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6Captain Samuel Talcott was one of the original pro prietors of the town of Glastonbury, Conn., and owned thelot which in 1643 was purchased by his father fromSamuel Sherman and Richard Gildcrsleevc, “being 44rods wide, running back from the river three miles to thegreat wilderness.” In 1876 it was still owned by his de scendants. He was the scholar of the family, and to himhis father bequeathed all his books, except his “MartyrBook,” which he gave to his son John. Captain SamuelTalcott died in Wethersfield, Conn., November 10, 1691.Hannah Holyoke, the’first wife of Captain SamuelTalcott, was born June 9, 1644, and died in Wethersfield,February 2, 1678.On her father’s side Hannah Holyoke was descendedfrom:1. Edward Holyoke, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, Eng land, who married, June 18, 1612, Prudence Stockton,daughter of the Reverend John Stockton, of Kinholdt,England. Edward Holyoke was in Lynn, Mass., as earlyas 1630, and was admitted a freeman in 16:18. After residingfor a time in Springfield, Mass., he returned to England,and died May 4, 1660, at Rumney, where he had largeestates.2. Captain Elizur Holyoke, son of (1) Edward Holyokeand Prudence Stockton, his wife, lie married, first, Novem ber 20, 1640, Mary Pynchon (see 5, page 7). He residedin Springfield, Mass., and died there, February 6, 1676.Hannah Holyoke, who married (V) Captain Samuel Tal cott, was a daughter of (2) Captain Elizur Holyoke and MaryPynchon, his first wife.On her mother’s side Hannah Holyoke was descendedfrom:1. Nicholas Pynchon, of Wales, who was Sheriff ofLondon in 1532.2. John Pynchon, son of (1) Nicholas Pynchon.liemarried Jane Empson, daughter and heiress of Sir Richard

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7Empson. John Pynchon resided in Wlittle, Essex County,England, and died November 29, 1573.3.-John Pynchon, son of (2) John Pynchon and JaneEmpson, his wife, lie married the daughter and heiress of--— Orchard.4. lion. William Pynchon, only child of (3) JohnPynchon and - Orchard, his wife. lie was one ofthe Patentees of the Charter of Charles I granted to theColony of Massachusetts, March 4, 1629 ; was chosen AssistantMagistrate by the General Court of the Massachusetts Com pany in London, October 20, 1629, and came to America in1630. He settled first in Roxbury, Mass., where his firstwife, whose maiden name is unknown, died in August, 1630.lie was subsequently chosen Treasurer of the Company andremoved to Springfield, Mass., of which town he was oneof the original proprietors. It is said that on account ofreligious controversies he returned to his seat at Wraisburyon the Thames, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1652. liedied in Wraisbury, October, 1662, aged about seventy-twoyears.5. Mary Pynchon, daughter of (4) Hon. \{ illiam Pynchonand his first wife. She married Captain Elizur Holyoke(see 2, page 6), and died in Springfield, Mass., October26, 1657. Her monument in the old graveyard at Springfield, since removed to make way for the Boston & AlbanyRailroad, bore the following inscription:“Here lyetli the body of Mari, the wife of ElizurHolyoke, who died October 26, 1657.“She that lies here was while she stoodA very glory of womanhood;Even here was sown most precious dust"Which surely shall rise with the just.”.Hannah Holyoke, who married (V) Captain SamuelTalcott, was a daughter of (5) Mary Pynchon and CaptainElizur Holyoke, her husband.VI.Deacon Benjamin Talcott, son of (V) Captain SamuelTalcott and Hannah Holyoke, his first wife, was born inWethersfield, Conn., March 1, 1G74, and married, first,January 5, 1G99, Sarah Hollister. He settled in Glaston bury, Conn., and caused a house lo be built there in 1G991i

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8(into which he moved on November 22d of that year)upon the farm, given to him by his father’s will, whichwas purchased from Samuel Sherman and Richard (Jildersleeve in the year 1G43. This house was a large woodenbuilding on the main street. It was fortified and used asa 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 there on were owned and occupied in 1876 by Jared G. Talcott,one of his descendants, having been in the family overtwo hundred years. Deacon Benjamin Talcott held therank of Lieutenant in the Train-Band of Connecticut.He died at his homestead in Glastonbury, November 12,1727, leaving his large estate by will to his survivingchildren.Sarah Hollister, the first wife o\ Deacon BenjaminTalcott, was born October 25, 1676, and died in childbed,at the homestead in Glastonbury, October 15, 1715. Shewas descended from:1. John Hollister, who was horn in 1012, emigrated toAmerica about 1042, and was an early settler of Weth ersfield, Conn. He married Joanna (or Joan) Treat, daugh ter of Richard Treat (see 1, page 15) and Joanna, hisfirst wife. John Hollister is said to have been born in Glas tonbury, England, but Mr. Alpheus Hollister, of llollisterville, Pa., says: “The Ilollisters were from Bristol, England,a good old family as early as Henry VI11. There was a JohnHollister, Lord of the Manor of Stinchcombe in 1008. DennisHollister was a member of Cromwell’s Privy Council after theProtectorate was established. The name is derived from twowords, ‘Holly’ and ‘Ter’ or ‘Terre’, which means Holly landor the place of Holly trees. There is still a hamlet in Englandbearing the name of ‘Hollcster’ or ‘Holiesterre’. From thisit would appear that the name is truly English and ofSomerset county, England.” John Hollister, the emigrant,was admitted a freeman May 10, 1640. In 1644 he was inWeymouth, Mass., and a representative in that colony; thesame year he returned to Wethersfield, Conn., and was a rep resentative in that colony until his death in April, 1665. lie«/

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9was one of those who engaged in tlie church controversy con cerning the Reverend Jonathan Russell which resulted in thelatter’s removing to Hadley. Joanna (or Joan) Treat, thewidow of John Hollister, died in October, 1094. She was asister of Major Richard Treat, the father of Sarah Treat whomarried Captain Ephraim Goodrich (see II, pages 14-15),and also a sister of Honour Treat who married John Deming(see 1, page 10).2. John Hollister, son of (1) John Hollister and Joanna(or Joan) Treat, his wife. He was born in Wethersfield,Conn., in 1644, and married, November 20, 1007, SarahGoodrich, daughter of Ensign William Goodrich (see I,page 13) and Sarah Marvin, his wife. John Hollister diedin Glastonbury, Conn., November 24, 1711. Sarah Goodrich,his wife, died in 1700.Sarah Hollister, who married (VI) Deacon BenjaminTalcott, was a daughter of (2) John Hollister and SarahGoodrich, his wife.VII.Colonel Elizur Talcott, son of (VI) Deacon BenjaminTalcott and Sarah Hollister, his first wife, was born at thefamily homestead in Glastonbury, Conn., December 31,1709. lie married, December 31, 1730, Ruth Wright* liewas a man of wealth and note in his day, possessing landsin various places, and was one of the large owners of the“Connecticut tract,” on the Susquehanna River, whichhe lost by the defect in the title of the State of Connecticutto the lands. He held many of the principal public officesin Glastonbury during his life; was chairman of the meet ing in that town which denounced the “Boston PortBill”; held a commission as Colonel of a Troop of llorse,previous to and during the War of the Revolution, andwas called into the field and served in command of histroop with the Connecticut forces on Long Island. liewas in New York-City while the British army was march ing in, and from thence was taken home sick upon a litterand did not again join the continental army. He diedat the homestead in Glastonbury, November 24, 1797.i

10Iiuth Wright, the wife of Colonel Elizur Talcott, wasborn June 5, 1711. In her youth she was a remarkablyhandsome woman, tall, erect, with a fine, clear, light com plexion, golden hair and black eyes. Being an only child,she brought to her husband a large fortune, which sheinherited from her father who was a man of wealth. Shedied at the homestead in Glastonbury, September 12,1791. She was descended from:1. (Probably) John Wright, of Ivelvedon, Essex County,England.2. (Probably) Robert Wright, eldest son of (1) JohnWright. He married Mary Green.3. (Probably) John Wright, son of (2) Robert Wrightand Mary Green, his wife. He married Grace Glascock.4. Thomas Wright, (probably) son of (3) John Wrightand Grace Glascock, bis wife, lie was baptized November19, 1610, came with his tirst wife and children from Englandabout 1640, and settled in Wethersfield, Conn. He was theoriginal owner of Wright’s Island, /a the Connecticut River,opposite Glastonbury, and possessed a large estate on theoast side of the river. He died in April, 1670.5. James Wright, son of (4) Thomas Wright and hisfirst wife. James Wright married, second, November 20,1660, Dorcas Weed, daughter of Jonas Weed, and died inMiddletown, Conn., in 170.'). Dorcas Weed, his second wife,died November 24, 1692.6. Daniel Wright, son of (f ) James Wright and DorcasWeed, his second wife. He was horn in 1674; married,August 24, 170.1, Ellen (or Eleanor) Benton, and die l inGlastonbury, Conn., June 8, 1764.Ellen (or Eleanor)Benton, his wife, was born in 1670, and died in Glastonbury,September 27, 1749. She was a daughter of Edward Bentonand Mary -, bis wife.Edward Benton was bornin 1638. He emigrated from England and probably settledfirst in Guilford, Conn. He died in Wethersfield, Conn.,February 19, 1698. Mary, his widow, died in Wethersfield,August 8, 1702.Ruth Wright, who married (YII) Colonel Elizur Talcott,was the only child of (6) Daniel Wright and Ellen (orEleanor) Benton, his wife.

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if11VIII.George Talcott, son of (VII) Colonel FJizur Talcott andRuth Wright, liis wife, was born in Glastonbury, Conn.,September 30,1755, and married, second, February 9,1786,Abigail Goodrich (see V, page 19). lie was a farmerby occupation and lived in the homestead which descendedto him, through his father, from his grandfather, (VI)Deacon Benjamin Talcott. "With his father and twobrothers, George Talcott served for a short time in theWar of the Revolution, and was present at the retreatof the American forces on Long Island. lie died in Glas tonbury, June 13, 1813.IX.General George Talcott (see 1, page 13) was the eldestchild of (VIII) George Talcott and Abigail Goodrich (seeV, page 19), his second wife./

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Two:Maternal Ancestors of GeneralGeorge Talcott.I.Ensign William Goodrich, with his elder brother John,emigrated to America from Bury St. Edmunds, England.They came, probably, lirst to Watertown, Mass., fromwhence they removed to Wethersfield, Conn., where Johnheld lands in 1644 and William held lands in 1666. Thereis a tradition in the family that John and William wereorphans and came to America from South Wales about1644 with their mother’s brother, William Stillman, andfirst settled in the New Haven Colony. Ensign WilliamGoodrich was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn.He married, October 4, 1648, Sarah Marvin, and died inWethersfield in 1676.Sarah Marvin, the widow of Ensign William Good rich, died in Stratford, Conn., in 170:2. She was a daugh ter of Matthew Marvin and Elizabeth-, his wife.Matthew Marvin was born in England in 1600, and withhis wife, their four children, and two servants, came toAmerica from Essex County, England, in 1635, in theship “Increase” of which Robert Lea was Master. Theywere recorded in the office of the “Rolls Court,” London,to be transported to New England, April 15, 1635, theirrespective ages being: “husbandman,” Matthew Marvin,35 years; “uxor,” Elizabeth Marvin, 31 years; MatthewMarvin, 8 years; Maria Marvin, 6 years; Sarah Marvin,3 years; and Hannah Marvin, 6 months. Matthew Marvinwas among the.first settlers of Hartford, Conn., beingone of the company led by John Steele in the fall of 1635,and was a proprietor of land there. After a time he leftHartford and was one of the pioneers who settled Nor walk, Conn., under the “Ludlow Agreement.” He and

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14his son, Matthew Marvin, Jr., were among the fourteenplanters of Norwalk to whom “for the use and behalfe ofsaid Town” (Norwalk), by instrument dated February 15,1651, “Runckinheage, Piamikin, and Magise, and Towntom, and Winnapucke, and Magushetowes, and Concuskenow, and Wampasum, and Sasseakun, and Runckenunnett, and Pokessake, and Slioakecum, and Soanamatum,and Prodax, and Matumpun, and Cockeno-de-LongIsland, Indians,” in consideration of “Thirtie Fathumof Wampum, Tenn Kettles, Fifteen Coates, Tenn payrStockings, Tenn Knifes, Tenn Hookes, Twenty Pipes,Tenn Muckes, Tenn Needles,” conveyed their lands“called and known by the name of Runckinheage, Rooaton* * *.” lie and his son, Matthew Marvin, Jr., togetherdrew lot No. 5 of the so-called East Saugatuck territory,comprising eight acres, one rood and nineteen rods. In1654 Matthew Marvin represented Norwalk in the GeneralCourt. He was one of the most distinguished of the Nor walk fathers. The Reverend Charles M. Selleck, in hishistory of Norwalk, referring to Matthew Marvin statesthat “it may safely be affirmed tlyit he was one of tin*colonial ‘Roll of Honor’ men; men concerning whom ithas been justly said:“ ‘They had no model, but they left us one;On their strong lines we base our social health;The man, the home, the town, the commonwealth.’ ”Matthew Marvin died in Norwalk in 1680.II.Captain Ephraim Goodrich, son of (I) Ensign WilliamGoodrich and Sarah Marvin, his wife, and an elder brotherof Sarah Goodrich who married John Hollister (see ‘2, page9), was born June 2, 1663, and married, first, May 20,1684, Sarah Treat. He died in Glastonbury, Conn., Febru ary 27, 1739.

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Sarah Treat, the first wife of Captain Ephraim Good rich, was born June 8, 1661, and died in Wethersfield,Conn., January 26, 1712. She was descended from:1.Richard Treat, who, with his first wife, Joanna-, and a part of his family, came to America at anearly date. lie was an early settler of Wethersfield, Conn.,and a member of the General Court in 10:17. In 1668 he waselected a Magistrate and served until 1666. lie is named inthe Charter of Connecticut in 1002. He died in Wethersfieldin 1669.2. Major Richard Treat, son of (1) Richard Treat andJoanna, his first wife. He married, in 1661, Sarah Coleman,daughter of Thomas Coleman. She died August 2:1, 1761,in Wethersfield, at the house of her son-in-law, CaptainEphraim Goodrich.Sarah Treat, who married (II) Captain Ephraim Good rich, was a daughter of (2) Major Richard Treat and SarahColeman, his wife.III.Deacon David Goodrich, son of (II) Captain EphraimGoodrich and Sarah Treat, his first wife, was born in 1706,and married, February 16, 1721), Sarah Edwards. Hesettled in Glastonbury, Conn., where his children arerecorded in the town records. His gravestone reads:“Deacon David Goodrich who, on the 7th of June, 1779,at his evening- prayer fell down in an instant and neversaw to make any motion after, being* in the 74tli year ofhis age.”Sarah Edwards, the widow of Deacon David Goodrich,was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 16, 1710, anddied in Glastonbury, Conn., May 11, 1790.On her father’s side Sarah Edwards was descendedirom:1. John Edwards, who lived in Wethersfield, Conn., in1610. He had probably lived in Watertown, Mass., andhad children there by a first wife, lie married, second,Dorothy-, widow of Abraham Finch. John Edwards

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16died about 1664.1712.Dorothy, his widow, died November 14,2. Joseph Edwards, son of (1) John Edwards andDorothy, his second wife.lie was born in May, 1618;married, November 12, 1670, Sarah -, and died inWethersfield, Conn., December 12, 1681. Sarah, his widow,also died in Wethersfield.3. John Edwards, son of (2) Joseph Edwards and Sarah,his wife, lie was born May 30, 1679, and married, May In,1707, Eluse (or Luce) Deming (see 3, below). He diedat Rocky Ilill, Conn., March 25, 1716, and in 1883 his monu ment was still standing in the old Wethersfield buryingground.Sarah Edwards, who married (III) Deacon David Good rich, was a daughter of (3) John Edwards and Eluse (orLuce) Deming, his wife.On her mother’s side Sarah Edwards was descendedfrom:»1. John Deming, who was admitted a freeman in 1645,and is named in the Wethersfield Land Book in 1636 and 1645and in the Charter of Connecticut in 1662. He married,about 1637, Honour Treat, daughter of Richard Treat (see1, page 15) and Joanna, his first wife, and died in 1705.In his will, signed June 26, 1690, and probated Nove

gart, his wife, and of Robert Shearman and Anna Mariax. Sherman, his wife. The data set forth regarding their ancestors is substantially a rearrangement of the ma terial contained in two books by S. V. Talcott, namely, / Talcott Pedigree in England and America, published a