Trumbull family.

The Trumbull family of Worcester, Mass., traces its history back to John Trumbull ( -1657), who came to America from Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, about 1637. He settled in Roxbury, Mass., but soon afterwards removed to Rowley, Mass., where he remained until his death. One of his sons, Joseph (1647-1684), originally removed to Suffield, Conn., in 1670, but Indian hostilities forced him to retreat. He returned again in 1676 and remained there until his death. Subsequent generations also remained in Suffield, until Joseph, the son of Joseph and Obedience (Belden) Trumbull.

Joseph Trumbull (1756-1824), born in Suffield on 12 October 1756, arrived in Worcester in 1778 and opened a general store. In 1779 he formed a partnership with Isaiah Thomas (1749-1831) and established an apothecary shop. He became sole owner of the shop in late 1783, but sold the business a few months later. For a number of years he practiced medicine in Petersham, Mass., but continued his business interests in Worcester. He returned to Worcester in 1803 and remained there until his death on 2 March 1824.

Joseph married, on 14 February 1786, Elizabeth Paine (1766-1832), youngest daughter of Hon. Timothy and Sarah (Chandler) Paine, of Worcester. They had one son: George Augustus (1792-1868).

George Augustus Trumbull (1792-1868) was born in Petersham on 23 January 1792. He attended Philips Academy in Exeter, N. H. In 1813 he bought the bookstore of Isaiah Thomas, Jr. (1773-1819), and published the Massachusetts Spy from 1819 to 1823. He opened a brewery in 1822 and the following year sold his interest in the publishing business. From 1824 to 1836 George was a cashier for the Central Bank of Worcester. He then became first cashier for the Citizens Bank of Worcester, a position he held until his retirement in 1858. He died at Worcester on 17 August 1868.

George married, on 20 September 1815, Louisa Clap (1798-1885), daughter of Capt. Caleb and Elizabeth (Stone) Clap, of Greenfield, Mass. They had twelve children: Elizabeth (1816-1900), who married William Sever Lincoln; George Clap (1818-1885), who married Nancy (Woodbury) Moore; Caroline Burling (1820-1880), who married Francis Blake; Louisa Jane (1822-1890) who married Henry Lea; Sarah Paine (1824-1871), who married John Clap Ripley; Joseph (1826-1880), who married (1) Frances Towne Hamilton, and (2) Mary Moore Johnson; John (1828-1832); Charles Perkins (1830- ), who married Mary Norwood; Susan Trumbull (1832-1902), who married Dr. Harry H. Price; Isabella Frink (1834- ), who married George Franklin Hartshorn; Mary Abbot (1837-1864), who married John Beare Donne Cogswell; and John (1841-1893).