meadow and upland, besides what I have formerly by Item. I give and bequeath to my son Abraham Hollister, besides what I have already given him by deed of gift, the sum of twenty shillings, to be paid out of my movable estate. Item. I give and bequeath to my said daughter Abigail Loveland about thirty-five acres of land which I lately bought of Ephraim Goodrich, lying neare the sail brook, so called. Item. I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Susannah all the remaining part of what movable estate she brought with her when I married her, besides what I have already disposed of, and also one-third part of all the rest of my moveable estate after my just debts and legacies are paid. Item. I give and bequeath to my sd daughter Abigail Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Martha her mark In presence of Thomas Wells, Penelopy Tryon, Total of inventory, £1182.17.0. (17.) Thomas3 Hollister (John? John1). Thomas son of John Hollister, Jr., and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., Jan. 14, 1672. He married Dorothy, daughter of Joseph Hills of Glastonbury, Conn.; she was born about 1677, and died Oct. 5, 1741, aged 64 years. Her father, Joseph Hill or Hills, was probably a son of William Hill, who came to America in 1632, as a servant, probably, in the ship Lion. He settled at Roxbury, and was made freeman May 14, 1632; he married Phillis, daughter of Richard Lyman, and removed to Hartford. His 2d wife was widow Mary Steele, daughter of Andrew Warner of Hadley. He died in Hartford, July, 1683. In his will he names the following children: William, John, Joseph, bapt. March 17, 1650; Benjamin, Jonathan, Hannah, wife of Thomas Kilburn; Susannah, wife of John Kilburn; Sarah Ward, and Mary Hills. Joseph perhaps settled in Glastonbury, and was the father of Dorothy, wife of Thomas Hollister. Thomas3 Hollister lived in Glastonbury, and died there Oct. 12, 1741. He is called "the weaver" in the town records, and was a deacon of the church. Children: +72. Josiah b. June 7, 1696; m. Martha, dau. of Wm. Miller, Jan. 18, 1718. 73. Dorothy b. Oct. 17, 1697; m. Abram Fox of Glas tonbury, Jan. 3, 1717; he was b. in 1692, and was a son of Richard Fox and Beriah, dau. of Richard Smith of Wethersfield. +74. Gideon b. Sept. 23, 1699; m. Rachel Talcott, dau. of Sargent Nathaniel. +75. Charles b. July 26, 1701; m. Prudence, dau. of John Francis of Wethersfield. +76. Elizabeth; b. Dec. 17, 1703; m. William Miller, Jr., of Glastonbury, Oct. 14, 1731. 77. Hannah b. Dec. 26, 1705; d. Oct. 12, 1712. +78. Thomas b. Jan. 13, 1707; m. Abigail Talcott, about Jan. 1, 1734. 79. Ruth; b. Oct. 13, 1710; m. Nehemiah Smith of Hartford. +80. Rachel b. July 27, 1712; m. Joshua Talcott of Bolton, Conn. 81. Hannah; 2d, b. Feb. 16, 1714; m. William House of Glastonbury, Conn. +82. Eunice, b. +83. m. Thomas Loveland of Glastonbury. Susannah, b. m. Benoni House of Glastonbury. There may be a mistake here, as Susannah dau. of John3 Hollister, is said to have m. Benoni House, May 4, 1741. +84. Elisha b. 1722; m. Ist, Experience Robbins; 2d, Penelope Graves. (18.) Joseph3 Hollister (John John'). Joseph; son of John Hollister and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony, July 8, 1674. He was twice married, Ist to Ann , Nov. 27, 1694; she died Oct. 5, 1712, in her 34th year. He married 2d, Sarah ; had no children by his 2d wife. He lived in Glastonbury, Conn., where he died July 9, 1746, in his 72d year. Administration on his estate was granted Oct. 29, 1746, to Timothy Hollister of Glastonbury, who gave bonds with Ebenezer Webster of Hartford, in £600. Inventory, April 7, 1747, by Timothy Hollister, £997.2.10. -(Hartford Prob. Rec., Vol. XV, pp. 26 and 37.) Children: +85. Joseph b. Dec. 28, 1696; m. Mary, dau. of Joseph White of Middletown, Conn., Dec. 25, 1721. He d. Oct. 8, 1746. She m. 2d, Jonathan Hale, and d. Jan. 18, 1780, aged 82 years. 86. William b. July 8, 1699; d. in 1733, probably unm. July 3, 1733. Administration on the estate of William Hollister of Glastonbury, deceased, to Joseph Hollister, Jr., and Josiah Hollister of Glastonbury, who gave bonds in £100.-(Hartford Prob. Rec., Vol. XI, p. 93.) +87. Timothy; b. He is m. Lucretia (?) mentioned in the colonial records of Conn. as ensign of the 2d company of Glastonbury in 1742, and as captain of the 12th company of the 6th regiment of the colony in 1750. Also in the records for 1760. He was killed by the Indians at Wyoming, in 1763. 88. Mary b. Aug. 25, 1704; m. Joseph Shelton of Stratford, Conn., a son of Daniel Shelton, and b. June 2, 1707. She d. May 26, 1782. He was her second cousin. 89. Ann b. Jan. 16, 1707; m. Ebenezer White of Middletown, Conn., May 27, 1731. She d. Jan. 16, 1787. He was b. May 22, 1687, and d. March 26, 1756; he was a wealthy farmer. 90. Esther b. Aug. 28, 1709; m. Thaddeus Shelton of Stratford, Conn., Oct. 17, 1733. (19.) Sarah3 Hollister (Talcott) (John? John;'). Sarah daughter of John' Hollister and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wetherfield, Conn., Oct. 25, 1676; she married Benjamin Talcott, Jan. 5, 1699. He was a son of Samuel Talcott and Hannah Holyoke, and was born in Wethersfield, Conn., March 1, 1674. "He settled in Glastonbury, and built a house in 1699 (into which he moved Nov. 22d of that year) upon the farm given to him by his father's will, which was purchased of Mr. Samuel Sherman and Mr. Richard Gildersleeve, in the year 1643. This house was a large wooden building on the main street, and was fortified and used as a place of refuge from the frequent attacks of the Indians, and bore the marks of the bullets until it was taken down, soon after the year 1854. This farm and buildings thereon are now owned and occupied (1876) by Jared G. Talcott, one of his descendants, having been in the family over 200 years. Deacon Benjamin Talcott held also the rank of lieutenant in the trained band of Connecticut." Deacon Benjamin's first wife, Sarah Hollister, died at the homestead in Glastonbury, in child-bed, Oct. 15, 1715, in her 35th year. He married a second time (name of wife and date of marriage unknown). He died in Glastonbury, Nov. 12, 1727, in his 54th year, leaving to his wife and surviving children an estate valued by inventory at £2563 15s. 8d. Children: 91. Sarah Talcott, b. Oct. 30, 1699; m. Jonathan Hale, Nov. 28, 1717; he was a son of Samuel Hale, Jr., and Mary, dau. of Capt. Samuel Welles, and was b. in Glastonbury, Aug. 21, 1696, and d. July 2, 1772. She d. July 15, 1743. 92. Benjamin Talcott, b. June 27, 1702; m. Esther Lyman, Aug. 26, 1724; she was a dau. of John Lyman and Mindwell Pomeroy of Northampton, Mass., and was b. Feb. 15, 1698. She d., and he m. 2d, Deborah Gillett. He lived in Bolton, Conn., and d. March 9, 1785. 93. John Talcott, b. Dec. 17, 1704; m. Lucy Burnham, in 1731; she was a dau. of Rev. Wm. Burnham. He was captain of the transport Gull, which carried troops to Cape Breton in 1745. He d. at Provincetown, Aug. 25, 1745; he lived at Hebron, Conn. 94. Hannah Talcott, b. Oct. 16, 1706; m. Benjamin Hale, Jan. 30, 1729; he was a son of Samuel Hale and Mary Welles, and was b. July 22, 1707. She d. Feb. 6, 1796; he d. July 22, 1784, both in Glastonbury. 95. Samuel Talcott, b. Feb. 12, 1708; m. Hannah Mosely, Oct. 5, 1732; she was a dau. of Capt. Joseph Mosely, and was b. Jan. 12, 1710. Capt. Samuel Talcott d. in Glastonbury, Sept. 26, 1768. She d. Sept. 10, 1800. 96. Elizur Talcott, b. Dec. 31, 1709; m. Ruth Wright, Dec. 31, 1730; she was a dau. of Daniel Wright, Jr., and Elliser Benton, and was b. June 5, 1711, |