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Ancestors of Priscilla Anne Ingersoll

Generation No. 7

       64. William Ingersoll¹⁴, born April 01, 1724 in Springfield, Massachusetts¹⁵; died August 10, 1815 in Lee, Massachusetts¹⁶. He was the son of 128. David Ingersoll and 129. Lydia Child. He married 65. Lydia Ingersoll December 11, 1746.
       65. Lydia Ingersoll, born October 01, 1727 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; died June 02, 1804 in Lee, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of 130. Moses Ingersoll and 131. Catharine Van Slyke.

Notes for William Ingersoll:
Notes from A Genealogy of The Ingersoll Family in America 1629 - 1925, Comprising Descendents of Richard Ingersoll of Salem, Massachusetts, John Ingersoll of Westfield, Mass., and John Ingersoll of Huntington, Long Island, Compiled by Lillian Drake Avery of Pontiac, Michigan, Frederick H. Hitchcock, The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers, New York, New York, 1926:

Pages 139-40:

26. William Ingersoll was born at Springfield, April 1, 1724; married Dec. 11, 1746, his cousin Lydia Ingersoll, born Oct. 1, 1727, daughter of Moses and Catherine Ingersoll of Great Barrington. She died June 2, 1804.
       William Ingersoll became a prominent citizen of Great Barrington. In 1769 he came up and settled in the Hopland district. His farm consisted of 1000 acres stretching along the Housatonic from the quarry to South Lee. He seems to have been the most conspicuous citizen in the early history of the town and was known as the Patroon of the Berkshires.
       He was chosen chairman of the first board of selectmen and of the "Committee of Correspondence" during the Revolution, and his name stands first in the list of members of the Cong. Church and is prominent in all the earlier history of both church and town.
       His house stood a little southeast of the present residence of E. M. Langdon and his sseven sons on coming to maturity settled around him on some part of his ample domain.
       Lee was incorporated in 1774, and the first town meeting was held Dec. 22, 1777. William Ingersoll was elected moderator, selectman, highway surveyor, treasurer and chairman of the Committee of Correspondence. The duty of the Committee of Correspondence was no light one, for they had to raise men for the militia and pay them for their services and provide for their keeping. He was Representative to the State Assembly, 1781.
       Hon. Wm. Hyde relates the following incident of Squire William Ingersoll, the patriarch of the town, which both illustrates the zeal of the federalists in "getting out the votes" and the customs of the times:
       "During the War of 1812, when the election of Governor was on the first Monday of April, when the mud was deep and the snow banks prevented moving on wheels, I saw coming down Hawk's Hill by my father's house, a venerable man seated in an arm-chair in a large sleigh drawn by two horses. His hair was white, he wore a cocked hat and gray overcoat, and leaned upon his staff for support as the sleigh was drawn across the bridge and up to the front door of the church where the town meetings were held. Two strong men, his grand-sons, lifted his chair and its occupant from the sleigh and bore him up the broad aisle to the deacon's seat, where he deposited his vote for Caleb Strong for governor. Mr. Ingersoll was at that time 90 years old (History of Berkshire Co., Mass.).
       Inscription on his gravestone at Lee:
       "Sacred to the memory of Wm. Ingersoll, Esq., who was one of the first settlers of this town, and one of the few who in 1780 were formed into a church in this place. Satisfied with living and rejoicing in hope and glory, he died Aug. 10, 1815, aged 91 years and 4 months, leaving behind him in this dying world 149 descendants."
       The record of births of William Ingersoll's children was taken from an old Bible in possession of Cyrus B. Ingersoll of West Olive, Michigan, inscribed with the name of "Lucinda Ingersoll, her book, by her father, Nov. 11, 1794, in the 30th year of her age."
       William Ingersoll gave each of his children a large Bible. The one given to David is in the possession of Mrs. Lillian Drake Avery, Pontiac, Michigan (1925.)

       Children of William Ingersoll and Lydia Ingersoll are:

Moses Ingersoll, born July 14, 1748.

ii.

Aaron Ingersoll, born September 21, 1750.

iii.

Lydia Ingersoll, born October 10, 1752.

iv.

Bathsheba Ingersoll, born April 17, 1755.

Jared Ingersoll, born October 01, 1757.

vi.

William Ingersoll, born October 17, 1759.

vii.

David Ingersoll, born December 01, 1759 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; died January 26, 1839 in Lee, Massachusetts; married Sarah Parsons December 18, 1781.

viii.

Lucinda Ingersoll, born July 17, 1764; died February 22, 1800.

More About Lucinda Ingersoll:
Fact 1: 1800, Died unmarried.

ix.

Elijah Ingersoll, born August 16, 1766.

Calvin Ingersoll, born June 17, 1768.

xi.

Elizabeth Ingersoll, born October 04, 1771.

       66. Elihu Parsons, born 1719; died 1785. He was the son of 132. Ebeneezer Parsons and 133. Mercy Stebbins. He married 67. Sarah Edwards.
       67. Sarah Edwards. She was the daughter of 134. Jonathon Edwards and 135. Sarah Pierrepont.

       Child of Elihu Parsons and Sarah Edwards is:

Sarah Parsons, born September 08, 1760 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts; died August 30, 1837 in Lee, Massachusetts; married David Ingersoll December 18, 1781.

       68. Ebenezer Lyman II, born September 20, 1709 in Northampton, Massachusetts¹⁷; died April 01, 1753 in Torrington, Connecticut^18,¹⁹. He was the son of 136. Ebenezer Lyman I and 137. Experience Pomeroy. He married 69. Sarah²⁰.
       69. Sarah²¹.

       Children of Ebenezer Lyman and Sarah are:

Caleb Lyman, born 1747 in Torrington, Connecticut; died 1810 in Torrington, Connecticut; married (1) Delight Wilson; married (2) Hannah Loomis.

ii.

Ebenezer Lyman, born March 17, 1749/50.

iii.

Sarah Lyman.

iv.

Esther Lyman.

Ruth Lyman.

vi.

Rhoda Lyman.

vii.

Mary Lyman.

       72. Benjamin Saunders, born 1743 in Warren, Connecticut; died 1813 in Warren, Connecticut. He married 73. Sarah.
       73. Sarah, born 1744; died 1806.

       Child of Benjamin Saunders and Sarah is:

Arnold Saunders, born Abt. 1766; died 1829 in Warren, Connecticut; married Fear Sturtevant.

       74. Peleg Sturtevant, born 1736; died in Warren, Connecticut. He was the son of 148. Nehemiah Sturtevant II and 149. Fear Cushman. He married 75. Abigail Swift.
       75. Abigail Swift. She was the daughter of 150. Nathaniel Swift and 151. Abiah Tupper.

       Child of Peleg Sturtevant and Abigail Swift is:

Fear Sturtevant, born 1773; died 1840 in New Haven, Connecticut; married Arnold Saunders.

       76. Israel Converse²², born August 07, 1743 in Stafford, Connecticut; died March 28, 1806 in Randolph, Vermont. He was the son of 152. Josiah Converse II and 153. Eleanor Richardson. He married 77. Hannah Walbridge 1771 in Stafford, Connecticut.
       77. Hannah Walbridge, born October 13, 1751; died October 17, 1830 in Parkman, Ohio. She was the daughter of 154. Amos Walbridge , Jr. and 155. Margaret.

More About Israel Converse:
Fact 1: April 19, 1775, Marched as Sergeant to the relief of Boston, on the Lexington Alarm
Fact 2: 1776, Captain in Col. Wells' regiment, Connecticut militia
Fact 3: 1780, One of the first settlers of Randolph, Vermont

       Children of Israel Converse and Sarah Lewis are:

Shubael Converse, born April 30, 1766.

ii.

Frederick Converse, born July 22, 1768.

Child of Israel Converse and Hannah Walbridge is:

Porter Converse, born February 28, 1778 in Stafford, Connecticut; died August 17, 1870 in Unionville, Lake County, Ohio; married Rhoda Howard.

       78. Amasa Howard. He married 79. Jemina Johnson.
       79. Jemina Johnson. She was the daughter of 158. Edward Johnson , Jr. and 159. Mary Phillips.

       Child of Amasa Howard and Jemina Johnson is:

Rhoda Howard, born November 30, 1785 in Woodstock, Connecticut; died November 23, 1873 in Cleveland, Ohio; married Porter Converse.

       90. Aaron Scatterday , Sr., born 1755; died 1795. He married 91. Pamelia Russell.
       91. Pamelia Russell. She was the daughter of 182. Anthony Russell.

       Child of Aaron Scatterday and Pamelia Russell is:

Mary Scatterday, died 1836; married James Carnes November 19, 1813 in Loudoun County, Virginia.

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