Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . other wars, includ-ing the Civil war. Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner,U. S. A., of the Civil war, was of this family, aswas also Gov. Increase Sumner, of Massachusetts. (I) William Sumner, born in 1605, only childof Roger and Joane (Franklin) Sumner, of Bi-cester, Oxfordshire, England, became a husband-man. He married there Oct. 22, 1625, Mary W^ 1636 he came to New England, and settled atDorcheste
Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families . other wars, includ-ing the Civil war. Maj. Gen. Edwin V. Sumner,U. S. A., of the Civil war, was of this family, aswas also Gov. Increase Sumner, of Massachusetts. (I) William Sumner, born in 1605, only childof Roger and Joane (Franklin) Sumner, of Bi-cester, Oxfordshire, England, became a husband-man. He married there Oct. 22, 1625, Mary W^ 1636 he came to New England, and settled atDorchester, Mass., being made a freeman of theColony May 17, 1637. At various times he heldmany offices of respectable importance, being a se-lectman in Dorchester, in 1637, and for more thantwenty other years; was one of the commissionersto try and issue small causes; was chosen clerk ofthe train band in 1663, and was deputy to the Gen-eral Court from Dorchester in 1658, 1666-70, 1672,1678, 1681, 1683 and 1686. He died Dec. 9, 1688,and his wife died June 7, 1676. (II) George Sumner, son of William the emi-grant, born in Bicester, England, in 1634, became afreeman of Massachusetts May 6, 1657. He was. ^7^^-^ </^ COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD 573 married at Northampton, Nov. 7, 1662, to Mary,daughter of Edward Baker, of Northampton, andHved in Milton where he was lieutenant deputy tothe General Court in 1693, 1703 and 1708-09. Hewas ordained Deacon July 30, 1699. His death oc-curred in Milton, Dec. 11, 1715, and his widowpassed away April i, 1719. (Til) George Sumner (2), son of George, bornFeb. 9, 1666, in Milton, married Ann Tucker, ofRoxbury, and lived in Milton, dying Dec. 18, 1732. .(IV) Samuel Sumner, son of George (2), bornNov. 13, 1695, i Milton, married at Roxbury, , 1723, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward Griffin,of Roxbury, and lived for a time in Milton. He re-moved to Pomfret, Conn., where he was a was a representative to the General Court in1742, 1743 and
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