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     Achesa Holloway married Gilbert Curtice, son of Reuben Curtice and Abigail Waters.¹

     Rhoda McCall married Julius Curtice, son of Reuben Curtice and Abigail Waters, in Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹
     She and her husband Julius moved to Nelson, Portage Co., Ohio, leaving in an ox cart the day after their marriage.¹

     Susan Burke Skaats was born on 7 May 1813 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.¹ She married Loren Andrews Curtice, son of David Curtice and Diroxilana Goodale, on 8 May 1836.¹
     She and Loren had three children, but the only one whose name is known is Philena C. (b 8 December 1849).¹

     Jane Skaats married Loren Andrews Curtice, son of David Curtice and Diroxilana Goodale.¹

     Mary Ann Sparks married Osmer P. Curtice, son of David Curtice and Diroxilana Goodale, on 1 January 1840.¹
     She and Osmer had the following known children: Clinton A. (b abt November 1840, d 5 March 1842), Deroxy (b abt January 1842, d 6 May 1843), Lorin Andrews (b 1843), Marvin Nash (b 4 June 1845), Julius, Laura, Martha, Jennie.¹

     Sarah Derby married Philo N. Curtice, son of Joel Curtice and Nancy Nichols, on 26 November 1846.¹
     She and Philo had the following known children: Wilbur, Frank, Minnie, Charles, Newton, Lucy.¹

     Cynthia A. Hills was born on 10 April 1824.¹ She married Gaylord Curtice, son of Joel Curtice and Pamelia Pierson, on 17 February 1847.¹
     She and Gaylord had two known children, Edward and Flora.¹

     Katherine Clark was born in 1843.¹ She married Theron Curtice, son of Joel Curtice and Pamelia Pierson.¹ She died in 1898.¹
     She and Theron had the following known children: Effie, Clayton, George T. (b abt 1866, d 17 February 1869), Villia A. (b abt 1868, d 9 March 1869).¹

     Augusta (?) was born in 1849.¹ She married Theron Curtice, son of Joel Curtice and Pamelia Pierson.¹ She died in 1909.¹

     Hosea Curtice was born on 25 January 1716/17.¹ He married Mary Gilbert, daughter of Samuel Gilbert and Mercy Warner, on 31 August 1737.¹
     He lived in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut.¹

     Mary Gilbert was born on 24 August 1719 in Hebron, Connecticut.¹ She married Hosea Curtice, son of Samuel Curtice and Mary (?), on 31 August 1737.¹ She died before 1793.¹

     Samuel Gilbert married Mercy Warner.¹

     Mercy Warner married Samuel Gilbert.¹

     Mary Curtice was born on 14 March 1738.¹ She married Gershom Rowley, son of Ebenezer Rowley and Mary Church, on 14 December 1758.¹

     Gershom Rowley was born on 1 February 1732 in East Haddam, Connecticut.¹ He married Mary Curtice, daughter of Hosea Curtice and Mary Gilbert, on 14 December 1758.¹ He died on 24 May 1805 in Chatham, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, at age 73.¹

     Hosea Curtice was born 24 or 25 July 1739.² He married Susanna Kellogg, daughter of Joseph Kellogg and Susanna King, on 15 April 1759.³ He died on 17 July 1819 in Locke, Cayuga Co., New York, at age 79.³
     He served during the French and Indian War, enlisting in Capt. Edmund Wells' Company on 1 April 1756 in Hebron, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.³ He and his wife Susanna moved to Hawley, Hampshire Co. (now Franklin Co.), Massachusetts (another record says Whately, Hampshire Co. (now Franklin Co.), Massachusetts), about 1770.³ They moved again, to Pompey Hill, Onondaga Co., New York, in 1795³, and to Locke, Cayuga Co., New York, in 1803.³

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     Samuel Curtice was born on 28 April 1741 in Hebron, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He married first Sarah (?).² He married second Polly Sprague, daughter of J. P. Sprague.² He died on 11 March 1825 at age 83.²

     Joel Curtice was born on 16 May 1743 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut.²

     Abigail Curtice was born on 13 February 1745/46.^2,1 She married Jacob Ford, son of Jacob Ford and Mary Mann, on 5 March 1765 in Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut.^2,1 She died on 29 May 1819 at age 73.^1,2
     She and her husband Jacob moved to Austerlitz, Albany Co. (now Columbia Co.), New York, in 1766.²

     Jacob Ford was born on 22 April 1744 in Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut.^3,4 He married first Abigail Curtice, daughter of Hosea Curtice and Mary Gilbert, on 5 March 1765 in Hebron, Tolland Co., Connecticut.^5,2 He married second Ruth (?).^5,2 He died on 24 July 1837 in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., New York, at age 93.^3,2,5
     He and his wife Abigail moved to Austerlitz, Albany Co. (now Columbia Co.), New York, in 1766.⁵
     He served at various times during the Revolutionary War, being first commissioned on 20 October 1775 as a captain, then major, in the 4th Co., 9th Reg., of the Albany Co. militia.^5,3,6 He served under Gens. Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates during the northern campaign against British Gen. John Burgoyne's forces, including the Battles of Saratoga, and was present at Burgoyne's surrender on 17 October 1777. He also served on the court martial of a man named Husen who was found guilty of treason and executed. In 1778 he marched under Col. Peter R. Livingston up the Mohawk River to defend Johnstown, New York, against the Tories and Indians, then on to Cherry Valley, New York.³ He was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 28 May 1778, and retired his commission on 4 November 1778.⁵
     He served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1781 to 1785, and in 1792. He was appointed an associate justice of the Court of Common Pleas in 1795, then justice in 1796.⁵