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     Elizabeth Curtice was born on 31 January 1708.¹ She married Samuel Gilbert, son of Samuel Gilbert and Mercy Warner, on 7 February 1732.¹ She died on 28 June 1739 at age 31.¹
     In November 1732 she claimed in court that James Calkins was the father of her son, born 11 March 1732, who she named James Calkins. He denied the allegation, and the court found in his favor.¹

     James Calkins was born on 11 March 1732.¹ He married Mercy Mann on 26 September 1754 in Hebron, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹
     On 21 June 1757 his stepfather Samuel Gilbert deeded to him forty acres of land, with a house, "for the love I bare him."¹

     Samuel Gilbert was born on 1 May 1712 in Colchester, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Elizabeth Curtice, daughter of Samuel Curtice and Mary (?), on 7 February 1732.¹
     On 21 June 1757, eighteen years after his wife Elizabeth's death, he deeded forty acres of land, with a house, to his wife's son James Calkins "for the love I bare him."¹

     Mercy Mann married James Calkins, son of Elizabeth Curtice, on 26 September 1754 in Hebron, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.¹

     James Calkins was born on 29 April 1702 in Lebanon, New London Co., Connecticut.¹ He married Abigail Huntington on 15 April 1732.¹ He died about 1756 in Bozrah, New London Co., Connecticut.¹
     He graduated from Yale in New Haven, Hew Haven Co., Connecticut, in 1725¹ and later became a minister.¹
     In November 1732 he was charged in court by Elizabeth Curtice as being the father of her son, born 11 March 1732, who she had named James Calkins. He denied the charge, and the court found in his favor.¹
     James Calkins had three known children, James (b 19 December 1741), Betty (b 21 June 1744), and Abigail (d at age 10). He may have also had an earlier child, Ann, born out of wedlock 20 January 1733/34.¹

     Abigail Curtice was born on 7 July 1710.¹

     Samuel Curtice was born on 17 July 1712 in Hebron, Connecticut.² He married Elizabeth Horsford, daughter of Josiah Horsford, about 1740.² He died in 1779 in Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.²
     In 1751 Samuel Curtice and his wife Elizabeth moved to Falls Village, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, where he had received a half-acre lot and house from John Horsford.² He was a blacksmith, with a forge along the Hollenbeck River.²

     Hannah Curtice was born on 17 July 1712.¹ She died on 7 June 1729 at age 16.¹

     Sarah Curtice was born on 28 October 1714.¹

     Joel Curtice was born on 16 June 1719 in Hebron, Connecticut.² He married Thankful (?).² He died in February 1810 in Stephentown, Rensselaer Co., New York, at age 90.²
     His will was dated 6 January 1810 and proved 28 February 1810.²

     Dinah Curtice was born on 1 August 1721.¹

     Naniad Curtice was born on 5 December 1724 in Hebron, Connecticut.²
     On 6 May 1740, after their father's death, Naniad Curtice chose his brother Caleb Curtice as his guardian.² On 27 March 1747 he sold land in Sharon, Connecticut, to Samuel Curtice.² He moved to Cornwall Precinct, Orange Co., New York.²
     He was a volunteer in Capt. David Martin's Company in 1758², and later, on 2 April 1759, he enlisted in Capt. James Howell's Company in Goshen, Orange Co., New York.²

     Jemima Calkins was baptized in April 1708.¹ She married Caleb Curtice, son of Samuel Curtice and Mary (?), on 26 May 1726.¹ She died on 15 November 1778 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, at age 70.¹
     She and her husband Caleb moved to Sharon, Connecticut, about 1737.¹

     Caleb Curtice was born on 1 April 1727 in Hebron, Windham Co. (now Tolland Co.), Connecticut.² He married Phebe St. John, daughter of Ezra St. John and Ann St. John, on 14 March 1754 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.² He died on 22 June 1774 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, at age 47.²
     He and Phebe had the following known children: Ruth (b 15 November 1754, d young), Phebe (b 4 October 1756, d 23 August 1791), Ezra St. John (b 26 August 1758), Mabel (b 12 August 1760, d young), Joel (b 15 July 1762), Caleb (b 20 July 1764), Ann (b 20 January 1766, d 21 March 1766), David (b 7 September 1767), John (b 22 February 1770), Belinda (b 16 September 1773).²

     Jeremiah Curtice was born on 16 October 1728 in Hebron, Connecticut.² He married Lydia Grannis on 22 January 1750 in Sharon, Connecticut.² He died in 1810 in Russia, Herkimer Co., New York.²
     He and Lydia had the following known children: Lydia (b 10 November 1751), Jeremiah (b 17 November 1754, d 1 January 1798), Mary (b 15 March 1757, probably d young), Jonathan (b 22 August 1759), Edmund (b 27 April 1763), Jemima (b 10 August 1766), Ruth.²

     Jemima Curtice was born on 22 February 1730.¹ She married David Elmore on 20 October 1748 in Sharon, Connecticut.¹ She died on 11 December 1784 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, at age 54 of smallpox.¹
     She and David had the following known children: Abba, David, Thaddeus, Jonathan D. (b 12 March 1763, d 23 April 1848), Eliakim (b 1764, d 1834), Sally Jemima, Mary, William Curtice (b 23 December 1769, d 14 April 1831). In the Richard Curtice genealogy, the children are listed with the surname Elmer.¹

     David Elmore married Jemima Curtice, daughter of Caleb Curtice and Jemima Calkins, on 20 October 1748 in Sharon, Connecticut.¹
     He and Jemima had the following known children: Abba, David, Thaddeus, Jonathan D. (b 12 March 1763, d 23 April 1848), Eliakim (b 1764, d 1834), Sally Jemima, Mary, William Curtice (b 23 December 1769, d 14 April 1831). In the Richard Curtice genealogy, the children are listed with the surname Elmer.¹

     Hannah Curtice was born on 16 June 1733.¹ She married Asa Church on 17 July 1755 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She died about 1787 (based on the fact that her estate was inventoried on 28 November 1787).¹

     Asa Church married Hannah Curtice, daughter of Caleb Curtice and Jemima Calkins, on 17 July 1755 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.¹

     Daniel Curtice was born on 15 May 1735.² He married Abiah Hanchett, daughter of Zaccheus Hanchett and Mary Sykes, on 7 January 1762.² He died on 18 July 1817 in Steuben Co., New York, at age 82.²
     He and Abiah had the following known children: Abiel (b 9 November 1761, d aft 18 August 1843), Daniel (b 9 December 1764), Zaccheus Hanchett (b 14 December 1766), Philo (b 11 January 1769), Mary (b 27 February 1771, d 1 September 1771), Polly (b 28 September 1772, d 5 April 1827), Huldah (b 8 November 1774, d 5 November 1775), Seth (b 11 April 1775, d 15 September 1777), Seth (b 28 November 1778), Caleb (b 15 May 1781), William (b 3 May 1783, d 4 December 1783), William (b 31 January 1786, d 4 April 1865). Note that the birth date for either Huldah or the first Seth must be wrong.²

     Nathaniel Curtice was born on 24 April 1737.² He was baptized on 15 May 1737 in Sharon, Connecticut.² He married first Elizabeth Squire on 27 January 1768 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.² He married second Margaret Miller, daughter of Gaius Miller and Jane (?), on 17 June 1773 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.² He died on 19 October 1802 at age 65, after being kicked by a horse.²
     He and his first wife Elizabeth had two known children, Rachel (b 17 September 1768) and Nathaniel (b 9 June 1770).² He and his second wife Margaret had the following known children: Salmon (b 12 June 1774), Elizabeth (b 14 February 1776), Othnell (b 17 March 1777, d 10 April 1786), Anna (b 10 February 1780), James (b 13 October 1781), Pamela (b 22 February 1789).²

     Abner Curtice was born on 15 May 1739 in Sharon, Connecticut.² He married Lydia Remington, daughter of Isaac Remington and Lydia Hanchett, in 1762.²
     He and his wife Lydia moved from Suffield, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to Lanesboro, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts.² They had the following known children: Lydia (b 22 June 1764, d 26 June 1764), Nathaniel (b 27 April 1766), Lydia (b 9 November 1767, d young), Abner (b 3 October 1769), Mary (b 6 September 1771), Isaac Remington (b 23 January 1773), Lydia (b 1782, d 11 March 1827), Simeon Remington (b 3 November 1786).²

     Keziah Curtice was born on 17 November 1741.¹ She married John Gregory on 23 November 1763 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.¹ She died on 17 March 1787 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, at age 45.¹

     John Gregory married first Keziah Curtice, daughter of Caleb Curtice and Jemima Calkins, on 23 November 1763 in Sharon, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.¹ He married second Ruth St. John on 16 July 1788 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.¹