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Rh Childs, Daniel, was a farmer, living in the north part of the town, where Mr. Harty now resides. He m. Phebe; their ch. were:—1. William. 2. Daniel. 3. Jonas, d. 4. Mary. 5. Timothy. 6. Nathaniel. 7. Cynthia. 8. Jonas, m. Amelia L. F. Osgood; whose ch. were:—Lucius A., Amelia A. and Amanda. 9. Betsy. 10. Harriet. 11. Lucy. 12. Charles, m. Roena Baker. 13. Abijah. 14. Francis.

Comee, David, from Lexington, located as a farmer in the east part of the town; was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; he was in a fierce battle, when a ball from the enemy cut the hair from his head, (it being clubbed up,) another ball struck his gun as it was poised before him; it tore the barrel out of the stock and left the ball remaining. He m. Christian Maltman; their ch. were:—1. David, m. Esther Baker; whose ch. were:—David, Betsy, John and Lonisa. 2. James Maltman, m. Sarah Putnam; whose ch. were:—Maria, Christian, Sarah, James M., Mary, William W., Abby, John Porter, d., Leander Porter, Eliza and Daniel Webster. His second wife was Hannah Maltman; their ch. were:—1. Benjamin, d. 2. Christian. 3. Mary, m. William Fletcher; whose ch. were:—Mary Adaline, Eliza, William and Francis. 4. Benjamin, d. 5. John, d. 6. Hannah. 7. Sarah. 8. Ruhamah, m. Abram Jaquith; they had one child whose name was Abby Mead. 9. Martha, m. Ebenezer Fenno; whose ch. were:—Lucy Ann, Harriet Newell, Sarah, Henry Clay and Bernerd Maurett. 10. Benjamin, m. Lovina Mead; whose ch. were:—Charlotte Emeline, Caroline Augusta, Martha Ann, James Monroe and Sarah Mead. His second wife was Mrs. E. A. Seager; whose ch. were:—Rosette, William, Esquire and Helen. 11. Joseph, m. Miriam Stone; whose ch. were:—