steady eye on the glory of God, the prosperity of Zion, the salvation of men. This constancy in pursuing the path of truth and duty, spread over his example and through all his labors that steady lustre. which convinced, reproved, reformed, and assimilated to itself the minds. of others. To his preaching it gave clearness, consistency, uniformity, and power; to his pastoral labors, a steady zeal that was not carried to extravagance in periods of success, nor repressed and extinguished in seasons of declension. "He was a man of affectionate kindness. The benevolence inculcated in the Gospel, and exemplified in the life of the Saviour, of doing good to men, was an excellence he endeavored to copy in his own heart and life; and may we not say, that he attained, in an eminent degree, to this spirit of his Master? How did it beam forth with benignity from his countenance, and conform his words to the law of kindness! How did it sweeten his social intercourse, in the domestic circle and in the circle of his friends! How did it spread a sweet savor over his charities to the indigent-his instructions to the ignorant-his counsels to the serious-his consolations to the dying and to mourners! How deeply interest him in the welfare of Zion and in the benevolent efforts of the age to impart the blessings of the Gospel to a ruined world! "He was a man of peculiar sedateness and solemnity. The scenes of eternity seemed to be deeply impressed on his mind as the most weighty of all realities; and, as if viewing present scenes from the shores of the eternal world, he carried with him the gravity and solemnity of a mind conversant only with objects of high and everlasting moment. If there was any one trait of mind more prominent in his preaching than another, it was this—a mind impressed itself, and impressing others, with a solemn awe of God and eternity. He might not have been bold, impetuous, heart-stirring, as some; but solemnity pervaded his thoughts and his delivery; and enchained the attention of his hearers, as though he and they were engaged in transactions of endless moment, and as though all these scenes of time were, in reality, soon to give way to the perfect joys or the complete miseries of a long eternity. Never can I forget the solemnity of thought and feeling and manner with which those lips addressed me at my own ordination to the ministry. How clearly he enabled me to look through all the scenes of my ministry to the judgment seat of Christ, and how deeply to feel, that I was to preach to sinners as if under the very thunderings of that throne! "He was a man of pious devotion. He early devoted himself by public profession to the will and service of Jehovah. His pious feelings, at that period, in view of the amazing grace of God, he has expressed in this impassioned language: 'But why proceed? Had I the tongue of Cherubim or Seraphim, I could only in amazement exclaimO the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God. How unsearchable are his judgments and his ways past finding out! Let infants lisp his praise. O ye of riper years proclaim it to the world. Ye sons of light, angels and archangels, sound it loud that all the dark corners of the universe may hear.' The piety of that period was a lasting flame. Through his long and useful ministry, he has given evidence that he never repented of his first profession and covenant; that all his repentance has sprung from his own imperfections; and all his desire been fixed on attaining a perfect conformity to the will of God. This piety was the fruitful fountain from whence flowed all his other excellencies; the living soul that regulated all their movements. This adorned the evening of his days, and attuned his lips, we trust, as he was descending into the dark valley, to the everlasting praises of God." 96. SAMUEL ELIOT, SON OF GEORGE, (34) Sea-captain in Killingworth. He m. widow Jane Towner, dau. of J. Crane, of Killingworth. She died March, 1802, aged about 34. Children, 206) 1. Louisa, b. Feb. 23, 1800; m (1) March 17, 1823, Daniel HEWETT, of Lansingburgh, N. Y. He died at Cincinnati, 1826, without issue. Louisa m. (2) Jan. 19, 1830, John W. TURNER, of Oswego, N. Y., who removed, in 1846, to Northampton, Saginaw Co., Mich. He was born Feb. 23, 1800; is extensively engaged in the lumber business; and in 1852 was a member of the Michigan Legislature. Issue, 1. John Eliot, b. Oct. 10, 1831; d. May 17, 1838. 2. Mary Louisa, b. Jan. 24, 1834. 3. Jane Elizabeth, b. Nov. 7, 1836; d. Feb. 5, 1842. 4. Ellen Calista, b. Jan. 31, 1839; d. Jan. 2, 1842. 5. Ada Frances, b. Jan. 13, 1844. 101. ACHILLES HENRY' ELIOT, SON OF GEORGE, (34) Children, 207) 1. Miriam Jerusha, b. July, 1812; d. 1815. Mary was 208) п. Miriam Jerusha, b. Sept. 1815; m. Justin A. BLISS, of New York City. She d. Sept., 1851, without issue. 209) ш. John Henry', b. Jan. 31, 1819; of New York. 103. WILLIAM ELIOT, SON OF NATHANIEL, (35) Farmer in Guilford. He m. Nov. 26, 1780, Ruth, dau. of Nathaniel Rossiter, Esq., of Guilford. Ruth was born April 17, 1757; and died July 19, 1814. Children, 210) 1. William Horace, b. Sept. 13, 1781; of New Haven. 211) ш. Charles, b. July 29, 1787; of Guilford. 212) m. George Augustus, b. June 6, 1792; of Erie, Pa. 105. SAMUEL ELIOT, SON OF WYLLYS, (36) Merchant in Guilford. He m. Aug. 10, 1817, Mary Butler, dau. of William Baldwin, Esq., of Litchfield, and sister of Rev. David Baldwin, of Guilford. Mary was born March 11, 1791. Children, 213) 1. George Wyllys', b. Dec. 18, 1818, merchant in Al bany. 214) п. John Scoville', b. Dec. 25, 1820, farmer in Guilford. 215) ш. William Henry', b. Sept. 3, 1823, merchant in Cali fornia. 216) Iv. Andrew Ward', b. Jan. 28, 1826, book-keeper in New York. 109. REUBEN' ELIOT, SON OF WYLLYS, (36) Merchant in Guilford. He m. Aug. 17, 1794, Grace, dau. of Asher Fairchild, of Guilford. Judge of Probate and Postmaster. 1775; and died July 28, 1841. Children, 217) He was for several years, 1. Clarissa Betsey, b. Feb. 17, 1795; m. (1) Dec. 30, Clarissa m. (2) April 11, 1827, David PARME- Clarissa Emma. 218) . Caroline Ruth', b. Jan. 26, 1797; m. Sept. 18, 1817, John Hart BARTLETT, of Guilford. He was b. Sept. 4, 1796. Issue, 1. John, b. July 26, 1818; d. Aug. 2, 1818. 2. Caroline Ruth, b. May 18, 1821; m. Samuel King, of Albany; and d. July 26, 1851, leaving a family. 219) m. Richard Samuel, b. June 22, 1799; of Ohio. 220) IV. Nelson James', b. May 11, 1801; of New York City. 221) v. Harriet Ward, b. April 22, 1803; m. Oct. 12, 1823, Lewis LEETE, of Guilford; and d. Aug. 17, 1843. Issue, 1. Elizabeth Heaton, b. Sept. 30, 1824; m. John S. Struth ers, Tuscarora, Pa. 2. Ellen Augusta, b. July 16, 1826; d. June 13, 1848. 3. Mary Chittenden, b. July 27, 1829; of Tuscarora. 222) VI. Cornelia Maria, b. May 6, 1806; of Guilford. Grace Eliot, b. March 4, 1841. 224) vin. Jane Augusta, b. Feb. 1, 1812; of Guilford. 110. ANDREW ELIOT, SON OF WYLLYS, (36) Merchant in Guilford. He m. Sept. 22, 1796, Catharine, dau. of Henry Hill, Esq., of Guilford. She was b. July 19, 1776. Children, 226) 1. Catharine Hill', b. May 11, 1799; m. Sept. 9, 1824, Rosewell WOODWARD, of Georgetown, D. C., now of New York City. He was born Sept. 7, 1795. She d. May 3, 1854. Issue,— 1. John Ruggles, b. June 17, 1825. 3. Richard Hill, b. Feb. 14, 1830. 5. Charles Henry, b. Aug. 14, 1835. 6. William Rose well, b. Aug. 21, 1840. 227). Wyllys Henry', b. June 11, 1801; d. March 9, 1802. 228) m. Abigail Ward, b. Dec. 24, 1803; d. March 7, 1838, unmarried. 229) Iv. Henry Hill ̊, b. Aug. 30, 1805; of New York City. 230) v. Elizabeth Betts, b. Nov. 16, 1807; m. Sept. 9, 1827, Samuel Edmund FOOTE, Esq., of Guilford, afterwards of Cincinnati, O., now of New Haven. He was born Oct. 29, 1787. Issue,— 1. George Augustus, b. March 2, 1829; d. Nov. 3, 1834. 2. Frances Elizabeth, b. Oct. 6, 1835. 3. Catharine Virginia, b. Aug. 9, 1839. 4. Harry Ward, b. Aug. 5, 1844. 231) vi. Sarah Hart', b. July 5, 1814; m. Dec. 17, 1834, Rev. 1 |