Eunice married Bela Strong (26900) , son of Jerijah Strong (10817) (12 Dec 1665-24 Apr 1754) & Thankful Stebbins (11 May 1678-24 May 1744). Born on 4 Oct 1719 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Bela died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 5 May 1803; he was 83.

Bela, also spelled Belah, is an uncommon name in New England. The name appears in the Bible as a town on the Dead Sea, as the eldest son of Benjamin (Genesis 46:21, 1 Chronicles 7:6 and 8:1, Numbers 26:38), as a son son of Beor king of Edom (Genesis 36:32, 1 Chronicles 1:43), and a son of Azaz (1 Chronicles 5:8). It is Bela the son of Benjamin that is probably the source for the given name Bela in New England.

Apparently, Bela Strong was the first of that name in New England. The first few Bela’s of New Engand appear to be
    1. Bela Strong, b. 4 Oct 1719 at Northampton, CT, son of Jerijah & Thankful (Stebbins) Strong.
    2. Bela Hitchcock, b. 27 Oct 1719 at Wallingford, CT, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Ives) Hitchcock. There seems to be no relationship between the Strong and Hitchcock families.
    3. Bela Lewis, b. 28 Sep 1724 at Wallingford, son of Benjamin & Esther (Matthews) Lewis. Note that Benjamin Lewis was the first cousin of Benjamin Hitchcock.
    4. Bela Belcher, b. 28 Dec 1730 at Stoughton, MA, son of Samuel & Mary (Puffer) Belcher. Apparently unrelated to the previous.
    5. Bela Bronson, b. 7 Mar 1752 at Waterbury, CT, son of Joseph & Mary (Fulford) Bronson;
    6. Bela Strong, b. 5 Aug 1732 at Durham, CT, son of Hewitt & Dianh Strong;
    7. Bela Bronson, b. 20 Jan 1732/3 at Farmington, CT, son of Benjamin & Martha (Barnes) Bronson;
    8. Bela Wood, b. 17 Mar 1732/3 at Norwich, CT, son of Thomas & Experience (Abell) Wood;
    9. Bela Lincoln, b. 11 Mar 1733/4 at Hingham, MA, son of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Thaxter) Lincoln;
    10. Bela Benton, b. 19 Oct 1734 at North Guilford, CT, son of Ebenezer & Esther (Crittenden) Benton;
    11. Bela Fuller, b. 13 Mar 1736/7 at Mansfield, CT, son of Rudelphius & Anne (Hall) Fuller;
    12. Bela Searls, b. ca. 1738, son of Zophar & Anne (Clark) Searls;
    13. Bela Hubbard, b. 27 Aug 1739 at Guilford, son of Daniel & Diana (Ward) Hubbard;
    14. Bela Buell, b. 14 Aug 1740 at Killingworth, CT, son of Samuel & Elizabeth (Benton) Buell;
    15. Bela Andrews, b. 16 Mar 1740/1 at Wallingford, son of Elnathan & Hannah (Hitchcock) Andrews;
    16. Bela Hills, b. 24 Aug 1741 at Goshen, CT, son of Benoni & Hannah (Strong) Hills;
    17. Bela Alvord, b. 31 Aug 1741 at Durham, CT, son of Aaron & Mehitable (Strong) Alvord;
    18. Bela Parsons, b. 9 Dec 1741 at Westhampton, MA, son of Moses & Sarah (Janes) Parsons;

On 28 Jun 1749 Jerusha married Noah Edwards (41737) , son of Samuel Edwards (30441) (26 Mar 1676-8 Mar 1749) & Sarah Pomeroy (21925) (3 Feb 1690-1751), in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Born on 6 Jun 1722 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Noah died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 3 Sep 1805; he was 83.117