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Anna Elizabeth (Daniel) Noble. They
are the parents of one child, Catherine,
born December 14, 191 1.
(The Noble Line).
The Noble family of which Mrs. Bogardus
is a member is the largest of the
name in the United States, and it was
founded by Thomas Noble, who was born
about 1632, probably in England, and died
in Westfield, Massachusetts, January 20,
1704. His exact origin and early history
are involved in obscurity, but he was in
America, without doubt, in 1653. He was
admitted an inhabitant of Boston, January
5, 1653 (Drake's "History of Boston,"
P^ge 331), and in the same year moved to
Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1664, in
connection with several of his townsmen,
he was granted liberty to erect a saw mill
on the west side of the Connecticut. He
was constable of Westfield in 1674, and
county surveyor in 1696. The needs of a
large family and financial difficulties trou-
bled him in his earlier years, but in later
life he became prosperous and a well regarded
member of the community. He
married, November i, 1660, Hannah Warriner,
born in Springfield, Massachusetts,
August 17, 1643, only daughter of Wil-
liam and Joanna (Scant) Warriner. Their
children were : John, Hannah, Thomas,
Matthew, of whom further ; Mark. Eliza-
beth, Luke, James, Mary, Rebecca.
(II) Matthew Noble, son of Thomas
and Hannah (Warriner) Noble, was born
about 1668, and died about 1744. He put
himself under the watch of Westfield
Church, August 19, 1694, and with his
wife joined same, November 3, 1728,
after their removal to Sheffield. He died
intestate. He married, December 10,
1690, Hannah Dewey, born February 21,
1672, daughter of Thomas and Constant
(Hawes) Dewey. Children: Joseph, of
whom further; Hezekiah, Matthew, Solo-
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mon, Elisha, Obadiah, Hannah, Hester,
Rhoda and Rhoda (2).
(HI) Joseph Noble, son of Matthew
and Hannah (Dewey) Noble, was born
in Westfield, Massachusetts, October 8,
1691, and died in Great Barrington, Massachusetts,
February 12, 1758. He moved
to that part of Sheffield that is now Great
Barrington as early as 1727, and was
one of the building committee appointed
March 8, 1742, in charge of the construc-
tion of the first meeting house in Great
Barrington. He joined the Great Bar-
rington Congregational Church, March 3,
1745. He died intestate, and administra-
tion on his estate was granted to his eld-
est son, Joseph, the widow declining the
trust, March 24, 1758. Joseph Noble mar-
ried Abigail Dewey, born November 17,
1694. Children: Joseph (2), of whom
further ; Eli, Preserved, Mary, Margaret,
Abigail, and Lydia.
(IV) Joseph (2) Noble, son of Joseph
(i) and Abigail (Dewey) Noble, was
born in Westfield, Massachusetts, September
22, 1718, and died in Sheffield,
Massachusetts, March 10, 1771. He re-
sided in Sheffield, and died at the home of
his son Roger. The monument erected
over his remains in the Noble family
graveyard in Sheffield bears this inscription:
"In memory of the body of Mr.
Joseph Noble who died March the 10,
1771, in the 53d year of his age." He
married Thankful Dodd, and their chil-
dren were : Rhoda, James, Roger, of
whom further ; Cornelius, Submit, Si-
lence, Ann, Stephen, and Cornelius (2),
(V) Roger Noble, son of Joseph (2)
and Thankful (Dodd) Noble, was born in
Sheffield, Massachusetts, April 2, 1742,
and died in Pownal, Vermont, September
15, 1810. During one of the French and
Indian wars, his father having been
drafted to march from Sheffield to the