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| SUFFIELD HISTORY Ann, Elizabeth, born Aug. 16, 1692; Sarah, all of whom were mentioned in his will. He bought his brother John Allyn's farm near the ferry, and became a prominent man in town matters. He was a representative at the general court for the years 1711, 1714, 1717, dying at Boston in Nov., the latter year. His four sons settled here, and had families. The family name is yet represented here in their posterity.__________________ Joseph2 Fuller (carpenter), the Suffield settler, and ancestor of all the Suffield Fullers, was gr. son of John of Newton, Mass., the immigrant, and son of Joseph1 (carpenter) of Ipswich. He was born there July 4, 1685. Joseph, Sen., was a soldier under Capt. Turner in the Falls fight in 1676. In 1696 he bought of Samuel Bush his Suffield proprietary grants, which included his eighteen acre house* lot in High street, adjoining John Hanchett's. He did not remove here, but in 1714 deeded these lands to his son Joseph2, who married Bathsheba, daughter of John Hanchett, Sept. 18, 1715, and became a permanent settler here. His descendants have not been numerous, but usually substantial and honored inhabitants. Joseph2 the Suffield settler, died March 7, 1744. His children were Mary and Bathsheba, born June 11, 1716; Mary died April 17, 1717; Mary, second of the name, born May 8, 1718; Sarah, born May 31, 1720; Hannah, born Oct. 3, 1721, died Jan. 2, 1722, and Joseph3, born Aug. 25, 1726, who had five children, and died at Suffield March 25, 1807. __________________
Joseph Pomrey, ancestor of all of the name in Suffield, was the
son of Medad of Northampton, and grandson of Eltweed of Windsor, the immigrant. He was born at Northampton, June 26, 1672, and married Hannah
Seymour, Nov. 29, 1692. By a vote in town meeting 1699, he was invited to settle, and abide here, and to follow his trade
(blacksmith) for the benefit of the town; with the added wish that it might
" please the Lord to bless him with health, and strength so to doe." This page update Wednesday, September 19, 2001
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