Tabitha Lee

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The dau. of John LEE of Farmington, Ct., and Mary HART dau. of Stephen HART. It was the widow of this John LEE (Mrs. Mary LEE), that his father, Jedediah STRONG m. Jan. 5, 1692 as his third wife. (Dwight, p 986).

Tabitha married Preserved Strong on 23 Oct 1701. Preserved (son of Jedediah Strong and Freedom Woodward) was born on 29 Mar 1680 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 26 Sep 1765 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He married about 1726, wife Deborah, of whom Benjamin Dwight wrote (maiden) "name carefully sought after but not found."

Noah married Deborah ??? before 1727. Deborah was born before 1702; died on 30 Nov 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Capt. Joseph Strong on 12 May 1724 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Joseph (son of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 25 Jul 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Apr 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A farmer at Coventry, Ct. In his later years he removed to Windsor and thence to Southampton. It is recorded that "Aaron Strong" (his son) and "his wife Abigail and son Roswell, warned from Springfield (on account of the Indians) came from Windsor to Southhampton in Aug. 1762, and in Jan. 1763-4, Aaron and wife Rachel warned from Westfield came from Windsor to Southampton." (Dwight, p. 1055).

Family/Spouse: Rachel Strong. Rachel (daughter of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 30 Jun 1711 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a farmer at Salisbury, Ct., and afterwards (1761-75) at Brandon, Vt. (Otter Creek): a man of energy and pluck."

Elisha married Desire Williams about 1751. Desire was born on 22 Feb 1731; died on 19 Dec 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Bethuel CHITTENDEN.

Elizabeth married Richard (Dea.) Hale on 27 May 1746 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Richard was born on 28 Feb 1716; died on 1 Jun 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benajah married Lucy Bishop about 1769 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Lucy was born about 1747; died about 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin Dwight wrote that he "was a farmer at Brandon, Vt., and at Cincinnati, O. (1800-1806), and afterwards at Jamestown, Green county, O., where he d. of spotted fever....buried in the same grave (as his wife who died from this the following day."

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Benjamin Dwight writes that he was a farmer and miller in Brandon and a deacon in the Bapt. Ch. He married Lydia Ambler, and he adopted a son and heir Hiram Bigelow surnamed by him Strong.

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Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a farmer of Brandon, Vt., and after 1793, at Westmoreland, Oneida Co,, N.Y where he died....He was a Revolutionary soldier, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis."

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Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a millwright at Brandon, Vt., and afterwards at Elbridge, N.Y, where he put up a saw-mill and grist-mill with his brother Reuben and afterwards removed to (Brutus, now) Sennett, Cayuga County, N.Y., where he bought a farm of 200 acres and spent the rest of his life as a farmer."

Isaac married Miram Bacon before 1788. Miram was born on 31 Dec 1768 in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont; died on 16 Jun 1847 in Cayuga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Jacob BACON.

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Benjamin Dwight writes that she married Samuel KELSEY.

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Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Solomon TUTTLE.

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NATHAN HALE was born on June 6, 1755 in Coventry, Connecticut. His father was a prosperous Coventry farmer, and Nathan was the sixth of twelve children born into the family. His parents held very strong religious beliefs and were advocates of a rigid Puritan work ethic. The Hale children grew up very much influenced by their parents' beliefs in religion, hard work, and education. The days of Nathan Hale's youth were marked with mounting political controversy. The American Revolution was in its infancy, and more and more people were promoting radical ideas that pertained to individual liberties and sovereignty. Nathan Hale took the ideas of individual and political freedoms to heart, and gained a sense of purpose. In a sense, he was very fortunate. His family had the means to send him off to Yale College at the young age of 14. His older brother Enoch was also sent to Yale at the same time. In these years, Yale was primarily a school that prepared young men for the ministry, focusing on religion and the classics. The school was evolving, however, and Nathan absorbed not only ideas in religion and the classics, but also other areas of thought, such as business, astronomy, writing, mathematics, philosophy, and law. During his years at Yale, Nathan Hale became a confident young man, supported by his ethical beliefs, willing and able to speak to others about his ideas. He graduated from Yale at the age of 18, at the top of his class.

When he graduated from Yale in 1773, he accepted a teaching position in East Haddam, Connecticut, and shortly thereafter he was offered a position as the master of the New London, Connecticut Grammar School. All during this period, the political controversies between the Colonies and England were rising to a head. When war broke out, Nathan Hale put his ideals ahead of his immediate comfort, and volunteered his services to the cause of the Revolution. He served as a lieutenant, then a captain, and then as an officer in Thomas Knowlton's elite Knowlton Rangers. In 1776, George Washington needed to gain an advantage on the British. He solicited capable officers who could infiltrate the British forces; in short, Washington needed spies. Nathan Hale volunteered. The details of what happened next are not entirely clear, and never will be. But we do know that Hale was captured by the British in New York on September 21, 1776. We also know that the British General William Howe attempted to bribe Hale for information and a change in allegiance. Nathan Hale stood by his principles. He refused to betray his country, and without a hearing or a trial, he was sentenced to be hanged.

Nathan Hale died in New York on September 22, 1776 because he held to his convictions. Before he was hanged, he bravely spoke words that will never, ever, die: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale died very young, at the age of 21, but his dedication to his beliefs are one of the symbols of of American bravery and principles.

http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/ct_nh.htm

A painting depicting this scene can be found in the Aug-Sept DAR Magazine, and is copied in the November 1996 SFAA newsletter. (The Nov. 1996 Newsletter also contains a five page biography of him).

Joseph married Rebecca Young on 8 Sep 1796 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca was born about 1780; died about 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]