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daughter of Thomas, and. his wife, Anna, daughter of Rev. Jeremiah Peck. She (Anna) was born May 14th, 1699. Mr. Hart settled in Southington, one and a half miles north-east of the village, at what is known as the Ebenezer Finch place. He was chosen deacon of the church in Southington, March 31st, 1742, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Deacon Thomas Barnes. Mr. Hart died October 21st, 1754., in his 59th year. Mrs. Anna Hart, his widow, died October 24th, 1770, in her 72d year.

THEIR CHILDREN, BEING THE FIFTH GENERATION.

698. Amos, born February 20th, I722; married July 20th, 1749, Ann Gridley.
699. Anna, born September 25th, 1724; married           , Samuel Deming.
700. Thomas, born           , 1727; married August 21st, 1750, Sarah Thomas.
701. Reuben, born September 5th, 1729; married December 21st, 1759, Rhoda Peck.
702. John, born December 9th, 1731; baptized December 12th, 1731; married April 12th, 1755, Desire Palmer.
        Dinah, born February 12th, l733-4; baptizied February 17th, 1734 ; died August, 1739, aged 5 years.
703. Simeon, born December 29th, 1735; baptizied January 4th, 1736.
704. Levi, born March 30th, l738; baptized August 2d, 1738.
        Dinah, born October 10th, 1742; baptized October 10th, 1742; died September 10th, 1743.

683.                       Northington, Conn.

JOSEPH HART, (Nod,) Avon, fourth son of Sergeant Thomas, of Farmington, and his wife, Elizabeth (Judd), born               , l700, at Northington; married December 6th, 1722, Mary, daughter of Joseph Bird, Jr., and his wife, Mary (Steele). He was a shoe-maker by trade. They were both constituent members of the Church at Northington in 1751, and he was their first deacon. He was also a magistrate there. His home was near the first meeting-house at Cider Brook, where his grandson, Gideon W., lived, and has been in possession of his descendants to this day. She died January 23d, l774-5. He died March l0th, l777, aged 77 years.

THEIR CHILDREN, BEING THE FIFTH GENERATION.

705. Joseph, born October 1st, 1723; married June 29th, 1749, Ann Barnes.
706. Ruth, born Dec. 26th, l724 ; married June l6th, 1748, Barnabas Thompson.
707. Noah, born October 28th, 1726; married March 30th, l753, Sarah Miller.
708. Lydia, born August 8th, 1728 ; married December l5th, l748, Noah Gillett.
709. Gideon, born September 11th, 1730; married November 15th, 1759, Elizabeth, Hart.
710. Ambrose, born August 25th, 1732; married August 20th, 1755, Martha Tuller.
711. Medad, born July 27th, l734.; married November 18th, 1754, Phebe Miller,
712. Mary, born September 11th, 1736; married November 27th, 1760, Obadiah, Owen.
713. Dinah, born Nov. 9th, 1738; married April 27th, 1758, Appleton Woodruff.
       Sarah, born October 3d, 1741; died October 25th, 1741.
714. Lois, born        ; married May 30th, 1771, David Bristol, of Northington.