Caroline Dutch1
F, b. 31 October 1817, d. 25 October 1889
Caroline Dutch|b. 31 Oct 1817\nd. 25 Oct 1889|p150.htm#i12842|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Caroline Dutch was born on 31 October 1817 in Augusta, Maine.2 She was the daughter of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Caroline Dutch died on 25 October 1889 at the age of 71 unmarried.1
Eben Dutch Jr.1
M, b. 18 October 1819, d. 29 August 1864
Eben Dutch Jr.|b. 18 Oct 1819\nd. 29 Aug 1864|p150.htm#i12843|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Eben Dutch Jr. was born on 18 October 1819 in Augusta, Maine.1,2 He was the son of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Eben Dutch Jr. died on 29 August 1864 at the age of 44.1
Ebenezer Dutch1
M, b. 28 January 1781
Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|||||||||||||
Ebenezer Dutch is also recorded as Eben Dutch. He was born on 28 January 1781 in Bradford, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Rev. Ebenezer Dutch and Mehitable Mighill.1 Ebenezer Dutch married Abigail Sewall, daughter of General Henry Sewall and Tabitha Sewall, on 9 November 1809 in Augusta, Maine, their intention recorded 30 Sep 1809.1,2 Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall were living at Brooklyn, Lee County, Illinois, in 1860 with their son Henry and his wife Sarah.3 There is a small stone grave marker engraved "Eben Dutch" with no dates to be found in Farmington Cemetery, Farmingdale, Sangamon County, Illinois.4
Children of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall
- Lydia Maria Dutch5 b. 20 Nov 1810, d. 8 Oct 1828
- Henry Sewall Dutch1 b. 25 Oct 1812
- Samuel Sewall Dutch5 b. 9 Jun 1815, d. 23 Sep 1832
- Caroline Dutch5 b. 31 Oct 1817, d. 25 Oct 1889
- Eben Dutch Jr.5 b. 18 Oct 1819, d. 29 Aug 1864
- Louisa May Dutch5 b. 18 Oct 1823, d. 1887
- Lydia Maria Dutch6 b. 24 Dec 1828, d. Nov 1836
- Jotham Dutch5 b. 22 May 1836
Citations
- [S106] Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 7 p. 452.
- [S149] NEHGS Database, , Vital Records of Augusta, ME.
- [S154] 1860 US Census.
- [S392] Website findagrave.com (http://www.findagrave.com/) "# 17825794."
- [S153] Charles Nelson Sinnett, The Sewall genealogy, p. 63.
- [S212] James W. North, The history of Augusta, p. 934.
Rev. Ebenezer Dutch1
M
Rev. Ebenezer Dutch married Mehitable Mighill on 18 August 1780 in Rowley, Massachusetts.1
Child of Rev. Ebenezer Dutch and Mehitable Mighill
- Ebenezer Dutch+1 b. 28 Jan 1781
Citations
- [S106] Maine Families in 1790, Vol. 7 p. 452.
Henry Sewall Dutch1
M, b. 25 October 1812
Henry Sewall Dutch|b. 25 Oct 1812|p150.htm#i10237|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Henry Sewall Dutch was born on 25 October 1812 in Augusta, Maine, though the 1860 census might give him a birth date two years later.2,3 He was the son of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 In 1836 he moved to Illinois from Maine and his parents went the following year, where they lived and farmed near Abigail's brother William Sewall q.v.1 Henry Sewall Dutch married Sarah Peabody on 9 March 1848 in Newport, New Hampshire.3,4
Jotham Dutch1
M, b. 22 May 1836
Jotham Dutch|b. 22 May 1836|p150.htm#i12847|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Jotham Dutch was baptised on 22 May 1836 at Augusta, Maine.2 He was the son of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1
Louisa May Dutch1,2
F, b. 18 October 1823, d. 1887
Louisa May Dutch|b. 18 Oct 1823\nd. 1887|p150.htm#i12845|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Louisa May Dutch was born on 18 October 1823.1 She was the daughter of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Louisa May Dutch died in 1887.1
Lydia Maria Dutch1
F, b. 20 November 1810, d. 8 October 1828
Lydia Maria Dutch|b. 20 Nov 1810\nd. 8 Oct 1828|p150.htm#i12839|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Lydia Maria Dutch was born on 20 November 1810 in Augusta, Maine.1,2 She was the daughter of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Lydia Maria Dutch died on 8 October 1828 at the age of 17.1
Lydia Maria Dutch1
F, b. 24 December 1828, d. November 1836
Lydia Maria Dutch|b. 24 Dec 1828\nd. Nov 1836|p150.htm#i15470|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Lydia Maria Dutch was born on 24 December 1828 in Augusta, Maine.1,2 She was the daughter of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Lydia Maria Dutch died in November 1836 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 7.2
Samual Dutch1
M
Samual Dutch was living in Ipswich.1 He married Mehitable Northend, daughter of Capt. Ezekiel Northend and Dorothy Sewall, on 24 May 1737.1
Citations
- [S25] Samuel Sewall, Diary of Samuel Sewall (1973 ed.), p. 1085.
Samuel Sewall Dutch1
M, b. 9 June 1815, d. 23 September 1832
Samuel Sewall Dutch|b. 9 Jun 1815\nd. 23 Sep 1832|p150.htm#i12841|Ebenezer Dutch|b. 28 Jan 1781|p150.htm#i10234|Abigail Sewall|b. 2 Apr 1788\nd. Aug 1872|p421.htm#i10233|Rev. Ebenezer Dutch||p150.htm#i10235|Mehitable Mighill||p319.htm#i10236|General Henry Sewall|b. 24 Oct 1752\nd. 4 Sep 1845|p440.htm#i85|Tabitha Sewall|b. 25 Nov 1753\nd. 19 Jun 1810|p462.htm#i782|
Samuel Sewall Dutch was born on 9 June 1815 in Augusta, Maine.2 He was the son of Ebenezer Dutch and Abigail Sewall.1 Samuel Sewall Dutch died on 23 September 1832 in Augusta, Maine, at the age of 17.2
Elin Dutton1
F
Elin Dutton married Griffith Hanmer, son of Sir Jenkin Hanmer and Margaret verch David ap Bleddyn Vychan of Okenholt.1
Child of Elin Dutton and Griffith Hanmer
Citations
- [S145] John Edwards Griffith, Pedigrees, p. 286.
Eliza Balch Dutton1
F, b. 15 December 1803, d. 16 January 1844
Eliza Balch Dutton was born on 15 December 1803 in Lubec, Maine.1 She married William Cooper, son of John Cooper and Elizabeth Savage, on 8 August 1826.1 Eliza Balch Dutton died on 16 January 1844 at the age of 40.1
Children of Eliza Balch Dutton and William Cooper
- William Savage Cooper1 b. 25 Jul 1827
- Elizabeth Dutton Cooper1 b. 19 Nov 1828, d. 24 Jun 1862
- Emma Porter Cooper1 b. 27 Aug 1830
- Caroline Pearson Cooper1 b. 11 Jan 1832, d. 16 Dec 1877
- Helen Marston Cooper1 b. 26 Jul 1834
- Harriet Coolidge Cooper1 b. 8 Jun 1836, d. 9 May 1841
- John Cooper1 b. 22 Nov 1838, d. 24 Nov 1838
- Mary Cooper1 b. 7 Sep 1839
- Harriet Coolidge Cooper1 b. 4 Sep 1841, d. 2 Aug 1868
Citations
- [S83] NEHGR, Vol. 44 p. 60.
Rebecca Dutton
F, b. 3 May 1756, d. 1823
Rebecca Dutton was born on 3 May 1756. She married Samuel Hoar II, son of Samuel Hoar and Hannah Sawyer. Rebecca Dutton died in 1823.
Children of Rebecca Dutton and Samuel Hoar II
- Samuel Hoar III b. 4 May 1775
- Lucy Hoar b. 14 Apr 1776
- Rebeckah Hoar b. 4 Apr 1779
- Nathan Hoar b. 9 Jan 1781, d. 1797
- Susan Hoar b. 12 May 1784
- Hannah Hoar b. 6 Sep 1786
- Reuben Hoar+ b. 4 Feb 1791
- Joel Hoar b. 9 Aug 1796
Persis Duty1
F, d. 1862
Persis Duty|d. 1862|p150.htm#i3858|Mark Duty||p150.htm#i3860|Sallie Warren||p551.htm#i3861|||||||Moses Warren||p551.htm#i3864||||
Persis Duty was the daughter of Mark Duty and Sallie Warren.2 Persis Duty married Platt Rogers Spencer, son of Caleb Spencer and Jerusha Covell, in April 1828.1 Persis Duty died in 1862.
Child of Persis Duty and Platt Rogers Spencer
- Ellen Spencer+1 b. 13 May 1850
Swanje Van Duyckhuysen1
F
Swanje Van Duyckhuysen married Arent Schuyler, son of Philipse Pieterse van Schuyler and Margarita Van Slechtenhorst, on 2 January 1703 in Albany, New York.1
Children of Swanje Van Duyckhuysen and Arent Schuyler
- Eve Schuyler1 d. 1737
- Cornelia Schuyler1
- John Schuyler+1 b. 1705, d. 12 Jan 1773
- Pieter Schuyler+1 b. c 1710, d. 7 Mar 1762
- Adonijah Schuyler+1 b. 1717, d. b 28 May 1762
Citations
- [S176] Cuyler Reynolds, Hudson-Mohawk memoirs.
(un-named) Dwight1
?, b. 1652
(un-named) Dwight|b. 1652|p150.htm#i17051|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Sarah Sibley|d. 29 May 1652|p475.htm#i7101|John Dwight|d. 24 Jan 1661|p151.htm#i3017|Hannah (Unknown)|d. 5 Sep 1656|p5.htm#i3018|||||||
(un-named) Dwight was born in 1652.1 (un-named) Dwight was the child of Captain Timothy Dwight and Sarah Sibley.1 (un-named) Dwight died in infancy.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 41.
Abiah Dwight1
F, b. 17 February 1704, d. 1748
Abiah Dwight|b. 17 Feb 1704\nd. 1748|p150.htm#i14569|Nathaniel Dwight|b. 20 Nov 1666\nd. 7 Nov 1711|p152.htm#i7125|Mehitable Partridge|b. 1675\nd. 1756|p355.htm#i14568|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Col. Samuel Partridge||p355.htm#i17049|Mehitabel Crow||p114.htm#i17050|
Abiah Dwight was born on 17 February 1704 in Northampton.2 She was the daughter of Nathaniel Dwight and Mehitable Partridge.1 Abiah Dwight married Samuel Kent on 28 February 1722.2 Abiah Dwight died in 1748.1
Child of Abiah Dwight and Samuel Kent
- Major Elihu Kent1 b. 1733, d. 1814
Abigail Dwight1
F, b. 1708
Abigail Dwight|b. 1708|p150.htm#i10803|Seth Dwight|b. 9 Jul 1673\nd. 22 Jan 1731/32|p152.htm#i7128|Abigail Davis||p125.htm#i10800|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|||||||
Citations
- [S102] Annie Haven Thwing, Inhabitants of the Town of Boston, 24961.
Anna Dwight1
F, b. 12 August 1675, d. 15 October 1675
Anna Dwight|b. 12 Aug 1675\nd. 15 Oct 1675|p150.htm#i7129|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|John Dwight|d. 24 Jan 1661|p151.htm#i3017|Hannah (Unknown)|d. 5 Sep 1656|p5.htm#i3018|Rev. Henry Flynt|b. 1606\nd. 27 Apr 1668|p170.htm#i291|Margery Hoar|b. 1614\nd. 10 Mar 1686/87|p236.htm#i6648|
Anna Dwight was born on 12 August 1675.1 She was the daughter of Captain Timothy Dwight and Anna Flynt.1 Anna Dwight died on 15 October 1675.1
Citations
- [S66] Benjamin W. Dwight, Descendants of John Dwight, p.106.
Anna Dwight1
F, b. 2 September 1724, d. 22 December 1802
Anna Dwight|b. 2 Sep 1724\nd. 22 Dec 1802|p150.htm#i17077|Capt. Henry Dwight|b. 19 Dec 1676\nd. 26 Mar 1732|p151.htm#i7130|Lydia Hawley|b. 7 Jul 1680\nd. 27 Apr 1748|p222.htm#i7190|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Capt. Joseph Hawley|b. 28 Jan 1655/56\nd. 19 May 1711|p222.htm#i7191|Lydia Marshall|b. 18 Feb 1655/56\nd. 28 Oct 1732|p308.htm#i7192|
Anna Dwight was born on 2 September 1724.1 She was the daughter of Capt. Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley.1 Anna Dwight died on 22 December 1802 at the age of 78.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 43.
Annas Dwight1
M, b. 14 August 1714, d. August 1714
Annas Dwight|b. 14 Aug 1714\nd. Aug 1714|p150.htm#i17072|Capt. Henry Dwight|b. 19 Dec 1676\nd. 26 Mar 1732|p151.htm#i7130|Lydia Hawley|b. 7 Jul 1680\nd. 27 Apr 1748|p222.htm#i7190|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Capt. Joseph Hawley|b. 28 Jan 1655/56\nd. 19 May 1711|p222.htm#i7191|Lydia Marshall|b. 18 Feb 1655/56\nd. 28 Oct 1732|p308.htm#i7192|
Annas Dwight was born on 14 August 1714.1 He was the son of Capt. Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley.1 Annas Dwight died in August 1714.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 43.
Cecil Dwight1
M, b. 20 June 1770
Cecil Dwight|b. 20 Jun 1770|p150.htm#i17045|Major Timothy Dwight|b. 1726\nd. 10 Jun 1777|p152.htm#i14575|Mary Edwards|b. 1734\nd. 28 Feb 1807|p155.htm#i14576|Col. Timothy Dwight|b. 19 Oct 1694\nd. 30 Apr 1771|p152.htm#i14573|Experience King|b. 1693\nd. 15 Dec 1763|p269.htm#i14574|Rev. Jonathan Edwards||p155.htm#i14577||||
Cecil Dwight was born on 20 June 1770(sic.) probably after 1772.1 He was the son of Major Timothy Dwight and Mary Edwards.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 44.
Clarissa Dwight1
F, b. circa 1767, d. 23 October 1799
Clarissa Dwight was born circa 1767.1 She married Rev. Asa McFarland.1 Clarissa Dwight died on 23 October 1799 of puerperal fever, her child only lasting a few days.1
Citations
- [S370] Nathaniel Bouton, Memoir of Mrs. Elizabeth McFarland, p. 63.
Daniel Dwight1
M, b. 23 September 1681
Daniel Dwight|b. 23 Sep 1681|p150.htm#i7132|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|John Dwight|d. 24 Jan 1661|p151.htm#i3017|Hannah (Unknown)|d. 5 Sep 1656|p5.htm#i3018|Rev. Henry Flynt|b. 1606\nd. 27 Apr 1668|p170.htm#i291|Margery Hoar|b. 1614\nd. 10 Mar 1686/87|p236.htm#i6648|
Daniel Dwight was born on 23 September 1681.1 He was the son of Captain Timothy Dwight and Anna Flynt.1 Daniel Dwight died young.1
Citations
- [S66] Benjamin W. Dwight, Descendants of John Dwight, p.106.
Rev. Daniel Dwight1
M, b. 29 April 1699
Rev. Daniel Dwight|b. 29 Apr 1699|p150.htm#i17061|Nathaniel Dwight|b. 20 Nov 1666\nd. 7 Nov 1711|p152.htm#i7125|Mehitable Partridge|b. 1675\nd. 1756|p355.htm#i14568|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Col. Samuel Partridge||p355.htm#i17049|Mehitabel Crow||p114.htm#i17050|
Rev. Daniel Dwight was born on 29 April 1699.1 He was the son of Nathaniel Dwight and Mehitable Partridge.1 Rev. Daniel Dwight graduated in 1721 from Yale College.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 42.
Dorathy Dwight1
F, b. 17 September 1709, d. 12 July 1745
Dorathy Dwight|b. 17 Sep 1709\nd. 12 Jul 1745|p150.htm#i17070|Capt. Henry Dwight|b. 19 Dec 1676\nd. 26 Mar 1732|p151.htm#i7130|Lydia Hawley|b. 7 Jul 1680\nd. 27 Apr 1748|p222.htm#i7190|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Capt. Joseph Hawley|b. 28 Jan 1655/56\nd. 19 May 1711|p222.htm#i7191|Lydia Marshall|b. 18 Feb 1655/56\nd. 28 Oct 1732|p308.htm#i7192|
Dorathy Dwight was born on 17 September 1709.1 She was the daughter of Capt. Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley.1 Dorathy Dwight died on 12 July 1745 at the age of 35.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 43.
Edmund Dwight1
M, b. 10 January 1717, d. 28 October 1755
Edmund Dwight|b. 10 Jan 1717\nd. 28 Oct 1755|p150.htm#i17074|Capt. Henry Dwight|b. 19 Dec 1676\nd. 26 Mar 1732|p151.htm#i7130|Lydia Hawley|b. 7 Jul 1680\nd. 27 Apr 1748|p222.htm#i7190|Captain Timothy Dwight|b. c 1630\nd. 31 Jan 1717/18|p152.htm#i293|Anna Flynt|b. 11 Sep 1643\nd. 29 Jan 1685/86|p170.htm#i292|Capt. Joseph Hawley|b. 28 Jan 1655/56\nd. 19 May 1711|p222.htm#i7191|Lydia Marshall|b. 18 Feb 1655/56\nd. 28 Oct 1732|p308.htm#i7192|
Edmund Dwight was born on 10 January 1717.1 He was the son of Capt. Henry Dwight and Lydia Hawley.1 Edmund Dwight died on 28 October 1755 at the age of 38.1
Citations
- [S301] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical notes, p. 43.
Eleanor Dwight1
F, b. 1717
Eleanor Dwight|b. 1717|p150.htm#i17024|Col. Timothy Dwight|b. 19 Oct 1694\nd. 30 Apr 1771|p152.htm#i14573|Experience King|b. 1693\nd. 15 Dec 1763|p269.htm#i14574|Nathaniel Dwight|b. 20 Nov 1666\nd. 7 Nov 1711|p152.htm#i7125|Mehitable Partridge|b. 1675\nd. 1756|p355.htm#i14568|||||||
Eleanor Dwight married General Phineas Lyman.1 Eleanor Dwight was born in 1717.1 She was the daughter of Col. Timothy Dwight and Experience King.1 In 1766 Mrs. Lyman, attended by her only brother, Colonel Dwight, and her remaining children, — the second son excepted, — followed the footsteps of her late husband. She, a woman, whose endowments and education was superior to most of her sex, had been broken down during her husband's long absence, by the distresses in which the family had become involved; and died the same year. Her brother lived only until the next summer. The survivors continued in the country, and in the neighborhood of Natchez, for several years. When it was invaded by the Spaniards, in 1781 and in 1782, they abandoned it, and attempted to make their way to Savannah. The war, and their political sympathies, rendered a direct journey dangerous; and they accordingly selected a route which caused them to travel upwards of thirteen hundred miles, and occupied one hundred and forty-nine days. They were all mounted on horseback, but the ruggedness of the ground often required them to travel long distances on foot. Women and children, and infants at the breast, formed a part of the returning and suffering band. Some were sick; all endured the most exhausting fatigue; were in constant dread of meeting with savages; and were sometimes without sufficient food and water. After reaching Georgia, the party formed themselves into two companies. One division became the prisoners of the Whigs; the other, after surmounting many difficulties, reached Savannah in safety. The captives were soon released. Among those who arrived at Savannah, were two daughters of General Lyman, both of whom died at that place.2
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