Ellsworth and Richmond's 1901
New Woodstock and Vicinity, Past and Present
"History of New Woodstock"
Ashbel Webster bought the farm now known as Benoni Barrett's of Mr. Worden. He had eleven children, Jesse, Plumley, Ashbel Jr., Hannah (Tucker), Jason, Daniel, Jared, George, Mercy (Powers), Israel and Eliza. Israel married Arvilla, sister of John Post, bought his father's farnm, afterwards selling it to Daniel. Other owners of the farm have been Eleazer Seymour and R.R. Churchward. Ashbel Webster, Jr., married Avis Burton, settling east of the Thurber farm. They had two sons and three daughters. Eliza Webster, born 1812, married Henry Smith in 1833, who died several years ago. They had eleven children six now living, five residents of this state. Richard resides in Owasso, Michigan. Mrs. Smith is with her daughter, Mrs. Ira Kinney of Cuyler. Three children Ellis, Mary (Durfee) and John, reside near New Woodstock. Mrs. Smith has twenty-five grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith's grandfather and his wife's grandfather were Revolutionary soldiers. Mrs. Smith's sister Mercy married Wesley D. Fox, pastor of the Methodist church in New Woodstock in 1844. They had four children, their three daughters all marrying ministers. Mary, with whom her mother resides in Homer, married the late Rev. M.E. Haskins.
"Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution," 1899, p. 570:
enlisted from East Harford, Conn., in April, 1775, under Capt. Hanchet and Col.Joseph Spenceer; marched to Roxbury, Mass.; on guard at Boston Neck during battle of Bunker Hill. ... participated in battle of Long Island and retreat to Harlem and White Plaines; discharged, Dec. 25, 1776.
Ellsworth and Richmond's 1901
New Woodstock and Vicinity, Past and Present
"History of New Woodstock"
Ashbel Webster bought the farm now known as Benoni Barrett's of Mr. Worden. He had eleven children, Jesse, Plumley, Ashbel Jr., Hannah (Tucker), Jason, Daniel, Jared, George, Mercy (Powers), Israel and Eliza. Israel married Arvilla, sister of John Post, bought his father's farnm, afterwards selling it to Daniel. Other owners of the farm have been Eleazer Seymour and R.R. Churchward. Ashbel Webster, Jr., married Avis Burton, settling east of the Thurber farm. They had two sons and three daughters. Eliza Webster, born 1812, married Henry Smith in 1833, who died several years ago. They had eleven children six now living, five residents of this state. Richard resides in Owasso, Michigan. Mrs. Smith is with her daughter, Mrs. Ira Kinney of Cuyler. Three children Ellis, Mary (Durfee) and John, reside near New Woodstock. Mrs. Smith has twenty-five grandchildren, and sixteen great-grandchildren. Mr. Smith's grandfather and his wife's grandfather were Revolutionary soldiers. Mrs. Smith's sister Mercy married Wesley D. Fox, pastor of the Methodist church in New Woodstock in 1844. They had four children, their three daughters all marrying ministers. Mary, with whom her mother resides in Homer, married the late Rev. M.E. Haskins.
"Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution," 1899, p. 570:
enlisted from East Harford, Conn., in April, 1775, under Capt. Hanchet and Col.Joseph Spenceer; marched to Roxbury, Mass.; on guard at Boston Neck during battle of Bunker Hill. ... participated in battle of Long Island and retreat to Harlem and White Plaines; discharged, Dec. 25, 1776.
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