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14. EBENEZER¹⁷ GROSVENOR, JR. COL. (EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born December 12, 1713 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., and died August 02, 1793 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn.. He married (1) UNKNOWN. He married (2) LUCY CHENEY²⁰ March 15, 1736/37 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., daughter of ABIEL CHENEY and MARIAH WALDO.

Notes for EBENEZER GROSVENOR, JR. COL.:
III.EBENEZER GROSVENOR, born at Pomfret, Conn., Dec. 12, 1713 died there Aug. 2, 1793. Married at Pomfret, Mar. 15, 1737, Luce Cheney, daughter of Abiel and Marah (Waldo) Cheney. She was born at Pomfret, Oct. 20, 1720; died there May 13, 1792. Children, born at Pomfret: - Ebenezer (1739-1788) ; Elizabeth (1740-1792) ; Oliver (1743-1824) ; Asa (1745-1834) ; Luce (1747-1782) ; Danier (1750-1834) ; Lemuel (1752-1833) ; Ezra (1755-1827) ; Chloe (1757-1841) ; Nathan (1764-1814).                   Copied from notes of Horace Chipman Grosvenor, my grandfather, and Oliver Gay Grosvenor around 1930's-1940's.                                                                               Was the noted landlord of the Pomfret Tavern, a resort much frequented in the stirring times just before 1776 when rum and debate flowed with equal freedom.      (This may be known as the old Ben Grosvenor Inn.)            "The White Pine series", "The Old Hill Towns of Windham County Connecticut"      Vol x, #1 1924 p.8.                                                                                    Ebenezer Grosvenor Jr., like his father, held offices of responsibility, and was one of the committee to choose the site of the second meeting-house in 1760. He married Lucy Cheney, and they were said to have been the handsomest couple ever to enter the meeting-house. She was the first to be buried in the Hall (North) Burying Ground.                              It was Ebenezer II who opened the famous Revolutionary tavern in 1771, a Place where many officers were entertained, and a headquarters for military news and events. Here Washington fed his horses when he called on his friend, Col. Thomas Grosvenor in 1789. It was here the proprietors of New Pomfret (Pomfret, Vermont) met on Christmas Day in 1779, to lay plans for a new town in the wilds of the north, as the younger generation was finding the mother town too old and thickly settled for their proper advancement, and was ready to join the tide of emigration that had already begun.                                                                  Folklore and Firesides of Pomfret (Susan Jewett Griggs) p41-42.

More About EBENEZER GROSVENOR, JR. COL.:
Buried: 1793, Hall Cemetery, or Pomfret Street Cemetery, Pomfret, Conn.

Notes for LUCY CHENEY:
"Folklore and Firesides of Pomfret, Hampton, and Vicinity" by Susan Jewett Griggs (1950) p 41.                                          Lucy Cheney Grosvenor was the first to be buried in the Hall (North) Burying Ground.

More About LUCY CHENEY:
Buried: 1792, Hall Cemetery, or Pomfret Street Cemetery, Pomfret, Conn.

Child of EBENEZER GROSVENOR and UNKNOWN is:

LEWIS¹⁸ GROSVENOR, b. Abt. 1738.

Notes for LEWIS GROSVENOR:
Folklore and Firesides of Pomfret, Hampton and Vicinity" by Susan Jewett Griggs (1950) p 43 In 1758 the Williams House was built by Lewis Grosvenor for his intended bride. Death ended the romance, and he never occupied the house. He was a half brother of Lemuel Grosvenor, the first postmaster. The following inscription is copied from a silver urn now in the possession of Mrs. Charles O. Thompson, a descendant of the Lewis Grosvenor family: "The Assurer and Owners of Ship Champion & Cargo to Mr. Lewis Grosvenor in acknowledgement of the support and encouragement afforded to the officers and crew of said ship, when in great peril at sea by voluntarily remaining on board & assisting to bring her safe to port. Boston 1822"

Children of EBENEZER GROSVENOR and LUCY CHENEY are:

39.	ii.	EBENEZER¹⁸ GROSVENOR, III, REV., b. March 06, 1738/39, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. May 28, 1788, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts.
40.	iii.	ELIZABETH GROSVENOR, b. December 19, 1740, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. December 28, 1792, Woodstock, Windham, Conn..
41.	iv.	OLIVER GROSVENOR, DEA., b. May 19, 1743, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. May 13, 1824, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..
42.	v.	ASA GROSVENOR, REV., CAPT., b. April 06, 1745, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 28, 1834, North Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
43.	vi.	LUCY GROSVENOR, b. July 25, 1747, Pomfret, Windham, Conn; d. January 30, 1782, Brookfield, Worcester, Mass..
44.	vii.	DANIEL GROSVENOR, REV., CAPT., b. April 20, 1750, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. July 22, 1834, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts.
45.	viii.	LEMUEL GROSVENOR, BRIG. GEN., b. August 11, 1752, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. January 19, 1833, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..
46.	ix.	EZRA GROSVENOR, SR., PVT., b. June 23, 1755, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. July 08, 1827, near Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
47.	x.	CHLOE GROSVENOR, b. October 29, 1757, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. April 04, 1841, Sutton, Worcester, Mass..
48.	xi.	NATHAN EBENEZER GROSVENOR, SR. REV., b. December 17, 1764, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. February 22, 1814, Hampton, Windham, Conn..

15. CALEB¹⁷ GROSVENOR (EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹)²¹ was born August 15, 1716 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., and died April 20, 1788 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn.. He married SARAH CARPENTER November 30, 1739 in Woodstock, Windham, Conn., daughter of ELIPHALET CARPENTER and REBECCA GARDNER.

Notes for CALEB GROSVENOR:
"Folklore and Firesides of Pomfret, Hampton and Vicinity" by Susan Jewett Griggs (1950) p31 Post Road Tavern, Spring Farm, was built (1750-1760) by Caleb Grosvenor, and there mail was left for over a quarter of a century before the first post office was officially established between Boston and New York. The low ell of this overhang house was built about 1750, the main part about 1760. The present owner, Wilbur C. Abbott, has restored the house to its original lines by removing the long narrow porches that for many years scarred its colonial beauty. In an ancient copy of the "New London Gazette" of 1786 is found the following advertisement of this property: "To be sold or let-- A farm containing 300 acres, situated in Abington Society. On the middle post road from Hartford to Boston with a large dwelling house which is now and has been for a number of years improved as a public house. Said house has an excellent orchard which will make 80 barrels of cider annually". Caleb Grosvenor had two sons in the Revolution, and his home was undoubtedly sold after his death. The place did not again return to the Grosvenor family for a hundred years, when it was purchased by Benjamin Grosvenor. Caleb Grosvenor was a rising young man at the time the Abington meetinghouse was built. Because of paying the highest rate in the Parish, he was given first choice of a place to build his pew. The old post road, later the Hartford-Boston turnpike, was muddy, rough and precipitous, through heavily traveled. the tavern, built in 1765, was famous through the Revolution. Caleb Grosvenor was a loyal Patriot, but a sign long hung before his door, depicting a post rider carrying the English flag, and riding a galloping horse. This sign, that once bore the date 1765, now hangs before the Ben Grosvenor Inn on Pomfret Street.

More About CALEB GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1788, Buried in the Wappaquians Burial Ground at Pomfret, Conn.
Intention Record: October 12, 1739, Woodstock, Windham, Conn.

More About SARAH CARPENTER:
Buried: 1793, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

Marriage Notes for CALEB GROSVENOR and SARAH CARPENTER:
Married by Rev. Abel Stiles

Children of CALEB GROSVENOR and SARAH CARPENTER are:

49.	i.	MOSES¹⁸ GROSVENOR, SGT., b. August 15, 1741, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. March 16, 1811, Grosvenors Corners, Carlisle, Schoharie, New York.
50.	ii.	SARAH GROSVENOR, b. June 15, 1743, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. May 04, 1829, Brimfield, Mass..
	iii.	PRISCILLA GROSVENOR, b. April 14, 1745, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. December 15, 1745, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for PRISCILLA GROSVENOR:

iv.

CALEB GROSVENOR, b. October 15, 1746, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. March 31, 1751, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

More About CALEB GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1751, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

PRISCILLA GROSVENOR, b. October 15, 1748, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. October 07, 1825, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for PRISCILLA GROSVENOR:
Unmarried

51.	vi.		CALEB GROSVENOR, JR., PVT., b. August 15, 1751, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 03, 1807, Cheshire / Lanesboro, Mass..
	vii.		JOSEPH GROSVENOR, b. February 18, 1754, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. October 25, 1784, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for JOSEPH GROSVENOR:
unmarried

More About JOSEPH GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1784, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

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DORCAS GROSVENOR, b. August 17, 1756, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. July 11, 1847, Brimfield, Mass..

Notes for DORCAS GROSVENOR:
Unmarried.

	ix.	CALEB GROSVENOR, b. March 31, 1757, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..
52.	x.	CHESTER GROSVENOR, b. July 28, 1758, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. of New York.
53.	xi.	ALATHEA GROSVENOR, b. May 11, 1762, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. March 08, 1789, Abington, Windham, Conn..

16. ANN¹⁷ GROSVENOR (EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born September 14, 1724 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., and died February 1762. She married NATHANIEL DANIELS, SR., CAPT. October 20, 1741 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., son of JOHN DANIELS and ELLINER VERIN.

Notes for ANN GROSVENOR:
About 1760 they moved to Worthing, Mass.

Notes for NATHANIEL DANIELS, SR., CAPT.:
The History of Rutland, Vermont 1761-1861 by Dawn D. Hance, p412            Nathaniel Daniels born Aug. 1719, died circa 1790.                  Wives: Ann Grosvenor, Sybil Leavens, Mrs. Sarah Herrick.                  He served from Worthington, Mass., in 1775
A government tombstone was erected to his memory in 1954.
                                                Nathaniel built the first frame house in Worthington, Mass.
About 1760 he removed to Worthington.                        1762, Nathaniel was a Capt. 4th. Co. 11th Conn., Regt.                  1775 was a minuteman at alarm.                              He was also a selectman.

Children of ANN GROSVENOR and NATHANIEL DANIELS are:

54.	i.	SAMUEL¹⁸ DANIELS, b. September 04, 1745, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. November 1810, Vershire, Orange, Vermont.
55.	ii.	ELEANOR DANIELS, b. November 20, 1749, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 15, 1838, Ferrisburgh, Addison, Vermont.
56.	iii.	JOHN DANIELS, b. December 10, 1751, Rutland, Vermont; d. August 22, 1832, Birmingham, Michigan.
	iv.	DANIEL DANIELS, b. 1758, Connecticut.
	v.	OTHELLO DANIELS, b. 1762, Worthington, Hampshire, Mass..

17. AMOS¹⁷ GROSVENOR (THOMAS¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹)²² was born February 02, 1723/24 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn., and died January 03, 1799 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn.. He married MARY HUTCHINS May 01, 1755 in Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for AMOS GROSVENOR:
Listed in Pomfret, Windham, Conn. 1790 census, 4 free white males over 16, 1 free white male under 16, 1 free white female. Amos resided at Spaulding Hill, Pomfret, Conn.

More About AMOS GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1799, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

More About MARY HUTCHINS:
Buried: 1770, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

Children of AMOS GROSVENOR and MARY HUTCHINS are:

	i.	INFANT¹⁸ GROSVENOR.
	ii.	MARY GROSVENOR, b. February 10, 1756, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 05, 1777, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire; m. WILLIAM CHANDLER, February 06, 1777, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..
57.	iii.	THOMAS GROSVENOR, CAPT., b. March 01, 1757, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. December 15, 1843, Abington, Windham, Conn..
	iv.	AMOS GROSVENOR, JR., PVT., b. September 06, 1758, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. October 26, 1776, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for AMOS GROSVENOR, JR., PVT.:
1776, Conn militia-11th regiment, Capt. Ingalls Co. Col. Williams Reg. Amos died while serving in the Conn., militia, during the Rev. War.

More About AMOS GROSVENOR, JR., PVT.:
Buried: 1776, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

JERUSHA GROSVENOR, b. March 30, 1761, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 17, 1765, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

More About JERUSHA GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1765, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

vi.

PHEBE GROSVENOR, b. November 22, 1762, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. September 11, 1769, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

More About PHEBE GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1769, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

vii.

PEARLY GROSVENOR²³, b. April 28, 1765, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. March 15, 1787, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

Notes for PEARLY GROSVENOR:
Pearley graduated from Yale in 1785 and afterwards was a student of theology.

More About PEARLY GROSVENOR:
Buried: 1787, Sabin Cem., Pomfret, Windham, Conn.

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BENJAMIN HUTCHENS GROSVENOR, b. August 04, 1770, Pomfret, Windham, Conn.; d. April 23, 1847, Pomfret, Windham, Conn..

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