"4. Joseph2 House (William), born about 1687, died about 1760; married first, at Glastonbury, 25 Dec. 1712, Hannah4 Porter, born at Hadley, Mass., 20 July 1691, died at Glastonbury, 17 Jan. 1715/16, daughter of Hezekiah3 and Hannah (Cowles) Porter; married second, at Glastonbury, 7 Oct. 1718, Rachel Pitkin, born at Hartford, 14 Dec. 1692, died ____, daughter of Capt. Roger and Hannah (Stanley) Pitkin. … He was still living on 23 Oct. 1759, when he was named as owning adjacent land in a deed given by Moses Hale to John House, Jr. He was dead by 1 Oct. 1760, when Samuel Bidwell and Hannah his wife conveyed to Daniel and Jonathan House their interest in land where their father Joseph House 'deceased' lately dwelt."