Querists are requested to write all names of persons and places so that they cannot be misunderstood, to write on only one side of the paper, to enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and ten cents in stamps for each query. Those who are subscribers will be given preference in the insertion of their queries and they will be inserted in the order in which they are received. All matters relating to this department must be sent to THE CONNECTICUT MAGAZINE, Hartford, marked Genealogical Department. Give full name and post office address. It is optional with querist to have name and address or initials published. ANSWERS. 67. (a). The widow of Isaac Royce was Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth (Scudder) Lothrop. (Old Houses of Norwich, page 505), but she was not the Elizabeth "Roys" who m. Ebenezer Clark, Dec. 22, 1696. She m. 2nd Joseph Thompson and died before June 11, 1690. (New Haven County Court Records, Vol. I, p. 178.) The wife of Ebenezer Clark was Elizabeth, widow of Joseph Royce, son of Samuel, (New Haven County Court Records, Vol. I, pp. 234 and 256). She was the dau. of John and Hannah (Bassett) Parker. (Davis' History, Wallingford.) Ebenezer Clark died 66 April 30, 1721 and his widow Elizabeth Anne Bishop, widow of John as recorded in the Hartford Probate Records. She was one of the original members of the Second Church at Hartford and her name appears on Mrs. Smith's memorial to the original Frank Barnard sisters of that church. King of Albany, N. Y., is now preparing a revised edition of the Steele family. JAMES SHEPARD, New Britain, Conn. 97-Mary, wife of Lieut. Miles Merwin was dau. of Hezekiah Talcott, and Jemima, his wife. Mary was born in Durham, Feb. 16, 1723; d. Jan. 18, 1793 Hezekiah Talcott moved from Hartford to Durham. He died in Durham, Feb. 13, 1764, in his 70th year. Jemima d. Feb. 2, 1757 in her 66th A. M. CAMP. year. 83.-Mrs. Henry Walters of New Britain or Waterbury, Conn., has data concerning the Gladding family. 86. (b).-Eber Merriman married (2) Eber was son of Hannah Rogers. Rev. John and Jemima (Wilcox) Merriman. Rev. John was son of John and Elizabeth (Peck). John was son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Lines). Nathaniel, born in England, was an. early settler of New Haven. Hannah Rogers was from New London or Waterford. See Southington History, Genealogies, p. 168. 67. (p).-Mary Hopkins, who married Capt. William Lewis, is said in the History of Wolcott to be the daughter of William Hopkins of Stratford, Conn. A. M. T. QUERIES. 103. Ayer.-William, was born Oct. 3, 1753, at Haverhill, Mass. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War for two years and three months; was with Washington the memorable winter at Valley Forge and at one time was one of his body guard. He died at Newbury, N. H., June 5, 1827; was buried at Bradford Center. Who were his parents and brothers and sisters? E. A. R. 104. Johnson.-Wanted ancestry and birthplace of Robert Graham Johnson who was born in 1779, married (1) Hannah Bradley; (2) Wealthy Humiston, and died in Terryville, Conn., in 1861. His brother, Atwater Johnson, lived in New Haven and another brother, Samuel, lived in Bethlehem, Conn. F. R. S. 105. (a).-Wakeman.--When and where did David Wakeman and his wife, Mary Jennings die? They removed from Fairfield about 1758 to New Fairfield, Conn., where they lived many years and where most of their children were born. He died about 1812-13, and it is tradition that he, and probably his wife also, in their old age went to live with some of their married children and there died. Their children lived in New Fairfield, Danbury, Easton, Conn. and Ridgefield, (b). Want date of the marriage of Jere miah Wakeman, son of the above to Phebe Hendrick, daughter of John Hendrick, a Revolutionary soldier. Jeremiah and Phebe were born in Fairfield, Conn., but went to New Fairfield when children with their parents and probably married there about 1780-85. (c).-Would like the dates of their childrens' birth, also of David and Mary Wakeman's children. (d). When was Eunice, eldest child. of Jeremiah and Phebe Wakeman married to Aaron Platt of Weston, Conn? When did she die and where, and what was her age at death? Their other children were Martha and Mary. I want particularly the date of Martha's birth, (about 1793-5) and of her marriage (1810-11) to Hezekiah Wellman, (sometimes called Wildman) and date of her death. (e).-Root-Want name of the wife of Thomas Root of Hartford and Northampton, with date of marriage and Idate of wife's death. Would like list of his children, with dates of birth, especially the sixth child, Hezekiah. (f).-Tilton.-Want the family name of Elizabeth, wife of the Hon. Peter Tilton of Windsor, Conn., and Hadley, Mass., and correct date of their marriage. Want the correct date of their daughter Mary's birth and of her marriage to Joseph Eastman of Hadley, Mass., son of the emigrant, Roger Eastman. (g).—Williams.-Who was the Mr. Williams spoken of in Barber's "Conn. Historical Collection," page 11, in a list of names of men who served as committees from the three towns of Hartford, Windsor and Wethersfield at the beginning of the Pequot War? He was father of the Mary Williams who married in 1647 Joshua Jennings, son of John Jennings of Hartford. C. L. S. 540 106.-Merrill.- John married Esther Strickland April 14, 1731. Their children were Elizabeth, Gad, Asher, John. Who were the parents of the elder John? Asahel Merrill, b. Feb. 2, 1764, married Abigail Judd, settled first in Danbury or one of his sons Bethel and named Bethel. Who were his parents? J. W. M. 107.-(a).-Hall.-John, Jr., b. in England, 1619, died at Middletown, Conn., Jan. 22, 1694; was town clerk and recorder 665-1694. Who was his wife? (b).-Plum.-Benoni, b. 1670, died at Middletown, Conn., Oct. 6, 1754. He married (1) the daughter of Daniel Hubbard of Middletown; (2) Dority Coall in Middletown, Nov. 1709; (3) in Middletown Jan. 8, 1715, Abigal Gilbert of New Haven. Who were the parents of Benoni and Dority? (c).-Hubbard.-Joseph of Hartford and Middletown; married Dec. 29, 1670 in Middletown Mary Porter, who Who was died there June 10, 1707. W. P. BACON, she? New Britain, Conn. 108.-Yemans.-Who were the parents of Prudence Yemans (or Yeamans) born in Tolland, Conn., March 29, 1772. She had a brother Julius, also a sister Abigail. She was married at Norwich, Vermont, Feb. 27, 1794, to W. T. D. Simeon Dewey. BOOK REVIEWS. A little tale of Japan, that beautiful far away land of many myths, where the cherry blossoms are revered, where the babies never cry and where the children are always respectful to their parents. Such is Tora's Happy Day, a children's story simply and plainly told by Florence Peltier Perry of Hartford, Conn., and is illustrated in the Japanese style by Gaingero Yeto, a graduate of the New York Art League. Two of the old mythical tales are woven into this story of a boy's day; and it ends with a pretty little lullaby now for the first time rendered into English. The figures in the illustrations, which are in colors, are full of spirit and action, and the whole is iussed in dainty style. We only regret that the tale ended with a day, and did not continue for a full week. The price of the story is fifty cents. 46 pp. Alliance Publishing Co., New York. A genealogy is apt to be a dry statement of dates and facts; not so with A COLLECTION OF FAMILY RECORDS FROM BARTHOLOMEW, BOTSFORD AND WINSTON A fourth volume of EARLY CONNECTICUT MARRIAGES edited by Frederic W. Bailey of New Haven is received just as we go to press. Mr. Bailey deserves much commendation for his enterprise in publishing these records of early days, all being before the year 1800, and gathered from widely separated localities. The records of eleven churches, covering every county in the state, are given. In his preface Mr. Bailey makes some very pertinent remarks as to the careless manner in which many of the old records are now kept and urges some action for their better care and preservation. Pictures of Dames of Colonial Days. The advent of the Twentieth Century joyously heralds an era of prosperity-the greatest in our national history. The example of the patriotic and heroic people of the past is ever an incentive to future generations to the emulation of true ardor; and while we take pride in the achievements of men who, by their efforts made it possible for us to keep alive the spirit of patriotism, we should not forget their brave companions, who shrank not from labor or sacrifice in gaining for us the blessed inheritance which we now enjoy. What more interesting subject, therefore, can we present to our friends than the women of Colonial Days? An exquisitely artist.c calendar, as a souvenir of 1900, has been prepared by us for our patrons, free of cost. On each of its four pages appear the picture of a dame, New York being clad in the lively Dutch costume: Pennsylvania in the sedate gray garb of the Quaker; Massachusetts in the austere Puritan attire and Virginia in the rich Elizabethian dress. Lack of space in a brief circular precludes an extended description or close criticism of these four beautiful portraits. Suffice to say, that each is a rich gem within itself. A brief history of each colony accompanies the pictures; and a calendar for each of the seasons is most exquisitely wrought. This beautiful work has been copyrighted, and it cannot be purchased at any store or elsewhere. To each of our patrons desiring a copy, the same will be mailed free on receipt of three of our hell trade mark designs, cut from the front of the cartons or wrappers enclosing the bottles of our Extracts. The number of these calendars has been limited, and the coupons may be sent at any time between now and the 25th of next December. The souvenir will be forwarded in the order of reception of coupons recorded, and those anxious for the early copy will do well to bear closely in mind the purport of the old maxim, "First come, first served." Please mention THE CONNECTICUT when you write to advertisers. |