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THE

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY;
loB

THE

Descendants of Thomas Buckingham,

ONE OF THE

FIRST SETTLERS OF MILFORD, CONN.

Compiled

at the

Request of \AAILLIAM A. of Norwich, Conn.

BUCKINGHAM,

Rev. F.

W. CHAPMAN,

A. M.

AUTHOR OF "THE CHAPMAN FAMILY," "PRATT FAMILY," "TROWBRIDGE FAMILY,' AND "COIT FAMILY;" MEMBER OF THE NEW E>fGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND THE NEW HAVEN COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

HARTFORD, CONN.: PRESS OF CASE, LOCKWOOD & BRAINARU.

1872.

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PREFACE
Something more than twenty-five years ago, the compiler of
this

work, at the solicitation of Robert H. Chapman, of Saybrook, cora^

-

menced making researches with a view

and genealogy of the Chapman family

to publication of the history

K
"^

in America.

As

the family

were extensively connected with

\all of the families of the town
to 1700.

otlier families

of the early settlers,

a thorough examination of the records led to great familiarity with

whose ancestors located there previous

in print, the au-

After the "

Chapman Family " appeared

his

thor

was led
" Pratt

to prepare the

genealogy of the families of Pratt and

Puritan ancestors.

Buckingham, who were contemporary with

The

Family

"

was issued from the press

in 1865.

At about

that

"^

time the author was employed by Senator William A. Buckingham,

to

complete his collections, which had already been commenced, of

the descendants of

Thomas Buckingham, who

to

settled first in

New

Haven, and removed

Milford in 1639, and whose son, the Rev.

Thomas Buckingham, located at Saybrook in 1665. After having made very extensive researches, he found that Rev. Dr. Samuel G.
Buckingham, of
York, had,
Springfield, Mass.,

and Charles Buckingham, of

ago,

New

in concert,

some twenty years

made

quite

large col-

lections, with a view, at the time, to

pubhcation at some future day.

Their collections were

finally passed into the author's

hands and comThis circumthe result of a

pared with his which had been much farther extended, and were happily found, in all essential particulars, to correspond.
stance,

we

think, gives essential value to the work, as

labor,

it is

vast

amount of

which

lias

been successful
It is

in producing a

memorial
all

of inestimable value to the family.

worthy of notice that

of

4
the

PKEPAC E.
Buckinghams of
the country

have been located

in their appropri-

ate place in the regular line of descent, with the exception of a few

famihes descended from one William Buckingham, of Pennsylvania^

who

claim that they belong to a distinct race, but whose account of

their ancestor appears so confused

and unreliable as
off

to

lead us to the

conclusion that they are from one of the descendants of

Thomas

Buckingham, of Milford, that wandered

as late as the third or fourth generation.

from the family hearth

The

task of collecting the materials for this memorial, has of course

been laborious, beyond what any one can realize who has not per-

formed a similar labor.

these and other

Months have been spent in searching the town

records of Saybrook and Milford, as well as the burial grounds of

towns, particularly Waterbury and New Milford, where large numbers of the name have resided and still reside. The

oldest

and

largest libraries of

New Haven

and

visited.

The Probate Records

of INIilford,

New York have New Haven, Old

been
Say-

brook, Guilford,

New

London, and Hartford, thoroughly examined

also the records in the office of the Secretary of State,

and the State

of

Library, at Hartford.

In addition

to this, several

hundreds of families
all facts

have been

visited, to

gather up their family records, and

interest that could

be reached, and over one thousand letters have

to about

been received

in

answer

twice that

number

compiler assures the numerous living descendants of

The written. Thomas BuckPerdiffi-

ingham, that he has spared no pains to make a perfect record.

fection,

however, in such a work, cannot be expected.

Great

culty

has often been experienced in decyphering old records and

inscriptions,

and

in

reading some of the letters received from aged

Often,

persons and others unaccustomed to epistolary correspondence.

too,

the statements in regard to ages, dates of birth, marriages

and

deaths, of different branches of a family, have conflicted with each

other.

In some instances no dates can be found, in which case

to

we

have attempted only an approximation

It is

accuracy.

extremely

difficult

to avoid mistakes in printing

is

a work con-

taining so

many
is

figures,

even when the copy

complete.
full

With few
act record

exceptions,

we

think

it

will

be found that a

and exfew

given.

There

are, of course,

many

of the younger gen-

erations

now on

the stage,

who have been born

during the

last

years

since the preparation of the work,

which are not included, and

persons

may have deceased since the last intelligence received. The special thanks of the compiler are due to several
have aided him
in his researches.

who

To Hon. William A. Buckingham without whose munificence the work would not have been published and to his brother, Rev. Dr.
Samuel G. Buckingham, of
of
Springfield, Mass., for the use of his ex-

tensive manuscripts, collected

by him and Mr. Charles Buckingham,

of Zanesville, Ohio,

New

York.

To Mr. James Buckingham,

the result of his deceased brother's labors for

who furnished, as many years, John H.

large

Buckingham, a manuscript volume of some four hundred names number of them descended from Ebenezer Buckingham, who with his numerous family located in the wilds of southern Ohio in
the early part of the present century.

To Judge Jerome Buckingham,

with

of Newark, Ohio, for forwarding,

much

care, the

members

of his family, and

many

others

more

remotely connected.

To

the Rev. Dr.

Ebenezer Buckingham, of Canton, Ohio,

for his

correspondence, and the general interest manifested in the success of

the enterprise.

To Mr. Henry Buckingham,

editor, in

Leavenworth, Kansas, for

Pa., for similar labors.
Pa., for extensive cor-

aid in collecting records in his branch of the family.

To George Loveland, Esq., of Wilkesbarre, To Miss Mary E. Buckingham, of Paupac,

respondence and aid
in

collecting the

descendaints

of

Ambrose W.

Buckingham,
Also
for
to

in the State of J.

Pennsylvania.

Mr. Charles

Buckingham, of Poughkeepsie,

New

York,

efficient

aid in collecting the descendants of Jedediah Buckingto

ham, of Columbia; and

judges of Probate,

the numerous town clerks and clerks and

free access to their records.

who have given

The work

is
it

submitted to the numerous members of the family, in

will

the hope that

be acceptable, and that

it

may

stimulate the pres-

ent and future generations to emulate the piety, the love of civil and
religious liberty,

and

that devotion to the

common

welfare of

all

which

characterized their Puritan ancestor, and his

ants.

more immediate descend-

FREDERICK W. CHAPMAN.
Rocky Hill,
Sept. 1, 1872.

TABLE OF

CONTE:t^TS.

Derivation of the

A sketch of
ham, the

the

life

name of Buckingham, of Thomas Buckingham,

-

----the Puritan Ancestor,

-

Pa?e.

10
13

Children of the

first settler,

Marriage and Children of Hannah, the oldest child of Thomas Buckingsettler,

--------

Marriage and children 6f Daniel Buckingham, eldest son of Thomas

Buckingham,

Marriage and children of Samuel Buckingham, the second son of Thomas

Buckingham,
Buckingham,
Sketch of the
life,

--.--.-.43
-

-14
-133
-

Marriage and children of Mary Buckingham, second daughter of Thomas

marriage, and children, of Eev.

Thomas Buckingham,
-

youngest child of Thomas Buckingham, the

settler,

134

Appendix, Note A.
"

Abstract of the Will of

Ann Buckingham, widow

-

of
-

Thomas Buckingham,
Note B.

the Puritan Ancestor,

331

Last Will and Testament of Daniel Buckingham,

331

" " " "

eldest son of Thomas Buckingham, the settler, Note C. Will of Samuel Buckingham, second son of Thomas . . Buckingham, the settler, Note D. Will of Attawanhood, third son of Uncas,

333
337

NoteE.
Note F.

Abstract of the Will of Rev.

of Saybrook,

Abstract of a Will of Samuel Buckingham, son of

of Rev.

'

"

"
"

Jun., and grandson Buckingham, of Saybrook, Note G. Lands of Thomas Buckingham, son Buckingham, in Lebanon, Note H. Lands of Daniel Buckingham, son Buckingham, in Lebanon, Note I. Lands assigned to Rev. Thomas

Thomas Buckingham,

-----------------Thomas Buckingham,
of Rev.

333

Thomas
339 340 340
341

Thomas

of Rev.

Thomas

Buckingham, of

"

"

. . Saybrook, as part of his salary, Note J. The Will of Mary Buckingham, widow of Thomas Buckingham, Jun., of Saybrook, Note K. An outline pedigree of the Hale families connected

341

by marriage with the Buckingham

families,

442 343 343

373

Index Index

to the Christian

to the

name

of other descendants than those bearing the

Buckingham, Index to the names of those persons who have married

ham

family,

-.----.. -------names of those bearing the surname of Buckingham,

name

of

into the

Bucking-

THE BUOKIKGHAM FAMILY.

The name Buckingham,* according to Cambden, was derived from Buceo or Becen, or Beechen beech trees and ham, a village, from the number and size of beech trees. In later editions the editor makes it mean the home of deer.f With this agree Bosworth and Gorton. In his Anglo-Saxon dictionary, Bosworth has one mode of spelling the name, Buccingham, and also Bucchenheim. Gorton in

his

Topographical Dictionary of England, says of the name of the

:

county

" It is

supposed

to derive

its

name from

Buccen, from the great number of deer which

ests."

the Saxon word, abounded in its for-

The name
is

of Buckingham as a family
of

name
of the

is

no doubt

derived from the county

Buckingham,

in

England, the shire

town of which
their
title

also

Buckingham.

The dukes

name

derive

from the county.

In the catalogue of Cambridge University, England, are found the

*
is

It

has been a tradition in the family that their ancestor was a Welchman. It

so recorded of his son, Eev.

Thomas Buckingham, on

the Saybrook

Church

Records, and copied by Dr. Field in his statistics of Middlesex county, that he " was of Welch extraction." As the old records of the Saybrook church are
lost, if

there ever were any, and those they

origin, they are only equivalent to the

now have are of comparatively recent common tradition. The name is, evidently,

an old English name, and we should naturally look for it somewhere in or near the county of Buckingham. The impression that he came from Wales arose, doubtless, from the fact that Mr. Prudden came from Hertfordshire, the west part of England, contiguous to Wales, where he preached, and many good people followed him that they might enjoy his however, at his lot at New Haven it
ijious

and fervid

ministrations.
it

By

looking,

was not assigned him in the " Hertfordshire Quarter," as it was called, which Mr. Prudden's company occupied, but is found in " Mr. Gregson's quarter. Now Mr. Grcgson was a London merchant, and Buckinghamshire being near to ijondon here is where we might natwill be seen that
ur.'lly find

him, supposing this to have been his origin. He afterwards joined Mr. Prud'iea's company, in settling at Milford, though not originally of their number.
t

May

there not be an allusion to this in the fact that the crest

on the family

Coat of

Arms

is

a deer or stag's head

10
following names:

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Car.,

Buckingham.

John Buckingham, Jes. A. N., 1669; Dennis A. N., 1763; Chandos Buckingham, (Marcho),
in

L. L. L.,1819.

Many

of the family

this

country have

filled

honorable and

important stations.

Eleven have graduated

at

Yale College, and

several at other colleges and seminaries of the country,

and a large

number have

distinguished themselves in the learned professions.

1.
Tlioraas

Buckingham, the puritan

settler,

and ancestor of

all

the

American Buckinghams, was one of the company to which Eaton and Hopkins, two London merchants, and the two ministers Davenport and Prudden belonged.* They sailed from London in the two ships the Hector and the They arrived at Boston June 26, 1637, and on the 30th of March following, (1638) this company sailed for Quinnipack, now New Haven, where they arrived in about a fortnight, or in April, 1636. Here we find the name of Tiiotnas Buckingham under the
.

head of " Names of Planters and Division of Land according to

Estate and Heads in Families," from
four persons in his family, an estate
* The annexed Coat of Arms has been
settler

which
of

it

appears that he had

60

(or his interest in the

in the family, as is said,

from the
it

fii-st

down, but

it is

not

khown

to

whom,

or for

what acheivcmnt

was grant-

ed.

Furnished by Hon.

Wm.

A. Buekingham.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
enterprise,)

11

and, in the

first

division,

he received thirteen acres of

upland, two and one-half on the neck and five of meadow, and in the

second division twenty acres, and his yearly rate for land 10s. 2d.

(Vide

New Haven Town

lot

Records,
is

vol.

1,

page 18 of the copy.^

Mr. Gregson's quarter," or the square included between Chapel and Crown, and Church and College streets. George street has since been cut through the quarter, runHis house

was

in

what

called "

ning parallel with Chapel and Crown, and there are circumstances
that render
it

probable the house stood on, or near what

If so,
it

is

now

the

corner of College and George streets. Dr.

was the

lot

on which

Lyman Beecher was

begun
in 1652.)

born.

(Vide book of the

aforesaid land
is

New Haven

Jurisdiction
"

The
land

referred to as

Goodman Buckingham's
which was Mr.

that was," in
it is

1683 and, with the

barn, inventoried at 35.

lot

And in 1700

referred to as " that one

Buckmgham's."
his

easily traced.
ford, deeds to

In 1653, January 3d,

The title to this property is Thomas Buckingham of Milhouse and house

lot

Jeremiah Whitnell

in

New

Haven.

In 1653,

March

7th,

Jeremiah Whitnell deeds

his

to

Thomas

Mitchell " the house and house lot bought of

Thomas Buckingham."

And

in

1659 Thomas Mitchell

wills

property to his wife and

daughter Elizabeth Mitchell.

Ill 1682 Jeremiah Whitnell wills it to Phillip Alcock and wife, and April 23d, 1700, Phillip Alcock. baker of Wethersfield, deeds to John Alcock, (his son) " for fulfilment of the will of my deceased father and mother-in-law, Jeremiah and Elizabeth Whitnell, that one lot which was Mr. Buckingham's, and part of that lot which was

Mr. Welch's square up

ivith

Mr. Buckingham s"

The only
1639.
els
(p.

other mention of the

name found on
is

the
:

New Haven
5th,

Records while he remained there,

the following

February

"Mr. Wilke

is

ordered to pay

Thomas Buckingham

5 bush-

and an half of Indian corn destroyed by Mr. Wilke's hogs.

18.;

Thomas Buckingham removed to Milford in the autumn of 1639. He was one of the company of which Mr. Peter Prudden was the The church was organized at New pastor who first settled that town. Haven, Aug. 22d, 1639, and Thomas Buckingham was one of the The church records of seven pillars of which it was composed. Milford commence as follows
:

MILFORD.
"

The church

of Christ at

Milford

was

first

gathered at
first

New

Haven, upon August 22d, 1639.

The

persons

joining in the

12

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
names are next under mentioned

foundation were those whose

Edmund Tapp, Zachariah Whitman, John Atwood, Thomas Buckingham, Thomas Welch." The " John following marginal notes also appear on the church records.
Peter Prdden, William Fowler,

Atwood
died at

died in England, July, 1654.

Edmund Tapp

died at

New

Haven, 1643.

Mr. Prudden died, July, 1656. William Fowler died Boston, 1657.
April 25, 1666.
stands the
fifch

Thomas Buckingham Mr. Whitin 1660.

man died,
His

Thomas Welch
on the
list

died Aug. 12, 1681."

name

of Free Planters, bearing date

Nov. 29 1639. His house lot, containing three acres, was a little above the Second Congregational meeting house, to the right, and on the corner where the old Bryan house now stands, (1849) and is still
in possession of his descendants on the mother's side.

In volume
land
it,

1,

page 4 of Milford
1643.

Town

Records,

is

''A Division of

among
22,

the several plantei's in rate of 4s per acre assessed

upon
lot

Nov.

and Dec.

6,

Thomas Buckingham, home

meadow, 8. Page 11, May 18, 1646. "This court doth give Thomas Buckingham a piece of meadow land that layeth at the end of the fence, against Bush plain."
acres, upland, 17 I,

From
Court."

the records of the colony

it

appears,

''

Feb. 24, 1657, Robert

to the

Treat and Thomas Buckingham

were the Deputies

General

May
ing

26, 1657, "

fence, in

question was brought before the court concerndifference,

some

betwixt

Widow Plumb of

Milford," which

Thomas Buckingham and Thomas Buckingham and Richard

adjusted, by agreeing to maintain
"

Baldwin, brother of

Widow Plumb,

each a certain portion of the fence.

court was satisfied, and desired

With which agreement

the

them

to live in

peace and love as

neighbors ought to do."

Church Record opposite his fall of 1657, " where he had gone," says one, " on business " " where he went," says another, "for the church to seek for them a pastor." That his particular business was to find a pastor for the church was more than probable, as Mr. Prudden had died the year previous, and the church
the note on the margin of the

From
it

name,

appears that he died at Boston, in the

;

was without a pastor

at that time.

He

appears

to

have made

his

will before taking his journey,

The
"

following notice of his will

which bears date Sept. 19, 1657. is found in the record-i of the colony

May

23, 1659.

At a

court of magistrates held at

New Haven

for the Jurisdiction, the last will

ham,

late of Milford, deceased,

and testament of Thomas Buckingwas presented, made the 19th Sept.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1657.

13

Subscribed by Mr. William Leet, and by him witnessed to

will

be the

and mind of the deceased." "Also an inventory of the estate of Thomas Buckingham was presented attested, upon oath, before the court at Milford, by Ann Buckingham, the widow of the deceased, that it was a true inventory of
all

the estate

and goods of her

late

husband, to the best

of her knowledge, which

amounted to 484 3s. 8d. Robert Treat and John Fletcher, appraisers, upon oath affirmed that " the appraisment was just according to their light." Mr. Buckingham was twice married. 1st. To Hannah in
,

England, by
28,

1646.

whom he had 2d. To Ann

five

children.
.

She died
His

at Milford,

June

Unfortunate'y, the family

first wife,

of neither of his

wives has been found.

at

name Hannah
her will

Buckingham, joined the Church

died as above.

New

Haven, Feb.

9,

1639, and

His second
to

wife,

Ann Buckingham, made

will,

which was presented

the

court of probate bearing date, Milford,

see Appendix,

March

18,

1686-7.

(For an abstract of her

note A.)

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UCKINGHAM FAMILY,

FOURTH GENERATION.
Thomas Welch,
Junior, son of

Thomas and Hannah (Buckingham)

.

Welch, born January 28, I608, married Elizabeth

in 1704, and, in his will,

He

died

names

his

wife Elizabeth, and three sons

by

name, and two daughters whose names are not given.

CHILDREN WHOSE NAMES ARE ASCERTAINED.
12.

Thomas,
John,
Paul,

13.

14.

THIRD GENERATION.
3.
Daniel Buckingham, eldest son of

Thomas and Hannah Bucking-

To Han1st. was twice married. nah Fowler, daughter of Sergeant William Fowlei', Nov. 21, 1661, by Matthew Gilbert, deputy governor, by whom he had three childHe was ren. She died June 24, 1667. 2d. Mrs. Alice Newton.
ham, born
in

England

in 1636,

a sergeant of the
church,

was admitted to the communion of the was ordained ruling elder June 4, 1667, which office he held until his death, which took place May 2, (For his will see Appendix, note B.) 1712, at the age of 76.
militia
;

March

28,

1665, and

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

15.
16.

Hannah,
Daniel,

born, Oct. 11, 1663.

Probably died unmarried.

"
baptised,

Jan. 30,

166.5--6.

17.

Esther

May

30, 1667.

Probably died

in

infancy.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

18.

19.

Mary, Thomas,
John,
Gideon,
Josiah,

born,

August March

27,
1,

1668.

Unmarried, probably.

1670-1.

20. 21. 22. 23.

May
" "

13, 1673.

Oct. 4, 167.5.

March

13, 1677.

Probably died without

issue.

Esther,

May

11,

1679.

Never married.

FOURTH GENERATION.
16.
Daniel Buckingham, son of Daniel and Hannah (Fowler) Buck-

ingham, born Jan. 30, 1665, married, and had one son.
of his wife has not been found.
CHILD.
24.

The name

Daniel,

born about

169,5.

BUCKINGHAM

FA

IW I

LY

>

DECENDANTS OF ELDER DANIEL BUCKIXGHAM.

Rev. Thomas Buckingham, son of Folder Daniel Buckingham, of

Milford, and Mrs. Alice
at

Harvard College

in

Buckingham, born March 1, 1761, graduated 690. He was subsequently ordained over
in

the Second

Congregational church at Hartford, as successor to Rev.

1689.

Joseph Whiting, who died

in

Buckingham

street

was named
child

honor of him.

He

married

Ann

Foster, daughter

and only

of Rev. Isaac Foster, by

whom

he had three children.

He

died

Nov.
his

19, 1731, in the

fortieth year of his ministry,

aged 60.

After

decease she married a Burnham,

whom

she survived, and lived

several years a widow.

of Connecticut,

He

" was one of the most eminent ministers

and was regarded as one of the Pillars of the church.

His superior
his life

were under the direction of good principles. His conversation was such as was becoming a minister of Christ. In
abilities

he imitated his blessed Master, and being exemplary in piety,

having a pleasant temper, obliging and engaging manners, and

many

He published a amiable virtues, he conciliated respect and esteem." sermon preached at the election in 17 '28, entitled, Moses and Aaron.
The
following passages from it will give some view of his sentiments, and of the times " By the Spirit, the elect are brought to possess the good which Jesus Christ hath purchased for them. By him they are convinced, awakened, humbled, and converted, sanctified, led, and com:

forted."

" If

we

look back upon the last year,

and

indications of his anger

were there

to

be observed therein.

how many appearances The

the

universal illumination of the heavens, by repeated and almost continual flashes of lightning, with dreadful peals of thunder attending,

scorching heat and drouth of the summer, the pinching cold and length
of the winter, strong winds and tempests, and death of useful men,

and the groaning and trembling of the earth under our feet." " Have you not heard some who have risen from among you, speaking perverse things, blaspheming the constitution and order of your churches,

denying the validity of your ordinations, and condemning your ministerial acts as so

many

usurpations

who unchurch

the best

and greatflocks, to

est part of Christians,

and leave you, with the best of your

is,

uncovenanted mercies, that

in a state of heathenism, without God,

and Christ, and hope

in the woild,
in

and

this

merely for the sake of

non-agreement with them

a few unscriptural rites and notions."

(Vide Allen's Biographical Dictionary.)

Ifi

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
matter of interest, that Mr. Buckingof the Connecticut troops

It may be noticed here, as a ham was appointed as cliaplain

who went on
in the

an expedition to Canada against the French and Indians,

171
1.

year

A journal of that
its

expedition was kept by

hira,

probably with no

expectation of
in
print,

ever being published

but

it

subsequently appeared
individual for the
to

having bet^n purloined by an

officious

purpose.

From

this journal

we

learn that he

went

Albany, pass-

ing through

New

Haven, Woodbury, Sacket's Farm, Kinderhook,

Claverack, and Greenbush.

That he preached on the 19th of August,

at

from Psalms 20:

Isaiah 3:
10, 11.

3,

and on Sabbath, the 26th,

Albany, from

From

thence they passed through Stillwater, to

Saratoga, where he preached on the 2d of September, from Prov.

14:

9.

On

the 9th of the

in the forenoon

from Exodus 23

same month he preached at Fort Anne, 25, 26, and in the afternoon from
:

Deut. 5: 22,33.

On

Sabbath, the 16th, he preached from

Prov.

18: 10.

home

Wednesday, the 19th " This day I wrote Woodbridge also received letters from them by which I was informed of the death of Ensign Bunce, and ray Indian Girl, and of the sickness among our folks at home. At the
writes in his journal,
to
:

He

my

wife and Mr.

same time an express arrived in the camp with the very melancholy news of the misfortunes befallen our fleet and forces generally." On
Sabbath, Sept. 25th, he preached from Lev. Hartford on Friday, the expedition having
1
:

9.

He

arrived at

failed.

25.

Isaac,

boru September 29, 1700.

the Class of 1718.

He graduated at Yale College in He is said to have been the child

and died soon
after

of high hopes, but he sickened

taking his Master's degree.

He was

never married,

and no record has been found of

his death.

the precise time of

26.

Joseph,

born August
at

7,

1703.

Joseph graduated
resided, during his

Yale

in the class of
;

1723

studied law and

;

life,

at Hartford

was a man of

finished education

enjoyed the confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen, and held,
during his with
life,

many important

offices of trust,

which he discharged
two
lots of

ability.

He

never married, and died Nov. 29, 1760, aged 57.

His property was appraised June 23, 1761.

praised at 225.
to

He had

land

of 100 acres each, and an undivided right of land in Winchester, ap-

The

inventory, exclusive of the above,

amounted

1,013

10s.

6c?.,

dated June 24, 1761

quite a sum

for those days.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
His verbal
will, as

17
in court,

to his personal estate,

was proved

before

Daniel Edwards, judge,

tate

May

8,

1761.

Administration on the real es-

May

Rev. Daniel Buckingham, of Fairfield, Rev. Daniel Buckingham then took an appeal from the decision of said court, approving of the nuncupative will of said Joseph, to the Superior Court at Hartford, to be held on the 1st Tues-

was granted
19, 1761.

to his cousin,

day of September then next, on the ground of being an heir to said At the Court of Probate holden at Hartford June 24, 1761, estate. Daniel Edwards, judge, the court ordered and appointed Messrs. Ozias Goodwin, Daniel Skinner, and Richard Edwards, of Hartford, or any
two of them,
to distribute

the real estate of said Joseph, deceased, to

;

Rev. Mr. Daniel Buckingham, of Fairfield John and Josiah Buckingham; Jane Treat, wife of Robert Treat, Esq.; Clemence, wife of

Joseph Treat, and Alice, wife of

said estate, equally.

Edmond

Treat, of Milford, heirs to

The widow Ann Burnbam, (mother

in appointing

of said Joseph, deceased.) on

the 25th day of June, 1761, appealed from the judgment of the court

estate

also appealed

Rev. Daniel Buck-ingham admirii>trator on -the real from the judgment rendered on the 24th of
to

June

tember,

which was allowed the Superior Court be held SepAnn Burnham, mother 1761, administration granted
to
to
9,

of Joseph Buckingham, E.-q., deceased, June

1764.
is

Inventory of personal

estate,

dated July,

1764,

541
in

12s.

9d

The

court granted administration to Joseph Church, Esq., on the es-

tate of Joseph

Buckingham, deceased, 1768, probably,

consequence

of the death of Mrs.

Burnham.
in

Ann Burnham
1764.
large

died
to

her old age

her will dated August 23,

She gave
.-ilver

the

tankard for

North or First Church in Harttord, her the use and benefit of said churcli forever.

She gave her kinsman, Joseph Church, of Hartford, a large share of her personal e-tate manumitted all her servants after her decease She gave Calo a lot in the Cato, Paul, Prime, Ziporah, and Nunny.
;
:

commons, of nine or ten acres, for Prime in fee. She gave to Paul her
five milej, of eight or ninu

his

life,

and the remainder

to

lot east

of th Great River (at

acres, and, to

Zeporah and Nunny, she

1st,

gave 10 each.

All her other estate she gave:

to

her kins-

woniau Ann

Goos.s,

and Elizabeth
to lier

two fhares thereof;

children of her

who lived near Boston, kinswoman Lemon, one share; to the

Sleet,

share

lived in

kinswoman Sarah Jackson, deceased, she gave one or near Boston; to her kinswoman Abigail Church, of
;

Hartford, one share

to

her kinsman Joseph Church, one share

to

18

BDCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Joseph Churcli, Esq., Executor.
of Eev,

Mary Ciildwell, one share forever. Her will proved July 25, 1765. Ann Burnham (the former wife
Harit'ord), as the

Thomas Buckingham,

of

widow

of her second husband

to carry out

the in-

tentions of her only son,

Joseph Buckingham, Esq., of said Hartford,

then deceased

on

the 7th day of July, 1762, gave by deed to the

South Congregational Church and Society of Hartford, the house and homestead where she then dwelt, in Hartford, containing about four acres and a half, more or less bounded east and north on the
;

highway, west on land of Aaron Bull, and south on Daniel Sheldon's

Buckingham, while making his la.-t will to had fully finished the same, Avas suddenly removed by death, and said estate fell to his mother Burnham, as next of kin to said Joseph she desiring that her son's intentions and purposes sliould be carried out. and for the consideration of her love and regard which she had for said Church and Society, deeded said property to the South Church or Society, and to their
land.

The

said Joseph

the above purpose, and before he

sjcc essors, forever, as

a good,

sure,,

and absolute estate

in fee simple
7,

without condition.

Signed and acknowledged by her, July

A. D.

1762.

(See Hartford
17, 1764.

Town

Record, Book U., page 233.)

Recorded

September

John Buckingham, son of Elder Daniel and Hannah {FowJer) Buckingham, born May 13, 1673, married Sarah , who Avas admitted to the Church in 1698. He died Nov. 17, 1703, and his widow married George Clmk, 2d, by whom she had six children.
CHILDREN.
27.

Benjamin,

born
"

March
March

5,

1698-9, and died, unmarried, in 1723.

(See
(See

Probate Records.)
28.

Hannah,

12,

1701-2.

Married

Josejih
jSTew

Treat.

Town

Records of Milford, and

5,

Haven Probate

Records, vol.

page 339.)

SI.
Gideon Buckingham,
1703.

son of Elder Daniel and

3,
1

Hannah {Fmvler)

Buckingham, born October

He

and

his

Feb. 3, His estate was probated Sept. 29, 1719, widow married Joseph Piatt. (See New Haven Probate
died in 1709.
vol. 5, pp.

675, married Sarah Hunt,

Records,

37 7-8-9. j

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
CHILDREN.
29.

19

Gideon,

born

December
ried.

24,

1704.
to

According

He died, undoubtedly, unmarNew Haven Probate Records,

July
6,

vol. 6, p. 117,

Joseph Piatt appears as executor of

1733.

his estate, late of Milford, deceasd,

His estate

is

given,

by

will, to his

honored mother,

Sarah Piatt, to his uncle Josiah, brother Josiah, sister Clemcnce, and brothers John and Daniel, and
sister Alice.

He

appoints his father-in-law, Joseph

Piatt, executor,
.30,

born "
" "
"

August Junes,
Nov.

14, 1707.

1710.

October 27, 1712.

20, 1715.
12,
\

Married

Edmund

Treat.

August

7 18.

20

B UC

K I N G H A BI FAMILY.

30.
John Buckingham,
son of Gideon and Sarah {Hunt) Bucking-

ham, born August 14, 1707, married Kezia Clark, March 25, 1731, by whom he had three children.
CHILDREN.
40.

Sarah,

born Sept.
"

13, 1733.

41.
42.

Ann,
John,

Nov.

19, 1739.

"

Sept. 27, 1744.

31.
Clemencb Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
3,

daughter of Gideon and Sarah (Hunt)

1710, married Joseph Treat, Sept. 26, 1734.

He

had previously married Hannah Buckingham (see No. 28), who

died leaving four children.

BUC K

N GHA

51

FA

:\[

L Y

21

33.
Altce Buckingham, daughter
of

Gideon

and Sarah
Treat.
Hartford.)

{Hunt)
(See
set-

Buckhighain, born Nov. 20, 1715, married

Edmund

tlement of estate of Joseph Buckingham, of

ferther
is

Nothing

known.

34.
JosiAH Buckingham, son of Gideon and Sarah {Hunt) Bucking1. To Rebecca 12, 1718, was twice married: He, with wife Ann, were admitted Brinsmade. 2. To Ann He was a captain in the French to full communion, Nov. 5, 1751. War, and died Oct. 19, 1784, ag^d 66.
ham, born August
.

CHILDREN.
.'i2.

Gideon,

born June 22, 1744.

"

53.
54. 55. 56.

Ann,
Sarah,

September

17, 1746.
10, 1753.

" " "

November

Maria,
Isaac,

Jmie 2.5, 1757. August 22, 1768, died April

21, 1842.

SIXTH GENERATION.

3S.
in

Deacon Daniel Buckingham, son of Daniel Buckinglfam, born married, (1.) Sybil Ball, January 10, 1773. 1747 She died
;

March

4,

1784.

(2.)

Sophronia Foioler,

May

15, 1788.

Deacon
served

Daniel Buckingham was a

the church as deacon

man

universally respected.

He

many

years,

and

died, lamented,

Nov. 24, 1836,

ased 89.

57. 58. 59.

Sybil,

Daniel,

born Oct. 21, 1773; died Sept. 4, 1783. " Feb. 7, 1775 died Nov. 1, 1856.
;

Jeremiah,

"

Oct. 15, 1776.

Never married.

60.
61. 62.

Lucy,

"
"

Dec.
Dec.

5,

1778; died at 16 years of age.

1782
died July 27, 1783.

Anna,
Susannah,

Sept. 30, 1780.

6,
;

"

63.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
many
all

23

years

tlie

leading

man

of Milford, and one of the foremost in

the public affairs of the county and state.

county court of
of Milford 35

He was judge of the New Haven county about 25 years, and town clerk He died without if sue, Dec. 8, 1809, aged 65. years.

S4.
Sarah Buckingham,
Battell about 1772,

daughter of Jo.^iah and Rebeccah (Brhis10,

made) Buckingham, born Nov.

1753

was married

to

William

Said William Battell was born Aug. 12, 1748.

CHILDREN.

74.

William,
Joseph,

boi'n

March

25, 1773, at Milford,

and

died, unmarried,

at Torringford,
75.

July

8,

1841.

"

July 21, 1774, settled at Norfolk, Conn., and

married Sarah, daughter of Rev.
bins,

Ammi

Roh-

July 24,

1808.

He was

an estimable
successful

citizen,

and an enterprising

a:nd^
riO,

businessman.
76.

He

died Nov.

1841, leav-

ing a wife and nine children.

Josiah Buckingham, born March
1,

1776, at

Woodbury.

Married Sarah

Gillett,

of Torrington, and had three daugh-

ters, all decjeased.

He

died

May

7,

1843.

77.

John Brinsmade,
Sally,

"

July 21, 1779, at Woodbury, died

in

Virginia,

Nov.
78.

7,

1819, unmarried.

"

May

29, 1781,

Eiven,

D. D., of

and married the Rev. Abel McNew London, father of Rev.

Married Rev. Harvey Loomis, of

Robert McEwen.
79.

Nancy,

"

Feb. 20, 1783.

Bangor, Maine, deceased, and has two sons. Resided after her husband's decease, at Torringford. Conn.
80.

Harriet,

"

at Torrington,

June

7,

1785, died Feb. 24, 1822.

Unmarried.
81.

Urania

P.,

" "

May

15,

1787

died Jan. 23, 1814.

Unmarried.
Illinois.

82.

Charles Isaac,

July 23, 1789. Resides in Evansville, Unmarried.

William

Battell,

father of the above children, married a second

time, in 1807, Mrs.

Martha Mitchell, his cousin, and daughter of the Rev. Josiah Sherman, of Goshen and Woburn, Mass., and sister of Mr. Battell died the Hon. Roger M. Sherman, of Fairfield, Conn.
Feb. 29, 1832. Mrs. 3fartha Battell died Oct. 25, 1829.

24

BUCKINGHAM
Urania Buckingham, diughter

FA3IILY

of Josiali and Rebeccah {Brins;

made) Buckingham, born June 22, 1757 married William Phillips, Said William Phillips was born March 27, 1741, Jr., Nov. 10, 1785.

and died March 27, 1779. He was one of the heroes of the Revoluand was at one time taken prisoner, and confined on board the He was also employed in the capacity of Payprison-ship Provost. master among the soldiers, and was accustomed to carry specie from
tion,

one point

to

another in saddle-bags, which have been preserved us an

heir-loom in the family.

A manuscript
is

copy of the funeral sermon

also

preached at

his decease,

by the Rev. Frederick Green, who had

"

been a Revolutionary hero,

in the possession of his deoendants.

:

On

the tomb-stone of Mr. Phillips, are the following words

He

sustained the character of an honest man."

CHILDREN.
83.

84.
85.

86.
87.

William, (Phillips,) born Dec. 18, 1786 died March 22, 1858. " " Oct. 7, 1789; died Aug. 13, 1807. Josiah, " " Aug. 7, 1791 died in infancy. Anna, " " July 1, 1793 now living at Brook Haven, L. Urania, " " Aug. Richard, 1801. 1796 died April
;

I.

6,

20,

30.
Isaac Buckingha^i, son of Josiah and Rebeccah {Brinsmade) Buckingham, born Aug. 22, 1768; married Lucy Bslden,oi Wethersfield,

May

11, 1794.

CHILDREN.
88.

Nancy,
Sidney,
Isaac,

born
" "

May

4,

1795.

89.

Jan. 20, 1797.

Sept. 2, 1798.

90
91.

Frederick,

"

Dec.

11,

1799;

died at Guadaloupe.

UnmarUn-

ried,

aged

25.

92.

Charles Gustavus,

" "

Sept. 23, 1804; died in Georgia in 1843.

married.
93.

Rebeccah,

Jan. 24, 1806

died Feb. 10, 1806.

BUCKIN GHA

25

SEVENTH GENERATION,
SS.
Daniel Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Feb.
30, 1804.

son of Deacon Daniel and Sybil {Bull)

7,

1775; married,

(1.)

Sarah Clark, Aug.

(2.)

She died Oct.

25, 1822, aged 35.

10, 1856,

Polly

Tyrrel,

May

1,

1825.

He

died

November
7,

aged 82.

Mrs. Polly

{Tyrrel)

Buckingham died Feb.

1864, aged 85.

26

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
'TO.

Sarah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

daughter of John
Gilbert

and Sarah {Green)

1772; married

Homan^ about 1796.

CHILDKEN.
110.

Susan, Sarah,
Polly,

(Homan,) born

111.

112.
113.

Albert,

"

" "
"

114. 115.
116.

Maria,
Charlotte,

"
"

John,

117. 118.

Hannah,
Bradford,

"

"
"

"

n.
Mart Buckingham,
ingham, born Sept.
9,

daughter of John and Sarah

Green) Buck1798.

1775; married Mordecai Homan,

1771.

Mr.
Mrs.

Homan was born Nov. 5, Homan died Nov. 10, 1859.

He

died

March

8,

1854.

119.

120.
121.

122.

123.
124. 125. 126.

Louisa, (Homan,) born March, 1799. " " November, 1800. Daniel, " " Mary, July, 1802. " May, 180.5. " Dolly, " " December, 1807.

Samuel,

Deborah,

" " "

"

September, 1809.

Nancy,
Richard
S.,

"
"

May,

1812.

September, 1814.

John Buckingham,
born March 21, 1779
Sept. 13, 1801.
(2.)
;

son of John and Sarah (Green) Buckingham, was twice married. (1.) To 3fary Davidson,
Elizabeth Nexoton, Dec. 8, 1809.

To

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Samuel Buckingham,
ham, born Nov.
8,

27

son of John and Sarah {Green) Bucking-

1780

mai-ried Harriet Sanford, Feb. 21, 1807.

28

BUCKINGHAM

A BIILT.

Buckingham, born
ford, in

Nancy Buckingham, daughter of Isaac and Lucy (Belden) May 4, 1795 married William Darand, of Mil;

February, 1811.
CHILDREN.

154.

Mason,

born at Milford,

May 12, 1814. He studied law in Haven, and became a member of the bar in Hartford, Conn., where he was es-

New

teemed as a young man of good promise. But a pulmonary disease, against the incipient influence of

Avhich he

had long been

struggling, compelled him, after two or three

years, to relinquish practice.

voyage and
his

short foreign residence did not check the progress of the complaint,
life,

which terminated

at his father's house, in Milford, Oct. 14,

1841, at the age of 27 years.

155.

Lucy Belden,

bom

SO.
Sidney Buckingham,
son of Isaac and

Lucy {Belden) Bucking-

ham, born Jan. 20, 1797; married Sarah Merwin, daughter of Samuel and Mary {Welch) Merwin, Jan. 4, 1825. Is a farmer, residing in
Milford, and one of
its

highly respected inhabitants.

CHILDREN.
156.
157.

Lucy Belden,

born in June, 1832; died Sept. 20, 1832. " June 17, 1838; died October 9, 1839. Charles Augustus,

OO.
Isaac Buckingham, son of Isaac and Lucy {Belden) Buckingham, born Sept. 2, 1798; married Mary Clark, in Dec, 1827. He was killed by being thrown from a horse leaving one child.

158.

Augusta,

born Sept., 1828; married Nathan H. Spofford, and

has had six children, of
living.

whom

three are

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

29

EIGHTH GENERATION.

JosiAH NoRTHKOP BuCKiNGHA:\r,

the early part of the year 1825.

SOU of
;

Daniel

and

Sarah
in

(Clark) Buckingham, born July 26, 1805

married Minerva Ford,

CHILDREN.
159.

Mary

Treat,

born Oct.
"

17,

1825; married Judson Gaiiick, Dec. 25,

1847.
160.

Martha Jane,
Julia Elizabeth,

Eeb. 15,

1837;

married

J??!es

B. Benjamin,

Dec. 24, 1850.

161.

"

Sept. 26,

1840, married

George

H. Smith, of

Milfovd, Nov. 28, 1861.

OS.
Jonah
C.

Buckingham,

son of Daniel and Sarah {Clark) Buck7,

ingham, born Dec. 16, 1806; married Harriet Jeffrey, March

CHILDREN.
162. 163.

1832.

Henry Daniel, Sarah Ann,

Charles Henry,

born Jan.
"

4,

1833; died Jan. 14, 1833.

Jan. 19, 1834;

married Nathan Edwin Smith.

Lives in Milford.
164. 165.

"
"

Nov.

14,

1837; died Sept. 14, 1855.

;

165i.

Emma v., Emma L.,

June

29, 1843
5,

died Nov. 10, 1844.

"

May

1846.

oe.
Lucy Ann Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Aug.
1826.
CHILDREN.
166. 167. 168. 169.
9,

daughter of Daniel and Sarah

Clark)
6,

1808; married Oliver Clark, August

David,
Susan,
Josiah,

born

"
"

Daniel,

"

170.

George W.,
Ophelia,

171.
172. 173.

Sarah,

'

Mary,

30

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
07^.

Sarah

C.

Buckingham, daughter
1,

of Daniel and

Sarah

Olarlc)

Buckingham, born Sept.

Dec. 11, 1831.

1810;

married

Hammond R.

Beach,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
lOl.
Anna Johnson Buckingham,
Sept. 29,

31

daughter of Daniel and

Sarah

{Clark) Buckingham, born July 15, 1819; married Harvey Miner,

1839.

Resided in

New

Haven, Conn.

No

record of

children has been received.

Ency Buckinghabi, daughter of Jonas and Deborah {Homan) Buckingham, born about 1793 married Josiah Corvin, of Southhold,
;

I.,

about 1817.
children.

Settled as a merchant in Brookhaven.

They

had two

CHILDREN.
188.

Mary

J.

Corvin,

born Feb.
"

7,

1820;
823

married S. FranUin Youngs, of married Zeiras

72.

River Head, L. Island.

189.

Ency Sophia,

June

22,

Case, of South-

hold, in 1846.

John Buckingham,
ingham, born
in in

son of Jonas and Deborah

in

{Homan) Buck-

1798; married Abigail Howell,

I.
;

1822.

He

settled
skill

BrookLaven, L.

in building flour

was a mechanic, and possessed superior and gaw mills.

32

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
106.
William Herman Buckingham,

son of Jonas and Deborah {Homan) Buckingham, born Feb. 26, 1803; married Lucitta Smith, Feb. 26, 1828; was a clothier by trade; afterwards a merchant in He died August 15, 1843. She died April 13, Brookhaven, L. I.

1843.
CHILDREN.
202.
203.
204.

205.
206.

born Dec. 1, 1828. " June 21, 1830. William H., " April 22, 1832; died May 13, 1834. Ann Elizabeth, " March 2.5, 1834 died Nov. 23, 1834. Charles Chauncey, " Aprils, 1836. Sarah Elizabeth,
A.,
;

Mary

207. 208. 209.

Charles-

Duke,

" "

Oct. 17, 1838.

Elbert Smith,
"Walter Franklin,

Oct. 17, 1840. Follows the sea,

and

is

unmarried.

"

Jan.

9, 184-^;

died

Aug.

1,

1843.

Susan Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born
Hempsted, L.
I.
;

of Jonas and Deborah

[Homan)

in

1807

married Joseph H. Van Nostrand, of

architect.

was a carpenter and

nine children.

Resides in

New

York

City.

Has had

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
John Newton Buckingham,

33

son of John and Elisabeth {Neivton)

Buckingham, born July 23, 1810; has been twice married: (1.) To Sarah A. Clarke, Nov. 29, 1832, by whom he had seven children.
Mrs. Sarah A. Buckingham died Nov. 25, 1852.
(2.)

To widow

Sarah B. Wilmot, (whose maiden name was Nettleton,) of Bethany, Mr. Buckingham is a carpenter and joiner. Conn., Jan. 12, 1854.
Residence, Milford, Conn.

223. 224.

225.

226.
227.

Jane Ann, Mary Augusta, John Wilson, Sarah Elisabeth,

born Feb. " Oct.

"

2.5,

18.34;

married William Gurnow.

9,

1836; married Thomas TutliiU.

Feb. 10, 1840; married Alice Baldwin.

April 30,

" "
" "

228.

Emma Emma Gertrude,

Louisa,

married John Ferdinand Sanford. 1 842 Dec. 24, 1844; died Oct. 18, 1846.
;

Feb. 18, 1848.

229.

Josephine Clark,

Nov.

10, 18.52

died Sept. 28, 1855.

Nathan Buckingham,

son of John and Elisabeth {Newton)

Buckis

ingham, born Dec. 29, 1813; manned Ilary Booth, daughter of Abel
Booth, of Stratford, Conn., Nov. 29, 1840.

Mr. Buckingham

furniture dealer, and resides in Bridgeport, Conn.

CHILDREN.
230.

Julia Elisabeth,

born "
" "

May
Jan.

4,

1843;

married John 0.

Green, of St.

Louis, Missouri.
231. 232.

Susan Caroline,
Charles Booth,

4,

1845; died Oct. 15; 1851.

Sept. 20, 1847.

232i.

Mary

Caroline,

July 24, 1851.

130.
D. Buckingham, daughter of John and Elisabeth {Newton) Buckingham, born Feb. 14, 1816 ; was married to William P. Brush, May 8, 1840. Their residence was Milford, Conn. Mrs. Mary D.

Mary

Brush died

in 1868.

CHILDREN.
233.

Sarah Elisabeth,

born July 30, 1845.

April 17, 1847.

233i. William Buckingham, "

234.
235.

Mary

Christine,

April 10, 1849; died April 15, 1860

Edmn

Johnstone,

April 20, 1851.

236.
237.

Charles Henry,

July 12, 1853; died Oct.

Feb.
7,

17, 1854.

Susan Amelia, 5

1857.

34

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
131.
Jonas Buckingham, son
of John and Elizabeth {Newton) Buck1819; married Avis Clark, April 3, 1851.

ingham, born Feb. 26,

She was born

in 1819.

CHILD.
238.

Harriet,

bom

in 1854

died July

9,

1863, aged 9 years.

13S.
Susan Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born
Gillett, of

of

John and Elisabeth (Newton)

Gilleit,

in

1820

married William

son of Garret

Prospect, Conn., Oct. 12, 1843.

in Milford,

Mr.

Gillett is a farmer,

and resides

Conn.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Harriet Buckingham, daughter
ford) Bu6kingham, barn Dec.
4,

35

of
;

Samuel and Harriet (Sanmarried Fernet P. Manville,

1809

Aug.

9,

1836, and

had by him six children.

Mr. Manville died

in

California,

Nov.

10, 1850.

CHILDREN.
254. 255. 256.

ljL4:C/OyiI>
13, 1839.
;

Albert P.,

(Manville,) born

March
Dec.

Mary

J.,

" "

" "

11, 1841
4,

died Sept.

7,

1848.
in a battle at

George W.,

July

1843.

Wounded

Kingston, in the war of the Rebellion,

and died
Carolina.
257. 258.
259.

in

Salisbury prison,

North

Emily A.,
Harriet E.,

" " "

July
Jan.

16, 1845.
9,

" "

1847

died April

7,

1848.

MaryE.,

Dec.

11, 1848.

i3e.
Nancy Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
Portland, Conn.,

daughter of Samuel and Harriet (Sanford)

22,

1811;

married Henri/ Gildersleeve, of

March

24, 1839.

She died March

14, 1842.

CHILDREN.
260. 261.
Philip,

(Gildersleeve,) born 1839.

Emily Shepard,

"

"

1840

died Feb. 11, 1842, aged 2.

13S.
Emily Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born Oct.
1836.
CHILD.
262.

of

Samuel and Harriet {Sanford)

10,

1815; married William King, March 20,

Emma

Josephine, (King,) born Sept. 27, 1840; died in 1860.

139.
Jonah
C.

Buckingham,
29,

son of Samuel and Harriet {Sanford)

Buckingham, born Feb.

South Carolina.

1818; married Esther R.

Gildersleeve,

of Portland, Conn., Sept. 8, 1846.

Residence, Barnwell Court House,

36

BUCKINGHAM PAMILT.
William Byron,
Clinton Eugene,
Philip Gildersleeve,

263.

born July
"

2,

1847.

Educated

at

Trinity

College,

Hartford, Conn.
264. 265.
266.

May May

2,

1849.

Perry Manville,

" "

Sept. 23, 18.52.

17, 1862.

143.
Jane M. Buckingham, daughter of Samuel and
Buckingham, born Dec.
1843.
5,

Harriet (Sanford)

1824; married Joseph Wilson,

May

17,

267.

Joseph,

(Wilson,)

born June
"

died in Libby prison, 1, 1844 Richmond, Va., April 1, 1864.

;

at

268. 269. 270. 271. 272.

Ellen

J.,

" " " "

"

Nov.
Jan.

11, 1845

died

May

9,

1848.

George W.,

" " "

"

March
1,

13, 1849.

Sarah

Isabella,

1853.

Charles D.,
Harriet B.,

April 24, 1854.

Dec. 16, 1859.

144.
George
cal College,
S.

Buckingham,

son of Samuel and Harriet {Sanford)

;

Buckingham, born July 1, 1828 graduated at the New York Mediand went immediately to Lima, Peru, South America;

married a Spanish lady, and after having practiced one year in the
hospital at Lima, he

removed

to

continued to practice his profession.

Tarma, Peru, in which place he has He has had four children, and

perhaps others.

The

following names, without the dates of birth,

his sisters.

were furnished by one of

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

37

NINTH GENERATION.

Mart Treat Buckingham, daughter of Josiah Northrop Buckingham and Minerva Ford Buckingham, born Oct. 17, 1825 was married to Jadson Garlick, Dec. 25, 1847, by whom she had two
;

children.

Residence, Milford, Conn.

277. 278.

Emma

Adelaide,

(Garlick,)

Martha Jane,

"

born Mar. 24, 1859; died Dec. " May 10, 1866.

3,

1862.

160.
Martha Jane Buckingham,
Benjamin, Dec. 24, 1856.
daughter of Josiah N. and Minerva
to

{Ford) Buckingham, born Feb. 15, 1837: was married

James B.

They

reside in Milford, Conn.

CHILDREN.
279. 280.

James Buckingham, (Benjamin,) born Ap'I

Julia Elisabeth,

14, 1858; died

Aug.

28, 1869,

"
"

" "

Dec. 27, 1860.

281.

Mary Martha,

May

1,

1866.

161.
Julia Elizabeth Buckingham, daughter of Josiah N. and Minerva {Ford) Buckingham, born Sept. 26, 1840 was married to George H. Smith, Nov. 28, 1861. They reside in Milford, Conn.
:'

CHILD.
282.

Sherman Buckingham, (Smith,) born July

22, 1866.

1 63.

Sarah Ann Buckingham,

{Jeffrey)

daughter of Josiah C. and Harriet

19,

Buckingham, born Jan.

1834; mai'ried Nathan Edwin

Smith, of Milford, Conn.,

March

10, 1857.

283. 284.
285.

Charles Edwin,
Carrie Isabel,

(Smith,) "

born Eeb. 22, 1858. " Aug. 22, 1859.

Arthur Lincoln,

"

"

July 20, 1864; died Aug.

14, 1864,

38

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Mary
J.

Corvin, daughter of Josiah and Ency {Buckingham)

1,

Corvin

married Benjamin F. Youngs, Jan.

CHILDREN.

1840.

286.

287.
288.

James r., (Youngs,) born Oct. 7, 1842. " Aug. 1, 1853. " Ency S., " April 4, 1844. " Josiah W.,
"

288^MaryE.,

"

Feb. 20, 1857.

ISO.
Ency Sophia Corvin,
daughter of Josiah and
;

Ency (Bucking-

ham) Corvin, born in 1823 married Lewis B. Case, of Southhold, She having been left an orphan at an early age, was in 1846. adopted by her uncle, Ira Corvin, and was carefully educated at the Southhold Academy. Possessing much spirituality, with large benevolence, she not only made many friends, but was very attractive in
society through her conversational powers.

Believing in the inspired

teaching of " Casting bread upon the waters," she and her husband
are characterized by large benevolence.

Their residence

is

Peconic,

L.

I.

He

is

Proprietor of a large and enterprising manufacturing

establishment in

New York
(Case,)

City.

CHILD.
289.

Jesse L.,

born in 1855.

lOl.
of John and Abigail (Howell) Buckingham, born Dec. 27, 1823, has been twice married: (1.) To Hannah M. Gerard, Jan. 8, 1850. She died Sept. 27, 1851. (2.) To Sarah M. Gerard, Jan. 29, 1853. Is a mechanic, and resides at

Daniel H. Buckingham, son

Port Jefferson, L.

I.

CHILD RY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

290.

Sarah M. Gerard,

born 1851.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

291.

born June 21, 1856. " Feb. 11, 1858; died March
"

6,

1858.

Aug.

30, 1859
;

died April 12, 1860.

" " " " " "

Oct. 10, 1861

died
;

same day, without name.

June 18, 1863 died Sept. 4, 1863. March 15, 1865; died Sept. 18, 1865.

May

16, 1866

died July 27, 1866. died

died

Oct. 21, 1867

Aug. Aug.

30, 1868.
8,

Feb. 10, 1869

1869.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
JoHX BuELL Buckingham,
Is a sea-captain,

Capt.

son of

John
at

and Abigail

{Howell) Buckingham, born Nov. 27, 1827; married

chant^ Oct. 12, 1853.

Mary

L. Mer-

and resides

Providence,

Rhode

Island,

and has four

children.

CHILDREN.
300.
301.
302. 303.

Adelle,

bom
" "

WillardF.,
Erastus,
Ida,

103.
Jonas
ell)

Edward Buckingham,
in

son of John and Abigail {How-

Buckingham, born

1831

married Julia M. Davis, daughter

of Nathan Davis,

May

30,

1855.
I.

She was born

May

14,

1836.

They

reside at Brookhaven, L.

He

is

a farmer by occupation.

CHILDREN.
304.

Florence Louise,

305.
306.

John Edward,

born June 22, 1856. " Oct. 14, 1858.

"
Oct. 11, 1861.

Mary

Ellen,

104.
CHILDREN.

Chakry Amanda Buckingham,

Davis, April 25, 1854.

daughter of John and Abigail

;

{Howell) Buckingham, born Sept. 20, 1833

was married

to

David

He

is

a farmer, and resides at Manorville,

Long
307. 308. 309.

Island.

CHILDREN.
Flora Ada,
(Davis,) born

Carrie Amelia,

" "

"
"

March March
Oct.
8,

8,

1855.
1857.

6,

George Allen,

1863.

106.
son of John and Abigail {Howell) Buckingham, born July 7, 1839, at Middle Island married Sarah Jane Titus, July 16, 1863, who was born in Williamsburgh, L. I. Mr. Buckingham is a merchant, and resides in Williamsburgh.
;

George Allen Buckingham,

CHILD.
310.

Edward

Titus,

born April

14, 1864.

40

BUCKINGHAMFAMILY.
William
Buckingham, son
in

C.

Buckingham, born
1847.

of Daniel and Sarah W. {Brown) 1823; married Urania BucMngliam Phillips, in

I.

He

is

a mechanic, and resides in Peconic, L.

]>^OTE.

Justice

requires that the compiler of this

work should

render special thanks to him for the essential service he has rendered in collecting the Long Island Buckinghams for this work.
CHILD.
311.

William

Phillips,

born 1849.

SOI.
Sarah Adelaide Buckingham, daughter
of Daniel and Sarah
to Gilbert
I.

W. {Brown) Buckingham, He is a Howell, in 1864.

born in 1845; was married

V.

farmer, and resides at Southold, L.

SOS.
Mart
citta

A. Buckingham, daughter of William Herman and Lu{Smith) Buckingham, born Sept. 1, 1828; married Welden

Avery, in 1849.

commission merchant, settled

at

Patchogue, L.

I.,

and died

in 1865.

CHILDREN.
312.
313.

AnnaE.,
Joseph W.,

(Avery,)

"

born 18.51. " 1854 died in

;

18.59.

SOS.
William H. Buckingham,
10, 1856.

son of William
;

{Smith) Buckingham, born in 1831

married
I.

Herman and Lucitta Mary L. Seaman, Dec.

mechanic

at

Cold Spring, L.
CHILD.

314.

LucyL.,

born August

1,

1858.

S06.
Sarah Elizabeth Buckingham,
daughter of William

Herman

and Lucitta {Smith) Buckingham, born April 3, 1836; was married They reside at Williamsburgh, to Isaac S. Douglas, Nov. 11, 1854.

Long
315.
316.

Island.

CHILDREN.

Edward W., (Douglas,) " Frank Howard,

born Nov. 11, 1857. " Aug. 26, 1860.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
SOT'.
Charles D. Buckingham,
son of William

41

Herman and

Lucitta

{Smith) Buckingham, born Oct. 17, 1838; married Martha Ann Milresides, as ler, daughter of Rev. William L. Miller of New York, and

a mechanic, in Brooklyn, L.

I.

CHILD.
317.

Charles D.,

born April

15, 1869.

SIS.
Eugene
Resides in
daughters.

L.

Van Nostrand,
in

son of Joseph H. and Susan {Buck-

ingham) Van Nostrand, born

1832

married Ellen Kelley,

in 1859.

New

York; a carpenter and joiner, and died leaving four

CHILDREN.

318. 319.

Mary

Ella,

(Van Nostrand.)

Elisabeth,

"
"

320. 321.

Susan, Eugenie,

"

S13.
Mart
J.

Van Nostrand,

daughter of Joseph H. and Susan

in

{Buckingham) Van Nostrand, born

W. Ferguson, in
facturer.

1835

New York

City, in 1856.

Was

was married to George a joiner and manu-

42

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Jane Ann Buckingham, daughter
of John N. and

Sarah A.

(Clark) Buckingham, born Feb. 25, 1834; married William Curnow,

Dec. 20, 1862.

CHILD.
330.

John William,

(Curnow,)

bom March

8,

1864.

SS4.
Mary Augusta Buckingham,
A. (Clark) Buckingham, born Oct.
Feb. 20, 1857.
CHILDREN.
331.
332.

daughter of John N. and Sarah

9,

1836; married Thomas

Tuthill,

Clarence B.,

(Tuthill,)

born Nov.
"

19, 1857.
9,

Frank Carey,

"

May

1860.

SIO.
Lieut. John Wilson Buckingham, son of John N. and Sarah A. (Clark) Buckingham, born Feb. 10, 1840; was engaged in the drug business at Bridgeport, Conn., when the war of the Rebellion commenced. On the 20th of August, 1862, he enlisted in the 23d

Eeg. of Connecticut Volunteers, and was appointed Post Adjutant at Park Barracks, in New York. Was, soon after the regiment sailed,
shipwrecked on Strangers' Key, one of the English West India
ands, near Nassau,
Isl-

New

Providence, on the

way

to

New

Orleans.

On

the 23d of June, 1863, was taken prisoner of

war

at the battle

of Brashier City, Louisiana, eighty miles from

New

Orleans, and

taken about 400 miles

to

Tyler, Texas, one of the notorious rebel

prison pens, from which he escaped, but was recaptured

receiving

the usual treatment in such cases

1864, after being held thirteen

vice at Hartford,

was finally exchanged in July, months, and was mustered out of ser;

August

19, 1864.
6,

He

married ^Zzce Baldwin, August

1867, and

is

engaged

in the

dry-goods business at Milford, Conn.

CHILD.
333.

William Alfred,

born Dec. 22, 1868.

Sarah Elisabeth Buckingham,

Sanford,
1867.

daughter of John Newton and

to

Sarah A. (Clark) Buckingham; was married

John Ferdinand
25,

who was a

lieutenant in the

war of the Eebellion, Dec.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

43

THIRD GENERATION.
4.
Samuel Buckingham,
second son of Thomas Buckingham, the
;

Puritan settler; baptized June 13, 1641

married Dec. 14, 1663,

first set-

Sarah Baldwin, daughter of Timothy Baldwin, one of the

tlers of Milford.

church April

9,

They were admitted to full communion with 1692. Mr. Buckingham died March 17, \^%%.
Appendix, Note C.)
CHILDREN.

the

(For

his will, see

334. 335. 336.

337.

Sarah,

Mary,
Samuel,

born Jan. Oct.

8,

1664.

3,
7, 1,

1666
1667
;

died in childhood.
died in infancy.

" " " "

"

Oct.

Samuel,

Nov.

1668.
;

338.
339.

340. 341.
342. 343.

Hannah, Thomas, Anne, Mary,

Hester,

March 27, 1670-1 June 25, 1672.

June
17, 1674.

buried

May

2,

1671.

Probably never married.

" "
baptized

March

13, 1676.

Ruth,

May May

4, 1677.

No

16, 1681.

evidence of her marriage. " " "

FOURTH GENERATION.
334.
Sarah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
nabas Baldwin.
(See
daughter of Samuel and Sai-ah {Baldwin)
is

Jan. 8, 1664,

supposed

to

have married Barvol. 2, p. 256.)

New Haven

Probate Records,

CHILDREN.
344. 345.

Thomas,
Barnabas,

(Baldwin,)

born

Named in

their grandfather
will.

Samuel

"

Buckingham's

337^.
Samuel Buckingham,
ingham, born Nov.
9,
1,

son of Samuel and Sarah {Baldwin) Buck-

1668.

He was
.

admitted to the church April

1691.

He

married Sarah

Sarah, wife of Samuel Bucking-

44

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,

Lam, was admitted to the church in full communion May 17, 1696. Mr. Buckingham was a proprietor in the town of New Milford, although he never moved there.
bate Records, vol.
estate.)
3,

He

died Oct. 29, 1708.

(See Pro-

pages 145, 146, 147, 148, for settlement of his

CHILDREN.
346.

Samuel,
Ebenezcr,
Sarah,

Nov.

21, 1693.

347.
348.

349.

Thomas,
Elisabeth,

Dec. 22, 1695. No evidence of his marriage. April 4, 1697 married Samuel Baird. 1699; married Mary Woodruff, Jan;

uary
350. 351.

9,

1723.

Esther,

"

Feb.

1,

1701.

She was never married.

3, p.

New
a

Milford Records, vol.

336, contains

deed from Samuel Baird and Sarah his wife,

to

Esther Buckingham, of Milford single

woman,
352. 353.

Nathanael,

Mary,

born "

1702.
1703.

330Thomas Buckingham,
son of
;

Samuel and Sarah (Baldwin)

Buckingham, born June 25, 1672 married a lady whose Cliristian name was Mary, but whose family name is not known. He died, probHis will was presented for probate the 9th of the 11th ably, in 1703. month, 1703. Their three children were presented for baptism by

Mary, widow of Thomas Buckingham, Aug.

6,

1704.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
34?i.
Hester Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born
ber
7,

of

Samuel and Sarah {Baldwin)

Piatt,

May

4,

1677; married Richard

Novem-

1706.
CHILDREN.

359.
360. 361.

Esther,

(Piatt,)

born Feb.
"

14, 1708. 10, 1710.

Ann,
Mary,
Eiehard,

" " "

"

Nov.
Feb.

" "
"

Sept. 4, 1713.
2, 1715.
6,

362.
363.

Samuel,

Nov.

1720.

FIFTH GENERATION.

34e.
Samuel and Sarah {Baldwin) Buckingham, baptized Nov. 21, 1693; married Silence Clarh, May He had land deeded to him in New Milford, Aug. 13. 20, 1714.
son of

Samuel Buckingham,

1742, but there

in

is

no evidence of his having resided there.

29, 1749, aged about 56.

He

died

Old Milford, Dec.

CHILDREN.
364.
365.

Sarah,

Deborah,
Abigail,

366.
367.
368. 369.

Ann,
Samuel,
Ebenezer,
Esther,
Jared,

born April 25, 1716 married a Fenn. " March 23, 1718; married Thomas C/ar^. " Nov. 19, 1720 married Z>aM!W C/arA;. " March 16, 1723; married a BaeVc?.
;

"
"
"

Sept. 11, 1725; died in 17 50.

Dec.

10,

1727

married Abigail Andrews, and

JisA^e^ .Brj/an.

died in 1795.
370. 371.

April 17, 1730; married

Oct. 16, 1732.

" " " "

372.
373.

Nathan,
Elisabeth,

Aug.

20, 1735.
;

April 11, 1738

unmarried.

374.

Enoch,

Dec. 15, 1740.

340.
Thomas Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

son of Samuel and

;

Sarah {Baldwin)
9,

1699

married 3Iary B. Woodruff, Jan.

1724.

The
Mrs.

date of Mr.

Thomas Buckingham's decease has

not been found.

Mary

B. Buckingham, his widow, died April 18, 1790, aged 91.

46

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Mary,
Esther,

375. 376.

377.
378. 379. 380.

Thomas,
Epinetas,

born Sept. 16, 1724. " Jan. 29, 172,5 ; died July " May 17, 1727. " "

16, 1726.

baptized Jan. 10, 1730; died unmarried.

Hannah,
Benjamin,

May
Jan.

13,
2,

1733

married Abner Green.

1737 ;settled in

New Milford

about 1760.

Nathaniel Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

son of Samuel and Sarah (Baldwin)

1702

married Sarah Smith,

in 1765,

May

30, 1728.

He

was chosen deacon of the church

and died

in 1780.

CHILDREN.
381. 382. 383.
384.

Nathaniel,

Joseph,

Sarah,
Abijah,

born March 8, 1729; died Sept. 30, 1753, aged 24. " July 1, 1730. Never married. " Feb. 29, 1734.
"

June

22, 1735.

Spoken of

in a deed, Jan. 20,

1762, as belonging in the parish of Amity,

now Bethany.
385.
Sibbell,

"
"
"

Sept. 13, 1737.

386.

Oliver,

May
Dec.

27, 1739.
6,

387.
388.

Epliraim,

1743

died, childless, in 1833,

aged 90.

Abel.

"

May

22, 1745.

SIXTH GENEKATION.

3e4.
Sarah Buckingham,
name
daughter of Samuel and Silence (Clark)

Buckingham, born April 25, 1716; married a Fenn. The Christian nor the date of marof the husband has not been found riage, or the names of any children.

3es.
Deborah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born March
ing farther
is

daughter of Samuel and Silence (Clark)

22,

1718; married Thomas Clark.

Noth-

known.

BUCKINGHAM FA MILT.

47

3GO.
Abigail Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born Nov.
19,

of

Samuel and Silence (Clark)

1720; mavried Daniel Clark.

No

far-

ther information has been i-eceived.

3G^.
Ann Buckingham,
farther
is

daughter of
16,

Buckingham, born March

known.

1723; married a Baird,

Samuel and Silence (Clark) Nothing

309.
Ebenezer Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Dec.
10, 1755.
10,

son of Samuel

and Silence (Clark)

1121

married Abigail Andreios, Api-il

He moved
1798.

to

Oxford as early as 1765, where he died

October

6,

CHILDREN.
389.

Abigail,

390. 391. 392.

Sarah, Ebenezer,

born June 13, 1760; married David Candee. " March I, 11 &2; married Luke Bunnell. " Nov. 28, 1764; married Olive Woodruff.
"

Samuel A.,
Mary,

June

1,

1768;

married,

(1.)

Esther Norton;

(2.)

Mary Camp.
;

393.

"

Sept. 21, 1769

married a

Lewi's,

and lived and

died in Woodbridge.

3^1.
Jared Buckingham,
The name
son of Samuel and Silence (Clark) Buck;

ingham, baptized October 22, 1732

married and had four children.

of his wife and date of marriage, have not been found.

He

died about 1812, in Oxford.

CHILDREN.
394.

John,

395.
396.

Samuel,
Isaac,

born 1770. " 1772; married a Wooster, of Oxford, Conn. " 1774. It is said lie removed to Central New

York.
397.

Eunice,

"

1775,

and died

in 1800, unmarried.

3^S.
Nathan Buckingham,
time of their decease
is

son of Samuel and Silence (Clark) Buck-

ingham, born Aug, 20, 1735; married Esther Osborne, in 1761.

not known.

The

48

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Samuel,
born 1763

398. 399. 400.

401.

Nathan,
Joel,

July 1766; married Silena

1769; married
Feb., 1772
;

Leivis.
Bristol,

Anna

of Oxford.

Esther,
Polly,

mar. George

Steele,

of Exeter, N. Y.

402.
403.

Naboth,
Betsey,

404.

March, 1776; married J^jrur Curtis. Dec. 12, 1779 married Salli/ Lusk. 1783 married Ehenezer King.
; ;

3^4.
Enoch Buckingham,
died

son of Samuel and Silence (Clark) Buck-

ingham, born Dec. 15, 1740; married 3Iaria Curtis, in 1763.

He

May

12, 1814, aged 74.

Mrs. Maria Buckingham died

in 1807.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
414. 415.

49

Sarah,
Jean,
Isaac,

416.
417. 418.

boru 1751 married Gamaliel Clark. " 1753; married /JiWtard Br^/an. " 1755 died young.
; ;

Epinetas,

"

1757

manned
married,

J.mi TFe/to.
(1.)

Mary,
David,

"

1759

Eli Hickoch;
7,

(2.)

Bradley, and died Sept.

419. 420.

1837.

"

March

Dan,

14, 1760; married CZoe iliernVZ. married Philena Guernsey.

Hannah Buckingham,
Nothing farther
is

daughter of Thomas and

Mary

B.

Wood-

ruff) Buckingham, baptized

May

13,

1733

married Ahner Gunn.

known.

3SO.
Benjamin Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Dec.
1762.
28,

son of

Thomas and Mary B.

Woodriff)

1736; married

Ann

Botsford,

June

30,

She was born Oct. 10, 1744. They resided at New Milford, She died March 29, Conn., where he died. May, 1819, aged 83.
1810, aged 66.
CHILDREN.
421.

422. 423.

424.

Nathan Botsford, born July II, 1767 married Rebeccah Hartwell. " March 25, 1770 murried Nathan Leavenworth. Anna, " Nov. 5, 1772 married xSamMeZ CbmsteL Hester, Benjamin Woodruff, " Dec. 22, 1776 married Ann Merwin.
;

383.
Sarah Buckingham,
1753.

daughter of Nathanael and Sarah (Smith)

ma.rr le A J^liska Gillett,

Buckingham, born Feb. 29,1734;

Dec.

4,

No

record of children has been found.

3S4.
Abijah Buckingham,
1759.
CHILDREN.
425.

son of Nathanael and Sarah (Smith) Buck-

ingham, born June 22, 1735; married Hannah Byington, Jan. 11,

Hannah,
Abijah,
Abijah, 2d,

born June
"

11, 1759.
;

426. 427.

Feb. 15, 1761

died Jan. 19, 1762.

died Sept.
9,

June

5,

1763

1764.

50

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

81BBEL Buckingham, daughter of Nathanael and Sarah (Smith) Buckingham, born Sept. 13, 1737; married Nathan Nettleton, No-

vember

3,

1757.

428.

Abijah,
Eli,

(NettletonJ

born

429.
430.

" "

John,

386.
Oliver Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
1772.
CHILD.
431.
Oliver,

son

of
;

Nathaniel and

Sarah {Smith)
Terrill,

May

27,

1739

married Elizaleth

May

26,

born Oct.

16,

1782

married Esther Sanford.

CTT''!

38S.
May
22,

Abel Buckingham, son

ingham, born

of Nathaniel and Sarah (Smith) Buckmarried, (1.)

1746;

Hannah

Botsford, of

New New

Milford, Dec. 28, 1773, and settled in

the northern part of

Northville.

Milford, about a mile northeast of the village of

Mrs. Hannah Buckingham died Sept. 22, 1801. (2.) Sarah Barnum. He had six sons. He died July 27, 1827, aged 81.
CHILDREN.
432.
433.

Nathanael
Abel,
Joseph,

born March 3, 1775; va?iXti&A. Tamar Hunt. " July 18, 1776; married: (1.) Abiah
(2.)

Clark;

Nancy
1780;

Gaylord.

434. 435.

" " " "

Maj
July

b,

111 &; m^xvleA Sally Lochwood.

Samuel,

4,

mamed
;

(I.)

Salome Briggs;
CAa/nfeerfein.

(2.)

Huldah Dix.
15, 1782

436. 437.

Ephraim,
Gilbert,

August

married Zucy
(1.)

July 25, 1788; married: (2.) Anna Baldwin.

Amis

Stone;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

51

SEVENTH GENERATION,
3SO.
Abigail Buckingham, daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Andrews) Buckingham, born June 13,1760; marned David Oandee.

No

record of children has been received.

300.
Sarah Buckingham,
drews) Buckingham, born

daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail {An-

March

1,

1762

married Luke Bunnel.

301.
Ebenezer Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
1792, by
8,

son of Ebenezer and Abigail {Andrews)

1764; married Olive

all

Woodruff, Oct. 28,

whom

he had nine children,

born in the old Bryan house,

northeast of the Second

Congregational church of Milford, on the

the settler, in the divis-

very spot which

fell to

Thomas Buckingham,

ion of lands to the earlier inhabitants.

Sept., 1839,

Ebenezer Buckingham died

aged 75.
CHILDREN.

438.

Clarissa,

born August 27, 1794

va^xnGA Chester Chat field, oi

439.

Roxana,

"

440.

David W.,
Polly,

"
"

Haven, and died in 1840. Dee. 20, 1795 married Ira Atwater, of New Haven. married (1.) J?annaA Poer; Sept. 25, 1797
;

New

(2.)

Charlotte

H. Pardee.
>S'^?W!5'.

441. 442.

Feb.

6,

1799; maried^/i

Cynthia,

" "
"
I

Aug.

17,

1804;

married:

(1.)

Jarvis Morris;

(2.)

Chester Chatfield.
26, 1806;

443. 444. 445.

446.

Nancy,
Ebenezer,

March
June

married

iJir.

(?!<fAne.

18,

1807
o^^_

married
,810
;

^Beteej/ aS/jcttt/.

William WoodrufF, Wales Austin,

^.^^^

,,^^.^^

g^

married

\
(

^)^^^ ^''"'^'Julia Morgan.

30S.
Samuel A. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born January
Usther Norton,
son of Ebenezer and Abigail {Andrews)
1768, was twice married:
4,
1,

(1.)

To
who

who

died

March

1802.

(2.)

To

3Iary Camp,

died Dec. 18, 1815.

52

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Sherman,
Aurelius,
Esther,
Clark,
,

447.
448.

449.
4.50.

born Oct., 1791 married Polly Candee. " Nov. 30, 1793; married Laura BeecAer. " April 14, 1796 married Harvey Bronson. " April 21, 1797 married ^E/sey i?ez/HoWs.
; ;
;

451. 452.

James A., Mary,

"
"

April 20, 1809

married

^na

aStoiYA.

May

11, 1811

maiTied Frederic Candee.

304.
John Buckingham,
not been found.

son of Jared Buckingham, born in

1770

married Esther Osborne, in 1791.

The

dates of their

decease has

CHILDREN.
453.

Fanny,
Hezekiah,

born 1792; married Roswell Hill,

Ohio.

and removed to
Wooster.

454. 455.
45fi.

" "
"

1794; married

iJ/a^?7c?a

^nna

Lucy,
Letson,

1796; married Ethel Bartiss. 1799; never married.

457. 458. 459.

Susan Matilda, David Harson, Lucius E.,

Linus,

"
"

1802

died unmarried.

Sept. 19, 1805; married

Anna Maria

Scqfield.

" "

March
1809
1811
;

17, 1807

married Julia A. Taylor.

460. 461.
462.

died unmarried.

Meroe,

"
L.,

married Cornelius Cahooe.

2,

Laura

"

1813; married Joel F. Webster, Nov.

1835.

30S.
Samuel Buckingham,
son of Jared Buckingham, born in 1772;
in

married Sarah Wooster, in 1801, and settled

Middlebury.

463.

BUCKINGHAM

FAMILY".

53

30S.
Samuel Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

son of Nathan

and Esther (Osborne)

1763; mavried Huth Fairchild.

;

They both

were more than forty years members of the Congregational church, and sustained an irreproachable Christian character. Mr. Buckingham died at Brunswick, Ohio, in 1847.
were natives of Oxford, Conn.

The

time of Mrs. Buckingham's decease

is

not known.

470
471.

Cyrenius,

Ruth,
Lucy,

born May 30, 1786, at Oxford. " March 1, 1788, at Waterbury.

" "

472.
47.3.

May
Aug. Aug.
June

1.5,

1790, at Waterbury.

Nathan,
Lester,

April 30, 1792; died April 18, 1800.

16,

474. 475.

"

1794; died Feb. 23, 1825.

Augustus,
Esther,

"
"

22, 1797;

married Sarah A. White.

1867.

476.
477.

Oct. 11, 1799; raaiTied Barrit B. Elster.

8,

Nathan Fairchild,

1802; died Sept.

1,

390.
Nathan Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
eight children.
in

son of Nathan
Sileyia

and Esther {Oshorne)

Lewis, by

1766; married

whom

he had

478. 479.

Nathan Lewis,

54

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

403.
Dr. Naboth Buckingham, son of ^Nathan and Esther (Osborne) Buckingham, born Dec. 12, 1779, graduated at Yale College in the studied medicine with Dr. Hull, of Fairfield, and Class of 1804
;

married Sally Lush, of Canaan, Columbia County, N. Y., Jan., 1812. He settled in Exeter, of the same County, and had an extensive and
lucrative practice for thirty years.

He

died at Exeter, Sept. 5, 1842,

much

lamented.

Mrs. Sally Buckingham died at Lockport, in 1858,

aged 75.
CHILDREN.
486. 487. 488.

Frances,
Lucia,

Sarah Lusk,

born Aug. 20, 1814 ; married Joseph Husbands, Esq. " Aug. 4, 1815 married ir;'rrt? firasA. " 'Eeb. \<o,\S\l mivc' A Rev. Washington Stickmy.
; ;

404.
Betsey Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born
died in 1846.
in

of Nathan and P^sther {Osborne) 1783; married Ebenezer King, of Derby, and

40S.
Curtis Buckingham, son of Enoch and Maria ( Curtis) Buckingham, born in 1765 married Mary Merioin, cf Brookfield, in 1793, by whom he had seven children. He died at Brookfield, Oct. 19,
;

1807, aged 42.

489.

bom
" " "
" "
"

Feb. 12, 1795

1797.

married

Salli/ Wheeler.

Dec. 28, 1800; married Sally L. Treat, 1824. 1802 married James Bartis.
;

1804; married William Squires.

1805.

April 12, 1807

married Mai-y Evatts.

406.
Silas Buckingham, son of Enoch and Maria ( Curtis) Buckingham, born married Esther DeForest, and lived at Mentz, New
;

York, where he

is

said to

have died

in 1818.

CHILD.
496.

Cyrus,

born

BUCKIKGHAM FAMILY
Nancy Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
1798.
in

55

daughter of Enoch and Maria (Curtis)

in

She died

in

1772; married Benjamin Peck, of Milford, He died in 1838, aged 73. 1850, aged 80.
CHILDREN.

497. 498. 499.

Cornelius B., (Peck,) born in 1800. " " in 1803. Enoch B., " " in 1809. Nancy,

40S.
son of Enoch and Maria {Curtis) Buckingham, born May 18, 1774; married Ruth Hiibhell, June 5, She was boi*n July 10, 1784. He was a farmer and lived in 1803.

Hezekiah Bdckinghabi,

Roxbury, where he died Sept. 25, 1838.

his wife, died Oct. 1, 1842.

Mrs. Ruth Buckingham,

CHILDREN.
500.
501.

_^

~"

Hiram,

born July
"

9,

1804; died in 1815, aged 11 years.

Sept. 30, 1806; married ilfarcMS ^Mnne//.

"
"

Jan. 16, 1809; mnvried

Hannah

Hnrlburt.

April 23, 1811

died without name.

" "
" " "

June
July

21, 1812;
3,

1813; married

(L) MaryJudson;

(2.)

Rhoda Tomlinson.
July 23, 1816; married Levi Allans, and died

May 1, 1846, aged 30. May 15, 1819; married Ahljah

Feb.
9,

Huhbell.

1822;

married:

(1.)

Rufus P. Castle;

(2.)

Lyman R.

Nichols.

409.
Urania Buckingham,
Buckingham, baptized Oct.
ington,

daughter of Enoch and Maria (Curtis)

6.

who

died

May

9,

1837, aged 61.

1776; married Mi Fairchild, of HuntMrs. Urania Faircbild died

left

Dec. 26, 1862, aged 85.

She

no children.

410.
Enoch Buckingham,
son of

Enoch and Maria

Curtis) Bucking-

ham, born April 21, 1778; married Mary Patterson, daughter of Thomas Patterson, of Easton, Conn., June 10, 1804, by whom he had
nine children.

He

resided in Huntington, Conn., as a farmer, and

died July 18, 1843, aged 65.

She died July

23, 1858,

aged 74.

56

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Betsey,

509.

510.
511.

Joel,

born June 20, 1805, at Huntington, Conn.; married Lucius Lane. " Dec. 1807. 1806; died Feb.
23,
8,

Maria,

" " " " " "

Feb. 16, 1808; married Charles Lane.

512. 513. 514.

Mary,
Joel,

Charles,

June 13, 1810; mai'ried Ja?nes fi^i'n^toK. Aug. 4, 1812; married Rhoda E. Murray. Oct. 12, 1815; married 3fari/ E. Gardner.

515. 516.
517.

Emily,
William,

March
April

2,

1818

married

Z>ayic/ i^eacA.

1,

1822; married ^arnef iV. SMton.

;

Henry A.,

"

April 19, 1824

died Nov. 9, 1828.

41 1.
Samuel Buckingham,
ingham, born April
she was born Nov.
Mallet, in 1831.
2,
9,

son of Enoch and Maria (Curtis) Buck(1.)

1780; married,

Mary Judd,
is still

Jan. 15, 1809

(2.)

1783, and died June 13, 1830.

Harriet

Mr. Samuel Buckingham

livmg (1869)

farmer by occupation.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

518. 519.

Almira,

Marvin Judd,

born Sept. 20, 1809; unmarried. Sept. 15, 1812; died at Quincy, Florida, March
21, 1836.

520. 521. 522. 523. 524. 525.

Harvey C,
Abigail D.,

" "

Dec.

3,

1813; never man-ied.

1816
;

Nov.

4,

married
;

i?osM;eZ/

jE/aw%.
J., iZwrrf.

Samuel Punderson, " " John Calvin, " John Calvin, 2d,

June

10, 17,

1819

married .SaraA married J.%aj7

May
July

1822; died in infancy.

;

July 27, 1827

*SAe/ton.

Mary Almira,

"

11, 1829.

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE.

526.

Harriet Ann,

born Aug.

8,

1832

married John Lattin.

41S.
Isaac Buckingham, son of Enoch and Maria (Curtis) Buckingham, born Sept. 14, 1788; was twice married: (1.) To Nancy Gilshe died, without children, Jan. 2, 1822, aged 20. bert, Nov. 4, 1820 He died, without issue, Feb. (2.) To Lydia Gilbert, Oct. 14, 1822.
;

22, 1852, in the

63d year of

his age.

414.
Sarah Buckingham,
daughter of
;

Thomas and Sarah

(Treat)

Buckingham, born about 1751

of children has been found.

married Gamaliel Clark.

No

record

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Jean Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born about 1753
farther
is
;

57

of

Thomas and Sarah

{Treat)

married Richard Bryan.

Nothing

known.

41^.
Epinetas Buckingham, son of Thomas and Mary {Treat) Buckingham, born about 1757
early, to the
;

married ^?i Welton, and removed, quite

State of

New

York.
all

His exact place of residence has

not been ascertained, and

failed.

efforts to find

any descendants have

418.
Mary Buckingham,
Hickoch
(2.)

daughter of Thomas and

Sarah {Treat)
(1.)

Buckingham, born about 1759; was

twice married:
7,

To Eli

To Mr.

Bradley, and she died Sept.

1837.

No

record of children has been found.

410.
David Buckingham,
son of

Thomas and Sarah

{Treat) Buck-

ingham, born March 14, 1760; married Ghloe Merrill, March 14, 1785, and died Feb. 6, 1832, aged 72. She died Dec. 18, 1841,

aged 74.
CHILDREN.
527. 528.

John,
Sarah,
Chloe,

born Oct.
"

17,

1786; married Betseij Scovill. married William H. Merriman.

529.

" " "

Dec. 13,1798; married Thomas B. Hickox, in

1813, and removed to Ohio in 1837.

530. 531.

David,
George,

May

28, 1801

married jEme/me

/:?i(.^-ox.

Oct. 2,

MQl

maxned, Betsey Meniman.

4SO.
Thomas and Sarah {Treat) Buckingham, born about 1762; married Philena Guernsey, and removed to Nothing farther has been ascertained. the State of New York.
son of

Dan Buckingham,

4^1.
Nathan Botsfoud Buckingham,
well,

son of

Benjamin and

Ann
26,

{Botsford) Buckingham, born July 11, 1767; married Rebecca Hart-

May

1845.

14, 1788, and resided in She died August 26, 1847.

New

Milford.

He

died

May

58

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
CHILDREN.
Minerva,

532.

born Dec.

29,

1789; married Noble Merwin, and

to Cleveland, Ohio.

re-

moved
533.

Herman,
Sherman,

twms,

April

1,

1793; mai-rie

Harriet Marsh.

534.

Harriet Gunn.

Anna Buckingham,

daughter of Benjamin and

25,

Ann

(Bofsford)

Buckingham, born March

1770; married Gen. Nathan Leaven-

worth, of Hinesborough, Vt., Jan. 30, 1791.

CHILDREN.
535.
536. 537.
538.

Henry,
Nathan,
Hester,

(Leavenworth,)
"
.

born
"

" "

"

Sophia,

"

4S3.
Hester Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham
;

of Benjamin and

Ann

(Botsford)

married Samuel Comstock, of

New

Milford, and had

one daughter.
CHILD.
539.

Hester,

(Comstock,)

born

maxvied Hon. Perry Smith.

4S4.
Benjamin W. Buckingham, son
of

Benjamin and

Ann

(Botsford)

Buckingham, born Dec. 22, 1776; married Ann Merwin, Jane 24, 1811. She was born Nov. 18, 1783. He was a farmer, and re.<ided INIrs. Ann in New Milford, where he died, Dec. 31, 1862, aged 86.

Buckingham died March

16, 1867,

aged 84.

CHILDREN.
540.
541. 542.

Benjamin Merwin,

Ann

Martha,

Minerva,

born April 21, 1812 died June 12, 1846. " Feb. 14, 1814; marrieU Philo Clark. " 1817 died in 1819, aged 2 years.
;
;

543. 544.

Nathan Leavenworth,
Botsford Woodruff,

" "

Nov.

13,

1820; died

May

29, 1846.

July 20, 1823.

431.
Oliver Buckingham, son of OUver and Elisabeth (TerriU) Buckingham, born Oct. 16, 1782; married Usther Sanford, in 1803. She was born March 9, 1782.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
545.

59

60
564.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
George H.,
Charles G.,

born Au^.
" " "

30,

1813;
5,

married Sally Morgan,

1846, aged 32.

and

died
565.

March

Oct. 10, 1815; died

A farmer,
566.

Stanley,

March
Teh.
1,

27,

March 22, 1860; aged 44. and never married. 1818 died June 29, 1861, aged 43.
; ;

Never married.
567.

Emily,

1821

married,

(1.)

Miles J. Bun-;

(2.)

Isaac Clark.
568.

Benjamin,

"

Jan. 16, 1824;

married.

died Nov. 30, 1853, and never

434.
Joseph Buckingham,
ingham, born
son of Abel and

Hannah

{Botsford) Buck9,

May

5,

1778; married Sally Lock-wood, Aug.

7,

1801.

She was born March

1777.

He

died at the house of his daughter,

2,

Hannah CorUt,

in Thurston,

Steuben County, N. Y., Jan.

1857.

569.

born Sept. 22, 1802 ; married Sally Lohdell. " March 18, 1805; married JoA)i Corbitt. " March 15, 1807; married, (1.) Eveline West;
(2.)

Abbie Silver.

"
"
"

June

28, 1809;
;

married Christina Cook.

married Harriet E.
Ellis.

April 22, 1811

June

2,

1813.

"
"

May

14,

1818

married Lucy Andrews.

married, (1.)

Jan. 25, 1821;

Orange B. Hich-

ock; (2.) Jason Ranger.

43^.
Samuel Buckingham,
ingham, born July
4,

son of Abel and

Hannah
to

{Botsford) Buck8,

1780

married:
;

(1.)

Salome Briggs, Nov.

1809.

They

first settled

in Milford

after,

moved

Chatham,

New
(2.)

York,
Mrs.

and thence

to

Medina, Medina County, Ohio, in Sept., 1837, where

3,

Mrs. Buckingham died, August Huldah Dix, in 1845.

1844, and he married,

CHILDREN.
577.

Caroline,

born Dec.
"
Sept.

17,

1810; married Moses

i?a/)Zee.

578.

Polly,

19,

1812;

died

April, 1855.

Supposed

never to have married.

579.

Harriets.,

"

July

4,

1814; died Feb. 10, 1860; married JoAn

Whitside, a.n^

Johnson.
580.

Lucy,

"

Aug.

25, 1817; married William

died Feb. 10, 1866.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
581. 582.

61

Salome,

Samuel Briggs,
Eliza

583.

Ann,

born May 6, 1819 married ^Tenry^x/f. " April 19, 1821 mamed Lucinda M. Clark, and died July 19, 1855. " Oct. 22, 1823; married JbsepA Wer, and died
; ;

Nov.
584. 585.

14, 1861.

Charlotte,

"
"

March

29, 1826;

married Zucius

.B. iVe/etoM.

Mary,

Oct. 17, 1828; died Sept. 3, 1845, unmarried.

430.
Ephraim Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Aug.
15, 1807.
5,

son of
;

Abel and Hannah {Botsford)

1782

married Lucy Chamberlain,* Jan.

She was born June

30, 1787.
CHILD.

He died

Dec. 15, 1809.

586.

Hart E. Buckingham, born Nov.

20, 1808;

maxriQi RhodaS. Voshunjh.

43^.
Gilbert Buckingham,
Stone, Dec. 5, 1813.

son of Abel and

Hannah
(2.)

{Botsford) Buck(1.) To Annis To widow Anna

ingham, born July 25, 1785; was twice married:

She died June

8,

1824.
4,

Baldwin,

May

1,

1825.

She was born July

1788.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST WIFE.

587. 588.

John,

Mary,
Royal,

born Oct. 3, 1816; married Sarah E. Wheaton. " April 3, 1818; married Marshall Straight, and
died Sept., 1862.

589. 590. 591.

" "

Jan., 16, 1820; married ^^arrzei Jennings.

William B.,
Orrin G.,

Aug.

6,

1821

married

Ann E.
(1.)

Weller.

"

Jan. 23, 1823; married,

(2.)

Frances J. Lewis

Hannah

Swift.

CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE.

592.

Ralph,

born,

May
Nov.

2,

1827.

593.
594.

Homer,
Annis,

"

29, 1828.

"

Nov.

26, 1830.

* Mrs. Lucy Buckingham,

married Daniel Hine,

after the decease of

Jr., Oct. 2, 1814,

Orlo D. Hine, born Oct. 28, 1815; born Jan.

18,

1820;

(4.)

Julia,

Mr. Ephraim Buckingham, by whom she had four children, (1.) Rev. Carr, born Oct. 23, 1817; (3.) Thalia (2.) bom Feb. 1, 1824, died Aug. 3, 1827.

595.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
the oldest son, from the
settler.
first

63
the Puritan

Samuel Buckingham, son of

He

has also an old account book of his grandfather's, in

will of
:

which many of these items are found, containing the

Samue'

Buckingham, second.

In said book

is

the following entry

of

"

Memo"

randum Book of Ebenezer Buckingham, son late of Milford, May, 1749."

Samuel Buckingham,

CHILDREN BT FIRST MARRIAGE.

607.
608.

Mary

Maria,

Henry,

born Jan. 29, 1827 died Dec. 29, 1839. " Nov. 24, 1828 married Hetty. Day,
; ;

at

New

Or-

leans, April 19, 1854,

C'hristi,

and died
1855.

at

Corpus

Texas, Feb.
;

5,

609.

Sarah Frances,
Caroline

" " "

July

12, 18.31
1,

married A6(aZ SoZc/wm in 1858.

610.

Ann,

Aug.
Feb.

1833; married jffomer 5. P/a,

1838; died Aprilll, 1841.

May

21,

1857.
611.

Elisabeth,

9,

CHILDREN BT SECOND MARRIAGE.

612.

John Howard,

born

May

30, 1844; died of cholera on board of the bark Fanny, in the China Sea, July 28, 1863>

aged
613.

19.

William,

"

June

9,

1848; died July 17, 1848.

441.
Polly Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born Feb.
and died leaving no
6,

of Ebenezer and Olive

Woodmff)

1799; married Eli Strong, of Southbury,

children.

44S.
Cynthia Buckingham, daughter
Jarvis Morris.
(2.)

of Ebenezer and Olive

Wood-

ruff) Buckingham, born Aug. 17, 1804; was twice married:

(1.)

To

To

Chester Chatjield,

who had

previously mar-

ried her eldest sister, Jan. 22, 1842.

CHILDREN.
614. 615.
616.

Eugene
Wilbur

A.,

(Chatfield,)

Frances A.,
F.,

"

"

born May 24, 1843. " Dec. 4, 1846 ; died Aug. 14, 1867. "

443.
Nancy Buckingham,
ruff)

daughter of Ebenezer and Olive

Wood-

No

Buckingham, born March 26, 1806; family record has been received.

married Mr.

Guthrie.

64

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

444.
Ebenezer Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
1835.
son of Ebenezer and Olive (Woodruff")
;

married Betsey Sperry, Sept. 15, 18, 1807 She was born Jan. 18, 1807. He resides in the town of Oxford, and is a large and thrifty farmer. He and his wife and children are worthy members of the Congregational church.

617.

Ellen Maria,

born
"

May

19,

1836; married Orrin, son of James

18.58.

Buckingham, Dec. 26,

618.

Jane Louisa,

Jan. 15, 1838

married Charles Lum.

619.
620.

Mary Elisabeth,
Samuel William,

"
"

Nov.

24, 1839

married Sheldon Smith.

May
Dec.

22, 1846.
1,

621.

Fanny C,

"

1849.

44^.
"William "Woodruff Buckingham, son of Ebenezer and Olive (Woodruff) Buckingham, born Oct. 6, 1810; married Nancy Smith,
of "Woodbridge, and died August, 1847.

440.
"Wales Austin Bockingham, son of Ebenezer and Olive (Woodriff) Buckingham, and twin brother to "William Woodruff Buckingham, born Oct. 6, 1810 married Julia Morgan, of Orange.
;

Sherman Buckingham,

son of
;

Samuel A. and Esther (Norton)

Buckingham, born October, 1791 married Polly Candee, Sept. 29, He was at first a farmer, and 1814, who was born Jan. 28, 1794. afterwards a painter, and lived and died in New Haven.
CHILDREN.
622.

Esther Maria,

born
" "

May
May
Aug.
6,

21, 1817

married Agur
8,

Allis, Sept., 1835.

Mr.Allis died Dec.

623. 624.

1854.

Andrew

Clark,

13, 1821
6,

died April 24, 1850.

Sarah Jane,

1825; married Samuel B. Mwray, June

1855.

44 S.
Deacon Aurelius Buckingham, son of Samuel A. and Es,ther (Norton) Buckingham, born Nov. 30, 1793; msLirled Laura Beebe,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Nov. 30, 1815.
sides in Oxford,

65

She was born April

and ha? been
for

16, 1794.

He

is

a farmer, re-

many

years a deacon in the Con-

gregational church of that place.

CHILDREN.
625.

Philo B.,

born June
"

6,

1820

married, Oct. 12, 1842, Sally C-

Perkins.
626.

Harriet Esther,

Sept. 3,

1823;
9,

married Henry

W.

Chatfield,

April

1844.

449.
Esther Buckingham, daughter
ton)

of Samuel A. and Esther {Nor;

Buckingham, born April

14,

1796

married Harvey Bronson,

2,

Jan. 30, 1823.

Mr. Bronson was born Oct.

1795.

They

reside

in Southbury, Conn.

CHILDREN.
627.

David William,

628. 629. 630.

(Bronson,) born Nov. 26, 1823. " " Jan. 27, 1826; died April 11, 1863. Mariette Augusta, " " May 7, 1828; died Aug. 19, 1861. Mary,
Ellen,

"

"

March

2,

1830.

4SO.
Clark Buckingham,
Buckingham, born April
26, 1827,

son of Samuel A. and Esther {Norton)

21, 1797; married Elsie Reynolds, Nov. and died June 21, 1840.

CHILDREN.
631.

born Nov. 9, 1 828 married a Ford. " Feb. 5, 1831 died in Indiana, leaving one son. " Aug. 1, 1837; died April 30, 1861.
;

"

May

9,

1840

died

June

9,

1840.

4S1.
James A. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born April
1832,
son of Samuel A. and

Mary {Camp)
Smith, June 29,
in

20,

1809; married

Anna

who was born

Oct. 5, 1807.
5,

He

was a farmer, and resided

Oxford, Conn., and died Oct.

1862.

635.

Mary Augusta,

born Nov. 14, 1833;

married Henry E. Tomlinson,

July

7,

1857.

66
636.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Orrin Camp,

born June

1,

1835; married Ellen

M. Buckingham,

daughter of Ebenezer Buckingham, Dec. 26,

1858.
637.

Harriet Olive,

"
"
"

July 31, 1837; married Avgustine Nov. 26, 1860.

M.

Lewis,

638.

Anna

Elvira,

639.

Laura Jane,

August 15, 1840. March 20, 1846.

4.SS.

Mart Buckingham, Buckingham, born May

6,

daughter of Samuel A. and

11,

Mary {Camp)

1811;

vaarriedi

Frederick Candee, Jan.

1833,

who was born

Jan. 16, 1811, and is a farmer in the south

part of Middlebury.

CHILDREN.
640.

Julia M.,

(Candee,) born Feb.

" "

641.

MaryH.,
Eunice E.,
Frederick,

1, 1834; married James Bronson, November 26, 1859. June 17, 1835; married Horace E. Tomlinson, Nov. 26, 1859.

642.
643.

"

" "

March

11,

1837; 1838;

diedMay
1,

24, 1838.

"

May

10,

married Ellen Potter, of

1868.

Naugatuck, March
644.

Franklin S. twin to Frederick, born

,

May

10,

1838; died Nov. 11, 1838.

645.

Franklins. 2d,

(Candee,)

born Aug.

18,

1840; entered the army, and

died Feb. 17, 1861, at

nois,

Magoon,

Illi-

on

his

way home, having been

some time
646. 647.

sick.

Andrew B., Edward A.,

(Candee,)

born May " Dec.

9,

1842; died Sept. 30, 1863.

14, 1844.

4S3.
Fanny Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
and moved
to

daughter of John and Esther (Osborne)

;

in

1792

married Roswell Hill, of

ago,

New

Milford,

Ohio,

many years

and no returns have been received.

4^4.
son of John and Esther (Osborne) Buckingham, born in 1794; Taarried Matilda Ann Wooster, Jan. 1, She was born in 1792. They resided in the north part of the 1822.

Hezekiah Buckingham,

town of Middlebury.
CHILDEEN.
648.

Maria W.,

born March 15, 1823; married Isaac B.

ber 28. 1843.

Tolles,

Octo-

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
649.

67

Belinda,

born June
" Jan.

1,

1825; married Andrew T. Hotchkiss, of 1827; married Rollin S. Marsh, of

Bethany, Nov. 29, 1849.

650.
Caroline,
9,

New

Milford, Jan. 24, 1848.

651.

Henry

S.,

652.
653.

Clarissa M.,

" "
"

Aug. 20, 1828; married Mary Gilliard. March 6, 1830 married G'cor^e .4. B(s^o/).
;

Anna Eliza,
George,

May 30,

1832; 1834;

married John Andrews, as his

with his father, in Mid-

second wife.
654.

" "

May
Oct.

19,

lives

dlebury.
655.

Mary

E.,

7,

1835

married John Andrews, as his

first

wife.

Lucy Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

daughter of John

and Hester {Osborne)

1796; married Ethel Bartiss, of Oxford; went

for

West, and not heard from

many

years.

David Harson Buckingham, son of John and Hester {Osborne) Buckingham, born Sept. 19, 1805; married Anna Maria Scojield, Dec. 19, 1828. She was born June 2, 1807. He is a teamster,
and
resides in

Waterbury.

656.

Harriet Louisa,

born Nov. 10, 1834; married Frederick Pope, October 13, 1850.

657.

Triphena Marilla,

"

Aug. 16,1839; married:

ter,

(1.)

Truman D. Woos-

Nov.

6,

1861.

(2.) Elliot

M.

Andrews,

Oct. 15, 1866. 658.

Ellen Maria,

"

Oct. 23, 1845.

Lucius E. Buckingham, son of John and Hester ( OsJorwe) Buckingham, born March 17, 1807
Milford, June 13, 1832.
;

married Julia A. Taylor, of

reside in

New

They

Woodbury, Conn.

68

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
4C51.

Merge Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

daughter of John and Hester (Osborne)

;

1811

married Cornelius Cahooe.

They

re-

sided after marriage, in Oxford,

where he died many years

since.

She died insane, leaving two children.

665.

John,

666.

(Cahooe,) born about 1834. " 1836.

4e^.
Buckingham, daughter of John and Hester ( Osborne) Buckingham, born March 10, 1819; was married to Joel F. Webster, a merchant in Naugatuck, Conn., Nov. 22, 1835. He was a member
L.
of the
bellion,

Laura

2od regiment of Connecticut Volunteers in the war of the Rewas taken prisoner at Brashier City, La., paroled, and died homeward,
at Cairo,
111.,

on

his passage

Aug.

19, 1863.

CHILDKEN.
667.
668.

Esther,

(Webster,) born Oct. 12, 1836.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

69

464.
Julia Buckingham, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Buckingham, twin sister to Julius Buckingham, born Sept. was married to Samuel Bunnel, and died without issue.
(

Wooster)

30,

1804

40S.
Julius Buckingham, son of Samuel and Sarah ( Wooster) Buckingham, born Sept. 30, 1804; married Trifhena Sanford, June 3, 1828. She was born March 6, 1804. He was a farmer in Middlebury, and died, without children, Dec. 22, 1866.

47^0.
Ctrenius Buckingham, son
Buckingham, born two children.
677.

of

at

Oxford,

May

30,

Samuel and Ruth (FaircMld) 1786; married and had

,

CHILDREN.
Charles,

678.

Cornelia,

born "

A lawyer by profession.

4^1.
Ruth Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
believed
left

daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Fairchild)

1,

March

1788;

married
20, 1812,

Edward

Cole, of
it is

Shaftsbury, Vermont, and died

March

aged 24, and

no children.

47"S.
Lucy Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
Otsego County,
dren, of

daughter of Samuel and Ruth {Fairchild)

15,

May

1790

married Abner Martin, oi Yjxeter,

New

York,

in 1809,

whom

but three died in infancy.

by whom she had thirteen chilMrs. Lucy Martin died

Jan. 13, 1863, at Cleveland, Ohio.

CHILDREN.
679.

(Martin,) born Aug. 10, 1810; married Caleb S. Fisk. " Dec. 29, 1811 ; married Charles Root.

"
" "
"

Oct. 4, 1815; married Isaac Taylor.

Nov.

15,

1817; m. Henry D. IngersoU,

July 23, 1820 July 22, 1822

Dec. 10,
Oct., 1826.

"
"
" "

m. Nathan R. McDole. m. Samuel S. Lyon. 1824; m. John F. Goold.

; ;
;

June
Nov. Dec.

20, 1828
8,
1

832

m. John H. Root. m. Abba M. Strong. m.

:

"

24,

1836;

(1.)

Jerome B.

Carr;

(2.)

.Tames

IT.

KcUey.

70

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Lester Buckingham,
son of Samuel and Ruth {Fairchild) Buck-

ingham, born Aug. 16, 1794; married, and had one child, but the maiden name of the wife, and date of marriage, have not been ascertained.

He was

a merchant, and resided at Haddington, St.

Law-

rence County,

New

York, and died Feb. 23, 1825.

690.

Lester,

born in 1820.
his uncle.

there, unmarried, according to a letter

"Went to California, and died from

Dr. Augustus Buckingham.

Dr. Augustus Buckingham, son of Samuel and Ruth {Fairchild) Buckingham, born Aug. 22, 1797, at Middlebury, Conn. studied medicine married Sarah A. White, of Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York, May 3, 1827, and had but one child. Residence, Good
; ;

Harbor, Salmon County, Michigan.

691.

William

J.,

born Aug.

13,

1828, at Columbus,

Chenango

County,

New

York.

4*^6.
Esther Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born Oct.
11,

of

Samuel and Ruth {Fairchild)

in

1799;

married Barritt B. Bister, of

1827, and died in

Burlington, Otsego County,

New

York,

New

Vienna, Clinton County, Ohio, Oct. 13, 1866, aged 67.

692.

693.

John C, Nathan B.,

Julia,

(Elster,)

"

born March 31, 1828 married Se<f/e ^?k^s%. " Sept. 9, 1830; died in Clinton, Ohio, May
;

26, 1861.

694. 695.
696.

"
"

" " " "

Alonzo,
Justus v.,

July 20, 1832 June 14, 1834

Feb.
7,

married 5. 5. fiernci. married iJeieccaA Ifoon.

"
"

1836.

697.

William,

Jan. 25, 1838; married iVa?icy Brown, and

was
698.
699.

killed at

Peach Tree Creek, July

/Sug/riec?.

24,1864.
Albert

C,

"
"

" "

Sept. 9, 1839

married ^y/ima

Lester A.,

Sept. 17, 1842; married

CaWe

i/i^r^rms.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Nathan Lewis Buckingham,
Buckingham, born about 1792
;

71

son of Nathan and Silena {Lewis)

married Clarissa Wooster.

700. 701. 702. 703. 704.

Mark,
Marilla,

bom
"

marriei Styles French.

unmarried.
enlisted,

Henry,
Henrietta,
Joel,

"
"

and was
;

lost in the

army

of the

Rebellion
705.

aged about 23.

Aa

infant,

"

died young.

Sarah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
field,

4,

daughter of Nathan and Silena (Lewis) 1794 married Hev. Simeon P. Griswold,
;

a Baptist clergyman, Feb.

7,

1825.

Mr. Griswold was born

at Litch-

Conn., Aug. 12, 1782.

He

died at

West Meredith, New York,

York, Jan.
2,

Feb. 21, 1839.

She died

at

Oswego,

New

1864.

CHILDREN.
706. 707.

Sarah.

(Griswold,) born Jan. 18, 1826

died Jan.

5,

1828.

Alanson Buckingham,

"

"

Feb. 18, 1828;

married Clarissa

708. 709. 710.

Henry Horace,
Simeon
Pierce,

"
"

"

"

A. Cleveland, Nov. 9, 1856. Sept. 29, 1831 died Aug. 19, '32. May 28, 1835; died Nov. 29, '49.
;

Mary

Frances,

"

"

Oct. 13, 1849; a portrait painter,

and

resides at 240, 4th

Illinois.

Avenue,

Chicago,

480.
Alanson Buckingham,
ingham, born Feb. 24, 1797
son of Nathan and Silena (Lewis) Buck;

married Sarah Aiken, Sept. 18, 1822,

who was born Aug.

14, 1801.

711.

born Dec. 23, 1823; married Joseph W. Champlin, of New Orleans, La. " Aug. 13, 1825 married Levi L. Pratt. " Dec. 9, 1827; married Laura C. A. Muir, July
;

17, 1856.

"

Oct.

8,

1829

married, and resides in

children.

New

Or-

leans,

and has no
1831
;

"

March 27,

died unmarried.

72

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

4S1.
BuLAH Buckingham,
daughter of Nathan and Silena {Lewis)
;

married Dr. Elias Johnson, of Buckingham, born April 24, 1799 Fredonia, New York, June 12, 1823.

716.

Silena Lewis,

(Johnson,) born July 12, 1824;

Barrelle.

married Almand C.
(died Aug. 15,
'27.

717.
718.

Eiiphemia,
Eurelia,

} \ twins,
)

" " "

"
"

May
Aug.

11, 1826 ;}

{m. E. Wm's Fox,

July 19, 1854.

(I
14,

719.

Bulah Corinna,
Daniel Dwight,

1828; m. Henry K. Gates,

April 28, 1853.

720.

"

Jan. 12, 18^2.

4SS.
Elisabeth Buckingham, daughter of Nathan and
Buckingham, born Oct. 31, 1803 Have no children. 1855.
;

Silena (Lewis)

married Pelatiah Bliss, March 29,

483.
Juliana Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born Oct.
and
resides at
24,
;

of Nathan and Silena (Lewis)

4,

1804 married Vri Hayes, May Mount Upton, Chenango County, New York.
CHILDREN.

1830;

721.

Sarah

G.,

(Hayes,)

722. 723.

Thomas
Nathan

T.,
Z.,

" "

born May 20, 1832 died Jan. 30, 1841. " June 6, 1836; died June 24, 1861. " Dec. 18, 1842.
;

484.
Silena Buckingham, daughter
;

of

Buckingham, born July 21, 1808 married Herrick 1829, and resides in Cleveland, Ohio.
CHILDREN.
724.

Nathan and Silena (Lewis) Ohilds, June 12,

EuphemiaJ.,
William A.,
Oscar A.,

(Childs,)

" "

born " "

"
'

725.
726. 727.

George W.,
Charles H.,

728.
729. 730.

Edwin L., Henry Buckingham,

Martha Buckingham,

" "
"

731

"

DC K INGHAM FAMILY.

73

Thirza Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham,

of

Nathan and Silena (Lewis)

bom

July 13, 1808; married Harris Spencer, of Nau-

gatuck, Conn., June 14, 1832.

732. 733.

Ellen,

Jului A.,

(Spencer,) "

born June 19, 1837. " Oct. 29, IS39 married John Howard Whitmore, June 10, 1863 child, Arthur Har;

ris,

734.

Sai-ah G.,

"

"

March

8,

born Nov. 25, 1864. 1842; married C'Aa?-/es T. ITa/^.

Sept. 14, 1864; died April 30, 1866.

Frances

Buckingham, daughter of Dr. Naboth and Sarah

(Lusk) Buckingham, born

eight children.

May

20,

1814: married Joseph Husbands,

Esq., a lawyer in Rochester,

N. Y., Sept. 3, 1830, by whom she had The following notice of Mr. Husbands appears in the

Rochester Chronicle of March 28, 1870:

"A NEW

COMMISSIONER.
circuit
this city

On

Saturday

last,

at

Utica,

Judge

Woodruff of the
D. Husbands of
appointment
is

court of the United States appointed Joseph

a comraissionor of the federal courts.

to the

The
people

an excellent one, and will be gratifying

this city

and the bar of

and

vicinity.

Mr. Husbands

is

a lawyer of
is

high standing, varied experience, and superior attainments, and he

universally esteemed in

community

for his probity

and courtesy.

For

several years past he has held the position of register of bankruptcy

to the entire satisfaction of all

who were brought

into business

commu-

nication with him.

As

a commissioner of the United States he will

undoubtedly

fulfill all

the just expectations of his friends and of the

selected
to

distinguished judge

who

him

for the office.

it

The

appoint-

ment came unexpectedly

person."

him, and

will

be duly honored in his

CHILDREN.
735.

Frances Maria,

736.
737.

Kate H., Joseph D.,

(Husbands,) born " "

married J.. Cole Cheney. married Loudon A. Dodge.

"

"

married Annie Bardwell, of

Troy, N. Y.

738. 739. 740. 741.

Mary

E.,

Albert Buckingham,

Edward Henry,
Lucia B.,
Jennie M.,

742.

10

74

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Lucia Buckingham, daughter
of Dr.

Naboth and Sarah (Lusk)

Buckingham, born Aug.

of

4,

1815; married Hiram Brush, a merchant

New York

City, Sept. 26, 1841.

CHILD,
743.

Henry,

(Brush,)

born July 29, 1846

married

J5^i?a

C. Pease.

Sarah Lusk Buckingham,

iitickney, Jan. 5, 1841.

daughter of Dr. Naboth and Sarah

(Lusk) Buckingham, born Feb. 16, 1817; married Hev. Washington

She died June 26, 1860.

CHILDREN.

744. 745.

Kate Frances, (Stickney,) born June 20, 1842. " " Oct. 26, 1845. SarahLibbie,

4SO.
Enoch Buckingham,
ham, born Feb.
12,

son of Curtis and

Mary (Merwin) Buckingin

1795; married Sally Wheeler,

1814, and had

by her four

cliildren.

CHILDREN.
746. 747. 748.
Elias,

Phebe A.,

born "
"

1814; died in 1824, aged 10 years.

1816; married George SeeUy.

Sept. 14, 1821
1,
;

Amos,
Dennis,

married L^c^/a
married:

J.. Tz/rre//,

May

1846.

749.

"

April,
(2.)

1826;

(1.)

Anna Richmond;

Ann

Slocum.

490.
Philo Buckingham,
ham, born
one son.
in

son of Curtis and Mai-y {Merwin) Bucking-

1797

married and removed to Oliio in 1817, and had

of his wife, and dates, are not known.

The name

750.

William C,

born

491.
Ira Buckingham, son
ham, born Dec. 28, 1800
;

of Curtis and

Mary {Merwin) Bucking4,

married Sally L. Treat, Jan.

1824.

She

was born July

23, 1804.

They

reside in South Britain, Conn.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
751.

75

Harriet R.,

born March

16,

1825

married Ebenezer G. Beardsley,

July 24, 1841.

752.

John Horace,
Sarah E.,

"
"

Nov.

4,

1826; married Eunice A. Branson, Feb3,

ruary
753.

1851.
;

Aug.

5,

1835

married John

M.

Ooiatt,

July

2,

1855.

Nancy Buckingham,
to the State of Illinois,

daughter of Curtis and

;

Maiy (Merwin)
They removed
of them.

Buckingliam, born in 1802

married James Burtis.

is

and nothing farther

known

LoRANiA Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born
in

of Curtis and

Mary {Merwin)
axid -viGui
to

1804; married William Squires,

the State of Ohio, and has not been heard from.

Erastus
water,

C.

Buckingham,
12,

son of Curtis and

;

Mary (Merwin)
Evatts, of Bridgeat

Buckingham, born April

1807

married

Mary

March

29,
1,

1829.

Brookfield, Nov.

1852.

She was born Nov. 8,1811. He died She died at Danbury, Feb. 9, 1866.

76

BUCKINGHAM
Nelson Buckingham,

PA

MILT

son of Hezekiah and

Ruth {HuhheT) Buck-

ingham, born Jan. 16, 1809; married Hannah Hurlburt, February

21, 1833.

CHILDREN.
763.

Louisa M.,

born Jan.
"

15, 1834, in

Eoxbury; married

Albert

B.

Towner, of Oxford.
764.

Henry C,
Florretta J.,

May

15,

1837
1

married

765.

"
"

March
March

2,

842, in

Mary A. Stilkon. Woodbury married Charles

;

Leavenworth.
766.

Levi H.,

15, 1847, in

Woodbury.

Isaac Buckingham, son of Hezekiah and Ruth {Hubbel) Buckingham, born July
Judson,
3,

1813

has been twice married:

(1.)

To Mary
first

May

8,

1843.

She was born

(2.)

May

8,

1816, and died Aug.

15, 1853,

aged 38.

To Mrs. Rhoda Tomlinson whose

10, 1855.

husband was a Judson

May

Mi\ Buckingham
and has
lately

is

a mechanic of an inventive turn of mind;

;

served his time at dentistry, then at blacksmithing

is

a machinist,

(March, 1869) taken out a patent for an automatic car

ventilator.

Resides at Seymour, Conn.

CHILDREN.
767.

Emily Elizabeth,

born April
"
April

9,

1844; married Thomas

15, r856.

W.

Chadwick,

May
768.

Henry Hezekiah,
George Edwin,
Albert,
Isaac,

1 8, 1

846

married /eanor

Onei7,

Novem-

ber, 1867.

769.

" " "

770.
771.

Aug. Aug. June

12, 1847; died Sept. 7, 1848.

14, 1851
;

died June 14, 1856.

26, 1853; died

Aug.

6,

1853.

S06.
of Hezekiah and Ruth {Huhhel) Buckingham, born July 23, 1816; married Levi Atkins, Jr., of Wolcott, Dec. 11, 1836, and died May 1, 1847. Mr. Atkins is a shoemaker and farmer.
CHILDREN.
772.

Emily Buckingham, daughter

Mary,
George,
Stiles,

(Atkins,)

773. 774.

" "

born Nov. 7, 1839. " Jan. 26, 1842. "

Sept. 29, 1844.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Jane Buckingham, daughter
Buckingham, born
ton, Conn.,

of Hezekiah

and Ruth (Huhhel)

May

15,

1819

married Ahijah Hiihbel, of Huntingchildren.

by whom she had two

775.

Eliza Jane,

(Hubbel,) born Oct. 10,

" "

1841; -married John Nichols, of

Naugatuck.
776.

John

F.,

Oct.

6,

1845

died in the defence of his

country, in the hospital at

Hampton, Va.

Nancy Maria Buckingham,

{Hubbel)
(1.)

daughter of Hezekiah and Ruth

9,

Buckingham, born Feb,

1822;

was twice
1856.

married:

(2 )

To Hiffus P. Castle, Oct. 31, 1842. He died To Li/man H. Nichols, of Naugatuck, Aug. 15,
CHILD BY THE FIRST 3IARR1AGE.

Dec. 17, 1852.

777.

George P.,

(Castle,) born Oct. 12, 1845.

his

He

enlisted in the service of

country, at 16 years of age;

was

wounded
Va.,

in the battle of Drury's Bluff,

13, 1864,

May

and died

in

Ander-

sonville prison, Sept. 17, 1864.

Betsey Buckingham, daughter of Enoch and Mary {Patterson) Buckingham, born June 20, 1805, at Huntington, Conn. was married to Lucius Lane, a farmer of Monroe, Conn,, May 1, 1826.
;

CHILDREN.
778.
779.

Henry A.,

(Lane,)

born Feb. 25, 1827

"

married //en jBrown.

u4//rerf

Mary
Edgar

B.,

"
"

July 14, 1829; married

Z.FrOTc/i.

780.
781.

L. Dwight,
N.,

"
"

"

March 29, 1833; unmarried. March 28, 1838 married /isa6ei/i i^Mer,
;

May

1,

1866.

SI
Maria Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Feb.
Conn.,
is

1.

daughter of Enoch and

Mary

{Patterson)

16,

1808; married Charles Lane, of Monroe,

May

9,

1830.

Said Charles Lane was born April 80, 1797,

a farmer, and the owner of Lane's Mines, where are found a vari-

ety of choice minerals.

78

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Harriet Urania,
(Lane,) born Feb.
8,

782.

1831

married
6,

William S.
at Easton,

Burr, Dec.
783.

1865.

Edwin Lorenzo,

"
" " "

"
"

Sept. 7, 1832; a farmer

784.

Ann

Eliza,

July

Conn. 1834; 6,

married Henry

W.

KimberJy, Sept. 22, 1860.

785.

Charles Andrew,

"

Dec. 22, 1835; a farmer at Easton,

786.

A. Maria,
Theodore Buckingham Spencer Enoch,
Pastoria DeForest,

"

Conn. June 10, 1837; married Moses Thorp,

Feb, 22, 1867.

787.

"

July 26, 1839

died April

1,

1866.

788.

" " "

June 7, 1841; a farmer Conn.

Sept. 19, 1843. Sept. 24, 1846.

at Easton,

789.
790.

Lydia Olga,

5\2.
Mary Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
Preston, Conn.,

daughter of Enoch and

13,

Mary

{Patterson)

1810; married James Byington, of

New

May

2l, 1834.

A bootmaker,

and has no children.

SI 3.
Joel Buckingham, son of Enoch and Mary {Patterson) Buckingham, born Aug. 4, 1812; married Rhoda Esther Murry, Oct. 11,
1835.

He

has been a shoemaker, and at present a locksmith, and re-

sides at Westport,

Conn.
CHILDKEN.

791.
792.

EmmaF.,
William H.,

born Dec. 22, 1840. " Nov. 2, 1844.

S14.
Charles Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
12,

son of
;

Enoch and Mary

6,

(Patterson)

1815

is

a farmer, and married

Mary E.

Gardner, of Huntington, Conn., Oct.

1845.

793.

Frances

J.,

born

May

28, 1853.

SIS.
Emily Buckingham, daughter of Enoch and Mary {Patterson) Buckingham, born March 2, 1818 married David Beach, son of Eli
;

Beach of Trumbull, Jan.

12, 1846.

She died Sept.

17, 1852.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
794.
79.5.

79

796.

Francelia A., (Beach,) born June 10, 1847. " " Aug. 11, 1849. E., " " April 9, 1852.. EliW.,

Mary

SIO.
William Buckingham,
Buckingham,
son
of

Enoch and Mary

married Harriet
JV.

{Patterson)
Skelton, o{

bom

April 1,1822;

Huntinorton, Conn., Feb. 16, 1848.

A farmer.
16, 1849.
12, 1852.

797. 798.

Henry A., EdwardJ.,

born March
"

March

SSI.
Abigal
D.

Buckingham, daughter
14,
9,

of

Samuel and Mary (Judd)

millwright,

Buckingham, born Nov.

Huntington, Conn., Dec.
farmer.

1816; married Dea. Hoswell JIawley, o{

1844.

cai'penter,

and

CHILDREN.
799. 800.
801.

James

F.,

(Hawley,)
"

born Dec. 28, 1845

"
Oct. 3, 1847
;

died

May

21, 1849.

Emma

A.,

died Nov. 14, 1848.

Edward Samuel,
Ella Maria,

802.

" "

"
"

May

2,

1851.

April 27, 1854.

522.
Samuel Punderson Buckingham,
(Judd) Buckingham, born June
10,

son of Samuel and

is

Mary

1819;

a mason by trade, has

represented the town in the State Legislature, and has been otherwise

honored by his fellow townsmen.

23, 1840.

He

married Sarah A. Hurd^ Dec.

Resides at Huntington, Conn.

CHILDREN.

803. 804.

Mary

Elsie,

born Aug. 20, 1842; died

"
Jan. 24, 1844
Oct. 10, 1847
;

May

30, 1850.

Marvin Seymour,
Sarah Jane,
Frederick Samuel,

died Sept. 10, 1854.

805.
806.

"
"

died Feb.

9,

1855.

Aug.
in

8,

1849.

Graduated at the medical school

in

New Haven,
1,

1870 a
is

physician and

surgeon at Columbia College,

New

York,

March
city.

1871, and

now

practising in that

80

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
John Calvin Buckingham,
;

son of Samuel

and Mary {Judd)

Buckingham, born July 27, 1827 married Abigail Shelton, Jan. 21, 1847, and resides as a farmer, at Huntington, Conn.
CHILD.
807.

Edgar,

born June, 1848.

Harriet Ann Buckingham, daughter

(Mallet)

of

Samuel and Harriet

Buckingham, born Aug.

8,

1832

married John Lattin, a

manufacturer.

They

reside in

Birmingham, Conn.

CHILDREN.
808.

Carrie

May,

(Lattin,) born

May

21, 1860.

809.

Willie Valentine,

"

"

Feb. 14, 1864.

Capt.

John Buckingham,
in

son of David and

17,

Chloe {Merrill)
;

Buckingham, born
Scovill,

Waterbury, Oct.

1786

married Betsey

daughter of James Scovill, Sept. 10, 1809, a lady of most

to

amiable disposition and manners, and well qualified

adorn the large

mistress, her

homestead over which she was destined

in

to

become the

husband having inherited the ancestral farm of

rill,

his grandfather

Mer-

became a leading farmer, and for the best part of his life devoted himself to the tillage and improvement of his thrifty domain, making it one of the most productive and atWatertown.
soon
tractive in the place.

He

In early

life

he had quite a fondness for mili-

tary distinction, became a Captain of State troops, and during the

in the defence of

war of 1812-1814, he commanded a company of volunteers to assist New London and its harbor, then menaced by the
Admiral Holcomb of the Ramilies 74 gun-ship.
his

British fleet, under

That the captain and

men, consisting of recruits from Waterbury,

Watertown, Bethlehem, Woodbury, and Plymouth, acquitted themselves with honor, was alike creditable to their moral standing,
patriotism,

and courage.

After the close of the war, he received a

commission as Colonel
signed.
cultivate

in the State militia,

which, however, he soon re-

Possessing only a

common

school education, he found time to

and improve
things,

his

mind by extensive reading and intercourse

to take a part in town,
affairs,

with

men and

which amply qualified him

legislative,

and educational

having been repeatedly elected to

^crir-/^

//^i^ud^'^^^

J. Kiliy. JYinUr.mr.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
the General Assembly, both to the
faithful to his constituents.

81

House and

the Senate, and always

He

had, also, a taste for general literature,

and knew how to appreciate the genius of Shakespeare, and other

literary authors

of eminence.

He was

man

of social disposition,

and pleasant

in his intercourse
J.

with his fellow men.

About 1840 he

entered into business with

M.
to

L. and William H. Scoville, for the

manufacture of various brass and other wares, at Oakville, which a

few years

later

was removed

Waterbury.
still

He disposed

of his farm,

and removed,

in 1851, to

Waterbury,

retaining an interest in the

Company.
in

His health declining he retired from active business, and

a few years afterward yielded to that stern messenger

who

spares

neither youth nor age.

He

died

May
to

3,

1867, in the 81st year of his

age, having been a life-long

member
widow

of the Episcopal church,

and

was buried with Masonic honors,

which order he was much attached.

still

He

left

two children, and

his

(1872) survives him.

CHILDKEN.
810. 811.
Scoville M.,

Mary,

born Aug. 10, 1811 " May 17, 1815

married Charlotte married J.6roAam

Ann
7i;es.

Benedict.

Sarah Buckingham, daughter of David and Chloe {Merrill) Buckingham, born Feb 16, 1790; married William H. Merriman, She died son of *Charles Merriman, of Watertown, Jan, 8, 1809.
July 20, 1870.
CHILDREN.
812.

Charles B., (Merriman,) born Oct.

9,

1809;

married

Mary
(1.)

Fields,

June

30, 1841.

813.

Sarah A.,

"

"

Sept. 27, 1811;

married:
20,

Thomas C.
(2.)

Martin,

May

1830.

J.

M.

Scovill, Oct. 9, 1849.

814. 815. 816.

Joseph P.,
Daniel,

"
" "

"
"

Sept. 24, 1813; married JitfeJwrfc?, in 1840.

May

27,

1816

died

March

28, 1834.

Henry,

"

March

25, 1820.

* " He, Charles, was the son of Amasa and Sarah Merriman, of Wallingford, and was born August 20, 1762. He enlisted in the army of the Revolution as a drummer, in 1776; became drum-major, and served through the war. He married. May 16, 1784, Anna Punderson, of New Haven, and settled in Watertown, where he commenced business as a tailor, which he was compelled to relinquish
health. After having " ridden post " from New Haven to and made a voyage to the West Indies, he commenced the mercantile business in Watertown, in which he continued until 1829. He had a genial nature, and was distinguished for decision of character and stern integrity.
in consequence of
ill

Suffield four years,

11

82

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Chloe Buckingham, daughter of David and Chloe {Merrill) Buckingham, born Dec. 13, 1798 married Thomas B. Hickox, in 1818, and removed to Ohio in 1837.
;

CHILDREN.
817. 818. 819.
820.

Mary,
Daniel,

(Hickox,)

died in 1852.

John

B.,

" "

Elisabeth,

S30.
David Buckingham,
ham, born
daughter.
CHILD.
821

son of David and Chloe {Merrill) Bucking;

May

28,

1801

married Emeline Hickox, daughter of

Caleb Hickox, Oct. 26, 1823.

She died April

11, 1835, leaving

Chloe E.,

born Aug. 29, 1827

married Moses S. Beach, of New

2,

York, Sept.

1845.

S31.
George Buckingham,
ingham, born Oct.
2,

son of David and Chloe {Merrill) Buck;

1807

married Betsey Merriman, daughter of

Levi Merriman,

May

13, 1834,

and removed

to

Ohio.

His death occurred Aug. 26, 1829. His wife survived him, and died at Watertown, April 1, 1844, aged 80. Their childre were: I. Charles P., died in 1794.
II.

Betsey

married Dr. Samuel Elton, a well

26, 1788.
;

known

physician of Watertown.

III.

William H.,bom Sept.

settled in

He

married Sarah Buckingham, as above.

;

and

Watertown

was an enterprising merchant

removed
October

to
9,

Water1809;

bury, where

he

now

resides.

Children:
:

Charles B., born

married Margaret, daughter of Dr. Edward Field, and lives in Waterbury. Sa(1.) Thomas Morton, and (2.) James M. rah A., born Sept. 27, 1811 married
;

Scovill.

Judd.

Joseph P., born Sept. 24,1813; married Julia, daughter of Hawkins David, born in 1816; died in 1834. Henry, born March 25, 1820.
;

IV. Nancy, born 1792; died young. V. Nancy, horn August 8, 1796 married: VI. Charles P., (2.) Kev.Dr. Holcomb, Oct. 28, 1827. (1.) Edward E. Porter born August 7, 1798; became a merchant, removed to Savannah, Ga., and died Anna, born July 7, 1801 married Edward Hickock, VII. there July 10, 1835. and died Aug. 19, 1842. VIII. Frederick, born Aug. 7, 1803; also a merchant, IX. William Punderto Georgia, and died in Alabama, Nov, 1, 1836. removed also a merchant, removed to Augusta, Georgia, and died son, born Sept. 6, 1805 married, has a family, and is Sept. 3, 1839. X. George E., born Aug. 5, J808
; ;
;

living in
481.1

Watertown."

[Vide Bronson's ^aterb.uiy, published in 1858, pp. 480,

; ;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
822.
823.

83

George Mary,
Sarah,

E.,

bora "

824.

"

S32.
Minerva Buckingham,
H. Merwin, of
daughter of Nathan Botsford and Rebeccah {Hartwell) Buckingham,

bom

Dec. 29, 1789

married Noble

They resided in Cleveland, Ohio. Mrs. Minerva Buckingham Merwin is said to have been a remarkable Christian in her day. At the date of her settlement at CleveMilford.
land,
it

New

was a mere
to

village, and,

no provision existing

for religious ser-

vices, she,

on the Lord's day, with her family, inviting her neighbors,

the so-called log courthouse, and opened her Bible, lead-

led

them

ing the services, until a missionary

was

sent to minister to the people

and her Christian influence was extensively happy on her own family
and the surrounding community.
CHILDREN.
825.

826.
827. 828.
829.

(Merwin,) born May 24, 1809 married Loretta L. Wood. " " May 11, 1811 died March 25, 1828. " " Awg. 2\,\%\&; xaaxvl&A Eliza Eubank. Augustine,

George B., Mary,

James,
Minerva,

"
'^

" "

June

1,

1818; drovraed in Lake Erie.

March

3,

1822

married George Atwater.

S33.
Herman Buckingham, son of Nathan (Hartwell) Buckingham, bom March 1, 1793 by whom he had five children.
CHILDREN.
830.

Botsford and Rebeccah

;

married Harriet Marsh,

JohnM.,

born Oct.
" " 1826
1837

3,

1823; married:
Alice Homer.
ma,rried

(1.)

Ellen S. Hoadley

(2.)

831.

Marcus Merwin.

1830; married
;

Mary

Miner.

" "

married David Northrop.

April 22, 1840; married Sarah Beers.

S34.
Sherman Buckingham,
born March
1793.
1,

son of Nathan Botsford and Rebeccah

{Hartwell) Buckingham, and twin brother of

Herman Buckingham,

1793

married Harriet Gunn, who was born July 11,

18, 1832.

Mr. Buckingham, died July

84

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.

835.
836.

Henry Gunn,
George Frederick,

bom March
"

31, 1821

resides at

Memphis, Tenn.

Feb. 21, 1823.

He

married, and died leaving

no children.

Hester Comstock, daughter of Samuel and Hester (Buckingham) Comstock was married to Hon. Perry Smith, of New Milford.
;

CHILDREN.
837. 838.

John,
Elvira,

("Smith,) born

"

S41.
Martha Ann Buckingham,
daughter of Benjamin
14,

W. and Ann

(Merwin) Buckingham, born Feb.

1814

married Philo Clark,

a merchant, at Williston, Vermont, Aug. 18, 1844.

Mr. Clark died

June

28, 1859.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
848. 849. 850.

85

Edward,
Virgil,

born Feb. 11, 1837; married Emily Castle. " May 4, 1838 married Ifary ilf. TFoorf.
;

Sarah F.,

"

July 24, 1844.

S40.
Charity Buckingham, daughter of Oliver and Esther (Sanford)
Buckingham, born
resides in Bethany.

May

5, 1813; married William Lounsbury, and Mr. Lounsbury died Sept. 22, 1861.

CHILDREN.
851.
Irvin,

852. 853.
854.

Elfred Franklin,
Delia,
Celia,

(Lounsbury,) "

born "

)^.
)

BuELL Buckingham,
1843.

son of Oliver and Esther (Sanford) Buck-

ingham, born Nov. 23, 1816;

married Henrietta Beecher, April

2,

a farmer, residing in the western portion of the town of Bethany, on land owned by his father and grandfather before him.
is

He

CHILDREN.
855. 856.

Almeda, Olin Dwight,

born
"

May

7,

1844; married George H. Allen.

Sept. 23, 1847.

Hakman Buckingham,

son

of Nathanael
;

and Tamar {Hunt)

Wells,

Buckingham, born April 22, 1802 1826. Is a farmer, and resides

married
in

Anna A.
Milford.

July 11,

New

Mrs.

Anna A.

Buckingham died Nov.

30, 1857, aged 52.

857.

born July 5, 1827 married Sophia Wasson. " April 2, 1829 ; married Mary Helen Mitchell. " Aug. 5, 1831; married: (1.) Sarah Williams;
;

(2.)

Lemira Couch.
married Burton G. Warner.
;

" "
"

May 3, 1834; May 23, 1836

married Nathan C. Baldwin. Nov. 23, 1838; married Watson C. Booth.

86

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Homer Buckingham,
son of Nathanael and
;

Tamar {Hunt) Buck2,

ingham, born Sept. 14, 1808

1828.

married Adaline Couch, daughter of

William and Urania Couch, Nov. 11, 1851, she being born March

CHILDREN.
863. 864. 865.

Cora Adelaide,
Ida,

Urania,
Lotta,

866.

born April 28, 1853. " Dec. 27, 1854. " Feb. 27, 1861. " April 26, 1864.

Hartet Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
3,

son of

Nathanael and Tamar

resided in

{Hunt)
8,

1809

married Eliza Ross, Feb.

1837.

She was born July

died Feb.
8,

23, 1816.

They

New

Milford.

He

1852.

She died April

4,

1851.

CHILDREN.
867.
868.

An

infant son,
K..,

born
"

died without name.

18,

Theodore

Aug.

1839

married

^/isafie^A TFAife/ey, Oct.

11,

1865no children.

869. 870.

Ann

Eliza,

"
"

Oct. 22, 1841.

Herman,

Jan. 4, 1844.

He

enlisted in August, 1861, in

the 128th N. Y. Reg't,

pital at

and died

in the hos-

New

Orleans,

May

28, 1863.

Sarah Ann Buckingham,

daughter of Nathanael and

Tamar

{Hunt) Buckingham, born Oct. 2, 1810; married George H. LawMr. Lawrence, son of John and Abigail Lawrence, Jan. 26, 1836.
rence was born Feb. 22, 1810.

871.

Mary,

(Lawrence,) born

May

15,
8,

1838; married George

1842.

W.

Doty.

872.

Ellen L.,

"

"

April

Harry Buckingham,

son of Nathanael and

;

Tamar {Hunt) Buck-

ingham, born April 10, 1813 married Thalia Hine, March 11, 1840. She was born Jan. 18, 1820 was granddaughter of Rev. Daniel
;

Hine, one of the

first settlers

of
is

New

Milford, and sister of Rev. Orlo

;

D. Hine.

Mr. Buckingham

a farmer

has been captain of militia,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Legislature.

87

selectman, justice of the peace, and represented the town in the State

He

and Mrs. Buckingham are worthy and esteemed

members of

the Baptist church in Northville,

New

Milford.

873.

Orlo Hine,

born Jan.

He enlisted in the war of the RebelRegiment of Connecticut "Volunteers, Aug. 4, 1862; went into camp at Litchfield, and thence From thence passed over to Alto Washington, D. C. exandria, and was in the defences of Washington, 18 months. He joined the army of the Potomac after the
12, 1841.
lion, in the

19th

battle of the Wilderness

in the latter part of

May was
was

in the battle of Cold Harbor, where Col, Kellogg

killed.

After being engaged for some time in the skir-

mishes about Petersburgh, he was transferred to Sheridan's

army

participated

the battles of Winchester,

Fisher's Hill,

and Cedar Creek.

first

On

Dec.

1,

1864,

was

transferred to Grant's army, and, at the fall of Peters-

burgh, was one of the

the city;
Sailors'

as color bearer

who

entered

followed up Lee, and was at the battle of

;

Creek went to Danville and back to Richmond, thence to Washington, and was mustered out of service. It is a circumstance worthy of special notice, that on one
ball,

on a march, his knapsack was struck by a rebel which passed through the folds of his shelter tent, making twenty-four holes, and lodged in a piece of hardoccasion,
tack.
17,

874.

Irwin

C,

born June

1844

graduated with honors at the Baptist

;

Literary Institute, at Suffield

enlisted in

the army,

with Capt. Isaac R. Bronson, at

recruited a while for a
at Hartford, in

New Haven,

Conn.

He

company, and went into camp the 14th regiment; was transferred in
19th regiment, at

September
Litchfield
;

to the

Camp

Dutton, in

was given the position of corporal. Went with his brother to the battle of Cedar Creek, Oct. 19, 1864, where he was wounded in the leg and hip. From thence he was carried in an ambulance to Newtown Church, and then, after two days, to Winchester, Va. lay in hospital until January, and came to Summit House He came home to Northville hospital, Philadelphia. in January, and remained forty days on parole, then returned to the hospital in Philadelphia in February, and

joined the

army

just after Lee's surrender

followed the

regiment to Danville and back

to Burkville.

He was
of

then detailed to assist Capt. Smith in the Provost Marshal's office.

After leaving Burkville, had

command

about 1200 convalescents to take by railroad to ManI

Chester,

opposite Richmond,

and was discharged on

88

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
account of his wound,

May

23,

1865,

having been

promoted
Northville,

sergeant at Fort

Ellsworth.

He

died at

June

18, 1869,

aged 25 years and one day,

875. 876.

Lucy lone, Annie M.,

bom Aug.
"

11,

1848; died Aug. 20, 1852.

Aug.

26, 1853.

Hiram W. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
of Samuel and
17, 1828.
7,

son of Nathanael and Tanoar {Hunt)

;

1815

married Susan Baldwin, daughter

10, 1846.

Mabel Baldwin, June

She was born March

Is a

farmer at Northville.
CHILDKEir.

877.

B UCK

NGHA

FA

MILY

89

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE.

885.
886.

Fitch R.,

With am
Hart,

J.,

887.
888.

Henry

G.,

bora Feb. 16, 1831 m. Harriet L. Ilopson Smith. " Dee. 4, 1832 married Manj Ann Goodspeed. " May 28, 1835 died Sept. 7, 1836. " March 22, 1837; graduated at Yale Scientific
; ; ;

School, and
caster,

is

Principal of

Academy

at

Lan-

Penn.
1839
;

889.

Caroline E.,

"

AiprW

8,

married Wilbur F.

Phillips.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE.

890.

Alberts.,

born June
"

24, 1842.
12, 1846.

891.

Andrew,

July

George

H. Buckingham, son of Abel,

;

Jr.,

and Nancy

Gaylord)

Buckingham, born Aug. 30, 1813 March 5, 1846, aged 32.

married Sally Morgan., and died

CHILDREN.

89U. Edgar,
892.

Mary,

born about 1839. " " 1841.

Emily Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born Feb.
1,

1821

Burr, a mechanic, Nov. 27,

of Abel, Jr., and Nancy ( Gaylord) was twice married (1.) To Miles J. 1845. Said Burr was born June 15,
; :

1822, and died in a few months after marriage, at Newtown, Conn.,

July 30, 1846.

(2.)

To

Isaac Clark, a farmer at Northville, Conn.,

she has three daughters.

Dec. 16, 1849, by

whom

Mr. Clark died

in

1857, and his widow lives with her daughters, at Sheffield.

CHILD BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

893.

Jennie M., (Burr,) born March 20, 1847.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

894. 895.

Vianna N., (Clark,) born Aug. 14, 1853. " " Nov. 4, 1856. Emily G.,

S60.
Byram Botsford Buckingham,
{Lockwood) Buckingham, born
ried Sally Lobdell, Dec. 7,
in

son of

Joseph

and

Sarah

New
He

Milford, Sept. 22, 1802; mar-

1826.

died at

Brookfield, Jan. 27,

1858.

12

90

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILCREN.

896. 897. 898.

Henmin
Henry,

Lobdell,

born Sept. 21, 1827 died Oct. 7, 1847. " March 30, 1832 married G^race A''.
; ;

SmtoL

Frederick,
Sallie Elisabeth,

"
"

Sept.

7,

1835

died
;

June

20, 1860.

899. 900.

Feb. 18, 1837

murried Charles R. Hamlin.

In California.

Salmon

S.,

"

Nov.

20, 1840.

Hannah Marilla Buckingham,

daughter of Joseph and Sarah

(Lorkwood) Buckingham, born March 18, 1805; married John CorHe was bitt, at Jersey, Steuben County, New York, Sept. 3, 1829.
born March 28, 1797.
Is a

lumberman and farmer.

CHILDREN.

901.

Thomas G.
Joseph L.,
Elisabeths.,

(Corbitt,)

902. 903. 904.

" " "

born July 23, 1830 married Zra?-ne fepfee. " April 6, 1832 died Sept. 10, 1837. " April 11, 1834; married JoAn Goot/seW.
; ;

Sarah

J.,

"

March

24, 1838.

Is a teacher.

Joseph Buckingham,
cedon,

son of Joseph and Sarah (Lockwood) Buck(1.)

ingham, born March 15, 1807; married:

Eveline West, o^

Ma-

New

York.

Is

a farmer.

Mrs. Eveline Buckingham died

Silver, Jan. 30, 1867.

April 27, 1855.

(2.)

To Mrs. AhUe

CHILDREN.
905.

born July 18, 1833; married ^//rerf jB. Gouc/ier. " Jan. died May 28, 1855. 3, 1836
;

"
" "
"

Oct. 20, 1837.

May
Jan.

7,

1840; married Rosa Smith.

1842.
;

2,

Jan. 11,1 844

married Cornelia Gaucher.

"
"

Oct. 30, 1845.

Feb. 16, 1848.

OzRO Buckingham,
tina Cook, daughter of
igan, Jan.
1,

son of Joseph and Sarah (Lockwood) Buckin

ingham, born June 28, 1809,

1853.

New

Milford, Conn.; married Chris-

Hon. Henry Cook, of Calhoun County, MichShe died at Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, Oct.
is

26, 1855.

Mr. Buckingham

a commission and produce merchant,

913.

William Henry,

born Sept.

16, 1854.

915.

928.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Samuel Briggs
Clark, Feb.
in

93

Buckingham,

son

of
;

{Briggs) Buckingham, born April 19,

1821

Samuel and Salome married Lucinda M.

She was born May 3, 1825. They resided 12, 1845. Weymouth, Medina County, Ohio, where Mr. Buckingham died,

July 19, 1855.

He was

a farmer by occupation.
CHILDREN.

944. 945.

Mary
Willis

E.,

C,

born March 3, 1846. " April 23, 1849.

Buckingham, daughter of Samuel and Salome Buckingham, born Oct. 22, 1823 married Joseph Elder, Mr. Elder was born Oct. 30, 1818. Their residence Dec. 4, 1845. was in the state of Indiana, where Mrs. Elder died, Nov. 14, 1861.
{Briggs)
;

Eliza Ann

CHILDREN.
946. 947.

Leavitt Burr,

(Elder,)

born October
"

14, 1846.

Florence Adell,

"

Feb.

3,

1848

died

Aug.

27, 1852.

Charlotte Buckingham, daughter

(Briggs) Buckingham, born

of

Samuel and
;

Salome

March 29, 1826 married Liccius B. He is a Nettleton, OctohnY 6, 1846, who was born March 7, 1822. farmer, and resides in York, Medina County, Ohio, where she died,
Nov.
11, 1865.

948.

(Nettleton,) born July 22, 1847

died Nov. 11, 1865.

"

"
" " "

April 30, 1849.

April
4,

1851.

"
"

April 18, 18.53; died Nov. 12, 1860.

April 25, 1855; died Nov. 24, 1860.

"

"

Aug.

10, 1858; died Oct. 2, 1862.

3 SO.
Ephraim and Lucy ( Chamberlain) married Rhoda S. Vosburgh, Sept. Mr. Buckingham is a farmer 6, 1841, who was born Aprd 28, 1809. at Norlhville, a justice of the peace, and much respected by his fellow citizens. Mrs. Rhoda S. Buckingham died June 12, 1855.
E.
son of

Hart

Buckingham,

Buckingham, born Nov.

20,

1808

94

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.

954.
955.

Henry Hine,
Frances E.,

born Oct. " Feb.

6,
1,

1842; died Dec. 12, 1842.

1844.

John Buckingham,

son of Gilbert and Annis {Stone) Bucking4,

J.,

ham, born Oct. 3, 1816; married Sarah E. Wheaton, June by whom he had four children. Resides at Eatontown, N.
a teacher, marble dealer, &c.
22, 1862.

1841,

and

is

Mrs. Sarah E. Buckingham died April

CHILDREN.
956.

Oliver W.,

born July

served one year in the Union 7, 1843; army, in the war of the Rebellion, and is a

wholesale dealer in cotton goods, 59 Murray

street.

New

York.

957. 958.

Harriet E.,

959.

Edna, William John,

born Oct. 27, 1849. " March 6, 1855.

"

Jan. 18, 1861.

^S8.
Mary Buckingham,
daughter of
3,

Gilbert

and Annis

(Stone)

Buckingham, born April

1818; married Marshall Straight,

Nov., 1838, and died in Sep., 1862.

BUCK1N G HA

HI

FAMILY.

9o

soo.
William B. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Aug.
6,

son of Gilbert and Annis

;

(Stone)

1821

married

Ann

E.

Weller,

Nov.

6,

1848, at Marshall, Michigan.

96

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Gilbert Wheaton, born Oct. 4, 1850

979.

died Sept.

8,

1864.

980.
981.

Bertha Minerva, Ina

Juliette,

"

"

Nov. 24, 1 859. July 24, 1861.

1593.

Homer Buckingham,

son of Gilbert and

Anna {Baldwin) BuckCouch, daughter of

insham, born Nov. 29,1828; marvieA Adaline

William and Urania Couch, Nov.

lives
ford,

11, 1851, has four daughters, in

and
Mil-

on the homestead of his father and grandfather, Conn.

New

A farmer.
CHILDREN.

982.

BU C KIN GH AM

AMIL T.

97

ham)

Hakvet W. Chatfield, son of Chester married Chatfield, born May 6, 1819

;

and Clarissa {BuckingHarriet Esther Bucking-

ham, daughter of Deacon Aurelius and Laura Beebe Buckingham,

April
9,

1844 (vide

No. 625.)
CHILD.

989.

Edward

A., (Chatfield,) born

June

23, 1848.

Chatfield, born

Henry Chatfield, May 6,

son of Chester and Clarissa {Buchingham)

1819

married Jennett Beach,

May

6,

1844.

She was born October

2,

1819.
CHILDREN.

990.

991.
992.
993. 994. 995.

Martha E., Henry B.,

Inez
J.,

(Chatfield,)

born Feb.

18,

1847

died Dec. 15, 1853.

Sept. 4, 1849.

Dec. 15, 1852; died June 29, 1853.

S.,

Charles
Chester,

April 18, 1854.

Frederick.

May Mav

28, 1857
8,

died Dec.

6,

1861.

1860.

603.
Susan Maria Atwater, daughter
ham) Atwater, born Aug.
18,

of Ira and

Roxana {Bucking-

1821

married in 1868.

Rev.

William Woodruff Atwater,

at

son of Ira and

4,

Roxana

{Buckingham) Atwater, born

New

Haven, Nov.

1824; gradu-

ated with honors at Yale College in the Class of 1846, and com-

menced
ies,

his studies at

Andover Theological Seminary

ill

the

same year

but the next year, in consequence of

health, relinquished his stud-

and in the fall of 1847 went to Goldsborough, North Carolina, and taught a high school. Having recovered his health, he returned
to

New Haven

and completed
missionary

his theological studies in the

Seminary

at Yale, from which he

graduated in 1850.
field

accepted a

home

In the same year, he in Lima, Michigan, and was orAfter laboring

dained

in

December, 1850,

to the

gospel ministry.

there two years, he received a call to the Congregational church

in the city of Niles,

Michigan, which he accepted.

From

thence he

received a call to Hudson, Michigan, in 1854, and removed there.

13

!8

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
his labors in

By

that place the church

became released from

its

dependence on the

Home

Missionary Society, and a self-supporting

In 1856 he commenced labors with the Congregational church. church in the large and flourishing town of Elkhart, Indiana. While
there the church was doubled under his labors in
strength,
its

numbers and

by a powerful
and that of

revival.

After remaining there three year?,

his health

bis family requiring a change, he returned to

;

the East, and

installed

commenced preaching in Prospect, in June, 1860 was Pastor in October of the same year, where he had a happy

and prosperous ministry of about six jears, attended with seasons of marked spiritual interest. Receiving a call to West Avon CongregaIn that tional church, he commenced labors there in Jan., 1866. place, also, a deeply interesting work of grace was enjoyed, which resulted in an addition of twenty-five members to the church, and the In August, 1869, he commenced hopeful conversion of many others.
labors at South Killingly, where he
ried,
still

continues (1871).

He

mar-

Sept.

27,

1847,

Mary

Elisabeth Olmsted, daughter of Ashbel

and Ehza E. Olmsted, of Bridgeport, Conn.

died in

60S.
W. and Maria H. {Potter) 1828; married Hetty Day, at New Orleans, April 19, 1854, and died at Corpus Christi, Texas, Feb. 5,
Henry Buckingham,
son of David

Buckingham, born Nov.

1855, without issue.

24,

600.
Sarah Finances Buckingham,
H.
{Potter)

daughter of David W. and Maria Buckingham, born July 12, 1831; married Abial Bald-

vnn, in 1858.

OlOCaroline Ann Buckingham, daughter

H.
{Potter)

of David
;

W. and Maria
Homer
S.

Buckingham, born Aug.

2,

1,

1833

married

Pratt,

May

1857.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Ellen Maria Buckingham,
(Sperry) Buckingham, born

99

daughter of Ebenezer and Betsey

19,

May

1836; married Orrin Bucking-

ham, son of James and Anna (Smith) Buckingham, Dec. 25, 1858.

They

reside in Oxford, Conn.,

and have no children.

Jane Louisa Buckingham, daughter

(Sperry) Buckingham, born Jan. 15, 1838
;

of Ebenezer and Betsey

married Charles Lum, a

farmer, and resides in the northern part of Oxford, Conn.

CHILD.
1001.

Mary

Ellen,

(Lum,)

born Aug.

1.3,

1867.

610.
Mary Elisabeth Buckingham,
Smith, Oct. 17, 1859.

daughter of Ebenezer and Bet;

sey (Sperry) Buckingham, born Nov. 24, 1839

married Sheldon

1002.

1003.

Howard, (Smith,) " Sarah Elisabeth,

born Sept. 1, 1860. " July, 1864.

G22.
Esther Maria Buckingham, daughter
(Candee) Buckingham, born
Sept., 1835.

of

Sherman and Polly

Allis,

May

21,

1817; married J^^Mr

Mr.

Allis died Dec. 8, 1854.

OS4.
Sarah Jane Buckingham,
(Candee) Buckingham, born Aug.
ray, June, 1855.

daughter of Sherman
6,

and Polly

1825

married Samuel B. Mur-

They

reside in

New

Haven.

CHILD.
1004.

Ida Jane,

(Murray,)

bom

Oct. 23, 1858.

Col. Philo B. Buckingham, *son of Deacon Aurelius and Laura (Beebe) Buckingham, born June 6, 1820; married Sally C. Perkins, Oct. 12, 1842. She was born June 1, 1823.

Col.

Buckingham commenced

life

as a farmer, being engaged^dur-

100

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
For 12 years
following

ing the winter season as a teacher of public schools from 1840 to

1849.

was a railroad agent, during which

;

time he held

many

other

public trusts

as

chairman of board of

school visitors, treasurer of savings

bank

receiver of

Bank

of North
sta-

America,
tion

at

Seymour, which had

court.

fiiiled,

being appointed to that

by the supreme

He was
;

State senator of the 5th senato-

rial district

of Connecticut in 1855
interests, as copper,

was
silk,

also extensively

engaged in

manufacturing

and car-axles.

During the

summer

of

1862 he closed up

his

business and raised a

company

of

volunteers, enlisting as a private in the

years, or during the

war

same company, for three was chosen captain of the same company,
Before re-

which was mustered into the mihtary service of the United States as

Company

of 20th Regiment of Volunteer Infantry.

ceiving commission as captain, was appointed major of said regiment,

and mustered
volunteers,

into military service of the

United States as major of

to

when

the regiment

was ordered
11,

Washington.

He

left

the State with the regiment, Sept.

1862, went to Capitol Hill,

thence
ginia
;

to

Arlington Hights, Harper's Ferry, Loudon, Valley of Vir-

to

Fairfax Station, Stafford Court House, and Fredericksburgh,

in the battle there in the

but did not participate

winter of 1862-3, the

regiment being attached to the 12th army corps, which was held in
reserve during the battle, or rather was so delayed
that
it

by

the deep

mud

did not arrive in time.

in

Marched back
1, 2,

to Stafford

Court House,

and was

camp with

the regiment until spring;

was

23resent at the
officer,

battle of Chancellorsville,

May

and

3,

1863, acting as staff

having been detailed as Acting Assistant Inspector General of the

1st Division of the 12th

Army

Corps of the

Army

of the

Potomac.

He

was present

at the battle of

Gettysburgh, Penn., July

1, 2,

and

3,

1863.

Serving in the same capacity he followed Lee's army

in its

retreat back to the

for several
ton, sick

Rapidan

river,

weeks

during which time he was

where the army remained in camp in hospital at Washing-

with typhoid fever.

In September, 1863, two of the army

corps, to one of

which he belonged, were transferred from the army

the cars at
;

of the Potomac, in Virginia, to the army of the Cumberland, in Tennessee.

They took

Bealton Station, on the Orange and

Alexandria Railroad
Indianapolis,

passed through Washington to Relay House,

on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, through Pittsburgh and Dayton,

to

Indiana;
halted at

Louisville,

Kentucky, and

Nashville,

Tennessee.

They

TuUahoma, from whence

his division of

infantry was ordered in

pursuit of Forrest's cavalry.

During the

winter of 1863-4 the two

army

corps were guai'ding the railroad

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
from Nashville
for use in the
to

'

101

Chattanooga, over which supplies were brought up.

;

campaign

from the

last

named

place to Atlanta, Ga.

He was

then detailed as Assistant Inspector General of 12th

Army

Corps, acting in that capacity until March, 18G4.

He was

then pro-

moted Lieutenant Colonel, and rejoined the 20th regiment of Connecticut Volunteers, and from that period had command of the regiment,
most of the time,
until Sept., 1864.

Was

present with the regiment

;

in the skirmish at

Buzzard's Roost, near Dalton, Georgia

also at

the two days battle at Resaca, at the battles of Cassville and of Peach

Tree Creek,

at the skirmish of Turner's Ferry,

and

at the six

weeks

siege and capture of Atlanta.

He
"

Avas in

command
to the Sea,"

of a brigade,

by
to

seniority,

and made the famous

March

from Atlanta
daily,

Savannah, during which skirmishing occurred, almost

;

for

thirty-four days

and subsisted

solely

on rice and coffee for seven or

eight days, with the rest of the army, while in front of Savannah.

He
com-

was present

at the capture of

Savannah, and made the march

in

mand

of his regiment, from

to

North Carolina,
battles of Silver

Goldsborough

Savannah through South Carolina and during which he wa^ present at the
;

Run, Averysborough, and Bentonville,

in

North Car-

olina

the capture of Columbia, South Carolina, and at several skir-

mishes at various places on the march, during the two months time

from Savannah

to

Goldsborough.

He was

present at the surrender

of Johnson's army, forty miles northwest of Raleigh, North Carolina,

which was about the closing scene of the war.

in

He made

the

march

command

of his regiment, from Raleigh to Richmond, and thence

;

to

Washington

was brevetted Colonel

;

paign of Georgia and the Carolinas

to

New Haven
It is

with his

for gallant conduct in the camwas ordered from Washington regiment, where he was mustered out of mil-

itary service of the

United States, on the 27th of June, 1865.

due

to Col.

Buckingham, here

to note the fact, that during the

entire period of his connection with the

army

of the

Rebellion, he

kept an accurate Journal of events, and deserves to be honored as

the historian of the 20th Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers.

Those

who

consult

The

Military and Civil

History of Connecticut during

the war, by Crofut

&

Morris, will find

many

of the most glowing and

eloquent descriptions of scenes, in which that regiment acted a prominent part, are transcribed from his manuscripts, and credited to
as their author.

him

After the close of the war. Col. Buckingham w^as for a period of
three or four months engaged in lecturing and establishing organizations to raise funds for the support of teachers in the

conquered

ter-

102
ritory
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
his experience

having convinced him that

this

was the second

great want of the South,

For the past

five

years (1871), he has been employed as superin-

tendent and agent of a Chemical Manufacturing Establishment, near

New

Haven, Conn.,

in

which he has a pecuniary

interest, the business

of which has fully occupied his time.

CHILDREN.
1006.

Franklin P.,
Frederick L.,

1007.

1008.

George

B.,

born Nov. 29, 1843 died Jan. " Aug. 26, 1846. " March 20, 1849.
;

18, 1852.

6se.
Harriet Esther Buckingham, daughter
of Dea. Aurelius and
;

Laura (Beebe) Buckingham, born Sept. 3, 1823 Ghatfield, A^vW 9, 1844, by whom she has one
margin).

married Harvey W.
child (vide

No. 965,

Mary Augusta Buckingham,

(Smith) Buckingham, born Nov.
son, July 7, 1857.
4,

daughter of James A. and

Anna

1833

married Henry H. Tomlin-

No

children.

036.
Orrin
C.

Buckingham,
1,

son of James A. and

Anna

{Smith)

1835; married Ellen M. Buchingham, daughter of Ebenezer and Betsey (Sperry) Buckingham, Dec. 26, 1858 (vide No. 616, margin). Mr. Buckingham is a butcher, and

Buckingham, born June

resides in Oxford, Conn.

637^.
Harriet Olive Buckingham, daughter
(Smith)
of

James A. and Anna

Buckingham, born July 31, 1837; married Augustine M. Mr. Lewis keeps a meat, fish, and provision Lewis, Nov. 26, 1860.
market, at Plantsville, Conn.
CHILDREN.
1009.

Lelia Mary,

(Lewis,)

born

May

15, 1863.

1010.

Mortimer A.,

"

"

Nov. 24, 1864.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

103

040.
Julia M. Candee, daughter of Frederick and Mary {Buckingham) Candee, born Feb. 1, 1834; married James Bronson, of Hartford,
Nov. 26, 1859.
CHILDREN.
lOil.
1012.

(Bronson,) " Laura Esther,

R.,

Mary

born Nov. 26, 1860.

"

Jan. 25, 1866.

641.
H. Candee, daughter of Frederick and Mary {Buckingham) Candee, born June 17, 1835 married Horace E. Tomlinson, Nov.
;

Mary

26, 1859.

Resides

in that part of

Oxford denominated Quakers'

Farms.
CHILDREN.
1013. 1014.
1015.

Ellen A.,

Andrew Edward

(Tomlinson,) born Jan., 1861. " " Sept., 1863. Chidson, " " Sept., 1866. Chidson,

043.
Frederick Candee, son
Candee, born
of Frederick and
;

Mary {Buckingham)

May

10,

1838

married Ellen Potter, of Naugatuck,

March

1,

1868.

64S.
Maria W. Buckingham, daughter of Hezekiah and Matilda Anna ( Wooster) Buckingham, born March 15, 1823 married Isaac B. Tolles, Oct. 28, 1843. He was born in 1816. Residence, Nau;

gatuck, Conn.

CHILDREN.
1016.

Harrison B., (Tolles,)

bom Aug.
"

25, 1845;

msjcviQA Alice

H.

Tuttle,

Oct. 4, 1868.
1017.
Sept. 21, 1846; died

March

28, 1859.

"
" " " "

Eeb. 21, 1848

Sept.
5,

died Oct. 29, 1849.

1849.

April 11, 1852.

Feb.
1,

1856.

Jan. 17, 1859.

Sept. 14, 1864.

"

104

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
of Hezekiah and Matilda

Belinda Buckingham, daughter

(Wboster) Buckingham, born June
T. Hotchhiss,
I,

Anna

1825

Nov. 29, 1849, by

whom

was married to Andrew she had four children. Mr;

Hotchkiss

is

a mason by trade, resides in Bethany, and has repre-

sented his town two sessions in the State leofislature.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Ann Eliza Bockingham,
Anna
(Wooster)
1,

105

daughter of Hezekiah and Matilda

Buckingham, born

May

30,

1832; married John

A7idrus, Jan.

1852, and died June 27, 1862.

Mr. Andrus

is

brass and German-silver caster, and resides at Wolcottville, Conn.

106

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
2,

{Taylor) Buckingham, born April

1833; married Isaac B. Prindle,

Dec. 31, 1863.

No

children reported.

661.
Walter Buckingham,
1865.
son of Lucius E. and Julia A. {Taylor)
;

Buckingham, born Oct. 25, 1841

married Helen E.

Tolles,

Nov.

8,

No

children reported.

66*^.
Esther Webster,
ham) Webster, born
daughter of Joel F. and Laura L. {BuckingOct. 12, 1836,
3,

was married
1855.

to Charles

A. Frost-

a machinist, in Waterbury, June

CHILDREN.
1042.
1043.
Ella, (Frost,; born

Jennie,

"

"

66S.
Egbert
April
in
9,

F.

Webster, son
8,

of Joel F. and Laura L. {Buckingham)

Webster, born Dec.

1862.

1839, married Caroline Chapman, of Cheshire,

He

served for a time in the Union army, and resides

Naugatuck, Conn.

Has no

children.

Joel F. Webstek,
ham) Webster, born
25, 1867.

Jun., son of Joel F.

13,

and Laura L. {Bucking-

May

1841

married Orra P. Saunders, Dec.

Lela

E.

Webster, daughter
2,

of Joel F. and

ham) Webster, born Dec.

rand, Sept. 1860.

25, 1844,

was married

Laura L. {Buckingto Charles H. Du-

1044.

Charles, (Durand,) born

Lottie,

1045.

"

"

6'rS.
Harriet E. Webster, daughter
ingham) Webster, born
North, April 12, 1867.
CHILD.
1046.

of Joel F. and

Laura L. {Buckto

May

7,

1847,

was married

Edward

C.

Howard, (North.J

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

107

Lucy Ann Martin,

;

daughter of Abner Martin and Lucy {Buck-

ingham) Martin, born Aug. 10, 1810, at Exeter, Otsego County, New York married Caleb S. Fisk, a farmer by occupation, July 2, 1835.

They

reside in Chillicothe, Missouri.

CHILDREN.
1047.

David,

(Fisk,) born July 16,

1836; a tinner; m. Mart/ Jane

1839
a Teacher;
died Nov.

Prentice, Jan. 31, 1866.

1048.

Henry Martin,

" "

March

13,
5,

1861.

1049.

Edward Pay son,

Oct. 20, 1843.

080.
Ruth Adelia Martin,
Aam) Martin, born Dec.
1833.
29,

daughter of Abner and Lucy {Buckijig-

1811; married

Charles

Hoot,

May

2,

He

died at Cleveland,

West

side, Sept. 15,

1850.

CHILDREN.
1050.

Frederick W.,

(Root,;

born April

2,

1834

m. Elthea Pen1856.

dleton,

May
the

4,

1051.

An infant

son,

March

3,

1836; died without

1837;

name
1052.

Samuel Buckingham,
Franklin Martin,

"

"

June

11,

Goss,

same day. m. Miriam June 9, 1861.

1839
;

1053.

"

"

March
June

4,

married Anna

Fowler, June 22, 1865.

1054.

Henry Martin,
Charles Edward,
Charles Edward, 2d,
"

14,

1840;

m. Harriet

Ackley, Sept. 28, 1861.

1055.

Jan.

6,

1842; died

March

15,

1842.
1056.
1057.

"
"

An

infant son.

"

Feb. 14, 1844;" Feb. 28,1851 Aug. 3, 1850; died same day
without name.

6S1.
Emeline Arvilla Martin, daughter
ingham) Martin, born Oct.
land, Ohio.
lor died Oct., 1866.

of

Abner and Lucy {BuckTT/y/or, of

14,

1815

married /snac
1865.

Cleve-

Mr. Taylor died Nov.

age of

12,

Mrs. Emeline A. Taydied before them,

resi-

They had two daughters who

and the other
at the

one

at the

4,

age of 15 years. Their

dence was at Racine, Wisconsin.

at the decease of

The

following sketch was published

Mrs. Taylor, under the head of

108

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
THE TAYLOR ORPHAN ASYLUM. We are informed that, by the will of the late Mrs. Taylor of
made for founding an Orphan Asylum
left,

"

this

city, provision is

for

Racine

County, and that the amount

late Isaac
stitution,

for this

purpose
to

is

$180,000.

The

Taylor

is

known

to

have intended
act of

establish such an in-

but his sudden death did not permit him to carry out his be-

nevolent design.

The generous

Mrs. Taylor
their

will

consummate
will hereafter

the cherished project of her husband, and

names

be recorded with those whose memories shall never be forgotten.

Mr.
home-

Taylor was born in a foreign country, and

less

in

boyhood was
that those

left

and poor.

He

had known the hardships

life,

suffer,

who

struggle, manfully, in the race of

with none to guide and few to

lies

befriend.

In England the hand of power and wealth

heavy upon
schools,
is

the poor and friendless.

To

such, if vicious, the prison, and, if vir-

tuous, the work-house alone are open.

There are no

free

except those provided for the rich and the influential. Poverty there
a curse, which society does
little

to mitigate, and,

nothing

to

remove.

His childhood was uncheered by kindness, and his earlier years were
spent amid the poor and unfortunate,

whom

neglect and ignorance

often render indifferent as to the present, and hopeless as to the future.

He was fortunate enough to receive aid from a farmer, for whom he had labored, which enabled him to reach a land where the oppressed
may
all

find freedom,

and the poor may obtain wealth.

Here he found
chance in the

that he needed, an opportunity to labor,

and a

fair

Though his employment was humble, at first, it was work ; and all w^ork is honorable, if useful. Of the struggles through which he passed, during his early manhood, we know little we know, however, that he became a kind-hearted, saworld.

His hands were not

idle.

gacious, business

man, and a public

spirited

and

influential citizen.
less in-

A
tent

man

of

warm

sympathies and large wealth, he was not

upon using, than upon obtaining wealth.

He

never

forgot,
trials

and and

used often to speak, of his earlier years, of the poverty, the

misfortunes, that beset his childhood,
his

and he determined

to

do

all in

power

to

render others happier than he himself had been.

for the protection, training,

To

found an institution

and education
it

of poor children, became a cherished project with him, and design to erect the building and carry out
his

was

his

design

immediately,

when death deprived the community of his services in this noble undertaking. But she to whom he entrusted his wealth and who was in all respects worthy the confidence reposed in her, has done the work that her husband wished to be done, and the monument she has reared to

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
bis

109

memory

will tell to future ages of

her own

charities and Christian

character.

An

event so important, as the founding an institution for

the education of the poor and friendless, will justify us in glancing at

man, whose forecast provided the means and whose goodness prompted the act. Mr. Taylor was a man of simple tastes and habits. He was genthe character of the

erous and hospitable, but not vain and ostentatious.

Affable to

all,

he

neither sought nor avoided the society of the rich, and the influential.

He was

always careful of the feelings of the poor, and had ever a

kind word for the unfortunate.

obtrusive, while he

His

charities, like his

life,

were unhe gave

gave

liberally to objects of a public kind,

more to those who would never herald his kindness. Upon himself and for himself he used little of his wealth, and seemed to be more
anxious for the happiness of others than for his own.

Neither wealth

nor station could change the inbred gentleness and kindness oF his
heart, or cause

him
fitted

for a

moment
to

to forget that the

claims of mis-

fortune are always

paramount.

He

possessed a forecast and an enlife.

ergy that well

him

succeed in

As

man

of business,

he was prompt,

reliable, and, in

every respect honorable.

his word,

He

chert^im-

ished the honest pride of always keeping

ple promise to those

and hence a

who knew him

was, always, implicitly depended

laid

upon and was never broken.

with great care.
it

His plans were comprehensive and

in business

His success

was not merely good luch ;

was the natural and necessary result of attention and energy. He was a citizen, in all respects, above reproach, making no loud profession of virtue, he daily put
into practice

those principles

that are

the basis of

human

goodness, and,

the calm fortitude that

when death came, it was met with becomes a man who has done his duty.
State.
It will

This noble act of charity, on the part of Mrs. Taylor, must have a
beneficial influence
itself to

upon the rich men of our

to

commend

them and lead them

do something to render mankind hap-

pier after their benefactors have passed away.

While

the people of the State have founded the benevolent institustill

tions, absolutely required, there is

great need of

homes

for or-

phans, for the aged, and the poor.

These evidences of an advanced

this

Christian civilization are scarcely found in our Western States, hence

it is,

in

view of the influence of

noble
it,

gift in

inducing others to

emulate the philanthrophy that prompted

prominently before the public.

that

we

wish to bring

it

The memory
shall

of those

who

erect

mon-

uments of mercy and kindness

never perish, and their good deeds

are embalmed in the gratitude of their race.

110
Mrs. Taylor's

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
will contains

the following munificent bequests for

public purposes, besides about an equal

atives

amount

distributed

among

rel-

and friends

To Racine
"
"

College,

$65,000.
5,000.

Nashota Mission,

Orphan Asylum

at Cleveland, Ohio,

6,000.

" " " "

Home

of the Friendless,

"

1,100.

Mound Cemetery, Endow

the

"
in
-

3,000.

Trustees to build Orphan Asylum

Racine,

30,000.

Asylum upwards
is

of
to

100,000.
:

The

bequest to Racine College

be appropriated as follows
;

$30,000 for the erection of a new building

$30,000 for endowment

and $5,000 for general purposes.

CHILDREN.
1057i. 1057|.

Emeline H., Lucy Buckingham,

(Taylor,) born " "

died at 4.
died at 15.

Nancy Bliss Martin, daughter of Abner and Lucy (Buckingham) Martin, horn Nov. 15,1817, at River Raisin, in Michigan; married Henry D. Ingersoll, of Brunswick, Ohio, a cooper and farmShe died April 10, 1856. er, Feb. 28, 1839.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1067. 1068.
1069.
1070.

Ill

Alvin Orlando,

Harriet Cecelia, (McDole,) born July r>, 1855 ; died April 15, 1856. " " April 15, 1857.
)

George William,
"William George,

^^^j^,^

Aug.

3, 1860.

6S4.
Cecelia Martin, daughter
Martin, born July 23, 1820
Ohio, in 1847,
;

of

Abner and Lucy (Buckingham)

married Samuel

Lyon, of Cleveland,
It is said

who was a trunk and

harness maker.

she

had

five children, but all effort to obtain their

names has been unsuc-

cessful.

Sylvia Martin, daughter of Abner and

tin,

L,ucy {Buckingham)

Mar-

born Dec. 10, 1824

was married

to

John Fuller Goold, April

10, 1848, of Cleveland, Ohio,

now

residing at Racine, Wisconsin, a

hardware merchant.
CHILDREN.
1071. 1072.

Lucy Adaline,

(Goold,) born March 6, 1849, at Cleveland, Ohio. " " Alfred Wright, Feb. 13, 1851. At the age of 10 months

was attacked with brain fever which en tirely deprived him of his hearing. Has been educated at the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Delevan, Wisconsin, where
he graduated in June, 1870.
Possesses

uncommon
1073.
1074.
1075.

intellect

and

intelligence.

Emer

Cornelia,

"
"

"

Feb.

3, 18.53, at

Cleveland, Ohio.

IdaAdelia,

"
"

Nov.
Nov.

16, 1854, at
4, 1856, at

Chicago,

111.

Harvey Martin,

"

Brunswick, Ohio.

Cornelia Georgiana Martin, daughter

;

of

Abner and Lucy

(^McHw^Aa/n) Martin, born June 20, 1828 married John H. Root Nov. 1, 1849. They reside at Brunswick, Ohio.

112

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Richard Buckingham Martin,

ingham) Mavt\n,hovnl^o\.
8,

son of
in

Abner and Lucy {BuckOhio; married

Resides at
1858.

1832,

Liverpool,

Ahla

31. Strong,

of Brunswick, Ohio, Aug. 28,

;

Racine, Wisconsin

is

a farmer.
CHILDREN.

1086. 1087. 1088. 1089.

Charles Abner,

(Martin,) born Sept. 30, 1859.

Lucy Thirza,
Eddie Harry,
Lester Buckingham,

" " "

" " "

Oct. 31, 1861.

Jan

18, 1868.

Oct. 19, 1869.

689.
Mary Elizabeth
to

Martin, daughter of Abner and Lucy (Buck-

ivgham) Martin, born Dec. 29, 1834; has been twice married. (1), Jerome B. Carr, of Brunswick, Ohio, May, 1855. He died at
Richfield, Ohio, in Aug.,

1857.

(2), to

James H. Ze/%, a lumber

merchant, at Racine, Wisconsin, Nov. 19, 1867.

CHILD
1090.

Lucy Cora,

(Carr,) born Jan. 15, 1856.

691.
William
J.

Buckingham,

son of Augustus and Sarah A.

White)

Buckingham, born August

13, 1828, at

Columbus, Chenango County,

New York
20, 1848.

married

Mary

Arnold, of Cazenovia,

New

York, July

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
1099.
1100.

113

Frank,
Ida May,

(Elster,)

born 1863.
"

"

Feb. 24, 1868.

Elster, born July 20,

Julia Elster, daughter of Barritt B. and Esther {Buckingham) 1832 was married to B. B. Hornish in 1865.
;

CHILDREN.
1101.
1102.

Mary

Esther, (Hornish,) born Auo-. 8, 1866. " " March 2, 1868. Lizzie May,

Alonzo Elster,
Elster, born

son

of Barritt
;

B.

and Esther (Buckint/ham)

June

14,

1834

married Reheccah
CHILDREN.

Moon

in 1857.

1103.

Eddie,
Charles,

(Elster,)

born Nov. 1858.

"
1861.

1104.
1105. 1106.

"

Alonzo,

)t^j
)

i8g3

Amelia,

William Elster,
Elster, born Jan. 25,
killed in battle at

son of Barritt B. and Esther {Buckingham)

;

1838

married Nancy

Brown

in 1859,

and was

Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864.

CHILD.

1107.

Adalaska, (Elster,) born 1860, and died 1863.

Albert
sides at

Elster, born Sept. 9,

Elster, son of Barritt B. and Esther {Buckingham) 1839 married Emma Siigfried, in 1863. ReHillsborough, Ohio, and is a coach-maker.
C.
;

CHILDREN.
1108.

1109.

1110.

Ida May, (Elster,) born Oct. 3, 1863. " Aug. 25, 1865. " Willie g., " " May 18, 1867 died Aug. Emma,
;

9,

1867.

'

ooo.
Lester A. Elster,
Elster, born

son of Barritt B. and Esther {Buckingham)

;

Sept. 17, 1842

married Gallie Higgins, in 1867.

Re-

15

114

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
He
is

sides in Jeffersonville, Fayette County, Ohio.

a surgeon and

practicing physician.

CHILD.

nil,

Jennie, (Elster,) born 1868.

Alanson
land,

B.

Griswold,

son of Rev. Simeon

18,

and Sarah (BuckClarissa A.

Cleve-

ingham) Griswold, born Feb.

1828; married

Nov.

9,

1856.
CHILDREN.

1112. 1113.

Mary

Trannie, (Griswold,) born July 20, 1857, at Masonville, N. Y.

Sarah Selena,
Hattie Martha,

"
"

" "

Oct.

13,

1859; died

May

9,

1861, in

Oswego,
1114.

New

York.

May

5,

1861, in Oswego, N. Y.

^1 1.
Harriet Maria Buckingham, daughter
(Aiken) Buckingham, born Dec. 23, 1823
lin,
;

of Alanson and Sarah

married Joseph W. Cham-p-

of

New

Orleans, La., July 11, 1848.

He

is

a commission mer-

chant.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
'TIS.

115

Fra-VK Bcrcivt.vGHAM, son of A-lansoa and Sarah {Aiken) Buckingham, born Dec. 9, 1827 married Lama C. A. Muir, July 17,
;

1856, of Vicksburgh, Miss.

CHILDREN.
1126. 1127.

Frank,
Sidney,

(Muir,) born June 23, 1857, at Vicksburgh, Miss. " " Grand Gulf, " " Sept. 27, 1858,

1128. 1129.

Sarah,

"
" "

"
" "

July 21, 1860,

Oct. 21, 1862,

" " Fort Valley, Georgia.

Alanson,
Clara,

1130.

Dec. 27, 1864,

George Buckingham,
ingham, born Oct.
leans.
8,

son of Alanson and Sarah (Aiken) Buck;

1829

married

and resides in

New

Or-

Has no

children.

SiLENA Lewis Johnson, daughter of Elias and Bulah (Buckingham) Johnson, was married to Abnand C. Barrelle, April 24, 1854. Nothing further is known.

EuRELiA Johnson, daughter

Johnson, born
19, 1854.

of Elias and
to

Bulah (Buckingham)

May

11, 1826;

was married

William Fox, July

116

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.
^^33.

Julia A. Spencer, daughter of Harris and Tirzah {Buchingham) Spencer, born Oct. 29, 1839 was married to John Howard Whitmore, June JO, 1863.
;

CHILD.
1138.

Arthur Harris, (Whitmore,) born Nov.

25, 1864.

T^3^.
Sarah G. Spencer,
Spencer, born

daughter of Harris and Tirzah {Buclingham)

March

8,

1842

married

Charles T. Wa/ker, Sept. 14,

1864, and died leaving no children, April 30, 1866.

Frances Maria Husbands, daughter

{Buchingham)
Nov.
18, 1856,

of Joseph and Frances

Cole

Husbands, born

married A.
reside

Cheney,

and has three children.

They

at Rochester,

N. Y.

1139.
1140. 1141.

Carrie Frances,

Mary

Louise,

(Cheney,) "

born "
"

George Husbands,

"

^3e.
Kate H. Husbands,
ham) Husbands, born
2,

daughter of Joseph and

;

Frances {Buching-

married L. A. Dodge of Buffalo, Sept.

1862.

CHILDREN.
1142.

Florence Louise,

(Dodge,) born.
" "

1143.

Joseph Hampton,

'^3'^.

Joseph D. Husbands,
Husbands, born
in Jan., 1866.
;

son of Joseph and Frances {Buchingham)

married

Annie Bardwell, of Troy, N. Y.,

CHILD.
1144.

Anna

Stuart, (Husbands,) born

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Henrt Brush,
died Dec.
1,

117

son of Hiram

and Lucia

(Buckinr/ham) Bnisli,
3,

born July 29, 1846; married JEmnia C. Pease, July

1867, leaving no children.

1866, and she

Phebe a. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born 1816
;

daughter of Enoch and Sally

Seeley, in 1834.

Wheeler)

married George
;

They

re-

side in South Britain, Ct.

he

is

shoemaker by

trade.

CHILDREN.
1145. 1146. 1147.

George,
Corinna,
Elizal)eth,

(Seeley,) born Sept. 3, 183.5.

"

" " "

"

Oct. 18, 1837.

1148.

Harriet,

" "
"

Dec. 30, 1839.

Aug.

1,

1841.

1149.
1150.

(^hauncey,

July 27, 1843.

John,
Charles,

"
"

"

March
Aug.
Dec.

30, 1845.

1151. 1152.
1153.

"
"
"

July 12, 1848.

12, 18.50.
3,

Henrietta.

"
" "

Georgiana,

1852.

1154.

Frank,

"

June

13, 1855.

Amos Buckingham,
ham, born Sept.
Is a farmer, 14,

son of
;

Enoch and Sally

Wheeler) Bucking-

1821

married Lydia A. Tyrrell,

May

1,

1846.

and resides

in Northville,

New

Milford.

CHILDREN..
1155.

Laura, born

May

17,

1847

died

March

3,

1860, aged 13.

1156

Charles,"

Feb. 27, 1850.

Dennis Buckingham, son

mond, March, 1863
after marriage.

of

Enoch and
Slocum.
is

Sally

Wheeler) Buck-

ingham, born April, 1826; was twice married;

;

(1) to

Anne Rich-

(2)

to

Ann

She died within a year

Nothing further

known.

Harriet R. Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born March
Beardsley, July 24, 1841.
16,

of Ira and Sally {Treat)

to

1825

was married

Ebenezer G.

No

children reported.

John Horace Buckingham,

Buckingham, born Nov.
14,

son

of Ira and Sally L. {Treat)

to

1826

was married

Eunice A. Bran-

118
son,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Feb.
3,

1851.

She was born June

10, 1829.

No

children re-

ported.

Sarah
1855.

E.

Buckingham, daughter
5,

of Ira

and

Sally L. {Treat)
Oviait,

Buckingham, born Aug.

1835

married John M.

July

2,

Nothing further has been ascertained.

Jenett Buckingham, daughter of Erastus C. and Mary (Evatts) 4, 1830; was married to Nelson Benedict, He was born in Danbury, Ct., July 23, 1827. They Oct. 1,1848.
Buckingham, born Dec.
reside in

Newark, N.

J.

He

is

a shoemaker by trade.
CHILD.

1157.

Emma

J.,

(Benedict,)

born Oct.

5,

1850, at Brookfield, Ct.

m.

/?icA-

ard A. Price, Nov. 13, 1867.

Mary
March

E.

Buckingham, daughter of Erastus

21, 1841
;

C. and
to

Buckingham, born April

22, 1858.

was married

Mary (M;atts) Amzi Teachman,

J.,

They

reside at

West Orange, N.

and he

is

by

occupation a hatter.

CHILDREN.
1158
1159.

Lily Bell,

(Teachman,) born April 5, 1859. " Nov.30, 1866. " IdaJennette,

Henry
19, 1866.

E.

Buckingham,
15,

son of Erastus

C.

and Mary {Evatts)

F. Hawley, July

Buckingham, born March

1843

married

Emma

They

reside in

Danbury, Ct.
CHILDREN.

1160. 1161.

Frederick

Emma

born July 20, 1867 Louisa, " Feb. 1, 1869.

C,

died Sept. 23, 1867.

Martha Ann Buckingham,

{Evatts) Buckingham, born
Nichols, Sept. 8, 1868.

daughter of Erastus C. and

9,
;

Mary

He

1846 was married to Edward was a mason by occupation, and died

Feb.

March

20, 1870.

1162.

Carrie Louisa, (Nichols,) born Sept.

1,

1869.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
^^63.

119

Louisa M. Buckingham, daughter of Nelson and Hannah {Hurlhurt) Buckingham, born at Roxbury, Jan. B. Towner of Oxford, Nov. 24, 1853.
15,

1834; married Albert

CHILDREN.
1163.
1164. 1165.

(Towner,) born Jan. " July " Lillian H., " July " Albert 11.,

EllaM.,

7, 1,

1855, at Oxford.

1858,

12,

1868; died Feb. 23, 1869.

Henry

C.

Buckingham,

son of Nelson and

Buckingham, born

May

15,

1837

married

Hannah {Hurlburt) Mary A. Slillson of Beth-

lehem, Aug. 20,1861.

CHILDREN.
1166. 1167.

Nettie L., born Sept.

2, 8,

1862, at Oxford.

Jennie A., "

Nov.

1863, at

Woodbury.

Floretta
{Hurlburt)

J.

Buckingham, daughter
at

of Nelson and
2,

Hannah
;

Buckingham, born

Woodbury, March

1842

was

married to Charles R. Leavenworth of Roxbury, Oct. 21, 1868.

Emily Elizabeth Buckingham, daughter

{Judson)

of Isaac and

Mary

Buckingham, born April

9,

1844

married

Thomas W.

Chadwick,

May

15, 1866.

CHILD.
1168.

George Edward, (Chadwick,) born Oct.

6,

1867.

Henry Hezekiah Buckingham,

son)

son of Isaac and

Mary

{Jud-

Buckingham, born April

14,

1846; married Eleanor G'Neil,

Nov., 1867.
CHILD.
1169.

Ida Emily, born Nov.

18, 1868.

120

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Eliza Jane Htjbbell, daughter of Abijah and Jane {Buckingham) Hubbell, born Oct. 10, 1841 married John L. Nichols of Nau;

giituck,

Dec.

7,

1865.
CHILD.

1170.

Alice

J.,

(Nichols J born April 14, 1867.

Henry A. Lane,
Conn.

son of Lucius and Betsey {Biichingham) Lane,

6,

born Feb. 25, 1827; married Ellen Brown, Dec.

1853, of Oxford,

1171. 1172.

MaryE.,
Frederick A.,

("Lane,) born 1855.

1173.

Henry B.,

" "

"

1863. 1867.

"

Mary B. Lane, daughter of Lucius and Betsey (^zfcHn^^am)

born July 14, 1829
Conn., June
1,
;

Lane,

was married

to
is

Alfred L. French, of Seymour,

a hatter, and resides in Boston,

1851.

Mr. French

Mass.

Edgar
Yoik,

N. Lane, son of Lucius and

;

Betsey {Buckingham) Lane,

born March 28, 1838

married Elisabeth Fisher, of Sing Sing,

in

New

May

1,

1866

in life insurance business; resides

Newark,

N.

J.

Harriet Urania Lane, daughter

ingham) Lane, born Feb.
Dec.
6,

8,
is

1865.

Mr. Burr

of Charles and Maria {Buckwas married to Wm. S. Burr, a farmer, and resides at Bridgeport, Ct.

1831

Ann Eliza Lane,

Lane, born July
22,
6,

daughter of Charles and Maria {Buckingham)

;

1834

was married
is

to

1860.

Mr. Kimberly

a joiner, and resides in

Henry W. Kimherly, Sept. New Haven,

Conn.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

121

A. Maria Lane, daughter of Charles and Maria {Buchingham) Lane,born June 10, 1837; was married to Moses Thorp, Feb. 22,
1867
;

a farmer,

who

resides in Easton, Ct.

5*5

lO.
of John and Betsey {Sco-

ScoviLL Merrill Buckingham, son

vill)

Buckingham, born Aug.

18,

10,

1811

married Charlotte

Ann BenBenedict,

edict,)

daughter of Deacon Aaron and Charhitte {Porter)

May

1835

an estimable and excellent lady, of cultivated mind

and pleasing manners. whose auspices he

his minority

Mr. Buckingham,
J.

after leaving school, enter-

ed the slore of the Brothers

M.

L. and

W. H.
at

Scovill,

under

was trained

to business,

and

the expiration of

Scovill, afterwards

was associated with the firm of J. M. L. and W, H. The Scovill Manufacturing Company, of which

he was for several years President, besides being connected with several other manufacturing concerns, attended with

meanwhile

assisting materially in

building

more or less success, up Waterbury and its in-

stitutions, until
is

regarded as a

he retired from active business a few years since. He man of sound, practical sense, of enlarged views in

his business intercourse,

and by no means backward

spirit.

in enterprise or

works of benevolence and public

Extensively known at

home

and abroad he has exerted a healthy influence both as a man and citizen, doing credit to the town of which he is an honored representative.

CHILD.
1174.

John A., born April

I,

1839

m. Anna McLean, of

New

York.

SI
Mary Buckingham,
ingham, born

1.

daughter of John and Betsey {Scovill) Buck;

May

17,

1815

married Abraham

Ives, son of

Dr.

Am-

brose Ives, July 25, 1839.

Mr. Ives was a man of more than ordinary ability, culture, and intellectual acquirements, and as a financier and banker stood high in the monied circles of the metropolis, having amassed a large fortune by good management and frugality. Mr. Abraham Ives died July
Mrs.
18, 1869.

Mary

Ives died Jan. 30, 1870.

1175.

Sarah C. Ives, born March

16,

1840

m. James Neil Plumb.

16

122

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

SIS.
Charles
B.

Merriman,

son of "William H. and Sarah {Bucking;

ham) Merriman, born Oct. 9, 1809 married Margaret Field, daughter of Dr. Edward Field, June 30, 1841. They reside in Waterbury, of which city Mr. Merriman has been mayor, and honored by his fellow citizens with many other important oflBces of trust, and is at present largely engaged in manufacturing pursuits.

CHILDKEN.
1176.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
George
21, 1838.

125

B,

Merwin,

son of Noble H. and Minerva {Bucking-

ham) Merwin, born

Is a

May

24,

1809

married Loretta L. Wood, July

farmer and resides at

New

Milford.

1189.
1190.

Noble H.,

(Merwin,) born June 27, 1839.

"
'

Mary Minerva,

Aug.

26, 1841.

Augustine Merwin,
ham) Merwin, born Aug.
1841.

son of Noble
21,

H. and Minerva (Bucking1,

1816

married Eliza Euhank, Sept.

CHILD.
1191.

James Augustine, (Merwin,) born Nov.

3, 1842..

Minerva Merwin,
ham) Merwin, born

daughter of Noble H. and Minerva {Bucking-

March

3,

1822

married
at

George Atwater, of

Springfield, Mass., Oct. 6, 1841,

and died

Brooklyn,

New

York,

Aug. 3, 1843. Mr. Atwater has been connected with the Memorial Church (Union Evangelical) from its commencement, and active in
whatever has been considered conducive
CHILDREN.
1192.
to its welfare.

Mary Minerva,

(Atwater,) born Sept. 18, 1842;

buried on Ocean Hill,

died Jan.

2,

1850;

Greenwood Cemetery.

S30.
John M. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
10, 1855.
3,

son of
;

Herman and
1

Harriet

{Marsh)
(1)

1823

has been

twice married.

To
Oct.

Ellen S. Hoadley, of Naugatuck,

(2)
at

Ct., Oct. 29,

846

she died
is

To

Alice

Homer, June, 1862.

City.

He

an attorney

and counselor

law in

New York

CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE.

1193.

Mary

E., born Jan. 9, 1854,

and died April

19, 1862.

S31.
Minerva Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
ford,
in

daughter of
;

Herman and
to

1826 was married

Harriet (Marsh) Marcus Merwin, of Mil-

124

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Harriet, (Merwin.)

1194.

1195. 1196.
1197.

Eunice,
Ida,

"

George,

S3S.
George
Buckingham,
in

son

of

Buckingham, born

1830

married

Herman and Harriet {Marsh) Mary Miner, June 22, 1855, and

resided in Washington, Ct.

CHILD.
1197^.

Sarah Harriet, born Oct.

6,

1857

died Jan.

6,

1858.

S33.
Cornelia
October, 1855.

Buckingham,
in

daughter of

Herman and
to

Harriet

{Marsh) Buckingham, born

1837

was married

David Northrop,

1198. 1199.
1200.

Edward,
Adaline,
Alice,

(Northrop,) born " "

" "

S34.
Andrew Buckingham,
son of
;

Herman and

Harriet {Marsh)

Buckingham, born April 22, 1840 married Sarah Beers, April 22, Resides at Washington, Ct. 1863,
CHILDREN.
1201.

George Everett, born

May

2,

1864.

1202.
1203.

John Herman,
Hattie

"

Feb. 11, 1866.

Sept. 5, 1869.

Amanda,

"

S3S.
son of Sherman and Harriet {Gunn) Buckingham, born March 31, 1821 married Elizabeth Mcintosh, of Memphis, Tennessee, Oct. 19, 1843. Resides in New Orleans is in
; ;

Henry Gunn Buckingham,

the wholesale dry-goods business.

CHILDREN.
1204. 1205. 1206. 1207.

Evelyn,
Miles Sherman,

born Aug.
" " "

2,

1844.

May

16, 1846.

Mary

Harriet,
G.,

Oct. 30, 1848.

Sept. 15, 1852.

1208.

Henry Hugh,

"

March

16, 1863.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

125

George Frederick Buckinghabi, son of Sherman and Harriet {Gunn) Buckingham, born Feb. 21, 1823 married Amelia Brentley.
;

He

is

a cotton planter in Vernon, Jackson Parish, Louisiana, and has

no children.

Hester Miller Clark,

Miller, of Williston,

daughter of

Pliilo

and Martha
to

Ann

{Buchingham) Clark, born Dec. 28,1849; was married

Vermont, August 25, 1869.

George

Edwin Buckingham,
Is a farmer,

son of

Edwin and Sarah

{Beecher) Buck-

ingham, born Feb. 11,1837; married Emily

Castle,

Dec. 11, 1860.

and resides

in

Bethany, Ct.

S40.
Virgil Buckingham, son of Edwin and Sarah {Beecher) Buckingham, born May 14, 1838; married Ma^y M. Wood, June 11,
1865.
Is a

merchant in Seymour,

Ct.

CHILD.
1209.

Edward

Nelson, bora Jan. 22, 1867.

er)

Almeda Buckingham, daughter of Buell and Henrietta (BeechBuckingham, born May 7, 1844; was married to George H.Allen, He is a farmer, and resides in Hamden of Hamden, April 9, 1865.
;

has no children.

Wells H. Buckingham, son of Harman and Anna A. ( Wells) Buckingham, born July 5, 1827 married Sophia Wasson, of Bran;

ford, Ct., Sept. 15, 1853.

Residence (1869) Washington,

CHILDREN.

Ct.

1210. 1211.

Helen,

1212.
1213.

Elizabeth Wasson, born July 28, 18,54, at Terre Haute, Indiana. " " Feb. 29, 1856, died Feb. 29, 1856. " March 2, 1859, Mary,

Anna

Wells,

"

Sept. 22, 1861.

126

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Harman and Anna A. ( Wells) BuckMary Helen Mitchell, of Washenlisted in the
after serving

Earl Buckingham,
ingham, born April
2,

son of
;

1829

married

ington, April 12, 1854.

In 1861 he

Union

Army

for

three years or during the war,

and

about a year was

Retaken sick, and by command was discharged from the service. covering in a measure in about six months, he furnished a substitute
remainder of the war. He resides at Washington, Ct., where he has been honored by his fellow citizens with important offices of
for the
trust,

and has represented

his District in the State Senate.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

127

SOI.
Betsey Elizabeth Buckingham, daughter
na A. ( Wells) Buckingham, born Aug. a Baldwin in 1864.
CHILD.
1223.

of
;

Harman and An-

23,

1836

married Dr. Nathan

Charlotte Elizabeth, (Baldwin,) born Oct.

7,

1866.

SOS.
Julia Buckingham, daughter of Harman and Anna A. ( Wells) Buckingham, born Nov. 23, 1838 married Watson C. Booth, in
;

Sept., 1867.

SOS.
Theodore
11,1865.

R. Buckingham, son of Harvey and Eliza {Ross)

18,

Buckingham, born Aug.

1839

married Elizabeth Whitley, Oct.

No

children.

S^l.
Mary Lawrence,
Dec.
6,

daughter of George H. and Sarah

Ann

{Buck-

ingham) Lawrence, born

1865.

May

15,

1838; married George W. Doty,

CHILD.
1224.

An

infant child, born in 1866

died without name.

SSS.
Fitch R. Buckingham,
son of Sheldon and Eliza
;

Ann

Gaylord)

Buckingham, born Feb. 16, 1831 married Harriet L. Hopson Swift, daughter of Alden Swift, June 28, 1868. He is a lumberman, and
resides at Hunter's Creek, Michigan.

SSO.
William J. Buckingham, son of Sheldon and Eliza Ann ( Gaylord) Buckingham, born Dec. 4, 1832 married Mary Ann Goodspeed, May
;

16, 1861.

Is a thrifty farmer at Gaylordsville,

New

Milford, Ct.

CHILDRBN.
1225.

EllaM.,

1226.

Fanny E.,

born July 2, 1863. " Aug. 11, 1865.

128

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
of Sheldon and Eliza

Caroline E. Buckingham, daughter

{Gaylord)
Phillips.

Ann
Yoi'k.

Buckingham, born April

18,

1839;

married Wilbur F.

They

reside in Harpersville,

Broome County, New

CHILD.
1227.

John

S., (Phillips,)

bora

Henry Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
daughter of
2o, 1853.

son of By ram Botsford and Sally (Lobdell) March 30, 1832 married Grace N. Bristoll, Eliad and Mary Ann Bristoll, of Brookfield, Ct., Dec.
;

Is proprietor of City Hotel, Bridgeport, Ct.

CHILD.
1228.

Jennie Louise, born April

13, 1856.

and

Sallie Elizabeth Buckingham, daughter of Byram Botsford Sally {Lohdell) Buckingham, born Feb. 18, 1837; married
Hamlin, of

Charles R. Hamlin, son of Russell

Sept. 13, 1856.

Danbury, Conn.,

CHILDREN.
1229.

1230.

Frederick Starr, (Hamlin,) born June 2, 1862. " " Nov. 25, 1865. George Lewis,

OOl.
Thomas
G. Corbitt, son of John and Hannah M. {Buckingham)
Corbitt, born July 23,

1830

married Harriet Raphe, Dec. 25, 1866.

the

He
the

traveled extensively in

western parts of the United States,

visited Pike's

Peak and

the Plains, and was for a time a soldier in

Union Array.
CHILD.

1231.

Willis R., (Corbitt,) born Sept. 29, 1867.

003.
Elizabeth
ingham)
S.

Corbitt, daughter of John and Hannah M. {Buckborn April 11, 1834; was married
to

Corbitt,

John

Goodsell,

March

18, 1855.

CHILDREN.
1232.
1233.

Marilla A., (Goodsell,; born Dec. 18, 1855. " Aug. 19, 1868. Charles D., "

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
OOt5.

129

Mary
3,

J.

Buckingham, daughter
18,

of Joseph and Eveline

West)

Buckingham, born July

1861.

1833

married Alfred B. Gaucher, Nov.

Has no

children.

008.
A.LBERT
B.

Buckingham, son

of Joseph and Eveline

West)

Buckingham, born
turned.

May

Resides in Marshall,

1840; married i?05a Smith, Nov. 19, 1864. no children reCalhoun County, Michigan
7,
;

OlO.
Christopher Buckingham, son
Buckingham, born Jan.
4,

of Joseph and Eveline

Cornelia

West)

11,

1844; married

Gaucher, Sept.

1867.

014.
Buckingham, daughter of Orrin and Harriet E. Buckingham, born March 19, 1833 married Isaac Morse, a
C.
;

Mary

{Ellis)

farmer,

April 30, 1849.

She died Nov.

24, 1868.

CHILDREN.
1234.

Sarah,
Viola,

1235. 1236. 1237.

Oin,

(Morse,) born March 10, 1850. " " July 25, 1852. " " Oct. 20, 1857.
E.,

Hannah

"

"

Aug.

24, 1863.

OlO.
Charlotte A. Buckingham, daughter
{Ellis)
vert,

of Orrin and Harriet E.

to

Buckingham, born Nov.

19,

1835

was married

John Co-

a farmer, June 26, 1851.

CHILDREN.

1238.

Isadora, (Covert,) born April

1,

1852.

1239.

" " " "

Sept., 1857.
Oct., 1859. Sept., 1861. Sept., 1863.

130

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
OIT".
daughter of Orrin and Harriet E.
19,

Hannah M. Buckingham,
{Ellis)

Buckingham, born June Thompson, Nov. 25, 1854.

1838

was married

to

Andrew

CHILDREN.
1244.

1245. 1246.

(Thompson,) " DenslowE.,

Ella D.,
Charles D.,
Harriet L,,
"

bom
"

March, 1856.
June, 1859.

" "

Aug.

4,

1863.

1247.

"

Sept., 1867.

OlS.
Buckingham, daughter of Orrin and Harriet E. {Ellis) Buckingham, born March 7, 1840; was married to Henry W. Dyer,
J.

Sarah

May, 1859.
CHILDREN.
1248.

RissaL.,

(Dyer,) born July 29, 1862,

1249.
1250.

L)diaA.,
Helen A.,

"
"

'<

"

June June

25, 1864. 20, 1866,

oso.
Ltdia a. Buckingham, daughter of Orrin and Harriet E. Buckingham, born March 2, 1846 was married to Philo W.
;

{Ellis)

Edsall,

Jan.

1,

1864.
CHILDREN.

1251.

1252.

Luther W., (Edsall,) born March 12, 1865, " " April 24, 1868. BurrL.,

Ella D. Buckingham, daughter of Orrin and Harriet E. {Ellis) Buckingham, born Sept. 9, 1849 was married to Selim W. Edsall, Aug. 8, 1868.
;

CHILD.
12.53.

Elvira F., (Edsall,) born June

6,

1869,

OSS.
Melinda
lace Orcutt,
J.

Buckingham, daughter
15,

of Sheldon L. and
;

Lucy
Walat

{Andrews) Buckingham, born Aug.

1847

was married

to

Aug.
York.

19, 1866.

He

is

a farmer

and shoemaker,

La-

vonia,

New

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

131

OS6.
Mary Ann Hicock,
in 1865.

daughter
8,

of Orange B. Hicock and Janet

{Buckingham) Hicock, born July

1844; married Orlando Palmer

1254.

Helen, (Palmer,) born

OS9.
Ann Raplee,
Raplee, born

daughter of Moses and

8,

Caroline
to

{Buckingham)
T. Antisdale, of

Dec.

1831

was married

Edwin

Farmington, Ontario County,

side in Farmington,

New

York, Sept. 25, 1855.

They

re-

030.
Newton Raplee, son of Moses and CavoWne {Buckingham) Rapmarried Lucinda Ketchum, of Harrington, lee, born May 17, 1884 Yates County, New York, Feb. 23, 1869. They reside in Torrey, Yates County, New York.
;

031.
Harriet Raplee, daughter
of

Raplee, born Sept. 16, 1836; was married to

Moses and Caroline {Buckingham) Thomas G. Gorhit, of

(Vide No. 882.)

Thurston, Steuben County, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1866.

93S.
Eliza C Raplee, daughter of Moses and Caroline {Buckingham) Raplee, born March 1, 1840 was married to Allen C, Jones, of Milo,
;

Yates County,

New

York, March

6,

1866.

033.
Mary Raplee,
Yates County,
daughter of Moses and
;

Caroline

{Buckingham)

Raplee, born Nov. 16, 1845

was married
3,

to

Miron

Millard, of Milo,

New

York, March

1869.

132

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

TENTH GENERATION. lO^O.

Frederick W. Root,
son
of Charles Root and

Ruth Adelia

{Martin) Root, and grandson of Abner and Lucy {Buckinghmn) Martin, born April 2, 1834; married ^Mea Pendleton, May 4, 1856.
CHILDREN.
12.55.

Hattie Adelia, (Root,) horn Sept. 26, 1857

Nellie

died Jan., 1859.

1256.

M.E.,

"

1257.

Franklin Warren, "

" "

Feb.

3,

1859.

loss.
Samuel Buckingham Root,
Martin, born June 11, 1837
;

son of Charles and Ruth Adelia

{Martin) Root, and grandson of Abner and Lucy

{Buckingham)
June
9,

married Miriam
CEILDREN.

G^oss,

1861.

1258.
1259.

Lucy Adel

a,

Mary

A.,

(Root,) born March 1, 1862. " " Sept. 7, 1869.

10S3.
Franklin Martin Root,
tin) Root,

son of Charles and Ruth Adelia {Marand grandson of Abner and Lucy (Buckingham) Martin,
4,

born March

1839

married

Anna

Fowles, June 22, 1865.

CHILDREN.
1260. 1261.

Charles L., (Root,) born Nov. 16, 1866. " April 26, 1868. " Samuel L.,

1034.
Henry Martin Root,
Root, and grandson of

Ruth Adelia {Martin) Abner and Lucy {Buckingham) Martin, born

son of Charles and

June

14,

1841

married Harriet Ackley, April 28, 186L

CHILD.

1262.

Edward M.,

(Root,) born

Aug.

16, 1866.

1003.
Helen Lucy McDole,
tin)

daughter of Nathan K. and Esther {3far-

Martin, born Jan. 29, 1846

29, 1868.

McDole, and grand-daughter of Abner and Lucy {Buckingham) married Rev. Benjamin Fleetwood, Jan.
;

CHILD.
1263.

Stanley Frank, (Fleetwood,) horn Dec. 23,1868

died

Aug.

22, 1869.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

133

Emma J. Benedict, daughter of Nelson and Jennett, {Buckingham) Benedict, bom Oct. 5. 1850 was married to i?tcAarc? A. Price, Nov. 13, 1867.
;

1264.

Emma Jennett,

(Price,)

born July 29, 1869.

1 17^4.
.John A. Buckingham,
edict)

son of Scovill
1,

M. and
;

Charlotte A. {Ben-

Buckingham, born April

1839

married Anna

Mc Glean,
Is en-

daughter of Sam'l
the late Cliarles

McClean of Chapman, Esq.,

New

York, and grand-daughter of

1

of Hartford, Ct., in

870.

gaged

in business in

New

York.

1 1

rs.
to

Sarah
Ives, born
16, 1860.

C. Ives, daughter of

Abraham and Mary {Buckingham)

James Neil Plumb, June

March

16,

1840; was married

CHILDREN.
1265.

James
Marie

Ives,
.Jennett,

(Plumb,) born Oct.

"

12, 1863.

1266.

"

April 20, 1866.

SECOND GENERATION.
Mary Buckingham,
March
daughter of Thomas Buckingham, baptized

John Parker, of Saybrook, Dec. 24, 1666, and had children, John, born Oct. 31, 1667 Deborah, Aug. 31, 1671 Ebenezer, Aug. 18, 1674 Samuel, Jan. 24, 1677. No attempt has
27, 1643, married
; ;

been made

to ttace

her descendants any farther.

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BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

SECOND GENERATION.
6.
Rkv. Thomas Buckingham, youngest
child of Thomas BuckingHannah Buckingham, was,

ham

of Milford, the Puritan settler, and

probably, born in the early part of the year 1646.

His mother died,

not

according

to

the church records, June 28, 1646, and he was baptized

Nov. 28, the same year.

"Where he was educated

in Hartford,

is

certainly-

known.

It is not

improbable that he studied with Rev. John Whit-

ing of Hartford.
ersfield in the

He

was married

and preached

in

Weth-

year 1664, when but 18 years of age.

An

entry ap-

pears on the Records of that town stating that the town voted to pay

him

"

20

shillings

per week " for a quarter of a year to come, for his

help in the ministry.

He commenced

preaching in Saybrook a

little

before he was 19, quite early in the year 1665, immediately after the

town had

settled their difficulties with his predecessor,

Rev. Jeremiah

Peck, who succeeded Rev. James Fitch on his removal to Norwich.

The

earliest entries in the first

volume of town records are made

"Journey

in

1661.

The

following entry dates Feb. 19, 1661.

Also,

to Guil-

ford for Mr. Peck."

May
"

5,

1662, "providing for Mr. Peck's

20, 1662.

supply for the year ensuing."

Aug.

Granted

to

Mr. Peck

an hundred pound accommodation, both upland and meadow."

The
to

records also show that he bought eight acres of land in the town plot,

and

built

an house thereon, and certain privileges were granted

It

him, on condition of his remaining five years.

after this

appears

that soon

arrangement, a

difficulty arose

between him and the town,

In " Styles' Itinerary," con-

which

finally resulted in his resignation.

sisting of three
is

manuscript volumes,
:

in the

Ai chives of Yale College,

possession of his ac"

the following entry

"Jan

30,

1665.

Controversy with Mr. Peck

full
:

settled.

The town

confirm and give him

commodation."

And

immediately after we find

Agreement

to

Mr.

Thomas Buckingham, Feb. 14, 1665. Settlement by Mr. Peck's said Buckinghouse, estimated 95 sterling, and give him 60 of it ham pay 35. Salary 60 per annum, in provisions confirmed by
; ;

the town 5th of March, 1665

ed,

and, at

same meeting, JLyme separat-

having competency of land for 30 families."

to

According

the

first

volume of Town Acts of Saybrook, Mr.

Buckingham was not ordained and installed pastor of the church un1670, a little over five years til the spring or summer of the year from the time he commenced the regular supply of the pulpit. There

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
:

135

were probably two reasons for this his youth, and the difficulties encountered with Mr. Peck, which led them to give the candidate for
settlement a thorough
trial.

LANDS OF REV. THOMAS BUCKINGHAM.

The town

in

1648, as a matter of convenience, divided

the town

lands into three sections called" Quarters," of which the Oyster River

contained what

is

now Old Saybrook.

is

West Brook,

the villages of

Winthrop, Deep River, and Pattaconck, or Chester.

Quarter comprised what
of Essex.

The Pautapaug

The Black Hall Quarter what

now the village of Centrebrook and the town is now the town of Lyme.

Each of the quarters kept land records additional to those of the town. The following entries appear in the Oyster River Quarter Records. "March 20, 166f The committee grants to Mr. Thomas Buckingham the homake that lyeth at the mouth of Oyster River, upon this
:

condition, that he

shall use

it,

while he remains in the work of the

ministry, and so successively to pass from

him

to the

town again,
the
it

to

remain

to the town'se dispose (disposal) for the benefit of

next

that shall succeed in the

work of

the ministry at Seabrook,

is

be conto

sented unto by the

committee that what recompense

doth expend upon the

due

Mr.

Buckingham,
shall be

as charge, he

same homake as
to

judged by two indifferent men, shall be repaid

it

him

at the

time when he leaves

to the town, that is to say, so

not had benefit thereby.

The

great

homake
it

is

much as he has the homake that is

intended in

this righting."

At a town meeting

" Feb. 23, 1670,

was agreed and voted that

Mr. Buckingham should have 10 acres of land for a pasture, being between Potapauge Path and the rocks westward and so Northward

up the brook, southward on the highway

Tilly's Point, the

that goeth to the mill from

land to be laid out by William

Bushnell,

William

Lord, John Bushnell, and William

stated

Bulliar, so to be laid out that no

highway be damnified." It was also " agreed and voted that Mr. Buckingham should have ten acres of land for a pasture on the
east side of

Potapaug highway, bounded on the south with the ends swamp, westward with the highway, and northward on the common, easterly on the swamp, commonly called the Great Swamp,
of the

taking so

much

of the

swamp

as

may

lay his land in a square.

This

land

is in

consideration of his laying

down

his

former grant of the

to

same quantity.
the land."

William Lord and William Bushnell are

measure

At a Quarter Meeting, " Dec. 26, 1687, it was agreed that Mr. Thomas Buckingham is received into Oyster River Quarter, one of

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BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
accommodation
fifty
;

the Proprietors, unto the value of 100 pounds

fifty

on account of the town grant

Quarter."
" Feb. 6, 1687.

to

him, and the other

sold from the

The

lands lying on both sides of the fishing brook

fifty -nine

branch running into the Great Boggs, being an hundred and

acres, the length

north-west and by

north 212

rods,

on both

sides.

The

"breadth north-east and

by

east,

and south-west and by west, 120

is, by mutual consent, granted to Mr. Thomas Buckingham and John Chapman, Esq., for each of them a hundred pound right of their first and second division."

rods on both ends

At a Quarter Meeting, " March 2, 170|, then laid out to the Rev. Mr. Thomas Buckingham, a piece of land at the Mine Plain, by or near the Deep River, or on both sides of the Deep River. It is bounded north upon Joseph Pratt's land, late of Say brook, deceased. The north-west corner is a bunch of small maple trees, which trees
are the north-east corner of the land of Joseph the east corner
is

Pratt, deceased,
of,

and

a great maple tree with the tope broke

standing

on the east side of a small run of water, that runs into the Deep River.

The
of
it,

south-east corner

is

a white oak, with stones laid about the root

which tree stands on the south side of a swamp, which the carts
to fetch

go over

mine (probably iron ore).

length north and south 80
this division

The southwest
rods,
is

corner

is

a tree blown up by the roots, which stands by the south side of a brook.

This land

is in

and width east and

is

west 64 rods, so that in

laid out to

there

32 acres of land, and

an 100 pounds

right.

3d division of land by us measured

for

Oyster River Quarter.*

JAMES WRIGHT, ABRAHAM CHALKER, JOHN CLARK, ROBERT CHAPMAN.

EXTRACTS FROM THE FIRST VOLUME OF TOWN ACTS.

The
following are some of the entries in relation to Mr. Buckingdisposition of the people in those early times,
to

ham, and they show the

and days of comparative poverty,

support of their spiritual guides.

make

careful provision for the

* The Probate Records of Windham

in

also

show

that he

was a large landholder

Lebanon, of lands which he probably received as a legatee of Attawanhood,

son of Joshua Uncas.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
" Feb. 3,
1

137

667, Richard Tousley and William Lord were chosen to

gather Mr. Buckingham's rate."

" Feb., 1668.

Goodman Bement and Mr. Nicholas

are chosen for

the gathering of Mr. Buckingham's rate for the year ensuing."

ilar entries

Sim-

occur yearly.
1669.

"Dec.

'24th,

At

the same

meeting
to

it

was discovered and

town would unando engage
to

agreed by a joint consent from

man

man

that the

imously concur in the calling and settling of Mr. Buckingham, in the

office

of a Pastor to the Church of Saybrook, and

pay

the charge, according to the

commendable custom of a

rate as other

charges are carried on."

"March 16, 1670. It was agreed and voted that every hundred pound estate shall yearly, and till the town see cause to alter, carry in to Mr. Buckingham a load of good wood, and all men who are under the estate of an hundred, to cut or join in carting according to
their estate

and the proportion of an hundred pound

to their proportions."

estate, a load of

wood
direct

as aforesaid, in order to his work, there shall be a rate

made
to

to

men

At

the time of this act the estates

of the proprietors i^imounted to o,.500, which

minister 55 loads or cords per annum.
" Feb. 23, 1670.

would secure

the

At

town meeting Mr. Wastall and William

Pratt, Senior, did freely offer five pounds towards the charge of

Mr.

Buckingham

Mr. Robert Chapn)an doth engage to the charge abovesaid two pounds, ten shillings John Pratt and John Clark do engage to the charge abovesaid ten shillings Robert Bate
his ordination.
; ;

doth engage,

Goodman Toosland
Jan.
4,

doth

engage

five shillings to the

charge above mentioned."

At a town meeting
to the minister's

1674,

we

find a

second

entry in regard

wood.

" It

was agreed and voted

that ihe

town

will

for the future, in reference to

day in each year, at

Mr. Buckingham's supply of wood, one the appointment of the townsmen, employ them-

selves in cutting and carting of the

wood

to the

house of Mr. Buckingshall be injoina-

ham, and every of the inhabitants and traine souldiers

one
sufficient

ble to such work, provided that those that send carts shall only send

hand with the team, and the

rest of the family freed,

and

the townsmen shall give a week's warning and to see that this

affiiir

be managed with the best prudence in suiting carts answerable to that

cut."

No

small difficulty was doubtless experienced in carrying out this

order, for

we

find

another act about four years

:

later,

in

relation to

the matter, as follows

18

138
"Dec,
to
3,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
1678.

At

the

same meeting the town did agree and voat

in order to the
to

add

to

Mr. Buckingham's maintenance ten pounds,

be paid at or before the
last of

supplying him with wood at 3 shillings a load

estate, to

one hundred pound

yearly."

December

An
added

increase of salary was again voted in 1681.

It

"April 11, 1681.

to

was voted and agreed

that there should be

Mr. Buckingham's rate of maintenance ten pounds, begin-

ning in the year 1681, and so forward."

The
him

records also show that frequent grants of land were

made

to

as his family

and expenses increased, so that he

finally

became

before his decease, quite a landholder.

in produce,

As

his salary

was paid mostly

specimen will

we

find frequent acts

were passed regulating the price of

articles of provision in
suffice.

which he was paid.

single

"At a town meeting orderly warned, Dec.

and voted that respecting Mr. Buckingham's

28, 1697,
rate, the

it

was agreed

inhabitance of

the town shall pay his rate for the future as usuall, for good and mer-

chantable winter wheat, 3 shillings a bushel, rye at 3 shillings a bushel,

Indian corn 2 shillings and sixpence per

bushel, pork at 3 pence

per pound, beef at 2 pence,

the

that being the esteemed current price in

commencement with Mr. Buckingham."

the estimation in which he
in

To show
was
o.'ten

was held by
business

his

townsmen, he

appointed on committees

of difficulty and im-

portance as being a judicious and wise

the church.*

counsellor, although pastor of

heirs of Col.

For example, Mr. Richard Ely, one of the

diflSculties

Fenwick, had
regard
to

with the proprietors for a series of years, in

keeping the fences in repair between his land and other pro-

prietors. It

seemed

to

be a standing topic for discussion in town meet-

ing for several years.

a town meeting held Dec, 1671.

that

it was agreed Mr. Ely should have liberty to debate with Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Chapman, who are appointed a committee to hear and give

The following is extracted from At a town meeting

the records of

light to the town, if

any appears, concerning the

legality or illegality
still

of the fence, imposed

on Mr. Fenwick's legatees,

to

be under-

stood that the order of the townsmen, unless there appears the right-

eousness of the contrary, which thing

is

to

be referred to a further
is

debate in the town.

The

time set by the town for Mr. Ely

within

14 days."

*An autograph
5
:

letter

from him

to the

General Assembly in regard to the en-

croachments of Andross,
6.

may

be seen in the State Archives at Hartford, dated

Signed,

75.

THOMAS BUCKINGHAM.

BUCKINGHAMFAMILY.
He
was one of the legatees of Attawanhood named
Robert Chapman and William Pratt.
(Vide Appendix Note, D.)

139
in his will with

He was
1700

one of the founders and fellows of Yale College from

to his decease,

and a strong supporter of

its

interests,

fie evi-

dently held a hi^jh rank

among

the clergymen of the lime,

and was

one of the leaders in

all efforts for

the prosperity and extension of the

church, and was one of the

moderators of that famous synod which

for the

convened

at

Saybrook and formed the platform

government of
daugh-

the churches in 1708.

Mr. Buckingham was twice married.

ter of

(I), to Hester Jlosmer,

Thomas Hosmer

of Hartford, Sept. 20, 1666, in the

21st year

of his age, by

whom

he had nine children.

(2), to

Mrs. Hester Buckingham

Mary Hooker, widow of Samuel Hooker of F'arraington, son of Rev. Thomas Hooker of Hartford, and eldest daughter of Capt. Thomas Willet of Swanzey, Mass, Aug. 10, 1703.
died June
3,

1702.

He
dix,

died April

1st,

1709.

For an
is

abstract of his will see

Appen-

Note E.

His monument

still

standing in the Old Burying-

ground of Saybrook, bearing

"

this inscription

Here

lies the

body of the

REV. MR.

THOMAS BUCKINGHAM,
in

Pastor of the Church of

Christ

Saybrook,
1st,

dec'd

April ye

1709, in ye

63 year of his age."

The

following

is

a copy of the inscription on the tomb of Mrs.

:

Hester Buckingham

MRS.

HESTER BUCKINGHAM,
to

Wife

ye Revd. Mr. Thomas

Buckingham, Pastor of ye

CHUECH OF CHRIST
Dec'd June ye

IN SAYBROOK,
3,

1702, in

ye 56 year of her age.

140

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY. THIRD GENERATION.

CHILDREN OP REV. THOMAS AND HESTER (hOSMER) BUCKINGHAM.

1255.
1256.

Hester,

born Jan.

m. Samuel Beman. m. Margaret Griswold. Oct. 3, 1672 m. Sarah Lee. Sept. 4, 1675 m. Sarah Hooker. May 26, 1678; died June 20, 1678.
10,

1668

Sept. 29, 1670

;

July 24, 1679

"
;

Jan. 25, 1684.

June

m. Sarah Lay. Jan. 6, 1684 m. John Kirtland. Aug. 2, 1687 m. Samuel Doty.
21, 1682
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1268. 1269.

141

Jedediah, born Oct.

2,

1696

Margarett,

1270.
1271. 1272.
1273.

Mary. Mary,
Sarah,

" "
"

Aug.
June
Jan.

14,

Feb. 10,
5

m. Mary Haynes. Johnson. 1699 m. 1702 died June 5, 1703.

;

2d,

1705; m. Solomon Huntington.

1710

Josepb,

"
"

i\in& 20, 1101

3,
;

m. Sarah Tulley. Crocker. m.

;

Daniel Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
24, 1693.
3,

son of Rev.

1672

married

Thomas and Hester {Hosmer) Sarah Lee of Lyme, May

Peace, and held

He

was

for

many

years Justice of the

other important offices in the town, and was also

a prominent

mem-

ber of the church.

died

He was

a large landholder in Lebanon.!

He

March

25, 1725, in the

53d year of

his age.

After his decease

Mrs. Sarah Buckingham married a Lynde.

1274.

born Sept. 21, 1695

April
9,

1698

m. Nathaniel Parker. m. Lydia Lord.

April 16, 1701

August

4,

1703

m. Andrew Lord. m. Elizabeth Sherwood.

Butler.

Oct. 11, 1705; died aged 19.

1708

m. Jonathan

Stephen Buckingham, son

mer) Buckingham, born Sept.
in

of Rev.

Thomas and Hester {Hos-

4, 1

675, graduated at Harvard College

1693.

He
It

married Sarah Hooker, daughter of Rev. Samuel Hook-

er of Farmington,

and grand-daughter of Rev. Thomas Hooker of

695.

Hartford.

appears from the records of the town of Norwalk, that

1

he was called there to preach in the early part of the year

The

following acts of the town were passed in relation to his settlement,

and means of support

''At

Towne Meeting,
it

held in Norwalk, 2 of April, 1695

at

was voted and agreed, and by the town declared as their mind, that the committee formerly chosen for to act for the town for the obtaining a minister, have hereby full and free liberty from
sayed meeting,
the towne for to

move

to

whom
;

or whear they shall see cause, for the

obtaining of the end premized

;

without any restraint or limitation to

full

any person or persons this to stand any former act of the town contrary to claration of the mind of the town."
t

and good, notwithstanding

this present order, vote,

and de-

Appendix, Note H.

142

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
PURCHASING A MINISTER'S
LOT.
lott

'

May

23, 1695.

Voted and agreed by the town, that that

towne

ob-

tained of Joseph Gregory, shall be for the accommodating of a Gospell minister for the
;

and

that

it is

also

agreed by the town,

that at such time as

ister,

God

shall please to bring in unto us such

shall be called to office

a min-

then and

at that

day that he
in

and ordaynlott shall

ed pastor of the church

Norwalk, then the aforesayed

at

be

and remaine to him and his heirs forever."* "At a towne meeting held July the 2d, 1695

sayed meeting

it

was voted and agreed upon by the towne that the swamp, lying
in the

land, pasture,

and

general

field,

granted to the ministry, shall be clear-

ed and fenced and made for improvement for pasture and meadow." Also at the same meeting it was voted and allso granted by the

town unto the minister, to him and his heirs, a parcell of Salt Marsh Meadow lying in the bounds of Norwalk, and that over the river the
west side of the town, &c.
;

the sayd parcell of

meadow

the

town en-

and make capable of improvement, &c. Also at the same meeting the town by vote hath given and grant ed to the minister ten acres of land for plowing, and that in the township of Norwalk on the east side of the brook, and on the north-east
gaged
for to fence
;

part of
forever.

Matthew Marvin's boggy meadows,

to

be

to

him and

his heirs

THE MINISTER'S FIREWOOD.

At a towne meeting, July
towne
for to allow
all

17, 1695,

it

was voted and agreed by the

his iirewood an-

and freely give Mr. Buckingham

nually and at

times, so long as he shall continue to carry on the

work

of the ministry in Norwalk.

MINISTER'S SALARY.
by the town
Also at the above meeting (July 17, 1695) it was voted and agreed for to allow and pay 801. per yeer, after the two first

yeers abiding with us, unto Mr.

Steven Buckingham, respecting his

carrying on the work of the ministry.

paid by the town by
cepted.

The

said

SOL to be annually

way

of proportion, extraordinary cases only ex-

late

* This was the lot between Capt. Daniel Hanford's and the residence of the Hanford Fitch. It was occupied by Eev. Stephen Buckingham. The Eail-

road

now

crosses

it.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
THE MINISTER'S HOUSE.
Dec. 18, 1695.

143

At

the

Sayd Meeting, the Towne did manifest and

by vote did agree that they would build a house for the minister with and the dimensions of as much speed as might be with conveniency
;

sayd house are as followtth

two and fourty foot

in length,

and two and

and twenty

foot

in

breadth and two story high,

to

or two
;

loft'^,

double chimneys, and a comely porch

sayde house
seller
;

a seller under
the sayed house
all

cue end of the sayd house, and stone the sayd

is

also to

have a comely gett at each end of the same, and

to

be

decently finished

upown

the towne's cost."

THE MINISTER'S SALARY.*

"At a town meeting held in Norwalk October the 8th, 1697. At the sayed meeting it was voted and agreed by the towne, that the eiglity pounds sallary granted to Mr. Buckingham, the towne doth
agree to pay
it

as followeth, both for specie

;

and

price,

vizt

winter

wheat
six

at five shilhngs per bushell

;

Indian corn at two shillings and

;

pence per bushel

rye at tour shillings per bushel

;

porke at three
;

pence farthing per pound

biefe at

two pence per pound

to

all

good

and merchantable, and none of the inhabitants

part of their rate or proportion in Rye."
*'Allso, at the

pay above one-third

their desire that the Rev.

same meeting, the towne by their vote did manifest Mr. Steven Buckingham should be ordayn;

ed pastor of the church in Norwalk before winter

in case the

sayd

Mr. Buckingham
as
till

will please to give the

towne a dispensation so long

the last of

May

next insueing, for the compleating and finishtill

ing the house, and also

the next Michaelmast for the fencing

and

clearing of the land engaged by the town to be fenced and cleared for

improvement."

CONCURRENCE OF THE TOWN WITH THE CHURCH IN SETTLING THE MINISTER.

"Also at the same meeting the towne made choyse of Matthew Marvin and James Olmstead for to signifie unto the Revd. Elders, at the

time of Ordination, the desire and good agreement of the towne with
the church in the ordayning of the Revd. Mr. Steven Buckingham."

The

ordination of Mr.
I.

Buckingham took place Nov.

17, 1697.

* Vide Appendix, Note

144

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
HIS

ALLOWANCE TO MR. BUCKINGHAM INSTEAD OF YEARLY FIREWOOD.

"Feb.
28, 170f.

Voted and agreed by the towne

to

allow Mr.

Steven Buckingham twenty pounds per year to be paid in specie, as his rate to be paid in, he freeing the towne from the obligation they
are under in finding or providing his firewood."

MR. BUCKINGHAM'S
"

AGREEMENT THERETO.

The town of Norwalk, performing their above mentioned agreement as to summ and price, are now freed from the obligation concerning firewood to me,"
S.

BUCKINGHAM.

After Mr. Buckingham had served the church of Norwalk about 30 years from the time he commenced preaching there, difficulties arose between him and the town which led to a long course of litigation that

reside at

ended in his resignation, Feb. 4th, 1727. He continued to Norwalk until his death, which transpired Feb. 13, 1746,
a

aged 70.

He was
to 1732.

member
left

of the corporation of Yale

is

College

from 1716

He

no children, but

supposed to have adopted his

nephew, Steven Buckingham, son of his brother Daniel Buckingham, who married and settled in life at Norwalk. His will, dated Jan. 21, 1646, in which his wife Sarah is made executor, gives all his property
of which he

was then
to

in possession to his

widow.

Mrs. Sarah Buck-

ingham

is

reputed

have been the most accomplished lady that ever

came
all

to

Norwalk.

This saying has been transmitted from generation

to generation to the present time.

Her

will, in

which she bequeaths

her property to her kinsman Josiah Hooker, bears date 1751, and was recorded March 26, 1759.

May

23,

1S61.
Hezekiah Buckingham,
son of Rev.
;

Thomas and Hester {Hos-

married Sarah Lay, Dec. mer) Buckingham, born June 21, 1682 He appears frequently on the town records of Saybrook 15, 1703.
as appointed to important offices of trust.

He

died probably in the

early part of the year 1752, aged

about 70.'

His youngest son apCourt of Pro-

pears April 11, 1752, as executor of his estate, in the

bate at Guilford.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
1280.
1281.

145

Gideon,

born Feb. 22, 1708

in.

Je?Hma

Pe/ton.

146

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Hester,

1291. 1292.
1293.

Anne,
William,

(Doty,) born Aug. 11, 1717. " " June 5, 1720. " " March 18, 1723.

Samuel Beman,
born
;

son of

Samuel and Hester {Buchingham) Beman,

Saybrook records.

married Abigail ZJemson of Wethersfield, June 27, 1716.

But one

child recorded on

1294.

Abigail, (Beman,) born

March

27, 1717,

Thomas Buckingham,

son of

Thomas and Margaret {Griswold)

Buckingham, born Jan. 24, 1693; married Mary Parker, A^vW 5, He was a sea-faring man and 1722, and had by her four children. Mrs. Mary Buckingham died in Lebanon, Ct., died Dec. 13, 1760. after 1771. Her will bears date April 23, 1771. (Vide Appendix,
Note
J.)

The

will

was proved Dec.

25, 1771.

CHILDREN.
1295. 1296.
1297.

Jedediah,

Stephen,

Mary,
Sarah,

born Jan. 20, 1727, at Saybrook; m. Martha Clark. " " Sept, 20, 1729, m. Elizabeth Whittlesey. " July 27, 1732. Not known to have married.
"

1298.

1734

died

May

23, 1742, in her 8th year.

Rev.

Jedkdiah

Buckingham,
2,

son of

Thomas and Margaret

(Griswold) Buckingham, born Oct.

lege in 1714.

1696, graduated at Yale Col-

He studied theology, and was located for a time at Newark, N. J. He married Mary Haynes, by whom he had one son. He was taken sick and died in Norwalk on a visit to his uncle, Eev.
Stephen Buckingham, March 28, 1720, in his twenty-fourth year.

He

disposed of his property by will.

"

By

the providence of God,

being cast
wife

among

friends at

Norwalk, very sick and weak," gives his

Mary "all his moveable estate, which he had with her, and 5 20 that I paid my brother Thomas." Gives the rest of his property to his son William, when he becomes of age, his wife to
of the

have the use of

er,

it and of his books till then. He appointed his brothSamuel Buckingham of Lebanon, his sole executor. Dated March His estate was inventoried at 397, 19s. Qd. 24, 1720.

CHILD.
1299.

William, born Oct.

14, 1719, at

Newark, New

.Jersey.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Margaret Buckingham,
name

147

daughter of Thomas and Margaret

;

{Griswold) Buckingham, born Aug. 14, 1699

married a

man by

the

of Johnson, and nothing further has been ascertained.

Mart Buckingham,
wold)

daughter of Thomas and Margaret {Gris5,

Buckingham, born June

1705

was married

to

Solomon
Mrs.

Huntington of Windham, Oct. 31, 1727.

important

He

appears often as an

man on the town records. He Mary Huntington died Sept. 17, 1778.
CHILDREN.
1300.

died April 30, 1732.

Solomon,
Margaret,

(Huntm^ton,) born Nov.

" " " " " April

24, 1728,
8,

and died Jan.

1, Trac_(/.

2,

1729.

1301.

1730; m.

2,

Wil-

liams.

1302.

Zerviah,

"
"

Feb. 24, 1733; m. Jo/m Tou^^is, Nov.

12, 1754.

1303. 1304.

Kebeccah,

June
Oct.

7,

1735

m.
;

Holbrook.

Solomon,

" "
"

19,

1737

m. Anna

Denison,

March
1305.

28, 1762.
;

1306.

Temperance, Mary,
Lydia,

'

" "
"

Oct. 6,
Oct.
8,

1739 m. William Edwards. 1 741 m. Nehemiah Tinker,

;

Dec. 31, 1760.

1307.

"

No\.

2, 174:4

m. Eliku Tinker.

Captain

Joseph

Buckingham,

son of

Thomas and Margaret

Sarah
Tally,

{Griswold) Buckingham, born Jan. 20, 1707; married

daughter of William and Abigail Maverick TuUy, of Saybrook, Sept.

24, 1741,

by

whom

he had six daughters, but no male

issue.

1308.

48

BUCKINGHAM KAMI

I.

Daniel Buckingham,
ingham, born April
9,

Jun.. son of Daniel and Sarah (Zee) Buck;

1698

married Lydta Lord, March

CHILDREN.

4,

1726.

1314.

Ann,

born Sept.

11,

1728; m. John Tucker.

J315.

June

31, 1730; died

;

May

4, 1731.

Dec. 28, 1731

Oct. 11, 1733.
Sept. 2, 1735;

m. Temperance Blague.

m. Sarah Buckingham.
;

April 27, 1738

died Oct. 6,

.53.

May
Feb.

4,
2,

1740

m. Lydia Watrous. ; 1742. A mariner, and died

in

a Southern

port unmarried.

Mai-ch 31, 1744

1323.

m. Margaret Buckingham.

Peggy,

baptized June 15, 1746

died July 13, 1746.

Hester Buckingham, daughter

ingham, born April 16, 1701
six children.
;

of Daniel and Sarah (Zee) Buck-

married Andrew Lord, and had by him

He

died Oct. 7, 1732, in his thirty -first year.

UCK NGHAM
I

FAMILY.

149
as-

The date of Mr. Stephen Buckingham's decease has not been

certained.

CHILDREN.
1331. 1332. 1333. 1334. 1335.
1336.
13.37.

born Feb. Solomon, " Jan. Temperance, " Aug. Daniel,

1,

1731.

No

evidence of marriage.

14, 1733.

"

"

21, 1735.
3,

Ann,
Eachel,
Elisabeth,

"

J alj

1737

" "
"
Tiioy. I,

1739

Ebenezer,

1748

m. Albert Sherwood. m. Gershom Gilbert. m. Mr. Stackhouse. m. Esther Bradley.

Temperance Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
in

daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Lee)

8,

1708

married Jonathan Butler, Dec.

CHILDREN.

1726.

1338.
1339.

Elnathan,

(Butler,) born April 8, 1728.

Jonathan,
Stephen,
Ezekiel,

"

" " "

"

March

28, 1730.

1340. 1341.
1342.

Feb. 26, 1732.

April 12, 1734.

Temperance,

March

24, 1737.

ISSO.
Gideon Buckingham,
ighara,

son of Hezekiah and Sarah (Lay)

;

Buck-

born Feb. 22, 1708

married Jemima Felton, Jan., 1733.

CHILDREN.

1343.
1.344.

Jemima,
Gideon,

bom
"

Jan. 10, 1735.

April 19, 1737.

Not known to have married. Died in infancy.

1,

1345.

Samuel,
Sarah,
Jared,

July 28, 1740; m.

" Elisabeth Harney."

Philena Williams.

2,

1346.

1347.
1348.

March March

16,
9,

1742

died young.

1744; m. Luci/ Mather.

Eeuben,
Keturah,

A n 1745; Aug. 29, ,^.^ ^

)
I

h Mabel Ball.
' ,

2,

^, ., Philena Chapin.
.

1394.

April

8,

1747.

Not known

to

have married.

Sarah
11,

Buckingham, daughter
4,

of Hezekiah and Sarah (Lay)

Buckingham, born Aug.

1785.

1712

married Ebenezer Brochway, Feb.

150

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Ebenezer, (Brockway,) born Jan. 16, 1736. " " Dec. 29, 1738. Lebbeus, " " Nov. 29, 1744. Elijah,

1350. 1351.
1352.

ingham, born

Nathan Bttckingham, son of Hezekiah and Sarah {Lay) BuckMay 7, 1714; married Constant Tiffany, March 27, He lived in that part of Saybrook known as Pautapaug Quar1745. He died Feb. 29, 1796, aged 82. Mrs. Charlotte Buckingham ter.
died Feb. 14, 1813, in her 89th year.

1353.

Hester,

1354.
1355.
1356. 1357.

Sarah,

Nathan,
Bethia,

born Feb. 10, 1746 m. Samuel I. Butler. " 1747 m. Harrison, of Hadlyme, Ct. " April 19, 1749; died young.
;
;

"

June

13, 1751

m. Daniel Gladwin.

Nathan,
Jedediah,
Abigail,

"
"

1358.

March March

13, 1753;

m. Rhoda Tucker.

24,

1359?
1360.

" "
"

May
Aug.

1,

1755; died young. 1758; m. Gideon Pratt.

1761
;

1361.

Hosmer, Susannah,

6,

Oct. 16, 1763

m. Lilly Snow. m. Gideon Pratt.

Phkbk Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
dara.
8,

daughter of Hezekiah and Sarah (Lay)

1718

married Caleb Beehe of East Had-

Nothing farther has been ascertained.

Hezekiah

Buckingham, Jun'r,

son of Hezekiah
;

and Sarah
Chat-

{Lay) Buckingham, born Match 22. 1727 She was born May field, April 22, 1756.

married Elizabeth
8,

1733.

1.362.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

151

Hester Kirtland, daughter of John and Temperance {Buckingham) Kirtland, born March 19, 1704, was twice married (1), to Dea;

con Jedediah CAojomaw, JuneO, 1723, by

Mr. Chapman was

ciety of
affairs.

for

many

years

whom she had eight children. the most prominent man in the soin

Westbrook, where he resided,

military, civil,

and religious

He was

major of infantry, a lawyer by profession, and

distinguished as a Christian gentleman, exhibin

chosen deacon of the church in 1732, in which capacity he served until

his death.

He was

iting a rare

combination of talents,

connection

with fervent piety

and ardent zeal in the cause of Christ.

10, 1764, in the sixty-first year

He

died at Westbrook, Feb.

of his age. of East

After

his

decease his
22, 1766,

widow mairied (2), Robert Chapman who was cousin to her first husband.

Haddam, April

1373.

Hester,

(Chapman,) born April

"
" "

3,

1724
1728

m. William Kelsey.

1374.
1375. 1376.
1377. 1378.

Jedediah,

Dec.
Feb.

15,
1,

1726; m. Mary Grinnell.

;

Temperance,

"

m.
;

BushnelL

Ann,
Reuben,

"
"

"
"
"

March
March

22, 1731
;

Oct. 20, 1733

2,

m. Daniel Grinnell. m. Sarah Lay.

Chanty,
Chine,

" "
"

1736; m. Peabody Grinnell.

173S; m. John Post.

1379. 1380.

"
"

Tabitha,

1740; m. Isaac Chapman.

John Kirtland, son

land, born July 5,

of John and
;

1708

married Lydia

known.

The names

of their

Temperance (Buckingham) KirtGilbert, at what date is not children have been furnished by one of
child.

their descendants, with

no dates except the birth of the youngest

152

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
The
time of her de-

Jan. 27, 1732, and had by him eight children.

cease has not been found.

1388.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
1406.

153

Stephen,

born

1407.
1408.

Ambrose W.,
Cornelius,

m. Eunice

Griffing

died young.

1409.

Eunice,
Elisabeth,

1410.

ISOO.
William Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
Rebeccah Clark,
in

son of Rev. Jedediah and

Mary {Haynes)
;

Newark,
22, 1746.

New

Jersey, Oct. 14, 1719

for a time after

married

May

Resided

marriage in

Removed to that part of Chesterfield, Mass., called The now the town of Goshen, Hampshire County, Mass. They probably removed there previous to 1774. The records of the
Lebanon,
Ct.

Gore, which

is

ham,

Church of Chesterfield say Rebeccah, the wife of AVilliam Buckingw^as admitted by letter from church in Lebanon, May 1, 1774.

He

died Jan. 28, 1827.

She died April

CHILDREN.

19, 1834.

1411.

154

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

130^.
Zerviah Huntington, daughter
12, 1754.

of
;

Solomon and Mary {Buckingmarried John

Youngs, Nov.
several

Huntington, born Feb. 24, 1733

He was
One

in the Revolutionary

Army.

They had

children.
cutter, of

of the daughters married Frederick Manning, a stone

;

Windham

a second married Alfred

Bingham
p.

of "Windham

and one of the

sons, William,

was the

father of

Hon. William Youngs

125.)

of Pennsylvania.

(Vide Huntington Family,

1418.

William, (Young,)

1303.
Rebeccah Huntington, daughter
ingham) Huntington, born June
Columbia, Ct.
CHILDREN.
1419.
1420.
7,

of Solomon and
;

Mary {Buck-

1735

married a Mr. Holbrook of

Rebeccah, (Holbrook,) born " " Abel,

1304.
Solomon Huntington,
Jun., son of Solomon and

Mary {Buck-

ingham) Huntington, born in Windham, Oct. 19, 1737 ; married Anna Denison, who was born in 1742, and who, through life, sustained a

most estimable character

united with the

"

the

emblem

of true piety and love."

She
18Q7.

Windham Church

in 1770,

and died Sept.

6,

He
3,

1809.

was somewhat prominent in his native town, where he died March (Vide Huntington Family.)
CHILDREN.

1421.

Minor, (Huntington,)

bom

April 22, 1763.

Scotia, in

"Went to Yarmouth, Nova

1785.

1784,

Walker

in

and married Martha He is enrolled by

Sabine in his history of the Loyalists.

He

died in 1839 in Yarmouth, and his

wife died in the

later.

same town
a

several years

He was

man much

respected

1422.

Alathea,

"

"

and trusted in Nova Scotia. Nov. 29, 1764; m. it/ec?arf Taj/Zor of Windham.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1423.
Elizabeth, (Huntington, born Jan. 15, 1767;

155

m. Benjamin Brewster of

Windham,
1424.

Oct. 15, 1809,

who

died leav-

ing no children,

March

23, 1825.

Anna,

"

April

7,

1770

m. Feb. 24, 1793, Rev.

A. M., and resided
17,

uel Perkins,

"ham, where she died April

her husband Sept. 22,

SamWind1829, and
in

1850, aged 83.

Anna Huntington, who marSherman Converse of New Haven, and died May 27, 1821, aged 27. Samuel Huntington, who graduated at Yale
Children
:

ried

in 1818,

successful

and has been for many years a lawyer in Philadelphia, and

who

is

well

known

for his active benevo-

lence.

Horatio Nelson,

who

died in in-

fancy,

and Harriet, the wife of Judge

of

Edward Clark
1425. Solomon,

Windham.

"

April

7,

1770

ven, Oct. 25,

ico,

m. Anna Jones of New Ha1801, and resided in Mexm..

New

York.

1426.

Joseph Denison,

"

Oct. 28, 1778;

May

4,

1806,

Gratia

Ann

Weller of Westfield,

who

died Dec.
res.ided

19, 1853,

aged 53 years.
in

He

several years

Lancaster, Mass., and

afterwards in Westfield.
1427.

Mary,

"

Feb. 23, 1781

m., Dec. 14, 1798, ^o?i. John Baldwin of Windham, a lawyer, a

;

judge of the County Court, and a member of Congress, and who died in Wind-

ham, March

27,

1850, aged

78.

She

died April 20,

children, John,

1814,

having had two

lives in

who

still

Wind14,

ham, and Julia Ann, who died June 1 806, aged 3 years.

Temperance Huntington, {BucMngham) Huntington, born

wards and lived
ter
in Guilford, Vt.

daughter of Solomon
Oct. 6,

and

Mary

1739

married William Edsons and one daugh-

They had two

are unknown.

who went West, whose names

1306.
Mary Huntington,
daughter of Solomon
;

and Mary {Bucking1740, and

ham) Huntington, born Oct. 18, 1741 tam Nehemiah Tinker, who was born
died

married Dec. 31, 1760, Capin Mansfield, Ct., in

March

17, 1783.

She died

in the

summer

of 1798.

156

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

157

1300.
Esther Buckingham, daughter
of Captain Joseph

and Sarah

(7?</%) Buckingham, born March 8, 1745 ; married liam Hart of Saybrook, by whom she had one son.

General Wil-

14431

Richard

Wm.,

(Hart,) born Jan. 15, 1768

m.

Elisaheth Ball, Oct. 29,

1795.

13 lO.
Margaret Buckingham, daughter of Captain Joseph and married her 2d {Tulley) Buckingham, born May 28, 1747
;

Sarah
cousin

Andrew Buckingham, Nov.

For her children vide

10, 1772,

and moved
1322.)

to

Sandgate, Vt.

in loco,

(No.

131
Louisa Buckingham, daughter

1.
of Captain
;

Joseph and

Sarah

{Tulley) Buckingham, born April 5, 1849

married NathanaelJones,

Jan., Dec. 27, 1768, and died without issue.

13 IS.
Abigail Buckingham, daughter of Captain Joseph and Sarah
(ZiM^^) Buckingham, born April 29, 1751
;

married John Rockwell.

No

record of children has been found.

1313.
Anne Buckingham,
{Tulley)
(^oc^^

youngest child of Captain Joseph and Sarah

4,

Buckingham, born Aug.

of Saybrook, Sept. 30, 1779,

settled about the

1753 married Rev. James Mur(who was born Feb. 10, 1755.)
;

They

year 1780 in Sandgate, Vt.

CHILDREN.

1444. 1445.

Sally,

(Murdock,) born Aug.

"

15,

1780; m. GeorgePratt.
1782
;
;

Samuel,

" " " "

1446.
1447.

Mary, Anne,
Louisa,
Harriet,

" " "

" "

1448.
1449. 1450.
1451. 1452.

"

m. Sally Foote. m. Selden Collins. m. Br i/an Ransom. Ain-i\ 7,17 8& Jan. \2, 1788 m. Leonard House. Nov. 23, 1789 m. Harvey D. Smith.

Aiml
Aug.

23,

7, 178'i

James,
Esther,

"
"

"

Betsey,

"
"

"
"

1453.

Joseph B.,

m. Hope House. m. Baron S. Doty. m. Enoch Thompson. Ja.n. 23, 17 9& died unmarried March 10, Aug. 1, 1798 1821, at sea, on his voyage from PernamOct. 31, 1791
;

Dcc.lS, \793

buco, South America, to Philadelphia.

158

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

1314.
Ann Buckingham,
daughter of Daniel and Lydia {Lord)
in

Buck-

ingham, born Sept. 11, 1728; married John Tucker

CHILDREN.
1454.
1455. 1456. 1457.

1756.

John,
Lydia,

(Tucker,)

bom March
"

26, 1758.

"
"

Oct. 23, 1759,

Samuel,

"
"

July 17, 1762

died Feb. 14, 1765.

Ann,

"

June

29, 1764.

Supposed

to

have

married

Seth Green of Middletown.

1316.
Daniel Buckingham, son
ham, born Dec.
28,

of Daniel and Lydia {Lord) Bucking3,

1731

married Temperance Blague, Jan.

1784.

1458.

Hamlin Blague, born Feb.

15,

1789

m.
;

1,

Amanda

Stanton

2,

Fran-

ces Boswell

3, Caroline

Fox.

131 'T.
Adonijah Buckingham,
ingham, born Oct, 11, 1733
;

son of Daniel and Lydia {Lord) Buck-

married

Ann

He

died at Say-

brook Dec. 23, 1794, aged 60 years.

He

and

his wife

Ann Buckingham were

CHILDREN.

admitted to half-way cov-

enant with the church in 1760.

1459. 1460.

baptized March 2, 1760. Anna, " Temperance, Nov. 20, 1761 died unmarried Aug.
;

12, 1793,

aged 32.
1461.

Lydia,

" " "

July 28, 1765

m. Elias
not

Tulley,

Dec. 24, 1797.

1462.
1463.

William,
Daniel,

March, 1768

died at sea unmarried.

Aug.

9,

1772

known

to

have married.

1318.
John Buckingham,
ham, born Sept.
2,

son of Daniel
;

and Lydia

{Lord) Bucking-

1735

married his second cousin Sarah Bucking-

ham, daughter of Joseph and Sarah {Tulley) Buckingham, Nov. 18, He died Nov. 2, 1802. Mrs. Sarah Buckingham died the 1762.
previous year.

CHILDREN.
1464.

Lucinda, born Nov.

6,

1763; m. Gideon Leet, a merchant,

who

after a

time retired from business, and removed to Ohio early

in the present century.

1465.

Joseph,

1466
1467.

John,
Daniel,

" "
"

Oct.

8,

1765

died Feb. 10, 1801, unmarried.

;

March

23, 1778

m. <Sa%

Car);?eW.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

159

13SO.
Samuel Buckingham,
ham, born
;

son of Daniel and Lydia (Lord) Bucking-

May 14, 1740 married Lydia Watrous. Mr. Samuel Buckingham died June 30, 1815. Mrs. Lydia Buckingham died June 12, 1833.
CHILDREN.

1468.

Samuel,
Lydia,
Mehetebel,

born July
"
Jslti.

11,

1770

1469.

21,

1772

1470.

"
"

June
Nov.
Feb.

22,

m. Joanna Matson. m. Ephraim Kelsey. 1774; died unmarried April

;

16, 1858,

aged

82 nearly.
1471.

Lucy,
Giles,

6,

1775; m.
1777

1,

William Hart;

2,

Gen. Matson

Smith.
1472.

"

8,

m. Elisabeth Stanton.

13SS.
Andrew Buckingham,
ingham,
son of Daniel and

Lydia (Lord) Buck-

born March 31, 1744; married

Margaret

Buckingham,

daughter of Joseph anh Sarah {Tulley) Buckingham, Nov. 10,1772,

and went to Sandgate, Vt., but a deed appears from him and his wife on the Saybrook Records, dated at Colebrook, Ct., Dec. 15, 1778. He has one son recorded on the Saybrook Records.
CHILDREN.
1473.

John,
Melinda,

born Nov.
" "
"

5,

1773.
;

Baptized

Jan.

16,

1774,

at

Old Say-

brook
1474.

died young.
;

Oct. 10, 1777

m. Ira Canfield of Chester, Ct.

va.

1475.
1476.

Laura,
Sarah,

" "
issue.

\7M
178

Asa Andrews.
Stone.

m. Ethan

Died 1860, without

1477.

Ann,

"

"

1795; died unmarried 1853, aged 58.

334.
3,

Ann Buckingham,
about 1755.

daughter of Stephen and Elisabeth (Sher-

wood) Buckingham, born July

1737

married Albert

Sherwood

Mr. Sherwood died

in

1803, aged 70.

CHILDREN.
1478. 1479.

Sarah,

Annie,
Daniel,
Clarissa,

(Sherwood,) born 1757. " baptized June,

"
"

1759.

1480.
1481.
1482.

Aug., 1761.
1763.
April, 1766. Jan., 1768.
Sept., 1770.
IS, 1771
;

"
"
"

"

Albert,

" "
"

1483.
1484. 1485.

Esther,

Rachel,

"
"

Buckingham,

horn March

m. Susan Sherwood.

160

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

daughter of Stephen and Elisabeth (/SAerBuckingham, born about 1739-40; married Gershom Gilbert, and died leaving no children.
wooc?)

Rachel Buckingham,

1330.
Elisabeth
ried a

Buckingham, daughter

of Stephen and Elisabeth

;

1742 or 1743 marMr. Stackhouse, but nothing farther is known, except that she is reported to have had two children, a son and a daughter.

{Sherwood) Buckingham, born probably about

133T^.
Ebenezer Buckingham,
son of Stephen
1,

and Elisabeth (SherFeb.

to

wood) Buckingham, born Nov.

1773.

1748

married Esther Bradley of

7,

Greenfield, Ct., Oct. 23, 1771, where she renewed covenant

At an

early day (supposed about 1774), they

removed

place in the south-east part of the State of

New

York, West of the

Hudson River,
erstown.
sleds,

called

"

Nine Partners."
;

After a short stay there

they removed to Ballstown, N. Y.

then again June, 1794, to

Coopon two
their
in

Here they tarried until drawn by one yoke of oxen

Jan., 1800,

when they

left

each,

having with them

all

children except Rachel and Sarah,

who being married remained

to Pittsburgh,

the State of

New

York.

A Mr.

Spencer and wife accompanied them

Penn., by the

on another sled across the mountains

of Cove Gap, where they waited

way

six

weeks

for

the ice in the Ohio

River to break up, when the cattle were sent by land through what was then a wilderness, under care of Stephen, his son, to Middle Island, just above Marietta, and the others of the family, with their
goods and
effects,

descended

in

flat

boat.

Arriving in the spring,

they shortly afterwards, with other families, ascended the Musking-

gum

river,

and located at the mouth of Killbrick creek,

first

at the conflu-

ence of the two streams, forming the

settlement

in that region.

This was about two miles above the present town of Coshocton.
nearest white settlement

The

was

thirty miles

down

the river, at Marietta,

southward, and Detroit far

to the

North.

During a residence of two

years the suffering from sickness was

excessive, so great as induced

them
wards

at last to

remove

in the spring of 1802.

settled in

mouth of the Hockhocking, on the Ohio, Here they raised a crop of corn, and afterHere Ebenezer Carthage, Athens County, Ohio.
to the

Buckingham

resided until

his

death, Oct. 24, 1824, having raised a

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
family of twelve children,
at

161
left his

the

age of 76.

He

farm and

property

to his

son Milton, with

whom

he had spent the evening

of his days.

with her son Ebenezer, at Putnam,

His widow, Mrs. Esther Buckingham, spent her last days Muskingum County, where she
lies interred

died June 25. 1827, aged 72 years, and

in the lot of

her

son Alvah in
ing

Woodland Cemetery, near Putnam, Ohio. (The foregoaccount furnished by their grandson, James Buckingham, ZanesOhio.)

ville,

I486.

born March 21, 1772, at Green6eld, Ct.

of 24, unmarried.
" "

died at the age

Dec. 25, 1773; m. Zattre Gushing.

Oct. 17, 177,5;

"

Feb.

9,

1778; m.
1780,

m. Esther Cooky. Catharine Putnam; 1,

at

2,

Sarah

Sturges; 3, Eunice Hale.

"

Feb. 4,

Nine Partners; m.
1, ilfr.

Benjamin

Sprague.

" "
" "

June
Jan.

18, 1782;

m.

Scott;

2,

Samuel Fair-

lamb.
9, 1784,
;

atBallston Spa; m.

I,

Maria Darling-

ton

2,

Eveline Wilson.

" "

m. Bdinda Cooley. Jan. 1, 1789 m. Ralph B. Miles. March 20, 1791 m. Ann Hale.
Oct. 23, 1786;
;

April 20, 1793

of the brain

died
lies

May

14, 1808, of

inflammation
Cooley, Jan.

buried at Carthage, N. Y.
;

"
"

June

9,

1795, at Cooperstown

m. Caleb

12, 1812.

Aug.

20, 1799

m. Julius Chappel Guthrie.

1343.
Samuel Buckingham,
vey, in

son of Gideon and

;

Jemima
1, to

(Pelton) Buck-

ingham, born July 28, 1740

was twice married,

Elisabeth

Har

1773

2, to

Philenn Williams, in 1782 or 1783.

1506.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
13154.
Sarah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
Ct.
in

163

daughter of Nathan and Constant

;

Tiffany)

1747

married a Mr. Harrison of Hadlyme,

Nothing farther has been ascertained.

3^G.
of

Bethiah Buckingham, daughter

Nathan and Constant {Tif;

fany) Buckingham, born June 13, 1751 was married Gladwin of Higganum, Ct., in the town of Haddam.
Mr. Daniel Gladwin died Dec.
6,

to

Daniel

1817.

Mrs. Bethiah Gladwin died Dec, 26, 1843, aged 92^ years.
CHILDREN.
1524.

Russel,

(Gladwin,) born
married.

1774; m. Deborah Prout.

\111.

1525.

Rebeccah,
Lydia,
married.

Probably never

1526.

1779.

Probably never

1527. 1528. 1529. 1530.

1531.

Diana,
Sally,

Esther,

Nathan Buckingham,
James,

m. Oliver Prout. April, 1783 m. Thadikus Manning April 16, 1786 m. Wells Knowles. Dec. 31, 1788 m. Sally Miller.
Feb., 1781
; ; ; ;

1790; died at nine years

of age.

1532.

Selden,

July

1533.

Sylvanus,

1794 m. 1, Lydia H. Lane ; Nancy Bonfoy. March 27, 1796 m. Hannah Post.
6,
;

2,

135'^.
Nathan Buckingham,
Buckingham, born March
sided in

son of Nathan
13,

and

Constant

{Tiffany)
re-

1753

married Rhoda
Essex, Ct.

Tucker and

Meadow Woods

District, in

CHILDREN.
1534.
1.535.

Nathan,
Hezekiah,
Roswell,

born July 3, 1798 m. 1, Mary E. Pratt; " Aug. 15, 1801 m. Amelia Watrous.
;

2.

Ann

Stevens.

;.

1536.

" "

June, 1803

1537.

Ralph,

June

8,

1808

m. Angeline Babcock. m. Cce^Aanne Sroctea^.

;

13SO.
Abigail Buckingham, daughter
fany) Buckingham, born
of
;

Nathan and Constant

Tif-

May

1,

1758 by

married Gideon Pratt, Sept.

she had two children, and

15, 1793, being his second wife,

whom

died Nov.

7,

1798.

164

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Niles H., (Pratt,) born

1538.

1796

died at Porto Belle, South America,

26, 1822,

Oct
1539.
Abigail,

aged 26.

"

"

m. William Williams.

1 3eo.

HosMER Buckingham, son of Nathan and Constant ( Tiffany) Buckingham, bom Aug. 6, 1761 married Lilly Snow about 1790. He resided in what is now the town of Essex.
;

1540.

Ann Snow,
Mar V
Richard,

born June

8,

1792

m. Elias

Redfield.

1541.

(or Polly,)

"
"
"

Nov.

14,

1793; m. Farnhain
;

Par melee.
Tiffany
;

1542. 1543. 1544.

Oct. 21, 1797 m. I, Minerva thy Ann Williams.

2,

Weal-

1545.

Hosmer, Hiram, Aaron,

March
June

25, 1800;
;

m. ^rfeZia^. Pra.
19, 1838.

" " "

31, 1806

died Nov. 23, 1823.

Nov. 21, 1810; died Nov.

1545 J. Arabella,

died young.

1361.
Susannah Buckingham, daughter
of Nathan and Constant (Tif-

fany) Buckingham, born Oct. 16, 1763; married Gideon Pratt, son of Gideon and Abigail Pratt, Dec. 24, 1796.
CHILDREN.
1546.
l.'>46i.

Azubah, Hosmer,
Lydia,

(Pratt,) born Jan. 5, 1798

m. Sherman Kelsey.

"
"

"

Oct. 10, 1800; died at Cuba, July 4, 1821, aged

twenty.
1547.

"
"

Feb. 19, 1802

died unmarried,

March

4,

1823,

aged 21.
1548.

Timothy,

"

Aug.

31, 1805

m. Nancy M. Saunders.

13C54.
Gideon
{Chatfield)

Buckingham,

son

of Hezekiah,

Jun.,

and Elisabeth
Triphena

Buckingham, born Oct. 22,1760;

married

Ware.

The

date of the marriage has not been found, nor the dates

of the children's birth.

CHILDREN.
1549.
1550.

Gideon W., born

Rebeccah,
"

GHAM FAMILY

Ifif)

136S.
Sarah Buckingham,
(

daughter of Hezekiah, Jun.

28,

and Elisabeth

Chalfield)
.-on

Buckingham, born July

1762

married Peahody Pratt,

the

of David and Jerusha Pratt, about 1783, and had by him

seven children. Mr. Pratt was a soldier and served through the Revolutionary

War.

He

resided in Rensellaerville,

New

York.

1551. 1552. 1553.

George,
Jedediah,
Elisabeth,

(Pratt,) born 1785.

1787.

"
"

March

5,

1789

m. Reuben
;

Wetherell.

1554.

David,

farmer
Mich.

lived in
;

Leroy, N. Y.
in

1555
1556.
1557.

Peabody,
John,
Sarah,

"

blacksmith

lived

Flint,

Died in Wisconsin. Married a Woodford and lived at Mt. Morris, New York.

1360.
Georgk Buckingham,
(Chatjieid)

son of Hezekiah
16,

Jun. and

Elisabeth

Buckingham, born Nov.

I.,

1764

ma.rried

Keturah Wickes

of Huntington, L. of 1812.
26, 1814.

April 21, 1790.

He

lived at

New

Windsor,

He was a soldier in the War New York, where he died Feb.

CHILDREN.
1558. 1559.

Freelove,

born Sept.
"

19,

Joseph Wickes,
George,

Sept. 5, 1795; died at

17,

m. William Chichester. Newburgh, N. Y., Sept. 1815, aged 20.

1793
; ;

1560.

"

May

31, 1797

died Sept. 19, 1797.

1561.

George Chatfield,

Oct. 10, 1798.

1562.
1563. 1564. 1565.
1566. 1567.

John

Piatt,

May
Aug.
Nov.

25, 1800.
;

An infant
Mary

son,

July 17, 1802

30,
9,

died at birth.

Elisabeth,

Alfred Gilbert,

1804; died Jan. 30, 1806. 1806; died July 20, 1811.

An

infant son,

Oct. 29, 1808; died at birth.

Alfred Hezekiah,

Feb. 11, 1811

m. Bebeccah Smith.

Joseph Buckingham, son

jield)

of Hezekiah Jun. and Elisabeth (C/iatBuckingham, born Stpt. 28, 1766 married and had two sons,
;

but the

name

of his wife has not been ascertained, or the dates of the

children's birth.

CHILDREN.
1568. 1569.

Marcus,

Lyman,

born "

died in 1821, without issue.

166

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

of Hezekiah, Jun. and Elisabeth Buckingham, born Nov. 11, 1768; married Nancy Howell of Newburgh, New York, Oct. 3, 1791. She was born Sept. 17,
{Chatfield)

Benjamin Buckingham, son

1771, and died Jan.

1,

1837,

and was buried

19, 1855,

at

Tally, N. Y.

He

died at Brooklyn, N. Y.,

March

aged 77,

CHILDREN.
1570.
1571. 1572.

Howell,
Floyd,

born July 15, 1792 died Feb. 20, 1793. " March 11, 1794; died about 1854.
;

1573.
1574.
1575.

Benjamin Franklin, Fanny,

George,

" "
" "

April

3,
4,

1796 1798
;

m. Mary Terry.
died Sept. 15, 1799.

May
June Aug.
Feb.

29, 1801
20,
4,

m. Ca^Aanne
diedApril

J.c?a/ns.

Harry,
Albert,
Harriet,

1803; died July 25, 1825, aged 22.

1806
;
:

1576. 1577. 1578.

"
"

March
9,

14, 1827,

aged 21.

1808

m. Andrew Ross.
;

Helen,

"

3\y\y ].Q,\9,U

xa..

Andrew Ross.

1360.
son of Hezekiah Jun. and Elisabeth Buckingham, born Aug. 8, 1770; married Lydia Kirtland of Ovid, New York, June 11, 1792. He was a farmer by occu{Chatfield)
pation.

William M. Buckingham,

He

died April 10, 1850.

She died

in 1861.

Mr. Bucking-

ham was

a very patriotic man, and belonged to the Light Horse, in

the war of 181*2.

CHILDREN.
1579.

1580.
1581.

1582.
1583.

born June 13, 1794; m. ilfr. Perrin. " Aug. 24, 1796 m. Clarissa Warner. William, " Aug. 21, \19&; m.. Fanny Wilkinson. Gilbert, " Nov. 26, 1800. John, " March 27, 1804 m. 1, Newell French; Elisabeth,
Almira,
;
;

2, Sterling

Ship-

1 3ro.

Phebe Buckingham,
{Ghaifield)

daughter of Hezekiah Jun. and Elisabeth

Buckingham, born

May

2,1772; married William Barker

of Greenville,
Ct.,

New

York, April, 1792.

He was

born

at Guilford,

Feb.

3,

1763.
CHILDREN.

1584. 1585.

Gideon,

Augustine,
Elisabeth (Betsey,)

(Barker,; born March, 1793 " " Feb. 22, 1795

1586.

"

"

Jan.

9,

1797

m. Cynthia Pratt. m. Betsey iJusse/. m. Asa Atkinson.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
1587.
1588.

167
;

Ransom,
Electa,

(BarkerJ bora
"
"

May
June Nov.

29, 1799
7
4,

" " " "

1801

1589. 1590. 1591.

1592.

Charles,

1803

m, Lavinia Rood. m. Michael 3IcGrath. m. Armenia Smith.

m. Henry Smith. m. Jane Z)e ilia^re. m. Rev. Peter Stryker
died

Phebe Ann,
George,
Caroliue,
^

" "

'Sov. ^, 1805

Jan. 10, 1808

"
"
"

"
"

May

8,

18U
Nest.

Van
1593. 1594.

Mary,
Julia A,,

Feb. 12, 1813

l^ov. 5, 1817
lard.
;

m infancy.
Chester Hil-

"

m. Capt.

1595.

Susan,

"

July

7,

1819

m. Reuben McCreery.

Ann Buckinghaai,
(Chatfield)
kock.

daughter of
8,

Buckingham, born June

Hezekiah Jun. and Elizabeth 1774, married Gideon Hie-

CHILD.
1596.

Gideon, (Hickock,) born

May

4,

1821

m. Ellen Wakeley.

John Buckingham,
JieJd)

son of Hezekiah, Jun. and

Elisabeth (Chat;

Buckingham, born Feb. 11, 1776, at Saybrook, Ct. married Sarah Havens, daughter of Benjamin Havens, at New Wind.sor, New York, July 18, 1802. Being a ship builder, he had occasion often to travel up and down the Hudson River on sailing vessels, and was
knocked overboard by the
a widow and five children.
sail

and drowned Sept. 13, 1812, leaving

CHILDREN.
1507.

1598. 1599.

Benjamin Lewis, born " Sarah Havens,

May May
June
Sept.

8,

1803 1807

m
;

Margaret Shaw.

29, 1805
I,
;

1600.

Nancy Howell, Joanna Shultz,

Hellen Hasbrouk,

"

"
"

9,

1809 1815

1601.

June

2,

m. ITm. i/owe il/j7Ze?-. m. David Highland Havens. m. Benjamin Burling. m. 1, Henry Holden ; 2, S. S.

Viele.

13^3.
of Major Jedediah and Hester {KirtChapman, and grand-daughter of John and Temperance Buckingham Kirtland, born April 3, 1724 married William Kelsey, Feb. The time of her decease is not known. 6, 1746.
land)
;

Hester Chapman, daughter

68

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Ann Chapman,

169

daughter of Major Jedediah and Hester {Kirtland)

Chapman, and grand-daughter of John and Temperance {Backingham) Kirtland, born March 22, 1731 married Daniel Grinnell, Jan.,
;

of Westbrook, in the year 1758.

CHILDREN.
1620.

Aaron,
Charlotte,

(Grinnell,) baptized Oct. 21, 1759, at

Westbrook.
" "

1621.
1622. 1623.

"

"

Oct. 24, 1761,

Benjamin,
Ezra,

"
"
"

"
"
"

April
Sept.

8,

1764,
1766,

7,

1624.

Aaron,

April

2,

1769,

Reuben Chapman, son of Major Jedediah and Hester {Kirtland) Chapman, and grandson of John and Temperance (Buckingham) Kirtland, born Oct. 20, 1733 married Sarah Lay, June 28, 1759, by whom he had nine childi'en, four of whom were born^ in "Westbrook, and five in Salisbury, Ct., where he removed about the year
;

1770.

He

died at Salisbury, Jan. 20,

1799, aged sixtysix

years.

Mrs. Sarah Chapman died March 11, 1817.

CHILDREN.
1625. 1626.

Reuben,

CChapman,)
" "

born

Feb.

7,

1760, at Westbrook.

baptized June 20, 1762,

"
"

June
born

10,

1764,

1766,

"

baptized Aug. 21, 1768,

"

April 14, 1771,

born

1773,

Aug.
"

13, 1775,

"

Oct. 22, 1777.

i3r8.
Charity Chapman, daughter of Major Jedediah and Hester
ingham) Kirtland, born March
2,

{Kirt-

land) Chapman, and grand-daughter of John and Tempei-ance {Buck-

1736; married Peabody Grinnell,

March
cease
is

8,

1758, and had by him five children.

The time

of her de-

not known.

170

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
daughter of Major Jedediah and Hester {Kirt-

Chloe Chapman,

land) Chapman, and grand-daughter of John and Temperance {Buck-

ingham) Kirtland, born in 1738; married /o^ Post of Westbrook, Nov. 22, 1764, and had by him five cliildren. Tlie date of her death
has not been ascertained.
CHILDREN.
1639.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
*

171

Temperance Kirtland,
bert) Kirtland,

daughter of John, Jun., and Lydia {Gil-

and grand-daughter of John and Temperance {Buck;

ingham) Kirtland, born

been furnished.

married Isaac Bates.

No

dates have

1658.
1659.

Isaac,

(Bates,)

Temperance,

"

13S4.
William Kirtland,
land,

son of John, Jun., and Lydia {Gilbert) Kirt-

born

and grandson of John and Temperance {BucMngham) Kirtland, married Sarah Babcock, by whom he had five children.
;

No

dates have been returned.

CHILDREN.
1660.
Gilbert,

1661.

William,
Lucintha,
Sarah,

(Kirtland,) "

1662.
1663.

" "
"

1664.

Temperance,

1380.
Hester Kirtland, daughter
Kirtland, born
;

of John, Jun., and Lydia

Gilbert)

Kirtland, and grand-daughter of John and

Temperance {Buckingham) married David Whittlesey, but had no children.

138T^.
Asa Kirtland, son of John, Jun., and Lydia {Gilbert) Kirtland, and grandson of John and Temperance {Buckingham) Kirtland, born Dec. 7, 1746 married Catharine Buckingham, May 16, 1775. She
;

was born Aug. 11, 1751.

172

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

SEVENTH GENERATION.
Thomas Buckingham,
ham,
Ct.,

son of Jedediah and

;

Martha (0/ark) Buckall his child-

ingham, born in the year 1755

married Triphena Hibbard of Wind-

Aug.

6,

1778.

His marriage and the names of

ren are recorded on the

Town

Records of Lebanon, Ct.

He

died at

Norwalk, Ohio, in 1840, aged 85, where he went probably late in life. The date of Mrs. Triphena Buckingham's death has not been furnished, nor is it known to the writer whether she died in Lebanon,
Ct.,

or in Ohio.
CHII-DREN.

1673.

Henry,
Lucinda,

born Jan.
"

1674.

April 28, 1781

1675.
1678. 1679. 1680.

Amelia,
Charlotte,

"
"

m. Hairiet Talcott. m. ^sa <Sj/ms. died unmarried at 19 years of Sept. 10, 1784 " " 22 Feb. 21,1786;
13,

1779

age.

Salome,

"
"

Axig. 2A,\1'$>9,; xa. William Ticknor.

John,

Nov.

10,

1790;

ra.

6araA^6ert.
2.

1681.
1682.

Mary, Samuel,
Matilda,

" "

1683.
1684.

"
"

Aiml'i.&.n^Q; m. Elijah Loveland. Aug. 13, 1797; m. 1, Thankful Babcock; Camp. Jan. 4, 1799 m. John Bennet.
;

Julia A.

Fanny,

Jan. 21, IBG4; m. Stephen Vaughan.

139S.
Joseph Buckingham,
ingham, born in 1757
Zechariah
;

son of Jedediah and Martha (Clark) Buck-

married Clarissa Chapman, daughter of Dr.

Chapman

of East

Haddam and

Isabella {Stanton)

Chap-

man, English lady from Barbadoes,West Indies, in the year 1796, Said The family became members of Clarissa was born Feb. 17, 1794. the United Society of Believers, commonly called Shakers, and resided at Scoharie,

New

York.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

173

1300.
Mart Buckingham,
Buckingham, and
daughter of Jedediah and Martha
(

Clarh)

twin-sister of

Joseph

Buckingham, born

in

1757

was married

to

James Crocker.

174

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,

140S.
Stephen Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
1799.
son of Jedediah

May

12,

1763

(Mary) Dorrance of Lebanon,

(2), to Polly Brewster,

Ct.,

and Martha {dark) was twice married; (1), to Polly Jan. 2, 1798. She died Jan. 26,
Society, Lebanon,
Ct.,

of Exeter

of

the 6th Generation from Elder William Brewster, of Plymouth, and

daughter of Ichabod and Lucy Brewster, June 30,

1807.

born Aug. 12, 1777, and

is

living (1869) at Poughkeepsie, in her

assistance,

She was 92d

year, able to walk about the house without

ally rides out a

and occasion-

few miles

in

pleasant weather.
;

Mr. Buckingham

served three years in the war of the Revolution

in a cartel to

was

sent to France,

exchange prisoners

was shipwrecked

in the

Bay

of Bis-

cay,

and was absent about a year.

He was

a landed proprietor and

farmer at the time of his death, in Columbia, Ct.

1814. CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
1698.

He

died Feb. 26,

Mary Dorrance, born

Jan. 26, 1799, at Columbia, Ct.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

1699.
1700. 1701.

Stephen M., born Julj

Charles J,

12, 1808, at
7,

Columbia, Ct.

" "

July

1810,

Ichabod B.,

Aug.

3,

1813

died at Colchester, Ct, Nov. 8, 1819.

1403.
Esther Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Sept.
daughter of Jedediah and Martha {Clark)
25,

1763

married Enos Geary about 1788.

CHILDREN.
1702.

William Louis, (Geary,) bora July

"

24, 1789.
8, 7,

1703.

May
Dec.

1791.
1792.

"
"

July
April

12, 1795.
6,

"
" "

1796.

" " "

March 13, 1798. March 30, 1800. Aug. 20, 1801. March 25, 1805.

1 404.

Martha Buckingham,
children.

daughter of Jedediah and Martha {Clark)

;

Buckingham, born about 1765

married

Simon Loomis.

Had no

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.

175

Nancy Ann Buckingham,

Kingston, Penn., Nov. 25, 1795.

daughter of Jedediah and Martha

;

{Clark) Buckingham, born in 1767

married Benjamin Dorrance of

He

Ann Dorrance
Aug.
24, 1837.

died Feb.

2,

1834.

was born in 1765. Mrs. NancyMr. Benjamin Dorrance died

CHILDREN.
1711.

John,
Charles,

1712.
171-3.

George,

(Dorrance,) born Feb. 28, 1800. " " Jan. 4, 1805; m. ^wsan ^. /ore?. " Aug. 30, 1807 ; died April 28, 1814. "

Ambrose W. Buckingham,
tlesey)

son of Stephen and Elisabeth

Whit-

Buckingham, born

in

1772; married Eunice

Griffing, April,

1793.
Ct.

She was born

in

1775.

He

died Sept. 15, 1826, at Saybrook,

Mrs. Eunice Buckingham died in 1842, in South Canaan, Pt;nn.,

at the house of her daughter, Mrs.

Nancy

Miller.

CHILDREN.
1714.
171.5.

John,
Eunice,

born April
"
Axxg.

19,
f>,

1794
;

Mary

Abhy.

1716.

Nancy,
Lucina,

" "
" "

1717. 1718.
1719. 1720. 1721. 1722.

Betsey (Elisabeth),

Ambrose,
Stephen,

m. Daniel Swingle. Oct. \S,U^1 m. Harvey Miller. Nov. 8, 1800; m. Asa Jones. Jan. 3, 1803; m. James Carr. March 27, 1805 m. ilfa/iafa /tefe.
\Tdb
; ;

"
" " "

Nov.

20, 1807
22,

deceased in 1817.
;

Susan,
Cornelius G.,

March

1810
;

m. Mordecai Brink.
il/artte A'e/fee.

1722^.

Thomas W.,

May May

5,

1813

m.

18,

1816; died in 1817.

141
Zertiah
{Clark) Buckingham, born

1.
of
;

Buckingham, daughter

William
is

and
to

Rebeceah

May

9,

1747
is

said

have married

Nathanael Brown, but nothing farther

known.

141S.
Jedediah Buckingham,
Buckingham,
1837.
son of William and

Rebeceah

Clark)

born

Dec.

1,

1748

married Mercy Parsons.

Mr.
19,

Buckingham died Jan.

28, 1827.

Mrs.

Buckingham died April

176

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
CHILDREN.

1723. 1724.
172.5.

Samuel,

bom

Rebeccah, " " Asahel,

1726.

Mary,

m. Eliza Cox. Rice. ; m. Probably never married. m. Peter Niles, April 11, 1826.
;

4 1 'T.

ried

Williams, who marMargaret Huntington, and grand-daughter of Solomon and Mary {Buckingham) Huntington married Gurdon Huntington, in New-

Temperance Williams,

daughter of a Mr.

London, Dec. 25, 1785, and moved to Walpole, New Hampshire. He was a goldsmith, and died in Walpole, July 26, 1804. The widow removed to Bloomfield, Ohio, where she died at the age of 63, May
25, 1823.

She was born

in

Groton,

Ct., Sept. 5,

1760.

CHILDREN.
1727.

Mary Buckingham,

(Huntington,) born Aug. 29,

Ct.
;

1787, in
9,

Windham'
1806, Eph-

m., Nov.

raim Brown of West Moreland

and died

in Bloomfield, Ohio,

Feb., 1862,
8 children.

by

whom

he had

(Vide Hunting-

ton Family, p. 262.)

1728.

Marvin,

"

in Walpole, Feb. 14, 1789.

He

married

1,

Mary Goodenowof
;

Bloomfield, Ohio

2,

Sylvia

G. Han-is of

Bufifalo,

N. Y.,

May
1729.

11, 1828.

Eunice Ripley,

"

"

Nov.

10,

1790;

m.

William

Palmer of
1730.

New

Hartford, N.

Y., in 1809, and died in 1810.

Ralph Ripley,
Elisabeth Mason,

"

" "

Feb., 1792

died single in Nov.,

1826.
1731.

"

Feb. 26, 1794

tor

m. Francis ProcMass.*

of Manchester,
29, 1823,

Aug.
1732.

and hves in
married
in

Bloomfield, Ohio.

Nancy Amanda,

"

"

July

15,

1797;

Painesville,

Ohio, Nov. 18,

children

1819, 3Iilo Harris of Bufifalo,

N.
262.
1733.

Y.

For

the

vide Huntington Family, p.

Joseph Morgan,

"
"

"
"

Dec.
July

8,

1799

died unmarried

Dec.
1734.

8,

1833.

Gurdon Williams,

6,

1814; married in
Sept.
27,

New
1832,

Hartford,

Bricea

Ann

Smith.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1 443.

177

Richard William Hart,

ham) Hart, born Jan.
R.
I.,

son of William and Esther

(^Bucking-

15,

1768; married Elisabeth Ball oi Newport,

he had three children.
CHILDREN.

Oct. 29, 1795,

by

whom

1734 a.
17346.

William Kicbard, (Hart,) born Nov.

Elisabeth Miller,

17,

1796

died at 10 years of age.

"

"

June
of

26, 1798

in Dec., 1825,

m. Rev. Wm. Jarvis and had nine children,

Elisabeth

whom

the eldes%
Col.

Han

Jarvis, married

Hartford, Ct.,
resides at

whom

Sam'l Colt of she survives and

in that city.

Armsmere
;

1734

c.

Hetty Buckingham, "

"

April 19, 1800

never married.

1444 J
Sally Murdock, daughter
Murdock, born Aug.
12,

of Rev. James and

to

Ann Buckingham
in

1780; was married

George Pratt of Old

Saybrook, March 29, 1792.

Mr. Pratt was a merchant

State

Old Say-

hrook, and repeatedly represented his town in the

his district in the State Senate,

Legislature,

and was honored by

his fellow citizens

with

many

other offices of trust.

his industry,

He

was a

man

of strict integrity,

remarkable for
lated a

and correct business

1824, aged 43.

habits.

He

accumu-

handsome

fortune,

and died Dec.

6,

19, 1843,

aged 66.

Mrs. Sally Pratt died Jan.

CHILDREN.
1735.
(Pratt,)

born Aug. 29, 1807 m. Grace Carter. " April 16, 1809; m. Ann A. Bushnell.
;

"

June

26,

1810

died

Aug.

1,

1810.

"
" "

Dec. 31, 1813; died Jan.

18, 1814.

March

10,

1815; died March 15, 1815.

;

Jan. 15, 1818

m. Sarah

Pratt.

144^.
Hon. Samuel Murdock,
ham) Murdock, born April
Point,

son of Rev. James and

Ann

(Bucking-

23,

1782

married Sally Foote of Crown

New

York, Jan. 10, 1807.

He

was one of the

citizen

earliest settlers

of

Crown

Point, and was a highly esteemed

;

of the town and

county where he resided

was

six years sheriff,

and many years one

of the Judges of Essex county, a pillar in the Congregational Church, of which he was a prominent

member

a very spirited

man, and

23

178

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

thoroughly identified with the interest of the community where he resided.

1741.
1742.

Sarah M.,
James,
Samiiel Foote,

(Murdock,) born Oct.

" "

11,

1807

June
ble.

10,

1810

m. Orson Davis. m. Elisabeth K. Trimm. Laura

J. Snell.

1743.

"

"

Oct. 12, 1812;

Mary Murdock,
March
born
29, 1806.

daughter of Rev. James and

7,

Anne (Buckingto Selden Collins,

ham) Murdock, born Aug.

1784; was married

May

12, 1780, at Turin,

She died Jan. 30, 1848. Mr. Collins, who was N. Y., was a farmer, and died at Ogvisit to his son.

densburgb, N. Y., in June, 1857, while on a

CHILDREN.
1744.
174.5.

1746.
1747. 1748.

James Murdock, (Collins,) born Jan. 9, 1808 died Feb. 27, 1813. " " April 26, 1812 m. ^7/sa6e<A /nnman. Bryan Ransom, " June " Sarah Ann, 28, 1814 m. /?osc(s W. Judson. " " Dec. 16, 1816 m. Lucy Helen Ward. James Alexander, " " 'Ec\).B,\8\^ m. Emetine A. Prentice. Selden,
;
;

1749.
1750.

Eliza Frances,

" "

"
"

Dec.

6, 1820.
;

Diadaraa Dewey,

April 28, 1824

died Jan. 18, 1868.

Anne Murdock, daughter of Rev. James and Anne {Buckingham) Murdock, born April 7, 1786 was married to Bryan Ransom, a merchant of Poultney, Vermont, Jan. 23, 1806, and died March 26,
;

1814, leaving no children.

144S.
Louisa Murdock, daughter of Rev. James and Anne {Buckingham) Murdock, born Jan. 12, 1788 married Leonard House, a farmHe was born Aug. 24, 1787. She died er, in Turin, New York.
;

July

6,

1870.

B
1757.
1758.
1759.

UC KINGH AM
(Hoixsg,)

AMIL T.

179

Alby,

Harvey Douglas, " " Emily H.,

hovaJaly 10, 182i; m. A. Ether idge. " Aug. 17, 1828; died Sept. 14, 1828. " Oct. 2,1830 ; m. J. C. Fuller.

Harriet Mttrdock, daughter

ingham) Murdock, born Nov.
Smith of Poultney,
Vt.,

of Rev.

23,

1789; was married

James and Anne (Buck to Harvey D.

a merchant, and died Feb. 19, 1819.

CHILDREN.

1760.
1761. 1762.

Esther Murdock, (Smith,) born Oct. 1, 1813. " " Aug. 23, 1816. " James " " Jan. 19, 1819. Louis Leonard,

James Murdock,

son of Rev. James

;

and Anne {Buckingham)

Murdock, born Oct. 31, 1791 married Hope House, Oct. 10, 1827, and died Jan. 27, 1850. He was a silversmith, and resided at Utica,

New

York.
CHILDREN.

1763.
1764.

Sophia Moseley, (Murdock,) born July 26, 1828. " " Sept. 20, 1830 James B.,
Cornelia,

died Jan. 12,

1835

1765.

"

"

Sept. 19, 1836.

Oct. 18, 1837.

1766.

James Fowler,

"

"

1431.
Esther Murdock, daughter
ham) Murdock, born Dec.
a lawyer, Oct. 23, 1817.
13,

of Rev.

James and Anne (Bucking-

1793; was married to Baron S. Doty,

Resides at Portage City, Wisconsin.

CHILDREN.

1767. 1768.

Sarah Hume, (Doty,) born Jan. 31, 1819 m. Rev. .Joseph H. Russell. " April 23, 1820; a Lawyer, and died unmarJoseph Murdock, " ried at Jacksonville, Florida, June 18,
;

1867.

14SS.
Betsey Murdock, daughter
ham) Murdock, born Jan.
son, a
22,

of Rev. James and

;

Anne
1816.

(^Bucking7'Aom/)-

1796

was married
12,

to

Enoch

merchant of Martinsburgh, N. Y., Dec.

18, 1821.

She died

March

CHILDREN.
1769.

Louisa,

(Thomi>son,) born Jan. 27, 1818.

1770. 1771.

Alexander,
Betsey,

"
"

"

July 20, 1819.

Dec. 24, 1820.

"

180

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Hamlin Blague Buckingham,

married
Paris,
;

son of Daniel

and Temperance
three times

{Blague) Buckingham, born Feb. 15, 1789.

(1,) to

Has been

Amanda

Stanton, daughter
;

of Daniel Stanton of

New

York, April, 1822

she died April, 1849. (2,) to Frances

;

Boswell of Norwich, daughter of Lemuel Boswell, June, 1851

died in July, 1857.
in October, 1863.
(3,) to

she
dit^d

Caroline A. Fox,

Nov., 1859

she

CHILD.
1772.

Hamlin

B., born Jan. 28, 1861.

1401.
Lydia Buckingham, daughter
ham, born July 28, 1765
wife, Dec. 24, 1797.
;

of Adonijah and
to

Ann Bucking-

was married

Elias Tulley, as his second

CHILDREN.
1773.
1774.

Jennet, (Tulley,) born Nov. 15, 1799.

Anne,

"

"

March

22, 1801,

1466.
John Buckingham,
born March 23, 1778
;

son of John and Sarah {Tulley) Buckingham,

married Sally Canfield, Oct.

in

6,

1803, and died

Nov.

15, 1820.

She died

March, 1859.
CHILDREN.

1775.
1776.

nil.
1778. 1779.

born Oct. 23, 1804; m. J to Wilbur. " Hec. S\,\9,0B; m. Julia Silliman. Joseph Leet, Henry Augustus, " '^or. S\, \8\2; m.. Adelaide Rossiter " Oct. 21 \8\b m. Charles Mansfield. Eliza M., " Oct. 2, 1817 m. J.nH Zuss. George Andrew,
Charles,
,
; ;

146S.
Deacon Samuel Buckingham,
rous)

son of Samuel and Lydia

Wat-

Buckingham, born

at

Saybrook, Jan. 11, 1770, where he lived

marriage and the birth of his eldest child. He married Joanna Matson of Lyme, March 8, 1798, by whom he had six childHe removed to Lebanon in 1803, which town he represented ren. He was for many years deacon of the in the Legislature in 1815.
until after his

Congregational Church, and died April 19, 1850, aged 80.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
He
used to say that in
selectino; his

181
only wanted a
the
school,

farm, he not

good farm, but also wished

physician, and the mill."

to It

be " near the church,

the

was located near

" the

brick meeting-

house," on the turnpike from

Norwich

to Hartford, eleven miles

all

from

the former, where was to be found a market for

in a

farm products, and

community

quite distinguished, in those

its

days, for religious and

educational privileges, and for

good society, being the residence of

the Trumbull's, William's, Mason's, &c.

thrifty fiarmer,

He

was an enterprising and

and not only lived comfortably and made his home the home of hospitality, but acquired a handsome property for those times.

He had

one source of income, however, besides

his

farm.

For^

when a young man, and

others, built the first

before he left Saybrook. he and two or three

at

two fishing piers

the

mouth of the Connectifisheries,

cut to take shad, and he retained his interest in these

which

was worth
raised
in

as

much

to

him

as his farm.

He was

fund of the cultiva-

tion of fruit,
it

and before nurseries and grafted fruit were common, abundance and of the choicest varieties. His buildings
in the best

were always kept

paint could

of repairs, and painted as white as fresh

make them,

so

that his well shaded

in the

and pleasant

resi-

dence became a striking feature

of what the best
"

landscape and gave a good idea

New

The Academy"

of this town, as

England homes were. it was called, though

"

it

had no

endowment, was somewhat distinguished under

Master Tisdale," and

some of the leading men of

select school for both sexes

the vState

were educated here.

for

Here a
Indies,

was maintained, generally under some college graduate,

;

but sometimes

it

was made a school

and

young

under superior instruction.

schools.

In arranging

maintaining

these

Deacon Buckingham was always active and liberal, and here his own children were educated until they needed better advantages, when they were all sent away to enj )y them. The church also, in which he was for many years a deacon, and of which he was such a
revered and beloved member, found
secure a good minister
in

him one of
;

its

best friends.

To

support

to build

when one was needed to provide well for his a parsonage and then make his residence in it
;

comfortable and plea-ant

in

everything of this kind he naturally exlife

pected to take a leading part, while his

and prayers gave new

power

to

preaching and
;

all

the

means of

grace.

He

had a peculiar
Tavern."

regard for ministers

that his house

prized their society, loved to entertain them, so

Ministers'

was

familiarly called " The

He

loved good people and good things, and any good cause was likely to find
in

him a prime supporter and true

friend.

When

the temperance re-

182

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
fir?t

form commenced, he was one of the

carry them out in the

to

adopt

its

principles

and

management of
he refused

his farm.

never could have laborers without furnishing

in

haying time
Irora his

at least,

to believe

Though told that he them with ardent spirits it, and banished them at
was too conscientious

once

farm and from his house.

to

He

and benevolent
against

maintain a custom so dangerous to individuals and so

injurious to the community,

it.

when he could

see such an easy protection

it

In any analysis of his character

might be said that his

most striking characteristic was his rare good judgment.

not pretend to judge of subjects with which he had
little

He would

or no knowl-

edge

but upon matters with which be was

definite

acquainted, his opinions

were

and almost
nature

infallible.

He was
to entertain

christian genth-raan,

whose

fine social

made him exceedingly fond

fi

of his

home and

his family,

and always most happy

iends.

His habits of

business were careful and exact, while his industry and thoroughness,

combined with

his rare

judgment, were quite gure

to

render his busi-

ness plan> successful.

lic

His reverence was great

;

reverence for pubfor

men

of ability and integrity

while his

love

good men, and

those especially
still.

whom

he deemed the Lord's servants, was greater

full

He

was tender-hearted and

of sympathy with the children

of misfortune, as well as rigid in his ideas of personal duty, and hold

ing himself bound by
the strictest requirements
fully.

of his Lord, and

never very confident that he had met them

acceptance was
all in

His hope of
Jesus
Chi-ist,

final

the mercy of

God through
life

and

trusting these, he approached the end of

serenely, and after a long

faith

and painful sickness from the dropsy, died

of the go-pel at the age of eighty, not

in the

and patience
for his years

more remarkable

than for his usefulness and piety.

The

fiimily of his wife,

Mrs. Joanna (Matson)

Buckingham, was
has produced.
the old
officer in

one of the valuable ones

which

the town

of

Lyme

Deacon Nathanael
er of

iMatson, so

long a venerable

church, being her eldest brother, and her eldest sister being the

moth

Judge Henry M. Waite, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the State. The first of the name was Nathanael Matson, a His son Nathanael removed to shipmaster, who settled in Boston.
in farming and in mercantile pursuits, and where he died Feb. 3, 1776, aged 92, having had a family of nine children. His son Nathanael, the father of Mrs. Buckingham, was born in 1725 married Dinah Newlon of Colchester, Jan. 15, 1761^ and died August 21, 1787, having had seven children, Joanna being

Lyme, where he engaged

the youngest.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

183

She was a superior woman, of unaffected modesty, and great executive ability, and possessed of such good judgment, that her hu^-band

always consulted her in business matters, and said after her death that he never succeeded well in any enterprise of which she did not thoroughly approve. She was quick in her mental operations and fertile in

expedients when any important object was to be accomplished? and especially when advising others and planning for their good, very tender hearted and sympathetic, yet resolute in an emergency and capable of enduring the severest
tions
;

trial

and the most protracted exeras ever blessed

with a heart as

warm and motherly

any home

and with a piety

so reverential, conscientious,

and

affectionate, as to

make

all

respect and love her, and leave her

lier

shrined in the hearts of

children as

memory as The Madonna's

sacredly enis

among

all

good Catholics.
children,

She used

to plan wisely

and comprehensively

for her

and was anxious that they should be something and do someto

thing in the world, but her ambition wa-! held in subordination to her
piety,
''

and she would always add

her encouragements and hopes

Well, whatever else you are, I want you to be christians."

memory can be
death,

Perhaps no better summary of her character or fitter tribute to her given, than was heard from her pastor years after her

when

this minister

had removed

to

another town, where' in his

age and infirmity he occasionally occupied the pulpit.

the family happening to
this reference to

friend of

pass

a Sabbath there, was gratified to hear

her as an illustration of his subject

"

When
all

I became pastor of the church, to which for

many

years I

ministered, I was struck wherever I went with the love and gratitude

which

poured out

at the

mention of one individual.

That individ-

now good Governor a noble son of a noBeneath every roof her name was most affectionately ble mother. I wondered mentioned, as her memory now is sacredly cherished. how she had thus endeared herself to the hearts of that people. But when I saw her at the bedside of the sick and dying, ministering, like when I saw her gifts scattered an angel from above, to their relief, wherever they were needed, when I saw how little she spent upon herself and how cheerfully she gave to others, I understood the secret. Others besides our Maker love such a spirit, and weep when it is
ual was the mother of our

withdrawn from the scenes of earth."

adult age except the fourth,

Their six children

all

lived to

who

died

when a year and a

half old.

18

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN OF DEACON SAMUEL AND JOANNA (mATSOn) BUCKINGHAM.

1780.

Abigail,

born March 26, 1801

27, 1861,

died unmarried at Norwich, June

aged 60.

"She was

so

feeble

in her

childhood that no one ever supposed she would

live to

grow up

though she was always as

frail

as

frailty itself, thi'ough the judicious

and tender care

influ-

of the family she lived to be sixty years of age, and

had a large circle of

friends,

and exerted an

ence and accomplished a work, which under such

disadvantages, were quite remarkable. She was ac-

knowledged
difficult

to

have the

finest

mind

in the family,

being fond of mathematics, and loving to solve

problems as an amusement, fond of books,

critic,

a good

besides being a

good writer

herself,

while in matters of taste and ingenuity there was

nothing too delicate for her to devise or too dainty for her skillful fingers to execute.

Considering

the

little

physical vigor she possessed she

was

ca-

pable of great exertion, and could endure the ut-

most fatigue as

if

her spirit was wholly independ-

ent of the body, and could supply that with any

She was a good of strength at its will. example of what one incapable of doing much herself or for others physically could do for for them intellectually and spiritually, filling as she did such a large place in her father's family, and sending her influence so far and so sweetly beyond And this influence was as christian as it was it. intellect'ial and social. Her moulding power in this respect over her brothers, was second only to that of their parents over them all. She was much interested in Antiquarian Researches, and knew more about the genealogy of the family, especially this branch of it, than any one else at the time of her death, and would have welcomed

amount

the publication of this

faction.

work with peculiar

satis-

In that sphere where saintly

spirits are

freed from all physical infirmities

and they have

realized " the redemption of the body," as well as

we love to think of such souls as standing among the brightest seraphs, and going forth
the spirit,

with them on their swift ministries of love.

1791. 1792.

Lucy Ann,

William Alfred, " "

May

25, 1804
;

m. Eliza

Ripley.

Oct. 25, 1806

died Sept., 18.53. "

ly of her mother's characteristics,

She partook largeand sought to

walk closely in her steps as a friend to the sick and suffering and by such self-forgetful devotion to others, and to the members of her own family, she broke down a naturallv fine constitution, and
;

'

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

185

died somewhat prematurely, soon after her father.

Nothing could ever induce her to leave her home where she thought she was so much needed, and where she cherished her sister so lovingly, and
nursed her father so tenderly,
death.
after

her mother's

Fitted to grace almost any position, she

to

was content
uneventful.

remain where love and duty kept

her, though her duties were

Still

humble and her life where such grace as humility,

duly prized, she has

and
1 7 83 .

charity,

and

fidelity are

doubtless found

fit

promotion."

1784. 1785.

S amuel Matson, Samuel Giles, Israel MatsoQ,

July
'

12, 1809

died Nov. 26, 1810.

Nov.

18,
5,

1812

m. Harriet Taylor.

Aug.

1816; m. Lydia A. Carevo.

1460.
Lydia Buckingham, daughter of Samuel and Lydia
Buckingham, born Jan.
brook, Dec. 12, 1795.
21,
(

Watrous)

1872; msirried I!phraim Kelsey of West-

1786
1787

Nancy Moranda,
Horace,
Charles E.,

(Kelsey,) born Sept. 11, 1796 ; m. Richard Stannard. " " Feb. 26, 1798 m. Mary Hayden.
;

1788 1789

" "
"

" "

March

27,

1800

m. Amelia

AI. Jones.

Orson,

Sept. 24, 1801.

1790

Lucy Ann,

"

March

29, 1863 land.

m. Philip M. Kirt-

i4n.
Lucy Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
daughter of Samuel and Lydia
6,

Watrous)

was twice married. (1,) to Geneshe had no children. ral William Hart, Jan. 28, 1812 (2,) to Gen She died in Noreral Matson Smith of New Rochelle, New York. wich, June 26, 1851, aged 75.
1775
; ;

ingham, born Feb.

chester,

Giles Buckingham, son of Samuel and Lydia ( Watrous) Buckmarried Elisabeth Stanton of Killing8, 1777 worth. He was an enterprising and successful merchant, first in Col;

and afterwards

in

Norwich.

In the

latter place

he opened

the

first

store devoted exclusively to the sale of

7,

dry goods.

He

died

there Nov.

1831, aged 53, and

left

no children.

24

186

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Melinda BrCKiNGHAM,
ingham, born
;

daughter of
to

Andrew and Margaret BuckGanjield of Chester,

Ct.

was married

Ira

May

3,

1800.

1791.

1827.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
seeing him.
pile of

189

being engaged, our friend was obliged to wait about an hour before

While walking around the door-yard he noticed a large

fire.
it,

wood, none of which had been cut and prepared for the

He

seized an axe lying near

and by the time the General had come

out to talk with him, he found

enough wood cut and

this

split to

render

his kitchen department quite happy.

they soon came

Whether the General was prepossessed by to an understanding, and our

duties with such energy

circumstance or not,

friend entered

upon

his

new

and

skill

that he quite

won

the heart of

his employer,

who admitted him

daughter
in

to his family circle,

and ultimately

gave him

his

marriage.

In the meantime young Mr. Buckingham estabhshed a trading post

at Coshocton,

where the Tuscarawa and Walhonding rivers unite

to

form the Muskingum.

While
off

there, a party of Indians stole

some of his

horses,

and ran them

towards Lake Erie.

He

immediately pursued them alone through

assistance of a

the unbroken

wihlerness to Sandut-ky, where, by the

friendly chief, he succeeded in recovering his horses.

He

returned in

triumph, riding on a bark saddle, and without a hat, and was warmly

welcomed by
Soon
cise

his friends,

after settling in Springfield,

who had thought he was lost. Mr. Buckingham began

habits,

to exer-

an important influence in the community, and by his sound judgdid

ment and excellent business

much
in

to

promote public imState.

provements, both in his neighborhood and

the

He

repre

sented his district several times in the State Legislature, and was one
of the
first

and most

influential in

promoting the enterprise of build-

ing the Ohio Canal.

As

soon as the matter was decided he was apofllice

pointed one of the commissioners of the " Canal Fund," which

he held
spirit

at the time of his

death.

Among

the

results of his public

and sound judgment, are the bridges which span the Muskingum
at Zanesville.

and Pataskala rivers

At
it

the building of one of these he unfortunately lost

his

life,

by

the giving way, during a flood, of the temporary supports upon which
rested during
its

construction.
else,

In religious matters as in everything

pied no doubtful position.

Mr. Buckingham occu-

became a member of the Presbyterian Church, and exerted a decided Christian influence on all occasions when such influence was required.
early

He

His sound principles of business, stern adherence

honesty above suspicion, gained for him the
while his kind heart and generous hand

to the right,

and

confidence of the public,

for

won

him the

love of his

personal and intimate acquaintance.

190

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
;

In person he was commanding, being six feet in height, and weighing two hundred pounds
his massive his

dark hazel eye was clear and searching,

it.

head usually required a hat made especially for

Many of
will

the results of his efforts during the early years of Ohio,

of

his name shall have passed from the memory (Communicated by the family.) Mr. Buckingham was thrice married. (1), to Catharine Putnam,

remain long after

inhabitants.

its

whom he had She died March 14, 1808, and was interred at Putnam. (2), to Sarah Sturges, March 30, 1812, by whom he had two children. She was born Dec. 14, 1786, and died April 9, 1815. (3), to Eunice Hale, daughter of Benjamin Hale of Glastonbury, Ct, Aug. 5, 1816, by whom he had seven children. She was born October 22 1792, and died at Putnam, Ohio, Feb. 28, 1843.
daughter of General Rufus Putnam, Nov. 27, 1805, by
child.

one

CHILD BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

1833.

Catharinas Putnam, born

March

14,

1808; m.
3,

1,

Manj Gird;

2,

Mary

P. Turner ;

Marion A. Hawkes.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE.

1834. 1835.

John,
Ebenezer,

born Oct. 31, 1814 died Dec. 25, 1814. " Dec. 12, -1815 died the day of birth.
;

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE.

1836.

Sarah Sturges, born

"
"

May

22, 1817, at

Putnam, Ohio

m. Kev. George

Beecher.

1837.

April 19, 1819; m. Churles C. Converse.

Nov. 25, 1820; m. William H. Trimble.

" " "

"

June

II, 1823

July 25, 1826

Jan. 16, 1829

died Aug. 5, 1824. m. Harriet Bennett. m. Lucy Sturges.

Aug., 1832

died unmarried.

May

5,

1853.

1400.
Sarah Buckingham,
ley)

daughter of Ebenezer and

4,

Esther
to

(Brad-

Buckingham, born Feb.

3,

1780;
York,

was married
Dec.
25,

Sprague, in Otsego County,

born April
1778.

New

Benjamin 1799. He was

She spent the first twelve years of her life with her grand-mother, Elizabeth Buckingham. After her marriage she lived in Cooperstown until Aug. 1802, when they moved to the Far West, as Buffalo was then called. From there they went up the lake by land very near where the road runs as far as North East, through
an
entire wilderness.

There being no house

in

which

to lodge,

they

UCKINGHAM TAMILT.
slept in the

191
lived

wood, having only one

child.

They

here

three

years, until the land

of Pomfret.

was surveyed, when they came back to the town They were at her father's, in Athens Co., Ohio, in 1807'
in

and
in

at

Putnam

1809, but returned to the State of

New York

be,

fore Joseph, their fifth child,

was born, and spent

21,

their

remaining day

Chetauque County.

She died from a stroke

of palsy,

having
died of
:

been sick but seven days.

pleurisy, Jan. 3, 1858,

May

1852, aged 72 years.

He

aged 79 years.

The

obituary notice reads

in the

"

Died

in this

town Mr. Benjamin Sprague,

80th year of his

age.

Mr. Sprague was one of the

earliest settlers of this

county
is

having emigrated from Cooperstown, Otsego County, to what

acres of land there.
nal purchase he
until

now

the town of Sheridan, about the year 1805, and bought a tract of '200

After residing a
to this

number of years on

his origi-

removed

town, and occupied different places

he

finally, in

1827, settled on the place where he died.

He was
an indus-

a carpenter and joiner, and also cultivated a farm.

trious, upright

He was

man, and a useful member of

society.

1843.

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BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE.
Sally or Sarah, (Scott,) born
Aurilla,

1853. 1854.

m. Michael

Dulty.

"

"

1855.

B U

CK 1 N G H AM

AM IL

Y.

193

1403.
Milton Buckingham,
Buckingham, born
with his parents
to

son

of Ebenezer

and Esther {Bradley)

at Ballston Spa,

New

Ohio

in 1800,

whom

York, Oct. 23, 1786. Went he followed in their wanderuntil 1832.

ings to Carthage, Athens County,

where he lived

With
him
his

hira his father lived until his death, in October, 1824, leaving

farm.

In the

fall

of 1832 or soon after, he Went with his

residi^d several years,

family to
to

Putnam, Ohio, where he

when he moved
While
living in

Springfield with his three youngest

children.

Put-

nam he engaged in merchandizing, in company with his brother Alvah and son Walter, Solomon Sturges and Hezekiah Sturges, under the name of A. Buckingham & Co. At Springfield he engaged in raerhandizing with a Mr. Hatch, about one year, and then with his sons John and Milton for several years, and died there. He was nearly all his lite an exemplary christian and member of the Methodist Church,

and frequently a
injuries.

class leader

among them. He

possessed, in a peculiar
to forgive

degree, the milk of

human
to

kindness, and

was ever ready

He

died universally beloved and lamented, expressing with

joy

his delight in

going
1,

dwell

Belinda Cooky, Jan.

living in 1868.

1812.

He married with his Redeemer. She was born June 2, 1792, and was

CHILDREN.
1876.

Walter,
Stephen,

1877.
1878.
1879.

born Oct. " Oct.

19, 16,

1812; m. Prhcilla Strother. 1814; m.

;

Anna M.
March

Yotmg.

Sarah Sturges,
John,

" "
"

March. 15, 1817

m. Curtis Lord Avery.

17, 1821.

Nov.

6,

1819

died
;

1880. 1881.

John Cooley,
Ebenezer Milton,
Esther Belinda,

April 22, 1822

died

May

22, 1846, .single.

2, C.

" "

Aug. E.

l."),

182-i;

m.

1,

Mary M. Berdan ;

Staring.

1882.

Dec. 27, 1829; m. C. L. JLuery.

1404.
of Ebenezer and Esther Buckingham, born Jan. 1, 1789, at Ballstown, New York married Ralph B. 3files, of Athens County, Ohio, Jan. 1, 1809, and
(^Bradley)
.

Elisabeth Buckingham, daughter

died

March

24, 1821.

CHILDREN.
1883.

Catharine Buckingham, (Miles,) born Nov. 11, 1809

Dart
Feb.

2,

m. 1, Christopher James Burk. Died

;

8,

1866.

25

194
1884.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Lucy Williams,
Belinda Cooley,
(Miles,) born Dec. 2, 1811;

m. Lewis A. Alm.
.7. 5f)e/-7^.

dersen.

1885.
1886.

"

"
"

Dec. July

3,

1813

Pamela Buckingham,
Benjamin Eustace,
Elisabeth Buckminster,

"
" "

16,

1816; died unmarried,

Feb. 25, 1836.

1887. 1888.

"
"

Oct. 11, 1818

Tfec. 2\ ,
rill.

m.

J".

iV.

Crawe.
.

\%U m. Henry E Mor.

;

Alvah Buckingham,
Buckingham, was born
1791.

son

of Ebenezer and Esther

{Bradley)

at Ballston Springs,
to

New

York, March 20,

In 1794, his parents removed

his elder brothers,

Cooperstown,
left

New

York.
to see

In 1797

Stephen and Ebenezer,

home

the wilds west of the Alleghany Mountains and Ohio River.

fall

In the

of 1799 they returned with such glowing accounts of this

new

land that their parents, with their numerous children, except two mar-

Western Wilderness. (For a more detailed account, see the statements furnished by Mr. James Buckingham under head number 1337.) They located at first at a
ried daughters, left Cooperstown for the

White Woman and Tuscarawas, two streams formMuskingum River, near their confluence. This was almost the first settlement made in that region, and was about two miles above the present town of Coshocton. The nearest white settlement was Zanesville, some thirty miles south, on the Muskingum River. While the elder members of the family traded with the Indians for
point between the

ing the

furs, robes, &c.,

the younger ones joined in their sports and learned

their strange language.

fifty

And

this

was never

entirely

forgotten, as

years later counting in the Indian tongue was a source of great

entertainment to a delighted circle of little auditors. Their amusements were " throwing the tomahawk," " shooting with bow and arrow," " tossing up wood chips were very expert, and other
for old Indians to fire at," in

which they

athletic sports.

In the spring of 1802,

to

finding this location unhealthy, the family

ship, in the south-eastern part of

removed

Carthage town-

Athens County, Ohio, on the Hockthis article,

hocking River.

Here, the subject of

Alvah BuckingThough
it

ham, had
daily.

the inestimable privilege of attending school.

was

four miles distant from his

home

to the school-house,

he walked thereto

This

latter

Out of school, he assisted on the farm or indulged in hunting. was his favorite pastime, as at that early date game was

plenty.

The woods were

infested with the bear, deer, panther, raccoon,

opossum, and wild turkey.

Near the farm was

quite a celebrated deer

,.^y^

/^/-^^^^^/l^.

p.^^^

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
lick,

195
to station his It

where, on moonlight nights, he

was accustomed
rifle.

watch, and

many

a victim rewarded his unerring

was

in one

of these lonely watches that his quickness of thought and rapidity of

action saved his
life,

and brought down a huge panther, poised just

for the spring.

above him, and ready

Thus
back on

at the age of seventeen he

met with a severe

fall,

accident.

Huntfell

ing in the woods one day, his horse became frightened, reared and
his rider.

Stunned by the

he yet recovered to find his

right leg broken both

above and below the knee, himself distant

but his

from the nearest house, which was his own home, over three miles

away, and no aid

courageous
spirit,

for his rescue

own mother
his

wit.

With a

and by dint of crawling on

two hands and one

knee, he reached the river, which fortunately was low enough to enable

him

to cross, holding his

mouth

just

above water, and thus reach

home just

as his sinking strength gave way.

in

The limb was

splinter-

ed as best could be

a country home, but a long weary year's conafter,

finement was the result and, ever

slight lameness.

In 1804 the older brother, Ebenezer Buckingham, moved to Put-

nam, (formerly
assist

called Saint's Rest), opposite Zanesville, Ohio,

and

to

him

in business,

Alvah followed

in

1812, leaving his parents

still at the Hocking farm. In 1813, Stephen, an older brother died, and Alvah was called upon to take charge of his business, which he

did for two years.

In April, 1816, Solomon Sturges and himself hav-

ing married sisters

the Misses Hale of Glastonbury, Conn.,formed

each,

a mercantile partnership, one-fourth

with their older brother

Ebenezer Buckingham, under the firm name of E. Buckingham

Co., a firm widely

&

known

in their then

pioneer

life.

Ebenezer marto the

ried Eunice

Hale of Glastonbury, Conn., and returning

West

brought the two sisters-in-law,

Anna and Lucy

Hale, the whole party

crossing the Alleghany Mountains on horseback, as at that time there

were no roads

for carriages or wagons.

it

In 1818,

ed to her Eastern home, but as

proved for only a time.

Anna Hale returnAs leader

of the village church choir she sat in

last

her accustomed place, on the

Sunday of September, 1819, in the old church at Glastonbury. Glancing below, her eye met the well-known figure of her western

friend.

An

interview

the following Sabbath evening

their

a hurried proposal and a hurried marriage on our young couple on

left

free to start
in

homeward westward
trip,

route,

and on horseback again, as

her

previous

the wife of

Alvah Buckingham was escorted

ver'y

to her pio-

neer home.
the

Returning

to

Muskingum River a

Putnam, they purchased on the banks of modest homestead of one room and
;

196
there, in 1820, set

BUCKIN G HAM FAMILY.

up their household ^ods. In 1821 they built two story brick house, to which they subsequently added, in 1834, a more commodious addition. This was and is the old homestead in which all their children were born and now, in 1871, occupied by their youngest son, James Buckingham.
In October, 1824, Ebenezer Buckingham,
died, at the old farm-house in Carthage,
Sr.,

the father of Alvah,

Athens

Co.,

and

his wife

Es-

ther then

removed

to the

home

of her son

Ebenezer,

Jr., in

Putnam,

where she died June 25, 1827. In Aug., 1832, the firm of E. Buckingham Jr. & Co., was dissolved by the sudden and painful death ^f Ebenezer Buckingham but the business was continued under the new firm name of "A. Buckingham & Co.," and the following year another brother, Milton, was induced to give up the old farm at Car;

thage and join the firm,

taking one-half of Alvah's

share

while at

the same time Solomon Sturges, Alvah's partner, persuaded his brother

Hezekiah
share.

to

remove from

Fairfield,

Connecticut, and share in his

At

this

time there
for a

was a great need

be located
at

felt

of good schools, and in

1835 a charter
Classical

seminary was secured to be called the Putnam

Institute, to

Putnam.

Mrs. Eunice Hale

Buckingham, wife of Ebenezer, Alvah Buckingham, Solomon Sturges, Julius C. Guthrie, and Austin A. Guthrie, furnished the funds, and
the seminary was established which, through
time,
still

all

its

vicissi-tudes of

continues worthy of patronage.

In 1843 Milton Buckingham removed to Springfield, Ohio, and Alvah could thus admit his oldest son Benjamin, to a partnership. In 1845 the firm name of A. Buckingham & Co. was dissolved, and a new firm name, Buckingham & Sturges, established, composed of

Benjamin H. Buckingham and William Sturges, the two

of the two former partners.

oldest sons

In 1850, R.
to

P.

Burlingame, a friend,

was sent up

to Chicago,

111.,

open up a lumber trade there, the

funds being furnished by Alvah Buckingham.

built the first grain elevator in the
city

The next year

It

the

two

of Chicago.

was

built of

wood, holding some 75,000 bushels of grain, at that time a great wonder.
It

was

called the Fulton Elevator.

In 1851

Alvah Bucking-

ham

establis^hed

branch hou>e3
one built

in

New York

City and Toledo, Ohio,

for his

two oldest sons Benjamin and Philo, buying the Pendleton

first

Elevator, the
vator,

in

Toledo.

They soon

built a second ele-

and here

in the press

and excitement of a too extended busiand died quite suddenly,

ness, Philo, the second sou, lost his health

April

6,

1853, in the homestead at Putnam.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
In 1854 Alvah Buckingham sold a third interest
Fulton Elevator
to his old in his

197
Chicago

partner Solomon Siurgps, and shortly after

all

they concluded a contract with the Illinois Central Raih-oad to do

their grain Avarehousing business for

ten years.
called

In 1856 they built

and opened the two large warehouses

city of Chicago, holding each

"A" and

" B," in the

vels of the day.

Alter

this

some 800,000 bushels of grain, the mardate of 1855 Alvah Buckingham spent
and three years
to

most of
there.

his time at Chicago,

later

removed
also,

his family

His oldest son Benjamin removed

Chicago

but died in

1864 at Madison, New Jersey, while on a visit to his father-in-law, Mr. John S. Potwin. Benjamin Buckingham was singularly sincere and just in his dealings with man, of great Christian purity and be-

havior

man

of unblemished character, and

Philo, the second son,

fine will

financial

knowl-

edge and

ability.

many

recall with mel-

ancholy pleasure.
faith, too great, in

He was

a large-hearted, generous
;

man
;

had a

full

human nature

generous to

fault

fond

of out
delight.

doors

life,

agriculture and

stock raising being

to

his

especial

The

surviving brother

James seems

have combined the

qualities of

both his brothers in his busmess and occupation.

In April, 1865, Mr.

Alvah Buckingham removed

No.
13,

to

New York
St.,

City, where, with his daughters, he resided at

until his death.

East 12th

His daughter Julia A. had

m irried the

Hon. Sam'l

S.

Cox

of Ohio, and the other daughter Eli-abeth, had married John A.

Hardenbergh of New York. In the spring of 1866, having occasion to locate some lands in the West, Alvah Buckingham took his youngest son James as a companion and traveled through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas; and though much of this was accomplished in a spring wagon over rough roads, and at the age of seventy-five, it
was without any apparent tatgue. In the spring of 1867 he made a second pilgrimage to the West, this time traveling through Iowa and Nebraska, and passing over the
line of the Pacific

Railroad as far as
fir8t

it

was then

finished.

He was
;

ambitious

to

be on the

train

through to the

Pacific

Ocean

but

this anticipation

was not

to

be realized.

The summer
Mrs. Cox and

of 1867 was spent with his family and two daughters,

Mrs. Hnrdenbeigh, at

Saratoga, ending in a

most

pleasurable trip to the White Mountains.

Retuining

to his

N. York

home
1867
;

his wife

was taken

j^ick

with pneumonia, and

to their first

died Sept. 24,

and her remains were taken

home, Putnam, Ohio.

In a week Mr. Buckingham was stricken down, and eleven days after his remains reposed by the side of his wife in Woodlawn Cemetery

Putnam, Ohio.

He

died October

4,

1867.

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BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
; ;

knew

Mr. Alvah Buckingham was especially distinguished bj those who 1st, as a conscientious man 2d, as a man his habit and mind
;

of unfailing courtesy of demeanor

3d, as

just,

business-like, eco-

nomic, yet speculative merchant

4th, as possessing a rare genius for

construction of bridges, elevators, houses,

&c.

5th, as a just citizen,

who would
tionate

prefer a sacrifice of his personal interest

rather than the

least injustice to

any one, or
where he
all

to the

government

6th, as a

most

affec-

husband and indulgent

father.

For over a

half century in

the region of Ohio

lived,

honest

man above
married

reproach.

he was universally regarded as an (Communicated by a member of the

family.)

He
line

Anna Hale

of Glastonbury, Ct., October 3, 1819,

who

diea Sept. 24, at No. 13, East 12th Street,

New

York.

(For an out-

pedigree of the Hale Family, see Appendix, Note K.)

CHILDREN.
1889.

Benjamin Hale, born July

Philo,

26, 1820

m, Martha E. Potwin. Died Not.,

1864. 1890.

"
" "

March
March

24, 1825; died April 6, 1853.

1891. 1892. 1893.

1894.

Elisabeth,

Jan. 24, 1827;

9,

"
;

Dec.

12, 1827.

Julia

Ann,

James,
Elisabeth,

"
"

m. Samuel S. Cox. Oct. 22, 1831 m. Jane Wills. Sept. 23,1836; m. J. A. Hardenbergh.
1829
;

Matilda Bdckingham,
ley)

daughter of Ebenezer and Esther (Brad9,

Buckingham, born June

(1), to

1795, at Cooperstown,

New York;
who was

was twice married.

Caleb

Cooky, Dec.

1,

1809,

brother to the wives of Stephen and Milton Buckingham.

He

died

and she married Niel Nye of Nyesville, Aug. 12, 1832. Mr. Nje also died and she went to reside with her daughter Matilda, at Cooleysville,

where she died March

1,

1858.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE.

1895.

Buckingham,
Matilda,
Milton,

CCooley,) born June 12, 1812, at Athens County,

Ohio, and died young.

1896.
1897. 1898.

"
" " "

"
"
" " "

Oct. 5, 1813

m. Walterman Lewis.
died

April 25, 1815.

Jan. 26, 1818
Oct. 31,
Fuller.
;

1899
1900. 1901.

Edwin, Eliza Buckingham,

Charles Henry,
Willard,

May

21, 1838.

1820;
1822

m.

Russell

Nash
Fuller.

"
"

Dec.

4,

m. Esther N.

"

Sept. 25, 1824; died Nov. 16, 1824.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1902.

199

Adele,

(Cooley,) born Jan. 18,

Vanhorn,

1826; m. Hon. Robert T. member of Congress from

Augustus Nich.

Ohio.
1903.

Esther,

"

"

June
ols
;

16,
2,

1828; m.

1,

0. Z. Westover.

CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE.

1904.

Buckingham, (Nye.)

140S.
Pamelia Buckingham, daughter
ley)
rie,

of Ebenezer and Esther {Brad;

Buckingham, born Aug. 20, 1797 in Putnam, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1817.

married Julius Chappell Guth-

Mr. Guthrie was born

in the

fort opposite the

mouth of the

Little

Kanawha
and
is

River, on the north

bank of the Ohio River, April

first

26, 1792,

said to

have been the

child born in that part of the territory.

They
lot

lived and died in

Putnam, Muskingum County, Ohio, on the same

antly situated on the banks of the

which was pleas-

Muskingum

River.

Being possessed
fi-iends.

of a

warm

heart and sympathizing nature, he had

many

He

was always a strong whig in politics, a warm admirer of Henry Clay, did an extensive business, and by his honorable dealings, drew around him numerous customers. His death occurred July 25, 1849, after a
short illness, from inflammation of the bowels, brought on by over exertion in endeavoring to save
in the field.

some new made hay from a coming storm

to

His wife survived him m^ny years,

children,

be a comfort and
to

solace to her

who were exceedingly

attached

her,

and

every

New

Year's day came from far and near to see her and rejoice

together.

She died

in

March, 1863, by debility from long

lie

suffer-

ing with a^hma.

They both

buried

in

Woodland Cemetery, Mus-

kingum County, Ohio, with such of their children as died before them. She was indeed a mother to her children, and he a father to
them.

Their children were

1905. 1906.

all

born in Putnam, as follows

(Guthrie,) born July 22, 1818 ; " " Avig. SO, \QU;

Waldo Buckingham,
Solomon Sturges,
Stephen Franklin,

m. Jane Clark. m. Ann J. Sher-

wood.
1907.
1908.

" "

"
" "

March
Feb.

23, 1821.

Sarah Elisabeth,

14,1823;
;

m.

1,

Chauncey
Sept.

Kelley

2,

Hugh
:

J. Jewett.
21,

1909.

Lucinda Buckingham,

"

March
1828
1831

18,

1826

died

1839.

1910.
1911.

1912.

An infant daughter, An infant daughter, An infant daughter,

died at few hours old.

died a few days old.

1832

a few days old ;

all

with-

out name.

200
1913.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Ebenezer Buckingham,
1st,

(Guthrie,) born

Aug.

29, 1833; died

Aug.

U,
1914.

1834.
9,

Ebenezer Buckingham, 2d,

Julius Chappell,

" "

" "

July

1835;

m. Hattie

Seymour.
1915.
Oct. 30, 1836; m. Eliza A.
Tract/.

1916.

Charles Bierce,

"
"

"
"

Aug.

4,

1838;

ra.

Clara

Granger.
1917.

Herbert Franklin,
Lillie

April 26, 1842

1918.

Pamelia,

"

"

May

28, 1846

m. m. CAmto-

pher C. West.

1499.
Elisabeth Buckingham, daughter of Samuel and
vey)

Elisabeth (ffar-

Buckingham, born

in

1775

married William Pratt, son of Wil1790.

liam and Abigail Pratt, about the year

Schroppel,

Mr. Pratt died

at

New

York, August

4,

1852.

The

date of Mrs. Elisabeth

Pratt's death has not been ascertained.

ISOO.
Anne Buckingham,
ham, born about 1777
:

daughter of Samuel and Elisabeth Bucking-

married 3foses Gray, bj

whom
left

she had three

sons and one daughter,

who

died before her and

no descendants

She died

in 1853.

ISOS.
Samuel Buckingham,
liams)

Jun.,
in

son

Buckingham, born

1784; married
in

Mrs. Sarah

Buckingham died

Samuel and Philena ( WilSarah Zay, in 1808. 1810. Mr. Samuel Buckingham
of

died in 1812, leaving no issue.

son of Samuel and Philena ( Wilwas born Nov., 1787, and married llary Bartholomeio in Sept., 1810. He was for many years deacon of the Congregational Church in Centrebrook had a decidedly musical talent, and was for mnny years a teacher of Sacred Music. Mrs. Mary Buckingham died April 7, 1851, and he married 2d, a 3Iiss MsL He died
liams) Buckingham,
;

Deacon Amasa Buckingham,

in Feb, 1862, at

Deans viUe, N. Y.
CHILDREN.

1919.

1920.

Mary Ann, Samuel C,

1921.

An

infant,

born June 4, 1811 m. Darius Stone. " March 8, 1814: m. Nancy Brainerd. " 1815 died without name.
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
I922v
1923.

201

Hafriet N.,

Edward Doty,
Nancy Ward,

born Oct. 25, 1816 " Feb. 22, 1819

m. Geoi-ge Peek. m. I, Frances M.

m. John Gladding.

Stiles. 2,

Caro-

line Bronso7i.

1924. 1925.

"
"

Jan.

8,

1821

Amasa

Sheffield>

May
1

26, 1826.

S04.
;

Dr. Levi Buckingham, son of Samuel and Philena ( Williams) Buckingham, born Feb. 1, 1791 is a physician of extensive practice,
at Deansville,

New
Ct.

York, having received

his

medical education at

New
1837
Dr.

Haven,

Has been

twice married, and reared a large family

of children.
;

He

(2), Sully

married (1), Minerva Gridley, in 1818, who died in B. Kemiey, in July, 1838. She died July 3, 1864.
living (1870) in a green old age.

Mens

Buckingham is still in Sana Corpore^'

"

Sana

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARiRIAGE.

1926.
1927.
1928. 1929.

Mary

Silena,

Sarah Maria,

born June 24, 1820 m. Augustine Penfield, " June 2, 1822 died May 8, 1841.
j
;

Edward LaFayette, "

Samuel W., George Lansing,
Levi Marshall,
"

April

1930.

"

1931. 1932.

Myra Ann,

" "

m. Esther Botsford. m. ./ane Ifoore. m. Ann Jane Gladding. 'Nov. 9, 1828 Nov. 14, 1831 m. Melissa Adams. May 8, 1834 m. Z>e/os ^See^.
9,

1824

March

17,

1826
;

CHILOREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

1933.
1934.
193.5.

Albert,

"
"

Feb. 6, 1840
April
2,

m. Sarah Adams.
;

Sally Maria,

1842

died Sept.

2,

1842.

William Wallace,

1936.
1937. 1938. 1939.

John Dwight, James Henry,

Josephine,

" "
" "

Oct. 15, 1843

Feb., 1846
;

died April 15, 1847.

Oct. 6, 1848

James Franklin,

"

June 5, Aug. 8, 1853.

m. Sarah Brigham. died June 17, 1849. " Sept. 5, 1851. 1851
;

ISOS.
John Buckingham,
ingham, born
in

son of Samuel and Philena

in

Williams) Buck1814, by

1794; married Catharine PlatU

in 1828.

whom

he had three children, and died

CHILDREN.
1940.

DanPlatts,

born
"

May
Oct.

26, 1816
1,

m. Harriet L. m. 6Vo/me

Titus.

1941. 1942.

John A.,
Joseph P.,

1823; m. Clarissa Norton.

"

July

17,

1826

J^. C/iaH6?<!er.

26

1943.

BUCKINGHAM

F A

Ly

203

Elisabeth Buckingham, daughter of Jared and Lucy (Mather) Buckingham, born Nov. 27, 1776; married Reuben Post. Mr. Po^^t was for about 40 years one of the proprietors of the rope making business, in Essex, Ct., and for 20 years the head manager; was one of an ordained deacon the constituent members of the Baptist Church of that church, which otfice he hehl until his death, at the advanced
;

period of 87 years.

He was noted for his uprightness,

in
8,

integrity,

and

fair

deahng, and whose word no one ever called

Oct.
2,

question.

He

died

1859.

Mrs. Elisabeth Post died Sept.

1851.

1955.

Maticl,
Elislui

(Post,) born Sept. 2, 1798

m. Charles C. Conklin.
;

1956.
1957.

Wales,

"

" "

Nov.

28, 1799
16, 1802.
,

died Jan. 14, 1800.

Sophia Lyon,

" "
" "
"

Dec

1958. 1959. 1960.

1961.

Fanny,
Liu-a,

"
"

A\xg. &

\9,()b

n\.
\

Ahner

Stannard.

A\yg. \A,

MOl
;

m. Elihu M. PTalt.

Wealthy Ann,
Aiiilene,

" "

April 15, 1810.

Oct.
1,

1813

died Nov. 30, 1831.

l.'>10.

Gideon Buckingham,
ingham, bora April
1804, by
14,

son of Jared
;

and Lucy {Mather)

BuckMrs.

1779

married Nancy Harrington, April 19,

lie died Dec. 13, 1822.

whom

he had five children,

Nancy Buckinghan
joiner
at

died Sept. 22, 1824.

He

was a carpenter and

Essex, Ct.
CHILDREN.

1962.

Nancy,
Charles H.,

born April
" "

9,

1805

died Dec.
;

5,

1820.
JoA?i,voM.

1963.

April 16, 1807

Jan. 10, 1811
Junf- 9, 1813
;

m.

^in/j

M.

1964. 1965.
1966.

Gideon Mather,"

Reuben,
George A.,

"

May

6,

1818

m. Adeline Fuller. m. Carw/iwe JoAnson. not known to have married.

LuciNDA Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born 1778
;

of

Reuben and Mabel

{Ball)

married Benjamin

Upham

in

1800, by

whom she

had

six children.

CHILDREN.
1967. 1968. 1969.

Alvah,
Julius

(Upham,) born Ang., 1801

"

m.
;

Buckingham, Marcina W.,

"
"

Oct.

8,

1803

died

March

14, 1864.

"

Oct. 21, 1805.

204
1970.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY
Polly P.,
Betsey,

(Upham,) born
" " "

May

3,

1808

m. Asahel
Z).

Allen.

1971. 1972.

Dec. 16, 1810; m. Chester Cranson.

Feb. 17, 1813; m.
C. Coats.

Lucinda M.,

1^13.
Jedediah Buckingham, sou
of

Reuben and Mabel

(Ball)

Buck-

ingham, born Sept. 16, 1786; married Olive Follet,OcL 28, 1811, at Cazenovia, New York. Moved to Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio,

where he lived and

died.

1973.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1 ,^ 1 6.

205

Charlotte Buckingham, daughter

Nothing further
is

of

Reuben and Mabel {Ball)

Calvin
Hollis.

Buckingham, born supposed about 1792; married

known.

HicsTER Butler, daughter of Samuel I. and Hester {Bachingmarried Joseph Hill of Killingham) Butler, born Aug. 5, 1777
;

worth, in 1799.

CHILDREN.
1993.

1994.
1995.

Joseph Hosmer, (HillJ born Sept. 27, 1801 " " Sept. 2.5, 180.5 Samuel B., " " July 29, 1809 James,

m. Emily Thompson. m. jH'aMnaA Coon. m. Elisabeth F. Stannard.

ISSO,
Abigail Butler, daughter of Samuel I. and Hester {BuchingAam) Butler, born April 18, 1779 married Charles Sexton, March He was born June 25, 1777. They resided in Onondaga 15, 1801.
;

Valley, in

New

York.

206

UC KING

HAM FAMILY.

Russell Gladwin, son of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham)

Gladwin, born
in

1774: married Deborah Prout of Middletown,

Ct.,

Nov.

17, 1799,

by

whom
Ct., to

he had eight cliildren.

Mr. Gladwin mov-

ed from Haddam,

he resided some years, thence

er,

where most of his and an exemplary man.

Sept. 29, 1859.

Windham, Greene County, New York, where to Mount Morris, Livingston County, descendants now reside. He was a wealthy farm-

He

had a paralytic shock three and a

half years before his death, from which he never recovered.

He died

Mrs. Deborah Gladding died Oct.

5,

1862.

2004.

GHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
2014.

207

Sally

Ann,

(Knowles,) born March 29, 1810

Irij

m. Lucius S. Walk-

of lladdiim.
30, 1812
24,
1,
\
;

2015.
2016. 2017. 2018.

Alpheus Wells,

" "
"

"
" " "

Nov.

Tamzin Hart,
Hczekiah,
Sclden Willis,

May
April

818
;

m. ^mocett Pa/*e. m. Francis B. Kelsn/. m. 5o////a B. Wheeler. m. Maria E. B. Turdied

1820

"

March
ner.

4,

1822 1828

2019.

Mary

Brainerd,

"

"

April

8,

May

9,

1848.

1 4530. Nathan Buckingham Gladwin, son

of Middletown, Ftb.
8,

of Daniel and Bethiah

{Buckingham) Gladwin, born Dec. 31, 1788; married Sally Miller

1816.

2020.

Josiah B., (Gladwin,) born Jan. 15, 1817

m.
ra.

1,

Eliza A.

Munger ;

2,

Mary
2021.

J. Wilcox.
;

Stephen M.,

"

"

Oct. 19, 1819

^anna^

Zewjs.

Seldkn Gladwin,
Gladwin, born July
6,

son of Daniel

and Bethiah {Buckingham)

(1), to

1794; was twice married.

1850.

Lydia H.

Lane
June

of Killingwoitli, Nov. 14, 1816, and had by her six children.

Mrs. Lydia

Gladwin died Sept.

Re.-^ides at
is

12,

{2), to

22, 1851,

Higganura, Ct.
in farming.

Was

for

Nancy Bonfoy, many years a

merchant, and

now engaged

CHILDREN.
2022. 2023. 2024.
2025.

Orpha Matilda, (Gladwin,) born

Gilbert Selden,

Oct. 14, 1817

m. Willis North.
Gladwin.

" " " "

"

"

May8, 1820;m. Sarah E.

iim. 20, \822
;

Tamsin

Elisabeth,

" "
"

m. Daniel

Scovil.

Andrew

Ilosmer,

2026.
2027.

Rovira Judson,
Ellen Calista,

June 5, IS2&; m. Emili/ N. Kilboiirn. March 13, 833 m. Armenia Reed. " July 8, 1839 m. /Horace i^enn.
\
;

1S33.
Sylvantts Gladwin, son of Daniel and Bethiah
Gladwin, born March 27, 1797
;

{Buckingham)
of Westbrook,

married

Hannah Post

Nov. 11, 1823, and had but one child. Mr. Gladwin was a machinist and farmer, and resided many years in Middletown, but now in Rocky
Hill.

208

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

2028.

Mary

Elisabeth, (Gladwin,) bora Nov. 30, 183.5

died of consumption,

March 2, 1854, aged 18 years. She was a young- lady of unusual promise, and brilliant powers of mind. She composed the following lines,
which
will be read with interest,

on

receiving a small bouquet of flowers,

about three weeks before her decease, Feb. 11, 1854.

Shall I see the spring flowers again Shall I watch the

?
1

young

violets

blow

Shall I wander o'er hillside and glen

To
The

find

flowers

where the wild roses grow by the door-stone at home.

come.

And my favorite lilac tree, When the sweet, balmy summer, shall Will they blossom again for me ?

When
The

the soft winds of

lilies

summer
so fair.

shall

blow

so white

and

By my window will blossom, I know. And I never shall welcome them there
For when
the bright

summer shall come

To deck
They

the green earih's sunny bowers,

This world will no more be

tell

my home,

me I'm

leaving the flowers.

Well, I trust there's a mansion for me.

Prepared by a Savior, above

I feel that his mercy
I trust I
is free,

have tasted
to
its

his love.

And

if

never again
earth in
is

my

view.
is

The
There

verdure

dressed,

verdure

all fadeless

and new,
blest.

In the bright happy home of the

S34.
Rhoda (Tucker) Buck-

Nathak Buckingham,
ingham, born July
3,

son of Nathan and

1798; was twice married. (1), to Marg E, Pra, Jan. 26, 1829. Mrs. Mary E. Buckingham died Nov. 14, Resides at Sandwich, 1855. (2), to Ann Stevens, Oct. 22, 1856.

DeKalb County,

Illinois.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
2029.

209

William

F.,

Oct. 19, 1830; killed in California, Jan. 17,

]
I

\-

Twins, born
Oct. 19, 1830; died Sept.
1,

1857. 1864, in Nash-

2030.
2031.

Frederick,

ville,

Tenn.

2032.
2033.

Almus W., Mary Jane,

Joseph Miner,

"
" "

May
Aug. June

8,

1832

24,
2,

m. Zelina Cheever. 1835; m. Mr. Disbroiv.

;

1842.

Hezekiah
died

Buckingham,
15,

son
;

of

Buckingham, born Aug.

1801

married Amelia
no children.

Nathan and Rhoda (Tucker) Watrous, and

March

5,

1859, aged 58, and

left

1^36.
RoswELL Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June, 1803
1840.
son of Nathan
;

and Rhoda {7'ucker)

married Angeline Babcock, Feb. 17,

Resides at Essex, Ct.

2034.
2035. 2036. 2037.

Lydia Hester, born Nov. 27, 184) m. Gideon B. Lewis. Erastus Denison, " Jan. 13, 1843; unmarried.
;

Arthur,

"
"

July Dec.

5, 8,

1849;

Rhoda Anna,

1850;

"

1S3^.
Ralph Buckingham,
ingham, born June
8,

son of Nathan and

Rhoda (Tucker) Buck-

1808; married Catharine Brockway, daughter

of Roswell Brockway, Nov. 24, 1833.

CHILDREN.
2038.

210

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHII.DEEN.
Niles Pratt, (Williams,) born Dec. 20, 1819. " June 28, 1822 " Laura Porter, " " Nov. Eliza,
12,

2014.
2045.
2046.

died Sept., 1822.

ra.

Jane

1824;

Hmry

Wooster,oi

Essex.
2047.

James Edwin,

"

"

Jan. 18, 1828

died Sept., 1828.

Ann Snow Buckingham,

Buckingham, born June
of Roswell Redfield,
8,

daughter of

Ho-merand

Lilly

(Snow)

1792; marrif^d EHas Redjield, eldest son

28, 1819.

Aug.

He

was a merchant

at Essex,

and was
brook.

for three years

one of the

selectmen of the town of Say-

2048. 2049.

Mary
Julia

Jane,

(Kedfield,) born

March
Nov.

20, 1822
;

m. Gurdon Rohhins.
died Feb. 5, 1825.

Ann,

"
"

"
"

April 18, 1824

26, 1825
;

2050.

Edwai-d Walker,

m. Louise Bates Ayva.

rault.

2051.

Anne

Jennett,

"
"

"
"

Aug. 2&,\S21

Capt. Hosmer Buck13, 1831.

ingham Parmelee.
2052.
Julia Elisabeth,

March

1,

1830; died Sept.

1^41.
Polly
melee.

or

Mary Buckingham,
14,

(Snow) Buckingham, born Nov.

daughter of Hosmer and Lilly 1793; married Farnham Par-

CHILD.
2053.

Hosmer Buckingham, (Parmelee,) born

m. Ann

Jenett

Redfield,

Oct. 21, 1846.

1 554?^.

Richard Buckingham,
district called

son of
is

Hosmer and

Lilly

{Snow) Buck(1), to

ingham, born Oct. 21, 1797,

a farmer and resides in Essex, in the

Meadow Woods, and has been twice married. Minerva Tiffany, March 8, 1821, by whom he had eleven
(2), to Wealthy

children.

Ann

Williams, Dec. 9, 1861.

CHILDREN.
2054.
2055.

Richard Tiffany,

Hiram Augustus,

born Aug. 18, 1821 never married. " May 20, 1823; died a sea Captain at Valpa;

raiso, S. A.,

aged 27 years.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
2056.

211
Wickivire.

Joseph Alonzo,
Aurclius Amander,

l)oru

Aug.
at

25, 1824

m. Abbe

Resides

Oakland, California. m. Ellen Proctor Smith. m. Jane Christie. m. Celia A. Bailey.

;

2057. 2058. 2059. 2060.

Oct. 28, 1826

Nathan Newton, Henry Klmtr,

Ellen Minerva,
L?lia Eveline,

Feb. 10, 1827

Oct. 6, 1828
;

Dec.

6, 18.30;
1,

died aged 16.

2061.
2062.

April

1833; m. Dudley Clark.

2063.

Elmina Louisa, Herbert Snmner,

Elbert Elizur,

Oct. 31, 1834; not married.

Feb. 15, 1836.

Jan. 18, 1840
;

2064.

died

March

30. 1860.

HosMER Buckingham.
Buckingham, born March
10, 1830. arid

Jun.,

son of

Hosmer and

Lilly

{Snow)

1800; married ^rfe^m A. Pratt, Feb. has had, by her, nine children. Is a farmer, and re25,

sides at

Deep

River, Ct.

CHILDREN.
'

2065.
2066. 2067.

Gilbert Fletcher,

Eliza Hurd,

born Oct. 9, 1831 m. Sarah M. Ware. " April 18, 1833 unmarried.
;
;

Daniel Webster,

" "

July 28, 1834; m. il/ary

July
9,

H^/z/jams.

2068.

Aaron Starkey,

1837; died at 1839

1841
7,

Omaha

City, Nebraska,

Jan. 22, 1858.

2069.

Hiram

Pratt,

"

Oct.

8,
1,

2070. 2071.

Ulysses Augustus,

" "
" "

Dec
Nov.

m. Sarah A. Gibbs. m. Ida M. Pollard.

;

Frederick William,

March
9,

2072.
2073.

Oscar A.,
Julia Adelaide,

1846

Aug.

8,

died at Hartford, June m. Mary Woodstock. ISsO m. Egbert Bull.

1844
;

3,

1862.

AzuBAH Pratt,
Pratt, born Jan. 5,

daughter of Gideon and Susannah (Buckingham)

1798

married

Sherman

Kelsey,

June

13, 1820,

and had by him

six children.

Rtsidence, Portland, Ct.

CHILDREN.

2074.

2075.
2076.
2077.

(Kelsey,) born Feb. 1, 1721. " " April 17, 1824; died Nov. 26, 1840. Charles Hosmer, " " April 29, 1826. Lydia Susannah, " " Aug. 10, 1828. Theresa Mason,
Pratt,

Hosea

2078. 2079.

Julia Ann,

"
"

" "

Aug.

14, 1832.

Charles Sherman,

Dec. 27,1840.

1S4S.
Timothy Pratt,
Pratt, born

son

of Gideon
;

and Susannah (Buckingham)

31.

Aug. 31, 1805

married Nancy

Saunders, Dec. 28,

212
1829, by

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
whom
he had seven children.
is

She was born March

22,

1810.

Mr. Pratt

a ship carpenter, and resides at

Deep

River, Ct.

CHILDREN.
2080.
Julia M.,
(Pratt,)

May
"

14, 1831.

2081. 2082.

Harriet L.,

" "
"

May
Nov.

22, 1835
9,

died young.

Eaphael

G.,

"
"
"

1836.

2082i. Harriet L., 2083. Charles T.,

2084. 2085.

Feb. 26, 1839.

April 11, 1841.

"

Ella A.,
Willis T.,

"
"

" "

Nov.

17, 1845.

May

17, 1849.

George Pratt,
born
in

son of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham) Pratt,

1785

married and had two children.

The name

of his wife

and the date of the marriage are unknown.

CHILDREN.
2086.

2087.

Wheeler, (Pratt,) born " Pranklin,

1 cJoJ^.

Jedediah
Pratt, born

Pratt,
23,

son
;

of

PeaLody and Sarah (Buckingham)

Nov.

1786

married and had children, but the name

of his wife and the dates of his children's births have not been ascertained.

He

died Oct. 28, 1821.

2088.

Mary Ann,
George,
Franklin,

(Pratt,)

born

2089. 2090.

1 ^S3.

Elisabeth Pratt, daughter of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham) Pratt, born March 5, 1789 was married to Reuben Welherell,
;

Jan.

4,

1807.

Mrs. Wetherell died Dec.

CHILDREN.

11, 1833.

2091.
2092.

Lovinia,
Sally A.,

(Wetherell,) born Oct. 24, 1807

Nov. 25, 1809

B.,

2093.

William
Caroline,

April 28,

m. Moses Camp. m. Charles N. Beecher. 1813 m. Sophronia Goodale.

; ; ;

2094. 2095.

Aug.
Feb.
Oct.

3, 1815.

Elisabeth,

18.
5,

1818; died Aug.

8,

1820.
2, Ait

2096.

Peabody,

1821

m.

1,

Melvina Fish;

linel

Jacoby.

buckingha:
2097.
2098. 2099.

FAMILY.
March
15, 1824.
;

213

Roxanna,
Sophia,
Electa,

(Wetherell,) born

"
"

"
"

Sept. 23, 1826

m. Romuhis Eddy.

Jan. 30, 1829.

David Pratt,

son of
;

Peabody and Sarah {BucMngham) Pratt,

in

born June 11, 1791

married Electa Gibbs,

CHILDREN.

1814.

2100.

2101.
2102.

A. G., LydiaA.,
Melvin D..

(Pratt,) born " "

Aug.

28, 1815.
24, 1821.

May

"
"

" "

Jan. 21, 1830.

2103.

Peabody W.,

July 24, 1838.

1 ^tSfcS.

Peabody Pratt,
born April
9,

son of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham) Pratt,

1795

married Roxana
CHILDREN.

Wilkinson.
-

2104.

214

UCKINGHAM FAMILY,
son
11,

Floyd Buckingham,
Buckiiigliam, born

of Benjamin

and Nancy

{Howell)

March

Galesburgh,

Illinois, in

1794; married, and lived and died in 1854. His wife and two children survived

him but a short period.

Names and

dates not known.

Benjamin Franklin Buckingham,

{Howell) Buckingham,
Jan.
3,

son of Benjamin and

;

Nancy
Terry,

born April

3,

1796

married

Mary

1822, at Newburgh,

New

York.

CHILDREN.
2114.

Franklin,

born June
" "

13,

1824; died Oct. 27, 1847.

;

2115. 2116.
2117. 2118.

Charles Electus,

Mary Helen,
George Henry,
Henrietta,

Aug. 15, 1826 m. J/rtmW fiarWoo. JnuQ \,\d,S2; m. Charles E. Breck.

Dec. 10, 1834.

" "

Nov. 30, 1841.

George Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
Tully,
in

son of

Benjamin and Nancy {Howell)

;

29,

1801

married

Catharine Adams, in
I.,

New

York, who died at Riverhead, L.

in

1861.

He

died

1862.

CHILDREN.
2119.

George,
Julia,

born

2120.

Harriet Buckingham, daughter

ell)

of Benjamin and
;

Nancy {How-

Buckingham, born February

of

New

Y^ork, in

1831.

married Andrew Ross, 1808 She died January 21, 1838, leaving three
9,

daughters, but their

names have not been

received.

Helen Buckingham, daughter of Benjamin and Nancy {Howell) Buckingham, born July 10, 1811 married Andrew Ross, the husband of her deceased sister, in 1842. She died in Brooklyn, L. I., July 27, 1860, leaving two sons, but their names are not known.
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
William Buckingham,
April, 1820.
Jr.,

215

sun of William and

Lydia {Kirt-

land) Buckingham, born Aug. 24,

1796; married Clarissa Warner,

CHILDREN.
2121.

Amanda,
Antoinette,

born Sept.
"

8,

1823;
1825
1,

ra.

a Mr. Hamlin, and died leav-

ing a son and daughter, names unknown.

2122. 2123.

Nov.

3,

died in
;

18.3.5.

Henry,

"

March

1827

m.

xliar?/ Z>r/:e.

Gilbert Buckingham,

son of William and

;

Lydia {Kirtland)
in
it

Buckingham, born August 27, 1798 married Fanny Wilkinson, He married, Aurora, New York. She died leaving no children.
is

said,

a second time, and had six children, but no record has been

received.

He

died in 1860.

John Buckingham,

son of William and Lydia {Kirtland) Buck;

ingham, born Nov. 26, 1800

married and had one daughter,

in

Riga,

New

York, who

is

also

married, but

names and dates have not been

received.

He

died July 26, 1855.

1S83.
Elisabeth Buckingham, daughter of William and Lydia {Kirtland) Buckingham, born March 27, 1804; was twice married (1.)
:

To Newell French,
cupation.

in Riga,

New

York, Nov.
(2.)

8,

1827, a farmer by ocSterling Shipman, of

He

died June 13, 1856.

To

Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1860.

CHILDREN.
2124.
212.5.

Sarah Eliza, (French,) born Oct.

Helen,

9,

1830; died Oct.

;

1,

1832.

"

"

Dec. 29, 1834

died Aug. 28, 1838.

Gideon Barker,
ker,

son of William and

Phebe {Buckingham) Bar8,

born March, 1793; married Cynthia Pratt, Jan.

3,

died September

1868

1818.

He

'

A father

in Israel

and

pillar in the

church,

beloved and lamented."

216

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Infant son,
(Barker,) "

2126.
2127. 2128. 2129.

Addison,

William

P.,
,

"

born Sept. 6, 1818 died without name. " Sept. 28, 1819; died April 23, 1839. " eh. 18, ]822 m. Lelia Thompson.
;

George

"

"

resides in

New

York.

Augustine Barker,
but had no children.

son of William and

Phebe (Buckingham)
June
1,

Barker, born Feb. 22,1795; married Betsey

JRussell,

1820,

1S86.
Elisabeth Barker, daughter of William and Phebe (Buckingham) Barker, born Jan. 9, 1797; married Asa Wilkinson, May 5,
1824, but
left

no

heirs.

Ransom Barker,
ker, born

son of William and Phebe (Buckingham) Bar;

May

29,

1799

married Lavinia Rood, Oct. 11, 1820.

CHILDREN.

2130.
2131.

Albina,
Piatt,

(Barker,)

born
"

2132.

Augustine,

"

sss.

Electa Barker,
Barker, born June
13, 1826.
7,

daughter of William and Phebe (Buckingham)

1801; married Michael McGrath, September

UCK INGHAM FAMILY.

CHILDREN.

217

2U1.
2142.

2143.

Caroline Electa, (Barker,) born Oct. 26, 1828 " " July 29, 1831 Ann Augusta, " " Oct. \2, \^ZS Mary Jane,

married Lee HoUister.

;

va..

m. Munson Himnan. Jason Himnan.

Phebe Ann Barker, daughter of William and Phebe {Buchingham) Barker, born Nov. 4, 1805 married Henry Smith, December
;

21, 1831.

CHILD.
2144.
Elisabeth,

(Smith,)

born

George Barker,
ker, born Jan. 10,

son of William and Phebe

;

(BucHngham) BarFeb. 28, 1833.

1808

married Jane

Be Lamatre,

CHILDREN.
214.5.

William,

2146.
2147.
2148.

Anna,
Jane,

(Barker,) "

born
"

Michael,

2149.

George,

"

"

Caroline Barker, daughter of William and Phebe {Buckingham) 'Raxk&c, horn May 8, 1811; married Rev. Peter Striker Van Mr. Van Nest was born at Amsterdam, MontNest, Nov. 1, 1842. gomery County, New York, Aug. 21, 1813. They have no children.

Julia A. Barker, daughter of William and Phebe (Buckingham) was married to Gapt. Chester Hillard, of 5, 1817 Norwich, Ct., July 31, 1845. Have two children.
Barker, born Nov.
;

CHILDREN.
21.50.

Charles John
Julia Grace,

(Hillard,) born Dec. 5, 1846, in

New

York.

2151.

"

"

Nov.

13, 1850, in

Brooklyn, N. Y.

Susan Barker, daughter

Barker, born July
7,

of William

and Phebe {Buckingham)

1819;

married Reuben

Mc Creery,

at

Aurora,

New

York, Nov.

4,

1835.

28

218

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Williiim Barker, (McCreery,) born

2152.

Aug.

27, 1836

m. Ada Fcnton, at

Mt. Morris, N. Y.
21.53.

Charles Henry,

" "
"

"
"

Feb. 23, 1838, at Mt. Morris, N. Y.

Oct.
9,

2154. 2155.

George Burdett,
Julia Grace,

1841, at Flint, Michigan.,

"

July 11, 1842,

Benjamin Lewis Buckingham,

Buckingham, born
1831,

son of John and Sarah (Havens)

May

8,

1803

married 3Iargaret Shaw, Aug. 22,

1802.

She was born August

3,

Mr. Buckingham died

at

Watertown, Wisconsin,

May

13, 1870.

(2.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

219

lOOl.
Hellen Hasbrook Buckingham,
{Havens) Buckingham, born June
2,

daughter of John and Sarah

1815; was married

27, 1833.

(1.)

To

Henry Holden, a sea

(2.)

captain,

August

He

died in 1840.

To
at

S. S. Viele, in 1843.

selor

law.

They

resided

Mr. Viele was an attorney and counMr. at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.

Viele died Aug. 21, 1860.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2166.

Edward Mynders,
Henry Stephen,
Helen
J.,

(Viele,)

bom
"
" "

April 28, 1844.

2167. 2168.
2169.

" "
"

March
Not.

14, 1847.

18, 1849.

John Morgan,

Feb. 18, 1851.

EIGHTH GENERATION.
1 0'TS.

Henry Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Jan.
terbury, Ct.,

son of

Thomas and Triphena {Hibhard)

;

Talcott, of CanGeorge and Andrew TalShe was born Jan. 8, cott, who were officers in the Mexican war. 1778. He was a man much respected, and was for many years Treasurer of the county in which he resided. Mr. Henry Bucking-

13,

1779

married Harriet

March

20, 1803, sister of Col.

ham

died of apoplexy, at Newark, Ohio, in 1845.

They had

several

children, only

two of

whom

lived to maturity.

CHILDREN.
2170.

George Talcott,

born Dec.
"

1,

1806, at Kingston, Penn.

m. Lavinia

Linsley.

2171.

Fanny,

April 16,

1809,

at

Wilkesbarre, Penn.;

m.

Jonas Benedict.

LuciNDA Buckingham, daughter

date of the marriage not found.

of

hard) Buckingham, born April 28, 1781

Henry and Triphena {Hihmarried Asa Syms. The

;

220

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
(Sims,) born 1808 died unmarried. " " July 13, 1810; died July 7, 1840. Amelia Ann, " July 9, 1812 ; died July 18, 1840. " Eliza Hurlburt,

2172. 2173. 2174. 2175.

2176.

Maria,

Mary,
Charles,

" "

"

July

7,

1814; died Nov.

;

5,

1833.

"

about 1816

died about 20, unmarried.

Salome Buckingham,
at

daughter of Thomas and Triphena {Hib1807.

hard) Buckingham, born Aug. 24,

Lebanon,

Ct.,

March

5,

1788; married William Ticknor, Mr. Ticknor is still living, at

Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio, aged

86 (1870).

CHILDREN.
2177.
Charlotte,

2178.

Lydia,

(Ticknor,) born Dec. 3, 1808; m. Simeon B. Sturges. " " Feb. 24, 1811 ; m. Nathaniel B.Miller
died Feb.
5,

1837.

2179.

William,
Harriet Talcott,
Isaac Nelson,
Clarissa

"
"

"
"

January

2,

1813; died Dec. 22, 1836.

;

2180. 2181.
2182. 2183.

Ma,j 22, 1815

m. Alexander
;

Sinith.

"

"
"

May
July

10, 12,

1817 1819

died
died

March

5,

1837.

Ann,

"
"

May

5,

1837.

John Erskine,

"

May

15, 1823; died Jan. 17, 1846,

lOSO,
John Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
Penn., April
2,

son
10,

of

Thomas and Triphena (Hibbard)

;

1790

married Sarah Ebert, at York,

in

1813.

Resided some years

to

the

State of Pennto

sylvania, then

removed

Norwalk, and, ultimately,

Clyde, Ohio,

where they now

farmer.

reside.

Has been employed

CHILDREN.

as a

merchant and

2184.

born Jan. " Dec.

"

20, 1814; died in infancy.

15,

1815

m. Joseph M. Root.
m.,
(1.)

March
June

13,

1818; died unmarried, Aug. 15, 1857.

1820;

"

10,

Anne Maria Brice;

(2.)

Harriet A. Thompson.

lOSl.
Thomas and Triphena (BibBuckingham, born April 26, 1793 was married to Elijah Mr. Loveland was Loveland, in Kingston, Penn., June 1, 1815.
daughter of
bard)
;

Mary Buckingham,

born

in

Norwich, Vt., Feb.

3,

5,

1788.

He

died at Kingston, Penn.,

where he resided, Sept.

1846.

same place March

24, 1855,

Mary Loveland died at the an esteemed member of the Presbyterian

Mrs.

; ;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY
church.

221

Mr. Loveland was an Elder

in the Presbyterian

church of
all

Kingston from an early age until his death.

His children are

raembeis of the same church, and most of them occupy the same position in the

church.

CHILDREN.
2188.

Thomas

B.,

(Loveland,) born Dec. 20, 1817,

at

Kingston, Pcnn.
(2.)

m., (1.) Sarah Baird ;

2189.

Emily
Penn.

WiUiam,
George,

"

"

A. Cady. Ang. 5, 1821, at Kingston, m. Lydia Huriburt.

Nov.

2190.

"

"
"

2191.

Henry,

"

at Kingston, Penn.; 5, 1823, m. Jidia L. Noyes. Nov. 17, 1825, at Ivingston, Penn m., (1.) Alma Baird; (2.) Nancy Hurl,
;

hurt.

2192.

John,

" "

" "

June 23, 1828, m. Ellen M.

at

Kingston, Penn.

Strong.

2193.

MaryE.,

April 20, 1838, at Kingston,

Penn.;

m. Henry Martyn Hoyt.

vSamuel Buckingham, son of Thomas and Triphena (Hibbard)

Buckingham, born Aug.

in the

13,

1797; married:
2,

(1.)

Thankful Babcock,
Julia A.

year 1821, and she died July

1833.

(2.)

Camp,

March 24, 1842, in Ruggles, Ashland County, ham died Sept. 4, ] 864, aged 67 years.

Ohio.

Mr. Bucking-

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE.

2194.
2195.

Mary,
Dyer,
Caroline Matilda,

born Sept.
"

10,

1822; died Jan. 19, 1827.

died April 13, 1849; never

October 16, 1824;

married.

2196.

April
Jan.

18,

1826;

died

April

8,

1861;

never

married.
2197.
2198. 2199.

William,
George,

8,

1828; m. Margarett Drake.

1

May

20,

829

Jane

Fidelia,

Feb. 22,

1831;

m. Ariadne Andrews. died June 13, 1850;

died Sept.
16,

never never

married.
2200.

Samuel,

April 15, 1832;

married.

1857;

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE.

2201. 2202. 2203.

Amelia,

Henry

G.,
S.,

Frances

born July 22, 1843. " May 6, 1 847 telegrapher at Cleveland, Ohio. " Sept. 24, 1850; married George S. Fislce.
;

222

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY

16S3.
Matilda Buckingham,
Feb.
7,

daughter
4,

of

Thomas and

Triphena

{Hihbard) Buckingham, born Jan.

1822.

1799; married John Bennett

They had no

children.

1084.
Fanny Buckingham,
Vaughan,
in

daughter of
21,

Thomas and Triphena

to

i^Hih-

hard) Buckingham, born Jan.

1804; was married

son,

Stephen

June,

1832.

She died leaving one

which

was

adopted by John and Matilda Bennet.

2204.

Stephen Buckingham,

(Vaughan,)

born Sept.

15,

1833; m. Marion

W.

Preston.

Mary Dorrance Buckingham,

ried

daughter of Stephen and

;

Mary
mar-

(yDorrance) Buckingham, born at Columbia, Ct., Jan. 26, 1799

Samuel Sutton, of Exeter, Luzerne County, Penn., Nov. 14, 1822. Mr. Sutton was born at Kingston, Luzerne County, Penn.,
2,

Nov.

1788, and was drowned in the Susquehannah river,

March

25, 1842.

<^___^^51L_>^

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
On
retiring

223

he traveled extensively
native country in the

in

the

East,

visiting

Egypt,

Syria, Nubia,

and adjacent countries, returning through France and

England
the

to

his

summer

of 1850.

Since that

time he has resided at Rosebauk, Poughkeepsie, on the east side of

Hudson

river.

During the period of

in sailing

his active business life he

crossed the Atlantic over twenty times, several passages having been

made

in the depth of winter,

packets, before the establish-

ment of
lege,

the

Cunard

line of steamers.

During the

last six

years he
Col-

has given

much

of his time and attention to the Vassar

Female

and

to several other

important trusts committed to him.

^OO.
son of Stephen and Polly {Brewster)
Ct.,

Charles

J.

Buckingham,
at

Buckingham, born

Columbia,

July

7,

1810

married, Oct. 16,

1839, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Emily Williams, daughter of Josiah and

Martha (Loomis) Williams.

city of

Said Emily Williams was born in the

New

York, Jan. 21, 1818, and died at Poughkeepsie, January

26, 1848.

Charles J. Buckingham prepared for College, at Bacon Academy,

in Colchester, Ct.,
to

and entered Trinity College

for

in 1829, with a

view
his

the

ministry in the Episcopal Church,

His health

failing,

studies

were remitted

was

at length

obliged to

some time, but again resuming them, he make a voyage to the Mediterranean for
After a third attempt he was finally

the recovery of his health.

compelled

to relinquish his literary pursuits,

age

to

Europe.

and make a second voySubsequently he engaged in mercantile pursuits, there

City,

and

in

New York

keepsie, in 1849.

where he resided until he removed to PoughFor several years he has devoted much of his
city,

time to the public schools in that

interests generally.

and

to

other educational

CHILDREN.
2211.

Emily Adelia,
Charles Henry,

bora Nov.
"

7,

1840, in the city of

in Poughkeepsie,

New York, and died Dec. 30, 1840.

2212.

Sept. 13, 1842, in

2213.

Richard Cook,

"

Jan. 11, 1844, at Hoboken,

New York City. New Jersey, opposite

I.,

New
2214.

York, and died at Brooklyn, L.

1845, in Brooklyn, L.

July

20, 1845.

Martha Williams,

"

Sept. 26,

I.

m. George

W. Wood,

Dec. 27, 1871.

224

U C K

(i

HAM

FAMILY

I'Tl 1.
Rev. John Dorrance, son of Benjamin and Nancy Anna {Buckingham) Dorrance, born Feb, 28, 1800 studied for the ministry, and was settled as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Wilksbarre, Penn., where he labored with marked success for twenty-eight years,
;

and died April

eight children.

1,

1861, " universally beloved."

He

married Pene-

lope Mercer, Dec. 6, 1827.

She died Jan.

7,

1860, the mother of

<:^^^i^^i^ ^^>^^^'-2yt'^i.^t-x.,ji_^

\aj

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

225

I'M 4.
John Buckingham,
Buckingham, born April
Ct.,

son of
19,

Ambrose W. and Eunice

(Grijfflng)

1794; married Mary Abby, of Hartford,

Nov.

9,

1816.

2230.

born March 27, 1818

"

" "
"
"

m. Oscar Armstrony. m. Rachel A. Chumard. Dec. 10, 1821 m. Lucy Cobb. Jan. 9, 1824; m. Sarah Finch.
;

March

22, 1820;
;

Feb.

5,

1826; m. Austin Stanton.

Dec. 24, 1828; m. Elisabeth Swingle.

Feb.
1,

"
"

1830

April 18, 1832 April

7,

"
"

m. Charles Frace. m. Harriet Murray. 1836; m. John Badgers.

; ;

Sept. 3, 1839.

Eunice Buckingham, daughter

{Griffing)
Sept. 26,

of

Ambrose W. and Eunice

Swingle.,

Buckingham, born Aug. 6,1795, married Daniel 1824. They reside at South Canaan, Penn.

226

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

I'M 7^.
LuciNA Buckingham, daughter
{Grifftng)

of
8,

Ambrose

W. and Eunice
2,

Buckingham, born Nov.

1800; married Asa Jones,

Dec.

7,

1822.

Mr. Jones

died, in Salem, Pa.,

May

1864, aged 72.

The

following lines were contributed by a near friend, at the time of

his decease

There remaineth a rest for the children of God, Where the weary ones calmly repose,

And

all

who

are purified there find a home.

Since Christ from the sepulchre rose.

And

yet,

knowing

this, for

our brother we mourn.

;

away But what is our loss is surely his gain. Then why should we wish him to stay 1
Since he from the earth passed

There's a far better world, a region of

bliss.

To which his freed spirit has' flown Where sickness and sorrow and death And sin with its pains is unknown.
Though

never come,

hope's brighter visions are shrouded in gloom,

And ties

fondly cherished are riven

the tomb.

The cold senseless clay lies low in The spirit is resting in heaven.

No more on
His

this earth shall the

aged Christian dwell

spirit returns to the giver

The

cold arms of death encircle his form.

is silent

That warm heart

forever.

Though

the

bond of

afiiiction falls heavily

now.

And

sorrow seems

bitter

and deep

There cometh a day when the dead shall arise. From death's long and cold, dreamless sleep.

CHILDREN.
2256.
(Jones,)

born Nov. 23, 1823 m. R. D. Lesker. " Dec. 8, 1827 m. Richard P. Kirby. " Nov. 18, 1829; m. George Laivrence.
; ;

"

Nov.
Jan.

30, 18.32; died April 5, 1837.

2,

" " "

"

1835

m. Salinda Andrews.
;

Feb. 11, 1839

Jan. 24, 1841

died Feb. 2, 1868.

June

23,

m. William McMullen. 1843 m. Jane Smith.

;
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1

227

"M S.
of

Betsey
{Griffing)

Bockingham, daughter
Buckingham,

Ambrose W. and Eunice

bom

Oct.

1,

1826.

They

reside at

1803; married James Garr, Waymart, Wayne County, Penn.

Jan.
3,

CHILDREN.
2264. 2265.
2266.

John,

(Carr,)

born April 24, 1827.

"
" "

James,
Elisabeth
J.,

" "

Sept. 18, 1829.

June

8, 18-32.

2267.

Jane,

"

Oct. 4, 1835.

Ambrose Buckingham,

son of Ambrose

W. and

Eunice

Grif-

fing) Buckingham, born March 27, 1805; Feb. 12, 1827. Resides at Paupac, Penn.

married Mahala

Kellee,

2268.

228

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
health induced her to resign her place.

We

wish her

many days

of health and happiness

in the future."

Another brief notice appeai-ed

local sheets at a later period
effort
:

in

one of the

"

The

first

of the evening was an original Essay,

by Miss Buckingham, of Scranton, on the Esthetic Influence of Music. We cannot do

justice to this effort in a bare outline report,

and therefore do not attempt

it.

It

was

couched in poetic language throughout, and

contained sentiments the truth of which no

one could question.

Every

listener

was held

in close attention to the end."

The Essay above was subsequently published,

and

is

thns noticed by the press

an Essay on the Esthetic Influence of Music, which was

read before the Teachers' Institute, at Providence, last week.

"

We publish in another column

The known

writer.

ingham,

is

well

in this

Miss Buckcommunity,

having conducted a school in

for several years
is

this

borough
;

with rare ability and success

and that she her Essay affords the best evidence.

Scranton, and has, in that
the present
this place,
city,

a lady of talents and culture,

Since

leaving Hazleton she has been teaching in

sustained

a high reputation in her profession.

During week she has been on a visit to and at the solicitation of many
to.

friends has consented to the publication of

the

Essay referred

We

doubt not

it

will

be appreciated by our readers."

2277.

Ambrose

H.,

born Jan.

19, 1847.

IT'S!.
Susan Buckingham, daughter of Ambrose W. and Eunice {Griffing) Buckingham, born March 22, 1810; raai-ried Mordecai Brink,
of Salem, Penn., and emigrated to Middlebury, Ohio, where he died. * CHILDREN.
2277 A.
(Brink,) born 1834.

" " "

1836.
18.38.

1840. 1842. 1844.

" "

* These names were

received at too late an hour to

number them

in place.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

229

Cornelius Grtffing Buckingham, son of Ambrose W. and

Eunice {Griffing) Buckingham, born Nov.
ried: (1.)

To Martha

Kelley,\n Sept., 1836.

(2.)

1818, and died

May

18, 1863.

was twice marShe was born Nov. 12, To Elisabeth Wells, Nov. 4, 1863.
4,

1813

He

is

a farmer, and resides at Paupack, Penn.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MAREIAGE.

2278.

230

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Alexander,
Junior Carter,
(Pratt,)
liorii

2295. 2296.

July

4,

1831.
18.50.

"

"

March,

Horatio Pratt,
grandson of
April
6,

son of George and Sally {Murdoch) Pratt, and

Rev. James and

1809: married

Ann {Buckingham) Murdock, born Ann Augusta Bushnell, of Old Say brook,
Mr. Pratt was
for

April 13, 1834, and had by her, four children.

many
1843.

years a merchant in

Westbrook, and died there, April 11,

CHILDREN.

2297.
2298.
2299.

George,
Horatio,

(Pratt,)

born March
"

7, 183.5.

"

Augustus,
Joseph,

"
"

"
"

July 31, 1837. July 11, 1839.

Oct. 12, 1841.

2300.

Gilbert Pratt,

son of George and Sally {Murdoch) Pratt, and

Ann {BucMngham) Murdock, born Jan. 15,1818; married Sarah Pratt, daughter of William A. and Sarah Resides at Old Saybrook. Pratt, and had by her, four children. Mrs. Sarah Pratt died June 15, 1852.
grandson of Rev. James and
CHILDREN.
2301. 2302.
2303. 2304.

Edward M.,
Samuel H.,
Charles E.,
Willie A.,

(Pratt,) born Dec. 17, 1840.

" "

"

Aug.
Oct.

9, 9,

1843.

"
"

1845.
;

"

Aug.

22, 1849

died Jan. 11, 1853.

Sarah McDonald Murdock,

daughter of Hon.

Sally {Foote) Murdock, and granddaughter of Rev.

Samuel and James and Ann

{Buckingham) Murdock, born Oct. 11, 1807; married Orson Davis,

Oct. 20, 1831, and died Dec.
1,

1834.

CHILDREN.
2305. 2306.

Harriet Smith,

(Davis,) born

Sarah Murdock,

"

"

Aug. Aug.

1,

1832; m. James Mayherry.

11,

1834; m. Mr. Lynde.

James Murdock,
born June 10, 1810
;

dock, and grandson of Rev.

MurJames and Ann {Buckingham) Murdock, married Elizabeth K. Trimble, March 30, 1831.
son of Hon. Samuel and Sally {Foote)

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
2.307.

231

Samuel Alexander, (MurdockJ born Feb.

Joseph Buckingham,
"
"

12,

1832

m. Marii T. Howe.

2308.

" "

Dec.30, '33; m. Zwr^ ^l.PFaner.

Feb.
4, 1836.

2309.
2310.

James Fayette,

Mary

Elisabeth,

" "

" "
"

May
July

18, 1840. 15, 1843.

2311.
2312. 2313.

Sarah Catharine,

John Trimble, Andrew Young,

"
"

"

March March

31, 1846. 29, 1848.

1 T'^S.

Samuel Foote Murdock,

dock, born Oct. 12, 1812;
18, 1837.

son of Hon. Samuel and Sally {Foote)

Murdock, and grandson of Rev. James and

Ann {Buckingham) Murto

was married

Laura Jane

Snell, Oct.

2314.

James Artemas,
John Campbell, Samuel Foote,
Laura Jane, Anna Buckingham,

(Murdock,) born Aug.

ker.

4,

1838

m.

Emma

J. Par-

2315.
23i6.

"
"

"

March

23, 1841.
11,

"
" "

January,
Seaton.

1843; m. Julia F.

2317.
2318.

" "

Feb.

6,
7,

1846. 1848.

May

Bryan Ransom Collins,

Collins,

son of Selden and

Mary {Murdock)
8,

and grandson of Rev. James and

6,

Ann {Buckingham) Mur23, 1865.

dock, born April

1812; married Elisabeth M. Innman, Jan.

1840, and died July 18, 1862.

She died March

232

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY,
1 ^4^^.
son of Selden and

James Alexander Collins,

Collins,

Mary {Murdoch)
Oct. 14, 1864.

and grandson of Rev. James and

Ann {Buckingham) Mur-

dock, born Dec. 15, 1816; married

They

resided in Utica, where he died

Lucy Helen Ward, March 29, 1868.

Selden Collins,
lins,

Jr., son of Selden

and grandson of Rev. James and

3,

and Mary {Murdoch) ColAnn {Buckingham) Murdock,

born Feb.

1819

married Emeline A. Prentice, April 22, 1851.

CHILD.

2325.

Wallace B.,

(Collins,)

born Sept. 29, 1852.

T^^,
of Leonard and Louisa {Murdock)

Harriet House, daughter

Murdock, born Nov.
7,

House, and granddaughter of Rev. James and

Ann {Buckingham)
June
2,

1816

married H. G.

Giles,

1849.

Caroline House, daughter

Murdock, born Dec.
9,

of

House, and granddaughter of Rev. James and

Leonard and Louisa {Murdock) Ann {Buckingham)

to

1821

was married

19, 1863, as his second wife.

She has no

children.

Ralph H. Foster, Aug. Mr. Foster is a

wholesale grocer, and resides in Hartford, Conn.

Abbt House, daughter of Leonard and Louisa {Murdock) House, and granddaughter of Rev. James and Ann {Buckingham) Murdock, born July 10, 1824; married Alfred Etheridge, Nov. 6, 1850.

2326.

Franklin Alfred,
Isabella,

(Etheridge,)

2327.

" " "

born Jan. 1, 1852. " April 1, 1854.

" "

2328.
2329.

James,
George,.

June, 1858.
June, 1866.

Emily H. House, daughter

Murdock, born Oct.
2,

of Leonard and Louisa {Murdoch)

House, and granddaughter of Rev. James and

Ann {Buckingham)

1830

married

/.

G. Fuller, Dec. 20, 1848.

UC KINGH AM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.

233

2330.
2331. 2332. 2333.

Louisa Cutler,
Carrie,

(FuUerJ born Dec. 16, 1855, at Brooklyn, N. Y. " " " " Sept. 26, 1858,
" " "
"

James Edward,
Clifford

Dec.

8,

1863,

at Orange, N.

Y.
"

Buckingliam,

" "

Aug.
Dec.

11, 1865,
9,

2334.

Arthur Biringer,

1867,

"

died Aug. 18, 1869.

Sarah Hume Doty,

Murdock
;

daughter of Baron S. and Esther (Mardock)

Doty, and granddaughter of Rev. James and

Ann {Buckingham)

married Rev. Joseph Rmsel, a Presbyterian clergyman, at

Ogdensburgh, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1842.

CHILDREN.
2335.

Esther Julia,
Colette Theresa,

(Russell,)

born Aug.
" Nov.

21,

1843

m. Ira B. Humphrey, m. Edward Ober1869.

Oct. 22, 1863.

2336.

"

14,

1846

ton, Jr., Ja.n. 6,

1 T'T'S.

Charles Buckingham,

son of Jolm and Sally

Canjleld)

Buck-

ingham, born Oct. 23, 1804; married Juliet Wilbur. Has been for many years a successful merchant in New York City, but has now
retired

from business.

He, many years

to the

since,

made, extensive

re-

searches for an history and genealogy of the

Buckingham

family,

which have been of service

compiler of this volume.

CHILDREN.
2337.

Charles,

2338.

John,

born Nov. 25, 1836; In. Maria West, in 1864, and has been an Appraiser in the N. York Custom House. " June 5, 1846; graduated at Yale in 1867, and is an
architect

by profession.

Joseph Leet Buckingham,

1834
;

son of John and Sally (Oanfield)

;

Buckingham, born Dec. 31, 1808

died at
publisher.

married Julia Silliman, Oct. 29,

Oct.
27, 1840.

Clinton, Louisiana,

An

editor

and

2339.

John Thomas,

born July

7,

1838.

30

234

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
a. Buckingham, son of John and Sally
Oanjield)

Hekrt

Buck-

ingham, born Noy. 31, 1812; married Adelaide Sosssiter,

in 'May,

1837, and died at Brooklyn, N. Y., in Aug., 1848, leaving no children.

Eliza M. Buckingham, only daughter

field)
field,

of John and Sally

Can-

Buckingham, born Oct. 27, 1815; married Capt. Charles Mansin Sept., 1838, a shipmaster, who was lost at sea with his ship,

in 1849.

CHILDEEN.
2340.

Charles

J.,

(Mansfield,)

born Dec, 22, 1843;

he studied medicine,

and
2341.

is

now

a successful practitioner

at Meriden,

Conn.

Henry
Lucy,

B.,

"

" "

March 5, 1846, at Brooklyn, N. York, and now a Lieutenant in the Navy.

2342.

"

May

8,

1849.

^^&.
George A. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Oct.
2,

son of John and Sally {Canfield)

;

1817

maried

Ann

Luff.

CHILDEEN.
2343.
2344.

George.

2345.
2346.

Sarah C. Rebeccah L.
Charles.

2347.

Anna.

Hon. William Alfred Buckingham,

son of Deacon
;

Samuel

and Joanna (liaison) Buckingham, bom May 28, 1804 was educated at the public and select schools of his native town, and at Bacon Academy, Colchester. He was engaged in farming until he was twenty years of age, when lie entered a dry goods store in Norwich as
time in a wholesale store in

a clerk, where he remained two years, and after spending a short New York, returned in 1826 and estabIn 1830 he enin 1848, relin-

lished himself in the dry goods business in Norwich.

gaged in the manufacture of ingrain carpeting, and,

principal

quished that as well as the dry goods business, and was one of the

men who

organized the

Hay ward Rubber Company

for the

fru\/fi>ucMiM.du44^

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
manufacture of India Rubber goods.

235

Company

since

its

organization.

He has been the Treasurer of the He has taken an active part in the

cause of education, has been a liberal benefactor of Yale College, and,

money than any other person to endow the Norwich Free Academy, and is the President of the Board of Trustees. He is President of the Connecticut State Temperance Union, a member of the Broadway Congregational Church in Norwich, a corporate member of the American Board of Foreign Missions, and was the Moderator of the National Council of Congregational Churches in Boston, in 1865. He was elected Mayor of the City of Norwich in the years 1849, 1850, 1856, and 1857, and Preswith one exception, contributed more
idential Elector in 1856, but held

no other public

office until the

year

1858,

when he was

elected

Governor, and re-elected seven times,

holding (he office eight years,

when he

declined further service.

office

He

was one of the four

rebellion.

loyal

Governors who held

that

through the
President

At

the

commencement of

struggle the

called for one regiment of troops from Connecticut,

and the Governor

for

organized three by voluntary enlistments, which he uniformed, armed,

and furnished with baggage

the
field.

train

and camp equipage complete

They were

the

first

troops, sent

from any State, that w^ere

in all respects equipped for active service.

as an imperative public necessity,

sponsibility of the Governor.

This action was assumed and taken upon the personal rethe
first

On

Wednesday

of

May

the

General Assembly was convened, which

the Governor, authorized

at

once ratified the action of

him

to raise ten thousand troops for the de-

fence of the National Government, and placed

trol to

money under

his con-

be used for

this

purpose at

his discretion.

subsequent Leg-

islature

removed the

restriction vphich limited the

number

of men,

and gave him ample authority and means which might be made by the President.
eight

to

meet any

requisition

Under

this authority

and by

the cooperation of his fellow citizens, he raised fifty-four thousand

hundred and eighty-two men, which was

six

thousand and

eighty-nine more than the quota assigned to the State by the General

Government.
In 1868 he was elected
six years
to the

Senate of the United States

to
is

serve

from the 4th of March, 1869, which position he

now
his

occupying.
public

Of

his private

character, his business ability,

is it

and

life, this is

not the place to speak at length, nor

necessary,

as they are well

known

in connection with his public services.

He

married Eliza Ripley, daughter of Dr.

D wight

Ripley,

Sept.

27, 1830,

by

whom he had two

children.

She died April

19, 1868.

'j6b

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
estimation in which she

The
"

was held appears

at

in

the following ex:

tracts

from papers published

will

the time of her decease

this

The community

be saddened

morning

to learn of the

death of Mrs. William A. Buckingham, which occurred on Sunday

afternoon, after a painful illness of a few weeks.

This blow will be

a very severe one to a very large

circle of relatives

and

friends

and

among

the most sincere mourners will

be

many

of the poor and un-

who have known the bounty of the departed, and with memory will be fragrant. This bereavement to one who has been so honored and beloved as Ex- Governor Buckingham, will
fortunate

whom

her

" Mrs.

awaken a universal sympathy and sorrow throughout the State." Buckingham was a daughter of Major Dwight Ripley, a famous merchant in this city (Norwich) in the early part of the present
century.

All her

life

she has been noted as a kind hearted, charitable

woman. The poor and needy always found a friend in her, and every good work received from her an earnest and active sup" The deceased in an eminent degree was worthy of the port." cherished friendship which drew her closely to a wide circle of Her religion consisted in a humble reliance on Christ as her friends." Saviour, in love for him, for his people, and for his cause. She imitated
Christian
Christ in relieving the wants of the needy, and

many
loss.
is

poor crowded

the house on the day of the funeral, and in tears gave testimony to

her unwearied kindness, and to their grief and

peace,

Her end was

poorer by her

and heaven

is

as

much

richer as

earth

departure.

CHILDREN.
2348.
2349.

Epliraim Ripley,
Eliza Coit,

born Oct., 1836 died Dec, 1838. " Dec. 7, 1838; m. Gen. Wm. A, Aiken, August
;

28, 1862.

Rev. Samuel Giles Buckingham, D.

at

D., son of
18,

Deacon Samuel

and Joanna (Maison) Buckingham, born Nov.

Yale College
in the class of 1833,

and

at

1812; graduated the Theological Seminary

in the class of 1836.

In May, 1837, he was ordained Pastor of the

Congregational Church in Milbury, Mass., where he remained until

he was invited
sition

to

the South Congregational Church in Springfield,

Mass., of which he was installed Pastor June 16, 1847, in which po-

he

still

continues.

He

has given to the Press, a Sermon on

;

the death of

Thomas Bond,

Esq., 1852

a Memorial of Mrs. Harriet

Tlw'ClaiitickMf'- Sprm^ldJIna

e)

y-,

ih^.x4^Ay^y^c4ia^^^^^^

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Dutton, wife of his classmate, Rev. S.

237

W.

S. Button, delivered in

New

Haven
field

at her funeral in
for

1864

a Discourse delivered on the National

7,

Thanksgiving
;

Peace, Dec.

1865, at a United Service in Springin

and a Memorial of the Pilgrim Fathers

1867, exhibiting

the principles and ecclesiastical polity of the founders of the

New

England churches.

In 1869 he received the honorary

title

of D. D.,
10, 1837,

from the corporation of Yale College.

He

married,

May

Harriet Taylor, second daughter of Rev. Dr. Nathaniel

W.

Taylor,

by

whom

he had one daughter.

sister,

He

has also an adopted daughter of

his wife's his wife,

Maria Robeson. In 1856 he visited Europe with She died Oct. 22, suffered much from ill health. The funeral sermon was 1863, lamented by a wide circle of friends.

who had

preached

in Springfield,

by

his classmate.

Dr. S.

W.

S. Dutton,

who

paid an affectionate and just tribute to her

CHILD.
2350.

memory.

Harriet Taylor,

born Feb.

13, 1842.

T^SS.

{Matson) Buckingham, born

Oct. 13, 1840.

Israel Matson Buckingham, son of Dea. Samuel and Joanna May 5, 1816 married Lydia A. Carew,
;

He

is

a merchant residing at Norwich, Conn.

is

"

He

commenced
manager
ness

business as a dry goods merchant, but

now

interested in

several manufacturing companies, and especially devoted as a business

to the

Hayward Rubber Company.

He

is

a thorough busihis

man

of superior judgment;

highly respected for

business

ability, his

unquestioned integrity, and for his honorable success, as

all

well as noted for his lack of

for his

political

ambitions and aspirations

enjoyment of

his

home and

taste in

making

it

beautiful,

and

for his devotion to his friends."

CHILDREN.
2351.

Sarah Carew,

born June 14, 1842

1863.

m.

Charles

E. Dyer, Sept.

2,

2352.

Wlliam Alfred,
Walter,

"
"

May

4,

1847;
1858

m. Mary Day Reynolds, Nov.

died April 3, 1858.

18, 1868.

2353.

March

14,

Nancy Moranda Kelsey,

daughter of Ephraim
;

and

Lydia

{Buckingham) Kelsey, born Sept. 21, 1796 married Richard Stan nard, of Westbrook, Nov. 13, 1815. Residence, Westbrook, Conn.

238

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.

2354.

Henry M., (Stannard,) bom July

8,

1817.

Mr. Stannardis a merchant

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

'Z6\)

Lucy Ann Kelsey, daughter of Ephraim and Lydia {Buckingham) Kelsey, born March 29,1803; married Philip M. Kirtland, Esq., of Westbrook, Aug. 13, 1822, by whom she has had eleven children. Mr. Kirtland is a farmer has represented the town of "Westbrook in the State Legislature, and been honored by his fellow
;

citizens with other important offices of trust.

240

UCKINGHAM FAMILY,
C.

Ira
Aug.

born April 21, 1808

31, 1843.

Canfield, son of Ira and Melinda (Buckingham) Canfield, married Isabella H. S. Durham, of Baltimore,
;

CHILDREN.
2396.

Edward Hardy,
Caroline,

(Canfield,) born July 14, 1844; died

March

6,

1846.

2397.

Oct. 27, 1845; m. Walter R. Bullock,

of Kentucky, Feb. 3, 1870.

2398.

Mary
Ira

Eeadell,

Feb. 27, 1847

m. Rev. Benj. T.

Jones,

May
2399. 2400.
2401.

12, 1868.

C,

Dee.

18, 1848.
8,

Joseph A.,
Isabella,

May
June Nov.

1851

died Jan. 11, 1853.

18, 1853.

2402.

Walter

B.,

26, 1862,

William Buckingham Canfield,

ingham) Canfield, born Dec. 27, 1809
Jan. 29, 1846, of Norfolk, Virginia.
;

son of Ira and Melinda (Buck-

married Virginia

Be

OormisSi

CHILDREN.
2403.
2404.

Mary,
Virginia,

(Canfield,) born

June

10,

1847

died Oct.

8,

1857.

2405.
2406.

Agnes,
Isabella,

" "

" " " " "

Sept. 10, 1848.

Jan. 26, 1850.

Oct. 24, 1851
;

died Jan. 15, 1853.

2407. 2408.

Grace Buckingham,

April 18, 1853.

William Buckingham,

March

10, 1855.

Jared H. Canfield,
field,

son of Ira and Melinda (Buckingham) Can;

born

May

19, 1811

married

Marg A. Andrews, May

19, 1840,

of Meriden, Conn.

CHILDREN.
2409.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Jane E. Canfield, daughter
Canfield, born Sept, 18,

241

of Ira and Melinda {Buckingham)

Sa}' brook,

1815

married Henry Kirkland, of

Conn.,

March

20, 1839.

2412.

242

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.

ISIO.
LuciNDA Gushing, daughter of
Zattre and Racbael {Bucldngham)

Gushing, born Aug. 13, 1794, at Paris,

New York

married William

Barker, in 1809, and lived in Fredonia, Ghautauqua County,

New

York.

She died

in Nov., 18G8.

CHILDREN.
2419.

Milton

C,

(Barker,) born Sept. 15, 1811

1860.

married, and died before

2420.

Sarah W.,

"
" "

"

Aug.

2,

1813; m. Herodifus Smith, and

1815.
;

died before 1860.

2420i LydiaC,
2421. 2422.

"
"

Ang.

3,

Charles A.,

Oct., 1829

married, and living in 1860.

Bradley H.,

"

"

Oct., 1834.

"Walter Bradley Gushing, son of Zattre and Rachel (Buckingham) Gushing, born June 3, 1796, at Paris, N. York married Louisa Ransom. They lived some years in Ghautauqua County, and moved
;

to

Wisconsin.
CHILDREN.
2422^. 2422|.

Lucinda,

(Gushing.)

John

8S 1
Dr. Squire White, of Fredonia,

Gushing, daughter of Zattre and Rachel {Buckingham) Gushing, born March 14, 1798 married twice: (1.) Judge Daniel S.
C.
;

Ltdia

Houghton,
York.

May

16, 1813.

(2.)

New

CHILDREN BT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2423.

Lord Sterne,

(Houghton,) born Jan. 28, 1815; m. Jane C.

Dec. 29, 1841.

Billings,

2424.

Martha

R.,

"
" "

"
"

Octoher

19,

1816; m. William F.
died April 15, 1820.

Wheeler, in 1843.

2424^. DeWitt,
2425.

Oct. 16, 1818

Henrietta E.,

"

July

8,

1821
7,

m. Lawrence

Risley,

June

1842.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2426.

Ellen D.,

(White,) born June 19, 1827

m.

(1.)

George L. Bassett,
Col Stephen Mor.

Aug.
gan,

20, 1846.

(2.)

Nov.

9,

1851.

(3.)

Jose Quitting,

June
2427.

27, 1870.

George H.,

"
"

"

Sept. 11, 1829;

15, 1858.

m. Ellen E.

Pierce,

3 \Aj

2427^.

Mary

S.,

April

8,

1832; died Sept. 16, 1841.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1 SS!^.

243

Milton Buckingham Gushing,

ingham)
Tupper,
Gushing, born

son of Zattre and Rachel

(1.)

{Bmhyears,

July 20, 1800; married,

Abigail B.

Putnam, Ohio, where he was a merchant

for

many

and was

also

much engaged

in

the cause of education.

He

was a

member

of the Bapti>t denomination.

Mrs. Abigail

Tapper) GushSmith, of

ing died Nov. 30, 1833, and he married, (2.)

Mary Barker

Salem, Mass., in 1836.

He

died at Gallipolis, Ohio, April 22, 1847.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2428.

Benjamin

T.,

(Cusliing,)

bom
"

June

25, 1825
;

died at

Putnam, Ohio,

aged 26
2429.

a lawyer by profession.
;

Edward,

" "
"

Sept. 26,

1827

m. Mary Burr; died

died

2430.

Eowena

S.,

"

at Putnam, April 4, 1852. March 29, 1829 m. Asa Brown;

;

at the age of 29, without issue.

2430 J. Elisabeth,

"

died in infancy.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2431.

Milton B.,

(Gushing,) born April 20, 1837, at Columbus, Ohio;

va.

Ellen D. Grosvenor, in 1869.

at

2432.

Howards.,

"

"

Aug. 22,1838,

Milwaukee, Wis.;

was a Lieut, in the U. S. A., and was killed by Apache Indians in Arizona, May, 1871.
2432|. Walter,
2433.

Alonzo H.,

" "

"
"

died in infancy.

Jan. 19,

1841; graduated at West Point Military Academy, and com-

manded Battery A, 4th U.

lery.

S. Artil-

He

fell

at Gettysburgh, thrice
3,

wounded, July
"

1863, aged 22.

Lieut.

Was
4,

brevetted

Col.

for

conspicuous gallantry."
2434.

William B.,

"
"

"
"
"

Nov.

1842

m. Kate L.

Forbes, in

1869.
2434^^.

2435.

Mary Mary

R.,
J.,

died in infancy.

"

Jan.

1,

1846, at Chicago;
Gayle.

m. E. F.

W.

1 S*^3.
.^ATTRTE
ing,

Gushing, son of Zattre and Rachel {Buckingham) Gushborn Dec. 7, 1802 was twice married (1.) To Mary A. Gush;
:

ing, of Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1828.

(2

To N. W.

Smith.

He

was a

physician.
ton,

He

resided

many

years in Kentucky, and died at Goving-

Feb. 26, 1869.

244

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.
James Thomas, (Gushing,) born about 1830; m. Alice D.
19, 1854.
Rislet/, Jiec.

2436.

2437.
2438.

Thomas,
Elisabeth,

"
"

" "

died in infancy.

CHILDREN BT THE SECOND 3IARRIAGE.

2439.

Edward,
Madeline,

2440.
2441. 2442.

{Gushing,) born " "

Romanie,
Eugene,
Hortense,

" " "

"
" "

2443.

Catharine P. Cushing, daughter

ingham) Gushing, born Oct.
hatter,
6,

of Zattre and Rachel

(Buck-

1808; married Philo H. Stevens, a

who

resides at Fredonia,

New

York, Aug.

7,

1827.

2444.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
2453.
24.54.

245
7,

Franklin C,

Edward W.,
Therdon,
George,

(Tupper,) "
" "

born March 29, 1840; died Jan. " June 18, 1841.
"
;

1841.

24.55.

killed at the battle of Shiloh,

4,

Tenn., April
2456.

1862.
1,

"

April, 1844

died Oct.

1854.

8SS.
at

Amanda Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Feb.
19, 1836.
7,

daughter of Stephen and Esther {Oooley)

1804; married
is

Putnam, Ohio, Eben

have died Sept.

Perry Sturges, of Mansfield, Ohio, and

said to

CHILDREN.
2457. 2458.
(Sturges,) Diamond, " Stephen Buckingham,

bom
" "

March 12,1824: m. Sarah M.

Carey.

2459.

Edward

B.,

"

1S30.
GooDSELL Buckingham,
Buckingham, born July
son of Stephen and Esther {Cooley)
14, 1810, at Carthage,

Athens County, Ohio;

1,

married Eliza Thompson, at Zanesville, Ohio, Sept.

1831.

Has

re-

sided in Mansfield, McConnelsville, and Putnam, Ohio, and Keokuk,

Iowa, as a merchant, and five years at Washington, D. C, in the

United States Treasury Department.

in

Afterwards resided a winter

finally settled in

Chicago

a year at "Walnut Hills, Ohio, and

Put-

nam, Ohio,

May

1,

1868.
CHILDREN.

2460.

Stephen,

born

at Mansfield, Ohio,

and died Feb.

4, 1

2461.

James,

2462.

246

UCKINGHAM FAMILY,
;

New York

graduated at West Point, served as Colonel of the 3d

Ohio Regiment of Volunteers in the Mexican war, and was member of Congress from 1856 to the breaking out of the war of the ReHe was then Col. of the 2d Iowa Volunteers, and successively. bellion.
Brigadier and Major General.
Bluffs,

He

died Dec. 26, 1866, at Council

Iowa, and was buried at Keokuk, at which place his widow,

Mrs. Belinda (Buckingham) Curtis,

now

resides.

CHILDREN.
2468.

Aniandca,

(Curtis,) born Sept. 16, 1832;

diedJune

1,

1834.

2469.

Henry Zarah,

"

"

Oct.

14,

1836;
22,

January
1863.

Quantrell in

m. Julia Dudley, 1862, and killed by the army, Oct. 6,

2470.

Samuel Stephen,

"

March

m. Cate Bird, of 1868; was Major of 2d Colorado cavalry, and Col. of 3d Colorado infantry, in war
7,

1838;

N. Y., Nov.

5,

of the Rebellion.
2471.

Sarah B.
Goodsell Buckinghain

"

Jan.

8,

1842

died Nov. 26, 1862, at

St. Louis,

Mo.
;

" "
"

Hosmer,
2473. 2474.

Dec. 24, 1844

died July 2, 1851.

;

Yale,
Carrie,

March
Dec.
8,

10, 1851

died

June

17, '51.

1852.

1 S33.
Gen. Catharinas P. Buckingham, son of Ebenezer and Cath{Putnam) Buckingham, born March 14, 1808, at Putnam, on the Muskingum river, Ohio; graduated at the military academy at West Point, in 1829 became 2d Lieut, in the 3d Artillery, and was
arine
;

Assistant Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosphy from October, 1830, to

August, 1831

and from 1833

to

1836, was Professor

College, Ohio.

of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, in

Keuyon

He

then

established
civil

Iron Wfcrks at
in 1861, he

Mt. Vernon, Ohio.

July, 1862,

On

the

outbreak of the
eral of Ohio,

war

was appointed Adjutant Gen-

and retained that

office until

when he was

commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers, and appointed Assistant

Adjutant General of the United States.

thrice married; (1.)

Mr. Buckingham has been

Utica,

To Mary

Gird, of

New

York, July
1835, by

5,

1830, by

whom

he had two children.

(2.)

She

died at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, July 11, 1834.

ner,

To Mary Park TurShe was born

Aug.

24,

whom

he had three children.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
March
Aug.
31, 1818, and died
26, 1845,
5,

247

by

whom
They

Aug. 24, 1844. (3.) To Marion A. Hawhes, he has had eight children. She was born
reside at Chicago, Illinois.

October

1820.

CniLDKEN BT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2475.

Mary,
Eunice,

born Aug. 27, 1831

18.56.

m. Dean K. Fenner, Jan.

29,

2476.

"

April 12, 1834; m. to

1859, and died Feb.

A.J.
1,

Welch, April 12,

1867.

CHILDREN BT THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2477.
Frederick,

born March 30, 1837.

" "

2478. 2479.

Ebenezer Putncam,
Catharine,

July 28, 1840

eh. 17 \8i3
,

died August 12, 1844. m. R. II. Lamson.

CHILDREN BT THE THIRD MARRIAGE.

2480.

248

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
of Ebenezer and Eunice
;

Catharine Buckingham, daughter

Charles C. Convers, April
4,

{Hale) Buckingham, born April 19, 1819, at Putnam, Ohio

married

1839, of Zanesville, Ohio.

Mr. Con-

vers

is

Judge of the Superior Court of Ohio.

CHILDREN.

2490.

2491.

2492.

Ebenezer Buckingham, (Convers,) born Sept. 14, 1840, at Putnam; m. Jane G. Andrews. " " Not., 1842 died Sept., 1843. Cleveland Daniel, " " Oct. 4, 1844; m. Wm. W. Catharine Buckingham,
;

Woolsey.

2493.
2494.

Alice,

Clara,

" "

" "

Aug.

25, 1848.

Jan. 19, 1853.

1S3S.
Martha Buckingham,
daughter of Ebenezer and Eunice {Hale)
at

Buckingham, born Nov. 25, 1820,

Putnam, Ohio

married William

H. Trimble, of Hillsborough, Ohio, about 1848.

CHILDREN.
2495. 2496. 2497.

Catharine,
"William,

(Trimble,) horn

"
1

"

June

19, 1851
19,

died Aug., 1853. died Aug. 19, 1854. ^

Clarence,

o^Q 2498.

AU.n Allen,

[t^iiis,

Aug.

1854;

1S40.
John Buckingham,
ried
:

son of Ebenezer and Eunice {Hale) Buck;

ingham, born July 26, 1825, at Putnam, Ohio

(1.)

has been twice mar-

To Harriet L.

Bennet, daughter of Thaddeus and Deb-

orah L. Bennet, of Fairfield, Conn., Oct. 18, 1847,

three children.

by-whom he had

She died May 26, 1860. (2.) To Kate Mosely Buck, of Wethersfield, Nov. 6, 1866, by whom he had two children. He and his brother Ebenezer are largely engaged as Elevators, in Chicago,
111.,

and several other

cities.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2499. 2500.
2501.
Alice,

born Nov. 28, 1848, at Brooklyn, N. Y.

Eva,
John,

" "

June

22, 1851, at Fairfield,

25, 1860,

May

"

Conn. "

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2501 i. Henry Winthrop,
2501^. Arthur Hale,

bom
"

Nov.

23, 1868, at Wethersfield,

Conn.

Oct. 27, 1870; died

Aug.

3,

1871.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY
Ebenezer Buckingham,
Jr., son of Ebenezex-

249

and Eunice {Hale)

Buckingham, born Jan. 16, 1829, at Putnam, Ohio; married Zwcy Sturges, daughter of Solomon and Lucy {Hale) Sturges, May 5, 1853, and removed to Chicago in the fall of 1859, where he now
resides as partner in business with his brother,

John Buckingham.

CHILDREN.
2502.
2503.

Clarence,

bom
" "

Nov.

2, 3,
9,

1854, at 1858,

Putnam, Ohio.
111.

Kate Sturges,

Aug.
Sept.

2503^.

Lucy Maud,

1870, at Chicago,

1S43.
Ebenezer Sprague,
Sprague, born Dec.
4,

son of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham)

1800, at Cooperstown, N.

Y;

married Harriet

Darling, May, 1831, Chautauqua County, and soon went West, and
has never been heard from since.

AuRiLLA

J.

Sprague, daughter

of

Benjamin and Sarah {Buck-

ingham) Sprague, born January 12, 1805, at North East;

New

York; married Orain Ford, April 11, 1824, in Chautauqua County, N. Y. They lived there many years, and then removed to New Market, Canada West, north of Toronto.
CHILDREN.
2504.
Aurilla,

(Ford,) born Feb.

2505.

Mary,
Sarah,

" " "

"

"

5, 1825; m. J. B. Sherwood, Aug. 12, 1845. March 19, 1827 m. James Rollo,
;

Jan.
2506.

7,

1858.

"

April
in

2,

1829; died

May

11, 1829,

2507.

Nancy,
Lydia Ann,

"
"

March
April

Chautauqua County. m. A. B. Smith, 31, 1831 Aug. 20, 1857.

;

2508.

12,

1835;
;

m.

L.

Grover,

Oct. 12, 1853 "

died in Listawell,

2509.

Sarah Sprague,

May 22,
5,

Canada West. 1837; m.J.

1857.
25, 1839.
5,

Botsford, Ai\g.

2510. 2511.

Martha Buckingham,
Julia

"
"

Aug.
Nov.

C,

"

1843.

32

250

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
daughter of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham)
;

Ann Sprague,

Sprague, born July 25, 1807

married

Edward Augustus
and removed

Whipple,

son of Levi Whipple, of Putnam, Ohio, in Laona, Chautauqua County,

New

York, where they resided

many

years,

to

Lacon,

Illinois.

CHILDREN.
2512.

Ann

Eliza,

f Whipple,) born April

4,

1832, in

Putnam, Ohio, and

married Rev. J. K. Armstrong, Jan.

1,

1856.
111.

2513.

Sarah Lucy,
Levi Sprague,

"
"

" "

Jan. 13, 1835, at Washington,

2514.

Jan. 4, 1838.

JuxiA Ann Sprague, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham) Sprague, born Jan. 31, 1809, at Putnam, Ohio married Lucius Skinner, April 17, 1827, in Chautauqua County, New York, where they resided for many years, and then removed to Duquoin, Perry County, Illinois, where he died, March 28, 1851.
;

CHILDREN.
2515.

Julianna,

(Skinner,)

bom
" " "

July

17, 1828 in Chautauqua County, N. Y., m. G. S. Smith, Oct. 7, 1844.

; ;

2516.

Sarah,

"
"

Feb. 14, 1831

22, 1851.

m. Edwin Smith,

May

2517. 2518. 2519.

2520.

Lucius Bradford,

Oct. 8, 1832.

Augustus Whipple,

Hiram Root,
Abigail Maria,

" "

Feb.

1,

1837.
Illinois.

"
" "

Feb. 22, 1843, at Duquoin,

"
"

Dec.

13, 1846,

2521.

Benjamin Sprague,

April 19, 1850.

"

"

Joseph Jilson Sprague, son of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham) Sprague, born May 4, 1811 married Phebe Jackson, Dec. 3, She was born Aug. 13, 1822. 1839, in Chautauqua County, N. Y.
;

CHILDREN.
2522.

2523.

William Henry, Wallace Eaton,

(Sprague,) born Oct. 25, 1840.

Sept.
1,

1842.

2523|.
2524.

Mary Emily, Edward Jackson,

Alonzo Bailey,

Nov.

22, 1844; died 13, 1846.

Aug.

11, 1845.

June

2524|. Benjamin,
2525.

Oct. 22, 1853.

Dec. 28, 1856.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

251

Benjamin Sprague, Jr., son of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham) Sprague, born May 7, 1813 was twice married (1.) To Abigail M. Jackson, Feb. 13, 1838, in Chautauqua County, N. Y., who died
; :

at
at

Duquoin,

Illinois,

Dec. 30, 1855.

Illinois.

(2.)

Jane Hunt, Dec. 11, 1856,

has no children.

Duquoin, Perry County,

He

1S40.
Sarah Sprague,
Sprague, born April

daughter of Benjamin aud Sarah {Buckingham)

1,

1815

married Hiram Hinkley, in Chautauqua

County, N. Y., March 28, 1838.

CHILDREN.
2526.

2527. 2528.

George E., Frances M.,

Sarah M.,

(Hinkley,)

bom May
"
"

18, 1840, in

Duquoin, HI.

"

Aug.
Nov.

29, 1842,
9,

"

1847,

1 .^o.

James B. Sprague,
Dec.
1,

son of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham)

Sprague, born Sept. 26, 1817; married twice: (1.) Angeline Greene,
1839, in Chautauqua County, 1851.
(2.)

who

died at Fredonia, N. Y.,

9,

May
1853.

8,

Emeline Goff,

in

Chautauqua County, July

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2529. 2530.

Ann

E.,
J.,

Mary

(Sprague,) "

2531.
2532.

Helens.,

"

born April 7, 1841, in Chautauqua County. " Aug. 28, 1842, " Oct. 25, 1845,
"

George B.,

"

June

27, 1848,

died Sept. 11, 1848.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2533.

Edward

A.,

(Sprague,)
"

born April 19, 1854, in Chautauqua County,

2534.

Mary M.,
Henry
J.,

"
"

2635.

"

N. Y.; died Sept. 27, 1856. June 3, 1856, in Chautauqua Co., N.Y. June 20, 1858.

1831.
Alvah
in
J.

Sprague, son of Benjamin and Sarah {Buckingham)

5,

Sprague, born Oct.

1822

married

Mary E. Branch,

April

2,

1844,

Duquoin,

111.

52

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1

253

SSiS.
married Miss
Cassidy, Dec.
it is

Richardson Faiklamb,

son of Samuel and Esther (Buckingham)

;

Fairlamb, born Feb., 28, 1806

15, 1851, of Zanesville, Ohio,
said,

by

whom

he had three children,

but no names have been furnished.

SSO.
married
,

Maria Fairlamb,
in California,

daughter of Samuel and Esther {Buckingham)

;

Fairlamb, born Feb. 15, 1810

April

6,

1855.

Resides

but has no children.

William Fairlamb,
Fairlamb, born Sept.
2,

son of Samuel
;

and Esther {Buckingham)

,

1813

married

Oct. 10, 1833.

CHILDREN.
2554. 2555.

Caroline
"William,

(Fairlamb,) born

Caroline Eloise Fairlamb, daughter

{Buckingham) Fairlamb, born July
Buskirk, of Newark, Ohio,
14,

of
;

Samuel and Esther

1817

married William Van

CHILDREN.
2556.

Frances,

2557.

Mary,
Richardson,
Elisabeth,

(Buskirk,) born April 1, 1837; died April 13, 1842. " " Dec. 30, 1838; m. A. S. Clark, of

Wheeling, Va., Dec.

2558. 2559. 2560.
2561. 2562.
2563.

10, 1865.
,

" " "

" "
" "

Jan. 22, 1841

m.

Oct. 21, 1865.

Jan. 10, 1844.

Oct. 14, 1846.

Michael,
Eloise,

"
"
"

Dec.

15, 1849.
9,

Frederick,
Frederick,

" "

Aug.

1852; died Aug. 16, 1861.

April 22, 1857.

Ann Eliza Fairlamb,

Putnam, Ohio, Aug.

daughter of Samuel and Esther {Buck;

ingham) Fairlamb, born Aug. 14, 1819

15, 1856.

married Mr. Radcliff, of

children.

She has no

254

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

1S60.
Mary Fairlamb,
Ohio, Jan.
12,

daughter of Samuel and Esther {Buckingham)

;

Fairlamb, born Oct. 21, 1821

married A. S. Ghrh, of Cleveland,

1844, and died leaving three children.

No names

have been received.

1S61,
Catharine Fairlamb, daughter
of
;

ingham) Fairlamb, born Nov. 21, 1823 ham, of Newark, Ohio. No children.

Samuel and Esther (Buckmarried Alonzo D. Bucking-

1S63.
Fidelia Bockingham, daughter of Bradley and Maria {Darlington) Buckingham, born Aug. 16, 1812 married Rev. James Harrison,
;

Dec.

8,

1831.

Now

living at Waterloo, Iowa.

CHILDREN.
2564. 2565.

Horace Buckingham, (Harrison,) born Oct.

4,

1832

died Nov.

6,

1832.

%.n

.LVU_

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
;

255

Sandy Spring the second year in the churches of Hebron and Fairmound, Licking County. In May, 1839, he removed to Coshocton, and took charge of the Second Presbyterian Church, and remained
its

settled Pastor until May, 1846, He then removed to Canton, and took charge of the First Presbyterian Church, where he still continues in his work. In March, 1866, he buried his wife "One

whose counsels, and

aided him in his

prayers,

and sympathies, and

gratitude,

labors,

greatly

work

for the Master.

Her name, her

virtues, her
in

self-denying labors, are

remembered with
iier life

the congregation in which

as a Pastor's wife
in

by very many was spent."

In June, 1868, he was married

Hannibal, Missouri, to Miss

Elisabeth Hori\ a native of Lansingburgh,

New

York, who

for sixteen

years was principal of a school for young ladies in Hannibal.

Western Resei-ve College,

elected a

Mr. Buckingham received the honorary degree of D. D. from in June, 1869, and was at the same time

member

of the Board of Trustees of that institution.

He

was

also, at the

meeting of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian

Church, elected as one of the Directors of the Western Theological

Seminary.
CHILDRKN.
2573.

Maria,
Helen,

born Feb.
"

16,

18.38,

at Buckville, O.

died Feb. 19,

1838.

2574.

April 18, 1839, in Jacksontown, Licking Co.,

2575.
2576.

Bradley,
Elisabeth Horr,

"

Ohio; graduated at Holyoke, Mass., in 1862, and married Benjamin F. Colt, May 5, 1864. June 15, 1841 died in Coshocton, Feb. 19, 1842,
;

"

April 30, 1843; in Coshocton;

;

2.577.

Ana

Maria,

" "

graduated at Holyoke, Mass., in 1864 ni. Rev. Lewis Gregonj, of Wilton, Conn., Aug. 12, 1868. Aug. 9, 1845 diedTeb. 7, 1846.
;

2578.

Benjamin Horr,
Ebenezer Hartwell,

Feb. 11, 1848, at Canton, Ohio; graduated at

United States Naval Academy, 1869.

2579.
2580.

May
Dec.
a

26, 1850; entered

7,

Yale College
is

in 1869.

Laura Adams,

1853, at Canton, O., and

now

(1871)

member of Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary.

6S.
son of Bradley and Maria (Barling;

Wellington Buckingham,
ton)

Buckingham, born Feb.

June 30, 1842.

1817 She died Jan. 30, 1849.

16,

married Juliet

St.

Clair,

2581.

Ella Juliet

born

256

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1

seo.
daughter of
9,

Ann Maria Buckingham,

{Darlington)
Dickinson, in the
1858.
fall

Bradley and

Maria

Buckingham, born March

of 1837,

1819; married Charles

who

died at Dresden, Ohio, in Jan.,

She was

residing, in 1860, at Waterloo.

CHILDREN.
2582. 2583.
Charles,

Catharine,

(Dickenson,) born " "

" "

2584. 2585.

Alonzo,

"

Anne,

"

Martha Buckingham,
lington)

daughter of Bradley and Maria {Dar6,

Buckingham, born Feb.

19, 1857.

1825

married P. D. Foster, of
is

Keokuk, Iowa, March

Nothing further

known.

1800.
Mary Buckingham,
ton)
6,

daughter of Bradley and Maria {Darlingsister

Buckingham, and twin

;

of Martha Buckingham, born Feb.

1825

was twice married:

(1.)

To B.

F. Mills, Oct.
(2.)

3,

1844,

who

died at Fort

Wayne,
3,

Indiana, Dec. 8, 1844.

To

Philip

Towk^

a farmer, Aug.
Missouri.

1853, and resides at Kingston, Caldwell County,

CHILDREN.
2586. 2587.
2588.

Caroline Buckingham, (Towle,) born Sept. 15, 1854. " " Aug. 26, 1858. Cora Blanche, " " Aug. 26, 1868. Edward Foster,

John

J.

Buckingham,

son of Bradley and Maria

;

{Darlington)

Buckingham, born Aug. 22, 1827 married Matilda Gill, July 1, 1851, and resides in Newark, Ohio, and is engaged in the Express
business.

CHILDREN.
2589. 2590. 2591. 2592. 2593. 2594.

Frederick

J.,

bom
"

July

1,

1853.

Minnie M.,

Samuel C,

"
" "
"

July 23, 1856. Feb. 14, 1859.

Mary

R.,

May

20, 1862.
19, 1864.

KateE.,
Charley D.,

March March

29, 1870.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
George W. Buckingham,
ton)

257

son of Bradley and Maria {Darling-

Buckingham, born Feb. 28, 1830; married twice. The names of his wives, and the dates of marriage, have not been ascertained.

258

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Dr. Ebenezer Milton Buckingham, son of Milton and Belinda

{Gooley) Buckingham, boi'n Augo 15, 1824
(1.)
;

has been twice married

To Mary Berdan,
(2.)
first

of Toledo, Ohio,

Oct. 16, 1850.

She died
Is

Nov. 29, 1865.

one of the

To

Caroline E. Starring, April 25, 1867.

physicians of Springfield, Ohio.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

(Four, of
2607. 2608.

whom

but two names have been received, without date.)

,

John Milton,
Alice Pamela,

born "

Esther Belinda Buckingham, daughter

{Cooley) Buckingham, born Dec. 27, 1829
Mansfield, Ohio, June
9,
;

of Milton and Belinda

G.

married

L. Avery, of

1852, as his second wife, and had no children.

Catharine Buckingham Miles, daughter

Elisabeth {Buckingham) Miles;

of Joseph B.

and

born Nov. 11,

1809;
(2.)

was twice

married:

(1.)

To
in

Christopher Dart,

May

14, 1832.

To James

Burk.

She died

Texas, Feb.

5,

1866.

CHILDREN BT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2609.

Joseph Buckminster, (Dart,) born

Catharine Spalding,
Ellen Margaret,
Christopher,

2610. 2611. 2612.

"

"

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2613.

James,
Frederick,

2614.

(Burk,) born " "

1884.
Lucy Williams Miles,
Sept. 24, 1832, and died Feb.

daughter of Joseph B. and Elisabeth

2,

{Buckingham) Miles, born Dec.

5,

1811

married Zewzs A.Alderson,

1833.

Belinda C. Miles, daughter of Joseph B. and Elisabeth {Buckingham) Miles, born Dec. 3, 1813 married Jared Sperry, a merchant at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, April 15, 1843.
;

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDRKN.
2615. 2616.

259

Wilmot,
Elisabeth Buckingham,

(Sperry,) born April 14, 1844.

2617.

Anna

Whittlesey,

" "

" "

July

15, 1845.
1.5,

Aug.

1853.

Benjamin Eustace Miles,

ingham) Miles, born Oct.
ington, Illinois,
11,

son of Joseph B. and Elisabeth {Buck-

1818; married /awe M.Crane, of WashResidence, Washington,

Illinois.

Nov.

27, 1845.

260

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
1

SOS.
daughter of Alvah and
;

Julia

Ann Buckingham,
9,

Ann

{Hale)

Buckingham, born March

1829

married, Oct.

9,

1849, Samuel S.

Cox, son of E. T. Cox, of Zanesville, Ohio, and has no children.

1803.
James Buckingham, son
born Oct. 22, 1831
;

of Alvah and
Wills,

Ann

{Hale) Buckingham,

married Jane

daughter of Dr. David Wills,

of Chilicothe, Ohio, Nov. 5, 1856.

ville,

Is a merchant, residing at Zanes-

Ohio, and has aided, materially, the compiler in gathering the

of the

statistics

Buckingham family

in

Ohio.

CHILDREN.
2629.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Milton Coolet,
born April 25, 1815
1840.

2G1

son of Caleb and Matilda {Buckingham) Cooley,

;

married Martha Vinal, of Springfield, Ohio,

is

Nothing farther

known
1

to the compiler.

S90.
;

of Caleb and Matilda {Buckingham) Cooley, born Oct. 31, 1820 married Russell Nash Fuller, April 19, 1840. Mr. Fuller has been a physician in successful practice

Eliza Buckingham Cooley, daughter

over thirty years.

262

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

1003.
Esther
Coolet, daughter of Caleb and Matilda {Buckingham)
he died
in

Cooley, born June 16, 1828; has been twice married: (1.)
gustus Nichol, in the spring of 1847, and
(2.)

To AuDec, 1855.

To

0. Z. Westover,

March

15, 1857.

CHILDREN BT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

26585^.

Edward,

(Nichol,) born in the

spingof 1849; died in summer

of 1856.
2659.

Maud,
Eliza,

"
" "

" "

October 2&, IS50; m. R. J. Walker.

2660. 2661.

March

9,

1852

m.

Wm.

J. Walker.

Fanny,

"

Jan. 25, 1854.

CHILDREN BT THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2662.
2663.

Minnie,

(Westover,) born Dec. 11, 1857. " Jan. 12, 1859. " Charles Henry,

lOOS.
Waldo Buckingham
melia (Buckingham)

Guthrie, son of

Julias

Chappel and Pamarried Jane

Guthrie, born July 22, 1818;

Clark, in June, 1844, of Cleveland, Ohio.

He

lived

and died

in the

house where he was born, and

left

no

issue,

aged 50.

lOOO.
Solomon S. Guthrie, son of Julius Chappel and Pamelia (Buckingham) Guthrie, born Aug. 20, 1819 spent his childhood v/ith his father, until the winter of 1837-8, when he went to Gambler, Ohio, to
;

school.

In the spring of 1838, returned

fall

to his father's store as clerk.

In the

of 1838, his father and brothers established a store, of

at

which he took charge,

continued until the
fall

Rehoboth, Perry County, Ohio, where he

of 1840,

when he went
till

to

Athens University

and, after six months, returned to the assistance of his father, in his
store at

Putnam.

He

remained there

the spring of 1851,

when

he associated in business with his uncle, Alvah Buckingham, and his They opened a sons, Benjamin and Philo, and moved to Buffalo.
commission house, in the name of Buckingham and Guthrie, establishing houses at the same time in Chicago, Toledo, and New York.

They

continued together in business until the

fall

of 1855,

and

in

the spring of

1856, Mr. Guthrie associated

himself with

Cyrus

Clarke and Edward Sturges, under the name of " Clarke, Guthrie,

and Sturges."

They continued

together untill the

fall

of 1857,

when

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Mr. Guthrie withdrew, and embarked in business on and has thus continued until the present time.
his

263

own

account,

As

a proof of his business capabiUties, he has been honored by his

fellow citizens with

many

important othces of trust

for

has always been

finest

an attendant of Sabbath schools, and

tendent.

many

years acting Superin-

He

is

at this time. Superintendent of

one of the

Mis-

sion Schools in Buffalo.

He
the

with the Presbyterian Church

has always
;

connected himself at the age of 15,

been a

strict

temperance

man, never indulging

rigid in his habits.

in

use of any beverage but water,

in all respects regular

and and

discarding entirely tobacco in every form

Although too old

to

be drafted, he furnished a

substitute for the

Union army.

Ann Jane Sherwood, daughter of Buckingham and Susan Sherwood, of Newark, Ohio. This Buckingham Sherwood was the son of Albert and Anna {Buckingham) Sherwood. Said Anna Buckingham was born in 1737, the daughter of
married, Aug. 30, 1844,

He

Stephen and Elisabeth {Sherwood) Buckingham.

CHILDREN.
2664. 2665.

Franklin Sherwood,

Edward Buckingham,
Henry Sturges, Maud,
Frederick,

(Guthrie,) born Nov. 13, 1846; died in 1860. " " July 25, 1849; Senior in Yale
College, 1870.

2666.
2667. 2668.

" " "

" " "

June

29, 1856.
;

died in infancy.

"

"

lOOS.
Sarah Elisabeth Guthrie,
married
1847,
:

daughter of Julius Chappel and

14,

Pamelia {Buckingham) Guthrie, born Feb.

(1.)

1823;

was twice
7, J. Jewett, of

To Chauncey
Aug.
31,

Kelly, of Carmel,

New

York, Jan.

who

died

1847.

(2.)

To Hon. Hugh

Zanesville.

CHILD BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2669.

Caroline Chauncey,

(Kelly,) born

March

7,

1848; died Aug.

2,

1855.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2670.
2671. 2672.

William Kenion, Helen Pamelia,

Sarah Guthrie,

CJewett,) born Jan. " " Aug.

1,

1857, at

Putnam, Ohio.
" "

19, 1858,

"

"

March, 1862,

264

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

1013.
Ebenezer Buckingham Guthrie,
Seymour, of Buffalo,
Chicago,
111.

son of Julius
9,

Chappel and

Pamelia {BucMngham) Guthrie, born July

1835; married Hattie

in

New

York.

Is

an enterprising merchant

2673. 2674.

Kate,

(Guthrie,)

born Sept.
"

5,

1859

died June

4,

1863.

Seymour,

"

June

19, 1864.

Julius Chappel Guthrie, Jr., meha (BucMngham) Guthrie, born

cinnati, Ohio,

son of Julius Chappel and PaOct. 30, 1836; married, at Cin-

Bliza A. Tracy, daughter of the late C. Tracy, attorney

Ohio, June 11, 1863.
111.

at law in Portsmouth,

Resides, as a commisin

sion merchant, at Chicago,

Was
CHILD.

for a time

the Union

army

during the

civil

war.

2675.

Waldo Tracy,

(Guthrie,)

born Feb.

2,

1865, at Chicago.

1016.
Charles B. Guthrie,
ingham)
Guthrie,

son of Julius Chappel and Pamelia (Buck4,

born Aug.

1838

married Clara

Granger,

daughter of Oliver Granger, of Zanesville, Ohio, in 1865. Was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, and is a merchant, residing in
Chicago.
CHILDREN.
2676. 2677.
Olive,

(Guthrie,)

Hugh,

"

born June 3, 1866, at Buffalo, " March 28, 1869, "

New
"

York.
"

'^.

Herbert Franklin Guthrie,

half years in the

son of Julius Chappel and Pa-

melia (BucMngham) Guthrie, born April 26, 1842; was three and a

Union army, and passed through many a hard

battle

unharmed.
of his wife

He
is

married after the close of the war, but the name of

not

known

to

the compiler.'

He

resides in the State of

Kansas, and has one son.

CHILD.
2678.

"Waldo,

(Guthrie,)

born

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

2G5

LiLLiE Pamelia Guthrie, daughter of Julius Chappel and Pamelia {Buckingham) Guthrie, born

May

28,
at

1846

married Christo-

pher

C.

Wert, of Toledo, Ohio, at

Putnam,

the house of

Hon. H.

J. Jewett,

October 22, 1868.

lOlO.
Mart Ann Buckingham,
Stone, April 17, 1842.

daughter of Deacon
4,

Amasa and Mary

married Darius

{Bartholomew) Buckingham, born June

1811;

Resides at Warwick, Mass.

CHILDREN.

2679.

Sarah

J.,

(Stone,) born Jan.

2,

1844.
5,

2680. 2681. 2682.

,

Frederick Theodore,

"

" " "

July 26, 1846; died Oct.

1848.

Frederick Taylor,

"
"

March

3,

1849.

Mary E.,

Sept. 28, 1851.

1 OQO.

Samuel
Brainard,

C.

Buckingham, son
10, 1835. Is

of

Deacon Amasa
8,

and Mary

{Bartholomew) Buckingham, born March

1814; married Nancy

May

a boot manufacturer, and resides at

Bloomtield, Conn.

CHILDREN.
2683. 2684.
Ellen,

born Oct. 24, 1838

"

m. Levi E. Latimer, April

2, '63.

Harriet,

Jan. 29, 1840; m. David Tiffis^Oct. 10, 1859.

OSS.

Harriet Newell Buckingham, daughter of Deacon Amasa and Mary {Bartholomew) Buckingham, born Oct. 25, 1816; married
George Feck, of Deausville, Feb.
18,-

1852, where she died, leaving

one daughter, March 26, 1862.

CHILD.
2685.

Charlotte E.,

(Peck,)

born Feb.

1,

1854.

1 OS3.

Edward Doty Buckingham,

married:
1841.
(1.)

born Feb. 22,1819; was twice

of Hartford,

To Frances M.

Stiles,

Conn., July

16,

To Susan S. Bunson, of She died Nov. 17, 1841. (2.) Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 17, 146. Resides in Utica a dealer in music and musical instruments. 34
;

266

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.

2686.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Samuel W. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born March
1851.
17,

267

son of Dr. Levi and Almira

Gridley)
1,

1826

married Jane Moore, Nov.

Residence, Deans ville, N. Y.

CHILDBEN.
2703.

Edward
Lillian

D wight,

2704. 2705.
2706.

May,

born Jan. 29, 1853. " Jan. 7, 1855.

" "

LucyJanette,
Carrie Augusta,

Nov. Dec.
Dec.

1,

1859.

25, 1864.
1,

2707.

Frederick Gridley,

"

1868

died Sept. 30, 1870.

1030.
George
31, 1851.

L.

Buckingham,
9,

son of Dr. Levi and Almira

;

Gridley)

Buckingham, born Nov.

1828

married

Ann

Jane Gladding, Dec.

They

reside in Waterville,

Oneida County, N. Y.

CHILDREN.
2707i. Flora Janet,
2708. 2709. 2710. 2711.

George Wallace,
Carrie,

born May 10, 1853 Died Feb. " Aug. 13, 1854.
;

9,

1854.

"

July 25, 1858.

July 25, 1860.

Benjamin,

Myra,

" "
"

May

10, 1862.

2711^. Katie,

Nov. 25, 1868.

1031.
Levi Marshall Buckingham, son
Buckingham, born Nov.
Mai-ch 22, 1854.
14,

of Levi and
(1.)

Mxmva, {Gridley)
Melissa Adams,
(2.)

1831

married,

She died July

7,

1863, leaving one child.

Airisteen E. Hanehet, Dec. 26, 1870.

CHILD.
2712.

Minerva Maria,

born Jan.

4,

1858.

103S.
Myra Ann Buckingham,
{Gridley) Buckingham, .born

daughter of Dr.

May
is

8,

Levi and Almira 1834; married Delos Seeley,

Nov. 25, 1868.

Their residence

at Deansville,

N. Y.

CHILD.
2713. Fred. Buckingham, (Seeley,) born Oct.
5,

1869.

268

BUCKINGHAM
1 033.
son of Dr.

PAMILfT.

Albert Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Feb.
1866.
6,

Levi and Sally B. {Kinney)

5,

1840

married Sarah L. Adams, Sept.

They have no
York.

children.

Residence, Phelps, Ontario County,

New

103Q.
John Dvtight Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Feb., 1846
1866.
died April 21, 1870.
;

son of Levi and Sally B. {Kinney)

married Sarah Brigham^ Oct. 31, Mrs. Sarah Buckipgham

Resides at Rochester, Minnesota.

CHILDREN.
2714.

Minnie,

2715.

Sarah Louisa,

born Sept. 25, 1867. " April 8, 1870'.

1040.
Dan Platts Buckingham, liams) Buckingham, born May
near Essex
;

son of

Samuel and Philena

Wil-

26, 1816, at

Old Saybrook, Conn.,

years old, and resided

left his

native place

when twelve
is

in the State of

New

York.

He

married Harriet L. Titus, March 18,

1840.

Resides at Utica,

New

York, and

a wholesale dealer in

stationery

and fancy goods.

CHILDREN.

2716.

*Lieut. Charles Levi,

born Jan. 17, 1841.

"

For a

history of his

life,

see the account below.

2717.

Catharine Adaline,

2718.
2719.

Emily Adelaide,
Horace
Platts,

"
"

May May

30, 1843
1

died June 15, 1844.

2,

845
;

Oct. 9 ,

\M1

; m. Fr(;c?encA,.B. ^art. m. Mattie Sanford.

son of

*From the Utica Telegraph of July 24, 1865 :^-" Charles LeA-i Buckingham, Dan P. and Han-iet L. Buckingham, was born in Deansville, Oneida County, New York, Jan. 17, 1841, and fitted for College at the Clinton Literary

Institute. He entered Hamilton College, and graduated in the class of 1862. Few young men leave college with so many and such various tokens of intellectual superiority. He won prizes in English composition, in elocution, in math-

and graduated with one of the little more than a year in the office of Hon. Charles H. Doolittle, of Utica. But his heart was not with the law books. While he was reading, the fire of patriotism burned within him, and gave him no rest. October 10, 1863, he received a commission as Second Lieutenant His in the 146th N. York Volunteers, and immediately stai'ted for his regiment. first engagement was in the battle of the Wilderness, where he was severely wounded, and barely escaped being captured. While at home in July he was
ematics, in chemistry,
in original oratory,

highest honors of his class.

He

studied law a

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

269

commissioned as First Lieutenant. Three days after rejoining liis regiment, September 2, 1864, he was shot by a Rebel sharp -siiooter, on the Wcldon Road, Va., and died three hours after."

The
"

following extract from a comrade's letter shows the circumstances under

fell

which he

The Lieutenant had just been exchanging papers with a rebel officer, and was returning to his own linos, when a cowardly rebel, deliberately and in cold blood,
him the death-dealing bullet. It was nothing but downright murder, and as such calls for and will receive the reprobation of all honorable soldiers. This war has revealed so many such instances of cowardice on the part of the rebels, that they cease to claim that attention which their honorable foes merit." Another account, by a correspondent of the New York Herald, of Sept. 4 " Yesterday there was a sad occurrence on the picket line of the Weldon Road, near head-quarters. On Thursday two of our officers went out to the farthest line of pickets and established a truce a short time with two rebel officers. A pleasant chat was had and an interchange of newspapers, and when about separating an invitation was given to renew the intimacy on the following day. The next day (Friday), Lieut. Buckingham of the 146th New York Volunteers, who had just recovered from wounds received in the battle of the Wilderness, and Lieut. Greene of the 5th New York, went out to meet the officers by appointment. They noticed that the rebels were cold and distant; but, not suspecting treachery, exchanged papers, and prepared to leave for our lines. They had not proceeded far when both had occasion to regret their temerity in visiting men who had so often ]iroved themselves false to all sentiments of honor and humanity. Two sharp-shooters, concealed from view, fired upon them, wounding Lieut. Buckingsent after

hiim in the bowels, the ball passing through him.

Lieut. Greene

He

lived but

three hours.

was wounded

in the leg,

but though painful the wound will not

principles of honor

prove

fatal.

To

characterize the act as anything else than cold-blooded

first

would be compounding with felony and ignoring the

the recognized usages of both ancient

murder and
where

The body

of

and modern warfare." young Buckingham was conveyed to his home

rites

in Utica,

appropriate funeral

were performed.
is

The
"

following account of the funeral ceremonies

:

found

in the Utica

Morning

Herald of September 15th

The body

of the brave

and

gifted

young Buckingham was yesterday com-

mitted to

its final

resting place in Forest Hill Cemetery.

A large
interest,

concourse of

friends, classmates,

acquaintances and others, assembled at the Church of the

Reconciliation, at two o'clock,

and

listened with

hushed

solemn
lifeless

faces,

and sympathizing

hearts, to the last sad services over the loved

and

form.

The funeral cortege entered the church preceded by President Fisher and Prof. Upson of Hamilton College, and the Rev. Dr. Fowler of this city. White
flowers and tne dear flag, in
fit

the coffin, symbolizing or suggesting the brave mortal

and beautiful arrangement, adorned and draped life and its well earned
soul.

fame and the immortal future of the rejoicing

'

An
:

opening piece having

been sung by the choir, Cast thy burdens upon the Lord,' &c., Prof. Upson read then was sung Mrs. Sigourney's hymn the 90th Psalm
;

"As bowed

by sudden storms the rose

grave our brother goes

Sinks on the garden's breast,

Down
In

to the

silence, there to rest."

"

270

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
hymn
" Farewell, what power of words can
tell

Rev. Dr. Fowler offered a touching prayer, which was followed by the

The sorrows
Dr. Fowler
remarks,

of a last farewell."

addressed the congregation and mourners some excellent He said that " Great causes fraught with instructive consolation.
sacrifices.

now

demanded great
tion.

This

is

the universal law of the Divine administrait.

God
to

does not even exempt himself from

If

He gave

his only begotten

if

Son
bless

save the world.

we would save

ourselves and others,

we would
sacriiice
sacrifice

To be happy, holy, noble, we must destroy our selfishness, and it must be killed by The magnates of the world have been the martyrs of the world. We violence.
have
fallen

our community, our country, and our race, we must submit to and suffering, and the greater the end to be attained, the, greater the We can see the wisdom of the arrangement. that must be made.

upon times

that try men's souls

whether mean and

selfish,

or good, generous, noble,

try them in the sense of testing them, times which discipline them

A cause is at stake involving human Freedom, for our day, at least, and too. human destiny to a great extent throughout the world. Thank God that men are found to make the sacrifices it requires. Noble men they are. But those who go to the conflict are not the only sacrificing ones. To
give up father, brother, husband, son
there is no greater sacrifice than this. To-day we have gathered around the body of a youth who has given himself for a great cause. This is his sufficient Eulogy. Fraternal and filial as a brother and son, genial and generous in his disposition. Genius and intellect conferred upon him their highest gifts. At college, academy, and school, he outstripped all

career from that time to his death.

Referring to the graduation of the deceased, Dr. Fowler briefly sketched his " He died five hours after being struck by the
bullet,

murderous
at

retaining his consciousness during the time

composed, and

occupying his dying moments in sending messages of affection to the loved ones
there

home. Addressing himself was not some sweetness

to the

mourning

friends,

the speaker asked if

to relieve their bitterness,

and pointed out the

compensations.
ferring to their former relations of teacher

memory of young Buckingham. Reand pupil in Hamilton College, he said he had rarely met a young man who had so ready an intellect. He grasped the most diihcult problems and propositions with astonishing quickness, and was He spoke with an eloquence especially distinguished as a speaker and writer. Of the six young men selected from his class to comthat is rare among men. prize (the Clark prize), three had already died for their pete for an honorable country, and the successful competitor was now lying there before them. Out of a class of thirty to which he belonged five had laid down their livei in the same
Prof.

Upliam paid a high

tribute to the

cause.

Is

it

a waste

we have young men ready

have a country
for

Thank God it is not a waste. Thank God that down their lives for their country, and that we which they may die. The names of Bacon, Curran, and
1

No

to lay

Buckingham
not yet done

will be forever
all

immortal
Life
is

in the history of this country.

We have

we

could.

not measured by years.

Young Buckingham

has acquired a wealth of honor, by his death, which none of us can acquire by

a long

life."

President Fisher added his tribute to those that had been spoken.

In the sum-

mer of 1861

the students of

Hamilton College purchased a

flag for the college.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
It

271

was unfurled and presented to him one afternoon. The friend whose body laybefore him was appointed by his fellow students to make the presentation. In doing so he made a short, eloquent, most pertinent speech, in which he expressed his desire to serve his country. He has served his country, and his body now lies here. I feel as if I was a mourner, and as if we were all mourners. He has died for you for you and me. He took our place, and as our substitute fought and fell. I trust we come hither with a feeling of gratitude for what he has done for us. The speaker said that young Buckingham entered college the year he took the Presidency. His was one of the brightest minds he ever knew. The rapidity with which he mastered his studies was wonderful. Usually students excel in some particular liranch of study, but Buckingham seemed to excel in all. His mind seemed to act in one direction almost as well as another. Whatever he undertook he mastered with wonderful facility, and was able to present it with great clearness and power. I had anticipated the time when he should stand forth as one of the brightest minds in the nation. But he has won a brighter fame

than he could in

civil pursuits, for

he has died

for his country.

President Fisher

closed his remarks by eloquently urging

in this trying hour.

upon

his hearers the claims of patriotism

A prayer by Dr.
when

Fisher and singing by the choir concluded

the interesting services,

the remains were conveyed to the cemetery."

1041.
John A. Buckingham,
ingham, born Oct.
1,

son of John and Catharine {Plaits) Buck-

1823; married Clarissa Norton, of Madison,

Residence, Clinton, Conn.

Conn., Jan. 25, 1849.

272

UC KING HAM

1043.
Peter Ward Post,
Post, born
son
;

of

March
(2.)

4,

1792

was

thrice married

about 1815.

To

Elisabeth

Ward and Sarah {BucUngham) (1.) To Lydia Page, Stacey. (3.) To Rosett Baldwin.
:

The

dates of marriage have not been found.

CHILDREN.

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST WIFE.

2736.

Sarah Buckingham, (Post,) bora Sept., 1816; m. EUphalet Tucker.

2737.
2738.

Ward,
Harriet Smith,

" "

"
"

Jan. 28, 1819.

Oct. 22, 1821.

CHILD BY THE THIRD WIFE.

2739.

Oscar Alanson,

(Post,)

born

May

28, 1854.

1044.
Eunice Mather Post, daughter
ham)
1790.
CHILDREN.
2740.

of

Ward and Sarah

1813,

(Bucking-

Post, born

May

26,

1793

married Oapt.
6,

Gideon Parker, a
6,

seafaring man, of Essex, Conn.,

May

who was born June

Sarah Lay,
John Lafarge,

(Parker,)

bom
"

2741.

"

2742.

Gideon Marcena,
Ebenezer Jerome,
Abigail Augusta Smith,
"

"

m. Reuben P. Lyme, Mar. 19, '38. Jan. 1, 1818; m. Rebeccah E. Shailer of Haddam, Sept. 18, 1845, who was born May 10, 1820, and died March, 1861. May 26, 1821 m. Jane E. Mills, of Alabama, Nov. 5, 1843.

Aug.

16,

1814;

Calkins, of

2743.

"
"

April 14, 1823; m. Augusta J.

Brainerd, Jan. 25, 1851.

2744.

April

1,

1825;

m..

Isaac Calkins,

March
2745.

9, 1846.

Susan Harriet,
Eunice Sophia,

"
"

May

30,

1827,

m.

Alexander

Pratt, Oct. 16, 1852.

2746.

March

13,

1829;

m. Curtis P.

Williams.

2747.

2748.
2749. 2750.

Henry Clay, K^j^ Timothy Green, ) Samuel St. John,

Eliza Sweet,

" "
"

April 28, 1831.

June
Sept.

13, 1832.
6,

1834

died

May

24, '35.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Sally Ann Post, daughter
Post, born Jan. 25, 1795
(2.)
;

273

of

was married twice

Ward and Sarah {Buckingham) (1.) To Asa Williams.

:

To

Jesse

Murray.
CHILDKEN BY THE FIRST MAKRIAGE.

2751.

2752.

Eunice Elisabeth, (Williams,) born Aug. 9, 1819; m. Dec. 25, 1842. " " Oct. 16, 1821. Susan Submit,

William Treat,

1046,
MoNiSA Post, daughter
15, 1860,

of "Ward and Sarah {Buckingham) Post,

born Oct. 22, 1796; married Judah M. Simmons.

She died Dec.

aged 64.
CHILDREN.

2753. 2754.

Abigail Small,

(Simmons,) born July

"
"

5,

1825.

Monisa Antoinette,
NarcissaB.,

"
"

May

24, 1827;

m./saac

./Ji.

FrenrA,

2755.

and resides at Gluns Falls, N.Y. Sept. 23, 1 829 m. 7?ey. G. G.lTaw;

kins, of

New
;

York.
iV/ac^.

2756.

Joseph Ward,

"
" "

"

May
Feb.

1,

1832
1839

m. a

2757.
2758.

Helen Augusta, Gideon Parker,

" "

March
9,

22, 1834.
;

m. Alice

Tyler.

194'y.
Alanson Post,
born June
5,

1798

Ward and Sarah {Buckingham) married Mary Chase, a.nd died in 1833.
son of

Post,

CHILDREN.
Alanson Ward, 2760. ;John Chase,
2759.
(Post,) "

bom

September, 1824.

Narcissa Post, daughter

of

Ward and Sarah {Buckingham)

Chauncey Braiaerd, Feb.
afterwards,
5,

Po;t, born July 13, 1800; married

1822.

They

lived

first in

East Hadilam

some

years, in Middle-

town, and tlien in

New

York.

274
2766.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
2785.

275

2766.
2787.

Frederick W., (Conklin,) born Nov. 16, 1819; m. Lydia Towner. " " June 17, 1821 Charles R., died July 8, 1822. " Jan. 30, 1823; m. 5ara/j Cearc/j>%. " Charles R., 2d,
;

2788.

Elisabeth L.,

"
'*

" "

April 12, 1825

m. C.

-Bu/ine/.

2789.

Susan C,

May

12,

1829

died Jan. 15, 1834.

Fanny Post,
ham)
Post, born

daughter of Dea. Reuben and Elisabeth {Bucking-

Aug.

6,

1805

married Abner H. Stannard.

CHILD.

2790.

William Christopher, (Stannard,) born Jan.

5,

1827

died July 20, '53.

1 &5&.

LuRA Post,
ham)
1828.
church.

daughter of Dea. Reuben and Elisabeth (Bucking-

Post, born

Aug.
in

14,

1807

married

M'hu M.

Pratt, Oct. 30,

They

reside

P^ssex,

and are members of the Baptist

276

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY

1963.
Reuben BucKiNonAM,
Buckingham, born June
9,

son of Gideon and

Nancy {Harrington)
Noth-

1813

married Caroline Johnson.

ing further has been furnished.

1067".
Alvah Upham,
the Medical

son of Benjamin and

Lucinda {Buchingham)

Upham. was born Aug.,

College, at

1801, at Camden, N. Y.

He

graduated at

Philadelphia, Penn., in 1822, but appears

not to have practiced medicine.

He

married in 1828, but the name

of his wife has not been ascertained.

successful carriage

He was

for

many

years a

maker; was,

in 1840, a

wholesale dry goods mer-

chant in

New

Orleans, where he died of cholera in 1846.

CHILDREN.
2799.

Bcnjnmin R.,
J. Marcina,

(Upham,) born Feb.

" " " " "
Oct.

27, 1830.

2800.
2801. 2802.

Dec. 19, 1832.

6,

Alvah

L.,

1834.

Amy

Lucinda,

"

Apiil 26, 1836.

106S.
Julius Buckingham Upham, son of Benjamin and Lucinda {Buckingham) Upham, born Oct. 8, 1803; married in 1833. The name of the lady he married is not known to the compiler. In 1835
he moved
carriage
to Parkman, Geauga County, Ohio. He was a successful maker accumulated a handsome property, and died March
;

14, 18G4, leaving a wife

and four children.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

277

loro.
Polly
P.

Upham, daughter
3,

of Benjamin and Lucinda {Bucking;

ham) Upliam, born May 1832. He is a painter by

1808

married Asahel Allen, Sept.

2,

trade, connected with the fine arts.

28U.
2812.

Julius,

(Allen,)

bom Aug.
"

Albert B.,

"

18, 1833; m. May 24, 1866; served in Union army during the war. Aug. 26, 1840; served in the Union army dur-

the

ing the war.

&^ 1

Betsey Upham, daughter of Benjamin and Lucinda {Buckingham) Upham, born Dec. 16, 1810; married Chester Cranson, in Jan., 1834. She died in 1848, and left children, but no record of them has been received.

Lucinda M. Upham, daughter

ingham) Upham, born Feb.
4,

of

Benjamin and Lucinda {BuckC. Cuats, Sept.

17,

1813; married Daniel

1866.

1840, at Warren, Ohio. 1813.

He was
15,

born at Stonington, Conn,, Mar.

5,

She died Jan.

He

died

Jan. 29, 1856, at

Youngstown, Ohio.
CHILDREN.
2813.

EmmaE.,
Charles

(Coats,)

born Sept
"

2814.

C,

"

2, 1841, at Youngstown, Ohio, and m. Archie Armstrong, Aug. 27, 1860. Sept. 15, 1843, at Youngstown, Ohio.

Julia O. Buckingham, oldest child of Jedediah and Olive {Follet) Buckingham, born Sept. 18, 1812; married Robert G. Porter, of

Parkman, Ohio, July

20, 1837.

CHILDREN.
281.5.

Tilden,

(Porter,)

bom

Dec.

8,

1838.

A lawyer,
1,

of the firm of Hal;

laway and Porter, of Chardon, Ohio

Miss White, Jan.
2816.
2817.
1868.

m.

Cornelia,

" "

"
"

June
July

30, 1840.
15,

Abbie,

1848; m.

W.

C. Brainerd, Sept. 5,

1867.

278

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
daughter of Jedediah and Olive (FoUet)
;

Altana Buckingham,
fall

Buckiiigliam, born Nov. 11, 1813

married Parley Warden,

in

the

of 1837.

CHILDREN.
2818.
2819.

Milton,

(Warden,)
" "

Mary,
Edgar,

born "
"

2820.

enlisted,

m. Chauncy Boughton. and died in the war of the

Kebellion.

Mariet Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born Nov.
14,

of Jedediah and Olive (Follel)

1822

married John Richmond, Sept.,

1848, a farmer in Chardon, Ohio.

CniLDEEN.
2821.
2822. 2823.

Gordon,
Carrie,

(Richmond,) born in 1849

" "
. in 1851
^^ ^3^,.

died in infancy. died at the age of

6.

2824.

Ward.) Wade, )

Died

at the age of 4,

and

buried in the same grave with

his sister Carrie.

2825.

Floyd,

"

"

in 1863.

1080.
Fidelia Buckingham, daughter of Jedediah and Olive (Follel) Buckingham, born Sept. 27, 1824; married Orson ^Wew, in the fall
of 1852, and died of consumption, in 1855.
CHILD.
2826.

Ernest,

(Alden,)

born in 1855.

1081.
PniLETUS Buckingham, son of Jedediah and Olive (Follet) Buckingham, born March, 1826; was married twice (1.) To Jane Moore, in 1847. She died in 1862. (2.) To Julia Shearer.
:

CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2827.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

279

1083.
Nathan Buckingham,
son of Reuben, Jun., and Caty
;

Cook)

Buckingham, born Dec. 26, 1811 married Ruth Jeoel, June 8, 1833. He died in the army, Sept. 8, 1862, leaving, as is supposed, no
children.

Julius Buckingham, son of Reuben, Jun., and Caty {Cook)

Buckingliam, born Dec. 24, 1812; married Jane Salisbury, Oct. 15,
1840.

He

died Nov. 19, 1852.

CniLDREN.
2832. 2833.

Frances,
Oliver,

born June 9, 1842; m. Ferris Rose, in 1865. " April 23, 1847 unmarried.
;

loss.
Solomon Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Sept.
26, 1841.
16,

son of Reuben, Jun., and Caty (Cook)

1814

married Lydia A. HilUard, Dec.

He

died Dec. 10, 1865. in Michigan.

She died Nov.

8,

1860.

280

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
son of Reuben, Jan., and Caty {CooK)

Edmund Buckingham,
Buckingham, born June
1860.
12,

1818; married Phebe

J. Cooley, Jan. 12,

2843.
2844.
2845.

Mabel,
Harry,

bom
" "

March, 1861.

Aug.

4,

1864; died Sept. 11, 1867.

Mary

Ella,

Oct. 11, 1867.

loss.
Lovina Buckingham, daughter of Reuben, Jun., and Caty ( Cook) Buckingham, born March 8, 1820; was twice married: (1.) To David Compton, June 11, 1840. (2.) To Amaziah Parker.
CHILDREN BY THE FIRST MABKIAGE.
2846.

Ambrosia,
Burdlette,

(Compton,)
"

bom
"

Sept. 16, 1842

9,

m. Front

isTee^A,

June

1867.
4, 1847.

2847.

Aug.

CHILD BY THE SECOND MAKRIAGE.

2848.

Madula,

(Parker,)

bora Dec.

4, 1861.

lOSO.
Jedediah Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Aug.
1843.
13,

son of Reuben, Jun., and Caty

Cook)

1821

married Lydla Clark, March 14,

CHILDREN.
2849. 2850.

De Ette, Emma,
Clark,
Charlotte,

born June 1, 184.5 " Feb. 17, 1847

;

in.
;

Psarron H. Walwrath.
9,

m. July

1867.

2851.
2852.
2853.

" "

1849; died in infancy.

Nov.

1,

1850; died Jan. 18, 1864.

Reuben D.,

"

Feb. 29, 1856.

lOOO.
Mabel Buckingham,
1844.
CHILDREN.
2854. 2855. 2856.

daughter of Reuben, Jun., and Caty (Cook)

;

Buckingham, born March 31, 1826

married Delos Parker, July

7,

Catharine,
Revillo,

(Parker,)

"
"

born April 8, 1846 ; died March " March 27, 1848.

"

19, 1862.

Francelia,

Aug.

7,

1850,

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
2836.

281

282

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDKEN.

2867.

Joseph Hosmer,
Josephine Hester,

(Hill,)

born March
"

18, 1838.

2868. 2869.
2870. 2871. 2872.

"

Oct. 11, 1840.

" Mary Elizabeth, " Edyna Temperance, " James Richard Prosper,

"
" " "

May
Dec.
Feb.

4,
9,

1843
1847.

died July

9,

1860.

Jan. 28, 1853.

8,

Ellsworth Willie,

"

1856.

Caroline Gladwin, daughter

Gladwin, born Dec.
11, 1830.
9,

of Russell and Deborah (Prout)

Gladwin, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah (Buckingham)

1804

was married

to

Ashhel K. Arnold, Mar.

CHILDREN.
2873.

Eussell Gladwin,

(Arnold,)

bom June
" "

23,1831; m. Caroline A.

Norton.

2874.
2875.

EmelineH. Phebe Prout,

"
"

June 12, 1835 died Jan. 1, 1857. June 19, 1842; m. James iVorton.
;

sooe.
John
March
P.

Gladwin,
;

son of Russell and Deborah {Prout) Gladwin,

and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Gladwin, born

16,

1807

has been four times married

(1.)

To Loretta Frayer,

Sept. 17, 1828, and

had by her one

1,

child.

Mrs. Loretta {Frayer)

Gladwin died Jan.

1831, by
.

1830.

(2.)

To

3fargaret Sutton, Sept. 14,

whom

he had two children.

Mrs. Margaret Gladwin died

24, 1812, by

(3.)

To Almira Putnam, May

,

whom he

had

three children.
(4.)

Mrs. Almira {Putnam) Gladwin died June 12, 1864.

Jan. 15, 1865.

To

Melissa Vphan

He

is

a farmer, and resides

at

Mt. Morris,

New

York.
CHILD BY THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2876.

Loretta,

(Gladwin,)

born Sept. 24,

Feb.
6,

829

m. ^Z6ert Wisner,

1851.

CHILDREN BT THE SECOND MARRIAGE.

2877.

Caroline Mary,

(Gladwin,)
"

bom
"

Sept. 6, 1832
rymple.

m. Wesley Dal-

2878.

LydiaAnn,

Sept. 2. 1835

died Jan. 28, 1839.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN BT THE THIRD MARRIAGE.
2879. 2880. 2881.

283

Roscoe Henry, (Gladwin,) " Emeline Luciada " Alice J,,

born March 29, 1843 " June 23, 1844.

"
Sept.
9,

m.

Emma

Fuller.

1848; died Sept. 21, 1849.

SOOT'.
Hiram Hatden Gladwin,
win, born

son of Russell and Deborah (Prout)

Gladwin, and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah (Buckingham) Glad-

March

11,

1809; married Lydia Jane Lake,

CHILDREN.

May

35, 1834.

2882. 2883. 2884. 2885.

Ruth

Ellen,

(Gladwin,)

Charles Hayden,

Nathan Bangs,
Harriet L.,

" "

born April 17, 1835 m. John Curtis Prout. " Oct. 8, 1836 m. Emili/ Shaw.
; ;

"

March

15, 1839.

"

"

Dec. 25, 1840.

S008.
Mart Alsop Gladwin, daughter of Russell and
Gladwin, born Aug.
14,

Deborah (Prout)
1831.

Gladwin, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah (Buckingham)

1810

married William Sutton, Dec.

1,

They

reside in Ashland,

Greene County,
CHILDREN.

New

York.

2886.

Giles,

(Sutton,)

2887.
2888. 2889. 2890.

Lois P.,

" " "

born Feb. 22, 1833 m. //en Comwe. " Sept. 18, 1834; m. Z)ani'e/ /Vrm.
;

Emily M.,
Russell Gladwin,

"

June

16,

1836
;

"
"

Oct. 21, 1838

m. Reuben Warne. m. Zo(sa i?/inn.

died Feb. 23, 1842.

Henry Prout,

"

Jan. 28, 1841

S009.
Norman
0.

Gladwin,

son

of

Russell

and Deborah (Prout)

Gladwin, and grandson of Daniel and Beihiah (Buckiiigham) Gladwin, born April 18, 1812;

married Orrenda Cohb, July 12, 1836.

They

reside in the State of JMissouri.

CHILDREN.
2891.

Lewis Oscar,

(Gladwin,)

born July 29, 1839.

He

is

said to have

been mirried, but no returns have

been received.
2892.

Eunice C.

284

BUCKINGHAM: FAMILY.

SOI a.
Satiah G. Manning, daughter of Thaddeu^ and Sally {Gladwin) Manning, and granldanghter of Daniel and Bethiah {Bachingham) Gladwin, born April 17, 1820: married Albert McNary. o^ Middletown, Conn., Nov. 13, 1845.

They

reside in Cleveland, Ohio.

CHILDREN.
2893.
2894.

Frances H.,
Florence.

(McNary,)
" "

2895.

Charles A.,

born Feb. 17, 1847. " Oct. 11, 1852 died April " Oct. 11, 1857.
;

7,

1854,

SO
;

4.
of Wells and Esther
(

Sally Ann Knowles, daughter

Gladwin)

Knowles, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Gladwin, born March '29, 1810 married Lucius L. WulMey,oi llsiA-

dam, Dec. 27, 1830.

They

reside in Weslbrook, Conn.

CHILDREN.
2896.

Ann

Starr,

(Walkley,)

2897.

Lucia,

born Nov. " June

2,
8,

1832.

1839:

m. Sidney Jones, Feb.

25, 1864.

SOI
Alpheus Wells Knowles,
;

son of Wells and Esther ( Gladwin)

Wells Knowles, and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Gladwin, born Nov. 30, 1812 married Amorett Pardee, of SouthReside in Centrebrook, Conn. iugton, in March, 1834.
CHILDREN.
2898. 2899. 2900.
2901.

2902.
2903.

(Knowles,) born May 1, 1835 ; m. Julia A. Lynde. " " Feb. 27, 1837. Cornelia, " " A\m\2'i, XSS'i; m. Jos. E. Stnnnard. Ellen, " " May 12, 1841 ; died July 29, 1859. Edson Alpheus, " " Jan. 25, 1845 died AprilU, 1846. Amorettc,

Oscar

F.,

Selden Sheriden,

2904.

Minerva Ann,

" "

"
"

June

31, 1847

died Sept. 28, 1848.

Sept. 18, 1849.

SO 1 6.
Tamsin Hart Knowles, daughter of Wells and Esther ( Gladwin) Knowles, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah {Backingham) Knowle.s, born May 24, 1818 was married to Francis B. Kel;

sey, of Clinton, Conn.,

April 4, 1841.

They

reside in Meriden, Conn.

BTJCKINGHAM FAMILY.

285

286

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

SOSl.
Stephen M. Gladwin,
Gladwin,
town.

son of Nathan B. and

Sally

{Miller)

York,

bom Oct. 19, 1819; married Hannah Lewis, of MiddleHe resided for some years in Brooklyn, doing business in New where he is still in business. He has a large family, but all
a record of his children has
failed.

effort to obtain

Orpha Matilda Gladwin,

daughter of Selden and Lydia H.

{Line) Gladwin, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah {Buck-

ingham) Gladwin, born Oct. 14, 1817 married Willis North, Nov. Mr. North was killed instantly by a piece of steel flying 25, 1841.
;

from a bar which he was working, and entering

his heart.

Mrs.

North resides

in Hartford,

Conn.
CHILDREN.

2917. 2918.

Selden Willis,

(North,)

bom
*'

1843.
1850.

Ealph Hayden,

"

Gilbert Selden Gladwin,

win, born

son of Selden and Lydia H. {Lane)

Gladwin, and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah

{Buckingham) Glad-

May

8,

1820, married Sarah E. Gladwin, Oct. 17, 1847.

CHILD.

2919.

Selden Russell,

(Gladwin,)

born 1848.

Tamsin Elisabeth Gladwin, daughter of Selden and Lydia H.

{Lane) Gladwin, and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckr ingham) Gladwin, born June 20, 1822 married Daniel Scovil, June
;

5,

1849.

She died June

9,

1859.
CHILD.

2920.

Fannj,

(Scovil,)

bom

1857

died Sept. 20, 1860.

Andrew Hosmer Gladwin,

son of Selden and Lydia H. {Lane)

Gladwin, and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Gladwin, born June 8, 1826; married Emily N. Kilbourne, Jan. 24, 1853.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.
CHILDREN.
2921.
2922.

287

Isabels.,

Fanny E,

(Gladwin,) "

bom
"

Oct. 24, 1855.

Nov.

19,

1860; died Oct. 25, 1862.

RoviRA

J.

Gladwin,
;

son of Selden and Lydia H. (Lane) Glad-

win, and grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Bucking!tarn)

Gladwin,
Resi-

born March 13, 1833

dence,

married Armenia Reed, June 30, 1867.

Higganum, Conn.

Ellen Calista Gladwin, youngest

H. {Lane) Gladwin,
Fenn, Nov. 26, 1861.
CHILDREN.
2923. 2924.

child of Selden

and Lydia
Horace

and granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah

8,

{Buckingham) Gladwin, born July

1839

was married

to

Willys Judson,
Jerry Lincoln,

(Fenn,) "

born June, 1863. " Nov. 1,1864.

S03 1
Almus W. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Llay
have not been received.
CHILDREN.
292-5.

son of
;

Nathan and Mary E. {Pratt)

Dates

8,

1832

married Zelina Cheever.

Nathan Francis,
Jane,

2926.
2927.

Almos,

S033.
daughter of Nathan and Mary E. married Mr. Disbrow. Buckingham, born Aug. 24, 1835 The dates of the marriage and of the children's births, have not been

Mart Jane Buckingham,

{Pratt)

received.

CHILDREN.
2928.
2929.

Flora,

Frances,

(Disbrow,) "

2930.

Mary

J.,

S034.
Ltdia Hester Buckingham, daughter
of Roswell and Ange-

288
lina (Babcock)

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Buckingham, born Nov. 27, 1841
;

married Gideon B.

Lewis, Oct. 31, 1863.

CHILD.
2931.

Wealthy Ann,

(Lewis,)

bora Aug.

19, 1867.

Kate Leonora Buckingham, daughter

(Brockway) Buckingham, born Feb.
Conklin, Jan. 29, 1868.
18,

of Ralph and Catharine

1836; married Johii A.

Jane Eliza Williams, daughter

Pratt, born

of William

and Abigail (Pratt)

Williams, and granddaughter of Gideon and Abigail (Buckingham)

Nov.

12,

1824

married Henry Wooster, of Essex, Conn.

SJ04S.
Mart Jane
ham)
Redfield,

Redfield, daughter of Elias and Lillie L. (Buckingborn March 20, 1822; was married to Gurdon Rob-

bins, Jr., of Hartford,

AprU

25, 1849.

CHILDREN.
2932.
2933.
2934.

Charles Hosmer,

(Robbins,)

Mary McCrea,
Gurdon,

"
"

born Aug. 6, 1850 died April, 1851. " Jan. 15, 1854.
;

"

Oct. 29, 1857.

soso.
Edward Walker
ingham) Redfield,

Redfield, son of Elias and Lilly L. (Buckborn Nov. 26, 1825; married Louisa Bates Aw-

rault, of Wethersfield, Conn., April 28, 1853.

He

is

a merchant,

re-

sides in E.-^sex, Conn.,

and represented the town

in the

General As-

sembly of the State in 1858.

2935. 2936.

Mary Aurault, (Eedfield,) " Hosmer Parmelee,

born Jan. 27, 1854.

"

Feb.

9,

1858.

Ann Jennett Redfield,

Buckingham Parmelee,

daughter of Elias and Lilly L. (Buck;

ingham) Redfield, born Aug. 26, 1827

Oct. 21, 1846.

was married

to Qipt.

Hosmer

They

reside in Essex, Conn.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CIIILDEEN.
2937. 2938.
2939.

289

Edward

Redfield,

(Parmelce,)

Anna

Jane,

"
"

born Dec. 26, 1848. " Miirch 6, 18.50.

"

An

infant,

jLmcl2,

18.52

died Sept., 1852.

without name.

Joseph Alonzo Buckingham, son

wire, of Salem, Sept. 10, 1849.
trade,

of

Richard and IMlnprva

Wich-

(Tiffavy) Buckingham, born Aug. 25.1824; married Abbie

Lives

in

Oaklaai, Cal.

a mason by

and has no children.

AuRELius Amander BUCKINGHAM,

Smith,

?on of Richard and Minerva

;

{Tiffumj) Buckinghfim, born Oct. 28, 1825

married Ellen ProUor

in

March

14, 1854.
lost

He

was a sea captain, resided

San Fian-

cisco, Cal.,

and was

on the bar at the mouth of the harbor, April

CHILDREN.

II, 1857.

2940.
2941.

Aurelins Enyond,

born April
" "

4, 185.5.

2942.
2943.

GeorRC Hiram, Edith Dorcas,

ElIaEloreQce,

Sept. 16, 1857.

Jan.

8,

1859.

"

May

13, 1861.

Natiian

Newton Buckingham,

son of Richard and Minerva

Christie,

{Tiffany) Buckingham, born Feb. 10, 1827; married /a/ie

Sept. 18, 1655.
" Huntsville "
;

AVas an engineer on the United States Steamer

was transferred
York, July
5,

to ihe "

De

Soto," and died with yel-

low fever

in

New

1865.

CHILDREN.
2944.
29-5.

Ellen Minerva,
Elbert,

^
>

born between 1856 and 1865.

2946.

Emma Jane,

Henry Elmer Buckingham,

favy) Buckingham, born Oct.
18, 1856.
Is a mariner.
6,
1

son of Richard and Minerva {Tif-

828

married Celia A. Baily, Jan.

CHILDREN.
2947.
Isabel,

2948.

born " Millard Filmore,

(?)

37

290

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
SOC51.
of Ricliard and Minerva

Delia Eveline Eucktngham, daughter

{Tiftmy) Buckingham, born April
of lladdaai, in July, 18G1.
CHILD.
2949.
1,

1833; Ta&XYind Dudley Clark,

Aarelius, (Clark,) born

(?)

S063.
Herbert Scmner Buckingham,
ried
:

son of Richard and Minerva

{Tiffany) Buckingham, born Feb. 15, 1836; has been twice mar(1.) To Ursula A. TFa^rows, of Deep Have had two children. Mrs. Buckingham (2.) To Sarah E. Holt, Aug. 24, 1870.

River, Dec. 28, 1861.

died

March

11, 1869.

CHILDREN.
29.50.

Mary

M.,

bom March
"

6,

1863; died

March

30, 1864.

2951.

Jennie A.,

Sept. 3, 1865;

"

April 17, 1867.

Deacon Gilbert Fletcher Buckingham,

Adelia A. {Pratt) Buckingham, born Oct.
9,

son of
;

Hosmer and
is

1831

married Sarah

M. Ware,

Oct. 20, 1855.

Resides at

Deep

River, Conn., and

deacon of the Congregational Church.

CniLDKEN.
2952.
29.53.

Lillie

Snow,
Adelia,

born July
"

10, 1860.
4, 1864.

William Fletcher,

April
Feb.

2954.

Anna

"

2,

1870.

Daniel "Webster Buckingham,

{Pratt)

son of Hosmer and AdeVa A. Buckingham, born July 28, 1834; married Mary Williams,

Jan. 11, 1859.

Residence, Meriden, Conn.

CHILDREN.
2955.

Aaron Starkey,
Grace Wcltha,
Ida May,

bom
"

July
Jan.

17,
8,

1860
1862.

died

May

6,

1863.

2956. 2957. 2958.

" "

March

17, 1864.

George Ernest,

Sept. 29, 1868.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Hiram Pratt Buckingham,
{Pratt)
Oct.
1,

291

son

of
;

Hosmer and Adelia A.

Buckingham, born Oct.

18G6.

8,

1839

married Sarah

Ann

Gihbs,

SOT^O.
{Pratt) Buckingham, born Dec.

Ulysses Augustus Buckingham, son of ITo?mer and Adelia A. married Ida M. Pollard, 1, 1841
;

May

1,

1870.

Resides in Hartford, Conn.

Oscar A. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
9,

son of
;

Hosmer and Adelia A.

{Pratt)
23,

1846

married Manj Woodstock,

May

1871, and resides in Meriden, Conn.

Julia A. Buckingham, daughter of Hosmer and Adelia Buck8, 1850; was married to Egbert Bull, of Ctnterbrook, Nov. 15, 1871.
ingham, born Aug.

S091.
Levinta Wetherell, daughter
of

Reuben and Elisabeth

Camp, Oct.
6,

{Pratt)

Wethertll and granddaughter of Peabody and Sarah {Buckingham)

Pratt, born Oct. 24, 1807; married
3Ioses

1836, and

died June 8, 1838.

No

children.

Sally A. "Wetherell, daughter

Pratt, born

of

Reuben and Elisabeth {Pratt)

in

Wetherell, and granddaughter of Peabody and Sarah {Buckingham)

Nov. 25, 1309

married Charles N. Beecher (a farmer

Genesee,

New

York), Nov. 19, 1829.

CniLDREN.

2959.
296i.

Emily A.,

(Beecher,)

Caroline W.,

29G1.

Edward C,

" "

born July " Feb.

"

6,

1840.

11, 18J3.

June

23, 1832.

S003.
William
B.

Wetherell,

son of Reuben and Elisabeth {Pratt)

292

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
;

Wetherell, and grandson of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham) Pratt,

born April 28, 1813

children.

married Sophronia

Goodale, and had three

CniLDKEN.
2962.
2963.

Charles B.,
Geor>;e Franklin,

(Wethcrell,)

"

2964.

Mary

T.,

"

born Sept. 12, 1846. " July 10, 1848. " Sept. 9, 1852.

Peabody "Wetherkll,
Lorn Oct.
26, 1842,
5,

pon of

Reuben and Elisabeth

(1.)

{Pratt)

Wetherell, and grand.-ou of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham) Pratt,

1821

was twice married:

who

died April 11,

1814

(2.)

To Melcina Fish, Oct. To Aulinel Jacohy, Dec-

1845.

CHILD BT THE FIRST MAEKIAGE.

296.5.

MelvinaFish,

(Wetherell,) born

March

25,

844.

SopniA.

Wetherell, daughter

of

Reuben and Elizabeth (Pratt)

]\lay 2,

Wetherell, and gianddaugliler of Peabody and Sarah (Buckingham)

Pratt, Lorn Sept. 23,

1820; married liumulas Eddy,

IbSO.

Chables Electus Ruckingham, son of Renjamin Franklin and Mary (l^eny) Ruckingham, born Aug. 15, 1826 married Harriet
;

Burkeloo, of Rrookljn, L.

I.,

May

5,

1856.

He

resides in California.

CHILD.
2966.

Frederick Endicott, born Sept.

1.5,

1857, in

San

Francisco.

sioe.
Maby Helen Ruckingham,
Mary
daughter of Benjamin Franklin and
1,

(Terry) Buckingham, born June

1832; married Charles

JE.

Breck, of San Francisco, Cal., D^c. 17, 1856.

He

resides in

New-

burgh, N. Y.
CHILD.
2967.

Frank FuUcrton, (Breck,) born March

29, 1861, in

Kcwburgh, N, Y.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

293

SI as.
Henkt Buckingham,
Buckingham, born March
son
1,

of
;

TVilliam and

Clarissa

(Warren)
at Saline,

1827

married

Mary Burke,

Michigan, in 1853, but has no children.

Rev. William P. Barker, son of Gideon and Cynthia (Pratt)

Barker, and grandson of William and Phebe (Buckingham) Barker,
born Feb. 18, 1822
8,
;

married Lelia Thompson, at Avon, Conn.,

May

1853.

He

graduated at

New York University, was ordained

in the

Pre-byterian Church, and went, with his wife, a missionary to India,

in 1853.

2968.

Mary

H.,

(Barker,)

born Cct.

Born at Mission Station 9, 1857. Ahmednugger, Western India.

at

S141.
Caroline Electa Barker, daughter
ham) Barker, born
Oct. 26,

of Charles and

Armina

(Smith) Barker, and granddaughter of William and Phebe (Bucking-

1828

married Lee

Hollister, of Salis-

bury, Conn., April 30, 1847.

2969. 2970.

Mary
Clara,
Alice,

L.,

(Hollister,)

Eddie,

" "

born Aug., 1856, at Akron, Peoria County, III. " Sept., 1860, at Perry ton, Mercer Co., 111.
"
Sept., 1862,

2971.

2972.

"

"

Oct.,

1868,

Ann Augusta Barker,

Barker, bnrn July 29, 1831

daughter of Charles and Armina

(S'wzV/<)

Barker, and granddaughter of William and Phebe (Buckingham)

;

married Munson Hlnman, of

Pitclier,

Chenango County, N.

Y., Oct. 10, 1850.

blacksmith by trade.

CHILDREN.
2973.
2974. Julia A.,

(Hinman,)
" "

Francis P.,
Alice E.,

born April, 1854. " April, 18.56.

"
Oct., 1858.

2975.

294

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
daughter of Charles and Armina (Smith)
married Jason Hinman, of Pitcher,

Mart Jane Barker,

Barker, and granddaughter of William and Phebe (Buckingham) Barker, born Oct. 12, 1833
;

Chenango County, N.
received.

Y., April 27, 1864.

Nothing farther has been

CoL. William

Barker McCreert,

son of

Reuben and Susan

llebellion,

(Barker) McCreery, and grandson of William and Phebe (Bucking-

ham) Barker, born Aug. 27, 1836; was in the war of the wa5 taken prisoner and confined for a time in Libby Prison.

Married

Ada

Fenton.

They

reside at Flint, Mich.

CHILD.
2976.

"William Barker,

(McCreery,) bom,

SI S3.
Rev. CnARLES H. McCreery, son of Reuben and Susan (Barher) McCreery, and grandson of William and Phebe (Buckingham) Barker, boru Feb. 23, 1838. Was an officer in the Union Army;
also,

graduated at the

New York

University and Theological Seminin

ary,

and ordained over a Presbyterian Church

is

Southern Kansas.

He

supposed to have married, but no names or dates have been

forwarded.

George
born Oct.
child
;

B.

McCreert,
;

son of

Reuben and Susan {Barker) Mc(Buckingham) Barker,

Creery, and grandson of William and Phebe

9,

1841

married

Caroline Avery, in 1866.

Have one

name

not returned.

John Radcliff Buckingham,

married:
(1.)

son of

Benjamin Lewis and

Margaret (Shaw) Buckingham, born Sept. 19, 1832;

was twice

To

Elisabeth Patjne, Feb. 14, 1854.

.

(2.)

To Louisa

M.

Fobbs, Nov. 20, 1866.

CHILD BT THE FIRST MARRIAGE.

2977.

Charles Henry, born Jan. 31, 1853, at Evansville, Wisconsin.

BUCKINGnAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN BT THE SECOND MARRIAGE.
2979.

295

Mary Eva, born Dec.

Benjamin L.,"
Nov.

5,

1868; died at Watertown, Wisconsin, Oct.

26, 1869.

2980.

17, 1870.

William Howe Buckingham,

(Shaw) Buckingham, born Feb. Richards, Nov. 1, 1860.
ret

son of Berjarain L. and Marga2,

1836

married llary Ellen

CHILD.
2981.

William

L.,

born Sept.

6,

1863, at

Eome, Wis., and died Aug.

16, '65.

Helen A. Buckingham, daughter of Benjamin L. and Margaret (Shaw) Buckingham, born Aug. 8, 1838 was married to Charles W. Dorr, July 31, 1867, and resides at Winneconnie, Wis.
;

Helen Isabelle Hatens, daughter of David Highland, and Nancy Howell (Buckingham) Havens, born Nov. 15, 1840; was
married to Dr. Albert G. Battelle, of Boston, Feb. 22, 1866.

NINTH GENERATION.
Geokge Talcott Buckingham,
cotl)

son of

Henry and Harriet

;

(TaZ-

Buckingham, born Dec.

1,

1806, at Kingston, Pa.

married La-

vinia Linsley, of
died in 1847.

Huron County, Ohio.

in 1840,

He

was a
at

journaliit,

and

She died

and was buried

Norwalk, Ohio.

CHILDREN.
2982.

Henry,
Harriet Talcott,

born
"

May

28, 1830.

Editor in Leavenworth, Kansas.

2983.

Married Amanda V. Marshall. March 31, 1832 m. Samuel A. Clark, of

;

New

2984.

Allen Linsley,
Sarah,

"
'*

Haven, Conn., Feb. 23, 1852. July 22, 1834. Unmarried.

2985.

June

8,

1836

m.

Ci/rus

Woodruff.

296

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
daughter of Henry and Harriet
16, 1809, at Wilkesbarre,
;

Fanny BucKiNonAM,
Buckingham, born April
to

Talcott)

Pa.; was married

Jonas Benedict,

in

1829

died

March

4,

1840, and was buried in

Norwalk, Ohio.
CHILDREN.
2986.
Piatt,

(Benedict,)

bora

Maj

24, 1830.

Burned

to

deah by

his night-clothes taking fire wiien

2987. 2988.

David De

Forest,

Mary

Starr,

" "

"

two or three years of age. Aug. 1, 1833 m. //a/e If. Deader.

;

"

Sept. 29, 1836

died at the age of

seven or eight, having her back

broken by falling on a stove.

2989.

Fannie Buckingham, "

"

Aug.

14,

1839

m. Louis H. Sever-

ance.

Amelia Ann

Sims, daughter of

Asa and Lucinda (Buckingham)

7,

Sims, born July 13, 1810; married Simeon B. Sturges, of Norwalk,

Ohio, Oct. 10, 1832, and died July

1840.

CHILD.
2990.

Simeon

B., (Sturges,)

bom, 1834; died

at three years of age.

S 1 '^'4.
Eliza H. Sims, daughter
Sims, born July
wife, Jan. 6,
9,
;

of

Asa and Lucinda {Buckingham)

George A. Boak, as his second
siater

1812; married

1835

he having previously married her younger

Mary.
CHILDREN.
2991.

Eliza Amelia,

(Boalt,) born

Aug.
19,

31, 1835

m.

Johyi

M.

Burt.
L'enn2s, Oct.

2992.

Anna

Maria,

"

"
"

Dec. 20, 1836; m. ^ten J.

1S64 died July

7,

17, 1867.

2993.

George Simeon,

"

Nov.

1838.

Q 1 T^S.
Mary
born July
Sims, daughter of
7,

Asa and Lucinda {Buckingham) Sims,

George A.
CHILD.
Boalt,

1814; married

Oct. 10, 1832, and

died ^^ov. 5, 1833.

2994.

Mary

Suns, (Boalt,) bora Oct. 22, 1833.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

297

Charlotte Ticknor, daughter of William and Salome {Buckingham) Ticknor, born Dec. 3, 1 808 married Simeon B. Sttirges, of
;

Norwalk, Ohio, as

his

second wife, July 12, 1841.

He

died a few

years after marriage.

CHILD.
2995.

An

infant son, born 1842

died soon after birth.

S 1 'T^S.
Ltdia Ticknor, daughter
Ticknor, born Feb. 24, 1811
of William and Salome {Buckingham)
;

married Nathaniel B.Miller, about

1833, and died Feb.

5,

1837.
CHILDREN.

2996.
2997.

George,

(Miller,) born 1834; died Dec. 3, 1838.

William,

"

"

A-pril 15,

1835; m. Nina Stkal.

2 1 SO.
Harriet
T. Ticknor, daughter of William and Salome {Buck-

ingham) Ticknor, born

May

22,

1815; married Alexander Smith,

and died Jan.

12, 1839.

2998.

George, (Smith,) born Sept. 10, 1837.

%S 1 815.
of John and Sarah {Ebert) Buckingham, born Dec. 15, 1815 married Joseph M. Root, of Norwalk, Ohio, June 22, 1835. Mr. Root is a lawyer was a member of Congress from the 21st Ohio District, from 1815 to 1851. They now live at Sandusky City, Ohio.
S.
;

Mary

Buckingham, daughter

CHILDREN.
2999.
3000. 3001.

Sarah,

(Root,)

Martha,
Amelia,

"

born May 1, 1836; m. CAarfes ^. " Aug. 15, 1838.

"

Z)j/er.

"

May

28, 1840

m. /ames ^.

jBrowne//.

Jerome Buckingham,
ham, born June
10,

son of John and Sarah {Ebert) Bucking-

1820

was educated

at

Kenyon and Western Re-

38

298

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Law
School in Harvard

serve Colleges, Ohio, and graduated at the

University, and settled at Newark, Ohio, in 1844.

Mr. Bucking-

ham

lias

had a very successful and extensive practice

president of the First National

in his profession,

has been
trusts
;

honored by his fellow-citizens with various responsible

is

Bank

of

Newark, and was

appointed, Oct. 14, 1869, Judge of the Court of

Common

Pleas, in

place of Judge Brumback, resigned.

terest in the preparation of this work,

He

has manifested a deep in-

large

number of
(1.)

the

Ohio Buckingham

and furnished the record of a families. He has been twice

married:
15, 1849.
15, 1853.

(2.)

To Ann Maria Brice, June 8, 1848. She died April To Harriet A. Thompson, at Columbus, Ohio, Sept.

Residence, Newark, Ohio.

CHILDREN BY THE SECOND MAREIAGE.

3002.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

299

300

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
3035. 3036.
Charles, born Oct., 1852.

301

George,

"

Jan. 24, 1855.

Stephen Buckingham Vaughan,

(Buckingham) Vaughan, born Sept.
W. Preston,
in 1867.

son of Stephen and

Fanny
Marion

15,

1833; was married

to

CHILD.
3037.

Fanny Buckingham, (Vaughan,) born July

29, 1868.

Charles Buckingham Sutton,

rance (Buckingham) Sutton
;

son of Samuel and

Mary Dor-

married Frances A. Woodward, at White

27, 1863.

Haven, Luzerne

Co., Pa.,

May

CHILDREN.
3038. 3039.

Charles Henry, (Sutton,) born May 20, 1865, at Wilkesbarre, Pa. " " " " June 30, 1869, Frank,

as 14.
Martha
(

"W.

Buckingham, daughter

of Charles J. and Emily

Williams) Buckingham, was married to

George W. Wood, Dec. 27,

1871.

SSIO.
Frances Gertrude Dorrance, daughter
of

Rev. John and

Penelope (Mercer) Dorrance, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Nancy Ann (Buckingham) Dorrance, born Jan. 23, 1830 married
;

Jonathan
1852.

Colt

Beaumont, a commander in the U.

15, 1855.

S.

Navy, Oct.

27,

She died June

CHILD.
3040.

John Dorrance, (Beaumont,) born

Sept. 22, 1853.

SSSl.
Margaret Stella Dorrance,
nelope (Mercer) Dorrance, born Dec.

daughter of Rev. John and Pe3,

1840

married George Mur-

ray Reynolds,

May

24, 1866.

302

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILD.

3041.

Helen Murray, (Keynolds,)

bom

Jan. 29, 1868.

Emily Augusta Dorrance, daughter

of Rev. John and Penel-

ope {Mercer) Dorrance, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Nancy

Ann {Buckingham) Dorrance, born Sept. 1, 1844 Famham, July 18, 1865. Mr. Farham was born
CHILD.
3042.

married Alexander
Jan. 16, 1833.

John Dorrance, (Famham,) born Dec.

28, 1867.

Emeline Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born March 27, 1818
1841.
;

of John and

Mary

{Abbey)

married Anson Armstrong, in

3043.

Oscar,

(Armstrong,) killed in the war of the Rebellion.

3044.
3045.

John,
Charles,

SS31.
William Bqckingham,
ham, born March 22, 1820
1843.
;

son of John and

Mary

{Abbey) Bucking8,

married Rachel A. Chumard, April

He

died Oct. 24, 1854.

CHILDBEir.

3046.

Albert E., Francis M.,

bom Nov.
"

22, 1844.
28, 1846.
;

3047. 3048. 3049.

Aug.
Jan.

Marietta E., "

Iie:C.S\,\SAl
3,
9,

m. Edgar B. WeUs.

3050.

" John W., William E., "

1851. 1852.

Nov,

SS3S.
Jairus M. Buckingham, son of John and Mary {Abbey) Buckingham, born Dec. 10, 1821 married Lucy Cobb, April 4, 1844. He was in the war of the Rebellion, commanded a company in Gen.
;

Wad;?worth's Division, and " went through the war without receiving

scratch, or being laid

up with sickness."

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

303

304

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
son of John and
;

John M. Buckingham,
ham, born April
18,

Mary

(Abbey) BuckingI,

1832

married Harriet Murray, Jan.

1866.

He

is

a carpenter and joiner, and resides at Maple Grove, Pa.

CHILDREN.

3067.
3068.

Emma

A., born

March

22, 1867.

Nettie M.,

"

April 18, 1869.

Mart

J.

Buckingham, daughter
7,

of

John and Mary {Abbey)

Buckingham, born April

1836

married John Rodgers, in 1854.

CHILDREN.
3069.
3070. 3071.
Albert, (Eodgers,) born, 18.55.

Frank,

Mary,

" "

"
"

18.57.

1859.

Daniel Horatio Swingle, son of Daniel and Eunice {Buckingham) Swingle, born July 1,1825; m&vxiedi Sarah Francisco, J)ec.
26, 1846.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

305

SS43.
Elisabeth Swingle, daughter ham) Swingle, born Sept. 15, 1831
1851.
CHILDKEN.
3084.
3085. 3086.

of Daniel and Eunice (Bucking;

married Hoses Branson, July

2,

(Bronson,) born Aug. 20, 1852. " " Amelia M., June 5, 1854. " " William J., Jnly 19, 1857.

Amanda,

3087.

John W.,

"

"

March

10,

1860

SS44.
Amanda Swingle, daughter
Swingle, born Sept. 22, 1832
14, 1850.

of Daniel and Eunice (Buckingham)

;

married

William

Hammond, April

CHILDREN.
3088. 3089.

Amanda, (Hammond,) born Nov.

Alden,
"
"

15, 1851.

Oct. 31, 1854.

53S4I5.
Theresa Swingle,
1853.
CHILD.
3090.

daughter of Daniel and Eunice (Bucking16,

ham) Swingle, born March

1835; married Marvin Morgan, Jan.

Emma Jane,

(Morgan,) born Jan.

14, 1854.

SS46.
Samuel Harlan Swingle,
ham)
Swingle,
son of Daniel and Eunice (Buch'ng-

1836; Nothing farther has been received.

born July
13,

married

Harriet

Swingle.

SJ24S.
Peletiah T. Miller,
Miller, born Feb. 25,

son of
;

Harvey and Nancy (Buckingham)

Sin.rell,

1822

married 3Iary D.

July

4,

1847.

Mrs.

Mary D.

Miller died in 1866.

306

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
Emeline M.,
HcnricttJ.,
(Miller,)

3091.

3092. 3093.
3094. 3095. 3096.

"
" " " "
"

George H.,
Stirling F.,

born " "

"

in

1849

died

Aug.

1,

1869.

1851.

1853.

1855.
1857.
1859, 1861.

Charles E.,

"
" " "

Albert J.,

3097.

Frank
Lizzie,

E,,

3098.

"

1863; died in 1865.

Nancy
ham)

D. Miller, daughter of Harvey and Nancy {Bucking-

Miller, born

Aug.

16,

1826; married Jacob Miller.

CHILDREN.

3099.

MatUda

E.,

(Miller,)

born June, 1845; m. Dr. Leach, and has three

children.

3100.

3101.
3102.

Alexander E., Armenia,

S. Frances,

" "

" " "

May

18, 1847.

Jan. 31, 1850.

"

May

3,

1853,

Polly Jones,

daughter of Asa and hwcm^&^BucJcingham) Jones,

born Nov. 23, 1823; married

R.D.

Lesher, Oct. 20, 1853.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
3111. 3112.

307

3113.
3114.

(Lawrence,) born Jan. 12, 1856. " " JohnD., Dec. 12, 1858. " " William L., Aug. 25, 1862. " " LuraAnn, Sept. 20, 1864.

Clara E.,

William Jones,
born Jan.
2,

son of

Asa and Lucina {Buckingham)

7,

Jones,

1835
2,

married Salinda Andrews, March

1868.

She

was born Sept.

1846.

CHILDREN.
3115. 3116.

Abner, (Jones,) born Aug. 18, 1869. " " March 5, 1871. Asa,

Maria Jones, daughter

born Jan. 24, 1841
marriage
;

of

Asa and Lucina {Buckingham)

left

Jones,

married William McMullen, and died soon after

Feb.

15,

1867

and

no children.

The

following lines

were contributed soon

after her decease:-

'*~Weep not for me," the sufferer said, " I do not fear to die,
I

know that I am going home To that bright world on high.

" 'Tis sad to leave

my

husband here

To

tread

li'e's

path alone

But Jesus

calls, I

must obey,

And

stand before his throne."

And thus she calmly sank away To her eternal rest

They placed her in that narrow The sods above her breast.
Sad-hearted friends
bed,

who mourn for her, Though tears of sorrow fall. Remember that in heaven and earth,
Jehovah ruleth
Time, soon or
all.

late, to all

must bring
;

1 he dreamless sleep of death

O'er earth he spreads his languid wing

To

crush our feeble breath.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Amon
June
23,

Jones, son of Asa and Lucina {Buckingham) Jones, born

1843

married Jane Smith, Nov. 30, 1870.

Jane G. Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born Nov.
25,

of

Ambrose and Mahala

(Kellee)

1827

married A. Godfrey Smith, Esq.,

of Palmyra, Pa., Aug. 28, 1846.

CHILDREN.
3117. 3118.
Ella,

ElisabethM.,

(Smith,) "
"

3119. 3120. 3121.

Frances v.,

born Aug. 1847 died Feb. 1851. " Dec. 1, 1849. " Aug., 1853.
;

JohnE.,

K^^j^g
)
'

"
"

" " "

"

Sept. 14, 18.57.

Emma J.,
Helen G.,
Clara
J.,

Sept. 14, 1857

Jan., 1859.

died, April, 1858.

3122. 3123.
3124.

"

" "

Feb., 1861.

George W.,

"

Oct, 1869.

Fidelia A. Buckingham, daughter of Ambrose and Mahala

{Kellee)

Buckingham, born Sept.

2,

1831

married ^Zson

.5.

Vander-

voort of

Newark, N.

J.,

Feb., 1851, and died Sept. 16, 1854, at the

age of 23.
CHILDREN.
3125.

3126.

Franklin A., (Vandervoort,) born Jan. 1, 1852. " " Sarah F., Sept., 1854.

Stephen B. Buckingham,
Buckingham, born

son of

Ambrose and Mahala

{Kellee)

May

15,

1834; married Charity Vandervoort, oi

Newark, N.

J.,

March

17, I860.

CHILDREN.
3127.
,

twins, (Vandervoort,)

/TT

born March

6, '

1861.

Died
" "

in 1861.

Sept. 13, 1862.

May
July

28, 1865.
13, 1867.
6,

" "

March

1869;

died Feb.

17. 1870.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Jaspek
J.

309

Buckingham,

son of
25,

Ambrose and Mahala

;

(Kellee)

Buckingham, born March

1867, and has no children.

1838

married Julia Hall, March,

in

He resides

Canada East.

as ^3.
Susan W. Buckingham, daughter
lee)

of

Ambrose and Mahala

{Kel-

Buckingham, born
Nov.
3,

May
1862.

9,

1840

married Major M. Wardell, of

Daleville, Pa.,

CHILDREN.
3133.

Zaidee M.,

3134. 3135.
3136.

(Wardell,) born Nov. 15, 1863. " " March 30, 1865. Lillian A., " " Aug. 21, 1866. Edward W.,
S.,

Simni

" "

" "

Dec. 18, 1867

died Dec. 21, 1867.

3137.

Edith May,

March

17, 1869.

SQ7^4.
Eunice B. Buckingham, daughter of Ambrose and Mahala {Kelmarried George F. Chaplee) Buckingham, born March 17, 1842;
man, son of Ralph Chapman, a native of Portland, Conn., July
1865.
CHILD.
3138.
Freddie, (Chapman,) born Aug. 18, 1868.

15,

Addie M. Buckingham, daughter

lee)

of

Ambrose and Mahala

{Kel-

Buckingham, born July York, Nov. 19, 1868.

5,

1844; married Lewis Andres, of

CHILD.

New

3139.

Louie, (Andres,) born Aug. 30, 1869.

LuCT Bttckingham,
Buckingham, born Aug.

daughter of Cornelius and Martha {Kelley)

15,

1839

married Charles Brink, Jan.

1, '63.

CHILDREN.
3140.

Elmer, (Brink,) born 1864.

Albert,

3141. 3142.

" "

" "

1866.

Mary,

1868.

310

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
E.

Martha
{Kelley)

Buckingham, daughter
IG,

of
;

Cornelius and Martha

Buckingham, born July

1841

married

to S.

R. Huff,

May

11, 1862.

CHILDREN.
3143.
3144.
Curtis, (Huff,)
Bertie,

bom
"

April 14, 1863.

"

Dec.

5,

1866.

Samuel Alexander Murdock,

{Buckingham) Murdock, born Feb. Howe, Sept. 19, 1860.

son of James and Elisabeth K.

(Trimble) Murdock, and great-grandson of Rev. James and

22,

Ann

1832; married Mary T.

CHILDREN.
3145.
3146. 3147.
3148.

James Howe, (Murdock,) born Sept. 16, 1861. " " Laura Kate, May 29, 186.5. " " Edgar Sanford, April 13, 1867.
Willard Child,
" "

May

25, 1870.

S30S.
of James and Elisabeth K. (Trimble) Murdock, and great-grandson of Rev. James and Ann (^Buckingham) Murdock, born Dec. 30, 1833 married Zwcy A. War;

Joseph Buckingham Murdock, son

ner, Jan. 1, 1862.

CHILDREN.
3149.
31.50.

Mary
Isabel

Elisabeth,

(Murdock,) born Oct. 30, 1863.

" "

Virgil Blanchard,

May
Aug.

13, 1867.
5,

3151.

Graham,

"

"

1869.

S3 14.
Samuel F. and Laura J. (Snell) Murdock, and great-grandson of Rev. James and Ann (Buckingham) Murdock, born May 4, 1838 married Emma J. Parker, Jan. 18, '66.

James A. Murdock,

son of

S3ie.
Samuel
(Snell)

F.

Murdock,

Jun., son of
11,

Samuel F. and Laura

/uZict

J.

Murdock, born Jan.

1843; married

F. Seaton,

May

17. 1864.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

311

S3SO.
Anna
man)
June
E. Collins, daughter of Bryan R. and Elisabeth M. {Tnn-

and great-granddaughter of Rev. James and Anna (Buckingham) Murdock, born Aug. 2, 1844; married G. W. Barnett,
Collins,

29, 1868.

S3S 1
William
Collins,
J.

Collins, son of Bryan R. and Elisabeth M. {Jnnman)

23,

and great-granddaughter of Rev. James and Anna {Bucking-

ham) Murdock, born March

5,

1846

married -i^nes Mclntyre,

May

1870.

S33S.
Esther Julia Russell, daughter
of Rev. Joseph
;

and Sarah

Hume

{Doty

Russell, born

Aug.

21,
is

1843

married Ira B. Humphrey,

Oct. 22, 1863.

Nothing farther

known.

S336.
CoLETTA Theresa Russell, daughter
rah
of Rev. Joseph and Sa-

Hume

{Doty)

Russell, and great-granddaughter of Rev.

14,

James

and Anna {Buckingham) Murdock, born Nov.

1846

married

Edward

Oberton, Jan.

6,

1869.

^33-^.
Charles Buckingham,
Buckingham, born Nov.
25,

Jun., son of Charles and Juliet

Wilhor)

1836

married Maria

West, in
at

1864,
in

who

died, childless, in 1870.

is

Mr. Buckingham graduated

Yale

1867, and

now an

architect residing in

New York

City.

?i330.
John Thomas Buckingham,
Buckingham, born July
7,

son of Joseph and Julia {Silliman)

1838

married Louisa Howe, in 1861.

CHILD.
3151^. William S.,

bom

Feb.

7,

1863, ia

New

York.

S340Eliza Co it Buckingham, daughter

Eliza {Ripley) Buckingham, horn
of

Hon. William A. and

Dec.

7,

1838; married Gen. Wm.

A. Aiken, Aug. 28, 1862.

312

BUCKINGHAM
first to

FAMII.

Y.
staff

Gen. Aiken was one of Gov. Buckingham's

of the Eebelllon, and was the

during the war

reach the seat of government

beset with

with dispatches from the North,

when Washington was

enemies, and the avenues of approach to the Capital were obstructed.

The account
days, and
it

of Gen. Aiken's trip to Washington with dispatches for

the government, brings fresh to

contains

mind

the intense excitement of those

some very

striking touches of description of the

state of things at the Capital.

"

Gen. Aiken

left

Norwich
all

at

o'clock, a. m.,

on Monday, April

22, 1861.

On

reaching Philadelphia that evening, he found the city

regular communication with Washingmet a gentleman who also wished to reach Washington, and the two spent most of the night in searching for the
ton suspended.

extremely stirred up, and

He

there

means of proceeding. At four next morning, they got permission

train,

to

set out

on a special

with a Pennsylvania regiment, and, after a very slow journey,

in

consequence of the danger of finding the track torn up, reached

Perryville, on the

Susquehannah
skiff,

road, at ten.

Gen. Butler had car-

ried off the ferry boats to Annapolis, and, after delay

and search, our

two travelers hired a

graphs broken up, in

and crossed
full

to

Havre de Grace, where

they found not only the town was

of reports of railroads and tele-

all directious,

but that there were plenty of

men
howand

watching to see " how

many

d Yankees," as they called them,

were going towards Washington.

about nine and a
full

Gen. Aiken and

his friend,

ever, after a time, chartered a covered

half, p.

wagon and rode

were

to Baltimore,

m.

The

streets

brilliantly lighted

of people, some of

them

in uniforms,

and most of them wearing

rebel badges,

and even the few words which the travelers heard as

his life in safety for

they passed along the crowded halls of their hotel, apprized them that

no man could avow Unionism there, and preserve

a moment.

They

accordingly went at once to their rooms, and kept

out of sight until morning,

when

the

hotel

proprietor, a

personal

friend of Gen. Aiken's companion,

rebels, procured

and

also of the leading

Baltimore

them papers signed by Gen. Winder and counterHaving these, they paid fifty dollars for a Reaching Washington at carriage which took them to Washington. ten, p. M., on Wednesday, Gen. Aiken found its silence and emptiness He says, a startling contrast to the hot-blooded crowd at Baltimore. " Half a dozen people in the hall of the hotel crowded around to ask
signed by Marshal Kane.
questions about the Noith.
I then
Scott's
staff.

began

to realize the isolation of

the city.

Hurrying

to

Gen.

headquarters, the old chief was

found with only two of his

Upon

reading the Governor's

let-

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
ter

313
first

he rose, and

said, excitedly, " Sir, you

are the

man

have
out

seen with a written dispatch, for three days.

I have sent

men

Not one of The number and rathem has returned. Where are the troops ? " pidity of the questions and his very excited manner, gaveme a further
every day,
to

bring intelligence of the Northern troops.

realization of the critical nature of the situation."

Calling on Secretary Cameron,

Gen. Aiken was received very

in one of the

much
val

in the

same manner.

A friend
city

Departments ad-

vised very strongly against a return by the

same

route, " as

my

arri-

was known and the general nature of

my

business suspected by

rebel spies, with

which the

abounded, and in some quarters least

suspected.

How the
my

knowledge of

my affairs

could have been gained

has always been a mystery, for I had realized, since leaving Philadelphia, that

personal safety depended entirely upon secrecy and pru-

dence.
first

At

ten, A. M., I called

on the President, and saw him for the

forget.

time in

my

life.

It

was an interview I can never

No

office-seekers
in getting

were about the presence that day.

There was no delay

ness

an audience. Mr. Lincoln was alone, seated in his busiroom up stairs, looking towards Arlington Heights, through a
Against the casement stood a very long spyI gave him
all

widely opened window.

glass,

which he obviously had been using.

the infor-

mation I could from what I had seen and heard during

my journey.
con-

He seemed
dition ?
'

depressed beyond measure as he asked, slowly and with

'

great emphasis,

what

is

the

North about

Do

they
I

know our

I said, no, they certainly did not

when

left.

This was

true enough.

He

spoke of the non-arrival of the troops under Gen.

Butler, and of having had no intelligence from

them

for

two or three
In

days.

I have referred to the separation of the city from the North.

no one of many ways was

it

brought

home more

practically

to

my
to-

mind than
City

in this.

The

funds in

my

possession were in

New York

Bank

notes.

Their value in Washington had suddenly and

tally departed.

They were good

for their

weight

in

paper

no more.
re-

During
ferred

my

interview with the president

I

my financial

dilemma was

to.

remarked that I had not a

instantly perceived

cent, although

my

pockets

were
ered

full.

He

my

meaning, and kindly put

me

in

possession of such an

amount

of specie as I desired.

Having

deliv-

my

despatch and the

Governor's words of encouragement, and

enjoyed an interview protracted by the President's desire beyond ordinary length, I

left."

The New York 7th reached

the city just as

40

314

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
to the State

Gen. Aikeu had walked from the President's house

partment, and

De-

when

the flag announcing their arrival at the Baltimore

Railroad Station was hoisted, says Gen. Aiken, " such a stampede of

humanity, loyal and rebel, as was witnessed that hour in the direction
of the Baltimore

Railroad Station, can only be imagined by those

in
it.

who, like myself, took part

One

glance at the gray jackets of

my heart." Gen. Aiken returned by taking a private conveyance and obscure roads until, north of the Pennsylvania line, he reached a railroad, and at
the 7th put hope in the place of despondency in

Hanover, the

first

telegraph station, reported progress to Gov. Buckto

ingham, having been unable

communicate with him during four

United States flag once during the
to the

days, and not having seen the

whole

trip

from Philadelphia around

Pennsylvania

line,

except

on the Capitol at Washington.

says, undoubtedly

Gen. Aiken,

in concluding his account,

with correctness, " There has been no hour since

of sympathy, encouragement, and aid, from the

that

when messages

loyal governor of a loyal State

were more truly needed, or more

ef-

fective

upon the mind of our

to deliver."

late President, than

those I had the

honor

CHILDREN.
(Aiken,) born May 21, 1862. " " Jan. 24, 1864. 3152i. William Buckingham, " April b, 1866. " 3152|. Mary Appleton, " " Aug. 4, 1867. Jane McGregor, 3153. " " .July 6, 1870. 31 53i. Alfred Lawrence,
3152.

Eliza Buckingham,

3153^. John,

"

"

Nov.

3, 1871.

Sarah Carew Buckingham,

daughter of Israel M. and Lydia

;

{Carew) Buckiiigliam, born June 14, 1842 married Chailes E. Dyer, Sept. 2, 1863, and died childless, Oct. 13,-1864.

dia

William Alfred Buckingham, Jun., son of Israel M. and Ly{Carew) Buckingham, born May 4,1847; married Mary Day
CHILDREN.

Reynolds, Nov. 18, 1868.

3154. 3155.

Helen Reynolds, born Jan.

2, 1870.

William Alired,

"

Feb. 28, 1871.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
George W. Lyon,
;

315

son of

Humphrey and

Harriet M. (Oanf.eld)

Lyon, and grandson of Ira and Melinda {Buckingham) Canfield, born Feb. 22, 1821 married Harriet H. Snow, Jan. 27, 1852.
CHILDREN.
3156.
.31.57.

3158.

(Lyon,) born Feb. 1, 185.3. " Aug. 11, 1855. " William H., " Nov. 7, 1858. " Charles A.,

Emma J.,

Ira C. Lyon, son of Humplirey and Harriet M. {Canfield) Lyon, and grandson of Ira and Melinda {Buckingham) Canfield, born July
3,

1823; married Martha K. Myhers,

in

Aug., 1855.

CHILDREN.
3159. 3160.

Susie M., (Lyon,)

Ira

bom
"

Sept., 1856.
Oct., 1858.

C,

"

S300.
Franklin Clinton Brownell,
{Canfield) Brownell, and grandson
son of

James H. and Louisa M.

{Bucking-

of Ira and Melinda

ham)
3,

Canfield, born Feb. 11,

1830

married

Mary B. Mather, April

1857.

S30 1
Emeline Canfield Brownell, daughter of James II. and Louisa M. {Canfield) Brownell, and granddaughter of Ira and Melinda
iel C.

{Buckingham) Canfield, born Oct.

16,

1831

married Nathan

Boardman, Aug.

2,

1852.

S30S.
Jane Maria Brownell, daughter
ingham) Canfield, born March
Sept. 29, 1868.
11,

of James

H. and Louisa M.

{Canfield) Brownell, and granddaughter of Ira and Melinda {Buck-

1833

married David W. Watrous,

S304.
Susan Ellen Brownell, daughter of James H. and Louisa M.

316
(

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Brownell, and granddaughter of Ira and Melinda {Buck;

Ganfield)

ingham) Canfield, born July 16, 1836

9,

married Harper Boies, July

1868.

Caroline Canfield, daughter of Ira C. and Isabella H. S. {Durham) Canfield, and granddaughter of Ira and Mejinda {Buckingham) Canfield, born Oct. 27, 1845
Kentucky, Feb.
3,
;

married Waller R. Bullock, of

1870.

Q39S.
Mary Readell
S.

Canfield, daughter of Ira

C. and Isabella

H.

{Durham)

Canfield, and granddaughter of Ira and

;

Melinda {Buck-

ingham) Canfield, born Feb. 27, 1847

Jones, of Maryland,

married Rev. Benjamin F.

May

12, 1868.

CHILD.
,

31G1.

Benjamin Canfield, (Jones,) born March

26, 1S69.

Lizzie H. Canfield, daughter of Jared H. and Mary A. {Andrews) Canfield, and granddaughter of Ira and Melinda {Buckingham)
Canfield, born Sept.
13,

1844; married

Wilber F. Parker, April

9,

1866.

S4S3.
Lord Sterne Houghton,
(

son of Judge Daniel S. and Lydia C.

Gushing) Houghton, and grandson of Zattre and Rachel {Bucking28,

ham) Cushing, born Jan.

29, 1841,

1815

married Jane G. Billings, Dec.

and died Dec.

14, 1866.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Martha
C.
(

317

R.

Houghton, daughter

of

Judge Daniel

S.

and Lydia
William F.

Cashing)

Houghton, and granddaughter of Zattre

19,

and Rachel

{Buckingham) Gushing, born Oct.

Wheeler, in 1843.

1816; married

CHILDREN.
(1) (2)

Houghton, (Wheeler,) born Nov., 1844.

Ida, "

"

July, 1850; died Nov. 19, 1866.

Henrietta E. Houghton, daughter

Lydia C.
chel
Risley,
(

of Judge Daniel S. and

dishing) Hougliton, and granddaughter of Zattre and Ra8,

(Buckingham) Gushing, born July

1821

married Lawrence

June

7,

1842.

CHILDREN.
(1)

Evelyn,

CRisley,)

born Feb. 26, 184.3;

"

m.

George ET. Stetson, of

Bangor, Maine, Nov. 22, 1871.

(2)

George Herbert,

"

April 13, 1847

m. July

24, 1868.

Ellen

D, White, daughter of Dr. Squire and Lydia G.

Gushing)

White, and

granddaughter of Zattre and

Rachel

{Buckingham)
(1.)

Gushing, born June 19,1827; has been thrice married:

To

George L. Barrett, Aug. 20, 1846.

(2.)

To Gol

Stephen Morgan,

Nov.

9,

1851.

(3.)

To

Jose Quitting, of Dentz, Cologne,

Germany,

June

27, 1870.

No

children have been returned.

George H. White,
born Sept. 11, 1829
;

son of Dr. Squire and Lydia G. {Gushing)

White, and grandson of Zattre and Rachel {Buckingham) Gushing,

married Ellen E. Pierce, July 15, 1858.

CHILDREN.

(1) (2)

(White,) born June 11, 1859. " May 16, 1864 died " Austin Pierce,
Squire,
;

March

22, 1865.

Edward

Gushing, son of Milton Buckingham and Abigail B.

Sept. 26, 1827
at

{Tupper) Gushing, and grandson of Zattre and Rachel {Bucking-

ham) Gushing, born

mington, N.
April
4,

married Miss Burr, of Wil-

G.,

and died

Putnam, Ohio,

the

place of his birth

1852.

318

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

RowENA Sophia Gushing, daughter of Milton and Abigail B. {Tapper) Gushing, and granddaughter of Zattre and Rachel {Buckingham) Gushing, born March 27, 1829
;

mai'ried

Asa Brown, Esq.

of Wilmington, N. G., and died at the age of 29, leaving no children.

S431.
Milton Buckingham Gushing,
son of Milton B. and

Mary B.

(Smith) Gushing, and grandson of Zattre and Rachel (Buckingham)

Gushing, born April 20, 1837, at Golumbus, Ohio
the United States
stellation."
;

is

a paymaster in
"

Navy,

at present attached to

U. S. Frigate

Gon-

He was

married, in

1869, to Bllen D. Grosvenor, of

Buffalo,

N. Y.

S43a.
William
born Nov.
the rebel
4,

B. Gushing, son of Milton B. and

Mary

B. (Smith)

Gushing, and grandson of Zattre and Rachel (Buckingham) Gushing,

1842, in Wisconsin
;

led the expedition that destroyed

ram Albemarle, and

distinguished himself during the vrarby

several daring exploits.

He

married Kate L. Forbes, of Fredonia,

N. Y.,

in

1870.
is

He
a

Fredonia, and

now waiting orders and with his family, in commander in the U. S. Navy. Gommanded six
is

different vessels during the war,

and received the thanks of Gongress,

~

Oct. 27, 1864.

CHILD.
(1
)

Mary

L., rCushing,)

born Dec.

1.5,

1871.

Gushing, daughter of Milton B. and Mary B. (Smith) (Buckingham) Gushing, born Jan. 1, 1846, at Ghicago, 111., married B. F. W. Gayle, Esq., of Boston, Mass., and resides at No. 7 Bowdoin Square.
Gushing, and granddaughter of Zattre and Rachel

Mart Isabel

Ma.rt Buckingham, daughter

Buckingham, born Aug.
29, 1856,
27,

of Gatharinas P. and
;

1831

married

Mary (Gird) Dean K. Fenner, Jan.

and died Feb.

10, 1870.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
3162.
3163.

319

3164.

(Fenner,) born 1858. " " 1864. Alice, " Frederick, " ?

InaB.,

Eunice Buckingham, daughter

April 12, 1859, and died Feb.
1,

of Calharinas

P.

and Mary
S.

(Gird) Buekingliam, born April 12, 1834; married A.

1867.

Welch,

!^^^&.
Catharine Buckingham, daughter
(Park) Buckingham, born Feb.
17,

'

of Catharinas P. and
/T.

Mary

1843; married ^.

Zamso,

Nov.

14, 1867.

S400.
Ebenezer
B. Converse, son of Charles C. and Catharine (Buck;

ingham) Converse, boin Sept. 14, 1840 married Jane G. Andrews, at Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 1868. Mr. Converse graduated at Yale
in the class of 1861,

and

is

an attorney-at-law

in

New York

City.

Catharine
Woolsey, at

B.

Converse, daughter of Charles

4,

C.

and Catharine

(Buckingham) Converse, born Oct.

1844; married William Walton

1869.

New York

City,

June

1,

AuRiLLA Ford, daughter

Ford, and granddaughter of

of Orrin

and Aurilla

J.

(Sprague)

Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham)

married
J.

Sprague, born Feb.

5,

1825

B. Sherwood, Aug. 12, 1845.

Mary Ford,

daughter of Orrin and Aurilla

J.

(Sprague) Ford,

and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham) Sprague,

born March 18, 1827; married James Hollo, Jan.
7,

1858.

Nancy Ford, daughter of Orrin and Aurilla J. (Sprague) Ford, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham) Sprague,
born March 31, 1831
;

married A. B. Smith, Aug. 20, 1857.

320

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Ltdia Ann Ford, daughter

Ford, and granddaughter of

of Orrin and Aurilla J. (Sprague) Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham)

;

Sprague, born April 12, 1835

married L.

Gh^over, Oct. 12,

1853,

and died

in Listowell,

Canada West.

Sarah Sprague

Ford, daughter of Orrin

lltlaj

and

Aurilla

J.

{Sprague) Ford, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah {Buck-

ingham) Sprague, born

5,

22,

1837

married

J.

Botsford,

Aug.

1857.

Ann Eliza Whipple, daughter of Edward A. and Ann {Sprague) Whipple, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham)
Sprague, born April
1856.
4,

1832

married Eev.

J.

K. Armstrong, Jan.

1,

SS 1 .^.
JuLiANNA Skinner, daughter
of Lucius and Julia

Ann (Sprague)

Skinner, married G. L. Smith, Oct. 7, 1844.

Sarah Skinner,

daughter of Lucius and Julia

Ann

(Sprague)

Skinner, and granddaughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Buckingham)

Sprague, born Feb. 14, 1831

married

Edwin

Smith,

May

22, 1851.

Mart Buskirk, daughter of William and Caroline i:ioise (FairIamb) Buskirk, and granddaughter of Samuel and Esther (Buckingham) Fairlamb, born Dec.
ing, Virginia,

30,

1838; married A. S. Clark, of Wheel

Dec. 10, 1865.

George Buckingham Harrison,

delia

son of Rev. James and Fi13,

(Buckingham) Harrison, born Oct.

1835; msirried Martha

Cleveland, Jan. 3, 1865.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

321

Helen Buckingham,
County,

daughter of Rev. Ebenezer and Elisabeth

{Horr) Buckingham, born April 18, 1839, at Jackson Town, Licking

Ohio

graduated

at

Mount Holyoke Female Seminary,

Mass., in 1862, and married Benjamin F. Colt,

May

5,

1864.

Elisabeth Horr Buckingham, daughter

of Eev, Ebenezer

and Elizabeth [Horr) Buckingham, born April 30, 1843; graduated at Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, Mass., in 1864, and married
Rev. Lewis Gregory, of "Wilton, Conn., Aug. 12, 1863.

Laura Lewis,
Lewis, and
Cooley, born
further
is

daughter of Walterman and Matilda {Cooley)

of
;

granddaughter

Caleb and Matilda {Buckingham)

Aug.

11,

1835

married

Charles Nesmith.

Nothing

known.

Marriett Cooley, daughter

ingham) Cooley, born Dec.
Dee. 18, 1864.
18,

of Charles

Henry and Esther N.

William D. Sink,

{Fuller) Cooley, an^ granddaughter

of
;

Caleb and Matilda {Buckmarried

1847

CHILDREN.
3165.
3166.
3167.
Carrie,

(Sink,) born Nov. 29, 1865.

Walter,
Frederick

"

"

Feb. 11, 1868.

Wm.,

"

"

March

21, 1870.

S030.
Maud
Nichol, daughter
of

Augustus and Esther

{Cooley)

Nichol, and

granddaughter of Caleb and Matilda {Buckingham)

;

Cooley, born Oct. 20, 1850

married R.
CHILDREN,

J.

Walker, Dec. 18, 1865.

3168.

Elisabeth

Ann, (Walker,) born April

" " " "

6,

1867.

3169.
3170.

Minnie Esther,
Samuel,

Sept. 13, 1868.

June

6,

1870.

41

322

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Eliza Nichol, daughter of Augustus and Esther

and granddaughter of Caleb and Matilda
born March
9,

{Cooley) Nichol,

(Buckingham)

Cooley,

1852

married William

J.

Walker, April 20, 1870.

Ellen Buckingham,
nard)
April
2,

daughter of Samuel C. and Nancy {Brai24,

Buckingham, born Oct.

1863.

1838

married Levi E. Latimer,

Clare, Wis.

They

reside in

West Eau
CHILD.

3171.

Eugene Buckingham, (Latimer,) bora

Oct. 20, 1867.

Harriet Buckingham, daughter

of

Samuel
;

and

Nancy
Tiffts,

(Brainard) Buckingham, born Jan. 29, 1840 Residence, Hartford, Conn. Oct. 10, 1859.

married Buvid

CHILD.
3172.

William Buckingham,

(Tiffts,)

bora Nov.

11, 1863.

Emily Adelaide Buckingham, daughter

Harriet L. {Titus) Buckingham, born
erick B. Hart, Oct. 17, 18G7.

of

Dan
;

Piatt and

May

12,

1845

married Fred-

Horace Platt Buckingham,

{Titus)

son of

Dan

Piatt and Harriet' L.

Buckingham, born Oct.

1867.

9,

1847

married. Mattie Sanford,

Aug.

3,

CHILD.
3173.
Florence, bora Jan. 25, 1869.

Catharine L. Buckingham, daughter

{Norton) Buckingham, born Feb.
Oct. 21, 1868.
5,

of John A. and Clarissa

1850

married /oAw E. Stannard,

They

reside in Springfield, Mass.

UCKINOHAM FAMILY.

323

3174.

Eugene Buckingham, (Stannard,) born Aug.

1871.

13,

1870; died Nov.

.30,

SS 1 3.
Emma
E^ Coaxes, daughter of Daniel and Lucinda

M.

Upham)

Coates, and granddaughter of Coates, born Sept. 2, 1841

;

Benjamin and Lucinda (^Buckingham)

married Archie Armstrong, Aug. 27, 18G0.

CHILDREN.

3175. 3176. 3177.

Carrie Annella, (Armstrong,) born June 7, 1861, in Youngstown, Ohio. " " Nellie, Sept. 27, 1864, in

Wells W.,

"

"

March

26, 1866, in

"

SS 1 ^.
TiLDEN Porter,
son of Robert
is

G. and Julia 0. {Buckingham)

of the firm of

Porter, born Dec. 8, 1838; Porter, attorneys-at-law,

at.

member

HoUoway

&

Chardon, Ohio.

He married Miss

White,

Jan.

1,

1868.

No

further information has been received.

Abbie Porter, daughter of Robert G. and Julia O. {Buckingham) Porter, born July 15, 1848 married W. C. Brainard, Sept.
;

5,

1867.

Mart Warden,
"Warden, born
is

daughter of Parley and Atalanta {Buckingham)

;

married Chauncey Boughton.

Nothing further

known

of her.

Ambrosia Comptox, daughter of David and Lovina {Buckingham) Compton, born Sept. 16, 1840; married Frank Keeth, June 9,
1867.

Eugene Childs Hill,

Hill,

son of Samuel Butler and

Hannah {Coan)
Butler,
3,

and grandson of Samuel and Hester {Buckingham)

;

born March 14, 1845

married

Emma

G. Gladding, June

1868.

324

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
SS'TS.
Gladwin Arnold,
son of Ashbel K. and Caroline

Russell
(

Gladwin) Arnold, and great-grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Buck;

ingham) Gladwint, born June 23, 1831

Nov.
6,

married Caroline A. Norton,

1851.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILD.
3187.

325

Olney Fuller, (Gladwin,) born Dec, 1867

Ruth Ellen Gladwin,

{Lake)

daughter of Hiram H. and Lydia

J.

Gladwin, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah

{Buckingham) Gladwin, born

Prout, Oct. 25, 1859.

May

25,

1834

married John Curtis

CHILDREN.
3188. 3189.

Hiram
Ruth John

Curtis,

(Prout,) born

Harriet Amelia,
Ellen,
Curtis,

3190.
3191.

" " "

"
"

June June
Nov.

23, 1862

died July 23, 1862.

12, 1863,
14, 1865.

"

Aug.

29, 1867.

Charles Hayden Gladwin,

ingham, Gladwin, born Oct.
26, 1865.
8,

son of

Hiram H. and Lydia

J.

(Lake) Gladwin, and great-grandson of Daniel and Bethiah (Buck-

1836

married Emily S. Shaw, Oct.

3192.

3193.

Charles H.,

Carrie Mabel, (Gladwin,) born Nov. 20, 1866. " " April 22, 1868.

Giles Sutton, son of William and Mary A. ( Gladwin) Sutton, and great-grandson of Daniel and Bethiah (Buckingham) Gladwin, born Feb. 22, 1833; married Ellen Conine, March 25, 1856. Nothing further has been returned.

Resides in Ashland,

Greene

Co.,

New

York.

Lois P. Sutton, daughter of William and Mary A.

Gladwin)

Sutton, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah (Bucking-

ham) Gladwin, born

2,

Sept. 18, 1834; married

Daniel Ferris, Sept,

1857.

They

reside in Ashland,

Greene

Co.,

New

York.

326

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY
CHILDREN.

3194.
3195.

Mary

E., (Ferris,) born Feb. 21, 1859.

Francis,

"
" "

"
"

Aug.

30, 1861.
18, 1863.

3196.
3197.

Emma,
Charles,

"

March March

19, 1866.

Emily M. Sutton, daughter

ham) Gladwin, born June
1859.
16,

of William and

Mary A.

Gladwin)
{Bucking9,

Sutton, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah

1836

married Reuben Warne, Nov.

He

i.s

a mechanic, and resides in Ashland, Greene Co., N. Y.

CHILDREN.

3198.

Mary

3199.
3200.

(Warne,) born Nov. 28, 1860. " " Carrie M., Oct. 24, 1862. " " Willie, Jan. 19, 1867.
G.,

Russell G. Sutton, son

Sutton, and great-grandson of

of William and

Mary A. (Gladwin)

Daniel and Bethiah (Buckingham)

Gladwin, born Oct. 21, 1838

is

married Louisa Blinn, Oct. 21, 1860,

a farmer,and resides in Ashland,

New

Yoi'k.

CHILDREN.
3201.

Willie E., (Sutton,) born Aug. 25, 1862.

3202.

Eddie L.,

"

"

March

14, 1865.

Lucia Walkley, daughter

ham) Gladwin, born June
compiler of
in
this
8,

of Lucius S. and Sarah

Ann

(Knowles)

Walkley, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah (Bucking-

1839

married

Sidney Jones, Feb. 25,

1864, and resides in Westbrook, Conn.

Mrs. Jones has placed the

work under

special obligations for her eflBcient aid

tracing out the descendants of

Daniel

Gladwin and

Bethiah

Buckingham.
CHILD.
3203.

Allen Walkley, (Jones,) born Aug.

15,

1865.

Oscar

F.

Knowles,

son of Alpheus Welles and Amoret (Pardee)

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

327

Knowles, and great-grandson of Daniel and Bethiah (BucHngham) Gladwin, born May 1, 1835 married Julia A. Lynde, of Chester,
;

Oct. 3, 1864.

CHILD.
3204.

Ellen

Amanda, (Knowles,) born Nov.

28, 1865.

^OOO.
Ellen Knowles,
dee)

daughter of Alpheus Wells and Amoret {Par-

Knowles, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Gladwin, born April 29, 1839; married Joseph E.

Stannard, of Westbrook, April 19, 1861.

CHILD.
3206.

She died March

4,

1862.

Joseph Edson, (Stannard,) born Feb.

17, 1862.

Lydia Melissa Kelsey, daughter

of Frances and

Tamsin H.

{Knowles) Kelsey, and great-granddaughter of Daniel and Bethiah

man, of Cromwell, Oct.

{Buckingham) Gladwin, born Feb. 26, 1843 married /ose/)^ Water11, 1866, and has one child name not known.
;

?iO 1 3.
Nathan Gladwin,
win, born Sept.
2,

son of Josiah B. and Eliza {3funger) Glad-

win, and great-grandson of Daniel and Bethiah {Buckingham) Glad-

1842

married Josephine McKinstry.

He

re-

sides in Wisconsin.

CHILD.
3207.

Willie D., (Gladwin,) born Jan. 23, 1866.

TENTH GENERATION.
SOS3.
Harriet Talcott Buckingham, daughter
and Lavinia {Linsley) Buckingham, born
of George Talcott
31,

May

1832

married

328

BUCKINGHAM FAMILT.
Clarke, Feb. 23, 1852.
e ditor

Samuel A.
where he
is

They

reside at Salem, Oregon,

and publisher of the Oregon Daily and "Weekly

Statesman.
CHILDREN.
3208.
3209.
(Clarke,) born Nov. 15, 1852, Marian Winthrop, " " Harriet Buckingham, Jan. 10, 1855. " " William Jessup, Feb. 24, 1857. " " June 2, 1859. Sarah Woodworth,
at

Salem, Oregon.
"

3210.

3211.

daughter of George Talcott and Lavinia Buckingham, born June 8, 1836 married Cyrus S. WoodMr. Woodworth was born in Norwich, Windworth, Jan. 7, 1855. sor County, Vermont, June 11, 1819.

Sarah Buckingham,

{Linsley)

CHILDREN.
3212.
3213.

William Griswold, (Woodworth,) bom July " " Jan. Cyrus Buckingham,

16, 1859, at Portland, Ore.

26, 1861,
2, 5,

"

"

3214.
3215.

May

Elisabeth,

"

"

Dec.
April

1862, at Salem,

Harriet Clark,

"

"

1865,

and died Nov. 22, 1870.

David DeForest Benedict,

ingham) Benedict, born Aug.
1,

New

son of Jonas and Fanny {Buck1833; married Hattie M. Deaver, at Haven, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1856. He is a physician, and resides at

Norwalk, Ohio.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
CHILDRKK.
3222.

329

John

L., (Severance,)

born May, 1863.

"
"

3223.
3224.

Bessie S.,

"

Nov., 1865.
April, 1868.

Annie

B.,

"

"

SOO 1
Eliza Amelia Boalt, daughter of George A. and Eliza H. (Sitns) Boalt, and granddaughter of Asa and Lucinda {Buckingham) Sims, born Aug. 31, 1835 married John M. Burt, Jan. 13, 1859.
;

CHILDREN.
3225.

George Caldwell, (Burt,) born April

21, 1860; died

11,

Aug.

6,

1860.

3226.

John Marshall,

" "

"

Aug.

1864; died Nov.

18, 1864.

3227.

Anna

Tisdale,

"

May

26, 1866.

Anna Maria Boalt,

Boalt,

daughter of George A. and Eliza H, {Sims)

and granddaughter of Asa and Lucinda {Buckingham) Sims, born Dec. 20, 1836; married Eben J. Dennis, OcL 19, 1864, and
died July 17, 1867, leaving no children.

George Miller,
ler,

son of Nathanael B. and Lydia

;

Ticknor) Mil-

born April 15, 1835-

married Nina Stahl, at Clyde, Ohio, Sept.

10, 1861.

He was

grandson of William and Salome {Buckingham)

Ticknor, and resides at Fremont, Ohio.

CHILD.
3228.

Isaac T., (Miller,) born Nov. 24, 1862.

304S.
Marietta E. Bockingham, daughter
{Ghumard) Buckingham, born Dec.
Wells,

31,

of William and Rachel A. 1847; married Edgar B.

July

4,

1868.
CHILDREN.

.3229.

Eugene W., (Wells,) born June

Minnie E.,
" "

11,

1869.

3230.

Sept. 22, 1870.

42

APPENDIX
Note "A."
Abstract of will of

Ann Buckingham, widow

of

Thomas Buckingham,

the

Puritan Settler.

Dated Milford, March 18, 1686-7. She speaks of her " age and weakness."
1.

2.

Gives land to " "

" "

3.
4.
5.

"
"

6.
7.

"my son, Samuel Buckingham." "my grandchild, Ann Buckingham." a pair of sheets " to my grandchild, Mary Marvin." " " " to my grandson, Thomas Welch." a brass kettle " to my grandchild Sarah Fowler." a pair of sheets " to my grandchild Hester Welch."

"
"

8.

to the rest of her grandchildren, fifteen shillings each. " to my loving sons," Daniel Buckingham and Samuel Buckingham,

certain pasture land.

9.

After paying the debts, half of the estate to be equally divided between

my

two sons
ever.

Daniel

Buckingham and Samuel Buckingham

and their
:

heirs, for-

The other half of my estate to be equally divided between my loving son Thomas Buckingham, and my loving daughter Mary Palker, viz that my said son Thomas Buckingham have first 10 out of it and then the remainder be equally divided between my son and daughter, Thomas Buckingham and Mary
Palker,
10.

and

their heirs, forever.

My
have

will

and intention

is

that

my two sons Daniel ami Samuel Buckingham,

shall

my

housing and lands.

Appoints Daniel and Samuel Buckinghimi executors.

Witnessed by

DANIEL BUCKINGHAM,

SAMUEL BUCKINGHAM.
The
estate

was appraized

at 188, 3s, Id.

Note "B."
Last will and testament of Daniel Buckingham, eldest son of Thomas Buck-

ingham, the puritan

settler.

New Haven

Probate Record, volume

4,

page 39.

332

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Mr. Gideon Buckingham, executor of the last will and testament of Daniel Buckingham, late of Milford, deceased, exhibited the last will and testament, Gideon of the deceased, which was approved in Court, and approved for record. Buckingham, one of the executors nominated in said testament, accepted the
trust of executor.

[Vol. 4, page 4.]

The

last

Will and Testament of Daniel Buckingham, of Milford, in the Col-

ony of Connecticut,
I do, after

New

England, being sick in body but of sound mind

beloved wife, Alice,

my

just debts are paid, dispose of

Imprimis, I give to
near the
Item,
little

my

my worldly goods as followeth my land lying in the Indian side,

less.

bridge, being four acres,

more or

I give to

my

beloved son, Thomas, ye several parcels of laud next

mentioned, viz
1

Two

acres of salt

meadow, lying
;

in the Great

Meadow, and bounded with

Lieut. Baldwin's free way, east

2.

the highway, north.

Thirty acres of land, part at Esek and a part at Burnt Plain, or the whole Burnt Plain, as he shall choose. 3. Twelve acres of land lying in the Indian side, near ye old gate. Item, I give to my beloved sons, Gideon and Josiah, my land at the Rock, to be equally divided between them, except five acres, which I give to my grandson
at

Benjamin.
Item,

My land

lying in the old field on the east side of the path, I give to

my

sons Gideon and Josiah, and to

my

grandson Benjamin,

to be equally divided

between them.
Langstaff''s land, west
lot, bounded with my son John Plumb, north ye creek, east and south. Item, I give to my sons, Gideon and Josiah, and my grandson Benjamin, twenty acres apiece at Marshy Hill.

Item, I give to

my

son Gideon, ye land in ye mill

;
;

Item, I give to

my
my my

son Gideon, that part of

my home

lot at present in his

Item, I give to
possession.

son Josiah, that part of

my home

lot at present in his

grandson Benjamin the other part of time in the occupation of George Clark.
Item, I give to
Item, I give
to

my home

lot, at this

my
my

sons,

Gideon and Josiah, two acres of meadow,

at

the

Round Meadow.
Item, I give to
sons,

Gideon and Josiah, three acres of land

in

ye Bear

Neck.
.

my grandson Benjamin, three acres in ye Bear Neck. my part and right in ye saw-mill to my sons Gideon and Josiah. Item, I give to my sons, Gideon and Josiah, five acres lying in Beachy Swamp. Item, My land near Odin Plain, I give to my sons, Gideon and Josiah, ray daughter Hannah, and my grandson Benjamin, according as they now possess it. Item, I give to my son Josiah, two acres and a half of land in ye point from ye
Item, I give to Item, I give

creek to ye highway, bounded with Plumb's land, north.

Item, I give to

my
my

beloved daughter Hannah,

acres,

my

land lying at ye Mill Bridge,

by estimate being fourteen

Item, I give to

more or
igstatf,

less.

daughter La

two acres

in

ye old

field,

lying on

ye

west side of the highway.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Item, I give to

333

my

daughter LangstafF, and her son Bethuel, twenty acres at daughter Langstaff, and her
heirs, one-fourth I

Marshy

Hill.

Item, I give to

my

part of the sons

meadow
whereof

lying upon the Island in Stratford Kiver.

to he executors of this,

do appoint

my

Thomas
ye year

and Gideon,
of our

my

last

Will and Testament.

this first

In witness
in

I have hereunto set my hand and seal, Lord one thousand seven hundred and clared to be his last will and testament.

day of May,

twelve.

Signed, sealed, and de-

his

DANIEL
In ye presence of
us,

% BUCKINGHAM.
mark.

Samuel Eells,
James Prime, Nathanael Fareand.
Samuel Eels and Nathanael Farrand, two of the witnesses above said, appeared Court and did solemnly swear that they saw the above testatoi-, Daniel Buckingham, late of Milford, deceased, sign, seal, and declare this instrument, as his last will and testament, and y'he was, according to the best of tbeir understanding, of sound mind and memory, at ye doing thereof.
in

Test,

JOSEPH WHITING,

Clerk.

Page
Court

41.

Bethuel Langstaff, of Milford, disiring an appeal from the Probate

of the will of Mr. Daniel Buckingham, late of Milford, deceased, to the Superior
to be held at

New Haven
sufficient

the second

Tuesday of September next,

is

allowed

the same,

upon giving answer all damages in

bound
in a

bond

to prosecute his said appeal, to effect

and

his case

he

make
fifty

not his plea good.

Bethuel Langstaff, principal, and William Fowler, surety, acknowledged themselves

recognizance of

pounds, lawful
if

money of this Colony, payhis plea good.

able to the treasurer of

New Haven
all

County,

he shall not prosecute his said

appeal to

effect

and answer

damages

in case

he

make not

Note "C."
Will of Samuel Buckingham, second son of

Thomas Buckingham,

the settler.

New Haven
Oct.
6,

Probate records,

vol. 2,

page 256.
it

may concern, y"- I, Samuel BuckNew Haven, in ye Colony of Connecticut, in New England, being liy the Word of God, as also by many and full providences, put in mind of my final state here, and of finishing my course, yet
1692.

Be

it

known

to all

whom

ingham, Senior, of Milford,

in

ye county of

being in some comfortable measure of health, with usual use of understanding

and memory, do make

following
:

this,

my

last

Will and testament, in manner and form

to

Imprimis, I desire, in faith

said, "

and humility,

commit and commend myself

into

the hands of God, as a merciful Creator, and as a faithful Redeemer who hath Look to me and be ye saved " and I hope he hath made im willing so to
;

do for righteousness and streigth, aad desire to wait on him, in the way of

faith,

and obedience,

until

my

change come.

334
Item,

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
My
body, after

my

decease, in a Ghrisrian

manner

to

be buried where

my

executors shall see meet.

Item,

The worldly goods with which God hath he

trusted me, I dispose as

foUoweth
Item,

My
my

will

is,

and unto

my

true

and loving wife Sarah, I do give the one-

half of

dwelling-house, and half the orchard, and four acres of land in ye

Neck, next to Capt. Eells his land, and my meadow in the Great Meadow, and that part of meadow on ye Indian side of the cartway, with the two middle
pieces of land in ye lot at ye barne,

and four acres

in

ye middle of

my
;

land on

Burnt Plain

y*

is

broken up, and the same breadth through the pasture, unto Mr.
with one-third part of ye land at the Neck gate
also, five

Whitman
natural
Itkm,

his land,

acres of land in Eseck, which

life.

was

my

mother's land, during the time of her

Unto
by

my son-in-law,
will,

Barnabus Baldwin, that married

my

daughter Sa-

rah, I do,

give the full and just

sum

of five shillings, to be paid by

my

executors.
Item, I give unto

my

grandchild,
if

Thomas Baldwin,

the eldest son

of

my

daughter Sarah, deceased,

of his

he

live, so

long as he or any heir, lawfully begotten

vanus Baldwin

lawfully begotten, then

two acres of land which I bought of Sylheir, male or female, of his own body, my grandchild, Barnabus Baldwin, the youngest son of my daughter Sarah, deceased, if he live, so long as he or any heir, lawfully begotten of his own body, live to enjoy it, I say the above two
body, live to enjoy
;

own

it,

that

but

if

he die and have no

my

will is

that

acres of land

but after his or their decease, then

my

will

is

that

it

shall return

unto
of

my

children or grandchildren,
is

and

their heirs, forever.

Item,

My will

that

if

my

grandchild, Barnabus Baldwin, the youngest son

live to

my

daughter Surah, deceased,

complete the age of twenty-one years,

then I do give

him

the

sum

of six pounds, to be paid

him by

my

executors.
the

Item, I do, by this

my last will,

give unto

my

daughter

Ann Buckingham,

sum

of

fifty

pounds, and she shall have two acres of

my

pasture land in Eseck as

a part of the

sum above mentioned.

Item, I do give unto

my

daughter Ruth Buckingham, the sum of

fifty

pounds.

She

shall have, as a part of said

Item, I do give, by this

my

sum, two acres of my pasture land in Eseck. last will, to my daughter Esther Buckingham, the
part of the sum, two acres of

sum

of

fifty

pounds.

She

shall have, as

my

pas-

ture land in Eseck.

Item, I do give

and bequeath unto

my

son Samuel Buckingham, besides the

dwelling house he
the

now
lot

liveth in, with the

barn belonging
lot, Avith

to

it,

with one acre of

home

lot at the west

end of

my home

the appurtenances belonging

have already given unto him, and to his heirs, upland which I have sold unto him at Burnt Plain, between that said land and the land willed to his deare mother, at the furthermost part of the lot at the barne in the woods as also the reversion of the farthermost part of the aforesaid lot in the woods, as also the right and intalement of the land in the Bare Neck, if it please God to give and continue to him
to that acre of

home

which

and beside of the

six acres of

an heir, according to the intale laid upon

the

it,

as also the third part of the land at

Neck

gate.
will
is,

Item,

My

and

do hereby give, unto

my

youngest son, Thomas Buck-

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

335

ingham, ye one-half of the dwelling house that I now live in, and the barne belonging unto it, with the one-half of the home lot on the east side of the old ditch, and the half of the orchard, (the other half is willed unto his dear mother, as also my dear wife is to have the fruit of the old orchard that is on the east of

my
for

Samuel's acre aforesaid, as also I do reserve an interest in both my barncs wife her use), as also the present enjoyment of the hitherward part of upland, a part of that lot in the woods that the barne stands on, and also the reversion of the two middle parts to him, of ye lott the barne stands on, as also ye
soil

my

land at the Burnt Plain, next to his

able consideration, by

own

land that I have sold to

him

for a valu-

between that and the land willed unto his dear mother, the breadth of that land from the highway unto Mr. Whitman's

me received,

I say

land, as also the one-third part at ye

Itevi,

My

will is that all

my

other lands

posed of by the will, I give unto my Buckingham, to be equally divided between them.
Item, I give an equal interest in
uel

Neck Gate. and meadows and pasture lands undistwo sons, Samuel Buckingham and Thomas
barn in the woods unto

my

my

two sons, Samthe

and Thomas Buckingham. Item, My will is, and hereby I give unto

my

son

Thomas Buckingham,

reversion of the other half of

my
my

dwelling house and barn at home, with the

loving wife her decease, the land and

other part of that

home

lot

unto the old ditch.

hem.

My

will

is,

that after

meadow

and pasture ground

improvement y' is not already settled by will, Samuel Buckingham and shall be equally divided between my two sons, to wit Thomas Buckingham, they paying sixteen pounds apiece within two years after
I leave for her
:

the reversion of these lands

come

ijito

their hands, if they live

till

then, or if
if it

they leave any children lawfully begotten of their

own
is,

bodies

and

please

God

that any of

my

daughters die before marriage, or leave no children or child

of their

own

body, lawfully ))egotten, then

my

will

that the lands mentioned

for part of their portions, shall then

return to

my

children, or the survivors of

them, brethren and

sisters,

equally.

Item, My will is, that if either of my two sons, Samuel or Thomas Buckingham, die and leave no heirs or heir of their own bodies, lawfully begotten, then two third parts of his or their lands shall immediately return unto the child or children of the other brother, if he have any if not, then to be to my daughters' or their children, to the male children, or females, if no males, or if either of my
;

sons die leaving an heir of his body,

if

his said

heir die and leave no lawful heir

re-

of his

own

body, lawfully begotten, at his or her decease the said lands shall

turn unto
of

my

children or grandchildren surviving, and, farther, in case either

my

sons die and have no heir, as aforesaid, then at the decease of his or their

wives, or the child without heir, as aforesaid, then the other third part of his or
their lands shall return, as aforesaid.

Item, I give to my three daughters, viz Ann Buckingham, Ruth Buckingham, and Esther Buckingham, that parcel of land in the Point, next unto Theophilus Baldwin, to be divided between them equally. But if either of them die and
:

leave

no

heirs of their

own
;

body, lawfully begotten, then the land shall return to

if

the survivors of them

their children.

but

none, then

it

shall return

to

my

sons, or sons of

Item,

My

will

is,

that

if

either of

my

daughters above named, marry, and dwell

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in the town,

BU C KINGH AM
much want

FA

MI L T.
down

a place to huild on, they shall have half an acre or three

the
hill.

roods of

my

land at the Neck Gate, next to the Gate, and so

If

they build on it and die and leave no heir of their own body, lawfully begotten, my will is that any of my two sons, or their heirs, shall have liberty to buy the land and buildings thereon, of them in whose hands they shall be. If they can-

not agree, indifferent

Item, I do,

men

shall set the price.

by

will, reserve liberty for

if

my

unmarried children to

live in

my

dwelling house until married,

their content.

they provide not for themselves other where to

Item, I do give unto

my

son Samuel Buckingham, the remainder of the old

orchard, from his

own

land to the old ditch, and by

it.

my

will

he

maintain

all

ye dividing lines about

By

virtue of this will

shall maintain

no more fence between him and our neighbors

make and Thomas than now we do

shall

my

son

against this part of the

Item, I do give unto

home

lot.

and loving wife, Sarah Buckingham, ten pounds what she shall choose and also I do give unto her ten pounds of my estate to help to bring up my young children. Further, in case either of my sons die or leave no heir lawfully begotten, then my will is that then that parcel of upland that lieth on the west side of the highway at Burnt Plain,
true

my

of

my

movable

estate,

and the four acres of meadow

Item, I do,

at Ad^ Plaine, shall be to

my

three daughters and

their heirs, or the survivors of them, forever, to be equally divided.

by

this,

my

last will,

nominate, constitute, and appoint

loving wife, Sarah Buckingham, and

them

three, to be the executors of

my true and my sons Samuel and Thomas Buckingham, this my last will and testament, or the maif

jor part of them, or

any "one of them

it

the other two be dead, or by the provi-

dence of
will

God

disenabled to act in
I

for ye confirmation of this to be

my

last

and testament.

ber, in

hand and seal, this third of Decemthe year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and ninety-two.
have hereunto put

my

SAMUEL BUCKINGHAM.
Signed, sealed, and delivered, to be
will

my

last

and testament,

in the presence of

Daniel Buckingham,
JosiAH Platt.
Witnesses sworn in Court.

Samuel and Thomas Buckingham declared

but not to
uel and

in court that they

apprehended that

the sixteen pounds apiece ordered to be paid by them as executors in ye said will,

whom, by

said will,

to their sisters or their survivors,

was meant or intended by the deceased to be paid upon reversion of said lands to them, said Sam-

Thomas Buckingham.
by us whose names are underwritten, the second of April, 1700.
apparel,
-

An

inventory of the estate of Mr. Buckingham, senior, late of Milford, de-

ceased, taken

Imprimis,

Wearing

14
13

17s.

6c?.

A bed and furniture,

27
Other goods in the parlor, In the parlor chamber, beds, furniture, and other goods,
-

17s.

22
56

Cattle, other goods, etc.,

78

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
In ye
cellar, provisions

337
-

and other goods,

-

8
-

3s. Od.

In the kitchen, goods,

etc.,
.

2.5

13
5

Corn and other grain, Growing corn on the grouiid and other goods,

36
-

20
2s.
6c?.

274
Housing and
land,
-

428

6
3s. Od.

X792
April 10, 1700.

Sarah Buckingham, widow, made oath that she had truly made a presentment
the appraisers, of all the

to

or about the house,

known goods and estate of her husband, deceased, within and if more come to remembrance that was forgotten, she
Before me,

promised

to

add

to it in the said inventory.

R.

TREAT,
illness,

Dep. Gov.
not knowing
to

The

said

Sarah Buckingham, being under some present

whether she could be at Court, did declare her acceptance of being executor
the will of her dear husband, deceased, ye 10th of April, 1700.

Before me,

R.

TREAT,

D. Governor.

Court and made oath to the presentment of above inventory, promising to make an addition thereto of two parcels of land omitted, viz two acres of land in Milford, given by will to Thomas Baldwin; the other parcel in New Haven township, with what also may come to mind.

Samuel Buckingham appeared

in

Prized by us,

JOSEPH PLATT, JOSEPH TREAT.

had prized the
R.
articles of

Left.

Joseph Piatt, and Ensign Joseph Treat both personally appeared and
1

were sworn, ye 9th of April,

700, that they

skill.

ye above-

said Inventory duely, to ye best of their

Before me,

TREAT,

D. Governor.

Note "D."

A
died

will of

Attawanhood, third son of Uncas,

is

signed

March

lOth, 1676, in

Lyme, near Eight-Mile

it

Island, in Connecticut River.

He gave

to his

sons a large
if

tract of land, apparently north-west of Saybrook, with the condition that

one

should go to the survivor, and

if

both died, to their

sister.

He

also left

them forty acres at Poduuk, and about half a mile square within a tract which had a little previously been added to Hartford. These lands, if his three sons died, were 'to revert to his wives. The rest of his property was given away in enormous tracts, to various white persons of Hartford, Saybrook, and other places. Whole townships, as, for instance, those of Windham, Manstield, and Canterbury, were included. A single grant covered 100,000 acres, and the whole line of lands reached eighteen miles north and south, and in some places east and The Indians who then resided on his territories, he directed to leave them west. and attach themselves to his father, Uncas. His sons he directed to live near Saybrook, to be taught English by their mother, and, at the end of four years to be placed at an English school. Thirty -five pounds which were owing to him by certain whites, as well as the rents of all the lands which he had left the boys

43

. .

338
were
to be

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
expended in
all

their support

and education.

dren earnestly to
tioned by

his leg-atees, but

more

particularly to three
Pratt,

name

Robert

Chapman, William

He recommended. his[chilwhom he^menand Thomas Buckingham.

For
the

himself, he directed that he should be buried at Saybrook, in a coffin, after

manner of

the English.*

Note "E."
An
The
1

abstract of the will of Rev.

at

Thomas Buckingham,
his death-bed.

of Saybrook, taken

from Probate records

will
is

London. dated 14th of March, 1708-9, on

New

2.

Provides for decent Christian burial. " payment of debts.

bequests.
his wife,

Then comes
1.

To Mary,

he gives one-third of

all

his real estate,

and one-third of

all his

movables, except only his two negro boys.

Farther, as a token of his

affection, three silver spoons,

her,
2.
.3.

marked with

worth four shillings a pair, should be provided for and her name. To his oldest son, Thomas Buckingham, 50 in money. To his second son, Daniel, the least of his silver cups, that which was Edhis

ward
4.

Lorey's.

To his
To my

son Stephen, of Norwalk, son Hezekiah,

all

of his books, which he valued at

25 in

money.
5

my negro

boy

Peter, to be his slave servant,

which he

values a

40

half of the same to be paid

John

back again

to his executors, to be dis-

posed of in legacies to his grandchildren.

6.

To
To To

his son-in-law,

Ivirtland, his negi-o

boy

Philip, valued at

50

half

to be paid
7.

back again

to his executors, for the

purpose before mentioned.

his granddaughter, Hester Beaumont, 20 in money, when she shall ar-

rive at the age of eighteen, or

8.

on the day of her marriage.

the three other of his grandchildren, (the adult)

shillings each.

Thomas, Hester, Ann,

and Mary, four

To

all

the rest of his grandchildren, twenty shil-

lings each, males twenty-one, daughters eighteen, at time of payment.

9. All the remainder of his estate to be equally divided between his four sons and two daughters. The sons to have the real estate, and to make up to the daughters their share

in case the movable estate amount not to so much.

Lastly,

Thomas and

Daniel, his sons, are appointed executors.

Will proved 8th of June, 1709.

Inventory taken 21st of April, 1709.

The homestead was valued

set of

at

100.

The whole amount not stated." The plate enumerated consisted

silk fringe, six chairs

of eight

spoons, one tankard, one large cup, two smaller cups, and two salt cellars, one

bed curtains, with valance and

curtains, one chest, distinguished

interest

by inlaid work.

with Turkey-work These were the only items of

to the style of the age.

beyond good substantial furniture, according

* Vide Indian Papers, vol. 1, doc. 30.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Note
" F."

ddV

Abstract of a will of Samuel Buckingham, of Lebanon, second son of

Thomas
His

Buckingham, Jun., who was bora September

will is dated

26, 1694,

and died unmarried.

his

He

is

sick

" being

Lebanon, July
sick

10, 1756.

and weak
to his

in body "

and

makes

mark, unable to

write his name.

1st item.

Bequeaths land

nephew, William Buckingham.

2d. Gives one-half of the remainder of his land to his " beloved brother

Buck-

ingham."

(Thomas, undoubtedly.

The

Christian

name

is

omitted.)

3d. Gives the other half to

Joseph Buckingham,

his brother.

4th. Gives to his uncle Jedediah

Buckingham, and Jeremiah

Sylvia, use of

what

he h

IS

given to

5th.

Thomas and Joseph, for one year. He gives to Thomas and Jedediah and William Buckingham,
Gives to the heirs of his
;

apparel, they paying his just debts

6th.

his wearing and funeral expenses. sister, Sarah Crocker, the one-third part of his
it

personal estate
7th.

she to have use of

sisters,

while she

lives.

Gives his

Margaret Johnson and Mary Huntington, the

rest of his

pei'sonal estate.

Appoints William Buckingham and Jedediah Buckingham,' his executors.

Inventory of above land
Personal property,
-

256
-

acres,
-

916
157

12.s.

4c?.

9
2s.

9
Id.

1,074

Indenture between Thomas and Daniel Buckingham, of Saybrook, sons of Rev. Thomas Buckingham, vide Lebanon Records, Vol. 9, p. 423, extracted by Rev.

Samuel G. Buckingham.
Whereas, the
of
parti es to these presents

have purchased a farm

in the

townships

Windham and Lebanon, which was

Thomas Buckingham,
less,

formerly part of their honored father's.

Rev. Mr.

late of

Saybrook, deceased, and the other part

thereof Abimeleck's, Joshua's (Uneas) son, which contains, by estimation, about

530 acres, more or

River,

lying and being on the southwest side of Willimaiiticuck

:

The first bound begins at the mouth of Hop River, and runs 49^ rods upon the river, to a walnut staddle, marked " etc." Again, one of the bounds is a maple staddle, marked " T. D. B." It is signed and sealed at Saybrook, by Daniel Buckingham, May 24, 1722. Witnessed by Samuel Buckingham and Daniel Buckingham. Recorded, February 15, 1760.
bounded
as followeth
,

Deed

of Abimeleck, Joshua's son, of six hundred acres of wilderness land,

joining lands belonging to

Thomas Buckingham,
Recorded
at

brook, dated Dec. 7th, 1702.

Senior, and John Clark, of SayLebanon, February 15, 1760.

There is also a deed of William Pitkin, of Hartford, and others, to Thomas and Daniel Buckingham, of Saybrook, of a certain farm or tract of land, sometimes called " Buckingham's Farm," b^ing, by estimation, about 850 acres, lying southerly from the plantation of Coventry, and abuts west on Willimaniuck
River, north on

Hop

River, west by land released to us by the said grantees, south

340
on land sold
to Capt.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
William Clark and Deacon Josiah Dewey, and part on land by the abovesaid grantees and also one hundred acres more adjoin;

released to us

ing to said farm, southwest and northwest.

March

19, 17\2, or 1713.

Witnessed by Abigail Lord and Margaret Butler.

Entered, Feb. 15, 1760.

Note "G."
Lands of Thomas Buckingham, Jun., in Lebanon. In volume 6 of Lebanon Records, is what is entitled " The Village Proprietors'

Patent," which comprises the

title

of the individuals within mentioned

("a

large number) to their lands, which belongs to Thomas Buckingham and John Clark. It begins, " Whereas, Thomas Buckingham and John Clark, both of Say-

brook, in the County of

New

London, Colony of Connecticut, having purchased

did,

a large

tract of land of

Abimeleck, an Indian, a parcel of which they

by

deed well executed, bearing date Sept. 20, A. D. 1699, convey unto William

now deceased, and Josiah Dewey, of Lebanon, County of Windham, and Colony of Connecticut aforeWilliam Clark and Josiah Dewey have conveyed a certain parcel thereof, lying in the town-ship of Lebanon aforesaid." It bounds it from the west side of Capt. John Mason's land to run northerly,
Clark, Esq., lately of Lebanon,
is

which
said.

now

in the

And

whereas, the said

leaving a mile at the upper end to the river Willimantock, or Shetucket, against Windham, and " to hold a straight line until it come within a mile and a quarter of

Hartford gentlemen's land, then bounded by a west line until it come to Saybrook men's land, south by the west line that divides between Abimeleck and Owaneco. Agreed on by the Commissioners appointed by the General Courts." Recorded at New London, Sept. 21, 1699. On the next page is an agreement
In volume

Buckingham and Clark, securing to the same a clear title to the land. " I, Thomas 4, of Land records, in Lebanon, is the following entry Buckingham, of Saybrook, for and from good considerations of love, good-will, and affection which I have and do bear towards my son Samuel Buckingham, of the town, county, and colony aforesaid," give 320 acres in the town of Lebanon,
signed by
:

valued at 200,

May

24, 1722.
:

" Indenture made is the following entry March 28, 1711, between Thomas and Daniel Buckingham, of Saybi'ook,-and James Badcock, of Windham, of the County of Hartford." They had purchased a farm, what was formerly Mr. Thomas Buckingham's and Mr. John Clark's, of

In volume

8,

of Lebanon Records,

Saybrook, containing, by estimation, 500 acres, lying on the southwest side of Willimanticock River, beginning at a tree marked " T. B. & J. C," then it makes a division of the same. There are other singular entries, but the above are sufficient to

held by purchase, but probably more of

show that he was a large landholder in Lebanon. Some of this land he it by gift from his father, who held large tracts as one of the legatees of Aitawanhood, the son of Uncas, in connexion with Robert Chapman and William Pratt.

Note "H."
Lands of Daniel Buckingham, son of Rev. Thomas Buckingham,
Vol.
8.

in

Lebanonwilder.

"

Deed of Abimeleck, Joshua's

son, of six

hundred acres of

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
ness land, joining land belonging to

341
Sen.,

Thomas Buckingham,

and John Clark,

of Saybrook, dated Dec.

7,

1702."

Deed of William

Pitkin, of Hartford,

and

others, to

Thomas and
sometimes

Daniel Buck-

ingham, of Saybrook, of a certain farm or

tract of land,
S.'iO

called "

Buck-

ingham's Farm," being, by estimation, about

acres, lying southerly

from the

plantation of Coventry, and abuts west on Willimantuck Kiver, north on the

Hop
re-

River, west by land released to us by the said grantees, south on land sold to

Capt. William
leased to us

Clark and Deacon Josiah Dewey, in part, and part on land

aboves'' grantees
;

by the

and

also 100 acres

more adjoining

to said

farm, southwest and northwest.

March

19,

1712 or 1713.

Note

"I."

Lands assigned to Mr. Buckingham as a part of his salaiy. The deed of the lands granted to Mr. Buckingham as his settlement, bears date April 7, 1699.
1

One home lot,

four acres,

bounded

east

common

fence, partly; west, the town's

by the land of Thomas Betts, and the highway; north, the home lot of Thomas

Seamer; south, land and home lot of heirs of John Raymond, Senior, deceased, with the house which is now built. 2. Land in the field, swamp and upland, sixteen acres one-half to him and
;

his heirs forever, the other half, after his decease, to return to the town.
3.

Ten

acres of upland lying in the woods, lying near the

called.

town over the North

Brook, so
4.

part of the land of

5.

Three score acres of land in the woods, bounded by marked trees, adjoining Samuel Hayes and Ensign John Belden, above Chestnut Hill. Salt marsh meadows, two acres, bounded east by the Cove, and north and

northwest by the bank of upland, south by a fence and a small creek near John

Bouton's meadow.
6.

Three hundred pounds right

in

commonage.

Note "J."
The The
ham,
will of

Mary Buckingham,

in the 8th

volume of Lebanon Records.

will of

late of " aged and infirm," gives property

1.

Mary Buckingham, widow and relict of Mr. Thomas BuckingSaybrook, deceased, now of Lebanon, dated Ajjril 23, 1771,

To

her two grandsons, Stephen and Ambrose, "only surviving children of

beloved son Stephen, deceased, late of Saybrook," she gives land fourteen and one-half acres of the " Bochim Farm, in Saybrook, and land laid out to me on my Pautapaug quarter, right adjoining to the abovesaid land," and " all laid

my

my son Stephen was possessed of at his death." She gives Stephen and Ambrose all her " right in the town commons and in Pautapaug quarter," when twenty-one years of age. 3. In case they die without heirs, gives it to her son Jedediah, on condition that if Stephen or Ambrose shall ever call upon, sue, or any ways perplex my son Jedediah on account of the estate my daughter Mary died slezed of, and which, to my knowledge, my son Stephen, now deceased, and my son Jedediah, settled in
out adjoining to the land
2.

342
their life time, "

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

and in case they distress Jedediah on account of Mary's estate, Jedediah shall have the whole she has willed them." 4. She gives to her son Jedediah, use of lands at Saybrook, till her grandsons
arrive at the age of twenty-one.
5.

She gives Jedediah all the rest i. e., her personal She appoints Jedediah sole executor. Proved December 25, 1771.
;

estate.

6.

Note ''K."
An
ham
outline pedigree of the

Hale families connected by marriage with Bucking-

families.

First Generation.

Samuel Hale, the

the
first settlers

first

of the

name

in this country,

born in 1615, was among

,

of Wethersfield, Conn.

He

married Mi^ry

about 1640-1,

by

whom

he had eight children.

Second Generation.

Thomas, the sixth

child of

married Naomi Kilborn, Oct. 30, 1679.

Samuel and Mary Hale, was born in 1653, and He had by her six children.

Third Generation.

Timothy, the sixth child of Thomas and Naomi [Kilborn) Hale, born married Sarah Frary, by whom he had four children.
Fourth Generation.

in 1692,

Timothy Hale, Jun., the second child of Timothy and Sarah (Frary) Hale, was born Aug. 3, 1727, and married Hannah Hale, who was born May 9, 1732, and died Dec. 28, 1786.
Fifth Generation.

Benjamin Hale, son of Timothy and Hannah ried Martha Wells, Dec. 23, 1783.
Sixth Generation.

Hale., born Oct. 30, 1759

mar-

CHILDKEN.
Philo,

born March

Hannah, Timothy,
Benjamin,
Eunice,

Anna,
Jerusha M.,

Lucy,

m. Caroline M. Butler. m. Rev. Prince Hawes. m. Ann Hale. Oct. 14, 1788 Sept. 16, 1790; m. Lavinia Talcott. Oct. 22, 1793; m. Ebenezer Buckingham. March 9, 1795 m. Alvnh Buckingham. m. Fben P. Sturges. Sept. 17, 1797 May 22, 1800 m. Solomon Sturges.
16,

1785

Nov.

14,

1786

INDEX
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BUCKINGHAM,
THE SETTLER.

IN

TWO PARTS

PART

I.

CHRISTIAN NAMES OF DESCENDANTS BEARING THE SURNAME OF BUCKINGHAM.

[The figures in the left-hand column designate the number of and in the right-hand column the date of birth.]

the individual,

Number.

344
Number.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

D C

K NGH A M
1

.^T

1 T,

345

C.
Number.

346

296.

UCKINGHAJI FAMILY.
Number.

347

348
Number.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

349

350
Number.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

351

352
Number.

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
R.
Number.

353

3M

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
W.
446.

355

356

BUCKIKGHAM FAMILY.

PART

II.

DESCENDANTS HAVING OTHER NAMES THAN THOSE OF BUCKINGHAM.

[The left-hand column contains the number of the individual, and the hand column the date of birth.]
right-

Number

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

357

358
Numbe

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

360
Number

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

361

362
Number

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

363

364

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Number.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

365

Number.

366

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

367

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Numbei

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

369

370

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

371

Numter.

372

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Number,

BDCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.

373

374

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.

INDEX
TO THE NAMES OP PERSONS

WHO HAVE MARRIED

INTO THE FAMILY.

Number.

Date of Marriage.

376

378
Number.

BUCKINGHAM
Date of Marriage.

AMILT.

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Number.
Date of Marriage.

379

380

BUCKINGHAM FAMILY.
Date of Marriage.

Number,
1896. 595. 2170. 1413. 569. 434.
79.

Date of Marriage.

1502. 3099.
765. 422. 1257. 1464. 2294.

2256.
6.37.

590.

2034. 2021. 1872. 393.

1.521.

399.

Lay, Sarah, Leach, Dr., Leavenworth, Charles, Leavenworth, Nathan, Lee, Sarah, Leet, Gideon, Leonard, Mr., Lesher, R. D., Lewis, Augustine M., Lewis, Francis J., Lewis, Gideon B., Lewis, Hannah, Lewis, James, Lewis, Mr., Lewis Nathan, Lewis, Silena,

1818 1791 1693

Lewis, Walterman, Lines, Mary E., Linsley, Lavinia, Little, Mr., Lobdell, Sally,

1833 1841

Lockwood,

Sally,

1860 1845 1863

1404. 1276. 1275. 1681. 2898. 1791. 684. 1779.

Loomis, Harvey, Loomis, Simon, Lord, Andrew, Lord, Lydia, Loveland, Elijah, Lynde, Julia A., Lyon, Humphrey, Lyon, Samuel S.,
Luss, Ann,

1826 1812 1783

1726 1815 1864 1820 1847

M
411. 1528. 1778. 135. 533.
6.50.

Mallet, Harriet,

1831

Manning, Thaddeus,
Mansfield, Charles, Mansfield, Pernet P., Marsh, Harriet, Mivrsii, Rollin S., Martin, Abner,

472. 1468. 2390.

1.347.

1595. 683.
78.

Matson, Joanna, Mather, Mary B., Matiier, Lucy, McCreery, Reuben,

McDole, Nathan R.,

McEwen,

Abel,

1588. McGrath, Michael, 835. Mcintosh, Elisabeth, 2321. Mclntyre, Agnes, 2913. McKiiistry, Josephine, 2423. (1) McKinstry, Louis, 2255. McMullen; William, 2262. McMullen, William, 2012. McNary, Albert, 1711. Mercer, Penelope, 192. Merchant, Mary R., 419. Merrill, Chloe, .531. Merriman, Betsey, 528. Merriman, William H. 594. Mcrwin, Francis, Merwin, L-ene M., 544. Merwin, Marcus, 831. Merwin, Mary, 405. Merwin, Noble H., 532.
89.

Merwin, Sarah,
Miles, Peter, Miles, Ralph B., Millard, Miron,

1726. 1494. 933.

2636. 584. 385.

3.

Nesmith, Charles, Nettleton, Lucius B., Nettleton, Nathan, Newton, Alice,

BUCK

382

UCKINGHAM FAMILY.

Number.

Date of Marriage.

384
Number.

BUCKINGHAM
Date of

FAJIILY.

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