II. James4 Plant, born September 10, 1742; living at Southington, Connecticut, as late as June 15, 1813, when he deeded land to his son Ebenezer5; married, January 9, 1772, at New Haven, Lucy Judd, daughter of Joseph and Ruth (Thompson) Judd, of that place. Account continued on page 321.
III. Samuel4 Plant, baptized February 10, 1745; married, July 2, 1769, Thankful Towner, of Branford. He was lost at sea.
IV. Stephen4 Plant, baptized March 8, 1747; died before February 3, 1808, when his estate was admitted to probate in Litchfield, Connecticut, and his widow was appointed administratrix. Account continued on page 322.
V. Lois4 Plant, baptized April 2, 1749; died April 21, 1833, aged 84, at South Hill, Onondaga County, New York; married Obed Fellows, of Canaan, Connecticut. Their son, Ephraim5 Fellows, was the father of Lucy6 Fellows, who became the wife of William Agur6 Plant. See page 328.
VI. Ebenezer4 Plant, born October 26, 1751; baptized December 15, 1751; died April or May, 1796; married, August 17, 1774, Esther6 Bassett, daughter of Lieutenant John5 and Naomi (Wooster) Bassett (Samuel,6 Robert,3 Robert,2 John1), residence, Derby, Connecticut.[15]
Captain Samuel5 Plant, his son, died at Norfolk, Virginia, in 1815. His wife was Dorothy8 Gorham, daughter of Isaac7 and Sarah (Atwater) Gorham (John,4 Isaac,5 Jabez,4 John,3 Ralph2, James1), born February 22, 1775; died August 4, 1832, aged 57. Their daughter, Sarah Atwater6 Plant (born December 4, 1800, died June 16, 1880), married Nathaniel Jocelyn, of New Haven (born January 31, 1796, died January 18, 1881).
VII. Sarah4 Plant, born May 6, 1754; baptized June 9, 1754.
VIII. Moses4 Plant, born March 17, 1760; supposed to have settled at Niagara, New York, and died there. He was in the Revolutionary War, Sixth regiment, Connecticut line, Captain James Prentice, of New Haven; enlisted, April 20, 1777, for eight months; discharged, January 1, 1778; also enlisted, February 21, 1778, in the regiment of Artificers, from Branford, for three years.
Authorities.—New Haven, Branford, Guilford, Litchfield, and Southington Town and Probate Records; Branford Church Records; Orcutt’s History of Stratford; Orcutt’s History of Derby; The Tuttle Family; gravestones in Grove Street Cemetery at New Haven; private records of Hon. Livingston W. Cleaveland, of New Haven, a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Jocelyn.
TIMOTHY3 PLANT—LUCY PARRISH.