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THOMAS CURTISS {Thomas, John, Elizabeth), b. Wallingford, 

 Conn., Aug. 26, 1685; m. Mary, 



He was a farmer, and lived in New Cheshire, Conn. He was 

 town surveyor in 1728 and 1740. Will filed February, 1759, 

 New Haven Probate Records. 



They had children : — 



i. Rachel, b. Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 14, 1715; m. Jeronimus Bun- 

 nell, Sept. 20, 1739. 

 ii. Phebe, b. Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 16, 17 18 ; m. Samuel Thompson, 



of Wallingford, Conn., Nov. 5, 1741. 

 iii. Margaret, b. Wallingford, Conn., May 8, 1721; m. Timothy Smith, 



of Wallingford, Conn., Sept. 3, 1740. 

 {62) iv. Gideon, b. Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 25, 1726; m. Merriam Hotch- 



kiss, June 16, 1747. 

 {6j) V. Thomas, b. Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 4, 1729; m. Esther, d. of 



Abijah Benham, of Wallingford, Conn., July 11, 175 1. He d. 



1776. 

 vi. Mary, b. Wallingford, Conn. ; m. John Benham, of Wallingford, 



Conn., Sept. 23, 1747. 



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JOSEPH CURTISS {Thomas, John, Elizabeth), b. Wallingford, 

 Conn., Oct. i, 1691 ; m. Martha, d. of William Collins, of New 

 Haven, Conn., March 14, 1712. She d. July 29, 1769, aet. 86 

 years. He d. 1756. His will was entered, New Haven Probate 

 Records, Feb. 1, 1756. He was a farmer, and owned farms in 

 Wallingford and Farmington. 



They had children : — 



{64) i. r Peter, b. Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 5, 17 13; ni. Chestina Parker, ^ 



< Nov. 22, 1732. V 



ii. ( Joseph, b. Wallingford,Conn., Jan. 5, 1713 ; d. Jan. II, 1713. j 



{6^) iii. Jonathan, b. Wallingford, Conn., April 13, 1715; rn. (i.) Deborah, 

 d. of Thomas and Deborah Mix, of Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 4, 

 1736 ; m. (ii.) Hannah Maple, of Wethersfield, Conn. 



{66) iv. James, b. Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 10, 1717 ; ni. Thankful, 



{67) v. Abner, b. Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 27, 1719 ; m. (i.) Mary Chapman, 

 of Unity, Dec. 7, 1738. m. (ii.) Mrs. Mary Whitmg, of Farm- 

 ington, Conn., Nov. 28, 1782. 



{68) vi. Ethan, b. Wallingford, Conn., Dec. 27, 1720 ; m. Lowly Holt. 



{6g) vii. Joseph, b. Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 2, 1723; m. Rebecca Salter, 

 June 5, 1749. 



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