Esther Hull

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• of: Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut

Esther married Samuel Barlow on 07 Aug 1742. Samuel (son of Samuel Barlow and U.) died on 20 Dec 1773; was buried in Redding Center Congregational Church, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Aaron Barlow

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August 29 1787 VI Colonel Aaron Barlow son of Samuel 2 and Esther Hull Barlow was born at Redding Connecticut February n 1750 died of yellow fever at Norfolk Virginia August 12 1800 He was a most meritorius officer in the continental service and a trustee personal friend of General Israel Putnam He was with the Fifth Connecticut Regiment in the northern campaign of 1775 and was discharged November 28 1775 ensign of the Fourth Connecticut Militia engaged in the Fishkill campaign member of the committee of inspection December 22 1777 from April 1780 served nine months as lieutenant in Colonel Beebe's regiment of state troops on the Westchester front in May 1781 was lieutenant of coast guards at Green's Farms lieutenant colonel of Fourth Connecticut Militia 1794-99
In 1793 under a state law a specific tax was laid on the various trades and professions upon which roll Colonel Aaron Barlow entered his name and was taxed five dollars He built a large colonial house in West Redding with great double stone chimneys and it long roof reaching nearly to the ground in the rear and it was a long time a family tradition that General Putnam often rested in the kitchen herein whilst the circle of intimates quaffed their cider and smoked their pipes Colonel Barlow kept a diary of personal experiences while on the campaign in northern New York during the expedition of Generals Schuyler and Montgomery in the fall of 1 75 for the capture of Montreal and Quebec At this time he was second sergeant of the Tenth Company in the Fifth Regiment of the Connecticut Troops commanded by Colonel David Waterbury Jr Esq His regiment was a part of the quota of 30,000 men raised in New England to aid in the siege of Boston and also participate with the New York troops in the expedition against Canada Colonel Barlow's company was recruited largely in Redding and was commanded by Captain Zalmon Read It departed June 2 1775 reaching Norwalk the next day and Stamford the day after On July igth they pitched tents at Harlem and embarked for Albany July 26th There is an amusing entry for the date August 23d I went to the city to see some thieves tried for their life 3 negroes Dick a boy about 14 years old one negro condemned to be hanged one to be whipt 39 stripes on the naked body rest one week and receive 39 more to lie in prison one month and then be banished The other negro and boy receive 39 apiece On August 26th he left Albany reaching Half Moon and on the 29th was at Fort Edward on the 3Oth at Fort George set out on board the Battow for Ticonderoga on August 3ist and against a head wind reached Sabbath Day Point the same day some twenty miles September ist arrived at Ticonderoga and at Crown Point September 5th Colonel Aaron Barlow was married by Rev Nathaniel Bartlett at Redding Connecticut pastor of the Congregational church December 27 1772 to Rebecca Sanford Children i Elnathan died young 2 Elanthan died in the war of 1812 3 Samuel baptized at Redding May 4 1777 by Rev Nathaniel Bartlett 4 Stephen became a lawyer in Ohio 5 Daniel lived and died at Redding 6 Aaron died at sea 7 Esther died of yellow fever at Norfolk 8 Joel died at Redding 9 Rebecca lived and died at Ballston New York 10 Thomas adopted by his uncle Joel Barlow and called by him after Thomas Paine educated in France and became that uncle's private secretary

Birth:
11 FEB 1749/50

Aaron married Rebecca Sanford on 27 Dec 1772 in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. Rebecca was born in 1747 in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died on 15 Apr 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Military: Fifth Regiment Connecticut Line in the northern campaign

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Samuel 3 Barlow son of Samuel 2 and Esther Hull Barlow was born at Redding Connecticut April 3 1752 died January 26 1776 at Poughkeepsie New York He served in the Fifth Regiment Connecticut Line in the northern campaign and was discharged November 28 1775 While on his way home he sickened and died at the house of David Mulford in Poughkeepsie Upon his father's tombstone is the following tribute to him the son His son Mr Samuel Barlow resigned his breath in the service of his country He died and was buried at Ryn beck on his return from the victory of St Johns and Montreal January 26 AD 17 6 aged 23 years Thus age and youth without distinction fall Death is the common lot prepared for all

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He served in the Fifth Regiment Connecticut Line in the northern campaign and was discharged November 28 1775

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Joel s of Samuel Barlow 2 born at Redding 24 March 1754 first entered Dartmouth College in 1774 or 5 but graduated with high honors at Yale in 1778 in the class with Hon Zepheniah Swift Uriah Tracy Noah Webster Oliver & Alexander Wolcott & other distinguished men at which time he delivered a creditable poem entitled The Prospect of Peace He early showed talent of a superior quality & became a marked favorite with Dr Trumbull & Dr Dwight He was an intimate college friend of Thomas Paine who probably had not at that time become imbued with French infidelity He studied law & divinity for a short time & after being licensed as a Congregational minister he became a Chaplain in the army of the Revolution until the close of the war In 1783 he opened a law office at Hartford & upon Elisha Babcock removing his printing press from Springfield to Hartford he entered into partnership with him in editing The American Mercury In 1785 he was chosen by the General Association of the Congregational Church to revise the Psalms of Dr Watts In 1787 he published his Vision of Columbus but his popular poem entitled Hasty Pudding written in France in 1793 exhibited a more decided poetical talent In 1788 he went to England as agent for the Sciota Land Company & then to France where he became interested in the politics of the country & giving up his agency joined the Girondists In 1791 he returned to England & there causing offence by his publications he returned to France in 1792 In 1795 he was appointed by General Washington Consul to Algiers where he effected a treaty which liberated Americans held as slaves by the Dey He also succeeded in a treaty at Tripoli by which the American prisoners there were redeemed In 1797 he returned to Paris & in 1805 to the United States & settled in the vicinity of Georgetown In 1808 he published the great poem of his life The Columbiad which was republished in 1811 in London He was diligently engaged in writing a history of the United States in 1812 when he was appointed by General Washington Minister Plenipotentiary to France Unfortunately while on his way to Wilna to confer with the Emperor Napoleon he contracted a severe cold & died from inflammation of the lungs at Zarwanica a small village in Poland 2 Oct 1812 He m Ruth a d of Michael Baldwin of New Haven who with her sister Clarissa accompanied her husband to France Clarissa m Col Bomford of the US Army Both ladies were sisters of the Hon Henry Baldwin of Pittsburg Penn & probably half sisters of the Hon Abraham Baldwin of Georgia Hinman's Puritan Settlers Vol 1 pp 113 131

VI Hon Joel Barlow son of Samuel 2 and Esther Hull Barlow was born at Redding Connecticut March 24 1754 died at Zarwanica or Yarmisica near Cracow Poland October 2 1812 It is said as a family tradition that this genius of the family was a dull scholar and after the early training in the log schoolhouse of his native village he entered Moor's school at Hanover New Hampshire Although he first entered Dartmouth College in 1774 he finally graduated with honors at Yale in 1778 in a class with many celebrities such as Noah Webster Oliver and Alexander Wolcott Uriah Tracy and Hon Zephaniah Swift At this time he delivered a creditable poem entitled The Prospect of Peace which attracted attention to him as one displaying genius He was a marked favorite with Doctors Trumbull and Dwight and an intimate friend of Thomas Paine He studied both law and divinity for a time was licensed as a Congregational minister and became chaplain in the revolution He opened a law office at Hartford and when Elisha Babcock removed his printing press from Springfield to Hartford Barlow entered into partnership with him in editing The American Mercury The general association of the Congregational church chose him in 1785 to revise the Psalms of Dr Watts He published his Vision of Columbus in 1787 and his popular poem Hasty Pudding written in France in 1793 Joel Barlow went to England in 1788 as agent for the Scotia Land Company and then went into France where he became interested in the politics of that nation and giving up his agency joined the Girondists In 1791 he returned to England and causing offence there by his publications he returned to France in 1792 General Washington appointed him the United States consul to Algiers in 1795 where he effected a treaty which liberated Americans held as slaves by the dey He also succeeded in a treaty at Tripoli by which the American prisoners there were redeemed He returned to Paris in 1797 and in 1805 came back to the United States settling in the vicinity of Georgetown His greatest poem The Columbiad was published in 1808 republished at London in 1811 He was diligently engaged in writing a history of the United States in 1812 when the president appointed him minister plenipotentiary to France While on his way to Wilna to confer with the Emperor Napoleon on his invitation the army being in retreat and in terrible condition when he arrived he contracted a severe cold and died from inflammation of the lungs October 2 1812 Some authorities give the date of his death as December 22d and December 24th

Family/Spouse: R. Baldwin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Nathaniel Barlow son of Samuel 2 and Esther Hull Barlow was born at Fairfield Connecticut May 13 1745 died at Redding Connecticut December 26 1782 He married Jane Bradley born May 1744 died February 12 1829 Children i Gershom born October 21 1765 died September 2.4 1794 2 Esther born September 30 1767 died May 10 1783 3 Sarah born January 16 1770 died April n 1845 married May 1791 Ebenezer Hill born Fairfield Connecticut February 20 1768 died Redding Connecticut May 5 1842 Issue i Mabel Hill born December 16 179 married Daniel Mallet ii Nathaniel Barlow Hill born October 23 1793 married March 15 1817 Sarah Read Platt iii Gershom Hill born March 10 1796 died January 4 1871 married Cemantha Gregory iv Ebenezer Hill born October n 1797 died June 10 1875 married May 8 1839 Hannah daughter of Eliphalet Lyon v Moses Hill born October 7 1804 married May 25 1831 Phoebe Minerva daughter of Thomas Rockwell of Ridgefield Connecticut born January 15 1804 died York Maine March 30 1832 4 Jonathan born April 14 1772 died August 28 1775 5 Elizabeth known also as Betty and Betsey born August 2 1778 died September 9 1864 6 Huldah born April 3 1780 died August 29 1787

Family/Spouse: J. Bradley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]