The family of Stephen Paine 1629-1678

 We are going to be talking about or at least mentioning several men by the name of Stephen Paine in this series of posts about the Paine families.  I am not 100% convinced that the facts are necessarily attached to the correct Stephen Paine.  For instance, Stephen Paine was involved in King Philip's War.  Generally, I see that service attributed to the Stephen Paine born about 1600, the subject of my last blog post.  However, that Stephen would have been roughly 75 years old at the time.  Perhaps it is this Stephen that should be credited with that service.  He would have been 46 or 47, a much more likely age for service.  Or perhaps it was even the second Stephen's son Stephen, would was have been 21 years old or older.  So there are reasons to tread lightly when filling out the details of the lives of these men, but we do have records that at least give us the vital information for most of this particular family.  

Stephen was born in 1629 in Great Ellingham, England, and came to America with his parents, Stephen and Neele Adcocke Pain, in 1638.  He settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts and married Anne or Ann Chickering, the daughter of Francis and Anne Fiske Chickering.  Stephen died in early 1678 in Rehoboth.  His father and an uncle died within months of that date, but I don't know whether this is coincidence or whether there was an epidemic going on.  I do know that the years 1678-1680 have been associated with a smallpox outbreak but I don't know whether it affected Rehoboth, so at this point, the cause of death(s) is undetermined.

Stephen and Anne had at least nine children.  Some of the children were married more than once, and several of the children also had what we would consider large families.  So there were a lot of Paines in the general area of Rehoboth by the time that Stephen and Anne's grandchildren became adults.  

Their first son was named Stephen, born in 1654 and died before April, 1710 in Rehoboth.  He married twice.  His first wife is Elizabeth Williams, the daughter of Samuel and Theoda Parke Williams.  There seem to have been no children born to this couple.  After Elizabeth's death, Stephen married Mary Brintnell, the daughter of Thomas and Esther (maiden name not yet found) Brintnell.  Stephen would have been at least 54 when his first son, another Stephen (!) was born, and older yet at the birth of Edward.  I can only imagine his joy at the birth of two sons.

Rebecca was born in 1656 and died in 1699 in Rehoboth.  She also married twice.  Her first husband is Peter Hunt, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Smith Hunt.  I find no record of children for them, and he died young.  Her second husband is Samuel Peck, the son of Joseph and (unknown) Peck.  Their children are Noah, Jael, and Rebecca.  

John was born in 1658 and died in 1718 in Providence, Rhode Island.  He married Elizabeth Belcher, the daughter of Josiah and Urania Rainsford Belcher.  (Urania leads back to royalty; her father is one of our gateway ancestors.)  Their children are John, Elizabeth, Stephen (!), Josiah, Joseph, Rebecca, Solomon, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Gideon, and Urania.  I'll follow this family in my next blog post.

Mary was born in 1660 and died in 1707 in Rehoboth.  She married Enoch Hunt, the son of Peter and Elizabeth Smith Hunt.  Their children are Enoch, Peter, Elizabeth, a second Elizabeth, Stephen, Ann, and Nathaniel.   

Samuel was born in 1662 and died in 1735 in Woodstock, which was then in Worcester County, Massachusetts but is now in Connecticut.  His first marriage is to Annie Peck, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hunt Peck.  Their children are Samuel, Anne, Seth, Sarah, Judith, Noah, and Stephen (!).  After Anne died, Samuel married Abigail Bartholomew, the daughter of William and Mary Johnson Bartholomew.  (Mary Johnson is our relative through another line.)   They had two children together, Rebecca and Ebenezer.  Abigail has a fascinating side story.  As a four year old, she was kidnapped (apparently with at least some others) by natives, and taken to Canada, where she was held until 200 pounds ransom was paid for her and other captives eight months later.  

Elizabeth was born in 1664 and died before August, 1714.  I'm not sure where she was living at the time of her death.  She married Jacob Pepper, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Johnson Pepper. (Elizabeth and Mary Johnson, mentioned above, are sisters.)  Their children are Jacob, Robert, another Robert, Elizabeth, Joseph, John, Stephen, Rebecca, Anna, Mary, Stephen, and Benjamin.  

Sarah was born in 1666 and died in 1711 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.  She married Daniel Aldis, the son of John and Sarah Eliot Aldis.  Their known children are Sarah, Daniel, Ann, and Sarah.

Nathaniel was born in 1667 and died in 1718 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.  He married Dorothy Chaffee, the daughter of Nathaniel and Experience Bliss Chaffee. Their children are Dorothy, Abigail, Nathaniel, Jonathan, Rachel, and Elizabeth.  

Finally, Benjamin was born in 1670 and died in 1698.  I have been unable to locate much information about him.  He may have married Anne or Annie Aldrich, and possibly died soon after his marriage.  If someone has further information about Benjamin, I'd love to hear it.  

Stephen died in 1678 and Ann in 1679.  Perhaps the older children helped care for the younger ones, as at least the four youngest would have needed guardians.  Although the Paines did not live long enough to know many of their grandchildren, nevertheless, the family continued to grow, with deep roots in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

 

 

Holbrook line: The family of Stephen Paine 1602ish to 1678

 Tracing people who immigrated to North American almost 400 years ago is tricky.  So I can only say with confidence that Stephen, our immigrant ancestor, was born likely between 1599 and 1603, most likely 1602, if I had to place a bet, and likely born in or near Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England.  His parents are given as Dann and Margaret (possibly Williams) Payne, unless his father is Thomas, or maybe Thomas Daniel, or...you see the difficulties here.  Plus, there are numerous spellings of Pain/Paine/Payne to work through.  So I'm not totally confident until we see him arriving in 1638 on the ship Diligent, along with his wife, recently identified as Neele Adcock, and four children.  Except, we don't know that all four children arrived.  It's possible that one or two did not arrive in America, or perished so soon after arrival that there are no records for them.

Stephen and Neele, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Eldred Adcocke, were married probably by 1627, when their first son, John, was born.  Or maybe John was not born until 1633.  John died in September of 1638, at Hingham, Massachusetts, where his parents had first settled.  He was no more than 11 years old at the time of his death.

Their next child, or possibly their first child, was Stephen, born in 1629.  He died in 1678 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.  He married Ann Chickering, the daughter of Francis and Anne Fiske Chickering.  Their children are Stephen, Rebecca, John, Mary, Samuel, Elizabeth, Sarah, Nathaniel, and Benjamin.   I will write more of this family in my next post.

Next was Nathaniel, born in 1631 and died in 1678 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He married Elizabeth, not yet further identified, and they had at least one child, Nathaniel.  Unlike his brother Stephen, Nathaniel seems to have not left much of a paper trail and this is as much as I can relate about Nathaniel.  

Finally, there is Rebecca, a daughter born in 1637 who is thought to have died on the voyage to America.  What sadness there would have been on that ship!

Stephen was apparently somewhat well to do, as he brought four servants, not yet identified, to Massachusetts with him.  After Neele died in 1660, Stephen married Alice Parker, a widow.  His will mentions wife Elizabeth, which some genealogists think is Alice, but my mind is not made up on that yet.  Might he have had a third wife named Elizabeth?  His estate was valued at 535 pounds so he did have assets, which I haven't yet traced.   It looks like Stephen and possibly Nathaniel had preceded him in death, although all three died within months of each other.

This once again is a short post, with lots of questions and not many answers.  There is more to be learned of our immigrant ancestors, and I hope additional information is still out there, somewhere.   

 

 

 

Harshbarger line: The family of Johann Peter Bene

I've decided to change the spelling of Peter's last name in my tree and in future posts, if any, because it is the spelling I'm finding most frequently.  I had previously used Behney, and there are records with that spelling, as well as at least 7 other spellings.  He was born in 1715, the son of Melchior and Anna Barbara Mallo Bene, in Alsace.  He married Anna Barbara, whose maiden name is not yet verified, and they had 6 children in Alsace.  They then came to Pennsylvania in 1750, and settled there, adding four more children to the family.  Anna Barbara had died by 1777, when Peter married Maria Christina Feuerbach, the daughter of Johann Heinrich and Maria Catherina Kern Feurbach.  Peter died in early 1784, in Tulpehocken, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  

If you are researching any of the Bene children, good luck.  The variations in spelling of their names is probably more numerous than any other family I've written about, to date.  For convenience and to keep them straight in my own mind, I am listing them all as Bene.  Be sure to look for surnames with the first vowel of "o", also, as well as "e".  And some variations end in "y".  Again, good luck.  

Anna Barbara was born in 1740 but that is all that I know of her.  She has a sister Barbara born in 1756 (see below) so it seems possible that she did not live to see the year 1756.

 Johann Jacob was the next born, in 1741.  He may have had an early marriage that left him with a son Johannes, but I've not found records to indicate that.  Johannes was born several years before Jacob married Anna Maria Diehl, who is possibly the daughter of Peter Diehl and an unknown spouse.  Jacob and Maria's children are Jacob, Elisabeth, Anna Maria, Barbara, Anna Catherine, and Abraham.  I have also found mention of six "unnamed".  I don't know whether they died as infants or whether the records for them have been lost.  

Anna Margaretha was born in 1743, just ten months after Jacob.  She likely died before 1784, as she is not mentioned in her father's will.  

Hans Melchior was born in 1744 and died in 1822 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.  He married Ana Barbara Bender, daughter of Leonhardt and Ana  Bender.  Their children are Johannes, Molly, Christina, another Christina, Barbara, Martin, Peter, Elisabeth, Catherine, Margreta, Jacob, Eve, Melchior, and David.  

Anna Eva was born in 1746 and died in 1818 in Union City, Berks County, Pennsylvania.  She married John Jacob Fehler, the son of Jacob and Anna Margaretha Lowenguth Fehler.  Their children are Barbara, George, Eva, Christina Elizabeth, Johannes, George, Magdalena, Anna Marie, Peter, Elizabeth, Leonard, Adam, and Christian.  This is the line that goes to the Harshbargers, as Christina Elizabeth married Johannes/John Harshbarger.

Maria Elizabeth was born in 1746 and that is all that I know about her.  She may or may not be mentioned in her father's will.  There is mention of "Elizabeth" but that may well be his last daughter, named Elizabeth, whose information will follow.  

Christina Elizabeth was apparently the first child born after Peter and Anna Barbara arrived in Pennsylvania.  She was born in 1752 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County.   I have two death dates for her, one "about 1790", and one of November 21, 1818 in Berks County, Pennsylvania.  So far I have not been able to prove or disprove either date.  She married Johann Adam Bender, the son of Johan Valentine and Christina Gernsslinger Bender.  Their children are Jacob, George Valentine, Elizabeth, Madeline, Christina, John, Adam, Elizabeth and George.  

Barbara was born about 1756 and died in 1837 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.  She married Peter Sattazahn, so son of Adam  and Anna Maria Jorg Sattazahn.  Their children are Adam, Peter, John, Jacob, Catherine, and Christina.  

Mary or Maria Magdelena was born in 1760 and died in 1840 in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.  She married Johannes Kempel, the son of Johannes Kempel and an unknown spouse.  Their children are Catherina Elizabeth, Maria Catherine, and Maria Magdalena.  

Finally, another son was born.  George Peter was born in 1761 and died in 1838 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks County, Pa.  He married Anna Maria Deck, probably the daughter of Frederick and Maria Seirer Deck.  They are said to have had 18 children.  I can name Margaret, Christopher, John, Valentine, Abraham, Jacob, Catherine, Henry, Michael, Magdelena, Eva, and Elizabeth, but I am missing several names.  Peter was a Revolutionary War veteran.  

Anna Barbara, Peter's wife, died sometime between 1761 and 1777, when Peter remarried.  His second wife is Maria Christina Feuerbach, the daughter of Johann Heinrich and Maria Catherine Kern Feuerbach.  Peter is the father of at least two children with Christina.  

Johannes David was born in 1779 and died in 1851 in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania.  He married Margaret Koch, whose parents I have not yet identified.  Their children are Sarah, Henry, Isaac, Catherine, Lydia, Elias, and David.  

Finally, Elisabeth was born in 1781 in Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  I have not been able to locate further reliable information about her, unless she is the Elisabeth mentioned in her father's will.  

As always, I have more questions after finding some answers while researching and writing this post.  I suspect that I am missing some grandchildren.  I'd like to know who Margaret Koch is, and who Johannes Kempel Senior's wife is.  I'd like to know how many of the men served during the Revolutionary War. What prompted Peter to move from Berks County to Lancaster County?  These are questions to ponder and continue researching.   

 

 

 

 

 

The family of yet another George Fee 1701 to sometime later

If you've guessed that I'm becoming a little frustrated with the Fee family, you might be right!  There are so many of them with the same name, in the same geographical area, and I've not found adequate records on line to verify who belongs to which family.  And to make matters worse, the Fee family intermarried with the Lakin family several times over several generations, and the Lakins are another hard nut to crack.  So this is a very basic post, with not much to back it up and a lot of questions to ponder.  

George Fee was born about 1701, probably in Maryland although on line trees say Ireland, the son of George and Elizabeth Jump Fee.  He married Parnell Lakin, who is possibly the daughter of Joseph Lakin, an immigrant and the brother of Abraham Lakin.  Many trees say that Parnell is the daughter of Abraham and Martha Lee Lakin, and that is also possible.  George is said to have died in Washington County, Pennsylvania, but I have no further information as to when or where.  

George and Parnell are said to have had four children.  Of course, there may be more, or it's possible that George did not live a long life.  And of course, there is confusion, starting with their first child.  His name is Thomas, born about 1732, and died in 1816 in Henry County, Virginia.  The problem is that George's father also had a son named Thomas, born in 1713 and died in 1800 in Clermont County, Ohio.  Well, that's not a problem, except that both of these men named Thomas are said to have married Rachel Thrasher, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Hook Thrasher.   That's not impossible, but it seems unlikely.  Children attributed to Thomas are Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Henry, John, Rachel, Ruth, Thomas, and William.  I have given up on trying to assign these children to the correct Thomas.  All I can say is this family needs more work before I'm willing to enter any of them on my tree!

I'm on considerably more solid ground with Elizabeth, who married Joseph Lakin, although I'm not quite sure which Lakin-Joseph or Abraham- is Joseph's father.  Elizabeth was born possibly about 1730, but more likely after Thomas's birth in 1732.  There are at least four children born to this couple, including John, Samuel, Mary, and another John.  Mary married John Simpson Aldridge, and I've written of the Aldridge family before.

Supposedly there was a son John, but I find no information whatsoever that I can even begin to think "maybe".  Perhaps he did not live long, or perhaps he disappeared into the forest of Pennsylvania/Virginia and never returned home.  Or perhaps there are more records that need to be reviewed.

Finally, there is Rachel, born in 1739 and died in 1811 in Montgomery County, Maryland.  She married Benjamin Lakin, who is a son of Abraham and Martha Lee Lakin.  Their children are William, Elizabeth, Thomas, John, Benjamin, Joseph, James, and Rachel.  

This may or may not be a complete listing of the children of George and Elizabeth.  I find it somewhat disconcerting, based on naming patterns, that there are no grandchildren named Abraham and only one named Joseph.  Yet there are several named John. Where does a John fit into this family?  Is it just a coincidence, or is there a John that needs to be acknowledged somewhere?  And if so, is he a Fee, or a Lakin?  

This is the last of the posts of the Fee family, ancestors to the Beeks family.  I must admit, I'm glad and I certainly hope my next family posts will be less confusing and better documented!   

 

 

The family of George Fee II

 Here's another family waiting to be discovered, or at least researched more thoroughly.  George Fee II was born about 1675 in Maryland, perhaps Talbot County, which is on the Eastern Shore of the state.  He's the son of George and Rebecca Parnell Fee, and he married Elizabeth Jump, the daughter of William and Rebecca (possibly Chesmore) Jump.  His death date is unknown.  Of course, there are various children with the same Fee surname and the same first name for most of them, and it appears to me that they are tangled up.  I hope I've eliminated the ones who most likely are the children of Thomas Fee who is old enough to be George's brother, or possibly uncle.  

George and Elizabeth seem to have had six children, although information is scanty about some of them.  I am not sure when the family moved, but at least some of the children are found at various times in Frederick County, Maryland and Washington County, Pennsylvania.  

George is the firstborn, in 1701.   His wife has been identified by some as Parnell Lakin, a daughter of Joseph Lakin.  (I've seen suggestions, but nothing with any documentation, and nothing that really makes sense.) Their children are Thomas, Elizabeth, John, and Rachel.  I'll follow this family in my next post.  

William was born in 1704 and died in 1794 in Montgomery County, Maryland.  He married Margaret, maiden name unknown, and I do not know if they had children.  

Mary was born in 1708 and is reported to have married a M.R. Cox.  I've found no further information about her.

Thomas was born in 1713 and died in 1800 in Clermont County, Ohio.  He was married twice, first to Rachel Thrasher, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Hook Thrasher.  Their known children are George, John, Mary, and Ruth. He then married Sarah Lyeth, daughter of Robert and Sarah Lakin Leith,  and their children are Thomas, William, James, Samuel, Elias, Elijah, Elisha, Jesse, Rachel, and Sarah.   

Rebecca was born in 1715 and may have married a Mr. Jones.  Good luck with that one!  I have no further information, or even clues.

Elizabeth was born in 1717 and died in 1796 in Frederick County, Maryland.  She married Arthur William Ingraham, the son of William and Marion Crooks Ingraham or Ingram.  Their children are Mary, Elizabeth, Sarah, Hannah, Nancy, William, Arthur, another Hannah, and Margaret.  (Note: I don't think this is the Elizabeth who married Richard Ankrom; that seems to be a different Elizabeth Fee.   But keep the possibility in mind.)

This short post shows how much work still needs to be done with this family, and it's a lot.  The relationships between the Lakin families and the Fee families needs to be worked out, for one thing.  Here's a place to start, for anyone researching these people.   

 

Beeks line: The family of George Fee I

This will be a very brief post.  I have almost no facts or documents to back this up, until we get to son George.  I would be very pleased to have someone who has studied this family more deeply get in touch with me, and correct the inevitable errors and omissions with documents!

It seems that George Fee (also seen as MacFee and Feay and various other spellings) may have been born in Ireland about 1650.  His possible parents may be Donald and Philippa Tyrell Fee, although...yes, no documents that I've found support that suggestion.

George married Rebecca Parnell, most trees say, although whether that was in Ireland or in Maryland I cannot tell you.  Her parents may or may not be James and Joanna McCoy Parnell. It's thought that the couple had at least three children.  George died in 1719 in Talbot County, Maryland, about four years after his wife's death.

There apparently was a son Donald, born about 1670.  I have no further information.

George, found as George II or George Jr., was about about 1675 and died in 1730 in Talbot County, Maryland.   He married Elizabeth Jump, the daughter of William and Rebecca Chesmore Jump.  Their children are Thomas, Elizabeth, John and Rachel.  I will write more of this family in my next post.  

Their daughter Sarah was born about 1680.  The only information I've found about her is that she married a Thomas Scantlebury, who died about 1718.  I found a document dealing with a debt his estate was owed of 1500 pounds of tobacco, but it contained no reference to a wife or family.  This was in Kent County, Maryland.  

I told you this would be a short post!  What additional facts do you have about this family? 

 

 

 

 

 

The family of Samuel Hitchcock 1717-1777

 I couldn't have timed this post more perfectly if I'd tried...or if I'd known what I was going to find in my brief overview of this family.  There are many soldiers and patriots of the Revolutionary War here, and I consider it a great honor and privilege to share a little about this family.

Samuel Hitchcock, the last in our Hitchcock line, was born in 1717 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, and died in the same location in 1777.  He married Ruth Stebbins, the daughter of Thomas and Ruth Ely Stebbins, in 1738 and it seems that the two must have lived happily ever after, for they had twelve children, all of whom lived into adulthood.  They became the grandparents of about 85 grandchildren, and of course there may be others not yet discovered.  It's no wonder that there are a lot of folks with ties to the Hitchcock family.  Of course, since this was a family of Springfield, this part of the tree is more of a tangled bush, with several connections to other ancestors of Springfield.

Ruth was the first child, born in 1737 and died in 1816 in Springfield.  She married Moses Burt, the son of John and Sarah Stebbins Burt.  This is the smallest family in terms of children that I found here, with Moses, Sarah, and Martin being the only children known to me.  In case you are wondering, Sarah Stebbins goes back to Thomas Stebbins, who is our ancestor, and Moses Burt was a descendant of our Henry and Eulalia Marche Burt.  The tangles begin! Moses Burt, known as captain, appears to have Revolutionary War service.

Margaret was born next, in 1741. (Note that there may have been an unsuccessful pregnancy in the interim between Ruth and Margaret.) She died in 1820 in Volney, Oswego County, New York.  She married Richard Falley, the son of Richard and Anna Lamb Falley.  Their children are Lovisa, Frederick, Margaret, Richard, Daniel, Ruth, and Samuel.  Richard and his son Frederick were at the Battle of Bunker Hill, Frederick as a drummer.  Richard was a lieutenant but was deemed to be of more importance to the war effort as a gun manufacturer, and his story is told in the book "Biography of Lt. Richard Falley" by Robert R. Madison.  

Lois was born in 1742 and died in 1814 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts,  She married Oliver Chapin, who traces back to both our Chapin and Stebbins ancestors. He is the son of Josiah and Mindwell Holton Chapin, and was also a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War.  Their children are Lois, Mindwell, Amy, Cynthia, Celia, Oliver, Editha, and Sophia.  

Samuel was born next, in 1744, and died in 1819 in Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts.  He married Thankful Hawks, the daughter of Gershom and Thankful Corse Hawks.  He served as a private in the Revolutionary War and later as captain of the militia.  Samuel and Thankful's children are Ethan, Samuel, Ruth, Pliny, Asenath, Roswell, Erastus, Utbanes, Gratia, and Eli.   

Eunice was born in 1746 and died in 1822 in Springfield, Massachusetts.  She married Nathaniel Alexander, the son of John and Bathsheba Sawtell Alexander.  Their known children are Nathaniel, Bathsheba, Eunice, Gaius and Anna.  Nathaniel was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, and a captain, but I'm not sure when he acquired that designation.

Naomi was born in 1749 and died in 1812 in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York.  She married Joseph Parsons, the son of Joseph and Hannah Pinney Parsons.  Joseph served in the Revolutionary War.  Their children are Naomi, Loring, Joseph, Rufus, James, Hannah, Pauline, and Lydia.  

The first half of this family consisted of 5 females and 1 male, but that is going to be flipped to 5 males and 1 female for the second half of the family.  (At least there were plenty of girls to help with the chores and child care for the second half!)  

Arthur was born in 1751 and died in 1822 in Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts.  He married Lucy Cooley, the daughter of Joel and Sarah Olcott Cooley.  Their children are Lucy, Arthur, Lucinda, Sarah, Lois, Zeriah, and Simon.  Arthur is a Revolutionary War veteran.  

Editha is the last daughter born to Samuel and Ruth, in 1754.  She died in 1819 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, the longest distance from her Springfield origins of any of these children.  Her husband is Gershom Flagg, the son of Gershom and Mary Willard Flagg.  Their children are James, Mary, Cynthia, Ebenezer, Editha, Luther, and another Cynthia.  

Elias was born in 1757 and died in 1810 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.  He married Zeruah or Zeruiah Ferry/Ferree, the daughter of Joseph and Sarah (maiden name not yet located) Ferry.  Their children are Zeruiah, Lucinda, another Lucinda, Ruth, Henry, and Lois.  I have not located a Revolutionary War record for him, other than that he registered for military service in 1780.  I don't know if he actually served.

Oliver was born in 1760 and died in 1836 in Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York.  He married Elizabeth Hitchcock, the daughter of Phineas and Elizabeth Stebbins Hitchcock (yes, both the Stebbins and Hitchcock lines there go back to our immigrant ancestors).  He served in the Revolutionary War.  Oliver and Elizabeth's children are Lewis, Elizabeth, Oliver, an infant, Augustus, Rufus, Russel, Pamela, Electa, and Samuel.  

Heman was born in 1762 and died in 1837 in Conway, Franklin County, Massachusetts.  He married Eleanor Toleman, the daughter of Ebenezer and (unknown) Toleman.  Their children are Levi, Editha, Ruth, Sabra, Naomi, Zur (likely Zeruah), Heman, and Submit.  I have found no record of military service for Heman.  

Gaius was the last child, born in 1765 and died in 1843 in Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont.  He is a Revolutionary War veteran, and married Sarah Wells, the daughter of John and Tamar Rice Wells.  Their children are Sally, Relief, Emely, and infant son, Fanny, and infant daughter, Wells, Stebins, Alonzo, Hannah, and possibly Eli.   

What more can I say?  Ruth died in 1775 and Samuel in 1777 so they didn't live to see these sons and sons in law go off to war.  They didn't get to throw any welcome home parties for their family.  Yet, this couple is a shining example of having taught their children well, to love and serve their country and to make whatever sacrifices (I'm looking at you, daughters and daughters in law!) were necessary.  Thank you to the Hitchcocks!