Daniel Belding, son of William [Belding], born in 1648, became a man of historic note in the annals of the town of Deerfield, Mass. In 1659 a settlement was begun at Norwottuck, now Hadley, Mass., and Wethersfield, furnished about one-third of the settlers. Soon after 1661, Daniel Belding and Nathaniel Foote joined the new settlement, and Belding married, in 1670, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Foote. On Sept. 16, 1696, in Deerfield, Mass., during King William's war, the greater part of Daniel Belding's family were either killed or captured: Daniel, his son Nathaniel, aged twenty-two, and his daughter Esther, aged thirteen, were made prisoners by the Indians, who killed the wife and mother, son John, and daughter Thankful, and wounded and left for dead Samuel, who, however, recovered and escaped. Abigail, another daughter, was shot in the arm while running to the fort, and Sarah, still another daughter, escaped. The prisoners were taken to Canada and there held captive, on their release returning to Deerfield, in 1698. Daniel Belding again married, in 1699, Hepsibah, widow of Lieut. Thomas Wells, and daughter of William Buell. Hepsibah was also captured at Deerfield, on Feb. 20 1704, and was carried a short distance en route to Canada, but her strength failed and she was killed. Daniel married, for his thrid wife, Sarah, daughter of John Hawkes, and widow of Philip Mattoon. She lived to reach the age of ninety-four, dying in 1751. Daniel Belding became one of the leading citizens of Deerfield. His death occurred in 1731. (Courtesy Ancestry/ro_fleury)
Daniel Belding, son of William [Belding], born in 1648, became a man of historic note in the annals of the town of Deerfield, Mass. In 1659 a settlement was begun at Norwottuck, now Hadley, Mass., and Wethersfield, furnished about one-third of the settlers. Soon after 1661, Daniel Belding and Nathaniel Foote joined the new settlement, and Belding married, in 1670, Elizabeth, daughter of Nathaniel Foote. On Sept. 16, 1696, in Deerfield, Mass., during King William's war, the greater part of Daniel Belding's family were either killed or captured: Daniel, his son Nathaniel, aged twenty-two, and his daughter Esther, aged thirteen, were made prisoners by the Indians, who killed the wife and mother, son John, and daughter Thankful, and wounded and left for dead Samuel, who, however, recovered and escaped. Abigail, another daughter, was shot in the arm while running to the fort, and Sarah, still another daughter, escaped. The prisoners were taken to Canada and there held captive, on their release returning to Deerfield, in 1698. Daniel Belding again married, in 1699, Hepsibah, widow of Lieut. Thomas Wells, and daughter of William Buell. Hepsibah was also captured at Deerfield, on Feb. 20 1704, and was carried a short distance en route to Canada, but her strength failed and she was killed. Daniel married, for his thrid wife, Sarah, daughter of John Hawkes, and widow of Philip Mattoon. She lived to reach the age of ninety-four, dying in 1751. Daniel Belding became one of the leading citizens of Deerfield. His death occurred in 1731. (Courtesy Ancestry/ro_fleury)
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