Descendants of Aaron Cooke Generation No. 1 1. AARON1 COOKE He married ELIZABETH CHARD, daughter of THOMAS CHARDE. She was born in England, and died 18 Apr 1643 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Child of AARON COOKE and ELIZABETH CHARD is: 2. i. AARON2 COOKE, b. Abt. 1610, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England; d. 05 Sep 1690, Northampton. Generation No. 2 2. AARON2 COOKE (AARON1)1 was born Abt. 1610 in Bridport, Dorsetshire, England, and died 05 Sep 1690 in Northampton. He married (1) MARY FORD Abt. 1630, daughter of THOMAS FORD and ELIZABETH CHARD. He married (2) MARY COOKE Abt. 1639, daughter of WILLIAM COOKE and MARTHA WHITE. She died Abt. 1650. He married (3) JOAN DENSLOW Abt. 1650, daughter of NICHOLAS DENSLOW. She died Apr 1676 in Westfield. He married (4) ELIZABETH NASH 02 Dec 1676 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut. She died Abt. 1688. He married (5) REBECCA FOOTE 02 Oct 1688 in Hadley, Massachusetts, daughter of NATHANIEL FOOTE and ELIZABETH DEMING. She was born 1634, and died 06 Apr 1701. Notes for AARON COOKE: Origin: Dorchester, Dorsetshire Migration: 1630 on Mary and John First Residence: Dorchester Removes: Windsor 1637, Northampton 1661, Westfield 1668, Northampton 1678 --married unknown Ford, dtr of Thomas Ford? --came from England to Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 and removed to Windsor, Conn., in 1635 or 1636; to Northampton about 1660; after that he lived some years in Westfield, Mass but returned to Northampton where he died 5 Sept 1690. --Captain; immigrant ancestor; was born in Plymouth, England about 1610 and was in Dorchester, Massachusetts as early as 1630; then to Windsor; then to Northampton, Mass.; thence to Hadley, Mass.; --there appears to be alot of differences as to who he married; married Ann Pynchon who married (1) Henry Smith etc. Notes for MARY FORD: --supposed to be the second wife of Aaron. Notes for MARY COOKE: --first cousin of Stephen Terry Notes for JOAN DENSLOW: --Denslaw/Denslow; Child of AARON COOKE and MARY FORD is: 3. i. NATHANIEL3 COOK, b. England; d. 19 May 1688, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Children of AARON COOKE and MARY COOKE are: ii. FOUR SONS3 COOK, b. Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. iii. TWO DAUGHTERS COOK, b. Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. 4. iv. JOANNA COOK, b. 05 Aug 1638, Windsor; d. 27 Apr 1657, Windsor. 5. v. AARON COOKE, b. Abt. 1641, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. vi. MIRIAM COOKE, b. Abt. 1642, Windsor; m. JOSEPH LEEDS, 08 Nov 1661, Dorchester; b. Abt. 1639. 6. vii. MOSES COOKE, b. Abt. 1645, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1675, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Children of AARON COOKE and JOAN DENSLOW are: viii. SAMUEL3 COOKE, b. 21 Nov 1650, Windsor. ix. ELIZABETH COOKE, b. 07 Apr 1653, Windsor; d. 02 Sep 1690; m. SAMUEL PARSONS, Abt. 1667; b. 23 Jan 1652, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts; d. 12 Nov 1734, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut. Notes for SAMUEL PARSONS: --of Northampton; 7. x. NOAH COOKE, b. 14 Jun 1657, Windsor. Generation No. 3 3. NATHANIEL3 COOK (AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born in England, and died 19 May 1688 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He married LYDIA VORE 29 Jun 1649 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut2,3, daughter of RICHARD VORE and ANN. She was born Abt. 1633 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, and died 14 Jun 1698 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes for NATHANIEL COOK: -- at Dorchester, Mass., 1630 and in Windsor by 1639. --very probably the nephew named in the will of Mary (White) Terry of Dorchester, Dorset, England--she was the mother of Stephen Terry of Windsor.--not son of Major Aaron Cooke as sometimes claimed but perhaps a relativ -- Aaron Cooke very probably is not their son. --I am putting Nathaniel as a son of Aaron anyway-- Notes for LYDIA VORE: --probably Lydia Vore, daughter of Richard Vore and Ann who settled in Windsor; the dates are for a Lydia Vore, daughter of Richard. --Lydia Brooks? Children of NATHANIEL COOK and LYDIA VORE are: i. SARAH4 COOKE, b. 26 Jun 1650; m. SAMUEL BAKER?. Notes for SARAH COOKE: --probably married Samuel Baker 30 June 1670; ii. LYDIA COOKE, b. 09 Jan 1652; d. 24 Oct 1652. iii. HANNAH COOKE, b. 11 Sep 1655. 8. iv. NATHANIEL COOKE JR, b. 13 May 1658; d. 28 Feb 1724. v. ABIGAIL COOKE, b. 01 Mar 1660. 9. vi. JOHN COOK, b. 31 Aug 1662, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1712, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. vii. JOSIAH COOKE, b. 22 Dec 1664. 4. JOANNA3 COOK (AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 05 Aug 1638 in Windsor, and died 27 Apr 1657 in Windsor. She married SIMON WOLCOTT 19 Mar 1657 in Windsor, son of HENRY WOLCOTT and ELIZABETH SAUNDERS. He was born 1625, and died 11 Sep 1687 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes for SIMON WOLCOTT: --had three sons and three daughters --had five sons and five daughters?? --Martha is the mother of all his children--John is probably Simon; --his supposed son Roger is probably son of Simon - a source gives the same data for son John and son, Simon; --Simon is supposed to have been the youngest son of Henry and Elizabeth Wolcott; Child of JOANNA COOK and SIMON WOLCOTT is: i. NO CHILDREN4 WOLCOTT. 5. AARON3 COOKE (AARON2, AARON1) was born Abt. 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He married SARAH WESTWOOD 20 May 1661 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts4, son of WILLIAM WESTWOOD. Notes for AARON COOKE: --moved to Hadley, Massachusetts; perhaps had daughter Elizabeth who married Ichabod Smith 19 July 1698? Child of AARON COOKE and SARAH WESTWOOD is: 10. i. JOANNE4 COOKE, b. 10 Jul 1667. 6. MOSES3 COOKE (AARON2, AARON1) was born Abt. 1645 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and died Abt. 1675 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He married ELIZABETH CLARK 25 Nov 1669 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, daughter of DANIEL CLARK and MARY NEWBERRY. She was born 28 Oct 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Notes for MOSES COOKE: --of Warronock (Westfield, Massachusetts); --killed by the Indians Notes for ELIZABETH CLARK: --born 1630?? --daughter of David Clark? Child of MOSES COOKE and ELIZABETH CLARK is: 11. i. ELIZABETH4 COOK, b. 25 Aug 1673, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. 7. NOAH3 COOKE (AARON2, AARON1) was born 14 Jun 1657 in Windsor. He married SARAH NASH, daughter of JOSEPH NASH and MARGARET. She was born in Hartford. Children of NOAH COOKE and SARAH NASH are: 12. i. SARAH4 COOK, b. Abt. 1683. 13. ii. MIRIAM COOKE, b. 30 Sep 1690. Generation No. 4 8. NATHANIEL COOKE4 JR (NATHANIEL3 COOK, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 13 May 1658, and died 28 Feb 1724. He married LYDIA. Children of NATHANIEL JR and LYDIA are: i. SARAH5 COOKE, b. 10 Feb 1692, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 28 Feb 1777, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut; m. JOSIAH GRANT, 04 Aug 1714; b. 28 Jan 1682, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 26 Feb 1762, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes for JOSIAH GRANT: --the two Sarah Cookes he married were first cousins. 14. ii. ELIZABETH COOKE, b. 03 Oct 1707, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. 9. JOHN4 COOK (NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 31 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 27 Feb 1712 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He married SARAH FISKE 14 Sep 1688, daughter of WILLIAM FISKE and SARAH KILHAM. She was born 05 Feb 1664 in Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts. Children of JOHN COOK and SARAH FISKE are: 15. i. JOHN5 COOK, d. 1751. 16. ii. SARAH COOKE, b. Abt. 1690; d. 30 Jul 1713, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. 10. JOANNE4 COOKE (AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 10 Jul 1667. She married SAMUEL PORTER, son of SAMUEL PORTER and HANNAH STANLEY. He was born 06 Apr 1660. Notes for SAMUEL PORTER: --of Hadley, Massachusetts --of Hadley, Massachusetts Children of JOANNE COOKE and SAMUEL PORTER are: 17. i. MARY5 PORTER, Adopted child. 18. ii. RUTH PORTER, b. 10 Nov 1701; d. 14 May 1792, Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. 11. ELIZABETH4 COOK (MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 25 Aug 1673 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She married BENJAMIN GRISWOLD 04 Jan 1693 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, son of GEORGE GRISWOLD and MARY HOLCOMB. He was born 16 Apr 1671 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and died in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Children of ELIZABETH COOK and BENJAMIN GRISWOLD are: i. ELIZABETH5 GRISWOLD, b. 05 Feb 1695, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; m. ISAAC GILLETT, 29 Oct 1719, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; b. 02 Aug 1693, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1765, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. ii. DEBORAH GRISWOLD, b. 16 Jan 1697; d. 26 Jan 1697. iii. HANNAH GRISWOLD, b. 16 Mar 1699. 19. iv. BENJAMIN GRISWOLD, b. 14 Apr 1701. v. ZERVIAH GRISWOLD, b. 26 Dec 1703; m. GEORGE GRISWOLD; b. 26 Feb 1710. vi. ZACCHEUS GRISWOLD, b. 10 Dec 1705; m. MARY GRISWOLD; b. 23 Jul 1707. 20. vii. ANNE GRISWOLD, b. 28 May 1708; d. 04 Jul 1799, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. viii. AZUBA GRISWOLD, b. 02 Aug 1710; m. JOHN WARHAM STRONG, 27 Mar 1734; b. 30 Sep 1706. Notes for JOHN WARHAM STRONG: --born 3 September or 30 September 1706? 21. ix. ESTHER GRISWOLD, b. 14 Apr 1712. x. MOSES GRISWOLD, b. 10 Jul 1714; m. MARY NICHOLS; b. 04 Oct 1713. 12. SARAH4 COOK (NOAH3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born Abt. 1683. She married ISAAC MERRILL 22 May 1706 in Hartford, son of JOHN MERRILL and SARAH WATSON. He was born 11 Mar 1682 in Hartford, Connecticut, and died 1742 in West Hartford. Children of SARAH COOK and ISAAC MERRILL are: i. NOAH5 MERRILL, b. 08 May 1707, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. 22. ii. TIMOTHY MERRILL, b. 22 Mar 1709; d. Nov 1778. iii. ISAAC MERRILL, b. 09 Mar 1712. iv. ELIAKIM MERRILL, b. Abt. 1714. v. JOSEPH MERRILL, b. Abt. 1716. vi. SARAH MERRILL, b. Abt. 1719, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; m. MATTHEW CLARK JR, 08 May 1746. Notes for MATTHEW CLARK JR: --of Farmington, Conn. vii. ESTHER MERRILL, b. Abt. 1721; d. 10 Nov 1778; m. LOT NORTON, 02 Dec 1756, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; b. 06 Aug 1733, Farmington, Connecticut; d. 16 Apr 1810, Salisbury. Notes for ESTHER MERRILL: -of New Hartford viii. ISAAC MERRILL, b. Abt. 1728; d. Abt. 1749. 13. MIRIAM4 COOKE (NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 30 Sep 1690. She married (1) ABRAHAM KELLOGG 02 Apr 1718 in Northampton, Massachusetts, son of SAMUEL KELLOGG and SARAH MERRILL. He was born Oct 1692, and died 1718. She married (2) DANIEL WEBSTER 1719, son of JOHN WEBSTER and SARAH MYGATT. He was born 1693, and died 1766. Notes for DANIEL WEBSTER: --grandfather of Noah Webster, the lexicographer. --died 1765? Child of MIRIAM COOKE and ABRAHAM KELLOGG is: i. NO CHILDREN5 KELLOGG. Children of MIRIAM COOKE and DANIEL WEBSTER are: ii. DANIEL5 WEBSTER, b. 16 Feb 1720; d. Died young. 23. iii. NOAH WEBSTER, b. 25 Mar 1722, Hartford; d. 09 Nov 1813. iv. ZEPHANIAH WEBSTER, b. 01 Jun 1724; d. 07 Mar 1761; m. LYDIA SEYMOUR. Notes for ZEPHANIAH WEBSTER: --uncle of Noah Webster; v. ABRAHAM WEBSTER, b. 17 Jan 1727. 24. vi. MIRIAM WEBSTER, b. 21 Oct 1729; d. 17 Sep 1819. vii. DANIEL WEBSTER, b. 04 Sep 1731. viii. ELIHU WEBSTER, b. 01 Nov 1733; d. Died young. Notes for ELIHU WEBSTER: --unmarried; Generation No. 5 14. ELIZABETH5 COOKE (NATHANIEL COOKE4 JR, NATHANIEL3 COOK, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 03 Oct 1707 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She married JOSEPH BARBER 18 Jun 1728, son of JOSEPH BARBER and MARY LOOMIS. Child of ELIZABETH COOKE and JOSEPH BARBER is: i. LYDIA6 BARBER. 15. JOHN5 COOK (JOHN4, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) died 1751. He married EDEE. She died 29 Oct 1781 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes for JOHN COOK: --Deacon Child of JOHN COOK and EDEE is: 25. i. JOHN6 COOK, b. 1718; d. 08 Apr 1779. 16. SARAH5 COOKE (JOHN4 COOK, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born Abt. 1690, and died 30 Jul 1713 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She married JOSIAH GRANT 30 Mar 1710 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, son of JOHN GRANT and MARY HULL. He was born 28 Jan 1682 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 26 Feb 1762 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes for JOSIAH GRANT: --the two Sarah Cookes he married were first cousins. Child of SARAH COOKE and JOSIAH GRANT is: 26. i. MARY6 GRANT, b. 17 Jul 1713, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. 17. MARY5 PORTER (JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) She married SOLOMON WILLIAMS 1723, son of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and CHRISTIAN STODDARD. He was born 1700, and died 1776. Children of MARY PORTER and SOLOMON WILLIAMS are: i. SOLOMON6 WILLIAMS, b. 04 Nov 1723, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; d. 24 Oct 1743. 27. ii. ELIPHALET WILLIAMS, b. 25 Feb 1727, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut; d. 29 Jun 1803, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. 28. iii. EZEKIEL WILLIAMS, b. 04 May 1729, Lebanon; d. 12 Feb 1818. iv. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. 1731; d. 1811; m. MARY TRUMBULL, 14 Feb 1771; b. 16 Jul 1745, 9feb 1831. Notes for WILLIAM WILLIAMS: --signer of the Declaration of Independence; 29. v. THOMAS WILLIAMS, b. 1735; d. 1819. 18. RUTH5 PORTER (JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 10 Nov 1701, and died 14 May 1792 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. She married STEPHEN STEELE5 02 May 1720, son of JAMES STEELE and SARAH BARNARD. He was born 1696 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 04 Dec 1769 in Tolland, Connecticut. Notes for STEPHEN STEELE: --had six sons and three daughters; Reverand; of Tolland, Connecticut; Children of RUTH PORTER and STEPHEN STEELE are: i. RUTH6 STEELE, b. 30 Aug 1722, Tolland, Connecticut. ii. STEPHEN STEELE, b. 29 Sep 1724. iii. ELEAZER STEELE, b. 21 Aug 1726. iv. ELISHA STEELE, b. 07 Oct 1728; d. 17 Aug 1773, Tolland, Connecticut; m. SARAH WOLCOTT, 26 Apr 1758; b. 07 Jun 1735; d. 28 Apr 1812. v. MEHITABLE STEELE, b. 1731. vi. SARAH STEELE, b. 06 Jun 1733. 30. vii. JAMES STEELE, b. 06 Feb 1737, Tolland, Connecticut; d. Abt. 1813. viii. JOHN STEELE, b. 25 Nov 1738. ix. AARON STEELE, b. 01 Nov 1744, Tolland, Connecticut. 19. BENJAMIN5 GRISWOLD (ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 14 Apr 1701. He married ESTHER GAYLORD, daughter of NATHANIEL GAYLORD and ABIGAIL BISSELL. She was born 08 Apr 1702. Children of BENJAMIN GRISWOLD and ESTHER GAYLORD are: 31. i. HEPZIBAH6 GRISWOLD. 32. ii. SYLVANUS GRISWOLD. 20. ANNE5 GRISWOLD (ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 28 May 1708, and died 04 Jul 1799 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She married JOSIAH PHELPS 14 Sep 1733, son of JOSIAH PHELPS and SARAH WINCHELL. He was born 24 Aug 1708 in Poquonock, Connecticut, and died 24 Jul 1791. Notes for JOSIAH PHELPS: --very probably did not marry Hannah Saxton and all the children were by Ann Griswold who lived till 1799. [I am wrong, he did marry Hannah Saxton and had a child/chidren by her]. --Captain; of Windsor, Connecticut --perhaps Anna Griswold is Hannah/Anna (Griswold) (Saxton) Phelps?? Children of ANNE GRISWOLD and JOSIAH PHELPS are: i. JOSIAH6 PHELPS, b. 15 Nov 1735; m. ANNA DENSLOW. ii. ASA PHELPS, b. 1736; d. 1745. Notes for ASA PHELPS: --killed by the falling of a shed at Winsted, Connecticut --there is another Asa Phelps born in the same year?? 33. iii. ANNA PHELPS, b. 20 Mar 1741. 21. ESTHER5 GRISWOLD (ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 14 Apr 1712. She married NATHANIEL COPLEY 19 Sep 1745. Notes for NATHANIEL COPLEY: --perhaps he was a son of Matthew and Hannah Copley. Matthew was in turn a son of Thomas who also had Thomas and Samuel. Child of ESTHER GRISWOLD and NATHANIEL COPLEY is: i. NOAH6 COPLEY, b. 25 Jun 1746. 22. TIMOTHY5 MERRILL (SARAH4 COOK, NOAH3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 22 Mar 1709, and died Nov 1778. He married (1) MARY KELLOGG 09 Nov 1738, daughter of EBENEZER KELLOGG and MABEL BUTLER. She was born 03 Jun 1715, and died 15 Dec 1754. He married (2) MARY GRISWOLD 23 Mar 1758 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of JONATHAN GRISWOLD and MARY WILLARD. She was born 27 Nov 1726, and died 09 Mar 1797. Notes for TIMOTHY MERRILL: --a source must have him as a son of Nathaniel Merrill Children of TIMOTHY MERRILL and MARY KELLOGG are: i. TIMOTHY6 MERRILL, b. 21 Jul 1741; m. UNKNOWN PLUMB. ii. MARY MERRILL, b. 28 Sep 1743; m. JOHN THOMPSON. iii. LUCY MERRILL, b. 14 Jan 1746; d. 11 Jun 1752. iv. ISAAC MERRILL, b. 19 Jan 1748; m. UNKNOWN GILLETTE. 34. v. JAMES MERRILL, b. 25 Sep 1751; d. 16 Mar 1807, Castleton, Vermont. Children of TIMOTHY MERRILL and MARY GRISWOLD are: vi. RHODA6 MERRILL, b. 08 Dec 1758; m. REUBEN GILLETTE. 35. vii. JONATHAN MERRILL, b. 28 Nov 1760, West Hartford; d. 21 Aug 1836. viii. ASHBEL MERRILL, b. 07 Sep 1762; d. 1793; m. ABIGAIL HART; b. Abt. 1762; d. 12 Aug 1852. ix. LUCY MERRILL, b. 20 Dec 1763. x. RUBY MERRILL, b. 25 Nov 1765; m. DARIUS WOODRUFF. xi. ENOS MERRILL, b. 01 Nov 1768; d. 09 Aug 1858. 23. NOAH5 WEBSTER (MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 25 Mar 1722 in Hartford, and died 09 Nov 1813. He married (1) SARAH OLMSTED, daughter of DANIEL OLMSTED and MARY CADWELL. She died 04 Jun 1819. He married (2) MERCY STEELE 1749, daughter of ELIPHALET STEELE and CATHARINE MARSHFIELD. She was born Abt. 1727, and died 1794. Notes for MERCY STEELE: --fourth of her parents eleven children; Children of NOAH WEBSTER and MERCY STEELE are: i. MERCY6 WEBSTER, b. 08 Nov 1749; d. 11 Aug 1820; m. JOHN KELLOGG BELDEN. 36. ii. ABRAHAM WEBSTER, b. 1751. iii. JERUSHA WEBSTER, b. 1756; d. 21 Feb 1821; m. LOEL. Notes for LOEL: --Lord of Salisbury;--moved to Danby, New York;-- 37. iv. NOAH WEBSTER, b. 16 Oct 1758, West Hartford; d. 28 May 1843, New Haven. v. CHARLES WEBSTER, b. 02 Sep 1762; m. (1) BETSEY WOODRUFF; m. (2) UNKNOWN. 24. MIRIAM5 WEBSTER (MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 21 Oct 1729, and died 17 Sep 1819. She married (1) ELIAS HOPKINS, son of CONSIDER HOPKINS. He was born 1726, and died 1771. She married (2) WILLIAM SEDGWICK 14 May 1761, son of SAMUEL SEDGWICK and MARY HOPKINS. He was born 29 Jun 1707, and died 1771. She married (3) JOHN MARSH 27 Nov 1777, son of JONATHAN MARSH and ELIZABETH LOOMIS. He was born Abt. 1727, and died 10 Nov 1805. Notes for WILLIAM SEDGWICK: --actually bapt 29 June 1707; supposed to have died young; Children of MIRIAM WEBSTER and ELIAS HOPKINS are: i. ELIAS6 HOPKINS, b. 1752. ii. MIRRIAM HOPKINS, b. 1755. iii. FREELOVE HOPKINS, b. 1757. Children of MIRIAM WEBSTER and WILLIAM SEDGWICK are: iv. WILLIAM6 SEDGWICK, b. Abt. 1762. v. TIMOTHY SEDGWICK, b. Abt. 1763; d. 02 Oct 1833. vi. ISABEL SEDGWICK, b. Abt. 1765. vii. SARAH SEDGWICK, b. Abt. 1767. viii. MILES SEDGWICK, b. Abt. 1771; d. 03 Mar 1774. Generation No. 6 25. JOHN6 COOK (JOHN5, JOHN4, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 1718, and died 08 Apr 1779. He married RACHEL WILSON 22 Jun 1741. She died 08 Apr 1789. Notes for JOHN COOK: --came to Torrington in 1740 which his father had helped "survey." --Deacon Children of JOHN COOK and RACHEL WILSON are: i. RACHEL7 COOK, b. 02 May 1742. 38. ii. JOHN COOK, b. 29 Aug 1743; d. 16 Jan 1823. iii. EUNICE COOK, b. 05 Mar 1746. iv. FRANCIS COOK, b. 18 Sep 1747; d. 23 Dec 1750. v. SHUBAEL COOK, b. 21 Apr 1749. vi. SARAH COOK, b. 31 Oct 1750. vii. EDEE COOK, b. 28 Nov 1752. viii. URIJAH COOK, b. 01 Sep 1754. ix. LUCY COOK, b. 02 Oct 1756. x. HANNAH COOK, b. 03 Mar 1758. xi. ELIHU COOK, b. 18 Feb 1760; d. 20 Feb 1760. xii. ELIHU COOK, b. 29 Mar 1761. xiii. MARY COOK, b. 10 Nov 1764. 26. MARY6 GRANT (SARAH5 COOKE, JOHN4 COOK, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 17 Jul 1713 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. She married (1) DANIEL ALLEN 28 Apr 1737 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died 1747 in Cornwall. She married (2) SAMUEL HOSFORD Abt. 1748, son of SAMUEL HOSFORD and ELIZABETH BROWN. He was born 11 Jan 1718 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 06 Sep 1757 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. She married (3) JOHN MCARTHUR Abt. 1771. He was born Abt. 1710. Notes for DANIEL ALLEN: --uncle of Ethan Allen Child of MARY GRANT and DANIEL ALLEN is: i. SEVEN CHILDREN7 ALLEN. Children of MARY GRANT and SAMUEL HOSFORD are: ii. SAMUEL7 HOSFORD, b. 08 Mar 1750. iii. MARY HOSFORD, b. 27 Dec 1751; m. MATTHEW LYON, 23 Jun 1773, Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut. Notes for MATTHEW LYON: --an early prominent settler in Fair Haven, Vermont iv. ESTHER HOSFORD, b. 19 Aug 1753; d. Abt. 1790; m. CHARLES MCARTHUR; b. Abt. 1742; d. 08 Oct 1816, Fair Haven, Vermont. 27. ELIPHALET6 WILLIAMS (MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 25 Feb 1727 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, and died 29 Jun 1803 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He married (1) MARY WILLIAMS 25 Sep 1751, daughter of ELISHA WILLIAMS and EUNICE CHESTER. She was born 05 Aug 1725, and died 28 Jun 1776. He married (2) SARAH WILLIAMS 12 Jun 1777, daughter of WARHAM WILLIAMS and ABIGAIL LEONARD. She was born Abt. 1737, and died 23 Jan 1800. Notes for ELIPHALET WILLIAMS: --of Lebanon, Connecticut --second son Notes for SARAH WILLIAMS: --Eliphalet, her husband, is her third cousin Children of ELIPHALET WILLIAMS and MARY WILLIAMS are: i. THREE SONS7 WILLIAMS. ii. TWO DAUGHTERS WILLIAMS. 39. iii. SOLOMON WILLIAMS, b. 26 Jul 1752; d. 09 Nov 1834, Northampton, Massachusetts. 40. iv. ELISHA SCOTT WILLIAMS, b. 07 Oct 1757; d. 03 Feb 1845. v. ANNA WILLIAMS, b. 16 Sep 1759. 41. vi. EDWARD WILLIAMS, b. 14 Nov 1762; d. 23 Jun 1807. 42. vii. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 15 Sep 1765; d. 19 Aug 1844, East Hartford. Child of ELIPHALET WILLIAMS and SARAH WILLIAMS is: viii. TWO DAUGHTERS7 WILLIAMS. 28. EZEKIEL6 WILLIAMS (MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 04 May 1729 in Lebanon, and died 12 Feb 1818. He married PRUDENCE STODDARD 06 Nov 1760, daughter of JOHN STODDARD. She was born 28 May 1734, and died 01 Jul 1822. Children of EZEKIEL WILLIAMS and PRUDENCE STODDARD are: 43. i. EMILY7 WILLIAMS, b. 29 Jun 1761; d. 19 Sep 1850. ii. JOHN WILLIAMS, b. 11 Sep 1762; m. (1) SOPHIA WORTHINGTON, 25 Sep 1799; m. (2) MARY DYER, 01 Jan 1817. Notes for SOPHIA WORTHINGTON: --youngest daughter 44. iii. HARRIET WILLIAMS, b. 26 Jun 1764. iv. EZEKIEL WILLIAMS, b. 29 Dec 1765; d. 18 Oct 1843; m. ABIGAIL ELLSWORTH, 20 Oct 1794. v. PRUDENCE WILLIAMS, b. 02 Oct 1767; d. 24 Mar 1853; m. BEZALEEL HOWARD, 12 May 1790; b. 22 Nov 1753, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; d. 20 Jan 1837. vi. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 14 Aug 1769; d. 25 Nov 1850; m. JOHN SALTER, 07 May 1789; b. 17 Jun 1769. Notes for JOHN SALTER: --first cousin of his wife vii. ESTHER WILLIAMS, b. 14 Apr 1771. viii. SOLOMON STODDARD WILLIAMS, b. 10 Oct 1773. ix. CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS, b. 1775. x. THOMAS SCOTT WILLIAMS, b. 26 Jun 1777; d. 22 Dec 1861; m. (1) DELIA ELLSWORTH, 07 Jan 1812; d. 25 Jun 1840; m. (2) MARTHA M COLT, 01 Nov 1842; d. 22 Apr 1867, Boston. 45. xi. SAMUEL PORTER WILLIAMS, b. 1779; d. 23 Dec 1826. 29. THOMAS6 WILLIAMS (MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1735, and died 1819. He married REBECCA WELLES 1780, daughter of SAMUEL WELLES and ESTHER ELLSWORTH. She was born 16 Dec 1743. Child of THOMAS WILLIAMS and REBECCA WELLES is: i. SOLOMON7 WILLIAMS, b. 1783; m. MARTHA BAKER. 30. JAMES6 STEELE (RUTH5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 06 Feb 1737 in Tolland, Connecticut, and died Abt. 1813. He married (1) ABIGAIL HUNTINGTON 24 Jan 1754. She died 06 Jan 1769. He married (2) DOROTHY CONVERSE 14 Sep 1769. She died 10 Mar 1773. He married (3) ABIGAIL MAKEPEACE 18 Jan 1775. She died 23 Apr 1823. Notes for JAMES STEELE: --he lived first at Tolland, and in 1776 moved to Ellington. After the revolution he settled in Brookfield, Vermont. Notes for ABIGAIL MAKEPEACE: --of Western Children of JAMES STEELE and ABIGAIL HUNTINGTON are: i. AARON7 STEELE, b. 19 Oct 1754. ii. JAMES STEELE, b. 30 Oct 1756. 46. iii. ZADOC STEELE, b. 17 Dec 1758; d. 23 Mar 1845, Stanstead, Canada. iv. SAMUEL STEELE, b. 10 May 1761. v. ANDREW STEELE, b. 25 Dec 1763. vi. ABIGAIL STEELE, b. 16 Aug 1765; d. 12 Mar 1772. vii. DEBORAH STEELE, b. 31 Dec 1768. Children of JAMES STEELE and DOROTHY CONVERSE are: viii. JOHN7 STEELE, b. 08 Nov 1770; d. 14 Feb 1772. ix. JOHN STEELE, b. 31 Dec 1772; d. 08 Jan 1773. Children of JAMES STEELE and ABIGAIL MAKEPEACE are: x. ABIGAIL7 STEELE, b. 18 Nov 1775. xi. SOLOMON STEELE, b. 1780. xii. ELEAZER STEELE, b. 04 Oct 1785. xiii. JASON STEELE, b. 01 Aug 1789. 31. HEPZIBAH6 GRISWOLD (BENJAMIN5, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) She married PHINEAS GRISWOLD, son of THOMAS GRISWOLD and ABIGAIL SACKETT. He was born 15 Nov 1725. Child of HEPZIBAH GRISWOLD and PHINEAS GRISWOLD is: 47. i. PHINEAS7 GRISWOLD, b. 13 Aug 1750; d. 1789. 32. SYLVANUS6 GRISWOLD (BENJAMIN5, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) He married (1) HANNAH. He married (2) MARY COLLINS. He married (3) UNKNOWN. Child of SYLVANUS GRISWOLD and MARY COLLINS is: i. HARVEY7 GRISWOLD. 33. ANNA6 PHELPS (ANNE5 GRISWOLD, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 20 Mar 1741. She married ELEAZER STORRS. Child of ANNA PHELPS and ELEAZER STORRS is: i. SEVEN CHILDREN7 STORRS. 34. JAMES6 MERRILL (TIMOTHY5, SARAH4 COOK, NOAH3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 25 Sep 1751, and died 16 Mar 1807 in Castleton, Vermont. He married JERUSHA SEYMOUR 24 Nov 1774 in Farmington, Connecticut, daughter of ELIAKIM SEYMOUR and SUSANNA JUDD. She was born 12 Aug 1754, and died 14 Oct 1827. Notes for JERUSHA SEYMOUR: --of Farmington Children of JAMES MERRILL and JERUSHA SEYMOUR are: i. ORSAMUS COOK7 MERRILL, b. 18 Jun 1775; d. 12 Apr 1865. ii. UEL MERRILL, b. 24 Feb 1779; d. 15 Aug 1811, Savannah, Georgia. Notes for UEL MERRILL: --unmarried 48. iii. TIMOTHY MERRILL, b. 26 Mar 1781, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1836, Montpelier, Vermont. iv. JAMES SEYMOUR MERRILL, b. 18 Jul 1786; d. 09 Oct 1816, Savannah, Georgia. Notes for JAMES SEYMOUR MERRILL: --unmarried v. ERASTUS MERRILL, b. 12 Jan 1790; d. 05 Sep 1809, Bennington, Vermont. vi. FERRAND MERRILL, b. 25 Oct 1792; d. 02 Oct 1809, Bennington, Vermont. vii. EDWIN MERRILL, b. 19 Sep 1795; d. 10 Nov 1816, Bennington, Vermont. Notes for EDWIN MERRILL: --unmarried 35. JONATHAN6 MERRILL (TIMOTHY5, SARAH4 COOK, NOAH3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 28 Nov 1760 in West Hartford, and died 21 Aug 1836. He married ANNA GILLET 22 Apr 1784. Notes for JONATHAN MERRILL: --lived in Burlington, Conn., and after about 1796 in Castleton, Vermont Notes for ANNA GILLET: --of Bristol, Conn. Children of JONATHAN MERRILL and ANNA GILLET are: i. MALACHI7 MERRILL, d. Abt. 1850, Castleton, Vermont. ii. JAMES MERRILL. Notes for JAMES MERRILL: --unmarried iii. RHODA MERRILL, d. Apr 1870. Notes for RHODA MERRILL: --unmarried iv. MARGARET MERRILL, m. UNKNOWN SHAW. v. MARY G MERRILL, d. Sep 1854. Notes for MARY G MERRILL: --unmarried vi. ENOS MERRILL, b. 1785; d. 1858, Castleton, Vermont. 36. ABRAHAM6 WEBSTER (NOAH5, MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1751. He married (1) RACHEL MERRILL 11 Jan 1775. She died 18 Jan 1776. He married (2) DOROTHY SEYMOUR 17 Feb 1778 in West Hartford, daughter of MOSES SEYMOUR and RACHEL GOODWIN. She was born 13 Oct 1746, and died 05 Jun 1819 in Lebanon, New York. He married (3) EUNICE CHILDS 19 Feb 1822. Notes for EUNICE CHILDS: --of Deerfield; Children of ABRAHAM WEBSTER and DOROTHY SEYMOUR are: i. RACHEL7 WEBSTER, m. AMOS BLAIR. ii. SOPHIA WEBSTER, m. WILLIAM BRADLEY. iii. DOLLY WEBSTER, m. MARS BLAIR. iv. EUNICE WEBSTER, m. ISAAC WARD ADAMS. v. ABRAHAM SEYMOUR WEBSTER, b. 19 Nov 1789; d. 21 Nov 1814, Adams, New York. 37. NOAH6 WEBSTER (NOAH5, MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 16 Oct 1758 in West Hartford, and died 28 May 1843 in New Haven. He married REBECCA GREENLEAF 26 Oct 1789. She was born 1766, and died 1847. Notes for NOAH WEBSTER: --of New Haven; Yale, 1778; famous lexicographer and author:--moved to New Haven in 1798;--lived in Amherst, Massachusetts while writing "A Dictionary of the English Language," the first edition appearing in 1828 and a second in 1840; Notes for REBECCA GREENLEAF: --of Boston; Children of NOAH WEBSTER and REBECCA GREENLEAF are: i. EMILY7 WEBSTER, b. 04 Aug 1790; d. 23 Aug 1861; m. WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH, 14 Sep 1813; b. 10 Nov 1791; d. 15 Jan 1868. Notes for WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH: --later Governor of Connecticut; ii. FRANCES JULIANA WEBSTER, b. 05 Feb 1793; m. CHAUNCEY ALLEN GOODRICH, 01 Oct 1816. iii. HARRIET WEBSTER, b. 06 Apr 1797; m. (1) EDWARD H COBB, 22 May 1816; m. (2) WILLIAM CHOUNCY FOWLER, 26 Jul 1825. Notes for EDWARD H COBB: --of Portland; 49. iv. MARY WEBSTER, b. 07 Jan 1799; d. 28 Feb 1819. v. WILLIAM GREENLEAF WEBSTER, b. 15 Sep 1801; m. ROSALIE EUGENIA STUART, 05 May 1831. Notes for WILLIAM GREENLEAF WEBSTER: --moved in 1835 to Cincinnati, Ohio; Notes for ROSALIE EUGENIA STUART: --of Virginia; vi. ELIZA STEELE WEBSTER, b. 21 Dec 1803; m. HENRY JONES, 05 Sep 1825. vii. HENRY BRADFORD WEBSTER, b. 20 Nov 1806; d. Feb 1807. viii. LOUISA WEBSTER, b. 12 Apr 1808. Generation No. 7 38. JOHN7 COOK (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 29 Aug 1743, and died 16 Jan 1823. He married (1) DEBORAH PALMER 25 May 1769, daughter of JOHN PALMER and DEBORAH FILLEY. She was born 21 Jun 1746, and died 25 Aug 1775. He married (2) BETHIAH WINCHEL 02 Feb 1777. She died 05 Mar 1823. Notes for DEBORAH PALMER: --of Windsor Children of JOHN COOK and DEBORAH PALMER are: i. DEBORAH8 COOK, b. 25 Nov 1770; d. 14 Oct 1774. ii. JOHN COOK, b. 02 Dec 1771; d. 28 Feb 1775. Children of JOHN COOK and BETHIAH WINCHEL are: 50. iii. JOHN8 COOK, b. 27 May 1779; d. 07 Sep 1863. iv. DAVID COOK, b. 31 Jan 1781. v. LUTHER COOK, b. 21 Sep 1783, Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut; d. 19 Nov 1855, Torrington; m. LOUISA FULLER, 09 Feb 1815; b. 25 Dec 1795, Kent, Connecticut; d. 31 Dec 1863. 39. SOLOMON7 WILLIAMS (ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 26 Jul 1752, and died 09 Nov 1834 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He married MARY HOOKER 24 Apr 1779, daughter of JOHN HOOKER and SARAH WORTHINGTON. She was born 10 Sep 1756 in Northampton, and died 07 Feb 1842. Notes for MARY HOOKER: --a guess as to when she died Children of SOLOMON WILLIAMS and MARY HOOKER are: i. ELIPHALET8 WILLIAMS, b. 1780; m. REBECCA PHOENIX, 19 Jun 1809. 51. ii. SOLOMON WILLIAMS, b. 1782; d. 26 Nov 1853, Charlotte, Vermont. iii. JULIA WILLIAMS, b. 1784. iv. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 1785. v. JAMES WILLIAMS, b. 06 Mar 1788; d. 02 Apr 1872; m. NANCY WRIGHT, 07 Jan 1810; d. 23 May 1884. Notes for JAMES WILLIAMS: --resided at Russell, New York, later at Northampton vi. JOHN HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1790; d. 13 Jun 1854; m. ELEONORA CUTHBERT, 19 Dec 1843; d. 1880, Pike, New York. vii. MIRANDA WILLIAMS, b. 1792. viii. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 11 Apr 1794, Northampton, Massachusetts; d. 26 Oct 1861; m. MARY HYDE KIRKLAND; d. 14 Jul 1864. Notes for MARY HYDE KIRKLAND: --of Norwich, Massachusetts ix. FRANCES WILLIAMS, b. 1796. 52. x. SARAH WILLIAMS, b. 1798; d. 1878. 40. ELISHA SCOTT7 WILLIAMS (ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 07 Oct 1757, and died 03 Feb 1845. He married (1) ABIGAIL LIVERMORE 30 Aug 1780, daughter of ELIJAH LIVERMORE and DINAH WHITNEY. She died Jul 1818. He married (2) REBECCA BRIDGE Abt. 1821. Notes for ABIGAIL LIVERMORE: --of Watertown, Massachusetts and Livermore, Maine Children of ELISHA WILLIAMS and ABIGAIL LIVERMORE are: i. THREE SONS8 WILLIAMS. ii. EIGHT DAUGHTERS WILLIAMS. 41. EDWARD7 WILLIAMS (ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 14 Nov 1762, and died 23 Jun 1807. He married RACHEL BARNARD 02 Jan 1785, daughter of ABNER BARNARD and RACHEL CATLIN. She died 19 Oct 1800 in East Hartford. Children of EDWARD WILLIAMS and RACHEL BARNARD are: i. SAMUEL CHESTER8 WILLIAMS, b. 1785. ii. NANCY BARNARD WILLIAMS, b. 1787. iii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 05 Mar 1789; d. 05 Oct 1844, Amherst; m. DAVID PARSONS, 31 Jan 1816; b. 10 Jun 1788; d. 17 Jun 1872, Clinton, Connecticut. 42. MARY7 WILLIAMS (ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 15 Sep 1765, and died 19 Aug 1844 in East Hartford. She married JOHN PORTER 20 May 1784. He died 28 May 1806. Notes for JOHN PORTER: --of East Hartford Children of MARY WILLIAMS and JOHN PORTER are: i. MARY8 PORTER, b. Abt. 1786; d. 13 Feb 1838. ii. CHARLES PORTER, b. 05 Sep 1787. iii. CHARLES LEONARD PORTER, b. 23 Nov 1792; m. AMELIA BURR. iv. HENRY CHESTER PORTER, b. 09 Jun 1797; m. UNKNOWN DODGE. 43. EMILY7 WILLIAMS (EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 29 Jun 1761, and died 19 Sep 1850. She married SAMUEL WILLIAM WILLIAMS 23 Nov 1785, son of ELISHA WILLIAMS and MEHITABLE BURNHAM. He was born 29 Jan 1752, and died Sep 1812. Children of EMILY WILLIAMS and SAMUEL WILLIAMS are: 53. i. HARRIET8 WILLIAMS, b. 1786; d. 06 Aug 1881. ii. EMILY WILLIAMS, b. 1788. iii. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 1790. iv. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 1792. v. MARY WILLIAMS, b. 1793. vi. FRANCES WILLIAMS, b. 1795. 54. vii. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. 1797; d. 17 Jun 1860. 55. viii. EZEKIEL WILLIAMS, b. 1799; d. 10 Feb 1873. ix. ABIGAIL WILLIAMS, b. 1801. 56. x. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 1803; d. 08 Feb 1882. 57. xi. JOHN STODDARD WILLIAMS, b. 1806. 44. HARRIET7 WILLIAMS (EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 26 Jun 1764. She married DAVID PARSONS 24 Nov 1785. Children of HARRIET WILLIAMS and DAVID PARSONS are: 58. i. MARY8 PARSONS, d. 29 Sep 1876. ii. DAVID PARSONS, b. 10 Jun 1788; d. 17 Jun 1872, Clinton, Connecticut; m. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, 31 Jan 1816; b. 05 Mar 1789; d. 05 Oct 1844, Amherst. 45. SAMUEL PORTER7 WILLIAMS (EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1779, and died 23 Dec 1826. He married (1) MARY HANFORD WEBB 07 Nov 1801. She died 13 Sep 1815. He married (2) SARAH (SALLY) PIERPOINT TYLER 21 Nov 1817, daughter of DANIEL TYLER. She was born 22 Apr 1791 in Brooklyn, Connecticut, and died 07 Nov 1857 in Brooklyn, Connecticut. Notes for SAMUEL PORTER WILLIAMS: --of Newburyport, Massachusetts More About MARY HANFORD WEBB: Burial: Mansfield, Connecticut Notes for SARAH (SALLY) PIERPOINT TYLER: --of Brooklyn, Connecticut, on her mother's side a gt-gd-dau of Jonathan Edwards Tyler Genealogy volume 1: -The Porter Family Genealogy, on page 380 has this erroneous lineage: " William Tyler, Milford, Conn., had John Tyler, of Wallingford, Conn., who had William Tyler, who married Jerusha Sedgwick, who had Daniel Tyler, who married Sarah Edwards, who had Sarah Pierpoint Tyler." Readers of this work will learn that the "Milford" line (except for certain intermarriages), is entirely distinct from this, the "Andover" line, from which Sarah Pierpoint Tyler sprung. "John Tyler" had no such son, "William Tyler"; Jerusha Sedgwick married Samuel Tyler, son of William Tyler, son of William Tyler, son of William Tyler of Milford. Children of SAMUEL WILLIAMS and SARAH TYLER are: i. SEPTIMUS TYLER8 WILLIAMS, b. 22 Dec 1818. ii. EDWARD S WILLIAMS, b. 20 Mar 1820. iii. JOSIAH D WILLIAMS, b. 22 Apr 1821. iv. WILLIAM PIERPOINT WILLIAMS, b. 22 Nov 1822. v. MARY F WILLIAMS, b. 22 Feb 1826. 46. ZADOC7 STEELE (JAMES6, RUTH5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 17 Dec 1758, and died 23 Mar 1845 in Stanstead, Canada. He married HANNAH SHURTLEFF 10 Feb 1785, daughter of WILLIAM SHURTLEFF. She was born 09 Jul 1765, and died 25 Jun 1845. Notes for ZADOC STEELE: "He was taken prisoner by the Indians that burnt Royalton, Vermont Oct 17, 1780,--he made his escape--published 1818 a narrative of his adventures. Children of ZADOC STEELE and HANNAH SHURTLEFF are: i. ABIGAIL8 STEELE, b. 24 Mar 1787, Randolph, Vermont. ii. HORACE STEELE, b. Abt. 1788. iii. HIRAM STEELE, b. 01 Feb 1789. iv. ZADOC STEELE, b. 11 Jan 1793. v. JAMES STEELE, b. 25 Jan 1795, Brookfield, Vermont. vi. ROSWELL STEELE, b. 14 Apr 1797. vii. SOLOMON STEELE, b. 20 Aug 1799. viii. SOPHRONIA STEELE, b. 07 Apr 1802. 59. ix. SANDFORD STEELE, b. 13 Apr 1804; d. 04 Sep 1856. x. HANNAH STEELE, b. 10 Apr 1807. 47. PHINEAS7 GRISWOLD (HEPZIBAH6, BENJAMIN5, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 13 Aug 1750, and died 1789. He married VASHTI BATES, daughter of LEMUEL BATES and DOROTHY LEWIS. Child of PHINEAS GRISWOLD and VASHTI BATES is: 60. i. VASHTI8 GRISWOLD, b. 26 Sep 1786. 48. TIMOTHY7 MERRILL (JAMES6, TIMOTHY5, SARAH4 COOK, NOAH3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 26 Mar 1781 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, and died 1836 in Montpelier, Vermont. He married CLARA FASSETT 13 Jan 1812 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont6, daughter of NATHAN FASSETT and AZUBAH MONTAGUE. She was born 18 Feb 1783. Children of TIMOTHY MERRILL and CLARA FASSETT are: i. FERRAND F8 MERRILL. Notes for FERRAND F MERRILL: --Ferrand F Merrill, like his father, was Clerk of the House of Representatives and transferred to the office of Secretary of State then State's Attorney for Washington County, then Representative of Montpelier in the Legislature. ii. EDWIN S MERRILL. iii. CLARA AUGUSTA MERRILL, d. 1842. iv. TIMOTHY R MERRILL. v. SON MERRILL, d. Died young. 49. MARY7 WEBSTER (NOAH6, NOAH5, MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 07 Jan 1799, and died 28 Feb 1819. She married HORATIO SOUTHGATE. Notes for HORATIO SOUTHGATE: --of Portland, Maine; Child of MARY WEBSTER and HORATIO SOUTHGATE is: 61. i. MARY WEBSTER8 SOUTHGATE, b. 1819; d. 03 May 1860, Paris, France. Generation No. 8 50. JOHN8 COOK (JOHN7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4, NATHANIEL3, AARON2 COOKE, AARON1) was born 27 May 1779, and died 07 Sep 1863. He married LYDIA LOOMIS 1806. She died 07 Feb 1861. Notes for LYDIA LOOMIS: --of Harwinton Children of JOHN COOK and LYDIA LOOMIS are: i. HERMAN9 COOK, b. 02 Feb 1807, Torrington; d. 07 Dec 1875; m. ANGELINE DARE, 22 May 1836; b. 14 Apr 1813, Cooperstown, New York; d. 12 May 1890. ii. LEWIS COOK, b. 23 Sep 1817. 51. SOLOMON8 WILLIAMS (SOLOMON7, ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1782, and died 26 Nov 1853 in Charlotte, Vermont. He married CYNTHIA HOUSE 09 Jun 1805, daughter of STEPHEN HOUSE. She died 20 May 1861 in Chateaugay, New York. Children of SOLOMON WILLIAMS and CYNTHIA HOUSE are: i. STEPHEN HOUSE9 WILLIAMS, b. 1807, Middlebury, Vermont; m. LOUISA H CHURCHILL. ii. MARY HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1808. iii. JOHN HOOKER WILLIAMS, b. 1810. iv. JULIA REBECCA WILLIAMS, b. 1813. v. SARAH F WILLIAMS, b. 1816. vi. FRANCES MIRANDA WILLIAMS, b. 1816. Notes for FRANCES MIRANDA WILLIAMS: --twin to Sarah F vii. ELIPHALET PHOENIX WILLIAMS, b. 1818. viii. CHARLES EDWARD WILLIAMS, b. 1820. 52. SARAH8 WILLIAMS (SOLOMON7, ELIPHALET6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1798, and died 1878. She married JOSHUA LEAVITT, son of ROGER LEAVITT and CHLOE MAXWELL. He was born 1794. Notes for JOSHUA LEAVITT: --of Heath, Massachusetts Children of SARAH WILLIAMS and JOSHUA LEAVITT are: i. WILLIAM SOLOMON9 LEAVITT, b. 1822. ii. JOHN HOOKER LEAVITT, b. 1824. iii. THOMAS ROGER LEAVITT, b. 1828. iv. JAMES TAYLOR LEAVITT, b. 1833. v. SAMUEL COX LEAVITT, b. 1835. vi. JOSHUA LEAVITT, b. 1839. 53. HARRIET8 WILLIAMS (EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1786, and died 06 Aug 1881. She married CALEB GOODWIN 03 Sep 1811, son of JOSEPH GOODWIN and HANNAH OLMSTEAD. He died 24 May 1830. Children of HARRIET WILLIAMS and CALEB GOODWIN are: i. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS9 GOODWIN, b. 1813. 62. ii. WILLIAM WILLIAMS GOODWIN, b. 1817. 63. iii. HENRY MARTYN GOODWIN, b. 1820. 64. iv. CALEB GOODWIN, b. 1822. v. LEWIS GOODWIN, b. 1826. 54. WILLIAM8 WILLIAMS (EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1797, and died 17 Jun 1860. He married MARY PARSONS 18 Sep 1821, daughter of DAVID PARSONS and HARRIET WILLIAMS. She died 29 Sep 1876. Children of WILLIAM WILLIAMS and MARY PARSONS are: i. HENRY PORTER9 WILLIAMS, b. 1823. ii. FRANCES CHAPPELL WILLIAMS, b. 1823. iii. MARY PARSONS WILLIAMS, b. 1826. iv. HARRIET PIERSON WILLIAMS, b. 1830. v. MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 1833. vi. WILLIAM OAKES WILLIAMS, b. 1835. vii. CHARLES HENRY WILLIAMS, b. 1837. viii. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 1839; d. 1841. 55. EZEKIEL8 WILLIAMS (EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1799, and died 10 Feb 1873. He married ADELINE MARTHA BUTLER 22 Dec 1825, daughter of LEVI BUTLER. She died 19 Feb 1840. Children of EZEKIEL WILLIAMS and ADELINE BUTLER are: 65. i. SARAH BUTLER9 WILLIAMS, b. 1826; d. 25 Oct 1897. ii. SON WILLIAMS, b. 1840; d. 1840. 56. SAMUEL8 WILLIAMS (EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1803, and died 08 Feb 1882. He married (1) HARRIET AMELIA BRONSON, daughter of HECTOR BRONSON and LUCY GALLUP. He married (2) MARY ELIZABETH ADAMS 17 Oct 1831, daughter of NATHANIEL ADAMS. She died 27 Dec 1843. Notes for HARRIET AMELIA BRONSON: --of Norwich, Connecticut Notes for MARY ELIZABETH ADAMS: --of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Children of SAMUEL WILLIAMS and HARRIET BRONSON are: i. EMILY IDA9 WILLIAMS, b. 1846. ii. FREDERICK ELISHA WILLIAMS, b. 1848. iii. HAZEL STODDARD WILLIAMS, b. 1850; m. UNKNOWN DEAGUERO. iv. FRANK WILLIAMS, b. 1852. Children of SAMUEL WILLIAMS and MARY ADAMS are: v. LOUISA9 WILLIAMS, b. 1834. vi. WILLIAM ADAMS WILLIAMS, b. 1836. vii. ALICE WILLIAMS, b. 1838. viii. GRACE WILLIAMS, b. 1840. ix. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, b. 1842. x. MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, b. 1843. 57. JOHN STODDARD8 WILLIAMS (EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1806. He married MEHITABLE OAKES. She was born Abt. 1807, and died 02 Aug 1895 in Salem. Notes for MEHITABLE OAKES: --of Danvers, Massachusetts Children of JOHN WILLIAMS and MEHITABLE OAKES are: i. EMILY OAKES9 WILLIAMS, b. 1838. ii. RUFUS CHOATE WILLIAMS, b. 1840. iii. JOHN STODDARD WILLIAMS, b. 1844. 58. MARY8 PARSONS (HARRIET7 WILLIAMS, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) died 29 Sep 1876. She married WILLIAM WILLIAMS 18 Sep 1821, son of SAMUEL WILLIAMS and EMILY WILLIAMS. He was born 1797, and died 17 Jun 1860. Children are listed above under (54) William Williams. 59. SANDFORD8 STEELE (ZADOC7, JAMES6, RUTH5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 13 Apr 1804, and died 04 Sep 1856. He married MARY HINMAN 14 Dec 1835, daughter of BENJAMIN HINMAN. She was born 14 Aug 1812. Notes for SANDFORD STEELE: --lived in Stanstead, Canada Notes for MARY HINMAN: --of Derby, Vermont Children of SANDFORD STEELE and MARY HINMAN are: i. BENJAMIN HINMAN9 STEELE, b. 06 Feb 1837, Stanstead, Canada East. ii. LYDIA M STEELE, b. 03 Nov 1839, Stanstead, Canada East; m. SAMUEL E PINGREE. iii. HIRAM STEELE, b. 10 Jul 1842. iv. HENRY STEELE, b. 26 Nov 1847. 60. VASHTI8 GRISWOLD (PHINEAS7, HEPZIBAH6, BENJAMIN5, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 26 Sep 1786. She married ABEL ADAMS7, son of ABEL ADAMS and ROSENE COSSETTE. He was born 03 Jan 1781, and died 15 Oct 1856. Child of VASHTI GRISWOLD and ABEL ADAMS is: 66. i. JAMES WADSWORTH9 ADAMS, b. 25 Dec 1815; d. 01 Sep 1867. 61. MARY WEBSTER8 SOUTHGATE (MARY7 WEBSTER, NOAH6, NOAH5, MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1819, and died 03 May 1860 in Paris, France. She married HENRY TROWBRIDGE 1838, son of HENRY TROWBRIDGE and HARRIET HAYES. He was born 22 Apr 1816, and died 1883. Child of MARY SOUTHGATE and HENRY TROWBRIDGE is: 67. i. JANE9 TROWBRIDGE, b. 1850; d. 1902. Generation No. 9 62. WILLIAM WILLIAMS9 GOODWIN (HARRIET8 WILLIAMS, EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1817. He married KATE AMOSS, daughter of WILLIAM AMOSS. Child of WILLIAM GOODWIN and KATE AMOSS is: i. FIVE CHILDREN10 GOODWIN. 63. HENRY MARTYN9 GOODWIN (HARRIET8 WILLIAMS, EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1820. He married MARTHA SARAH FRENCH, daughter of JOHN FRENCH. Child of HENRY GOODWIN and MARTHA FRENCH is: i. FOUR CHILDREN10 GOODWIN. 64. CALEB9 GOODWIN (HARRIET8 WILLIAMS, EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1822. He married ELIZABETH BROOKES, daughter of SAMUEL BROOKES. She was born 31 Jan 1823 in Isington, England. Child of CALEB GOODWIN and ELIZABETH BROOKES is: i. TEN CHILDREN10 GOODWIN. 65. SARAH BUTLER9 WILLIAMS (EZEKIEL8, EMILY7, EZEKIEL6, MARY5 PORTER, JOANNE4 COOKE, AARON3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1826, and died 25 Oct 1897. She married CHARLES SEYMOUR. He died 24 Sep 1884. Children of SARAH WILLIAMS and CHARLES SEYMOUR are: i. MARTHA ADALINE10 SEYMOUR, b. 1850. ii. CHARLES HENRY SEYMOUR, b. 1851. iii. EUGENE EVERETT SEYMOUR, b. 1852. 66. JAMES WADSWORTH9 ADAMS (VASHTI8 GRISWOLD, PHINEAS7, HEPZIBAH6, BENJAMIN5, ELIZABETH4 COOK, MOSES3 COOKE, AARON2, AARON1) was born 25 Dec 1815, and died 01 Sep 1867. He married ABIGAIL ESTHER BLAKESLEE 08 Nov 1848, daughter of EDWARD BLAKESLEE and CHARLOTTE THOMAS. She was born 08 Dec 1822, and died 07 Nov 1862. Child of JAMES ADAMS and ABIGAIL BLAKESLEE is: i. FREDERICK COSSETTE10 ADAMS, b. 30 Oct 1862; m. JULIA ABELL. 67. JANE9 TROWBRIDGE (MARY WEBSTER8 SOUTHGATE, MARY7 WEBSTER, NOAH6, NOAH5, MIRIAM4 COOKE, NOAH3, AARON2, AARON1) was born 1850, and died 1902. She married HENRY LUCIUS HOTCHKISS 1875, son of HENRY HOTCHKISS and ELIZABETH PRESCOTT. He was born 1842. Children of JANE TROWBRIDGE and HENRY HOTCHKISS are: i. HELEN SOUTHGATE10 HOTCHKISS, m. ELISHA ELY GARRISON. ii. ELIZABETH TROWBRIDGE HOTCHKISS, m. CARL BRANDES ELY. iii. HENRY STUART HOTCHKISS, b. 01 Oct 1878; m. ELIZABETH WYNDHAM WASHINGTON, 09 Oct 1907; b. Washington, D C. Endnotes 1. Immigrants to New England 1620-1633 by Robert Charles Anderson. 2. William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), --Vore, Lydia and Nathaniel Cook, 29 June 1649, Windsor, Conn. 3. William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), --Vore, Lydia and Nathaniel Cook, 29 June 1649, Windsor, Conn. 4. William Montgomery Clemens, American Marriage Records Before 1699, (Pompton Lakes, New Jersey 1926), 228, --Cooke, Aaron, Jr., and Sarah Westwood, 20 May 1661, Hadley, Mass. 5. 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