Sarah Smith, he left 1, James; 2, Joseph, mar. Hannah Clock; their children were Israel, Sydney, Delaware, Lewis, John of Bedford, Joseph of Salem, Isaac of Orange Co., Bethia, Takiah Canficld, Clara, mar. Caleb K. Ilobb}', Phcebe, mar. John Bussing, Hannah, mar. Abel B. Raymond, and Anne, who mar. James Howe of Bedford. 3. Nathan of Bedford, mar. Lydia Holmes, and had xVlbert, d. set. 23, Jeremiah of Bedford, Deborah, mar. James Ferris, Sarah, mar. Jesse Hojrt, Catharine and Abigail.

Close, of Nor.rn Salem. -- This family was formerly seated at Langley, near Macclesfield, England, A. D. 143o. Cloughes, Clowes, or Close, is a Saxon word signifying a cliff or cleft in a valley between high hills. Thcnnas Close, removed from England to Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1665, d. July 26, 1G.S3. His sons were (I.) Thomas, (II.) Joseph. (III.) Benjamin, who left a son BenjaniLn, (IV.) John. Joseph, the second son of Thomas, b. 1G74, removed from Greenwich to North Salem, in 1T4!>, and d. in 17C0, a^t. SG. He mar. Rebecca Tompkins, she d. A. D. 1761, n:t. 82. Their children were 1st, Joseph ; 2, Elizabeth ; 3. Solomon: 4, Sarah; 5, Rachel; 6, Thomas; 7, Benjamin; and 8, Rebecca. Solomon, second son of Joseph, wa.s b. June 23, 1706, d. A. D. 177S, ivt. 72, mar. Deborah

Brush. He had ten children, (1.) Solomon of North Salem, who left , mar. a

Paddock; Phcebe, mar. Epenetus Wallace, M. D. of North Salem. (II.) Nathaniel of North Salem, b. 1732, d. 1773. Ho had 1, Nathaniel of North Saleni, d. A. D. 1S37, ret". 77, mar. JIary Wood, and left 1st. Ebenezer; 2d, Amzi of North Salem, who had Isaac, Daniel II., Ebenezer L.. Jeremiah, 3Iargaret A., Animi K.. Charles IE, and .Mary R. ; 3, Nathaniel; 4th, Rachel; 5th, John of North Salem. 2, Jesse of North Salem, d. wt. 86, 3, Isaac; 4, Deborah, mar.