Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut

Conn., who died January 5, 1844, at the age of ninety. Of their eleven children, the eldest, John N., born December 28, 1779, married Mary Beers, and died August i, 1798, of consumption; Betsey, born September 22, 1781, died October 8, 1798, of the same disease; Elijah, born April 23. 1783, married Fanny Strong, and died Octo- ber 23, 1854; Isaac, born May 28, 1787, mar- ried Rosetta Root, and died March 9, 1868; Anna, born December 24, 1789, married Joel Pierce, and died March 13, 1846, of consump- tion; Samuel, born October 23, 1792, married Julia Preston, and died September 11, 1844, of bilious fever; George, born July 23, 1794, was killed October 22, 1798, in his father's bark mill; Rebecca, born October i, 1796, married Chester Foote, of Jonesville, N. Y. , and died April 20, 1883; Amy, born October 29, 1798, died in Woodbury January 13, 18 13, from what was known as New Milford fever; Sally, born March 27, 1801, married Daniel Abbott, and died in October, 1889; and Charles, born Octo- ber 22, 1803, married Jerusha Rogers, and died March 10, 1844, of heart disease. (4) Amy, daughter of John, Jr. (IV), was born February 9, 1760, and died in October, 1849. She mar- ried John Sanford, of Newtown, who died Janu- ary 20, 1839, aged seventy-six years and six months. Of their three children, the eldest, David, born August i, 1783, died in 1804, un- married; Elijah, born May 23, 1787, married Abigail E. Tomlinson, and died October 26, 1849; and Charlotte, born April 16, 1792, mar- ried Rev. B. S. Noble, of New Milford, Conn., and their son. Gen. Wm. H. Noble, of Bridgeport, died January 18, 1894, aged eighty- one years. • (5) Lois, daughter of John, Jr. (IV) was born January 26, 1762, and married Jacob Wallace, of Newtown, by whom she had six{ children, viz.: Abijah, born November 3, 1794.} died December 26, 1877, in Huntington, Conn.;! John, born in 1801, died April 26, 1886, inj Bridgeport, Conn.; Abigail; Warren, born ir^ 1805, died June 17, 1835; Polly, who married James Staples; Sally. (G) Betty, born January 15, 1764, married' Daniel Foote, and removed to Butternuts, N. Y. (7) Huldah, born October 26, 1765, died October 15, 1804. She married Abner Betts, who was born July 12, 1763, and died November 6, 1802. They had five chil- dren, whose names with dates of birth and death are as follows: David, February 15, 1786, died January 6, 1877; Nathaniel, February 2, 1788 —September 15, 1856; Betsey, January 12, 1789— April 17, 181S; Polly, December 28, 1792 July 14, 1798; and John, December 12, 1794— December 3, 1829. (8) Ruth, born Oc- 292 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tober 5, 1768, married Solomon Johnson, and died October 5, 1822. (9) Johanna, born No- vember 10, 1770, died July 9, 1771. (10) John, born August 2, 1772, died of consumption Jan- uary 23, 1S36. His wife, Nabby, daughter of Daniel and Abigail (Northrop) Baldwin, was born December 20, 1771, and died December 24, 1859. Of their five children, the eldest, (a) Nanny, born September 27, 1796, was married February 20, 181 5, to Capt. Oliver Northrop (mentioned below as a descendant of Benjamin III), and died November 25, 1835, leaving three sons, Heman G., Horatio N. and Hosea B. (b) John B., born October 27, 1799, was a book- keeper in Bridgeport at the time of his death from consumption. May 2, 1835. (c) Alonzo, born December 12, 1803, followed farming as an occupation, and died August 30, 1881. He mar- ried (first) January 17, 1841, Mary Ann Skid- more (who died August 24, 1854, aged forty- four), and (second), on October 2, i860, wedded Mrs. Almira Sherman, widow of Nelson Sher- man, who died August 15, 1882, at the age of eighty-one. (d) Nelson, born September 26, 1805, was a tailor by occupation, and his death occurred F"ebruary 6, 1839, from consumption. He was married October 23, 1836, to Mrs. Abi- gail Walker, a widow, who died May 6, 1862, aged seventy, (e) David, born July 21, 18 10, who was a comb- maker and carpenter, died No- vember 12, 1883. He was married December 26, 1836, to Sarah Emily Johnson, who was born July 15, 18 19, a daughter of Samuel John- son, of Newtown. VI. In this generation only the names of Walter and Norman, sons of Peter (V), have been carried over to this paragraph as the lines of descent are traced through them. Walter Northrop was born March 8, 1795, and followed farming, his death occurring August 8, 1874. He was married four times. His first wife, Rebecca, Si daughter of Samuel Northrop, of Newtown, died November 12, 1821, and on February 11, 1822, he married Sally Piatt, who died July 26, 1846. On May 10, 1851, he married Mrs. Vol- ucia Botsford, a widow, from whom he was divorced later, and on May 13, 1863, he married Mrs. Emily L. Hoyt, a widow, who died Novem- ber 12, 1884, aged sixty-eight. By his first mar- riage he had two sons, Charles and Norman, and by his second union he had four, Walter, Nor- man, William N. and Jerome, all of whom are mentioned in the next paragraph. Norman Northrop, the youngest son of Peter (V), was born June 24, 1800, and died January 24, i S66, in Crete, 111. He was married in Danbury, to Eliza Selleck, who died September i, 1878, aged seventy-six. The names of their two children- properly belong in the paragraph devoted to the seventh generation, but as both died at an early age they will be mentioned here for the sake of convenience: Elizabeth was born in Bridgeport, and died when about six years old, and John James, born July 25, 1832, died in Kankakee, 111., July 3, 1855. VII. Of the sons of Walter Northrop (VI), the first, Charles, was born July 26, 1817, and died October 28, 1890. He was married March 29, 1849, to Sophia Amelia Banks, who was born February 17, 1824, daughter of Abrani and Eunice Banks, of Greenfield, Conn. (2) Norman, born in 1821, died April 20, 1822. (3) Walter, born June 27, 1823, died November 2, 1874. He was married March 24, 1844, to Emily Botsford, who was born February 19, 1824, daughter of Daniel Botsford, of Newtown. They had five children, Caroline and Emeline (twins), Sarah Eliza, Annie Belle and Emeline A., all of whom will be mentioned in the next paragraph. (4) Norman (2) was born March 18, 1825, and was married September 12, 1847, at Easton, Conn., to Julia Sanford, who was born October 21, 1826, a daughter of Eben Sanford. The two children of this union, Sarah Maria and Charles William, are mentioned in the next paragraph. (5) William N., born July 15, 1829, was married May 15, 1855, in Westport, Conn., to Julia, daughter of Henry and Eveline Lamberton. Their children, Mary Eliza, Charles Henry, John James and Mary Hattie, are mentioned below. (6) Jerome, youngest son of Walter (VI), was born December 8, 1833, and was married April 19, 1859, to Sarah, daughter of Lewis L. and Emeline Stuart. Their two children, Nellie L. and Sarah Frances, are mentioned below. VIII. Of the children of Walter Northrop (VII), Caroline and Emeline, born December 17, 1845, died in February, 1846, the former on the 8th and the latter on the 12th. (3) Sarah Eliza, born January 3, 1849, was married April 2, 1873, to Birdsey Glover, and had three daughters, Emma, Bessie and Florence, who are mentionedi below. (4) Annie Belle, born October 20, 1852, was married September 10, 1872, to Orrin B. Smith, and had one daughter, Jessie, mentionedi in the following paragraph. (5) Emeline A., born January 7, 1856, was married October 19, 1875, to William Rowell, and died April 12, 1876. Of the two children of Norman Northrop (VII), Sarah Maria, born October 21, 1849, was married September 24, 1873, to Walter Glover, by whom she had two sons, William B. and Nor- man B., who are mentioned below. (2) Charles William, born August 26, 1854, was married ■Anriy COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 293 March 27, 1889, to Alice D., daughter of D. E. Kewes, of Crete, 111., and has had two children, Maud A. and Julia Loretta, mentioned below. Of the four children of William N. Northrop (VII), Mary Eliza, born December 9, 1856, died De- cember 9, 1861. (2) Charles Henry, born No- vember 21, 1859, was married December 2iS, 18S7, to Mary Grace, daughter of Daniel and Sophia Hammond, of Brooklyn, N. Y. , and has had three children, Mary Grace, Eleanor Louise and Nelson William, mentioned below. (3) John James, born November 9, 1862, resides in Newtown. (4) Mary Hattie, born February 8, 1865, is at home. Of the two children of Je- rome Northrop (VII), Nellie L. was born June II, 1863. (2) Sarah Frances, born December •8,. 1869, was married December 16, 1890, to John J. Schermerhorn, of Newtown, formerly of New York City, who died February 21, 1895, aged twenty-eight years, four months and twen- tj'-si.x days. IX. In the line of descent from Walter Northrop (VII), we have in this generation the three daughters of Sarah Eliza Glover, viz : Emma, born January 7, 1874; Bessie, Novem- ber 2, 1875, and Florence, August 31, 1882, and the daughter of Annie Belle Smith, namely: Jes- sie, born August 16, 1873. Of the descendants of Norman Northrop (VII), we have the two sons of Sarah Maria Glover, viz.: William B., born February 25, 1876, who married, October 19, 1898, Lydia Anna Benedict, of South Salem, N. Y. , and Norman B. , born September 6, 1 88 1 , and the two daughters of Charles William Northrop, namely, Maud A., born August 6, 1890, and Julia Loretta, born February 27, 1896. Of the descendants of William N. North- rop (VII), we have the three children of Charles Henry Northrop (VIII), viz. : Mary Grace, born October 17, 1888, died February 10, 1892; Eleanor L., born December 19, 1889, and Nelson William, born December 6, 1896. This completes the list of descendants in these lines from John (III), and we will now return to the account of those of Benjamin (III).