William. Vlf. Elizabeth. William, sixth son of George, mar. Elizabeth Warner, and left 1. Joseph, ob. at the West ; 2. Moses, whose son Moses is still living ; 3. William, d, at N. Y. ; 4. Charles of Connecticut, where sons are still living; 5. John, d. ; 6. James of N. Y. ; 7. Isaac, whose two sons d. in the U. S. A. ; 8. Jacob of Western New York ; 9. Thomas, d. at Charlestown ; 10. George Washington.

Hanford of North Salem. The Rev. Thomas Hanford, was the first Presbyterian minister of the town of Norwalk. He d. A. D. 1693, and left several sons. Thomas, the eldest, had Thomas. The latter left two sons, I.

Thomas of Not walk, whose da. Mary, mar. Wentworth. II. Gershom of North Salem, whose sons are 1. Gershom ; 2. Lewis of North Salem ; 3. John of North Salem ; 4. Josiah ; 5. Thomas ; 6. Nehemiah ; 7. Stephen.

Holmes of Bedford. This family derive their origin from John Holmes, who emigrated from Beverly, Yorkshire, England, to America, about 1660. . In 1690, he was one of the resident proprietors of Bedford, b. cir. 1639, d. 1729. His son John was for many years town clerk, and justice of the peace

for Bedford. John Holmes jun., d. A. D. 1763, he mar. Jemima ,

and left I. John, proprietor of the Cohamong farm, b. 1735, d. 1762, who had Lewis and Catharine. II. Col. James, b. 1737, d. July, 1824, mar. Sept. 25, 1787, Tamar Lounsberry, she d. Oct. 11, 1788. Their two da. were Tamar, b. June 4, 1786, who mar. James Ronalds, and Sally, b. Oct. 27, 1787, who mar. Jeremiah Lounsberry of Bedford. III. Stephen, proprietor of the homestead, d. Sept. 1779.