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Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 12:02:23 EST

File updated: 1/18/2002 The complete file contains about 70 pages with
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Ebenezer CORSE.
Ebenezer CORSE and Sarah WARNER had the following children:
+2 i. James CORSE (born in 1663).

SECOND GENERATION
2. James CORSE (Ebenezer-1) was born in 1663 in Wethersfield, Hartford,
Connecticut. He died on May 15, 1696 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.
James Corse = Elizabeth Catlin
James Corse was born in England about 1666, the son of Ebenezer Corse and
Sarah Warner. The latter was the daughter of Jonathan Warner and Sarah ---.
He moved to Deerfield, Massachusetts, before 1690 and there married Elizabeth
Catlin, the daughter of John Catlin and Mary Baldwin. He died 15 May 1696,
aged about 30. His estate was valued at 79 pounds, 14 shillings, and 6 pence.

His widow and daughter, both named Elizabeth were taken captives back to
Canada after the attack on Deerfield. The older woman was killed on the way
by the Indians. The daughter became a convert to Catholicism, married, had
children, and lived her life as a French subject.

Elizabeth's brothers agreed that in the division of their mother's estate
Ebenezer should have two-thirds and James one-third. What came from
grandfather Catlin should be divided equally. `They alsoe agreed that whereas
they have a sister in Canada who hath a reasonable share' they will pay her
or her agent on demand #17 4d. This agreement was made in 1716 when James was
twenty-one. We do not know if Elizabeth demanded, but no one can read the
inventory of her mother's possessions without wishing that the little
daughter might have had the `three yards of lace, one child's coat, and one
box & what was in it.'

In 1730 James Corse (Jr.) went from Deerfield `to recover her out of
captivity where she had for a long time been.' How could she, with children
and a second husband, wish to be recovered?
Children:
Ebenezer
born 7 April 1692
James
born 20 March 1693
Elizabeth
born 6 February 1696, taken captive to Canada in March 1704. She was baptized
a Catholic on 14 July 1705. She married firstly 11 June 1712 Jean Dumontet
(dit Lagrandeur). Their descent is continued. She married secondly Pierre
Monet on 19 January 1730. She appears in the French records as Elisabeth
Casse.
References:

Emma Lewis Coleman, New England Captives Carried to Canada, ..., Volume II,
pp. 74-77
James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England
..., Volume I, p. 459
George Sheldon, A History of Deerfield ..., Volume II, (1896), page 133
Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, The Catlin Genealogy, 1981, pages 100-105,
copy in L.A. City Library

History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133
of unk. antecedents; the first of his name so far as known and ancestor of
all the tribe in New England; he appears here about 1690 and died May 15,
1696; estate valued at 79 pounds, 14 shillings and 6 pence.
He was married to Elizabeth CATLIN (daughter of John CATLIN and Mary
BALDWIN) on February 4, 1689/90 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.
Elizabeth CATLIN was born in 1667 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
She died on February 29, 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History
of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133
She was captured 1704 and killed on the march to Canada. Elizabeth Catlin
Corse
She was the daughter of John and Mary (Baldwin) Catlin. She married James
Corse about 1690; he died in May 1696. She was taken with the captives but
killed on the way by the Indians. Her son, James Corse, went to Canada in
1730 to try to bring his sister home, without success. James CORSE and
Elizabeth CATLIN had the following children:
+3 i. Ebenezer CORSE (born on April 7, 1692).
+4 ii. James CORSE (born on March 20, 1694).
5 iii. Elizabeh CORSE was born on February 4, 1696 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.1 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George
Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133
Captive 1704; alive in Canada; never returned.

THIRD GENERATION
3. Ebenezer CORSE (James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on April 7, 1692 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.2 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by
George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133
Was of Northampton, 1717; first settled at Southampton, where he had a
house, May 25, 1730.
He was married to Sarah FRENCH on November 2, 1715.3 Sarah FRENCH was born
in 1694.4 She died on June 11, 1768.5 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by
George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133.
of Northampton, Mass. Ebenezer CORSE and Sarah FRENCH had the following
children:
6 i. Lemuel CORSE was born on March 13, 1734.6
7 ii. Ebenezer CORSE died on July 24, 1746.7
8 iii. Benoni CORSE died on September 9, 1748.8
+9 iv. Reuben CORSE.

4. James CORSE (James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on March 20, 1694 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.9 He died on September 27, 1783 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.10 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by
George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 133
A noted hunter and scout; was of Wallingford, Ct., 1717; Deerfield, 1719;
served through Father Rasle's war under Capt. Joseph Kellogg and also through
the French and Indian wars, 1743 - 63. In 1730, with a passport from Gov.
Dummer he made a journey to Canada in search of his sister, via Fort Dummer,
Otter Creek and Lake Champlain; see his Journal, ante, p. 518.

He was married to Thankful MUNN (daughter of Benjamin MUNN and Thankful NIMS)
on August 17, 1721 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.11,12,13 Thankful
MUNN was born on January 12, 1703/4 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.14,15,16 She died on June 22, 1746 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.17,18 James CORSE and Thankful MUNN had the following
children:
+10 i. Thankful CORSE (born on May 9, 1722).
+11 ii. Gad CORSE (born on September 11, 1723).
+12 iii. Elizabeth CORSE (born on August 24, 1725).
+13 iv. Mary CORSE (born on August 2, 1727).
+14 v. Hannah CORSE.
15 vi. Abigail CORSE was born on July 9, 1732/33 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.19
+16 vii. Sarah CORSE (born on May 21, 1735).
+17 viii. Asher CORSE (born on September 10, 1737).
+18 ix. Dan CORSE (born on December 10, 1739).
19 x. Rebecca CORSE was born on November 28, 1742 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.20
20 xi. John CORSE was born on May 31, 1746 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.21 He died on June 6, 1746 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.22

He was married to Elizabeth CLESSON (daughter of Joseph CLESSON) on July 16,
1747.23 Elizabeth CLESSON was born in 1710.24 She died on July 4, 1773 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.25 James CORSE and Elizabeth CLESSON had
the following children:
21 i. Joseph CORSE was born on August 22, 1748 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.26 He died on September 11, 1748 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.27
22 ii. Joanna CORSE was born on March 25, 1750 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.28 She died on February 18, 1781.29 History of Deerfield,
Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA,
1896. p. 134
Died unmarried.

FOURTH GENERATION
9. Reuben CORSE (Ebenezer-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1).
He was married to Sarah.30

10. Thankful CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on May 9, 1722 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.31 She died on December 6, 1800 in
Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts.32,33 HAWKS Thankful (Corse)
History of Woodstock, Ct. Gen. Of Woodstock fams. By Clarence Winthrop Bowen.
Norwood, Ms. 1930-43. (8v.) V.1 is the hist. And the other 7 v. are gens.
Each v. paged and indexed separately.):7:155

She was married to Gershom HAWKS (son of Eliezer HAWKS and Abigail WELLS) on
May 9, 1744 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.34,35 Gershom HAWKS was
born on February 23, 1715/16 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.36 He
died on December 28, 1798/99 in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts.37,38
History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 191.
Sergt.; served through the French wars; settled at Charlemont, where his
house and that of his brother Seth were set near together and picketed,
forming a fort which was garrisoned by the colony and Sergt. Hawks put in
command in 1755; he with his brothers, Seth and Joshua, were among the
earliest settlers on the plantation.

Biographical Review - The Leading Citizens of Franklin County, Massachusetts,
Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1895, p. 407.
Gersham Hawkes served in the French and Indian War; he died December 28,
1799. His wife was Thankful Corse, daughter of James Corse. Formerly of
Deerfield, he was one of the first settlers of Charlemont, Mass.
Thankful CORSE and Gershom HAWKS had the following children:
23 i. Azuba HAWKS was born about 1745 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts. She Baptized on February 10, 1745.39
+24 ii. Thankful HAWKS (born on September 1, 1746).
25 iii. Miriam HAWKS was born about 1749 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts. She Baptized on January 18, 1749.40
+26 iv. Gershom HAWKS II (born about 1750).
+27 v. Jared HAWKS (born on May 6, 1752).
28 vi. ___aim HAWKS was born on September 15, 1754 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.41,42
+29 vii. Dea. Jonathan HAWKS (born on March 16, 1755).
+30 viii. Capt. Elihu HAWKS (born on September 1, 1756).
+31 ix. Rufus HAWKS (born in 1759).
+32 x. Israel HAWKS.
+33 xi. Ira HAWKS (born on September 10, 1766).
34 xii. Sarah HAWKS was born about 1760 in Charlemont, Franklin,
Massachusetts. She Baptized on May 31, 1761.43
35 xiii. Azubah HAWKS was born about 1761 in Charlemont, Franklin,
Massachusetts. She Baptized on May 31, 1761.44

11. Gad CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on September 11, 1723
in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.45 He died on July 31, 1788 in
Wilmington, Windham, Vermont.46 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George
Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 134
A tanner, sol. in French wars, was much employed in transporting military
stores, driving cattle to the frontier armies and riding post for the
commanders; removed to Northfield about 1774 and probably later to
Wilmington, Vt.
He was married to Mary WRIGHT in December 1747.47,48 Gad CORSE and Mary
WRIGHT had the following children:
36 i. Thankful CORSE was born on November 27, 1747 in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.49 She died in , , New York.50 History of
Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co.,
Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 134
Died unmarried
+37 ii. Gad CORSE (born on March 31, 1750).
+38 iii. Cynthia CORSE (born on February 12, 1751).
+39 iv. James CORSE (born on February 5, 1754).
+40 v. Mary CORSE (born on January 15, 1756).
41 vi. Lucy CORSE was born on July 6, 1758 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.51 She died on July 21, 1758 in Deerfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.52
+42 vii. Azariah CORSE (born on August 21, 1759).
+43 viii. Rufus CORSE (born on July 31, 1761).
+44 ix. Asaph CORSE (born on January 22, 1764).
+45 x. Lucy CORSE (born on August 14, 1766).
46 xi. Reuben CORSE was born on August 25, 1769 in Wilmington, Windham,
Vermont.53

12. Elizabeth CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on August 24,
1725 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.54
She was married to Aaron SCOTT on June 24, 1751.55

13. Mary CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on August 2, 1727 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.56
She was married to Thomas TRAIN on February 8, 1753.57

14. Hannah CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born in Deerfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.
She was married to Eleazer WELLS on April 11, 1760.58

16. Sarah CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on May 21, 1735 in
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.59
She was married to Oliver ATHERTON in 1753. Oliver ATHERTON Int. Marriage on
March 9, 1753 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.60

17. Asher CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on September 10,
1737 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.61 He died on June 25, 1822 in
Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.62 History of Deerfield, Volume II, by
George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 134
Settled in Greenfield; sol. in French war.
Submit CHAPIN (daughter of Samuel CHAPIN) was born in 1737.63 She died on
March 22, 1777 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.64 Asher CORSE and
Submit CHAPIN had the following children:
+47 i. Clarissa CORSE (born on November 9, 1768).
+48 ii. Submit CORSE (born on December 27, 1770).
+49 iii. John CORSE (born on March 31, 1773).
+50 iv. Asher CORSE (born on June 5, 1775).
+51 v. Eunice CORSE.

He was married to Lucy CHAPIN (daughter of Zediah CHAPIN).65

18. Dan CORSE (James-3, James-2, Ebenezer-1) was born on December 10, 1739
in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.66,67 Vanished Pioneer Homes and
Families of Shelburne, Massachusetts, by Leila Stone Bardwell. Published by
the Shelburne Historical Society, 1974. p. 11a
Living in Shelburne in 1781
History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall &
Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 134
Was of Shelburne, 1781.
He was married to Chole SEVERANCE (daughter of Joseph SEVERANCE and Mary
CLESSON) about 1759 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.68,69 Dan CORSE
and Chole SEVERANCE had the following children:
+52 i. Chloe CORSE (born on January 30, 1760).
53 ii. Sarah CORSE was born on March 4, 1762 in Greenfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.70,71 She died on December 27, 1774 in Greenfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.72,73
+54 iii. Mary CORSE (born on August 7, 1764).
55 iv. Elizabeth CORSE was born on April 6, 1766 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.74,75 She died on September 20, 1777.76,77
56 v. Dan CORSE was born on August 7, 1768 in Greenfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.78,79
+57 vi. Ebenezer CORSE (born on March 14, 1771).
58 vii. Joseph CORSE was born on January 19, 1773 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.80,81 He died on January 20, 1776 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.82,83
59 viii. David CORSE was born on March 14, 1775 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.84,85 He died on June 23, 1778 in Greenfield,
Franklin, Massachusetts.86,87
60 ix. Isaac CORSE was born on June 1, 1777 in Greenfield, Franklin,
Massachusetts.88,89

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