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     Pamela Dwight was born in 1753. She married Theodore Sedgwick, son of Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick and Ann Thompson, on 17 April 1774.¹ Pamela Dwight died in 1807.

     Job Swift DD was born on 17 June 1743.¹ He married Mary Ann Sedgwick, daughter of Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick and Ann Thompson, on 6 November 1769 at Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT.¹ Job Swift DD died on 20 October 1804 at Enosburg, Franklin Co., VT, at age 61.¹

     Elizabeth Harwood was born on 17 March 1649/50. She married Samuel Sedgwick, son of Major General Robert Sedgwick and Joanna Blake, circa 18 February 1666/67. Elizabeth Harwood died in August 1718 at age 68.

     Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick was born on 7 November 1716 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Capt. Samuel Sedgwick and Mary Hopkins.¹ Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick married Ann Thompson.¹ Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick died on 7 February 1757 at Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT, at age 40.¹

     Capt. Samuel Sedgwick was born in 1667 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of William Sedgwick and Elizabeth Stone.² Capt. Samuel Sedgwick married Mary Hopkins in 1689 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Emily Ames Lincoln was born on 9 December 1913.¹ She married Robert Minturn Sedgwick, son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III and Sarah May Minturn.² Emily Ames Lincoln died on 20 August 2003 at Lexington, MA, at age 89.¹

     Henry Dwight Sedgwick V was born in 1928. He was the son of Robert Minturn Sedgwick and Helen Peabody.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick V married Patricia Rosenwald.

     Beverly Holcombe was born in 1917 at AZ.¹ She was the daughter of John Delaney Holcombe DDS and Eudora Weisbecker.¹

     Robert Minturn Sedgwick was born on 27 January 1899.^1,2 He was the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III and Sarah May Minturn.² Robert Minturn Sedgwick married Helen Peabody, daughter of Rev. Endicott Peabody and Fannie Peabody.^3,2 Robert Minturn Sedgwick married Emily Ames Lincoln.³ Robert Minturn Sedgwick died in January 1976 at Conway, Carroll Co., NH.¹

     Kevin Norwood Bacon was born on 8 July 1958 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He was the son of Edmund Norwood Bacon and Ruth Hilda Holmes.¹ Kevin Norwood Bacon married Kyra Minturn Sedgwick, daughter of Henry Dwight Sedgwick V and Patricia Rosenwald, on 4 September 1988.

     Eudora Weisbecker was born circa 1898 at WI. She married John Delaney Holcombe DDS, son of Herbert Hiram Holcombe and Lucille C. Delaney.

     Henry Dwight Sedgwick III was born on 24 September 1861 at Stockbridge, MA.¹ He was the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick II and Henrietta Ellery Sedgwick.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick III married Sarah May Minturn on 8 November 1895 at St. George's Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City, NY.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick III died on 5 January 1957 at Pittsfield General Hospital, Pittsfield, Berkshire Co., MA, at age 95.¹ He was buried at Sedgwick Pie, Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, MA.¹

     Blanche Shepard was born on 6 February 1898.¹ She married Albert Lauren Holcombe, son of Herbert Albert Holcombe and Caroline Maria Phelps. Blanche Shepard died on 8 January 1971 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, at age 72.^1,2

     William Sedgwick was born in 1643 at Charleston, Suffolk, MA.¹ He was the son of Major General Robert Sedgwick and Joanna Blake.¹ William Sedgwick married Elizabeth Stone, daughter of Rev. Samuel Stone, in 1665 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ William Sedgwick died in 1674 at Jamaica, West Indies.¹

     Margaret Farrow was born on 29 March 1902 at IL.^1,2 She was the daughter of Arthur Tullis Farrow and Alice Adiline Holcombe.¹ Margaret Farrow also went by the name of Mattie Mae.¹ She married Henry Perry Newton.³ Margaret Farrow died on 3 June 1956 at CA at age 54.² She was buried at Chowchilla Cemetery, Chowchilla, Madera Co., CA.²

     Major General Robert Sedgwick was born in 1613 at England.¹ He married Joanna Blake on 6 January 1635/36 at Andover, England.¹ Major General Robert Sedgwick died in 1656 at Jamacia.¹

     Clara Etta Farrow was born in 1909 at KS.¹ She was the daughter of Arthur Tullis Farrow and Alice Adiline Holcombe.¹ Clara Etta Farrow died on 17 January 1918.^1,2 She was buried at Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK.²

     Henry Dwight Sedgwick II was born in 1824.¹ He was the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick and Jane Minot.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick II married Henrietta Ellery Sedgwick.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick II died in 1903.¹

     Edith Almyra Woodard was born on 30 November 1915.¹ She married Kenneth Howard Snelgrove, son of Norman D. Snelgrove and Myrtle Amelia Holcombe. Edith Almyra Woodard died on 13 June 2003 at Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ, at age 87.¹

     Samuel Sedgwick was born circa 31 March 1639 at Charlestown, Suffolk Co., MA. He was the son of Major General Robert Sedgwick and Joanna Blake.¹ Samuel Sedgwick married Elizabeth Harwood circa 18 February 1666/67. Samuel Sedgwick died circa 1675 at England.

     Martha A. Underwood was born circa 1827 at VA.¹ She married Timothy Gum, son of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe, on 30 April 1845 at Greenbriar Co., VA.¹

     Henry Dwight Sedgwick was born in 1785.¹ He was the son of Theodore Sedgwick and Pamela Dwight.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick married Jane Minot.¹ Henry Dwight Sedgwick died in 1831.¹

     Theodore Sedgwick was born on 9 May 1746 at West Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick and Ann Thompson.¹ Theodore Sedgwick married Pamela Dwight on 17 April 1774.¹ Theodore Sedgwick died on 24 January 1813 at Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, at age 66.¹ He was buried at Sedgwick Pie, Stockbridge, MA.

As a relatively young lawyer, Sedgwick and Tapping Reeve pled the case of Brom and Bett vs. Ashley (1781), an early "freedom suit", in county court for the slaves Elizabeth Freeman (known as Bett) and Brom. Bett was a black slave who had fled from her master, Colonel John Ashley of Sheffield, Massachusetts, because of cruel treatment by his wife. Brom joined her in suing for freedom from the Ashleys. The attorneys challenged their enslavement under the new state constitution of 1780, which held that "all men are born free and equal." The jury agreed and ruled that Bett and Brom were free. The decision was upheld on appeal by the state Supreme Court.

Bett marked her freedom by taking the name of Elizabeth Freeman, and she chose to work for wages at the Sedgwick household, where she helped rear their several children. She worked there for much of the rest of her life, buying a separate house for her and her daughter after the Sedgwick children were grown. After Freeman's death, the Sedgwicks buried her at Stockbridge Cemetery in the Sedgwick Pie, the family plot. The family marked Freeman's grave with an inscribed monument, and it is beside that of their fourth child, writer Catharine Maria.

     Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips was born on 15 May 1981 at St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England. She was the daughter of Capt. Mark Phillips and HRH The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise The Princess Royal. Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips and Michael James Tindall were engaged on 21 December 2010. Zara Anne Elizabeth Phillips married Michael James Tindall on 30 July 2011 at Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland.

     Mary Jane Hefner was born on 7 May 1831 at Greenbrier Co., VA.¹ She married Jesse Gum, son of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe, on 28 May 1850 at Greenbrier Co., VA.¹ Mary Jane Hefner died on 26 March 1905 at Columbia Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV, at age 73.¹

     Huldah E. Gum was born on 17 March 1851 at Greenbrier Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Gum and Mary Jane Hefner.¹

     Francis Minturn Sedgwick was born on 13 March 1904.^1,2 He was the son of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III and Sarah May Minturn.¹ Francis Minturn Sedgwick died in 1967 at CA.^1,2

     Phebe L. Gum was born on 10 October 1864 at Greenbrier Co., WV.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Gum and Mary Jane Hefner.¹

     Minnie E. Gum was born on 1 November 1868 at Greenbrier Co., WV.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Gum and Mary Jane Hefner.¹

     John Tyler Holcombe was born circa 1920 at AZ. He was the son of John Delaney Holcombe DDS and Eudora Weisbecker. John Tyler Holcombe died in 2006.

     Sarah Jane Gum was born on 1 November 1871 at Greenbrier Co., WV.¹ She was the daughter of Jesse Gum and Mary Jane Hefner.¹ Sarah Jane Gum died on 20 December 1871 at Greenbrier Co., WV.¹

     Francis M. Munson was born on 19 July 1832 at Medina Co., OH.¹ He married Eugenia Hannah Holcombe, daughter of Benjamin Holcombe and Sabra Rouse, on 11 September 1852 at Medina Co., OH.¹ Francis M. Munson died on 29 July 1862 at age 30.

     Virginia Gum was born in 1816.¹ She was the daughter of William Gum and Nancy Higgins.¹ Virginia Gum married Cornelius H. Gum, son of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe, on 22 September 1841 at Pendleton Co., VA.¹

     Marvin T. Munson was born on 1 November 1857.¹ He was the son of Francis M. Munson and Eugenia Hannah Holcombe.¹

     Nancy Higgins married William Gum.¹

     Albert J. Capen was born circa 1833.¹ He married Eugenia Hannah Holcombe, daughter of Benjamin Holcombe and Sabra Rouse, on 14 April 1859 at Jefferson Co., WI.¹

     Alice Gum was born circa 1813 at later Highland Co., VA.¹ She was the daughter of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe.¹ Alice Gum married McBride Gum.¹

     Marvin Leroy Farrow was born on 13 June 1921 at Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK.^1,2 He was the son of Arthur Tullis Farrow and Alice Adiline Holcombe.¹ Marvin Leroy Farrow died on 22 November 2002 at Garland, Dallas Co., TX, at age 81.^1,2 He was buried at Mills Cemetery, Garland, Dallas Co., TX.³

     McBride Gum was born circa 1811 at later Highland Co., VA.¹ He married Alice Gum, daughter of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe.¹

     Elizabeth Gum was born circa 1827 at VA.¹ She was the daughter of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe.¹ Elizabeth Gum married Michael M. Underwood on 1 June 1848 at Greenbrier Co., VA.¹

     John Gum was born circa 1818 at Bath Co., VA.¹ He was the son of Roger Gum and Matilda Holcombe.¹ John Gum died on 3 July 1858 at Greenbriar Co., VA.¹

     Mattie Elizabeth Payne was born on 30 September 1870 at Little Levels, Pocahontas Co., WV.¹ She married Jesse Uriah Gum, son of Jesse Gum and Mary Jane Hefner, circa 1900.¹ Mattie Elizabeth Payne died on 28 October 1965 at Neola, Greenbrier Co., WV, at age 95.¹

     Elmer John Samuel Ragan Sr. was born on 3 March 1910 at Guion, AR.^1,2 He married Minnie Elnora Farrow, daughter of Arthur Tullis Farrow and Alice Adiline Holcombe, circa 1917.^1,3 Elmer John Samuel Ragan Sr. died on 28 March 1974 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, at age 64.² He was buried at Resthaven Gardens Cemetery, Oklahoma City, Cleveland Co., OK.⁴