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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      156. Joshua4 Bemis (Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)956 was born 14 Jul 1729 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts957, and died 24 Mar 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts958,959. He married Sarah White960 18 Sep 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts960,961,962,963, daughter of John White and Sibella Buckminster. She was born Abt. 1737 in Framingham, Massachusetts964, and died 02 Jun 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts965,966.

Notes for Joshua Bemis:
[Bond:23] "settled on part of his father's homestead."
[James Draper:8] "He received the homestead with 100 acres of land,"
[Draper:159] "Mr. Bemis received the homestead with 100 acres of land."
[VR:Leicester:Birth] BEAMOS - (see Bemis), Joshua, s. Samuel and Sarah, July 14, 1729.

More About Joshua Bemis:
Date born 2: 14 Jul 1729, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts967

More About Joshua Bemis and Sarah White:
Marriage: 18 Sep 1755, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts968,969,970,971
     
Children of Joshua Bemis and Sarah White are:
+ 455 i.   Martha5 Bemis, born 15 Oct 1755 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 04 May 1796 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 456 ii.   Amasa Bemis, born 10 Oct 1757 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 21 Nov 1842 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  457 iii.   Lucy Bemis972, born 22 Oct 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts972,973. She married Ebenezer Goodenow974 27 Feb 1781 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts975,976.
  More About Ebenezer Goodenow:
Name 2: Ebenezer Goodenough976
Residence: "of Dedham"977

  More About Ebenezer Goodenow and Lucy Bemis:
Intention filed: 04 Feb 1781, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts978
Marriage 1: 27 Feb 1781, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts979,980
Marriage 2: 27 Feb 1786981
  458 iv.   Sarah Bemis982, born 10 Feb 1763 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts982,983. She married Capt. Jesse Smith984 08 Jun 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts984,985; born 25 Apr 1758 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts986; died 22 Jun 1826 in Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts987.
  More About Sarah Bemis:
Name 2: Sarah Bemiss988

  More About Capt. Jesse Smith:
Residence: "of Charlton"989,990

  More About Jesse Smith and Sarah Bemis:
Intention filed: 10 Dec 1779, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts991
Marriage: 08 Jun 1780, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts992,993
+ 459 v.   Molly Bemis, born 05 May 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 08 Jul 1847 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts.
+ 460 vi.   Joshua Bemis, born 21 Oct 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 18 Sep 1835 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 461 vii.   Fanny Bemis, born 24 Jul 1771 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 25 Nov 1852.
+ 462 viii.   Captain Elias Bemis, born 23 Dec 1773 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 24 Jan 1849 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont.
+ 463 ix.   Catherine Bemis, born 24 Jun 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 464 x.   Esther Bemis, born 14 Nov 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 05 Apr 1865 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 465 xi.   Anna Bemis, born 02 Jan 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 01 May 1824 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.


      158. Jonas4 Bemis (Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)994 was born 25 Mar 1737 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts995, and died 07 May 1790 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts996,997. He married Dorothy "Dolla" Wood998 05 Jan 1758 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts999, daughter of Nathaniel Wood. She died 26 Jun 1814 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1000,1001.

Notes for Jonas Bemis:
[Bond:23] "a soldier in the French war and in the Revolution"
[Draper:173] Lieut. Bemis was a farmer. He was a soldier in the war with France in 1756; and also in the Revoloution (sic), being Lieutenant in Captain John Wolcott's Company of Rangers (April 19, 1775.) In this company, serving 12 days later were, as privates, Reuben Bemis; Benjamin Bemis and Amos Bemis. In his later years Lieut, Bemis was very corpulent, weighing 400 pounds, it is said.
[James Draper:11] "He was a soldier in the war with France 1756, and in the war of the revolution."

More About Jonas Bemis:
Date born 2: 25 Mar 17371002
Medical Information: "He was very corpulent, weighing more than 400 lbs."1003
Residence: "His farm was part of lot 60."1003

Notes for Dorothy "Dolla" Wood:
Her date of birth is given in [Draper:173] as Spencer, Mar. 27, 1768. However, this would be unlikely as they were married January 05, 1758, see [VR:Brookfield:442].

More About Dorothy "Dolla" Wood:
Name 2: Dolly Wood1004,1005
Died 2: 16 Dec 1804, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1005

More About Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood:
Marriage: 05 Jan 1758, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts1006
     
Children of Jonas Bemis and Dorothy Wood are:
  466 i.   Obadiah5 Bemis1007, born 09 Oct 1758 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1008,1009; died 20 Jun 1781 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1010,1011.
  Notes for Obadiah Bemis:
[Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928]
Bemis, Obadiah, Spencer.Return of men enlisted into Continental Army from Capt. Josiah White's co., Col. Deney's regt., dated Charlton, Feb. 18, 1778; residence, Spencer; enlisted for town of Spencer; joined Capt. Slaten's co., Col. Shepard's regt.; enlistment, 3 years; also, Private, Colonel's co., Col. William Sheppard's 3d (also given 4th) regt.; Continental Army pay account for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; also, return made up to Dec. 31, 1780, dated West Point.

  More About Obadiah Bemis:
Name 2: Obadiah Bemiss1012
+ 467 ii.   Captain Jonas Bemis, born 29 Jun 1760 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 25 Mar 1846 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 468 iii.   Israel Bemis, born 09 Dec 1762 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  469 iv.   Asa Bemis1013, born 16 Dec 1764 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1013,1014.
  More About Asa Bemis:
Name 2: Asa Bemiss1015
+ 470 v.   Dolla Bemiss, born 09 Oct 1766 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 471 vi.   Phebe Bemis, born 27 Mar 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 23 Dec 1804 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 472 vii.   Sarah Bemis, born 15 Oct 1769 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 1858.
  473 viii.   Elijah Bemis1016, born 19 Jan 1772 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1016,1017; died 21 Sep 1798 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1018.
  More About Elijah Bemis:
Name 2: Elijah Bemiss1019
  474 ix.   Molly Bemis1020, born 25 Jul 1774 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1020,1021. She married Jeremiah Simmons1022 10 Dec 1797 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1023,1024.
  Notes for Molly Bemis:
In a message dated 3/3/2003 1:41:09 PM Pacific Standard Time, todd.pett@mesanetworks.net writes:

Hi Steve,
I saw your research material on the Bemis line on USGenweb and Ancestry. It
is excellent work. I descend from Jonathan Lackey, born 1775, Spencer,
Worcester, MA, to Abraham and Mary Lackey. ( Vital Records of Spencer
to 1850 ) Abraham and Mary Lackey were both from Watertown,
originally.( Bond's Watertown ) On 10 December 1797,Jonathan Lackey married
Mercy Simmons in Spencer/ Brookfield,MA. ( NEHGS) On that very same day,
Jeremiah Simmons married MOLLY BEMIS, in Spencer.(NEHGS) Due to later
connections,I believe that Mercy Simmons and Jeremiah Simmons were siblings,
however, I have not been able to pinpoint their parents. By 1800, Abraham
and Mary Lackey, Jeremiah Simmons and Molly Bemis, and Jonathan Lackey and
Mercy Simmons resided in Hancock, Addison County, VT. I rented the LDS
microfilm to verify this and sure enough, Abraham Lackey, Jonathan Lackey,
and Jeremiah Simmons were named as "freemen" and admitted to a Hancock town
meeting, Sept. 1, 1801. There are also several land transactions between
these three men in Addison County documented in those early years. In the
1810 census, Jeremiah Simmons and Molly Bemis were in Middlebury, Addison,
VT, with five children; Abraham Lackey was still in Hancock; and Jonathan
Lackey was in Essex, NY. I have ordered the microfilm for Middlebury to
investigate the Jeremiah Simmons family a bit further, but in lieu of that,
I have a couple of questions: Have you had any luck in determining the
parents of Jeremiah Simmons, husband of Molly Bemis? ( since they are likely
the parents of Mercy Simmons, also, they would be my direct ancestors! ) Do
you know the names of any of the children of Jeremiah Simmons and Molly
Bemis? I would be happy to share what I learn about them when my microfilm
comes in.
Sincerely, Billie Pett, Longmont, CO

No, I can say that I have anything about Jeremiah Simmons or his children or parents. The reference for him is the Vital Records of Spencer, p. 136, "BEMISS - Molly and Jeremiah Simmons of Brookfield, Dec. 10, 1797" Because of the way this is shown, he is probably from Brookfield, not Spencer. The wedding of Jeremiah and also of Mercy and Jonathan Lackey are both recorded in the VR for Brookfield as well. Also, be sure to check Simonds and Simons as the Brookfield VR refers to this spelling as well.

Steve Dahlstrom

  More About Molly Bemis:
Name 2: Molley Bemiss1025

  Marriage Notes for Molly Bemis and Jeremiah Simmons:
This marriage is a guess based on the age of this Molly Bemis of Spencer. I have not found anything else to confirm this as correct. [sld:12/27/01]

  More About Jeremiah Simmons and Molly Bemis:
Marriage: 10 Dec 1797, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1026,1027
  475 x.   Hannah Bemis1028, born 30 Jan 1779 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1028,1029. She married Ezra Green1030; born 08 Oct 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts1031.
  More About Hannah Bemis:
Name 2: Hannah Bemiss1032

  Notes for Ezra Green:
Draper in "The Bemis History and Genealogy" (p.173) states:

1911 - X. Hannah. b. Jan. 30, 1779. m. Ezra (b. Spencer Oct. 8, 1776.) s. of Lemuel Green (b. Leicester 1749. d. Spencer, Jan. 22, 1818.) and Sarah ----- (d. Spencer June 25, 1824.)

What I can document:

* Ezra Green was born Oct. 8, 1776, s. of Lemuel and Sarah Green (VR:SPENCER:47)
* Hannah Bemiss was born Jan. 30, 1779, d. of Jonas and Dolla (VR:SPENCER:20)
* Ezra Green married Patty Adames on April 16, 1809 (VR:SPENCER:125,161)
* Ezra and Patty had a son, Elbridge, August 28, 1810 (VR:SPENCER:46)
* Ezra Green is found in the [1810 Census - Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts]:
- 1 male under 10; 1 male 10-15; 1 male 16-25; 1 female 16-25
* Ezra and Patty had a daughter, Lorinda, May 7, 1812 (VR:SPENCER:47)
* Patty, w. of Ezra, died Feb. 21, 1813 (VR:SPENCER:244)
* Ezra Green married Hannah Sumner on Oct. 16, 1814 (VR:SPENCER:161,207)
* Ezra and Hannah had a daughter, Eliza, Oct. 19, 1814 (VR:SPENCER:46)
* Ezra and Hannah had a son, Ezra, June 5, 1816 (VR:SPENCER:47)
* Ezra died April 29, 1817. [April 17, a. 31, G.S.I.] (VR:SPENCER:244)
* 1817 - [Index to the Probate Records of the County of Worcester, Massachusetts]
- A guardianship appears
- A will appears
* Hannah Green is found in the [1820 Census - Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts]:
- 2 males under 10; 1 male 16-26; 1 female under 10; 1 female 10-16; 2 females 16-26; 1 female 26-45

What I cannot document:

* That Hannah Sumner is the same Hannah Bemis mentioned by Draper.


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