The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

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GENEALOGICAL REGISTER. 319
Asa—born July 7, 1781—married Hannah Reed. His children
were Frederick, George, Alfred, Harriet,
William Henry, and Charles. Hannah, his
wife, died Nov. 11, 1830, aged 46 years; and
he afterwards married Ruth Hanford. He
now resides in Brockport, N. Y
.Uriah—born September 7, 1782—married Sally North—removed
to Cayuga Co., N. Y., where he now
resides.
Anah—born July 4, 1789—married Levi Scribner, and
removed to Wilton, Conn.
Hannah— married Nathaniel Furnald,of New York—died
Alfred—born May 7, 1791—died —
Anah, the wife of said Nathaniel Benedict 2d, died February
26, 1792, aged 42; and on the 2d April, 1794, he married
Hannah Selleck, who died Sept. 1800, aged 45. He died on
the 24th February, 1833, aged 88.
TENTH GENERATION.
Seth Williston Benedict, only child of Nathaniel Benedict,
3d, and Esther Bouton, was born at Norwalk, November
16, 1803, and according to the Family Record was " baptized
by Rev. Dr. Matthias Burnett, January 5, 1804." He was
named after the pioneer missionary of Western New York, the
Rev. Seth Williston, now of Durham, N. Y. At the commencement
of the tide of emigration to what was then called
" the west,"" his father and Andrew, an older brother, settled
near the banks of the Chenango River, where they resided for
some time, but not liking the location, they relinquished their
settlements, Andrew going farther west, and his father returning
to his native town. It was there the family enjoyed the
labors of that indefatigable missionary, whom his mother regarded
as her spiritual father, and whose name she gave to her
first and only child.
At the age of fifteen, he entered the office of the Norwalk
Gazette, then just established in his native town, to learii
the art and mystery of printing. Four years after he purchased
the paper and continued to publish it until January
1,1833, when becoming interested in the New York Evangelist,
he removed to New York, and published that paper
till September, 1837. Since that time he has devoted himself
mainly to his profession as a printer.