and d. Sept. 12, 1791. He d. Nov. 24, 1797; he was a colonel of the militia, and lived in Glastonbury.

97. Mehitabel Talcott, b. July 17, 1713; m. Hezekiah Wright, Nov. 29, 1733; he was a son of James Wright and Mary Rose, and was b. Dec. 10, 1701. Mehitabel d. April 20, 1781; res. Glastonbury.

98. Abigail Talcott, b. Oct. 10, 1715; d. Oct. 28, 1715.

For further particulars concerning the descendants of the above, see the "Talcott Pedigree," by S. V. Talcott, Albany, N.Y., 1876.

THE TALCOTT FAMILY.

As will be noticed by the above, three of the children of Thomas Hollister married children of Sergt. Nathaniel Talcott of Glastonbury. The ancestors of Nathaniel Talcott, as given by S. V. Talcott, compiler of the "Talcott Pedigree," published at Albany, N.Y., 1876, are as follows: 1. John Talcott of Warwickshire, England.

2. John Talcott, living in Colchester, Essex Co., Eng., previous to 1558. He was twice married, 1st, to a Welles, by whom he had two sons, John and Robert, and one daughter. 2d, to Marie Pullen, by whom he had two sons and four daughters. In his will he bequeaths real and personal estate in and about Colchester to his children and grandchildren. He died about Nov. 1, 1606, and his will was admitted to probate Nov. 12, 1606. His widow Marie Pullen died about June 19, 1625.

3. John Talcott of Braintree, son of John Talcott of Colchester and his 1st wife, Wells. He was probably born before 1558. He married Anne, daughter of William Skinner, and had John and five daughters. John of Braintree died before his father in 1604. All of his children. were minors at that time.

4. John Talcott, son of John of Braintree, Eng., and Anne Skinner, married Dorothy, daughter of John Mott and Alice Harrington. John Talcott emigrated to America with the Rev. Mr. Hooker's company in the ship Lion, which sailed from England, June 22, 1632, and arrived in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 16, 1632. This company first settled in Newtown, now Cambridge, near Boston. John Talcott was admitted a freeman by the general court at Boston, Nov. 6, 1632, and was one of the representatives in the general court for Newtown, May 14, 1634. He was chosen one of the selectmen of Newtown, Feb. 4, 1634. He was the fifth greatest proprietor of houses and lands in the town. After Mr. Hooker and his company had obtained permission from the general court to remove to the Connecticut River, John Talcott sold all his possessions in Newtown to Nicholas Danforth, May 1, 1636, and with about one hundred others left Newtown in June of that year. (He had first sent the carpenter, Nicholas Clark, over the previous year to build him a house, which stood on the ground where the North Church now stands, and was the first house built in Hartford.) The company, led by the Rev. Mr. Hooker, went on foot through the wilderness to the Connecticut River, where they founded the present city of Hartford. Here he took an active part in the affairs of the town; he was a member of the general court for many years, and was styled "the worshipful Mr. John Talcott." He was one of the committee appointed May 1, 1637, to take into consideration the propriety of a war with the Pequot Indians, and upon whose recommendation a war was accordingly declared. He was one of the chief magistrates of the colony until his death, which occurred at his mansion at the head of Main Street, Hartford, March, 1660. He was also treasurer of the colony, being succeeded in that office by his son John. He was buried in Hartford, and his name is inscribed on the monument erected to perpetuate the memory of the founders of the colony of Connecticut.

Dorothy Mott, wife of John Talcott, died February, 1670. The children of John Talcott and Dorothy Mott were Mary and John, born in England, and Samuel, born in Newtown, America.

5. Capt. Samuel Talcott, son of the "worshipful Mr. John Talcott of Hartford" and Dorothy Mott, was probably born in Newtown, about the year 1634 or '35. He married Hannah Holyoke, daughter of the Hon. Elizur Holyoke and Mary Pynchon, Nov. 7, 1661. She was born June 9, 1644, and died in Wethersfield, Conn., Feb. 2, 1677-8. Capt. Samuel Talcott died in Wethersfield, Nov. 10, 1691. He graduated at Harvard College in 1658, and was made a freeman in 1662. His father settled him upon land which he possessed in Wethersfield, and he was commissioner for that town from 1669 to 1684; he was deputy to the general court from 1670 to 1684, and secretary, in the absence of Col. Allyn, during the October session of 1684; he was confirmed lieutenant of the Wethersfield trained band, May 12, 1677; lieutenant of the troop, Oct. 14, 1679; and captain of the troop of Hartford Co., Oct. 16, 1681. From 1683, except during Andross' administration, he was assistant till his death. He was one of the original proprietors of the town of Glastonbury; he was the scholar of the family, and to him his father bequeathed all his books, except his "martyr book," which he gave to his son John. From these two sons, John and Samuel, are descended all of the name of Talcott in America.

The wife of Capt. Samuel Talcott was a daughter of Capt. Elizur Holyoke and Mary Pynchon, who resided in Springfield, Mass. Capt. Elizur Holyoke was the son of Edward Holyoke and Prudence, daughter of the Rev. John Stockton of Tamworth, Suffolk Co., Eng. Edward Holyoke resided in Lynn, Mass., as early as 1630, and was admitted freeman in 1638. After residing for a time in Springfield, Mass., he returned to England, and died in Rumsey, where he had large estates, May 4, 1660. Capt. Elizur Holyoke was a prominent man in the colony of

Massachusetts, and held various offices of trust under the government. He died at Springfield, Feb. 6, 1676; he married Mary Pynchon, Nov. 20, 1640. She died Oct. 26, 1657; she was the daughter of the Hon. William Pynchon, one of the original settlers of the colony of Massachusetts. He was one of the patentees of the charter of Charles I., granted to Massachusetts March 4, 1629; he was chosen assistant magistrate by the general court of the Massachusetts company in London, Oct. 20, 1629; he came to this country in 1630, and settled in Roxbury, Mass.; he was subsequently treasurer of the company, and removed to Springfield, Mass., of which town he was one of the original proprietors. He returned to England in 1652, and died at his seat at Wraisburgh on the Thames, October, 1662, aged 72 or 74 years; he was a son of John Pynchon and Orchard, and was probably born in Springfield, Essex Co., Eng. The father of this John was John, son of Nicholas Pynchon of Wales, who was sheriff of London in 1532. John lived in Writtle, Essex Co., Eng., and married Jane, daughter and heiress of Sir Richard Empson. John died in 1573, and his widow Jane married Dr. Thomas Wilson, secretary of state.

6. Sergt. Nathaniel, son of Capt. Samuel Talcott and Hannah Holyoke, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., Jan. 28, 1678; he married Elizabeth Pitkin, March 18, 1703; he died in Glastonbury, Jan. 30, 1758, aged 80 years. Elizabeth, his widow, died in Glastonbury, Aug. 26, 1768. They had eight children, three of whom married children of Thomas Hollister and Dorothy Hills.

(21) David3 Hollister (John? John').

David son of John Hollister and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., Nov. 20 or 21, 1681; he married Charity She died Jan. 12, 1786, aged 89 years. David Hollister died Dec. 27, 1753, His will dated Dec. 22, 1753, his widow and Noah Tryon, execu

tors. (H. P. R., Vol. XVI, p. 326.) Wills that his own just debts and those of his deceased son, David, Jr., be paid, and gives to son Jonathan, Benoni, son of his daughter. Jemima, deceased, and to daughters Tryon, Hollister, Goodrich, Goslee, and Smith. Inventory, Jan. 31, 1754, £9923 10s. 3d. Children:

99. Jonathan; b.

m. Ruth

probably. He is probably the Jonathan Hollister who lived in Glastonbury in 1758.—(Chapin.)

100. Jemima b. about 1722; d. Oct. 8, 1745, aged 23 years. Benoni, her son, is mentioned in her father's will.

101. Penelope b.

m. Noah Tryon of Glastonbury.

+102. Bathsheba b. Jan. 20, 1723; m. Amos Hollister,

tonbury, Oct. 19, 1743.

105. A daughter married a Mr. Smith. 106. David b.

d. about 1751, probably unm. Administration on the estate of David Hollister, Jr., granted to Amos Hollister (his brother-in-law), March 14, 1751. Inventory, £300.

(22.) Ephraim3 Hollister (John John1). Ephraim son of John' Hollister and Sarah Goodrich, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., March 15, 1684; he married Elizabeth Green, April 1, 1707. She was a daughter of Tobias Green. Ephraim died in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1733. His widow Elizabeth appointed administratrix.

Children:

107. Ephraim; b. Jan. 1, 1708; d. Jan. 5, 1708. 108. Elizabeth; b. Feb. 23, 1710 (1709, town records).