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! 

 

The family of John Hitchcock 1670-1751

 These Hitchcock men are a bit confusing, and I seem to have written last week about Luke Hitchcock who married Elizabeth Gibbons.  He is a grandfather through a different line, and a brother to the man I'd intended to write about, John Hitchcock born 1670 and died 1751.  Both of these men are descendants of the immigrant Luke Hitchcock who married Elizabeth Gibbons, so you can see why I got just a little bit confused and out of my intended order.  It makes no difference, really, so bear with me.  

John Hitchcock was born in 1670 in Springfield, Massachusetts to John and Hannah Chapin Hitchcock.  He seems to have spent his entire life in Springfield, which is where he married Mary Ball, the daughter of Samuel and Mary Graves Ball.  John was given land due to his father and father in law's fighting at Turner Falls, but John was too young to have served in that conflict.  He likely did serve later at least in the militia, and would have been on alert if not a responder to the Deerfield and other battles with native Americans as the frontier of Massachusetts was "settled."

John and Mary had eleven known children, and they are documented about as well as any family I've looked at so far.  This may be because he was an ancestor of Grover Cleveland, or it may be because someone in the family took great interest in keeping his story alive.  Once again, this family has many connections to others in our family tree, which keeps getting more and more tangled.

Their first born son was-you guessed it-John, born in 1692 and died in 1777 in Springfield.  He married Abigail Stebbins, the daughter of Samuel and Abigail Brooks Stebbins.  Abigail was a granddaughter of Thomas and Hannah Wright Stebbins, who are our ancestors in another line. Their children are Abigail, Miriam, John, Reuben, Josiah, Simeon, Benjamin, Isaac, and Levi.  

Mary was born in 1694 and died possibly in 1695.  Her death date is uncertain, but we know she died as an infant.  As sad as this death would have been, we can be glad that she was the only Hitchcock in this family who did not survive to adulthood.

Sarah was born next, in 1697.  I've seen several death dates for her but we know it was after 1736, because she is named in her father's will, and it may have been as late as 1790.  A possible death location is Sunderland, Massachusetts.  She married Samuel Gunn, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Wyatt Gunn.  I haven't yet identified Samuel, but it's possible that he is somehow related to John Gunn(e), who died in Westfield in 1726, because Westfield was created from Springfield.  Further research needs to be done there.  Sarah also had a large family, including Elizabeth, Samuel, Wyatt, David, Israel, and Mary.  

Mary was born in 1699 and died in 1781 in Charlemont, Hampshire, Massachusetts.  Her first marriage was to Samuel Taylor, the son of John and Thankful Woodward Taylor.  (Thankful may go back to Henry and Elizabeth Mather Woodward, as they had a daughter named Thankful and the name may have continued in the family.  Henry and Elizabeth are also our ancestors in another line.) Her children are Othniel, Mary, John, Jonathan, and possibly another Jonathan.  After Samuel's death, she married Daniel Arms, the son of William and Joanna Hawks Arms, with no children noted.  She later married Ebenezer Barnard, son of Joseph and Sarah Barnard.  By this time, she had "aged out" of child-bearing.  

Mercy was born in 1700 and died in 1776 in Springfield.  She married Increase Sykes, the son of Increase and Mary Warriner Sykes.  And once again, we have Warriners in our tree who, based on location and dates, would be likely ancestors to Mary Warriner.  Their children are Mary, Margaret, and Increase.  There may be more children, but these are the ones I've located so far.

Next is Abigail, born in 1703 and died in 1732 in Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  She married Samuel King, the son of Samuel and Abigail Clapp King.  Their children are Abigail, Samuel, Sarah, Mary, Mercy, Hannah, and Edward.  Nathaniel was born in 1705 and died in 1750 in Wilbraham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  He married Hannah Taylor, the daughter of John and Hannah Gillette Taylor.  Their children are Hannah, Nathaniel, Mary, Gideon, Silas, and possibly Zena.

Thankful was born in 1707 and died in 1801 in Bennington, Vermont.  She married Jonathan Scott, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Belden Scott.  Their children are Jonathan, Matthew, David, Eunice, Thankful, and Mary.  

Jerusha was born in 1709 and died in 1797 in Wilbraham, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  She married Daneil Warner, the son of Daniel and Sarah Golding or Golden Warner.  Their children are Daniel, Comfort, another Daniel, Jesse, Jerusha, William, David, Thankful, and another Daniel.  It appears that there was sadness in this household, as the early Daniels seem to have not survived.

Margaret was born in 1712 and died in 1804 in Palmer, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  She married David Cooley, the son of Obadiah and Dorcas Hale Cooley.  Their children are David, Margaret, Moses, Jonathan, Tabitha, Abner, Submit, another Abner, and Sarah.  

By this time, Mary may have been a little weary with repeated childbirths, but there was one more son, Samuel, born in 1717. He died in 1777 in Springfield.  He married Ruth Stebbins, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Ely Stebbins.  Their children are Ruth, Margaret, Lois, Samuel, Eunice, Naomi, Arthur, Editha, Eliax, Oliver, Heman or Herman, and Gaius.  I will follow this family in my next blog post.  

Most of these Hitchcocks stayed either in Springfield or within 50 or so miles of Springfield.  By the mid 1750s, it was getting difficult to give land to each son within the immediate Springfield area.  Some may have learned a trade and moved on. The men would have been part of their local militias, and it's possible that some were involved in the French and Indian War, although I've not researched that.  We can tell that John and Mary left a large family to continue the Hitchcock heritage, and we can be glad that they did!   

  

 

The family of Luke Hitchcock 1674-1752

Luke Hitchcock, one of many of that name, was born in 1674 and died in 1752, both in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  He is the son of John and Hannah Chapin Hitchcock, and he married Elizabeth Walker, the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Wheeler Walker.  They had a rather large family, as was common at the time.  

Elizabeth was their first born.  She was born in 1701, and she is a bit of a mystery.  It appears that she married Ezekiel Mighill, the son of John and Elizabeth Firman Mighill, and after his death she married Ephraim Colton, the son of Ephraim and Mary Noble Colton.  Other than a mention in her father's will of daughter Elizabeth Colton, I have not been able to find any additional information about her.  I do not know of any children, nor do I know that she did not have children.  There is certainly more to her story.

Hannah was born in 1702 and died in 1778 in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  She married Abel Chapin, (likely related in some fashion to Hannah Chapin above), the son of Thomas and Sarah Wright Chapin.  Their children are Hannah, Abiah, Abel, Jemima, Elizabeth, and Moses.  

Next came another daughter, Ruth, born in 1704 and died in 1742 in Springfield.  She married Jonathan Church, the son of Richard and Elizabeth Noble Church,  and they are our ancestors in the Church line.  Their children are Joseph, Jonathan, Ruth, and Aaron.  

Finally, a son was born, named (what else?), Luke, born in 1706 and died in 1785 in Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont.  He married Abigail Norton, the daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Galpin Norton.  Their children are Tabitha, Abigail, Achsah, Cloe, Luke, and another Tabitha.  All the children were born in Springfield.  Luke may have gone to Vermont to live with a child after Abigail died.  Luke was a deacon in the church.

Jacob was born in 1708 and died in 1746 in Hampden County, Massachusetts.  He married Abigail Butler, the daughter of James and Abigail Eustiss Buter.  Their children are Abigail and possible Elizabeth.  His wife died young and Jacob next married Bathsheba Chapin, the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Wright Chapin (Siblings Hannah and Jacob married siblings Abel and Bathsheba).  It is possible that Elizabeth is the child of Bathsheba rather than Abigail, but I've not found a definitive record on that yet.  I don't know of any other children born to Jacob and Bathsheba. 

Moses was born in 1712 and lived for just over a month.  His five older siblings, as well as his parents, would have mourned him together.

Eunice arrived in 1713, to bring joy to the family.  She died in 1796 in East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut.  She married John Norton, the son of John and Ann Thompson Norton.   Their children are Aseneth, Anna, Elizabeth, John, Martha, Jacob, Elias, Ann, another Elias, and Eunice.  

Aaron was born in 1715 and died in 1808 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.  He married Experience Kent, the daughter of John and Abigail Winchell Kent.  Their children are Experience, Ruth, and Apollos.  There may be more children, as yet not located.

And finally, another Moses, who like his namesake brother died shortly after birth in 1718.

This family is reported to have had a good reputation in and around Springfield for generations.   They supported their church and their community, and the men likely served in the militia, although I've not found records for military service.  The men may have served in the French and Indian War, or at least been home guards during that conflict.  Regardless, they all contributed to the life of our country and we can be grateful.