20. Rev. ELIPHALET LYMAN6, 1753 [1754]-1836, 4th son of Jonathan5, Jonathan4,Richard3, b. in Lebanon, March 1753 [1754], graduated at Yale, 1776; studied theology in New Haven, Conn., settled as pastor of the church in Woodstock, 1779, which office he sustained until 1821; d. Feb. 2, 1836; m. 1779, Hannah Huntington, of Norwich, b. April 28, 1753; d. April 19, 1836. The pastor and his wife are buried in the church-yard with his people whom he served so long and so well, at Woodstock, Windham, Ct.
He was never detained from his pastoral duties on the lord's day, by sickness, during his connection with the church. He was a liberal donor to all the benevolent institutions of his day. In 1820, the society contemplated building a new church, and at a meeting of the society for that purpose, it was proposed that a committee should first settle their accounts with their pastor. The committee accordingly attended to the settlement, and found, that there were certain sums left unpaid for the last sixteen years, which several sums, with the interest upon each to the time of settlement amounted to the sum of three thousand and three hundred dollars. Mr. Lyman, then told the committee, if they would give him a note for three hundred dollars he would cancel the obligation.
Children, Seventh Generation:
222. 1 Hannah, b. June 15, 1780; d. June. 1864
223. 2 Eliphalet, b. Aug. 1781 (see WVR); d. about 1858.
224. 3 John, b. July 3, 1783; d. Aug. 10, 1783
225. 4 Daniel, b. Sept. 5, 1784; d. March 5, 1870.
226. 5 Polly, b. July 22, 1786.
227. 6 Lucy, b. May 2, 1788; d. Jan. 6, 1791.
228. 7 Asa, b. Oct. 15, 1789; d. March [November] 25, 1789.
229. 8 Asa, b. Feb. 19, 1792; d. Oct. 4, 1831.
230. 9 Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1794
231. 10 Huntington, b. March 8, 1797; d. Jan. 25, 1798.