come; and if they do not behave themselves we'll take our brooms and drive them out of town." She died 7 Apr. 1779. They had a son Josiah who graduated at Harvard College, and became an eminent physician at Falmouth, Me. 5 3 97. RICHARD LEACH (Samuel, John, Richard, Lawrence'), of Beverly, Mass., born at Rial-side, Apr. 1716 and baptized at Salem, 3 June 1716; died at Marblehead, 1801. His will proved 21 Feb. 1801, mentions sons: "Henry, William, Richard; daughter Mary Drinkwater; gr.-son Samuel, son of Josiah; gr.-dau., Polly Hooper, wife of Nathaniel Hooper, and gr.-son Azor Mitchell son of my late daughter Sarah Mitchell. Nathan Bower, John Drury, and Benj. Thompson, Witnesses. Henry Soule Executor." He married first 4 Dec. 1738, Martha Woodbury, born 1720; died 1756; daughter of Josiah and Lydia (Herrick) Woodbury; secondly 27 Dec. 1759, Elizabeth Stevens of Topsfield, Mass. Children born at Beverly: Mary, bapt. 7 Oct. 1739. Nathaniel, bapt. 25 Oct. 1741. William, bapt. 10 June, 1744. Sarah, bapt. 9 Oct. 1748; m. 9 Oct. 1768, Benj. Mitchell. Josiah, bapt. 3 Dec. 1752. Richard, bapt. 19 Jan. 1755. 98. THOMAS LEACH (Thomas,* Thomas, James, Lawrence'), of Norwich, Ct., born at New London, Ct., 1715; died at Norwich, 1793. He married in 1739, Sarah Reynolds, born 1720, died at Norwich, Ct., 1768, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Bingham). (See Perkin's "Old Houses of Norwich, Ct.") i ii. 185. iii. iv. V. Children born in Norwich. Elijah, b. 1744; d. 1830; m. 1768, Elizabeth Tracy, b. 1744; d. about 1827; Dau. of Perez & Elizabeth (Hyde). Lois, b. 1746; m. John Harris. Jeremiah, b. 1749; Jedediah, b. 1754; m. 1779, Phoebe Kasson, at Canterbury. Sarah, b. 1752; d. 1752. viii. Sarah, b. 1763; m. (1st) 1783, Alexander McDonald, b. about 1752; d. 1792; m. (2nd) 1795, Capt. Joseph Gale. 5 99. MANASSAH LEACH (Clement, Thomas, James, Lawrence1), of Waterford, Ct., born there 13 Aug. 1726; died there 20 June, 1776. He married in 1747,... .Lydia. "Manassah Leach, Private, appears on a Muster Roll of Capt. James Reed's Co., mustered according to a return dated 11 Oct. 1756 by Henry Leddel, Muster Master General of the Provincial Army, raised for an expedition against Crown Point." He was reported dead but "American Ancestry Vol. x, says that they had 11 children." 100. JOHN LEACH (Amos, James, James, Lawrence'), of Fairfield, Vt.. born at "Leach Hollow" New Fairfield, Ct., 10 Aug. 1735; died at Fairfield, Vt., 27 June, 1811, (gravestone in Bradley cemetery). He married first 2 Apr. 1760, Martha Wanzer, at New Fairfield, Ct.. by Justice Ephraim Hubble; and secondly 9 July, 1772, Hannah Page, at New Fairfield Ct., by Justice Ephraim Hubble; born 15 Feb. 1750; died 1 Dec. 1823, at Fairfield, Vt. He was one of the first settler's of the town of Fairfield, Vt. At a proprietor's meeting 2 Oct. 1788, he was chosen collector, and one of a committee for laying out and cutting the first roads in town. He was an enterprising and useful citizen. 187. i. ii. 188. iii. iv. Children by first wife, born at New Fairfield, Ct.: Jacob, m. Betsey Nicholson; he d. 1944, in Winfield, Herkimer Children by second wife 8 born in New Fairfield, Conn., and 2 in Fairfield, Vt. V. 189. vi. vii. 190. viii. ix. 191. X. xi. 192. xii. xiii. xiv. Zeruah, b. 14 Oct. 1776. Urana, b. 5 Apr. 1779. Asa, b. 9 May, 1781. Phoebe, b. 26 Dec. 1782; d. 9 Mar. 1858, at Fairfield, Vt.; m. Lewis. b. 19 Sept. 1784. George, b. 18 Feb. 1786. Willis, b. 19 Aug. 1787. Sally b. 18 Apr. 1790; m. Nathaniel Foster, b. 1786, in Williams- b. 1797; d. 8 Jan. 1870. (gravestone). He d. at Bakersfield, Vt., 18 Dec. 1856 (gravestone); was one of the volunteers who went to Plattsburg, 1813 (see Hist. of Vt., Grand Isle and Franklin Counties. 101. JOANNA LEACH (Amos, James, James, Lawrence'), of Fairfield, Vt., born at "Leach Hollow" New Fairfield, Ct., and died at Fairfield, Vt. She married 25 Aug. 1757, Thomas Northrop, at New Fairfield, Ct., by Justice Ephraim Hubbell. Thomas Northrop was one of the original proprietor's of the town of Fairfield, Vt., and came from New Fairfield (now Sherman) Ct., with the early settlers; before 1791. He settled on an uncleared tract of land, cleared a large space, and built a log house. In 1800 he built a frame barn, the timbers of which was marked and numbered for the builders use. 1814, he built a two-story house 33 x 44 ft., which contained eight huge fire places, a house which at that time was probably considered quite a mansion. At the time of the battle of Plattsburg his son Harmon was drawing the lumber for its construction. At a town meeting held 13 Mar. 1791, he was chosen In i. selectman, and afterwards held nearly all the offices of his town. D. Hamilton Hurd in his History of Fairfield County, Ct., on pages 684 to 692, mentions this family, and states that: “Mr. Thomas Northrop, who has long resided in Vermont, during the last year paid a visit to his native place, and walked all the way from Gaylordsville, four miles, although he is eighty-four years old." Hurd says that they had 7 children born at New Fairfield, David, b. 1758; m. (1) Rebecca, daughter of Nehemiah Beardsley, ii. iii. iv. V. vi. vii. X. xi. Thomas. Amos, b. 1765; d. Apr. 1848; m. Zurah3 Hungerford, b. at New Fairfield, Ct., 1763; d. at Fairfield, Vt., 18 Feb. 1832, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Graves). Samuel Hungerford was the original grantee of three towns in Franklin Co., Vt., namely, Fairfield, Smithfield (now a part of Fairfield,) and Hungerford (now Sheldon). Amos Northrop came to Fairfield, Vt., with the settlers of 1792. He cleared the land, and built the house which was later owned by Thomas Hale. Here he resided until his death. The place was 1-2 mile south-west, and across the Beaver Meadow from his father's place. Mr. Northrop started to market, at Plattsburg, with a load of oats, in 1812, and upon his arrival there was pressed into the service of the United States, and was sent with his team to Sackett's Harbor, to transport soldiers and supplies. He was retained from home from January until March. During a portion of this time he was obliged to camp in the forest with no protection from the weather, and thereby had his feet frozen so badly that a portion of the right foot had to be amputated. He was a man well respected, and held nearly all the offices of his town, was selectman in 1796-1797 and 1798. Children. 1. Isaac, b. 1785, in New Fairfield, Ct., m. Mary Rice, of Bakersfield, Vt.; d. 1 Nov. 1837, aged 44. He d. 28 Apr. 1827. 2. THOMAS, b. 1787, at New Fairfield, Ct.; m. 1812, Rozina Whipple, 3. WILLIAM, b. 1792, at Fairfield, Vt.; d. 18 June 1875; m. Amanda Soule, b. 1793; d. 23 Mar. 1852, daughter of Timothy and Betsey (Elliot), gr.-daughter of Joseph and Eunice (Hungerford). They had 10 children. 4. DEBORah, b. 1794, at Fairfield, Vt.; m. Nathan Homes. 5. REBECCA, b. 1795, at Fairfield, Vt.; m. Solomon Bradley. 6. Horatio, b. 6 Oct. 1802, at Fairfield, Vt.; d. 15 June, 1895; m. (1) Minerva Bradley, and (2) Cynthia Sturtevant. 7. LAURA, b. at Fairfield, Vt., 1805; d. unm. 22 Nov. 1880. Abigail, m. Moses Wanzer. Isaac. Abraham, m. Jane Bradley, and came to Fairfield with the viii. Alemeda, m. Jehial Hull, and were early settlers of F. Vt. who d. 19 Oct. 1824, aged 51, dau. of Capt. Israel; m. (2) in Jan. 1825 Sally Cooper of Sheldon, Vt., who d. 8 Feb. 1866, aged 86; enlisted in 1777 for three years in the "Conn. Line"; licensed to preach in May 1792; ordained at Cornwall, Vt., 23 Feb. 1797, and installed at Fairfield, Vt., 24 July 1805; labored for many years as a missionary; in 1814 raised and led a company of Vermont volunteers to the battle of Plattsburgh; son of Wait, and Phebe Warner; (Abraham, Sylvester, Edward' Wooster). (ef. Register, vol. 75, p. 188). Capt. Harmon and Sarah Harris (Wooster) Northrop, had: 1. BENJAMIN WOOSTER, M. Emmelin, b. 4 Oct. 1821; d. 4 Apr. 1884, dau. of Capt. Joab and Sarah (Soule) Smith. 2. SARAH. 3. CLARISSA. 4. ISRAEL. 5. LUCRETIA. 6. HARMON. 7. CHARLOTTE. 8. JOSEPH. 9. JULIAN. 102. ICHABOD LEACH (Amos, James, James, Lawrence) born at "Leach Hollow," New Fairfield, Ct., 29 Feb. 1750; died 3 May, 1813. He married 1 Jan. 1776, Ruth Marsh at New Fairfield, by Justice Ephraim Hubbell; born at New Milford, Ct., 31 Aug. 1759; died 2 June, 1822. i. 193. ii. iii. iv. V. vi. vii. Children: Hannah, b. 28 Dec. 1776; d. 12 Oct. 1829; m. Stephen Davis, a farmer. David, b. 17 May, 1779. Lina, b. 5 Feb. 1781; d. 10 Feb. 1789. Lecty, b. 5 July, 1785; d. 24 Feb. 1789. Eunice, b. 24 Feb. 1789; m. 9 Mar. 1819, Horace Haviland, a blacksmith and farmer; she died 25 Aug. 1842. Lecty, b. 4 Feb. 1792; d. 20 Jan. 1816. Lina, b. 29 Jan. 1796; d. 10 Sept. 1880; m. Dr. Henry T. Orton; no children. 103. SIMEAN LEACH (Amos, James, James, Lawrence'), born at "Leach Hollow" New Fairfield, Ct. He married 22 Jan. 1760, Elizabeth Prindle, at New Fairfield by Justice Ephraim Hubell. 104. GEORGE LEACH (Ebenezer, Nathaniel, James, Lawrence"), born 6 Sept. 1771; died 23 July, 1833. He married 4 Nov. 1795, Molly, daughter of Joseph and Dorcas (Staples) Hanscom (E. S. Stackpole's History of Kittery, Me.). ii. 196. iii. iv. V. Joseph, b. 24 July, 1797; m. 28 Mar. 1821, Mary Fernald. Shuah, b. 31 Mar. 1801; m. 10 Oct. 1828, Levi Brooks. vi. Stephen, b. 11 July, 1805; m. Elizabeth.. Children: George, Samuel, and Ann Louise who m. Christopher Marshall. vii. John, b. 11 Sept. 1807. viii. Alpheus M. b. 9 Dec. 1810; pub. to Mrs. Nancy Davis, 21 Mar. 1841, d. s. p. a104. NATHANIEL LEACH (Josiah, Nathaniel, James, Lawrence'), born at Portsmouth, N. H., 1767; died at Kennebunkport, Me., 2 March, 1836; married Anna Burbank, born 1769, died 26 June, 1848, (Buried in cemetery on Burbank's Hill, near Town House). 31 Oct. 1793, Paul March of Arundel by warranty deed conveyed land to Nathaniel Leach in Arundel; recorded 23 June, 1794 in Book 57, Folio 17. 8 March, 1796, Daniel Walker of Arundel conveyed land to Nathaniel Leach of Arundel, and the warranty deed is recorded 29 June, 1796, in Book 60, Folio 4. a196. i. b196. ii. c196. iii. 4 Children bapt. 18 Oct. 1798, in Church at Arundel: Jotham, b. 1793; d. 13 Apr. 1872; m. 9 June, 1816, Mehitable d196. iv. Molly, m. 9 Sept. 1815, Jonathan Freeman, at Kennebunk. 105. SAMUEL LEACH (Samuel, Samuel, Giles, Lawrence'), of Bridgewater, Mass., born at West Bridgewater in 1727; died in the Army, 1760. He married Phoebe... Samuel Leach Jr., Middleboro, birthplace Bridgewater, age 32 appears on a return of men enlisted for His Majesty's service for the total reduction of Canada-1760; Enlisted by John Weston Jr., 15 Apr. Certificate on reverse dated Plym" ss., 22 Apr. 1760, signed James Warren, Commissary of Musters stating that said Leach and others had been mustered, attested and delivered to Mr. John Weston Jr.; also on a return of men enlisted and impressed for the Expedition against Crown Point, agreeable to the order of His Excellency William Shirley Esq., of 15 Apr. 1756 (Regt. not given, endorsed Col. Thomas Clap's return of men enlisted or impressed 22 Apr. 1756); also on a return dated Scituate, 24 July, 1756, made by Col. Thomas Clap to Lieut. Col. Spencer Phips, of the men enlisted and impressed since 15 Apr. and on the 22nd out of said Clap's Regt., for the Expedition against Crown Point, prior to the order of His Excellency William Shirley Esq., of 15 Apr. 1756; also, Private, appears on a muster roll dated Boston, 6 Feb. 1761 of a company in His Majesty's service under the command of Capt. Timothy Hamant, entered service 21 Apr. served until 31 Oct. length of service 27 weeks 5 days; year not given, endorsed 1760. Reported Dead. i. +197. ii. 198. iii. Children born at Bridgewater and Middleboro : Phoebe, b. 1753. Silas, b. 1755, m. dau. of No. 60. |