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oldest families of New England, descended
from Robert Tucker, who was
born in 1604 in England and was in Weymouth,
Massachusetts, as early as 1635.
In 1662 he removed to Milton, where he
purchased one-hundred and seventeen
acres consisting of several parcels and
was the first town clerk of that town,
serving in that capacity for several years.
He represented the town in the general
court, was active in church affairs and
died March 11, 1682, at the age of seventy-
eight years. He married Elizabeth Allen,
and their third son, Benjamin Tucker,
born in 1646, in Weymouth, settled at
Roxbury. He was among the purchasers
from the Indians of various tracts, had
land in what is now Woodstock, Connecticut,
and in Spencer, Lester and Hardwick,
Massachusetts. He died, February
27, 1714, leaving an estate valued at
fourteen hundred ninety-one pounds and
two shillings. He married Ann, daughter
of Edward and Mary (Eliot) Payson, the
latter a sister of the Apostle, John Eliot.
Benjamin Tucker, oldest child of Benjamin
and Ann, born March 8, 1670, in
Roxbury, inherited lands purchased by
his father from the Indians, lived in
Lester, where he died in 1728. He was
chosen constable in 1710, but refused to
serve, for which he was fined five pounds.
He married (second) Elizabeth Williams
of Roxbury. Their second son, Stephen
Tucker, born September 23, 1705, in Roxbury,
settled in Lester and married. May
31, 1739, Hannah Parks. Their eldest son,
Stephen Tucker, was born March 9, 1741,
in Lester, and was probably a sea-faring
man in early life. Later he settled in
what is now North Madison, Connecticut,
and was married in Killingworth, January
25, 1767, to Elizabeth Ward. They were
undoubtedly the parents of James W.
Tucker, born about 1785, who resided on
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what is known as Town Hill in North
Madison, where he was a farmer through
his life. He married, about 1807, Ruth
Coe, who was born June 3, 1786, in what
is now Middlefield, Connecticut, descend-
ant of Robert Coe. His son, Robert Coe,
was the father of Captain John Coe, born
May 10, 1658, in Stratford, who was less
than two years of age when his father
died. With his step-father and mother,
he removed to New Haven, where he remained
until he became of age, when he
took possession of lands inherited from
his father in Stratford. He married, December
20, 1682, Mary, daughter of Joseph
Hawley, and they were the parents of
Captain Joseph Coe, born February 2,
1687, in Stratford, who became a prominent
citizen of that town. He was commissioned
Captain of Militia in 1729, and
died July 15, 1754. He married, November
21, 1708, in Stratford, Abigail Robin-
son, born April 3, 1690, in Guilford,
daughter of David and Abigail (Kirby)
Robinson, died July 6, 1775. David
Robinson was one of the early settlers of
Durham, Connecticut. Their second son
Captain David Coe, born February 18,
1716, in Durham, settled, in what is now
Middlefield about 1740, was a successful
farmer, was commissioned, in May, 1764,
captain of the i6th Company in the 6th
Regiment of Connecticut Militia. Too
late to participate in the Revolutionary
War, he was active in promoting the
cause of the colonies. He married, in
1740, Hannah Camp, born November 15,
1720, died October 16, 1808, daughter of
Nathan and Rhoda (Parsons) Camp.
Nathan Coe, eldest son of David and Hannah
(Camp) Coe, born May 19, 1742, in
what is now Middlefield, was a farmer
there until his death, December 10, 1796.
He married, July 22, 1767, Abigail Par-
sons, born July 17, 1746. Ruth Coe,