Family history of James Rising

 

 

++++++++++++    FIRST  GENERATION    ++++++++++++

 

 

1              James Rising       

 

                b. ca. 1617, Ketelsthorp, Norfolk co, England; d. 11 Sep 1688, Suffield, CT; m. (1) 7 Jul 1657, prob. Medfield, Ma, Elizabeth Hinsdale; dau. of Robert Hinsdale & Ann Woodward; b. ca. 1638, Dedham, MA; d. 11 Aug 1669, Windsor, CT.

                Children:

    2‑1       James Rising, b. ca. 1658, Salem, MA.

    3‑2       John Rising, b. 4 Apr 1660, Salem, MA; m. (1) Sarah Hale; m. (2) Mary McLaflin.

       3       Hannah Rising, b. 28 Feb 1662, Salem, MA.

       4       Moses Rising, b. ca. 1663, Salem, MA.

 

                m. (2) 13 Aug 1673, Windsor, CT, Martha nln; d. 2 Apr 1674, Windsor, CT.

 

                Martha was the widow of John Bartlett of Windsor, Conn.

 

                Reference Documents: 86, 95

 

 

++++++++++++    SECOND  GENERATION    ++++++++++++

 

 

2              James Rising       

 

                b. ca. 1658, Salem, MA; d. 24 Jul 1690, Suffield, CT; son of James Rising & Elizabeth Hinsdale.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

3              John Rising       

 

                b. 4 Apr 1660, Salem, MA; d. 11 Dec 1719, Suffield, CT; son of James Rising & Elizabeth Hinsdale; m. (1) 27 Nov 1684, Suffield, CT, Sarah Hale; dau. of Timothy Hale & Sarah Barber; b. 9 Apr 1665, Windsor, CT; d. 11 Oct 1698, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

    4‑1       Sarah Rising, b. 15 Nov 1685, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Hall.

       2       Hannah Rising, b. 6 Jan 1687, Suffield, CT; d. ca. 1690, Suffield, CT.

       3       Eunice Rising, b. 17 Mar 1688/89, Suffield, CT; d. 16 Jun 1689, Suffield, CT.

       4       Hannah Rising, b. 26 Jul 1690, Suffield, CT.

    5‑5       John Rising, b. 20 Feb 1692/93, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Mary Smith; m. (2) Elizabeth Trumble; m. (3) Mary Hamblin.

                 Twins

    6‑6       James Rising, b. 20 Feb 1692/93, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Marshall.

    7‑7       Josiah Rising, b. 21 Feb 1694, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail Nims.

       8       Jonathan Rising, b. 17 Sep 1696, Suffield, CT; d. 2 Mar 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

       9       Joseph Rising, b. 20 Feb 1697/98, Suffield, CT; d. 1 Mar 1697/98, Suffield, CT.

 

                m. (2) 22 Sep 1699, Mary McLaflin; dau. of Robert McLaflin & Joanna Warner; b. 22 Apr 1678; d. 24 May 1764, Wenham, MA.

                Children:

    8‑10     Jonathan Rising, b. 10 Nov 1700, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Abigail Bodurtha; m. (2) Mary Taylor.

    9‑11     Joseph Rising, b. 15 Feb 1702/03, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Hall.

   10‑12    Aaron Rising, b. 8 Oct 1705, Suffield, CT; m. Sarah Hamblin.

       13     Moses Rising, b. 30 Jun 1707, Suffield, CT; d. 30 Mar 1707/08, Suffield, CT.

   11‑14    Mary Rising, b. 27 Jan 1709, Suffield, CT; m. Jonathan Sheldon.

       15     Mercy Rising, b. 28 Feb 1711/12, Suffield, CT; d. 10 Apr 1712, Suffield, CT.

   12‑16    Moses Rising, b. 25 Aug 1713, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Mary Warner; m. (2) Deliverance Sikes.

       17     Mercy Rising, b. 15 Feb 1715/16, Suffield, CT.

   13‑18    Rachel Rising, b. 7 Jul 1719, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Johnson.

 

                Widow Mary Rising married Jonathan Remington. Pynchon has Sarah & Hannah being born 23 June 1687, twins?

 

                Reference Documents: 86, 155, 177

 

 

++++++++++++    THIRD  GENERATION    ++++++++++++

 

 

4              Sarah Rising       

 

                b. 15 Nov 1685, Suffield, CT; d. ca. 1733, Enfield, CT; dau. of John Rising & Sarah Hale; m. ca. 1707, Suffield, CT, Samuel Hall; son of Samuel Hall & Elizabeth White; b. 11 Dec 1664, Taunton, MA; d. 7 May 1733, Enfield, CT.

                Children:

       1       Sarah Hall, b. 3 Oct 1709, Suffield, CT; m. Jermiah Markham.

       2       Samuel Hall, b. 2 Dec 1710, Suffield, CT; m. Hannah Parsons.

       3       Mercy Hall, b. 3 Jun 1712, Suffield, CT.

       4       Bethiah Hall, b. 9 Sep 1713, Suffield, CT; m. William Holton.

       5       Abigail Hall, b. 28 Apr 1715, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Andrews.

                 Twins

       6       Eunice Hall, b. 28 Apr 1715, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Cravatts.

       7       John Hall, b. 31 May 1719, Enfield, CT; m. Hannah Gerl.

       8       Joshiah Hall, b. 16 Mar 1722, Stafford, CT; m. Sarah Bush.

       9       Charity Hall, b. 18 Aug 1723, Stafford, CT; m. Issac Davis.

 

                Samuel married first Elizabeth Bourne and they had nine children.

 

                Reference Documents: 8, 12, 86

 

 

5              John Rising       

 

                b. 20 Feb 1692/93, Suffield, CT; d. 10 Sep 1770, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Sarah Hale; m. (1) 18 Apr 1716, Suffield, CT, Mary Smith; dau. of Ichabod Smith & Mary Huxley; b. 20 May 1696, Northampton, MA; d. 21 Mar 1716/17, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

       1       Sarah Rising, b. 11 Mar 1716/17, Suffield, CT; d. 16 Mar 1716/17, Suffield, CT.

 

                m. (2) 12 Feb 1718/19, Suffield, CT, Elizabeth Trumble; dau. of John Trumble & Elizabeth Winchell; b. 30 Apr 1699, Suffield, CT; d. 13 Sep 1719, Suffield, CT.

 

                m. (3) 4 Jan 1721/22, Suffield, CT, Mary Hamblin; dau. of Nathaniel Hamblin & Mary Pearce; b. 7 Apr 1700, Suffield, CT; d. 22 May 1787, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

   14‑2      Sarah Rising, b. 17 Jul 1722, Suffield, CT; m. John Nelson.

   15‑3      John Rising, b. 22 Jan 1723/24, Suffield, CT; m. Mabel Hall.

   16‑4      Mary Rising, b. 30 Aug 1725, Suffield, CT; m. John Sheldon.

       5       Elizabeth Rising, b. 17 Aug 1727, Suffield, CT; d. 1 Nov 1732, Suffield, CT.

       6       Josiah Rising, b. 5 Jul 1729, Suffield, CT; d. 1 Nov 1732, Suffield, CT.

       7       Ann Rising, b. 20 Feb 1731/32, Suffield, CT.

       8       Josiah Rising, b. 22 Apr 1734, Suffield, CT.

   17‑9      Elizabeth Rising, b. 26 Feb 1735/36, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Joseph Kent; m. (2) Caleb Allen.

       10     Hannah Rising, b. 2 Feb 1739/40, Suffield, CT.

   18‑11    Nathaniel Rising, b. 22 Jul 1743, Suffield, CT; m. Annie Austin.

   19‑12    Ruth Rising, b. 22 Sep 1746, Suffield, CT; m. Reuben Harmon.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

6              James Rising       

 

                b. 20 Feb 1692/93, Suffield, CT; d. 22 Jul 1772, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Sarah Hale; m. 7 Jul 1715, Suffield, CT, Elizabeth Marshall; dau. of Edmund Marshall & Martha nln; b. 17 Mar 1688/89, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

   20‑1      Ebenezer Rising, b. 6 Oct 1716, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail nln.

   21‑2      Benjamin Rising, b. 21 Jan 1720/21, Suffield, CT; m. Lydia Hooker.

   22‑3      James Rising, b. 4 Jun 1728, Suffield, CT; m. Elizabeth Laflin.

 

                Jermeiah Rising & Elizabeth Marshall m. int. 24 Dec 1714, why Jermeiah?.

 

                Reference Documents: 8, 12, 86

 

 

7              Josiah Rising       

 

                b. 21 Feb 1694, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Sarah Hale; m. 19 Jul 1716, Sallt‑AV‑Recollet, Canada, Abigail Nims; dau. of Godffrey Ninns & widow Margaret Williams; b. 3 May 1700, Deerfield, MA.

 

                Josiah and Abigail were captured at Deerfield, MA during the raid by the French and their indian allies.  The 1704 Massacre caught Josiah while he was staying at his uncles home in Deerfield.  They had a chance to return to America but decided not to.  They had eight children all born Canada.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

8              Jonathan Rising       

 

                b. 10 Nov 1700, Suffield, CT; d. 28 Jan 1797, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. (1) Sep 1726, Suffield, CT, Abigail Bodurtha; dau. of Samuel Bodurtha & Mary Remington; b. 20 Dec 1700, Springfield, MA; d. 27 Sep 1773, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

   23‑1      Jonathan Rising, b. 29 Jul 1727/28, Suffield, CT; m. Rebecca Mather.

   24‑2      Abigail Rising, b. 31 Aug 1730, Suffield, CT; m. Ebenezer Copley.

   25‑3      Tryphena Rising, b. 14 Oct 1732, Suffield, CT; m. John Bodurtha.

   26‑4      Sibble Rising, b. 5 Dec 1736, Suffield, CT; m. Samuel Bodurtha.

   27‑5      Paul Rising, b. 17 Jun 1740, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Hannah Bodurtha; m. (2) Ruth Strong; m. (3) Parnell Hathaway.

 

                m. (2) 3 Jan 1775, Suffield, CT, Mary Taylor.

 

                Reference Documents: 12, 86

 

 

9              Joseph Rising       

 

                b. 15 Feb 1702/03, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. 25 Sep 1729, Suffield, CT, Hannah Hall; dau. of Samuel Hall & Elizabeth Bourne; b. Taunton, MA.

 

                Hannah widow of Joseph Rising remarried Samuel Johnson 13 Oct 1741.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

10            Aaron Rising       

 

                b. 8 Oct 1705, Suffield, CT; d. ca. 1790, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. 30 Apr 1729, Suffield, CT, Sarah Hamblin; dau. of Nathaniel Hamblin & Mary Pearce; b. 18 Feb 1708/09, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

       1       Anna Rising, b. 11 Jul 1731, Suffield, CT; d. young.

   28‑2      Aaron Rising, b. 15 Apr 1733, Suffield, CT; m. Ann Harmon.

   29‑3      Hannah Rising, b. 10 Mar 1735/36, Suffield, CT; m. Ephraim Noble.

   30‑4      Abel Rising, b. 25 Jun 1738, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Silence Sheldon; m. (2) Patience Mason.

   31‑5      Amos Rising, b. ca. 1740, Suffield, CT; m. Lydia nln.

   32‑6      Abner Rising, b. 20 Jan 1748, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail Devotion.

   33‑7      Elijah Rising, b. 1 Jan 1753, Suffield, CT; m. Susanna Kent.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

11            Mary Rising       

 

                b. 27 Jan 1709, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. Jonathan Sheldon.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

12            Moses Rising       

 

                b. 25 Aug 1713, Suffield, CT; d. 7 Jul 1778, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. (1) 6 Oct 1737, Suffield, CT, Mary Warner; dau. of Nathaniel Warner & Thankful Taylor; b. 6 May 1716, Suffield, CT; d. 8 Sep 1739, Suffield, CT.

 

                m. (2) 6 Apr 1742, Suffield, CT, Deliverance Sikes; dau. of Samuel Sikes & Mehitable Hanchett; bp. 16 Feb 1717/18, Suffield, CT; d. Jun 1797, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

       1       Phoebe Rising, b. 12 Feb 1742/43, Suffield, CT.

   34‑2      Lucy Rising, b. 3 Mar 1743/44, Suffield, CT; m. Thomas Austin.

       3       Mary Rising, b. 19 Feb 1747/48, Suffield, CT.

   35‑4      Ruth Rising, b. 29 Nov 1751, Suffield, CT; m. Nathaniel Austin.

   36‑5      Russell Rising, bp. 2 Mar 1755, Suffield, CT; m. Huldah Allen.

   37‑6      Deliverance Rising, bp. 20 Mar 1757, Suffield, CT; m. Aaron Pratt.

 

                Moses Rising & Deliverance Sikes m. int 12 Mar 1742.

 

 

                Moses Rising and Deliverance Sikes m. 6 Apr 1742, Suffield church records.

                This was Moses second wife his first was Mary Warner, they had no children.

 

                Reference Documents: 3, 4, 9, 12, 18, 86

 

 

13            Rachel Rising       

 

                b. 7 Jul 1719, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Rising & Mary McLaflin; m. 13 Oct 1741, Suffield, CT, Samuel Johnson.

                Children:

       1       Rachel Johnson, b. 21 May 1742, Suffield, CT.

       2       Mary Johnson, b. 19 Feb 1744, Suffield, CT.

       3       Samuel Johnson, b. 4 Feb 1745/46, Suffield, CT.

       4       Sarah Johnson, b. 23 May 1748, Suffield, CT.

       5       Amos Johnson, b. 25 Jun 1750, Suffield, CT.

       6       Seth Johnson, b. 15 Jul 1752, Suffield, CT; d. 21 Oct 1756, Suffield, CT.

       7       Mercy Johnson, b. 7 Mar 1756, Suffield, CT; d. 25 Oct 1758, Suffield, CT.

 

                Is this the same Samuel Johnson that her sister in law Hannah (Hall) Rising married?  She in not mentioned in her fathers will.    Loomis said that the family went to Southwick, Mass.

 

                Reference Documents: 12, 86

 

 

++++++++++++    FOURTH  GENERATION    ++++++++++++

 

 

14            Sarah Rising       

 

                b. 17 Jul 1722, Suffield, CT; d. bef 5 Jul 1765; dau. of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. 25 Mar 1745, Suffield, CT, John Nelson; son of John Nelson & Hannah Younglove; b. 10 Aug 1726, Suffield, CT.

 

                John Nelson Jr. & Sarah Rising m. int 1 Mar 1744/45.

 

                Reference Documents: 8

 

 

15            John Rising       

 

                b. 22 Jan 1723/24, Suffield, CT; d. 15 Oct 1793, Suffield, CT; son of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. 24 Mar 1748, Suffield, CT, Mabel Hall; dau. of Nathaniel Hall & Mabel Winchell; b. 14 Sep 1728, Suffield, CT; d. 12 Oct 1767, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

   38‑1      John Rising Jr., b. 21 Apr 1748/49, Suffield, CT; m. Thorinda Hathaway.

       2       Mabel Rising, b. 4 Jan 1752, Suffield, CT; d. May 1757, Suffield, CT.

       3       Mary Rising, b. 26 May 1754, Suffield, CT.

   39‑4      Mabel Rising, b. 31 Oct 1757, Suffield, CT; m. Joseph Heath.

   40‑5      Seth Rising, b. 20 May 1760, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail Warren.

       6       Josiah Rising, b. 20 Apr 1763, Suffield, CT.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

16            Mary Rising       

 

                b. 30 Aug 1725, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Sep 1810, Suffield, CT, ae. 85 yrs.; dau. of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. 15 Aug 1744, Suffield, CT, John Sheldon; son of Thomas Sheldon & Mary Smith; b. 14 Aug 1724, Suffield, CT; d. 30 May 1808, Suffield, CT, ae. 84 yrs..

                Children:

       1       Thomas Sheldon, b. 8 Jun 1745, Suffield, CT; m. Ruth Remington.

       2       Mary Sheldon, b. 8 Nov 1747, Suffield, CT; m. Edmund Bement.

       3       John Sheldon, b. 27 Feb 1748/49, Suffield, CT; m. Sybel Spear.

       4       Josiah Sheldon, b. 30 Jan 1751, Suffield, CT; d. 20 Mar 1752, Suffield, CT.

       5       Josiah Sheldon, b. 1 Apr 1753, Suffield, CT; m. Abigail Phelps.

       6       Elizabeth Sheldon, b. 2 Feb 1755, Suffield, CT; m. Seth Harmon.

       7       David Sheldon, b. 27 Oct 1756, Suffield, CT.

       8       Thankful Sheldon, b. 3 Mar 1759, Suffield, CT; d. Nov 1759, Suffield, CT.

       9       Thankful Sheldon, b. 19 Jul 1760, Suffield, CT; d. Mar 1761, Suffield, CT.

       10     Anne Sheldon, b. 6 Apr 1762, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Josiah Curtis; m. (2) Seth Harmon.

       11     Sarah Sheldon, b. 1 May 1765, Suffield, CT; m. Uriah Loomis.

       12     Dan Sheldon, b. 20 Nov 1765, Suffield, CT; m. Susanna King.

 

                John Sheldon & Mary Rising m. int 7 Jul 1744.

 

                Reference Documents: 8, 12

 

 

17            Elizabeth Rising       

 

                b. 26 Feb 1735/36, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. (1) 1 May 1755, Suffield, CT, Joseph Kent; son of Joseph Kent & Hannah Gillett; b. 14 Mar 1734, Suffield, CT; d. 29 Nov 1762, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

       1       Roxanna Kent, b. Suffield, CT; m. Moses Adams.

       2       Joseph Kent, b. 22 Jun 1760, Suffield, CT; m. (1) Tryphena Copley; m. (2) Mindwell Hayden.

       3       Hannah Kent, b. 8 Dec 1761, Suffield, CT.

 

                m. (2) 10 Dec 1764, Suffield, CT, Caleb Allen; son of Ebenezer Allen & Mercy Allen; b. 11 Jan 1740/41, Suffield, CT.

                Children:

       4       Elizabeth Allen, b. 11 May 1765, Suffield, CT.

       5       Tryphena Allen, b. 29 Dec 1767, Suffield, CT.

       6       Marcy Allen, b. 29 May 1769, Suffield, CT.

       7       Anna Allen, b. 13 Feb 1770, Suffield, CT; d. 27 Oct 1776, Suffield, CT.

       8       Mary Allen, b. 13 Apr 1771, Suffield, CT.

       9       Sarah Allen, b. 17 Nov 1772, Suffield, CT.

       10     Alexander Allen, b. 20 May 1774, Suffield, CT.

       11     Caleb Allen, b. Aug 1775, Suffield, CT; d. 4 Oct 1776, Suffield, CT.

       12     Anna Allen, b. 13 Feb 1777, Suffield, CT.

 

                Reference Documents: 8, 12, 86

 

 

18            Nathaniel Rising       

 

                b. 22 Jul 1743, Suffield, CT; d. 21 Jan 1828, Suffield, CT, ae. 84 yrs.; son of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. 6 Jun 1763, Suffield, CT, Annie Austin; dau. of William Austin & Anne Hall; b. 23 Jun 1739, Suffield, CT; d. 21 May 1786, Suffield, CT, ae. 47 yrs..

                Children:

   41‑1      Nathaniel Rising, b. 28 Oct 1765, Suffield, CT; m. Lydia Spencer.

       2       Phillis Rising, b. 6 Oct 1766, Suffield, CT.

   42‑3      Sarah Rising, b. 28 Feb 1770, Suffield, CT; m. Dan King.

       4       Lucy Rising, b. 22 Feb 1772, Suffield, CT.

       5       Candis Rising, b. 27 Apr 1774, Suffield, CT.

       6       David Rising, b. 5 Jul 1776, Suffield, CT.

       7       Julia Rising, b. 28 Sep 1780, Suffield, CT.

 

                Reference Documents: 8, 18, 86

 

 

19            Ruth Rising       

 

                b. 22 Sep 1746, Suffield, CT; dau. of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; m. Reuben Harmon; son of Reuben Harmon & Eunice Parsons; b. ca. 1750, Suffield, CT.

 

 

20            Ebenezer Rising       

 

                b. 6 Oct 1716, Suffield, CT; d. 15 Jan 1753; son of James Rising & Elizabeth Marshall; m. Abigail nln.

                Children:

       1       Ebenezer Rising, b. ca. 1753.

 

                Reference Documents: 86

 

 

21            Benjamin Rising       

 

                b. 21 Jan 1720/21, Suffield, CT; d. ca. 1775, Suffield, CT; son of James Rising & Elizabeth Marshall; m. 29 Nov 1745, Springfield, Ma, Lydia Hooker; dau. of John Hooker & Mary Killium; b. 27 Mar 1726, Southwick, MA; d. 1776, Southwick, MA.

                Children:

       1       Lydia Rising, b. 24 Jul 1746, Suffield, CT.

       2       Benjamin Rising, b. 22 Sep 1747, Suffield, CT.

   43‑3      Raynor Rising, b. 17 Sep 1751, Suffield, CT; m