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Descendants of Joseph Bemis

356. Jeduthan⁵ Bemis (John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)¹⁸¹⁸ was born 10 Jun 1753 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts¹⁸¹⁸, and died 05 Aug 1828 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut ¹⁸¹⁹. He married (1) Polly Staples¹⁸²⁰ 1780¹⁸²⁰. He married (2) Statira Squires¹⁸²¹ 15 Nov 1787 in Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut¹⁸²¹.

Notes for Jeduthan Bemis:
[NEHGR:1896:50:16] "James Barrett's Returns of Men Mustered Into Service, 1778."

In Watertown, June 23, 1778, "To the Honor Council for the State of Massachusetts Bay, I have mustered the nine months men and there names are as follows" - James Barrett, Muster Master.

Jedathan Bemies is listed as one of the "Westown men"

[Family Records, Collected in Commemoration of the Three Hundredth Anniversary of the Settlement of Connecticut, published by The Connecticut Chapter of the National Society Daughters of Founders and
Patriots of America, Inc., 1935, p. 33]

Bemis
Bible: Nearly destroyed by fire.
Owner of copy: Mrs. Casper Reising, Whitneyville, Conn.

Jeduthan Bemis & Statira Squires were married at Durham by Rev. Elizua
Goodrich, D.D., on Thanksgiving, November 15th, 1787
their first born child was premature Birth, in the month of Feb., 1789
Lyman Bemis, 2nd child, Jany. 31st, 1790
Densey Bemis, 3rd child, May 8th, 1792
Jerusha Bemis, 4th child, born July 19th, 1794
Chauncy N. Bemis, 5th child, born June 18th, 1796
Mary D. Bemis, 6th child, born Feby. 20th, 1798
Their 7th child born April 27th, 1800, died May 1st, 1800
Henry T. Bemis, 8th child, born August 9th, 1801
Pounel M. Bemis, 9th child, born Sept. 25th, 1803
Hannah W. Bemis, 10th child, born Octo. 18th, 1806
Osmer Washington Bemis, 11th child, born May 29th, 1809
Fanny G. Bemis, 12th child, born April 24th, 1811
Jeduthan Bemis was in the War of the Revolution; he died 8/5/1828,
Durham, Conn.
Densey Bemis married ----- King of Milford, Conn.
Mary Bemis married Curtis Jocelyn of New Haven, Conn.
Jerusha Bemis married (1) -------- --------; (2) Abriaham Farren, 1838;
(3) Henry Parmlee; (4) Todd
Chauncy Bemis married ? ; had daughter Mariah, died in New
Haven, Conn., 5/2/1911
Pounel Bemis died Oct. 8th, 1813
Hannah Bemis married George Gorham of New Haven, Conn.
Osmer W. Bemis married Adah Beach, Middletown, Conn., 4/7/1833
Fanny G. Bemis married (1) Nelson Holcomb, 1827; (2) Henry F. Bulkley,
1834, New Haven, Conn.
Fanny Bemis Bulkley died 4/27/1885, New Haven, Conn.
Henry F. Bulkley died 11/7/1894, New Haven, Conn.
Henry F. Bulkley was in the Civil War

More About Jeduthan Bemis:
Baptism: 29 Jul 1753, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸²²

More About Jeduthan Bemis and Polly Staples:
Marriage: 1780 ¹⁸²³

More About Jeduthan Bemis and Statira Squires:
Marriage: 15 Nov 1787, Durham, Middlesex, Connecticut ¹⁸²⁴

Children of Jeduthan Bemis and Statira Squires are:

808	i.	<Unnamed>⁶, born Feb 1789¹⁸²⁴; died in infancy¹⁸²⁴.
809	ii.	Lyman Bemis¹⁸²⁴, born 31 Jan 1790¹⁸²⁴.
810	iii.	Densey Bemis¹⁸²⁴, born 08 May 1792¹⁸²⁴. He married King¹⁸²⁴.
811	iv.	Jerusha Bemis¹⁸²⁴, born 19 Jul 1794¹⁸²⁴. She married (1) <unknown>. She married (2) Abriaham Farren¹⁸²⁴ 1838¹⁸²⁴. She married (3) Henry Parmlee¹⁸²⁴. She married (4) Todd¹⁸²⁴.

More About Abriaham Farren and Jerusha Bemis:
Marriage: 1838¹⁸²⁴

+	812	v.	Chauncy Bemis, born 18 Jun 1796; died in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
	813	vi.	Mary D. Bemis¹⁸²⁴, born 20 Feb 1798¹⁸²⁴. She married Curtis Jocelyn ¹⁸²⁵.
	814	vii.	<Unnamed>, born 27 Apr 1800 ¹⁸²⁶; died 01 May 1800¹⁸²⁶.
	815	viii.	Henry T. Bemis¹⁸²⁶, born 09 Aug 1801¹⁸²⁶.
	816	ix.	Pounel M. Bemis¹⁸²⁶, born 25 Sep 1803¹⁸²⁶; died 08 Oct 1813¹⁸²⁶.
	817	x.	Hannah W. Bemis¹⁸²⁶, born 18 Oct 1806¹⁸²⁶. She married George Gorham¹⁸²⁶.
	818	xi.	Osmer Washington Bemis¹⁸²⁶, born 29 May 1809¹⁸²⁶. He married Adah Beach¹⁸²⁶ 07 Apr 1833 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut¹⁸²⁶.

More About Osmer Bemis and Adah Beach:
Marriage: 07 Apr 1833, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut¹⁸²⁶

819

xii.

Fanny G. Bemis¹⁸²⁶, born 24 Apr 1811¹⁸²⁶; died 27 Apr 1885 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut¹⁸²⁶. She married (1) Nelson Holcomb¹⁸²⁶ 1827¹⁸²⁶. She married (2) Henry F. Bulkley¹⁸²⁶ 1834 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut¹⁸²⁶.

More About Nelson Holcomb and Fanny Bemis:
Marriage: 1827¹⁸²⁶

More About Henry Bulkley and Fanny Bemis:
Marriage: 1834, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut¹⁸²⁶

358. Daniel⁵ Bemis (John⁴, John³, John², Joseph¹)¹⁸²⁷ was born 05 Mar 1758 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts^1827,¹⁸²⁸, and died 04 Jan 1832 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸²⁹. He married Patty Winch^1830,¹⁸³¹ 18 Nov 1784 in Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³², daughter of Joseph Winch and Mary Beals. She was born 12 Mar 1763 in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³³, and died 13 Jan 1823 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³⁴.

Notes for Daniel Bemis:
[Received from David Bemis]

� Daniel Bemis fought in the Revolutionary War, enlisted as a private, in Captain Fullers Co. 37th Regiment company return dated Prospect Hill, October 6, 1775. They marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775. Further Daniel and John, his brother John? Were paid for watching British Prisoners held at Cambridge, MA. on April 2, 1782. As recorded in the town records for Weston, MA.
� Daniel also served in Capt. Asabet Wheelers Co. for three months And ten days, in Cambridge, MA. Co. for six months in Rhode Island in 1777.
� Daniel also served in Capt. Fisk's Company
� In 1799 Daniel Bemis and his brother Lot were appointed by the Town of Weston as "Hogreaves" (people who viewed hogs to see if they were ok).
� In 1803, Daniel Bemis, and a Samuel Smith were appointed by the Town of Weston as "Fence Viewers"
� In May 1814, there is a Daniel Bemis listed in the "Census of the Children" ages 4-18. At this time he is shown to have three children in this category in the North West District of Weston: Abijah, Joseph, and Henry, no ages were given.

Daniel Bemis Guardianship/probate

Daniel Bemis; had an action filed against him by the town of Weston In 1822 involving his property and debts owed to people and the town. The issue involved certain suits filled, and some relatively important people in the Weston, MA area. Those people involved and complaints filed against Daniel Bemis are: Nathaniel Hobbs, Henry Hobbs, and Washington Pierce, dated February 14th 1822. It should be noted that Mr. Pierce was the town constable at that time. The reasons for this action in being filed by the town of Western was that Daniel Bemis was said to be a drunkard, and a spendthrift. The specific language of the complaint is as follows "excessive drinking, idleness, and spendthrift that lessens his estate so as to expose himself in his family, does also thereby endanger and expose the said town of Weston, MA. In light of these actions the town of Western appointed a guardian and bounder, Mr. Washington Pierce, who was to oversee Daniel's estate. In the judge that presided over this matter in the Middlesex Probate Court is Judge Samuel P.P. Fay, and the signatories, were; Agustus H. Fisk, Isaac Fisk, Benjamin Jones, a "Physician", and James Billings, a "Gentleman". As part of this action a sum of $10,000.00 was placed in escrow with the Middlesex Probate Court. In the probate actions there are numerous persons named to money was owed and paid. A rather unusual notation made in the probate was this, "the sum of $5.00 was paid to a George Morton for a funeral for his wife who was "burned to death". In 1825 Washington Pierce it is noted was removed from office as Daniel's guardian. In 1827, a Horatio Allen was appointed "Guardian, and then removed in 1829. It seems that his later life, as outlined in this court action, was difficult. He was on medication from a Doctor Ames, and in 1822 his residence was paid on a month to month basis and at one point he was receiving care for a "bleeding sore" in 1827. What actions there were seemed to have been completed in the year 1829. At one point in the Guardianship there is a reference to the assigned guardians as being "overseers of the poor", apparently Daniel was "poor" Daniel dies in 1832, four or so years after the last action.

The Revolutionary War

Records show that during the Revolution seven Bemis' from the town of Weston served in the war. From Daniel's family there were John, Nathaniel, Jeduthan, and Daniel. Timothy, their older brother, was on the Board of Correspondence. This board was responsible for getting information and letters back and forth to the local and state communities, as well as other states regarding the plans and procedures for the war. In addition to these brothers there were Jacob, James and Thaddeus Bemis, apparently relatives, that also served in the War. They were part of various companies of soldiers from Weston, and fought in numerous battles of the war. 5 Daniel, who applied for a pension, was noted to have fought in the battles of Bunker Hill, and at Bemis Heights, in up state New York.4 At this time men were allowed to enlist for short periods of time (days, months or years) and then return home. In many cases during the course of the war they would enlist in the local army 3- 4 times. Daniel Bemis for example enlisted in the army five times for a total of two years, eight months service. It was not until 1818 that Daniel applied for a pension due to his "reduced circumstances", and in 1820 he received the pension \\\\

An interesting note made in the book "Weston, A Puritan Town" by Emma Ripley wrote the following excerpt. I do not think she is correct. First, his wife Patty did not die in 1842, she died in 1823 in a fire. Second, Daniel and Patty, as far as can be determined had four or more children, of which Luther, Abijah, Joseph and Henry were but four of. They may have had two or more daughters as well. Thus Daniel did have legal heirs, but why the house was lost such as it was is not known.

"The house on rising ground with lawn sloping to Sudbury Road, now the home of Frank B. Dow, Jr., was built by John Bemis, brother of Dinah Bemis who married Jonathan Stratton. Of the fourth generation from Joseph Bemis who was in Watertown in 1640, John married Hannah Warren of Weston in 1731. His family numbered twelve children, of whom Daniel, the youngest, born in 1758, inherited farm and homestead and married Patty Winch of East Sudbury in 1784. After the death of his widow Patty (or Martha) in 1842, there were no direct heirs and the Bemis property was finally sold in the 1880's to Mr. Moses H. Fuller. Mr. Fuller, born in Weston, had lived for many years in St. Louis, Missouri, and was glad to return to the old New England."

More About Daniel Bemis:
Baptism: 25 Jun 1758, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³⁵

Notes for Patty Winch:
[VR:Weston:330] 1823 - Jany 16 Mrs. Bemis (died)

More About Daniel Bemis and Patty Winch:
Intention filed: 06 Sep 1784, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³⁶
Marriage: 18 Nov 1784, Weston, Middlesex, Massachusetts ¹⁸³⁷

Child of Daniel Bemis and Patty Winch is:

820

Luther⁶ Bemis, died 18 Dec 1843 in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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