Wood, Shenton, Empson and Child  Ancestries

Benjamin Child and Mary Bowen

John Child and Elizabeth Wales

John Child and Abigail Aspinwall

Abijah Child and Abigail Johnson

Sarah Child and Elijah Mason

Sophronia Mason and Eli Morey

Elijah Mason Morey and Elizabeth Merrill

William Clemeth Morey and Melvina E. Andrews

Minnie Elsie Morey and Aretus Erastus Freeman

Iva Melvina Freeman and Donald VanHoosier Lawson

Stephen Martin Lawson

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Foundational information on the Child and related families in England is based on a series in The American Genealogist, beginning with the artice by Myrtle S. Hyde and Paul L. Child in the January 1988 issue (Vol. 63, No. 1). Mrs. Hyde separately provided the information about the family of Benjamin and Sarah (SHENTON) CHILD. The principal source of early information on related families in England is from Dr. Paul L. Child, whose Child ancestry at RootsWeb WorldConnect contains extensive references to source data.

Richard WOOD - b. about 1509, Godstone, Surrey; d. about Apr. 1560, Godstone, Surrey. His will was written Jan. 7, 1555 and proved Apr. 8, 1560.

Katherine - b. about 1510, Surrey.

1. Edward - b. about 1531, Godstone, Surrey.
2. William - b. about 1533, Godstone, Surrey.
3. Richard - b. about 1535, Godstone, Surrey; bur. May 22, 1607, Market Bosworth, Leicester.
4. Joane - b. about 1537, Godstone, Surrey.
5. John - b. about 1539, Godstone, Surrey.

Richard WOOD - b. about 1535, Godstone, Surrey; bur. May 22, 1607, Market Bosworth, Leicester. Son of Richard WOOD and Katherine. The will of Richard WOOD, yeoman, was written Oct. 20, 1606.

Ellen - b. about 1535, Leicester; d. Sep. 29, 1607, Market Bosworth, Leicester. Her will was written Sep. 2, 1607 and proved May 1608, with John SHENTON and Margaret SHENTON as witnesses

1. William - b. about 1557, Naneby, Leicester; bur. 1614. Married Margaret.
2. Richard - b. about 1559, Naneby, Leicester; d. before Jan. 29, 1615/6. Married Ann.
3. Elizabeth - b. about 1561, Naneby, Leicester. Married Thomas HOOD.
4. Peter - b. about 1563, Naneby, Leicester.
5. A daughter - b. about 1564, Naneby, Leicester; d. before 1606. Married Mr. BIGLEY
6. Paul - b. about 1565, Naneby, Leicester.
7. A daughter - b. about 1566, Naneby, Leicester. Married Mr. SIDLOW.
8. Francis - b. about 1567, Naneby, Leicester. Married Maye.
9. John - b. about 1569, Naneby, Leicester.
10. Sampson - bap. Sep. 29, 1571, Naneby, Leicester.
11. Margaret - b. about 1573, Naneby, Leicestershire; d. Cottesbach, Leicestershire. Married Rev. John SHENTON.
12. George - b. about 1575, Naneby, Leicester.

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Thomas SHENTON (b. about 1453, Nantwich, Chester; d. 1487, Nantwich, Chester). Sons: Thomas SHENTON; and  Richard SHENTON.

Richard SHENTON (b. about 1480, Shenton, Leicester; d. Shenton, Cheshire). Son: Richard SHENTON.

Richard SHENTON (b. about 1505; d. about 1557, Shenton, Cheshire) married about 1529 Alice WINTLEY (b. about 1506, Cheshire), daughter of Alexander WINTLEY. Son: Peares SHENTON.

Peares SHENTON - b. about 1530, Shenton, Cheshire; d. Shenton, Cheshire. Son of Richard SHENTON and Alice WINTLEY. Married about 1554 at Copenhall, Cheshire.

Margaret SHAW - b. about 1531, Copenhall, Cheshire; d. Cheshire. Daughter of John SHAW.

1. Robert - b. 1555, Shenton, Cheshire; d. about 1620. Married second Ms. MALBON.
2. John - b. 1557, Shenton, Cheshire; d. Jul. 30, 1609, Crofts, Leicestershire; bur. there Aug. 1, 1609.
3. Rev. Randolph - b. 1559, Shenton, Cheshire; d. 1621. Married about 1584.

John SHENTON - b. 1557, Shenton, Cheshire; d. Jul. 30, 1609, Crofts, Leicestershire; bur. there Aug. 1, 1609. Son of Peares SHENTON and Margaret SHAW. A graduate of Oxford, he became Rector of Crofts. John was married first on May 2, 1588 to Katharine SAVEILE, and second on Sep. 5, 1605 at Crofts, Leicestershire.

Margaret WOOD - b. about 1573, Naneby, Leicestershire; d. Cottesbach, Leicestershire. John was Margaret's second of three husbands. She married first John COOPER, and third John DILLINGHAM. Daughter of Richard WOOD and Ellen.

1. Dowell - b. Jun. 18, 1606, Crofts, Cottesbatch, Leicester; bap. there Jun. 22, 1606; d.  there Jul. 1, 1606.
2. Dowella - b. Nov. 25, 1607, Crofts, Cottesbatch, Leicester; bap. there Nov. 29, 1607. Married on Apr. 10, 1627 at Crofts, Cottesbatch, Leicester to Henry PRATT of Wellingboro.
3. Sarah - b. Mar. 20, 1609/10, Crofts, Leicestershire; bap. there Mar. 25, 1610; d. about 1685, Darcy Lever, Lancaster. Married Rev. Benjamin CHILD.

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Thomas EMPSON - b. about 1490, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 11, 1540, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex. Married about 1513 at Westminster, Middlesex.

Agnes - b. about 1492, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Jul. 16, 1545, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.

1. Thomas - b. about 1514, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; d. St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.
2. Richard - b. about 1516, Westminster, Middlesex; d. about 1555/6, London. Married about 1540 Katharine AMPTYLL (b. about 1517, St. Giles in the Field, Middlesex), daughter of John AMPTYLL and Isabell.
3. John - b. about 1518, Westminster, Middlesex. Married on Apr. 21, 1544 to Joan BANCKES.
4. Roger - b. about 1519, Westminster, Middlesex. married on Feb. 8, 1546 to Emmot CARN.
5. Joan - b. about 1520, Westminster, Middlesex. Married on Oct. 28, 1548 to Geoffrey JOHNSON.
6. Alice - b. about 1522, Westminster, Middlesex. Married on Feb. 16, 1549 to Thomas WATSON.
7. Emme - b. about 1525, Westminster, Middlesex. Married on Sep. 6, 1557 to Thomas HOLLAND
8. William - b. about 1527, Westminster, Middlesex; d. Jul. 5, 1557.

Thomas EMPSON - b. about 1514, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; d. St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex. Son of Thomas EMPSON and Agnes. Married about 1539 at Westminster, Middlesex.

Agnes - b. about 1515 Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 3, 1543, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.

1. Thomas - bap. Nov. 28, 1540, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 24, 1595, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.
2. Ann - bap. Apr. 9, 1542, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.
3. John - b. St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.

Thomas EMPSON - bap. Nov. 28, 1540, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 24, 1595, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex. Son of Thomas EMPSON and Agnes. No Will has been located. Married on Nov. 5, 1564 in St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.

Amy AMPTYLL - b. about 1540, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. May 29, 1611, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex. Named in the will of her son-in-law John BRADSHAW in 1606, as were children Thomas, William and Anne. Her surname has many variations, such as AMAL, ANTILL and YMAL. Daughter of John AMPTYLL and Amy SMITH, and granddaughter of John AMPTYLL and Isabell, and of John SMITH and Elizabeth.

1. Elizabeth - b. Jan. 30, 1565/6, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex. Married at St. Margaret Westminster on May 16, 1586 to John BRADSHAW (bap. Nov. 25 1564, St. Margaret Westminster), son of John BRADSHAW and Barbara ROBINSON. John's will was dated Nov. 3, 1606, a codicil dated Nov. 26, 1606, and proved Mar. 6, 1606/7. In it he names his wife, "my mother Empson" (actually his mother-in-law), and all the known children of his sister-in-law Ellen (EMPSON) CHILD WARREN.
2. Ciprian - b. Sep. 21, 1567, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Sep. 26, 1567.
3. Rebecca - b. Sep. 21, 1567, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex.
4. Miles - b. Jul. 10, 1569, St. Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Jul. 14, 1569.
5. Ellen - bap. Sep. 21, 1570, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. June 26, 1616, St. Botolph Aldgate, London. Married Wolstone CHILD.
6. Jone - b. Nov. 4, 1571, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Nov. 30, 1574.
7. Roger - b. Aug. 22, 1574, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Dec. 13, 1574.
8. Thomas - b. Jun. 9, 1576, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex.
9. Anne - b. Aug. 4, 1577, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Apr. 3, 1581.
10. Joane - b. Dec. 2, 1579, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Jan. 4, 1580/1.
11. John - b. Sep. 16, 1581, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. there Apr. 9, 1589.
12. William - b. Nov. 10, 1583, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; d. Feb. 24, 1631.
13. Anne - b. Sep. 8, 1585, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex. Married Simon GEERING, merchant of London.

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William (b. about 1130, Essex; d. Essex). Sons: Baldwin; and Robert.

Robert le CHILDE (b. about 1150, Cartulary of St. Nicholas, Essex; d. 1208, Shrewsbury, Shropshire). Son: Thomas.

Thomas le CHILDE (b. about 1180, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; d. Shrewsbury, Shropshire). Children: Thomas; Warren; and Peter.

Peter le CHILDE (b. about 1204, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; d. Shrewsbury, Shropshire). Children: Nicholas; and John.

John le CHILDE (b. about 1234, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; d. Estham, Worcester) married about 1259 Edith (b. about 1235, Shropshire; d. Estham, Worcester). Children: John; and Henry.

Henry le CHILDE (b. about 1262, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; d. 1320, Estham, Worcester). Children: Richard; Thomas; Simon; and Henry.

Richard le CHILDE (b. about 1282, Estham, Worcester; d. 1348, Northwick, Worcester). Children: William; Thomas; and John.

Lord Thomas le CHILDE (b. about 1322, Estham, Worcester; d. 1383, Northwick, Worcester). Son: John.

Lord John le CHILDE (b. about 1360, Northwick, Worcester; d. 1426, Northwick, Worcester). Children: Thomas; and William.

Thomas CHILDE (b. about 1386, Northwick, Worcester; d. 1459, Northwick, Worcester). Children: Edmund; Henry; and Richard.

Lord Edmund CHILDE (b. about 1412, Northwick, Worcester; d. about 1459, Northwick, Worcester). Children: William; and Walter.

William CHILDE (b. about 1432, Northwick, Worcester; d. after 1511, Northwick, Worcester) married about 1464 to Johannah (b. about 1434; Worcester; d. after 1511, Northwick, Worcester). Children: Edmund; Thomas; John; Rebecca; a daughter married George WEST; a daughter married Mr. OLIVER;  and William married Agnes WEST.

Edmund CHILDE (b. about 1465, Northwick, Worcester; d. Jul. 10, 1511, Northwick, Worcester) married about 1496 in Northwick, Worcester Elizabeth (b. about 1473, Worcester). Children: William; and Elizabeth did not marry.

William CHILDE, Esq. (b. about 1497, Northwick, Worcester; d. Pensax, Worcester; bur. Blockley Church, Worcester) married about 1518 Ann HUNKES (b. about 1498, Northwick, Worcester; d. Pensax, Worcester; bur. Blockley Church, Worcester). Children: Richard; William married Margaret GEFFERYS; and Gent. John married Versula BUSHELL.

Richard CHILDE - b. about 1519, Northwick, Worcester; d. 1557, Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Son of William CHILDE, Esq. and Ann HUNKES. Married about 1545 in Sedgley, Stafford.

Margaret MYLL - b. about 1520, Sedgley, Stafford; d. Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Daughter of John MYLL (b. about 1502, Betham, Strafford) and granddaughter of John MILLS (b. about 1491, Strafford).

1. Richard - b. about 1546, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. before Dec. 1604, St. Katherine by the Tower, Londen. Clerk of St. Katherine.
2. William - b. about 1547, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. before May 1587. Married about 1562 to Elizabeth.
3. Joane - b. about 1548, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
4. Thomas - b. 1549, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; bur. Jun. 7, 1626, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
5. Audrey - b. about 1551, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
6. John - b. about 1553, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. Mar. 22, 1609, Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Married first in 1574 to Joan WITLESEY, and second to Margaret.
7. Robert - b. about 1555, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.

Thomas CHILDE - b. 1549, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; bur. Jun. 7, 1626, Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Son of Rev. Richard CHILDE and Margaret MYLL. Married on Nov. 27, 1571 at St. Ives, Huntington.

Johanna ADAME - b. about 1550, St. Ives, Huntington; d. Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Daughter of Richard ADAME (b. about 1515, St. Ives, Huntingdon) and granddaughter of John ADAME (b. about 1489, St. Ives, Huntingdon). Johanna had two sisters and brothers Richard ADAME and Sylvester ADAME.

1. Wolstone - b. Oct. 29, 1572, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. 1600-01, St. Ethelburga Bishopgate, London.
2. Thomas - b. about 1574, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. Aug. 1, 1619, Fenstanton, Huntingdon. Married about 1599 to Amye SMITH.
3. Elizabeth - b. about 1576, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
4. James - b. about 1577, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
5. Richard - b. about 1579, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
6. Benjamin - b. about 1581, Fenstanton, Huntingdon.
7. John - b. about 1583, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. about 1605.
8. Francis - b. about 1585, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. about 1605

Wolstone CHILD - b. Oct. 29, 1572, Fenstanton, Huntingdon; d. 1600-01, St. Ethelburga Bishopgate, London. Administration of his estate was granted to his widow on Mar. 7, 1600/1. Married on May 4, 1590 at Chalfont St. Peters, Buckinghamshire.

Ellen EMPSON - bap. Sep. 21, 1570, St. Margaret Westminster, Middlesex; bur. June 26, 1616, St. Botolph Aldgate, London. Ellen married second about 1602 Edward WARREN (bur. Aug. 23, 1616, St. Botolph Adlgate), "Cittizen and Sadler of London." Ellen and Edward had one child. Daughter of Thomas EMPSON and Amy AMPTYLL.

See Notable Cousins for line to: George Herbert Walker BUSH, George Walker BUSH, Calvin COOLIDGE, William David COOLIDGE, and Eli WHITNEY

1. Nathaniel - b. May 1, 1591, Westminster, Middlesex; d. Dec. 4, 1627, Westminster, Middlesex.  Married on Jun. 4, 1621 at St. Martin in the Field, Middlesex to Isabel TREDWAY (b. Jun. 14, 1591, St. Martin, Westminster, Middlesex; d. 1649). Son Richard CHILD settled at Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA, and son John CHILD settled at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. Children: Mary died young; Richard married first Mary LINNELL, and second Mary TRUANT; and John married second Ann.
2. Benjamin - b. Sep. 1, 1592, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 5, 1634, Cottesbach, Leicestershire.
3. Ephraim - b. about 1593 Westminster, Middlesex; d. Nov. - Dec. 1662, Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. Arrived in America with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, settling at Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA, where he became a freeman May 18, 1631. Deacon Ephraim served in various public offices in Watertown. His will, dated Nov. 20, 1662, with the estate inventoried on Dec. 13, 1662, names nephews Richard, John and Benjamin CHILD, and Benjamin's son Ephraim. Married on Feb. 8, 1624/5 at Nayland, Suffolk to Mrs. Elizabeth (BOND) PALMER (d. 1667, Watertown, Suffolk Co., MA), widow of Samuel PALMER, and daughter of Jonas and Rose BOND of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Elizabeth's will was dated June 11, 1664, naming Richard CHILD's wife and son Richard, and Benjamin CHILD's wife. Ephraim and Elizabeth apparently had no children surviving them.
4. John - b. May 14, 1595, Stephaney, St. Mary, Middlesex; d. there 1595.
5. Joshua - bap. Oct. 23, 1597, St. Mary Whitech, Stephaney, Middlesex; d. 1638, St. Ethelburga, London. Married on Oct. 28, 1628 to Mary SADLER (b. 1597, London). Sons Joseph CHILD, Richard CHILD and John CHILD settled at Watertown, Suffolk Co., MA. Children: Joseph married Sarah PLATT; Richard married first Mehitable DIMMOCK, and second Hannah TRAINE (ancestors of Pres. COOLIDGE); Mary died as an infant; and John married first Mary, and second Mary WARREN (ancestors of Pres. BUSH).
6. Elizabeth - bap. Nov. 25, 1599, St. Helen Bishopsgate, London; d. before 1665, London. Elizabeth loaned £100 to her brother Ephraim. Married first about 1626 Benjamin MILES (bur. Jun. 12, 1631), and they lived at Ware, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth married second Robert FOOTE (b. about 1577; bur. Aug. 17, 1645/6, St. Dunstan in the East, London), as his second wife. Robert was the son of Robert and Joane (BROOKE) FOOTE of Shalford, Essex. Children of Elizabeth and Benjamin: Elizabeth died in infancy; Joseph, a priest; and Elizabeth married William GODDARD (ancestors of Pres. COOLIDGE). Children of Elizabeth and Robert: Benjamin died in infancy; Robert died in infancy; Robert married Anne SKINNER; and Benjamin died in infancy.

Benjamin CHILD - b. Sep. 1, 1592, Westminster, Middlesex; bur. Nov. 5, 1634, Cottesbach, Leicestershire; will proved Jan. 12, 1634/5. Son of Wolstone CHILD and Ellen EMPSON. Admitted sizar at Emmanuel College, Cambridge on May 3, 1610, he became minister at Cottesbach. Married on Sep. 27, 1628 at Cottesbach, Leicestershire.

Sarah SHENTON - b. Mar. 20, 1609/10, Crofts, Leicestershire; bap. there Mar. 25, 1610; d. about 1685, Darcy Lever, Lancaster. Daughter of John SHENTON and Margaret WOOD.

See Notable Cousins for line to: Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother (Elizabeth BOWES-LYON)

1. Elizabeth - bap. Sep. 4, 1629, Cottesbach, Leicestershire; d. before 1685, Lancaster. Married in 1647 at Lancaster to Rev. James BRADSHAW (bap. Nov 7, 1613, Bolton, Lancs.; d. May 1683). James BRADSHAW graduated Brasenose College, Oxford 1634 and 1636/7, and was rector of Wigan, Macclesfield, Houghton Chapel and Bradshw Chapel. Daughter of James and Elizabeth BRADSHAW: Sarah (1650-1695) married Daniel BAYLEY (1651-1684/5).
2. Benjamin - bap. Jan. 15, 1631/2, Cottesbach, Leicestershire; d. Oct. 14, 1678, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA.
3. Nathaniel - bap. Sep. 29, 1634, Cottesbach, Leicestershire.

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The principal information sources for the Child Family in America is Elias Child's Genealogy of the Child, Childs and Childe Families (1881, Utica, NY), and Clarence W. Bowen's The History of Woodstock, Connecticut, Genealogies of Woodstock Families, Voume 3 (1930, Norwood, MA) and Volume 7 (1943, Worster, MA), supplemented by data from other publications and common sources.

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Benjamin CHILD - bap. Jan. 15, 1631/2, Cottesbach, Leicestershire; d. Oct 14, 1678, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Son of Benjamin CHILD and Sarah SHENTON of Cottesbach. Genealogy of the Child Families, 1630-1881, by Elias Child includes the descendants of Benjamin. He was a nephew of Ephraim Child of Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA who bequeathed 40 acres of land to Benjamin's first son, Ephraim. Came to America about 1648, probably in company with his Uncle Ephraim and cousins Richard and John. Married about 1653, possibly at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA.

Mary BOWEN - b. about 1635, Gower, Glamorgan, Wales; d. Oct. 31, 1707, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Daughter of Griffith BOWEN and Margaret FLEMING.

1. Ephraim - b. 1654, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Feb. 27, 1658/9; d. Sep. 25, 1675, Northfield, MA. Slain by Indians. Inherited 40 acres of land from great uncle Emprain CHILD of Watertown, Middlesex Co., MA. Did not marry.
2. Benjamin - b. 1656, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Feb. 27, 1658/9; d. Jan. 24, 1724, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Benjamin's grave marker in St. Peter Burial Ground (now in Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University) reads "Here lies buried the body of Benjamin Child who died the 24th day of jan 1723/4 in the 66th year of his age." Admitted to the Roxbury Church of Christ on Aug. 21, 1681.  Married on Mar. 7, 1682/3 at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA to Grace MORRIS (b. Feb. 7, 1660/1, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there 10 days later; d. there Dec. 10, 1723; bur. there 4 days later), daughter of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETT. Children: Ephraim married Priscilla HARRIS; Benjamin married Patience THAYER; Edward married Margaret WELD; Grace married Timothy WALKER; Mary married Peter WALKER; Ebenezer married Elizabeth BACON; Mehitable (or Martha); William married Deborah GODDARD; Peniel married Dorothy DWIGHT; Richard; Thomas married first cousin Ann MORRIS (daughter of Ebenezer and granddaughter of Edward and Grace); and Margaret married first Waitstill AVERY, and second Edward HERRICK.
3. Joshua - b. about 1657/8; bap. Feb. 26, 1658/9, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. Jan. 18, 1729/30, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Married May 9, 1685, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA Elizabeth MORRIS (bap. Mar. 15, 1666, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. Mar. 6, 1752, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA), daughter of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETT. Their daughter Dorothy is not included in Savage, but her line is found in Roberts' Notable Kin, Volume 2 (1999), where Bowen's Woodstock Families is cited. Children: Joshua; Isaac; Elizabeth married John MAY IV; Mehitable; Joseph; Abigai; Ann; Prudence; Samuel; Dorothy married Ebenezer DRAPER (great grandparents of Charles Lewis TIFFANY); and Caleb.
4. Mary - b. Aug. 8, 1660, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Oct. 28, 1660; d. Oct. 12, 1718. Married Jan. 24, 1683 Jacob CHAMBERLAIN, son of William. Daughter: Mary married Samuel DAVIS.
5. A child - b. and died 1662, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA.
6. Elizabeth - b. Dec. 2, 1663, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Feb. 21, 1664. Did not marry.
7. Margaret - b. Dec. 21, 1665, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Jan. 28, 1666/7; d. Jul. 15, 1742. Did not marry.
8. John - b. Jan. 8, 1667, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA. Died young.
9. Mehitable - b. Jun. 29, 1669, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Aug. 29, 1669; d. Sep. 7, 1752. Married Samuel PERRIN (b. Mar. 10, 1671, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA; d. Mar. 11, 1743/4), son of John and Mary (HUNT) PERRIN. Children: Mary; Mehitable died young; Samuel; Abraham; John; Nathaniel; Peter; and Mehitable married first cousin Jonathan PEAKE, Jr. (son of Jonathan and Hannah (LEAVENS) PEAKE), and second Edward BUGBEE (son of Edward and Abigail (HALL) BUGBEE, and widower of Catharine PEAKE, sister of Jonathan, Jr.).
10. John - b. Aug. 1, 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. 1747, probably at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
11. Joseph - b. Jun. 1, 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; bap. there Aug. 31, 1673; d. there Feb. 10, 1673/4. Died Young.
12. Joseph - b. Dec. 10, 1674, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA.

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John CHILD - b. Aug. 1, 1671, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. 1747, probably at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Son of Benjamin CHILD and Mary BOWEN. Married Jun. 19, 1694, probably at Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA or Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

Elizabeth WALES - b. Feb. 10, 1675, Braintree, MA. Daughter of Nathaniel WALES and Elizabeth BILLINGS.

1. John - b. 1698, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. Sep 1, 1764, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
2. Nathaniel - b. Sep. 3, 1699, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Dec. 8, 1726 Dorothy JOHNSON (b. Mar. 22, 1706), daughter of Smith JOHNSON and Sarah MILLER. Children: Nathaniel married Susanna WILLIAMS; Elijah married Rachel PALMER; and Dorothy married Henry CHILD.
3. Samuel - b. Sep. 25, 1700, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Died in infancy.
4. Samuel - b. Jan. 27, 1702, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married May 27, 1727 Keziah HUTCHINS.
5. Jacob - b. Apr. 25, 1703, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Apr. 18, 1728 Dorcas AINSWORTH.
6. Elizabeth - b. Sep. 10, 1708, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
7. Hannah - b. Nov. 12, 1709, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Jul. 30, 1734, possibly at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT John CHAMBERLAIN.
8. Abigail - b. May 17, 1711, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Jun. 19, 1790.
9. Martha - b. Jun. 10, 1712, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. there Jun 20, 1712.
10. Mary - b. Jun. 10, 1712, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. there same day.

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John CHILD -  b. 1698, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. Sep 1, 1764, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; bur. Bungay Yard. Son of John CHILD and Elizabeth WALES. Married Dec. 7, 1721, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.

Abigail ASPINWALL - b. Oct. 5, 1701, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Jan. 1788, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; bur. Bungay Yard. Daughter of Nathaniel ASPINWALL and Abigail BOWEN.

1. Dorothy - b. Oct. 6, 1722, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Mar. 4, 1804, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married first May 19, 1743, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Ebenezer SMITH (b. abt 1720, Barrington, RI; d. Sep. 9, 1767, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT), son of Ebenezer SMITH and Sarah. Married second Sep. 26, 1773, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Thomas DAVIS (b. Nov. 4, 1715, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA; d. Aug. 1, 1778, Oxford, MA).
2. Sarah - b. May 12, 1724, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Feb. 19, 1746/7, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Hon. Jedediah MORSE (b. Jul. 8, 1726, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Sep. 29, 1819, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Children of Sarah and Jedediah MORSE include: Rev. Jedediah married Elizabeth Ann BREESE (parents of Samuel Finley Breese MORSE); and Calvin married Sophia MASON (daughter of Elias MASON and Lydia BROWN).
3. Abijah - b. Sep. 17, 1726, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. May 18, 1777, probably at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
4. Abigail - b. Jan. 1, 1728, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Oct. 10, 1740, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Nathan AINSWORTH (b. Jul. 20, 1715, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Dec. 6, 1794, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT), son of Edward AINSWORTH and Joanna HEMINGWAY.
5. John - b. Aug. 8, 1733, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Jul. 28, 1768, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Jan. 22, 1756, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Sybil BUGBEE (b. Jan. 14, 1737, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Mar. 11, 1802, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT), daughter of Jonathan BUGBEE and Eunice DRAPER
6. Shubael - b. Aug. 13, 1735, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Jun. 7, 1811. Married Dec. 27, 1759, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Abigail BOWEN (b. Mar. 1, 1739, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. May 14, 1788, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT), daughter of Isaac BOWEN and Jerusha PRENTICE.
7. Benaiah - b. Apr. 17, 1740, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. bef. Sep. 1764, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
8. Hannah - b. Oct. 3, 1742, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. by 1800. Married Jun. 17, 1762, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Japheth BICKNELL (b. Jan. 6, 1741/2, Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA), son of Japheth BICKNELL and Rachel PERRIN.

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Abijah CHILD - b. Sep. 17, 1726, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. May 18, 1777, probably at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Son of John CHILD and Abigail ASPINWALL. Intentions to marry Priscilla MORSE were published Oct. 29, 1748 at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Abijah and Priscilla were not married, although her son is always identified as Abijah CHILD, Jr. Priscilla MORSE was married on Oct. 11, 1750 at Woodstock, Windham Co., CT to John PERRIN, son of John PERRIN and Rachel IDE, and they had son Ichabod and daughter Irene. Abijah was first married on Sep. 18, 1749, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. He married second Apr. 13, 1775, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT Elizabeth PERRIN (b. Sep 23, 1727, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. May 9, 1777, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT), daughter of John PERRIN and Abigail MORRIS.

Abigail JOHNSON - b. Aug. 20, 1727, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Sep. 9, 1774, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Daughter of Isaac JOHNSON and Abigail PEAKE.

1. Abijah - b. Sep. 3, 1749, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Dec. 22, 1818, Malone, NY. Abijah, Jr. was married on Feb. 17, 1774 to Sarah MASCRAFT (b. Sep. 27, 1753, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Sep. 22, 1844, Malone, NY), daughter of Jacob MASCRAFT and Mary WILSON. Abijah is a Patriot ancestor for the DAR. Children: Jacob married first Abigail DREW, and second Asenath WILLIAMSON SMITH, widow of Chileab SMITH; Sarah married John LAMB; Abijah did not marry; Sanford married Polly CONANT; Clarinda married John WOOD; Gardner B. married Isabella MARTIN; John married Lorain MEIGS; and Irena married Truman DIXON.

1. Eunice - b. May 3, 1750, Woodstock, CT. Married Nov. 15, 1770, Roxbury, MA Samuel R. COATES (b. Oct. 22, 1745). Daughter: Abigail married Solomon BLISS (Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company - NSWD, A&HAC No. 79 line).
2. Sarah 'Sally' - b. Feb. 18, 1752, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT; d. Nov. 19, 1800, Preble, Cortland Co., NY. Married Elijah MASON.
3. Hannah Carpenter - b. Apr. 26, 1754, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
4. Benaiah - b. Apr. 19, 1756, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT.
5. Fanny - b. Apr. 6, 1759, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Michael FLYNN and settle at Bethel, VT.
6. Asa - b. Jun. 18, 1761, Woodstock, Windham Co., CT. Married Apr. 20, 1791 Abigail ADAMS.

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