1512. Aaron Loomis Jr.
Lived about 20 rods south of the present town house, on the east side of the road. He was a farmer.
From "The Descendants of Joseph Loomis" by Elisha Loomis:
#504 (Father) Aaron Loomis, b. Torrington, Conn., Jan. 30, 1722-3; m. June 6, 1745, Hannah, b. Suffield, Conn. Oct. 5, 1724, d. Mch. 28, 1812, dau. of Benoni and Hannah (Strong) Hills of Northampton, Mass. He joined the church 1774. He d. Sept. 16, 1776, Torrington, where b. his 5 ch'n.
#1200 Aaron, b. Jan. 19, 1746, d. Feb. 23, 1746.
#1201 Hannah, b. Dec. 6, 1746; m. Sept. 28, 1768, Caleb, b. May 5, 1748, d. 1810, son of Ebenezer and Sarah Elizabeth (Seward) Lyman. See Lyman Gen., p. 202 and 208, for descendants. She d. 1797, and he m. 2nd, Mrs. Delight March. Torrington. Ch'n: I. Medad, 2. Sibyl, 3. Rhonda, 4. Eleanor, 5. George.
#1202. Huldah, b. Mch 2, 1748; m. July 9, 1767, Deac. Wait (one authority says Edmund), b. Goshen Ct., Oct. 25, 1747, d. 1810, sone of Deac. John Beach, of Wallingford, Conn. He was a Sergt. In 1775, Rev. War. Torrington. She became a successful and celebrated midwife, and was employed as long as she could ride horseback. She had a fine appearance, of decided dignity and marked kindliness. Ch'n: I Deac. Aaron L., 2 Miles, 3. Nancy, 4. Miles, 5. Huldah, 6 Amanda, 7. Unaritia, 8. Wait, 9. Melinda.
#1203. Deborah
#1204. Lucy
Joined the Torrington Church 30 Mar 1746. Father was Benoni Hills. Died at age 87 yrs.
3963. Isaac Hosford
From "The Hosford Genealogy" by Norman F. & David H. Hosford, p.42: Isaac was an early settler at Poultney, Vermont with his brothers Aaron and Reuben. He served as town clerk between 1794 and 1810; justice of the peace for twelve years; representative to the state legislature 1794-95; and clerk of the Baptist Church Society, 1802-11. At the time of the Revolution, Isaac was a member of Captain Beebe's Company in 1776 and saw service in Captain Dewey's Company in June 1781, and again in October at the time of the Castleton Alarm. Isaac never married and his land was willed to the children of his brother Aaron.
Children of first marriage:
1. Sarah Grant b: 24 OCT 1748 in Litchfield, Connecticut
2. Martha Grant b: 4 MAY 1751 in Litchfield, Connecticut
3. Lydia Grant b: 18 SEP 1753 in Litchfield, Connecticut
4. Elihu Grant b: 11 OCT 1756 in Litchfield, Connecticut
5. Issac Grant b: 3 APR 1760 in Litchfield, Connecticut
6. Huldah Grant b: 19 MAR 1763 in Litchfield, Connecticut
1514. Moses Loomis
Settled on Brandy hill. He and his brother, Abner, purchased a piece of land half a mile long from east to west, or from one highway to the other. He took the west half and Abner the east; their houses were about 20 rods distant from each other (Orcutt).
She & husband owned cov't in Torrington Church, 6 Jun 1756 (Stiles). Poss. a near relative of Priest Roberts (Orcutt). Died at age 71 (Orcutt).
1515. Abner Loomis
He settled near his brother, Moses. He was a farmer and a distiller of brandy (Orcutt).
Her & husband owned cov't in Torrington church, 23 Oct 1757.
3968. Abner Loomis Jr.
Rec'd pay for 12 days' worth of drilling in 1775.
Probably removed to Illinois sometime after the marriage.
Graduated Yale College, 1732. First Minister of the Church of Torrington, CT.
1517. Ephraim Loomis
Owned cov't in Torrington church, 6 Aug 1758. Soldier in Rev. War and received a pension.
3985. Bildad Loomis
From History of Torrington, Connecticut, by Rev. Samuel Orcutt, p. 733: "No children. Owned and lived on the place now occupied by Warren Wilcox, about half a mile south westerly from his brother Solomon, about a mile northeast of Wrightville on the northeast road. The house and buildings stand about twenty rods from the road north."
Tombstone inscription reports her age as 87 years at death.
1519. Eli Loomis
"Lived on a farm afterwards owned by Henry Allyn, on the hill half a mile east of Mr. Lyman R. Pond's present dwelling." (Orcutt, History of Torrington, CT)
3991. Eli Loomis
Removed to Vernon, NY (Orcutt, History of Torrington, CT).
3993. Cyrus Loomis
Removed to Vernon, NY (Orcutt, History of Torrington, CT).
1520. Issachar Loomis
He was so very small at birth that he was put into a tankard (a tankard held about 3 quarts) and the cover was shut upon him. He grew to be a man weighing over 200 pounds. He resided on his father's homestead, now occupied by Mr. Sheldon Barber, his grandson. (Orcutt, History of Torrington, CT).
3996. Rhoda Loomis
She & her husband removed to Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1816 with her brother, Joseph.
Possilby the son of Solomon Agard of Torrington.
Son of Joseph & Experience (Lyman) Beach.
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. I, No. 4, p. 90, suggests he might be the
Sergeant Benjamin Beach who served in Captain Amos Wilson's 5th Company, 17th
Connecticut Regiment, from Torrington, Connecticut.
4002. Ezra Beach
Elmer T. Beach, BEACH IN AMERICA, says this Ezra Beach is the one who married
Polly Stoddard and moved for a time to Seeley's Bay, Ontario, Canada, before
finally settling in Porter County, Indiana, c. 1840.
4005. Levi Beach
The BEACH FAMILY MAGAZINE, Vol. II, No. 2, p. 147, does not give him any wife or children, but at Vol. IV, No. 1, p. 343, gives son Loomis L. as the son of Levi. Other evidence suggests his wife was Elizabeth Baldwin and that the couple had additional children. He is probably the Levi Beach on the 1810 and 1820 Census for Litchfield County, Connecticut, but eventually settled at Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, prior to 1840. He appears on the 1850 Census for Rootstown, age 76, living with son Loomis L. Beach.