The Sterling genealogy

334 THE STERLING GENEALOGY
226 tAnna Ely, b. Sept. 15, 1764; m. Caleb Champlin.
227 tBenjamin Ely, b. July 18, 1767; m. Polly Pettibone.
228 "Israel Ely, b. June 12, 1770; m. Eunice M. Noyes.
(Town Records of Lyme.)
106 MARY STERLING (sister of the above), b. in Sterling City,
July 18, 1736; m. there by the Rev. George Beckwith, Nov. 22,
1759, Lieut. Richard Ransom, b. at Lyme, May 13, 1740, son of
Matthew Ransom, great-grandson of Matthew of Saybrook, Conn.
They lived at Lyme, Conn., until 1781, when he purchased lands
at South Woodstock, Vt., at the same time that his brother-in-law,
Joseph Sterling, removed there. He settled there with his mother
the following year. Richard was lieutenant of the 3d Co., 3d Regt.,
Lyme troops, during the Revolution. At South Woodstock he became
the first merchant and was a man of affairs. Mrs. Mary
Ransom d. at South Woodstock, May 23, 1801. He m. 2d, at
Hardwick, Mass., Mrs. Rosamond (Spooner) Winslow, and d. at
South Woodstock, Sept. 5, 1811.
Children, born in Lyme :
229 Sarah Ransom, b. Nov. 14, 1760 ; m. William Ellis.
230 Lynes Ransom, b. May 8, 1762 ; m. Betsey Dodge.
231 Lois Ransom, b. Feb. 16, 1765 ; m. Lysander Richardson.
232 Richard Ransom, b. Dec. 2, 1766 ; m. 1st, Betsey Mather
2d, Lois Snow ; 3d, Phena Page.
233 tMary Ransom, b. Feb. 3, 1769; m. Elisha Perkins (No.
271).
234 John Ransom, b. July 26, 1770; m. Lydia Perkins (No.
272).
235 Elisha Ransom, b. July 27, 1772 ; m. Abigail Pool.
236 Hannah Ransom, b. June 27, 1774 ; d. July 9, 1774.
237 Patience Ransom, b. Oct. 20, 1775; d. Mar. 10,
1776.
238 Lucy Ransom, b. Sept. 13, 1778; m. Douglas Farnum.
239 Daniel Ransom, b. Jan. 21, 1781 ; m. Martha Waldron.
(Lyme Records.)
107 JOSEPH STERLING (brother of the above), b. at Sterling
City, Mar. 3, 1739. " This may Certifye that on the second Day
of February, A. D., 1762 Joseph Starlin of Lyme was married to
Lydia Ransom of the same town by me, George Beckwith, Pastor