Samuel Bliss

Special Note:

This Samuel Bliss was born 1624 in England, not 1647 in This is the Son of Thomas the other Samuel was the son of Nathaniel Bliss, of Springfield they are not that same person. This profile has and was being confused with this Samuel Bliss

He is the Uncle of the other Samuel.

Birth 1624 Posted by lorinorri

Death 1720

What the writer guessed was that Thomas Bliss Sr. came to Massachusettts in 1638 with some of his older children (probably Thomas and Anne from his first marriage), but his 2nd wife Margaret stayed in England with the baby Samuel and her other children after father was taken ill. When the rest of Thomas' family arrived in New England was not cited in the article.

Father Thomas Bliss(e) Mother Margaret Bliss(e) FAG 111672507

Samuel Bliss Born 1624 died 1720

Age 96

Marriage November 10, 1665 Mary LEONARD Father John Leonard Mother Sarah . died Died January 1, 1724

He received several grants of land from the town,--at Freshwater Brook and on the north side of Agawam River, at Ackanunset, at the latter place 35 acres.

He was Selectman in 1685, '92, and '99.

Children of Samuel and Mary

c1 Hannah b. December 20, 1666 m1 John HALEY m2 Simon SMITH

c2 Thomas b. February 8, 1668 m. Hannah CADWELL

c3 Mary b. August 14, 1670 m. Philip SMITH

c4 Jonathan b. February 5, 1672 m. Sarah EGGLESTON

c5 Martha b. June 1, 1674 Samuel ELY

c6 Sarah b. September 10, 1677 m. George WEBSTER

c7 Experience b. April 1, 1679 d. April 7, 1679

c8 Mercy b. July 18, 1680 m. John ELY

c9 Ebenezer b. July 29, 1683 m. Mary GAYLORD

c10 Margaret b. September 11, 1684 m. Samuel COLTON

c11 Esther b. April 2, 1688 m. Henry CHAPIN

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14th descendant of Thomas Bliss that came to America in 1635

SAMUEL, of Springfield, Mass., — called in the records " Samuel Bliss, sen., 11 — (son of Thomas and Margaret Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.,) was born in England in 1624, removed to America with his father in 1635, and mar- ried Nov. 10, 1664-5, to Mary, daughter of John and Sarah [Heath] Leon- ard, of Springfield. She was born Sept. 14, 1647, and died 1724. He died March 23, 1720, aged ninety-six years. Issue :

45. Hannah, b. Dec. 20, 1666. John Haley, of Hadley, Mass., m. for his second wife, Hannah,

dau. of Samuel Bliss, and d. about 1688. She" afterwards m. May 1, 1689, Simeon Smith.

46. *Thomas, b. Feb. 8, 1668, d. Nov. 10, 1733.-

47. Mart, b. Aug. 4, 1670, m. in 1687 Philip Smith, and d. Dec. 23, 1707, at East Hartford,

Conn. He was a son of Lieut. Philip Smith and Rebecca Foot* of Hadley, Mass., was b. about 1665, and d. Jan. 25, 1725.

48. *Jonathan, b. Jan. 5, 1672, d. about 1740.

49. Martha, b. June 1, 1674, m. Nov. 10, 1697, Samuel Ely.

50. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1677. She was probably the Sarah Bliss who m. Dec. 13, 1695, George

Webster (b. Nov. 7, 1670) son of Thos. Webster and Abigail Alexander, and removed to Lebanon, Conn., about 1705. Her cousin Sarah, daughter of Lawrence Bliss, is supposed to have m. March 9, 1687, Samuel Smith, of Hadley, Mass.

51. Experience, b. April 1, 1679, d. April 7, 1697.

52. Merct, b. July 18, 1680, m. Dec. 30, 1703, John Ely. He was the fourth son of Samuel

Ely, of West Springfield, was b. in Springfield in 1678 and d. in 1758. Issue: John, Reuben, Abner, Caleb, Noah, Mercy, (who m. Luke Bliss,) and Rachel.

53. *Ebenezer, b. July 29, 1683, d. Sept. 7, 1717.

54. Margaret, b. Sept. 11, 16S4, m. Jan. 16, 1707, to Samuel Colton, of Longmead w, Mass.,

(b. Jan. 17, 1679;) she d. Jan. 19, 1736. A daughter (Margaret) m. Jose a Frost of Newcastle, and afterwards, 1792, Judge Ichabod Rollins, of Somersworth, _4. H.

55. Esther, b. April 2, 1688, m. May 10, 1716, Henry Chapin, of Chicopee, Mass.

According to Springfield records, Samuel arrived Springfield 1646, resided there 74 years and died in Springfield 1720.

Father Thomas Bliss(e) Mother Margaret Bliss(e) FAG 111672507

Samuel Bliss Born Died January 1, 1724 Age

Marriage November 10, 1665 Mary LEONARD Father John Leonard Mother Sarah .

He received several grants of land from the town,--at Freshwater Brook and on the north side of Agawam River, at Ackanunset, at the latter place 35 acres.

He was Selectman in 1685, '92, and '99.

Children of Samuel and Mary

c1 Hannah b. December 20, 1666 m1 John HALEY m2 Simon SMITH

c2 Thomas b. February 8, 1668 m. Hannah CADWELL

c3 Mary b. August 14, 1670 m. Philip SMITH

c4 Jonathan b. February 5, 1672 m. Sarah EGGLESTON

c5 Martha b. June 1, 1674 Samuel ELY

c6 Sarah b. September 10, 1677 m. George WEBSTER

c7 Experience b. April 1, 1679 d. April 7, 1679

c8 Mercy b. July 18, 1680 m. John ELY

c9 Ebenezer b. July 29, 1683 m. Mary GAYLORD

c10 Margaret b. September 11, 1684 m. Samuel COLTON

c11 Esther b. April 2, 1688 m. Henry CHAPIN* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Jan 23 2021, 7:28:27 UTC