The Newtown bee., 1892-03-11
HUNTINGTON.
WALNUT TREE HILL.

Elizabeth married Ebenezer Hurd, Jr, son of Ebenezer Hurd, the great post rider, who, in the performance of his duties, rode over 300,000 miles on horseback and of Abigail, daughter of Capt Richard Hubbell and resided on the place now occupied by Dominic Mcclure, in Booths Hill near the Trumbull line.
 Elizabeth died at the early age of 24, but she left daughter bearing her own name (known as Aunt Betsey Hurd'), who had a daughter Caroline, that mar red Abbey Peet, son of David Peet and Mary Fairchild.
 Caroline had four children: Elizabeth Newton, William Henry (deceased). Henrietta Jones, Harvey Wilbur Fisk; and was born in the 18th century, Octo- Der P, 1799, over 92 years ago.
 Other descendans of Rev Mir Newton are living elsewhere, among whom may be mentioned William R. Shelton of New Haven (son of Dr Charles Shelton of Cheshire), grandson of Abigail, daugh- ter of Rev MT Newton, who married Agur Shelton, son of Samuel and grand son of the first Daniel who came from England.
 Abigail had daughter Polly Emilia, who married Philo Wakelee and left son, James s. Wakelee, now residing in Shelton.
 We have also had living in this district the descendants of Key James Beebe, one of the early ministers of North Strat- ford (now TrumbulD. Mir Beebe had daughter Sarah who married David Booth. She had twin daughters.
 One, Amelia, married Almon Hinman, who had three sons: David B., Nelson and George. The former is now living in White Plains, Trumbull; the second died few years since near Huntington Landing; the last died not many years ago, having spent nearly all his life in the district, as his mother after the death of her first husband, married Hanson $. Edwards of this place and lived where Royal J. Birdsey now lives.
 MT Birdsey is descendant of Rev Ma than Birdsey, who died in Stratford, Jan uary 28, ISIS, aged l03 years, , months. Nathan had a son Joseph (Capt); he of Royal, who has two children, Olive and George.
 George Hinman, after his marriage with Mary, daughter of David Wells and Rebecca Curtiss, occupied the Beach Ed wards place and his widow descendant of Connecticut's colonial Gov Thomas Wells) still lives there.
 Walnut Tree Hill was also the home of the maternal grandparents of Rev Dr Ebenezer Edwards Beardsley of New Haven, author of the History of the Episcopal church in Connecticut" His father, Elihu Beardsley of New Strat- ford (Monroe), married Ruth, daughter of William Edwards and Charity Beach, former residents of Trumbull and mem- bers of North Stratford church.
 William Edwards, father of Beach and Ruth, lived in house that stood on the spot where his grandson Hanson erected a new one some 60 years since.
 Walnut Tree Hill has for many years been the residence of descendants of Rev Samuel Cooke, one of the early ministers of Stratfield parish. He had a son, Rev Samuel, who lived to be 9S years old. Samuel 2d had a daughter Sarah, who married Capt Thaddens Beardslee, (my mothers uncle).
 Capt Beardsley had house built in 17S5 by Israel Beach of Bear Swamp, lived here short time and afterward lived in the large house that stands in the western extremity of Isinglass dis trict.
 His daughter Ruth married Elisha Beardslee, a distant relative and lived in her fathers old place till l844, when her husband built a new one on the same spot.
 Ruth had daughter, Susan Cook, ,who Rev William c. Hawley (son of Joseph 2d, grandson of Joseph, who Anna, daughter of Nathaniel Lewis).
 Susan had three children: Emma Amelia, Francis James, Ida Maria. The boy was killed by lightning at the Wal nut Tree Hill school house, June 16, 1868.
 Emma married Seymour Herbert Blackman (son of Plumb Blackman and Sarah WilcOx) and has two children, Herbert and Evalina. This family have now removed to Shelton, having built new house to live in and sold their old home to D. P. Loverin of Vermont.- [James Beardsley Wheeler, February 29.
 The telephone men are repairing the line and substituting new poles. Oscar Hubbell is furnishing the poles. The men are boarding at w. s. Hooper's.
 John Smith is moving into the z. l.. Shelton place, which he recently bought.
 H. F. Glover has sold his milk route to D. A. Nichols and Bennie Beard.
 Charles Judson has resigned the con- over Mrs Grace Sanford. AS there was no honor and but little pay, MT Judson did not care to contest the case in court and quietly resigned.
 MT Allen and wife, who separated and were one of the four couples heretofore alluded to, have made up and gone to living in New Haven.
 Born, Thursday, March 3, son to MT md Mrs Andrew Beattie.
 Born, Monday, March 7, a son to Mir md Mrs George Northrop.
 A large company of friends and rela- ives assembled at the residence of David