 . DW IGHT FRANK“ BLISH .

(H enry Franc is,7 Robert St i les,“ Ez ra,“ Sy lvanus, “ T r ist ram ,

“

Joseph,“ Abraham -f )

DWIGH T FRA NK ,

“s . of H enry Franc is,7 ( 513) and 5a

rah ( Freem an) B l ish, was b . 7May, 1847, at Wi l l im an t ic , Conn .

H e m . 1871, at Wil l im an t ic,Wilhe lm ine, dtr . of Ph i l ip

and Ph i lopena (Adam s) Graf’f . She w as b. 5 June , 1849, in Ger

m any .

CH ILDREN .

1194 +FRANK. DWIGH T ,

“ b. 9 A ug. 1872 , at W i l l im ant ic, Conn.

1195. H ARRY GRAFF,

“ b. 2 5 Nov . 188 1.

Dw ight Frank“ B l ish attended schoo l at Wil l im an t ic and

fin ished at Greenw ich ,R. I . Also took a course at the Com m er

cial Co l lege at Hart ford . H e then took a place w i th his father ,w here he rem ained dur ing his father

’

s l i fe , and succeeded to the

bus iness, wh ich he st i l l fo l low s.

8 8 3 . HATT IE ESTELLA“

(BLISH ) YOUNG .

( John Lester ,7 Robert St i les,“ Ezra,“ Sy lvanus,“ T ristram ,

“

Joseph ,

2

HATT IE ESTELLA ,

“ dtr . of John Lester ,“ ( 515) and Ma

r ia (Mayor) B l ish, w as b . 2 Apr . 1865, at Staff ord Spr ings,Conn . She rn . 26 June , 1888 , at Wil l im ant ic, Conn . , Freder ic, s .

o f Ch ipm an and H annah Mar ia7 (B l ish) Young. H e was b . 9Sept . 1861 , at Windham , Conn .

CHI LD.

1196. LAURA ESTELLA“ YOUNG, b. 20 July , 1892

Freder ic Young, after leaving schoo l , learned the m achin‘st

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s t rade , and fol low ed i t for som e years. H e then becam e sup

er intendent of the e lect r ic l ight plant , in Wil l im ant ic , a veryre sponsi b le pos i t ion.

2 44 EIGHTH GENERAT IO N .

BEULAH BLISH ,

“ dtr . of Dan ie l B. and Mary Wi lcox“

(Bl ish) New e l l , w as b . 12 Apr . 1836, at Jay , N . Y . She rn . 17May ,

1860 , Ben jam in S. Bu l l .

CH ILDREN .

12 08. IRVING J .

“BULL. b. 30 July , 1861, at Minneapo l is , Minn .

1209 . MARY NEWELL“BULL,

b. Nov . 1864.12 10. BENJAMIN“

BULL, b. June , 1869.

933 . DAV ID“ BLISH .

(Dan ie l ,“ Dan ie l , “ Dav id,

“ Dav id ,

“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

2 Abraham “)

DAV ID,

“s . of Dan ie l ,“ (613) and Mary H oughton (Bruce)

B l ish , w as b . 8 Apr . 1841 , at Jay ,Essex county , N . Y . H e m .

15 Mar . 1863,at Jay ,

El i zabeth, dtr . of W i l l iam and Mary Ann

( Lew is) H ickok . She was b . 2 3May , 1843, at Wilm ington , N .

Y .

CH ILDREN .

12 16.+DANJ EL W ILLIAM,

“ b. 2 Jany. 1867, at Appleton , W is.

b. 2 Nov . 1877, at Poygan, near O m ro, Wis.

Dav -id“ B l ish w ent to schoo l at Jay , and also at tended the

K eesv il le Academ y , N . Y. , and the Academ y in Cheste r , Verm ont . H e taught schoo l at Jay, N . Y . and at Apple ton and Poy

gan , Wiscons in . H e w as in the sash and doo r bus iness at Appleton and at O m ro and Poygan ,

tw enty - n ine years in al l . H e w as

six years in the Gove rnm ent em ploy at Poygan . H e rem ovedto Eng lew ood ,

I l ls. ,in 1891 , and opened a flour and feed store ,

and st i l l cont inues in the sam e business. H e w as deacon of the

F i rst Bapt ist chu rch in Apple ton , Wis . , and Tow n Clerk at Poy

gan . H is w i fe,El izabe th (H ickok) B l ish, taught schoo l at

W i lm ingt on , Jay and B lack Brook , N . Y., and at Poygan ,

W is.

She w as also post - m i stress at Poygan six years. Dav id Bl ishhas been a m em be r of the I . O . O . F. since 1865, and his w i fe isa Rebecca.

LILL IAN M ARTH A (BL ISH ) PU RMORT .

2 46 EIGH TH GENERAT ION .

CH ILDREN .

12 19. BEULAH BAY,

“ b. 7Mar. 1880, at Englewood, Il ls.

12 2 0. PH ILIP EUGENE,

“ b. 9 July, 1881.12 2 1. ALICE FRANC,

“ b. 7 June, 189 1

Frank Dan ie l “ B l ish w ent to school in Jay , N . Y. , and finish

ed h is schoo l ing at Poughkeepsie . H e is ve ry l i terary in his

tastes and has been a cont r ibutor to several m agaz ines and papers,notably the Ch icago Tr ibune , Ch icago Journal , the Leaf, the H u

m ane Jou rnal, the Curren t , and others. .H e w as for m any years

the ed i tor of the D ickens Club Re view, publ ished at Englew ood.

H e is a great reader an d has never let his othe r w ork inter ferew i th his interest in books and l i te rature . H is “poem s possess

great m er i t and are w or thy of prese rvat ion . H is occupat ion hasbeen that of book—keepe r, co l lector and m anage r w i th Pe ter Dev ine ’

s Boi le r Works, for over tw en ty years, unt i l the death o f the

head Of‘

the fi rm , w hen w e bought the m ach ine ry and con t inuedthe business unt i l 1898 . For seve ral years he has been in the

real estate bus ine ss . H is w i fe,Al ice , is a graduate of the Engle

wood H igh Schoo l , and both are m em bers of the Acorn Club , andD ickens Club , of Englew ood.

937. MARY EMOGENE“( JONES) BULL .

(Beu lah,

“ Dan ie l ,“ Dav id ,

“ David ,

“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph,2 A bra

ham “

)

M ARY EMOGENE,

“ dt r . of Pierpont Edw ards and Beu

lah“ ( B l ish) Jones , w as b . 2 Oct . 1843, at Jay ,N . Y . She m .

2 9 June , 1862 , at Jay , Seth Jam es, s. of Benjam im and Sal ly

( Johnson) Bu l l . H e w as b . 2 2 Oct . 1833, at Jay, N . Y .

CH ILDREN .

12 2 2 . CORA' ALIICE“BULL , b. 30 May , 1864, at Jay ,

N . Y.

12 23. MARY EUGEN IA“BULL ,

b. 2 1 Feby . 1867.

12 24. BENJAMIN ROBERT“BULL , b. 16 June , 1869.

12 2 5. PIERPONT“BULL, b. 30 Mar . 1876.

12 26. HARRY“BULL , b. 5 Aug. 1882 .

Seth Jam es Bu l l is a farm er and has he ld m any local officesin his tow n .

HENRY C. PU RMORT .

2 48 EIGHTH GENERATIO N .

Caspar Wol fe, cam e ov er w i th the H essians to aid the Brit ish .

in the Revo lu t ionary War , and was a cousin of Ge neral Wol fe.

H is gr and fathe r, Jam es Wol fe, served in the Am er ican arm y in!

the war o f 18 12 .

9 41 . LYD IA M INERVA“

( JONES) CAMPBELL.

(Beu lahf Dan ie l ,6 Dav id,“ Dav id,‘ Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph} Abra

LYD IA MINERVA,

8 dt r . o f Pierpont Edwards and Beu lah"

(B l ish) Jones, was b. 7Ju ly , 1850, at Jay , N . Y . She m . 2 5 June ,

1873, at Jay , Rev . Woodley Wi l l iam son,s . of John and Sal ly

(Bush) Cam pbe l l . H e w as b . 31 Ju l y , 1843, at Bust i , Chantan

qua Co . , N . Y .

CHILD.

An infan t son , unnam ed, b. 8 Apr. 188 1, at Secunderabad, Deccan ,

India, and d. l 2 Apr . 1881.

VVood lev Wil l iam son Cam pbe l l gre w to m anhood on his

father ’s farm at Bust i , N . Y . Dur ing the lat ter part of the civ i lw ar he was connected w i th the Chr ist ian Com m iss ion , and for a

short t im e taught a schoo l for colored people in North Caro l ina.

Subsecquent ly he spen t seven years at Ham i l ton,N . Y. ,

and

graduated from both the col legiate and theological depar tm entsof Colgate Un ive rsi ty . After his m arriage, in 1873, he and his

w i fe w ent to the T'

e legu M iss ion,in southern Ind ia. Afte r som e

t im e . spent in acqu i r ing the language ,they sett led at Secunderbad, .

and opened a new w ork . Th is w as in the N iz am ’

s dom ains, w ithabout subjects. al l Moham m edans or H indus. For

seven years they w orked fai th fu l ly and unt i r ingl y , sow ing the

seed of the Gospe l of'

Ch rist , w hen Mrs. Cam pbe l l’

s heal th fai ledand they we re ob l iged to return to Am er ica. Mr . Cam pbel l rem ained a year , and then re turned to his w ork in Ind ia. For six

years m ore he labored unceas ingly , in his chosen field , to the

great det r im ent of his heal th . Undue exposu re and the eff e ctof the c l im ate brought on d isease f rom w h ich he never recovered.H e return ed in 1888 , and two years we re spent in eff ort s to r&

cover his heal th,w i th on ly part ial success. In 1890 he accepted

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the pastorate of the Bapt ist church at Waver ly , Iow a, and served

REV . EL IJA H BROWN JONES .


943 . NATHAN HENRY“ JONES.

(Beulahf Dan ie l ,“ Dav id ,“ Dav id,

‘ Tr istram ,

“ Joseph,“ Abra

N ATH AN H ENRY ,

“s . o f Pie rpont Edwards and Beu lah7

(B l ish) Jones, w as b .

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I Dec. ,1854, at Jay ,

N . Y . H e m . 24

Feby . , at Granv i l le , N . Y. , Ida Lou is-

e, dtr . of Augustus and

Lydia ( Palm er) Dekalb . She w as b . 9 O ct . 1855, at Granvi l le .

CH ILDREN .

1230. LYDIA BEULAH INDEPENDENCE“ JONES, b. 4 July,1876, at Granvi l le , N . Y.

1231. JENNzl E LOUISE“ JONES, b. 1 Apr . 1889, at P lattsburgh,

Nathan H en ry Jones has fo l low ed the j ew e le r ’s trade sincearr iv ing at m anhood

,and w as for tw e l ve years connected w i th the

bus iness o f W i l l iam Reed at Plat tsbu rgh ,N . Y . Upon the death

o f Mr . Reed ,in 1897, the ent i re care and m anagem en t o f the bus i

ness fe l l upon Mr . Jones and he conducted i t for three years , firstfor the benefi t o f the w idow and at her death he closed i t out forthe he i rs . H e is now in business for h im se l f at Middle Granvi l le ,N . Y . , near w h ich he ow ns a farm , on w h ich he res ides , go ingdai ly to the V i l lage to attend to his bus iness. H e w as a charte rm em be r o f the Sons o f 18 12 in New York

, a m em be r of theSociety o f Mayflow er Descendents and an enthusiast ic genealogistand fam i ly h istor ian . H e w as a m em ber of the official boar d of

the M . E. church in Plat tsburgh for fourteen years , and servedas record ing stew ard for tw e lve years. H e is also a Mason of

prom inence and a m em be r o f O r ien tal T em ple ,Nobles of the Mys

t ic Shrine o f T roy , N . Y . H e has taken great pains to gi ve hisdaughters the benefit o f a good educat ion , and his o ldest daughter ,Lyd ia, taught in the schoo ls of Tarrytow n

,N . Y .

, and is now

teach ing in the S tate Norm al Schoo l at Geneseo ,N . Y .

944 . BEULAH BLISH “

( JONES) TO MLINSON .

(Beu lah ,

7 Dan ie l ,“ David,“ Dav id ,

‘ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

2 Abraham l

)

BEULAH BLISH ,

8 dt r . o f Pie rpont Edw ards and Beu lah7

LYDIA M . (JO NES) CAMPBELL . BEU LAH B . (JONES) TOML INSON .

BEULA H (BL lSH) JONES .

G ILM AN M ACK JONES. NATH AN HENRY JONES.

2 52 EIGHTH GENERATION .

946 . WILLIAM GILBERT“ BLISH .

(Dan iel ,"David,“ Dav id ,“ David,“ T r istram ,

“ Joseph ,2 Ab raham “

)

WILLIAM GILBERT ,

“s. of Dan ie l7 (62 1) and Ju l ia Ann

(Gi lbe rt) B l ish ,w as b . 2 6 O ct . , 1842 ,

in Si l ver Creek Tp. Cass

Co. M ich . H e m . 16 Dec. , 1865, at Dow agiac, Mich. , Mary E .

dtr . of El i jah and Nancy (Wi l let) Godfrey . She w as b . 2 9 Dec.

1843, in Ken t Co . ,Mich.

The ear ly years of Wil l iam G l ibert7 B l ish w e re spen t on the

farm w here he w as born . H e taught schoo l for a t im e and alsolearned the m ach in ist

’

s t rade . In deference to his father’

s w ishes,afte r his m arr iage , he se tt led on a farm , but his d is l i ke o f farm ingand his fondness for m echan ical pu rsu i ts, caused him to qu i tfarm ing after tw o years , and he m oved to Buchanan ,

M ich . , to

w ork at the m ach i‘

n ist ’s t rade . H e rem ained there unt i l thespr ing o f 1873, when he m oved to Niles

,M ich whe re he has

since res ided , there tak ing up the w atchm ake r ’s and j ew e ler 'st rade . H e has not confined h im se l f

,how ever , to his chosen oc

cupat ion , and has been for a num be r o f years a m em be r of theA m e rican Microscopical Socie ty , and s ince 1884 a m em be r of

both the Am e r ican and Br i t ish A ssociat ions for the Advancem ento f Science . H e is a hater o f hum bugs and supe rst i t ions, and

especial lv act ive in com bat t ing spi r i tual ism and c lai rvoyance and

is an agnost ic in re l igion . H e has he ld m any local offices, such

as m em be r o f the schoo l board and board o f pub l ic w orks inNi les

,but has alw ays decl ined po l i t ical nom inat ions .

Mary E. (God frey) B l ish ,losing he r father at the age o f

e leven , early deve loped se l f re l iance , and at the age of four teenbegan teach ing a d istr ict school . Later she learned the m i l l ine r

’

s

t rade ,w o rk ing for he r board and spend ing the day in the store .

She w as an inde fat igab le w orke r,r is ing ear ly and ret i r ing late .

For one year and a hal f after her m arr iage she l i ved on the farm .

afte r w h ich she again engaged in the m i l l inery bus iness , unti lfai l ing heal th com pe l led her to gi ve i t up. She w as o f a k indand sym pathet ic d isposi t ion , abhor ing quarre ls or con ten t ions of

any k ind . A n inval id for tw e lve years, she endured i t pat ient lyand calm ly planned for the inevi table . She died 30 Apr .

,1899,

at N i les,Mich .


9 47. EM ILY“

(BLISH ) COREY .

v(Danie l ,“ Dav id ,

“ Dav id ,

“ David,“ Tr istram ,

“ Joseph,“ Abraham “

)

dt r . of Dan ie l“ (62 1) and Ju l ia Ann (Gi lbert)B l ish

,w as b . 27 Aug ,

1846, in S i l ve r Creek Tp. Cass Co .

, Mich .

She m . 2 6 Sept . , 1869 , Char les, s . o f Marcena and Lucinda

(Hardy) Co rey . H e w as b. 23 June , 1847, at Spr ingfie ld, N . Y .

CH ILDREN .

12 37. GEORGE D.

“

COREY ,b. 8 Jany . 1872 ,

in S l iver Cr eek Tow n

sh ip. ui . June , 1897. J enn ie S taff o rd ,and has one .ch i ld. Is

in the em ploy o f the M ich igan Central R. R.

1238. W'

ILLIAM M.

“

COREY , b. 9 Sept. 1874.

Em i l y“ B l i sh l i ved at hom e un t i l she w as m arr ied,except ing

three years spen t in the schoo ls of Ni les and Dow ag iac . Afte rhe r m arriage she and he r husband l i ved on the farm w i th herhusband ’

s parents . They rem ained there un t i l 1887, w hen theym oved to Dow ag iac . She and her husband are prom inen t m em

bers o f the Method i st chu rch o f Dow agiac.

9 4 8 . DAV ID“ BLISH .

(Dan ie l ,“ Dav id ,

“ Dav id,

“ Dav id ,

4 T r i stram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Ab raham “)

DAVI D ,

“s. of Dan ie l“ ( 62 1) and Ju l ia Ann (G i lbert)

B l ish,w as b . 14 Sept . 1853,

in S i lver Creek Tp. Cass Co . M ich .

H e m . 18 Sept . 1873, in Wayne Tp. Cass Co . M ich ., Sarah, dt r .

“ o f George and Jane ( A l len ) V Vhitbeck . She w as b . 17 Dec. ,

1853,in \Vayne Tow nship

‘

.

CH ILDREN .

12 39.

‘IVA M.

"b. 12 Feby . 1875, in S i lver Creek T w p. She m . 23Feby . 1898 . IV . H . Fee

,o f Ch icago .

1240 . HARRY D.

“ b. 2 1 O ct . 1880.

12 4 1. FANNY ,

“ b. 2 1 Feby . 1887, at Dow ag iac, M ich.

David B l ish’

s ear ly l i fe w as spent on the farm and in schoo l .H e fin ished his educat ion in the h igh schoo l at Buchanan ,

M ich .

After his m arr iage he cont inued at farm ing,unt i l the fal l o f 188 1 .

and in the fo l low ing spr ing m oved to Dow agiac and engaged in

the hardw are business, in wh ich he rem ained ten years . In the

2 54 EI GH TH GENERA T IO N .

spr ing of 1893 he re turned to the old hom estead, wh ich had beendeeded to him

,w i th the request that i t shou ld rem ain in the

fam i l y nam e .‘ F i ve years later he rem ove d near Dow agiac to

secure greater schoo l pr iv i leges for his ch i ldren . H is o ldestdaughter , Iv a, went from the h igh schoo l at Dowagiac to the College at Ben ton H arbor , M ich .

,and from there to the Art Inst i

tute ,in Ch icago.

9 49 . FRANK“ BLISH .

(Dan ie l ,“ Dav id ,

“ David ,

“ David ,

4 T r istram ,

“ Joseph,“ Ab raham “

)

FRANK ,

“s . of Dan ie l “ (62 1) and Ju l ia Ann (Gi lbe rt)

B l ish , w as b . 18 Sept . , 1862 ,in S i lve r Creek Tp.

, Cass Co.,Mich .

H e m . 3 June ,1885, at Bu ff alo

,N . Dakota, Alberta, dtr . of

Jacob and Am e l ia (Beade l l ) Waldor f She w as b . 4 Nov .,1866

,

at D ick inson’

s Land ing, O n tario,Canada.

CH ILDREN .

1242 . H ELEN VERNA , b . 11 J une , 1887, at Enfialo , N . Dakota.

12 43. HERBERT FRANKLIN ,

“ b. 2 3 Nov . 1889.

1244. EMMA MAY,

"b. 11 Nov . 1892 , at Fargo , N . Dakota.

Frank“ B l ish fo l low ed farm ing m ost o f his l i fe . H e w entto Buff alo ,

N . Dakota,in the spring of 1880 , and bought a farm

in 188 1 , and w orked i t for e leven years, and then rented i t andm oved to Fargo , and later to Ende r l in . H e d ied of typho id fev e r

,1 1 Dec. ,

1899, at Lisbon , N . Dakota,and is bur ied at Dow

agiac, Mich .

9 50. ROBERT IRW IN “ BLISH .

(David,

“ David ,

“ David ,

“ Dav id,

4 Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Abraham .

1

)

RO BERT"

IRW IN ,

“s . of Dav id“ (62 2 ) and Adal ine S.

( I rw in) B l ish , w as b . 2 3 Aug ,1841 , at Green Bay , Wis. H e m .

2 4 Ju l y , 1868,at St . Lou is , Mo ,

Li l l ian Clara Li ttle .

CH ILDREN .

12 45. CH ARLES MUNGER,

“ b. 15 Apr . 1869, at Salem ,Il ls.

12 46. W ILLIAM IRW-IN ,

° b. 2 8 Nov . 1876, at St . Lou is, Mo.

2 56 EIGH TH GENERATIO N .

t ional Club . H e w as one o f the organ izers of the N . Y . Med i

cal A l l iance for the scien t ific study of the e ff ect of alcohol inheal th and d isease , and is an Opponen t o f al l alcohol ic st im u lants.

H is standing in his pro fess ion is deserved l y h igh.

9 61 . CH ARLES DAV ID“ CARPENTER.

(Em i ly ,“ David

,

“ David,

“ Dav id ,

4 T r ist ram , Joseph ,

“

CHARLES DIV ID ,

“s . of Dr . John Fu l ler

“

and Em i ly“

(B l ish) Carpen te r , w as b . 7 Sept . 1856 , at Law rencev i l le , N . Y .

H e m . I 9 O ct . 188 1 , at Eve re tt , New ago Co .

,M ich . ,

Ev a Janet t ,dt r . o f H ow ard VI". and Janet t (Van Syckle)Wiltse . She w as b .

14 May, 1857, at Cro ton ,Mich .

CH ILDREN .

12 47. HOWARD W ILTSE9CARPENTER,

b. 10 Jany. 1886, at BigRapids , M ich.

1248. GLENN BLISHDCARPENTER,

b. 31 Mar . 1888.

Char les Dav id“ Carpenter at tended the Law rencevi l le , N . Y .

A cadem y , and prepared him se l f for a ci v i l enginee r and thentaught schoo l for tw o w in ters . H e cam e to Michigan w hen he

w as e igh teen years of age and in 1879 engaged in m ercant i le bus '

iness, w h ich he has cont inued w i th success. H e has been one o f

the leade rs in the deve lopm en t o f the bus iness in terests of BigRapids . Was six ye ars president o f the Big Rapids Deve lopm en t com pany ; also pres ident of the Falcon Mfg . Com pany forseve ral years , and vice -

presiden t o f the Board of T rade o f BigRapids, and m any other posi t ions of t rust . Whi le in N ew YorkCi t y in Sept . 1898 ,

he rece i ved a telegram f ro-m the Governor ofMich igan to the Secretary of War , by wh ich he w as enabled to

g i ve substan t ial assi stance to the 33rd and 34th Regim ents of

Michigan t roops on the i r return from Cuba,for w hich serv ice

he rece ived let te rs of thanks and acknow ledgem ent from the Go v

ernor .

BLISHQ ENEALOGY.

“

2 57

968 . MEEDY SH IELDS“ BLISH .

ham ? )

MEEDY SH IELDS,

“s. of John H edding

“. (641) and Me

rab Ann (Wales) Bl ish,. w astb . 14 Dec. - 1855, at Seym our , I .nd H e

May, 1897, Be l le, dtr .

“

of Lym an and Mary (D ick inson)Ever ingham . She was b . 2 June; 18 71, at M i lwaukee, Wis.

CH ILDREN.

1249. JOHN LYMAN ,

’ b. 27 Jany. 1901, at Seym our, Ind.

. 1250. MEEDY:W SHIELDS b. 6‘

Nov . 1902 .

Meedy Shie lds“ B l ish i s at the head of the B l ish M i l l ing Com

"pany; at Seym our, Ind. H e 15 also President of the Ind iana Mille rs’ i nsurance Asspciation, w ith Wh ich he has been connected formany .years.

969 . EMMA,MERA.B“ (BLISH )THOMPSON .

(J ohn:H edding,“ Dav id,

“ Tr istram ,“ Joseph,

“ Ab ra

EMMA MERAB ,

“ dtr . of John H edd ing,“(641) and Me

r'

ab Ann (Wales) B1ish, . -w.as b. 1 June , at Seym our , Ind.

i She m 1 1 May, 188 1, E lbr idge“Ger ry, s. of Jam es and Mar y

He was b 2 5 Mar . 1853, at Frederickton,

1251. LISH' THOMPSON , b. 2 Aug. 1882 , at Sey

~

12 52 . MARGUERITE DICKINSON“ THOMPSON , b 5 June, 1887.

E lb r idge Ger ry Thom pson d . 11 Ju l y,1889.

971 . LUCY SH IELDS“ (BLI SH ) HUMBERT .

( John H edd ing,

“ John,

“ Dav id, “ Dav id ,

“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph,“ Abra

harm “

)

LUCY SH IELDS,

“ dtr . of John H edding“

(641) and Me

EIGHTH GENERAT IO N .

rab Ann (Wales) B l ish , w as b. 8 O ct . 1862,at Seym our

,Ind.

She rri . 14 Nov . 1888, Wi l l iam Car r , s_. of Edward C. and E l len

H um be rt . H e w as b . I June,1858 , at Brook lyn ,

N . Y .

CH ILD:1253. JOHN“

HUMBERT , b. 2 Feby . 1890, at Seym our, Ind.

973. ALBERT ELIJAH “ BLISH .

( E l i j ah H edd ing,

“ John ,

“ David,“ Dav id,

“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

“

Abraham “

)

ELBERT ELIJAH ,

“s . of El i jah H edd ing

“

(643) and Mary

(Sm i th ) B l ish, w as b . 2 0 Dec. 1863, at Frank l in ,N . H . H e m .

4 O ct . 1885, at Janesvi l le , Wis. ,Ann ie

,dtr . of Abraham and H an

nah T i ff t . She w as b . 27May , 1859, at Janesvi l le , Wis .

CH ILDREN .

1254. MARY PEARL ,

“ b. 14 Aug. 1886, at Johnstow n Centre , RockCo. , W is.

12 55. H ARRY BENJAMIN HARRISON ,

“ b. 31 O ct . 1888, at Janesv i l le , W is.

12 56. CLARA H AZEL,

“ b. 2 8 May , 1890. d. 7 Jany. 1894.12 57. IDA MYRTLE,

“ b. 17 Apr . 1891.

Albert El i jah“ B l ish, af te r the death of his m o ther , l ive d w ith

a m an nam ed Levi Kneppe r, and w ent to school for about threeyears . Then worked on a farm sum m e rs and w ent to school

w inte rs. After his m arr iage he w ent to work for the Janesvi l leGas com pany and rem ained there three years ; then learned the

m ason’

s t rade , w h ich he has fo l low ed ever s ince , and is now tak

ing cont racts for such w ork , in partne rship, the firm nam e be ingB l ish Brow n .

9 79 . T IMOTHY HUBBARD“ BLISH .

(T im othy Aust in ,

“ Aaron H ubbard ,

“ Thom as,“ David,

“ Tr istram ,

“

Joseph ,

“ A braham “

)

T IMOTHY HUBBARD ,

“s. of T im othy Aust in“ (651) and

Eleanor Mar ia (H i l ls) B l ish , w as b . 18 June , 1833, at So . Man ~

266 EIGHTH GENERATION.

JOHNDWIGHT“ 1313511.

(Dav id Dw igh t ,7 Aaron Hubbard,

6 Thom as,"i Dav id, ‘ Tristram ,

a

Joseph ,2

JOH N DWIGHT ,

8s. of Dav id Dw ight

“I

(652 )and Fannylislf was b. 16 Apr . 1843; at Eastbury, Conn.

was m . 1'

at Buck ingham , Conn . , by Rev . Israe lCarlibii, ibMéfiy

“

(1 Nathan ie l Walke r .

CH ILDREN.

1264. CHARLES HUDSON “. .b 1

“

Oct. 1867. d.

‘ Dec. 1867.

1265. DWIGHT WALKER, b. 10 Feby. 1869. m . i g O ct . 1894’

at

So. Manchester, Conn _A l ice E. Cl

hal’fe.

1266. ALBERT DAVID,

° b 10 N0v . 1879_.1267. MARY CORNELIA ,

"b. 8 Dec: 1883.

Mary L. (Walker) B l ish‘

d‘

.

'

23May, 1886, and John Dw ightB lish m . ( 2 ) 1 1 Nov . 1886, F lore l la Francenia, dtr . of Dav id Perr inahdM'

a’

ry E l izabeth (Robb ins) Porter . There is no issuzé of

the second m ar riage.

JOhln

‘ Dwight"Bl ish has been ‘afarm e r all of his l i -fé , though

he has w orked som e at w agon- m aking. He liv es near Bucking

ham P. O . ,in G lastonbury , Conn .

“

Reference'

S’

f— i Glas tonbury, Cam i . Tn. R21". and Eastbu ry’

Ch.

c.

98 3. JOANNA AUGUSTA“

(BLISH ) COREY\

(Dav id‘

Aar‘

o‘

n Hubbard,“ Thomas} David} Tristr am ,

”

Joseph,

2

JOANNA AUGUSTA ,

8 dt .

‘

r o f D avid Dwigh t'

and

Fanny Corne l ia (Goslee) B l ish , w as b . 2 0 Oct. 1850, at Eastbury ,Conn. She m . 3 Nov. 1869, W

'il l iam Dal las, 5 . of Wi l l -iam and

Car'

ol ine (Wier‘

) Corey . H e was b . 10 O ct . 1845, at New Loft

don‘

, Conn

CH ILDREN .

1268 . FANNY CORNELIA"COREY , b. 19 Feby . 1871, at Eastbury,Conn. m . 2 7 Apr . 1892 , George Seym our Beckw ith.

1269. H ARLAN W IER"COREY , b. 15 Jany. 1873. m . 5 Sept. 1898 ,

Mary D . Rau . They have had one one ch i ld, George W .

Corey , b. 26 O ct. 1900, and d. 2 2 July , 1901.

BLISH ,GENEALOGY . 261

JOSIE BLISH“COREY , b. 3 Dec. 1876. m . 15 June , 1898 ,

Sam uel F. Fitch. They have a l ittle girl , Haze l C. Fitch, b.2 2 Jany . 1900.

Wil l iam Dal las. Corey is a farm e r and coal burner , and hasalso w orked in the stockfine t m i l ls at Addison, Conn.

9 8 4 . RUSH HUBBARD 8 BLISH .

( Aaron H ubbard , J r ,

7 Aaron H ubbard ,6 Thom as,“ David, ‘ Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

RUSH HUBBARD ,

8s. of Aaron H ubbard7 (653) and Clara

( Bingham ) B l ish , w as b . 19 O ct . 1842 , at Gu i l ford, Conn . H e

1870, at Boston,Mass , El i za,

CH ILDREN .

1272 . CARRIE,

“ b. 6 June, 1871, at Boston.

1273. H ENRY A .

“ b. 19 Sept. 1874. He is m and has worked form any years in the Faneu i l Hal l m arket m Boston .

R‘

ush H ubbard8 B lish w as a printer and w orked in Prov id ence

,R. I . , Ch icago, I l l . , and Boston, Mass.

( H i ram Hale ,7 Aaron H ubbard,

“ Thom as,“ David,‘ Tr istram ,

”

Joseph ,2

H IRAM'

I‘IfU BQBARD,8s.

’

oi H i ram Hale"(654) and MaryA . ( Peck) Bl ish,

w as b . 7 Jany . 1842 , at So . Manchester , Conn.

‘

H’

e m . 3 Apr . 1865, at New London, Conan . Lena, dtr . of Rev .

NVilliam H . and Soph ia A . (Wh i t te m ore) Havens . She w as b .

'

1 1 O ct . 1845, at New London , Conn .

CH-ILD.

1 279. WILLIAM H .

“ b. Dec. 1865, at So. Manchester , Conn .

H i ram H ubbarde B l ish ,w as a m us ician and leader o f the

“ l hee ler Wilson band . H e en l isted 18 Apr i l , 1861,

as a m us ician ,in Co . D

,I st Regt . Conn Vo ls . and w as

engaged for the regim ental band . H e w as m uste red ou t 31 Ju l y ,

262 EIGHTH GENERAT ION .

1861, and re - en l isted 4 Aug. 1861 , from Manchester, Conn. , in

the band of the 14th In fty . Regu lars. .H e was d ischarged 13

May, 1864. H e w as also a teache r of m usic on the piano and

othe r instrum ents. H e d. 19 Dec. 1871, at Bridgeport , Conn of

consum pt ion, and is buried in Manchester .

Re fe rence— Conn. in the Rebel l ion.

98 9 . T IMOTHY HALE“ HODGE .

(Sarah Jane t t,“ Aaron H ubbard,

“ Thom as,“ Dav id,

“ Tristram ,

“

Joseph,2 Abraham “

)

T IMOTHY HALE ,

“s . of E l i jah and Sarah Janett“ (B l ish)

Hodge, w as b . 12 Ju l y , 1842 , at Glastonbury , Conn . .H e m . 14June , 1886, at Eastbury ,

Conn .,Mar ia El len, dtr . of Jerem iah

'

Cham pion and Em i ly (Matson)We i r. She w as b . 3 Feby. 1842 ,at East Glastonbury, Conn .

They have no ch i ldren, but adopted a son,Kenneth Evans H odge, b .

3 July , 1878, at Hartford , Conn.

T im othy H ale“ Hodge rece iv ed his educat ion in the com m on

schoo ls of Wassuc. H e served three years in the 2 13t Regt . of

Conn . Vols . in the c i v i l war . H e has he ld m any local offices inhis tow n, and is h igh ly respected.

9 90. MARTHA ANN “

(HODGE) H UNT.

( Sarah Janett ,“ Aaron H ubbard,“ Thom as,

“ David,“ Tr ist ram ,

“

Joseph ,

2

MARTHA ANN ,

“ dtr . of E l i jah and Sarah Janett’ (B l ish)Hodge, w as b . 9 Ju ly , 1844, at G lastonbury , Conn . She m . 29Dec. 1864, Chauncey Ty ler, 5 . of Wil l iam and Clar inda M .

(Maine) H un t . H e w as b . 3 June, 1843, at Bolton, Conn.

CH ILDREN .

1280. OLIN EL IJAH “HUNT , b. 31 Dec. 1866, at Bolton, Conn.

12 81. CHARLES CLINTON“HUNT, b. 2 9 May , 1868.

1282 . LENA MAY“H UNT, b. 9 July, 1873.

’

264 EIGHTH SGENERATroN .

V I. “Derdthy‘ °?H inchl iff , — .b 29 Sept.

1289. MARY“ EMERS ON ,i b.

16 Apr - 1863. She Dec. 1890.

Edw ard P otter'

Labhrop, who w as b. 6 !July, 1863. H e.

”i s a law

y’

er and r es ide s in Rockford.

1290. CHARLOTTE BELLE“EMERSON , b. 2 2 Jany. 1865. She

1m . 27Apr 1898,_‘

Dr . Darw in Mil ls K eith, who was I). 15 O ct.1867 H e i s pract icing physican 1n Rockford. They have hadone chi ld— '

Be l le Ke ith, b. and d. 2 1 Feby . 1899.

1291' RAIL-PH “

EMERSON , J .r ,

'

.b 2 5 Sept. : 1866. H e ywas instantly1:kril led, 2 5 Aug. 1889, w h i le hero ically defend ing . his father’sproperty from fire. Though but tw enty - three years of age, hehad

“

show n such r‘are execut ive abi l ity that his sudden deathw as a shock to the ent i re com m un ity. A beaut i ful m em o i r ofhis life . w as gotten out by his m other.

12 92 . DORA BAY“EMERSON , b. 7 Mar. 1869. She m . 2 8 June,

1898;'Wilh

'

am Mor ton Wheeler , who w as b. 19 Man - 1865.

‘

H e‘

- i s an instruct o r in Em bryo logy in the Un ivers ity of Chicage , w here they reside.

1293. JO SEPH EMERSON , b. 2 Aug. 1870, at Cleve land, Ohio. (1.

sam e day .

1294. WAaIT TALCOTT“EMERSON , b. 18 Aug. .1874, at Rockford.

(1. sam e day.

Adal ine El i zabe th“ (Talcott) Em erson,is a graduate of Rut

Ci ty , class of 1856.

' She is a d escendentof a long l ine of pat r iots and pionee rs, the ear l iest of whom land

"P lym outh‘

from the Mayflow e r in . 162 0.

founded the c i ty of H art ford and the State o f Connect icut, w h i lest i l l othe rs are ident ified w i th the Massachusetts and Connect icutcal onies. By

'

freason ofii‘

her '

eulture anda execu-tv -ie abi lity, she hasb een

’

repeatedl y ? cal led to occupy, posit ions of im portance,_in philanthropic, patrio tic

“

andwsocial organizat ions“ not only /in aRQek

ford, but in the State and Nat ional organ i zat ions, as de legate or

representat i ve , in Europe as w e l l as Am e r ica.

Z IH er printed volum es; f‘

Lov e Bound and' O ther Poem s, and

theaMem ori‘

al of her son Ralph , att racted m uch attent ion and ar e

highl y spoken' Of .

In c lub l i fe, Mr s. Em erson is a m em ber of the Am er ican Au" thor-’s League;and

'

is official l y connected w i th the State Federat ion of Clubs. She has also for m any years been a m em ber of“

The Fortn ight ly o f Ch icago,a pure l y l i terary c lub , and the

Monday Club of Rock ford,and is Second V ice Pres ident of

the Ru tger’

s Co l lege A lum nae Associat ion , of N ew York . In

ph i lanthropic w ork her act i v i ty is un l im i ted. She was one of the

leading spi r i ts in establ ish ing a hospi tal in Rock ford, giv inglarge ly both t im e and m eans, and has been one of the Board of

D i rectors ever s ince i t w as incorporated, in 1883.

.

She is alsoV ice - Presiden t of the

“ Wom an’

s Board of the Inter ior ,”and


V ice - President of the Wom an’

s H om e M issionary Un ion the

lat te r tw o of Ch icago, m ost of which offices have been he ld form any years . The latest publ ic recogn i t ion ' oi Mr s. Em erson

’

s

execut ive abi l i ty w as dur ing the Span ish- Am erican w ar when she

was appo in ted, w i thou t prev ious consu l tat ion ,by the Governor o f

I l l inois, as V ice- Pres iden t for the Six th Suprem e Jud ic ial Dist r iet , to organ i ze an A rm y and Navy League, for the re l ie f of thes ick or w ounded at the fron t , and the i r fam i l ies at hom e . Mrs.

Em e rson w as the on ly w om an thus_honored, and through her enthusiasm and push,

the Winnebago Coun ty League was the fi rstone o rgan i zed in the state .

Ralph Em erson , Sr .,has been for m any years ident ified w ith

the m anu factur ing and bus iness interests of Rock ford, and the

leading spi r i t in the firm , and later com pany , know n as Em e rson .

Talcot t w h ich has al ready been noted in connect ion w i th

to H on . Wai t Talcott . (p.

1002 . WILLIAM ARIEL“ TALCOTT.

(Wai t Talcot t ,“ Dorothy ,“ Thom as,

“ Dav id ,4 T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph,2

Abraham ?

)

WILLIAM ARIEL ,

“s. of H on . Wai t7 (658) and El izabeth

Anna (Norton) Talcot t , w as b. 2 8 Sept . 1839, at Rockt on ,I l ls.

He m . 2 5 Sept . 1862,at Ft . A tk inson , Wis.

,Fanny Caro l ine ,

dtr . of Milo and Sal ly (Crane) Jones . She w as b . 2 Nov . 1840 ,

at Ft . Atk inson, Wis.

CH ILDREN .

AMELIA“ TALCOTT , b. 2 8 Nov . 1863, at Rockford, I l l . d.1 A ug. 1866.

WAIT“ TALCOTT , Jr. b. 6 May ,1866. H e m . 16 Nov .

Grace, dtr . of A lexander Duncan and Eliz abeth (O strum ).For bes. The i r ch i ldren ar e

I.‘Wait‘ “ Forbes, b. 15 Nov . 1888, at Rockford, 111.

II : W i l l iam Ar ie l’“ Forbes, b. 2 5 June , 1891.

I II . El izabeth“) Forbes, b. 12 Apr . 1894.FREDERIC“ TALCOTT ,

b. I O Nov . 1868. d. 20 Sept.W ILLIAM ARIEL“ TALCOTT , I r . , b. 2 5 Feby . 1871. H e was

a graduate of the class of 1893 in A lm he rst co l lege , stand ingvery h igh, not on ly in his regular stud ies, but as a fluent andready debater and speaker and as an athlete. H e l ed the

col lege in box ing , fencing and in the hal f m i le run,and w as

hal f back in the footbal l team for three years. H e w as alsothe leader o f the banj o club fo r the co l lege. H e took a postgraduate cou rse o f one vear and then entered the H arvard


Law School , from w h ich he graduated in the sum m er of 1897.

The fo l low ing Septem ber he entered the law office o f Eaton181 Lew is, in New York C ity, and w as adm itted to the bar

7 Feby . 1898 . Wh i le in H arvard he becam e a m em ber of theBoston Cadets, and he enl isted 2 9 Apr . 1898 , in C0. M, 715t

N . Y. Vo ls , for the'

Span ish-Am er ican w ar . H e servedthrough the Sant iago cam paign and w as w i th the battal ion thatreached the top, upon San Juan h i l l. Wh i le st i l l before Sant iago he w as appo inted 2 md L ieut. of Infty. in the U . S. ser

v ice to rank from the 9th of Ju ly , 1898 , and w as ass igned to

the 7th Reg im ent. A lthough apparently w e l l w hen he startedon the return tr ip, he w as taken s ick dur ing the voyage and

w as greatly reduced upon his arr ival at Cam p Wykoff , LongIs land. H e w as taken to the detent ion hospi tal Aug. Isth, ande leven days later w as taken to Watch H i l l . , R. I. , w here he d .

1 Sept. 1898 , o f m alar ial fever and its attendant com pl icat ions.

H is rem ains w ere interred in Rockford, w here his death casta gloom over the ent ire com m un i ty .

ELIZABETH “ TALCOTT,b. 10 Sept. 1872 . d. 23 A ug. 1878.

FANNY“ TALCOTT , b. 14 Apr . 1878. d. 24 Jany. 1885.

Wi l l iam A r ie l “ Talcot t , though born in Rockton ,spent the

greater par t of h is l i fe in Rock ford, w here,from the t im e he

reached m anhood un t i l his death, he was in t im ate ly associatedw i th the business interests of the c i ty

, and also act ive in al l publ ice nterpr ises. H e w as chosen T rustee o f Rockford Co l lege in

1883, and w as President of the Board o f T rustees, f rom 1894.

un t i l the t im e of his death. In 1888 he becam e a m em ber of theExe cut ive Com m i ttee and for the fol low ing tw e lve years onlv

those assoc iated close l y w i th him can form an est im ate of the

lav ish personal care and constan t at tention wh ich he be stow edupon the business of the col lege . H is hom e was the center ofhospi tal i ty for the facul tv studen ts and f riends of the col lege , andthe presence o f Mr . Talcot t and his w i fe , added charm to al l the

social occas ions o f the year . Mr . Talcott had,in a pecu l iar de

gree , the facu l ty of m ak ing friends, and there is no m ore distinct ive m ark of the se rvice he rendered the col lege, than the long l istof fr iends and donors he gained for i t . H is ow n bene fact ionsw e re m ost generous . Dur ing his Presidency he exercised al l the

resou rce s at his com m and in e levat ing the schoo l to the independent rank and character of an inst i tut ion ded icated to the h ighe reducat ion of w om en . H is business l i fe has al ready been m en

t ioned in connect ion w i th the accoun t of his father , Hon . Wai tTalcot t . In every w alk of l i fe the s im pl ici ty and sinceri ty of M r .Talcot t ’s charact e r have chal lenged the respe ct and adm i rat ion of

al l w ho have had the pleasure of know ing him . Withou t doubth is l i fe w as shortened by burns w h ich he rece ived several years


1011 . THOMAS ARTHUR“ HERSEY .

( Prudence H ubbard7 Talcott , Dorothy ,“ Thom as,“ David,

“ Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph,

“ Abraham “

)

TH O MAS ARTHUR,

“s. o f Sam ue l (Jr .) and Prudence

H ubbard“ ( Talcot t) H ersey , w as b . 17Apr . 1855, at Rockton ,I l l .

H e m . 2 Dec. 1885, at Wood land, So. Dakota, H e lena Joseph ine,dtr . of Mart in and Pau l ina (Cz opick) Bar te l l . She w as b . 26

Aug. 1858 , at Geneseo,I l l .

CH ILDREN .

1301. HARRY BARTELL“HERSEY ,

b. 18 Sept. 1886, at Warren,

So. Dakota.

1302 . PRUDENCE H UBBARD“HERSEY , b. 14 May , 1888.

1303. ARTHUR VAN“

HERSEY ,b. 19 O ct. 1889.

1304. TH OMAS TALCOTT“HERSEY , b. 15 May , 1891.

1305. RALPH EMERSON“HERSEY ,

b. 8 Mar . 1895.

Thom as Arthur“ H ersey spent his early years on a farm nearBe loi t , Wis . O n the 8th o f O ct . 1870, he had the m isfortune tolose his right arm in a thresh ing m ach ine . H e then began at tending Be lo i t H igh Schoo l and spent one year in the Co l lege , afterw h ich he began teach ing,

w h ich he fol low -

ed for ten years. In

1883 he w en t to Dakota and took up a hom estead , and has s incefo l low ed farm ing and stock raising, draft horses and Po l led Durham catt le be ing his spec ial t ies.

1014 . HARRIET ADALINE“

(HERSEY) VAN TASSEL .

( Prudence H ubbard“ Talco tt , Dorothy ,“ Thom as,“ David,

“ T r istram ,

“ Joseph ,

“ A braham “

)

HARRIET ADALINE,

“ dtr . of Sam ue l and Prudence H ub

bard“ (Talcot t) H ersey ,w as b . 2 0 June

,1864, at Rockton , I l l .

She m . 7 Aug. 1879, at Be loi t , Wis.,Am os H . s . of Ase l Eaton

and Char lot te Mine rva (Ely) Van Tasse l . H e w as b . 2 5 Jany .

1863, at Du rand ,I l l . They have no ch i ldren .

A m os H . Van Tasse l is a graduate of Be loi t Col lege , and isby occupat ion a t rave l ing salesm an for the Pil lsbury ~Washburn

F lou r M il ls Com pany .

BLISH GENEALOGY .

1015 . CHARLES SYLVESTER“ BLISH .

(Wil l iam H enry ,“ Sylveste r ,

“ T hom as,“ Dav id,“ Tr ist ram ,

“J

eph,2 Abraham “

)

CH ARLES SYLVESTER,

“s. of Wi l l iam H en ry“ (667)

and El iza (Ho l l ister) B l ish, w as b . 5 Dec. 1836, in G lastonbury ,Conn . H e m . ( I ) 5 Dec. 1861, at Kewanee, Ju l ia E . Cast le .

CH ILD.

1306. ROSA WATRESS,

‘l b. 5 June , 1862 . She m . 27 Jany. 1898 , atJerseyvil le , Il l . , Augus tus N ew el Em bley .

H e m . ( 2 ) 1 Jany . 1882 , at Otterv i l le , I l l . Katharyn Fredenbu rg Grether, a w idow , and dtr . o f Ephraim Frederic and Mary

(Lo fton) Fredenburg. She w as b. 16 Sept . 1851 , at Otterv il le ,I l l.

CHILDREN .

1307. CH ARLES H OLLISTER“

, b. 6 Feby. 1883, at Jerseyvil le, Il l.1308. CLARA BERYL,

“ b. 29 Jany. 1892 .

Char les Sy lvester“ B l ish was brought by his parents to I l l inois w hen he was six m onths old. H e was educated in the localschools of Wethersfield and spen t a couple of years at Knox College, I l l inois. At the age of s ix teen he w en t to Galena, I l l . , andwas book - keeper in a book store and m us ic house for six years.

H e then re turned to Kewanee, I l l . , and w as book- keepe r for Nathan ie l Mayhew , a hardware dealer , un t i l the t im e of the ci v i lw ar . Dur ing the w ar he w as a clerk for the Quarterm aster of“

the 124th 111. Vo ls. In 1869 he m oved to Jerseyv i l le , and for

t hree years was book - keepe r in the hardware store of“

Jason A .

A m es. H e then becam e associated w i th J . S . Dan ie ls in a hardware store, whe re he rem a ined for the rest of his l i fe, som e tw en tyyears. He d. 2 2 Jany . 1896 at Jerseyvi l le . H is funeral serv iceswe re he ld in, the M . E. church ,

o f which he w as a m em ber , andthe bu i ld ing w as fi l led to overflow ing wi th sym path is ing fr iendsand the orde rs of Kn ights of Pyth ias, O dd Fe l low s and Mode rnWoodm en , to w h ich he be longed .

Char les S .

“ B l ish was a sk i l led m us ician ,and dur ing his

w ho le l i fe w as alw ays connected w i th som e m us ical organ izat ionas conductor or dr i l l m aster . H is favori te inst rum en t w as thev io l in ,

upon wh ich he was a proficient per form -er . H e neve r t i redof giv ing his serv ices in publ ic or pr ivate entertainm ents, refus

270 EI GHTH GENERAT ION .

ing rem unerat ion , and w orking pure ly for his love of m us ic and

the goodness o f his heart . Frai l in physique from boyhood, theam ount of labor he accom pl ished was w onder fu l . H is frank ands incere m anne r m ade him a un i versal favor ite whereve r he l ived.

1016 . HELEN LOUISE“

(BLISH ) GLEASON .

(Wi l l iam H en ry ,“ Sy lvester,“ Thom as,

“ Dav id,“ Tr istram ,

“

Joseph,

2

H ELEN LOUISE,

“ dtr . of Wi l l iam H enry“ (667) and E l iza(Hol l ister) B l ish, w as b. 5 Nov . 1838 , at We thersfie ld, I l ls. She

m . 29 June, 1859, Geo rge H i ram ,s . of Dr . H i ram '

and MaryG leason . H e was b . 1 Nov . 1839.

CH ILDREN .

1309. FREDERICK WILLIAM“GLEASON , b. 27 Mar. 1860, in

Wethersfie ld, I l l. d. 24 O ct . 1860.

1310. H IRAM FRANCIS”GLEASON , b. 2 8 Mar . 1860, a tw in of

Freder ick. H e m . 19 .Mar . 1892 , at Kewanee, Em ilieS tew ar t H ay l es , dt r. o f Charles and Jane ( A l len) H ay les. Shew as b. 15 A ug. 1866, on the Isle of W ight, England. Theyhave tw o ch i ldren

I. Marj or ie Jane Stewart Gleason, b. 10 Jany. 1893.

I I. Lesl ie Hay les G leason,b. 15 June , 1898.

1311. CARRIE LOUISE“GLEASON , b. 26 June, 1861, at Kewanee,

I l l . She m . 3 July , 1880,Sam uel H . Blair , I r .

, a druggist ofKew anee . They had several ch i ldren.

1312 . NELLIE H ELEN“GLEASON ,

b. 2 1 Aug. 1863. She m . 14.

Sept. 1881, Wil l iam M. Thom pson . They rem oved to Chicagoand had several ch i ldren. Nel l ie (Gleason) Thom pson (1.

17 A ug. 1903, at Evergreen Park, Chicago.

H e len Lou ise“ B l ish w as a rem arkab ly br ight gi r l, w i th pronounced m us ical talent

,w h ich her fathe r took pains to have cul

tiv ated . She w as a fine s inge r and piano player . She sang in

the cho i r of the We thersfield church for m an y years and was itsfi rst organ ist . She w as sm al l in stature , w ith dark hai r, and

large express i ve brow n eyes, and al togethe r the m os-t popu lar

gi r l in Wether sfie ld. She d. 16 Oct . 1864.

George H i ram Gleason w as a m ach in ist by trade and alwaysfol low -ed that or som e m echan ical pursu i t . .H e w as k i l led 5 May,

1873, by the explos ion of the boi lers at the d ist i l lery in Kew anee,ow ned by Ne lson Mor ris and J . C. N i les, w here he was engineer.Dam ages w ere recove red for his death.


the Ch icago Theo logical Sem inary . H e then spent a year and a

hal f in m iss ion w ork in O k lahom a, and one year as Princ ipal ofthe T rain ing School at Orange Park, F lor ida, In 1898 he entered the Gove rnm en t Ind ian serv ice w i th the Ch inooks on PugetSound. H as also been w i th the H oopa Ind ians in Hoopa Val ley ,Cal i forn ia, the Santee S ioux , Santee , Nebraska, and four yearsat the t raining schoo l at Ch i locco, Ok lahom a. H e is at present( 1904) Super in tenden t o f the Red Moon Ind ian Schoo l , am ong

“

the Che yennes, at H am m on , O klahom a. H e is adm i rably adapted to th is w ork , and seem s to have the confidence and respect oi

’

his dusky pupi ls, to w hom he is since re l y attached.

102 7 HENRY SYLVESTER“ BLISH .

(Thom as,“ Sy lv ester,“ Thom as, “ Dav id,

“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,“

Abraham “

)

HENRY SYLVESTER,

“s. o f Thom as

“(668) and Wealthy “

Ann (Buck) B l ish, w as b . 16 Ju ly, 1838 , at Rock Island, I l l:H e m . 8 May , 1861, at Galena, El izabe th Fraley, dtr . of FranL

cis W . and Margaretta ( Bringhurst) Bockius. She was b . 5May, 1840, at Germ antown ,

Penn .

CH ILD.

1318+HENR‘Y HERBERT,

“ b. 27 Nov . 1862 , at Galena, I l ls.

H enry Sy lvester“ B l ish w as educated at Galena, I l l . , and forthe last seven years of his l i fe, was book - ke epe r for the m er cant i lehouse of John Fiddick. H e (1. 11 June, 1866, a l i t t le less thantw enty - e ight years of age. H e w as a nob le characte r and lovedand respected by a large c i rc le of fr iends.

1037. JAMES KNOX“ BLISH .

(Charles Cheney,“ Sy lvester,“ Thom as,“ Dav id,“ Tr ist ram ,

“

Joseph,

2 Abraham “

)

JAMES KNOX ,

“s. of Char les Cheney“ (669) and E l izabeth

Potter (Bonar) B l ish, w as b.. 2

'

May, 1843, at Wether sfield, 111.

H e m . ( I ) 2 5 Dec. 1867, at Ch icago,Mary El iza, dtr . of Red

JA MES K NOX BL ISH .

MATTHEW’

BONAR BLISH .


tory of Wyom ing and le ft Kewanee, and Mr ; El ish ’

s Stud ies werecom pleted w i th H on . Levi North, a form er

'

la‘w‘

partner'

o f"Judge

.H ow e’

s. Wh i le pursu ing his law cou rse -he was e lected Just iceof the

‘

Peace and w as the youngest m an who ever fi l led the pos it ion in Kewanee . In 1873, he w as adm i tted to pract ice

'

law,on

exam ination be fore the Judges of the Suprem e Court of I l l ino is,at Spr ingfie ld, am ong whom w as the venerab le Sidney

“

Br'

eese.

H e at once opened a law office in Kew anee, and has since fo l low ed

that profession . H e has taken an act ive in terest in the institu

t ions o f his c i ty , hav ing been one of the organ izers, and for tenyears

'

one o f the d i rectors o f the Kew anee Publ ic Library , Superv isor for four years , and one o f the Bu i ld ing Com m i ttee wh ichsupervised the e rect ion of the H enry County Court House ; m em

ber o f the Board o f Educat ion of Kew anee for e ighteen years ;one of the organ i zers and for tw e lve years Pres iden t of the K ew anee Fai r A ssociat ion ; organ i zer of the Kew anee Bu i lding 81Loan A ssociat ion , wh ich has had tw enty—tw o years successfu lex istence ; m em ber o f the Ci ty Counc i l , and othe r local ofi'ices .

H e w as for tw o years V ice - Pres ident of the F i rst Nat ional Banko f Kewanee, and has been for ten years last past it s Presiden t.In 1902 he w as e lected as Minor i ty Representat i ve to the GeneralAssem bly of I l l ino is , for the Th i rty- seventh D istr ict , com posed ofBureau , H en ry and Stark coun t ies.

Am -

y Mason (Rhodes) Bl ish w as brought to I l l ino is by her

paren ts , when an in fan t . H e r fathe r located on a farm at Bunke rH i l l

, sou th o f Buda,I l l ino is . He re she attended the local schoo ls ,

un t i l fai l ing heal th com pe l led her . fathe r to qu i t farm ing and the

fam i ly rem oved to Buda, She fin ished her educat ion at Providence , Rhode Island , and at once began teaching,

w h ich she fol

low ed for ove r ten years, dur ing m ost o f w h ich t im e she was fi rstassi stan t in the H igh schools of Buda, Sheffie ld and Cam br idge ,I l l ino is . S ince her m arr iage she has been an act i ve part ic ipantin the social , char i tab le and l i terary l i fe of Kewanee . She is a

m em be r o f the Lad ies“ Reading Club , w h ich has just celebrated

its ten th ann i versary ; w as the organ i ze r and for several yearsRegen t of the Kew anee Chapter of the Daughters of the Am er ican Revo lu t ion ; and for fi fteen years has been an office r and one

of the m anagers o f the Dorcas socie ty , an organ izat ion to aid the

sick , dest i tu te and w orthy poor , wh ich is supported by vo luntarycon t r ibu t ions from chari table c i t izens of the c ity , and wh ich hasbeen o f great benefi t to

~ the com m un i ty"

.

if ? BLISH GENEALOGY . 275

1040. MATTHEW BONAR“ BLISH .

(Char les Cheney,“ Sy lvester,“ Thom as,“ David,“ Tr istram ,

“

Joseph,

2 Abraham “

)

MATTH EW BONAR,

“s. of Charles Cheney“ (669) and

E l i zabe th Potter (Bonar) B l ish, w as b . 5 Dec. 1848 , at Wethersfie ld, 111. H e m . 2 3Dec. 1868 , at Wether sfie ld, I l l ., Martha Florence, dt r . of Dan ie l Webster and El i zabe th Alm i ra (Wedge)Mor

ri l l . She was b . 18 Nov . 1849, at Ripley , V ir .

CH ILDREN .

1325.+KA TE ELIZABETH ,

“ b. 13 O ct . 1869, at Wether sfield, Il l.1326.+CHARLES BONAR,

“ b. 25 Feby . 1871.

1327.+DWIGH T MORRILL, b. 23 May , 188 1.

Mat thew Bonar“ Bl ish attended the local schools of We thersfie ld and Kewanee, and spent one year at the Un i versi ty of M ich .

After his m arr iage he began farm ing wh ich cont inued to be his

bus iness unt i l a couple of years after the death of his father, in1890. In com pany w i th his father, (under the firm nam e of C.

C. B l ish Son) he bu i l t up one of the finest herds of Short -horncatt le in . the West . Afte r the death of the sen ior m em ber of thefirm

, Mr. Bl ish, never of st rong physique , fe l t that the constan tcare necessary to m ain tain the herd w as te l l ing upon him and

d ispe rsed i t at a publ ic sale,and the h igh prices real i zed w e re an

unm istakab le index of the qual i ty of the an im als. For a few

years thereafter he was not in any act ive bus iness, but the last .

two _years he has been inte rested w i th his son,Char les B . B l ish, .

in the V ienna Bakery in Kew anee. For the last fiv e years hisw inte rs have been spent in Mobi le

,Alabam a

,and Pensacola, F lor

ida, to avo id the r igors of the northern cl im ate . H e is official lyconnected w i th the Kew anee Fai r Assoc iat ion and is a prom inentm em be r of the Mason ic order .

108 0. EDWIN M .

“ BLISH .

(Aaron ,

“ Nov atus,“ Aaron ,

“ David,“ Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abraham “

)

EDWIN M .

“s. of Aaron“ (686) and Nancy (Goodenough)

B l ish, w as b . 2 5 Jany . ,1857, at Stam ford ,

N . Y . H e m . 17Mar .


1880 , at B ingham pton , N . Y., Sarah L . A lden . She was b . 5

May, 1859, at B ingham pton ,N . Y .

CHILDREN .

132 8. EMMA “b . 2 Jany. 1882

, at B ingham pton ,N Y.

132 9. SUSAN MAY , b. 10 A ug. 1883.

1330. ALICE C. b. 6 July , 1885.

108 8 . CHARLES ADDISON “ BLISH .

(Nov atus Mapes,“ Nov atus ,

“ Aaron ,

“ David,

“ T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph , 2

A braham “

)

CHARLES ADD ISO N ,

“s. o f Nov atus Mapes,

“and

Mar ietta (Corw in) B l ish ,w as b . 2 1 Ju ly , 1852 ,

at Stam ford, N .

Y . H e m . 2 8 Sept . 1876, at Elgin ,Anna Grace , dt r . of Pe te r

and Eliz abeth (Wal l in) VanNostrand . She w as b . 19 Apr . 1859 ,

a t Elgin,I l l .

CH ILDREN .

1331. NOVATU S BRUCE,

“ b. 23 Sept. 1877, at Elgin, I l ls. H e m .

5 Apr . 1904, at Kewanee , Il l. , Edna Lew is.

1332 . HELEN GRACE,

“ b. 24 Feby. 1883. She m . 1 O ct. 1903,

A rchibal d Law rence H arper . They have one ch i ld , PaulBl ish’“ Harper, b. 30 A ug. 1904, at Elg in , I l l .

1333. ELIZABETH WALLIN ,

“ b. 3 June, 1884.

1334. CH ARLES VAN NO STRAND,

“ b. 30 Jany. 1894.

Charles Add ison“ B l ish com pleted his stud ies at the sem inaryin Stam ford, N . Y. , and soon afterw ard entered the law ofiice of

Judge Maynard,Ex- F i rst A ssistant Secretary of State unde r

Pres ident Grover Cl eve land . In 1875 he rem oved to Ch icago,

I l l . , and w as adm i t ted to the pract ice of the law . This, how eve r,he did no t long fo l low . Having decided m usical tastes and be inggi fted w i th a fine bari tone vo ice

,wh ich he had cu l t i vated, he en~

tered th i s fie ld , and for m any years m anaged conce rt and operat iccom pan ies , cove ring not on l y the Un i ted States, but Canada and

Mexico , as w e l l . H e w as not m anager‘

alone , but took an act i ve

posi t ion w i th the d i fferent com pan ies in the i r pe r for m ances, and

as a bari tone so lo ist stood v ery h igh . A severe throat d ifficu l tym ade i t necessary for him to qu i t s inging and for a t im e he w as

m anager o f the M ende lsohn Qu in te tte Cl ub , at that t im e the leading m us ical organ i zat ion o f its k ind in the OOcuntry . In 1891 , he

qu it m usic,as an occupat ion , and for several years, in connect ion

278 EIGH TH GENERA T ION .

1096 . GEORGE B .

“ SMITH .

(Eval ine Ce l ia,“ Aristarchus,“ Aaron,

“ David,“ T r istram ,

“ Joseph ,“

GEORGE B .

“s. of Thom as H . and Eval ine Ce l ia“ (B l ish)

Sm i th , w as b . 18 June, 1860 , at N . H arpersfield, N . Y . H e m . 17Sept . 1884, at Jeff erson, N . Y.

,F lora M. , dtr . of H em an C. and

Sal l ie H . Patch in . She w as b. 8 Sept . 1864, at Jeff e rson .

CHILDREN .

1336. IRA B.

“SMITH , b. 6 June, 1885, at N . Harpersfield,

30 Jany. 1890.

1337. THOMAS D.

“SMITH ,

b. 24 Feby . 1887.1338. MYRTLE B.

“SMITH , b. 2 5 May , 1892 .

1339. MABEL B.

“SMITH , b. 2 5 May , 1896.

1100 . CHARLES BLISH “ McLAU RY.

(Lorana Ann ,

“ Aristarchus,“ Aaron ,

“ Dav id,“ Tr ist ram ,

“ Joseph,Abraham “

)

CHARLES BLISH ,

“ s. of Dan ie l and Lorana Ann“

(B l ish)McLaury, w as b . 2 4 May ,

1855, at New B runsw ick , N . J . H e m

7 Dec. 1879, Addie B . , dtr . of Abraham Dean and Margaret S.

(Se lover) Van Pe l t , She w as b. I Apr . 1858 , at New B runs~

w ick , N . J .

CH ILD.

1340. EDITH BLISH “ McLAU RY,b. 3 Dec. 1885, at New Bruns

w ick, N. J.

Char les B l ish“ McLaury, w hen about tw enty- one years of

age started as pu'

r/

se r and clerk on the steam boat l ine to New YorkCi ty , and for m any years past has been Fre ight and T ransferAgen t for the steam boat com pany at N ew B runsw ick , N . J .

1112 . FRANK MA‘Y“ BLISH .

(Morr is Far rington ,

“ Roder ic Skinner,“ Aanon ,

“ Dav id,“ Tr is

t ram ,

“ Joseph,2


FRANK MAY,

“5 . of Morr is Farr ingt on

“

(698) and Sarah

(Macom ber) B l ish, was b . 30 June , 1865, at Wilm ington ,I l l . H e

m . 19 Jany . 1888 , at Rockford,I'l l . , -Lo .

'

u isa of Peter H ub

bard Josl in . She w as b. 11 Feby . 1865.

CHILDREN .

1341. MORRIS JO SLI N ,

“ b. 2 1 Apr. 1889, at L incoln , Nebraska.

1342 . HELEN MAY ,

“ b. 9 Nov . 1890.

Frank May B l ish , after leav ing school , began as a c lerk inthe office of R. G . Dunn Co . in Rockford

,w here he rem ain

ed six m onths and w as then t ransferred to the office of the sam e

com pany in Lincoln ,Nebraska,

in 1885, whe re he w as ci ty reporterunt i l - Ju ly , 1887, w hen he w as m ade m anager of the office . In

1903he w as prom oted as D ist r ict Manage r , and his office m oved toO m aha,

Nebraska,w here he now is.

2 80 NINTH GENERAT ION .

N INTH GENERAT ION .

1145 . GEORGE WILLIAM“ BLISH .

( Joseph ,

“ Joseph,

“ Joseph,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,“ Joseph ,“ Joseph,“

GEORGE WILLIAM,

“s. of Joseph

“(800) and Abigai l In

ger sol l (Cham pney) B l ish , was b . 1 Mar . 1837, at Rom e , 111. He

m . ( I ) 4 Ju l y , 1865, at St . Lou is, Mo. Caro l ine , dtr . of Sam ue land Caro l ine Fazet te ( Jones) We l ls.

CHILD.

CAROLINE WELLS”,b. 19 Sept. 1866, at St. Lou is, Mo..

She m . 1 O ct. 1890, at St. Lou is, Wil l iam Cu l len Mor r is, 5 .

o f Frank B. and Em m a (G irvan) Morr is. H e w as b. 13May ,1864, at Ph i ladelph ia, Penn.

Issue— Sam ue l We l lsn Morris, b. 2 5'

Nov . 1891.Carol ine We l ls B l ish from the fal l of 1886 to the sum m er

of 1890, w as ateacher in the publ ic schoo ls of St . Lou is. Wil! iam Cu l len Wel ls is V ice Pres ident and general m anager ofthe Chr isty F i re Clay Com pany , of St. Lou is, w ith w hich hehas been connected for m any years.

H e m . ( 2 ) 2 1 Jany . 1878 , Lauret ta H ayden , dt r . of Ezek ie lCleve land and A m y El i zabe th (Dodge) Whee lock . She w as b .

2 0 Mar . 1858 , at Kingston ,Nova Scot ia.

CHILD.

1350. GEORGETTA CH AMPNEY b. 26 O ct. 1880.

George Wil l iam“ B l ish fin ished his educat ion at Mad ison U ni

vers i ty,H am i l ton ,

N . Y . H e fi rst started as a book - keepe r in St .Lou is, w here he found his fi rst w i fe . H e had a st rong l ik ing forthe dram a and e locu t ion , and w as for a t im e on the stage . H e

final l y w ent to Boston ,Mass , w here he took up e locut ion as a

profession ,in w h ich he soon took a leading posi t ion . For a num

ber of years he conducted the “

B l ish Schoo l of Elocut ion ,

”in Tre

m on t T em ple , Boston , and is w ide ly known in the east as a readerand e locut ion i st of the h ighest order .

2 82 N INTH GENERAT ION .

ing, Mo. She 4 June, 1862 , at Lasal le, I l ls. , Capt . John W .

Yates. H e was b . 3 Jany . 182 1.

CHILD .

1355. H ERBERT WILSON YATES, b. 2 0 Sept , 1867, at St.Lou is, Mo H e m . 7 June , 1894, Mattie O r r , dtr . of W i l l iamand Kat ie O r r

, o f Barton ,Mary land. They have a ch i ld ,

H elen O rru Yates, b. 23 Apr . 1895.

Capt John W . Yates d. 2 4 Jany . 1870 ,of consum pt ion , and

his w i fe m . ( 2 ) 1 O ct . 1874. Thacher Tucker , s. of Rev .Josiah

and Pau l ina (Rice) Ben t . H e w as b . 4 Sept . 1833, at Weym outh,

Mass.

CH ILDREN .

1356. JO SIAH RAYMOND” BENT,b. 3 Jany. 1877, at Oglesley ,

I l l .

1357. ALICE P AULINE” BENT,b. 6 June , 1878 .

1 14 8 . M ARY EV ALINE“

( BLISH ) SUTPHEN .

(Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph .

2

MARY'

EVALINE,

“ dt r . O f Joseph ,

“

( 800) and Abigai l In

gersol l (Cham pney) Bl ish , w as b . I O ct . 1844 , at Grisw o ld'

s

Land ing,Mo . She in . 1 Ju l y , 1868 ,

at LaSal le , I l ls. ,Alber t War

r en, s. of Char les H igg inbotham and El i zabeth (Dow ) Su tphen .

’

H e w as b . 10 Apr . 1845, at Ear lv i l le , I l ls.

CH ILDREN .

1358. ALICE MAUD SUTPH EN , b . 5 Feby . 1870, at Seneca, I l l .1359 MARY ELIZABETH “)

SUTPHEN , b. 10 Sept. 1873, at Ao~

rora, I l ls .

1360. L ILLIAN MAY SUTPH EN , b. 14 Nov . 1874, at Valpara iso ,

1361. NELLIE EVALINE“SUTPHEN , b. 5 Feby . 1877, at Bene

cia, Cal i f.1362 . ALBERT WARREN SUTPHEN , J r . , b. 1 July , 1879, at

Su isun , Cal i f.1363. RO BERT W ILLIAM“0

SUTPHEN , b. 27 Mar. 1882 , at Vacav i l le , Cal i f.

1364. FRANKIE10SUTPHEN ,

b. 17 Sept. 1884, at Soque l , Cal i f.d . 17 Dec. 1888 .

The earl y years o f Albert War ren Su'tphen w ere spen t be

tw een the schoo ls of Ear lv i l le , I l ls. , and his father’

s farm . At

the age of seven teen ,w hi le st i l l in school , he passed the requ i red


exam inat ion and rece ived from the Coun ty Super intendent , hisfi rst ce rt ificate to teach , a docum ent w hich he st i l l t reasures . A i

ter teach ing several w in ters , and he lping h is father in the Spr ingand sum m e r , he secured the pr incipalsh ip of one o f the gram m arschools at O ttaw a,

I l ls . , having fin i shed the cou rse of the H igh

Schoo l of his nat ive tow n . A fter teach ing for several years , hetook a course in the Nat ional Norm al Schoo l at Lebanon , O h io

and soon after rem oved to Cal i forn ia,w he re he fo l low ed teach

ing for m an y years, and w as e lected Coun ty Superintendent of

Schoo ls for So lano Coun ty . H is w ork in that capaci t y is veryh ighl y spoken of . H e is very zealous in his educat ional w ork andhas brought the schoo l s of his county to a h igh state of efficiencyThe fam i ly ar e al l m us ical , and A lbe rt W

'

. Su tphen , J r . ,has com

posed several fine pieces.

1 14 9 . ELLEN “

(BLISH ) FISHER.

( Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph,“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

“ Joseph ,

2

ELLEN ,

0 dtr . of Joseph“

(800) and A bigai l Ingerso l(Cham pney) B l ish ,

w as b . 19 Jany . 1847, at Earlv i l le , I l ls. She

m . 15 Jany . 1867, at LaSal le , I l ls.,Frank A . ,

s. o f A l len and

Lou isa (Gil inger ) F ishe r . H e w as b . 1 Feby . 1844 ,in New

York Ci ty .

H ILDREN .

1365. ALLEN JO SEPH FISHER, b. 2 2 Mar . 1870, at Seneca, 111.H e m . 14 Mar . 1894, Sal l ie West .

1366. CARRIE LOUISE10 FISH ER*, b. 2 5 Sept. 1879, at Cleburne ,

Texas. She m . 16 June , 1897, Char les M. Fechheim er .

Frank A . F ishe r cam e w est w i th his fathe r in 1847, and the

fam i l y l i ved on a farm un t i l 1858 . From that t im e he attendedthe H igh School in O t taw a,

I l ls .,unt i l 1862

,w hen he entered the

Co lum bia Co l lege Law Schoo l in New York Ci ty , and com ple tedthe course in 1864 . The nex t fiv e years w e re devo ted to teach ing, ,

du r ing w h ich t im e he w as pr incipal o f the schoo ls at Utica and

Seneca, and the 4th “’

b rd schoo l at O t taw a,I l l . H e then took

up the pract ice of law , the fi rst f ew years at Marse i l les , and Ottaw a, the next e ighteen years at Cleburne ,

Texas , and since1895, at Ch ickasha,

Ind . Ter . , upon the establ i shm en t.

o f Un i tedStates Cou rts at that place . H e has never engaged in pol i t ics or

*Four other ch i ldren have been born , but d ied in in fancy .


outside m atters. His son - in- law is now in partnersh ip w i th himunder the firm nam e of F isher Fechheim er .

1164 .

K ATHARINE FRANCES0 (LAWRENCE) MERCER.

(Tem perance Shaw ,

8 George,7 Joseph ,6 Joseph,“ Joseph ,

‘ Joseph.

3

Joseph,2 Abraham .”

KATHARINE FRA .NCES,

° dtr . of Wi l l iam F . and Tem perance Shaw s

(Bl ish) Law rence , was b. 16 Jany . 1866, at Boston,

Mass. She m . I4 Feby . 1893, at Bos ton , Capt . D . Mercer, R. M.

s. of Dav id D ixon and Margaret (Tr igg) Mercer . H e w as b . 1

Ju ly , 1864, at Dalw ich,England.

CH ILDREN .

1367. MARGARET LAWRENCEm MERCER,b. 6 Jany. 1894, at

Gosport , England.

1368. DAVID DIXONm MERCER, Ir . , b. 6 June, 1896, at West

New ton, Mass.

1369. LA

D

WRENCE” MERCER,b. 6 June , 1896, a tw in w ith David

ixon.

The fam i ly reside in England .

119 4 . FRANK DWIGHT9 BLISH .

(Dw ight Frank , 8 H enry Franc is,7 Robert St i les,6 Ezra,

5 Sy lvanus,

“ T r ist ram ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abraham .”

FRANK DWIGHT ,

"s . of Dw ight Frank (88 1) and M inn ie

(Graft ) B l ish was b . 9 Aug. 1873, at Wi l l im an t ic, Conn . H e m .

I Feby. 1896, at West Spr ingfie ld, Mass ,Mary Grace , dcr . of

Am os Wil l iam and O ra Ange l ine (Latham ) B i l l . She w as b . 18

Janv . 1875 at Wil l im ant ic, Conn .

CHILD.

1370. LESTER HENRY”, b. 7 Dec. , 1896, Wil l im at ic.

Frank Dw ight9 B l ish ,

after leaving school , took a posi t ion in

the grocery store w ith his fathe r, w here he has rem ained, and isnow a partner in the business.


12 18 . HENRY HERBERTo BLISH .

(H en ry Sylveste r} Thom as,7 Sy lvester ,

° Thom asfi David,4 T r is

t ram ,

3 Joseph ,

2 Abraham fi

)

HENRY H ERBERT ,

9s. of H enry Sy lvester8 ( 1027) and

El i zabeth Fraléy (Bockius) B l ish, w as b . 2 9 Nov . 1862,at Galena,

I l ls. H e in . 2 1 Feby . 1888 , at Dubuque , Iow a, El i zabeth Morse ,

dtr . o f John and Anna (Alexande r) Maclay . She w as b . 8 Nov .

1863, at Dubuque , Iow a.

CH ILDREN.

1374. H ERBERT HAR-

GER b. 4 Jany. 1889, at Dubuque.

1375. MARJORIE”, b. 26 July , 1894.

H en ry H e rbert"B l ish w as educated at Dubuque,Iow a. At

the age o f fi fteen he en te red the book store of Grosvenor Har

ger , then the largest store o f its k ind in Dubuque . A few yearslater he form ed a partnersh ip w i th the jun ior m em be r of the firm ,

unde r the nam e of H arge r 81 B l ish ,w h ich has been very success

ful . H e has the repu tat ion of be ing one of Dubuque’s best business m en , and is both energet ic and affab le .

132 0. JAMES LOUIS9 BLISH .

( Jam es Knox ,

8 Char les Cheney ,7 Sy lvester,6 Thom as,5 Dav id,

"

Tr ist ram ,

3 Joseph,2 Ab raham f

)

JAMES LO UIS ,

9s . of Jam es Knox8 ( 1037) and Marv

El i za (McManus) B l ish ,w as b . 18 Ju ly , 1871, at C h icago, I l ls. ,

and w as a baby in arm s at the t im e of the great fire . H e m . 30

June , 1896, at Fond du Lac, W is . ,Mar tha Brow n , dtr . of Jam es

Farnum and Eleanor (Capron) Aldr ich. She w as b . I4 Sept .1865, at Prov idence, R. I .

CH ILDREN .

1378. MARY ELEANOR b. 2 0 Nov . 1898 , at Fon du Lac.

1379. Z IRJ AN ALDRICH b. 13 July, 1900.

1380. FLORENCE b. 11 O ct . 1904.

Jam es Lou is9 B lish graduated from the H igh School at K ew anee

,I l l ino is

,and then took three years course at the Dental .


Departm ent of the Northw estern Un i ve rs i ty , then at the ChicagoMed ical Co l lege , C h icago. After his graduat ion he w orked foro ne year at LaPor te , 1nd ,

and then opened an office at Morr is ,I l ls . , w here he rem ained abou t one year . H e then w en t to Mi lw aukee , W is. ,

and later to Fond du Lac, w here he has s ince re

m ained in the pract ice of his profession .

132 5 . KATE ELIZABETH 0

(BLISH ) HANDLEY .

( Mat thew Bonar , 8 Charles C heney ,7 Sylvester ,6 Thom as,5 Dav id,‘

T ristram ,

8 Joseph ,

2

KATE ELIZABETH ”, dtr . o f Matthew Bonar8 ( 1040) and

Martha F lorence (Morr i l l ) B l ish,w as b . 13 . O ct . ,

1869,at

Wether sfie ld , I l ls . She m . 6 May ,1891 , at Wethersfie ld

,Charles

Dan ie l , s. of Dan ie l and Al ice (Rothbothm ) Handley . H e w as

b'

. 12 Nov . 1861.

CH ILDREN .

1381. LI

I

LLIAN BLISH10HANDLEY , b. 11 Sept. 1892 , at Kewanee.

l l .1382 . CHARLES MAX MANDLEY ,

b. 31 Mar . 1897.

Char les Dan ie l H andley has been for m any years em ployed'in the departm en t store of Lay Lym an

,in Kewanee .

132 6 . CHARLES BONAR9 BLISH .

( Mat thew Bonar ,8 Char les Cheney ,7 Sy lveste r ,6 Thom as,

5 Dav id,‘

T r istram ,

3 Joseph,

2 Abraham .

1

)

CHARLES BO NAR", s . o f Mat thew Bonar8 ( 1040) and

Martha F lorence (Morr i l l) Bl ish, w as b . 2 5 Feby . ,1871, at

Wethersfield ,I l l . H e m . at Ch icago , I l l . , 18 May ,

1892 , Sarah

Ann, dtr . of Thom as and Al ice Agnes (Morr i l l ) Jone s . She w as

b . 1 June , 1871 , at Ch icago.

CH ILD .

1383. FLORENCE ETHEL”,b. 16 Apr. 1893, at Kewanee , Ill .

Char les Bonar” B l ish grew up on the old B l ish hom estead


farm in Wethersfield, 111. After his .father qu i t farm ing he w asfor several years a forem an in the m al leab le i ron departm ent ofthe Western Tube Com pany , at Kewanee . For the last threeyears he has been at the head of the V ienna Bakery Com pany , inKew anee

,wh ich is ow ned by h im se l f and his father.

132 7. DWIGHT MORRI LL“ BLISH .

(Mat thew Bonar ,“ Char les Cheney ,7 Sy lvester ,“ Thom as,5 David,‘

T r ist ram ,

“ Joseph ,

2 Ab raham f

)

DWIGH T MORRILL“ , s . of Mat thew Bonar“ ( 1040) and

Martha F lorence (B l ish) w as b . 2 3 May ,188 1 , at Wethe r sfie ld ,

I l l . H e m . 30 Apr .

,1902 ,

at Effingham ,I l l . , Cal l ie Theodora,

dtr . o f Arthu r Berrym an and Joseph ine Rebecca (Glosener )Johnson . She w as b . 2 9 Nov .

,188 2 .

CHILD .

1384. MATTH EW BERRYMAN b. 1 Aug. 1904, at Eflingham , Il l .

Dw ight M-orr i l l“ B l ish , afte r leav ing school , studied photo

graphy , and for som e t im e engaged in that business in Kewanee .

He is now engaged in the grocery business, at Effingham , I l l .

290 UNCO NNECTED RECORDS.

HARVEY BLISH ,b . m . Phebe Wor

den , dtr . of Nathan ie l and Cyrena (H ur lbert) Worden .

CH ILDREN .

HARVEY FREDERICK, b. 1826, in Montpe l ier, Ver1

B

r

po

gt. H e w as in Rac ine , Wis. in 1896, and had a son Byron F.

”

15

CORNELIUS,

MARY JANE, b. Buried atWonew oc, W is.

ALFRED DAY, m . Am anda VanDenser . H as 5 . A lexander, b. 31May , 1873, at A lgona, W is.

,w ho m . 18 Apr . 1899 ,

Anna Schubert.and l ives in Ch icago, I l l.

ALVIRA ANGEL, b. Whee ler.Wonew oc, Wis.

+GEORGE WASH INGTO N , b. 19 Nov . 1835.

+CAROLINE MELISSA , b. 16 Jany. ,1837.

ELLEN MARIA , b. m . Ph i l l ips.

Wonew oc, Wis.

ANNA , b Bur iedat Wonew oc W is

LOUISA , b. Buriedat B lue Earth, Minn .

H arvey B l ish and his w i fe both (1. at Wonew oc, Wis . A l lof the chi ldren are supposed to have been born in Morr istow n .

St . Law rence coun ty,N . Y .

, except the e ldest and tw o youngest .H arvey B l ish is be l ieved to have been a surveyor in V erm ont andto have had brothers nam ed O l i ver , Wil l iam and V o lney .

GEORGE W'

ASH INGTO N , s . of H arvey and Phebe (Wor

d en) B l ish ,w as b . 19 Nov . ,

1835, in St . Law rence county , N . Y .

H e m . 2 0 Jany . ,1855, at Racine , Wis. ,

Eval ine A . H o l l iste r , dtr .

o f Caleb H . and Deborah (Clu te) Conan t . She w as b . 9 O ct

1836, in O nandaigua county , N . Y .

CH ILDREN .

CHARLES G , b . . 20 Dec: 1855, at Racm e , W is.

ANNIE E , b'

Nov 1857.

WJ LLIAM H b. 14 Apr. 1860, at Big Foot Prairie ,NELL D . b. 9

-

.A ug 1863, at H o l land , M ich.

JENNIE M,b : O ct . 1866.

FRANCIS E. , b. 8 Jany , 1869.

RO SE B . , b. 2 8 Sept. 1871.

LOLO M. , b. 9 Jany . 1878 , at Wonewoc, Wis.

George W . B l ish attended schoo l at Ogdensburg, N . Y. ,

unt i l the fam i ly m oved to Racine, Wis.,in 1846. Afte r fin ish ing

schoo l , he learned the m ason’

s t rade and fol low ed i t for three

years, w hen he took up sai l ing,w h ich he fol low ed for tw enty


fiv e years, work ing his w ay up unt i l he com m anded vessels. H is

latte r years w ere spent at Wonew oc,Wis.

,w here he (I. 2 1 May ,

1899.

CARO LINE MELISSA , dtr . of H arvey and Phebe (Wor

den) B l ish,w as b . 16 Jany .

,1837, at Morr istow n

,N . Y . She m .

1854. Theodore , s . of Sam ue l and Ju l ia Ann

( Piatt) Lane .

CH ILDREN .

ELLA CELIA LANE, b. 7 Apr. 1855, at Racine, Wis.

EDWIN CURTISS LANE, b. 1 A ug. 1857.

THEODORE M. LANE, J r ., b. 7A ug. 1862 .

SAMUEL OLIVER LANE, b. 15 Dec. 1865.

JULIA ANN LANE, b. 16 Feby . 1868 . d. 7 Nov . 1869.

Theodore M . Lane sai led the great lakes for som e forty - fouryears. H e en l isted in the civ i l w ar

, and w as corporal of Co . A .

2 2 nd. Wis. Vo ls. Was captured in March ,1863, and se rved a

te rm in Libby pr ison . H e w as in the batt les o f Chicam auga,Lookou t Moun tain ,

andwounded at the bat t le of Resaca, I3May,‘

1864. From 1858 to 1862 he ow ned and sai led the s loop .

H e lenMarr . After the w ar he com m anded the br ig Ham pton ,

”the

schooners “

Ecl ipse ,” “ Lew is Ludingtorn and

‘Joseph ine Dresden ,

”up to 1894,

w hen he qu i t the lakes and set t led dow n on a

farm at Stu rgeon Bay , Wis.

HORACE L . BLISH , s . of Wil l iam Bl ish,o f Co lchester ,

V t . m . 2 2 Sept . 1853, Laura Jane Sm i th — Bur l ington V t . Rec

Vol . 3, p. 1 .

H e m . ( 2 )Mr s. Lucia E. Gray , a w idow . H e d . at N . T roy,.

1V t . , in 1896, leaving ch i ldren , Clarence E. H orace H .,and

Wil l iam S . , o f Co lchester , V t .,H arry H . , of St . Johns , O regon .

and Ne l l ie H . , who m . W . J . Bates. H is estate w as se t t led in

Bu r l ingt on ,V t .

ALBERT BLISH , of Winoosk i , V t .,m . Phisha Burl-ett , 2 4

Feby . ,1859.

2 92 UNCO NNECTED RECORDS.

EDW‘

ARD BLUSH , of Co lchester, V t . , 111. Mary Jane K eenen

, of Wash ington, D . C.— Bur l lngton, Vt . Rec.

CH ILDREN .

MARY AGNES, b. 15 Aug. 1869, at Wash ington, D. C.

JO SEPH , b. 1871. d. in Washington, in 1874.EDWARD, b. 14 Dec. 1873.

ROSINA , b. 14 Dec. 1873. ( Tw ins ) (Burl ington Rec. says b. May.)CHARLES W . , b. 11 O ct. 1875.

Mary Jane B lush d . in Wash ington , 2 8 Nov . ,1893.

Edw ard B lush , Sr ., was an engineer, but gave i t up and took

a place on the po l ice force at Wash ington ; w as afterw ards t im e

keepe r in the T reasury Dept . H e then le ft Wash ington, and

his fam i ly have not heard from him s ince .

H e is be l ieved to have been b . abou t 1845, at Wi l l iston, V t .

JO SEPH BLUSH , o f Wate rbury , V t .,m . 11 Mar . ,

1824.

Prudence Tutt le .

DAN BLUSH m . Le t i t ia Taft,2 8 Jany . ,

1841.

Will isto-

n,Vt.

,Tn . Rec.

Most of the fol low ing nam e s and addresses w ere cu l led fromvar ious c i ty d i rectories, but repeated let ters fai led to bring repl iesf rom m ost of them .

ANDREW BLISH ,dye r . 1635 Bai ley St . , Ph i lade lph ia,

Penn.

DAV ID BLESH , Oakdale, Nebr . Says that the correct

nam e is B lush, but he got i t changed in the arm y.

CHAS. F. BLUSH , 382 E . 4th St . , New York Ci ty .

( 1898)

HENRIETTA BLUSH , w idow of Anthony , 345 9th Av e.

N . Y . Ci ty .

CLARK D . BLUSH , 10 Law rence St . , Hart ford, Conn .

CHRIST IAN BLUSH ,c lerk , 654 E. 1 1th St ., N . Y . Ci ty .

CADD IE M . BLUSH , H am m ond, Lou isiana.

2 94 FULLER.

FULLER.

EDWARD FULLER} the tw en ty - first s igner of the May

flow er Com pact , w i th his w i fe , A nn, and his son Sam ue l , w ho at

that t im e m ust have been abou t fiv e or six years o f age , cam e in

the Mayflow e r , in 162 0 . Both Edw ard Fu l ler and his w i fe d ied,accord ing to Gov .

‘

Bradf0rd,

“

soon after they cam e on shore ”, and

the chi ld Sam ue l w as taken in charge by his uncle,Dr . Sam ue l

Fu l le r , by w hom he w as reared . V e ry l i tt le is know n concern ingEdw ard Fu l ler or his w i fe . They are know n to have had tw o

CH ILDREN .

2 .

- l -MATTHEW ,

2 b. England.

b. in England.

The Mayflow er Com pact is thus spoken of and given by GovBrad ford

THE REMAINDER OF ANO: 162 0.

I shal a l i t le r eturne backe, and begin w ith a com binat ion

nade by them be fore they cam e ashore be ing y° fi rst foundat ion of

'

the i r gov ernm ente in th is place . O '

ccasionedp ar t ly by ye d iscon

t en ted, and m ut inous speeches that som e of the st rangers am ongst

them ,had let fal l from them in y“ ship ; That w hen they cam e

ashore they w ou ld use the i r ow n-

e l iber tie for none had pow er tocom and them , the paten te they had be ing for V i rgin ia, and not

for N ew england , w h ich be longed to ano ther governm en t w i thw h ich y

e V i rgin ia Com pany had noth ing to doe . And part ly thatshuch an A ct-e by them done ( th is the i r cond i t ion cons idered)m ight b e as fir m e as any paten t ; and in som e respects m ore sure .

“

The form e w as as fo l l-ow eth

In yenam e of God Am en . W1

“

: w hose nam es are underw r it ten ,

the loyal l subj ects of our dread sov eraigne lor d KingJam es, by y

e

grace of God , of Great Br itaine, Franc , I re landk ing, de fender of y

e faith , &c.

H av eing under taken,for y

e

glorie of God, and advancem enteof y

echr ist ian fai th and honou r of our k ing count r ie , a voyage

to plan t ye Nor therne parts of V i rgin ia. Doe by these presents

solem n ly m utualy in ye

presence of God , and Of one ano the r ;covenan t

, com bine our se lves togeather in to a civ il l body po-l it ick


for our be tte r or der ing, preservat ion furthe rance of yeends

a foresaid ; and by ve rtue hearo f to enacte, const i tute , and fram e

shuch just equal l law es, ord inances, Acts, const i tut ions, off icesfrom t im e to t im e

, as shal l be thought m ost m eete 81 conven ien tfor y

e

general l good, of y“ Co lon ie : un to w h ich w e prom ise al l due

s ubm iss ion and obed ience . In w itnes w herof w e have hereundersubscr ibed our nam es at Cape

- Codd ye 1 1. of Nov -em ber , in y

e

_year of'

yeraigne o f our sov eraigne lo rd k ing Jam es o f England ,

france , I re land y°e ighteenth , and of Scot land y° fiftie fou rth .

AnO Dom . 162 0 .

Forty - one nam es are signed to the com pact of which EdwardFu l ler is the tw enty - first .

2 . D r MATTHEW FULLER.

s . of Edw ard1 and Ann Fu l ler,rem ained in

England , w hen his parents , w i th his brothe r Sam ue l cam e ove r ,in 162 0. From the ages o f his ch i ldren he m ust have been m ar

r ied in Eng and . H e is said to have had tw o w i ves , H annah .

and Frances .

CH ILDREN bel ieved to have been born in England.

4. MARY ,

“ b. m . 17 Apr . 1655, Ralph Jones , and has

m any descendants.

5 ELIZABETH ,

‘m . 2 2 Apr . 1652 , Moses Row ley , and

has m any descendants.

6. SAMUEL,

“b . H e w as a l ieutenant in the CO10

ny forces in K ing Ph i l ip’

s war , and w as k i l led at Rehoboth2 5 Mar . 1676.

7.JOHN ,

’ b. in P lym outh. H e w as a physician of som e note and d. in 169 1.

b. in P lym outh.

Mat thew 2 Fu l ler w as one of the prom inent m en of the old

Colonv . H e rem ained in England un t i l abou t 1740 . I t is not

know n w hether he studied m ed icine in the O ld count ry or after he

cam e over , but he m ust have been about th i rty years of age at thatt im e . By reason of the death of his parents, both he and his

brother Sam ue l “ , w ere reckoned am ong the first born of the

Colony” ,and assigned lands , wh ich wou ld have be longed to the i r

father . In 1642 he had ten acres of land assigned him near

Thurston Clark ’s, in P lym ou th .

2 96 FULLER.

In 1643 a _m i l i tary d iscipl ine w as establ ished by the ColonyCourt , em bracing the tow ns of P lym outh, Duxbury and Marshfield. Myles Stand ish w as the Captain and Mat thew Fu l ler oneo f the Sergeants, w h ich was an office of d ist inct ion at that t im e ,

as none“

but f reem en of honest and good repor t”cou ld be adm i t

ted to the com pany . The st rictest d iscipl ine w as m ain tained. No

conversat ion w as perm i tted w hen the com pany w as on parade , andfor absence , w i thout sufii cien t excuse , they w ere fined ,

and i f not

paid, expu l sion fo l low ed . The equ ipm ent requ i red w as, a m usket ,a sw ord , a rest and a bandil lier . A l l officers w ere to b e e ver afterknown by the i r t i t les

,and each m em ber paid six pence per quarter

for the use of the com pany . Th is m i l i tary d iscipl ine w as in add it ion to the regu lar m i l i t ia, and w as organ i zed on the sam e plan as

the“

ancien t and honorable art i l le ry o f Boston ,

”w h ich is st i l l kept

up.

H e w as the fi rst physician in Barnstab le . The exact date of

his rem oval the re is uncertain . The cou rt approved his e lect ion as

Lieutenant o f the m i l i t ia com pany in Barnstable, 3 Sept . 1652 .

In 1653, he w as deputy from Barnstab le to the Co lony Court .

1653. 6. Apr . , Leift . Fu l ler , Sergiant Johnson and JohnAl len ,

haue taken the oath o f Fide litie to the Gouernm ent th isCour t .

H e was propounded for a f reem an 3 June , 1652 , and adm i tted as a freem an , 7 June , 1653, and sworne.

”

The Cou rt in Decr . 1652 , d i re c ted the several tow ns to send

deput ies to m ee t the m agist rates, 1 Apr . 1653,“

to t reat and con

clude on such m i l i tary aff ai rs as, through God’

s bless ing, m ay

probably tend to our present and future safety in consequenceof the var iances betw een England and H o l land. Barnstable sent

Lieu t . Fu l le r and Sergt . Thom as H inck ley . The y m e t , and in

May , 1653, the cour t order-ed sixt y m en to be raised, agreeab ly toa requ isi t ion of the counci l of w ar .

1653-

4 . 7Mar .

“ Wee pfsent H enry Co le of Barn

stab le, for pi l fer ing aw ay of the m oney o f Leiftenant MathewFu l ler of Barnstab le” .

1654 . 2 0 June . H e w as appo in ted Lieut . under Capt . My lesStand ish, of a com pany of fi fty m en ,

the quota of P lym outh Colony, in a proposed exped i t ion again st the Dutch at Manhattoes,

now N ew York . The m en w ere ordered to m ee t at Sandw ich ,June 2 9th. to em bark from Manom ett in the bark

2 98 FULLER.

1675. 2 8 June . Capt . Ful ler w as at Sw anzey w i th t roops, inthe war against King Ph i l ip. The P lym outh forces passed o

ver

to Pocasset t. found a body of Ind ians and had a sk i rm ish w i ththem . Capt . Ful le r w as in com m and and after hard fi

ght ing

drew off , after infl ict ing severe losses on the enem y . The Ind iansret reated to Pocassett swam ps and w ere he ld at bay unt i l the re

turn of the Massachuse tts t roops. Major Cudwor th and Capt

.

Fu l le r w ere at Dartm outh w i th 1 12 m en ; others w e re stat ionedaround the swam ps, whe re they had Phi l ip and his m en ent rapped.

O n Ju ly sth . i t w as dete rm ined to m arch al l Massachusetts t roopsin to the Narraganse tt coun t ry . Major Cudworth and Cap

t.

Matthew Fuiler had pursued Ph i l ip into Pocassett .

In 1675, D r . Fu l le r w as al low ed 4 Shi l l ings a day for hisserv ices as Surgeon Gene ral and 1

'

or"other good serv ices per

f orm ed in behal f of his count ry ht hav ing acted as Captain o f acom pany 111 add i t ion to his surgical du t ies . In the draw ing of

lands aw au led to the so ldiers in King Phi l ip’

s w ar, in Nar ragan

set t Towns-hip. ( now Gorham , Me .) D r . Matthew Fu l ler , of Barnstable , drew lot 69.

D r . Mat thew Fu l le r w as a m an of l ibe ral opin ions and ve ryoutspoken for the day in w h ich he l i ved, w h ich t rai t frequen t ly

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got him into t rouble w i th the author i t ies,but for w h ic h he w as

se ldom pun i shed , an apo logy usual l y condon ing the off ense: H is

t em per w as rash, but his personal bravery w as neve r quest ioned .

In the Quake r cont roversy he took a noble stand in favor of rel igious to lerat ion . At the O ctobe r Cou rt

,1658 , he w as presen ted by

the grand inquest for say i ng that thu'

. now law for support ing thec le rgy by a com pu lsory tax w as a w icked and dev i l ish law , and

the dev i l sat at the ste rn w hen i t was enact-ed” . H e did not denysaying i t , and w as fined 50 sh i l l ings. I t is a singu lar co incidence ,that at the sam e court at w h ich he w as presented and fined for disrespect to the court , that he w as made one of the Counci l of War .

They ev ident l y _knew him to be honorable and brave, notw ith

standing his hot tem pe r and indiscreet u tterances.

In private l i fe and in his bus iness re lat ions he w as incl ined tob e d ictatorial and l i t igious . H is w eaknesses seem to have beenso w e l l unde rstood that the y w ere over looked , in v iew of the m any

good serv ices he had rendered for his country and com m un i ty .

The farm s o f Matthew Fu l le r and his b rother Sam ue l ,2w ere

on Scorton Neck , at the north- w est angle of the tow n . Soon

afte r the set t lem en t the town bought of Secunke , an Indian ,


Scorton Neck , and the arab le land at the w est. end w as assignedto the Fu l lers . The w estern end of the Neck w as bought by thetow n of

‘

Sandw ich ,and a d ispute as to the boundary arose , w hich

w as not se t t led unt i l after Dr . Fu l ler’s death, wh ich occur red in1678 .

H is w i l l is dated 2 0 Ju l y,1678 , and w as prove n 30 O ct . fol

lowing . H e m en t ions his w i fe Frances ; hi s grandson Shubae l ,son of Ralph Jones ; his son John

, to whom he bequeathed one

hal f o f his real estate ; his grand- chi ldren Thom as, Jabez ,T im o

thy , Mat th ias and Sam ue l , ch i ldren o f his e ldest son Sam uel ,“ towhom he bequeathed the othe r hal f o f his estate ;and Be thia, w i feof John Fu l ler. To daughter Mary , w i fe of Ralph Jones , he

gave £ 10 ; to daughter Anne Fu l ler ,"no-w w i fe of Sam ue l Fu l ler”,

£ 10 ; to daughte r El i zabeth ,w i fe o f Moses Row ley , £ 10 . H e

al so nam es Sarah Row ley , daughter of El i zabeth ; Jeded iah Jones ,son o f R alph ; Mary Fu l le r , late w i fe of his son Sam ue l ; Robert o

Marshal l , the Scotchm an,and Jaspe r Taylor . H is w i fe Frances

is m ade execut r ix . The w i tnesse s to the w i l l w ere Lieut . JosephLo throp and John H aw e s . H is estate w as appraised at £667

- O4

06, a large e state for those t im es . A m ong the i tem s in the inv en

tory are“ Pear ls, precious stones and D iam onds,

Som e quest ion has been raised at d i ff e rent t im es as to the

k insh ip of Mat thew and Samue l Fu l le r . The proo f is not strong .

but i t is convincing. They l ived toge ther at a rem ote corner o fthe town . Lands w ere assigned to both Sam ue l and Mat thewFu l ler as fir st—bo rn” of the Co lony , and there is noth ing to show

any r ight to Matthew Fu l ler, un less he w as a son of Edw ard1 of

the Mayflow e r ; again Matthew and Sam ue l Fu l le r l ived near to

gethe r , at a rem ote corner o f the tow n,w h ich w ou ld ind icate som e

bond o f consangu in i ty , e special ly v iew ing the fact that the m en

w ere very un l ike in habi ts and d isposi t ion ; furthe r , in the sett le s

m ent o f the boundary l ine quest ion , after the death o f Dr . l\-'Iatthew

Fu l le r , his son ,D r . John “ Fu l ler

,cal ls Sam ue l Fu l le r , 2 Sr . his

‘ In connect ion w ith th is box of j ew els, there is a strange story. Soon

after Matthew Ful ler’s death it w as m issing. Rob ert Marshal l , the Scotchservant w as charged w ith hav ing stolen it , m ere ly on suspic ion . The

charge so aff ected him that he took no food and final ly d ied from gr ief andstarvat ion. H e d ied in the w inter and w as bur ied on a decl iv ity o f ScortonH i l l . For tw o centur ies the plow has not desecrated his grave , and a few

years ago .Capt . O l iver Chase placed tw o stones at his grave , one at the

head and one at the foot. Many stor ies w ere told o f the appearance o f

the Scotchm an‘

s ghost, and t im orous people dare not pass the place afte rn ight- fal l .

300 FULLER.

unc le . No record is known to ex ist as to the dates or places ofbi rth of the ch i ldren of Mat thew Fu l ler . Mrs. Hax tun , in herw ork ou the S igners

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of the Mayflow er Com pact , and Freem an inthe H istory of Cape Cod, say that he had two w ives.

Ot is, in hisBarnstab le Fam i l ies, regards this as uncer tain.

3. SAMUEL"FULLER.

SAMUEL,

2s. of Edward1 and Ann Fu l ler , w as b

in England . H e was 111. 8 Apr . 1635, at Mr. Cudwor th’

s, by Capt .Mi les Stand ish, to Jan e , the e ldest dtr . of Rev . John Lothropp.

She was bap. 29 Sept . 1614, at Edger by , Kent , England.

CH ILDREN , born in Sc ituate, Mass.

9. HANNAH ,

am . 1 Jany. 1658

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9 , N icholas Ban/tam .

10 4- SAMUEL,

“bap. 11 Feby . , 1637

-8. 1n. his cousin, Anne, dt r. ofMatthew Fu l ler.

11. ELIZABETH ,

’ b. m , Tay lor.12 . SARAH ,

‘bap. in Barnstable, 1 A ug. 1641. died young.

CH ILDREN , born in Barnstable, Mass.

13. MARY ,

3bap. 16 June , 1644. m . 18 Nov . 1674, J oseph Wil l iam s,

5 . o f John o f H averh i l l . H e was b. 18 Apr . 1647. Theirch i ldren w ere— Sarah, b. 17 Nov . 1675 ;Mary , b. 2 9 Nov . 1677;John , b. 17 Feby . 1680, and H annah,

b. 30 Sept. 1683.

714. THOMAS ,

a b. 18 May , 1650. Bap. 18 May , 1651. Probably (1.young.

15. SARAH ,

ii b. 14 Dec. 1654. m . Crow .

0

{16. JOH N ,

’b . H e w as cal led L ittle John to (115°

t inguish him from John , s. of Matthew Ful ler.17. A Chi ld, unnam ed , 8 Feby. 1658. d. 15 days after birth.

Sam ue l 2 Fu l le r was reared by his unc le D r . Sam ue l Fu l ler ,of Plym outh, the fir st physic ian of the Co lony . H e had threeshares in the d i v is ion of the lands in 162 4 , in r ight of his fathe rand m other . H e was execu tor of his uncle ’

s wi l l in 1633, and was

m ade a freem an of the Co lony in 1634. H e rem oved to Sc ituate

prior to his m arr iage , and un i ted w i th the church there , 7 Nov .

1636, by let te r from Plym outh ..H e bu i lt , in 1636, the fi fteenth

house in Sc i tuate , on Greenfie ld, the first lot abut t ing on Kentst reet . H e had 2 0 acre s of land on the east of Be l lhouse Neck

“

, in

Sc i tuate . Deane , in his h istory , cal ls him“

a m an from Kent”

w hence m any of the fi rst set t lers in Barnstab le cam e.

H e was one of the associates w ho obtained a grant in Oc t .1639, for a sett lem ent at Mattakeese , betw een Yarm outh and

302 FULLER.

Cal l , Doe m ake ordaine 81 Const itute Declare th is m y last w i l land Testam ent in Manor and form fo l low ing :

Revok ing and Anul ling by these presents al l and eve ry Testam en t and Testam ents w i l l and w i l ls heer tofore by m ee m ade and

dec lared e i the r by w ord or w r ight ing ; and th is to be taken one l yfor m y last w i l l and Testam ent and none other ; and first I gi veand Com itt m y sou l unto alm ighty God m y Savour in w hom and

by the m er itts of J esus Ch r i st I t rust and be l ieve assu red ly to besave d and m y body to the earth ; from w hence i t w as taken to bebur ied in such Decent and Christ ian m anor as to m y executorsheeraf ter Nam ed shalbe thought m eet and Conven ient ; and Nowfor the sett leing of

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m y tem poral l estate and such goods Catt les andDeb tcs as i t hath pleased God farr above m v deserts to bestowupon m ee : I Doe orde r Give and D ispose the sam e in Mano r andform e fo l low ing ; That is to say fi rst I w i l l that al l those Debts andDu tv es as I ow e in right or Con science to any m anor of p

‘son or

p"sons w hatsoe ve r shalbe w e l l and t rue ly Con tented and payed or

ordained to b e payed w i th in Conven ient t im e aft er m y Decease bym y executors hee raf ter Nam ed ;

I tem . I gi ve and bequeath to m y e ldest son Sam ue l l f fu l lertw o p

fse l ls of Marsh one of them I bought o f m

r Sam ue l l houseDeceased and the other I bought of Captaine Matthew f fu l ler De

ceased that hee had of m r John f frem an ;

I tem . I g ive and bequeath to m y son John f ful ler fou r acree sof Marsh and one hal fe wh ich I bought of Peter B lossom e .

I tem . I gi ve and bequeath that p’cel l of Marsh that l yes byRalph Jones, his Marsh , To m y tw o sones Sanue l l f fu l ler and Johnf fu l ler to be equal ly Dev ided betw ix t and one p

'ee l l of Marsh that

lyeth on th is side Scoton f fe ildes to be Dev ided as abovesaid and

the angle Lotts o f Marsh att Scoton po int to be equal l y Dev idedbetw een them alsoe and alsoe the Ee lcr eik Lott of Marsh to be

al ike Dev ided as above specifyed and the Lott of Marsh at t Sandyneck upon the same accoum pt alsoe ; and al l m y upland upon

Se t ton Neck to be equal ly Dev ided be tw ix t them as the otherabove Mensioned .

I tem . I give to m y _son Sam ue l l f ful ler al l of m y upland tha-t

lyeth above m y upperm ost f feild and to range qu i te Crosse m y‘

land upon one and the sam e ly ne as the uppe rm ost f fence as m y

upm ost fe i ld Now ranges, but alwaies to al low Cart wayes to theCom ons into the Com ous for his brothe r John f ful ler his heires

and assignes .

I tem . I give and bequeath unto m y son John f fu l ler m y now


Dwel linghouse orchyard and al l outhous ing and al l the rest of m yupland whereve r i t doth lye , but alwaies to al low a Car t way intothe m eddow es for his brothe r Sam ue l l f fu l le r his heires and as

S igl -E‘

S.

I tem . I Give and bequeath to m y son John f ful ler one threeyeer o ld horse run ing in the w oods ;

I tem . I Give and bequeath to m y son Sam ue l l f fu l ler tw om ar es run ing in the w oods ;

I tem . I G i ve un to m y Daughte r El i zabeth Tay lo r fiv e poundin Mony and two CowesI tem . I Give un to m y Daughter hannah Bonham fou r

pounds in Money and tw o Cow es ;I tem . I Give un to m y Daughte r Mary W i l l iam s four pounds

in Money and tw o Cowes ;I tem . I g i ve and bequeath unto m y Daughter Sarah Crow e

four pounds in Mony and tw o Cow es ;I tem . I Give and bequeath un to m y fou r Daughters hannah

Bonham Mary Wi l l iam s El i zabe th Tay ler and Sarah Crow al l m yhouseho ld Stufi’e to be equal ly Dv ided be tw ix t them ;

I tem . I G ive and bequeath to m y son John f fu l ler the Ind ianJoe l l ; m y p

’te in the oxen the Cart and plow and the Car t and

plow Geares and wo rk ing too les and one fatt Cow that is to k i l land m y bald faced horse ; and m y Great bib le ;

I tem . I Give and bequeath to m y tw o sons Sam ue l l f ful le rand John f fu l ler al l the rest o f m y Neat Cat t le to be Dev ided Tom y son Sam ue l l one th i rd p'te ; and to m y son John f ful le r theo ther tw o thi rd p

’tes ; and al l m y sheep to be equal ly Dev ided betw ixt them ;

I tem . I Give and bequeath to m y son Sam ue l l f fu l le r ten

pounds on m ony w h ich he now ow es to m ee and hath now hath i tal redy ; and al l the rest o f m y estate in w hat k ind soever i t be IG ive and bequeath to m y tw o sones Sam ue l l f fu l le r and John f fuller ; to be De v ided to m y son Sam ue l l f ful ler one th i rd p’te the rofand to m y son John f ful le r the other tw o thi rd p

'tes thero f , and bythese p

’sents m ake ordaine 81 Declare this m y last Wi l l and Tes

tam ent ; In W i tness w herof I the said Sam ue l l f ful ler have hee run to se tt m v hand and scale the Date above w r i t ten ;

Sam uel l ffuller and a seal .

W itnesseJ oseph Lay thorp.

Sam uel l A llin .

Captaine Joseph Laythorpe m ade oth as a w i tness to th is w i l lb e fore the Court he ld att Ply m outh the fift of March

304 FULLER.

M’r Sam ue l l A l l in Made oath as a w i tness to this Wi l l a‘bovew ri tten this l o

thof March be fore m ee Barnabas Lay

thorp-

e Assistan t .

SAMUEL FULLER’

S INVENTORY.

A TRUE INVENTORY o f al l and s ingular the Goods Chat tles and

Cred its 0 Sam ue l l f fuler senif late of the Tow ne o f Barnstable in theGov f m en t o f N ew P lym outh in N ew England Deceased praysed at t hishouse in Barnstable aforesaid and the 14 Day of Novem ber in the year o four Lord 1683 by Joseph Lay thorpe and Jededia Jones as fo l low eth ;Im pr i his appar re l l 08 08 00

.I tem in cash 17 07 00

,Item in 3 Guns am un it ion shoe Nailes a peece of Lether 02 09 00

,Item in Lynnin 03 10 00

_I tem in pew ter and ten 02 05 00

I tem in b rasse 02 05 06I tem in trayes, Chern a tubb and a spoon and an old warm ing

pan

Item Iron pot ts tonges sl ice fry ing pan and Candlest icke-Item a Cobbo rd o ld Chists a box bedstead;Item tables and Chaires bottles o ld Gr idj ronItem look ing Lanthorne buccet t

th em a feather bed bolster and tw o pil low es three b lankettsa Coverl id 2 ruggs 07 00 00

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I tem a peece o f N ew ho l land other peeces of l innen sergeand Cotton rem nant of hom ade Cloth

I tem 21 Sh irt Capps yarne siser s thrid'Item 2 seiv es a hat t and a trayI tem in beese and hunnyI tem '

in old Cask basketts beer barrels a r undleit

I tem in Corn in the in the barne=

.I tem in Com e in the Cribb‘I tem in but ter and Cheese‘

I tem in beete and pork tal low hyde hoggs fatt'I tem in sheeps w oo le feathers Tobacco baggs earthen Dish

b r im ston

lItem in Neat CattleiItem in SheepI tem in sw ineI tem in horse k indI tem the Cart w heels plow I rons Gears therunto belong

ingI tem saddle b r idle and horse GearesItem Sheep Sheers adds other tools

These sum es unde rneath ar e brought to the Inventorthe 2 5 o f f feb ruary . 1683, Appr ised by Jedediah Jones aboveMensioned Com ing not to m ind before

lI tem in boards at t

I tem in a hatchel l'Item in sk ines a paire o f Scales'Item in bookes

lItem in Geese

EItem an old tecken att

the total] is 1 16 05 09'

306 FULLER.

CH ILDREN .

24 +ANNE,

‘ b. Nov . 1693.

2 5. JONA THAN ,

”b . O ct. 1696. m . 3 Mar. 1718, RebeccaP er ry of Sandw ich.

26. CONTENT ,

“b . 19 Feb. 16989 .

2 7. JEAN ,

“b . 1704. d. 1 08.

2 8. DAVID,

“ b. Feby . 1706-

7.

7

2 9. YOUNG ,

“ b.

30. CORNELIUS,

“ b.

,Ve ry l i t t le is show n o f this fam i ly in the Barnstab le records,and they probably rem oved soon after 1710 .

2 4 . ANNE5 (FULLER) BLISH .

ANNE,

5 d tr . of Matthew ‘and Pat ience (Young) Fu l ler ,

w as b . . . Nov . 1693, in Barnstable ,Mass . She m . 17 O ct . 1717,

Tr ist ram , s . o f Joseph and H annah (H u l l ) B l ish . H e w as b .

Apr . 1694, at W . Barns-table , Mass .

CHILDREN , born in Barnstable.

BENJAMIN"BLISH , b. 6 June , 1718.

ANNA o r H ANNAH “BLISH

,b. 10 Nov . Colches

ter , Conn .

SYLVANUS BLISH , b . 13 O ct. 172 1.

THANKFUL"BLISH , b. 3 Sept. 172 5.

CHI LDREN , born at Colchester, Conn.

JOH N “BLISH , b. 1727.

JO SEPH ‘BLISH , b. 1 Dec. 172 9.

PATIENCE‘BLISH , b. 2 Feby . 1730.

DAVID“BLISH , b. 1732 ,

MARY"BLISH , b . 8 Mar . 1736.

Otis has Anne Fu l ler m arr ied to Reuben3 B l ish ,but in th is

he is cont rad icted by the Barnstable records and by Freem an’

s

H istory o f Cape Cod. Reuben3 B l ish, the bro ther o f T ristram ,

m . 2 5 Jany . 1717, El i zabe th Bodfish, and the next Reuben ‘ w as

not born unt i l 172 1 . (See ante p.

A m ong the t reasu red re l ics at Plym outh ,is the Fu l ler cradle ,

wh ich w as brought over in the Mayflow er . I t is doubt less genu s

ine or i t never wou ld have been placed in the col lect ion . None ofthese re l ics are ever perm i t ted to be rem oved. No inducem en tsfrom loan exh ib i ts or exposi t ions of any k ind, no m atte r w hat the

ob j ect m ay be , have eve r been able to secu re any of them . An

o ther re l ic, w hich i t is claim ed be longs to the Fu l ler l ine , is a

carved oaken chest , w h ich w as recent l y in the possession of Mrs.


Mar ia L. Re id, w i fe of Rev . Lou is H . Reid, o f Hartford, Conn.

In t racing the Fu l ler l ines above gi ven , the com pi ler has on lyendeavored to connect them w i th his ow n fam i l y . Those des i r ingfurthe r in form at ion ,

ar e re ferred to author i t ies g iven be low , and

to the publ ished genealogies of the fam i ly .

Re fe rences — Barns table, Mass . Tn . 81 P robate Recs ,Free

m an’

s H istory of Cape Cod,Vol . 1

, pp. 139, 152 ,2 06, 2 07,

2 2 9, 239, 271, 2 79. Vol . 2 , pp. 154 ,244 ,

2 65, 268 ,271, 272 ,

32 4, 42 2 , 42 4, 476, 485. O tis’

Barnstable Fam ilies, pp. 371 to 384.

P lym ou th Colony Rec. , Vol . 111, pp. 8,17,

2 4, 30 , 31 , 47, 49, 55,

70, 72 , 127, 147, 150,153, 2 16. Goodw in

’

s Pilgr im Republ ic, pp.

338 , 339, 607. Soldiers in K ing Phil ip’

s War, pp. 27, 2 8 , 30 , 48 ,

183, 348 , 350 , 459, 462 . Mrs . H axtun'

s Signers of the Mayflower Com pact , pp. 19 and 2 0. N . E. Gen . Regr . ! X p. 2 87. May

f low er Descendan t, Vol . 1 pp. 10,16, 78 , 79. Vol . 2 , pp. 237

—2 41.

P lym ou th Col . Wil ls &c. Vol . 4 ,Par t 11

, pp. 138 -

9.

REV . JOSEPH HULL.

Lit tle is know n o f the early history of Joseph H u l l . The

fo l low ing record w as found in 1870 ,in the Pub l ic Record O ffice

in London , and first publ ished in the N . E . Gen . Register .

WAYMO U TH , ye 2 0th of March, 1635. Bound for N ew England.

Joseph‘ Hal l , o f Som ersst a m in istr aged 40 yeare.

Agn is H al l , his w i fe , aged 2 5 yr s

.

Joane’ H al l H is daught r aged 15 y eare .

Joseph’ Hal l , his sonne , aged 13 yeare .

Tr istram ’H al l , his son, aged 11 year e .

El izabeth’ H al l , his daught r age 7 yeare.

Tem perance’ his daunght r aged 9 yeare.

Gr isse l’ H ul l , his daught f aged 5 year e .

Dorothy' H ul l , his daught r aged 3 yeare.

10. Judeth French, his servant , aged 2 0 yeare.

11. John Wood , his servant , aged 20 yeare .

12 . Robert Dabyn ,his servant, aged 2 8 year e

p

my

gwe

e

w

e

(H atton’

s Lis ts, p. 2 85. H ist . Magaz ine, Vol . 111. pp. 261

330 . N . E. Gen. 81 H is t . Regr . Vol . XXV . p. 13. Pope’

s

Pioneers of Mass . p.

Wh i le the first of the record has the nam e Hal l , the nam es of

the last two chi ldren are gi ven as H u l l . That i t is the fam i l y

308 H ULL.

of the Rev . Joseph H u l l can hard ly be doubted, w hen al l of the

ci rcum stances are cons ide red : 1 . That Joseph Hu l l w as a m in

ister ; 2 . that the nam e of his w i fe was Agnes ; 3. that his daughter Joanna ( Joane) m . John Bursley ; 4. that his daughte r E l i zabe th m . John H eard ; 5. that he had a son T r ist ram , wThose

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historyis w e l l estab l ished ; al l of w h ich cor respond w i th the nam es givenin the l ist as H al l ; 6. a search of records and indexes fai ls to

show any Joseph Hal l arr iv ing in th is coun try at or near the t im e

giv en ;7. 5 May , 1635, is g iven as the date w hen Joseph H u l l, and

2 1 othe r fam i l ies cam e over and se tt led at Wessaguscus, laterWeym outh , Mass , w hich w ou ld be about the t im e they shou ldhave arr ived, after sh ipping March 2 0 . sam e year .

CHILDREN of Rev . Joseph H ul l.Born in England and cam e over w ith the ir father.I , JOANNA’

, b . 162 0,

2 . JO SEPH ’

, b. 162 2

b.

4. TEMPERANCE’

, b.

5. ELIZABETH ’

, b .. t.

6 GRISSELL’ b.

7. DOROTH Y ,b .

Born in Am er ica.

8. NAOMI’, bap. 23 Mar . 1639.

9. RUTH ’

, bap. 9 May , 1641. (N . E. Gen . Regr .

Judging by the shipping record Mr . Hu l l m ust have beentw ice m arr ied ; the age of his w i fe Agnes is there gi ven as twentyfiv e , and she_probably was no t the m other of m ore than the tw o

v oungest ch i ldren w ho cam e in the sh ip, aged fiv e and three yearsrespect ive ly .

The Colony Cou rt m ade a grant , 4 June , 1639, to Mr. Joseph H u l l and Thom as Dim oc, w i th the i r assoc iates, to erect a

plantat ion or tow n at or about a place cal led by the Ind ian s Mat

tacheese”

.

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Th is w as the beginn ing of the tow n of Barn-stab le.

(Freem an , 1 O n the 1 1th. of O ctober , 1639, Rev . JohnLo thropp and m any of his congregat ion cam e from Sc i tuate and

located here .

The fi rst day of Thanksgi v ing is thus chron ic led by M r .Lothropp : Decem b . 1 1 . 1639, att Mr . H u l l ’s house, for God

’

s

exceed ing m ercye in br inging us h i the r Safe ly, keeping us heal thyw e l l in o

rw eake beginn ings 81 in o

rchurch estate . The day be

ing very co ld , or

praises to God in publ ique be ing ended , w ee de

v ided into three com pan ies to feast togeather , som e att M r. H ul l ’s,

310 HULL .

ing of com m un ion w tus joyning him sel fe a m em ber w t

a com

pan ie at Yarm outh to be the i r Pas tour , cont rar ie to y“advise and

Counse l l o f or Chu rch , May 1 . (N . E. Gen . Regr . X p.

A w arrant w as issued by the Court at Plym ou th, 7 Mar .

1642 -

3, as fo l low s I t is orde red that a w ar ran t shalbe d i rectedto the Constable O f

' Yarm ou th to appfhend Mr . Joseph H u l l

, ( i fhe do e i ther exercise the m in istery am ongst them or adm in iste rseales), to bring him be fore the nex t m agist rate to fynd suflicient

suret ie s for his apparance the next Gefial l court , to answ are his .

do ings beifi an excom un icant . (P lyin . CO1. Rec. p. 53.

Fr ee-

m an,1 Th is w arran t w as never served, and Mr . H u l l

w as rece i ved back into the church, as show n by the fol low ing en

t ry of Mr . Lothro-

pp :—

“ Mr . H u l l in the acknow ledgeing his sinnr enueing his cov enaun t w as rece ived again into fe l low sh ip

w i th us,A ug. 10

, (N . E. Gen . Regr . X p. 41 H is w i feseem s to have been subj ected to the sam e d iscipl ine , O u r Sys

ter H u l l renew ed her co v enaunt w i th us,renouncei—ng her joyn ing

w i th them .at Yarm ou th,con fess ing her evi l in soe doeing w

tsor

row,Mar . 1 1 . (N . E. Gen . Regr . X p.

I t is d ifficu l t to understand the stand taken by Rev . JohnLothropp and others against M r . H u l l

,w ho se em s to have not on ly

been an energe t ic m an,but also a since re Chr ist ian . H e desisted

f rom preach ing at Yarm o uth afte r the cou r t had forbidden him ,

and in the spr ing o f 1643, rem oved to Dove r. The od ium at

tached to the prosecu t ion seem s -to have fol lowed him the re, asGo v . Winthrop says unde r date of May 10,

1643, when art icles ofcon federat ion w ere adopted by the Co lon ie s,

“ Those of Sir Fer

dinando Gorge his prov ince be yond Pascataquack, w ere not re

ce iv ed or cal led in to the con fede rat ion,because they ran adiferent

from us both in the i r m in ist ry and civ i l adm in ist rat ion ; for theyhad late l y m ade A com en ticus , (Dover), a poo r v i l lage , a

‘

corpo-t a

t ion , and had m ade a ta.ylor the i r m ayor , and had ente r tained one

H u l l an excom m un icated person and very con tent ious , the i r m iniste r . Th is i l lust rates the old say ing of giv ing a dog a bad nam e

and every one w i l l kick at him . H e had been rece i ved into fu l lfe l low sh ip at Barnstab le , be fore going to Dov -er . Mr. John Bursley , who had m arr ied his daughte r , Joanna,

traded w i th the eastern Ind ians at Dover , and the rem oval of Mr . H u l l the re was

l ike ly induced by him . Cot ton Mather speaks of him as“

a rev

erend m in i ster . Just how long he rem ained at Dover is uncer

tain .

"

Gov . Win throp m ent ions him as m in ister at Dover in 1646,

and B ishop m ent ions him as be ing m in ister at Dove r or Oyste rRi ver , w hich w e re near together, Bishop says that Mary Tom p»


"

k ins and Al ice Am brose , on the Sabbath, attended M r. H u l l ’s

place of w orsh ip, and both stand ing up“ be fore the old m an ,

he

began to be t roubled ;and having spoken against wom an’

s preaching,

he was con founded, and knew not w e l l what to say , whereupon Mary stand ing up declared the t ruth to the people .

”

(B ish’

op’

s Quaker P ersecu tions . ) She w as put dow n and carr ied out

of «the house, and B ishop says,that in the m e lee “

the Priest

pinched her arm .

” That this was anything ser ious, m ay be

doubted . No doubt that M r . H u l l, see ing his m eet ing invaded by

Quakei s, w ho ins isted on speaking, w ou ld natural ly resent such

in ter fe1e .nce In the afte rnoon the Quake i s he ld a separatem eet ing , w h ich w as not m o lested . A l i t t le t im e after th is he re

m ov ed to the Isles of Shoal s, and preached in a m eet ing houseon H og Is land, w h ich had been bu i l t in 1641 . From a m ent ionin Neal ’s H istory of N ew England ,

i t appears that he w en t there

pr ior to 1659. H e d ied 19 Nov . 1665, w h ich w ou ld m ake himabou t s ixty - n ine or seventy years old

,i f the shipping record states

his age correct l y . Mr . O t is has d i l igent ly col lected al l re fe rencesto Mr . H u l l , and concludes that the opin ion express-

cd by Gov .

Winthrop is erroneous and m isleading. (O tis'

Barnstable Famfl ies . )

The salary paid Mr . H u l l was inadequate for the suppor t of'

his large fam i ly , and he engaged in agr icu l tu re , especial ly the

rais ing of cat t le and horses for m arke t . I t appears that he tookcare of cat t le sen t out f rom England , for a po rt ion of the inc

crease,w hich w as a com m on pract ice at that t im e . W i thou t doubt

the ex tens ive sal t m eadow s and greate r fac i l i t ie s for ra1s1ng cat

t le w as the st rongest inducem en t for people to rem ove to Barn

stab le , or Mattakeset , as i t was then cal led. Afte r the com ing of

Mr . John Lothropp and his congregat ion ,they assum ed con tro l

o f m un icipal aff ai rs, and as Mr . D im m ock and others of the fi rstcom e rs , pre fer red the preach ing of

“ Mr . Lothropp, M r . H u l l w asle ft w i th a sm al l fol low nig. H e w as blam ed for se l l ing land toSam ue l H inck ley , wh ich the tow n afte rw ard took possession of ,

and Mr . H inck ley sued him for dam ages . Mr . H u l l offe red to

set t le , but Mr . H inckley took the m at ter into court . The decision

of the court was exact ly in accord w i th the off er w h ich Mr . H u l lhad m ade , that he should re fund to Mr . H inckley 2 0 shi l l ingsand that the tow n shou ld return one hal f of the land . A s thisw as the on ly law su i t in which his nam e appears , i t cannot be t ru th

fu l ly said that he was “

a content ious m an . (Plym . Col . Rec. II

312 HULL.

In Yarm outh the Rev . Marm aduke Mat thew s, a We lchm an,

w as the set t led m in ister. H e was wi tt y and learned, but not dis

t ingu ished for depth of thought or sound judgm en t . Many of

his par ishoners w ere d issat isfied w i th him as a m in iste r, am ongwhom w ere Dr . Thom as Starr , M r. Wil l iam Nickerson, Hugh

T i l ley and Joshua Barnes.

'

Undoubted ly these and o thers inv ited Mr . H u l l to Yarm outh, and in the spr ing of 1641 , he re

m oved and w as pastor of a sm al l congregat ion ,com posed par t ly

of his Barnstable fr iends and the opponents of Mr . Mat thew s.

For thus presum ing to w orsh ip God in the m anner and place theydes i red, the church in Barnstable , under the leade rsh ip of Rev .

John Lothropp, hur led le tters of excom m un icat ion against M r.H u l l and those who dared to fo l low him . These le tters havingno pe rcept ib le effect

,the pow e r of the civ i l m ag ist rates w as in

y oked, and in March, 1642 -

3, a w arrant was issued for the arrestof Mr . H u l l , for the cr im e o f preach ing at Yarm ou th,

“

he be ingan excom m un icated person.

”Rather than cont inue the con

tent ion, and for the sake of peace , he des isted, and was takenback into fu l l com m un ion by the Barnstab le church. H is subse

quen t sett lem en t at Dover seem s to have gi ven offense to Gov .

Winthrop, w ho w as evident l y prej ud iced against him ,w h ich fact

shou ld great l y m od i fy his est im ate of his cha racte r. Had he beena bad m an

,or a content ious m an, he wou ld hardly

'

hav e beentaken back by the Barnstab le people, and Mr . Lothropp in hisd iary , now he re speaks of him as such . H e seem s to have found

peace in the Isles of‘

Shoals, where he spent his last years.

Mr . Savage says of Mr . H u l l,I t is necessary to fol low

the poo r m an to the Isles of Shoals, Maine , w he re , not long before his death, 19 Nov . 1665, he had been preach ing, as his w id

ow , Agnes, show ed in her Inventory of his estate ,‘

The Isle ow es

him for his m in ist ry, £2 0 . Th is inven tory foo ts up £52

-

5-

5, of

w h ich £ 10 is for books .

3. TRISTRAM’ HULL.

TRISTR‘AM, the th i rd ch i ld of Rev . Joseph H u l l , was b .

in Eng land about 1624, and cam e to Am e rica w i th his father in .

1635, at the age of e leven years. From som e of the ear ly recordsi t w ou ld appear that he was som ew hat w ayw ard in his youngerdays, but later sett led down and becam e a prom inen t and use ful

c i t i z en. The fol low ing records te l l the i r own story.

314 HULL .

im prisoned or sen t out of the co lony . I t w as orde red by the

cour t , that N icholas Upsal l ,“

the inst igator of al l th is m isch ief,be car r ied out of the gove rnm ent , by Tristum H u l l , who brough thim in .

”

Upsal l w as a m em ber of a Boston church, and a ve ry old

m an . D isapproving of the Quaker persecu t ion ,he had been ar

re sted, fined £2 0,and ban ished on the charge of hav ing

“

re

proached the m agist rates and spoken ,against the law .

”H e

w ent to Plym ou th , w he re , alas , the law s forbade the people , undersevere penal t ies, to rece i ve or entertain him . In his ex t rem i ty ,

he m et Tr istram Hu l l , and was perm i tted to accom pany him on

his re tu rn to the Cape , at least as far as Sandw ich. For th isH u l l was haled be fore the court and fined and com pe l led to takeUpsal l aw ay . H ow eve r cu lpab le he m ay have been under thes tr ingent law s of the t im es, and w hatever m ay have been his othe rde l inquencies, the descendants of T r ist ram Hu l l w i l l honor hisgoodness of heart and broad hum an i ty in the stand he took .

(Fr eem an ,1

1658 . 13 Feb . Tr i st ram H u l l was on the coroner’s ju ry at

the inquest he ld on the body of a tw o- year old ch i ld of Nicho lasDavis, found drow ned . (P lym . Col . Rec. 111.

1660- 1. 5 Mar . A black horse w as cryed at t this cour t ,w hich was the horse wh ich w as in cont roversy be tw ix t Tr ist ram.H u l l and Mr . Thom as Bourn . Th is is re ferred to the court o fAssistan ts to bee ho lden in May nex t to bee fu l l y ended . 10 s.

a l low ed to Tr ist ram H u l l for charges for attendance abou t th ish orse . (P lym . Col . Rec. 111.

1661 . 4 June . Tr ist ram H u l l w as a constable in Barns table .

1662 -

3 Mar . Att th is cour t Jos ias H al lott and Thom as

Starr , for goe ing in to the house of John Done Jun iratt East

ham , there be ing nobody att H om e and behauing them selues

v nciu il ly there in ,ransack ing the house for l iquors and dr ink ing

t he reo f , and for w ri t ing and set t ing vp a l ibelouse and scandalouse paper in V erses in said house and lean ing of i t there , w eresen tenced by the court to find suret ies for theire behauior v nt il

the next General court , to bee ho lden att P lym outh , the firstTuesday in June next , and longer t im e, i f the court shal l seecause, and to pay a fine , each of t hem , the sum

‘

e of fi fty sh i ll inge s.

”


Josias H al lot t acknow l idgeth to ow e v nto our 5011 Lo rd, the

Kinge , the sum e of £20- oo - 00. Trustrurn H u l l the sum e of

£ 10- oo -oo. The condi t ion that i f the said Josias H al lott bee of

good behauior tow ards our 5013 Lord,"

etc. (Plym . Col . Rec.

IV. 31

1663. 1 Apr . Account of w ine and l iquors and pow der and

shot t that hath bine giuen in to m ee that hath bine brought intoBarnstab le the first of Apr i l l , 1663.

T rust ram H u l l the 4th. o f June , 100 Gal lons of l iquors , andin Nouem ber six cases of l iquors and a barre l of pow der 81 2 00

w e igh t o f shot t for M r . Thom as Clarke . hee b rought abou t 2 0

gal l o f rum . Prm e Joseph Laythorp.

P lym . Col . Rec. IV. 52 ,

In 1664, Tr ist ram Hu l l acted as agent for the town of

Barnstab le in the purchace o f som e Ind ian lands, and the fo l lowing cur ious deed ve r ifies the transact ion :

These presen ts w itne ss,

That I,Yanno , sachem , have

free ly and abso lutely bargained and sold .unto Thom as H inck ley ,Nathan ie l Bacon and Tr ist ram Hu l l , in behal f and for the use

o f the tow n of Barnstab le , al l that t ract of land lying and be ingat the South Sea, in the prec inct of Barnstab le z— bounded easter ly by the bounds of Yarm outh ; no rthe rl y by the lands boughtof Paupm unnuck, except ing the sk i rts of good land at the head

o f the Cove, and w hat he hath al ready given to Nicholas Davis,a t rade r from Rhode Island ; in considerat ion of £20 and two

sm al l pai r o f breeches, to m e in hand paid by T rist ram Hu l l , .

w he rew i th he, the said Yauno, rests him sel f ful ly sat isfied ar‘

paid for those lands, w i th w arrant ies against any Ind ians whatever laying any law fu l claim s thereunto. This 19th. Ju l y , 1664

The m ark of YANNO .

Witness, Sam'l Wal ly J r.

The m ark "l' of Indian WILL.

I t”

was agreed by the town that N icholas Davis shal l qu ie t lyenjoy the lands w h ich Yauno has gi ven him on or abou t Sam

’

s

Neck . (Freem an, 2 - 268

1665. 7 June . Trustram Hu l l was on the Grand Enquest .

(Plym . Col . Rec. IV.

316 HULL.

Account of l iquors brought into the tow n of Eastham , as

fo l lowreth

a8th. of 9 m on th,

,

1664.

Trustran Hul l of Barnstab le b rough t a barr el of rum to

the tow ne of Eastham and sold i t, but gav e noe accoun tof i t to e i the r of v s, and w ee thought to giue the cour tnot ice of i t.Wil lam Walker,John Done . (Plym . Col . Res. IV.

1665. 2 Dec. Att th is court Nathan ie l Bacon, John Chipm an , John Tom son and Trustram H u l l w ere approued by the

cou rt to bee se lectm en for the towne of Barnstab le. (Plym . C01.

Rec. IV.

1666. 5 June . The sam e m en w ere approued as Celect

Men for Bar nstab le . (Plym . Col . Rec. IV.

1666. 5 June . Att th is cour t E l izabe th, the w i fe of JohnWi l l iam s , appeered . w ith com plaint against her husband, the

sand John Wi l l iam s , for his great abusiue and v naturall carryages towards her , bot h in w ord and deed, in defam ing her and

rendering her to bee a w hore and by p'sist ing in his re fus ing to

p’form e m arr iage duty v nto her accord ing to what both the law

of God and m an requ i reth, wh ich m ore at large appeereth by thew ri t ing vnder her hand .

”

“

A ju ry was em pane led to t ry the case, on wh ich was T rustram H u l l . “ These found the abouesaid com plaint to bee true orj ust . Whereupon the

- court gave her l iberty to l i ve apart fromher husband ,

v nt il the court shal ll

otherw ise order ,”he to

“

ap

pare l l her su i tab ly and furn ish her w ith bed and bed ing and suchl i ke nesesaryes, and to alow her ten pounds yearly to m aintainhe r w hi le shee shal bee thuse absent from him : ; and for the

p’ form ance heero f doe requ i re that hee put in cecur tie .

”

2 cond1y . For that hee hath great ly de fam ed and o therw ise abused his said w i fe in the p

’m ises, w ee adjudge him to

stand in the st reet or m arket place by the post , w i th an inscript ion ouer him that m ay declare to the w orld his v nw or thy car

r iages towards his w i fe. (Marginal note.)“ Att the earnest

request of his w i fe this p'te of the centence was rem ited and not

executed .

318 LOTHRO -PP .

In his w i l l , dated 20 Dec. 1666, he nam es his .fiv e chi ldren,

Joseph, John, Mary , Sarah and Hannah , and his w i fe , B lanch.

"

B lanch H u l l m . as her second husband, Capt , Wi l l iam H edg,e of

Yarm outh, w hom she out l ived.

JOSEPH‘ HULL, s. of T rist ram , was a coope r by t rade,

and inheri ted the pate rnal estate . He m . Oct . 1676, Experience H arpe r, and had a son T r istram ,

b . H e sold .

his estate , 7 Feby, 1678 , to Capt , John Lothrop, for £85, hism o ther B lanch. and his w i fe , Exper ience , jo in ing in the deed.

He r em oved to Falm outh and purchased o f Jacob Perkins an

estate, for £ 105.

CAPT. JOH N’ HULL, s. of T r istram ,rem oved to

_Rhode :

Is land, whe re he has descendants. He sailed a sh ip betweenNewport and London.

HANNAH ' HULL, dtr . o f Tr ist ram ,

’m . 15 Sept . , 1674,

Joseph Bl ish, o f West Barnstab le . (See ante, p. 15 at seq.)

("M E. Gen Rm . VI . 18a)

LOTHROPP.

The parish of Low thorpe is located in the wapen take o f

D icker ing in the East Riding of Yorksh ire, England. Whe therthe par ish is nam ed f rom the Lowthorp, Loth rop or Lathropfam i ly or the fam i ly nam e taken from the par ish , is an open

quest ion. Wal te r de Low thorpe was she r i ff of Yo rksh i re in 12 16,

Num erous other reco rds of the nam e are given in the LothropGenealogy, ed i ted by the Rev . E. B. H unt ington and pub l ishedin 1889. The ear l iest authent ic and connected record of the

fam ily begins w i th

1 . JOHN LOWTHROPPE.

Ear ly in the 16th . century he was l iv ing in G l erry Burton,som e t im es cal led Sher iburton ,

”a par ish about fou r m i les from

Low thorpe . Though be longing to a jun ior branch of the fam i ly,


he w as a gent lem an of ex tens ive rests. In the 37th.

year of H en ry the V I I I , ( 1545) ars in the Yorksh i re sub

s idy rol ls, assessed for tw ice as m uch as any other m an in the

parish. H e had a son .

2 . RO BERT LOWTHROPPE,

w ho succee ded to th e e states o f his fathe r - and m ade con

siderab le add i t ion s the re to in his l i fet im e . H e m . E l lenwho survived him som e 14 years.

CH ILDREN .

3.+THOMAS.

4. JOHN .

5. LAWRENCE.

6. MARGARET.

Robert Lowthroppe d. in 1558 and his w i l l,dated 16 Ju ly ,

1558 , w as probated 2 0 O ct . 1558 , at York.

WILL OF ROBERT LOWTHRO PPE.

1. To ye blessed sacram ent of ye_altar o f forgot ton tythes, v . a.

2 . To the poor people at m y bur ial , 4 m arks, by m y executors.3. To y

e Church of Sher ibur ton, 6s. 8d.

4. To son John al l lands and tenem ents in So. Dalton and al l free'h old lands t itles ; the lands in Burton purchased of Richard Fenle andMarm aduke Why t inge ; in de fau lt o f issue from him

, the revers ion of‘

the forego ing . to be unto m y son Law rence and his he irs5. To son Thom as al l lands and the i r appurtenances in Walkinton.

6. To m y daughter Margaret the m essuage in Bev er laie,in the

*t enore of Christopher More ; and i f she fai l o f issue , th is also to go to

fl - aw rence .

7. To w i fe El len . dur ing w idow hood , and then to son Thom as,'

al l leases and term s of years o f m y'

tw o ferm o lds in Burton and Rainthorpe ; i f she shal l m arry o r die , the leases to rem a in in Thom as and

his executors and he irs. The said El len and Thom as ar e to succor w ithm eat , dr ink and H ouse room in said fe rm o ld in Burton ,

al l the rest of'

the ch i ldren of the ir several m arr iages.

8 . To daughter Margaret fourty m arks.

9. To son John a gray stoned horse .

10. To son Thom as an am b l ing ge ld ing,dapple gray.

11. To son Law rence a br ight bay ge ld ing.

12 . To m y daughter Margare t a branded f leet cow,in considera'

't ion of one I so ld w h ich m y father gave to he r ; also a lead , a table ,'

2 chairs , 2 lavers , 2 trestles, a form e w ith great w ith eaves,2 basings. 2 cand lest icks, 12 pieces o f pew ther , and y

e best (beast) y tcam e from Bev er laie.

13. To ev erie of m y godch i ldren , 4d.

14. To ev er ie o f m y s isters ch i ldren, 8d .

LOTHROPP .

15. To m y three sisters, ev er ie of them ,8d.

16. To John Sw inburn , John P icker ing, W i l l iam Fisher, Robe rtBarnes, Gaw in H ew e Mason, m y servants, ev er ie of

“ them , hal fe a quariter of bar ly e.

17. To Cather ine Shadlock , m aid servant, hal f a quarter of bar lyeand a bushe l of w heat .

18. To El i zabeth Thornton I sabel l Coke , m aid servants, e ither o fthem , a m ett of barley

19. To ye tow nsh ip of So. Burton , 65 , 8d.

2 0. To the ch i ldren of W i l l iam Burne , ev er ie of them , 8d.

2 1. To W i l l iam and John , sons o f H enry Sow ersby , 7d. each.

2 2 . To A l ison S im son and H en ry Bynks, 4d.

23. To Robert B inks, 4d.

24. To ev e r ie o f m y three sons, a bound w ain and gear.2 5. To Richard Eshton a quarter o f barley.

26. To Robert H oycson , Robert W i lson ,W i l l iam Burne

,Robert

'

Patenson John Patenson ,2 0 d.

2 7. To Thom as Jerv is, 6s. 8d.

2 8. To Mr. John Eglesfie ld, Esq , superv isor of th is w il l , 203.

2 9. To son Thom as tw o draughts nante— a haw ked and a brow ne,land fourt ie w eathers, such as he w i l l choose .

30. To son John a cow , such as daughter Margaret w i l l appo int , anda couple stotes goy ing at H arsw e l l , such as he choose .

31. To son Law rence tw o stotes.

32 . To daughter Margaret tw o w h ies goy ing at Harsw el l.33. To y

c Pr iests, 2 05 .

34. To y e clerk, 12 d.

35. To W i l l iam Burne m y bucksk in doublet.36. To Robert Johnson m y v ilet t jacke t.37. To Sim on Naves, m y second best v ilett jacket.38. To son Thom as a jack , a bi l l , a steel cap, and a pair of splents.39. To w i fe El len , son John , son Thom as, son Law rence , and

daaghter Margaret, the rest o f the estate , and al l ar e appointed executors.

3 . TH OMAS LOTHROPPE.

b . in Cherry Bu rton ,m . ( 1) E l i zabeth Clarke, a w idow , by

w hom he had the fol low ing ch i ldren

CH ILDREN.

ROBERT ,

CATH ERINE,

AWDREY,

ELIZABETH ,

ANNE, bap. 13 Feby . 1568-

9 . d. youny.

ISABELL, bap. 3 Ju ly , 1570.

MARTIN , bap. 2 1 O ct . 1572 . bur . 12 Nov .

ANDREW , bap. 23 Apr . 1574.

H is w i fe El i zabe th d. 2 9 July , 1754, and'

is bur ied in Etton.

H e m . ( 2 ) Mary by w hom he had the fo l low ingchi ldren

32 2 LOTHRO PP.

18 . REV . JOH N LOTHROPP.

JOH N LOTHRO PP , the 12 th. ch i ld of Thom as Lothroppand Mary , his w i fe , was bapt i z ed at Etton

,Yorksh i re, England,

2 0 Dec. 1584. H e m arr ied in England, and had the fo l low ing

CH ILDREN .

27.+JANE, bap. 2 9 Sept. 1614, 1n Egerton,Kent

,England.

28 . ANN , bap. 12 May , 1616, d. 1619.

2 9. JOH N , bap. 2 2 Feby . 1617 18.

30. BARBARA , bap. 31 O ct. 1619.

31. THOMAS, b. 162 1.

32 . SAMUEL , b., .d 19 Feby . 1701.

33. JO SEPH , b. 1624. d.

34. BENJAMMI N ,b.

H is fi rst w i fe s icke ned and d ied w hi le he w as im pr isoned inLondon . I t is the best opin ion of genealogists, that he did not

r em arry be fore leaving England, but m u st have m arr ied shor t lyafte r com ing to Am er ica. H is ch i ldren b . in Sci tuate

,Mass ,

w e re

BARNABAS‘

, bap. 6 June , 1636.

A daughter, b. 30 July , 1638 , and (1. sam e day .

Born in Barnstable, Mass.

ABIGAIL , bap. 2 Nov . 1639. 111. J am es Clark, 7 O ct . 1657.

BATHSHUA , bap. 27 Feby . 1641. 111. A lex. Mar sh, and d. 8

Jany. 1723. In her husband ’

s w i l l she i s cal led “

Bathsheba.

”

JOHN , b. 9 Feby . 1644 .

A son , b. 2 5 Jany. 1649. A m an chi ld of John Lo thropp dy ingim m ed iately after it was borne , bury ed Jann. 2 5,

I t w as supposed that Rev . John Lo thropp was educated at

O x ford , and i t was so stated by Deane, in his h istory of Sc i tuateand the Rev . John Lothrop, Of Boston,

in his m em o i r , and by MrSavage , but late r invest igat ions ind icate that both he and his

brother Thom as w ere educated at Queen’

s Co l lege , in Cam

b r ic‘

ge , whe re he m atr icu lated in 1601,rece i ved the degree of

B A . ,in 1605, and that of M . A . ,

in 1609. Au thent ic recordslocate him at Egerton , Ken t , 48 m i les south- east of London, as

curate of the par ish. To th is l iv ing he was adm i tted about 1611 ,by the Dean and Chapte r of St . Pau l . H e was there in the fal lof 1614 , and the last repor t of his fam i ly there is in the fal l of1619. I t w as probably his fi rst and last parish, as m in iste r of .

the Church of England . The chu rch in w h ich he Ofii ciated was

an ancien t st ructure , stand ing on the sum m i t of a rounded h i l l .I t w as ded icated to St . Jam es

,and consisted of two aisles

‘

and a


chancel . H e rem ained here as long as his consc ience and judgm ent cou ld approve the r i tual and governm en t of the church . In

1623 he b id ad ieu to the church of his youth and espoused the

cause of the Independents, wi th no m isgi v ings. H e le ft Egerton and the next year was cal led to take the place o f

'

the Rev .

H enry Jacobs, pastor o f the fi rst Independent or Congregat ion

al ist Society , in London. Th is church'

w as si tuated on Un ion

st reet , in Southw ark, late r known as Deadm an’

s place, by reasonof the cem etery at tached. At th is t im e they he ld no pub l ic worsh ip,

the i r m eet ings be ing declared i l legal and perse cut ions having begun . They gathe red in secret . For som e e ight years M r.Lothropp he ld th is congregat ion togethe r, under ext rem e v ic issitudes . They w ere at last hunted dow n by Tom l inson ,

the

w i ly pursu i vant of the Bishop, and on Apr i l 2 2 nd. 1632 , wh i leho lding a m ee t ing in the room s of H um ph rey Barnet , a brew er

'

s

c lerk in B lack Fr iars, for ty - tw o of them w e re arrested and

throw n into pr ison ,Mr. Lothropp be ing am ong them . They

we re im pr isoned un t i l the spr ing of 1634, when m ost of them ,

except ing M r. Lathropp, w e re re leased on bai l . Mr . Lathropp

obtained p erm iss ion to v is i t his w i fe and pray w i th her dur ing'

her dy ing hours, but was rem anded to pr ison .

The fo l low ing records of the cour t proceed ings are found inthe N ew Record office in Fetter Lane , London

1634. June 12 . John Lathrop o f Lam be th Marsh : Bond.

to be served and he attached i f he appear not on the next courtday.

"

June 19. Bond ordered to be se rved and to be attached fornon - appearance .

O ct . 9. John Lathrop and Sam ue l Eaton to b e at tached

for non -appearance .

1634-

5. Feby. 19. John Lathrop and Sam ue l Eaton for contem pt in not appearing to answ er concern ing the i r keeping

'

con

v enticles ; the i r bonds ordered to be cert ified and the y attachedand com m i tted.

Afte r the death o f Mr . Lothropp’

s w i fe ,his ch i ldren repai red

to the B ishop at Lam beth , and sought his re lease. Th is was

granted upon cond i t ion of his leaving the count ry , and the fol lowing ent ry w as m ade in the court proceed ings

32 4 LOTHROPP .

1634. Apr . 24. John Lathrop en larged on bond to appear

inTr in i ty te rm and not to be present at any pr ivate conv en

t icles.

”

Th is order opened the door for his escape to Am er ica. Gov.

Winthro’

p’

s journal , (p. 71) under date o f 18 Sept . 1634, says,“

The Griffin and another sh ip now arr iv ing w i th two hundred

passengers. Mr. Lathrop and Mr . S im s, t

'

w o God ly m inisterscom ing m the sam e

'

sh ip. When he reached Boston w i th a por

t ion o f his London flock , he found that preparat ions had been m ade

to w e lcom e them to”

the new hom e in Sci tuate . At least n ine

pioneers had bu i l t houses the re , and th i the r he and his peoplerepai red, Sept . 27th . 1634. Jam es Cudworth , one of his par fs

'

li

oners,in a let ter to Rev . Dr . John Stoughton concern ing the set

t lem ents near Boston ,says

,—

“ Ou rs, Cittawate , to w hom the

Lor d has bine very gracious 81 his p'v idence Adm orably sene ,

beyinge to br inge v s oure Pastor , w hom e w ee so longe ex

pected , Mr . Lathorpe , w hom the Lo rd has brought to v s in

safety and whom e w ee find to bee a holy , Rev e rat heaven lym inded m an . H e w as soon ordained , as show n by his own

records z Jany . 19. 163475. att m y house uppon w °h day

I was chosen Pastou r and inve sted into Office .

”The quest ion

o f bapt ism by im m ers ion and by spr ink l ing had ar isen ear ly in“

the independent churches , but M r. LOthropp had w ise ly re frained from tak ing any stand upon the quest ion wh i le in England,but after he w as establ ished at Barnstable , he wr ote a t ract onthe sub ject . wh ich w as pub l ished in London .

That he w as a w idow e r at the t im e he becam e pastor at

Sci tuate is probab le , t hough he m ust have m arr ied soon after,from the record of his church -

“ My w i fe and Brothe r Foxw e l l

’

s w i fe joined hav ing the i r d ism ission from e lsewhere , 14

June 1635. Noth ing fu rthe r is know n of his w i fe, except ingthat her nam e w as Anna, and that she w as a w idow ,

w i th ch i ldren . O t i s says she w as the w idow Ann H am m ond, which m ay

b e correct , but the date o f the m arr iage gi ven by him ,17 Feby.

1636-

7, is cont rad icted by the church record kept by Mr . Lothr op h im se l f.

'

Just how m any of Mr . Lothropp’

s ch i ldren cam eove r w i th him is unknow n . Mr . O t is in fe rs, from the fact thatthey w e re w e l l educated that som e of them rem ained in Englandor r e turned there to study . When Mr. Lothropp cam e to Scitu

ate , he found , in addi t ion to those who had com e ove r w i th him ,

n ine fam i l ies in Sci tuate , that he had known in England. In 1635

326 LOTHROPP .

w ho rem ained in Sc i tuate unt i l the i r annual crops had been se

cured. Mattakeset w as incorporated as a town} 14 June ,new sty le, and cal led Barnstable. I t w as probab ly nam ed for

”

Barnstaple, in Devonsh i re, England, w hence m any o f them tookthe ir departure for Am er ica. No church had been organ i z ed before the com ing of the Rev . John Lothropp, but m eet ings w e reheld, the Rev . Joseph H u l l , the leading m an of the plantat ion ,

as

sisted by Rev . John Mayo, officiat ing. The fi rst m eet ing housew as bu i l t in 1646, pr ior to w h ich date m eet ings w ere he ld e i therin the open air or at pr ivate houses. On Dec. 1 1th, 1639, O . S. ,

the fi rst Thanksgiv ing w as observed at Barnstable in the house ofJoseph H u l l , w h ich has al ready been noted in the accoun t o f Mr .

H u l l . (A n te p.

The d i v is ion o f the com m on lands m a in ly engrossed“

the at

tent ion o f the set t le rs in the w in te r o f 1639—40 . A day of fast ingwas set apart Apr i l 2 5th, to invoke the D iv ine b lessing on the i re ff orts to d i v ide the i r lands qu iet l y and just l y . Mr . Lothropp .

and o the r leading m en w ere prudent , as w e l l as good bus inessm e n

, and on 26 Mar . 1640 , O . S . , (Apr . 5, N . S .) the fo l low ingrule w as adopted

“ by unan im ous. consen t v i z : “

One - thi rd partto every house - lot equal ly one—th i rd to the nam es that ar e unm ovab le ; and the other thi rd accord ing to m en

’

s e states”. The exactm ean ing of the ru le is not apparen t now ,

but was doubt less w e l lunderstood at the t im e . The d iv ision w as» not m ade unt i l Jun e ,164 1 . Mr . Lothropp

’

s fi rst house w as located on the lot occupiedof late years by the hote l know n as Eldr idge

’

s . La te r a new and

m ore com m od ious house w as bu i l t . H e m ent ions his new house

in his w i l l , w h ich is the house now know n as the Stu rgis Librarybu i lding, and w as doubt less bu i l t in 1644.

Mr . Lo thropp d ied in Barnstab lsa

f 8 Nov . 1653, the last entryin his records be ing 15 June , 1653. H e le ft a w i l l , w h ich w as not

s igned, bu t i t w as adm i t ted to probate w i thou t obj ect ion ,and let

ters i ssued to“ Mr s Laythorpe , and Mr Thom as Prence w as ap

po in ted bv the court to take the oath un to the estate at hom e”

.

The w i l l prov ide d as fo l low s : T o m y w i fe m y now dw e l l inghouse ; to m y e ldest son Thom as

, the house w hich I fi rst l ived inin Barnstable ; to m y son John ,

in Eng land , and' Ben jam in here ,each a cow and £5 ; daughte rs Jane and Barbara have had the i r

port ions al ready ; the rest of the ch i ldren , bot-h m ine and m y w ife'

s

each a cow,and to each ch i ld one book , to be chosen accord ing to

the i r ages ; the rest of m y l ibrary to be so ld to any honest m an


w ho can te l l how to use i t , and the proceeds d iv ided Th is partof the l ibrary w as est im ated in the inventory to be w orth £5.

During the fourteen years that M r . Lo thropp w as pastor o f

the church at Barnstable , no civ i l m agist rate w as cal led upon to

suppress any cr im e , w hich speaks vo lum es for his beneficen t in

fluence over the com m un i ty . By his l iberal i ty and broad - m inded

ness,he was enabled to draw the l ine betw een gloom y auste ri ty

and unbridled l icense , and w h i le ins ist ing on the fai th fu l perform

ance o f al l re l igiou s dut ies , he pe rm i tted the young to m ake m erryand enjoy them se l ves in rat ional am usem ents . I t is not the pur

pose o f the w r i ter to enter into a fu l l h istory of the chu rch of Mr.Lothropp. Those interested ar e re ferred to the author i t ies ci tedat the end o f th is art ic le , especial l y to O t is

’

Barnstable Fam i l ies,w here a fu l l d iscuss ion O f the doct rines taught and the do ings ofthe church , w i th m uch other in terest ing h istor ical m at te r , w i l l befound . Al l agree that M r. Lothropp w as one of the best andm ost learned m en that cam e to the co lon ies, and one m ay be par

doned for a l i t t le pr ide in t racing the i r ancest ry to him .

2 7. JANE (LOTHRO PP) FULLER.

JANE,the e ldest daughte r of Rev . John Lo thropp w as b .

in Ege rton , England , and bapt ized in her father’

s church ,in Eger

ton , Kent , 2 9 Septem be r , 1614 . She cam e to - Am e rica w i th herfather in 1634 , and w as 111. in Sci tuate , 8 Apr . 1635,

“

y°

4th day of

ye w eeke”, by Capt . Mi le s Stand ish of Plym ou th

,at the house of

Mr . Jam es Cudw orth, to Sam ue l Fu l le r,5 . o f Edward and Ann

Fu l ler o f the Mayflow e r.

CH ILDREN , born in Scituate.

41. HANNAH FULLER, b. m . 1 Jany. 1658 , N icholasBonham .

42 .+SAMUEL FULLER. bap. 11 Feby . 1637- 8 by Rev . John Lothr opp

w ho records him ‘

as sonn o f m y sonn Sam ue l Ful ler. H e

m . Anne dt r. of Matthew Ful ler , and his cous in.

(For a cont inuat ion of th is fam i ly,see Fu l le r , p. 305 ante .)

Re ferences~ —O t -is’

Bar ns table Fan-

l il ies ; Lothropp Genealo

gy ; Freem an’

s H ist . of Cape Cod ; Deane’

s. H is t. of Scituate,Mass . N eal

’

s H ist"

; of the Puritans ;Mor ton’

s N ew England Me

m or ial ; Winthrop Papers ; N . E . Gen. Regr . Vol . 9.

32 8 JONES.

JONES\

LEWIS JO NES of Roxbu ry , Mass , 1640, afterwards inW'

a

tertow n ; m . A nn Stone ; d. Apr i l 1 1, 1684. Inventory dated Apr .

2 0,1684 , £62 , 2 5s. Wi l l dated January 7, 1678

—9 ; codici l Apri l .

19,1682 ; probated June 14 , 1684, m ent ions w i fe Anna,

sons Shu

bae l,and Josiah, daughter Lyd ia Wh i tney , son Jos iah executor,

fr iend and brother John Stone , overseer . Witnesses, Sim on and

John Stone . H is daughte r Lyd ia m . O ctobe r 30,1656, Jonathan

Wh i tney . Decem ber 2 9, 1684 ,Josiah Jones, executor of his

f athe r ’s w i l l , John Stone , oversee r o f the sam e , Sim on Stone and.

JohnStone , guardians of Shubae l Jones, al l of Water tow n, se l l ten

acres to John Cool idge . H is w i fe Ann d ied May I st , 1680, aged‘

578 years.

JO SIAH 2 JONES,son of Lew is and Ann

,born 1643, d ied

O ctobe r oth ,1714. Adm i t ted freem an Apr i l 18th ,

1690

w as a captain , one of the or iginal m em bers and one of the fi rstd eacons o f the Weston Chu rch ,

to wh ich office he was e lected the

,4th of January , 1709 10 . About 1690 ,the three port ions o f

Watertow n v iz : Watertown , VValtham and W7eston , w ere desig?nated as the precincts of Captain Bond

’

s Com pany , Captain Gartfie ld

’

s Com pany and o f Lieu tenan t Jones’ Com pany . H e w as

se lectm an of W'

atertow n 1685- 86—87

-

90 ,1702 , 1709 ; afte r 1712 ,

o f Weston and the 2oth o f February , 1665- 6, he buys a farm o f

one hundred and tw enty - fou r acres of John Stone and w i fe Sarah'

o f Watertow n ;Apr i l the 2 15t , 1684,se l ls for 60 pounds his share

-of the m i l ls on Stony Brook to John Bright toge the r w ith th i rtyacres of land ,

w h ich he bought February l gth, 1678-

9, fromNathan ie l T readw ay and also land bought f rom John Chadw ickw i th the house thereon . H e serv ed in King Ph i l ip

’

s War , 1676.

Marr ied Octobe r 2 nd, 1667, Lyd ia Treadw ay . She d ied Septembe r 18 , 1743, aged 84 years.

ISAAC“ JONES, son of Josiah and Lydia, w as bapt izedMay 2 5th, 1690 . H e m arr ied at Colcheste r, Conn .

,H annah

We l les, July l 1th , 1717. H e he ld town and church offices for‘

m any years. F i fteen of his ch i ldren w ere born in th is tow n,

am ong the Nathan‘ , born Decem ber 3oth ,1731. From best au

t hor ity obtainab le he m oved to East H addam , where two m ore ofhis ch i ldren w e re born . O ctobe r 3rd , 1746, he buys a farm w i th1a Mansion H ouse ,

”

etc. ,in Bo lton , Conn . , of Sim on Kingsbury.

H is nam e is the fi rst on the Manual of the l ist of th irty- fiv e who

330 ADD ITIO NS AND CORRECT IONS.

Middlesex C0. Vol . 2, Sold. in K ing Phil ip

’

s Wlar , Colchester,,Conn . Tn. Rec.,Conn . Men in the Rev olution

, Vernon, Conn. Ch.

Ree. Putnam’

s H istory, H is t. of Sutton,Mass ,

Middlesex Deeds,Vol . 9, Bol ton, Conn. Tn . Records .

Con t r ibu ted by Nathan H enry Jones, Granv i l le, N . Y .

ADD IT IONS AND CORRECT IONS.

P . 32 .—91h l ine from bot tom : for Mary read Martha.

P. 56.- ~No. 133. Jerem iah B l ish (1. about 1798 , and was a

bache lor .P . 71 .

— A dd to the fam i ly of Lieut . Joseph B l ish ,the fol low

232 . SARAH , bap. 2 8 June , 1772 . d. 1 Mar. 18 18,unm arr ied.

P . 85.—Add index figu re to al l of the chi ldren of Stacy

B l ish.

P . 86.— Add index figure

6to al l of the ch i ldren of S i las

B l ish.

P . 91 .— No . 2 89 . EZRA“

,d. 26 Apr . 18 16. Add to the

ch i ldren of Ezra5 B l ish

ABRAHAM, b. 30 Dec. 1796.

2 90. A SA , w as drow ned 26 Sept. 18 17.

P . 92 .—The record kept by Robert St i les“ Bl ish, says that

Ez ra5 ( 141) d. in Sept . 1841. Ano the r record says 30 O ct . 1842 .

A deed by A zubah B l ish ,Execu tor of the w i l l of Ez ra B l ish, con

v eying lands of Ez ra B l ish ,is dated Sept . Nov . 1843, tends to

confi rm the later date .

P . 92 .— In record o f S i las5 B l ish,

fi rst l ine,for Sylvester

read Sy lvanus.

P . 102 .

—Ne x t to bot tom l ine , for Mark read Mack .

P . 104 — Fi rst l ine for“ ‘

w he r” read whe re . 7th l ine , for

Wilsox” read Wilcox .

P . 106.— Bot tom of page

— Prudence B l ish d. 2 0 Oct . 1848 .

P . 1 13.— No . 42 8 . For 105

” read 1805.

P . 1 18 .—Top— for

“

HANNH read HANNAH .

P . 12 6.— No s . 516 and 517. For

“

2 2 Mar . read 2 2 O ct .

P . 12 8 .— No . 527. For

“ l i ve read l i ved .

P . 132 .

— Top l ine , for“ Yory” r ead York . Th i rd l ine O l iver

B lush ,for o f

” read or .


P . 141 .—No. 641 . For 182 1 read 182 2 .

P . 166.—_Bottom l ine

, for“

Bryon” read Byron .

P . 167.— NO . 488 . F i rst l ine , for

“

H O LT” read HOIT .

P . 169.- Nex t to bottom l ine, for

“

Gastonbury” read Glas

tonbu‘

ry.

P . 169.— There are several ch i ldren of the m arr iage of Ves

pasian Warne r and Win i fred Moore . V -

espasian Warne r hasj ust been appo inted Com m issioner of Pensions by Presiden tRooseve l t .

P . 185- 6.— For Pierpont Edward Jones, read Pierpont Ed

w ards Jones. Beu lah B l ish Jones (1. 2 Feby . 1887.

P . 193.— E l i jah H edd ing B l ish had a daughte r , Mary , who

Pound.

P . 2 02 — Hon . Wai t Talcot t d. 7Nov . 1890.

P . 2 07.— No. 1042 . Kitt ie Lou is-

e B l i sh d. 2 4 Jany . 1859.

P . 2 26 — Morr is Farr ingt on B l ish d. 1 Mar . 1870 , at Wil~

m ingt on ,I l l ino is.

P . 2 49.— El i jah Brow n 8 Jones graduated from Mad ison U n i

versi ty , H am i l ton ,N . Y . in 1877, and late r rece i ved the degree.

of D . D . from Defiance Co l lege , Oh io .

Just ine Beu lah9 Jones w as b . 6 Feby . 1882 . Graduated fromPi l lsbu ry Academ y , O w attonna, Minn . June 1900 ,

and from ad

v anced kindergar ten cou rse of Minnesota State Norm al Schoolin 1902 . Is at present ( 1905) k inde rgarten teacher at Marshal !tow n . Iow a, w he re her fathe r is pastor .

P . 265.— 7th l ine from bottom ,

for A lm her st read Am herst .P . 276.

— For“ Mar iet ta Corw i'n” ,

read Mar ietta Cowan .

P . 2 80.— For Wil l iam Cu l len W ‘

e l ls” ,read Wi l l iam Cu l len

Morris.

332 GLOSSARY.

GLO SSARY OF O BSCURE WORDS.

A lew if e .— A sm al l sal t w ater fish ; also an officer to look af ter the

fish ing and carry out the regu lations.

B i l l . —A b att le axe ; a pike or halbert.B rake .

— The m eaning of th is word m us t b e d e te rm ined f rom the con

text. It m ay m ean a sm al l w ood ; a plat of b ushes ; a fe rn ; anc losure for catt l e ; a snaff le f or horses ; 3. large barrow ; an in

s trum en t for d ressing hem p ; a harrow , or a baker's trough .

Constab le — Form e rly an im portan t oflicer . H e was the chief execu

tive of the town, and perform ed al l of the functions of a sheriff ,of w h ich there w ere none in early tim es .

Coult er .— A plough share .

Cous in.— A b lood re lative .

Dee r- reeve .— Ah ofiicer who looked af ter and regu lated the ki l ling of

deer .Fe rm ot ld.

— A land tenure .

F leck bed ] A b ed of down ; later a. b ed of wool .Floc k b ed JFIegm s .

— Ah instrum en t for b leeding horses .

For m e .— A seat , a b ench .

Freem an..—Each colon y had its own regulat ions conce rning the adm is

sion of Freem en and f requen t changes w ere m ade in the r e

quirem ents . Al l w ere adm itted b y the general court upon properrecom m endation. U sual ly the nam es w e re propounded at one

court and laid ove r ti l l the next for action . In som e places a re ligions test was re quired . No one not a fr eem an cou ld hold office .

An extended essay wou ld b e re quired to ful ly explain the sub

j ect .

GatL— A goat.

Ge y ing A righ t of pasture for a b eas t.Go iing JG rand lnquest

G rand Enquest JEqu ivalen t to the grand Jury of m odern tim es.

Hayw ard— l O r iginal ly a pe rson who guarded the corn and the farmH eyw ard— J yard in the n igh t- tim e ; late r a warden of the com m on

fie lds , and w ho looked af te r the cat tl e .

- Hogreeve —An ofiicer w ho looked af ter th e pasturing of hogs on thecom m ons and was a sort of pound-m aster.

J ack .— A lif ting apparatus ; a coat of m ai l .

J o int Stool A s too l f ram ed b y a j oine r as dis tinguished f romJ oynt S too l J those rude ly form ed f rom a single b lock of wood .

K ye .— She ; a f em ale ,

Lave r.— A b as in or trough .

Lead .— A v at for dying.

L ist e n— A h asse ssor w ho notified the people to present l ists of the irprope rty , and rev iew ed them . H eavy penal ties w ere infl ictedfor fal se lists or om issions there in .

334 INDEX.

I NDEX TO CITIES AND TOWNS.

A dash b e tw een two num b e rs indicates that the nam e occurs on al l.interm ed iate pages .

ABERDEEN , Wash. 2 12

A com ent icus, Mass. 310

Add ison , Conn. 2 61

A lbany, N . Y. 2 45A lgona, M ich. 2 90

Anderson , Ind. 194Andover, Conn. 93, 127, 12 8, 174Andover, I l l . 148Annapo l is , Md . 191

Ann Arbor, M ich. 273Ant ioch, Ind. 2 89Appleton, Wis.

Arkade lph ia, Ark. 2 19A rl ington , Mass. 2 39Ashburn

, J l l . 2 85Atch ison , K as. 2 2 2

Auburn, Me. 238Augusta, Me. 118

Aurora, Il l . 2 82

Aurora , O h io , 96A ux Sable Forks, N . Y. 183BALLSTON SPA , N . Y . 167Balt im ore , Md. 161, 167Bangor, N . Y. 189Barnstab le, Mass. 4

-

10,13, 15, I6,

18 , 2 1-

23, 2 8,

2 9. 33-

36, 40

42 . 44 , 465 4. 58 , 71 , 77, 79,8 1- 83, 85 89 . 97, 1 12 , 114

-

12 0,

12 2 , 161, 163,2 36, 2 96 2 98 ,

300, 301. 304-

306.

314-

317. 32 2 . 32 4. 32 7.

Barnstaple, Eng. 326

Bath, Me. 235Barton , Md. 2 82

Bay C ity , Mich. 179B ecket, Mass. 96B edford, O . 170

Belo it, W is. 2 00, 2 03, 267, 268Bel l font , Penn . 179Benecia, Cal i f. 2 82

Benton H arbor, Mich. 2 54Berl in , Conn . 263Bethlehem , O . 2 07Beverly , Eng. 319B ig Rapids, M ich. 189, 2 56B ingham pton , N . Y . 2 76B lack Brook , N . Y. 2 44B lack River, 0 . 12 9B lanford , Mass. 135El i sh’

s Br idge , 2El ish’

s Po int , 3B loom f ield

,M ich. 132 , 180

B loom ington ,Neb . 2 51

Bloom vi l le, N . Y. 2 2 0

B lue Earth, Minn. 290Boston, Mass. 18, 19, 2 1

-

2 4,

39, 116, 117, 12 1, 12 2 , 161163, 165, 167, 236, 261, 280,

289. 2 94. 2 96. 324Bo l ton , Conn. 66, 97, 98

-

100, 190,262 , 263, 328 , 329.

Bo l ton, Mass. 184Boonev i l le , N . Y. 200

Brasher, N . Y. 2 55

B rasher Fal ls, N . Y. 2 55B rew ster, N . Y. 249Br idgeport, Conn. 182 , 262 , 2 93Broadhead, W is. 190

Brookfie ld, Mass. 12 8Brook lyn , N . Y . 96, 130, 132 ,

2 2 0. 249. 2 58Brook lyn , 0 . 132 , 178, 180Buchanan, M ich. 2 52 , 2 53Buck ingham , Conn. 260Buck ingham , Eng. 32 9Buck ingham , I l l. 2 85Buda, 111. 274Buffalo, N . Y. 146Buffalo, N . Dak. 2 54Bunker H i l l , Mass. 100

, 329Burl ington, Vt. 97, 98, 132 , 178,

I79, 291

Burton , Eng. 319Bust i , N . Y. 2 48

CAMBRIDGE, Eng. 32 1, 32 2Cam bridge, Mass. 162 , 172 , 236Cam br idge, III. 273, 274Cam pbel lsv i l le, Ten-n. 2 03Canaan, V t . , 193Cape V incent, N . Y. 131

Cedar Fal ls, Iow a, 2 49Cen trevil le , Mass. 88 , 163,

237Cape Cod, Mass. 7Castleton , Vt. 189Charleston , S. Car . 123Charlestow n

,Mass. 133, 234

Chattanooga, Tenn. 18 1

Chazy , N . Y. 137Chelsea, Mass. 239, 2 8 1

Cherry Burton , Eng. 318“

Chester, Mass. 135Chester, 0 . 169Chester, Vt. 2 44Ch icago, I l l . 149, 153, 188,

193, 2 04, 2 08, 2 10, 2 11,

BLISH GENEALOGY .

Chicago2 2 2 . 233. 24s. 2 54. 261. 263265, 267. 270. 273. 276. 286.287. 2 90

Chicam auga, Tenn. 291

Ch ickasha, Ind. Ter . 283Chi locco, O k la. 271

China, Me. 238

C inc innat i , 0 . 180, 2 49Clayton, N . Y. 131

C leburne, Tex. 2 83Cleveland, 0. 132 , 133, 178

-

180,264. 293

C l i nton , I l l . 170, 171

Coatsv i l le , Penn . 194Cobden ,

111. 2 12

Cocksakie , N . Y. 151

Colchester, Conn , 37, 38, 55-

58,61. 6266. 68. 70. 89. 919 7.12 2 . 128. 129. 177. 195. 197.230, 232 , 306, 32 8

Co lchester, Vt. 291, 2 92Co lum bus, 0 . 160, 179, 235Concord, Mass. 10

Counci l Bluffs,Iowa, 273

Coventry , Conn . 176

Croton, M ich. 2 50

Cuba, N . Y. 157, 231

Cuba, 2 56

Cum ington , Mass. 99, 133DALWJ CH , Eng. 2 84Dartm outh ,

Mass. , 84, 298Davenport, N . Y . 2 23Deng ie , Essex, Eng. 32 1

Denver, Colo. 2 93Desm o ines, Iowa, 161, 2 15Detro it

,M ich. 123, 2 98 , 271

D ick inson ’

s Land ing, O nt . 2 54Dorchester, Mass. 123Dover, Mass. 310

Dow agiac, M ich. 187, 2 52 , 2 54Drew ry 's Bluff, V ir. 2 59Dubuque , Iowa,

286

Durand, Ill . 268

Duxbury J Mass. , 1. 2 , 6, 10,

Duxbor row'

J_'

2 96

EARLVILLE,Il l . 233, 2 34, 2 82 ,

283East Brook lyn , N . Y. 2 20

Eastbury , Conn. 68 , 194, 195, 197,198 , 2 59, 260, 262

East Glastonbury , Conn. 105, 198,2 03, 2 05, 206, 262

East Haddam , Conn. 61, 93, 95,12 5, 126, 156, 199 , 328

Eastham ,Mass. 315, 316

Easton,Mass. 141

335

Eaton, Mass. 140

Edgerby , Kent, Eng. 300

Egerton , Eng. 32 2 , 327Edw ardsburg, Mich. 186Eff ingham , 111. 2 88Elg in , I l l . 2 20, 276, 277Enderl in , N . Dak. 2 54Englew ood, Il l . 185, 244, 246, 285Enf ie ld , Conn. 95Equ inunk , Penn. 158

Escanaba, Mich. 187Essex, N . Y. 182 , 183Etton, Eng. 32 1, 323Evanston , 111. 136

Evansvi l le , Ind. 162 , 192

Everett,Mass. 2 8 1

Everett, M ich. 2 56

Exeter, Conn. 12 8

FA IRFAX , N . Y. 2 45Fai rf ield , N . Y. 2 04Falm outh , Mass. 5, 53, 84, 318Falm outh

, Me. 118Fargo , N . Dak . 2 54F itchv i l le

, Conn. 127Fond du Lac, Wis. 188 , 273, 286,

2 87Foxcroft, Me. 85Fort Atk inson

,W is. 265

Fort Stanw ix , N . Y. , 169Fort Wayne , Ind. 153, 231

Fram ingham ,Mass. 2 41

Frank l in, N . Y. 68 , 193, 2 17, 2 24Frank l in , N . H . 2 57Freder ickton . N. B . 2 57GALENA , 111. 206, 2 10, 269, 272 ,

2 86

Galesburg,Il l. 273

Gard iner, Me. 239Gasconade . Mo. . 234Geneseo , Ill . 148Geneseo , N . Y. 2 50, 268

Ge rm antow n , Penn. 272

Gettysburg, 179Gi lsum . N . H . 101, 102 , 103, 137.

138 , 140, 141, 143, 186

Glasgow . Scotland , 167, 168 , 2 40

Glastonbury , Conn. 61, 62 , 69, 101 ,

104. 105, 107, 108,

137-

139,145

-

147, 150 . 15 1, 156,

196, 198 . 100. 2 03, 2 05. 2 092 11 , 2 26

-

2 28 , 2 59, 260, 262 ,

269 , 2 89Gorham , Me. , 16. 2 98Gosnor t . Eng. 2 84Grafton ,

Mass. 177Granby . Mass. 2 92

Granvil le , N . Y . 185, 2 50

336 INDEX TO CIT IES AND TOWNS.

Gravesend, Eng. 164Great Marshes, Mass. 2 , 112

Green Bay , W is. 188 , 2 54Green Brook , N . J. 2 16

Greenw ich, “R. I. 242

Greenw ich, N . Y. 2 47Gr iff in’

s Corners; N. Y. 127Gr iswo ld’

s Land ing, Mo. 233, 234,2 8 1, 2 82

Gu i l ford, Conn. 196, 261

Gul f Sum m it, N . Y. 2 2 0

H AARLEM, N . Y. 2 13H al low e l l , Me. 120, 167, 238Hal ifax , N . S. 231

Ham i lton, N . Y. 95, 96, 131, 209,248. 2 49. 2 86. 331

Ham m on, O k la. 271, 272

H am m ond, La. 2 92

Ham pton,Penn. 160, 235

H arlem , Me. 118

Harpersfield, N. Y. 151, 152 , 2 23,'

2 24Harr isv i l le, Mich. 132

Hartford, Conn.- 172 , 175, 195

197, 199, 2 09, 2 12 , 2 13, 2 27,232 . 241. 242 . 2 59. 262 . 264.2 92 , 306

H artland , O . 171

H averh i l l, Mass. 300

H ebron,Conn. 62 , 66, 126, 245,

174. 17s. 178. 199. 2 26. 230

H elena, Mont. 193H errick, Penn. 2 2 0

H i l lsboro, O re . 235H obart, N . Y. 152 . 2 20 2 2 2 , 2 2 5Hog I sland , Me . 311

H o l land , M ich. 2 90

H ong Kong, Ch ina, 12 1

H op River, Conn. 126

H orseheads, N . Y. 2 00, 263Honesdale , Penn. 2 18

H ouston, Tex. 179H u l l , Eng. 12 1

H yann is, Mass. 309ISLES OF SH OALS, Me. 311,

312

Isle o f W ight, Eng. 270

Ipsw ich, Mass. 39Ithaca, N . Y. 183JACKSONV ILLE, I". 2 04Janesv i l le

,W is. 142 ,

191, 2 58

Jay , N . Y. 137, 138, 140, 183-

186,189) 243

—2 49’ 2 501 2 51, 329°

Jefferson , N . Y . 158, 278

Jeffersonv i l le , Ind. 192 , 194Jersey C ity , N . J . 199Jerseyv i l le , II]. 269, 271

Jerusalem ,Palest ine, 267

Johnstow n Centre, Wis. 2 58KEENE, N. H . 103K eesv il ie , N . Y. 244Ken i lw orth, Eng. 236

Kenosha, Wis. 188Kew anee , I l l .

'

148 , 149, 151, 203,

2 04, 2 07, 208 , 2 13, 2 15, 2 16,269. 270. 271. 273

- 2 76. 2 86.2 87, 2 88

Ki l l ingly, Conn. 176

K ingston, N . Y. 187K ingston, N . S. 2 80

K irtland, O . 168 , 169, 173Knoxv i l le, Il l. 207, 209Kortr ight, N. Y. 107, 2 23, 2 24LACON , ri l l. 149Lafayette, Ind. 198Lafayette, I l l. 207Lam beth, Eng. 323Lanesboro, Mass. 182

LaPorte, Ind. 2 87LaSal le , Il l. 159, 162 , 2 16,

234. 2 81-

283.

Lathrop’

s H i l l, Mass. 86Law rence, K as. 167Law rencevi l le, N. Y. 104,

189. 190. 2 51. 2 55. 2 56Leavenw orth, K as. 273Lebanon, N. Y. 95Lebanon, Conn. 2 13, 2 24Lebanon, 0 . 2 83Lenox, Mass. 96

Leroy,N . Y. 171

Lew is, N . Y. 247Lex ington, Mass. 329L ibby Prison,_181L incoln , Neb. 279L isbon , N . Dak. 2 54L itchfie ld, Conn. 197L itchf ie ld, Il l. 271

L ittle Rock , Ark. 167Lockport, N . Y. 255London , Eng. 2 1, 168, 199,

32 2-

32 5.

Londonderry, al reland, 2 0Look -

ou t Moun ta in , Tenn.,2 91

Los Ange les, Cal i f. 171, 233, 234Lou isv i l le, Ky. 192

Lyons, N . Y . 2 28

MANCHESTER, Conn. 143, 150,155. 196. 2 03. 2 26. 2 27. 2 2 9.

231, 262

Mansf ie ld, 0. 119

Mansf ie ld, Conn. 177Mansf ie ld, Mass. 117Mar ietta, O . 2 20

338 INDEX OF PLACES.

P lym outh, Vt. 329Pocassett , Mass. 2 98Pom fret, Vt. 190

Pont iac, Mich. 132

Poquonnock , Conn . 128, 2 29Port G ibson, M iss. 119Port H enry , N . Y. 247Portland , Me. 277Port Richey , Fla. 293Port Royal

,Fla. 1 16

Poughkeeps ie, N . Y . 2 13, 245Poygan, Wis. 2 44, 2 85Prattsv i l le

, N . Y . 158, 2 26

P rov idence, R. I. 116,117, 164, 232 ,

237. 2 38. 261. 273. 274. 2 86

Prov idence, Il l . 148

Puget Sound, 2 72Pul lm an

,Il l. 180

QUANTICO ,Ind. 130

RACINE,

” is. 197, 2 18,2 89

-

291.

Read ing, Penn: 2 2 8Red Moon , O k la. , 2 72

Red Oak ,Iow a, 162

Rehoboth , Mass. 2 95Red H ook , N . Y. 92

Richm ond , Ind. 192

Ripon ,W is. 2 2 1, 2 2 2

Ripley , V ir. 2 75Rochester, N . Y. 2 16Rockford , 111. 2 00, 2 01, 2 63

-

267.279

Rock Island, Il l . 148 , 2 05, 206, 272Rockton , I l l . 145, 146, 202 , 2 03,

265-

268.

Rockv i l le, Conn. 2 63Rom e, N . Y. 145, 2 00, 202

Rom e , 2 33, 234, 2 80

Rose’

s Brook,N . Y. 107, 151, 22 5,

2 26

Roxbury , Mass. 328Roxbury , N . Y. 2 20

Russ ia,116

Rutland , Vt. 245SACKETT ’

S HARBOR, N. Y.

13I . I4SSalcom be Reg is, Eng. 123Salem , Mass. 112 , 329Salem , Conn. 155, 230

Salem ,I l l . 2 54

Sal isbury , Mass. 119Sandw ich

,Mass. 42 , 75, 114, 159,

235, 2 96. 301. 306. 309. 313.

314. 325San Franc isco, Cal i f , 117, 129, 235,

277Santa Barbara, Cal i f. 2 20San Juan , Cuba, 266

Santiago, Cuba, 266Sau lt Ste , Marie , Mich. 178Scituate, Mass. 8, 2 16, 300, 301,

305. 308. 317. 32 2 . 324. 326Scorton Neck . Mass. 2 98 ,Scorton H i l l , Mass. 2 99Secunderabad, I nd ia, 248Seneca, Il l . 2 82 , 2 83Seym our, Ind. 179, 191, 192 , 2 57,

2 58

Sheboyan, Wis., 188Sheffie ld, Mass; 18 1

Shef f ield, 111. 274She lton

, Conn. 2 2 8Sherbrooke , N . Dak. 189Sherburne, Mass. 119Sherburne

,N . Y. 273

Sher ibur ton , Eng. 318

S idney , N . Y. 153S ioux Ci ty , I owa, 164Skowhegan, Me., 165, 238So lon, O . 123South Coventry , Conn. 176South . Glastonbury, Conn. 198 .

2 26.

South Kortright , N . Y. 5

South Manchester, Conn. 144 , 146,1951 97. 199. 2 12

-

2 17. $ 272 2 9, 2 32 , 2 58

-

261

Southw ork, Eng. 323Soque l , Cal i f. 2 82

Spr ingf ield, Mass. 181, 2 89Spr ingf ie ld, N . Y. 186, 253Spr ingf ield , I l l . 274Stafford , Conn. 177

'

Staf ford Springs, Conn. 174, 177,242

Stam ford, N . Y. 151, 152 , 2 17, 2 192 2 5, 2 75

-

277°

Starksborough,Vt. 138

Staten Island , N . Y. 2 14Ston ington , Conn. 63Stoughton , Mass. 141

St . Charles, Mo. 2 15, 233, 2 81.

St . Cloud, M inn. 183.

St . Johns, O r e. , 2 91;

St. Lou is, Mo. 162 , 2 10, 2 11, 234,2 54. 2 55. 271. 2 80

St. Paul , M inn. 158, 2 11.

Sturgeon Bay , W is. 2 91.

Suffield, Conn. 135.

Suisun , Cal i forn ia. 2 82 .

Sum m erv i l le, M ich. 187.Sum ner, Me. 2 02 .

Sutton , Mass. 32 9.

LSutton , Vt. 183.

Surry, N. H . 103, 104, 136, 140, 188.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

TAFTSVILLE, Vt. 193.

Tam pico, Mex. 116.

Taplow , Eng. 271.

Tarrytow n, N . Y. 2 50.

Tekoa, O re. 235.

Thalw eil , Sw itzerland , 271.

T iconderoga, N . Y. 68, 249.

Toledo, 0 . 2 49.

Topeka, K as. 2 93.

Troy, N . Y. 2 50.

UTICA , N . Y. 2 00.

Ut ica, 111. 2 83.

VACAVILLE, Cal i fornia, 282 .

Valparaiso,Ind. 28 2 , 2 85.

Vassalborough,Me.

, 85, 118-

12 1,

164. 165. 167. 238. 239.

Ven ice , N . Y. 197.

Vernon , Conn. 32 9.

V icksburg, Miss , 180.

V ienna, Ind. 193.

V ineyard Haven , Me. 12 1, 167, 168.

WALDOBORO , Me . 165.

Wal l ingford, Conn. 167.

Walnut Creek , Knox Co . 2 08.

Walpo le , Mass. 141.

Waltham ,Mass. 233, 281, 32 8.

Warren , 50. Dak. 268.

Warrensv i l le , O . 169, 171.

Warsaw , N . Y. 2 85.

Wash ington , D. C. 116, 120, 186,2 92 .

Wassuc, Conn. 262 .

Waterbury , Vt. 292 .

Waterbury, Mass. 233.

Waterloo, Iowa, 190,191.

Watertow n,Mass. 32 8.

Watertow n, N . Y. 130, 131.

Watervil le, Me. 113.

Waverly, Iowa, 248.

Weather sfield, Vt. 243.

Webster, Mass. 141.

W egatchie , N. Y. 130.

Wessaguscus, Mass. 308.

West Barnstable , Mass. 2,15, 2 8

'

31. 33. 35. 37. 46.

West Barnstable , Mass.

47. 51. 53-

55. 71. 80. 8 1.111, 112

, 159 300, 309.

West Chester, Conn. 38 , 63, 64.

Westerly , R. I . 155.

West H artford , Conn. 174.

West Ind ies, 116, 12 0, 161.

Westly, R. I . 2 41.

West N ew ton, Mass. 236.

Weston , Mass. 32 8.

Westport, N . Y. 183.

W est Spr ingfie ld, Mass. 2 84, 308.

West T isbury , Mass. 2 41.

West Un ion , O re . 235.

Wethersfield , Conn. 147.

Wether sfie ld , I l l.. 106, 148, 149, 203,2 04, 2 06, 2 07, 2 09, 2 10, 2 12 ,

2 16, 269-

273, 275, 287, 2 88.

W eym outh, Eng. 307.

Weym outh, Mass. 308, 309.

Wh itehal l , N . Y . 189, 2 55.

Wh ite P lains, N . Y . 138.

W i lbraham , Mass. 168 .

W i l l im ant ic, Conn. 126. 12 7, 173177. 230. 232 . 241. 242 .

2 84

W i l l iston,Vt. 98, 2 92 .

W i l lsboro, Penn . 101.

W i l lsboro, N . Y. 137, 2 51.

W i lm ington,Il l , 153, 2 26, 2 79, 331.

W i lm ington,N . Y. 244.

W indham , Conn. 174, 242 .

W indsor, Conn. 66, 12 8, 12 9, 196.

W indsor, Mass. 135.

W inoosk i , V t . 2 91.

Woburn, Mass. 134.

Wonew oc, Wis. 290, 291.

Woodburn, I l l . 271.

Woodland, So . Dak. 268.

Woodstock , Vt. 141, 142 ,190, 191,

193. 194Worth ingt on ,

Mass. 135.

YARMOUTH , Eng. 112 .

Yarm outh, Mass. 8, 41, 48 , 84, 163,

300, 312 . 313. 315. 317, 32 5Yorktow n, Vir. 169.

340 INDEX.

INDEX OF NAMES.

(O ther than B l ish or Blush.)

An aster isk denotes that the nam e occurs m ore than once on the pageA dash betw een two num bers ind icates that the nam e occurs on al l inter:m ed iate pages. D i fferen t spe l l ings o f the sam e nam e ar e g iven together in

grackets. A l l persons related to Abraham 1

Bl ish have the generat ion indexgure.

ABELL, Adal ine Cham berlain,

”2 24

Em i ly B l ish ,

El2 2 4.

Jul ia Lorana,

°2 24.

L i l l ian Augusta,

“2 24.

Mary Lou ise ,8 2 24.O t is, 2 2 4.W i l l iam Palm er, 2 2 4.

Au t u m n Lucy , 92 .

ADAM S, Dav id , 57, 103.

Doctor, 103.

Mary , 89.

Ph i lopena,2 42 .

Ruth , 55.

Thom as, 57.

Am er , 1 Anne , 32 1.

Kather ine, 32 1.

A K EIT, J El i zabeth, 32 1.

Jane . 32 1.

Isabe l l , 32 1.

ALDEN ,Be l le Francis,“ 191.

Chester A lv in ,

a191.

John B l ish ,

”191.

John Gardne rf’'

191.

Sarah L 2 76.

ALDRICH ,Jam es Farnum ,

2 86.

Martha Brow n,2 86.

A LFORD, El i jah , 96.

ALExAN DER, Anna. 2 86.

Esther Mary , 271.

ALLEN , l H olm es ,1 14,

ALLIN , i Jane , 2 53. 2 70.

ALLYN , j John . 2 96.

S i lence . 19.

Sam ue l ,'

301, 303, 304.

Thom as , 43.

ALLEY , Rob er t , 1 19.

ALLIN G , Ansel , 84.

AMEs ,Jason A . , 269.

AMBROSE , A l ice . 311.

AM IDON,H arr iet El i za, 2 26.

AN DERSON ,Kathar ine M. ,

Mary Ann . 12 2 .

AN DREWS , A l ledo Stratton ,

“2 59.

Anna, 143.

Chauncey ,2 59.

Chauncey B l ish ,

’2 59.

AN DREWS, Dw ight H ubbard,’2 50.

Cont’

d . George C. ,

Po l ly, 12 4.

So lom on , 68.

Walter Cone,

’259.

ANGl ER, Frank H . , 158.

H elen Francis, 158.

Roland S idney, 158.

AN NABLE, Anthony, 297.

L ieut. John , 16, I7,A N N IBLE, J 2 8, 36.

Sam ue l , 17.

Thom as, 50.

AN GELL, Darius, 116.

Theresa M. , 130.

W i l l iam H . , 130.

AN THON Y , A lbro , 116.

APPLETON ,Dan ie l , 2 16.

ARN OLD, Fanny , 157.

H enry , 93, 12 7, 128.

Joseph. 93. 94.

Justin , 93.

A U L'

I‘MAN , B. , 131.

AUSTIN , Elenore , 130.

AYRES, Phebe, 177.

BACON , Ebenezer, 113, 114.Edw ard. Esq . 43. 72 .76.

Jer im iah, 2 , 4.

John , 2 ,

Nathan ial , 6, 315, 317.P ierpont , 63, 64.

BACK US , Maj or,Rem em ber, 2 9.

BAK ER, A lvan , 236.

Chester L inw ood, 237.

Clarence L inw ood, 236,237.

George . 24.

Jenn ie Maria, 237.

John , 2 8 , 37.

BALLARD, Calv in ,

’118.

Dan iel ,“1118.

El izabeth.’ 118.

Em i ly ,’ 118.

Jam es, 118 .

Jarvis, 118.

342 IND-EX OF. PERSONS.

BOURN , Sy lvanus, 29, 31, 32 , 41.Con t

’

d . 54.

BOWERMAN , Gdd.,

BOYNTON ,Abraham L incoln,

“243.

Beu lah L.

°243.

Dan ie l New e l l ,° 2 43.

John,2 43.

John S. , 2 43.

Lett ie,“ 2 43.

Lucy ,° 243.

Mo l l ie N .

°243.

BRA INARD, Am el ia, 109.

Arthur M. , 195.

Bess ie,“ 195.

H enry , 108 .

BRADFORD, C01. Gam al ie l .Gov r . 1,

BRATTLE, Thom as, 19.

BREESE, Just ice S idney, 274.BRECK EN R1DGE, Lucius F. , 93, 94.

BRETT, Soph ia, 151,BRIGHT

,John , 328 .

Mary,2 28.

BRIN GHURST, Margaretta, 272 .

BRIN K MAN , O t is M. 2 2 4.

W i l l iam Abe l l , 2 24.

BRONSON , Charlotte , 233.

Rev . George, 233.

Mary Made l ine , 233.BROOK S, A . E. ,

176.

Ebenezer, 68 .

H en ry C., 196.

BROWN ,Adam , 329.

A l fred , 135.

Fred H . ,241.

George K ingsbury , 135.Jenn ie Em m a, 239.

John , 239.

Martha 23, 24, 39.

Martha A . , 135.

Martha Ery , 241.N el l ie , 232 .

Prisci l la, 329.

Robert , 2 1, 23, 2 4.

Russe l l , 144.

Sam ue l , 57, 61.

Sarah ,2 41.

BROWN SON ,Rev . H ector, 88.

BRUCE,Ben jam in , 184.

Joseph, 184.

Mary H oughton, 184,

BU CANNON , John, 19.

BUCK, Christine , 2 45.Halsey, 2 05.Weal thy Ann, 205, 272 .

BUEL l De l ight, 230.

Ed ith A l ice ,“ 2 2 9.

BUELL J Edna Ruth,“ 2 29.

El isha, 61.H elen Pearl.3 230.

Isaac B ige low , 108.

Robert Theron,“ 230.

Theron , 2 29, 230.

W i l l iam , J r. , 154.Zeru iah, 110.

BUGBEE, Ab i 189.

BULL, Ben j am in , S. , 2 44.

2 46.

Ben jam in Robert,° 244.

Cora A l ice,“ 246.H arry,"2 46.

Irving J .

”244.

Mary Eugen ia, 246.

Mary N ew el l ,“ 244.

P ierpont ,“ 2 46.

Seth Jam es,

BULKLEY,Capt. El iphalet, 63.

Peter, 59.

BURLETT , Phisha, 2 91.

BURMAN , Thom as, 2 97.

BURN E, W i l l iam ,

Isabel l, 32 1.

BURN HAM ,Edgar Wales.”l 190.

Just ice A . ,

E1190.

Dr. .M i lo L. , 190.

BURSLEY,John , 310.

BUSH , Clar issa, 140.

Sal ly , 248.

BUSSELL, P loom y D . , 165.

BUTTON ,Laura,

12 5, 173,BUTTRICK ,

H arriett N . . 183.

BUZ ZELL, Mary Ann, 105.

CALDER, El iza,166.

Mary H arr is, 166, 239.Sam ue l , 166.

CALDWELL, John . 18.

CAM P, Am z i Lew is , 2 55.

Kate Christ ine , 2 55.CAMPBELL, A lexander, 169.

A l ice, 123.

Arch ibald, 12 2 .

John , 248.

Thom as, 169.

Woodley W i l l iam son,

CAPRON , Eleanor, 2 86.

CAREY, Sam ue l , 24.

Co]. S im eon , 84.

CARLTON , Rev . Israel , 260.

CARPENTER, A l ice ,

Charles David,‘

189,


CARPENTER, Caro l ine Augusta,‘l 189,Cont

’

d.

Dan ie l, 55, 83.

Dar ius L. , 12 8.

Dw ight , 128.

Fr'an -k B l ish.

8189, 255

"George , 12 8.

George Monroe ,’ 189.

Glenn Bl ish,

82 56.

H arr iet,12 8.

H arr iet Jane ,8 189.

H ow ard W i ltsie,’ 256.

John , 12 8.

Dr . John Fu l ler,2 56.

John Ful ler, 189.

Lucy Ade l ia,8 189.

Mary , 12 8.

Nathan, 189 .

Nathan Ade lbert, 189.N e l l ie , 12 8.

Rhoda,189.

Rhoda Jane , 189.

CARRIER, Em el ine , 157.

Frank P . , 157.

H arr i et,’ 109, 110, 157.Harr iet Lo isa,7 157.

H e len ,

’110.

H e len El i za.

’231.

Joseph. 157Kate A . , 2 31.

Lo is, 157.

Lo is D . , 157.

Lucy C.,157.

Sarah E. , 157.Sybel l , 58.

Ur iah, 62 .

W i l l iam , 231.

Z eur iah, 156.

CARTER, Mary , 145.

CASE, John , 107.

CASTLE, Jul ia E. , 269.

CHADW ICK , John , 328.CH ILDSv

CHAFFEE, A l ice E. , 260.

CHAM PION , Susanna,2 2 0.

CHAM PN EY, Ab igai l Ingersol . 233.

2 24, 2 80-

2 83.

W i l l iam , 233, 234.

CH AP1N , Zerah, 2 04.

CHAPMAN ,Dan ie l , 67.

CHAMBERLAIN ,Dan i e l , 38.

El i zabeth , 38.

CHARNOCK , John , 2 0.

CHASE, H enry M. , 184.

Capt. O l iver, 299.

CH ENEY, Abbie ,“ 2 11.

Ade l ine,” 2 15.

2 11-2 17.

Ade l ine Louisa,‘ 150,A l ice Maud,

"2 14.

Caro lyn ,

o2 15.

Cathar ine Bess ie ,’ 2 14.Charles Sy lvester,’ 150

Charles 2 14.Clar issa, 2 14.Ednah A de l ine

,

a2 11.

Edward H alsey,’

Eleanor Mar ia,

’150, 2 17.

Em m a Jane ,’ 150. 151,

Frances Em i ly,’ 2 11.Frederic Shelton,

82 11.

George Foote ,” 2 11.

George We l ls,’ 150,

George We l ls, 2 14.H alsey , 150, 195, 2 11

-

2 17.

H alsey H a ines,

82 13.

H arr iet El eano r,

a2 12 .

H arriet El i zabeth.’ 150,

2 14, 2 15.

Jam es Woodbridge , 2 14.

2 15.

John P lai t ,” 2 15.

Laura Em i ly ,“ 2 12 .

Mary , 2 14.

M i l-lard Col fax. 2 12 .

Prudence H ubbard,’ 150Rhoda, 146, 150, 2 03, 205.2 06, 2 09, 2 10.

Thom as B l ish,

’150,

2 12 .

Thom as Shel ton ,

e2 11.

T im o thy, 146,150.

W inthrop,

82 13.

C H ILD, J Ebenezer, 2 8 , 32 .

Hannah , 2 8 , 29, 40, 46

J Joseph , 55.

Richard, 2 8.

Ruth , 53.

CH IPMAN ,John , 316.

Sam ue l, 41.

T im othy , 42 .

CH ISHOLM . Robert Bruce. 2 2 0.

CHURCH , Jam es, 95.

CLARK , i Abba, 167.

A ugustus, 155CLARKE, Ben jam in , 26.

El i zabeth, 32 0.

Eun ice Peckham ,155,

2 26-

2 2 8.

344 I NDEX

CLARK,

H e len S.,2 85.

O z ias Dan iel. 2 85.

CLARKE, Row ena B.,165.

Con t’

d . Ruth 155.

Thom as, 315.

T im othy , 2 0.

Thurston , 2 81.CLAPP, Abner, 12 .23k

B etsey , 12 2 ,H enry H . 123.

H arr iet , 12 2 .

John M i l ton , 123.

Ju l ia, 12 2

Matthew 123.

Mercy, 12 2,123.

O rr is, 89, 12 3.

Phebe ,Roger, 12 3.

Thom as J eff erson , 12 2 .

T i rzah, 12 2 .

CLEVLA‘

N D , Pres iden t Grover, 276.

CLAGHORN ,Jabez ,

CLOUSE, Mary Burton,2 81.

CLUTE , Debora, 2 90.

COBB, Chloe, 86, 12 2 .

H enry, 297.

Jam es, 6, 7, 16.

N icho las , 86.

COKE, Isab e l l , 32 0.

COLE,H enry , 2 96.

John , 5.

COLLIN S , Elcy . 95, 130, 131.

El iphalet , 95.

COLMAN,Ben jam in

,18.

John,

Pam e l ia, 198.

COM PTON ,Dav id L.

,

Edw ard C. ,178.

Lou is D . . 178.

Mary El i za, 178

CONAN T, Caleb H . , 2 90.

Charles, 50.

CON E, Capt .COOK

,Anse l Granv i ll e ,“ 167, 240,2 41.

Candace , 12 9.

El len Richard '

son ,

°241.

Enoch ,167.

H arr iet H unt ington,

'241.

Jane Cathar ine , 167.

Kathar ine Carey ,

02 41.

Capt. W i l l iam , 1683“

2 40.

W i l l iam H ow land, 167.

COOLIDGE , John , 32 8.

CORN ELL ,Ben jam in , 117, 164.

Lorana. 117

Mary Ann, 164, 237.

PERSONS .

CORN ELL, Sabra, 117.

Con t’

d . Sabra Sherm an , 164.CORBIN , Phebe, 2 55.

COREY; Charles, 2 53,Fanny Cornel ia,° 2 60.

George D ,

”2 53.

George W. ,

10260.

H arlan W ier,’ 260.

Jos ie B l ish,

92 60

Marcena, 2 53.

W i ll iam,2 60.

W i l l iam Dal las, 260, 261.

W i l l iam 2 53.

COOPER, John , 2 97.

CORN IN G, Grace , 58. 62 .

Harr iet, 172 .

COSN ER, Cathar ine , 2 07.

GOTELL, Denn is, 80.

COTTA,John , Sr . , 19.

COTTIN GHAM , W i l l iam H .,2 26.

COWAN ,Eun ice , 135]Mar ietta,

2 2 0. 2 2 1, 276.277, 331.

CRAFT, Esther, 92 .

CRAN E, Sal ly , 265.

CRAN MER , Archbi shop,2 02 .

CRA WFORD , Em m a, 2 85.

CREECH , El izabeth, 55,

Richard , 54, 89.

CROCKER, Abiga i l , 30A l ice , 43. 1 11.

A lvan, Jr ,

80 111.

Arthur B l ish,Benon i , 50.

Betsy , 79.

Corn e l ius, 43.

Dam ar is, 1 1 1.

Dan i e l , 42 , 46, 111.

Dav id, 30, 41,Ebenezer, 54, 1 13, 114.

Edw ard W inslow , 83,1 1 1.

George ,7

111.

H am len, 82 .

Joanna, 79, 80.

John , 42 , 73. 74John , J r . , 50.

Jonathan . 33, 43, 55. 84.Joseph : 407 43; 79’ 80784,

Jos iah, 40, 85.

Mary , 40,

Mercy , 40, 71, 78'

8 1, 1 11.

Nale r, 88 .

Nathan iel , 2 9.

Phebe]Rebecca,

’80,

346 INDEX OF PERSONS.

EGGLESFIELD, John, 320.

ELIOT, Andrew , 28.

ELLIS, Mary, 99.

ELY, Charlotte Minerva, 268.

EMELEY,Augustus New el l ,

EM ERSON , Adal ine El i za,

“263.

Charlotte Be l le ,‘264.

Dora Bay ,

“264.

H arr iet El izabeth,“ 2 63.Joseph ,

“2 64.

Mary,

“2 64.

Ralph, 263, 26s.

Ralph, 264.Wa it Talcott,“ 264.

ENOR, J ohn , 51.

ESHTON ,Richard, 32 0.

EVERIN GHAM ,Be l le , 2 57.

Lym an, 257.

EWER , John , 2 8 , 46.

Shubal , 16.

Thom as. 2 8 , 30.

EWIN G, El i za P. ,I91.

FARN SWORTH , Sarah,164

-

166.

FARRIN GTON , Florel la, 2 2 5,2 26.

March , 153.

FECH H EIMER, Charles M. , 2 83, 2 84.FENLE

,Richard , 319.

FERGUSON , Char ity , 92 .

FERRIS, H arr ie t Eval ine , 140.

Lu ther, 140.

FIDDICK ,John. 272 .

FIELD, Col . John , 329.

FILLOW ,John , 153.

FILLETT, W i l l iam ,

'

39.

FIN DLEY, John , 69.

FISH ,Rebecca P . , 160 236.

F ISHER , A l len , 2 83.

A l len Joseph , 2 83.

Carr ie Lou ise , 2 83.

Frank A . , 2 84.W i l l iam , 32 0.

F ITCH , Ben jam in , 20.

H aze l C 261.

Sam ue l F. , 2611

FITSRANDAIL , Nathan ie l , 317.

FLETCHER, Am e l ia Aust in , 130.

Leonard, 130.

FOLE , Rhoda, 173.

FOOTE, J A sa, 64.

Franc is E. , 2 DI .

*

FOOT , J Israe l . 61.

FORBES, A lexander Duncan, 265.

El i zabeth .

“265.

Grace . 265.

265.

W i l l iam Ar ie l , 265.

FORD,W idow , 90.

FOSTER, Louise, 267.

Nathan , 74.

Sam ue l , 235.

Thom as, 18, 39.

Fox, George F. ,135.

FREDEN BURG, Ephram Frederick,269.

Katharyn, 269.

FREEMAN , Betsey, 175.Charles, 175.

Co l . 84.

Edm ond, 159.

Maj or John, 301, 302 .

Joshua, 159.

Meh itable, 233,234

Sarah, 175, 242 .

FRENCH,Em i ly A . , 153.

H arr ison , 107.

Jam es B. 153.Jud ith, 307.

Luc i-na K . , 153.

Luc inda B . ,153.

Dr . Sam ue l , 47.

W i l l iam Harrison,

FRISBIE, Charlotte , ,

135.

FULLER, A l ice, 127-

12 9.

Anne) 37) 55) 58, 62 ) 68)70.

2 94. 299.

305. 3273“

A sa, 62

Barnabas , 305.

Ben j am in , 305.

Beth ia, 2 99.

Content , 306.

Corne l ius, 306.

Dav id. 306.

Capt. Dav id,Des ire , 305.

Edw ard , 2 95, 290.

300, 32 7.

El izabeth , 2 95, 299, 300,

301,

Esther, 61.

Frances, 2 95, 2 99.

H annah,2 95, 300, 3ox,

3033“327.

Jabez , 2 99.

Jam es, 88.

Jean , 306.

John . 2 95. 299 3033"305.

Jonathan , 306.

Joseph, 305.

L ieut , 41.

Mary. 2 95. 300. 301.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

FULLER, Matthew , 37, 294-

3OI ."K

Cont’

d. 302 , 304, 306, 327.Matth ias

,299.

Nathan, 73.

Pat ience. 37.

Sam ue l. 2 94. 297“

32 5. 327.Sarah , 301,305.

Tem perance, 30, 46, 47.Thom as, 299, 300.

T im othy, 2 99.

Young, 306.

FULLERTON ,Rev . N . ,

163.

GAGE, Hannah, 2 04, 271.

El i jah,2 04.

GAINES, Lou ise, 174.

N e l l ie , 174.

W i l l iam , 174.GAN SEVOORT , Col . , 160.

GARDN ER, Sarah, 63, 95.

W i l l iam . 63.

GARFIELD, Jam es A . , 172 .

GARRETT, Andrew , 7I , 83.

Andrew, J r. , 83.

Betsey , 79.

O l ive , 78 , 83.

GAY, A l ice, 2 15.

Erastus, 2 15.

GERSON , Jacob. 18.

GILBERT, Cynth ia, 186.

Jul ia Ann,186, 252

254Sir Walter, 197.

W i l l iam B . ,186,

GILLESPIE, H enry E. ,193.

GILLETT, . Mary, 68,GILLETTE, Po l ly , Q6.

GLA z IER, H arr ison S. , I 23GLEASON , Car r ie Lou i se ,“ 270.

Frederick W i l l iam ,

“270.

George H iram , 270.

Dr . H iram ,270.

H i ram Franc is ,“ 270.

Lesl ie Hayl es.” 270.

Marj orie Jane Stewart ,"270.

Mary , 270.

N el l ie H e len ,

“270.

GLOSENER. Joseph ine Rebecca, 288.GODDARD, Eben P. , 2 39.

El la F. , 239.

Jul ia Ann, 238.

GODFREY, El i jah, 2 52 .

Mary E. ,

GOOCH , Jam es,20.

GOODALE, Chauncey, 196.

347

GOODENOUGH , Lym an , 2 19.

Mary A . , 2 19, .275.

GOODRICH , Electa, 136.

El i zur,GOODSPEED, Ben jam in , 75.

Ebenezer, J r. , 40, 48 .

Isaac, 34.

Mary ,GOODWIN

,Luc ia Ann ,

GOOLD, J Am e l ia 277.

Burr, 107.

GOULD, J Jam es , 26.

Jay, 245Sel l ick

,107.

GORGE, Sir Ferd inando , 310.

GORHAM , Ben jam in , 83.

Capt. Ben j am in, 310.

Dav id, 43.

John, 313.

Sturg is , Esq. , 83.

Capt . Sturg is , 78 .

Com . Sturg is, 76.

GOSLEE, Deacon ,106.

Fann ie Cornel ia,195.

2 59,John , 195.

GRAFF, Phi l ip, 2 42 .

W i lhe lm ine , 242 , 284.

GRAHAM , Cathar ine O l ive , 18 1.

Jonathan Bow es , 181.

GRAN T, Eleanor, 2 2 0.

GRAY, George L.,183.

GREEN ,Isaiah, 113,

GREENLEAF, Stephen , 26.

GRETHER, Katharyn Fre t uberg,269.

GRIFFIN ,John , 152 .

H A IN ES, Am el ia Porter, 2 1Dan iel , J r. , 2 13.

H ALE, Aaron H ezek iah,

“NV ).

Asaph Co lem an, 993"

Ed i th, 198.

Frederick Wal ter,“ MQH ezek iah ,

198.

Joanna, 143, 194-

198 .

Leonard, 144.

T im othy , 143.

H ALING. A l fred, 2 2 9.

Arthur Bucklam l

H enry Bartlett , 2 2 9 .

M i lton W i l fred,“ 2 2 l

H ALL, Dan ie l , 41.

D r. Joseph ,105.

Joseph ,see H ULL .

H ALLETT, Jonathan , 41, 50

Joseph. 48.


H ALLOTT, Josias, 315,H AMMON D, Ann

, 324.

H AMLIN , J Abigai l , 46.A l ice , 46.

H AM BLEN , J Ebenezer, 54.Jonathan, 2 8.

Mercy, 46.

Capt. M icah,84.

Sarah, 30, 46.

Seth, 2 8, 42 ,

Southw orth, 71.

H AN DLEY, Char les Dan iel , 2 873“Charles Max,

“2 87.

Dan ie l, 2 87.

L i l l ian B l ish, 287.

HARDY, Lucinda, 253.

H ARKNESS,Caro l ine M. , 2 90.

H ARPER, Arch ibald Law rence, 270.

Be l le S. , 182 .

Exper ience ,Pau l B l ish,

”276.

Susan, 182 .

W i l l iam H 182 .

H ARRIN GTON , Ed itha, 58 , 62 .

Franc is A . , 153.

H ART, Ida Ade l inef . 150.

Richard W i l l iam ,

“150.

Roxina, 163.

W i l l iam El lery ,150.

H ARVEY, T . W . ,2 45.

H ATHAWAY, Fred B . , 135.

Gideon,2 8.

H AVEN S, Lena, 261.

Rev . W i l l iam H . , 261.

H AWES, Edm ond , 50.

John ,2 99.

H AWLEY , Rev . G ideon, 54.

H AYLES, Charles, 270.

Em e l ie Stew art, 270.

H AYWARD, El len Lou isa, 241.

H AYWOOD, Elm ira. 131.H INK LEY,

H A z ELTON , Abagai l .H EALEY , H osea,

142 .

H EATHER. El iza Scudder, 271.

H ECK LEY,Jackson ,

131.

H ECOCK , Capt. Dav id , 32 9.

H EDDIN G, Rev . El i j ah ,138,

139.

B ishop, 102 ,104. 139.

H EDGE , Capt. W i l l iam , 317.

H ELLYER, Law rence ,“240.

Marjor ie ,

“2 40.

Morr is,“ 2 40.

Thom as Waterm an, 240

H EN RY , John , 63.

The VIII , 319.

H EN SHAW,Ben jam in Frank l in, 131

Mar ietta Hayw ood, ,131.

H ERMAN . Jacob, 160.

H ERSfiEY, Arthur Van ,

“268.

H annah, 2 03.

H arr iett Ade l ine,“ 2 03,2 68.

H arry Bartel l “ 2 68.

H enry O sgood, 203.

H orat io B. 203.

‘

I da Mar ia, 2 03.

Mary Em m a,“203.

Prudence H ubbard, 268Ralph Em erson ,

“268 .

Sam ue l , 2 02 , 2 03Thom as Arthur, 2 03,

*Thom as Talcott,“ 268.

H ERRICK , Laura,193.

H ICKOK, Dea. Aust in, 185.

El i zabeth,

W i l l iam , 244.

H ILLS, Betsey , 127.

Chester, 194.H annah , 91 , 12 5, 126.

Eleanor Maria, 194, 195,258.

Jared , 144.

H ILL,Mary , 157.

H INCHLIFF, Dorothy, 264.Em erson ,

1°263.

H arriet El izabeth,263.

Jeane tte Be l le, 263.

Ralph ,

1°263.

W i l l iam ,

”263.

W il l iam El ias, 263.

H INCKLEY, J Abigai l , Sr . , 45.

Ebenezer, 49, 88.

J Edm und, 72 , 74.

El isha.

Gustavus A 161.

Isaac, 33. 41. 43.46.

John , 88 .

Joseph Ir . , 45Martha, 33, ,

35.

Mary , 5,

Nathan iel , 33,Capt. Sam ue l . 73.

297, 3113“

Thom as, 8 , 12 ,

‘ t

296. 305. 315.

317W i l l iam , 83.

350 IND-EX OE PERSONS .

H URLBERT. Cyrena, 290.

Jerusha, 134.H UTCH INS, Cathar ine, 2 14.

Marc ius,H UTCH IN SON , Thom as, 2 0.

H YDE, O rson , 170.

I N GERSOLL, Calv in ,124.

El izabeth,233.

Vasht i , 124, 172 , 173.

INGHAM ,Sam ue l , 67.

So lom on , 98.

ISHAM ,Dan,

6

95.

David ,

“

95.

Edw ard,“

95.

H arry ,“ 95.

Joseph,“ 62 , 63, 95.

Lo is,“ 95.

Mary.

“

95Sal ly,“ 95.

IRWIN , Ade l ine Sophia, 188. 189,2 54.

H annah, 188 .

H on . Robert, 188 .

JACOBS ,Rev . H enry , 323.

JAGGER, Caro l ine '

Hart,163,

237.

Nathan,163.

Roxana,163.

Sy lvanus, 116.

JEN KIN S, A sa. 81 , 82 .

Ebenezer, 33.

Capt. Ebenezer, 73, 84.

John , 297.

Joseph , 50.

Meh itable , 30.

Nathan iel , 47, 81, 82 .

Pr ince,114.

JERVIS,Thom as, 32 0.

JOHN SON , Arthur Berrym an , 2 88.

Betsey S. , 238.

Cal l ie Theodora, 2 88.

Lucy,135.

Lucy Rank,2 2 8.

Robert , 320.

JON ES, Ann,

Beulah B l ish,

“185, 2 50.

Carleton '

B l ish ,

“230.

Carol ine Fazette , 2 80.

Danie l Bl ish,“ 185, 247.El ihu, 66.

El i jah Brow n,

“185, 2493

“

331.

Fann ie Carol ine , 265, 267.F itch Northam ,

“230.

George , 127.

G i lm an Mack,

“185, 2 513

“

Isaac , 32 8.

Jeded-iah, 299,_304."l

JON ES, J enn ie Lou ise,“ 2 50.

Cont’

d. John, 66.

Jos iah,

Just ine Beulah,

“249, 331.

Laurence G i lm an,

“2 51.

L ieut. 32 8.

Lew is,Lydia,Lyd ia Beulah Independ

'

ence,

“

2 50.

Lyd ia M inerva,“ 185, 248,2 49.

Margare t Electa,“ 185.

2 47.

Mary Em ogene, 185, 2 46.

Martha E ,

“185.

M i lo, 265.

Nathan , 185, 32 8 , 329.

Nathan, J r . ,

Nathan H en ry,’ 185,Pierpont Edwards, 185.

186,246 331.

2 51,Ralph,

2 95,Ralph Thom as, 251.Sam uel , 15, 73.

Sarah Ann, 2 87.

Shubae l , 2 99, 32 8.Thom as, 2 87.T im othy , 75.

W idow , 73.

W i l l iam Cl inton,

“230.

W i l l iam T im othy, 230.

W i l l iam Wal lace,JORDON , Am anda B. , 245.

JOSE, Isabel la, 12 0 ,167.

JOSLYN ,Lou isa A .

,2 70 .

Peter H ubbard, 279.

JUDD, Dan ie l , 61.

KEATS, Richard, 19.

KEEN .W i l l iam ,19.

KEENAN,Mary Jane , 292 .

KEEN EY, Arno ld , 199.

Fanny,195.

Gera Goode l l , 2 27.

H erm an Lorin, 2 27.

Ida Augusta, 199.

Lor in Augustus, 2 27.

Stephen. 199.

KEITH , Bel le,“0264.

Darw in M i l ls,KELLY , Kathar ine , 92 .

KEN DALL, El i zabeth , 96.

KEN N EDY,Mary , 96.

KEN T, Lym an , 90.

KERR , El iza, 2 51.

KESTER, El izabeth, 194.

John J . , 194.

BLISH GENEALOGY.

K EYTCH ,Fann ie , 176.

KILBOURN ,Capt. 103.

Dav id, 65.

Deacon,102 .

Ebenezer, 102 .

K ILCU P, Dudson ,

K ILLEY, Richard, 83.

KIN G,Ab iga i l A . , 2 24.

Edm und George ,H arr iet Merr iam ,

“2 25.

H ow ard B l ish.

“2 2 5.

J . H enry , 2 26.

John , 2 24,Nancy

,2 35.

W i l l iam Edm ond,

“2 25.

KINGSBURY, Em i ly L. ,2 11.

S im on , 328.

KIN N EY , Lyd ia Ann, 18 1.

KIRBY,H enr ietta,

180.

K LYVER, H en ry R ,136.

Mar ina, 136.

N e i lson , 136.

K NELAND, Joseph , 56, 57.

KN EPPER,Lev i , 2 58.

KN IGHT , H annah, 12 1.

KN OX, Hon . Jam es , 2 09.

’k

LAMBERT, Abbie May ,

‘ 02 81

Franc is H enry,10 2 81.

George Walker, 2 81.

H enry. 28 1.

Luther,” 2 8 1

Sam uel Clouse,LAN E, Edw in Curt is, 291.

El la Ce l ia, 2 91.

Ju l ia Ann ,2 91.

Sam uel , 2 91.

Sam ue l O l iver, 2 91.

Theodore, 2 9 1.

Theodore M. , 2 91.

LATHAM , O ra Ange l ine , 2 84.

LATHROP, Ange l ine . 2 43.

Barnabas,12 .

LA'

I'

TH ORPE, Edw ard Potter.2 64.

Jam es J . ,115.

Joseph , 15.

Mr. 12 , 15.

( See LOTH ROP .)LAWRENCE, Franci s , 236.

Grace H e len ,

“236.

Katharine Francis,“2 36,

2 84.

W i l l iam F. ,236, 284.

LEAVITT ,W i l l iam C. , 277.

LEE,H arr iet , 189.

LEONARD, Joseph , 98.

Jos iah. 90.

LEVERETT, Capt. John ,2 97.

LEWIS. Abigai l , 237.

Edna, 2 76.

George, 74.Capt. J esse, 43.

Isaac, 73.

John. 3, 49.

John Wesley , 237.

Mary A nn,2 44.

O w en B l iss,

“2 37.

Richard , 76, 115.

Richard Elm er,

“237.

Stacy , 12 0.

Thom as, 2 8.

Wal ter Frank l in,“ 237.

LINCOLN ,Abraham ( President)

109, 170, 201,

28 1.

Edgar A ., 93.

LINN ELL, Abigai l , 87.

Jam es, 87.

John,

Rebecca,LITTENEY,

S im eon , 163.

LITTLE, Am asa,

“87.

Barz i l lai . 66, 96,Barz i l lai ,“ 96.

Betsey.“ 96.

Charles H enry ,“ 96.

Judah, 96.

L i l l ian Clara, 2 54.0 Nancy ,“ 96.

N ial ,“ 96.

Russel l ,“ 96.

Sarah,

“

96.

Warren ,

“

96.

LOYD, H arr iet , 179.

Maj or,179.

Mary , 179.

LOFTON . Mary , 269.

LOOM IS, Ann , 62 , 64.

Capt. Joe l , 97.Joseph , 129.

Lo is, 62 .

Ruth , 55.

LORD, Celecta J ,’1156.

Dav id M 156.

George l cott , 1563“

John ,

“15

Lucius.“ 156.Mary . 109.

Prudence , 156.

Roger B l ish,“156.

Capt. Theodore , 109.

LOTHROP, J Ab igail , 32 2 .

LOTH ROPP, l Andrew , 32 0.

LOWTH ROPE, J Anne , 32 0-

32 2 .

LAYTH ORPE, I Aw rl rey, 320.

LAYTH ROPE, J Barbara, 32 2.

202 ,

352

LOTHROP,

LOTH ROPP,

LOWTH ROPE,

LAYTHROPE,

LAYTH ORPE,

Con t’

d

INDEX OF PERSONS.

Barnabas. 304,Bartho lom ew , 32 1

*

Bathshua, 32 2 .

Ben j am in , 32 2 , 326.

Cathar ine; 32 0.

Ebene zer, 50.

El izabeth, 320.

El len , 3193“

Isabel l, 32 0, 32 1.

Jane. 304. 32 13“

32 2 , 32

John. 304. 32 13"32 2 , 32 7.

Rev . John , 7, 300,

3OSM

3IO ,*

32 1*

Joseph. .

9 15. 317.

32 2 .

Capt. Joseph, 301,

303. 304.

L ieut. J oseph,2 99.

Law r ence,

Lucy , 32 15“Margaret,

32 1.

Mark,

Mart in , 320.

Mary, 32 . 32 2 .

Richard , 32

Robert, 32 0,32 1.

Sam ue l , 3Seth, 50.

Thom as,-

32 1

32 5, 326.

Wal ter de, 319.

W i l l iam, 32 1.

LOVELAN D , Malach i , 67.

LOVELL, Cornel ius, 50.

' Jonathan , 48.

Mary. 47. 51LOVETT

,El iza, 194.

LUCAS, Jam es, 6.

W i l l iam , 47.

LUCE,Katharine , 167.

LUMBARD,

LU MBART,LUMBERT

,

J B ro . Sr . , 308.

J eded iah , 5.

J Parker. 88 .

Thom as. 7.

Thom as , Sr. , 86.

MACK ELWA IN ,T im othy. 66.

MACK , Capt. Dav id ,

El isha, 66, 99.

John , 102 .

Mary. 99. 137.

Sal ly, 96.

MACK , Sarah.

Con t’

d .Warren. 66.

W i l l iam ,102 .

MACLAY,El izabeth Morse, 2 86.

John , 2 86.

MACOMBER George , 2 2 5.

Sarah , 2 2 5, 2 79.

MADISON , Clara A l len ,180.

Joseph, 180.

O l iver Francis, 180.

Prest. 12 0.

Thom as. 180.

MAIO, see MAYO .

MAN N Y, John H . , 2 01.

MAPES, Dav id , 151.

Mary, 151, 2 20, 2 2 1.

MARSH , Ben jam in Frank l in ,

“193.

Flora Atw ood,“ 194.

Frank , 192 .

George Frank l in,

“193.

John Mason,

“193.

Ju l ia Em m a,194.

O t is , 193.

MARSHALL, J ess ica Beatrice , 2 16.

Peter, 2 16.

Robert ,Col . Thom as ,

MARSTON ,Ben jam in , 71, 78,Charles, 83.

H on. Char les ,7112 .

El izabeth, 78, 80, I I I ,

112 .

Esqu i re. 42 , 73. 74. 7s.

*

Eun ice. 78 , 80.

John ,112 .

Mary ,“ 80, 112 .

Nym phas. 43. 47. 80,113.

H on . Nym phas,7 111.

Phebe ,

“112 .

Prent ice,“ 112 .

Prince , 111.

Sarah , 1 11.

W ins low ,83,

MARVIN ,H ephz ibah, 136.

MASON ,H ew e , 32 0.

Gaw in , 320.

MATTHEWS, Rev . Marm aduke ,

M'ATHER, Cotton, 310.

MAYHEW,Nathan ie l , 2 05, 269.

MAYO, Rev . John. 309, 326.

Capt. Sam ue l , 2 97, 313MAYOR

,Mar ia J 177, 242 .

MCCALL, “Do l ly , 12 6, I75

*- I77.

El isha, 126.


NEWELL, Isaac Den ison ,

“183.

Cont‘

d. Luther Boardm an,

“183.

Martha Rebecca,“ 183,2 43.

Mary Lou isa,“ 238.

Mary Rosal ie,“ 184.Rufus , 183.

N EWTON , F. El ida, 157.

Mary. 99.

N ICHOLS, Seth, 137.

N ICH ARSON . J N icho las, 8.

N ICKERSON, J W i l l iam ,

N IEVERGELDER,Lou is , 2 10.

Mar ie Therese, 2 10N ILEs, Joseph C. , 270.

NORTH,H on. Lev i , 2 70.

Lucy , 135.

N ORTHAM , Mary El i zabeth, 230.

N ORTON, D r . Ar ie l

,2 00.

Arthur W i l lard , 2 27.

Charles Eugene , 2 26,2 27.

El izabeth Anna, 2 00,

2 02,263, 265, 2 67.

Fred H erbert ,“G i lbert Burns

,2 26

,2 27

H enry Marshall , “O t i s Gl ibert ,“ 2 26.

W i l l iam H enry , 2 26.

NYE,Eb enezer, 90.

Hannah ,1 1 1.

Lem ue l , J r . ,

O AK ES, Bethuel Sutherland,“ 158.

Edna Lou ise ,

“158.

George Washington ,158.

Webster Carter , 158.

O’

CONNOR , Ruth Constance ,“ 2 04.

Thom as M.,2 04.

O LCOTT , Capt. Ezek iel , 329.

So lom on ,144.

O LIVER, Dan ie lDr 168 .

O N STINE, Betsey , 12 5.

O RCHARD. Sarah , 7.

O RR,Kat ie . 2 82 .

Matt ie , 2 82 .

W i l l iam , 2 82 .

O SBORN , J O l i v e. 2 19.

O SBORN E, J Phebe , 152 .

O STRUM . El i zabeth , 265.

O TIS, Br ig. 75.

Charl es ,Charles G 95Col . 42 . 49 , 74.

H annah,Jam es. 33. 55.

Joseph. 47, 50.

O TIS, Joseph , Esq., 72 .

Cont’

d . Nathan iel , 2 1.PAINTER, Capt. Gam al ie l , 58.

PALFREY,John , J r . , 83.

PALMER, Lyd ia. 2 50.

PARDEE , H e len D . , 172 .

PARKER, B inney , 50.

Dav id, 32 . 113,Esqr . , 15.

Freem an , 50.

sam ue“) 41; 52 ) 54Stacy

,1 17.

PARKHURST, El i zabeth ,171, 12 5.

Laura, 171.

Stephen, 171.

PARKS, Elm ira,111.

PATCHEN,Flora M. , 278.

H em an C. , 2 78.

Sal l ie H . , 2 78.

PA SSIFU L Jam es, 48.

PATENSON ,John , 32 0.

Robert 32 0.

PATON,Robert. 18.

PAYBODY ,W i l l iam . 2 .

PAYN E,\V il l iam , 2 0.

PEAKES, Capt. Janes, 12 1.

PEARL. Joshua, 66.

PECK , El ias, 197,Mary A . ,

197, 261.

PEGGE,Edward,

19.

PEIRSE,Abraham ,

297.

PERKIN S, A r tem esia, 123, 124, 172 .

Grant , 90. 123.

Jacob, 318.

Lester,O range S. ,

PERCIVAL , Ben jam in , 115PERRY, Caleb, 35, 51.

Com m odore , 117.

Rebecca, 306.

Zachary , 35.

PHELPS, Aaron, 91.

Em e l ine, 157.

H annah El i za, 92 , 127.

Mary ,157.

O l iver, 91. 157.

P H ILLIPS, Cyrena, 273.

Em m a, 231.

Mattie , 12 5.

P H INNEY, Edward, 115.El i, 73.

John , 51.

PETTIBON E, M inerva, 145.

Ph i lo C. , 267.

Ph i loPETTS, Mary , 164.PIATT , Jul ia Ann , 2 91.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

PICKERING, John, 32 0.

PIGOTT, Phebe, 171.

PILLSBURY, Rev . I tham ar,PITCHER, Constab le, 75.

POCK NET, Mahala B. , 12 2 .

POMEROY, J Frank W .,1363

“

J Joseph, 2 2 , 23.

POM ROY, J Noah. 65.

Po l ly, 62 .

Sy lvester, 136.

PON D, Lucy, 90.

PORTER,Dav id Perrin , 260.

Em m a A lexander, 271.

Flore l la Francenia, 260.

Isaac New ton, 271.

POST, H arr iet Mar i lda. 2 27.

POUN D, Mary , 331.

POWN ING, Dan iel , 2 0.

PRATT, Rev . Enoch, 160.

John ,10.

P . P . ,170.

Ph ineas, 12 0.

Sam ue l , Io.

*

PRENCE, Thom as, 326.

PREN TICE, Mary W., 135, 182 .

Rufus, 135.

PRIN CE, Betsey ,PROCTOR , Richard. 19.

PROUT,Joseph, 2 0.

PROUTY,Ediltha, 172 .

Jam es, 172 .

Mary, 172 .

PU RMORT, Adon iram H 2 45.

Eugene H 245.

H en ry C. ,

Sarah Walw orth, 183.

PURPLE,A . E. , 94.

PUTNAM ,Gen . Israel , 329.

John , 329.

Pr isc i l la, 329.

Deacon Tar r ent , 329.

RAN DALL, Lucy , 123.

W i l l iam ,142 .

RAN SOM ,Jul ia, 193.

RAU ,Mary D . ,

2 60.

RAUB, A lm a Stre it , 2 13.

Jam es M. ,2 13.

RAY, Charles A . , 93.

READ, Ann El i zab eth, 273.

REED, John,

REID,Rev . Lou is H ., 307.

Mar ia L . , 307.

Meh itable , 155.

W i l l iam , 2 50.

REDDIN GTON ,Charles H . , 202 .

REDLEY,Marke , 317.

REESE, H annah ,188 .

REXFORD, 2 18.

355

RHODES, A lbert. 273.

Am y Mason ,273,

RICE, Pau l ina, 2 82 .

W i l l iam ,142 .

RICH ,Bertha Em i l ie,“ 2 2 2 .

Carol ine Merr iam ,

“2 2 2 .

Jam es , 2 2 2 .

Jam es B l ish,“Robert Sti rl ing,

Stephen Wyatt,“2 2 2 .

RICHARDS, F idel ia Mary , 2 85.RICHARDSON . Anna H unt ingt on,

241.

Charles, 2 41.

H e len 183.

Lucy B e lance,’182 ,

183.

Mary Jane ,“ 183.

Stoughton D 182 .

RICHMON D, El i zab eth , 168 .

RILEY, El i zabeth ,177;

Phebe, 177.

Ru fus, 177.

ROBBIN S, Mary El izabeth, 260.

ROBBERTS, Capt. 98.

ROBINSON . Em m a J 2 2 8,Freder ick Sy lvanus, 167.

Isaac, 32 5.

Isake , 2 97.

Dr . John W. ,

ROTH BOTHM,A l ice, 2 87.

ROOT. H ow el l , 108.

Prudence H .,109.

Rhoda, 96.

ROSE, Cathar ine , 2 24.

Salom e,2 24, 2 25.

Ross. Joseph ,

ROSSITER, Sarah ,173.

ROWLEY, Moses, 295, 2 99.

Sarah ,2 99 .

RUDD, Capt . 69.

RUNNELS, Em m a R. ,2 39.

RUSSELL, Capt. John , 47.

John, 50.

Rev . Jonathan, 52 .

RYAN ,Jane Catharine , 167.

SAMMON S, Cynthia. 186, 187.

SAM PSON ,lI na. 100.

Ina B . ,100.

Josiah , Esp , 113, 114.

SAN BORN ,85.

SAN FORD, L. L. ,2 51.

Maj or Reuben. 251.

SARGENT, Margaret. 39.

SARVAN , T. J . , 2 19.

SAVAGE, Ab i jah , 20.

Hab ijah, 2 0


SAWYER, A lm on,

Edward Stee le,“173.

Joseph, 173.

Mary Lucinda,“ 173.

Rhoda, 173.

W i l lard A lm on,“173.

Zenas B l i sh.“ 173.

SCHM ITT , Ernest ine , 2 10.

SCHUBERT, Anna, 2 90.

SCOTT , Gen . W infie ld , 12 4, 125.

SCOVILL, Am herst D .,128.

SCUDDER. Esqr . ,1 13.

SEARS, Sal ly , 111.

W in throp. 80

SEBRIN G, Sarah Maria, 2 16.

SEDGWICK E. Maj or Robert 297.

SEE. Mahala. 2 26.

SELDON ,Eun ice , 174.

SELOVER , Margaret S.,278.

SEN N ETT , El i za A nn , 135, 181.

SERGA NT,Margaret , 30.

SEWALL,Sam uel , 2 0, 39.

SEWARD , Secy . W . H . . 168.

SH ADLOCK ,Cathar ine , 32 0.

SHAFFER, John , 2 2 8 .

Mary , 2 28 .

SH ARPE , Richard , 2 4.

SHAW , Ch ief Just ice , 112 .

John . 18,Martha,

Rev . O akes, 42 , 47, 111, 112 ,1 14.

Tem perance , 112 ,154, 160,

162 .

SHEPARD , Eun ice Lou isa. 237.

SHERMAN , Dw ight , 134.

George . 134.

SH IELDS , N eedy Wh ite . 191.

Sarah , 191.

SH ILLER. M ichae l , 19.

SH IPMAN , L iz z ie . 193.

SH IRTLEPP,El i jah . 144 .

SHUMAN , Sarah El i zabeth, 2 29.

SIDEBOTH AM . Sarah ,

SILLIMAN ,Eb enezer , 2 2 1.

J . B 2 2 2 .

Luc inda, 2 2 1.

S IMMON S. Caleb, 142 .

SIM PSON ,A l ison , 320.

SK I N NER, Abraham , 69.

Dan ie l , 663“ 70.

Dea. Dav id , 109.

El izabeth. 66. 96. 92,

99, 100.

Joseph , 70.

Lo is. 70.

Mary , 70.

Nathaniel , 68.

SKINN ER, N ew ton, 144.

Co nt’

d . Phebe , 89, 12 2 -

12 5.

Rache l, 70.

Rhoda, 146, 150.

Sam uel, 70.

U r iah, 70.

Zeru iah, 68 101, 104,

SLATE, Esther Mar ia, 155.

230.

Lathrop, 155.

SM ITH ,Acsah , 97.

B en jam in, 50.

Corinth, 133.

Cynth ia, 133.

Dan ie l. 2 .

David, 50.

Ebenezer,48.

El izabeth Rose , 2 2 4.

George B.

“2 23, 2 78.

H arr iet, 134, 18 1.

H arr ison F. . 134.

H enry, 133.

H enry 2 23.

I ra 2 78 .

Jane , 175, 2 41.

John.66. 73. 175.

Joseph, 50. 170.

Laura Jane , 2 91.

Law rence 133.

Mabe l B 278.

Maria, 133.

Mary A . , 193, 2 58.

Mary 2 23.

Matthew , 133.

Myrtle 278.

Nancy, 175.

Nancy M.

“2 23

O rr in , 99,Rache l , 62 .

Sarah,133.

Thom as. 42 .

Thom as 278.

Thom as H . , 2 23, 2 24, 278.W i l l iam , 73, 143, 2 23.

SNOW. Rev . Aaron , 157, 198 , 2 23.

A lethea,

“117.

Betsey ,“ 117.

Calv in ,

“117.

Cynth ia,

“117.

Dan ,

“117.

Ef’fie ,

“1 17.

H annah,“117.

Jam es.

“117.

Mary,“ 1 17.

Pat ience .

“117.

Paul ine “118.

Sam uel, 117.


TALCOTT, Sam ue l Norton ,

“2 00.

Con t’

d. Sarah, 101, 104.

She ldon Norton ,

“2 00.

Sy lvester,“ 145.

Thom as B l ish,“ I4S.

*

H on . Wait,“ 145* -

2 02 .

263, 2 67-

331.

Wait, 265.

Walter H enry ,“ 145. 146Capt . W i l l iam

,

2 00.

Dea. W il l ianl , 199.

W i l l iam Ariel,

“2 00, 2 01,

265, 266.

W i l l iam Ariel , 265.

W i l l iam H ubbard,“145.

TARBOx, Lucy VVood rufi“. 2 13.

Myron H . , 157.

TAYLOR, Br ig. Gen’l . 69.

El iza A . ,135.

Francis W . , 134.

Jaspe r, 2 99.

Lew is, 98 .

Sev i la,9 7 98 .

Worcester, 135.

TENNEY, Rev . Caleb , 147.

TERRELL, Corne l ia Am anda, 2 2 0.

El ias Green . 2 2 0.

Penm ah. 2 2 0.

TERRY,Naom i , 189.

T HACHER, John , 12 .

Joseph, 41.

Oxenb r idge , 2 2*-

24. 26.

TH RESHER, Franc is,THOMAS, Edgar J . ,

157.

I rw in , 157.

Lem ue l , 113.

Mary. 35.

Capt. Nathan ie l . 2 97.

THOMPSON. Adalyn,

“263.

Ann ie Augusta “240.

Elbr idge B l ish, 2 57.

Elbr idge Gerry ,Hon. George Lee , 240George Lee , 240.

Jam es. 2 57.

John Whalen , 240.

Marguer ite D ickin

son ,

“2 57.

Mary El izabeth, 2 57.

Norm an Freder ick ,263.

Norm an Fred e r i c k .

J 263.

Ralph Em erson.

763.

THOM PSON , Sh irley Pierpont.“

Con t’

d . 247.

W i l l iam , 247.

W i l l iam Ca per,2 51.

W i l l iam LaRhett, 2 47W i l l iam M.

,370.

THORNTON , El izabeth, 32 0.

TICHENOR, Gov . Isaac, 329.

TIFFT,Abraham , 2 58.

Ann ie, 2 58.

H annah, 2 58.

TILLEY,H ugh. 312 .

TTN K H AM, Rev . John, x4o.

*

TI SDALE Betsey , 175.

TOBEY,A l ice. 267.

Mercy , 51, 86, 87.

TOM LIN SON , Dan ie l ,Edw ard Dan ie l B l ish2 51.

Ralph Waldo, 2 51.W i l l iam G i lm an, 2 51.

TOM PK IN S , Mary . 310-

311.

TOMSON ,John , 316.

TOWN SEN D,A lpha, 92 .

Joseph, 19.

, 96.

TREADWAY. Nathan ie l , 32 8,Lydia

, 328.

Sarah , 95.

TREAT, Sam uel H 170.

TREMBLY. H ester. 2 39.

TRIBEAU , Jonas G. , 142 .

TRIGG,Margaret , 2 84.

TRIPP,Sabra Sherm an

,164.

TUCKER, Dr. McK endr ick, 120.

TUPPER,Sam ue l. 42 .

TURN ER,W i l l iam

,10.

TUTH ILL, Mary 19.

TUTTLE, Prudence. 292 .

Susannah. 18 , 19.

TYLER, Vienna, 197.

UPSALL,VPISALL, N icho las ,USHER. Rev . Scol ly G. ,

89.

VAIL,A lexande r

,2 16.

Ed ith,‘2 16.

Edward Martin, 2 16.

Richard Hart.‘ 2 16.

S idney Percy,“ 2 16.

Wal ter Cheney ,a2 16.

VALENTIN E. El izabeth, 2 51.

V A N DEN SER, Am anda, 2 90.

VAN'

N OSTRAN D, Anna Grace, 276.377.

Pv‘v z r .

VAN O RMAN , Charlotte . 184.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

VAN PELT, Abraham Dean , 278.

Add ie B. , 278.

V AN SCH Aicx,Co l . Goose. 169.

VAN SYCKLE,Janett , 2 56.

VAN TASSELL, Am os H . ,

Asel Eton,268.

VAUGHN . George , 9WADE, Charles ,’ 141.

Chloe , 141.

Dan ie l , 14 I .

*

Dan ie l, 141.

Dav id .

Dem is, 141.

Elm ira Adam s,’141.

H arr iet N ew e l l ,7 14I .Laura

,

’141.

Lou isa.

’141.

O rr in ,

’141.

VVADDAMS. Caleb, 69.

Ichabod. 69.

John , 69.

WALDORF,A lberta, 2 54.Jacob, 2 54.

Mary. 141.

WALES , Merab A nn . 141, 190,194. 2 58.

Stephen , 141.

WALKER, Mary LNathan iel , 2 60.

W i l l iam , 316.

WALLEN,Ben jam in

,176.

Fann ie, 176.

Ju l ia, 176.

WALLIN , El i zabeth , 276.

WARNER, Cl i fton Moore , 169.

Harr iet. 130.

Vespas ian , 331.VVA SH EU RN . Em i ly , 12 2 .

Frank , 12 2 .

George , 12 1.

Japhet , 12 1, 12 2 .

Ju l ia, 12 2 .

Sarah , 12 1.

WASH IN GTON . Gen . George, 69, x6oWATROUS , John, 59.

WATSON , Peter H 201.

Sal ly. 96.

WAY, Esther, 58 . or , 92 , 93.

WEBB. Col . S. B . , 58.

WEBSTER,Abby , 93.

George W . , 93. 127,

Jonathan , 101.

Roxana (Roxie). 107,1511 533

“ 158.

WEDGE, El izabeth A lm ira, 275.

WEIDMAN ,Esther, 2 17.

Jacob, 2 13,

WELLS,

359

Carol ine . 260.

Jerem iah Cham pion,262Mar ia El len,

262 .

1 Caro l ine,280.

Charles Jay , 130.

J George H enry. 131.G ideon,

109.

H annah, 32 8, 329.

Jane, 177.

Co l . J . , 98.

O l iver, 177.

Thaddeus , 109, 1443“Theresa M. , 130.

Sam ue l , 2 80.

W i l l iam Ange l , 131.

WEST,De laney. 236.

Sal l ie , 2 83.

Capt. W i l l iam , 12 1.

W' ESTLAKE

,Mary . 145

W HEELER. Dav id , 116.

W il l iam Morton ,264.

WHEELOCK , Ez ekial , Cleve land, 2 80Lauretta Hayden , 280

WHELDON ,El iza, 111.

Jabez , 61.

WH ITBECK , George , 2 53.

Sarah. 2 53.

W H ITE,Carl 238 .

Charles ,’ 235.

Dr . Dav id McConechy .

235.

Dav id,

’235.

Em m a,

°238.

Em m a 2 38.

H ale 2 38.

H eb er,° 2 35.

H enry \V. ,2 38.

John McGrew ,

°235.

Lucy B l ish ,

“2 38.

Sarah Ade l iade ,° 235.

Pe r egr ine . of10.

\Vil l iam, 238.

\Vir t ,°2 35.

WH IPPLE. A lexander. 134.WH ITIN G, Capt. Ben jam in , 78.

Jane El len , 178.

WH ITMAN , Dr . Jonas, 114.WH ITN EY, Dan iel , 139.

Jonathan , 328Lyd ia. 32 8.

Sam uel , 140Rev . Sam ue l , J r., 139,140.

WH ITTEMORE . Soph ia A . , 261.WH YTINGE

, Marm aduke. 319.

WICRHAM,Calv in , 93.

Calvin Brooks, 93.

Clarissa. 93.

360 I NDEX OF PERSONS.

W ICKHAM, El len , 93.

Con t’

d. H . , 94.

Mary , 93.

Nancy , 94.

Sarah Jane, 93.

W IER,see WEIR .

W ILcox,Beulah , 137, 138.

Eleaz ur , 137.

Lucy , 101,

136

Mary Mack , 137.

Obad iah, 101 , 104 .

WILDER, Charles L. ,

Edw ard Charles, 231.

Fred. Stevens, 231.

W i l l iam Kendal l , 231.W ILKES, Marian Dean , 158.

WILLARD, J . , 26.

Soph ia E. ,145.

Rev . Sam ue l G. ,2 29.

W ILLET. Nancy , 2 52 .

W ILLIAM S , Abraham Ful ler,’ 12 8,178.

Anna Cornel ia.

’178.

Dan ie l , 178.

Dan iel Bl ish,’ 128.

Dan iel , J r . ,

El izab eth , 316.

H annah, 8 , 18 , 300.

Harr iet N . ,145.

H enry Clay ,7 128 .

John . 7,

Capt. John F. , 88.

Joseph, 300.

Mary , 300.

N e lson . 142 .

Ralph Earle,‘176.

Sarah, 300.

W i l l iam Ty ler,’ 128.

W ILLIS, l Co l . 98 .

W ILLYS, l George. 69.

WYLLYS , J John ,I ,*

W ILSON,Rob ert. 32 0.

W ILTSE. Ev a Janett , 2 56.

H ow ard , 2 56.

N e tt ie ,189.

W IN SLOW,Ab igai l A . , 118.

El izabeth , 118.Eun ice El len , 118.

George Wash ington,118.

H arr ison Gray O tis,118.

WIN SLOW, H enry Petre , 118.

Cor-

i t’

d. Kenelm , 118.

Phebe , I I I .

Sarah, 111,118.

Stephen ,

W i l l iam , 1 18.

WINTH ROP, Gov . , 311, 312 ,

324John, 2 0.

Wa it, 2 0.

WOLCOTT, Co l . , 98.

WOLFE,Ade le , 2 47.

Casper. 2 48.

Jam es, 2 48 .

WOOD, El i jah ,2 55.

H annah ,236.

John . 307.

Sarah , 2 05.

D r . Warren Corbin,189,

WOODS. Noah , 12 0.

WOODBRIDGE , T im othy, 67.

WORDEN , Nathan iel , 200.

Phebe,2 90,

WORTH IN GTON , Gad. 64.

WRIGHT, Charles C. ,145.

Dem is, 94.Dudley, 64.

WYMAN . W i l l iam , 12 8.

WYK AM,Audr ie, 174.Jane . 32 1.

Thom as, 32 1.

W i l l iam \ 32 1.

WYRICK ,John , 161.

YATES, H e len O r r, 2 82 .

H erbert W i lson. 2 82 .

Capt. John W. ,

YOUNG, Abbie Laura, 174.

Anson , 174.

Ch ipm an , 240.

Elam , 234.

Eun ice. 174.

Freder ick , 174,George . 305.

H annah Mar ia,Irene , 2 34.

Laura Este lla, 242 .

Mary El iza,174.

Pat ience , 37, 305, 306Roder ic. 174.

W i l l iam Chim pan, 174.

362 INDEX— BLISH and BLUSH .

Charles A lbert, 132 .

Charles Bonar. 2 88.

Charles Cheney, 146, 206-

208 , 2 10,272 , 2 75.

Charles Den ison, 95, 130, 131.

Charles Freder ick, 188.

Charles F. , 2 92 .

Charles G. , 2 90.

Charles H enry , 93, 197.

Charles Hol l ister, 2691Charles H udson. 260.

Charles Jerom e, 18 1, 243Charles Mar ion . 160.

Charles Munger, 2 54.

Charles Sy lvester, 2 03, z 6o.

"lCharles Van Nostrand, 276.

Charles W . , 292 .

Charlotte,Charlotte Am el ia, 155.

Chloe, 71.

Christ ian , 2 92 .

Claud ia B. , 179.

Clara Bery l , 269.

Clara H aze l , 2 58 .

Clara Mary , 179.

Clarence E. , 28 1.

Clar issa.

C lark D . , 2 92 .

Cordel ia, 2 89.Cornel ia, 12 8 .

Cornel ius, 290.

Cythera, 2 89 .

Dan , 2922.

Dan iel . 56. 62 , 85, 93, 97, 101,108* 119, 138. 140,

164, 186. 187, 244, 245, 252.

2 54. 290.

Co]. Dan ie l , 137, 138 , 183-

185. 329.

Dan iel , J r . , 185.

Dan iel Petts , 164.

Daniel W i l l iam , 244,Dav id, 54. 59, 61, 68

*-

7o,* rat ‘

107. 108 , 12 7, 140, 158,184, 187

-

189. 2 44 . 2 53. 254. 2 853“

2 92 , 306.

D eac. Dav id , 1013" 104. 136

Dav id Crow e l l , 235.

Dav id Dw ight , 143. 196, 2 59,

Dav id , Esq. , 104.

Dav id Parshal l . 151, 2 2 2 .

D em is.

Dim m is. 101, 108-

110, 141.

Dem is Jan e ,153, 2 26.

Des ire , 47.

Do l ly . 126, 175. 1763“

Don A lonzo , 2 20.

Dorothy , 105, 145, 199, 202 .

Dw ight Frank , 175, 176, 284.Dw ight Morr i l l , 275,Dw ight Walker, 260.

Earl , 2 89.

Ebenezer, 34, 40, 44. 45,- 84,

113, 161.

Ediltha,Ed itha, 58 , 61.

Edm und . 93, 127, 12 8.

Edna Irian , 24 1.

Edw ard,Edward A ., 177, 239.

Edw ard Durant, 136, 182 .

Edward‘

Tay lor Chauncey, 132 , 133

Edw in A l lan. 231.

Edw in Jam es, 12 0.

Edw in M., 2 16, 27s.

Edw in Wales, 141, 1943“

Electa, 2 89.

El i jah. 30-

35, 46.

El i jah H edd ing, 114, 2 58, 331.El isha, 30. 89, 91, 125,

126, 173-

175.

El isha Clark, 126.

El iza Adal ine , 135.

El i za Goold , 95.

El iza We ld ,

El i za W'

e l ls. 161.

El izabeth, 35, 36 66, 67, 71.

93. 96. 235. 2 73. 2 89El t z ab eth Be l l , 41.

El izabeth Mar ie , 2 10.

El i zabeth Wal l in , 276.

El la, 2 06.

El la Annette . 155. 2 273“

El len,233, 2 82 .

El len A . , 134.

El len Douglas, 141, 190, 191.El len Maria

,2 90.

Elsie B. , 239.

Em i ly ,6107, 140, 186. 190, 2 53, 255,

2 5Em i ly Flore l la, 152 .

Em i ly T inkham , 142 .

Em i ly J ngraham , 12 1.

Em m a, 135, 276.

Em m a May , 2 54Em m a Merab, 191, 2 57.Em m a Weld, 160.

Ernest, 2 85.

Ernest Luverne, 175, 241.Estel la, 2 90.

Esther, 58 , 59. 62 .

Esther Ann, 129.

Esther A lm a,277.

Esther Jane, 155, 230.

BLISH GENEALOGY .

Esther Lou isa, 271.

Ethel M. , 239.

Ethe l May . 182 .

Eugene Sy lvester,2 10.

Eun ice,62 , 71.

Eun ice Adelaide , 155.

Eun ice Love l l , 116. 163, 237.

Eun ice Rebecca, 164, 2 37.

Eval ine Cel ia, 2 2 2 2 23, 2 78.

Ez ra, 58. 59, 6I .* 62 .

12 6,

Fann ie F. , 2 19.

Fanny, 2 53.

Fanny Cornel ia,195,

*196.

Flora El la, 179.

Flore l la, 153.

Florence ,Florence Ethe l , 2 88 .

Flarence Gertrude , 2 86.

Florence Mar ie,2 10.

Frances , 107.

Frances Em m a, 197.

Frances Graham , 181.

Franc i s B ry , 233.

Franc is E. , 2 90.

Franc is H artm an , 160Franci s Mar ion, 2 2 0.

Francis Stacy,12 0.

Franc is T i l ton , 12 1.

Frank, 187, 2 54.Frank Cheney , 2 03.

Frank Dan ie l , 184, 185, 245, 246.

Frank H . ,

Frank H oso rd , 158 , 2 31.Frank May . 2 26, 278, 2 79.

"lFrederick , 62 , 96.

Freder ick Thom as,158, 231, 232 .

Freder ick W i l l iam , 113, 162 .

George, 112 , 123, 159, 160,162 ,

165. 2 06, 2 18. 234236. 238. 239. 2 93.

George A . ,203.

George Calv in , 235.

George Cheney, 146, 2 06, 2 11

Georgetta Cham pney, 280.

George E 126.

George Edw in , 194.

George H enry. 131, 132 .

George H erbert , 2 71.

George Jam es, 179.

George Joseph , 2 10.

George M. , 126.

George “ 'ash ington,

George W i l l iam , 233,Gertrude Caro l ine , 130.

Grace , 58. 61.

Gregor y Em erson, 165.

363

H annah, 16-

18 , 28, 2 9. 36, 38,

40. 44 . 4s. 82 , 85. 86. u s.119, 161, 2 89.

H annah Agnes, l 6o.

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H annah Co l l ins , 95.

H annah El izabeth ,2 04.

H annah Frances, 12 0,

H annah Mar ia,12 5, 2 42 .

H arr iet, 93, 108 , 15.

H arriet Ann H o it,121, 167, 240.

Harr iet Cynth ia, 132 .

H arr ie t El iza, 108 , 156, 157, 231.

H arr iet El izabeth , 12 9.

H arr iet Em e l ine,12 0:

H arriet Este l la, 176, 242 .

H ar r iet M. ,12 7, 12 8.

Harr iet Prudence , 155, 2 28 .

H arr iet S. ,135.

'

H ail r iet E. , 132 .

H arry Ben jam in Harrison, 2 58.

H arry D . , 2 53.

H arry Grafi ,2 42 .

H arry H . . 291.

H arvey, 98 , 291.

H arvey Freder ick , 290.

H at t ie, 2 06.

H e len El iz a, 155. 2 29.

H elen El izabeth, 285.

H elen Grace , 2 76.

H elen H eather,271.

H e len Lou ise,2 03,

H elen Inez, 2 41.

H elen Mary , 2 20.

H e len May , 2 79.

H elen Verna, 2 54.

H enr ietta, 159. 233. 292 .

H enr ietta Meh itable. 234.H enry ,H enry A . , 261.

H enry Franc is, 126, 176,H enry Greene, 2 2 0.

H en ry H erbert , 272 , 2 86.

"lH enry Luke, 2 71.

H enry M. ,107.

H enry Marshal l , 151, 2 19, 2 20.

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H enry Moore. 153.

H enry Sy lvester, 2 05, 2 86.

H erbert Frank l in, 2 54.

H erbert Harger, 2 86.

H ester C. , 239.

H iram , 137.

H iram El lsw orth , 194. 2 20.

H iram H ale , 143, 144 ,199,

261.

H iram H ubbard. 197,H ope , 101

,139, 140.

H orace H . ,291,


H orace L. ,291.

Howard, 2 18,Ida Carol ine, 134.

Ida Myrtle. 2 53.

Ina M., 2 39.

I rene, 128.

I saac 'N ew ton , 2 93.

Isa iah Crow e l l , 116z"t.I v a M., 2 53.

Jam es. 85, 92 ; 127, 166. 167.

J am es Knox, 2 07, 272- 274. 286.

Jam es Lou is, 273, 2 865“ 287.

Jam es M. , 123.

Jam es W . , 2 93.

Jane, 92 ,J ean El izabeth ,

271.

J enn ie M.,290.

Jerem iah , 330.

Jerom e P itk in,134, 243.

Joe l , 2 89.

John. 15. 18. 30. 35-

37. 44. 48~

so, 54. 85. 92 . 95.101 , 102

,140, 164

°

166. 190. I9 I .* 194. 238.

2 39. 2 93. 306

John Arthur, 166, ,239, 240.

John Be l l , 191, 192 .

John Cow an , 2 2 1 ,

John Den ison . 63, 96, 131.

John Dw ight, 195.John G idd ings , 2 03,John H edd ing,

141. 191, 192 , 2 s7.

"r

John H enry , 94 , 12 5.

John Kester, 194.

John Lester, 126, 176, 177, 2 42 .

John Lym an , 2 57.

John M. , 127.

John Sw eetland, 95, 131, 132 .

_Jos eph . 7, L1)“ 12 , 14-

18 , 2 8*

38. 46. 54. 55. 65-68.

71-83, 90. 96

-

100. 111-

1 13, 132 ,2333"234, 2 80. 2 8 1. 2833“

2 93. 306. 318.

D eae. Joseph, 4o*-

44*

L ieut. Joseph . 71*-

78 ,Maj or Joseph. 1 12

* 1591 62 .

Joshua Webster, 152 , 2 25,2 33. 2 39.

Ju l ia A nn, 100, 18 1.

Jul ia Etta, 243.

Ju l ia Mar ie , 2 10.

K ate El i zab eth ,275, 2 87.

Katharine E. ,127.

K itt ie Lou ise. 2 07, 331.

Le i la West . 130.

Lem ue l Shaw ,160.

Lester, 176.

Lena El izabe th, 243.

Lester H enry , 2 84.

Leveret Cornel ius, 132 ,Lew is, 126,Lew is I. , 153.

Lew is J ,

107.

L i l l ian' Martha, 184, 2453“

L iz z ie , 131, 2 93.

L iz z ie Adel ia, 239.

L iz z ie H ow e,158.

Lo is, 95.

LO10 M. , 2 90.

Lorana Ann 152 , 2 23, 2 24. 2781Lou ise Ade laide , 134.Lou ise Ernest ine, 2 10.

Louisa. 2 90.

Luc inda, 12 4, I73.

*

Lucy , 66, 135, 138, 140,165, 184.

Lucy Elm er,163.

Lucy H edd ing, 141, 191.

Lucy Sh ie lds, 192 2 57.

Lyd ia, 66, 12 4.

Margaret Gage,Margaret Grim es , 163.

Mar ia, 126.

Maria E. , 177.

Mar ia Jane,163, 236.

Mar ietta Elo ise, 2 2 1.

Mar ion , 134.

Marj orie, 2 86.

Martha, 18 , 2 1, 31-

34, 477,Martha Maria, 134.

Martha R. , 176.

Martha Sam pson, 136,Martha Stel la, 235.Mary. 15. I7. 37. 48. 555 8. 61. 85.

93, 108 , 109, 1 17, 12 8. 141, 151,151, 156, 2 06, 306, 331.

Mary Ade laide, 164.Mary Agnes, 292 .

Mary Anna,2 35

Matty Augusta, 188.

Mary Corn el ia, 260.

Mary Dunham . 141. 193.

Mary Eleanor, 2 86.

Mary El iza. 132 , 134, 178.

Mary El i zabeth, 135.

Mary El la, 2 2 0.

Mary El len Marston, 160.

Mary Eval ine , 233, 2 82 .

Mary Jane,12 5, 126, 2 55,

Mary L. , 109,

Mary Louise, 2 06.

Mary Ophe l ia, 243.

Mary Paulina, 12 0, 166.

Mary Pearl, 2 58.


Susan May. 276.

Susan S.,161.

Susanna, 55. 62 , 89.

Susannah , 2 1, 26, 80.

Sy lvanus. 37. 91.306. 330.

Sy lvester. 104, 207, 2 10.

Col . Sy lvester, 143, 144, 146- 149,

151, 2 03*-

2 05. 206, 2 09. 2 10.

Tem perance,31-

35, 47, 115.

Ternpe rance Shaw , 113, 161,2 84.

Thankful,15, 35

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37. 306.

Thom as, 55, 68 , 104

*Io6,“

109, 143. 146, 2 05, 2 06, 272 .

Deae . Thom as, 104-

1-o6.

*

Thom as H ubbard,2 05, 206.

Thom as Sw i ft,"

234.

T im othy. 31, 40, 71, 80. 113, 117,

T im othy Austin, 144, 194,195, 2 58.

T im othy H ubbard. 195, 2 58, 2 59,T ipton Shields,Tr istram , 35, 38,

55, 58, 62 , 65,Trust ram , 70, 97, 306.

Vashti , 172 , ,173.

V . R. , 293.

INDIANS.

Iyannough, 309.

John H ianna,”

K ing Ph i l ip. 2 98.

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Massasoit, 309 .

Paupm unnucks, 309, 315.

Secunke, 298 , 309.

Yauno, 309,

12 2 , 309.

Volney. 98, 2 90.

West Luce, 12 1.

W i l l iam , 40, 85, 98, 167, 290.2 91.

W i l l iam A 131.

W i l l iam Arthur, 175.

W i l l iam C., 2 93.

Will iaSm Clark, 100

,135, 140, 181,

1 2 .

W il l iam Dav id. 188.

W i l l iam Durant , 100. 135,‘ l

18 1, 182 .

W i l l iam G i lbert. 186,IVil l iam H . , 261, 2 90.

W i l l iam H enry, 146, 2 03-

205, 207,269

W il l iam H en ry, J r ., 204.

272 .

W i l l iam Irw in, 2 54.

W i l l iam Leont ine Freem an, 234.W i l l iam Lorin. 126

,I75,"K241.

W i l l iam S. , 2 91.

W i l l iam W'

ales. 142 .

Zenas, 172 , 173.Z ephen iah , 47, 108.

Zeru iah, 7o, 101, 102 ,

Zeru iah A nn , 108 , 155.

Z i rian A ldrich. 286.

INDlIAN TRIBES.

Cheyennes, 272 .

Chinooks, 272 .

H oopa, 272 .

Marshpee. JMassapee ,

Mattakeeset , 309.

Pockonets, 309.

Sante S ioux. 272 .

Scorton, 309.

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