A HISTORY OF THE TOWN
OF MIDDLEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS,
1670-1850
Edward Church Smith.
Menasha, Wis. Priv. print. 1924

INGHAM to LOVELAND

[Transcribed by Coralynn Brown]

INGHAM Solomon Ingham (Daniel, Ebenezer, Joseph, Joseph), son of Daniel and Mehitable (Phelps) Ingham, b. Hebron, Conn., 11-1-1751, d. Hinsdale, 11-9-1837, m. about 1782, Mary WRIGHT of Chester. He moved to Mid. in 1776 and bought of Asa Brown Lot 13, 3rd Division, Becket, where he built his house. He signed the Pet. for Inc. 1781 and served as town clerk 1783-84, 1786-88, 1796-1807. He was selectman 1785, 1799-1805, 1817. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He was a home man, had strong intellectual powers, plain in person and manners, well informed, strong in argument and positive in his religious and political opinions. He made no profession of religion until near middle life after which he became well read in theology and strong religious literature of the past. Children: Solomon, b. 8-20-1782, d. Indiana about 1820. Mary, b. 7-30-1783, d. Salem, Pa. Daniel, b. 12-7-1784, d. 1-8-1785. Daniel, b. 6-12-1787 (See Fam. 1). Mehitable, b. 12-25-1793, d. Genesee, Wis., m. 10-16-1816, Abner WING. Tryphena, b. 3-12-1795, d. Hinsdale 12-29-1851, m. 5-15-1817 Zeri WING. Alexander, b. 1-27-1797 (See Fam. 2). FAMILY 1 Daniel Ingham, son of Solomon and Mary (Wright) Ingham, was b. Mid. 6-12-1787, d. Portland, Mich., 12-24-1859, m. 9-8-1808, Anna, daughter of Calvin and Anna (Anable) SMITH, who d. 6-23-1869. Children: Betsy Anna, b. Mid. 1-23-1810, m. Cato, N.Y. 10-28-1827, Edward SANBORN. Settled in Portland, Mich. in 1843. Seven children. Temperance Sarah, b. Mid. 11-8-1812, m. 3-18-1840 Justus S. SANDBORN. Two children. Infant, b. 4-22-1814, d. 5-9-1814. Fannie Maria, b. Mid. 8-24-1816, m. 9-22-1835 Enoch SANDBORN. Three children. Infant, b. March __, 1818, d. age 2 weeks. Lawrence Daniel, b. Ira, N.Y. 10-1-1823, d. 8-2-1827. Ossian, b. Cato, N.Y. 1827, d. young. Oscar Solomon, b. Cato, N.Y. 5-15-1830. Mary Latitia, b. Cato, N.Y. 2-28-1833. FAMILY 2 Alexander Ingham, son of Solomon and Mary (Wright) Ingham, b. 1-27-1797, d. Mid. 8-24-1881, m. 1st 12-11-1836, Sarah FOOTE of Chester, who d. 7-22-1848, aged 39, m. 2nd 10-29-1851, Clarissa M. BARBER, who d. 5-24-1861, aged 43 years. He attended school at Westfield Academy and studied in the family of Rev. Mr. Halleck of Plainfield. Age the age of 23 he commenced business as a tailor in Mid. He was very active in promoting common school education serving on the school committee for many years and at one time teaching a select school of his own in his tailor shop. He promoted lyceums and debating societies, taught in Sabbath school and greatly increased the town library. He served for many years as deacon in the Cong. Ch. He was a believer in the temperance cause, laboring actively for its promotion. Believing in higher education he contributed liberally to the founding of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. He was also a generous contributor to the cause of Foreign Missions. In 1838 after trying in vain to benefit the foreign population, employed in constructing the Western Railroad, by direct influence, he initiated a plan of extending public school education to these people. In this work he had great success and succeeded in implanting in these Irish emigrants an interest in the benefits of education for themselves and their children. Deacon Ingham lived in the white house opposite the site of the Baptist meetinghouse in Mid. Center where Miss Sarah Chamberlain now (1924) lives. Deacon Ingham was representative to the General Court in 1843. Children b. Mid.: Samuel, b. 10-7-1837, d. 12-27-1873, m. Lucinda PHELPS at Lockport, N.Y. He was a Cong. Minister. Two children, Paul P. graduated at the University of Mich. Was drowned 1905; Dora, m. Mr. STRONG, one son Paul Ingham. Sarah, b. 7-10-1840, m. 4-25-1865 Rev. N. G. BONNEY. He was a Cong. minister. She lives in Norwich, Conn. Children: Thurston of Whitneyville, Conn., m. 3-9-1900, Eva HURD of Whitneyville, 2 children, Gladys Gibson and Eva Irene. Jennie Gibson of Norwichtown, Conn. Joseph A., b. 8-31-1854, killed in an elevator accident at Hotel Windsor, Denver, Colorado, 7-31-1882. FAMILY 3 Erastus Ingham, s. of Daniel and Mehitable (Phelps_ Ingham, b. Hebron, Conn. 7-16-1755, d. Mid. 2-19-1827, m. 11-5-1778, Elizabeth, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Sawyer) HUTCHINSON. She d. 6-28-1834. In 1784 Erastus Ingham of Hebron bought of David Bolton Lot 11 in the I Div. E. Prescott's Grant where he settled about a quarter of a mile west of the Center. After living here for 4 years he purchased Lot 202 Worthington and built his house on Ridgepole Road where two more generations of Inghams lived. He was a prominent man in town affairs being town treasurer from 1785-87, serving on the school committee 1796-99, as selectman 1793-98, 1801-05, 1811-14, a total of 15 years. He represented the town in the General Court 1809-10. According to the family tradition he was a soldier in the Rev. War. Children: Erastus John, b. Hebron, Conn., 9-26-1779 (See Fam. 4). Samuel, b. Hebron, 2-21-1781-2, d. New Orleans 1832-3, m. Anna ROOT. William, b. Hebron, 2-21-1781-2 (See Family 6). Elizabeth, b. Mid. 5-25-1789, m. 7-4-1808 Amos MACK. Lydia, b. Mid. 10-24-1793, m. 1-20-1811, Reuben BLOSSOM of Onandaga, N.Y. FAMILY 4 Erastus John Ingham, son of Erastus and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Ingham, was b. Hebron, 9-26-1779, d. Mid. 7-9-1851, m. 5-21-1807, Vesta DICKSON. He carried on the farm where his father had lived. Like his father he was prominent in town affairs. He served as selectman 1831-32, 1835. Children: John Milton, b. Mid. 1-20-1808, d. 7-5-1840, m. 11-4-1833 Melita BALLOU. She d. 11-8-1860. Children: Vesta Melita, b. 2-4-1835, d. 4-12-1835; Mary Elvira, b. 8-5-1837, m. Wait Dwight HARRIS, M.D. Resided in Chicago. Samuel, b. 9-16-1810, m. 3-15-1832 Clarissa ALDERMAN. He lived in the old Alderman house where Daniel Alderman had lived, just south of the dwelling of Mr. Henry S. Pease. He was selectman in 1844, 1846-48, 1851. Mary, b. Mid. 11-20-1814, m. 2-23-1831 Walter PEASE. Maria, b. Mid. 11-20-1814, m. 11-29-1831 Romeo ALDERMAN. Andrew H., b. 6-20-1825, d. 8-19-1837. Erastus James, b. Mid. 6-10-1828 (See Fam. 5). FAMILY 5 Erastus James Ingham, son of Erastus John and Vesta (Dickson) Ingham, was b. Mid. 6-10-1828, d. W. Spfld., Feb. 1921, m. 2-4-1851, Julia, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Root) PEASE. Until his last years he was a resident of Mid. keeping up the ancestral farm on Ridgepole Road. He served as selectman 1875, 1877-82, 1886. He was prominent in the Cong. Ch. Children: Alida J., b. 5-1-1870. Lily C., b. 12-17-1843, m. 2-18-1875 Wayland SMITH. Lived at Mittineague. Elnore, b. 1-26-1859, d. 11-9-1860. Nora V., b. 10-19-1863, m. 4-28-1885 John T. BRYAN, s. of Thomas Bryan of Worthington, who was b. 2-17-1859. Mr. Bryan was a prominent man in public affairs. Beside serving as town treasurer, he was selectman from 1890-93, 1899-1902. He lived in a house on the site of the old Emmons place, 3/4 mile south of the Center. Children born in Mid.: Alida BEll, b. 7-12-1887, m. Perley HOLMES; Irving Edward, b. 7-21-1889; Albert Ingham, b. 9-13-1891; Leon Merwin, b. 8-30-1893. FAMILY 6 William Ingham, son of Erastus and Elizabeth (Hutchinson) Ingham, was b. Hebron, Conn. 2-21-1781-82, d. Cato, N.Y., 12-1-1832, m. 3-3-1806, Betsy SMITH of Mid. He came to Mid. with his father in 1784. He settled on Lot 199 Worthington somewhat east of the Obadiah Smith farm. About 1811-12 he moved away, living for a while at Pittsfield, later Cato, N.Y., where he died. Children: William Smith, b. Mid. 8-4-1807. Samuel, b. 2-9-1809, d. 3-30-1809. Betsy, b. 1-15-1810, d. 1-17-1810. Betsy Maria, b. Pittsfield 6-21-1811. Maria, b. 6-21-1813, d. 8-2-1813. Alzina Anna, b. 4-22-1822. Albert Hoyt, b. 2-13-1824, d. 7-25-1827. ISHAM Zebulon Isham's name appears on the valuation list for Mur. of 1778. He occupied the northern half of Lot 47 through which the present (1924) boundary line between Mid. and Chester runs. He signed the Mur. petition to have his land set off to form a new town in 1779, and also signed the Pet. Inc. 1781. As no further mention is made of him it is probable that his house was located on the Chester side of the line. He m. Rose ELLIS of Hebron, Conn. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. In 1790 he was living in Pittsfield. JENNINGS Joseph Jennings, d. in Becket 11-10-1844; m. Hannah _____. He was living in the region of West Hikll or "Ashdod" 1810-20, but moved to Becket before 1830. Children: Hannah Fox, bp. Mid. 6-25-1811; m. 2-16-1820, Wm. D. STEVENS of Becket. Mary Strobridge, bp. Mid. 6-25-1811; m. (int.) 10-11-1823, Samuel H. BAIRD of Becket. Joseph L., bp. Mid. 6-25-1811; m. (int.) 4-29-1838, Emily A. HIGLEY of Becket. Willis Trumbull, bp. 6-25-1811. Lydia Harmony, b. Mid. 8-16-1810. Betsy Allen, b. Mid. 10-23-1812. Miriam Amanda, b. 3-16-1815. William Austin, b. 5-25-1818; m. Becket, 12-24-1840, Caroline MESSENGER. Sardius Milton, b. 4-17-1820; m. Becket, 3-24-1846, Sarah F. AUSTIN of Becket. Milo James, b. 5-17-1821. Mary Jennings, widow, d. 7-31-1813, aged 89 yrs., 11 mos. JOHNSON Jesse Johnson, b. 1734; d. Chester 3-17-1822; m. Sarah _____, b. 1737, d. Chester Nov. 1814. He was an early resident of Chester coming from Southampton. He was a decaon in the church. All his children except the eldest were b. in Chester. Children: Sarah, b. 10-5-1764. Jesse, b. 3-5-1767 (See Fam. 1). Eunice, b. 1-23-1769. Isaac, b. 3-11-1772. Sibbel, b. 12-30-1773. Mabel, b. 11-3-1775. Roxany, b. 7-14-1777; m. Abner CARY of Williamsburg. Daniel, b. 3-22-1779. Louis, b. 10-30-1780. Lucy, b. 5-18-1875. FAMILY 1 Jesse Johnson, son of Jesse and Sarah Johnson, who was b. Chester, 3-5-1767; d. Becket 8-7-1854; m. Becket, 2-25-1795, Sarah, dau. Benj. and Olive (Shapley) WADSWORTH, b. 1776; d. Mid. 7-22-1832. He lived for some years in Mid. on the Warner Lot, so called, at the lower end of Ridgepole Road. Children: Milton, b. Chester, 2-13-1797, m. 5-18-1820, Esther, dau. Capt. Nathan WRIGHT. Lived in Mid. 1820 near Thos. Ward. Moved to Becket where his children were born. Chester, b. Chester, m. 11-24-1819, Amanda HARRIS of Becket. Jesse, b. Mid. 4-5-1803, m. Bekcet 1-15-1828, Emeline AUSTIN, b. Chester. William Pratt, b. Mid. 4-5-1804, was living in Mid. when he m. 3-22-1835, Betsy BELL of Chester. Olive, b. Mid. 12-8-1807, m. (int.) 7-4-1843, Seth STANNARD of Westfield, Mass. Sarah, b. Mid. 1-14-1810, m. Joseph BARNARD of Worthington. JONES One of the Jones families of Mid. was descendant from Benjamin Jones of Enfield, Conn., through his grandson, Caleb, who was a son of one of the four sons, Benjamin, Ebenezer, Eleazer or Levi. Caleb Jones, m. 11-10-1730, Miriam PARSONS, who d. a widow at Enfield, 9-14-1789. Among their chlildren were: Miriam, b. 2-3-1731. Caleb, b. 1736 (See Fam. 1). Samuel, b. 2-14-1743 (See Fam. 3). John, b. 6-26-1748 (See Fam. 4). Mary, b. 3-15-1733. FAMILY 1 Caleb Jones, son of Caleb and Miriam (Parsons) Jones was b. Enfield, 1736; d. 12-14-1810; m. 12-10-1758, Esther SIMONS of Enfield, who d. 1-18-1813. Among their children were: Ezra, b. 8-14-1763 (See Fam. 2). Philip, b. 3-6-1768, d. Enfield, Mar. 1795. He was one of the earliest physicians to practice in Mid. He lived somewhere near the farm of Mr. Henry S. Pease. FAMILY 2 Ezra Jones, son of Caleb and Esther (Simons) Jones, was b. Enfield 8-14-1763; m. 1-18-1787, Mary BOOTH, who d. Mid. 12-20-1824, age 59. He came to Mid. between 1792 and 1793. His wife joined the Cong. Ch. by letter 1793. He served on School Com. He lived at one time in the Gambrel roofed house east of the Center known as "Cranberry Lodge," where Dr. William Coleman had lived before him. "Jones's Hill" northeast of the Center was probably named for him. He returned to Enfield in 1826. Children: Mary, b. Enfield, 5-4-1790, d. Mid. 7-18-1826. Caleb, b. Mid. 2-24-1794. Ezra Jr., b. Mid. 5-15-1797. FAMILY 3 Samuel Jones, son of Caleb and Miriam (Parsons) Jones, was b. Enfield, 2-14-1743; d. Mid. 5-14-1788. He m. 2nd 9-6-1788, Rebecca CRANE of Becket. He was one of the early settlers in the Murrayfield section. He purchased land in lot 50 I Div. Mur. from Bigot Eggleston in 1776 and later he acquired land in lot 48. His dwelling stood on the site now (1924) occupied by the house of W. Ovid Eames. It was the old gambrel roofed house which the older citizens remember as being occupied by Sylvester Smith and later by John L. Bell. This house was the scene of the last act of Shays' Rebellion, when a company of insurgents was arrested here. Samuel Jones was one of the supporters of the insurrection. He had been one of two delegates chosen in 1786 to represent Mid. at a convention at Hatfield at the time of Shays' Rebellion. His son Samuel was among those who were required to take the Oath of Allegiance in March, 1787. His arms were restored to him. Samuel Jones Sr. signed the petition to Murrayfield in 1779 to have land set off to form a new town, as well as the Pet. Inc. 1781. He was selectman 1783 and 1789. He was one of a committee appointed to select a site for the meetinghouse. He moved away from Mid. before 1800. Children: Samuel, b. Enfield, 11-9-1768; m. (int.) 4-23-1792, Betsy SKINNER. Joined the Cong. Ch. 1795. His name was on the minister Tax list for 1799. Child, Samuel, bap. 2-8-1795. Anna, b. Enfield, 11-9-1768, m. 7-24-1794, John COBB of Chester. Bidkar, b. Enfield 6-4-1772. His name was on the Minister Tax list for 1799. His wife joined Cong. Ch. by letter from Buckland in 1799. John, b. Enfield, 5-26-1774; m. 11-12-1795, Hannah SKINNER. Miriam, b. 10-5-1776, m. 9-30-1799, Alexander LOOMIS of Southampton. Taylor, b. Mid. 5-19-1790. Mary Ann, b. Mid. 6-17-1796, d. 1-14-1797. FAMILY 4 John Jones, son of Caleb and Miriam (Parsons) Jones, was b. Enfield, 6-26-1748; d. Mid. 7-30-1793; m. 11-8-1769, Hannah GLEASON. His was a new name on the Murrayfield evaluation list as early as 1774. He lived west of his brother Samuel, in a house located somewhere on the old road leading to the Babcock lot. He signed the petition of 1779 and Pet. Inc. 1781. Children: Alfred, b. Enfield, 8-12-1771. Abba, b. Mur. 4-24-1775; m. 6-28-1797, Polly SQUIRE. Was living in Mid. 1800 but had moved away by 1810. Children: Polly, b. Mid. 1-13-1799; Harriet, b. Mid. 1-30-1801. Cynthia, b. Mur. 4-3-1778, m. 11-11-1798, John TINKER of Worth. Hannah, b. Mur. 2-10-1781, m. 2-18-1801, Frederick ALLEN of Washington. Benajah (or Benaiah) Jones, was b. Hebron, Conn. 8-12-1755, d. 8-19-1839. m. Feb. 1781, Jemima SKINNER of Hebron, b. 1758. Both he and his wife did heroic work during the Rev. War. In 1780 he bought the farm known as the Granger Place, on the road to the Alderman farm. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. He was on committee to find cneter of town 1783, and was surveyor of highways that same year. He was on the school committee in 1796. In Sept. 1808, he moved with his family to Painesville, Ohio. His wife d. 1820. He lived during his last years with his son in Jonesville, Mich. Children: Jemima, b. 1783, d. 11-27-1791. Almira, bap. 9-22-1793. Benajah, bap. 9-6-1795. Elkanah Jones, brother of Benajah Jones, was b. Hebron, Conn., 4-28-1761. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He was living with his brother in Mid. in 1790. He was assigned to Pew 24 in the Meetinghouse in 1792 and 1794. He later lived in Newburg, N.Y., Hamilton and Norwich, N.J., and Painesville, Ohio. He never married. Was buried west of Painesville in the Blish or Ney cemetery. (See "A Record of the Rev. Soldiers buried in Lake Co., Ohio, New Conn. Chapter D.A.R." Painesville, Ohio). JUDD Samuel Judd (Daniel, Jonathan, Benjamin, Thomas), son of Daniel and Lydia (Jones) Judd, was b. Colchester, Conn. 8-1-1754; d. Mid. 9-22-1785. m. E. Haddam, Conn. 11-11-1776, Phebe BEEBE. She m. 2nd Halifax, Vt., 1-25-1787, Oliver WATERS. Samuel Judd was among the early settlers, dwelling on Lot. 1 - III Div. Becket, somewhere east of the Parsonage Lot. In 1784 he was appointed "grave digger," since he lived near the firs burying ground, the Mack cemetery. He died the following year and was probably the first person to be buried in the Mack cemetery after his appointment as "grave digger." Children, b. Colchester, Conn.: Samuel, b. 7-1-1777. Isaac, b. 3-20-1779. Russel, b. 12-3-1780, d. ____. Daughter, b. _____. KELLY James Kelly of Colchester, Conn., probably a descendant of Scotch-Irish emigrants of the early eighteenth century bought of Elizabeth Dwight Lot 212 in the Worthington section as early as 1780. He also owned Lot No. 224 which he sold in 1782 to Matthew Smith of East Haddam, Conn., who established the Smith farm and one branch of the Smith Family in Middlefield. In 1783 Kelley was appointed one of the committee selected to choose a site for the meetinghouse. His wife was Anna ____. Kelly's house was near the farm of Mr. George W. Cottrell. In 1788 Kelly sold his farm at the Cottrell place to Calvin Smith. Kelly is supposed to have moved to Worthington. KIBBEY Bildad Kibbey, son of James and Anna Kibbe, was b. Enfield, Conn. 10-3-1745; d. Mid. 8-12-1816; m. Somers, Conn. 9-9-1784 Azubah PEASE. According to the census of 1790 he was living at that time in Somers, Conn. In 1792 he bought of Josiah Leonard Lot 2, III Div. Becket, which is located just a short distance south of Mid. Center, a part of which is known as the "Parsonage Lot." Kibbey was set to the southeast school district in 1793 and to the Center district in 1794. He was assigned to Pew 4 in the meetinghouse in 1794. In 1802 he bought Lots No. 7 in the I and II Divs. West, Prescott's Grant. In 1804 he sold his house and lot south of the Center to David Mack Jr., and probably moved to his Prescott's Grant farm which was located on the West Hill where James Cross lived later. LAMBERTON Henry Lamberton, of Palmer, purchased in 1779, of David Bolton, Lot 1, II Div. E. P.G. where he lived for a few years, his house being some distance east of the road north from the Center and north of Dickson Hill. He signed the Pet. Inc. 1781. His farm was a desolate wind swept region and he apparently soon tired of his property for he sold it to Malachi Nichols for one third of the purchase price, and had moved away before 1794. He wife was Pain _____. Children b. Mid.: Solomon, b. 7-25-1781. Asher, b. 3-20-1784. John Merrick, b. 4-12-1786. Lucina, b. 6-12-1788. Nathan Leonard (Samuel, Samuel, Solomon) (See History of Springfield, Mass. - Burt), son of Samuel and Lydia (Cook) Leonard, was b. Preston, Conn. 8-22-1717; m. 11-12-1739, Abigail HERRICK. Among their children were: Nathan, b. 6-12-1742 (See Fam. 1). Simeon, b. 9-17-1765 (See Fam. 4). FAMILY 1 Nathan Leonard, son of Nathan and Abigail (Herrick) Leonard, was b. Preston, Conn. 6-17-1742; m. 1-12-1764 Hannah BRANCH. Among their children were: Anna, b. Preston, Conn. 1-25-1765, d. 10-12-1850, m. Nov. 1791, William WHEELER. Lucy, b. 9-14-1768. Bernice, b. 4-22-1771, m. Abigail, dau. Luther and Dorothy (Green) TORREY, b. Abington 8-16-1769. Had a dau. Abigail, bap. 11-8-1809, d. 3-29-1894, m. William HATCH, a farmer of Worthington. Among their children was a dau. Ellen, b. 1841 (See Fam. 2). Esther, b. 4-23-1773. Branch, b. Aug. 1779 (See Fam. 3). FAMILY 2 Ellen Hatch, dau. of William and Abigail (Leonard ) Hatch, was b. Worthington 1841; m. 1857, Charles RANDALL. They lived in Huntington and Mid. in the "Gulf" at the foot of Mt. Gobble. He served in the Civil War where he contracted disease of which he died in 1865. Children: Cora, b. Huntington, Nov., 1859, n. Charles GOLDTHWAITE. Carrie E. (Church), b. Huntington, 4-15-1861. When the family was broken up by the death of her parents she was adopted by Mr. James Talmadge CHURCH of Mid. After attending district school on the West Hill and at the Center, and select school, she attended the Worcester High School. She was a special student at Oberlin for one year in the class of 1884. After living in Worcester and Brooklyn she took special courses at Pratt Institute and Columbia. She taught in a school for mountain whites at Blowing Rock, N.C. From 1905 to 1923 she taught sewing at the Kamehameha School for girls, and the Kawaiahao Seminary of the Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii. Nellie, b. Mid. June 1862, m. Frederick A. CLAPP. FAMILY 3 Branch Leonard, son of Nathan and Hannah (Branch) Leonard, was b. Aug. 1779; d. 1-22-1871; m. LEACH Giles Leach of Bridgewater, Mass., who came from Weymouth, Mass., 1665, m. Ann NOKES. They had a son Benjamin. Benjamin Leach, son of Giles and Ann Leach, m. Hepzibah WASHBURN. They had a son Benanuel, b. 5-4-1718. Benanuel Leach, son of Benjamin and Hepzebah (Washburn) Leach, was b. 5-4-1718; m. 6-6-1745, Elizabeth, dau. Samuel EDSON, who was b. 12-16-1722 and d. Wilbraham 5-7-1821. They had a son Benanuel. Benanuel Leach, son of Benanuel and Elizabeth (Edson) Leach, was. b. ____; d. Wilbraham 12-30-1826. m. Lucy _____, b. 1754, d. Wilbraham 2-20-1824. He came from Shutesbury to Amherst, where he was on the evaluation list of 1776. He served for Amherst in the Rev. War. In 1787 he bought land in Wilbraham containing about 38 acres together with gristmills and house and barn. Children: Daniel, b. 1779 (See Fam. 1). Isaac, m. Wilbraham, 9-6-1801 Elizabeth BANTON, b. abt. 1773; d. 1-18-1845. Several children. He d. 1-10-1835. Joseph, m. Wilbraham (int.) 5-6-1804, Pimela WALKER. Moved to Bainbridge, Ohio and later to Michigan. Isaiah, m. Cloe, dau. Stephen STEBBINS of Wilbraham, who was b. 5-7-1790. He was killed at Wilbraham by a log rolling from a sled, 1-31-1816. Ira, b. 8-11-1789; m. 4-3-1817, Chloe (Stebbins) Leach, widow of his brother Isaiah. Ira Leach was living in Mid. in 1819 and joined Cong. Ch. with his wife in 1820. He lived on Johnny Cake Hill probably at the Barzillai Little place between 1817 and 1836. He bought land in Wilbraham, 1831, and probably left Mid. not long after. His will was probated in 1838. Philinda, b. Wilbraham, 7-19-1791, m. 4-3-1817, Roswell ROOT. FAMILY 1 Daniel Leach, son of Benanuel and Lucy Leach, was b. 1779; d. Mid. 7-10-1836; m. 1st Mid. 12-7-1803 Anna, dau. Justus and Ann (Blodget) BISSELL, who was b. E. Windsor, Conn. 11-18-1780; d. Mid. 3-1-1829; m. 2nd 3-18-1830, Fanny, dau. William and Esther (Stevens) WOLCOTT of Rutland, Vt., b. 7-23-1788; d. Mid. 6-4-1864. Daniel Leach came to Mid. abt. 1802. He bought of William Graham the gristmill and sawmill plant in Factory Brook first established by John Ford. In 1806 this plant was familiarly known as Leach's mill. He lived in the old house which stood south of the mill on the east side of the brook. Mr. Leach, so the story goes, was a victim of consumption but was determined not to die. But one day he succumbed, no doubt to his surprise, after a ride through the street at Jehu-like speed, a daily practice which he fancied lenthened his days. Children, b. Mid.: Anna, b. 1-30-1806; d. 10-4-1830, m. (int.) 8-20-1826, Justus OLDS. Daniel, b. 10-18-1807, d. 8-8-1836, m. 1833, Alta HURD, of Tinmouth, Vt., moved to Aurora, Ohio 1830, and to Bainbridge, Ohio 1832. His widow m. a Mr. MARSH, dau. Lucinda b. Apr. 1835. Elvira, b. 8-12-1810, m. 1835, Amasa N. PARISH. Moved to Bainbridge, Ohio Dec. 1833. Justus, b. 4-11-1812, m. Mercy _____. Moved to Aurora, Ohio 1832 and to Solon, Ohio 1833. Children: Mercy Amelia, b. Sept. 1835; Lydia Ann, b. ____; Ransom Spears, b. ____. Hiram, b. 10-24-1814, d. Mid. 3-12-1885. He followed his father in operating the mills. Lived at the old Simeon Wood place where his sister Mary lived later. An old diary found in this house, probably belonging to Hiram, mentions a visit to Wilbraham, 1845, where he saw Aunt Chloe, Issac and Uncle Roswell. Isaiah, b. 12-11-1816 was probably the man of that name who lived in Chesterfield. Orris, b. 10-18-1818, d. Twinsburg, Ohio, 1-24-1899, m. 4-28-1850, Sallie Maria BLAIR (1819-1888). He moved to Westfield, and later to Aurora, Ohio, about 1841, moving to Twinsburg 1861. Lucinda, b. 4-27-1821. Mary, b. 3-11-1831, d. Mid. 7-31-1905, she demolished the old Simeon Wood house where she and Hiram lived and built the present (1924) structure on the same site. She was a tailoress by trade. She lived alone many years. LEALAND Ebenezer Lealand (John, Hopestill, Henry), son of John and Abigail Babcock, was b. Holliston, 1737; d. Hinsdale, 1806; m. 1st Abigail CUTLER; m. 2nd Rhoda FISHER. He was living in Partridgeville according to the census of 1790, but by 1792 was living in Middlefield on the West Hill near the Washington line. In 1790 he bought the fine farm on the meadows of Factory Brook of Daniel Spencer Emmons, where Samul Smith Jr. once lived. (Lots 6 in I and II Div. W.P.G). Was living there in 1800 but soon after moved away. Children: Lemuel, b. 1763; d. Mid. 4-9-1801. m. Irene CORBON. Bought part of Lot 16 Wash. section, 1796. Luther, b. 1766, d. 3-28-1828, m. 1st (int.) 6-9-1800, Mrs. Olive BULLARD of Holliston, m. 2nd, 5-4-1803, Lois, dau. John & Mehitable COATS who d. Mid. 11-29-1827. He was living in Mid. on West Hill as late as 1810. Ebenezer, b. 1768; d. 1858, m. Susannah WILSON. He was a tinware manufacturer at Pepperill, Mass. James, b. 1769; d. Pendleton, N.Y., m. Nancy HOLMES. Chloe, b. 1771; d. Peru 1808; m. Wm. STEVENS. Abigail, b. 1773; d. 1816, m. 11-20-1794, Phillip MEACHAM. Rhoda, b. 1787, m. John CONE, a farmer of Wallingford, Vt. Electa, b. 1790; m. Eli PIERCE, a farmer of Peru. Samuel Lealand was living on West Hill in 1800 next house north of Luther Lealand. He may have been Samuel Lealand of Grafton, Mass. LEONARD John Leonard, of Springfield, was killed by Indians 1676. m. 11-12-1640 Sarah HEITH (or HEALD). Had a son Josiah. Josiah Leonard, son of John and Sarah (Heith) Leonard, was b. 5-20-1644, d. 2-15-1688; m. 12-19-1678, Sarah, dau. John and Mercy DUMBLETON. Had a son Josiah. Josiah Leonard, son of Josiah and Sarah (Dumbleton) Leonard, was b. 10-21-1680; m. (int.) 11-21-1702 Ruth ALLEN of Northampton. Had a son Reuben. Reuben Leonard, son of Josiah and Ruth (Allen) Leonard, was b. Springfield 11-25-1716; m. (int.) 12-22-1739, Miriam DAY of Springfield. Josiah Leonard, son of Reuben and Ruth (Allen) Leonard, was b. Springfield 3-27-1750; m. (int.) 5-1-1772 Elizabeth HILLYARD of Spfld. He came to the "North East Corner" of Becket in 1774 or early in 1775 and settled on what is now (1924) known as "Parsonage Lot" (Lot 2 III Div. Becket), his house standing on the site later occupied by the dwelling of David Mack Jr., three quarters of a mile south of the Center. Leonard was prominent among the dwellers in the "North East Corner" heading the movement to have a highway laid along the Becket portion of the hill-top trail. He was one of the surveyors for Becket in 1780. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. He was appointed "Grave Digger" in 1783, the first burying ground in Mid. having been established on a small parcel of land owned by him and containing the grave of his daughter Maryan, who had died shortly after he came to town. Her grave is the oldest in Mid. so far as is known. Leonard was living in Mid. as late as 1790 but sold his farm to Bildad Kibbey in 1792 and moved away. He may have been the Josiah Leonard who was living in Jamestown, N.Y. a few years later. Children: Maryan, b. Spfld. 11-27-1773, d. Becket 7-2-1775. Rufus, b. Becket 6-25-1776. Reuben, b. Becket 11-10-1778. Josiah, b. Becket 9-22-1779. Daniel, b. Becket 10-19-1781. Betty, b. Mid. 2-21-1784. Abner, b. Mid. 6-4-1786. Luna, bap. 2-10-1793. Hervey, bap. 2-10-1793. Nathan Leonard (Samuel, Samuel, Solomon) (See History of Springfield, Mass. - Burt), son of Samuel and Lydia (Cook) Leonard, was b. Preston, Conn. 8-22-1717; m. 11-12-1739 Abigail HERRICK. Among their children were: Nathan, b. 6-12-1742 (See Fam. 1). Simeon, b. 9-17-1765 (See Fam. 4). FAMILY 1 Nathan Leonard, son of Nathan and Abigail (Herrick) Leonard, was b. Preston, Conn. 6-17-1742; m. 1-12-1764 Hannah BRANCH. Among their children were: Anna, b. Preston, Conn. 1-25-1765, d. 10-12-1850, m. Nov. 1791, William WHEELER. Lucy, b. 9-14-1768. Bernice, b. 4-22-1771, m. Abigail, dau. Luther and Dorothy (Green) TORREY, b. Abington 8-16-1769. Had a dau. Abigail, bap. 11-8-1809, d. 3-29-1894, m. William HATCH, a farmer of Worthington. Among their children was a dau. Ellen, b. 1841 (See Fam. 2). Esther, b. 4-23-1773. Sabra, b. 1-14-1775. Branch, b. Aug. 1779 (See Fam. 3). FAMILY 2 Ellen Hatch, dau. of William and Abigail (Leonard) Hatch, was b. Worthington 1841; m. 1857 Charles RANDALL. They lived in Huntington, and in Mid. in the "Gulf" at the foot of Mt. Gobble. He served in the Civil War where he contracted disease of which he died in 1865. Children: Cora, b. Huntington, Nov., 1859, m. Charles GOLDTHWAITE. Carrie E. (Church), b. Huntington, 4-15-1861. When the family was broken up by the death of her parents, she was adopted by Mr. James Talmadge Church of Mid. After attending district school on the West Hill and at the Center, and select school, she attended the Worcester High School. She was a special student at Oberlin for one year in the class on 1884. After living in Worcester and Brooklyn, she took special courses at Pratt Institue and Columbia. She taught in a school for mountain whites at Blowing Rock, N.C. From 1905 to 1923 she taught sewing at Kamehamelha School for girls, and the Kawaiahao Seminary of the Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii. Nellie, b. Mid. June 1862, m. Frederick A. CLAPP. Family 3 Branch Leonard, son of Nathan and Hannah (Branch) Leonard, was b. Aug. 1779; d. 1-22-1871, m. 11-26-1807, Sarah, dau. of Isaac and Hannah FOLLET. He was a carpenter and builder and lived in Cummington, Mid., Russell and Worthington. In Mid. he lived with his son Charles W. Leonard. Among his children were: Timothy Nelson, bap. 10-18-1810 or 1812. Charles Wright, b. 2-13-1817; m. 1st Sarepta E. HERRING, who d. 2-9-1854, age 34. He m. 2nd 5-23-1855, Lovina J. BURT, who d. 12-10-1882, age 62. He was a shoemaker and lived at the center. Moved to Worthington. Edwin Howland, bap. 2-15-1819. Franklin Branch, b. 5-30-1822, d. 9-26-1847; m. 4-22-1846, Ludy Matilda LOVELAND. He was adopted by Eli ELY of Mid. Sarah Melvina, bap. 8-10-1823. FAMILY 4 Simeon Leonard, youngest son of Nathan and Abigail (Herrick) Leonard, was b. Preston, Conn. 9-17-1765; d. Hinsdale, 4-9-1840; m. 1st Espery COLLINS who d. 1809. He m. 2nd Cynthia MOORE, of Southwick or Mid. He was living in Mid. in 1830 a the foot of Glendale Falls. Among their children were: William F., b. Worthington, 2-18-1801, d. Worth. 6-6-1888, m. 1st June 1825, Mary S. C. EVERETT, m. 2nd 8-12-1853, Mrs. Charlotte (TYLER) MINER, m. 3rd, 6-8-1881, Mrs. Elmira GORHAM. He lived for greater part of his life in Worthington, though for 13 years he lived near Glendale Falls. Edmund Dexter, bap. 8-13-1820, m. (int.) 10-22-1829, Elizabeth REMINGTON of Hinsdale. He was living in Mid. 1830 in the region of Glendale Falls. Milton D., bap. Worth. 1820, was living in Mid. 1840 and 1850. Sumner Leonard, son of Jonas and Eunice (Herrick) Leonard, bap. Worth. 1802. He lived in Mid. 1830. Widow Eunice Leonard probably his mother. d. Mid. 9-2-1831, age 71. William W. Leonard, m. Lucina, dau. Abner and Polly CARY. He came to Mid. between 1810 and 1820 and was living there as late as 1870. His house was soutwest of the Center, on the road to the farm of Harry Pease. He was a carpenter and joiner and made a specialty of coffins. He was a deacon in the Baptist Church and presented a picturesque appearance when walking to church every Sabbath with an old faded blue cotton umbrella, rain or shine. Children: William, b. Mid. 8-11-1817, d. Hinsdale 10-25-1846, m. (int.) 9-14-1839, Mary LYMAN of Easthampton. Lucina, b. Mid. 1-4-1819 (See Fam. 1). Austin, b. 8-17-1820, d. 8-25-1820. FAMILY 1 Lucina Leonard, dau. of William W. and Lucina (Cary) Leonard, was b. Mid. 1-4-1819; m. 4-6-1836 Joseph A. LYMAN of Hinsdale. Their son, Edwin Lyman, m. Rebecca SWART of Richmond, and their children were Charles E. of Becket; Nettie, who m. M.D. TOWER of Becket; and Ellen, who m. Albert C. ANDREWS. LITTLE The ancestry of Barzillai Little of Middlefield has been given by some as follows: Judah, William, John, Ephraim, Thomas. Others hold that it is: Judah, Thomas, unknown, Thomas. Another line gives Barzillai as son of William Little of Bolton, Conn. Thomas Little of Plymouth had four sons, Thomas, Samuel, Ephraim and Isaac. Ephraim had David and John. John had six sons, among which were John who settled in Columbia, Conn., and William, who settled in Lebanon, Conn. Judah who lived in Tolland County, Conn. may have been a son of either John or William. The tradition that Barzillai's father was named William may indicate the William son of John, as in the correct line of descent. Barzillai Little, son of Judah and ____ (Townsend) Little, was b. Bolton, Conn. 1750, d. Peru, Mass. 12031-1835; m. Vernon, Conn. 9-1-1774, Elizabeth, dau. Joseph and Elizabeth (Skinner) BLUSH, who was b. 1756; d. Mid. 5-8-1838. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He lived in Colchester, Conn., but moved to Mid. about 1783 and lived on Lot 22, III Div. Becket, south of the Elish Mack place on Johnnycake Hill. Between 1807 and 1809 he moved to Peru and lived just over the line from Mid. in the house occupied some years ago by Mr. Newcomb. Children: Nial (also written Denial), b. 4-29-1775 (See Fam. 1). Barzillai, b. 9-8-1778, d. 4-8-1838; m. 3-28-1810, Hepsebah HOWE. (One record says bap. 1-10-1777, Vernon, Conn.) He lived for a while at his father's place but had moved away by 1810. Warren, b. 4-16-1780 (bap. Vernon, Conn. 6-11-1780). d. 11-8-1868; m. 1st Polly GILLETTE; 2nd Susannah SPENCER; 3rd Mary KENNEDY Lived in Aurora, Ohio, whither he moved with the Spencers about 1812. Russell, b. 5-9-1782 (See Fam. 2). Charles Henry, b. 10-3-1784, d. Mid. 12-24-1846, m. 1st Sally WATSON of Blandford, d. Mid. 1833; m. 2nd Minerva ____. Lived in Mid. and Otis. He was a physician and studied with Dr. Warren. Betsy, b. Mid. 12-23-1786, d. 8-15-1851; m. Elijah ALFORD Jr. of Becket who d. Windham, Ohio, 1846. Nancy, b. Mid. 9-5-1791, d. 4-6-1863, m. 3-14-1815, James, son of Uriah and Phebe (Dickinson) CHURCH. Sarah, b. Mid. 1-22-1795, d. 2-5-1859, m. 10-15-1820, Philip, son of James and Lavina (Kent) MEACHAM of Peru. Amasa, b. Mikd. 8-17-1800; d. Windham, Ohio, m. 3-17-1825, Achsah, dau. John and Lucy (Blush) SMITH. In 1830 they lived in the old John Smith house near Factory Village where Jesse Pekley now (1924) lives. They moved to Windham, Ohio. FAMILY 1 Nial (Denial) Little, son of Barzillai and Elizabeth (Blush) Little, was b. 4-29-1775 (bap. Vernon, Conn. 7-16-1775); d. Becket 2-2-1834; m. 9-4-1803 Rhoda, dau. Thos. and Alice (Pease) ROOT, b. 3-19-1780. He lived for a while at his father's house on Johnnycake Hill, but later in a house which stood a quarter of a mile soutwest of it, on the highway which once skirted the north base of Walnut Hill. He moved to Becket. Children: Achsah, b. 1806; d. 1-2-1879, m. 10-30-1826, Champion, son of John and Lucy (Blush) SMITH. They lived for a while in Becket but later moved to Windham, Ohio. William, b. _____. Walter, b. _____, lived in Becket. Almire, b. 1808, d. 8-15-1825. FAMILY 2 Russell Little, son of Barzillai and Elizabeth (Blush) Little, was. b. 5-9-1782; d. Lenox 5-7-1865; m. 1st 4-2-1804, Sally, dau. Elisha and Sarah (Blossom) MACK, b. 9-22-1782; d. 8-25-1850; m. 2nd Eliza K. KENDALL of Lenox who d. there 9-26-1885. He spent his early years at home on Johnnycake Hill, but moved to Peru where he was a successful farmer. In 1836 he moved to a farm in Lenox where he lived the rest of his life. Like his brothers and sisters he was an excellent singer and was chorister in the Cong. Ch. when Mr. Nash was pastor. Children: Sally, b. Mid. 9-4-1804, d. 12-9-1826, m. 3-25-1824, Oliver SPENCER. He learned the blacksmith trade of Ebenezer Emmons. Moved to Plainfield, and Aurora, Ohio. Betsy, b. Peru 10-7-1806, d. 1-19-1810. Russell Mack, b. Mid. 12-28-1809, d. Glens Falls, N.Y. 12-11-1891, m. 8-2-1833, Nancy BLAIR. He settled in Glens Falls where he became the president of the Glens Falls Insurance Co. He was prominent in local and state affairs. To his daughter, Mrs. Kate Little Carson we are indebted for some of this genealogical material. Elisha Porter, b. Mid. 2-15-1812, d. Daytona, Fla. Feb. 1891, m. Luana FOSTER. Son, b. 7-12-1814; d. 7-17-1814. Warren, b. 5-15-1818, d. 12-15-1893, m. 1st Sarah Elizabeth LANDERS, m. 2nd Sarah Maria MACK of Lenox. He was a Methodist minister in his early days. Moved to Tama, Iowa in 1866. Child, b. Dec. 1822, d. 2-22-1933. FAMILY 3 Edward Little, a resident of Farmington and Simsbury, Conn., was b. 1727; d. Mid. 7-2-1808; m. 1st 8-5-1755, Anna, dau. Samuel and Elizabeth (Thompson) HART of Northington (now Avon) Conn., b. 1-31-1730/31 at Farmington, d. 1012-1774. He m. 2nd 2-23-1775 Rhoda, dau. Capt. Joseph and Abigail (Warner) RANNEY, b. 6-27-1738. He moved to Williamsburg, probably about 1775. He is known to have bought land there as early as 1782. In 1795 he moved to Mid. where he bought of William Rhoads the farm on Lot 53, I Div. Chester, and part of Lot 54 of Joseph Rhoades the next year. He lived on the road to the Den at the top of the Churchill Hill where Eldredge Pease lived later. The will of Edward Little dated 8-18-1804, bequeathed to his son, Joseph Ranney Little, the farm, sawmill and sawmill lot of land, to his wife Rhoda a good riding horse, and support and home; to Olive, wife of Timothy KINGSLY, to Anna, wife of Phineas LEWIS Jr., to Elizabeth, wife of Ebenezer SPENCER, to Martha, wife of Jno. NASH, to Sarah, wife of Moses NASH; one dollar each, and to son Samuel one dollar. Children: Anna, b. 1-8-1757, m. Phineas LEWIS Jr. Hulda, bap. Wintonbury, Conn. 8-14-1763. Mille, bap. Wintonbury, 8-14-1763. Huldah and Mille were twins. Isaac, b. Simsbury, Conn. 1758, d. Williamsburg, 8-11-1822, m. Elizabeth ___. Children: Elijah, Horace, Harvey, Isaac, Hannah and Henry T. Elizabeth, b. ____, m. Ebenezer SPENCER. Martha, b. 2-5-1768, d. Williamsburg 7-25-1805, m. Jno. NASH of Williamsburg. Sarah, b. Simsbury, Conn., m. Moses NASH (Brother of Jno. Nash (above) who was b. 3-24-1763. Samuel H., b. ____, m. Rebecca HOW (See Fam. 4). Joseph Ranney, b. ____, m. Polly CLARK (see Fam. 5). Olive, b. ____, m. Timothy KINGSLEY. FAMILY 4 Samuel H. Little, son of Edward and Anna (Hart) Little, was b. ____; m. 1st 10-16-1800, Rebecca, dau. Amos and Sarah (Blossom) HOWES, b. 1777, d. 10-30-1813; m. 2nd Mid. 6-2-1814, Submit, dau. Elijah and Beula (Walker) WHITE, who was b. 5-11-1786, d. 1-8-1828. He probably came to Mid. with his father in 1795. His name appears upon the highway and school tax lists of Mid. in 1800. He lived for many years on Johnnycake Hill near Elisha Mack Jr., perhaps in the house where Barzillai Little had lived. Shortly after his marriage to Submit White, he moved to the White place where Elbert Pease lived a few years ago. Little was living here as late as 1820 and in town as late as 1826. He moved to Peru and was granted a letter of dismission from the Cong. Ch. in 1831. Children, b. Mid.: Hulda, bap. 10-28-1801, d. 10-28-1801. Rebecca, b. Peru, 4-23-1805, m. 9-6-1835, Jonah B. GLEASON. Harriet, b. 2-24-1808, m. Peru 12-5-1832, Thomas PIERCE. Samuel Edwin, b. 3-14-1811, d. 4-20-1837, Peru. Anna Howes, b. 5-30-1813, d. Peru, 8-23-1835. Juliana Submit, b. 5-5-1815, m. Peru, 10-21-1834, Othniel E. HANNUM. Achsah White, b. 9-24-1816; d. 6-18-1824. Elijah Lyman, b. 12-22-1818. Martha Eusebia, b. 2-13-1821. Joseph Ranney, b. 5-17-1823. Mary Ann, b. 9-22-1825, d. 2-15-1826. An adopted child, Chloe, was bap. 10-9-1803. FAMILY 5 Joseph Ranney Little, son of Edward and Rhoda (Ranney) Little, b. ____, m. 3-30-1802, Polly CLARK. He followed his father on the Mid. farm and lived there until after 1830. In 1838 the Mid. Cong. Ch. granted a letter of dismission to Mrs. Polly Little to the Church at North Wilbraham. Joseph Little served on the School Committee in 1807. Children, b. Mid.: Betsy, b. 2-15-1805, m. 5-31-1826, Jefferson, son of Green and Alice (Root) CHURCH of Mid., who d. 11-8-1846. Rhoda R., b. 2-20-1808. LOVELAND Malachi Loveland (Robert, Robert, Thomas), son of Robert and Dinah (Andrews) Loveland, was b. Glastonbury, Conn. 5-7-1736; d. Mid. 10-13-1799; m. Hebron, Conn. 8-8-1757, Priscilla NORKOTT. About 1779 he moved from Hebron to Mid. where he entered the employ of John Ford, and upon the death of the latter became the owner of the sawmill and gristmill on Factory Brook. His house was located in the Johnnycake Hill region half a mile west of the Capt. Elisha Mack place, on the old road to Becket. (Lots 25 & 26, III Div. Becket). He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781 and was selectman 1785-86, 1790-91. His widow lived with her son Pain Loveland until her death 3-25-1836, age 96. Children: Epaphroditus, b. 6-16-1758, d. Greenfield 6-25-1808, m. Greenfield, Eunice BASCOM. Lived at Hebron, Colrain and Greenfield. Among his 11 chldren was: Epaphroditus, b. 6-1-1783 (See Fam. 1). Priscilla, b. Hebron, 1759, d. Mid. 9-25-1839, m. Mid. (int.) 5-31-1784, William TAYLOR. Asenath, m. Mid. 12-12-1785, Robert CAMPBELL. Moved to Pike, N.Y. Malachi, b. Hebron, 3-15-1762, d. Chester, 12-26-1823, m. Mid. 10-15-1789, Experience STOWELL. Lived in Peru. Philip, m. Chester, 1793, Susanna CAMPBELL, was living in Peru in 1800. Andrus, b. Hebron, 3-10-1773, d. Salem Twp., Mercer Co., Pa. 9-2-1869. m. 1st Mid. 6-20-1793, Rachel, dau. Oliver and Rachel BATES. Moved to Petersboro, N.Y. Pain, b. Hebron, Conn. 4-24-1774. (See Fam. 2). Rachel, b. Hebron, m. 12-10-1795, Ebenezer PARTRIDGE of Worthington. Moved to Pike, N.Y. Ruth, b. Hebron, m. 9-5-1793, David BATES. Moved to Pike, N.Y. Roxanna, b. Hebron, m. 11-29-1797, John PARTRIDGE of Worthington. FAMILY 1 Epaphroditus Loveland, s. of Epaphroditus and Eunice (Bascom) Loveland, was b. Hebron, 6-1-1783; d. Aurora, Ohio, 8-4-1865; m. 1st Mid. 10-2-1803 Anna, dau. John and Susanna SPENCER. He was a blacksmith by trade and lived for a while in Mid. and Becket, moving to Ohio about 1809-11. Children: Anna, b. Becket, 1-20-1804, d. Aurora, 9-15-1834, m. at Aurora 1-20-1825, Geo. D. CROOKS. Emeline, b. Becket, 10-2-1805, m. 1st Aurora, Ohio, 4-9-1829, Alpheus STREATOR, d. Rootstown, O. 7-7-1845. Amanda Melvina, b. 11-25-1807, d. 3-25-1808. Amanda Melvina, b. 5-28-1809, d. Twinsburg, Ohio, 6-6-1889, m. Aurora, David BISSELL, b. Mid. 7-4-1803. Almeda Eunice, b. Mid. 11-24-1811. FAMILY 2 Pain Loveland, s. of Malachi and Priscilla (Norkott) Loveland, was b. Hebron, Conn. 4-24-1774; d. Mid. 2-2-1858; m. Mid. 11-12-1795, Phebe, dau. Amasa and Phebe (Carey) GRAVES, b. 10-6-1776, d. Mid. 9-12-1834. He was a farmer and followed his father at the homestead two miles south of the center. Children, b. Mid.: Ambrose, b. 8-23-1796 (See Family 3). Phebe, b. 12-15-1798, d. Mid. 6-6-1884, m. 3-7-1816, Worcester TAYLOR. Amasa Graves, b. 2-14-1801 (See Fam. 4). Samuel, b. 1-14-1803 (See Fam. 5). Emerancy, b. 12-21-1805, d. Mid. 11-15-1885, m. 10-29-1829, Henry HAWES. John, b. 4-9-1809, d. Mid. 10-7-1811. FAMILY 3 Ambrose Loveland, s. of Pain and Phebe (Graves) Loveland, was b. Mid. 8-23-1796; d. Mid. 12-10-1880; m. Mid. 3-14-1814 Lucy B., dau. Cyrus and Ludy CONE. He was known as "Capt. Loveland." He was a farmer and also proficient as a singing master. For a while he lived at Blush Hollow, probably at the Uriel Cone place. He lived at another time at the Capt. Elisha Mack place on Johnnycake Hill. Children: Ludy Matilda, b. Mid. 8-16-1814, d. Mid. 3-30-1886, m. 1st Mid. 4-22-1846, Franklin ELY, who d. 9-29-1847, m. 2nd 12-13-1853, Lansing S. FERGUSON, b. Newark, N.Y. 6-30-1822, d. Mid. 4-4-1897. He lived at the Loveland farm on Johnnycake Hill. Ambrose O., b. Mid. 8-25-1816, m. Worthington, Nov. 1840, Eliza Webster TURNER. He lived at Lee, Worthington and Hinsdale, at Beaverdam, Wis. and Marysville, Mo. John Pain, b. Mid. 10-19-1819, m. West Hampton, 4-30-1845, Mariah INGRAM, b. Indian Orchard, 1828. Children: Lewis Clark, Franklin E., Eliza Jeannette, John Willis, James Willard, Mary M., Wells Uriel, Nellie Amelia. Cyrus Porter, b. Mid. 5-2-1824, m. Worthington, 11-13-1845, Abigail F. PRENTISS, b. Worthington 10-17-1826, d. 8-22-1858. He m. 2nd, 7-4-1859, Harriet E. JOHNSON, b. Pittsfield 8-28-1839. He lived at Blush Hollow where Fred Boyer now (1924) lives. Later he entered the employ of the Boston & Albany Rd. and lived in Becket. Children: Abbie M., b. 1-3-1849; Ida Jane, b. 8-14-1858, d. 9-16-1858. Amasa Winchester, b. Mid. 11-4-1826, d. 8-11-1828. Larissa Mariette, b. Mid. 9-10-1829, d. Yonkers, N.Y. 12-19-1883, m. Oct. 1854, W. D. CARPENTER. Lavernia Maria, b. Washington, 4-23-1836. Lived for a while in Mid. with Mrs. Ferguson. FAMILY 4 Amasa Graves Loveland, s. of Pain and Phebe (Graves) Loveland, was b. Mid. 2-14-1801; d. Mid. 10-2-1843; m. Mid. 10-3-1827 Sophronia dau. Andrew and Sala (Wood) MEACHAM, b. Mid. 6-5-1803. He was a farmer and lived on the site of "The Berkshire House." His original house rebuilt by his son Harlow, was the structure recently (1924) remodeled as a summer hotel. He was selectman 1839-40. Had one child. Harlow, b. Mid. 11-22-1831; d. 1-12-1908; m. Martha (Wright) CHUCHILL, 6-6-1866, b. Chester, 3-29-1838, d. Mid. 2-3-1890. He was a farmer. He was a Deacon in the Mid. Baptist Church. FAMILY 5 Samuel Loveland, s. of Pain and Phebe (Graves) Loveland, was b. Mid. 1-14-1803; d. Hinsdale 7-16-1782, m. 1st Goshen, 11-8-1838 Mary B. DRESSER. She d. Hinsdale 9-5-1851. He m. 2nd Washington 6-15-1852 Sarah M. DEMING, b. Washington, 1-16-1816. He lived for a whle at the Pain Loveland house, demolishing the old house which Malachi Loveland had built and erected an attractive dwelling. The homestead was beautified by a fine row of maple trees on each side of the highway leading to the place. The isolation of the farm and the severity of the winters there caused them to move to Hinsdale leaving the farm to Edward F. Loveland. The house was burned. Samuel Loveland was selectman 1843 and 1847. Children: Sophia B., b. Mid. 6-23-1840, d. Hinsdale, 3-30-1862. Edward Francis, b. Mid. 3-7-1842, m. 1st Peru, 5-26-1861, Rosetta M. STOWELL, m. 2nd 2-15-1868, Julia Caroline STOWELL. Six children. Mary D., b. Mid. Jan. 1844, d. Hinsdale, 5-2-1862. Jenny Sarah, b. Hinsdale 5-20-1853, m. Rev. Henry E. ELDRIDGE.