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• _FSFTID: 273W-WGF
• _UID: 5BA04C2113214CFB9F8E5B61D1A8DE8AAD62
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; where she lived with her parents
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her parents and sister Ada
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and worked as a saleswoman at the family general store
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan

Notes:

Residence:
where she lived with her family. Edna's mother Carrie Kenney was also living in the household at this time

Buried:
in Covert Cemetery, Lot 282-1

Edna married John William Swoap on 1 Dec 1904 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. John (son of James Gilbert Swoap and Susan A. Crone) was born on 7 Nov 1873 in Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan; died on 17 Oct 1938 in Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 20 Oct 1938 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

1. Orlo Frederick Swoap was born on 14 Apr 1908 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; died on 15 Aug 1984 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; was buried in in Mount Ever-Rest Memorial Park South.

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• _FSFTID: 273W-47L
• _UID: A4B66459B0264B56B4ACC662867D18063764
• Arrival: 1860
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan, United States
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan, United States; where he lived with his family and kept a livery
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a merchant
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a merchant

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 284-1

Samuel married Carrie Amanda Shattuck on 1 Dec 1874 in St. Joseph, Berrien, Michigan. Carrie (daughter of William Justus Shattuck and Laura D. Pratt) was born on 30 Jun 1854 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 26 Jul 1929 in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 28 Jul 1929 in Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LHD2-PHH
• _UID: C908D4ED483F4745B731B4B0FA4B6C6C0EB5
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her parents and siblings
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her parents and siblings
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and kept house
• Residence: 1900, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with her family and kept house
• Residence: 1910, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with husband Samuel and worked as a saleswoman in the family general store
• Residence: 1920, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with daughter Edna Swoap's family

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 284-2

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• _FSFTID: LR3W-3DF
• _UID: A9F2FCB13C4A4239A37B46D5980B5178EEF3
• Arrival: 1860, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; Emigration from Canada
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he lived with his family and worked as a farmer

Notes:

William M. Kenney was one of the pioneer settlers of Covert Twp., Van Buren Co., MI, having taken up residence there in the autumn of 1860. He was born April 10, 1824 in Halton Co., Canada. His father, Samuel D. Kenney, was a native of PA and was born there April 4, 1797. He married Lucy Robbins, a native of MA. She was born in MA on Nov. 13, 1802. Samuel and Lucy were married in Canada where both their families had moved just after the War of 1812. Samuel was a blacksmith and was in the employ of the British Government during the War of 1812. For his service, he received 200 acres of land in Halton Co. and he settled there after his marriage. He lived and died there at the age of 82. His wife, Lucy, died Oct. 17, 1860. Samuel and Lucy had 12 children: Timothy C., William M., Elizabeth Ann, Rebecca M., Samuel W., John S., David R., Lucyntha, Ruth Emily, Nathan C., George C. and Joseph F.
William Kenney married Mary Sherburne in Canada, Halton Co., May 24, 1825 (incorrect date). Mary was born in Canada. He farmed for several years, then turned to the nursery business. The climate was too cold, however, and he came to MI, settling in Covert Twp., known at that time as Deerfield Twp. The country was very wild at that time and the property he purchased was covered in timber. He cleared the land and cultivated a 40-acre farm where he lived the rest of his life.
William and Mary were the parents of: James W., a merchant at Covert and South Haven; Mary J., of South Haven who married George E. Sherbourne; Lucy A., wife of Lyman Carpenter of Covert; Samuel D., a merchant in Covert; Cynthia A. of Chicago, who married Frank Reed; Lottie E., wife of E. G. Allen and who lives in Chicago; Emma, who lives in Chicago and is the wife of Beuna Marvin; and William M.
William is a Republican. He held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Supervisor, but only to fill vacancies as he had no desire for public life. He was formerly connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church and also with the Congregational Church. Even though he was not a member of either church, he led an upright Christian life.
He devoted much of his life to fruit farming, was very successful in grafting trees, and does so for many other parties. - Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties, Michigan : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States, Chicago, Chapman Bros., 1892, pg. 341

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 155-1

William married Mary Jane Sherburne on 10 Mar 1846 in Gore, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of James C. Sherburne and Sarah Middaugh) was born on 24 May 1825 in Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Nov 1908 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried on 5 Nov 1908 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L7N5-X4D
• _UID: 237A56D5F8254274A4DFF7D360A8275B72FD
• Arrival: 1864
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan
• Residence: 1900, Covert Township, Van Buren, Michigan

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 155-2

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• _FSFTID: 9JMW-52G
• _UID: 8AFEAB0622ED442C8A29B4848DA3C7049E0F
• Residence: 1850, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where he was working as a mechanic
• Military: 1 Jul 1863, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; registered for the Civil War draft
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where he worked as an express driver
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1900, Covert Township, Van Buren, Michigan; where he worked as a farmer

Notes:

In 1852 Wm. J. Shattuck built a sawmill on the west branch of Mill brook. The supply of water proving insufficient, the mill was after several years practically abandoned, and the building was removed in 1884. - History of the Town of Plainfield (1891)

Residence:
where he worked as a farmer. Also living in the household at that time were Laura's younger sister Maria Pratt and unknown relation William Shattuck

Buried:
in Covert Cemetery, Lot 176-3

Died:
of disease of the heart and arteriofibrosis contributed by an embolism and gangrene of the leg and foot

William married Laura D. Pratt on 4 Apr 1848 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Laura (daughter of Otis Pratt and Clarissa Hamlin) was born on 24 Sep 1827 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 16 Apr 1872 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LMYW-CQP
• _UID: 71D5C9F092084BFDB6D698D6CF37E307CBB2
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; where she lived with her family
• Residence: 1870, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; where she lived with her family

Notes:

Buried:
Covert Cemetery, Lot 176-1

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• _FSFTID: KN88-XW9
• _UID: 9DCCFBB9A0274D19A2C37EB288E07F13D997
• Residence: 1861, Halton, Canada West, Canada
• Residence: 1871, Ontario, Canada; where he lived with wife Mary and worked as a farmer
• Residence: Mar 1881, Halton, Ontario, Canada; where he lived by himself and was a gentlemen

Notes:

Samuel D. Kenney, was a native of PA and was born there April 4, 1797. He married Lucy Robbins, a native of MA. She was born in MA on Nov. 13, 1802. Samuel and Lucy were married in Canada where both their families had moved just after the War of 1812. Samuel was a blacksmith and was in the employ of the British Government during the War of 1812. For his service, he received 200 acres of land in Halton Co. and he settled there after his marriage. He lived and died there at the age of 82. His wife, Lucy, died Oct. 17, 1860. Samuel and Lucy had 12 children: Timothy C., William M., Elizabeth Ann, Rebecca M., Samuel W., John S., David R., Lucyntha, Ruth Emily, Nathan C., George C. and Joseph F. - Portrait and biographical record of Kalamazoo, Allegan, and Van Buren Counties, Michigan : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States, Chicago, Chapman Bros., 1892, pg. 341

Buried:
Bethel United Cemetery

Samuel married Lucy Robbins about 1821 in Upper Canada. Lucy (daughter of James Robbins) was born on 13 Nov 1802 in Massachusetts; died on 17 Oct 1860 in Drumquin, Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario; was buried in Drumquin, Trafalgar, Halton, Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: KN88-XWS
• _UID: 123626236B0E42C89855AA2EBA6F59258060

Notes:

Buried:
Bethel United Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: L7NF-SPT
• _UID: B87B9BE2C71F4BC7AC2057DDCE29F2C85939
• Residence: 1860, Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin; where he lived with son Byron and the McCarty family and worked as a farmer
• Residence: 1870, Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin; where he lived with son Byron and the McCarty family and worked as a farmer

Notes:

James Sherburne (1798-1880) was the eldest son of John and Mary. About 1821, he and his brother Joseph traveled to Ontario and began a lumber business near Hamilton. He married Sarah Middaugh (1805-1891), daughter of Martin Middaugh and Mary Hawn. In 1825, Sarah petitioned the Canadian government for a land grant, as she was the granddaughter of Martin Middaugh, a United Empire Loyalist who had been born in New York State, but moved to Ontario during the Revolution. James and Sarah were granted 200 acres in Trafalgar District, Halton County, and later purchased an adjacent fifty acres. James and Sarah had fourteen children, all born in Canada. About 1856, apparently deciding he was more American than Canadian, James decided to sell out and move the family to Wisconsin, where land was opening up. A wagon train with family and supplies was organized. They crossed into Michigan and traveled along an old Chicago Trail. Some of the family stopped off in Van Buren County, Michigan, and at least one became a fruit grower, but James and several others went on to Walworth County in southern Wisconsin. There he bought a farm and lived there until his death in 1880. Sarah died in 1891, by that time living with family in Van Buren County. - http://grunerheritage.com/theotherside/sherburne/history2.html

Buried:
in Brick Church Cemetery

James married Sarah Middaugh about 1821 in Canada. Sarah (daughter of Marten Middagh and Mary Margaret Hawn) was born on 6 May 1805 in Halton Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 31 Jan 1891 in Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; was buried in Hartford, Van Buren, Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LKMH-B6M
• _UID: AED50205D86F43E99D9D63588DD7B5C5D091
• Residence: 1860, St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan; where she lived with the family of her son James C. Sherburne
• Residence: 1870, Deerfield, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with the family of her son Albert Sherburne
• Residence: 1880, Covert, Van Buren, Michigan; where she lived with the family of her son Adolphus Sherburne

Notes:

Buried:
in Hartford Cemetery

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• Occupation: clothier
• _FSFTID: LL98-DTT
• _UID: 49C846464868421FA1716E8B4AF1A2770D4D
• Residence: 1810, Greenfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: Abt 1814, Hamilton, Madison, New York; after moving from Deerfield
• Residence: 1830, Hamilton, Madison, New York

Notes:

Many enterprising farmers joined the settlement begun by Messrs. Wells, Nash, Shields and Muir on the rich lands about the valley of the Chenango, eastern branch, and soon had productive farms under cultivation. Among them were Abijah Snow, Elijah, Zenas and Thomas Nash, Lucius Crane, James Williams and others. Ebenezer Colson came to this section as late as 1815, and spent the rest of his life here. Justus Shattuck came about 1814, and settled nearly half way between Earlville and Poolville, and set up the clothier trade, which business he continued for many years.
- History of Madison County, Chapter 9 Hamilton

Buried:
in Poolville Cemetery

Justus married Polly Robinson in Sep 1805 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. Polly (daughter of Jeremiah Robinson and Martha (Patty) Ford) was born on 14 Feb 1786 in Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts; died on 29 Sep 1839 in Norwich, Chenango, New York; was buried in 1839 in Hamilton, Madison, New York. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LHD2-BXC
• _UID: 3103565B8C17445797A83B138D6353574A3F

Notes:

Buried:
Poolville Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: LHVV-FKJ
• _UID: AC56D73801AE4F19B5B17BF39919CAC9410D
• Residence: 1830, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1840, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1850, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1860, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1870, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Notes:

"On the other side of the road from Willcutt's saw-mill, in 1810 was a flax-dressing mill, owned and run by Noah and Irani Packard. About 1816, Reuben Hamlen and Otis Pratt built on the same site a factory for the manufacture of satinets and woolen goods. In 1820 the building which is now the Willcutt mill was removed across the road where it now stands. Mr. Pratt sold his share to Erastus Bates, who moving West in 1834 left Mr. Hamlen to manage the mill alone. After a few years the business was given up." - History of the Town of Plainfield (1891)

Buried:
Hilltop Cemetery

Otis married Clarissa Hamlin on 28 Jan 1817 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Clarissa (daughter of John Hamlin and Sally Towne) was born on 5 Jul 1797 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 13 Dec 1831 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L737-W2C
• _UID: 7010909997B048BDA94FF38BAA9A279A70E6

Notes:

Buried:
Hilltop Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: L4S5-4G4
• _UID: 80E871D585F642E3ADA05D8D29944917A2B4
• Residence: 1790, Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes:

David moved to Grimsby Ontario 1802, staying until granted a land petition: Land Petition #8/27 David Kenney of Grimsby 24 Nov 1807 ...to his Excellency, Francis Gore, Esquire, Lt. Gov. of Upper Canada ... that your petitioner came into this province six years ago from the Jersies and has a family consisting of a wife and nine children of which 6 are sons, that he has property of the amount of 500 pounds in province currency, has taken the oath of allegiance and is desirous to occupy and improve a lot of Crown land of 200 acres... The land petition was granted in Council 25 November 1807 (RG 1, L3, volume279, K3/27, 4 pages)
It is believed that David Kenney was a brother to Peter who came to Grimsby at about the same time. Peter Kenney: b. 1766-1774 in New Jersey, d. Aft. 1822 m. December 13, 1795 to Jane McCowen b. 1771-1774 in Maryland. They had 13 children.
It is all but certain David and his brother Peter were descendants of Adrian Pieterse Kinne who emmigrated from the Netherlands in 1660 and resided in Flatbush, Kings, NY and later in New Jersey. Ongoing DNA testing of descendants of both men have resulted in placement in the "Dutch Line" of Kenneys tracing back to Adrian Pieterse Kinne. The exact lineage however is not proven at this time.

David married Margaret Fuss in Cambridge, Crawford, Pennsylvania. Margaret was born in 1770 in Cortland, Cortland, New York; died on 4 Feb 1848 in Trafalgar Twp, Halton Co, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: L7JX-NLY
• _UID: 8D81EFEB2F654B858F37790DDBCEFBCF0B31

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• _UID: F10FE9F48DDF40409F5D4348D0F771E16969

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• _FSFTID: KZ7S-CV1
• _UID: A506C9D462C4419494B132973713C4A50406

Notes:

John Sherburne (1769-1852), a son of Samuel and Mary, was born in New Hampshire, but died in Sheffield. Vermont and is buried in Glover, Vermont. He married Mary (Polly) Twombley (1769-1760). About 1806, the family moved to Sherbrooke, Quebec, where his three youngest children were born. At some point he returned to Vermont, near where his son John operated an inn in Glover. After the elder John died in 1852, Mary went to live with her son James, then living in Ontario. She went with him when he moved to Wisconsin and is buried beside him in Walworth, Wisconsin. - http://grunerheritage.com/theotherside/sherburne/history2.html

Buried:
Glover Cemetery

John married Mary (Polly) Twombly on 18 Nov 1792. Mary (daughter of James Twombley and Tamsen Drew) was born on 15 Feb 1767 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire; died in Mar 1860 in Walworth, Wisconsin; was buried in Walworth, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: KHVP-6T4
• _UID: 8186A8EF5FF84A5FBFBFD4BFA217B2E3FD8C

Notes:

Buried:
in Brick Church Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: LZPN-367
• _UID: AEC4807A2DB84D278BCA6F0A96C181AF1AE9

Marten married Mary Margaret Hawn. Mary (daughter of Heinrich Hawn and Mary Waggoner) was born in 1762 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1837 in Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 0AB7522095AD436E8DBFAB6461643DCF52EC

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• _FSFTID: 27XY-FKG
• _UID: 403F4F5EDB1A40F08B207D7F1FD2501E576C

Notes:

He marched under Capt.Locke at the Lexington Alarm, and was present at the capture of Cornwallis. Appointed Captain in 1780. He commanded a company from the county of Hampshire in the revolutionary army, from July to November, 1781.

Capt. married Lucy Parker on 10 Nov 1772 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Lucy (daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Eleanor Walker) was born on 30 Jan 1751 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; died on 20 May 1834 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: 27XY-FV4
• _UID: 0966D1D3FB6C4D1FB571C94F3958165F2AA7

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• Military: served in the Revolutionary War
• _FSFTID: MKK3-MYV
• _UID: D59CA5601FF54FFFBE213385229232A2F748

Notes:

The place earliest used in town for a cemetery, so far as known, was the lot on the west side of the road, just north of Mrs. Rachel Shaw's, now occupied by C. W. Streeter as a pasture. Scarcely any race of these early burials, of which there were only a few, now remains. No headstones were erected. Another ancient cemetery lies on the east side of the road just south of the meeting-house.
This was in general use for perhaps twenty years, but was long since abandoned. The last interment here was that of Daniel Streeter, who suicided in 1855. Here were interred Jeremiah Robinson, who owned and operated the first corn mill in town, and his successor, Joseph Beals, the "Mountain Miller," and their families. These last named have been re-interred in the principal cemetery north of the meeting-house. In 1889, the writer witnessed the disinterment of the remains of Jeremiah Robinson, who died in 1824. Portions of the coffin still remained. One fragment bore his initials, J. R., formed by brass-headed nails driven into the wood, as was the custom in those days. Some 20 headstones bearing inscriptions still remain.--About twenty persons were buried in the pasture about half a mile north of Amos K. Griggs'. No headstones were erected, but the graves can still be distinctly traced. - History of the Town of Plainfield, p.56
March 22, 1790, "Voted that Simon Burroughs, Caleb White and Jeremiah Robinson be a committee to view the ground near Streeter's Saw-mill and Determine whether it be necessary to build a bridge over the Brook just above said mill or not." Later at the same meeting it was voted to build the bridge, which was probably one of the first in town. - History of the Town of Plainfield
Jeremiah was a Selectmen for Plainfield in 1791
It is believed that the grist mill, or "corn mill," as it was called, of Jeremiah Robinson, said to have been established in 1789, and the saw mill of Samuel Streeter, both on Mill brook, were the first mills of any kind established here, being mentioned in the records as early as 1791. In 1798 the grist mill was purchased by Joseph Beals, "the Mountain Miller," who managed the business until his death in 1813. - History of the Town of Plainfield, p.68
Jeremiah served in the Revolutionary War

Buried:
in Hilltop Cemetery, Row 20, Plot 18

Jeremiah married Martha (Patty) Ford on 27 May 1781 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Martha (daughter of Andrew Ford and Sarah Shaw) was born on 2 May 1755 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts; died on 12 Sep 1814 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: KGY8-SM6
• _UID: 80D4AEBCBC264A0A8D562F05FA5A1978F0C1

Notes:

Buried:
in Hilltop Cemetery, Row 20, Plot 18

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• _FSFTID: LZYS-SHY
• _UID: C08E5AC1403C46AB9F2AC60B96B0493E3D8F

Notes:

Buried:
in West Hill Cemetery

Whitcomb married Ruth Lovell on 5 Dec 1785 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ruth (daughter of Obadiah Lovell and Ruth Beal) was born on 5 Feb 1762 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts,; died on 24 Jun 1840 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: KG37-1DD
• _UID: B9FEFE552E9A42D5B4CD6648C17E82FAD301

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Buried:
in West Hill Cemetery

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• _FSFTID: LZR8-8ZX
• _UID: 92DB2436F9DC41A78BAFD856C8D53FF8C028
• Residence: 1840, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1840, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts
• Residence: 1850, Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Notes:

He removed with his mother's family from Bridgewater to Cummington; and it was among his distinct recollections, that while on the journey, at Northampton, the news of the Declaration of Independence reached that town, supprising and rejoicing the people. Private in Capt. Joseph Clapp's Co., in Col. Israel Chapin's .3d Mass. Regt.; enlisted Oct. 16, 1779; served at Claverack; dis. Nov. 21, 1779, 5 days travel; also, private in Capt. Ebenezer Strong's Co.; in Col. Sears' Hampshire County Regt.; enlisted Aug. 10, 1781; service at Saratoga; dis. Nov. 20, 1781. He signed for bounty paid him by class 2, for Belchertown, to serve in the Cont. army for 3 years, July 9, 1782. His name appears in Capt. Henry Porter's Co., of Northampton, for clothing. His app. for pension was dated Plainfleld, Mass., June 3, 1834. At his death he was the oldest Rev. pensioner in the town. He removed to Plainfield, 1790, one of its earliest settlers, seventeen years before its incorporation; an honored and respected citizen; selectman, 19 years; representative, five years; Justice Peace, 1817.
- History of the Hamlin Family, Andrews 1902
In the year 1776, John Hamlen, then thirteen years old, removed with his parents to Cummington, three years bfore its incoporation as a town. At the age of sixteen he entered the Revolutionary army and served about six months. He was at the time of his death the last of the Revolutionary pensioners in Plainfield. He married Sally Town (born in Sutton, Mass.) at Windsor, Mass 1790, and settled in Plainfield the same year. He was by trade a carpenter and several of the first houses were built by him or under his supervision. The house which he built and occupied on his homestead where E. A. Atkins now lives, is still in good condition. In 1800 he was chosen one of the selectmen and served for nineteen years. He represented the town in General Court at Boston in 1814, `14 and `15; also in 1823 and 1826. He made the journey to Boston on horseback, and during the May sessions turned his horse out to pasture in the near vicinity, and at the end of the session rode home again. Two other representatives were at the time of their election living in the John Hamlen house, viz.: his son Freeman nnd Edwin A. Atkins, the present member from this town. His wife died Oct. 11, 1818, aged forty-five, For a second wife he married Mrs. Dorothy Gove of Worthillgtou, Nov. 10th, 1819. She died Sept. 21, 1847, aged sixty-nine. Although for many years in feeble health he lacked but a few months of being ninety years of age at his death, which occurred April 15,1852. At the age of seventy-five he publicly professed his faith in Christ as a Savior, and united with the Plainfield church. He had however for some years previously entertained a Christian hope.
- History of the Town of Plainfield, Dyer 1891

Buried:
West Hill Cemetery

John married Sally Towne in Dec 1790 in Windsor, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Sally (daughter of Reuben Towne and Sarah Dodge) was born in 1773 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts; died on 11 Oct 1818 in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

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• _FSFTID: LZR8-8ZN
• _UID: 1BEAB9F7C6624E3DBA9FEC79F89844272123

Notes:

Buried:
West Hill Cemetery