19th of Sept. Eben. Miller 2d, youngest child, died, Sept. 25th. Benj. Leonard 2d, child, died, Sept. 16th. Mr. Hezekiah Day, died, Oct. 11, 1777. Margaret Rockwell, died, Oct. 21, 1777. General Burgoyne & his armey surrendered to the Americans [ ], Oct. 13 (?) Justin Smith, died, Nov. 26, 1777. Day 3d, died, Nov. 27, 1777. Wm. Ely, child, died, Nov. 28, 1777. Wellar, died, Dec. 21, 1777, at Mr. Stebbins.

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Gladden.-Daniel1 of Higganum, Conn. (d. Dec. 6, 1817), m. first Dec. 29, 1768, (Killingworth, Cg'l. Ch. Rec,) Dinah Wilcox and had: Daniel2. m. Nancy Collins and had: Edwin3 who had Niles E. of Essex. Daniel1, m. second about 1772 Bethia, b. June 13, 1751, d. Dec. 26, 1843 ; dau. of Nathan and Constant (Tiffany), Buckingham. Daniel' and Bethia had: 1. Russell2, b. 1774, m. 1799 Deborah Prouteight children. 2. Rebecca2, 1777; probably never married. 3. Lydia2 1779; probably never married. 4. Dinah2 Feb. 1781, m. 1829 Olive Prout; no children. 5. Sally2 Apr. 1783, m. Thaddeus Manning- -2 children. 6. Esther2, April 16, 1786, m. Feb. 1809 Welles Knowles, my father. 7. Nathan Buckingham2, Dec. 31, 1788, m. 1816 Sally Miller2 sons. 8. James2, 1790, d. aet. 9. 9. Selden2, July 6, 1794, m. first 1816, Lydia H. Lane

-6 children; m. second 1851 Mrs. Nancy Bonfoy, S. P. 10. Silvanus2, Mch. 27, 1796, m. Nov. 11, 1823 Hannah Post of Westbrook-- -1 child. Who were parents and grand-parents of Daniel? It is thought his father was Josiah. E. G. 110. (a) Poison.-Elizabeth, alias Delaport, widow of Edward Poison; was in Stratford, Conn., in 1716. What became of her? What children did she

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have? They were French. (b).-Cosier.-Thomas, on Jan. 23, 1719-20, chose his uncle, John Read of Norwalk, Conn., his guardian. Who was father of Thomas, and what children did he have? F. P. G. Holmes.-An Indian, married a white lady and resided on Alligator River, Dare County, Eastern, N. C. They had a son who took the name of Henry Holmes. He married and had : I. Henry2, who m.and had 1. Wilson3. 2. Nels (on?)3. 3. Wm. Daniel (Edenton, Chowan Co., N. C.) 4. Patrick Henry3. 5. Mrs.———3, Targinton. 6. Sylvia3, m.- -Belanger. II. Eliza2, m.III. A dau.2, m.- -Trucks. IV. Trimigan2, born 1834, d. 1891, m. Mary dau. of Isaac and Sarah (Spruill) Bateman, and had: 1. Geo. Washington3, m. Anne Steely. 2. Doctrine Hillie3, m. Lavinia Targinton. 3. Wm. Daniel3, 4. Henry Isaac3. 5. Thomas Crowder3, m. Anne Sexton. 6. Augustus Lee3, 7. Charles Billops3. 8. Reine Victoria3. m. Lorenzo Dow Spruill. 9. Sarah Trimigan3, m. Benj. Franklin Spruill. 10. Mary Belle3. II. Bertha Justine3. Who was wife, father and mother of Henry Holmes? 1 W. D. H. (a).-Hubbard.-Caleb, b. 1748, m. 1779 Elizabeth Johnson. He died, July 4, 1802. Was he in the Revolutionary War?

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(b).-Wells.-Joshua of East Windsor, b. Feb. 22, 1741, d. Dec. 9, 1809, m. Zeruiah Trumbull. Was he in the Revolutionary War? E. H. J. 113. Eddy.-Charles, lived in Hartford, Conn., from 1731 to 1742, and in Glastonbury, Conn., from 1743, till his death, Feb. 1, 1771. In 1739 or 1740 he married Mary Meakins of Hartford, who died Aug. 1, 1743, leaving (1) a daughter Anne, born Aug. 25.

1740. Jan. 11, 1743-4, he married Hannah Loveland; had (2) a dau. Hannah, born July 11, 1746, and (3) a son Charles, Jr., born Aug. 22, 1748. Said (1) Anne married Daniel Andrus, had seven children and died Dec. 10, 1827. Said daughter (2) Hannah, married Remembrance Brewer, Nov. 14, 1764 and had several children. Said (3) Charles, Jr., m. Oct. 25, 1770, Hannah Kellsey of Wethersfield, and before June 1777, removed to New Britain, Conn.; he had children: Ruth, Charles, Billy, Hannah, Eunice, Thomas, Polly, Billy and Joseph, who was born. in 1788. Who were the parents of the first-mentioned Charles Eddy?

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Willard Eddy. Webster-John5, born at Lebanon, Conn., Nov. 29, 1727, died May 10, 1750, was a son of John Webster4 (John3, Thomas2, Gov. John1) born July 10, 1702, and Mary Dewey his wife. Married, Aug. 20, 1724. His son John, born probably about 1747-8, married for his second wife Rebecca West. Wanted, the name of wife, date and place of marriage of the first-mentioned John Webster; also the date and place of marriage of his son John. M. M.

115 Blakeslee.-Jonathan, and his two brothers came from England and first settled at New Haven, Conn. Jonathan married a widow Minturn who had one son, Hiram Minturn. They had two daughters, 1st Esther, 2nd Sarah. Esther married Olcutt, or Orcutt; Sarah married Caleb Beach and lived in Winchester. Jonathan was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; under whom did he enlist? Wanted also any information in regard to the Blakeslee family. H. H. D. 116. Dickinson. Obadiah Dickinson was born in Wethersfield in 1743.

Lived in East Windsor, Conn. [had children, viz: Obadiah, born, 1770; Seth, 1772; Elizabeth, 1774; Hannah, 1776; Horace, 1778; Mary, 1780; Anson, 1782; Ethan, 1784; Lois, 1787]. I wish to know the name of his wife, the date of their marriage, the date of their death, and anything that pertains to his history.

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501 West Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y.

(a) David Day.-Born, Oct. 19, 1728, had, Molly, Lydia, Sarah, Noah, David, Elkanah, Hannah, Eliphalet, Rufus, Kuth, Cylinda, James and Cyrus ; his son Noah was born Feb. 14, 1757, m. Alice and had, Luthera, Hosea, Ruth Hannah, Edith, Noah, David, Lydia and Alvah; his son David, b. Oct. 13. 1791, m. Rhada Wheelock and had, Luthera, Daniel and Luther. I desire anything of the ancestry of these wives or of the first named David Day, or suggestions as to their location, for I do not know their residences.

(b) Wanted, the ancestry of Matha Risley, who m. May 10, 1738, Samuel Elmer.

(c) Foster.- Abraham, b. June 11, 1696, m., Nov. 30, 1727, Elizabeth, dau. John and Abigail (Strong) Moore; she b. May 4, 1702 and d. Sept. 19, 1800; he d. May 2, 1784. Wanted ancestry of Abraham Foster, he probably lived in East Windsor, or there abouts. T. H. L. 118. Parker.-James A. Parker to Phebe Mix m. in New Haven, April 30, 1813, (second wife Harriet Mix m. in New Haven, June 2, 1827). Who were the parents of James A. Parker? and of Phebe Mix? J. A. P., d. Aug. 21, 1828. Phebe P., d. Dec. 11, 1826. In list of deaths his name is given as James Andross Parker. A. M. J.

With

ing. Almost every one of us is a collector along some line; with many the chief tendency being to collect the "filthy lucre." Of that it is not now our purpose to speak ; but rather the gathering together of some particular class of objects of art or vertu, or of curious or historic interest. the increased interest in such collections developed during recent years, and the consequent rising in values, has come the counterfeiting of almost every class of objects. One class, the pottery, implements, and ornaments of our pre-historic peoples familiarly spoken of as Indian relics, would appear to defy the wiles of the counterfeiter. Yet not many years since vague rumors began to float to the eastward that fine specimens occasionally obtained from that extensive region known as "the west" were sometimes "not what they seemed." Soon those rumors became a certainty. Even then, however, collectors felt safe with what are called eastern or New England specimens they at least were all genuine, and their ancient appearance caused by long burial in the ground or exposure upon its surface, would always serve to distinguish them. But now deceit has invaded even the land of steady habits.

If the Genius of Connecticut surmounting our State Capital looks sharply she will discover within the range of her vision at least two places where Indian relics are now being manufactured for the benefit of an unsuspecting public; while almost beneath her feet she will see these objects mixed with the genuine and offered for sale. One "manufacturer" still lacks the knack and his products will be readily distinguished; the other is more successful and has produced some good specimens which would easily pass for genuine if the collector's suspicions were not aroused. It has been our privilege once to visit the workshop of the latter. The tools of the trade are few and simple-a block of iron for an anvil, an iron hammer and several stones for the same use, a number of hard and sharp edged stones for use in chipping, a piece of an old grindstone to rub off the rough edges. Then, given some pieces of stone which can be readily worked and an infinite amount of patience and this workman will produce a very creditable "ancient" specimen. Why does he do this? It cannot be that the financial returns will repay the time and labor involved-it must be done for the "fun" of deceiving the unsuspecting collector. Let the collector beware.

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