latter year he gave up his position and devoted himself to
editing the Register, but was reappointed in 1892, and still
holds the office ; he has been editor of the New England
Historic Genealogical Register since 1876, and before that
date he was associate editor for several years, and from 1S64
to 1876 a member of the club pledged to support the maga-
zine. The value of his labors in connection with the Regis-
ter cannot be overestimated. To him, more than to any one
else, is due its success. The Register has stimulated re-
search in fields which would otherwise have remained unin-
vestigated, and has made invaluable contributions to the his-
tory and genealogy of New England. The positions which
he has held in the N. E. Historic Genealogical Society, and
his intense interest in historical matters, have combined, with
an accurate memory, to give Mr. Dean the vast fund of de-
tailed historical knowledge which he has at easy command,
and has been ready to share, in his modest and kindly way,
with all who have sought his assistance Indeed, he has
often suggested the writing of a book which has proved a val-
uable addition to historical literature. All efforts to render
the early history of our country more accessible to the gen-
eral reader have enlisted Mr. Dean's heartiest support. He
was one of the charter members of the Prince Society, organ-
ized in 1858, whose object was the publication of rare works
in print or manuscript, relating to America, and he was also
president for ten years. Space does not permit the mention
of all the historical societies of which Mr. Dean is a member.
More than twenty-five societies, not all confined to the United
States, have placed his name on their rolls. In 1869 Dart-
mouth College recognized Mr. Dean's attainments, and hon-
ored him with the degree of A.M. Mr. Dean's writings have
been mainly confined to short biographical sketches and some
genealogical work. The sketch of " Henry Kingsbury and
his Descendants," published by him in the Register of 1859,
was the first attempt to print any account of the Kingsbury
family. He wrote Memoirs of his ancestors, Rev. Nathaniel
Ward, author of the " Simple Cobbler of Agawam," in 1S68,
JOHN KINGSBURY OF NEWBURY. 103
and of Rev. Michael Wigglesworth , in 1871. Among his an-
cestors were also Governor Thomas Dudley, Henry Sewall,
Mayor of Coventry, in England, and Rev. John Woodbridge,
of Andover and Newbury. To sum up, it may fairly be said
that Mr. Dean has done more to awaken an interest in care-
ful research into the early history of New England than al-
most any other man. [Condensed from a sketch of Mr. Dean,
by Ruth Wood Hoag, A.B., in the Genealogical Advertiser,
Dec , 1899, II., 97-104.]
6 Jeremiah, born Oct. 6, 1S16, Wiscasset ; married Sept. 16, 1852,
Martha Ann Nelson ; he learned the bookbinder's trade of
George Coleman of Portland, and carried on business in Bos-
ton ; he died in Charlestown, Mass., June 4, 1S82, leaving one
son, Henry Kingsbury, born July 6, 1866.
59 Samuel 7 Kingsbury {John 6 , John*, Henry\ John 9 ,
John*, Henry'), of Bath and Biddeford, Me.; married, (pub-
lished July 22, 1812,) (1) Miriam, daughter of Dominicus
and Miriam (Tarbox) Gilpatrick, born in Biddeford, Sept.
14, 1784; she died Oct. 4, 1829; married (2) at Bath, Mrs.
Lydia (Rideout) Todd. He was a rigger by trade. He
died in Bath, June 22, 1S52.
CHILDREN.
74 Hannah, born May, 1806 (?) ; died Aug. 5, 1S77, unmarried.
75 Henry, born May 4, 1S14, Wiscasset. ; ->
76 Harriet, born June iS, 1816, Bath ; m. Feb. 9, 1837, Joseph Ham-
mond Curtis ; she died May 5, 1856.
77 Mary Elizabeth, born Feb. 13, 1819, Bath. -^
7S George, born Feb. 10, 1821, Bath, Me.; married May 7, 1S51, Susan
Chute Abbott, born in South Windham, Maine, Oct. 7, 1819,
dau. of William and Mary Abbott; he was a mechanic in
Portland, but removed, before his death, to Bolsters Mills,
Me., where he died June 28, 1892. His wife died April 9, 1SS9.
79 Dominicis Gilpatrick, born June 28, 1824, Biddeford; name'
changed to Leonarh by law. ->
80 Isabella, born April 13, 1S27, Biddeford. *->-
61 Rhodes 7 Kingsbury (John\John\ Henry\ John 9 , John 3 ,
Henry 1 ), of Bath, Maine, married, in Bath, Sept. 19, 1813,
Betsey Gould.
He was a rigger, and carried on the business in Bath and
Wiscasset. He invented and patented, about 1824, an ap-
paratus for steering vessels. Me died in Bath, June 27,
1866, as. 77 years and 5 months. His widow, Betsey, died in
February, 1888.
104 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Si William, born Oct. i, 1S14, Bath, Me. He went away from home
when about 21. and never returned. In 1846 he was living in
Mobile, Ala.
52 James Henry, born July 28, 1S16, Bath ; married Sarah Dunham of
Bath; lost at sea, April 2, 1848. 3 Ch.: 1. "William Henry,
b. June 9, 1S42. 2. Mary Eliza. 3. Sarah Adelaide.
53 Betsey, born Oct. 14, 1S1S, Bath ; see No. 73.
84 Joanna, born May, 1820, Bath; married in Boston, Jan., 1847,
James McConologue. Ch.: 1. James Sheridan, b. 1S47; died
many years ago.
85 Charles Dean, born May io, 1S21, Bath; died Dec, 1S50, at Bath,
unmarried.
86 Sarah Jane, born April 10, 1S25, Bath; died Aug. 11, 1S26.
S7 Sarah Jane, born July 17, 1S26, Bath; died Feb. 4, 1S51, at Bath,
unmarried.
88 John Rhodes, born June 20, 1S28, Bath; died in 1S44, at Wiscasset.
89 Susan Ella, born Oct. 27, 1S29, Bath; married (1) Oct. 20, 1851,
Fred Hyman Hall; (2) in Milan. Italy, Jan. 6, 1S72, Signor
Ernesto Baldanza; he died in New York, April 4, 1900; she
lives in Xew York city, 5 East 14th street.
90 Margaret Mary, born Sept. 5, 1S34, Bath.
91 John Gould, born 1842, Wiscasset; married . He died May
20, 1891, at Hudson, Mass.; s. p.
70 John" Kingsbury {John \ John*, John\ Henry*, John 3 ,
John", Henry 1 ), of "Wiscasset, married, in New York, Katharine
; he was first a sailor, then a merchant in Wiscasset,
where he died, March 4, 1853 ; his widow married Orrin S.
Alley, master mariner; she died Feb. 26, 1878, ae. 66.
CHILDREN.
92 Edward.
93 John Henry, born 1S35; he served in the Civil War as a member of
the Second Maine Cavalry; died at Pensacola, Fla , Oct. 24,
1S64, se. 29.
94 Sarah.
95 Wilmot Cutter, born Feb., 1S40; died Aug. 18, 1S41.
96 Sidney C, born 1S4S; served in the Civil War as a member of the
Second Maine Cavalry; died at Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 27,
1S64, fe. 16.
73 Margaret" Mary Kingsbury \J<>hn\ John\ John\
Henry*, John*, John', Henry 1 ), married at Wiscasset John R.
C. Stimson, blacksmith. She died there, Aug. 13, 1839,
ae. 24. He married (2) Betsey Kingsbury, his wife's cousin,
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daughter of Rhodes Kingsbury (see No. 83). He died in
Bath, Sept. 17, 1875.
CHILDREN.
i Edward, born June, 1837, Wiscasset.
2 Margaret Mary, born Aug., 1839, Wiscasset; died Aug. 30, 1839.
CHILDREN OF SECOND WIFE.
3 Frederick, married; in 1875 residing in Springfield, Mass.
4 Jennie Salome, born Oct., 1845, Wiscasset; married and lives in
California.
5 William, married; in 1875, residing in Springfield, Mass.
6 Charles ; residing, in 1875, in Bath, Me.
75 Captain Henry 8 Kingsbury (Samuel 7 , John*, John\
Henry*, John 3 , John 1 , Henry'), of Bath, Maine, married, Nov.
14, 1838, Nancy Pike, daughter of Benjamin W. and Martha
(Pike) Lowell, born in Salisbury, Mass., March 28, 181 7.
When about eleven years old he was placed in the care of
Captain Reuben Osgood of Salisbury Point, while running
a vessel between Salisbury and the coast of Maine. From
a cabin boy he advanced to second and first mate of several
ships, all the while studying thoroughly the system of navi-
gation, and fitting himself for the position he sought, that of
captain of a merchant vessel. He was finally placed in
charge of a ship belonging to Caleb dishing, and sailed out
of Newburyport on several voyages to foreign parts, see-
ing service on the ocean for twenty-four years. In 1846 he
entered the West India goods trade at Salisbury Point, in
company with Robert Fowler. The firm continued for
several years, when Captain Kingsbury purchased Fowler's
interest at Salisbury Point, and largely increased the busi-
ness, adding coal supply, purchasing coal by the ship load.
He constructed coal sheds and was the pioneer in this
branch of trade, and at one time he was one of the wealth-
iest men of the town, and active in advancing its interests ;
but reverses of fortune followed to some extent, and he re-
tired from active business life. Captain Kingsbury was the
oldest member of the Powow River Lodge of Odd Fellows
at the time of his death. His wife died Sept. 3, 1888. He
died in Salisbury Point, Amesbury, Aug. 6, 1890.
Io6 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
97 Henry Lowell, b. June 6, 1840, Salisbury Point. s-»-
98 Charles Benjamin, b. June 4, 1846, Salisbury Point. ss->-
99 Annie Kingsbury, b. Sept. S, 1853 (see No. 77) ; m., July 28, 1874,
Rev. Otis Olney Wright, a clergyman of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church; formerly of Riverside, R. I., now of Sandy
Hook, Conn.
Ch.: (1) Henry Kingsbury, b. Sept. 7, 1S75; d. Feb. 21,
1893. (2) Lucy, b. Dec. 9, 1876; grad. Wellesley Col-
lege, 1900. (3) Selah Howell, b. Jan. 21, 1S82. (4)
Cecil, b. March 4, 1886.
76 Harriet 8 Kingsbury {Samuel 1 , Join?, John", Henry",
John 3 , John 9 , Henry 1 ), married, Feb. 9, 1837, Captain Joseph
Hammond Curtis, born in Biddeford, Me., Feb. 5, 1811. She
died in Kennebunkport, Me., May 5, 1856. He died Jan.
25, 1879.
CHILDREN.
i Mary Elizabeth, b. June 17, 1838; m., Sept. 29, 1861, John F.
Drown of Boston.
2 Albert, b. July 23, 1843; d. July 5, 1850.
77 Mary Elizabeth' Kingsbury {SamueV, John*, John",
Henry 1 , John', John*, Henry 1 ), married, May 23, 1841, Cyrenius
Foss, born in Scarboro, Me., Jan. 29, 18 16, son of Ezekiel
and Hannah (Edgecomb) Foss. He was for many years a
successful teacher, and a man of ability and influence. She
died in Hollis, Me., Dec. 30, 1857. He died Nov. 23, 18S9.
CHILDREN.
1 John Fairfield, b. Dec. 5, 1842; m., June 29, 1866, Augusta N. Per-
ham; resides Tewksbury, Mass.
2 Enos Lord, b. July 28, 1844; m., July 28, 1864, Susan A. Johnson;
resides in Greenville, N. H.
3 Mary Frances, b. Aug. 18, 1846; lives in Taunton, Mass. ; unmarried.
4 Emma Anna, b. Dec. 30, 1S48; m., Jan. 12, 1871, James P. Johnson;
resides in Stoneham, Mass.
5 Miriam Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1851; m., Feb. 3, 1876, John C. A.
Robinson; resides in Charlestown, Mass.
6 Nancy Kingsbury*, b. Sept. 8, 1853.
* Nancy Kingsbury Foss was adopted by her uncle, Captain Henry Kingsbury,
of Salisbury Point, in 1858, and was afterwards known as Annie Kingsbury.
JOHN KINGSBURY OF NEWBURY. 107
7 Henry Cyrenius, b. Oct. 31, 1855; m., Feb. 20, 1S81, Martha M.
Smith; resides in Hollis, Me.
S Samuel Elroy, b. Sept., 1S57; d. Oct. 5, 1SS0.
79 Leonard" Kingsbury {Samuel 1 , John 3 , John", Henry*,
John 3 , John 1 , Henry"), "spent my early life on the rivers in
Maine, the best of my life in the Wisconsin woods ;" he
lived for a time in Alfred, Me., then removed to Wisconsin.
He married (1) Dec. 25, 1850, Mary Small, daughter of Benja-
min Lorinof Dunwell Lane, and Lucinda Leavett, his wife.
She was born in Buxton, Maine, March 16, 1828, died May
25, 1882, in Minneapolis, Minn. He married (2) Oct. 20,
1886, Lucy J. McMillan, widow of William A. Hall, and
daughter of Dr. Andrew and Effie D. (Wheeler) McMillan,
of Clarksfield, O., born July 22, 1S34, in Clarksfield. He set-
tled in Minneapolis, engaged in the real estate business, and
died there Oct. 5, 1895.
CHILDREN.
100 Frederick Bailey, b. Oct. 27, 1851, Barr Mills, Buxton. £->-
101 Anna Belle, b. Feb. 12, 1S56, Mosinee, Wis.; m d Jan. 9, 1SS3,
Charles Herbert Howes, of Omaha, Neb , b. May 12, 1854,
son of Charles Howes, of Essex, Mass ; County Surveyor of
Douglas Co. They now reside in Jamaica Plain, Mass., where
he is employed in the engineering department of the Metro-
politan Park Commission.
Ch.: (1) Charles Edward, b. June 17, 1S84. (2) Mildred
Kingsbury, b. Sept. 8, 18S9.
102 John Lane, b. Feb. 9, 1858; died July 16, 1865.
103 Lucinda, b. Sept. 30, i860; m. Jan. 7, 1S90, Nathan J. Harrison,
b. Aug. 6, 1858, in Chicago, 111., son of Nathan B. and Ella
(Ives) Harrison ; resides in Denver, Colorado.
Ch.: (1) Clara Natalie, b. June 4, 1892; d. Dec. 30, 1S92.
104 George Henry, b. Sept. 27, 1866; died Nov. 25, 1866,
105 Miriam Blanche, b. Oct. 18, 1S70; unm. ; living in Denver, Colo-
rado.
80 Isabella 8 Kingsbury (Sa inner, John*, John 1 , Henry* ,
John", John 1 , Henry'), married May 21, 1844, Lorenzo Dow
Evans, born May 1, 1824, in Wakefield, N. II., son of Na-
thaniel and Mary (Dow) Evans. They removed to Wey-
mouth, Mass., in May, 1850, and in 1866 to Boston. He died
Feb. 18, 1867. Mr. Evans' grandfather, Benjamin Evans,
served seven years in the Revolutionary War. She died
March 31, 1899, in Dorchester, Mass.
108 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
i Lorenzo, b. Oct. 10, 1845, Dedham; died Sept. 20, 1846.
2 Lafayette, b. March 14, 1S50, Biddeford ; died Oct. 25, 1869, in
Boston.
3 Malvina F., b. June 14, 1853, Weymouth; m d Dec. 2, 1873, in
Boston, William D. Gillpatrick, her cousin, a descendant of
Dominicus Gillpatrick, of Biddeford; now resides in Dorches-
ter; has 3 ch. : 1. Fred Byron, b. July 9, 1877 ; 2. Isabella
May, b. Aug. 12, 18S3; 3. Clifton Grey, b. April 9, 1886.
4 Byron H., b. May 29, 1856, Weymouth; m. in Providence, Sept.
1876, Emogene Moraty; resides in Thompson, Conn.; has 2
ch.: 1. John Harry, b. June 15, 1877; 2. Lafayette E., b. June
4, 1880.
97 Henry 9 Lowell Kingsbury (Capt. Henry 9 , Samuel 1 ,
John 6 , Joint', Henry', John*, John*, Henry 1 ), of Amesbury,
Mass.; married May 24, 1863, Caroline Marcella Carr, born
in Newbury port, Mass., March 3, 1844, daughter of Levi and
Mary J. (Ireland) Carr. He was a merchant in Amesbury ;
died there, Oct. 24, 1893.
CHILDREN.
106 Charles Fabius, b. May 7, 1865 ; in 1892 engaged in the flour and
produce business in Boston ; m. June 20, 1895, Fannie L.
Langhill.
107 Edward Sargent, b. July 13, 1869.
108 Emma Gray, b. Aug. 27, 1875.
98 Charles" Benjamin Kingsbury (Capt. Henry*, Sam-
uel 1 , John 6 , John h , Henry*, John*, John", Henry 1 ), of Ames-
bury; married, Nov. 5, 1869, Phoebe Ann Powell, born Sept.
28, 1852, in Gloucester, Mass., daughter of James and Mar-
tha (Reed) Powell.
CHILDREN.
109 Mattie Dean, b. May 22, 1871; m. Aug. 26, 1S88, Frank H. Tux-
bury, of Amesbury, b. in South Hampton, N. H., Sept. 25,
1865; she died April 30, 1898.
no George Frank, b. July 16, 1873.
in Arthur, b. May 6, 1876, in Boston; dead.
112 J. — Herbert, b. May 28, 1878.
113 Chester Plummer, b. Feb. 1, 18S5.
114 Perry Kingsbury, b. July 8, 1888.
JOHN KINGSBURY OF NEWBURY. IO q
ioo Frederick 9 Bailey Kingsbury {Leonard*, Samuel 1 ,
John 6 , John", Hcnry\ John\ John*, Henry 1 ), of Maiden, Mass.;
in business ; graduated from the Putnam school, Newbury-
port, Mass.; married, March 8, 1873, Emma Frances Bag-ley,
born Sept. 1, 1849, at Georgetown, Mass., daughter of
Hiram A. and Mary E. (Boardman) Bagley. He removed
from Maiden to Worcester, where he now lives.
CHILDREN.
115 Mary Adele, b. Feb. 22, 1874; m. Sept. 26, 1900, John Olin
McDavitt, of 19 Norway St., Boston.
116 William Henry Smiley, b. April 9, 1879.
117 Fred Bailey, Jr., b. Dec. 25, 1880.
JAMES KINGSBURY OF PLAINFIELD.
IV James 2 Kingsbury {Henry 1 ), married,, at Haverhill,
January 6, 1673, Sarah, daughter of Matthias and Lettyce
Button, of Haverhill, born in 1650, sister of his brother
John's wife. He removed before 1699 to Plainfield, Conn.
This tract of land was bought by Governor John Winthrop,
Jun r ., of Allumps, the Indian Sachem, and the purchase was
confirmed by Charles II., so apparently James Kingsbury
was still keeping to the family tradition in going where
the Winthrops went. But the land was also claimed by
Owaneco, Sachem of Mohegan, and he made grants, and
sold portions of it to various individuals, notably Major
Fitch, and the Gallups. After the election of Fitz John
Winthrop as Governor of Connecticut in 1698, his request
for the confirmation of his Quinebaug lands received due
consideration from the General Assembly. In May, 1699,
the inhabitants east and west of Quinebaug river presented
to the General Court a petition that their settlement be
made a township, and that the land be laid out in accord-
ance "with our Honorable Governor's claim," and that the
Assembly would appoint Captain Wetherell, Mr. Pitkin, and
Mr. Ely, to inquire into the legal proceedings, "and inform
the weak and feeble that they may have a more speedy and
peaceable settlement, so that we may have the worship of
God among us." James Kingsbury was one of the peti-
tioners. He also signed a petition, Nov. 13, 1699, that the
town might be incorporated, and that they might have "an
able, faithful, orthodox gospel minister, so that the sure
worship of God may be at all times upheld and maintained
amongst us."* In Oct., 1700, the General Assembly author-
ized Fitz John Winthrop to name the new plantation at
Ouinebaug. James Kingsbury's land was in the fourth
division, abutting north on Moosup river, and he was one
of the patentees named in the Plainfield patent, Dec. 17,
1706, granted by the Colony of Connecticut. James Kings-
bury conveyed to Ephraim Kingsbury, of Plainfield, all his
* Miss Larned's History of Windham County, Conn., I. 103-13.
JAMES KINGSBURY OF PLAINFIELD. 1 1 1
right, title, and interest in y e Common and undivided lands,
lying in Plainfield," Dec. 4, 1730. The date of his death is
unknown.
CHILDREN.
118 Susannah, b. April 18, 1675, i n Haverhill.
119 Sarah, b. Aug. 13, 1677, in Haverhill, e->-
120 Mary, b. Aug. 18, 1679, in Haverhill. s->
121 Ephraim, b. April 13, 168 1, in Haverhill, s >
122 Abigail, b. Feb. 26, 1686, in Haverhill. = >
123 Samuel, b. July 18, 1690, in Haverhill, ;:...; â– >
120 Mary 3 Kingsbury (fames' 2 , Henry 1 ), married Jan-
uary 2, 1693, Samuel Cole, of Hartford, son of Samuel and
Mary Cole, born in 1672, in Hartford. He was admitted to
the Second Church, Hartford, March 15, 1712/13. He re-
moved to Norwalk before 1746, when he is called of Nor-
walk in a deed of land in Hartford. Jonathan Cole and
John Cole were appointed administrators on the estate of
Samuel Cole, deceased, of Norwalk, Dec. 22, 1760; inven-
tory taken Dec. 24, 1760, by Daniel Belden and Nathaniel
Hubble, Jr. — Fairfield Probate Records.
CHILDREN.
1 Jonathan, bap. June 11, 1693, r ( Church, Hartford.
2 Jabez, born in Hartford, Feb. 9, 1698.
3 Nathaniel, born in Hartford, Aug. 18, 1701.
4 Caleb, born in Hartford, Feb. 8, 1703 ; m. (1) Rebecca, daughter of
Daniel and Ann (Seeley) Beardsley, bap. Sept 7, 1707, in
Stratford ; she died before 1753. (2) Anna St. John. He set-
tled in Cornwall, Conn.; ch.: David, firstborn, bap. Aug. 15,
1731, Stratfield ; Anne, bap. do., March 4, 1732/3; Samuel,
bap. do., Sept. S, 1734 ; Joseph, bap. do., July 13, 1735.
5 Sarah, born in Hartford, Feb., 1705 ; died Sept., '96, qu. '06. (T.R.)
6 Abigail, born in Hartford, Sept. 18, 1706; bap. 2 d Church, Hartford,
Sept. 22, 1706.
7 Mary, born in Hartford, July 10, 1707.
8 Samuel, born in Hartford, Feb. 7, 1710/11 ; bap. I st Church, Hart-
ford, Feb. 11, 1710/11. Graduated from Yale College, 1731; he
appears to have resided, soon after leaving college, at North-
bury, then part of Waterbury, Conn. Soon after 1740 he con-
formed to the Church of England, and for a number of years
he officiated as a lay reader to the Episcopalians in Litchfield,
entertaining until at least as late as 1747 a design of crossing
the Atlantic to obtain holy orders ; his fear of the dangers of
the sea, however, prevented the accomplishment of this pur-
112 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
pose. He seems to have spent his life mainly as a school-
teacher. About 1767 he was one of the prominent settlers of
Claremont, N. H.; justice of the peace; town clerk, 1771, 1772,
1773 ; in 1769 he received, from the Venerable Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel, the appointment of Catechist and
Schoolmaster at that place, with an annual stipend of ^15.
He conducted the services of the Church of England there
until the arrival of an ordained clergyman in 1773. At the
outbreak of the Revolution his sympathies were with the Brit-
ish. He died in Claremont, Oct. 19, 1777, in his 67th year.
He married Mary Dean, at Stratford, Conn., April 6, 1753.
She was probably Mary Brown, the widow of Rev. Barzilla
Dean (Y. C. 1737). Mr. Cole had two daughters. Dexter 's
Yale Biographies, pp. 423-6. Ch.: 1, Mary, married, in
1777, Asa Cossitt, b. Granby, Conn.; 2, Ann, m. Ambrose
Cossitt, b. Granby, Conn. ; Town Clerk and Treasurer, Clare-
mont ; d. July 13, 1809, aged 74. She died May 18, 1828, aged
74-
9 Ichabod, born March, 1712 ; bap. 2' 1 Church, Hartford, March 15,
1712/13.
10 Dorothy, born Nov. 27, 1714; bap. 2 d Church, Hartford, Nov. 28,
1714.
11 Sarah, bap. May 27, 1716, Stratfield.
12 Timothy, bap. Jan. 12, 1717/18, Stratfield.
13 Hannah, bap. May, 1719, Stratfield.
121 Ensign Ephraim 9 Kingsbury {James 1 , Henry 1 ), of
Plainfield, married Phoebe, daughter of Ezekiel Main, of
Stonington* ; he had leave to vote for town officers in 1709 ;
he represented Plainfield in the General Assembly, 1720, '21,
'27, '28, '31, '32, '33, '34, '35, '36, '38, '41 ; appointed Ensign of
the trainband in Plainfield, May, 1725. He was appointed
on a committee of the General Assembly in May, 1733, to
select a place for a meeting-house in the new Society formed
from Canterbury, Pomfret, and Mortlake.
His will is dated March 5, 1756 ; exhibited in court Oct.
8, 1756. He says : "Being advanced to old age," and men-
tions wife Phebe — leaves her all his property, with a pro-
vision that after her death the estate is to be divided
between "my two daughters, viz.: Phebe Cady and Rachel
Lawrence," the heirs of sons Ephraim and John to be
"content with what he gave the s d Ephraim and John by
Deed of gift" ; constitutes William Cady, jun r , " my Grand-
son," executor.
CHILDREN.
124 Ephraim, b. Oct. 15, 1702. s->-
125 Phozbe, b. Jan. 8, 1703/4. s-*-
126 Rachel, b. April 16 (14, T. R.), 1705. ■»->-
127 John, b. June 19, 1713. s >
* Ezekiel Main mentions in his will, dated 1714, his daughter, Phebe Kingsbury,
and there was no other Phebe K. at that time.
JAMES KINGSBURY OF PLAINFIELD. Ir3
122 Abigail' Kingsbury {James 1 , Henry 1 ), married Elea-
zar Spaulding, of Plainfield, Nov. 14, 17 12 (according to
Plainfield record ;* the Spaulding Memorial has it Nov. 17).
He was born in Chelmsford, Mass., Aug. 13, 1690, son of
John and Ann (Ballard) Spaulding, afterwards of Plainfield.
Sam 11 Kingsbury conveyed to Elezer Spaulding land and a
dwelling-house thereon, " at y e north-easterly corner of s d
Plainfield," " on a brook known by y e name of snake medow
brook," April 2, 1725.
The wife of Elezer Spaulding died Sept. 9, 1758. \Ch.
Reel
CHILDREN.
i Dorcas, b. Feb. 8, 1713; m., May 12, 1730, Samuel Kingsbury.
2 Eunice, b. Dec. 22, 1723 ; died Jan. 10, 1737/8.
3 Anna, b. May 7, 1717; m. Nathaniel Maine, of Stonington, who set-
tled in Plainfield; she died April 19, 1738.
4 Hezekiah, b. June 7, 1719; died July 10, 1719.
5 Penuel, b. June 20, 1720; died July 5, 1720.
6 Eleazar, b. July 3, 1721; m. Lois Spalding, daughter of his uncle,
Jonathan Spalding; removed to Windsor, Vt., where he died
Sept. 17, 1S05; his wife died at Windsor, Jan. 8, 1790, se. 6S;
S ch.
7 Timothy, b. Jan. 14, 1725; died Dec. 15, 1737.
8 David, b. Dec. 23, 1728, letter of Enos Spalding (Dec. 25, 1731,
Plainfield Records); m. Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and
Lydia Barrett, born Oct. 28, 1736; he died Aug. 23, 1803,
aged 71; 8 ch.
123 Samuel 4 Kingsbury (fames 1 ', Henry 1 ), married Nov.
26, 1 7 14, Hannah, daughter of Joshua and Mary Kibbe.
Samuel Kingsbury, in 1735, living on the "mile " of land,
so-called, adjoining the additional grant to Voluntown, asks
to purchase two pieces of land of 50 or 60 acres from the
Colony on such terms as they should fix — to be surveyed
at his expense ; this was done, and the land sold him for
,£22 14 s . 3 d . "Samuel Kingsbury, formerly of Plainfield,
now lyving on y e mile of land fo-called in y° Colony of Con-
necticut," conveys land in Plainfield to Benjamin Wheeler,
Sept. 13, 1739, and Mch. 23, 1743, he conveys land on the