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Descendants of Joseph Bemis


      420. Samuel5 Bemis, Jr. (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2345 was born 18 Sep 1749 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2346. He married Anna2347.
     
Children of Samuel Bemis and Anna are:
  1020 i.   John6 Bemis2347, born 02 Sep 1780 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2347,2348.
  More About John Bemis:
Name 2: John Bemiss2349
  1021 ii.   Anna Bemis2350, born 19 Apr 1784 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2350,2351.
  More About Anna Bemis:
Name 2: Anna Bemiss2352
  1022 iii.   Adah Bemis2353, born 11 Feb 1786 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2353,2354.
  More About Adah Bemis:
Name 2: Adah Bemiss2355



      421. Reuben5 Bemis (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2356 was born 10 Jun 1752 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2357,2358, and died 18 Jun 1779 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2359,2360. He married (1) Abigail Smith2361 26 Dec 1776 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2362,2363. She died 29 Oct 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2364,2365. He married (2) Sibbilah Bemis2366 27 Aug 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2367,2368, daughter of William Bemis and Rebekah White. She was born 02 Feb 1758 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2369,2370.

Notes for Reuben Bemis:
Massachusetts Army & Navy, the Revolution, 17 Vols.; Volume 1, page 928:
Bemis, Reuben, Waltham.Private, Capt. Abraham Peirce's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775, to Concord and Lexington; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Abijah Child's co., Col. Gardner's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 25, 1775; service, 98 days; stature, 5 ft. 11 in.; also, Capt. Child's co., Lieut. Col. William Bond's (late Gardner's) 37th regt.; muster roll for Aug., 1775, dated Camp Prospect Hill; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money, dated Prospect Hill, Dec. 20, 1775; also, Capt. Peirce's co., Col. Samuel Thatcher's regt.; pay roll for service from March 4, 1776, to March 8, 1776, 5 days; marched at the taking of Dorchester Heights by order of Gen. Washington. (Not sure if this the the right person)
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[NEHGR:1860:14:175] "Waltham Revolutionary Papers"
Those who are now in and have done a turn in the service...Reuben Bemis...

More About Reuben Bemis:
Died 2: 08 Jan 17792371

More About Abigail Smith:
Cause of Death: child birth

Marriage Notes for Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith:
[Draper:138] indicates that they were married in Charlton, but there is no record in the VR's and there is a record in the VR's for Spencer: BEMIS - Reuben and Abigail Smith of Charlton, Dec. 6, 1776.

More About Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith:
Marriage 1: 26 Dec 1776, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2372,2373
Marriage 2: 26 Dec 1776, Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts2374

Notes for Sibbilah Bemis:
Draper refers to her as Sibilah and Sibbilah, Bond as Sibillah.

More About Sibbilah Bemis:
Name 2: Sibillah Or Sibilah Or Sibbilah \Bemis\2375

More About Reuben Bemis and Sibbilah Bemis:
Marriage: 27 Aug 1778, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2376,2377
     
Child of Reuben Bemis and Abigail Smith is:
  1023 i.   Abigail6 Bemis2378, born 29 Oct 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2378,2379.
  Notes for Abigail Bemis:
Draper (3): "Abigail, da. of Reuben, b. Oct. 29, 1777, and Abigail, the mother, d. same day."

     
Child of Reuben Bemis and Sibbilah Bemis is:
  1024 i.   Jemima6 Bemis2380, born 04 Nov 1778 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2380,2381.
  More About Jemima Bemis:
Date born 2: 04 Nov 1779, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2382



      422. Beulah5 Bemis (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2383,2384 was born 26 Sep 1754 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2385. She married Capt. John Howland2386 19 Aug 1773 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2387,2388, son of John Howland and Abigail Peirce. He was born 1742 in Freetown, Massachusetts2389, and died 13 Jan 1810 in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2390.

Notes for Beulah Bemis:
Bond refers to her as Beulah, Draper refers to her as Bulah.

More About Capt. John Howland:
Died 2: 13 Jan 1810, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2391

More About John Howland and Beulah Bemis:
Marriage 1: 19 Aug 1773, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2392,2393
Marriage 2: 29 Aug 1773, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2394,2395
     
Children of Beulah Bemis and John Howland are:
+ 1025 i.   Polly6 Howland, born 20 Mar 1775.
+ 1026 ii.   James Howland, born 30 Oct 1777 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+ 1027 iii.   Abigail Howland, born 06 Jun 1779.
  1028 iv.   Willard Howland2396, born 28 Jan 17802396.
  1029 v.   Susan Howland2396, born 19 Apr 17832396.
  1030 vi.   Abijah Howland2396, born 16 Aug 17852396.


      424. Jonathan5 Bemis (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2397 was born 09 Apr 1765 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2398, and died 07 Jan 1789 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2399. He married Hannah Waite2400 31 May 1785 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts2401,2402, daughter of William Waite and Ruth Lovell. She was born 25 Jan 1764 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts2403, and died 09 Nov 1847 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2404,2405.

More About Hannah Waite:
Name 2: Hannah Bemis2406
Date born 2: Abt. 17632407,2408
Died 2: 05 Dec 18472408

More About Jonathan Bemis and Hannah Waite:
Marriage: 31 May 1785, Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts2409,2410
     
Child of Jonathan Bemis and Hannah Waite is:
  1031 i.   Reuben6 Bemis2411, born 02 Sep 1785 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts2411.
  More About Reuben Bemis:
Name 2: Reuben Bemiss2412



      425. Joel5 Bemis (Samuel4, Samuel3, John2, Joseph1)2413 was born 07 Feb 1768 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2414, and died 1815 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont2415. He married Nancy Jenks2416 17 Apr 1791 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2416,2417,2418, daughter of Nathaniel Jenks and Content Carpenter. She was born 1774 in Pawtucket, Prov., Rhode Island, and died 1865.

Notes for Joel Bemis:
Draper (3): "BEMIS Joel, m. Nancy Jenks, of Brookfield, April 17, 1791, and removed to Lyndon, Vt."

[Gazetteer of Caledonia and Essex Counties, VT.; 1764-1887, Compiled and Published by Hamilton Child; May 1887, Page 151-172]
Joel Bemis, a native of Spencer, Mass., moved to Lyndon about 1800, where he remained until his death, in 1815, aged forty-seven years. He married Nancy Jenks, and reared four children, viz.: Content, John S. J., Sally and Clarissa. John S. J. married Nancy S. Smith, and has had born to him two children, Octavia D., now deceased, and Emma J. (Mrs. Walter C. Cheney). He represented the town in 1880, has been justice of the peace fifteen years, and lives at Burke Hollow, where he has resided fifty-four years.

More About Joel Bemis:
Name 2: Joel Bemiss2419
Residence: They removed to Lyndon, Vermont2420

More About Nancy Jenks:
Residence: Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont

More About Joel Bemis and Nancy Jenks:
Intention filed 1: 20 Oct 1790, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2421
Intention filed 2: 07 Nov 1790, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2422
Marriage 1: 17 Apr 1791, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts2423,2424,2425
Marriage 2: 17 Apr 1791, Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts2426
     
Children of Joel Bemis and Nancy Jenks are:
  1032 i.   Content6 Bemis2427.
+ 1033 ii.   John S. J. Bemis.
  1034 iii.   Sally Bemis2427. She married George W. Payne.
  Notes for George W. Payne:
[Mary Taffet:mdtaffet@mailbox.syr.edu:12/30/2002]

I found a listing in the 1880 census for Lyndon, Caledonia County, that includes the following persons:

Census Place: Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont
Source: FHL Film 1255342 National Archives Film T9-1342 Page 97A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Hollis INGALLS Self M M W 70 VT
Occ: Farmer Fa: NH Mo: NH
Diana C INGALLS Wife F M W 55 VT
Occ: Keeping House Fa: CT Mo: VT
George W PAYNE FatherL M W 84 CT
Fa: CT Mo: CT

So, it would appear that the as yet not completely identified sister of Clarissa BEMIS was (a) the wife of George W. PAYNE, and (b) the mother of Diana (BEMIS) INGALLS. Both Diana INGALLS and George PAYNE filed depositions on Clarissa's behalf.

The 1850 census for Lyndon shows a George W. PAYNE, age 55, born in CT, with wife Sally, age 52, born in VT, but no children are living in the household at that time. I'm guessing that Sally was Sally BEMIS, daughter of Joel BEMIS & Nancy JENKS.

+ 1035 iv.   Clarissa Bemis, born 03 Jan 1802 in Lyndon, Caledonia, Vermont; died 16 Jan 1892.

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