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In Frost’s The Haviland Genealogy, she lists the following descendants of William Haviland, born in 1606. These are the first 6 generations.
First Generation
1 WILLIAM HAVILAND, son of James, bap. in St. Thomas’s Church, Salisbury, England, Sept. 7, 1606; m. in Newport, R. I., Hannah, b. between 1638 and 1645, daughter of John and Horod (Long) Hicks.
Issue:
+2 Joseph Haviland.
+3 John Haviland.
+4 Benjamin Haviland.
+5 Jacob Haviland.
5a Elizabeth; m. William Benger or Beanes or Banks, mentioned in Flushing Census of 1698, with children, John, Jacob and Elizabeth.
Second Generation
4 BENJAMIN HAVILAND, son of William (1) and Hannah (Hicks) Haviland, b. Rhode Island, about 1659, d. Rye, N. Y., 31 of 6 mo., 1726; m. R. I., Abigail, b. May 3, 1660, Portsmouth, R. I., daughter of Adam and Mary (Lott) Mott of Portsmouth, R. I.
Issue:
+25 Adam Haviland.
+26 Benjamin Haviland.
+27 John Haviland.
28 Abigail Haviland.
29 Bethia Haviland, m. (?) George Reynolds and had son James, bap. Dutch Church, New Town, Nov. 15, 1719; also son Augustine, on June 18, 1721.
+30 Thomas Haviland.
+31 Ebenezer Haviland.
Third Generation
30 THOMAS HAVILAND, son of Benjamin (4) and Abigail (Mott) Haviland, was b. 25 of 5 mo., 1700, probably in Rye, after his father had left Flushing. He died April 5, 1762, in Rye. He m. first, 9 of 1 mo., 1721, at Flushing, Hannah, born Flushing July 20, 1700; died 21 of Nov., 1724, in Rye; daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Bowne) Field of Bayside, Flushing. Thomas and Hannah are both buried in the burying-ground which was on their place in Rye. There was no issue from this marriage.
Thomas m. second, 13 of 10 mo., 1724, Sarah Sloidg, who d. in Rye 23 of 2 mo., 1731, and is buried by the first wife of her husband. The three children named below are not mentioned in the will of Thomas, but are named in the Bible record written by Thomas himself.
Issue:
85 Charles, b. 9 of 8 mo., 1725.
86 Abigail, b. 1 of 9 mo., 1727.
87 Thomas, b. 5 of 11 mo., 1730.
Thomas m. third, 14 of 12 mo., 1733/4, Jane, daughter of James and Abigail Clement of Flushing and widow of Stephen Stevenson. She was b. in Flushing about 1702, and d. in Scarsdale, N. Y., 19 of 9 m., 1792, and was buried in Purchase Friend’s Burying-ground, near her former husband.
Among the minutes of the Mamaroneck M. M. is the following: “13 of 10 m., 1733 Thomas Hevalin and Jane Stevenson came before this meeting and declared theier intentions of marriage for the 1st time. Thomas Franklin and Anthony Field were appointed to inquire into his clearness and Elizabeth Bergen and Abigail Thomas into hers. Their 2nd intentions dated 10 of 11m 1733/4 Reported Accomplished 14 of 12m 1733/4”
Issue:
+88 Sarah.
+89 Jane Clement.
+90 James
+91 Ebenezer.
Jane, the third wife of Thomas, had four children by her first husband: Abigail, who m. 17 of 9 mo., 1742, Benjamin, son of Richard and Hannah (Thorn) Cornell; Ann, James and Nathaniel Stevenson.
Fourth Generation
90 JAMES HAVILAND, son of Thomas (30) and Jane (Clement) Haviland, was b. at Rye, May 25, 1740; d. at Oblong, or probably Haviland Hollow, 25 of 11 mo., 1786; license to marry Mary Pell. They were m. March 27, 1759. She d. Oct. 24, 1760. His surety was James Haviland, and hers Peter Myer of Harlem.
Issue:
256 Caleb, b. Oct. 13, 1760, is said to have d. young; but he was living at date of the will of Mary Pell, his grandmother, April 18, 1772.
James Haviland (90) m., second, Anne or Nancy Honeywell, daughter of Israel and Jemima (another memorandum says Phebe, not Jemima) (Pinckney) Honeywell, b. March 13, 1744. Their license to wed was dated Aug. 26, 1762; his surety being Ebenezer Haviland, M. D., and hers James Breasted, merchant of New York, and the marriage took place on Sept. 5, 1762.
Issue:
+257 Thomas.
+258 Israel.
+259 Abigail Jane.
260 Phoebe, b. March 3, 1769; d. Oct. 6, 1800.
261 Stephenson, b. Feb. 12, 1771.
262 Philip, b. Feb. 26, 1773.
Fifth Generation
258 ISRAEL HAVILAND, son of James (90) and Anne (Honeywell) Haviland, b. Purchase, N. Y., March 12, 1765; d. of apoplexy, Oct. 23, 1819; buried Christ Churchyard, Ann Street, New York City; m. in the old Dutch Church in New York, on Oct. 12, 1788, Jane, daughter of Abraham and Susan (Burgher) Anderson, b. New York City July 5, 1769; d. Feb. 7, 1857.
Issue:
+612 James G.
613 George Elvin, b. Aug. 9, 1792; d. New York City, May 9, 1807.
614 Susan Ann, b. Oct. 19, 1794; d. Jan. 22, 1796; buried Christ Churchyard, Ann Street, New York City.
+615 Robert Sheffield.
+616 Jane Ann.
617 William, b. Aug. 21, 1801; d. Sept. 6, 1802.
618 Susan Maria, b. Sept. 22, 1803; d. New York City, Sept. 20, 1804.
619 Thomas Lyell, b. Nov. 18, 1805; d. Aug. 16, 1806.
620 Elizabeth, twin of Thomas L.; d. Aug. 17, 1806.
+621 Henry Theodore.
+622 Abraham A.
+623 Hannah M.
624 Charles E., b. Nov. 14, 1814, at 11.30 P. M.; d. in Brooklyn, Feb 17, 1889; will dated March 2, 1887; proven June, 1889;
Sixth Generation
615 ROBERT SHEFFIELD HAVILAND, son of Israel (258) and Jane (Anderson) Haviland, b. New York City, Nov. 11, 1796; d. Havilandsville, Ky., Aug. 8, 1858; emigrated to Ky., in 1818; educated for sea captain; farmer; merchant; manufacturer; Methodist; m. at Cynthiana, Ky., Apr. 6, 1820, Mary C., b. June 25, 1798; d. at Havilandsville, Ky., Nov. 14, 1870; daughter of William and Malinda (Price) Stewart of Kentucky.
Issue:
1234 James Anderson, b. Claysville, Ky., May 6, 1821; d., unm., at the home of his brother, William S., near Cynthiana, Ky., Mch. 11, 1892; farmer.
+1235 William Stewart.
+1236 Henry Hutchings.
+1237 Malinda Jane.
1238 Jane Ann, twin of Malinda Jane, b. Nov. 17, 1828; d. Nov. 23, 1828.
+1239 Mary Ann.
+1240 Martha Jane.
+1241 Margaret Marsh.
Robert Midden Haviland School Book

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