The Ancestors of Ned Lamont


by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Ned Lamont should not be considered either exhaustive or definitive, but rather as a first draft.

Robert Battle, Robert Gilmore, and Michael J. Wood contributed to this report. Robert Gilmore contributed many of the more distant relationships shown below.





William Addams Reitwiesner

wargs@wargs.com


Ancestry of Ned Lamont
1 Edward Miner ("Ned") Lamont, Jr., b. Washington, D. C., 3 Jan. 1954, Democratic candidate for US Senate from Connecticut in 2006
PARENTS
2 Edward Miner Lamont, b. New York, N. Y., 10 Dec. 1926 [Who's Who in the East (1989-90)]
m. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Cathedral, Santurce, Puerto Rico, 23 June 1951 [The New York Times 24 June 1951, p. 67]
3 Camille Helene Buzby, b. San Juan, Puerto Rico, 19 May 1926
GRANDPARENTS
4 Thomas Stilwell Lamont, banker, b. Englewood, N. J., 30 Jan. 1899, d. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N. Y., 10 April 1967 [The New York Times 11 April 1967, pp. 1, 47; National Cyclopedia of American Biography 53:426; SSDI 092-14-4696]
m. Rochester, N. Y., 14 April 1923 [The Washington Post 15 Apr 1923, p. 17]
5 Elinor Branscombe Miner, b. Rochester, N. Y., 29 April 1901, d. Peter Brent Bingham Hospital, Boston, Mass., 10 Nov. 1972 [The New York Times 11 Nov 1972, p. 36; SSDI 119-36-9861]
6 Jesse Milton Buzby, b. Mickleton, N. J., 17 Aug. 1895, d. ... Sept. 1975 [SSDI 582-09-1245]
m.
7 Helene Geissere, b. Elmira, N. Y., 28 Sept. 1900, d. ... May 1974 [SSDI 191-30-7700]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
8 Thomas William Lamont, financier, b. Claverack, N. Y., 30 Sept. 1870, d. Boca Grande, Fla., 2 Feb. 1948 [National Cyclopedia of American Biography 41:6]
m. Englewood, N. J., 31 Oct. 1895
9 Florence Haskell Corliss, b. ... 1 July 1873, d. ... 29 Dec. 1952
10 Edward Griffith Miner, b. Waverly, Ill., 19 Dec. 1863, d. ... 10 Oct. 1955 [Standard Atlas of Scott County, Illinois (1903), p. 112]
m. Holyoke, Mass., 26 April 1900 [Mass VRs 501:105]
11 Helen Branscombe Ranlet, b. Holyoke, Mass., 24 Oct. 1870 [Mass VRs 224:19], d. ...
12 Milton Wright Buzby, b. Salem, N. J., 29 May 1864, d. ... [by 1930]
m. Woodbury, N. J., 11 Oct. 1893
13 Idella Haines, b. Mantua, N. J., 3 June 1866, d. ... [living 1951]
14 Camille Geiser, b. ... , Germany, ... [ca. 1875], d. ... [by 1951]
m. ... [ca. 1898]
15 Julia ... , b. ... , N. Y., ... [ca. 1868], d. ... [by 1951]
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
16 Thomas Lamont, b. ... 1832, d. ... 1916
m.
17 Caroline Deuel Jayne, b. ... 1842, d. ... 1917
18 Wilber Fisk Corliss, b. ... 1841, d. ...
m. ... 1867
19 Julia Parmelee, b. ... 1844, d. ...
20 James Miner, physician, b. Winchester, Ill., 16 Jan. 1835, d. ...
m. Winchester, Ill., 17 April 1861
21 Matilda Eleonore Thomas, b. Winchester, Ill., 12 Oct. 1835, d. ...
22 Charles William Ranlet, b. Eppingham, Rockingham Co., N. H., ... June 1819, d. ...
m. Lowell, Mass., 23 April 1860 [Mass VRs 136:96]
23 Frances A ... Branscombe, b. Newmarket, Rockingham Co., N. H., ... Aug. 1835, d. ...
24 Elias Springer Buzby, b. Salem, N. J., 20 Sept. 1811, d. ... 17 Feb. 1895
m. Elinsboro, N. J., 19 April 1849
25 Susan A ... Scattergood, b. ... 13 Oct. 1820, d. Salem Co., N. J., 18 Apr. 1865
26 Job Scott Haines, b. ... 16 Jan. 1836, d. ... 4 Aug. 1900
m. Pilesgrove MM, N. J., 25 Feb. 1858
27 Ellen B ... Holmes, b. Pedricktown, N. J., 11 April 1837, d. ... 18 Sept. 1903
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
32 Thomas William Lamont, b. ... 1803, d. ... 1853
m. ... 1826
33 Elizabeth Maria Paine, b. ... 1811, d. ... 1898
34 Walter Peter Jayne, b. ... 1810, d. ... 1894
m. ... 1832
35 Eleanor Ferguson, b. ... 1814, d. ... 1851
36 John Moore Corliss, b. ... 1813, d. ...
m. ... 1839
37 Mary Hawes Hoyt, b. ... , d. ... 1842
38 Elias Ripley Parmelee, b. ... 1799, d. ...
m.
39 Eleanor Allen, b. ... 1802, d. ...
40 Edward Griffith Miner, b. Bridport, Vt., 21 July 1809, d. ...
m. Edwardsville, Ill., 19 April 1834
41 Sophronia Alden, b. Ashfield, Mass., 23 Sept. 1808, d. ...
44 Moses Ranlett, b. ... , d. ...
m.
45 ... , b. ... , d. ...
46 Arthur Branscombe, b. ... , N. H., ... [ca. 1789/90], d. ...
m.
47 Sarah ... , b. ... , N. H., ... [ca. 1795/6], d. ...
48 Amos Buzby, b. Burlington, N. J., 14 March 1781, d. ... 1868
m. Mt. Holly, N. J., ... 1806
49 Mary Watson Van Horn, b. ... 1789, d. ... 1868
50 Jonathan Barton Scattergood, b. Burlington Co., N. J., 28 Oct. 1795, d. Salem Co., N. J., 1 April 1862
m.
51 Elizabeth Atkinson, b. ... , d. ...
54 Samuel Holmes, b. Upper Penn's Neck, N. J., 27 Jan. 1784, d. Pedricktown, N. J., 8 Oct. 1853
m. Gloucester Co., N. J., 8 July 1830
55 Anna Haines, b. Greenwich, N. J., 17 Dec. 1800, d. Chester Twp., Burlington Co., N. J., 1 Jan. 1887
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
64 William Lamont, b. ... 1784, d. ... 1847
m.
65 Jane Stilwell, b. ... , d. ...
68 Peter Jayne, b. ... 1779, d. ... 1813
m. ... 1803
69 Sarah Wheeler, b. ... 1783, d. ... 1830
70 James Ferguson, b. ... 1767, d. ...
m.
71 Jane Dunshee, b. ... 1774, d. ... 1829
76 Elias Parmelee, b. ... 1774, d. ... 1840
m.
77 Fanny Fitch, b. ... 1776, d. ... 1853
78 David Allen, b. ... 1773, d. ...
m. ... 1799
79 Elizabeth Lansing, b. ... , d. ...
80 William Miner, b. Stonington, Conn., 1 Jan. 1766, d. ... March 1813
m. Newport, R. I., 2 Dec. 1787
81 Prudence Potter, b. Newport, R. I., ... , d. Bridgport, Vt., ... 1834
82 John Alden, b. ... [ca. 1761], d. Ashfield, Mass., 15 April 1845
m. Ashfield, Mass., 23 Oct. 1787
83 Nancy Gray, b. Pelham, Mass., 21 Dec. 1771, d. Ashfield, Mass., 18 March 1814 [ae 42y 3m 15d]
110 Jacob Haines, b. Pilesgrove Twp., Salem Co., N. J., 1 July 1758, d. Greenwich, N. J., 26 Aug. 1823
m. Woodbury, N. J., 12 Nov. 1789
111 Elizabeth Paul, b. ... 1 May 1762, d. Greenwich, N. J., 7 June 1819
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
128 William Lamont, b. ... 1756, d. ... 1848
m.
129 Phoebe Gorse Perkins, b. ... 1762, d. ... 1789
136 Joseph Jayne, b. ... 1730, d. ... 1795
m.
137 Abigail Strong, b. ... 1734, d. ... 1797
138 George Wheeler, b. ... 1751, d. ...
m.
139 Ruhame Smith, b. ... 1758, d. ...
154 Jabez Fitch, b. ... 1748, d. ... 1789
m.
155 Olive Ripley, b. ... 1756, d. ...
156 David Allen, b. ... 1743, d. ... 1822
m. ... 1768
157 Sarah Hull, b. ... 1745, d. ... 1804
160 Clement Miner, b. Stonington, Conn., 21 May 1738, d. ... 17 Aug. 1787
m. Stonington, Conn., 24 Dec. 1761
161 Mary Wheeler, b. Stonington, Conn., 22 April 1741, d. ... 29 June 1804
164 David Alden, b. Bridgewater, Mass., 18 June 1727, d. Ashfield, Mass., 12 Aug. 1809 [ae 84y 2m or 84y 1m 24d] [Alden 28; Alden5 342]
m. Middleboro, Mass., 1 Nov. 1753
165 Lucy Thomas, b. Middleboro, Mass., 17 Dec. 1733 d. Ashfield, Mass., 30 Oct. 1809 [Alden5 376]
166 Jonathan Gray, b. ... , d. ...
m.
167 Martha Patrick, b. ... , d. ...
220 William Haines, b. Burlington Co., N. J., 5 March 1726, d. ... 29 July 1759
m. ... 1748
221 Elizabeth Ballinger, b. ... 1726, d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
256 Robert Lamont, b. ... 1726, d. ... 1789
m. ... 1748
257 Roseanna Brown, b. ... 1735, d. ...
272 William Jayne, b. ... 1684, d. ... 1756
m. ... 1710
273 Elizabeth Woodhull, b. ... 1680, d. ... 1742
308 John Fitch, b. ... 1705, d. ... 1760
m.
309 Alice Fitch, b. ... 1713, d. ... 1796
314 Cornelius Hull, b. ... , d. ...
m.
315 ... , b. ... , d. ...
320 Clement Miner, b. Stonington, Conn., 1 Oct. 1706, d. ...
m. Stonington, Conn., 1 Sept. 1731
321 Abigail Hempstead, b. Stonington, Conn., 14 Jan. 1712, d. ...
322 Thomas Wheeler, b. Stonington, Conn., 16 March 1722, d. ...
m. Stonington, Conn., 7 Feb. 1739
323 Mercy Williams, b. Stonington, Conn., 7 Nov. 1719, d. ...
328 Eleazer Alden, b. Bridgewater, Mass., 27 Sept. 1694, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 29 Jan. 1773 [Alden5 340-342]
m. Bridgewater, Mass., 11 May 1720
329 Martha Shaw, b. Bridgewater, Mass., 9 Jan. 1699/1700, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 6 Jan. 1769
330 Noah Thomas, b. Middleboro, Mass., 22 Oct. 1709, d. Middleboro, Mass., 20 Dec. 1758
m. Middleboro, Mass., 22 Feb. 1732/3
331 Mary Alden, b. Middleboro, Mass., 18 Nov. 1712, d. Middleboro, Mass., 1 Aug. 1787 [Alden5 375-376]
442 Thomas Ballinger, b. Burlington Co., N. J., 12 June 1685, d. Burlington Co., N. J., 14 May 1739
m. Burlington Co., N. J., 28 May 1713
443 Elizabeth Elkington, b. ... [ca. 1696], d. Burlington Co., N. J., 11 Feb. 1759
7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
544 William Jayne, b. ... , d. ... 1714
m. ... 1675
545 Anna Biggs, b. ... 1653, d. ... 1682
546 Richard Woodhull, b. ... 1620, d. ...
m.
547 Temperance Topping, b. ... 1624, d. ...
618 Ebenezer Fitch, b. ... 1690, d. ... 1724
m.
619 Bridget Brown, b. ... 1685, d. ... 1756
640 Benjamin Miner, bapt. Stonington, Conn., 25 June 1676, d. Stonington, Conn., 28 Feb. 1711
m. Stonington, Conn., 15 Nov. 1697
641 Mary Saxton, bapt. Stonington, Conn., 4 Sept. 1681, d. ... 17 Oct. 1750
642 Joshua Hempstead, b. ... 1678, d. ... 1758
m.
643 Abigail Bailey, b. ... 1677, d. ... 1716
644 Thomas Wheeler, b. Stonington, Conn., 15 Feb. 1700, d. Stonington, Conn., 23 Oct. 1755
m. Stonington, Conn., 25 Nov. 1718
645 Mary Miner, b. Stonington, Conn., 4 Aug. 1699, d. Stonington, Conn., 28 July 1750
646 John Williams, b. ... 1692, d. ... 1771
m.
647 Desire Denison, b. ... 1693, d. ... 1737
656 Joseph Alden, b. Bridgewater, Mass., 8 Feb. 1668, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 22 Dec. 1747 [Alden5 99-100]
m. ... [before 29 Jan. 1689/90]
657 Hannah Dunham, b. Bridgewater, Mass., ... 1673, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 14 Jan. 1746/7
658 Joseph Shaw, b. Weymouth, Mass., 15 April 1664, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 14 Sept. 1718
m. Weymouth, Mass., ... [ca. 1686]
659 Judith Whitmarsh, b. Weymouth, Mass., 2 Sept. 1669, d. Bridgewater, Mass., 8 Feb. 1760
660 Edward Thomas, b. ... , d. ...
m.
661 Mary Nelson, b. ... , d. ...
662 John Alden, b. ... [ca. 1674/5], d. North Middleboro, Mass., 29 Sept. 1730 [Alden5 105-107]
m. ... [before 18 May 1702]
663 Hannah White, b. Weymouth, Mass., 5 May 1681, d. Middleboro, Mass., 5 Oct. 1732
8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
1236 James Fitch, b. Saybrook, Conn., 2 Aug. 1647, d. Canterbury, Conn., 10 Nov. 1727
m. Norwich, Conn., 8 May 1687
1237 Alice Bradford, b. Plymouth, Mass., ... 1659, d. Canterbury, Conn., 10 March 1745
1280 Joseph Miner, b. Hingham, Mass., 25 Aug. 1644, d. Stonington, Conn., 1 Feb. 1712
m. Stonington, Conn., 23 Oct. 1668
1281 Mary Avery, b. Gloucester, Mass., 19 Feb. 1648, d. Stonington, Conn., 7 Feb. 1708
1282 Joseph Saxton, b. ... 1656, d. ... 1715
m.
1283 Hannah Denison, b. ... 1643, d. ... 1678
1288 Isaac Wheeler, b. ... 1673, d. ... 1737
m.
1289 Mary Shepard, b. ... 1679, d. ... 1761
1290 Ephraim Miner, b. North Stonington, Conn., 22 June 1668, d. Stonington, Conn., 19 Feb. 1740
m. Taunton, Mass., 24 May 1694
1291 Mary Stevens, b. Taunton, Mass., ... [ca. 1668], d. Stonington, Conn., 27 Sept. 1748
1312 (=1324) Joseph Alden, b. ... [Plymouth or Duxbury, Mass., after 22 May 1627], d. Bridgewater, Mass., 8 Feb. 1696/7 [Alden5 37-39]
m. ... [ca. 1660]
1313 (=1325) Mary Simonson, b. ... [ca. 1641], d. ... [after 10 March 1696/7]
1314 Daniel Dunham, b. ... , d. ... 1677
m.
1315 ... , b. ... , d. ...
1316 John Shaw, bapt. Northowram, co. York., 23 May 1630 d. Weymouth, Mass., 16 Sept. 1704
m. ... [ca. 1650]
1317 Alice Phillips, bapt. Wendover, co. Buckingham, 24 Feb. 1631/2, d. ...
1318 John Whitmarsh, b. ... , d. ... [probate Weymouth, Mass., 15 Dec. 1709]
m. ... [ca. 1654]
1319 Sarah Harding, b. ... , d. ...
1324 - 1325 Same as 1312 - 1313, above.
1326 Ebenezer White, b. ... , d. Weymouth, Mass., 24 Aug. 1703
m.
1327 Hannah Phillips, b. ... , d. Weymouth, Mass., 5 Oct. 1732
9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
2474 William Bradford, b. Plymouth, Mass., 17 June 1624, d. Plymouth, Mass., 20 Feb. 1703/4
m. Plymouth, Mass., 1 April 1650
2475 Alice Richards, b. ... , d. Plymouth, Mass., 12 Dec. 1671
2560 (=5160) Thomas Miner, b. ... , d. Stonington, Conn., 23 Oct. 1690
m. Charlestown, Mass., 23 April 1634
2561 (=5161) Grace Palmer, b. ... , d. Charlestown, Mass., 31 Oct. 1690
2562 (=5162) James Avery, b. ... [ca. 1620], d. ... 1700
m.
2563 (=5163) Joanna Greenslade, b. ... [ca. 1622], d. ... 1714
2580 Ephraim Miner, b. Hingham, Mass., 1 May 1642, d. Stonington, Conn., 16 May 1724
m. New London, Conn., 20 Jan. 1666
2581 Hannah Avery, b. New London, Conn., 11 Oct. 1644, d. New London, Conn., 22 Aug. 1721
2582 Richard Stevens, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2583 Mary Lincoln, b. ... , d. ...
2624 (=2648) John Alden, Mayflower passenger, b. ... [ca. 1598], d. Duxbury, Mass., 12 Sept. 1687
m. Plymouth, Mass., ... [before 1623]
2625 (=2649) Priscilla Mullins, Mayflower passenger, b. ... [ca. 1603], d. Duxbury, Mass., ... [between 1680 and 1687]
2626 (=2650) Moses Simonson, b. ... , d. ... [ca. 1690]
m.
2627 (=2651) Sarah ... , b. ... , d. ...
2632 Abraham Shaw, b. ... , d. Dedham, Mass., ... [ca. 1638]
m.
2633 Bridget Best, b. ... , d. Dedham, Mass., ... 1638
2634 (=2654) Nicholas Phillips, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2635 (=2655) Elizabeth Jewson, b. ... , d. ...
2636 John Whitmarsh, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2637 Alice ... , b. ... , d. ...
2638 John Harding, b. ... , d. ...
m.
2639 ... , b. ... , d. ...
2648 - 2651 Same as 2624 - 2627, above.
2652 Thomas White, b. ... , d. Weymouth, Mass., ... [will dated 5 probated 28 Aug. 1678]
m.
2653 Mary Pratt, b. ... , d. ...
2654 - 2655 Same as 2634 - 2635, above.
10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
4948 William Bradford, Mayflower passenger, b. ... , d. Plymouth, Mass., 7 May 1657
m. Plymouth, Mass., 14 Aug. 1623
4949 Alice Carpenter, b. ... , d. Plymouth, Mass., 26 March 1670
4950 Thomas Richards, b. ... , d. Weymouth, Mass., 28 Jan. 1650/1
m.
4951 Welthian Loring, b. ... , d. Boston, Mass., 3 July 1679
5160 - 5161 Same as 2560 - 2561, above.
5162 - 5163 Same as 2562 - 2563, above.
5250 (=5298) William Mullins, Mayflower passenger, b. ... [ca. 1572], d. Plymouth, Mass., 21 Feb. 1620/1
m.
5251 (=5299) Alice ... , Mayflower passenger, b. ... , d. Plymouth, Mass., ... 1621
5296 - 5303 Same as 5248 - 5255, above.
5306 Macuth Pratt, b. ... , d. Weymouth, Mass., 29 Oct. 1672
m.
5307 Elizabeth Kingham, b. ... , d. ... [after 20 April 1673]
5308 - 5311 Same as 5268 - 5271, above.
11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10320 - 10327 Same as 5120 - 5127, above.
10592 - 10607 Same as 10496 - 10511, above.
10616 - 10623 Same as 10536 - 10543, above.
12/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
20640 - 20655 Same as 10240 - 10255, above.
21184 - 21215 Same as 20992 - 21023, above.
21232 - 21247 Same as 21072 - 21087, above.




EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS



1930 New York, New York Co., New York, ED 554, sheet 16A, line 10

Lamont Thomas S     S    M W 31     M 24    NJ NY NJ      banker     private bank
       Eleanor B    W    F W 28     M 21    NY IL MA
       Thomas Jr    S    M W  5     S       NY NJ NY      student
       Edward M     S    M W  3     S       NY NJ NY
       Lansing      S    M W    1/2 S       NY NJ NY

Lansing's age in the schedule is "1/2", not (say) "6/12".

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1930 Puerto Rico, San Juan, San Juan, DE 38, hoja 2A, linea 45

Buzby Jesse     Jefe     V B 34      C   Philadelphia  New Jersey    New Jersey    Comisionista   Trajeo
      Helen     Esposa   H B 30      C   New York      Francia       New York
      Milton    Hijo     V B  5      S   Puerto Rico   Philadelphia  New York
      Camille   Hija     H B  3 0/12 S   Puerto Rico   Philadelphia  New York
      Scott     Hijo     V B  1 1/12 S   Philadelphia  Philadelphia  New York
   (una servienta)

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1930 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Co., Philadelphia, ED 639, sheet 9B, line 100, continued on sheet 10A

Buzby Idella H     H   F W 60 Wd     NJ NJ NJ     Housewife
      Marion E     D   F W 29 S      PA NJ NJ     Solicitor             Doctor
      Harriet M    D   F W 26 S      PA NJ NJ     Teacher               Private
      I Flora      D   F W 24 S      PA NJ NJ     Interior Decorator
   (one servant)

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1910 - 10th Ward, Philadelphia, PA, e.d. 154, sheet 13a 

Buzby, Milton W.   Head  M W 45 M1 16       NJ NJ NJ   Superintendent Iron Co. 
___, Idella H.     Wife  F W 43 M1 16 6 6   NJ NJ NJ 
___, Jesse M.      Son   M W 14 S           NJ NJ NJ 
___, Eleanor S.    Dau   F W 13 S           NJ NJ NJ 
___, Howard J.     Son   M W 11 S           PA NJ NJ 
___, Marion E.     Dau   F W 10 S           PA NJ NJ 
___, Hanna L. M.   Dau   F W  8 S           PA NJ NJ 
___, Idella F.     Dau   F W  5 S           PA NJ NJ 
(1 lodger) 

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1910 - 7th Ward, Elmira, Chemung Co., NY, e.d. 27, sheet 1b 

Geiser, Camille N[?]  Head  M W 35 M1 12       G  G   G     1897 Nat    Machinist     Basket machine 
___, Julia            Wife  F W 42 M2 12 4 4   NY Ire Ire 
___, Mary             Dau   F W 24 S           NY G   Ire 
___, Margarete        Dau   F W 21 S           NY G   Ire 
___, Gertrude         Dau   F W 16 S           NY G   Ire 
___, Eleanore         Dau   F W 11 S           NY G   Ire 

G = Germany (French)

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1900 - 5th Ward, Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA, e.d. 544, sheet 5a 

Ranlet, Charles W.  Head  W M Jun 1819 69 M 40        NH NH NH    Capitalist 
  Francis[sic]      Wife  W F Aug 1835 64 M 40 6 5    NH NH NH 
  Ralph             Son   M W Oct 1873 26 S           MA NH NH 
(3 servants) 

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1880 - Holyoke, Hampden Co., MA, e.d. 306, sheet 19 (p. 331c) 

Ranlett, Charles W.  W M 60        President of Bank     NH NH NH 
___, Frances B.      W F 43 Wife                         NH NH NH 
___, Mary L.         W F 12 Dau                          MA NH NH 
___, Helen B.        W F  9 Dau                          MA NH NH 
___, Ralph           W M  6 Son                          MA NH NH 
(1 servant) 

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1850 - Newmarket, Rockingham Co., NH, p. 306 [152b] 
{faded and unfocused census image} 

Branscomb, Arthur   60       M    Perder[?]      10500         NH 
  Sarah             54       F                                 NH 
  Hellen            18       F                                 NH 
  Frances           16       F                                 NH 
  Josephin          12       F                                 NH 
  Carolin           10       F                                 NH 
Curtis, Lucy        30       F                                 NH 
  Kate               3       F                                 NH 
  Edwin                9/12  M                                 NH 
Andrews, Bridgett   23       F                                 Ireland[?] 

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NOTES






5 -- http://tmsociety.org/thomas/joseph/pafg137.htm

http://homepage.mac.com/jcrossley/wc/wc60/wc60_411.htm



6 -- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=1431gracest&id=I39160



41 -- Alden 87: "Sophronia Alden, of Ashfield, Mass., dau. of Rev. John, was b. 20 Sept. 1809; m. 19 Apr. 1834, Edward Griffith Miner, banker, Winchester, Ill., b. 21 Jan. 1809. They had children, 1. James, 16 Jan. 1835, who m. 17 April 1861, Ellen Thomas; is a physician, and was surgeon in the 101st Reg. Ill. Volunteers .... {submitted by} E. G. Miner."

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cranson2&id=I0151

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=banker1&id=I145056



82 -- Alden 49: "Rev. John Alden, Ashfield, minister of the Baptist persuasion, son of David, was b. 1761; d. 1842, a. 81, and inherited the paternal estate. He was a man of piety and respectable attainments, but the subject of some eccentricities of character. He m. Nancy, dau. of Jonathan Gray of Pelham Mass, who was b. 23 Dec. 1771, and d. Mar. 1813, a. 42."



164 -- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dasharp&id=I10701

http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=aletam&id=I6355



165 -- http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dasharp&id=I11545



442 & 443 have other descendants, such as:

Thomas Ballinger m. Elizabeth Elkington
.Samuel Ballinger m. Elizabeth Groff
 .Joshua Ballinger m. Sarah Jones
  .Sarah Ballinger m. Allen Haines
   .Jonathan Haines m. Mary Jane Sprague
    .Sarah Haines m. Jacob Marion Flickinger
     .Lula Dell Flickinger m. James Edgar Robinson
      .Pauline Robinson m. Marvin Pierce
       .Barbara Pierce m. GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH (b. 1924), US President
        .GEORGE WALKER BUSH (b. 1946), US President




656 & 657 have other descendants, such as:

Joseph Alden m. Hannah Dunham
.Daniel Alden m. Abigail Shaw (below)
 .Daniel Alden m. Jane Turner
  .Daniel Alden m. Sarah Alden
   .Elam Alden m. Sarah Griswold Hyde
    .REV. EDWIN HYDE ALDEN (1836-1911) Character in Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ignalls Wilder




658 & 659 have other descendants, such as:

Joseph Shaw m. Judith Whitmarsh
.Abigail Shaw m. Daniel Alden (above)




1316 & 1317 have other descendants, such as:

John Sr. Shaw m. Alice Phillips
.Elizabeth Shaw m. Capt. Joseph Pool
|.Isaac Pool m. (1st) Mercy ---
| .Isaac Pool m. Sarah Leonard
|  .Olive Pool m. Zachariah Standish (below)
|   .Peleg Standish m. Sarah Hamlen (below)
|    .Sarah Standish m. Reuben Burras
|     .Oscar Burras m. Annette Hakes
|      .Adelia Burras m. William O. Cline
|       .Marie Pauline Cline m. Robert Harwood Quayle
|        .James Cline Quayle m. Martha Corinne Pulliam
|         .JAMES DANFORTH QUAYLE (b. 1947), US Vice President
.Nicholas Shaw m. Deborah Whitmarsh (below)
 .Nicholas Shaw m. Lydia ---
  .Sarah Shaw m. Isaac Hamlen
   .Isaac Hamlen m. Polly Beals
    .Sarah Hamlen m. Peleg Standish (above)




1318 & 1319 have other descendants, such as:

John Whitmarsh m. Sarah Harding
.Deborah Whitmarsh m. Nicholas Shaw (above)




2624 & 2625 have other descendants, such as:

John Alden m. Priscilla Mullins
.David Alden m. Mary Southworth
|.Samuel Alden m. Sarah Sprague 
| .Sarah Alden m. Gamaliel Bradford (below)
|  .Sarah Bradford m. William Hickling 
|   .Charles Hickling m. Elizabeth Brown Edes
|    .Elizabeth Edes Hickling m. Charles Frederick Bradford (below)
|     .Edward Hickling Bradford M.D. m. Edith Fiske
|      .ROBERT FISKE BRADFORD (1902-1983), Governor of Massachusetts
.Elizabeth Alden m. William Pabodie
|.Lydia Pabodie m. Daniel Grinnell
||.George Grinnell m. Mary Bull
|||.Daniel Grinnell m. Ann Chapman
||| .Reuben Grinnell m. Mabel Martin
|||  .Myron Grinnell m. Catharine Hastings
|||   .JOSIAH BUSHNELL GRINNELL (1821-1891), Founder of Grinnell College and US Congressman (Iowa) 
||.Mary Grinnell m. Robert III Lay
|| .Christopher Lay m. Mary Conkling
||  .Jerusha Lay m. Robert Ely
||   .Jerusha Ely m. William Jr. Sterling
||    .Jerusha Lay Sterling m. Edwin Dodge
||     .Maria Lay Dodge m. John Lansing
||      .ROBERT LANSING (1864-1928), US Secretary of State
|.Priscilla Pabodie m. Ichabod Wiswall
||.Priscilla Wiswall m. Capt. Gershom Bradford
|| .Capt. Job Bradford m. Elizabeth Parkman
||  .Joseph Nash Bradford m. Anna Tufts Merchant
||   .Charles Frederick Bradford m. Elizabeth Edes Hickling (above)
|.Ruth Pabodie m. Benjamin Bartlett
| .Abigail Bartlett m. Gamaliel Bradford
| |.Gamaliel Bradford m. Sarah Alden (above)
| .Sarah Bartlett m. Israel Bradford
|  .Abner Bradford m. Susanna Potter
|   .Elisha Bradford m. Eunice Bennett
|    .Susanna Bradford m. Isaac Browne
|     .Albert Gallatin Browne m. Adaline Lavinia Babbitt (below)
|      .Isaac Snell Browne m. Elizabeth Tobin
|       .Edson Bradford Browne m. Cecil Margaret ---
|        .HARRY BROWNE (1933-2006), Economic author and Libertarian Party Presidential Nominee in 1996 & 2000
.Rebecca Alden m. Thomas Delano
|.Jonathan Delano m. Hannah Doty
| .Ruth Delano m. John Peterson
|  .Rhoda Peterson m. Abiezer Edson
|   .Jael Edson m. Snell Babbitt M.D.
|    .Adaline Lavinia Babbitt m. Albert Gallatin Browne (above)
.Ruth Alden m. John Bass
|.Hannah Bass m. Joseph Jr. Adams
| .John Sr. Adams m. Susanna Boylston
|  .JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826), US President m. Abigail Smith
|   .JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848), Signer of Declaration of Independence, US President m. Louisa Johnson
|    .CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS (1807-1886), Diplomat and U.S. Cabinet Officer m. Abigail Brown Brooks
|     .CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS Jr (1835-1915)
|     .HENRY BROOKS ADAMS (1838-1918), Historian
.Sarah Alden m. Alexander Standish
 .Ebenezer Standish m. Hannah Sturdevant
  .Zachariah Standish m. Abigail Whitman (below)
   .Zachariah Standish m. Olive Pool (above)




2632 & 2633 have other descendants, such as:

Abraham Shaw m. Bridget Best
.Susannah Shaw m. Nicholas Byram
 .Abigail Byram m. Thomas Whitman
  .Ebenezer Whitman m. Abigail Burnham
   .Abigail Whitman m. Zachariah Standish (above)




2636 & 2637 have other descendants, such as:

John Whitmarsh m. Alice ---
.Nicholas Whitmarsh m. Hannah Reed
 .Samuel Whitmarsh m. Hannah Pratt (below)
  .Ann Whitmarsh m. Seth Briggs
  |.Silas Briggs m. Esther Soper
  | .Asa Briggs m. Elizabeth Paul (below)
  |  .Sally Briggs m. Israel Putnam Brown
  |   .Sally Brown m. Israel C. Brewer
  |    .Sarah Almeda Brewer m. Calvin Galusha Coolidge
  |     .John Calvin Coolidge m. Victoria Josephine Moor
  |      .(John) CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933), US President
  .Mary Whitmarsh m. William Paul
   .James Paul m. Sarah White
    .Elizabeth Paul m. Asa Briggs (above)




5306 & 5307 have other descendants, such as:

Macuth Pratt m. Elizabeth Kingham
.Matthew Pratt m. Sarah Hunt
|.Hannah Pratt m. Samuel Whitmarsh (above)
.Thomas Pratt m. Mary ---
 .Hepzibah Pratt m. Ephraim Frost
  .Ephraim Frost m. Sarah Cooper
   .Martha Frost m. Joseph Adams
    .Anne Adams m. Timothy Tufts
     .Anna Tufts m. Walter Dickson
      .Walter Dickson m. Sarah Eldridge
       .Almira Ann Dickson m. Johannes Adolf [Gross] Steinbeck
        .John Ernest Steinbeck m. Olive Hamilton
         .JOHN ERNEST STEINBECK (1902-1968), Author most notably of The Grapes of Wrath 
















SOURCES CONSULTED AND CITED


See above. Also:



Alden -- Ebenezer Alden, Memorial of the Descendants of the Hon. John Alden [Randolph, MA, 1867]



Alden5 -- Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes, Family of John Alden [Mayflower Families through Five Generations, vol. 16, part 1 (1999)]







William Addams Reitwiesner

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