Old Families of Baltimore
History of Windsor County Vermont
Lewis Cass Aldrich published in 1891
Boynton, Jonathan, was born in Fitchburg, Mass., in 1773, and came to Baltimore in 1797, where he died in 1856. He married Sally Martin. Of their seven children, one died in infancy. The others were Sally (deceased), married Luke Robinson ; Betsey (deceased), married Joshua Leland ; Joseph, died in New York State ; Mary (deceased), married David Barker; Jonathan M., now living in Springfield; and Lewis, married Merry Parker, died in Springfield.
Boynton, Jonathan M., son of Jonathan, was born in Baltimore, November 4, 1807, and married Harriet Batchelder. They had five children, viz.: Edmund, died young; Electra, wife of J. W. Leland, of Weathersfield; Emerson, a sergeant in Company A, Third Vermont Volunteers, was killed at Spotsylvania Court House, Va.; Francis and Frederick, both died young. Jonathan M. has been a resident of North Springfield since 1860.
Graves, Luther, was born in Leominster, Mass., in November, 1780, and came to Baltimore in April, 1815. He married Dorcas Martin, and had five children, viz.: Arthusa, died young; Nelson L., a Presbyterian minister, died in North Carolina; Luther M., died in Massachusetts ; Luke C, died in North Carolina; and Zenas H. Luther died February 28, 1861.
Graves, Zenas H., son of Luther, was born in Weathersfield, March 17, 1815, and married Emily, daughter of Amasa Gregory. Their three children were Nelson, who died at the age of fifteen years; Ella and Otis C, both residents of Baltimore.
Leland Family.-The descendants of this family that settled in Baltimore were of English origin, and their progenitor in this country was Henry Leland, who was born in England in 1625, and emigrated to America in 1652, locating in Dorchester, Mass., but afterwards removed to the town of Sherburne, Mass., where he died in 1680. His son Ebenezer had a son James, who married Hannah Larned and removed to Grafton, Mass., in 1723, and died there in 1768. Their son, Phineas, was twice married, and had eleven children, and settled on the paternal estate. His son, Caleb, born in Grafton, Mass., in 1765, removed, about 1800, to Chester, Vt., and soon after to the adjoining town of Baltimore, where he died in 1813. He married Lakin Willard, and had ten children, viz.: Nancy (deceased), married William Wells; Otis, died in Weathersfield ; Joshua; Maria (deceased), married Henry Smith; Caleb, died at the age of twenty years; Lakin (deceased), married Levi M. Parkhurst; Joseph W., died in Baltimore; Hannah R. (deceased), married Thomas Gilman; Charles, died in Minneapolis, Minn.; James A., resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Leland, Joshua, son of Caleb, was born in Grafton, Mass., May 22, 1794, married Betsey Boynton, and had three children: Oscar H., resides in Texas; Marcella D., wife of Thomas L. Jenkins, of Chester, Vt.; and Charles A. Joshua died May 27, 1866.
Leland, Charles A., son of Joshua, was born in Baltimore, November 15, 1832, married Susan, daughter of John Farnham, and has one child, George F., born in Baltimore, January 25, 1858, who married Nellie A. Pierce and has two children, Arthur F. and Mary A. Charles A. has been a resident of Springfield since 1866.
Martin, Ephraim, who was an officer in the Revolutionary War, came to Baltimore from Lunenburg, Mass., about 1795. His first wife's name we cannot give, but the issue of the marriage, none of whom are living, was as follows: Sally, married Jonathan Boynton; Dorcas, married Luther Graves; Polly, married Amos Piper; Ephraim S.; Lucy, married Paul Haywood; Mary, married James Works; John, emigrated West. Ephraim's second wife was Jerusha Lyons, by whom he had no children. He died in 1835.
Martin, Ephraim S., son of Ephraim, died June 21, 1842, aged sixty-five years. His wife was Nancy Haywood, and they had ten children : Dexter, John H., Jonas, and David H., died in Brooklyn, N. Y.; Ira, died at Jacksonville, Fla.; Lewis, died at the age of seventeen years ; Philena (deceased), married James Cook; Hannah, widow of Bailey Fletcher; Jane, wife of William McGunn, resides in Brooklyn, N. Y.; and Catharine, wife of Asa Fuller, of Springfield, Vt.
Martin, Dexter, son of Ephraim S., was born May 13, 1809, and died April,13, 1880. He married Charlotte Lee, and had ten children, viz.: Gratia, a resident of Springfield ; John Henry, lives at Manson, Mass.; Horace, died at the Marine Hospital, New Orleans, in 1862, aged twenty-three years; Lucy Jane, died at the age of three years; Collins, died fifteen months of age; Lucy Ann, lives at Springfield; Frederick and Frank D. (twins), born May 20, 1846, the former died at the age of twenty-three years, the latter resides in Springfield ; Emma Jane, wife of H. M. Armstrong, of Springfield, Mass.; and Ella, wife of C. C. Parker, of Springfield.
Piper, Noah, came from Massachusetts to Baltimore, and was one of the first three settlers. He died September 7, 1829, aged seventy-nine years. He married Sarah Newton, and had a family of eleven children, viz.: Sarah, died young; Amos, died in Baltimore; Lucretia (deceased); Ruth (deceased), married Walter Mansfield; Eunice (deceased), married Nehemiah Green ; Rufus, died in Cavendish; Prudy (deceased), married a Mr. Green; Patty (deceased), married a Mr. Cheney ; David, died in New York State; John, died in Baltimore ; Levi; and Wealthy (deceased), married James Phillebrown.
Piper, Levi, son of Noah, was born in Baltimore, June 28, 1793, and married, January 11, 1816, Mirian Bartlett, and had three children, viz.: Edwin; Adaline, wife of Thomas Preston, of Baltimore; Martha, died single. Levi died in Springfield, January 3, 1877.
Piper, Edwin, son of Levi, was born in Baltimore, December 11. 1817, and married Esther Brierly, a native of England. The following were their children ; Martha Jane, died at the age of two years and eleven months; Herbert, died at eleven years of age; Foster L.; and Mary Jane, wife of Willis C. Prescott, of West Epping, N. H. Edwin has been a resident of Springfield since 1842. His wife, Esther, died October 14, 1890.
Piper, Foster L., son of Edwin, was born in Springfield, March 3, 1850, and married Sarah Jane, daughter of Abel Adams. They have one son (legally adopted), Edward C. and one daughter, Nellie May.
Preston, Zebina, came from Mansfield, Ct., to Weathersfield, where he died in 1824. Soon after this his widow, her maiden name being Mary Tarbell Woods, a native of Pepperrill, Mass., came to Baltimore with three of her four children. The oldest, Tyrus, remained in Weathersfield; he died single in Springfield. The others were Thomas, Mary (deceased), married Patrick Bryant, Zebina, died .single in Baltimore.
Preston, Thomas, son of Zebina, was born in Weathersfield, May 23, 1819, and married Adaline Piper. Their children are Helen J., resides in Lebanon, N. H.; Emma A., wife of Dr. Nathaniel Q. Brooks, of Charlestown, N. H.; Francis Z; Abbie M., resides in Providence, R. I.; and Alice M., a resident of New York city.
Preston, Francis Z., son of Thomas, was born in Baltimore, July 9, 1851, married Emma A. Bryant, and has three children. Earnest A., Guy Wallace, and Edith May.
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