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GENEALOGY 
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S  T  ATE  „0  F1_CJD  N  N  E  C  T I C  U I 

A  RECORD  OF  THE  ACniEX'EMENTS  ( )F  HER  PEOi'I.E  IX  THE 
MAKIXG  OF  A  COMMONWEALTH   AND  THE    ' 
FOl'XDIXG  OF  A  XATir^X 


EDITORIAL  STAFF: 

WILIJAM   RfCTLARD   CUTTER,  A.  M. 

Historian    of    the     Xew     England     Hiiicric-Gencp.iogioal     Socioiy;  Librarian     F.rti?ritL'3     or 

Wohurr,    Public   L'brai-y ;    Aiitbcr   of     'The    Cutter    Fsniiiy."  "Hi^tury    of   ArHngton." 
"Bibliogr.-pliy   of   Wobur;!,"   etc.,    etc. 

EDWARiG   HEXRY   CLE.M.ICXT  :^       ^'] 

Eiiitor  "Boston  Transcript,"  iSSt-l'i'Oti.  i'''  / 

SAMUEL  HART.  D.  L-..  D.  C.  L, 

Dean   of  Berkeley  Di\  inity   School;    FresiJent   ct   Cjr'.v.ecricat   Hi.stotical   society 

MARY  KlX''oBuViV  TALCOTT 
Registrar    Coniiecticiit    Society,    Co!-n:ai    Fm;;-.:,;,    Member    Conricctic'.it    H'.s'orica!    Society, 
and  Xew   England  Historio-Geneaio'^icai   Society.  i 

FREDERICK    DOSTWICK 

Librarian  and  Life  N[em'icr  of  New   Hiven  Co'ony  Ki--toric,il  Society;  Mtrnbe.-  Cc-.nStticnt 
Historical   Society. 

EZRA  SCf'LLAY  STEARXS 
E.K-Secret.iry  of  State.  X.  H. ;  Member  Fitchburg  HistoiicLil   S.^ciefv.  Anieri.ai-'   Antiqi-ar".-in 
Sociely,    iVcw    England   Hiitorio-Gone.il'ic'.cii   Society,   Xcv   Hampshire   State   Histori- 
cal   Society,   Corresponding   Mer.ib^ir    M'^'nej':'ta    Snte    H'storic-;.!    Society. 


VOLUME    IV 


1  I.  L  U  S  T  R  A  T  E  D 

NEW  YORK 
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John  Jacob  Enders   was  a  na- 
ENDERS     tive   of    New    York    state   and 

resided  at  Glen,  New  York, 
where  he  was  a  merchant.  He  married  Re- 
lis-l  Ostrom. 

(II)  Thomas  Ostrom,  son  of  JoJin  Jacob 
Enders,  was  born  in  Glen,  Xew  'I'ork,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1832.  He  was  educated  in  his 
native  town  and  the  }ileriden  Academy,  and 
at  an  early  age  worked  on  his  grandfather's 
farm.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  went  to 
Connecticut  and  found  employment  in  Aleri- 
deii.  fie  also  worked  for  a  time  with  George 
Rice  &  Co.,  dry  goods,  in  New  Haven,  and 
mot  with  considerable  success.  IJe  was  em- 
ployed by  Curtis  L.  Norili,  of  !Meriden.  t!ie 
tir;t  agent  of  the  .-Etna  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany, as  a  solicitor,  and  thus  became  inter- 
ested in  the  insurance  business.  Three  years 
later  he  removed  to  New  York  and  entered 
the  employ  of  tlic  Aver\-  Sev>ing  .Machine 
Company.  While  there  he  made  the  acquaint- 
ance of  the  secretary  of  the  ^Etna  Life  In- 
surance Company,  and  on  his  invitation  wc'it 
back  to  Hartford,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two. 
and  entered  the  office  of  that  company  as 
ckrlc.  In  1858,  four  years  later,  he  was 
elected  secretary,  ser\ing  until  1872,  when,  he 
became  president.  To  his  ability,  industry  and 
faithfulness  was  due  largely  the  great  success 
1-1  tliat  business  in  Hartford.  In  his  zeal  for 
tlie  advancement  of  his  company  his  health 
became  impaired,  and  in  1879  he  was  obliged 
to  resign  his  position  as  president,  although 
he  Continued  as  a  director.  He  had  seen  the 
con,|iany  grow  from  $175,000  in  1854  to  over 
S.25xxx).ooo  in  1S79.  In  1881  he  accepted 
tlie  presidency  of  the  United  States  Bank 
"•f  Hartford  (then  the  United  States  Trust 
'.-"Pipany  ),  at  a  time  when  it  was  LHitlering 
''"-1  old  losses,  the  stock  being  quoted 
at  eighty.  He  remained  in  office  imtii  June 
I''.  1891,  when  he  declined  reelection,  un- 
'•cr  ins  auniinistratlon  the  bank  advanced 
^•ipKlIy,  and  at  the  close  of  his  presidency 
w-.H  !n  percentage  of  surplus,  value  of  shares 
•ind  ^ratio  of  depsj-its  to  capital,  far  in  ailva.-ice 
•■■  the  nther  banks  of  the  cit}.  Tvlr.  Encl.-r,-, 
\\-'. -  a  kepi'.blican  in  politic;-,  and  repre.enrel 


the  West  Hartford  district  in  the  general  as- 
sembly in  1889-91,  serving  on  the  committees 
on  appropriations  and  banks.  He  was  a  di- 
rector of  the  ^Etna  Eire  Insurance  Company, 
Hartford  Steam  Boiler  Inspection  S:  hTiur- 
ance  Company,  Society  for  Savings.  Diiiie 
Savings  Bank,  Charter  Oak  Bank  and  ■.aricus 
other  financial  institutions.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  John's  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  2\l.,  at 
Hartford.  He  died  June  21,  1894."  With- 
out the  aid  of  imluence  or  inherited  wealth, 
he  rose  to  a  leading  positic-n  among  the 
prominent  business  men  01  the  siate.  He 
was  a  man  of  wonderful  business  knov.  ledge 
and  ability,  and  a  financier  of  sound  judgment. 

He  married,  December  29,  1858.  Harriet 
Adelaide,  born  March  X2,  1835,  daughter  of 
Uer.nis  and  Harriet  (Sloane)  Burnham,  and 
a  lineal  descendant  of  Thornas  Eurniiani.  Clni- 
dren  :  Harrv;  .Harriet  Euruhatn  ;  D-;.  Thc/inas 
B..  and  Tohn  Ostn.Mu. 

(HI)  Dr.  fhonias  B.  Enders,  son  of  Thom- 
as Ostrom  Enders,  was  born  in  Hartford,  Aiay 
14.  1S65.  He  graduated  from  the  Hanford 
high,  school  and  from  Yaie  College  in  the  class 
of  188S.  He  studied  medicine  in  tlie  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeon--  in  New  Yc'rk 
City,  graduating  in  1891.  .\fter  two  years 
in  the  surgical  div'sion  of  Bellevue  ilospital. 
he  was  for  a  year  in  pri-'ate  practice  in  New 
York,  and  in  1R94  returned  to  Blartford. 
where  he  has  since  been  ciigaged  in  piactice. 
Dr.  Enders  is  a  metriHer  oi  the  Societv  C'f  che 
Alumni  of  Bellevuc,  and  a  fellow  of  the  New 
York  State  .Society ;  also  of  the  Hartford 
City  and  County  .Medical  societies.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  T.  Daly,  of  New  Yuri:  City. 

(HI)  John  (3sr.n:.m,  son  of  Thcir.as  'Os- 
rrom  Enders.  was  born  in  Hartford.  De- 
cember 3,  1869.  He  was  educated  in  tiie 
scliools  of  West  Harrford  and  at  7'hiilins  Ex- 
eter Academy.  He  was  connected  with  the 
United  States  Bank  at  Hartford,  resigning  his 
position  in  1804.  He  is  a  direccor  of  ih.e  A.et- 
na  Life  Insurar.ce  Compajiy,  the  Bfartford 
.Steam  Boiler  Insurance  Co'.npany,  the  Charter 
Ciak  Bank,  L'nited  State'^  Bank.  Societv  for 
.Savings,  and  Ditiie  Sa\ii:g~  B-ank.  In  '.809  h.e 
served  as  a  representative  from  West  flart- 
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ford  in  the  general  assembly,  serving  on  the 
finance  committee.  Me  married,  June  12,  i8c>5, 
Harriet  Goulden  Whitmore.  Children:  Jolm 
Franklin,  born  February  10.  1897;  Harriet 
Burnham,  January  26,  1900;  Ostrom.  Septem- 
ber 19,  1902  ;  Elvia,  July  3,  1904. 


Messina  Clark,  born  in  Delaware 
CLARK     county.  New  York,  April  15,  iSi  i, 
married  Julia  Ann.   daughter   of 
Samuel  Chatters.    Children :  Edward  M..  mar- 
ried     Hughes:    Adeline    J.,    living    in 

France,  married  J.  I.  (rioodrich,  has  son.  Clark 
Goodrich.:  Julia  Russell:  Frank  P. 

(H)  Frank  P.,  son  of  ?\Ie->ina  Clark,  was 
born  in  New  Haven,  May  17,  1833.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  and  the  pri- 
vate school  of  John  Lovell  and  the 
Ur.  Thayer  School  of  Poughkeepsie.  New 
York.  His  brother  Edward  and  he  are 
occup»ied  in  the  care  and  management  of  ex- 
tensive real  estate  and  other  investments.  Ed- 
ward Clark  has  an  office  in  the  Washington 
building.  Church  street,  Xew  Haven.  Frank 
P.  Clark  married,  September  7,  1886.  Eliza- 
beth 2^ lay.  daughter  of  Arthur  Hughes,  of 
New  Haven.  Children :  Elizabeth  Jane. 
March  15.  1892:  Messina,  born  July  21,  1895; 
child,  died  in  infancy. 


Xicola  Joseph  ^lariani  was 
^I.\RI.\XI  born  at  Limatola.  Italy,  in 
1848,  and  has  alwav.-  resided 
there.  He  has  made  several  \'isits  to  his  son 
in  this  countrv.  He  married  Maria  Giaconiina 
Marotta,  born  also  at  Limatola,  Italy,  in  1848 
She  died  in  1901.  Children:  J.  Jrihn  W'.. 
burn.  in.  1872.  wlio  came  t(,i  America  in  1S95, 
entered  the  Yale  L'niversity  Law  Sclnjol  in 
189S,  and  was  graduated  with  the  dei^ree  of 
P.achelor  of  Laws  in  T901  :  he  returned  to 
Italv  in  11)05  '"'''1  '^  ""^'^'  praciicing  Ia'.\-  at 
Xaj  les.  Married  Zina  Pn.ao  and  has  one 
child,  Ciiacomina  }*Iargherita.   2.  Dr.  Xici.la. 

nil  Dr.  Xicola  ^^lariani,  son  of  Xicihi  Jn- 
scph  and  Maria  Giacomina  1  Man  'tia  1  .Man- 
ani,  was  born  in  Limatola,  province  "f  ilene- 
vento,  Italy,  Augu-t  3,  i8r)8.  He  was  well 
educated  in  a  national  cllege,  b^'mg  gradu- 
atfd  with  the  flegree  <>i  L'achelor  of  Arts  in 
1887.  He  studied  medicine  at  the  Royal  Uni- 
versity of  Xaples,  Italy,  and  was  graduated 
there  will;  die  degree  .'f  Dnctor  (.f  .Med.icme 
in  the  class  of  1803.  He  was  sub-equently 
an  inreruc  at  the  ^ General  Hospital  of  the  c'ty 
of  Xaples  tor  twenty--ix  nv'iuhs.  1  fe  nw.c 
to  tlii-  CMinitrv  in  .-vpiil.  :8r,f,,  and,  after  -tnd\- 
ing  English  tor  a  tim-,  entered  Vale  Medical 
Schojl  for  post  graduate  study,  remainiiig 
in    i8(,'8-(;;<j,   and  at   the   same  tiu.ie  practicing 


anirng  the  Italian-speaking  people  of  Xew 
Ha\en  and  \-icinity.  He  took  the  state  ex- 
amination in  .\pril,  1807,  and  began  the  gen- 
eral practice  of  medicine  in  Xew  Haven.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Cnnnecticut  Medical  So- 
cietv,  Xew  Haven  Medical  Association  and 
American  Medical  .Vssociation,  and  from  time 
ti>  time  has  contributed  to  the  various  medical 
journals  and  periodicals  of  the  country.  He 
has  a  very  large  and  interesting  practice  both 
in  medicine  and  'surgery.  Of  high  character, 
culture  and  learning,  he  occupies  a  unique 
position  in  the  city  of  Xew  Haven.  He  was 
attracted  to  this  ci'untry  by  a  ■sincere  love  of 
its  institutions  and.  as  an  A\ni--rjcau  ciiizen.  is 
zealous  in  the  supp.ort  of  them  and  exerts  a 
strong  and  wdiolesome  ihlluence  upon  the  la- 
boring classes  of  h.is  countr%-men  in  Connec- 
ticut, He  lra>  accomplish.ed  much  in  the  work 
of  Americanizing  the  Italian  immigrants  of 
this  section,  and  is  counted  among  the  rio-^- 
useful  citizens  of  Xew  Haven.  He  has  at 
tliC  same  time  helped  the  men  of  his  owti 
race  and  strengthened  the  cnizcnship  of  his 
adopted  country.  To  such  men.  '.vho  aid  most 
\n  the  amalgamation  of  the  dive:-se  races  diat 
come  to  America,  th.e  nation  owes  a  great  ae'ot. 
He  is  th.e  president  of  the  New  Haven  iJrarich 
of  the  Societa  Nazionale  Dante  .Mighieri  for 
liie  diffusion  of  the  Italian  langu:--ge  ,in.'  cul- 
ture. This  society  is  prominent  in  Italy  ar.J 
has  branches  in  other  countries  wherever  Itai- 
ian-sjKakir.g  people  are  located  in  sr.ihci;r,t 
numbers  in  otlicr  pai'ts  of  tiie  worM. 

Dr.  .\fariani  is  a  ir.cmhtr  of  'Yale  Conclave 
of  Heptasopli..  ^'o.  244,  and  of  ^Vooster 
Lodge,  Xo,  20,  -'.ncient  Free  and  Accepteci 
Ma=ons,  of  Xew  Haven,  His  home  an^i  of- 
fice are  at  Xo,  no  Greene  street.  Xew  Haven. 
\\dtile  in  Italy  he  served  in  tlie  regviar  ara.y 
a;  a  private  in  the  ranks  and  ro-e  to  the  ran'- 
of  heuten.ant.  .^le  v,  a^  subset  luentiy  a  sur- 
geon in  the  Italian  army.  He  m.^rried  in 
XcM-  Haven.  18.,-,  Margarita,  bo.rn  a:  Sant' 
.\,-eni...  Italy,  in  1871,  daughter  of  John  Spi- 
nelli'.     The\    h;ive  no  cliildrcn. 

Dr.  Manam  was  '-ecently  n.,no;-e  1  in  a  man- 
ner of  which  he  ma_\-  well  fvei  pr  judi.  in 
.\pri!.  toio,  the  King  of  Ual;.  co.uerred  upon 
Dr.  Mariani  tl^e  title  of  Clievphct  of  tl^e 
Crown  of  [taly,  as  a  mark  of  reMgnition  •!: 
tiie  services  rendered  h,y  th.v  d'Xtor  in  th;- 
country.  That  Dr.  Mariani  i-  eminently  de- 
serving of  the  'lonor  thus  be-towe'.i  upO!i  hit:! 
was  amply  evid,v:nced  at  a  hanquer  given  in 
his  honor,' Tune  2,  lOUM.  bv  his  iVTow  cio^ve;is 
on  wl.ich  occa^io^  (.nvcrnor  \\'e<;:k-.  Mayor 
Rice,  Michael  Riccio.  consnlai- a-ent  tor  Lal\ , 
and  a  ho~t  of  oth.er  distinguid'.id  men  were 
nresent,  and  united  in  tlieir  pra'se  of  Dr.  :da- 


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riaiii.  t'lie  A'l'Ti'  Ila:rii  Ezviiini:;  /vi't^^w/r/-  of 
I'lnc  V  11)10.  linil  the  toUmvinL;-  editorial: 
■■\f\\  Haven  doe^  well  to  evince  its  pride  in 
pr.  Nicola  Mariarii.  \vhc)se  honor  from  the 
Wnj,  "1  his  fatherland  retlects  light  on  this. 
lii>  adi'pted  coinitry.  A  gentleman,  a  scholar, 
a  man  of  mark,  a  physician  of  distinguished 
ahilitv.  he  is  one  among;'  many  of  a  race  which 
is  contributing  distinct  and  considerable  ad- 
\antage  to  this  growing  civilization.  This 
c minumity  does  credit  to  itself  in  showing  its 
ap]ireciation." 


Solomon  Lucas,  an  honored  and 
Ll'CAS  prominent  member  of  the  New 
Lond':ni  county  bar.  was  born 
.\pril  I.  1S35.  in  Norwich.  Connecticut,  sixth 
son  of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  (!Miles)  Lucas, 
bi'tli  of  whom  were  natives  of  Trowbridge, 
Wiltshire,  England. 

Air.  Lucas  was  entirely  a  self-educated  man. 
He  was  left  an  orphan  when  only  ten  years 
old  and,  with  no  provisioTi  made  for  his  sun- 
port,  his  life  became  one  of  toil  upon  the 
fann  and  in  the  factory  until  he  attained  the 
age  of  nineteen  years.  Nothing  daunted  by 
the  fact  that  his  ei'uication  at  this  time  con- 
sisted simply  of  what  lie  had  been  able  to  learn 
in  the  countr)-  schools,  he  resolutely  set  about 
fitting  himself  for  his  chosen  profession,  tliat 
rf  the  law.  liy  studying  evenings  and  teach- 
ing school  he  was  enabled  to  take  a  course  in 
the  .\lbany  Law  School.  af!er  which  he  read 
law  frir  a  time  in  the  ol^ce  of  the  Hon.  John 
I  .  \\  ait.  in  Norwich,  and  was  admitted  to 
tb'-  .\'ew  London  county  bar  in  1861,  from 
V,  hicji  time  to  the  ver}-  moment  of  his  death  lie 
continued  in  active  practice.  Mr.  Lucas'  ca- 
reer at  tlie  bar  was  a  successful  and  an  hon- 
oraiile  one.  He  was  a  thorciugh  master  of 
the  deep-l}ing  ])rinciplcs  of  law.  and  his  un- 
tiring industry,  his  keen,  insight,  and  his  faith- 
tnlp.ess  to  tlie  interests  of  his  clients  won  for 
biin  confidence  and  a  place  in  the  very  front 
rcT?ks  of  the  firofession.  In  the  i)reparation 
ot  cases  he  was  painstaking  to  the  last  de- 
vice, and  in  their  trial  was  forceful  and  alert, 
d'  iSS()  he  was  appointed  state's  attorne\-  for 
New  London  count}-,  an  office  for  which  b>^ 
'■'.!-  adniirabh-  fitted,  and  whi?h  he  held  witli 
distinction  until  his  death.  His  power  as  a 
cross-examiner  ijf  witnesses  made  him  a  ter- 
ror to  evil-doers.  He  was  fearlc.-s  in  the  dis- 
'■iirffi'e  of  his  duties,  and  although,  at  lie.irt 
i<ind  and  sympathetic,  lie  never  rdlowed  his 
'eelings  to  interfere  with  his  strong  sense 
"!  justice.  He  deeply  recognized  the  truth 
tiiat  he  stood,  as  the  protector  of  the  law- 
aiiiduig  community  agamst  the  criminal.  I;i 
'^■"'i.',  Mr.  Lucas  represented  t!ie  town  of  Pres- 


t(jn  in  the  legislature.  Although  i.ne  of  the 
younger  members,  he  won  th.e  approval  of 
his  constituents  and  gained  recognition 
throughout  the  state.  After  this  brief  tc-m  of 
ser\icc  lie  persistently  refused  to  accept  an\' 
pijlitical  office,  preferring  to  give  his  v.hole 
time  and  energy  to  the  growing  demands  of 
his  profession.  As  a  citizen  I\Ir.  Lticas  was 
eiUerjirising  and  ]iublic-spirited.  He  gave  his 
services  and  keen  penetration  freely  to  the 
town,  and  his  private  enterprises  were  of  a 
character  to  add  to  the  general  welfare.  The 
same  loyalty  and  devotion  were  shown  in  his 
relat'iius  with  the  Second  Congregational 
C'lii'.ich  (jf  Norwich,  of  which  he  was  a  mem- 
ber frir  forty-two  years. 

3.[r.  Lucas  married.  June  22.  iS6^.  Eliza- 
l.ietli  .\..  daughter  of  the  late  Hiram  Crosby, 
of  Norwich.  His  wife  died  ten  years  later 
and  ho  remained  a  widower  to  the  close  of  his 
life.  Two  daughters.  Nancy  E.  and  Mary  C. 
Lucas,  survive  him. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Lucas  was  extremely  sud- 
fien,  occurring  Marcli  13.  i'^*').  in  the  suiirerne 
court  ri')om  at  Norwich,  while  he  was  in  the 
full  tide  ''•i  professioP.al  activity.  It  \vas  felt 
as  a  pul.'lic  bereave;nent  and  tn;aiy  trilaurs  of 
respect  and  admiration  were  o.4ered  to  his 
memory.  Mr.  Lucas  \\as  a  man  of  siiinpie 
tastes,  fi.ind  of  outdiior  life  and  nature,  but 
found  his  cliief  pleasure  in  his  home.  Onl} 
th.ose  who  knew  him  intimately  understO'.Hl  his 
deep.  afYectionatc  nature.  He  was  a  man  'jf 
su)!erb  physical  and  moral  courage  ani!  the 
v.-orld  is  better  f'lr  his  life. 


Timi'.tliy  Keiley,  iJescen.cant  of 
KELLEY  an  ;incient  and  ilistinguislied 
family  of  this  suni.-ime.  was 
liorn.  lived  and  died  in  Ireland.  He  was  a 
farmer  all  his  active  life.  He  marrieil  Lianna 
O'Neil.  Among  tn:ir  children  was  Edward, 
mentioned  belo\\. 

(11)  Edward,  son  of  Tinioth.y  Keiley.  was 
horn  in  the  Parish  Cullen,  county  Tipperary. 
Ireland,  anfi  received  a  gi lod  common  school 
educatii'U  in  h's  native  parisli  in.  private  end 
naticmal  scliijoL.  He  came  ti>  .\n-erica  when 
a  }oung  man,  in  1S49,  ^"'^  located  at  Woi- 
cot'ixille,  in  the  t.  wn  of  Torrin.gti.ai.  Connec- 
ticut. He  fouuii  employment  as  a  section 
I'.and  on  the  railroad  for  a  year  and  was  then 
appiiinted  baggage  master  and  freight  agent, 
a  position  he  held,  with  fidelit;.  and  e^Tciencv" 
lor  a  ])eri(.>d  >■;  twenty-one  years.  He  rc- 
signc'.l  his  position  in  1871  to  give  liis  atten- 
tion (o  his  private  business.  in  iSfJj  he 
started  in  the  teamini;:'.  truckincr  and  exjircss 
business  anii  his  eiii,ri;\,  faiilifulness  atv!  en- 
terprise hrrugiu  him.  a  large  measure  .  f  sue- 


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cess  and  pmsperity  in  busine>-.  The  hi^tcTV 
of  Torrinyt'  n  -a\-i  "he  is  jihout  as  well 
known  as  a!i\  oibw  w.iv.t  aliout  W'olcuttville. 
Rec;nl.'irh-  and  as  faithtull}'  a-  the  da\'s  co'.iic 
and  f:;Li.  he  i-  nn  his  truck  or  c\jires<  wa^on 
delivering;-  i^n, ..!-.  and  althnii^h  lie  i>  a  --er- 
vant  c>f  all,  yet  he  rules  the  Icwn  aec<rdin,L;' 
to  the  law  of  a  certain  honk  he  carries,  as 
thoroUL;idv  as  thc>uyh  he  were  Kinjj  Edward 
the   Eirst." 

He  was  alwa}S  interested  in  pc>lilics  and 
for  a  time  served  on  the  hoard  of  selectmen. 
He  was  his^hly  respected  by  all  his  townsmen 
and  universally  popular  with  all  classes  of 
people. 

He  married,  in  1S57,  at  Terryxille.  Connec- 
ticut, Catherine  Dcnoxan.  daughter  of  John 
and  ^Lar^aret    i  Uurns  i   Di  ■no\an.     Children: 

I.  Timotliy  I'.,  h^rn  June  15.  1858.  died  De- 
cember II.  1883.  2.  John  P..  (Jctober  11, 
1859,  'J'*^'-'  Hecemher  8.  i83>)-  ,v  .Mar^Mret 
Agatha,  born  l-'ebruary  o.  iS'>;.  ilied  Lictober 
t6.  1865.  4.  Edward  J.,  mentioned  belo'.v.  5. 
Thomas  P..  l:orn  ^iay  10.  1861-;.  died  Sejitcm- 

ber  12,  1877.  6.  William  John,  l^orn  January 
10,  1S71.  died  October  25.  1875.  7.  Terrence. 
who  resides  at  Elizabeth.  New  Jersey.  8. 
Thoma-  A.,  of  Torrin;^ton.  -  ij.  Jci-seph  F..  of 
Tcirrin;;;ton.      10.    I'rancis    L!..  of   Torrinyton. 

II.  Mary,  married  T.  F.  R_\an,  an  attorney. 
living  at  Eitchtield.  Crair.ectiout.  12.  Ai^nes, 
married  John  ^b^ran.  of  New  Haven.  Con- 
necticut. 13.  Katherine.  of  Ti^irrin.^ti-in.  14. 
Anna   ?d..  of  TorringtCin. 

(HI)  Edward  John  Kelley.  >on  of  Edward 
Kelley,  was  born  in  Torrin;;tcn.  September  7, 
iSi.iG.  He  was  educated  there  in  the  public 
schools  and  was  associated  in  business  with 
his  father.  He  succeetled  v>  the  express  and 
trucking  bu<ine>-  that  hi-;  father  e-tablished 
and  conducted  it  until  1007  under  h!>  own 
name.  It  \\as  then  incor[)orated  as  the  E.  J. 
Kelley  Compauw  of  which  lie  is  presid.ent  and 
general  manager,  and  (if  which  Mi<s  Anna 
Kelley  is  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  com- 
pany deals  ill  coal,  wood  and  kur.ber  and 
conduct>  a  general  contracting  bu-iness.  in- 
cluding all  kinils  of  exjire-s,  truckii':g  and 
freight  transportaticn,  emjilox'ing  -ixty  men 
regularl}-  ar.d  a  hundred  hi^.r>es.  M'-.  Kelley 
has  a\>i}  a  farm  of  several  huiuired  acres  in 
Goshen.  He  takes  a  pniniinent  part  in  pub- 
lic affairs  and  has  been  an  a^-essor  of  the 
town  and  member  of  the  i.'iard  ■■!  burgesses 
for  the  boiviugh  oi  TorringtMn.  He  is  a  presi- 
dent of  the  Torrington  llu-ine-^  .Men's  Asso- 
ciation and  second  vice-presideiu  of  die  Con- 
necticut State  I'.u-iness  AlenV  A-M.ciation.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Kuiglits  of  Ci:)iunibus  and 
Bene\-oleut  and  Protective  (~)rder  of  Elks  of 


Torrington.     In  religion  he  is  a  Roman  Cadt- 
olic. 

He  married.  Januar}'  30.  I'aT-  Frances 
Eli/abeth,  daughter  of  He:M-\  T.  atid  Sarah 
(^'ou^g!  .Smith.  Henr\-  Smith,  father  of 
Henry  T.  Smith,  was  born  in  En,L;land, 
whence  he  went  to  Ireland  and  later  to  \m- 
erica;  he  married  Catherine  ( layniir,  who  died 
on  the  voxage  to  this  countr}-.  of  ship  fe\'er. 
Henry  T.  Smith  settled  in  New  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  with  his  father.  He  has  been 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business  in  that  lijwii 
for  fifty  years.  Children  of  Edward  John  and 
I-'rances  Elizabeth  (Smith)  Kelle\- :  M.-ry, 
Ijorn  January  8.  iyo8;  Frances.  I'\-liruar\'  2, 
H909  :  Edward  J..  Ma\-  4,  njio. 


James  Parker,  immigra.r.t  an- 
PARKER  cestor,  came  from  England  !ie- 
fc're  1040,  when  be  settled  in 
Woliurn.  .Massachusetts.  ;md  he  was  a  ta.x- 
payer  there  as  early  as  1045.  He  was  iirc-b- 
ably  related  to  some  of  tl;e  numerous  otiier 
pioneers  oi  this  surname,  wii.j  located  in  that 
secti<)n  of  the  T'>s.\  colony,  .-\biaham  Parker 
at  W'oburn.  Job.n  Parker,  of  W'oburn  and  Pil- 
lerica.  who  were  brother-.  an;l  ])erbap<  others. 
James  Parker  removed  to  Billerica  aijcut 
[(')54.  to  Chelmsford,  r\Iassachusett>.  in  i:>58. 
and  to  i.iroton  in  1660.  He  Ciwned  r.iglus  in 
Groton  and  iiicreased  his  holdings  of  !?.nd  b}' 
purchase  until  he  v.-as  the  largest  owner  of 
real  c-^tate  and  probably  the  wealthie;T  pro- 
prietor ot  that  town.  In  binli  town  and  cliurck 
he  was  prominent,  a  deaciMi  of  tlie  clmrch. 
selectman  of  the  toAii  fr,-.;m  TOG2  to  io.hj.  a 
period  of  nnjre  than  thirty  vears.  He  '■■as 
also  town  clerk  for  a  time.  nK)dernt':ir  of  a!! 
the  important  Ui\^'n  meetings  of  his  (lav.  chair- 
man of  many  impi.irtant  committees  to  locate 
liighways,  to  lay  t.ut  lc>ts  to  the  ivoprietors 
and  to  estabii-^h  "iciwr.  Ijoundaries.  etc..  rejire- 
sentative  to  the  general  court  in  loi,:;.  While 
living  in  Groton  he  was  once  elected  a  select- 
man of  the  adjoining  town  of  Dunstable.  .A. 
brave  and  sturd;.'  Iiuiian  lighter,  he  be,-..ime 
captain  of  the  r,roton  compan\'.  His  hcTiie 
was  at  ■^ome  dista.nce  from  the  pre.-eut  vil- 
lage of  Griiton.  iie.ar  .Martin's  pond.  >o.;r,e- 
what  distant  from  tlic  lii'.4b\vay,  siiaded  and 
seclude'!,  and  ivi  Xvive  of  it  now  remain^.  .\ 
description  i.)f  ihe  iK.imesiead  is  given  in  a 
recent  jjuldication.  but  the  hou>e  therein  de- 
scril;ed  must  b.a\  e  bel"n„ed  10  a  later  genera- 
tion. -\  small  part  of  the  original  hon)o--toad 
plot  was  stir.  oAiied.  at  !a>t  account-  l-y  de- 
scer.dants  at  ''in^ton.  He  "v\'.ied  a  b'lr^e  part 
of  Half-moon  Meadi'W.  He  'lied  .igcl  e)uiu\- 
three  years.  He  marric'l  '  iirst  I  May  2N.  1714. 
Elizabeth,     daughter     of     Robert     Lon-,     of 


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i/'-'S 


Cliarle^town.  Massachusetts:  (second)  Eunice 

.     Children:    j-^Hzaheth,  born  April  12, 

1645.  at  W'oliUrn:  Anna.  Janr.ar}-  5,  1040-47; 
John.  Januar\  iS.  10411;  Sar;i'i.  .\u.qiist  29, 
1050,  tlied  yoiuiL; :  Kwcph.  iurn  in  W'oburn, 
1651  :  James.  April  13.  1052.  killed  at  I'.iller- 
ica  by  the  Indians.  July  27,  1094  :  Josiah.  1655  : 
Samuel,  about  1657:  Joshua,  March  3,  1O58, 
at  Chelmsford:  Zachariah,  January  14,  i05<k 
Eleazer.  mentioned  below.  Thirty  years  after 
the  birth  ot  his  youngest  child  liy  the  first 
wife,  he  had  l.iy  his  second  .wife.  Eunice,  as 
shown  by  his  will  and  the  town  records,  a 
daughter  Sarah,  born  December  12.  1697.  His 
will  is  published  in  full  in  Dutler's  '"History 
of  Groton." 

(H)  Eleazer.  son  of  Jame~  Parker,  was 
born  in  Groton,  Xovember  9,  1667,  and  mar- 
ried Mary .  Children,  born  at  Gro- 
ton: Anna.  April  17.  16S6:  Eleazer.  Septem- 
ber 25,  i''i95  :  IMary.  July  21.  1697:  Zachariah. 
mentioned  l)el;<w  :  Thomas.  Decemlier  7.  1700; 
xdehitabie.  June  6.  1702:  Elizabeth.  May  21, 
1704. 

I  ni )  Lieutenant  Zachariah  Parlcer,  son  of 
Eleazer  Parker,  was  born  at  Groton.  Janu- 
ary 29,  1099.  He  married  (first)  at  W'esti'n. 
^Massachusetts.  August  11.  1731.  Reliecca 
Parks,  who  died  June  11.  1748.  He  married 
(second)  at  Mansfield.  Connecticut,  (X-tober 
2(5,  174S,  Peace  Ames.  He  settled  at  .Mans- 
field, where  many  of  his  descendants  have 
lived.  Children  of  hr>t  wife.  Ijorn  at  \Veston: 
Zachariah,  C)ctober  2-.  1732:  Ephraim.  men- 
tioned below:  Jame?.  born  in  Dutchess  county. 
X'ew  York.  .\uQU-t  18.  1740.  Children  of 
second  \vife.  bi;)rn  at  }dansfield:  Mary,  July 
2.  1750:  Daniel.  (">ctol)er  5.  1751,  died  August 
-5-  ^~'ji'  Eleazer,  }irarch  10,  i; 
Eebruary  4,  1756;  Lo\e.  August 
Sarah.  .V.nemljer  17.  1730:  Ji'Im  Keith.  Aju-i! 
4.  1703,  died  April  13.  1763:  Rachel.  February 
2.    1703. 

( I\'  I  Epiiraim.  -■  m  of  Lieutenant  Zaclia- 
riah  Parker  was  horn  at  We-ton.  Ma^sacliu- 
setts.  (  )clol».r  1.  1733.  and  came  wb.en  a  child 
with  his  parents  to  Man.-tieW.  Tolland  county. 
Connecticut.  He  marriei!  r)elii-rah  Sargent. 
Chil(!'-en.  li-jrn  ai  2\lanstie!J:  Pliinea-.  July  2, 
1737:  Rebecca.  .\u;.;ust  [.|,  17311:  James, 
March  8.  I7*'.2:  .\nnie.  April  10.  17'- 14:  L*e- 
borah.  July  21.  17(16:  Jerusha,  July  14.  \-C<?-: 
Ephraim.  nie:itii'ned  below:  Zacli;iriah.  Mav 
'*'•   '^lll'-  Xathan.  September  3,  1776. 

( \")  Ephraim  (2).  son  of  Ephraim  11) 
Parker.  \\a-  b.;>rn  at  Mansfield.  Connecticut. 
Xovember  10.  1770.  He  attended  the  di-tnct 
schiiols  and  v.cjfked  <^n  his  father's  farm  at 
i.lanstiekl.  Shortly  after  his  marriage  he  10- 
crue-d  at  Wiilim^trjii.  Ti.illand  countv.  (7onner- 


Laac. 


ticut,  and  engaged  in  tiic  manufacture  of 
clocks,  spoons,  etc.  .\fter  abcut  iSiS  lie  re- 
mo\ed  to  DiibsoiuiUe,  a  \illage  ir.  the  town  of 
\'eriioii,  wliere  he  conducted  .a  hotel,  where 
he  died  at  an  advancetl  age.  His  wife  di^'i  ar 
the  age  of  sever.tx'-three.  He  was  acci,iuiie';d 
a  mechanical  genius.  He  niarried  Lucy  Prior. 
Children:  Augustin,  a  machinist  and  in\eri- 
tor.  married  (~)li\-e  Siuirk^.  and  had  Augustin 
P...  cashier  of  the  Co-i_i[icrati\e  ,'^avings  So- 
ciety of  Rockville,  Connecticut:  Lucius,  men- 
tioned below;  Ephraim:  Joseph;  William;. 
Jerusha:  Lucy;  Almena  and  Emeline. 

(\'I)  Lucius,  son  of  I-'phraim  {2)  Parker, 
was  born  at  W'illington.  Connecticut,  and  edu- 
cated there  in  the  public  schools  He  was 
employed  w  hen  a  young  nrcw  in  the  factor)-  of 
the  famous  Peter  Dob^on.  Fur  a  time  he 
manufactured  on  his  own  account  at  Hop 
River,  Connecticut.  He  reino\-ed  to  ?>ianci!es- 
ter,  Connecticut,  where  lie  built  a  mill  and 
manufactured  yarns,  twine,  cutton  warp-  and 
sheetings,  building  up  a  large  and  p;-or",t:il:ile 
business  and  continuing  in  .ictive  Inisiness  un- 
til his  death  in  1888.  d-nring  a  period  of  nearly 
forty  years.  He  was  not  only  the  pioneer 
manufacturer  at  ^Lanchester.  beg'inning  in 
1846.  but  one  of  the  con|:)etent.  successful  and 
prominent  men.  His  '.nisine^s  was  incorpor- 
ated as  the  Mutual  >[anufacturing  Company 
of  Manchester  and  he  built  and  conducted 
the  P.icifie  'MilL  at  ]\Lanchester  Green.  Pa 
])olitics  lie  was  a  Derriocrr.t.  He  married 
f  fir.>t )   Pathsh.eba  P.elcher.  born  in  W'appiiii, 

Connecticut.      He   marriedi    second)    . 

Children  of  tir-.t  wife  :  Rienzi  Belcher,  ircn- 
tioned  below:  -'\.dell'en  C.  memii.'ned  leliw'. 
Child  of  second  .\  ife  :  Alir.nie  L..  :iow  iix  ing' 
in  P.osto.i. 

(\d[)  Rienzi  I'.elche'-.  s^.n  of  Luciu-  I'ar- 
Icer.  was  Ijoni  at  South  (roventrw  Connec- 
ticut. February  13,  1838.  As  soon  as  lie  lea 
the  pulilic  .-chocls.  lie  bega;i  to  work  in  his 
fath.er's  cotton  mills  n-  ?\Iar,chester.  Fri.'m 
18(5(3  to  [8go  he  ^.^;l^  mar.ufacturiiig  cott  n  nt 
\'erni"n.  Connecticut.  Since  then  he  h:is  re- 
sided in  Hartford.  C':!nriectieut.  In  .'lay.  1803. 
he  was  elected  president  of  the  Hartf.:ird  Li:'e 
Insurance  Conipan\'  and  he  r.eid  this  hi  ni ar- 
able and  im})'_'rtant  .-)tfice  ii>r  sc\cn  years.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Fir-t  X;'tii>na!  P.ank-  of 
Hartford  and  '^f  the  Security  L..^.mpany  .>f 
that  cit_\-.  His  home  is  . mi  Farniinuti.'i;  a\enu^. 
He  married,  in  r^ei'temb.er.  i8os.  Emma  ."-■. 
D.-.bson.  daughter  of  Hon.  J. dm"  ^.  D.-bvin, 
of  \'ernon.  Ciainecticut.  -t.ate  senator  m  1S32 
;inil  incumljent  f  r:  .111  tinio  \c\  ti'ne  i.f  \;in'  '.;s 
other  offices  of  tru-t  and  li.v.'.r.r.  Her  graiid- 
fatlier,  Peter  Diib-i-in.  came  from  Preston. 
England,  and  established  ^ne  >.>{  the  first  cot- 


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ton  mills  in  Connecticut.  He  was  a  imtcil 
niatliematician  an.l  geologist,  a  recog'nized  au- 
thority on  the  glacial  ])erio(l.  Cliiklren  01  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Parker:  Joiin  nobson,  nnrricil 
Edith,  dau.uluer  of  the  late  !)■-.  i'.  V\'.  l'.!l>- 
wortii :  Julia  W.,  married  C'lJlnis  W.  Hen- 
ton;  Lucius  R.,  married  Marie  .An.toinetta.  of 
Turin,  Ital_\.  anil  she  died  in  lune.  1902. 

(\"II)  Adelbert  C.  Parker,  brother  of 
Rienzi  P.elcher  Parker,  and  son  of  Lucius  Par- 
ker, was  born  I-'ebruary  1('>.  1844,  i"  Manches- 
.ter,  Connecticut.  He  spent  his  youthful  years 
in  Manchester  and  was  educated  there  in  the 
public  schools.  lie  learned  the  cotton  manu- 
facturing business  in  his  father's  mills  and  re- 
mained in  that  business  until  186S.  when  he 
came  to  Bridgeport  an<l  devoted  his  attention 
to  real  estate.  Since  11)07  h^  '''^^  been  retired 
and  has  made  his  home  with  his  daughter. 
Mrs.  Harding.  In  politics  a  Republican,  he 
served  two  terms  as  alderman  of  the  Eleventh 
district  of  Bridgeport.  He  married,  in  1868, 
Jennie  .Andrews,  horn  Decemlier  7.  1843,  in 
Bridgeport,  only  daughter  of  .Mi  Andrews,  a 
native  of  ^^'allingford.  Connecticut,  who  came 
to  I'ridgeport  and  was  prominently  engaged 
in  real  estate  Inisiness  there  until  he  died  in 
1887.  Her  mother  was  Ruth  A.  1  Curtis)  .An- 
drews and  she  was  the  rmh-  child  of  Ira  and 
Lucy  Curtis,  of  Bridgeport.  Children  of  ^Ir. 
and  Mrs.  Adelbert  C.  Parker;  Alice,  died 
aged  two  years ;  Ruth  .Ann.  mentioned  below. 
j\[rs.  Parker  died  Januarv  21.  1906. 

(VIII)  Ruth  Ann.  daughter  of  Adelbert  C. 
Parker,  was  born  Alax"  28.  1876,  at  Bridge- 
port. Connecticut.  She  married,  in  1806.  Jo'.ui 
Studwill  Mead,  a  real  estate  broker,  of  Bridge- 
port, who  died  in  1907.  She  married,  Janu- 
ary 12.  igii.  Harvey  Harding,  presidcni  of 
the  Biinbridg^e  &  North  Eastern  Railroad 
Companies  of  Georgia,  having  offices  at  At- 
lanta and  Xew  Haven.  Mr.  Harding  has  for 
sonie  years  resided  n;  Xew  Haven.  Connecti- 
cut, at  the  L'nion  League  Ckib.  during  part 
of  the  year,  and  spending  hi-  winters  in  the 
south. 


William  Di^bb-  was  Ijorn  in  Xew 
DOBBS  \>prk  City  of  an  old  colonial  fam- 
ily and  English  an.cestry,  in  1718. 
He  died  in  his  native  cit}'.  September  6.  1781. 
and  was  buried  in  Trinity  church.yard.  Broad- 
way. He  married  Catherine  \'an  Size,  born 
in  X'ew  York  City,  Januarv  2^.  T710,  I'ied 
May  4,  179Q.  Children:  .Ann."  Polly.  Cadi- 
erine,  V.'illiam.  mentinne'l  below,  and  eight 
others. 

(II)  William  (2i.  son  r,i  V\'illiam  (i) 
Dobbs.  was  born  in  Xew  York  City  in  1757. 
died  January  30,  1829.     He  was  a  soldier  in 


the  reviihuion  in  the  rirsi  P.cgiincnt,  Xt?vv 
York  Line,  Colonel  <.ioose  \'an  Schairk.  He 
married,  June  17,  1777,  L'nmia  Hoyt,  born 
i7(>o.  died  (Jctdl'er  15,  1S54.  Chiidre:'.:  t. 
\\  ilHaiu,  burn  Septeriiber  17,  177S,  died  Max 
30.  1S04.  2.  Joseph,  January  18.  1781,  died 
-April  16,  1813;  married  Anna  Rcail;  tlisir 
eldest  chikl.  Alary  .\.,  born  August  2;!i,  1807, 
died  January  II,  1890,  married  George  Crane 
A  lecher.  3.  Betsey,  December  11,  1782,  died 
December  3.  1869.  4.  John,  Xoven.iber  4. 
1784,  died  December,  1872.  5.  Oliver,  Feb- 
ruary 8,  17S7.  6.  Russell,  Alarch  29,  1789, 
died  Alarch  13.  1879.  7.  Rachel,  December 
22.  ijt)2.  died  September  to.  i8a8,  8.  Cath- 
ciine.  DecemlxM-  2I1,  1794,  died  Xovetribor  23, 
1883.  9.  I'rania.  Augu.st  14,  1797,  died  Feb- 
ruary, 1S75.  10.  David,  Alarch  14,  1799, 
mentioned  below,  died  February  8,  1870. 

(Ill)  David,  youngest  of  the  ten  children 
of  William  (21  Doblis,  was  born  Alarch  14, 
1799,  died  I-"eljruar_\-  8,  1870.  Pie  v^■as  very 
prominent  ;n  the  Masonic  bt'dies  of  Dan- 
bury,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  and.  the 
first  to  sign  tlie  charter  of  the  First  Hatters' 
Benenccnt  Si.ciety.  now  known  as  the  United 
Hatters  of  X'orth  America,  with  thousan^is 
of  members.  He  was  twice  married,  his  first 
wife  being  Maria  Pluli.  Four  children  were 
born  to  the  couple;  Theodore.  Elizabeth, 
Louise.  Frederick,  mentioned  bolow  T'ie 
second  wife  of  Da\iJ.  Dobbs  was  Alartha 
Phillijis,  Vidio  survived  hi;u. 

I  lA' )  Frederick,  son  of  David  Dubbs,  was 
born  at  Danbur}-,  Connecticiu,  Janiiaiy  4, 
1835.  died  there  August  5,  i~^95.  He  v.as 
educated,  in  the  common  sciiools  and  was  a 
hatter  Yiv  trade.  In  early  life  lie  learned  hi- 
trade  in  X'ew  York  Cit\'  aii'l  became  very 
skillful  in  making"  silk  hats.  fie  married, 
December  21,  1S50,  Sarah  R.  Bennett.  Chil- 
liren :  William  F..  mentioned  below- ;  .Snspn. 
born  at  Danbury,  died  there  in  infancy,  Jan- 
uary 2y.  i8<''i5. 

(A')  Willi;'-,!!  P..  son  of  Fred.rrick  D.-^bbs. 
was  boin  January  20.  iSrit.  at  Danbur,.  Pie 
attended  the  j'uldic  schools  and  higii  scb.ooi 
of  Danbury.  In  1876  he  entere'i  tlie  employ 
of  the  Danburx  A\':..-s-  and  has  continued,  on 
that  paper,  with  slight  intermission,  until  the 
present  time  In  iO(-)o  he  went  to  Dayto:-), 
('ihi(-),  as  aflvcrti-ii!g  i!!anagcr  of  the  Xa- 
tional  Cash  Regisicr  C"nipany.  After  one 
seas.!-,!  ir,  that  ca;).-icity  he  returned  to  Da:i- 
bur\  and  resumed  a  positinii  as  superin'er!.'- 
ent  with  the  A'l'Ci-.  and  at  the  same  time  e'- 
tablish.ed  the  Dobbs  Ail\  (."ti-irg  .Agencv. 
w-hich  he  has  built  up  to  a  hig'i  -tand:;rd  in 
the  business  wnrld.  -siiecially  in  the  g.?nerai 
new-spaper   ad\  erti-irig    held.      He   attends    to 


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tlie  advertising;'  of  nearly  all  the  most  pruiiii- 
ncnt  local  niercluints.  also  of  the  famous  Dan- 
hury  Fair,  and  has  a  part  in  neari\-  all  the 
puhlicity  tor  which  Danbury  is  noted.  Pie  is 
vice-president  and  treasurer  of  the  Danbury 
Square  Box  Company.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Danbury  lUisiness  Men's  Assiiciation  and 
chairman  of  its  publicit}'  committee,  belongs 
to  all  the  Masonic  bodies  of  Danbnrv  and  to 
Pyramid  Temi^le,  Mystic  Shrine,  of  Hridge- 
port.  Tie  is  an  Elk  and  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Arcanum,  and  a  member  of  the  Dan- 
bur\-  Club.  He  is  a  Methodist,  and  in  poli- 
tics a  Ixepublican.  He  married,  April  iq.  1S82. 
Katherine  M.,  daughter  of  Harris  anrl  Sarah 
(  Keelcr)  Eames  at  West  Haven.  Connecti- 
cut. Three  children  were  born  to  them:  i. 
Frederick  Eames.  born  at  Danbury.  Janu- 
ary 2/.  1S83,  now  holding  a  responsible  posi- 
tion with  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  in 
Brookl}'n.  New  York;  married.  July  9.  K304. 
!Marie  Cromwell,  at  Drr)okiyn.  New  York; 
cliiidren:  Marie  Cromwell,  born  April  15. 
1905;  Natalie,  June  11.  1906.  2.  Edward 
Harris,  born  at  Danbury,  !May  27,  1SS8.  now 
a  member  of  the  New  York  Produce  Ex- 
change. T,.  Mabel  R..  born  at  Danburv.  lune 
18.   1892.' 


Albert  Frederick  \\'intter, 
WTNTTER     late   secretary,    treasurer   and 

general  manager  of  the  Con- 
necticut Breweries  Ci.>mpany,  and  for  manv 
years  a  well-known  resident  and  successful 
business  man  of  Bridgeport,  was  a  nati\"e  of 
Stuttgart.  W'urtemberg,  Germanv,  born  No- 
vember 7.  T84J,  son  of  Dr.  \\'illiam  and  Tar- 
lotta  Wintter,  and  grandson  of  Dr.  William 
Wintter.  all  of  whom  were  natives  of  Stutt- 
gart. Wurtemberg,  Germany.  The  famih- 
were  originally  of  Sweden,  but  have  made 
their  home  in  German}'  for  the  past  three 
lumiireu  years,  their  history  being  interwoven 
with  that  of  both  Sweden  and  Germany. 
Many  members  of  the  family  were  profes- 
sior.al  men.  Dr.  ^^'intter  (  father  1  was  a  ver\- 
prominent  phvsician  in  the  city  of  Philadel- 
phia, I'ennsyh'ania,  taking  up  his  residence 
there  in  1S48,  and  he  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession  until  his  death  at  the 
age  of  fifty-nine  years.  He  was  the  father 
of  ei^ht  children,  one  nf  whom  is  lixing  at 
the  present  time  (1911"):  L}dia,  w  ido\'.-  r.f 
John  I'enz.  who  was  the  tivst  man  to  op.r^.te 
a  hrewery  in  Connecticut,  operating  what  is 
now  known  as  the  Coiuiecticut  Brev.-eries : 
after  his  death  his  widow  returned  to  Ger- 
many. Nev.-s  was  receivedi  from  Stuttgart, 
V\'urte;nberg,  Germany,  of  the  death  of  Dr. 
\\'iriiani   Wintter,  brother  of  the   late  Albert 


I".  Wintter  of  Bridgeport.  The  deceased 
was  well  known  here  and  his  death  will  be 
regretted  by  many  friends.  He  was  about 
seventy  }-ears  of  age.  r)r.  Wintter  fcT  manv 
ye;irs  had  an  extensive  medical  clientage  in 
Phdadelphia,  but  retircfl  from  active  practice 
in  r8Q0,  when  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
Stuttgart,  where  he  Sjjcnt  his  last  da\s  in 
medical  study  and  research.  The  funeral  of 
Ernest  Frederick  Wintter  took  place  from 
the  late  residence  of  his  brother.  Albert  F. 
Wintter,  313  Seaside  avenue.  Mr.  Wintter 
was  ver}-  well  known  here,  having  entertained 
so  hospitably  at  "Frohheim."  the  comitry  resi- 
dence of  the  Wintters  in  hong  Hill.  For 
the  last  eight  }'ears  he  resided  in  Newark, 
New  Jersey,  where  he  died  March  i,  191 1, 
after  a  long  illness. 

Albert  F.  Wintter  was  educated  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  place,  and  at  the  age  of 
thirteen  years  joined  his  father  ir,  Idiiladci- 
phia,  Pennsylvania.  Not  Ijeing  satisfied  with 
the  advantages  offered  in  that  ciry,  after  a 
resid.ence  of  a  few  years,  he  crossed  the  plains 
to  California  in  a  prairie  schooner.  Fle  then 
went  to  Nevada,  where  he  resided  in  Carson 
Ciry  and  in  \'irginia  City,  engaged  in  min- 
ing, anil  made  and  lost  several  fortunes. 
While  west  he  was  a  jnember  of  the  United 
States  Cavalry,  and  at  the  outbreak  of  tlie 
civil  war  embarked  in  the  service  of  carrv- 
ing  the  niail  across  the  plains.  On  the  death 
i.'f  liis  brother-in-law.  John  Benz.  in  1871, 
Mr.  Wintter  came  to  Bridgeport.  Connecticut, 
at  the  request  of  his  sister,  to  take  charge  of 
the  brewery  formerly  conducted  by  her  late 
husband.  Two  years  later  he  purchased  h.is 
sister's  interest  in  the  brewery.  By  good  man- 
agement he  increased  the  capacity  and  value 
of  the  plant  imniensely,  and  in  1882  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  the  late  John  H.  MclMahon 
and  Peter  W.  Wren,  the  firm  becoming  known 
as  .\.  Wintter  &  Company,  brewers.  I^ater 
this  compajiy  was  consolidated  witii  the  ]\Ieri- 
den  Brewing  Company,  which  now  fmn-.s  the 
Connecticut  Breweries  Company,  in  the  m.an- 
agement  of  \','hich  Mr.  Wintter  plaved  so 
pronunent  a  part.  Mr.  Wintter  wa-'  the  smd 
of  honor  ami  his  word  was  as  good  as  his 
bond.  He  was  'One  of  tlie  best  known  men  in 
his  section  of  the  .-tate.  and  his  honor  and 
integrity  in  all  business  transactions  won  for 
hini.  a  large  circle  of  friends  and  actiuair.t- 
auces  \v!"io  loved  and  resir.erte'l  him.  and  bv 
\vhom  he  is  sadly  missed  ar.cl  sir.cereiy 
mourned.  FTe  was  generous  to  a  fault  and 
contributed  large  sums  to  charity,  also  aidnig 
many  less  fortunate  in  business,  hut  with,  char- 
acteristic modesty  kept  his  identity  in  the 
background.     He  at  one  time  represented  the 


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old  fourth  ward  in  the  comnion  council,  ren- 
dering- vaUiaMe  ani.l  et'ticient  >cr\"icc  in  that  ca- 
pacit\-. 

Mr.  Wintter  married,  in  1875,  Pauline  K,. 
only  daughter  of  the  late  Godtre--  and  L'iiris- 
tiana  C.  \'eit.  She  survives  him.  as  do  aKo 
three  children,  as  follows:  i.  L\(lia.  who  has 
traveled  extensively ;  married  Clarence  B. 
Payne,  a  promoter  of  various  enterjirises  in 
New-  York  and  Boston.  2.  Wilbert.  a  gradu- 
ate of  a  niilitarv  academy  and  alsi")  of  Wes- 
leyan  Uni\ersit\.  3.  Cora,  a  graduate  oi  Curt- 
landt  School  and  ex-member  of  Smith  Col- 
lege (1910).  The  children  reside  with  tlicir 
mother,  and  all  are  members  of  the  South 
Congregational  Church,  Bridgeport.  Air, 
Wintter  passed  away  at  his  ln.une,  313  Sea- 
side avenue.  Tkidgeport.  ?\larcli  lo.  lOOJ. 

l\Irs.  Christiana  C.  A'eit.  widow  of  Godfrey 
Veit,  and  mother  of  ^Nlrs.  Pauline  K.  (  \'eit ) 
Wintter,  passed  away  at  her  home  in  Ra-t 
Bridgeport,  where  she  had  resided  ior  over 
half  a  century,  being  one  of  the  oldest  German 
residents  of  the  city.  For  many  years  she 
was  connected  with  the  Bridgep'~>rt  Protestant 
C)rphan  Asylum,  being  a  tr.enibcr  of  the  bl;^ard 
of  managers,  and  shortly  before  her  death 
ha\-ing  been  made  an  honorary  memlier.  She 
was  a  charter  member  of  the  German  Re- 
formed church  of  Bridgeport,  and  was  ac- 
tivel}-  identified  with  many  local  charities. 
During  the  cii,-il  war  she  tO'ik  an  acti\e  part 
in  the  auxiliary  work  which  wa-  carried,  on 
in  the  northern  cities.  supplyi;ig  linen  for 
bandages  arid  other  hospital  supplies  for  the 
wounded.  Pier  demise  v.as  ;r.oi\rne'l  by  a 
large  following  of  friends  an. I  aci|',iaintances 
alx>ut  the  city,  she  beir.g  w-eli  known  ami 
highly  respected.  ]\Ir.  \'eit  was  a  carriage 
maker  in  Bridgeport,  He  learned  his  trade 
in  Germany,  and  subseciuentl;  came  to  tlie 
United  States  where  he  conducted  bu~incs> 
for  many  years,  up  to  his  death  at  tli>,-  age  of 
sixty-two.  being  rme  of  th.e  repie--e!Uaii\-e 
business  men  of  Bridgep'Tt.  His  wife  ■lied 
at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  They  w-ere  the 
parents  of  five  children:  I'auline  K..  wid.-i\v 
of  Albert  F.  Wintter:  Henry  I-'.,  a  prr.iinnci't 
merehant  of  Bridgep'--^rt.  eng;;L;ed  in  the  cloth- 
'  ing  business:  Robert  J.,  a  re-ident  of  Bridige- 
port :  Theodore,  who  diedi  in  German;.,  :i 
child   who  died   loung. 


Thi--  W'];r,.-'t  f:i;i',ii\-  came  frr.m 
WILirOT     good    old    Engl!>n'   .-tock.    :i!id 
was  closely  allii-i;  tL>  tlu-   Eng- 
lish nobilitv.  being  a  lineal  descendant  of  Sir 
Jo!m  Eardiy  Wilniot. 

(  P)   Dr.   .^aiviuel  Wilniot  wa-  a  surgeon   in 
the  I'.ritish  arnv.-.     He  came  to  America  dur- 


ing the  revolutionary  war,  being  taken  pris- 
oner at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  Befoie 
an  excha.ng-e  was  eft'ecred  he  met  Gen.erai 
Washington,  a:id  became  ins  ardent  admirer. 
Dr.  W  ilmot  was  a  man  of  prominence  in  his 
profession,  and  served  as  surgeon  to  the  king. 

(II)  Dr,  Robert  Wilmot,  son  of  Dr,  Sam- 
uel Wilniot.  was  born  at  Exeter,  England. 
He  was  a  graduate  of  Eton  College  in  Eng- 
land, and  a  physician  and  surgeon  by  profes- 
sion. He  came  to  America  in  1837.  brin^iug 
his  famil}-,  four  sons,  one  of  whom  \ias 
drow-ned  iluring  the  vovage,  and  one  davigliter, 
Eliza  Eardiy  Wilmot.  '  He  followed  theMlud.- 
son  ri\er  and  Erie  canal  fron"!  Xtw  York  vo 
Indiana,  where  he  boiigh*;  and  settled  on  a 
farm.  He  continued  to  practice  c\a(\  study, 
and  in  the  course  of  his  researches,  \vherc  sev- 
enty-three }ears  of  age,  made  an  imj^ortant 
discover\-  e.f  the  functions  of  tl;e  brain,  and 
published,  a  beiok-  i-jn  the  brain..  After  his 
death  his  jon  Robert  cond.ucted  the  farm, 
which  was  soUl  a  few-  \ears  later,  wiien.  Rob- 
ert and  his  widowed  motlier  removed  to 
Michigan, 

(III)  Samuel  Rns<ell„  son  of  Dr,  Rol.iert 
Wihni.it.  was  born  in  Engiatid,  Jul)  jS.  182.), 
died  in  I'.ri'igep'-ir'-.  Connecticut,  T'Vbn.i;iry  4, 
18^7.  He  ca'.ne  co  tliis  coimtry  with  Ids  par- 
en:<.  residing  during  his  yotUh  on  his  fath- 
er's farm.  He  atter.cled  tl-.c  local  school-,  but 
wa---  largclv  seif-educated.  He  wr.s  by  nature 
a  vig(-irous.  manly,  self-reliant  character,  and 
being  jirjssesse'I  of  great  inventive  ai.iility  bt- 
came  a  skillful  machinist  and  manufacturer. 
His  trend,  of  min.i  w-as  essentially  niechanical 
and  inventive,  and  durhig  his  life  be  obL.uiitd 
about  one  hund.red  patents  for  his  inver.iions 
from  :he  L'nited  States  g\-ivern!i-ient.  many 
of  which  were  patented  in  F.ngiand-  and  ..tlier 
foieign  ce>nntries.  His  first  conspicuou-  iii- 
\ention  w  a.s  a  portable  steam  sawing  mach.ine 
for  felling-  fi-irest  trees  and  saw-ing  them  into 
hmiber  in  an  incredib!\-  ^hort  space  of  time. 
Pi.  w;;s  kiiou:',  as  the  Wilmot  Steam  Saw,  aiul 
it  added  greatly  to  the  wealth,  of  the  country 
by  n';d-:ing  available  timber  chat  was  formerly 
inacce---'^i!)le  to  the  w.-iter-powcr  mills  or  w-ater 
coui-:-es,  Xatharie'  Wheeler  and  }dr,  H  ^ugh, 
of  Waterto\'. n,  were  interested  m  tlie  manii- 
factm-e  and  devcLii'imenr  of  this  -nver'tirin. 
The  machines  '.vere  easily  mo\-ed  from  one 
li'cation  tii  auiiiher.  At  the  outset  the)-  \vere 
manufactu.red  b'y  i'~,-rirb;u-iks  iS,-  Con1pan-^ ,  or 
Brooiklin.  New  York,  (.11  w-hich  concern  Mr. 
Wilmot  \\:i.-  a  meriber,  havir.g  ■surrcnd.ere'.l 
his  ])atent-^  for  the  trcUi-fer  of  their  estinvatei 
\ahie  in  the  capital  '-took  of  the  company. 
Paier  "U  disaster  came  to  ti;c  compan".-.  and 
liie  entire  thing,  with  the  patent^,  passed  ir.to 


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tliv  hands  of  parties  in  Xew  Orleans,  Louis- 
iana. Air.  W'ilniot  tlicrch}'  inceting'  with  a 
i-rii>hin>^  reverse  in  his  earl\-  Irasiness  career. 
This  experience  came  in  iSjii.  but  had  little 
ert'ect  njion  liis  indomitable  will,  as  he  soon 
turned  his  attention  in  diher  lines  and  his 
inventive  s;enius  was  ne\er  at  rest.  A  pronii- 
nent  business  at  this  time  was  the  manufac- 
ture of  hoop  skirls  out  of  whalebone,  but  the 
material  soon  became  too  scarce,  to  meet  the 
re(iuirenients  of  the  business,  and  Mr.  \\'il- 
niot  conceived  the  idea  of  substituting;  steel 
spring  metal  for  whalebone,  which  provei.l  so 
successful  that  he  derived  a  large  and  profit- 
able income  from  it.  the  result  oi  which  gave 
him  the  financial  basis  for  the  more  extensive 
business  enterprise  that  followed.  It  was  in 
1859  tli^it  he  started  a  brass  business  in  Brooi-;- 
l\n,  Xew  York,  soon  after  taking  with  him 
a  vounger  brother.  Daniel  \\'.  Kissani  lie- 
came  his  bookkeeper,  ani,!  later  on  he  put  a 
small  amount  of  money  into  the  venture,  with 
the  privilege  of  withdrawing  it  in.  a  year  if  he 
so  desired.  But  the  prosperit}  of  the  business 
warranted  a  larger  plant,  and  in  1S65  they 
removed  to  Bridgeport.  Conr.ecticut.  and  or- 
ganize.! the  Bridgeport  Bras^  Company.  All 
the  plans  for  the  new  pla:it  and  provision  for 
its  prospective  possibilities  were  arranged  for 
and  drawn  by  ?irr.  ^^'llmot"s  own  brain  and 
hand.  He  was  president  of  the  company  for 
many  _\eais,   Mr.  Kissam  beiui;-  secretary. 

-\fier  retirement  from  active  connecti'pu 
with  the  Bridgeport  Brass  Comr'any.  .Mr.  ^^"i!- 
mot  spent  several  years  in  experimenting  with 
details  for  larger  schemes,  meanwhile  patent- 
ing various  small  inventions  that  brought  him 
n.iany  thousaiuls  of  dollars.  He  concentrated 
his  thoughts  upon  a  new  caloric  engine  u-itli 
a  system  of  tubing  suggested  by  the  intesti- 
nal principles  of  the  human  body,  and  \\d'ii!e 
constructing  a  large  model  of  it  there  came  a 
necessity  for  steel  of  different  quality  than 
he  could  buy.  and  a  need  for  tubing  with  a 
seam  so  perfect  that  it  must  be  invisible.  From 
this  grew  a  large  business  and  the  postpone- 
ment of  liis  larger  scheme.  After  si.x  }"ears  of 
hard  work  and  much  expenditure  of  money, 
he  had  completed  a  cold  rolling  mill  for  steel, 
all  the  details  being  done  under  his  personal 
supervision  arid  according  to  original  ideas 
of  his  own.  In  18S4.  he  organized  the  \Mlmoc 
and  Hobbs  Manufactu.ring  C"nipan\- :  former- 
ly known  as  the  firm  of  Wilmot.  Hobiis  & 
Company,  which  business  was  established  in 
1877  ^'y  -dr.  Wilmot:  in  1804  -^ti".  Hobbs  sold 
out  his  entire  interest.  The  list  of  this  firm's 
entire  products  is  a  long  caie.  Bessemer,  open 
livanh,  and  the  celebrated  "■Swedch"  steel, 
billets,   bands,   sheets   ami   strips   for  pressed, 


stamped  and  drawn  work,  anti-rust,  copper- 
izeil,  ami  nickel-jdated  oilers,  lamps,  engineers" 
ami  steamboat  sets,  bicycle  tubing  and  nickel- 
plated  stove  edge  aii'l  ring  trimmings,  inav 
be   mentioned   among   tliem. 

For  a  number  of  }ears  these  works  were 
conducted  tin  the  d.epartnieutal  jdan,  and  the 
hcit  rolling  department  was  deserving  of  spe- 
cial mention.  This  was  advantageoush'  lo- 
cated on  a  branch  track  of  the  Xew  York, 
Xew  Haven  &  Hartford  railroad.  Here,  each 
year,  the  company  received  its  raw  materials, 
thousands  of  tons  of  domestic  and  forei;,;! 
billets,  these  to  be  cut  by  enormous  shears  10 
the  desired  size  and  weight,  heated  in  large 
gas  furnaces  capalile  cf  turning  out  one  hun- 
dred tons  [ler  da\',  passed  to  and  fro  througli 
the  hot  rolling  mill  train,  operated  by  engines 
of  some  fifteen  hundred  horse-power,  and  thus 
turned  into  bands  and  plates.  A  portion  of 
the  annealing  and  pickling  of  hot  rolled  steel 
was  conducted  at  the  hot  rolling  department, 
or  lower  mill,  situated  at  the  corner  of  How- 
ard and  W'or'lin  avenues,  and  a  portion  at 
the  main  wiirks  at  Railroad  and  Hancock  a^-e- 
nues.  tjn  the  night  of  Febrr.ar}-  4.  iSg.".  the 
cold,  rolling  niilU  were  burnedi  to  the  ground, 
destroying  machiner}-.  and  the  patterns  and 
drawiiiivs  therefor  that  had  been  the  work  of 
years  to  accumulate.  Sliortly  afterward  a 
substantial  fireproof  structure  was  erected  in 
th,e  place  of  tlie  old,  uith  greatl_\  increased 
facilities  for  handling  the  e.xtensive  business. 
-At  the  time  of  ^[r.  \\'ilmot'i  death  he  had  in 
development  several  mechanical  idieas  vvliich 
were  designe'i  to  add  to  the  alread}  comp'.eve'v 
appointed  plaiit.  the  perfecting  oi  wliich  ^ie- 
volved  upon  his  son,  Frank  A.  W'ilmot.  w'l'V 
was  his  successor  as  president  of  the  Wilmot 
&   Hobbs   ^Manufacturing  Coinpanv. 

For  main-  years  ?xlr.  W'ilmot  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  First  Congregational  Ch.urch  of 
Bridgeport,  being  one  of  its  deacons  for 
twelve  }'ears.  He  recognized  the  need  01  re- 
ligious pri\-ileges  in  the  neighborhood  \\here 
he  reside.l,  and  purchased  a  pniperty  on  East 
^.fain  street,  near  Stratford  a\eiiue.  on  ■.-.inch 
he  erected  a  church  building  and  parsonage. 
.\  society  was  formed  called  the  Ecreari 
Church,  which  steatlily  grew  and  was  a  h!e-s- 
ing  to  niaii}-  people.  Mr.  W'ilmot  wa-  tiie 
nr?t  pi-esident  of  the  Christian  Alliance,  cf 
wliich  Rev.  .\.  B.  Simpson,  of  Xew  York  Ci:y, 
was  the  moving  spirit,  and  to  thi.--  cau>e  .Mr. 
W'ilmot  gave  liberall\.  Ilis  private  cliarities 
were  numerous,  and  the  sul:istantial  aid  lie  was 
wont  to  2-ive  to  young  inventors  b\'.his  quick 
insight  into  the  value  or  uselessness  of  their 
inventions  brought  men  from  far  and  near  to 
seek  his  counsel.     In  politics  he  was  a  stauncii 


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Republican,  but  never  souglit  nr  bell  pubbc 
ottice. 

Mr.  Wilinot  niarrieib  in  1855,  Sarah  M., 
born  Septeniber  jo,  i^'^^S,  at  Sb.aron,  C'ln- 
necticut,  (lan<:;btcr  of  Ebrnczer  Guerufey.  of 
\\'atcrto\\n,  Connecticut,  wbose  ancestor?  ?et- 
tled  in  Connecticut  in  i66_^.  Cbildren :  i. 
Florence  E.,  born  Septenil)er  5,  itS^c).  at 
Watertown,  married  Willis  E.  Ilohl'is,  of 
Providence,  Rhode  Island;  child,  Cliflijrd  R. 
Hobbs.  2.  Jendall.  died  aged  ?ix  months.  3. 
Effie  May,  born  at  U'atcrtown,  died  a:.;ed 
three  years.  4.  Erank  Ashley,  see  forward. 
5.  Ethel\n   'SI.,  married  Percy  L.  Pr\ninLr. 

(1\')  Erank  Ashley,  son  of  Sanniel  Rus- 
sell and  Sarah  M.  (Guernsex-)  W'iluiut,  was 
born  in  Llrooklyn,  Xew  York,  Eeljruar\-  _'i, 
1865.  During  his  early  infanc\-  his  parents 
removed  to  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  and  tliat 
city  has  been  his  home  ever  since.  The  sum- 
mers of  his  boyhood  were  spent  in  Water- 
town,  Connecticut,  part  of  which  is  known  as 
Guernse}"town,  named  for  his  maternal  grami- 
father.  He  attended  the  Bridgeport  piublic 
schools  and  Mr.  Strong's  private  school.  He 
was  an  intelligent  and  earnest  reader,  espe- 
cially of  books  devoted  to  mechanical  engi- 
neering, metallurgy  and  finance.  .At  the  age 
of  fifteen  he  began  his  bu?iness  career  by 
vi'orking  in  the  summer  time  as  a  cashier. 
Two  years  later,  upon  the  completion  of  his 
studies,  he  entered  his  father's  business,  then 
known  as  the  Wilmot  &  Hobbs  INIanufactur- 
ing  Company,  which  is  now  the  American 
Tube  &  Stamping  Company,  and  since  the 
death  of  his  father,  in.  1807,  '^^  h-as  been  pre-i- 
dent  and  treasurer  of  the  coivi]->any.  He  be- 
gan at  the  lowest  round  of  the  ladder,  wr^king 
at  the  humblest  mechanical  v.ork  in  the  fac- 
tory and  in  the  office,  and  was  adsanced 
through  all  the  grades  of  factory  and  otVice 
v>"ork.  During  the  years  just  precedinLT  and 
following  his  coming  of  aq;e  he  was  a  trav'el- 
ing  representatix'e  of  the  company.  He  was 
soon  afterward  made  secretar}-.  in  iS'i^  lie- 
came  treasurer  and  vice-preside;ir.  and  liter 
president.  Under  his  managen.ent  the  com- 
pany has  been  greatly  eidar^ed  in  it?  phuit. 
its  capita!  and  its  bu-iness.  and  has  been 
changed  in  st\  le  to  its  present  furm.  Tli.'oui;h 
his  influence  and  skillful  liandling  he  brouu.dit 
about  the  establishment  of  Comiecticuts  first 
basic  open  hearth  steel  im^ot-making  fur- 
naces and  billei  nulls.  Whcfi  the  or^anizatMi; 
of  tlie  steel  trubt  made  it  difficult  to  securj 
the  special  (]ualiiv  of  steel  billets  v.^r^]  in  !r's 
coni[)any's  finishing  rolling  niills,  .\ir.  W  il- 
mot  originated  the  sciiei.ie  of  makini;  tlicui 
from  scrap  iron  and  steel  produced  in  Xew 
Englr.nd   wliich   had   previouslv  been    .■'hipped 


to  the  steel  makers  in  renn?ylva-.Tia.  Hi.;  p'.a'i 
of  thus  supplving  his  rolling  mill  plants  and 
nthcrs  with  raw  materia!  in  the  iov.u  r^f  the 
best  opien  hearth  steel  billets,  slab.-:  imd  eve:; 
ingots  \\eii.:liing  as  high  as  fort}-  tu  i-Uv  'ons 
in  '_>ne  piece  for  large  forge  work  [irovcd 
highly  successful,  saved  his  concern  from  clos- 
ing liecause  of  the  withholding  of  its  raw  ma- 
terials, and  has  tended  to  increase  tlic  co-,-;-,- 
paiiy's  out[)Ut  many  times.  Mr.  \\'ila;,  ii  nas 
made  many  important  inventions  connected 
with  bis  manufacturing  interests  r.i.'  has 
I'liited  Sttites  and  f'lreign  ]"iatents  c:'v;ri:ig 
them. 

In  addition  to  '.lis  own  iiu^ir^^-s,  ht 
ser\es  in  the  capacity  of  liirector  in  :.k-  '"it^ 
X'ati.:>nal  Bank  of  Bridgeport.  He  is  an  at- 
tendant of  St.  John's  "Protestant  Episco[.ai 
Clui'ch.  and  in  p'llitics  is  a  Rep'!i)iic;ui.  He 
is  a  member  of  Coriiuhian  L.odge.  Free  r.nd 
Acccpfed  Masons:  Jerusalem  Chaptei,  Royal 
.\rcl;  .Masons;  Ro^a!  and  Select  Masters; 
1  Ianiilt'->n  Comn■'andcr^•,  Knights  Tenrlar. 
tmd  of  the  other  bodies  including  the  cir.rty- 
second  degree.  He  belongs  to  tin:  Biidgev-.ori 
Board  of  Trade,  Manufacturers'  Ass;.ci;nion 
Hartford  Club,  Transportation  Club  -)f  ",'.\\v 
Wile,  the  J^rooklawn,  Seaside,  Broo.Kivn 
Country,  Algonquiii.  Calumet  and  Yacht  clubs 
of    I'.ridgeport. 

Mr.  Wilmot  married,  Seir.ember  2'i,  1S88. 
at  i;ri<l^eport,  Florence  Margaret,  daugh.ter 
of  Charles  Cartw  right  (see  Cartw-right). 
Children:  i.  Russeii  Cartwright.  born  De- 
cember 12,  1S89.  2.  Alargaret  Florence,  April 
21,  1891,  3.  IJorothy  E.".:-i'ley.  i\Iav  31.  1S92. 
4.  Gladys  Elizabeth.  Septeiiiler  15.  i8';3-  5. 
Fran!;  .\shley.  Decen^ber  20.  1899.  6.  Edvviii 
Guernsey,    February   3,    1902. 

(The  Cartwright  Line). 
The  surname  Cartwright  belongs  to  a  larc^-e 
cia-s  «.'i  English  surnames  formed  frcn:  trades 
and  iH-.-upations  of  progenitors.  The  trade 
iu'.n;e  "wriglit"  is  from  the  .'\ng]  j-Sa.\'on 
w\fht:i,  meaning  about  die  same  as  the  Latin 
I'altcr.  a  workman  or  in;chanic.  Graduallv 
■'wri^dii'  came  to  mean  a  wcricer  in  wood  in 
di-'inction  from  smith,  a  worker  in  metais.' We 
fin..;  the  trade  nainesc(-i[);ier\vrigbt.wheelwrigbi. 
111.. WW  right.  arkwrl:^i;t,  tcUwright.  allwridit! 
all  in  use  as  n;rnan:e-  after  tiie  intr.jdu.rtion 
of  surnames  in  Eii;.;'aad  about  the  \ear  1200. 
The  family  are  found  .^cat.ered  throuirhout 
Pin-land.  Ireland  an.<l  Scotland,  Jctrrv  Cart- 
wri.,;bt.  .-if  l^'iblin,  in  r'eb.rnarv. "  1.63^.  bore 
tlio-'e  arms:  1\t  f.;<s  enibattled  salile  and  or 
thne  Catherine'  wlue'N  counterchangedi  ?  cres- 
cent fi.r  ditlerenee.  It  is  similar  to  the  coat- 
oi'-arms    of    the    Cartwri-hts    of    Devon-hire. 


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Kiii;"lan(l.    wIkiicl-    the    Irish    branch    iirohabl_\' 
c;inii'. 

Charles  Cartwric'ht.  w  hn  can;e  In  this  cinin- 
trv  in  1850.  was  a  native  of  Knelam'.  lie  was 
a  shoemaker  by  tra(!e.  From  Xew  Vork  City, 
wliere  he  landeii,  he  came  to  llriilijeport.  L'ln- 
necticnt,  where  he  foHowed  his  trade,  and 
after  a  time  bej.;an  to  mamifactnre  >hiK'^  and 
boots.  oj)enins-  a  retail  store  in  Brid,L;eport. 
Jlis  n.tercantile  career  was  very  sncccssful. 
and  his  luisiness  was  afterwards  incorpiirated 
under  the  name  of  the  Cartwriijlit  Slme  Com- 
pany, of  which  Mrs.  I'Vank'  .\shle}"  W'ihiiot. 
his  daughter,  is  president.  He  \vas  a  member 
of  Trinity  Protestant  Church,  and  in  politics 
a  Re[)ublican.  He  married  (first)  Sariih  X'. 
Atkinson.  Child,  Frank  X.,  who  was  drowned 
at  an  early  age.  He  married  (second)  Eliza- 
beth Kingston,  born  at  StatTord,  England,  died 
aged  forty-nine  years,  and  is  buried  in  Moun- 
tain Grove  Cemetery.  Child,  Florence  Mar- 
garet, aforementioned  as  the  wife  of  Frank 
Ashlev  ^Vilmot. 


John  Feet,  immigrant  ancestor. 
FEET  was  born  in  England  in  1597,  died 
in  Stratfi)rd,  Conn.ecticut,  167S. 
He  came  from  Duffield  Parish,  C'junty  Derby, 
England,  in  the  "Hopewell,"  Captain  Eun- 
docli.  in  1635.  He  was  thirty-eight  when  he 
cam.e  to  America  and  was  the  first  of  the  name 
in  Stratford.  His  wife  Sarah  was  daugluer 
of  Richard  Osborn.  of  Englaml.  The  name 
was  at  first  spelled  Peake,  after  that  I'eat,  and 
finally  Peet.  Children :  Mary :  John,  abC'Ut 
1638,  mentioned  below;  Benjamin,  about  I'^jo. 
married  Phebe  Fjenton ;  Benjamin  (2),  mar- 
ried Priscilla  Fairchild ;  Thomas,  married 
Phebe  X'ichols ;  Phebe,  married  ^Mitchell  Cur- 
tis, and  had:  Daniel  Mitchell,  married  Huldah 
r.urr :  Justis  Burr,  married  Huldah  Edwards: 
Elix'.beth,  married  Aaron  Banks  Sherwood. 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (i)  Peet.  was 
born  about  163S,  died  September  i.  iGS^.  He 
married  Sarah .  and  she  married  (  sec- 
ond) John  Brooks,  as  learned  from  a  receipt 
gi\en  by  fi\-e  of  lier  chiUlren.  datetl  Xoven;- 
ber  15,  k'iQ.}.  Children:  Samuel,  born  De- 
cember 2f\  i(''('-T,:  Sarah.  October  5.  ii.'.;; 
li^-.nnah.  Dec-'mber  u  iiVij:  Elizabeth.  Feb- 
ruary 19.  1(1)0 ;  John.  Xovember  20.  K^-- 
mentioned  belo\v ;  Joseph,  March  10.  1674-73: 
Jane,  October  17.  1677. 

'HI)  Sergeant  John  (31  Peet.  son  of  John 
'21  IV-et.  was  b')rn  Xovember  20.  1672,  d.ied 
February  i,  1709-10.  The  inventory  of  his 
e-tate  \vas  dated  March  13.  1709-10,  and 
:miounted  to  tliree  himdred  and  seventeen 
pi'Und.s,  eleven  sliillings,  six  pence.  Fie  married 
-Mary,  datighter  of  Thomas  Morehouse.  Mav 


12.  1(195,  or  K'lyfj.  Hi>  widow  married  Ji/.m 
Corbet  before  1711J:  and  Se;:tembei  5,  17-;, 
m:.irricd  Benjamin  Peet.  Children  :  J.'^epli.  \^')rA 
January  4,  \( .■ju-iiy ;  Pa\i'l,  Ii;ne  30.  ■i.rj'i^; 
Sarah,  Jmiv  4,  1701  ;  M.-.vw  Dece.nher  3, 
1702:  Hannah,  December  2j.  1704;  John, 
April   23,    1707;    Daniel,    March    30.    i7(\~<-09. 

(I\')  David,  son  nf  Sergeant  John  (3) 
Peet.  was  born  Jutie  30.  iTkiS.  He  gave  land 
to  his  three  sons  in  Xew  Milford.  Connecti- 
cut, where  the\'  settled  and  where  sijme  of 
their  descendants  still  re^ide.  The  faiuily  at- 
tended the  E])iscopal  cinn-ch.  He  married 
(first)  Hilary  Titharton.  (Jctober  I.  1719.  She 
dieil  in  1737,  and  he  married  (second)  Fhaiik- 
ful  Wdiippo,  Xo\'em1jer,  t7.-,0.  Cb.ilciren; 
Samuel,  born  April  i,  1721  ;  }.!( liitaiilc.  Xo- 
vember 15,  1722:  John.  Jime,  1720:  fhadd.eus,. 
Janu.ary.  1727;  David.  October.  1730:  Alary, 
Jul}-.  1733:  Patience.  Septembc?r.  1735:  Han- 
nah, December,  1737:  Sarah.  December,  1740; 
Benjamin,  baptized  Mnrcli,   1744. 

(\')  Harmon  Peet,  of  a  later  generation  ci. 
the  Xew  I\tilfor(:l  family,  ^vas  born  at  Canaan. 
C'^nnecticut.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  m.arried 
Sarah  Webb,  who  died  a:  Carjaai;.  She  '>vas 
educated  in  a  Mora\'ian  Seminary  ir.  Fetms}!- 
■\ania,  and  was  a  woman  11  refinement  and 
culture.  Children:  J.'Seph  Webb,  mentioned 
below;  John  Harman. 

(M)  Joseph  Webb,  soii  of  Harmon  Peet, 
was  born  at  Canaan,  in  1842.  diieu  there  ui 
1904.  He  was  educate^!  ir.  th.c  jniblic  schools. 
He  was  clerk  in  his  father's  gcnerid  store  and 
succeeded  to  the  business  at  Canaan.  He  -'vas 
in  later  life  a  banker  and  farme:-.  He  was 
senior  warden  oi  tlie  Protei-tant  E,nscc>p-..I 
churcli  at  Canaan.  His  father  helped  tc  build 
tiie  church  and  was  the  first  persovi  confirmed 
tp.ere.  v.diile  ne  was  the  first  child  baptized  in 
the  cliiu'ch.  He  was  a  memiier  ui  the  general 
assembly  one  term.  He  married  Frances 
Stoddard,  born  in  1841,  at  Salisbury  Connect- 
icut, died  in  Canaan,  resided  in  Canaan.  Ch.il- 
flren:  George  Cluirch,  mentioned  below:  En- 
sign, dieil  aged  twenty  ye:ir3 :  child,  dicJ.  in 
infanc\'. 

(  \TI)  George  Church,  son  (.-.f  Joseph  Webb 
Peet.  was  born  at  Cai'aan.  April  15.  1866.  He 
w  as  educated  there  in  the  'public  scliocis.  At 
tiie  age  of  seventeen  he  entered  the  firm  of 
T.  Hawley  &  Conu'any.  dealers  in  hanlware, 
Bridgeport.  He  was  at  Stam:'(jrd  for  t^vo 
}'ears  and  then  returned  to  ririflge[)ort  and 
engaged  in  the  iurnit'.;re  bu.<iriess  three  ^ears 
there,  after  wliich  h-e  went  to  Canaai^.  where 
f'lr  seven  \cars  he  was  asscKriaied  'witli  Iiis 
father  in  the  general  stco-e.  He  returned,  ro 
Bridgeport  ar.d  has  for  many  years  been  in- 
terested in  tlie   furniture  business  and  in  ihe 


J,  „  „,! 


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ir.ana<::cment  of  his  father's  estate  in  Canaan. 
In  piiUtics  he  is  a  I'lonincrat.  lie  is  a  member 
of  the  Seaside  Club  aui!  of  the  Iniprovetl 
Order  of  Keil  Men,  antl  Son?  of  the  American 
Revohition.  He  married.  Feliruar_\  3,  1890. 
Julia  Cris>y  Sumner,  of  F.ridLieport,  dau^liter 
of  Samuel  Ilarstow  Sunnier  (see  Sumner  N). 
They  have  no  children. 

(The  Stunner  Line). 

(I\')  William  {2)  Sumner,  son  of  Wil- 
liam (i)  Sumner  ( q.  v.\  was  born  Fel-iruary 
9,  1656,  in  Boston,  died  in  Middletown.  Con- 
necticut, July  20.  1703.  lie  was  a  freeman 
in  May,  167S.  a  member  oi  the  artillery  eom- 
pan_\',  1670-  He  married  'first)  May  22, 
1677.  in  Dedham.  Rachel,  ■huicihter  of  William 
Avery,  of  Dedham.     She  died   soon,   anil   he 

married    (second)    Hannah    .      About 

16S7  he  mrived  to  IMiddletown.  He  was  dea- 
con, lieutenant  and  dejnuy  in  1701-02-03. 
Children:  William.  l»'rn  November  22.  i'>70. 
Boston,  died.  }(Umir:  Hannah.  Sci'.teirJier, 
1681,  Boston:  Hezekiah.  February  _'!.  I(.S4, 
Boston,  mentioned  below:  Sarah.  December 
29,  1685,  Boston;  Daniel.  September  2(k  108S, 
3,Iiddletown :  Ebenezer.  September  28.  i''Ui, 
!\]iddletown.  died  1698. 

(V)  Hezekiah,  son  of  \\'iHiam  (2)  Sum- 
ner, was  born  February  21.  IC'84,  in  Boston. 
He  lived  in  ^liddletown  and  died  }>Iay  7,  1749. 
He  married,  February  10.  1704,  in  ^Iiddle- 
town,   Abigail   Bidwell.     His  widow   married 

(second)    Frary.       Giildren,    bcirn    in 

Middletown :  William.  January  12.  1705. 
ment'oned  below:  TIannah.  March  it.  1707: 
Abigail,  October  20.  1711:  vlaughtcr,  .Vu,i;ii?t 
25.  1713.  died  same  da}  ;  Daniel.  December  jd. 
1714;  Elizabeth.  June  7.    171S. 

{\'l)  William  (31.  son  of  Hezekiah  Stun- 
ner, was  born  January  12,  1705.  He  lived  in 
Middletown  anil  died  November  15.  1739.  He 
married,  January  15.  1724.  Hannah  CJlark. 
who  married  (second)  Septemlicr  15,  1730. 
Joseph  Johnson.  She  died  April  12.  1705.  at 
'Middletown.  Children,  born  in  Mi<!d,l.jt.  ..vn  : 
Flezekiah.  FJecemb.er  4.  1723.  meiitii.neii  he- 
low:  Hamiali.  Jime  20.  1721'.:  Saraii.  Jul\  12. 
1727:  Marv.  June  8,  1730:  Wilham.  JaniKiry 
14,  1733:  John.  June  30.  1735;  Fbcaezer.  Au- 
gust   14".    1737- 

(VH)  Hezekiah  (21,  s^:;  of  William  13) 
Sumner,  was  born  Deoen-.ber  4.  1725.  in.  Mi:!- 
dletown.  He  lived  tir-t  in  Middletown.  v.here 
he  was  second  lieutenant  in  the  T'.  .urth  Con- 
necticut Regiment.  Abi.nt  i7'>7  he  m'>\ed.  to 
Sandisfield.  Massaelui-ett-.  and  thence  tr, 
Bethleliern.  n^w  (  iti~.  .Mas--ach.u<etts.  Ik- 
died  there  in  1^02.  lie  married  (  tir>t  )  I'el>- 
ruary    10.    1744.    De-ire    Hig::ins.      She     bed 


and     he     married     (second)     Widow     Mar}' 

.     Children:     Sanniel.   bi.irn   December 

25.  1745:  rabitlia.  December  14.  1740.  died 
No\'enibcr.  1747:  Clement,  September  20, 
1748:  Taliului,  Jul}',  1730:  Abigail,  June  13, 
1732;  Desire.   September   15.    1754.  dieil   May 

1,  1758;  Hezekiah,  August  13,  1757:  Daniel. 
May  26,  1739.  mentioned  below:  Desire.  Jan- 
uary 7,    1 70  3, 

(\ill)  Brunei,  son  of  Hezekiah  (2)  Sum- 
ner, was  born  May  2(1.  1739,  in  Midalletown. 
He  married  (first)  in  1779,  Luc}-  Cook.  His 
wife  died  May  21,  1788.  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond) Novemlier  2(1,  17S9.  Hannah  Watson, 
lie  li\ed  in  (Jtis.  Mas;achu>etts.  and  .lied 
No\ember  2^,.  1838.  Flis  widc'W  died  Sep- 
tember 3.  1848.  Children  of  tirst  wife,  born 
in  Bethlehem:  Daniel,  May  9.  1780:  William, 
.\la\  3.  1782:  Lucy,  June  13,  1784;  Darius, 
March  7.  1786:  :\!ary  S.,  April  (5.  1788.  Chil- 
dren of  second  wife:  Almira,  September  23, 
1790;  Emilia,  jMarcli  13,  1792;  Watson,  jlay 
29,  1794;  Susanna,  November  9,  1797.  died 
August  7.  1800:  Increase,  May  (3.  1801.  meri- 
tioned  below:  Etlian  Ne\vton.  NM'.ember  18. 
1806,  died  Septenilier  18.  1808 ;  Carolir.c,  Feb- 
ruary 19,  iSic. 

(IX)  Increase,  sen  of  Daniel  Sun-iner.  ',\as 
born  [May  13,  1801,  in  (3tis,  died  Januan-  28. 
1871.  He  li\ed,  in  GreaL  Barriiigtot).  He 
w:is  represeiitative,  1833-34.  ?e:iator  from 
Berkshire,  1840-42,  representative,  1S39. 
judge  of  district  court  of  Southern  Berkshire, 
lie  received  the  degree  of  M.  .\.  from  Wil- 
liams I'ollece,  1839.  Fie  married  ( lirst )  }>Iay 
23.  1827.  I'luma  Amelia,  il'.ivjhter  of  Sam- 
uel Barstow,  of  Great  Barrington,  ?Tassacbi'.- 
•^etts.  She  died  in  ]May,  1847.  ^'""^'-  '^"^  i-.^ar- 
ried  (-econ.I)  Clara  A.,  daughter  of  Willi;.;m 
Carroll  Wells,  of  Boston.  Children,  born  in 
Great  Barrington  :  Elizabeth,  April  2.  1828. 
•  lied  March.  1S37:  Sap.iuel  I'.arstow .  February 
U).  1830:  Edward  Prcscott.  'anuar'-  7.  183  ^ 
<lied  Alarch  24,   1834:  Charles  Allen,  August 

2.  1833:  Julia  Elizaix-th,  October  20.  1839: 
Albert  Increase,  February  4.  1841. 

(X)  Colonel  Samuel  Bar.-tow  Sumner,  son 
I'f  Increase  and  Sumner,  was  b;.rr>  in  Great 
JlarriuL'ton.  b'tdiruar}-  16,  1830,  dievl  in 
Bridgeiiort.  Febt-uary  26,  1901.  His  pre- 
liniinarv  educatinu  wa^^  acnnired  in  the 
academics  of  Lenox  aitd  'jreat  Barriivjton. 
and.  he  then  matricr.lateil  at  Williams  College, 
fr.-m.  which  he  was  graduated  in  1840.  and  in 
18-2  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Berkshire 
C'UU'tv.  where  he  practicedi  with  his  father. 
U'-  held  the  office  of  postmaster  during  t:ie 
aiimuii<tr,'Uions  of  Fresidents  Pierce  and 
Bnclianan,  ami  in  18' o  was  elected  -tate  seri- 
aior     from    South     Berkshire     di-tricr,    com- 


COXXKCnCLT 


pri^mL;  the  seventeen  ttuviis  siuuh  >>[  I'itt>- 
ricl'!.  I  [H'li  the  outbreak  of  the  civil  war  he 
.•It  ..iice  uiTcrcil  his  servicer  to  his  ccunlry. 
lie  enh-te'l.  Xnvember  lo.  ]8(')2.  in  tlie  I'".)rt\  • 
ninth  ReL;inient,  .XTaSMtchnsetts  \'i>lunteers. 
v.a~  captain  nf  a  eouipany  and  \va^  later  ad- 
vanced to  the  rank  of  lieutenant-ct,)I('nel  of  the 
reL;inient.  Diirini;  the  assault  on  I'ort  Hud- 
son. Louisiana,  May  2~.  1S63,  he  was  womided 
b\'  a  bullet  in  the  shoulder,  which  was  later 
cut  out.  The  term  of  his  enlistment  expired 
September  I,  i8'i,v  Returninu;  froui  the  war 
lie  removed  to  iJridgejKirt,  where  he  resumed 
the  practice  of  his  jM'ofession  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  I'airfield  county  bar  in  i!^"3. 
Jlere  he  was  very  successful  and  became  one 
of  the  leading-  lawyers  of  the  county.  He 
served  several  terms  as  city  attorney,  one  term 
as  iiKU;'e  of  the  city  court,  and  f' t  six  years 
was  jud.o'e  of  tlie  [irobate  court.  He  was  as- 
sociated for  six  }  ears  with  .Judg-e  Sidnev  B. 
Ileardslev  in  the  firm  of  Eeari.lsley  &  Sum- 
ner. In  1SS4  he  was  appointed  clerk  of  the 
superinr  and  sujireme  courts  of  Fairfield 
enmity,  ami  held  that  office  until  his  death. 
Colonel  Stunner  was  in  great  demand  as  an 
orator  on  all  public  occasion-  and  was  aUo 
well  known  as  a  poet.  In  conjunction  with 
his  brother,  ex-Con.gressnian  Charles  .\.  Sum 
tier,  of  California,  he  published  a  volume  oi 
pi  .ems  in  1S77.  which  earned  for  iheni  lii.^h 
and     well-merited     praise.       Colonel     Sumner 


waS  a  member  :.f  Elias  Howe 


'ost.  Grand 


Arm\-  of  the  Republic:  an  honorary  ir.en:ber 
of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  tlie  Potomac, 
before  '.vliich  he  delivered,  an  i^ration  at  the 
annual  re-ufiiijii  in  1881  :  was  a  prominent 
member  of  the  Independent  C)rder  of  Odd  Fel- 
low s.  having  l.ieen  noble  .grand  of  the  Arcanum 
lotige :  eminent  Cdmrnander  of  Knights  Tem- 
plar: past  HTaster  of  St.  John's  Lod.gc.  Xo.  3. 
tree  and  .Accepted,  Ma.sons.  of  i3ridgeport . 
honorary  men.iber  of  Cineinnntus  Lodge,  r.i 
Crtat  Britain.  a.>  was  also  his  father.  Col- 
onel Sumner  wr.s  imerestcfl  in  the  liuiid.iiyg  '''t 
the  Fairfield  ci:)unt_v  court  hou-e.  and  \'. as  a 
nu-mber  oi  the  building  commiitee.  }.renii)er 
"f  Zeta  I''si  (Jreek  fraternity,  of  which  he  hadi 
heni  a  memlier  while  at  college. 

L'llonel  Sumner  married.  1S33.  Georgiatuia 
l>:i\is.  of  Bridgepi.;rt.  who  died  in  1SS7.  Chil- 
'hi'! :  I,  Edward  Stewart,  a  !aw\er.  admit- 
ted ir,  1.8-8.  .a  metrber  of  St.  johii's  Lodge. 
f'^ee  and  .\cce;)ted  .Masons,  siiice  18,-0:  ha~ 
''  'tie  a  great  deal  of  work  in.  tlie  l\f atonic  fra- 
J' niity.  and  has  held  all  offices  up  to  the 
'l"\'>-^f--eond  ■'egree;  has  been  a  member  <:.i 
•"'■ies  oi  tlie  Mystic  Shrin.e  since  !anuarv. 
■■^"'-':  recorder  of  H-arnUon  CommaivJerv  for 
<-'e\en   year>,   and   lias   held   all    offices   up   to 


that  of  high  priest.  J.  Car>.lm.e  St.  Leon 
(twin;,  born  Sepitember  10.  iS~S,  i:i;'.rried  Dr. 
C!iar!.;s  C.  ' -.dfrey.  3  CIar;i  lilizabeth,  twin 
of  Caro'ine  St.  Leon,  born  in  tire:it  BarriiiLi- 
toii,  was  a.-.-istant  clerk  nt  the  sujierioi  court, 
she  m:irried  crank  II.  Betts,  of  Bridgeport, 
and  has  a  child.  Marian  Simmer.  4.  Julia 
Criss\-,  \K>rn  [unc  11,  1867,  Bridgeport,  mar- 
ried lieorge  C.   Peet   (see  Peet  VII). 


The    ancient    Engli-h    surname 

CURTIS  Curtis  is  aLo  spelled  Curti^s. 
Curtess,  Curteis  and  Curto;..-. 
Stephen  Curtis  was  of  .\.pple(.lore,  Kent, 
about  1450.  and  several  of  hi>  descendar.ts 
were  mayors  r.i  Tenterden.  a  tc.nvn,  from 
which  came  man\'  settlers  of  Scituate.  .Mas.-a- 
chusett^.  The  family  has  also  lived,  from  an 
ancient  date,  iu  county  Sus-;ex.  F.ngk-nil.  The 
ancient  coat-of-;irms  i-  thus  de-.ribed. :  Ar- 
gent, a  chevron  sable,  ')eiwcen  th.rLv;  bulls 
heads  caboshed,  gules.  Cre>t :  A  unicorn  pas., 
or,  between  four  trees  i;>roper. 

(I)  William  Curtis  lived  'n  pTi-land  and 
probably  died  there.  His  wid"w  Fh'zabetri. 
and  sons  John  and  Wdlliam,  -ettled  in  .-Strat- 
ford. Ccinnecticul.  in   1631}. 

'II')  Jc>hii,  son  of  William  and  Llii^abetli 
Curtis,  came  to  .Stratford.  Connecticut,  among 
the  first  settlers  with  his  brother  Williaiii  ai-ci 
his  ni'itiier.  He  wa-  bi'rn  iti  Lnjlatid.  dird 
L'eceml  er    2.    i-~oj.    aged    nit^ety-four    i,ear.-;. 

He     m:;rried     E'izabeth ■ — .     wiio     died 

.Marcii,  loSi-Si!.  Children,  bi.ni  at  Stratford.: 
John.  Uctol.er  [4.  uu.:.  -settled  in  Xewr.rk. 
Xe>v  |ersf'\- :  Israel,  April  :;.  1^14^:  E'izaberh.. 
?day  J.  :o.J7:  Thomas  Januarv  .4,  ir.^8:  ]c.- 
ep'h,  nv.'uiioued  belo\'.  :  Benjamiii.  .Se-iten-.ber 
30.   if>52;  Hannah.  February  2,  1654, 

'IH)  Joseph,  son  oi  folm  and  E';izabet':'t 
Curtis,  was  liorn  Xove'nl-er  12.  ifijo.  He 
married.  >.'ovember  o.  0170.  Pethia.  d.augh- 
ter  of  Richard  Booth.  ChiMren,  born  at 
Stratford:  Elizaiieth.  Jar.tiar .■  17.  if-ir8:  Anna. 
Se;item''er  i.  lo-o;  ?daiw,  ;;I'..jut.  K'iSi:  Ep'h- 
raini,  mentiv'ned  bci'">w:  Jo-(.-|,li.  Xovemher  d,. 
i''>87:  Xatlian.  Eelruary  21,  ;(i'^u-i)o:  Jo-iah. 
March  37.  unji:  Bethia.  March  :o.  !0';5-oi>; 
Elizer.    July    30.    i6i,S:    Eliphaiet.    .\ugu-.t    i, 

I  I\  I  Fpii:-aim.  -^ou  ..'f  Jo>ei)!i  and  iletrii;! 
I  Booth  I  Cuni-.  was  bor.i  at  Stratford..  Co;-.- 
necticut.  Deceitiber  31.  i'Si.  died  iii  1770 
He  n:arried.  June  I'l'-.  ijo'i.  Elizai.ieth.  d:ui^h- 
ter  of  Ephrain.-,  Stiles:  she  'bed  in  ''.V-tobLT. 
1773.  ll'hikiren.  V'orn  at  Strtitford:  Sti'e-. 
irici'itiiaied  below:  Sarah.  Septe;ii!:.rr  3,  i7r>S: 
Henry,  ("'etober  u.  170::  3\iui.  .\ugu.-t  Z'. 
171  :•  I'licirc  ;rwini.  .Vii-u-t  1713:  E'i-abeth 
'twirii.  died  1710:  Ej.hraim     '•.u._.n.,t  ;^    1717, 


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i/M 


CONNECTICUT 


died  17C-7'-  i'-lizahotli.  OctiMur  2.  \;-i'r 
r^Iartha.  Ni  xeinlier  zh.  ijji  :  Ruth,  l>;ii)tized 
October  jy.  17^3;  iLdnuind.  li;'.|)ti;:oil  Au^u^t. 
1725;  r.at'i.--helja.  bai)tinoiI  NowmiiL-r.  i/jy; 
Elnathan.  hum  January,   i  j2'  -2j. 

(\')  utiles.  >on  of  Ephraim  and  Eiizanctb 
(Stiles)  Curti-.  \va<  btirn  at  Stratford.  Con- 
necticut. .March  18.  1707.  He  married.  No- 
vember 7.  i7,iO.  Rebecca  Jud-i_in.  Chihb'en. 
born  at  Straii'_'rd:  Sarah.  May  17.  173-':  EH- 
zabeth.  December  28.  1733:  Ehiui.  Uecenilier 
17,  1734:  Hannah.  Decemlier  15.  173(1:  V.\>\\- 
raim,  mentioned  below:  Elihu.  May  10.  1741; 
Silas.  Ijaptized  June  14.  1743;  John,  baptized 
September.  1745:  Rebecca,  bainizcd  February 
14.   1747--18;  Catee,  l:ainizod  June.    1732. 

(\'Ii  Ephraim  121.  son  of  Stile-  ;ii.d  Re- 
becca (JudM-'Ui  Curtis.  \va-  Ix.rn  i:!  SlraLtni-d. 
Connecticut.  Marcii  2-.  1731.;.  died  in  Hunting- 
ton, Connecticut.  August  30,  17(4.  He  was  a 
lieutenant  in  the  rewlutii'n  in  Captain  I  leach 
TomlinsC'n-  c  mpany,  1777.  ami  \\a-  a  mjI- 
dier  in  Ciinain  Jushua  I '.ri  w  :;'>  company  in 
1779.  He  niarriel.  Deccuiljcr  23,  17-1,  .Vnn, 
■born  Jul}  27.  1743.  died  Ja'UU'.ry  15.  lS:)2, 
claugliter  1  't  Jij<iah  and  Mary  Curti^>.  of  Strat- 
ford. Children.,  horn  in  Huntin'^ti'n :  Levi, 
December  21,.  i7''5:  Mar\-  .Snr..  .'■September 
14,  I7'V-  f'bilo.  (.ictcber  25.  1772:  [Iphraim, 
mentioned  below:  Reliecca.  Scptemiier  17, 
-1782:  Agar.  February   ig.   1781  >. 

(\'n)  Ephraim  13).  mj;-.  rf  Ephraim  (2) 
and  Ann  (Curtis.-)  Curti-.  wa-  l:.>rn  at  Hunt- 
ington. (.'on:iecticut.  Jul}'  12.  1780.  He  mar- 
ried, Deccmijer  3.  1804.  Fhebc.  born  at  Strat- 
ford, died  at  Huntingt';.n.  daugluer  r.f  Wil- 
liam and  Fheb.e  1  Judson  )  F.n'i  >',.>.  (.liibiren; 
Polly,  b'orn  December  13,  1805:  Aijiir,  jul\  ■% 
1807:  I'.rooks.  June  7.  ]8o(j:  l'hel)e.  April  n. 
iSti  :  Emily.  .\!arch  20.  1813;  Ephnii-n.  I-eli- 
ruary  2t.  1815:  Fhil".  September  3.  1817; 
Su.san.,  June  10.  181';:  Eucivi-.  ]i\\\-  14,  j8j;  ; 
Wilh?.m  !;ird-eye,  1  let'iber  2\.  1823;  Sylves- 
ter. mentiLiied  belr.w  . 

(\'Hi  j  Sylve-ter.  -on  nf  i'.phi.-.im  .3)  aiid 
Phebe  !  Uro'iks)  Curti-,  wa-  born  at  Htmting- 
lon,  Connecticut.  April  17.  'S20.  ,hed  .\pril 
17.  1885,  at  W'aterbury.  He  attended  the 
public  school-.  He  worked  in  :•.  -a-';  aiid  bin;'! 
factory,  and  fob'  wed  the  tr:.''..-  "f  iMrpenier 
for  a  time,  ami  ''tu-ing  the  l..-r  t'.'.ct't\  \ejrs 
of  his  active  life.  \v:  \\;i-  -uixrii.tLndent  .ir  tb.e 
W'aterbury  Ckick  Company.  1  ie  v,m-  .,  faithful 
meniber  "f  the  Mcthodi-t  F4M-C.  :  .al  elnroli 
and  a  man  "f  e.ver.r|)!ary  ci.::r:. -'.er  lie  -v  ;-  .a 
member  "f  the  !'>cal  i."!-:e  •  '  (''Li  i-e'l'Av-. 
He  married  1.  :iro!ine  E::/.i'-vi!i  !\i:--rb.  birn 
at  M;ll^llebur^.  ',\inn'-tici:'.  1  ebrnary  ;;. 
1830.  'lied  tla.-r.  in  i:<>S  .--h.:  v.:!-  .•.  d.-.ueh- 
ter  'if  Cbavle-   .'\    ar.il   L"ckev   1  ileeiiei    !vu-- 


-ell.  Cli.irle-  A.  Ru-ell  wa-  ,,  -,hi  ..f  Enoch, 
ami  Sali\  Kus-ell,  the  iwrmer  ui  wiioni  d:ed 
-Vpril  15.  1834.  ;\geil  -i.v.tv  \ear-:  the  lai'ter 
died  Sep-teinber  30,  1850,  prubah'b,  in  Mi'^Mie- 
bury  or  W'l'idbury.  Li>:key  1  i'.cebe,'  Ru-- 
'cii  was  a  dau^b.ter  of  .-Vni/;i  and  ieru^lia 
I  Summers  )  Peebe.  the  former  of  whom  died 
December  15,  1830.  and  the  latter  at  tb.e  a^e 
of  fifty-three  years  (see  Beebe  N).  ChiidvLU  : 
I.  (ieorge  P..  married  (first)  Margaret  Croft, 
of  Waterlniry,  and  had  one  child.  Croft  Lur- 
tis.  now  living  in  San  Fancisco;  married  '  -ec- 
ond).  Jennie  Eounsbury,  who  bore  him  six 
children.  2.  Henry,  died  young.  3.  Daugh- 
ter, died  in  infanc}'.  4.  Rollin  Alanson.  men- 
tioned below.  5.  Caroline  Elizabeth,  re-ides 
with  her  nii'thor  in  W'aterijury. 

(IN)  Rollin  .\lanson.  son  of  Syl\e-ier  and 
Car'>line  Elizabeth.  (Russell)  (Airtis.  was  bora 
at  W'aterbury.  Co'.mecticul,  (")ct'.)ber  i';,  iN');. 
He  attended  the  public  seliools  and  gradnatei 
frmn  W'esleyan  Acadeni_\',  \\"i!braiiani,  }da-s- 
achusett-.  He  studied  b.i;  profession  at  tiie 
New  >'iirk  University.  grad!tiating  witli  the 
d<-gree  "f  M.D.  in  1803.  "lie  -tr'  ed  as  interne 
at  Pellevue  PF.-pital,  New  York  City,  i8:,3- 
1)1..  and  in  1895  began  tiie  general  practice  ■. •'' 
medicine  in  Pritigeport.  Connectictn,  reT'vn-.iT 
in  iQoS:  he  made  his  home  in  Stiai ''L'rl.  He 
IS  a  p.'embcr  of  St.  John's  Lodge.  No.  8.  F'-ee 
and  Aecei'tedi  .Ma-ons:  Jcrusalen.i  Cb.aptcr. 
N'_>.  13.  Royal  Arch.  MascT.s:  Jerusalem  '.'..imi- 
cil.  No.  ifi.  Royal  and  Select  Piaster.-:  Ham- 
ilton C'lmn.ian'lcry,  NcL  5.  Kmehts  'l"er;p'ar; 
rvramid  Teaipile.  Ancient  Arabic  C'rder 
N"ble-  of  tiie  .My-tic  Shrine,  aiid  ha.-  ta.i-en 
all  degree-  to  the  thirty -second  in  ScTttTsli 
Rile  Afa-i'ury:  iiieml:er  rif  Nir'saiirigan  (.^  '-.^c: 
Xo.  21.  intiepeniletit  t_^rder  of  (  id'i  Feh.nvs. 
of  W'aterbury.  and  of  Tunxis  Tribe.  No.  10. 
im[)roved  Clrder  of  Red  Men,  of  Water'r>ur_\ . 
He  i-  a  member  of  the  Seaside  Club,  o; 
ori'iqepiirt  and  of  Cnpheag  Club,  of  Si  rat- 
ford.  In  religi'jn  Dr.  Curtis  is  a  Prote-ta;it. 
an'l  in  politics  a  Republican.  II?  married. 
.Ma.rch  23.  [1,04.  Catherine  .Theresa,  !-._iV!i  :;: 
Seynr-'ur.  Connecticut,  daughter  'm  WiHiam 
and  Catherine  Colbert.  Oiv:  ehild.  Catlierir.e 
Caroline,  bcirn  Oct(_>ber  27.   igoi.'-. 

(The  Lieebe  Linei. 
It  is  intcrc-ting  t'l  know  that  the  name  Peebc 
.■ccurs  in  the  tii-.ie  nf  Rameses  II,  al;..ir,t  30.73 
P.  C,  ;n  tiie  form  uf  Pebi,  v.bose  hier'.igb  phic 
I-  ^riv-Mi  in  the  table  'U  Sakkara'i,  a  mrmimien' 
in  F-ypt.  .\!-(,  in  P".  ik  21.  in  Livys  '  Mi-- 
ti  ry  i_i;  R'i;v,e."  a  ijuin.tius  p.aebius.  ar;  a^ci 
man.  \\.i-  -eut  as  antba--ador  t'j  Hanni'  a!  and 
'.  '  die  Larti"i:i<.;inian  Senate  10  demand  pc-a-e 
'-■r  war,  and  the  date,  vear  (~if  Rume.  wa  ■  ; -'4. 


COXXECTICL'T 


I'lKTf  i>  a  \en'  i)l;iLi--iiile  irailitiijii  i)t  I'rencli 
..riuin.  Some  ancient  family  [vapcrs.  said  to 
lie  in  the  archive^  of  Astun  Hall.  W'arwiek- 
sin're.  lint^land.  --how  that  the  family  de- 
-.(.■eiuiod  from  the  two  Xiirman  kniulu^.  R'cli- 
ard  and  William  de  LViebe.  The-e  knic;lus 
\verc  in  the  Rowal  Guard  of  William  the  Ccjn- 
(|ueror,  and  came  to  F.nrjland  at  the  time  of 
the  conquest.  They  were  granted  manors  in 
Warwickshire,  by  the  king,  where  the  family 
lived  to  the  close  of  the  Commonwealth.  In 
the  ancient  Xorman  Rolls  which  are  in  the 
Tower  of  London,  there  is  the  name  Wilhl- 
nnis  Babbe,  Praepositiis,  A.  D.  1204.  who  ad- 
iuiii^ed  the  \-alues  of  iJrciperty  with  four  other 
iiucrs.  C.)ne  of  the  first  authentic  records  of 
the  name  is  in  r>rid,i;e's  "Histor}'  of  Xortham- 
ti'iishire."  Eng'laiid.  printed  in  ij-jo.  which 
vays,  under  the  heading  of  Town  of  Rracklc}', 
.■>utton  Hundred :  "Here  was  formeri\'  an  In- 
firmary or  Hospital  for  the  sick,  dedicated  to 
St.  Leonard,  one  (_>f  which  was  Joli.  Beby. 
IVbruary  10.  1403."  Job.  Beby  was  in- 
cnmlx-i!t  i:"il  the  Church  of  St.  John  Baptist 
at  East  I'arndon,  some  time  between  the  \ears 
I3<;S  and  [411.  There  is  a  church  at  Castre 
(kdicated  to  St.  Kyneburga,  and  upon  the 
porch  of  this,  on  the  nn^ulding  of  the  door  is 
cut  the  inscription  :  "Ricardus  Beby.  Rector, 
l--cclcsie  de  Castre.  Fecit  Fieri."  The  coat- 
of-arms  of  the  fannly  is:  A  lilue  shield  with 
LI'i'dLH  chevr<'n  and  three  gold  bees.  Crest  :  A 
v:"ldcn  l-ee-hi\-e.  indicative  of  industry,  visi- 
l.mcf,  and  persistency  of  purpose.  Motto: 
"Se  defendendo."  The  motto  of  the  branch 
'>f  the  family  under  consideration  is  "Fidele 
et  Brave."  and  was  granted  by  Henry  \'.  to 
Sir  John  Beebe  for  di-tinguished  gallantry 
at  tlie  .Mege  of  ILarlleur. 

(Li  Alexander  B.eebe  li\ed  in  Great  .\m- 
diir.;ton,  England,  and  died  there  in  u'u^. 
He   married   Elizabeth   .    who   died    in 

ill)  Jolin,  son  of  Alexander  Beebe,  died  in 
l-:i'-;Iand  in  1634.  in  Great  .Addiiuiton.  His 
\'.ife  was  Alice  . 

(Illi  John  I  J),  son  of  John  (i)  Beebe, 
'•vas  liorn  in  1000.  (bed  ^lay  18.  i(>50.  wdtile 
on  his  way  to  America.  He  left  five  sons  and 
t'.vii  daughters.  A  third  daughter.  Marv,  ivh.o 
^•■•a  ■  Jiainized  in  i'>37.  ua-  not  menii.  •nod  in 
aer  father'-  will,  -vvbere  the  oilier  children  are 
''••.niioned.  nr.r  tlic  fact  th.it  thev  came  from 
^■r'>u.;luon.  England.  He  left  England  in 
_^('iii  or  May,  1650  and  was  accompanied  by 
•■'!-  h\e  children.  Two  sons  preceded  him  to 
^^'jerica,  and  hi-  daughter  Hannah  and  wife 
i<fh,-cka  j.n.bably  died  ijefore  he  starte.l.  His 
■•■lii  .\;iv  written  and  .--igned  on  -hipil'i  ..-..rd.  at 
^'•bich  time  his  elde-.t  .-on  was  tweiit\--twi..,  and 


his  youngest  child  thirteen.  He  appointed 
William  Lewis  and  Johr,  (ole  executor-  of 
his  will.  Children  born  in  i'.rougliton,  Fnir- 
land.  and  dates  of  bapti-m :  John.  Xo\cmber 
.1.  1O28.  of  whi^^ni  furt'ier;  Reliecka.  -Vngust 
n.  1630;  Tiionias.  June  22,  1033;  Samuel. 
June  2T,.  1633;  Nathaniel.  January  23.  "1035: 
Alary.  .ALarch  iS,  1637:  Hannah,  June  -'3. 
iO-)0 :  James,   11)41. 

(I\")  Jolin  (3).  son  of  John  (2)  Beebe. 
was  baptized  in  Broughton.  England.  Xineir.- 
ber  4.  i()28.  He  married,  about  December. 
lOiKj,  Abigail,  born  about  163S.  died  IXlarcb.  9. 
1725.  daughter  of  James  Vorke.  of  Stoning- 
ton.  Connecticut,  died  March  9.  1725.  Her 
father  may  ha\  e  been  the  James  Yorke.  aged 
t\\enty-one.  who  -ailed  from  F.nslan<l.  June 
20,  1(;'35.  in  the  ship  "Philip  Richard."  Mr. 
}\Iorgan,  master.  He  was  serge.mt  of  the 
train  band  for  twenty  year-,  and  in  the  -nm- 
mer  of  1676.  Ensign  Jolui  I'lCebe.  of  Xew  Lon- 
don, with  Captain  George  Denison.  were  with 
a  company  which  was  rai-ed  in  Xew  London 
county  for  the  Indian  war.  In  1690  he  was  a 
lieulenant.  There  was  once  a  dispute  between 
the  Xew  London  and  Lyme  people  over  tlie 
riglit  to  mow  grass  on  debatable  land..  The 
Xew  Loudon  men  came  and  began  t(.-'  mow 
the  hind.  Tlien  the  Lyme  men  came  wi;h.  a. 
constable,  who  bet;an  to  ^end  a  warrant  for 
the  apprehension  of  Ensign  Minor.  Sergeant 
Ileehe  interrup^ted  him.  crying.  "We  .-a-e  not 
a  straw  for  your  paper."  There  was  a  strut;;- 
gie  between  the  two  p:irtits  which  did  not 
result  seriously  ti.i  either  .-ide.  Li  1671-72  be 
was  brought  beicre  court  with  rnanv  others  m 
Xew  London,  "for  an  atreinpt  to  drive  Mr. 
ALattlitw  (iriswold  and  Lieut.  William  V-,'al- 
ler  b}-  violence  ott  their  lands,  re  i-t.ince  to 
authority  and  assault."  \'ery  likely  he  'nad 
been  for  sotvie  time  on  the  [ilantatii^n  of  Xew 
London  in  tb.e  service  of  John  \'\'intliroii.  the 
founder.  He  came  to  Xew  Englatid  in  i(-'5o. 
September  4.  16;  I,  one  acre  of  land  -Aas 
granted  him;  L)erenil.;er  2.  1(15!.  fi\e  acres; 
.March  5.  1652.  k.t-  of  ten.  -even,  and  six 
acre-.  In  1707  h.e  deeded  thirty-one  acre-  to 
his  sou  Benjamin.  This  deed  was  reciirded 
April  28.  1714.  but  very  likely  be  wa--  dead  at 
tbiis  -.ime.  He  \\as  called  a  "I  earlier  Dre--er" 
in  a  deed  dated  K'OO.  In  105  [  he  i-  men- 
tioneii  among  the  grantee-  or  planters  of  Xew 
I-ondon,  Connecticut.  He  wa-  gi\en  hor.-e 
lots  in  the  ■=prini;-  of  lO;!.  in  ['o'nuou;b.  and 
also  Fog  Plain,  and  in  1032  l;e  v  as  granced 
land  east  o''  the  Mystic.  In  1075  he  was  ap- 
pointed ensign  by  the  genera!  court,  in  Cap- 
tain George  Denison's  ciinipany  in  X'ew  Lou- 
don comity.  (  )\  er  -iKtv-eii;iit  men  we;-e 
raised  there.  May   11.   :676,   for  the   -ianding 


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army,  as  well  as  a  part  of  the  three  hundreil 
and  fifty  mei!  rai>ed  in  tlie  colony  of  Connee- 
tieul.  During  Kinf,*-  Philip's  war.  in  June. 
I'ljn,  he  went  i^n  se\'era)  expeditions  .i^am-t 
t!ie  In(Har.s.  to  ixhodc  Nlan.l.  i\iunti.'ii.  I'Pd 
be_\"oiKl  W'e^theld,  .Massachusetts,  on  the  way 
to  Albany.  t)n  one  of  these  expeditions  the 
companv  ascended  the  ConnectictU  river  tM 
Xorthampton.  where  they  joined  Major  Tal- 
cot  with  supplies  of  which  the  army  was  in 
urgent  need.  (Jn  January  ji.  1707-08.  he  was 
living  at  New  London.  Children  ;  Jeihn.  men- 
tioned below:  Lienjamin.  born  abuut  I'lOj; 
Rebecca,  about  i(<6^. 

(A')  John  (-p.  -■in  of  John  13)  Liecbe.  wa-^ 
born  in  Xew  L<aidon.  at> 'Ut  I'lOi.  He  .gave 
deeds  of  land  there  in  1087-88-90.  the  last 
two  being  to  Richard  Shaw,  husband  ^f  his 
sister  Rebecca.  These  deeils  were  recorded  in 
June.  T696.  Xo  further  mention  of  him  has 
been  found.  Children  :  Joseph,  mentioned  be- 
low:  IMary.  born  i()8('. :  Steph.en.  married. 
Xf>\emher  10,  1710,  Marv  Leach:  lei  ■-i>lia : 
child. 

(  \T  I  Jo-ei)h.  son  of  John  '4)  Beebe.  was 
born  about  11184  in  Xew  London.  He  mar- 
ried. December  jo.  1700.  Elizabeth  Graves, 
born  April  16,  1671.  The  Xew  London  rec- 
ord says.  "Joseph  P.eebe  married  E!iza''Cth 
Gra^•ei.""  while  hi<  wile'-  '.lanie  is  gi\en  as 
^dehitable  in  the  recjrd-  vi  bapti-m  of  hi- 
children.  A  Reiiecca  (iraves  is  recorded  just 
before  Eli.^abctli  Craves,  as  marrying;  Jona- 
than Daniells.  and  the  two  were  very  pri:iljabiy 
sisters.  A  historv  of  the  Craves  familv  c.:in- 
firms  the  marriage  of  Elizabeth.  Children: 
Joseph,  born  December  4.  1707:  Jonathan, 
March  2.  1709;  Ephraim.  mentioned  1"jc';)w: 
Stephen.  July  i,^.  1714:  Da\-id.  about  1710: 
Elisha.  about  1718:  Simec.n,  al"iut  ij2o:  Ani- 
gail.  baptized  t  ictober  jo.  1728:  Mehitable. 
baptized  October  io.   1728. 

(\Tr)  Ephraim,  sun  of  Ji?-eph  reebe.  \'.  as 
b-irn  in  Xew  Liiidun,  May  5,  1712.  He  luul 
a  son  Reuben. 

(  \  IH  )  Reuben.  -(Hi  i>i  Cfibraim  Peebe.  \\  is 
br.rn  .ibcut  1750.  died  July  JO,  !8!J.  I-{e  mar- 
ried. June  J4.  1775,  Ii;n!n;ih.  dauL;iiter  o! 
Enoch  Scotl.  ::nf!  -lie  iliei!  l-"ebri;;iry  j;.  1807. 
Ciiildren,  born  at  Wat^rbur}  :  .'\n'zi.  men- 
tioned below:  Cl!'':>e.  .\iiL;u-t  13.  1778:  Isa.ac. 
Jatunry  i.  1780:  Reuben.  Au'^u^t  ■!.  178;: 
Hannah.  XL^emler  i  v  1782:  'lliaukfvd,  .\ii- 
gust  8,   i784._ 

(  IX)  Amzi,  -iin  uf  Reulien  Ptebe.  wa-  b.-rn 
February  23.  1777.  at  \\'aterburv.  tie  ;n;ir- 
ried.  March  28.  !8(_'j.  [e.-ti-ba  Sniinv.er-.  rit 
.Milf(rd,  Child.  !v.;-;i  ni  \'\'ater!iury  :  I.,  ickey 
or    L' 'ckic.    nieini'':',ei!    !)e!r..v. 

(X)    Locl-:c\-  or  LoCrie,  dauL-l'.ter    >:   _\:nz] 


r.eehe,  was  born  Ma\'.  !8o4.  She  married  Jan- 
uary I.  1825,  Ch.arles  .\.  Russell,  born  .M.irc'a 
io.  1803,  at  Prospect,  Connecticut.  He  wa^  a 
fa:aiH'r  at  .Midcilebury,  Connecticut,  wliere  he 
died  at  the  advar.ced  age  of  eighty  }ears.  He 
was  the  son  of  Enc.ch  and  Sall\-  Kus-eil.  l:a;- 
i>ch  Russell  died  at  \'\"oodbury  in  if^.U-  ^^'^ 
wife.  Sally,  September  30.  1850.  Children  ■•'. 
Charle-  A.  and  Lockey  Russell:  Am.-^i,  !.M>rn 
January  I.  iSj6.  at  Middlebury,  Connecticut: 
Henr_\-  K.  (twin).  Eebruary  lo.  1828:  Charles 
."\L  (twin):  Caroline  Elizabeth,  b'ebruary  11, 
1830,  iiKirried  S>lvester  Curtis  (see  Ciirti- 
X'HI):  Stearns.  Eebruary  25,   1832. 


(HI)  Israel  Curtiss.  son  of 
CURTISS  John  Curti.-s  (q.v.  1.  was  b..rn 
in  Stratford,  Connecticut.  Ap- 
ril 3.  1644.  With  his  ciju-in.  Joshua  Curti--. 
he  was  an  original  proprietor  of  Woodbury. 
Connecticut,  in  1672.  He  attained  the  rar.k 
of  lieutenant  in  the  train  band  of  \\'ood')ury. 
and  in  i08q  was  chosen  a  depni.;,  to  tiie  gen- 
eral court.  He  was  also  a  comrnis>ii"r.er  of 
'\\'oodbur_\-.  He  (iied  in  ^'\'oodlJUl■y.  I'lctober 
28,  1704.  and  the  sciticment  rf  bis  estate  wa~ 
filed  in   Eairfie'd.  Connecticut.   Xovenib-::    10. 

1704.      He    married    Rebecca .      ChU- 

ilren  :  Israel,  born  March  i,5.  j6o''  ''7,  at  Wr^.j''.- 
burw  died  }-oung:  Israel.  Ma_\  u.  .oy'iS. 
\\"oodLiur>' :  John.  C^ctober  7.  11-70.  n;en;iL>ncd 
below:  Stephen.  .Vugust  24.  1073.  Woi:'dbur>-: 
Peter,  dietl  youn^; ;  Hannah.  W'codl.'ury ;  Re- 
becca. Xoveiiiber,  1677.  Woodbury:  Ruth, 
b.ip'tized  lOSo-Si.  died  >-oung;  Josiah,  bapiize-i 
.Vovcmber  16S2-83,  \Voodburv :  Rutii.  ban- 
tizcd  September.   1686-87.  died,  young. 

!l\')  John.  M-in  of  Israel  C-.ivoc-.  ..^r..;  non;  j 

in  \\'codbur\.  (Jctober  7.  1670.  He  v,■a^  en- 
-it;n  in  the  train  band,  and  in  1717  was  sent 
a-  a  deiuity  from  Woodbury  10  the  genc-a; 
ctmrt.  He  died  .-Vpril  14.  1754.  and  i'n's  v.ife 
September  i.  1749.  He  married  Joiianna'a 
-S^-S-,  about  i6ji.     Children,  born  in  \\'o:d-  , 

!:.t;ry:  Elizabetli,  baptized  Septemi'.er.  1607: 
Harriet.  X'oveiTiber  i,  I'y/l '.  Xati^an 
lEinatnani.  Eebrnar\'  2.  1701-02:  .'vbigail. 
bebruary  29.  1703-04:  Esther,  April  -.  I7y': 
J'aiina.  September  5.  170S '  Hannah,  Xo- 
\en;l;er  1.  t7>:;o:  Julm.  Eebn^ary  3.  1711: 
'  )li\-e.  Ma\'  61,  1713:  Peter.  January  i.  1715- 
10:  Druitl.  Jaimary  ji.  1718.  mvvntio'ied  i;e- 
lo\\  :  l^unice,  .\[.i''ca  20.   1720. 

i 'C )  Dasid.  -on  of  Joini  c'lnti--.  was  bor-i 
Jatuiar_\  21,  1718,  i,i  XV^^odbury.  He  in.:irrie-i 
Eunice,  daughtc  rif  Lieutenant  Fra.ici-  and 
Mary  Sf.Ie-.  of  >'..iitlil^nry,  Connecti-rut.  He 
died  September  1  >.  1782:  -he  died  Aiar;b  S- 
1783.  a.ged  -iNty-fne  \c;'.r-.  <_'hiid.-e!i:  '.liivu''. 
hi'i.uzedi  Janiv:uy  3;i.  1743.  at  W'.- .''iniry.  inea- 


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1717 


liciiied  below:  Asa.  baiitized  Aiii::u!-t  3,  174'', 
WoixJbury ;  Eiiiiico.  baptized  b"el)ruary  jij. 
17^0.  Woodbury;  Olive,  baptized  .Vijrii  5. 
173J,  Woodbury;  Love,  baptized  August  31, 
1755.  Woodbury. 

'  (\'I)  David  [2),  son  of  David  (  1  )  Curtiss, 
was  baptized  January  30,  1743.  W'oodbur\-. 
He  married.  September  2j,  1764.  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Captain  Matthew  .Minor,  of 
Woodbury.  He  died  there.  November  11, 
iSiy.  and  bis  wife  b'ebruary  14,  1S20,  aged 
seventy-seven  years.  Children,  born  in  Wood- 
Imry:  Phebe.  February  14.  1766;  David  Stiles. 
January  14.  I7'i7,  mentiimed  below;  William 
I'reston.  .May  11.  T7119;  Anna,  October  20, 
1771  :  Sarah,  January  21,,  1774;  Klizabeth, 
( )ctober  26.  17711;  Currence,  baptized  Octuber 

(\"H)  David  Stiles,  son  of  David  I  2)  Cur- 
ti^^,  was  born  January  14,  1767,  Woodbiu'y. 
He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  lived  in 
his  native  town,  v.liere  he  died  January  21. 
184)1  He  married  Sybilla.  daughter  of  Dan- 
iel and  Sybilla  Huntington,  of  Woodbury. 
Slie  died  December  31,  1S37,  aged  sixty-eight 
years.  Children,  baptized  in  Woodbur}' :  Sy- 
iiilla  Cleora.  Xovember  23,  1794:  David  Hunt- 
ington, April  3.  1796;  Sarah,  February  11. 
1798;  Nathan,  ^.larch  19,  1799.  died  young; 
Daniel.  Xoveml.ier  8.  1801,  mentioned  be!' >w ; 
Flvira.  Xo\'enil)er  13.  1S03;  Mary  Ann.  June 
'1.  1805;  Maria.  August  13.  180S;  Caroline. 
.\ugust  13.  180S;  Harriet,  baptized  August 
13.  t8o8;  Eliza,  baptized  August  [3,  1808; 
William,  baptized  September  24.  iSo-:r. 
Charles.  July  5.   1812. 

(XIH)  Hon.  Daniel  Curtiss.  son  of  David 
Stiles  Curtiss.  born  September  iS.  1801, 
baptized  at  Woodbury,  Xovember  8.  180 1. 
He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  and 
fi>r  two  c>r  three  v.inter  terms  taught  school 
in  Micldlebury  and  Lilchlield  before  he  came 
'if  a?;c.  He  began  h.is  bu^ines-  life  as  an 
Itinerant  mei chant  in  the  em;)loy  of  a  Xe.v 
Jersey  !irm.  Returning  at  length  to  Wr">d- 
bury.  he  established  himself  as  a  dr_\-  '_;f'.>d~ 
merchant  and  also  had  a  gencra.l  ^t^ck  includ- 
ing gn.iccries.  He  continued  in  th.i^  bu'-ine-- 
n'.any  years  with  much  success.  He  wa-  a 
l-'i'ineer  in  th.e  m:!nui;icture  oi  ^;lvc^v^;^.re. 
-poons.  thimlilL'--.  ,-pcciacle^.  in  thi^>  juirt  of  the 
-tate.  He  was  ..nc  .if  the  rir>t  in  this  coiin- 
tr_\  to  Use  German  MUer  in  hi-  i,''.'.!!,.  .\t  rir-t 
'h.'  product  of  hi.-  .-h...;,  va-  M.ld  by  ned.dler^ 
V.  ii'i  tra\cled  thr(iUL;hi  ut  the  CMuntrx  nu  i".  ,1 
and  hi.r-c-liack  carrvin^.  their  -t.'ck  \-.  ith 
'I'Vin.  .\t  times  ^Ir.  l.'urti-s  h.ad  as  many  as 
-■.•\(,-tuy-h\-c  of  the-e  itmerants  in  hi-  emplov. 
About  1840  he  solil  his  manufacturing  i.usi- 
ne--  and  it  v.-as  removed  to  Waterburv.  Con- 


necticut. About  the  same  time  he  engaged  in 
manufacturing;  woolen  gootls  and  e-iabli-hed 
the  industry  cc.>nducted  after  hi-  death  b.  hi-, 
sons  under  the  firm  name  of  Daniel  Ciini--" 
Sons.  .After  1845,  v.lien  he  sold  his  -umc.  he 
devoted  all  his  attention  to  manufacturiuL;'. 
In  1851,  when  the  Woodbury  L!ank  was  estab- 
lished, Mr.  Curtiss  became  its  president.  He 
was  acti\-e  in  town  aitairs  and  often  elected  to 
offices  of  honor  and  tru-t.  He  was  selectman 
for  a  number  of  years,  represented  the  town 
in  the  general  assembly  for  three  vears  and 
was  state  senator  one  year.  In  politics  he  was 
originally  a  Whig,  afterward  a  Republican. 
Fie  was  active  in  supporting  the  go\-ernnient 
during  the  civil  war  and  gave  freelv  of  his 
time  and  means  to  furnish  troops  and  aid  the 
Union  army  in  the  field.  He-  was  pnlilic- 
-pirited  and  always  held  th.e  respect  and  con- 
fidence of  his  townsmen.  Fie  was  essentiallv 
a  self-made  man,  possessing  rare  bu-iiie-s 
talents,  great  force  of  character  and  high 
ideals.  He  -^vas  not  only  quick  m  hi-  mental 
processes,  ready  to  .-eize  up^n  a  new  idea  and. 
de\elop  it.  but  he  was  vigorous  and  e-aterpris- 
ing  in  his  business.  He  acquired  a  large  for- 
tune m  a  legitimate  way  th.at  benetned  the 
community  as  well  as  himself. 

He  married.  January  27.  1833.  Jidia  F. 
Strong,  born  at  Woodbury.  Febniarv  n.  1812. 
daughter  of  John  and  Flora  i  t^rcstou  I 
Strong.  Her  grandfathe'-  was  a  lieutenant  in. 
the  re\olution.  About  the  time  of  hi-  mar- 
riage Mr.  Curtiss  bought  the  Jabez  riacon 
farm  where  he  lived  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
He  died.  May  16.  187S.  Children:  Walter 
Stiles,  born  F>bruary  o,  1836;  Emilv  .Vuielia. 
October  30.  1837.  married  Homer  lomlin^ou; 
Ellen  C.  Xovendier  8.  1839.  married  i'errv 
Averiil,  oi  Jackson,  ]\Iichigan:  Horace  Daniel, 
mentioncii  iiel'^w ;  Cordelia  S..  ]vlarcli  13, 
1843.  mai-ried  George  C.  White  Jr.,  of  Brook- 
l\ii,  Xcw  York:  Fldward  John,  [anuarv  24. 
1843;  I'tancis  J..  July  7.  1848;  Elizabeth 
Stiie<.  SeiJtember  7.  1850,  married  F.dward  F. 
C'lle,  of   Waterbury. 

iiX)  Horace  Daniel,  -on  of  U.ra.  Daniel 
Curti-<.  was  horn  in  W.">odfiur\-.  Jui\-  43.  !Sj.i. 
died  .VuLi'u.-t  12,  loo'i.  Hf  attended  tiic  [.nVi- 
lic  -oh. -ol-  .-;f  his  iiati\e  town,  and  then  e;;- 
gaged  in  business  with  his  father  in  clic  manu- 
facture of  woolen  ';';o!s  and  in  th.e  Ci'i;r-e  '^T 
time  liecame  a  partner  in  Daniel  Curii.--'  S'Mts. 
He  wa.-  a  prominent  and  succe-sfnl  vr.-.len 
manufacturer  all  liis  active  life.  He  wa-  iden- 
tified w  ith  i_)ubiic  affair-  of  the  von.imuniv\  ar^l 
held  a  high  po-ition  in  th.e  e-teeni  of  his  em- 
I'iiiyees  and  town-men-  Fie  -erveil  .v,i  t^ie 
board  of  eilucatiiin  arnl  was  -electman  of  th.e 
town.      He  represented  the  town  in  th.e   uen- 


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eral  assembly  of  the  ■^tnte  and  was  stale  ?eiia- 
tor.  He  was  a  t!cle,u;aic  al-o  to  the  la-t  Ci'ii- 
veiUion  whieli  revised  the  -tate  consinuiioii. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  and  foi'  many 
years  trea-^urer  in  the  First  Congrei^-ational 
Church  of  Woodbury.  He  married.  (Jctoiier 
6.  1868,  Harriet  F.  Atwater,  born  at  New- 
Haven,  now  hvintr  at  W'oodlmry,  daui^luer  of 
Ira  Atwater.  Children:  Horace  Atwater, 
born  at  \\'oodbury,  1871.  died  in  infancv; 
Charles  .Atwater.  mentioned  below ;  Olivia 
Harriet,  born  at  Woodbury.  }vlarch  30.  1878, 
lives  with  her  mother  at  Woodbury. 

(X)  Charles  Atwater.  son  of  Horace  Dan- 
iel Ciirtiss.  was  born  at  Woodbury.  Connecti- 
cut, !May  24.  1875.  He  was  educated  at  the 
Woodbury  Academy  and  the  Sheffield  Scien- 
tific School  of  Yale  University,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  i8(-)5  with  the 
deg-ree  of  Ph.B.  He  took  a  post-graduate 
course  at  the  Philadelphia  Textile  .School  and 
afterward  engaged  in  business  in  the  rrii'l  of 
Daniel  Curtiss'  Sons  at  Woodbury.  He  rose 
step  by  step  until  he  became  superintendent 
and  general  mariager  of  the  concern.  After 
the  plan  was  destroyed  by  fire  and  the  affairs 
of  the  compan}'  ».-ttled.  he  i^ecame  associated 
with  Firth  &  ]'"v.'>ter.  wo.'!e!i  goods.  Phila- 
delphia, for  a  short  time,  and  with  tr.e  Win- 
sted  Hosiery  Company  C'f  W'n'-tcd.  t.'onnecti- 
cut.  where  he  remained  until  the  J.eath  of  his 
father,  when  he  returned  to  Woodhury  to  take 
charge  of  tiie  estate.  In  1007  he  was  ap- 
[•ointed  a^si^taIit  pi^stma^ter  cif  Th.^ma^t'iti 
ar.d  since  I'/.o  he  has  been  po^tma-ter.  He 
represented  the  town  of  Woodbury  in  the 
state  legislature  in  ic;o5-o'S  and  served  nn  the 
finance  committee.  In  politics  lie  is  a  Repub- 
lican and  a  man  <^'i  wide  influence  in  public  af- 
fairs. He  !■-  a  directiir  of  tlie  Woodhury 
Water  C'>n:pany  and.  prc-id.cit  of  the  .Vuto- 
matic  Teleplione  Cunipan-..  He  is  a  member 
of  King  Solonion  Lrdu'e,  No.  7.  I'ree  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  \^'oodlrar;-.  and  wa;  ma'-ter 
of  the  lodge  two  year-~:  nur.il't"  '~'f  'nariite 
Chapter.  No.  36,  Royal  .-\.rch  I\Iason~.  TliMm- 
aston,  serving  as  treasurer;  of  Litcline'id 
',/ounty  L'ni\-er>it\  (."!ul;i.  He  i^  a  member 
t.f  the  First  C' 'ii?:t"egatit."nai  Lhnrcli  of  Wcid- 
bur_\'  and  succeeded  his  father  as  treasurer  of 
the  society.  He  wa^  for  four  years  clerk  and 
treasurer  of  the  Simday  vchoDl.  He  mar- 
ried. Tune  J!,  11)05,  I<me  M.  i'lidi^rll,  lorn 
Decen'ibtr  20.  187S,  dau-r.ter  nf  Her:ry  A.  ai-.d 
.Martha  (  Fo-ter)  Hidwci!.  of  Th'ima-^>n. 
_'hd.l.  Hijrace  Daniel.  b,-rn  I'ebruarv  12.  1008. 

Tlie  fir.-r  representative  !■!  rlie 

H.\WLF.V      f:;m!ly   here   uniler   c'>:i-idera- 

ti'in  wa-   loseuh  Ilawlt..,  !iLirn 


i'>03.  died  1690.  He  emi^^rated  f ri  .m  Eng- 
iand  to  the  new  wr.rld  about  th,e  _\ear  iOn-;. 
coming  fn.nn  Durby.-.hire.  a;id  was  among  tia- 
fir.st    settlers   of   Stratford.   Connecticut.      IL 

married,  1646,  Katharine,  daughter  of 

Eirdsey.  Children:  Sanuiel,  see  forward: 
Joseph,  Jr.,  born  1649,  died  1691  ;  Elizabeth, 
i'i5i,  died  1676:  Ebenezer,  1654.  died  i<'>8i  ; 
Elannah.  1657:  Ephraini,  1659,  died  ii:>o: 
John,  1661,  died  1729:  Hilary,  1663.  died  173 1. 

i  II )  Samuel,  son  of  Joseph  and  Katharine 
(  P.irdsey )  Hawley.  born  1647,  died  1734.  He 
married  (first)  1673.  M;'ry.  daughtvr  of 
Thomas  and  .\nn  ( Wills  1  Tln>ninson,  of 
Ivarmington,  Connecticut;  she  died  iL\ii. 
-Married  (second)  Patience,  daughter  i>f 
"Widow  Hall.'"  Children  of  first  wife:  Saiii- 
uel  Jr..  born  1674.  died  i7.-;4:  Joseph.  jh75. 
died  1752;  Thomas,  1(178,  see  forward;  Mat- 
thew, 16S0,  died  i('ij3:  Ebenezer,  1682;  [eliiei, 
16S5,  died  1727;  EHzabeth,  16S7,  died' 1765. 
Children  of  second  wife:  Ei-liraim.  born  j'iOj. 
died  1771:  Catharine.  1693,  died  1600: 
Stephen,  1^95,  died  17^0;  r.tni.nnin.  lOoo. 
died  i7f->5;  Marv,  1699;  Nathan)el.  1701.  died 
1754- 

(IIIi  Deacon  Thomas  Hawley.  soti  of 
Samuel  and  -Mary  (Tb.ompson)  Hnwle-'.  bo.rn 
1078,  died  1722,  He  niarric'l,  1701,  Joanna, 
born  1678.  died  1701,  daughter  of  Epl;iaim 
and  -Mary  ( (Clarke  1  Rooth.  of  Stratford.  Con- 
necticut. Ciiild';en  :  Fjienezer.  born  17CM  ;  lil- 
len,  1705,  d.ied  1740;  E!izai)eth.  1700.  died 
1731;  TiiOiiias,  1708-00.  died  1726;  Ezr:i. 
17!  J.  .--ee  fr.rward  .Alrry,  '713;  .TP'.nnnh. 
1715;  He^ter.  1717.  d.ied  1773:  Samuel  17!. ). 
died   T740:   Kaihi'rine,    1722. 

'I\  >  Captain  Ezr:i  Hawley,  -■  t,  c^i  Deacn' 
Thnnias  and  joann.a  (  t'.coth )  Hawdev,  bor;i 
17!  I,  fiied    '773.     He  married   Abica:l,   b.r-n 

1715.    died    ]-A\    daughter   of Hall. 

(.'hildren  :  Thomas,  born  Januarv.  17311,  died 
No\emhcr.  1730;  Lnixabetii.  1737,  died  1770; 
Thomas.  1738.  died  1707 ;  Haiinali,  1742.  dj-d 
1822;  Ezra.  1727.  see  forward;  Saiiiue!,  17V  ; 
Cri-^ell.  1754.'  died  is'n.. 

i\  '!  Ezra  (2),  son  of  Capi-dn  F.zra  .  i  > 
and  .Vnigad  iMahi  r'awiey,  b^^rn  1747.  (iied 
1790.  lie  married  (hr^t;  1771.  .Abi-ai'.  borr. 
1748.  died  1772,  daughter  of  .Ab-aiiam  and 
Mary  (Wheeler)  Erin-ni-de.  ■..?  Trtimbnli. 
Connecriciit.  M,-trried  1  -econir,-  1774.  Ruth. 
\ioru  i7;-f.  died  i^2./,  li.tuuiiter  of  .-amue!  :\:)>\ 
Ruth  i^\iUcini  }d'irei!.iu-c.  nf  !-":drhe!d,  Con- 
necriciit. Chibiren.  riurdo'i.  bi-rn  \T.ril  20. 
1775.  died  Januaty  2(,  i-^'-7:  WiK-.n.  !ir>in 
-April  15,  1771'!,  see  forwar'!:  Sanuiel.  De- 
ceml'cr  2Q.  1778,  diied  i''C'4;  Rutli.  1780,  died 
r8-o;  Ezra.  1781,  died  ;;-!;5  :  Abraham.  1784. 
died,  v^'''-:!;  (je'irge,  171:4.  ihed  I030 


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(\'I)    Wilson,  son  of   Ezra    (2)   and   Ruth  (III)    Sanuiel  W'hcelor  nt'tii 

(Mor'.'hoiise  I    Hawlev,   born   April    15,    iyjt>.  WHEELER     child     of     Closes      ((|.     \. ), 

died  October  30,  1840.     Ke  married,  October  and  Sarah  (Xicb.i'.s)  Wheel- 

3.  I7<)9.  Charily,  born  .M.iy  ly,  1775.  died  Au-  er.  was  born  in  Stiatford,  l"ebrua!\    27,   1082. 

gust   30.    iS44.   dauyhter   of    Captain   Steplicn  fie   lived   at    Oronoquc,   one   of   the    outlyins' 

and  Mary  (Holburtcin)   Summers.     Chikiren :  districts  of  Stratford,  and  died  in   1721.    His 

Bronson.  born  SeiDtember  2j.  1800.  died  I'eb-  estate  was  appraised  at  fourteen  Innidred  and 

ruary    12,    iSSo:    Mary.    January    12.    1803.  fifty  pounds.     He  marricl   (first)    May,   1708, 

died  December  26,   1847:  Catharine.  January  Mary  lirinsmade.     Chiblren:     i.  Sarah,  born 

25.    1805,  died   May    11,    1833:   Cornelia.   De-  November  6,  1710.     2.  Samuel,  July  25.  1712, 

ceniber  9.  1806,  died  Ma\-.  1843  :  Ruth  Abby,  remo\ed  to  Derby,  married  Abi,L;ail  \Vhecier, 

November    19,    1S08,    died    April    24,    i8iji  ;  four  children.     Samuel  Wheeler  niarrici.l  1  ^ec- 

Francis  W.,  January  2.   181 1.  died  March    i.  ond  )    1713,   Lois,   widow  of  Ebenezer  Ri^gs, 

1845;  Edmund  Summers.  June   15.   1S13.  see  of  Derlay  :  she  n;arried  (third)  Job.n  i,>hertius. 

forward;    Eusebia    ;\I..    L")ecember    12.    i8i'^i.  ;  fourth )      Abraham     Tomlinson.     and     died 

died  May  30.  181S;  Charles  F..  March  3,  iSiy,  in   Derby.   September   11,    1767.   aged   eiglity- 

died  May  2j.  1846.  seven.    Children  of  Samuel  and  Lois  1  Riggs) 

(\"II)    Edmund   Summers,   son   of   Wilson  Wheeler:     3.   Mary,  born   ^lav  30,    1714.     4. 

ani-l  Charitv  ('Summers)  Hawley.  was  born  in  James,  see  be!"W. 

Bridgeport.  Connecticut.  June  15.  1813.  died  U^  )  James  (known  as  captaiii),  fjurth 
February  10.  1894.  W'.ien  about  twenty-one  child  of  Sair.uel  Wheeler  by  his  second  v,  ite 
years  of  age  he  removed  to  Catskill,  Now  Lois,  was  born  in  1716.  Removing  to  Derbv 
York,  where  he  remained  in  business  some  Narrows.  Connecticut,  lie  was  a  rej)resenta- 
year=.  and  while  tliere  became  associated  with  tive,  and  an  inrluential  and  very  sul'Stantial 
the  Cat'-kill  Bank.  After  his  return  to  his  citizen.  In  1750  he  was  comr:if;i(::ned  cap- 
native  citv  he  wa^  engaged  in  th.e  dry  goods  tain  in_  tlie  n^litary  forces  of  L'onntcticiu.  He 
and  clothing  business,  and  in  1849,  ^^'^'^'''  '^'-  '^'''-'''  J^'"'y  9'  '-/'^^  lea\ing.  like  hrs  father  and 
father-in-law.  Thomas  Cook  A\'ordin,  and  grandfather  an  estate  of  large  amount  for  the 
>.Ion^on  Hawley.  was  extensively  engaged  in  period.  Lie  n^arriet!.  I^Iay  9.  1736.  Sarah, 
tr.e  California  trade,  diey  being  am.  mg  the  daughter  of  1.  ieu*enam  Elenezor  Jij'r.n.-cn  Jr.. 
first  to  ship  goods  to  that  then  new  countrw  of  Derby;  >he  i!ie<.l  Sepiteniber,  18 12.  aged 
For  manv  vears  he  was  a  prominent  merchant  ninciy-tv\o.  Ch.'biren:  i.  Sarah,  iinvu  i5e- 
a.vid  business  man.  biu  later  gave  up  his  nier-  cember  27.  1737.  niarric'!  Steph.eu  \""h:tne\  : 
caniile  business  and  deviated  his  time  and  en-  rhev  were  grandjiarcnts  of  the  noted  Stephen 
ergies  to  batiking.  In  1859  he  became  presi-  \\hitr.ey,  of  New  York  City.  2.  Srfmuel,  b'^rn 
dent  of  tlie  Farmers'  Bank  ( now  First  Bridge-  Septe'.nber  24.  I730-  marrie'l  Lois  Fairc'niJd : 
port  Xatior.aD.  wi-iicii  office  he  held  for  eight  cliikireu.  3.  Sin.ieon.  born  April  15. 
more  than  th>!rt\  \ears.  He  was  conuectc;!  1741.  died  ij~'^:  married  Captain  Timntiiy 
with  t!":e  Bridgeport  Sa\ings  Bank  a-  direc-  Baldwin  ■>{  Derby:  ^e\en  children.  4.  Kutii. 
tor.  trustee,  vice-pre-idcnt,  president  for  o\er  b<'rr>  M;iy  20.  17.13,  married  \'atl;aii  l-air- 
fortv  vears,  licing  the  sixth  presitlent  of  this  child.     5.  James,  born  April  i_>.   1743.  -^ee  iie- 


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bank,  elected  in  1875.  and  was  regarded  as  a  low.     6.  Daughter,  born  I\Iarcii  i.   1747.  died 

conservative.   sagaoJrms  and   successful  finan-  so^jn.     7.  Joseph.,  born  I\Ia\'  2.   T748.  live'.!  at 

cier.      At   tiie    age   of   eighteen    Mr.    Hawley  Derby     Narrows:     married      i  ti-st  >      Sarah, 

united   v\-ith   the   Second    (South:    Congrega-  'lau.gii'er  of  Ephraini    \^'b.eeIer:  no   chiMren : 

tional   (rhurch.   then   under  the   able   mim-tr_\'      married    (second)    Luc\ .   and  had   six 

of  Tsev.   ?\athaniel   Flewick.   D.D.     Although  childrexi.     8.  Closes.  br>rn  July  28,   17-0.  in:;r- 

not  ;ictive  in  politics,  lie  was  alwa}s  a  .--taun.ch  ried  Lucy  Hecock,  of  Watcriv.iry :  eight  .:!'.;!- 

RctaiMican.  dren.      0.  Anna,  born   August    to,    1752.      lu. 

y\r.  Haulev  marrieti,  July   ly,    ;842,  Lucy  David.  l;orn  March  14.  1754.     ir.  Joh;i.  bor-i 

Sherwood,  born  November  17.  1810.  died  Oc-  Jum    2.  17.y'i-  married  (  lir-:t )  Sib>l  Toiid:  one 

tolier    7,0,    1883.    daugh»,;r    r-i    Thoir.as    C.'jf'k  child. ;  inarried  '  secMid  )  Sara.li  JohnS'jn  :  th.roe 

Wdrdin.      Children  ;  '.Mary    Wnrdin  ;    Charles  cbiMren.     12.  Eli;ah.  bnrn  December  22.  1758. 

^\'ilson,  married.    Amu    17.    1884.    Katharine  diedi  Ma\-  5.   1775.     13.  Hannah,  born  March 

.-\..   daughter  of   Frederick  J.   and    Margaret  25.  1761.     14.  Sai'ah.  born  April  5.  1764. 

( Edmond )  Beardsley,  of  Stratford,  Connect)-  •' \  )    Jamc.~    (2)    (known  as  i!eac(jn).  fiith 

cut;   cliildren:   'M.'irgueritc  Wordin.   married,  child,  ni  Captain  James  and  Sarah   (Johnson) 

December  23.   mo'i.  J,icutenar.t  Clianncey  L.  V\"heeler.  was  born  .-\pril  6.   1745.     For  most 

Fenton,  of  tlie  United  Stales  arni_\  ;  Edimi'.id  ('f  Ins  life  he  rcsidf!  m  that  pr^rtion  of  Derb;.- 

Suminers.  whicfi    is    known    w.w    .\^    I'tacni    i-'ai(~.    but 


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finally  cstnl.ili?Iie(l  him-elt  at  W'atorlnw  n,  Con- 
iierlicut.  \\1hi\-  \v:  ilicd  2vla_\'  2^.  1811).  [le 
marric'l,  Juik-  13.  ijt'fj.  .Mary  Ch'.rk.  of  .Mil- 
ford.  Gjur.eciicr.t.  (."liiMren :  i.  .Mary,  b-jrn 
February  5.  17(18.  2.  Lucy,  Dcceiiiber  23. 
ijOy,  died  .March  0,  1787.  3^  .\iiii,  li tii  Scp- 
tetiiber  12.  1 77 1.  4.  Sarah,  ncccinher  12, 
1773.  5.  Hannali,  January  30.  I77'i.  '>.  Luis, 
March  14.  1778.  7.  James,  .March  i,  1781. 
8.  Huldah.  Sciitciiiber  16.  1784,  died  July  4. 
17S6,  9.  Huldah  (2dl,  -\i)ril  21.  17S7.  10. 
David,  September  d,  1789,  see  below.  11. 
Lucy,    Ma\    287  i-J^ji. 

(VI)  David,  leiuh  child  of  Deacon  James 
(2)  and  .Mary  ( Clark  j  Wdieeler.  \\a>  born 
September  6,  178^.  .\  re^idicnt  oi  W'.itertown, 
he  was  engaged  ~uccessfull_\-  in  the  carriage 
manufacturing  business.  He  died  in  Water- 
town.  He  married  (lirst)  Phoebe  De  Forest. 
Chikiien:  I.  James,  bom  September  26,  181 1. 
2.  Mar\,  born  .\ugust  14,  18 14.  David 
Wheeler  married  (second)  Sarah  De  Fu-est, 
sister  of  his  first  wife.  Children:  3.  Nalban- 
iel,  born  .^eptemVier  7.  1820,  see  below.  4. 
Jane,  December  20.  1S23.  5.  George.  Febru- 
ary 24.  iS2(x    6.  Belinda  Polly.  IMay  18.  1828. 

The  De  F>3rests  were  originally  _a  Huguenot 
family  of  .Avesnes,  France,  some  of  whose 
mem.ljers  tied  to  Leyderi,  Holland,  to  escape 
religious  i^ersecution.  (Jne  of  the>e.  Isaac  Dc 
Forest,  son  vi  ]<:>>v  and  Mane  (  De  CKni-x ) 
De  Forest,  came  from  Leyden  to  New  .-Am- 
sterdam in  lOy^.  and  there  married  Sarah  De 
Trieu.x.  who  bore  him  fourteen  children ;  a 
son.  Daviil.  settled  in  Stratford.  Connecticut, 
and  was  the  ancestor  of  Phoebe  and  Sarah 
De  Forest,  \\i\es  of  Davi^I  Wheeler. 

(MI)  Nathaniel  \\'hee!er.  organi-er  of  tlie 
Whee'er  &  Wils'.'n  Manufacturing  Company, 
and  also  executive  head  and  president  from 
its  inccptii  n  imtil  his  death,  was  the  chief 
promoter  th.ror.ghuut  the  W'lrLl  of  tlie  .great 
and  beneficent  labiir-saving  inventii^n  of  the 
sewing  machine  with  which  b.i^  nan;e  is  iii- 
dissulubly  conn.ecteil.  and  the  colleagiie  of  its 
invent'.ir  in  its  m.arvelFiii^  lUwelupment. 

He  was  born  in  \\  atertown.  Litchfield  cvun- 
tv.  Connecticu.t.  SejUember  7.  1820.  tlvird  child 
of  David  Wlv.eler  an^l  eldest  b>-  hi->  -econd 
wife.  Sarah  1  De  t'crest)  Wheeler,  .'vfter  ..'"- 
mining  a  sour.d  iTnglish  educati"n  in  tlie  c 'Pi- 
nion schf'i  'Is  of  bis  native  place  he  ai4>reiuieed 
himself  to  In-  father  and  karned  the  car-iage 
maker's  tra'le.  Iiavinu'-  a  special  raste  ilia: 
wa\ ,  he  was  i,d\en  charge  <jf  t!ie  orTiainentai 
part  oi  the  v.'irk.  but  oti  ci'n'ing  of  a^je  b.e 
assumed  the  management  of  the  entire  busi- 
ness in  order  tha;  his  father  riright  be  able  to 
devote  himself  rr.ore  fully  to  the  cult;vati>n 
of  the  faim.     .Miout  five  \car^  later  he  teiok 


up  the  manufacture  of  ■'.■arious  .-!i::ill  metallic 
articles — largel\  buckles  and  -;iil-.>  for  hat- 
bands; and.  suii?tituting  machinery  for  hand 
labor,  very  greatly  reduced  the  ci  ;<t  of  pro- 
duction- -th.us  displa\-ing  that  eminently  prac- 
tical ability  manifested  tliroughoui  lii?  life.  In 
1848  he  luiited  his  business  with  that  of 
.Messrs.  Warren  &  \\'oodruff.  manufacturers 
of  ^imilar  articles.  The  new  firm,  taking  tlie 
style  of  Warren,  Wheeler  eK:  Wi.ndrufi:'.  erected 
a  buililing  for  the  enlarged  business,  of  which 
]Mr.  \Mieeler  te)ok  entire  charge.  In  a  ~liort 
time  he  disceivered  that  the  plant  could  bo 
still  further  utilized,  and  it  was  while  seek- 
ing something  new  to  manufacture  that  he 
became  inte-i'jted  in  the  machme  with  '.vhich 
his  wlvjle  -nbseijuent  business  life  was  iden- 
tified. 

While  it  is  true  that  tlie  act  of  sewing  bv 
machinery  (  one  of  the  mo-r  imr:)ortant  of  all 
mechanical  arts  relating  to  labor-saving  ma- 
chines )  was  essentially  American  m  its  ori- 
gin and  has  been  pre-eminently  so  in  its  nro- 
gressi^■e  development.  Enropea!i  genius  anj 
^kill  had  been  groping  Kjward  it  for  nt-rrly  a 
century  before  practical  results  of  value  were 
reached  by  .\merican  inventors  v,-orking  with 
no  know  leclc-e  of  tb.c  ettorts  of  their  European 
brethren.  Weiscnthal.  as  early  as  1755.  Heil- 
mann.  Tiuunas  Saint  (granted  an  English  jia:- 
ent  in  1700).  Thimor.ier  (whi'  fir>t  obtaiiie-I 
a  patent  in  Fruiice  in  1830).  Newton  and 
.\rchbold.  in  Englau'J.  and  possiblv  others, 
essayed  the  imenlior..  but  nut  ■.  ne  of  these, 
nor  all  collectively,  ever  pointed  tiie  w.Ty  to 
wliat  \>.ould  nr.w"  i)e  consiilereci  a  practical 
sewing  maciiine.  ScTneth.in-  was  dciHe.  it  is 
said,  by  Walter  Hu'it.  oj  New  Yoric.  a~  earn- 
as  1832-34.  but  the  C'intrivance  aUeged  to  have 
been  made  b\'  him  was  abandoned  or  neglected 
until  the  success  of  others  ha.i  lieconie  pub- 
licly kfiown.  The  in^jerf.^ct  iir'-.chicti'-'ii  of 
f.has  Howe,  jiatented  in  t84''.  wa<  un.iour.t- 
edily  the  first  imp' •rtant  sTeii  rii".ard  a  prac- 
cal  machine,  but  the  perfected  ■"Howe"'  was 
H'.t  [patented  until   1857. 

rile  .\merican  inventor  whrise  wort:  in  this 
lield  fir^t  rea.;hed  satisfacttjry  re^r,it>  wa.-  .Al- 
len 1'..  Wi'><>i,,  a  native  ^f  C"rtk.n''.,  .\"ev 
Vork.  While  working  at  bi"  trade  a=  a  ''.^^ir- 
ne\nian  cahinctinaker  in  .Vd-n.n.  Mi,-liigan. 
in  if-^a7.  he  conceived  tiie  i^iea  .-i  ,t  se>\:r;g 
macliiiv,,'.  He  knew  noih.ng  of  '.-.bat  eitliers 
had  th'.'Ught  or  deme  in  liii-  directie'U.  ivi 
1848.  wlule  working  at  hi>  trade  i-i  Pittsneki. 
.Massacln>.-tt-.  he  completed  the  drav.-ings  .if 
hi^  piiMjectoi!  m;ichine.  and  in  tl'.e  spriiig  of 
the  loiiowiug/-  year  finished,  his  ni'-.del.  .Al- 
thi  ugh  not  a  machinist,  and  not  able  co  pro- 
cure s'litable  tooU.  lie  made  with  hi.>  ovu  hand 


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tverv  part  nf  tlie  ir.achiiie.  wlicthcr  of  woofl 
or  metal.  This  machine  contained  as  essen- 
tial pans  a  curvei.i  exe-poi'.ited  nceille,  a  two- 
])i_)intc(l  shuttle  niakinp:  a  stitcli  at  each  lor- 
vvaril  and  at  each  backward  movenieiit,  and 
a  t\\n-mot;on  feed.  This  '■fec(i-niiiiiuir"  con- 
sisted of  a  serrated  bar,  horizontally  recipro- 
cated, and,  bcinj;'  constantly  in  contacL  with 
the  cloth,  moved  the  material  forwanl  at  the 
proper  time  by  the  forward  incHnatioir  of  the 
teeth,  and  receded  while  the  material  was  held 
in  position  by  the  needle  before  the  latter  was 
withdrawn  therefrom.  Authorities  a£,''ree  that 
"this  was  the  first  machine  ever  con--tructed 
that  contained  a  (:!e\'ice  answerint;'  to  a!\\  ex- 
tent the  requirenients  of  a  feed  iluit  winld 
enable  the  operator  to  control  at  will  the  di- 
rection of  the  stitching,  and  thus  to  sew  con- 
tinuous seams  of  any  length,  either  straight 
or  curved,  and  to  turn  corners  of  an\-  an,;le." 
Buildin.g  a  second  machine  on  the  same  I'ian 
but  of  better  construction,  at  Xorth  Adams. 
Massachusetts,  in  May.  1849,  'i"^  secured  a 
United  States  patent  for  it  Xovemlier  i::. 
1S50.  Xot  }"et  qu.ite  satisfied  with  his  wijrk. 
Mr.  \\"ilson,  in  a  third  construction,  sup- 
planted the  shuttle  by  a  rotating  hook  and  re- 
cip.rocating  bobbin,  while  the  two-motion  fee  1 
gave  way  to  a  segmental  screw-feed.  A  pat- 
ent for  this  was  issued  to  }dr.  U'ilson  on  Au- 
gust 12,  185 1.  But  the  inventor,  desiring 
greater  perfection.  de\ised  a  machine  with 
rotary  hook  and  stationar}-  bob.bin.  f'lr  wliich 
he  obtained  a  patent.  June  15.  1852  This  last 
machine  contained  another  most  important  im- 
provement, which  yiv.  Wilson  described  but 
did  not  claim  in  his  application  for  the  patent. 
but  for  which  he  obtained  a  patent,  Decem- 
ber 19,  1854.  This  improvement  was  the  cele- 
brated "four-mC'ti^'n  feed"  which,  in  ^^nie 
form  or  other,  has  been  adopted  in  almost  al! 
systems  of  sewing  machines.  These  later  and 
inijiortant  improvements  were  all  developed 
after  Mr.  \Mieeler  became  interested. 

Impressed  by  his  first  view  fjf  Afr.  Wil- 
son's achievement,  in  December.  1850  and  fore- 
seeing great  possibilities.  Xatlianicl  Wdieeier 
entered  into  an  agreement  with  ^Messr-.  E. 
Lee  &  Company,  of  Xew  York,  then  controll- 
ing the  pater.t,  to  build  five  hundred  mach.ir.es 
at  Watcrtown.  His  next  step  was  to  secure. 
Mr.  Wilson's  services  to  superintend  tlieir 
I'lanufaclure.  Shortly  afterward  nev\-  ar- 
rangements were  enterei!  intii.  and,  relati^jn^ 
with  the  X"ew  "N'ork  firm  being  terminated,  a 
co-partner?b.ip  was  formed  lietwcen  Messrs. 
\\'arren.  Wheeler.  Wondruff  and  Wi:s..n. 
under  the  title.  ■'Wheeler.  Wilsi:)n  &  Com- 
P'"'n\-,  '  for  tile  [nu'pi  i,-e  of  dewdojiing  the  in- 
ventions of  the  la?t-named.  and  for  the  man- 


ufacture and  sale  of  sewing  machines  em- 
bodying his  devices.  The\-  manufactured  the 
original  "\Mieeler  &  Wilson  Sewing  Ma- 
ch.incs."  and  made  a  ih.orough  success  of  tiiem. 
not  only  in  the  household,  but  in  light  manu- 
facturing as  well.  This  success  was  due  to 
the  inti.'Ulgent.  encrgeiic.  and.  persevering  ef- 
forts of  .Mr.  Wheeler,  who  became  the  mer- 
cantile head  of  the  new  concern,  and  who  put 
into  practical  shape  the  improvements  sub- 
sequently devised  by  Mr.  ^\'ilson.  The  intro- 
duction of  the  niachine.  placing  it  in  factt'des 
and  workshops  and  demonstrating  its  value 
in  families,  was  carried  out- under  Mr.  Wheel- 
er's tactful  and  A-igf)roi;s  initiati\e.  (  tppr^si- 
tion,  prejudice  and  disbelief  melteil  liefore 
the  enterprising  activity  'if  this  perses-ering- 
and  resourceful  man.  In  a'  brief  period  the 
machine  was  in  successful  operation  not  only 
in  Xew  York,  but  as  well  in  liostL^n.  Phila- 
delphia, and  jtiier  large  cities.  In  (  'ctober, 
1853,  the  business  was  reorganized  as  a  iijisit 
stock  company  under  the  laws  of  t'unnecti- 
cut,  taking  the  title  "^^■heeler  &  Vv'li-m  :\lan- 
ufacturing  Con.ipany."  The  capital  'r-f  the 
cor]i(iratiiDn  was  81  no. 000.  tlie  patents  being 
valued  at  Sioo.ooo  and  the  machine:'.-  and 
stock  at  S*JO,ooo.  For  a  _\ear  or  t\\ o.  the  cru- 
cial period  in  the  enterprise.  Mr.  \'\  heek-r 
acted  as  general  manager  and  executive  head 
of  the  company.  In  1835  he  became  p^'esi'lent. 
and  tliat  office  he  filled  during  ih.e  ren-ainder 
of  his  life.  ?'ir.  ^^'ils.  .n  retired  from  active 
participation  in  the  bi,siiic>s  almiu  a  \'tar  pre- 
viousl}".  but  received  a  regular  salarv  and  also 
ccmsiderable  sums  on  tlie  renewal  of  his  (lat- 
ents.  He  die^l  April  29.  i^SS.  Oi  his  rotac- 
ing  hook  and  stationar}-  bobbin  it  has  been  d.e- 
clared  b\  liij;h  authority  that  "diev  constitute 
an  invention  as  absolutely  original,  ingenious, 
aiul  ei'fecti\e  as  any  to  be  found;  in  t!'e  whole 
range  of  mechanics,  ami  which  has  never 
failed  to  excite  tiie  imcjuaiified  adimr.',t!on  .:if 
C'~'m[!etent   experts." 

In  1856  the  factory  was  rem'>veti  from 
Watertown  to  Piriflgenort.  Mr.  Wheeler  aUo 
removed  thither  an-!  at  once  identified  liim- 
self  actively  witli  ilie  interests  of  tlie  city. 
One  of  the  first  steps  tai.;en  was  to  enlarge 
the  output.  \\'iien,  wicli  increased  fact..-^ry 
space  and  improved  machinery  (secured  at 
t!ie  expenditure  C'f  a  feu'  tlvju^and  dollars, 
\\hicli  to  mail}-  of  the  stoekiiolders  seemed 
like  reckless  e-\travaganre )  t!ie  '.>;:r:n;t  h.:A 
reached  twenty-fi\e  machines  a  .la\'.  it  wa£ 
supposed  the  diemands  of  the  world  could 
easily  be  supplied.  Even  Mr.  Wheeler  him- 
self expected  no  greater  success.  Wk  the 
business  achanced  witli  rapid  •strides.  In  1859 
the   capital   stock   was   advanced   to   S4oa.Cn^o 


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and  by  special  act  of  tlie  Connecticut  lei^i?- 
lature  was  iiicreast-d  to  Si. 000,000  in  iS  i-i. 
Fire  sweiii:  awa}-  a  jiortion  of  the  buildiiigs 
in  1875,  but  they  \\ere  retuilt  ininicdiately  oil 
an  iniiiroved  plan.  InipiMtant  addilii_)n.-;  have 
been  made  from  tinu'  to  time,  and  to-dav  the 
company's  works,  inchidini.,'  the  machine  fac- 
tories, the  cabinet  factory,  the  needle  factories 
and  the  foimdry,  covei  a  ground  space  of 
some  fifteen  acres. 

It  is  almost  needless  to  say  that  Bridgeport 
has  been  a  p^reat  gainer  throuL;h  the  estab- 
lishment of  these  work«  within  its  limits. 
During  the  first  decade  the  p'lpulatiiin  doubled, 
growing  from  about  7,500  to  nearly  15.000'. 
antl  it  is  now  (1910)  over  100,000.  The 
wealth  and  importance  of  the  city  likewise 
increased  proportionally,  and  the  impetus 
given  is  still  felt, 

]\Ir.  Wheeler's  activity  in  the  sewing-ma- 
chine business  was  not  ccnfincil  to  the  admin- 
istration and  supcrvi>ion  of  affairs,  but  ex- 
tended to  the  mechanical  department,  and 
he  a(b-anced  the  art  !iy  important  inventiini'^ 
of  his  own,  for  which  patents  \vere  granted 
in  the  United  States  and  foreign  countries. 
In  recognition  of  his  services  in  this  depart- 
ment of  industry,  he  was  decorated  at  the 
World's  Exposition,  held  in  \"ienna  in  1873, 
with  the  Iniptrial  Order  of  Francis  Jo-eph. 
and  at  the  Exposition  Universelle,  Iteld  in 
Paris  in  1880.  lie  received  the  Cross  of  the 
Legion  of  Ilonor  of  I-"rance.  His  energic>, 
however,  were  exercised  with  equal  ability 
in  other  directions — in  various  hu^ine^s  enter- 
prises and  in  the  field  of  invention.  His  ver- 
satility was  remarkable.  As  sole  inventor,  uv 
jointly  with  others,  he  b.eld  j-atents  for  ni- 
ventions  in  wooii-filling  comr"Tmuls,  p..!i-h- 
ing  the  eyes  of  needle^,  power  transmitters, 
refrigerators,  ventilating  railway  cars,  heat- 
ing and  ventilating  buiMings.  and  for  a  mul- 
titude of  devices  for  the  sewing-machine.  In 
experiments  toward  the  perfection  nf  the 
sewing-machine  alone  he  enipiowcrcd  the  dis- 
bursement of  nearly  half  a  million  d.illars. 
The  results  achieved  atte-t  the  wi-.!,.ni_ot  tiii- 
large  expenditure,  for  the  original  output  of 
one  niacliine  a  day  lias  been  increased  to  -iix 
hundred,  and  ^ince  the  lni-ines<  was  e-tab- 
lished  upward  of  two  niihi'  n  liave  been  -'lid 
and  in  every  part  of  the  witM. 

As  a  business  nuan  Mr.  Whetler  w;i-  di- 
tinguishcd  for  hi-  (jrg:uiizing  and  admini-tra- 
tive  abilities,  his  energy,  enferpri-e,  fore-i-;!it. 
good  judgment  and.  fair  dealin.u,  oualit'.i.-s 
which  were  rec^'j^nized  throngliout  the  bi;-!- 
ne-s  world,  tli-  |"iwer  and,  i;;r'!'i-nce  t--  a 
citizen  were  exefi-i-cd  with  beiKti.-ci-i  vrii-cl 
in   the   social,   p'lliticad.   e'!ucali";i,i!   a:id.    rehg- 


it  us  activities  of  Connecticut  and  were  felt 
in  a  still  wider  sphere.  His  solicitud.e  tor  aii 
employed  b\-  the  great  corporation  of  v.liicii 
ho  was  the  head  was  esp.ecialh  marked  and 
won  for  him  a  profound  reciprocal  regar'l. 
lie  always  had  at  b.eart  the  be-t  inrere-t=  of 
Kridgeport.  ar.d  in  many  substantial  wavs 
evi<lenced  this  civic  pride.  His  intelligence, 
activity  and  wealth  contributed  largelv  to  tlie 
-success  of  a  number  of  important  local  enter- 
pii-es.  He  was  a  corporator  and  trustee  of 
the  People's  Savings  Bank,  a  director  of  the 
Bridgeport  City  Bank.  Bridgeport  Hydraulic 
Company.  Bridgeport  Horse  Railroad  (Com- 
pany, Fairfield  Rubber  Company,  W'iilimantic 
Linen  Company,  and  Xew  York.  Xew  Haven 
&  Hartford  Railroad  Comjiany.  fie  was  an 
active  member  of  the  board  of  trade,  of  the 
bijard  of  etlucation.  and  of  the  buiid.ing  cc'm- 
mittees  of  schools  and  county  ji'blic  "^luili- 
inL;"s.  His  public  spirit  was  shfiwn  in  a  \a- 
riety  of  ways.  He  was  foau'ler  and  first 
president  of  the  Seaside  Club,  one  of  tiie 
chief  donors  of  Sea^i.'ie  Park  to  the  cit_\'.  aiid 
a  commissioner  for  its  developiiient.  He  sub- 
scribed liberally  toward  i'liprovini:  i^v-:  city's 
cb.icf  cemetery  and  t-i  St.  John's  Churc'i.  also 
the  Fairfield  County  Historical  Society-.  A 
Democrat  in  politics,  he  repeatC'Ily  d.eclined 
nomination  to  high  official  po^inons,  yet  lie 
Served  willingi;'  in  the  BridQeiiort  common 
coimcil  and  aI--o  for  several  term-  in  t'le  state 
legislature  and  senate.  L":ider  a  uitura!  dig- 
nity he  concealed  a  warm  heart,  which  be- 
trayed itself,  however,  in  the  family  circle, 
among  close  friends,  an^i  especiallv  of  those 
in  the  community  in  '^vhich  for  so  long  a 
period  he  was  a  vital  and  beneficent  factor. 
Hi~  activities  made  h.im  a  millionaire.  Blessed 
with  robust  health  until  1803,  he  failed  rapidly 
when  overtaken  with,  illness,  and  dieil  at  his 
re-idence  on  Golden  Hill.  Bridgeport.  Decem- 
ber 31.   1893. 

Xathan.iel  Wheeler  marricdi  (first  >.  in  1S42, 
Hubiah  R.  lira'lley.  Child.ren:  !.  ^lartha. 
born  Augr.-t  24.  1843,  died  Februarv  19, 
1857.  2.  Samuel  H..  born  September  to.  1S45. 
3.  Ellen  B.,  born  June  19,  1848,  married.  Ed- 
ward W.  Harra!.  of  EridQcp.orr  (  see  Harral 
I\' ).  4.  Anna  B..  born  Septeml.ier  (;.  1851, 
died  Janiiar}"  2'',  1852.  Xath.'uiie!  Wheeler 
married  f^ecc^nd).  .\ugu-t  3.  1858.  }dary  E. 
("ri-sy.  of  Xew  Canaan.  Connecticut,  who  sur- 
vived him  (see  forward).  Cliildren :  3.  Harry 
Do  Forest,  born  April  6,  1803.  dicl  July  lO, 
1S81.  6-7.  Archer  Crissy  and  \\"iiiiam  Bishop, 
twins,  born  Septeml;cr  14,  iSfq.  8.  Arthur 
Penoycr.  born  October  20,  1S75,  d,ied  July  13, 
'877, 

Marv  E.  i  Crissv  )  Wlif.eler,  above-m'^ntioned. 


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as  the  second  wife  of  Nathaniel  Wheeler,  was 
a  member  of  o!ie  of  the  nio<t  distiny:uished 
families  in  the  state  of  Connecticut.  She  was 
burn  in  New  Canaan.  Con.necticut.  February 
10.  !S33.  dierl  April  jo,  iijio.  She  was  tlie 
daughter  of  Deacon  Hiram  and  Polly  (  Pen- 
over)  Crissy.  Her  childlK'cHl  was  ^•|.  ent  in  the 
home  of  her  birth  and  was  in  keejnng  with 
the  life  of  her  parents,  simple  and  charac- 
teristic of  the  old  New  Eni^land  families.  In 
185S  she  came  U>  Priilgeport.  and  .\ut,'ust  3 
of  that  }ear  she  was  marrie'I  to  Nathaniel 
\\  iieelcr.  thu>  uniiiny  two  of  the  oldest  and 
most  distinguishc<l  families  in  New  England. 
The  residence  of  .Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wheeler  was 
for  many  years  where  the  county  court  house 
now  stands  and  was  a  most  beautiful  man- 
sion. In  1866  tliey  moved  to  the  fine  Harral 
homestead  on  Golden  Hill  street,  known  for 
years  as  "Walnutwood."'  where  the  remainder 
of  her  life  was  spent.  The  house  was  lo- 
cated on  a  simple  but  spacious  piece  of  land 
covering  nearly  half  a  block,  and  liere  for 
_\ears  Mrs.  Wheeler  entertained  her  friends 
on  the  spacious  lawns  and  in  its  h.and?ome 
apartments.  ;Mrs.  Wheeler  wa.-  one  of  the 
most  generous  and  charitable  women  of 
Bridgeport,  a  ready  contributor  to  all  chari- 
table organizaticms  and  deeply  interested  in 
the  work  \vhich.  they  did.  She  wa^  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Bridgeport  Protestant 
C'rphan  Asylum  and  was  a  memlier  oi  the 
board  of  management  from  its  organization 
un*il  her  deatli ;  she  was  a  director  of  the 
Wc'inan's  .\uxiliary  of  the  Yotmg  ?\Ien's 
Christian  Association,  and  a  directcMr  of  tb.e 
Young  \\"omen's  Christian  A-sociation.  She 
was  a  devout  member  of  St.  John's  Episcopal 
Church  and  very  active  in  its  work.  She 
was  a  woman  of  fine  mind,  cultured  and  in- 
tellectual, and  her  reading  h'a'd  been  extensive. 
She  was  a  fine  conversationalist,  was  in  touch 
with  the  larger  attairs  of  life  to  an  unusual 
degree,  and  was  a  most  agreeable  hostess. 
Her  sympath.ies  were  broad  and  she  was  in- 
terested in  all  charitable  and  philanthropic 
movements.  Her  character  was  a  very  lovely 
one  and  she  will  be  greatl)-  mi-sed  by  her  very 
large  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintanres,  as 
Well  a-  by  tlie  poor  of  the  city,  to  whom  she 
a!wa_\-s  extended  a  lielping  liar.d. 


George    Harrai.    emigrant    an 
H.VRRAL     ce-tiir    of    the    H;irr;d    family. 

>\a<  burn  in  the  city  <'f  Heidel- 
berg-. Germany.  Seiitemhcr  7.  1744.  He  n  as 
of  English  parent:i','c  and  not  a  ("lerman  ex- 
cept Ijy  accident  of  bn-th.  In  w':ai  \  ear  or  b_\- 
what  vessel  he  came  tc:  thi-  country  i~  not 
kr.own.   hut   ir   i^   iirr.b.alile,   liowever,   that   lie 


came  from  Germany  about  17*15  '^'~'  Cliarlc?- 
tou,  South  Carolina.  He  was  a  resident  of 
Charleston  about  1770.  and  the  records  of  the 
English  Lutheran  church,  now  called  St. 
John's  Lutheran  Cliurcb,  show  that  he  was 
married  there.  I'ebruary  24.  1778,  to  Barbara 
.Ann   Muilin. 

After  the  earthquake  of  .August  31,  1886. 
the  pastor  of  the  church,  while  exannning  the 
steeple,  discovered  a  mahogany  box  which  was 
found  to  contain  a  book  of  records  of  the 
church  from  1737  to  1785.  Among  them  was 
found  the  record  of  the  marriage  of  George 
Harral  and  P.arbara  Ann  .Muilin  and  also  the 
baptisms  of  their  two  children. 
^  George  Harral  was  elected  a  member  of  tlie 
German  Fusiliers  (an  organization  dating 
back  to  Colonial  times)  on  July  12.  1775.  He 
also  served  his  country  in  a  military  capacitv 
in  the  year  177S  during  the  siege  of  Savan- 
nah. Georgia,  and  returned  to  Charleston  in 
1779  \vith  the  other  surviving  members  of  his 
company  who  had  >erved  in  tiie  defense  of  a 
sjster  state.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
German  artillery  and  served  ni  it  at  the  siege 
of  Charleston  in  1780.  in  wh.icli  he  wa>  -e- 
verely  wounded. 

His  wife.  Barbara  Ann  ( Muilin  i  Har.-al. 
was  born  in  Germany.  July  23.  1755,  died  la.i- 
uary  2T,.  1S20.  in  Charleston,  South  Carolina. 
He  died  m  Ch.arleston.  December  20.  1709. 
and  botli  he  and  his  ^vife  are  in.ttrred  in.  the 
cemetery  of  St.  Joh.n's  Church.  Georuie  and 
Barbara  .\nn  1  iMuilin  )  Harral  were  the  par- 
ents of  two  children:  i.  Catherine  Ann.  born 
December  14.  177S.  in  Charleston,  died  ?>lav 
27.  1850.  She  married  i  first)  Jacob  Sair.rel 
Yoer.  s.'n  of  Jacob  Yoer.  December  21.  !7.;4. 
in  Lliarleston.  They  had  fciur  ciiikiren :  i. 
Ann  Catherine,  born  November  14.  1797.  d.ied 
young;  ii.  Charlotte,  born  3.1av  5,  1799.  d.ied 
y.jung:  iii.  Eliza,  born  August  5.  1800.  mar- 
ried Tristam  Tupper  and  had  eleven  c'liidren: 
he  was  fifth  in  descent  from  Captain  Tliomas 
Tupper.  who  came  from  England  in  162:1;  iv. 
.\nna  Harral,  born  July  h.  1802.  died  voung. 
She  married  (second!  Captain  Oliver  Fuller. 
By  th.is  marriage  there  were  two  children  :  v. 
Oliver,  born  June  22.  1818,  died  \oun.g;  vi. 
daughter,  who  married  Silas  Howe.  2. 
Geiirgc.  nientionc'l   below. 

(II)  George  (2  1,  second  child  of  George 
(  1)  and  Barbara  Aiv.i  (Muilin)  Harral.  was 
born  October  10,  1780,  in  Chariestrjn.  South 
Carolina,  and  bajitized  in  the  German  Luth- 
eran Church  of  that  city.  He  receiverl  his  ed- 
ucation in  CharlestL.n.  studying-  to  be  a  phv-i- 
cian,  au'i  at  nineteen  years  of  age  reni':'ved  to 
Savannah.  Georgia,  where  he  practiced  his 
profession  for  some  vears.     He  was  n;ar'-ied 


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April  14.  ij'j'j.  in  Sa\;innah.  to  Charld'te 
Wright,  born  in  Lonilon.  England.  June  4, 
1779,  daughler  uf  Edward  and  -\nn  W'righi. 
Edward  W'riglu  was  born  in  London  in  1754, 
died  in  Savannah,  Ceorgia.  (  )cli>bL'r  2.  u^oo. 
and  hi-,  wife  Ann  was  linrn  in  London.  June 
29.  1746.  dieil  in  I 'Inladclphia.  Septenilier  29. 
1819. 

Dr.  George  Harral  removed  from  Savan- 
nah to  l'hiladel[)hia.  about  1S13,  where  he  re- 
mained for  aliiiut  ten  years,  then  went  to 
Rochester.  New  \'ork.  where  lie  owned  a 
house  in  1827.  lie  remauied  in  Roche.-ter  un- 
til 1841"),  when  being  ([uite  advanced  in  \ears. 
he  ga\e  up  his  professic^n  and  pas-eii  the  lat- 
ter days  of  his  life  in  visiung  hi.-,  married 
sons  and  daughters.  His  wife  died  in  New 
York.  February  13,  1S47.  ''"^1  he  died  in  Tar- 
rytown,  New  York.  December  17.  iS5''i.  and 
both  are  interred  in  Greenwood  cemetery.  Dr. 
George  and  Charlotte  (Wright)  Harral  were 
the  parents  of  thirteen  children  : 

I.  George  Edward,  born  in  Sa^•annah. 
Georgia,  April  18.  1800.  died  in  New  C)rleans. 
October  i.  1854.  He  was  said  to  have  been 
one  of  the  handsomest  men  of  his  time.  Lie 
married  (tlrst)  a  celebrated  beaut\.  Julia  Ann 
Xeafus;  of  Rochester.  January  8.  1829,  and 
had  one  daughter.  .Marv  Marshall,  ^\ho  died 
at  twenty-three  years.  He  settled  in  New 
Orleans  and  practiced  his  profession  of  physi- 
cian there.  He  was  divorced  from  his  first 
wife  and  married  (second)  .\.nna  C.  Rigluon, 
in  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  January  ig. 
1841.  and  they  had  one  son.  William  Rigluon. 
After  this  marriage  Dr.  Harral  moved  to  Mo- 
bile, Alabama.  Anna  C.  Rightoii  was  a  de- 
scendant of  William  Righton.  Sr..  who  emi- 
grated from  England  to  the  "■Sommers  Isles" 
(now  the  IJerniudas)  lietween  the  \ears  of 
1600  and  1700  and  on  .\ugu-t  23.  1073.  his 
name  apj^ears  as  one  of  the  ci-uncil  of  the  as- 
sembly of  those    lslan(.ls. 

2.  Lucy -Ann.  born  in  Savannah.  Georgia. 
October  31,  1801.  died  April  4,  1886.  She 
married,  in  Rochester,  New  '^'ork.  September 
27.  183 1.  .-Manson  Penheld.  Tlie>-  had  three 
childien  :  i.  James  Harral.  born  in  Cle\'eland. 
C)hio.  January  20.  1834.  died  in  New  York, 
Septcmlier  i.  1874;  ii.  .Marv  Elizabeth,  burn 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  March  23,  1S37,  married. 
December  7,  1862.  Alfred  Hopkins,  son  of 
James  Edgar  ( liorn  in  Hartford,  Connecticut. 
December  ri.  1804)  and  Mar}-  (Lane)  H-jp- 
kins.  born  in  Onondaga.   New   York,  August 

25,  1808.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  .Alfred  Hopkins' had 
five   children :   a.   Daughter,   born    September 

26,  1863,  died"  same  day;  b.  .-Mfred  Harral. 
born  2\kirch  4.  1870:  c.  Labella  Eugenie:  d. 
Ralph  Edgar,  born  June  19,   1876,  died  June 


4,  1878;  e.  Walter  Lane,  born  December  I, 
1879;  iii.  Francis  Henry,  horn  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  January   11.    1S45. 

3.  Ji.col)  Yoer,  born  December  20.   1S03,  in 
Savannah,  died  there  January  6.  1804. 

4.  Hugh  Wright,  born  (.)ctobcr  ir,  1805.  in 
Savannah,  died  there  January  6,  i8<'7. 

5.  William,  born  November  7,  1807,  in  Sa- 
vannah, died  youn.g. 

6.  Henry  Kollock,  born  November  26,  180S, 
in  Savannah,  ivientioned  l.ielow. 

7.  William.  Ixirn  (Jcti^ber  9,  1810,  in  S.-i\an- 
nali,  died  August  5,  1877,  in  Suninier\  ilie. 
South  Carolina.  As  a  child  he  was  cinisideied 
delicate  and  his  father  decided  to  h.a\e  him 
learn  the  trade  of  cabinet  maker  to  obtain  Hie 
necessary  e.xercise  to  make  him  more  rolnist. 
Hy  the  time  he  had  mastered  the  trade,  the 
object  was  attained  and  he  became  an  asso- 
ciate of  his  older  brother  Henr}-  K.  in  Charles- 
ton, liecoming  his  partner  aad  afterward  had 
full  charge  of  the  business.  After  his  broth- 
er's death,  in  1854.  he  formed  a  prrcnership 
with  a  .Mr.  Nichols  and  the  firm  became  Irlar- 
ral,  Nichols  and  Company.  He  v.-as  promi- 
nent in  Charleston,  was  an  elder  in  the  Globe 
Street  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a  meinber  of 
the  building  conimiitce.  He  ser\e(l  all  during 
the  war  and  was  wouniled  on  the  last  da\', 
.-Vpril  9.  1865.  He  married  (hr>i)  .August  15, 
1837.  .\nna  \'ardcll.  born  in  Charleston. 
South  Carolina,  .\u.gust  18,  1818.  daughter  of 
Thomas  .\ddison  and  Su;-an  \  ardell.  S;ie 
died  December  26.  1871.  They  were  the  jiar- 
enls  of  eleven  children,  born  in  Charleston  :  i. 
George  Edward,  June  18.  1838,  died  .\pril 
14,  1839:  ii.  William  James.  October  3.  1839. 
died  April  10,  1842;  iii.  Thomas  .Addi.son,  No- 
\"eniber  2;,  1840.  died  February,  11.  1841  :  iv. 
Frances  Marion.  Oct.'ber  17.  184..  .lied  CVno- 
ber  iS.  1841:  \.  Anna  X'ardell.  '-.ugust  26. 
1843,  <:!i'-'d  C)ctober  2,  1865;  vi,  Albert  WVight. 
;\Iarch  28,  1845,  '•'li^^cl  July  JO.  1840:  vii,  Wil- 
liam. March  9.  1S47,  di^d  .August  2.:.  1S70; 
viii.  Susan.  June  30.  1848,  died  June  12,  1S51 ; 
ix.  Cliarl(itte  Wright,  November.  3.  1850.  died 
.-\ugu-r  2j.  1852:  .\.  Eni'ua.  Marol;  12.  1853, 
died  .Vugust  17.  1855;  xi.  Richard  Lc\brnm, 
PYbruar}-  5.  1S55.  died  October  30.  1873.  Fie 
m.arriecl  I  seconrl )  .September  21.  1875,  .'lary 
Geralfline  (Eraser)  Hughe-,  widow:  of  \\"i[- 
liam  N.  Hughes,  of  rhiladelphia,  who  died  in 
^Xpril.  1872.  and  daughter  of  Cliarlos  R.  Fra- 
;cr.  P.y  tliis  niarri;ige  he  hiul  one  .-on.  Wil- 
li.iri!.  l.Kirn  in  Charleston.  -Vugust  o.    1870. 

8.  James,  born  September  i,  1812.  in  Savan- 
nah, died  July  25.  1893.  in  P.rooklyn,  New 
\  ork.  Fie  was  engaged  in  the  drug  inisiness 
and  the  firm  of  Harral,  Riselv  &  Kitchen  v/as 
a  leading  one  in  this  line.     Their  business  was 


principally  w  ith  the  prosperous  southern  .^tate.-. 
anil  was  conducteii  successfull)-  until  Liith 
business  and  fortune  were  ruined  by  the  ci\il 
war.  I'-ut  in  1S75  he  began  ayain  in  Lhark"-- 
ton.  and  later  returned  and  renewed  the  busi- 
ness in  New  York.  He  married.  June  8,  1843, 
1-Jnnia  I'.,  daughter  of  Thomas  \'ardell.  She 
died,  in  (  )range.  Xew  Jersey.  December  19. 
1868.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Harral  were  the 
parents  of  eight  children  :  i.  Louis  Allen,  born 
in  Charleston,  ^larch  7,  1844.  died  August 
jih,  1846.  ii.  James,  born  in  Charleston,  .\pril 
5,  1845,  niarried.  Xo\-ember  17,  1875.  Agnes 
Reid,  daughter  of  George  Reid.  of  Xew  York. 
She  died  September  14.  1886.  They  had 
'three  children :  a.  Frederick  Reid.  horn  De- 
cember I,  187');  b.  Edith  Agnes,  born  May  lo. 
1878,  died  I'ebruary  i,  1879;  c.  Jessie  Doug- 
lass, born  December  2,  1SS2.  iii.  Richard 
Weston,   born    in    Charleston,    September    15, 

1848.  died  in  Xew.  York,  October  14,  1878. 
iv.  Francis,  born  iri  Charleston,  February  9, 
1,850,  married  Mary  Adelaide  Jacques,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Monroe  Jacques,  born  (Jctober 
4,  181C),  and  Mary  Louise  (  Mullock)  Jacques, 
born  Deceml)er  14,  1824.  y\v.  and  Mrs.  Fran- 
cis Harral  were  the  parents  of  three  children: 
a.  Mary  Louise,  born  January  4.  1883:  b. 
Richard  A\"eston.  born  May  18.  18S5.  died  De- 
cember 15,  1885;  c.  Clarence  \'an  Buskirk. 
born  Alarch  5,  1889,  died  December  4,  1889. 
\'.  Emma  \'ardell.  born  in  Charleston.  Decem- 
ber 22.  1831.  married  Henry  W'yer  Scudder, 
January  5.  1875.     He  was  brirn  Xovember  2(k 

1849,  died  September  10,  1886.  and  was  the 
son  of  John   (born  June  24,   1815,  died   Ma\ 

23,  1809)  and  Sarah  Amanda  Crawfrird  (Wil- 
son) Scudder.  yir.  and  Mrs.  FIenr\-  W". 
Scudder  wer-'  the  parents  of  two  children  :  a. 
Henry  Har.al.  b'lrn  September  to.  1877.  ''ied 
September  2fi.  1877:  b.  ^L^i  Harral.  liorn  May 
2J,  1881.  \-i.  Su^an.  born  in  Xew   York,  June 

24.  1834,  died  in  Xew  York,  January  8,  1885. 
vii.  Henry  Kollock.  born  in  Xew  York,  Janu- 
ary 30,  1856.  viii.  Bertha,  born  in  Irvincton. 
Xew  Jersey,  July  5,  1859,  married  Edward 
Wamsley  Field,  (Tlctolx-r  23,  i8';)3.  He  was 
born  July  27,  18^8,  son  oi  Augustus  1  born 
May  5,  1S23.  died  December  2,  i8(56),  and  Ev- 
eline Blanks  (  Filley )  Field,  born  February  3, 
1832,  died  Xovember  6,  1886. 

9-  Charlotte,  born  in  Philadelphia,  July  22, 
1814,  dieil  there  Decen-.ber    14,    1810. 

10.  E'raiici>,  born  in  r'hiki'ieliihia,  M;;rch  i:, 
i>^\i''.  died   there   .\pril   20,    18 19, 

li.  Charlotte,  born  in  Philadelphia,  October 
-4.  1817,  married,  January  1,  183S,  in  Bri<!ge- 
P'lrt,  Connecticut,  Anihn.-e  A.  Lane.  They 
were  the  parents  of  five  children  :  i.  Geor-e 
Lphrnini,     born     in     Xewburg.     Xew     ^'orK, 


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March  10,  1S39,  and  married  Mary  .Somer-. 
Their  children  were  (jeorge,  Ida,  Robert, 
l-Vancis,  ii.  Charlotte  Augusta,  born  in  Hud- 
son, Xew  York,  January  20,  1S41,  died  March 
II,  1875.  She  married  Rcibert  Powell  and 
had  one  son,  Frank  hving.  The  entire  iain- 
ih-  are  dead.  iii.  (^"onulia  Ambro'^ia.  bririi  in 
Brookl_\n,  Xew  York,  July  21,  1843.  iv.  Rich- 
ard Harral,  born  in  Trumbull,  Connecticut, 
June  6,   1845,  iiiarried .     (Chil- 


dren :  Alliert.  Arthur,  Robert,  Grace,  v.  -An- 
drew, born  May  21,  1850,  married  Sereiia 
John-on.     Children:  William  and  Rose. 

12.  Francis,  born  in  Philadelphia.  Juh  24, 
1819,  died  in  St.  Louis.  January   13.   1861. 

13.  Richard  Labrum,  ij'jrn  in  Xew  "^  ^rk 
June  19,  1821,  died  in  Charle-.ton,  South  Ca.r- 
olina,   March  2,   1814. 

(HI)  Henry  Kollock,  sixth  child  of  Dr. 
George  and  Charlotte  (  \'\'rigln  1  Harral,  was 
born  in  Savannidi,  Georgia,  Xc\e!"nl>er  2L1. 
1808,  died  in  Augusta,  Georgia.  .May  io, 
1854.  He  was  named  for  the  Rev.  Henry 
Kollock,  who  was  pa^tor  of  the  Independent 
r'resli}"terian  Church,  of  Savannah,  from  1806 
until  the  time  (jf  his  death  in  1S19.  Henry 
Kollock  Harral  located  in  Xewark,  Xew  Jer- 
sev,  where  he  was  associated  in  the  saddle  and 
harness  manufacturing  business  with  William 
Wright,  subsequently  L'nited  States  senat'^/r- 
friMi!  Xew  Jersey.  He  was  later  sent  to 
Charleston  to  take  charge  of  ^Ir,  ^\'ri<::iIt's 
business  there.  He  remained  in  th.e  so'.i'l: 
onl\'  a  short  time  when  he  Ijought  oi;f  Tl-,e 
Writ;ht  interest  in  the  business,  placed  h:^ 
lirother  William  in  ch.arge  of  the  Charleston 
limine  and  returned  to  Xew  York.  He  ti.ok" 
charge  c^f  tb.e  house  in  Xew  \ork.  estab- 
lished the  manufactory  of  tb.e  goods  m 
P.ridi^eport.  Connecticut,  arid  associated  linn- 
self  with  Phik.  C.  Calhoun,  of  that  city  He 
v\'as  a  successful  business  man,  a  much  es- 
teemed citizen,  proininent  in  the  commnnity 
and  was  for  seven  years  mayor  01  Bridge- 
prat.  He  married,  in  Bridgeport,  Angint  14, 
1834,  Sarah  Ann  Peet.  daughter  of  William 
and  Jemima  (Tomlinson)  Peet,  de-^cer.dant 
of  on.-  of  the  earl\  Stratford  familie-,  nn:l 
was  born  [March  5,  iSor).  and  died  December 
17,  18(3-.  The  Peet  family  are  of  English 
ancestr}-,  and  members  of  it  took  an  active 
part  in  tb.e  ear!\-  war-,  therefore  the  cb.ildreu 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  K.  Harral  are  eli- 
uible  to  membership  in  the  variou-  s.icieties 
open  only  to  descendant-  of  colonial  families. 
Mr.  and'  ^Irs.  Henry  Kollock  Harral  were 
the  parents  of  six  children: 

I.  William  Wright,  b.orn  in  Endgep'Tt, 
June  30,  1836,  married,,  December  12.  i.~^''0. 
"lane    Augusta   Wells,   born    .\ugust   5.    1S3S, 


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dauyhlcr  of  Gfori^e  .\tisiistiis  ani:  jaiK'  \;^- 
nei  (Keeler)  Wells.  George  AuLjustus  Wells 
was  born  December  12,  1816.  and  his  wife, 
Jane  At,'nes  Keeler,  was  born  in  P.riflLicpnrt. 
Jnne  28.  1820.  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  William 
"Wright  Harral  are  tlie  parent^  (;f  finir  chil- 
dren: i.  P'rederick  William,  born  in  Crid«_;e- 
port,  Jannar\-  17,  1862,  died  the  same  day. 
ii.  George  Strong,  born  May  29,  1863.  in 
Bridgeport,  married  Nellie  Beardsley.  iii. 
Frederick  List,  born  in  Bridgeport,  .\iigust 
16,  1865,  married  (first)  Columbia  Miliano, 
married  ( second )  Gertrude  Burbank.  iv. 
\\'i!liam  Wright,  born  in  Bridgeport,  August 
7,  i860,  married,  April  15,  iSo'i.  E-telle  Jo- 
sephine Clark. 

2.  Henry  Hazeltine,  born  in  Charleston, 
South  Carolina.  March  8,   i8,:;8. 

3.  Helen  }ilaria,  born  in  r'>ridgepi:irt.  Feb- 
ruarv  29,  1840,  married,  in  Xe\v  York  City, 
December  12,  1S67,  Samuel  Mulliken.  He 
was  born  in  Dorchester,  }y!as---achusetts.  Seji- 
tember  it,  1833,  died  in  Washing!. jh,  D.  C. 
March  i,  1888.  He  was  the  son  of  Dr. 
Samuel  Mulliken  (horn  in  Lexington.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1791,  died  in  D^'rche^ter,  Massa- 
chusetts, I'ebruary  19,  1843  1  and  Mary  Lar- 
kin  (Paysoni  Alullikeu  1  born  in  Cliarles- 
town.  Massachusetts,  August  19,  1797.  died 
in  1886 1.  ?\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Mulliken 
were  the  parents  of  two  chiMvcn:  i. 
Harral,  born  Septeml;er  25.  i8i.'i.  in  Xew 
York  City:  ii.  Helen  r'a}'M>n.  born  January 
27,  1883,  in  Washington. 

4.  Frederick  Fanning,  born  in  I'ridgepiTt, 
February  24,  1843,  'li^'*^!  J^^h'  5-  i^f^i-  He 
was   unmarried. 

>    George,    born    in    Brid.f^eport.    April    26, 

isin. 

6.  Edward  \\  right,  nientionefl  below. 

i'I\')  Edx'.ard  ^^■right,  sixth  child  of  Henry 
Kollock  and  Sarah  .\nn  (  l^eet )  Harral,  was 
born  in  Bridgeport,  December  12,  1843.  After 
completing  a  course  of  study  in  the  local 
schools,  he  attended  Marih,orough  Churchill's 
Alilitarv  School  at  Sing  Sing.  X'ew  York, 
then  the  leading  instittition  of  its  kind  \n  ihiC 
L'nited  States.  Wlien  the  ci\il  war  broke  out 
he  displayed  his  sympathy'  with  the  L'nion 
cause  bv  enlisting  in  the  F'.urteenth  Connecti- 
cut X'olunteer  [nfantr\-.  Ijut  was  rejecteiJ,  ou- 
ing  to  his  youthful  year;.  He  became  asso- 
ciated with,  the  firm  of  Lacey,  Meelcer  Ce 
Compaii}'.  manufacturing  harness  and  sa;idies, 
where  he  remained  ten  years,  and  for  four 
years  lie  was  general  agent  for  the  Wheeler  & 
Wilsi'ii  Manufacturing  Conpan\',  of  P.ridge- 
port,  his  duties  requiring  extensive  travel 
in  the  soi.'thern  and,  ^ve-tern  state-,  in  1880 
he  retired   frc.m   that  po-it"'n  rutd   s':irn  after 


became  C'jnnectcil  \>iih  the  Fairfield  Ruljljcr 
Company,  then  in  its  infancy.  .Mr.  Harral 
is  a  public-spirited  citizen,  generously  ex- 
tending aiil  in  any  worthy  movement,  takes 
an  active  part  in  rehgious  matters,  was  a 
vestryman  in  rhilailei[ihia,  and  wliiie  a  resi- 
dent of  hairfield  was  a  junior  warden  of  the 
Episcopal  church,  and  for  thirteen  years  has 
been  senior  warden  of  St.  John's  Church. 
I'olitical  hcinors  have  no  attraction  for  him. 
and  while  his  sympathies  are  mainly  with 
the  Democratic  pjarty,  yet  he  votes  inde- 
pendently, as  in  the  campaign  of  1896,  when 
liij  ballot  was  cast  for  McKinley.  Mr.  Harral 
is  justly  regarded  as  one  of  tlte  ablest  busi- 
ness men  of  th.e  state,  and  the  prosperous 
conditi'Tii  of  the  business  of  which  he  is 
now  the  head  represents  Ids  best  energy,  <kiil 
and  judgment.  He  married  (first)  Julia, 
daughter  of  Hiram,  and.  Polly  (T'enoyer) 
Crissy,  of  Xew  I'anaai!,  C"..innecticui,  on  June 
12,  1867.  She  was  born  July  24,  1S44,  died 
June  30,  1872.  The_\-  were  t!:e  parents  of 
one  son.  Crissy  De  Forest,  born  December  13, 
1868.  Mr.  FLarral  married  (secotid  1  Ellen  B., 
third  child  of  Xathaniei  and  Huldiah  Rose 
(Bradley)  ^\'heeler.  She  was  born  June  19, 
184S.  Tliey  are  the  parents  of  one  child, 
Mary  Wheeler,  horn   Jul}'    11,   1S79,  married 

(first! Rowdand;   married    (second;, 

August  22.  1910,  in  I'.ri'igeport,  ilarrv  L. 
Stratton,  of  Br.iuxville,  Xew  York,  wh.o  is 
engaged  in  the  atiujinobile  business  in.  Xew 
York  Citv. 


Th.e    surname    Hyde   has    beer.    in. 

HYDP^  use  in  England  ior  fullv  five  hun- 
dred year.-,  and  liranciics  of  the 
family  are  found  in  all  parts  or  the  kiiigd'-'n. 

(  I )  William  Hyde,  immigrant.  \vas  iji;rn 
in  En.gland.  He  v\'a5  among  the  founders 
of  Hari:ford.  Connecticut,  and  his  name  is 
on  the  monument  to  the  first  settlers.  Fie 
doubtle-s  came  with  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker  to 
Cambridii-j  and  went  thence  with  him  to  Hart- 
ford. He  removed  to  .Saybrook,  Connecti- 
cut, as  early  a-;  i('>52.  and  to  Xorwich  about 
ihC'O.  He  died  at  Xorwich,  January  6,  1681. 
He  was  a  man  of  considerable  importance 
and  wealt'n :  wa<  frequently  selectman.  His 
itouse  lot  devised  to  his  grandson  \\'ihiain 
■was  at  last  accoimts  still  owned  bv  a  lineal 
descendant.  Children:  Samuel,  born  i'i37. 
mentioned  below  ;  Hester,  married!  Ji)hn  Post. 

ill)  Samuel,  only  son  of  William  Hyde, 
\v;is  born  in  1637.  died  in  1677.  Ffe  settled 
at  Xorwiili  We-t  Farms.  Connecticut,  in  ii'^i'o, 
and  became  a  leading  citizen.  He  foU'.'wed 
farniiiT.:  all  his  life.  He  married.  June.  16150. 
Lane    Lee.    of    East    Savbrook.    daucrhter    oi 


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1727 


Thomas  anrl 


(  Itiown)  Lee.     Children, 


born  at  Xorwich :  HUzabeth,  born  in  August, 
1660.  marriud  Richard  Lord ;  Phebe,  Jan- 
uary, i6'S3.  married  }\lather  Griswold;  Sam- 
uel, Ma\ ,  1665,  married  EHzaijeth  Calkins : 
John.  JJeceinber,  166-,  married  Experience 
Abel:  Isaac.  January.  1670,  married  Anne 
lUishnell :  Thomas.  Jul)-.  167J.  mentioned  be- 
low: Jabez.  May,  1677,  married  Elizabeth 
Bushnell. 

( III  I  Thoma'i,  son  of  Samuel  Ilyde,  was 
born  in  Norwich,  July.  167J,  died  April  9. 
1755.  He  was  a  farmer  at  Xorwich  West 
Farm?.  He  married,  in  Decemlier,  1IJO7. 
Mary  Backus,  died  ^NLirch  i-j.  1752,  daugh- 
ter of  Steplien  Backus.  Children,  born  at 
Norwich:  Mary.  February  21.  1698,  mar- 
ried John  Pember :  Th.omas.  July  29,  1(199, 
marrietl  Elizabeth  Huntington:  Phebe.  March 
16,  1702,  married  John  I'rench  :  Jacob,  Jan- 
uary 20.  1703.  mentioned  lieUjw :  Jane,  De- 
cember 4,  1704,  married  John  Birchard :  Ab- 
ner,  September  12,  1705.  married  (first') 
Jerusba  Huntington,  and  (second)  Mehitaljle 
Smith. 

(I\')  Captain  Jacob  Hyde,  son  of  Tliomas 
Hyde,  wa:;  liorn  at  Norwich.  January  20.  1703. 
He  alsi:'  setrleil  at  Nnrwicli  \\  est  Farms  and 
followed  farming.  He  married.  October  1 1 . 
1727.  Hannah  Kin^-^luiry.  burn  March  13. 
1709.  at  Haverhill,  daughter  of  Deacon  Jo- 
seph an.d  Ruth  (  Dc-nisi^n  )  Kingsbur)-,  grand- 
daugliter  of  Joseph  and  Love  ( Ayers)  Kings- 
bury. She  died  }\[arch  16.  1770,  at  Benning- 
ton, \'ermijnt.  v.hile  on  a  \isil.  Chik'ren. 
born  at  Norwich:  Jacob,  born  August  i. 
1730.  married  Hannah  Hazen :  Mary.  March 
24.  1732,  married  Peabody  Moseley :  Ephraim. 
born  April  23,  1734.  mentioned  below:  Jo- 
seph. June  I,  I73<).  married  Abigail  Abel: 
Hannah.  May  5.  173S.  vriarned  Samuel  Ladd : 
Ruth.  Ja:urary  2(1,  1740.  married  Ezekiel 
Ladd:  Junathan.  Jnnuary  4.  1742.  died  Oc- 
tober 22.  1743:  Silence,  born  A|')ril  13,  1744, 
married  Joseph  Ladd:  Rebecca.  December  11, 
1745.  married  Lebbeus  Armstrong:  Phebe, 
Octolier  7,  1750.  died  January  28.  1771.  at 
r.ennir.gt.,''n,  \'ermont,  unmarried. 

(  \' )  EpiiraiiTi.  son  of  Captain  Jacob  Hyde, 
v^-as  bi^rn  April  23,  1734,  at  Norwich  \Vest 
F;irTi>.  iiow  Franklin.  Connecticut.  He  mar- 
ried Martha  Gidi'infrs.  of  Norwich,  and  set- 
tled at  Stafford,  Connecticut.  ChiMren  :  Na- 
thaniel.  born  March  7.  1757.  metitioned  be- 
low; Hannah,  No'.ember  15,  I75<S,  died  un- 
married :  Lydia,  January  6,  1761.  married  Jo- 
seph Alden  :  E',)hraim.  January  23.  1703.  mar- 
ried Margaret  Walbridge :  Mardia.  February 
15.  t7''i5.  married  Oii\er  ^^'elIes :  Jacob.  No- 
vember 13.  17117,  married,  L\<!ia  Hall:  Ja-per, 


December.  I76';(.  marri.'il  Delight  Strong; 
Eunice,  August  2,  177.,  marneil  i'".li  Con- 
verge: Eli,  }\Iay  4.  1777,  married  Mehitable 
Lyon. 

(\  Ij  Natlianiel.  .-on  of  Ephraim  Hyi.le,  v.-as 
born  at  Stafl'ord,  ]March  7,  1757,  died  in  1825 
at  Scaffold.  He  was  an  iron  founder.  He 
married  (first)  Sarah,  daughter  of  Lieutenant 
D.  Strong:  ( seci:ind  1  Cynthia  Palmer.  His 
widow  was  living  at  Hartford  in  1856.  Child 
of  first  wife:  Alvan.  born  October  26.  1786, 
mentioned  below.  Children  of  second  wife: 
Nathaniel,  born  February,  iSoo,  died  October 
II,  1S30.  married.  January  11.  1826,  Caroline 
Converse  and  had  three  children:  Sarah,  mar- 
ried Asahel  Johnson,  of  EUingt'.Tu ;  Lavina, 
married,  June  30.  1823.  Da.id  R'lck'vell :  .Mar- 
tha, married.  Octolier  12.  1825.  Joseph  Phelps 
and  had  three  children. 

(\'II)  Alvan,  son  of  Nathaniel  Hyde,  was 
burn  Clctober  26.  1786.  at  Staltord,  died  Oc- 
tober 4,  1841.  He  -ucceeded  to  iiis  latlier's 
business  and  for.  n.iany  years  was  an  ivon 
mar.ufacturer  at  Stafford.  He  married  :>arah 
Pinne_\ ,  born  Jar,i:ary  9.  1793.  at  Staft'or,l,  died 
September  13.  1848,  daughter  of  Daniel  Pin- 
ne\-.  Children,  born  st  Staff .jrd :  i.  Edwird 
G.'.  married.  May  5.  1845,  Sarah  },I.  Ib.im- 
stead.  of  Mor.^i'U.  Mas^achnseLt^ :  settled  .u 
Staffoid:  chillren:  i.  Charles  F...  born  .-\pril 
4,  1848.  died  August  ly.  1849:  ii.  Edward  A., 
born  May  30,  1850:  iii.  Charles  T.  2.  Alvan 
Pinney,  born  March  10,  1825.  mentioned  be- 
low. 3.  Henry  L.,  born  December  6.  \%2~ , 
diei.l  November  15.  1830.  4,  Salisbury,  re- 
sided at  Cliict:)pee.  unmarried.  5.  Jenney.  mar- 
ried Charles  Fox  and  settled  at  Stafford.  6. 
Mar_\-ette.  married  James  S.  Kent,  resided  iri 
Richmond.  \"irginia. 

(\Tn)  Hon.  Alvan  Pimiey  Hyde,  s>"n  of 
Ah-an  Hyde,  was  bi.^rn  in  Stafford,  Marcii  10. 
1825.  lie  attended!  the  public  scb.ools,  fitted 
for  college  at  Mun.-on  Academy  a:id  grad- 
uated nitli  lion.or  froni  Yale  College  in  the 
ela-s  i:.f  1845.  He  -tudied  lav.-  in  tlie  office 
of  Loren  P.  \\"al!o,  of  Hartford,  then  of  Tol- 
land, and  also  in  the  Yale  Law  Scb;ool.  and 
\'as  aiimitted  to  the  bar  in  \%x~.  Fie  re- 
mained in  Stafford  imtil  1849,  when  lie  re- 
muved  to  Tolland  and  uas  as-ociated  with 
his  father-m-law.  Judge  Loren  P.  ^^'aldo.  one 
of  the  leading  lawyer^  of  the  state.  Then  tb.e 
(  ffice  of  the  firm  va^  renvned  to  Ibi'-tford,. 
In  18^)7  the  firm  became  Waldo.  Hul.Fard 
&  Flyde.  Governor  R.  D.  ITui)bard  btiiig  ad- 
mitted to  partnership.  \\\  1877  Charier  E. 
Gross  was  aduiiitted.  Four  ye.irs  biter  Judge 
Waldo  died  audi  tb.c  firm  ii.ime  was  changed 
to  Hubljanl  Hvde  &  Grov^,  Wilham  Waldo 
Hyde  and  Frank  Eldridge  Hyde,  >on;  of  Mr. 


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H_\de,  became  partners.  In  1884  Covern'M' 
Hubbard  died  an<i  the  firm  became  Hyde. 
Gross  &  Hyde.  Tlie  present  tirm  n.nme  ;> 
Gross,  Hyde  &  Shipma'i.  .Mr.  rlydc  was  ior 
many  years  one  of  the  leailing'  lawyers  of 
Connectiev.t.  He  was  a  ,Qifte<l  inii)lic  -peaker 
and  a  skillful  trial  lawyer.  He  was  a  prmni- 
nent  Democrat.  In  i854-58-(>j  he  repre.-enied 
the  town  of  Tolland  in  the  general  as-emlily. 
He  was  made  a  Mason  in  L'riel  Lodge,  Xo.  24. 
in  1858,  at  Merrow  Station.  Tolland  county. 
and  was  a  member  of  Rc'val  .\rch  Masons, 
Royal  and  Select  .Masters,  Knic^hts  Templar. 
He  was  grand  master  of  the  Connecticut  State 
Lodge  for  two  terms,  first  elected  Ma-\  15, 
1862.  and  his  administratinn  wa<  iintaljle, 
demonstrating  his  great  execr.tive  ability  and 
personal  popularity.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Yale  .Alumni  .-Association  of  Hartfo'-d. 
He  traveled  extensively  in  Europe  and  visited 
all  parts  of  the  I'nited  States,  iucluding 
-Alaska.  His  home  on  Charter  C "ak  I'lace  is 
a  historic  spot.  Iiein-'j'  tlie  location  oi  the 
famous  old  Charter  (Jak.  He  was  interested 
in  local  history  and  evinced  ir.ucli  public  ^jiirit. 
He  married,  September  12.  1849,  I'ranccs 
Elizabeth  \\'aldo,  born  March  21.  18^1  (see 
Waldo  \TI).  Children:  William  Waldo, 
bom  March  23.  1854.  nientioneti  lielow  :  l-"r;iuk 
Eldridge,  January  21.  1858.  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Hyde.  Foiard  ■&  Harjier,  of  I'ari,-: 
has  lived  in  Paris,  France,  since  1894:  mar- 
ried, October  20.  18S1,  at  Hartford,  Carrie 
Adelaide,  daughter  of  Hon.  Julius  and  .Ada- 
line  (Conger)   Strong. 

(TX)  \\'illiam  \\'aldo.  son  of  .\lvan  I^inncy 
Hvde,  was  born  m  Tolland.  Connecticut. 
Zvlarch  25,  1854.  He  resided  in  hi--  native 
town  until  he  was  ten  years  old.  and  went  to 
school  there.  His  family  then  moved  to  H.irt- 
ford,  and  he  prcjiared  for  college  in  the  Hart- 
ford public  high  school,  graiiuating  in  r.S72. 
He  entered  A'ale  College  and  w.i-  gr.i'lu.iied 
in  1876  v.-ith  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  .-\rts. 
President  .Arthur  T.  Ha<'!ey  and  other  promi- 
nent men  were  classmates,  .\fter  gnwluatii^n 
he  .spent  two  }-ears  as  a  huv  vtu'lcnt.  'me  in 
hi'=  fathe'-'s  oftice  and  one  in  t!io  law  <clKi,  ,1 
of  LVpcton  Univer.~it\-.  lie  \\.i-^  adiiiiited  to 
the  bar  in  H.arttV.rd  in  1878  ,ind  be-an  to 
practice  in  the  office  of  W.aldo,  Hulb-ird  vV 
Hyde,  the  firm  of  which  !ii-  f.-iilie'-  aiid  ;;rand- 
fatl'.er  were  partner-  before  iiim.  H;e  prc-- 
ent  style  of  thi-  law  hrin  •■■  "Iro--,  llv!.-  .\: 
Shipman.  and  Mr.  Hyle  ha-  cor.triiiute.l  lu< 
part  in  maintainiiig  the  pre-tige  of  thi-  lirr.i. 
taking  rank  among  the  foreuio-t  l.'iw'ers  ot 
the  state.  In  public  affair-  he  li:-  t.iken  tlu: 
part  of  an  able  :'.n.d  iiisiiiic--]  irir'oi  citizeri. 
For    manv    \ear-    lie    wa-;   a    meuib'.-v    of    liv,. 


-cliool  board  and  for  six  years  school  vi-itor, 
au'l  he  devoted  him-clf  ea.rnestly  to  the  ini- 
pr')\ement  of  th-e  public  scliOtiU.  l-'i.ir  many 
y^ars  he  was  president  of  the  board  of  street 
commissioners  of  Hartford.  In  j/olitics  he 
is  a  Democrat,  and  from  1892  to  181)4  was 
niavor  of  Hartford.  His  administration  was 
characterized  Iiy  good  judgiuent  and  excep- 
tional executi\e  ability,  and  is  cited  as  a  luodel 
to  be  followed  by  his  successors.  Mr.  Hyde 
is  pn.iminent  also  in  social  life,  a  member  of 
the  (  )rder  of  Free  and  .Accepted  ]\[;;-;0!is. 
Royal  .Arch  Masons.  Royal  and  Select  Ma-- 
ters.  Washington  Coniniandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plar, and  of  the  various  Masonic  bodies  to 
the  thirty-second  degree:  of  the  .\Iayflc,\ver 
Descendants,  being  a  desi^endant  of  Elder 
William  I'.rewster :  of  the  Society  of  Colonial 
^^'ars  and  the  Sons  of  the  .American  Revolu- 
tion ihi-^  .\very  and  Eldredge  ancestors  being 
proniinent  in  the  revol-Litionary  war  1  :  of  the 
Improvc  I  Order  ui  Red  .Men:  of  the  Hart- 
ford Chib.  tlie  Hartford  Golf  Club,  the  Fann- 
ington  Countr_\  Club,  the  Universit;,  Club  ci 
New  A'ork  City,  the  Vale  Club  of  New  York 
City,  the  Graduates  Club  of  New  Haven  and 
the  .Xayassett  C'ub  of  Springiield,.  Massaciiu- 
se!t>.  He  is  a  member  of  the  South  Cougre- 
'2:'.tional  <..hurcli  of  ilarrford.  He  married, 
Deceir.ber  i,  1877,  Helen  Eliza  ^\'atson,  born 
(')ctober  30,  1854,  in  New  York/City,  daugh- 
ter of  George  \\'.  and  Eliza  Xy<  (Pixley )  'Wat- 
son. She  was  a  classiuate  of  Iter  husband 
in  the  HartfV'rd  jrLiblic  high  =cliool.  Chib'ren: 
F.lizal.ieth.    born    Clctober     17.     1878:    .A'.van 

Waldc).  .\ugust  21.  iSSo,  married and 

ha-;  cliiidren :  Helen  U'aldo  and  Elizabeth 
Howard,  twins,  born  Octiiber  22,   1006. 

(The  Wn'rlo  Line), 
ill  C'ji  tielir.s  Waldo,  iitiniigrant  arice>tor, 
wa.-  Ijorn  a'lout  ir)24,  probably  in  England, 
died  at  Cliehusi'ord,  Massachusetts,  January 
.^,  i7o-:)-oi.  Hi^  name  is  first  mentioned  in 
die  c-'Urt  records  at  Salem.  July  6.  1647.  It 
i-  i^robabie  that  he  settled  "fir.-t  in  Ipswdch 
an<l  wa-  one  of  the  committee  appointed  to 
I'lm  the  line  between  Ip-wich  and  Glouce-ter. 
tie  o-i\ned  a  -ii.ire  a'vi  a  half  in  Plum  Island 
ai:d  w:!-;  lis  iug  ai  li'-wich  a^  late  as  Km^.  He 
ii'irried  Hannah.  Cog-weil.  born  1624.  died 
DecMub'er  25.  lyoj,.  daughter  of  Jolin  and 
C'i.'ai-et!!  (  Thomp-on  I  Cog-well,  of  Ipswich. 
!br  r.idicT-  was  a  native  of  \\'eitbiiry  Lei.rh, 
co;!uiy  Wilt-;.  luiglari.i,  anfi  came  to  New 
Engl;;nil  on  the  -hip  ■".Angel  Gabriel":  he  was 
a  well-to-do  woolen  nirmufactarer  in  England. 
Her  mother  was  daughter  of  Rev,  '\\'il!iani 
Tlionip-o,:;.  vicar  of  Wc-tbur\-  parish.  C 
J;innai\'   2.    i'itI,  John   Cog--v\-{:ll   gave  to  his- 


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son-iii-!a\v  his  tlwelliiig  house  at  Chebacco 
Fall.--  and  forty-nine  acres  of  land.  About 
lO^S.'-'-"'"'-''^'-  '»Valdo  removed  tu  Chelmsford, 
and  on  J/cbruar}-  15  of  that  _\ear  setkl  his 
chebacco  I-'alls  house  to  Edward  Bragg.  In 
various  deeds  during  the  next  fifteen  or  twen- 
t\-  \eari  he  is  called  sometimes  of  Clielmsford 
and  scmietimes  of  Dimstable.  probably  be- 
cause his  farm  lay  part  in  each  town.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Chelmsford, 
and  in  1673  was  on  the  committee  to  instruct 
the  selectmen,  and  in  167S  was  chosen  select- 
man. He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  church 
organized  December  16.  1(185,  in  Dunstable, 
and  was  or.e  of  the  first  deacons.  In  16S6 
lie  was  one  of  tlie  purchasers  of  land  at 
W'amesit  of  Jonathan  T\'ng,  and  in  1690  he 
was  licensed  to  keep  a  tavern  in  Chelmsford. 
He  was  cliosen  selectman  again  in  169S.  He 
disposed  of  his  property,  which  consisted  of 
a  large  amount  of  laud  in  Dunstable  and 
Chelmsford,  w  ith  a  dwelling  house  and  build- 
ings in  each  town,  before  his  death,  and  died 
intestate.  Children :  Elizabeth ;  John,  men- 
tioned below:  Cornelius;  Daniel,  born  August 
I9>  1657;  r\Iartha,  February  27,  1658;  twin 
sons,  February  24,  1659,  buried  February  2j, 
1659:  Deborah.  January  14,  1G61  ;  Rebecca, 
January  jS.  1662  :  Juditli,  July  12.  1664  ;  Alary, 
September  9.  1665.  died  at  Chelmsford,  No- 
vember 29.  1665  ;  Jonathan,  i66y. 

(11)  John,  son  of  Cornelius  Waldo,  was 
born  probably  at  Ipswich  and  died  at  Wind- 
ham, Connecticut,  April  14,  1700.  He  was 
in  King  Ph.ilip's  war  in  the  fight  at  Brook- 
field,  August  2,  1675.  and  was  wounded.  He 
served  at  the  garrison  at  Groton  also.  He 
resideil  at  Chelmsford  and  in  1682  was  em- 
ployed by  the  to^vn  of  Dunstable  as  a  mounted 
guard  against  tlie  Indians.  He  removed  to 
Dunstable  and  was  a  farmer  and  owned  a 
grist  mill  on  Nacooke  brook  in  that  town. 
He  was  'Icpuly  to  the  general  court  in  16S9. 
and  about  this  time  removed  to  Boston.  In 
1697  he  owned  a  mill  and  five  acres  of  land 
in  town  cove  in  Flingham,  but  jjrobably  never 
li\ed  in  Hingham.  He  ■-old  this  mill  and 
bought,  November  29.  1697,  a  grist  mil!  ant! 
nii'd  works,  dwelling  house  and  an  acre  of 
land  at  ^^'i^dham.  Connecticut,  and  in  January 
following  purchased  an  allotment  of  a  thou- 
sand acre  right  in  Windham.  He  wa-  ad- 
mitted an  inhabitant  of  Windham.  January 
?,o.  1607-08.  He  died  there  about  a  year 
later.  His  will  was  dated  April  14,  i/OO,  the 
day  that  he  died.  He  married  Rebecca 
■\danis.  who  died  at  Canterbury,  Connecticut. 
^c;itc-mber  17,  1727.  daughter  of  Captain  Sam- 
:'.nd  Rebecca  (Graves)  Adams,  of  Charles- 
!own.       She    married     (second)      (intentions 


dated  April  20.  1710I  Deaci^n  Eliezer  Brown,, 
of  Canterbury.  Children:  Rebecca,  (.lied 
July  2,  1677,  at  Charlestown  ;  John,  bi  'rn  May 
19,  1678:  Catharine,  .i'>79-8o;  Edward,  April 
2^.  1(184.  mentioned  below  ;  Rebe:ca.  .\ugusc 
'>,  1686:  Ruth:  Sarah,  baiitizerl  December  6, 
1O91  :  .\bigail. 

(HI)  Edward,  son  of  John  Waldo,  was 
born  April  2;^.  1684.  at  Dun?table.  died  at 
Windham,  August  3.  I7'i7-  He  was  educated 
in  the  I'.oston  schools  ;ind  for  a  number  of 
}ears  taught  school  at  Windham.  He  wa; 
an  extensive  farmer  in  that  part  of  Windliam 
which  is  now  Scotland.  He  built  a  liouse 
about  1714.  near  the  coum\  line,  which  is 
still  standing  and  is  occupied  by  a  descendant. 
Fle  was  moderator  of  the  first  meeting  of  the 
Third  Societ}-  of  Windham,  or  Scotland  Par- 
ish, in  June,  1732,  and  was  on  several  im- 
portant committees  in  the  church.  In  173.^ 
he  was  chosen  a  deacon,  and  in  1735  he  and 
his  wife  were  transferred  from  tho  Wind- 
ham to  the  Scotland  Parish  church.  In  1746 
he  and  his  famil}-  were  strong  supporters  of 
the  Separate  Church,  but  in  1763  he  was  re- 
stored to  his  standing  in  the  First  Church. 
Fle  was  a  member  of  the  general  assembly 
in  1722-25-30.  He  was  lieutenant  of  nnlitia. 
and  in  1745  was  one  '.if  the  iur_\-  which  tried 
Elizabeth  Shaw  fur  murder  and  resulted  in 
the  first  public  execution  in  \\'indham  countv. 
His  will  was  dated  April  3,  T766.  proved  Sep- 
tember 16,  i7'-i7.  He  married  (first),  jr.ne 
2S,  1706,  at  Windham.  Thankful  Dinimock, 
born  Tvlarch,  i'.>82,  atl!arn.-.tabie.  Massachu- 
setts, died  December  13N1757.  at  AX'indham. 
daughter  cf  Deacon  Sluihae!  and  Joanna 
(Dursley)  Dimmock,  of  [Mansfield,  Connecti- 
cut.      He    married     (sec'iul)     ]\Iary , 

probably  daughter  of  Elislia  and  Rebecca 
(  Doane)  Paine,  of  Easihani.  She  was  born 
February  1,  1695-96,  and  was  widow  of  Rob- 
ert Freeman.  Children,  all  by  first  wife: 
Shubael.  horn  April  7,  T707;  Edward.  Julv 
27,  1700,  mentioned  beiow :  Cornelius.  Feb- 
ruary iS,  1711-12:  Anne,  November  8,  1714- 
15,  died  January  17,  1734.  unmarrieii :  John, 
April  in,  1717,  died  .August  20,  1726:  Bethuel. 
June  10.  1710:  Ihankful.  July  3.  1721,  died 
.August  25.  17211;  Joaunali.  April  18.  1723; 
Zaccheus.  Julv  19.  1725 :  John,  October  18. 
1728. 

(TO  Edward  ^2).  .^on  of  Edward  (l^ 
Waidc>.  was  horn  at  \\'indham,  July  27,  i~on. 
died  at  Canterbury.  Se[itcmber  4.  1807,  He 
and  bis  wife  were  members  of  the  Windhau'! 
cliurrh.  but  ioiued  the  churL-h  at  Scotland  at 
its  organization  in  1735.  He  bought  !an<;  at 
Cantcrburv  soon  afterward  and  removed  there 
and    joined   the   Separate   or   Baptist    Church 


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t'lcre.  Rev.  Daniel  \\"n!(l(j  ?ays  nf  him:  "He 
\va^  a  man  oi  arileiit  pitty.  Tdwai'ls  the 
cli'se  of  liis  life  his  minil  was  clniuled.  The 
JJapti.sts  assailed  him,  assuring"  him  if  he 
would  go  into  the  water  liy  the  hand  of  their 
minister  the  cloud  would  vanisli  and  he  wmilil 
see  a  great  light.  He  was  immersed,  hut  he 
told  me  no  more  light  shone  on  him.  1  le 
took  no  further  step  with  them  in  the  pecu- 
liarities." lie  may  have  lived  in  Norwich  a 
short  time,  hut  returned  to  Canterlniry.  He 
was  tything-  man  in  1765.  He  married  (first  ), 
January  25,  1733,  at  Franklin,  Connecticut, 
Abigail  h'lderkin,  iiorn  at  Norwich,  September 
~9.  1715.  daughter  of  John  ami  Susannah 
(IJaker)     I'lldcrkin.       He    married     (second! 

Ruth ,  who  died  (Jctoljer  14,  1824,  aged 

ninety-seven  years.  His  will  was  dated  Au- 
gust 22,  1797,  and  proved  October  31.  1807. 
Children,  all  by  first  wife:  Zachariah,  brirn 
February  i,  1734-35,  mcnti'iiie(I  belnw  ;  Ann, 
September  5,  1737;  Nathan,  June  2;^,  1740: 
Abigail,  July  15,  1744. 

(V)  Zachariah,  son  of  Edward  (2)  \\'aldo, 
was  born  I'ebruary  I,  1734-35,  and  lived  in 
Canterbury,  where  he  died  February  8.  1811. 
He  was  highway  surveyor  in  1765-81-82-85; 
grand  juryman,  1771  ;  member  of  the  commit- 
tee of  safety,  1777:  selectman,  1779:  li-ier, 
17S0-S2;  member  of  committee  of  supjilie^, 
1782.  He  was  in  the  revolution,  in  the  .'-Sec- 
ond Company,  Eighth  Connecticut  Regiment, 
from  July  18,  to  December  16,  1775  :  in  Cap- 
tain Buell's  company.  First  Connecticut  Regi- 
ment, from  January  i,  1781.  to  December  31. 
1781,  although  this  latter  service  may  h.a\e 
belonged  to  his  son.  He  married  (first), 
November  21,  1758,  Elizabeth  W'iglit,  born 
July  20,  1738,  died  Septeinher  7,  t8oo,  daugh- 
ter of  Joshua  and  Elizabeth  (Cary)  Wight, 
of  Windham.  He  married  i-econd),  Novem- 
ber 18,  r8o6,  at  Canterbury,  Cynthia  Park. 
Children,  all  by  first  wife:  Anna.  bor,n  .\u- 
gust  27,  1759;  John  EMerkiu,  October  5, 
ijOii  :  Zachariah,  May  8.  17(14;  Elizabeth,  Jan- 
nary  22,.  1767;  Eljcnezer,  April  6,  1771.  men- 
ti(jned  below;  Samuel,  March  3.  1779. 

(AT)  Ebenezcr,  son  of  Zachariah  Waldo, 
was  born  at  Canter!nir\,  .\[)ril  h,  1771,  died 
at  Tolland,  August  2J.  1840.  He  was  a  man 
of  prominence  at  Canterbury:  was  highwav 
surveyor,  179S;  lister.  1802-05-07- n  :  grand 
juryman,  1806;  fence  viewer,  1810-12-13-14- 
16-17:  selectman,  1815-24.  He  wn.--  admitted 
to  the  church  at  Westminster,  ]\rarch  9.  1806, 
am!  was  inspector  of  school  district  N'"*.  4 
in  that  jiarish.  He  probably  live!  at  Tolland 
after  the  removal  of  his  sons  tlierc.  He  mar- 
ried, March  31,  179S,  at  Canteibary,  Cynthia 
Parish,    born    February    ig.    1770,    died    Feb- 


ruary 21,  1837,  daugliter  of  Lemuel  aiK'  Zer- 
\-iali  (  Smitli  I  I'-irish.  (liildren:  (  Miaiiiali 
I'ari-li,  liMrn  Jime  8,  i8ih);  Luren  I'inckiie\-, 
I''ebruary  2,  1802,  nieiui' uie<i  below;  Hannah 
i'.adger,  May  n.,'  1807;  Ebenezcr  Eldcrkin, 
June  y,  1809,  died  January  30,  1825. 

(\T1)  Loren  Pinckuey,  si>n  of  Eljcnczer 
Waldo,  was  born  h"eljruar\  2,  1802,  at  Canter- 
bury, died  at  Hartford.  Septeni])er  8,  1881. 
He  attended  schoo!  until  lie  was  fourteen, 
and  thereafter  until  lie  was  t\veut\-one  tauglit 
school  every  winter  and  worked  on  the  farm. 
He  applied  himself  t(.)  stuil\-  and  ma--iered 
the  higher  branches  of  mathematics  and  !iad 
a  good  knowl:?dge  oi  Eatir,,  "ffedge's  Logic" 
he  studied  in  the  fie'd.  Wlien  iwe:n\-rrnc 
years  old  lie  went.  ])eimiles>,  t'_>  .>tud','  kiw 
with  his  uncle,  John  I'arish,  at  Tolland.  He 
was  adnn'tted  to  the  bar  of  Tolland  c*.'unty 
in  Septemlier,  1825.  and  began  the  practice 
of  law  at  Somers,  Connecticut.  He  was  post- 
master tliere  two  years  and  a  superintendent 
of  sch(_>ri!s.  He  retm-ned  t.i  TiMiaud  in  7830 
and  lived  there  until  !8(.i3,  when  he  remr)\ed 
to  Hartford  and  resided  tliere  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  general 
assembly  from  Tolland  in  1S32-33-34-39-47- 
48.  In  1833  he  w-as  cierk  of  the  house  of 
representatives.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
board  of  \isitors  of  --chools  in  Tolland,  of 
tlic  bc_iard  of  commissioners  nf  commoit 
schools  of  Connecticut,  and  chairman  of  tlie 
committee  of  educaiir>n  in  the  house.  i-fe 
was  attoiiiey  for  the  state  fi.T  Tollap.i!  county 
from  1837  to  1849,  ''"d  judge  of  [>robate  for 
Tolland  district  in  1S42-43.  In  1847  he  ^^"^"^ 
unanimously  cliosen  l;y  thee  legislature  as  a 
member  of  the  conmiittee  to  revise  tlie  stat- 
utes, an.d  in  1864  was  again  appointed  on  a 
similar  committee.  In  1849  he  was  a  menil:)er 
of  the  thirty-first  ci.mgress  of  the  L'nited  States 
and  was  chairman  of  tlie  committee  onrevoln- 
tiiinary  pensions.  Fie  was  commissioner  of 
the  school  fund  of  C(:inriecticut  and  commis- 
sioner of  pensions  in  Washina:ton  durint;  the 
administration  of  Presiflent  Pierce,  and  con- 
tinued in  that  office  until  elected  judge  of  the 
superior  court  of  Connecticut  for  a  term  of 
eiL;ht  years.  .\t  tlie  e.xpirati'in  nf  ihis  terni, 
ah.iut  1863.  he  went  to  Hartford  and  enua'^'ed 
in  general  practice  at  fir-t  \\itli  liis  s  iii-in-!;iw. 
Alvan  Pinnev  H\de,  au'i  later  in  the  firiii  of 
Waldo,  Hubbard  &  Hyde  He  was  the  au- 
tlior  of  th.e  "Fli- tory  ..f  T^illanl"  and  gatli- 
ered  much  material  for  the  genealog\-  c-;f  the 
Waldo  famil\-.  In  p'llitics  lie  was  a  r)eni'> 
crai.  He  was  a  meniljer  of  tlie  Westm:n>ter 
cluirch,  but  later  rejecter!  some  of  the  tenets 
of  the  orthodox  faith,  and  lioth  he  and  his 
brother   were   excommunicated   in    1826.     He 


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'7.V 


))i.'c:ime  a  constTvativc  Unitarian,  and  after 
ri-ni'>\  ini;-  to  Hartfurd  \\a^  a  cunjtant  and 
(K'viKit  attendant  at  the  i-iuith  ConL;regatioiial 
tluircli. 

He  married,  at  Tc'land,  Xt'Veniher  _'2.  1SJ5. 
I'"raTices  Elizaiieth  Eldredi^e,  b^rn  at  New 
London,  December  16.  i8o().  iHed  .March  29, 
1874.  daus^hter  of  William  anil  Elizabeth 
(Avery)  Eldredije,  of  Tolland.  Her  i:;rand- 
fatiicr,  Charles  Eldred^e.  was  .-ievercly  wound- 
ed in  the  massacre  at  I'ort  Gri-wuld.  Sep- 
tember 6,  1 78 1,  and  her  maternal  ;:;rand father. 
Captain  Elijah  Avery,  was  killed  in  the  same 
massacre.  Children,  born  at  Tolland:  Ebe- 
nezer  Elderkin.  born  }>rarcb.  q,  1827,  died 
.March  19.  1833:  Frances  Elizabeth,  March 
21,  1831,  married,  September  12.  1849.  Hon. 
.Mvan  Finney  Hyde  (see  Hyde  \'HI)  :  LorcTi 
Pinckney.  March  24,  1834;  Cynthia  Paulina, 
October  25,  1836. 

Priifcssor  .\ndrew  Wheeler 
PHILLIPS  Phillips  is  a  descendant  of  a 
branch  of  the  Phillips  family 
that  settled  early  in  Rhode  Island.  The  tirst 
of  his  line  to  come  to  Connecticut  was  William 
Phillips,  son  of  \\"illia!n  Phillips,  vdiri  was 
born  in  1756.  enlisted  December,  1775.  as  p.r;- 
vate  in  the  company  of  Captain  Plaw  kins.  Col- 
onel \'arnuni's  regiment.  He  served  ior  a 
period  of  thirteen  nioiuhs.  engasring  ir.  the 
battles  of  Harlem  Heights.  Trenton  ami 
Princeton.  He  married,  March  14.  17S2.  at 
Xorth  Kingston.  Rhode  Island.  Mrs.  Martha 
.'\lbro,  widow  of  Captain  James  .\lbr(.i.  Her 
descent  can  be  traccil  to  Pardon  Tillint;"hast 
anrl  many  other  Rhijde  Island  families.  June 
29.  1818.  William  Phdlips.  then  living  at  \"ol- 
untown.  Connecticut,  and  aged  si.Kty-two  years, 
applied  for  and  received  a  pension,  and  July 
15.  1825,  he  died.  In  his  will,  dated  December 
I,  1824,  and  proved  .\utrust  i,  1825,  he  men- 
ti'Mis  his  beloved  wife.  Martha,  hi^  son.  Daniel 
Phillips,  his  grandson.  Harry  Phillips,  and 
his  daughter.  Pcgey  Hawkins.  H:^  in\-entriry 
includes  the  iteiii  ;  avails  of  Pen.sion.  The 
snrr.ame  Phillips  is  derived  fnjn^  the  ancient 
bajitisnial  name  of  Philip  and  i.lares  from  the 
first  Use  of  surnames  in   England. 

.Michael  Phillips,  the  areat-great-grand- 
father  of  William  Phillips,  settled  in  Rliode 
l>!;md  where  liis  name  appears  in  Newport 
as  a  freeman  in  1668.     The  name  ■■jf  his  v. ife 

v.-as  r.arbara r-     -Vfter  his  death,  in  i''i8S. 

she  married,  (second)  Edward  Innian.  May 
-■2,  i(>Si).  his  widow  jomed  with  her  second 
■I'l'^i.iand  in  a  deed  of  gift  to  her  sons.  John, 
J'ti-''es  and  Richard  Phillips,  .\ugust  26,  "1706, 
I'is  wi<lo\v,  who  is  now  also  the  widow  of  her 
."■•'end  husband,  declined  administration  on  the 


latter's    estate.      Children:      i.   John,    married 

Rebecca :     was    (if     Xewiiort.     Kh.ide 

Isiandi.  2.  \\  ilham,  married  Idirisiian  llaker, 
of  .Newport,  Rhode  Island.  3.  Jan.ies,  married 
(  hrsi )  .Mary  Tdowry,  daughter  of  John  and 
?4lary  Mowry ;  (second  1  Elizabeth  Foster,  of 
\\  esterly  :  was  of  Providence  and  Smithfield. 

4.  Richard,  born  lOO/,  married  Sarah  Mowry, 
daugluer  of  Nathaniel  and  Joanna  (Innian) 
.Mo\\r\-;    was   of    F'rovidencc   and    Smithtield. 

5.  Joseph,  married  F'lizabeth  Malavery,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Elizabeth  Malavery,  died  Sep- 
tember 3.  1710,  in  Proviilence.  (3.  .\lice,  mar- 
rieil  Joshua  Clarke,  son  of  Joseph  Clarke,  and 
iJ:ed  after  1702.  The  smis  are  found  living 
in  various  parts  of  Rhode  Island,  and  by  the 
third  and  fou.rth  generation  nearlv  everv  town 
was  occupied  by  some  branch  of  the  family. 

Daniel,  son  of  William  and  Alattha  (.-Mbny) 
Phillips,  was  born  in  1787,  probabiv  in  \'olun- 
town,  Connecticut,  and  married  .Sarah  Parbcr, 
daughter  of  Jonathan  and  Sabra  (Stantt^n) 
Piarber. 

Sabra,  wife  of  Jonathan  Carher.  was  born 
December  4,  1752,  daughter  of  John  and  Su- 
sann.a  (  Lamphere  )  Stanton.  The  first  Stantcm 
in.  this  branch  of  th.e  family  was  Robert,  v.dio 
was  born  in  I59g.  and  settled  in  Newport. 
Rhode  Island,  in  1638.  residing  there  inral 
his  death,  -\ugust  5,  1672.  Hy  -"onie  he  is 
called  brother  of  Thomas  Stanton,  of  Ston- 
inglon.   but  no  proof  of  such   relation  exists. 

Ho    :narrieu    -\vis    ,    family    name    uri- 

known. 

John  Stanton,  son  of  Robert  and  .A. vis  Stan- 
ton, was  born  .\ugu.st,  Kxi^.  married  (first) 
Aiar\-.  daughter  of  John  Flarndel,  in  1667, 
and  (second)  ]Mrs.  Alary  Cranston,  widow  of 
Governor  John  Cranston  and  daughter  of  Gov- 
ernor Jerer.iiah  Clarke.  He  was  ancestor  of 
the  Hon.  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  secretarv  of  war 
under  President  Lincoln.  His  sun,  John  Stan- 
tr.r.,  b>irn  .\pril  22.  1674.  by  his  first  wife, 
.Mary  Harndell.  married  ( second  1  .Susanna 
Laniphere  and  was  father  of  Sabra. 

Israel  Denison  I'liillips.  son  of  Daniel  Pliil- 
lips.  \vas  born  in  N'oiuntown.  Connecticut.  Au- 
gust 4.  uSoi;.  He  w.as  educated  in  the  piiblic 
schools  and  was  a  typical  New  F'nglau'l  farm- 
er, er.dowed  with  hardheaded  coiur,i.in  sense, 
sturdy  integrity,  patient  industry  and  tireless 
energy.  He  livedi  at  (^iri'=wold.  New  London 
Comity.  He  married  \\'ea!t:]iy  I'.rowning 
^\'l^celer.  d.aughter  of  ("iuy  and  Fann\-  '  Brown- 
ing 1  Wheeler.  .She  was  a  woman  of  great' 
mental  vigor  an<l  deep  spiriluality.  Children: 
I.  -\ndrew  ^\'heeler.  iiienti.iiied  belo'.v.  2. 
Daniel  Lyon,  born  July  18.  1852.  nui'-ried 
Mary  Young,  of  Jewett  City.  Griswold.  Con- 
necticut.    He   is   a   farm.er  and  ha.s  held   va- 


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rious  public  offices  of  trust  and  responsibility 
in   his   native   town. 

W'ealtliy  I'.rowning-  Wheeler,  wife  of  Israel 
Denisun  Phillips,  was  descended  from  Mr. 
John  Wheeler,  who  came  U)  New  London, 
Connecticut,  in  i(iCi-,  was  a  pronnnent  mer- 
chant and  very  enterprisiny;  and  successful  in 
foreign  trade,  leaving  at  liis  death  property 
which  inventoried.  December  lO,  1691.  ii.383 
3s.  6d.  Plis  wife  Elizabeth  married  (second) 
Richard  Steere.  who  with  her  was  appointed 
administrator  of  the  estate. 

Joshua  Wheeler,  son  of  John  \\"heeler.  born 
16S0,  was  father  of  Captain  Zaccheus  Wheel- 
er, who,  .September  23.  173'!.  married  Sarah 
Harris,  of  a  family  of  that  nauie  prominent  in 
the  early  settlement  of  Ne\v  London.  Guy 
Wheeler,  of  the  next  generation,  born  May 
23,  17^3.  married  .Merc\-  Lolles,  born  lulv  iq, 

Joseph  I'.olles,  the  first  of  the  name  to  cross 
the  Atlantic,  was  in  I'^o  engaged  in  trade 
at  "Wir.ter  Harbor"  near  the  mouth  fi  the 
Saco  river  in  the  then  province  of  Maine,  re- 
moving later  to  Wells.  Maine,  wh.ere  he  iield 
the  office  of  town  clerk  from  1654  to  ir,64. 
Mr  Holies  died  at  WelL-  in  the  fall  of  1078, 
leaving  a  widow  Mary,  daughter  of  Tv  (organ 
Howell,  and  a  large  estate  for  his  eight  chil- 
dren, all  living  at  that  date. 

The  name  liolles  is  foimd  in  the  roll  cif 
r.attle  Abbey  and  the  family  is  of  long  stand- 
ing in  the  county  of  Lincoln.  Thanks  to  the 
will  of  John  BoUes.  of  St.  Jan.ies,  Clerkenwell, 
^[iddlesex.  Esquire,  i,  Jv.ly.  u'jO;.  pn>i.i.d  9 
.\iav,  i6w'\  leaving  t30t>  "untr.  m_\  bri'ti'.er 
Joseph  Bolies,  living  in  New  bjii,'!:::;!."  Jo- 
seph Boib'S  is  posi;!\ely  ;dcnt;tie'!  as  ;he  Jo- 
seph, son  of  Thomas  BoUes.  of  Osburton  in 
the  visitation  of  Nottinghamshire,  connecting 
hiin  with  a  pedigree  of  fourteen  generations 
back  to  .Mane  'ir  .Maine  Bolle,  of  .Swi'u^head 
and  I'x'Iie  Hail  in  tlie  county  of  Lincoln  in 
the  reign  of  Henry  HL  Thi.^  make^  a  line  of 
twentv-one  generation.-,  from  l'rofi->>or  Phil- 
lijis  to  the  same  .Main,  with  nun.en)us  coats- 
of-arms  of  connecting  families. 

The  Bolies  coat-of-arms  is  very  iniere=ting. 
being  an  early  specimen  of  the  piunur/-  arm.>. 
A  shield  aztn^e  with  tiiree  Iniirs  lieu';-  '^f  i:o\,\ 
in  cups  ov  b'lwls  ..f  <il\er  the  ctips  represent- 
ing tlie  name  Bowls  1  Bolies)  and  lioars  heads, 
the  name  of  the  estate.  Swine^lieail.  Mr. 
William  S.  .\ppleton  includes  the  arms  of 
'•Joseph  Bolks.  Wells.  Ma-.,  now  Maine.  '  in 
his  limited  list  of  thirt_\-one  "Positive  Pedi- 
grees and  .\uthorizi:d  .\rms." 

Thomas  F.olle-.  ^on  of  Jo>c]'h  and  ^Lary 
( hfowell  )  I.olle.-,  remo\ed  to  New  Lo;idon 
soon  after  he  reached,   n-.an.huod  and   marrierl 


there  (tirsti  Zipporah  Wheeler,  of  Groton. 
Connecticut. 

John  riC)lles,  the  third  and  on!_\-  survivmg 
son  of  Thon.ui.i  and  Ziiip.irah  b'.olles,  was  born 
August,  i('77.  at  New  Lon.don.  At  the  age 
of  thirty  becoming  dissatisfied  witlt  the  ten- 
ets of  the  Presbyterian  church,  he  united  with 
the  Rogercnes  and  was  immersed  by  John 
Rogers,  the  elder.  Well  educated,  familiar 
with  the  Bible,  independent  in  fortune,  earn- 
est in  his  convictions  and  of  a  proselyting 
spirit,  bold  and  fond  of  discussion.  .Mr.  BoUes 
engaged  very  actively  in  polemical  contro- 
versy and  wrote  and  published  many  Ijooks 
aiui  pamphlets,  some  of  which,  still  extant, 
pro\e  him  to  have  been  as  3.liss  Caulkins  says, 
"fluent  with  pen  and  adroit  in  argument  upon 
the  s]nuT  of  his  convictions."  He  devoted 
himself  to  th.c  great  cause  of  religious  free- 
dom, encountering  op.'position  and  persecu- 
tion and  sultering  fines  and  imprisonments 
and  beating  with  many  stripes.  It  is  no  ex- 
tra\agant  eulc-gy  to  say  that  John  BoUes  was 
a  great  and  good  man.  His  works  are  r.i'; 
be.-t  epitaph.s.  He  married  lor  his  fi'"st  wife 
Sarah,  datighter  of  John  Edgecombe,  of  New 
London,  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Stallion  i  ^v,- 
Sterling).  Sarah  Stallion  was  the  daughter 
of  Edward  Stallion,  of  New  London,  at  fir^t 
a  coast\vise  tiader  for  whom  was  ['uilt  tlie 
ship  "Edward  and  }vlargaret"  in  ir'iSi.  His 
stone  house  in  Town  street.  New  London. 
was  built  before  1660.  Later  in  hie  he  be- 
came a  resilient  farmer  in  North  Grot'jii,  ne^s 
Ledyard. 

John  Edgecombe,  th.e  fallier  of  Sa'^ah.  \\a- 
son  of  .Nicholas  EMgecombe,  tind  the  line  rtms 
back  from  Professor  Phiinps.  t\'."ent\'  tol- 
erations, to  Ji:ihii  de  Edgeconibt-,  liC.rn  about 
1250,  A.  D.  The  present  Earls  of  Mount 
Edgeco'.nbe  are  of  this  family. 

Joshiia  Bolies,  of  the  next  generation,  born 
August  5,  1712,  New  London,  married  Jan- 
uary 30,  173').  J'lanna.  daughter  'ji  Tlioi'.ias 
and  Saratt  (  llaiicock")  Williams,  granddangh- 
cer  of  Thomas  and  Joanna  Wilb'ams,  of  Ne\\' 
London.  1670. 

Mercy,  daughte'/  of  Joshua  JViUes,  bcrn 
Julv  K),  1758,  marrii.!.!  Gtiy  Wheeler,  as  abi've. 

i'anny  I'.rowning,  wife  of  Guy  \\'l'ei'ler,  Jr.. 
son  of  Guy  and  Mercy  f  Bolies)  Br:i.\ning, 
was  dc'-cended  froir,  ariotliL-r  group  of  Rhode 
Islarid  ancestors. 

Nathaniel  Browning,  of  Portsmouth  and 
Kingston,  Rhode  Island,  married  Sarah,  daiigii- 
ter  of  William  Ereeliorn,  one  of  the  eiiili- 
teen  original  propriett.irs  of  A.finid,ne':k.  who 
settled   Pocasset    (later  P*ortsmouth ),    U'XS. 

William  Browning,  son  of  Nathanirl  Brown- 
ing,   married    Rebecca,    daughter    of    Samurj 


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.Trill  Hannah  (Porter)  Willnir,  grandJaugh- 
iiT  of  SaniiR'l  Wilbur,  another  of  the  pro- 
|irietnrs  of  Aquidneck,  1638,  and  named  in 
the   Ro\al  Charter  granted   by   King  Charles 

11,   1<'<J3- 

loiin  I'l'rter,  the  lather  of  Hannah  Porter, 
was  also  an  original  proprietor  of  Aquidneck. 
1(138.  and  named  in  the  Royal  Charter.  As- 
sistant, 1C140-44-50-O4,  commissioner  from 
1058  to  1 66 1. 

[ohn  drowning,  son  of  William  and  Re- 
becca (Wilbur)  Browning,  married  Ann  Haz- 
ard, (laughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Sarah  (Smith) 
Hazard,  granddaughter  of  Robert  and  Mary 
(I'.rownell)  Hazard,  and  great-gratiddaughter 
of  Thomas  Hazard,  a  founder  of  the  Historic 
Charter  Colony  of  Newport.   1630. 

Mary  Brownell,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Ann  Brownell,  and  wife  of  Robert  Hazard, 
(lied  January  28,  1739,  age  one  hundred  years 
(see  "Boston  Gazette,"  February  11,  1739 1, 
leaving  five  hundred  children,  grandchildren 
aiid   great-gran(Jchildren. 

Sarah  Smith,  wife  of  Jeremiah  Hazard, 
was  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Mary  (Ger- 
eardy)  Smith,  and  granddaughter  of  John 
Smith,  of   Prudence   Island. 

^Iar_\'  Gereard}-,  wife  of  Jeremiah  Sinith, 
was  daughter  of  Jan  Gereardy  and  his  wife 
Renewed,  daughter  of  John  and  Margaret 
Sweet,  and  grautklaughter  of  Philip  and  Marie 
(Pullet)   Gereardy. 

Ephraim  Browning,  son  of  John  and  Ann 
(Hazard)  Browning,  married  Susanna  Davis 
and  his  daughter  Famiy  was  the  wife  of  Guy 
Wheeler  and  the  motlier  of  Wealthy  Browning- 
Wheeler,  wife  of  Israel  Dcnison  Phillips. 

Professor  Andrew  Wheeler  Phillips,  son 
of  Israel  Denison  Phillips,  was  born  in  Gris- 
wold.  March  14,  1844.  In  youth  he  attended 
the  district  school  01  his  native  town  and 
I)rivate  schools  taught  by  college  men  in 
their  sumn.ier  vacations.  During  four  years 
lie  was  engaged  in  teacliing  in  the  public 
schools  of  eastern  Connecticut  and  in  study- 
ing by  himself  the  higher  branches  of 
mathematics.  Prom  1S64  to  1875  he  was 
instructor  in  that  branch  at  Cheshire  Acad- 
emy. In  1871  he  began  to  study  mathe- 
matics under  Professor  Hubert  A.  Xewton. 
•■'f  Yale  College,  and  in  1873  received  the  de- 
^-ree  of  Ph.  B.  from  Yale,  followed  in  1877 
by  the  dc.:::;rec  of  Ph.  D.  after  specializing  in 
Kiatiiematics.  physics  and  political  economy. 
I  rinity  College  conferred  upon  him  the  hon- 
orary degree  of  A.  M.  in  1875.  He  began  to 
teach  in  Yale  College  in  1876  and  wa?  elected 
a  tutor  there  in  1877.  In  1881  he  was  made 
a-_>istant  professor  and  in  iS'}i  lull  professor 
''I  mathematics.     Since  1895  he  ha.s  been  dean 


of  the  Graduate  School  of  Yale  University. 
In  1883  he  was  chosen  a  trustee  of  the 
Episcopal  Academy  of  Connecticut  at  Che- 
shire; in  1886  a  trustee  of  the  Hopkins 
Grammar  School  in  New  Haven:  in  1891 
trustee  of  tlie  Hotchkiss  School  at  Lake- 
\  ille.  of  which  board  he  has  been  president 
since  1900.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American 
Mathematical  Society  and  the  Connecticut 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and  a  fellow 
of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republi- 
can :  in  religion  an  Episcopalian.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Connecticut  Society,  Sons  of 
the  American  Fievolution.  by  virtue  of  tlie 
revolutionary  3er\-ice  of  his  ancestors.  He 
belongs  to  the  Graduates'  Club  of  Xew  Haven 
and  to  the  Xew  Haven  Co-lony  Historical 
Society.  Professor  Phillips  was  the  originator 
of  the  Connecticut  Almanac,  and  edited  it 
from  1S82  to  1894.  He  wrote  a  biographical 
sketch  of  Professor  Hubert  A.  Xeutmi  for 
the  Bulletin  of  the  American  [Mathematical 
Societ}',  and  has  contributed  numerous  papers 
on  mathematics  and  astronomy  to  scientific  and 
mathematical  societies  which  have  been  pub- 
lished in  whole  or  in  part.  He  i.-  j(jint  author 
of  '"Transcendental  Curves'"  (Xewton  and 
Philhps,  1S75):  ""Graphic  Algebra"  (Phillips 
and  Beebe.  1882);  ""The  Elements  of  (Geom- 
etry" (Phillips  and  Eisher,  1S96)  ;  ""Trigo- 
nometry and  Tables"  ( PliiUips  and  Strong, 
i8(->8)  :'""The  Oibit  of  Swift's  Comet"  (Beebe 
and  Phillips,  1891).  Professor  Phillips  in- 
troduced at  Yale  on  an  extensive  scale, 
a  svstem  of  instruction  l-.y  the  use  of 
mathematical  cur\-es  and  models  ^vhorel)y  tlie 
principles  of  the  advance!  mathematics  are 
brought  down  to  the  comprehension  of  the 
freshmen  and  soph'  iniores.  He  has  invented  a 
multitude  of  models  and  machines  to  illustrate 
a  great  variety  of  mathematical  operations  and 
principles.  Among  These  ma}'  be  mentioned 
a  device  for  the  discussion  of  the  general  cubic 
equation,  whereby  a  model  is  so  constructed 
as  to  transform  one  figure  of  space  into  an- 
other and  aho  showing  hovv  two  figures  of 
space  may  intersect  each  other  (American  .As- 
5ociatii:-n  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
Rr>che>ter.  1S92)  ;  also  a  machine  for  trims- 
forming  one  stereographic  projection  of  the 
sphere  into  any  otiier  (  British  \ssociation  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science.  Montreal,  1884)  ; 
also  models  showing  the  projection  of  a  defin- 
ite fourth  dimensional  figure  into  a  figure  of 
three  dimensional  space  ( Yale  Mathematical 
Club.   iqii). 

President  Hadley  in  speaking  recently  of 
Professor  Phillips'  work  said :  "He  is  one  of 
the  few  men  who  has  shown  a  positive  genius 


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for  tcachin;;'.  lie  coinliiiud  n  QTcat  enthu^ia^in 
for  his  own  subject  with  an  ahiiost  iiiMque 
peiwcr  of  appruciati'.ii:;'  the  chfhcnhics  nl  thi.>SL- 
who  know  less  abcjr.t  it  tiian  he  did.  He  was 
fertile  in  ilhutrative  expedients  which  enali'led 
most  boys  to  appreciate  mathematics  from  at 
least  one  side,  and  ins[)ireil  a  few  of  them  to 
look  at  it  from  all  sides.  This  was  not  charac- 
teristic of  his  mathematical  teaching'  alone:  it 
ran  through  his  whole  life.  He  cared  fiM-  the 
person  with  whom  he  was  dealing  even  more 
than  for  the  thing  he  was  trying  to  do.  Every 
one  felt  this,  and  this  was  wh\-  men  worked 
for  him  and  cared  for  him." 

Piofessor  Phillips  cuaiipleted  in  June,  1911, 
fifty-one  years  of  service  as  a  teacher.  His 
resignation  as  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
Dean  of  the  Graduate  School  was  accepted 
by  the  Yale  corporation.  He  was  made  Pro- 
fessor Emeritus,  and  the  following  vote  was 
adopted  b}    the  corporatit)n : 

I'otcd.  to  adopt  the  following  minute  with 
reference  to  the  resignation  of  Dean   tMiillips  ; 

"The  Corporation  wishes  to  record  its  deep 
appreciation  of  the  services  of  Profes?or  .\n- 
drew  Wh.eeler  Phillips,  who  retires  at  the  close 
of  the  present  year  from  the  position  of  Dean 
of  the  Graduate  School. 

"Mr.  Phillips  has  been  connected  with  Yale 
University  for  forty  years.  After  taking  his 
Bachelor's  and  Doctor's  degrees  at  Yale,  the 
former  in  1873  and  the  latter  in  1877,  '^^  ''''^ 
held  successively  the  position.s  of  Tutor,  .'as- 
sistant Professor  of  Mathematics.  Professor 
<)f  Mathematics,  and  f()r  the  past  sixteen  \ears 
the  important  p(;)St  of  Dean  of  the  Graduate 
School. 

"The  Corpuraticm  is  mindful  i)i  [he  man\- 
services  which  Dean  Phillips  has  rendered  as 
an  inspiring  teacher  of  undergraduates,  as  Sec- 
retary of  the  College  Faculty,  as  the  successful 
head  of  one  of  the  most  important  schools  of 
the  Universit}-  and  as  the  Corporation's  repre- 
sentati\e  in  the  raising  of  the  fund  for  the 
erection  of  the  Bi-Centennial  buildings. 

"His  loyal  devotion  to  the  Universitv  ha> 
been  an  inspiration  ti"i  all  w  hri  have  ku'nvn. 
him  and  the  Corporati(^n  desires  to  place  on 
record  its  sense  of  appreciation  of  wli'.t  his 
character,  spirit  and  work  have  meant  to 
Yale." 

Professor  Phillips  married  Maria  Scovil'e, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Peter  G.  Clarke.  cha[ila!n 
of  United  States  navv.  She  died  Februarv 
22.  tSq5. 


earlv 


The    Rembcrt    faniih-    is    of 
^EMBERT     French  Huguenot  stock.    Tlie 
progenitor     v,a;     mucng     ihe 
tttlers    of     South     Carolina,    coming 


thither.  accMrding  to  familv  tradition,  friari 
L'anterbiiry,  F.ngland,  wlnilier  the  lamilv  went 
fi.'r  retUL;c  after  the  rexocatlon  .jf  the  Ivlict 
i>t  Xantes,  late  in  the  seventeen.th  centurv. 
In  1790  the  first  federal  census  siiows  that 
the  descendants  of  the  immigrant  were  tlien 
numerous  in  the  Camden  district  of  Clare- 
mont  county,  South  Carolina.  Abijah  Rem- 
bert  had  a  family  of  three  sons  under  sixteen 
and  five  females,  and  held  eleven  ■slaves:  lames 
hail  three  sons  luider  sixteen,  {>  ur  females, 
and  had  thirty  sla\"es.  E.  Remliert  and  [olin 
Rembert  also  lived  in  this  county:  Joachim 
Rembert  in  the  Georgetown  district  of  Prince 
Frederick  parish:  and  Jacob  Rcmiiert  also  in 
.'^outii  Carolina.  3.1ost  of  them  appear  to  be 
well-to-do  planters. 

(  I )  Raphael,  son  of  one  of  the  Rem.berts 
mentioned  above  and  grandson  or  great- 
grandson  of  the  immigrant  ancestor,  lived,  in. 
Georgetown  comity.  South  Carolina,  and  •.vas 
a  cotton  planter. 

(  II)  Stephen,  son  of  Raphael  Rembcrt.  was 
born  in  Georgetown  county,  South  Carolina., 
in  (3ctober,  1831.  He  remo\ed  to  Walling- 
ford,  Connecticut,  where  he  lived  on  !iis  in- 
come during  the  smiimer  month',  spending- 
the  winters  in  the  south.  After  the  civil  war 
lie  made  his  home  in  the  soinh  a'togeti-ier. 
He  married  Sarah  Laura  Hiddleston,  born  at 
Wallingford,  Connecticut,  April  9.  1S31,  died 
in  Georgetown,  South  Carolina.  IQ03,  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  S}'bil  (.Alansfield)  Hiddleston, 
the  former  a  native  of  South  Carolina,  the 
latter  born  in  Connecticut,  and  a  granddaugh- 
ter of  Jolm  ^lansfield  1  q.  v.).  He  had  fir^t 
met  lier  during  his  earl}'  youth  while  lie  was 
a  student.  Children:  i.  John  Raphael,  see 
forward.  2.  Henry  H..  born  185;.  li\'es  in 
South  Carolina.  3.  Robert  H..  died  at  age 
of  ten  \ears.  4.  Herbert,  was  murdercrj  bv  a 
negro  whom  he  employed  in  1SS4.  5.  Flurine 
S..  born  1866,  died  at  age  of  t'n.inv  vears. 
o.  Mary,  died  1906. 

(  III )  Ji'hn  Raphael,  eldest  clnld  of  Stephen 
and  Sarali  Laura  1  Hiddleston  )  Peinbcrt.  was 
born  at  Wallingford,  Conecticut.  July  30,  1853. 
He  attendefl  the  public  schools  of  his  tri-.vn 
and  of  New  Haven,  an<i  unon  tiie  cniioletion 
lit  his  education  was  a  clerk  in  a  stationery 
business  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of 
twenty  year-.  In  1S73  he  went  into  bu^ine•!^s 
for  himself,  and  in  1898  he  formeil  tlic  firm 
I't  John  R.  Rembert  ^-v-  Company,  in  .i  sta- 
tionery stiire  on  State  street.  New  Haven. 
In  this  venture  they  were  unifcirmlv  -suc- 
cessful, and  the  business  lias  enjov-cfi  a  con- 
stantly gr.jwing  popularity.  In  politics  Mr. 
Rembert  entertains  iiidependent  opniions  and 
he   is  a  tiiember  of  the    ProtC'-tant   Episcopal 


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clitirch.  Dy  virtue  of  t!ie  services  ut  iiis  nin- 
tenial  nncc^tor.  (^"aptain  John  .Man>tieid.  nieii- 
tiiMU'cl  heitinafter.  Mr.  Uemiterl  is  a  member 
of  the  Cotiuectioiit  Soeiety  Sotis  ox  the  Amer- 
ican Revolution,  and  h;is  heen  acce|ite(l  in  the 
Sncietv  <.'f  rhe  Cincinnati,  lie  i.-  alM.>  a  mem- 
lier  of  the  Union  League  Chih  of  New  i-Ia\-en, 
and  of  Hiram  Lodi;e,  No.  i,  I-ree  and  Ac- 
cepted .Masons.  Mr.  Remhert  married.  July 
30,  1S84,  Charlotte  Ri)sette  Johns<.in.  born  in 
W'aterbnry,  Connecticut.  June  19.  1807.  Her 
line  of  descent  i^  as  follows: 

Ira  Johnson,  great-gfrand  father  of  Mrs. 
Remhert,  married  Lois  tlcilcomb.  Linus,  son 
of  Ira  and  Lois  (  Hc>lcoriih )  Jr:hn>c)n,  was 
born  in  Ilarwinton,  May  2g,  iSio.  and  died 
February  11.  1905  :  married,  about  1S3J.  }dary 
Riley,  of  Southbur\-.  born  1800.  died  April  8. 
1841.  Riley,  son  of  Linus  and  Marv  (Riley) 
Johnson,  was  born  in  Torrington.  Connecti- 
cut, 1836,  and  died  December  29,  1SS7:  mar- 
ried, August  19,  i8'')3,  Louisa  M.  Eronson  (see 
Pironson).  and  had  children:  Charlotte  Ro- 
sette, who  became  Mrs.  Remhert :  an.d  Burr 
r.enham.  born  in  Torrington,  Connecticut,  Oc- 
tober 5,  1S71,  died  Juiie  19,  iC)o8.  was  a  clerk 
and  married,  October,  1892,  Mary  L.  Hunt. 

(Tlie  Mansfield  Linei. 

(I)  Sir  John  Mansfiebl.  Knight,  wa^  mayor 
of  Exeter,  England,  aho  master  df  the  sur- 
vey- under  Queen  Elizabeth. 

'(II)  Richard,  S':>n  of  Sir  Jolm  ^ilanstield, 
died  January  10,  1655.  He  was  rme  of  the 
first  settlers  in  New  Haven  and  ancestor  of 
almost  all  the  Connecticut  rvlanstields,  of 
many  in  the  state  of  New  Yr.rk,  and  of  some 
in  the  south  and  west.  He  came  from  E.xeter, 
Devcnshire,  Ens<Ir.nd.  and  settled  in  Ouin- 
nipiack  in  i'>39,  a-^  ^hown  by  deeds  of  land 
from  James  .Marshall,  of  Exeter.  England, 
which  are  in  the  New  Haven  Land.  Records, 
vol.  i.  He  ov.'ned  a  number  of  oclier  parcels 
of  land,  but  only  erected  a  sort  of  cellar,  part- 
ly in  the  ground,  with  a  thatched  roof,  which 
kiiid  of  dwellings  were  used  by  tb.e  most  repre- 
sentative inhabitants  during  th-  tim  few  years 
of  their  life  in  tliis  country  .  In  the  schedule 
'■'f  the  list  of  the  first  planters  he  is  put 
d  iwn  at  £400 — thirty  acres  in  the  First  JDi- 
^i-i"Ti.  ^ix  acres  in  the  "Neck,"  twenty-two 
acres  of  meadow  and  eighty-eight  in  the  Sec- 
f'^v]  Division.  .About  this  time  it  is  sup- 
I'iised  he  establi-~hed  hi<  farm  and  built  his 
large  dwelling  iiou.-e  and  farm  accommoda- 
iii^ns  at  a  place  called  the  "East  Farms," 
ah. Hit  four  and  a  half  miles  out  on  the  pres- 
ent Norrh  Haven  roa-i,  where  he  spent  the 
reinain.ler  of  his  life.  Govern^T  Theopiiiu;-; 
'.'.aton    aiiministered    the    oath    01    .'idelitv    to 


Ricliard  Mansfield  at  the  general  ci;iu!t  at 
New  Haven,  July  I.  1(144.  in  t'ie  list  <.f  the 
one  hundred  and  twenty-three  rirst  grantees 
"f  New  Haven  he  ha>  ".Mr."  atrix(.-u  to  !n- 
name,  \\  idi  only  seven  other>  in  the  vn  h.'le 
list  with  that  hi. nor.  Th.e  title  of  "Mr."  (  Ma>- 
ter)  at  that  time  was  far  iiKire  hmu'rable 
than  that  of  Escpiire  twi.i  hundred  years  later. 
He  is  mentioned  in  a  large  number  of  puldic 

ilocuments.      He  married  (lillian  ,  ami 

had  children:  i.  Joseph,  born  about  1636 
( O.  S.)  :  took  freeman's  oath,  Februarv  8, 
i(>^j.  He  owned  a  large  estate,  a  portion 
of  it  being  the  present  site  of  Yale  L'ni- 
vcrsity,    and    died    November    15.    iC'.02.      He 

married,  about  1657,  IVlary ,  joined  the 

church,  .\ugust  30,  1685.  2.  Moses,  see  for- 
ward. The  widow  of  Richard  Ivlansfield  mar- 
ried (second),  1657,  Alexander  Field,  and 
after  his  death  in  1666  she  lived  with  her  son 
!Moses. 

(Ill)  Moses,  son  of  Richard  and  Gillian 
Mansfield,  was  born  in  January  1G39  ( (.).  S.t, 
and  died  October  3,  1703.  He  was  t\A-cntv- 
one  }-ears  of  age  when  he  took  the  frecnian's 
oath,  Ma_\-  i,  ihfo.  A  part  of  the  inscription 
on  his  monumental  table  is  as  follows:  "Mere 
lyeth  interred  the  body  of  2\lajor  }doses  Mans- 
field, Assist.,  Aged  63,"  viator  was  thic  high- 
est military  title  at  that  time,  and  for  defeat- 
ing a  body  of  Indians  in  tlie  time  of  King 
Philip's  war,  about  -wliere  the  town  '''f  ]\Ians- 
fiell  is  situated,  the  town  was  nanied  after 
liim.  He  was  a  member  c^f  th.e  general  court 
or  assembly  for  forty-eight  sessions,  judge 
of  probate,  and  of  tlie  county  cmirt.  He 
married  ffirst),  ^Ia_\-  5,  1664,  !Mercy,  daugli- 
ter  of  Henry  Glover,  an  early  settler  and  a 
prominent  man:  ('second')  Abigail,  born  ^^Jay 
5,  I'li'iO,  dierl  February  28.  1709.  daugluer 
01  Thomas  and  ?\lary  Vale.  Children,  all  by 
first  mar-'iage : 

1.  .\bigail.  b'lrn  February  7,  16^4.  died 
September  24,  1717;  marrieil,  Septcinher  13, 
1682,  John  Atwater,  who  settled  in  ^\'alling- 
ford.  and  died  in  1748.  They  had  se\'en  -.^n- 
aiiil  three  daughters,  and  among  their  ile- 
sceinlants  were:  Ward  Atwater.  a  prominent 
sea  captain  in  the  \^'e^-t  India  trade,  and  Jerc- 
nu'ah  .\t\\ater,  pre-id'.iit  of  .MiddlebiT}-  i_'ol- 
iege,  \'ermciut,  aiK!  later  of  the  Dickinson 
College,  Pennsylvania. 

2.  ^ilercy,  born  .Vjirii  2,  ifiCty  :  married,  about 
iTiOi,  John,  born  August  6,  ii'i'17.  '^'•"■'  ""'f  Ser- 
geant fohn  and  grandson  of  .-Vntitony  T'nonip- 
<i<n,  the  first  settler.  Their  farn:  was  at 
"Soutli  End,"  near  the  ohi  ligh.t  house.  Ch.il- 
dren:  i.  John,  born  October  ti.  t'io,2.  '•. 
Abigail,  October  6.  1(^04.  iii.  Mercv.  Feb- 
ruary   2T,    ifkjG.      iv.    I\[o>e?.    Novembe;-    i. 


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COXNKCTICL'T 


Uyjy,  married  bc^ire  Hcniiin;\\  ay.  and  their 
daughter,  al-o  Desire,  married.  DecemIxT  6, 
1758.  Re\-.  Xich.ilas  Street.  \.  Helena,  horn 
AprU  jS.  i~u2.  vi.  Samuel.  September  30, 
1704.  vii.  Jii^ef^ii.  viii.  L'.aili>heba.  .\lniost 
all  the  TliiuiipMjns  of  Ea.-i  Haven  are  de- 
scended troni  John  and  Mercy,  and  the  late 
Nathaniel  I'.  Thompson,  [iresident  of  the  Me- 
chanics' liank.  was  a  ilescemiant. 

3.  Hannah,  horn  March  11.  iGyj,  died  \'o- 
vember  i.  1721J;  married,  about  K*)^,  tjcr- 
shom  r.rdwn.  born  October  9.  i6(.)5.  died 
1724,  who  was  a  merchant  and  ship  owner. 
and  considered  a  man  of  cun?id.crable  wealth 
for  that  time.  He  was  the  -iin  oi  Eleazar  and 
the  grand-nn  cf  l-'ranci-  and  Tvlary  i  Edwards) 
Brown.  whi>-arri\ed  in  I'.o-inn  fnjm  EnLjIand, 
June  2().  I '137.  and  were  anK.Mi:..;"  tlic  tirst  set- 
tlers of  Xew  Haven.  Children:  i.  Eleazar, 
born  lOy'i,  died  September  21.  171 18:  mar- 
ried, January  Ji,  i7-'5.  Sarah  Ruwe.  ii.  Han- 
nah, born  January  i.  170J.  iii.  (Tlive,  born 
February  jj.  170S.  died  October  10.  1743; 
married.  }.Iarch.  20,  1728.  Nathaniel  Brown, 
who  came  from  England,  and  had  a  son  llen- 
jamin,  whn  was  a  sea  capatin  in  the  West 
India  trade. 

4.  Samuel,  burn  December  31.  1(171,  died 
unmarried,  1701.  He  was  graduated  from 
Harvard  Ceillege  in  lOgo.  anil  had  charge  of 
tlie  Hopkin-  t.iranimar  School,  itjij^-gg.  then 
went  into  tb.e  W'e.-t  India  trade. 

S-  M'jse~.  b'-rn  .August  15.  i'^74.  died  Feb- 
ruary 15.  1740.  He  is  si.jmetimes  -tyled  mer- 
chant, sometime^  mariner,  and  his  name  ap- 
pears many  times  on  tlie  t  '\\n  recrirds.  In 
1718  he  was  one  of  the  |  er-nn.-  t.  >  whom 
license  was  granted  "to  set  iii'  a  mill  to  im- 
prove the  flax  seed  of  tiiis  coion_\  ami  for 
the  e.xtracting  and  prodr.cing  linseed  oyl," 
and  in  the  f(3llowing  year  the\'  were  granted 
the  exclusive  rigiit  "to  make  Iinsee<l  and  rape 
oyl."  He  married,  November  3.  1702.  Mar- 
garet, born  June  7,  1682.  d.aucihter  of  John, 
and  granddaughter  of  Tin:othy  Prout,  of 
Boston.  She  was  the  ^i-ter  of  Jolm  Prout, 
whf)  was  grailiiate.!  fre^m  Va'e  College  in 
1708,  and  was  treasurer  ..if  tb.at  institution, 
1717-63. 

6.  ."^aralt.  brirn  June  14.  1177;  married,  Jan- 
uary I.  1698.  William  Rh<:ide-.  a  mariner  from 
Newport,  Rhode  Island,  anij  probably  lived 
in  New  Elaven.  They  hail  a  son  wlio  be- 
came a  physician. 

7.  Richaril,  born  July  20.  r I'^o,  died  Au- 
gust 7,   1 68 1, 

8.  I'>ati>Inia.  !;orn  January  i.  16182:  mar- 
ried. January  22.  1705.  Ji'-epii  Lh.apman.  of 
Newport.  Rhode  Island, 

9.  Jonathan,  see  forward. 


ll\')  Deacon  Jonathan,  son  of  Moses  and 
Mercy  (Glover)  Mansfield,  wa-  born  Feb- 
ruary 16,  10S6,  baptized  March  21,  same  year, 
and  died  Jamiar_\-  10.  1775.  His  name  appears 
on  the  land  records  in  fifty-six  deeds,  and  in 
the  court  and  town  records,  thirty-nine  times. 
He  was  an  enterprising  and  acti\e  business 
man,  and  was  appointed  a  member  01  im- 
portant ami  responsible  public  trusts.  In  fann- 
ing he  was  equally  successful.  His  will,  dated 
October  I,  1767,  left  an  estate  of  £1,493, 
w  hich  was  consitlered  large  for  that  time.  He 
joined  the  church  under  the  Rev.  James  Pier- 
pont,  August  28,  1709. 

Deacon  Jon.athan  Mansfiekl  married  (tirst) 
Juiic  I,  1708,  Sarah  Ailing,  born  in  1685.  die^ 
May  4,  1765,  daughter  of  John  Ailing,  re- 
corder and  treasurer  of  Yale  College,  wlio 
married  Susannah,  daughter  of  Robert  Loe, 
of  Stratford,  Connecticut,  granddaughter  of 
Ri.dgcr  .Mlir.g.  one  of  tlic  first  settlers  of 
New  Ha\en,  who  came  from  England  in  1O39 
anrl  became  deacon  and  treasurer  of  the  Juris- 
diction. Deacon  Jonathan  Mansfiel.i  married 
(second).  May  13,  1766,  Abigail,  born  Sep- 
tember I,  1707,  died  January  25,  179S.  widov.' 
of  Ebenezer  Drjrman.  and  daughter  nf  James 
and  Abigail  (Bonnet)  Bishop,  Children,  all 
bv  first  marriage  : 

1.  Moses,  see  forward, 

2.  Jonathan.,  biorn  January  27,  1711.  died 
young. 

3.  Susa:uiali.  bi  rn  l)ecemlier  9.  1712.  ■bed  in 
1797;  married  1  first  1.  Decendier  23.  173(3, 
Samuel,  liorn  January  28,  171 1.  died  1750, 
onlv  ciiild  of  Ebenezer  (changed  fr'.>n;  Icha- 
boci  I  and  Hannah  (Bassett)  Mansfield,  and 
had  one  child,  Susanna.  Site  married'  i  sec- 
onfl)  John  Stone,  of  Milfor'l 

4.  Sarah,  born  May  2,  1715:  married,  FeV'- 
ruary  21,  1730.  Captain  Thomas  Wiunoi.  i)'.irn 
A'lgusi  23.  1712.  a  joiner  and  builder,  aiid  tlie 
great-grandsi  ill  of  Benjamin  anfl  Aiii.e  Wil- 
mrit.  who  came  from  England  about  !f;;40. 
Children:  Rhoda,  born  February  20,  17-^0: 
Sa.muel.  March  <i.  1742 :  Daniel,  Ocv^ilier  i(j, 
1744:  Sarah,  February  6,  1747,  The  land 
records  show  that  he  was  living  in  17112.  and 
his  wife  in  1787. 

5.  Stephen,  born  November  14.  171(1  died 
lulv  t;.  1774.  He  was  a  captain  in  rile  West 
India  trade,  and  prominent  in  publi:  mat- 
ters. He  married.  December  31,  174' ■.  Han- 
nali  Beach,  of  \\'al1i:igford.  born  1728,  died 
Seritembcr  20,  171)5. 

6.  Nathan.  b^Tii  N.-.veniber  r;,  1718.  died 
March  13.  1783:  m.-irried.  t7_i3.  Del.iorali  L)ay- 
ton.  born  1724.  diedi  May  29.  :8t7 

7.  Lois,  born  April  27,  172;,  died  ^.laich  16. 
1806;  married  (first),  January  9.  1746!,  .\bra- 


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liani,  l)Lirn  IJJO,  died  174S.  great-grandion 
of  W'iiliani  Bradlex',  ancei.toi"  of  all  the  New 
Haven  I'.radiey.-.  who  came  there  about  11J45. 
Chi'drt-i! :  i.  Abraham,  born  1746,  died  Jan- 
iKirv'  J4.  iSj5  :  married  Mary  Punchard,  who 
died  Septemiier  25,  1823,  and  their  only  child, 
\\  illiani.  married  Caroline  Munjon,  of  New 
IIa\en,  and  had  six  children,  ii.  Lois,  bora 
March  3,  1748.  died  .\pril  20.  1805  :  she  mar- 
ried I  second  I  Josiah  \\  oodhouse.  of  London, 
England,  lnjrn  1722.  died  September  3,  1764; 
they  had  une  child:  Ri^bert.  who  probably 
died  }oung.  She  married  (third).  Jnly  10, 
1766,  John  Watts,  and  she  ioined  the  cliurch, 
ictober  30.   17C14. 

'  8.  Richard,  born  in  New  Haven,  October  i, 
1723,  died  April  12,  1820.  He  was  fitted  to 
enter  college  at  the  age  of  eleven  years,  but 
did  not  enter  until  he  was  fourteen  years  old. 
He  was  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1741, 
remaine'.l  two  _\'ears  longer,  and  then  pursued 
theological  studies.  He  became  an  Episco- 
palian and  had  charge  of  the  Hopkins  Gram- 
mar Sch-<.">oI  in  New  Haven.  1744-47.  He  was 
ordained  deacon  in  Kensington  Church,  Lon- 
don, England,  August  3,  1748,  by  Dr.  Thomas 
Herring,  .Archbishop  of  Canterbury,  and  ad- 
vanced to  the  priesthood  August  7,  same  year. 
Returning  to  America  in  174M.  he  took  his 
first  ch.arge  at  Derb}-  and  had  charge  of  this 
parish  almost  sevcnt\-two  years.  He  sided 
with  the  English  during  the  revolution  and 
was  obliged  to  fiee.  He  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Yale  College  in 
1792.  He  married,  October  lo.  1751,  Anna, 
born  1720.  died  August  20,  1776,  eldest 
(laughter  of  Jr)seph  Hull  121.  of  Derby,  and 
of  the  same  family  as  Commodore  Isaac  Hull, 
of  the  L'n.ited  States  Navy.  Children :  i. 
Richard,  horn  September  3,  1752.  married 
Abia  Shelton.  ii.  Elizabeth,  baptized  Septem- 
ber 20,  1754.  died  February  22.  1826.  uinnar- 
ried.  iii.  .\nna,  baiJtizcl  May  2,  1756,  tlied 
April  II.  1S41.  mai-ried.  <3ciober  22,  1774, 
Major  Elijah  Humphreys,  born  1746,  dieil  on 
his  way  to  the  West  Indies,  r\Iay  2,  1785. 
iv.  Sarah,  b^v.-n  August  q.  1738.  died  De- 
cember 27,.  17Q0:  married  Rev.  Edward 
^'•lakeslee,  born  in  1767.  died  July  17,  1797; 
they  had  one  child,  Sarah  r^Iansheld,  who 
married,  December  24,  1812,  Dr.  Pearl  Crafts. 
v.  Henrietta,  liom  October  3,  1760,  died  Feb- 
ruary 3,  T'-(.i.  vi.  Joseph,  born  February  24, 
17''-.  <lied  December  19,  1782.  vu.  \\"i!!iam, 
b.;iiti/cd  Jamiarv  12,  1764.  didl  October  i. 
j8if.:  he  wa-  graduated  from  Yale  College 
in  1784  and  was  a  merchant  and  a  manufac- 
turer r,f  linseed  oil  in  Derby:  he  married  Fu- 
'nce  Hall,  and  had  eleven  children.  viii. 
Stephen,  born  September  12.   1765,  died  Au- 


gust 9,  1819;  his  death  wa?  caused  by  a  fall 
fn.im  his  carriage,  ix.  Jonathan,  baptized  Jan- 
uar\-  21.  17(^8,  died  in  infancy,  x.  Jonathan, 
baptized  November  12.  17' 19,  died  Decemljcr 
10,  1770,  xi.  Lucretia,  bi,irn  January  12,  1772, 
died  February  10,  1S4Q,  married,  August  10, 
1796,  Abel  .Klli:^,  and  had  six  children,  xii. 
Marv  Louisa,  baptized  June  12.  1774,  died 
Ma\-  6,  1863,  married  Liiles  Mardenbrotigh, 
and  had  two  children,  xiii.  Grace,  born  .Au- 
gust 15,  J776,  died  Octol)er  14,  1776. 

( \' )  Moses,  eldest  child  of  Deacon  Jona- 
than and  Sarah  (Ailing)  I\Iansfield,  was  born 
]\Ia\-  5,  1700,  and  ilied  in  New  Ha\-eii,  in 
1754.  He  was  graduated  from  Yale  Col- 
lege in  1730.  P.y  occupation  lie  is  styled 
"schoolmaster,"  had  chr.rge  of  the  Hopkins 
Grammar  School,  1730-34.  and  afterward  kept 
a  private  school  in  which  >'Oung  men  were 
prepared  for  college.  His  name  appears  on 
the  land  records  in  sixteen  deeds.  He  was 
chosen  sexeral  tinie<  as  constalile  and  ci.ilkct'jr 
of  taxes,  and  was  a  number  of  times  a  mem- 
ber of  public  committee^.  He  married  (first). 
Ma}-  17.   1734,  Ann  Mary,  born  in  170Q,  died 

JuK-   5,    1742.   daughter  01 Kicrstcad, 

of  Ne\\-  Yr.ri<.  a  wealthy  £)utchman,  wb.o  came 
to  New  Haven  in  hi-  '"Id  age.  He  married 
(second),  February  17,  1748,  Widow  Racliel 
Ward.     Children, : 

1.  Sarah,  born  July  7.  1736.  died  Feliruary 
18,  1775:  married.  Jui\  13.  1758.  J.:>hn.  Datiiel- 
son,  a  Scotchman.  r)f  th.eir  three  chil^i-en. 
two  died  \oung.  ar.il  the  tb.ird,  Alary  \rn. 
married  William  Lamonr.  a  mariner,  had  one 
child.  Sarah  Alansheld.  who  died  unmai-rieit. 
October  15.  1867. 

2.  Jonathan,  born  !\Iarcl'.  8.  1739,  died  Sep- 
tember 2.  1760.  He  uas  a  sea  captain  and 
owned  a  homestead  lUi  Union  street,  betwvpn 
V.'ooster  ami  Eas:  Wa'er  .-treets.  He  mar- 
ried, No\embcr   to,   1701.  Alary,  daughter  of 


Eenian.iin 


Sara!'    Porchcster:    sh.c    mir 


ried  (second)  Edmund  Burke,  and  died  Sev.- 
tember  24,  1830 :  by  her  second  marriage  she 
had  a  daushter,  who  married  De.icon  Sher- 
man Clair.  Jonathan  au'!  Alary  {  norchc-tcr' 
Alansfield  had  chikiren:  i.  Mar_\'.  born  alriut 
1765.  died  about  1793,  n'.arried,  Wheeler,  son 
of  Caleb  P.eeciier,  of  Woodbridge,  Connecti- 
cu.t :  thev  had  no  cliildren.  Fie  marned  1  -ec- 
ond  )  yiary  (  Polly  1  HMtcliki-s,  of  Vv'ooil- 
hridge.  and  had  several  children,  ii.  ."-^arah, 
bnrn  T7<>8.  died  Aniil  -"  ■.  t.~^3''.  married.  1786. 
Jiihn  F.enediet,  born  in  New  ^'ork.  I7(y'),  died 
in  New  Haven.  183S  :  cluMren:  Lyman,  liorn 
1787,  die-.l  July  -i,  i8('>3.  married  Annie  Moul- 
tl'.rouii:  Parnaba-,  bii-n  T7s;8,  died  De'-tm- 
bcr  21.  1831'!:  Wa'ter  and  Poily.  died  in  in- 
fancv :  Sarah,  born.   171/1',.  died   lune  2,   j873' 


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COXXECTICLT 


Truman,  burn  April  lo.  ijqS,  dioil  April  14, 
1880,  married  (first),  July  4,  1819,  Elizabeili 
Hotciikiss,  (second »  Mary  A.  Auger;  Marv, 
born  i8kX).  died  1857,  married,  Januarx'  12, 
1S23.  Morris  Church,  born  1800,  died  1834, 
lia;l  six  children,  Xancy.  horn  1802,  filed  iin- 
niarried,  1883:  Harvew  burn  1804,  died  Xo- 
veniber  11,  1878.  married  Henrietta  llotch- 
kiss,  who  died  Xovemher  21,  1808,  and  had 
seven  sons:  Charles  \\'.,  born  1809,  died  on 
day  appointed  for  his  wediling,  January  15, 
183J:  Sherman,  born  Octoiier  16.  1811,  mar- 
ried (fir^t),  September  18,  1833,  Lucy  J.  Prm- 
dle.  born  C'ctober  30,  1810,  died  January  9, 
1843,  had  two  children,  (seciind),  December 
31.  1843,  Eliza  A.  Ives,  born  Xo\embLr  14, 
1820,  who  also  had  two  children  ;  Lieorge  V\'., 
born  1814,  died  May  21S,  1847.  married  Polly 
Landcratt,  r.f  Ea^t  Ila\en.  and  had  three 
children.  iii.  John,  was  a  mariner,  never 
married. 

3.  John,  see  lurward. 

4.  Mcfses,  born  September  25,  174Q,  died 
December  31,  1831.  He  was  also  a  school- 
master, and  his  homestead  was  on  Grove 
street  near  Church  street.  He  married  the 
widow  of  Thomas  Dcjdd,  a  mariner,  who  left 
his  wife  with  five  small  children.  He  had 
no  children  of  his  own. 

5.  James  Kierstead,  usually  called  by  the 
second  of  these  names,  wa.^  born  Eebruary  15, 
1751,  and  died  in  1804.  He  owned  the  greater 
part  of  the  Mansfield  home  lot  that  faced  Elm 
street  and  the  Green.  He  was  a  mason  and 
builder,  engaged  in  calico  printing,  and  man- 
ufactured saltpetre.  In  this  last  industry  he 
caught  a  cold  whicii  developed  into  consuni]> 
tion  and  caused  his  death.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  (governor's  Foot  Guard,  and,  being 
six  feet  in  height,  was  chosen  one  of  the 
twelve  grenadiers.  At  the  time  of  the  revo- 
lution he  wa^  already  ill  and  coukl  not  serve 
his  ciiuntr_\-  in  the  field.  He  married,  Ftliniary 
2,  1774,  Mary  Hitchcock,  who  was  taken  into 
the  First  Congregational  Church,  July  26. 
178S.  ChiMren:  i.  Joiiathan.  baptized  July 
26,  1788,  died  in  West  Indies  in  i8ot  :  mar- 
ried, about  1790,  Hannah,  daughter  nf  David 
Dougal,  who  came  from  Edinburgh,  Scotland. 
ii.  Kierstead.  baptize<I  July  26,  1788.  died  Jan- 
uary 16,  1805,  aged  twenty-eight  years:  he 
was  a  merchant  in  Xeu  Haven,  and  married, 
March  15,  T797,  Anna  Thonipsi.n,  born  in 
1770,  died  October  6.  1840 :  -he  married  (sec- 
ond.) Eli  Osborn,  a  widow,  among  whiise 
children  bv  hi-  fir-t  wife  were:  Waller  ( 's- 
born,  for  many  _\ears  collecti'r  of  taxes,  and 
^linott  Osborn,  editur  of  t'le  Xew  Haven 
Dailv  Rcs;ister.  iii.  Mary,  ba.'tized  Septem- 
ber 12,  1799.  married,  March  4,  1800,  Leman 


Hall,  a  grocer,  and  had  six  or  eight  children, 
iv,  Sarali,  baptized  March  ij,  1782,  married, 
abou.t  1S15,  Stephen  Porter,  aiul  hadi  one 
child:  George  H.,  born  Xovemljcr  2.  1810, 
who  married,  Xoveniber  21,  1841).  Sarah 
Hotchkiss.  and  resides  in  Xew  Ha\'tn :  thev 
ha\e  an  ailopted  daughter,  Alta  H.  Porter. 
V.  Julia,  born  Xovemher  i.  1784.  died  Oc- 
tober 9,  1S50,  married,  ^larch  21,  182 1,  David 
Ritter,  born  1778,  died  October  14.  1842.  a 
manufacturer  of  monuments,  etc.,  who  was 
a  widower  with  a  number  of  children:  by 
this  second  marriage  he  had:  Stephen,  a  coin- 
mercial  traveler,  born  .September  22.  1S22, 
married.  September  7,  1846,  Margaret  G. 
Pond,  of  Xew  \'ork,  and  has  three  children; 
Jt>seph,  a  jeweler,  born  (Dctober  24,  1824, 
married,  1845,  Elizabeth '  Pease,  of  Flartford, 
Connecticut,  and  has  on.e  child,  vi.  Rachel, 
born  AJarch  14,  1787,  died  February  2h.  iS^^, 
married  June  20,  1807.  James  Weijster  To\\ii- 
send,  a  mariner,  born  July  20.  1782,  diedi  De- 
cember 21,  1824:  children:  Lucius  Pcardislev, 
born  A[)ril  id,  1808,  tiled  March  10,  1882: 
Martha,  bcirn  1810,  die<l  in  infancy:  John, 
born  July  10,  1812.  died  March  16.  i8'i7, 
married  and  had  children:  Mary,  bc'rn  1S14, 
died  in  infanc;.' :  Mary  r" ranees,  born  June  20, 
1820. 

(  \  I )  Cajjtain  John  Alansfield,  son  of  Moses 
and  Ann  Mary  (Kierstead")  Mansfield,  born 
in  Xew  Haven,  Connecticut,  August  17,  1748, 
died  in  Wallingford,  Connecticnt.  in  1823. 
He  owned  and  occupied  the  lot  m w  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr,  Harri.Min  and  formerlv 
by  John  Hiddleston,  F  ;q.  He  -erved  'luring 
the  revolution,  and  his  record  i^  given  as 
follows : 

Capl:.  John  Man.sneld.  of  Wallingford.  Conn. 
(1748-182JI.  was  a  sergeant  in  the  compa;'.y  of 
Isaac  Cook  Jr.  in  the  i-t  Retripient,  Coi.  David 
Wooster.  raised  on  the  nr^t  c:ill  \nr  troop-  in 
April-May.  irrs.  Served  in  Xew  York  .ind  on 
L.ons  Island  dariri.c;  the  summer.  In  September 
marclied  to  the  northern  department,  wnere  it 
served  under  Gen.  Schuj-lcr  about  Lake-  Georgre 
and  Cham;d;(in.  In  Octoljer  served  at  the  re- 
duction of  St.  John-.  He  \va-  discharg-ed  Xo- 
vemher ;8.  ;7r5.  in  June.  1776.  he  was  ensisn 
of  the  6th  Company  of  the  5th  Battalion.  Wads- 
worth's  Brigade,  commanded  by  Col.  William 
Douglas,  rai-ed  tr.  reinforce  \'v'ash:ngton's  army 
at  Xew  York.  Served  in  the  Citv  and  at  tiie 
riKht  of  the  line  ckiriny  the  battle  of  Lone 
I -land.  .\ug.  _'7th:  ^va-  ;it  the  battle  of  White 
f'lains.  Oct.  28th  ami  ccintinned  in  -ervice  until 
Pecembcr  25th.  1776.  re-eidi-iiny  m  t!:e  Ci.m- 
necticut  Line.  Jan.  i-t..  1777.  On  .March  14th 
1777.  he  was  commi--ioned  a  lieutenant  in  t'le 
6th  Retrinient.  Connecticut  Line,  raised  i"  C'lntir,- 
ue  thronsh  the  war.  went  into  camp  at  reo'-c-ki'' 
in  tl'.c  summer,  and  served  duriuLr  the  fa;'  in  Par- 
si-.n'<  iirigade.  on  the  Hiid-on.  wintered  1777-78  at 
West   Point,  and  in   the   snmmer  wa=   encamped 


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wiili  the  main  army  at  White  Phiui-;;  \viiiterc<.i 
['jS-7:)  at  Reading.  In  the  Mimmcr  oi  i;;; 
«crVL'<l  on  the  Far-i  <ii.le  of  the  Vhul^or. :  wintcrtii 
i-;i).So  at  Morri>to\vn  Huts.  Xew  Jersey,  anil  in 
the  >ummer  of  I7^'o  served  on  both  sides  oi  tlie 
l!u(ison:  ivintcred  irfio-Sl  at  Camp  ConncctKiu 
\i!la,i4C,  op|iosite  \^'e^t  Point,  and  there  c^ln^  ■',:- 
dated  for  formation  1781-1783.  In  this  formation  he 
contitmed  as  a  lieutenant  in  the  4tli  Regiment 
Connecticut  Line,  and  was  present  with  the  regi- 
ment at  Yorktown,  At  the  storming  of  the  en- 
emy's redoubts  on  the  night  of  October  24tii. 
l7,Si.  the  column  was  preceded  by  a  "forlorn  hope" 
of  twenty  men  under  Lieutenant  Mansfield,  whu 
was  wounded  in  scaling  the  works.  He  was 
romplimented  in  Col.  Hamilton's  report.  In 
the  formation  of  January-June.  1 78.?.  he  contin- 
ued as  lieutenant  in  the  .;d  Regiment  Connecti- 
cut Line,  commanded  by  Col.  Henian  Swift,  in 
iervice  at  \\'e~t  Point  and  vicinity,  until  early  in 
June  the  regiment  was  disbanded  with  the  great- 
er portion  of  the  army  by  orders  of  Washington, 
lie  was  a  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincin- 
nati. He  was  granted  a  pension. —  (Conn.  Society, 
S.  A.  R.  Year  Hook.  1897-98-99.  page  537). 

He  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Tl'.addeus  Cook,  of  WoUingford.  Children- 
I.  Ira,  Ixirn  in  Wallinoford.  October  16. 
1776,  died  in  Atwatcr,  Ohio.  June  16,  1849. 
I  lis  occupation  was  that  of  farming  and  he 
was  a  captain  in  th.e  Indian  wars  under  Gen- 
eral Hariison  and  Commander  Perry  on  the 
lakes.  He  married  Sukie  Kiitland,  atid  had  a 
son.  Isaac  K.,  hr.rn  in  Atwater,  C>hio,  Feb- 
niary  3,  1809.  died  in  Foland.  Ohio.  August 
16,  1S50.  Pie  was  a  merciiant  in  Poland  and 
in  }''hilade1phia,  and  married,  1S39,  Lois, 
daughter  of  E'.kanah  ?\Iorse.  Their  son,  Cap- 
tain Ira  Franklin.  \\as  born  in  Poland,  (Ih.io. 
June  27,  1S42.  anil  was  graduated  from 
rV'lnnd  College.  lie  served  in  the  civil  war. 
iS^j-fj;,  and  was  promoted  thrc'ugh  the  vari- 
ous ranks  to  tliat  of  captain  nf  the  One  Hun- 
dred and  I'iflh  Ohio  Regiment.  He  lived  in 
Beaver.  Pennsyhania,  was  a  member  of  the 
legislature,  a  member  of  the  American  Philo- 
sophical Society,  and  elder  and  sui'eriniendcnt 
•if  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  married;. 
December  11.  1872.  Lucy  E..  daughter  of  Dr. 
EH  .Mygatt,  of  rirmburv.  Connei:ticut.  and 
has  children:  Kirtlond  M.,  Mary  L..  Henry 
B.    2.  Sybil,  see  forward. 

I  \'H  )  Svl.iil,  only  ;!ant:bter  of  Captain  John 
am!  Eunice  (  Co' 'k  1  Mansfielii.  n^.arried  John 
Ili'dlcstrni.  a?  mentioned  aliove  (see  Reni- 
bert    II). 

I  The  Bronson  Line). 

This  name  is  usually  spelled  Brownson  on 
the  Hartford,  atul  iirunson  on  the  Farmiu.g- 
tori  records. 

<  I)  John  Bronson.  father  of  ib.e  ^Vaterba^y 
I'ron-ons,  was  early  in  Hartford.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  he  was  one  of  the  company  tliat 


came  with  Mr.  Hooker  in  I'i36,  t'f  w  l!.-ise 
church  he  was  a  member.  He  \vas  a  soldier 
in  the  I'e<|Uot  'iiattle  of  u'l^y.  He  is  not 
nauied  .uiiong  the  jiroprietLirs  of  Hartfoid.  in 
the  land  division  of  1639.  but  in  the  same 
year  is  mentioned  in  the  list  of  settlers  who 
by  the  "towne's  courtesie"  hail  liberty  "to 
fetch  woode  and  keepe  swine  or  cowes  on 
the  ceimmon."  His  house  lot  was  in  the  "sol- 
diers' field."'  in  the  north  pan  of  the  old 
village  of  Hartford,  on  the  "Xeck  Rnad" 
(supposed  to  have  been  given  for  service  in 
the  Peipiot  war),  where  he  lived  in  i')40. 
.-\fter  the  purchase  of  Tiuixis  (  Farmington) 
by  the  Hartfijnl  people.  John  Bronson  remo^-ed 
to  tliat  idace  abc^ut  1(141.  He  was  one  of  the 
seven  pillars  at  the  organizatioi;  of  the  Farm- 
ington church  in  1652:  was-  deputy  to  the 
general  court.  'Slay,  165 1.  and  at  several  later 
sessions;  and  "'the  constable  of  Fanningtc-in." 
wlic>  collected  t'le  rate  for  "\e  Fort  at  Sea- 
brook"  in  i<'it2.  His  name  is  on  the  list  of 
freemen  of  Farmington  in  1669,  and  he  died 
X'oveinber  28.  1680,  his  estate  being  ir:ven- 
toried  at  £312.  He  married  and  iiad  children: 
I.  Jacob,  born  January.  1641.  died  T70S;  lived 
in  Farmington.  in  th.e  society  of  Kensington, 
married,  and  liar!  children.  2.  John,  born 
January,    1(^.44.      3.    Isaac,    see    forward.      4. 

Mar_\-.    married    Ellis,    or    .'\Ilis.      _;. 

Aliraham,  baptized  Xovember  28.  I'u".  he 
signed  the  l^Jattatuck  articles.  I'Ut  decline' 1  th.e 
responsibilities  of  a  planter;  removed  tn  Lyme, 
where  he  died  at  an  ad\anced  age.  FTe  mar- 
ried Hanna'i.  flaugliter  of  '.Matthew  Gri-v, o'd. 
and  had  children,  r'l.  Dorcas,  died  Ala''-  f  <, 
1(197:  married  Stephen  Floplcins.  of  IL-rt- 
foird.  and  ha'l  a  smi,  Joliii.  who  was  of  \^'ater- 
bur^-.  7.  Sarah,  married  Ebcuezer  Kiibourn. 
of  Wetherstield. 

('ID  Sergeant  Isaac,  son  of  John  Brons'jn, 
died  about  1710.  He  \vas  one  of  the  original 
tinrtv  subscribers,  and  i'--  believed  to  liave 
been  one  of  the  first  compan\-  wh.';  came  to 
W'aterbury.  and  was  one  of  the  patentees 
named  in  the  first  town  patent.  Fie  joined 
the  Farmington  chitrch.  .Mav  i;.  T^iS4.  and 
was  active  in  establishing-  a  church  in  W'ater- 
biirv.  l^ein^-  one  nt  the  netitioners  to  tlie  cen- 
eral  court  fur  libertv  "to  gather"  a  cliurch. 
and  was  one  of  its  seven  pillars  at  its  final 
organizatieiTi  in  1691.  He  was  appointed  cor- 
poral of  the  train  ba-od  in  t(S8o.  and  becanie 
sergeant  in  tfiof.  He  served  as  deputy  in 
May,  1697.  anrl  Octolier.  7701.  ami  held  a 
number  of  other  public  offices,  being  evidently 
pniminent  in  all  public  matters  of  tlie  time 
and  highly  re-pected.  The  inventnr\-  nf  Ins 
estate  showed  the  amount  to  1,'c  distributed 
to  be  £386. 


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Isaac  Bronson  married,  about  iGuv.  Mary. 
who  died  flirirtl}-  after  his  death,  daughter  of 
John  Root,  of  Farniingtoii.  Children:  i. 
Isaac,  born  1670,  died  June  13,  1751  :  lie  -.vas  a 
bachelor  proprietor,  a  deputy  to  the  general 
court  in  1723-33,  and  owned  a  considerable 
amount  of  property.  In  all  probability  he 
was  the  first  permanent  settler  in  what  is 
now  known  as  Middlebury,  and  trailiiicin  says 
that  his  eldest  son  Isaac  was  the  first  child 
born  within  the  limits  of  that  town.  2.  John, 
see  forward.  3.  Samuel,  born  about  1676; 
was  a  cooper,  and  lived  in  Kensington.  4. 
Mary,  born  October  15.  iCiSo.  died  1756,  mar- 
ried Deaciin  Thomas  Hickox,  and  sun[)oried 
herself  efficiently  after  she  became  a  wid'"iw. 
■  5.  Joseph,  born  1682.  died  }ilay  10.  1707.  6. 
Thomas,  born  January  16,  11186.  died  iNIay  6, 
1777 :  he  was  the  tifth  deacon  of  the  Waterbury 
First  Church,  being  appointed  in  1750,  and 
was  a  lieutenant,  as  shown  by  the  inscription 
on  his  tombstone.  7.  Ebene.Ter.  born  in  De- 
cember. iij58,  died  July  20,  i^J},  :  he  is  called,  in 
deeds  a  "yeoman."  and  appears  to  have  been  a 
man  of  wealth.  8.  Sarah,  horn  Xovember  15, 
1691,  died  1748.  Q.  ^lercy.  born  September 
2?-.  16194:  married  Richard  Ercnson.  of  \\'0Lid- 
bnr\-. 

(Ill)  Lieutenaiit  John,  sliii  of  Sergeant 
Isaac  and  ]\Iary  (Root)  P.ronson.  was  born 
in  1673,  and  died  about  the  close  ri''  1746. 
He  is  su])posed  to  have  lived  at  Breakneck, 
where  he  had  a  house  andi  a  consideralile 
amoimt  of  land,  anfl  later  purclia^ed  a  number 
of  other  pieces  of  property.  He  became  a 
lieutenant  of  the  militia  and  wa^  se\"eral  times 
a  selectman.  He  wa^  licenseii  as  a  tavern 
keeper  b}'  the  Xew  Haven  countv  court  in 
1730  and  afterward.  His  inventory  amounted 
to  £1.184  -IS  8d.  He  married  and  b.ad  chil- 
dren: I.  Mar\'.  born  April  o,  1608:  married 
(first)  Samuel  Porter,  (second)  John  Barnes, 
and  died  in  1774.  2.  John,  liorn  April  23. 
1701  :  was  a  lieutenant,  removeii  to  Xorthbury 
about  1737,  and  later  to  Anieiiia.  Xcw  \'':>rk. 
3.  Hannah,  born  r)ct'~'ber  13.  1704;  inavrie'l 
X'athan  Gaylord :  lived  in  Xe'.v  Milford.  4. 
Jemima,  Ijorn  August  2j.  1700;  married 
Stephen  Hopkins.  5.  Joseph.  July  15.  1709. 
6.  Benjamin.  October  2.  1711.  7.  Tamer. 
March  14.  1730:  marrier]  Jr.;c[)h  Xicn"'is.  S. 
Ezra,  see  f  Twnrd.  9.  Phebe.  Marcii  2t,. 
1734:  inarried  Xathaniel  Richaril-::ri. 

(I\')  Captain  Ezra,  son  of  Lieutenant  Jri'in 
Bron-^on,  was  born  April  24.  1732.  and  died 
September  i  1705.  He  served  as  town  cierk. 
town  treasurer,  representative  to  the  assem- 
bly, justice  of  the  peace,  au'l  commi-sary  of 
the  revolr.tion.  He  married,  September  6, 
1753.    Susanna,   born    1738.   died    Octi.ber    13. 


1S2S,  daughter  of  Thomas  Jr.dd.  t.'hildrcr. : 
I.  }ilichael.  see  forward.  2.  Hannah,  born 
March  26,  1757 ;  married  William  I.eaveii- 
worth.  3.  Tviark,  born  August  4.  17(12.  4, 
Susanna,  born  March  6,  1766;  married 
Stephen  \\'elton.  5.  Anne,  born  December  20, 
1770:  married  Joseph  Cook.  6.  Meliscent, 
born  June  27,  1773;  married  William  Durand. 

I  \' )  Lieutenant  Michael,  son  of  Captain 
Ezra  and  Susanna  (Judd;  Bronson,  was  br.rn 
March  25,  1754,  and  died  July  25,  1822. 
IMaii}-  from  \Vaterbury  were  in  the  northern 
armv  under  General  Gates,  and  took  part  in 
the  movements  and  battles  which  terminated 
in  the  cajiture  of  Burgoyne  in  October.  1777. 
Lieutenant  },Iichael  Bronson,  attaclied  to  Col- 
onel Cook's  regiment,  acted  as  adjutant  and 
particularly  distinguished  himself.  He  mar- 
ried, Jul)'  5.  1776,  Eunice,  died  in  184I, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Xichols.  Children:  Cla- 
rissa,    born     September    30,     1776.     inarried 

A Bronson;  Horatio  Gates,  see  forward; 

Hannah,  born  February  12,  1780.  married  Joel 
Scott;  Ezra,  born  December  6,  17S3. 

(  \'L>  Horatio  Gates,  son  of  Lieutenant  l\\i- 
chael  and  Eunice  (  Xichols)  Bronson,  v,-as  born 
October  2,  1777.  and  died  Octol-.er  25.  1S25. 
He  was  named  for  the  famous  general  under 
whom  his  father  had  served,  and  scr\ed  as 
a  pri\-atc  in  the  war  of  1812. 

(\'II)  Michael,  son  of  Horatio  Gates 
Bronson.  was  born  in  1812.  and  died  July  29. 
iS8t.  He  married  Tulia  Ann  }i[arks  ( >ee 
ilarks). 

(\TIIi  Louisa  ^l..  daugluer  of  ^[ichael 
and  Julia  Ann  l^larks)  P.r'ins'ui.  '.\as  b 'rn 
in  Litchfield.  June  12,  i8j.i.  and  died  r)e- 
ceniijer  30.  1881.  .She  married  Riley  John^'iu. 
of  Torrington.  Connecticut. 

(IX)  Charlotte  Rosette,  daughter  of  Riley 
and  Loui-a  M.  (  Brou'-on)  Johnson,  inarried 
]..ihn  Raphael  Rembert  (see  Rembert  IIL. 

Criie   Mark=   LineV 

(I)  l\rordecai  }v[arks,  tlie  inmiigrant  an- 
ce^tor,  was  V^orn  in  London,  England,  Aprd 
23.  1706.  and  ditd  in  Derby.  Connecticut, 
Tanuarv  8.  1771.  He  came  to  Xew  Encr'and 
in  1726.  lived  for  a  time  in  Stratfool.  then 
removed  to  Derby,  wlierc  lie  ^va5  a  mer- 
chant and  did  a  large  business.  He  a!.~o 
owned  considerable  land,  and  his  v.'ili  is  dated 
TTi'iO.  He  married.  ij2r),  Elizabeth,  born  in 
Dt-rivN',  daugiiter  i>f  Joseph  and  Eliza'ieth 
(Gunn)  Hawkins,  the  former  horn  February 
i-i.  idC*:).  the  latter  hi.'in  in  Milforil.  April, 
11)72.  v,a^  married  tin: re.  .Xugu^t  0.  1603. 

(II)  Zachnriah.  son  of  ^Nlordecai  and  Lliza- 
lieth  (Hawkins)  Mark=.  was  born  in  Derljy. 
pane  28.    1734.  and  diedi  in   Milford,   .\ugust 


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^^,  1802.  He  located  near  the  "Marble 
(  hiatrv,"  in  ]\Iilford,  and  his  land  was  di- 
vided by  tiie  Indian  river.  He  died  suddenly 
t'l  "iieart  trouhle."  and  left  a  good  estate.  He 
n;arried  Mary  Hryan.  bean  in  Milford.  in 
173^.  dans,ditcr  of  Richard  and  Sarah  ^  Treat  1 
llrvaii.  the  former  b<.)rn  in  Milfortl  in  1707. 
died  there  Fehniar_\-  19.  1792.  the  latter  born 
in  Mi! ford,  Jnne  6.  1(399,  <lied  Xoveniber  12. 
174S:  granddaughter  of  Richard  and  Sarah 
(Piatt)  ilryan.  the  former  born  in  Miiford  in 
i6('/>.  died  Januar\-  18.  1734.  the  latter  born 
in  Miiford.  September.  11173:  great-grand- 
daughter of  Richard  and  Mary  (Pantry) 
Brvan,  tlie  former  born  in  England,  the  latter 
born  in  1629.  married  in  Miiford  in  164Q: 
also  granddaughter  of  Jo^epli  and  Frances 
(Bryan)  Treat,  the  former  b.orn  in  Milfortl 
in  1662.  ilied  August  o.  1731.  the  latter  born 
in  ]\IiIford  in  1668,  died  in  1703;  great-grand- 
daughter of  Governor  Robert  and  Jane 
(Tap[i)  Treat,  the  former  born  in  England  in 
1622,  died  July  12,  1710,  the  latter  brjrn  in 
England  in  162S.  Children:  Abraham,  see 
forward;  (Tomfort.  married  Josiah  Pardee; 
Content,  married  James  Downs ;  Eciw  ard. 
probably  died  young. 

(HI)  Abraham,  son  of  Zachariah  and  ]\lary 
(Bryan)  Marks,  was  born  in  Miiford.  Xo- 
veniber 23,  1765.  He  inheriteii  the  home- 
stead and  resided  on  it  until  his  death.  He 
M-as  a  very  industrious  man.  a  mechanic  as 
well  as  a  fanner,  and  there  was  a  mill  on  the 
river  at  the  rear  of  his  house  which  he  util- 
ized as  a  workshop  in  stormy  weather.  Some 
of  his  grandsons  inherited  this  mechanical 
tendency  and  have  acliieved  eminence  in  the 
manufacture  of  artificial  limbs  and  kin.ired 
necessities.  ^Ir.  ]\Iarks  owned  a  tract  of 
land  of  about  two  hundred  acres  in  the  town 
of  Bethany,  and  there  he  pastured  his  voring 
stock,  of  which  he  had  numbers,  during  the 
summer  months.  He  was  noted  for  his  in- 
tegrity and  for  the  stanch  support  he  gave 
to  the  Protectant  Episcopal  Churi-h.  at  which 
he  had  been  a  regular  attendant  and  every 
Sunday  within  his  memorv.  as  he  was  fond 
of  telling.  Fie  married  Content,  born  in  IMil- 
ford.  September,  17(^8.  daug-hter  of  Joh.n  and 
Elizabeth  (Buckini:ham)  Merwin.  John  ^ler- 
wiii  was  born  in  Milforri  in  1734  and  was 
descended  from  ^liles  }i[erv>in.  born  in  Eng- 
land in  1623.  died  April  25,  1697:  Elizabeth, 
('Buckingham')  Merwin  was  born  in  ^lilford, 
.^pril  II.  1738.  died  in  1833.  descended  from 
Thomas  Buckingham,  horn  in  England.  Chil- 
dren:  T.  J.ohn.  see  forward.  2.  Abraliam, 
niarried  ?vlary,  a  descendant  of  John  Bur- 
well,  a  toi-.nder:  he  died  young,  leaving  son 
.•\bram.     3.   Xeliemiah.  went   to   ilhio  at   the 


age  of  t\\ent_\-one  }ears,  and  married  Clari?;a 
Paimiter;  he  prospered  and  left  numerous  de- 
scendant--. 4.  Content,  accjinpanieil  her 
brother  to  Ohio,  and  married  C>'rus  Paimiter, 
of  Stratford,  brother  uf  her  brother's  v.ife. 
5.  Levi,  born  in  Alilford.  February  8.  1702, 
died  I'ebruary  21,  18S0:  lived  on  a  farm  in 
W'aterbury  twenty  years,  then  removeil  to 
Bethan) ,  where  he  spent  the  remainder  of 
his  life.  His  children  were  all  born  in  Water- 
bur}-  ;  the  three  eldest  attended  the  .\cadeiny, 
and  all  became  teachers.  He  married.  April 
18.  1S13,  Esther  Tolks  Tuttle,  born  in  Wood- 
bridge,  Connecticut,  December  2^.  1792,  died 
in  Xew  York.  January  12.  1858.  daughter  of 
Amasa  and  Esther  ( ToUes )  Tuttle,  and  a 
descendant  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Tuttle, 
th.e  immigrants.  Children :  i.  I\Iary  Ejther. 
born  October  20,  1814,  died  Augu-l  2.  1890: 
commenced  teaching  at  age  of  sixteen  vears 
and  was  so  successful  that  she  continued  in 
this  occupation  as  long  as  her  strength  per- 
mitted her  to  do  so ;  she  is  well  known  as 
both  a  prose  and  poetical  writer,  the  grea'er 
number  of  her  writings  have  a  religious  ten- 
denc}',  and  were  productive  of  excel^eiU  re- 
sults, ii.  MinerA'a  Content,  born  3Iay  i8. 
1 8 17.  married  January  i.  1837,  Elias  Xev.-ton 
Clark,  iii.  David  Beecb.er,  born  Xoveniber 
0,  181Q.  marrieii,  in  Hallsport,  X'ew  York, 
Xovcmbcr  0.  1846.  Seraphina  Helen  Hall.  iv. 
William  Levi,  born  .\ugu^t  2j,  i8_-j,  .'.ied 
March  10.  1832.  v  Amasa  AbraKain.  b.irn 
Ajiril  3.  1825,  married,  in  Xew  Yo;k.  Aug'ist 
22.  1850.  Lucy  Ann  Piatt,  vi.  EV::--.  Jennette, 
born  July  13.  182S,  married  (first),  January 
2r,  1853.  ^i'''  Xcv  tiaven.  George  H.  C'inten. 
who  die^d  Jul}-  2,  1879,  (second).  December  i. 
t88i.  lairus  F.  Lines,  who  wr.s  gradmted 
from  Yale  Medical  Scliool  in  1862,  receive'-! 
his  commission  from  Governor  Buckingham 
as  assistant  surgeon  in  the  civil  war.  and  con- 
tinued in  service  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

( I\'  ]  John,  son  of  Abraliam  and  Content 
{r\lerwini  Marks,  settled  in  Har\\-inton.  Con- 
necticut, and  was  a  prosperous  farmer,  fie 
married  Anna  Fenn  (see  Fenn'i. 

(\A  Julia  Ann,  daughter  of  John  and  Anna 
(Fenn)  ]\[arks.  married  ]\[icliae!  liron-on 
!  Bror,>';vn  \'II ). 

(Tlio  Frna    L.inc). 

(I  I  Benjamin  Fenn.  the  immigrant  ances- 
tor, was  of  great  prominence  in  the  arfairs  of 
]\filford.  as  well  as  iliosc  of  t'le  entire  colony. 
ITe  was  first  of  Dorchester  and  probr.bly 
came  to  this  country  in  1630  in  th.e  -hip  "Mary 
and  Jcihn."  witli  Go\-ernor  Winrhr'->p.  He 
served  as  assistant  governr.r  from  106;  vo 
1672.      He    was   tlie    owner   of    large   estates 


■I'  in 


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^oth  here  ami  in  Aylesbury,  Entjlaml.  and  uictl 
in  167:!.  Mc  n.iarric'!  (fir-t)  Sarah,  wlio  was 
baptizci!  i'.i  .\>ti.in,  Clinton.  I'.ucks  ccimny, 
Ei'.ijlanc!.  i'>Ji.  liicil  uJjJ,,  dauyhlcr  nt  Syl- 
vester anil  Sarah  il'ryan)  I'aldwin.  lie  mar- 
ried (sfcon(l).  March  u,  111(14.  Susannah 
Ward,  or  Wood,  who  died  in  i(>75.  .\inon,L; 
his  children  were:  r.enjanun.  married  the 
onl_\  dalI^dlter  of  Jasper  Juini,  .M.  1).:  James, 
see  forward. 

(II)  Lieutenant  James  Fenn,  son  uf  Henja- 
min,  was  h'jrn  .\la_\-  14.  ii>~2.  and  died  in 
1754.  He  married  Joanna  I'rudden.  born  in 
]\Iay,  i''-76.  danghter  of  Samuel  Prudden,  born 
1644,  who  married,  December  31.  k'Gq,  Grace 
Jndion.  horn  I'ebriiary  19.  11151.  Joanna 
fPrutldeii)  Fenn  was  the  i^ran  l<lauu;hter  (.f 
Rev.  Peter  F'rudden.  who  wa-i  born  in  I'jv^- 
land  in  i6oo.  died  in  Jnly.  I0i><).  lie  owned  a 
good  estate  in  Edqeton.  York  connt_\'.  Flnp;- 
land.  and  for  many  generations  his  heirs  re- 
ceived rents  from  the  same.  He  came  '\ith 
Rev.  John  Davenport  to  Boston :  was  in  Xew 
Haven  in  i'j38;  in  Milford  in  1639,  where  he 
was  the  tir^'t  pa^^tor.  He  married,  in  Eng- 
land, Joanna  pLiyce,  who  died  in  [651.  Will- 
iam Jndson,  grandfather  of  Grace  ( Judscin  ) 
Prndd.en,  'vas  borii  in  Yorkshire,  England, 
and  died  in  Xew  Ha\'en,  Connecticut,  July 
29,  1662.  Fie  came  to  Xew  England  in  11134: 
was  first  in  L'oncord.  then  remrieed  in  -nc- 
cession  to  Hartford,  to  Mihord  in  1639.  to 
Stratford,  to  Xew   Haven.     He  married  Grace 

,   who   died    in    1659.      Jo^epli,    ^on    of 

William  and  Grace  Judson.  was  horn  in  Eng- 
land, in  1619,  and  dieil  October  S,  1690.  He 
was  ensign  and  h'entenant  di;ri;icf  King  P'lU- 
ip's  war,  and  d.epiity  from  Straif'-'rd  in  n'^55^ 
He  married,  October  .'.'4,  1(144,  Sarah,  borp, 
in  1627.  died  r\[arch  K'l,  i(;,07.  'laughter  of 
John  and  Rose  Porter. 

fill)  John,  son  of  Lieutenant  Jame-  and 
Joanna  fPnuldcn)  Fe:m,  was  b'Tn  in  1714. 
and  died  .^ept-.:ni!ier  4.  17M3.  He  married 
Snsanna.  b''a-n  in  1727,  died  February  13.  170.). 
dauirhter  of  Gamaliel  and  Su^.-ithki  G;b-.  i;i. 

(lY)  Isaac,  son  of  John  and  St-.-ariu.-i  .  1  lih- 
son")  Fenn,  was  born  In  F'ebrnary,  177!'.  :ind 
died  X'ovf;;!l:er  u',,  tS_>4.  He  !i;av;-ied  _\nna 
Flotchki--,  born  in   ;7SS:,  .lied  in   i■'■^72. 

i'\' '  .\n!-,a,  daughrer  of  i-:',;ic  ii>d  .\nn'( 
(Flotchki.ss  1  Fetin.  married  J"hi!  "\!;-rk--.  i -ee 
Mark^  IV). 

\\'illiam  Ch'-r.ev.  !he  in;miL^rant 
CHF.XEY     ance-rnr.  probal  '\-  b..rn  in  I'nu;- 

land  in  i<*_n.  w,a-  a  vere  earlv 
resMent  of  RoNb.--y,  Ma^ -aehu-^cU^  Hav  C  ■!- 
onv  ino-v  includei!  in  the  cirv  -.-■i  i;"~L'.n"), 
One  rcci-'rd  n:-:e.-  tlie  v.latc  of  hi'  death  as  Inne 


30,  i<j('>7,  and  the  cluirch  record  gives  it: 
I)ied.  "if'167,  nionth  5  day  2,  \\"illiain  Clieany 
Sen."  The  r^'cords  show  ihai  he  i\as  a  land- 
holder and  resident  at  RLixbnvy  before  .0^40. 
Ill  that  year  or  the  year  before  he  owned 
twenty-four  and  a  half  acres  of  land  there, 
and  tliere  are  land  deeds  which  show  that  lie 
possessed  other  tracts.  His  homestead  lay 
in  a  bend  of  the  old  highway,  now  Dudlev 
street,  near  its  junction  with  Warren  street. 
In  ii.>45  the  Roxbury  F'ree  School  w-as  found- 
ed, and  the  name  of  William  Ch.tney  is  fi_>und 
on  the  list  of  subscribers  to  the  school  fund, 
also  among  the  few  who  specially  guaranteed 
the  town  the  payment  of  their  yearly  contri- 
butioTis.  Late  in  1664  he  was  chosen  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors,  or  ■'ferfees,"  of 
this  schi.iol.  In  1648  he  was  elected  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ijoard  of  assessors,  and  Feljruary 
23,  1(153,  '^*  '^'"'^  '-^'  'I  committee  to  raise  a 
certain  sum  for  the  maintenance  of  the  min- 
ister. In  1654-55  he  was  one  of  the  t'.vo 
constables,  and  January  19.  1656-57,  wa^  a 
member  of  the  board  of  selectmen.  Ma\-  23, 
i6(><\  he  ^\as  made  a  freenian  ot  the  co!.  .nv. 
He  was  ailmitted  to  full  comaiuiii'"'!!  of  the 
churcli,  March  5,  I' 164-65,  r.!:d  liis  wife,  .\pr;l 

22,    1644.      His    wife    wa~    Margaret . 

After  his  death  she  marrie'i  (  Second)  a  Mr. 
Burge  or  Purges,  an^l  was  again  a  widiv.v 
before  1670.  She  spent  her  las:  }'ears  in 
Boston,  but  was  buried  in  R.jxbiiry,  July  3, 
1686.  Children:  FlUen,  liorn  in  Engla;id 
about  1626:  ^Margaret,  married,  April,  1650, 
in  Roxbury,  Deacon  Thomas  Hastir.gs  :  Tliom- 
as.  mentioned  below:  ^\■iIliam  :  John.  Septetn- 
ber  2Q.  i<\V)-  in  Roxbury:  Alehitabel.  June  i. 
i'''4^v  in  Roxhurv:  Toseph,  June  6.  1647,  ir. 
Roxbr.ry. 

(II)  Thomas,  ^on  of  ^^'!lliam  Cheney,  was 
pr''b;ibly  br.rn  in  Roxbur}-.  tliere  bein?  no 
record  of  his  liirth  or  death.  January  29, 
T'''\'4--55.  he  was  op.e  of  a  committee  appointed 
by  the  town  to  inspect  the  lioiuids  between 
Roxbr.:-y  and  Dorchester.  !^omewhat  later  lie 
selected,  a  spot  on  the  soutlt  -ide  of  the  Charles 
ri\cr.  within  the  limits  of  Cambrid.ge  at  cliat 
time,  but 
hi-  hotn: 
ciiase  01 
^ecnd. 
ruarv  i' 
bridge  d 
ifVi4.  hi 
common 
fne  :icr<. 


later  included  in  Erigh.ton.  and  mad? 
there.  The  deed  of  his  earliest  pur- 
h-.'A  is  dated  April  26,  i'\50 :  his 
leccmbrr  20,  16-63  :  his  Mn'rd,  Feb- 
T('ui3-r,('i.  When  the  town  of  Cain- 
vi  led  the  pastnre  lands.  February  27, 
receivei!  ter,  acres  and  two  cow 
:  in  a  later  di\-ision,  in  1(18.3,  he  had 
■  .  In  Ui'i2  he  was  one  of  the  «ur- 
r>rs  oi  biLjh.way-;  in  Cambrii'ge:  in  \i'V''>^_  one 
the  si-.:ners  of  a  petitiT.i  to  the  general 
;rt  for  the  cr.n-erx  ati.^n  of  Cambridge  right? 
"!  nrii'ileges.     He  becair.e  a   freeman,  ^vith 


il    ill 


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r43 


hi^  f;itIi(.T,  Ma_\-  23.  i66'i.  In  K'JS  'i*^  served 
HI  Cai)taiii  J(.>lins'.'n's  celebrated  Koxiniry  cum- 
jiiiiiv  of  soldiers,  who  niarchctl  fruni  L'.osiijn, 
fiil\-  (1.  1O75,  fur  Mount  iJope.  the  stroii<;hi.vld 
..f  the  Indians,  and  rendered  very  eliicient  ser- 
\  iee  in  Decenilier  of  that  year.  '  After  hi^ 
father's  death,  in  I'liij.  he  returned  to  R'.^x- 
hnr\'  til  li\'e  with  hi-  mother,  and  continued 
there  some  years.  April  13,  16S4,  three  of 
hi-  children,  Thoma-,  Ji'lin  and  William, 
■■(pwned  the  co\enant  "  in  the  Rnxlnu'y  church. 
Hi;,  la-t  years  were  spent  in  Cambrnlue.  and 
hi-  will  was  dated  Xovemhcr  (1.  i'kj^,  at 
Charlestown.  March  4,  i''ig4-Q5,  the  imentcry 
of  his  estate,  ami  uniting  to  i>nc  thi'.ii-and  and 
sixt\-four  pounds,  was  presented  bv  the  w'idow 
anil  Mr.  l'"e--enden.  He  married,  Januarv  11, 
ih^^.  in  Roxbtiry,  Jane  .\tkinson,  of  wdiose 
l)irth  and  parentaL;e  no  recorii  ha-  been  found. 
She  may  have  been  a  sister  ijf  Theodrire  At- 
kinson, of  I'.oston,  or  a  dau.^hter  of  Thomas 
Atkinsrjn,  of  Concord.  She  died,  it  is  sup- 
posed, July  29,  1724,  ill  Cambridge.  Chil- 
dren: Mar,q;aret,  November  26.  1656.  mar- 
ried Nicholas  Fessenden,  one  of  the  most  effi- 
cient and  y)rosperous  men  of  tlie  town  :  Thom- 
as, December  25.  I'lsS!:  Mehitabel.  February 
20,  1660:  John.  1662:  William,  June  30.  I''i63; 
Mary,  1664:  Jane.  June  3,  1667:  Joseph,  Feb- 
ruary 16,  1670;  Hannah,  July  h.  1673;  Benia- 
tnin,  mentioned  l>_-linv ;  Ebenezer,  Xovember 
2,  if)78. 

(HI)  Benjamin,  -on  of  Thomas  Chencv, 
was  born  January  20.  1075'  ''■'^'l  J"-''.'*'  Cv  1718- 
He  lived  in  Cambridge,  and  in  17 18  conveyed 
to  his  brother-in-law.  Josiah  Cheney,  of  Med- 
tield,  certain  lands  in  Cambridge,  and  ai!  the 
interests  which  he  or  the  children  of  his  first 
wife  might  have  in  the  estate  of  her  father. 
In  Cambridge  he  owned,  a  homestead  with 
house  and  barn  and  fifty-two  and  one-half 
acres  of  land,  besides  woodland,  pasture  and 
n-cadow  lands.  The  anpraiscd  value  oi  his 
estate  was  nine  hundred  and  fortv-eight 
pi'unds  at  the  time  of  his  death,  but  a  second 
ap])raisal,  in  172(1.  gave  considerably  lar'^ror 
t-timatcs.  Aiiniini-tration  on  hi-  estate  was 
granted  to  liis  widow.  January  9.  1718-10. 
He  tnarried  ( first  1  his  du-in  Alary,  datighter 
"f  Josenh  Cheney.  <-<i  ^^^e'lfield,  born  June  23, 
f'-S:-,  died  October  31.  1705:  (second).  Xo- 
\enibcr  74.  1706,  Mary  Harbert.  who  survived 
hini,  and  married  (second)  Michael  Felssr,avv. 
o'  Killingh-.  Connecticut,  and  -he  died  May 
'.-■  17''""'.  at  Ashford.  Connecticut.  Children: 
Mary,  horn  .-\pri!  21,  1701.  dierl  in  infancy: 
I'eniamin.  Sciitembcr  7.  1703,:  Marv  and  Han- 
nali  { twins  i,  October  2T,.  1705  :  Thomas.  ab.Hu 
1700:  Jo-cpli.  Xovember  2.  17:0:  Eiicnezer. 
•ibout  171 1,  died  about  1731  :  Fiuth,  born  about 


1713;  Jiihn,  mentinned  belt>w:  William,  about 
1717:  daughter,  1718.  died  befnre  1724. 

(i\')  John,  ^un  of  Benjamin  Lheiie_\,  was 
born  m  t.'ambiidge  abe.ut  1715-1(1.  He  re- 
ninved  some  time  after  marriai^e  to  Rr.\bur\. 
I  he  time  is  determined  apjin  iximatel\  from 
the  date  when  th.e  selectmen  of  the  hitter 
tnwn  "warned"  him  and  hi-  famih'.  Iiecember 

28.  1750,  a  legal,  wa}  liy  which  a  town  se- 
cured itself  against  pauper-.  Unili  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  church.  He  died 
intestate  in  175S.  The  in\entoi-y  of  his  per- 
sonal effects  was  presented  at  once.  al,-o  an 
e-timate  of  lands  for  which  he  had  bargained 
with  his  brother.  Colonel  Thomas  Chenev, 
rated  wi.irth  two  hundred  and  tMrtv-two 
pound-  thirteen  shillings  four  pence.  The 
will  of  his  wiiluw  was  dated  I\!arch  iS,  178!. 
He  married  (published),  September  2,  i-y^,^. 
Martha,  born  l-'ebruary  20,  1719.  daugiuer  of 
William  and  Martha  (Wyetli)  Fcs-enden.  oi 
Cambridge:  she  wa-  also  a  iie-cenda!it  of 
Thomas  _Cheney  throui^i;  liis  daughter  Mar- 
garet. Children;  Mar\ ,  born  before  1744: 
Thomas,  mentioned  below  :  Lucv,  januarv  9, 
1755- 

(  \  )  "Ihomas  (2).  son  of  John  Chenev.  w.as 
born  May  20,  1751,  in  Rnxbury,  dicii  Ma\  20, 
1833.  He  went,  wh.en  quite  \-oung,  to  live 
\\  ith  his  uncle.  Colonel  Thomas  Chene\ .  of 
DtiiUey,  and  became  almost  a  son  to  him.  He 
lived  in  that  part  of  old  Dudley  which  was 
afterwani  included  w  ithm  t!ie  limits  of  South- 
bridge.  He  married.  .Ma\  18.  1769,  F'jnicc, 
born  February  q.  1752,  died  I'ebrtiar}-  t8.  1S33, 
daughter  of  Amos  Gleason,  nf  (Cluirltnn. 
Chililren:  John,  nientioneil  Lieii'W:  riioinas, 
born  July  21,  1771:  Sally,  Atignst  6,  1773; 
Mary,  Au:,i:-i:  r8.  1775  :  Lucy.  Januars  iS, 
177S:  Leona;-.i,  ?\[arch  18.  17S0:  Joel.  March 
3.  1782:  Hiram.  ?\rarch  3.  1784:  Charles.  X'o- 
\eiiiber  0.  1780:  Eunice,  July  22.  1780:  Cla- 
rissa, July  31,   1791:  Hannah,  Alav  12.  1793. 

(  v'li  John  (2  ).  son  of  Th.omas  1  2  1  Chenev, 
was  born  Xovember  19.  I7('ifj.  in  ."-^turbridge. 
Massachusetts,  died  at  Xenia.  C'hio.  Fehiruary 
2.  i8;8.  During  the  ear'-.-  \ears  of  hi-  mar- 
ried, life,  and  f-jr  many  _\ears  later,  he  lived 
in  Rowe,  "Massachusetts,  tlien  renn  i\-od  to 
Xenia.  Oliio.  He  man  ied  itlr-ti.  Jaivjarv 
12  1704.  Luria.  born  Decembe'-  ]8.  1774.  (sec- 
ond), June  184-.  Isabei  Ah  rf'-,  widow,  Chil- 
dT-en  :  Joh.n.  born  Januar;.-  2-.,  i-i;.'):  Lura, 
.VuL'Ust  i^.  1708:  Prilly.  July  2' 1.  t8or;  iJavid. 
(  )ctiilier  17,  1803  :  I.ncy  W..  January  12.  i8n6; 
Laban  Clark,  mentioned  below  ;  Eunice,  }ilarch 

29,  1810.  died  December  17.  iS2f\. 

(\"\V)  Rev.  Laban  Clark  Cheney,  son  of 
John  (2)  Chenev.  was  born  -.larch.  20,  i8'?S, 
in  Soutlibridge,  ^.lassachusetts,  died  April  t^, 


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1S64,  and  was  buried  at  Xenia.  Oliio.  He 
entered  the  ministry  of  tlie  iNIetliodi^t  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  preached  at  Xcw  Britain, 
Derh}-  and  otiier  towns  in  Connecticut.  He 
lived  for  some  time  in  Xicksburg,  Mississippi, 
where  his  elde,■^t  sun  was  born;  later  in  New 
York  Cit_v.  lie  was  chaplain  of  the  Fourth 
Ohio  Cavalry,  a  nine  months'  regiment ;  was 
discharged  July  17,  iSOJ.  He  married,  No- 
vember I,  1S31,  C>nthia  Jane  Smith,  of  Derby, 
Connecticut,  born  April  13.  1813,  died  2\Iarch 
3,  1864.  Children:  Benjamin  Hicks,  men- 
tioned below  ;  Edward  Olin,  born  and  died  in 
1840;  Harriet  losepliine,  b<irn  I-\-bruarv  7, 
1845. 

(VIH)  Dr.  Benjamin  Hicks  Cheney,  son 
of  Rev.  Laban  Clark  Chenew  was  born  Oc- 
tober 10,  1838,  in  \icksburg.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Amherst  College  in  1S56  and  lived 
first  in  New  York  City,  afterward  removed 
to  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  Fie  is  a  prac- 
ticing physician  of  Hie  homeopathic  school. 
He  is  a  member  of  tlie  C'lniiecticut  Society  of 
Arts  and  Sciences,  also  of  the  Graduates' 
Club  of  New  Haven,  and  of  the  New  Haven 
Country  Club.  He  married,  March  10,  1863, 
at  Westport,  Connecticut,  Sarah  Jane  Austin, 
born  at  Newcastle,  Maine,  August  27.  1841. 
Children:  Benjamin  Austin,  born  June  10, 
1867,  now  ac  Jolict,  Iliin(^is:  Arthur  Sand- 
ford,  October  4.  iSijO,  at  New  Havtn:  Harold 
Clark,  June  IQ,  1877  :  .Mice  losephine,  August 
5,  1879. 


Henrv   Brooks,   immigrant  an- 
BROOKS     ccst.-ir,   settled  in   New  Haven, 

Connecticut,  about  1670,  with 
his  brother  Johi^..  Subsequently  tliey  removed 
to  Vv'allingford,  and  located  in  that  part  of 
the  town  wliicli  is  said  to  have  been  named, 
Cheshire,  for  their  former  home  in  England. 
Ill  the  house  of  Henry  Brooks  was  held  the 
first   religious   meetins'   in    Chesb.ire. 

( 1 )  Simeon  BrC'oks,  ihe  re\olntionary  an- 
cestor of  this  family,  wa-  i)':rn  ir,  1740  aiiil 
was  de,-.cended  from  the  Bro-.l^s  family  of 
Haddam  and  Saybro'jk.  Connecticut.  He  and 
Samuel  Brooks  were  in  the  Saybrook  com- 
pany, commanded  by  Captain  John  Ely.  Ninth 
Company,  Sixth  Regiment,  Colonel  Samuel 
Holden  Paisons,  in  tlie  revolution,  in  1775. 
Simeon  Brooks  was  also  in  Captain  .Stevens' 
company.  Colonel  Samuel  Mott's  regiment. 
in  the  northern  department  in  I77''i.  and  in 
Captain  Bezalcel  Bristol's  company.  Colonel 
Newberry's  reginu-nt.  in  1777.  In  1790,  ac- 
cording to  tlie  fir-t  federal  census,  lames  and 
Simeon  Fjrooks  were  heaiis  of  families  in 
Saybrook,  Middlese.x  c^-iumy,  Connecticut,  ami 
Simeon    had    in    hi?    familv    two   ma!e=^    over 


si.xteen,  two  under  ^i^teen  and  three  fcmaies. 
He  lived  in  Chester,  wliich  was  tormerlv  part 
ot  Saybrook,  He  niavricd  L.ir^is  Clnirch, 
daughter  ui  >iiiiron  and  Eunice  Church,  of 
Cliester,  in  Sayliro.ik.  Ikr  fatl'.cv  was  'horn 
in  170S,  and  died  in  Cliester.  (.'ctobev  7,  !  7()j  ; 
her  mother  Eunice  died  July  I,  iSl^o.  ae.ed 
ninety.  Children  of  Simecin  and  Eunice 
Church :  Titus,  lived  at  Pawlet.  \'ermont ; 
E.unice,  married  Phineas  Warner:  Piiilemon, 
lived  at  Saybrook:  John,  li\-ed  at  \\"inchester ; 
Samuel,  at  Saybrook:  Eois,  mentioned  aiiove; 
,  married  Isaiah  Huntlev :  Simeon,  set- 
tled in  Rensselaerville,  New  York.  1  Sea 
N.  E.  Hist.  Reg.,  \'ol.  4O,  p.  88.  1  Simeon 
Brooks  died  May  9,  1819,  in  Cliester.  He 
had  sons:  Simeon,  .a  promineiu  manufac- 
turer in  Chester:  Nathan,  mentione'l  below; 
and  other  children. 

(  H )  Nathan  Brooks,  son  of  Simeon  Brooks, 
was  born  at  Chester,  January-  23,  1780.  He 
was  a  stone  cutter  by  trade.  He  married 
Nancy  A.  Clark,  daughter  of  J(  sejih  Clark, 
who  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution,  a  farmer 
in  Chester,  and  a  man  of  much  ability.  A.fter 
his  marriage  Nathan  Brooks  lived  for  a  time 
at  \Vestbrook,  Connecticut,  and  afterward  set- 
tled in  the  lower  part  of  KillinLrwcrth  (now 
Clinton),  where  he  foiiowed  his  t-ade  for 
many  years.  In  1S39  he  cam.e  to  Guilford, 
wi!..re  he  made  his  hoiTie  until  liis  death  at 
the  advanced  age  of  eight}-eiglit  years.  He 
was  buried  at  Guilford.  In  early  life  i;e  nas 
a  Democrat,  in  later  years  a  RepulViican  in 
politics.  liis  wife,  a  w^man  of  lovel}-  Cliris- 
tian  character,  also  I'it.l  z^A  \\:\~  biiiied  at 
(riuilford.  Three  of  her  thirteen  ciiUdren  died 
ill  infanc)".  Ciiildren :  i.  Julius,  born  "I'-Iay 
19,  1816,  died  J-'ebruary  2,  1S40:  married 
Louisa  Grirtin,  daughter  of  James  Ncpuham 
Griffin,  mentioned  below;  children:  Charles 
J.  Broeks  and  George  E.  Brooirs,  both  now 
reside  in  New  Hnven,  Connecticut,  and  are 
engaged  in  business  tliere,  th;  manufacturing 
of  special  machincrv.  To  Charles  J.  v.a>  born 
a  daughter.  E.xiise.  now  li\irL;:  to  George 
E.,  a  daughter,  died  yomiL;'.  2.  Zerah 
Clark,  mentioncil  below.  3.  Roxanna  IM., 
married  George  II.  Chapman,  of  Saybrook, 
for  many  years  a  mercliant  in  Bo-ron,  resid- 
ing in  'V\'inchester,  }.la~Nac!uNey v  4.  Cap- 
tain Oliver  N,,  born  Februar_\-  7.  1822,  mas- 
ter mariner,  in  1851,  api'iointed  keeper  of 
Faulkner's  Island  lighthoLi-;e.  receiving  med- 
als for  rescuing  shiinvreck-ed  sailors :  retired 
in  '.882;  went  to  Arch  Beach,  California,  in 
1887,  where  he  was  p.~'-tmaster :  returned  to 
(juilfor<i  in  1890:  represented  town  in  c;eneral 
;issemblv  in  1892-98  :  married.  January  4,  1846, 
:vrarv    .Si.    Hart;   children:      Oliver  "N,.    died 


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\^>im.:;':  Mary  E..  married  Henry  I.  Thrall, 
iijw  '""f  Cuba :  and  Nancy  Amelia,  married 
iv.luin  G.  H>i*ted.  5.  Eliza  P.,  married  James 
!!.  I'rince.  oi  Winchester,  Massachusetts.  6. 
Laura  .\.,  married  Frederick  H.  Fo'.vler.  7. 
i.'iin  C-i.,  born  .\ugT.ist  16,  1830;  unmarried; 
Ilrowned  in  Nebraska.  June  30,  1859.  on  his 
wav  to  California.  8.  Julia  A.,  married  Rich- 
ard H.  Woodward,  a  real  estate  broker,  of 
Lou-'  Branch,  New  Jerse}-.  9.  Cynthia  E., 
niarried  Erastus  H.  Crosby.  10.  Frances  E., 
married  R.  H.  Chipman.  a  coal  dealer  in  New 
^'ork  City,  residing  in  Philadelphia. 

(III)  Zerah  Clark  Brooks,  son  of  Nathan 
r.riR.'ks,  was  born  in  Chester,  Connecticut. 
Ocf'iber  19.  1817.  He  was  quite  young  when 
his  father  >cttled  in  Killingworth  (now  Clin- 
ton), Connecticut.  From  his  father  he  learned 
the  trade  of  stone  cutting  and  stone  mason 
work.  Later  he  established  a  stone-yard  in 
Clinton,  and  carried  on  the  business  of  stone 
cutting  and  stone  construction  work  up  to 
within  a  few  years  of  his  death.  He  was  a 
man  of  higli  m^iral  standing,  strict  integrity, 
and  was  highlv  respected  in  his  community 
and  by  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him.  He 
died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  James  \\'eston 
Brooks,  in  Derby.  Connecticut.  ^lay  14,  1903, 
and  was  buried  at  Clinton.  Connecticut.  He 
niarried,  Elecemher  31.  1S43,  Susan  Cecelia 
Griffin,  of  Clinton.  Connecticut,  born  October 
23,  1823,  daughter  of  James  Needham  and 
Jemima  fRossiter)  Griffin.  She  was  a  woman 
of  lovable  disposition.  She  pos-^e-sed  bright 
intellectual  qualities,  a  keen  sense  of  humor 
and  was  beloved  by  all.  She  was  a  member 
of  tlie  Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  Clinton 
as  was  also  her  husband.  She  died  r\Iarch  25, 
1899.  Children;  I.  John  Henry,  born  Octo- 
ber 18,  1S46,  died  April  17,  185 1.  2.  James 
We-ton.  mentioned  below.  3.  Ansel  Jones, 
born  November  16.  1853;  married  February 
10.  18S0,  Jessica  Sturges,  of  Clinton,  Con- 
necticut; ni^  children;  he  is  president  of  tlie 
Huntington  Piar.o  Ci.'Uipany,  Shclton,  Con- 
necticut, and  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  Sterling  Companv  of  Derby, 
Ciiiinecticut.  piano  manufacturers. 

(IV)  James  Weston  Brooks,  son  of  Zerah 
Clark  Br'.joks.  was  Iwrn  at  Clinton.  Connecti- 
cut. March  2r,  1830.  He  attended  the  puljlic 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  the  academy. 
He  began  his  bus^nc^s  career  in  the  em.ploy  of 
flu!!  &  Wigl;t,  manufacturer'^  of  ornamental 
tinware.  Afterward,  he  was  with  the  New 
i!a\en  Org;in  Company  of  New  Haven,  and 
became  an  expc-t  in  tuning  organs.  For  a 
nmnber  of  years  he  had  the  contract  for  the 
tunmg  of  tlie  ytonroe  Organ  Reed  Co.mpany, 
of  Worcester,  ^^las^achusetts.     After  a  short 


absence  in  the  we^t  he  returned  to  New  Ha- 
ven in  1878,  and  was  again  with  the  New 
Haven  Organ  Company,  as  a  coiuracto.-  until 
188.).,  then  by  recommendation  of  the  Monroe 
Organ  Reed  Company,  was  engaged  to  devel- 
op and  perfect  the  tone  qualities  of  tiie  \'o- 
calion  Organ,  the  inventor  of  this  organ, 
James  Baillee  Hamilton,  having  in  several 
xears  of  experimenting  in  Europe  and  a  num- 
ber of  trials  in  this  country  been  unable  to 
find  anyone  who  could  satisfactorily  do  this 
work.  yiv.  Brooks  successful!}-  completed  this 
undertaking  in  about  one  year,  enabling  JMr. 
Hamilton  to  form  the  \"ocalion  Organ  Com- 
pany, in  \\'orcester.  and  'Sir.  Brooks  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  tuning  and  experi- 
menting department  cf  their  factor}-,  \vhich 
position  he  held  until  the  latter  part  of  t'ne 
year  1887,  when  he  resigned  and  came  to 
Derby.  Connecticut,  under  contract  with  the 
Sterling  Company,  piano  manufacturers,  in 
charge  of  the  tuning  department,  and  in  Janu- 
ary, 18S9,  he  was  appointed  to  an  important 
position  in  the  office  of  that  concern.  In  De- 
cember, 1894,  the  Fluntington  Piano  Com- 
pany was  organized  at  Shelton,  Connecticut, 
and  ^Ir.  Brooks  became  secretary  and  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  corporation  ;  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors.  Largely  through 
his  efforts  and  executive  ability  this  concern 
has  grown  rapidly  and  prospered  greatly.  }»[r. 
Brooks  makes  his  home  at  Derby.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Board  or  Trade  of  Derby; 
of  the  Derby  and  Shelton  Business  },Ien's 
Association;  the  Union  League  Cluli  of  New- 
Haven  ;  the  Golf  Cinb  of  Derby ;  Humphrey 
Ward  Chapter.  Sons  of  the  An;erican  Revoca- 
tion, of  New  Haven,  as  a  descendant  of  Si- 
meon Brooks  and  Joseph  and  Reuben  Clark. 
In  religion  he  is  a  Unitarian,  a  member  of 
the  church  at  Derby  and  in  politics  a  Repub- 
lican. He  is  past  senior  warden  of  Jephtha 
Lodge,  No.  95.  Free  Masons,  of  Clinton.  He 
served  si.x  years  in  the  Connecticut  National 
Guard,   Company   E.   Second,   Regiment 

Mr.  Brooks  married,  .-\pril  13.  iB~o.  Sarah 
Esther  Piatt,  born  April  14.  1840.  at  Nor- 
walk,  Coimecticut,  daughter  of  Nathan  Bry- 
ant Piatt,  f'i  Huntington.  L.  I..  Ne^v  York 
I  born  December  26.  i8oc>.  died  May  n.  1S71  ). 
and  Mary  Jane  ;  Bixby  1  (tliis  name  ^polled 
Byxbee  in  deeds  dated  181P  >  Piatt,  of  Norwalk 
(  born  Alarch  31.  1813,  died  February  21, 1S61 ), 
a  relative  of  Sh.erifi;  Bixb}-  of  ^^leriden,  Con- 
necticut. Nathan  Bryant  Piatt  was  a  master 
mariner.  Children;  i.  Johr-,  born  'S[ay  5, 
1871,  died  Ma}-  8.  1S71.  2.  Edith  Louise, 
born  June  21,  1873.  3.  James  Ansel,  born 
.-\pril  7,  1S76.  graduate  of  Sheffield,  Scientific 
School,  Yale  I'niversitv,   1807  ("Ph.  BA.  looo 


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(M.  E.).  For  several  years  instructor  in 
mechanical  engineering  at  Vale,  and  now  pro- 
fessor of  mechanics  at  Urdwii  L'ni\  e;'>ity, 
Provitlcnce,  Riiode  Island.  He  i~  :',  nienil)er 
of  Siijnia  Xi.  American  So(:iet\  •>{  Mcciiani- 
cal  Engineers.  American  As^dciatii  iii  for  tlic 
Advancement  of  Science,  American  Society 
for  the  Promotion  of  EngineerinL;".  I'rovidence 
University  Cluh.  president  RIkmIo  Inland  Aer- 
onautical Societ\ .  4.  Siisan  May.  hririi  Scp- 
teinber  i.  187S.  5.  Grace  Elizabeth  Piatt, 
Mav  9.  1881.  6.  Ethel  Chapman.  Au-iist  11. 
1884. 

(The  AMen-Mullin-  Linei. 

(I)  John  Alden,  married  'Pri'^cilia   Miillins. 

(II)  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  J^>hn  Alden 
and  Priscilla  i^fullins)  Alden.  married  Wil- 
liam Pabodie. 

(III)  Lydia.  daughter  of  Wiliinm  Pabodie 
and  Elizabeth  (Alden)  Pabijlie.  married  Dan- 
iel Grenell. 

(I\')  Lydia  Grenell,  daughter  of  Daniel 
Grenell  and  Lydia  (  Pabodie  i  *  irenell,  n-:ar- 
ried  Joseph  Clark.  (.See  Clark  IWi  (  S'jnie 
of  the  Pabodie  descendants  u>e  die  loini  of 
Peabody  for  the  fannly  name,  and  it  is  now 
the  most  common  1. 

(The    Clnrk    Line). 

1 1)  John  Clark  scttlcil  in  Canibrii:'.:c.  r^las- 
sachusetts.  163J.  lie  came  to  Hartfiird.  Con- 
necticut, with  Thomas  Hooker's  coniiianv  in 
1636.  and  removed  to  Saybrook.  (..'onnecticut. 
about  1045,  where  his  descendants  settled. 
He  was  one  of  the  compan\'  uii'Ict"  Captain 
John  Mason,  who  came  down  from  Hartford 
in  1637  and  fought  the  Pequots  at  Mystic 
He  was  one  of  the  patentees  to  whom  the 
Royal  Charter  was  granted  by  King  irharles 
II,  which  was  hidden  in  th.e  Ch.arter  (^)ak  in 
Hartford  by  Captain  Wordsworth..  John 
Clark  was  one  of  the  most  infiuentia!  iiien  in 
tlie  colony.  He  died  in  ?»Iilfor<l.  Connecticut. 
in  1673.  Pie  married  ^hrsti :  1  sec- 
ond) Mary  Ward  Fletcher,  no  c'uldren  by 
sccoiici  wife. 

(II)  John  (21.  son  r.f  Jr.hn  mi  Clark, 
married  Relieckah  Porter. 

(III)  Major  John  (31.  sou  of  John  !2i 
and  Rebeckah  (  Porter  i  Claik.  ser\ed  in  the 
French  war  in  1708-00.  and  was  r.ror.;o:ed  t'l 
rank  of  major.  He  also  -erved  in  Kinu  I'iul- 
il)'s  Indian  war.  He  marrie'!  Rcbt-ckah, 
•  laughter  of  William  and  Lydia  1  1  ):'.nii.irth  ) 
Peaniont. 

(lY)  Joseph,  son  of  John  13'  ai'i'  Rt-beck- 
ah  (Peamont)  Clark,  married  •  first  1  Lvdia. 
dau-.;hter    of    Daniel    and     Lydia     iPabo.Hei 

Circneli  :     (second)     F'riscilla .     James 

W.      r.rooks     is     a     descendanr      from      fohn 


Alden  and  Priscilla  MuUins  through  the  first 
marriage  of  this  Joseph  Clark. 

(\')  Joseph  (2).  son  of  Jtjseph  (  Ci  and 
L\clia  (Grenell)  Clark,  marriL-d  Paruell  i  Siiip- 
niati    :  1. 

fV'I)  Reuben,  son  of  Joseph  (2)  and  Par- 
nell  (.Shipman?)  Clark,  served  in  the  revidu- 
tionary  war,  ranking  as  ensign.  He  married 
(first)  Elizabeth  Trubv,  (second)  Prudence 
Wright. 

(VII)  Joseph  (3),  son  of  Reuben  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Truby)  Clark,  was  too  young  to  enlist, 
and  entered  the  army  with  his  father  Reuben 
as  his  servant :  later  he  enlisted  and  served  to 
the  end  of  the  war.  He  married  Ami  South- 
worth. 

(\'III)  Xancy  A.,  dangliter  of  Joseiili  and 
Ann  (Southworth)  Clark,  married  Xathan 
Brooks   (see   Brooks   II). 

(IX)  Zerah  Clark  Brooks,  son  of  Xathan 
and  Xancy  A.  (Clark)  Brooks,  mairied  Susan 
Cecelia  Griffin  (see  lirooks  III). 

(X)  James  Weston  Brooks,  so-u  of  Zerah 
C.  and  Susan  C.  (Griffin)  Broijks,  m.-nried 
Sarah   Esther  Piatt   (see  BrLwks  I\"). 

(The   Rossiter   Line). 

(I)  Edward  Rossiter  came  from  EnL;land 
to  the  Massachusetts  Bay  (Zolonv  in  :''30, 
with  Rev.  Jtjhn  Warcham,  and  .settled,  at 
Dorchester,  Massachusetts.  He  hsd  luimer- 
ous  descendants. 

(II)  Bryan,  son  of  Edward  Rossiter.  came 
to  Connecticut  m  1036,  with  others  forming 
the  Connecticut  Colony.  He  became  a  dis- 
tinguished ph_\sician.  and  was  prominent  in 
public  affairs.  He  removed  from  \\'indsor, 
Connecticut,  to  Guilford.  Connecticut,  about 
1052. 

(III)  Josiah.  son  of  Bryan  Rossiter,  was 
much  engaged  in  public  .affairs,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Upper  House  of  Assembly 
1700-1711.  He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
IIi',n.  .Samuel  Sherman,  of  Woodlnirv.  Con- 
necticut. 

(I\')  Josiah  !2).  son  of  Josiah  ii>  and 
Sarah  (Slierman)  Rossiter,  marrieu  Yinry 
Hill. 

(\  )  John,  son  of  Josiah  (21  and  Mary 
(Hill)  Rossiter.  married  Jemima  Bri-t'^il. 

(\'I)  John  (2K  son  of  John  f  i  )  aivl  Je- 
mima (Bristol)  Rossiter.  married  Submit 
Wriglu. 

I  \'H)  David,  son  of  John  (2)  Posiitcr  and 
Submit  (\\'right)  fvosiiter.  married  Ai)igail 
ihuU. 

(\III)  Jemima.  dau!::"hter  of  Dav-ii  and 
.Xhiurail  f  BucH)  Rossiter  married  James 
?\"eedham  Griffin. 

(  IX)    Susan    Cecelia    Griffin,    dau-htcr    of 


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la.nic?     X.    and    Jemima    ( Roisiter)    Griffin. 
iiKirried  Zorali  Clark  Brooks. 

(X)  James  Weston  Brooks,  son  of  Zerali 
C\  and  Silvan  C  (Griffin  i  Bro-VKS,  married 
Sarah  E>ther  Piatt   (see  Brooks  I\). 


(Ill)  Theopliilus  Munson, 
.MUXSOX  son  of  Samuel  Munson  (q.v. ), 
was  born  September  lo,  1675. 
died  Xovember  28.  1747.  He  lived  in  Xew 
Haven,  where  he  was  a  very  prosperous  and 
jirominent  citizen.  For  forty-five  years  he 
lived  at  the  southwest  corner  of  College  and 
Wall  streets,  where  President  Dwight  ni)W 
lives.  His  name  appear>  continually  in  tlie 
.\"e\v  Haven  records,  and  during"  his  entire 
life  he  served  the  town  in  various  official  ca- 
pacities. By  trade  he  was  a  locksmith  or 
blacksmith,  and  also  an  extensive  dealer  in 
real  estate.  April  29,  1701.  he  took  the  free- 
man's oath,  and  in  1703,  his  name  was  on  the 
list  of  freemen  in  Xew  Haven.  In  December, 
1705.  he  was  chosen  lister  for  the  first  time,  a 
position  to  w  liich  he  was  elected  several  tiTiies 
later.  December  2(1,  i70(j.  he  wa;.  made  town 
treasurer.  December  25,  17 10,  he  was  first 
elected  sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  a  pci- 
sition  which  he  continued  to  hold  for  thirty- 
t'i\e  consecutive  years.  In  1712-13-14- 15-16- 
17.  he  was  selectman;  in  1718-19-20.  deputy 
to  the  general  court.  April  3.  1719,  he  was 
admitted,  with  his  wife,  to  communion  of  the 
First  Church.  March  16.  1720,  he  contrib- 
uted one  acre  of  land  for  the  benefit  oi  Vale 
College.  February  19.  1722,  he  bought  the 
ancestral  home  on  Grove  street.  In  1722  and 
1 73 1  he  was  chosen  tythingman.  In  1725  he 
was  one  of  a  committee  to  treat  with  the  In- 
dians concerning  the  purchase  of  land.  He 
was  chosen  a  trustee  of  the  Hopkins  Gram- 
mar School  in  1742,  and  served  until  his  death 
in  1747.  He  was  also  prominent  in  the  mili- 
tary affairs  of  the  colony:  sergeant  in  1712: 
ensign  in  1726.  and  captain  in  1731.  Early  in 
hl^  career,  i6X'.  he  was  granted  land,  and 
from  tlien  on  was  continually  buying,  selling 
or  exchanging  land. 

He  married  Esther,  daughter  of  Jolm  Mi-x 
'T  Meeks.  She  died  September  16.  1746, 
aged  sixty-eight  years.  Her  father  was  tlie 
^on  of  Thomas  and  Rebecca  (  Turner  i  .Meeks. 
the  latter  a  daughter  of  Captain  Xathaniel 
Turner.  Theopliilu>  Munson  died  Xovember 
-^.  1747.  His  will  was  dated  March  29. 
•74''.  and  proved  December  2S.  1747.  The 
nv.entory  of  his  e-tate  was  large,  amour.ting 
to  seven  thoiwaiui  rwo  hundred  and  fifty- four 
f"Urids  nineti-CTi  shillings,  si.x  pence.  Chil- 
dren horn  in  Xew  Haven :  Elizabeth.  Sep- 
tember   26.    i6<,i7,    married    Rev.    BMchardson 


Miner;  Esther,  Xovember  8.  if;t/;:  Israel.  De- 
cember XI,  1701  ;  Martha,  .\ugust  8,  1704; 
Daniel,  January  12,  170S-00.  mentioned  be- 
low; Benjamin,  March  28,  1711;  Tb.c'.phi'.us, 
June  2^,  1713;  James.  October  i,  1715;  -\nn, 
January  4,  1717-18;  S\-bil,  Alarcli  22.  1719- 
20:  Lois,  June  7,  1722. 

(  I\'  I  Daniel,  son  of  Theopliilus  Muiison, 
was  burn  January  12,  ijoS-ckj.  in  Xew  Haven, 
and  was  the  first  of  the  American  Munsons  to 
become  a  physician.  He  graduated  from  Vale 
College  in  1726,  and  received  the  degree  of 
A.  M.  in  1729.  His  father's  will  says:  "Dan- 
iells  Education  &  what  he  has  Since  Received 
of  me  is  to  be  accountefl  ei.|ual  to  what  I  have 
given  m\-  two  Si:»ns  Bcni-'imin  &  Theophilus 
by  Deed.'" 

Mr.  3.Iunson  was  rector  of  the  Hopkins 
Grammar  School  in  1729-30.  Pie  li'/ed  in 
Xew  Haven  until  1740.  and  in  173O  was  wit- 
ness to  a  conveyance  b}-  his  father,  which  is 
recorded  in  that  year.  April  9.  1740,  he  bought 
m  Stratford,  Co:inecticut.  two  acres  right  of 
commonage.  He  became  a  member  of  Christ 
Church.  Stratford.  February  5.  1744.  He 
married.  April  2J.  1730.  Mar}-,  daughter  ol 
Joseph  and  Sarah  Gorham.  of  .Stranord.  She 
was  born  in  Varmoulh,  Maine,  and  after  the 
death  of  her  first  husliand,  married  (  second  '■ 
Xovember,  1747.  Benjamin  Arnold.  tier 
fathe"-  was  the  son  of  James  Gorhar.i.  born 
April  2.  1650.  the  fourtli  I'f  eleven  children 
of  Captain  John  ijorham,  who  commanded  tiie 
iJarnstable  company  in  the  great  Swamp  figlir. 
December  IQ,  1675,  '^'^  Xarragansett.  In  uiiis 
right,  Captain  John  Gorham  contracted  dis- 
ease from  cold  and  exposure  and  died  :ii 
Swansea,  I-'ebruary  5.  1676.  He  came  to  Fh'- 
moutli.  m  I'UJ.  friim  Benefield.  Fngiand. 
where  he  was  baptized  January  28,  1021.  He 
was  deputy  from  Varmouth.  He  married  T.ie- 
sire.  daughter  of  John  Flow  land,  who  came 
over  on  the  "■Alayfiower."  and  married  whi'e 
on  board.  Elizabeth,  daughter  t)f  Johti  and 
Bridget  (  \'an  der  \'elde )  Tilley.  both  ■"May- 
fiovcr"  pilgrims,  and  the  last  of  the  name 
John  Flowland,  father  of  Desire,  was  born 
1593.  died  Februar_\-  23.- 1673,  and  wa<  the 
son  of  John  Howland,.  of  Xewport.  Essex, 
England.  Tlie  hitter  was  the  son  of  John 
Howland.  of  Londori.  liaptized  .\ugast  11, 
1541.  and  his  wife  Emma,  daughter  '<i  Xicli- 
i_>las  Revell.  John  Hmvland.  of  L(-nKl':in.  .vas 
tlie  son  of  Joh.n  and  .\nne  (  Greeiiwa_\  )  How- 
land,  and  John  was  the  son  of  John  Howlaml, 
citizen  and  Salter,  London,  making  five  gen- 
erations of  the  name,  including  the  Pilgrim. 
Daniel  Munson  died  June  21.  1746.  Children: 
Kirk,  baptized  Augu.st  i.  1731,  as  Joseph  Kiri: 
Munson:   George.   July   21.    1740.    Stratford; 


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Sarah,  Xovember  21,  1742,  Stratford:  Daniel, 
April  4,   1745.   Stratford. 

(V)  Kirk,  son  of  Daniel  Munscir..  \\a>  bap- 
tized .\ugust  I,  173  r,  in  New  tlawn.  juid 
married  Margaret  C.,  dauslitcr  of  Elilui  L'ha- 
pin.  who  was  the  mhi  of  Japhet  I'liapin.  Uie 
latter  was  born  in  Roxbury,  Massachu--etts, 
October  15,  1642.  His  father  came  frtim  Kng'- 
land,  1638.  and  removed  to  Springfield,  [O42. 
Kirk  Munson  lived  in  Huntington,  Connecti- 
cut. His  name  was  originally  Joseph  kirk. 
and  his  son.  originally  named  Joseph,  added 
Kirk  on  removing  to  Xew  Haven,  u  here  there 
was  already  a  Joseph.  Children:  Anne,  luq)- 
tized  July  16.  1758.  Stratfurd:  Sarah,  baptized 
October    5,    1760,    Stratford;    Polly,    married 

George  Clark  :  Katy,  married  •  Hollis- 

ter,    of    Farmington :    Juseph     (Kirk),    men- 
tioned below. 

(\^I)  Joseph  (Kirk),  son  of  Kirk  Munscin. 
was  born  August  13,  1765.  ile  married,  Jan- 
uary I,  178(3,  Lucinda,  daughter  of  John  and 
Frances  (Plum)  Sears,  of  AJilford.  John 
Sears  was  the  son  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
(Moore)  Sears.  Frances  was  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Bailey)  Plumb.  Her 
father.  Joseph  Plumb,  was  the  sc>n  of  John 
and  Elizabeth  (Norton)  PUime,  .sop  of  Robert 
and  !\Iary  t  F>alduin )  P'ume,  son  of  John  and 
Dorothy  Plume,  son  of  Robert  and  C.race 
( Crackbone  )  Flume,  son  of  Robert  and  Eliza- 
beth fPursas")  Ph.ime,  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth iMume.  Joseph  (Kirk)  ^lunson  was  by 
trade  a  shoemaker  and  a  farmer.  He  was  a 
Consjregationalist  in  religion.  He  li\e:i  in 
Milford  ar.d  New  Flaxen.  Connecticut.  .\t 
the  age  of  thirteen,  he  i.--  describ.ed  as  a  druiii- 
mcr  in  Ca(itain  Josepii  Firdley's  company,  in 
Colonel  Whiting's  regiment,  five  days  in  serv- 
ice. July  4,  1771';.  This  was  at  the  time  of  the 
Xew  Havet!  in\asion.  .\ccording  to  oiM:  au- 
thority, he  had  served  pre\ii  iusl\-.  Octoi^er  3- 
27-  ^777-  H*^  '^■^''i'^  living  in  Milford.  in  179^, 
and  in  tliat  year.  October  30.  bought  a  piece 
of  land.  In  1S02.  he  s<.->ld  land  at  "Stubing 
Plains."  According  to  the  records  of  tlie 
Second  Church.  3dilford.  the  covenant  was 
propounded  to  Jo':enh  Munson  and  his  wife 
"?^Iarch  2^.  ijf.S.  and  lat^/r  the  church  y^drd 
them  a  letter  of  recommendation  to  ihe  ti:'st 
church  in  Xew  Ha\'en."  He  \va^  a  re-i<lent 
of  Xew  Haven.  July  i.  1811S.  In  1812  he  pr,r- 
ch.ased  a  lot  with  a  dwelling-ln  ..u-e  r.n  it. 
where  he  lived  until  1822,  when  he  -'Ad  the 
dwelling-house.  In  1824  he  sold  tlie  remain- 
der of  this  propert}'.  and  prob.-il^ly  went  to 
live  on  land  which  he  had  purchased  for  a 
farm  in  1821.  It  is  supposed  that  he  followed 
his  tradie  of  shoemaker  until  ahrait  this  tnne. 
Durinc."-  tlie  ner't  ten   -r  twelve  \e;ir.^,  he  -cem-^ 


to  have  engaged' e:<tensively  in  the  buying  a:id 
selling  of  land,  rfe  and  his  wife  we'-e  atlniit- 
ted  to  membership  in  the  Xorth  Church  m 
\pril.  J 810.  In  Xoven.iber.  1823,  he  was 
chosen  pound- keeper.  He  died  January  15. 
1841,  and  his  wife  February  21,  1848.  His 
will  was  dated  January  14.  1841,  and  >i^ned 
by  a  mark,  "On  account  of  bodily  suffering." 
The  total  \aluc  of  his  real  estate  wa~.  84,335. 
Children:  Margaret,  born  Xovember  10. 
1787:  Francis  Plum,  January  5,  1700:  Charle-. 
February  14.  1792,  mentioned  Ixk'w:  Han- 
nah. July  17.  1794;  Phebe,  DecemUer  15. 
170'):  Alary.  February  7,  1791;:  Lucindr.  July 
20.  1802;  Lieorge,  I''ebruary  n.  i8t:)4:  Eliiu: 
Chapin.  March  7,  1807. 

I  VII )  Charles,  son  of  Joseph  1  Kiri< )  Mun- 
son. was  born  February  14,  1792,  died  June  0. 
1879.  He  ser\ed  in  the  state  militia  in  tlie  wa:- 
of  1812.  under  Captain  Joseph  A.  Pi-hop.  He 
re^^ided  in  Xew  Haven,  but  for  a  time  was  in 
tlie  retail  shoe  business  in  Xewbern.  Xorth 
Carolina,  in  partnership  with  h.is  brotb.er.  He 
also  resided  in  W'oodbridge.  Connecticut, 
where  he  was  highway  surveyor  in  1832-45- 
^.j :  grand  juror  in  i835-3(').  He  and  liis  \-ife 
were  members  of  tlie  Congregational  cliurcli. 
He  married,  April  11.  1815,  Alabe:  Eeacli. 
bi;irn  .\ugust  2,  1792,  daughter  of  Benaiali 
Peach.  She  died  February  16.  1878.  Chil- 
dren ;  Charles  Xewton.  born  April  30.  1816. 
at  Xew  Haven;  Edwin  P.each.  Oct':'l:er  30. 
1817.  mentioned  below;  Francis.  July  25.  1824. 
died  March  7,  1825;  brands.  Jul}-  15.  1827.  at 
W'oodbridge. 

(  \  HI)  Fldwhi  Beach,  son  of  Charles  Mun- 
s.-n.  •was  born  at  Woodbridge.  L'ctober  3-3. 
1817.  died  August  15,  1879.  He  b'ecame  an 
elector  at  Woodbridge  in  1S40.  He  bec:ime 
associated  \vith  his  ()rotlier-in-law.  Hon.  X.  D. 
Sperry,  and  \\'iriis  Smith,  a;  masons  and 
builflcrs,  and  the  firm  lasted  tliree  years.  For 
many  years  he  was  a  railroad  ontractor  and 
he  superintended  tlie  constructic'ti  of  the  ma- 
sonry and  purchase  of  materials  for  the  Xew 
Haven.  Xew  Condon  &  Stoningion  railr^.a". 
in  1857-59.  President  Giles,  in  a  letter  aliom 
this  work,  said  of  him  :  "He  not  i^nly  ef|ualled. 
'  ur  expectations,  but  far  exceeded  tb.em  in 
ability,  energy  and  meciianical  skill."  Later 
Mr.  I'Jmison  liuilt  the  Derby  raiir.iai!.  He  ije- 
came  ?up'erinteiident  of  tlie  Fair  Ha\en  ^S; 
\\'csivil!e  hor-e  rjiih.vay.  His  place  oi  re-i- 
dence  was  Xew  Haven  nnd  in  1800  he  -erved 
in  the  common  council.  On  the  break:!ic:  oi\' 
''■i  the  civil  war,  lie  rai-ed  Coimpany  K.  Tent!'. 
Connecticut  Regiment  of  X'oluntcer.-.  and  w:;- 
conimissioned  capt.'iin,  September  25.  18'  ? 
He  was  mustered  into  the  -vr\-ice.  *  )ctober  3. 
i8'"'i.  ;!nd  renianieil  until  I  )ccein' <■:■  14  ic:I!ir,v- 


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in.u',  when  he  resigned.  Captain  ilunson  was 
a  man  of  tine  and  imposing  appearance  and 
cummanded  the  respect  and  esteem  of  hi- 
t,A\nsnicn  and  all  others  wlio  knew  him. 

He  married,  June  3,  1S41,  Amelia  Cather- 
ine Sperry,  of  Woodbridge,  born  June  13, 
1S22,  daughter  of  W'yllis  and  Catherine 
(Kanisdell)  Sperry.  Children:  i.  Albert  Le- 
roy.  born  March  24,  1842,  connected  with  the 
National  Folding  L'o.x  and  Paper  Company  of 
New  York  City ;  was  second  lieutenant  in  the 
Fifth  New  York  Artdlery  in  the  civil  war, 
March  5,  1862.  tirst  lieutenant,  December, 
1862,  and  captain.  March  15,  1865,  and  brevet- 
lieutenant  colonel:  married,  April  4,  iHji, 
Lizzie  Z^Iineur,  born  in  Copenhagen.  Den- 
mark, daughter  of  Henry  Mineur.  2.  Henry 
Theodore,  born  March  2(5,  1844,  lawyer  of 
New  York  City:  was  clerk  in  tlie  New  Haven 
postoffice,  then  in  the  patent  office  at  \^'a^h- 
ington  and  became  principal  examiner,  resign- 
ing in  July,  1875,  to  engage  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  New  York  City;  married,  December  26, 
1876.   Nellie    Sarah   Porter,   born    October    i, 

1856.  at  Grand  Rapids,  2\lichigan,  daugiiter 
of  Lewis  and  Hannah  (Gregory)  Porter.  3. 
^lary  Gertrude,  April  18,  1846,  married, 
June  20.  1867,  Richard  Henry  Greene,  a  law- 
yer of  Nevv  York  City.  4.  Kate  Amelia,  b.ijrn 
.\ugust  15,  184Q,  in  New  Haven,  married, 
September  7,  1869,  Louis  Hartraan,  Todd, 
born  September  14.  1839,  son  of  James  Laur- 
ence and  Louisa  Marietta  ( Hartman )  Todd. 
5.  Sarah  Augusta.  April  18,  1852.  married, 
March  21,  1882.  Albert  T.  Canilee.  ijf  New 
Haven.  6.  Edward  Denjaniin.  June  12.  1S54, 
mentioned  below.  7.  Harvey  Sperry,  March 
3,  1857,  associated  with  his  brother,  Edward 
B.,  in  the  manufacture  of  patented  pa])er 
boxes:  has  taken  liut  numerous  patents  on  de- 
vices Used  in  the  business ,  secretar\  of  the 
National  Folding  Box  and  Paper  Compaii)- ; 
married,  February  it,  1886.  Grace  Louise 
Catlin :  child,  3iIarion  Catlin,  born  Augu-t  3, 

1857.  S.  Harriet  Eliza,  March  n'l.  i8vv  0. 
Emma  ^label.  March  2^.  1864,  died  August  2, 
1888. 

(  IN)  Edward  Eeniamin,  ■^i^n  of  Edwin 
Beach  2\Iunson.  was  born  in  New  Haven, 
June  12,  1854,  on  what  is  now  the  northeast 
corner  of  George  and  \\'e-t  >tre<-ts.  In  tbn'se 
days  that  was  a  farming  secti^in  and  the  (jiily 
'■'■ad  leadi:ig  toward  the  cit\  was  Chapel 
-treet.  He  attenile<l  the  old  U'elister  school 
and  fn,tu  tliere  went  to  the  r.ld  Hillhouse  high 
school,  the  liu-ilding  of  which  daring  the  pe- 
iio(!  of  liis  attendance  was  deniolislied  and  th.e 
construction  of  the  present  building  begun. 
School  was  held  in  the  old  state  house  during 
the  progress  of  the  improvements.    He  left  in 


his  sophomore  year  to  I)egin  liis  business  ca- 
reer. As  a  bo\'  he  was  ambitious  and  .-oon 
pro\cd  his  business  ability.  He  was  carrier 
for  the  .\  cti.'  Ha7cn  Courier  when  a  }oung 
boy  and  later  for  the  A  r:^'  Haven  Palladium 
and  he  u^ed  to  deliver  papers  at  the  factory  on 
the  corner  of  Williams  and  Bradley  sticets, 
among  others,  and  this  property  afterwards 
was  owned  by  himself  and  brother.  ]\Ian>;  of 
his  boxhood  friends  became  prominent  l'U>i- 
ness  men  and  distinguished  in  public  life.  A 
souvenir  of  that  period  of  his  life,  something 
he  prizes  very  highly,  is  a  photograph  of  a 
baseball  team  of  which  he  was  a  member  and 
of  which  others  also  rose  to  positions  of  prom- 
inence in  professional  and  business  life.  .\.t 
the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  an  errand  boy  in  the 
store  of  Bradley  and  Pratt  on  the  soutliwest 
corner  of  State  and  Chapel  streets.  ITijm 
there  he  went  to  the  firm  of  Kimberl_\-  & 
Candee  in  the  same  line  of  hiuiness.  The 
firm  failed  and  instead  of  continuing  in  th.is 
business  he  refused  a  position  and  engaged 
with  his  brother,  Harvey  S.  ]\iunson,  in  the 
business  of  office  stationery  and  supplies.  The 
business  was  successful.  Early  in  1S74  tlie 
young  firm  secured  the  New  Englan.d  rijlits 
to  manufacture  folding  paper -uc>xes  from  f. 
B.  Osborn,  of  Newark,  New  Jersex .  The 
very  first  order  was  for  fifty  thousand  boxes 
for  C.  Cowles  &  Company,  of  New  Haven, 
and  tlie  manufacturer  could  not  fill  the  order, 
for  want  of  facilities.  The  firm  .soon  in:,talled 
machinery  to  make  the  goods,  and  in  1S75  the 
firm  of  Munson  &  Company  v.as  establisiied. 
The  first  location  was  on  the  top  tloor  of  a 
building  on  Artisan  street,  t!::;  40x50  r.iotn 
serving  as  factory  and  office.  ALany  di.fficul- 
ties  due  to  the  infancy  of  the  industry  and 
lack  of  capital  were  overcome,  and  in  two 
years  larger  quarters  were  required  and  they 
toi'k  tlie  whole  of  the  top  floor  of  the 
building.  Later,  the  floor  beneath  was  added, 
but  it  was  not  until  1S7S  that  the  busi- 
ness was  really  prosperous.  Costly  pat- 
ents had  been  bought  and  the  product  had 
been  introduced  to  the  trade,  however.  In 
1871 ).  :i  die  \\-as  perfected  for  the  business,  the 
etViciency  of  which  was  proved  hx  the  fact 
th:it  it  lias  since  l>een  in  a!nio>t  ani\ersal  'I'-e 
without  improvements.  In  i88i  larger  quar- 
ters were  again  needed  and  the  propert^•  at 
the  corner  of  Bradlev  and  Williams  streets, 
the  i.>ld  plant  of  the  New  Haven  Organ  Com- 
pany, was  purchased  b\-  the  finu.  In  18SS 
another  building  was  erected  on  this  site,  jox 
50.  five  stories  high,  and  a  structure  connect- 
ing with  the  original  building,  which  was  33.x 
90  feet,  and  also  fi\'e  stories  in  height.  Their 
boxes  found  a  readv  market  and  from  time  to 


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time  new  inve!Ui(.>ns  were  ajiplicil  to  increas- 
ing the  (irc.iiluct  at  le.ss  ex[>cnse  and  in  iin;iro\'- 
ing  the  .-tvie  .-;]i.,l  qiuilitv  ot  the  j^.  m..Js.  In 
1S91  llie  bu-;ne.--s  'vas  consolidated  with  others 
ill  the  fomiati'.Mi  r,i  the  Natiori?.!  I'oUiing-  Uux 
anil  Paper  Ciiin[ian_\.  Tlie  real  estate  was  re- 
tained by  .Mini>on  &  Coni|iany  and  is  still 
owned  by  the  firm. 

In  February.  i8y6,  owing  to  internal  dis- 
.sensions  in  the  corporation,  the  Munson 
Brothers  withdrew  from  the  National  Corn- 
pan)'  and  prepared  to  resume  business.  }vlun- 
son  &  Company  was  tiien  mcorporated  with 
Harvey  S.  Munson  as  president  and  Kdward 
N.  Munson  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  They 
started  again  in  the  same  quarters  where  tlie 
business  was  fir>t  established  on  Artisan 
street.  The  new  company  found  plenty  of 
business  and  grew  rapidl}.  In  March.  1898. 
the  present  quarters  on  Clinton  avende  were 
bought  and  transformed  into  one  of  the  most 
convenient  and  up-to-date  plants  in  the  busi- 
ness. Fri'in  the  outset  the  bu?iness  w  a-  pros- 
perous. The  tirm  was  peculiarly  weil-tiited 
to  meet  competition  and  hold  its  share  of  busi- 
ness. The  partners  possessed  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  the  manufacture  and  sale  of 
their  product,  both  business  and  mechanical 
ability  of  a  high  order.  The  business  is  iii^w 
conducted  under  the  corpi^rate  title  ki  The 
Munson  Folding  Box  Company,  with  C.  II. 
\\  ickham  as  president,  E.  P..  Mun>on  as  trea- 
surer and  H.  Benjamin  ^lunson  as  secretary. 
The  New  York  otiice  is  at  47  West  Tliirt>- 
tourth  street.  Harvey  Benjamin  .Mun-on  i> 
son  of  Edwart!  P.  Munson.  The  office  and 
factory  is  at  ;83  Clinton  a\enue.  He  and 
two  brother;  fc.rmerly  owned  the  Mun.-on  To- 
bacco C(3mpun_\'.  incorporated  Augu.--t.  i8')3. 
.to  manufacture  the  Munson  continuous  cig- 
arette machine. 

Edward  Benj?.min  Alun-e^n  is  a  prominent 
Free  Mason,  having  taken  the  thirt\--eco!Ki 
degree,  Scottish  Rite  Masonrw  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  W'ooster  Lodi^e.  of  \>,v  Haven;  of 
Franklin  Chapter,  Royal  Arcii  Masons:  or 
Harmon}'  Council,  Royal  and  Select  Tvlasters : 
of  New  Haven  Commandery,  Knights  Tenii'- 
lar,  and  the  Lafayette  Con-.istory.  He  is  a 
Republican  in  politics  and  has  served  *uvo 
teritis  in  the  common  council  of  the  cit\'  ■of 
New  Haven,  representing  the  oightii  war.'. 
He  is  a  niemher  of  the  Knights  Templar  Ciub 
of  New  Haven.  He  and  liis  familv  atte'id 
the  United  Congre-jational  Church  of  the  Re- 
deemer. His  r',>idence  is  at  120  Lexington 
street.  New   HH\er!. 

Fie  niairied,  February  24.  1871;.  Josephine 
Etta,  born  Iu!\  17,.  i'A^f\  dauahter  of  O^car 
F).  Lea-.enwor'h.  of   .\'ew  Haven.     Children  ; 


I.  llrace  Amelia,  born  April  24,  1880,  grailn- 
ate  of  Mrs.  Cady  s  School,  New  Haven.  2. 
Maude  Jo^epliine,  N'ovemlier  22,  1881,  gradu- 
ate of  the  same  school.  3.  Harvey  Benj.tmin, 
December  20.  1884,  associated  in  business 
with  his  father.  4.  Ethel  May.  August  13. 
1S92.    5.  Thornton  Sperry,  January  i,  1S97. 


(II)  John   (2)  Warner,  eldest 
\\ARNER     son     of    John     (i-q.\'. )     and 

Anne  (Norton)  Warner,  was 
born  about  1645.  ''i  Hartford,  or  I'armington, 
probably  the  latter,  and  was  reared  in  that 
town,  appearing  on  the  list  of  freemen  in  16(10 
and  the  list  of  proprietors  iii  1072,  togtth.er 
with  his  father.  He  also  suljscribed  'lo  the 
articles  of  1674  and  made  an  ePfori  to  secure 
his  right  in  the  "Waterbury  estate."  of  wliich 
he  was  a  pioneer.  His  name  occur.-,  in  ail  tl;e 
fence  divisons  and  he  is  called  "Senior"  in  die 
^^'atel'bul■y  records.  He  had  recorded  there. 
February  19,  1703,  one  and  a  lialf  acres  of 
land  on  which  his  dwelling  tiion  -to..>tl.  He 
called  himself  "of  Farmington  '  :n  April,  1703. 
and  again  in  1700  In  i;is  vill.  Iiowever, 
dated  Farmington,  December  .2j.  1706,  he 
speaks  of  himself  as  "of  Waterbury."  He 
died  soon  after  the  latter  date,  in  his  sjxty- 
third  year,  and  the  inventorv  c>f  iiis  estate  was 
made  in  March.  1707.  His  real  estate  and 
hi.imesteafl  in  Waterbury  were  ;:;i\er,  to  liis 
son  John,  and  the  latter  witii  Samuel  P.ron- 
son,  a  son-in-law.  \N'ere  executors  of  the  will. 
Children:  i.  John,  born  March  i,  1670;  v,'a,s 
a  physician  in  Westbur\'  mow  Watertowni. 
and  first  deacon  of  the  church  there.  2.  F.ph- 
raim,  mentioned  belfiw.  3.  Rir.bert  settled  in 
Woodbury,  died  1759.  4.  Fbenczer.  a  plusi- 
cian,  resitled  in  ^^'oodbury,  where  he  died, 
1789,  His  grandson.  Colonel  Seth  Warner,  ar- 
rived with  fixe  hundred  fresh  troops  at  a  crit- 
ical moment  in  the  revolutionarv  battle  of 
l!enr.ingt(in,  tinning  threatened  defeat  into 
one  of  tlie  notable  victorie"  of  th.-it  struggle. 
5.  Lydia,  baptized  March  13,  16S0:  married 
Samuel  P>ronson.  and  received  bv  lier  father's 
will  his  "beds,  bedding  and  household  stuft'."' 
<  .  Thomas,  baptized  Ma\'  6.  1(183.  probaMv 
died  before  his  father. 

(Ill)  Doctor  l-'.phraim,  sec'iid  .;on  oi  Jolm 
(2)  Warner,  wa.^  born  in  1070,  :\\kI  died  .\u- 
gust  I,  1753.  in  his  ei,u!n}--fo-.i:-rh  xcnr.  His 
first  grant  of  land  in  \\aterbi;r>'  was  on  the 
n orth.east  corner  ''<x  V\'ill..)w  and  Grove  streets, 
made  January  2T.  lOivj.  011  coiiilition  that  he 
■■shouli'l  erect  a  hous.-.'  and  co-iniiabit  it  for  four 
years."  There  he  built  his  house  and  resided 
until  iror.  his  next  house  being  on  a  jjlnt  ■■! 
forty -tw'-.  and  a  half  acres  on  Back's  Hill. 
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otiier  house  and  two  lots  of  lan>l.  He  received 
hi>  forty  pound  right  Mareli  i8,  1701,  and 
s-oon  after  removed  to  \\  oudbury.  In  tlie  latter 
tr.wn  he  was  associated  with  his  youni^er 
nroiher  Kbentzer,  who  was  also  a  physician. 
He  continued  practice  there  until  April,  1714, 
when  the  tow  11  of  W'aterhury  passed  the  fol- 
lowing vote :  "The  town,  to  encourage  Dr. 
Ephraim  Warner  to  come  and  live  with  us, 
grant  him  the  use  of  the  school  land  for 
three  years  (only  one-half  the  lot  in  Hancox's 
meadow  is  exempt  this  yearj.  he  to  maintain 
the  fence."  They  also  voted  him  ten  acres 
in  the  "sequester"  on  the  condition  that  he  re- 
main four  years.  He  is  not  called  docti_>r  on 
the  records  until  December.  i70('>.  and  h.e 
probably  removed  to  W'aterbury  in  response 
to  the  vote  above  quoted,  being  then  called  a 
practitioner.  After  his  return  to  that  town  he 
became  one  of  its  notable  men,  bought  and 
sold  real  estate  to  a  large  extent,  and  was 
much  engaged  in  public  business.  He  appears 
to  have  settled  on  Buck's  Hill  with  several  of 
his  sons,  to  whom  he  gave  houses  and  lots. 
He  served  as  townsman,  school  committee, 
town  collector,  deputy  to  the  general  court  in 
May,  1717,  May,  171C).  Ma\-  and  October, 
1720,  and  May,  1722.  As  early  as  1722  he 
was  chosen  caprain  o'"  ;he  train  band,  being 
the  second  thus  distinguished,  and  was  mod- 
erator of  the  town  meeting  in  1730.  His  es- 
tate was  first  settled  by  agreement  of  the  heirs, 
ratified  by  order  of  probate  in  1762.  ]Much  of 
it  had  been  given  to  his  children  during  his 
lifetime.  He  mairied  Esther,  daughter  of 
Ohadiah  Richards,  of  W'aterbury.  Ciiildren  : 
I.  Margaret,  born  February,  1693,  died  tiie 
following  month.  2.  Ephraim,  October  21). 
1695.  died  when  nine  years  old.  3.  Benjamin, 
September  30,  1608:  was  a  physican,  called 
'"Dr.  Ben"  to  distinguish  him  from  his  father. 
and  died  in  1772.  4.  John,  mentioned  beiiiw. 
5.  Ouadiah,  T'ebruary  24.  ^703.  f-.-j.  Ebene- 
zcr  and  Esther,  mentioned  in  probate  records. 
{IV)  Captain  John  (3),  third  son  of  Dr. 
Ephraim  and  E-ther  (  Richarr's  )  Warner,  was 
born  Juiie  24.  1700,  baptized  in  Woodbury, 
^!av  23,  1703,  and  died  at  Plymouth.  Con- 
necticut. September  7.  I7")4  in  liis  ni!ict\ -fifth 
year.  He  v.as  captain  of  the  triin  band.,  dea- 
•X'H  of  the  First  Church,  and  wa-  one  of  tiie 
first  settlers  of  Xorthbury  (no',','  riymouth>. 
Connecticf.t.  The  proprietors  grafted  him 
one  half  of  a  bachelor  lot,  which  was  thr 
fourth  property  lot.  November  28,  1722.  His 
tather,  with  whom  he  then  lived,  gave  him 
twenty  acres  of  land  and  a  house  on  Buck's 
''in  v.nlued  at  "60  pounds  money."  in  Deceni- 
''<r,  1724.  He  married  (first  1  December  17, 
'7-4.  Esther,  daughter  of  David  Scott.     She 


died  I'ebruary  ]8,  1727,  and  he  married  (  -ec- 
iiiidi  Lictober  3.  172S,  ]^lary.  dau;;!rier  of 
TliMiiias  Mickiix.  Tb.ere  wa^  n.  •  -ar\'\ir;;;  i,^- 
sue  of  the  fir^t  marriage.  L'nildren  •>!  seci.ind 
wife:  Esther,  Ix.an  September  n.  17211,  died 
.Xdvemljer  4, '1730:  l'hei)e,  born  Januars'  8, 
1731-32:  .\iini-e.  January  13.  1734-35:  JaiVies. 
December  i  i,  1737;  .Mar\,  (  )cti.iber  0.  1742. 
died  .\pril  21,  1745:  Elijah,  born  r^larch  21. 
1745-4(1.     Jrihn.  mentioned  beli:>w. 

(  \' I  Ji:ihn  (41,  youngest  child  of  Captain 
John  (31  and  .Mary  (Hickox)  Warner,  was 
l»irn  (Jctcjlier  14,  1749.  in  Plymouth,  and  died 
June  10,  1822.  in  his  seventy-fourth  }ear.  He 
married.  Xcivemlier  8,  1770.  -Viine.  daughter 
nf  Captain  John  Sutlilt,  the  second  Pettier  of 
the  wilderness  in  the  Xaugatuck  \alley  above 
\\'aterbiir_\-,  and  the  first  in  his  immediaie  vi- 
cinity. Children:  Chloe.  born  2*Iay  to,  1773: 
^ilartha.  January  24,  1775:  Eliel.  C'Ctobcr  28. 
1776:  .\arcin,  ^larch  (>,  1779:  Randal,  men- 
tinned  belc>w  :  Abijah,  bebruarx-  10.  1784;  Da- 
vid, -April   19,   1786. 

(\T)  Randal,  third  son  of  John  (4')  and 
.\nne  i.Sutlifi"'*  Warner,  was  born  .Septem- 
ber 28.  1 78 1,  in  Plymoutli,  and  died  Xovem- 
ber  2':>.  1S53,  in  his  seventy-third  vear.  In 
I  Si  5  he  removeil  to  Plymouth  PIollow  (  now 
ihomajtijii  I  and  built  the  hou-c  now  stand- 
ing on  what  i>  commonly  known  as  "War- 
ner's Ciirner."  at  the  junction  of  the  Water- 
bury  and  Litchfield  and  Watertown  roads,  one 
mile  below  the  village  of  ^homa^t^.in.  He 
owned  and  ctiltivateti  a  large  ]iart  i<f  the  es- 
tate of  hi?;  grandfather.  Captain  Ji>hn  Sut- 
lifl-',  and  was  one  C'f  the  most  promintnt  and 
extensive  farmers  in  the  countv.  For  fifcv- 
six  \ears  after  his  death  the  homestead  v,a.s 
owned  and  occupied  by  his  ~oii.  Frederick 
Eliel  \\'arner.  for  many  years  .first  ^eiectman 
C'f  the  tow,-n  and  one  of  its  leading"  citizen-?. 
He  now  re.-ides  in  X'ew  York,  and  iht-  hi.inie- 
.-.tead  is  cjwned  and  occupied  bv  Ra:K;a!  War- 
ner's grandson.  Dr.  Florace  Steley  Warner. 
Randal  Warner  married  ('first!  November  24, 
1S03.  Ruth  Atwater,  wlio  died  X'ovember 
14.  1815;  ( scconcD  February  5.  1817,  Electa, 
daiighter  of  Jonathan  ?*[arsii  of  ^Vinchester, 
Connecticut  !  see  .Mar-h  V  i .  Children  of  first 
wife:  Merritt.  b'Tii  Xic.ember  Jn,  i.>n4.  died 
iSoi'^:  Merritt,  born  1807,  d'.ed  i860:  Ranrlai 
-\..  Xovember  8.  1815.  died  December  21, 
:855.  Cb.ildren  of  second  wife:  Ruth  \iin. 
hor;!  December  17.  1817.  died  June  O.  1823  ; 
Jonathan.  .Alay  8.  1820.  died  February  20. 
1821:  J(jnathan  Marsh,  mentioned  below; 
Ruth  .\nn.  .Ma\  13.  182.1.  died  AnguH  0. 
!iX')5:  Frederick  Eliel,  .March  7.  1820  i  lixing 
.\pn!.  u;Mi;  I  [orace  .May  2:,  1832,  died 
January  0.  1848. 


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(VII)  Jonathan  Marsh,  tifth  -on  of  Randal 
\\'arner  and  t'nnd  child  oi  his  sccoml  wife, 
Electa  Marsh,  was  horn  .\])ri!  23,  182J,  in 
Plvniontli,  and  in  earlv  life  was  a  carpenter 
and  builder,  dewtin^;'  nianv  year:-  •  >  clock- 
makinu;',  but  most  (if  his  life  was  devoted  to 
agriculture.  He  was  town  clerk  and  chair- 
man of  the  school  hoard,  and  for  many  years 
was  connected  with  the  cli'>ir  of  the  hirst 
Congretjational  Church,  of  which  church  he 
was  a  member  m<ire  than  >ixty  years.  In 
1852  he  built  his  hijme  cai  the  U'aterbury 
road  in  Plymouth  Hollow .  iin  land  given  him 
by  his  father,  adjoining  the  latter's  e-tate  on 
the  site  where  his  great-L^randfather  Captain 
John  SutlifT  built  his  lionse.  Tiie  original 
well  dug  about  1730.  sixty-fixe  >ears  before 
the  incorporation  of  the  ti.iwn  of  Flyninuth. 
remains,  the  oldest  and  still  the  be<t  well  in 
the  locality.  Jonathan  M.  Warner  moved  into 
his  house  in  Xovcmber,  185-'.  and  lived  there 
until  his  death.  January  i},.  loii,  in  his 
eighty-ninth  year.  The  "'Old  Red  House" 
stood  about  ten  feet  north  of  the  house  now 
in  use  on  the  propcrtv,  being  removed  soon 
after  the  latter  was  built  in  185-'.  He  mar- 
ried. June  2.  1S51,  Emily  \  irginia  Seeley, 
born  February  zy.  1828.  dauglitcr  c)f  Dr. 
Lloyd  and  Elizabeth  (  Staples)  Seeley.  of  Eas- 
ton  (see  Seeley  IX).  Children:  i.  Ada 
Louise,  born  April  i.  1S52:  married  Uecem- 
ber  2CJ.  1S79.  .Toseph  Frederick  Klein,  then 
assistant  professor  at  Yale  L"ni\"ersity,  and 
now  [jrofessor  of  mechanical  engineering,'  .and 
dean  of  the  faculty  of  Lehigh  L'niversity.  2. 
Horace  Seeley.  tnentioned  below.  ;■?.  Florence 
Electa.  December  7,  1859:  now  occupies  the 
homestead  known  as  "The  Pines."  on  the  site 
of  the  first  house  built  in  that  section  of  tlie 
Natigatuck  \'alley  by  her  great-great-grand- 
father. Captain  John  Sutlitt.  4.  .\rthur  LIo\d, 
January  19,  1S63  ;  now  superintendent  ot  the 
extensive  machinery  factory  of  A\'illiams, 
Wb.ite  &  Company,  on  rhe  banks  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi river,  at  }vli)linc.  Illir:0!5. 

(\'H1/  Dr.  Horace  Seeley  Warner,  elder 
son  c.f  J M'.atlian  M.  \\'arner.  was  born  J.uui- 
ary  21.  1858,  at  Thomaston,  then  Plymouth 
Hollow.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Thonia>ton.  and  entered  Williams  CoUcire, 
from  which  he  was  graduate'!  witli  tlie  (lei;ree 
of  ]'..  A.  in  the  class  ^  f  188 1.  He  studied 
his  profession  at  the  College  of  Phvsicians 
and  Stn-geons  of  Xew  Yc.rlc.  where  he  w'as 
graduated  with  the  decree  of  M.  D.  in  1884. 
On  September  23,  i88j.  he  married  Carrie 
Stuart  Crosby,  b'M"n  in  Danbury,  Connecti- 
cut, March  14,  1856.  daughter  of  George 
Crosby,  C'f  New  ^'ijik.  arid  Caroline  Bircliard, 
of   Dan.burv,   Connecticut.      Dr.    Warner   was 


connected  with  the  .\'e\'.  ^'rjrk  Cit}  Hospital 
for  one  year  and  the  }\'ist  ("iraduate  Medical 
School  and  Hc>s[utai  f(;ir  another  year.  He 
began  to  [iractice  niedicin.e  at  Tlii.i.ua-n.':i, 
Connecticut.  After  tw.>  years  there  an.!  two 
years  at  CoUinsville.  Connecticut,  iit  reiri.ived 
to  .Atlanta,  Georgia,  on  accoimt  'if  tin-  ;il 
health  of  his  wife.  After  practicing  f"r  two 
years  in  Atlanta  he  went  t'j  Waterbury.  (.  lai- 
nccticut,  for  a  year.  Since  tlien  he  iia-  i'ved 
and  practiced  in  Brooklyn,  Xew  York,  and 
also  has  an  office  at  220  Broadwav.  Xew  \  ork 
City.  Dr.  Warner  is  a  member  of  the  Kjn'.:;s 
County  Medical  Society,  the  Xew  York  .State 
Medical  Societ_\'  and  the  American  ?vledicai 
Association.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Warner  ha\e  r.ne  child.  John 
I'.irchard  A\'arner. 

(IX)  Job.n  Bircliard  \\'arner.  scii;  oi  Dr. 
blorace  Seeley  and  Carrie  Stuart  i  Crosby) 
Warner,  was  born  in  Thomaston,  Ci'innecticut, 
July  6.  1886.  Pie  attended  the  public  schools 
of  Brooklyn,  and  the  Polvteclinic  Preparatory 
School  of  Brooklyn,  Xew  York,  graduating 
from  the  latter  in  loor'i.  In  1910  he  gradu- 
ated from  Amherst  College  with  the  degree 
of  B.  A.,  ciiii:  Iaiiil'_\  niui  is  now  a  law  -in- 
dent at  Columbia  University. 

(Tl;e   Seeley  Line). 

(I\')  Xathaniel  (3,1,  eldest  clii'il  of  Xa- 
tbanitl  (2)  Seeley  ( q.  v.),  and  Hanuali 
(Cidell)   Seeley,  resi'icd  in  t-'airtield. 

( \' I  Xathaniel  (4).  son  oi  Xathaniel  1  ,Ci 
Seeley,  was  born  1701,  and  married.  Elizabeth 
Jackson. 

(  \T  I  Xathaniel  (51.  son  of  Xathanie!  ;4) 
and  Elizabeth  ijacksi-in'i  Seeley,  \vas  b'-.rn  in 
i72r),  and  died  in  1810.  He  married  Rebecca 
Huiiljeli. 

lA'Il)  Ebenezer.  -"ii  ...f  Xathaniel  (51  and 
Re!')':cca  1  Hubbei'  )  ^eele}'.  was  br:irri  January, 
171')!.  and  reside'!  in  Eanon.  Connecticut, 
Vvlicre  lie  dic'l  May  2r,  1842.  He  married 
.\nna  Coley,  born  171  2.  die.l  .ViTil  14.  1813. 
in  the  tifty-first  year  of  !ier  age.  Clii'.dren: 
I'ri.  Elienezer.  James.  Ll'vyd.  .\rt!ien,".  Eu- 
nice, Horatio  X'.,  PIvilaiidei  lb 'race  an.i 
Eloi^e. 

'\"HI)  Dr  I.lovd  Seeley,  i.nirth  ^on  oi 
El:enezcr  and  .\nna  (Colcv-)  Soe!e\ .  was  born 
Sei'temljer  2}.  1796.  in  Flanon.  and  dietl  in 
Georgetown.  Connecticut.  July  18,  18-0.  He 
entered  Yale  College.  Init  did  m^t  gra.hiate. 
He  receiver!  ,1  letter  of  reconimend.ation  from 
the  Yale  Medical  Scho.jl  in  1S20.  having  stud- 
ied one  year  and  "equipped  liin.iself  creilit- 
al)l\-."  and  the  faculty  "rec'^^mmcided  him  to 
the  confidence  of  the  public."  He  was  an 
accomplished    scholar    and    Latin    student,    a 


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im-i!ioal  writt-r,  anil  became  une  oi  the  most 
>iKL-C'ot'ul  and  nulcil  iih\>ijian>  m  the  state. 
lie  \sa-.  the  author  ot  a  See)e\  tjcnealoiry 
which  was  not  puhHshed,  an.;  w  hu>e  manu- 
script ilisapi)carecl  after  his  death,  lie  \uar- 
ricd  Ehzabcth  Staples,  born  March  15.  1796, 
at  Easton,  died  May  13,  1S74.  Children: 
Elizabeth.  Horatio  Nelson.  Emily  \'irL;inia, 
Jane,    fames  and  3.1ary  Louise. 

(IX)  Emily  \iryinia,  second  daui^hter  of 
Dr.  Lloyd  and  Eliza  (Staples)  Seelew  was 
born  l-'ebruary  27.  182S,  in  Easton.  She  was 
educated  in  the  best  private  schools  of  that 
dav,  and  was  a  brilliant  conversationalist  and 
a  gifted  writer  of  poetrv  and  prose,  ."^he  mar- 
ried. June  2.  1851.  Jonathan  ]\larsh  Warner 
of  Thomaston.  Connecticut  i  see  Warner 
\TI).  Eor  nearly  sixty  }-ears  she  occuiiied  her 
home  "The  Pines"  at  Thomaston.  nr.ted  for 
its  hosi'itality.  in  a  beautiful  section  of  the 
Naugatuck  valley.  She  died  June  30.  1909, 
in  the  eighty-second  year  of  her  age,  idolized 
by  husband  and  children. 

(The   Marsh    Line). 

(Ill)  Captain  Jonathan  !\iarsh.  son  of  John 
(2)  Marsh  ( q.  v.),  v»-as  born  August  7.  16SS, 
in  Hartford,  and  was  second  on  the  list  of  the 
early  settlers  of  New  Llartford.  Connecticut, 
being"  one  of  its  hr-t  three  selectmen.  He 
went  there  to  expli.ire  in  1733  and  removed 
with  his  famil\-  in  1736.  settling  on  a  hill 
'"where  he  had  a  splendid  view  of  hills  and 
valleys,"  and  died  in  1783.  He  married  i  first) 
probably  in  1714,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Joseph  Wadsworth.  of  Charter  Oak  fame. 
Her  brother.  Jonathan  ^^'adswo^th.  had  prev- 
iously married  Jonathan  TJarsh's  sister  Llep- 
zibah,  and  from  this  marriage  through  Sam- 
uel, born  1716.  ("lurdon.  174S,  came  Curdon's 
grandson,  Gurdon  Wadsworth  Russell,  yi.  D., 
author  of  "L'p  Neck,"  which  vividly  describes 
a  part  of  Hartford,  where  manv  of  the  ]NLtrsh 
and  \\'adswortli  name  ha\e  li\'ed.  Captain 
■^larsh  married  (second)  in  1723.  Elizabeth, 
born  December  26.  1704.  in  W  indsor.  dau;; li- 
ter of  David  and  Lydia  (  Marsh  1  Looniis. 
She  survived  her  husband  and  returned  to 
ILartford.  where  she  lived  twehe  \'ears  with 
her  daughter  Hannah,  and  died  in  17<.,5.  Chil- 
dren: Jonathan,  menticnied  below:  Jo--eph. 
b<:>rn  January  iS.  1717;  Elizabeth,  baptized 
Fcbiuary  12.  1720-21  ;  Sarah  1  or  Sarai).  bap- 
tized June  28.  1724:  John,  baptized  Julv  2, 
"'■7-7 '■  Job.  baptized.  March  S.  172Q-30:  Closes, 
born  1731:  Eunice,  born  1736;  Lois,  baptized 
October  28,  1742:  Hannah,  baptir.ed  October 
16.    1716. 

''I\')  Jonathin  12),  eldest  chii'l  .-«f  lona- 
tli'in  (i^  and  Elizabeth  ('Wadsworth')  ^Larsh. 


•was  born  in  Hartluril,  and  baptize.!  there 
yiay  I,  1713.  He  bad  ju^t  alt:;'ned  man's 
estate  v.dien  he  removed  with  b.i-;  fatl.er 
to  New  Hartford,  and  wa-.  there  a  fariiKr, 
wheelwright-  and  carpenter.  He  mcivried. 
April  4,  1745,  Theodocia.  daughter  i,i  I...ariC 
Kellogg,  one  of  the  earl_\'  settler^  uf  New 
Hartford.  She  reared  a  large  famil\.  wa-  an 
expert  weaver,  and  se\eral  uf  her  d.iugluers 
did  a  large  amount  of  wea\ing,  a^  >b''Wii  b}" 
an  old  account  book  still  pre^er\ed.  .^he  (lied 
^larch  3,  1793,  and  was  survixetl  nearly  -e\eu 
years  by  her  husLiand.  whei  died  January  12, 
1802.  Children:  Theodocia.  born  July  13, 
1747:  Ruth,  July  14,  I7ai;  Chi. >e.  .Xovemljcr 
12.  1730:  Mary,  July  2J.  1734  ;  Ji  Jiialh  m,  nien- 
tioneil  below.  Elizabeth.  (Vni'l)er  13,  1739; 
Aslibel,  July  11,  17O2. 

(  \' )  Jonathan  (3).  elder  son  of  Jtjiiathan 
(2)  and  The(jd(:icia  (Kellugg)  Mar>li.  was 
born  March  i.  1737.  in  New  Hartf.^rd.  aitd 
died  there  January  2j.  1838.  P.y  tratle  he  was 
a  carpenter,  and  al.-(:»  engaL;ed  in  farming  in 
New  ILartfofd.  where  lit  i'.eld  vari'.ais  i>nblic 
ofrices.  being  selectman.  c>ften  representative, 
and  a  member  of  the  convention  of  i8j8  wliich 
framed  the  present  constitution  of  Coimecti- 
cut.  He  married,  about  L~79-  D^nians  Pit- 
kin, born  OctL'ber  12.  173O,  daughter  of  Ca- 
leli  and  Damaris  (Porter)  Piikiri.  Ciiildren: 
Frederick,  born  September  18.  1780;  W'yllys. 
September  23,  1782:  Lucy.  XlJ^■e:uIJer  20, 
1784;  Electa,  February  18.  1787,  died  July  7. 
1789:  Electa,  born  .March  1.  1785;  C}nthia, 
October  16.  1791:  Lois.  October  28.  1792; 
Jonathan,  October  18,  1793.  died  February  iS, 
1796;  Jonathan  Pitkin.  February  13.  lyos. 

(  \'i)  bllecta.  third  dauglucr  i:if  Junathan  ^L 
and  Damaris  (Pitkin)  }iLarsh.  was  Iv.rn 
;\Iarch  I.  1789,  near  New  Hartford,  and  ilied 
in  Plymouth,  February  n.  i8f^?.  Site  mar- 
ried. February  3,  1817,  Randal  Warner  of 
Plvmouth   (see  Warner  Vl). 


John  Pr.j.ilxer.  iinmigrart  :\n- 
BROOKER     center,  i-  first  found  in  Cuil- 

ford.  (Ji .nnecticiit.  in  i(.i':5, 
with  his  wife  }iLiry.  It  i-  probable  that  'le 
v,-a^  in  Boston  some  time  before  he  came  to 
Guilford,  as  he  continued  to  transact  bu-incss 
whh  the  leading  men  of  that  city  until  bis 
death.  He  is  said  to  ha\e  been  of  Fa^t  (~iuil- 
f.nrd.  and  six  of  h's  L-hildren  .are  recorded  in 
Guilford  but  not  the  seventh.  He  bouc;ht  land 
in  Killingworth  (now  Clinton"),  in  1708,  -,vith 
"dwelling  house,  barn,  orcltard  and  otlier  priv- 
ileges." for  one  hundred  pounds.  He  was  a 
shipwright  by  trade.  His  will  was  dated  17.12, 
and  his  propertv.  after  all  claints  were  paid, 
was    divided    amcnc:   his    four   sons    or    their 


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children;  nothing  i^  Ict't  to  tlie. fifth  -on,  Kd- 
ward.  or  to  hi^  two  ilnnLihters.  He  united 
with  the  Old  church  in  KiTiingworth  in  1711. 
and  his  wife  Mary  in  1714.  Children,  ^ix 
born  in  Guilford:  John.  July  9,  1695;  C)rton, 
January  2,  i'hi8:  Mar}-.  July  5,  1699;  Edward. 
January  7.  1701:  Sarah,  January  I,  1703; 
Abraham,  ^larch.  1705.  mentioned  below:  Ja- 
cob. 

(II)  Abraham,  son  of  John  Hrooker,  was 
born  in  Guilford.  March.  1705.  He  married 
Alary  .  niarriai:;e  recorded  in  Killing- 
worth.  He  remained  iii  East  Guilford  (  Mad- 
ison i.  until  1735.  when  he  settled  in  Killing- 
worth  (now  Clinton).  He  is  called  merchant 
in  the  deeds.  He  was  taken  suddenly  ill  and 
made  his  will,  .\pril  10,  1739.  proved  April 
16.  1730.  T'V  his  will  he  gave  to  his  sons. 
Isaac  and  Abraham,  one  hundred  pounds 
each:  after  providing  for  his  widow  he  dis- 
tributed the  remainder  of  his  property  equally 
among  his  two  sons  and  three  daughters.  His 
estate,  after  jiaying  his  debts,  amounted  to  one 
thousand  se\cri  hundred  and  eighty  pounds, 
which  was  a  large  sum  for  those  days.  His 
widow  married  (second)  3.1atthew  McCure. 
April  15.  1740.  and  they  relinquished  all  prop- 
erty in  favor  of  Abraha)n's  children.  Chil- 
dren: Isaac,  born  December  22,  1730;  ?>Iar\-: 
Sibyl;  Abraham,  August  17,  1736,  mentioned 
below:  Elizabeth.  October  7,  1738. 

(III)  Abraham  (2),  son  of  Abraham  (i) 
Brooker,  was  born  August  17,  1736.  He  mar- 
ried Tamar  }.Iurry.  of  Guilford,  October  12, 
1757.  His  marria'.:e  is  recorded  in  Branford. 
where  he  was  pn.iliably  living  at  the  time.  His 
father  died  when  he  was  three  years  old,  and 
his  mother  and  five  children  remained  in  Clin- 
ton for  some  }'ears.  He  sold  land  left  him  by 
his  grandfather  on  Chestnut  hill.  IMay.  1759. 
He  was  in  the  revolution:  term  of  ser\  ice 
from  July  16  to  December  18,  1775;  Captain 
Edward  Shipman's  company,  sixth  of  Sa>- 
brook,  Colonel  Charles  Webb's,  seventh  regi- 
ment. He  died  in  W'olcoltville.  his  wife  in 
Branford.  Children:  John,  born  ?\Iarch  211. 
1759:  Mary,  l.'eceniher  t8,  1760;  Chloe.  mar- 
ried John  Scoville :  Sally,  married  .\sher  Sco- 
ville;  Samuel.   1774.  mentioned  bel'iw;  Folly, 

married Roberts ;  Eliza,  married  AMl- 

liam  Wilson. 

(IV)  .^amuel.  -on  of  .Abraham  (2) 
Brooker.  wa-  born  in  1774.  in  Killingwortli. 
died  in  Torrington.  Connecticut,  in  i85('i.  He 
came  to  the  latter  town  when  a  >oung  r.Kui. 
and  married  Mary  Ci'Ok.  of  Harwinton, 
daughter  of  (  iliver  Cook.  He  pllrcha^ed  a 
farm,  then  lying  in  Litchfield,  where  he  lived 
and  died.  He  was  a  •successful  farmer  by  oc- 
cupation.    Hi-  \\ife  died  in   1852.     Children; 


Warren,  July  2-.  17- — :  Ku^^eIl.  December  29. 
1802:  Ursula,  October  17,  1804:  Mar\',  July 
i(j,  1807,  died  July  2},.  1812;  Lhester.  .-Sep- 
tember 26,  1810:  Samuel.  .\.pril  13,  1813. 
mentioned  below;  2\Iartin.  .\pril  5.  iSiO. 

K\ )  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (  i  1 
Brooker.  was  born  in  Torrington.  April  13, 
1813,  died  there  September  30,  189(3.  He  was 
a  farmer  b\-  occupation.  He  was  selectman, 
and  representative  to  the  state  legislature.  He 
married,  Alay  10.  1834.  Julia,  born  1812.  died 
1887,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Susan  1.  Tay- 
lor)  Se\inour.  Children;  ^laria  Lucretia. 
born  April  2},.  1S35,  deceased;  .-Vlbert  Freder- 
ick. March  ID.  1837,  mentioned  below;  Helen 
Eli,-:a,  October  10.  1839;  -^lary  Jane.  Sopteni- 
ber  I.  1841,  deceased:  Frank  Rus-elt,  March 
31,  1843.  >erved  in  civil  war  for  three  \ears; 
Alice  Josephine,  married  James  Doughty,  of 
Torrington ;  Arthur  Seymour,  February  3, 
1850,  of  Haddam,  Connecticut:  Ella  Taylor, 
February  23,  1852,  married  Charles  Brown, 
of  Brooklyn,   New-  York,  deceasetl. 

(  \'I )  Alajor  Albert  Frederick  Broi'kcr.  son 
of  Samuel  (21  Brooker.  was  born  at  roning- 
ton,  March  10,  1837,  Fie  attended  tlie  public 
-chools  of  his  native  town  and  the  academy  at 
Norfolk,  Connecticut,  when  ^\'illiam  B.  Rice 
wa-  princi]iai.  He  began  his  business  career 
with  the  \\"aterbury  Brass  Companv.  with 
which  he  remained  two  years.  He  returned  10 
Torrington  to  engage  in  the  meat  and  jirovi- 
sion  business  and  continued  ni  this  line  until 
the  time  of  th.e  ci\il  war.  He  had  enlisted  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  in  Company  (t.  Fourth 
Regiment.  Connecticut  Militia,  and  \vi.'\  won 
promotion  through  the  various  grades  to  th.e 
rank  of  first  lieutenant,  and  as  captain  of  t!;c 
company  lived  at  Ansonia  and  w?s  in  C'vm- 
mand  of  the  company  for  some  time.  He  en- 
listed in  .\pril.  i86i,  and  was  coniniissii'ned 
first  lieutenant  of  Company  I.  Fourth  Regi- 
nient  ijf  Connecticut  A"olunteers.  afterwards 
the  I-"irst  Connecticut  Heavy  .\rtillery.  and 
was  mustered  into  service  at  Flartford.  May 
22.  1861.  This  re.giment  is  said  to  be  the 
first  to  enlist  for  three  years  or  u!itil  the  close 
of  the  war.  For  four  years  he  wa-  in  active 
service,  taking  part  in  many  severe  engage- 
ments and  acc|uitting  himself  with  hon.-.r  ard 
distinction.  He  assisted  in  tlie  defense  of 
Washington  on  t'le  -outh  side  of  the  Potomac 
river,  went  through  the  Peninsular  campaign, 
including  the  siege  of  Yorktown.  the  Seven 
Days  fig-lit  under  McClellan  and  bore  a  prom- 
inent part  in  tiie  battle  of  ^Malvern  Hi'I.  He 
was  ct>mn;i--i''ned  captain  of  Ccmnany  B  ot 
this  regiment.  Mav  20.  i8^)2.  His  co;upany 
.'tnd  Con-ipan\  '\\  were  ordered  to  Fre>iericks- 
burg.    \  irginia.    in    (jeneral    Eurnside"s    com- 


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niaiid,  ami  continued  Kir  a  year  and  a  iialf  in 
the  Army  ox  the  Potomac,  .\niong  the  riiany 
other  engagement-^  in  w  l;ich  he  took  part  were 
the  battles  of  Ch.ancellor-viUe  and  retcr^lnirg. 
He  was  promoted  to  tl.e  rank  of  mainr.  In 
JNlav,  18O4.  the  two  batteries  B  and  .\1  were 
ordered  to  Washington  and  there  they  juined 
the  ten  companies  under  General  Abbott  who 
fitted  out  the  siege  train  and  was  ordered  to 
report  to  Lieneral  Henjamin  F.  I'.utler  in  the 
Army  of  tiie  James,  afterwards  merged  with 
the  Army  of  the   f'utomac. 

In  May,  1865,  iMajor  Ilrooker  resigned,  and 
returning  to  Connecticut  again  engaged  in  the 
meat  and  provision  luisines.-,.  [it  continued 
for  two  years,  tlien  he  bought  what  was 
known  as  the  Pine  l'iro\e  pre^perty  ami  cut 
the  lumber,  from  which  he  built  >cveral 
houses  to  rent,  and  was  a  pioneer  in  in\csting 
in  houses  to  rent  in  this  section.  In  Septem- 
ber. 1869,  he  accepted  a  positioti  \vith  the 
Coe  Brass  Manufacturing  Compan}'.  and  was 
superintendent  of  that  concern  for  nine  years. 
Since  then  he  has  devoted  his  attention  al- 
most exclusively  to  real  estate.  He  is  one  of 
the  largest  owners  of  real  estate  in  Torring- 
ton.  He  has  al-o  conducted  a  farm  there.  He 
has  a  very  attractive  residence  which  he  built 
at  Torringion  in  1890,  most  admirably  located 
with  a  fine  view  of  the  surrounding  country. 
He  has  always  taken  a  keen  interest  in  local 
afi'airs.  He  has  been  selectman  of  the  town 
and  held  other  offices  of  trust.  He  is  a  sup- 
porter of  tlie  Congregational  church,  member 
of  Seneca  Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted  .^la^ons. 
of  Torrington.  since  1865.  and  of  L.  W.  Steele 
Post.  Xo.  34.  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic- 
He  married.  December  10.  1875.  Alice  }.!.. 
born  February  5,  1852.  died  February  10. 
!8g8.  daughter  Oi"  W'ilHam  and  Mary  1  Todd ) 
Cooper.  One  child.  Julia  Edna,  born  Au'^ust 
6.  1876,  married  Dr.  Au-rin  C.  Thonin-on.  of 
Torrington. 


The     pedigree     of    this     family 
ADAMS     traces  the  ancestry,  according  to 

one  account  to  .-Vp  A-..lam,  the 
father  of  John  or  Lord  Ap  Adam,  who  was 
called  to  Parliament  by  Edward  I.  as  F.aron 
of  the  Realm.  1206-1307.  and  states  that  he 
came  cut  of  the  >rarches  of  Wales  into  De- 
vonshire. This  statement  has  been  discred- 
ited by  genealogists,  though  proof  of  error 
seems  as  much  uanti'.iij  as  pi'oof  of  correct- 
ne,=s.  The  lineage  includes  kintjs  of  Englanc! 
and  France  and  goes  back  to  Charlemagne. 

(^)  Henry  Adams,  the  inunigrant  ancestor. 
torn  in  England,  cnm.e  from  ISraintree.  Eng- 
land, to  r.raintree.  ^\Ia.=  sachusetts,  about  1632- 
,?3-     He  was  allotted  fortv  acres  of   iand   for 


the  ten  persons  of  his  family-  Fcbruarv  24, 
1639-40.  President  John  Adams,  a  descend- 
ant, believed  that  llenr\-  Adams  came  from 
Devonshire,  and  erected  a  monument  to  him 
in  the  old  burying  ground  at  P.raintree.  now 
Ouincy.  with  this  inscription:  "Tn  memory  of 
Henry  Adams  who  took  tlight  from  the  Dra- 
gon persecution  in  Devonshire.  England,  and 
alighted  with  eight  sons  near  Mount  Wallas- 
ton.  One  of  the  sons  returned  to  En,i,dand  •. 
and  after  taking  time  to  explore  the  countrv, 
four  removed  to  }>Iedfield,  and  two  to  Chelms- 
ford. One  only.  Joseph,  who  lies  here  at  his 
left  hand,  remained  here — an  original  pro- 
prietor in  the  township  of  Braintree."  The 
monument  commemorates  "the  pietv,  humil- 
ity, simplicity,  prudence,  patience,  temper- 
ance, frugality,  industry  and  perseverance  of 
the  Adams  ancestors."  President  John 
Ouincy  Adams,  however,  dissented  from  the 
conclusion  of  his  father  that  Henry  Adams 
was  from  Devonshire.  Savage  agrees  with 
the  }ounger  Adams  that  the  immigrant  v.-as 
of  Braintree.  count}  Essex,  EnglaiK.'.  and 
some  of  the  sons  from  Chelmsford  in  that 
county.  It  is  generall}-  1  elievcd  that  the  wife 
of  Henry  Adams  returned  to  England  with 
the  daughter  Ursula,  and  died  there.  ITenry 
died  at  Braintree  October  6.  1646.  and  wai 
buried  on  the  8th.  In  his  will,  p-oved  June  8. 
1647.  he  mentions  sons  I^ter,  John.  Toseph. 
Edward.  Samuel,  and  dauglucr  Ursula.  Chil- 
dren, all  born  in  England :  Lieutenant 
Henry.  1604.  married  Xovember  t".  1643.  ''■> 
Braintree,  Elizabeth  Paine,  settled  in  r'-Ied- 
held :  Lieutenant  Thomas.  1616;  Captain 
Samuel,  1617:  Deacon  Jonathan,  1610;  Peter. 
1622;  John,  about  1624;  Joseph.  1620:  En- 
sign Edward,  mentioned  below. 

(IFi  Ensign  Edward  Adams,  son  of  Henry 
Adams,  was  born  in  1630.  in  England,  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  Braintree.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  16^2  or  1633.  He  married  ('first'! 
1652.  Lydia.  daughter  of  Richard  and  A-jnes 
''BicknelFi  RooVwood.  She  died  March.  3. 
i6j6-~j.  and  he  married  ('second)  ihj^. 
widow  Abigail  (Craft)  Ruggles  of  Roxbury. 
Massachusetts,  who  died  in  1707.  He  mar- 
ried ('thir.l )  January  6,  1700-10,  Sarah  Tav- 
l-'T.  He  -enled  with  tl'.ree  -.'tl-.er  brotliers  in 
IMedfield,  rdas'^aciiusetts.  He  was  ensign  and 
selectman,  and  represente^I  the  town  in  the 
creneral  coui-t,  in  r68Q-r)2  and  1702.  Pie  died 
X'ovember  12.  1716,  in  Medfield.  "the  last  of 
the  original  settlers."  Giildren.  born  in  Med- 
field :  Lyiiia.  July  12,  1633 :  Captain  Jona- 
than. April  4.  T''>^3  :  John.  February  18.  1C-7- 
58:  Eiiashib,  Februarv  18.  1^58-50.  married 
a  great-granddaughter  of  Tdiles  Scandish ; 
.^arah.  May  29.  I'Vio:  IJeutenant  Tanic-s.  Tan- 


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uary  4,  1661-62;  Henry,  mentioned  below; 
Jvlehitable,  March  30,  1665;  Elisha.  Aue:ust 
25.  i(Ajb;  Ed\\ai"d  Jr.,  June  j8,  1608;  Lletiiia. 
April  12,  1670,  died  1672;  Betliia.  /vugusr  18, 
1672,  died  }ouiiL,';  Abiii^ail,  June  25,  1675, 
died  young;  ]vliriam,  February  26,  1O76-77, 
died  }oung. 

(IIIj  Henry  (2),  son  of  Ensign  Edward 
Adams,  was  born  October  20,  1663,  in  Med- 
field,  and  married  (tirstj  December  10.  1691, 
Patience,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Wight)  Ellis,  ^he  was  born  February  22. 
1668-69,  ■I'ld  died  1695.  He  married,  1697- 
1698,  in  Providence,  Rlioile  Inland,  Ruth,  sis- 
ter of  Patience  Ellis,  born  Urtuber  31,  1670. 
He  married  (third)  Mrs.  Haniiali  Adams,  at 
Canterbury,  Connecticut.  He  removed  lirst  to 
Providence,  where  he  married  his  second  wife 
and  had  several  children  born.  Thence  he 
removed  to  Canterbury  about  1706,  where 
he  spent  the  rest  of  his  life.  He  died  there 
June  28,  1749.  His  last  wife.  Hannah,  died 
March  20,  1748-49.  His  will,  made  Septem- 
ber 10,  1748,  proved  July  21.  1749,  be- 
queathed to  his  wife  the  goods  she  brought 
with  her,  for  her  three  daughters ;  names  his 
three  sons  David.  Solomon  and  Ebenezer, 
giving  to  the  first  mentioned  £20  and  to  the 
other  two  £10  each.  To  his  three  daughters 
Hannah  Burnap.  Ruth  Kingsley  and  Patience. 
he  gave  £400  in  bills  of  credit.  A  residue 
of  his  property  was  to  go  to  Henry  and  Jo- 
seph, and  his  son  David  and  son-in-law  Abra- 
ham Burnap  were  named  as  CKecutors.  Chil- 
dren of  first  v.'ife,  born  in  ^^ledfield ;  David, 
September  3.  1692;  Hannah,  February  21, 
1693-94.  Children  of  second  wife,  born  in 
Providence:  Solomon,  April  23,  1699;  Henry 
Jr..  October  14.  1700:  Ruth.  April  in.  1702; 
Ebenezer  and  Patience  f twins"),  February  11, 
1704:  Joseph.  July  28.  I7'^6. 

(IV)  Ebenezer.  son  of  Henry  r2'!  Adams, 
was  born  February  11,  1704,  in  Provicience, 
and  married,  October  11.  17^4,  Elizabeth 
Sears.  He  settled  in  Becker,  ?\[a=sachusetts. 
Children:  Ebenezer  Jr..  mentioned  be'ow ; 
Barnabas,  born  March  12,  1749,  in  Canter- 
bury. 

(V)  Ebenezer  ^2),  son  of  Ebenezer  '' I ) 
Adams,  was  born  AuL:'u«t  tq,  1746.  in  Can- 
terbury, and  married.  April  30.  T770.  Mary 
Carpenter,  of  Eecket.  She  was  bom  Tulv  9. 
1752:  married  I'second)  Xo\'em.her  26.  1S12, 
Ephraim  Gibbs.  of  Elandford,  Massachusetts. 
She  died  Xo-,-ember  8.  1825.  Ebenezer  .Vdams 
settled  in  Becket.  where  he  died  April  19, 
1798.  Durincr  the  revolution  he  was  corporal 
in  Captain  William  Watkins'  company.  Col- 
onel Beniamin  Simon's  Berksliire  regiment; 
enlistei!     December     16,     1776.     served     tw'o 


months  and  nine  days ;  was  at  Ticonderoga 
sick  in  camp  February  25,  1777.  In  3Iay, 
1782,  he  was  allowed  a  bouiU}'  for  killrig  a 
"woolf."  Children,  born  in  Becket:  Elijah, 
March  27,  1773;  Betsey,  February  25,  1775; 
Ebenezer,  January  3,  1777,  died  1779;  Ebene- 
zer, born  July  2j,  17~[);  Elisha,  mentioned 
below;  Barnabas.  October  29,  1784;  Origen, 
October  6,  1786;  Mary,  April  or  May  10. 
1790;  Chester,  June  6,  1792;  John,  May  7, 
1794:  r-davia.  May  20.   179(1.  <iied  1799. 

(\T  I  Elisha,  son  of  Eljenezer  (21  Adams, 
was  born  September  7,  1781,  in  Becket,  and 
married.  October  2,  1806.  Betse\'  Hurd.  born 
}ilarch  9.  17S4,  died  before  181.5.  ^^  ^^'^^  '^ 
farmer  and  died  ^^larch  i,  1845.  i'^  Becket. 
Children,  born  in  Becket :  William  L..  Au- 
gust 19.  1807;  Eliza,  May  28,  1809;  Elisha 
Hurd.  December  29,  1811  :  Stephen  Lorenzo, 
November  11.  1813;  Chester  Adra^tis.  men- 
tioned below;  Minerva,  Aui:;ust  19,  iSiS:  Eb- 
enezer, Tanuarv  11,  1822;  Theresa.  March  12, 
1828:   Henry, 'October   i,   1831. 

(VH)  Chester  Adrastis.  son  of  Elislia 
Adams,  was  born  !\[ay  11.  18; 6.  in  Becket, 
and  married.  April  27.  1840.  Catherine  Wood- 
v.'orth.  of  Suffield,  Connecticut  He  died  in 
Suftield.  February  19,  [866.  Children,  born 
in  Suffield:  Everett  Hurd,  April  7.  18.14, 
died  r\Iay  22.  1844;  Julia  Sophia.  September 
2.  1845.  died  October  3,  1845:  Dr.  Clinord 
Eurdett.  mentioned  below:  Catherine  Adeiia. 
jvlarch  ID,  1S52;  Dr.  Marshal!  Jewell.  Xo- 
vember  6,  1864. 

(VIU)  Dr.  Clifford  Eurdett  Adams,  son 
of  Chester  Adrastis  .Vdann,  was  born  Janu- 
ary 8,  1850,  in  Suffield.  and  married.  Octo- 
ber 3.  1S71,  Georgia  M.,  daugb.ter  of  Thomas 
yi.  Sheridan,  of  Thomipsonville,  Connecticut. 
Giildren:  i.  Burdctte  Sheridan.  April  19. 
1S73.  2.  Clara  Belle,  i-'ebruary  7.  187;.  mar- 
ried. X'ovember,  1896.  Wallace  S.  -\Iovle; 
children:  Wallace  Adams,  Edgerton.  Ekza- 
beth.  3.  Cliftord  Irving,  March  9.  1878.  died 
y.-<;;ns:.  4.  Ivlatie  Lucile.  (.'ctoher  20.  iSSo.  5. 
Georgia.  July  20,  1882;  died  Julv  17.  1883. 
6.  Ethel  Marie.  Ja;iuarv  10,  i8.'^4:  married 
Richard    Simpson :   children.:    Plelen.    Sl'dr'ey. 

flX"!  Dr.  Eurdett  Sheridan  Adams,  son  of 
Dr.  Clifford  Eurdett  Adams,  was  born  at 
Tariitville.  Cdnntcticnt.  .\pril  TO,  1S73.  He 
came  to  X'ev,-  Haveri  ivith  his  parents  when 
he  was  a  }-car  old,  and  attended  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  that  city.  In  1804  he 
began  to  study  his  yirofession  in  the  Hahne- 
mann ^Jedical  College  and  Flospilal,  of  Phila- 
delphia, Penn=vlvania.  and  was  graduated 
there  in  the  class  nf  1800  with  the  desjree  of 
]\I.  D..  PTe  took  post-gra-duate  courses  at  the 
Pliiladelphia   Lying-in   Charity   Hospital,   and 


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was  an  interne  at  Grace  Hospital,  Xe-.v  Ha- 
ven. Connecticut,  for  a  time, -and  al-o  on  the 
niedical  stalf  tiiere.  He  has  been  ia  general 
practice  in  Xew  Haven  since  1S9S.  He  is  a 
rnember  of  the  Connecticut  Honieopatliic 
Medical  Society,  and  one  of  its  censors,  and 
nicniber  of  the  Hahnemann  niedical  Societ\' 
of  Xew  Ha\en.  He  belongs  to  Hiram  Lodge, 
Xo.  I,  Free  Masons,  of  Xew  Haven.  He  is 
an  agent  of  the  Connecticut  Humane  Society. 
He  is  a  Congregationalist  in  religion,  and  a 
member  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Church.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican. 

He  married,  April  5,  1899.  [Mary  Jane 
Munson,  born  [May  22.  1S7J.  daughter  of 
Hendrick  Hudson  Munson,  of  Xew  Haven, 
and  Emily  Celestia  (Todd),  daughter  of  Am- 
brose and  Jane  (Cook)  Todd  (see  Munson). 
Children:  Cliftord  Burdett,  born  September 
27,  1900;  Jarvis  iMunson,  February  26,  1902; 
Chester  Gordon,  February  4,  1906. 

(The  Munson  Line). 

(I)  Thomas  [Munson.  the  immigrant  an- 
cestor, was  born  in  England,  about  1612,  and 
first  appears  in  this  country  in  1637  as  a 
resident  of  Hartford,  who  performed  militar\- 
service  in  the  Peijuot  war.  1637.  From  that 
time  he  has  a  long  and  honorable  record  for 
civil  and  military  service  in  the  colonies  of 
Hartford  and  Xew  Haven.  As  a  reward  for 
his  services  in  the  Pequot  war.  he  with,  other 
soldiers  was  allotted  a  large  tract  of  land 
from  the  Soldiers'  Field  v.hich  had  been  set 
aside  by  the  town  for  that  purpose.  This 
grant,  which  was  one  hundred  acre^.  v.as  nr.t 
confirmed  by  the  general  court  until  r^[a\  13. 
1673.  His  house-lot,  comprising  two  and  one- 
half  acres,  stood  on  the  east  side  of  the  pres- 
ent Fligh  street,  opposite  the  head  of  \\'al- 
nut.  There  was  a  house  on  this  ground  in 
February.  1641,  which  he  had  doubtles-  built 
himself.  Previous  to  this  date  b.e  had  sold 
the  place,  and  is  mentioned  in  the  records  as 
havirg  >cil.l  \\\i  allotment  ^n  the  Soldiers" 
Field  and  as  forfeiting  other  land  on  th.e  east 
and  west  sides  of  the  Connecticut  river  bv 
removal.  Before  February,  1640.  he  had  re- 
moved with  other  settlers  to  the  neighboring 
settlement  of  Ouinnipiac.  June  4.  1639.  "A 
Fundamental  Agreement"  was  signed  by 
S!xty-three  persons  who  had  invested  in  the 
common  property  of  the  new  town,  providing 
thit  church  members  only  should  b^  free  bur- 
gesses and  have  the  elective  franchise.  Tho- 
mas ^[unson,  as  a  prospective  planter,  was 
the  sixth  to  sign  the  Agreement.  April  3. 
1640,  his  name  appeared  on  the  records  at  a 
"Court'"  held  on  that  date.  June  nth  of  the 
same    year,     lie     was    ma'le     freeman.       He 


ua^  a  member  of  the  First  Church,  as 
early  as  1O40  and  had  land  granted  him  in 
the  same  year.  In  1642  he  was  chosen  ser- 
geant of  the  train  band,  which  title  he  h.eld 
lor  nineteen  years.  In  1044  'i'^  name  appears 
on  a  list  of  182  inhabitants  who  took  the  oath 
of  fidelity.  During  the  next  ten  years  his 
name  appears  frequently  on  the  records,  fruin 
which  it  is  evident  that  he  served  the  town 
in  various  capacities.  He  was  placed  on  C' mi- 
mittees  to  treat  with  the  Indians,  to  appraise 
estates,  and  being  a  carpenter  by  trade,  was 
given  numerous  building  contracts.  In  1655 
he  became  the  leader  in  the  movement  of 
some  of  the  townsmen,  begun  in  165 1.  to 
found  a  new  commonwealth  at  Delaware  F.ay, 
but  after  several  years'  agitation  the  ati'air 
was  given  up,  and  he  remained  in  X'eu  Ha-" 
ven.  In  1657  he  was  chosen  selectman,  in 
1659,  when  a  colony  school  was  started  in 
Xew  Haven,  he  was  on  a  committee  of  iowr 
who  were  appointed  to  provide  a  house  for 
the  schoolmaster  and  a  schoolhouse.  April  29, 
1661,  he  was  made  ensign.  June  6,  1662,  he 
was  one  of  the  deputies  for  the  town  court, 
and  ]May  2-.  a  deputy  for  the  general  court. 
After  the  union  of  Xew  Haven  colony  with 
that  of  Hartford  ('1663),  he  wa^  chosen  dep- 
uty for  the  general  assembly  in  Ha.-tford.  also 
in  1666  and  1669,  and  for  every  succeeding 
year  up  to  1683.  In  1664  he  a  as  mad^  lieu- 
tenant of  the  military  coiapany.  August  7, 
1673,  he  was  one  of  a  committee  of  six  cai'ed 
tlie  Grand  Committee,  app'"'inted  by  the  gen- 
eral assembly  for  the  defense  and  safety  of 
the  colony  against  the  FJutch.  Duriiig  King 
Philip's  War,  1676,  he  saw-  active  service,  and 
September  19.  1675,  '^^'i-  i"  command  of  tlie 
Xe^'.■  Haven  forces  which  marched  to  Xorth- 
tield.  December  20  of  same  year  he  wa-;  made 
first  commissary,  and  February  25  1675',  he 
was  appointed  captain,  and  IMa}  13,  ■when  it 
was  d.ecided  by  the  court  of  electio'.is  that  a 
standing  army  should  be  raised,  he  wa=  ciiosen 
captain  for  X'ew  Haven  county.  In  167S-79- 
go-St-S2-83  he  was  selectm.an.  or  townsman, 
besides  serving  the  town  in  various  minor  ca- 
pacities.     He   married   Joanna .   born 

.about  1610,  died  December  13,  1678.  FTc  died 
IMay  7,  1683.  and  was  buried  on  The  1  .reen ; 
his  monument  may  still  he/^een  in  the  Grove 
street  'ourial  ground.  Children:  Elizabeth: 
Samiuel,  mentioned  below :  Hannah,  baptized 
June  II.   1648. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  Thoir.as  Munson,  was 
baptized  August  7,  1643.  and  married,  Octo- 
ber 26.  1665.  Martha,  d.aughter  of  Willipm 
and  Alice  (Pritchard")  Bradley.  After  his 
death,  between  January  10  and  [March  2. 
-fio^.    she   married    'second")    nm.    Eliasaph 


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Preston,  born  1643,  <^''sd  1707,  schoolmaster, 
second  town  clerk,  and  deacon  of  WalliuL;- 
ford.  She  married  (third)  Matthew  Sher- 
man. 

Sanuiel  ^. lunson  was  made  a  freeman  of 
New  Haven  in  1067,  and  in  1O70  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  new  plantation  of  W'all- 
ingford.  Connecticut.  He  signed  the  agree- 
ment relative  to  the  founding  of  the  same, 
and  was  assigned  one  of  the  original  house- 
lots  in  the  new  town,  besides  a  river  or  farm 
lot.  April  6,  1671,  he  was  present  at  the  first 
town  meeting,  and  April  29,  1673,  also  in 
1674,  was  chosen  selectman.  June  17,  1674. 
he  was  made  drummer.  October  19.  1675, 
during  King  Philip's  war.  he  was  chosen  en- 
sign by  the  court  at  Hartford,  and  November 
25  colony  agent.  In  1679  he  was  chosen  the 
first  schoivlnia-iter  of  W'allingfiird.  and  in  ir)84 
was  made  rector  of  Hopkins  Grammar 
School.  In  the  years  1676-S0  he  was  auditor, 
and  in  1677-78-80-81-92  he  was  lister.  In 
t68o-Si  he  was  again  selectman,  and  in  1692 
constable.  The  administration  of  his  estate 
was  given  to  his  widow  ?\Iariha  and  his  soi; 
John.  Oiildren  :  Martha,  born  Alay  6.  1667; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below:  Thomas.  ^larch  12, 
1670-71:  John.  January  28.  1672-73:  The- 
ophilus.  September  10.  1675  •  Joseph,  X<  ivem- 
ber  I,  1677:  Stephen.  December  5,  T670: 
Caleb,  November  19.  1682:  To^hua.  'Februar\' 
7,  16S4-85  •  Israel.  March  6.  '1686-87. 

(Ill)  Samuel  ('2),  son  of  Samuel  (i) 
jNfunson.  was  born  February  28.  166S-69.  and 
lived   in    Wallingford.      He    married    Martha 

.   who   died   January    7.    1707.   and   he 

married  (second")  March  10.  1708,  IMarv, 
widow  of  Caleb  Merriman.  daughter  of  Dea- 
con Eliasaph  Preston.  She  was  born  April 
24,  1674,  and  died  November  28.  175.^.  He 
died  November  23,  1741.  In  1690  Samuel 
received  from  his  father  a  deed  of  his  dwell- 
ing house,  barn,  and  one-half  his  "accommo- 
dations" in  Wallingford.  ^Nlarch  15.  1692,  he 
was  given  bv  the  town  thirtv  acres  of  land. 
gratis,  and  in  1606  was  given  libertv  witn 
five  others  to  build  a  saw-mill.  April  26, 
1608.  he  was  chosen  treasurer  of  the  town, 
and  in  December  of  tiie  same  vear  auditor. 
In  1694-05,  1701  anrl  1704  he  v.-as  ch<:><:en 
lister.  Pie  was  townsman  in  1709  and  1713. 
In  1710  he  was  made  sergeant,  and  in  Octo- 
ber, 1712.  ensign.  December  25.  i7Tr,  he 
was  chosen  town  clerk,  an  office  whicii  lie 
filled  continuousb"  tor  twentv-nine  vcars.  His 
will  was  dated  July  11,  T741.  and  his  son 
I-ent.  who  inherited  the  larger  part  of  t!ie 
estate,  was  executor.  To  his  other  sons  Solo- 
mon. William.  V.'ait^till  and  Merriman.  he  had 
already  conveyed  a  full  portion  of  land.     The 


inventory  of  the  estate  was  £1,512  15s.  7. 
Children  of  first  wife:  Solomon,  born  Feb- 
ruary 18,  1689-90;  Samuel,  August  25,  1691; 
Mario,  February  15,  10^3-94;  William,  men- 
tioned below:  \\'aitstill,  December  12,  1607; 
Eunice,  September  13,  1700:  Obedience.  C>c- 
tober  13,  1702;  Catharine,  June  3,  1704.  Chil- 
dren of  second  wife:  Tamar,  December  5, 
1707:  Lemuel,  February  5.  1709:  Merri- 
man. November  30,  1710;  Mature,  December 
16,  1712:  Lent.  November  16,  1714. 

{]\')  William,  son  of  Samuel  (2)  }ilun- 
son,  was  born  October  13,  1695,  and  married 
Rebecca,  daughter  of  Thomas  Curtis,  of  \\'all- 
ingford.  He  died  July  21.  1773.  He  lived 
in  Wallingford,  now  Cheshire.  Connecticut, 
a  mile  and  three-quarters  north  of  Cheshire 
Green,  on  a  farm  which  remained  in  his  fam- 
ilv  for  four  generations.  Jaiuiary  28,  171S, 
he  purchased  sixteen  acres  of  land,  and  Feb- 
ruary I,  1726,  the  land  bounded  east  by 
Hone\-  Pot  Brook,  upon  which  h.e  made  his 
home.  He  had  pre\'iouslv  received  land  from 
his  father,  and  in  March.  1755.  bought  eleven 
and  one-half  acres  in  .\ew  Cheshire  parish, 
and  in  December  of  that  same  year  seventy' 
acres  in  Farniingti:in.  and  m  1757  twenty  acres 
in  \'ew  Cheshire  parish.  Before  his  death  he 
made  gifts  of  land  to  four  of  his  five  sons 
— William.  Peter.  Samuel  nnd  .-Vtnasa.  Chil- 
dren: ^Martha.  bi_irn  A]iri!  2.  1729:  ^\'il'iam, 
Jul}'  5,  1731  :  Eunice,  August  15,  1733:  Peter, 
November  22,  1735  ;  Hannah,  September  6, 
1737:  George.  October  7.  1730:  Samuel,  about 
1741  :  Aniasa.  January  27,  1741-42. 

(  \"  I  "Wiiliam  (2).  son  of  William  I'l) 
Munsoii.  was  bi^rn  July  5.  173 1,  and  married, 
February  28.  T753,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Griggs,  of  \^'allingford.  Slie  was  born  June 
26.  1734.  and  died  October  7,  1806.  He  died 
Mav  26.  1815.  He  lived  in  \\'aterbury,  now 
\\'olcott.. Connecticut.  There  is  a  tradition  in 
the  family  that  after  William's  marriage  he 
and  his  bride  went  away  from  home  in  a  cart, 
and  that  his  mother  "hung  on  the  cart  and 
cried  because  they  were  going  away  into  the 
woods  and  the  bears  would  eat  them  up." 
In  1755  liis  father  gave  him  thirty-three  and 
one-half  acres  of  land  in  Waterbur}'.  In 
1760  he  was  living  in  East  Branch,  which,  was 
incorixjrated  as  Wolcott  in  1796.  In  1764 
he  bought  two  pieces  of  land  east  of  the  town 
of  \\'atcrbury,  fifteen  acres  liounded  by  Wall- 
ingford and  Farmington  roads,  five  acres 
bounded  by  Wallingfiird.  road.  Later  he  sold 
some  of  this  saiue  land.  A  granddaugliter  of 
his  states  that  he  \\ns  in  t1ie  re\oh!tion.  and 
that  he  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the 
Congregational  church  in  Waterbury,  also 
that  two  or  three  of  their  children  were  ban- 


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tized  in  the  EpiscLipal  churcli.  Chikiren;  i. 
Isaac,  born  July  jj.,  1754.  2.  Elisha,  October 
10,  I75('-  3-  Peter.  Januar)-  20.  1759:  saiJ  to 
have  been  a  revolutionary  •soldier.  4.  Heiiian, 
May  20,  1761.  5.  Aaron,  February  2.  1764; 
killed  in  battle  of  Monmouth,  June  28.  1778; 
enlisted  for  a  term  of  three  years  in  Captain 
Smith's  company.  Eighth  Req;inient  Connecti- 
cut Line,  Cokinel  Chandler,  December  3.  1777. 
6.  Chloe,  May  4,  1767.  7.  William.  Xo\eni- 
ber  12,  1769.  8.  David.  July  30.  1772.  9. 
Seba.  mentioned  below.  10.  Silvia.  Ma.v  22, 
'778- 

(\'l)  Seba.  son  of  William  12)  Munjon. 
•was  born  January  6,  1775.  '"  \\'olcott.  and 
married.  April  17.  1806.  Abigail  Pardee,  of 
East  Haven.  She  was  born  November  4, 
1779,  and  died  ^larch  24,  1852.  ^larch  30. 
1797,  he  was  an  inhabitant  of  W'aterbury,  and 
that  date  bought  a  small  piece  of  land  on 
the  Cheshire  road,  with  tlie  buildings  stand- 
ing thereon.  He  sold  the  same  December 
6.  1805.  and  in  Januar_\',  1800,  purchased  six 
acres  in  Hamden.  He  was  admitted  freeman 
in  the  latter  place  April  11,  i>^o8.  liut  evi- 
dently moved  to  East  Haven  in  180Q  and 
made  a  small  purchase  of  land  there  July  6, 
1809.  He  was  a  member  of  the  East  PIa^•en 
militia  during  the  war  of  1812.  but  \\as  never 
called  into  active  service.  By  trade  he  was 
a  shoemaker.  al=o  a  farmer,  and  for  o\-er 
thirty  }-ears  taught  sint;ing-sciiool.  He  died 
July  19,  1861.  Children:  George  Pardee, 
born  March  12.  1807.  in  East  Haven:  Lewis 
Griggs.  June  15,  1808:  Abiiah  Moulthrop. 
mentioned  below:  Miranda  Roseanna.  Octo- 
ber 2,  1814:  Sarah  Ann,  February  3,   1818. 

(\II)  Abiiah  Moulthrop.  son  of  Seba 
Munson.  was  i)orn  September  2<k  i8[i.  and 
married  ('first")  October  4.  1832,  Zeruiah 
Forbes,  ^\ho  died  ^^f-^i"  15,  1847.  ^^^  married 
''second'i  Mary  C.  Chamberlain,  of  Durham. 
Connecticut.  She  died  April  5.  i8qi.  He 
became  a  sailor  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  and 
followed  the  sea  nearly  sixty  years.  7<y  1839 
ne  V,  as  a  captain  and  had  command  of  a 
schooner,  the  "Smitii  P.riker."  named  from 
the  ship-chandler  who  had  presented  her  with 
a  set  of  colors.  PTe  sometimes  sailed  to  Great 
P-ritain,  but  usually  to  the  Mediterranean, 
South  America,  the  West  Tndie-.  In  1840  he 
bouglit  one-fourth  of  an  acre  with  buildin^rs 
in  Fair  Platen  vili^.^e.  where  he  lived  when 
•^n  land.  Fli?  last  years  were  spent  at  Fair 
Haven  Heights,  in  the  home  of  liis  daughter. 
Mr?.  Sm.ith.  He  wa«  said  to  be  "'one  of  the 
ablp<t  and  mo-;t  humane  sea-caotains  who  ever 
■mailed  from  Fair  II;;ven.  Sailors  were  alwa^■5 
glad  to  ship  with  hin."'  He  died  April  19. 
^■''9-.      Children;      Mnr-nret    Zeruiah.    bom 


August  21,  1833,  died  Julv  21,1.  1834;  Gcorgi- 
anna  Estellu.  May  31.  1841:  Hendrick  Hud- 
son, mentioned  bel'.'W. 

(VTII)  Hendrick  Hu<lson.  son  of  .\biiah 
'M.  Munson,  was  born  May  5,  1847,  in  l-'air 
Haven,  and  married,  November  11,  i8(;v8, 
Emily  C.  Todd,  of  the  same  place.  He  was  a 
clerk  by  occupation,  and  lived  in  Fair  Haven, 
He  made  one  voyage  with  his  father  to 
Greece.  He  died  November  9.  18SS.  Cliil- 
dren,  born  in  Fair  Haven:  Ambrose  Abijah, 
September  3,  1869:  Aviary  Jane,  ]vlay  22.  1872, 
married  Dr.  Burdett  Sheridan  Adams  (q.v.); 
Henry  Hallett,  February  3,  1880. 


The  name   IMimrne   is  an   an- 

MUNROE  cient  Scotcli  clan  name.  ;<nd 
has  been  variously  '^pelt, 
"IMonrow,'"  "}vIunrow,"'  "Miuiroe"  and  "Mon- 
roe." 

(1)  Di.mald  ^lunroe.  iDuniler  of  the  ancient 
House  of  Fowlis.  was  the  son  of  O'Catbar. 
an  Trivh  chief,  and  Prince  of  Fermanagh.  He 
is  supposed  to  have  flourished  tov\-ar<r;  the 
latter  end  of  the  reign  of  Malcrjlm  11.  King 
of  Scots,  V>  wl'cni  he  rendered  material  aid 
in  his  conte-^rs  •.\itli  the  Dani-h  '.nvader:;  of 
the  country.  I'ur  the  service^  thui  rendered, 
Donald  received  from  the  jiani!-;  of  his  ijrate- 
ful  sovereign  the  lands  Ijetwe^n  Dingwall  ar.d 
the  river  Aneron,  or  Alness  water.  The  lands 
received  the  name  of  "Fearann-Doinhnui!!." 
anglici.^cd  Eerimlonald.  tiint  is,  "DonaM's 
land."  A  portii'in  of  th.em  was  subsequently 
erected  into  a  baruny  callcil  the  Barony  of 
Fowlis.  Donald  i~  sup-pi'scd  to  have  died 
about  1053.  and  to  have  been  .--uccee'ie'!  by 
his  son,  Gei>rge  IMunn.ie.  t'-.r^'Ugh  wliom  the 
faiijiiy  line  continues. 

(li)  George,  son  of  Donald  I\[unroe  '■>r 
Georgius  de  Munroe.  is  said  to  have  assisted 
[Malcolm  III,  "Ceann  ^^lor."  in  his  conten- 
tions with  ^ilacbeth  for  the  crown  of  Scotland, 
between  1054  and  1057.  According  ti  1  tra- 
ditit)n  he  lived  to  an  adxanced  age  and  died 
about   iioi,  leaving  a  son.  Hugh   Munroe. 

(lil)'PIugh,  son  of  George  [Miiuroe.  i-  vlie 
first  of  the  family  to  be  designated  "Baron  of 
Fov.dis.'"  That  liarony  has  ever  since  formed 
the  title  and  been  the  cliief  residence  of  the 
head  of  the  hou>e.  w  iiich  for  nearly  eiLri'.t 
hundred  vears  has  existed  in  uninterruiiter! 
descent  in  the  male  line,  a  fa^rt  said  to  be  un- 
exampled in  the  annals  of  Scotland  or  Eng- 
land, and  only  paralleled  in  tiie  succession  of 
the  Lords  Kin^sale.  Premier  Barons  of  Ire- 
land. Hugh  is  said  to  have  increased  the 
family  estates  by  the  acquisition  of  the  ^atids 
of  Logie-Wester  and  Findon,  Count \'  of  Ro^s. 
of  which  the  Ear's  of  Rois  were  at  that  time 


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the  superiors.  He  diet!  about  1126,  and  was 
succeeded  by  his  son.  Kobcrt. 

(I\')  Robert,  son  of  HuL;h  3.[unroe,  sec- 
ond baron  of  Fuvvlis.  wys  a  loyal  subject  of 
David  I  and  Malcolm  IV  of  Scotland.  Ac- 
cording to  the  family  tradition  he  married 
Agnes,  daughter  of  Angus  Mor  INIacdonald 
IV,  of  the  Isles,  by  a  daughter  of  Sir  Colin 
Campbell,  of  Glenurchy.  This,  however,  can- 
not be  true,  from  the  fact  that  Angus  ]\Ior. 
who  lived  between  1255  and  1300,  was  not 
born  in  Robert's  time,  or  for  a  centurv  after, 
his  death  having  occurred  in  the  latter  year. 
Robert  died  in  1164,  and  was  interred  in  the 
Chaiionry  of  Ross,  which  continued  there- 
after to  be  the  family  burying  place  for  more 
than  four  hundred  years.  He  married  and 
had  among  other  children  a   son,   Donald. 

(V)  Donald  (2),  son  of  Robert  Munroe. 
third  baron  of  the  name,  is  said  to  have  built 
the  oil  Tower  of  Fowlis  as  earlv  as  1154, 
during  the  life  of  his  father.  He  is  said  to 
have  served  under  William  the  Lion,  when 
the  latter  came  to  suppress  the  lav.dessness 
and  rebellion  which  prevailed  in  Scotland,  in 
1179,  and  to  have  rendered  him  material  as- 
sistance at  that  time.  He  married  and  had 
the  following  children :  Robert,  his  heir  and 
successor:  David,  from  wiiom  it  is  alleged  the 
family  of  Mackays.  or  "^^lac  Dhaibhidhs,"  at 
one  time  in  Tarradale.  were  descended:  Al- 
lan, progenitor  of  the  Mac  Allans  of  Ferin- 
donald.  Donald  died  in  11Q2  at  his  Tower 
of  Fowlis,  and  was  buried  in  the  Cathedral 
Church  nf  Chanonry.  wiiere  the  bi-hops  of 
Ross  had  their  Episcopal  seat  from  prior  to 
1 130  until  tne  Reformation. 

(YD  Robert  12),  son  of  Donald  (2)  yfun- 
roe.  fourth  baron  of  the  name,  married,  be- 
tween 1194  and  1214,  a  daughter  of  Flugh 
Fre-kyn  de  Moravia.  He  died  in  1239.  and 
was  buried  at  the  Chanonry  of  Ross,  leavinu' 
among  others  a  son  George,  who  succeeded 
him.  Robert  i=  said  to  have  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  the  Earl  of  Sutr.erland. 

(\TI)  George  (21,  son  of  Robert  (2~) 
Munroe,  was  the  fifth  baron  of  the  name. 
and  the  first  of  the  family  of  v.hom  there  is 
any  authentic  hi^tArical  record.  He  wit- 
nessed a  charter  by  V\"i:liam  Earl,  of  Suther- 
land, to  the  Archdeacon  of  Morav.  dated 
1232-37,  and  had  his  Ross-shire  lands  con- 
firmed to  him  by  a  charter  from  .Vb-Kander  IT 
before  1249.  He  died  about  :26o.  and  v.a^ 
succeeded  bv  his  son.  Robert  Munroe, 

(\TII)  Robert  (3^.  son  of  George  (2) 
Munroe.  wa=:  the  sixth  baron  and  was  olaced 
under  the  guardianship  of  the  earls  of  Ross 
and  Sutherland  until  he  attained  his  ma- 
jority in  1282,     After  :2cio  Robert  ioined  the 


party  of  Bruce,  and  continued  steadfast  in 
his  support  throughout,  the  \ar_ving  fortunes 
of  that  family.  When  ijuite  advanced  in 
years,  he  raised  his  clan,  and.  took  part  in 
the  memorable  battle  of  Bannockburn.  Here 
his  eldest  and  apparently  only  son  was  slain, 
along  with  many  more  of  his  followers. 
Robert  lived  for  nine  years  after  his  return 
home,  and  died  in   1323. 

(IX)  George  (3),  son  of  Robert  (3)  Tdun- 
roe.  who  fell  at  Bannockburn,  had  married  a 
year  before  his  death  a  daughter  of  the  Earl 
of  Sutherland,  and  had  children  as  follows: 
George,  who  succeeded  his  grandfather;  Jrjhn. 

(X)  George  (4).  son  of  George  (3)  Mun- 
roe. and  the  seventh  baron  was  a  steadfast 
supporter  of  the  Bruce  d}iiasty,  and  a  firm, 
upholder  of  the  interests  of  his  native  coun- 
try. He  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Halidon 
Hill,  in  1333,  while  fighting  bravely  at  the 
head  of  his  clan.  He  married  a  daughter  of 
Hugh,  Earl  of  Ross,  and  had  a  son,  Robert, 
who  succeeded  him. 

(XI)  Roljcrt  141.  son  of  George  ('4)  .Mun- 
roe, the  eighth  baron,  succeeded  his  father 
when  he  wa?  a  mere  child.  During  his  min- 
ority, his  estates  were  careful !\-  managed  by 
his  Uncle  John,  who  during  his  guardianship 
redeemed  portions  of  the  ancestral  posses- 
sions which  had  been  mortgaged  by  his  an- 
cestors. He  is  mentioned  in  various  charters, 
dated  1341-62-6S-72.  He  married  (firs:) 
Jean,  daughter  of  Hugh  Rofs  1.  of  Bal- 
nagowan,  on  record  in  1350  and  1366.  bv  his 
wife.  Alargaret  Barclay,  niece  of  Queen  Eu- 
phenu'a.  the  second  wife  of  Robert  II.  King 
of  Scotland.  By  her  he  had  one  son.  Hugh, 
his  heir  and  successor.  He  married  ( secom-n 
Grace,  daughter  cjf  Sir  Adam  Forrester,  of 
Corstorphinc.  Children:  Thom.as ;  John, 
who  is  mentioned  in  a  charter  flated  Juiv  22, 
1426:  John,  of  whom  nothing  is  known.  Rob- 
ert Alunroe  was  killed  in  a  dan  fi^rht  in  1360. 

iXII)  Hugh  (2).  son  of  Rc.ljert  (4)  m'uu- 
roe,  was  the  ninth  baron.  He  ribtained  sev- 
eral charters,  dated  1369-70-94.  He  married 
(■first)  Isabella,  daughter  of  John  Keith,  sec- 
ond son  of  Sir  Eiiwarrl  Keith,  great  mareschal 
of  Scotland,  by  his  wife,  ^Mariotta.  daughter 
of  Sir  Reginald  Cheyne.  of  Inverugie.  They 
had  one  son.  George,  the  heir  and  successor. 
Fie  married  (second)  }ilargaret.  daughter  of 
Xicholas  (son  of  Kenneth,  fourth  Earl  of 
Sutherland,  and  brother  of  "A'ilHam.  the  fifth 
Earl)  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Regin- 
al'i  le  Cheyne  and  Mary.  Lad\-  of  Dnffns. 
They  had  the  following  children :  John. 
Janet.  Elizabeth..    Hucrh  Munroe  died  in  142;. 

rXIID  George  (3),  .=on  of  Hugh  12) 
?\[unroe.   and   the   tenth   haron.    is   on    record 


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.1,  •■George  -Munro  of  Fowlis"  in  cliarters  of 
ihc  years  1437-3S-39-40-49.  _  tie  was  killed, 
v.itli  several  membeiS  of  Iiis  fainil)  and  many 
oi  his  follo\\ers,  at  the  battle  ot  "L'.eallach- 
iian'i-brog,"  in  145-2.  He  married  thrstj  Iso- 
bcl,  daughter  of  Ross  of  Balnagowan,  by 
whom  he  had  a  son,  George,  who  was  killed 
with  his  father  at  the  above-mentioned  bat- 
tle. He  married  1  second)  Christian,  daugh- 
ter of  John  MacCulloch,  of  Plaids.  Children  : 
lohn,  who  succeeded  to  the  estates  and  chief- 
ship  of  the  clan ;  Hugh ;  William. 

(XIV)  Hugh  (3),  son  of  George^  (5) 
Munroe,  of  F"owlis,  by  his  second  wife.  Chris- 
tian, was  the  first  of  the  r^Iunroes  of  Coul 
and  Balcony.  His  lands  were  in  the  parish 
of  Alness,  and  he  is  on  record  in  145S.  He 
is  said  to  have  married  ( first )  Eva,  daughter 
of  Ewen  ]\Iaclean  H,  of  Crquliart,  chief  of 
the  "Siol  Thearlaich,"  who  subsequently  re- 
moved to  and  owned  the  lands  of  Dochgar- 
roch.  Children:  John,  his  heir  and  succes- 
sor; Hector:  Andrew.  He  married  (second  1 
Jane,  daughter  of  Dugal  Cattanach,  of  Craig- 
nish.  Children  :  Alexander,  Donald,  Robert, 
George.  He  married  (third)  "a  daughter  of 
Keith  Marscliall's,'  hy  whom  he  had  one  son, 
John. 

(X\')  John,  son  of  Hugh  (3I  Munroe.  des- 
ignated as  "3.1r.  John  ]\Iunroe  of  Balcony,"' 
studied  for  the  church,  and  took  his  M.  A. 
degree  at  Aberdeen  University.  In  149S  he 
was  presented  to  the  "A'icarage  of  Logie-Ur- 
quhard,"  apparently  Logie-\\'e5ter  and  Urqu- 
hart  in  the  Black  Isle.  In  1551  Oueen  ?\Iary 
prc-ented  William  ]\Iunroe,  second  son  of  Sir 
William  }iIunroe,  to  the  chaplaincy  of  .'-^aint 
Monan,  on  the  lands  of  Balconie,  vacant  bv 
the  decease  of  "Alaster  John  Monro."  He 
married  a  daughter  of  iNlacken^ie,  Straih- 
ci innn  :  cliiMren:  John  ^^lor,  his  heir  an.l  suc- 
cessor: Hugh;  V.'illiam  :  .\ndrew :  David: 
Donald. 

(XVI)  John  Mor,  son  of  John  Monroe, 
was  the  third  of  Coul  and  second  of  Balconie. 
He  marr'cd  Katharine,  daucihter  nf  John 
^  ass.  of  T-oclislinn,  by  his  wife.  Elizabeth, 
'ianehter  of  Thomas  Urquhart,  of  Crom.irtv. 
V  ilildren :  John,  his  heir  and  successor; 
Hugh:  Robert;  Farquhar;  David;  Marcraret ; 
Catherine.     John  Munroe  died  about  i'^6o, 

(^X\''II)  Farquhar,  son  of  John  Mor  TnIuu- 
roe.  married  Catherine,  daughter  of  William 
MnrCulioch,  of  Badcall :  Children:  John, 
Rnhcrt. 

r XVIII)  Robert  (5)  .  son  of  Farquhar 
Munroe,  married  and  had  the  followire  chil- 
dren :  Robert,  George,  WiRiam,  Fir  Bene- 
'!'>t,  Elizabeth. 

CXIX)   William.,  son  of  Robert   (O   :\Tnn- 


roe.  was  burn  in  16J5,  m  Scotland.  He 
fought  at  the  battle  of  WVircester,  \^as  taken 
prisoner  and  bani:-hed  by  Croniweil,  from 
London,  Xo\ ember  11,  1051,  to  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, along  with  several  others,  i  le  ul- 
timately settled  at  Lexington,  .Mas>aclu!sctts, 
where  he  married,  and  became  the  progenitor 
of  a' large  family  of  Munroes.  He  married 
( first)  about  1665,  Martha,  daughter  of  John 
George,  of  Charlestown,  a  prominent  Bap- 
tist, who  was  fined,  impri>oned,  and  finally 
ordered  out  of  the  town  for  heresy.  Martha 
died  before  1O72,  and  in  or  about  the  same 
year  he  married  (.second)  ^Nlary  Ball,  bhe 
died  in  August,  1692.  aged  forty-one  years, 
and  he  married  (third)  Elizabetli,  widow  of 
Edw ard  \\"yer,  of  Charlestown.  She  died  De- 
cember 14,  1715.  aged  seventy-nine  years. 
Children  of  first  wife:  John,  mentioned  be- 
low; Martha,  born  Xoveinber  2.  1667;  Wil- 
liam, C)ctober  10,  1669;  George.  Children  of 
second  wife:  Daniel,  born  August  12,  1673: 
Hannah;  Elizabeth;  ]\Iar\,  June  21,  1678; 
Da\  id,  October  6,  1680 ;  Eleanor,  Februar\ 
24,  1*^83:  Sarah,  !\Iarch  18.  16S5 :  Joseph, 
August  16,  1687:  Benjamin.  .\ugU5t  16,  1690. 
(XXI  John  (2),  son  of  William  }iIunroe. 
was  born  May  10.  1G66,  He  was  admitted  to 
the  church,  February  i.  1699.  ^^^  subscribed 
to  the  building  fund  of  the  meeting  house 
in  1692,  and  was  on  the  tax  list  of  1693.  He 
became  a  very  prominent  citizen,  serving  tlie 
town  as  assessor  in  16:19-1714-20;  con-table 
in  1700:  selectman  in  i7i8-!i:)-26;  ireasurer 
of  the  town  1718-19-20,  He  held  many  posi- 
tions "f  trust  and  honor.  He  was  lieutenant 
of  the  militia  there.  He  received  a  grant  of 
nine  hundred  acres  of  land  for  his  services 
in  the  battle  with  the  Indians  at  Lamprey 
river,  June  6,  1690.  In  addition  to  his  many 
other  offices  and  duties,  he  was  sexton  of  the 
church  and  rang  the  bell  for  years  in  the  first 
church  in  T^exington  tiD  call  the  worshippers 
to  service.    His  death  occurred  September  14. 

1753.     He  married  Haimal; ,  ivho  died 

April  14.  1753.  Children:  John.  Hannr.h, 
Constance,  Jonathan,  William.  Eli.^abetl;,  Su- 
sannah. Jonas,  mentioned  below,  Martha, 
born   Decemlier  6,    1710:   ^vfarr.-^tt,   December 

6,    1713- 

('XXI')  Jonas,  =nn  of  John  (2)  Munroe. 
v,a^  horn  in  Lexington.  Massachusets,  X'o- 
vembcr  22,  1707.  He  wa>  .t  lieutenant  •'■f  the 
I.exing'ton  militia  conipanv .  FTe  maTiod 
(first')  June  3,  1734,  Joanna,  born  February 
2,  1 71 3".  died  Seritember  17,  T74S,  daughter 
of  Joseph  and  ?\Iarv  lAfcadi  Loclce.  He 
married  (=econd~)  T750,  Ret^ecca  V\'att",  of 
Chelsea.  He  died  X'ovembcr  0.  trri?.  ^'^■A  his 
widow  married,  -\pril   f).   1773.  John  "'.ru77v. 


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of  Lexington,  grandson  oi  the  first  settler,  as 
his  second  wife.  ChihJren  of  tir.^t  wife: 
Jonas,  born  November  2,  1735:  John,  l-"ebru- 
nary  1,  1737:  Si.eiihei'..  (Jcluber  _'3,  173^^  Jon- 
athan, .May  _'5,  174J;  Joanna,  April  u,  1747- 
Children  of  second  wife :  Ebeiiezer.  men- 
tioned below;  Rebecca,  born  June  17,  1755; 
Martha,  September  12,  1758. 

(XXII)  Ebcnezer,  son  of  Jonas  .Mnm'oe, 
was  born  April  2g,  1752.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Lexington  "Minute-men,"  ttirned  out 
on  the  memorable  19th  of  April,  1775,  and 
claimed  to  have  fired  the  first  shot  on  the 
American  side.  He  also  took  part  in  the  Jer- 
sey campaign,  177O,  after  winch  he  retired 
with  the  rank  of  lieutenant.  He  was  after- 
wards a  settler  at  Ashburnham,  where  he  be- 
came a  prominent  citizen,  and  where  he  died, 
May  25,  1825.  He  married,  April  10.  17S0, 
Lucy  Simonds,  of  W'olnirn.  Children: 
Charles,  born  September  12,  17S1  ;  Ebenezer, 
February  2^,  i~S^\  Jotia--,  mentioned  belnw; 
John,  (October  4,  1793;  .Merrick,  Novcinbcr  i, 
1802;  Lucy.  November  4,   1S03:  Re1)ecca. 

(XXIII)  Jona-  (2),  son  of  Ebenezer  Mun- 
roe,  was  born  'Ma.y  2~,  1700.  He  was  an 
officer  frir  two  _\ears,  cinimand.ed  the  Light 
Infantry,  and  in  1S24  removed  to  Rindge, 
New  Hampshire,  wdiere  he  died  .May  9.  1849. 
He  married.  IMay  q,  1S15.  Eliza  Sargent,  of 
Winchendon.  Children:  Jonas  A.,  born  Feb- 
ruary 4.  1S16;  James  W.,  September  30, 
1824;  ?\[errick  .A.,  mentioned  below;  Charles 
^L,  Januarv  7,  18 u  :  George  iM.,  November 
4,  1S32;  Eliza  D. 

fXXI\'~)  Alerrick  .\dams,  son  of  Jonas  i'2> 
Munroe.  was  born  February  27.  182S.  He  is 
still  living"  in  Middlebiiry.  \"ermont.  He  mar- 
ried. November  2,  i8r>9.  Henrietta  Perez  "da- 
son.  Children:  Theodore  Hapgood,  men- 
tioned below:  Charlie  Andrews,  born  Febru- 
arv  Q,  187;;  Henrietta  Mason,  born  .\pril  24. 
1S8;. 

fXNAA  Theodore  Hapciood.  son  of  Mer- 
rick -V-'an-,-;  .Miniriie.  wa>  horn  ir,  Hn^ion. 
July  2*,  1870  rie  attended  the  graded 
scho'ils  in  Middlcburv,  \'enr.ont,  and  iifter- 
wards  Middlcburv  College,  for  four  vears, 
class  of  iSoS.  Lie  was  in  general  hn>-iriers 
for  four  years  in  Boston,  as  mnnn'.rer  fnr  a 
large  New  York  corporation.  Wf  berrcme  as- 
sistant superintendent  of  the  Flntlaml  r-iilrc'ad 
for  the  purjxise  of  extending  the  nrui  from 
r.urlin^t'-a  to  Rouse's  Point.  He  tb.en  .M:iie 
to  Hartford.  Connecticut,  where  he  or2a;d>;ed 
the  Hartford  Securities  Corporation.  .-\u2;i'.sr 
T7,  I';"' J.  '">''  which,  be  i-^  -.v^\^:  fire^idert  and 
treasurer.  He  is  a  RcpuMi':an  in  poh'tic;.  He 
married  Florence  Filley.  Child,  Harriet,  bom 
?vlarcli   26,    1907. 


Elder  Thomas  Dimock,  the  ini- 
DL\10CK  migrant  ancestor,  born  in  Eng- 
land, settled  first  in  Dorchester, 
.Ma-;>achu?cits,  in  1035,  and  was  selectman  of 
the  tow  II  that  }car,  i  ie  was  admitted  a  free- 
man, .May  25,  1030,  and  removed  tu  Hingham, 
where  he  was  li\i:ig  in  1638,  aiul  to  Scitntite 
in  1639,  and  finally  settled  in  Larnstable.  on 
C;ipe  C(id.  in  .May,  1O39.  of  which  town  he 
was  one  of  the  grantees  and  founders.  He 
was  chosen  ordaining  elder  of  Mr.  Lothrop's 
church  there  August  7,  1650,  and  was  depnty 
to  the  general  court  and  freeman  of  the  Plv- 
niouth  colony  in  1639,  magistrate  in  1641-44, 
and  six  times  a  deput}-,  1039-50;  was  ucnten- 
ant  and  drillmaster  in  1045.  ^^^  marries!,  it 
is  supposed,  in  Liarnstabie.  Ann  Hammond,  of 
W'atertown,  I\iassachuse'tts.  before  his  re- 
moval to  the  former  town.  She  snr- 
vi\e(,l  b.im.  He  made  a  nuncupative  will,  was 
proNCil  June  4,  1658,  leaving  all  his  es- 
tate to  his  wife,  "'for  the  children  were  hers 
as  w  ell  as  his."  Children  :  Elizabeth,  married 
Knyvet  Sears:  Timothy,  baptized  Januarv  12, 
1639,  buried  June  17.  1640;  twin  sotis.  bur:ed 
March  iS,  [O40;  .Mehitable,  baptized  .-Vpril  18, 
1642;  Shubael,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Ensign  and  Deacon  Shu^v^el  Dnnork, 
son  of  FJder  Thomas  iJimock,  wa^  born  in 
If  144,  and  liaptizcd  September  or  December 
13.  i'i44.  He  removed  to  what  is  now  [Mans- 
field, LVinnecticiit.  among  the  pioneers  in  16' "13, 
and  had.  been  before  that  a  prcMriinent  citizen, 
of  Vtirniuuth  on  Cape  Cod,  and  selectnr.'i 
from  Carnstable ;  ensi.L'n  and  deputv  to  t'ae 
,£:eneral  court  in  it385-8G  and  1689.  His  name 
Hfipi-ars  as  one  of  tlie  si.x  founders  engra\ed 
on  the  iledication  tablet  which  apnears  on  tb.e 
I'irst  Church  of  Mansfield.  His  IioutC  :it 
r\hiiT;fieid  is  still  in  good  repair,  and  occnpie'i 
at  !;i>t  accounts.  Tite  house  in  which  be  lived 
at  r.arnbtable  was  the  fortification  hou:^e  that 
his  father  built  ar:d  was  taken  down  in  1800. 
It  stood  near  tlte  house  latelv  ownel  bv 
fsanc  f3av!s  of  T'.arnstable.  -va^  two  storic? 
b'.^h.  twenty  feet  square,  the  fir-r  stor\'  o: 
-tone,  the  v.pper  of  wood.  He  die'l  October 
21").  1732,  at  .Mansfield,  in  his  nin':t\-first  ye:!r. 
fie  married,  .-\pril,  1663.  Joanna  Pnr-iey.  bap- 


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1727,  ac;ed  ciL;hty-three.  daughter  of  Jolm 
Ibn-sle\-.  Cl'.ildren  :  Captain  Tb.'imas.  born 
iii  luT-ivtpMe.  .\nrii,  iN'.4;  lohn.  Tune.  rf>''i: 
Tin:otby.  Afj^rcb.  [n^'^:  Sbiibaei/Sc'.t.  rbt  r. 
1073:  Toser>n.  Si'pten;ber.  1075;  Melii'.'iblc. 
!'i~7;  r.eTiianiiti.  10,^0:  Joanna.  i'!:>2;  Tb.-.nl:- 
fnl.  Xoveniber.    1684. 

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born  in  time.  it",Mi'',.  zxv:\  inarriefl.  Nnwmb.  r 
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nioved  in  1709  to  Falmouth,  Massachusetts. 
He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Children, 
born  in  Uarnstable :  Sarah,  Decem!)er,  lO'yi; 
Anna,  i6r)2 ;  Mary,  1095;  Theophilus,  iwo; 
Timothy,  mentioned  below;  Ebenezcr,  Febru- 
ary, 1700;  Thankful.  April,  1702;  Elizabeth, 
April  20,  1704:  David,  ^iay  19,  1706. 

(IV)  Timothy,  son  of  John  Uimock.  was 
born  in  169S,  and  married,  August  15.  1723, 
Ann,  daughter  of  Joseph  Bradford.  The  lat- 
ter was  son  of  [Major  ^\"illiam.  son  of  Gov- 
ernor William  Bradford.  He  removed  to 
Mansfield,  Connecticut.  Children,  born  in 
Mansfield:  Ann.  INIay  23.  1724:  Captain 
Timothy,  mentioned  below:  John.  March  24, 
IJ2/-2S;  Joanna.  August  28,  1730:  Josiah. 
March  2,  1732:  Simeon.  September  19.  1735; 
died  1737-38;  Sylvanus,  June  18.  1738;  Oli- 
ver, December  31,  1740;  Dan,  May  13,  1743. 

(  \' )  Captain  Timothy  (2)  Dimock.  son  of 
Timothy  ( i)  Dimcick,  was  born  April  8.  1726, 
and  married,  March  11,  1749-50,  his  cousin, 
Desire  Dimock.  daughter  of  Ensign  Thomas, 
who  was  son  of  Captain  Thomas,  son  of  En- 
sign Shubael.  son  of  Elder  Thomas.  lie  lived 
in  Coventry,  Connecticut.  Children,  from 
Coventry  records :  Eunice,  born  Februar_\-  9, 
1753;  Ann.  September  15,  1754;  Lois.  May  12, 
1756;  Desire.  Januan.'  22,  1757:  Sybil,  ^Lirch 
18,  1758:  Lucy,  May  22,  1760.  died  July. 
1779;  Timothy.  .August  22.  1762:  Daniel,  men- 
tioned below;  Mason.  June  22,  1767;  Rhoda. 
August  ID,  1770;  Roger,  August  5.  1772. 

(VT)  Captain  Daniel  Dimock,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Timothy  (2 )  Dimock,  was  born  Febru- 
ary 20,  1765.  and  married.  Xovcmher  16, 
178''),  .\nne.  daugb.ter  of  Elcazer  atid  Anne 
(Marsh)  Wright,  of  Windliam.  Connecticut. 
She  was  born  February  20,  1765,  and  died 
January  26,  1832.  He  lived  in  Coventry,  where 
lie  became  a  large  landholder.  He  died  Au- 
gust r,  1833.  Children,  born  in  Coventry: 
.\nnc.  August  rS,  1787:  Parthene.  .\pril  0. 
1789;  Luciiuia.  }>Jarch  t8.  1791;  Sallv  Jime 
-.V  T793:  Harty.  December  2-i,  17O-I:  Clara 
Marin.  September  14,  1796:  Eliza,  Mn\-  24. 
i7C)S:  Dr.  Timtithy,  mentioned  below:  Des'ah. 
?v[arch  31.  1802. 

(\^II)  Dr.  Timothy  ('3)  Dimock,  son  of 
t'aptain  Daniel  Dimock,  was  liorn  in  Cov- 
entry. April  17,  1800.  and  married  (first) 
Mar\  .\nn  Mi;>ody.  of  Granby.  Massachusetts, 
('second)  Laura,  daughter  of  Rev.  Chauncey 
Booth,  ^^■li0  died  Ja.nuarv  15.  1872.  She  was 
a  woman  of  unusual  abilities  and  go<i(l  <;cn'^e. 
He  was  elucated  at  trie  common  school^,  and 
the  Beacon  Academy  at  Colchester,  Connecti- 
cut. He  received  instruction  ako  from  Rev. 
Ch.auncey  Booth,  who  was  at  that  time  pastor 
at  Cove^tr^■.     He  studied  medicine  in  the  of- 


fices of  Dr.  Chauncey  Burgess,  of  Coventry, 
and  Professor  Jonathan  Knight,  of  New  Ha- 
ven, and  graduated  fron:  Yale  College,  1823, 
v.itli  the  degree  of  ^l.  D.  After  a  few  years 
practice  at  Granby  he  ^cttk■d  in  1S37  iii  his 
native  town  and  was  a  successful  physician 
there  for  nearly  forty-five  years.  Flis  supe- 
rior mental  endowments,  good  judgment,  and 
faithful  and  self-reliant  character  made  him  a 
favorite  with  his  patients  and  his  brother 
physicians.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
necticut State  Medical  Societ}-,  and  in  1858 
was  on  its  standing  committee  on  examination 
for  degrees.  He  was  also  for  many  years  a 
regimental  surgeon  in  the  Connecticut  militia, 
rie  was  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  legisla- 
ture in  1838,  and  senator  for  the  21st  Dis- 
trict in  1846.  In  person  he  was  tall,  symmet- 
rical and  prepossessing.  He  died  April  20, 
1874.  He  left  a  large  landed  estate,  which 
became  the  property  of  his  son.  Children, 
born  in  Co\entry.  of  first  wife:  Daniel,  }.I. 
D..  served  in  civil  war:  two  others  Of  sec- 
ond wife:  ]\Iary  Elizabeth,  1S40,  died  1S42  ; 
Henr\-  Farnum,  mentioneil  belon- ;  I^.Iaria  Far- 
num,  October  2,  1843.  died  August  13.  1861. 
(\'III)  Henry  Farnum,  son  of  Dr.  Timothy 
( 3 )  Dinnock,  was  born  in  South  Coventry, 
Connecticut,  March  28,  1842.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  w-as 
fitted  for  college  at  Ellington,  Connecticut,  and 
Williston  Sem.inary.  East  Hampton,  !Ma;sa- 
chu  setts,  and  entered  Yale  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
bachelor  of  arts  in  t!ie  class  of  1863.  In  1S65 
he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  from 
the  Har^•ard  Law  School,  and  in  the  follow- 
ing year  he  was  admitted  to  llie  bar  and  be- 
gan to  practice  his  profession  in  Xew  York 
City,  and  continued  until  his  dieath.  X'ot  only 
in  his  profession  did  ^^Ir.  Dimock  achieve 
great  distinction,  but  in  the  financial  and  busi- 
ness world  as  well.  He  was  president  and 
director  of  the  McCall  Fern-  Power  Com- 
pan\' :  director  of  the  Boston  &  Maine  railroad, 
the  Dominion  C^ial  Company,  the  Di:-m.inion 
Ir(in  au'l  Steel  Company,  the  Knickerbocker 
Trust  Company,  and  micmber  o!"  the  advi^nry 
board  of  the  United  States  Lloyds.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  active  and  prominent.  He  =up- 
ported.  the  Dcni'icratic  camiidatcs  and  plat- 
forms, and  was  commissioner  of  docks  of 
X'ew  York  Citv  six  years,  and  a  member  of 
the  important  comimission  to  devise  plans  for 
the  government  of  cities  of  the  state  of  Xew* 
York,  ap[iointed  by  Governor  Tilden  in  i^TS- 
He  was  at  one  time  offered  a  cabinet  pos'tion, 
which  he  declined.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Yale  Corporation,  the  Society  of  ^^layflower 
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ropolitan,  Down  Town,  Uarnr.rd,  LaNvyers  aiid 
Democratic  c1u!k  of  \ew  VvH'k  City.  J  lii 
residence  \\a>  at  25  I£a^t  Sixtictli  ^rI■cet,  Ne\v 
York  City,  and  liis  i"t"tiv:e  at  mo  Wall  s-trec-t. 
Mr.  Dimock  died  April  10,  191 1.  lie  left  a 
bequest  of  $40,000  for  the  establishment  at 
South  Coventry.  Connecticut,  of  the  llooth 
and  Dimock  Meinnrial  Lihrary,  in  meuiury  of 
his  grandfather,  Rev.,  Chai.n.ccy  Ilooth.  and 
father.  Dr.   Timothy   Dimock. 

He  married,  September  5.  iS6~,  Susan  Col- 
lins Whitney,  daui^hter  of  General  James 
Scolly  Whitney  (see  Whitney").  ^Irs.  Dimock 
is  one  of  the  nio^t  prominent  jinioii;.,''  the  wom- 
en interested  in  the  local  and  fa'.iiily  iiibtory 
of  this  cotuitry,  in  historical  research,  ind  the 
preservation  oi  records  and  historical  sites 
anil  structiu'es.  She  published  the  vital  rec- 
ords of  the  towns  of  Coventry  and  Mansfield, 
Connecticut,  thus  setting  a  much-needed  ex- 
ample in  the  state  of  Connecticut  anrl  g'iving 
to  the  genealogists  and  historians  of  the  coun- 
try access  to  very  valuable  material.  She  is 
a  member  of  the  .Society  of  Mayflower  De- 
scendants and  of  the  Societ\-  of  Colonial 
Dames.  .\s  president  of  The  George  ^\"a^h- 
ington  Memorial  .\ssociatinn  she  is  known 
throughotit  the  country.  This  society  vias  'ir- 
ganized  in  the  city  of  ^\'a<hinL;ton  in  Sep- 
tember, i8gS,  fi.ir  the  purjio-e  of  erecting,'-  a 
faiilding  to  be  known  as  the  "(ieipi'Lje  Wash- 
ington ?\Icmorial  BtiildiiiL;."  in  coinmemijra- 
tiini  fif  our  first  president  and  hi^  interest  in 
higb.er  eilucation  in  .Vmerica.  Wa-^hinujtoii 
often  expressed  the  thi'Ug'it  contained  in  his 
various  me-sages  to  congres-.  and  in  his  Fare- 
well Address  -aiil :  "fromote.  then,  as  an 
obiect  of  primary  importance,  institiuions  t-r 
the  general  dit'fu-ion  of  knowledge."  He  al-o 
urgetl  "the  promotion  of  science  and  litera- 
ture." 

This  Memorial  I'.iuldiiig  i-  >•''  be  practical 
in  plan  and!  ciiu-trnction,  and,  of  the  uv-i  du'-- 
able  character,  plannedso  as  to  futni-h  a  home 
and  tr^therin:;-  jjlace  for  n  ui  hkiI  patri.  ■ti.-. 
scientific,  educational  literarx-.  art.  nied,ic;il 
and  similar  organization--.  It  will  fnrni-;h  .a 
place  where  all  nr.trioric  -oci.'ties  liotii  nott'n 
and  south  may  tc^tif'c  to  tiieir  l':>e  for  'ho 
Father  of  his  Country.  The  biukhnLT  ".iH 
contain  a  great  hall  or  auditorium,  and  ri-')r,-. 
for  large  coiii^rrc'^M---.  ro<-w^  for  ■=<v.v.\]  and 
large  meetings,  oftlce  r'">oin-  and  stiide!it<'  re- 
search rooms.  It  i'^  proposed  to  rai-~e  ,>J.'xxi,- 
000  for  the  binlding.  and  .S;f)0.oiX)  more  for 
an  endowment  for  maintenance,  in  ordi.  r  that 
conventions  and  societies  may  u'-e  tiie  li'.iiid- 
ing  without  rental,  .^enat'ir  Ri»l  ■=ays:  "\ 
know  of  no  belter  tribiue  to  the  memory  of 
\\'ashinL;tOTi  than  to  e--tab!i-h  such  an  institu- 


tion in  tliis  eit>-."  President  F[ad!cy  sa}  s :  'Tt 
\-,iil  certainly  be  a  most  -iNortliv  m<^mr,iial  to 
Washingtrin  and  otie  of  whicli  he  would  have 
approved  most  heartily."  The  board  of  man- 
agement of  the  Empire  State  Scciet} ,  Sons  of 
the  .American  Revolution,  passed  a  resolution 
December  3,  1009,  heartily  favoring  the  pro- 
ject. A  similar  resolution  was  adopted,  De- 
cember II.  1000.  by  the  Injard  of  managers  of 
the  Connecticut  Society,  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution.  <  ither  great  organizations  offi- 
cially end'T-ing  the  objects  of  the  associa- 
tion are  tb.e  American  Federation  of  Arts,  the 
Washn>'/t>  ;i  Academy  of  Science,  the  Associa- 
tion of  .American  IT.ysicians,  the  AiSS(-iciation 
of  Ali'itarv  Surgeons,  the  .American  ATeuical 
-Association,  etc.  Alany  newspaper-;  base 
i^iven  cordial  support  and  wide  publicity  to 
the  proposed  \\'ashington  ]\[etuorial  fiall.  and 
there  is  nr>  reason  to  doubt  the  ultimate  si^c- 
cest  of  its  ambitious  and  patriotic  plans. 

Ti)  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dimock  \\as  born  a 
dai'.i^hler,  Si; -an  Maria.  November  18.  iSw); 
who  married  <"ar\-  Hutchinscai,  in  looo.  and 
i-'  now  Ii\ing  with  her  mother  in  Xev,-  Yorl; 
Ciiv. 

(.The  Collinr,  Lir.c). 

{D  Dcacc>n  F^dvvard  Ci'llins,  tlie  imnngrant 
ance-u:>r.  appears  first  in  Cambridge,  Z\iassa- 
chusetts,  in  1638,  when  he  was  deacon  of  the 
^ir^L  Chiucli.  and  he  was  adniitt-ed  a  freeman. 
Alay  13,  !040.  He  brought  with  liim  from 
I'n'j^land  his  wife  ^lartha  and  several  chil- 
dren. He  liv.xl  for  many  ye.ars  on  the  plan- 
tation of  t.iovernor  Craddock  in  Ale'Ifonl.  and 
taially  purchased  it.  IToin  if!;4  to  n'-jo.  \vitn 
tb.e  exception  of  the  year  K'n'a.  lie  wa?  deput\- 
to  tb.e  :;eneral  court.  Cotton  }.Iather  in  !ii~ 
"Mac;"iialia"  rjieaks  of  Collins  as  the  "good, 
old  man,   the  deacon  of  the  chur';h   at  Cam- 


bridi: 


\\  ho   ha>   now   core  ti>  heaven. 


He 


died  at  Charlestoun,  Alassachusetts.  April  >/. 
io,'S<i,  aged  ei,.;'hty-six  years.  Children:  Dan- 
iel, bor'i  UJJO.  luerchant  at  K'jnigsberg.  Y^rus- 
.-la  :  John.  1633;  .Sanuiel,  1636.  died  in  Mid- 
dletown.  Connecticut,  lanuarv  10.  1606:  Silni, 
U>T,n.  married  Rev.  John  Wliiting,  and  (  sec- 
oHii'  Rev.  John  Russell:  Martha.  September 
1030:  .Vatbanie',  .'^Tarch  7.  16^:;:  .\higail,  Sep- 
teriiber  20,   1044:  FZd^v.ard,  Jutie  n'xif). 

■  fl  '  Rev.  X'athaniel  Collins,  s-'U  of  r)eac^'!n 
Fdward  Collins.  \va^  I'orn  March  7,  t('.42.  in 
(;.i',e.tirid,L>e.  and  died  at  Aliddletown,  Con- 
necticut. Decendiei  2N,  io,9^.  He  ijradiiat.^  ' 
at  ITivvard  Vo'lle^e  in  iG'xi.  and  wa<;  ord.-.ii^ed. 
pa-tor  of  the  Mid.dletown  cbtn-ch  X'.vemlier 
4.  t'oo.  He  had,  land  granted  to  Ihm  jann- 
arv  4.  T004.  Of  liiip..  M.^ther  says  in  the 
"Ara,i.'nalia"  :  'There  were  more  wounds  gi>,en 
'by   |-ii>   diearh)    to  the   whole  colony   of   ijon- 


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1763 


iU'Cticut  ill  our  Xew  England  ihan  the  body 
(if  (.'ae^ar  did  receive  when  he  fell  wounded 
in  the  senate  house."  Nathaniel  Collins  mar- 
ried, August  .3,  1664,  ^Nlar;,  Whitiiii,'-.  who 
died  Oct.jbcr  -'5,  i;oo.  daugliter  of  W'illiain 
Whiting.  lie  died  De-cember  28,  16S4.  Chil- 
dren: Mary,  born  May  11,  1666;  John,  Jan- 
uary 31,  160S:  Susannah,  November  26,  1669; 
Sybil,  August  jo.  1672;  Martha,  December 
2b.  1674:  Nathaniel,  mentioned  below;  Abi- 
gail, June  21.   1682:  Samuel,  April   10,   16S3. 

(Ill)  Rev.  Nathaniel  (2)  Collins,  son  of 
Re\-.  Nathaniel  (  1  1  Collins,  was  born  at  Mid- 
dletow!!,  June  13,  lOSi,  and  died  February  6, 
1758.  lie  was  graduated  at  Harvard  ColleLre 
in  i'X;7,  and  wa^  minister  of  the  church  at 
Entield,  now  of  Connecticut.  He  married,  in 
1701,  Alice  Adams,  who  died  Februar\  19, 
1755,  a  daughter  of  Rev.  \\'iliiam  Adams,  of 
Dedham.  Massachusetts,  and  a  descendant 
of  tlo\-ernor  \\'illiam  Bradford,  who  came  in 
the  '"Maytlower."  Children,  born  at  Entield : 
.\bh.  December  20.  1702 :  John.  Januar}'  7, 
1704-05;  Alice.  February  10.  1706-07;  Na- 
thaniel, August  17.  1709;  ^^'ilIiam.  mentioned 
below;  Edward.  Noveniber  10,  1713:  Alice, 
March  14,  1716'. 

(1\')  Deacon  Widiam  Collins,  son  of  Rev. 
Nathaniel  12)  Culiin?.  was  born  at  Enfield. 
June  20,  1711.  antl  died  there  in  1804.  He 
married,  }-.Iay  31.  1734,  Anne  Jone^.  born 
1714.  died  1808.  Children,  born  at  Enfield: 
Ann,  Jul\-  13,  1735:  William,  May  i.  1737: 
Abi,  died  May  2t,.  1742:  Jabe;^,  born  Decem- 
ber 9.  1744:  Joseph,  mentioned  belov.- ;  John, 
September  14.   1740. 

(\')  Lieutenant  Joseph  Collins,  son  of  Dea- 
con William  Collins,  was  born  at  Entield,  De- 
cember 25,  1747.  and  died  there  M^arch  2, 
1829  (gravestone).  He  married  ('first )  Grace 
Brown,  born  1748,  died  1789;  (second)  Abiah 
,  born  1750.  died  March  3.  18 19.  Chil- 
dren, horn  at  Enfield:  Grace,  1772;  ^\'illiam. 
n-,entioned  belov,-;  Elan,  1782;  Elan.  1784:  Dr. 
Lora,  1787,  died  June  19,  1819. 

(VI)  \Villiam  (2),  son  of  Joseph  Collins, 
T.\as  brvrn  in  1774,  and  died  in  18C9.  He  mar- 
ried Eunice  Parsons,  born  1774,  died  1873. 
Children,  horn  at  Somers,  formerly  Enfield : 
Abiah,  1S03,  died  1814;  Abigail.  "1S05,  died 
1814;  Elizaljeth ;  William,  horn  and  died  in 
18 r8;  Laurinda,  married  General  James  S. 
Whitney   (see  W'ldtney  >. 

(Tlie  V,"hiLiicy  Line  I . 

(TI)  Richard  Whitney,  son  of  Jolm  Whit- 
ney, the  American  immigi-ant,  was  born  in 
Encrland,  and  baptized  at  Isle'.vorth-ori- 
Thames,  January  6,  1623-24.  He  was  admit- 
f'^<I  a  freeman  May  7,   1651,  and  wa3  a  pro- 


prietor of  the  town  ct  Str.w,  Massachusetts, 
June  3,  16S0,  probably  con.img  there  when  it 
was  a  part  of  Coj.cord.  He  married,  March 
19,  1650.  Martlia  Coldam.  F(jr  t!ie  reason  that 
he  was  seventy  }-ears  old  he  w.as  :eleased  from 
military  training,  April  7,  itxjy.  Children, 
bi.irn  at  Watertown:  Sarah,  ^larcl;  17,  i'!52; 
Mi->ses,  -Vugust  I,  1653;  Johannah,  January 
lO,  i65fi;  Deborah,  October  12,  1658;  Re- 
becca. December  15,  1659;  Richard,  mentioned 
below:  Elisha.  August  26,  1662;  Ebenczer, 
June  30.  1672. 

(Ill)  Richarcl  (2),  son  of  Richard  (i) 
Wdiitney,  was  born  at  Watertown,  Januar\- 
13.  i'>'H3,  and  died  December  15,  1723.  ile 
resided  at  .Stow,  wiiere  he  iiad  a  grant  i:if 
land,  October  24,  11182.  Hi?,  will  \\a>  dated 
December  22.  1723.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Sawtell,  widow,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Saw- 
tell,  of  Groton.  Massachusetts.  Siic  was  born 
February  3,  1G6S,  died  N"\-ember  24.  1723; 
p.i;irr:ed  (first)  1 69 1,  Joseph  Morse;  (second) 
r'.cnjamin  Nurse  (third)  Richard  Whitney. 
Chili'ren  of  Ricl'iard  and  Elizabeth.  Whitne}-. 
Richard,  mentioned  below:  Jonathan.  I'ebru- 
ar\-  2r\,  1699:  Joshua,  1706;  Hannah;  EWi?.- 
beth.  married  John  Wetlierb}- ;  Sarah.  1703; 
Hepzibah.    1710. 

il\')  Richai'd  (31.  son  of  Richard  ',2) 
Wiiitney.  was  hcirn  in  Stow,  in  1(394,  an'l  died 
April  27,  1773.  He  resided  in  S^jw,  and 
married  (first)  H;umah  \\  h.itcoinb.  born  16Q3, 
died  November  17.  1743,  daughcer  of  Josiah 
Whitcomb,  of  Lancaster.  '■  second,  intentions 
dated  (  ictober  2''\  1745)  Hann.ah  Ayres.  wid- 
ow, born  1794.  died  September  27.  1773.  Chil- 
dren :  Mary,  born  No'-eiiiber  24  1713:  Doro- 
thy, April  13,  1718:  Hannah,  .^^a^  20.  1723; 
RiCiard,  July  31,  1723;  Elizal;etii.  July  23, 
172S;  Josiah,,  mentioned  below;  Sarah,  piar- 
ried  December  2t,.  1769.  Captain  Hczekiah 
\A'hitccmb. 

(\')  (_leneral  Josiah  Whitne_\-.  son  of  Rich- 
ard (3)  ^\'hitney.  was  born  at  Stow,  October 
12.  1731,  and  died  Jariuary  24.  1806.  His 
parents  deeded  to  him  land  in  Harvard.  Sep- 
tember 2.  1746.  and  he  settled  there  soon  after 
hi-  marriage.  His  house  =;ti"iod  nearly  oppo- 
site ti^e  present  almshouse,  until  taken  d'lwn 
in  i860,  after  it  had  serve.'  the  town  r^'-ty- 
h\e  \-ears  as  an  almshouse,  J^.-iah  Whitney 
in  his  day  wa';  the  m,>st  prominent  military 
man  in  Harvard,  evidentlv  inlieriting  an  apti- 
ti;de  for  military  affairs.  In  the  spring  of 
1733  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  French  and  Iti- 
di;in  war  in  Caj'tain  ^^'!!lian■!  Pierce's  com- 
pany. Colonel  Whitcomb's  regiment.. ar  Crown 
Pc'int.  and  al-o  took  part  in  the  blc«Ddy  battle 
at  Lake  George.  September  8.  1753.  wh.en  th.e 
gallant    Dieskau,    leading    a    large    force    of 


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1766 


CONNFXTICUT 


French  and  Indians,  was  signally  defeated  by 
the  provincial  forces  under  General  Fhineas 
Lvnian.  August  13-20,  1757,  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  foot  ronipan>-  commanded  by  Cap- 
tain Israel  Taylor,  marching'  as  far  as  Spring- 
field ujKin  the  alarm  for  the  relief  of  Fort 
William  Henry.  He  became  captain  of  the 
younger  company  of  militia  at  Harvard  in  the 
early  seventies,  and  took  an  active  part  in  the 
events  tliat  led  up  to  the  revolution,  ami  was 
appointed  one  of  a  committee  of  ten  to  in- 
spect breaches  of  the  covenant  signed  by  the 
inhabitants  pledging  themselves  to  resist  Brit- 
ish invasion.  In  April.  1775,  when  the  militia 
and  minute-men  were  organized  into  an  armv. 
he  was  active  in  forming  a  regiment  which 
Colonel  .\sa  \Miitcomb  commanded,  and  of 
which  he  was  lieutenant-colonel,  the  largest 
of  the  twenty-six  Massachusetts  regiments  en- 
gaged in  the  siege  of  P.oston.  He  was  ap- 
pointed to  take  command  of  a  battalion  raised 
by  the  state  April  10.  1776.  Under  date  of 
October  29,  1776.  he  wrote  to  the  Provincial 
Congress  of  ^Massachusetts,  sitting  at  Water- 
town  :  "though  the  pav  of  the  state  was 
small,  yet  my  zeal  f(jr  the  liberties  of  my  coun- 
try was  so  great  that  I  cheerfully  undertook, 
etc."  In  July,  1777,  the  Massachusetts  Coun- 
cil of  War,  suddenly  aware  of  Xew  Eng- 
land's peril,  if  the  victorious  progress  of  Bur- 
goyne's  army  were  not  checked,  hurried  rein- 
forcements to  General  r.enjamin  Lincoln,  who 
was  then  harassing  the  roar  of  the  invading 
army.  Colonel  Whitnex-  ordered  a  draft  of 
one-sixth  of  the  training  bands  and  alarm  lists 
in  his  regiment  to  march  at  once  with  six 
davs'  rations  to  Bennington.  A'ermont.  and  nn 
August  2  ordered  half  the  militia  to  friUow 
with  eight  I'ays'  ratioii_s.  He  was  chainuan 
of  a  committee  appointed  b\  the  town  of  Har- 
vard "to  take  into  ci->n-ideration  the  .-\rticle- 
of  Confederation  and  Perpetual  Union  of  the 
United  States  of  .America  Concerted  on  bv 
Congress."  Tlic  rep  irt  urged  the  representa- 
tive to  use  his  best  efforts  to  support  our  in- 
dependence. In  August  and  ."^eptemlier.  177!^. 
a  more  dctermiiied  attempt  was  made  1  v  the 
Continental  forces  to  wrest  Rhode  Island  from 
the  enemy,  an  attack  by  combined  forces  of 
French  an'!  .\incricans  cv,  lan.l  and  water  sim- 
ultaneously, being  planncii.  The  .'^econil 
\\'orcester  Regiment  tc«ik'  part  in  this  uit^uc- 
cessful  campaign  under  (General  \\'h;tncv.  In 
i/cSo  he  was  one  of  the  two  delegates  to  the 
state  constitutional  conventiot'  from  Ilars.inl 
Joseph  Stone  was  his  cnHeague.  .\t  the  clo<e 
of  the  revolution  he  commanded  the  Sec'ind 
Worcester  County  Re^'iment,  of  which  the 
seventh  and  eleventh  ciniiiianics  weri-  fr-im 
Harvard.      He    wa=    convni^sioned    bri'.radicr- 


general  in  1783,  but  resigned  before  Sliay's 
Rebellion  and  took  no  active  part  in  it.  In 
i~S2  he  was  appointed  by  the  gowruor  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  for  the  county  of  \\'orcester ; 
in  17S3-84-87-88-89  he  was  a  selectman,  and 
diu-ing  a  long  period  of  years  was  moderator 
of  the  town  meetings,  an  otttce  he  filled  with 
ability  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  his  fellow- 
citizens.  He  was  again  a  delegate  to  the  state 
cfiiivention  to  ratify  the  federal  constitution, 
held  in  Boston,  January  9,  1788.  and  voted 
with,  the  minority  against  accepting  tiie  consti- 
tution. He  stated  in  the  convention,  however, 
that  though  he  opposed  it,  now  that  the  ma- 
jority had  adopted  it,  he  should  support  it  as 
nuich  as  if  he  had  \oted  for  it.  He  was  rep- 
resentative to  tl-.e  general  court  in  17S0-81-S7- 
88-80.  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the 
church,  and  the  important  place  he  was  given 
in  the  seating  of  the  meeting  house  shows 
that  he  was  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  the 
town  for  many  years.    Fle  d.ied  in  .Ashby. 

He  married  (first,  intentions  dated  Septem- 
ber 9.  1751),  Sarah  Farr,  or  Farrar,  born 
January  19,  1735,  died  April  21.  1773;  i^ec- 
I md  I  in  Harvard.  Februarv  3,  1774.  Sarah 
rnvelly,  of  Bridgewater.  She  died  at  Whit- 
ington,  Vermont.  February  18.  181 7.  By  his 
first  wife  lie  had  sixteen  children,  thirteen  of 
whom  died  young,  and  had  nine  by  his  secon;! 
wife.  Children  of  lirst  wife:  Josiah,  men- 
tioned below:  Elizabeth,  born  I\iav  7.  17^5: 
Stejihen.  May  I,  1757;  infant,  died  June"  4. 
17^11:  infant,  died  May  10.  17^2:  infant,  died 
March  16.  1763:  infant,  died  February,  1766: 
infant,  died  February  18,  1768:  five  others. 
Children  of  second  wife:  Sarah,  born  April 
ir.  1775;  Oliver,  January  9,  1777;  Artemas 
Ward,  Xovember  17.  1778:  Susanna.  October 
2.  1780:  Dwelly,  August  2.  1782;  Lemuel. 
September  10.  1784 :  Daniel.  October  2:. 
1785  :  John  Hancock.  December  13.  1788;  Mo- 
ses Gill.  February  4,  1791  :  two  others,  died 
vor.n.g. 

I  V'l)  Josiah  (2).  son  of  General  Josiah  ('i~i 
A\  hitney,  w.is  born  February  2^.  ij^t,.  and 
'lied  Januarv-  2,  1827.  He  resided  at  Harvard 
until  ,>oon  after  tlie  revolution,  when  he  re- 
moved to  Xe1.?on,  Xew  Hampshire,  where  he 
ci'ndu.cted  a  large  farm  the  rest  of  his  'ire. 
He  wa-  a  soldier  in  the  revolntir.n.  iu  a  com- 
pany of  minute-men  from  Harvard  that  re- 
'^pi  auied  to  tlie  Lexington  alarm.  .\p:il  to, 
T775  ■  'i''-'^  hi  Cai)tain  Manasseh  Sa^vver'^ 
company.  Colonel  Dike's  regiment.  Massa'cbu- 
-etts  militia,  in  1776.  at  Dorchester  Helgbr^. 
He  m.arried,  in  Hanard.  Tanuar'-  10.  1-76. 
.Anna  Scollay.  h.iptized  April  18.  1758.  .biel 
March  8,  1824.  Children:  Xancv.  born 
April    12,    1777:   Sallv.    Tr.ne    2'').    1778:    Loi=. 


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1767 


March  15.  ijSi  :  Stephen,  mentioned  below; 
Lucv,  married  A?a  Lawrence:  James.  T'ehru- 
ary  24.  T78J:  James,  December  (x  1789;  Ly- 
dia.  July  0.  1705 :  Scullay.  Octol^er  6,  1798; 
}'.et<ey,  June  4,    1801. 

(\"ir)  Hon.  Stephen  Whitney,  son  of  Jo- 
siah  (21  ^\'hitney,  was  born  at  Harvard.  July 
I,  1784.  and  died  July  12.  1852.  He  resided 
at  Conway.  New  Hampshire,  but  removed  to 
Bloody  Brook,  Deerheld.  Massachusetts.  He 
was  a  prominent  merchant  and  respected  citi- 
zen, and  represented  Deerfield  in  the  general 
court  in  1834-36.  In  1834  he  was  monitor  of 
the  first  division  of  the  house  and  a  member 
of  the  committee  on  accounts.  He  was  also 
a  monitor  in  1835.  and  in  the  same  year  one 
of  the  commissioners  havincj  charsre  of  the 
building  of  the  enlargement  of  the  State 
Lunatic  Asylum  at  Worcester.  He  married, 
January  13.  1810,  Hilary  A.  Burgess,  born 
July  12.  1786,  died  at  Saratoga,  New  York, 
in  1868.  daughter  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Burgess 
of  Goshen.  Children :  James  Scolly,  men- 
tioned below;  ^lary  Ann:  Susan  C,  married 

James  T.  Wakefield  :  Fann_\-  J.,  married 

Pickering. 

f\TIF)  GeTTeral  James  Scolly  Whitney,  son 
of  Hon.  Stephen  \Vhitney,  was  born  May  19, 
181 1,  and  died  at  South  Deerfield,  ]\Iassachu- 
setts,  October  24,  1878.  His  early  education 
was  obtained  principally  from  the  instruction 
of  his  parents  at  home.  .-\t  an  early  age  he 
entered  the  st'jre  of  his  father  as  a  clerk,  and 
by  his  tact,  industry  and  resourcefulness  srion 
demonstrated  superior  business  qualifications. 
\\'hcn  he  came  of  age  he  purchased  the  busi- 
ness of  his  fatlier  and  continued  as  a  general 
mefcl'ant  at  Bloody  Brook  until  1838.  when 
he  removed  to  Conway,  Massachusetts,  and 
became  a  partner  of  his  brother-in-law.  Anson 
Shepard,  in  the  firm  of  Shepard  &  \\'hitney, 
soon  gaining  a  lar^c  and  profitable  trade. 
Charles  Wells  succeeded  >dr.  Shepard  in  the 
firm,  and  the  name  became  \\'hitney  ..S.  Wells, 
afterward,  ^Vl^itne^•.  Wells  &  Company. 

His  public  spirit  and  enterprise,  general  in- 
telligence and  capacity,  his  tact  in  dealing  with 
men  and  attairs,  soon  placed  him  in  a  position 
of  prominence  in  the  community.  In  1843  he 
wns  chosen  town  clerk  and  continued  in  that 
'^fiRcc  until  T852.  He  was  frequently  cho'^en 
as  acent  of  the  town  in  important  matters,  and 
in  all  cases  v,-as  vigilant  in  attending  to  tlie 
intere-'ts  of  his  constituent^.  He  represented 
Conway  in  the  general  court  in  185 1  and  again 
in  1854.  Ii  has  been  said  that  his  vote  electcl 
Charles  Sumner  as  Ignited  States  senator.  The 
legislature  at  that  time  was  controlled  by  the 
memorable  coalition  of  Democratic  and  Free 
Soil  parties,  and  a  part  of  the  understanding 


that  precedetl  the  coalition  was  that  Sumner 
shoukl  be  chosen  senator,  but  several  Demo- 
crats, of  whom  Whitnev  was  one,  refused  to 
vote  for  Sumner.  >\'liiiney  was  a  Democrat 
of  the  .\ndrew  Jack^in  l^pe,  and  always  had 
the  courage  of  his  convictions.  He  was  no 
friend  of  American  slavery,  but  he  was  an 
ardent  supporter  of  the  constitution  of  the 
United  States,  and  regarded  the  agitation  of 
the  slavery  question  in  congress  as  detrimental 
to  the  peace  and  welfare  of  the  countr\'.  He 
regarded  Mr.  .Sumner  as  an  anti-slaverv  agi- 
tator, and  cast  his  vote  some  twentv  or  more 
times  for  a  Democrat.  Efforts  were  then 
made  to  convince  him  that  he  was  mistaken 
in  his  views  of  Mr.  Sumner's  character  and 
]jurposes.  Apparently  by  accident,  Mr.  Sum- 
ner met  ]Mr.  \\"hitney  in  the  state  library  for 
the  purpcise  of  an  interview.  General  Whit- 
ney was  assured  by  Mr.  Sumner  that  he  was 
not  disposed  to  play  the  part  of  an  agitator, 
and  the  result  of  the  interview  was  reason- 
ably satisfactory  to  Mr.  Whitney,  but  know- 
ing that  the  Democrats  of  his  town  were  op- 
posed to  the  election  of  Sumner  and  had  ap- 
proved his  course  in  opposing  the  coalition, 
he  decided  to  refer  the  matter  to  them.  He 
conferred  with  his  constituents,  who  decided 
that  he  should  settle  the  deadlock  by  voting 
for  .Sumner,  and  on  the  following  ballot  he 
cast  the  deciding  vote,  thus  closing  the  contest. 
He  was  appointed  sheriff  of  Franklin  county 
in  ?»Iay,  185 1,  and  filled  that  office  acceptably 
and  efficiently  for  two  years.  He  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  state  constitutional  convention  in 
1853  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  proceed- 
ings, being  one  of  the  ablest  and  most  useful 
members.  In  1854  he  was  a  prime-  mover  in 
procuring  the' charter  of  the  Conway  Bank, 
of  which  he  was  a  director  as  long  as  he  lived 
in  Conway.  In  the  same  year  he  was  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Conway  ^^lutual  Fire  In- 
surance Company  and  became  its  first  presi- 
dent. But  wdiile  he  was  thus  devoting  his 
time  and  abilities  to  the  management  of  his  ex- 
tensive private  business  and  the  affairs  of  his 
immediate  vicinity,  he  was  unexpectedh'  called 
to  a  new  and  more  important  field  of  public 
service.  From  early  youth  he  had  been  inter- 
ested; in  militarv  affairs,  and  it  became  hi- 
duty  to  reorganize  the  state  militia,  a  work  in 
which  his  father  was  also  interested,  ile  made 
such  an  excellent  record  that  when  onl\-  twen- 
ty-four years  olil  he  was  commissioned  briga- 
dier-general of  the  Second  Bri£;ade.  Massa- 
chusetts \'olunteer  [Militia,  Fourth  Division.  A 
superb  horseman,  an  efficient  executive,  he 
won  the  respect  and  confidence  of  both  officers 
and  men.  Bv  an  .-Xct  of  C''inc:rcss,  early  in 
1854,   the  office  of  superintendent  of  the  ar- 


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rnory  at  Sprinq'tiuld,  Mas~aclui>ctt>.  \\a>  to  be 
filled  1)\  a  civilian,  ami  rrc-idL-m  I'ierce  found 
the  sclectii.in  fn.im  cainliciati-  fur  the  place 
difficult.  Without  th.e  km  i\vK>!-c  nf  ( icn- 
eral  W'hiincv  he  was  recoiiiiuinded  by  Caleb 
CushiuL;,  then  a  niemlier  nf  the  |ire--iilent's 
cabinet,  \vh'>  had  been  a^^nciated  with  Mr. 
Whitney  in  tlie  leg'i>lature.  and  the  position 
was  offered  to  Mr.  Whitney  and  accepted.  Fie 
took  charge  (Jctober  19,  1S54.  and  hi-  ap- 
pointment and  adniinistratiiin  pruNcd  alike 
satisfactory.  A  testimonial,  cnn-i-tiui.;  uf  an 
elegant  silver  service,  was  pre-entcd  to  him 
by  the  offi.cers  and  armnrer-,  Marcli  3.  iS'io. 
He  introduced  yreat  iniprcw  euient-  in  the 
building's  and  grianids.  machinery  and  guns, 
and  brought  peace,  order,  harninny  and  gctod 
feeling  ti)  the  arnmr)'  and  c.  nunnuiitx-.  where 
previously  ])itter  cuntri  iver-ies  hail  raged.  Al- 
thou.gh  a  staunch  Democrat  liiui-elf,  he  ke]it 
politics  out  of  the  management  nf  the  .irninry. 
From  Springfield  lie  went  to  Ini-fiU.  March  i, 
i86n,  as  collect(:)r  of  tlie  povi  Ijy  apjjointmen.t 
of  President  Ijuchanan.  an<l  hi-  administra- 
tion of  the  custi'Ui  hiH'-e  wa-  efficient  and  sat- 
isfactor}-,  hut  it  was  cut  -hcrt  by  the  success 
of  the  Republican  ii.irty  in  the  election  of  i860. 
President  Lincoln,  according  tri  custoni,  ap- 
pointed a  Republican  in  his  place.  He  re- 
sumed hi-  business  career  and,  became  con- 
nected with  cnterpri-es  (_'f  lar^e  extent  and 
importance.  For  <'inie  years  and.  at  tlie  time 
of  his  death  he  \\a-  pre-ident  I'f  the  no-tun 
\\'ater  Power  C'  nipany  and  "i  the  ^fetn'iioH- 
tan  Steam.-hip  Ciimjiany,  the  i-ut-ide  line  to 
New  York  City. 

But  his  political  caieer  did  injt  vv.<l  with  his 
retirement  as  coUectrir  of  the  [Mrt.  Inr  many 
years  he  c.intinued  an  active  De^liMcratic  lead- 
er in  the  ^tate.  He  liad  been  IX'mocratic  can- 
didate for  state  -enacnr  in  1840  and  frir-  elect- 
or-at-largc  in  1832.  In  1850  he  wa<  a  dele- 
gate to  the  Deiri'  cratic  nati'in.d  C' in\  eir;i.')n 
tliat  nominated  Iluclianan  in  iSij);  he  was  del- 
egate-at-large  to  the  Democratic  n:ui"nal  ci'O- 
vention  at  Charle-t'in.  and  in  the  d'\i-i'i!i  'hat 
followed  he  supported  Hreekinrid-e.  In  1872 
he  represented  the  Fir-t  X"rf"lk  di-triet  in 
the  state  senate:  in  1870  he  \\a-  chairnian  of 
the  Democratic  -tate  ci'uxeutii  mi  that  ni'Uiin.at- 
ed  Charles  Francis  Adams  f, ,r  :;■■  .v. n^.r.  :md 
of  the  convention  in  Faneui!  Hd!  in  1878 
where  Tosiah  d.  .MiliMtt  wa^  !i"niin;ned  fur 
governrtr  in  <-ip]iositi.  11  to  1  u-ner;d.  lU'iiiamin 
F'.  Butler,  who  w.is  n'uninated  ii\  a  t.icti'm 
of  the  Democratic  I'arty  in  a  .■  .iivciiti' m  at 
Worcester.  On  that  r.cc;.»~i'.n  lir  n.ade  an 
able  and  powerful  -rieecli  that  at'r.n-ieil  much 
attentir^i.  He  died  -udd,er,l>.-.  <  K-t..ber  24, 
1878,  ha\-i!ig  until  the  Iv.ur  '•{   hi-  d'Mth  en- 


joyed excellent  health.  'In  all  the  active  and 
busy  walks  of  life,"  writes  one  who  knew  him 
well,  "as  well  as  in  the  quiet  home  circle,  his 
conduct  was  mi>st  exem[jlary.  Xo  question 
was  e\er  raised,  110  doubt  wa-  ever  suggested 
as  to  his  integrity  and  honor  in  his  dealings 
with  his  fellow  men,  either  in  public  or  private 
capacity.  He  was  temperate  in  all  his  hab- 
its, and  the  open  avowed  friend  of  temper- 
ance an<l  good  order,  oi  industry  and  econ- 
omy and  of  all  the  virtues  that  tend  most  to 
prcHuote  the  prosperity  and  true  welfare  'if  a 
comnumity."  Flis  home,  after  iSfjo.  was  at 
the  corner  of  Beacon  and  Pleasant  streets, 
Brookline,  Massachusetts. 

Fie  married,  at  Somer-,  Connecticut,  X(> 
vember  25.  1836,  I.aurinda  Collins,  born  July 
6,  1810  (see  Collins).  Childi-en  :  i.  Mary  A., 
born  September  i(^,  18,^7:  unmarried,  resides 
in  Brookline.  2.  Henr\-  .Mehille.  horn  Octo- 
ber 22,  1839;  educated  in  public  schools  and 
\\'illi<ti>n  Seminary  ;  clerk  in  his  father's  store 
and  in  the  Conway  Bank  and  Bank  of  P.edeinp- 
tioii.  lloston;  clerk  in  the  naval  agent's  c»tfice; 
engaged  in  shijiping  business  in  Xew  York 
City,  and  in  1866  became  Boston  ageur  of  the 
Metropi.ilitan  Steamship  Company,  of  which 
he  gained  control  and  became  presidient  in 
1879 :  successful  operator  in  real  e-tate  in 
Brookline  and  Boston :  prominent  factor  in 
consolidating  the  street  railroads  of  Bo-t'^n 
and  forming  the  West  End  .Street  Railwav 
V^>mr)aiiy,  wlrch  develnped,  intu  the  pre-ent 
Boston  ekwated  system;  president  of  the 
Xever-slip  Horseshoe  Company,  the  (^h-uces- 
ter  Steamship  Company,  the  Asbestos  \\'ood 
Crimpany.  King's  Asbestos  Mines,  the  \meri- 
can  .\sl)e-tos  Company,  director  of  the  Boston 
(S:  [Maine  Railroad  Coiripany  and  of  the  .Amer- 
ican E.xp;ress  Company:  former  pre-ident  of 
the  Boston  Chamber  of  Commerce;  member  of 
tiie  Algonquin  and  Exchange  Clubs:  former 
chainnan  of  the  park  coirunission  of  Bo.-tDn: 
for  years  one  of  the  foremost  Dcinocrats  of 
Mas■^aclul^etts,  candidate  for  lieutenant-gov- 
ernor and  in  1907  for  go\-ernor :  married,  in 
Brookline,  CV'tober  3.  1878,  ^ilargaret  Fo-ter 
Crccn.  born  December,  1856.  'laughter  ni  .Ad- 
piir.tl  Green.  U.  S.  X"'.,  children:  Ruth  Bow- 
mati.  born  December  i,  1S70:  Elinor  'Ireen. 
January  iS.  r88r  :  Laura  Collins.  Tune  20. 
iS.-=!2;  James  Scollv,  June  20,  1886;  Margaret, 
April.  i8o(.  3.  Hon.  William  Colhns.  horn 
Jidv  5,  1841  :  graduate  of  Yale  College,  1859; 
-tr.ilied  law  at  Flarvard.  and  became  a  suc- 
(■'■--tul  and  iTrominent  la'Aver  in  Xew.-  \'ork 
Cii\.  in  partner-h.ip  with  Henry  F.  Dinnck. 
hi-  brother-in-law:  active  in  the  campaign  that 
resulted  in  Governor  Tiid.cu's  election:  became 
ci>rporation  counsel  of  th.e  citv  of  ^'■e^v  York; 


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prominent  in  Democratic  national  politics,  and 
was  appointed  Secretary  of  the  Navy  by  Pres- 
ident ClevelamJ.  and  is  generally  credited  with 
la\iny;  \vl=eiy  tlie  foundation  of  tlie  modern 
steel  navy:  died  Feliriiar_\-  5,  1893;  married - 
Flora,  daugluer  of  United  States  Senator 
Henry  B.  Pa_\ne.  a  distinguished  capitalist. 
4.  Susan  C.  Ijijrn  March  27,  1845 :  married 
Henrx   Farnum  Diniock   (  ^ee  Dimockj. 


(Ill)    Joseph    Wilcox,    son   of 

^^TLCOX  Obadia'h  Wilcox  (q.v.),  was 
born  in  East  Guilford,  after- 
wards }iIadison,  Connecticut,  in  i'jg4,  died 
July  15,  1770.  He  married.  17JJ.  Hannah 
Goodale.  of  Long  Island.  ChiMren.  born  iii 
Madison:  Timothy,  }.Iay  27,  i7-'4:  Joseph, 
mentioned  below:  Elizabeth.  September  17, 
1728;  Jeliiel.  June  u.  1731  :  Hannah,  Septem- 
ber 15.  1733.  I  The  family  name  also  appears 
as  \\'ilcoxon  in  early  generations.'! 

(IV)  Joseph  (2).  son  of  Joseph  ii)  Wil- 
cox, was  born  in  East  ijuilford.  ;vla>  27, 
1726,  died  April  2.  1S08.  He  married  (lirst) 
September  17,  1754.  Sarah,  born  Februar_\  10, 
1729,  died  September  8.  17S2.  dav.ghter  of 
James  Mun:;er:  (second)  17S4.  Prudence 
Dudley,  born  1742.  died  April  15.  1804.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  East  Guilford :  IMabel,  ^lay 
25;  17.^6:  .-\bel.  171X):  Joseph,  mentioned  be- 
low: Sarah.  Tune  14.  177^,  died  November 
27,   1863. 

(Y)  Joseph  ^3).  son  of  Joseph  (2)  Wil- 
cox, was  born  in  East  Guilford,  1763.  died 
November  2.  1826.  He  married.  17S3.  Olive. 
born  1757,  died  November  q.  1835.  daughter 
of  Abraham  and  ^^lary  (  Bishop)  Doud.  Her 
father.  Abraliam  Doud.  born  171S,  died  1801, 
was  son  of  Abraham  Doud.  born  looi,  died 
1756.  and  Jane  Doud.  his  cousin,  born  1682. 
died  1748.  daughter  of  John  Doud,  born  1(350. 
died  1713.  who  married  Sarah  Tallman,  in 
1679.  Abraliam  Dc;ud  Sr.  was  the  son  of 
Thomas  Diiiide.  wbo  dit;".',  in  T713.  married. 
1678.  Ruth  Johnsoti.  vvho  died  in  1713.  Tho- 
mas Doude  was  the  son  of  Henry  Doude  of 
Guilford,  county  Surrey.  England,  wlio  came 
to  this  country  in  1(530  in  company  with  Rev, 
Henry  Whitfield,  and  settled  in  Guilford, 
Connecticut,  on  land,  still  owned  b\-  his  de- 
scendants. Children  of  Joseph  '\\4lcox.  born 
in  East  Guilford :  Olive,  died  December, 
1864:  Prudence,  born  July  15.  1784:  Anna, 
1786:  Abel,  February  12.  1788;  Zenas.  rven- 
tioned  below:  Roxanna.  1800. 

(VI)  Deacon  Zenas  \MIcox,  son  of  Joseph 
('3"!  ^^"ilcox.  was  born  October  20,  iroi.  in 
East  Guilford,  died  ^^larch  14.  1S73.  He  was 
a  deacon  in  the  Fir-t  Congregational  Church. 
He  married  C first)  Sentember  i^.  i8:'0.  P.eisv. 


born  1798,  died  April  21,  1822.  daughter  of 
Pitman  Wheaton.  Married  (^secondj  Novem- 
ber iS,  1824,  Lovisa,  born  January  5,  1802, 
died  May  2,  187S,  daugluer  of  John  Meigs 
(see  Meigs  \'1I).  Children,  born  in  Madi- 
son:  Son,  December  7,  1825,  died  same  day; 
Betsy  Wheaton,  March  20.  1827,  died  Decem- 
ber 7,  1906;  \"incent  Meigs,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Lucy  r^laria,  June  8.  1S30,  died  February 
II,  1906;  Charles  Morrison,  August  20.  1832, 
died  January  3,  1S99. 

(VH)  Colonel  X'incent  Meigs  Wilcox,  ?ou 
of  Deacon  Zenas  \\"ilcox.  was  born  in  Madi- 
son October  17,  1828,  died  in  New  York 
City,  r^lay  9,  1806.  He  served  m  the  civil 
war  as  colonel  of  the  (7)ne  Hundred  and 
Thirt}--second  Regiment  Pennsylvania  \'olun- 
teers.  He  was  president  of  the  corporation 
of  E.  &  H.  T.  Anthony  &  i.ompaii}- :  an  elder 
of  Phillips  P^resbyterian  Lluirch:  a  comrade 
of  Lafayette  Post,  No.  140,  (jrand  .\rmy  of 
the  Republic,  department  of  New  York;  com- 
panion of  the  New  York  Commandery.  .Mili- 
iarv  Order  of  the  Lovai  Let;ion  of  the  L'nited 
States:  member  of  the  Si"iciet\-  of  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac,  and  of  liis  Regimental  As- 
sociation. He  married  (  first  1  June  17,  1855. 
Catherine  IMillicent.  liorn  June  13.  1832.  died 
April  I.  i8(jO,  daughter  of  Dr.  Reynold  Webb, 
of  IMadison  ('see  \\'ebb  1 .  He  married  (sec- 
ond) November  2j.  iSCn'..  ^dartlia  Fannie, 
born  .\ugust  28,  1839,  did  March  20,  1873, 
daughter  of  George  Dowd.  of  Madison.  He 
niarried  (third  1  November  17.  1875.  Eliza- 
beth P.ogert.  Ix-irn  September  27.  1841,  daugh- 
ter of  Harmon  K.  V-.'ells.  of  Nev\-  Y'ork  City. 
ChildreTi  of  first  wife,  horn  in  Madison:  Rev - 
nold  Webb,  mentioned  be'.ov.":  Kate  Elizabeth, 
born  I\Iarch  7.  i8;S,  died  Octobe"-  7,  1858. 
Child  of  second  wife :  Son.  born  IMarch  20, 
1873,  died  same  dav.  Child  of  third  wife: 
Francis  Vv'ells,  born   .\uou=t   :;,   1882. 

f\HII)  Dr.  Revnold  ^\■ebb  Wilcox,  -^on  of 
Colonel  \'incent  Meig-  ^\'i!c-x.  v.as  born  in 
Madison.  March  20.  i85''''.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town  and.  en- 
tered Yale  College,  from  'vhich  be  was  '^rad-- 
uated  in  the  cla^s  of  1878  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  pur-ued  a  pn^t- 
'4-raduate  coarse  at  Hobart  Co'.lcLre  and  le- 
ceivcd  the  degree  of  Master  of  .Vrts  there  in 
1881.  PTe  studied  hi=  profession  at  Harv'ard 
Medical  School  and  graduated  with  the  de- 
cree of  Doctor  of  Medicine  in  i88v.  He  re- 
ceived the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  I  aw- 
from  IMaryville  College  in  1S02.  Ke  studied 
in  the  hospitals  of  \'ienna.  Heidelher-.^,  r'aris 
and  Fldinbureh  in  1881-82.  Hi^  life  has  been 
de-.-^^ted  to  study,  research,  teaching  and  hos- 
pital   practice.      He    served    as    house    ofiicer 


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of  the  House  of  the  Good  Samaritan,  boston, 
of  the  Chiklren's  Hospital,  L'.oston;  and  of  the 
Woman's  Hospital.  New  York,  tie  was  pro- 
ft.sstJi-  ui  medicine  at  the  New  York  Post- 
'jradiiatc  Medical  School  and  Hospital  from 
i8ip  to  1908:  was  assistant  visiting  physician 
to  Bellevue  Hospital  of  New  York  City  from 
1890  to  1895,  has  been  physician  to  St.  Mark's 
Hospital.  New  York,  since  1805,  and  since 
1903  consulting  ph_\-sician  to  the  Nassau  Hos- 
pital. He  was  surgeon-general  of  the  Sons 
of  \'eterans  of  the  United  States  in  18QJ-93, 
surgeon  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  \\'ars  in 
1905.  and  surgeon  of  the  Society  of  American 
Wars  since  1910.  He  is  the  author  of  "A 
System  of  Case  Records"  (  iSS-'i  :  'Tviadison, 
her  Soldiers"  (1890)  :  "[Materia  Medica"  and 
"Pharmacology  and  Therapeutics.''  of  which 
seven  editions  of  each  have  been  issued  since 
1892:  "The  Descendants  of  William  Wilcox- 
son.-  A'incent  IMeigs  and  Richard  \\'ehb" 
(tSoV)  :  "Manual  of  Fe^■er  Nursing"  (two 
editions  since  1904)  ;  "Practical  Medicine" 
(three  editions  since  1907)  :  and  a  contribu- 
tor to  Gould's  "Year  Book  of  ^^edicil^e," 
and  of  some  four  hundred  medical  and  his- 
torical paper*,  published  in  tlie  Jiiicricr.n 
Journal  of  Medical  Scitiicc.  of  which  he 
was  the  therapeutic  editor  from  1891  to  1908, 
also  in  Amcricai;  McdicihC,  the  Medical 
Knes,  -Yt'Ti'  York  Medical  Journal  and 
other  periodicals.  He  \va5  a  member  of  the 
revision  commission  of  United  States  Phar- 
macy. 1900-10.  of  v,-hich  he  was  also  vice- 
chairman,  and  '.'ice-president  of  the  conven- 
tion. He  i<  a  member  of  the  American  Thera- 
peutic Society,  of  which  he  was  president, 
1901-02,  and  chairman  of  the  council  since 
1902:  a  fellow  of  the  American  Academv  of 
IMedicine,  of  the  American  Association  for  the 
.Aflvancement  of  Science,  and  of  the  Harvard 
Medical  Society,  of  which  he  has  been  presi- 
dent. He  is  vice-president  of  the  Societ\-  of 
Medica!  Jurisprudence,  the  Pennsyi'.ania  S  >- 
tiety  of  the  ^^'ar  of  1812.  and  vice-presi'!ent 
general  in  tlie  General  Societv.  nr.d  an  oftioer 
of  several  of  thie  local  societies  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Medical  Association  of  the 
Greater  City  of  New  "York,  of  v.-hich  he  has 
bee'n  presirlcnt  since  lOOO.  the  association  of 
Military  Surgeons,  the  Harvard  ^Jedical  Al- 
umni Association.  t!ie  New  York  Soctet\'  of 
Colonial  Wars,  the  New  Ynrl  Commanrlerv 
of  the  Americati  Wav-.  the  Ne'.\'  York  Societv 
Sons  of  tlie  Revi-.hition,  the  IMilitarv  Order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion,  and  of  the  Metropolitan 
Gub  and  of  the  Army  and  Na\-\'  Gul).  of 
New  York.  Dr.  W'ilcox  is  an  Episcopalian 
in  rclieion  and  an  independent  in  politics  and 
is  not  married. 


(The   Wehb   Line). 

(1)  Richard  Webb,  tlie  immigrant  ances- 
tor, came  from  Dorsetshire,  England.  t;> 
Cambridge,  l\iassachusetts  in  1626,  tlience  to 
Boston,  where  he  was  made  a  freeman  in 
1632.  In  1635  he  removed  to  Hartford.  Con- 
necticut. He  settled  in  Norwalk,  Connecticut, 
in  1650,  and  removed  subsequently  to  Stam- 
ford. Connecticut,  in  1655.  ^^^  ^^^^'^  there 
January  I,  1676.  Lie  was  a  deputy  in  1655- 
He  married  Elizabeth,  sister  of  John  Greg- 
ory, died  January  24.  1680.  Children:  Jo- 
seph, died  1685 :  Richard,  born  1623,  died 
[March  15.  1656;  Caleb,  died  May  24,  1704: 
]Mary.  died  September  18.  J706:  John,  died 
May  19,  1670;  Joshua,  born  September  15. 
1660:  Samuel,  mentioned  below;  Sarah,  mar- 
ried John  Marshall. 

(it)  Samuel,  son  of  Richard  W^ebb,  was 
born   ^larch   30.    1662.   and  married   Hannah 

.    died    October    7,     1729.      Children: 

Waitstill,  born  January  6.  i(5oi  :  Samuel, 
mentioned  below:  Mercy,  born  April  1 1.  1603; 
Charles.  Mari.h  12.  10(^7;  Natiianiel.  Novem- 
ber Ti.   17110:  Mary.  January  7.   171^;,'. 

(HI)  Samuel  (2).  son  of  Sainuel  (' I ) 
Webb,  wa^  b.irn  Noveml^er  >'<.  I'jyj,  and  died 
Januarv,  1731.  He  lived  in  Slamt\)rii.  -nd 
married.  December  8.  1720,  Abigail  Slason, 
born  March  8.  1700.  died  1760.  Children: 
Abigail,  born  January.  1722;  Sanineh  men- 
tioned below;  Elizabeth.  January  16.  17257 
Charles,  April   19.  1730,  died  same  day. 

f  l\' )  Samui-l'  I  3  r,  smi  .  .f  Sanniel  12') 
Webb,  was  born  Noven-.ber  14,  172^.  a.'ui 
died  October,  1762.  He  lived  in  Chester, 
Connecticut,  and  married.  1744.  Alary  Cat- 
lin.  born  1722.  died  1770,  Children:  Sam- 
nel.  born  1745:  Jemima:  Stephen,  born  1746; 
?ilary,  1749:  Ann;  Esther,  b'^rn  Marcli  13, 
1753.  died  Ausrust  2.  1S30:  Reynold,  men- 
tioned below ;  Isaac ;  James. 

!"\')  Reyn-'ihl,  son  of  Sain-.iel  ( ^])  Webb, 
was  born  October  9.  175Q,  and  died  March 
20.  1834.  Tie  married.  November  15.  1787, 
Catherine  rarmeie,  born  June  30,  I7:'i8,  died 
Jul}'  15.  1S51,  He  served  in  ib.c  war  of  the 
revolution:  Private.  June  2.  1777.  dijcharged 
January,  177?.  Captain  Alartin  Kirtland's 
company,  Colonel  Williain  Dougla.s'  reginient : 
Sixth  Connecticut  Line.  1777-1781.  Cliildren : 
Samuel  Parmeic.  born  October  24,  1788;  Rey- 
nold, mentioned  below;  Sally,  born  December 
4.  1792:  Catherine.  Aprd  20.  170=;;  I<aac, 
lanuary  t5.  t7o8;  IMary.  .\pril  29,  1801  :  Am- 
1-irose.  December  o.  7^03 ;  Aim,  March  ft, 
1806;  William  Tones.  .'Vpril  11,  1S08. 

Oq^  n-:.  Reynold  Webb,  s^n  of  Revnold 
Webb,  was  born  Tanuary  3.  i7or.  and  died" 
July   I,   185/:',.      fie   was   mu-ician  in   Capairy 


<r\F. 


CONNECTICUT 


1771 


Zachariah  Clarke's  coinpan\,  Colonel  Hlisha 
Sill's  royimeiit,  July  5-14,  i^^i-  tie  rc-eived 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  from  Yale  College,  iSiq. 
He  was  a  rrsember  of  the  American  I\iedicul 
Association.  lie  married  for  his  second  wife, 
March  8,  1821,  Deborah  Hopson,  dauglier  of 
Sergeant  Daniel  and  Millicent  Hopson  Aleigs, 
born  May  24.  1797,  died  December  7,  1859. 
Sergeant  Daniel  Aleigs  was  son  of  Captain 
jelieil  Meigs  ( ?ee  Meigsj.  Sergeant  Daniel 
Meigs  served  in  the  revolution :  Sergeant, 
Captain  Peter  X'ail's  company,  enlisted  April 
10,  1781,  served  8  months  20  days;  ser- 
geant, Lexington  Alarm,  1775.  served  5  days. 
His  first  wife  was  Cliloe  Scranton,  died  Mav 
19,  1788.  Children  of  Dr.  Reynold  Webb: 
.Daniel  Meigs,  born  April  6.  1822,  died  Janu- 
ary I,  1906:  Catherine  Millicent,  born  June 
13,  1832,  married  Colonel  \'incent  Meigs  Wil- 
cox  (see   Wilcox). 

(Tlie   Meigs   Line). 

(I)  \'incent  Meigs,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
born  in  1583.  came  from  Rradford,  Peverill, 
Dorsetshire,  England,  to  this  country,  1637, 
with  his  family,  and  was  at  New  Haven. 
Connecticut.  He  settlerl  upon  the  border  of 
the  pre'-ent  public  square  in  Guilford.  Con- 
necticut, in  1638,  and  later  remo\ed  to  East 
Guilford  (now  Madison),  and  settled  in 
Hammonasett  (upon  the  spot  owned  and  oc- 
cupied by  Dr.  Reynold  ^\'ebb  in   1856).     He 

married,  in  England.  Giurchill.     He 

died,  I3ecemher,  iOtS.  Children:  \"incent, 
born  1600.  died  December  3,  1700:  John, 
mentioned  below;  Adark.  born  t6i.;. 

(H)  J<>h;i,  ;on  of  \  incent  Mci,:-.  was  l>Trn 
February  28,  1612.  and  died  January  4,  1672. 
He  married,  in  1632,  Tamzin  Pry.  of  \\'ey- 
inoMth.  England.  He  was  allotted  land  in 
East  Guilford.  March  3.  1653,  and  was  made 
a  freeman  1657.  Children,  horn  in  East  Guil- 
ford: Alary,  1G33.  died  .-\pril  30.  1703:  Con- 
currence, died  October  g,  1708;  Elizabeth, 
born  1645;  Tryal,  died  1690:  John,  mentioned 
below. 

(HP)  John  (2'i,  son  of  John  (i)  Aleigs. 
was  born  1640  and  died  Novemljer  9.  1713. 
in  East  Guilford.  He  married  ffirst)  Alarch 
7,  1665,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Wiiliain  V.'ilcox- 
son,  of  Stratford.  Siie  died  November  24. 
1691,  he  married  (second)  L_\dia.  widow  of 
Isaac  Crittenden,  died  December,  1729.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  East  Guilford:  Sai'ah.  Febru- 
ary 14,  1667;  John.  November  11.  1670:  Tan- 
na,  mentioned  below :  Ebenezer,  September 
19.  1^75  ;  Hannah,  February  25.  T678:  Hes- 
ter   November  10,   1680:  Alindwell.   1A82. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Tanna  Are!:r=^.  of  the  Pe- 
East  Ardslev,  West  Riding.  York';hire.  Eng- 


December  21,  1672,  died  Decciuber  5,  1739, 
and  married,  May  18,  1698,  Hannah  Wiliard, 
of  Weth.ersfield,  Connecticut .  born  1674,  died 
January  4,  1750.  He  was  the  first  magis- 
trate of  East  Guilford,  and  deputy  in  lynj- 
26.  Children,  born  in  East  Guilford:  Jauna, 
August  17,  1694;  Joseph,  Aiay  14,  1697;  Je- 
hiel,  mentioned  below;  Hannah,  August  13, 
1703;  Return,  Alarch  16,  1708;  Hester,  De- 
ceiuber  19,  1709;  Silence  and  Submit  (tnins), 
January  5.  1712,  died  January,  1712;  i"un- 
othy,    September    19,    1713;   Eunice,   October 

(\)  Captain  Jehiel  Aleigs.  son  of  Janna 
Aleigs,  was  born  June  11,  1701,  and  died 
Alarch  23,  1780,  in  East  Guilford.  He  mar- 
ried, September  27,  1736,  Lucy  Eartlett  of 
Lynn,  Alassachusetts.  born  1712.  died  Decem- 
ber 8.  1800.  Children,  born  in  East  Gui!f(.>rd : 
Lucy,  1739,  died  1740;  Lucy,  born  Septem- 
ber 2t,  1741  ;  Jehiel,  July  6,  1743:  Lucretia. 
July  14,  1745;  Daniel,  July  24.  1747.  Elihu. 
mentioned  below;  Lovisa,  December  31,  1751. 

(VI)  Elihu,  son  of  Captain  jehiel  Meigs, 
was  born  September  21,  1749.  died  Septetn- 
ber  9,  1S27,  in  East  Guilford,  and  married 
Elizabeth  Rich,  died  September  i,  .'82G.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  East  Guilford:  Benjamin  Hart, 
January  23,  1772:  John,  mentioned  below; 
Lucy,  September  28,  1775;  Benjamin  Hart, 
December  28,  1777;  Elilui,  January  21,  17S0; 
Lovisa,  January  17.  1782;  Josiah,  Alav  23, 
1784;  Edmund,  October  3.  1786;  Elizabeth, 
Alav  10,  1790;  Lucretia.  August  31,  1792; 
Bezalecl  Ives,  August  4,  1794. 

(VII)  John  (3).  son  of  Elihu  Aleigs.  was 
born  in  East  Guilford,  November  27.  1773. 
and  died  Au.gust  14,  1848.  He  married,  .\pri! 
2,  1801,  Alary,  daughter  of  Captain  Timothy 
-and   Ann   Dudley   Field,   horn   Novem.ber    19, 

1778.  died  July  28.  1S55.  Her  mother.  Ann 
Dudley,  born  1752,  died  1819,  was  great- 
great-great-granddaughter  of  Governor  The- 
ophilus  Eaton.  Her  father.  Captain  Timothy 
Field,  born  1744.  died  r8i8,  married.  1767, 
was  the  son  of  Ensign  David  Field.  b<^rn 
1607.  died  1770.  married  T742.  widow  Abi- 
gail Stone,  who  died  in  1783.  Ensign  David 
Field  was  the  son  of  Ebenezer  Field,  born 
1672.  died  1713.  married,  1607,  Alary  Dud- 
ley, who  died  1740.  Ebenezer  Field  was  t!ie 
son  of  Zechaviah  Field,  born  T645.  '''^d  I'^i74. 
married  1668.  Sarah  Y.'ebb  (see  WebbK 
Zecliariah  Field,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
was  the  son  of  Zechariah  Field,  born  1600, 
died  1666,  married  1741.  Alary  Stanlev.  died 
1670.  Zechariah  Field  i^'as  the  grandson  01 
Tohn,  .\stronomer  Royal.  He  wa=:  horn  at 
land,  and  settled  first  in  Dorchester,  Alassa- 
quot  war,  son  of  John    (2)   Aleigs,  was  born 


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chusetts,  in  1629,  went  to  Hartford,  in  16.V-', 
to  Xorthanipton,  2vlas>acliasett<.  in  IO59.  and 
finally  settled  in  Hatfield,  M;.iisachusetts,  in 
1661.  Children  of  John  iieiu^s.  born  in  East 
Guilford.  Lovi-a,  Jamiarv  5,  1S02,  married 
Noveniijer  iS,  1824,  Deacon  Zeiias  Wilcox 
(see  Wilcox  I  :  David  Rich.  December  i,  1803; 
Edward  M.,  ^vlarch  20,  1805,  died  August  i, 
1867;  Mary  Ann.  born  June  6.  1807:  Abi2:ail 
Field.  May  14.  1809;  Emmeline,  March  8, 
181 1 ;  John  ^lorrison,  IMarch  15,  1813;  I'liza- 
beth,  April  9.  1815;  Jehiel,  Septemlier  24. 
1S17.  died  Xovember  18,  1842;  Timothy  Al- 
fred, January  20.  1S20.  died  April  26.  1904; 
Henry  Josiah.  born  October  29,  182,3. 


Commander    Edward    Hooker, 

HOOKER     United  States  navy,  in  a  paper 

read  before  the  Hooker  gather- 

int;-  in  August,  1892.  gives  the  fallowing  as  the 

English    ancestry    of    Rev.    Thumas    Hooker, 

the  American  immigrant: 

il)  John  Hooker  was  of  Devonshire.  Eng- 
land. He  had  a  brother  Roger,  and  a  sister 
?Tary  who  married  John  Russell,  of  Lcices- 
ter.-hire.  Children;  John,  lived  in  Somerset- 
shiie:  Th.jmas.  mentioned  below;  Rev.  Zacli- 
ariah.  rector  of  St.  iNtichael's.  Cathavs,  Corn- 
wall. 

I  H )  Tho!na^.  son  of  John  Hooker,  was  of 
Devonshire.  Children  ;  A  daughter,  married 
Dr.  George  Alcock.  of  Lonil(Mi  :  Rev.  Thomas. 
mentioned  below :  Dorothy,  married  John 
Chester,  of  Leicestershire. 

(HI)  Rev.  Thomas  (2)  Hooker,  son  of 
Thomas  I'l)  Elooker.  was  the  immigrant  an- 
cestor. He  ua^  liorn  at  Marfield,  Leicester- 
shire. England.  July  7.  15S6.  Cotton  Mather, 
in  his  "ilagnalia".  says  of  h.im:  '"He  was  born 
of  parents  tliat  were  neither  unable  nor  un- 
willing to  bestow  upon  him  a  liberal  educa- 
tion ;  whereunto  the  early  lively  sparkles  of 
wit  observed  in  him  did  very  mucli  to  en- 
courage them.  His  natural  temper  was  cheer- 
ful and  courteous :  but  it  ^\as  accompanied 
with  such  a  sensible  grandeur  of  mind,  as 
caused  his  fi lends,  without  the  h.elp  of  astrol- 
ogy, to  prognosticate  that  he  wa^  born  to  be 
considerable".  Regarding  his  education  and 
conversion.  Spracue  sav^ :  "He  wa«  educated 
at  Emanuel  College.  Cambridge,  of  wliich  in 
due  time  he  became  a  Fellow.  He  aci.vi'tted 
himself  in  tlii^;  office  ^vith  such  ahilit\-  anil 
f-delity  as  to  secure  universal  res;)cct  and  ail- 
miration.  It  was  v.hile  he  was  thus  employed 
that  he  became  deeply  impressed  nith  the 
importance  of  eternal  realities,  and  after  a 
protracted  sea-oii  of  bitter  anguisli  of  spirit 
he  was  enabled  to  submit  withoiit  reserve  to 
the  terms  of  the  Gosoel.  and  thus  'o  find  peace 


and  jo\-  in  believing.  His  religious  experience, 
in  its  very  connneiicement.  seems  to  have  Vjcen 
uncommonly  deep  and  thorough,  and  no  doubt 
it  was  partly  owing  to  thi^  that  lie  became 
much  distinguished,  in  after  life.  ;',s  a  counsel- 
lor, comforter  and  guide,  to  the  awak-ened 
and  desponding''.  He  frequently  preached  at 
Cambridge,  and  for  some  time  in  London  and 
vicinity.  In  1626  he  became  a  lecturer  and 
assistant  to  the  Rev.  Mr.  Mitchell,  at  Chelms- 
ford, and  among  his  hearers  were  noblemen 
and  others  of  higli  standing  in  English  society. 
He  was  accustomed  once  a  }'ear  to  visit  his 
native  coimt}-  and  was  once  asked  to  preach 
in  the  great  church  at  Leicester.  One  of  the 
chief  burgesses  of  the  town  was  greatly  op- 
posed to  his  preaching  there,  and  not  being 
able  to  hinder  it.  he  set  per.-ons  to  fiddling  in 
the  churchyard,  with  a  view  to  disturb  him. 
But  Mr.  Hooker  was  able  to  retain  command 
of  his  audiences,  and  at  last  even  the  fiddler 
went  to  the  door  to  listen,  and  the  story  goes 
that  his  conversion  followed.  In  1630  a  Spir- 
itual Court,  which,  held  its  sessions  at  Clielm.s- 
ford,  silenced  'Sir.  Hooker  for  nonconformity. 
Although  he  was  in  acci:>r<.l  with  the  doctrines 
of  the  English  church,  wliere  were  certain 
forms  of  worship  which  he  could  not  practice, 
and  on  this  groiuid  he  was  forbidden  to  min- 
ister to  the  people.  He  continued,  ho/wever. 
to  live  near  Chelmsford,  and  was  emploved  in 
teaching  a  scliool  at  Little  Eraddow.  having 
John  Eliot,  afterwards  the  famous  Indian 
Apostle,  in  b.is  famil}'  as  an  usher.  .\  petition 
signed  bv  forty-seven  ministers  of  the. Estab- 
lished Church  v.-as  sent  to  tlie  Spiritual  Court, 
asking  to  have  ?\lr.  Hooker  re-established,  bui 
it  did  no  good.  After  a  short  residence  in 
retirement  under  the  patronage  of  his  friend, 
the  Earl  of  Warwick,  he  deteririined  to  seek 
a  home  in  Holland,  ami  his  ^teps  were  watched 
by  his  persecutors,  and  he  was  followed  e\en 
to  the  shore,  but  the  ship  firirtunatelv  got  orT 
shore  before  his  pursuers  arrived.  Mr.  Hor.ilcer 
remained  in  Flolland  three  years,  and  ^\■as  at 
first  employed  as  an  assistant  of  ^Ir.  Paget  at 
Amsterdam.  On  accomit  of  a  misunderstand- 
ing with  him.  Mr.  Ho<.iker  removed  to  Delft, 
and  was  associated  with  Rev.  ]Mr.  Forbes,  a 
.Scotch  minister.  Twn  years  later  he  accep.'ed 
a  call  to  Rotterdam  to  assi.-t  Rev.  Dr.  William 
Ames.  Dr.  .\n1e3  is  said  to  have  rem:;rked 
that  iie  ne\>:r  met  a  man  equal  to  l\Ir.  Ho.iker 
a>  a  preaidh;r  .;r  a  learned  disputant. 

Mr.  Hooker  decided  to  go  to  Xew  England, 
but  ^vished  to  return  to  England  first,  as  the 
times  were  sujiposed  to  be  somev.hat  m.ire 
tL'lerant.  On  his  arrival  there  he  found, 
however,  that  his  enernies  >.',  ere  still  active,  and 
he   'vas  obliged   to   live  in    concealment   until 


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liis  departure  for  New  Euglaiul.  He  ktt  Eng- 
land about  the  middle  of  July.  1033.  ironi  the 
Downs,  on  tiie  ship  "Grit'tin".  ^uch  was  his 
peril  that  he  and  h.is  friend.  'Mr.  Coitun.  were 
obliged  to  remain  concealed  r.ntil  the  ship  was 
well  out  to  sea.  He  arrived  at  Boston,  ^lassa- 
chusetts,  September  4.  1633,  and  on  October 
II  was  chosen  pastor  of  the  church  at  Xew- 
ton  (Cambridge  I.  He  remained  here  to  the 
great  satisfaction  of  the  [leople  for  two  and 
one-half  years.  In  June,  1630,  he  joined  the 
company  of  those  who  went  to  make  a  settle- 
ment at  Hartfonl.  C'^nnecticut,  and  from  this 
time  was  identitied  with  alnio-t  all  the  im- 
portant public  movement?  of  the  colonv.  He 
was  one  of  the  moderati^rs  of  the  first  Xew 
England  Synod  held  at  Cambridge,  in  the 
case  of  the  celebrated  .\nne  Hutchnisim.  He 
published  many  bookv  and  sermons  between 
1637  and  his  death.  He  fell  a  victim  of  a  vio- 
lent epidemic  disease,  and  died  July  7,  1647, 
a  great  luss  to  the  community. 

E'ev.  Thomas  Hooker,  according  to  family 
tradition,  married  a  sister  of  John  Pym.  wh.o 
was  an  intimate  friend.  Children:  i.  Rev. 
John,  settled  in  the  Estabhshed  Chu'-ch  in 
England.  2.  Joanna,  born  about  ibi'i.  <lied 
1646.  3.  Mary,  born  about  1618.  4.  Sarah, 
married  Rev.  John  Wilson.  5.  Daugliter.  n^ar- 
ried  and  became  a  widow.  6.  Samuel,  men- 
tioned helov,-. 

(I\')  Rev.  Samuel  Hooker,  son  of  Rev. 
Thomas  (2"i  Hc'oker,  was'born  in  1633.  and 
was  educated  at  Harvard  College,  graduating 
in  1^163.  He  succeeded  Rev.  Roger  Xewton. 
his  brother-in-law,  and  was  second  pastor  of 
the  church  at  Farmington.  Connecticut,  where 
he  was  ordained  in  July.  1661.  He  wa;  on  a 
committee  of  four  in  1662  to  treat  with  the 
•Xew  Ha^-en  coL ^ny  in  reference  to  the  pro- 
posed union  with  Connecticut  under  one  col- 
onial government.  All  of  the  descendants  of 
Rev.  Thomas  Hooker  bearing  the  surname 
Elooker  are  also  his  descendant^;.  He  was  a 
Fellow  of  Harvard,  and  (ii  account  of  his 
earne=tness  and  piety  was  called  "the  fervent 
Hooker".  He  had  the  habit  of  committing 
his  sermons  to  memnrv.  and  was  a  powerful 
and  effective  preacher.  He  died  at  Farming - 
t'">n    Xovember  o.    idiy. 

He  married.  September  22.  1O5S.  Mary  \\"i\- 
Ictt.  born  at  F'lymouth,  May  4,  1643.  (ia'i-:h- 
ter  of  Captain  Thomas  W'illett.  of  Swansea. 
Mas'^acliusetts.  afterward  Seeknok.  Rhode 
Island.  Her  mother  was  }J.iry  (Brown  )  W'il- 
lett. Marv  Hooker  married  fsecond)  .\u- 
Ciist  TO.  1703.  Rev.  Thopiias  Ruckini^iiam.  of 
Saybrnok,  C^'nnecticnt.  Chiliiren:  i.  Dr. 
Thomas,  born  Jtme  to.  io^o.  -'.  Samuel.  May 
22,    1661-      3.    William.    May    11,    i6''-.3,    mer- 


chant at  Farmington.  4.  Joh.n,  Februar\-  20. 
i(:.04-65,  mentioned  below.  5.  Hon.  Janie-. 
Cctolier  2j.  Tboit,  resided  at  Guilford.  Con- 
necticut. 6.  Roger,  September  14,  i(;w;>S.  died 
unmarried,  1697-9S;  resided  at  Hartford.  7. 
Xathaniel,  Scptemlier  28,  1671.  died  171 1. 
8.  ]\lary.  July  3,  1073,  third  wife  of  Rev. 
lames  I'ierpunt,  'if  Xew  Ha\en,  and  mother 
of  Sarah,  who  married  the  celebrated  Rev. 
Jonathan  Edwards.  9.  Hezekiah,  Xovember 
7,  1675;  died  16S6.  10.  Daniel,  "March  2^. 
1679.  II.  Sarah,  2\Iay  5,  1081  :  married  Rev. 
Stephen  Buckingham,  t>f  Xorwalk,  Cur.nec- 
ticut. 

I  \")  Hon.  Tolm  Hooker,  si.m  of  Rev.  San.:- 
ucl  Hooker,  vias  born  at  Farmingttm,  F'ebru- 
ary  20,  1664-65,  died  there  February  i.  1746- 
47.  He  was  an  able,  useful  and  eminent  citi- 
zen, and  represented  that  town  in  the  general 
court  twenty-four  years,  1699-1723.  and  was 
clerk  of  the  House  three  sessions  and  speaker 
six  sessions.  He  was  assistant  of  the  prov- 
ince eleven  years,  1723-34.  and  during  eight 
vcars  of  the  time  was  judge  of  the  superior 
court.  He  married,  Xovember  24,  16S7, 
Abigail,  daugliter  of  Captain  Jc'lin  Stanley 
(or  Standleyi.  She  died  February  2[,  1743. 
Children,  bcc.n  in  Farmington:  i.  Flezckiai'i. 
Octe^ber  14,  ii'i88,  mentioned  belnw.  2. 
Abigail,  Z^Iay  25.  1691,  died  September  30. 
i(j92.  3.  Jolin.  December  17.  1693.  '-'li'^'^''  L"'c- 
cemher  26,  1693.  4-  Jolin,  of  wh.om  further 
elsewhere.  5.  Abigail.  January  i.t.  1697-S: 
married,  m  1719.  Xathaniel  Hart.  0.  Mary. 
[ime  II.  1700:  married,  December  25.  1723, 
Samuel  Hart.  7.  Sarah.  September  n.  1702: 
married.  January  7,  1724-5,  Mathen'  Hart. 
8.  Jo-eph.  Fel'ruar\  15,  1705-6:  died  LX^ccn- 
ber  19,  1764.  9.  Ruth,  April  16,  1708:  mar- 
ried. Captain  Asahel  Strong,  of  Farmington. 
to.  Roger.  September  17,  1710:  died  }i[ay  2^. 

I774. 

{YD  Hezekiah,  son  of  Hon.  John  .Ho..ker. 
was  born  at  F'armington,  October  14.  ii;.S'-(: 
died  rjecember  18,  1756.  He  was  a  fari'-.er 
at  Kensington,  G'nnecticut.  He  remo-iei!  t'"^ 
Bethlehem  Society  in  \^'oodbury.  C'mnect!- 
cut.  among  the  early  settlers,  and  bee  tnie  :< 
leading  citizen  there.  He  married.  .Xii.^a;! 
Curtiss,  of  Stratford.     Ciiildren  :    !.  Hezekiah. 


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Stone.  2.  lames,  January  30,  1720.  marr'ed 
Dorothy  Parmalee.  3.  Josiah.  April  2.  1722. 
4.  .Vbigail.  September  25.  1724.  died  unmar- 
ried. September  24,  1750.  5.  ^xlar).  Taru- 
arv  8.  1727,  niar.ied.  J'me  5,  1755.  ^^'a'.t-l;!l 
Goodrich.  6.  William.  June  20.  ]j2''i.  mar- 
ried Rachel  Waller.  7.  Jesse.  April  27.  1732. 
died  on  the  same  day  as  her  sister  Abigail, 
8.   Eunice,  October  30,   1734,  died  September 


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17,  1750.  9.  Asahel,  Deceinbcr  13,  1736.  men- 
tioned below.  10.  Sarah.  Alay  30,  1739,  mar- 
ried, January  26,   1763,  Timothy  JiuL-on. 

(Vil)  Asahel.  son  of  Ilezekiah  Hooker, 
was  born  December  13,  1736.  He  was  a 
farmer  at  Bristol,  Connecticut.  He  married. 
February  15.  1759.  Anne  I'armalee.  Children, 
born  at  Woodbury:  i.  Ira.  March  12,  1760. 
2.  Rev.  Asahel.  August  29,  1762,  minister  at 
Norwich,  Coniiecticut.  3.  Cryan.  August  5. 
1763,  mentioned  below.  4.  Anne,  l-'ebruary 
10,  1767.     5.  Levi,  Aui,''ust  15,   171 '0. 

(Mil)  Bryan,  son  of  Asahel  Hooker,  was 
born  August  5,  1763,  in  Woodbury,  d.ied  in 
Bristol,  in  1S26.  Fie  was  one  of  the  first 
woolen  manufacturers  in  Connecticut,  and  was 
very  successful  in  producing  fine  and  service- 
able cloth  for  men's  wear.  He  built  a  fine 
house  on  a  hillside  in  Bristol,  on  land  slopmg 
to  the  river.  He  married,  in  1804.  Mrs.  Nancy 
(Lee)    Fuller,   daughter  of    William   Lee,   of 

Bristol,  and  widow  of Fuller,  a  teacher 

in  Hartford.  Children;  i.  Lydia.  born  1805. 
married  Hon.  Cyrus  P.  Smith,  mavor  of 
Brooklyn.  New  York.  2.  Nancy,  1809.  mar- 
ried William  Hill,  of  Troy,  New  York;  oc- 
cupied the  Hooker  homestead  :  in  1890  cele- 
brated her  ninetieth  birthday  with  an  informal 
gathering  of  frienu^  and  relatives.  3.  Br\'an 
Edward,  mentioned  below. 

(IN)  Bryan  Edward,  son  of  Bryan  Hooker, 
was  born  in  Bristol,  January  i,  1813,  died  De- 
cember 9,  1888,  of  pneumonia.  At  the  acje  of 
twelve  he  attended  a  school  for  boys  in  Farm- 
ington,  boarding  in  the  family  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Porter,  father  of  President  Porter,  of  Yale 
College,  For  a  }ear  after  leaving  school  he 
was  employed  in  a  store,  but  early  engaged  in 
the  manufacturing  business,  as  his  father  had 
done.  In  1840  he  represented  the  town  in 
the  legislature,  being  the  youngest  member 
there  at  the  time.  In  1S44.  he  removed  to 
Hartford  and  ei\gaged  mi  bu^ine-s  v.-ith  Law- 
son  C.  Ives,  the  nrr.i  being  I'.cs.  Hooker  &• 
Company,  woo!  mcrchar.t;.  In  i8'')2  b.e  retireii 
from  the  firm  to  take  v,p  the  management  of 
the  Broad  Brook  Woolen  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  which  he  became  secretarv  and 
treasurer.  At  tr.is  time  the  companv  was 
heavily  in  debt,  and  the  business  situation  most 
discouraging.  His  abilit}-  -.vas  shown  hv  the 
immediate  improvement  of  condition  =.  and 
the  success  which  came  to  the  company  dur- 
ing the  twenty-five  years  under  his  manage- 
ment. 

]\[r.  Hook'er  was  a  member  of  tiie  Fir;t  Con- 
gregational Oiurch  of  Hartford,  and  acti\e  in 
church  work.  L'nder  the  p.a^torate  of  Rev. 
Dr.  Hawes  he  was  elected  deacni,  a -id  re- 
mained  in   oiTice   twentv-two   \ears,   when   he 


resigned  on  account  of  partial  deafness,  and 
this  ditficulty  led  him  to  resign  from  various 
boards  of  directors.  He  was  the  first  to  prc^ 
I>ose  tliat  the  oftice  of  deacon  should  be  tem- 
porary and  not  for  life,  and  that  system  was 
soon  established  in  the  church.  For  many 
years  he  had  a  class  of  \'oung  men  in  the  Sun- 
day school,  and  he  was  always  promptlv  pres- 
ent at  nine  o'clock,  the  opening  Iv^ur.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican,  and  the  last  time 
he  left  his  home  he  cast  his  vote  for  General 
Harrison  for  president.  ^Ir.  Hooker  was 
strictl}-  honorable,  and  all  shams  were  abhor- 
rent to  him.  He  was  liberal  and  magnanimous, 
and  ever  thoughtful  for  others.  He  was  con- 
scientious to  the  last  degree,  and,  even  when 
he  could  not  hear  a  word  of  the  sermon  was 
always  in  his  accustomed  place  in  church. 

He  married  (first)  Maria  Robbins  William.s, 
of  Rocky  Hill:  (second)  Martha  Huntington 
Williams,  daughter  of  Solomon  Williams. 
Children:  i.  Edward  Williams,  born  Octo- 
ber 19,  1865,  mentioned  below.  2  Robert' 
Himtington.  April  21,  1867,  died  Mav  21, 
1874.     3.  Tl-.omas  Wi'liams,  May  10,  1871. 

(N)  Hon.  Edward  Williams  Hooker,  son 
of  Bryan  Edward  Hooker,  was  horn  at  Hart- 
ford, October  19,  1865.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools,  and  graduated  from  the  Plartford 
high  school  in  the  class  of  1885.  He  began 
his  career  in  the  employ  of  the  Broad  Brook 
Woolen  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which 
his  father  was  treasurer  and  general  manager 
for  forty  years.  He  learnefi  the  various  ope- 
rations of  woolen  manufacturing,  and  b.ecame 
a  practical  carder,  sorter,  spinner,  weaver  and 
designer.  He  was  with  the  estabiishment  in 
various  positions  of  responsibility  for  ten 
years,  and  until  the  business  was  purchased 
by  the  present  owners,  Ogden  &  Brook.  Islr. 
Hooker  then  became  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Perkms  Electric  Switch  ]\Ianufacturing 
Company,  ser\-ing  for  four  years,  and  resign- 
ing to  enter  into  partnership  with  \\'illiam  R. 
Penrose  in  the  general  fire  insurance  business, 
havmg  the  agency  of  the  Commercial  Union, 
Palantinc  and  the  New  York  Underwriters,  as 
well  as  other  companies.  In  1896,  ^Ir. 
Plooker  was  elected  to  the  general  assembly 
from  Hartford,  and  was  appointed  chairman 
of  the  banking  committee,  w'.iich  secured  the 
enactment  of  many  in-:portant  measures.  He 
was  elected  mayor  of  Hartford  for  two  i-ears 
in  April,  1908,  and  liis  administration  vas  suc- 
ce>sful  and  creditable.  In  November,  1910, 
he  was  elected  state  senator  from  the  second 
district.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  F'irst 
Cluirch  of  Christ  of  Hartford  (Congrega- 
tional), and  was  chairman  for  a  number  of 
years  of  the  business  comm'ttee.     He  is  also  a 


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iiieinber  of  the  board  of  minaqenicnt  of  the 
Hartford  Hospital,  the  [lartford  I  liculooical 
Seminary,  and  is  active  in  vaii<uis  oiher  !xne- 
volent  and  cthicational  institutions.  Jle  was 
a  member  of  Company  F,  First  RcL;unent, 
Connecticut  National  Guard,  and  was  major 
of  the  \'cteran  Dattalion  of  the  City  Guard. 
He  is  quartermaster  with  rank  of  captain  on 
the  stat'f  of  the  Goxernor's  Foot  GuariL  He 
is  a  member  of  La  I'ayette  Lodsje  of  Free 
Masons ;  of  Pythagarus  Chapter,  Royal  Arch 
Masons;  of  Wolcott  Council.  Royal  and  Select 
Masters ;  of  Washington  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar:  of  the  Consistory,  thirty- 
second  degree;  and  of  Sphynx  Temple.  Mys- 
tic Shrine.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  I'iene- 
volent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks  of  Hart- 
ford. 

Mr.  Hooker  married,  November  12,  18S9, 
IMan,-  r^ lather  Turner,  born  February  2r).  i86i'i, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Charles  P.  Turner,  and  grand- 
daughter of  iNIajor  Roland  Mather.  Children, 
born  at  Hartford :  Rosalie.  September  26, 
1892 ;  Roland  Mather.  September  10,   1900. 


(VT)  John  (2)  Hooker,  son 
H00I-:ER  of  J.Mni  (  i)  Hooker,  was  born 
March  6.  1695-6.  at  Farm- 
ington,  and  married.  July  4,  172S,  Tvlercy 
(Alary)  Hart,  daughter  of  Deacon  Thomas 
and  Mary  (  Thompson)  Hart,  of  Kensington, 
Connecticut.  She  was  born  at  Kensington. 
September  29,  1703,  and  died  there  17S2. 
He  was  justice  of  the  peace,  and  a  prominent 
and  active  man  in  the  business  of  the  town. 
He  died  at  Kensington,  August  3,  1766. 
Children,  born  at  Kensington:  John,  i men- 
tioned below)  :  Scth,  born  December  8.  1731  ; 
Ashbel,    April    iS,     1737:    Elijah,    Ajiril    12, 

174'''-     . 

(VH)  John  (3I,  son  of  John  (2)  Hooker, 
was  born  at  Kensington.  ]\iarch  19,  1729-30, 
and  graduated  frntu  Vale  College.  1751.  He 
was  ordained  at  Northampton,  [Massachu- 
setts, December  5,  1753.  and  was  settled  there 
for  twenty-four  years,  until  his  death  of  small 
pox,  February  6.  J777.  He  married.  Decem- 
ber 10,  1755.  Sarah,  daucrhter  of  John  and 
Mary  (Pratt)  Worthincrton.  of  Springtield. 
She  was  born  Tanmry  27.  1732,  at  Springtield. 
and  died  at  Northampton.  April  5.  1817. 
Children,  born  at  Northampton :  Mar;.-.  Sep- 
tember to.  1756;  Sarah,  January  30,  1757: 
Setli,  October  26.  1759;  John  Tmentioned  be- 
low), August  or  October  S.  1761  :  Luc\ .  bap- 
tii:ed  .August  in,  17614,  died  June  30.  1706: 
^^'i!liam.  November  26.  1766:  Thotnas.  May 
20.  1770;  John  \\'ortliington,  Ijapti/ed  .-Vpril 
12,  1772;  Lucy.  Julv  16,  )775. 

(VHI)  John  f4~l,  son  of  John  (3)  Hooker. 


was  born  at  Northampton,  Augu.-t  or  October 
8,  1761,  ana  graduated  from  Yale  College, 
17S2.  He  settled  at  Springfield,  anil  became 
a  lawyer,  and  judge  of  court  of  common  pleas. 
He  was  a  deacon  of  the  First  CdUgregalional 
Church,  and  a  member  of  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.  He 
married.  February  9,  1791.  Sarah,  daughter 
I  if  Colonel  Jusiah  and  Fli;^abeth  (  lUickmin- 
ster )  Dwight  (see  Dwight).  She  w  a-  born 
December  13,  1764,  and  died  at  Si.iriiightl'.l, 
September  5,  1S42.  Fie  died  at  Siiringlield, 
March  7,  1829.  Children,  born  at  Spring- 
field; John.  December  15,  1791  :  George.  March 
^7'  1793;  Sarah.  C)ctober  16.  1795;  Jo-iah, 
April  17.  1706:  Elizabeth  Dwight.  Feljruary 
10.  179S:  Mary,  September  14.  1799;  Rich- 
ard. July  15,  180J,  died  April  24.  1802:  Clar- 
issa. February  11,  1804.  died  October  8.  1804; 
Worthington.  ALarch  13,  1806;  Richard  (men- 
tioned below  ). 

('IX)  Rev.  Richard  Flooker.  son  of  John 
(4)  Hooker,  was  born  .April  10.  180S,  at 
Springfield.  lie  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  graduated  frc^m  ^'ale  College  in  tlie  class 
of  1827.  He  studied  theology  at  Princeton, 
New  Jersey,  and  at  the  Presbyterian  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  at  Columbia,  .South.  Carolina, 
and  settled  in  the  South  in  the  ministry,  hop- 
ing that  tlie  southern  climate  would  benefit  his 
health.  He  preached  at  Mount  Zion.  Han- 
cock count}',  Georgia,  in  the  Pre-li'.terian 
church,  for  three  years  (183S-4I)  :  at  Monti- 
cello,  Georgia,  for  two  years  (1841-43)  :  and 
was  settled  for  nine  years  over  the  Pre-bv- 
terian  church  at  Alacon,  Georgia  (1843-52). 
From  1S52  to  1857  he  lived  in  New  liaven, 
Connecticut,  witli  his  familv  and  ^'applied  pul- 
pits as  occasion  required,  thougli  unable  to 
accept  a  i;ermanent  chaige.  He  \cas  a  man 
of  vigorous  powers  of  mini,  good  judgment 
and  cultivated,  taste.  He  was  a  clever  writer 
and  an  able  preacher.  He  spoke  usually  with- 
out notes.  He  died  at  New  Ha-\-en.  Decem- 
ber 19.  1857.  fie  married.  Jul\-  15.  T8_Lfi, 
Aurelia.  daughter  of  James  and  Susan 
(Breed)  Dwight  (see  pa.^e  5).  born  Jul\-  31, 
1816.  at  New  Haven,  died  January  2^.  1S74. 
Like  her  mother,  she  was  a  woman  of  great 
energy  and  spirit,  of  strong  con\-icti'jns  and 
intellect  an']  mural  character.  Th.e  follow- 
ing was  written  f'lr  the  .\';-:v'  fluz-iH  Falla- 
oi'iin  b\-  Professor  Nr;ah  Porter,  of  Yale  Col- 
lege: 

"To  all  who  knew  h'T.  ll-t  un'o  iked  f^.r  rt:nov;iI 
i^  n  siunuiiig  blow,  wliich  uill  be  followed  by  pro- 
longed sorrow.  Thou.ah  very  sensitive  and  reiiring 
in  dispc^ition.  her  .'^trencth  of  mind  and  of  chnrn.cter 
made  their  impress  i'.i  every  circle  in  which  ^he 
moved.  .Slie  wns  eminently  intidligent  from  read- 
ing-, thouyht  and  ohiicrvation.  and  as  eminently  iip- 
ris-ht,  frank  and  fervent.     Her  humor  was  e.xhaust- 


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less,  and  with  her  irnnkiies^  made  her  the  delight  of 
the  friends  whom  siie  trusted,  and  to  whom  she  was 
free  tM  tx'iress  her  tlifuuhtj  and  fecHngs.  She  was 
true  to  her  cnnvictio-is  and  frank  in  expressing  tliem, 
and  iip.selHsli  in  feeling,  act  and  sacrifice.  In  the  ex- 
periences of  a  ciiecUered  life,  in  wliicli  she  had  a 
fair  ihare  of  bereavement,  change  and  sorrow,  she 
was  ever  the  yeneron~  friend  of  tlic  destitnte  and 
friendless.  To  her  own  family  and  relatives  she 
was  a  wi5e  and  sympathizing  counselor  and  a  pillar 
of  strength.  .-\s  daughter.  ~ister  and  mother  she 
was  faithful  and  affectionate.  She  was  an  ardent 
friend  and  liberal  benefactor  of  the  college  in  which 
she  had  an  hereditary  interest  and  pride.  Her  last 
years  were  consecrated  to  unceasing  and  excessive 
labors  and  cares  for  private  and  public  charity,  and 
her  generous  and  ardent  sympatiiies  for  others  were 
such  at  times  as  to  drink  up  the  very  springs  of 
life.  The  sharp  and  sudden  attack  which  brought 
on  her  death  was  inade  sharper  by  her  intense  sym- 
pathj'  with  the  liereavement  of  a  neighboring  house- 
hold. All  the  thou.ght  and  strength  which  she  could 
command,  during  a  week  of  distressing  struggle  for 
life  were  given  to  others.  Xo  one  can  doubt  that 
she  has  found  an  open  and  abundant  entrance  into 
the  eternal  kingdom,  for  which  she  aspired  rather 
than  hoped,  and  that  its  rest  and  peace  are  none  the 
less  welcome  because  to  her  timid  and  humble 
faith  they  are  in  some  set  a  surprise.'' 

(X")  Thomas,  only  son  of  Rev.  Richard 
Hooker,  was  Lorn  in  Macon,  Georgia,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1S49.  Ik-  came  to  New  Haven  at  an 
early  age  and  has  lived  there  since.  He  pre- 
pared for  college  at  tlie  Hopkins  School,  and 
entered  Yale,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
the  class  of  iS'So  with  the  degree  of  A,  B. 
He  studied  abroad  for  a  number  of  years  and 
was  for  a  time  instructor  in  Greek  in  Yale. 
For  many  year;  hi-  iiealth  was  poor  and  he 
traveled  much.  In  1S95  he  became  a  directiir 
of  the  First  Xati'Mial  Bank  of  Xew  Haven, 
and  in  1002  became  first  vice-president  of  that 
institution.  Later  in  the  s;une  \c.'ir  he  became 
president  of  tlie  Xew  Haven  Trust  Compan\'. 
In  X'ovember.  1909.  Jie  was  elected  president 
Club  and  Ouinnipiack  Club  wf  Xew  Haven. 
and  soon  after  retired  from  tlie  presidency  of 
the  Trust  compan>.  .For  ten  years.  l!?94-i904. 
he  serve<l  on  the  board  of  edi-.cation  of  the 
citv  of  Xew  Haven.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Country  Club  of  Xew  Ha\en.  the  Graduates 
Club  and  Ouinnipiack  Club  of  Xew  Haven. 
In  religion  he  is  a  Congregationalist,  He  was 
a  '■.•arsitv  baseball  player  when  in  ^'ale  and 
has  retained  his  intere-t  in  athletics.  He  mar- 
ried,  June  30.  i''*74.  Sarali.  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  ^larv  Dwight  i  Schermerhorn ) 
Bowles,  of  Springfield,  born  June  6,  1850.  at 
Springfield,  flied  March  10.  iooq.  at  Xew 
Haven,  Samuel  Bowles  was  the  founder  of 
the  Spriir^lit'lJ  Rt-f-nl'iicau.  which  for  =evera! 
generations  lias  ra.iktd  among  tlie  lie-t  news- 
papers of  the  cof.ntry.  lia\'ing  a  ti.-.'i"iial  vepu- 
tation  for  its  indepeivier.ce  an'!  ei!t£i>riai  abil- 
ity even  to  the  pre-ent  day.     \ir.  Hrx/Ker  re- 


sides at  51  Hillhouse  Avenue,  Xew  Haven. 
Children:  Aurelia  Dwight.  horn  May  j,  1S75, 
died  January  jy,  1899,  uniuarried :  Richard, 
born  February  20,  1878  (  Vale.  1899  1,  Wash- 
ington correspondent  of  the  Springfield  Re- 
publican, unmarried:  'I'liruras,  July  26.  1882 
(Yale,  1903  I,  a  lawyer  at  Xew  Haven. 

(The  Dwight   Line). 

(HI)  Captain  Henry  Dwight,  son  of 
Captain  Tiiunthx'  Dwight  '  q.  \-. ),  wa>  born  in 
Dedham,  Deceiidjer  19,  1976.  He  was  a  faiiuer 
and  trader  at  Hatfield,  Massachusetts,  of 
wealth  and  standing,  and  was  for  some  years 
jud.ge  of  the  ciunty  court.  The  Dwights  be- 
came one  of  the  leading  families  of  western 
Massachusetts.  He  was  active  in  the  purchase 
of  the  territory  for  the  Dedham  settlers,  es- 
pecially that  nr>w  coruprising  the  towns  of 
Great  Carrington.  Sheffield.  Egremont,  Al- 
ford,  etc.,  in  Berkshire,  from  the  Indian  pro- 
prietors. In  1726  he,  ?iIaior  Pynch'~>n  of 
Springfield,  and  Jolin  Asliley,  of  \\estfield, 
were  appointed  b}-  the  general  court  commis- 
sioners under  th.e  "Act  for  issuing  one  hun- 
dred thousand  poimds  in  bills  of  credit"  for 
government  purjjoses.  He  was  a  liceubcd  inn- 
holder  in  172S.  He  married,  Augu-t  27,  1702, 
Lydia,  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Hawley, 
of  Xorthampton,  and  Lydia  (  M'ar--hiall)  Haw- 
ley, born  July  7.  1680,  die-!  April  27.  1748. 
He  died  ]\Iarch  26,  1732.  Children:  Brigadier 
General  Joseph,  born  October  16,  1703:  Cap- 
tain Seth,  August  iS,  1707:  Dorothy,  Sep- 
tember 17.  1709;  Lydia,  April  25,  1712:  .-Vnna, 
.-\ugust  14,  1714  ;  Colonel  Josiah  (mentioned 
below):  Captain  Edmund.  Januarv  19,  1717: 
Ct-lonel  Simeon.  February  iS.  1719:  Elisha, 
May  25,   1722:   .\nna.   Septemlier  24,   1724. 

(I\')  Colonel  Josiah  Dwight.  son  of  Cap- 
tain Henry  Dwigiit.  was  bi:irn  at  Hatfield,  Oc- 
tober 23,  17 15.  He  graduated  at  Yale  College, 
in  1736.  and  settled  in  Springfield,  [Massachu- 
setts, He  v.'as  lieutenant-colonel  of  nulitia 
and  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  in 
Hampshire.  1750  to  176S.  and  previously  jus- 
tice of  the  peace.  He  was  a  merciiant.  manu- 
facturer of  piotash  and  iron  founder.  He 
owned  some  ^.ix')©  acres  of  land,  and  was  an 
energetic,  enterprising  prosperous  man.  He 
married,  about  1750.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Col- 
onel \Villiam  and  Catherine  (Brewer)  Pyn- 
chon,  born  August  14.  1721.  died  August  4, 
1755.  He  marriefl  (seconil  1  October  17.  1757, 
Eli.-'.abeth  Buckminster,  of  Brookfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, born  1731.  died  March  10.  170S.  He 
died  September  28.  1768.  '  Children,  born  at 
Springfield,  of  secofid  wife;  C'"'lonel  Tiiomas, 
October  20,  175,8:  Sarah.  August  6.  1760,  died 
young;    Clarissa,    iulv    4.    r-62:    Sarah.    De- 


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ccnil)cr  13,  17114,  married  Wm\.  JdIiii  Hooker 
{see  Hooker).  Hon.  jojiah.  Scjiteniber  17, 
1707. 

(VI)   Captain   Tosepl;  Hooker. 
HOC)KER     sun   of  John   Hooker    ( q.   v.), 

was  born  at  Farniington,  Feb- 
rnary  15,  1705-06.  He  was  a  prominent  citi- 
zen, captain  of  the  militia.  In  later  years 
he  was  very  corpulent  and  after  he  retired  it 
was  a  custom  of  the  local  militia  to  pay  their 
respects  to  the  former  commander  marching 
by  his  house  in  review  as  Captain  Hooker  sat 
in  state  upon  his  piazza.  He  died  at  Farming- 
ton.  December  19.  1764.  He  married.  January 
23.  '^li}'-  Sarah,  born  Alay  8,  1712.  at  Farm- 
ington.  died  December  25,  1797,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  and  Abigail  (Ashley)  Lewis,  of 
Farmirigton.  Children,  born  at  Farmington  : 
Abigail.  February  5,  1736;  Xoadiah,  Au- 
gust 29,  1737;  Mercy,  January  19.  1741-42; 
Ruth,  February  Ji.  1743-44;  Anna,  December 
14.  1749;  Joseph.  IMarch  30.  1751. 

(\'ir)  Xoadiah,  son  of  Captain  Joseph 
Hooker,  was  born  at  Farmington,  August  29, 
1737.  died  there  June  3,  1823.  He  was  an  offi- 
cer in  tb.e  revolutionary  war,  raised  the  first 
troops  enlisted  at  Farmington  and  marched  in 
command  of  a  company  of  one  hundred  men 
or  more,  the  "very  elite  of  the  vicinity."  They 
arrix'ed  in  Boston  some  three  weeks  in  ad- 
vance of  any  other  enlisted  men  from  Connec- 
ticut. He  was  commissic-ned  captain  by  the 
colonial  assembly  and  under  that  commission 
served  in  several  different  regiments.  In  1776 
he  was  commissioned  colonel  by  the  provincial 
congress  or  general  assembl}  of  Connecticut 
and  served  as  such  to  the  close  of  the  war  and 
was  afteruard  colonel  of  the  Fifteenth  Con- 
necticut Regiment  of  state  militia.  He  repre- 
sented Farmington  in  the  general  assembly 
for  nian_\-  years,  and  was  prominent  and  active 
in  church  and  state.  He  was  foi  many  years 
treasurer  of  the  church  and  was  active  in  rais- 
ing the  funds  for  building  a  nevv-  church.  Fie 
personally  inspected  every  piece  of  timber  used 
in  the  construction  and  made  a  trip  on  horse- 
back to  the  state  of  Maine  to  order  and  select 
the  shingles.  The  fact  that  the  shingles  lasted 
for  fifty  years  indicates  the  care  he  exercised 
in  selecting  the  stock.  Fie  married.  January 
I,  I7''i5,  Rebecca,  born  at  VCethersfield,  Sep- 
tfmlier  7.  1744.  died  at  Farmington.  Novem- 
ber 9,  i8t6.  daughter  of  ?\Iajor  Josiah  and 
Mabel  (F.elden)  Grisivold,  of  Wethersficld. 
Connecticut.  Children,  born  at  Farmington: 
Sarah,  October  15,  1765;  John.  October  24, 
1766;  Joseph.  October  24.  1766  (twin)  ;  Sally,. 
November  r6.  1767;  Lucy,  January  16,  1771; 
John,   June   21,    1774:   James.    .^epl ember    Ji. 


1777;  Abigail,  M;iy  2},,  1780;  Nancy,  Sep- 
tember I,  17S2  (twin);  William  G.,  Septem- 
ber :.  1782,  mentioned  below;  Edward,  .\pril 

27.  1785- 

(VHI)  William  Griswotd.  son  of  Noadiah 
Flooker.  was  born  at  Farmington.  September 
I,  1782.  He  was  educated  as  a  physi- 
cian and  settled  at  ]\Iiddlebury,  Vermont, 
where  he  had  a  drug  store.  He  owned  land 
there,  which  he  sold  to  Cyrus  Porter,  of  Mid- 
dlebury.  He  was  afterward  employed  in  tlie 
office  <A  the  Farmington  canal  and  later  be- 
came treasurer  of  the  New  Haven  Savings 
Bank  at  Xew  Haven.  Connecticut,  and  con- 
tinued at  the  head  of  this  institution  until  his 
death,  September  19,  1S50.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 20,  1807,  Melinda,  horn  October  30, 
1785,  died  at  New  Haven,  August  28,  1865, 
daughter  of  David  and  Anne  (Champion) 
Metcalf.  of  Lebanon,  Connecticut.  Children : 
John  Metcalf,  born  at  Middlebiu-y,  October 
2-^.  1809,  died  at  New  Haven,  April  16,  1S65, 
graduate  of  Aliddlebury  College ;  Nancy 
Champion.  October  18.  1813;  Samuel,  men- 
tioned below. 

(IX)  Samuel,  son  of  William  Griswold 
Hooker,  was  born  at  Middlebury,  \  ermont, 
June  II.  1817,  died  at  White  Pigeon,  ^lichi- 
gan,  July  12,  1852.  He  married,  ^lay  28, 
1844,  Lydia  Elizabeth  (Strong)  Baldwin,  born 
.August  16,  1816,  at  !Montpelier.  \'ermont,  died 
January  2,  1858,  daughter  of  Subell  and  Lydia 
Ann  (Bailey)  Strong,  of  IMontpclier,  Ver- 
mont, and  widow  of  Dr.  Horatio  Marsh  Bald- 
win, of  Binghamton,  New  York.  Dr.  Horatio 
M.  Baldwin  was  a  third  cousin  of  Samuel 
Hooker  and  lived  at  New  Haven.  Children  : 
\^'i!liam  Griswold,  mentioned  below ;  Thomas, 
born  January  10.  1848,  married  Mary  Denni- 
son.  of  Iowa,  in  1875.  he  is  manager  of  the 
Sl'okaiie  Cluoiiiilc:  Helen:  Edward  D. ;  Ar- 
thur; Flarold. 

(X)  ^\'illianl  GriswL'ld  (2).  son  of  Sam- 
uel Hooker,  was  born  in  New  Haven.  Decem- 
ber 25.  1S45.  He  atteniied  th.e  public  schools 
of  that  cit}-  and  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School, 
later  the  Edward  L.  Hart  boarding  school  at 
Farmington.  Conr.ecticut.  He  was  a  pupil  in 
the  old  \\'est  iNIiddle  District  school  in  Hart- 
fird,  Connecticut.  He  learned  the  trade  of 
;!rinter  in  the  jirinting  office  of  Case  &  Lock- 
wood,  of  Hartford.  He  enlisted  in  Company 
.\.  Sixteenth  Ci:>nnccticpt  Regiment  of  A'ohm- 
teer  Infantr\-.  Jul/  12,  i8(')2.  and  was  di';- 
charged  June  25.  1865  (in  his  nineteenth 
year  I.  His  regiment  was  in  the  Ninth  Army 
Corps,  Second  Brigade.  Third  Division.  He 
took  part  in  the  battle  oi  Antietam  and  was 
woimded  in  the  .-h.jidvlcr.  causing  him  to  be 
absent    frcim   rhu\-    f'  v  n  m->nth.     He   was   at 


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CONNECTICUT 


Frederickslnirg:,  the  ^it'^e  "i  Suttulk,  in  tlie 
Blackberry  raid  on  tlic  i>oiiin--n!a  during  U\\y, 
1863.  and  was  cajKurcd  with  hi-^  regiment  at 
Plyi'ioutli,  North  Carolina.  Ajjril  jo.  1864. 
He  was  confined  in  the  intaiuous  reljel  prison 
at  Antlersonville.  frLiin  June  to  Septenitier 
and  was  then  removed  to  C'harlestnn.  antl  later 
to  I'lorence,  South  Carolina.  He  was  ex- 
changed and  returned  to  his  regiment  four 
weeks  before  Lee's  surrender.  He  was  one 
of  the  youngest  soldiers  from  the  state  of 
Connecticut.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Second 
Company.  Governor's  I-'oot  (juard  of  New 
Haven  and  wa>  formerh-  ;'.  memlx-'r  of  the 
Hartford  City  Guard,  and  of  the  New  Ha- 
ven Grays  and  was  elected  lieutenant  of  tliat 
company,  but  declined  to  serve.  He  re- 
turned to  his  trade  after  the  war  and  for  a 
number  of  }ears  has  been  connected  with  the 
Horton  Printing  Comiiany  oi  .Meriden,  Con- 
necticut, as  secretary  and  general  manager, 
and  is  well  known  and  higlily  resjjected  by  the 
business  world.  He  is  a  member  of  Merriam 
Post.  No.  S,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 
and  was  at  une  time  adjutant  oi  the  post. 
He  is  a  n'.eniber  of  the  First  Congregati(.)nal 
Church  at  Meriden. 

He  married.  Angus:  31,  iSjo.  Georgianna. 
born  December  22.  1850.  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Sarah  ( Dennison  i  W'oodmansee.  of 
Mvstic.  Cijimecticut.     Thev  ha\e  no  children. 


The  surname  l\"es  is  derived   from 
IVES     the    name    I\er    or    Ives,    Gaelic. 

meaning  chief  or  leader,  and  the 
family  in  England  doubtless  takes  its  name 
from  St.  Ives,  county  Huniington.  England, 
or  some  other  locality,  thouc:h  it  may  have 
been  adopted  from  a  |ier<onal  name,  as  many 
ether  surnames  have  been.  Jolm  Ives,  of 
the  .Manor  \\'oodno.~,  in  ( )ringt';in.  Norfolk, 
left  his  estate  to  his  son  Thomas,  then  less 
than  twenty  years  old.  The  father  died  Oc- 
tober  2 1,    1568. 

(I)  Captain  William  I\es.  believed  tn  have 
been  of  the  county  Norfolk  famil>-.  was  born 
in  England,  and  came  to  Uo-ton  in  tiie  ship 
"Truelove,"  in  1635.  In  163Q  he  located  at 
Nevv'  Haven.  Connecticut,  his  name  appearing 
in  th.e  civil  compact.  datCi!  June  4.  I'i;')-  and 
in  the  allotment  to  the  first  settler-.  He  and 
his  wife  had  seats  in  the  meetiuL;  hnu-e  at 
New  Haven  in  1646.  Children  :  [o.lm.  m.ar- 
ricd  in  1067,  Hannah  Merriatr,:  C.i[itain  Jo- 
seph, mentioned  below.     Pcrhai)-  .itlicr-- 

'III  Captain  Jr.sepii  he-,  -nn  .f  (aptain 
William  Ives,  was  born  aiiiMit  n'-o, <  .-un!  mar- 
ried Mary  Yale.  The  hi-toi-.-  r.t"  '■.\'a!linLrf..rd, 
Connecticut,  qives  the  f'.IIiwinu  cinldren  rif 
■'John  an'i  Marv."  but  lolui  'r.ar;-ii-il   H.uu:,'.h 


,  and  the  ch.ildren.  should  be  credited  to 

Joseph  and  Mary:  Jolin  died  1738,  at  Meri- 
den; Hannah,  married  Josei)h  Denham :  Dea- 
con Joseph :  Gideon,  of  W'allingford,  married 
Mary  Royce  :  Nathaniel :  Ebenezer  :  Sanuiel, 
mentii>ned  below  ;  lien  jamin. 

(HI)  .Samuel,  son  of  Captain  Joseph  Ives, 
was  born  in  W'allingford,  Connecticut,  liine 
5,    1606.     He  married   Mary   Gilbert. 

(IV)  Dr.  Levi  Ives,  son  of  Samuel  and 
]\Iary  (Gilbert)  Ives,  was  born  at  New  Ha- 
ven, June  4,  1750,  and  died  there  October  17, 
1826.  He  was  a  physician  and  surgeon  of 
rare  qualifications  and  wide  practice.  He  was 
a  patriot  in  the  revolutioriary  days,  served  in 
the  continental  army  as  surgeon,  and  was  at 
Quebec  with  General  Mongomery.  He  prac- 
ticed at  New  Haven  from  1773  to  the  time 
of  his  death.  From  1773  to  the  present  day 
there  has  been  at  least  cine  Dr.  Ives  amonL; 
the  leading  physicians  of  New  Haven,  arid 
since  j8oi  an  "Old  Dr.  Ives,"  as  the  senior 
doctor  of  this  remarkable  faniilv  has  been 
called  aftectionately  by  his  patienrs  and  the 
public.  Dr.  Ives  was  an  active,  conscientious 
and  successful  physician.  v,ho  won  the  repu- 
tation of  a  public-spirited  and  patriotic  citi- 
zen in  troublous  times.  During  the  revolu- 
tion he  was  frequently  in  active  service  as 
surgeon  to  the  forces  in  tlie  field.  ()iice  he 
bore  a  lientenant's  commission  in  the  line  dur- 
ing the  campaign  against  General  Burgoyne. 

When  the  British  made  their  wearisome 
and  futile  expedition  from  Savin  RiDck  to 
New  Haven,  he  was  one  of  the  hard\-  guerilla 
volunteers  that  maintained  a  v.'aspi=h  resist- 
ance to  the  slow  ad\-ance  of  the  cnem}-,  and 
he  was  not  onl\  a  surgeon  but  a  sh.arp-liooter 
himself.     He  married  Lydia  Augur. 

(V)  Dr.  Eli  Ives,  son  of  Dr.  Levi  Ive^^,  was 
born  at  New  Haven.  February  7,  1770.  As 
a  youth  he  was  studious  and  earnest.  He  fit- 
ted for  college  partly  through  his  o\vn  ex- 
ertions and  partly  under  the  tuition  of  Dr. 
.-Veneas  ^ilunson  and  Rev.  A.  R.  Robbins  of 
Norwalk.  Connecticut.  He  entered  Yale  Col- 
letre  and  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  I7'r/- 
Professors  J.  L.  Kingsley  and  ?\toses  Stuart 
were  classmates.  He  was  for  two  years  rec- 
tor of  the  Hopk-ins  Gramm.ar  School  of  New- 
Haven.  He  declined  the  tutorship  offered  to 
him  in  Yale  College,  and  proceeded  to  -tud-- 
medicine  under  the  instruction  of  his  fatiier 
and  Dr.  Aeneas  Mun'^on.  a  physician  Mf  un- 
usual attainments  in  botany  and  rhcmi-try. 
He  attended  lectures  under  Drs.  Rush  and 
Woo-ter  in  Philadelphia,  and  in  1801  becan 
to  practice  in  New  Haven  in  association  wiri; 
his  honored  father.  He  achieved  a  v->tr.l'e 
success  in  practice  from  the  outset.     He  was 


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an  influential  factor  in  the  establishment  of 
the  Vale  Medical  School  in  1813.  and  became 
one  of  the  first  five  instructors,  as  assistant 
professor  of  materia  niedica  and  botany,  con- 
ducting al!  the  duties  of  that  department  for 
a  period  of  sixteen  years.  He  devoted  much 
time  and  labor  to  the  making  of  a  botanic 
garden,  which  was  located  on  the  present  site 
of  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School.  In  1829 
he  was  transferred  to  the  department  of 
theory  and  practice  of  medicine,  and  contin- 
ued in  this  chair  until  he  resigned  in  1852  on 
account  of  age  and  infirmity.  During  the 
thirty-nine  years  in  which  he  was  a  teacher 
in  the  Yale  .Medical  School  he  had  in  his 
classes  more  than  fifteen  hundred  students. 
He  had  the  advantage  in  youth  of  being  the 
son  of  a  learned  and  able  ph\sician,  and  he 
began  his  career  with  a  thorough  and  practi- 
cal knowledge  of  medicine  and  a  good  general 
education.  He  was  versed  in  Latin  and  Greek 
and  ranked  well  in  college.  When  he  was 
biu  twenty-three  years  old  he  was  honored 
by  his  selection  as  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  orator. 
He  spoke  on  botany  and  chemJstry.  He  had 
the  additional  advantage  of  studying  under 
Rusli.  Shipjjen,  Wistar  and  llartnn,  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  then  the  best  of 
their  profession  in  this  country.  He  was 
given  the  degree  of  '.\I.  D.  causa  honoris,  by 
the  Connecticut  ]\Ieuical  Society.  Though  his 
practice  was  large,  he  was  not  strict  in  liis 
business  methods  and  he  was  satisfied  with 
modest  fees  when  he  miglit  have  acquired 
wealth.  His  skill  in  the  use  of  inedicine 
showed  a  '.\ide  acquaintance  with  flrugs  not 
then  generally  known,  and  he  was  always  a 
leader  in  study  and  practice.  He  and  his 
eldest  son.  Dr.  N.  B.  Ives,  in  1832  applied 
chloroform,  discovered  by  Samuel  Guthrie  of 
Sacketts  Plarbor.  and  described  in  the  Journal 
of  Science  that  year,  but  just  failed  of  dis- 
covering its  properties  and  usefulness  as  an 
anaesthetic.  He  was  a  member  of  the  con- 
vention of  physicians  that  framed  the  first 
United  States  Pharmacopeia  in  1S20.  and  ten  • 
years  later  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  con- 
vention he  was  the  presiding  officer.  He  was 
vice-president  of  the  Connecticut  Medical  So- 
ciety, 1824-27,  and  in  1861  was  presitlent  of 
the  American  ^ledical  Association.  He  was 
a  candidate  for  lieutenant-governor  of  Con- 
necticut oti  the  Anti-Masonic  ticlcet  in  1831. 
He  was  simple  in  his  tastes  and  li\ed  nkiinly. 
It  has  been  said  that  his  face  was  a  plain  in- 
dex of  his  character,  showing  a  charmincr 
cntTibination  of  benevolence,  shrewdness  and 
simj>licitv  and  often  lighted  with  mirthful- 
ness.  He  enioved  the  nriviloge  and  happiness 
OT  a  serene  and  beautiful  old  age.  clo.^eh"  sur- 


rounded and  consulted  by  two  sons  and  one 
grandson,  all  engaged  with  conspicuous  suc- 
cess in  the  practice  of  metlicine.  He  was  ten- 
der and  generous  in  disposition  -  and  made 
many  ..friends  among  all   ages  and  classes. 

He  was  a  man  of  varied  intci-ests,  1. >\in.g 
horticulture  and  agriculture  especially,  and 
was  president  of  the  horticultural  and  p(Mno- 
logical  societies.  Pie  was  an  earnest  promo- 
ter of  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School.  He 
sought  after  the  truth,  it  has  been  said,  in  all 
its  forms,  and  recognized  the  common  bond 
which  connects  arts  and  sciences.  He  re- 
ceived many  diplomas  and  degrees  from  insti- 
tutions of  learning  in  this  country  and  abroad. 
He  possessed  a  retentive  memory,  clear  in- 
sight and  profouiid  knowledge  of  many 
things.  He  had  the  courage  to  undertake  bold 
treatment  in  desperate  cases.  In  all  the  walks 
of  life  he  was  thoroughly  honorable  and  up- 
right. He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
New  Haven  Medical  Association,  and  w-as 
active  in  the  State  Medical  Societv .  When 
an  old  man.  he  was  president  of  the  National 
Medical  Association.  He  was  an  earnest  op- 
ponent of  slavery,  and  an  advocate  of  total 
abstinence,  when  his  position  on  both  issues 
wa-;  extiemely  unpo;;nlar.  Pie  joined  the 
North  Congregational  Church  in  1808.  and 
was    a    prominent    memlier    for    many    vears. 

He  married.  Septeml;er  17,  180=,.  ^.ta- 
ria.  daughter  of  Dr.  Nathan  and  Marv 
(P"'helps)  Beers.  Her  father  was  an  adjutant 
in  the  revolution,  and  had  charge  of  Andre 
the  night  before  his  execution.  Dur- 
ing that  time  Major  .Andre  drew  a  pen  por- 
trait of  himself  and  gave  it  to  '\[t.  Beers. 
This  interesting  heirloom  is  now  in  the  Vale 
Art  Gallery.  Dr.  Ives  died  October  8,  iS6r. 
Chili'.ren  :  Levi,  and  Nathan  I^ieers.  both  men- 
tioned below. 

(VI)  Dr.  Levi  Ives,  son  of  Dr.  F.li  Ives, 
was  born  July  13.  1816,  at  New  Ha'.en.  He 
attended  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School,  and 
took  a  partial  course  in  Yale  College.  He  be- 
gan the  study  of  medicine  under  his  father's 
instruction  and  entered  Yale  Aledical  School, 
from  wdiicli  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1838. 
He  was  an  interne  at  Bellev'ue  Hospital  for  a 
year  and  a  half,  ami  then  began  to  practice 
medicine  at  New  Haven  in  associatinn  with 
his  fatlier  and  brotlier.  Tiie  fame  ct  the  fa- 
ther and  grandfatlier  did  not  siilTcr  at  his 
liands.  Pie  made  obstetrics  a  specially.  ;.nd 
had  a  very  large  practice.  V.^ith -i  n  Ici'bted 
natural  skill,  quick  in  judgment,  of  good 
sense  and  genial  disposition,  he  won  tb.e  liearts 
as  well  as  the  confidence  of  his  patients.  Aft- 
erward he  widened  his  field  of  iMactice  and 
iiecame  consuhinE;'  ijlnsician   and    -.irgeon    In 


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the  Connecticut  State  Hospital.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Haven  Medical  Societ}'. 
of  which  he  was  at  one  time  presilciu  :  injm- 
ber  of  the  Connecticut  ?\Jeflical  A--rci-ition 
and  the  American  Medical  Associati('n.  to  tiie 
conventiotis  of  which  he  was  often  a  dele- 
gate. He  belons^ed  to  the  .\nierican  Acad.emv 
of  Arts  and  Sciences.  He  married,  in  June, 
1841,  Caroline,  daughter  of  I'dijah  Sliiemaker. 
of  Wyoming-  \'alley,  Pennsylvania,  ,!4ran<!^on 
of  Elijah,  t'lie  of  the  victims  of  the  horri'l 
massacre.  Tlieir  only  child  was  Robert,  born 
April  1S42,  graduate  of  Yale,  A.  M.  and 
M.  D..  deceased. 

(VI)  Dr.  Nathan  Be..rs  Ives,  son  of  Dr. 
Eli  Ives,  was  born  at  New  Haven,  June  26, 
1806,  died  there  June  iS,  1869.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Yale  College,  receiving  the  degree  of 
A.  P..  in  1825  and  .M.  D.  in  1828.  He  began 
to  practice  medicine  in  1828  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  _\ears,  and  continued  until  dis- 
abled by  ill  health  during  his  last  years.  As 
the  fruit  of  his  lifetime  of  industry  an^l  a 
token  of  his  ability  in  his  profession  he  left 
an  ample  estate,  liiuch  larger  than  had  ever 
before  been  accumulated  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  New  Haven.  For  a  good  many 
years  it  was  admitted  that  he  took  the  cream 
of  the  business  in  his  profession,  and  although 
he  was  naturally  envied  by  his  younger  or  le-s 
fortunate  fellow  practitioners,  none  ■^ai'l  or 
felt  that  his  success  was  unmerited.  "Hi-;  per- 
ceptive faculties  were  naturally  keen  and  his 
management  of  his  resources  "showed  unusual 
tact.  He  devoted  himself  to  his  professional 
duties  and  to  the  welfare  of  his  patients  witli 
a  singleness  of  purpose  wdiich  can  spring 
only  from  the  genuine  fitness  of  a  man  f'lr 
his  calling.  Rarelx-  dirl  he  enter  a  household 
as  a  physician  w  itliont  becoming  permanently 
bound  to  it  as  a  friend.  He  had  a  vivid  en- 
joyment of  good  coiupany  and,  brigh.t  conver- 
sation, in  which  v.itl-i  his  natural  vivacity  of 
temperament  he  always  bore  an  active  part. 
There  always  seemed  a  certain  fitness  in  it 
that  these  gifts  should  te  l.dced  in  a  <h.->rt. 
slight,  alert  figure."  "Ilis  scud",  as  old  Ful- 
ler says,  "had  bu.t  a  small  diocese  to  visit  " 
"It  was  related  ci  him  a-;  a  ch.ild  that  lie 
climbed  the  branch.es  of  a  great  ^tranionium 
weed  among  the  herbs  of  hi■^  father's  wonder- 
ful garden."  For  many  years  lie  gave  pri- 
vate instruction  to  medical  students,  but  ne\er 
consented  to  become  an  instructor  in  the  med- 
ical school.     Tie  married  Sarah   iM.dqer. 

(MPi  Dr.  Charles  Linneus  lve<.  ..nlv  child 
of  Dr.  Nathan  Peers  Ivcs.  was  burn  in  .\'cw 
Haven,  June  22.  1S31.  He  attend., d  t'.ie  pul)- 
lic  schi.ils  of  his  native  cirv.  'Sale  (.'>)lleire. 
and    studied    medicine    iu     Philade!plii:>..       In 


Yale,  in  the  professional  schoul  and  in  the 
great  hospitals  of  New  York  Cit\ ,  he  had 
the  best  opportunity  America  could  attjrd 
to  prepare  him.  for  his  life  work.  "During 
the  period  of  preparation,  as  throughout  his 
life,  it  was  characteristic  of  him  that  what- 
ever his  hand  found  to  do  he  did  it  with  his 
might.  There  was  a  bright  alacrity  in  his  wav 
of  work  and  living  and,  if  natural  ze^t  ever 
failed  to  attract  him,  an  inexorable  sense  of 
duty  always  stood  ready  to  supply  miorive 
power.  He  was  a  devoutly  religious  man 
with  an  intense  feeling  of  responsibility  f.ir 
himself  and  for  other  people  by  which  rather 
than  by  considerations  of  expedienc-i-  or  com- 
fort he  was  actuate,  1.  Pie  had  a  curioiislv  rn- 
hesitating  way  of  attacking  situations  which 
men  are  apt  to  fight  shy  of,  as  being  knotty 
and  tmproductive  or  involving  troublesoir.e 
collisions," 

Dr.  Ives  was  in  his  thirty-eighth  year  when 
he  was  appointed  professor  of  tlie  theorv  and 
practice  of  medicine  in  Yale  Medical  School. 
He  had  been  in  active  general  practice  in  as- 
sociation v.-ith  Ids  father  in  New  Haven  f-.r 
thirteen  years,  and  had  gained  a  large  share 
of  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  profes- 
sional fellows,  as  well  as  that  more  common 
favor  which  makes  itself  manifest  in  the 
length  of  a  doctor's  visiting  list.  "To  his  in- 
tercourse with  his  pupils,  accortlingly.  he 
brought  a  considerable  wealth  of  observation 
and  experience  as  well  as  that  nati\e  enthu- 
siasm which  was  one  of  his  most  striking 
traits.  It  is  a  trait  which  greatly  endears  a 
teacher  to  his  pupils,  an  ekkr  to  his  juniors. 
Sharp  statements,  if  not  of'  fact,  at  Ica-t  of 
opiniiin,  with  no  trimming  or  qualifications, 
are  apt  to  stick  fast  in  the  mind,  easy  to  1  't 
d'lwii  in  the  notebook — the-^e  are  the  deligiit 
'"'f  the  learner,  especially  in  medicine,  v,-here 
as  yet  too  many  regions  in  which  of  neces- 
sity he  w^anders  darkling.  That  agnosticism 
in  therapeutics,  wdiich  vcas  somewiiat  fash- 
ionable for  a  while  not  long  since,  and  which 
,  its  apostles  seemed  to  regard  v.dth  ci~>mp;a- 
cence  as  a  m.ark  of  intellectuai  su['erioritv  iias 
never  prevailed  at  New  Haven.  Dr.  Ives  at 
least  was  free  from  it — it  Y>as  foreign  to  his 
nattire  to  be  lackinir  in  pi-'sitive  convictions  en 
any  subject  to  wi'dch  he  turned  his  serious 
attention." 

From  his  youth  he  had  a  constant  nni^rsle 
against  ill  health,  and  five  vears  after  he  '■.a; 
chosen  professor  he  had  to  resici'n  frr  this 
reason.  On  the  same  account  he  gave  up  his 
practice,  but  afterward  he  accepredi  the  pro- 
fessorship of  rliseases  of  the  nervous  system 
in  the  Merlical  i-'choo!  .-if  the  I.'ni'.crsity  o£ 
New  \'ork-.  zr.v]  \Acnt  to  Europe  to  iPa'.-.e  a  spe- 


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cial  study  of  the  subject.  Owing  to  contin- 
ntil  iii  iK-alih.  hi )wever,  he  was  never  able  to 
enter  u\K>n  the  uucies  uf  this  position.  In  la- 
ter years  he  found  conijenial  occupation  in  the 
prei>aration  of  a  book,  entitic.l  "The  Dible 
Doctrine  of  the  Soul,"  embodying  the  result 
of  theological  studies,  to  which  he  was  for  a 
long  time  addicted.  He  died  at  New  Iia\en 
March  21.  1879.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
New  Haven  Medical  Society,  the  Connecticut 
^kledical  Societw  and  the  American  [Medical 
Association.  He  married,  June  20.  i860,  Eliz- 
abeth \\'atson  Salter,  born  in  New  Haven, 
December  27.  1833.  daughter  of  Cleveland 
Jarnian  Salter,  granddaugh.ter  cf  IDaniel  Sal- 
ter of  Tiverton.  England,  who  settled  at  New 
Haven.  Her  mother  was  Eliza  (Cotton)  Sal- 
ter of  Hartford.  They  had  no  children.  ]>Irs. 
Ives  resides  at  66  Trumbull  street.  New  Ha- 
ven. 

The      surname      \\"ads- 
WADS\\'(.'RTII     worth    is    derived    from 

the  .\nglo-Saxon  -word. 
^^'alde^worth,  meaning  \\'ood's  Ci>urr,  and 
from  very  ancient  times  has  been  in  use  in 
^'orkihiie,  England,  where  it  is  still  common. 
The  surname  \\'alworth  had  the  same  origin. 
The  only  coat-of-arms  of  W'adsworth  is  of 
the  Yorkshire  family  and  is  described :  Gules 
three  fleurs-de-lis  stalked  and  slipped  argent. 
Two  immigrants  of  the  family,  probably  50ns 
of  Thoma?  \\'adswGrth,  came  fr^m  England 
to  America  in  the  early  settlement,  Chri-:to- 
pher  and  William,  mentioned  below.  Tlie  Bi- 
ble that  Christopher  brought  with  him  i^  still 
preserved  in  the  C'ov.-le^  family  of  Hartford. 
He  settle!  in  Duxhury.  [Massachusetts,  and 
became  a  pnimineut  citizen. 

ill  William  Wadswiirth  came  with,  liis 
brother  Cliristcjpher  in  tlie  ship  "Lion."  land- 
ing at  Boston.  Sunday,  September  16,  1632, 
after  a  \oyage  of  tv.elve  weeks.  It  is  believed 
that  he  v.as  I'.ere  earlier  and.  h.ad  rcfnned  to 
England.  He  was  bcrn  about  i6oo  Tic  was 
adniirted  freeman  of  Afassachu<ett^  \'',:iv  Col- 
ony. November  6.  1633.  He  settled  in  Cam- 
bi'idge  and  when  the  town  'A'as  organize  1  he 
was  elected  to  the  first  boar'i  .-if  selectiiun 
and  served  in  1634-33.  Erom  Cami_'rid.c;e  he 
crime  to  Hartf.ird,  Connecticut,  in  the  T  look- 
er company  and  lived  tliere  the  remainder  of 
his  days.  He  died  in  1675.  He  \va=  among 
the  more  wc;!ithy  an.i  substantial  proprietors 
"f  tlie  town.  lie  was  collector  ni  1637.  se- 
lectman, 1642-47,  and  active  in  church  .-md 
>trife  af-fair~.  His  house  lot  wa-  co-evt(.i>.->i\'e 
v.'ith  the  iiresent  Sv^uare  bounded  by  Asvlum, 
Trumbul!  and  \^■est  Pearl  streets.  ;aid  ;he  road 
to  the  river  and  continued  in  the  faniih'  until 


1773.  when  it  went  into  the.  hand'^  of  George 
and  William  Burr,  relatives.  lie  married 
I  seKjiid  j  Elizabedi,  d.iiiLjiiler  of  Rev.  Sanuiel 
Stinie.  Children  of  lir^t  uife:  Sar.'di.  111, .r- 
ried  John  Wilcox;  William,  died  in  intanc\-; 
[\lary,  married  Thomas  Stoughton ;  l"hn, 
mentioned  below.  Children  o,f  second  wiie: 
Elizabeth,  born  1645;  Samuel,  1:646;  Joseph, 
captain,  immortalized  in  history  by  his  exploit 
in  hiding  the  colonial  charter  in  the  Cliarter 
Oak;  Sarah,  1650;  Thomas,  1651;  Rebecca, 
1656. 

(II)  John,  son  of  \\'illiam  ^^'ads\\orth.  u'as 
horn  in  Hartford.  He  was  an  earl\-  settler 
of  Farniington,  Connecticut,  where  he  resided 
until  his  death.  His  widow  Sarah  survived 
him.  He  was  one  of  the  most  prosperous 
and  intl'.iential  citizens.  In  -1669  of  eig'uv- 
fi3ur  taxable  estates  his  was  tliird  with  a  \-alu- 
ation  of  one  hundred  and  eight} -tiiree  pounds. 
He  was  sergeant  of  the  military  compau}-,  and 
member  of  what  was  later  called  the  state 
senate.  He  was  present  Avhen  his  brother, 
Captain  Joseph,  concealed  the  charter.  He 
married  Sarah  Stanley,  born  at  Hartford. 
Ciiildren:  Sarah,  born  1657:  Samuel,  i66o: 
John,  1662:  Mercy,  1665;  William,  mentioned 
below;  Nathaniel,  1677:  James  (twin),  1677; 
Thomas,  16S0:  Kezekiah.  16S3. 

(III)  William  (2),  son  of  John  Wads- 
worth,  was  hoj-n  in  1671,  died  in  1751.  He 
represented  Farmington  in  tlie  general  assem- 
bls    from   1718  to   1740.     He  married   ffirst), 

1696,  Abigail  Lewis,  who  died  in  1707.  He 
married  ('second),  1707.  Sarah  Fjunce.  ChJl- 
dren,    born    at    Farmington;      WiUiaia.    born 

1697.  die.!  \oung :  ^iar}-,  1700;  Hannah,  J701  ; 
.\bigail,  1702:  Ezekdel.  1704;  William,  men- 
tioned below. 

ilV)  WilHam  (3).  son  of  William  (2) 
^\'adsworth,  was  born  in  1709,  died  1769.  Fie 
li%ed  in  Farmington.  He  married,  in  1740, 
Ruth  Hart.  Children,  horn  in  Farmincit'in : 
William,  I7;2;  Amabel,  mentioned  below; 
Gad,  1743;  Ezekiel.   1746.  died  1748. 

( \' )  Asahel,  son  of  William  (t,)  Wads- 
■>\Mrtli,  was  born  at  Far;ui!;L:'ton,  1743.  died  in 
1X17.  Fie  married  (first)  Mcrc\  U'oodrniT. 
wlv  died  in  iSu.-  He  married  (second) 
Hannah  \\'adswni-th.  whi>  dii-d  in  (81'-^.  a::e  ; 
-i\ty-one,  daugliter  o[  Nithr.rdel  \\'ad-'vort'n. 
jr.      Children,  born   at   Farmiucjton  :     [Mamia. 

b'-'rn   176S.  d'ed    1791  :   Ruth,  manned 

W'ashburn  and  went  to  X'ermont ;  Thomas 
Flare,  mentioned  below. 

(Yl)  Th.o:nas  Hart,  son  of  .\sahel  Wad- 
woith,  was  born  at  Farmincjton.  1771.  died 
in  1853.  He  married  (first)  Sarah.  N'.irth. 
who  dieil  in  i8oq;  (second),  in  1S12.  Elizii- 
beth   Rowe.      Children,   born   at    Farmin,Q:on . 


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1782 


COXXECTICUT 


Anna  Deininp;.  1805,  died  young':  r^Iarciis 
North.  ihVVi;  Lucy,  1808:  Winthrop  Alaiina, 
mentioned  below;  Adrian  R.,  1S14:  Elizabetli 
A.,  married Rockwell. 

(\'I1)  W'intl-ii-iin  Manna,  ion  of  Tnonias 
Hart  \\"adswortb.  was  born  at  Farmin'.rton. 
November  2y.  iSij,  died  Xo\eniber  ^4,  1S91. 
He  was  educated  in  the  pnblic  schools.  He 
owned  the  lioniestead  which  has  been  in  the 
family  since  1682.  He  was  a  well-to-do  and 
prominent  farmer,  at  one  time  president  of 
the  State  Dairymen's  Association,  ar.d  presi- 
dent of  the  Farmington  Creamery  Corpora- 
tion, tb.e  t'lrst  of  its  kind  in  Xew  Englan'i: 
president  also  of  the  Union  Agricultur;d  So- 
ciety, comprising  the  farmers  of  five  towns. 
for  fifteen  years.  He  was  a  charter  member 
of  the  Farmers  Savings  Banlc,  whicii  now 
has  inore  than  two  million  dollars  in  de- 
posits. He  represented  the  town  in  the  gen- 
eral assembly.  He  married.  Deceniber  Ji. 
i85,v  Lucy  .\nn  \\'ard.  who  died  Februan- 
to,  1883.  Children,  born  at  "Farn.iington : 
Ward  M..  18^4;  Adrian  R.,  mentioned  below; 
Harry  H..  1857:  Frederick  A..  1S5S:  Frank 
H.,  18^0;  Isabella,  died  in  infancy;  George 
B.,  1864' 

(VHI )  Adrian  R..  son  of  Windin  .p  Manna 
Wadsv/orth.  was  born  in  1855  at  Farmington. 
He  attendeil  Deacon  Hart's  Academv  at 
Farmington.  PVcf ;ssor  Camp's  School  at  Xew 
Britain  and  graduated  from  the  Sheffield  Sci- 
entific School  of  Yale  Uni\ersit\-  in  the  class 
of  iSSo.  Ho  followed  the  profession  of  en- 
gineering and  in  18S2  was  citv  snrvevnr  of 
Shamokin.  Pennsylvania.  In  1S83  he  wa? 
in  the  employ  of  the  Clark  Bridge  Company 
in  \'irginia  and  practiced  both  civil  and  min- 
iiig  engmeering  in  Minne-ota.  He  returned 
afterward  to  his  native  town  and  iij]lo\>  ed 
farming  and  civil  engineering.  He  was  a 
prime  mover  in  rirgauizinc:  the  Farmington 
Water  Comiiany.  of  which  he  is  secretary  anil 
treasurer.  He  is  also  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  T'"armington  Creamery  Company,  one 
of  the  oldest  anii  mo^r  pro>perous  in  Xew 
England.  He  was  jjre'-ident  if  t!ie  State 
Dair}  men's  Associatirin  for  two  years.  He 
is  secretary  and  treasurer  -of  the  Connecticut 
Association  of  Civil  Engineers.  Flo  repre- 
sented his  town  in  the  general  assembiv  in 
1897  and  v.a?  l:ouse  chairman  of  tiie  com- 
mittee on  contingent  expense^  ami  forfeited 
rights.  In  1800  he  was  on  th.c  com.niittee  on 
roads,  bridges  and  rivers,  and  in  looi  \ya-- 
chairman  of  the  agricultural  committee.  He 
has  been  justice  of  the  pe.'ice  and  fir-t  select- 
man of  Farmiiigton.  In  pi 'lif'i--;  nc  is  a  Re- 
publican. He  i-  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church.     He  is  a  meriber  of  Evening 


Star  Lodge.  Xo.  loi.  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons:  Royai  .'\rch  Masons:  Royal  and  Se- 
lect Masters  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  He 
married,  April  16.  1890,  Charlotte  P...  daugii- 
ter  of  William  C.  and  Mary  W.  Steel.  >>{ 
Hartford.  Children:  Helen  B..  born  April 
10,  1891;  Adrian  R.,  jr.,  b'ebruary  25,  1S95  ; 
\\'illiam  Steele.  December  16,  1899. 


James  Cole,  innnigrant  ancestor. 
COLE  came  probably  frc'ui  Essex  countv. 
England,  and  settled  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  with  the  founders  under  Hooker. 
His  name  is  on  the  list  of  the  original  set- 
tlers and  on  the  n.ionument  at  Hartfonl.  His 
home  lot  was  on  ]Main  street.  He  was  a 
cooper  by  trade.  His  will  v.-a-  d.ated  in 
1652.  His  widow  died  February-  20.  1678-79. 
Children:  Abigail,  married  Daniel  Sullivan: 
John,  mentioneil  below. 

(II)  John,  son  of  James  Cole,  was  bor:i 
in  England.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman  at 
Hartford  in  1655 :  was  constable  in  1657. 
He  owned  eleven  lots  of  larid,  r(]niprisiriii'^ 
eighty  acres.  Hi^  will  was  dated  August  4. 
i(.'>83,  proved  March  4.  i68h.  Children: 
John:  Job:  Samuel,  mentioned  below:  Mai  v. 

born   June   27,    1654:   Anne,    married 

Benton:  Lydia.  married  John  \\'i!sijn:  Xa- 
thaniel. 

(III)  Samuel,  son  of  John  Cole,  was  horn 

in  Hartford.     He  married  AFarv .  ;\ho 

died  March  16.  X603.  Children,  born  at  Hart- 
ford: Samuel.  1673:  Ichabod ;  John:  lona- 
than,  mentioned  below;  Elizabeth.  n!ar;-ied 
Richard  Smith:  FJorothy  :  Hannah. 

(I\')  Jonathan,  son  of  Samuc;  Cole.  v. as 
born  about  16S5  at  Hartford.  He  lived  at 
East  Hartford  an!  Manchester.  Cunr.erticui. 
He  married .  Children:  Jon- 
athan, mentioned  below:  Hilary,  mariieil  fchn 
Kendall :  Hannah  :  David. 

(  A' )  Jonathan  (21,  son  of  Jonathan  ('  i  1 . 
Cole,  was  born  at  Hartford.  He  received 
land  from  his  father  by  deed.  April  24.  17.19. 
and   sold  it  June  29.   1756,  to  '"'aptaif  I'avi.i 

Gr.r;f\.     He  married ^ .     Had  two. 

children-  Tliomas.  mentioned  belov.-,  and 
Mary. 

iVl)  Thomas.  ;on  of  Jonathan  '2)  Cole, 
was  born  about  1755.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  revolution  and  v.as  with  the  c.->n:inentai 
army  when  it  was  riccup''ing  Xew  Vurk  Cit\-. 
He  was  sirk  in  Xew  Y'.rk.  and  lii-  \vifc 
passed  through  both  lines  on  horseback  and 
took  him  home  and  nursefl  him  back  to  health. 
He  married,  at  X'orwalk.  Connecticut.  Xo- 
vemher  28.  177O.  Mary  Ressiquie,  of  French 
ancp'itry.  daughter  of  .\lexani.!er  Re-siirnc. 
granddaugh.ter    of    Alexander    Rcs-iquie    .vvl 


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1783 


e^reat-granddaughter  of  Pierre  Bontecue,  one 
of  the  r'rench  Hufriienot  settlers.  His  widow 
was  granted  a  pension  on  account  of  his  ser- 
vice in  t!ie  re'.-olui-on.  They  Hved  in  W'iUon 
parish,  part  of  Norwalk.  and  he  was  a  wagon- 
maker  by  trade.  Children,  born  at  Norwalk: 
I'homas.  October  20,  1780 ;  Ira.  February  10, 
1783;  Timothy,  .\ugust  11,  1785:  Sally,  Feb- 
ruary 9.  1788:  Curtis,  mentioned  below  :  Sam- 
uel. October  22.  1792  :  Sherman,  June  4,  1804, 
manufacturer  of  carriages  and  hubs  in  Wil- 
ton, married  Susan,  daughter  of  Louis  Hurl- 
butt. 

(\II)  Curtis,  son  of  Thomas  Cole,  was 
born  May  lo,  1790.  in  Wilton.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools,  and  followed  his 
father's  trade  as  carriagemaker  and  wheel- 
wright and  later  had  a  farm  at  Easton,  Con- 
necticut. He  spent  his  last  years  at  tlie  home 
of  his  daughter  at  Huntington.  Connecticut. 
He  married  Mary  Sturges,  who  was  born  in 
^^'eston,  daugiiter  of  James  and  Mary  fDeit- 
mann)  Sturges.  She  died  at  the  age  of  sev- 
enty-=even  year~.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  Cole 
had  two  children:  Julia  Ann  and  James 
Sturges,  m.entioned.  below.  Julia  Ann  mar- 
ried Joseph  E  Fields,  who  was  a  resident  of 
Huntington,  later  Stepnev.  Connecticut,  and 
they  had  two  daughters  :     Mary  D..  married 

Lamplieer  and  died  January  2S.  iQit, 

and  Anne,  married Wright  and  resides 

in  Newtown. 

(VIII)  James  Sturijes,  son  of  Curtis  Cole, 
was  born  at  Wilton,  September  10,  1825. 
He  was  reared  and  educated  in  Wilton.  At 
the  age  of  eighteen  he  came  to  Easton,  Con- 
necticut, and  followed  farming  for  many 
years.  Afterward  he  lived  in  Trumbull,  Con- 
necticut, where  he  followed  farming  for  five 
years.  For  a  time  he  resided  in  that  part  of 
Fairfield  now  in  Bridgeport,  and  in  1S89  came 
to  Bridgeport  and  there  spent  his  last  years 
in  retirement.  He  died  .\ugust  30.  igo6.  aged, 
eighty-one  years,  an  honored  and  respected 
citizen.  He  was  successful  in  business  and 
earned  the  confiderice  and  esteem  of  all  v,ho 
knew  him.  by  fair  dealing  and  scrupulou-  in- 
tegrity in  all  his  transactions.  He  was  a 
faithful  member  of  St.  John's  Church.  In 
politic^  he  was  a  Democrat,  later  a  Republi- 
can, and  he  was  for  one  term  a  selectman  of 
Easton.  He  married  Emciine  ?dallett.  a  na- 
tive of  Trumbull.  dauE;hter  of  Enhraim  San- 
ford  Mailett  ('see  ^.lailett  \Ti,  Children: 
I.  Cieorge  ^^'ilbur.  born  December  14.  1S5S. 
resides  in  Long  Hi'l.  Trumhuli,  Connecticiu : 
married  Annie  Sherwood  P.urr:  children: 
Amy  Burr,  Cliffon!  Malktt,  Mabel  Sherwood 
and  Cynthia.  2.  Charles  ^^lallctt.  bcrn  Feb- 
niarv   26,    186;.   m.arried   Fcbruars'    n.    1893. 


Edith  Anna  \\'heeler  (see  \\"hccler  X'lII), 
and  had  one  son,  Hobart  Fairehild  Cole,  3, 
.\iai-y  Emma,  born  October  28,  1807,  m.ar- 
ried Edward  Larry  Baldwin,  of  Leicestershire, 
New  York,  and  they  have  two  children: 
Stanley  Cole  and  Esther  .M,  Baldwin.  4.  Jen- 
nie Estelle,  bom  Decemfier  11,  1871,  married 
C.  Henry  Hurlburt :  children:  llenry  Cole, 
James  Sturges  and  Edward  Glenn  llurlburt. 

(The    Mallc-tt    Line). 

(I)  David  ]\lallett,  the  progeirltor,  was  a 
French  Huguenot  living  at  Rochelle,  France, 
During  the  persecution  of  his  sect  his  brother 
and  brother-in-lav.-  were  among  the  victims 
put  to  death  by  being  broken  on  the  vvheel. 
In  1687  he  took  refuge  in  England,  where  he 
died  in  1691.  Early  in  life  he  had  a  com- 
mission as  commissary  under  tiie  French  gov- 
ernment. 

(II)  John,  son  of  David  ^lallett,  was  born 
in  France  and  went  to  England  with  his  fa- 
ther. After  the  dearii  of  his  fatiier  he  re- 
turned to  his  itative  land  and  secured  his  wife 
and  two  children  and  some  monev  and  sailed 
with  other  Huguenots  for  South  Carolina. 
-Vt  Santee  his  vessel  landed,  and  two  other 
ships  that  came  in  company  with  tliat  vessel 
landed  tlieir  p'assen^ers  at  Beaufort,  Flis  wife 
and  two  children  died.  He  later  returned  to 
Europe,  to  some  part  of  Germany,  wh.ere  a 
brother  had  taken  refuge,  and  for  two  yeais 
lie  v,-as  a  soldier.  He  came  again  to  this 
country  by  way  of  New  York  to  Saniee  and 
located  soon  at  the  Huguenot  town  of  New 
Rochelle,  New  Y'ork.  about  1695.  One  of  his 
brothers  vras  a  physician  in  Yorkshire,  Eng- 
land :  another  was,  as  stated,  in  Germany,  and 
a  third  came  to  America  with  him.  lie  mar- 
ried, in  1695,  Johanna  Lyon,  born  in  1663. 
died  September  16,  1764.  aged  one  hundred 
and  one  years,  in  tiie  house  where  2vlrs.  Cole's 
father  was  born.  Her  will  was  dated  Ala-ch 
tS,  1763.  bequeatliing  to  sons  John  and  David. 
He  settled  at  Fairfield,  Connecticut,  and  died 
September  2^.  1745 :  is  buried  at  Stratiield 
cemetcr}-.  Ciiildre:i :  David,  mentioned  be- 
low :  Captain  John.  h'"rn  'Jctober  16.  1703: 
Lewis.  .\ugu=t  14.  1701.'):  Jol'ianna.  March  10. 
1710:  Peter,  March  :;i.  1712. 

nil)  David  (2).  son  .:,f  John  Mallett.  was 
born  January  10.  1701.  died  .\ugust  22,  1777. 
He  residi^'l  at  Tashna.  He  niarriefi  Esther 
.\ngevine.  horn  at  New  Rncheile.  Now  York, 
in  1711.  died  at  Tashua.  January  16.  1787. 
A  journal  of  "^ome  one  hundred  anri  eighty 
pages.  Vv-ritten  bv  David  (t)  and  John  (2), 
was  finally  ^"^t.  but  wa^;  reproduced  in  some 
measure  fro:n  me;nory  by  a  descendant  who 
was   familiar  with   it?  pages.     His  account  is 


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given  in  the  Mallett  sreneaIog\'  and  is  exceed- 
•  inL;lv  inti.'ri.'stiii;_^.  He  dc^criiie'^  the  e'.rcrant 
lionie  at  Kairriold,  the  faniii_\ ,  servants,  ail 
speaking  Itc-ikIi,  ami  yives  an  unusually  yoi.'d 
accijimt  of  tlic  first  settler  and  liis  faniiiy. 
Practically  al!  of  this  account  lia-  iieen  veri- 
fied by  records.  Davii.l's  will  wa--  dated 
March  5,  1775.  mentionina'  all  the  chililren 
but  Hannah.  Children  of  l)a\id  Mallett.  born 
at  Tasliua  and  'I'ninihull.  Coiniecticut :  Jolin, 
October  28.  17,1!  :  Hatmali.  September  10, 
1733;  Da\-id,  Xoveniber  15.  17.^^'.  Jose|ih, 
mentioned  below;  Esther,  lanuar\-  t,  1745, 
married  John  Wheeler  1  ~ee  Wheeler  \"  1. 

(IV)  Joseph,  S'jn  of  Havid  12)  .Mallett, 
was  born  March  25.  1740.  died  November  15, 
1819.  He  married  ^May  4.  17G8,  Jerusha 
Middlebrook,  born  Ausust  _:^i,  1742.  died  .\u- 
giist  31.  1819.  Children,  born  at  Tashua  and 
-Trumbidl :  Elizabeth,  February  7,  1769; 
Epliraim,  Februarv  18,  1772,  diei.l  young  ; 
Elijah,  mentioned  below:  Robert,  June  15, 
1778;  Esther.  Aprils,  1781. 

fV)  Elijah,  son  of  Joseph  ATallett.  was 
born  August  31,  1773.  died  July  6,  1806.  He 
married,  December  i,  1705.  Sarah  Sanford. 
born  January  11.  T777.  died  February  27. 
1834.  Children,  born  at  Tashua:  Ephraim 
Sanford,  mentioned  below  :  Josiah.  April  23. 
1798  ;  Esther.  January  17.  1802. 

(VI)  Ephraim  Sanfovd.  son  of  Elijah  Mal- 
lett, was  born  at  Tashua,  January  f^.  1707. 
died  March  15,  iSSi,  at  Tashua.  He  mar- 
ries!. April  2,  1828.  Cynthia  Sherman,  born 
April  I.  1792,  died  AuL'.iist  10.  1881, 
daughter  of  Ebenezer  Sricrman.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Trinnbull :  Sarah  Avx'. 
February  22.  1830,  died  Aug;ust  31, 
1834;  Emeline,  born  September  20,  ':83i. 
married  Jatnes  Sturges  Cole,  .\oril  27.  185 1 
(see  Cole  X'TH")  ;  M!arv  Esther.  Peccmljer  i»). 
1834,  married  Charles  Middlein"ook  Jennings: 
Josiah  IT.,  February  16.  183S.  married  Juliette 
Sherwood.  December  14.  1870. 

(The  Wheel.^r  Line). 
(1)  Sergeant  Ep'iraim  Wb.eeler.  immi- 
grant ancestior.  came  from  England  at  an 
early  date  in  company,  very  likely,  witli  Rev. 
John  Jones  and  partv.  He  located  first  at 
Concord,  Ma~sachuser':s.  \viKre  he  u  as  made 
a  freeman,  .March  13.  I'j^o,  ami  i;i  i('i44  be 
came  to  Fairfield  v.dth  Mr.  J;.nes  colony. 
.At  this  time  lie  had  a  v.ife  and  i;-ne  child,  if 
not  two  children.  He  became  i^rominent  in 
the  colony,  acquiring  a  large  an-'iunt  of  land, 
■\shich  was  mentioned  in  liis  will,  dated  Sep- 
teniber  22,  ibfric).  On  October  28.  1070,  his 
estate  was  inventoried  at  ten  himdred  and 
twen'.y-six  pounds   steriinz  eighteen   shillings 


and  si.\  pence,  and  in  if'i8[  his  widow  paid 
taxes  on  seen  hundred  and  six  acres  of  lutid. 
Cii'.itiren ;  Isaac,  Liorn  ui  lO^X,  died  \-our.g; 
Isaac,  men'aoned  Ijcii.iv.- ;  }dar-,- ;  Ruth:  i  lan- 
nali ;  Rebecca;  Judith;  .Mugail,  died  F  ;l.)n;arv 
7,  1712;  Samuel,  less  than  twent\--one  •.>:  irs 
of  age  in  1669;  Timothy;  Ephraim. 

( n )  Deacon  Isaac  Wheeler,  son  of  Ser- 
geant Ephraim  \\  heeler,  was  born  Decentber 
13.  1642.  He  received  from  the  town  of  Fair- 
field, on  Fehruar}-  12,  i')73,  a  Ijuilding  l^'t  and 
pasture  lot,  accor.ling  t-j  the  custi">m  of  the 
town  with  new  householders.  This  tract  lay 
on  the  west  side  of  what  is  now  Park  avenue 
and  in  the  vicinity  of  State  street,  and  ii  v.as 
occupied  by  him  as  a  homestead.  He  also 
received  from  his  parents  a  large  amount  of 
real  estate  and  became  a  well-to-do  farmer. 
His  interest  in  religious  progress  is  seen  from 
the  fact  that  be  was  one  of  the  first  nine 
members  of  the  Stratfield  Congregatioiial 
Church.  He  married  and  had  children: 
Isaac,  mentioned  below  ;  Sanmel :  Sarah  :  Re- 
becca ;  .Mary:  Experience:  Mercy. 

(HI)  Isaac  (21.  son  of  Deacon  Isaac  (  i^i 
\Mieeler  resided  in  Fairfield,  and  on  -\nril 
iS,  1698.  his  estate  Vi'ds  iriventorie'_l  at  fi_ur 
hundred  and  thirty-nine  pomrls  nine  slulln-cs 
and  fi'i-e  pence.  Ke  married  and  had  cb.il- 
dren :  Isaac,  born  11102:  Ebenezer,  ir.en- 
t:i'>ned  below;  Elizabeth.  p'l'/O. 

il\"i  Ebenezer,  son  of  Isaac  !2i  Wheeler, 
was  born  1694:  made  h's  iMine  in  Stratford; 
bis  estate  was  distributed  June  12.  ijat-aS. 
He  married  .\bigail  Fldwards.  Cliiblren : 
Ebenezer,  born  Februarv  21,  17.'.^  died  .Vj^ri' 
27,  1735:  Sarah,  died  Jv.ly  2[).  1733  :  Mary; 
Rebecca;  Jc4in,  nietitio;u:d  below. 

'  \' )  John,  sou  i~if  Ehericzer  Wheeler,  was 
born  in  1738.  lie  married.  January  26,  1701, 
Estlier  Mallett,  born  January  i,  1745.  daugh- 
ter of  D.a-i.i  }>Iailett  (see  Mallett  III!.  Chil- 
dren; Ebenezer,  born  Februav_\  11.  1765; 
David,  -\ugiist,  17':." :  J;ihn  M..  menioned 
below. 

(VTI)  John  M..  son  of  John  Wheeler,  was 
born  January  7.  1769.  and  settled  in  the  town 
of  Trumbull,  where  he  was  a  farmei-.  He 
married  -\nn  Wrilkc,  biirn  Ji'.l>'  :i.  1774. 
daughter  of  Eliakim  W;iikcr.  (."inldrcn  :  .Vie- 
lissa,  born  1707:  \\'alker,  Jaiuiary  21.  1803; 
Ebenezer.  mentioned  below. 

(ATI)  Ebenezer  f2i,  sou  o-'  Join:  M. 
Wdieeler.  was  born  Xover.iber  [8,  :Si2,  in 
Trumbull.  Fie  always  irn-k  a  lively  interest 
in  all  the  affairs  of  hi-  town,  iKldiing  varii'US 
town  offices,  and  was  :i  mem'ier  of'  the  :^Late 
ieeislature  in  1853.  He  was  an  active  mem- 
ber of  t.he  Episcopal  chtirch  at  Long  Hill. 
bein.e  v.-arden  at  the  time  of  his  death.     He 


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(lied  Sc]5tfniljer  17,  18S7.  On  FcbruarN-  20, 
1S40,  he  married  Cordelia  ^lallctt.  <.-l'il<!ri;n : 
Hon.  Hcbai't  R..  mentioned  below;  W'iliDot  C, 
March  11,  1848. 

iVlll)  rioa.  I-Iobart  Rutlcd-e  Wliccler, 
son  of  Ebonezer  (2)  W'hcclor,  was  l)orn  in 
Trunibnll.  Xoveniber  20,  1840.  He  attended 
tlie  iHiblic  schools  of  Tnnnbiill  and  Xew 
I'lritain,  Connecticut,  and  Xew  York  Cit\-.  He 
is  one  of  the  weaUhiest  and  most  inihicntial 
citizens  of  Tnnnbiill.  havinij  large  h  ildings 
of  valuable  real  estate  in  that  town  and  in 
llridpeport.  Ili^  winters  are  spent  in  llridce- 
port  and  his  summers  at  his  country  li'-'Uie 
in  Trumbull.  He  is  a  Democrat  m  p-litics 
and  takes  a  keen  interest  in  public  attairs. 
He  has  represented  the  town  of  Trumbull  in 
the  general  assemlily.  He  is  an  Episcopalian 
in  religion.  He  married.  June  15.  iS()4,  An- 
toinette S..  daughter  of  Daniel  Fairchild.  of 
Trumbull.  Chiliiren:  Edith  Anna,  born  Jul}- 
2,  1867,  married*  FelMuary  11,  1S93.  Charles 
Midlett  Cole,  and  has  one  son.  Hobart 
r'airchild:  Daniel  Fairchild.  }ilarch  28.  1S72. 


Thomas  Ro\\le\.  immiLirani 
RO\\'LEV  ance-^tor.  wa^  born  in  Eng- 
land and  settled  early  at 
Windsor.  Connecticut.  He  bought  and  prob- 
ably resided  on  the  Eggleston  lot  at  Backer 
Row.  He  removed  before  16S2  to  SimNbury. 
He  married,  ^^lay  5.  1669.  Mary,  daucrhter 
of  Henry  Denslc^w.  Children;  }.Iary.  born 
April  16,  1670;  Thomas,  mentioned  below; 
child,  died  May  22.  1676;  3Iartha,  born  May 
I3-  ^^>77 '•  John,  October  27.  1679,  buried  Xo- 
veniber 10,  1679:  Thomas;  Abigail,  February 
10,  1686;  Grace,  August  5.  1692;  Samuei, 
died  August  II,  i'5o7;  Elizabeth,  marrieil 
William  Lucas. 

(H)  Thomas  12'),  son  of  Thomas  (  i  "i 
Rowley,  was  norn  in  Win.lsor  in  ihyi.  died 
October  28.  1741.  He  mdr;-ied.  ^iarch  16, 
n')99,  \"iclet  i  Shepard  1  Ste'lman,  born  June 
Ti.  i68t,  died  Aoril  i.  17;!,  daugiiter  of 
Ji'hn.  granddau'Tiiter  nf  Ed'.vard  Sliepard. 
Cliildren:  FTannah,  born  July  3.  1700:  Ann. 
'■-eptember  24.  1703:  Thomas.  December  ;, 
'"05:  ;>arah,  .September  17.  170S;  ."^amucl, 
March  II.  1710.  nenti(-inen  i'elnw ;  Dan'e!. 
October  II.  1717;  Hannaii.  February  ri.  1720. 
(Ill)  Samuel,  son  of  Tliomas  (21  Row- 
lev,  was  born  in  A\'ir.risrir.  March  it.  1710, 
dic'l  r)ecember  6.  1811.  at  tb.e  great  ace  of 
'"ine  hundred  and  one  rears.  He  was  a  mem- 
'^r  of  the  Winterbury  Church.  Windsor. 
*^  !'.ilfiren  :  Satnuel.  Mav  20.  1746:  Elizabeth,. 
March  29,  T74S;  Job.  April  15.  17:52.  men-' 
tioned  below:  Stephen,  March  21.  1755;  Silas, 
necember  ?.  1759;  Lucina,  March   10.   1762; 

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Kate,  FJecember  9,  i70i..  William,  vlieii  Oc- 
tober 28,  1770. 

(1\')  Job,  son  of  Samuel  Row  lew  was  bjrn 
a*  W'indsi.ir,  .\pri!  15.  1752.  di^d  |-\bruar\-  24, 
1823.  Me  resided  at  nionnUield.  forinerly 
W  indsor.  Fie  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution 
in  Captain  Barnard's  company,  Connecticut 
Line  (Third),  Colonel  Samuel  W'yllvs,  of 
Flartford,  for  eicht  mouili-.  in  1778.  Fie  was 
also  in  Lieutenant  Charles  Sexmour'^  com- 
pan}-.  General  Erastus  W'olcott's  reg!n!C!,it. 
the  previous  year.  Fie  married  Ruth  L^ujiviis, 
born  March  11,  1763.  died  February  5.  1816. 
Children,  born  at  Bloomfield.  bni-.tized  there 
July  20.  i8od:  Job,  born  1788,  re-i:'.cd  at 
Hartford,  died  1864,  married  Ruth  Hale; 
Ruth,  married  Flooker  Clark,  <lied  1854; 
Emma,  died  aged  five  year?;  Xa.imi,  riied 
Februarv  21,  1794,  aged  two  y..-ar- :  IHldad, 
born  .August  17,  1795,  mention.ed  'jciov;  : 
Loomis,  born  April  13,  1797,  married  Rachel 
IMcX'eil ;  Warren,  died  aged  eight  \ears. 

(Y)  Captain  Bildad  Rowley,  son  of  Job 
Rowley,  was  born  August  17,  !7i>5.  diei.l  June 
12.  18S4.  He  resided  at  Bloomfield,  Con- 
necticut. He  was  captain  of  bis  ci_>mpanv  and 
a  leading  citizen  of  the  town.  He  married 
(first)  Clarissa  Latimer,  w  hi;j  ('ied  September 
2^.  1835.  He  married  1  second )  Xancy 
V.'elles,  wdio  died  August  20,  1871.  Children 
of  first  wife,  born  at  r.li:'Onfie!<l :  i.  He.'^e- 
kiah  Latiir.er,  Februar}-  28.  1819,  married, 
C)ctober  14,  1841,  Jane  Loomis;  George 
^^'ashi^£rton,  September.  1822.  married  Re- 
becca Latimer,  and  died  April  13.  1873. 
Children  of  second  wife,  horn  at  Blo'Trnfield. : 
Henry  Welles,  Febrii:ir\-  28.  1830.  mentioned 
beic-,v ;  Edward  Ein:ce,  Jul\-  28,  1841,  never 
married. 

(VI)  Henry  Welles,  --on  of  Canfam  Bildad 
R'lwley,  was  born  at  Bl'jiinit^eld.  F'ebruarv  28. 
1830.  I-je  lived  at  Eln-'mhcM  and  was  a 
ieadins,  citizen.  He  ncirried  Harriet  T, 
Adams.  Children,  born  at  Bloomfield;  W-'lI- 
lam  Henry.  April  15.  1S63,  married.  Oct'  ber 
11.  1888, 'Lu oil.  P.  "^Bidweil:  George  .•.d.-'ins. 
September  20,  1864,  <iie  1  Ariril  24,  iSS'o: 
-Vndrew;  Scott,  Tanuarv  20,  f8fi8.  died  .\uLrust 
22.  T8h8;  Artliur  Malc.-'hn,  June  6.  18-0; 
C!a'"ion  ^^  elles.  August  2~^.  1874:  Bert-'a 
rVFiv.  July  15,  1877;  Robert  Fee,  Angus:  15, 
1870,  nientioiied  belo\\  ;  Hattie  .\dam~,  X'c- 
v,--n-,ber  T,  1880,  died  Angm  T4,   ;^8t. 

I  Ml)  Dr.  Rnr.ert  Lee  R.)wle\.  son  of 
Flenry  Welles  Row.le}'.  \vas  born  at  Bloom- 
fiel.i.  .\ucrust  i:;.  1879.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  le.wn  and  the  Hart- 
f'lrt  high  scho^ih  from  wluch  he  wa-  grad- 
uated in  the  class  of  1P98.  He  studied  his 
t)rofes^ion    in   Yale    Medical    School    and    re- 


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ceived  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1903.  During 
the  following  two  years  he  was  an  interne 
at  the  IJartfonl  Ho.-pita!  and  was  house  sur- 
geon six  months.  For  a  short  time  he  was 
in  tiie  Post-Gradiiate  liospitai  in  New  York 
and  in  the  Bridgeport  Hospital.  He  began 
to  practice  in  Hartford,  January  i,  1906. 
He  is  medical  (Hrector  of  tlie  department  of 
policies  of  the  Hartford  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany and  is  on  the  statt  of  the  Hartford 
Hospital.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hartford 
Medical  Society,  the  Hartford  County  Med- 
ical Society,  the  Connecticut  }^lei!ical  .\sso- 
ciation,  the  Hartford  Club  and  Hartford  Golf 
Club.  In  religion  he  is  an  Episcopalian  and 
a  member  of  Trinit\'  Church,  Hartford. 


Nicholas  Knapp,  the  immigrant 
•  KNAPP  ancestor,  was  born  in  England 
and  came  to  ^lassachusetts  with 
\\'inthrop  aboiu  1630.  He  settled  at  ^^'atcr- 
town,  where  he  sold  land  and  privileges.  May 
6.  1646,  and  died  in  -\pril,  1670.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Eleanor ,  who  died  .\ugust 

16,  1658:  (second),  >Tarcli  9.  1659,  Unity, 
widow  of  Peter  Elrown  and  formerly  widoxt- 
of  Clement  Buxton.  Plis  will  bequeaths  to 
four  sons  and  _ four  daughters.  Children: 
Jonathan,  born  December  27.  1631  ;  Timothv, 
December  14.  1632;  Joshua,  January  5,  1635: 
Caleb,  see  forward:  Sarah,  January  5,  1639: 
Ruth.  January  n,  1641  :  Hannah,  November 
6,  1(^42-  ^Toses:  L>dia. 

(IT)  Caleb,  son  of  Xiciiolas  and  Eleanor 
Knapp,  was  born  at  W'atertown.  January  20, 
1637.  He  settled  at  Stamford.  Connecticut. 
and  was  admitted  a  freeman.  1670.  His  will 
is  dated  December  11.  1674.  He  married 
Hannah  .  Children,  born  at  Stam- 
ford: Caleb,  November  24,  1661  :  John,  see 
forw^ard ,  ^Nloses  :  Samuel:  Sarah,  Hannah. 

(HI)  John,  son  of  Caleb  and  Hannah 
Knapp,  was  born  July  25,  1664.  He  mar- 
ried, -June  10,  1692,  Hannal'i  Ferris.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Stamford:  Samuel,  August  27. 
1695;  John.  August  14.  1697:  Hannah,  Marcii 
10,  1698-99:  Peter,  .August  5,  1701  ;  Charles, 
May  9,  1703  :  Deborah.  June  2S,  1705  :  Moses, 
see  forward. 

(IV)  Moses,  son  of  John  and  H.innnh 
(Ferris)  Knapp,  was  born  .\ugust  ('>.  1709. 
He  married,  November  25,  1731.  Jemima 
Weed.  Children,  born  at  Stamforrl:  Jemi- 
ma, January  9,  1732-33:  Ebene:^cr.  Anc;ust  4, 
1734;  Moses.  June  5.  i73'''i;  -Abraham,  De- 
cember 2p,  1737:  John,  see  forward:  Tamscn. 
born  Julv  2.S,  1739:  Tabez.  June  24.  T741  ; 
Phcbe,  June  to.  1743:  Sarah,  .\ugust  2. 
1745 '•  Jane.  March  3.  1747-48:  l^aac.  .\pril 
T4,  1730. 


[Y )  John  (2),  son  of  Aloses  and  Jemima 
(Weed)  Knapp,  was  born  in  173S,  died  in 
1 8 10,  and  w.-is  buried  in  Danbury  in  a  ceme- 
tery at  tlie  north  end  of  Main  street.  By 
L>ccupation  he  was  a  farmer  and  shoeuia'.-rer, 
his  homestead  being  in  th.e  Pembroke  dis- 
trict. "He  was  an  amiable,  peace-loving  man, 
and  conscientiously  opposed  to  the  measures 
taken  by  the  colonies  to  free  themselves  from 
the  English  yoke."  As  his  sentiment?  did 
not  please  his  neighbors,  he  was  obliged  to 
leave  his  home  for  safety,  and  fur  a  time 
lived  in  a  cave  on  Rattle  Hill  mountain,  near 
Neversink  Pond,  his  wife  supplying  him  with 
food  by  night. 

John  Knapp  was  married,  1759,  to  Ruth 
Gregory,  of  an  old  Danbury  and  Fairfield 
county  family.  Children:  i.  Samuel,  born 
aliout  1760,  married  Mary  Lindslev.  2. 
Elizabeth.  1765,  married  Ezra  Nichols.  3. 
Jehu,  November  17.  1767.  married  Lois 
Wood,  4.  Ruth,  about  1770,*  married  Joshua 
B.  Bearss.  ;.  John,  May  13,  1772.  removed 
in  1812  to  Harpersfield,  New  A'ork,  thence  to 
Huntsburg,  Ohio,  where  he  died.  July  11, 
1S50:  married  (first).  1796,  Lucy  .Merwin : 
(second),  February,  1S29.  Aibacinda  Earuum. 
born  in  Scmth  East,  Putnam  cor.nt;. ,  New 
A'ork,  Alay  12.  1790:  he  had  eighteen  children 
hv  his  first  wife,  four  hv  his  secou'l.  and  some 
of  them  are  now  lixing  in  Dann;.'r}\  6. 
Chloe,  about  1774,  married  Josepii  Mansfield. 
7.  Levi,  see  forward. 

(AT)  Levi,  son  of  John  i'2)  and  Ruth. 
(Gregory)  Knapp,  was  born  in  Danbu.ry,  Con- 
necticut, Alay  I.  1777,  and  settled  in  New 
Milford.  in  the  same  state  !  p.  797,  "New 
Milfoi'd  History'").  He  married,  in  Dati- 
bin-y,  Elizabeth  Hamilton.  Children :  Gay- 
lord,  m.arried  Julia  Fcrriss :  William  Albert, 
see  forward :  Eunice,  married  Ebenezer  .San- 
ford  ;  Lucy  -Alma,  died  young;  Levi  Sidney, 
born  June  10.  1801. 

I  A'lD  V.'illiam  AJbert.  son  of  Le\'i  and 
Elizabeth  (Flamilton)  Knapp,  wa~  Ix'rn  De- 
cember 25.  1797,  and  died  at  The  age  of 
seventy-six  years.  He  was  a  promitient 
farmer  in  New  Arilford.  where  he  spent  his 
life.  He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church,  as  was  also- his  wife,  and 
lie  ^vas  at  first  an  adherent  of  the  old  V\'h;g 
party,  transferring  Ids  allegiance  to  the  Re- 
publican party  upon  its  formation,  ainl  served 
as  tax  collector  for  several  years.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Lucy,  born  January  19,  1801,  died 
April  iS.  1S46,  daughter  of  Daniel  Lines,  of 
New  Alilford.  Children:  t.  William,  now  a 
lawver  in  Denxer,  Crilorado.  was  graduated 
from,  tlie  PotiErlikeepsie  Law  School,  and  has 
been   encraeed    in    legal    nractice    in    the   west 


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since  1S80.  2.  George  Sanford,  see  forward. 
Mr.  Knapp  married  (second)  Eliza  Sanford. 

Daniel  Lines,  fatner  of  Lucy  (Lines) 
Knapp,  resided  in  the  eastern  part  of  New 
Milford  village,  and  died  January  24,  1837. 
He  married,  November  20,  1790,  Hannah, 
born  January  23,  1772,  died  August  8,  1856, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Jonah  Todd.  Children : 
Mabel,  born  April  13,  1795.  removed  to  Great 
Bend.  Pennsylvania ;  Charlotte,  born  }\Iarch 
21,  1797,  married  (jaridus  Roberts:  Lucy, 
born  January  19.  1801,  mentioned  above; 
Mercy,  born  June  30,  1806.  married  Alanson 
Canfield,  who  is  still  living  (1911)  at  the 
age  of  one  hundred  and  four  \ears :  Richard 
Daniel,  born  ^larch.  2^.  1809:  Oliver  Todd, 
October  11,  18(3.  Joseph,  father  of  Daniel 
Lines,  came  from  New  Ha\en  in  1750  and 
settled  in  New  Milford,  where  he  ilied,  July 
29,  1792,  in  his  sixtieth  year.  He  married, 
September  11,  1758,  Phebe,  who  died  August 
23.  1825.  daughter  of  Ebenezer  Baldwin,  an 
early  settler  in  the  northern  part  of  New 
Milford,  on  what  is  now  Poplar  street.  Chil- 
dren :  Clarissa,  born  at  New  ^Milford.  March 
12,  1759;  Reuben,  January  21,  17(11;  Ann, 
June  9,  1763;  Daniel,  mentioned  above;  Philo, 
January  11,  1769,  was  the  gramlfather  of 
Frederick  A.  Lines,  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Ansonia  Lumber  Company. 

(\'III)  George  Sanford.  son  of  \\'iniam 
Albert  and  Lucy  (Lines)  Knapp.  was  born 
at  New  Jililford,  ]\Iarch  j],.  1S40.  He  spent 
his  early  years  in  his  nari\e  town,  attending 
the  common  schools  imtil  the  age  of  four- 
teen }ears.  then  entered  the  high  school  and 
subsequently  the  academy  at  East  Hampton, 
Massachusetts,  where  he  studied  for  two 
terms.  He  then  went  to  Fort  Edward.  New 
York,  taught  one  term  in  the  town  of  Coe;,- 
mans,  New  York,  then  returned  to  scliool 
and  completed  his  studies.  During  this  pe- 
riod he  w'orked  on  the  farm  during  the  sum- 
mer months  and  taught  i:i  the  winter  time 
up  to  186S.  when  he  accepted  a  position  as 
traveling  salesman  for  a  hardware  firm,  in 
which  capacity  he  served  thirty  years,  cover- 
ing twenty-seven  states,  Canada.  New  Bruns- 
wick and  Nova  Scotia.  During  all  this  time 
and,  in  fact,  throughout  his  life  he  has  been 
a  .total  abstainer  from  the  u--e  of  liquor  or 
, tobacco.  For  the  last  fourteen  years  of  this 
period  he  was  also  interested  in  the  manu- 
facture of  hardware,  having  an  interest  in 
the  Coles  Hardware  Company,  of  L^nionville, 
Connecticut,  and  was  instrumental  in  bring- 
ing that  business  to  Bridgeport  in  1884.  It 
was  lie  who  erected  the  buildina:'  and  financed 
the  concern,  which  later  beCime  the  Knapp 
&   Coles   Hardware    Company,   but   owing  to 


a  misunderstanding  he  resigned  fr(5m  th.is 
corporation,  and  during  the  follo\i.'ing  four 
years  was  engaged  in  various  lines  of  busi- 
ness. He  then  returned  and  undertook  the 
management  of  the  concern,  and  under  his 
conduct  it  had  the  two  most  successful  years 
of  its  history.  lie  then  sold  his  interest" and 
retired  from  the  company.  In  1895  he  started 
the  first  photo-engraving  and  electrotvping 
company  in  Bridgeport,  which  he  conducted 
several  years,  and  then  bought  out  the  White 
metal  goods  business,  later  adding  a  siviall 
hardware  specialty  business,  and  still  later  the 
box  business.  The  latter  he  still  conducts  in 
a  successful  manner,  the  plant  being  fitted  up 
wiih  the  most  modern  improved  machinery. 
He  also  has  interests  in  the  marble,  rubber 
and  timber  lines.  Lie  is  a  member  of  the 
North  Churcli,  with  which  he  has  Ijeen  con- 
nected since  he  was  twenty-one  }'ears  of  age ; 
has  served  in  several  offices,  and  has  been  a 
pupil  and  teacher  in  its  Sunday  school.  Z\Ir. 
Knapp  married  August  17,  1872.  Jane  Au- 
gusta Humphrey,  of  Unionville.  Connecticut, 
where  she  was  born.  They  have  one  son : 
A.  Carleton,  born  January  19,  1876,  who  was 
educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools, 
then  attended  Columbia  College,  receiving  his 
diploma  from  the  veterinary  dejiartment  of 
the  medical  school,  and  is  now  a  veterina^v 
surgeon  connected  with  the  health  departm.ent 
of  Biidgeport ;  he  married  Josie  Sillirnan,  and 
they  have  one  daughter;     Elizabeth  Knapp. 

Russell  Hun-iohrey,  fatiier  of  Jane  Augusta 
(Humphrey)  Knapp.  was  a  prominent  nian- 
ufactiu'er  of  Unionville,  which  occupaiion  he 
followed  throughout  the  active  years  of  his 
life.  He  married  Amelia  Driggs,  who  bore 
him  ten  children,  of  whom  the  following  are 
living  at  the  present  time  (1911);  Ho^vard 
\\'. ;  Nellie,  married  Adelbert  Sallou  ;  Louise 
A. ;  Jane  At;gusta,  mentioned  above :  Kath- 
erine ;  Carrie,  married  Harry  Starr,  at  one 
time  mayor  of  R'jckford,  Illinois,  arid  also 
connected  with  the  \\'intiebago  Bank.  Mi. 
Llumphrev  died  at  the  age  of  si.xty-two  years, 
and  his  wife  at  the  age  oi  eisrhtv-three. 


The    Pearne    faniil\-    originate 

PE.VRNE     from  Rochester  Crid.ec.  di-trict 

of    London,    ami    were    "Cock- 

ne\"s"   (or  Londoners).     They  belonged  to  the 

Churcli  of  England. 

fl)   Francis  Pearr.e,  a  resident  of  England, 

married   and   had   a   son.   William    Nathaniel, 

see  forward. 

(II)    Rev.   William    Nathaniel   Pearne,   son 

of  Francis  Pearne,  was  born  in  England.     He 

came  to  this  country  about  1820,  settled  first 

in   New   York  City,  and  was  employed  as   a 


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bookkeeper  for  the  Black  Ball  Line  of  clipper 
ships,  in  1S25  he  mo\ed  to  Xcw  York  .Mills 
in  central  Xeu  York  state,  a  cotton  mill  town 
in  Oneida  county,  and  he  was  connected  w  ith 
the  cotton  mills  there.  He  was  a  Methodist 
minister  for  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
married  Hannah  Plall,  born  in  London,  Eng- 
land, daughter  of-  Thomas  Hall.  She  had 
several  brothers  who  settled  in  the  United 
States.  Children:  i.  William  H..  a  minister 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Christian  commission  and 
presiding  elder  stationed  at  Memphis,  Ten- 
nessee, during  the  .reconstruction  da}  s  in  the 
south,  and  while  there  was  for  a  time  super- 
intendent of  police  and  stamped  cmt  gambling 
in  the  city.  2.  Xathauiel.  3.  Thomas  H., 
minister  of  the  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
a  pioneer  in  Oregon,  delegate  from  Oregon 
to  the  Republican  Xational  Convention  in 
1S64,  at  which  .\braham  Lincoln  was  m-^mi- 
nated  for  president:  he  was  connected  with 
the  Christian  commission :  after  the  civil  v,-ar 
he  was  editor  of  the  JJ'Jiig  at  Knoxville. 
Tennessee,  for  a  time,  and  afterward  United 
States  consul  at  Kingston,  Jamaica  :  he  was 
the  author  of  a  book  known  as  "Sixty-one 
Years  of  Itinerant  Christian  Life  in  Church 
and  State."  4.  Francis,  died  at  the  age  of 
nine  years.  5.  Mary  H.  B..  married  Harmon 
Hubbard.  6.  Harriet,  married  Edwin  Hatch. 
7.  Benjamin  [Marshall,  see  forward.  8.  John 
^^'esley.  9.  tlester,  died  at  age  of  fourteen 
years.    One  child  died  in  infancy. 

('HL)  Benjamin  Marshall,  son  of  Rev.  Will- 
iam Nathaniel  Pearne,  was  born  June  22. 
1826.  He  is  now  living,  retired,  at  Oxford, 
N'ew  York.  He  was  a  carriagemaker  b_\'  trade 
and  afterward  held  a  government  position  in 
the  United  States  navy  yard  at  Brooklvn,  Xew 
York.  He  married  Emily  .Ann  Swathel,  born 
in  Xew  York  City.  .August,  1826,  daughter 
of  William  and  Sarah  Shipman  ( Clark') 
Swathel.  Her  father  resiiled  for  a  time  at 
Aiiddietown,  Connecticut.  Her  brother,  Will- 
iam Henry  Swathel.  resides  at  Hartinrd:  her 
sister  Sarah  married  Martin  Estelew :  her 
sister  Jane  married  .Asa  P.  Erockway.  of  Es- 
sex, Connecticut.  Her  brother,  Jared  Swathel. 
died  at  sea.  Sarah  Shipman  f  Clark  t  Sv.athel 
was  a  daughter  of  Jared  Clark  and  grand- 
dauc;hter  of  Colonel  Edward  Shipman,  of 
Che-ter,  Connecticut.  Col.^uel  ShijMuan  w.-'.s 
ciptain  of  a  Sa^brook  comianv  in  the  r.  vulu- 
tion,  the  Sixth  Comparn-,  C^^'lone!  L'harles 
V'l'est's  regiment  f Seventh).  He  was  also 
under  the  same  colonel  in  the  Xinetcenlh 
Regiment.  Continental  army,  and  to>>k  part  in 
the  battles  of  White  Plains  and  Princeton. 
He  was  major  in  the  same  regiment  in   1770 


and  colonel  of  the  First  Battalion  under  Gen- 
eral David  Waterbury  in  17S1.  Colonel  Ed- 
ward Shipman  was  descended  from  Edward 
Shipman,  the  immigrant,  a  sketch  of  whom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  work. 

(IV)  Judge  Wesley  Ulysses  Pearne.  son 
of  Benjamin  .Marshall  Pearne,  was  born  .April 
I,  1851,  in  New  York  City.  He  was  e^lu- 
cated  at  Oxford  Academy,  O.xford,  Xew 
York,  and  at  tlie  State  Xormal  School,  Cort- 
land, New  York,  where  he  was  graduated  in 
June.  1870,  with  teacher's  certificate.  In  the 
fall  of  1870  he  entered  \\'esleyan  University 
and  graduated  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in 
the  class  of  1874.  He  then  began  to  study 
law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Samuel  L.  Warner, 
of  [Midd'etown,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1S79.  He  began  to  practice  immediately 
afterward  at  Middletown,  Connecticut,  open- 
ing an  office  in  the  Bank  Block.  He  was 
clerk  of  the  ^Middletown  City  Court  from 
.April,  1S79,  to  .April,  1S93,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed judge  of  the  ]\Iiddletov.n  City  Court, 
a  position  he  has  filled  with  conspicuous  abil- 
ity to  the  present  time.  Lie  was  a  member 
of  the  common  council  of  Tsliddletown  from 
1S80  to  1883.  He  represented  the  town  of 
]\Iiddletown  in  the  general  assembly  in  igoi. 
when  he  was  house  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  incorporations,  and  in  1905,  wl^en 
he  M-as  house  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
railroads.  He  has  been  a  trustee  of  Wes- 
leyan  University  since  1005.  He  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  board  of  education.  Alitldle- 
town  city  school  district,  in  1880,  and  was  a 
member  of  the  board  continuously  until  1907. 
except  from  1882  to  18S6.  and  secretary  of 
the  board  during  the  entire  period.  Lie  has 
been  county  health  officer  since  1893.  He 
enlisted  in  Company  H,  Second  Regiment, 
Connecticut  National  Guard,  January  12, 
1875,  as  a  private,  was  promoted  from  time 
to  time,  and  in  1882  was  commissioned  first 
lieutenant  oi  Company  H  and  captain  in  18S5. 
He  resiened  in  1S98  after  twenty-three  years 
of  service  in  the  militia,  being  at  the  time  the 
senior  captain  of  his  regiment.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Connecticut  State  Bar  .Association. 
He  is  a  prominent  Free  Mason.  He  is  a 
member  of  St.  Joim's  Lodge,  of  which  he  i; 
past  master.  He  was  selected  to  give  the 
historical  address  on  the  occasion  of  cele- 
brating the  one  iumdred  and  fiftieth  anniver- 
Nar\  of  the  fr^undation  of  that  lodge.  Fie  is 
a  member  and  past  high  priest  of  \\'ash- 
ington  Chapter,  No.  6.  Royal  .Arch  Alasons,  of 
!Mid.lletown.  He  was  grand  high  priest  of 
Connecticut  in  iQon,  He  is  a  member  of 
Columbia  Council.  No.  q.  Royal  and  Select 
Masters,    and    is   thrice   illustrious   master  of 


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that  body;  member  and  past  commander  cf 
Cvrene  Comniandery,  Xo.  8,  Knights  Tem- 
plar, of  ^liddletown,  and  in  1910  is  deputy 
g-rand  commander  of  Knights  Templar  in 
Connecticut.  He  has  taken  all  the  degrees  in 
Free  Masonry,  including  the  thirty-second. 
He  is  director  and  secretary  of  tiie  Masi.nic 
Building  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Delta  Kapjia  Epsilon,  college  fraternity,  and 
of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  anil 
trustee  and  secretary  of  the  Kent  Literary 
Club.  In  religion  he  is  independent,  but  de- 
votes much  of  his  time  to  music,  and  for 
thirty-one  years  i.vas  organist  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church.  Judge  Pearne  has 
won  distinction  in  so  many  diiterenl  fields  of 
activity  that  his  career  presents  some  of  the 
most  remarkable  features.  The  multitude  of 
positions  of  trust  and  honor  that  he  has 
filled. v.-ith  so  much  ability  came  to  him  as  a 
tribute  to  his  ability.  He  has  been  singu- 
larly useful  as  a  citizen.  He  married.  April 
25,  1SS3.  Harrielte  Cornelia  Arnold,  born 
April  30,  1853.  daughter  of  Charles  G.  and 
Betsey  (Smith)  Arnold,  cf  ]\[iddleto\vn.  de- 
scendant of  the  Penheld  family  of  Portland, 
Connecticut,  a  member  of  W'adsworth  Chap- 
ter, Daughters  of  the  .-\m.erican  Revolution. 
They  have  had  one  child.  Dorothea  .\rnoliJ. 
born  May  16,  18S7,  died  Xoveniber  14,  1898. 


Edward  Sprague,  of  Upwav, 
SPRAGUE  England,  county  of  Dorset, 
was  a  fuller  by  trade,  who  died 
in  Eiigland  in  1614.  En-  his  wife  Christiana 
there  were  children:  Ralph,  mentioned  be- 
low, Alice.  Edward.  Richard.  Christo]iher  and 
\^'illiam.  The  three  sons,  Ralph.  Ricliard  and 
William,  arrived  in  X'aumkeag  1' Salem).  I\ras- 
sachusetts  Colony,  either  in  1628,  witli  Gov- 
ernor Endicott's  part}-,  or  in  the  following 
year  with  a  party  of  independent  gentlemen. 
They  were  employed  by  GovernrT  Endicott  to 
make  explorations;  and  \^■ere  active  in  the  set- 
tlement of  Charlcstown,  and  the  making  of  a 
peace  with  the  Indians  between  the  Mvstic 
and  Charles  rivers. 

(II)  Ralph  Sprague.  bom  in  England, 
about  1603.  was  about  twcntv-five  \-ears  old 
v.dien  I'.e  c.nme  to  this  country.  He  liied  about 
September.  1650.  at  INIalden.  Ha-sacnuseits, 
leaving  a  \\  idow,  Joan  or  Jnanna.  w'no  mar- 
ried Edwai.l  Converse,  of  W'cburn.  Septem- 
ber 9,  1662.  On  September  j8,  ii'.3o,  Ralph 
Sprague  wa;  one  of  a  jury  wiiicii  >eein?  to 
ha\e  been  t!ie  first  one  impaneled  in  Massa- 
chusetts. He  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  train 
band.  His  children  were:  Jinath.an,  who 
died  in  Maiden.  15  (6).  1650;  Joiin.  men- 
tioned  hel-\^■ ;    Richard :    Samuel,    born   about 


1631,  died  October  3,  1696,  aged  65  (married 
Sarah  Hasse,  JMalden,  January  5,  16159)  ;  and 
Mary,  wlio  married  Daniel  Edmonds. 

(Ill)  Captain  John  Sprague.  son  of  Ralph, 
born  in  England,  1624.  came  to  this  country 
with  his  father.  He  settled  finally  at  ^lalden, 
Massachusetts,  and  died  there  June  25.  1602, 
ageil  68.  He  married.  May  2,  165 1.  Lydia 
Goffe.  who  died  fwiilow)  December  11,  1715. 
Children,  born  at  Maiden:  John.  9.  (T  ),  1751-' 
^2,  killed  December  16,  1703.  by  falling  tree, 
aged  51;  9-6;  Lydia,  married  John  Green- 
land; Jonathan,  born  .August,  1656,  died 
Alarch  8,  1730.  aged  75:  Samuel,  born  21 
(12),  1658-59;  Mary,  born  13  (2).  1661  ;  Ed- 
ward, mentioned  below ;  Phineas,  born  (12), 
1665-66,  died  at  ]\lalden,  August  29,  1736, 
aged  70;  Deborah,  b^rn  21  (71,  1670:  Sarah, 
born  (12),  1672;  audi  Hannah  (?),  married 
Samuel  Stower. 

(I\')  Captain  Edward  Sprague,  son  of  Cap- 
tain John  Sprague.  born  about  1663.  died 
April  14.  1715.  aged  52.  He  married,  at  Mai- 
den, X'ovember  2.4,  1693,  Dorothy,  daughter 
of  John  Lane.  His  widow  admini^t-ered  h.is 
estate;  she  died  March  29,  1727.  Children, 
born  at  Maiden :  William,  mentioned  below  ; 
.\nna,  born  ]^Iarch  20,  1696-97;  Dorothy,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1698:  Timothy,  Alay  23,  1700:  Eb- 
enczer,  X'ovember  6.  1701  ;  Jemima.  X'ovem- 
ber J  1703:  Lydia,  -\ugu>t  26,  1705;  Heze- 
kiah.  May  16,  1707  (  ?j  ;  Phoebe,  X'ovember 
17.  1709- 

( \")  William  Sprague,  son  of  Captain  Ed- 
ward Sprague,  born  at  Maiden.  September  4. 
1695,  died  there  X'ovember  21,  1747,  aged  ;2. 
He  married  there.  January  i.  1717,  Dorothv, 
daughter  of  Joseph  Flovd,  of  Lynn,  and  Eliz- 
abeth. Children,  born  at  ^.lalden:  i\!ary,  De- 
cember 25.  171S.  married  Thomas  ^^'a!te  ;  Ed- 
v.ard.  January  24.  1719-20:  Joseph.  Octi;>ber 
26.  1/22  (of  Leicester,  1780):  X'athan,  Oc- 
tober 24,  T724;  Johii.  September  29.  172S; 
Elizabeth.  May  12,  1736;  Dorothy,  February 
6,  1757-3^'.  Jonathan.  April  7,  1739:  Israel, 
mentinned  ljeL~'W. 

(\'l)  Israel  Sprague.  son  of  V\'iniam. 
Spragu.e,  was  bom  at  Maiden,  October  13. 
1741.  He  removed  from  }ilalden  with  other 
Spragues  to  Leicester,  ^.la^sachusetts.  where. 
March  25.  1762,  he  married  (first)  Phelie  Ha- 
sev,  of  Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  born  Febru- 
ary 5,  1741,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Sarah 
(L'(iham)  IIa=ey  ;  she  died  at  Athol,  Jime  13, 
17S2.  He  settled  at  Athol  in  1762  (the  his- 
tory of  Charlestown  .-tates  that  he  v>as  of  Ath- 
ol in  1780),  and  lived  there  until  about  1784. 
when  he  located  at  the  adjacent  town  of  Ger- 
rv,  novv  Phillipston.  He  died  at  Phillipston. 
X'ovember   2\.    1823,    aged   82.     He    married 


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(second)  at  Templeton.  October  i6.  1783, 
Ruth  (Larned)  Fisk.  widow  of  John  iMsk, 
wlioni  she  had  married  at  Tem])leton,  July  3, 
1777.  She  died  at  Adiol,  February  27,  1S13. 
^ged  57.  In  1790  the  only  Israel  Sprague 
in  Massachusetts,  according;  to  tlie  first  fed- 
eral census,  was  Israel  of  Gerry,  and  he  had 
in  his  family  two  males  over  sixteen,  one  un- 
der that  a,2:e.  and  four  females,  wdiich  corre- 
sponds with  his  then  family.  Children  of  first 
family,  born  at  Athol :  Dorothy.  December 
16.  1762.  died  at  Athol,  Alay  4,  1844,  aged 
eighty-one  years  :  Hasey  Floyd,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Esther.  October  28.  1768.  Chillren  of 
second  wife:  Israel,  September  21.  1784; 
died  May  23.  1795  :  Ruth,  baptized  at  Phillips- 
ton.  June  22,  1789:  child,  born  and  died  at 
Phillipston  in  1790;  A\'illiam,  died  at  Phillips- 
ton,  May  7,  1827.  aged  thirty-six  years.  Wil- 
liam's father  deeded  the  farm  at  Phillipston  to 
him,  September  10.  182 1,  conditio!ied  on  liis 
supporting  him?elf  (Israel)  and  Dorothy 
(daughter  of  Israel),  as  long  as  they  lived. 
Israel  and  Pheije  of  Athol  deeded  land  to 
John  Lucas  of  Bo-ton.  !\tay  2,  1768. 

(VTI)  Hasey  Floyd  Sprague,  son  of  Israel 
Sprague,  was  born  at  Athol,  November  i, 
176^,  and  baptized  (Asa  Flaud)  November  3, 
1765.  He  married  at  Athol.  ^lay  8,  1788, 
Mary  Newhall  (Newell),  born  June  28,  1768, 
died  June  5.  183S,  daughter  of  Hiram  "Xew- 
hall.  of  Leicester,  and  his  first  wife,  Mary  Sea- 
ver.  Kiram  Newhall  was  born  February  21, 
1738.  Jonathan  (5")  :  Thomas  (4)  ;  Thomas 
(3)  ;  Th.omas  (2)  :  Thomas  (i).  Hiram  died 
Septeni!)er  3,  1816.  Mary  Seaver  was  mar- 
ried January  21.  1762,  and  died  February  5. 
1769.  aged  29.  Between  1795  and  1798  Hasey 
Sprague  moved  to  Stratton,  Vermont,  and 
acquired  several  parcels  of  land.  His  farm 
wa^  kno\\n  as  Sprague  Hill,  and  was  situated 
at  Stratton  Gore,  between  Stratton  and  Som- 
erset. He  died  in  1844.  S'l'J  ^^'^s  burierl  in 
Stratton  Gore  cemetery,  as  was  his  wife  ^^ary. 
Children:     Joshua,  mentioned  below:  Seaver, 

'  born  July  26,  1793.  at  Phillipston.  died : 

Lucy,  born  November  5.  1795,  at  Athol,  Mas- 
sachusetts, married  at  Stratton.  \'crmont, 
Daiiivl     Grant.     NovemI.>er     15,      i8r8,     died 

;    Jeru~ha.    born    December    5,     1798. 

Stratton,  \'ermont.  married  Naham  Pike,  of 
Western  Massachusetts,  August  21,  1814.  at 
Stratton:  Israel,  born  November  12,  1801. 
Stratton,   \~ermont.   died   March   20.    i8''/3,   in 

Brattleboro    Retreat,    married    IMary    ■ , 

and  hail  two  sons  born  at  Stratton,  \'ermont : 
Edwin,  November  in,  1827.  and  Israel  Bar- 
nard   Baldwin.   N'^vembtr .    1836,   and 

a  daughter.  Mary  Ann  Nancy,  Jtme  30,  1S38 
(  ?)  ;  wife  Hilary  died   on  or  about  June    11, 


1842,    at    Somerset,    \'ermont :    Hiram,    born 
September  7,   1S06,  Stratton,  \'ermont. 

(V'lII)  Joshua  Sprague.  son  of  Hasey 
Flovd  Sprague.  was  bc)rn  at  Phillipston,  Mas- 
sachusetts, January  31,  1791,  and  died  at 
North  Adams,  ?^Iassachusctts,  wdiere  he  moved 
from  Wardsboro,  Vermont,  about  1836.  on 
November  10,  1862.  He  married  at  \Vards- 
boro,  \'ermont,  January  i,  1815  (intention 
dated  December  11,  1814,  at  I'hillipst'jn, 
?vlass.),  Betsey  Cummings,  daughter  of  David 
Cummings  (see  Cummings).  The  Phil- 
lipston records  call  her  of  Wardsboro,  \'er- 
mont,  in  the  intention  of  marriage  (p.  87, 
printed  records),  Betsey  Cumtnings  was 
born  at  F'etersham.  Massachusetts.  October 
30,  1793,  and  died  at  North  Adams,  Massa- 
chusetts, August  30,  1866.  Fie  went  to  Strat- 
ton with  his  father  and  family,  and  about 
1829  went  to  Wardsboro,  the  next  town, 
where  he  had  a  farm.  In  1S36  he  deedied  his 
farm  to  Marcus  White,  and  moved  with  his 
family  to  North  Adams,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  was  a  builder. 

Children,  born  at  Stratton,  Vermont :  i. 
Lucy  E..  April  7,  1816,  married  Henry  Whit- 
ney, of  Stratton,  and  had:  Henry  J..  George, 
Cliarles,  ]\Iartin,  Scva,  Ada  and  Zvlarv.  died 
at  North  Adams.  2.  Martha  L..  born  Novem- 
ber 21.  1817.  married  Dr.  Justin  Smith,  and 
had  Williamerta  and  others,  3.  George  Wa>t;- 
ington.  March  11.  1820.  died  Novemher  22. 
1855,  at  Springfield.  }ilassachusetts  (kilk-.l  by 
railroa'd  train);  children:  George  N.,  r\tarv 
and  Egbert.  4.  Almira  J  ,  born  February  19. 
1822.  died  at  North  Adams,  married  (second) 
William  Hurd,  and  ha,d  several  children.  5. 
Seaver  Austin,  born  October  27,  1823,  died 
in  New  York  City,  about  1893.  6.  Augui^tin 
Newell,  born  August  22.  1826,  probably  died 
about  1891,  at  Atchison,  Kansas;  child,  Bir- 
die. 7,  Elvira  Betsey  Ann,  born  April  23, 
1828,  married  Samuel  Parker,  and  died  at 
North  Adams.  Born  at  Wardsboro.  Vermont, 
near  Stratton:  8.  Lucena  M.,  born  February 
3,  1S30;  died  at  North  Adams.  9.  David  Cum- 
mings. mentioned  below.  10.  Joshua  Martin, 
born  September  2^.  1835,  married  Helen  Ly- 
ons, and  had:  Walter,  Ralph  J.,  Helen,  Eve- 
lyn, Henry  H.  and  Stella. 

(IN)  Daviil  Cummings  Sprague,  son  of 
Joshua  Sprague.  was  born  July  3,  1S33.  at 
\\'ardsboro.  \"ermont.  He  was  superintend- 
ent of  a  hat  factory  at  Milford.  Connecticut, 
and  afterward  lived  in  the  west,  where  he 
went  at  the  time  of  the  death  of  his  wife  in 
1865.  Returning  East,  while  in  business  in 
Rahway,  New  Jersey,  he  was  instantly  killed 
by  a  railroad  train.  He  married,  at  New  Ha- 
ven,  Connecticut,    1852,    Frances   Ju'ia  Kir.g. 


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\vlio  died  suddenly  in  1S65,  at  Miltord.  Con- 
necticut, daughter  of  Franklin  King',  born  .\n- 
guit  25,  i/ijS,  and  Polly  (Backus)  King,  born 
October  23,  1790,  and  married.  September  12. 
1822.  Her  father  lived  at  Chico[)ee  l-'alls, 
Massachusetts,  and  was  foreman  of  a  cotton 
mill.  He  had  three  brothers.  Children  of 
Franklin  and  Polly  King:  i.  Nancy  Ann 
King,  born  November  2g.  1823,  married 
(first)  John  Edwards,  of  Goshen,  (lied  at  New 
Haven,  and  (  second  1  December  16,  1852.  Cor- 
nelius i^iatt,  and  had:  Cornelia,  December  26. 
1853,  married  (firstt  July  12.  1873,  Hiram 
Gay,  of  Stoughton,  Massachusetts,  and  ( sec- 
ond)' about  1SS6.  Edgar  Richanl<.  of  \"er- 
mont ;  Florence  Piatt.  April  12,  1S55.  died 
August  I.  1853:  Jennie  Piatt.  December  25, 
1857.  married  (first)  Thomas  Matthew-;,  an 
Englishman,  and  ( second )  John  Moltz.  2. 
Pliebe  M.,  born  April  4,  1827:  died  September 
ID,  1827.  3.  Caroline  A.,  born  September  3, 
1829,  married  A.sa  ^^'eeks.  a  well-known  spir- 
itualist, and  lived  at  Worthington  Hills,  and 
later  at  Onset  Bay,  Wareham,  Massacluisetts, 
where  his  wife  died,  leaving  a  son,  John 
Weeks.  4.  Frances  Julia,  married  David  Cum- 
niings  Sprague,  as  stated  aho\-e.  5.  Laura, 
married  Robert  Cunningham,  of  New  Haven. 
Connecticut.  Children  of  David  Cummings 
Sprague:  i.  Seaver,  died  young.  2.  Frank 
Julian,  mentioned  below.  3.  Charles  Mav, 
born  at  IMilford,  Connecticut,  April  30.  iSfSo. 
(X)  Frank  Julian  Sprague.  son  of  David 
Cummings  Sfirague.  was  born  at  Milford, 
Connecticut,  July  25,  1857.  He  received  a 
liigh  school  education  at  North  Adams,  Mas- 
sachusetts. In  1874  he  won  the  competitive 
appointment  to  the  United  States  Naval  Acad- 
emy at  Annapolis,  and  graduated  in  1S78  with 
high  rank  in  engineering,  physics,  mathemat- 
ics and  architecture.  Fie  then  took  a  special 
course  in  electrical  work,  and  developed 
strong  inventive  faculties.  In  i87<S  he  was 
ordered  to  United  States  Ship  ■"Richmond," 
bound  for  the  Chinese  Station,  and  was  spe- 
cial correspondent  of  che  Bostnii  Herald  dur- 
ing this  cruise  at  the  time  of  General  Grant's 
visit  to  China  and  Japan.  He  returned  home 
in  1880,  anil  carried  on  electrical  experiments 
at  the  Stevens  Institute  Shoi.is  and  the  Brook- 
lyn Navy  Yard.  He  was  th.e.n  ordered  to  duty 
'on  the  training  ship  "Minnesota,"  where  he 
made  the  first"  attempts  to  introduce  the  in- 
candescent electric  light  into  the  naval  serv- 
ice. Later  he  continued  his  experiments  at 
the  Torpedo  Station  at  Newport.  He  was  or- 
dered to  the  U.  S.  S.  "Lancaster."  of  the  Med- 
iterranean squadron,  and  subsequentiv  as- 
signed to  duty  at  the  Cr^-stal  Palace  Exh.ibithm 
3t    Svdenham.    England.      He    was    the    onlv 


American  on  the  jury,  and  the  youngest  mem- 
ber of  it.  Among  his  associates  were  Horace 
Darwin,  Captain  d,e  Abuey  and  Professors 
Frankland,  W,  Gryll  Adams  and  Fleming  Jen- 
kin,  all  famous  scientists.  He  was  made  sec- 
retary of  his  section,  and  organized  and  con- 
ducted experiments  on  dynamo  machines,  elec- 
tric lights  and  gas  engines.  In  his  interest  in 
his  work  he  overstayed  his  leave,  and  was 
possibly  saved  from  a  court-martial  bv  his  re- 
port to  the  Navy  Department,  which  was  pub- 
lished by  the  Bureau  of  Intelligence  and  re- 
ceived high  commendation. 

Passing  the  examination  fc>r  ensign,  he  ob- 
tained a  year's  leave  and  resigned  to  become 
assistant  to  Thomas  A.  Edison.  He  remained 
with  him  for  a  }-ear.  and  during  that  time 
maile  important  improvements  in  matters  con- 
nected with  electric  light  distribution.  Alean- 
while  he  became  interested  in  the  electric 
transmission  of  power,  and  at  tlie  end  of  a 
year  resigned  from  Mr.  Edison's  emplo_\-.  and 
with  E.  H.  Johnson  organized  the  Sprague 
Electric  Railway  and  ATotor  Companv  and  be- 
gan the  development  of  electric  motors.  In 
1S84  he  exhibited  a  number  r,[  these  at  the 
Phila'lelphia  Electrical  Exhibition.  His  con- 
stant speed  mcttors,  tlie  first  of  the  kind,  were 
endorsed  b)-  the  parent  Edison  Electric  Light 
Company  for  use  by  its  licensed  companies, 
and  for  the  next  four  years  there  was  an  ex- 
traordinary advance  in  the  application  of  sta- 
tionary motors  to  industrial  operations. 

In  1885  he  took  up  the  Elevated  Railway 
problem,  and  in  December  of  that  year  pre- 
sented a  paper  before  the  Society  of  Arts  in 
Boston,  setting  forth  advant.-jges  of  electrical 
equipment  of  that  road  with  motors  under  the 
cars.  During  1886  he  carried  on  experi- 
ments on  private  tracks  on  East  24th  street. 
New  York,  and  tiien  on  the  34tii  street  branch 
of  the  Elevated  Road,  where  was  first  exhib- 
ited the  fundamental  method  of  mountitig 
geared  motors  which  has  come  into  universal 
use.  About  the  same  time  he  built  motors 
for  experimental  operation  of  cars  with  stor- 
age batteries,  in  New  York,  Boston  and  Phila- 
delphia;  and  also  began  the  con-^truction  of  a 
motor  car  for  pulling  a  train  of  car^  to  be 
equipped  with  four  73  H.  P.  motors. 

In  May,  1887,  he  took  contracts  for  the 
equipment  of  the  Union  Passenger  Rr.ihvav 
of  St.  Joseph.  Missouri,  and  the  I'nion  Pas- 
senger FiaiUvav  .;.f  Richmonii.  \'irg:iiia,  the 
latter  comprising  eighty  moturs  for  fortv  cars, 
the  complete  overhead  system,  and  a  central 
statir)n.  This  contract  was  finally  carried  out 
under  extraordinary  difficulties  in  spite  >:>i 
every  prediction  oi  failure.  It  was  th.e  first 
commercial  electric  road  on  a  large  scale,  anil 


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laid  the  foundation  of  the  modern  trolley  de- 
velopment. On  this  road  was  tried  [iracti- 
cally  every  device  except  the  carbon  brush, 
which  characterizes  the  modern  system,  and 
within  six  yeais  live-sixths  of  the  cxistinc; 
horse-car  lines  were  converted  into  electricall_\- 
operated  systems. 

About  1S90  the  Spra.que  Company  was  ab- 
sorbed by  the  Etlison  (/icneral  Electric  Com- 
pany, and  Mr.  Sprague  remained  for  a  time 
as  consulting  engineer.  He  then  took  up  the 
development  of  electric  elevators  with  Mr. 
Charles  R.  Pratt,  organized  the  Sprague  Elec- 
tric Elevator  Company,  andi  developed  the 
high-speed  screw  elevator,  the  automatic 
house  elevator,  and  the  two-motor  drum  ele- 
vator. Of  the  latter.  fort_\'-nine  of  large  size 
were  installed  on  the  Central  London  Elec- 
tric Railway  in  lieu  of  competing  hydraulics. 
In  the  meantime,  in  iI^Qj;.  in  companv  with 
Doctors  Louis  Duncan  an.l  Cary  Hutcliinsun. 
he  designed  one  01  the  earliest  large  electric 
locomotives  for  the  late  HeTir_\"  X'illartl. 

Although  he  had  been  out  of  the  railway 
business  for  a  considerable  period,  Mr. 
Sprague  had  been  for  a  number  of  years,  and 
still  v.-as,  keenly  intere^te  1  in  the  subject  of 
rapid  transit.  Inu  he  was  an.  opponent  of  ele- 
vated railroad  extensions  in  New  York  and  an 
urgent  advocate  of  the  underground  system 
to  ha\e  both  express  and  local  tracks,  and  to 
be  equipped  and  operated  electrically.  .\s 
early  a-  1S91  he  had  publicly  ottered  to  dem- 
onstrate the  pctssibilities  C'f  electrical  opera- 
tion on  a  large  scale  at  b.is  expense.  In  1897, 
ten  years  after  the  Richmcnd  ontract.  he  un- 
dertook another  pioneer  development,  that  of 
the  multiple-unit  systen-.  of  train  operation, 
v.hich.  provided  for  equipping  cars  ^vith  mo- 
tors and  controllers  of  'uc'i  capacity  as  ini.li- 
vidually  needed,  and  then  C'''mbir.ing  these 
cars  into  trains,  irrespecti\e  of  numlier,  se- 
quep.ce  or  end  relation,  and  with  or  without 
other  non-motor  car--,  controlliucr  tluui  all 
from  master  controllers  c-n  anv  or  all  cars 
through  the  niLdium  iif  a  secondary  train 
line.  In  1896-97  i;e  rej.eatedly  but  vain'\  of- 
fererl  to  demonstrate  the  possibilities  ''f  the 
system  at  his  own  expen-^e  on  th.e  Manhattan 
elevated  road.  In  tin.-  -spring  of  1807.  being 
called  in  consultation  on  the  S'.'Utii  Side  Lle- 
vateil  in  Chicagi',  he  pniposed  multiple-unit 
equipm.ent,  and  shrn-tiy  .'itiei  wards  [lers mally 
took  the  contract  f<'r  carr>ing  it  nut.  This 
was  the  beginning  oi  a  -}  -tcm  which  iia^  now 
become  universal  with  electric  train  operation, 
such  as  on  the  imder-rniuTl.  eie\ated.  and 
Other  roads  of  like  character,  and  in  addition 
to  the  motor  car-  on  the  New  ^'ork  Central 
it  i.s  also  applied  \.o   the  .operation  of  clcctr;c 


locomotives  there  and  on  the  New  York  and 
New  Haven  and  Pennsylvania  railroads.  The 
system  was  developed  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Sprague  Electric  Com;iany,  a  consolidation 
of  the  Siiragiie  Electric  Elevator  and  the  In- 
terior Conduit  &  Insulation  Companie.-.,  and  a 
few  years  later  this  company,  after  disposing 
of  its  elevator  business  to  the  Otis  Elevator 
Com]iany,  was  absorbed  by  the  General  Elec- 
tric Company. 

Shortly  afterwards,  ^Ir.  Sprague  was  se- 
lected as  a  member  of  the  Electric  Traction 
Commission  of  the  New  Yorlc  Central  Rail- 
road, and  for  fotn-  \ears  was  active  in  the 
inaugiu-ation  of  the  electric  system  on  that 
road,  collaborating  with  its  chairman,  \'ice- 
President  W.  J.  W'ilgus.  in  the  development 
of  the  protected  under-contact  third  rail.  He 
has  ne't  only  always  been  a  strong  believer  in 
and  an  active  pinncer  an<l  promoter  of  the 
electric  railway,  Init  has  especially  advocated 
high  potentials  for  a  nimiber  of  \-ears.  His 
recommendati'-'us  and  M-ork  in  behalf  of  direct 
current  df\  elopnients  has  brought  aliout  at 
least  a  rl.iubliug  nf  the  standards  in  earlv  nor- 
mal use  fiir  sul.Hirba!!  and  protected  third  rail 
work,  and  much  higher  possibilities  fijr  over- 
head supply  for  trunk  lines. 

Pie  wa-^  av>-arded  a  medal  at  the  Philadel- 
phia Electrical  Exhibitirn,  the  gold  medal  at 
tlie  Paris  Exposition  in  1880,  the  Elliott  Cres- 
son  Medal  liy  the  Erauldin  Institute  in  1902, 
the  Grand  P»"ize  by  the  .'-^t.  Louis  T'urcha'^e 
Exhibition  in  1904,  and  the  Edison  I\Iedal  in 
1911.  for  inventions  and  developments  in  elec- 
tric motors  and  electric  railways,  and  -pvcial 
achievements  in  the  electric  arts.  Lie  is  pa^t- 
president  and  member  of  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Electrical  Engineers  and  the  Ncv.- 
York  Electrical  Society,  meml.ier  of  the  Amer- 
ican Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  and  the  .\mer- 
ican  Institute  of  Consulting  Engineers,  the 
I'algli■^h  Institutions  of  Civil  and  Electrical 
En-iiicer«  and  the  L'niti-il  States  Naval  In- 
stitute, and  aLn  an  associate  member  of  the 
Snciet}-  of  Naval  Architects  and  Marine  Engi- 
neer^ He  is  ciir.Nultinq-  engineer  o."  the 
Sprague  Electric,  General  Electric  and  the 
Otis  Elevator  companies,  and  was  recently  se- 
lected !;y  tlte  Southern  Pacific  Conipany  to 
pref'aro,  m  collaborati(-n  with  its  officers,  a  re- 
port 'in  th.e  ;iracticanility  of  electrifying  the 
Sierra  No\:''a  m')untai!i  section  of  the  Sac- 
ramento Di>,i-:M:-.  of  that  company,  to  increase 
its  cai:acit\',  an  i>iierative  problem  geuerallv 
admitted  to  be  one  <jf  the  niost  difficult  in  the 
railroad   worid. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  I'niversity,  Ce^.tury. 
Engineer-,  .Vew  York  Radroad.  (7ity  Lunc!; 
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tics,  he  is  an  independent  Republican,  hut  has 
iif\cr  held  office.  During  tiie  Spanisli  War. 
iSnS,  he  volunteered  for  special  active  service, 
but  a  severe  accident  to  his  eyes  made  such 
impossible   for  ilie  time. 

He  married  (first),  1885,  in  Xew  Orleans. 
Mary  Harned  Keatinge,  daus^hte'-  of  William 
Keatinge  ( member  of  the  tirni  of  Keatinge  & 
liall  of  Columbia,  engravers  of  the  Confed- 
erate bank  notes),  and  a  graduate  of  Dublin 
University,  and  of  Harriette  C.  Keatinge.  in 
later  life  a  well-known  physician  in  Xew  C)r- 
leans  and  Xew  York.  Their  children  were 
Mary  Harned,  mentioned  above,  aiul  Har- 
riette D'Esmonde.  now  a  physician  in  Xew 
York.  He  married  (second)  C'ctober  11. 
1899,  Harriet  Chapman  Jones,  daughter  of 
Captain  Henry  Roger  Jones.  U.  S.  A.  (re- 
tired.), and  Sarah  (Chec'^ebrough )  Jones, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Amos  Cheesebrough,  late  a 
trustee  of  Yale  College.  Child  of  first  wife: 
Frank  D'Esmonde,  born  in  X'ew  York,  March 
29,  1888:  a  igri  graduate,  with  degree  of  civil 
engineering,  from  Cornell  University.  Qiil- 
dren  of  the  second  \\ifc:  Robert  Cliapman. 
born  August  3,  1900,  in  Xew  York:  Julian 
King,  June  14,  1003.  in  Xew  York:  and  Fran- 
ces Althea,  August  9,  ioo<^,  Sharon,  Connecti- 
cut. 

For  Harriet  Chapman  Sprague's  genealogv, 
see  Chapman  and  Cheesebrough  records. 

(The  Cumniings  Linei. 
The  family  of  Cummings  seems  to  have 
had  its  origin  in  Comines,  near  Lille,  between 
France  and  Belgiimi,  and  from  there  emi- 
grated to  .Scotland.  Some  niembers  believe 
it  to  be  descended  from  the  famous  Red 
Cumin,  of  Badenoch,  in  the  southeastern  part 
of  Invernesshire,  Scotland.  The  name  is  va- 
riously spelled  in  the  records  of  England, 
Scotland  and  America. 

'  (I)  .Isaac  Cumm.ings.  inimigrant  ancestor. 
was  born  in  1601.  He  appears  in  Ipswich. 
Massachusetts,  in  1641.  in  the  !i=t  of  com- 
moners, and  is  said  to  have  had  a  planting" 
lot  in  Reedy  marsh  and  a  house  lot  in  the 
town  as  early  as  July,  163S.  He  wa^  ad- 
mitted a  freeman  in  1642 ;  n  as  a  constable 
in  1666,  with  his  son  Isaac  as  his  deputy : 
was  elected  deacon  of  the  church  in  1676. 
and  was  often  moderator  of  the  town  meet- 
in.gs.  His  vvil!  was  dated  ^lay  8,  1677.  Chil- 
dren: Ann.  born  1629:  John,  Iiorn  about 
icj.p:  Isaac,  mentioned  below;  Elizabeth,  mar- 
ried John  Jewell. 

(II)  Deacon  Isaac  12)  Cummings,  son  of 
Isaac  (i)  Cummings.  v.as  born  about  1633. 
lie  was  a  commoner  in  1672  and  admitted  a 
freeman  in   1673:  was  a  sergeant  in  the  Ips- 


wich company  in  .King  Pinlip"s  war ;  was 
often  mo'ierator  of  the  town  meetings,  and 
held  office  as  highway  suive\or,  town  treas- 
urer, tytliingman.  con^tallle  and  selectman. 
He  was  elected  deaccin  in  i(.i8o  and  served  in 
that  office  during  the  remainder  of  liis  life. 
He  fell  into  the  prevalent  error  of  his  day 
and  was  a  firm  believer  in  witchcraft.  He 
testified  against  Elizabeth  ib:>w.  that  a  rnare 
of  his  had  been  strangel_\'  attected  l)y  her 
influence,  and  upon  such  evidence  she  was 
condennied  and  executed  in  July.  1692.  He 
deeded  the  Iiomestead  to  his  .-^on  John,  Alarch. 
1714-15.  His  will  was  dated  April  27,  1712, 
and  proved  January  19,  1721-22.  He  mar- 
ried. Xovember  2'j .  1659.  ;\lary  Andrews,  born 
1638,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Grace  Andrews, 
of  Rowley  Milage.  Her  father  came  there 
from  Boxfcrd,  England,  in  1656,  and  was 
the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  family  to  which 
the  war  governor  belonged.  Children :  Son, 
born  and  died  August  28,  1G60:  son,  born 
and  died  Xovember  2,  1661  :  son,  bi5rn  and 
died  Decemljer  6,  1662  ;  Isaac,  born  September 
15.  1664:  John,  mentioned  below:  Thomas, 
June  27.  1670:  Mary,  February  16,  1671-72; 
Robert,  .Vpril  i.  1674:  Abigail,  married  Sam.- 
uel  Pcrlev ;  Stebbins,  bo^n  February  27.  1680. 

(Ill)  Jolm,  son  of  Deacon,  Isaac  (2)  Cum- 
mings, was  born  in  Ipswich.  Jime  7.  1666. 
He  inherited  th.c  home>tf;ad,  and  the  house 
was  still  standing  in  1S82.  when  it  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire.  It  is  now  known  as  the 
Peterson  farm,  and  was  d.ivided,  betv:een  his 
two  sons,  Joseph  and  John.  His  will  was 
made  I^lay  8.  1722.  and  proved  July  16  of 
the  same  year.  His  son  David,  who  was  the 
executor,  was  given  the  lands  on  the  south 
side  of  the  river  and  on  the  eastern  side  of 
Xichcls  Brook.  He  married.  .January  23, 
1688,  Susanna  Tov,-n.  born  in  Topsfield,  Mas- 
sachusett  ,  December  24,  1671,  died  Septem- 
ber 13,  1766,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Phoebe 
(PerkiTis)  Town.  Children:  Joseph,  bap- 
tized January  26.  1689-90;  John,  baptized 
Tuly  12.  1693.  mentioned  below :  Isaac,  born 
"December  25,  it>C)5  :  David,  April  15,  1698: 
}darv,  ^lay  13,  1700:  Su-anna.  January  13, 
1701-02:  Stebbins.  .\ugu-t,  1706;  Samuel. 
February  14.  1708-a):  Rebecca,  baptized  X.> 
vcmber  i.  1713. 

(IV'i  Jolm  i  2\  ^('W  of  John  (r)  Cum- 
mings, was  baptized  Jid\-  [2.  \bQ2.  in  Tops- 
field.  He  married.  Fcliruar>  18.  1715.  Mary, 
daughter  of  Isaac  and  Martha  (  Towne )  Lar- 
rabee,  of  Lynn.  ]\Iassachu5ett^.  He  was  a 
shoemaker  by  trade  and  lived  first  in  Middle- 
ton  and  then  Southlwro.  Massacb.usetts.  In 
the  latter  place  he  bought  a  farm  of  J.'hn 
Howe.      His    will    was    made    December    19. 


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1755.  and  he  (lied  February  29,  1756.  Chillrcn: 
John,  born  April  19,  1717;  Hannah,  Xovcni- 
ber  6,  1718;  Mercy,  October  20.  1720;  Benja- 
min, September  12,  1723,  died  \nung;  Reu- 
ben, January  29,  1720,  mentioned  beiijw ; 
Sarah,  Alay  30,  1729;  Uenjamin,  October  9, 
173 1  ;  Joseph.  February  5,  1733. 

(\')  Reuben,  son  of  John  (2)  Cummings, 
was  born  January  29,  1726,  died  intestate  in 
1808  at  Petersham,  Massachusetts.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  1747,  Hannah  Booth.  He  mar- 
ried  (second)  Elizabeth  ,     Children  of 

first  wife,  born  at  Southboro:  Reuben,  Alay 
12,  1749;  William,  October  iS,  1752:  Han- 
nah, August  8,  1757;  Hcpsibnh,  October  S, 
1759.  Children  of  second  wife,  born  at  Tem- 
pleton,  ^.lassachusetts :  Elizabeth,  April  5, 
1762:  Ruany,  June  5,  1764;  Martha,  Novem- 
ber 22.  ijb'j  \  David, -August  31,  1769.  men- 
tioned below;  Eunice,  February  11,  1771. 

(VI)  David,  son  of  Reuben  Cummings, 
was  born  in  Templeton,  August  31,  171J9,  and 
married,  February  i,  1793,  at  Gerr\-,  now 
Phillipston,  Massachusetts,  Miriam  Wheeler. 
Children,  born  at  Petersham :  Betsey,  Oc- 
tober 20,  1793,  married  Joshua  Sprague  (see 
Sprague  \'ni)  ;  Reuben,  August  20.  1795; 
David,  Alarch  19,  1797;  Gilbert,  October  18, 
1798;  Lyman,  October  11,  iSoo;  Almira 
(twin),  April  26,  1803;  Alvira  (twin)  :  Sum- 
ner, Mav  9.  1804.  The  twins  were  saiil  to  be 
the  oldest  in  Xew  England  at  the  time  of  the 
first's  death,  at  atout  77  years. 


John  Russell,  immigrant  an- 
RUSSELL     cestor,  came  to  New  England 

and  settled  first  at  Cam- 
bridge, where  he  was  a  proprietor  m  1635. 
He  was  admitted  a  freeman,  March  3,  1635- 
36,  and  \\as  a  town  otiicer  and  clerk  of  the 
writs.  He  was  a  subscriber  to  tlie  orders 
drawn  up  for  the  town  of  \\'oburn,  at 
Charlestown.  in  1640,  and  v.as  one  i~>f  the  first 
settlers  of  Woburn.  He  was  a  proprietor 
there  in  1640.  He  was  fclcctnian  of  Wobr.ra 
several  years,  and  in  1644  was  appointed  on 
a  committee  for  distribution  of  land.  He  \vas 
deacon  of  the  ch.urch,  but  afterwards  became 
a  Baptist,  and  about  1G69-70  was  admitted 
to  the  Baptist  ch.urch  of  Boston,  which  at 
that  time  met  for  worship  at  Xoddle's  Island. 
He  wa-;  later  chosen  elder  of  th.is  church.  Fcjr 
his  change  of  faith  he  was  summoned  before 
the  court  at  Charlestown  in  1671  and  sent 
to  pris(-in,  but  was  soon  released.  He  died 
June    I,    1676.     His   will  was  dated   May  27, 

l'^76.     He  married    rfirsl)    Elizabeth  , 

Wiio  died  December  16,  1644.  He  married 
(second!.  May  13,  1645.  Elizabeth  Baker, 
who    died    January    17,    1689-90.      Children: 


Samuel,  born  i6i(j;  John,  mentioned  below; 
Mar\,  married,  December  21,  1O59,  Tuiiotiiv 
Brooks. 

(II)  John  Russell,  sen  of  John  Russell, 
was  born  about  1620,  and  died  December  22. 
1680,  He  settled  first  in  Woburn  and  re- 
moved to  Boston,  where  he  was  ordained  to 
succeed  Elder  Gould  as  minister  of  the  Bap- 
tist church,  July  28,  1679.  During  the  short 
period  he  was  in  office  he  wrote  a  treatise  in 
answer  to  some  harsh  reflections  in  a  pub- 
lication by  Rev.  Dr.  Increase  Mather,  assert- 
ing "The  Divine  Right  of  Infant  Baptism."' 
The  answer  was  entitled  ■'.\  Brief  Narrative 
of  some  considerable  passages  concerning  the 
First  Gathering  and  Further  Progress  of  a 
Church  of  Christ  in  Gospel  Order,  in  Boston, 
in  New  England,  etc."  It  was  dated  in  Bos- 
ton. May  20,  16S0,  and  sent  to  London  for 
publication.  Fle  married,  October  31,  1661, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  John  Champney,  of  Cam- 
bridge. She  died  at  Woburn,  April  26.  1696. 
He  is  buried  in  King's  Chapel  bur;.-ing 
ground,  Boston.  Children:  John,  born  Au- 
gust I,  1662:  Joseph.  January  16.  11363-64, 
mentioned  below;  Samuel.  February  3.  1667- 
68.  died  December  i,  1668:  Sarah,  February 
10,  1670-71  ;  Elizabeth,  February  19,  1672- 
73  ;  Jonathan,  .\ugust  6,  1675  •  Tl'omas.  Jan- 
uarv  ;,  1677-78:  Ruth. 

('ifn  Jo-cph  Russell,  ^on  of  John  Rus'^ell. 
was  horn  at  ^\'ohurn,  January  16,  T663-64, 
died  at  Boston,  March  13.  1713-14.  He  mar- 
ried !\Iar}- .  who  died  March  28,  17161. 

Both  are  buried  in  King's  Chapel  bunins: 
groimd  in  Boston.  Children :  Joseph,  Decem- 
ber 13,   1687:  }.Ia'-y;  Abigail:  Saraii.  nuirriei 

\\'akeneld  :  Elizabeth,  married   Toscph 

r\Ii!ler :  Mehitable ;  Thomas,  born  [ulv  11. 
1705,  mentioned  below;  Skiimer,  died  in  Bos- 
ton, June,  1752;  Jemathan. 

(  I\")  Thomas  RusseU,  son  of  Joseph  Rus- 
'^ell,  was  born  July  ir  1705,  died  September  i, 
1780.  He  married  (first)  Elizabeth,  daug'ifer 
i:>f  Jeremiah  Condy  and  sister  of  Rev.  Icremiah 
Condy.  She  was  a  well  educated  wr^man  and 
jiosscssed  many  accomplishments  K-i  t'-.e  dav. 
She  constructed  curious  pictures  of  ri!i!:rree 
work,  also  wax  flowers  of  rare  beautw  Her 
embroidery  attracted  much  atlentii'U.  a~  di'I 
also  a  Flolland  bed-pread.  Wliile  Boston 
was  held  by  the  British  in  the  war  of  the 
revolution,  soldiers  were  admitted  to  the  hnuse 
an.d  ruined  the  =prcad  with,  blood  stains.  Thev 
also  carried  ofT  her  finest  piece  of  embroid- 
ery, into  which  she  had  wrou2:ht  sfold  and 
silver  tlireads.  In  1878  a  whiie  silk  a;.Tr.n 
em!iroidered  by  her  in  1710-20  had  a  promi- 
nent place  in  a  loan  exhibition  of  the  .'^i->ciety 
of  Decorative  Art  in  New  Yor.k.     A  sampler 


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of  Elizabeth  Russell,  her  only  daughter.  1775- 
76,  is  still  presfcrvod.  Tb.omas  Russell  mar- 
ried (second)  Honora  Loud,  who  married 
(secund)  Deacon  Philip  Freeman.  Thomas 
Russell  is  buried  in  King's  Chapel  burying 
ground.  Children:  Thomas,  died  1752; 
Joseph,  born  October  2,  173.2.  mentioned  be- 
low; Jeremiah  Condy,  died  August  30,  1759; 
John,  born  April  12,  1737;  William,  Septem- 
ber 12,  1739;  Jonathan.  1741.  Children  of 
second  wife:  Elizabeth,  born  April  16.  1757; 
Thomas,  September  8.  1758. 

(\')  Honorable  Joseph  Russell,  son  of 
Thom.as  Russell,  was  born  October  2,  1732, 
(lied  in  Woodstock,  Connecticut,  .May  18, 
1792.  He  married  (tirst  1  }.Iary  Checkley, 
born  January  4.  1735.  died  August.  1770. 
prubably  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Checkley,  of 
Boston.  He  married  (second)  Amey,  born 
September  7,  1748.  who  was  a  stepdaughter 
of  Governor  Stephen  Hopkins,  one  of  the 
signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
who  married  Anne  Smith,  widow,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Smith.  She  died  August  7,  1784, 
and  he  married  (thin_i)  Ann  Frances  Lippitt. 
daughter  of  Joseph  and  Lucy  (Boweni  Lip- 
pitt. born  [March  30.  1748.  died  April  i.  1827. 
Joseph  Russell  was  a  m.erchant  of  Providence, 
R.  I.,  associated  with  his  brother  William.  In 
1785  he  was  state  senator.  He  was  interested 
in  the  cause  of  education  and  was  one  of  the 
trustees  of  Rhode  Island  College,  now  Brown 
University.  During  the  last  years  of  his  life 
lie  lived  a  retired  life  at  his  country  seat  at 
Woodstock,  where  he  died.  He  was  highly 
re^pccted  as  a  man  cf  business  and  a  good  cit- 
izen. In  religion  he  was  an  Episcopalian. 
Children  of  first  wife:  Joseph,  born  August, 
1755-  fJieci  September.  1755  ;  Joseph  Dolbeare, 
September  2.  1756.  died  !March.  1786:  \\"il- 
liam.  Mav  12,  175S.  nienti'ined  below,  died 
Afiril  18.  1822;  Mary.  January  i.  1760:  E'.iza. 
October  29.  171)3:  \nn.  May  12,  17O5.  died 
-Vugr.st  10.  1787:  Susannah  Condy,  Octt^ber 
17.  1767:  Hayle}-  'tv.-in),  July  29.  i7<>o.  died 
July  16.  1780;  H'^pkins  ftwini,  Jul\-  20. 
'7'").  died  .\r.L:ust  7.  17S7.  Children  of 
■second  wife:  Beniamin,  February  22.  1774, 
died  October  16.  1780:  Ame\-.  September  2. 
177!^.  died  :^.rarch  14,  178-,. 

CM)  William  Russell, ^on  of  Joseph  Rus- 
sell, was  born  May  12.  1758.  an<l  upon  the 
death  of  his  fath?r  succeeded  to  the  home  at 
\\  D.I  i^trirk,  Ci'inriecticut.  above  referred  to. 
^^liich  wa'^  said  to  be  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
ill  that  section  of  the  state.  He  there  en- 
tracred  in  the  manufacture  cf  pearlash  and 
r>"fash,  which  he  pri>duced  in  large  quantities 
and  sent  to  Providence,  R.  I.,  where  there  was 
•T  ready  market  for  it.     He  was  a  great  ath- 


lete and  fond  of  sports,  and,  among  other 
things,  enjoyed  skating  exceedingly,  and,  as 
there  was  a  large  artificial  lake  on  his  place, 
he  had  many  opportunities  to  indulge  in  this 
healthy  and  invigorating  e.\ercise.  It  is  re- 
lated of  him  that  at  one  time  when  he  was 
skating  on  this  lake,  his  little  daughter  was 
on  the  ice,  and.  without  stopping,  he  stooped 
and  took  her  in  liis  arms,  and  proceeding, 
jumped,  without  touching,  a  tive  foot  lence 
which  separated  one  part  of  the  lake  from  an- 
other, and  placed  her  safel}'  on  the  ice  on  the 
other  side,  and  continued  on  his  way  across 
the  lake. 

He  married,  April  7,  1785,  Rebecca  Potter, 
who  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Esther 
Potter,  and  born  March  19,  I7'i8.  Their  cnil- 
dren  were  Harriet,  born  January  9,  1786,  died 
February  21,  1857;  Joseph,  mentioned  beiow, 
born  ^larch  6,  17S8,  died  1863  :  Ann  Frances, 
born  November  22,  1789;  Haley  Hopkins, 
born  January  5,  1793 :  Emily  Esther,  bom 
IVIarch  28,  1795:  and  Eliza  Rhohe.  bcjrn  Au- 
gust 13,  1797.  His  wife  died  February  iC. 
18 16.  in  the  4Sth  year  of  her  age.  and  he  died 
April  13.  1822.  aged  64  years. 

(A'll)  Joseph  Russell,  son  of  William  Rus- 
sell, was  born  [March  6.  1788.  While  a  boy  at 
home  he  was  in  rather  poor  health  and  the 
fairiily  physician  advised  his  parents  to  send 
him  to  sea  as  his  father  was  engaged  in  shio- 
ping  and  owned  several  East  India  vessels  and 
knew  and  could  trust  the  captains  of  them. 
He  made  several  voyages  to  China  and  other 
places,  and  liked  the  sea  so  well  that  he  be- 
came first  mate  on  one  of  the  vessels,  and 
continuedi  that  life  for  a  number  of  years. 
Later  he  moved  to  Pom. fret  and  continued  to 
live  there  until  his  death  in  1863.  He  was  a 
great  reader  and  an  equally  great  student  of 
the  dictionary,  and  had  the  reputation  of 
knowing  the  definition  of  more  words  and  be- 
ing able  tc>  use  them  correctly  in  their  various 
>hades  of  meaning  than  any  other  man  for 
miles  around.  He  was  also  a  careful  student 
of  th.e  Bible,  and  read  it  through  many  titnes. 
and  his  grandson,  Frank  Fenner  Russell,  re- 
ferred to  later  in  this  genealo.g-\-,  has  now  in 
his  possession  a  Bible  which  lie  read  through 
seven  times,  being  careful  to  make  a  nrvte  on 
the  blank  page  at  the  beginning  of  the  book 
of  the  time  wlien  he  began  and  completed  each 
reading  of  it.  He  was  in  politics  a  Democrat 
and  in  religion  an  Episcopalian,  and.  although 
he  had  never  been  to  divinity  school  or  fitted 
himself  for  a  cleriryman.  he  •^^•as  such  an  ac- 
knowledged authority  on  the  Bible  that  lie  was 
often  asked  to  read  service  in  the  Episcopal 
Church  at  Brrx^kiyn.  and  even  allowed  to 
preach  his  own  sermons. 


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He  married,  nii  June  14,  1S20.  Lorancy 
Spaldiii.L;,  wlio  was  born  Ociol.cr  30,  1797. 
Their  cliililron  were:  Reribcn  Spaldinp:.  born 
June  3.  i8ji:  Hannah  Maria,  born  October 
14,  18J3 ;  Joseph  l-"rancis.  mentioned  below. 
born  February  18.  1^2(1:  and  W'iUiam  Henry, 
born  April  3,  1832.  died  June  6.  1907. 

His  wife  died  May  8.  1S32.  in  the  35th  year 
of  her  age,  and  on  the  31st  of  the  same 
month  their  daughter,  Hannah,  also  died.  He 
did  not  marry  again,  but  continued  to  live 
on  his  place  at  Pomfret  until  his  death,  which 
occurred   in    1863. 

■  ^^T^)  Joseph  Francis  Russell,  son  of  Jo- 
seph Russell,  was  born  at  Pomfret,  Connecti- 
cut, February  18.  1S26.  He  married,  Septem- 
ber 25,  1850.  Caroline  Celestia  Fenner.  horn 
July  21,  1830,  at  KilHngly,  Connecticut,  a 
daughter  of  Colonel  Caleb  Fenner,  of  Scitu- 
aie.  R.  I.,  who  was  born  in  1794,  and  died  Oc- 
tober 2,  1872.  Her  mother  was  Julia  A.  Cham- 
berlain, burn  in  1808,  and  died  Au':rust  25, 
1S6S.  who  was  the  daughter  of  Captain  \\'il- 
liam  and  Rebecca  ( Angell )  Chamberlain. 
Captain  Chamberlain  was  born  October  5, 
1783,  and  died  February  10,  1855.  Rebecca, 
his  wife,  was  born  March  2,  1782.  and  died 
April  4,  1851.  Besides  Caroline  Fenner,  Ca- 
leb and  Julia  Fenner  had  one  other  child, 
Helen  Fenner,  who  was  born  at  Killinglv, 
Coiuiecticut.  July  15.  1833,  and  died  at  ^^"(■K-)d- 
stock,  Connecticut.  ^lay  2.  1907.  unmarried. 

Joseph  Francis  Russell,  after  his  marriage, 
moved  to  Woodstock.  Connecticut.  Their 
children  were  Helen  Li~irancy,  born  October 
12,  1855,  died  'Slay  9,  1873.  and  Frank  Fen- 
ner, mentioned  beluw,  born  August  3.  i8('io, 

Joseph  Francis  Russell  was  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  but  during  his  long  life  ha<;  filled  man\- 
positions  of  trust  in  the  town  of  Woodstock, 
such  as  selectman,  member  of  tlie  hoard  r,i  re- 
lief, and  registrar  of  voters,  and  was  for  manv 
years  one  of  tlie  trustee-;  of  \\VM-idstock  .\cad- 
emy,  an  institution  which  for  more  than  rrne 
hnndred  years  has  been  sending  out  students 
to  all  i:arts  of  the  worM.  He  and  his  wife 
are  still  living  at  the  homestea-.l  in  \\'o<Dd>tock, 
Connecticut,  where  they  have  resided  nearl\- 
fifty  years,  he  being  nriw  in  his  ei-hly  -ixtli 
year,  and  she  in  her  eiglity-tirst.  and  on  Sep- 
tember 25.  1910.  the^"  celebrated  the  sixtieth 
anniversary  of  their  marriage. 

(IX)  Hon.  Frank  F.  Russell,  son  of  Joseph 
Francis  Russell,  was  born  at  Wood-tock.  Con- 
necticut, August  3,  i860.  He  attended  t!ie 
public  schools  at  Woodst^x-k  and  Wo. n^toek 
Academy,  in  which  he  prepared  utr  college. 
He  enrered  Trinitv  Cc'llege  in  iSSt'/  and  con- 
tinued in  the  class  of  18S4  until  a  month  he- 
fi>re  commencement,  when  he  hai!  an  advan- 


tageous offer  to  go  abn:iad  a^  a  private  tiiinr, 
but  he  received  his  degree  as  P..  A.  with  the 
cla>s  of  1885  in  the  following  year,  after  he 
returned  from  Europe.  He  i-^  accordingly 
claimed  by  both  classes  and  attends  the  reim- 
ions  of  both.  He  was  a  master  of  Holderness 
School  for  Boys  at  Plymouth.  New  Hamp- 
shire, from  1885  to  1887.  In  the  fall  of  1887 
he  entered  Yale  Law  School  and  studied  fc 
one  year,  completing  his  law  studies  in  the  of- 
fice of  Hon.  Charles  Edwin  Searls.  under 
wliom  he  began  to  read  law  before  he  went  to 
the  law  school.  He  was  admitted  to  the  Con- 
necticut bar  in  April,  1890.  and  in  August  fol- 
lowing became  a  partner  of  Mr.  Searls  under 
the  firm  name  of  Searls  &  Russell.  Since  then 
he  has  practiced  with  g'ratif_\ing  success.  The 
firm  is  well  and  favorably  known  throughout 
the  state,  and  their  office  is  at  Putnam.  Sir. 
Russell  was  connected  with  the  schools  of 
PiUnam  as  a  member  of  the  high  school  com- 
mittee, the  school  board,  and  tlie  town  school 
conmTittee  for  fifteen  years,  declining  fur- 
ther service  in  1908.  He  was  appointed  judge 
of  the  cit}-  court  of  Putnam  by  Governor  Mc- 
Lean, of  Connecticut,  in  1901,  and  rearjpointe'l 
by  Governor  Chamberlain,  Governor  Roberts 
and  Governor  Woodruff,  serving'  continuousl-v- 
from  July  i,  1901,  to  January  i.  1910,  wdien 
on  account  of  the  pressure  of  business  he 
declined  reappointment.  He  is  a  justice  of  the 
peace  and  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Bar 
A.ssociation.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  communicant  of  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal church  of  Putnam. 

Judge  Russell  married,  ^.lay  zi.  1S89.  Ada 
Frances  Robie.  born  September  23.  1867,  at 
Plymouth,  New  Hampshire,  daughter  .»f 
James  and  Frances  A.  (Jameson)  Robit. 
granddaughter  of  Samuel  and  Eunice  (Roli- 
erts)  Robie,  great-granddaughter  oi  Joseph 
and  Polly  (Davis)  Roberts.  Her  father  had 
two  l)rothe!S,  Tliomas  and  ^^'ilHam  Robie. 
I  Judge  Russell  is  a  collateral  descendant  of 
Juiige  Stephen  Hopkins,  born  at  Scituate.  R. 
I..  March  7,  1717.  died  at  Providence  in 
1785,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declarati'ju 
of  Indepen<ience :  also  of  Esek  Hopkins,  fir^t 
admiral  appointed  by  the  continental  co:;- 
gre'-s.  commissioned  in  December.  1773.  com- 
m(".!i.re  and  comtnander-in-chief,  born  at 
Scituate  in  1718). 

Mrs.  Frank  F.  Russell  is  a  member  t'^i 
Elizabeth  Porter  Putnam  Chapter,  Dauuh- 
ters  of  the  American  Revolution.,  of  Putnan;. 
Judge  and  Mrs.  Russell  have  one- child.  Ci'n- 
■^tance  Lucile.  born  December  31,  1898.  and 
their  home  is  at  the  corner  of  Grove  an<l 
Sewar<l  streets,  in  Putnam,  where  tl'.ey  have 
resided  for  a  number  of  vears. 


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John    Bailey    or    I'aylie.    immi- 

r,.\ILEY  grant  ancestor,  came  from  Eng- 
land, and  was  one  of  the  t'.venty- 
ci^ht  purchasers  of  tlie  town  of  Haddam,  Con- 
necticut, whither  he  removed  from  Hartford 
in  \u\i.  In  1648  lie  was  viewer  of  chimneys 
and  laildcrs.  He  was  constable  at  Hartford 
in  1656-57.  He  was  admitted  freeman  in 
May.  1657.  He  died  at  Haddam  in  i(Vj(',.  He 
had  sous:  Benjamin,  mentioned  below,  and 
John. 

(II)  Benjamin,  son  of  John  Bailey,  wa^ 
born  about  Kino.  He  lived  at  Haddam  an<l 
had  three  sons:  John,  who  was  deaf  and 
liumb,  but  niarrietl  anil  had  a  famih' :  Benja- 
min, mentioned  below:  Xathaniel.  had  sons 
Daniel  and  Ezekiel. 

fill)  Benjamin  (2).  son  of  Benjamin  ii) 
Bailey,  was  born  in  Haddam  in  iiigo.  He 
livctl  in  his  native  town  and  had  sons:  Heze- 
kiah ;  Benjamin,  mentioned  below:  Samneh 

(I\')  Benjamin  (3).  son  of  Benjamin  (2) 
Bailey,  was  born  about  1720.  He  lived  at 
Haddam. 

(\')   -,  son  of  Benjamin    (3)    Bailey. 

was  born  about  1750.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  revolution  in  the  Tenth  Connecticut  Regi- 
ment under  Colonel  James  ^^"alls^vorth. 

(\T)   Benjamin  (4),  son  of  Bailey, 

was  born  af  Haddam,  Connecticut,  and  was  a 
farmer  in  his  native  town.  He  married  Lau- 
rena  Tryon,  born  at  IMiddletown.  Cliildren : 
Charles  Turner.  die.I  unmarried,  aged  forty- 
three  years :  Jerry,  nnmarried  :  Fanny,  mar- 
ried Ah-a  Spencer,  of  Haddam.  and  had  three 
children:  Edgar.  Eleanora  and  Laurt-n ;  Dr. 
Samuel  B.,  married  Sarah  Price:  children: 
Edna,  Bonis.  Jane  and  ^vlabei :  Sarah :  ^^'ol- 
ci'itt,  married  Thelia  Baile}".  a  cousin :  chil- 
dren: Ivernot  and  Blanch:  William  F..  mar- 
ried Rachel  Treadwell ;  children :  Aden  and 
Clitv.s ;  Eleanijr.  unmarried :  Dr.  Leonard, 
mentioned  below, 

(V'll)  Dr.  Leonard  Bailey,  son  of  Benja- 
min (4)  Bailey,  was  born  at  Haddam.  Jan- 
uary I,  1S36,  in  the  section  known  a^  ITigga- 
nuni.  He  attended  the  district  schools  and 
the  Brainard  Academy.  He  began  to  study 
medicine  in  Pliiladelphia  Medical  School  and 
graduated  fifth  in  a  class  of  forty  at  the 
agf  of  twenty-two.  He  then  spent  a  year 
,  wuli  Dr.  Burr,  of  .Middietown.  and  afterwaid 
practiced  for  three  years  at  East  Haddam.  In 
if^OT  he  returned  to  Middietown.  where  he 
has  practiced  since  that  time.  He  visited 
Philadelphia  in  1862  and  took  3  course  of 
r-iedical  lectures  in  the  winter  of  1862-63 
under  Professor  S.  D.  Gross  and  Drs.  Pan" 
coast,  Wood  and  Dunglison.  He  has  en- 
joyed   a    large    practice    in    Middietown    and 


stands  high  in  his  profession.  In  politics  he 
is  a  Republican.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
board,  of  education  for  eighteen  years  and 
director  of  the  Farmers'  and  Meclumics'  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Michigan  for  thirty  ^'ears. 
Dr.  Bailey  won  a  notable  lawsuit  against  the 
Xew  York,  New  Haven  &  Hartford  Railroad 
Company  after  a  long  and  stubbornlv  con- 
tested litigation.  Dr.  Bailey  had  a  claim  for 
tlamages  against  the  railroad  on  account  of 
an  accident  when  he  was  crossing  the  tracks, 
due  to  the  negligence  of  the  railroad.  De- 
feated in  the  Connecticut  courts,  the  suit  was 
pressed  to  a  decision  in  the  supreme  court 
of  Massachusetts.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellow  s.  He  mar- 
ried. February  3,  1863,  Sarah  J.  Robinson, 
rif  Portland.  Connecticut.  They  have  no  chil- 
dren. Dr.  Bailey  resides  at  18S  Court  street. 
Middietown. 


According  to  family  and  local  tra- 
DA\'IS  dition.  Solomon  Davis.  ancest'.ir 
of  t:;is  family,  came  to  Killing- 
worth,  Conr.ecticut,  from  Long  Isl.in'!.  Fror.T 
him  descended  Lenmei  Davis.  wl;o  was  the 
father  of  a  son,  Lenuiel  Davis,  atid  he  m 
turn  was  the  S'T^n  of  Lewis  Talccut  Da\-:S, 
whr> married  Sarah.  da;!ghter  of  Joseph  and 
Hnldah  ('Baile_\')  Burr,  married  in  1.803. 

Richard  Davis,  son  of  Lewis  Talcott  and, 
Sarah  fBurr)  Da\is,  was  born  at  Norti; 
Killingworth,  Connecticut,  Yva\  27,  184S.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  Fie 
learned  his  trade  in  the  Branford  Lock  Worlcs 
in  Xew  Haven.  Connecticut,  and  made,  ten:- 
pered  and  dres=ed  his  own  tools,  being  a 
skillfnl  mechanic.  He  accepted  the  positicm 
of  manager  of  the  firm  of  Richard  .\tkins  at 
r^Ii.ldletcwn,  June  to.  t8('>0,  rind  subsequcntlv 
became  the  riwner  of  the  place,  whicl:  !^ 
wideh'  ku'.AVii  as  the  Oak  Grove  Dairv 
Farm,  He  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
farmers  in  Midrllesex  county,  his  farm  con- 
taining some  two  hundred  and  three  acre;, 
and  is  located  between  Middietown  and  W\x- 
ham.  Connecticut.  He  l;as  been  active  in  pub- 
lic life  and  held  many  offices  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  is  a  Democrat  in  politics.  He 
served  eight  successive  years  on  the  board  .'■f 
selectmen  of  ?\Iiddletown :  represented  the 
town  in  the  general  assembly  of  Connecticut 
in  1900 ;  in  1002  was  nominated  and  elected 
iiigh  sheriff  of  Middlese:c  cormty,  though  the 
coimty  is  normally  Republican,  and  was  re- 
elected to  the  office  by  an  increased  majority 
over  the  seven  hundred  and  fort>'-nine  plu- 
ralitv  he  received  in  his  first  electii~.n.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Pomological  So- 
ciety ;    the    Connecticut    Dairymen's    .Associa- 


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tion :  Aliddletown  GraiiLje,  Patrons  of  Hus- 
bandry, in  which  he  has  held  several  ortices, 
including  that  of  master ;  member  of  the  ex- 
ecutive coniniitlee  of  the  Connecticut  State 
Grange;  men'.her  of  the  Knitjhts  of  Pytliias  ; 
director  of  the  Central  National  Bank,  of 
Middletown,  and  president  of  the  Pine  Grove 
Cemetery  Association,  of  Middletown.  With 
his  family  he  attends  the  Aletho.list  church. 
Mr.  Davis  has  an  office  at  Iladdam.  Hard 
work,  attention  to  details  and  strictlv  fair 
and  honest  dealing'  in  all  things  have  brought 
him  unusual  success  in  business. 

Mr.  Davis  married,  October  17,  1S71,  An- 
nie Talmadge  Atkins,  born  at  West  Long 
Hill,  September  10.  1839,  only  child  of  Rich- 
ard and  ]\Ielinda  (Edwards)  .Atkins,  and  a 
descendant  of  George  Hubbard,  of  2\Iiddle- 
town,  Connecticut,  and  also  a  descendant  from 
the  early  settlers  of  East  Hampton,  Long 
Island.  Children:  i.  i\Iary  Gray,  born  Jan- 
uary 27,  1S73,  a  music  teacher.  2.  Sarah 
Edwards,  October  4,  i?74,  followed  the  occu- 
pation of  school  teacher  until  her  marriage  to 
Robert  Hubbard:  children:  Harriet  Fairchild, 
born  September  9,  1902 :  Willard  Davis,  .\u- 
giist  31,  1903:  Lucy  Atkins,  February  26, 
1908;  Robert  Ivleigs,  December  i,  1909.  3. 
Grace  Atkins,  July  14,  1876,  married  Richard 
Ackerman :  children:  Annie  Davis,  born  June 
13,  1901  ;  Richard  Atkins,  November  15,  1905  ; 
Marion  Davis.  June  22,  1909.  4.  Alice  Hub- 
bard. February  3,  1S79.  married  Frederick 
Harris;  chiklren :  Alice  Marion,  born  Decem- 
ber 3,  1S99,  died  aged  seven  months;  Richard 
Davis,  August  0,  1904.  5.  Wilnam  Atkins, 
September'-.  1882,  died  April  6,  18S3. 

(The  Cone  Line). 
(I)  Daniel  Cone,  immigrant  ancestor,  set- 
tled at  'Haddam,  Connecticut,  and  resided 
there  until  t68o,  k\ter  resiioved  to  the  east 
side  of  the  ri\'er  at  }>rachi-}>Ioodus,  and  sub- 
sequently-returned to  Haddam.  where  lie  d;ed 
October  24,  1706,  aged  eiglity  years.  He 
deeded  land  on  the  west  side  of  the  rner  to 
his  son  Caleb.  He  married  (first)  Mehitable 
Spence,  of  Hartford,  daughter  of  Jared  and 
Alice  Spence.  Her  father  settle!  in  Cir.n- 
bridge,  j.Iassachusetts,  in  1634.  at  Lyim  in 
1637.  at  Hartford  in  i>':,''>o.,  and  at  Iia'Mair, 
in  1662.  He  married  (second)  R-jbe-ca. 
widen-  of  Ricl-iard  Wakelcy.  in  i'V)2.  Chil- 
dren: Rath,  born  January  7.  .602:  Hannnli. 
April  6,  1664;  Daniel,  Januarv  2t.  nVi.'ij 
Jared,  Januarv  7.  1668;  Rebecca.  February  t'l, 
1670;  Ebenezer.  baptized  March  2;.  i':73: 
Nathaniel,  baptized  June  4.  1675:  ;^tophen. 
baptized  ^larch  26,  1678:  Caleb,  nic-niciird 
below. 


(II)  Caleb,  son  of  Daniel  Cone,  was  born 
at  Haddam  in  1679,  baptized  March  19,  1682, 
at  Middletown.  He  was  representative  in  the 
general  assembly  in  1 73 1-3-2-33-45 -49,  "nil  v^'as 
captain  of  a  military  company.  He  married 
(first)  at  Haddam,  December  16.  1701,  Eliza- 
beth   ,  who   died   there,  November    14, 

1714.  He  married  (second),  September  6, 
1723,  Elizabeth  Cunningham,  who  died  Sep- 
tember 28,  1743.  Children  of  tirst  wife: 
Caleb,  born  September,  1702 ;  Joseph,  Jan- 
uary 26.  1704;  Noah,  July  14,  1707;  Eli>ha, 
September  11,  1709;  Joshua,  July  4,  1714. 
Children  of  second  wife:  Simon,  born  June 
II,  1724;  Daniel,  December  22,  1725;  Beriah, 
September  12,  1727;  Abigail,  July  2,  1730; 
IMary,  March  23,  1732.  died  October  8.  1796, 
married  Richard  Knowles  (see  Knowles  I\')  ; 
L}dia,  January  29,  1735. 

(The  Knowles   Line). 

(I)  John  Knowles,  the  first  of  the  line 
here  under  consideration,  was  killed  by  the 
Indians  in  King  Philip's  war,  near  Taunton. 
JMassachusetts,  April  3,  1675,  H!e  married 
Apphia,  daughter  of  Edward  Bangs,  a  pil- 
grim, coming  over  in  the  shin  "Ann"  in  1623. 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (i)  Knowles, 
was  born  July  10.  1673,  '^■'^'^  17.57-  J^e  mar- 
ried, 1693.  ]\[ary  Sears,  and  among  their  chil- 
dren v.-as  John. 

(III)  John  (3),  son  of  Jolm  (2l  Knowles, 
married  INIehitable  Walker  (.see  V,'a!ker  II). 
and  among  their  children  was  Richard. 

(IV)  R:ichard,  son  of  John  (3)  Knowles, 
was  born  at  Haddam  in  1725,  died  April  9, 
iSk).  He  niarrit;d,  April  4,  1749,  ^\lary, 
daughter  of  Caleb  and  Elizabeth  (Cunning-' 
ham)  Cone  (see  (~one  11).  Children:  Eliza- 
beth, born  December  6,  1750;  Alary,  October 
28,  T751.  married.  1774,  Joseph  Burr:  Su- 
sannah. Februarv  5.  1755;  Bethiaii.  March  6. 
17^7:  Estl.er.  Alarch  7,  1759:  Simon,  April 
iS,  1761. 

(The  Vi'slker  L-r.e). 
(I)  William  Walker,  immigrant  ancestor, 
came  from  England  to  Hingham  in  1636  or 
earlier,  lie  was  born  about  1620,  died  in 
1703.  He  was  on  the  list  of  those  able  to 
b(-ar  ariiis  in  i'>43  :  he  v^  as  admitted  a  free- 
man. June  3,  1636:  surveyor  of  highwr.vs  in 
li'A-i. ■■,!-). y<i.ji-j-  constable  in  16S2 :  vras  ex- 
cu-ci!  from  training.  June  2,  16S3.  because  of 
■'--eakness,  and  liaving  two  sons  in  the  train 
baufi.  one  of  whom  was  killed.  He  married, 
in  1 63 J,,  perhaps  second.  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Njcliolas  Sr.ow.  of  Eastham,  who  married 
Con-.ta!ice.  daughter  of  Stephen  Hopkins, 
v.ho  came  in  the  "Mayflower."  progenitor  of 
a  distinguished  family.     Children  of  Air.  and 


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Mrs.  Walker :  John,  born  November  24, 
1655,  killed  in  1676;  William,  October  12, 
1657,  died  young';  Willlani,  mentioned  below; 
Sarah,  September  28,  1664;  Jabez,  July  S, 
1668. 

(II)  William  (2),  son  of  William  (i) 
Walker,  was  born  August  2,  1659,  died  Jan- 
uary,   1743-44.     He  married . 

Children :  William,  married  Anne  Young ; 
Mehitable,  married  John  Knowles  ;  John,  lived 
at  Easthani ;  Susan,  married  Jonathan  Collins. 


This  family  appeared  early 
WAKEFIELD     in  New  England.     A  town 

in  Massachusetts  w  a  s 
named  for  the  family,  and  its  members  have 
been  prominent  in  the  fields  of  education, 
medicine,  law  and  ministry.  They  have  also 
been  active  as  business  men,  aiding  in  the 
mental  and  moral  growth,  as  well  as  the  mate- 
rial development  of  the  commonwealths  in 
which  they  lived. 

John  Walcefield,  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
v/as  born  in  Hertfordshire,  England,  and  came 
to  America  in  1632.  Pie  was  an  inhabitant  of 
Marblehead,  ^Massachusetts,  January  i,  1637. 
He  had  a  grant  of  four  acres  on  the  Neck, 
and  in  1641  he  also  had  a  grant  under  the 
authority  of  the  Ligonia  patent,  which  was 
later  kno^\■n  as  the  Great  Hill  Farm,  in  ]\Iaine. 
He  settled  in  the  town  of  Wells,  Maine,  where 
he  attained  considerable  prominence.  He  was 
commissioner  and  selectman  in  1648.  1654  and 
1657.  In  1652  he  purchased  Drake's  l-land, 
where  he  removed  and  resided  for  two  or 
three  years.  He  then  removed  to  Scarbor- 
ough and  resided  for  several  years.  From 
^here  he  went  to  that  part  of  Bi'ldeford  which 
is  novv-  Saco.  where  he  died  February  15,  1674. 
Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Edmund  and 
Annie  Littlefield.  of  W'ells.  Children:  John, 
married  Hester  Harbor;  James,  mentioned  he- 
low  :  Ilenr}-,  flicd  unmarried  ;  William,  niar- 
rie<l  Rebecca  Littlefield;  Mary,  married  Wil- 
liam Frost;  Katherine,  married  R(ibert  Nannv. 
(11)  James,  .=on  of  John  Wakefield,  was 
born  probably  at  Salem  or  Weils.  ( In  1657 
the  town  clerk's  office  at  Wells,  Miiine,  \vas 
hurned,  and  with  it  all  the  records.)  In  ifigg 
lie  was  granted  one  hundred  acres  of  lanri  on 
/Kcnnebiink  river,  '"at  the  landing."  He  and 
his  brother  William,  Moses  and  Job  Littlefield, 
and  Joseph  Storer  Jr.,  on  October  2^.  1707, 
went  out  in  a  small  sloop  to  fish,  there  was 
a  heavy  sea  at  the  bar,  and  they  attempted 
•'-  'Irive  the  .sioop  over  it.  she  was  upset,  and 
all  were  drowned,  bodies  of  four  were  re- 
C">tred.  These  men  were  all  valuable  citi- 
■'"ns  and  their  aid  was  greatly  needed."  He 
n.arried    Rebecca,    daughter    of     lames    and 


(Lewis)  Gibbons,  of  Saco.    Children: 

James,  m.arried,  December  18,  1710,  Mary 
Durrel!;  John,  married.  May  2j,  1724,  Eliza- 
beth Durrell;  Keziah,  married,  May  27,  1724, 
Phillip  Durrell  Jr.;  Nathaniel,  married,  1730, 
Flannah  Emmons  ;  Samuel,  mentioned  below  ; 
Gibbons,  married  Mary  Goodwin,  November 
13.  1756. 

(HI)  Samuel,  son  of  James  Wakefield,  re- 
sided in  Kennebunk,  Alaine.  In  1766  he  built 
the  first  schooner  on  the  Mousam  river.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
and  in  1756  enlisted  and  was  sent  toward  the 
lakes  and  Canada.  He  married,  about  1736, 
Ruth  Godfrey.  Children;  Samuel,  mentioned 
below;  Mary,  married,  November  27.  1766, 
Daniel  Kimball;  Benjamin,  married,  Novem- 
ber 5.  1767,  Elinor  Littlefield;  Daniel,  mar- 
ried Prisciila  Allen;  Lydia,  married,  June  21, 
1767,  Jesse  Larribee;  Eunice,  married,  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1767,  Benjamin  Tripe;  Abigail,  mar- 
ried, July  12,  1770,  John  Fiske ;  Lucy,  mar- 
ried, June,  1770,  Samue!  Cluff;  James,  born 
abo\it  1759,  married  Sarah  Wilson. 

(IV)  Samuel  (21.  son  of  Samuel  (1) 
Wakefield,  was  born  about  1737.  He  rerno\ed 
from  Kennebunk,  where  he  was  born,  r,";  1756- 
S7.  and  settled  at  the  head  of  the  bay.  un 
the  lot  comprising  a  considerable  part  of  the 
village  of  Steuben.  He  was  a  farmer.  He 
married,  November  17,  1757,  Ruth,  daugluer 
of  John  and  Flannah  Eurbank.  Fler  father 
was  a  millwright,  and  v/as  a  lieutenant  at  the 
taking  of  Loui'iburg  in  1745.  He  married 
(second)  probably  the  widow  Small.  Chil- 
dren of  fir^i  wife:  Samuel,  born  I\iarch  15, 
17GS,  married  Anna  Co.x  ;  Lydia,  married  Icha- 
bod  Godfrey;  Benjamin,  mentioned  belov.- ; 
Ruth,  married  Captain  Joseph  Perkins  ;  Phebe, 
married  James  Kingsley;  Hannah,  born  Octo- 
ber 15,  1804,  married  Nathan  Cleaves.  Civil- 
dren  of  second  wife;  Sallv.  born  Auenst  21, 
1810,  married  Wheeler  Tracey ;  Miriam,  mar- 
ried Winsiow  Gallison :  James,  born  17S4, 
married  Prisciila  Small;  Daniel,  married  Pris- 
ciila Allen;  Lucy,  married  Lighton. 

(V)  Benjamin,  son  of  Samuel  (2)  ^^'ake- 
field,  was  born  Noveinber  12,  1772,  rind  died 
October  28,  1S34,  in  Steuben,  Maine,  where 
he  lived  all  his  life.  lie  married  Folly  Dor- 
man,  born  June  30,  1775.  ilied  June  25.  1855, 
daughter  of  Jabez  and  Alary  (Goiifrey)  Dor- 
man  of  Flarrington,  ?>Iaine.  CliiMrer. :  Sy- 
rena.  i>orn  ]\[ay  6.  1796,  died  March  to.  iS.do; 
^Matilda,  horn  January  15,  1798;  Sabina.  Sep- 
tem.ber  23,  1759;  Hannah,  .-Vugust  25,  iSor ; 
Am.asa.  'Vpril  10,  1S03  ;  Judith.  Ma>-  2,  1S05. 
fiied  ilay  18,  1S05  ;  Lewis,  born  October  20, 
t8o6;  jl'ary  Dorman,  July  19,  t8o6;  Eibridge 
Gerry,    May    30,    iSn,    died    1S88 ;    Ambrose 


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Coffin,  born  November  15,  1813;  George 
Washington,  mentioned  below ;  Hilda  Ann, 
born  Apnl  3,  1S19. 

(VI)  Dr.  George  Washington  Wakefield, 
son  of  Benjamin  Wakefield,  was  born  Novem- 
ber 23,  1815,  at  Steuben,  ]\Iaine.  He  gradu- 
ated at  the  Blue  Hill  Academy  in  1835,  and 
attended  Waterville  College  for  some  time. 
He  studied  medicine  and  was  a  practicing 
physician  and  surgeon  in  eastern  !\Iaine  until 
failing  health  obliged  him  to  give  up  his  pro- 
fession. He  began  building  mills,  and  be- 
came a  practical  millwright  and  iron  founder. 
He  was  a  pior.eer  in  the  temperance  work  in 
Maine  and  was  a  strong  abolitionist.  He  was 
a  trustee  of  the  Cherryfield  Academ.y  for  over 
forty  years.  He  married,  ]\Iay  21,  1837,  Su- 
san Coffin  Campbell,  born  in  Cherryfield, 
Maine,  February  7,  1S17,  died  .\pril  21,  1884, 
daughter  of  James  Archibald  and  Tlurza 
(Picket)  Campbell.  Children:  Atwood.  men- 
tioned below;  Edwin  Campbell,  born  July  16, 
1841 :  Benjamin,  October  26.  1844,  married 
Abbie  Adarns  ;  Abbie  Adamis.  October  6,  1849, 
married  Henry  HaA-iland  Bowles :  James 
Campbell.  October  15,  1853,  now  a  resident 
of  Healdsburg,  California. 

(VTI)  Atwood,  son  of  Dr.  George  Wash- 
ington Wakefield,  was  born  at  Steuben.  Maine. 
January  9,  1839,  graduated  at  Cherryfield 
(Maine)  Academy,  1859,  removed  to  St. 
John,  N.  B..  to  engage  in  the  lumber  and 
milling  business,  which  resulted  in  failure  ow- 
ing to  plant  being  destroyed  by  fire  with  no 
■  insurance.  He  then  became  connected  with 
an  iron  and  steel  plaiit  and  designed  and  su- 
perintended the  construction  of  the  first  six- 
wheel  driving  locomotives  in  use  in  America 
on  the  Canadian  Pacific  road.  In  1884  he 
removed  to  Hartford  to  become  superintend- 
ent of  the  Buckeye  Engine  Con)pany,  where 
he  has  since  resided.  He  married,  August  20, 
1861,  Albenia  Nice,  of  St.  Ji'hn,  New  Bruns- 
wick, born  Peb.ruary  7.  1S40.  didl  July  10, 
1902,  a  descendant  of  an  old  Dutch  family 
that  was  among  the  very  earlie^^t  settlers  of 
Philadelphia,  but  owing  to  tlieir  political  ac- 
tivities as  Tories  during  the  revolutionary 
war,  were  obliged  to  leave  the  country  along 
with  manv  of  their  crimpatriots  that  settled 
in  Halifax  and  St.  John.  N.  B.  Chiblren: 
Lincoln  Fremont,  born  June  i,  i8i'.2,  died  in 
infancy;  George  Nelson,  born  June  17.  i>^i'>t„ 
died  at  Hartford.  .Xugust  20.  1887:  Charlc'^ 
Atwood,  born  .April  28.  t?^.,.  drowned  at 
Hartford,  April  27,  18S8 ;  Walter  Leslie,  men- 
tioned below;  James  Percival,  hr>rn  Junf.  22, 
1869.  died  March  12,  1897  ;  Archih.Tld  CattiTv 
bell.  b'>:n  Nr.vemoor  11.  1871,  died  N'r.vemher 
18.    i8^_)i;    Fre^lerick   William,   born    OclMbtr 


20,  1875,  now  a  resident  of  New  York  City. 
(VIII)     Walter    Leslie,     son    of    AtWL>Dd 

Wakefield,  was  born  in  St.  John.  N.  E.,  May 
6,  1867.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  St.  John,  N.  B.,  and  business  college  at 
Plartford,  Connecticut.  He  is  successfully 
engaged  in  the  insurance  business  in  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut,  being  senior  member  of 
the  firm  of  Wakefield,  Morley  &  Co.,  conduct- 
ing a  fire  insurance  business  throughout  the 
New  England  states.  Mr.  Wakefield  is  promi- 
nent in  the  business  and  social  life  of  Hart- 
ford, and  has  creditably  filled  a  number  of 
political  ofiices,  and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by 
a  large  circle  of  business  and  social  friends. 
He  married,  April  26,  1893,  Alice  Grace  Ba- 
con, of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  daughter  of 
Marcus  jMorton  and  Delia  (Case)  Bacon. 
Children:  Mildred,  born  at  Hartford,- Febru- 
ary I,  1S95  ;  Katherine  Frances,  born  March 
19,  1897,  died  June  26,  1S9S;  Helen,  born  No- 
vember 7,  1898 ;  Elizabeth,  Jaiuiary  26,  1908. 

Edward  Bergin  was  born  in 
BERGIN     Queens  county,  Ireland,  in  1852, 

and  camie  to  this  country  in 
1866.  He  located  first  at  Waterbury,  Con- 
necticut, and  made  his  home  there  for  two 
years.  Then  he  came  to  Derbv,  Connecticut, 
where  he  is  now  the  custodian  of  tb.e  Derby 
Public  Library  building.     He  married,  March 

21,  1871,  Erid,c:et  Mansfield,  born  in  Queens 
county,  Ireland,  in  1853,  daughter  of  Ed- 
ward Mansfield.  Children:  John  J.,  born 
Januarv  13,  1S74,  married  Katherine  Riley,  of 
New  Haven ;  Timothy  P..  August  7,  1875 ; 
James  F.,  October  2,  1877;  Edv/ard  Red- 
mond, mentioned  below;  Katherine  A..  August 
26,  18S0;  Thomas  Francis,  May  27,  1882; 
Mary;  Joseph,  January  14,  1SS9.  utiniarried. 

(in  P-dward  Redmond,  son  of  Edward 
Bergin,  v/as  born  in  Derby.  Connecticut,  Feb- 
ruary [8,  1879.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town,  graduating  from 
the  grammar  school.  Fie  then  entered  the  La 
Salle  Academy.  New  York  City,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1808  with  the 
degree  of  A.  B.  He  returned  to  Derby  and 
was  appointed  assistant  in  the  office  of  the 
Derby  town  clerk  and  judge  of  probate.  Then 
for  a  time  he  was  clerk  in  a  grocery  store. 
In  iQc6  he  was  elected  town  clerk  of  Derby 
and  has  served  since  then.  He  was  elected 
an  alderman  of  the  city  and  served  in  1904- 
on.  He  is  member  of  the  order  of  Elks, 
Derby  Lodge,  No.  571,  and  is  its  secretary; 
member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians,  and  of  St. 
Mary's  Roman  Catholic  Church.  In  p<ilitics 
he  is  a  Democrat.     lie  i^  unniairied. 


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(VHI)  Frank  Goffe  Phipps 
BARNES  Barnes,  son  of  Major  Thoinas 
Atwater  Barnes  (q.  v.),  was 
born  at  New  Haven,  September  iS,  1877.  He 
attended  tlie  public  scliools  of  New  Haven 
and  the  Hopkins  Grammar  Scliool  of  that  city, 
the  oldest  school  in  Connecticut.  He  was  en- 
gaged for  time  in  newspaper  work  and  sub- 
sequently in  the  manufacture  of  automobiles. 
He  is  now  in  the  executive  department  of  the 
New  Haven  Gas  Lijjht  Company.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Ouinnipiack  Club,  the  Union 
League  Club,  tlie  Country  Ciub,  the  New 
Haven  Yacht  Club,  the  Civic  Federation  and 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  Haven. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Trinity  Church.  He  resides  at  191 
Bradley  street.  New  Haven.  He  married,  No- 
vember 30,  1904,  ^lae  Louise  Gilbert,  born 
March  2,  1S82,  daughter  of  John  and  Jane  I\L 
Gilbert,  of  New  Haven.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barnes 
have  no  children.  Captain  Jolm  Gilbert,  great- 
grandfather of  Mrs.  Barnes,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  revolution,  and  v>as  killed  at  New  Haven 
on  the  spot  uhere  the  Yi.nuig  }vlen's  Repub- 
lican Club  house  now  stands. 


Hon.  Edward  T.  Buck- 

BUCKINGHA]\I  ingham,  at  the  present 
time  mayor  of  the  city 
of  Bridgeport,  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the 
most  prominent  of  the  Puritan  families  01 
New  E:ig!and.  This  family  may  proudly 
boast  of  having  had  many  eminent  members, 
fore'iiost  among  whom  was  the  Hon.  William 
Alfred  Buckingham,  the  justly  famous  war 
governor  of  Connecticut,  a  statue  of  whom 
adorns  the  state  capitol  at  Hartford. 

(I)  Thomas  Buckingham,  the  Puritan  set- 
tler, ancestor  of  all  who  bear  the  name  of 
Buckingham  in  America,  sailed  from  London 
and  arrived  at  Boston,  June  26,  1637.  and  at 
New  Haven,  then  Ouinnipiack.  ^larch  30, 
1638.  The  following  year  he  removed  to  ]\iil- 
ford.  He  married  (first)  in  England.  Han- 
nah   ,   who   died   at   Milfcrd.   June   28. 

1647 ;  children :  Flannah.  Daniel,  Samuel,  see 
forward,    ^Fary    and    Thomas.      He    married 

(second  )Ann ,  and  by  this  marriage 

had  one  son. 

Cni  Sam,uei.  second  son  of  Thomas  and 
Hannah  Euckingiiam,  v.-as  baptized  at  Mil- 
ford,  June  13,  1640.  died  March  17,  169Q. 
He  married,  December  14.  1663.  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Timothy  Baldwin,  one  of  the  first 
settlers  of  2\Iilford';  children:  Sarah.  Mary. 
Samuel,  died  in  infancy,  Samuel,  see  forv.-ard, 
Hannah,  Thomas.  Aniie.  Mary.  Hester,  Ruth. 

(Ill)  Samue!  (2).  second  son  and  fourth 
child   of   Samuel    (i)    and   Sarah    (Baldwin) 


Buckingham,  was  born  November  i,  166S, 
died  October  29,  1708.  He  was  a  proprietor 
of  the  town  of  New  Milford  although  he 
never    removed    to    it.      He    married  "Sarah 

,  who  was  admitted  to  the  church  in 

Milford,  :\Iay  17,  1696,  and  had  children: 
Samuel,  see  forward,  Ehenezer,  Sarah,  Thom- 
as, Elizabeth,  Esther,  Nathaniel. 

(IV)  Samuel  (3),  eldest  child  of  Samuel 
(2J  and  Sarah  Buckingham,  was  baptized 
November  21,  1693,  died  in  Old  ililfcrd,  De- 
cember 29,  1749.  Fie  married,  Alay  20,  1714, 
Silence  Clark,  and  had  children :  Sarah,  De- 
borah, Abigail,  Ann,  Samxiel,  Ebenezer,  Es- 
ther, Jared,  see  forward,  Nathan,  Elizabeth, 
Enoch. 

(V)  Jared,  third  son  and  eighth  chil.i  of 
Samuel  (3)  and  Silence  (Clark)  Bi.icking- 
ham,  was  born  October  16.  1732,  died  in  Ox- 
ford, about  1S12.  Owing  to  the  loss  of  m.any 
of  the  old  records  from  various  causes,  we 
cannot  trace  the  name  of  his  wife  or  the  date 
of  his  marriage,  but  his  children  were:  John, 
see  forward:  Samuel,  born  in   1772,   married 

Wooster,    of    Oxford,    Connecticut ; 

Isaac,  1774;  Eunice.  1775,  died  in  1S80. 

(VI)  John,     son     of    Jared    and 

(Wooster)  Buckingham,  was  bcro  in  1770, 
and  married.  179 1,  Esther  Osborne.  Their 
children  were:  Fanny,  born  1792,  married 
Roswell  Hill  and  removed  to  Oiiio;  FTeze- 
kiah,  1794,  married.  Matilda  Ann  Wooster; 
Lucy,  1796,.  married  Ethel  (?)  Eartiss:  Let- 
son,  1799,  never  married;  Susan  IMatilda, 
1802,  also  unmarried :  David  FTarson,  Sep- 
tember 19.  1S05,  married  Anne  Maria  Sco- 
field ;  Lucius  E..  see  forward ;  Linus.  i8o<9, 
did  not  marry:  r\Ieroe,  iSii.  married  Corne- 
lius Cahooe;  Laura  L.,  181 '„  married.  Novem- 
ber 2,  1835,  Joel  F.  Webster. 

(,  VII)  Lucius  E..  seventh  child  of  John 
and  Esther  (Osborne)  Buckingham,  was  born 
March  17,  1807,  died  in  T903.  He  was  en- 
gaged in  farming  in  Roxbury,  Connecticut, 
and  v.as  also  occupied  as  a  stone  cutter  and 
a  builder  of  monuments.  He  married.  June 
13.  1832,  Julia  A.  Taylor,  of  New  Milford. 
and  they  lived  in  Woodbun,-,  Conneccici:t. 
Their  children  were;  i.  Mary  A.,  born  April 
2,  1833,  in  Roxbury:  married,  December  31. 
1863,  Isaac  B.  Prindle,  who  was  for  thirty 
years  cashier  of  Pequonncck  National  Bank 
of  Bridgeport,  and  died  in  that  city.  April 
30,  1910.  2.  Esther  A.,  July  16,  1833.  clied 
December  11.  1855.  3-  ^^  alter,  see  for.vard. 
4.  George,  Roxbury,  November  14,'  1846.  5. 
Ellen  L.,  December  11,  1848,  married  Henry 
E.  Ward.  6.  Alice  A..  April  5,  1853.  mar- 
ried Dwight  Flalleck,  and  died  in  1805. 

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of  Lucius  E.  and  Julia  A.  (Taylor)  Bucking- 
ham, was  born  in  Dover,  Dutchess  county, 
New  York,  October  25,  1841.  When  he  was 
three  years  of  age  his  father  removed  to  Sing 
Sing  and  engaged  in  the  stove  business  for  a 
number  of  years,  and  young  Walter  was  a 
pupil  at  the  public  school.  He  then  became 
a  student  at  the  Gunnery  School,  which  was 
a  celebrated  one  in  its  day,  and  at  which  Cap- 
tain "Rob"  Beedes  and  a  son  of  Judge  \'an 
Cott,  late  postmaster  of  New  York  City,  were 
also  educated.  The  family  then  removed  to 
Woodbury,  Connecticut,  \vhere  Walter  was 
employed  in  the  dry  goods  business,  after 
which  he  went  to  Chicago,  wliere  he  was  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  comiuission  business 
for  two  years.  TU  health  compelled  his  return 
to  the  east  and  he  accepted  a  position  as  clerk 
in  French's  Hotel,  in  New  York  City,  which 
was  for  many  years  a  famous  hotel.  At  the 
expiration  of  three  years  he  went  to  South 
Norwalk,  Connecticut,  where  he  was  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business  for  a  time,  then  re- 
moved to  ^Nletuchen,  Nev/  Jersey,  where  he 
held  the  position  of  superintendent  of  rail- 
road construction,  and  built  the  railroads 
throughout  that  section  of  the  country.  His 
next  field  of  activity  was  in  a  similar  capac- 
ity at  Mount  \'ernon.  New  York,  and  during 
this  time  he  built  the  first  macadam  road  in 
New  York  City.  Returning  to  Woodbury, 
Connecticut,  at  the  end  of  one  year,  he  estab- 
lished liimself  in  the  insurance  business,  fol- 
lowing this  for  three  years.  Coming  to 
Bridg'epcrt  in  18S1,  he  accepted  the  position 
of  bookkeeper  with  the  John  H.  \\'ay  Manu- 
facturing Company,  holding  this  until  tiie  de- 
struction of  the  factory  by  fire.  For  a  period 
of  eight  and  a  half  years  he  served  as  deputy 
collector  of  customs  for  the  city  of  Eridge- 
port,  and  after  that  was  engaged  at  various 
times  as  an  expert  accountant.  While  re:>id- 
ing  in  Norwalk.  Connecticut,  in  iSr>>.  he  was 
elected  as  the  first  city  clerk  and  served  two 
term.s  in  that  office.  In  politics  he  v>as  a 
staunch  suppotter  ot  Democratic  priiiciples. 
He  was  made  a  Mason  in  King  Solomon 
Lodge,  No.  I,  Woo.ibury,  Connecticut,  th.e  old- 
est in  the  state,  and  was  its  =ecretar\-  for  a 
number  of  years  until  he  removed  fromi  the 
town,  when  lie  affiliated  with  St.  John's 
Lodge  in  Bridgeport.  iMr.  Buckingham  mar- 
ried. November  8.  iS-'')5,  Helen  E  .  daui:hter 
of  Robert  L  Tolles.  a  sash  and  bliml  maker 
of  F'lymouth,  Connecticut.  Their  children:  i. 
Ida  E.,  married  T.  W.  Joyce,  of  r.riflrreport, 
and  has  twc>  children:  L'^'iis  B.  and  Pleven  L. 
2.  Edward  T.,  see  forward 

(IX)   Edward  T..  only  son  of  Waller  and 
Flelen  E.   (Tolles)   Buckingham,  was  horn  in 


Metuchen,  New  Jersey,  ?^Iay  12,  1S74.  When 
he  Vv-as  three  jears  of  age  his  parents  removed 
to  Bridgeport,  where  he  became  a  student  at 
the  Grand  street  public  school  and  later  at  the 
Bridgeport  high  school,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  189 1.  He  then  entered  Yale 
University,  selecting  the  academic  course,  was 
graduated  in  1895,  then  commencetl  the  study 
of  law  in  the  Law  School  of  Yale  University, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  two  years  later, 
and  in  7898  commenced  the  practice  of  the 
legal  profession  in  Bridgeport.  In  1901  he 
was  elected  city  clerk,  and  again  in  1903.  and 
in  the  latter  year  with  a  majority  of  twenty- 
five  hundred  and  thirty-five  votes,  the  largest 
vote  ever  polled  for  the  office  of  city  clerk. 
He  was  re-elected  in  1905  and  1907,  ser\-ing 
in  that  office  until  1909.  He  was  then  nomi- 
nated and  elected  mayor  of  Bridgeport,  his 
majority  for  this  office  being  three  thousand 
and  forty-three,  the  largest  ever  polled  in  the 
city.  Mayor  Buckingham  has  numerous  af- 
filiations with  organizations  of  various  kinds, 
among  them  being:  Past  master  of  St.  John's 
Lodge,  No.  3,  Free  and  Accepted  Tvlasons ; 
past  sachem  of  ^^'owopon  Tribe,  N..i  40,  Im- 
proved Order  of  Red  3>Ien,  in  v,-hic!i  he  had 
been  elected  to  the  office  of  great  senior  saga- 
more of  the  state  of  Connecticut,  and  May, 
1910,  great  senior  sachem  of  Connecticut,  di- 
rectly from  the  floor,  that  being  the  first  time 
that  such  an  honor  had  been  accorded  to  any 
member.  He  is  a  member  of  Samuel  H.  Har- 
ris Lodge.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows :  of  the  Bridgeport  Lodge,  Benevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks :  of  V\'aldemar 
Council,  Order  of  L'nited  American  3.iechan- 
ics,  also  the  Foresters  of  America  antl  Knights 
of  Pythias  ;  member  of  the  University  Club, 
Yale  Club  of  2\'ew  York,  the  Arion  and  Ger- 
niania  societies  and  the  Yotmg  iMen's  Cliristian 
Association. 

r\rayor  Buckingham  is  one  of  the  }-oungest 
ma}-ors  in  the  countrv  in  a  city  of  over  one' 
hundred  thousand  and  the  second  youngest 
ever  elected  in  the  history  of  the  cit}-,  and  yet 
he  is  rapidly  forging  to  the  front  with  the 
most  prominent  men  of  Connecticut.  Perhaps 
no  man  who  has  ever  been  mayor  of  Bridge- 
port has  gained  more  friends  uniler  the  try- 
ing conditii^ns  of  this  office.  It  i^  an  office 
which  carries  with  it  heavy  responsibilities, 
the  assum.ing  of  which  must  necessnrilv  mean 
much  criticism  and,  while  ^iayor  Buckingham 
has  not  escajied  this,  in  most  cases  it  has  been 
the  result  of  a\arice  and  greed  or  from  a 
selfish  rather  than  a  just  criticism  of  his  ad- 
ministration of  affairs.  Sociall}  he  has  few 
enemies,  and  a  vast  army  of  friends  which  is 
daily  increasing  as  his  niany  duties  bring  him 


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ill  contact  with  men  of  proniiiiciice.  and   his 
career  has  as  yet  only  coninieiic<'iL 

Mayor  iSackinghani  married,  Jvme  3.  1903, 
I'lO-ie  R.  lUulaii  (see  lludau  lii,  ami  th_ey 
have  ha>i  children:  Russell  i'..,  born  June  2, 
1904,  and  Edward  T.  Jr.,  September  2,  1906. 

(The  Budau  Line). 

(I)  John  Diedericks  lUidau  was  born  in  Lii- 
beck,  Germany,  (Jctober  14,  1817,  died  in 
P.riclijeport,  at  the  corner  of  Main  street  and 
Wheeler  avenue,  Xoveniber  20,  18S8.  At  the 
a,L;e  of  sixteen  years  he  came  to  America  and 
for  a  time  followed  a  seafarinti;  life.  He  then 
went  to  Xe\\  Orleans  and  worked  on  the  rail- 
road, receiving-  the  magnificent  sum  of  fifty 
cents  per  day.  Later  h.e  came  north  and  en- 
gai^ed  in  the  grocery  business  for  a  time,  then 
organized  the  dry  goods  house  at  the  corner 
of  Fairfield  avenue  and  Main  street,  which 
business  is  at  the  jiresent  time  owned  by  Rad- 
ford D.  Smith.  .Mr.  P.udau  conducted  this 
successfully  for  some  time  and  then  sold  Iiis 
stock  of  goods  to  the  firm  of  LSeacon  &  Smith, 
which  later  changed  to  I'eet  &  Smith,  and  fi- 
nally passed  into  the  liands  of  Radford  B. 
Smith.  Subsequently  Mr.  Budau  engaged  in 
the  settling  of  e^tate'^  and  general  real  estate 
business,  in  wliich  he  was  eminently  success- 
ful, and  at  his  death  left  a  large  estate.  The 
alTairs  of  the  cit}-  always  engagefl  his  active 
interest  and  fur  a  number  of  years  he  served 
as  street  commi-isic^ncr.  During  this  time 
some  of  the  prnicinal  streets  and  avenue-;  of 
the  city  were  laid  cut,  among  them  tx-ing 
Xorth  and  Bark  avenues.  In  the  I\Ia- 
sonlc  fraternity  he  held  liigh  rank,  wa.-  a 
charter  member  of  St.  John's  Lods'e,  had 
passed  through  all  the  bodies  including  the 
commander}-,  and  was  huned  with  IMasonic 
honiirs.  lie  married.  1845.  Louise  Jane 
French,  one  of  nine  children,  and  uho  is  now 
(1910)  living  at  die  advanced  age  of  ninety 
years.  Of  the  <e\-en  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
John  D.  Budau,  but  one,  Mrs.  .\lvin  D.  Moul- 
ton.  is  now  liviuL;.  I^frs.  Budau  is  tiie  d.augh- 
ter  of  W'lieeler  I'rerich,  born  in  I7*'2,  dierl  in 
1852.  v.  ho  was  a  carpenter  in  P>ridgei>)rt.  in 
<\hirh.  cit\-  he  spent  his  entire  life.  He  mar- 
rietl  Sarah  \\"ebb,  born  in  1704.  died  in  1862, 
dauiihter  of  Zenas  \\"e!ib.  Wheeler  French's 
father,  ('Gamaliel  French,  served  during  the 
revolutif>na''v  war  and  his  name  is  inscribed 
"11  the  tablets  of  tb.e  gatcAav  erected  by  the 
Mary  Silliman  (Tliapter.  Daughters  of  the 
.Vir.erican  Revolution,  at  the  old  Stratfield 
burying  ground  near  the  corner  of  X'ortli  and 
P.rodklawn  avenues.  Bridcreport. 

(H)  John  12).  son  of  John  (i)  r)ie- 
d.erichs    and    Lr.uise    la'.ie    (French)     Builau. 


was  born  in  Bridgeport,  F\"bruary  ,  24, 
1851.  died  in  that  cit_\ .  December  31.  1004. 
He  was  reared  and  educated  in  llridgepi.Tt, 
was  a  musician,  and  for  a  number  of  years 
played  in  the  \\'heeler  c^  Wilson  band.'  He 
then  engaged  in  the  express  business  foi'  a 
time,  but  later  gave  all  his  attention  to  insur- 
ance and  hi>  real  estate  interests  until  he  re- 
tired. He  was  a  member  of  St.  John's  Lotlge, 
h'ree  and  .\ccepted  .\Lasons,  of  wdiich  three 
generations  of  his  familx  were  also  members, 
and  had  taken  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the 
Scottish  Rite  boilies.  He  married  Annie  Rus- 
sell, born  in  i/jreat  Barriugtnu,  ?\L'is--achu'-ctt.-, 
whose  father  was  a  soldier  during  the  civil 
war.  John  D.  and  .\nnie  (Russell)  Budau 
had  two  chiklren:  John  H.  D.  Budau  (q.  v.), 
and  Bessie  R.,  wife  of  Mayor  Buckingham 
(see   Buckingham   IX). 

fJH]    Daniel    Bucking- 

BUCKIXGH.VM  ham,  son  of  Rev.  Thom- 
as BuckingiiaiVi  ( q.  v.). 
was  born  October  3.  1673.  He  was  for  many 
years  justice  of  the  peace,  ami  held  other  im- 
portant offices  in  the  town.  He  was  also  a 
prominent  member  of  the  church.  PIo  was 
a  large  landholder  in  Lebanon,  Connecticut. 
He  died  ]\ Larch  25.  1725.  He  married  Sarah 
Lee,   of    Lyme,    3>Iay   24,    i<>:»3.      His    \vidow 

married    Lynde.     Children :      Sarali, 

born  September  21,  1695:  Daniel,  .\pril  q, 
1C19S,  mentioned  below:  Hester,  April  16, 
1701  :  Stephen.  August  4,  1703:  Ann,  October 
II,   1705:  Temperance,  1708. 

(1\')  Daniel  (2).  son  of  Daniel  1  i  )  Buck- 
ingham, was  born  .\.pril  9.  1608.  FIc  married. 
March  4,  1726,  Lydia  Lord,  (.liildren:  Ann, 
born  .September  11,  1728:  Daniel,  June  — , 
1730,  died  ?\Iay  4.  1731  ;  Daniel,  December  28, 
1 73 1  :  Adoniiah.  rtctober  11.  1733:  John.  Sei>- 
tember  2.  1735:  L\(lia,  .\pril  27,  1738:  Sam- 
uel. ALay  4  or  14,  1740,  menti'jned  below: 
<.iiics,  February  2,  1742:  .Andrew,  ^ilarcli  31, 
1744:  Pegg}-,  baptized  June  15.  1746,  died 
July  13,  1740. 

I  \' )  Samuel,  son  of  Daniel  (2)  Bucking- 
ham, was  bi^rn  ^May  4  or  14,  1740.  d'cd  Janu- 
ary 30,  181 5.  Tie  married  Lydia  Watrous, 
who  died  June  12.  1833.  Childreti:  Samuel, 
b.orn  January  or  July  ii.  1770.  mentioned  be- 
low: L\-dia.  January  21.  1772:  Mehetebel. 
June  22.  .1774;  Lucy.  Xo\eniber  6,  1775; 
Giles,  February  8,    i~JJ. 

(\T)  Deaecin  Samuel  ('2),  son  of  Samuel 
(  I )  Buckingham,  was  born  at  Saybrook.  Con- 
necticut, Janiiary  or  July  11.  1770.  and  lived 
there  until  after  his  marriage  and  the  birth 
of  his  eldest  child.  In  1803  he  removed  to 
Lebanon,  and   in   181 5   represented  that  town 


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in  the  Ifyislatme.  Ik-  \vri<  for  ina;iy  years 
deacon  in  tlie  irhurdi  He  was  an  enterpris- 
ing and  thrifty  fainier  and  aj(|uireil  a  I'.and- 
some  property  for  lh(we  time-.  He  was  inter- 
ested in  the  cultivation  oi  fruit,  and  raised  it 
in  abundance  and  of  the  choicest  varieties. 
He  also  supplied  the  markets  cif  Hartford 
_  with  all  farm  product^.  When  a  Muuif;'  man, 
^  and  before  he  had  left  .'^ayhronk  he  and  sev- 

eral others  had  built  the  fir>t  t\\o  fishing 
piers  at  the  niijuth  of  the  Connecticut  to  take 
shad,  and  he  retained  his  intere?t  in  these  fish- 
eries, which  became  very  xalualile.  His  build- 
ings were  always  kept  in  the  i)c>t  of  repairs 
and  his  residence  \\a>  a  striking  feature  of  the 
landscape,  ar.d  a  good  example  of  a  Xew  Eng- 
land home.  He  took  an  active  interest  in  edu- 
cation and  was  liberal  in  as^i^ting  to  maintain 
the  town  schools.  The  church  also  of  which 
he  was  a  deaci:)n  always  found  in  him  one  of 
its  best  friends.  In  all  it^  affair-  he  took  a 
leading  part,  and  had  a  peculiar  regard  for 
ministers,  si.i  much  ^o  that  hi~  house  was  fa- 
miliarly known  as  "The  Ministers'  Tavern". 
When  the  temi)erance  reform  commenced,  he 
was  one  of  the  fir~t  to  adopt  it-;  ]>rinciples  and 
to  carry  them  out.  He  wa^  a  man  of  careful 
and  exact  business  habit>.  rare  good  judg- 
ment and  reverence  iov  all  good  thiiigs.  He 
married,  March  S.  171)8.  b'anna.  dauL;lner  of 
Nathaniel  and  Dinah  1  Xewton  1  Matron,  of 
Colchester,  who  were  married  January  15, 
1761.  tier  fath.er,  Xathaniel  Matson,  was 
born  in  1725,  -lui  of  Xathaniel  ?\Iatson,  of 
Lyme,  a  fanner  and  merchant  th.ere,  who  died 
Febrnarv  3,  I77'>.  aged  ninety-two.  He  was 
the  son  of  Xathaniel  Mat>on.  tlij  fir>t  of  the 
name  to  come  to  this  countrx-.  who  settleil  in 
Boston.  Her  eldest  sifter  wa>  the  mother  of 
Judge  Henry  M.  W'aite.  chief  justice  of  the 
supreme  court  of  the  state.  She  was  a  suiie- 
rior  woman,  of  great  executue  aHilit\-  and 
goodi  jud.gment.  Children:  Al'igail.  born 
March  2(\  i.'Vsr  :  William  .\ifre.l.  .""lay  28, 
1804,  mentioned  below:  Lucy  .Vnn,  October 
23,  1806;  Samuel  .Matron.  Jul\-  ij,  i8o(),  died 
November  2h.  1810:  Samuel  (  iiles.  Xovember 
18,  181.?:  Israel  .M;itM,n.  .\u-un  ;.  iSif.. 

(MI)  Hon.  William  Altred  'lluckin-ham, 
son  of  Deacon  ."s.unuel  1  _>  1  I'luckinuk-am.  was 
born  ^^ay  28.  i8(J4.  in  LebaiKMi.  l/oni-ecticut. 
'  He  was  educated  in  the  j)ui)lic  and  prixate 
schools  of  his  nati\e  t^wu.  arid  at  I '.aeon 
Academy,  Colchester.  I'utd  twi.-ntx  years  of 
age  he  was  engaged  in  larimm:.  lie  then 
entered  a  dr;,'  i;o.  .ds  -.I'.re  ni  Xorwich  as  a 
clerk,  and,  retn:iined  tbei-e  two  xear^.  .\,'ter 
spending  a  short  rime  in  a  uii''>le-ale  sinre  in 
New  York,  he  returned  ti  •  Xi'rwicii  in  i8j''>. 
and  establislted  himself  in  the  dry  ,g'">Oil.s  busi- 


ness there.  In  1830  he  began  the  manufacture 
of  ingrain  car[ieting,  and  in  1848  was  one  of 
the  principal  men  who  organized  the  Hayward 
Rubber  Conu_)any  for  the  manufacture  of  In- 
dia rubber  goods.  He  was  the  treasiu'er  of 
this  companv  from  its  organization.  In  1S49- 
50-56-57  he  was  electetl  mayor  of  the  city 
of  Xorwich,  and  in  1S56  was  presidential 
elector.  He  held  no  other  public  office  until 
1858.  when  he  was  elected  governor,  and  re- 
elected seven  times,  after  which  he  declined 
further  service.  He  was  one  of  the  four 
kiyal  governors  who  held  office  through  the 
civil  war.  At  the  beginning  of  the  war  the 
president  called  for  one  regiment  of  troops 
irom  Connecticut  and  the  governor  organized 
three  by  voluntary  enlistments,  which  he  uni- 
formed, arniet!  and  furnished  with  bagga.ge 
train  and  camp  equipage  complete  for  the 
field.  They  were  the  first  troops  sent  from 
ariy  state  that  were  in  all  respects  ec[uipped 
for  acti\'e  service.  This  action  was  assumed 
.as  an  imperative  public  necessity,  and  taken 
upon  the  personal  responsibility  of  the  govern- 
or. On  the  first  Wednesday  of  i\Iay,  the  .general 
assembly  was  convened,  which  at  cure  rati- 
fied the  action  of  the  governor,  authorized 
him  to  raise  ten  thousand  troops  for  the  de- 
fense of  the  national  government,  and  placed 
money  under  his  control  to  be  used  for  this 
])urpose  at  his  tliscretion.  A  subsequent  leg- 
islature removed  the  restriction  which  limited 
the  number  of  men,  and  gave  him  authority 
and  means  to  meet  any  acquisition  which 
might  be  made  b\-  the  president.  Uniier  this 
authorit\-  ar.d  with  the  co-operation  (jf  !iis  fel- 
low citizens,  he  raised  fift_\'-four  thi>usan(l 
eight  hundred  and  eighty-two  men,  which  was 
six  thousand  and  ci.ghty-nine  more  than  the 
number  assigned  to  the  state  by  the  general 
governtnent.  In  i8(')8  he  was  elected  to  tlie 
senate  of  the  United  States  to  serve  six  years 
from   .March  4,   i8(i<). 

He  icnik  an  active  part  in  the  cause  of  edu- 
cation, was  a  liberal  benefactor  of  Yale  Col- 
lege, and  with  one  exception  ci:>ntributed  more 
Tiionev  than  an\'  other  person  to  end^iw  the 
Xorwiidi  Free  Acavlemy,  of  which  he  was  the 
jiresident  of  the  biiard  of  trustees.  He  was 
also  president  of  the  Connecticut  State  Tem- 
perance Union,  a  member  of  the  Broadway 
Congregational  Church  in  Xorwich.  a  corpor- 
ate member  of  the  .\merican  Board  of  Foreign 
?\fission.i,  and  in  1865  moderator  of  the  Xa- 
tional  Council  of  Ccjngregational  Churches  in 
Bo.^to'u. 

He  marriefl.  September  27.  18.^0.  Eliza, 
ilaughter  of  Dr.  Dwight  Ripley,  of  Xorwich. 
a  famous  merchant  of  that  city  in  tiie  early 
part    of    the    nineteenth    century.      She    died 


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1805 


April  19.  i8t.S.  Cliil<;reii :  William,  born  Oc- 
tober. 1836.  died  Ueceniber.  1S38;  Eliza  Coit, 
mentioned  below. 

(\'1II)  Eliza  Coit,  daughter  of  Hon.  Wil- 
liam Alfred  Buckingham,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 8.  1838.  She  married  General  Williani  A. 
Aiken.  The  latter  was  one  of  Governor  lUick- 
ingham's  statt  during-  the  civil  war,  and  was 
the  first  to  reach  the  seat  of  government  with 
dispatches  fruni  the  north,  when  Washington 
was  beset  with  enemies,  and  the  approaches 
to  the  capital  were  obstructed.  He  delivered 
these  dispatches  in  person  to  President  Lin- 
coln. Children :  Eliza  Buckingham,  born 
]\Iay  21.  i8''-?:  William  Buckingliam,  Janu- 
ary 24.  1864;  Mar\-  Appleton,  April  5,  1866; 
Jane  McGregor.  August  4,  1867:  Alfred  Law- 
rence, July  (1.  1S70;  John,  November  3,  1S71. 


(I\')    Nathaniel    Buck- 

BUCKINtriHAM  inghain,  son  of  Samuel 
(2)  Buckingham,  (q. 
"V.),  was  born  in  1702,  died  in  17S0.  He  vv'as 
elected  deacijii  of  the  church  in  1765.  He 
married,  }-Iay  30.  1728,  Sarah  Smith,  Chil- 
dren ;  Natb.aniel,  born  March  8,  1729 ;  Joseph, 
July  I,  1730:  Sarah,  Eebruary  29,  1734:  Abi- 
jali,  June  22.  1735;  Sibbell,  September  13, 
1737;  Oliver,  .May  2-.  1739:  Ephraim,  Decem- 
ber 6,  1743  :  Abel,  mentionetl  below. 

( \' )  Abt.1.  jon  of  Nathaniel  Buckingham, 
was  born  May  22.  1745,  died  July  2j.  1S27. 
He  settled  near  Nortliville,  in  the  northerly 
part  of  New  Milford,  Connecticut.  He  mar- 
ried (first!  Hannah  Botsford,  who  died  Sep>- 
tember  22.  iSoi,  and  he  married  (second) 
Sarah  Barnum.  Children  of  first  wife :  Na- 
thaniel, born  March  3,  1775,  mentioned  below: 
Abel,  July  18.  1776:  Joseph,  May  5.  1778: 
Samuel,  Tulv  4.  1780:  Ephraim.  August  15, 
1782:  Gilbert,  July  2^.  1788. 

( \'I  )  Nrahaniel  '2),  son  of  Abel  Bucking- 
ham, wa>  b<>rn  at  New  Milford,  }\Iarch  3, 
^775-  He  married.  March  24.  1801,  Tamer 
Hunt,  born  .May.  1778.  died  December  19. 
1839.  Ciiildren.  born  at  Nortliville.  New 
AIilfi>rd:  Har\ey.  October  30,  1809;  Sarah 
Aim,  October  2,  [•'^lo:  Harry,  .-\pril  10,  1813: 
Hiram  Wheeler,  Time  7.  1S15.  mentioned  be- 
low; Heman.  Docemlier  24.  181S. 

(ATI)  Hiram  Wheeler,  son  of  Nathaniel 
(2)  Btickingham.  was  born  at  North\ille,  New 
^[ilford.  June  7,  1815.  died  .\pril  12.  1872. 
He  attended  the  public  schools.  He  operated 
a  custom  mil!  and  saw  mill,  carded  wool  and 
printed  calicoe-.  etc.  In  later  years  he  fol- 
lowed farming.  In  politics  he  was  a  Rep'.'b- 
iican ;  in  religion  a  Congregatiunalist.  He 
married.  June  10,  1846.  Susan  Baldwin,  born 
at  Northville,  March   17,   1828,  died  in   1906, 


daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mabel  Baldwin. 
Children:  .\ndrew  D.,  born  February  7, 
1849,  died  .\ugust  29.  1851:  .Andrew  S.,  De- 
cember 10,  1852:  Charles  Lester,  August  31, 
1S55,  mining  engineer.  Denver,  Colorado, 
married  Edith  Jones,  of  Bridgeport,  and  had 
Mabel,  Harold  and  Marion :  Edgar  B.,  Jan- 
uary  4,    1859,    farmer  at   Northville,  married 

,  children :  Grace,  Ruth,   Florence, 

Cora,  Homer,  Ethel :  Herman  Chester,  men- 
tioned below. 

(XIH)  Herman  Chester,  son  of  Hiram 
Wheeler  Buckingham,  wa^^  born  at  North- 
ville, New  Milford,  Litchfield  county,  Con- 
necticut. March  15.  1864.  He  was  educated 
in  the  district  scIkmiIs  of  hi>  native  town.  .\t 
the  age  of  seventeen  he  left  home  and  began 
to  learn  the  trarle  of  macliinist  in  the  shops 
of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  (Duincy  railroad 
at  .Aurora,  Illinois.  In  1883  he  returned  to 
New  Milford  and  worked  as  a  tool  maker 
tliere  for  two  years.  He  was  also  employetl 
for  a  time  b\-  his  brother's  firm,  .Marsh  it 
Buckingham,  in  wood-working.  He  was  tlien 
for  more  than  six  years  with  the  Eastern 
Lounge  Company  of  New  Milford  as  foreman 
and  ^superintendent.  In  1905  he  became  the 
junior  partner  of  tlie  firm  of  Taylor  &  Buck- 
ingham, in  partnership  with  Henry  H.  Tay- 
lor. The  firm  takes  all  kinds  of  contract 
work,  cement  work  as  well  as  carpentering, 
and  takes  rank  amr.ng  the  leading  builders  of 
the  city,  Mr.  Buckingham  also  manufactures 
what  is  known  as  tb.e  '"Eas}'  Truck,"  which 
he  invented.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Clul)  and 
of  St.  Peter's  Lodge.  No,  21,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted I\Iasons,  of  New  Milfc>rd.  In  religi'jn 
he  is  a  Congregationalist.  He  married,  in 
July,  j886,  Jenn.ie.  daughter  of  John  W.  and 
Jane  ( Turrill)  .\ddis,  of  New  Milford.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Maud,  horn  at  New  .Mil- 
ford, December  5,  1887. 


{\TI)  Captain  |ohn 
BUCKINGHA;M  Buckingham,  son'  of 
Da\'id  Buckingham  (q. 
v.).  was  born  in  Watert(v\\n.  Octo'ier  17,  1786. 
He  was  educated  in  the  district  schriols.  and 
followed  farming  for  an  occupation.  He 
raised  a  company  oi  men  in  V\'atertonri  ami 
was  commissioned  ca])tain  in  the  war  of  1812. 
While  in  the  service  he  was  .--tationed  at  New 
London  and  New  Haven.  -\t  the  close  of  the 
war  he  was  coinmis>i<ined  c<donel  of  the  state 
militia,  but  so'>n  resigned.  In  1825  he  re- 
nio\-ed  to  Waterbury  und  for  more  than  twen- 
ty-five years  was  in  partnership  with  his 
brothers-in-law,  J.  .M.  L.  and  W.  H.  Scovill, 
under  the  firm   nami:  of  Scovills  &   Bucking- 


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ham,  niamifacturers  of  brass  butts  and  ether 
brass  goods  at  Oakville.  When  tlie  tirni  was 
incorporated  in  1S50  as  the  Scovill  Manufac- 
turing;' Company,  he  retained  liis  interests  p^ 
a  stockholder.  He  retired,  on  account  of  the 
infirmities  of  age,  a  few  years  before  his 
death.  He  represented  both  W'atertown  anil 
Waterbury  in  the  general  assembly  and  was  a 
state  senator  from  the  si.Kteenth  (.li>trict.  He 
was  not  only  a  capable  busines,>  man.  but  of 
broad  and  general  intellectual  gifts.  He  read 
extensively  and  appreciateil  the  classic  Eng- 
lish authors.  He  was  called  uiion  to  fill  manv 
private  as  well  as  public  trusts.  He  was  a 
lifelong  member  of  the  I'rutesiant  Eptscop;;l 
church,  and  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Lodge 
to  which  he  was  much  attaclied."  He  wa^^  held 
in  the  highest  esteem  by  his  townsmen  for 
his  sterling  integrity  and  many  attractive  per- 
sonal qualities.  He  died  }ilay  3,  1867.  He 
married.  September  10.  i8og.  Betsey,  daugh- 
ter of  James  Scovill  (see  Scovill  V).  Slie 
was  "a  lady  of  most  amiable  disposition  and 
manners,  and  well  qualified  to  adc^rn  the  large 
homestead  over  which  she  was  destined  to 
become  the  mistress,  her  husband  having  in- 
herited the  ancestral  farm  of  his  Grandmother 
^lerrill  in  W'atertoun".  Children :  Scovill 
Merrill,  born  .August  10,  181 1,  mentioned  be- 
low; Marv,  Mav  17.  1S15,  married  Abraham 
Ives. 

fX'IIT)  Scovill  Merrill,  son  of  Captain  John 
Buckingham,  was  born  at  \\'atertown,  .\ugust 
10.  181 1.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  bet.' an  life  as  clerk  in  the  emplov 
of  J.  ^l.  L.  &  W.  H.  Scon  ill.  his  uncles. 
When  he  came  of  age  he  continued  with  the 
firm  and  became  superintendent  of  the  button 
factory.  In  1839  or  1840  a  co-partnership 
was  formed  under  the  name  of  Scovill  &  Com- 
pany with  a  capital  of  S20.000  and  he  became 
one  of  the  firm.  He  continued  in  this  busi- 
ness until  the  incorporation  of  the  Scovill 
Manufacturing  Cr.nipan_\"  in  1850  with  a  capi- 
tal of  $250,000,  including  the  original  firm, 
and  the  button  company  in  which  Captain 
John  Buckingliam  was  al>o  interested.  .A.fter 
the  death  of  his  uncles,  he  became  president 
of  the  cor[)oration.  In  i8riS  he  retired  from 
the  active  management  r.f  the  concerri  and 
was  snccee<lel  as  pre-ident  by  Samuel  W. 
'  Hall.  He  wa'^  thoroughly  progressive,  very 
friendly  to  new  enterprise-  and  ready  to  aid 
them  with  money  and  ad\ice.  In  this  wa\"  he 
materially  aided  in  upbuildin'^'  \\  aterbury  as 
an  industrial  center.  He  was  director  and. 
president  of  a  mimber  of  manufacturing  cr:m- 
panies  between  1848  and  i8i''o.  He  a\  as  a 
director  of  the  Waterbury  Xational  l^ank  and 
president  of  the  ri\n.iouth  Granite  Company. 


He  took  great  interest  in  building  dwelling 
luuses  anil  the  block  known  as  the  Bucking- 
ham lilock  was  the  fir.^t  of  the  kind  in  Wa- 
terbury. He  was  a  substantial  stockholder  in 
the  Xaugatuck  railroad  and  the  Hartford  & 
l-"ishkill.  iiow  part  of  the  Xew  Ha\en  sys- 
tein.  He  was  one  of  the  prime  movers  and 
always  a  stockholder  of  the  Wheeler  is:  Wil- 
>on  Sewing  Machine  Company. 

For  nearly  fifty  years  he  held  the  office  of 
\varden  of  St.  John's  Protestant  Epi-copal 
Church,  succeeding  his  uncle,  William  H.  Sco- 
vill. and  was  seldom  absent  from  church  ser- 
vices. He  was  a  liberal  contributor  and  ener- 
getic worker  in  all  the  att'airs  of  the  parish. 
He  owned  a  fine  farm  a  few  miles  west  of  the 
town  and  after  he  retired  from  business  he 
sjJcnt  much  time  on  this  place,  often  working 
hard  with  hi>  men,  and  greatly  enjoying  the 
life  outdoors.  He  gave  generously  to  the 
building  fund  of  Trinity  College.  Hartford, 
and  to  various  other  educational  and  chari- 
table purposes. 

He  inherited  his  father's  fondness  for  good 
horses  anil  outdoor  s);orts  and  was  an  excel- 
lent sliot.  The  weather  vane  of  the  Congre- 
gational church,  which  stood  where  the  W'el- 
ton  drinking  fountain  i^  now.  liadi  a  hijle 
through  the  star  end,  maiie  by  a  bullet  trom 
hi.  gmi.  fired  from  the  steps  of  the  Scovill 
store  near  the  southeast  corner  of  H.  W.  Sco- 
vill's  house.  Years  and  business  care  scbered 
his  spirit  and  he  became  the  grave,  sedate, 
scrupulously  neat  and  refined  person  familiar 
to  th.e  elder  ones  of  the  present  generutiim. 
"He  Could  never  endure  dirt  or  disoriier.  All 
liis  appointments,  his  place,  the  factories  in 
his  charge,  the  roads  leailing  to  theiu,  must 
be  in  good  condition.  He  liked  to  have  a 
share  in  keeping  them  so  himself,  and  one  of 
tlie  most  familiar  sights  to  iiis  neighibors  dur- 
ing a  period  of  fifty  _\ears  was  Mr.  Bucking- 
ham broom  in  hand  pointing  out  thincrs  w  hiclt 
tieeded  attention".  He  died  at  Waterburv, 
April  27.   18S9. 

He  m.arried.  May  18,  1835,  Charlotte, 
daughter  of  Aaron  Benedict.  She  died  Janu- 
ary 9.  1887.  Their  whole  married  life  of  over 
fiftv  vears  was  sijent  in  their  house  on  W  esc 
Main  street,  built  at  the  time  of  their  mar- 
ria<:c.     Child,  T'llui  A.,  mentioned  below. 

(TX)  John  A.,  -^on  of  Scovill  Merrill  Buck- 
ingham, was  horn  .\pril  t,  183Q,  at  \\'atcr- 
bur\-,  flied  June  0.  190Q.  in  Watertown.  He 
was   educated    in   the   schciols   of    Waterburv'. 

rbe  follow  i;i<j  i '.  taken  tr.  ni  "Biographical  Re- 
\iew"  (Litclifield  county):  "Jolin  A.  Euckindi.''.m. 
a  retired  hii-ine>>  man.  occupied  a  plea^ain  resi- 
dence situated  opposite  to  the  common  in  Water- 
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of  Waterbury  and  at  tlie  as;e  of  seventeen  weiit  to 
New  York  City,  where  he  was  for  eight  years  em- 
ployed as  s;i!e.--niar.  for  tlie  Scoviile  Manufacturing 
Company  He  then  spent  two  years  travelling  in 
Europe  and  upon  his  return  to  the  United  States, 
he  engaged  in  business  in  New  York  City,  becoming 
an  active  and  successful  operator  among  financiers 
of  Wall-  street.  After  fifteen  years  of  prosperity  in 
the  metropolis,  he  relinquished  business  pursuits 
and  returned  to  his  home  in  Watertown.  where  he 
occupied  the  old  Warren  place,  so  called,  which 
is  one  of  the  most  desirable  residence  properties  in 
this  vicinity.  He  was  both  a  prominent  and  popu- 
lar citizen,  interested  in  the  growth  and  develop- 
ment of  the  town,  and  gained  the  respect  and  good 
will  of  the  community.  He  was  an  Episcopalian  in 
religion,  as  were  his  parents,  and  was  a  liberal  sup- 
porter of  Christ's  Church.  He  was  a  Republican 
in  politics  and  was  actively  intere^ted  m  public 
affairs,  but  never  aspired  to  political  honors. 

"In  1S69  Mr.  Bucknigham  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Anne,  daughter  of  Samuel  McLean,  an  exten- 
sive dry  goods  importer,  of  Brooklyn.  Xew  York, 
and  granddaughter  of  Hon.  Charles  Chapman,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  Children :  Scoviile  McLean 
and  Charles  Benedict.  Scoviile-  McLean  married 
Margaret,  daughter  of  William  McConway.  of  Pitts- 
burg. Pennsylvania;  children:  Mary  and  Margaret 
McLean.  Charles  Benedict  married  Agnes  De 
Forest,  daugl-.ter  of  John  W.  Curtiss ;  children: 
Harriette   .Vnne,  John  de   Forest,  Elizabeth   Murray. 

(The   Scovill   Line). 

The  faniil}-  of  Scovil.  or  Scovill.  as  it  has 
been  spclied  in  later  years.  i~  orie  of  the  most 
prominent  in  \\  atcrbtir\-.  Connecticut.  From 
the  first  settlement  of  the  town  the  name  has 
been  distingtiished  and  in  a  later  generation 
Jaines  Mitcliell  Lamson  Scovill  and  William 
H.  Scovill  laid  the  foimdation  of  the  indus- 
trial greatness  of  the  city  of  Waterbur_\-. 

(I)  John  Scovill.  the  first  settier,  was  early 
at  Haddarn,  Connecticut. 

(fl)  Sergeant  John  {.2)  Scoviile,  son  of 
John  (i)  Sco\il!e.  was  one  of  the  early  set- 
tlers of  Waterbury.  He  married.  February  6, 
ifj93,  Haimah.  daughter  of  nbaiHah  Richards. 
She  died  ]\larch  5,  1720.  He  died  January  26, 
1726-27.  Children:  John.  January  12.  1^)04; 
Ohadiah,  April  2,5.  i'V)7.  died  1710;  Sarah, 
October  24.  1700;  William.  September  7, 
1703.  mentioned  below :  Hannah.  March  19. 
1706-07;  Edward,  February  12,  1710-11. 

(HI)  Lieutenant  William  Scovill.  slu  of 
Sereeant  Jc>hii  1  2  !  Scovill.  \\"as  born  at  \Va- 
terbury.  Septeniber  7,  T703.  died  March  -,. 
.1755.  He  married  ifirst)  April  17,  1720.  Han- 
nah, dauijhtor  of  John  Richards.  She  died 
April  I,  1741.  and  lie  married  I'second)  June 
16,  1742,  Elizabelli.  d.aughter  of  James  Brown. 
She  died  May  6,  1752,  and  he  married  1  third  ) 
Desire  .Sanford.  widow  of  Caleb  Cooper,  of 
New  Haven.  His  widow.  Desire,  married 
Deacon  Jonathan  Garnsev.  Children  of  first 
v;ife.  born  at  Waterbu'-v  :  Anna.  March  2^. 
^73^  '•  James,  January  2j,   ij^2-^^].  mentioned 


bclovv' ;  Samuel,  No\  ember  4,  1735;  Abijah, 
Deceuiber  2j,  1738.  Children  of  second  wife: 
William,   February  9,    1744-45;   Darius,   May 

15.  174^'- 

{IV )  Rev.  James  Scovill,  son  of  Lieutenant 
William  Scovill,  was  born  at  Waterbury,  Jan- 
uary 22.  1732-23-  He  graduated  from  Yale 
College  in  the  class  of  1757  and  became  rector 
of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  in  the  mis- 
sion field  at  Waterbury,  Xorthbury  and  what 
is  now  Bristol,  Connecticut.  He  made  his 
Lome  at  Waterbury  and  was  the  first  Episco- 
pal clergyman  located  there.  After  laboring 
thirty  years  in  this  field,  he  removed  to  Xew 
Brunswick,  Canada,  and  becair.e  the  rector 
of  the  church  at  Kingston.  He  died  there  De- 
cember 19,  1808,  in  the  fiftieth  year  of  his 
tninistry.  He  married.  Xovember  7,  1762, 
Ame  Xichols.  who  died  in  June,  1S35.  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  George  Xichols.  Children, 
horn  at  ^^'aterbury:  James,  born  March  19, 
1764,  mentioned  below;  William,  May  20, 
17116;  Hannah,  married  Daniel  Micheau  ;  Rev. 
F.lias,  married  Eliza  Scovill,  of  Watertown; 
Samuel,  married  Dibby  Gilbert  and  ?^Iary 
Smith  ;  Daniel,  married  Amelia  Brannah  and 
Plannah  AN'iggins  ;  Sarah,  married  Dv.  Kushi 
Hatheway;  Edward  George  Xichols,  baptized 
famiarv  20,  1782;  Henr}-  Augustus,  baptized 
January   11.   1784. 

( \' )  James  (2),  son  of  Rev.  James  (i) 
Scovill,  was  born  at  Waterbury,  March  19, 
1764.  flied  Xovember  26,  1S25.  He  v.as  the 
on!v  member  of  his  father's  family  to  remain 
in  Waterbury  when  he  removed  to  Xew 
Brunswick.  He  became  a  prominent  citizen, 
a  large  latid  owner,  justice  of  tlie  pcr.ce.  and 
was  commonly  called  "Squire  Scovill".  Dur- 
ing the  war  of  1812  he  established  and  con- 
ducted a  woolen  mill.  He  was  a  man  of  fine 
presence  and  much  dignity  of  manner  and 
force   of   character.      He  married,    Xovember 

16.  1788.  Alathea  Lamson,.  died  Januaiw  i, 
1846,  daughter  t.f  ?i[itchell  Lamson.  Children, 
horn  at  Waterbury:  I.  James  Mitchell  Lain- 
son.  September  4,  1789:  of  the  firms  of  J.  ^L 
L.  &  W.  H.  Scovill  and  Scovill  &  Company, 
and  of  the  Scovill  Manufacturing  Companv; 
marrieil  ]\[rs.  Sarah  .\.  }dorton.  daughter  of 
William  H.  Merriman.  of  Watertown.  2.  Bet- 
sev.  May  12,  1792;  m;irried,  September  10, 
1800.  John  Buckingham  1  see  Buckingham 
\'H).  3.  Sarah  Hannah.  March  25.  1794; 
married  A.  Flitchcock.  4.  William  Henry, 
Julv  27,  1796,  partner  with  his  brother  in  the 
great  Scovill  enterprises:  married  (ftrstl  Jidy 
2.  1827,  Eunice  Ruth,  daughter  ni  Hon. 
Thomas  J.  Davies.  of  Black  Lake.  Xew  York; 
married  fsecond)  March  22,  1S4T,  Rebecca 
H..  daughter  of  Hon.  Xathan  Smith,  of  Xew 


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Haven.  5.  Edward.  December  31.  1798.  6. 
Anna  Maria,  February  y,  i8oi,  died  April  3, 
1804.  7.  Caroline,  July  4.  1803  ;  married  W'il- 
liam  Prebtun.  8.  Alatiiea  Maria.  Auc;u^t  14, 
1805:  married  Jciel  Piinnian.  9.  Mar_\-.  July 
2^.  iSoS:  married  Rev.  J.  L.  Clark.  10.  Stella 
Ann.  May  19,  iSii.  flied  September.  1S15. 


The   surname  Merriman  is 

MERRIMAX     also  often  written  Merriam 

or   Meriam.      Some  of   the 

descendants  of  Joseph  ^lerriam,  of  Concord, 

spell  their  name  Merriman. 

(I)  Captain  Xathaniei  Merriman  -.vas  one 
of  the  original  settleis  of  \\'a!iinc:foril,  Con- 
necticut, in  1670.  He  liad  lot>  Xos.  I.  and  2. 
on  the  north,  west  and  east  curner-;  of  Soutii 
Cross  street,  also  lot  Xo.  2.  adioininj:;  the 
west  lot.  These  lots  arc  now  or  were  lately 
ownefl  by  Peter  Whittlesey  and  Rev.  Edgar  j. 
Doolittle.  He  built  his  hou~e  a  short  distance 
west  of  the  site  of  the  W'liittlcsev  house. 
Chiklren:  John,  born  September  26.  165 1  ; 
Hannah,  May  15.  1653:  .Vbioail,  April  iS, 
1654;  Manu-e,  July  12,  1657,  married  Sam- 
uel Munson:  John,  Ivbruary  2S,  1659:  Sam- 
uel, September  29.  1^162:  Caleb,  born  Mav  16, 
1665,  mcnti':>ncii  beknv  :  Mr;se-.  i'"')-  ;  Eliza- 
beth, September  14,  iiiu^,  '.r.arried,  Decemlier 
2,   16S5,  Elx-ner.er  Lewis. 

(H)  Caleb,  son  of  Captain  Xathaniei  Mer- 
riman. was  born  Ma}'  ifi,  i(j;i3.  died  lulv  0, 
1703.  Pic  resided  at  W'allin'^.ford.  and  left 
an  estate  valued  at  four  liundred  and  thirty- 
nine    pour.d>.       He     married     r\[ar'- . 

Children,  born  at  \\'ailin£rford :  Moses.  (Jc- 
toU-r  31,  1691  :  EHzal'eth.  1\[-a.y  4.  1693:  Eiia- 
sapli,  .May  21.  1695,  mentioned  below;  Pliebe, 
June  17.  i'^>97;  Itannih,  ,'^eptember  10,  1698; 
Phebe,  September  16.  itx)9 :  Lydia.  Decem- 
ber 31,  1701,  'lied  }oui!g :  Lydia,  X'ovember 
12.  1702. 

(  III )  Eliasapli,  son  of  Calelj  Merriman, 
was  born  May  21.  if^i^,  died  Auqu.-t  14, 
1758.  He  marricfi  Abi^-aii  Hall,  wln^  was 
killed  by  the  Indians  with  Ir.-r  ■iaii'.^bter  .Viii- 
gaW.  Aug'ust  4,  1758.  Chi'i'.ren.  horn  at  \\"al- 
linqfford:  Eunice.  Cjctober  7.  1720.  died 
youni^ :  Emuce,  Janaar.  12  1722.  fued  X'cv- 
vember  I4,  1722:  Sarah,  X'iVLin'"'er  :8.  1723; 
Titus,  .\u:Tii-t  28.  1727;  Caleb.  Septeml-.er  3. 
i72fj ;  .\ma>a,  1730.  mentioned  below:  Eliza- 
beth, July  ..'7,  1832,  died  \>Hinc:';  E--ther.  De- 
cember 2,  1734:  Abii^ail,  killed  with  Iier  moth- 
er, Auquht  4,  1758;  E!i,-;abeth. 

I  T\' )  Ama--a,  <-on  r.f  Elia-^anii  ^^lerriman, 
was  \'nr:i   at  \\"ailiiicf"rd  in    1730.      He  trar- 

ried   Saraii .   and   had   a    son   Charles, 

mentioned  below. 

(V)  Charles,  son  of  Amasa  Merriman,  was 


born  in  W'allinqford,  .\uL,'u-t  20,  1762.  He 
was -in  the  revolutini;,  enlisting'  a^  a  firuii.i:ier, 
in  1771-i.  He  became  ilrum  •aiajor  anci  seivecj 
through  the  war.  He  married,  A  lay  10.  '784. 
.\nna  Punderson,  of  Xew  Haven,  v,liu  diied 
.■\pril  I,  1S44.  aged  eighty,  antl  settled  in 
W'atertown,  where  he  commenced  business  as 
a  tailor.  He  was  compelled  to  give  this  \\\i 
on  account  of  poor  health,  and  "rode  post" 
from  Xew  Haven  to  Suftield  for  fi.>ur  years, 
and  made  a  voyage  to  the  W'est  Indies,  ile 
then  engaged  in  business  as  a  uierchatit  in 
W'atertown  until  his  death,  August  26,  1829. 
He  had  a  genial  nature,  and  was  distinguished 
for  decision  of  cliararter  and  stern  integrity. 
Children:  Charles  P.,  died  1794:  Petsey, 
married  Dr,  Samuel  Elton,  of  W'atertown ; 
\\'illiam  H.,  born  .September  27,  1788,  men- 
tioned below:  Xancy,  1792,  died  young:  Xan- 
cy,  August  8,  1796:  Charles  P.,  Aug'ust  7, 
1798,  was  a  merchant  of  Savann.ah,  Georgia, 
where  lie  died  July  10,  1835  :  Anna.  Jvly  7, 
1801,  died  August  19,  1S35,  married  Edward 
Hickock :  Frederick.  August  7,  1803,  a  mer- 
chant, died  in  Alabama,  X'ovember  r,  1836; 
William  Punder.-.on,  September  6,  1S05,  a  mer- 
chant in  Augusta,  Georgia,  died  Septemb'-r  3, 
1805  :  George  F..  Aug'tist  5,  1808. 

(\I;  William  H..  son  of  Charles  "Merri- 
man, was  born  September  2y.  17S8.  He  mar- 
ried, Januar}'.  8,  1809,  Sarah,  born  February 
16,  1790.  daughter  of  David  and  Chloe  ( ?Jer- 
riin  Buckingham  ( see  Buckingham  A'l  1.  FIc 
was  an  enterprising  merchant  and  leading  cit- 
izen, of  Wateriown,  Connecticut.  Later  he 
rem.'  ved  to  Waterbury.  Children,  born  at 
W'atertown:  Charles  Buckingham,  born  Uc- 
tober  9,  1809,  mentioned  below:  ."-^arali  A., 
September  2j.  i8n.  marrierl  (first)  Thomas 
r^Iorton  and  (second)  James  }ilitchel!  Lamson 
'^coville :  Joseph  P.,  September  24.  1S13:  mar- 
ried, in  1840.  Julia  Jurid :  David.  Ma"  2y, 
i8i''r  died  March  28,  1834;  Henry,  ilarch  25, 
1820. 

(\'in  Charlci  Buckinghi'iu.  srm  of  Wiihaip. 
H.  .Merriman,  was  born  ''n  Wafertown.  (.Jcto- 
b'er  9,  1S09.  He  attended  the  public  schoo's 
of  his  native  tcv.n  and  the  Leonard  Daggett 
Schr.;>!  in  Xew  Haven.  He  resided  in  W:irer- 
toum  in  tliC  liouse  located  '-•n  the  present  -ite 
of  the  Taft  school  until  1S39,  when  he  re- 
moved to  \\'aterbury  ■\\  ith  liis  father.  He  was 
associated  in  business  with  hi«  father  hi  W  a- 
tercLJwn  and  when  he  removed  to  Waterbury 
he  entered  partnership  with  Ezi'a  Stiles  in  the 
dry  goods  business.  Tlieir  place  of  'hu^iness 
was  in  the  buik-ling  at  the  corner  of  Center 
square  and  Leaven',vorth  street.  In  1843  he 
became  a  partner  of  Julius  Hotchki^s  in  the 
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pany,  succeedinc:  the  firm  of  Hiitchkiss  & 
IVichard  and  cantinuiiic  until  Januai}',  1857, 
when  the  business  was  consolidatvil  with  that 
ot  Warren  &  Xewton  2\Ianufactuiing  Com- 
pany in  the  same  line  of  business  at  CJakville, 
and  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Amer- 
ican Suspender  Company.  A  successful  busi- 
ness was  conducted  by  this  corporation  un- 
til the  business  was  wound  up  in  1S79.  Mr. 
Merriman  was  president  of  the  Hotchkiss  & 
Merriman  Manufacturing'  Company.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  prominent  merchants  and 
manufacturers  in  his  day.  and  he  was  like- 
wise distinguished  in  public  life.  He  was  for 
several  years  a  member  of  the  common  coun- 
cil of  \Vaterbury  and  was  mayor  of  the  city 
from  June  14,  1S69,  until  June  13,  1870.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  \\^aterbury  Gaslight  Company ;  di- 
rector of  the  Citizens'  Xational  Bank  ;  presi- 
dent of  the  Waterbur)-  Savings  Bank.  For 
many  years  he  was  a  prominent  member  and 
vcstrvman  of  St.  John's  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church.  Of  kindly  nature,  generous  in  help- 
ing others,  sympathetic  with  the  troubled  and 
unfortunate,  he  had  to  a  marked  degree  those 
qualities  that  attract  the  love  of  family  and 
friends  and  the  esteem  of  the  community.  He 
was  upright  in  all  the  dealings  of  life,  an  hon- 
ored and  useful  citizen  and  griod  neighbor. 
He  died  at  Waterburv".  March   15.  1S89. 

He  married.  June  30,  184 1.  Mary  Margaret 
Field,  who  died  October  5.  1866,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Edward  Field.  Children,  born  in  Water- 
bury:  Charlotte  Buckingham.  August  21, 
1843:  Sarah  Morton,  August  7.  1845;  Helen, 
January  19.  1848,  died  February  20,  1903 ; 
Margaret  Field,  March  ifi.  1850.  married  Dr. 
Frank  E.  Castle :  William  Buckingham.  June 
II,  1853,  married,  Xovemher  17,  1886.  Sarah 
King.sbury  Parsons :  Fdwaril  Field,  Septem- 
ber I.  1854,  flied  June  30.  1909. 

(A'HI  I  William  liuckingham,  fiftli  child  of 
Charles  Buckingham  and  IMargaret  ( Field ) 
Merriman.  was  born  in  \\'aterburv,  June   11, 

1853- 

His  school  day-  were  spent  chiefiy  at 
the  Episcopal  Academy  of  Cheshire.  In  his 
early  vears  he  was  connected  with  Benedict 
Merriman  &  Company,  then  for  several  years 
with  the  .Scovill  ^Manufacturing  Company,  but 
'afterward  became  teller  of  the  Waterbury  Xa- 
tional  Bank,  and  is  now  assistant  cashier  and 
on  the  board  of  director'i.  Fie  was  C'ne  of  the 
original  projectors  of  the  Country  Club  of 
Waterbury,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  \\'a- 
terbury  Club,  the  Home  Club  and  the  Farmi- 
ingt!".n  Club.  On  Xoveniber  17,  rS86.  he  mar- 
ried Sarah  Kingsbury,  daughter  of  Guerney 
and    Eliza    (Brown)    Parsons.      He   has    two 


sons,  Buckingham  !'ars(Mis  and  \\'illiam  Buck- 
ingham Merriman  Jr. 

(The    Buckingh:ini    Line). 

(IV)  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Samuel  12) 
lUickingham  (q.  v.),  was  born  in  1699  in  >.lil- 
fnrd.  He  married,  January  9,  1724,  Mary  E. 
Wooilruff,  who  died,  a  widow,  April  18,  1790, 
aged  ninety-one.  Children :  ]Mar)-,  born  Sep- 
tember 16,  1724:  Esther,  January  29,  1725. 
died  July  16,  1726:  Thomas,  .May  17,  1727, 
mentioned  below  ;  Epenetus,  baptized  January 
10,  1730,  died  unmarried;  Hannah,  baptized 
May  13,  1733:  Benjamin,  baptized  January  2, 

1737- 

(\  )  Thomas  (3),  son  of  Thomas  (2) 
Buckingham,  was  born  ^lay  17,  1727.  He 
removed  to  Watertown  in  1772,  where  he 
died  January  27,  1796.  Fie  married  Sarah 
Treat,  of  Milford,  wdio  died  January  11,  1802. 
Children:  Sarah,  born  1751 ;  Jean,  1753; 
Isaac,  1755,  died  young;  Epenetus,  1757; 
^lary,  1759;  David,  ]March  14.  1760.  men- 
tioned below  ;  Dan.  married  Philena  Guernsey. 

(\'I)  David,  son  of  Thomas  (3)  Bucking- 
ham, was  born  ]March  14.  1760,  died  February 
6,  1832.  He  married,  March  14,  1783,  Chloe 
Merrill,  who  died  December  18,  1841,  aged 
seventv-four.  Children :  John,  born  Octo- 
ber 17,  1786;  Sarah,  married  William  H.  Mer- 
riman (see  Merriman  VI)  ;  Chloe,  born  De- 
cember 13.  1798;  David,  May  28,  1801  ; 
George,  October  2,  1807. 

(IV)  Titus  Merriman,  son 
MERRDIAX     of      Eliasaph       Merriman, 

(q.v.),  was  born  at  Wall- 
ingford,  Connecticut.  August  28.  1727.  He 
settled  in  his  native  towm.  In  1790  he  had  in 
his  family,  according  to  the  first  federal  cen- 
sus, two  males  over  sixteen  and  three  females. 
(\')  Dr.  Titus  (2)  Merriman,  son  of  Titus 
( 1)  Merriman.  a  leading  citizen  and  physician 
of  Bristol  for  half  a  century,  was  born  in 
Wallingford.  August  2y.  1768.  He  removed 
to  Bristol,  Connecticut,  about  1792,  and  was 
one  of  the  first  members  of  the  Hartford 
Count}'  ^Medical  Society,  in.  whose  delibera- 
tions he  took  a  leading  part.  He  was  for  many 
^'ears  the  typical,  trusted  family  ph}'?ician  of 
the  people  of  Bristol,  he  beiiig  practically  the 
second  one  to  practice  medicine  in  Bristol.  He 
bought  land  in  Bristol  in  1794  and  in  1802 
built  the  fine  old  colonial  house  later  occupied 
b\  his  son  and  grandson.  Titus  E.  Merriman. 
lie  owned  a  large  portion  of  what  is  now 
the  center  of  the  town,  and  was  a  man  of 
large  influence  and  fine  character.  He  mar- 
ried Polly,  daughter  of  Isaiah  Thompson,  a 
major  in  the  revolutionary  war,  and  a  prom:- 


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nent  citizen.  CliiKlren :  i.  Ik-nry  E.  2. 
George,  mentioned  Jiclow.  3.  Eli  Todd.  M. 
E).,  moved  to  Texas  in  1848.  4.  Caroline, 
wife  of  Judjje  Stone,  of  \\'arren,  (Jhio;  she 
was  ediica'.ed  in  a  girls'  >cliool  at  Eitclitield, 
Ccnnocticut.  and  was  a  classmate  of  the  fam- 
-ous  poetess,  Lvdia  Hunt  Sigonrnev,  of  Mart- 
ford. 

(\'l)  George,  son  of  Dr.  Titus  (2)  .Merri- 
man,  was  Ijorn  at  Bristol.  1806.  He  was  edu- 
cated ill  tlie  public  schools.  He  inherited  a 
large  portiim  of  his  father's  estate.  In  1SJ3 
he  established  himself  in  business  as  a  gen- 
eral merchant  on  tlie  North  Side  in  Brist'jl. 
and  the  business  has  beer,  continued  by  the 
family  to  the  present  time.  Fi^r  many  \ear,- 
the  post  office  was  in  this  sture.  In  addition 
to  groceries,  dry  goods  and  other  staple  arti- 
cles, Mr.  ^ierriman  added  a  drug  department 
to  his  busines.-..  and  this  ni  time  became  the 
more  imp(jrtant  part  of  the  business  and  the 
other  departments  were  discontinued.  He 
married  Aim  Peck.  Children:  i.  Titus  E., 
mentioned  ielow.  2.  George,  mentioned  be- 
low. 3  Theodore  D.,  born  November  14. 
1S45 ;  atteniled  Alonson  Academy,  and  up(jn 
his  return  from  school  was  taken  into  th.e 
drug  store  as  a  partner  with  his  father  and 
brother  George  under  the  firm  name  of  George 
Merriman  &  Sons;  he  bought  out  his  brother 
George  in  1888,  upon  the  latter's  retirement. 
and  he  retired  January  i.  1897;  '''^'''  ^larch 
3,  iSy":  married.  (Jctober  15,  1879,  Mrs. 
Julia  (2\lacy)  Gaul,  daughter  of  lli'-am  and 
Ann  (Hall;  Macy  and  widow  of  William  D. 
Gaul,  of  Hudson,  New  York ;  children : 
George  Macy,  born  November  20,  18S0.  Theo- 
dore Hall.  Ajiril  16,  1882:  both  educated  at 
Yale  College. 

(\'II)  Titus  E..  son  of  George  Merriman, 
was  born  in  Dristol.  September  19.  1833.  dieiJ 
in  Bristol,  January  12,  191 1.  He  was  edu- 
cated there  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the 
Bristol  Academy  under  Professor  Barnes  and 
at  Baker's  Academy  at  Collinsville,  where  he 
was  graduated  in  1852.  He  entered  the  cm- 
ploy  of  his  father  in  the  drug  store  at  North 
Side,  Bristol,  and  a  year  later  made  a  trip  to 
California,  where  lie  was  engaged  in  mining 
and  experienced  both  go<")d  and  bad  luck.  He 
came  east  in  i860  intending  to  return,  but 
,  except  for  a  brief  visit  rcm:^ineil  in  (7onnec- 
ticut  since  then.  He  ojiened  a  grocer\-  -^tore 
in  1866  on  the  North  Side  and  later  remo\-ed 
to  the  Seymour  Block  where  now  stands  the 
abutments  of  the  New  York.  New  Haven  & 
Ha-rtford  Railroad  Company  tre'^tle  over  Main 
street.  He  lost  his  store  by  fire  anil  resumed 
business  in  the  Gridley  Block  on  Nrrtb.  Main 
street.     He  sold  out  finallv  to  \'v".   H.   Scott 


&  Comiiany  of  Terryville.  After  two  \ears 
of  rest  and  retirement  he  embarkeil  ui  the 
harness  and  saddlery  business  at  21  \'._M-tii 
Main  street,  carrying  alsu  in  stock  trunk-. 
bags  and  other  leather  goods.  Mr.  Merriman 
was  a  Republican  from  the  tirst,  \otir.--  i.  r 
General  John  C.  Fremont,  of  California,  for 
president  when  in  that  state.  He  married 
.\nna  Nettleton.  widow  of  George  Nettuton, 
in  1S6S.  She  lived  less  than  one  year,  (in 
(Jctober  4,'  1871,  he  married  Margaret  A., 
ilar.ghter  of  Israel  Upson,  of  Waterburw  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Merriman  were  members  of  the  Con- 
gregaticiiial  clnirch,  and  Mrs.  Merriman  was 
active  in  the  ladies'  societies.  She  was  for 
six  years  a  successful  teaidier  in  the  Federal 
Hill  School. 

(\TI)  Hon.  George  (  2 )' ?\Ierrimaii,  son  of 
Cieorge  (  i )  Merriman.  was  brjrn  in  Bristol, 
June  3.  1S44,  where  he  still  resides.  He  at- 
tended the  common  schools  in  his  native  to',\"n 
and  then  the  Pavilion  School  in  Hartford,  At 
the  age  of  seventeen  he  went  to  work  for 
his  father,  and  at  eighteen  enlisted,  on  July  23, 
1862,  in  Company  K.  Sixteenth  Connecticut 
X'olunteers.  in  the  civil  war.  He  took  part 
in  th.e  battle  of  .Antietam.  Se|itember  17.  i8i'2. 
and  ot'ner  engagements  in  which  his  well- 
known  regiment  participated.  When  his  regi- 
ment, which  was  kno\^  n.  as  the  "Fighting 
Sixteenth,"  was  attached  to  the  Department 
of  North  Carolina,  the  larger  part  \\"as  cap- 
tured b}'  the  Confederates,  but  Mr.  ^vlerriman 
being  sick  and  in  a  hospital  in  WasluuL'.t'.'n. 
was  fortunate  enough  to  escape  the  war  prison 
at  AndersonA'ille.  He  was  put  on  a  detach- 
ment to  guard  the  rebel  prisc>ners  collected 
near  Sandusky,  ( iliio,  and  w  a'^  mustered  out 
at  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  August  29.  iSh^.  He 
then  returned  to  Bristol  and  became  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  drug  business.  After 
his  fatb.er  died  the  business  was  continued  by 
Mr.  Merriman  and  his  brother  Theodore  D.. 
under  th.e  name  of  Merriman  Brothers  and 
was  a  ver\-  sueces^frJ  enterprise.  In  1888  he 
retired  from  the  firm  which  has  since  been 
conducted  by  his  brother's  widow.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican.  He  represented  the 
tC'wn  of  Bristol  in  1888-89  '■''  "^^e  genera!  as- 
sembly of  th.e  state,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
railrijad  committee,  one  of  the  most  import- 
ant of  the  house  and  m  the  deliberation?  '"if 
which  he  took  an  active  part.  He  i?  a  mem- 
ber of  Franlsdin  Lod.ce.  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  Bristol;  G.  W.  Thomps(jn  Post. 
No.  13,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  was 
at  one  time  its  ciiumander;  Ethaii  Lodge. 
Xo.  g.  Kni'ihts  of  Pythias,  of  whic!;  he  was 
past  chancellor  ci.numander  and  one  of  its 
founders.      He  was  th.e  first  captain  of  Hull 


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Division,  L'ni formed  Rank.  N'j.  5,  Kniyhts  of 
F\t!ilas,  but  re^iaK-d  wlien  he  visited  Mon- 
tana, where  he  Iia^  interesis  in  real  estate 
and  cojijier  mir.iiiL;  pn.n.'crty.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  clmrch,  and  active 
in  that  and  other  good  work  in  the  com- 
niimity. 

He.  married..  (?>ctober  2,  1S67,  .Mary 
Jane,  born  ]\fay  2.  1S44,  daughter  of  Lucas 
and  Clariiida  (Tousey)  Barnes,  of  Bristol 
(see  Barnes  \T).  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church,  past  president  of  the 
Women's  Relief  Corps  and  past  department 
president  of  Connecticut. 

[The    Barnes    Line). 

(I)  Mrs.  Mary  J.  (Barnes)  Mcrriman  is 
a  lineal  descendant  of  Stephen  Barnes,  who 
moved  to  Branford.  Connecticut.  alK.ait  170C1, 
from  Southampton,  Long  Island.  He  mar- 
ried Mar\'  Barnes,  granddaugliter  of  John 
Lindley  or  Liu'lsley.  Children:  Hannah, 
baptized  Noveu.iber  31,  1700:  ^lary.  baptized 
April  0,  1701  ;  Benjamin,  horn  December  13. 
1702;  Stephen,  born  January  2.  1704.  see  for- 
ward; Sarah,  born  May  17.  170S:  Experience, 
born  December  4.  1710. 

(II)  Stephen  (2).  son  of  Stephen  (i) 
Barnes,  was  born  January  2,  1704,  died  March 
27,  1777.  He  moved  from  Branford  to  Farm- 
ington  and  Soutliington.  Connecticut.  He 
was  a  man  of  much  influence,  and  a  large  land- 
holder. He  married.  Janr,ar\-  5.  1725-26.  Mar- 
tha, daughter  of  Th.omas  Wheden.  of  Bran- 
ford. Slie  died  2\Iarch  18,  1773.  and  was 
btiried  in  Plantsville.  The  inscription  on  her 
headstone  was  "I  am  the  first  brought  here 
to  turn  to  dust."  Children:  Mar}-,  born  1726, 
married  Jacob  Carter,  Jr. :  Stephen,  December 
3,  172S;  Zvlartha.  August  22.  1734:  William. 
November  10,  1738.  see  forward;  Nathan. 
August  26;  1742;  .\sa.  August  24,  1745,  mar- 
ried Pbebe  Atkins. 

(IHi  William,  sou  of  Stephen  (2)  Barnes, 
was  born  November  10,  1738.  died  October 
13.  1S13.  He  was  a  prominent  man  and  held 
the  rank  of  captain.  He  moved  from  Soutli- 
ington to  Southampton  about  1800.  He  mar- 
ried Martha,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Hipson.  of  Southington.  She  wa.s  born  in 
1735,  died  1828.  Children:  Hannah,  born 
1757.  married  Abraham  Loser;  Azubah.  1759. 
married  Luther  Atkins:  Benjamin,  1761.  see 
forward;  Experience.  1763,  died  1853.  unmar- 
ried; William.  Jr..  1767,  married  Tiiede  Miner, 
of  Wolccitt;  Eliiah.  July  2},.  \~~\.  married 
Naomi  \\'alker. 

(IV)  Ecniamin.  -on  of  Wiilia:.!  Barnes, 
was  born  in  1761.  He  \\"is  i:i  the  arm.}-  about 
six  months  in  17S0.     He  moved  to  Southamp- 


ti.'U.  Massachusetts,  \sliero  he  purc]i:ised  a 
lartre  tract  of  land,  lie  could,  go  a  mile  \\\ 
an_N  direction  nu  his  nwn  piijiierty.  He  was 
l'urie>i  ill  Southin^t' 111.  Ide  married  Abigail 
Coodsell.  Children:-  Polly,  born  17S2,  mar- 
ried C^hadiah  Walker;  Julia.  17S3-84.  married 
Abraham  Thorpe;  Amos,  1785,  see  forward; 
Nancy.  1790,  married  Calvin  Torrey;  Sylvia. 
1792,  died  1795;  Rizpah,  1800.  married  Ches- 
ter Rov.ley;  Levi,  1S03,  married  Orpah  Bar- 
ker: Annie,  1S05.  married  Thomas  Elliott. 
Fi\e  children   died   in  childhood. 

(  \' )  Amos,  son  of  Benjamin  Barnes,  -^vas 
born  1785,  died  Au.gust  ig.  1824.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Esther  Danks,  1808;  she  died 
June  16.  1821.  She  had  a  brother,  Moses 
Danks,  who  was  killed  by  falling  from  a  build- 
ing at  Southampton ;  his  wife  was  Tamer 
(Porter)  Danks.  Amos  Barnes  married  (sec- 
ond) Dorcas  Chapman.  Qiildren  of  Amos 
and  Esther  (Danks)  Barnes:  Benjamin,  born 
July  10.  1809,  died  ?itay  2,  1864,  married  Sally 
Keeney;  Lucas,  December  15,  1812,  see  for- 
ward; Clarissa,  August  iS.  1814,  married  \\'il- 
liam  \\".  Carter;  3.Ioses  Danks,  Novemijer  12, 
1816.  died  October  3.  185S,  married  Rebecca 
Justin.  Esther  ^lariva.  October  i,  1819.  mar- 
ried Levi  .Stevens. 

(\T)  Lucas,  son  of  Amos  Barnes,  v,-as  born 
December  15.  1812.  died  May  15,  1S64.  He 
married  Clarinda  Tousey.  Children :  Geo-ge 
Lucas,  born  April  23.  1838,  died  September 
15,  1S38;  Ann  Eliza.  October  11,  1839.  t^'iar- 
ried  Samuel  R.  Goodrich;  George  '\\'i!lia:n; 
.Mary  Jane.  iMay  2.  1844,  married  Hon.  George 
Merriman    (see   !\Ierri;nan   VH). 


Robert  Davis,  the  immigrant  an- 
D.WTS     cestor.    -.vas    an    ear!}-    settler    of 

Barnstable.  ^Massachusetts.  He 
was  on  the  list  of  those  in  Yarmouth  able 
to  bear  arms  in  1643.  "•^"'^^  '^  proprietor  of 
Barnstable  in  i<''45 :  admitted  a.  freeman  in 
1650.  an<i  had  a  grant  of  land  in  Ma.\-.  1657, 
in  Ba.rnstab!e.  In  1639  his  farm,  was  in- 
cluded in  the  bounds  of  Yarniouth.  with  the 
exception  of  a  small  lot.  In  1686  his  house 
was  on  the  high  ground  north  of  the  Dead 
Swamp,  where  the  first  road  probably  jiassed. 
He  died  in  1693.  His  will  was  dared.  April 
14,  1688.  and  proved  June  29.  1O03.  His 
widow  Ann  di:d  in  1701.  Her  w-ill  was  dated" 
May  3.  1699.  and  prnved  April  I.  1701,  Only 
the  Aoune'er  children  -vxere  named,  in  her  will, 
indicating  that  she  may  lia^-e  been  the  secona 
w-ife  of  Robert  Davis.  Children,  born  in  Yar- 
mouth:  Deborah.  January,  1645;  ]^[ary.  April 
28.1648.  Born  in  Barnstable  :  .Andrew.  May. 
n^50 :  Joiin,  March  i.  1*^152;  Robert,  .\-.igust. 
[654 :  josiah.  mentioned  below  :  Hannah,  Sep- 


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tember,  1658;  Sarah.  October.   1660:  Joseph; 
Mercy. 

(II)  joslah,  son  of  Robert  Davis,  was  born 
in  September.  1636.  He  was  a  soldier  in  (Tap- 
tain  John  Gorhnm's  company  in  King-  Philip's 
war  in  1675.  and  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of 
Gorhamtown.  In  the  division  of  the  common 
shares  he  was  entitled  to  forty-three  and  a 
half  shares,  a  number  above  the  average.  He 
had  money  invested  in  trailing-  at  sea.  His 
house  stood  a  few  feet  east  of  the  house 
later  of  Lot  Easterbrooks,  on  the  nortli  side 
of  the  road.  His  will  was  dated  April  21. 
1709,  and  proved  October  5  following.  He 
married,  June  2^.  1679,  Ann,  daugluer  oi 
Richard  Taylor,  tailor,  of  Yarmouth.  Chil- 
dren: John.  Tiientioned  below;  Hannah,  born 
April,  1683.  married  Gershom  Cobb :  Josiah. 
August.  1687;  Seth.  October,  1692:"  Ruth. 
February.  1694;  Sarali.  February,  1696;  Jon- 
athan, 1698;  Stephen.  December  12.  1700; 
Anna.  April  5.  1702. 

(III)  Captain  Joim  Davis,  son  of  Josiah 
Davis,  was  born  Sep'.ember  2,  i68r,  and  died 
in  1736.  He  bought  part  of  the  great  lot  of 
Thomas  Lumhard,  and  the  house  which  he 
built  was  at  last  accounts  still  standing.  He 
was  a  captain,  justice  of  the  peace,  and  a 
man  of  note  in  his  day.  He  married,  August 
13,  1705,  Mehitable  Dimmock,  who  died  in 
May,  1775.  aged  eighty-nine,  daugliter  of  Shu- 
bael  Dimmock.  of  Yarmouth.  She  was  dis- 
missed from  the  Yarmouth  to  the  East  Church 
in  Barnstable.  February  12.  1725-26.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Barnstable :  Tliomas,  October 
I,  170^3 ;  John,  September  8.  1708;  Solomon, 
April  5.  171 1,  died  July  18.  1712;  William, 
born  April  10,  1713.  died  July  4.  1713;  Solo- 
mon, menti'^ined  below;  ^lehitable,  born  Au- 
gust 10.  171 7;  William.  August  24.  17 19;  Jo- 
siah, February  17,  1722;  Isaac  (tv,-in),  August 
3,  1724.  died  October  2S.  1724;  Jesse  (twin), 
died  August  13.  1724;  Isaac.  March  i.  1727. 
died  November  2.   1727. 

(IV)  Solomon,  son  uf. Captain  John  Davis, 
was  born  in  Barnstable,  June  24.  171 5,  and 
died  June  6.  1791.  He  was  a  merchant,  and 
resided  at  Boston.  During  the  siege  he  re- 
moved his  family  to  Barnstable.  He  was  an 
intimate  friend  of  Governor  Hancock.  The 
■'History  of  Barnstable"  says:  "In  1791  lie 
was  dining  with  his  Excellency  in  company 
with  some  oi  the  rare  wits  of  the  dav.  John 
Rowe,  Joseph  Balch,  and  others.  Mr.  Davis 
made  some  witty  remark  wliich  induced  Mr. 
Balch  to  say  to  him.  'Well.  Davis,  you  had  bet- 
ter go  home  now  and  die.  for  you  will  never 
say  as  good  a  thing  as  that  again.'  On  his 
way  home  *he  was  taken  suddenlv  ill  and  sat 
down    on   the   steps   of    Kmg's    Chapel,    frorr: 


whence  he  was  ronio\ed  to  his  !i'>n-t;  i:\  ilic 
vicinity,  where  he  shortly  after  did!."  He 
married  (first)  January  2y.  1750.  Elizabetli 
Wendell,  of  Portsmouth..  New  [[.unpshirc. 
born  (Jctober  16,  1729,  and  died  at  I'lyinouth, 
February  20,  1777;  (second)  November  18, 
1777,  her  sister  Catherine,  who  died  .Vpril  7, 
1808,  aged  sixty-six.  Children,  all  l.iy  first 
wife:  John,  born  May  19,  1753;  .Solomon, 
born  September  25,  1754,  died  at  sea  Septem- 
ber, 1789;  Edward,  December  18.  1765.  died 
at  sea,  November  11,  1708:  Thomas,  July  26, 
1757,  died  at  Falmouth,  England.  October  10, 
1775;  Elizabeth,  October  14.  1758,  died  Au- 
gust 14.  1833;  Tvlehitable,  July  14.  1700.  ilied 
October  28.  1761  ;  Henry,  (j'ctober  8.  1701. 
died  March  15,  1762;  Josiah,  September  24, 
1763,  died  June  29.  1777.:  Isaac,  mentione^i 
below;  William,  April  26.  1768.  died  Septem- 
ber  14.    1S04. 

(  \' )  Isaac,  son  of  Solomon  Davis,  was  born 
April  2.  1765,  and  died  at  Hartford.  Connec- 
ticut. December  5.  1800.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Fellowes. 

(  \T  )  Rev.  Gustavus  Fellowes  Davis,  son  of 
Isaac  Davis,  was  born  ]\Iarrh  17,  1707,  i'l  Bos- 
ton, and  died  September  11.  1836.  He  was 
converted  under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  William 
Bentle>'.  of  Worcester,  and  united  wiih  the 
church  in  April,  1813.  He  began  to  preacii 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  in  Hampton.  G'nnec- 
ticut.  A  year  later  he  removed  to  Preston 
and  was  ordained  pastor  there  in  lime.  1816. 
serving  as  minister  three  \'ear5.  He  was  or- 
dai'ied  pastor  of  the  Baptist  church  ar  South 
Reading,  ^Massachusetts,  April  2t,.  1818.  and 
while  there,  in  addition  to  his  pa^roral  duties, 
began  a  course  of  study  in  Latin  and  t7Treek, 
often  walking  to  Boston,  a  distance  cf  ten 
miles,  to  recei^.•e  instruction  from  Rev.  !Mr. 
Winchell.  From  an  entr\-  in  his  diary  it  ap- 
pears that  he  finished  reading  the  Greek  testa- 
m.ent  about  three  years  later,  under  the  teach- 
ing of  Rev.  Francis  Wa\land.  Jr. 

In  the  spring  of  1829  Mr.  Davis  went  to 
Hartford  to  assist  Rev.  William  Bentlev  in 
conducting  a  religions  revival.  He  remained 
in  Hartford  and  was  installed  pastor  Jul\-  29, 
^829.  During  the  seven  years  of  his  pastorate 
the  church  prospered  in  every  way.  He  at- 
tended carefull}  to  all  details  of  organizaii'^n 
and  administration,  and  took  the  greatest  i:i- 
terest  in  the  music,  doing  much  to  aid  and 
improve  tl;e  choir.  His  principal  strength, 
however,  was  in  the  puipi;.  He  prepared  liim- 
self  carefull}-.  and  then  preached  either  withi"'Ut 
manuscript  or  from  brief  notes.  His  knowl- 
edge of  the  Bible  was  wonderful,  and  !iis  rii-.e 
niemory  enableil  him  to  illuslrate  h.is  sern  i:>n- 
with    numerous    scriptural    quotations    which 


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wero  ahvays  ayn  ar.cl  sometimes  amnsiiiL:.  He 
was  naturally  an  outiuiist.  and  his  cheerful 
iiianner  and  courteuus  bearing  made  him  a 
universal  favorite.  Deprived  of  a  thorough 
school  education  himself,  he  took  unusual  in- 
terest in  all  educational  matters.  Through 
his  efforts  an  academ\'  was  established  at 
South  Reading,  where  he  then  lived.  He  was 
the  chief  agent  for  collecting  funds  for  the 
Connecticut  Literary  Institute  at  Suffiekl.  He 
was  interested  in  Xewton  Seminary;  was  trus- 
tee of  Brown  University :  examiner  at  Wes- 
le\"an  Universit_\-.  and  by  appointment  of  Hon. 
Lewis  Cass.  Secretary  of  War  in  1836,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  examiners  of  the  United 
States  Academx"  at  West  Pomt.  In  183 1  he 
was  elected  a  trustee  of  \\"ashington  (now 
Trinity)  College.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Yi.  A.  from  \\'aterbury  (Maine)  College  ( iiow 
Colb_\-  University)  and  Yale  College,  and  the 
degree  of  D.  D.  from  \\'es!eyan  University  in 
183:;.  In  August.  iS3''i.  while  on  a  visit  to 
fri-.iids  in  Boston,  he  was  taken  suddenly  i!!. 
and  died  there.  He  married  January  5.  1817. 
Abigail  Leonard. 

(  \  II)  Hon.  Gusta\us  Fellowes  Davis,  son 
of  Rtv.  (.lustavus  Felliiwes  Dav's.  was  born 
in  Xorth  Stonington.  Comiecticut,  January 
4.  1818.  He  went  with  his  father  to  South 
Reading,  where  he  lived  until  he  was  eleven 
years  old,  at  which  time  his  father  removed 
to  Hartford.  He  was  educated  in  tlie  public 
schools  of  Hartfcird  and  at  Hartford  Acaden'iy. 
At  the  age  of  iifteen  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Phceni.x  Bank,  remaining  six  years. 
He  was  then  sent  to  Litchfield.  Connecticut, 
to  take  charge  of  a  brancli  of  that  institution 
there.  In  1851' he  returned  to  Hartford  to 
become  cashier  of  the  City  Bank,  just  organ- 
ized, and  in  1857  was  chosen  president,  and 
remained  in  that  position  until  his  death.  April 
28,  1S96.  He  was  identified  with  a  number  of 
the  leading  financial  corporations  of  the  city: 
wa?  president  of  the  State  Savings  Bank,  and 
vice-president  and  director  of  the  Travelers 
Insurance  Company  fron:  its  organization  until 
the  election  before  his  death.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Hartford  Dispensary  and  treasurer 
of  the  South  School  District  for  nearly  forty 
}ears.  He  was  a  Republican,  formerly  a 
\Miig.  and  in  iS-to  voted  for  \Mriiam  Henry 
'Harrison  for  president.  In  1S80  he  was  elected 
representative  in  the  legislatr.re  and.  declined 
a  re-election.  He  was  a  n.ember  ot  the  F"irst 
paptist  Church  of  Hartford,  of  which  his 
fatlier  was  pastor.  He  had  the  universal  con- 
fidence and  esteem  of  a  large  busi!-es<  :'.c- 
fiuaintance.  and  had  a  reputation  for  fair 
dealing  and  strict  integrity.  He  marrifd.  .May 
I  ;,  1839.  Lucy  Terry  Strong.  iM-irn  .Vugust  24. 


18 !7.  daughter  of  William  Strong,  oi  JUnrt- 
ford.  lescendant  in  the  sixth  gen.eration  of 
Jolin  Strong,  a  pioneer  of  ^\'indsor,  Conncc- 
tici.t  (  see  Strong).  Her  line  of  descent  fri.m 
William  Bradford  is  as  follows:  Govcnior 
William  and  Lad_\-  Alice  (Carpenter!  1  S-'uth- 
worth)  Bradford:  William  Jr.  am!  .Mice 
(  Richards  1  Bradford :  William  and  .Mice 
(Bradford)  Adams:  Xathaniel  au'l  .Mice 
(.\dams)  Collins:  Ephraim  and  .\nn  (Collins j 
Terry:  Samuel  and  Mary  (  Kellogg  1  Terry; 
Samuel  and  Huldah  (Burnham)  Terr_\' ;  Wil- 
liam and  Xaomi  (Terry)  Strong.  Children: 
I.  Charlotte  .Maria,  born  at  Litchfiebl,  Con- 
necticut. March  4.  1S40;  inarried,  June  15. 
1862,  Rev.  ^^"ikkr  Smith,  born  Jul_\'  11.  1835. 
gracluated  from  Yale  College.  1857.  and  was 
a  tutor  there  1S59-61  ;  settled  as  past-r  at 
Berlin.  Connecticut.  1862-66.  at  Milwaukee. 
Wisconsin,  and  Lite-  at  Rockford.  Biinois :  his 
last  }ear5  were  spent  in  retirement  in  Hart- 
ford. Connecticut.  2.  Gustavus  Pierrciiont, 
mentioned  below.  3.  Emily  Strong,  born_  June 
22.  1847:  married  George  E.  Tainlor.  4. 
Frederick  \\'er.d.ell.  mentioned  below. 

(\'III)  Dr.  Gustavus  Pierrepont.  son  of 
Gusta\"us  Fellowes  Davis,  was  born  in  Litch- 
field. Connecticut.  January  16,  1845.  ^^"^  'At- 
tended the  public  schools  and  was  graduated 
fron:  Yale  College  in  1866.  He  studied  medi- 
cine in  Paris  during  the  following  year  and 
contir.ued  this  study  in  the  College  of  Phvsi- 
cinns  and  Surgeons.  Xew-  York  City,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  18(39  v.ith  the 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  Upon  gradua- 
tion he  was  appointed  a  physician  in  the 
Charity  Hospital,  X'ew  York.  Since  1870  be 
has  been  practising  his  profession  in  Hartford, 
Con.necticut.  Fie  has  been  on  the  staff  of  the 
Hartford  Hospital  since  1878.  and  was  medi- 
cal e.xaminer  of  the  Travelers'  Insurance  Com- 
pany from  1874  to  1907.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  city,  county  and  state  medical  societies. 
In  politics  he  is  Independent,  and  in  religion. 
Episcopalian.  Dr.  Da\is  married,  October  5, 
1870.  Elise.  born  (Dctober  16,  1842,  daughter 
of  Edward  .A.,  and  Elizabeth  M.  :Miic!ieli. 
Children:  Elizabeth  Mitclidl.  born  .\i-gust 
16,  1871,  married  Otto  Schreiber.  iS''i4:  .\r- 
tliur  W..  May  S.  1874.  died  July.  1904:  Louise 
Pierrepont.  .\.pril  6,  1880:  Helen  Fitch.  Xo- 
\ember  22.  1882.  married.  IQ09.  ^V.  S.  Glazier. 

I  MID  Frederick  Wendell,  son  of  Gustavus 
Fellowes  Davis,  was  born  in  Hartford,  ('oi:- 
necticut.  Septeml)cr  o.  1855.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  nati\-e  city  and  was  grad- 
liated  from  the  Hartford  purdic  high  school  in 
the  class  of  1873.  He  then  entered  Yale 
Cc'liege.  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  18^77  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 


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Arts.  He  started  in  business  in  Kentucky 
in  partnersliip  with  M.  W.  Snii'ih  it^.  the  sad- 
dlery business,  and  continued  until  1881.  al- 
though the  place  of  business  during  the  last 
three  years  of  die  firm  was  in  Xew  Orleans. 
He  returned  to  Hartford  and  engaged  in  tlie 
manufacturing  business  until  1896.  Since  then 
he  has  held  a  positii.in  of  responsibility  with 
the  firm  of  J.  J.  &  F.  Goodwin,  tie  is  a 
director  in  the  City  Bank  and  a  trustee  in 
the  State  Savings  Bank.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican,  has  been  a  member  of  the  city 
council,  and  for  the  past  eleven  years  a  mem- 
ber of  the  higti  school  committee.  He  is  a 
memlier  of  the  Deka  Kapjia  Epsilon  college 
fraternit}.  the  Mayflower  Societv,  and  various 
other  clubs  and  societies,  including  the  Wolf's 
Head  Society.  .-Vll  of  the  family  are  members 
of  the   First  Congregational   Church. 

^[t.  Davis  married  (first)  September  3, 
1879,  Lucy  Trumbull  Smith,  of  Hartford,  born 
November  9.  185S,  died  at  Xew  Orleans,  Feb- 
ruary I,  1881.  He  married  (second),  October 
I,  1884,  I\Iary,  born  October  8.  i860,  daughter 
of  Hcnr}-  G.  and  Delia  W.  (Ellsworth)  Tain- 
tor.  Children:  i.  Carl  Willis,  born  in  Xew 
Orleans,  October  2~.  18S0:  received  h.is  pre- 
paratory education  m  the  Hartford  public 
and  high  schools  and  was  graduated  from  Vale 
University  in  1902  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts,  receiving  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts  in  1908.  Since  his  graduation  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  jjrinting  business  in  Hart- 
risburg,  Pennsylvania.  2.  Dorothy  \\'endell, 
bom  in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  .March  12, 
1886,  was  graduated  from  the  Hartford  pub- 
lic high  school,  1903,  and  from  Smith  College 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  1907. 
3.  Roger  Wolcott,  born  in  Hartford.  January 
8,  1890;  was  graduated  from  the  Hartford 
public  high  school  in  1908.  and  from  the  Shef- 
field Scien.tific  School,  Yale  University,  in 
191 1.  4.  Frederick  Ellsworth,  born  in  Hart- 
ford. March  11,  1892,  was  graduated  from  the 
Hartford  public  high  scliool  in  1909;  is  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1913  of  the  United 
States  Xaval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  Mary- 
land. 5.  Elise  Pierrepont.  born  in  Hartford, 
Xoveniber  21,  1897,  died  .Vpril  16,  1906. 

(The  Wc-nclell  Lme). 
(I")  Evert  Jansen  Wenrlel.  the  immigrant 
ancesfor,  was  bc-rn  in  ii''i3.  son  of  Jrin.umes. 
as  shown  by  the  patronymic.  He  lived  in  his 
native  town  of  Embden.  East  Friesland.  now 
Planover,  upon  the  confines  of  the  L'nited 
Provinces  of  Holland.  Thence  he  cariie  r.nder 
the  Dutch  West  India  Company  to  Xew  Xeth- 
erlands  in  1640,  and  for  five  years  lived  on 
Beaver  Lane,  between  the  present  Broadway 


and  Broad  ^treet,  Xew  York.  Removir,g  to 
.Vlbany  to  engage  in  the  fur  trade  lie  lo- 
cated ar  what  is  miiw  the  corner  of  Jan'es  :i'v:'. 
State  ^tIeet^.  He  died  in  1709.  He  was  dea- 
con vi  the  Dutch  church  in  1056;  magistrate 
of  I'ort  C)range  in  i(jGo-6i.  tie  married 
I  tir.-t  I  Jul\-  31,  !')44.  Susanna,  daugluer  r|f 
Philip  and  Susanna  (  Ue  Scheene)  Du  Trieu.x. 
Her  father  was  marshal  of  Xew  Xetheriands. 
He  married  (second)  in  1663,  Marje  Abra- 
hamse  Be\«rwyck.  wiilow  of  Thcmias    Uuisen 

l\Ii!)gael.  He  married  i  tliird(  Ariaiitit . 

Children  by  tirst  wife;  Thomas;  .Vi-raham; 
Elsje,  i'u7:  Johannc;,  mentioiifci  ''ckiw; 
Dieweii.  1O53:  Hicror.ymus.  1053;  i'hilio. 
1657;  Evert,  1660.  Ch.ildren  of  secon'.i  wife: 
Isaac  ;    Susanna  ;    Diewertje. 

(II)  Johannes,  son  of  Evert  Jan.-e  \\>ni!el, 
was  born  in  Xev/  Am-teriiam  in  i'.i49.  aiiil  bap- 
tized in  the  Dutch.  t_'hurch.  Feliruary  2.  that 
year;  became  a  genera!  trader  at  .\l!ian\  and 
amassed  much  propcrt}  :  lived  on  the  present 
State  street:  was  magistrate  in  i()84,  captain 
in  colonial  service  1685;  alderman  of  -Mbar.y, 
i('iS6;  tlelegate  to  treat  with  the  Five  Xation 
Indiai"is  in  160—,  and  to  superintend  tlie  de- 
fence of  Albany,  tiis  will  was  proved  in  1091. 
He  married  (first)  Maritie  Jillisse  Meyer, 
daughter  of  Gillis  Fieterse  and  his  \\'4\-  Elsie 
Hendrikse  Meyer:  (second)  Elizabetli.  liaugh- 
ter  of  Major  Abraham  and  Katrine  1  Jocii- 
emse )  Staets.  She  married  (second)  April 
25,  i('>05,  Captain  Johannes  Schu'.i'cr.  Chil- 
ilren  of  first  wife:  Alsie  ;  Maritie.  ChiMrcn 
of  second  wife;  Abraham,  mentioned  below; 
Susanna;  Catai_\ntic:  Elizabeth;  Johannes, 
baptized  .March  2,  1684 :  Ephraim.  b.iptized 
June  3.  1685;  Isaac,  baptized  Januar}  28, 
1687;  Sarah,  baptized  Xovember  11.  i('i8S; 
JacC'b,  baptized  .August  3,  1(^91. 

(  III)  Abraham,  son  of  Johannes  \^'endel, 
was  baptized  at  .\lbany,  December  2~.  1678, 
and  when  of  age  remo\'ed  to  Xew  York,  be- 
ci.iming  a  merchant  an<l  in, porter  and  a  wealthy 
lamlouner.  Late  in  life  he  removed  t.  >  Bo>- 
ton.  where  he  'died  Septembei  28.  1734.  Fie 
married,  May  15,  1702,  Katarina.  eld.est 
daughter  of  Tennis  and  Helena  ( \'an  Brugh ) 
De  Key,  granddaughter  of  Jacob  De  Key. 
Helena  was  a  daughter  of  Johannes  and  Ka- 
tarina   (Roeloffe)     \'an    Brugh,    and.    grand- 

ilaugliter  of and  .\niieke  (  Janse  j  R.k-1- 

otte.  Children,  witli  bap'.i.-nia!  date^:  Julm 
mentioned  below-  Elizabeth,  August  20.  1704. 
married.  April  t;.  1725,  Edmund  Quinex"  ( -^ee 
Onincy  I  ;  .Abraham,  March  3.  1706;  Helena 
I)C'  Key,  September  21,  1707:  Catharina. 
Alarch  2j.  1709:  Jacobus,  August  31.  1712: 
Lucretia.  July  iS,  17:4:  Theunis  De  Key. 
June  24,   1716;  Theunis  De  Key,  Oct'jlier  30. 


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1717:  Ilcnilrikn^,  baptized  August  3.  1719: 
Sarah,  January  20,  1721  ;  .Mary. 

(1\  )  John,  lioni  1703.  son  of  .Abraham  and 
Katarina  (,  1  )e  Key)  W'LMulell,  niarrit-d,  .\i> 
\einber  10,  1724,  Elizabeth  Ouincy  (see 
(juiiic_\-  I\')  :  he  died  December  15.   17(12. 

(\')  EHzabetii,  daughter  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Ouincy)  Wendell,  married  Solomon 
Davis,  and  her  sister  Catherine  became  his 
second  wife    (see   Davis   I\'). 

(The  Pierpoiit  Line). 

(Ill)  John  Pierpont.  son  of  John  and 
Thankful  ( Stowe )  Pier]ic>iu,  was  born  1652, 
died   in   1690,     . 

(I\'^  James,  son  of  John  Pierp.ont,  niarried 
Sarah  Dorr.  Their  daughter  Sarah,  Pierpont 
married  Captain  Gustavus  Fellowes. 

(The  Gookin  Line). 
The  names  Gookin.  Gokin,  Gockin.  Cock- 
rain.  Cocka}n,  Colkin,  Cokin  and  Cockin  are 
supposed  to  be  of  identical  origin,  and  accord- 
ing to  one  authority  'mere  contri\-ance^  to 
get  rid  of  the  nneuphoni'.ius  and  objection- 
able title  -^vorn  by  the  first  soldier  of  the  fam- 
ily, whose  \igilance  and  chivalric  bravery  in 
the  rude  da},-s  of  old  England  set  him  down 
for  a  Cockin  by  name,  w-ith  three  cocks  in 
his"shield,  thus  winning  the  name  and  the  in- 
signia togetlier."  The  coat-of-arms,  given  by 
Burke,  is  as  follows:  .\rgent,  3  cocks,  gules, 
armed,  crested  and  jelloped  sable. 

(I)  Arnold  (jookin,  the  first  of  this  branch 
of  the  family,  is  named  in  the  \"isiiation  of 
Kent  in  1619,  and  must  have  been  born  as 
early  as  the  reign  of  Henry  \'II.  Nothing 
further  is  known  of  him,  except  tb.at  he  was 
the  father  of  Thomas  Gookin,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(II)  Thijinas,  son  of  Arnold  Goi)kin,  was 
of  Pieke>bouriie,  Kent,  England,  and  was  bur- 
ied June  15,    1599.     His  wife  was  Amy   Du- 

rant,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Dnrant, 

undoulitedly  of  the  family  of  Dorante.  of 
Bekesbourne.  The  date  of  her  burial  is  Feb- 
ruary 15,  1380-S1.    He  married  (second)  S\"b- 

bell ,  who  was  buried  Auijust  29.  1598. 

Children  :  John,  mentioned  below  :  Joan,  mar- 
ried October  28,  13^16,  the  same  day  on  which 
her  brother  was  married.  There  may  have 
been  also  a  third  child,  Elizabitli,  born  before 
John. 

(III)  John,  son  of  Thomas  Gookin,  was 
born  not  later  than  1346,  and  was  his  fa- 
ther's heir.  He  married  Catherine,  daughter 
of  William  an<l  .\gnes  I  Tufti.n  )  Denr.e  of 
Kingstc>n,  county  Kent,  oi  a  very  ancient  fam- 
ily. The  crtmplete  lineage  of  the  l)ennes  date~ 
back  to  the  days  of  Edward  the  Confessor,  a^ 


follows:  William,  father  of  Catherine,  was 
son  of  Thoma^,  <on  of  .Michael,  >on  of  J^..iin, 
-'111  iif  llionias,  son  of  Ricluird,  son  of  Sir 
William,  son  of  J^jhu,  son  of  Walter,  >on  of 
Walter,  son  of  Sir  .-Mured  de  Denn,  sijii  of 
William  de  Denn,  son  of  Robert  de  Dene,  son 
i>f  Raljie  de  Dene,  ^on  of  Ralph  de  Dene,  son 
of  Robert  de  Dene,  .son  of  Robert  de  Dene, 
"who  held  large  estates  in  Sussex  and  Kent, 
as  well  as  in  the  duchy  of  .XorniaiKh',  and 
was  Pincerna  or  butler  to  Edward  the  Con- 
fessor," About  the  _\ear  1391  John  Gookin 
purchased  an  estate  called  Little  Betslianirer, 
in  the  parish  of  Northborne,  and  about  1603 
alienated  it  to  Sir  Henry  Lodelow.  About 
idoo  he  had  purchaseil  the  manor  of  Ripple- 
Cijurt,  county  Kent,  wdiich  remained  in  his 
family  about  a  hundred  years.  Cli:ldr'?n : 
Anne,  baptized  at  Bekesbiiiirne,  .August  28, 
1567:  Elizabeth,  baptized  at  Ripple,  Lleceniber 
7,  1371,  buried  there,  July  23,  1373:  Thomas, 
baptized  at  Ripple,  January-  13,  1371  ;  J'lhn, 
b.aptizcfl  at  Ripple,  .August  13,  1373:  Dan- 
iel, baptized  at  Ripple,  March  31,  1381,  died 
same  year:  Daniel,  mentioned  below  ;  Sir  \"in- 
cent :  Catherine,  married  November  4,  1604, 
Thomav  ]iIilton,  of  the  parish  of  .St.  Ed- 
mund's Church,  London:  ^largaret,  married, 
September  4,  1610;  Thomas  ^larshe,  of  Mar- 
tin or  Marton,  parish  of  East  Langdon,  coun- 
ty Kent. 

(Ill)  Daniel,  son  of  J'jhn  Gookin,  was 
born  October  28,  1382.  In  1620  he  was  one  of 
the  twenty-three  "undertakers"  of  the  Planta- 
tic-n  of  county  Longford,  Ireland,  and  was 
assigned  five  hundred  acres  of  land  there  by 
the  English  king.  Within  the  year,  lie  had 
sold  his  assignment  to  Francis  Edgeworth,  an 
ancestor  of  2^Iaria  Edgeworth.  In  i(S20  he 
became  interested  in  the  infant  colony  of  \'ir- 
ginia.  and  in  the  fall  of  1621  arrived  there, 
with  fifty  men  of  his  own,  anfl  a  large  amount 
of  provisions  an<l  cattle.  Pie  settled  at  New- 
port News,  but  in  the  spring  or  summer  of 
1622  returned  to  England  and  was  present  at 
a  meeting  of  the  \'irginia  Compan\-  there, 
July  17,  1622.  .Apparentl)-,  he  never  v^ent 
back  to  Mrginia,  but  settled  in  Ireland,  \'  here. 
November  13,  1(^22,  he  was  in  possession  .^f 
the  castle  and  lands  of  Carygoline,  co.nntv 
Cork.  He  married.  January  3r,  1608.  Marian 
or  Marye,  daughter  of  Richard  Bird.  S.  T.  P. 
Children:  Edwine.  baptized  at  Ripple,  June 
23.  if'itr;  Daniel,  mentioned  below;  perhaps 
a  third,  the  eldest,  named  John. 

i  I\' )  General  Daniel  Gookin.  son  of  Dan- 
iel Gookin.  was  born  in  1(112,  and.  <lied  at 
Cambridge,  A[assacliusotts,  ?\larcli  to,  r(')8'i-87. 
In  i<''39  he  was  in  \"ircinia  and  acted  a-  agent 
for  his   father.      December   29.    ii'>37,    he  had 


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granted  to  liini  a  tract  of  laiul  of  ovi^r  two 
thousand  acres  in  the  county  of  New  Nor- 
folk, and  November  4,  1O42,  another  tract  of 
fourteen  hundred  acres  on  the  Raiipalianncxk 
river.  Between  the  lklte^  of  these  two  -rants 
he  returned  to  England  and  was  of  the  par- 
ish of  St.  Sepulchre,  1639.  In  March.  1643, 
certain  ministers  from  New  England  went  on 
a  missionary  tour  to  \"irginia.  and  as  a  result 
of  their  efforts,  he  was  attracted  to  New  Eng- 
land and  removed  thither  in  K144.  Hi?  con- 
version to  New  England  religious  doctrine  and 
consequent  renv  ival  is  referred  to  hy  L\-itt^.in 
Mather  in  a  doga:erel  in  his  ".Magnalia."  He 
was  admitted  to  the  Eirst  Church  in  Boston 
May  26.  1644.  and  was  made  freeman  three 
days  later.  He  wa?  of  K.  ixhury,  1645-46, 
where  he  foiuiile.!  the  pul-lic  ?chool,  and  in 
1648  moved  to  Cambridge  and  was  th^re  ap- 
pointed captain  of  the  military  company.  In 
1649-51  he  was  elected  representative  of  Cam- 
bridge and  the  latter  year  chosen  speaker  of 
the  house.  In  1652  he  was  elected  as>i^tant, 
and  re-elected  continuously  until  16S6.  He 
made  se\eral  visits  to  Englau'l  and  on  one 
of  these  was  consulted  by  Cr. >mwell  as  to  the 
advisability  c)f  introducing  an  Englk-h  popu- 
lation from  New  England  into  the  Island  of 
Jamaica,  which  had  been  taken  by  the  Eng- 
lish from  Spain  in  1654.  In  1669,  on  his  re- 
turn from  a.  three  \'ear?'  \-i>it  to  England,  he 
brought  back  with  him  the  regicides  \\'halle_\ 
and  Gotte,  who  remained  under  his  protection 
in.  Cambridge,  until  they  were  sent  to  New 
Haven. 

He  was  a  firm  friend  of  tlie  Indians, 
and  in  1656  was  apfiointed  iiy  the  gen.eral 
court  superintendent  of  all  the  Indian>  who 
submitted  to  the  government  of  Mas>aclui- 
sett^.  In  this  position  he  continuecl  mitil  hi> 
death.  In  this  connection  he  wrote  several 
works  of  value.  He  was  at  the  ?ame  tin.ie 
a  sturdy  soldier  in  tlie  Indian  war---.  In  Kiiu 
he  and  Rev.  Mr.  }ilitc!ieil  were  appointed  the 
first  licensers  of  the  printing  jirc-s.  In  1681 
he  was  made  major-general  oi  the  Colony  of 
Massachusetts. 

Ke  was  married  three  time-.  Of  hi-  tir-t 
marriage  there  is  only  the  fact,  ir^.tn  th.e  fi'rm 
of  license  of  his  second  marriage,  "granted  by 
the  Bishop  of  London,  .ritii  Novei-.ibcr.  ii'\V). 
for  the  marriage  of  Paniel  C.  n.kin.  Centie- 
'man.  of  the  parish  of  St.  Sepulchre.  I.i!v!on. 
a  widower,  aged  abciut  27.  and  Marv  Ii. 'llnr^, 
of  the  parish  of  St.  Dmi-tan  in  t!ie  \\\-r. 
London,  spin-ter.  aged  al..  .ut  2r.  wh.-e  p-'"'- 
ents  are  dead."  He  rri.irriel  '  third  1  Han- 
nah. daui:lui.-r  "i  Edwar.l  'I'.-nu'  and  wid.'W 
(in  IiVVii  nf  Hab'iah  S.na^'e,  aft.r  June  2.-^. 
167;.  am!  bef.'fe  .\n;,ni>t    1  <,   111S5.     She  -ur- 


vived  him.  .Ml  his  children  are  belie\-ed  to 
ha\'e  been  by  his  sccohlI  wife.  He  died 
10S6-87,  and  was  buried  in  Cambridge,  wh.ere 
his  epitaph  may  ;-tili  be  read.  Children:  Mary, 
married.  June  S,  1070,  Edmund  Batter,  of  Sa- 
lem, Massachusetts,  as  his  ^econd  wife;  E!iz- 
aheth,  baptized  at  Ro.xbury,  March  14,  1144, 
married  (first)  Rev.  John  Eliot  Jr.,  as  his 
-econd  wife,  (second)  December  8,  16S0.  Ed- 
mund Ouincy  (see  Ouincy )  ;  Daniel,  died  a 
few  months  old,  in  1649:  Daniel,  born  July 
[2.  i(.5o,  H.  C.  i6(T9;  Samuel,  born  .April"  21, 
11132:  Solomon,  born  1654,  died  in  infancy; 
.Nathaniel,  born  (Jctober  22,   1656. 

(The  Qiiincy  Li:ie ). 

The  Ouincy  family  of  America  and  Eng- 
land has  had  many  distinguished  men  in  both 
ancient  and  modern  times.  The  surname  is 
-aid  to  be  derived  from  the  name  of  a  town 
in  N'urmandy.  In  the  Roll  of  Battle  Abbey 
the  name  appears  several  tintes,  spelled  Ouan- 
cey.  Quinci  and  Ouincy.  It  is  not  found  in 
DiMue-da}'  Book,  and  the  earliest  record,  of 
land  titles  of  the  family  is  in  the  r^lanor  of 
Buckby.  Northamptonshire,  being  given  by 
Henry  II  to  the  famous  Baron  Saher  de  Quin- 
ci, who  signed  the  Magna  Charta.  His  son 
Roger  became  the  third  Earl  of  2\[anchester. 
At  one  time  the  .American  family  possessed 
a  paroiment  iiedigree  of  the  lineage  back  -to 
the  time  of  the  Norman  Ci:inquest.  but  unfor- 
tunately it  ha-  been  lost.  The  arm-  used  by 
the  family  after  coming  to  America:  Gules 
seven  mascles  conjoined  or  three  three  and 
one.  Alotto:  Sine  macula  macla.  These  arms 
were  found  on  the  seal  of  an  unexecuted  will 
of  Edmund  Ouincy,  son  of  the  American 
immigrant,  affixed  about   i6qS. 

(I)  Ednumd  Ouinc}",  father  of  the  .Ameri- 
can immigrant,  resided  at  \\'igsthorpe,  a  ham- 
let iri  the  parish  of  Lilford,  county  of  North- 
ampti'U.  He  was  buried  at  Lilford.  }v[arch 
9,  1627-28.  His  will  was  proved  in  the  dis- 
trict c.:>urt  at  Peterborough,  March  14.  1627- 
28,  liy  his  widow  Anne.  Her  will  i-  dated 
January  29.  1630-31.  She  was  then  living  at 
\\'i;j-tliorpe.  The  will  was  proved  at  the  pre- 
rc_L;ative  court  at  Canterbury.  .April  6.  1631, 
by  Jnhn  Ouincy,  son  and  executor.  He  was 
a  yeon.ian  of  the  middle  class,  not  educated, 
but  ihrifty  and  prosperous  and  of  good  social 
stand.ing.  He  owned  the  leaseholds  of  sev- 
eral farms,  anrl  the  bequest?  in  his  will  were 
on  tile  scale  that  onlv  a  man  of  some  wealth 
could  affc^nl.  His  will  mentions  "a  liabitation 
■  ■r  duelling  house  to  be  erected  by  his  -on  Ed- 
uv.wv':  up'.n  his  freehr.ld  at  Thorpe.  iV/iu-- 
ih'rpel.  That  r,e  -tood  hit;h  in  the  estiiiia- 
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elections  ti.i  t'.ic  office  of  cliurch-wardcii  an  i 
b_\'   the  exccHcit   marrias^es  ol   his  dauylucrs. 

Edinunil  (Juincy  was  baptized  December  21. 
1559.  rie  uia}'  have  been  t'.ie  son  oi  John, 
'I  homas  rr  Richard  Oiiiiic\-.  all  of  whim  were 
living  in  that  pari>h  at  the  time  oi  hi?  birth. 
He  married,  (.ictober  15,  15^3,  .Anne  I'aimer  at 
Lilford.  Children  (baiitismal  dates):  Anne, 
September  22.  1504;  Elizalieth,  Januar\-  25, 
1596;  Helen,  or  lillen.  A]v.-il  5.  159S;  Alice. 
September  24.  Koo:  Eilmund,  mentioned  le- 
low :  Denis,  b'ebruary  17,  if'04-05.  buried 
June  25  fi  lb  iwiug ;  b"rancis.  Xovem!)er  it>. 
1606:  C  hri.-tian.  married  ibjiirii,!  Mimues; 
Jolin.  Aiay  10,  li'ni  :  W'i'ham.  January  31. 
IC12-13;   Till  lua.-,  Aui^'u.-t  27,    i(')i5. 

(H;  EdmiT;d  (21.  -on  of  E 'niund  (i) 
Ouincy.  wa-  the  immi'.^'^rant.  He  was  b.ajitized 
at  Eilfr.rd.  .  av  30.  i;i02,  ami  wa-  married  at 
Lilford  to  Judith  I'ares  (I'aris).  The  chil- 
dren tb.ey  had  in  England  were  doubtless 
baptized  at  Acliurch  (or  Tb.orpe-Ach-.irch ), 
ctamty  Xortb.ami;ton.  England.  Abort  the 
time  of  lii-  father's  death  in  1112S.  he  emi- 
grated til  Xe>v  linglan  1.  afteruards  return- 
ing to  bring  hi,-  family.  He  came  again  with 
liis  famih  in  comjiany  whh  Rev.  John  Cot- 
ton from  Lincolnshire,  England,  landing  in 
Boston,  Seiuember  j,  1633.  In  the  colonial 
records  he  i>  viven  the  title  of  .Mr.,  then  re- 
stricted to  designate  men  of  quality.  He  was 
admitted  [..1  the  ch.;rch  with  hi-  wife  Judith 
in  Xoveniber.  iC)33.  He  was  member  of  a 
committee  to  assess  rates  Xo\-ember  10,  1(134. 
The  town  of  Ro.-ton  voted  that  his  lands  and 
those  of  William  Gildingtim  at  .Mount  W'ol- 
laston  (  r.raiutree  I  shi.iuld  le  "b.ounded  out" 
Decemlier  14.  1(135.  Fie  wa-  member  of  a 
committee  tu  lay  nut  lands  there  Jauuarx  4. 
I '''3 ^-3'''-  "That  he  was  a  man  of  substance 
may  be  inferred  from  his  bringing  six  serv- 
ants witii  him ;  and  that  he  was  a  man  of 
weight  am.ijng  th.e  founders  of  tiie  new  com- 
monwealth appears  fn^m  his  election  a-  a 
representati\-e  of  the  town  of  Roston  in  the 
first  general  court  ever  helfl  in  r^Iassachu- 
setts  Bay  (  1634).  lie  was  also  the  first  named 
on  the  committee  appointeri  (1634!  bv  the 
town  to  assess  and  raise  the  sum  nece-sarv  to 
extinguish  the  title  of  Mr.  Blakestone  to  the 
peninsula  on  wdiich  the  city  stands.  In  com- 
pany with  \\"illiam  Coddington.  after  gov- 
ernor of  Rhode  Island,  he  bought  of  Chicka- 
tabut.  sachem  of  ?^Ios-wachuset,  a  tract  of 
l-'md  at  Mount  \\'ollaston.  confirmed  to  them 
h\-  tlie  town  of  Boston  in  March.  [636.  a 
portion  of  which  i-  yet  in  the  family."'  He 
died  about  t('.3(i.  "immediately  after  he  had 
hiult  a  b..u=e  yet  ;-ianding  on  the  c-tate  at 
Mount  \\"nl!ast(in."     His  widnw  married  Mo- 


-e.-  Rair.e,  who  tlied  in  1O43,  '^'T'  -'■"-'  iiiar- 
ried  (third)  Ri-iberl  Hull,  father  e'f  her  ,->  n- 
in-law  John  iluli,  mentioned  below  ;  she  wa.- 
(li-n.ii<?ed  iri  in  Boston  to  the  ilraintree 
church.  .March  30,  1(14(1.  She  die'cl  Xovemlier 
29,  1(154..  Children:  Jud.itii.  born  Seiitember 
3.   i()2(i;  Ednumd.  mentioned  below. 

(HI)  Colonel  Edmund  Ouincy.  son  of  Ed- 
mund 12)  (Juinc}',  was  baptized  in  Engiand. 
.March  [5,  162S  and  married  (fir.-tj  Jul\' 
2(1.  KuS,  Joanna  or  Joane,  sister  nf  Rew 
Le.inard  Hoar,  (  H.  (.'.  1650).  thirdi  pre?!'lent 
of  Harward  College,  who?e  grandfather  wa- 
Charles  Hoar  of  ( jlorcester,  England,  and 
whose  father  wa>  Sheriff  Charles  He'are,  of 
the  "Cittie"  of  Glouce.-ter.  The  illustrious 
family  of  Concord,  iMassac'.irsett?.  of  whom 
Sei'ator  (jeorge  E.  Hoar  wa>'er.e.  were  of  this 
1  b  ar  family.  .Mrs.  Joanna  (Hoar)  (Juincy 
died  .May  id.  1(180.  Edmund  married  ( sec- 
(tnh  December  8.  16S0,  Elizabeth,  (.laughter 
of  .Major  General  Daniel  Gookin  (see  Gooicin) 
and  widow  of  Rev.  John  Eiiot,  elde-t  son  of 
Rev.  Ji^hn  Eliot,  tb.e  Indian  apostle.  He  li\-ed 
a  |;ri\ate  life  on  lus  estate  at  Braintree :  was 
magistrate,  representative  to  the  general  court, 
aiul  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Sutioik  regiment. 
When  Governor  .Andross  was  deposed  Ouincy 
was  chosen  one  of  tb.e  committee  of  safety 
w  hich  formed  the  provisional  government  un- 
til the  r.ew  charter  of  William  and  Marv  ar- 
ri\etl.  He  died  Janr.arv  S.  1697-9?,  leaving 
his  second  wife,  who  died  Xovember  30.  17010. 
He  b.ad  a  military  funeral,  and  his  gra\-e  i- 
marked  by  two  granite  stones  in  wdiich  his 
name  ami  arm-,  cut  in  lead,  were  insertedi. 
In  the  revolutiMii  the  stones  were  robbed  of 
the  lead,  and  all  knowledge  of  their  o'DJect 
weiubl  b.ave  been  lost  had  not  President  John 
.\dams  remembered  the  engravings  on  the 
lead.  The  c^arne  vandals  broke  tb.e  tablet  on 
which  the  coat-of-arms  was  inscribed  on  tlie 
Ouincy  tomb.  The  fragments  of  thi-  st.jue 
have  been  preserved  by  the  family.  Children 
of  first  wife:  iMary.  born  }ilarch  4.  1650: 
D;iniel.  Fehruary  7.  n'151  :  John,  .April  5.  1652: 
Joanna.  .\]iril  16.  1(354;  Judith,  June  2j,.  1(155: 
Elizalieth.  September  28.  1656:  Edmund.  July 
9.  i'i57.  died  youni;- :  Ruth.  October  20.  165S; 
.Ann.  about  i('i(')3.  died  September  3.  i('i7i'i:  Ex- 
perience. Alarcli  24.  i6('>y  :  children  of  secon  1 
wife:  Edmund,  mentioned  below:  Mary,  De- 
cember 7,  i(iS4. 

I  1\' )  Judge  Edmund  (liiincy,  son  of  Colonel 
Edmund  Ouincy.  was  born  in  Braintree.  I  >c- 
t'.ib.er  14.  K'lSi.  graduated  at  Harvard  College. 
1(11)0.  He  was  in  tb.e  public  service  all  his 
life  as  a  magistrate,  councillor  and  justice  of 
the  supreme  court.  He  was  alMi  coluuel  of 
the   Suffdlk   reirunent   when   that   was    a   \-erv 


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important  military  body.  In  1737  the  tjencral 
court  appointed  him  its  agent  to  reiirocMit  it 
in  the  adj'.idication  of  the  disiHitcd  Ijoundary 
between  ^lasiach-usetts  Liny  an.l  Xew  i  lamp- 
shire.  He  (Ued  very  soon  after  his  arrival 
in  London,  February  23.  1737-38,  of  the 
smallpox,  which  he  had  taken  by  inoculation. 
He  was  buried  in  Liunhill  Fields,  where  a 
monument  was  erected  to  him  by  the  general 
court,  which- also  made  a  grant  of  a  thousand 
acres  of  land  in  the  town  of  Lenox  to  his 
family  in  further  rei:ogniti(:in  of  his  public 
services.  Two  portraits  of  Judge  Ouincy 
were  painted  by  Sniybert,  in  1728,  one  of 
which  is  deposited  in  the  Boston  .\rt  Museum, 
the  other  preserved  by  the  family  of  the  late 
Edmund  Ouincy  of  Detlham.  mentioned  below. 
He  married,  Xovember  20.  1701,  Donithy, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Jo-iah  Flint  (I'lynt)  ( FI. 
C.  1664)  of  Dorchester.  Children,  born  at 
Braintree:  F.dmund,  June  13.  1703,  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Abraham  Wendell, 
their  daughter  Dorothy,  born  Ma}-  10,  1747, 
married  (first)  Hun.  John  Hancock,  first 
signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
afterwards  gcjvernor  of  Massachusetts.  1  sec- 
ond) Captain  James  Scott,  July  27.  I70''>: 
Elizabeth,  born  C)ctobcr  17,  17(10,  niarrieil  Xo- 
vember 10,  1724,  John  Wendell,  l.ircther  of 
the  wife  of  her  brother  Eflmund  (see  Wen- 
dell I\')  :  Josiah,  April  i,  1710:  Dorothy,  Jan- 
uary 4,  1709,  married  Edward  Jackson,  De- 
cember 7,  173S,  the  "Dorothy  O."  of  C>liver 
Wendell  Holmes's  poem :  she  v.'as  an  ancestor 
of  Dr.  Holmes. 

(The    Wolcott    Line). 

(V)  William  Wolcott,  son  of  .>imon  Wol- 
cott (q.  v.),  was  biTrn  Xovember  ' ',  1(17').  and 
lived  at  South  Windsor.  Fie  was  "a  large, 
fleshy  man,  very  handsome  and  good-na- 
tured." He  married,  Xovember  5.  1700,  .\biah 
Hawley,  and  he  died  January  27,  1740.  She 
died  June  ifi,  1716.  Children:  Abiah.  Jan- 
uary 14,  1708:  Lucia,  May  7.  17 10:  William, 
mentioned  below:  Ephraim,  M:irch  13.  171-1: 
Martha.    lainiarv  20.   iji'^. 

[\])  "William.  N.n  ni  William  W-lcntt, 
was  horn  at  Wind'^^'r.  Jidy  21,  1711,  -'-adu- 
ated  at  Vale  in  173.1.  T'"^  >'■■"■  '"'K-''  'i>'  '-^r.ad- 
uated  he  resided  at  the  cidie'.;c  a-  tl,r  h^'lder 
of  the  Berleley  s-.h'.lar-hip  ;ii;d  taii-lu  m  tin- 
Flrfikiii'-  grammar  scho''!.  11*^  \'.a-  tlicn  ap- 
pointed a  t'f'  r  in  the  O'llcue,  he^mnin--  Sep- 
tember. 1735.  andi  cniuinr.in'.,'  t' >  cr.iiimnu-e- 
ment.  I73i'>.  He  rc>ided  ar  S.nuh  Wind-ir: 
was  justice  of  t!ie  peaCL- :- r-ir  many  \e;.r-.  nii- 
resenfative  to  the  gener.--.l  a>-;einbly  ;  activ  e 
patriot  ^luring  the  revokui'iii,  cii.iirniar  nf  tht 
town  committee  of  corresponden:e  and  ■■■{  the 


county  committee  of  iib.-,er\ation.  He  died 
.May  22,  1799.  "Throughout  a  prolonged  life 
he  was  a  pillar  of  the  church  ant!  an  orna- 
ment to  his  Christian  profession  ;  his  life  was 
pure,  beneficent,  approved  of  God  and  man. 
and  happv  was  his  end."  He  married  (first) 
l-'ebruary  26,  1746-47,  Abigail,  daughter  of 
.\biel  and  Abigail  Aljbott.  She  died  C)ctobcr 
12,  1763,  anil  he  married  ( second  1  Xaomi, 
widow  of  his  first  cousin.  Captain  GiileiM-a 
Wolcott.  She  died  Xovemljer  7,  1775.  Cliil- 
dren  :  Eunice,  born  December  11,  1747:  Eu- 
nice, .March  i.  1750:  .Abigail,  December  25, 
1751,  died  1752;  Williaiii.  I'ebruary  10,  1753; 
Abigail,  February  S.  1755-56,  married  Chief 
Justice  C)liver  ElNwnriii  (see  Ellsworth); 
Martha,  .April  23.  1757:  Abiel,  majnr,  August 
10.  I7(3i. 

(\')  Lieutenant  Henry  Wiilcott,  son  of  Si- 
mon Wolciitt,  was  born  Alay  20.  1670,  and 
died  Xovemlier  17,  1747.  He  was  one  of  tlie 
original  proprietors  of  Tcjlland  and  \\'elling- 
ton,  Connecticut,  a  man  of  affair?  in  town, 
and  like  most  of  the  family  tall  of  stature. 
He  married,  (first)  .April  i,  1606,  Jane  AJ- 
lyn,  horn  July  22.  ii)-o.  died  April  11,  1702, 
ilaughter  of  Thoni.a-  .Alhi; ;  (second)  Racliel 
Talcott.  who  died  Januar\-  8.  1725-26.  Fie 
lived  at  South  Windsor,  a  mile  from  the  pres- 
ent church.  Children :  FIcnry.  born  Febru- 
ary 28.  1697:  Thomas,  .April  i,  1702;  Peter: 
Rachel :  Jane,  C)ctober  20,  1710:  Gideon,  men- 
tioned below. 

(\'I)  Captain  Gideon  Wolcott.  s.  >n  i>f  Hen- 
ry Wolcott.  was  born  at  \\'indsor.  in  1713.  He 
commanded  one  of  the  companies  in  the 
French  and  Indian  '.var  in  17'')(3:  "h.is  ci.->ntenv 
poraries  and  those  v.ho  knew  him  be^t  regard- 
ed him  as  one  of  nature's  noblemen."  He 
dicfl  June  5,  1761.  He  married  (first)  Feb- 
ruary 2-.  1739-40.  Abigail  Mather,  born  May 
31,  1718,  died  June  1741:  ( seconrl )  Xaomi 
Ohn.stcad,  born  ?\ larch  I,  1721,  died  Xovem- 
ber 7,  1775.  daughter  of  Deacon  Joseph  and 
Hannah  Mather  (^>lmstead.  and  she  married 
(second)  William  \\"olcott.  mentioned  above. 
Children:  .Abigail,  born  April  9.  1741  :  Sam- 
uel, mentioned  below;  X'aomi,  September  28. 
1754:  Gideon.  Xovember  28,  1756;  Elizur, 
.April   12,  i7('io. 

(\'II)  Samuel,  son  of  Gideon  Wolcott.  was 
born  .April  4.  1751.  He  wa^  a  snldier  in  the 
Re\'i;liitinn.  from  S-mth  Wiiiilsor.  "When  a 
yi-r.ng  man  he  wa^  a  figure  of  manlv  beauty, 
near  sik  feet  high,  robust  frame,  dark  iiair 
and  e>'es  of  dark  hazel  and  uncommon  bright- 
ness, feature-;  remdar.  riti.!  a  countenance  in- 
dicati\e  of  a  stroticr  and  active  mind:  in  ac- 
tive rin^]  e\ten>ive  business.  distingui.--hed  fcir 
incorruntiblc  integrit\-,  a  most  judiciou-;  c'^uv- 


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?eIor,  beloveil  bv  iiunieruii;  acquaintances." 
He  married,  December  3i.  1774,  Jeruslia  W'ol- 
cott,  wlio  ilied  at  East  W'iiitl-or,  March  19, 
1S44.  aged  eiyliLy-eii,dit.  dautr'.iter  of  General 
Erastus  Wdlcutt.  nieniieM.icd  I.ielow.  Samuel 
died  June  7,  1813.  Children:  Jeru^ha,  Dc- 
tober  8.  1775:  Xa'jnii.  October  10,  1777:  Sam- 
uel. December  12.  1781;  Elihu,  February  12. 
1784:  Sophia.  -March  20,  1786.  married  Mar- 
tin Ellsworth  I  see  Ellsworth):  Ursula.  Xo- 
vember  17,  1788:  Elizabeth.  September  23, 
179 1  :  Horace,  .March  25,  1794. 

(\'I  I  General  Erastu<  W'olcott.  son  of  (jOV- 
ernor  Roger  W'olcott,  grandson  of  Simon,  son 
of  Henry,  the  immigrain.  was 'born  at  Wind- 
sor, September  21,  1722,  and  settled  in  South 
\\"indsor ;  was  repeatedly  representative  to  the 
general  assembly  :  speaker  of  the  house :  jus- 
tice of  the  peace:  judge  of  probate:  chief 
judge  of  the  county  court:  representati\e  to 
congress;  judge  of  superior  court;  brigadier- 
general  of  Connecticut  troops  in  th.e  revolu- 
tion. In  the  spring  of  1775  he  was  sent  with 
Rev.  Dr.  Samuel  Johnson,  afterwards  presi- 
dent of  Columbia  College,  from  the  Connecti- 
cut legislature  to  treat  with  General  Gage, 
then  commanding  the  I'.ritish  troops  at  Bos- 
ton— an  interview  from  which  the  delegates 
gained  only  specious  and  delusive  promises  of 
peace.  In  1776  he  commanded  a  regiment  at 
Boston  under  Washington  :  after  the  evacua- 
tion he  fortifie<l  Xew  London  and  garrisoned 
Forts  Trumbull  and  Griswobl;  commissioned 
brigadier-general  in  1777  and  served  at  and 
about  Peekskill.  Xew  York.  "'He  was  a  firm 
patriot  and  able  advocate  for  the  liberties  of 
his  country ;  and  Yale  College,  in  recognition 
of  his  personal  worth  and  public  services,  be- 
stowed upc;n  him  an  hosiorary  degree.  In  per- 
son he  was  tall,  of  a  large  frame,  witli  light- 
gray  eyes  and  light  hair,  reserved  in  conver- 
sation, and  with  such  a  reputation  for  sagac- 
ity as  earned  for  him  among  his  neighbors  the 
sobriquet  of  "Old  Long-head.'  Plain  in 
manners,  accessible  to  and  patient  with  all.  he 
was  verv  decided  when  he  had  once  made  up 
his  mind :  and  he  was  noble-hearted  and  gen- 
erous:  with  no  ambition  for  public  life,  ac- 
cepting such  as  were  offered  him  from  a  sim- 
ple and  sincere  sense  of  dut}. ."  The  sermon 
preached  by  Rev.  David  McClure  at  his  fu- 
neral was  published.     He  d.ied  September   14. 

1793- 

He  married.  February  10.  1746.  Jen.'-ha 
Wolcott.  who  died  June  2.  17S9,  daughter  of 
John  Wolcott.  mentioned  below.  Cliildren: 
Erastus.  December  24.  1747:  I'lavia.  Mav  27. 
1750;  Erastus.  captain,  July  6,  1752;  Flavia, 
January  5?  1754:  Jcu^bia.  Xovember  20.  1753  : 
married  December  29,   1774,  Samuel  Wolcott, 


mentioned  above:  Aoiili.  Scptemiier  27,  1759- 
00,  Albert.  December   19.    i7'ji. 

i  I\'  I  Henry,  son  of  Henry  Wc^icott,  the 
imm;gi;^.t,  was  torn  January  21,  iijic-ii, 
aMriiitieif  a  freeman  at  iJijston,  April  I,  1634, 
and  was  then  a  member  of  the  Dorchester 
church:  removed  to  Windsor  in  1636;  was 
an  importing  merchant,  and  was  in  England 
on  business  in  1634  and  1671  ;  engaged  in  pub- 
lic life,  and  was  one  of  the  nineteen  promi- 
nent men  of  the  colony  named  in  the  charter 
of  Ci^nneciicut :  a  memijer  of  the  h.ousc  of 
deputies  in  Kjoo.  and  of  tiie  house  of  magis- 
trates in  irt62.  and  annually  re-elected  imtil 
his  death.  He  was  a  nia-ter  of  short-hand, 
in  which  he  preserved  niiich.  of  interest  and 
value  to  Windsor  histor_\-;  gave  much  atten- 
tion to  fruit  culture:  was  i>rominent  in  the 
church.  He  married.  Xoveml^er  8.  I "41.  Sar- 
ah Xe wherry,  dauglvter  of  Thumas.  She 
(lied  July  16.  16S4.  and  he  died  July  12,  1680. 
Children:  Henry,  h(_^r.ii  January  6,  1643; 
Jolin,  mentioned  below  ;  Samuel,  Oi-tober  8, 
1647;  Sarah.  July  5.  .1649:  Mary,  December 
6,  165 1  ;  Hannah,  >.[arch  8,  1653-54:  Samuel, 
born  and  baptized  April  iG,  ii'i;6:  losiah.  July 
21.  1658. 

(\')  John,  son  of  Henry  Wolcott.  was  born 
February  28.  1644-45  ;  settled  at  Weihersueld. 
where  he  was  towr.sman  in  1679 ;  removed  to 
Windsor  and  was  deputy  to  the  general  court 
in  169S  and  afterward.  He  married  (tirst) 
February  13.  ihjj.  ?\Iary,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain John  Chester  and  grand.daughter  of  Gm\- 
ernor  Th.imas  Wells.  She  was  born  Decem- 
ber 2;^.  1654.  and  died  July  10.  1689.  He  mar- 
rred  (second)  June  22.  1692.  Mrs.  Hannah 
Xicholas,  of  Stamford.  He  died  January  27,, 
1711-12.  Children:  John,  meiitioned  below: 
lienry.  born  August  7,  1679;  Lieutenant 
Charles,  September  3.  1681  :  George.  October 
20.  1683:  Benjamin  (went  to  England  to  pre- 
sent a  claim  for  the  ancestral  Wolcott  es- 
tate) :  ^fary.  marned  John  Eliot,  grandson  of 
Rev.  Ji;ihn.  the  lu'lian  apostle. 

(  \  I )  John,  son  of  John  Wolcott.  was  born 
at  ^^'ind^o^.  Xoveniber  20,  1677:  married.  De- 
cember 14.  1703.  Hannah  Xewberry.  died  Au- 
gust 20.  1750.  I  see  Xewberry).  She  was  birn 
February  10,  1679,  clied  171Q,  daughter  of 
Thomas.  Children,  born  at  XVindsor:  Mary, 
."^cpteml  er  18.  1704:  Hannah.  ''")ctolier  21, 
1706:  John.  Aj)ril  24.  1708-09:  Anne.  D-jcem- 
ber  9.  171 1  ;  Abi;iail.  September  26.  1716:  Je- 
rusha.  Januarv-  18,  1718-19.  married  February 
ID,  1746,  General  Erastus  \\'i>lcott.  mentioned 
al)o\-e. 

(The  Eli-^worth  Line). 

i\')  Martin  Ellsworth.  r.on  of  Chief  Justice 
C)ii\er  Ellsworth  (q.\-.).  was  born  at  Windsor. 


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April  17,  1783:  p;ra(luatf(l  at  Vale  C'nilese  in 
1801  and  (lioil  at  W'iiul^^or  in  1857.  "'-'  "■'*  -^ 
major  in  tlie  militia.  He  succoedcil  Ju(l;;c 
Ellsworth  in  the  occupancy  of  the  fauiilv  man- 
sion, now  lii'loii^iny  10  the  Connecticut  Daii^;h- 
ters  of  the  American  Revfilution,  presented  to 
them  by  the  heirs  of  Oliver  Ellsworth.  October 
8,  1903.  He  married,  October  19,  1S07.  So- 
phia, daughter  of  Samuel  W'olcott,  of  East 
Windsor.  Their  daughter,  Delia  \\illiams, 
born  June  20,  1818.  at  Windsor,  died  January 
2^,  1SS9,  at  Hartford,  married.  September  25, 
1839,  at  \\"i!!dsor,  Henry  Griswold  Taintor 
(see  Taintor  I\'  ). 

(I'hc   Strong  -Line). 
(l\  )    John    Strong,    son    of    Jfihn    Strong 
(q.    v.),   was    iKirn    at    \\'indsor.    Connecticut, 
July  14,   1707,  diefl  October   i,  1793  ;  mavried 


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Governor  Roger  Wnlcott  1  see  Wolcott),  Xo- 
vember  !o,  1737.  and  she  cHed  Xovember  0, 
1780.  Children,  l>ir'i  at  Windsor:  }.iary. 
died  September  18.  1751.  aged  two  years; 
Elnathan.  born  Juh-  30.  1740:  rTcpzi!)ali.  .\pril 
II.  1742:  Zerviah,  Decemlier  13.  1745:  Alary. 
May.  1740:  Zerviah,  July  2^.  1752;  Jilm.  Au- 
gust 12.  1754,  died  young;  Ellen  Raynor.  Jan- 
uary 22.  1731J;  John,  nieiitioned  below:  Sarah, 
bapti-ed  Xovember  29,  1761. 

I  \  I  John,  son  of  John  Stron.g,  was  born 
at  Windsor.  May  28,  1760;  married,  in  Xo- 
vember, 17S1,  Lydia  Sumner.  He  was  a 
farmer.  Children,  brjrn  at  Ea:t  Windsor: 
Elnathan.  baptized  Xovemhier  24,  1782.  died 
unmarried  October  10,  1S34.  W'illi.am.  men- 
tioned below;  Sophia.  Jul\-  10.  ,788.  married 
Peter  E'obson,  a  manufacturer  i.'f  X'ernon, 
Connecticut. 

( \T )  \\'illiam.  sr.u  of  John  Strang,  wa^^ 
born  in  East  Wind-c:r,  Jr.ly  24,  1783,  diedi  at 
Hartford.  X'ovember  10,  1841  ;  married,,  in 
May,  1S13.  Xaomi  Terr_\ ,  l,nrn  September  21, 
17S7,  of  South  \\'ir,d>''r.  He  f"!lrnved  farm- 
ing until  1828.  -Mhen  he  remoM'd  t"  ilartfnrd 
and  engaged,  in  the  lea'lier  buiine-'-.  fli- 
wife  died  Deceiviber  i,  i8'mj.  Children:  1, 
lar.e  Xaomi,  born  Feliruarv  24.  '81.1.  married 
Charles  Eitkin  Welles,  nf  Hartt.-rd.  wb..  di''.I 
March  3.  187^1;  she  died  June  S.  1885,  2. 
Charlotte  Maria.  b'>rn  Septenilier  10.  iSi^; 
married  Hiran:  Wolctt  W;irn..T.  \\hr<  died  in 
1874:  she  died  Deceiuber  23.  \>^-ii.  3.  Eucy 
Terry,  born  Auc'-'^t  24.  1817;  ir:irried  Cii-- 
tavus  Fellowes  iJa\i-  1  :-ee  Havis).  4.  Wd- 
liani  Sumner,  boni  b"ehruar\'  20,  1820;  nuir- 
ried,  in  i84(),  Arlabne  lr\\iri  !'.b>h.  reside-! 
at  Kttiosha.  Wiscnn.-in  :  lie  liied  \.i\-ember  i, 
188S:  sV.e  .bid  (  lel.-her  20.  1^74,  5.  Em;l^- 
Elizabeth,    bi'rn    l-elivuary    2.    0^23;    iiiarri'd 


Jo:>iah  I'.ond.  of  Kcn(.)sha.  Wisconsin.  6.  Cl.ira, 
born,  at  Hartford.  March  25,  1831  ;  marrieil 
Rodney  Dcviuis,  ni  Hartf.id.  sdcretarv  of  the 
li;i\elers'  Eiie  and  Acciilcnt  Insurance  Ci^ni- 
pan\  :  she  died  June  7,  1888. 

CI  lie  Xewbe-rry  Line). 

(I)  Thomas  X'ewberry,  the  immigrant,  was 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  and  largest  landed 
])roprietors  of  Dorchester,"  Massachusetts.  He 
received  from  tlie  general  court  a  grant  of  a 
hundred  acres  on  Xeponset,  March.  1634.  and 
ir,an_\-  grants  in  Dorchester;  laid  out  a  large 
farm  in  S(|uantum  ;  lived  on  "the  Rock"  in 
I(j34;  was  freeman  and  selectman;  was  earls- 
engaged  in  the  Connecticut  enterprise  and  sold 
his  lands  at  Dorchester,  planning  to  remo\'e 
to  Windsor,  but  his  death  in  E/ecember.  1635. 
or  January'.  1636.  cut  short  Iiis  plans.  H-s 
wid':'\\  and  children  went  thither  about  1040. 
His  widow  Jane  married  i  seronrl  )  Rev.  JeJin 
Warham.  Children;  JosepiiT  John;  J\Ia:or 
Ijenjamin.  mentioned  below  ;  Rebecca:  Marv. 
married  Daniel  Clark,  their  daughter  Elizabeth 

married    (  first )    Cook,    (  seci  >nd  )    'Job 

Drake,  their  daughter  Sarah  married  Roger 
Wi'lcott;  Hannah;  ."^arah.  married  Henry 
W(dcott   (see  Wolcott ). 

I  II)  Major  Benjamin  X'ewberry.  son  of 
Tliomas  X'ewberry.  was  the  first  of  die  seven 
proririetors  of  Windsor  to  whom  the  patent 
wa--  granted  in  1683  ;  commanded  die  miiitar\- 
department  cjf  the  crlony ;  died  September  11, 
KiSo;  :irdrried.  June  11,  1646.  ?>Iarv,  daughter 
of  .Maiihew  ,\llyn,  of  \\"indsor.  '  Children; 
jfary.  born  Marcli  10.  1647-48:  Sarah..  Jm;c 
14,  1030;  Haimaii,  December  22.  \'>}2:  Re- 
becca, May  2,  ii!33:  Thop.ias,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Abigail,  }.Ia_\-  14.  1630-  Margaret.  Oct  - 
ber  13.  1602;  Benjamin,  April  20,  iiM'Q:  Han- 
nab.  July   I.   1673. 

(HI)  Thomas,  son  of  Benjamin  Xew-berry, 
was  i^i.rn  at  \\"indsor,  September  i.  11137:  mar- 
ried. May  12,  1676,  Ann  Ford,  daughter  of 
Thnnias.  She  died  August  20.  1688;  he,  April 
30,  !oSS.  in  i-amp,  during  the  war.  Children, 
l>oru  ar  Wmdsor;  Thomas.  January  20.  !'''77; 
Hannah.  Februarv  10,  11.70,  married  fr/nn 
Wolcott  (see  Wolcott);  Thomas,  Mardi  28. 
i'<8i  ;  Thomas,  Marcli  22,  1683;  Jcsepii,  ser- 
geant. (October  24,  1(^.84:  Benjamin.  Februar\- 
1 8.    1686. 

(The   Giant   T..iiic). 

MH)  San-iuel  Grant,  son  of  Samuel  Grant 
t  q.  VI.  and  Mary  (Porter),  was  born,  at 
^\"inl;<or,  A]iril  20,  lC>y).  He  was  a  carpen- 
!er.  He  married  there,  December  'k  11 ''^3. 
Ann,-i  Filley,  born  August  ih.  1664.  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Anna  ('(jillet)  Fille\.  Sb.e 'licil 
Aiiri!  18.  1680.  ai;d.  he  r,;arried  (second)  Apr.! 


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II,  1C1S8,  Grace  Minor,  born  at  Stonin:;ton, 
S(.i>teniber  20.  idjo.  daughter  of  John  and 
Elizabeth  (  i'.o..th  I  Minor,  granddaughter  ot 
Captain  Th'MiK-.s  and  ijrace  (  Pahner )  ;\Iinor. 
Thomas  was  son  of  W'iUiam  ]vIinor.  (Tirant 
(Hed  Ma_\-  S,  1710,  and  hi?  wife  lUed  .\pril  16, 

Child  of  first  wife:  Sarah,  horn  September 
2,  1684,  married,  July  ig,  1705,  Thomas  Skin- 
ner. Children  of  second  wife:  Hannah, 
March  28,  1689;  Samuel,  September  i,  1691  ; 
Xoah,  December  16,  1693;  Abigail,  December 
i3,  1695,  married  January  9,  1717-18.  Abie! 
Abbott,  born  August  10,  1693,  died  1758,  she 
died  August  22,  1724,  their  daughter  Abigail 
Abbott  married  William  Wolcott  (see  Wol- 
cott  \T)  ;  Ephraim,  August  24,  169S;  Grace, 
August  17,  1701  :  David,  December  10,  1703; 
Ebenezer,  October  20,  1706. 

(II)  Tahan,  son  of  Matthew  Grant,  and 
brother  of  Samuel  Grant,  who  married  Mary 
Porter  (mentioned  above),  was  born  at  Dor- 
chester, February  3,  1633-34:  a  blacksmith  by 
trade;  settled  in  \\'indsor :  married.  January 
22,  1662-63,  Hannah  PalmcY,  baptized  at 
Windsor,  October  11,  1640.  daughter  of  Nich- 
olas and  Joan  Palmer.  Pie  was  one  of  the 
petitioners  for  the  new  town  May  13,  1680; 
died  there  May  ^o,  1693.  He  resided  on  the 
]\Iichael  Try  lot  in  the  Palizado.  Gnildren : 
Matthew.  January  4,  1664;  Tahan,  Septem- 
ber 2j.  iC/15  :  Hannali,  June  8,  1668;  Thomas, 
February  20,  1670;  Joseph,  May  14,  1673; 
Sarah,  Septeni'ier  19,  1675,  married  Jonathan 
Ellsworth  ( see  Ellsworth  )  :  Mary,  October  23, 
1678;  son,  November  11,   i()8o. 

(The  Bulkcley  Li.ic). 

(X\T')  Gershom  Bulkeley,  son  of  Rev.  John 
Bulkeley,  was  born  in  Colchester,  February 
4,  1709:  a  prominent  citizen  of  that  town, 
holding  many  offices ;  married,  November  28. 
1733,  Abigail  Robbins.  Children,  born  at  Co!- 
ch.ester:  Sarah,  January  10.  1735,  married 
Jol-in  Taintor,  in  1758  (see  Taintor )  ;  J.-.hn, 
■mentioned  below;  Joshua,  February  24,  1741  ; 
Daniel,  !\[ay  13.  1744:  Eunice,  ^.fay  14,  1747; 
David,  July  18,  1740 :  Roger,  September  14, 
1751 ;  -\nn.   May    11,   1758. 

(X\'Ili  John,  son  of  Gershom  P-ulkeley. 
v,as  born  in  Colchester,  August  27,.  1738;  mar- 
ried, January  ii,  1750.  Judith  W'ortliington. 
Children:  John,  October  7.  1759;  Will'am, 
August  30,  1761;  Gershom.  (.October  3,  I7''i3  : 
Elijah,  January  20.  1766;  Xabby.  December 
30.  1769,  married  Roger  Taintor;  Joshua 
Robbins,  Xovember  2.  1771  :  Mary,  February 
Z:  ^774  •  Ji-idith,  January  30,  1775.  married 
S'.'iomon  Taintor  (see  Taintor);  Gurd^in. 
March    15,    1777;    Gad,    February    20,    1779; 


L\dia,  April  25,   1781  ;  Dan,  .March  20,  1784; 
Harriet,  January   22.    1787. 

(The   T.iintur   Line). 

( I  )  Charles  Taintor,  the  tirst  of  the  line 
here  under  consideration  of  whom  we  have 
informatiem,  was  a  resident  of  South  Wales, 
from  whence  he  emigrated  to  America  with 
his  family  in  consequence  of  religious  perse- 
cution, being  deprived  of  a  large  estate  in 
\\  ales  by  confiscation.  He  made  his  home 
in  I'airfield,  Connecticut,  where  he  was  the 
•jwiier  of  real  estate.  Fie  ^\as  a  ship  owner, 
made  foreign  voyages,  an<l  was  lost  at  sea 
in   1654. 

ill)  Michael,  son  of  Charles  Taintor,  was 
born  in  Wales,  died  at  Branford,  Connecticut, 
in  1672-73.  The  following  was  taken  from 
"The  Genealogy  and  History  of  the  Taintor 
Family,"  by  Charles  M.  Taintor,  published  at 
Greenfield  in  1847;  "I"  ^'i'l''  ^^'e  find  the  ship 
master  and  man  of  enterprise,  the  legislator 
and  consistent  Christian  professor,  the  com- 
missioner and  judge,  the  puritan  and  patri- 
arch, bringing  up  his  family  in  the  fear  of 
God.  From  all  that  can  be  known  of  him  it 
appears  evident  thai  he  was  a  man  of  influ- 
ence and  discretion,  and  posterity  b.eld  his 
name  in  great  respect  and  veneration  for  his 
nobleness   and  integrity   of  character," 

(III)  Micaiell,  son  of  Michael  Taintor,  re- 
moved in  earl\  life  to  Windsor,  Connecticut. 
In  1698  the  legislature  of  Connecticut  passed 
a  resolution  providing  that  a  new  plar.tation 
should  be  made  at  a  place  called  Young's 
Farms,  between  Middletown  and  Xorwich.  and 
the  Rev.  John  Bulkeley  was  appomted  to  lead 
out  the  new  colony,  .\niong  the  most  promi- 
nent persons  enrolled  in  this  enterprise  were 
Micaiell  I'aintor  and  his  brother-in-law,  John 
Loomis,  and  this  was  the  beginning  of  the 
present  town  of  Colchester.  He  was  "one  of 
her  Majesty's  justices  of  the  peace"  (  Queen 
Anne)  a  member  of  the  general  assembly  for 
twenty-six  sessions,  town  clerk  of  Colchester 
from  its  settlement  until  his  d.eath.  He  was 
held  in  high  esteem  by  his  contemporaries  as 
an  ornament  to  the  town,  as  a  man  of  high 
moral  worth,  superior  abilities  anrl  attainments, 

(I\')  Deacon  Micaiell  (2),  son  of  Micaiell 
I  I  )  Taintor,  was  born  at  Windsor,  lived  in 
Colchester,  and  died  on  the  place  where  his 
father  settled,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-: 
one  years.  "His  wori!  was  a  bond  and  his  '.ove 
of  justice  and  truth  a?  manifested  in  lii>  life 
vas  proverbial." 

The  line  is  continued  through  Joht!,  married 
Sarah  Bulkeie>  :  Solomon,  married  Judith 
PiVilkeley;  to  itenry  Griswold,  mariied  Delia. 
Williams  Ellsworth. 


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CONNECTICUT 


The  ^unuiine  Hiibhard  cia.ijs 
HUliCARL)     from  the   first  ust  of   faiiulv 

namc-i  in  Englar.d  aiitl  x\ai 
doubtk-j.-  in  earlier  tinics  a  iiers.nial  lianie. 
Some  writers  th.iiik  it  a  moUitkatiou  of  the 
Danish  name  liiiMia.  made  famous  by  nne  of 
the  sea-kings  wlio  eonquered  part  of  Eni^land. 
Several  forms  of  spelling  survive.  Hubbard 
and  Hobart  being  the  most  prominent  as  sur- 
names, Hubert  and  Herbert  a?  personal  names. 
In  old  records  some  fifty  different  spellings 
have  been  found  and  as  late  as  tlie  colonial  pe- 
riod in  America  the  variations  arc  ver\  num- 
erous. The  English,  family  has  alwavs  been 
prominent  and  many  of  tiie  I.iranches  ha\"e  an- 
cient coats-of-arms.  We  tind  the  records  men- 
tioning a  Ji'hn  Hubbard  born  about  12,^5,  liv- 
ing ill  Tye.  Xorfolkshire.  England,  and  from 
him  a  numerous  posterity  in  that  section  of 
the   countr\-. 

(I)  George  Hubbard,  immigrant  ancestor 
of  this  fanuiy.  was  Ijorn  in  England  in  1601, 
probably  in  the  eastern  or  southeastern  part. 
He  settled  before  T'^-39  in  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut. Another  George  Hubbard.,  who  settled 
in  Wether-held.  Connecticut,  was  doubtless 
a  relative,  but  not  his  father.  William  Hub- 
bard and  Thomas  Hubliard,  also  of  Hartford, 
am.ong  the  earlv  settlers,  socm  also  to  be  closeh 


related.  George  Hubbard  came  uitli  th.e  nrst 
scttleis  overland  from  the  .Massachusetts  Ba} 
C'.lony.  He  was  given  six  acres  of  land  "by 
C'jurtesy  cif  the  t'^-wn,  witli  jirivilege  of  ixcud 
and.  keeiiiiig  cows  dn  the  cinimon"  and  re- 
sided on  a  lot  adjacent  l>:  Land  of  James  En- 
sign and  George  Graves  on  a  road  th.if  ^.w 
parallel  with  the  Connecticut  ri\er.  from  the 
south  meadcn\  to  Geoige  .'Steele's  place.  In 
i()40  he  married  Elizalvlh.  daughtcrof  Rich- 
ard and  I'dizalieth  Watts,  and  was  then  as- 
siL^ned  a  home  lot  ,-md  land  on  the  east  side 
iif  the  Connecticut  ri\  er.  He  moved  in  March. 
1(150-51,  with  about  fifteen  other  settlers  and 
their  fanndies  to  ^lattalescck,  later  called  >did- 
illetown,  Connecticut.  He  was  licensed  as 
an  Indian  agent  and  trader  as  early  as  1650: 
in  io;_|.  was  admitted  a  ireeman.  He  owned 
much  lam!  on  both  sides  c^t  tiie  river,  living 
on  what  is  no\\-  r\Iain  street.  He.  with  T'lijinas 
W'etmore  and  two  others,  gave  land  for  the 
second  meeting  house.  His  son  Joseplt  used 
to  beat  th.e  drum  to  call  the  people  to  meet- 
ing or  to  warn  them  against  hostile  Indians. 
His  will  is  dated  May  22.  i68i.  and  it  states 
his  age  as  eighty  _\ears.  His  inveruor^■  is  ilated 
^lay  13,  1685,  and  it  states  that  he  died 
March  18,  i(i84.  His  widow  died  in  1702. 
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dren :  .Mary,  born  at  Hartfprd.  January  ifi, 
1C141-4J:  Joseph,  December  lo.  1643:  DaDiel. 
baptised  Deceniber  7,  1645.  died  Xovember  9, 
1704:  Sannioi,  born  May,  1648,  died  Xm-em- 
ber  4,  1732:  (jeorge,  December  15,  i^.^o:  Xa- 
tlianie!.  December  10.  1652,  nientir'neri  below; 
Richard,  July,  1055  •  Elizabeth,  [anuarv  15, 
1659. 

(11).  Xathaniel.  son  o.'  Georr^e  Hi;bbard, 
was  born  at  .Middletown.  December  io,  1^152, 
died  there.  May  20.  1738.  He  married,  .\ia\- 
29,  1682,  Afary  Earle,  born  in  1663.  died  April 
''',  1732.  Fli?  ^rave-itone  is  standin.c;.  He  vcas 
a  subscriber  to  tlie  i\in."!  for  the  purchase  of 
the  Middictoun  church  bell.  He  lived  at  L'-nt;- 
^lill  on  ti-.e  cicss  roads,  ?\I"iddIe'-oi.vn.  Chil- 
drvn.  Ih'rn  ar  .Middletown:  ?\rarv,  .\.rarcli  >). 
'''83^84;  Abi-iiii.  Fe'iruarv  U'>.  ioS;-8o:  Kli^a- 
f'erh,  July  17,  !(.8S;  Xathaniel,  September  14. 
idoo.  nicntioned  below:  John.  Xcnerib'.T  28, 
"";2,  mentioned  below:  Sarah,  October  5, 
!'''<i4;  Eiiene?;er.  C'ctr-ber  2,  i6o<';,  T''i;'.ukfal, 
"Jctobcr  6,  1O98:  Hannah.  Julv  4,  1700: 
K--tner,  July  20,  1702. 


(Ill)  .Xathaniel  (2;,  son  of  Xathaniel  1  i) 
blubbard,  was  born  at  AiiddletxHsri.  Con- 
necticut. September  14,  i6go,  died  October 
14,  1 7' 13,  at  Long  Hill,  Connecticut.  He 
married,  .\pril  12,  1716,  Sarah  Johnson, 
who  died,  in  i77fi.  Cliildren,  born  at  Mid- 
illetown:  Sarah,  February  11,  1716-17; 
Xathaniel,  January  5,  1718-19;  Xchcmiah, 
July  22,  1721  ;  Samuel,  (October  8,  1723,  re- 
moved with  others  of  the  family  to  Granville, 
.Massachusetts;  John,  .-Vpri!  24,  1726;  Eveline, 
I'ebruary  14.  1727-28;  David,  .\uiju--t  23. 
1730.  ?\Iary,  .\pril  10,  ij^j.:  Xoadiah,  .March 
14,   1735-3'x  died  }oung. 

•;  Ilh'  John,  son' of  Xathaniel  {  i  )  Hubbard, 
was  borr.  at  Middletown.  X'.'.vernber  28,  if')92. 
i-Ic  n^arried,  .\u,gust  I,  1722,  Eiizabeth  Stowe, 
born  idS8,  died  Mav  9,  180.;.  He  was  deacon 
■  ■t  the  Middlct.-wn  church.  Hi>  will  uas  dated 
May  2'..  .1743.  He  died  .March  12,  1733. 
ChiifirL'Ti.  born  at  .\.fiddleti;*wp ;  John  Earle, 
May  12  1723;  Stei^hen,  June  21,  1725;  Eli.^'- 
b.eth.,  .ADril  18.  1720;  J'inathan.  December  30, 
1730;  Jcremial!.  CJctoher  27,  1732,  mentione'l 
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April  18,  17371  J^bez,  June  2.  I7.i0.  Jabez, 
Aiiril  7,  1743;  Jeuiiiiia.  May  i.;..  1744. 

(I\')  Jercniia'ri,  son  of  John  Hul.ibard.  \va-^ 
born  at  Mi'.ldietown,  October  27.  173-.  diciJ 
tlieie  },[arc'n  7,  1S14.  lie  niarricd,  June  :?S, 
1781,  Elizabeth,  born  Feiirnary  3.  1748.  dangh- 
ter  of  Deacon  Joseph  Meigs,  of  Aladison.  Con- 
necticut. When  Guilford  was  threatened  by 
the  British  during  the  re\"oIuti(in  he  marched 
to  the  defence  of  the  town.  His  comi.iany  at- 
tended church  there  and  it  is  interesting  to 
note  that  he  sat  m  the  pe^v  of  Deacon  Meigs 
and  there  met  for  the  first  time  the.  deacon's 
daughter  whom  he  afterward  married.  Chil- 
dren: Jeremiah,  born  March  29,  17S4.  men- 
tioned below ;  Josiah  Meigs,  born  June  10. 
1785,  married  Sarah  Sill  Hubbard.  May  12, 
1830.  died  November  iTi,  1862 :  two  daugh- 
ters, ilied  unmarried. 

( \' )  Jeremiah  (2),  son  of  Jeremiah  11) 
flubbard.  was  born  at  iNIiddletown.  March 
29,  1784.  He  was  a  successful  farmer.  He 
acquired  a  competence.  He  bougiit  the  farm 
in  the  Long  Hill  district  formerly  I'wr.ed  by 
his  grandfather.  Deacon  John  Hubbar'J.  but 
then  held  outside  the  family.  He  possessed 
great  industry,  integrity  and  enterprise,  and 
was  upright  and  honored  by  all  his  townsmen. 
He  had  a  fine  physique,  we  are  told.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Xorth  Congregational 
Church  ;  hcl  .1  various  public  oirices,  including 
th.at  of  iu^tice  of  the  peace.  His  yijungest 
son  had  the  liC'm.estead.  He  married.  Decem- 
ber 25,  1815.  Eunice  Prout,  b-rn  1795,  died 
February  17,  1856.  '  Children,  born  at  Mid- 
dletijwn  :  i.  Herbert  R..  Xovember  11.  i><i7. 
died  .March  10,  1888 :  married  Charlotte  Cran- 
.lall,  of  Xeu'  Haven.  2.  Elizabeth  R.,  July 
31.  1819.  ditil  at  I^ieriden.  June  21.  i8i(i  :  niar- 
rietl  Robert  P.  Rand.  3.  Josiah.  Ji'.v.e  i<). 
1821.  died  July  30.  1801  :  married.  Sarah  W'il- 
co-x.  4.  Jeremiah,  3.1arch  31.  1823.  5.  Mar\' 
L.,  August  17,  1824.  died  unmarried  at  .Mid- 
dletown,  September  3,  1890.  '1.  Georce  \\'.. 
Jutie  8.  1826,  resided  "in  P.rooklyi-,  Xew  Vi.ri;: 
married  Anna  Crunipton.  7.  Walter,  .\pril 
23,  1828,  of  the  firm  of  Bradley  &  Hubbard 
and  Bradley  &  HubVjard  ?klanufacturing  Com- 
pany of  ?Jeriden.  director  of  the  Meriden 
Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  member  of 
the  Cnion  League  Club,  the  Xen-  Lnclau'l 
Spciety.  the  American  Geograi'hical  .^'iLiirtv 
of  Xew  York:  married,  in  1852.  Aljbx-  Ann. 
daughter  of  Levi  Bradlev.  of  Cheshire,  .lister 
of  X.  L.  Braiilc}-.  his  partner  in  business;  liis 
wife  died  f.-^ur  months  after  marriage  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1853,  iii^ed  twenty,  an'!  he  never  v.mr- 
ried  again.  8.  Flarriet  Eilen.  ("ictober  7,  1S30, 
died  Mav  2j.  1833.  9.  Eb.crez.er  Prout.  Jime 
L'^.    ^i^33.    died    at    Mifid'efield.    Januar-.     10. 


1894:  marric'l,  March  2-,  1866,  }dartha  Hnr- 
riei    fleath.    of    T_\  ringham.    l\iassachusetts. 

i\i)  Jeremiah  (3),  son  of  Jeremiah  12) 
Htdjbard,  was  born  at  ?\Iiddletown,  March  ;,i, 
1823.  died  }ilay  20,  1894.  He  was  a  lumbier 
merchant  and  leading  citizen  of  tlie  town, 
also  a  contractor  and  builder.  He  married, 
August  17.  1847,  Sojihia  Belden,  born  June 
16,  1823,  died  June  13,  1893.  daughter  of 
Alvin  Belden,  of  Xew  Britain,  Connecticut. 
Children,  born  at  Middletown:  I.  Helen 
Louise,  January  I.  1853:  married,  X'ovcmber 
4,  1874.  Frank  B.  VVeeks.  of  Middletown, 
member  of  firm  of  Cowles  &  Weeks,  wb.olesale 
Lorain  merchants :  m  1909  governor  of  Con- 
necticut; no  children.  2.  Walter  I'ldkley, 
mentioned  below.  3.  Anna  Sojihia.  ]\Iarch  9, 
1859;  married.  April  13.  1890.  Rev.  Arthur 
Titcomb,  of  Ciilbertville ;  no  cliildren. 

(  MI)  Walter  Bulkley.  son  of  Jeremiah  ('3) 
Hubbard,  was  born  in  Middletov.m,  Connecti- 
cut, Ma}-  31,  1855.  On  the  occasion  of  the 
two  hundred  and  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
Sftilement  of  [Middletown,  celebrated  (October 
10  and  II.  lono.  Mr.  Hubbard  was  the  lead- 
ing spirit  in  securing  a  memorial  to  tiie  early 
settlers  of  the  town.  A  large  granite  boulder, 
.with  bronze  tablet  engraved  with  names  of  the 
original  settlers  (of  whom  George  Hubbard, 
mentioned  above,  was  one)  and  of  the  Indians, 
froni  whom  the  Irm'i  '.\3S  purchase  1  was  placed 
ipon  the  site  of  tlie  old  st.'ckade'l  "meet- 
ing house."  In  the  vestibule  of  the  present 
"house  of  worshi]:."  on  Court  srreet,  of  "The 
First  Church  of  Christ"  in  Middletown  was 
l)laced  IMay  19,  1910,  a  "Historical  Tablet" 
which  had  been  planned  by  ]vlr.  Hubijard.  It 
consists  of  tiiree  panels  of  antique  brass,  en- 
cased in  a  heavy  frame  of  elegantiv  car\ed 
Engh-h  oak.  Tlie  central  panel  has  the  d.ice 
of  the  settlem.ent  of  the  town,  with  a  brief 
sketch  of  the  early  woi'ship  liere  and  a  ni''tice 
of  the  five  buildings  erected  by  the  church. 
L'nderiiearh  is  the  inscription  : 

To  commemorate  the  faithful  r.nci  unintcrr'.ipted 
v.orsiup  o!  God  ;n  'lii^  community  for  nve"-  J50 
years,  this  t^ib'et  is  placed  in  the  year  of  our  Lord. 
1910.  ''Eiit  I  will,  for  their  sakes,  remeniScr  the 
covenam  of  their  ancestors,  I  am  the  Lord." 

( '"m  the  left  jKinel  are  cat\od  the  naines  of 
the  fotmders  of  the  church,  Xi  vendx-r  4,  :''.:'i8; 
on  tile  right  panel,  th.e  names  of  the  ten  pas- 
tors, -vith  the  dates  of  their  service.  It  ':,as 
fitting  that  this  tablet  be  placed  to  ?>!r.  Hub- 
bard's abiding  memory. 

The  men  of  th.e  Hubbard  family  ha\c  been, 
a-;  a  rule,  r.ien  of  ability  ;ind  integ'-ity,  li^yal  to 
church  and  country — ;uu>tb,i.:r  feature  has  been 
tbiCir  reserved  ar.'!  retiring  tt'.nj.erau'.ent.  so 
that    much    of    their    work    and    influence    lias 


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been  performed  m  so  f|uict  a  \va_\'  as  to  have 
escaped  public  iintice  and  comn;ent.  Walter 
I'.ulklcy  Hniiliarcl  \va>  connected  also  '.vith  tlic 
families  of  il  iMiier,  AIciL,^-,  Wilcox  and  Wii- 
lard,  'ill  of  whom  gave  noted  service  to  their 
coiMitry.  both  in  the  colonial  and  the  revidu- 
tionary  periods,  and  wln'se  descendants,  even 
to  the  present  day,  huld  h. ineirable  and  ini])ort- 
ant  f)Osit;or.s. 

]Mr.  Hnbbard  was  a  srin  ot  Jeremiah  War- 
ren Hubbard,  a  lumber  merchant,  ar.d  much 
respectetl  citizen.  He  was  associated  with  his 
father  in  bu^i^es5  for  a  time  and  then  Viecame 
cashier  of  the  ^[iddlesex  County  Xatiimal 
Bank,  also  a  director  r,f  th.e  b.'uik.  and.  heiil 
the  position  seventeen,  \e3rs,  until  hi-- death., 
which  occurred  .April  3,  iiio?-t.  The  'tribute" 
paid  him  by  the  president  anil  directeirs  reails  : 

"He  \vri.s  a  ni;!ii  of  the  highest  iiite.arity.  loyal  to 
all  interests  with  which  he  wa.=;  connected,  and  a  true 
_  friend,  with  whom  it  was  a  privilege  to  as-ociate. 
Although  not  caring  tor  piiliHc  office,  he  was  always 
mterested  in  public  affairs,  and  gave  his  time  and 
thought  to  tlie  work  oi  h.elping  his  church  and  the 
city,  where  he  ha?  always  resided." 

The  Middletown  Savings  Bank,  incorpor- 
ated in  1S25,  passed  these  resolutions: 

"Resolxed,  That  it  is  with  profound  sorrow  and 
regret  we  record  the  sudden  decease  of  our  laie  as- 
sociate. Mr.  Walter  B.  Hubhard.  v.diose  efforts  dur- 
ing the  past  nineteen  year~,  as  a  trustee  and  director 
of  this  bank,  have  been  prompted  by  e.\cellerit  iud,.'- 
ment,  constant  devotion  and  conscientious  regard  for 
its  best  iniercsts.  and  v.h.ose  personality  and  influ- 
ence in  this  Moard  have  lieen  an  inspiration  to  the 
highest  conception  of  duty  and  adherence  to  princi- 
ples of  justice  and  safety,  and  whose  kindly  methods 
have  endeared  him  to  us  all." 

His  charming-  personalit}-  is  spoken  of  by 
all  who  knew  him.  .At  th.e  annual  meeting. 
May,  150S,  of  the  Middlesex  County  Hi.-tori- 
cal  Societ\-,  the  iiresidcnt,  the  Rev.  .A.  A\'. 
Hazen,  s])oke  tlicse  ucrd.s : 

"Wc  come  to  our  aiuiual  meeting  under  a  -hadow. 
The  loss  we  have  sustained  .-.ii.ce  v.'c  la-t  gathered 
here  is  a  heavy  one,  and  we  cannot  resi>t  a  deep 
feeling  of  sadness.  Indeed,  who  could  he  taken  front 
cer  number  creatin.g  ,1  greater  vacancy  than  has  been 
caused  by  the  sudden  departure  of  Walter  Bulk'.ey 
Hubbard?  !t  is  fitting  t.'ial  we  pay  our  --ncere 
homage  to  his  memory,  in  view  ot  what  he  wa--  in 
himself,  a-  «ei!  as  in  \iew  of  nis  eminent  -crxiccs 
to  this  =ociety.  .\  lineal  de-cendam  from  one  of  the 
founders  of  Nliddlciown,  a  rc'iident  of  this  cry  dur- 
ing all  the  fifty-three  year.^  of  his  life,  he  loved  the 
place,  and  knew  much  of  it=  history.  He  welcomed 
the  prc-iiect  of  forming  a  iiistorica!  society  here,  anil 
was  helpful  in  the  earliest  davs  of  the  movement 
which  gave  to  our  countv  tins  h.onorable  in-titniii  n 
For  years  he  was  the  head  of  its  membership  Ciini- 
mittee,  and  was  instrcnietual  in  adding  not  a  few 
names  to  our  roll.  .After  this  edifice  came  inn  our 
possession  he  was  the  most  natural  person  to  be 
the  lea.ler  of  its  house  committee.  He  entered  iipi  n 
tlu-  task  '_•{  prep.;ring  this  budding  for  o-,,;'  r.cc.:p;iiicy 
with  all  his  cultivated  taste,  his  sound  iudg.nent,  and 


hi-  iin-pnring  enthusiasm.  .Much  of  the  pre-ent  at- 
tractivone-s  of  our  r...(.ni--  ,uid  ni  the  exuansir.ii  m|'  ihe 
Society  is  due  to  ilie  wisdoni.  the  sentiment  .-iiid  ',!;., 
lab(-r  I'f  .Mr.  Hubbard,  while  it  is  known  to  b.js 
friend-  that  he  w;'.s  revolving  other  pla.is  in  hi- 
fertile  brain  which  might  contribute  to  our  adNT.nce- 
ment,  and  to  the  welfare  of  our  entire  constituency 
In  short,  \\'alter  nulkley  Hubbard,  by  rea-on  ot  bis 
1  nblcmished  character,  his  business  s.igp.city,  hi-  re- 
fined sensibilities,  his  tireless  industry  and  his  loy- 
alty to  the  town  in  which  he  lived,  alike  willi  ids 
constant  de\otion  to  tlie  things  which  elevaie  hu- 
manity, was  a  citizen  whom  .Middletown  wid  lonir 
remember  with  sincere  gratitude.  Th.e  Middlesex 
County  Historical  Society  surely  cannot  soon  forget 
his  untlagging  zeal  in  its  Ijehalf,  and  it  is  most  ap- 
propriate that  wc  place  on  record  our  sense  of  obli- 
g;ition  to  him." 

Air,  Hul:l)ard  had  a  keen  artistic  sense,  par- 
ticularly well  de\'elopcd  in  architecture  aiid 
landscape  gardening.  He  was  only  an  air.a- 
tetir,  but  his  advice  was  solicited  and  api'i'e- 
ciated  b_\'  liiany.  even  by  professionals,  w  liu 
spoke  fif  "liis  sure  toucii,"  and  srune  of  h\> 
work,  on  church  and  bank  and  home,  wi'l 
long  remain  a  meuKiry  to  his  abilitv  in  tliis 
direction.  He  was  a  man  conscientious  to  a 
degree,  ami  frowned  upon  an_\thing  that  was 
not  true  and  honorable.  Of  a  somewhat  re- 
served disposition,  he  }'et  possessed  a  warm 
heart.  In  hi-  death  Aliddletown  lost  a  koal 
son. 

He  married,  Jtme  20,  1891 ),  Katharine 
Alather  Alansfieid,  daughter  of  General  b.'^eph 
K.  V.  Alanstield,  granddaughter  of  Henry 
Alansfield,  and  descendant  of  Aloses  Mai.s- 
field,  sergeant-major  of  Colonial  troops  from 
.\'ew  Ha\-en,  By  virtue  of  the  service  of  tViis 
ancestor  slie  is  a  member  of  the  Societ\-  cif  Co- 
lonial Dames.  Her  great-imcie.  Tared  Alans- 
field,  was  superintendenr  of  the  C'nited  States 
AIi!itar\-  .Academy  at  West  FVaint,  New  York. 
Her  ance-try  on  her  maternal  side  includes  the 
Rev.  Richard  Alather,  of  Dorchester.  Mass:'- 
chtisetts,  and  the  Schu_\lers  and  Livingsti'us 
of  Xew  ■^'ork  State  (see  Alansfield  and 
Alather). 


Richard  Mansfield,  the  im- 
AI.AXSPTELD  migrant  ancestor,  \\as  b'-rn 
in  EiiLiland,  and  came  from 
Exeter.  Dev':)nshire,  to  tlds  c<:nlntr^",  arriving 
in  Boston  ot;  X  ..\tmber  30.  I''i34.  and  Settlni 
in  i<')30  ^t  (J'.umi)pinck  (Xew  H;i\'en).  Ci.'U- 
necticut.  He  owned  land  in  wliat  is  now  a 
valuable  section  of  th.e  cit\",  corner  iif  Elm 
atid  Church  streets.  A  schedule  of  the  fir:-t 
planter-  dared  ih_M  cotitains  his  name,  ■'•alu- 
iitg  hi-  land  at  £400.  including  thirtv  acres 
of  land  in  tlie  fir-t  di\i-i(iti.  .-ix  in  tiie  neck, 
and  eight_c-eight  in  the  seci'iid  divi-ioti.  .At 
about  this  iime  he  binlt  his  dwelling  !ii>u-e 
in    the    second    <Hvision,     East     Earms,    n ''.v 


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ab'iut  the  corner  of  Cluirch  an'l  Klni  streets, 
ami  Ii^■e^l  there  iMitil  hi-  death,  January 
10.  i'i35-  Hi-  wife's  Cliristian  name  \\a- 
Uil'ian.  ami  after  his  death  she  married, 
in  1O57.  Alexander  I'ickl,  and  removed  into 
tijwn.  Her  seeontl  luishand  died  in  iCkVi,  and 
.'ihe  afterward  re,-ided  with  her  s^n.  Miises 
Man-held.  She  died  in  I'ldo.  Children  of 
Ricliard  Man-field:  Joseph,  born  1O3O: 
M(>ses.  mentii.med  below. 

(II)  Major  Moses  Mansfield,  son  of  Rich- 
ard Mansfield,  was  born  in  1639,  at  Xew 
Maven.  Tradition  says  lie  was  to  have  been 
named  Richard,  bi-.t  in  crossing:  the  East  river 
on  the  way  to  meeting,  to  ha\-e  him  baptized, 
the  canoe  was  upset,  and  the  infant,  well 
wrapped  in  blankets,  floated  ilown  the  stream 
and  lodged  among-  the  rushes,  from  which  he 
was  taken  uninjured,  hence  called  Moses.  He 
certainly  became,  like  the  Dible  Moses,  a  leailer 
and  lawgiver.  .Moses  ]\Iaiisfield  was  admit- 
ted a  freeman,  May  I.  16O0.  He  married.  }.Iav 
5,  1664.  Mercy,  daughter  of  Henry  Glover,  an 
early  settler  and  prominent  citizen.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Abigail,  born  Ma\-  5.  ir)6o, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  Yale. 

]\Iajor  Mansfield  received  his  title,  which 
indicates  the  highest  militarv  rank  in  the  cijl- 
ony  at  that  time,  for  defeating  a  bod\-  of  In- 
dians in  King  Philip's  war,  on  the  site  of  tlie 
present  town  of  Mansfield,  which  was  named 
in  his  honor.  He  lived  at  Xew  Haven,  and 
represented  the  town  at  forty-eight  sessions 
of  the  general  assembl}-.  He  was  judge  of 
probate  and  of  the  comity  d'lnrt.  was  often 
moderator,  and  held  other  offices  of  trust  and 
honor.  He  had  his  father's  homestead.  In 
the  old  original  records  in  Xew  Haven  the 
earmark  of  his  cattle,  iiastured  on  "the  green," 
was  a  cross  in  the  left  ear.  Children:  Abi- 
gail, burn  Febrnar',-  7,  i<^'ri4;  Mercv,  Aiiril  2, 
I  flit  J  ;  Hannah,  March  11,  iri()0:  Samuel,  De- 
cember 31,  11171:  Moses.  August  15.  i''>74: 
Sarah.  June  14,  1677:  Richard,  July  20,  KjSo; 
Bathshua,  January  i,  i''i82;  Jonathan,  men- 
tioned below.  Maj.jr  Moses  2v{ansfield  died 
<  ictober  3,  1703;  Airs,  Abigail  Man.-field  .lied 
I'ebruary  28,   1708-0!). 

(HI)  Deacon  Jonathan  MansfieM.  son  of 
Major  Moses  Mansfield,  was  born  at  X'ew" 
Havai.  February  15,  if'i86.  He  married  (first) 
June  I,  1708,  Sarah,  diaughter  of  John  and 
Susannah  i  Cue)  Ailing.  Her  father  was  treas- 
urer of  Vale  Gillege.  Her  grandf.ith.er,  lioh- 
ert  Coe,  was  of  Stratford.  "Jiilin  Ailing  died 
-Uarch  2^.  1717,  agerl  seventy-six,  s^in  oi 
R'-iger  AlHng.  Jonathan's  wife  died  Aia\  4, 
'~'*5-  si.ced  eiglitx ,  and  he  married.  (  se;on(' 1 
Ma\  13,  17(1'',  Abiurad  widow  r<i  Ebenezer 
DL.rman,  aivl   daugliter  of  James   Hishop  and 


Aljigail  (  r.ennett )  I'.ishop.  She  va^  li:>rn  Sep- 
tember I.  1707;  married,  .\ugnst  Jii.  1731, 
Ebenezer  Di'mian.  She  lived.  Vi  be  ninety. 
ami  died  January  25,  179S,  Deacon  Mans- 
fielil  joineil  the  church  August  28,  1709.  under 
Ue\'.  James  I'ierpont.  Deaci'u  Mansfield  was 
prominent  in  public  life,  was  selectman,  en- 
sign, li-ter.  grand  juror,  moderator.  He  fol- 
lowed farming.  He  was  trustee  of  the  Flop- 
kins  Grammar  School.  He  presided  over  the 
town  meeting  when  eight}-two  years  of  age. 
Children:  Mo-cs,  born  S\ny  5,  1709;  Jona- 
than, Januarx  2j.  1711,  died  young:  Susannah, 
b'Mn  Deceiv.lier  9.  1712:  Sar;di,  May  2.  1 71 5; 
Stephen,  mentioned  below;  Xrulian.  X'rixemlier 
15.  1718:  Lois.  April  2j.  1721  :  Riclianl.  (  )c- 
tober  1.  1723,  minister  and  teacher,  L'.i.-hop 
of  Derl)\.  Connecticut. 

( I\' i  Captain  Stephen  MansfieM.  son  of 
Deacon  Jonathan  Mansfield,  was  born  Xovem- 
ber  14.  1716.  and  died  July  15.  1774.  He 
marric'l,  December  31.  174'!.  Hannah  Beach, 
who  died  Se]5tember  20,  1795,  aged  sixty- 
seven  years.  He  was  a  sea  captain,  engaged 
in  the  West  India  traiie.  Flis  home  was  at 
the  northeast  corner  of  Chapel  and  State 
streets.  He  was  vestryman  of  Trinit\  Cliurch 
in  1765.  Cliildren :  I,  Hannah,  l-.orn  Xo- 
\ember   17,   1747;  mar'-ied   William  Douglass, 

2.  Stejihen,  September,  1750,  died  1751.  3. 
Stephen.  July  31,  1753,  died  August  14,  1756, 
4,  John,  April  11,  1756,  died  Xoveniber  5, 
I7'i'>,  5,  Jarcd,  AIa\-  23,  1759;  professor  of 
mathematics,  astrononi}"  and  philosophy  at  the 
F'liited,  States  Military  Academy,  \\'esl  I'oinl: 
married  Elizabeth  Phipps.  6.  Henr}-,  p.ien- 
tioned  below,  7.  Sarah,  1765:  marricLl  Jr.mes 
Sisson,  8,  Grace,  1770:  married,  (Jct'jber  15, 
17S5,  Peter  Totteii. 

f\')  Henry  Mansfield,  son  of  Captain  Ste- 
]ihen  Mansfield,  was  born  February  i,  I7ri2, 
He  was  engaged  in  the  West  India  trade,  and 
built  one  of  the  largest  and  best  houses  in  the 
cit\-  of  Xew  Haven,  op  the  east  side  of  State 
>treet.  near  Chapel.  Xearl}-  two-thirds  of  tliis 
l;iiU-e  wa-  -taiivling  as  lately  as  1884.  He 
died  in  tlie  West  Indies,  in  1805.  He  mar- 
ried. August  3.  1785.  Mary  I'eiino.  b'^rn  April 

3.  I7'^i7.  d.auglner  of  Fjihraim  Fenno,  of  Aiid- 
dletown.  She  was  aged  eighteen  \ears  four 
months  at  the  time  of  her  marriage,  and  d.ied 
January  14,  1825,  aged  fifty-eight  years.  Chil- 
dren: I,  Henry,  born  at  Xew  Flaven,  Ma\  .:. 
1786:  married,  Xovember  10,  t8ii,  Elizabeth 
I'.nffum,  of  Smithfield,  Rhode  Islam!,  daugliter 
■  if  Joshua;  he  was  cashier  of  the  Farmers  and 
Manufactm-ers  Bank,  ;ifterwards  the  \'i!lage 
Bank  of  Slatersville.  until  August.  1839.  wlien 
lie  wa-  succee<ie(I  b\'  liis  son  Henry  S. :  he 
died  in  Xew  York,  March  2('),  185 1,     2.  John 


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Feiii'.o,  January  9,  1788,  captain.  3.  Mary 
Grace  Caroline,- June  4,  179-?;  married  David 
Wade:  siie  died  April  16.  1823.  4.  Grace  Tot- 
ten,  February  13,  1799,  at  St.  Croix,  I-'red- 
erickstead.  West  F.iid.  West  Indies ;  resided 
at  Middlctown.  5.  Hannah  Fenno,  born  at 
St.  Croix,  February  24.  1801.  6.  Joseph  Kint; 
Fenno,  mentioned  below. 

(VI)  General  Joseph  Kin.a;  Fenno  ^lans- 
field,  son  of  Henry  ]\Iansfield,  was  born  in 
New  Haven,  December  22.  1803.  In  1S17, 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  was  appointed 
a  cadet  to  the  L'nited  States  Military  Acad- 
emy at  ^^'est  Point,  and  was  g^raduated  in 
1822,  second  in  a  class  of  forty,  the  }0uiig:est 
member,  and  July  first,  same  }ear,  was  com- 
missioned brevet  second  lieutenant  of  engi- 
neers. Such  was  the  confidence  reposed  in 
him  by  the  government  as  an  engineer  that  for 
twenty  years  or  more  he  was  engaged  in  the 
construction  of  fortifications  and  the  improve- 
ment of  rivers  and  harbors,  and  was  univer- 
sally regarded  as  an  ornament  to  the  service. 
In  1S22-25  he  served  as  assistant  to  the  board 
of  engineers  at  New  York,  in  the  construction 
of  Fort  Haniiiton.  1825-28,  and  in  1828-30  of 
the  defenses  of  Hampton  R(jads,  being  de- 
tached to  survey  Pasgustauk  river.  North 
Carolina,  and  to  take  temporary  charge  of 
works  in  Charleston  Harbor,  South  Carolina, 
1S30.  Among  the  works  he  planned  and 
coristructcd  as  siLpervising  engineer  was  Fort 
Pulaski,  for  the  defense  of  the  Savannah 
river,  Georgia — cor.sidered  at  the  time  as  one 
of  the  strongest  of  harbor  defenses.  From 
1830  to  1846  he  was  in  charge  of  repairs  of 
Cumberland  Roads,  Maryland;  in  1831-32,  of 
Savannah  river  improvement:  1833-39,  of  in- 
land navigation  between  the  St.  Marvs  and 
St.  Johns  rivers,  Florida:  1835-30,  of  Sulli- 
van's Island  break\\ater.  South  Car^rilina ; 
i'^37"38'  oi  repairs  of  St.  Augustine  sea  wall, 
Florida :  and  of  improvement  of  Bruns\vick 
harbor,  Georgia,  1S38-39.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  board  of  engineers  for  Atlantic  Coast 
Defenses,  May  8,  1842,  to  September  8.  1845. 
He  was  chief  engineer  of  the  army  under  com- 
mand of  Major  General  Taylor  in  the  cam- 
paign of  1846-47,  in  the  v,ar  with  Mexico, 
being  engaged  in  various  reconnaissances  in 
Texas,  and  \\as  the  buiMer  and  renowned  de- 
fentler  (jf  Fort  Brown.  May  3-9,  184'!,  and 
was  bre\'etcd  major  for  distinguished  braver\-. 
He  was  engaged  in  the  reconnaissance  anrl 
battle  of  Monterey.  September  21-23.  '^4*'. 
where  he  was  sevcrel\-  wounded  while  direct- 
ing the  stornn'ng  of  ilie  Tannery  redoubt,  and 
was  breveted  lieutenant  colonel  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  cmduct  in  tlie  -everal  con- 
flicts at  Monterev  :  in  fortifving  Monterev  and 


Saltillo,  recomioirering  the  mountain  pa-^es, 
1846-47:  ajid  in  the  battle  of  Bueua  X'i^ta. 
Feliruary  22-2T,,  1S47.  having  the  honor,  it  is 
said,  of  selecting  that  renowned  battle  field, 
and  was  breveted  colonel.  He  was  a  member 
of  tlie  board  of  engineer.^  for  Atlantic  Cna^t 
Defenses,  May  13,  1848,  to  April  11.  1853.  and 
for  Pacific  Coast  Defenses,  April  11  to  May 
28,  1853 :  superintending  engineer  of  o?n- 
struction  of  Fort  Winthrop.  Boston  harijor, 
1S4S-53 ;  of  improvement  of  the  James  and 
Appomattox  rivers  and  survey  of  the  Rappa- 
hannock river,  X'irginia,   1852-53. 

In  1853  he  was  still  captain  of  engineers, 
third  on  the  li-^i,  when  l:e  was  promoted  into 
the  inspector  general's  deijartment  with  rank 
of  colonel.  As  one  of  the  two  inspectors- 
L;eneral  of  the  army,  he  performed  the  arduous 
and  dangerous  duties  of  inspection  of  our 
frontier  ports,  at  a  time  when  transportation 
facilities  were  not  of  the  best,  and  hostile  In- 
ijian  tribes  -were  to  be  met,  requiring  months 
anil  even  a  year's  absence  upon  a  single  tour 
of  inspection.  He  served  on  inspection  duty 
HI  the  Department  of  New  Mexico.  1S53  :  of 
the  Department  of  California.  1854:  of  tlie 
Department  of  Texas,  1856:  of  tlie  Ut.ih  ;irnyv. 
1857:  of  the  Departments  of  (Jregon  and  Cal- 
ifornia, 1858-59;  and  of  the  Departr.ie:n  of 
Texas,  1860-61.  \Miile  in  this  last  duty  he 
encountered  the  disloyal  sentiment  per\-adi:i.g 
the  highe;t  army  officer  commanding  the  dis- 
trict, and  he  hastened  to  Washington  to  lay 
the  matter  before  the  highest  authorities.  Civil 
war  being  broken  out.  he  was  the  first  otticer 
appointed  to  the  rank  of  brigadier-general,  and 
was  placed  in  command  of  the  defense  of 
Washington,  which  lie  inaugurated  by  moving 
troops  across  the  Potomac  at  night,  alm.jst  i'l 
the  presence  of  the  enemy,  and  occupyin;:;;  Ar- 
lington Heights,  which  subsequenth-  were  for- 
tified to  render  the  Capitol  secure.  His  civil 
uar  sei\ices  were  aj  follows: 

Mustering  volunteers  into  ser\ice,  Ceibam- 
bus,  C^hio,  A^pril  19-27.  18' )i  :  in  commar.'I  o: 
Department  of  \\"asl',ington,  A.pril  2y  to  July 
25.  1 861  ;  of  City  of  W'ashington,  D.  C,  Ji.dy 
2^  to  October  2,  1861 :  of  Camp  HaniiUon. 
new  Fortress  2^Ionroe.  Mrginia.  Oct'ilicr  13 
to  November  24,  i8(5i  :  of  Newport  Nevvs.  \  ir- 
ginia,  November  24,  1S61  to  June  12.  iS>'2. 
being  engaged  in  capture  of  Norfolk.  \  ir- 
ginia,  May  10.  1862,  and  of  SuftLiik,  Xirginia. 
jur.e  27  to  September  3.  1862.  He  ceni- 
manded  a  corps  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac 
in  the  Xiaryland  campaign,  Septeml:er  10-17. 
1862,  being  engaged  in  the  battle  of  Antietam. 
September  17,  18' )2,  wliere,  while  "at  the 
head  i.f  Iiis  triin])S.  with  ^word  \\avingo\er  ins 
head,  clieeriiu:  eiii  hi-;  men  to  victorw"  he  'v:is 


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\i   1    n  Li  t    M      In  1    11    }!:11    Cen-ietcry,    .\[iddletoun.   C'Mui. 


mortally  wounded,  and  died  from  the  effect, 
September  iS.  1S62,  at  Antietam.  Maryland, 
aged  trfty-eight  years  nine  months. 

In  neighborl}'  friendship.  General  ?\Ianst1eld 
■was  exemplary  and  engaging.  As  a  husband 
and  parent  he  was  affectionate  and  generous, 
and  fond  of  social  and  domestic  life.  Being  a 
sincere,  influential  anrl  uniform  friend  and 
supporter  of  the  Christian  religion,  he  not  only 
belie\ed,  but  he  exemplit^.ed  the  religion  whicli 
he  professed.  He  was  always  mindful  to 
encourage  every  u_;eful  institution  bv  his  pres- 
ence, his  interest,  au'l  his  abilities.  He  con- 
sidered good  education  as  of  the  highest  im- 
portance to  the  honor,  freedom  and  happi- 
ness of  his  country,  and  tlierefore  exerted  his 
intiuence  to  promote  it.  Such  was  his  genius 
:-.Vi(\  entliusiastic  lo\-e  of  education  that  he  es- 
tablished a  ^^eminary  for  the  education  of 
young  ladies  in  the  his-her  branches  of  learn- 
ing, and  sustained  it  almost  whollv  with  his 
own  means,  in  ~  ^[iddletown,  where  he  was 
married  and  made  his  home. 


He    married.. 


>eptem!jer 


i8,^S.    Louisa 


Maria,  daughter  of  Samr.el  and  Catharine 
(Livingston)  ]\Iadier.  at  ?»riddletown.  Chil- 
dren, all  except  the  \oungest  born  at  ?\Iiddle- 
town:  I.  Samuel  blather,  September  23, 
i8;?0:  married.  April  16.  1S74.  Anne  Baldwin 
Wright,  of  Detroit.  Michigan,  of  whom  later. 


J.  Mary  Louise,  March  23,  1841,  died  June 
22.  i8i'>3.  3.  Joseph  Totton,  October  4,  1843, 
died  Julv  15.  1844.  4.  Henry  Livingstone, 
March  31,  1845;  niarried.  August  29,  1S66, 
.\deline  O.  Carter.  5.  Katharine  Mather. 
}ilay  I.  1850:  married  Walter  Bulkle;,-  Hub- 
bard, son  of  Jeremiah  Hubbard,  June  20, 
1899   (see  Mather  and  Hubbard). 

I  ML)  General  Samuel  'SI.  IMansticld.  son 
of  General  Joseph  King  Fenno  ^.lansfield.  was 
entered  as  a  cadet  in  the  L'nited  States  Mili- 
tar\'  Academ\'  at  West  Point.  July  i.  1S5S, 
L^^raduated  June  ij.  18O2,  and  v,as  that  date 
commissioned  second  lieutenant.  Corps  of  En- 
gineers. He  ser\ed  during  the  civil  v.ar  as 
follows : 

Dn  the  staff  of  his  fath.er.  Major  General 
Alan.slield,  Jr.iy  I  to  Septen'iber.  iSf'u.  at  Suf- 
folk. \"irgin:a.  He  was  commissioned  col- 
onel 24th  Connecticut  \'olunteers.  November 
18.  1862,  and  v,-as  in  comm.and  of  regiment 
Octolier  13,  1862.  to  September  30.  iS'^3.  in 
operations  of  tlie  Deijartment  of  tiie  i.T-uif, 
December  17,  1862,  to  August  31.  1892,  bciii'j 
fi'St  lieutenant.  Corps  of  Engineers.  March 
3,  t863,  engaged  in  the  combat  of  Irish  Bend. 
Louisiana,  April  14.  181',^^;  rnarch  to  .\lex- 
ai:dria.  April-Ma^■.  1863;  skirmishes  near 
Port  LIudson.  May  24-26.  1863,  and  siege  of 
Port  LIudson.  May  27-Juiy  8,  participatins:  in 


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the  assaults  of  M;iy  27  and  June  14.  iS''^.  He 
was  nuiblered  out  of  the  vohinfoer  servire  Sep- 
tember 30,  iS'>3.  a!".J.  served  as  a??i>t;'.i;t  en- 
gineer in  ennstruetii'ii  of  t'irt  at  '^aiidy  II  ink. 
New  Ierse\.  X'lvcnil.cr  o,  iSd^.  to  .\La\  19, 
1864;  as  SLiiierintentlini,r  eni;iner  of  tile  con- 
struction of  the  defenses  of  West  I'ass  into 
Xarragansett  Uay.  Rh.jde  Inland,  March  19, 
1864,  to  Xoveniber  7,  1S65;  and  of  temporary 
batteries  at  Xew  Haven.  Connecticut.  May  20, 

1864,  to  September  7.  i8fiO:  in  charge  eif  Fort 
Trumbull  and  Battery  Griswold.  Connecticut, 
June  8.  1864,  and  repairs  nf  Fort  Adan^s. 
Rhode   Island.  Jv.r.e  8.    i8<i4,  t^   November  7. 

1865,  being  temp'.irarily  detached  as  as^i-tan.t 
enguieer  in  construction  of  the  defenses  at 
Point  Lookout.  Maryland.  July  16-2O.  1S64; 
on  engineer  recruiting  service  Xovetnber 
2,  1864,  to  September  25,  i8ri6.  He  was  pro- 
moted to  captain.  Corps  of  Fnginecrs.  Au- 
gust 15.  iS''i4.  He  was  a  member  of  Siiecial 
Board  cjf  Engineers  to  consuler  the  defenses 
of  \\'illet's  Foint,  Xev,-  York.  .April  7  t''  June 
20.  1865  :  as  assistant  engineer  in.  the  jurveys 
of  the  Upper  .\[ississippi.  September  17,  i8i'i6, 
to  March  27,  1867:  in  commani.l  of  an  enguieer 
compan}-  at  Willet's  Point.  Xew  "S'ork,  March 
28  to  August  19.  1867:  in  command  of  engi- 
neer company  and  po^t  of  I'.irt  F'nint,  .*^an 
Francisco  Bay.  California,  September  26. 
1867,  to  ^[arch  25.  1S6S.  and  of  cijuipaii)-  and 
engineer  ilepc^t,  Verba  Buena  L-;land.  Califor- 
nia. A[arch  25,  i8'i8.  to  .Ajjril,  1871  ;  as  assist- 
ant engineer  in  the  construction  (if  the  de- 
fenses at  Fort  Hamilton,  Xew  York.  Ajiril  i, 
1871.  to  Jiuie.  1872;  on  euL^ineer  recuiiting 
service.  Xew  York  City.  (  )ctiiber  30,  1871. 
to  June.  1S72.  as  superintending  engineer: 
(major,  Corp-  iif  Fngineer>,  September  2, 
1874)  ;  of  liarb'ir  improvrmer.t-  en  'he  ea-tern 
shore  of  Lake  Michigan.  June  17,  IS72,  tr,  Oc- 
tober ().  1870.  and  lit  sur\ey  oi  ['"rtaee  Lake, 

Julv    24.    1878.    tM    :    a-^   men'.i.'er   of 

Board  of  Engineer^  ti  ■  e\;ininio  ii.irl;' .;-  at 
mouth  of  Ka'.ama:;:<-io  river,  June  012,  1^75: 
to  examine  St.  J'-epli  l-,;irl'.'r  .md  railroad 
bridge  acror>  it.  June  10-iS  \>-^:  mi  im- 
provenient  of  Alinei.eo  Harj'.r.  \\  i^ci  nsi-,. 
October  13  t^  [teceiider  r ..  iS7^;  .-md  >  .'U  im- 
provement of  the  barb-  !>  U  '.li!c:i,;'i  and 
rvlichigan   City    Januar}.   i87>^. 

He  was  on  lea's  e  of  ab-.!u-i-  in  Ivurcpe 
from  (October  ('.  i^y).  V  i'.bnir.rv  3.  iSSo: 
in  charge  of  river  and  li..ir:<.i-  '.■,i:\:r.  ■wva-tI-, 
in  Texas  from  Febru.ar;>  j;,  iSSm,  i,,  .\'..>.  lt,;- 
l.'er  22.  l88n:  memlier  of  ... >ni, ni--i<Mi  b,  run 
and  mark  the  b  .undary  line-  lutsieen  a  p-ir- 
tion  of  the  fudian  Tei'ril'.ri  .\:u\  tile  .^t.:te 
of  Te.xas,  fomi  iict'.ber  j<<,  {'■''■<-■,.  Im  \>nl. 
1887.      He    was   en<;ineer  of   th..-   Tend:    Lr/ht 


H'.Hise  Distric^  May  i';,  188^),  to  April  11, 
1S8S,  of  the  Ele\-e:i;h  I  listrict  from  Ma',  [1,. 
i'-^No.  and  oi  tl'.e  .\inth  Di-trict  fr'nii  Alarcii 
-5'  '''"'87,  r.nii  in  ciiargc  of  the  ri\er  and  h.ar- 
iior  in!pro\  LiTciUs  in  western  .Miciii',4an  and 
northern  Indiana  fr.im  .March  jS.  i8N8,  to 
December  18.  1888.  (Lieutenant  Colonel. 
Corps  of  Engineers.  July  5,  J898).  In  change 
of  viefensive  works  at  Boston.  Massachusetts, 
and  river  and  harbor  improvements  in  }iLassa- 
chusetts  till  Xovember  i,.i898.  (O'l'.Mie!, 
Corps  vi  Engineers.  July  5,  i8ySi.  Di-.i-ion 
engineer.  Pacific  Division,  and  in  charge  '.if 
defen-es  of  San  Francisco  harl.ur.  Xo\emi)er 
7.  t'.i  December  31.  1898.  anil  member  of  the 
Board  of  Engineers  wlien  it  had  under  co:!- 
sideration  subjects  relatin.g  to  foitiiications 
iti  F'acihc  Divisinr..  In  charge  of  rivers  and 
liarl)Ois,  Cleveland  District,  Xovember,  looo, 
to  .Ma}-,  u,ioi  ;  in  ciiarge  of  river  anil  liarbor, 
District  of  Xew  Ytirk.  i-hidson  ri\er.  East 
river  and  Harlem  river:  member  of  Lioard 
of  PIngineers.  member  of  harbor  hn.e  and  other 
bi.>ards  .since  Ma)',  iQOt  :  L~iivision  engineer  of 
ntjrt'iwest  division,  May  3  to  August  19.  1901 : 
Divi-ion  engineer  of  eastern  division,  July 
2 1.,  igor.  to  February  20,  1903.  (Brigadier 
(jeneral.  United  States  .Army.  FeiDruarv  20. 
T903).  Placed  On  retired  list  after  fori\-  vt.-ars 
service,  at  his  own  reouest,  February  22.  t'^W 

Bre\-ets :  Bvt.  Captain.  June  14,  t8i'!3.  for 
gallant  and  meritorious  services  in  .iction  at 
Port  Hudson,  Lom'siana  :  l)re\et  major  and 
lieutenant  colonel,  March  13,  18O5,  for  gal- 
lant and  ni.eritorious  services  durir.g  the  rebei- 
lion. 

i.."ivil  history  :  Member  of  Harbor  an.il  Lan(! 
Ciimmission  of  tlie  State  of  ^^la-sach-isctts- 
July  23,  1906. 


The  nan;e  Alather  is  .lerived 
M.\THER  fri^m  the  Ang!i,.-Sa.\-tMi  word 
Math,  wdtich  means  "hon.ir, 
rexererice."  The  lavuily  is  r-.f  ancient  English- 
descent,  and  is  found  also  in  Scotland.  >vhe'e 
a!  least  two  families  of  this  n.ame  bore  arivi;. 
The  coat-of-arms  useii  by  the  early  Math.ers 
(if  I'  .-tKii  is;  Eruiine  on,  a  fesse  wav\  azure. 
ti:ree  lic.ms  rampant  or.  Crest:  a  lion  =e';a:U 
or.  This  coat-of-arms  was  recordied  as  beki::g- 
iiig  to  William  .Mather  in  i(')02.  Motto:  Sunt 
lortia  pectora  uoha.s.  .\!so  :  \'irtus  \era  r.i.'bili- 
tas  est 

I  h  Jribn  Mather  was  of  Lowton.  \^'inwi'.k 
[)aris!i,  Lancashire,  England. 

(H)   Thomas  .Mather,  son  of  J^Im  Mather, 
was  of  the  same  place.     He  married  .Margaret 

'  HI)  Rev.  Richard  ?v[ather,  s(-in  of  Tliom.is 
-Mailu-r,  was  born  in  Lowton.  Wiu^.-jck  pari<ii. 


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18^1 


Lancashire.  Eng-laiifl,  iu  1596.  His  [)arents. 
though  poor,  detcrniiiu-J  to  give  [heir  son  a 
good  education  aiul  sunt  him  to  Winwick 
Schooi.  about  four  miles  from  their  home. 
In  the  wiister  he  boarded  at  W'inwick.  but  in 
the  summer  he  travelled  the  distance  on  foot 
everv  dav.  He  attended  this  school  until  he 
was  fifteen  years  old.  Iu  r6ii  he  became 
teacher  in  a  school  at  Toxteih  Park,  near 
Liverpool.  He  lived  with  the  family  of  Mr. 
Edward  Aspinwall  in  1614.  and  while  there 
was  converted  and  decided  to  become  a  min- 
ister. He  continued  his  studies  under  the 
teaching  of  Mr.  Aspinwall.  \:hn  was  a  learned 
scholar,  and  then  went  to  Rrazenose  College. 
Oxford.  Before  he  had  been  long  at  (Ox- 
ford he  received  a  call  to  preach  at  Toxteth, 
where  he  had  been  teaching  school.  On  No- 
vember 30.  1618.  he  preached  his  first  sermon 
and  was  ordained  a  minister  of  the  Established 
English  Church.  In  later  years  he  was  wont 
to  speak  in  lernis  of  regret  concerning  his 
ordination,  calling  it  a.  "grievous  sin."  He 
preached  in  the  town  of  Prescott  in  cotmection 
with  his  Toxteth  church  work,  and  in  other 
parishes  of  the  count}'.  In  August.  1633.  he 
was  silenced  for  non-con  formit;-.  but  restored 
the  November  following.  In  1634  he  was 
again  silenced,  and  his  friends  could  not  have 
him  restored  again.  He  testified  that  in  the 
fifteen  years  he  had  been  in  the  ministry  he 
had  never  worn  a  surplice.  He  decided  to  go 
to  New  England,  and  sailed  from  Bristol  on 
-May  J3.  1635.  in  the  ship  "James."  arriving 
in  Boston  on  August  17  following.  He  re- 
mained in  Boston  some  time  with  his  family, 
and  finally  settled  in  Dorchester,  and  v.-as 
chosen  teacher  of  a  '-.ev;  church  there  August 
23,  1636.  He  was  admitted  to  the  church 
with  his  wife  Catherine.  September  20.  ih^'). 
He  sefved  as  minister  until  his  death,  and  for 
fifty  years  was  able  to  attend  to  his  church 
labors  every  Sunday.  In  his  last  years  lie  lost 
sight  of  o;;e  of  his  eyes,  and  for  the  last  two 
years  suffered  from  a  distressing  malady  which 
terminated  his  life  .-\pril  22.  1669.  Re  left 
a  diary  with  an  interesting  accoimt  of  his 
journe}'  across  the  ocean,  and  also  a  brief 
biographv  of  his  life  up  to  his  thirty-ninth 
year.  W'uh  Rev.  William  Thompsoii  he  coin- 
posed  "An  Answer  to  Mr.  Charles  Herle." 
,and  he  was  the  chief  author  of  "The  Elder's 
Discourse  .\bout  Church  (jipvernment"  in 
1^139  and  the  "Cambridge  Platform  '  in  ['47. 
His  other  publications  were:  "The  P.a\ 
Psalm  Book,"  the  first  printed  book  in  Am- 
erica. 1640:  "A  Reply  to  Rutheford,"  1646; 
'"An  heart  melting  exhortation,  together  with  a 
cordial  of  consolation  presented  in  a  letter  from 
New  England   to   his   coiintrvmen   in   Lanca- 


shire." i('i5o:  "A  Chati'cism,"  1650:  "A  Treat- 
ise of  Justification."  i(>-,2:  "A  Letter  to  Mr. 
Hooker  to  prove  tliat  it  was  lawful  for  a 
minister  to  administer  the  sacrament  to  a 
congregation  not  particularl}-  under  his  care" ; 
"A  Plea  for  the  Churches  of  New  England"; 
"An  Eiectirjn  Sermon."  1660:  ".\n  Answer  to 
-Mr.  I3avenport's  work  against  the  propc.isi- 
tion  of  the  Synod,"  1662;  "A  Farewell  exhor- 
tation to  the  church  and  people  of  Dorchester 
consisting  of  seven  directions.''  He  pre- 
pared for  the  press  others  which  were  not 
printed.  His  grandson,  Cotton  Mather,  says 
of  him  : 

"His  way  of  preaching  wa?  very  plain,  studioasly 
aioiding  obscure  and  foreign  terms,  and  unnecesiary 
incitation  of  Latin  sentences,  and  aiming  to  -iioo't 
liii  arrows,  not  over  the  heads  'but  into  the  hearts 
of  his  hearers.  *  *  *  His  voice  wa<  ioud  and 
big.  and  nttcred  with,  a  deliberate  vehcniency:  it 
produced  unto  his  ministry  an  awful  and  very  tak- 
ing majesty.  *  *  *  But  as  he  judged  that  a 
preacher  of  the  Gospel  should  be.  he  was  a  very 
hard  student.  Vea,  so  intent  was  he  upon  his  be- 
loved studies,  that  the  morning  before  he  died  he 
importuned  his  friends  that  watched  wiih  him.  to 
help  him  into  the  room  where  he  thoug!iv  iiis  usual 
works  and  books  expected  him.  To  satisfy  his  im- 
portunity, tiiey  began  to  lead  him  thither;  but  finding 
himself  unable  to  get  out  of  his  lod.eing  room,  he 
said:  'I  see  I  am  not  able:  I  have  not  been  in  ray 
study  for  several  days :  and  is  it  not  a  lamentable 
thing  that  I  should  lose  50  much  time?'" 

His  v.ill  v,-as  dated  October  16,  i6'3i.  He 
married  (^first)  September  29,  1624.  Cadier- 
ine  Holt,  who  died  1655,  daughter  ot  Edmund 
Holt,  of  Bury,  England.  Lie  married  (second) 
August  26,  1656,  Sarah,  widow  of  William 
Story  and  of  Rev.  John  Cotton,  and  daugiuer 
of  Richard  Hankridge.  of  Boston,  England. 
She  died  :\[ay  2j.  1676.  Children:  "^Rev. 
Samuel,  born  May  13.  1626:  Timotir, ,  m.en- 
tioned  below;  Rev.  Nathaniel,  March  20.  1630: 
Joseph,  1634,  died  young;  Rev.  Eleazer,  Mav 
13,   1637:  Rev.  Dr.   Increase,  June  2!,    i^T,g. 

!  I\')  Timothy  Mather,  son  of  Rev.  Richard 
Mather,  was  born  in  162S,  in  Li\er;ivoi.  Eng- 
land. He  came  to  .America  with  his  fathe'r, 
and  was  the  only  one  of  his  father's  familv 
v\ho  did  no:  bec'iue  a  n'inister.  He  is  the 
apoestor  of  all  the  New  England  Mathers. 
He  died  as  the  result  of  a  fall  in  his  barn 
in  Dorche.-ter.  January  14,  1(184.  He  mar- 
rie.J  (first!  Cadierine.  daughter  of  Major- 
(jeneral  Humphrey  Atherton.  about  1649.  He 
marri'jd  (second)  March  20,  167S-70.'  Eliza- 
lietli.  daug-hter  oi  Amiel  WeeL-s.  'chii.iren: 
Rev.  Samuel,  born  July  5.  1650:  Richard, 
mentioned  below;  Catherine.  Janiiarv  6.  1^55- 
51');  Narhaniel.  September  2.  1658:  loseph. 
May  2Ti.  UkSi  :  Atherton.  October  4,  ii'i'-s. 

tV)  Richard  121  .Mather,  son  of  Ti.mothv 
Mather,    was    born   in   Dorchester,   December 


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io,  1653,  and  died  at  L}ir.e.  Conuecticut,  Au- 
gust 17,  1088.  Hl-  married  (.'atheriiie  Wise. 
July  1,  J 080.  He  was  na;ned  after  liis  grand- 
latlier,  ]\icliard  [i)  2ilather,  and  was  a  lar- 
n:er.  He  settled  in  Dorchester,  but  a  few  years 
-after  his  marriage  he  moved  to  Lyme,  Connec- 
ticut. In  1686  he  bought  some  land  in  Lyme 
•of  Hezekiah  Usher,  of  Boston.  •  He  died  on 
the  fifty-third  anniversary  of  the  landing  of 
Viis  grandfather  in  America  (landing  occurred 
August  17,  1635),  aged  thirty-five.  Children: 
Captain  Timothy,  born  Z^Iarch  20,  1681  ;  Eliza- 
beth, November  20,  1682 ;  Samuel,  mentioned 
below;  Joseph,  January  29,  1686. 

(VI)  Samuel  Alath.er,  son  of  Richard  (2) 
Mather,  was  born  January  3,  1683-S4,  and 
died  July  12,  1725,  at  Lyme.  He  married 
Deborah  Champion,' January  i,  1712.  Chil- 
dren :  Richard,  m.entioned  below  ;  Mary,  born 
November  14,  1715;  Deborah.  January  13, 
1718;  Lucy,  Decemiber  18.  1720;  r^Iehitable, 
December  28,  1723. 

(\'IIj  Richard  (3)  Matlier,  :^on  of  Samuel 
Mather,  was  born  in  Lyme,  December  22, 
1/12,  died  January  u,  1790.  He  married 
Deborah  Ely.  May  18,  1742;  she  died  October 
10,  1803.  in  her  eighty-tlnrd  }x-ar.  Children  : 
Mehitable.  born  March  7.  1743:  Samuel,  m.en- 
tioned below;  Wiliiam,  September  15,  1746, 
died  young;  Wiliiam,  November  21.  1747; 
Captain  Elias,  February  10.  1730;  Deborah, 
October  3,  1732;  Ezra.  February  23.  1733. 
died  young;  Ezra,  April  zy.  1736;  Captain 
Sylvester,  Septeniber  i,  1738;  Polly,  March 
31,  1760;  Lucia.  >,Iarch  13.  1763:  Richard, 
July  4,  1763. 

(ATII)  Samuel  12)  Matb.er.  son  of  Richard 
(2)  Mather,  was  born  at  Lyme,  February  22. 
1745.  and  died  March  26,  1809.  He  married 
Lois,  dauglitor  ot  Thomas  G.  and  niece  of 
Ckivenior   ^latthew    Griswold,   November    14, 


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>f-  .    -  .    .     . 

Samuel    ^[ather    HonifMead;    al^o   Iionic  of    Cien. 

J.    K.    F.    Mansfield,    who    ni;.rrle<i    Louisa  Mather; 

and    of    Walter     Bulkley     Hubbard,     who  married 
Katharine  Mather  Mansfield. 


Mather  Homestead. 

1763  :  she  was  born  September  i.  1747,  and 
died  Nc'vemLer  17,  1804.  Children:  Anna, 
brirn  December  11.  1766;  Thomas.  Cictober 
ID.  1768:  Sanmel.  mentioned  below:  Plieiie, 
July  22,  1~J2:  Alehitable,  November  14,  1774; 
Henry.  July  31.  T777;  Frances,  December  13. 
1779:  Richard.  May  10.  T782;  James.  Marcl; 
14,  1783:  Margaret.  July  16,  17S7:  Lydia.  Au- 
gust 10.    1790. 

(TX)  Samuel  (4)  Mather,  son  of  Samuel 
(3)  Mather,  was  born  in  L}r,ie,  Januarx-  4, 
1 77 1,  and  died  at  Middletov^-n.  April  6.  1854. 
He  married,  September  14.  'S07.  Catharine 
Li\ingston,  born  October  10.  1787,  daugliter 
of  Abraham  Lixingston,  of  Stillwater.  New 
York;  sb.e  died  Febr--ary  i.  1833.  Children: 
Louisa  Maria,  mentioned  belov,- ;  Elizabeth, 
born  Septembei  24,  t8io;  Catharine.  January 
17,  1813.  died  Nrivember  23,  1817:  Jatie  Ann; 
born  fpjy.  New  York,  December  16.  [814; 
Samuel  L.,  July  i.  1817;  Hov.ard,.  ^^arch  13. 
1S20;  Kath.arm.e  Livingston,  ilay  6.  1822: 
Henry  Fi..  .May  17,  1824;  r\Iary  Cornelia.  July 
23.   1827,  died  August  20.  1828. 

I'N")  Lciui-a  Maiia  Mather,  daughter  of 
Samuel  141  Mather,  was  born  in  Middletown. 
jure  14.  1808.  died  February  22,  1S80.  She 
married   Major  General   Joseph   King  Feano 


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cox  XECTICrT 


MaiisticM,  September  23.  183S  (see  .Mans- 
field 1.  Chi'.ilrei'.:  I.  Sninuei  .Mather,  born 
Sei)tenilier  J3.  iS_-5';j.  2.  y\;\r\  Lov.ise,  horn 
March  -'3.  1841.  duel  Tune  jj,  1803.  3.  Jo- 
seph Totten.  liorn  <Jct'^V;er  4.  1843.  ''''^'^1  1^'h' 
15,  1844.  4.  Henry  Livins'^-ton,  liorn  .Marcli 
31.  1845.  5.  Katherine  Mather,  born  ]\la>-  i. 
1850:  married.  lime  20.  T899.  Waher  Bulklev 
Hubbard. 


fIV)     John     Earle.     son    of 

HUBBARD  John  (q.  v.).  and  Ehzabeth 
(Stowe)  Hitbbard.  was  born 
1723,  bajitized  May  19,  1723.  died  July  27, 
17S2.  He  married.  Feb.ruary  22,  1745.  Anna, 
born  1717,  died  .March  30.  1797,  a  daugliter 
of  Lieutenant   Tohn  Allen. 

(\:)  John  E.'.  fifth  child  of  John  Earle  and 
Anna  (Allen)  Hubbard,  was  born  March  11. 
1756,  died  May  6.  1816.  Fie  married  Phoebe 
Brainerd,  born  1759.  died  June  i.  1837. 

(\'I)  Stephen,  second  child  of  Jolm  E.  and 
Phoebe  (Brainerd)  Hubbard,  was  born  17S6. 
died  June  S.  1S53.  He  married  Sarah,  born 
June  20,  1786.  'died  Jn.ne  30,  1858,  daugluer 
of  Freelove  and  Lois  Johnson,  gianddauch- 
ter  of  Jedediah  Johnson,  and  ^reat-g'rand- 
dautrhter  of    Tosech   Johnson. 

(MI)  Samuel  John-:.a.  sixth  child  of  Ste- 
[ihcTi  and  Sarah  1  Johnson  1  Hr.bbard.  was 
born  in  ]\Iiddlercwn.  ^\-a\-  12,  1S20.  d.ied  Oc- 
tober. 1S95.  Jf'^c  married,  October  5.  1851. 
I-raiices  Drusilla.  born  January  i,  1820.  died 
February  13,  1S76.  daugluer  of  Jarnes  and 
Dorothy  i' Sears)  Smith..  Children:  James 
Irvin.  born  Octob^er  11.  1857,  died  March  21, 
1859;  Edwin  Smith,  born  },lay  iS.  i860: 
Clement  Saiiiuel.  born  Jinie  20,  1862;  Elm.er 
Ster>hen.  ^ee  forw.ard :  Fanny  Dolly,  born 
Ja:u:ary  13.  [8t')S. 

Dorothy  ■  Sears  i  Smith,  mother  of  ?vlrs. 
Samuel  Johnson  Hubbard,  traces  her  descent 
to  the  "ilayfiower"  Piio-rimi  as  follows:  i^\] 
Stephen  Hopkins,  wlio  came  in  tiie  "Mav- 
flower.'  (11)      Constance.      dauc;l:ter      of 

Ste[ihen  Hork'ns,  married  Xic'i'jlas  Snow. 
I  III)  Sarah,  daughter  of  Xicholas  and 
Constance  (Hopkins)  Sno-.v.  marr-'ed  \M!liam 
Walker.  (W)  William  _  Walker.  ,\') 
Mehitable,  ■iaugliter  of  William  \^'alker. 
married  John  Kno'^  les.  I'X'F)  E'isiia.  -on  of 
John  and  Mehitable  (W'alkeri  Kno^vles.  mar- 
ried   Abigail   Cone.      (W'!")    Phcbo.    daughter 


of  Elisha  and 


'(.inc)   K;;o\\dcs.  mar 


ried  Stephen  Sears.  (\'lll)  Dorodr.-,  daugh- 
ter of  Stephen  and  Phebe  fKnowieS'  Sears, 
married  J.irnes  Snriti-.  and  became  the  mother 
of  iMrs.  Hubbard.  In  tlie  early  days  the  name 
was  spelled  Sayer,  and  the  ine  of  'iescer.r  is 
a-   follows:      (I^    V\'ii]iam   Sa"Ner.  o;   Hinwich 


parish.  Podingtr.n  county,  I'.edford,  Eugland. 
(  Ij  )      William      Save:',      ir.arriedi      Ivlizabcth 

.     nil  I  Francis.     ■  i\' ;  Thoma..     (V) 

Datiicl.  ( \'l  ;  Xatluiu.  (\'!l)  Steiilien. 
(\  111  I  Stephen  Sears,  wh.o  married  t'h.cbc 
KtiGules.  as  mentioned  above.  (IX)  Dorothy 
Sears,  born  June  17,  1793,  died  April  5.  1857 ' 
married.  December  20,  18 12.  James  Smith, 
mentioned   abo\e. 

(A'lII )  Elmer  Stephen,  son  of  Samuel 
John?i.in  and  Frances  Drusilla  (Smith)  Hub- 
liard.  was  born  iu  Middletown,  Co:ii!ecticui;. 
March  23,  1865.  Fie  attended  the  public 
->chools  of  his  native  city  and  his  eaib'  life 
wa«  spent  on  a  farm  and  in  the  iuniherlng 
business  with  his  father,  '.■.!, ore  he  learned 
the  dignity  of  labor.  In  i^ynj  he  entered  the 
service  of  the  Cuta\'-ay  Harrow  Compa^v.',  co 
the  pre^idenc}-  of  which  l-,e  \A-as  electcf!  in 
August.  190S,  succeeding  rh.e  late  Gc'jrge  M. 
Clark,  serving  in  the  same  capacity  at  the 
present  time  (1911).  The  products  of  this 
company  are  furnished  to  every  state  in  the 
Union  and  to  other  countries  a-  well,  and 
under  the  presidency  of  Mr.  Hubbard,  wlvr-, 
de\'otes  himself  so  assiduously  to  it-  v>-elf?.re. 
its  prosperiry  vxW  continue  and  i'lcrcaie.  He 
is  a  men:ber  of  tlie  Congregationrd  ciu;vv:h. 
a  member  of  the  Patrons  of  Husba.idrv,  and 


Republican  in  politics,     rie  inarri^ 


^P- 


teinbe"  14-  1892.  Clsmonline  Doll\ .  bom 
just  26.  1871,  daughter  of  George  r^Iarshall 
and  Cleniontine  I.  (Jlark.  Children:  ioeverly 
RaymoTid,  born  December  27,  1901  :  Dolly 
P.r^nfoey.  October  3,   1904. 

(The    Ciark    Lir.e). 

(I)  William  (Tlark.  immigrant  ancestor, 
was.one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut, being  a  proprietor  there  as  earlv  as 
;'-'3g.  He  was  one  of  Ihc  L',ventv-eight  men. 
who,  in  the  summer  of  1662.  settled  in  vvliat 
vv'as  then  known  as  "the  lands  of  thirtv-miie 
island"  sulisequently  named  J-Iaildani.  He  ana 
a  few  others  settled  ou  !a:id  iocated  back  cif 
tlie  t'O'.vn  ineado",vs,  beginning  at  tliC  eastern 
point  of  ^^'aIkley  Hill  and  extending  to  the 
graveyard.  He  died  Ju'y  22.  1681.  Cinldren  : 
I.  Daniel.  Vv'ho  had:  sons;  N'.'illiam.  fosep'i. 
Daniel  and  jonn  .  2.  rhoina«.  \vi:o  \y-o  so>-,;  : 
.IFomriS.  Jonathan.  Da'.dd  and  hr.'.el.  From 
these  S'^iis  :ire  descendcc  the  C'arks  :','f  Had- 
dam.  CoriH-c'icr.t. 

.I\')  Rolxrt  Clark,  of  the  foiir;h  ici?era- 
tion  f'-om  \\'i!lia:r.  Cla^k.  rcided  in  th.at  j.iart 
of  Haddam  I'-n  \'ne  ca-t  =ide  of  the  ;i\er  cd.i?d 
ITaddam  Xeck.  Pit  v,-a-  a  fa'-m^'r  ;mdi  lived 
I'diere  bis  descendant  .-\Iexard;:r  C'ark.  liv^d 
recently.  Cliildren :  Demoaii.  3.1atthe\v.  see 
forward,   and   Walter. 


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( \' )    Matthew,    son    of    Roljcrt    Clark,    was  and    the    duty   of    su|)|inrtinr.-   tiK-    fainilv    '!e- 
born  about   1775,  in  Haddaui   Xeclc,  where  lie  volved  upmi  him  and   his  eldest  brntlier.  wum 
passed  his  entire  Hfe,  a  farmer  by  occupati'jii  wa^  but  fifteen.     !lo  was  emijlo\-ed  on  neiLih- 
and    a    suceessful   busine,-.s   man.      He    was    a  bu'-in^    farms,    and    hi^    wa.::;es    weuL    t.j    his 
Denii>crat    and    active    in    public    att'airs.      }Ie  mother.     I  le  worked  at  w mil  cardiiii;.  and  fur 
married   Hannah    Ransom,  a  native  of   Had-  eii^hteen    months    at    blacksnntiiiii:^-    and    the 
lyme,  Connecticut,  and  both  lie  and  his  wife  making-  of  edqed  tools.     In  the  meantime  he 
are  buried  in  Haddani.    Children:     i.  Philena,  continued  to  stu(l\-   at  home  at  ever\-   opp<-ir- 
married  Harris  Cook,  a  contractor  and  quar-  tunity  and  he  ac((uired  a  thorough  and  [iracti- 
ryman  at  Haddam  :  children :  L.avinia.  Loui-a,  cal    knowledge   of   engineering.      .\t    ib.e    age 
C\iithia    and    William    Cook'.      J.   (ieurge    W'.,  of  seventeen   be  went   to  Savannah,   (]eor-ia, 
mentioned  below.     3.  .Vnianda.  married  Ania-a  and   worked   for  a  time  a-  a  common  laborer 
Ackiey.  of   East   Haddain,  a  <lry   goods  nier-  in  a   ^aw  mill.     There  his  opportunitv  came, 
chant:  had  two  daughters.  biTth  deceased.     4.  when    a   main   sliatt   liroke,    and   he    used   his 
Bctse_\'  Ann,  married  Henry   M.   I'.rainerd,  of  knowledge  and   skill  as  a  blacksmith  to  weld 
Haddani:    children:     Henry,    Charles.    Xellie  it.     He  won  the  contidence  of  his  employers 
and  another.     5.  (iilbert  M..  married.  Decem-  am!  s'lon  aftervvards  v.as  given  a  contract  to 
ber    ID.    1842.   Sarah   Ann,   daughter  of   Cap-  eiect  three  large  steam  sa\v'  mills  in  Georgia, 
tain  Thomas  Selden,  of  Chatham,  a  soldier  of  Within    ti\-e    nionilis    he   had    the   work    com- 
the  war  of  1812  at  the  time  of  the  invasion  of  pleteil   and   the  mills   sawing   over   four   bun- 
Connecticut  by   the    Dritish    forces:   chilflren  :  dred  thousand   feet  of  pine  dailw 
Emerson,  teacher  in  the  public  schoi.ils :  Adel-  Mr.    Clark    entered    intrj    partnership    with 
bert.    teacher    in    the    Xew    York    city    puljlic  hi--  elder  brother  Thomas  [..  v..b,o  vcas  a  stone 
schools:    Jo>ephine    and    I-'annie    Maria,    also  ma^on,  and  the  firm  of  Clark  Iir(jthers.  masons 
school  teachers.  and    builders,    continued    with    unintenupted 
(\'I)    George    W.,   son  of   Matthew   Clark,  succes--     fcir    more    than    thirty    vears.      The 
was  born  at  Haddam  Xeck,  January  13.  1805,  brother^  were  associated  in  business  all  tiieir 
died  .\ugnst  11,  1845.     He  owned  considerable  active  lives.     For  aliout  ten  years  Mr.  Clark 
quarr\-  propertv  on  Haddam  Xeclc  and  was  a  carried  on  shipbuilding  in  summer  and  honse- 
contrnctcir    for    government    and    city    piiliHc  br.i'diiiL^'  in   wintei".  working   from   liangor   to 
wi'irks.    furni-liing    the    well-known    Haddam  Xew    (  >rleans.      \\  hen  he  ,-tarted  on  his  first 
stone.      He    was    ambitious    and    enterprising  trip  he  bad  but   fourteen  dollars,   but  liinnr.g 
anfl    was    successful,   though    he    died    at    the  the  winter  he  sent  home  S200  to  b.is  niLHlier 
early  age  of  forty  years.     He  was  a  staunch  and  in  the  spring  S250  more.     Jn  the  f.'U  of 
Democrat  in  politics.     He  married,  in  Chat-  1859  he  was  employed  a-  a  journex-man  c.^r- 
ham.   Cvnthia   Selden.   sister   of   Mrs.   Gilbert  penter  at  Si. 75  a  day.  but  within  a  few  days 
M.    Clark.     Children:      i.   Thomas    letferson,  his    nieclianical    skill    was    discox'ered    and    lie 
born    September    21.    1831.    ^  ice-riresident    of  was  made  foreman  of  all  the  outside  help  at  a 
the    Cutaway    Harrow    Company;    paitner    in  salary  of  ,Sio  a  day.     His  brother  also  found 
business  ni  his  brother,  George  yi..  mentioned  employment  in  Meriden  and  both  worked  for 
below:    married    (  first  1    in    1855.    Elizabeth,  the  company  for  a  period  of  sevtri  vears. 
daughter  of   Franklin    Quick:    married    (sec-           ?\ieanwhile,    ^tr.    Clark    had   ru'-ned    bis   at- 
ond)     Xovember    4.    1874.    Sophia    .Maileline  tention    to    tiie    improvement    of    a'^ricultural 
Warner.     2.  George  Marsb.all.  menti'Mici!  be-  implcmeiits,    and    in   the    f;dl   of    1807   !!(:■   anil 
low.     3.   Henry  Lee.  Iv.irn  June  7,   1S35,  mar-  his   brother  comnienced  to  build  a   factorv  in 
ried    ?^Iiriam    Ursula,    daughter    of    Ep;iphro-  ynich  to  build  his  tools  and  macliinery.     T'ne 
ditus    Brainerd,   of   Hnddam    Xeck:   cn.ildren:  brr.thers  began  to  make  mowing  machines,  f'.ir 
Coit  C,  uKirrietl  Ella  ^Ntanwarring,  of  Water-  which   George  M.  Clarlc  had   invented  a  new 
forfl,  Connecticut,  and  Cora  C,  married  Harry  mechanical     movement.       P.ut    after     a     few- 
Brown,  of  Chatham,  and  resides  at  Haddani  months,  it  was  decided  tlia.t  the  iincr.rion  was 
Xeck.     4.  .Mary,  b'jrn  June  21.   1844.  married  an    infringement    on    a    p.itent    and    the    iinn 
L.    Oscar    Brown,    of    Portland,    Cc.nnecticut,  ceased   to  make  the  machines  and  devoted   its 
where   he    is    chief   en^cineer   of   the    Portland  attenti'jri    to    the   mannfacture    of   (Hlier   a^jri- 
quarries.       llie    wi(i^jw   of   (ieorge    W.    Clark  cultural  instruments.     The  business  was  c  'ii- 
■  married  (  secon<l  i   l.inus   Parmelee.  of  Mitldle  ducted   by   a   joint   stock    company,    of    wdiicb 
Haddam,  and   she   died  in  June.    i88(_^.  iieor^.'^e  }d.  Clark  w.as  president,  and  Tii  ".iii's 
(\'1I)  George  Marshall,  scpu  of  (",e:irc:e  W.  J.,    \ice-president.     George   ?\1.    Clark   inveiit- 
Claik,   was  born   in   Haddam,  June    11,    1833.  ed    many    improvements    in    agriculturrd    ;r.;i- 
He  received  a  rather  limited  sclioolin^-.      lie  cb.inery.     To  perfect  and  rest  them  he   foun^l 
was  but  twelve  years  old  when  his  father  died  it  necessary  to  travel  to  all  parts  of  tlie  conn- 


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try  and  lio  estimateil  tliat  he  had  traveled  at 
least  •^ix  huiuh'ed  thuusand  iiiile>  in  this  CMira- 
tr\.  lie  liei|nentl\  ti  n;ik  cuntraets  for  con- 
struction. In  1S71,  while  lie  \vas  buiiilin;.;"  a 
dam,  a  derrick  fell,  injuring'  liini.  and  killin;; 
one  of  iiis  laborers.  Diiriny  the  time  he  was 
disabled  b\-  this  accident,  he  invented  a  wire 
rope  clamp,  which  he  patented.  It  is  the  first 
antl  only  device  in  u-e  fur  this  purpose,  ei- 
tectually  preventing  the  slipping  of  the  cable 
and  of  inestimable  value  to  contractors,  tele- 
graph companies  anil  other  concerns  using 
wire  cables.  Tcnis  of  these  clamps  were  used 
in  building  the  Xew  York  tunnel  and  bridges. 
On  account  of  the  succe-s  of  this  patent,  an- 
other firm  commenced  to  make  a  .device  that 
infringed  upon  Mr.  Clark's  patent.  Instead  of 
prosecuting  them,  he  paid  them  a  vi?it,  ex- 
plained the  circumstances  surrounding  the  in- 
vention and  allowed  them  to  sell  their  stock 
without  charging  a  ro_\-alty.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Congregational  Society  and  attend- 
ed that  church,  gave  it  his  hearty  support,  and 
was  always  ready  to  assist  the  other  ch.urches 
or  any  gorid  work  of  the  tov.-n. 

yir.  Clark  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Republican  party  at  liartfor.l  in  1S56,  and 
he  always  took  a  keen  interest  in  politics.  F"or 
many  years  he  represented  hi>  town  in  the 
general  assembly  of  the  state  and  the  twenty- 
first  district  in  the  state  senate.  For  some 
fifty  }ear?  he  was  a  member  of  the  Republi- 
can town  committee.  He  was  a  delegate  from 
Haddam  to  tiie  ccjnstitutional  convention  at 
Hartford  in  lOO-  and  tcxjk  a  jirominent  part 
in  debates  and  deliberations.  He  wa>  a  mem- 
ber of  Columbia  Lod.ge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  East  Haddam:  a  charter  member 
of  Granite  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  Ala- 
sons,  of  Haddam  :  member  of  Burning  Bush 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Essex ;  and 
of  Cyrene  Commandery.  Knight?  Templar. 
He  ne\-er  lost  his  interest  in  agriculture,  and 
resided  on  the  old  Bonfoey  homestead,  to 
which  he  added  many  acres  and  which  he 
vastly  improNed.  removing  over  sixteen  thou- 
sand tons  of  rock.  From  the  lands  Jie  cleared. 
over  a  hunrlred  tons  of  hay  are  harvested  an- 
nually from  sixteen  acre;.  As  a  writer  and 
expert  in  growiu'..;-  gra,-~.  Mr.  Clark  takes  rank 
as  one  of  the  agricultural  scienti^ts  of  the 
country.  His  share  in  the  dd  Clark  home- 
steaij  he  gave  outright  to  his  two  l^rothers. 
whi  lived  upon  it.  As  one  writer  has  said 
of  him:  "Mr.  ClarkV  life  and  deeds  speak 
more  elocjucntly  than  words  i>i  his  untiring 
kindness,  his  open-hearted  henev.'lence  an<l 
his  patriotic  citizenship." 

He  married,  August  26,  i8i'iO.  Clemontine 
Isabel,    daughter   of    Edwin    B.    Bonfoev,    of 


Haddam  (see  Bonfoe_\  ).  Children:  i.  Es- 
telle  Eugenia,  burn  Septemljcr  17,  iSr.4,  ni.ir- 
ried  Clement  S.  Hubbard,  Mt  .Middatown  ; 
children:  I'rances  Estelle,  (.corge  .\larshali 
and  Clement  Samuel.  2.  Harriet  Cynthia, 
Iji'rn  January  3,  li^ixj.  died  Februar\'  J5.  1873. 
3.  Clemontine  Dolly  (twin),  born  August  26, 
1871,  married  Elmer  Stephen  Hubbard  (see 
Hubbard  \III).  4.  Isabel,  twin  of  Clemon- 
tine   Dolly,  died  June  25.    1872. 

(The     Bunlney    Line). 

The  surname  Bonfoey  is  variously  s[)elled, 
Bonfoy,  Bunfoy,  Bonnefoy,  Bonnefoi.  etc. 
The  name  is  French,  but  the  Engli-h  family 
has  borne  this  name  since  the  Xorman  inva- 
>ion  in  1066.  The  ancient  -eat  of  the  f;ui!ilv 
was  at  Hayes,  county  Aliddlesex.  The  coat- 
of-arms  is  described :  Azure  on  a  cross  ar- 
gent, a  human  heart  gules.  Crest ;  .\n  arm 
couped  and  erect  in  armrnir  proper  holding 
in  the  hand  a  cross  Calvary  gule-.  Motto: 
En  Bonnefoy  (In  good  faith). 

There  is  a  tradition  apj^arently  well  found- 
ed that  the  ancestors  of  the  Anx-rican  family 
'jf  this  surname  were  two  brother?,  Jerathniel 
arid  Eenanuel  Bonnefoy.  who  started  from 
iM-ance  together  v,-ith  other  Huguen::.t3  for 
.'vmerica.  and  it  said  that  Jerathmei  died  on 
the  voyage.  Benanuel  is  thought  to  be  the 
ancestor  of  the  Connecticut  Bonfoeys.  The 
French  Huguenots  who  landeil  at  what  was 
afterwards  called  Bonnefoy's  Point,  in  Echo 
Bay.  and  settled  the  tov.n  of  New  Rricbelle, 
Xew  Vijrk.  were  part  of  a  larger  parf  or 
gri:iup  of  immigrant?  of  this  faith  starti::g  to- 
gether after  the  Revocation  of  the  Edict  of 
Nantes.  Some  went  to  the  Delaware,  si.'me 
up  Hudson  river  and  others  into  tlie  Ci.'unecti- 
cut  \-alley.  David  de  Bonnefoy  sold  his  land 
in  France,  \'iile  Pontaux,  about  1600,  and 
came  to  Xew  Roclielle,  but  settled  at  or  near 
Middleto'.\n,  Connecticut.  Of  the  ?anie  farn- 
ilv  was  Susamia  Bonnefoy,  born  1660,  wife  of 
John  Coutant,  of  Xew  Rochelle,  who  was  born 
in  France  in  1659.  The  old  Bonnefoy  Bible 
is  still  in  the  possession  of  the  Coutant  family 
of  Xew  Rochelle.  It  was  printed  in  .Amster- 
dam by  Jean  Frederick  Bernard  and  revised, 
and  mrrected  by  teachers  ar.tl  pr<.n'es^or>  at 
Ceneva.  Letters  of  Den.ization  were  issued, 
February  6,  1695-96,  according  to  the  his- 
torian Bolt'in.  to  David  de  Rep'.is,  .\!exander 
Allair,  David  de  Bnnnefov-  and  Louis  Guion, 
under  the  seal  of  the  Province  from  King 
William. 

(  I  )  Richard  I'onfoey,  son  or  grandson  of 
the  Benanuel  lionnefoy  of  tradition,  and 
doi!l)tlrss  related  to  David  Bomiefoy,  men- 
tii.Mieu  among  the  Huguenot  pioneers,  was  an 


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early  settler  in  what  was  incorporated  a>  Mid- 
dle Haddam.  Richard  Bonfoev.  Xatlianiel 
Burr  and  others  in  October,  173S.  I'.ctitioned 
that  the  jiart  of  Ilad'lani  between  the  Con- 
necticut and  Salnmn  rixer-^  be  incorporated  as 
a  parish,  and  in  May,  1740,  their  petition  was 
granted.  Children  of  Richard  :  Richard,  Be- 
nanuel,   Susannah  and    Penelope. 

(II)  Benanuel,  son  of  Richard  Bonfocy, 
was  born  about  1720,  He  \\a^  a  soldier  in 
the  French  and  Indian  war  and  the  old  pow- 
der horn  that  he  carried,  now  in  the  possession 
of  Watson  E.  Bonfoey,  of  Tipton,  Indiana, 
is  inscribed  "Beenanawell  Bonfoey,  his  horn 
1756"'.  The  kniie,  with  which  the  inscription 
%vas  carved,  has  been  preserved  with  the  horn. 
He  died  in  the  service.  He  belonged  to  Cap- 
tain James  Harris'  company  of  Saybrook. 
Colonel  David  \\'ooster's  regiment.  The  chap- 
lain of  the  regiment  was  the  well-known  Re\'. 
John  Norton,  minister  of  Chatham,  taken 
prisoner  by  the  Indians  during  the  war,  Be- 
nanuel Bonfoey  married,  in  November,  1752, 
Rachel  Bailey.  She  married  (second)  Eben- 
ezer  Skinner,  and  she  died  February  26,  1820, 
aged  eighty-eight  years.  She  and  her  sec- 
ond husband  are  buried  in  the  cemetery  at 
Higganuni.  Children  of  Benanuel  and  Ra- 
chel Bonfoey:  Hannah,  born  Xc'vember  12, 
1753 ;  Benanuel,  mentioned  below. 

(Ill)  Benanuel  (2),  son  of  Benanuel  (  i) 
Bonfoey,  was  born  December  13,  1755.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution,  enlisting  in 
the  Fifth  Battalion,  W'adswcrth's  brigade, 
in  ]\Iay,  1776,  in  Captain  Cornelius  Higgins's 
company  from  Haddam.  This  battalion  was 
raised  in  June,  1776,  to  reinfrirce  General 
Washington's  arm\-  at  New  York  and  it 
served  there  and  on  the  Brooklyn  front,  being 
at  the  right  oi  the  line  of  works  during  the 
battle'  of  Long  Island,  August  27,  1776,  and 
in  the  retreat  to  New  York,  August  29  and 
30;  was  stationed  with  a  militia  brigade  un- 
der Colonel  Douglas,  of  Kips  Bay,  on  the  East 
river,  at  the  time  of  the  British  attack  on 
New  York,  Septeinljer  15,  Fie  was  in  the 
battle  of  White  Plains.  Oct'i-bcr  28  of  that 
year.  He  re-enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Regi- 
ment of  Connecticut  Line.  April  2,  1777,  serv- 
ing in  Captain  Pond's  company  as  a  private 
until  honorably  discharge.!,  ?vlarchi  29,  1780, 
■  He  was  pensioned  uiifler  the  act  of  congress 
of  1818,  at  S06  a  year,  and  after  his  death 
his  widow  received  the  pension  as  long  as  she 
lived.  The  Sixth  Regiment,  Connecticut  Line, 
was  for  the  Continental  Line  equivalent  to 
what  is  now  known  as  the  regulars  and  was 
to  continue  through  the  war.  It  went  into 
camp  at  Peek?kill,  New  York,  in  the  summer 
of   1777,  but  was  frequently  detaclied   on  ex- 


peditions of  outprist  duty  on  the  line  above 
King's  Bridge.  It  served  from  August  to  Oc- 
tober on  the  Hudson  in  Parsons'  brigade  un- 
der General  F'utnani  and  engaged  in  all  the 
movements  made  in  consequence  of  the  en- 
emy's move  against  I'urt  Montgomery :  win- 
tered in  iyj7-Ji>  at  West  Point  and  assisted 
in  constructing  permanent  fortifications  on 
Meigs'  redoubt:  also  on  the  redoubts  on  the 
east  side  of  the  Hudson  river.  In  the  summer 
of  1778,  the  regiment  encamped  whh  the  main 
army  under  General  Washington  at  White 
Plains;  wintered  in  1778-79  at  Reading.  Con- 
necticut; in  the  operations  of  1779  it  served 
with  the  Connecticut  Division  on  the  east 
side  of  the  Hudson  and  was  detached  to 
Meigs'  Light  Regiment,  and  engaged  at  the 
storming  of  Stony  Point,  July  15,  177Q:  win- 
tered 1779-80  at  Morristown,  New  Jerse\-. 
and  endured  the  privations  of  th.at  winter. 
Mr.  Bonfoey  was  also  at  N'alley  Forge:  in  the 
movements  of  1780  it  served  with  the  Division 
on  both  sides  of  the  Hudson.  Upon  tlie  dis- 
covery of  Benedict  Arnold's  treason,  the  Sixth 
Regiment  with  other  troops  was  ordered  to 
\\'est  Point  in  anticipation  of  the  expected  ad- 
vance of  the  enemy.  After  the  war,  Bonfoev 
taught  school  several  terms  and  amcnc;  his 
pupils  were  children  of  his  old  comrades-in- 
arms. Captain  Cornelius  Plicrgins,  Sergeant 
William  Scovil,  Lieutenant  Elijah  Braiiierd 
and  others.  Afterwards  he  was  employe'I  at 
ship-calking  in  New  Haven.  He  built  the 
house  on  Catullewoorl  Hill  in  which  iiis  son 
Benanuel  spent  his  long  and  useful  lif'-.  and 
it  is  still  standing.  It  was  begun  and  the 
chimney  built  in  1804,  and  not  finished  until 
i8o8.  Eugene  Scovil  resides  in  the  old  house. 
Benanuel  B'.nifoey  died  August  14,  1825. 

He  married,  in  177S,  Concurrence  Smith, 
born  in  1759.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  Christ.  Congregational,  of  Had- 
dam. joining  October  14,  1804,  under  Rev, 
David  Dudley  Field,  the  famou-  divine.  She 
was  a  daughter  of  iJavid  Smith,  sixth  son  of 
Steplien  Smith,  wlio  came  from  New  I-Ia\'er 
and  settled  on  Candlev^-ood  Hill,  Middletown, 
and  owned  a  large  section  in  that  part  of 
the  town.  David  Smith,  father  of  C'jncur- 
rcnce.  married  Lydia,  daugh.ter  of  Rcibert 
Ciig:^wc!l,  one  of  the  original  settlers  in  Old 
Saybrook.  Robert  Cogs'Aeli's  father,  Sam- 
uel Cogswell,  married  Ann,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain John  Mason,  of  Pequot  fame.  Captain 
Mason  was  educated  in  the  arts  of  war  under 
Sir  Thomas  Fairfax  and  harl  served  ir  the 
Netherlands.  He  was  one  id'  th.e  first  settler- 
in  Windsor  and  is  buried,  at  Nor\\irh.  D;r,id 
Smith  died  November  22,  1776.  aged  thi-ty- 
nine  \'ears :  his  wife  Lvdia  died  Novemijev  22. 


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1S25,  aged  eii;lity-eight  _\ear~.  ChiMrcn  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Uonfoey :  i.  Daviil,  mentionecl 
below.  2.  Ifannah.  born  September  19.  17S1, 
died  in  1S64.  3.  Concurrer.ce,  June  9.  1783, 
died  in  i.Sfj.  4.  Asaliel,  r\Iay  21.  17S5.  died 
in  1S50.  5.  Anson,  June  13,  17S7,  died  in 
1S84  in  Alichigan :  he  and  Asahel  lived  at 
Ponsett  and  were  clothiers,  making  tine  broad- 
cli^th.  6.  Lydia.  December  i,  1791,  died  in 
1 883.  7.  Matilda,  1793,  baptized  October  2. 
1804,  died  in  18S3.  8.  Horace.  1795,  baptized 
October  2.  1804.  died  in  1873.  9.  Lucinda. 
June  5,  1797.  <iied  in  1887.  10.  Clarinda, 
March.  1801,  died  February  16,  1S06.  11. 
Benanuel,  September  2S,  1S02,  died  October 
10,  1894.  12.  Richard.  September  13.  1805. 
died  in  .A.ugU5t.  1S25,  aged  twenty  years.  The 
united  ages  of  this  remarkable  family  amount- 
ed to  eight  hundred  and  sixty-nine  years, 
with  an  avorag'e  age,  of  the  ten  who  lived 
to  maturity,  cif  over  eighty-foiu'  years,  the 
ages  varying  from  seventy-three  to  ninety- 
seven,  half  the  number  living  beyond  the  age 
of  ninety.  The  mother  died  at  the  age  of 
ninety  years,  the  father  lived  to  the  age  of 
seventy  years. 

!l\')  David,  son  of  Benanuel  12)  Bon- 
foey.  was  born  at  Middletown,  Xoveiriber  22, 
1779.  died  in  1863.  He  was  a  ship  caulker  by 
trade  and  also  a  government  contractor.  He 
lived  and  carried  on  business  in  Bladdam. 
He  was  a  skillful  an^l  careful  workman  him- 
self and  he  required  of  his  men  the  same  care 
and  faithfulness  in  their  work  that  he  gave  to 
it  himself.  In  politics  he  was  a  ^\"hig.  He 
was  of  sensitive  and  refined  nature,  upright 
and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings.  He  mar- 
ried Dolly  Brainerd.  who  died  at  the  age  of 
eighty-five,  a  dauiihter  of  Prosper  Brainerd. 
Among  their  cliildren  was  Eilv.in  B..  men- 
tioned, below. 

( \' )  Edwin  P...  son  of  David  Bonfoey,  was 
born  in  Haddain,  January  15,  iSiyj,  tV\e-\  1887. 
was  buried  in  the  Higganum  cemetery.  Like 
his  father  he  was  naturali}-  of  a  mechanical 
turn  of  mind,  and  followed  the  business  of 
caulker  and  government  contractor.  He  was 
an  earnest,  conscientious  and  upright  man, 
quiet  and  kiiullv  in  his  ways,  and  of  warm 
heart  and  >terling  cliai-acter.  He  married 
Harriet,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Anne  (Pow- 
ers) Cotton,  and  a  descendant  of  the  famous 
Cotton  Mather  (see  forward).  Children:  i. 
Ellen  Eugenia,  born  June  14.  1837,  resided 
on  the  homestead  \\ith  her  fatlier  and  never 
married.  2.  Marv  Elizabeth.  Januarv  9.  1839, 
died  in  1S43.  3-  Ciemoiuine  Isabel,  married 
George  M.  Clark  (see  Clark  MPi.  4.  Mary 
Elizabech.  Jul}-  ir.  1S43,  married  Olin  Fair- 
child,     of     Micldktown.     and    has     children: 


Alice  and  Charlotte.  5.  .\l;ce  Amelia.  .May, 
184U.  married  Lriuis  C.  h're_\-,  of  fia'-tford. 
aii-i  ha.',  one  child:  Louis  Clarence.  0.  .V^-- 
tiT..r  L.,  September  17.  1847.  married  Jane 
.'■lork'.-,  of  Merideii.  and  h.a~  children:  l-iei- 
erick  L.,  Bavard  Cla_\ton  and  Harriet  ^lorley. 
7.  Charles  Edwin,  I-'ebruarv  28.  185 1.  mar- 
ried Ellen  E.  Briggs  and  has  children:  Lr.uis 
C,  William  Ernest  and  Charles  Edwin.  8. 
I-T-ederick  Lee.  .\iigu;t  10.  1858,  died  i8''c. 

The  Cotton  descent  is  as  follows:  (I)  Wil- 
liam Ciitton,  of  Boston,  married  .\nne . 

(II)  John,  son  of  William  and  .-\nne  Cott'jn, 
was  of  Concord,  Massachusetts,  and  marr.ed 
'M:\Ty  Stowe.  (III'i  Samuel,  .son  of  John  and 
Mary  (St'_^\\ei  Cotton,  was  oi  Middleto'.vn, 
and  married  Lyrlia  I'ates.  1  I\' 1  Samuel,  -on 
of  Samuel  and  Lydia  (Bates)  Cotton,  was  of 
Middletown.  and'  married  }ilary  Cornwall. 
(\"  I  Samuel,  soui  of  Samuel  and  Mary  { Corn- 
uall)  Cotton,  was  of  \\'etliersfieM ;  he  mar- 
ried, 1759.  Mable  Bibbud.  1  \T  )  Samuel,  sijn 
of  Samuel  and  }Jable  (Bibbud)  Cott.jn,  was 
born  in  Wethersfield,  November  7.  1759.  mar- 
ried,. 1779,  Sarah,  daughter  of  William  and 
Sarah  i'.anks.  of  Mid'Uetown.  ('\TI')  Saimiel, 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Banks)  Cotton, 
was  born  in  Mid'liet;ivv!/.  .-\pril  9,  17810,  mar- 
ried. March  10.  1805,  -\nne,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  'Slavy  (Cape)  Powers,  of  }.Iid- 
dletoviii.  Chiblren  ;  Mary  .\nn,  born  Janu- 
ary I.  1806.  died  Augu-t  16.  180C) :  ^.laria.  (Ic- 
tC'ber  20.  1807:  Mary  Aim.  September  14, 
1810:  Caroline  A..  October  9.  1S12:  Harriet, 
November  21.  1817,  married,  Edwin  B.  B'.n- 
foey:  Elizabeth,  February  6.  1821. 

William  Rand.all.  iir.nii::;Taut 
E.AND.\LL  ancestor,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, and  settled  in  Scitu-'ue. 
Massachusetts,  before  i(j40.  He  liad  a  farm 
oil  the  brook  that  falls  into  Tili's  of  Dwelly's 
creek  and  his  house  was  on  the  valley  tv.enty 
rods  nortlt  of  the  brook  on  tlic  west  si'ie  :  f 
the  road  to  the  Elisha  Foster  house.  He  hid 
a  suit  in  court  in  1641.  His  name  was  on  tlie 
list  of  those  able  to  bear  arms  in  i'')43.  He 
wa-  one  of  the  proprietors  as  earl>-  as  ii'^;. 
and  was  admitted  a  freeir.an.  June  0.  i'>54. 
The  histL^ry  of  Scituate  says  that  iic  wa-  an 
enterprising  and  useful  citizeri,  hut  litigious. 
He  was  fined  in  i'">'^o  for  striking  Ed.ward 
\\'ant.  and  in  i6f<j.  for  "breaking  the  Kind's 
pv^ace  by  poakc'ng  Jeremiah  Hatc'i  with  a  in'- 
pole"  (three  shillini^'S.  four  pence).  He  was 
one  of  those  who  held  it  unlawful  aii'J  un- 
scriptural  to  pay  reli^i^ius  teachers  and  he  was 
ci'n>tantly  in  conflict  with  the  tax  collectors. 
Once  his  wife  was  fined  for  abusing  the  c.-n- 
stable  who  came  to  seize  propeny  to  pay  the 


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rates.  His  wife  Eli7aliel!i  was  a  lejjatt-'o  in 
the  will  of  .Michael  Ikir.-iLnv.  Chihhcn :  1. 
Sarah,  bapti/.oil  witlt  tlu'  two  f' ilji  jw  in^;'.  Xo- 
veiniKr  2},.  1''43.  -'.  ji^^epii.  I.nni  nuj.  3. 
Hannah,  .March,  i')44.  4.  William.  5.  Jdun. 
born  1(150.  mentioned  helnw.  o.  Elizalieth. 
1652.  7.  Jol),  l-\l)rnary  8.  1054-55,  a  ship- 
wright in  Scitiiate:  children  :  Mary,  born  1(180: 
Job,  iriS3,  settled  on  Job's  Land  in  the  Two- 
^lile  district,  Scituate ;  James.  1(185;  .Xehe- 
miah,  1688:  Lydia.  iix)0:  Samuel.  8.  I'.enja- 
min,  1656.    9.  Isaac,  1(15'^. 

(H)  John,  son  of  William  Randall,  was 
born  in  1(350.  He  settled  in  Rochester.  .Massa- 
chnsetts.  His  uife  was  i.)robabl\-  a  daughter 
of  Thomas  Rollins,  secretary  of  Boston,  for 
she  is  mentioned  in  his  will.  Children,  born 
at  Rochester:  John,  'Slnv  t<.  1I177;  I'atience. 
January  13,  i()7y;  Thoma--.  January  2^.  i''8i  : 
IVIercv,  January  20,  1683  :  William,  February 
6,  16S5  :  Job,  Alarch  3,  i(388.  mentioned  below  : 
Judith,  .April  20.  i(3oo:  Lazarus,  Decemlier  2^, 
J691. 

(HI)  Job,  son  of  John  Randall,  was  liorn 
at  Rochester.  March  3.  11188.  He  married, 
rvlarch  II,  1706-07,  .\lice  Hunter  (by  Rev. 
Samuel  .A.rno!d).  .Xmimq-  their  children  was 
John,  mentioned  below.  They  lived  at  Roch- 
ester. 

(I\')  John  (2),  son  of  Job  Randall,  uas 
born  at  Rijcliester,  He  married  ;  first  )  at 
Wareham,  Massachusetts,  March  15,  1741,1, 
Lois  Uinnp,  who  died  at  Sharon,  Connecticut. 
August  22,  1758.  agcfl  twenty-se\'en  \ears. 
This  name  is  also  spelled  Rumpus  and  was 
originally  Fren.ch,  liompasse.  He  married 
(second)  at  Sharon,  Xovember  9,  1758,  Sarah, 
daughter  of  John  FJates.  She  was  \tnrn  at 
Sharon,  the  first  wdiite  female  arid  second,  child 
born  in  the  town  of  Sharnn.  John  Randall 
lived  on  the  farm  now  owned  by  William  S, 
Marsh  a  little  south  of  JewelTs  Falls.  He 
died  in  Sharon.  May  19,  1807,  aged  eighty- 
or.e  years.  He  ,-ettled  in  Sliarun  about  1753. 
Children  of  first  wife:  l)a\-id,  Ixirn  at  Roch- 
ester, December  20,  1750:  John  :  Rebecca,  horn 
at  Rochester.  .August  7,  1753:  Lois,  married., 
February  15,  I78(),  Ge':irge  Xone\-,  of  Kent: 
Hannah,  March  i\  1755.  Children.,  born  at 
Sharon,  bv  second  wife:  Zilj'ah.  \'o\emlier 
30.  1759:  Job.  (  )ctober  4.  1700.  n;entior,ed  be- 
low: Seth...\i.)ril  8.  17(14:  Solor.iou.  March  lo. 
1766:  Sarah,  December  27  17' '7:  S\  heater, 
baptizei!  .\ugust  2},.  1782.  not  in  mi:incy  i'lrob- 
ablw 

(  \'  )  Job  (  2  ),  .-.on  of  John  1  2  1  Randall,  w  a- 
born  at  Shan^n,  Connecticut.  <  )ctol.er  4.  17(10. 
atid  settled  in  Kent,  Connecticut.  .\cc. irding 
to  the  census  of  I7')0  he  liaii  in  Ins  faiiiiiv  two 
females.     Children,  the  order  of   v\ho-e  liirtli 


is  not  known  :     Cynthia.  ;iiarried Den.- 

son  :  .-Xmanda.  remo\cd  to  .Maine:  I'l'ira.  mar- 
ried David  Chamierlain  :  Betsey,  married 
Marshall:  (  'Ine,  married  Rufus  Cham- 
berlain: Walter.  li\ed  in  Kent:  Hiram,  men- 
tii^ned    below. 

(\  1)  Hiram,  son  of  Job  (2)  Randall,  was 
born  in  Connecticut,  died  at  Seymour,  L^e- 
cember  14.  1833,  aged  twenty-eight.  He  mar- 
rie'l.  Jarmary  4.  1829  (by  Rev.  J.  Smith) 
Sally  I'riichard.  They  li\ed  at  Se\niour.  Cem- 
necticut.  Leverett  I'ritchard,  father  of  Sally, 
died  on  shiiiboard  during  the  revolutionary 
war.  The  only  child  of  Hiram  and  Sail}-  Ran- 
dall was  Hiram  \\'.,  mentioned  hel.;iw. 

(  \  II  )  Hiram  W.,  emly  child  of  Hiram  Ran- 
dall, was  born  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  Seji- 
temlier  9.  1830.  His  father  died  when  he  was 
an  infant  and.  he  was  bre  light  up  by  his  wi.i- 
owed  mother,  and  educated  in  th.e  pmblic 
scheiols.  He  began  his  business  life  as  clerk 
in  the  general  store  of  Lucius  Tuttle.  Fie  was 
industrious,  economical  andi  far-sighted,  and 
before  many  i.ears  was  able  to  buv  out  his 
empl'_\\er.  He  was  eminently  successful  and 
became  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  Se^"- 
mour.  keen,  sagacious,  enterprising  and  the^r- 
eiughl\'  upright  in  ail  his  dealing>.  He  was 
reputed  to  be  one  of  the  shrewilest  buyers 
in  the  Xaugatuck  \"alley  and  his  trade  grew 
to  large  pro[iortions.  He  was  public-spirited 
and  popular,  and  f':ir  more  than  a  qnarter  oi  a 
centur}'  was  the  meist  prosperous  dealer  in  this 
section.  He  died  at  th.e  age  of  fiftv-si.x.  Jan- 
uary 2^.  1887,  at  Flartford,  ititernient  was  at 
Seymour,  Diudng  his  last  ^■ears  he  traveled 
e.xtensivelw  liaving  retired,  on  account  of  fail- 
ing health.  In  ri'ilitics  he  was  a  Den\ocr.-,t. 
He  married,  .April  4.  1854.  Martha  Marie  <3il- 
bert.  born  March  2S.  1833,  daughter  of  FZzekiel 
and  Sarah  (  Hurd  1  (Gilbert.  She  was  born  in 
the  old  house  erected  by  Cienera!  Himiphrey. 
of  revolutionary  fame,  and^  b(jught  b\-  her 
father.  She  came  of  a  di-tinguishe;i  liricage. 
Her  ^grandfather.  Thomas  ( iilbert,  served  in 
the  re\-olutionary  army  where  he  fell  i!i  oi 
small]  o.\-  and  though  he  recovered  In-  he.-dth 
lost  his  siglit :  hi';  houie  was  at  Huntingt'iu. 
Connecticut,  and  1  iter  at  Derby,  where  he  d.ied 
at  the  age  of  nir.ety  vears :  his  wife.  .\bi;^a;I 
iHoJbrook)  (iillit-rt.  was  dauehter  of  a  revo- 
u'tionary  soldier:  she  also  li\-ed  to  the  ace  ■■: 
mnei_\-:  they  had  eight  children.  Ezekiei  i.'iii- 
kert.  father  of  Mrs.  Randall,  was  born  an-l 
brought  up  in  Huntington,  workin':;-  on  !ii- 
farbcr's  farm  and  attending  the  district  >clioo!; 
d'lring  his  l;o\hood.  In  1830  Mr.  t  iilbert  re- 
niiived  to  Se\-m.~,v;r.  Connecticut,  where  :■  r 
se\erai  years  he  was  cngagedi  in  trad.e.  He 
establi'-h.cd  Ids  so;i  i,;  business  in  Xe^v  Have!; 


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;i'ul    returned   to   ScMinmr   wlicrf   he   dici!    in  dnur.    the    most   perfect    sewiiicc   machnic   yet 

h><    tiftv-sixth     \ear.       :\lr.     ( iilbert     married  in\eiited.    .Mrs.  Kamlal!  \\a>  -rand. ian-liter  nf 

Sarah,  daughter'...!   Wilson  llurd.  of  (  ixford.  .h'im  ain!  .'liary  .'vim   (  Sellecu  i   Whitii.ick.  ar.il 

O'lncetiviU.  wlic-e  sUe  was  horn  ;  she  died  at  on    \hQ    .na^e^-nal    si.'.e    '>i    1-aae    Merriit    and 

Ineat   fiilh     \\'il>.ai   1  hnd  \vas  ai^.  a  si.Uher  .Ma.ry    Ann    ^  SiKmseUa  i    .Singer.      .Mr^i.    Ran- 

in  the  revohnion  and.  was  a  prominent  citizen.  dall's  onlv  sister  was  .Alary  l.iHian  \\'hitL>ck, 

a  selectman  of  the  town  and  representative  to  ^vho  married  .\lton  T.  Terrell.     Mr.  and  :\lrs. 

the  creneral  asscniblx'.     ISoth  .Mr.  Gilbert  and  liandall  have  one  child.  (  Mive  Wdiitlock,  born 

his    "wife    were    members    of    the     Episcdpal  at  Derby,  December  31 ,  iSyj. 

cluirch.  

Mrs.  Randall  had  sisters;  lather  .\.  Stod-  Dr.  William  P.radley  Cok-y.  th.e 
dard  ;  Catherine,  wife  of  .Minot  F.  L)sborne ;  COLEY  eminent  surgeon  of  Xew  York 
Sarah  Wilco.x.  and  Charlotte  Usborne.  ]\Irs.  City,  who  has  earned  a  world- 
Randall  was  a  communicant  of  Trinity  Protes-  wide  reputation  by  his  successful  researches 
ant  Episcopal  Church  in  Seymour,  a  member  in  various-  branches  of  medical  and  surgical 
of  Sarah  Ludlow  Chapter.  Daughters  of  tlie  !  ractice.  i-~  a  descendant,  in  buth  maternal  and 
American  Revolutiim,  of  Seymour,  and  fr.r  paternal  lines,  from  the  early  -ettlers  of  ti^is 
many  years  a  member  of  the  Woman's  Club  country,  and  is  eligible  to  membership  in  the 
of  that  town.  Sons  of  the  .\merican  Revolution.    The  family 

Children  of  Hiram  W.  Randall:     I.Edward  name  wa-   formerly   spelled   Coole  as   well  as 

Hiram,  born  December  23.   1855,  educated  in  Cole\. 

the  public  schotils  and  Cheshire  .\cademy,  em-  (  1 )  Samuel  Coley.  his  ancestor,  came  to  the 

ploved  in  his  father's  store  several  years,  later  3,las«achusetts   ]'>a}-   C^dr'ny  in    if  13 1,  and   was 

with  the  Shelion  Plate  Company,  of  Shelton ;  one   of   the    forty-fonr   original   idanter;    wlm 

married  Elizabeth  Steinmetz.  a  native  of  Xew  settled  in  Milford  in  1639:  anrl  died  there  in 

York    City,    and    they    have    children:      Kate  loyo.    He   married.    i('i40.    .Ann.   daughter   of 

and  Hiram:  th.ey  live  in   Se>mour.     j.   Kate  James  Prudden.     Children:  i.  Peter,  see  for- 

Gilbert,  born  May  9.  1S59.  died  June  24.  1S71.  ward.    2.  .\bilene,  born  .March  12.  1C143.  died 

3.  Walter,  bi/rn.  <  Jctober  12,  1S63.  died  Xovem-  Xovemher    17.    17:0:    she    married,    July    22. 

t)er    15,    18(13.      4.    Walter,   born    December  9.  i'V.4,  Japh.at  Chajjin,  of  Springrield.  birn  i(.42. 

1808.    n-,enti..ned    l;iek)w.      5.    (iilhert.    July    2.  died    i-"ebrr.ary    20.    1712:    ehiMren:    Samuel. 

1873.   graduate  of   the    Xorwalk   Military   In-  hnvn   Jul}'   4.    10(15:   Sarah.    .March    15.    11108: 

stitute,  pressman   for   Price,  Lee  &  Com|iaii}-,  Tlnnnas,    May    20,     1(171:    Jolm ;    Ebeuezer : 

of  Xew  Ha\en.  Daniel  ;    Jonathan.       3.     Samuel,    born     Fc'd- 

(ATU)    Walter,  son  of  Hiram  W.  Randall,  ruary,     1646:     married,     October    21.     1(399. 

wa>  born  at  <.)xford.  Connecticut,  December  o.  .Mary    Carles,   baptized    Xovcinber    2t\    '^/^•,: 

i8(;S.     Pie  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  children:  i.  Daniel,  baptizei!  January  2.  i'im;: 

nati\'e    town    and    graduated    from    the    high  ii.    Esther,    baptized    Jannar}-    2.     lOi/j  ;     hi. 

scliOcjl  there.     He   also   took  a  course   in   ih.e  .Mary,    bapti.^ed    January    4.    1684:    iv.    Sain- 

Yale    Business    College,    Xew    Haven.       He  uel.    baptized    December    5,    1703;    v.    John, 

worked 'for  a  few  years  in  his  father's  stnre,  baptized     ?\Iarch     19,     ijoC),     died     Tur.e     6. 

tlien  became  connectedi  with  the  Silver   Plate  1775:    he     married.     July     22.     1728.     .Mary. 

Cutler}-  (.""ompany  i.i  Derby,  Connecticut.     He  diicd.  January  29.    1773.  daughter  of  Pcnjamm 

left  the  cutler}-  business  to  become  b.jrikkeej'er  ("Tregor^■ :  children:  a.   .Mai'v-,  born  Au.s-ust   13. 

for   th.e   Whitlock    Machine   Comijan},    n-iaiui-  ^7^2.   married  John   Dikenum  :   h.    L-jis,  boi:: 

facturers  of  printing  presses  at   Derlr.-.   Con-  Janinrx    17,    I73().  married    hmathan   Ta^•lor : 

v.ecticut.     He  is  now  secretai}  nf  tlie  II.  P'.  &  c.   Jilm,   Jr..    born   iKcemljer  31,    1738.   n.-ar- 

F..    Day    Company    of    .Seymour.    Ci/'unecticut.  ried.    .\pril    ".    1701.    .'^ujia.    ln-irn    Xovci-nber 

He  and  his  f;imi!}- are  F.]nsci>r'aiians  in  religi'Jii  10.    17,^'.    ilaughter    i->[    F.dm..nd     and.     .M:!r\ 

and,  atteu'I  the  church  at  Shelinn.  -.vb.ere  they  ((hllert!  t^igden  .  chililreu  :  b'hn   nu^rried  Eu- 

re>ide.     Mr.  Randall  i>  a  memiier  of  the  Coim-  nice    .Mo'-ehouse  :    I'elcg  :    .\niia  :    Rhc' la.     vi. 

ti-}    Club  of  X"ew    Haven  and  of  the  CHnrmi-  .Ann.,  baptized  .\ugust  i.   170C).  marriedi,  Janu- 

fiiack  Club  of  tiia:  cIl}-.  ary  21.  1720-30,  ]:>\\\\  Keil'g:;.  who  died  .-\ir.-il 

He  marrie.'l  Olive  \'oulotti  Whitlock.  born  17.  1740:  children:  Fzra.  bi.rn  .Vp^ril  3.   173': 

.March  3,  1S70,  daughter  of  H.  Sturge-  Wdiit-  .M;:iy,  Jannar}-  22.    \j^^2-^i:,:   Ann,   March    I'V 

l';ck.    wlio    was    one    of    tlie    ftiimders    of    the  1734-33  :  Jnhn,  .'^  lay  25.  1737 ;  Seth.  Feliruary 

\\liit!ra:k  Machine  C'^mpany  and  the  inveiuivr  8,    i730-.}0.     vii.  .\bigail.  '  "viii.  Jeminia.  mar- 

of  the  Whitiocic  Printing  Press.     Pier  mother.       ried King,      4.    Sarah,   iiaptized    Sep- 

Mar}-  01i\-e  (Singer)  'A'hirinck.  was  a  diui^h-  tembcr  24,   H'147.  ^Ik-'l    idSo;  marrieil    b'.-eMii, 

ter  of  the  inventor  of  tlie  Singer  sewing:  ma-  baptized   March  2-!,,   n',44,  died  X'ovem'ur  2t. 


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i6Si,  jun  of  Josei)h  and  Hannah  JJaUIuin.  3. 
Mary,  baptized  Xoveniber  2;^,  165 1,  married 
(first)  Peter  Stimpson,  who  died  in  16S5 ; 
(second)  John,  Jr.,  who  died  in  luSp.  jO'D  of 
John  Strenie.  6.  Hannah,  baptized  Octo'Der 
8,  1654,  married,  April  10,  i''>73,  Jo^eph  Garn- 
sey,  and  had:  Jo-ejih,  iiorn  ii>75:  Sarah.. 
1678.  7.  Thonla^.  baptized  April  20.  1657, 
married  Martha,  daugliter  of  John  Streme, 
and  had;  Tlionias,  baptized  April  8,  1696; 
Samuel,  baptized  Xovember  i,  1702,  died  I-'eb- 
ruary  6,    1703-04. 

(11)  Peter,  eldest  child  uf  Samuel  and  Ann 
(Prudden)  Coley.  was  born  ab'Uit  1640-41. 
baptized  April  25,  1641,  and  died  1690.  He 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Humphrc}'  Hide 
(Hyde).  Children:  i.  Samuel.  2.  Sarah. 
3.  Peter,  see  forward..  4.  .Ann,  born  Jainiary 
13-  ^^72-  5-  Mary,  born  April  2^.  1677,  mar- 
ried Xicholas  Johnson.  6.  Elizabetli.  born 
December  i.   1680.     7.  Hannah. 

(HI)  Sergeant  Peter  121  Coley.  second 
son  and  third  cliild  of  Peter  (i)  ard  Sarah 
(Plide)  Coley,  was  born  June  12,  inyt.  He 
married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Simon  Coucli. 
Children:  i.  Plannah.  baptizc'l  Aug-.'St  4, 
1700,  married  Jonathan  Beebe.     2.  Peter,  bap- 

-  tized  .August  30.  1702.  3.  Simi.in,  baptized 
January  30.  1703-04.  4.  Pnebe.  5.  Elizabeth, 
baptized  March  24.  1706.  married  Jeremiah 
Jennings,  and  had:  Elizalieth.  born  CJctober 
25,  1727;  Mary.  .\usu>t  2T,  1730;  Hezekiah. 
October  i.  1733;  Ruth,  X'ovember  13.  1735: 
Sarah,  July  26.  1738:  Jeremiah.  Scptem!)er  14. 
1740:  Peter.  June  12,  1743:  Hannah.  Alay  21.1, 
1745.  6.  Andrew,  baptized  July  25.  1708.  7. 
Ebenezer,  baptized  October  10,  1710.  8.  Eh- 
enezer.  baptized  ?klarch  4,  1712.    9.  Davi.'.  =ee 

■forward.  10  Jonathan,  born  1717,  died  March 
13.  1810:  irarried,  Decen^ber  n.  1730.  Lucy, 
born,i7i8,  died  January  29,  1795.  'laughter 
of  John  Sturges ;  children :  i.  Hannah,  l:orn 
May  5.  1741.  married,  Robert  Dijwne-.  ii. 
Sarah,  born  June  8.  1743.  iii.  .\nn.  born  Xo- 
vember   17.    1745.      iv.    Ellen,    b'lrn    Julv    17. 

1748.  married  Stetson,     v.  Lucy,  b'^rn 

January    26,    1751.    married    Bradlev. 

vi.  Jonatlian.  Jr..  born  September  21.  1754. 
died  ^Lirch  iS.  1837;  married.  June  2^.  1781. 
Betty  Guilbert.  born  1760.  died  Februar\-  i^. 
1833,  and  had,:  3.  Sturgo-,  who  married,  Sep- 
tember 21.  1808.  .-Vbicjail.  b'' 
1782.    daughter 


April  2-.. 
Lie'.itcnant  James  Cliap- 
mian,  an^i  ba.i :  .Vbbe;. .  married  William 
Plolme- ;  Eliz.i :  Mar\ ,  married  The'"' 'r^ro  Cur- 
tis; Luc_\-,  !iiarrieil  ['.enjamui  Wheeler:  Sarah. 

married Turner;    Williaiii ;    Mun-'.m  ; 

Gould,    married    Cornelia     Hanim.ind:     Tohn 


Wb.itl'jck,  ami  ha'l:  Drai.lley  ;  Luc\-.  married 
E'lwar  !  Lineburgh ;  Sally,  marrieit  lames 
.Mitchell ;  Eliza,  married  \'\"illiaiu  Lineburu;!!: 

Emeline.     married     Allen:     Samuel: 

Lurr.  c.  Gilbert,  marrie'l  Sarah  liunneil, 
born  1794,  died  June  2,  1S35.  d.  Bailey  Still- 
son,  born  1793,  'lieil  May  12,  1830 :.  n;arried. 
Sarah  (Bunnell)  Coley,  widow  of  his  brutlier 
(jilbert,  ami  had:  Betsey;  Giles,  died  April  r, 
1S30  ;  Jarvis,  twin  of  Giles,  died  ■May  12,  1830  ; 
Levi,  born  July  4,  1819.  died  July  16,  1891, 
married,  September  26,  1S41,  (Tlarissa  Whee- 
ler, daughter  of  John  Gray,  and  had, :  Frances 
Gertrrde,  Elisia  Burr.  Julia  Esther.  Carrie 
Liiuisa  ami  Helen  G. :  !Mar_\,  marricl  May  28. 
184(1.  Burr  French,  and  had:  Emeline.  whi:> 
married  Burr  .\dams ;  Lloy'd,  married,  .vpril 
24,  1853,  Catliarine.  daughter  of  Xelson  Sher- 
man, e.  Jonathan,  born  July  9,  1797,  died 
April  9,  1832;  married,  February  2^,  1S23. 
Orra,  born  .\pril  8,  1802,  died  March  ir. 
1864.   dauiihter   of   Hezekiah.   Jr..   and    Aniia 

vii.  Daniel,  born  May  24, 
September     4,     1774.     -\nna 

II.  r^Iary,  baptized  June  iS. 


!xth  -on  and  nu'.th  cluid  .it 
12')  and  Plaraiaii  ( Couch  1 
29,  17x5.  died  June 


Chapman,  married  Scribner.     !■.  Sam- 
uel,   married    Abigail,    daughter    of    Thomas 


(Burr)    Col  . 
1750,    married. 
Afrirehou.ie  (  ?'). 
1 72 1. 

(  IV  }    David, 
Sergeant    Peter    12')    an 
C'dey,  wa-  liorn  Januar\ 
2:^.  1802. 

He  married.  Dccemh.er  i(5.  1740,  AL';r-,-. 
\\  ho  dieid  Februar\-  11.  17S3.  'Iau'.;'--pr 
i)f  Deacon  John  H\'-ie.  Children:  :.  E';e;-'.- 
e;'er.  <ee  f'^rward.  2.  David,  Jr..  horn  Tvdv 
29.  1743.  died  August  29,  1810;  married. 
June  29.  1786.  Lydin  Sturgess.  born  Ci:to- 
ber  12,  1755,  did  August  16.  1823:  child :-cP. : 
i.  Rachel,  born  April  16,  1787,  died  March.  lo. 
18 19.  married  Samuel  Rowlan'i.  ii.  ^[a:•y 
Hvfle,  born  1790,  d.ied  INfarch  26.  1871,  mar- 
ried. December  10,  181 1,  Levi,  son  of  Cartain 
El'enezer  and  Abigail  (  Morehou-e)  Coley 
('see  forward).  3.  Rachel,  b'lirn  ^darch  t8. 
174'),  married,  April  9,  1767.  (."Oliver,  baptized 
Se[tember  20,  174!,  son  of  Epliraim  and  Eliz- 
abeth (Mix)  Sanforii,  and  had:  ^Lary,  bap- 
tize! July  31,  1768:  Davi'l.  baptized  August 
20.  176'j;  Ephraim,  Jr.,  baptized  September  15, 
I'ji  :  .\bigail.  baptized  ?\iay  29.  1774:  Enoclt 
.\.,  baptized  April  28.  1776;  Levi,  baptized 
December  14,  1777  ;  ( Jliver  C. :  -\bigail :  ?dary  ; 
Bet^ey ;  Lorainc.  4.  Mary, 
I75(''.  married,  June  27.  17 
au'l  had:  Elias,  li.jrn  .Ma\- 
May  19,  1780:  David,  I  ebruary  15  or  ;^. 
1782:  Enocli.  born  June  5.  1785,  died  Octclv.r 
22.  lyi^i'r.  Eni'cli,  iiorn  July  29.  17S7.  died  Dr- 
cember  31,  1787,  Cah'in.  luirn  X'ljvember  2^. 
1788:  T,;aiah,  March  i'\  17'-;.  3.  .\bi5ai!.  b -rn 
.-\pril  29.   1758,  married,   December   n).   178 1, 


■  rn  Al'arch  2. 
Enoch.  Lett-. 
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1S41 


William  Prince,  aiul  had:  David,  Charles,  Jo- 
seph  and   James. 

(\')  Captain  Ehenezer  Culey,  eldest  child 
of  David  and  >dary  (Hyde)  Coley,  was  born 
October  19,  1741,  died  Xnvemlier  j,  iSn. 
lie  married  (first)  August  11,  1763,  Abigail, 
i)orn  March  21  1744.  died  February  3,  1797, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  Samuel  Morehouse. 
He  was  captain  of  the  militia  pricir  to  the  rev- 
olution, and  corporal  during  the  revolution- 
ary struggle.  He  married  ( second  »  MarcU 
23.  179S.  Marv  Gedfrey,  born  1746,  died  Sep- 
tember 25,  1S25.  Children,  all  by  first  mar- 
riage: i.  Abigail,  born  July  4,  IJ>'>4,  died 
April  14,  iSii:  married  Shubael  Gorham.  and 
had :  Sophia.  Charlotte  and  Sliubael.  2.  More- 
house, see  forward.  3.  Ebenezer,  Jr.,  born 
January  17.  1768,  died  Xovember  11,  1S23; 
married,  July  2,  1790.  Rachel.  b<->rn  1768.  died 
March  9,  1S16,  daughter  of  John  Goodsell ; 
children:  i.  Walter,  born  October  11,  1791, 
died  September  5,  1S58;  married  (first).  No- 
vember 24.  1816.  Anne,  born  Cictober  10,  1796, 
died  October  i,  1S29.  daughter  of  Nathaniel 
and  Mercy  (Coley)  \\"akeman.  and  had:  a. 
Rachel,  born  October  7,  1817,- died  April  3, 
18S7  ;  married,  November  7.  1840.  Benjamin, 
son  of  William  Bradley,  and  had :  Edward, 
!^arah,  Joseph  and  Arthur,  b.  Sallv  Wake- 
man,  born  AugUr^t  t,o.  1S20.  married,  Februarv 
2,  1842,  J  mas  D.  Hill,  and  had:  Walter.  Lu- 
cretia,  Josephine  and  Ada.  c.  Wakeman, 
born  Februarv  20,  1823,  died  May  13,  i>^23. 
d.  Mary  .\nn,  born  August  15.  1824.  died 
July  10.  182'').  Walter  Colev  marrieil  (sec- 
ond )  Xc'vember  j,.  1834.  Orra,  dau!:;hter  of 
Hezekiah.  Jr..  and  -\nna  '  Burr)  Ccilcx',  and 
widow  of  Jonathan  Coley.  mentioned  hereinlie- 
fore.  Children:  e.  Walter.  Jr..  !r>rn  Septem- 
ber 9,  1835.  f.  Mercy  Ann.  linrn  December 
16.  1836,  married  larvis  Tavlrir.  g.  Ebenezer, 
born  .\pril  26.  183S.  died  October  10.  1887. 
married,  ^lav  14.  i86t.  Eleanor  O..  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Eleanor  (Fillow")  ("irecrorv: 
children:  Stanton,  horn  December  17,  18154. 
married.  May  I.  i8no.  Susan  !M.,  daughter  of 
John  W.  Hubble:  Chester  Ebenezer.  born  De- 
cember I,  1874.  h.  Samuel  Morehouse,  born 
May  2.  1839.  married,  December  16,  1862. 
Sarah  E.,  <laughter  of  Harrv  X'asb.,  and  had  : 
Willie,  born  Jnlv  ih.  1864:  Elriui^e.  born  Sep- 
tember 20.  iS('y.  marriefl.  June  -i.  1882.  Wil- 
liam. Welsh:  Fkirence  Elizabeth,  liorr  Au- 
gust 26.  1875.  married,  January,  i8i")5,  Hcr- 
bct  E.  Bates,  i.  Henry  Bur"-,  born  April  27. 
1848,  married  Helen  A.  Sevm.uir.  and  had  ; 
.Alice  Burr,  born  Aut^'ust  14.  t8('iO.  married. 
October  8,  1800,  William  Kirk,  Florence 
Henrietta,  born  October  26.  1873.  married, 
April,     1S94,    John    Whitlock :    Infant,    born 


I'ebruary  9,  1875,  died  1875 ;  Bertha  Se\-- 
mour,  born  July  16,  1S77,  married,  October 
6,  1897,  Oliver  Henry  Jennings,  ii.  David, 
born  November  4,  1794,  died  1864;  married 
Sally,  born  1807,  died  1856,  daughter  of 
James  Xash ;  children :  Mary,  born  1827,  died 
.\ugust  19,  1852;  Anna,  born  1S29,  died  jMay 
K),  1886:  Ebenezer,  died  February,  18S3  ;  Da- 
vid :  Sarah  Elizabeth.  iii.  Ebenezer,  born 
July  I,  1796,  died  July  6,  1796.  iv.  Samuel 
"Morehouse,  born  January  19,  1804,  died  Jan- 
uary 21,  1883:  married  (first)  November  29, 
1S30,  Alethea.  born  October  6,  1805,  died 
March  12,  1S35,  daughter  of  Taylor  and  Bet- 
ty (Bennett)  Huributt ;  children:  a.  Rev. 
James  Edward,  born  October  ii,  1832,  mar- 
ried. May  29,  i860,  ]Mary  Gray,  born  P'ebru- 
ary  22,  1S36,  daughter  of  Rev.  Enoch  and 
Charlotte  (Taylor)  Huntington;  children: 
Edward  Huntington,  married  Julia  Seely, 
daughter  of  Silas  and  Mary  Elizabeth  Co- 
veil,  and  had :  r^Iarjory  Covell  and  Elizi.iieth 
Huntington  :  Mary  Pearsall,  married  William 
Gray,  son  of  Captain  William  C.  and  .\mie 
(Sankey)  Staples,  and  had:  Horace,  Horace 
William,  ]\Jary  Coley,  Frank  Huntington  and 
Helen  Huntington ;  Francis  Chase,  married 
Cornelia  Kelsey,  daughter  of  Ambrose  Spen- 
cer and  Cornelia  (Kelsey)  Hurlbut.  b.  Sarah, 
born  and  died  in  September,  1834.  Samuel 
Morehouse  Coley  married  (second)  Laura 
Dugas,  born  1831,  died  December  7,  1882. 
and  had:  Charles  Goodsell,  died  October  18, 
1854.  4.  Samuel,  born  June  6,  1770,  died  De- 
cember 30,  1850:  married,  June  23,  1791,  Rhu- 
amah.  born  October  18,  1770,  died  September 
II.  1855,  daughter  of  Eliphalet  and.  Eunice 
(Bradley)  Coley:  children:  i,  John,  born 
March  2,  1798,  died  October  10,  1822.  ii. 
Samuel,  died  April  12,  1835.  iii.  Eliphalet, 
tv.'in  of  Samuel,  died  April  12.  1835.  iv.  Ed- 
son,  married  Jane  Brittain,  and  liad :  John 
Brittain  and  Sarah  Jane.  5.  Michael,  born 
September  6.  1772,  rlien  December  17.  1807: 
married,  Jul}'  33,  1793,  Eunice,  born  1776. 
d'ed  September  22,  1803,  daughter  of  Tolm 
and  Abigail  Hyde :  children :  i.  John  Hyde, 
born  October  ifi,  1796,  dierl  December  2, 
1865:  married  Mat-Ma  P.each,  and  had:  a. 
Mr:r\-.  born  .\r)ril  27,  1820.  ilied  December 
27.  t8o8 :  married  Oliver  S.  Carter,  b.  Ju- 
li.t  W'..  n.;.rn  Feliruary  2J.  i82h,  died  January 
2,  i8q2:  married  Henry  G.  Lewis,  and  liad: 
Matiliia  Cole}'  and  Josephine  Mites,  c.  A  son, 
born  May,  1832.  died  July  15.  1833.  d.  Wil- 
liam B..  born  1834.  died  Xovember  it,  1814. 
e.  John  Hyde,  Jr..  married  ^latilda  Everett, 
ii.  David,  born  August  16.  1799.  died  April 
o.  1872;  married,  January  6,  1819,  Mary  Ann, 
born   November  22,    1799,   clied    February    15 


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1867,  daughter  of  Aarun  ami  Iluldah  Burr; 
children:  a.  Abigail  Hyde,  born  August  24, 
1820,  married.  JJeceiubcr  17.  1838,  Talcott, 
\vho  died  January  iS,  I^^~^S.  s^n  af  I'.aulcs  and 
Abigail  (Jennings)  W'ak'ir.an :  cliiklren: 
Mary  Ellen,  bom  .May  11,  1840:  Julia  Coley, 
June  2.  1S51.  b.  John  Hyde,  born  June  30, 
1822,  married,  OctL-ber  19.  1848.  Harriet 
Philips,  c.  Mary  Hurr.  born  September  25, 
1824,  married  \\'illiam  Hill,  and  had:  Mary, 
born  November  4.  18.^2:  John,  born  Septem- 
•ber  12,  1845  :  Harriet,  d.  Aaron  Burr,  born 
April  16.  1826,  married.  Xo^•enlber  14,  1S53, 
Harriet  Spivey.  e.  Eunice,  born  July  13, 
1830,  died  October  14,  1S58,  f.  Rachel,  born 
January  9.  died  January  i},.  \?-},2.  g.  Rachel 
Hyde,  born  January  25,  1833,  marri'?'',  Xo- 
vember  14,  1853.  lienry  Grove,  .■^on  of  Allen 
and  Lucy  (Hotchkiss)  Birge,  and  had:  Ed- 
ward Coley,  born  October  iS,  1855.  h.  Eliz- 
abetl'i.  brjrn  September  10.  1836,  died  August 
4,  1S6S.  i.  Margaret,  born  July  26,  1S38.  died 
January  21,  187S.  6.  Mary,  born  September 
9,  1774,  died  August  19.  1775.  7.  Levi,  born 
1778,  died  Xovember  20.  1S59;  married,  De- 
cember ID.  iSti,  ^lary  Hyde,  born  1790,  died 
]\Iarch  26.  1871,  daughter  of  David,  Jr.,  and 
Lydia  (Sturges)  Coley,  and  had:  i.  r^Iary 
Ann,  born  1S13,  died  April  3,  1834.  ii.  Da- 
vid Levi,  born  October  13.  1815,  married 
Catharine,  born  August  22,  1S19,  died  April 
13,  1889.  i.laughter  of  Eben  Sherwood,  and 
had:  a.  Frederick,  born  July  11,  1845.  b. 
Catharii;e  S.,  born  X'oveniber  20,  1846,  died 
April  6.  1849.  c.  Julia  F.,  born  July  11,  1848. 
died  March  20.  1849.  d.  Katie  E..  born 
j\htrch  16,  1850.  e.  Julia  Dimon.  born  X'> 
vember  12.  1851,  died  1897:  married  I'red- 
erick  Sherwood,  and  had:  Ralph  Cole\',  born 
April  17,  1881.  f.  Maria  L..  born  August  8. 
1S54.  g.  Mary  Andrews,  born  January  10, 
1856,  died  December  3,  i8f']7.  h.  David  L., 
Jr.,  born  Xovember  29.  1858.  married  Clara, 
daughter  of  Frederick  and  Jane  Sherwood. 
and  had  a  son,  born  February  4.  1894.  iii. 
Levi  David,  born  May  3,  18 18.  died  X'oveniber 
25,  1874:  married  Sarah  M.,  dau.g'iter  of 
Ward  Xichols.  and  had:  a.  Mary  Ann,  born 
Sep'ember  20.  18-;;.  marrieil  Cornelius,  son 
of  William  J.  and  Jane  A.  Finch,  b.  Fran- 
cis \\'iHiam.  born  September  23.  1848,  mar- 
ried, December  24.  1875,  ]\[innie  H.  Tali- 
man,  who  died  Decembvr  z^,,  iS8t,  and  had: 
Clarence  Tallm.rm  and  Maria  L.  c.  Caroline 
C.  born  August  30.  i8;i,  died  Decem.ber  8, 
iS8r;  married.  December  14.  1871.  Charles 
G.  Porter,  and  had :  Charles  R..  born  Sep- 
tember 30.  1872.  li.  Sarah  J.,  born  June  13, 
1854.  e.  .Anna  ^L,  born  June  4.  1856.  f. 
William  Francis,  born  TvTay  4,  1859,  married. 


January  26,  18-81,  Harriet,  daughter  of  Heurv 
L  Hoy't,  and  ha^i:  William  I-..  Jr..  born  De- 
cember II,  1883,  (iicd  January  4.  18S4;  Lienry 
L,  born  ^^arch  13,  1884,  died  ALuxli  30, 
1885.  iv.  Ebenczer.  born  1821.  died  >,'ovem- 
ber  2-.  1852;  married  Jane,  born  FJiruary  2, 
1825,  died  July  2-j,  1859,  daughter  of  Isaac 
Sturges.  and  had:  a.  Agnes  Hope,  married. 
February  25,  1879,  Henry  A.  Thomson.,  and 
had:  George,  born  ]^Iarcii  i,  i88o:  William 
Albro,  born  February  7,  1S85.  b.  Jane  Fran- 
ces, married  Frank  \\'eston.  v. "  Frederick, 
born  X'oveniber  i,  1825,  died  August  30.  1855  : 
married.  .A.pril  25.   1S49,   Harriet:   Banks,  and 

had,:    Ella,    married Smith;    Fannv, 

inarried Provost.      vi    Frances    AL. 

twin  of  Frederick,  died  March.  19,  i8sS; 
married,  Xovember  6,  1848,  William  Lansing. 

8.  Mary,  born  1780.  married  Abraham  Ba- 
ker, and  had  :  Ebenezer,  Abraham.  Marv  and 
Sophia.  9.  Hyde,  born  December  6,  1786, 
died  May    15,   1789. 

fVT)  Morehouse,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Captain  Ebenezer  and  Abigail  (Alore- 
hcuse)  Colcy,  was  born  February  6.  1766, 
died  October  6,  1843.  He  married.  Februarv 
17,  1789,  Abigail,  born  Alaich  6,  1767,  died 
January  4,  183S.  daughter  of  Jonathan  and 
Sarah  fOgden)  Ogden.  Children:  i.  John 
Hyde,  born  ?>Iay  11.  1700.  died  May  11.  1834; 
married.  February  10,  >8i9.  Hannah  fJownCb, 
born  X'ovember  12.  1793.  died  Mav  21.  1871  ; 
children:  i.  ^lorehouse.  born  August  15. 
1820.  died  January  30,  1863 ;  niarriei.1,  Sep- 
tember 21,  1846,  Alary,  born  June  6,  1820, 
daughter  of  Robert  Lioldeii.  and  had:  a.  Mar- 
cellus.  Ii.irn  July  2~ .  1847,  ''lied  September  12, 
1852.  b.  Robert  Hyde,  horn  April  !,  1851, 
married.  April  28,  1874.  Emily  Amelia, 
daughter  of  Daniel  B.  Bradley,  and  had: 
Lulu  I\Iay.  born  September  3,  1877.  ii.  Tohn, 
born  February  5.  1823.  died  September  10. 
1854.  iii.  Harriet  Bradlev,  born  April  30, 
1824,  married,  :\Iay  28.  ,'848.  Eupiialet  C., 
son  of  S'llomon  Grav.  nnd  hid:  a.  Anne  A., 
born  September  21.  1S50.  married  William  H., 
son  of  Daniel  B.  Bradley,  b.  Maurice,  born 
October  7,  1S54,  died  November  25,  1874.  iv. 
Samuel  Burr,  born  Decemljer  5,  1826,  d''ed 
X'oveniber  22.  1885.  '•■■  Alary  A.,  born  April 
14.  1820.  died  March  31,  1832.  vi.  Marv  A., 
born  January  7.  1833,  dieii  1874:  married 
Lrasta?    Green.      2.   Abigail,   born    X'ovember 

9.  1791,  died  A.ugust  2.  1S67:  married  John, 
v.dio  died  December  21,  1875.  son  of  John 
Gray:  children:  i.  Marv  Aforenouse,  born 
October  22.  1817,  married  Thomas  Goo'.isell. 
ii.  Deborah  Ann,  born  Alay  ifi.  1821.  mar- 
ried. :\Iay  22,  1S42.  Lewis  Bradley,  iii.  Eliza 
Hull,  born  August  6,  1S34,  marrieri,  Scptern- 


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ber  14,  1859,  Henry  M.  Sherwood.  3.  Lan- 
son,  born  August,  1795,  died  January  3,  1876; 
married  (tirit)  1S23.  Sally,  born  September 
24,  1795,  died  August  4,  1845.  dar.ghter  of 
Robert  Downes  ;  children :  i.  Polly  Morenouse, 
born  April  2,  1825,  died  December  26.  1S9S; 
married,  October  16,  1844,  George  S.,  son 
of  Jabez  and  Anna  Adams,  and  had :  a. 
George  E.,  born  October  8,  1845,  '''•^'J  April 
9,  1857.  b.  William,  born  March  11,  1847, 
died  Alay  29,  1848.  c.  Sarah  Georgiana,  born 
August  19.  1849.  died  ]^Iarch  6.  1855.  d. 
Emma  Jane,  born  April  27,  185 1,  married, 
January  21.  1874.  Maurice  W'akenian.  e. 
Frank  Herbert,  born  1S53.  died  June  8,  1856. 
f.  Arthur  Richards,  born  December  20.  1855. 
died  January  7.  1S56.  g.  Jessie  Catharine, 
born  Xo\ember  5.  1856.  married  Joseph  W. 
Hill.  h.  Infant,  born  and  died  1858.  i.  John 
Lanson,  born  August  9,  i860,  j.  Charles 
Francis,  born  3.1arch  3,  1864.  k.  Infant, 
born  March  28,  1866.  died  1866.  1.  Henry 
Frederick,  born  June  23,  i867._^  ii.  \\'iruam 
Lanson,  born  November  14,  1826,  married. 
November  17  or  19.  1855,  Elizabeth,  daugh- 
ter of  Robert  Holden,  and  had :  a.  \\'illiam 
H.,  born  September  8,  1856,  died  August  19. 
1863.  b.  }iliriam.  married,  April  22.  1806, 
John  Allen  Birge.  c.  John  Lanson.  born  Oc- 
tober 3,  1869.  iii.  Abigail  Jane,  born  Octo- 
ber 16,  1838,  married.  May  16.  i8i5o,  Henry 
A.,  born  September  20.  1831,  son  of  John 
Hyde  and  Abby  (Sherwood)  Ogden,  and 
had:  Harold  Hyde,  born  February  i,  1S61. 
Lanson  Coley  married  (second)  August  30, 
1848,  Emily,  daughter  of  Daniel  Sanford, 
and  had:  iv.  Sarah  Abiah.  born  March.  1851. 
died  April  2~.  1890:  married.  Decembc-  29, 
1875,  Daniel  Eairr.  son  of  Daniel  Burr  Brad- 
ley, ,  and  had:  Herbert  Sanford.  born  De- 
cember 16,  1877.  '^'icci  ^lay  14,  1S83.  4.  Mary, 
born  August  12.  1798.  died  November  4.  1824. 
5.  William,  see  forward.  6.  Jonathan  Ogden, 
baptized  June  10,  iSoo. 

(VII)  William,  third  son  and  fifth  child  of 
Morehouse  and  Abigail  (Ogden)  Coley.  was 
born  April  30.  1709,  died  April  13,  1886.  He 
married  Eunice,  born  Noveinber  19.  1798.  died 
September  19.  1851.  daughter  of  Silliman  and 
Mary  ( Coley ">  Fanton.  Children:  i.  Hor- 
ace Bradley,  ^ee  forward.  2.  Chaiincey.  born 
jNIarch  18,  1S36.  died  August  6.  1873 :  mar- 
ried Susan  A.  Bradley,  and  liad :  \'irj:inia 
E.,  born  October  i.  1859,  died  March  4.  1884; 
married  Horace  A.  ^dorchouse. 

(Vnn  I-Iorace  Bradley,  eldest  child  of. 
William  and  Eunice  (?"anton)  Coley.  was 
born  June  29,  1829.  He  married  (fir-t)  Jan- 
uary 3.  1832.  Polly  Sophia  ^Vakeman  ;  child. 
Henry   Bradley.     He  married    (second)    Cla- 


rina  Bradley  W'akem.an  (see  Wakcman  \'III 
and  IXj.  Children:  i.  Carrie  E.,  born  De- 
cember 5,  1859,  died  February  22,  1892  ;  mar- 
ried, September  5,  18S9,  Dr.  Frank  Goriiam. 
2.  \\  illiam  Bradley,  see  forward.  He  married 
(third)  October  13,  1863,  Abbey  A.,  who  died 
November  28,  1879,  daughter  of  Solomon 
Gray.  Children:  3.  Henry  Wakemaii,  born 
January  8,  1867.  4.  Abby  H.,  born  ]\Iay  21, 
1870,  died  .\pril  4,  1889.  5.  Mary,  died 
March  8,  18S9.  6.  Horace  Bradley,  Jr..  born 
No\eniber  3.  1874,  died  March  12,  1S76.  He 
married  (fourth)  Ellen  A.,  daughter  of  Sol- 
omon Gray. 

(IX)  Dr.  William  Bradley  Coley,  second 
child  and  only  son  of  Horace  Bradley  and 
Clarina  BrafUey  (Wakeman)  Coley,  was  born 
in  W'estport,  Connecticut,  January  12,  1S62. 
His  early  education  was  acquired  in  his  native 
town  at  the  private  school  of  Rev.  James  E. 
Coley,  and  from  thence  he  went  to  the  Easton 
Academy.  He  then  m.atriculated  at  Yale  Uni- 
versity, in  1880,  from  which  he  v."as  gradu- 
ated in  the  class  of  1884  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  was  engaged  as  senior 
master  at  the  Bishop  Scott  grammar  school 
at  prirtland,  Oregon,  for  the  next  two  years, 
then  entered  the  Harvard  ^^ledical  School,  be- 
ing graduated  from  that  institution  in  18S8 
with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  The 
New  York  Flospital  was  the  scene  of  his  next 
activities,  and  he  served  as  interne  at  that  in- 
stitution for  two  years,  on  the  surgical  serv- 
ices of  Dr.  Robert  F.  'Weir  and  Dr.  William 
T.  Bull.  He  was  instructor  in  surgery  at 
the  New  York  Post-Graduate  Medical  School 
from  1891  to  1897:  clinical  lecturer  at  the  Col- 
lege of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  1897  to 
1907 :  was  then  appointed  associate  in  sur- 
gery, which  position  he  Iield  until  1909.  when 
he  was  appointed  professor  of  clinical  sur- 
gery at  Cornell  University  ^iedical  School, 
of  New  York  City.  Dr.  Coley  is  chairman 
of  the  Collis  P.  Huntington  Cancer  Reseai-ch 
Fund  in  connection  v.dth  the  General  2\Iemo- 
ri?.i  Hospital,  at  which  he  has  been  attend- 
ing surgeon  for  twenty  years:  he  is  also  at- 
tending surgeon  at  the  Hospital  for  the  Rup- 
tured and  Crippled.  June  22,  19 10.  th.e  hon- 
orary de.gree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred 
upon  him  by  Yale  University,  in  recognition 
of  his  eminent  services  in  medical  and  surgical 
scientific  research.  He  is  equally  lionored  at 
Harvard  Universilv,  for  \^hicll  institution  he 
was  instrumental  in  securing  a  large  endow- 
ment. On  June  26,  191 1,  he  received  the 
honorary  degree  of  ]),Iasier  of  Arts  from  Har- 
vard. The  discoveries  which  his  careful 
investigations  have  enabled  him  to  make 
have  earned  for  him  a  world-wide  reputation. 


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and,  in  July,  iQiX),  he  nas  inviteil  to  give  an 
adilicss  upon  The  I'reatnient  of  Inoperable 
Sarcoma  (cancer)  by  Bacterial  Toxins  before 
the  Surgical  Section  of  ihe  Royal  Society 
of  Medicine  in  London,  a  UiCthod  of  treatment 
original  with  himself.  He  has  written  a 
number  of  monographs  on  abi  luminal  sur- 
ger\'  and  malignant  tmun'-s.  and  other  sub- 
jects, and  these  have  been  piihli>hed  in  the 
leading  medical  journals.  When  his  first  pa- 
per upon  the  radical  cure  of  hernia  in  chil- 
dren appeared,  1893,  a  number  of  surgeons 
upheld  the  opinii-n  that  in  c!:iMren  there 
should  never  be  an  operatinn  fi^r  this  truuble, 
as  it  could  be  cured  b}'  mechanical  means 
alone.  Dr.  Coley  replied  to  this  criticism  by 
making  an  analysis  of  fifteen  thousand  cases 
of  hernia  observed  at  the  Hospital  for  Rup- 
tured and  Crippled  in  adults,  in  order  to  as- 
certain as  nearly  as  possible  the  number  which 
gave  a  history  of  hernia  in  infancy  and  child- 
hood. The  careful  study  given  to  these  cases 
developed  the  fact  that  at  lea=t  one-thinl  of 
those  under  fourteen  years  of  age.  who  suf- 
fered from  inguinal  hernia,  were  not  cured 
by  mechanical  treatment,  therefore,  operative 
methods  which  were  free  from  risks  v.ere  v.ell 
justified.  In  a  short  time  his  views  were  fully 
accepted. 

The  limits  of  this  article  will  not  permit 
a  full  list  of  the  writings  of  Dr.  Coley,  but 
among  the  large  number  are  the  following : 
"Operative  Treatment  of  Hernia  in  Chililren." 
1893:  "The  Influence  of  Injury  upon  the  De- 
velopment of  Sarcoma."  iS'/S;  "The  Parasitic 
Origin  of  Cancer,"  1893;  "Treatment  of  Inop- 
erable Malignant  Tumors  with  Toxins  of  Ery- 
sipelas and  Bacillus  Prodigiosus,"  1893-1911: 
"TheDisadvantages  of  Xon-absorbable  Sutures 
in  Operations  for  the  Radical  Cure  of  Hernia," 
1896;  "Acute  Traumatic  ^Malignancy."  1901  ; 
"The  Influence  of  the  Roentgen  Rays  upon 
Sarcoma."  1902:  "Amputation  at  the  Hip 
Joint  fo'-  Sarcoma."  1903:  "Bone  Sarcom.a," 
1908:  "Injury  as  a  Causative  Factor  in  Can- 
cer." 191  I.  lie  is  als'i  tlic  ?.ntii'''r.  cojoir.tly 
witbi  th.e  late  Dr.  \\'illiam  T.  Bull,  of  the  sec- 
tion on  hernia  in  "Dennis  S^'stcm  oi  Sur':rery" 
a!id  "International  Text  Book  of  Surgery." 
He  also  v.-rote  tlie  part  on  hernia  .if  Keen's 
"System  of  Surgery."  reccntiv  published. 
'  The  political  afiiliations  of  Dr.  Coley  are 
with  the  Republican  part\ .  and  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  foll-iv,ing-n:ipied  organizations: 
New  York  .Academy  of  Medicine:  Xew  York 
Surgical  Society:  ?\ew  York  Pathological  So- 
ciety: the  University  Cliiit:  Harvard  an^i  Yale 
clubs  of  Xew  York:  the  Xcw  Yiu-k  Hospital 
Alnmiii  .\ssociation.  He  is  entitled  to  mem- 
bershir-  in  the  Sons  i,f  the   American  Revo'u- 


tii-n.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Surg'cal 
.\ssociation :  also  of  the  Southern  Siirgical 
and  (.i_\  necoj.  .gica!  Association  ;  a  member  of 
the  State  ?deijical  Society,  of  tlie  .\nierican 
Medical  .Vssi.iciatioii,  and  of  the  Harvard 
Medical  Society  Lif  Xew  York,  having  served 
as  president  of  the  last  named  in  1902.  He 
was  president  of  the  Xew  York  Hospital 
Alumni  Association,  1910-11.  He  is  also  a 
Fellow  of  the  American  Academy  of  Science. 

Dr.  Coley  married,  June  4,  1S91,  .\lice, 
born  at  Xewton,  Massachusetts,  Julv  15,  1S66, 
iJaughter  of  Charles  Bartlctt  ami  Mar\-  Fiiz- 
abeth  (Bracket)  Lancaster,  who  were  mar- 
ried in  i860:  Mrs.  Lancaster  was  born  at 
Xewton,  April  13,  1837,  died  December  2, 
1902.  Mrs.  Cole}',  by  right  of  her  descent,  is 
entitled  to  membership  in  the  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution  and  in  the  Mav- 
tli:>wer  Society.  Children,  born  in  Xew  York 
City:  I.  Bradley  Lancaster,  December  23, 
1892.  2.  Malcolm,  Xovemher  29,  1890,  died 
September  23,  1901.  3.  Helen  Lancaster, 
September  2,   1907. 

(The  Wakemon  Line). 
(T)  Francis  Wakeman,  of  Bewdley, 
Worcestershire.  England,  \\-as  the  English  an- 
cestor of  this  family,  and  died  ;5epten!her  2. 
i'iji'i.  fie  married  at  Eastham,  England,  now 
in  Tenbnry,  Anne  Goode,  who  died  January 
29,  1621.  Children:  i.  Alary,  bapti/e'  ^.sOi:. 
married.  January  14.  ii'i3J.  jnim  \\'oven,  and 
had:  Alarv.  2.  Sarah,  married.  Anri!  ^o, 
ifoi.  Richard  Hubbeli,  and  had:  Richard.' 3. 
Marth.a.  ^H.^d  in  Xew  Haxen.  Co'n-.e-.ticut, 
1664:  married.  Xovember  30.  f'/Ji,  in  Bewd- 
ley, '\\'il!iam  Davis,  who  died  1659.  .ui  :  ha.l: 
John,  who  dic'l  at  sea  in  1657  :  Sarah.  ni:,r- 
ried  William  Russell,  and  had:  X'oailiah  and 
.Anna.  4.  John,  see  forwar(i.  5.  Samiiel. 
born  in  England,  was  killed  at  the  Baluin:Hs, 

164 1 :   married    Eliza .    and    had    chd- 

dren :  i.  A  son  wlio  died  at  sea  in  i'^3i.  ii. 
Eliza,  married  Joseph,  Sorn  in  Engian'!.  'lied 
in  Connecticut,  son  of  John  and  Susanna 
.Arnold,  and  settled  in  Hadiiam,  Connecticut: 
ciiil'iren :  John.  Joseph,  Samuel.  *--nsa:;nah.. 
I  t:athan  and  Elizabeth,  iii.  E/bon,  f'ic'.i  in 
U383.  iv.  Joanna,  married  Francis  Ilaclcton. 
of  Xorthampton  and  later  of  Hartford.  \. 
Grace,  married  John  Ke'ly.  6.  Isaac,  iiied 
April  14  rf^oo.  7.  jMscph.  baptized  ,\p'--d  23. 
1609.  8.  Anne,  married  .Adam  Xi-.hrls  prior 
to   1645,  '^^'■^  l^S-f\:     John;  Barachiah  :  Anna: 

Esther,    Vi-ho    married Ellis:    Lvdia : 

Sarah:  Ebcnezer.  9.  Hester,  married  'nrst) 
Thomas  Selden,  and  harl :  i.  Thomas,  ni.ir- 
ried  Feliz.  daugliter  of  William  an^i  TUary 
(rlonkins)    Lewis,   of   Farmington.      'i.   JciTn, 


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died  Ma\ ,  1650.  iii.  ;\iary,  married  Johii 
■ra}lur.  iv.  E-ther,  died  11151.  v.  Ju-cpii, 
married  Reiiecca,  dai'.yiiier  mI  Deacim  Ed- 
ward and  }Aciry  Church,  vi.  Hannah,  liicd 
unmarried,  HX)^.  vii.  I^.-tiier,  viii.  Sarah. 
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ner, artd  died  at  Hailley,  Connecticut.  10. 
Priscilla,  married  Thomas  Richards,  and  had : 
Mary  and  Thomas. 

(IIj  John,  son  of  Francis  and  Anne 
(Goode)  W'akeman,  was  born  at  Rewdley, 
England,  about  159S-99,  baptized  March  21, 
1601,  and  died  at  Hartford,  Connecticut, 
1661.  He  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1(140, 
and  held  man\-  important  public  ottices  in  the 
colonies.  He  married,  at  Dew  dley,  January 
28,  1628-29,  Elizabeth,  bajitized  in  Ribbes- 
ford  Church.  England.  (Jctober  10,  1610, 
died  at  Xew  Haven,  Connecticut,  163S, 
daughter  of  William  and  Helen  (\'ickarisl 
Hopkins,  who  were  marrie.l  Octoljer  30.  kSoq. 
Children:  i.  John,  baptized  July  25,  1O30, 
died  January  19,  1636.  2.  Elellena,  baptized 
December  2t.  1632,  died  June  22,  1674:  mar- 
ried. (Jclober  29,  1650.  Lieuienant-colonel 
John  Talcott,  who  died  July  2^1.  16S8:  chil- 
dren: i.  John,  born  Xovember  24.  165 1.  ii. 
John,  born  December  14.  1653.  married  Abi- 
gail Tibbals.  iii.  Elizabeth,  born  February 
21,  1655.  iv.  Samuel,  born  August  21,  1058, 
died  A.pril  4.  1661.  v.  Mary,  born  April  26. 
i66r.  died  April  19.  1723:  married,  about 
1692.  Richard  Edwards,  who  was  grandfa- 
ther, by  his  first  wife,  of  Rev.  Jonathan  Ed- 
wards, vi.  Hannah,  born  December  8,  1*^53, 
died  March  2S.  1696;  married  Lieutenant 
Governor  XatJian  Gold,  Jr.  -^ii.  Dorothv, 
born  Februarv  20.  1G66.  viii.  Governor  [o- 
seph.  born  Xovember  16.  iWx;.  ix.  Hellena. 
born  June  17,  1674..  3.  Samuel,  see  forward. 
4.  Elizabeth,  baptized  September  16,  1638, 
married,  March  11.  1656-57,  Samuel  Kitchell, 
of  Xeivark.  X'ew  Jersey,  b'jrn  1633,  died  Ajiril 
20,  169a:  children:  i.  Sarah,  'uarn  Decemijer 
9,  1657.  ii.  Elizabeth,  born  February  i.  1659; 
married  Seth.  ^on  of  ^I'chael  Tompkins,  of 
Arilford,  Connecticut,  who  harbored  the 
judges  of  King  Charles  in  his  house,  iii. 
Abigail,  born  August  10.  iGni.  married  John 
Wood  of  X'evark.  Xew  Jer^ev.  iv.  .Sar.mel 
V.  }\[ary.  married  Josiah  ^^"ard.  of  Xewark. 
vi.  Susanna,  married  En=;ign  Jonathan  Bald- 
win, of  Milford.  Connecticut.  Samuel  Kitch- 
ell married  ( second*  Grace  Pierson.  and  had: 
Abraiiam  and  Grace. 

(IH)  Rev.  Samuel  Wakeman.  second  son 
and  third  child  of  John  and  Elizabeth  (Hop- 
kins) ^^'akenian.  was  baptized  June  7.  1635. 
died  March  8,  ifyQ2.  He  was  marrieil  in  Xew 
Haven.  C'^nnecticut.  .\'igu=t  28.  i6:;6.  liv  Gov- 


ernor Stephen  Goodyear,  le  tlu-  latter'^  d^i'.'.uh- 
ter  ilannah,  wii.  >  married  i  jecoiid  1  Xadianiel 
Curr.  and  died  1721.  Ciiiidren  :  I.  Sana  el, 
born  October  12,  1057,  dieii  ifjyi  ;  nnirned 
(first)  Mary,  daughter  of  Jehu  I'.urr,  and 
had:  Mary,  wdio  died  at  the  age  of  ^ixteen 
}ears.  He  married  (i^econdj  Sarah.,  dauj;!-.- 
ter  of  John  Knowdes.  an.d  had:  Sarah,  born 
May  13.  ifj9i,  died  Xovember  2S,  1710.  His 
widuw  married  (second)  Dugald  }\IacKenzic. 
2.  Joliii,  see  forward.  3.  Ebenezer,  born 
1668.  died  1690;  wa-.  distinguished  fe.r  his 
military  service.  4.  JL)^el>h,  born  IC>70,  dieil 
December  5,  1726:  held  the  rank  of  captain 
and  left  an  estate  of  mL>re  than  five  thousand 
pounds:  he  married,  H/'i7-9S.  E!izaix-th.  bjrn 
}>lay  6,  1679,  died  Augu^t  iS,  1753.  dauyhier 
of  Ebenezer  and  Esther  (\\"ardj  Hawley, 
granddaughter  of  Ensign  William  and  Debo- 
rah ( Lockwood )  Ward,  and  great-g-and- 
daughter  of  Flon  Andrew  ^^'ar'l.  Chihlren: 
i.  Ebenezer.  born  January  10,  i69<'),  die!  ^.-p- 
tember  25,  1726:  married  Sarah  Sturge-.  and 
had:  Ebenezer.  born  June  26,  1725.  whi;)  was 
distinguished  as  justice  and  deputy  in  Fair- 
field, ii.  Catherine,  baptized  April  27.  1700. 
died  September  25.  1753;  marrieil.  October 
18.  1722,  John  Burr,  and  had:  Catherine, 
married  Robert  Wilson :  Sarah,  married  Dan- 
iel Silliman ;  Ann.  m.arried  Thomas  Sher- 
wood:  John:  Deborah,  married  IchabLid 
\Mieeler :  Elizabeth,  married  Colonel  Abra- 
ham Gold :  Mary,  married  Ebenezer  Bar- 
tram  :  Justus  ;  Abigail ;  (Jzias  ;  Amo^  :  Wake- 
man,  iii.  Elizabeth,  baptized  April  19.  1702. 
died  June  16.  1753  :  married  Captain  .Samuel 
Burr,  and  had:  Mehitable.  marrieii  Jo-eiui 
Squire  :  Setli,  died  unmarried  :  .Samuel :  Dan- 
iel;  Ebenezer:  Xehemiah :  Ellen,  married  Cap- 
tain Abel  Goid ;  Elizabeth,  niarriel  Samuel 
Sillinian :  Charles.  Captain  .^ctnir.ei  Burr 
marrie.l  (second)  Ruth  Bulklev.  iv.  Jo-eph. 
JKirn  1703.  i-Iied  Septeml::er  23.  (7('j2  :  Uiarvied 
Abigail,  daughter  of  Gi.leon  aiul  Ar.nah 
Burr  Allen,  and  had:  Ann,  marric'l  i-aac 
Gorman:  Joseph:  Mar}-,  married  John  Haz- 
zard :  Joseph:  Abigail,  married  John,  son  of 
Joseph  Gorliam.  v.  Jabez.  born  1705-0:1,  died 
Hctober  10.  T774:  married,.  Jime  1.  1727. 
Ruth,  daughter  ■:■{  Tim^tliv  an  1  Sarrdi  ■  SVier- 
\\-ood  I  Treadwell.  and  had:  H;innah  Eliza- 
beth, married  Stephen  Hull:  William,  mar- 
ried Sarah,  dauehter  in"  Joseph  and  .-"vbiQail 
(Dimon'i  Hill:  Joseph:  Sarah,  marriei'  ."~am- 
uel  Bra'lley  Ir..  of  Greenfield  Flil! ;  Jabez: 
Joseph;  Jabez:  ifable.  married  (jein-^e.  -''n 
of  Colonel  Andrew  and  Sar.ah  1  .Str.rLTes ) 
Burr:  Peter,  married  Sarah  Jennini;-:  Eu- 
nice, married  Lewis  Goijcisel: :  Tiniiithy,  :r.ar- 
ried  Anna,  daugl-.ter  nf  Rev.  John  Sherw.>-.d. 


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of  Strattield,  Connecticut ;  Jcjel,  married  Ra- 
chel Thorp.  \i.  Samuel,  baptized  January  30, 
1709,  died  in  infancy,  vii.  ]\Iary,  baptized 
July  23,  1710,  died  ^larch  19,  J743:  married. 
August  4,  1736.  William,  sor.  of  Colonel  John 
Burr,  and  had:  \\'illiain,  who  died  in  infaiicv. 
viii.  Samuel,  born  1713,  died  August  15,  1752; 
was  ensign  and  lieutenant  of  the  First  Com- 
pany in  Fairfield  :  married  Ruth  ,  and 

had:  Catherine,  married  Abraham  Andrews; 
Hannah,  married  Samuel  Andrews;  ^lary, 
married  Isaac  Tucker;  .Andrew,  was  captain, 
and  married  (first)  Hannah,  daughter  of  Da- 
vid Allen,  (second)  Eunice,  daughter  of  John 
and  Eunice  Smedley ;  Elizabeth :  Elizabeth, 
married  Colonel  Jonatlian  Dimon.  ix.  Ste- 
phen, born  1716,  died  March  23,  1760;  mar- 
ried, January  11,  1734,  Mary,  daughter  of 
Stephen  Adams,  and  had:  Eunice,  married 
Elihu  Burritt,  who  served  in  the  revolution : 
Captain  Stephen,  married  }.Iary.  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  and  Ann  ( Silliman )  Adams;  Jes- 
sup,  married  Amelia,  daughter  of  Xehemiah 
and  Abigail  (Bradley)  Banks:  Sarah,  married 
Benjamin  Banks,  of  Creenfield  ;  Mary;  Bet- 
sey, married  Zalmon  Bradlev  :  Marv,  marrierl 
Seth  Shervood.  5.  Rev.  jabez,  born  1(578, 
died  October  8,  1704:  married,  at  Soutliamp- 
ton,  Lo!\g  Island.  September  29,  1702,  Eunice, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Matthew  Howell,  and 
had : .  Samuel,  born  September  27.  1704,  died 
iti  infancy.  His  widow  married  Governor 
Joseph  Talcott.  0.  Mary,  married  IMichael 
Clugstone,  and  had:  John,  Samuel  and  }>I-irv. 
7.  Ann,  married  .-Abraham  Howell,  who  ^vas 
major  of  a  regiment  in  Siiffcilk  county.  Long 
Island,  in  1700.  8.  Elizabeth,  married  Albert 
Denny,  and  had:  i.  John,  married  (fir^t) 
Mary,  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  (Han- 
ford)  Edwards,  of  Stratfield.  Connecticut,  and 
(second)  Sarah,  daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  and 
Elizabeth  (Nichols)  Webb,  of  Fairfield;  he 
was  the  grandfather  of  William  Hooper,  one 
of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independ- 
ence, and  of  Josepli  Dennie.  editor  of  the 
Portfolio,  and  author  of  "The  Lay  Preacher." 
ii.  Grizzell,  married  Rev.  Daniel  Chapm.an. 
iii.  Margaret,  died  young,  iv.  .-\nnabel,  died 
young.    V.  James,  baptized  March  14.  1702-03, 

married  (first)  Eunice .  ( '-ecnR(l)   .^ar- 

ah ,   and   liad  :      Eunice,    wb.o   married 

,  Thaddeus    But;    Sarah,    who    ni:irried    Rev. 
James  Savre. 

(IV)  Captain  Jolm  (2)  Wakeman.  second 
son  and  child  of  Rev.  Samuel  and  Hannah 
(Goodyear)  W;ikeman.  wa^  horn  1050.  died 
February  15.  1700.  He  was  cajitain  of  the 
train  band  in  the  ea=t  end.  of  the  town  of 
Fairfield.  He  married,  .\pri!  24,  1687.  Mar- 
tha, who  died  June  5.  1710,  daughter  of  Rich- 


ard and  Elizabeth  Hubbell.  Children:  i. 
Hcllena,  born  August  24,  16S9,  died  Febru- 
ary 12,  1710-n.  2.  .-\nn,  born  .March  24, 
Uj02.  3.  Samuel,  born  Feb.'uary  24.  16193, 
died  October  19,  1771  ;  married  Elizabeth, 
born  1695,  died  Mareii  14,  1759.  and  had; 
i.  Eleanor,  baptized  August  S,  I72i;x  ii.  Mo- 
ses, baptized  .August  8,  172(5.  died  Mav  14, 
1764;  married.  August  2T.  1745.  Alary, 
daughter  of  John  Goodsell.  and  had :  Epa- 
phras.  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Ephraim 
Nichols;  Eliphalet,  married  Katlierine,  daugh- 
ter of  William  Bennett,  of  Weston.  Ci.'>nnecti- 
cut :  Elizabeth,  married  James  Hill;  Alarv, 
married  Fitcli.  of  Pcnnsylvar.ia :  Sar- 
ah, married  Elisha  Thorp,  of  Ea^ton.  and  re- 
mo\-ed  to  Nova  Scotia:  Samuel,  iii.  .Anne, 
baptized  August  8,  1726,  '  married  Narl-.an 
Hidibell.  iv.  Elizabeth,  baptized  ^720.  niar- 
ried.  January  23.  1746,  John  Lyon,  of  Lanes- 
borough,  Alassachusetts,  and  !iad :  Jabez, 
Thomas.  John.  Elizabeth  and  John.  v.  Sarah, 
baptized  October  5,  1731,  dieil  J-muary  18, 
1769;  married,  November  2..  175').  Gershom 
Hubbell.  vi.  Sairuel,  baptizcl  Alarch  10, 
1734.  died  .August  6.  1809;  was  lieutenant  and 
eapiain  of  the  Fourth  Regiment:  married. 
January  17,  1740.  Mabel,  daughter  ...f  Tim- 
i>thy  and  Sarali  (Rowland)  Burr.  ,-iiildren: 
Llijyd.  of  Ballston  Spa.  New  York-,  married 
Sarah  Redfield ;  Anne;  Samuel,  of  Ballston 
Spa.  married  Caty  Beach,  of  Weston.  Con- 
necticut ;  Alabie ;  Ezekiel.  of  Baliston  Spa, 
married  Sarah.  <lnugliter  of  John  X^'b.eeier,  of 
Weston,  Connecticut ;  Jesse :  Eleanor,  mar- 
ried Judge  Stephen  \A'heeIer,  of  Weston.  Con- 
necticut;  Sarah,  married  Da-i'id  Bra'llev.  of 
Weston,  Connecticut:  Jesse,  marrie'.l  Eleanor, 
daughter  of  Epaphras  Wakeman.  of  Green- 
field Hill,  Connecticut.  4.  Elizabeth,  l.iorn 
June  I,  1695.  died  1737.  5.  Alartha.  born 
September  24,  1700,  married,  in  Stratfield. 
February  2.  1720-21.  Israel,  born  iftrtT,.  ilied 
after  173 1,  son  of  Rev.  Charles  Chauncey.  and 
had :  Sarah  and  Abigail.  6.  Stephen,  born 
October  15,  1702,  died  1761-62;  married,  in 
Fairfield,  Connecticut,  .April  28.  T727.  Rebec- 
ca, baptized  February  2.;,  1712,  rlie'i  1762. 
daughter  of  Daniel  Aloreiiouse;  chilrlren :  i. 
Sarah,  born  Alarch  15,  1728.  d-'ed  lime  ir, 
1728.  ii.  David,  baptized  January  ii.  1730. 
died  January  13,  1813-14;  marriei  Mary  E., 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Elizabeth  ■  Cr<le>  5 
Jennings,  of  Fairfield.  Connecticut,  and  had: 
Jeremiah,  married  Plioebe.  daughter  I'f  Tohn 
flendricks;  Alary,  married  David  riiibert: 
Sarah,  married  Thomas  Ludington.  o;"  Dutch- 
e^>  cnunt}-,  New  V.:rk:  Da\id.  inarried  Es- 
ther   ;   F.unice.    married    Tames   Treail- 


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Esther,  daughter  of  John  and  Esther  (Brad- 
ley) Hill,  and  had:  Sarah,  iv.  Eunice,  born 
January  31,  F735,  died  Jamiar}-  29,  I7''i5 1 
married  Nathan,  son  of  John  and  Iisther 
(Bradley)  Hill,  ar.d  hail:  luuiice.  married 
Daniel  .Meeker:  Aaron:  Sarah:  Stephen,  v. 
Squier,  born  June  29,  1738.  married  Damaris, 
daughter  of  David  and  Daiiiari.s  (Davis) 
Bradley,  and  had :  Olive.  Olive  and  Dama- 
ris. vi.  Stephen,  born  November  19,  1740, 
died  Alay  7,  1744.  vii.  James,  born  March 
19,  1742,  died  about  .\pril,  176S ;  probably 
married,  viii.  Steplien.  born  October  23, 
1743,  died  about  Ajiril,  176S;  probably  mar- 
ried, ix.  Sarah,  born  January  26.  174S.  died 
April  26.  1770:  married  Jolm  .Mvad.  :md 
had:  John  and  David,  x.  Noah,  burn  No- 
vember 28,  1751.  dieil  Novenilier  5.  1777: 
married  (first)  Lydia  Wheeler,  1  second) 
]Mary.  probably  daughter  of  David  Braille)-. 
7.  John,  see  forward. 

(\')  John  (3),  third  son  and  seventh  and 
youngest  child  of  Captain  John  (2)  and  Mar- 
tha (Hubbell)  \\'akeman,  was  born  .\ngust 
27,  1705,  died  1789-90.  He  married  Cath- 
erine, born  July,  1706,  died  April  9,  1777, 
daughter  of  r^Ioses  and  Jane  Gilliert.  Chil- 
dren: 1.  Ebenezer,  born  January  20.  1729, 
died  June  20.  1730.  2.  John,  see  forward.  3. 
Gershom,  born  November  S,  1731,  died  May 
30,  1781  ;  he  served  in  the  revolution  and  was 
slain  by  the  British  at  Conipo,  \\'e=tport,  Con- 
necticut:  married  (first")  April  15,  1757,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  David  Down:  (second) 
April  12,  17S1,  Mrs.  Huldah  Williams,  daugh- 
ter of  Hubbell.     Children,  all  by  tirst 

marriage:  i.  Abigail,  born  March,  10.  1758, 
married  Closes  Banks,  and  had  :  '\\'akeman  ; 
Wakeman  :  ?\Iary,  married  Captain  W.  Mee- 
ker, ii.  Abel,  born  March  19.  1760,  died  Au- 
gust 13,  1S20;  married  Eunice  Down,  and  had 
Susan,  married  Sturges  Morehouse :  Abel ; 
Frederick,  iii.  Gershom.  born  April  11,  1762, 
died  Apnl  3,  184S :  married  Sibbell  Bradley, 
and  had :  Lucy,  married  Joseph  Odell :  ^^'ake- 
nian  :  Jane  ;  Islary,  married  Alonzo  Wakeman. 
iv.  Molly,  born  July  21,  1765,  died  Novem- 
ber 22,  1829:  married  Jonathan  Banks,  and 
had  :  Jonathan  :  Zalmon  :  Abrarn  ;  Sally  ;  Pol- 
ly, married  Charles  Nichols;  Sophia.  v. 
Isaac,  born  }ilarch  13.  I7h*^.  died  Septem- 
ber 23.  1844;  married  Sarah  Bradley,  and 
had :  Clara,  married  Coville  Buckley  :  IL^ra- 
tio  P.,  married  Rachel,  daughter  of  Nathan 
Lobdell :  Ezekiel  B.  vi,  Betsey,  vii.  Parme- 
lia,  born  ]\Iay  7,  1772,  died  February  18,  i8C)2; 
married  (first)  Gershom  Sherwood,  (sec- 
ond) Jerem.iah  Sherwood;  cliildren  by  first 
marriage:  Fanny,  married  Zaimon  L'anks : 
Cvnthia,  married  Daniel  Bradle\- ;  ciiiMren  bv 


second  marriage :  Gershom  Wakeman  ;  Par- 
melia,  married  Willi. mi  Banks:  Deli:i  M., 
married  Eii  Wakeman.  viii.  Soth,  born  Jaim- 
ary  15,  1774,  die^I  .\pril  S,  T775.  ix.  Seth 
Burr,  born  Decemlicr  10.  1775.  died  Feliruarv 
24.  1857:  married  (first)  I''cbruary  23.  1805, 
Clara,  daughter  of  Jesse  Nichols,  (second) 
April  15,  1831,  Sarah,  daughter  of  Natlian 
and  Mabel  ( Bulkley )  \\''heelcr,  and  had  by 
the  first  marriage:  Horace,  married  Jean- 
nette,  daughter  of  John  Becker ;  Alonzo.  mar- 
ried (first)  Catherine,  daughter  of  Peter  Stall, 
("second)  Mary,  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Lucy 
(Wakeman'  Odell:  Horatia  :  '.Maria,  married 
Joseph  Sharp:  Charles.  4.  Ebenezer.  born 
Jidy  20.  1737.  died  March  31,  1S23  ;  married 
(first)  ^lay  3,  17(54.  Elizal)eth.  daughter  of 
Josiah  and  Susanna  (  Disbr'ow  )  Webb:  1  sec- 
ond )  Sarah,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  .Alary 
(Hubbell)  Shelton  :  children,  all  by  first  mar- 
riage: i.  Elizabeth,  born  June  20,  1765.  died 
June  4,  1835:  married  Hoyt  Banks,  and  had: 

Milly,    m.arried    Wheeler:    Ebenezer; 

Emily,  married  Charles  Wir.ton :  Albert ; 
Noah  :  Charles,  ii.  Eunice,  born  August  10, 
176(1,  married  .-\sa  Squire,  and  had:  Eben- 
ezer. Morris,  Sarah.  Anne  and  ]Marv.  iii.  Eb- 
enezer, born  March  4,  1770,  died  October  12, 
1848;  married  Eunice,  daughter  of  Seth  and 
Dorothy  (Williams)  Bradley,  and  had:  Cla- 
rissa, married  Ebenezer  Hawkins;  Errata, 
married  \\'akeman  Hull:  W'yllis.  married 
.\.nna,  daugliter  of  E<lmond  and  Esther  (  Bar- 
low) Jennings:  ^Jatilda,  married  (first)  Miles 
Lockwood.  (second)  James  Black-man:  Pau- 
lina, married  Abijah  ^\'allace  :  Catherine,  mar- 
lied  Robert  Sage:  Eunice,  married  Jolm  Wal- 
lace :  Fanny,  married  Orrin  Sherwood :  Hap- 
p}-,  married  William  Patterson  Knajip  ;  Fred- 
erick :  Frederick  Bradley,  married  (first) 
Anna  B.,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  L'rilla 
(Goodsell)  .Sherwood,  (second)  Sally,  daugh- 
ter of  Levi  and  Folly  (Patchen)  Rc'iiertson ; 
George;  Elizabeth,  iv.  .\biiah.  married  Mary 
Buckley,  and  had:  Charles,  married  1  first) 
Lydia,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  1  Mcnnett) 
Alitchcll.  (second)  Debby  (^Mitchell  1  Bacon, 
daughter  of  John  Mitchell:  Caroline:  Mary, 
married  Cyrus  Beardsley :  Maria,  miarried  Jo- 
seph West ;  Flarriet.  married  Ran  L-ilph  A. 
Hufford;  Caroline,  v.  Jonathan,  died  at  Al- 
bany, July  6.  1843  •  n-iarried  Clara,  daugtiter 
of  Thaddeus  and  Esther  (Bradley  i  Wake- 
man. and  had;  Flon.  Abrain.  married  Mary 
E.,  daughter  nf  Cyrus  and  Mary  (Lee)  Hr.r- 
wood ;  James,  n-iarried  (fir^t)  Rath- 
bun.  ('secc>nd  I  Rebecca  i^otho-at.  'third) 
Elizabeth  Ooihout ;  Thaddeus  Burr,  married 
Emily  Frances,  daughter  of  Elbert  and  !\Iary 
S.    fCock)    Ludlam  ;    Caroline,      vi.    Abrani. 


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vii.  Rachel,  born  Septeiii'ier  24.  I7('i8,  died 
October  7,  176S.  \iii.  .Mary,  twin  <.ii  Ra- 
chel, dii?d  Xovciiilicr,  i7Lr^.  ix.  Sarah,  b'.irn 
about  1777,  died  Fcliruary  14,  1S37 :  mar- 
ried Richard  Firman  or  I'ainiian.  aiid  had: 
Julia:  ]iarriet,  married  William  liank^.  5. 
Eleanor,  hovu  April  0,  ij}.').  died  17S — :  mar- 
ried. ?vlay  3,  171 '4.  KHphalet  Lyon,  and  had: 
i.  W'akcman.  liirn  Jar.uar\  J5.  171,15.  iliei;!  y\:iv 
23,    17 — .      ii.    Eleanur.   bL'rn    April    18,    17117, 

married  W'ilsMn.     iii.    Ehphalet.   Ij'jrn 

jNIarch  28,  177 r.  died  AuL^c.-t  7.  i84('>.  iv. 
Rowlantl,  burn  May  13.  1774,  ilietl  Fel.iruary 
4.  1775.  V.  Fucinila.  i:)i;jrn  December  27, 
1777,  liied  Septen.iber  26.  1833.  6.  Abi'^ail, 
born  Sei'tember  22.  1741.  dierj  March  3,  1847: 
married  (firit)  March  S.  1758.  Seth  Meeker, 
(second)  David  Jenniiii,';  :  children,  all  bv 
first  marriage:  i.  .^eth.  Ijajjtizeil  May  i>,  1750. 
ii.  Joseph,  baptized  June  i,  1761.  iii.  .\bicail, 
baptized  February  12.  17114.  iv.  Samuel,  bap- 
tized September  18,  1711S.  v.  Eleanor,  bap- 
tized }ilarch  18,  1770,  married  S.  .Morehijuse. 
vi.  r^Iary.  married  Nathan  Treadwcil.  vii. 
Huldah.  baptized  March.  19.  1780.  married 
Hezekiah  Ogi'.en.  viii.  \\'akeman.  baptized 
January  3.  1784.  i.\.  Joseph  G..  baptized  Feb- 
ruary 20.  1785.  7.  Seth,  born  January  30, 
1744,  died  Ji'ly  iS,  1770;  it  is  supposed  that 
he  married  and  was  the  fath.er  of:  Seth.  died 
January  9,  1838;  married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Thadd.eus  P.ennett.  and  had :  Alphcmson  or 
Alonzo:  Edgar  Bennett:  Almira ;  Seth  Md- 
nor:  Thaddeus  Burr,  married  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  Gershom  liennett ;  Mary  Louise: 
George  P. :  William.  8.  Thaddeus.  born  Sep- 
tember 19,  1745,  married,  Xm-emb.er  10.  1772. 
Esther,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  1  Burr  1 
Bradley  ;  children  :  i.  Daniel,  born  and  died, 
April  24.  1773.  ii.  E^iher.  born  January  29. 
diedApril  24.  1775.  iii.  Thaddeus  Burr,  burn 
September  13.  1778.  die  1  Xo\emlier,  1848; 
was  a  founder  anil  secretary  oi  the  .Niuerican 
Institute  of  X'ew  York.  iv.  Esther,  born  Sep- 
tember 2^,  1781,  died  October  25.  1807.  v. 
Clara,  born  1784.  died  November  im.  1850: 
married  Jonathan  \\'akeman,  and  had: 
Abram,  James,  Thaddeus  Burr  and.  Caroline. 
all  mentioned  abeive.  vi.  Eunice  1  ?i.  vii. 
Daniel,  born  1784,  died  Mav  30.  18117:  mar- 
ried }>[ary,  dau;^hter  of  Bcnianiin  W.  Hallett. 
and  had :  Sarah,  married  Philander  Ferry : 
Irene  J. :  Ida  Frances,  married  John  Burr, 
viii.  .\braham,  died  Xovemher  21.  1815.  9, 
Jane,  born  January  7.  d:eil  January  2J.  1848. 
10.  Catlierine.  b(_irn  January  24,  1730-51.  mar- 
ried Ichabod  Wheeler.     11.  Hannah. 

("vT)  John  (4).  secoTid  son  and  child  of 
John  13)  and  Catherine  (Gilbert  1  W'akeman. 
was  born  January  29,    1730-31.  died  July  24, 


1809.  He  served  a^  private  in  the  l-rnnt'ii 
Regim.cnt.  C-nneclicnt  Mi!;tia.  C>>lunel  (  jold 
S.  Silliman,  .Ma\-,  1770:  in  tlie  Ce.a^t  ( iuard, 
C)cto!x-r.  1770:  :il  Peek-kill,  .mder  l^ieutenant- 
Colonel  Jonathan  Dimon.  (?)ctober,  1777.  He 
married,  in  Greenfield.  Connecticut.  C)ct'iber 
3.  1753.  Esther,  born  September  2.  1730.  died 
December  20.    1808,  daughter  of   Frtmc's  ami 

(Sturges)  Brailley.    Cliiblrcn:     i.L\- 

nian.  born  January  26.  1755.  diet!  March  0. 
iS3''i:  married,  about  1780.  .\bigad  Turney, 
and  had:  i.  Samuel,  born  December  17,  1781, 
died  August  2.  1834:  married  iJrusilla  Xich- 
ols,  and  had:  Da\'id.  married  Rebecca,  daui^h- 
ter  of  Xeliemiah  Barlo,\-:  Abigail,  married 
W'akeman  Jennings;  Joim:  J;ine ;  Samuel, 
married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Alia  and  Eliza- 
beth (Dimon)  Bradley;  Seth:  Hiddah;  IV.Hy, 
marrietl  Hiram  S.  Wakemaii ;  Harriet.  li. 
Lewis  P..  bi>rn  luh'.  1784,  died  Jamiar\-  10. 
1823 :  niarried  E.-ther.  /laughter  of  Ezekiel 
C)'lj'anks,   and   hat!:     liradley.   married    Luc\', 

daughter  of   and   Ro.xana    (Johnson) 

Jennings;  Hanford  ,  Andrew,  marrie'l  Mar\', 
daughter  of  Samuel  Bradley;  ^Iar\-;  E-ther. 
iii.  Esther,  baptized  August  29.  ij'io.  mar- 
ried Isaac  Jennings.  2.  Esther.  hMrn  Augu>t 
15  17513,  died  March  4.  1820:  married  Isaac 
Brad!e_\'.    and    had  .      L'riah  ;    Isaac  ;    Eleanor  . 

Uranah,    married    Xichols.    and    died 

October  9,  1813.  3.  Mary,  horn  July  15. 
1758.  died  January  20.  1849;  married.  Janu- 
ary 2^.  1781.  Levi  P.  Bradle)-,  and  iiadi;  i. 
Alja.  hcirn  (Jct^lier  9.  1783.  died  December 
2,  1 8^1 1  ;  married  Elizabetli  P)imon.  ii.  Cia- 
ris-a.  burn  (October  21.  i78e'i.  iii.  Eunice.  b':>rn 
!May  i.  1791.  died  February  18.  l8of'i.  iv. 
\\"oolse_\-.  born  December  5.  1794,  died  Febru- 
ar_\-  18.  1S06.  4.  John,  born  March  ;o.  1700, 
died    Septemljcr     16,    1803:    married     (first) 

1786, ;  (second!   Mrs.  Lydia  Bradley; 

children;     i.  Sally,  born  September,  1788,  died 

October    14,    1803:   married   Cariiuin. 

ii.  Fanny,  bovn  January.  1790.  iii.  John,  born 
April  27.  1791.  died  April  8,  1850:  married 
Ruth  -Adams,  ami  bad:  William  Henrv  Hrir- 
rison:  John  Adams:  Sherwood  E. ;  Brailiev; 
Eli;  Harriet,  married  Dr.  .-\braham  Pr'Hi-on: 
a  sun:  a  daughter;  Maranrla.     iv.  Aima.  1)  irn 

Decemlier,    171)4.   marrie;!   P.ank-,      v. 

Laura,  born  (Jctciber.  1707,  died  1821.  \i.  Har- 
riet, born  June.  1800,  died  December  12,  1820. 
5.  Eleanor.  I)cirn  January  30.  1702.  diid.  May 
21.  1846;  married.  December  2fi.  1781.  (~iid- 
eon  Couch,  and  had:  i.  Wakeuuin.  b'-nn 
March  3.  1785.  ii.  Gideim.  born  C)cteber  '2. 
1788,  died  Ivfav  31.  184'''.  ii'.  Eli.  burn  June 
2.  1791.  died  September  3,  I7'i('i.  iv.  Charirv.. 
b'~rn  July  2.  I~i'i3.  died  September  3.  I7')''>. 
v.   Eli,  born  September  25,  1797.     vi.  Charity, 


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1849 


linrn  I\-!  riinrv  11,  iSoj.  (>.  Eli,  tiaiitizcd 
March  17,  i7''i4.  (iuii  iii  infancy.  7.  Xathnn, 
bajitizfd  .Marc'i!  23.  17(111.  tlie  1  Fe'iiiiaix  lij. 
1S5T;  I'lavricd.  April.  17.'-^;.  .Vi-i^a'i  ' '.  -li!.  and 
y  10.  I7.'<>'',  died  1^53  ; 
— ,  and  luad  ;  Hiram 
1  l'nll_\.  daii:;htcr  o{  .-^amiiel 
■:  Havid,  married  Sarah  II.. 
and  Sarah  (  llari  cr  I  Ells  ; 
[■"rthcr.  married  William 
W'akciiian  :     Slu-rwi  i.:d  :     a 

Treadwc!'.      ii.  Jo- 

);orn  .\pril  0.  i7(;o.  iV.c  \  Marcli  12. 
Xathan,  born  March  24.   17112.  died 


had  :  i.  \lmon,  '■:"''. 
married  Rnhamah 
Sherwoi  >d,  marridl 
\\akeman  ;  lieijrc;e 
daugiiter  of  E!i?h:! 
Murri-:  Thomas: 
Henry  Harrison 
daughter,  niarric 
seph  Hil 
182^     ii 


June  i'>.  iSSo:  marrie  I  Sarah,  ihrichter  ot 
Ehen  and  Midlie  i  ^  J^d^n  i  lUirr  an  1  liad  : 
Eleanor:  Xadian  1!.:  Ilarri-.  married  Irene 
Terry:  Scudder  I!.,  married  E:izal:eth  B.. 
dauuliter  rt    Ephraim   and   Loi>    ( W'akeman  i 

Osborn  :  Jehiel   H..    married  Swarth- 

out :   Henry,   marrie!    1  rirst  1    Jennie   Stewart, 

(second  I Shepherd  :  Harriet,  married 

Jame>  Co\ert :  Sarah  ]\I.  iv.  Solomon,  born 
Felirrary  2h.  i~u:.  die!  Deceniljer.  1856; 
married  E-t'.er.  danghter  oi  Zalmon  and 
Polly  I  (  \L;''en  >  Burr,  and  had:  Jessup  Eben, 
married  Jennie  Ferris,  of  Lawrence,  Michi- 
gan: Moses  Aaron,  married  Lncinda  Bulk- 
ley;  Polly  Sc'pliia.  married  William  Riley; 
Nathan  Burr,  married  Belle  Braybrooks ; 
Abby  Augusta,  unmarried :  Burrows  ]..  mar- 
ried Margaret  F.  Foot.  v.  Abigail,  born 
March  3.  1796.  died  1892.  S.  Eli.  baptized 
Sejiteniljer  10.  176S.  married  Ruliamah. 
daughter  of  Epaphras  and  Jane  CBurr)  Good- 
sell,  atid  had:  i.  ^ledad.  baptized  September 
19,  1790.  died  July  17,  iSfi.  ii.  Elihu,  bap- 
tized January  22.  171,17.  marrieil  Martha, 
dau.ghter  of  Andrew  Mann.  iii.  Parmelia 
Burr,  born  February  14.  1793,  died  .\ugust 
13,  1840:  married  Josiah  Smith,  and  had: 
IMartha.  iv.  Eleanor,  born  1793.  died  August 
iS.  1867:  married  Eela  Seyniijur.  and  had: 
Mary  Ann.  George  and  William,  v.  Bradlev, 
born  1796.  died  18.^,4 :  married  Mary  .\nn. 
daughter  of  Jacob  \Vellslager.  and  had:  Aus- 
tin: Alonzo  Burr:  Elizabeth  Ruliamah.  mar- 
ried Joseph  Proctor ;  Lewis  Bud.  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Captain  William   W.   and 

''Montgomer\- 1    La\fie;d.     vi.   F)i:non, 

baptized  January  22.  1797,  died  ^iay  8.  1870. 
\;ii.  Gideon,  viii.  Austin,  born  February  11, 
1804.  died  December  1.7.  i8;o;  married  Louisa 
H..  daughter  of  Mayor  Curtis,  of  Connecti- 
cut, and  liad:  Julia  .\nn  ;  Lewis  B..  married 
Lavinia  P..  dauglner  of  ^ilo^es  \\'alton: 
Mayor  Curtis:  IToretta :  Albert  C. :  Ecjbert  J.: 
L^riah :  Charles  E. :  Frank:  Richard  A.  ix. 
Adelia.  born  July  21.  1S03,  died  Julv  20,  18)^ : 
married    Austin    Sperry.    and   had:    Mr.ry   J., 


married  James  Atwcijij;  Eliza  ^[.,  married 
hreiierick  I'airchiM.  x.  Henr\-.  01  Colum- 
bu;.  I  )1h(i.  xi.  Susan.  Ijoni  Marcli  22.  iS'ji./, 
died  I-'ebruar_\  9.  18S7:  tiiarried  William 
Ilawley,  Jr..  and  had:  Sarah  Marshall,  mar- 
ried     (  tirst )     Fredericks,      (second) 

Sanger,     xii.  J:ine,  born  June  18,  180S, 

diei!  Uctober  22.  I'^jii:  married  Guv  B.  i'enn, 
and  had:  -Mary  .\nn  :  Mabel  P...  M'.  D..  mar- 
ried Dr.  Robert  L.  King:  A:iielia.  xiii.  Ma- 
rie, born  Septemlier  ir,  1810,  marriciJ.  'Oliver 
Cliick.  and  had:  Adaline ;  Zalmon  W  . :  Wil- 
liam B. :  Edwin  A. ;  George  E.  xiv.  L'riah, 
born  September  11.  1810,  died  December  14, 
183  I  :  married  Elizabeth  .\bel.  xv.  Ruliamah, 
Iji-Tii  Decemlier  u;,  1812.  married  Dayton 
Mattoon.  and  had:  Sarah  Elizabeth,  married 
Gei>rge  R.  Baldwin:  William  Bradley,  mar- 
ried Sarah  Jane  Davis :  Amelia  Jane,  mar- 
ried Henry  Truman  Dayton  ;  Alansiai :  Helen 
(ricrtru'le:  Charles  Burr,  married  .Mice  Kel- 
logg, xvi.  ]Medad,  died  in  intancy.  i).  Aaron, 
baptized  September  26,  176S,  died  September 
30.  1822;  married  Sarah  Sherwood,  and  had: 
i.  Abigail,  born  Xovember  27.  7786.  died  Oc- 
tol'cr  20.  1841  ;  married  Jonathan  Banks,  and 
had:  -Anna,  married  Eli  Sherwoijd :  Polly, 
married  Bradley  CjiilkFcII  :  Catherine,  m:irried 
Jarvis  Patchen  :  Junathan,  married  Paurinda, 
daughter  of  Levi  Sherwood;  .Aaron.  ii. 
Mary,  born  October  0.  1788.  died  October  29, 
1826:  married  Abijah  Merwin.  iii.  Sarah, 
born  September  20,  1790,  died  Septenibei  13. 
1873.  iv.  Charles,  born  LMay  31,  1792.  <\\t'\ 
August  8,  1866:  married  Marilla,  daughter  of 
X'atlian  Banks,  and  had:  Aaron  Burr  and  Ir- 
ving, v.  .Aaron,  bijrn  2\Iarch  21,  ITOA-  'Eed 
February  28.  1810.  \  i.  Laurinda,  b^irn  Jaii- 
uarv  20,  1799,  died  September  12,  1823;  mar- 
ried Hanford  Xichols,  and  had:  Lluyd :  Heii- 
rv :  Laura,  married  David  Sherwoo  1.  vii. 
Burr,  died  in  infancy,  viii.  Burr,  born  De- 
cember 23.  1802.  died  .Xu^ust  20.  1832:  ni:ir- 
ried  .Mary  A,  Lyon.,  and  had:  William  Burr, 
married  Emmeline,  daugriter  of  Reuben  B. 
and  Catlierine  L.  Gilbert :  Jane.  ix.  Betsey, 
born  February  22.  1806,  died  May  20.  iS'^c;; 
married  Emory  Sherwood,,  and  had  :  Lau.rimia 
W.,  married  .Arthur  Merwin:  Sarah  .\..  mar- 
ried .\.  C,  Lyon.  x.  Eli,  'jorii  Cjctoliev  24, 
1809.  died  October  13.  1888;  married  Delia 
yi..  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Parmelia 
(Wakemani  Sherwond.  and  had:  Herni'in. 
married  ( fir^t  )  Britannia  S.,  d.augliter  .:■! 
Richard  Tuers,  1  second  )  Mrs,  E.lith  Hall, 
d.'iui;hter  of  Wiliiam  Wilkinson:  .\meiia : 
William,  married.  Eveline  J.,  daughter  of 
Wiliiam  Meeker:  Heiir\-.  married  Sarah  .\., 
daughter  of  AdoIIo-  K.  and  Harriet  1  Cll- 
mer)  Wadsworth  :  Elizabeth:  Mary;  Dwight; 


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Eli,  niarricil  Mary  llurr,  daughter  of  Charles 
\y.  and  Parthena  .M.  Johnjun.  xi.  Muse^, 
born  Ai.'ril  6,  1^15,  died  .Vpril  19.  1S1J4:  mar- 
ried Lydia.  ('augh.ter  of  Hezekia'.i  Sherwood, 
and  had:  Moses  Aaron,  married  Mary,  rlauqh- 
ter  of  Bradley  \\'iiHams  ;  Charles  Burr,  mar- 
ried Julia  H.,  daughter  of  John  Lockwood ; 
an  unnamed  child:  Alida  Bell,  married  Melzar 
Brotherton.  10.  Asahel,  see  forward.  11. 
Daniel,  born  September  26,  1773,  died  July, 
1849:  married.  May,  1799.  Esther,  daughter 
of  David  and  Abigail  (Waldo)  Bucklin,  and 
had :  i.  Stephen,  ii.  Waldo,  born  October 
17,  1802,  died  the  same  day.  iii.  John  B., 
born  December  6,  1804,  died  Alarch  31,  1862; 
married  ]\Iary.  daughter  of  Zalmon  and  Clara 
(Nichols)  ^N'akeman.  and  had:  Eleanor 
Couch:  \\'arren  Waldo:  Hugh  B. :  John  Zal- 
mon ;  Horace :  Ward :  Burreli.  iv.  Eleanor, 
born  July  11,  1808,  died  September  4,  1829; 
married  Julius  S.  B.eardsley,  and  had  three 
children.  \ .  Zalmon  Bradley,  born  August  10, 
i8og,  died  September  10,  1SS7 :  married  Al- 
vira  Thornton,  and  had:  L.aura  L. :  Julia  A., 
married  Charles  Eanclier :  Francis  Burr,  mar- 
ried Mary  E.,  daughter  of  John  Luscomh.  of 
Devonshire,  England  :  Phebe  Esther,  married 
William  S.  Inman  •  \'ictoria  J.;  Stephen 
Quincy :  Cora.  vi.  Esther  A.,  born  May  24, 
1815,  died  [March  24.  1834:  married  \\'ells 
Brayton.  and  had  one  child,  vii.  Laura,  born 
December  16.  1817.  died  July  31.  1825.  viii. 
Polly,  born  December  16.  1817,  died  June  14, 
1819.  12.  Betsey,  born  October  10.  1775,  died 
October  7,  1776.  13.  Betsey,  born  December 
14,  i777.  died  August  26.  1S20:  married  Jona- 
than Goodsell.  May  24.  1795.  and  had:  i. 
Bradley,  born  November  2.  1796,  died  Decem- 
ber 25,  1815.  ii.  }i[aranda.  born  February, 
1799,  died  1890;  married  Ziba  Glover,  iii. 
Emily,  born  July  4.  iSoS,  died  June  4.  1809. 
14.  Zalmon,  born  Mav  11,  177Q.  died  February 
8.  1856:  married.  October  '8,  1806.  Clara 
Nichols,  and  had  ciiildren:  i.  ^lary,  born 
March  22,  1808,  married  John  B..  son  of  Dan- 
iel and  Esther  (Bucklin)  Wakeman.  men- 
tioned above,  ii.  .\bigail  Turney.  baptized 
July  9,  1809.  iii.  Esther,  born  Deceml.ier  2, 
1809.  died  September  17.  1842.  iv.  John, 
born  Nox'cmber  12.  iSn,  died  Novem- 
ber 17,  1897:  married  (first)  Sarah  M., 
daughter  of  David  and  Mary  (Hubble)  Tay- 
lor, and  had:  Mary  E..  .married  Silliman 
Fanton :  he  married  (second)  Esther  Jane, 
daughter  of  David  and  Rebecca  (Barlow) 
Wakeman.  v.  Zalmon.  born  June  13.  1814. 
died  August  26.  18(34:  married  Susan  Warner 
Nichols,  and  had:  Maria  Josephine,  married 
Rev.  John  S.  Beers:  Emerson  Bradley:  How- 
ard Nichols,  married  Grace  }ilelville,  daugh- 


ter of  Henry  and  Catharine  Silliman  'La- 
ccy)  Hall.  vi.  Eleanor,  horn  January  ig, 
1817,  clicd  February  ig.  1825.  vii.  Elizabeth, 
horn  April  25,  1827. 

(\'n)  Asahel,  se\enth  son  and  tenth  child 
of  John  (4)  and  Esther  (Brad!ey)  Wakeman, 
was  born  Alay  2,  1771,  died  November  2;, 
1856.  He  served  as  a  private  at  Fairtiekl,  Con- 
necticut. .\pril,  1814.  tluring  the  war  of  1812. 
tie  married  (first)  b'ebruary  28,  179S,  Polly, 
born  Deceml)er  20,  1774,  died  August  4.  1S19, 
daughter  of  Epaphras  and  Eunice  iNichoU) 
Wakeman;  (second)  April  26,  1821,  Eliza- 
beth, born  September   14.    1786,  died   May  7, 

1841,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  Children,  al! 
by  first  marriage:  i.  Alanson.  born  January 
19,  iSoo.  died  December  21,  1881  :  married, 
August  2^.  1841,  .\ngeline,  daughter  of  Ju>J- 
son  Fanton.  and  had:  i.  Henry,  born  August 
25,  1842,  married  (first)  Eleanor  Amelia, 
daughter  of  George  and  Eleanor  (Lyon) 
Wildman,  (second)  Emma  E.,  daughter  of 
W.  O.  and  Lydia  A.  (Wheeler)  Sandford; 
children :  Minnie,  Anna  E..  ?vlar\-  B.  and 
Ruth  A.  ii.  Jesse,  born  [March  13.  1844.  iii. 
Alecia.  born  October  10.  1845.  married  Eli 
C.  Goodsell.  and  had:  [Minnie  A..  CT.arles  (3. 
and  Sarah  Louise,  iv.  Chauncey  Cleveland, 
born  Alarch  27,  1850,  married  Lizzie  Maria, 
daughter  of  David  and  Jane  (Avaria  '  Su'u- 
mers.  and  had :  Arthur  Sinclair,  Jennie  .-\le- 
cia,  Angeline  Fanton.  Earl  Judson  and  Irwin 
Alanson.  2.  Gilbert,  born  November  29.  1801, 
died  December  29,  1891  :  married.  November 
29,  1832,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Beardsley.  and  had:  i.  Joseph  Sherwo^jd.  born 
October  3.  1834.  married  Harriet,  daaghier 
of  Willis  Nichols,  of  Southport.  ii.  Caroline 
A.,  born  September  2^,  1836.  iii.  Asahel  G., 
born  March  i,  1839.  died  February  28.  1894: 
m.arried  Harriet  A.  Keeler,  and  had :  Gc'irge 
Wilbur  and  Elbee  Clare,  iv.  Elizabeth  IL, 
born  November  26.  1840.  married  Daniei  Ful- 
ler, and  had :  Stella  and  Bertha,  v.  John, 
born  December  11,  1843,  died  June  10.  1868. 
3.  Silas,  see  forv.-ard.  4.  .\  daughter,  born 
May,   1S05,  died  April   24,    1806. 

(VIII)  Silas,  third  son  and  child  of  \-a- 
hel  and  Pollv  (AN'akeman )  Wakeman.  was 
born  ^lay  6.  '1804.  died  [March  2B.  188S.  He 
married  (first)  December  2^.  1827.  .-Vbbey 
Bradley,  born  October  13.  1807.  dietl  June  lO. 

1842,  daughter  of  Nathan  and  Clarina  Whee- 
ler, and  granddaughter  of  Nathan  Wheeler. 
Fie  married  (second)  December  2.  1857.  Sally, 
horn  Jr.iuiary  31,  i8()0.  died  August  li'i.  1804, 
daughter  of  Sam.uel  \\"ilson.  Children,  all  riy 
first  marriage:  i.  Dr.  Mo.'.es  H.,  born  N'>- 
vember  4.  1820.  died  January  6,  1802:  mai- 
ried,  [Mav  31,  1864,  Harrier.  W.,  daughter  of 


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Saiiniel  James  Collins,  and  had:  i.  Mary  Col- 
lin?, married  Dr.  Ernest  Smith,  ui  Wt-^t  Rtix- 
buiy.  Massachusetts,  and  had:  iicrman 
W'liite  anii  Homer  Morgan,  ii.  Henry  W'iice- 
Kjr,  horn  March  6.  1S69,  died  February  25, 
1870.  iii.  Harriet  Wheeler,  born  June  13, 
1S71.  2.  Polly  Sophia,  born  September  11, 
1S31.  died  .April  6,  1S54;  married  Horace 
Bradley  Coley  Csee  Coley  \'nr)  3.  Betsey 
Ann,  born  January  31.  1834,  married,  May  15, 
1853.  Morris  \\'akeman  Salmon,  and  had: 
Charles  Curtis:  Fanny  W'akeman,  married  Dr. 
Gorham,  of  \\'eston.  Connecticut.  4.  Clarina 
Bradlc}'.  see  forward.  5.  Abigail  B.,  born 
June  0.  iS\2.  married  Erastus  1!.  Sherwood, 
and  had :  Everett  S.,  \^'illiam  F.  and  Clarence. 
(IX)  Clarina  Bradley,  daughter  of  Silas 
and  Abbey  Bradley  (Wheeler)  Wakeman, 
born  December  15,  1837,  died  1863.  She 
married  Florace  Bradlev  Colev  (see  Coley 
\'I1I). 


The  Seymour  family  is  one 
SEVr^IOUR  of  great  antiquity  in  Eng- 
land. The  seal  on  the  will 
of  Thomas  Seymour,  eldest  son  of  Richard 
Seymour,  the  first  settler  of  the  name  in  this 
country,  bears  the  impress  of  two  wings  con- 
joined in  lure,  the  device  of  tlie  English  Sey- 
mours from  the  time  of  W'illiam  de  St.  Maur 
of  Penhow.  A  "Bishop's  Bible",  printed  in 
1584.  in  the  possession  of  Hon.  Morris  Wood- 
rutt  Seymour,  of  Litchfield,  a  descendant  of 
Richard  Se}inour,  has  on  one  of  the  fly-leaves 
a  drawing  of  the  arms  of  the  Seymours  of 
Berr_\'  Pomeroy,  viz.:  tw(5  wings  conjoined  in 
lure,  quartered  with  tlie  Royal  .\rms  as 
granted  by  Hemy  \  IH  to  Edward  Sevmour, 
Duke  of  Somerser,  and  the  legend:  "Richard 
Seymor,  of  Berry  Pomery,  heytor  hund.  in 
ye -Com.  ■  Devon,  his  Booke.  Hartford,  in  ye 
Coliony  of  Connecticut  in  Xcwe  England,  An- 
noque  Domini  1640".  (3n  another  page  of 
this  Bible  th.ere  is  a  mcninrandum  relating  to 
some  business  transaction^  and  the  name, 
"John  Seimor.  Hartford.  1666".  The  fact, 
moreover,  that  John,  the  son  of  Ricliard.  died 
possessed  of  a  "great  Bible''  is  established  by 
the  listing  in  his  inventory  dated  1713.  and 
still  preserved  at  Hartford,  of  "a  great  bible 

IDS." 

(1)  Richard  Se}mour,  tliough  not  an  orig- 
inal proprietor,  was  one  of  the  earlv  settlers 
of  Hartford..  Just  v.hen  he  joined  the  little 
settlement  near  "F^utch  Point"  on  the  Con- 
necticut river  ve  ilo  not  know,  hut  prohahlv 
in  U>30.  when  we  lind  hi^  name  in  the  list  of 
tliose  "inhabitant;  u  iio  \>ere  granted  lotts  to 
liave  only  at  the  roAvn  s  coartesie  with  liberty 
to   fetch   woode  and  'keep   swine  or  cones  on 


the  common".  His  lot  was  Xo.  70,  on  the 
nortl'i  side,  near  the  "cow  pasture".  His  house 
stood  on  wliat  is  riow  Xorth  Main  street,  near 
tile  Ely  place.  He  also  owne<l  outiying  pieces 
of  land  including  a  portion  of  the  tract  run- 
ning westward  from  the  bluffs  of  the  Trinity 
College  property  to  what  is  now  West  Hart- 
ford. In  1647  '1^  '^'^■'is  elected  chimney-viewer, 
which  calls  to  mind  that  the  houses  of  the  first 
settlers  were  thatched,  as  in  the  old  England 
they  had  left  behind  them,  and  on  that  account 
were  particularly  exposed  to  fire  It;s.  and 
all  the  more  because  built  of  wood  rather  than 
of  masonry  as  most  of  the  corresponding  Eng- 
lish houses  of  the  period  were.  Richard's  duties, 
then,  as  chimney-viewer,  were  allied  to  those 
of  a  building  in-~pector  and  fire  chief  of  our 
time.  Why  he  left  Hartford  -is  not  known, 
though  there  is  a  vague  tradition  that  he  was 
not  in  Sjiinpathy  with  the  Rev.  Thomas  Floo- 
ker,  who  dominated  the  Hartford  country. 
Whatever  the  cause  of  his  removal,  we  find 
his  name  among  the  number  who  made  the 
agreement  with  Captain  Patrick  and  the  bril- 
liant and  restless  Roger  Ludlow  "f('r  the 
settlinge  and  plantinge  of  Norwalke  ",  lune 
19,  1050.  As  one  of  the  planters  of  Xor- 
walk,  Richard  Seymour's  name  apjiears  in  tiie 
indenture  dated  February  15,  1651,  between 
the  Planters  and  Runckinheage  and  other 
Indians.  The  exact  date  of  his  remoNal  from 
Hartford  to  Xorwalk  cannot  be  fixed,  but  he 
had  undoubtedly  taken  up  his  residence  there 
before  the  end  of  1652,  and  perhaps  earlier. 
His  home-lot  was  well  situated,  directly  oppo- 
site the  meeting  house  and  parade  ground,  and 
on  tlic  highway  leading  from  .'-^tainfc'rd  to 
Fairhelil.  His  !ii>use  was  only  a  >liort  dis- 
tance from  the  present  roadbed  of  the  Xew 
York,  X"ew  Haven  &  Hartford  railroad, 
^lany  of  his  descendants  have  proljablv  un- 
consciously viewed  the  spot  where  their  an- 
cestor lived,  v.diile  being  carried  past  the  place 
in  a  manner  of  which  he  never  dreamed.  In 
the  new  plantation  of  X'orwalk.  Richard's  abil- 
ities were  fully  recognized.  On  March  29, 
1655,  he  was  elected  townsman,  or  selectman, 
as  we  should  n>nv  say.  succeeding  Mr.  Tliomas 
l-"iti;h.  who  had  in  1054  been  elected  governor 
of  the  colony  But  Richard  did,  r.ot  live  to 
hold  this  C'tP^ce  long,  since  in  his  wili.  which 
he  executed  Jul\  29,  1655.  he  is  described 
"very  weak  &  sike".  The  fact  that  Governor 
Fitch  was  translated,  so  to  speak,  from  the 
office  of  townsman  of  X^'orwalk  to  that  of 
governor  of  the  colony  shows  what  a  dignified 
and  important  office  that  of  townsman  was. 
In  that  primitive  social  order  the  townsman 
shared  with  the  minister  the  first  hr.r.ors  of 
the  comnunit\'.  ■^inco  the  d.uties  of  the  office 


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deniandcil  a  man  vi  I'.irriiity.  abilit_\;.  and  force 
lit  diameter.  Riohard's  tdcctiiin  a--  tuwiii- 
nian  in  si'.cce>-i>.  n  to  (jovurnor  Fitcli  Iielp.- 
us  to  sec  tile  kind  of  a  nian  that  he  was. 

The  e.xaci  .late  of  his  death  hias  not  come 
down  to  us,  hnt  it  proliably  took  phice  soon 
after  the  execution  of  his  will,  wliich  on  Oc- 
tober 25,  1655.  was  proved  before  the  county 
court  at  Fairtk-ld.  His  "loving  Wife  Mercy" 
and  his  "faythfuU  friend  Richard  Olmsted" 
were  desit^natel  by  him  as  the  "sole  Execu- 
tors &  Adniini>trat'3rs"  of  his  last  will  and 
testament.  Hi?  widow  was  by  his  will  ap- 
pointed guarchan  of  the  three  minor  sons:  "It 
is  aUo  my  ^^'ill  that  my  loving-  wife  ^hould 
have  the  dispose  of  my  three  Sons,  John. 
Zacliary  and  Richard  imtill  such  time  as  they 
shall  be  ht  to  receive  &  dispose  of  their  Es- 
tate". These  minor  sons  were  probabl}'  born 
after  the  arrival  of  Richard  and  ?\Ierc'  in 
this  country.  Thomas,  referred  to  in  the  will 
as  "ni)-  Eldest  Sonr.  Tiiomas,''  was  probably 
born  in  Englauil,  but  whether  or  not  he  had 
the  same  mother  is  not  know  n.  When  Thom- 
as Se_\mour  executed  his  will  September  22. 
1712,  he  sealed  it  with  a  small  -eal  engraved 
with  the  wings  "conjoined  in  lure."  forming 
the  paternal  coat-of-arms  of  the  English  Sey- 
mours. It  is  significant  tliat  Thomas,  tlie  eld- 
est son  of  Richard,  the  settler,  should  have 
had  iiossession  of  this  seal,  which  as  a  yiiece 
of  evidence  supports  and  reiiiforces  the  arrns 
on  a  flyleaf  of  the  "great  Bible"  alread_\-  re- 
ferred to  as  in  the  possession  of  the  Hon. 
Morris  \\'oodruff  Seymour,  of  Litchfielil. 

Richard  Seymour  left  a  fair  estate,  inven- 
toried October  10,  1655,  at  ±255-09-00.  Mer- 
cy, his  widow,  married.  Xo\-ember  25,  i'->55, 
the  Hon.  John  Steele,  of  Farmingtcin.  one  oi 
the  foremost  men  of  the  colony,  a  man  of 
means  and  education  as  well  as  of  abilit\-  and 
energy.  He  was  town  clerk  of  Hartford, 
town  clerk  of  Eannington.  and  often  deputy. 
&:c..  &c.  His  marriage  to  I\Irs.  Mercy  Sey- 
mour he  recorded  on  the  Farmington  records 
in  his  own  hand.  \\'e  may  forgive  her  for  her 
speedy  re-marriage  when  we  consider  that  it 
provided  a  home  and  a  wise  counsellor  for  her 
three  young  sons,  who  now  left  Xorwalk  and 
became  members  of  the  hijuseliold  of  their 
stepfather,  at  Farmington.  Of  lier  parentage 
nothing  i^  known,  nor  the  date  of  lier  death, 
though  she  survived  John  Steele,  who  died 
November  2^,  1665.  In  his  will,  dateil  Janu- 
ary 30.  1664.  he  bequeaths  to  lii;  "dear  an.i 
loving  wife  IMercy  Steele  tlie  Itjusc  whereiii  I 
now  dwell  and  the  appurtenances  belonging 
to  it." 

Thomas  Seymour.  Richaril's  eldest  -• -n. 
remained      in     Xorwalk      aiul      became     the 


progenitor  of  the  Xorwalk  family  of  ilv.; 
r.ame. 

Richard  Se_\n'our's  English  home  and  priv- 
entage  and  precise  connection  with,  tlic  (.riL;- 
lish  family  of  the  name  has  never  been  p.i,i- 
ti\el\-  ascertained :  the  loss  of  record^  mav 
n<j\v  make  that  impossible,  but  the  evidence 
of  the  "llishoii's  Bible"  referred  to  and  the 
seal  U'^ed  in  1712  by  his  son  Thomas,  of  .Xor- 
walk, leaves  no  doubt  of  his  being  a  scion  ci 
the  Englisii  Seymours. 

In  his  "History  of  the  Rev.  Hugh  Peters", 
I  pub.  1781)  the  Rev.  Samuel  Peters  gi\'es  a 
list  of  some  of  the  early  Connecticut  settler- 
credited  with  gentle  blood : 

".\iiirirg  iluni  w.Ts  Thonn?  Seymour,  a  yountjer 
hraiicli  of  tbi  f.iniily  of  the  Duke  of  Somerset  who 
settled  at  H.ttVird.  did  honor  to  th.e  .~iock  from 
which  he  de-cended.  and  his  numeroui  posterity^ 
ha\e  distiiiiiuivhed  themselves  by  their  virtues,  piety 
and  literary  merits.  The  Honorable  Thoraa<  .Sey- 
mour now  of  Hartford,  is  the  head  of  the  family, 
and  iiT  his  sv<^at  and  genera!  knowledge  of  the 
law  and  belle  lettres  has  been  employed  by  tlie  pub- 
lic in  many  exalted  situations  which  he  has  liis- 
charged  with  lionor  to  himself  and  benefit  to  :he 
Stale." 

The  writer  is  well  aware  that  the  irascible 
Tor_\-  par-cn  ha-  nexer  been  popular  as  an  au- 
thority, and  oiYcr-  the  aljove  quotation  mere!} 
as  showing  that  the  tradition  of  tl;e  connection 
of  Richard  Seymour,  the  settler,  with  the  his- 
toric English  famil\-  was  cut  rent  over  a  hini- 
drc'l  years  ago.  Peters  made  a  mistake  in 
saying  that  it  was  Th.omas  ratb;er  than  Rich- 
ard Sevmour  \\ho  settled  at  Hartford,  but  his 
reference  to  tlie  settler  as  helouL^ing  to  the 
younger  branch  of  tlie  family  of  the  I'ldce  of 
Somerset  is.  at  least  interesting.  Evi;leiice  is 
not  wanting  to  slu.iw  that  tlie  Honorafile 
Thomas  Seymour,  first  ma\or  of  Hartford, 
had  recei\ed  this  tradition  from  his  ancesturs. 
Ma\or  Seymour  was  the  !a-t  king's  att'^^rney 
for  Connecticut  i  he  succeeding  his  father  ui 
this  office  I,  the  first  state's  attorney  of  Con- 
necticut, the  fir-t  mayor  of  Hartford,  and  one 
of  the  foremost  men  of  his  day  in  Xew  Eng- 
land, and  K^'t  rdi  tlie  members  of  the  American 
family  of  that  time  was  perhaps  in  the  be=r 
positicin  to  know  the  facts.  It  may  be  admit- 
ted. hnwe\er.  that  Mayor  Sevmour  makes  :-i.i 
claim  to  a  noble  origin  f>  r  Richard,  the  -ct- 
tler.  in  tiie  brief  statement  he  made  regard.ing 
the  famil>-  in  h.is  eighty-second  year,  and  to 
be  found  in  Dr.  Parker'-  "History  of  tiie  Sec- 
ond Church  at  Hartford."  p.  131.  Still.  Pe- 
ters' -tatenient  mu-t  have  been  ba-ed  upon 
traditions  cr.rrent  in  Hartford  and  attaching 
themselves  to  the  family  of  Mayor  Se\inour 
whi>,  by  the  use  of  the  Seymour  arm-,  ,L:a\e 
tlieir   endorsement    to    the   tradition. 


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'1  o  all  this  may  be  a 
il\    trai!iti':)iis    ami    >tri 
aiul  traits,  coiincctiiiL;' 
Eniilish  lamilv  i.i    the 


the  force  of  fam- 
lainily  likenesses 
tlie  American  witli  the 
name.     Sijnie  of  the^e 


traditions  were  ^aiiieieil  up  and  \vo^■en  into 
a  romance  entitled,  "Tlie  rawu  of  the  Pale 
I'aces",  written  in  Hartford,  by  J.  P.  Urace, 
and  published  in  1853  '^y  ^'-  Appleton  &  Com- 
pany. This  work  contains  an  unflattering  por- 
trait of  Richard  Seymour,  and  is  only  signfi- 
cant  as  luaking  use  of  the  tradition  that  Rich- 
ard Seymour  was  not  in  accord  with  the 
"Pious  Hooker"  and  his  company,  but  was 
a  Church  of  England  man.  Whatever  his  per- 
sonal sympathies  may  have  been,  it  cannot  be 
doubted  that  .Mercy,  his  wife,  was  of  a  non- 
conformist family.  Of  that  iier  given  name 
alone  is  sufficient  proof.  If  more  proof  were 
wanted  it  may  be  found  in  the  name  of  their 
Son  Zachary.  Only  Puritan  England  employed 
these  Biblical  names.  It  mav  well  be  that 
his  marriage  to  a  woman  of  a  non-conformist 
family  had  much  to  do  with  his  emigration  to 
New  England.  That  she  was  a  second  wife 
and  considerablv  his  junior  is  more  than 
likely. 

in  Richard's  time  the  name  was  unquestion- 
aljly  pronounced  See-nier,  which  is  the  tra- 
ditional and  correct  pronunciation  of  the  name, 
and  the  pronunciation  always  insisted  upon  bv 
members  of  the  present  English  family,  who 
are  never  addressed  as  Seymour.  In  some 
branches  of  the  Connecticut  family  See-mer 
as  the  pronrnciation  of  the  name  has  been 
adhered  to  and  is  continued  to  the  present 
day.  Chief  Justice  Se>mour,  of  Connecticut, 
was  always  addressed  r,s  Judge  See-mer,  an^.l 
in  the  family  of  tb.e  v  riter  See-n;er  was  the 
pronunciation  invariably  employed  until  with- 
in a  few  years.  The  pronunciation  Sevmour 
no\\-  current  seems  to  be  an  innovation  of 
the  last  half  century  and  is  quite  wrong.  That 
See-mer  was  the  pronunciation  enipliwed  in 
Richard's  time  is  sufficiently  pro\cd  b_\  the 
early  records,  in  which  the  spelling  is  unques- 
tionably phonetic.  The  marriage  of  Mercv, 
the  widow  of  Richard,  to  the  Honorable  John 
Steele,  is  recorded  in  Farmingtcin  in  his  own 
hand-writing  as  follows:  "Tohn  Steel  ^vas 
mar_\ed  to  Mercy  Semer  Xnvem  tlie  twenrv 
&•  five  one  thousand  six  hundredth  fiftv  & 
five." 

One  woidd  ha\e  sujiposed  that  a  man  of 
Steele's  I'osition  and  superior  education  wou'.d 
in  making  such  an  entry  have  taken  pains 
to  have  spelled  the  name  of  his  wife  c^rrectlv  ; 
that  he  did  not  do  so  shows  how  indifferet.t 
even  educated  people  were  in  those  i'av=  to 
questions  of  ortliography.  In  another  mstrn- 
ment  to  which   Steele  was  a  parry,  the  name 


is  ~|  ellttl  ni.it  Semer,  as  ii;  th.e  marriage  rec- 
I  rd,  br.t  .reamer,  Kefeieiicc  is  made  to  \'ol  I, 
folio  10,  of  the  Xorwalk  Laud  Records,  in 
\\!ii;h  is  foun.d  the  foll'iwing  deed: 

"A  trr.f  v.-il  pt'ri\-L-t  ci'iipR'  (it  tiir  (L-i-iiJf  oi  sale 
iir'dc  ,\'-inl  _'0.  liiOl,  li\  .\Ul  Ji.lui  Stccile  oi  tT.-inn- 
iiil,'li  r,  I  nt'j  .Mallins  ?<.iuii'n  ."sou  of  X'lru'al's-,  wliich 
>'y.-i|  M-t.  S'.ceilc  was  adniiiu-tr  it'T  niito  the  estate 
1;  I  Richil  Sonnicr  and  married  with  the  saved 
bLViiiLTs  uitlnw.  I'hcsc  give  tostiiiioiiies  to  all 
w  I'.i  ni  It  may  concenie  that  John  Steeile  of  ffar- 
niiiigt'Jii  ill  X.  E.  have  soiild  vinto  Mathias  Seruion 
Sun  of  Xorwalke  all  the  land  in  Xorwake  that  was 
Richd  Sermcr's  now  deceased,  except  the  house  and 
home-lott  that  was  the  sayed  Richd.  Seamer's,  and 
by  exchange  for  that  the  sayed  Mathia?  h.ath  the 
true  iMi^session  of  that  house  and  house-lott  that 
'A  as    I  I'os.   Seamer's"  &c  &c. 

1  hen  follows  the  ilescription  of  eleven 
pieces  of  land. 

It  is  to  be  noted  that  the  only  possible  pro- 
nunciation of  Semer  and  Seamcr  is  See-mer. 
Undoubtedly  proof  of  this  sort  might  be  mul- 
tiplied to  show  that  when  Richard  first  came 
to  the  Country  hi?  prou.ounced  liis  name  "See- 
mer"  just  as  the  historic  English  family 
I)ri_.no.;nLed  it;  it  is  not  witliout  some  signifi- 
cance that  this  pro'uinciation  of  the  name  con- 
tinued down  to  our  own  time,  and  is  adhered 
to  to-('ay  among  some  of  his  descendants. 

As   to   the   spelling  of    Richard's   iiame,   no 


igraiih  o 


cnown  to  exist. 


;e  iirst 


occiinence  <:i!  I'.is  name  kt:own  t:>  tlie  writer 
i-  in  the  original  manuscript  of  Hartford 
Town  \  (ites,  p.  10.  in  which  the  nanie  is  writ- 
ten "Richard  Seani'-ure".  In  the  li-t  writ- 
teii  in  the  hand- writing  of  John  .-\llyn  in  the 
l'>'ol<  of  Original  Di^triiiatioiis  the  name  is 
spelled.  "Seyniore"'.  p.  550.  In  the  s.i.nie  book 
on  page  166.  the  fnllowing  entry  occurs: 

"V'-.hr:   .Anno   Dom :    1630: 

Several  parcells  of  land  in  Hartford  i^poi.  the 
river  of  C'lnecticitt  belongiuge  to  Richard  S-ja- 
nic  r   r;ril    to   his   heirs    forever:" 

This  is  followed  iiy  a  description  of  lands 
occupuuL;  some  two  pages.  The  nauie  Sev- 
mour frequently  'iccurs  in  the  Rook  of  C)rig- 
ina!  Distributii">ns  in  which  it  is  variously 
s|>elled  "Senior.  Seamor,  Seemer  and  Sey- 
niore": but  in  tlie  fore  part  of  the  next  cen- 
tury the  name  seems  to  have  been  spelled 
'Seymour,"  at  least  in  legal  documents, 

Tlie   four  sons  iif    Richard   Se\niour  were: 

r.  Thonias,  "my  eWest  sonn''.  uiifioubtedly 
born  m  England:  .'ate  of  birth  tink:io\\  n  :  ~et- 
tied  in  Xorwalk,  where  he  diedi.  1712;  pro- 
genitrir  of  the  Xorwal!<  Sevmours. 

2.  John,  prcibabh'  burn  in  Hartforil:  date 
of  birth  unknown:  remo\i'd  to  Xorwalk  with 
his  father  in  1652:  removed  to  Fannington 
in  ifiriS  after  the  death  of  his  fatlier:  ilied  at 
Hartford.    1713:   progenitor  of   the   Ilartfrjrd^ 


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Litchfield,  Xcw  Hartford  and  Utica  (Xew 
York)   Seymours. 

3.  Zachary,  born  1642.  [iroliably  at  Hart- 
ford; removed  to  Xoiwalk  with  liis  father  in 
1G52 ;  removed  to  Farmnigion  in  1655,  after 
the  death  of  his  father:  freeman  of  Farming- 
ton,  1669;  he  was  a  merchant  engaged  in  traile 
with  the  Barbadoes.     He  removed  to  Weth- 

■ersfield,  where  he  died  August,  1702,  ae.  60. 
He  had  no  sons. 

4.  Richard,  probably  born  at  Hartford:  date 
of  birth  unl«iown :  removed  to  Xorwalk  with 
his  father,  1652:  removed  to  Farmington  witli 
his  mother  in  1655:  settled  in  Farmington: 
freeman  in  Farmington,  n'lOg :  one  of  the  84 
proprietors  of  1672:  ro^nsman,  1685;  leader 
in  16S6  in  the  pioneer  settlement  at  the  Great 
Swamp  (Kensington):  cajitain  of  the  Sey- 
mour fort  built  for  the  protection  of  these  set- 
tlers and  made  of  palisades  sixteen  feet  long, 
sharp  at  the  top  and  firmly  set  in  the  ground 

■near  together.  Captain  Seymour  was  killed 
in  1710  by  the  fall  of  a  tree,  and  was  ilie  first 
person  to  be  interred  in  a  plot  which  lie  had, 
according  to  tradition,  given  to  the  town  as  a 

'burial  place.  He  was  the  progenitor  of  the 
Wethersfield,  Newington,  and  Troy  (Xew 
York)    Seymours. 

(H)  John,  son  of  Richard  Seymour,  prob- 

■ably  born    in    Hartford    and    presumablv   the 

•eldest  son  of  Richard  by  }irercv;  date  of  birth 
unknown:  removed  to  Xorwalk  with  his  fa- 
ther about  1S52:  undoubtedlv  went  to  Far- 
mington in  1655  with  his  mother  after  her 
marriage  to  the  Hon.  John  Steele.  From  Far- 
mington he  removed  to  Hartford,  but  when 
we  do  not  know.  He  appears  in  Hartford  as 
early  as  Afarch  15.  1664,  when  John.  Se\mour. 
Joseph  St.->nhard.  Xathaniel  iiutler,  Joseph 
Easton  Jr.,  Jo-eph  Butler.  Beuill  ^\■ater5  and 
John  A\'atson,  were  fined  ten  shillings  apiece 
for  ''their  unreasonable  conveening  them- 
selves together  at  the  house  of  Thomas  Bunce. 
In  his  and  liis  wives  oitence".  While  we 
must  dejiiore  this  "u.n^easonable  conveening''. 
whatever  it  was  all  a'nr/ut.  we  are  grateful  for 
the  record  of  it.  as  it  enables  u^  to  place  Tohn 
Seymour's  marriage  as  prior  to  this  date  since 
his  wife  seems  to  have  been  pre=ent  at  this 
■'party"  n-hich.  from  this  circuTniti.nce  we 
cannot  believe  was  a  verv  reprehensible  af- 
iair  except  in  i.l':e  eye-  of  a  magistrate  with 
an  overheated  im-igination.  Fli-  marriage 
probably  took  place  not  long  before  this  gath- 
ering   on    ^[arch    15.    ifi'''4.      Hi^    wife    wa= 

'Mary.  daii':rhter  of  John  \\'af='in  and  ^Nlarsfa- 
ret  (Smith)  'W'atson.  Watson  was  an  early 
comer  in  Flartford.  although  rot  an  orisfinal 
proprietor,  hi?  name  first  appearing  in  1644. 
John  Seymour,  ^vho  was  made  a  freeman   in 


1667,  lived  on  the  south  branch  of  the  [Jul.; 
river,  within  the  lim.its  of  the  preserit  to'.\  n 
of  Hartford,  near  the  Farmington  road,  in 
16S8  the  town  "graated  to  John  Seanior  t!ic 
parcel  of  woodlan<l  at  the  west  end  ot  tlu' 
wood  lot,  he  had  by  exchange  with.  Sergt.  la- 
cob  White  unto  the  river."  In  the  course  of 
the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Mrs.  Islarga- 
ret  Watson,  the  court  allowed  to  John  Seamor, 
September  6,  if>S;^,  the  land  he  possessed, 
which  was  part  of  the  home  lot  of  .his  motr.ei-, 
provided  the  said  Seamor  do  maintain  l!ie 
fence  around  their  land,  which  John  Wat ^011 
the  administrator  atlirmerl  to  be  the  term-; 
upon  which  the  land  was  granted  to  said 
Seamor  by  his  mother  ^\'atson'■. 

John  Seymour  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  Second  Church  at  Flartford.  on  February 
12,  1669.  when  the  name  of  "John  Seamer" 
and  "}darv  Seamer''  appear  in  the  lists  of 
those  who  "owned  the  Covenant".  The\-  were 
received  into  the  "full  coriimimion"  en  I\Iarch 
31,  1678.  Dr.  Parker  in  his  'T-Tistory  of 
the  Second  Church  of  Christ  in  Hartford", 
speaks  of  John  Seymour  "as  an  active  and 
influential  man"  (p.  58).  In  his  tribute  to 
Thomas  Seymour,  Esq..  hr^t  mayor  of  Hart- 
ford (a  great-grandson  of  Joh.n.  the  son  of 
Richard)  Dr.  Parker  says:  "For  more  than 
two  hundred  }'ears  this  Seymour  familv  main- 
tained an  unbroken  contir.uitv  of  m.enibershiii 
in  this  Church  or  Societ}-  Vv'hich  John  Seamer 
helped  to  found,  and  for  the  greater  part  of 
that  time  exerted  a  commanding  influence  in 
its  affairs"  (p.  135).  John  Seymour  v,as 
leather  sealer  1673,  '^^'"i  ch'-inney-viewtr  h'V 
the  nortii  side  in  1693.  His  will,  dated  De- 
cember 10.  1712,  was  proved  August  3,  1713. 
and  he  ilied  between  rliese  dates.  Mar}-,  his 
widow,  survived  him,  but  tlic  date  of  her  death. 
i>  unknown.  In  his  will,  by  which  he  disposed 
of  a  considerable  estate,  he  appointed  hi?  "lov- 
ing Wife  i^darv  .Seamore"  ai:d  hi?  "loving 
friend:  }dr.  Tchabod  Wells  and  ^.Ir.  Thomas 
Hosmcr"  his  executors.  In  the  invontorv  of 
hi~  effects,  the  itetn  of  the  greatest  interest  '.0 
u>  is  "a  great  biWe  m  ."'.  This  ':=>  unciUe;- 
tionabl}-  the  '"Bishop's  fJible",  alrcad}  ret'errc  1 
to.  containing  the  arms  of  the  ducal  family  of 
Seymour,  and  on  another  page  a  memoran- 
dum of  a  business  transaction  and  tlie  n;u;ie 
"John  Seim.or,  Hartford.  1666". 

Ciiiiilren:  i.  John,  born  June  !2.  U'-'hn 
2.  Thomas,  bom  Marrii  r2  tiV:/-).  3.  .Ma''y. 
born  Xovember,  1670.  4.  Zachary,  born  De- 
cember 22.  1672,  probably  died  in  infancy. 
5.  Margaret,  born  July  17.  1^74-  bapti:^cd 
same  da  v.  6.  Richard,  biorn  February  n. 
1^176,  baptized  same  day.  7.  Jonathan.  b'"'''n 
J'lni.u'.ry    lo.    1678,    baptized    January    ''O.      8. 


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Xatlianiel,  born  Xovcmber  6,  i6So.  baptized 
Xoveniber  7.  0.  Z.ic'nary.  bijrn  January  10, 
1084. 

(Ill)  John  (2!,  3'jV.  of  John  (i  )  Seynior.r. 
was  born  at  Hartf'jrd,  June  12,  luG'S,  anu 
married,  necenilu-r  19,  i(5S3,  Elizabeth, 
(.lanQ'bter  "f  Lieutenant  Robert  and  Susannah 
(Treat  I  Web-ter,  and  yranddau.Li-hter  of  Gov- 
ernor John  Webster,  iler  mother.  Susannah 
Treat,  was  a  sister  of  Governor  Robert  Treat. 
He  Hved  on  what  was  then  known  as  the 
South  road  to  Farmington,  just  west  of  Rocky 
Hill.  Here  his  "Mansion  House"  was  located, 
but  he  was  an  extensive  land  owner  in  Litch- 
field and  Hartford  counties,  as  appears  by  his 
will.  With  Elizabeth,  his  wife,  he  was  "'added 
to  the  Church  and  received  to  full  commun- 
ion" of  the  Second,  or  South  Church.  March 
30,  1712.  On  December  20.  1720.  lie  was 
elected  surveyor  of  highways,  and  the  next 
year  was  made  one  of  the  inspectors  to  see 
that  the  act  concerning  the  cutting  of  wood, 
was  duly  executed.  The  act  shows  that  the 
conservation  of  our  forest  resources  is  not  a 
new  thing  by  any  means,  and  John  Seymour 
is  perhaps  entitled  to  be  enrolled  among  the 
earliest  of  American  foresters  m  the  service  of 
the  state.  On  September  21,  1722.  "]\Ir.  John 
Seymoiu-"  was  placed  by  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford on  a  committee  to  "view  the  Western 
Lands  and  to  report  in  the  next  Town  !Meet- 
ing  -.N-here  may  be  the  best  place  for  a  new 
Town."  On  December  25  following  he  was 
appointed,  v.-ith  San;uel  Catlin  and  William 
Baker,  on  a  committee  representing  Hartford 
to  act  in  conjunction  with  a  committee  rep- 
resenting Windsor,  '"to  m.ake  a  further  view 
of  the  Land  West  of  the  Easternmost  Stream 
of  Waterbury  River,  and  Xorthward  of  Litch- 
field in  order  to  the  Settling  another  Town". 
In  payment  of  his  services  in  connection  with 
these  "W  estern  Lands"  he  was  granted  sev- 
eral parcels  of  land  in  the  new  town  of  Xew 
Hartford,  and  was  moderator  of  a  meeting 
held  at  Hartford,  December,  1723,  of  the  first 
proprietors  of  the  new  town,  wh.cre  subse- 
quently several  of  his  sons  settled,  where 
some  of  his  descendants  have  lived  until  re- 
cently, and  where  tlie  name  bids  fair  to  be 
perpetiiated  by  a  French  family,  wdio  on  their 
arrival  in  the  old  town  promptly  found  it  con- 
venient to  change  their  name  of  Simard  to 
Scunour,  with  what  confusion  to  the  anti- 
quarian of  tlie  future,  time  alone  may  reveal. 
^"  1737  lie  was  appointed  by  the  c^eneral  as- 
sembly one  of  a  committee  to  settle  the  lo- 
cation of  the  meeting  house  at  Wintonbury. 
From  time  to  time  he  served  on  a  committee 
appointed  by  the  town  of  Hartford  to  lay  out 
land  to  different  individuals.  &c.,  &c.  Through- 


out  a  long  life   he  seems  to  have  constantly 
been  iti  the  public  service. 

He  died  at  Hartford.  .May  17,  1748.  anc'  is 
liLMied  in  the  old  burial  ground  back  of  Cen- 
ter L'hurch.  His  tombstone,  a  rudel}'  sculp- 
tured slab  of  red  sandstone,  bears  the  fol- 
lowing inscription:  "Here  Lies  Interred  the 
r.ody  of  Mr.  John  Seymour  \\dio  Died  May 
the  i7th  A.  D."i74S  Aged  84  Years".  His  wid- 
ow, Elizabeth,  died  May  15th,  1754,  and  lies 
buried  beside  him.  His  will,  by  which  he  dis- 
posed of  an  estate  inventorying  £603  01  06, 
was  executed  September.  1747,  and  witnessed 
bv  Ebenezer  Webster,  }iledad  Webster,  both 
cousins,  and  George  Wyllys.  (See  Hartford 
Probate  Records,  vol.  xv.  p.  197-8-Q,  208,  and 
Manwaring's  "Early  Connectictit  Probate 
Records",  vol.  iii.  p.  G36-637).  P.v  his  will  he 
left  lands  in  Xew  Hartford  to  his  sc>ns  John, 
Jonathan  and  Zebulon.  By  Elizabeth,  his  wife, 
he  had  twelve  children — nine  sons  and  three 
daughters. 

Among  his  descendants  may  be  mentioned 
Maior  iXIoses  Seymour,  of  Litchfield,  a  Revo- 
lutionary officer  of  distinction,  and  Sheriff' 
(r>zias  Seymour,  his  son :  the  Hon.  Thomas 
Seymour,  first  mayor  of  Hartford,  and  his  son, 
Captain  Thomas  Youngs  Seymour,  a  gallant 
soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  War ;  Captain 
Thomas  Hart  Seym.our,  a  grandson  of  3.Iayor 
Seymour,  who  served  with  distinction  in  tiie 
Mexican  War  ("Blero  of  Chapultepec").  was 
U.  S.  Minister  to  Russia  and  Governor  of 
Connecticut ;  Judge  Origen  Storrs  Seymour 
of  Litchfield.  Chief  Justice  of  Connecticut,  son 
of  Sheriff'  Ozias  Seymour :  Hon.  Edward  W. 
Seymo'.ir.  Flon.  Morris  W.  Seymour,  and  the 
Rev.  Dr.  Storrs  O.  Seymour,  sons  of  Chief 
Justice  Seymour ;  Governor  Floratio  Sey- 
mour, of  Xew  York,  and  his  sisters — Julia 
Chenevard  Se)-mour,  afterwards  r^Irs.  Roscoe 
Conkling.  and  Helen  Clarissa  Seymour,  aft- 
erward=  Mrs.  Ledyard  Linklaen  :  iMajor  Gen- 
eral Truman  Se}'monr,  U.  S.  A. :  Hon.  Ho- 
ratio Se3mour,  for  many  years  L'.  S.  senator 
from  \''ermont.  and  a  great  friend  of  Daniel 
^\'ebster.  who  considered  liim  the  best  lawyer 
in  Xew  England  in  his  da\- ;  Rt.  Rev.  George 
Franklin  Se\-mour,  late  P.  E.  Bishop  of 
Springfield,  liliuoi.'^ ;  an'!  tlie  late  Professor 
Th'T'mas  Dav  Seymour,  of  Yale.  To  this  list 
might  be  added  th.e  names  of  m.anv  Seymours 
who.  let  us -say,  from  1700  to  1850.  bijre  prom- 
inent parts  in  the  civil,  religious  and  social 
life  of  Hartford. 

The  family  as  a  family  ha-;  been  "noted  for 
its  military  training  and  -pirit",  says  Miss 
Talcott,  wlio  has  collected  a  Tast  amoimt  cf 
material  for  a  family  history.  The  Flon. 
Morris   W.   Sevmour  has  coniDiled   a   list  of 


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seventy  men  of  the  Connecticut  family  wiio 
took  part  in  the  RevLikitionary  War,  i.iine  of 
them  with  hiyii  fiistinction.  and  ail  of  them 
with  credit. 

(i\\)  Jiib.n  l_v)-  son  of  John  (2i  Seymour, 
was  born  at  Hartfijrrl.  December  25,  1694; 
married  June  25,  17 18,  Lydia.  born  Aui^ust 
2,  1692,  daughter  of  John  and  Hannah  1  Ar- 
nold?) ATason ;  and  (second).  .May  7,  1733. 
at  West  Hartfijrd.  Hannah,  daughter  of  l3a- 

vid  and  Hannah    ( )    Ensign,  of   West 

Hartford,  baptized  at  First  Church,  Hartford, 
February   10.   1711-12. 

After  1730  he  li\ed  on  the  corner  where 
tlie  middle  road  to  West  Hartford  intersects 
"Quaker  Lane".  To  this  road  he  seems  to 
have  given  his  name,  since  it  was  long  known 
as  "the  John  Seymour  road".  At  a  town  meet- 
ing held  December  26,  173 1.  he  was  elected 
inspector  of  staddle  wood,  and  again  in  1732- 
33'37  •  i"  1739  'ic  ■^^■''i  elected  iiispector  of 
staddle  wood  and  leather  sealer:  in  1740  in- 
spector of  wood  and  hayward ;  in  i~^'.  con- 
stable: in  1742  leather-sealer,  and  in  1743-44 
inspector  of  wood. 

Staddle-wood  ( a?i  Americanism  1  was  a 
term  applied  to  standin:^  trees  between  four 
and  eighteen  inches  in  diameter.  The  annual 
election  b}-  that  small  community  of  an  in- 
spector of  vv'ood  shows  the  force  of  the  Eng- 
lish traditions  by  which  they  were  controlled. 
The  Hartford  of  that  time  was  of  course  sur- 
rounded by  fore-~t'-.  but  this  did  not  prevent 
its  citizens  from  adopting  regulations  fcir  the 
conservation  of  the  timber  resources  of  the 
colony,  and  these  regulations  ha.l  tlieir  origin 
in  England,  where  the  scarcity  of  timber  had 
been  felt  long  before  the  settlement  r.f  New 
England,  and  v.here  striui^ent  reguiati'in^  for 
its  prest.T\atic'n  were  alreaiiy  in   force. 

On  December  t-.  1741.  it  was  \cted  that 
John  Seymour  Juiir.,  "have  liberty  to  take, 
upon  Lease,  a  piece  of  Land  upi.m  the  Town 
Comons,  for  the  purpose  of  sinking  Tan- 
fatts  therein".  About  1750  (he  was  then 
fifty-six  years  of  agei.  or  it  mav  have  been 
earlier,  b.e  removed  to  Xew  Hartford,  then  a 
frontier  settlement,  where  his  father.  >.\  lio  was 
at  tiiis  time  ali\'e,  owned  a  large  tract  of  l:;nd. 
the  greater  portion  of  winch  he  gave  or  lie- 
queathed  to  liim.  Here  he  lived  in  that  part 
of  the  town  known  a;  West  Hill,  and  liere 
,"Mr.  John  Seymour  departed  this  Life  July 
-5-  '^75^"  ('Xew  Hartford  Tov.n  Records). 
According  to  a  tradition  preserved  bv  Miss 
Talcott,  he  lies  buried  in  the  Town  Hill  bur- 
ial ground,  but  no  stone  marks  tiie  spot  to- 
day. His  great-great-grand'^on.  Henrv  Albert 
Seymour,  of  Rristol.  (1818-181)71  frequently 
went  to  the  Town  Hill  burvincr  "round  as  a 


boy,  as  his  grandfather  Spencer  was  buried 
there,  but  he  had  no  recollection  of  ever  see- 
ing an>'  old  Se\niour  gravestones.  In  "Xew 
Hartford,  Pa^t  and  Present,"  [  Pub.  Xew 
Hartford,  1883  1  the  fewness  of  early  >tones 
is  explained  by  the  ^j)ring\-  nature  it  riie  ?'iil 
and  the  character  of  the  stone  used  f'>r  grave- 
stones. "As  far  as  can  be  found,  tiie  onlv 
graves  of  the  first  settlers  whicli  are  tracealiie 
are  those  of  Steijhen  Kelsey,  died  in  1743; 
Ensign  Caleb  Pitkin,  died  in  1768.  and  Jesepii 
-Merrill  in    1788".      *  ''     "In  what  >eenis 

to  have  been  tlie  early  Seymour  plot,  onh'  one 
partial  inscription  can  be  traced — that  nf  tlie 
grave  of  the  wife  of  Uriah  Seymour".  It 
seems  likely,  then,  that  the  tomb-tone  of  John 
Seymour  3rd.  who  died  in  175S.  disappeared 
long  ago,  if  indeed  he  ever  had  one.  His 
grandson,  William  Seymour,  of  Fredonia, 
Xew  York,  who  as  a  small  boy  saw  his  grand- 
father, rememl>ered  that  he  had  "a  cancer  in 
his  jaws  and  face". 

By  his  t-.vo  wives  he  had  Iweniy  children, 
all  oi  whotn  were  baptized  eitiier  in  Hartfor'l 
or  A\'est  Hartford.  In  "Xew  Hartford.,  Pa.-t 
and  Present"  (before  referred  to)  it  is  state'! 
ijf  John  Seymour  that  "He  was  the  father  of 
twenty  children,  the  inajority  of  whom  came 
with  him,  it  is  supposed,  about  1750.  Six  of 
his  sons  settled  in  X'ew  Flartford.  as  follows: 
\\'il!iam.  Uriah.  Elias,  Flezekiah,  Elijah  and 
David.  His  daughters  married  into  the  Steele. 
F'lower,  Marsh,  Smith.  Andruss.  3.Ioodv  and 
Kellogg  families"'.  The  same  compilation 
says,  "L^riah  Seymour  was  a  man  of  intelli- 
gence and  influence  in  town  matters.  He  com- 
manded, as  lieutenant,  a  detachment  of  mount- 
ed men  wdio  volunteered  for  the  relief  of 
Charlestown  in  1775."  U'riah's  sons.  Captain 
S_\"Ivester  Seymour  and  "Esquire"  Chauncey 
Seymour,  were  ainong  tlie  foremost  citizens  of 
Xew  Hartford  in  their  day.  Xathaniel  Sey- 
mour, another  of  lohn  Sevmour's  twentv  ciiii- 
liren.  died  at  Crown  F'oint.  October  20.  17130. 
"in  tb.e  old  French  war". 

(\"\  V.'illiam.  son  of  Ji.ihn  ('3)  Sexinour. 
wa^;  burn  and  baptized  at  \\'est  Flartford.  Au- 
gust 18,  1728:  removed  t'j  Xew  Flartford  with 
his  father  atiout  1750:  married,  at  Xew  flr.rt- 
f(,rd.  December  27.  1753.  Mehitable  Merri'i. 
d.aughter  of  X'jah  IMerrill.  "one  of  the  hr.-t 
settlers  of  the  town.  X'oah  Merrill  wa~  the 
first  man  appointed  town  clerk  of  Xew  Hart- 
ford, though,  he  never  acted  in  that  capacity, 
having  died  hefiire  he  took  the  oath  of  office. 
Fie  died  in  T730.  his  having  been  the  ff^f 
death  among  the  pioneers".  She  wa^  i>orn 
May  25.  1734,  and  baptized  in  West  Hart- 
ford the  next  da\-.  William  Sevmour.  wi;o 
was  a  farmer,  died  at  Xew  Hartf'.^r.l,  ^.larch 


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i8,  1782,  and  letters  of  administration  were 
granted  to  Meliitable.  his  widow,  and  to  Xoah, 
his  son,  on  January  oth,  1783.  After  his 
death  she  removed  to  Stillwater.  New  York, 
near  Saratoga,  where  several  of  her  thirteen 
children  were  living,  and  where  she  died  Jnne 
29,  1819.  She  is  hnried  in  the  Yellow  Meet- 
ing Hou'^e  Cemetery  at  Stillwater. 

(\'I)  Xoah,  son  of  William  Seymour,  was 
horn  at  Xew  Hartfortl,  Xovember  10,  1759, 
and  married  there.  Xovember  17,  1784,  Mir- 
iam, daughter  of  Deacon  Xoah  and  Clemence 
(Merrill  I  Kellogg.  He  entered  the  army  in 
1776,  and  served  nine  months  as  orderly  ser- 
geant in  Captain  Amasa  Mills'  company.  Col- 
onel Roger  Enos'  regiment,  serving  on  the 
Hudson.  He  afterwards  served  for  si.x 
months  in  Captain  Elijah  Seymour's  com- 
pany of  Dragoons.  In  the  "Register  of  Con- 
necticut Soldiers  during  the  Revolution"  his 
name  appears  also  as  a  private  in  Captain 
Pettibone's  company.  Colonel  Relden's  regi- 
ment, serving  at  Peekskill.  Xew  York,  1777. 
He  sold  his  farm  in  Xew  Hartford  and  re- 
moved to  Sodus,  \\'ayne  county,  Xew  York, 
about  1802,  where  he  had  a  fine  farm,  and 
where  the  old  soldier  died  March  26.  1832. 
His  widow.  Miriam,  died  there  Januarv  10, 
1846. 

Most  of  Xoah  Seymour's  nine  children  set- 
tled in  Xew  York  State,  where  their  descend- 
ants are  now  living,  but  Lot  Xorton  settled 
in  X'ew  Hartford,  and  Horace  in  Fairibault. 
Wisconsin.  Xoah  Seymour  and  his  family 
were  Congregationalists,  but  Lot  Xorton.  his 
son,  broke  away  from  the  rigors  of  Calvinism 
and  became  a  Methodist.  Perhaps  the  blue 
Congregationalism  of  the  family  was  due  to 
the  mother,  whose  father.  Deacon  Xoah  Kel- 
logg, was  a  man  of  old-fashioned  piety.  Rev. 
Frederick  ?ilarsh  says  of  him.  in  the  "Marsh 
Manuscript",  "This  Mr.  Kellogg  appeared  to 
me  in  my  youthful  days  to  be  a  verv  grave, 
serious  and  e.^ernplary  man.  less  cheerful  and 
social  than  his  brother  Abraham.  He  was  for 
many  years  a  deacijn  in  the  church  in  Xew 
Hartford.  He  lived,  hruught  up  his  familv, 
and  died,  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  south- 
west of  the  meeting  house  on  Town  Hill, 
near  the  sp-ot  oti  which  Ira  ^ferrill  built  a 
new  house  in  the  summer  of  1849.  He  was 
regarded  as  eminently  pious  and  consistent :  a 
farmer."  Of  Xoaii  Seymijur  and  his  wife  tlie 
"Marsh  >danu-cript"  sa\s,  "^Fr.  and  ?vlrs. 
Seymour  were  possessore  of  religion,  hopeful- 
ly pious  under  die  ministrv  of  Mr.  Griffin." 
Tn  politics  Xoah  Seymour  was  a  strong  Fed- 
eralist. 

(\'II)  Lot  Xorton.  son  of  X'oah  Seymour. 
Vias  born  at   X'ew  Hartfiird,   Marcli  3,    178-8; 


married,  September  3.  1815.  Uelinda,  daugh.rer 
c'l  Henry  and  Eunice  (.-\Iling)  .Spencer,  nf  Xew 
Hartford,  and  descended  on  the  maternal  ^ide 
fii_-m  se\'eral  of  the  early  Xew  Haven  fami- 
lies, including  the  Winstons,  Xewmans,  Att- 
waters,  Wilmots,  Pecks,  Bradleys,  Aiiiiigs, 
Xashs  and  Tuttles.  He  died  October  2y, 
1S44,  and  is  buried  in  the  old  burial  ground 
by  the  river,  at  Xepaug,  in  the  valley  of  the 
Xapash.  She  died  at  Springfield,  Alassachu- 
setts,  Xovember  19,  1873.  at  the  home  of  her 
granddaughter.  Mrs.  Eliza  Vadakin.  and  is 
buried  in  the  new  cemetery  near  Xew  Hart- 
ford village. 

In  personal  apjiearance  Lot  Xorton  Sev- 
mour  was  tall,  spare,  with  very  black  hair  and 
eyes,  and  had  a  dark  complexion.  He  was  a 
farmer  anrl  millwright,  but  seems  to  have  de- 
voted more  time  to  his  books  than  to  either 
his  farm  or  mill,  and  more  time  to  religion 
than  to  his  books.  He  was  a  man  of  a  sen- 
sitive, emotional  and  religious  nature,  and 
left  behind  him  the  record  of  a  singularly  vwrn 
and  blameless  life.  He  had  a  remarkable 
memory,  and  committed  the  entire  poem  of 
"Paradi>e  Lost"  to  memory;  his  meiii'jriza- 
tion  of  the  poem  was  so  perfect  that  he  could 
recite  all  or  any  part  of  it.  Even  Lord  Ma- 
cauley,  distinguished  as  he  was  for  feats  of 
memorization,  was  proud  of  having  memo- 
rized "Paradise  Lost".  Whether  our  Xew 
England  student  of  Milton  would  liave  been 
better  occupied  tilling  his  stony  farm  than 
with  his  volume  of  3.Iilton,  is  an  open  ques- 
tion which  no  one  need  decide.  Belinda  (  Spen- 
cer) Sevmour.  his  wife,  was  also  tall,  of  dark 
complexion,  and  had  piercing  black  eyes.  She 
was  a  v.'oman  of  keen  mind,  great  energy,  had 
a  trenchant  and  sarcastic  way  of  speaking,  and 
in  her  later  years  was  a  constant  reader  and 
greatly  interested  in  public  affairs.  It  was 
natural  to  a  man  of  his  temperament  and 
idealism  to  break  away  from  the  p  ilitical 
faith  of  his  family  just  as  he  broke  away  from 
its  religious  faith.  He  became  imbued  with 
the  principles  of  J^^fferson,  and  traTi^ferred 
his  allegiance  to  the  Democrats,  and  m  that 
sm.all  conmnmity  and  in  a  strorig  Fe'ler'lli^t 
family,  may  be  said  to  have  "suffered  accord- 
ingly'. 

(\TII)  Henry  .Albert,  son  of  Lot  Xonon 
Sevmour,  was  born  in  Xew  Hartfurd.  lanu- 
ar\-  22,  1818.  and  married.  July  28.  1844.  at 
Bristol.  Electa,  daughter  of  Tohn  and  Laura 
iWelU)  Churchill,  of  Xew  "Hartford.  She 
was  horn  at  X'ew  Hartford.  .April  5,  1S18.  and 
died  at  Rri^tol.  December  tn.  1873.  After 
their  marriage  thev  li\ed  in  Xe'W  Harttord  un- 
til 1846,  when  they  removed  to  r.rist^>l.  Hi^ 
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an  education  more  than  he  was  aljle  to  c.et  in 
the  local  schools,  but  by  the  time  he  was  six- 
teen jears  ol<i  he  had  saved  enough  money 
to  accompany  his  cousins  and  comnanions, 
Henry  and  George  Kellop^g,  to  the  academy  at 
\\'estfield,  r^Iassachusetts,  for  some  extra 
schoolinc;'.  This  academy,  of  which  Amos 
Cheesborough  was  at  that  time  the  princi- 
pal, enjoyed  an  excellent  reputation,  and  he 
seems  to  have  made  good  use  of  the  time 
spent  there,  studying-  in  particular  natural 
philosophy  and  chemistry.  He  seems,  indeed, 
to  have  had  a  passion  for  the  natural  sciences, 
and  probably  would  have  devoted  his  life  to 
them  if  lie  could  have  had  the  ad\-ant.Tc:e  of  a 
thorough  education.  The  village  library,  called 
the  Social  Library,  was  a  great  resource,  and 
he  made  good  use  of  it :  but  perhaps  the  most 
important  influence  in  forming  his  mind  was 
the  constant  discussion  in  his  own  home  cir- 
cle of  public  affairs.  His  grandfather  Sey- 
mour, had  been  a  strong  Federalist,  but  his 
own  father,  out  of  deep  conviction,  had  be- 
come an  apostate — a  Democrat.  His  father's 
defection  from  the  political  faith  of  the  fam- 
ily gave  birth  to  enrlless  discussions  and  led 
him  to  wider  reading  than  he  would  otherwise 
have  done.  I  may  mention  his  reading,  when 
a  very  young  man,  the  four  volumes  of  Jef- 
ferson's   "Correspondence    and    Miscellanies." 

As  a  young  man  he  seems  to  have  displayed 
some  of  the  military  spirit  which  ]\Iiss  Mary 
Kingsbury  Talcott,  the  historian  of  the  fam- 
ily, says  has  been  its  characteristic.  He  was 
not  twenty  when  he  became  captain  of  the  lo- 
cal militia  company.  One  year  when  the 
state  militia  had  their  annual  training  at  Nor- 
folk, Major  General  James  T.  Piatt  pro- 
nounced young  Seymour's  company  to  be  the 
best  trained  in  the  regiment,  which  included 
about  fifteen  companies.  For  three  vears  his 
company  had  the  position  of  honor  at  the  right 
of  his  regiment,  ot  which  Abram  G.  Kellogg 
was  colonel.  This  position  of  iionor  was  given 
to  his  company  by  Generals  Sedgwick  and 
Phelps  and  one  ether,  who  reviewed  the  troops 
and  decided  that  his  company  was  the  best 
trained  in  the  regiment  and  so  entitled  to  the 
place  of  honor  at  the  right  of  the  resiiment. 
About  this  time  his  health  failed — he  was 
threatened  with  consumption — and  he  re- 
/  signefl  his  captaincy  ami  sold  his  accoutre- 
ments. 

On  first  coming  to  Bristol  he  was  promi- 
nently identified  with  town  affairs,  serving  as 
first  selectman.  &c.,  and  for  manv  >ears  on 
school  committees  and  as  assessor.  In  1S70, 
when  the  Bristol  Savings  Bank  was  incorpo- 
rated, he  became  its  president  and  held  that 
office  until  his  death,  .\pri!  fi.  1897.     ^^^  ^^'^s 


a  man  of  sound  judgmerit,  liberal  views,  wide- 
ly informed,  and  known  for  perfect  i-Uegritv 
of  character.  Though  a  man  of  es.^entiallv  re- 
ligious nature  and  much  given  to  reflection  on 
such  matters,  he  never  joined  any  churcli.  Fie 
went  to  church  with  his  family,  but  was  not  a 
communicant.  He  shared  in  the  revolt  against 
the  severities  of  Calvinism,  and  seems  to  Ijave 
accepted  the  tenets  of  the  Universalists.  His 
[lortrait,  painted  at  twenty-six,  shows  a  long 
oval  face  of  strength  and  refinement,  with 
the  strongly  marked  features  of  the  -Seymour 
family.  He  had  black  hair,  dark  grev  e'.  es, 
a  dark  complexion,  and  was  above  medium 
h.eight.  Electa  (ChurchilF)  Seymour  had  a 
brilliant  complexion,  dark  blue  eyes,  hair  dark 
brown  almost  to  blackness,  and  remarkablv 
beautiful  hands, — a  loyal,  gracious  and  hos- 
pitaljle  woman.  On  the  paternal  side  she  was 
descended  from  the  Belden.  Wright.  \Mllard 
( ]vIajor  Symon  \\'il]ard  of  Concord,  ]\Iassa- 
chusetts),  Hosmer.  Butler,  Boardman, 
Holmes,  Betts,  Hubbard,  Huriburt  and  Fitcl; 
families,  <S:c. ;  on  the  maternal  side  from,  the 
Pattersons,  Wolcotts,  Appletons,  Burnhams, 
Goodrichs,   Chandlers,   Curtis,  &c. 

Their  children  were:  i.  Laura  Electa,  born 
at  New  Hartford,  April  5,  1S46.  2.  Henrv 
Albert,  born  April  2,   1847  '•  married  October 

30, ,  at  Washington,  D.  C,  Mary  :\Iarina, 

daughter  of  General  ^Mortimer  Dormer  and 
Marilla  (Wells)  Leggett.  3.  Marv  Harriet, 
born  July  22,  1849;  married,  October  18, 
1S71.  Miles  Lewis  Peck,  ot  Bristol.  4.  Lilla 
A\''ells,  born  Alay  10.  1852 ;  deceased.  5.  John 
Churchill,  born  June  5,  1S33 :  died  June  5, 
1853.  6.  Grace  Ella,  born  July  13,  1856:  mar- 
ried October  11,  1S81,  William  Shurileir  In- 
graham,  of  Bristol.  7.  George  Dudley,  born 
October  6,  1S59.  mentioned  below.  8.  Helen 
Wells,  born  January  29,  1864:  died  Julv  12, 
1866.  All  these  children  except  Laui-a  Elec-a 
were  born  in  Bristol. 

(IX)  George  Dudley,  ^on  of  Henry  Albert 
Seymour,  was  born  at  Bristol.  Connecticut, 
October  6,  1859.  He  graduated  from  the 
Hartford  public  high  school  in  1878 :  removed 
to  Washington,  D.  C,  1878,  and  entered  tlie 
law  office  of  his  brother :  graduated  f  r.:  ni  tlie 
Law  School  of  Cc'lumbian  Univer^itv.  1S80. 
LL.  B. :  LL.  M..  :88[  :  unmarrie'.  'He  b.as 
practiced  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  since 
1883,  and  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Sey- 
mour &  Earle.  specializing  in  patent  cases.  He 
is  interested  in  city  planning  and  in  the  fine 
arts.  Fle  is  a  memjber  of  the  New  Haven 
Municipal  Art  Con.imission.  the  New  Haven 
Civic  Improvement  Committee  (secretary); 
the  building  committee  of  Ives  ^Memorial  Pub- 
lic Librarv  :  memiier  of  State  Comr.iission  on 


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1S5C, 


Sculpture  ( api-ointed  by  Governor  Weeks)  ; 
trustee  of  Henry  Wiiittield  State  Ilistorica! 
IMuseum  i  ajipoiiited  by  Governor  Woodruff)  ; 
member  of  Connecticut  Academy  Science?, 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Connecti- 
cut Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  corresponding 
member  American  Institute  of  Arcliitects.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican,  in  religion  a  Con- 
gregationalist.  He  is  author  of  "The  Old 
Time  Game  of  Wicket  and  Some  Old  Time 
Wicket  Players"  :  "The  Familiar  Hole  Book 
on  New  Haven,"  in  preparation,  and  numer- 
ous papers  on  architecture,  forestry,  geneal- 
ogy, &c.,  &c.  He  is  a  collector  of  Colonial 
furniture,  oM  prints.  &c.  He  has  traveled  ex- 
tensively, and  went  round  the  world  in  1902-3 
with  Hon.  Gifford  Pinchot.  Clubs :  Gradu- 
ates ("New  Haven),  Centur>-  Association 
(New  -York").  Cosmos  (Washington,  D.  C). 
Home,  223  P.radley  street :  office,  1 13  Church 
street.  New  Haven. 

NOTE:  The  compiler  of  the  foregoing  n.Trra- 
tive  of  the  Seymours  expresses  his  acknowledg- 
ments to  Miss  Mary  Kingsbury  Taicott,  who  has 
collected  materia'  for  a  history  of  the  family;  to 
Mrs.  Maria  Watson  Pinney,  of  Derby,  a  granddaugh- 
ter of  "Squire"  Chauncey  Seymour,  of  Xew  Hart- 
ford, who  has  published  a  brochure  on  the  family, 
and  assisted  in  an  examinaticn  of  the  English  rec- 
ords :  and  to  the  Honorable  Morris  Woodruff 
Seymour,  01  Litchfield,  who  has  also  collected  a 
great  amount  of  material  about  the  family  and  pub- 
lished a  brochure  on  Richard  Sevmour,  the  Settler. 


(R^)  piloses'  Seymour,  son  of 
SEYMOl'R  John  Seymour  (q.v.j,  was 
born  at  Hartford,  1710.  died 
there  September  24,  1795.  He  married  Rachel 
Goodman,  who  died  there.  July  23,  1763.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Hartford.  Sarah.  February  16, 
1740.  died  1709;  Aloses,  tnentioned  below; 
Rachel,  December  17,  1744,  died  July  24.  T794: 
Dorothy.  October  13.  1746.  died  June  5,  1819; 
Aaron,  March  4,  1749,  died  1820:  Eunice.  Au- 
gust 7,  1751  ;  Samuel.  January  21,  1754:  Cath- 
arine. August  29.  1756,  died  March  "10,  1S14. 
(V^)  piloses  (,2).  son  of  Moses  (' i )  Sev- 
mour, was  born  at  Hartford,  July  2t,.  1742. 
He  settled  at  Li:chneld,  Connecticut.  He  was 
a  soldier  in  the  revolution  and  was  in  the 
northern  army  at  the  surrender  of  Burgovne. 
He  died  there.  September  17.  1826.  He  mar- 
ried, November  17.  1771.  :\[olly  Marsh,  who 
died  July  17.  1826.  Children,  born  at  Litch- 
field: Clarissa,  -\ugust  3,  1772.  died  Septem- 
ber 2.  1865  ;  rvloses.  June  30.  1774.  died  M.iy 
8,  1826.  sheriff.  1819-25.  postinaster.  gave 
the  site  for  the  county  court  house :  Ozias, 
n-ientioned  below  :  Horatio.  May  31.  177S.  died 
November  21.  1857.  United  States  Senator 
from   \'ermont ;    Henry.   May   30,    1780.   died 


August  26,  1837:  Epaphroditus,  July  8,  1783. 
died   1856. 

{VI)  Ozias,  son  of  Moses  (2)  Seymour, 
v.as  horn  in  Litchfield,  July  8.  1776.  died  there 
June,  1851.  He  was  educated  in  the  district 
schools,  and  was  a  pioneer  manufactiu-er  of 
hats.  He  also  conducted  a  farm.  He  uas 
prominent  in  public  life  and  was  sheriff  of 
Litchfield  county  for  several  terms,  in  1825-34. 
The  house  that  he  built  in  Litchfield  in  1807 
is  now  occupied  by  ^lorris  Seymour.  He  mar- 
ried Selima  Storrs.  Children,  born  at  Liicli- 
field  ;  (Jrigen  Storrs.  mentioned  below  ;  Hen- 
rietta Sophronia.  born  October  25,  1806.  died 
June  22.  1892,  married  George  C.  Woodrnft 
(see  Woodruff  VII)  ;  Amelia"  Sehma.  ]\Iarch 
^'>,  1809.  died  July  15,  1S33,  ixiarried  David  C. 
Sanford  ;  Maria,  March  S,  1813,  married  Rol- 
lin  Sanford,  and  died  April  5,   1836. 

(VH)  Origen  Storrs,  son  of  Ozias  Sev- 
mour, was  born  at  Litchfield,  February  o.  1S04, 
died  August  12,  1S81.  He  graduated  from 
Yale  College  in  1824  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  1826.  He  began  immediately  to  prac- 
tice in  Litchfield  and  continued  for  more  than 
half  a  century.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  poli- 
tics and  active  in  public  afifairs.  He  v.-as 
elected  to  various  town  otifices  and  often  rep- 
resented the  town  in  the  general  assenibh'.  of 
which  he  was  speaker  in  1850.  He  was  elected 
to  congress  in  1851  and  re-elected  iri  1853. 
In  1855  he  was  elected  one  of  the  judges  of 
the  superior  court  and  was  on  the  bench  for 
eight  years.  In  1864-65  he  was  the  Demo- 
cratic nominee  for  governor  of  the  state.  In 
1870  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  supreme 
court  of  errors  of  the  state  of  Connecticut,  and 
in  1873  became  chief  justice,  an  office  lu'  filled 
until  he  retired  in  1874,  upon  reac'.iing  the 
constitutional  age  liirit.  Much  of  the"  time 
after  his  retirement  he  was  employed  as  ref- 
eree in  important  cases.  The  new  code  prac- 
tice, adopted  by  the  legislature  in  1879,  was 
prepared  by  a  commission  over  which  he  pre- 
sided. In  the  last  year  of  his  life  he  was 
elected  unanimously  to  the  legislature  from 
his  native  town,  a  significant  tribute  of  the 
re:-pect  and  honor  in  which  he  was  held  iti  hi? 
towns  by  citizens  of  different  political  iieliet. 
He  received  the  honorar}-  degree  of  LL.  D. 
from  Trinity  College  in  1866  and  from  Yale 
in  1873.  (Jne  of  the  important  commissions 
upon  which  he  served  late  in  life  was  that  to 
settle  the  disputed  boundary  between  New 
York  state  and  Connecticut.  The  series  of 
brilliant  lectures  deii\-ered  by  him  before  the 
Yale  Law  Schr^l  and  tnembers  of  the  New 
Haven  bar  in  advocacy  of  the  arlopti-^n  of  the 
revised  civil  practice  had  much  to  do  witli  its 
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"Born  of  a  family  distinguished  both  in  law  and 
politics,  Judge  Stymour  was  one  of  its  most  bril- 
liant scions.  In  religion  he  was  an  Episcopci'i.-.!!. 
being  a  devout  and  devoted  churchman.  While 
Judge  Seymour  was  pronnnent  in  all  the  walks  of 
life,  whether  ni  church  affair?,  politically  or  socially, 
he  will  be  chietly  rememherecl  as  a  great  lawyer  and 
a  good  man.  By  his  finalities  of  mind  and  training 
he  was  specially  tilted  to  ornament  the  bar.  His 
intellect  was  clear  and  cloudless;  he  grasped  the 
salient  points  of  a  controversy  with  remarkable  ease 
and  quickness;  in  statement  he  was  luminous,  per- 
spicacious and  str^mg.  His  style  of  oratory  was 
simple,  unornamental.  but  pellucid  and  most  con- 
vincing. Those  who  heard  him  argue  a  case  were 
convinced,  in  spite  of  themselves,  that  Judge  Sey- 
mour reasoned  from  internal  conviction  of  the  truth 
of  his  cause  and  they  felt  that  the  argument  flowed 
from  his  intellect  as  a  logical  sequence  of  estab- 
lished facts.  Hence  he  was.  while  unrhetorical,  a 
most  persuasive  speaker.  By  his  death  the  Bar  of 
the  State  loses  its  brightest  luminary,  his  party  an 
able  and  effective  advocate,  the  church  a  pious  and 
noble  member,  and  society  one  who  was  amiable, 
gentle  and  affectionate,  and  who  loved  mankind 
because  he  recognized  in  them  something  akin  to 
divinity.  \'iewed  in  every  aspect  his  death  must 
be  regarded  as  a  public  calamity.  That  he  will  rest 
in  peace  needs  no  assurance.  With  such  a  noble 
life,  such  lofty  aspirations,  such  a  pure  purpose  and 
with  such  noble  fulfillments  of  the  promises  of  his 
early  manhood,  he  leaves  behind  him  a  record 
which,  while  it  is  to  the  honor  and  glory  of  his 
family,  is  also  a  delight  and  blessing  to  the  pub- 
lic. Judge  Seymour  was  a  good  and  great  man.  He 
needs  no   further  eulogy." 

He  married  Lucy  M.,  born  July  i,  1804, 
daughter  of  Morris  and  Candace  i^Catlin) 
Woodruff,  of  Litchfield.  Children:  i.  Ed- 
ward WoodrtifY.  mentioned  below.  2.  Storrs 
Ozias,  born  January  24,  1836.  an  Episcopal 
clergyman  of  Litchfield :  married.  June  20, 
1S61,  Alary  Harrison  Browne  and  had  Edward 
Woodruff,  born  April  11.  1S74.  3.  Maria, 
October  2-/.  1S38.  died  September  11.  1878. 
4.  Morris  Woodruff'.  October  6.  1842,  member 
of  the  class  of  1866  at  Yale,  graduate  of  Col- 
umbia'Law  School  in  i8(i8.  and  began  to  prac- 
tice in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut ;  was  elected 
city  clerk,  city  attorney  and  corporation  coun- 
sel:  in  1881-82  was  state  senator  and  was 
chiefly  instrumental  in  establishing  the  state 
board  of  pardons  of  which  he  has  been  for 
many  years  a  valued  member;  has  been  a  lec- 
turer on  law  in  Yale  University  and  has  given 
especial  attention  to  admiralty  and  patent  cases 
in  the  highest  courts:  has  a  summer  home 
at  Litchfield:  married.  Sejitemher  15.  1865. 
Charlotte  Tyler  Sa:iford  :  child.  Origen  Storrs, 
born  April  19.  1872,  i7iarried.  ("ictober  25, 
1890.  Frances  Bolton  Lord. 

(\'ni)  Hon.  Edward  Woodruff'  Seymour, 
son  of  Hon.  Clrigen  S.  Seymour,  was  born  at 
Litchfield.  August  30.  1832.  died  fJctober  10. 
1892.  He  was  prepared  for  college  in  the 
Classical  School  of  Simeon  and  Edward  L. 
Hart,    Farmington,   Connecticut,   and   entered 


"\'ale  College  from  which  he  was  graduated 
with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  the  class  of  1853. 
He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  tlie  bar 
in  Litchfield  county  in  1856  and  practiced  in 
his  native  town  until  1875  when  he  removeil  to 
Bridgeport,.  Connecticut,  and  associated  him- 
self in  partnership  with  his  younger  brother, 
Morris  W.  Seymour,  continuing  thus  until  he 
was  appointed  a  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of 
errors  of  the  slate.  He  was  for  several  years 
judge  of  probate  in  the  Litchfield  district. 
He  represented  Litchfield  in  the  general  as- 
sembly of  Connecticut  in  1859-60-70-71,  and 
was  a  state  senator  from  1882  to  1886.  He 
was  a  lay  delegate  from  ih.e  diocese  of  Con- 
necticut in  the  general  convention  of  tlie  Prot- 
ectant Episcopal  church'. 

"As  a  lawyer  he  was  thorough,  quick  in  percep- 
tion. ?ouiul  in  rejection,  pleasing  and  effective  in 
speech.  He  prepared  his  cases  conscientiously.  His 
knowledge  of  men.  his  quick  wit,  his  rare  appre- 
hension of  humor  and  humorous  things,  his  abound- 
ing good  judgment,  his  intellectual  alacrity  in  emer- 
gencies, and  his  courage  in  a  crisis  gave  him  a  fine 
outfit  for  practice.  He  cross-e.xamined  a  witness 
always  with  skill,  and  sometimes  with  geiiiu?.  But 
no  temptation  to  score  a  point  ever  led  him  into  the 
petty  tyranny  of  abusing  a  witness.  He  were  the 
golden  rule  on  his  heart  and  remembered  that  the 
man  in  the  witness  box  was  a  brother.  As  a  Jndge, 
without  being  hortatory,  he  warmed  his  opinions 
with  wholesome  morals.  Such  ethic*,  for  instance, 
as  we  find  in  the  opinion  of  Coupland  vs.  Housa- 
tomc  Railroad  Company,  in  tb.c  Sixty-first  Connecti- 
cut, make  good  reading.  His  career  as  a  lawyer  and 
iudge  strengthens  our  attachment  to  our  profession 
which  he  adorned.  Judge  Seymour  is  mourned  by 
the  Bar  and  by  the  bench  of  the  state  with  a 
common  and  tendc  grief.  Years  of  closest  inti- 
macy bound  many  manly  hearts  to  him  with  i'  love 
which  may  not  be  told,  but  w'lich  nuist  be  undying. 
His  grave  is  the  tomb  of  hope  and  promise  and  of 
a  life  broken  when  it  was  strongest.  He  was  buried 
in  the  afternoon  of  a  gentle  October  day.  v\hen  the 
sun  shone  through  the  clouds  and  brightened  the 
geld  and  scarlet  and  c-im^on  of  fading  nature,  and 
he  was  1  aried   in  love." 

The  foregoing  extract  is  from  the  pen  of 
Henry  C.  Robinson.  Jutlge  Augustus  H. 
Feiin  said  of  Judge  Seymour  at  the  tiir.e  of 
his    death  : 

"Yesterday  morning,  at  Litchfield,  there  passed 
from  week-day  toil  into  Sunday  rest,  from  '.\ork  so 
consecrated  that  it  was  worship,  into  eternal  peace 
— as  pure  a  soul,  and  as  gentle,  as  ever  parted  from 
eaith  to  enter  heaven.  One  who  speaks  from  a  torn 
heart  because  he  loved  hnn  living  and  loves  him 
dead;  one  who  met  him  in  delightful  social  inter- 
course four  days  la?t  week  (the  last  time  on  Fri- 
day) in  seeming  health,  full  of  life  an.d  its  uMer- 
est-.  and  to  whom  the  telegram  announcing  hi~  sud- 
den death  tame  with  shocking  agony,  can  neither  be 
silent  nor  speak  with  a  calm,  dispassionate  utterance 
in  such  an  hour.  Edward  \V.  Seymour  lie-  dead 
at  the  age  of  sixty,  in  the  town  in  which  he  was 
liorn  and  on  the  street  where  he  has  alway-  hved. 
The  oldest  son  of  the  late  Chief  Justice,  Ovi.cen  S 
Seymour,    he    ini;erited    the    rare    judicial    tempera- 


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ment,  the  calm,  candid,  impartial  judgmLiit.  tl'.c 
love  of  mercy-teniiKTc-d  justice,  so  essentially  cliar- 
acterisric  i..f  hi-  father.  Educated  at  Vale  Colleire, 
graduate  of  the  famous  class  of  1S5.5,  .studyuu;  law 
in  his  father's  otrice.  enterin.cf  into  partnership  wit'.i 
him,  early  and  fre<|ueiuly  called  to  repre-ent  his 
town,  and"  later  his  senatorial  district  in  the  general 
assemhly.  a  useful  menilier  of  consress  for  four 
years,  having  in  the  meantime,  by  devotion  to  his 
profession,  as  well  as  by  natural  ability,  become 
the  acknowledged  leader  of  the  bar  in  the  two 
counties  of  Litchtield  and  Fairtield :  certainly  it  was 
the  principle  of  natural  selection  which  three  years 
ago  led  to  his  choice  as  a  memlier  of  our  highest 
judicial  tribunal — the  Supreme  Court  of  Errors  of 
this  state.  While  if  his  services  upon  that  court, 
this  is  neither  the  time  unr  place  to  speak  with 
fulness,  it  has  been  the  privilege  of  the  writer  to 
know  them  somewhat  thoroughly,  and  because  ot 
such  knowledge  he  can  the  mere  truly  bear  witness 
to  the  rare  spirit  of  fidelity  to  duty,  to  justice,  to 
law.  as  a  living,  pervading  and  beuehcent  ruL'  of 
action,  with  which,  whether  upon  the  bench  listening 
to  and  weighing  the  arguments  and  contentions  of 
counsel,  in  private  study,  in  the  consultation  room, 
or  in  the  written  opinions  of  the  court,  which  bear 
his  name,  the  high  duties  of  that  great  oitice  have 
been    sacreiliy    ih-i  h.'^rged  " 

W  hen  Chief  Justice  Seyn;i.)iir  dicil.  (Inx-er- 
nor  Richard  D.  Huhbard.  in  a  pnbhc  adtlres.s, 
iieclared : 

''I  think  we  can  all  say  in  very  truth,  and  sober- 
ness and  with  nothing  of  extravagance  in  eulogy, 
that  we  have  just  lo-t  the  foreni'tst.  undeniably  the 
foremost  lawyer,  and  take  him  for  all  in  all.  the 
noblest  citizen  of  our  state.  If  it  be  too  much  to 
say  of  a  son.  whose  years  were  almost  a  score  less 
than  those  of  the  father,  surely  it  is  not  too  much 
to  affirm  that  never  did  son  tread  more  worthily 
in  the  footstep-  of  an  honored  parent,  and  never  did 
untimely  death  break  truer  promise  than  this  which 
has  deprived  our  state  of  those  years  of  ripened  use- 
fulness, which  would  have  made  the  career  of  the 
son  a-  fruitful  in  h^'urir.  and  all  good,  and  good  to 
all.  as' that  of  the  .-ire.  I'.ut  God  knows  best,  and 
doubtless  what  is.  i;  for  th.e  be?t.  Certainly  to  him 
who  lies  crowned  with  the  Ijcatitude  of  Christ. 
upcn  the  pure  in  he.-irt.  it   is  well." 

Judge  Seymour  married.  ^Uxy  12.  1S64. 
^lary  Floyd  Talmad.ge.  born  in  New  York, 
?.fay  26,  ifS3i.  daughter  of  Frederick  Augus- 
tus and  Eiizaiicth  (Canfield)  Talmadge.  the 
former  of  LitchlielJ,  the  latter  nf  Shariz^n.  Con- 
necticut. Tlie}-  hail  no  chiUh-en  ( see  Tal- 
madge  \TI  ). 

(The  Tahnadge  Line) 

(I)  Thomas  Talhr.aoTe  came  from  England, 
in  163!.  in  the  ship  ••P1oi;q|;;'  n-b.ich  carried 
ten  passenger-^,  .i.notlier  report  says  that  he 
came  in  the  fleet  with  Governor  \A''iurhrop  in 
1650.  He  landed  at  Charlesrow  n.  and  later 
moved  to  Poston.  and  then  to  L^•nn.  On  .Mav 
4.  '--'^4.  the  general  court  made  him  a  free- 
man, an-!  in  ir,_;;_7  he  was  allotted  two  huud'/ed 
acres,  ant'  twenty  acres  was  granted  to  hi.s  s- .u 
Thomas.  He  nios-ed  to  Southampton.  Lov/r 
Island,  ndiich  was  founded  in   iC'^o.     >.rost  of 


the  people  came  from  Lvim.  Massachusetts, 
and  Thijma.-  arrived  soon  after  the  town  was 
settled.  In  \i>4>  he  was  granted  a  home  lot. 
lie  was  a  freeman.  March  .'s.  IM4U.  and  was 
nn  the  list  of  townsmen.  .May  10.  i04g.  He 
mujt  have  left  about  1650  and  gone  10  East- 
hampton,  of  which  his  son  Thomas  was  one 
of  the  founders.  C)n  May  24,  1651.  he  was 
finetl  for  absence  from  town  meeting  at  East- 
hampton.  He  probably  died  in  1653.  for  on 
December  g.  1053.  the  town  records  show  that 
it  was  ordered  "that  the  share  of  whale  in 
controversy  between  W'idowe  Talmagc  shall 
be  divided  e\-en  as  the  lolt  is."  and  in  February 
1654.  Thomas  (no  Sr.  or  Jr.  signed  to  the 
nan;e)  was  given  five  acres  of  land.  Also 
there  is  a  record  of  Thomas  Tallmage  Sr.. 
deceased,  and  a  Thomas  is  mentioned  on  the 
same  page  as  living,  though  no  Junior  is  at- 
tached to  the  name.  Children,  as  far  as 
known :  Simon.  William,  Christian.  Jane. 
Thomas,  Robert,  mentioned  below,  ria\-is, 
born   1630. 

(II)  Fiobert,  son  of  Thoiiias  Talhr.adge, 
was  born  in  England,  and  came  to  .\merica 
when  a  yotuig  man.  In  [(338  his  uncle.  lohn 
Tallmailge.  of  Newton  Stacc}',  Hant:-.  Eng- 
land, left  Robert  a  legacy.  On  September  3. 
1640.  at  Boston,  he,  with  his  brothers  and 
brothers-in-law,  signed  a  letter  of  attorney  to 
Ralph  King,  of  Watford,  to  get  the  monev  for 
tlieni  frrjui  the  overseers.  C)n  March  7.  1644. 
be  was  at  S'lutlianiiitem.  and  he  next  api^ears  at 
Xew  Haven,  where  lie  was  made  a  freeman, 
July  I.  1644.  He  was  a  married  man  in  1649. 
anil  \ery  likel\-  married  in  1648.  He  iriarried 
Sarah  Na.sh.  v,iio  was  born  in  England,  doubt- 
less the  third  cb.ild  of  Thomas  and  Margerv 
(liaker)  Xash.  She  was  li'.drig  in  1687  wlien 
Major  John  Xash  left  her,  "the  wid.ow  Tal- 
riage,"  a  legacy.  Robert  Tallmadge  was  said 
to  have  been  one  of  the  original  purchasers 
of  Xew  Haven  colony  in  1639,  and  his  brother 
or  father  Thomas  was  also  living  there  for  a 
while  at  least.  An  in\'entory  of  his  estate  was 
filed  in  1662  by  the  administrators.  Ciiildren. 
born  at  New  Haven;  Abigail,  Mav  -.  11 149: 
Thomas.  October  17.  1650:  Sarah.  Scptembu- 
TO,  1652:  John,  September  ri.  if)54,  men.tioned 
below:  Encs,  October  4,  1656;  Mary.  .Sep- 
tembier  2.   ifi.-Q. 

(  III )  John,  son  of  Robert  Tallmad'.^e.  was 
bi::rn  ar  Xew  FIa\en,  Septeriiber  it.  11.1^^4.  He 
is  in  Bradley's  list  of  Xew  Haven  proprietors 
in  16S5.  He  died  in  Aj.iril.  lOqo.  He  married. 
X'ovember  18.  iC>8fi.  Abigail,  ben  October  30. 
i'''5S,  daugliter  of  James  am!  Mary  (Lamber- 
tf.n  ;  Dishcip.  She  w  as  Lcranddauglner  of  Cap- 
tain George  l..ami.erri:>n.  of  th.e  famous  phan- 
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distinguished  man,  and  held  many  public  of- 
fices as  magisrrato,  comiiiissioner  on  the  union 
of  the  Nevv-  Haven  and  Connecticut  colonies, 
deputy  governor  of  Nevv'  Haven.  166.2-63,  and 
of  Connecticut,  16S3-87,  tic.  Children  :  Anne, 
born  August  15.  lOSS;  James,  June  11,  16S9, 
mentioned  below. 

(I\')  James  Talmadge,*  son  of  John  Tall- 
iriadge,  was  born  at  Branford,  Connecticut, 
June  II,  1680,  died  1748.  He  was  commis- 
sioned cornet  in  1731,  lieutenant  in  1734,  and 
captain  in  1735,  and  commanded  the  only  troop 
of  cavalry  in  the  colony  of  Connecticut.  He 
often  held  important  offices,  and  was  several 
times  appointed  on  important  missions  b}'  the 
colonial  legislature.  His  home  was  in  New 
Haven. 

He  married  (first),  July  I,  1713.  Han- 
nah, born  July  28,  1690,  died  February  16, 
1744,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Hannah 
(Frisbie)  Harrison.  Her  father  was  a  wealthy 
man  in  Branford,  and  for  thirteen  years  was 
representative  in  the  colonial  legislature.  The 
two  presidents  of  the  United  States  bearing 
that  name  were  descended  from  this  family. 
On  June  22,  1747,  Captain  James  Talmadge 
married  (second)  JNIrs.  iNIarcy  Ailing.  Chil- 
dren: Abigail,  born  August  14,  1714:  James, 
February  10,  1716;  John,  May  25,  171S;  Han- 
nah, February  7,  1720;  Ann,  June  12.  1722; 
Dorothy,  January-  23,  1724:  Benjamin.  Decem- 
ber 31,  1725,  mentioned  below;  Tim.othy,  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1730. 

(V)  Rev.  Benjamin  Talmadge,  son  of 
James  Talm.adge,  was  born  at  New  Haven, 
December  31,  1725,  died  February  5,  1786. 
He  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1747  and 
studied  theology  while  he  was  teaching  school 
at  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School.  In  1752 
he  was  invited  10  fill  a  vacant  pulpit  at  Se- 
tauket,  near  Brookhaven.  Long  Island,  and  he 
remained  w  ith  the  church  for  over  thirtv  vears. 
until  June  15,  17S3.  He  married  (  first  t.  May 
16,  1750,  Susannah,  daughter  cf  John  Smith, 
of  White  Plains.  New  York,  and  ^^lehitable 
(Hooker)  Smith.  Susannah  was  .great-grand- 
daughter of  William  Leete,  governor  of  New 
Haven  colony.  1661-65,  ^'""^  of  Connecticut 
colony,  1670-76 ;  she  was  also  a  great-grand- 
daughter of  th.e  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  "'foun- 
der of  the  State  of  Connecticut  and  father  of 
its  Constitution" ;  she  was  also  a  great-grand- 
'  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  Willett.  the  first 
mayor  of  New  York,  and  her  grandfather, 
Thomas  Smith,  was  one  of  the  founder?  of 
the  First  Pre-byterian  Church  in  New  York: 
her  uncie,  William  Smith,  was  justice  of  the 
supreme   court    of    New    York   province   and 

*  From  the  fourth  .generation  the  name  is  spelled 
Talmadge  in   place   of  Tallmadge. 


one  of  the  incorporators  of  PrinceiXiU  College 
and  the  New  York  Society  Libraty.  Susan- 
nah Smith's  mother,  Mehitable  liooker,  was 
daughter  of  Janies  Hooker,  son  of  Rev.  Srmi- 
i:el  Hooker,  son  of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker, 
founder  of  Connecticut.  Rev.  Benjamin  Tal- 
madge married  (second)  January  3,  1770. 
Zipporah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Strong,  of 
Brookhaven,  and  Susanna  (  Thompson)  Strong. 
He  had  no  children  by  her,  and  she  married 
(second)  after  his  death,  and  lived  until  June 

13.  it^35-. 

His  children  by  first  wife:  William,  born 
June  9.  1752:  Benjamin,  Februar\-  25,  1754, 
nientioneil  below;  Samuel.  Nrivember  j^, 
^755'  J'31'i".  September  19,  1757;  Isaac.  Feb- 
ruar}-  25,  1762. 

(\T)  Colonel  Benjamin  (2)  Talmadge.  son 
cf  Rev.  Fienjamin  (i)  Talmadge,  was  born 
at  Brookhaven,  February  25,  1754.  died  at 
Litchfield.  March  7,  1835.  He  graduated  from 
Yale  College  in  1773,  and  taught  school.  It  is 
said  that  President  Dagget,  of  Yale  College, 
examined  him  when  he  was  twelve  years  old, 
and  found  him  advanced  enough  in  learning 
to  enter  Yale,  although  he  did  not  do  so  for 
several  years.  He  was  an  officer  on  the  s'aff 
of  General  Washington  during  the  greater  part 
of  the  revolution,  and  his  prow-e.>s  as  a  soldier 
is  recognized  by  the  leading  histories  of  the 
war. 

One  of  tl'.e  most  notalilc  feat.-  weiS  his 
attack  on  Fort  George,  Long  Island,  in  No- 
vember, 1780.  which  he  captured,  including 
the  ships  under  its  guns,  and  he  returned  to 
Connecticut  without  the  loss  of  a  man.  Ccn- 
,s"res5  passed  a  resokition  of  thanks  to  Major 
Talmadge  and  his  men,  and  General  Washing- 
ton sent  him  a  letter  of  congratulation.  His 
achievements  are  man}'  of  them  given  in  his 
otticial  correspondence  with  Washington,  and 
in  his  autobiography.  Afajor  Andre  was  cap- 
tured by  men  in  his  comn.iand  and  he  was  in 
his  custody  until  his  death.  Even  Andre  spoke 
of  the  kind  and  thoughtful  conduct  of  this  true 
gentleman,  .-\fter  the  war  he  maiie  his  home 
in  Litchfield  where  he  became  a  successful 
merchant  and  bank  president,  and  for  many 
years  was  a  representative  in  the  United  States 
congress,  from  1801  to  1817,  after  which  he 
refused  re-election.  One  of  Colonel  Benja- 
min's most  prized  souvenirs  of  the  revolution 
was  a  portrait  of  General  Washington  with 
which  he  presented  him  shortly  before  liis 
death.  Colonel  Talmadge  posed  for  the  lower 
part  of  the  famous  portrait  of  Vv'ashington  by 
Trumbull,  at  the  request  of  ^\'ashingto:l  who 
was  too  occupied  with  public  affairs,  as  Trum- 
bull had  declared  that  Colonel  Talmadge's 
legs  were  an  exact  pattern  of  Genera!  Wash- 


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ing'ton's.  "Col.  William  Smith  Livingsion  pos- 
sessed great  physical  strength,  and  with  Col. 
Benjamin  Talniadge,  had  the  reputacion  of 
being  the  handsomest  men  in  the  Revokition- 
arv  Army."  Tliev  were  second  cousins.  He 
married  (first)  ^^larch  18,  1784,  Mary,  daugh- 
ter of  General  William  Floyd,  a  New  York 
representative  in  the  continental  congress,  a 
signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  and 
later  a  governor  of  New  York.  She  died  June 
3,  1805,  aged  forty-two,  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond) Maria,  daughter  of  his  old  friend,  Jo- 
seph Hallett,  of  New  York,  May  3,  1808.  She 
died  September  18,  1838.  Children  by  first 
wife:  William  Smith,  born  C)ctober  20,  17S5; 
Henry  Floyd.  January  11,  1787;  r^Iaria  Jones, 
March  23,  1790;  Benjamin.  August  29,  1792; 
Frederick  Augustus,  September  10.  1794,  men- 
tioned below;  Harriet  Wadsworth,  April  3, 
1797;  George  Washington,  September  13, 
1803. 

(\II)  Frederick  Augustus,  son  of  Colonel 
Benjamin  (2)  Talmadge,  was  born  at  Litch- 
field, September  10,  1794,  died  there  Septent- 
ber  17,  1S69.  He  graduated  from  Yale  Col- 
lege in  the  class  of  181 1  and  became  an  at- 
torney at  law,  practicing  in  New  York  City. 
He  was  elected  recorder  of  the  city  of  New 
York  and  sat  on  the  bench  for  many  years.  He 
was  a  member  of  congress  from  New  York 
City  in  1846-47.  He  served  in  the  war  of 
1812  in  Captain  Craig's  company  of  Inde- 
pendent Hussars.  New  York  militia,  and  subse- 
quently received  a  land  warrant.  He  mar- 
ried, ^lay  22.  181 5,  Elizabeth  Canfield.  born 
at  Sharon.  Connecticut.  August  19,  1793,  died 
in  New  York  City.  December  i,  1S78.  Chil- 
dren: I.  Elizabeth  Canfield,  born  August  i, 
1816,  died  April  25,  1897;  married  J.  P.  White, 
born  October  8,  1808.  son  of  Dr.  John  White. 
of  Lewes,  Delaware;  children:  Caroline  Mac- 
kay,  Julia  Flewwelling,  Frederick,  Flo_\d.  Cora 
Elizabeth,  .Annie  Louise.  Elizabeth,  Augusta 
Tallmadge.  2.  Julia  Flewwelling,  July  5, 
1818;  married,  in  1841.  V\'iniam  Curtis  Nuyes. 
a  prominent  New  York  law}-er  ;  children  :  Em- 
ily Caroline.  William  Tracy  and  ^viary  Noyes. 

3.  William  Floyd,  born  in  New  York  City, 
November  28.   1820.  lived  at  Tolono.  Illinois. 

4.  Frederick  Samuel,  Januar\-  24.  1822,  grad- 
uatetl  at  Columbia  in  1S45  '■^-  ^I-  i"  1^49^'. 
a  lawyer   in    New   York:   married,    April    16. 

'  1859,  Jidia  Belden ;  he  died  June  20,  1904, 
leaving  a  large  bequest  to  the  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution.  5.  Mary  Flovd,  Mav 
26,  183 1,  regerit  of  the  Mar\-  Floyd  Talmadge 
Chapter.  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion, of  Litchfield,  named  for  her  grandmother, 
wife  of  Colonel  Benjamin  Talmadge;  married 
Edward  W.  Seymour  (see  Seymour  \TII). 


(H)  Daniel  Hubbard,  son  of 
HUBBARD  George  Hubbard  (q.  v.),  was 
baptized  December  7,  1645,  '^t 
Hartford.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  French 
and  Indian  war  in  1675.  He  removed  to  Had- 
dam,  Ponset  district,  in  1700.  He  married 
(first)  February  24,  1670,  Mary,  daughter  of 
William  Clark,  of  Haddam,  and  sister  of  John 
Clark,  of  2\Iiddletown  Upper  House.  She  died 
December  24,  1675,  and  he  married  (second) 
Sarah,  born  October,  1647,  daughter  of  Ser- 
geant William  Cornwell,  of  Middletown.  Chil- 
dren :  Daniel,  rnentioned  below ;  Margaret, 
born  July  20,  167G,  died  April  10.  1769;  Mary, 
born  January  16,  1678;  Jacob;  Sarah,  i^iarch 
10,  1080-81';  Alehitable,  August  18,  1683; 
;\Iary,  Alarch  23,   1686. 

(HI)  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Daniel  (i)  Hub- 
bard, was  born  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  De- 
cember 16,  1673.  He  removed  to  Haddarn, 
where  he  became  a  wealthy  and  prom.inent  citi- 
zen. He  owned  grist  mills  and  nuich  land, 
and  here  he  died  November  24,  1758.  His  will 
was  dated  January  14,  1756-57,  his  son  Daniel 
being  executor.  He  married  (first)  Decem.ber 
8,  1697,  Susanna  Flailey ;  (second)   Bath.dieba 

.    Children,  born   at  Haddam  :     Mary, 

Daniel;  Susanna,  1703;  Elizabeth,  1706;  Han- 
nah, 1708;  Martha,  1710.  married  Abriham 
Stowe;  Thomas,  1714,  soldier  in  revolution; 
Jeremiah,  mentioned  below. 

(I\')  Jeremiah,  son  of  Daniel  (2)  Htib- 
bard,  W'as  born  at  Haddam,  February  i,  1716. 
Here  he  spent  his  life,  and  died  November  30, 
1803.  He  married  (first)  November  11,  1736, 
Alice,  born  March  11,  1713,  died  December 
2.  1760,  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  and 
Katherine  Shailer :  (second)  Mary  Wells,  or 
Shailer.  born  1715,  died  July  21,  iSio  at  Had- 
dam. Children,  born  at  Haddam:  Susanna, 
July  31,  1737  :  Asa.  November  22,  1738  ;  Alary, 
May  19,  1740:  Catherine,  December  i,  1743; 
Jeremiah,  mentioned  below ;  David,  August 
20,  1749,  soldier  in  revolution  ;  Dorothy,  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1751.  died  young;  Dorodiy,  April 
26,  i'754. 

(V)  Jeremiah  (2),  son  of  Jeremiah  (i) 
Hubbard,  was  born  at  Haddam.  Januar_\-  29, 
1746;  settled  in  Middletown  Upper  House, 
now  Cromwell,  in  1793-94.  and  here  he  spent 
his  life.  He  joined  the  First  Congregational 
Church  in  1794,  and  was  elected  deacon  De- 
cember 14,  1807,  shortly  before  his  death, 
v.hich  occurred  August  2^.  1808.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  February  11,  1768,  Flora  Hazle- 
ton,  born  November  16,  1747,  daughter  of 
James  and  Hannah  Hazleton,  who  were  mar- 
ried Jani:ary  22,  1747.  Her  father  James  was 
born  October  16,  1723.  son  of  James  and 
Susanna  (Arnold)  Hazleton,  who  were  mar- 


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ried,  Xovembur  9.  1720.  He  was  a  soldier 
from  Hadd.am.  i;i  the  revdlutinn.  Children, 
born  at  .Middlet'iwn  L'nper  House:  Rufus, 
Xoveniber  2-;-.  IT08;  Jeremiah,  Xovenibcr  16, 
1770,  died  July  4,  1790:  Simon,  mentioned  be- 
low; Alice.  March  30,  1776;  Susan,  August 
28,  1778;  George;  Flora,  Februar\-  6,  17S3; 
Catherine,  April  15,  1785;  Asa  E.  (twin), 
April  2'i.  178S:  Uathsheba  (twin  of  Asa),  mar- 
ried Joseph  Beaumont,  and  had  Edmund,  John 
and  Flora  A.   Beaumont. 

(  \'I )  Simon,  son  of  Jeremiah  (2)  Hulibard, 
was  born  at  Middletown  Upper  House,  in 
1773,  and  died  April  10,  183S.  He  married, 
in  1790-  Chloe,  daugliter  of  Jehiel  and  Ann 
(Edwards)  Williams,  of  Croniwell.  They  had 
eleven  children. 

(\n)  Jeremiah,  son  of  Simon  Hubbard. 
was  born  at  Middletown  L'pper  House.  Ma}' 
22,  iSoo.  and  died  April  4.  1856.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schoijN  and  followed 
the  sea.  He  became  a  master  mariner,  and 
for  many  years  commanded  a  vessel  in  the 
West  Indian  trade.  He  also  owned  and  con- 
ducted a  farm  in  Middlesex  county.  "He 
was  a  man  of  simple  habits,  intelligent.  bra\e. 
honest.  haril-\\orking  and  God-fearing,  a 
sturd}-  specimen  of  the  oli!-tinie  Yankee  'salt'." 
He  married.  Marcli  16,  1825.  Elizabeth,  born 
Deceniber  S.  1803.  died  June  23.  1870,  daugh- 
ter of  \\'ickham  Roberts,  a  prosperous  farmer, 
whose  homestead  included  in  part  the  present 
site  of  the  Connecticut  Ho->pital  for  the  In- 
sane.   They  had  eight  sons  an-i  two  daugh.ters. 

(\TII)  Dr.  Robert  Hubbard,  son  of  Jere- 
miah Hubbard,  was  born  at  Middletown  Upper 
House.  April  27,  1826.  He  was  the  eldest 
son,  and  owing  to  tlie  frequent  absence  of 
his  father  on  vo_\  ages  he  was  obliged  at  an 
early  age  to  assume  much  of  the  burden  of 
management  of  the  farm.  In  early  life  he  at- 
tended the  public  schools,  but  his  opportr.ni- 
ties  for  education  were  very  limited  in  liis 
boyhood,  but  by  his  own  eltorts  he  secured  the 
advantages  that  he  earnestly  desired.  As  jani- 
tor of  the  building  he  earned  his  tuition  at 
the  academy  at  Cromwell,  and  also  [laid  his 
board  and  other  expenses  in  labor.  Rev.  Jareil 
C).  Knapp  was  principal  of  the  institution. 
With  the  consent  of  his  parents,  who  could  not 
afford  the  cost,  he  prepared  himself  for  col- 
lege. As  a  farm  laborer  in  S'.nnmer  he  earned 
some  money,  and  in  184(3.  at  the  age  ot  twentv. 
he  was  admittt'l  to  \"ale  Coiloge.  /\t  the  close 
of  his  first  \ear  he  was  "ffere;!  the  pi'sini'^n 
of  principal  rif  th.e  acr.deniy  at  Durham,  and 
he  accepted  with  the  intention  of  using  his 
savings  to  continue  his  studies  at  co]le:;'c; 
but  a  }ear  later  Dr.  Benjamin  F.  Fowler,  of 
Durham,   influenced    him    to   studv   medicine. 


At  the  end  of  his  second  year  as  principal  of 
the  academy  he  resigned  and  began  to  study 
in  the  V'ffice  of  Dr.  l-"owler.  After  a  year  he 
became  a  srudenl  of  Dr.  Xathan  B.  Ives,  an 
eminent  [iractitioner  of  Xew  Haven,  and  in 
accordance  with  a  ci.immon  custom  went  to 
li\-e  in  the  doctor's  family.  During  the  two 
\ears  he  was  with  Dr.  hes  he  also  attended 
the  \'ale  Medical  School,  and  in  1851  N\as 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  M.  D..  and  was 
\aledictorian  of  his  class.  In  Februar_\".  185 1. 
he  came  to  Bridgeport.  Connecticut,  and  be- 
gan 10  practice.  His  office  at  first  was  in  a 
drug  store  on  Wall  street,  and  his  practice  S'oon 
became  large.  He  had  borrowed  two  thousand 
dollars  to  carry  him  through  school,  but  was 
soon  out  of  debt  and  enjoying  a  largu  income 
from  his  practice.  In  Ma}-,- 1854,  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Dr.  David  H.  Xash.  and  the 
firm  continued  for  a  period  of  seventeen  }  ear.-. 
In  1 8') I  he  w-as  recommended  by  the  Connec- 
ticut State  Medical  Society  and  appointed  by 
Governor  Buckingham  a  member  of  the  board 
of  n-icdical  examiners  to  pass  upon  the  quali- 
fications of  applicants  for  posts  as  surgeons 
L>f  Connecticut  troops.  In  1862  he  went  to 
the  front  as  surgeon  of  the  St\-enteenth  Regi- 
ment, Connecticut  X'oluiiteers.  with  the  rank 
of  major.  Fie  was  promoted  a  few  months 
later  to  the  post  of  brigade  surgeon  in  Gen- 
eral Sigel's  corps,  and  sliortl\-  after  the  battle 
of  Ciiancellorsville  was  again  promoted,  be- 
coming surgeon  of  division  in  General  De\en's 
command.  In  recognition  of  nteritorions  serv- 
ices on  the  field  of  battle  Dr.  Hubbard  w-as 
given  the  rank  i_if  medical  inspector  and  as- 
signed to  the  staff  of  (jei-ieral  C*.  O.  Howard. 
At  the  battle  oi  Gettysburg  he  served  a<  me'li- 
tal  diirector  in  the  Eleventh  Corps,  and  he 
held  the  same  position  at  the  battle  of  Look- 
out Mountain,  He  was  also  staff  surgeon  for 
iTieneral  Hooker.  He  took  pan  also  in  the 
battles  of  Missionar}-  Ridge  and  RinggoM.  and 
was  consijicuous  in  his  devotion  to  the  w-ound- 
ed  on  the  field  of  battle.  The  mental  and 
ph}sical  strai'i  of  liis  trving  duties  finally  im- 
paired his  health  s, ,  that  he  w-as  oijliged  to 
resign,  .\fter  a  sbrirt  rest  he  resun-ieii  prac- 
tice at  Bridgeport.  He  w-ent  aliroad.  partl\-  fi'r 
stu.l}-  and  partly  in  hope  of  reiievi-i-,ir  an  at- 
tack of  sciatica,  caused  doulitless  by  exro.sure 
in  the  army,  and  he  visited  the  principal  lios- 
pitals  of  German}-.  Fie  made  a  second;  trip 
in  1887  and  a  third  in  1885.  In  187';  he  ^^-as 
elected  jiresident  of  the  Connectici'.t  State 
Medical  Society.  Fie  w-as  a  member  of  the 
cit}-  and  count}  j-nedical  s<>cieties  and.  of  the 
American  Medical  Association.  He  coiuril?- 
uted  mail}-  ii'ren-.<ting  rei)orts.  addresses  aini 
[lapers   to   the  publications  of  hi*:  profession. 


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He  was  the  instructor  of  many  young  physi- 
cians who  afterwanls  won  high  standing  in  the 
liroie^sion.  souic  fifty  in  all,  among  whon.i  may 
Ijc  mentioned  Drs.  Godfrey,  Garlick,  Lauder, 
Juhn  C.  L_\iich,  Wright,  and  Gordon,  of 
Uridgeport,  and  Dudley,  of  Chicago.  During 
the  last  five  \ears  C'f  his  life  he  confined  his 
practice  to  office  business  ami  consultation. 

Dr.  Hubbard  was  well  qualifieil  by  tempera- 
ment and  training  for  a  public  career,  and  he 
was  called  upon  to  fill  many  offices  of  honor 
and  trust.  In  1S74  he  was  elected  to  repre- 
sent the  city  in  the  general  assembly  of  the 
state.  In  1S75  he  was  the  Republican  can- 
didate for  congress  in  the  Fourth  district,  but 
his  party  was  then  in  a  minority  there  and  his 
Democratic  opponent.  William  H.  Barnum, 
was  successful.  In  iSj<>  Dr.  Hubbard  was 
elected  a  state  senator.  In  the  following  year 
he  was  again  nominated  for  congress  and  his 
opponent  won  by  a  narrow  margin.  He  de- 
clined a  third  nomination,  though  a  Republi- 
can victory  was  foreseen.  He  preferred!  to 
de\ote  liis  attention  exclusivelx"  ti)  his  prac- 
tice. 

Dr.  Hubliard's  death  was  the  re>ult  of  a  fall 
from  the  steps  of  his  office  July  iS.  1897.  His 
skull  was  fractured  and  he  died  the  ne.\t  da\' 
at  the  home  of  Mrs.  C.  L.  Hubbard  Stead,  of 
Bridgeport.  He  was  in  active  practice  for 
the  unusuall}"  long  period  of  fort\"-six  vears. 
He  took  rank  easily  among  the  foremost  in 
his  profession  and  his  jiractice  was  large  and 
interesting.  He  had  a  national  reputation,  but 
was  beloved  most  among  his  own  neighbors. 
The  poor,  whom  he  always  served  cheerfu!l\-. 
bear  him  in  affectionate  remembrance.  He 
had  a  natural  aptitude  for  his  profession,  a 
careful  and  painstaking  preparation,  long  and 
varied  experience.  His  memory  is  especially 
cherished  by  the  veterans  of  the  civil  war  in 
which  he  served  so  faithfully  and  well,  and 
in  which  he  achieved  high  distinction  and  rank. 
Few  men  enjoyed  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
their  townsmen  in  Bridgeport  to  the  extent 
that  Dr.  Hiibl^ard  did.  In  all  parts  of  the 
country  friends  mournel  his  'leath.  and  none 
more  than  the  men  of  his  own  profession. 

He  married.  April  15.  1855.  Cornelia  Board- 
man,  youngest  daughter  of  Sherman  and 
Sophia  Hartweil.  of  Bridgeport.  His  wife 
died  in   1871.     Children: 

I.  Sherman  Hartweil,  born  in  Briiigeiiort, 
died  in  [891;  graduatt-  of  Yale  Law  School: 
jMacticed  liis  pn:'fess:''n  at  Bridgeport,  mak- 
ing a  specialty  oi  patent  law:  he  was  a  meni- 
ber  of  the  Athletic  Club  of  New  York  City 
and  of  the  Seaside  Club  oi  Brid^eporr.  also 
of  the  Coast  .\rlillery  Con^pany.  0:  which  he 
■vas  first  lieutenant:  he  wa-  a  crack  shut  with 


the  revol\-er  ar-d  was  the  champion  of  five 
states  :  he  mar'-ieil  Comet,  eldest  daughter  of 
Hon.  John  Theodore  Ludeling,  Chief  Justice 
of  Louisiana,  and  they  had  one  child,  John  1'. 
Ludeling,  born  November  12,  1891,  now  in  tlie 
Yale  Law  School  at  New  Ha\'en. 

John  Theodore  Ludeling,  father  of  Mrs. 
Hubbard,  was  born  in  1824,  in  New  Orleans, 
Lnuisiana,  son  of  John  Henry  and  Frances 
Loretta  De  Salrane  De  L'Aill'euse  Ludeling, 
the  former  a  Prussian  officer  who  served  under 
Bliicher.  John  Henry  Ludeling  was  first 
cousin  of  Queen  Louise  of  Prussia  and  the 
rightful  heir  to  the  throne  of  Prus-ia  befc^rc 
the  battle  of  Waterloo.  On  coming  to  tlie 
I'nited  States  he  settled  at  Point  Coui^e.  Louis- 
iana, where  he  practiced  law  and  became  judge 
of  the  district  ui  Point  Coupe.  He  nio\ed  to 
2\Ionroe.  and  there  the  bovhood  of  liis  son, 
John  Iheodore,  was  spent.  The  latter  was 
educated  in  a  Jesuit  College  in  St.  Louis.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Louisiana,  acquired 
a!i  extensive  practice  and,  like  his  father, 
scr\ed  on  the  bench.  From  1S68  to  1S77  he 
was  chief  justice  of  the  state  of  Louisiana. 
He  was  a  Repu.blican,  and  while  liis  two  broth- 
ers enlisted  in  the  Confederate  armv,  he  re- 
mained a  strong  Union  man,  refusing  to  fight 
against  Jiis  family  and  his  country.  .Mthough 
considerable  pressure  was  used  to  induce  him 
to  gi\-e  his  services  to  the  Confederate  cause 
he  uncompromisingly  declined,  steadfastly  ad- 
hering to  his  principles  and  at  the  same  time 
preserving  the  respect  of  both  parties.  He 
married  Mary  Singleton,  of  Singleton  Abbey, 
Ireland,  daughter  of  Enoch  Cople}-  and  a  de- 
scendant of  Joh.n  Singleton  Copley,  the  por- 
trait painter,  an  outline  of  whose  career  is 
giycn   below. 

Chief  Justice  Ludeling  died  Januar\  21. 
1890,  at  iiis  plantation  near  Monroe.  Louisiana. 
He  was  the  father  of  two  sons  and  two  daugli- 
ters.  of  whom  the  elder  married  Sherman 
Hartweil  Hutjbard,  a.>  mentione<l  above.  After 
the  death  of  her  husband  ])>Irs.  Hubbard,  be- 
came tiie  wife  of  C.  Frederick  Stead,  treasurer 
of  Salt's  Textile  ?\ianafacturing  Comp.iuy.  and 
they  have  one  bon.  Charles  Frederick-.  Salt's 
Textile  .Manufacturing  Comi'any  uo.v  cccu- 
pies  tlie  factory  of  tn.e  old  Howe  Macliine 
Company  on  Kossuth  street.  This  c^-'ucern 
had  its  origin  in  1893  through  the  absorption 
and  purchase  of  the  .\mericar.  branch  oi  die 
iiifi'.iential  English  firm  of  Sir  Titus  .^;.It. 
Baronet,  Sons  &  Company.  The  concern  em- 
ploys over  four  hundrerl  skilled  and  ex;iert 
operati\-es  in  the  manufacture  oi  pile  fabrics, 
plushes,  velvets  anil  seals.  Their  lnisine~.» 
is  chief!}  in  the  L'nited  .StaK-s  ano.  Canada. 
Tlie  ci'mpaiiN    is  ca]iita!ized  at  Sioo.coo.  and 


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has  the  following  ufficcrs :  President,  F.  E. 
Kip;  \-ice-prcsidcnt.  Frederick  Klioiles  ;  treas- 
urer, C.  !•".  Stead.  It  i^  one  of  the  largest  tex- 
tile industries  in  tlie  country. 
■  2.  Sopliia  Todd,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert 
Hubbard,  married  Charles  Al.  E\erest.  vice- 
president  of  the  \"acuuni  (  )il  Company  of 
Rochester,  New   York. 

3.  Cornelia  E.,  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  Hub- 
bard, married  Courtlandt  H.,  son  of  the  late 
Henry  Trowbridge,  of  New  Flaven,  who  was 
an  importer  and  ship  owner  engaged  in  the 
West  Indian  trade,  residing  in  New  Haven ; 
children :  X'irginia  and  Henry  Trowbridge. 

John  Singleton  Copley,  the  first  great  Am- 
erican portrait  painter,  was  born  July  3,  1737, 
in  Boston,  ?\Iassachusetts.  son  of  Richard  and 
Mary  (Singleton)  Copley,  both  of  whom,  al- 
though of  English  origin,  were  Irish  by  birth, 
the  former  a  native  of  Limerick,  and  the  latter 
the  daughter  of  John  Singleton,  of  Ouinville 
Abbey,  county  Clare,  and  Jane  Bruffe,  his  wife. 
Mr.  and  Airs.  Copley  emigrated  to  the  new 
world  and  settled  in  Boston,  the  former  dying 
in  the  West  Indies,  whither  he  had  gone  for 
his  health,  about  the  time  of  the  birtli  of  his 
only  son.  About  ten  years  later  Airs.  Copley 
married  Peter  Pelham,  one  son.  Henry,  being 
born  of  this  marriage.  In  addition  to  being 
a  land-surveyor  and  a  mathematician,  -Air.  Pel- 
ham  was  a  mezzotint  engraver  and  a  painter 
of  passable  portraits.  Both  the  brothers.  John 
Singleton  and  Henr}-,  were  from  their  child- 
hood devoted  to  art.  Eleyond  the  instruction 
he  received  from  his  stepfather,  Coplev  was 
entirely  self-taught.  Tradition  says  that  hi^ 
first  attempts  were  made  on  the  walls  of  his 
nursery  and  the  margins  of  his  school  books. 
He  early  established  a  reputation  as  a  por- 
trait painter,  and  in  1766  sent  to  his  country- 
man, the  painter,  Benjamin  \\'est,  then  resi- 
dent in  London,  a  picture  of  a  boy  seated  at 
a  table,  holding  in  his  hand  a  chain  to  which 
a  squirrel  is  attached.  This  painting,  a  por- 
trait of  the  artist's  half  brother,  Henry  Pel- 
ham,  was  unsigned,  and  the  letter  which 
should  have  accompanied  it  having  been  de- 
layed, the  picture  reached  its  destination  with- 
out an  explanatory  word.  West,  however, 
surmised  that  it  was  the  work  of  an  American 
painter  from  the  pine  wood  of  the  frame  on 
which  the  canvas  was  stretched,  and  also  be- 
'  cause  the  flying  squirrel  introduced  was  an 
animal  peculiar  to  America.  Tiie  painting 
bore  so  plainly  the  e\idence  of  a  master-hand 
that  he  was  loud  in  his  praise,  pronouncing  the 
coloring  to  be  v,'orthy  of  Titian.  The  rule 
excluding  from  the  exhibition  of  the  Society 
of  Incorporated  Artists  all  anonymous  works, 
indeed  all  works  not  painted  by  members  of 


the  Society,  was  waived,  and  Copley's  "Bov 
with  the  Squirrel"  was  given  a  place  in  th.e 
exhiI)ition.  His  reputation  in  England  was 
at  once  eslablished  and  he  was  urged  to  go  to 
LondLin,  but  it  was  niDt  until  1774  th.at  Coplev 
concluded  to  cross  the  Atlantic.  He  was  in 
Italy  when  the  revolutionary  war  broke  out, 
and  wrote  to  his  wife:  "Tt  is  very  evident  to 
me  that  America  will  have  the  power  of  re- 
sistance till  grown  strong  enough  to  conquer, 
and  that  victory  and  independence  will  go 
hand  in  hand."  Copley  ever  remained  loval 
to  his  native  land,  and  at  a  later  period  earn- 
estly desired  to  return  to  his  old  home,  but 
was  prevented  by  force  of  circumstances.  Dur- 
ing the  remainder  of  his  life  Copley  lived  in 
London.  It  was  not  long  before  he  became 
the  fashion,  and  commissions  for  portraits  of 
the  nobility  and  of  people  of  note  kept  him 
busily  emplo}-ed.  In  1779  he  was  elected  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Academy,  and  soon  after 
was  commissioned  by  the  city  of  London  to 
paint  a  large  picture  of  "The  Siege  and  Relief 
of  Gibraltar,  '  now  in  the  Guildhall  of  London. 
In  this  work  all  the  figures  are  portraits.  His 
celebrated  canvas,  "Tlie  Death  of  the  Earl  of 
Chatham"  established  his  reputation  as  a  por- 
trait painter.  It  is  now  in  the  National  Gal- 
lery, London,  and  copies  were  sent  'oy  the 
artist  to  President  Washington,  John  Adams 
and  Flarvard  College.  Washington  wrote : 
"The  work  is  rendered  more  estimable  in  my 
eye  when  I  remember  that  America  gave  birtit 
to  the  celebrated  artist  who  produced  it" 
Harvard  possesses  Copley's  portraits  of  Joliu 
Adams,  Thom.as  Hubbard,  Aladam  and  Nich- 
olas Boylston.  President  Hoiyoke,  Tliomas 
Hollis,  the  engraving  from  "Chatham,"  and  a 
series  of  eleven  prints  from  the  artist's  works, 
presented  by  Gardiner  Greene.  Among  his 
other  works  are:  "Ofifer  of  the  Crown  to 
Lady  Jane  Grey" ;  "Charles  demanding  in 
the  House  of  Commons  the  Five  Impeached 
Atembers"  ;  "King  Charles  signing  StrarFord's 
Death  V\'arrant" ;  "Assassination  of  Bucking- 
ham"; "Battle  of  the  Boyne" ;  "The  Five 
Alembers  brought  back  in  Triumph" :  and 
"The  King's  Escape  from  Hampton  Court." 

Copley  married,  in  1769,  Susannah  Fani- 
ham,  daughter  of  Richard  Clarke,  a  wealthy 
merchant  of  Boston  and  agent  for  the  East 
India  Company,  whose  name  was  later  to 
become  famous  as  the  consignee  of  the  cargi' 
of  tea  which  was  thrown  into  Boston  hariior. 
Airs.  Copley  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Alary 
Chilton,  the  first  passenger  to  land  froir  the 
"Alayflower,"  who  becante  the  wife  of  lohr^ 
Winslow.  Not  long  after  his  marriage  Coij- 
ley  became  the  owner  of  all  the  land  lyuii' 
between  Charles,  Beacon,  Walnut  and  Alount 


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1867 


\"ernoii  streets,  Louisburg;  square  and  Pinck- 
ney  street — a  tract  about  eleven  acres.  Cpoii 
this  estate — his  "farm,"  he  used  to  call  it — 
Copley's  early  married  life  \va.~  si)ent.  Th.erc 
four  of  his  six  children  were  b'lrn:  there  he 
practised  his  art  with  unremitting  diligence, 
painting  those  many  portraits  of  courtly  gen- 
tlemen in  broadcluth  or  in  satin  coats  and 
powdered  \\igs,  and  of  stately  ladies  in  gowns 
of  rich  silk  and  stiff  brocade  which  have  made 
his  na'me  famous.  His  marriage  was  an  emi- 
nently happ_\'  one.  The  celebrated  "Family 
Group,"  painted  soon  after  he  was  established 
in  his  English  home,  represents  himself  and 
his  wife,  four  of  his  children  and  his  father- 
in-law,  Mr.  Richard  Clarke.  For  nearly  a 
century  this  picture  hung  over  the  fireplace  in 
the  dining-room  of  Copley's  house  in  London. 
Upon  the  death  of  his  son.  Lord  Lyndhurst, 
it  was  brought  to  the  United  States,  and  is 
now  in  the  possession  of  Edward  Linzee 
Amory,  who  has  loaned  it  to  the  Boston  Mu- 
seum of  Fine  Arts  where  it  now  hangs.  Cop- 
ley died  September  9.  181 5,  at  his  home  in 
London.  His  wife  survived  him  many  years. 
as  did  three  children :  Mrs.  Gardiner  Greene, 
who,  after  her  marriage,  lived  in  Boston, 
Alassachusetts ;  Aliss  Mary  Copley,  who  re- 
mained in  London ;  and  one  son,  John  Single- 
ton Cople}',  v.lio  became  Lord  Lyndhurst.  the 
distinguished  British  jurist  and  statesman,  and 
was  three  times  appointed  Lord  High  Chan- 
cellor of  Ens,dand. 


171O;  "The  Great  Salvati.m  Explained  in  Sev- 


r.ermoiis. 


l(-cti''!i   si-rnii 


1710; 


(H)  Captain  Isaac  W'il- 
WTLLIAMS  hams,  son  of  Robert  Wil- 
liams (q.  v.),  was  born  in 
Roxbury,  September  i,  1638.  He  settled  in 
Newton,  Alassachusetts,  and  was  deputy  to 
the  genera!  court  five  or  six  years,  and  cap- 
tain of'  a  troop  of  horse.  His  will  was  proved 
July  27,  170S.  Fie  marrieil  ( tirst  >  Martha 
Park;  (second)  Judith.  Cooper.  Children  of 
first  wife,  born  at  Xewton  :  Ijaac,  December 
II..  i65i  :  Alartha,  December  2-.  it)^-3  :  Rev. 
William.  February  2.  1065.  tr.entioned  below; 
John,  August  31.  1667,  settled  in  Connecti- 
cut; Ebenezer,  October  22.  1669,  settled  at 
Stonington ;  Tb.omas.  October  23,  1673.  Chil- 
dren of  second  wife:  Peter,  August  31.  16S0: 
Sarah,  C-Jctober  2.  16S8:  Ephraim.  October  21, 
5691,  settled   in  Stockbriclge,  Alassachusetts. 

flTI)  Rev.  AVilliam  Williams,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Isaac  \\'illianis.  was  born  February  2. 
1665.  He  graduated  at  Harvard  College  in 
1683  and  settled  at  Hatheld..  Mas'^achusetts.  in 
1685,  as  a  minister,  .\fter  a  long  ministry, 
he  died  suddenly  at  an  advancecl  age.  about 
174.6.  He  published  several  sermons ;  one 
on    the    ordination    of    Stephen    Williams    in 


a  sermon  on  the  i-irdinati' >n  cf  Kev.  Warham 
Williams.  1733;  the  oriiiiiatint'  nf  Xchciiiiali 
lUill  of  Westfield ;  convention  seriuon.  i7-'u; 
"The  Duty  and  Interest  of  a  Christian  People 
ti)  l,e  Steadfast,"  "Directions  to  Obtain  a  True 
L'onversiun."  173'! ;  a  sermon  on  the  death  of 
his  wife,  1745.  President  Edwards,  in  de- 
scribing his  character  at  his  funeral,  said  in 
]iart:  "He  was  a  person  of  unnatural  com- 
miin  abilities,  and  distinguished  learnuig,  a 
great  divine,  of  ver}-  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge, and  of  a  solid  accurate  judgment;  judi- 
ciousness and  wisdom  were  eminently  his  char- 
acter. He  was  one  of  eminent  gifts,  qualifying 
himself  for  all  parts  of  the  work  of  the  min- 
istry :  and  there  followed  a  savor  of  holiness 
in  the  exercise  of  those  gifts  in  public  and 
private.  In  his  public  ministry,  he  mainly  in- 
sisted on  the  most  weighty  and  important 
things  in  religion.  Christ  was  the  great  sub- 
ject of  his  preaching;  and  he  much  insisted 
on  those  things,  that  nearly  concern  the  es- 
sence and  power  of  religion.  His  subject  was 
alwavs  weighty,  and  his  manner  of  teaching 
tlicm  peculiarly  happy,  showing  the  strength 
and  accuracv  of  his  judgment,  and  ever 
breathing  forth  the  spirit  of  piety,  and  a  deep 
sense  on  his  heart  of  the  things  he  delivereil. 
His  S(;rmons  were  soiree  of  them  vain,  but  v.'cre 
all  weighty.  His  presence  and  conversation 
did  peculiarly  coiTimand  awe  and  respect,  yet 
it  _  was  at  the  same  time  humble  and  conde- 
scending." He  married  (first)  Eliza,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Dr.  Cotton.  He  married  ( sec- 
I  nd  ) .  (laughter  of  Rev.  So'oniun  Stod- 
dard, of  Northampton,  one  of  the  greatest 
divines  of  Nc.v  England.  Childre:i  of  first 
wife:  Rev.  William,  of  Weston,  born  Mi'y 
II,  16S8;  Alartha,  ( 'ctober  10.  1690,  iriafried 
Edward  Partridge ;  Rector  Elisha,  August  26, 
1094;  Solomon,  born  June  4.  1700,  mentioned 
beiow.     Children  of  second  wife :    Daughter, 

born  January  i,  1707,  married Barnard, 

of  Salem  ;  Elizabedi ;  Colonel  Israel,  of  Hart- 
ford, born  November  30,  1709;  Dorothy,  June 
20,  1 7 13,  married  Rev.  Jonathan  Ashle;.',  of 
Deerfield. 

(  I\  )  Rev.  Solomon  Vv'illiams.  son  ca  Rev. 
William  Williams,  was  born  June  4,  1700,  and 
graduated  at  Flarvard  College  in  1719.  He 
was  ordained  December  5.  1722,  and  was  a 
distinguished  minister  at  Lebanon,  Connecti- 
cut. He  published  a  sermon  at  the  ordination 
.if  Jaci.ib  Elliot  at  Gosh.en.  in  1730;  a  sermon 
on  tlie  day  of  Prayer,  on  the  occasion  of  the 
visit  of  Eunice  Willian.s,  daughter  of  Rev. 
John  \\'illianis,  wiio  was  carried  captive  by« 
the  Indians  to  Car.ada,  preached  at  Mansfield, 


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August  4,  1 74 1.  Hu  also  preached  an  election 
sermon  which  was  publisliei!.  cniv  vu  the  tkatl; 
of  Eleazer  W'iilianis  in  1743:  "Clirist  \\a-  the 
Living  Witness  of  the  Truth,"'  1744:  a  vindi- 
cation of  the  Scripture  C'f  lustiiying  faith,  in 
answer  to  Andrew  Crosweii,  1746:  "The  True 
State  of  tlie  Ouestimi  Ctincerning  the  Qualifi- 
cations for  Conmuuiinn,  "  in  answer  to  Jona- 
than Edwards.  He  died  in  ij'^'j.  or,  accnrdin^- 
to  another  authority,  in  177(1.  He  married 
j\Iary  Porter.  Children :  Solomon,  died 
young:  Solomon,  died  young:  Rev.  Eliphalet, 
born  February  24.  1727.  li\ed  in  East  Piart- 
ford,  died  1803  ;  Ezckiel.  May  4.  1729,  died 
February  18,  1788,  sheritt  of  Wethersfield ; 
Governc>r  \\  illi.'im.  .March  18.  1731.  died  Au- 
gust, 181  1,  si-nei-  of  tile  Lieclaratii::!  oi  Inde- 
pendence: !Mar}',  February  11,  1733;  Thomas, 
Xovember  12,  1735,  mentioried  below:  Mo,-.es, 
May  8,  1740,  died  aged  ten:  Sanuiel,  Decem- 
ber 5,  1741,  died  Jaiuiary,  1742:  Eunice,  May 
22,  1745,  died  June  14,  1836. 

(\')'Dr.  Thomas  Williams,  son  of  Rev. 
Solomon  Williams,  was  born  November  12, 
1735,  died  February  10.  1819.  Dr.  Williams 
was  a  graduate  of  Yale  College  in  1748.  He 
was  a  physician  of  Lebanijn.  Connecticut.  He 
married  Rebecca  Wells,  a  descendant  of  Gov- 
ernor Thomas  Wells.  Children :  Solomon 
(twin),  mentioned  below:  Mary  (twin),  born 
1783,  died  1831. 

(VI)  Solonion  (2)  Williams,  son  of  Dr. 
Thomas  Williams,  was  born  in  1783.  died  in 
Manchester,  Connecticut,  in  T875.  at  the  great 
age  of  ninety-two  }ears.  In  i8o''.>  he  married 
^lartha  llaker.  of  IJrooklxii.  Conn.ecticut, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Joseph  Uaker,  who  was  a 
neighbor  of  ( ietieral  Israel  Putnam  and  went 
with  Putnam's  regiment  on  the  Lexington 
alarm,  April  19,  1775.  as  surgeon.  Dr.  Baker's 
wife,  was  a  granddaughter  of  Rev.  Elienezer 
Dev'ition.  nf  Sufhekl,  Connecticut,  audi  tlaugh- 
ter  of  Rev.  Ebenezer  Devcuion.  of  Scotland 
parisii,  Windhairu  Comiecticut.  and  a  descend- 
ant of  Edward  de  A'otion,  of  Boston,  a  dis- 
tinguish.eil  Iluijuenot  refutree.  Two  of  Alrs. 
Wilhani^'  I;nHiier>  were  ot'ncers  in  the  Uniteil 
States  army,  in  the  war  of  1812,  Captain  James 
Baker  cC'ntiiniL-d  in  ll':e  army  until  rlisabled  b\' 
illness,  wdiile  tlie  otlier  hri.ther.  Colonel  R'.i- 
lus  L.  Baker,  remained  until  shortly  before 
the  ci\  d  war  when  he  resigned  rather  than 
obey  orders  from  Jeti'erson  r'avi-^,  then  sec- 
retary of  war.  I' ir  tlie  -en>!in;;  if  arms  atKl 
amnumition   in  southern  ai'senrds  and  fcrts. 

Children  of  Soloir.cn  and  Martha  Williams: 
I.  Rebecca  Wells.  ])ovn  in  1N07.  married  Rev. 
Store  Hebbaril.  and  died  in  Beirut.  Svria,  in 
1S40;  lie  was  stationed  on  the  island  of  Malta. 
she  in  tlit  Svrian  mission.     2.  Thomas  Scott, 


born  in  1812,  a  ci\  il  engineer.  n;arried,  in  i8a'i, 
Ellen  Cootlwin,  of  Ivast  Hartford:  he  liied  in 
1875.  leas'ing  four  children.  3.  Sanutel  I'nr- 
ter.  bum  in  1814,  mercb.ant  ami  banki.r  for 
many  _\ears  at  Lima,  Indiana,  married  u'lrst) 
Lyilia  Hume:  (second;  her  sister.  Isabell.i 
Hume:  he  died  in  California,  March  31,  18117. 
leaving  four  children.  4.  Sarali  Trumbull, 
born  in  iSid,  married  Lthvin  Rolnnson,  i.if 
Brooklyn,  Connecticut,  a  direct  descendant  of 
Rev.  John  Roljinson.  of  Leyden,  and  had  thiee 
children:  he  died  I'ebruary  8.  (881;  she  died 
March  12.  1900.  5.  James  Baker,  mentioned 
lielow.  6.  George  Wells,  born  in  1820.  married 
Martha  A\'oodbriuge,  of  Manchester.  Connecti- 
cut, and  hail  one  scm.  Charles  S...of  Hariior(i. 

7.  William  Stuart,  born  in  1S22.  marrieil  r\!ary 
L<lwards  (joodwin.  of  East  Hartford,  and  he 
was  for  lu.orc  than  forty  years  associated  in 
business  with  his  brcither,  James  Baker  Wil- 
liams: Willi;un  S.  died  in  1894,  leaving  four 
chiklren:  Emily,  Mrs.  r".  D.  Glazier,  of  S'luth 
Glastonbury  :  George  (jOodwin,  of  Jriartford, 
now  president  of  Tin.-  J.  B.  Williams  Comj-iany  : 
Bernard  TrumlniU,  who  died  in  1S9S :  Mary 
Stuart.    .Mrs.    L.    S.    \\'elch,   of    New    Haven. 

8.  John  Albert,  \:on\  iii  1S24.  a  civil  enL;ineer, 
eiuployed  in  the  construction  of  the  I'.o.sumi 
uater  works  and  of  the  railroad  from  ij.iivcs- 
ton  north  to  .\usiin,  Te.xas :  married,  in  Tex;is. 
Caroline  Shennan.  ar.d  ilie  1  at  Galveston.  r,t 
yellow  fever,  in  i8'iO.  leaving  one  son.  .\lbert 
Siilney.  9.  Stilouion  Stoddard,  born  in  182O. 
in  Lebanon.,  died  in  Mniichesler  in  1847.  10. 
Martha  Huntington,  born  in  1828,  in  East 
Hartford,  married,  in  1802.  Bryan  E.  Hooker, 
a  lineal  descendant  of  1-iev.  Thonias  Hooker, 
the  first  minister  of  Hartford  :  he  died  in  iSSS. 
she  in  1907.  leaving  twu  sons:  Edwartl  W. 
Hooker,  ma^tjr  of  Hartford,  in  1908-09.  and 
Thomas  Williams  Hooker. 

i\'IIl  James  Baker,  .son  of  Solomon  ,2) 
Williams,  was  born  in  i8;8.  at  Lebanon  in  tl.e 
h(juse  occu]'ied  !)y  his  great-grandfatlier  for 
fiit\-four  years,  by  his  grandfather  eight\- 
four  years  and  by  his  lather  forty-six  \ears. 
He  attei'.ded  the  public  schools  in  l.el>ar;on. 
liast  Hartford  and  Plartford  and  the  East 
Hartford  Academy  for  two  terms.  In  'be 
spriui,'  of  1832  he  left  the  Stone  Sch^-oi  ,:ii 
D.'rr,  riow  Market  street,  Hartford,  anil  went 
to  live  with  Deacon  Horace  Pitkin,  of  M:(:i- 
chester.  where  ite  worked  on  the  farm  .T.d 
learrerl  hriw  ti.i  use  his  brains  as  well  as  bis 
b.an:'s  in  b.is  dailv  tasks.  In  the  spring  of  iSvt 
he  entered  the  eir.ploy  of  F.  e\:  H.  C.  Wo  .d- 
bridge.  ne;ib.e\\s  of  i~)eacon  I'itkm.'  as  cleric  in 
their  store  on  Manchester  Green,  and  c  'U- 
Linued  during  the  next  four  years,  receiving  a- 
wasies  but  twentv-five  dollars  the  first  vear  ai;'i 


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tliiity-five  the  seconil.  Diirin;::^  tb.i>  time,  how- 
ever, he  ccmtinued  liis  stmUes  in  tlie  evenir.L'.s 
anil  early  nii;'rniiiL;s.  He  ])ici<e(l  up  a  knc'wi- 
eilL;e  of  drills  ami  became  a  skillful  ch.emist 
and  pharmacist.  In  183S  the  senior  jiartncr 
withdrew  from  the  firm  and  .Mr.  Williams 
was  admitted  to  the  firm,  the  name  becoming; 
Koeney  &  Williams.  In  1S40  he  sold  his  share 
in  the  business,  with  the  exception  of  the  druirj 
department,  to  the  kue  Christopher  A.  Wood- 
liridge,  and  then  furnied  a  partnership  with 
bis  brother,  lleor^e  W.  W  illiams,  in  the  drug 
busmess.  In  connection  with  the  apothecary 
store,  th.e  firm  manufactured  a  variety  of  com- 
pounds, such  as  all  druggists  sell,  but  few 
make.  While  in  Mancliester  Mr.  Williams 
became  convinced  that  there  was  a  great  and 
increasing  demand  fur  a  better  quality  of  >hav- 
ing  soap  than  was  to  be  had  and  he  began 
to  experiment  in  making  soap.  For  two  }-ears 
he  continued  this  work,  giving  away  his  prod- 
uct to  friends  and  neighbors  to  test.  He  tin- 
ally  placed  on  the  market  a  superior  article 
under  the  name  of  "Williams'  Genuine  Yankee 
Soap" :  its  success  led  to  countless  imitations 
and  led  the  Williams  Brothers  into  much  liti- 
gation to  protect  their  product.  The  business 
was  continued  at  Manchester  until  1847  when 
the  firm  was  dissolved.  George  W.  Williams 
retained  the  drug  business  and  later  moved  to 
Hartford.  James  Baker  Williams  moved  to 
Glastonbury  where  he  leased  from  his  father- 
in-law,  David  Hubbard,  a  small  grist  mill,  and 
continued  to  manufacture  shaving  soap  and  a 
few  other  articles.  After  a  year  or  more, 
another  brother,  \\'illiam  S.  ^^"illiams,  joined 
him,  and  the  name  was  changed  to  James  B. 
Williams  &  Compan}-,  remaining  thus  until 
1885  when  the  business  was  incorporated 
under  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Connecticut 
under  the  title  of  The  J.  B.  Williams  Com- 
pany. James  B.  Williams  was  president  to  the 
time  of  his  death  :  David  W.  Williams  was 
vice-president:  his  nephew,  George  G.  Wil- 
liams, treasurer,  another  nephew,  Bernard  T. 
Williams,  secretary,  and  his  son.  Samuel  H. 
\\  illiank^,  chemist.  The  original  plant  oper- 
ated by  ^Ir.  W  uliams  at  Glastonburx-  had  less 
than  two  thousand  five  hundred  sc|uare  feet 
of  tioor  space,  while  the  company  now  has 
nearly  two  hundred  tliousan.d  feet.  Tlie  ca- 
pacity has  increased  ei'ghty-fc'ld  ami  sliows 
constant  growth.  The  profluct  finds  a  ready 
sale  in  all  parts  of  the  world.  Tiiere  is  per- 
haps no  concern  in  the  multitude  of  manufac- 
turing establishments  of  Connecticut  that 
reaches  with  its  product  as  many  persons  and 
has  achieved  as  extended  a  reputation  as  the 
\\  illiams  Companw  The  business  history  has 
been    hic;hl\-    creditable.      Tiiough    beHnning 


with  borrowed  capital,  his  credit  was  alway.; 
of  the  best.  He  act|u.;red  a  large  fortu.ne  in 
the  lei^itimate  channels  i)f  trade  and  never 
lost  tile  gijod  will  of  a  customer.  Year  bv 
year,  almost  without  exception,  the  business 
of  the  concern  increased,  from  the  start  ti> 
the  present  time.  Mr.  Williams  was  also 
president  of  the  Williams  Brothers  Manufac- 
turing Company  of  Glastonbury  and  of  the 
N'ermont  Farm  Machine  Comjiany  of  BelFiws 
Ivalls.  \'ermont. 

.Mr.  Williams  enjoyed  a  remarkably  long 
life,  retaining  his  health  and  faculties  to  an 
extreme  age.  From  1886  to  the  time  of  his 
death  he  spent  his  winters  in  Florida,  mostly 
at  the  town  of  Leesburg.  He  was  fond  of  out- 
tloor  e.xercise  and  used  to  work  daily  in  his 
garden.  Fie  never  used  tobacco  and  when  a 
bo_\-  of  nine  signed  the  total  abstinence  pjledge 
and  always  Icept  it.  His  iniluence  on  the  side 
of  temperance  was  very  great  in  the  commun- 
ity. He  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for 
\ViIliam  Pienry  Harrison  in  1840  and  three  of 
his  brothers  supported  tlie  same  candidate. 
He  rema-ned  in  the  Whig  party  until  the  Re- 
publican p.'irty  was  organized  and  afterward 
gave  his  support  to  the  principles  and  can- 
didates of  that  party.  He  represented  his  t>:>wn 
in  the  general  assembly  in  1863-64  and  during 
his  first  term  was  a  member  of  the  committee 
on  education ;  during  the  second  a  member 
of  the  committee  on  engrossed  bills.  Prior  to 
that  time  he  had  refuseil  several  times  tC'  ac- 
cei)t  nominations  for  public  otTlce.  He  refused 
a  re-nomination  to  the  legislative  office  and 
declined  all  further  honors  that  were  offered 
to  him.  While  a  resident  of  ^Manchester  he 
served  as  recorder  of  votes  during  the  exist- 
ence of  that  office. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  enlisted  in  the 
East  Hartford  Artillery  Company  and  was 
chosen  corporal,  but  he  soon  resigned  on  ac- 
count of  the  confining  duties  of  his  position  as 
a  (.Iruggist. 

In  1S38  he  joined  the  First  Congregational 
Church  in  Manchester  and  in  1S48  was  re- 
ceived into  the  First  Church  of  Christ  in  Glas- 
tonburv.  of  which  he  was  chosen  deacon  in 
1859.  continuing  in  that  office  the  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  was  ver}-  active  and  useful  in 
the  church.  He  was  a  member  of  the  C'  n- 
necticut  Historical  Society,  the  Connecticut 
Congregational  Club,  the  Harrison  \'eteran 
Club,  the  Independent  (  irder  of  Good  Tem- 
plars aiul  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. 

He  earnetl  and  enj<iye(l  the  respect  and  cc'ii- 
ndence  of  his  neighb<jrs  and  townsmen  as  well 
as  the  business  world  in  which  he  moved  for 
.-o  manv  vears.    Fie  set  a  high  standard  of  liv- 


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ing  and  was  kind,  charitable  and  sympathetic 
to  men  in  all  walks  of  life.  The  exten.i  of  his 
good  works  will  never  be  known,  lie  was  so 
modest  and  thoughtful  in  his  ways  of  gi\'ing 
and  helping  others.  In  both  business  and 
private  life  his  record  was  stainless,  a  model 
for  his  successors.  Few  liner  careers  of  self- 
made  American  business  men  can  be  found 
than  that  of  James  B.  Williams.  He  died 
March  2,  1907. 

He  married  (  first  j  September  24,  1S45,  Je- 
rusha  M.  Hubbard,  born  at  Glastonliury.  2\[a.y 
5,  1825,  died  November  20.  1866,  eldest  daugh- 
ter of  David  and  Jerush.a  i,  HoUister)  Hubbard, 
of  Glastonbury.  She  was  buried  in  her  na- 
tive town.  lie  married  (second),  in  iS6g, 
Julia  Elizalx'th  Hubbard,  a  younger  sister  of 
his  first  wife.  For  many  years  the  names  of 
Hubbard  and  Hollister  were  the  most  num- 
erous and  prominent  in  the  town  of  Glaston- 
bury. The  first  of  the  name  of  Hubbard  to 
locate  there  was  George  Hubbard,  who  set- 
tled there  when  the  town  was  part  of  \\'eth- 
ersfield.  ]\lrs.  Williams  was  b^rn  May  10, 
1839,  died   1902. 

Children  of  first  wife:  i.  ).lary  Ellen,  born 
November  29,  1S50.  2.  David  W'illard,  born 
April  12,  1853,  died  June  8,  1909:  he  had 
succeeded  his  father  as  president  of  The  J.  B. 
Williams  Company,  and  as  deacon  in  the 
church  :  he  had  been  president  of  the  church 
from  the  time  of  its  incorporation  in  1896; 
he  was  of  a  peculiarly  winsome  disposition, 
and  made  many  warm  friends  among  those  he 
was  thrown  into  contact  with  in  matters  he 
interested  himself  in  outside  of  his  business  ; 
he  serve!  two  terms  in  the  general  assembly, 
1893  and  1S95,  was  a  member  of  the  Sons  of 
the  American  Revolution,  the  Societv  of  the 
Colonial  Wars,  the  Hartford  Club,  the  Yale 
Club- of  New  York,  and  a  trustee  of  the 
Hartford  Theological  Seminary.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  October  2^,  1876,  Helen  Penfield 
Rankin,  daughter  of  Rev.  S.  G.  W.  Rankin; 
she  d'ed  in  1901.  and  he  married  ( second  > 
August  30,  1905,  Jennie  G.  Loomis.  daughter 
of  Judge  Dwight  LcMinnis.  of  Hartford:  chil- 
dren of  his  first  wife:  Helen  Louise,  born 
1878;  James  Willard,  18S; ;  Mildred,  18S7 : 
Ruth  Clarice,  1890:  I-ahel  Stoddard.  1S04; 
one  son  of  his  second  wife.  D'.vight  Loomis, 
,born  1909.  3.  Martha  Baker,  born  r)ctober 
17,  1854.  4.  Jessie  Elizabeth,  born  Nc.vem- 
ber  17,  1S57.  married  Henry  F".  Welch,  of 
Charleston.  South  Carolina,  an.d  died  there  in 
1901.  5.  James  Stod<]ard,  born  September  8. 
1859,  graduated  from  the  ^ilassachusetts  Ag- 
ricultural College  in  1S82;  after  several  ^■e^lrs 
spent  in  farmir.g  he  entered  the  Williams 
Brothers  Manufacturing  Company,  makers  c^f 


sih'cr-plated  ware,  and  has  been  successful 
in  building  up  a  large  bu'^iness,  succeedi:ig. 
his  father  as  president  of  the  company;  he 
also  served  a  term  in  the  general  assembly'  in 
1907;  he  is  president  of  the  Glastonburv 
Power  Ci:m,pany,  a  director  of  1  lie  J.  B.  Wil- 
liams Company  and  of  the  \'ermont  Farm 
}ilachinc  Company  of  Bellows  Falls,  \"er- 
mont,  a  member  of  the  Hartford  (Hub.  and 
president  of  the  corporation  of  the  First  Con- 
gregational Church  of  Glastonbury.  He  mar- 
ried, ^lay  26,  1887,  Katharine  F'hillips. 
daughter  of  Judge  R,  L.  B.  Clarke,  of  Wash- 
ington :  cliildren :  Katharine  Stoddard,  born 
18S9;  Helen  Devotion,  1891;  Percy  liunting- 
ton,  1894;  Edith  Clarke,  i8g6:  Jessie  Hub- 
bard, 1899;  James  Rufus,  1902.  6.  Samuel 
Hubbard,  mentioned  b.elow.  Children  of  sec- 
ond wife:  7.  Anne  Shelton,  born  Ni3\  ember 
5,  1S76.  8.  Richard  Solon:on.  Ijorn  July  8, 
t88o.  graduate  of  Amherst  College  in  1902; 
married,  October  18,  1904,  ]\lariaii  Homer 
Farnham,  of  Ossining,  New  York;  son,  Rich- 
ard Gordon,  born  June  20,   1908. 

("XTIF)  Samuel  Hubbard,  son  of  James 
Baker  Williams,  was  born  September  28, 
1864.  He  attended  the  public  schools  and 
academy  at  Glastonbury  and  entered  Amherst 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  tlie 
class  of  1885  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He 
took  a  po.-.t-graduate  course  in  the  Sheffield 
Scientific  School  of  Yale  L'niversity,  making 
chemistry  a  specialty.  For  some  years  after- 
ward he  was  chemist  for  The  J.  B.  Williams 
Company,  soap  manufacturers.  Fie  was  made 
secretary,  assistant  treasurer  and  treasurer 
successively,  and  is  now  vice-president  of  the 
corporation  which  his  father  established.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  has  been  tou  ;i 
treasurer,  secretary  of  the  board  of  school 
visitors,  president  of  Glastonburv  Free  Acan- 
em}-,  wiiich  is  now  the  public  high  school,  as- 
sessor of  the  town  and  is  now  chairman  of  the 
school  committee  of  Glastonbury.  He  was 
elected  from  his  native  town  to  the  general 
assembly  of  the  state  in  1900  and  was  houfe 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  education.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Hartford  Club,  the  Ci'in- 
grcgalional  Club,  the  L^niversity  Club  of 
Hartford.  Daskam  Lodge,  Xo.  86.  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons ;  of  Pythagoras  Chapter. 
Royal  .Arch  Masons;  of  Wolcott  Council. 
Royal  and  Select  Masters:  of  Washington 
Commandery,  No.  t.  Knights  Templar.  He 
is  a  prominent  inemiier  of  the  Congrecjationa! 
church,  of  which  for  twent\-  years  he  lias  been 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school,  and  he 
succeeded  his  brother  D.  W.  William-  at  hi- 
death  as  deacon  of  the  church,  an  office  their 
father   bad   held    for    fortv   vears.     Mr.    Wii- 


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liams  is  prc'-i'lcnt  of  the  Connecticut  Sunday 
School  As^ociation,  ami  of  the  Ijoard  of  trus- 
tees of  ti'e  Hartford  School  of  Kcliijious  Ped- 
ag:i>g-y,  and  is  one  of  the  best-known  Conyre- 
gaiionalisrs  in  the  state.  In  busi^c^s,  in  pub- 
lic life  and  in  social  and  church  altairs.  he 
has  proved  a  worthy  successor  of  his  father. 
He  married,  in  India,  January  9,  1S89, 
Frances  .\.  Scudder,  born  September  4,  18134, 
daughter  of  Rev.  William  W.  Scudder,  a  mis- 
sionary in  India,  who  had  been  for  eleven 
years  pastor  of  the  church  in  Glastonbury, 
who  died  in  Glastonbury  in  1895.  Children, 
born  in  Glastonbury:  Carol  Scudder,  bcrn 
}^lay  I,  1890:  Frances  Rousseau.  Xoveniber 
17,  1S91  :  -Martha  Huntington,  October  20, 
1896:  James  F-aker,  July  29,  1900. 


(\ )    Xatban    Williams,   son 

WILLIAMS  of  Isaac  Williams  (q.  v.), 
of  Stonington,  Connecticut, 
was  baptized  July  22.  1720!  He  married,  in 
1744,  Elizab.oth  Haley.  Children:  Prudence, 
born  Dcccmiier  18,  1745:  Lucy,  March  11, 
1747:  Ji>-luia.  'twin)  July  18,  1749;  Caleb, 
(twin):  Kaac.  (twin)  June  10,  1751;  John, 
(twin):  Jh.iir.a.  July  10,  T754:  Elizabeth, 
July  7.  175').  Catlierine.  (twin)  February  2j. 
175S:  Mary,    (twiiri. 

(\'I)  Caleb,  son  of  Xathan  Williams,  was 
born  July  18.  1749.  By  occu.pation  he  was  a 
farmer,  and  spent  b.is  life  in  Groton.  He 
married  Freelove  Fanning,  of  Gmton.  Con- 
necticut. Children :  Jesse,  born  June  28, 
1774.  menti:jned  belov,- ;  Alfred,  Caleb,  Miner, 
Edmund. 

;  VII  )  Jess'^.  son  of  Caleb  Williams,  was 
born  June  28.  1774,  He  r.iarricd,  Octcber  13, 
1802.  Betsey  Elizabeth  .-\\-ery.  Cliildrei: : 
Eliza,  born  December  22.  1803:  Caleb  Miner, 
March  30.  i8o''i,  mentioned.  beli>w ;  Alonza, 
June  2f\  i8<58  :  Ebenezer,  June  6.  181 1;  Ly- 
dia.  May  I,  1S13:  Frederick,  Mav  11.  i8t''). 

iMli)  Caleb  Miner,  -on  of  Jesse  Wil- 
liams. wa<  born  .darch  30.  1806,  in  Groton, 
and  died  there,  at  the  age  of  eight}'.  lie  was 
a  fanner  by  occupation,  and  was  also  in  busi- 
ness a>  a  merchant  in  Xoank.  Connecticut. 
He  was  pn:>minent  in  town  at¥airs,  and  filled 
many  positions  of  trust.  He  also  represented 
the  district  in  the  legislature.  He  married 
Sabra  Gallup,  born  at  (jroton,  Xo\'emil)er  ti, 
1809.  died  there,  Xoveniber  27,  1S84.  She 
was  the  eighth  chi'd  of  Gurdon  and  .Sibell 
Gallup,  who  were  married  February  15,  1795. 
Gurdon  Gallup  was  born  at  Groton,  December 
18,  1771.  and  his  wife.  Sibell  (Canron')  C,al- 
lup,  at  Preston.  Connecticut.  He  was  of  the 
sixth  generation  from  John  Gallup,  the  immi- 
grant, v.'ho  came  to  America  hum  the  parish 


of  ]\Iosterne,  county  Dorset,  England,  in  1630. 
John  Gallup  was  the  son  of  John  Gallup,  who 
was  tlie  son  of  Tiiomas  and  Agnes  !  \\'atk'!ns  i 
Gallup,  of  Xorth  Bowood  and  Strcxle,  whose 
descendants  still  own  and  occujiy  the  mar.ors 
of  Strode.  He  sailed  from  Plyniuuth.  Eng- 
land, March  20,  1630,  m  the  ship  "^vl.ary  and 
John"  and  arrived  in  X'antasket,  May  30,  of 
the  same  year.  He  went  first  to  Doreliester, 
and  soon  after  to  Boston.  His  wife  and  chil- 
dren followed  bini  in  1633.  He  renrlered  int- 
porta.it  service  to  the  infant  colony.  Both 
he  and  his  son  John  were  distinguisb.ed  for 
bra\ery  in  the  Pequot  war  an  1  in  King  Phil- 
'Ii's  war.  He  was  the  leader  of  the  friendly 
Alohegans,  in  the  swamp  fight  at  Xarragansett, 
Decem'her  19,  1675,  ^n''  ^^ 'th  se\eral  other 
ca])tains  was  -lain.  The  name  was  originalh" 
Gollup.  and  tb.e  familv  was  of  Franco-German 
ancestr\-,  from  Lorraine,  Children  of  Caleb 
Aliner  William^:  Betsey  Ann.  bcjrn  1S31; 
Gurdon.  January  30.  1832:  Lucy  Elizabetii, 
April  18,  1833 :  Emily,  January  30.  1835 : 
Jc'hn  Coleman,  April  24,  i83('i;  Xancv.  Feb- 
ruary 17.  1838:  Jesse  ]\Iiner,  October  i.  1840: 
Charles  Fish.  April  24,  1842,  mentioned  be- 
low: William  Ledyard,  October  18,  1843: 
Ellen  -\delaide,  3.1arch,  1845  •  Prank  Edgar, 
July  15,  1849. 

(IX)  Charles  Fish,  son  of  Caleb  iliner 
Williams,  was  born  April  24.  1842.  in  Grc>- 
ti'in.  died  in  Thomaston,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber 17.  1907.  He  received  a  common  scliool 
education,  and  wdten  eighteen  years  old  went 
to  work"  in  the  drug  store  of  Dr.  Seth  Smith, 
of  Xew  London,  where  he  remaine'l  four 
years.  He  was  then  employed  as  clerk  bv 
Lee  &  Osgood,  of  X'orwicb.  and  by  \\  .  S. 
Tyler  &  Son,  of  the  same  place.  Fi^r  a  num- 
ber of  years  he  was  in  partnership  with  ^Ir. 
Tyler,  of  Green^■ille,  and  later  opened  a  drug 
store  in  .\nsonia,  wdiich  he  carried  on  frT 
about  nine  years.  In  1878  he  bouQ;ht  the  old 
Seth  Tliomas  drug  store  in  Thomaston,  Con- 
necticut, and  soon  established  a  good  business, 
which  increased,  yenrlv.  In  pc.plitics  he  wa- 
a  Democrat  of  tb.e  con^ervati-v-e  type.  He  had 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  Iiis  felli:.\^--towns- 
men  wlierever  he  lived,  and  held  various  offi- 
ces  oi  trust.  In  Greenville  be  was  postmaster 
and  held  other  mini>r  office?  :  in  .\nsonia  he 
served  as  warden  of  the  borivagh  ;  in  Thom- 
aston be  was  selectman  for  several  years,  fire 
conimissioner,  etc.  He  v."as  one  of  the  di- 
rectors of  tlie  Thc'niaston  Xational  Rank.  In 
religion  he  was  a  Baptist,  and  bis  wife  a  Con- 
gregationalist.  He  was  a  man  of  superior 
intelligence,  of  cental  dispusjtion  and  a  uni- 
\ersal  fa\orite.  He  married.  Xo\-ember  5. 
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CONNECTICUT 


Foote  Reynolils.  a  prLiniincnt  farmer  of 
Thoniaston,  anil  liis  wife,  LorinJa  E.  (Ed- 
wards) Reynolds.  Henry  F.  ReMioicN  was 
the  son  of  Rufsell  and  Mary  (Castle)  Rev- 
nolds.  Russell  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and 
Sarah  (  Foute  ^  Reynolds.  Samuel  was  the 
son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah  (Warner)  Rey- 
nolds. Samuel  was  the  son  of  Samuel  and 
Susanna  (Turner)  Reynolds.  Samuel  was 
the  ?on  of  John  ajid  Ahiyail  (  Preston  )  Rey- 
nolds. John  wa-  the  son  of  John  and  Ann 
Reynolds.  Children  of  Charles  Fish  Wil- 
liams: Charles  Henry,  born  September  ii, 
1868,  mentioned  below;  Freilerick,  April  12, 
1870,  died  August  26,   1870. 

(X)  Charles  Henry,  son  of  Charles  Fish 
Williams,  was  born  September  11,  186S,  in 
Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  came  to  Thomas- 
ton  with  his  parents  when  ten  years  of  age. 
He  was  educated  in  public  and  private 
schools,  and  the  New  York  College  of  Fhar- 
macy,  where  he  graduated  in  1889.  He  was 
with  his  father  as  clerk  for  several  vears, 
and  later  was  taken  in  as  partner.  Up  to  18S9 
the  bu.>ine^s  was  carried  on  under  the  name 
of  C.  F.  William>  &  Son ;  ^ince  that  time  Mr. 
Williams,  the  younger,  has  run  it  alone,  under 
the  name  of  C.  H.  Wilhaiii^^.  He  is  a  direc- 
tor in  the  Thoma^ton  National  Bank,  a  mem- 
ber of  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Thomaston,  and 
of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He 
married,  October  31,  1894,  Martha,  daughter 
of  Gifleon  Walter  and  Sylvia  (Malthy) 
(Hartsock)  Woodruff,  of  Williamsport, 
Pennsxivania.  She  was  born  in  the  latter 
town,  January  I.  1872.  They  have  no  chil- 
dren. 


William       \\'illiams,      iinmi- 

WILLIAMS  grant,  was  born  about  i''i25, 
died  December  17,  1689.  He 
came  fnnn  Englaml  and  settled  in  the  east- 
ern part  of  Plartford  in  it>^6.  He  was  a  cooper 
by  trade.  He  was  admitted  a  freeman  in 
1634.  He  married,  No\ember  20,  1647.  Jane 
Westover,  who  died  December  25,  i68(i.  His 
will  was  dated  in  ifi8S.  Children:  William. 
John,  mentioned  belov.-.  James,  ("jabriel,  Sam- 
uel,  Elizabeth,  Jane.   Ruth..   Mary. 

( II  )  John,  son  of  W'ilHam  \\"illiams.  was 
born  in  Hartford.  His  will  was  flated  in 
1713.     He  had  five  ciiiKlren, 

(til)  Jacob,  son  of  John  Williams,  was 
born  at  Hartford  in  I'VyO.  He  married  Reiiec- 
ca  Hubbard.  Hi<;  will  was  dated  in  1730. 
He  had   nine  children. 

(I\')  Israel,  -on  of  Jacob  Williams,  was 
born  June  13.  1744,  at  Hartford  or  Windsor. 
He  removed  to  V.'est  Hartford,  where  he  died 


June  7,  181 2.  He  married  (tir.-t)  July  22, 
1772,  Beuiah  Loomis.  born  June  22.  1746, 
died  December  5,  17S4.  He  married  ( sec- 
on<l).  February  2^,  178O,  Cathorme  Coe,  bjrn 
January  16,  1744,  died  November  2^.  17S<J. 
He  married  (third)  October  31.  1791.  Martha 
Stanley,  who  (tied  April  18,  1818.  Chiidren 
vi  first  wife:  Anna,  born  May  17,  1776,  .iied 
March  18.  1S54:  Israel,  October  17.  1778, 
died  April  2y.  1846:  Warham.  October  20. 
1781,  died  September  30,  183 1.  Cliikl  of  rec- 
ord wife:  .-\nson,  December  18.  1786,  died 
January  24,  1826. 

I  \' )  Warham,  son  of  Israel  William-;,  was 
born  October  20.  178 1.  in  Wot  Hartland, 
died  September  30,  1831.  H.e  wa^  a  farn-ier. 
He  lived  and  died  at  Hartlaui!,  ami  lield 
various  town  offices.  He  Was  a  Free  .\Ia-on. 
He  married  L}dia  Ensign,  1S09.  Children : 
Dwight,-  Timothy,   Chloe  and  Clarissa. 

(Vl)  Timothy  Ensign,  son  of  Warham 
Williams,  was  born  at  West  Plartland,  Con- 
necticut, in  iSii,  died  September  1805.  He 
followed  farming  in  his  native  ami  surround- 
ings towns,  and  taught  school  for  a  niunber 
of  years.  Fie  represented  the  town  many 
terms  in  the  general  assembly  of  th.e  state  and 
was  state  senator.  He  possessed  great  exec- 
utive ability  and  was  held  -in  the  highest  es- 
teem in  the  conmuinity.  lie  wa--  judge  of 
probate  for  a  number  of  years.  He  married 
Octavia  Persis  Gaylord,  born  at  West  Hart- 
land,  died  July  2.  1905,  aged  eigbtv  vears. 
They  had  only  one  child,  Warh.am  Howaid, 
mentioned  below. 

I  \  II )  \\'arham  Ploward.  son  of  Tini'^tav 
Ensign  Williams,  was  b(jrn  in  \\"c:n  Ilariiar.l. 
October  9,  1853.  died  in  \\  in^ted,  Connecti- 
cut, July  14.  IQ04.  He  attended  tlie  public 
schools,  and  the  Winchester  Institute,  under 
Colcnnel  Ira  W.  Pettibone,  ami  \\'illi^ton  Sem- 
inary at  Easthampton,  Massachusetts.  He 
also  took  the  Chautauqua  Literary  and  Scien- 
tific Course.  He  worked  on  his  father's  farm 
during  boyhood  and  until  September.  I'^^i, 
when  he  came  to  Winsted.  Connecticut,  ar,'! 
commenced  his  business  career.  He  accep:e  1 
a  clerkship  in  the  Mechanics'  Savincf-  i'-jik 
and  became  its  secretary  in  188'')  and  held  ih\i 
oftice  until  th.e  time  oi  his  death.  He  "Aa- 
also  assistant  treasurer.  He  was  aUo  setu^r 
partner  of  the  firm  of  Williams,  Hallett  .!>; 
Griswold.  investment  brokers:  director  [:■  tlie 
Hurlbut  National  Rank,  the  Win:-ted  H.:.-i^r/ 
Company  and  tlie  Winsted  Eil:4-e  "I  ■  •"'■ 
Wr.rks:  secretary  of  the  I.itchfieM  C^'U-Tity 
Hospital :  treasurer  of  the  Winsted  Real  F- 
tare  Company;  treasurer  of  the  Fir>t  >ci!"il 
District;  treasurer  of  the  Fir-t  Ecclcsia-txT:! 
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tional  Church.  !Mr.  Vi'ilh'ams  was  a  member 
of  Winsted  Lodge,  Ancient  Order  of  United 
\\'orkmen.  He  was  a  Republican  in  politics. 
He  represented  the  town  of  Hartland  in  t'.ie 
legislature  of  the  state.  He  died  suddenly. 
being  ill  but  a  week.  He  underwent  an  oper- 
ation   for   appendicitis. 

Rev.  George  W.  Judson,  pastor  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  in  a  tribute  to  yir. 
WiUiams  at  the  funeral,  said : 

"Mr.  William^  will  be  missed — iinspeakal.ily  mis^cd 
by  his  neighbors  and  friends.  None  of  them  arc 
ytt  able  to  speak  of  their  loss  without  a  choking 
voice  and  tear-fiUcd  eyes.  His  was  not  a  demon- 
strative naSure.  liut  rather  the  calm,  quiet,  yet  ten- 
der and  true  -pint,  a  nature  you  could  always  de- 
pend upon.  t)nce  you  had  entered  into  personal 
friendship  with  him,  you  knew  you  possessed  some- 
thing that  would  abide  with  the  passing  years.  Still 
waters  run  deep.  Quiet  souls  are  those  which  ere 
we  realize  it,  have  found  a  place  in  the  affection  of 
our  hearts,  a  place  wliich  is  not  the  vestibule  nor  the 
outer  court  nor  the  formal  audience  chamber  or  re- 
ception hall,  but  the  living  room  where  love  abides. 
The  family  circle,  the  place  where  we  welcomf 
these  we  love,  those  who  without  outward  demand, 
have  a  heart  claim  to  its  warmth  and  affection  and 
make  a  place  for  themselves  which  is  all  their  own. 
I  do  not  know  a  man  in  this  community  to  v\  hom 
I  Would  have  sooner  gone  in  trouble  or  perplexity 
than  to  him  whose  absence  from  our  midst  makes 
all  hearts  mourn  to-day.  The  laborer  on  our  streets, 
not  yet  able  to  speak  our  language,  knew  Mr.  Wil- 
liams for  a  friend  and  he  was  planning  to  study 
Italian  that  he  might  befriend  them  better  in  time 
to   come. 

"Mr.  Williams  will  be  missed — who  of  us  yet 
knows  how  much — in  our  church.  I  well  remem- 
ber how  he  shrank  from  his  election  to  the  office 
of  deacon  a  few  years  ago.  He  dreaded  its  pub- 
licity and  honor,  feeling  he  did  not  deserve  they 
should  fall  to  him.  I  talked  with  him  about  it,  tell- 
ing him  that  to  be  a  deacon  meant  to  be  a  helper. 
a  helper  in  church  work,  a  helper  to  his  pastor,  a 
helper  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  head  of 
the  church.  And  that  is  what  Mr.  Williams  had 
been  before  he  became  deacon,  what  he  ha;  been 
all  these  years,  a  helper  of  his  pastor,  by  his  ap-. 
preciative  hearing  of  the  Gospel  message  and  as- 
sistance in  every  good  word  and  work,  a  helper  in 
bearing  the  burden  of  the  church's  financial  sup- 
port, in  its  regular  expenses,  its  new  church  con- 
struction and  its  missionarj-  Gospel  e.vtension  work. 
A  helper  in  keeping  parish  accounts  and  adminis- 
tering church  trust  funds,  a  helper  in  the  Sunday 
school  as  pupil  and  teacher,  a  helper  in  the  mid- 
week service  where  his  prayers  were  an  inspiration 
and  help  to  ns  all,  a  helper  in  the  Men's  Club,  in 
which  he  h."d  a  pergonal  interest  and  took  an  impor- 
tant part,  beheving  it  capable  of  great  things  in 
benefiting  the  men  of  the  church  as  well  as  those 
who  are  without. 

"It  goes  without  saying  that  our  brother  was  one 
whose  life  compared  with  his  religious  profession. 
Religion  was  life  to  him,  the  life  which  is  hid  with. 
Christ  in  God.  He  had  no  habits  which  ran  counter 
to  the  main  purpose  of  his  life,  and  this  fact  led 
his  physicians  to  hope  that  he  might  rally  from  the 
severe  shock,  which  he  almost  did.  *  *  *  He  had 
the  unreserved  confidence  and  trust  of  everyone  of 
us.  of  all  his  business  assoc!r!e=.  acni'.aintarces  and 
friends.     His   word   vas   as   good   as   his  bond,   and 


he  was  being  sought  more  and  more  by  those  who 
we.  iild  put  trusts  both  large  and  small  in  his  hands 
Up>  n  such  integrity  as  his  the  public  business  wel- 
fare rests.  Without  it,  each  of  us  would  have  to 
hoard  his  own  and  find  himself  able  to  make  liitle 
use  of  it.  With  it,  one  and  another  may  unite  their 
little  savings  and  be  sliarers  in  the  returns  wdiicii 
the  use  of  accumulated  funds  may  honorably  secure. 
Upon  integrity  buttressed  by  sagacity  and  business 
judgment  rest  the  confidence  of  widows  and  or- 
phans in  their  need,  knowing  well  that  their  little 
is  as  safe  and  secure  as  the  investments  of  the  rich 
and  great.  Business,  in  a  word,  was  with  Mr.  Wil- 
liams a  public  trust  and  he  discharged  its  obliga- 
tion- in  the  spirit  of  the  Apostolic  injunction,  "Dili- 
lieiit  ui  business,  fervent  in  spirit,  serving  the 
Lord.'  " 

2\Ir.  \\'illian'is  married,  September  14,  1S81, 
.^ara  Gilinan,  of  West  Hartland,  daughter 
of  Samuel  Blakeslee  and  .  Harriet  Theresa 
(Xewtonj    Gihnan    (see  Gilman  \'H). 

(The    Gilman   Line). 

(H)  Richard  (2)  Gilman.  son  of  Richard 
(n    Gilman,  was  born  in  Hartford,  in   1679. 

(HI)  Elias.  son  of  Richard  (2)  Gilman, 
died  before  February  18,  1754.  when  his  es- 
tate was   distributed   among  his   children. 

(I\')  Elias  (2),  son  of  Elias  (i)  Gilman, 
was  born  abuut  1720.  His  brother  Richard 
quitclaimed  t"  him,  December  23.  1761.  He 
deeded  to  Josiah  Gilman,  Alarch  30,  1774. 
\'arious  other  deeds  of  his  are  recorded  at 
Flartiord.  He  married  twice.  His  first  wife 
was  S>bil .  One  child.  Epaphras.  Sy- 
bil Gilman  ilie<l  when  Epaphras  was  five 
v\  eeks  old. 

(\')  Epaphras.  sion  of  Elias  (2)  Gi'maii, 
was  born  at  East  Flartiord,  1750.  died  Sep- 
ten-iber  11,  iSii.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution.  Fie  married  Flaniiah  Clark,  wiio 
died  August  31,   1S13. 

(  \'F)  George  Clark,  son  of  Epaphras  Gil- 
man, was  baptized  at  \\^est  Flartland,  Con- 
necticut. |.-\ugust  3.  t783,  died  January  2. 
1S43.  He  married  Sarah  Blakeslee,  baptized 
July  26,  1789. 

(\"H")  Samuel  Blakeslee,  son  of  Geore:e 
Clark  Gilman.  was  born  at  W'est  Hartland, 
Connecticut,  October  27,  182 1.  died  in  1S67. 
He  married  Harriet  Theresa  Xewton,  born 
at  West  Hartland.  Connecticut,  ]\iarch  5, 
1829,  now  living  with  her  daughter.  She  is 
a  lineal  ^lescendant  of  Roger  Xewton.  the  im- 
migrant ancestor,  who  married  ^.lary,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker,  one  of  tfie  found- 
ers of  ILartford.  Children  of  Samuel  B.  and 
Harriet  T.  Gilman:  i.  George  Lester,  a 
farmer  in  E'akota,  married  Emily  Gaines,  of 
Gene-eo,  Illinois :  children :  George  Gaines, 
FToward,  Elias,  Raymond  X'ewton,  Alice  The- 
resa. 2.  Sara,  married  W'arham  H.  Williams 
(see  Williams  \"1I'.     3.  Ida.  died  in  infancy. 


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4.  Ada  There?a,  married  Henry  W'etniore 
Beechcr,  funeral  director,  of  New  Haven. 
Connecticat,  partr.er  111  tlie  hrm  of  Lkecher 
&  Uennett. 

This  nanie  is  a  pn^niinent  i>ne 

DISBRO\\'  in  the  records  cif  Westchester 
county,  New  York,  and  tlie 
ancient  residence  of  tlie  Dislirnw  family, 
erected  in  1077,  -'^'^'11  stands  in  the  town  of 
Mamaroneck.  The  family  originally  came 
from  the  county  of  Essex,  England,  and  were 
related  to.  if  not  immediately  descended  from. 
General  Di?bro^v.  or  Disbrouq'h,  who  married 
Jane  Cri'niwe!!.  si-tcr  fit  tive  I'rotector.  Tney 
had  Seven  sijtis.  of  whom  the  youn^jest  was 
Benjamin.  A  Samuel  ni-l)n)UL;h  was  one  of 
the  first  setikrs  of  Guilford,  Connecticut,  in 
1650. 

The  immigrant.  Peter  Disbrow,  was  one  of 
the  first  and  principal  proprietors  of  Rye,  New 
York,  having  come  from  England  abciut  1660, 
and  in  1665  was  a  state  representative  from 
Stamford.  He  had  a  son  John  who  had  a 
son  Henry  wh:>.  in  168S,  conveyed  Iialf  his 
land,  situated  in  }danjaronerk,  to  has  son,  who 
a!s!>  bore  the  name  of  Henry.  The  estate 
ongin;dl_\  Ci'n^isted  oi  seven  hundred  acres, 
including  a  valuable  tract  of  woc>dland,  called 
the  hickoiy  gro\-e.  '['here  is  a  small  ceme- 
tery in  l\[aniaroneck  containing  several  me- 
morials to  the  Disbrow  familv.  In  the  pos- 
session of  William  Disbrow,  of  New  York, 
are  the  family  Bible,  edited  by  Basket,  of 
Lrmdon,  i~^>>.  and  a  silver-iieaded  walking 
stick   inscribed   "Hcn.ry    DisVjfow,    1697". 

(I)  Joser-b-  Disbrow,  t'orn  Decctniier  6, 
1705,  died  '.r'Vi.  rnarr'ed  Abigail,  daugbiter 
of  John  ;\rcci-:cr.  Cbildien:  jchn.  born  Jan- 
uary 15,  17,^2.  died  ^La\  II.  1732;  Jabez, 
Jime  23.  !7.i4;  Ja-on,  .Vpril  30,  1736;  Betty, 
November  1'^,  1738,  died  Soptemiier  13.  17JS: 
Noah.  February  8,  1740:  Lois,  January  29, 
1742:  Joseph.  Fel>ruar_\-  28.  17-f-'..  mentioned 
below;  .Asael.  l^.Iarch  2S,  1747,  died  May  2, 
1813.  mL>\"ed  to  A-hland  Greene  coimtv,  New 
"^'ork,  in  1701):  Thadileus,  }>{ay  3,  1749:  Elias, 
November  20.  1750.  died  Tr,:-iuai'y  12,   1832. 

(Til  Jtxei'b  ■2).  son  of  Joseph  I  i)  ;ind 
.\l>igail  i' .M-c'rer''  i3i^bn"'".-.  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 28.  1744,  and  rd.nrird  Phoebe  Hen- 
dricks, in  17118.  The}-  had  fi\e  children, 
among  then-,,   Joseph,   mentioned  below. 

('Iir>  Josrph  i;'-,).  son  of  jijseph  ('2)  and 
Phoebe  {  f 'on.flricks  )  Disbr'-iv.-.  niarric'i  Ar.na 
Tb)dge.  and  they  were  tb.e  parents  of  a  son, 
i^feeker.  mentioned  beb-w. 

(IV)  'Meeker,  son  of  Jo-ejb  (31  and  .-\iuia 
(Hodge)  Disbrow.  was  born  June  8,  179"^. 
divii  .'s.pril.  1S4.J.     Fie  v.as  a  combmaker  and 


had  a  factory  in  B.rL.rikfiold,  \\hcre  he  spent 
the  greater  part  of  id.-  life.  lie  married,  De- 
cember 12,  183O,  Julia  \\hitl(x-k,  an.d  tlie  fol- 
lowing sons  were  born  to  them :  Henry  Sel- 
leck,  born  October  12,  1837;  David  Burr,  Au- 
gust I,  1841  ;  William  E..  mentioncil  below. 
(\'i  William  E.,  son  of  Meeker  and  Julia 
(\\  hillock  I  Disbrow.  was  l)orn  .March  i^. 
1844,  in  B.rookheld,  C'innecticut,  died  in 
Bridgeport,  March  2,  1907.  He  was  self-ed- 
ucated, and  like  most  bo\s  who  attaitied  to 
their  early  manlKiod  in  the  stirring  da\  s  i;f 
the  opening  i-if  the  civil  war  experienced'  mil- 
itary life  instead  of  a  higher  education  or  an 
ear!)-  start  in  Ijusiness.  At  eighteen  he  en- 
liste<l  in  the  Second  Regin.icnt,  Connecticut 
N'oluiUeers,  Fleax-y  A.rtillery,  the  date  of  his 
enlistment  being  August  ii,  1862.  He  was 
soi;>n  promoted  to  the  rank  of  corporal.  On 
June  20,  1864,  he  was  wounded  at  Peters- 
burg, \'irginia,  and  he  also  took  part  in  the 
engagements  at  North  .Anna,  Tolripotomv, 
Cold  Flarbor,  Petcr-luirg,  Winchester,  Fish- 
er's Hill,  Cedar  Creek,  Sailor  Creek,  Fort 
Fisher,  S])i3tt>_\  Ivan.ia,  and  Snicker's  Gap — • 
all  in  X'irginia.  In  July,  1865,  he  was  hon- 
orably discharcrrd.  After  the  war  he  settled. 
in  Bridgepoit.  where  he  was  for  a  tinie  em- 
ployed as  a  springmaker,  afterward  engaging 
in  the  tire  insurance  business  and,  becoming 
idicntiiied  with  pension  interests.  In  iSgh 
Governor  Coffin  ai'i^ointed  him  quartermaster- 
general  of  th.c  state.  He  tilled  that  pr,sition 
most  ethciently,  resigning  in  December.  1897, 
in  oriicr  to  take  the  oa.th  cd'  de;)ut\-  collector 
and  cu>Loriis  inspectoi-,  ottices  which  lie  filled 
up  to  tlie  lime  of  the  bnef  illness  which 
caused  Ins  death — a  period  of  nearly  ten 
\ears,  during  which  lie  liarl  full  charge  of  the 
marine  department  of  the  cii^^toms  service. 
His  [jroiiiinence  in  the  Grand  .Army  of  the 
I'lepublic  was  widely  kr.owii  and  appreciated 
by  rea-i^n  of  tlie  fact  tliat  f'^r  t^venty  years 
he  served  as  unartei-master  of  Flias  IT(-)we 
Post.  No.  3.  an<l  for  foin-  _\ears  held  the  ot- 
ilcc  of  commander.  In  1S76  he  was  eleciC'l 
depar'uient  commauilcr  of  the  (irard  A.rniy 
of  tb.e  Re[n;blic  in  Connecticut,  ami  he  nU':> 
ser\ed  a^  secre:ar\  and  [iresident  of  ihe  Sec- 
ond Connecticut  F{eav_\-  .Artillerv  .\^sociation. 
In  local,  state  and  national  politics  General 
Disbrow  took  a  steady  and  active  interest,  and 
he  was  a  lifelong  and  lovai  adherent  of  tl.c 
Republican  party.  He  was  ever  an  advocate 
of  the  most  honorable,  straigr.tforward  ar.d 
clean  nietb.ods  in  politics,  a.nd  his  high  prin- 
cip.Ies  and  keen  interest  did  much  for  the 
growth  of  political  integrity  in  his  cit\ .  ije 
was  rliairman  of  the  Repu.blican  town  roni- 
mittee  and.  rcgistr.-tr  of  voters  for  ma;;_v  years. 


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1875 


In  1S80  he  had  cliarge  of  the  taking  of  the 
cer.su;-.  iJe  N\a^  a  ir.eir.ber  uf  tlK  Masonic 
fraternity,  the  lnde[ien(lent  Order  of  (Jdd 
l^ellow  s  and  Good  Ten.iplars.  I?Hiriny"  tlie  en- 
tire perioil  of  Iiis  residence  in  Uridgeport  lie 
was  a  mcnil)er  and  hberal  sup]3orter  of  the 
First  Baptist  Church  of  that  city  and  served 
as  one  of  the  committee  in  charge  of  the 
building  of  the  present  edifice. 

A  true  soldier  of  many  brave  deeds,  an 
honorable,  patriotic  and  useful  citizen,  and  a 
public  official  of  great  capability  and  integrity. 
General  Disbrow  made  for  liimsclf  a  name 
widely  honored  l.iy  the  many  not  fortunate 
enougli  tri  kti'i^v  him  as  a  personal  friend. 
He  was  of  a  kimJly.  generous  and  unselfish 
nature,  possessing  a  warm  heart  and  a  cheer- 
ful disposition.  His  success  in  military,  civil 
and  business  life  was  due  to  his  great  indus- 
tr_\-.  unfailing  honor  and  sterling  worth  as  a 
soldier  and  a  man. 

("leneral  Di-hrcAv  married,  ]\Iay  22.  187S, 
Lillie  J.  Roiiiu-cju,  of  I. a  Crosse,  Wisconsin, 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Hannah  P.  (\\'ilder) 
Robinson  (see  Wilder  XH),  and  their  chil- 
dren are:  (^liarles  R.,  connected  with  the 
Union  Metallic  Cartridge  Company  ;  Lily  E.. 
stenographer:  Helen  J.,  graduate  of  Snnth 
institute  and  a  kindergarten  teacher. 

(The  WiWcr  Line). 
The  first  Wilder  known  in  hi^^t.iry  was 
Xichi.'las.  a  niili(;;ry  chieftain  in  the  arnu  of 
the  Earl  of  Richmond,  at  the  battle  of  Br.s- 
worth,  in  14S5.  The  fact  that  it  is  a  Ger- 
m.-'.n  name,  quite  common  in  some  parts  of 
Germany  at  tlie  present  time,  would  indicate 
that  he  was  one  of  those  who  came  with  the. 
Earl  from  France  and  landed  at  ^.[ilford  Ha- 
ven. On  April  15,  1497,  being  the  twelfth 
}'t"ar  of  the  rci'_;n  ',f  Henry  the  Seventh,  :hat 
mi;narch  gavi.;  to  Xic'.vilas  \\  ilder,  as  a  token 
of  his  favor,  a  landeii  estate  with  a  cciat-of- 
arms.  This  e-tate  is  still  held  by  his  heirs. 
(H)  John,  "^on  c-f  Xicholas  Wilder,  was  in 
priscession  of  the  e-tatc  in  15-5.     He  married, 

.\i;ne~ and    ibcy    had    a    smi    and    a 

daughter:  Tolni.  mentioned  belov/ ;  and  Agues, 
who  diei.I  in   1580. 

(  HI  i  John  (2),  ion  of  John  f  i  ,1  and  Ag- 
nes Wilder,  died  m  1588.  He  n.^arried  .Mice, 
daui;hter  of  Tlnimas  Keat^.  Cliildren :  John. 
XiThclas,  Williani.  Tlii-ma'^.  mcntiiiucd  be- 
low:  Elean.Tr.   J.  ;ni.   Alice. 

f[\'!   Tbi.ina-,   r-on  of  John    (2)   and  Alice 

;  ('Keats'i   Wilder,  was  of  Shiolake.  (")xon,  and 

I         pronrietcir  of  ihe  Sulh.am  inlicritance  in  Berk? 

I        eouiuy,      England.        He      married      ?\Iarth.a 
.    and    their   children    were:      lolin.    of 

I        Xunhiile,    heir-apfiarent   oi    Thomas,   died    in 


ii-iS8:  Thomas,  mentioned  i)cliiw ;  Elizaix-lh, 
born  1621,  married,  in  Hinyham,  Massaciiu- 
setts.  January  17,  it>yj,  Thomas  Ensign,  of 
^citu.ae,  Massachusetts;  Edward.  1623.  died 
()cti'bcr  28,  ih'jo,  married  Elizabeth  'Ames : 
-Mary.  Thonias  WiliJer.  the  father,  died  in 
i')J4.  and  in  M^y,  163S.  his  witknv  left  Slhp- 
lake  for  the  colonies,  settling  at  Hingham. 
Massachusetts.  The  town  records  show 
grants  of  land  to  Edward  Wilder  and  his  mo- 
ther, who  remained  with  him  in  Hingham  un- 
til her  death  in  1652. 

(\  )  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Thomas  (i^  and 
.Alartha  Wilder,  was  born  in  lorS.  and  set- 
tled, in  Charlestown,  IMassachusetts,  where  he 
was  made  a  freeman  in  1640.  In  1659  he  re- 
moved with  his  family  to  Xashawena.  now 
Lancaster,  Massacliusetts,  where  lie  was  a  se- 
lectman and  filled  many  other  positions  of 
trust   until   his   death    in    1667,     He  married, 

in    1641.    Anna ,    wdio   died    June    10, 

1002.  Children:  ^lar}-,  born  June  .30,  1642; 
Thomas,  September  14.  1644,  married,  1668, 
Alary  Houghton:  John.  iG4C\  mentioned  be- 
low;   Elizabeth,    1648;    Xathaniel,    Xovember 

3,  1650,  died  July,  1704.  married  Mary  Saw- 
yer. 

(\'I)  John  <3),  son  of  TlKjmas  (21  and 
Anna  Wilder,  was  born  in  1646,  in  Charles- 
town,    iMassachusetts,    and    was    a    farmer    in 

Lancaster.     He  married  Hannah. .  and 

their  children  were:  John,  baptized  July  12, 
1673,  mentioned  below:  Thomas,  ':--orn  1676. 
married  Susannah  Hunt:  Flannah,  October 
31,  1679,  died  September  26,  172S:  J.imes, 
1681  :  Ebenezer,  June  23,  1683.  died  Decem- 
ber 25.  1728:  Anna.  1690,  died  1736,  married 
Joseph   \\'i]lard. 

O.H;  John  (4).  son  of  John  (3>  and 
Hannah  ^\'ilder,  was  I^aptized  fulv  12.  1673. 
He  was  a  farmer  at  Six  Xations,  afterward 
Soutli  Lancaster,  and  nj:u,-  the  town  of  Clin- 
ton. He  married  S.-.rah  Sawyer,  and  their 
ciiikhen  vvere:  Jonas,  horn  Xovember  16, 
iCiOQ.  died  1707.  marrie  1  Eunice  Beaman  :  Jo- 
-iah,  J.muary  (>.  1701.  married  Prudence 
Ke\es:  Mary.  July  o,  1703.  married  A\'ll!iam. 
Richp.n's'-n :  Hannali.  },rarch  4,  1708;  'lona- 
than,  C'ctober  3.  1710:  Ji.lin.  .Xpril  13,  1713. 
married  Prudence  \\'i!der ;  Thankful.  .Vpri! 
15.   f7i5'  ^^'ilh'am,  mentioned   below-. 

f'\"Ill)  Wiiliam.  s  mi  of  John  (4^1  and 
Saraii  (Sawyer)  Wilier,  wa-  born  September 

4,  1717,  and  was  a  farmer  in  that  part  of 
Lancaster  which  is  now  Bi_>lton.  He  married, 
in  1730,  Sarali  Sawver.  Chil'ircn :  fohn, 
horn  Xovember  28,  1741,  married  Rebecca 
SawAtr  and  removed,  to  i\;tne_v,  \"ermont ; 
William.  f>cr,-ihcr  17.  1743.  scifi'ed  in  West- 
minster;   Sarah.    April    24.     1750;    Prudence. 


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CONNECTICUT 


April  17,  1757  ;  Abel,  January  16,  17110,  died 
June  6,  iScxS,  r.ia'-ried,  March  28,  1779,  Han- 
nah Green,  of  JJoltori ;  Daniel,  uicntii.med  be- 
lo\v. 

(IX)  naniel.  ?on  of  \\'illiani  and  Sarah 
(Sawyer)  Wilder,  was  born  Aug'ust  21,  1764, 
was  by  trade  a  carpenter  and  in  earl_\-  life 
lived  in  (Jrwell.  N'ernicint.  He  removed  to 
Malone,  Xew  York,  where  he  li\etl  many 
years,  and  then  went  with  one  of  his  sons 
to  Michig:an,  where  he  died  in  185 1. 
He  married,  in  \'ermont.  Poll}-  Gould,  and 
they  had  twehe  children  whose  names  have 
been  preserved,  though  not  in  the  order  of 
birth :  Abel,  born  1783,  mentioned  below ; 
Orra,  \vho  married  and  iiad  a  son,  Ilyman  A., 
who  was  a  graduate  of  \\"illiams  College  and 
a  missionar}-  in  South  Africa,  died  in  1877, 
in  Hartford,  Connecticut;  Joseph.  Alvin.  Dan- 
iel, William  D.,  Lucretia,  Polly.  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth, Alelinda,  Jerusha. 

(X)  Abel,  son  of  Daniel  and  Polly  (Gould) 
Wilder,  was  born  in  1783,  and  was  a  carpen- 
ter at  Malone.  Xew  York.  He  married,  in 
1808,  Hannah  Payne,  born  in  1784.  died  in 
1S42.  She  v.as  of  the  Eastham  (Alajsachu- 
setts)  branch  of  the  family  to  which  belonged 
Robert  Treat  Paine,  signer  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence.  The  Paines.  or  Paynes, 
are  of  ver}-  ancient  stock,  tracing  back,  not- 
withstanding the  diftercnce  of  orthograpliv, 
to  one  ancestral  head.  Dolh-  Pavne.  of  this 
familx,  v>as  the  wife  of  Pre  ident  Madison. 
Children  of  Abel  and  Hannali  (  I^ayne)  Wil- 
der: I.  Royal  Gould,  born  February,  1809. 
died  In    1S13.     2.  Thomas   P.,  April  4.   1811, 

marrietl  Poliy .     3.  James  M..  June  25. 

1813,  married  .\nc;eline  Day;  children:  Laura. 

Eliza.   r.lii-:er.  .\li.-e  and .     4.   Hannah 

P.,  Xo\-eml'er  13.  1814,  mentioned  below.  5. 
Royal  Gould,  h^irn  Feljruary  28,  1S16.  mar- 
ried, March  3,  1846,  Eliza  J.  Smith.  He  was 
for  many  year^  a  n.iissionar}  at  Kolajioor.  In- 
dia, uniii  C'.r.ipeiled  by  ill  liealth  to  return  10 
the  I'nitcu  Slates,  when  he  settled  at  Prince- 
ton. Xew  Jer-cy ;  chiMren :  Edward  Pa^•^|Jn. 
a  lawwr  in  Xew  York.  }dar\-  T^ne.  William 
Royal',  Grace  Evei>n  and  Rj/ert.  r,.  P,,,!ly 
Maria,  born  Ma-chi  4.  1821.  died  March  17. 
1851 :  married  Henrv  Austin:  one  son.  Ifenrv. 
7.  Phoebe  Elmira.  bcrn  July  16.  1824.  mar- 
ried Joseph  I.ampson :  childi'en:  Christnia. 
Chester,  -\ngusta  and  Charles.  S.  Wil'iam 
Clement,  born  .April  24,  1S26.  married  Ada- 
line  Hastings:  children:  Henry  ani1  Adaline. 
9.  Sarah  Cb.arlotte,  born  February  15,  1830. 
married  .\ndrew  Day:  children:  Wilham.  El- 
nier.  Carrie  and  r,rai-c.  10.  Jo-;i:.iii  Prince, 
born    [anuarv  q.   i,s;jj,   died,  in  infancy. 

(Xis    Hannah    P..    dau-hter   of    .\bel   and 


Hannah  ( Payne  ^  Wilder,  was  born  Xovem- 
ber  13,  1814,  in  Malone,  X'ew  York,  and  mar- 
ried Charles  Robinson,  of  La  Crosse,  Wiscon- 
sin, later  of  Malone,  Xew  York.  He  v.as 
born  in  Gerniantown,  Pennsylvania,  son  of 
John  and  Mary  (Drcscher)  Robinson,  the 
former  of  Scotch  and  the  latter  cf  Dutch  de- 
scent. John  Robinson  was  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812  and  died  in  Cincinnati.  Charles 
Robinson  was  reared  in  Philadelphia  :uk1 
learned  the  t'"ade  of  cabinet  maker.  He  w  as  a 
\"ery  line  mechanic  and  was  also  an  in.\  e;itor 
of  turbine  water  wdieels,  which  he  built,  also 
mills  and  dams  in  ilalone,  Franklin  cou.nty, 
Xew  York.  Later  he  went  to  La  Crosse, 
Wisciinsin.  wdiere  he  engaged  in  the  sri'eerv 
business  and  was  later  in  Oshkosh  for  the 
purpose  of  taking  up  water  rights  there  ;  re- 
turned to  La  Croi^e  and  passed  the  remainder 
of  his  life  there,  dying  at  the  age  of  se\en.ty- 
seven.  Children  of  Charles  and  Hannah  P. 
(^^'ilder)  Robinson:  1.  Almira,  died  young. 
2.  John  W.  3.  }\lartlia  L.,  married  }ilack 
Kellogg,  of  La  Crosse,  Wisconsin.  He  was 
born  in  Canada  and  was  a  telegraph  operator, 
lie  latej-  became  connected  with  the  .Vi-rc' 
York  Herald  as  a  war  correspondent  and  was 
killed  in  the  Custer  massacre.  They  had  two 
cliildren:  Sue  Cora,  married  Edward  Uirev. 
and  Mattie  Grace,  married  Frank  Stuart 
Temple,  a  pliysician  of  Boston  ;  they  ha^■e  ''■vc 
son.  Franklin  Lyman.  4.  Lillie  J.,  mrntioiied 
below. 

(XII)  Lillie  J.,  daughter  of  Cliarles  and 
Hannah  P.  (Wilder)  Robinson,  wa^  b  ;-ri 
June  28.  1845,  and  married  William  E.  !'i-:- 
brcw  (see  Disbrow  \'~).  I\lrs.  Dlsbrow  's 
the  only  survivor  of  her  family.  Her  mo- 
ther died  at  the  age  of  seventv-six.  Her  par- 
ents were  members  of  the  Baptist  chnrcii. 


Morgan    Gardner    Bnlke'.ev. 

BULKELEY  president  of  one  of  the 
strongest  insurance  comoa- 
nies  in  America,  the  Aetna  Life  Insurance 
Company  of  Hariforfl.  ex-governor  of  C'-^n- 
necricut.  f"rmer  Unitetl  State-  Senatr^r.  hank- 
er. pc'>l!tician.  orator,  pliilanthropi-t  and  pa- 
triot, veteran  soldier  and  pui.ilic  ser.-ant.  has 
iiad  a  career  of  =uch  strong  and  varied  aciiieve- 
mcnt  that  Iiis  life  ha.  been  lived  in  tiie  pr.hlic 
eye  more  thai;  ahnost  any  other  citizen  (•! 
C'Muiecticut.  He  was  born  m  tht  iittle  ^■i!la2^e 
lit  East  Haddam.  ^liddlesex  county.  Connecti- 
cut, December  2<^.  1837. 

His  ancestors  were  among  tho^e  men  o: 
spirit  anil  stability  wdio  came  from  F.n'.;land 
in  early  times  to  live  the  life  of  indejieivii.  nee 
and  justice  wiiich  their  education  and  iti-tinct 
taught   tiicm    to   crave.      The   naine    Bn'kciey 


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1877 


was  in  remote  times  Buclough,  first  known  as 
the  name  ot  a  range  of  monntains  in  the 
count}-  Palatine,  Chester,  England,  wliere 
Baron  Robert  lUiclongh  was  loVd  of  the  Man- 
or Bncloiigji  in  the  time  of  King  J(_ih.n.  in 
1634  the  [\ev.  Peter  Bulkelcy,  fellow  of  St. 
John's  College,  Cambriilge,  silenced  for  non- 
conformity, after  a  ministry  of  twenty-one 
years,  emigrated  tc")  America  with  a  band  of 
adherents  and  settled  in  Concord,  Massachu- 
setts, riis  son,  the  Rev.  Gershom  Bulkeley, 
was  grarlnated  from  Harvard  College  in  1655 
and  marrietl  the  daughter  of  President 
Charles  Chauncey,  of  Plarvard.  Gershom 
Bulkeley  was  a  renowned  scholar  and  divine 
as  well  as  a  skillful  surgeon,  a  brave  soldier, 
a  leading  politician  and  a  forceful  contro- 
versialist, linguist  and  Viriter.  His  son,  lohn, 
was  the  first  clergyman  to  have  a  church  in 
Colchester,   Connecticut. 

In  his  early  boyhood,  which  was  spent  in 
the  village  of  his  birth.  }iIorgan  G.  Bulkeley 
was  vigorous,  industrious  and  zealous  in  the 
development  of  both  mental  and  physical 
strength.  When  he  was  nine  years  old  the 
family  located  in  Hartford  where  he  attended 
the  pufilic  schools  until  he  was  fourteen  years 
old.  The!i.  in  185 1,  he  entered  the  enifiloy  of 
the  Aetna  Lite  Insurance  Company  as  office 
sweeper,  with  wages  of  one  dollar  a  week. 
Two  years  later  liis  father  became  president 
of  that  company,  of  which  he,  too,  was  to 
be  the  head  in  his  mature  life.  After  a  short 
experience  at  this  humble  occupation  the  lad 
went  to  Brooklyn,  where  he  acted  as  bundle 
ckrk  ill  a  mercantile  house.  Icnown  as  H.  P. 
Morgan  and  Company,  in  \vhich  he  became  a 
partner  fe\'en  }-ears  later.  In  1S61,  in  an- 
swer to  the  call  for  volunt-cers  at  the  out- 
break -of  the  civil  war,  young  Bulkeley  enlist- 
ed in  the  Thirteenth  Regiment,  Xew  York 
\'oIunteer  Infantry,  and  ser^-ed  with  credit 
during  tlie  Peninsular  campaign.  After  the 
war  he  took  a  keen  interest  in  politics  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Republican  general  commit- 
tee of  Kinc;s  county. 

After  the  death  of  his  father  in  1S72,  !Mor- 
gan  G.  Bulkeley  came  to  Hartford,  which  has 
ever  since  been  his  home  and  the  center  of 
his  many  business  and  political  interests. 
Soon  after  his  return  to  Plartford  he  organ- 
ized the  United  States  Bank  in  that  city  and 
was  its  first  presi^ient,  holding  that  ottice  from 
1872  to  1S79.  The  well-known  solidity  of  that 
institution  is  greatly  rlue  to  his  sound  iug- 
inent  and  capable  financiering.  In  1S79,  upon 
the  retirement  of  Thomas  O.  Enders,  Mr. 
Bulkeley  became  president  of  the  Aetna  Life 
Insurance  Ciimpany.  established  and  man- 
aijefl  b\'  k.is  father  aloutf  such  stronir  lines  and 


destined  to  become  under  }iIorgan  G.  Bulke- 
ley's  great  organizing  skill,  firm  principle  and 
rare  manag;erial  genius  an  institution  sur- 
pa~-~ed  by  none  of  its  kind  for  progress,  suc- 
cess and  sound  standing.  Its  headship  de- 
mands far-sighted  sagacity,  unswerving  in- 
te!.;rity,  keen  knowledge  of  men  and  thorough 
intimacy  \vith  all  branches  of  finance  as  well 
as  great  executive  ability.  All  these  essentials 
are  combined  in  a  marked  degree  in  President 
Bulkeley  as  well  as  personal  magnetism  and 
the  tact  and  good  fellowship  that  make  him 
the  friend  of  his  employees  and  his  policy 
holders,  .\lthough  the  Aetna  has  been  his 
chief  business  interest  he  has  had  many  other 
strong  business  ties  and  has  been  a  director  in 
the  Aetna  National  Bank,  the  Aetna  I-"ire  In- 
surance Company,  the  I'nited  States  Bank, 
all  of  Hartford,  and  in  the  W'illimantic  Linen 
Company. 

.\  political  career  equally  long  and  strong 
has  been  achieved  by  Morgan  G.  Bulkelew  In 
1S75  he  became  a  councilman  in  Hartford  and 
the  following  year  he  was  elected  alderman. 
From  1880  to  tSS8  he  was  mayor  of  the  city 
of  Hartford,  a  position  for  wdiic!)  his  con- 
scientious study  of  munici]'al  politics  and  rare 
executive  powers  made  him  well  fitted.  In  the 
office  of  mayor  lie  ])roved  himself  wise  in  his 
vigilance  over  the  c't\">  niniiex .  true  to  his 
principles  irrespective  of  pariisan  feelings  and 
thoroughly  the  servant  and  benefactor  of  the 
people.  Each  year  he  -pent  man\'  times  his 
salarv  in  fresh  air.  w'ork  of  a  most  practical 
nature  and  in  many  other  movements  for 
ameliorating  the  lot  of  the  poorer  classes  of 
Hartford.  Loving  the  Connecticut  river  near 
which  he  was  born,  he  brousfht  its  beauties  to 
the  notice  of  tlie  public  by  free  excursions  up 
and  down  its  course  ami  by  making  various 
improvements  a'ong  its  course  which  were 
forerunners  of  his  later  great  work  along  this 
line  and  in  securina;  the  new  bridge. 

In  1SS8  2^Iayor  Bulkeley  v.-as  noniinated  by 
acclamation  for  the  office  of  governor,  and  in 
Januarw  18S9,  he  entered  on  an  administra- 
tion notable  for  its  strength  and  effectualness. 
In  1S90  there  arose  uniler  the  new  ballot  law 
th.e  tr\ing  deadlock  ?ituation.  when  the  ques- 
tion of  succession  to  the  office  of  governor 
ci'uld  not  lie  settled  and  it  was  Governor 
r.uikeie\'s  duty  to  r-.-uiiiin  in  office,  tliough 
legL-lation  was  in  abeyance.  In  tliis  difficult 
situation  he  acquitted  himself  with  great  tact 
and  Judgment  and  won  admiration  from  op- 
ponents as  well  as  friends.  When  .the  legisla- 
ture failed  to  make  needed  appropriations  he 
and  the  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company  ad- 
vanced funds  necc-^ary  for  the  maintenance 
•■•f  state  institutions  until  proper  provision  was 


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1878 


CONNECTICUT 


nia'le.  Then  as  always  the  gnverimr's  re- 
sourcefulness and  (leeisiiMi  saved  the  dav.  Aft- 
er liii  terpi  a-^  ,:^'-uveriiur  expired  in  1893  he 
v,-a.s  noininated  teM"  L'nited  States  senator,  an<l 
two  years  later  he  withdrew  and  worked  for 
the  elect'  ni  'A  General  Hawley.  .Meanwhile 
other  h.jnurs  were  hi.~,  f^.r  he  was  a  ikleujate 
to  the  Repulilican  national  conventions  in 
1888  and  1800,  and  in  1889  he  was  L^ranted 
the  Iionurar_\"  degree  of  ]\[aster  ni  Arts  by 
Yale  Univer-ity.  In  January.  1905.  l-lx-llov- 
ernor  Piuikeley  was  elected  United  States  sen- 
ator to  succeed  General  Hawdey  and  hi>  ca- 
reer in  the  National  Capitol,  terminatin;^-  in 
191 1,  was  one  of  note  and  distinction,  qivinu: 
still  furtlier  cxidence  of  his  great  puhlic  spirit. 
his  grasp  of  pulitical  conditions,  his  hostility 
to  corporate  aluises  and  his  unusual  executive 
ability. 

Since  the  biu'uing  of  the  old  bridge  at  Hart- 
ford in  1895.  Senator  Bulkeley  has  hail  at 
heart  the  \ision  of  the  great  piece  of  engineer- 
ing udiich  should  connect  the  two  shores  and 
make  for  the  convenience  and  growth  of  both 
sides  of  the  Connecticut.  Since  1S97  he  has 
been  president  of  the  board  of  commission- 
ers of  the  Connecticut  river,  bridge  and  hig!i- 
way  district,  and  in  that  capacity  has  t;iven 
the  best  efforts  of  his  mind  and  heart  toward 
securing  the  wonderful  structure  tiiat  now 
spans  the  Connecticut  at  its  most  important 
point,  the  great  world-unrivaled  britige  that 
was  completed  in  1908,  and  that  reached  its 
perfect  crimrdetio!;  cb.ieH}  through  the  inspira- 
tion and  elt'ijrts  of  .Mori;an  G.  Pudkeley.  Chi 
the  occasion  c.)f  the  completion  of  the  biridge 
in  October.  looS.  Hartford  enjoyed  three  day- 
of  festive  and  triumphant  celebration  ciisi^t- 
ing  of  hi-t',irical  pageants,  patriotic  julrilees 
and  many  other  suitaii'e  forms  of  celebration. 
This  great  an'!  sitjiiificant  occasion  was  first 
corxei\ed  in  tiie  mind  of  ?\lorgan  G.  Pulke- 
ley.  and  the  niaiiy  dcta'ls  of  his  elaborate 
plans  \\ere  carrieij  out  under  hi^  Iriving  super- 
vision ami  made  possible  by  b.is  generosity. 
The  celeI~;ration  was  the  bringing  together  of 
Hartford'=  present,  j.iast  and  future,  her  his- 
tory and  her  hopes  were  embodied  in  the  fea- 
tures of  the  iubiiee.  The  event  was  raie  r>[ 
the  gieatest  and  most  significant  in  the  his- 
tory 'if  the  city  and  state,  not  only  liecaiise 
of  the  perfect  comiMeli'in  of  one  of  tlie  m^'^t 
wonderful,  useful  and  einluring  of  man-m.ule 
structures,  but  also  becau'^e  of  the  new  chap- 
ter in  raunicipal  and  sttite  progress  tberei\\- 
propitiously  o'cnc  1.  It  was  l)ith  fitting  at\d 
nattiral  tb.at  Mi'i"L:an  <  i.  llulkclev.  abvays  tlie 
piil)!ic"s  leader  au'l  benefactor,  should  be  the 
moving  =]'irit  in  ti;ls  great  uudertakinu-  and 
it3  achievenietit.     On  December  3,  1908,  there 


was  held  in  Parsons'  Theatre.  Hartf^^rd.,  a 
unKjue  and  memorable  gathering  of  the  peo- 
ple for  the  express  purpose  of  ckiing  homage 
to  .Morgan  G.  Bulkeley  for  this  hi-  ^reat  serv- 
ice to  his  fellow  men.  The  occasiiui  was  cme 
of  New  i-jigland  dignity  and  simplicitx'.  the 
hearty  enthusiasm  being  manifested  in  a  tndv 
American  and  democratic  manner.  A  mag- 
nificent siher  service  of  one  bm-:dred  and 
fifty-six  pieces  was  presented  to  Senator 
P.ulke!e_\-  on  that  occasion.  Alore  recentlv.  in 
the  sjjring  of  1911,  he  was  given  a  silver  lov- 
ing cii]>  to  mark  the  appreciation  due  him  for 
further  successful  eftorts  in  improving  land- 
ings I'm  the  Connecticut  river.  In  all  this 
wvrk  he  has  budded  for  the  futm-e,  the  splen- 
ihd  bridge,  the  broad  boulevard,  the  park 
land  on  the  East  Side,  are  all  for  the  genera- 
tions to  come. 

In  the  following  patriotic  organization.- 
Morgan  G.  Bulkeley  is  a  member  and  lias 
been  president;  The  Connecticut  Sons  of  t'le 
Revolution,  the  Society  of  Foreign  Wars  and 
the  Society  of  the  War  of  181J.  lie  is  also 
a  member  of  the  ^Maytlower  Societ}-,  tlie  So- 
ciety of  Colonial  ^^'ars,  the  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  and  the  Massachusetts  Com- 
mandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  is  a  'nered- 
itary  memlier  of  the  Society  of  the  Cincinnati, 
and  a  Free  Mason.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
C' iiigregational  church,  and  of  various  local 
sncial  clubs.  He  is  especially  interested  in 
tile  Hartford  Club,  and  contributed  gener- 
ously towards  its  present  spacious  huibhug. 

(..hi  February  11,  18S5.  ^[^.  Buikele\  n.iar- 
ried  Fannie  Briggs,  daughter  of  James  an  1 
(.'aroline  .\.  Houiihton,  r>f  San  Francisco.  Cal- 
if.irnia.  The  children  born  of  this  marriage 
are:  ]\Iorgan  Gardner  Jr..  born  Deceinber 
25,  1SS5 ;  Elinor  Houghton,  April  7.  1893: 
Houghton,  August  9,  1896. 


Rev.  John  Cranviall.  immi- 
CR.XND.aLI,     grant      ancest<ir,      wa-      of 

I'rovidence,  Rh.ode  Island, 
as  early  as  1637.  He  ^vas  early  associated 
with,  the  Baptists,  and  being  persecuterl  for 
his  religious  opinions,  tied  from  Massachu- 
setts to  the  abiive-mentioned  place.  Hew 
long  be  reniainel  at  PreHiidence  i-  unknox\n. 
liut  he  wa-  a  rc.ident  of  Newport  in  ih;). 
and  was  there  a  [iri;.minent  memiier  •?{  t'le 
Baptist  cb.urch.  and  subseiiventb.'  became  the 
first  elder  of  that  denomination  at  We-teriy. 
Rhode  Isjr.nd,,  July  21.  ir'151.  he  witli  Joini 
Clarke  an^i  C)badiah  Holmes,  beinu;  the  r'T-- 
resentativcs  of  that  church,  ;i'urne\ed  tii 
L\'nn,  i! -r  the  purpose  oif  holding  ser\'ice- 
there,  and  were  a'-res'ed  and  -ent  to  nri-on 
in  r.ost'in.     f'jU  3t,  be  \'.as  -cntencedi  to  pav  a 


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1879 


fine  of  fi\-e  jouncls.  vr  he  pul)licl\-  wliipped. 
On  his  pr(jniise  to  appear  at  the  next  ci.urt. 
hii\ve\er.  i;e  was  released.  In  ii>55  he  wa^ 
freeman.  J!e  was  conini;s>Jiiner  in  1(138-59- 
f)2-(),5.  With  eight  others,  he  >i^ned  a  let- 
ter til  tiie  conrt  of  contmis'-ioners.  of  Rhode 
Island.  Angnst  27,  1 06 1,  in  relation  to  a  tract 
of  land  at  \\'e-~terly.  where  they  and  others 
desired  to  settle.  He  was  depnty  in  1007.  and 
in  the  fall  of  that  same  \ear  was  at  \\'e-terl_\-. 
His  name  was  i;in  the  list  of  inhabitants  of 
that  town.  May  14,  lO^x).  lie  and  Joseph 
Torrey  were  ap].)i>inted  eoninii^sicjncrs  to  treat 
with  Ci:»nnecticut,  relati\-e  to  jnrisdietion  of 
lands.  May  14.  I'/io,  and  he  was  supplied 
with  thirt_\--five  shillings  by  the  colon\-  of 
Rhode  Island  to  pay  his  way  to  Connecticut. 
He  received  a  letter  from  the  governor  and 
assistants  of  Connecticut,  November  18,  1669, 
in  \\-hich  the  latter  persons  complained  that 
he  and  others  had  appropriated  a  large  parcel 
of  Stonington  township,  and  sought  satisfac- 
tion, lie  and  Tobias  Saimders  answered  on 
behalf  i-f  Westerly,  and  denied  any  guilt  in 
the  matter  complained  of.  He  was  ccjnserva- 
tor  i)i  the  peace  at  Westerly,  in  1670,  and 
deput}-  from  that  town,  1670-71.  He  was  ap- 
prehended and  held  by  the  colonv  of  Con- 
necticut. May  2.  1671.  and  desired  the  advice 
of  the  governor  of  Rhode  Island,  v.-hether  to 
give  bond,  or  abide  imprisonmer.t.  The 
assembly  advised  him  to  give  no  bond  and 
promised  to  bear  his  charges  and  en- 
deavor to  justify  his  acts.  His  first  wife, 
name  unknown,  died  August  i,  1670, 
anrl  he  married  'second)  Hannah,  pr^ibably 
the  dau^h.tcr  of  \A"illiam  and  Ann  1  Porter) 
Gaylord,  of  Windsor,  Connecticut.  She  sur- 
vived him,  and  die.i  in  it'ijS,  He  died  at 
Newport,  where  he  had  removed  on  account 
of  the  Imiian  \\ar.  in  1070.  Children:  John, 
married,  June  18,  1672,  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Samuel  and  Elizabeth  Gortoii :  James,  took 
the  oath  of  allegiance,  Sciitembcr  17,  1670; 
Jane,  died  1715.  marrieij  Jub  i'.abcook  :  Sarah, 
married  Jo^iah  \Mtter:  Peter,  marriei!  ^[arv 

- — ■ ,  died  17,34:  Joseph,  mentioned  below: 

Samuel,  horn  1663:  jerenn'ab,,  died  1718; 
Eiier,  burn  1676. 

(in  Rev.  Joseph  Crandall.  son  01  Rev. 
John  Crand.all.  lived  in  Newport,  We-ter!v. 
and  Kiiigst^jwn,  Rhode  Island,  lie  married 
Deborah,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Rulh 
fHiibliard")  Rurdick.  .She  w  as  haptizeii  Ariri! 
II,  1^185.  He  v.as  ciiosen  town  councihn;m 
of  \\'esterly,  April  20,  1704,  but  declined  to 
serve.  In  1712  !ie  removed  to  King^tuw.'.. 
He  deeded,  one  hnnd.red  acres  of  land  in 
Westerl}-  to  his  son  h>hn.  ffe  ua^;  caiied  tn 
the    pasteirate    cjf    tlic-    Sevenlb.    Jt-\\    I'.anti-t 


Church  .at  Xeuport.  M.i;.  S.  1713.  :nid  wa^  a 
colleague  there  with  William  (iil^stm  until 
the  hitter's  death  in  1717.  He  died  ScpLeni- 
lier  12,  1737.  (.hilihen:  i.  Ji.^>eTili,  married 
at  Westerly,  February  13,  I7i5-i(>.  to  .'vnn 
Longuorthy  ami  had  eight  chililren  at 
Westerly  (could  not  have  hatl  Colonel  Juhn 
who  was  born  before  1705  and  no  Juhn 
is  recordetl  among  the  children).  2.  l\Iary, 
niarrie<.l  Nathaniel  Wells.  3.  Dehurah,  mar- 
ried, at  Westerly.  Ai)ril  25.  1720,  Joseph 
Clark.  4.  Tacy  or  Lucy,  married,  March  3, 
^7^7-  John  Lewis,  son  of  James  Lewis.  5, 
Jane,  married,  at  Westerly,  Janary  29,  1718- 
19,  Cyrus  Ricimiond.  6.  Eber  (see  records 
of  Westerly  and  mss.  additions  in  R.  I.  Gen. 
Diet.  New  England  Hist.  Gen.  Librarv,  II.js- 
ton.  and  note  to  Crandall  Genealogy  i^iS38) 
in  same  library).  (See  Beers  Rhode  Island 
work  p,  [812.)  in  which  the  list  is  the  same 
except  Lydia  is  given  instead  oi  Eber,  7. 
John,  mentioned  below. 

(HI)  John  (2).  son  of  Rev.  Joseph  Cran- 
dall. was  born  about  1700.  Hi-  brothers  and 
sisters  were  married  between  1715  and  1730. 
At  Westerly  there  are  records  of  marriage 
of  John  and  Mary  Crandall,  November  19, 
1730:  John  Crandall  and  Elizabeth  Lewis, 
June  28.  1738:  John  Crandall  and  Esther 
Lewis,  April  19,  1740.  These  may  be  three 
marriages  of  the  same  man.  in  sp'ite  of  the 
fact  that  the  town  records  gi\-e  all  the  chal- 
dren  under  the  names  of  John  and  Esther, 
because,  if  the  date  of  marriage  is  given  cor- 
rectly that  record  must  be  wrong,  k  should 
be  noticed  that  the  children's  record  was  evi- 
dently made  after  1742  for  the  youngest  is 
entered  first  and  the  order  of  birth  reversed, 
therefore  tlie  date  of  marriage  is  more  likely 
correctly  g-iven.  It  sometimes  happens  in  tlie 
records  tiiat  births  recorded  in  this  way  are 
given  under  the  >;tep-ni(ither's  name.  The 
days  of  the  me.nth-  are  mi>sing  in  the  birth 
records  and  even  the  year-  of  birth  are  ij;icn 
to  suspicion  as  gi\-Ln  frLini  memorv.  Lewis, 
son  of  Colonel  John,  was  named  e\ident!\- 
for  his  mother,  eidier  Elizabeth  or  E-ther 
Lewis,  but  the  date  of  Elizalietl-i's  marriage  is 
but  twc>  \ears  earlier.  In  the  will  of  Tames 
Lewi--,  father  of  Flizabetlu  d.ated.  Mav  h. 
1740,  he  mentiMTis  Elizabeth  Crandall.  lU'.t 
at  that  time  lAtlier  was  the  wife  of  Cran- 
dall. if  tlie  date  'if  marri;ige  is  C'irreet.  Tiicr'. 
again,  tlie  niarriag>  uf  Jflm  Crandall  an.d 
]\Iaiy  Crandall  was  aUer  the  date  of  birtii 
i,f  Hannah  in  jiuie.  1730.  There  was  at  lea>t 
one  Mther  Jnhn  Crandall  in  \\'..  >teri\'  at  tin's 
linie,  for  there  is  a  record  of  hirtli  of  Mar- 
tha. r»ecember  18,  173!!,  at  Hopkinton,  on  the 
''A  e-terlv    bcMjks,    Renajah    Craniiall.    .-^n    of 


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this  John,  "late  of  Hopkintnii".  married, 
March  i8,  17,^4.  at  Weilerly.  I-lber  Cran- 
dall,  son  of  Jolm  CraaJall  Jr.,  nianieii,  at 
Westerly,  February  jj..  1753,  Ehzalievli  Lran- 
dall,  daughter  of  Eber.  It  should  be  5t.-iteJ 
that  the  name  "Tacy  ( misread  for  Lucy  )  be- 
longed in  the  Diirdick  family  ami  came  inti:> 
Colonel  John's  family  through  his  mother. 
Ruth  Hubbard,-  wife  of  the  pioneer,  Robert 
Burdick,  was  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Tacy 
(Cooper)  Hubbard.  Deborah  Burdick  ha(_l  a 
sister  Tacy  and  both  Tacy  and  her  br':itlier 
Samuel  had  daughters  named  Tacy. 

Robert  Ihu'dick  made  yn  agreement,  ^larch 
8,  169J,  with  hi-  ,on-in-Ia\v,  Joseph  Crar.- 
dall,  by  wlii-.-li  the  kittei  was  to  take  care  <.'f 
his  father-indaw  and  find  him  with  iuitalile 
meat,  drink,  washing,  lijdging,  apjMrel.  etc.. 
for  life,  in  consideration  of  which  Jo?eph 
Crandall  was  "to  ha.ve  tl;e  dwelling  house  and 
land  adjoinitig.  forever,  and  until  Robert  Cur- 
dick's  death.  t'>  b.ave  also  the  u<e  i^f  oxen.  cart. 
two  cows,  ei-ht  swine,  and  then  to  be  re- 
turned t'j  be  di-p'i-fl  iif  by  will,  except  the 
cart  and  whceU."  "Ihi5  deed  explain;  why 
John  ancl  his  brothers  and  sifters  are  found 
at  Westerly.  Ihinjick  died  scion  after  in  the 
same  year. 

The  most  sati-fact^ry  .HippMsjiion  a-  t'>  the 
solution  of  the  I'imcuhy  caused  by  the  .p'lvious 
errors  in  the  redu^U  either  in  the  liatc-  '.if 
marriage  or  birth-  <n  children,  i;.  a-suming 
that  the  birth  record  is  substantially  correct 
an  1  that  Esther  w  a-  mother  as  ftatdl,  that 
the  date  of  marriage  should  be  i.ief.jre  1730 
.-and  the  errc^r  due  to  misreading  nianu-cript 
-jn-tead  of  in  the  record  itself.  Then  Mary 
Crandiali  and  Elizabeth  Lewis  would  l.ielong 
to  some  other  John  Crandall.  wdiose  chddrcn 
.are  not  recorde<i  at  -Westerly.  Children,  as 
recorded  at  We-terly  as  children  i:>f  "John 
•and  Esther";  Hannah,  June,  I'^o:  iVdm. 
■January,  173-^;  ^lercy.  February.  1734:  Lew- 
is. August.  1738;  Ann.  August.  1740;  E-ther, 
February,  174^. 

(W)  l.ewi^,  ?.on  of  Colonel  J'  hn  1  2  i  Cran- 
dall, wa-  liorn  in  Westerl},  Rli'^ie  L-land, 
August,  1738,  tlied  in  the  same  place.  He 
married  I'.cthia  Alain,  of  Stonington.  Gm- 
necticut.  Cluldren:  Lewis,  born  IJct^  .ber  24. 
1769;  Riioda.  September  i.  1771  ;  John  I'.rail- 
iey,  Januar\  23.  1773:  Russell  Smitii.  Feb- 
ruary 15,  T775;  Hu-lle\-,  April  M,  177'): 
Charlotte,  3.1arcli  j'),  1770;  J'jjhua.  .\i!uu>t  3. 
1781. 

(\')  Lewi;  {2),  son  of  Lewis  iti  Lran- 
dall,  was  born  in  Wc.-terlv,  Rh-.le  Inland. 
October  24,  T7i>9,  died  in  New  Lfr.d..;!.  He 
was  a  carpenter  by  trade,  wxi!-kr...wn  and 
hijrhlv-rc-pectC'!    as    a    citizen.      (L:    rnarrieil. 


I'ebruary  20.  1805,  Lathbheba,  daut^^liter  of 
Enoch  and  JNIercy  (Pendleton)  Crandall,  and 
granddaughter  of  James  and  Damarius  (Ken- 
yon)  Crandall.  Children  of  Lewis  and  Bath- 
sheba  Cramiall :  i.  Lorenzo,  born  Xoveniber 
2,  1S05,  married  Enhly  Stebbins.  2.  Joshua, 
January  14,  1807,  married  Emily  Tinker.  3. 
Lewis,  see  forward.  4.  Fanny,  December 
18,  i8io,  died  in  1881,  tnnnarried.  5.  -\Iercy, 
June  I,  1813,  married  Jedediah  Baker.  0. 
Washington,  October  24,  1815,  married  (first) 
Jane  Blake,  (second)  Eliza,  sister  of  Jane, 
and  daughters  of  Elder  Blake,  for  many  years 
a  famous  Methodist  minister  in  New  London; 
(third)  Elizabeth  Clark;  (fourth)  2>lary 
Ijenjanhn.  7.  Enoch.  8.  r^lary  Ann,  May 
2i,.  1 82 1,  in  New  London,  married  Captain 
Samuel  Greene,  of   New  London. 

(  \  1)  Lewis  (3),  bon  of  Lewis  (2)  Cran- 
dall. was  born  in  Xew  London,  Januarj-  12, 
1800,  died  in  the  same  city,  January  26,  1896. 
Llis  father  was  a  carpenter,  in  which  occu- 
pation young  Lewis  took  great  delight  and 
interest,  and  mastered  it  iji  every  detail  when 
a  mere  lad.  At  that  time  there  were  only 
three  boss  carpenters  in  town,  and  Crandalls 
were  ea-il\-  the  chief.  Their  luniber  yard  was 
the  source  of  supply  to  all  in  the  bu-iness 
save  those  on  a  larger  scale,  and  Lewis  Cran- 
dall sent  for  all  that  was  used  in  his  own 
work  and  for  retail.  He  entered  with  a  great 
amount  of  energy  into  the  work  on  his  own 
account  at  twenty-fiv(-  years  of  age,  and  put 
considerable  skill  and  taste  into  everything 
that  lie  did.  and  possessed  the  rare  faculty 
.'if  ha\'ing  all  his  business  relations  character- 
ized with  such  plea-ant  feeling's  on  both  sides 
that  his  customers  invariabl}'  became  liis 
friends.  It  would  be  difficult  to  enumerate  all 
the  work  of  importance  that  he  did,  and  tell 
the  vast,  for  those  da}-s,  contracts  that  he  un- 
dertook and  carried  throu:::h,  sometimes  with 
los<  to  himself.  The  period  of  the  growth 
of  Xew  London  iK-tween  1850  and  1880  was 
that  of  his  largest  undertakings.  He  built 
Lawrence  Hall,  the  City  Hall,  residence  of 
J.  X'.  Harris,  residence  of  Adam  Prentis.  and 
many  of -the  other  large  houses  of  the  town, 
besiiles  hundreds  of  I'louses  for  men  of  mod- 
erate iTicans.  Lie  employed  a  force  of  forty 
men  in  th.ose  da\s.  He  was  also  the  actual 
builder  of  the  I'equrit  C>j!ony,  putting  the 
large  addition  to  the  Pequot  House,  biulding 
the  Hall,  Lcarneii,  .-\ppleton,  and  dozens  of 
other  cottages,  in  fact  all  those  surrounding 
the  li'itel.  He  ':er\-ed.  in  the  common  coun- 
cil during  the  mayorsliip  of  J.  X".  Harris,  was 
',..n  the  cummittce  for  the  Hill  street  school  m 
!8;8.  au'l  was  instrmnenta!  in  bringing  Xew- 
ton  Fuller  to  X'cw   London.     He   wa=  a  sin- 


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cere,  unassiuiiing  Christian,  attending  the  sec- 
ond Congregational  Cliurcli.  anil  liis  creei!  was 
very  simple — Do  right — and  he  lived  up  to  it. 
He  married,  September  30.  1S35.  Charlotte 
Crandall,  who  was  noted  fur  wonderful  beau- 
ty, and  who  bore  him  eight  cliildren:  Jennie 
E.,  widow  of  William  Bu^h :  Mar}-,  died 
young;  James  Madison,  died  _\oung;  James 
Greene,  died  young:  Herbert  Lewis,  see  for- 
ward ;  Xoves  Ijilhngs ;  Aimie,  wife  of  E.  D. 
Barker;  Fitch  D. 

(\'1I)  Herbert  Lewis,  son  of  Lewis  (3) 
Crandall,  was  born  in  New  London,  January 
3,  1844.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  attended  same 
imtil  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  when  he 
entered  the  counting  room  of  Williams  &'Ha- 
ven,  then  a  famous  whaling  house  oi  Xew 
London.  From  1861  to  181)5  he  was  connect- 
ed witli  that  house,  through  the  various 
changes  in  the  firm  from  tlie  original  name 
to  \\'illiams,  Haven  &  <^impany  :  Haven,  ^^"!I- 
liams  &  Company,  and  C.  A.  Williams  & 
Company.  ]\lr.  Crandall's  long  service  with 
this  well-known  concern  is  the  best  evidence 
of  his  trustworthiness  and  close  application 
to  duty,  ^\'hen  the  firm  dissolved  in  1895, 
he  remained  until- the  very  last  vessel  was  sold, 
the  schooner  "'Era",  one  of  the  many  '.vhich 
the  company  fitted  out  for  long  whaling  and 
sealing  voyages  to  all  parts  of  the  trlobe. 
After  severing  his  connections  with  C.  A. 
\Mlliams  &  Company,  }ilr.  Crandall  was  elect- 
ed vice-president  of  the  Xew  London  City 
National  [lank,  a  position  he  has  since  held, 
while  fron"!  iSj^  he  was  a  director  in  the  in- 
stitution. He  v\-as  one  of  the  incorporators 
of  the  Fisher's  Island  Brick  Conipany,  v.-as 
made  a  director  of  it,  and  vv-a-  elected  secre- 
tary, an  office  uhich  he  still  fill-.  He  is  al-o 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  X'ew  London 
Cemetery  Association,  successor  of  the  late 
Richard  H.  Chapell.  In  his  political  at^iliations 
a  Republican.  Mr.  Crandall's  activit\-  in  mu- 
nicipal affairs  has  alwa\-s  been  entireiv  disin- 
tereste<l,  as  he  has  sought  no  official  p^sirion, 
and  has  served  only  on  the  board  of  eiluca- 
tion,  where  his  work  during  the  six  years 
from  18S.!  to  1890  was  most  valuable.  }xlr. 
Crandall  is  a  member  of  the  Thames  Club 
of  Xew  London,  wliile  in  virtue  of  his  descent 
from  John  Howland  and  Elizabeth  Tillcy,  he 
holds  memlier-hip  in  the  ^Mayflower  Societv. 
of  Connecticut.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sec- 
ond Congregational  Church,  of  v.-hich.  he  has 
been  trustee  for  a  number  of  }-ears,  i::esides 
serving  on  the  society's  committee. 

Mr.  Crandall  married.  October  23,  18-0,, 
Alice,  dai^ghter  of  the  late  Captain  Samiu-! 
Greene,  one  of   the  be^t-knriwn  wl-.alii-ic  cap- 


tains of  Xew  London,  and  his  wife,  Mary 
Ann  (Crandall)  Greene,  and  a  descendant 
of  Governor  William  Bradford,  of  Massa- 
chusetts. One  child,  Herbert  Lewis  Jr.,  born 
July  2.  1885,  in  Xew  London,  died  tltree 
days  later.  Mrs.  Crandall  is  a  member  of 
Lucrctia  Shaw  Chapter,  Xo.  94,  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolutiori,  of  Xew  Loniion, 
in  which  she  has  twice  held  the  ottice  of  vice- 
regent,  is  also  a  member  of  the  Mayflower  So- 
ciety, the  Founders  and  Patriots  Society,  of 
Connecticut,  the  Colonial  Governors  and  the 
IMary  ^\■ashington  Monument  Association. 
Her  interest  in  philanthropic  endeavors  is 
indicated  by  her  connection  with  the  Ladies 
Scaiuen's  Friends  Society,  of  Xew  London, 
of  which  she  is  treasurer,  and  is  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Society  of  the  United  Workers. 
l\Ir.  and  ?^lrs.  Crandall  have  traveled  exten- 
sively both  in  Europe  and  their  own  country. 


Hon.  Civilian  Fones,  of  the  city 
FC>XES  of  Brirlgeport,  i>  a  de.-cendant  of 
two  French  Huguenf.)t  families. 
His  paternal  great-gran'! fath.er  nas  an  exile 
to  England  during  the  reign  of  Louis  XI \', 
and  afteruaid  became  an  officer  in  the  Eng- 
lish na\y.  ai-id  when  retired  was  given  a  tract 
of  land  embracing  1,500  acres  in  the  state  of 
Rhode  Island,  where  the  tr.wn  of  Wicktord 
now  stands,  and  on  whirh  lie  locate'].  His 
son  Daniel,  the  grand fatlK-r,  and  rjhristopher 
(the  father  of  Civilian"),  were  born  or.  the 
ancestral  acres,  and  the  latter  married  Sarah 
A.  Marigo'd,  of  South  Carolinian  lineasre, 
also  a  dc'^cendant  of  French  Huguenots.  The 
son.  Civilian,  came  to  Bridgeport  from  Xew 
York-  City  in  1858,  where  he  has  since  re- 
sided. Lie  is  a  graduate  of  the  Baltimore 
College  of  Dental  Surgeons,  and  h.is  been  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  on 
the  corner  of  jNIain  and  Bank  streets,  for 
about  thirty-three  vears.  and  the  appreciation 
of  hi-  professional  brethren  has  been  ex- 
pres-C'I  by  electing  him  president  of  the  Con- 
necticut \'al!ey  Dental  Association,  aUo  nre--i- 
dent  of  the  Connecticut  State  Dental  Sir-ciety, 
and  in  i'S93  he  was  appointed  by  Go\-.  Mor- 
ris one  of  tl'.e  five  !>tate  Dental  ( "o.mmission- 
cr=.  and.  upon  the  organixati'jn  of  the  corn- 
nussion  was  elected  pre-n'cnt.  v.liicli  office  he 
still  holds.  Governor  Coffi.n  also  re-appoint- 
ed i-iim  in  1895. 

Fle  has  beei-i  identified  with  the  Republican 
party  since  its  organization,  but  never  held 
political  office  until  the  \-ear  1884.  -.vhen  lie 
was  elected  to  represent  his  ward  as  council- 
n-ian.  The  following  year  he  was  elected  al- 
derman, and  at  the  .Xj'ril  election  in  i8,S6.  was 
elected  n-iayor  of  the  ci;y,  i-nercoming  an  op- 


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position  party  niajoi'ity  by  about  i.ooo,  and 
was  rc-clecteil  in  the  spring'  of  1SS7  by  an  in- 
creased niajorit}-,  receiving-  an  imnsiuil  ixiliii- 
cal  supjiort  from  botb  parties.  Durinc:  both. 
terms  of  bis  oftice  every  effort  was  made  for 
tiie  improvement  of  tbe  city.  In  bis  message 
of  1886  be  made  mention  of  tbe  necessity  of 
taking  urgent  means  to  procure  a  new  post 
office  building,  and  tbe  council  passed  a  reso- 
lution for  bim  to  take  sucb  steps  as  were  nec- 
essary to  bave  a  bill  passed  granting  tbe  erec- 
tion of  said  building.  W'bereupon  be,  in  com- 
pany witb  several  iirominent  citizens,  visited 
'  Wasbington,  and  wbile  tliere  a  bill  passed  the 
house  appropriating  the  uKiney  to  tlie  city  of 
Bridgeport  for  the  new  government  building 
which  now  stands  at  tbe  corner  of  Broad  and 
Cannon  streets,  the  site  of  tbe  old  St.  John's 
Church.  There  were  improvements  made, 
such  as  the  removal  of  railroad  tracks  from 
Water  street,  tlie  removal  of  tlie  old  Miller 
building,  and  erection  of  tlie  lower  bridge, 
also  locating  and  placing  of  numerous  gates 
and  crossings.  One  of  the  marked  benefits 
was  the  impn^vement  of  the  streets  and  roads 
about  tbe  city.  The  Park  Cottage  was  also 
built  during'  bis  last  term  of  office,  and  manv 
other  iniprovements  made  of  minor  impor- 
tance. Botb  terms  were  most  harmijnious  in 
every  res]iect,  as  tliere  was  not  a  hitch  in 
either  part)'  durincr  his  administration. 

A  singular  coincidence  is  tbe  fact  that  he 
was  born  in  tbe  same  year  that  the  city,  of 
which  he  was  twice  elected  ma\'or,  was  incor- 
porated. He  is  a  member  of  •several  clubi  in 
the  city  and  state,  and  was  president  of  tbe 
Seaside  Club  in  1892.  He  has  taken  se\eral 
degrees  in  Odd  Fellr.wsbip  and  is  a  thirty- 
second  degree  Scottish  Rite  Ma^on. 

The  surname  Fones  or  Fownes  belong'-  to 
an  old  Engli-;h  family,  the  lineage  of  wliicli 
is   .given   below. 

(T)  William  Fones  Ii\'cd  at  Saxbie.  De\on- 
sbire,  Englaml,  in  the  earl}'  part  of  the  fif- 
teenth century,  and  married  a  daugliur  of 
Sir  Robert  Plyelston.  (Hi  Ceorge  Fones, 
Esq.,  son  of  A\'illiam  Fones.  aUo  of  .'^axljie, 
married  a  daughter  of  ^lalbram  h,  of  Malpas. 
(in)  William,  son  of  George  Fones,  was  of 
Saxbie :  married Teihaiii,  of  Telham. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Willinni  Fones,  was  of 
Saxbie:  married Bradle\.  of  r.eilbam. 

(V)  John,  son  of  John  Fone-,  was  <.f  ."^ax- 

bie :  married Lawell.  oi  Lawelb   (  \'F) 

John,  son  of  JoV^n  Fones,  lived  at  Dedford.  in 
Bransgrove.  V,"ighorn.  CXTr!  Thomas,  sec- 
ond son  of  John  Fones,  lived  at  Dedford, 
Worcestershire. 

(VIII)  Tlionias  Fones.  son  of  Thomas 
Fones,  was  an  apothecary  at  tbe  Sign  of  the 


Three  Fawns,  Old  Basley,  Lond<jn.  He  died 
.\pril  15,  1620;  his  will  was  dated  -\pril  14, 
1629.  and  pro\'ed  April  29,  1629.  C'W'ater.s' 
( ileanings,"  p.  1184;  (.llenn's  "Colonial  Fami- 
lies." p.  I  ih).  He  con!mitte<l  the  tuition  of  ^imi 
Samuel  during  minority  to  his  uncle  Jnlin 
W'inthrop.  of  Groton,  county  Suffolk,  and  two 
others;  also  his  daughters  Elizabeth  and  Mar- 
tha "unto  my  said  loving  brother  John  Wyn- 
tliropp  until  they  shall  be  married  or  attain 
their  full  age  tif  one  and  twenty  }ears."  The 
tuition  of  the  youngest  daughter  }ilary  was 
committed  to  her  mother,  Priscilla.  (Gover- 
nor) Jnhii  Winthrop  and  tbe  ■'vidow  were 
executors.  He  married  (first)  February  25, 
i'X)4.  .Anne  Wintiirop,  born  January  16,  1  5S5 ; 
(second)  Priscilla,  widow  of  Bezaleel  Sher- 
man, daughter  of  John  Burgess.  His  widow 
married  Rev.  Henrv  Painter.  Fllizabeth 
Fones,  daughter  of  Thomas,  married  Robert 
Feake.   of    W'atertown.    Massachusetts. 

John  Fones  or  Fownes,  of  this  family,  a 
mercban.t  at  Hri^tul,  b\-  v.  ill  March  2S.  i6;X), 
proved  ()ctii!)tr  Jj.  1009.  gave  to  hi-,  wife 
Anne  lands  in  count}'  .MonmL''jtb,  called  Mon- 
jo}',  house  at  Newport,  etc.,  ail  to  go  to  his 
son  John  after  lier  ileatii  :  son  Joiin,  tlien  a 
minor,  Mar\-  Hester  and  Sarah  Fone^  were 
the  legatees  :  also  brothers  Thomas  and  James 
and  other  kin-men  and  friends.  Plis  \.'ido\v 
Anne,  oi  I!ri-t.)l.  in  will  of  Febri;ar\'  11,  1020, 
proved  November  10,  1630,  mentions  sc^n- 
in-law  William  Claxton.  grandchildren  Abei 
and  ]Matbew  Rogers,  AndrcA  and  Sarah  Bar- 
ker, Anne  and  \\'illiam  Fownes.  and  graiid- 
son  John  Founes :  also  her  kinsman,  .Mr. 
Roger  Williams,  of  Newport,  ami  three 
daughters:  also  William  Evans,  \\iliiani 
Jones.  Catherine  Watkins,  Elizabeth  Stce- 
vens,  ^lary  I.onge.  Ji)!m  Tomlinson  anii  tvicii- 
ard  Long,  all  relatives. 

(I)  Captain  John  Fi'ues.  the  American  im- 
migrant, is  believed  to  he  son  of  J.Min  and 
.\:';nc  I-'ones,  menrioiieii  alM.ve,  giandis^ni  of 
Anne  T'ones,  mentioned  in  her  'vill  in  t','c9. 
There  can  be  nr)  doulit  that  he  was  of  th.e 
family  mentioned  above.  From  him  i-  de- 
sceniied  all  the  families  of  this  name  of  ai;y 
considerable  resilience  in  this  countr}'.  He 
set'Lleil  in  Nev.pr.rt,  Rhode  Island,  i-ef'ire 
ii>5'').  and  afterwards  liverl  at  JamestoA'u  ;i"d 
Kingstown.  Rlinilt-  I-kmd.  He  died  Dec>.-iii- 
lier  20.  1703.  His  wife  i\largaret  died  in  I7'>). 
He  sold  3-oootiL--  of  Conanicut  Isl-ui'l,  June 
1'),  11^59.  to  Richaril  Tew,  for  a  g.■l.^,l  ev.'c 
and  six  ewe  lambs  or  a  marc  colt.  He  was 
called  servant  of  Wilbani  CoddingtiiU,  He 
anrl  five  others  bougbr  of  .\washu\\  ctt,  chief 
sachem  of  Oi'ohe-ett.  in  Xarragansett.  a  tract 
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Fones  was  a  member  of  a  court-martial  at 
Newport  for  trial  of  Indians  charged  with 
being  engaged  in  King  Philip's  designs  Au- 
gust 24.  1676.  It  was  \oted  that  certain  ones 
were  gulitv  and  they  were  sentenced  to  be 
shot.  He  was  deputy  to  the  general  assem- 
bly 1679-80-81  :  conservator  of  the  peace  at 
Kingstown,  1682-83.  The  Rhode  Island  as- 
sembly met  at  his  house  August  22.  16S3,  and 
there  received  a  reply  to  a  letter  sent  by  them 
to  Governor  Cranfield,  of  Xew  'Hampshire, 
who  with  others  sat  at  Richard  Smith's  house 
at  Narragansctt.  The  assembly  prohibited 
Crantield  and  his  associates  from  holding 
court  in  this  jurisdiction.  He  was  appointed 
by  the  president  and  council  of  Xew  Eng- 
land, justice  of  the  peace,  May  28.  1686,  and 
in  the  same  year  was  clerk  of  the  court  of 
commissioners,  in  following  }'ear  was  one  of 
the  justices  of  the  inferior  court  of  common 
pleas.  He  was  one  of  three  to  contract  for 
the  building  of  court  houses  at  Newport  and 
Kingstown.  He  was  both  deput\'  and  as- 
sistant in  1698.'  It  appears  that  his  wife  was 
a  Quaker,  for  she  gave  twelve  shillings  to- 
wards building  the  Quaker  meeting  house  at 
Mashapaug.  His  will  proved  in  1703  desired 
his  bod_\-  to  be  buried  where  his  two  decea^^ed 
sons  were  laid;  bequeathed  to  wife,  sons  John, 
Jeremiah,  Samuel;  grandson  Fones  Greene. 
Shortly  after  his  death,  his  sons  John,  Jere- 
miah and  Samuel,  ratified  land  to  sister 
Greene  of  \\'arwick  and  other  provisions  of 
the  will.  Children  :  John,  born  September. 
1663,  died  February  17,  173S,  married  Lydia 
Smitli ;  Jeremiah,  mentioned  below  ;  Samuel. 
born  1666,  lived  at  North  Kingston,  married 
Anne  Tobbetts :  Mary,  married,  Januarv  29, 
1689,  James  Greene;  James,  dieil  }oung;  Dan- 
iel, died  young. 

(TI)  Jeremiah,  son  of  Captain' John  Fones. 
was  horn  in  1665.  and  died  in  1747.  He  lived 
at  Kingstown,  Jamestown  and  North  Kings- 
town.   Rhode     island.       He     marrie.l    (first) 

Elizabeth   May    30,    kx)4.      Siie    died 

;\Iarcii  2,  1709,  anrl  he  married  (second)  No- 
vember 9,  1710,  r^Iartha  Chard,  who  died  in 
T747.  He  was  a  freeman  of  Jamestown  in 
1703,  constable  in  1705.  His  will,  dated  De- 
cember 2.  1727,  proved  July  13.  1747,  his  wid- 
ow Martha  executrix,  beqeathing  to  son  lo- 
seph  the  homestead,  to  son  John  five  pounds, 
grandson  John  Davis  some  silverware,  to  son 
Daniel  certain  landj,  and  to  two  other  sons, 
Samuel  and  Thomas,  certain  other  lands.  An- 
other son  and  a  granddaughter  are  legatees, 
but  the  nam.es  are  destroyed  in  the  will.  As 
none  of  hi?  brothers  left  maie  i-sue.  all  the 
Fones  descendants  are  through  Jeremiah. 
Children:    James,  born  June.  [695:  Jeremiah, 


August,  1697;  Joseph,  May  11,  1699;  daugh- 
ter, !\Iay  22,  1701  ;  Margaret,  Alarcb  9.  1703; 
John.  Children  of  second  wife;  Mary,  Sep- 
tember 20,  17T1;  Daniel,  mentioned  belo^v ; 
Samuel,  March  10,  1715;  daughter,  Febru- 
ary 23,  1719;  Thomas. 

(HI)  Captain  Daniel  Fones,  son  of  Jere- 
miah Fones.  was  born  at  Jamestown,  or 
North  Kingstown,  r^Jarch  9,  1713.  He  lived 
at  North  Kingstown.  He  was  a  jirominent 
sea  captain  and  naval  oflker.  The  Rhode 
Island  records  show  that  he  commamled  the 
colonial  sloop  "Tartar"  as  early  as  Fcljruary 
17,  1746  (Civil  and  Military  Lists.  Rhode 
Island,  p.  100).  The  sloop  mounted  fourteen 
gr.iis  and  twelve  swivels,  and  had  a  crew  of 
ninety  men.  in  1744,  imder  Captain  Fones. 
He  totik  part  with  his  vessel  in  the  expedition 
to  Canada,  sailing  from  Kingstown  in  May. 
1747  (Civil  and  Military  Lists,  Rhode  Island, 
p.  122).  The  record  book  containing  the 
dates  of  birth  of  his  children  is  nuuilate'I 
and  the  years. are  missing.     Cb.iblren.  bi.irn  at 

North     Kingston:      Mary; : ; 

}ilartlia,  January    11, ;  Elizabeth.  Oc- 

toiier  26. ;  Daniel,  mentioned  below. 

(I\')  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Captain  Daniel 
( I  I  I'ones.  w  as  born  at  North  Kingston, 
Rhode  Island.  December  9, (prob- 
ably about  17'jOj.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution,  priwate  in  Colonel  Elliott's  regi- 
ment in  1776.  in  Colonel  Angel's  regiment  in 
1779.  and  a  corporal  in  a  Rhode  Island  regi- 
ment in  February,  1781.  According  to  the 
census  01  1790.  only  three  heads  of  families 
of  this  surname  remained  at  North  or  .S'">uth 
Kingston — ^Joseph.  Stephen  and  William.  The 
homestead  is  in  the  town  of  A'^'ickford.  for- 
merly North  King-ton.  His  wife  or  mnther 
were  probably  of  French.  Hutruenot  stock, 
judging  from  the  familv  tradition. 

(A")  Christopher,  son  of  Daniel  (2^  Fones, 
was  born  in  North  Kingston,  or  W'ickf'ird, 
and  eilucated  tlieie  in  the  pr.blic  scbiO'">is.  He 
learned  tlie  trade  of  carpenter.  He  married 
Sarali  A.  Alarig.il.l,  i.f  South  Carolina,  who 
v.as  also  of  I-'rench  Hucuenot  ancestry.  He 
became  an  architect  and  builder.  For  a  time 
he  lived  at  Toronto,  Canada,  wiiile  in  charge 
of  a  large  contract  in  that  citw  and  later  in 
New  \ork.  His  last  year^  were  spent  at 
IJridgeport.  Connecticut.  He  was  a  man  of 
excellent  character  and  exceptional  aiiilitv. 
Chiblren  :  I.  Civilian,  boi-n  October  i.  1S36: 
studied  dentistry,  and .  practiced  at  Bridge- 
port: president  of  the  Connecticut  \"aliey 
Dental  .Association:  a  Republican,  common 
coun.cilu.an  18S4.  alderman  1885,  nia}'or  tS86; 
married.  Octnljer  21,  1863.  I'hebe  E..  daugh- 
ter of  Alfred  S.  Wright,  of  New  X^^xk  Cite; 


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chiliiren :  George,  died  young'.  Grace  and 
Alfred  C.  2.  Adulphus  Edwy,  mentioned  be- 
low. Also  Anyu5tu.s,  Daniel.  Grace,  John, 
Robert.  Charles,  Calista,  and  Margaret. 

(\'I )  Adolphus  Edwy  Fone5.»son  of  Chris- 
topher Fones.  was  horn  June  12,  1S41,  in  Up- 
per Canada,  where  his  parents  were  located 
temporarily,  and  he  died  March  9,  1906,  at 
Bridgeport.  Connecticut.  His  early  educa- 
tion was  received  in  Canadian  schools.  He 
came  to  Bridgeport  when  he  was  about  twen- 
ty-one years  old.  For  a  short  time  he  found 
employment  in  one  of  the  factories,  but  aft- 
erward studied  dentistry  in  the  office  of  his 
broth.er.  Dr.  Ci\ilian  Fones.  and  was  eventu- 
ally received  into  partnership  with  him.  Some 
years  afterward  Dr.  Adolphus  E.  Fones 
bought  out  his  brother  and  continued  in  busi- 
ness alone  up  to  his  death,  at  his  residence, 
which  was  for  many  }ears  at  S<S7  East  ^lain 
street,  Bridgeport,  where  his  n'idow  now  re- 
sides. 

In  religion  he  was  a  Methodist,  and  a 
trustee  of  the  church.  lie  was  a  member  of 
the  Odd  Fellows.  His  wife  built  in  Bridge- 
port, for  investment  purposes,  a  large  business 
block  and  a  number  of  cottages.  He  married, 
June  iS.  1S7J.  Mary  Katie,  daughter  of 
Charles  Henrv  Curtis  (see  Curtis).  Chil- 
dren, born  at  BridgepLirt :  i.  \\'illiam  Henry, 
marrieil  Anna  C',innor.~.  oi  Xorwalk ;  he  is 
with  the  Smith  Publishing  Comi)any,  Xew 
York  C'ty.  _'.  Harriet  Augusta,  married. 
1902.  Roy  Eldridge  Tuttle,  a  dentist,  of 
Bridgeport. 

(The   Curtis  LiiieV 

(H)  Jolm  Curtis  (q.  v.).  son  of  Elizabeth 
Curtis,  widow,  came  ti>  Stratford  among  the 
first  settlers,  svith  his  lirotlicr  William  and 
motlier.  He  was  born  in  England,  and  died 
Decei'nber    2,    1707.    aged    nin.et}--four    }-ears. 

He    married    Elizabeth ,    who   died    in 

March.  1681-S2.  Children,  born  at  Stratford: 
John,  October  14,  1642,  settled  in  ?\ewark, 
New  Jersey:  Israel,  April  3,  1O44:  Elizabeth, 
May  2,  1647;  Thomas,  January  14,  1648:  Jo- 
seph, mentioned  below:  Benjamin.  September 
30,   1652;  Hannah.  February  2.   1654. 

(HI)  Joseph,  son  of  John  Curtis,  wa^  born 
November  12.  1650.  Fie  married,  November 
9.  1676,  Bcthia,  dauglUer  of  Richard  Booth. 
Children,  boin  at  Stratford:  Elizabeth,  Jan- 
uary 17,  i'')7S;  Anna,  Sepiember  i,  1679: 
Mary,  about  i-C^i  :  Ephraim,  mentioned  be- 
low; Josei'h.  Xoveniber  6,  1687;  Nathan,  Feb- 
ruary 21,  16S9-90:  Josiah.  r\[arch  31,  i6<)i  ; 
Bethia,  Jilarch  10.  it5o5-96:  Eiizcr  and  Eli- 
phalet.  twins,  A.ugust  i,  1690. 

(IV)  P^phraim,  son  of  JosCi-di  Curtis,  was 
"born  at  Stratford.  December  31,   1(184;   mar- 


rietl,  June  26,  1707,  Elizabeth,  daughter  o; 
Ephraim  Stiles.  She  died  in  October,  1775. 
lie  died  in  1776,  aged  ninety-two.  Children, 
Ixiru  at  Stratford:  Stiles,  mentioned  below: 
Sarah;  Henry,  October  12,  1709;  Ann,  Au- 
gust 31,  1711 :  Phebe,  August,  1713;  Eliza- 
beth, August  1713.  died  1716;  Ephraim.  Au- 
gust 30.   1717,  died   1737:  Elizabeth,  October 

2,  1719;  Martha,  November  26,  1721  ;  Ruth, 
baptized  October  27,  1723;  Edmund,  baptized 
August,  1725 ;  Bathsheba,  baptized  Novem- 
ber,  1728:   Elnathan,  born  January,    1726-27. 

(\')  Stiles,  son  of  Ephraim  Curtis,  was 
born  at  Stratford,  ]\Iarch  18,  170S;  married, 
November  7,  1729,  Rebecca  Judson.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Stratford:  Sarah,  May  17,  1731; 
Elizabeth,  December  28,  1732;  Elihu,  Decem- 
ber 17.  1734;  Hannah,  December  15,  1736; 
Ephraim.  ^larch  jy.  1739;  Elihu,  ^lay  10, 
1741  ;  Silas,  baptized  June  14,  1743;  John, 
mentioned  below :  Rebecca,  baptized  Febru- 
ary 14,   1747-48;   Catee,  baptized  June,   1752. 

(  \'I )  John,  son  of  Stiles  Curtis,  was  born 
at  Stratford,  and  baptized  September,  1745. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution,  and  had 
the  rank  of  lieutenant.  He  married  l\Iary 
Shelton.  Children,  born  at  Stratford:  Sarah, 
September  29,  1769;  Stiles,  April  13,  177T  ; 
Judson,  February  15,  1774:  John,  February  8, 
1778:  Ezekiel,  June  6.  1770;  Daniel  men- 
tioned below:  Julia.  November  27,  1784;  Har- 
riet, baptized  February,  1791. 

(\'H  )  Daniel,  son  of  Jobm  Curtis,  was  b'>rn 
at  Stratford.  April  8,  1781:  married  Betsey 
Pixie}-.  Children,  born  at  Stratford:  i. 
Sheldon  P!x!e\-,  married  Sarah  McEwcn,  and 
had  Robert  \V.,  Alfred  H.,  Charles  B.,  and 
Fred.     2.    Peter   Pixiey.   liad    five   daughters. 

3.  Charles  H.,  ir.entioned  below.  4.  2\Lar>. 
married  Nathan  P.irdsey.  5.  ^^largaret.  mar- 
ried ^lorgan  Curti-.  6.  Elizabieth,  married 
Edward  Fitch,  and  lived  at  Detroit,  2\Iichi- 
gan. 

(X'lIP)  Charles  Henry  Curtis,  son  of  Dan- 
iel Curtis,  was  born  at  Stratford.  January  23, 
1815,  and  died  at  Bridgeport,  February  2. 
1888.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  v.as  a  pattern  maker  !)y  trade.  He  was 
a  Republican  in  politics  and  a  ^^lethodist  in 
religion.  Fie  built  tlie  house  in  which  he  lived 
on  Lafayette  street,  Bridgeport,  for  many 
\enrs.  He  married,  Tslarch  19,  1840,  at  Strat- 
ford. Catherine  Ann  Wheeler,  born  at  Strat- 
ford, August  2.  i8in.  ilied  at  Er-dgep-rt. 
November  10.  1S74.  Cliildrc:i :  i.  Mary  Ka- 
tie, married,  June  18,  1872,  Adolphu^  E. 
Fones  (see  Fones).  2.  Ilattie  Louise,  b'^ir; 
January  18,  1S58.  died  March  12,  1896;  mar- 
ried (first)  Geiirge  Hews;  (second)  Rev. 
Edward  Bassett. 


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CO^NECTIC^T 


George   Snntli.   colonist,  born   in 

SMITH  Mertford-ihire,  England,  mar- 
ried  Sarali  ,  died  in  New 

Flavcn,  Coniieotii'r.i,  May   17,  16(^2. 

(ill  Lionte!iant  Saninci  Smith,  son  of 
George  Smitli.  born  Dcceniher  4.  iii5(,  niar- 
ried  Obedience  Laniberton.  January  13,  1075, 
died  September   iS,   1726. 

(Ill)  Captain  Samuel  (Ji  Smith,  son  of 
Lieutenant  Samuel  (  i  )  Smith,  born  May  14, 
1678,  married  !Mar\-  Camper,  August  14,  1700, 
died  Augu>t  22.   1753. 

(I\')  Lamberti.iu.  son  of  Captain  Samuel 
(2)  Smith,  lorn  Iinit.-  23,  1701.  married  Bath- 
sheba  Hurwell.  Janu.iry  24,  1722.  died  Decem- 
ber 10,  i77<i. 

(^' )  Lamberton  (2).  ^.ln  of  Lamlierton  i  i  i 
Smith,  born  Xo\ember  28,  1734,  mairied  Abi- 
gail Kimberly.  ^March  11,  1757.  dieil  April 
28,  1791. 

(\l)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Lamberton  (2) 
Smith,  born  April  2/.  1758.  married,  Susan 
Smith,  April  5,   1781,  diod~^  April  7.   1S06. 

(Ml)  Edwin,  son  of  Nathaniel  Smith, 
born  March.  3.  1791,  married  Har'iet  Porter, 
February  21,  1S13.  died  }.Iay  29.  T85S. 

{  \TII )  Edwin  Porter,  son  of  Edwin  Smith, 
was  t>.-)rn  at  Middletown.  Conneciicut,  No- 
vember 18,  1S13.  The  family  removed  to 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  in  i8i8.  At  the  age 
of  twelve  }ears  he  siartcd  r.ut  to  earn  his 
own  living.  It  was  said  of  him  that  he  never 
gave  up  a  pij-itic>n  imtii  he  had  secured  an- 
other and  better  one.  Pie  went  from  grocer 
to  wholesale  grocers  and  distillers,  until  the 
year  1846  \vhen  he  entered  the  employ  of 
^^'illiam  r\l.  Jolmson  (S-  Sons,  distillers,  on 
West  Fifteenth  street.  New  York  City,  where 
he  remained  for  twcnty-tive  }ears.  advanta- 
geous to  the  firm  and  successful  to  himself. 
He  was  at  all  times  untiring  and  faithful  to 
his  employers.  His  good  judgment  in  in- 
vestments enabled  him  to  retire  about  1880. 
After  tiiat  he  trave'ed  quite  extcnsivel}',  seem- 
ingly enjoying  life  untranimcled  by  busi- 
ness.    Twice  lie  visited  the  c  iniinenr. 

During  the  }ear  1884  he  puiciia.-ed  a  place 
in  Mil  ford.  Connecticut,  where  lie  enjoyed  the 
country  living  and  the  quiet  of  home.  It  v.-as 
at  this  time  lie  becaiue  mterested  in  gen.ealog- 
icaP  research,  particularlv  in  ami  about  New 
Haven.  This  proved  rather  a  diPi';ult  mat- 
ter and  fev>-  n^en  r-*  lv>  a^e  would  have  un- 
dertaken it.  imt  it  was  a  pleasure  to  him  and 
has  proven  a  pride  to  his  famil}".  About  1889 
his  health  began  failing  liim,  and  on  Januarv 
5.  18*30,  he  passed  on  ro  his  rest.  He  ^^■as 
buried  in  the  .Smith  plot  in  the  old  cemetery 
at  Milfcird.  His  ancestors  for  seven  genera- 
tions lie  in  New  Haven  and  \\'c-t  Haven  ccm- 


etcric'-.  At  the  latter  pl.\ce  he  discovered,  the 
old  mo>s-co\ered  stones  and  restored  them  to 
position.  Ills  genealogical  record  runs  back 
into  tiic  following  lines,  viz.:  George  Siiiiih, 
Caj.itain  George  Lamberton,  al-o  the  Porter 
anil  Stocking  families. 

Mr.  Smith  married,  Noveml-^r  3,  iS\~, 
Mary  A.  Hepburn  (see  Hepburn  \").  2.1rs. 
Smith,  his  wife,  resides  at  the  old  home  in 
^lilford,  kee]iing  old  memories  green,  and 
happy  in  entertaining  her  family  and  friends. 
Her  connection  with  the  National  Societv, 
Daughters  of  the  .\merican  Revolution,  keeps 
her  interest  in  matters  at  home,  and  as  well 
at  the  national  headquarters.  She  was  the 
first  regent  of  Freelove  Pakhvin  Stow  Chap- 
ter, being  chcisen  to  this  C'ffice  for  life,  as  ap- 
preciation of  her  great  interest  and  her  many 
generous  gifts.  Her  winters  are  passed  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  where  she  has  mar.y 
choice  and  dear  friends,  and  she  lias  attended 
every  continental  congress  up  lo  date. 

Six  ch.ildren  were  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Smith,  but  two  are  living,  also  three  grandi- 
children :  i.  Eleanor  Grace,  tuarned  j.  War- 
ren Archer  Conover.  November  15,  ii87i.  2. 
Bradish  Johnson,  married  (first!  Florence 
Clark  Nicholson,  June  15,  18S7,  She  was  the 
daughter  of  Grainille  and  Susan  (Clark) 
Nicholson.  They  had  two  -ons.  George 
Pambertson  Smith,  born  August  4.  t888.  :it 
St.  Paul.  Minnesota;  he  is  a  niemlie'-  of  tlie 
Fifteenth  L'nited  States  Cavalry.  .-V  second 
son  was  born  two  }-ears  later,  mother  and 
child  both  dying  at  the  time  in  New  York- 
City.  Bradish  Johnson  Smith  married  ( s vC- 
oacP)  Lizzie  (Lobdell)  Butts,  a  widow.  T;;ey~ 
reside   at   Plackensack,   New   Jer-ey. 

3.  Edwin  Porter  Jr.,  born  Tuiv  24.  1853. 
married.  April  13.  1890,  Rosira  ^laudelicli. 
He  died  August   17,   1904. 

4.  Mary  Augusta,  horn  April  15.  iS;3,  mar- 
ried (first)  Legrand  N.  Penslow,  C'ctober  17, 
1877,  ?vlarrie.i  (' second)  to  Captain  J.  hn  J. 
Brereton,  United  States  ^rrn^•,  of  Pate''-on, 
New  Jersey.  April  27,  1892.  Died  July  14. 
1893.  On  petition  .jf  ;\Irs.  Brereton  the 
names  of  her  chikiren  were  cl'ianced  fr.">m 
Denslow  to  Breret.Mi  by  ,in  ;ict  >:f  the  k:;i-Ia- 
ture. 

5.  \n.iie  Meiwi'i.  brim  November  2y.  iSyj. 
ni.trried  Robert  Clark  lline.  No\'en;b..'r  ,. 
r88,,.  P)ied  .May  15.  1887.  6.  .Mien  Pown- 
send.  born  .\pril  14.  i8('4,  lived  but  three 
da\"s. 

i'alm.'idge  Hepburn  Brereton.  son  of  Cap- 
tain John  J.  Brereton.  graduated  froiu  the 
Military  School  at  Cornw?ll.  New  York,  and 
served  in  the  Seventy-first  New  York  Regi- 
ment, during  the  Spanish-American  war,  •\it!i 


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the  rank  of  corpDral.  He  was  afterward  sec- 
retary for  (.."aptain  1  Iuninlire\  s  vi  the  L'niteil 
States  Regular  Anuy.  cluriiijf  tlie  IJuxer  re- 
bellion in  China,  and  also  in  the  Philippines. 
During  this  time,  he  studied  military  attairs, 
finally  passing  examinations  at  ^Manila  ami 
being  commissioned  as  secoml  lieutenant  in 
the  United  States  army,  by  President  McKin- 
ley,  in  the  1"\\  ent\-fi  purth  Regiment,  lie  was 
suliscquently  transferred  to  the  second  regi- 
ment, L'nited  States  army,  and  stationed  at 
Fort  Logan,  Montana.  His  commission  was 
signed  by  Presidents  McKinley  and  Roose- 
velt, He  married  Maud  C  MacXab.  He 
died  Jul}-  1,  1906.     They  had  no  chihJren. 

(The  Stocking  Line). 

The  name  of  Stocking  appears  in  the 
Domesday  Book,  10S3-86,  with  the  ending 
"ham,''  that  being  the  old  Saxon  heim  or 
home,  and  indicated  that  Stockingham.  Suf- 
folk, England,  \\a>  the  original  liome  of  the 
Stockings. 

In  the  Hundreds  Rolls,  123,:^,  is  found  the 
name  of  the  Stockings  de  Stocking,  which 
again  h.xes  the  estate  of  the  family  in  Suf- 
folk count}-.  The  name  has  been  spelied 
Stocken,  Stoclin,  and  Stocking. 

(I)  George  Stocking,  tl-ie  immigrant  an- 
cestor, and  the  only  one  of  the  name  known 
to  have  ctnigrated  to  America,  sailed  from 
England  ii-i  the  ship  "Griffin,"'  with  the  partv 
of  Rev.  Thi_-)mas  Hooker,  and  landed  in  FJos- 
ton  in  the  }-ear  1633.  He  is  believed  to  have 
been  born  in  Suti'olk.  England,  about  158-;. 
He  settled  first  in  Cambridge,  rxlassachusetts, 
where,  in  the  year  1635  he  built  a  house  at 
the  corner  of  the  present  Holvoke  and  W'in- 
throp  streets.  On  May  6,  1635,  '^^  ^^'^s  made 
a  freeman.  In  1636  he  joined  tl-.e  second 
company  of  the  Rev,  Mr,  Hooker,  and  with 
them  traveled  i/jn  fo'jt  through  the  wilderness 
to  the  Connecticut  river,  and  liecame  otie  of 
the  original  I'lunders  of  Flartford,  and  a 
prominent  proprietor.  In  the  general  distri- 
bution of  land,  he  received  twentv  acres,  and 
other  grants  later  on.     He  n-iarried  (first)   in 

England.   Anna  and    ( second  )    Agnes 

(Shotwelli  \\\-bstcr,  v.idnw  of  John  Web- 
ster, governor  r.f  the  colony.  He  always  took 
an  active  ]>art  in  lijcal  affairs;  was  selectman 
in'  1647,  5nr-\-e}or  of  highways  in  1654,  and 
chimne\-  viewer  in  I '150.  He  was  excused 
from  n-iilitarv  diit}-  in  T'lfio  because  of  "great 
age."  and  died  'Sl:\y  25,  1683,  aged  one  hun- 
dred and  one  ye.irs.  His  name  is  inscribed 
on  a  large  nionument  erected  to  the  memorv 
of  Hooker's  party,  -which  stands  in  the  old 
Center  Church  bur}-ing  .■jrc'Und  at  Hartford. 
His    children    were:      Deacon    Samuel,    men- 


tioned bel'jw  ;  S;irah,  married,  Samuel  Olcott, 
of  Harifi.id:  L}(Jia.  married  John  kichards, 
of  Hartford:  Ilair.iah,  married,  in  1(^49,  An- 
drew  I'leutrin. 

(  11  )  Deacon  -Samuel  Stocking,  son  (.,f 
(icorge  Stocking,  was  born  in  England,  and 
emigrated  whh  his  father  in  1633. 

In  it')5o  he  removed  from  Hartford  to 
-Midtlletow  I],  Gmnecticut,  and  became  one 
of  its  foimders,  and  was  one  of  the  three  sign- 
ers of  the  Indian  deed  of  that  town.  He  was 
the  first  deacon  in  the  ^iliddletown  church, 
organized  in  lO^S.  He  was  representative  in 
the  state  assembly  in  iC'33-59-''i5-6o-77-8i. 
He  was  also  sergeant  in  King  Philip's  war. 
He  \\-a>  an  extensive  shipbuilder  and  o\\i\qt, 
and  lived  in  L'pper  Middletown,  r.ow  the  town 
of  Cromwell.  He  married.  May  2~.  16^2, 
Dethia,  daughter  of  John  and  lane  Hopkins, 
and  granddaughter  of  Samuel  Hopkins,  one 
of  the  signers  of  the  Mayflower  Compact  in 
1620.  The  latter  was  also  a  member  of  Cap- 
tain Myles  Standish's  military  company  in 
1621  :  and  was  sent  by  Governor  Bradford 
\vith  Edward  W'inslow,  on  a  special  mission 
to  Massasoit,  the  Indian  chief.  Was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  governor's  C(juncil  f'-om  1632  to 
1636.  A  volunteer  in  1637  va  aid  of  .Alassa- 
chusetts  and  Connecticut  co!onlsts  against 
the  I'equots.  Also  a  n-iember  of  a  council  of 
war  for  Plymouth  in  1643. 

Deacon  Samuel  Stocking  died  Decei-i-iber 
3,  16S3,  and  his  widow  married  (second) 
James  Steele,  of  Hartford.  His  estate  was 
inventoried  at  six  hundred  and  fortv-eight 
pounds,  eight  shillings  and  eight  peni:e.  The 
chihlren  were :  Hannah,  born  '".October  30, 
1654;  Samuel,  October  iq,  1656;  Bethia,  Oc- 
tober 10,  1658:  John,  September  24, -1660 : 
Lydia,  Januar}-  20.  lOGi;  George.  February 
20.  1664:  Ebenezcr,  Februarv  23,  i^6'):  Ste-. 
ven.  ]\Iarcli  23,  1(173:  Daniel,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(Ill)  Daiiiel,  son  of  Iieacon  Samuel  Stock- 
ing, was  born  April  14,  1^177.  He  married 
Jane,  daughter  of  Hugh  and  ^lartha  (Coit) 
Mould,  of  Xew  London,  Connecticut.  He 
lived  in  Upper  r^Iiddlet'iwn  where  he  died  in 
1733.  His  wife  died  April  i,  1758.  His  chil- 
dren were:  Daniel,  born  Alav  to.  170T,  died 
young;  Captain  Joseph,  February  27,  1703; 
Ebenezer,  Xovemr.er  2^.  1704:  Captain  John, 
Jul}-  14,  1707:  Jonathan,  October  i.  ipy); 
Jane,  December  19,  171 1:  Elisha,  mentioned 
below. 

(1\  1  Ehsha,  son.  of  Daniel  Stocking,  was 
born  March  25,  1714.  He  married  (^first) 
Januar}  26,  1736,  Rachel  Ranney.  She  died 
March  7,  1730.  and  he  married  (second)  Feb- 
ruar}'    15,    1740,    Marjer\-   Wilcox.     She  died 


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June  2g,  1737.  and  he  married  (third)  I-\-b- 
riiar\  4,  ijy<.  '1  hanklul  r.utkT.  lie  UsL-d  in 
Upper  },Iiudlctu\vii.  r.r.J.  diud  thee  April  4. 
1775.  Me  was  quartermaster  vi  a  in"_'i>  ot 
horse  in  the  militia.  Children  hy  hi>  tirst  wife 
were:  Lucy,  born  June  10,  1737:  Sarah,  I'eli- 
ruary  28,  1730-  Children  by  second  wife: 
Submit,  February  28.  1741  :  Captain  Zebul'm. 
baptized  April  4.  1742:  Rachel,  baptized  June 
29,  1743 :  Theo<k>sia.  ba[)tized  February  23. 
1745:  John,  baptized  May  6,  1750:  Eli-ha, 
baptized  April  21.  1754:  William,  ba|  tized 
June  26,  1757.  Children  of  third  wife:  ?dar- 
jery,  baptized  Januaiy  7.  I75')-  married  James 
Porter.  They  hail  a  daughter,  Harriet  I'-ir- 
ter,  who  married  Edwin  Smith  (see  Smith 
VIIj. 

(The    Hepburn   Line). 

The  Hepburn  faniih-  is  of  Scotch  oriiiin 
and  of  hig'li  antiquity,  tiie  house  havinp:  been 
founded  in  1200.  There  is  a  tradition  that 
the  name  originated  from  tlie  names  of  two 
rivers.  It  is  probable  that  the  family  orig- 
inally li\ed  near  two  streams  from  which 
the  name  Habron  was  deduced.  This  in  course 
of  time  was  changed  to  Helirtn,  then  Hep- 
born,  and  finally  Hepburn.  In  France  where 
members  of  the  family  lived  ^luring  the  fif- 
teenth, sixteenth  an<l  seventeenth  centuries, 
the  name  was  written  dTIebron,  d'Hepburne 
and  sometimes  Hebnjn.  During  the  last  two 
liundred  years,  however,  in  Scotland  aufl 
America,  it  has  been  almost  universally  writ- 
ten Hepburn.,  although  there  are  a  few  in  this 
countr}-  who  still  write  it  Hepborn. 

Many  members  of  the  family  in  early  times 
held  prr.minent  positions  in  civil  and  military 
life,  were  distingui>hed  as  ecclesiastics,  poets, 
divines,  judges  and  advocates,  and  \vere  iden- 
tified •  with  the  political  and  religious  strug- 
gles which,  so  disturbed  Scotland  during  the 
sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centurie-.  One 
married  a  Scottish  queen,  another  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  service  of  Gustavus  Ai'olphus  and 
Louis  XIII  and  became  a  marslial  of  France, 
and  still  another  was  prominent  at  the  battle 
of  ^^'atcrloo.  In  the  iieerage  of  Scotland  the 
Earls  of  Bi:>tln\cll.  who  were  members  of  the 
Hepburn  faniil;-.  occujiy  a  conspicuous  po-i- 
tirn  in  hi'tor;..  Th.e  title  \\a-  not  fullv  cre- 
ated before   14S.S. 

Patrick  Hepburn,  fourth  Lord  Halle-,  was 
made  the  first  Earl  of  P.othwell,  and  witli  him 
there  is  th.e  beginning  of  a  long  and  distin- 
guished line  '>f  Hepburn  descent  which  b.as 
spread  widely  over  two  continents. 

The  arms  of  F.othwell  are  described  as  fol- 
lows:  gules  on  a  che\ron,  arcfcnt.  tvco  Scot- 
tish lions  rending  an  Engli-h  ro>e  fwhich 
had  been  the  characteristic  cognizance  of  Pat- 


rick Hepburn,  of  Halles,  at  the  great  l:attle 
of  Ottcrburn  )  (juartered,  azure  v.  itii  a  g.  iblcn 
>liip ;  three  chcvri.inels  en  a  lielci.  ermine  fijr 
the  lord.~hi|)  of  .^ouli-^,  with  a  band  azure  for 
\'auss,  lord  of  Dirliown.  The  motto  is: 
Keepje   Tr_\ste. 

( i  )  F'atrick  Hepburn,  who  is  sup]Hised  to  be 
the  immigrant  ancestor  of  the  Coimeeticut 
branch  of  the  fanhh',  came  tii  thi--  Ci-untrv 
from  Scotland  about  loSo.  He  had  two 
brothers,  James  and  John,  all  of  whnm  came 
about  the  same  time.  They  are  believed  to 
ha^■e  been  Catholics,  anil  to  have  tied  from 
."Scotland  on  aceount  of  being  iuvuhed  in 
some  rebellion  or  conspirrxy.  Patrick  lial  a 
son    Peter,   mentioned   below. 

(II)  Peter,  son  of  Patrick  Hepl;urn,  was 
born  in  Scotland  and  died  in  1742-43.  He 
married  Sarah  .  He  lived  in  Strat- 
ford, and  was  granted  b}'  the  town.  March, 
173^1,  liberty  to  erect  a  warehouse  on  the 
wharf  near  that  of  Joseph  Prince.  Hence  he 
is  sujjposed  to  liave  been  a  sliipjjing  merchant. 
Children,  born  in  .^tratford:  Joseph,  born 
October  11,  1729:  Peter,  April  2S,  1732.  men- 
tioned below:  George,  May  12,  1735;  Sarah, 
January   24.    I73'>. 

(  HI  I  Peter  (2),  son  of  Peter  (i)  rlep- 
bnrn,  was  lyirn  in  Stratford,  .April  28,  1732, 
and  married  (first)  in  Miiford,  Connecti- 
cut, December  16,  1753,  ."-^usanna,  daughter 
of  Joel  Baldwin,  born  ]\Ia_\-  18,  173''..  died  be- 
fore 1765.  Children:  Peter  Clark,  born  Oc- 
tober 28,  1755:  Joel.  November  ir.  1737: 
Susan,  1759.  died  in  New  \'ork,  March.  ir>- 
18,  1835:  Abigail,  1761,  died  in  Milford.  1833. 
Peter  Flepburn  marrieil  ( seconihi  Alarv, 
daughter  of  Captain  Coblj,  of  Taunton,  ?\ias- 
sachusetis.  Their  children  were:  Nathaniel, 
Iiorn  Augu'^t  12.  17^17.  married  Aliigail  .\nn 
^lerwm,  December  20,  1793;  others  were: 
John.  Thomas,  Polly,  born  V770:  Sallie,  born 
1773:  Richard,  born  April  17,  1777,  died  at 
P.rooklxn,  New  York,  }.Iav  17.  1865. 

Mary  A.  H.  Smith,  a  descendant  of  Peter 
Hepburn,  gave  the  following  for  the  Hephurn 
genealogy:  "Mv  great-granrl  father,  Peter 
Hep1)urn,  was  a  •^ea  captain  and  having  a  car- 
L'''>  for  Glasgow  Uyk  the  iiatiers  in  his  p  >-- 
ses-^ion  for  the  jjurpose  of  the  identity,  and 
claiming  property  to  which  he  and  his  rela- 
tives were  entitled.  It  appears  that  Patrick 
Hepburn,  the  immigrant,  liad  brother.  Jan-cs 
and  John.  One  of  them  became  in\'.I\ed  in 
some  rebellion  or  conspiracv  and  tied,  from 
-Scotland  about  1680.  It  is  probable  ir  is 
what  is  known  as  the  Oate-  rebellion.  In  a 
short  time  his  two  brothers  came  to  be  with 
him  and  made  a  home  in  .America."  "Tliev 
brought  a  copy  of  their  coat-of^arms,'  writes 


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Mrs.  Sniitli.  "a  canteen  or  drinking-ciip  (as 
they  cal'.od  it)  wlm-h  was  a  gourd  sliell 
mounted  in  silver  and  in^jcribed  on  top :  'Pat- 
rick Hepburn,  Ahbcyuiillon,  1640'.  Also  sil- 
ver shoe  and  knee  buckles.  I  also  have  in  my 
possession  a  little  tnnik  which  tradition  says 
was  brought  b_\^  him.  The  story  handed 
down  to  us  nms  in  this  wise:  After  dis- 
charging his  cargo,  he  took  the  papers  and 
went  twelve  miles  up  the  Clyde,  visited  the 
church,  had  a  long  conversation  with  the  sex- 
ton, who  said  his  father  was  sexton  before 
him  and  had  often  heard  him  tell  of  the 
brothers  leaving  borne,  etc.  Great-grandfa- 
ther made  an  appointment  to  go  the  next  day 
and  attend  tc-  the  business  of  establishing  his 
claim.  He  then  returned  to  Glasgow-  and  re- 
mained at  the  inn  near  the  wharf  overnight. 
While  eating  his  breakfast  the  next  morning, 
the  innkeeper  came  in  with  a  newspaper  in 
his  hand  saying;  'Great  news!  great  news 
this  morning  I"  'What  news?'  'Why.  the 
King  has  declared  the  colonies  in  rebellion, 
and  I  hope  he  will  hang  every  mother's  son 
of  them.'  Great-grandfather  continued  his 
breakfa-^t,  but,  as  he  often  said  in  relating  it, 
'I  kept  up  a  De'il  of  a  thinking  as  to  what  I 
had  better  do,  if  the  news  were  really  true. 
Peter  Hepburn,  you  have  a  wife  and  children 
across  this  big  pond  which  are  of  more  irn- 
portance  than  faniil}-  history,  lands,  etc.,  and 
your  dut_\-  is  to  them.'  Turning  to  the  inn- 
keeper lie  said :  'there  is  one  thing  he  ^vill 
have  to  do  befi're  he  hangs  them.'  "What 
is  that?'  'He  will  have  to  catch  tliem  hrst.' 
By  this  time  he  had  made  up  hi^  mind  to  put 
his  ship  in  ballast  and  start  for  home,  where 
he  arrived  in  safety,  trusting  to  the  future  for 
establishing  claims.  The  place  twelve  miles 
from  Glasgow  was  no  doubt  Eothwell  castle 
and  manse,  v/here  he  was  to  exam.ine  the  rec- 
ords. Isiy  thei.'.ry  is  that  we  descended  from 
George,  son  of  the  second  Earl  of  Eothwell. 
and  they  lived  in  Hurnbick ;  my  fatlier  sai'j  a 
place  that  sounded  like  'Ambic'  " 

In  tb.e  life  of  Sir  John  Hepburn,  by  J:!mes 
Grant,  there  is  a  description  of  that  home  and 
also  the  giving  to  Isabella,  his  sister,  and  by 
George,   of  the   Abbeymil!  property. 

(IV)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Peter  (2)  Mep- 
burn,  was  born  Af.gust  12.  xyoj.  in  Milford, 
Connecticut.  He  married,  in  179,^,  .\bicail 
Ann  IMcrvvin.  of  Pond  Point,  .Milford.  >he 
was  born  No\  ember  4,  1774.  .Amnng  their 
children  was  Peter,  menficned  below;  Nancy, 
died  in  infanc}-;  Xancy,  born  June  16.  1799. 
marriec'  F.dwarr!  Phii'ips,  of  New  York:  he 
died  at  Stamford,  Connecticut,  ?\Ia\  0,  I'^jo: 
]\Iary,  born  in  ^■riiford.  died  young. 

i'\' 1     Feicr     1,^1,    eMest    son    oi    Nathaniel 


Hepburn,  was  lii.'rn  in  ]\Iilford,  Jauuarv  14, 
1795,  died  in  New  Yorl:  Citv,  Novcni'.'cr  4, 
1879.  '^^  lived  in  New  York  and  in  1S30 
moved  to  Brooklyn.  He  v,as  an  ardent  Hen- 
ry Clay  \Miig.  Always  devoted  to  busitie^^ 
and  famil}-.  He  took  an  active  part  in  tlic 
early  politics  of  New  York  and  Broukl_\  n. 
He  was  a  meiuber  of  the  Owl  Club  of  Brook- 
lyn. 

He  married  Eleanor  Kellinger,  of  New 
York  City,  January  9,  1819.  She  was  the 
daughter  of  IMaurice  and  i\Iary  (Opple)  Kel- 
linger. She  died  in  October,  iSSt.  Th.eir 
chiklren  were;  Andrew  Merwin,  born  in 
New  York  City,  March  20.  1S20.  mentioned 
ticlow  :  Peter  .Alexander,  born  April  16,  1822, 
died  in  Brooklyn,  New  Y(jrk :  Anna  Amelia, 
IxM'ii  in  New  'i'ork  Cit}-,  December  19,  1823, 
died  early  in  1824;  ]\iary  Augusta,  born  in 
New  York  City,  corner  of  Stanton  and  Lud- 
low streets,  July  2~,  1S25,  married  Edwin 
Porter  Smith    (see  Smith  VHI). 

(\T)  Andrew  }ilerwin,  son  of  Pett  f  (3) 
Elepburn,  was  born  Alarcii  20,  1820,  died  at 
Oakland.  California.  July  27,  18S5.  He  was 
most  honorably  and  creditably  referred  to  ir. 
a  photographic  historv  of  the  civil  war  pub- 
lished in  the  Rcz-:czu  'of  Revkz.s.  Referring 
to  General  Ingals,  who  was  the  central  fig- 
ure in  the  group,  it  then  continues :  "The 
gentle  look'ing  man  on  the  top  ^tep,  is  the  one 
who  supplied  tb.e  whole  Fcder;il  A..rmy  with 
horses,  mules,  clothing,  tents,  transportation, 
etc.''  He  was  an  elder  brother  of  Mrs.  Mary 
A.  PIer)uurn  Smith. 


Begat  Eggicston,  iiiimi- 
EGGLESTON     grant    ancestor,    was   born 

in  England  about  1590  or 
earlier.  His  name  is  also  spelled  Bagget  and 
Beget.  He  deposed  June  5,  1645,  that  hi.s 
;ige  was  forty-five,  but  he  was  called  "near 
one  hundred  years  old"  when  he  died  Sep- 
tember I,  1674.  He  came  to  Dorchester,  Mas- 
sachusetts, in  1630,  in  the  shijj  ''iNIary  and 
John,"  was  admitted  a  freeman  in  1031.  aui! 
was  one  of  the  original  mcm'ievs  of  Rev.  Mr. 
W'arliam's  church  wliicii  came  to  Windsor. 
Connecticut,  in  1635.  His  wid'jw  contribut- 
ed in  1676  to  the  fund  for  the  relief  of  the 
poor  of  the  colonic-.     He  married   (first)    in 

England. ,  and   she  died   December  8. 

1057.  He  married  (second)  IMary  T.-dcott,  nf 
rlartford.  Children:  Thomas,  born  August 
26,  1638,  at  V\'ind;or:  James,  born  alxnit 
1(140:  Samuel,  nicntionetl  below:  Mary,  Zvlay 
20,  1641  ;  Sarah,  ^^larch  28.  1643 :  Rebecca. 
December  8,  1644:  .Abigail,  June  12,  164S; 
Joseph,  baptized  Z\Iarch  30,  1651;  Benjamin, 
December    18,    iSt-^. 


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(II)  Saimicl.  son  of  Uegat  Eygleston,  was 
twin  of  Jaiiies.  He  beat  tlie  drum  at  the 
nieotinQ-liiin^e  in  ii>5i,  aiiii  was  '.nade  free- 
man at  Windsor,  May,  t'\r'^.  He  moved  to 
Middletown,  where  he  Ixnight  a  house  of 
W'ilham  Smith  on  Meeting;-  House  Square, 
May  18,  1663.  and  hveil  there  until  January 
i8,  I'lJ^M,  when  he  -^old  the  place  to  Rev. 
Xoahdiah  Russell.  He  was  admitted  to  the 
W'ethersfield  church  on  certificate  from  Wind- 
sor. 

He  died  I-'ehruary.  I'V^i.  His  will  was 
dated  Decemher  2('i,  if\9<f),  and  Iiis  estate  was 
inventoried  at  one.  lunidired.  and  tn  e  pi'UUiJs, 
liftecn  >hil!irL;s,  niiie  jience.  He  married 
Sarah  DislircjUiih,  of  Wethersfield,  dauc;hter 
of  Xichnlas  Disbn.iunh.  She  died  in  1683. 
Children  :  Samuel,  horn  ^ larch  6,  1663.  men- 
tioned below ;  Thomas,  June  4,  1667,  died 
Ausjust  2j.  16C'.-;  Joseph,  January  24,  died 
January  31.  ihlS:  Sarah,  October  26,  1670: 
Susanna,  May  0.  1074;  Nicholas,  December 
23.  1676:  Mary,  11J78:  Mercy,  July  2y,  1679: 
Ebenezer.  July  7.  I'^Sg. 

( in  i  Samuel  12),  son  of  Sanuiel  ( I )  Eg- 
gleston,  was  born  March  6,  1663.  He  was 
one  of  the  oris;inal  members  of  the  church 
in  Ea>t  Mi'ldleboro,  now  Portland,  Con- 
necticut, 172!.  He  d.ied  December  24,  173A. 
and  his  will  was  proved  February  i,  1737,  in 
which  he  sa}s ;  ■■],  Samuel  E;i-elston  cf  Midd., 
being-  advanced  to  the  age  of  j;^  years,  be- 
queath to  wife  Patience  and  son-in-law  John 
Pienton,  and  Abigail  his  wife,  his  dwelling- 
house  and  half  his  home-lot,  provided  that 
his  son-in-law  rioth  conif'irtablv  maintain  nn- 
wife  imtil  her  decease  or  marriage,  and  my 
son  Joseph  during  his  natural  life".  Pie  left 
the  remainder  of  his  estate  to  his  daughters: 
Susanna,  Sarali,  Patience  and  Marv,  April 
13,  1736.  He  married  Patience  Paine.  July 
8,  1703.  His  widow  lived  in  Guilford,  April, 
1741.),  where  -^he  d_:-eded  property  to  her  broth- 
er. Job  Paine.  Children;  Susannah,  born 
February  23,  1705:  Samuel,  January  2,  T706- 
07,  mentioned  below;  Abigail,  March  ii, 
1708-00:  Sarah,  February  7,  1710-IT:  John. 
August  15,  1714;  Joseph,  October  24,  171(1; 
Patience,  October  18,  1719:  ]\Iarv.  June  20, 
17-3- 

il\')  Samuel  (3),  son  of  Samuel  (21  Eu- 
gleston,  was  born  January  2,  i7o('vo7.  ]lt' 
married  Abigail  Dcniis  (  Pevins  or  P.ibl>)n-i. 
Novemiier  2,  1720.  Children,  baptized  at 
East  Middlebiiro,  now  Portland:  John,  b'jrn 
September  2.  1731:  .Martha,  AugU'it  23,  1733: 
Abigail,  January  23,  I73''>;  .Samuel.  June  2S. 
1738,  menti.me<l  beln\\-;  Joseph,  Octriber  28, 
1740:  P.enjauiip,  ?\larch  28.  17.13;  PruderTC. 
August    19,    1745:    Xieholas,   April    12.    1747; 


Ilenianiin,  December  2('i,  1749;  Amos,  No- 
vember 20,  173  I. 

I  \' )  Sanuiel  (4),  >on  nf  .Samuel  (3)  Eg- 
glestdii,  was  born  June  28.  1738.  He  mar- 
rieil  Hester  Buck,  March  18,  IJOJ,  and  lived 
at  North  East,  Dutchess  comity.  New  York, 
He  died  January  2~,.  1822,  aged  eiglity-fijur. 
She  dieil  January  10,  1828,  aged  ninety.  Chil- 
dren :  Phebe.  marrietl  Joseph  Conger;  Eliza- 
beth, married  Joseph  Sherwood;  Hester,  mar- 
rietl  Sanuiel  (jilbert ;  Martha,  married  Aaron 

llanies    and    Treat;    Nicholas,    born 

November  8,  lyf*).  mentioned  bcLjw ;  David, 
1771;  .Miii^ail,  1773;  Samuel,  ?^lay  3,  1777: 
Eunice,  .May.  1779;  .Su^an,  January  8,  1782; 
Keturah,   .March  30,    1783. 

( \T  )  Nicholas,  srm  of  Samuel  (4)  Eg- 
glest.  in,  was  bcirn  No\-eniber  8,  I7<39,  at 
Windsor,  Cijnnecticut.  He  settled  in  North 
East,  New  York,  and  followed  farming  there. 
He  marrieil  Mary  Stewart  1  Stuard,  Sharon 
records).  Children:  John,  Ambrose,  .\li)ert, 
Truman,  Hamilton,  Stew.irt,  Benjamin,  Mar- 
tha,  I'lenjamin,  mentioned  below. 

(\II)  iJenjamin,  son  eif  Nicholas  Eggles- 
ton,  was  born  May  27,  1813,  in  the  town  of 
North  East,  New  York,  died  in  Sharon,  Con- 
necticut, AuLTUst  13,  1S87.  He  attended  the 
public  schools,  and  for  several  years  was  a 
teacher  in  the  public  scho.jP.  He  was  a  well- 
to-do  farmer  and  a  useful  citizen,  and  IieM 
the  office  of  justice  of  the  peace.  He  mar- 
ried, March  21,  1838,  Elizabeth  [Mills,  born 
at  Norfolk,  Connecticut,  .\pril  22.  1820,  died 
.August  20.  1890,  daughter  of  Jolin  and 
Emma  I'Paiot)  Mills,  descendant  of  Simon 
Mills,  of  Windsor,  Connecticut.  Children; 
Edward  H.,  born  July  5.  1839,  died  (October 
19,  1881  ;  George  M.,  Yiay  6.  1841  ;  Mary  E.. 
(Icii  iber  I,-  1843,  married  Lawrence  \"an  .M- 
st\  ne,  of  Shamn.  Connecticut;  Hamilton 
Jay,  -\pril  12.  1847:  Ellen,  June  2^.  1849, 
died  February  20,  1833 ;  Dwight  Nicholas, 
mentioned  below;  Stewart  E.,  },[arch  21, 
1835,  died  May  2(),  1879:  Theron  E.,  Decem- 
ber 30.  1837:  Frederick  W..  April  20,  i8i'5o, 
married   Minnie  IMiller,    188^. 

(ATII)  Dvvig-ht  Nicholas^  :=on  of  Benja- 
min Eggieston,  was  born  in  the  t^nvn  (-if  .\n- 
cr:un,  Columbia  county.  New  York,  May  24, 
I>^3I.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  sc'hrvii^ 
of  tlie  town  of  No'-th  East,  New  York,  and.  in 
the  select  sch.iiils  .,f  Sharon,  Connecticut.  He 
le;ii'ued  the  carpenter's  trade  in  Sharon  and 
w. irked  a-  a  journeyman  from  1S6S  to  1874, 
win/u  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself  in 
that  town  as  a  builder  aiul  contractor,  and  has 
continued  ti ;  the  prcsenf  time  with  marked 
s-uccess.  In  CiOT  he  formcl  a  {lartnershin 
witli    Robert    T.    Li\ini:rsr(ine.   and    =ince   then 


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the  business  has  Ixxn  c("'inhictcil  iniik-i"  the 
firm  name  of  E;:,'-L',i(.-ston  ^'^  Li\  !nL;?t...no,  :irclii- 
tects  ami  br.ilcl(.rs.  Since  i\)-yj  tlit-  hnii  lia> 
conductefl  a  ci  >a!  inisiness  also  at  Sliariju.  M  r. 
Eggleston  was  a  director  of  the  Sharon  Tele- 
phone Company  and  is  at  present  a  director 
of  the  Sharon  Electric  Light  Company  anil 
the  Sharon  Water  Company.  In  prilitics  Ik- 
is  a  Republican  and  in  1909  repre^e^.tcd  the 
town  in  the  general  assembly  of  the  state, 
servitig  with  credit  on  the  cnuiniittee  on  m- 
surance.  He  has  been  on  the  Sharon  schoLil 
board  a  nnnilaer  of  years.  He  is  a  pri  iniinent 
member  and  tiie  treasurer  of  the  Congrega- 
tional church  for  tlie  past  tiftecr.  xeaiv-.  lie 
married,  Octi.ber  i,  1873.  Amelia  J.  Hamlin. 
of  Sharon,  daughter  of  Ik-njamin  and  Sarah 
(Hatch)  Hamlin.  Children,  biirn  at  Sharon: 
Minnie  K.  (adopted),  born  January  ^0.  iSjy. 
married  Franklin  Gillette.  ( decea-ed  1  :  the\- 
had  a  son  Merideth  :  Harriet  Florence.  Xlt- 
vember  20,  1S80:  Clarence  IL.  January  25. 
i88^  dru-.igist.  Shao.n:  Aniie  L.  October  14, 
188S;   Gerald   D.,    Julv   2--,.   180;. 


The  lieers  !an;ily  originated,  it 
BEERS  appears,  at  Westclitt.  cotmty 
Kent.  England,  at  what  was 
called  Eere's  Court.  William  Del'ere  oi 
Bere's  court  was  bailiff  of  Dmer  aliout  1275. 
Nicholas  De  Here  b.elil  the  Man^nr  of  Bere  s 
Court  in  the  t\ventieth  year  of  the  reign  of 
Henry  HI.  The  ancestry  oi  the  American 
family  of  Beer^  has  been  traced  t  •  Martin 
De  Bere.  of  Roche>ter.  Cianuy  Kent.  Eng- 
land, who  was  living  in  i4S('i:  •.■.larried.  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  Xyssell,  ^:>f  Wmtham, 
England.  From  them  in  the  tn'th  generatiijn 
was  Captain  Richard  Bere,  born  1(107,  J'^"-  '^^ 
John  and  Mary  (Selbyi  Bere.  Hi-  father 
was  of  Cjravesend,  his  niother  of  Yorkshire. 
Captain  Bere  (  Beet  or  Picers  1  eaine  to  Amer- 
ica in  1^35  and  settled  in  \\'atertij\Mi,  Mas- 
sachu.-etts.  representing  that  t' -wn  i!i  tlie  gen- 
eral court  for  thirteen  year- :  was  captain  of 
his  comjjany  in  King  Philip'-  war.  and  was 
killerl  at  \\'cstfield,  September  4,  i'')75,  in  an 
Indian  tight. 

(I)  James  Beers,  'ir  Bere.  wa^  i\\~'>  i-if  the 
fifth,  generation  from  Xich"!a5  lie  Elere.  He 
resided  at  Gravesend.  Engiand,  and  died  thtre 

'before  1635.  H's  wi.lrnv  Hester.  I',' ii\xn  er. 
was  living  in  1635,  tlie  -ame  year  in  which 
her  two  son-  .\nthony  an  !  J  ime-  came  with 
their  uncle,  Richard  Beer-,  to  Anii  r;ca. 

(II)  Anthony,  son  of  J>une-  I'.eers,  was 
born  in  England,  anil  came  to  tin-  C'inntry 
from,  county  Kent.  He  settled  tir-r  at  Wa- 
tertown,  ?slassach;isetts.  witere  i-\e  <•!  his 
seven  cliildrcn  were  I'rirn.     In   it.;o  'le  came 


to  Fairtield,  Connecticut,  He  was  a  mariner 
and  was  lo.-t  at  sea  in  1670.  Children:  Elira- 
iielh,  married  Henry  Goodwin;  Bcthia,  mar- 
ried David  Mettup;  Mary,  married  John 
Smith;  Samuel,  born  ]\Iay  9,  1647,  died 
x'oung;  Ephraim,  July  5,  1648;  John,  Janu- 
ary 28,  1652;  Esther,  October  16,  1654;  Sam- 
uel, ]M.ay  2.  1657,  died  3-oung;  Barnabas, 
mentioned  below, 

(HI)  Barnabas,  son  of  Anthony  Beers, 
was  born  in  Watertown,  September  6,  1638. 
He  married,  April  4,  16S8,  Elizabeth  Willcox- 
son,  who  died  October  11,  1604,  Children, 
lx>rn  at  Fairfield:  Mary,  December  27,  16S9; 
Xathan,  mentioned  below. 

[iV)  Xathan,  son  of  Barnabas  Beers,  was 
born  at  Fairfield,  December  r,  1091.  He  lived 
in  ]\Iiddletown  in  1722.  He  had  sons  Abner, 
Xathan,  mentioned  below. 

(\',)  Xathan  (2),  .-on  of  Xathan  (i)  Beer.-, 
was  born  about  1720,  He  married,  January 
2j.  1741-42.  Hannaii  Xich(>Is.  Cliildrcn,  l.'iirn 
at  Stratford:  Isaac,  Xovei-'iber  28,  1742: 
Sarah.  Octriher  iS,  1744;  Elias,  Xovember 
19,  1746;  Ilaimah,  December  19,  174S:  j<i- 
siah,  mentioned  below. 

(\"I)  Jo-iah.  son  of  Xathan  (2)  Beers,  was 
born  May  18.  i;5i.  He  marired,  February 
22  1777,  Gloriana  FairchiM.  Children:  Eliz- 
abeth, born  August  22.  1778;  Sarah,  (^'ct'iber 
14,  1780;  Gloriana  Cathai'ine.  Jurie  24,  1783; 
Fanny,  Xovember  26,  1785,  died  17S6;  Isriac, 
mentioned  below:  },Iary  Ann,  June   15.   1705. 

( \TI)  Isaac,  son  of  Josiah  Beers,  wa-;  born 
August  15,  1787.  He  lived  at  Easton,  C^ju- 
necticut.  He  married  and  was  the  fatlier  of 
a  si'Hi  Andrew. 

( \'III )  Andrew,  son  of  Isaac  Beers,  was 
born  at  Easton,  died  there  aged  sevcnty-!';\e 
}ears.  He  attended  the  district  schools.  He 
learned  tlie  trade  of  edge-too!  maker,  and 
built  a  large  facterrs-  at  Easton  driven  by  tliree 
water  wlieels  and  manufactured  a.xes.  !i'.>cs, 
etc.  After  the  fashion  of  tlie  day.  Mr.  Beer? 
sold  the  prorlucts  of  his  factory  after  they 
were  made,  taking  them  to  the  market  in  -,\a;r- 
ons  or  selling  at  retail  on  the  road.  He  pat- 
ented some  valuable  inventions,  and  wa-  in- 
dustrious and  enterprising.  He  snne.-ed  in 
later  years  from  asth.ma,  srpposcd  to  lia\e 
been  caused  fay  exposure  while  making  !vs 
trips  to  sell  goods,  an-i  during  the  la.-t  fen 
years  of  liis  life  he  was  unable  to  work  on  ac- 
count of  ill  lieahli.  In  politics  he  was  a  slcaii- 
I'ast  Repuldican  ;  lie  never  sought  r''>lic'cai 
honors  anii  li\-ed  a  'juiot.  u-eful  life.  Jevoi.in'j' 
idniself  earnestly  to  his  business,  Ins  home  an^i 
the  Methodist  church.  He  had  a  fa-ni  at  Eas- 
ton. He  married  Hilary  Wheeler,  born  ni  tb'' 
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advanced  age  of  eighty-nine  years,  and  was 
buried  at  Easton  by  the  side  of  hi^r  husband. 
Children :  George  W'..  mentioned  below : 
I\Iarietta,  married  (first)  Booth:  (sec- 
ond) Nathan  R.  Sherman;  Sarah,  inarried 
Sherman  E.  Lewis,  of  Bridgeport ;  Charles 
W'.,  died  in  childhiwd;  Charles  Andrew,  men- 
tioned below. 

(IX)  George  \\'.,  son  of  .\ndrew  Beers, 
was  born-  in  Easton,  May  i.  1S29.  died  at 
Briilgeport,  July  26.  1S92.  He  had  a  most 
honorable  and  successful  career.  His  school- 
ing was  limited,  but  he  seems  to  have  inher- 
ited the  mechanical  ;uid  inventive  ability  of 
his  father.  .\s  a  mere  bo}'  he  was  employed 
to  alter  old  tlint-lock  guns  to  use  percussion 
caps.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  went  to 
Britlgci>ort  to  wc^rk  in  the  bra^s  factory  of 
his  uncle,  George  Wheeler  I'.eers.  As  soon 
as  his  savings  were  sufficienr  he  engaged  in 
manufacturing  on  his  own  account  and  met 
with  success  from  the  start.  He  became  a 
factor  in  various  industries  in  Bridgeport, 
among  them  being  a  spring  for  a  curtain  rol- 
ler, anil  for  nearly  thirrv  vears  was  in  charge 
of  the  brass-working  department  of  the 
Spi  iiig  Perch  Company  of  Bridgeport.  Dur- 
ing the  ci\il  war  he  was  employed  by  Jerusa- 
lem Shaw  to  travel  llirough.  the  countr\-  to 
buy  old  gold  and  silver,  and  in  this  work  as 
in  other  lines  he  was  ir.cces-ful  to  a  marked 
degree. 

He  wa^  the  invcntnr  of  tlie  Beers  pat- 
ent curtain  roller  and  the  Beers  concealed 
hinge,  both  for  use  in  coaches,  and  as  a  re- 
sult of  his  inventiiin-  and  industry  he  accu- 
mulated a  handsome  fortune.  At  times  he 
suffered  rever-es  on  account  of  tire  but  he 
never  allowed  disasters  to  dishearten  him.  He 
was  a  skillful  marksman  and  fond  of  hunt- 
ing and  otiier  sports.  He  was  a  Reimblican, 
but  never  active  in  public  life,  lie  never 
married. 

(IX)  Charles  Andrew,  son  of  Andrew 
Beer^,  was  born  at  Easton.  November  4,  1S38. 
at  the  homestead,  and  he  was  educated  in  the 
district  sclioois  of  his  native  town.  Hall 
Beardsley  was  his  first  teacher  and  Legrand 
Beers,  of  Long  Hill,  wns  for  a  time  a  teacher 
in  the  sch.ool  nhen  he  was  a  pupil.  He  was 
for  a  time  a  student  at  Easton  .\caderay.  He 
was  a  faithful  pupil  and  possessed  a  tenacious 
methory. 

Fie  reir.ainedi  at  lionie  tmtil  he  was  nine- 
teen years  old  when  be  went  tn  Ilridge- 
port  to  work  at  the  trade  of  s'lver-plating  for 
the  Spring  Perch  Com.pair\-  in  which  his 
brotlier  GcMn::e  Wheeler  Beers  was  interested. 
At  first  he  earned  but  fifty  cents  a  day,  but 
he  advanced  steadilv.     .\t  t!ie  time  lu's  brother 


George  \\\  secured  contrul  of  the  Spring 
Perch  Company  brass  dejiartment,  Mr.  Beers 
became  associated,  with  him  in  the  factor)-  at 
Bridgeport.  .-Vitcr  his  brother  died  Mr.  Beers 
had  charge  of  his  atlairs.  but  in  1S9S  he  sold 
mit  and  retired  fron-i  business.  He  traveled 
extensively  in  the  Lhiited  States  for  son-ie 
time,  and  during  the  last  years  of  his  life  de- 
\nted  consideralile  attention  to  the  real  estate 
business.  Prom  his  savings  he  purchased  a 
hrjuse  at  1258  Park  avenue,  corner  of  \'ine 
street,  in  1891,  where  he  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life,  enjoying  a  well-earned  period  of 
rest  and  leisure.  He  was  a  Republican  in  pol- 
itics and  ahvays  took  an  intelligent  interest  in 
public  affairs,  though  not  acti\-e  in  politics. 
Pie  died  May  2,   190S. 

He  married,  in  1872,  Anna  .\melia  Gould, 
Ixirn  in  1844,  i.hed  August  25,  1908.  Both 
are  buried  in  Mountain  Gri.n-e  cemetery, 
Bridgeport.  She  was  daughter  of  }iforris  and 
Paulina  (Wheeler)  Gould.  Her  father  was  a 
fartner  in  Fairfield,  member  of  one  of  the 
leading  families.  Mr.  Beers  and  his  wife 
w-ere  men-ibers  of  the  Methodist  churci-i  of 
Ilridgeport.  and  Iwth  w-erc  prominent  in 
church  and  social  life.  Children:  i.  r\[orris 
.-\ndrew-,  born  Ma\-  11,  187^.  at  I'.ridgeport; 
married,  January  4.  1809.  .Mice  K.  Nelson; 
living  on  the  liomesread  ar  I-^airneld.  2. 
George  Gould,  burn  May  8,  1871',.  at  }]ridge- 
port ;  married  Enuna  Edith  Wheeler  and  has 
a  dauLj-hter  Glarlvs  ("louid.  3.  Ellen  Amelia, 
born  December  30,  1878.  4.  Charles  \\'heeler, 
born  October  30,  1881  :  iiiarried  Sadie  Hol- 
royd :  children:  Charles  Elliot  and  Mer-ill 
P..  5.  Mary  Louise,  born  August  10.  1883; 
married  Ernest  Harrv  r\ri!ligan  ('see  below). 
f>.  Chester  Henry,  born  18S7,  died  in  Bridge- 
port, aged  six  m.onths. 

Ernest  PI.  Milligan  vvas  born  at  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  September  23,  1883,  a  son 
of  William  and  Eliza  (Lee)   ^Milligan. 

^[r,  Milligan  attended  the  public  scliool,  the 
Bridgeport  high  school,  and  at  about  t'le  age 
of  fifteen  years  went  to  work  for  his  uncles. 
John  and  Charles  Lee.  nmprietors  of  a  large 
furniture  company  in  Bridge]:)ort.  He  rose 
from  one  position  to  anotl-ier  until  too8,  when 
he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  m.-mac-r 
of  their  New  Ycirlc  store  on  T25th  >treet.  Ylv. 
Afilligan  has  been  pron-.ment  in  chu.rch  w.ork. 
and  was  for  a  number  oi  years  connected  w-ith 
the  choir  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  of 
Bridgeport. 

He  was  niarried.  C)ctober  ii,-  1905,  to 
!\1arv  Louise  Beers  (see  Bcers\  They  have 
one  son,  Ro=w;eIi  Beers,  horn  Mav  15,  ick>7- 
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CONNECTICUT 


(II)  James  (2),  son  of  James 
BEERS  (II  r.oers  (q.  v.  1.  was  Imrn  at 
Grave^end.  Eng:ian(l.  lie  came 
with  Iiis  uncli-.  ivichard  IJecrs,  aiij  lii^  iircither 
Aiithc.ny  t.j  W'atcrt'iwn.  \n  1657  ho  and  his 
brothicr  settled  at  Fairtield.  Connecticut,  and 
two  years  later  he  purchased  a  house  there. 
He  was  for  a  time  at  Sasquag.  now  Southport. 
He  had  eight  acres  of  land  L;iven  him  by  the 
Intlians.  on  the  present  site  of  the  Congroi^a- 
tional  church,  in  I'liiO.  Ei<_;"hteen  acres  were 
also  confirmed  to  him  on  the  west  side  of  the 
river.  He  \\a.-  admitted  a  freeman  in  lO/'q. 
He  died  in    10114.      Hi-   will  is  ilated   .X^vem- 

ber    14.    i'.<i4.      He   married   Abigail . 

Ciiildren  :  Jo-ej  h.  mentioned  below;  Hartha. 
married  Joseph  I'.ulkeley:  Deborah,  married 
Samuel  Hull:  Elizabeth,  married  John  Dar- 
ling :  James. 

(HI)  Jo'^cph,  son  of  James  {2)  Beers,  was 
born  about   1O60  and  died  in   iC^gj.     Ho  nnir- 

ried  Abigail .     He  left  a  good  estate. 

Children,  born  at  Fairfield:  Josejih,  March 
3.  16S8,  mentioned  below:  Abigail,  April  24. 
1692:  James;   Pr^^babl}-  other  children. 

(  I\')  Joseph  1.2).  son  of  John  (  i  1  Beers. 
w-as  born  March  3,  K'l.'^iS.  He  removed  to 
Stratford  about  i~22  and  bought  of  Nathan 
Beers,  of  ^liddletown,  .\ugust  4.  1722.  a 
house,  shop  and  lot  of  land  there.  He  mar- 
ried. March,  ri.  1720,  Sarah,  rlaughter  of 
James  Clarke,  of  Stratford.  Children,  born 
at  Stratford;  i.  Ejihraim,  June  22.  1722.  2. 
Mary.  November  20,  1723.  3.  Daniel.  CJctii- 
ber  ij.  1725,  rem(i\e  !  ti)  W'or.dbury.  4.  and 
5.  Josei;h  and.  John,  twins,  burn  Oct'.ber  13. 
1727,  Jirhn.  nicr,ti''ncd  beldw.  ('i.  .\ndre\v. 
February  3.  1729-30.  7.  Abel.  September  2y. 
1732.  8.  .^arai;,  I'ebruary  18.  1734-35.  9. 
Mathew,  Decemlier  ii).  I73('i.  died  VLiung.  10. 
Math^w,  Februar\-   12.  1738-39. 

(V)  John,  son  of  Joseph  (21  Beers,  was 
born  at  Stratford,  October  13.  1727.  He  mar- 
ried. -\pril.  1754.  Su>annah.  daughter  of  Je- 
hiel  Foote.  Children.  Iji.irn  at  Stratfi.rdi :  .^i- 
las,  Januar\'  i('\  1735  :  John,  me'itionc  !  be- 
low ;  [irubaidy  others. 

(\'l!  John  (2  1.  -on  of  John  (i)  Beers,  was 
born  in  .'^ti-ritfonl.  .Ma\-  2.  1757,  '"'''"''  ''''^'^'  '" 
Derby.  A\'\]\  22,  1847.  He  was  a  tailor  and 
followed  his  tra^le  at  Derby.  Connecticut. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolutir.n  from  Strat- 
ford, 1777-81.  He  was  private,  corporal  and 
sergeant,  in  Captain  F.lisha  Hi.'pkin'^'  com- 
pany, of  Ilaitforci.  He  was  made  corpiiral. 
January  i,  1781.  and  sergeant.  Jul\-  12.  [7X1 
I  p.  T,^2,  "Connecricut  .Revoluii' mary  Roils"). 
Late  in  life  he  recei\ei!  a  pen.-iuTi.  He  mar- 
ried Betsey  Ann  Clinton,  wh'i  was  In'rn  in 
Derby   in    I7('.''i,   died   there   Januarv   n.    1841. 


Children;  John  Clinton,  born  December  12, 
1800;  .\lpheus,  t\vin  of  Myra,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Myra,  born  October  i,  1804.  married 
j.'.^eph  Canf.eld  ;  Charles  Clint. :)n,  bi.irn  ii\ 
I.'erliy,  June  24,  18 12,  a  tailor  by  trade  anii 
later  a  doctor  in  Boston. 

( \TI )  Alphous,  son  of  John  Beer^.  was 
liorn  at  Derby,  October  i.  1804.  He  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  Derby  public  schools  and  re- 
mi.ivcd  thence  to  Cornwall,  Conr.ecticu:, 
where  ho  followed  the  trade  of  tailor  for  a 
nuraher  of  years,  .Afterward  he  lived  in  Ter- 
r\  ville  and  Stratford,  following  liis  trade 
the-rc.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  he  niadc 
hi-  home  witli  his  daughter.  He  died  J.-.nu- 
ary  <).  1891.  He  married,  Seiitember  14.  1S20. 
Tabitha  Clark  Lewis,  born  at  CVirnwall, 
.March  i,  1S07.  and  died  in  Stratford.  .April 
29.  1874.  She'  was  a  daughter  of  W'iiiiani 
Clark  Lewis,  born  at  Cornwall  in  1774.  pro- 
jirietor  of  the  old  Eagle  Hotel  in  New  Haven, 
a  celebra{ed  hostelr\'  in  its  day,  and  sister  of 
Hon.  John  C.  Lewis,  born  Decemb-'r  12. 
1800,  and  died  in  New  riaven,  November  21, 
1849.  aged  forty-nine  vears.  Her  mother. 
Sarah  .V.  Clark,  was  bi.irn  at  \\'ashingti'n, 
Ci:>nnect;cut.  in  1781.  Children  of  Mr.  and 
Mr.-,  ^^'illiam  Clark  Lewis,  ail  deceased : 
\\'illiam,  \vho  had  a  large  luiiiber  bu<ine-s  in 
New  Haven  ;  Miles,  was  captain  of  a  steam- 
hn.-it.  pl\ing  between  New  York  City  and.  New 
Haven,  Connecticut:  Henry  ('called  Karr\  i. 
once  mayor  of  New  Haven,  an.d  a  manuuic- 
turer  of  wheeL  in  that  cit_\  ;  Sarah,  a  n':i--i!in- 
ar\-  in  the  west;  Tabitha,  married  Alpheus 
Beers,  mentioned  above. 

Children  of  Alpheus  and  Tabitha  i  Lewis  1 
Beers:  i.  Bet=ey,  born  July,  1S27.  i!ie'! 
young.  2.  Joh.n  V\'.  H.,  April  7,  1829.  fore- 
man of  a  factory  at  Caryville  and  afterward 
went  west  wdiere  he  had  charge  of  a  large 
concern ;  died  there  of  apople.xy.  3.  Jair.es 
Henry.  March  12,  1831  ;  was  a  carriage  maker 
ii\-  tiade  ar.fl  afterward  a  collector  for  many 
years  for  the  Xcik'  York  Joiirmil  of  Coi>i- 
mcrcc.  a  daily  newspaper;  went  soutli,  joined 
the  Confederate  army  in  the  civil  war  and 
was  killed  at  Chanceilorsville.  4.  .\r,n  Eik^a- 
betli,  born  at  Cornwall,  June  7.  1833;  mar- 
ried Chester  Russell,  wdio  for  many  years 
was  proprietor  of  the  old.  "City  P.akery  '  in 
Jiridgeport.  where  he  died.  5.  I'lulo  .Mile.-. 
July  23,  1835  ;  mentioned  belo-w.  (>.  ?\Iartlia 
H.,  Jtme  29.  1837  (deceased)  ;  married  Sam- 
uel (iold.en,  of  Bridgeport.  7.  Charles  Ed,- 
wards.  l;orn  in  Terryvihe.  May  27.  1839;  died 
March  21,  iS4t.  8.  Charle-  F.dwar^l-.  June 
2f^.  )842,  now  deceased,  was  a  neeille  r.iaker 
in-  trade  aivl  empl'v>td  b\  hi-  brother,  Blhlo 
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machinist  cnii)lo_\etl  by  his  brother,  Philo!\I., 
afler\var<ls  a  conductor  on  the  railroad ; 
served  during:  the  civil  war  for  three  years 
in  the  Sixth  Connecticut  Regiment  and  later 
was  employed  as  a  machinist  by  his  brother 
Philo  M.  Ileers :  married,  December  12,  iSl'iy, 
Georgiana  I'.anks.  10.  Oscar,  born  at  Strat- 
ford, June  22.  1847:  married,  ]\Iarch  17, 
1870,  Xellie  Hinckley.  11.  Frances  Augusta. 
Mav  31,  i8io:  died  [anuarv  7.  iSCio. 
•  (Vlll)  Philo  Miles,  M;>n  of  Alpheus  Beers, 
was  born  in  Cornwall,  Connecticut.  Jul\'  23, 
1835.  lie  began  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Terryville,  continuing  in  the 
sch.ixjls  of  Stratford,  whither  he  came  wlien 
twelve  years  oM,  and  worked  on  a  farm,  earn- 
ing his  own  lix'ing.  He  spent  a  }"ear  at  Nich- 
ols learning  the  carriage  maker's  trade  and 
then  went  to  Terryville  to  work  for  his  broth- 
er in  the  lock  shop  and  continued  in  that  busi- 
ness until  he  was  of  age.  He  then  went  to 
Indiana,  but  in  a  short  time  returned  to  Con- 
necticut. In  185S  he  entered  the  emplov  of 
the  Wheeler  &  \\'ilson  Sewing  Machine  Com- 
pan.y  at  Bridgeport.  Three  years  later,  when 
the  civil  war  came,  he  enlisted  in  Company  H. 
I'^irst  Connecticut  Regiment  of  A'ohmteers  and 
served  his  term  of  enlistment,  three  months, 
during  which  he  took  part  in  the  battle  of 
Bull  Run.  He  returned  to  Bridgeport.  \\'hen 
he  began  in  the  sewing  macliine  factor}-  he 
worked  as  a  day  hand,  but  his  skill  and  use- 
fulness attracted  the  attention  of  the  late  Na- 
thaniel yi.  Wheeler,  the  head  of  the  concern, 
and  he  was  given  part  of  the  contract  with 
Mr.  Kingman,  the  head  of  the  needle  depart- 
ment, to  make  needles.  In  the  course  of  time 
he  was  given  the  whole  contract  for  the  nee- 
dles, and  e\entuall\'  furnished  his  material  as 
well  as  the  labor  necessary.  He  applied  him- 
self to  the  task  of  improving  the  machinerv 
then  in  use  for  making  needles  and  gradu- 
ally iii?  inventiiTiis  took  the  place  of  the  old 
machines.  His  perfection  of  tlie  sewing-  ma- 
chine needle  and  the  art  of  making  it.  has 
had  much  to  do  with  develi'ping  the  sewing 
machine's  u=efuliic;i  and  bringing  it  to  its 
present  state  i>f  [lerfection.  The  inventive 
genius  of  'Slv.  Beers  has  done  much  toward 
supplying  cheap,  v.ell-tempered  and  perfectlv 
constructed  needle-,  which  are  vita!  to  the 
efficiency  :md  output  of  a  sev^in-.:;  machine 
both  for  rlome-tic  and  manufacturing  pur- 
poses. The  present  output  of  the  depart'.nent 
under  Mr.  Beers  is  about  a  hundred  thou- 
sand needles  a  day.  nhich  are  taken  bv  the 
Singer  Manufacturing  Company,  tiioucii  the 
Beers  needles  are  known  to  the  trade 
throughout  the  svorld.  When  ^Mr.  Beers  be- 
gan at  the  time  of  the  civil  war  the  needles 


were  maile  by  hand  and  the  best  output  \>-ai 
about  eight  thou,~and  neeiiles  a  dav.  ^ir. 
lieers  saw  his  business  de\elop  to  manmiKth 
[iropiirtions.  The  sewing  machine  concern 
grew  from  a  modest  concern  employing  two 
Inmdred  men  to  one  of  three  thousand  and 
he  had  two  hundred  hands  constantly  eni- 
jiloyed  in  making  needles  alone.  In  190S  tlie 
\\'heeler  and  Wilson  Company  was  purchased 
by  the  Singer  Manufacturing  Compan\-,  and 
he  accepted  a  handsome  otter  made  bv  this 
comjiany  to  bu}-  his  machinery  including  the 
rights  to  all  his  inventions  with  the  stipula- 
tion that  he  should  continue  at  the  hea.d  of 
the  business.  In  1910  he  completed  a  period 
of  fiity-two  years  as  employee  and  contractc»r 
of  the  Wheeler  and  Wilson  concern  and  wiili 
but  one  exception  is  the  oldest  in  point  of 
service  in  the  company.  Few  men  in  this 
country  can  equal  his  record,  not  only  in  re- 
spect to  the  usefulness  of  his  inventions  to 
mankind,  but  to  the  length  of  time  he  l:as 
been  connected  with  a  single  industry.  He 
has  seen  the  sewing  machine  develop  from  a 
toy  to  one  of  the  most  perfect  and  useful  of 
human  inventions  and  has  had  an  important 
part  in  the  history  of  the  macln'ne.  He  has 
witnessed  the  growth  of  Bridgeport  from  a 
place  of  fifteen  thousand  inhabitants  to  a  cit^- 
of  one  hundred  thousand.  East  Bridgepott 
where  Air.  Beers  owns  a  tract  of  land  atui 
has  erected  several  houses  was  for  many  years 
after  he  came  to  Bridgeport  only  a  farming 
section. 

He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  public  af- 
fairs. He  served  two  }'ears  in  the  conimoti 
council.  He  is  well  known  in  the  Alasonic 
fraternity,  ha\-ing  attained  the  th.irtv-second 
degree  in  Scottish  Rite  masonry.  He  is  a 
member  of  Corinthian  Lodge;  of  Jerusalem 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons;  of  Jeru-alcm 
Council.  Ro}al  and  Select  ^Masters  :  of  Ham- 
ilton Commandery.  Knights  Templar,  and  of 
Pyramid  Temple.  Nobles  of  the  Mvstic 
Shrine,  and  all  Scottish  Rite  bodies  up  to  and 
including  the  thirt_\'-second  degree.  He  joined 
the  F.lia'i  Howe  Post,  No.  3.  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic,  in  1867.  the  tirst  year  of  its' ex- 
istence and  is  still  a  member.  He  v/as  also 
a  meirber  of  the  Roof-Tree  and  Seaside  Club, 
the  MillHill  Golf  Club  and  the  Pequonic 
Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Park  Street  Congregational  Church,  of 
^\■hich  his  wife  was  also  a  member,  and  he 
has  serveil  on  the  church  committee  and  held 
other  offices  in  the  church  and  society.'  In 
politics   he   is   a   Republican. 

He  married.  October  12.  1801.  .Augusts  5. 
Hubbard,  born  in  East  Haddam  Seotember 
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Hubbard,  of  an  old  Haddam  family.  ]^Irs. 
Beers  died  September  7,  1905,  aged  sixty- 
two  }ears.  Children:  I.  Child,  died  in  in- 
fancy. 2  Ruth,  died  June  17,  1879,  ayed  two 
years.  3.  I*~rances,  married  Henry-  Richards, 
superintendent  of  the  Gould  Carriage  Com- 
pany, Albany,  New  York;  children:  Frances 
and  Katherine.  4.  Calista,  married  Andrew 
W'inton,  of  Ilridgeport,  now  a  chemist  in  Chi- 
cago; children:  Robert  and  Louis  Winton.  5. 
John,  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Bridgeport  and  entered  his  father's  factory 
at  an  early  age,  learned  the  business  and  was 
admitted  to  partnership  under  the  firm  name 
of  Philo  Beers  &  Son,  and  is  at  present  act- 
ing superintendent  and  general  manager ; 
married  Leila  ^losier  and  they  have  one 
child :  John.  6.  Eleanor,  married  Lewis  Hall, 
a  graduate  of  Brown  Lmi^■ersity.  now  a  me- 
chanical engineer  with  the  Union  Metallic 
Cartridge  Company.  7.  Esther  S.,  married 
Winthrop  Haycock,  graduate  of  a  scientific 
school,  mechanical  engineer  also  with  the 
Union  ^Metallic  Cartridge  Company. 


William  Sterling,  founder  of 
STERLING     the  American  branch  of  the 

family,  was  born  in  England 
in  1637.  He  emigrated  to  New  England,  and 
according  to  the  records  of  Essex  county, 
^Massachusetts,  lived  at  Rowley  X'illage.  now 
Bradford,  about  1660,  and  there  worked  as  a 
ship  carpenter  and  miller.  Aliout  1669  he 
settled  at  Ilaverlnll,  and  the  city  liall  of  that 
town  now  stands  on  what  was  his  propert\-. 
He  was  prominent  in  town  affairs,  and  in 
1693-94-95-90  was  one  of  the  tithingmen.  also 
holding  the  otifice  of  constable.  In  1697  he 
moved  to  Lyme,  Connecticut,  wdiere  he  fol- 
lowed his  tra'le  of  shipbuilding,  and  died 
there  January  22.  1710.  He  was  married  four 

times.      His   tir-t   wife   was  Elizabeth   — . 

whom  h.e  married,  probablv,  aljout  1639.  She 
died  in  Haverhill.  February  6,  1675.  Chil- 
dren: William.  l)orn  1660-61:  Elizaljcth.  Au- 
gust 6.  1662:  Richard,  August  5.  1663;  Mary. 
September  14,  in64:  Joim.  Alav  7.  1666;  Han- 
nah, February  rj.  i6'j8;  Sarah,  ^^lay  4.  K'/x^: 
Abigail.  May  27,  1670;  Nathaniel.  Jiuie  j:. 
1671  ;  Daniel.  October  2.  1672.  died  Mav  2y. 
1673;  L)aniel.  Septeml)er  19,  1673:  James, 
February.  1675.  died  March  6.  1675.  W'n- 
liam  Sterling  married  (second)  in  Flavcrhill. 
October  19,  1676.  Mary  (Elaisdell)  Stowers, 
born  in  Ilaverhill.  I'vlarch  5.  1642.  daughter 
of  Ralph  and  Elizabeth  Biaisdell  and  widow 
of  Joseph  Stower<.  i^aipli  Biaisdell  was  a 
tailoi-  in  Sali5hur\-  and  'lied  about  1630.  His 
wife  died  August.  1667.  Mrs.  Sterling  liied 
in  Havcriiill,   May  29.    i6Sr.     Children:      [o- 


nah  or  Josiah,  born  in  Haverhill,  October  21, 
1677,  died  of  smallpox.  December  21,  lUjo; 
Jacob,  August  29,  1678,  mentioned  below; 
Ruth,  December  17,  i(j79;  Twins,  Mav  21, 
1681,  died  Alay  2C).  1681,  their  mother  dying 
on  the  same  day.  William  Sterling  married 
(third)  in  Haverhill,  April  24,  i(j83,  .Ann 
(Nichols)  Neale,  of  Salem,  widow  of  Inhn 
Neale.  Thev  had  one  child,  Ann,  born  in 
Haverhill,  :\tarch  14,  1684.  William  Sterling 
married  (fourth)  in  Lyme,  Connecticut,  in- 
1705,  Alary  Sayer  or  Sawyer,  widow  of  Icha- 
bod  Sayer  or  Sawyer,  and  daughter  of  Hugh 
Hul.ibard,  of  New  London,  formerly  of  Der- 
byshire,  England. 

( TI )  Jacob,  son  of  \\'i!liam  and  ;\Lirv 
(Stowers)  Sterling,  was  born  in  Haverl;!!!. 
Massachusetts.  August  29.  1678.  In  1CV07-Q8 
he  came  with  his  father  and  brother  Dame! 
to  L>nie,  Connecticut,  and  after  attaining  his 
majority  removed  to  Fairfield,  where  he  fol- 
lowed his  trade  of  ship  carpenter,  lie  owned 
considerable  property  and  later  purcha-ed 
some  in  Stratford,  whither  he  removed.  His 
name  is  on  the  Stratford  parish  rccon's  ^f 
172  T.  He  attended  the  Congregational 
church  in  Fairfield,  and  on  July  28,  173T. 
joined  the  Stratford  Congregational  church. 
He  died  January  9,  1765,  and  lie  and  his  \\ife 
are  buried  in  the  old  Stratfieid  burying 
ground  in  Bridgeport.  He  manied.  in  Fair- 
field, in  1705-06.  Hannah  (Odell)  Seelcv. 
widow  of  Nathaniel  .Seeley,  born  in  Fairiii-'.l. 
October  20.  1679,  died  June  14.  T756.  Siic 
was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Johaimali  fWa!- 
ker)  Odell,  of  Greenfield,  near  Fairfield. 
John  Odell  was  a  son  of  William  Ode'i.  •>: 
England,  who  was  in  Concord.  Ma^s.::c!:u- 
setts,  in  1639,  and  came  to  Fairfield  a'vvr.t 
1642,  dying  in  1676.  Johannah  \\'alker  was 
a  daughter  of  Joseph  ^^"alker,  who  was  l-i;-'- 
tized  in  Boston.  July  19.  1646.  and  in  "■'</ 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Old  Scuth 
Ch.urcli  in  that  city.  Children  of  Jacob  and 
Hannah  (OdelH  (Seeley)  Sterling'and  dates 
of  baptism  were:  John.  October  10.  1708:  J->- 
seph.  October  8.  1710:  Stephen.  Oct'.v^e;-  \<). 
1/12.  mentioned  below:  Mar\-.  Octoier  24. 
17 14.  died  IMarch.  2.   1737:  Samuel.   .Ma}'  2'<. 

'TIL)  Stephen,  -on  of  Jacob  and  I[ann;i'i 
(Odell)  (  Seeley  I  Sterling,  was  baptized  i  'c- 
tobcr  19.  1712.  He  lived  all  his  h'fe  in  Strat- 
ford, with  the  exception  of  the  first  ven.r-  <  f 
his  infancy.  He  occupied  the  house  v.hich 
his  father  had  purchased  in  1720.  and  \\  a<  the 
owner  of  a  farui  compri'^ing  about  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  acre^.  He  marri<^d.  in  De- 
cemi"!er.  1738.  Eunice  Summers,  who  wa^  bnrrr 
in    1720.     He  died    March    19.   1703.  and  his 


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wife  died  October  8,  1808.  They  are  buried 
in  the  old  Stratfield  burying  yround.  Cliil- 
dren :  Sylvanus,  born  in  ij.ii),  mentioned 
below;  Alary,  1741 ;  Abijah,  1745;  Eunice, 
Augxist  1,  175 1 ;  Stephen,  1754. 

(IV)  Sylvanus,  son  of  Steplien  and  Eunice 
(Summers)  Sterling,  was  born  in  Stratford 
in  1739.  In  Augu?t,  1757,  lie  saw  sixteen 
days'  service  in  Captain  Janies  Smedley"s 
company  of  Connecticut  militia,  respondincr  to 
the  alarm  for  the  relief  of  Fort  \\'illiam  Hen- 
ry in  the  French  and  Indian  war.  He  was  a 
selectman  in  Stratford  in  1779.  He  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Unity  Church  at 
North  Stratford.  He  married  Esther  Sher- 
wood, born  in  1737.  daiightcr  of  Nathaniel 
and  I\Iercy  (Shermani  Sherwood,  of  Strat- 
ford. Sylvanus  Sterling  died  January  6.  17S1. 
His  wife  died  July  10.  iSii,  and  both  are 
buried  in  the  Long"  Hill  bur}-ing  ground  in 
Trumbull.  Chilch-en:  Sylvanus,  born  April, 
1762,  died  young;  Eunice,  baptized  March  4, 
1764;  Elijah,  born  September,  1767;  Philip, 
born  January  22,  1769;  N^athaniel,  born  No- 
vember II,  1771,  mentioned  below:  Gurden, 
baptized  July  31,  1774;  Jesse,  baptized  Feb- 
ruary 22.  1778:  Esther,  baptized  April  8. 
1781. 

(\'')  Nathaniel,  son  of  Sylvanus  and  Esther 
(Sherwood)  Sterling,  was  born  in  Trumbull, 
November  11,  1771.  He  married,  in  1796, 
Phoebe  Nichols,  born  April  13,  1777,  daugh 
ter  of  James  Nichols,  a  farmer  of  F.oorh's 
Plill,  Trumbull.  Nathaniel  Sterling  died  Oc- 
tober 18,  1839,  and  his  wife  died  }ilarch  3, 
1862.  Children  :  i.  Lucretia,  born  in  1797, 
married  Elbert  T.  Edwards.  2.  Gassford, 
March  27,  1800,  married  Eliza  Post,  survived 
by  a  daughter,  Eniilv  M.  3.  Le  Gran<l.  June 
12,  1802,  married  ('first)  Eloise  Hurion  ;  mar- 
ried     (second)      Tolman  ;      married 

(third)  Harriett  Whiting;  he  died  July  20, 
1S75.  4.  Emil}'  E..  September  22.  1805.  mar- 
ried Zachariah  Curtis,  died  November  29, 
1834.  5.  Charles  Nichols,  born  May  10,  1808, 
mentioned  below.  6.  Lorenzo  B.,  horn  De- 
cember 22,  1813,  died  November,  1882,  wa- 
never  married.  7.  Nathaniel  J..  December  25, 
1816,  married  Catherine  Deardslcv. 

(VT)  Charles  Nichols,  son  of  Nathaniel 
and  Phoebe  ^Nichols)  Sterling,  was  born 
May  ID.  1S08,  and  spent  his  early  years  in 
Trumbull.  He  vas  a  man  of  remarkable  in- 
tellectual endowments  and  was  gifted  as  a 
public  speaker.  He  was  a  teacher  by  profes- 
sion, later  a  farmer.  He  was  temperate  in 
his  habits  and  of  thoroughly  upright  charac- 
ter. He  married  Minerva,  born  November 
15,  1817,  daughter  of  Ephraim  Wells  and 
Dorothy      (Curtis)      Beach,      of      TnmibuU. 


Charles  Nichols  Sterling  died  August  7,  1877. 
ni_-.  v.ife  died  October  20.  1898.  Both  are 
buried  at  Trumbull  Centre.  Children;  i. 
Charlotte,  born  Novemljer  18,  1840.  married 
tlirst)  \\'akeman  Buckley,  (second)  George 
Henry  Bradley;  lives  m  Greenfield  Hill.  2. 
Lorenzo  B.,  born  January  5,  died  .Mnrcli  12, 
1843.  3.  Sanniel.  Ajiril  8,  1845,  married  Es- 
ther Richmond,  widinv  of  Henry  Mancie ; 
lives  in  Bridgeport.  4.  George  Curtis,  April 
3.  1847.  married  .Maria  P.  Cramse}'.  5.  Mar- 
garet, January  5.  1849,  died  in  infancy.  6. 
Lliarles  Sherwood,  January  5,  1851.  7.  Woi.'l- 
-ey  B.,  October  31,  1853,  lives  in  Trumbull. 
8.  John  Tolman,  January  5,  1837,  mentioned 
below.  9.  Emily,  September  2S,  i860,  died 
July  20, '1S84. 

(\'II)  John  Tolman,  son  of  Charles  Nich- 
ols and  ^.linerva  (Beach)  Sterling,  was  b'lrn 
January  5.  \>^^J.  Pie  spent  the  early  years 
of  his  life  in  Trumbull,  where  he  attended  the 
public  schoriL,  and  also  Emory  Strong's  school 
in  Bridgep'jrt.  Pie  was  engaged  >vitii  Elli^ritt 
J.  Peck  in  the  crockery  business  for  some 
years,  then  with  his  brother,  Charles  Sher- 
wood, purchased  the  business  which  they  con- 
ducted together,  and  later  John  T.  purchased 
his  brother's  interest  and  conducted  the  busi- 
ness alone  for  a  number  of  }ears.  He  t'len 
became  interested  in  the  real  estate  business, 
and  later  in  the  furniture  business,  wiiith  lie 
still  continues.  Pie  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Seaside  Club  a  number  of  _\cars.  and  \vas  for- 
merly a  member  of  the  Bridgeport  Yacht 
Club.  r^Ir.  Sterling  married.  January  5.  18S1, 
Plarriet  Elizabeth,  born  in  Stratford,  Octo- 
ber 6,  1S5S.  daughter  of  Elliott  Judson  and 
Elizabeth  Ellen  (Baldwin)  Peck,  of  Strat- 
ford (see  Peck  \TI).  Mrs.  Sterling  has  for 
man}-  years  taken  a  \ery  active  part  in  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  the  Daughters  of  the  Amer- 
ican Revctlution.  She  has  been  the  regent  of 
the  INJary  Silliman  Chapter,  and  was  for  many 
years  a  delegate  to  the  national  convention 
held  at  "\A'ashington,  and  in  T908  was  elected 
\ice-pres:dent-general.  and  two  _\'ears  was 
re-elected  and  upon  this  occasion  she  was 
solicited  to  become  the  presi<lent-general.  this 
being  the  highest  office  in  the  national  or- 
ganization, but  she  declined  the  honor.  .\I- 
though  she  has  taken  such  an  active  part  in 
these  affairs,  she  never  loses  sight  of  the  iri- 
terests  of  lier  chiUlren.  and  is  steadfast  in  her 
devotion  to  them.  Mrs.  SterKng  is  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  North  Co^ngregationai 
Church,  and  ha«  taken  an  active  interest  in  its 
affairs,  having  been  f(''r  many  years  a  member 
of  the  \ariou5  churcli  committees.  She  was 
president  for  many  years  of  the  Wednesday 
Morning  .-\rt  League,  of  the  Bridgepcirt  .Art 


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Club,  also  connected  with  the  Associated  CIi.t- 
ities,  the  children's  ward  of  the  IJridyepurt 
Hospital,  and  the  Young;  \\'onien's  Cllri^tian 
Association. 

Cliildren  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  SterlioL;-:  I. 
Le  Grand  Elliott,  b.irn  .March  h.  18S2,  grad- 
uate of  the  public  and  high  sciiools  of  liriduje- 
port.  and  of  the  Worcester  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, where  he  took  a  course  in  civil  engineer- 
ing;  after  graduation  he  went  to  New  York 
and  was  engaged  for  a  time  a>  -uperinten<Jent 
of  construction,  surveying  for  a  time  for  the 
lines  under  the  Fludson  river;  since  then  lie 
has  been  connected  with  the  New  York  state 
board  of  cixil  engineers.  2.  Howard  Peck. 
born  July  9.  1S86.  married.  March  2S.  loto, 
Amanda  I'earl  Fleming,  in  Edgewood.  Iowa. 
They  will  take  up  their  alxjde  on  Mr.  Ster- 
ling's wheat  ranch  at  Cold  ."Springs.  South 
Dakota.  He  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school 
of  Piridge]iort,  and  of  the  Connecticut  .Agri- 
cultural College  at  Storrs.  3.  John  Carleton. 
born  April  25.  1888,  graduate  of  public  and 
high  schools  of  Bridgeport,  and  of  Dartmouth 
College,  Hanover.  New  Hampshire,  cla^s  of 
1911. 

(Tlie  Peck  Line). 

(I)  William  Peck,  of  London,  was  born  in 
1601.     died     in     1674.       ^larried     Elizabeth 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  \\'illiam  Peck,  was 
born  1641,  died  1718,  Married,  in  1662, 
Sarah ,   who  died  in   1726. 

(III)  Samuel,  son  of  Joseph  and  Sarah 
Peck,  was  born  in  167S,  and  marrieii  Martha 
Clark. 

(IV^)  Job,  son  of  Samuel  and  >.Iartha 
(Clark)  Peck,  was  born  1718.  died  17S5. 
Married,  July  31.  1744.  Petty,  born  1721, 
daughter  oi  Joseph  and  Mary  (Walker)  Jud- 
son.  He  lield  the  office  of  deacon  in  the 
church:  His  estate  was  distributed  .Mav  21. 
1785.  Children:  Sarah,  b''rn  July  2j,  1745, 
married  Aufhew  CurO-.-;  J'lhn.  April  2.  1747: 
Judson.  'S\:iy  17,  1741;.  mentioned  below  ;  Job, 
October  15,  [751:  Job,  born  February  7, 
1753:  Pet.-^ey,  1757,  married  David  Thomp- 
son and  died;  in  tSoo:  James,  l^aptized  Marcii, 
1759;  Phoebe,  baptized  May,   1768. 

(V)  Judson.  son  of  Job' and  Pettv  (Ju.l- 
son  1  Peels,  was  iiorn  }.!:.'  17,  174O,  and  v,as 
of  Stratford.  He  niarried.  Dccemiior  20, 
1775,  Mary  Blakeman,  baptized  March  22. 
1756,  died  September  24,  1841  (.see  P.lake- 
man  \"1.  Children:  .^ally,  born  September 
19,  1776;  D.-rothy,  April  24,  1779;  Judson. 
February  27.  1782,  dierl  July  29,  1782:  Jud- 
son, ."September  13.  1783,  mentioned  below; 
Anne,  .\ugust  13.  1786;  Betty,  or  Polly,  De- 
cember G.  17S9. 


(\T)  Judson  (2).  son  vi  Jud-i.n  (n  and 
Mary  (  Blakeman  !  Peck,  was  b'irn  ."sepien!- 
ber  13,  [783.  He  married  Mary  I'.eard.dey, 
born  I78().  Children:  Saliv  ]..  b'^rn  No\em- 
lier  II,  1S08,  married  Svdney  Eewi,:  .Mary 
-\nu,  June  6,  iSii,  marrie<l  Jabc/;  DiliMe ; 
Phoebe,  July  6,  1813,  marrieii  Hannlt'in  Bur- 
ton; Elbert  Orin,  October  22,  1810,  diL-d  in 
infancy;  Dolly  Eavina.  bebruary  28.  1818, 
married  William  Weeks;  1-^liiott  Judson,  Mav 
22,  1822.  see  below;  William  James.  Marcii 
31,    1824,   married  Elizabeth   Cliattield. 

(\'llj  Elliott  Judson,  son  of  judson  (2) 
and  Mary  (Beardsley)  Peck,  was  born  Mav 
22,  1822,  died  March  5,  1893.  He  was  reared 
in  Stratford  and  studied  for  the  ministrv  in 
Wcsleyan  University  at  'Midd.ietown.  C^'^n- 
necticut,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1853. 
l)ut  iil  health  prevented  his  atloptiiiL;"  this  pro- 
fessii'U.  For  many  xear;  he  conducted  an 
extensive  crockery  business,  at  that  time  the 
largest  of  its  kind  in  .New  England,  having 
for  a  ijartuer  Lorenzo  B.  Sterling.  He  was 
a  man  of  great  ability,  an  excellent  pi'ijlie 
speaker,  clear,  concise  and  convincing  in  iiis 
arguments,  a  man  ijf  deep  religir'us  ci:)uv;c- 
tions,  of  large  and  progressive  ideas  and  an 
acknowledged  theologian;  metaph\sics  was 
his  iiobby.  fTe  had  a  Inrrirnl  mind,  tiiok  the 
highest  honors  in  college  anii  rlr>t  piize  for 
oratory.  Fle  was  a  member  of  I'lii  Beta 
Kappa,  a  typical  New  Englander,  iKniug  aU 
the  fine  qualities  of  the  early  Puritans.  W  bile 
steadily  declining  to  hold  pulilical  ofihces,  he 
took  an  active  interest  in  all  affairs  of  the 
town,  particularly  in  educational  matters,  hav- 
ing taught  school  a  few  vcar^  as  a  young  niaii. 
an,l  was  on  the  school  board  a  niunl)er  of 
year.-.  He  brought  about  the  estal'lisj-iment 
fjf  graded  schools.  Married  Elizal>etli  E. 
P.akiwin,  born  December  9.  183 1.  died  Decem- 
ber 22,  1908  (see  Baiciwin  \TH!.  Children: 
I.  Carrie  L.,  born  .August  26,  1856.  unmar- 
ried. :.nd  lives  at  the  rdd  liiinie?teail  whirh. 
has  been  in  the  possession  ■>(  the  family  for 
fcjur  generations.  2.  Harriet  Elizab'/tii.  li^rr, 
October  6.  1858;  iiiarried  Jolui  T.  Sierhng 
(see  Steiding  \'1I).  3.  Susan  M..  li"rn 
Afarch  24.  i8(ji.  married  R'.n .  J.  W.  Ma\'- 
nard,  a  leading  ?IetlioiHst  mini.-ter  ^i  Ne\V 
ITa\en.  4.  Julia,  died  \'ounu'.  5-  Mar\-  .Mice, 
born  Febn^ar\'  ().  i8i)S.  ilied  (.\Hiiber  2.  iS'ot. 
6.  Elliott  William,  born  ?\lay  15,  hS'j'.).  living 
in  Stratford  with  his  sister.  He  is  a  gradu- 
ate of  tlie  Worcester  Polytechnic  Institute, 
class  of  1894.  and  st'^nl  at  th.e  head  of  his 
clas-.  Ide  t'.ien  became  afsociated  with  the 
.\.  W,  Burritt  Lumber  Company,  the  largest 
of  it^  kirid  in  New  England,  and  wa.s  secre- 
tarv  and  assistant  treasurer  of  this   for  thir- 


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teen  vears,  when  he  resit;iieil.  He  is  nr.c  of 
the  leadin.iL,'-  men  of  Stratfnrd,  bein-  iirolf'ent 
of  the  boarti  of  trade,  and  is  acti\ely  inti'-cst- 
ed  in  educational  matters.  Also  takes  an  in- 
terest in  the  political  affairs  of  the  town.  He 
is  a  Republican  in  politics,  althuu.c:h  r<;>cr\cs 
the  right  to  vote  independently,  lias  always 
taken  an  active  part  and  interest  in  the  .Meili- 
odist  church  and  designed  and  built  the  pres- 
ent church  in  Stratford.  Since  retiring  from 
busir,ess  he  has  devoted  much  of  his  time  to 
study  and  travel.  He  married  (first)  ( )cto- 
ber  I,  1896,  May  Cleaveland.  She  died  July 
I,  1906.  They  had  one  child.  Dorothy,  b, irn 
November  4,  1S08.  He  married  (<ec>nd) 
April  14,  1909.  Helen  Loui>e.  daughter  of 
G.  W.  Fairchild,  a  well-known  jeweler  of 
Bridgeport. 

(The  Blakemaii  LineV 
(I)  The  Rev.  Adam  lUakeman,  born  1598, 
in  Staffordshire.  England,  first  pastor  in  Staf- 
ford, Connecticut,  married  Jane  Wheeler, 
born  iG'^w.  died  1674.  Came  to  Stratford. 
1630,  died  September.  1665.  aged  sixty-seven. 
Children:  I\Iary.  married,  May  16,  1651.  the 
Rev.  John  Higginson ;  James,  born  in  Eng- 
land; Samuel:  Deliverance;  lienjamin. 

(H)  James,  son  of  Rev.  Adam  and  Jane 
(Wheeler)  Pilakeman,  was  born  in  England. 
He  was  a  miller  and  after  some  years  settled 
at  Farmil!  river.  Stratford,  where  he  buih  a 
mill,  and  was  probably  buried  in  tlie  little 
place  at  the  top  of  the  hill,  north  of  the  pres- 
ent paper  mill.  His  will  was  dated  at  Cro- 
noque,  July  18.  1689.  and  proved  November 
7,  1689.  He  married.  1657,  Miriam,  daugh- 
ter of  Moses  Wheeler.  Children  :  Sarah,  born 
April  25.   1658.  married  John  Todd,  of  New 

Haven;  Hilary,  April  21,  1661.  married 

Searle ;  Hannah.  January  21,  1664,  mar- 
ried   —  (iilbert;  Jane,  October  22.   16; '8. 

married,  June  12.  1C87,  Joseph  Russell,  oi 
New  Haven;  Miriam,  February  8.  1670.  mar- 
ried Joseph  Northri_ip :  Zechariah.  May  20, 
1678.  mentioned  below:  Ad.;'.ni.  January  i. 
1683;  Ja:ne-,  December  4.  loSi'i;  J£Iizal)eth; 
]\Iartha,  married Srelibins. 

(HI)  Zechariah.  son  of  James  DlaKeni;in. 
was  born  May  26,  1678.  die-!  Jul%  11,  1779. 
tie  married  (first)  Elizabeth  Denman.  of 
Derby,  Connecticut,  December  24.  1704.  She- 
was  born  in  1680.  died  in  17,12.  He  marrieil 
(second)  Mrs.  Dinah  Sherman,  of  New 
Haven.  June  19,  17,53.  Children  of  first 
wife:  Mary,  boin  Septemlier  2,  i705,  UKirried 
Ebenezer  Coe :  Elizabeth,  born  July  28,  1708: 
James,  b'.irn  October  28,  171,5;  Zechariah.  who 
continues  the  line  and  is  further  mentioned 
.below. 

(I\')  Zechariali   [2).  son  of  Zechariah   (i) 


and  Elizabeth  (Denuian)  lUakeman.  born 
Jnlv  14.  1720.  marned  Fdizabeth  llidl.  of 
Derby.  Conntctic'.it,  July  31,  1744.  Cliildr'm: 
Aljigail.  baptized  November,  1730:  Zachariah, 
born  about  175.5;  Mary,  baptized  March.  1756, 
mentioned  below ;  Elizaljcth,  married  John 
r.urrill  and  removed  to  Monroe;  Mercy,  mar- 
ried Agur  Curtiss. 

(\')  Mary,  daughter  of  Zechariah  (2)  and 
Elizabeth  (Hull)  Dlakeman.  was  baptized 
March  22,  1756,  and  married,  December  20, 
1775,  Judson  Peck,  of  Stratford,  Connecticut 
(see  Peck  \'), 

(The   EaUhvin    I  ineV 

The  Haldw  in  famil_\-  is  traced  back  through 
the  earls  of  l-danders  to  (lodfrey  Dc  P.ouillon, 
who  was  the  leader  of  the  onh-  succes.-ful 
crusade  against  Jerusalem  anil  as  a  re>ult  of 
this  victorv  his  followers  offered  him  a  crown, 
but  this  he  refused  saying-  he  could  imt  w  ear  a 
crown  of  gold  where 
crown  of  tlinrns. 

(  1 )     bshn    Llakiwin, 


l;is   Eord  had   W'jrn   a 
died    1681.      Married 


ihn  and  l^.Iary   I'.ald- 
died     1683.      Married, 


Mary . 

(11  )  Josiah.  son  of 
win.  was  born  1644, 
1667,  ]\Iar\-  Camp,  born   ii')52. 

(Ill)  Samuel,  son  of  Jcsiah  and  }dary 
(Camp)  Paldwin,  was  born  1675,  died  1738.' 
Married  Rebecca  \\'il'l--inson.  borr.   1O76. 

I  I\')  Caleb,  son  of  .Samuel  and  Rebecca 
(Wilkinson)  Baldwin,  -ivas  born  1704,  and 
married,  17,^0,  Ann  Tibbals. 

(V)  ^latthew.  son  of  Caleb  and  Ann  (Tib- 
bals) Baldwin,  was  born  174S,  and  married. 
1778,  ]\Iary  Northrup. 

(VI)  Eli.  son  of  Mattiiew  and  iNlary 
(Northrup)  Babiwin.  was  iie-irri  1782.  died 
1832.  Married.,  1804,  Luc\  Sherinan.  born 
1784,  daughter  of  Samuel  Sherman,  born 
1722.  who-e  brother  Roger  was  a  signer  of 
the  Declaration  of  Indeijendence,  grand- 
daughter of  Samuel  Shernian,  born  16S2. 
married.  1709.  Mary  Knowles,  born  1687: 
great  granddaughter  of  John  Sherman,  bcrn 

1 65 1,   died    173C'.   married    Elizabeth   ; 

great-great-granddaughter  of  Samuel  Sher- 
man, horn  1618,  died  1684,  married  Mary 
Mitchell.  His  fatlier  was  Edmon.l  Sheriiian. 
who  married.  161 1.  Judith  Angier,  of  Eng- 
land. 

( \'TI )  Samuel  (2).  son  of  Eli  and  Eucy 
(  Sherman)  P.aldwin,  wa'^  born  1809.  and  mar- 
ried.   183!,    Susan    Winton.' 

'\'III)  Elizabeth  E..  daughter  of  Samuel 
12)  and  Su^an  (Winton)  Baldwin,  was  born 
December  9,  1S31,  died  Deceu.iber  22,  lOoS. 
She  was  married  to  Elliott  Judson  Peck  (see 
Peck  VII  I.  ,,,     . 


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( in  )  Gershom  Bulkle_v,son  of 

BULKLEY     Peter  Bulkeley  (q.v.)  was  ad~ 

niittcx!  l./>   luli  coniiuuaion  of 

the  church  in  Fairhclu,  lUKkr  Mr.  Wells.  Jiuic 

13.  -73^-  ^'^'  iii'iiried  Kacliel  Talcott.  Chil- 
dren and  date<  of  baptism:   Eunice,  January 

14,  1701-OJ:  Rachel,  ]\Iarcli  3,  1706: 
Gershom,  March  27.  1709;  Grace,  }ilay  27, 
171 1  ;  Hezekiah,  Xoveniber  2,  1713;  Peter, 
February  3.  1715.  nienrioned  below:  Jonathan. 
IMay  18.  171S;  Grace,  February  2,  1720;  Tal- 
cott, AuLjust  23,  1724. 

(IV)  Peter  121,  son  I'f  Gershom  Bulkley. 
was  baptized  February  5.  1715,  died  May  4, 
1808.  He  niarrietl  Anna  itill.  July  9,  1740. 
She  was  born  in  171Q.  died  April  11,  ij')},. 
Children:  W'illiani.  born  February  17,  1742. 
mentioned  below:  Abigail,  April  12,  1743; 
Grace,  April  7.  1745;  Elizabeth,  December  13, 
1746;  Gershom.  May  9,  174S;  Rachel,  March 
30,  1750:  Jonathan.  Xovember  15,  1751  ;  Eu- 
nice, April  9.  1753:  Abraham,  June  15.  1755; 
Jerusha,  January  26,  1757;  Eleanor,  Jul)-  21, 
1759;  Anne.  .Vuiiust   17,   1761. 

(V)  William. ^son  of  Peter  (2)  B;ilkley. 
was  born  l-"ebruary  17,  1742,  died  in  17S7. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Burr,  who  dicil  in  1S03. 
He  was  one  of  the  largest  propert}'  owners  in 
the  borough  oi  Southport.  and  built  the  house 
in  wdiich  }.liss  Emily  ^Meeker  lived.  He 
owned  all  th.e  land  on  the  east  side  of  the 
bridge,  including  the  vv-oods  to  the  water's 
edge,  aiui  also  tlie  land  where  'Sir.  George 
Bulkeley  now  re>ides.  as  well  as  the  Congre- 
gational church,  the  railroad  station  and  all 
the  lani.l  east  of  it  to  the  main  road.  Children: 
William.,  born  176S,  mentioned  below:  Grace, 
married  (first)  April  2y.  178S,  Peter  \\'hit- 
ney,  (second')  Ephraim  Robbins ;  Burr,  born 
July  24.  1777:  Hill;  Talcott.  of  Greenfield; 
Elisabeth,  married  Samuel  Higgins,  Septem- 
ber 24,  1804:  Eunice,  died   1790^:  Anne  Hill. 

(VI)  William  :2\  sen  of  William,  (i) 
Bulkley,  was  Ijoni  in  I7(''.S.  and  inherited  tlie 
homestead  froiv,  his  father.  It  was  not  de- 
stroyed during  the  revolutionary  war  when 
other  houses  in  :l;e  vicinitv  were  br.rredi.  He 
built  the  store  which.  W.  B.  ?>leeker  occupied 
with  some  impri_veinenrs,  and  kept  a  country 
store,    sending    market    boat;    to    New    York 

^  City.  A\'hen  he  was  on  a  business  visit  to  the 
city  he  was  taken  ill  with  yellow  fe\er  and 
brought  home,  where  he  died  in  18.18.  aged 
forty.  He  married  Sarah  Rcd.'.ieid.  who  died 
in  1842,  aged  seventy- six.  Children  and  dates 
of  bapli-in :  \\"ir,:am.  ^lay  12.  1700.  men- 
tioned b'.-lriw :  PLlly.  July  16,  1702:  .\lthea. 
October  13.  1704.  married  Nathaniel  ^\'ood; 
Henrietta,  ncctmher  3.  1797.  married  .'^amuel 
Perr\- :    F.u.nice.    March    8.    1800,    married,    in 


1S44,  John  Rider;  iluMah  Burritt,  :M:iy  9, 
1802,  died  }oung;  Elilui,  August  8,  1S04, 
died  August  13,  1821. 

(VH)  William  ^31.  son  of  Wiliiam  (j) 
Bullcley,  was  born  at  Southport,  CoiMiccticut, 
baptized  thqre  Ivlay  12,  1790,  died  tiiere  Alav 
8,  1868,  aged  seventy-eight  years.  He  had 
the  first  general  store  in  the  town  and  enjoyed 
a  large  trade  until  he  retired.  He  also  had  a 
mnnber  of  vessels,  sailing  not  only  to  coast- 
wise pi^rts  but  to  Eiu'ope.  Among  these  was 
one  called  the  "Julia  Howard"  which  plied  be- 
tween New  York  and  foreign  ports.  On  one 
of  these  voyages,  she  went  to  Antwerp  and 
Charlotte  ^lalvina  Bulldey  w.is  a  passenger 
and  recalls  the  voyage  with,  a  great  deal  of 
plcasu.re.  After  landing  at  Antwerp,  MibS 
Bnlklc\'  visited  many  places- of  interest  in 
Eurupe,  an-iong  them  the  battlefield  ct  Water- 
loo, where  slic  was  present  upon  the  fijrtieth 
anniversary  of  that  famous  battle.  }dr.  Bulk- 
le}'  was  one  of  the  representati\-e  men  of  the 
town  in  all  respects,  not  only  as  a  business 
man  but  as  a  good  citizen,  taking  a  great  in- 
terest in  all  attairs  of  his  day  and  time. 
'Sir.  Bulkley  married,  in  1818,  Charlotte 
Clark,  of  Boston:  she  died  January  31,  i88.|. 
Children:  I.  \\'illiam  Clark,  baptized  January 
26,  1820.  married,  in  1849,  ^lary  A.  Cobb.  01 
New  Braintree ;  resided  in  Lelianon.  New 
Han-jp^^hire ;  children:  ^\'i^lian-l  Howard,  a 
minister  in  New  Elraintree,  and  Clarendon 
Cobb.  2.  Mary  Ann  Farmer,  married,  Sep- 
tember 10.  1S4S.  Emanuel  C-urrarit,  o:  Bos- 
ton; children:  \\'illiam  Bulkley.  Sarah  ^\iaria. 
Charlotte  Farmer  and  Alice  B.  Currant,  all 
deceased.  3.  Thomas  Aubin,  i-narried  Harriet 
F.  Lan-ib,  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  merchant 
in  Richmond,  \'irginia,  where  he  died  iti  iS6|; 
and  is  buried  in  Hollyw-ood  cemetery:  chil- 
dren :  Ada  \'irginia,  Julia  Florence,  Charles 
Howard  and  Lillian  Alay.  4.  Giarlotte  Islal- 
vina,  only  one  of  the  seven  children  living.  3. 
Edw-ard  ]\I.,  married   (first)   in   1830,   Urania 

5.  Alvord,  of  Southport,  and  (  second  )  ?Jary 
E.  Haddock,  of  New-bnry :  children  o''  fir.-r 
wife:  Clinton  Alvord.  Ella  Morton,  Cl;arlotte 
Elizabctli.  E:Uvard  Clifton,  and  by  second 
wife:  William  Norton  and  Richard  Haddock. 

6.  Sarah  IMaria,  died  in  1838,  aged  twenty-one. 

7.  Julia  Howard,  married,  in  i860,  Victor 
Moreau  Randolph.  Branch,  of  Richmond.  Vir- 
ginia; he  died  and  i-  huric  1  there;  children- 
William  Ran<lolph,  Aiihin  P.nlkley,  Charlotte 
Stannard.  did  at  Riclunond,  aged  fourteen 
monthiS. 

Pa-to  Whitford.  immi.grant 
V/HITFORD     ancestor,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land   and    sctt'cd    first    in 


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Newport.  Rluxle  Ijlaml.  He  afterward  lived 
at  East  Greenwich  and  Knigston.  Rhode  Isl- 
and. He  was  a  taxpayer  in  1680  ari.]  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman  of  Kliode  Island  from  East 
Greenwich  in  ii.-So.  He  is  tin.-  prot;enitor  of 
all  of  the  name  in  this  coimlry.  as  far  as 
known.  Children:  Nicholas,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Pasco,  resided  at  East  Greenwich. 

(II)  Nicholas,  son  of  Pasco  W'hitford,  died 
in  174S  and  his  will  was  prcived  >Iarch  2^. 
1748.  He  owned  \arions  tracts  ni  land  and 
lived  at  various  times  in  Purtsmouth.  East 
Greenwich  and  West  Greenwich.  He  re- 
ceived a  leg"ac\-  in  iti8,^  in  the  will  of  Cirph.cii-- 
Pomeroy.  He  married  .Mary  .  Chil- 
dren: Pasco.  Rolior;.  David,  mentioned  lielow, 
Ezekicl,  Catherine.   l)in;di.  r^iary.  Daniel. 

(HI)  David.  Min  cf  Nicholas  Whitford. 
lived  at  East  Greenwich.  Children:  John,  men- 
tioned hGow :  Mary,  horn  at  East  Greeti\vich. 
Deccmlier  3.  1740.  Probably  otliers.  David, 
tlie  father,  probably  settled  at  Litcliheld. 

( I\  )  John,  son  of  David  Whitford,  voas 
born  at  East  Greenwich,  Rhode  Island.  De- 
cend)er  3.  173".  He  settled  in  Litchfield, 
Connecticut,  and  in  the  census  of  1700  vras 
the  only  head  of  family  of  this  surname  in 
that  town,  having-  one  son  over  sixteen,  one 
under  that  ac;e  and  three  females  in  hi<  'am- 
ily.  David.  Jesse  and  Joshua  Wdiitford  were 
in  tlie  revolution  in  Ciinnecticut  regiments. 
It  is  known  tliat  John  and  a  brother  Leete  or 
Lute  were  also  soldiers  in  tlie  revohitii.in. 
David  and  Asa  \Miitford  were  livings  in  (.'oli- 
necticut  in  1790,  andi  heads  of  families.  Juhn 
min-ied  Margaret  Putler.  ChiMreii  of  John 
Whitford:  Jehn,  Rufus.  mentioned  be!G\v. 
Anna  and  Rachel. 

(V)  Rtifio.  son  of  John  ^^"h'tford.,  wa? 
born  in.  1780.  He  married  T'clh.-  Daw?on, 
born  Eebruary  14.  1790  (see  Dawson).  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Litcb.field  :  Mana.  Charles,  Pollv. 
Lucy,  Ahbie.  I'etsey,  Joel,  Haw  icy.  mentioned 
below,  Catherine.  Samson.  I.e\-i  an.i  Wilhim. 

<V1)  Hawley.  son  of  Rufns  W'nitford,  was 
born  in  Sharon  or  Litclil'iekl.  Connecticut,  in 
1822.  died  at  Canaan.  Connectici:t.  in  1S74. 
He  wa--  a  farmer  in  Sisaron.  Corr.v;a!I  and 
Canaan.  F'e  married  r\[arior  Ror.iback.  of 
Dutcliess  county.  New  Yeirk.  di^iiighlcr  of 
Chri-topher  Roraiiack.  rhildren:  Adieline : 
Georg^e:  Hiddah :  L-.iiby:  Rufns  Henry,  men- 
tionei!  belnw;  Ada.  lives  i'l  Pluntsville,  Con- 
necticut: Mar-.,  lives  in  Sprin-tield.  Ma^sa- 
c!-,a-etts:  Huldah.  lives  in  'Westfield.  .\Iassa- 
chusett- :  (^porge.  lives  in  1  losher.  Connecti- 
cut: Id.a:  Julia,  lives  in  Catiaan. 

(\TT)  Rufus  Henrv.  son  of  Hawley  Whit- 
ford, ^\■as  born  in  Sharon.  Februarv  13.  1840. 
He  receive.',  a  common  vchooi  eiiucatiou.  au.l 


in  his  }outIi  worked  with  his  father  on  the 
farm.  Wiien  a  \oinig  iiian  lie  became  a  trav- 
eling- salesman  and  itinerant  merchant,  deal- 
ing- in  grain,  cheese,  tinware,  and  for  thirty 
years  followed  this  business  in  his  native  state. 
Except  for  three  years,  when  he  had  a  store 
in  Goshen,  he  was  on  the  road  from  1805  to 
1900.  Since  1877  he  lias  made  his  hcane  in 
Canaan  and  North  Canaan.  He  has  con- 
ducted the  homestead  since  retiring  from  mer- 
cantile business.  He  has  extensive  real  estate 
interests  in  North  Canaan  where  he  has  li\-ed 
since  1903.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church  and  of  the  Odd  Fellows 
Lodge  of  Canaan.  He  marrici.  January  10, 
1871,  Frances  Elorinda  Wickwire,  born  at 
Sharon,  April  10,  1S51,  daughter  of  Eliiali 
and  \\"aitee  (Owens)  Wickwire.  They  had 
tliree  children:  Nellie,  died  at  seven  months: 
Henry  Rufus,  mentioned  laelow  ;  Libby,  died 
at  seven  years. 

(VIII)  Henry  Rufus,  son  of  Rufus  Henry 
\\hitford,  was  born  in  Canaan.  iMarch  10, 
1873.  He  attended  Hunt's  School  at  Falls  \'il- 
lage,  Connecticut.  He  taught  school  one  year 
at  Canaan  ^nd  ''i  1894  enga.ged  in  'h.e  dry 
goods  and  grocery  business  at  Falls  \"i.iage. 
In  ICK)5  his  store  was  destro'-ed  by  fuc.  where- 
upon he  came  to  North  Canaan  and  purchased 
a  carriage  business,  and  since  then  lias  dealt 
in  carriages,  harness,  agricultural  tocls.  ati'l 
machinery,  fertilizers,  etc.  He  built  the  build- 
ing in  which  his  -tore  and  carriag-e  reoository 
is  located.  He  is  a  member  of  Montgcrnerv 
i.ndge.  No.  13.  Free  and  .\ccepted  Masons, 
at  J.akeville,  Ccjnnecticut :  the  chapiter  of  Or- 
der of  the  Eastern  Star,  at  Canaan :  of  Canaan 
Lodge.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fe'lows, 
of  f^anaan :  of  the  Improved  Order  of  Hepto- 
sophs,  of  Canaan ;  of  the  Wiieatague  Tribe, 
Improved  Order  of  Red  Men.  of  Lime  Rock ; 
Camp  A\"angum.  r^ioi'ern  ^^'orkn-le^  of  Amer- 
ica :  trourt  Wangutn.  Foresters  of  America : 
and  the  New  En;_;laiid  Order  of  Proteciicn. 
In  religion  he  is  a  C''in.gre.gationaii--t.  He 
married,  in  1896.  ?\[aude  }dunlry,  01  Salis- 
bury. Ccimecticut,  dat;:^ liter  of  Pierre  ?•  fun- 
dry,  a  iKitive  of  France,  and  En-iiua  >  Hall  > 
MiiU'iry.  Children  ;  Flelen.  hc.rn  Fehruarv  iS. 
181,7:  Ila.-=:e!,  .\ug-nst  ■:''.  ir,o;  :  Pe'-cv,  DeceTii- 
ber  8.    1904. 

(The   Da^v.-on    Line'). 

(  I ')  John  Dawson,  inimigrant  ancest'jr.  was 
horn  in  England.  Jtiue  4.  1740.  He  graduate  ! 
t-"rom  (.)xford  and.  was  ;-cnt  to  America  in  tlie 
I'.ritish  army  in  the  regiment  caUtd  the 
Legion,  commaned  by  Majc.r  Cochran.  He 
was  at  the  taking  of  Philadelphia  in  1777.  ani 
at  the  battle  of  tlie  C.-v\-pens.  1781.  and  "get 
wh.ipped    by    Morgen."      He    ',vas    ai-:    con- 


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cerned  in  the  engagement  at  Egg  Harbor  with 
a  brig  called  tliL-  ■"^Middletown."  which  was 
taken  by  tlie  British,  although  the  crew  es- 
caped, and  the  prize  money  gained  by  the  cap- 
ture of  the  brig  was  the  subject  of  an  alter- 
cation between  him  and  the  major  of  his 
regiment,  in  the  course  of  which  he  struck 
the  major  with  his  ti^t  and  knocked  him- down. 
He  deserted  to  save  his  life,  as  he  would  have 
been  put  to  ileath  for  striking  a  superior  offi- 
cer, and  he  went  to  Connecticut  where  he  was 
joined  by  his  wife  whom  he  had  married  in 
Philadelphia.  She  was  Elizabeth  Maria  Ham- 
ilton ( Maxfield)  Dawson,  and  was  born  in 
Ireland.  ?\lay  i,  1754.  Her  mother  had  mar- 
ried a  man  named  Knox,  and  at  his  death, 
married  a  Protestant  minister  named  Max- 
field,  and  their  daughter  Elizabeth  M.  H.  came 
to  America  for  her  health  and  lived  with  an 
aunt  in  Philadelphia.  The  war  broke  out  six 
months  after  her  arrival,  and  when  the  Brit- 
ish army  was  at  Philadelphia,  her  half- 
brother,  a  naval  officer,  classmate  of  Dawson, 
invited  him  to  meet  her,  and  an  attachment 
sprang  up  which  resulted  in  their  marriage. 
They  settled  in  }ilonroe,  Fairfield  countv, 
Connecticut,  about  sixteen  miles  north  of 
Bridgeport,  and  from  there  they  moved  to 
New  Haven  county  before  1792,  and  finallv 
to  Greene  county.  New  York,  where  thev 
died,  his  death  occurring  .March  iS,  1818.  and 
hers,  February  2.  1834.  Chiblren:  i.  John, 
died  in  Greene  county.  Xew  York.  2.  Fran- 
cis, dieil  in  Greene  county.  3.  Betsey,  born 
in  Alonroe,  Connecticut,  January  15,  1788.  4. 

Prudence,   manied Spring.     5.   Plugli 

F.,  born  in  Xc.v  Ihu-en  county.  April  2(1.  1792. 
6.  Polly,  marriefl  Rufus  W'liitford  (see  ^^  hit- 
ford  \').  7.  Richard  Hawlcy,  lived,  1870.  in 
Orange  Post  ("iffice,  Clinton  ci"iuniy.  Iowa.  8. 
Sally,  married  Ward.  q.  Catharine. 


.-\.mong  ttie  representative  farai- 
BUDAU     lies  of  the  state  of  Connecticut 

of  foreign  birth,  none  have  made 
better  citizens  than  tliose  of  German  ancestrv, 
and  among  these  should  be  mentioned  the  Bu- 
dau  family  of  Bridgi'port,  v.lio  have  been  rep- 
resented in  that  cit_\-  for  over  a  half  century  bv 
the  father,  son.  and  grandson.  The  first  a 
successful  merchant,  the  second  a  prominent 
insurance  man.  and  the  third  and  present  gen- 
eration represented  by  Dr.  John  Henry  D.  Bu- 
dau.  who  has  for  a  number  of  years  been  act- 
ively and  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  his  native  citv. 

(I)  John  Di.edcrichs  Budan,  liorn  in  Ger- 
many, October  14,  1817,  died  in  ilridgeport, 
at  corner  of  Main  street  and  W'b.eeler  ave- 
nue. Xovember  20.  1888.     At  the  asje  of  six- 


teen years  he  came  to  .\nierica  an^i  f-ir  a 
time  followed  a  seafaring  life.  He  ihm  went 
tn  Xew  Orleans  and  worked  on  the  r:iiiio;id, 
receivmg  the  munihcent  sum  of  lifty  ceius  per 
day.  Later  he  came  iKirth  and  engaged  in  tlie 
grocer\-  business  for  a  time,  then  organized 
the  dry  goods  house  at  the  corner  of  Fair- 
held  avenue  and  y\d'm  street,  which  business 
is  at  the  present  time  owned  by  Radforrl  B. 
Smith.  Mr.  B.udau  conducted  the  business 
successfully  for  some  time  and  then  sold  his 
stock  of  goods  to  the  firm  of  Beacon  &  .Smitli. 
which  later  changed  to  Peet  &  Smith,  and 
finally  passed  into  the  hands  of  Radford  B. 
Smith.  Subse(|ucntly  Mr.  Budau  engaged  in 
the  settling  of  estates  and  general  real  estate 
business,  in  which  he  was  eminently  success- 
ful, and  at  his  death  left  a  large  estate.  The 
affairs  of  the  city  always  engaged  his  active 
interest  and  for  a  number  of  years  he  served 
as  street  commissioner.  During  this  time 
some  of  the  princii^al  streets  and  avenues  of 
th.e  city  were  laid  out,  among  tliem  being 
Xorth  and  Park  avenues.  In  the  }iiasonic 
fraternity  he  held  high  rank,  was  a  charter 
member  of  St.  John's  Lodge,  had  passed 
through  all  the  bodies  including  the  command- 
ery,  and  at  his  death  was  buried  with  Masonic 
honors.  He  married.  1845.  I-ouise  Jane 
Frer.ch,  one  of  nine  children,  and  ''.•ho  is  n(.iw 
(1910)  living  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninety 
>ears.  Of  the  seven  children  of  'Sir.  and  Mrs. 
John  D.  Budau  but  one.  Mrs.  Alvin  D.  Moul- 
ton,  is  now  living.  2\Irs.  Budau  is  the  iiaugii- 
ter  of  Wheeler  French,  hovn  in  1702.  died  in 
1852,  who  was  a  carpenter  in  Bridgeport,  in 
which  city  he  spent  his  entire  life.  He  mar- 
ried Sarah,  daughter  of  Zenas  Webb,  who 
was  horn  in  T794.  and  died  in  1862.  Wheeler 
French's  father,  Ciamaliel  French,  served  in 
the  re\"olntionary  war,  and  his  name  is  in- 
scribed on  the  tablets  of  the  gatew^ay  erected 
by  the  ]Mary  Silliman  Chapter,  Daughters  of 
the  American  Revolution,  at  the  old  Stratfield 
burying  ground,  near  ilie  corner  of  Xorth  and 
Brookknvn  avenues,  Bridgeport. 

(H)  John  Diederichs  (2)  son  of  John 
Dic'Ierichs  1  i ')  and  Louise  Jane  (French) 
Bu'lau.  was  born  in  Bridc^eport.  February  24, 
1S51,  diH'd  in  tl'.a;:  cit\ .  Decemijer  31,  i>>:i4. 
Pie  was  reared  and  educated  in  Bridge]_)ort, 
was  a  nuisician,  and  for  a  number  of  \ear3 
I'laxed  ill  the  \Vheeler  &  Wilson  band.'  He 
then  etigaged  in  th.e  express  business  for  a 
time,  but  later  ga\  e  ail  his  attention  to  in- 
surance and  his  real  estate  interests  until  he 
retired.  He  was  a  member  of  .St.  John's 
L(  dge.  Free  and  .Vccepted  iMasons,  three  gen- 
erations of  this  family  having  been  members 
of   this    same    lodge,    and    he    ha^.l    taken    the 


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Thirty-second  dt'.c;Teo  in  the  Scotti-^h  Rite 
bodies.  He  married  Annie  I\v;--eil,  born  in 
Great  Barrington,  j.lasiachiu-^ett>.  and  v.-h..-:se 
father  was  a  soldier  during;'  the  civil  \var. 
John  D.  and  Air.iie  1  Kussel  i  lUi'lau  had  two 
cliildren :  Dr.  John  H.  D.  iJudau,  and  Bessie 
Lonise  Ru'^sel,  wife  of  ^.laytir  E.  T.  Bucking- 
ham, of   Bridgeport    (see   Buckingham). 

(Ill)  Dr.  John  Henry  Diedericli-  Budau, 
only  son  of  John  Diederichs  (21  and  .Annie 
(Russell)  Budau,  was  born  September  4, 
1875,  in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  at  the  corner 
of  Main  street  and  Fairfield  avenue.  He  be- 
gan his  education  in  the  comir.on  schools  of 
his  nati\e  cit_\-,  the  s.-hni:.l  in  his  fli-trict  being 
at  that  time  in  r'xin'.s  over  what  \\'as  then 
"Hunt's  99  Cent  Store  "  on  Main  street.  He 
subsequently  graduated  from  the  high  school, 
then  entered  the  medical  department  of  Yale 
College,  from  which  he  was  g'raduated  with 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  ic;oo.  \Miile  in  col- 
lege he  connected  himself  witli  tlie  F'i:i  Sigma 
Kaj^pa  fraternity,  and  was  prominent  in  ath- 
letic circles,  as  he  had  previously  been  in  the 
high  schtK)l.  He  was  engaged  in  practice 
in  the  General  Hcispital.  Elizabeth,  Xew  Jer- 
sey, from  his  graduation  until  June  10.  1902. 
He  entered  upon  professional  work  in  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  in  September  of  the  same 
year,  which  he  iias  since  success  fu!h-  fol- 
lowed, having  built  up  a  lar^e  practice,  and 
although  one  of  the  young  physicians  of  the 
city,  has  been  accori!ed  a  prominent  place 
among-  his  medical  colleagfues.  He  is  path- 
ologist of  St.  \'incent'i  Hospital:  a  member 
of  the  Clinical  Sr^cie'v  of  Elizabeth  (  Xew 
Jersey)  ("ieneral  Hospital;  of  Bridgeport, 
Fairfield  G->unt_v  and  Connecticut  State  Medi- 
cal societies,  ^.nd  of  the  American  Medical 
Association.  FFc  is  atiiliated  with  St,  John's 
Lodge,  Xo.  3,  Free  and  Accepted  ^Masons : 
an<!  \\'owompon  Tribe.  Tmpro',-ed  Order  of 
Retl  Men,  of  whiclt  he  is  tb.e  pln-ician.  He 
is  a  DeniLKrat  in  politics — the  tliir.!  genera- 
tion of  his  family  to  support  thi^  party.  A 
rneml^er  of  the  Connecticut  and  Amc'-ican 
Automobile  clubs.  Dr.  Budau  an.l  hi-^  wife 
are  Ixith  members  of  the  Olivet  Cotigreija- 
t'.onal  Cliui-ch  and  active  in  cliurch  work  and 
tn   the   society   life   of  tlie   comn.-'u.iPtv. 

He  marriei!.  July  to.  icjoj.  Carrie,  b^TTn 
■.n  Hoboken,  Xew  Jersey,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam and  Elizabeth  ( Schneideri  Horre.  tlie 
f-iliier  a  native  of  Hanover.  Gen.ianv,  aivi 
the  muthcr  of  M^.nliattan.  Xeo.'  Vorl;'.  j.lr. 
I!("rre  is  a  whole'^ale  cr>ai  merchant  of  Ho- 
lK>ken  and  Elizabeth.  Xew  Jersey.  lia\inc,' 
'.vorked  up  from  a  small  l;e'.,'inning  to  tlie 
establishment  of  a  large  bn.-inc-s  ?ak\  the 
amassing  of  a  fortune,     lie  has  taken  a  nr.irn- 


inent  part  in  public  affairs  in  both  the  cities 
named,  dl-.e  cliillren  or  Mr.  and  .Mrs.  \\  il- 
liam  Horre:  I.  (..leorge,  member  of  the  firm 
01'  ."^,'er-rircr  ,S:  Horre,  coal  merchants,  Eliza- 
lieth,  Xew  Jersey.  2.  Elizabeth,  married,  (lur- 
do  Gn^ebe,  who  conducts  a  large  pointing 
Inisiness  in  Xewark,  Xew  Jersey.  3.  Ju- 
lius, with  his  father  in  the  coal  business,  Ifo- 
boken.  Xew  Jersey.  4.  Lulu,  married  Jubus 
Groebe,  a  bookkeepjr.  5.  William,  with,  fa- 
ther in  coal  business,  6.  Carrie,  wife  of  Dr. 
John   FI.   D.    Budau. 


Samuel     Stow,    baptized     Aiigust 

STOW"     iS,    1745,   a   seaman,   serA-ed   as   a 

privateer,  ami  was  killed  April  u, 

1780.     Fie  married  and  had  a  son  Samuel,  see 

forward,. 

(II)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  fi^  Stow, 
born  17611,  married  and  had  a  son  Alan-^on. 
see  forward. 

(III)  .-\lanson.  son  of  Samuel  (21  Stow, 
was  born  at  Middletown  L'pper  Houses,  novv- 
Cromwell,  Connecticut,  1790.  Fie  lived  n\  tlie 
section  known  as  "The  Xooks."  afrerv.-ards  on 
the  Plains  in  his  native  town  and  i.lied.  there 
October  15,  i8')4.  He  married,  F'ebruar\-  7, 
1812,  Sally  Fardy  (Pardee),  horn  iv  17O-'-. 
Children:  r.  Caroline,  born  Xover^ber  14 
1814.  viied  .\pril  7,  t8S_' :  rriarriel  F'.dv.in 
\\'right.  of  Rocky  Hill.  2.  James  P.,  .Afiril 
10,  1S16,  married  Eugenia  Pomeroy.  of  Meri- 
den  :  he  was  for  many  years  a  manufacturer 
of  tinware  in  Ixlontgomery.  Alabama,  and  ■•.vr.s 
verv  si'.ccessful :  died  at  Meriden,  .\pril  ^, 
1S83  :  liad  no  children.  3.  Asa  Bray,  see  tor- 
ward.  4.  F.iiward  F...  C)ctober  jo.  iSiO.  went 
south  and  was  a  salesman  for  his  brotlier. 
lames  1'.,  died  in  Alabama,  Sepieniber  3. 
1845.  unmarried.  5.  Saliv  Ann,  January  28, 
1822.  flied  Januarv  25,  1S27.  6.  Fbjrace  Da- 
vis, lune  20,  1820,  married  Elizabeth.  M. 
(rioodricli,  a  native  of  Rock}-  Hill,  daughter 
of  Eli  Goodrich;  their  daughter.  Eugenia  A., 
n-iarried  Albert  J.  Briggs,  of  Crom.well.  7. 
Flora  .-\nn,  August  2C.  1828.  died  unmarried, 
Aii-il  5,  18S3,  at  Cromwell.  8.  Lydia  X., 
February  2^,   '.S^,2.  died  in  infancy. 

I  I\' )  Asa  ISray,  son  of  Alanson  Stow,  was 
born  in  Cromw-cll.  May  15.  1818.  In  his  bov- 
hood  he  sf'eiit  a  few  }-ears  at  Charleston, 
."^outh  Carolina,  and  aficrwartl  visited  t!ie 
south  again.  I'pon  his  return  he  wo'-ked  at  a 
trade  in  Meriden  and  thv:n.  embarked  i.".  '.>usi- 
nes-  as  a  painter  in  Mir'uletown.  He  -.vas 
later  in  partnership  with  William  Bogeiv,  as 
frts'.-o  and  ilecorative  painters,  and  for  a  time 
coii.;-i;ctv '1  a'  wood  engraving  j-ilant.  F'uring- 
tiic  last  years  of  his  life  he  ilevoted  his  atten- 
tior.  ti,-'  'lealincr  in   real  e-tate,  and  de^elojied 


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various  tracts  and  owned  much  land  in  the 
city  of  Mi<ldIeto\\n.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
to  recognize  the  attractions  of  Crescent  lloach 
for  a  suninicr  re-ort  and  did  much,  to  bniM  up 
lliat  place.  He  took  a  keen  interest  in  mili- 
tary affairs,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Cadets 
and  afterward  of  the  I\lansfield  Guaril.  He 
was  a  member  of  St.  John's  Lodge,  Free  and 
Accepted  Masons,  and  of  Central  Lodge,  Xo. 
12,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
was  of  sturdy  physique,  over  six  feet  tall  and 
weighing  some  two  hundred  and  forty  pounds. 
He  enjo}'ed  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  all 
his  townsmen.  He  died  at  JMiddeltown.  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1S9S.  and  is  buried  in  Indian  Hill 
cemetery,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal incorporators.  He  married.  }ilay,  1843, 
Maria  Louise  Crossley,  born  ^lay  22,  1826, 
eldest  daughter  of  David  and  }vlaria  C  Cham- 
berlain) Crossley,  of  ^liddletown.  Children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crossley:  !Mrs.  Stow,  Mrs. 
Dennis  Smith  and  Captain  John  P.  Crossley. 
Children  of  Asa  Br.iy  and  Maria  L.  Stow: 
Edward,  b->rn  1844,  died  ?\'arch  2~ ,  1SS9 ; 
Charle-  \'. ;  James  Pomerrjy,  see  forward. 

(\")  James  Pomero\-,  son  of  Asa  Bray 
Stow,  A\as  born  at  the  homestead  on  Ferry 
street,  Middletown,  August  16.  1851.  He  at- 
tended the  Green  street  public  school  and  the 
high  schi>:jl  of  his  native  towii.  He  entered 
A\'esleyan  University,  fiv.m  \\hich  he  was 
graduated  in  tin;  class  of  1S75.  When  but  a 
boy  he  began  hi^  business  career,  working 
for  his  father  a>  bookkeeper.  Fie  was  for  sev- 
eral years  secretar\-  and  treasurer  of  the  Mid- 
dletowti  Electric  Light  Company,  afterward 
its  general  manasrer,  and  rer.igned  July  i, 
1896.  He  was  a  director  oi  the  E.  T.  Burgess 
Cut  Glass  Coir.prm}-  iriim  the  time  of  its  or- 
ganization, and  afterwards  secretary  and 
trca.turer.  He  has  been  prominent  in  public 
life,  to  which  iie  lias  given  manv  years  of 
faithful  ser\ice.  He  was  elected  to  the  com- 
mon council  of  the  citv  of  ^^liddletown  in 
1880:  in  January.  1S81,  was  elected  clerk  and 
treasurer  and  has  served  ever  since  except 
the  years  18S9-90:  his  term  of  office  extends 
to  January,  1913:  v.as  town  treasurer  f;oin 
1881  to  1893.  and  in  1895  was  again  elected 
to  that  office  and  has  been  elected  bi-enniallv 
since  that  time.  In  addition  to  the  duties  of 
his  public  ofticcs.  he  is  life  trustee  of  his  fa- 
ther's estate  anil  of  t!ic  Middletown  property 
of  the  estate  of  his  imcle,  James  P.  Stow. 
late  of  Meriden.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Middletown  Electric  Light  Companv,  also 
member  of  executi.'c  ccnimiitee.  ite  is  a 
member  of  (Central  Lodj^e,  X'^^.  T2,  Indepcnil- 
eiit  Order  of  Odd  Felio^vs.  anr!  a  c'lmmuni- 
cant  of  the  Church  of  the  Holv  Trirut^■.     He 


belongs  to  the  Xew  England  Order  of  Pro- 
tection, and  is  secretar_\-  oi  same,  and  be  also 
belongs  to  other  secret  organizations.  Mr. 
Stow  possesses  in  a  high  degree  the  public 
confidence  and  respect,  as  shown  by  his  re- 
election year  after  \ear  to  the  otiices  of  trust 
and  honor  which  he  has  filled  with  so  much, 
aoility  and  fidelity. 

He  married,  October  17,  1883,  Mary  Dyas 
Ste\ens,  born  August  i,  1861,  in  Louisiana, 
died  January  8,  19 10,  daughter  of  Frederic 
and  Sara  (Owen)  Stevens.  Mrs.  Stevens 
was  a  well-known  and  successful  music 
teacher.  Children  of  ]\Ir.  and  }ilrs.  Stow: 
James  P.  jr.,  Frederick  S.,  Dorothy  I\Iary 
and  Sara  Xanette. 

Henry    W^ay,    immigrant    ancestor, 
WAY     was  born   in   Dorchester,   England, 

in  1583,  died  ]\Iarch  24,  1667,  aged 
eighty-four.  He  and  his  wife  Elizabeth  came 
in  the  .--hip  "Mary  and  John"  in  1630.  and 
settletl  in  Dorchester.  }.lassachusetts.  Two 
or  more  of  his  nephews  (probably)  also  set- 
tled in  Dorchestt-r.  Aaron  \\'zx  was  a  pro- 
prietor of  Dorche.-^ter  in  11.40:  freeman.  Mav 
7,  1681  ;  bought  a  farm  ;it  Rtimnev  Marsh, 
jointly  with  William  Ireland,  Februarv  19, 
1651,  and  removed  to  Boston:  gave  bontis  for 
hi>  brc.ther  in  1057  :  was  dismissed  to  the  nev,- 
church  at  Button  with  his  wife  and  William 
Ireland,  February  3,  1660-61;  his  will  was 
dated  .August  25  and  proved  September  26. 
1695.  Rictiard  Way,  another  brother,  was 
a  cooper  by  trade,  lieutenant  of  the  Dorches- 
ter C(imijan}- ;  was  admitted  to  the  churci'i, 
?\Ia\'  5,  i')43.  and  freeman.  April  27,  i'\:;7  .- 
removed  to  Boston  and  was  admitted  towns- 
man, April  2"/,  1657;  deposed  in  1666  that  hi? 
age  was  forty-two.  There  was  a  W'idow  W'av 
in  Dorchester,  Februar}'  2},.  1646,  perhaps 
mother  of  Aaron  and  Richard  and  sister-in- 
law  of  Henry.  There  is  reason  to  believe 
that  her  husband  was  George  Wav,  m.en- 
tioned  in  th.e  D'.irchester  rccortis,  TaT•'uar^ . 
1637-3S.  as  having  had  a  grant  of  land  for- 
merly. 

Henry  Way  is  dignified  with  tlie  prefix  Mr., 
which  at  that  time  indicated  sotne  rank  or 
social  station.  He  came  with  the  first  com- 
nany  of  pioneers  ami  carried  on  a  fishing' 
business.  His  b.iric  saved  tliree  siiipwrecked 
men  oiT  the  coast.  Julv  26,  1631,  and  two 
other  boats  of  his  were  I'^st.  five  nien  being" 
killed  b\'  the  Indians  and  two  dro-,\'ied  m 
1632.  He  \\a^  admitted  to  the  church.  May 
5.  1643.  riic  wife  Flizalieth  died  [une  3, 
1665,  aged  eight\-fou.r.  Children;  (jecr-:;'e, 
mentioned  below,  Samuel,  Iler.ry  Jr.,  Rich- 
ard, Elizabeth,  another  \\as  lost  in  the  winter 


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1903 


passage  of  the  ship  "Lion"  chartered  by  the 
governor  and  council  :o  go  to  Bristol.  Eng- 
land, for  food  for  the  colonic;.  Deceinlier  or 
Januar}',    1630-31. 

(II)  George,  son  of  Henry  \\'ay,  was  hiirn 
in  England  about  1620,  died  at  Saybrook,  Con- 
necticut, about  KSgo.  While  he  was  living 
in  Boston  with  the  remainder  of  the  family. 
mentioned  above,  he  supported  Roger  Wil- 
liams and  though  not  among  the  original 
twelve  founders  of  Rhode  Island,  he  soon 
followed,  about  1657,  and  after  the  town  of 
Providence  was  burned,  he  settled  in  Say- 
brook.  While  in  Boston,  he  shared  in  a  di- 
vision of  the  Xeck  Lands,  now  South  Bos- 
ton, in  1637.  He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance. 
May  31,  1661.  He  married,  in  Boston.  Eliz- 
abeth, daughter  of  John  and  Joanna  Smith. 
Children:  i.  Mehitable.  2.  Agnes.  3.  Eliz- 
abeth, born  ■March  19.  1651,  in  Boston.  4. 
Johanna.  5.  Alice.  6.  George,  mentioned 
below.  7.  Thomas.  Elizabeth  (Smith)  \\'ay 
died   in  April,   171 1. 

(III)  George  (2),  son  of  George  (  i)  Way. 
settled  in  Xew  London,  died  I'ebruary  2^, 
17 16.  but  on  account  of  deep  snows  the  body 
was  not  buried  until.  March  7.  lie  married 
Susanna  Xast  or  Nest,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Nast  or  Xest,  of  X'ew  London.  Children: 
George,  Joseph,  John.  Thomas,  mentioned 
below,  Elizabeth,  Eliphas,  Mehitai/ie,  Sarah 
and  Alice. 

(IV)  Thomas,  son  of  George  (2)  Way. 
was  born  in  Lyme.  Connecticut,  March  8. 
1700.  He  married  (first)  about  1722.  Jane 
Lee.  of  L'.mc,  Connecticut:  she  died  March 
16.  1738.  He  married  (second)  Xovember  29, 
1739.  Sarah  Wells,  of  Lyme,  Children  by 
first  wife;  Joseph,  Lois.  Eunice.  Thomas. 
mentioned  below.  Elizabeth.  Delight  and  Mor- 
ton. 

(\'l  Tliomas  ( 2^ .  son  of  Tliomas  (r)  \\'av. 
was  born  in  Lyme.  Cnnnecticiit.  June  14, 
1731,  died  Xovember  26.  1S15.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  rfvolntic'narx-  war  and  was  at 
the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill,  and  was  also  a 
lieutenant  in  tlie  Lexingtijn  alarm  list  from 
Lyme.  He  married.  Scptemlier  i.  1753,  Amy 
or  Amie  Mirick  ■  she  (Hid  March  20.  1S19. 
aged  ninety.  Cliildren :  Ja:io.  Elizabeth.  Gr.-ice. 
Elislia,  Thomas,  Amy,  John,  ndight,  ]\Ii:-ick. 
Daniel  Shaw,  mentioned  below. 

(\'\')  Daniel  Shaw,  son  of  Thomas  (2') 
Way.  was  born  in  Lyme.  Cijnnecticut.  Tune 
28.  1772.  He  married  (first'.  Molly  }.iack. 
of  Lyme.  They  h.ad  one  child.  Danie!  Mirick. 
He  married  'secnd")  Cl.iris-a.  daiighter  of 
Jonathan  and  Elizaheth.  (Chaj-^el'.  I  atimer.  of 
Ch.esterfield.  Connecticut,  January  10.  1700 
(see  Latinicr  \').     Ci^iidren:     f'dmmpi  Ran- 


flolph.  born  Eebruary  23.  iScx:):  Betsey  or 
Elizabeth  Latimer,  March  22.  1802 :  Clarissa. 
March  13,  1804;  Damcl.  August  2.  1806,  died 
July  II,  iSio:  John  Mirick.  September  26, 
1809,  mentioned  below;  Maria,  Eebruary  2, 
1812,  died  August  28.  1S14;  Daniel,  May  28, 
1814;  James  Atkins.  December  14,  1S16.  All 
of  these  children  were  born  in  tiebron  with 
the  exccjition  of  tlie  eldest  who  was  born  in 
Lyme.  Daniel  Shaw  Way  died  in  Hebron, 
July  21,  1823,  and  his  wife  died  Alay  8.  1835. 

(\TI)  John  Mirick,  son  of  Daniel  Shaw 
Way.  was  born  in  Hebron,  September  26, 
1809,  died  X'ovember  26.  1S94,  in  Gilead, 
Connecticut.  His  boyhood  was  spent  on  his 
father's  farm  and  in  attending  school  in  his 
native  town.  He  was  also  a  student  at  tlie 
celebrated  Daggett  School  ii;  .\ndo\'er,  Con- 
necticut. In  early  life  lie  wa~  engaged  in 
mercantile  business  at  Savannah.  Georgia. 
-Vfterwards  he  was  a  bookkeeper  in  Xew 
York  City,  and  for  more  than  thirty  vears 
was  a  bookkeeper  in  the  Farmers'  and  ~Sle- 
chanics'  Bank  of  Hartford.  Ciinnecticut.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Republican  and  at  one  titr.e 
represented  his  native  town  in  the  general 
assembl}-  of  tlie  state.  He  married,  Septem- 
ber 13.  1S36.  Elizabeth  Jerusha  W'elles,  born 
Xovember  9.  181 3.  daughter  of  James  and 
Xanc\-  (  Caulkins )  Welles,  of  Gilead  (see 
Welles  IV).  She  died  De-emher  26.  iSqr, 
in  Gilead.  Connecticut.  Children:  James  Al- 
fred, born  June  26.  1S37,  died  July  7,  1899; 
John  Howell.  July  20.  1839.  died  July  30. 
1851  :  Clara  Elizabeth.  January  3,  1842:  Mary 
Ida,  April  21.  1845.  •^''•^'^  IsW"  17.  i860;  IMa- 
ria  Welles,  July  28,  1S47 ;  Daniel  Shaw.  June 
28.  1850.  died  April  i,  1873:  Edmund  Howe!', 
-\ugust  30.  1S56,  died  April  13,  1901 ;  Jolm 
Latimer,  mentioned  below. 

(\TII1  John  Latimer,  son  of  John  Mirick 
^^'ay,  was  born  July  i,  1S60,  in  Gilead,  T.  ;'.- 
land  county,  Connecticut.  He  received  a 
comniiin  school  education.  Commencing  liis 
insurance  life  at  the  h(inie  ottice  of  the  Trav- 
elers' Insurance  Conipan_\  in  1S78.  he  has 
since  been  continuously  engaged  in  the  serv- 
ice of  that  great  coqwrat'on.  It  early  became 
af'parent  to  its  ofticers  that  he  possessed  abil- 
ities f>oc'.diarly  adar.ted  to  ileid  \\ork,  and 
upon  transference  to  that  .leparln;ent  of  the 
compan}-'s  altairs  his  promotion  was  rapid. 
He  served  the  company  as  si)ecial  agent  in 
Io'v\a  an^i  Xebra.-ka  for  sc\-era!  years,  then  as 
■-tate  agen.t  for  Connecticut  a!Kl  Rho.de  Island, 
and  later  was  given  the  agencv  conirol  i.f 
;\Iissonri.  Arkansas,  Te:cas,  Iowa  am!  .\"ebr.\=- 
ka,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis.  Missouri, 
continuing  in  charge  of  this  large  and  impor- 
tant rcT-ritorv  about  tl.irroen  vears.     He  built 


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up  these  state  agencies,  increased  the  effi- 
ciency of  the  agency  organization,  and  aideil 
so  largely  in  the  prontable  development  of 
the  life,  accident  and  liability  business  of  the 
company  that  in  1903  he  was  recalled  to  the 
home  office  and  elected  to  the  cjffices  which 
he  now  holds — those  of  second  vice-president 
and  director.  He  is  a  trustee  of  the  Hartford 
Trust  Company  and  of  the  >declianics'  Sav- 
ings r.ank  of  Hartford.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  Ji.ihn's 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  ^lasons ;  I'vtha- 
goras  Chapter,  Rijyal  Arch  ^.lasons ;  Wash- 
ington Commanden-,  Knights  Templar; 
Sphin.x  Teiuple,  Mystic  Shrine,  and  }iIissouri 
Consistory,  Xu.  i.  He  is  alsi,>  a  member  of 
the  Hartford  Club,  the  Hartford  Golf  Club, 
the  Country  Club,  the  Twentieth  Century 
Club,  and  the  Connecticut  Historical  Associa- 
tion. He  is  also  a  Son  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution. 

I\Ir.  Way  married  (  first  1.  October  15.  1891, 
at  ^^'ethersl^eld.  Mary  (iertrude  Ha:r,mcr, 
bjrn  at  Wethersheld.  June  13,  iS"!,  died 
March  4,  1904,  daughter  of  Caleb  John  and 
Ellen  Xancy  ( Dix )  Hammer.  Her  father 
was  born  in  Wethersheld.  November  2/.  1833, 
a  commission  merchant  of  that  city ;  married. 
May  3,  1859,  Ellen  Nancy  Dix,  of  Newing- 
ton  :  children:  i.  Nellie  Di.x,  born  September 
2,  1862 ;  ii.  Frederic  C.  Hammer,  October  24. 
1864;  iii.  Mary  Gertrude  Hammer,  June  13, 
187 1,  mentioned  above.  'Sir.  Way  married 
(second)  April  5,  1909,  at  Hartford,  Mil- 
dred Amelia  Emily  Camp,  born  at  Hartford, 
March  14,  1880.  daughter  of  Sanuiel  James 
and  Lucy  Jane  (Litchfield)  Camp.  Her  fa- 
ther was  a  builder.  She  has  one  sister.  Jo- 
sephine Litchfield  Camp.  Children  of  John 
Latimer  and  Mary  Gertrude  \\'av :  Frederic 
Latimer,  born  October  24,  1S96:  Elizabeth, 
January  21.   1900. 

(The    Latimer   LitieV 

( I)  Robert  Latimer,  immigratit  ance-ror, 
came  fir-^t  to  New  London,  Connecticut.  He 
married  Mr^.  .\nn  Jones,  widow  of  Matthew 
Jones,  and  daughter  of  George  Griggs,  Es- 
quire, of  riosnin.  Children:  Rol>ert.  bxjrn 
February  5.  i'''-a.  mentioned  below;  Eliza- 
beth, married  Ji.>riath.an   Prentis. 

(II)  Captain  Robert  (2)  Latimer,  son  of 
Robert  (i)  l,atir.ier.  was  bf-^rn  Februarv  5, 
1664.  He  was  ricli  in  landed  estate.  He 
owned  a  homestead  in  Xew  London,  and 
town  lots,  a!s(j  a  large  eract  of  swamp  and 
cedar  land  in  tiie  vicinity  of  Xew  London, 
and  an  unmeasured  quautit}-  of  '.vild  land  in 
the  nortiiwest  part  of  .\'ew  I^~indon.  afterward 
occupied  by  hi-;  dcs^'endants.     He  also  ov\-ned 


a  tract  of  land  in  Chesterfield  on  which  sonu 
of  his  d.escendants  afterward  lived.  He  lield 
many  offices  of  trust;  deputy  in  1705  and  for 
several  years  in  succession.  In  17 17  he  was 
a  member  of  the  governor's  council  and  was 
agam  chosen  in  1720,  and  held  the  position 
until  his  death.  He  died  in  New  London,  No- 
vember   29.     1728.       He    married     Elizabetli 

^ .      Ciiildren  ;     John,  married    Elizabeth 

;  Robert,  married,  June  17,  1731,  Mary 

Huntle\';  Jonathan,  born  about  if'igS,  men- 
tioned below  ;  Samuel,  married  Elizabeth  Hal- 
lum ;  Peter,  married  Hannah  Picket;  Ann. 

(Ill)  Captain  Jcmathan  Latimer,  son  of 
Captain  Roljert  (2)  Latimer,  was  born  about 
i(X)8.  He  settled  in  Xew  London,  and  was, 
like  his  father,  a  wealthy  landholder.  He 
owned  a  large  tract  in  Chesterfield,  inherited 
from  his  fatlier  and  another  on  the  west  side 
of  Xiantic  ri\-er,  now  in  the  town  of  East 
Lyme.  The  site  of  a  dwelling  house,  on  th.e 
latter  tract  of  land,  formerly  occupied  by  orm 
of  his  sons,  was  in  1882  still  visible,  arid  a 
sjiring  from  which  water  was  taken  to  supoly 
the  house  is  still  known  as  '"L.-uimer's 
Spring'".  -A  ledge  of  almost  perpendicular 
rocks,  lying  along  the  west  bank  (jf  the  river 
has  since  been  called  "Latimer's  Ro;ks"  and 
a  beautiful  white  sand  beach  at  Elai-ce  Point 
in  Lyme,  formerly  owned  bv  him.  is  still 
called  'T.atinier's  I'.each".  He  married,  April 
('),  1721,  lioradel.  daughter  of  George  Deni- 
son,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Jonatlian. 
and  Lucretia  P.rcuster  (see  Brewster  HI). 
Ciiildren:  Anne,  born  about  1723;  Jonathan, 
March  or  May  27,  1724,  mentioned  below; 
Elizabeth.  Septemlier  16,  1726;  Mar\-,  April 
16.  1729:  Amos,  L>ecember  5,  1730:  Ri/tiert, 
February  26.  1732 ;  Henry,  Fel)ruary  28, 
1737:  Daniel.  August  16,  1739;  John,  De- 
cember 21,  1741  :  F.orodil  or  Boradel.  bap- 
tized February  19.  1744. 

(I\'')  Jonathan  (2),  <rm  of  Captain  Jona- 
than (  I )  Latimer,  was  born  March  or  May 
27.  1724.  He  lived  in  Xew  Lonrlon.  in  Cbes- 
terneld  socict),  on  land  which  lie  had  inher- 
ited from  liis  father.  He  served  in  several 
campaigns  against  the  French  on  the  nrrth- 
ern  frontier  ;\v,i\  (hu-ing  the  reV'Olution  w;is 
nuicli  of  the  time  in  the  fi'-ld  of  service.  He 
was  captain  of  Third  Company.  Seventh  Reg- 
iment, Continentals,  1775  ;  major  of  Seventh 
Regiment.  1775:  lieiitenant-colonelof  C'ionel 
.^tlden's  rei^iment,  Fourtii  Battalion.  Wads- 
w.irth's  Brigade.  Connecticut  State  Troops, 
177(1:  cijloiiel  I'lf  Third  Regiment,  Connecticut 
Militia,  1776:  colonel  'jf  Connecticut  Miliiia 
Regiment.  1777. 

Colonel  Latimer,  with  seven  sons,  removed 
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They  moved  in  emigrant  \vas;'"ns  drawn  by 
oxen,  and  took  witli  them  articles  ami  piu- 
viiions  for  U'^e  ijii  the  way.  He  himself  did 
not  live  to  reach  r.Ls  deitination,  but  died  (.n 
the  journey,  and  wa;  buried  at  tiie  place 
where  ho  died.  The  sons  settled  in  that  state, 
and  became  the  ancestors  of  numerous  de- 
scendants now  livini;'  in  the  western  states.  It 
was  a  tradition  in  tlie  family  that  Colonel  Lat- 
imer and  six  of  hi-  suns  measured  forty-t\vo 
feet,  and  their  descendants  have  always  been 
noted  for  their  lieisht  and  stalwart  muscular 
frame.  He  married  Lucrctia  Griswold.  \xji-n 
March  26,  1731.  Ciiildren:  Hannah,  born 
September  \<).  1747:  CJfi'r^e.  July  29,  1749; 
Borudil,  Decenilici-  13.  1750,  died  young: 
Jonathan.  April  u,  1753.  mentioned  below: 
Borochl,  April  12.  1755;  \\  etherel.  ]\Iarch  iX, 
1757;  Charles,  June  30,  1759;  Robert,  No- 
vember 2,  1760;  Nicholas.  June  8,  1763.  prob- 
ably died  }Oung;  Griswold.  September  8, 
1764;  Joseph.  June  8.  1766:  Nathaniel.  Feb- 
ruary 25,   17(18:  Daniel.  May  4,  1771. 

(V)  Jonadian  (3),  son  of  Jonathan  (2) 
Latimer,  was  liorn  April  12.  1753.  He  mar- 
ried, August  3.  1775,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  Chapel.  Pie  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily to  Tennessee  and  settled  at  Summer  City, 
where  he  died  at  an  advanced  age.  His  three 
sons  all  married  and  settled  in  the  wc-t. 
where  they  reared  targe  families.  Children  ; 
Jonathan.  Jacob.  Lyons,  Claris-a,  married 
Daniel  Shaw  Way  (see  Way  VI). 

(The  Welles  LineV 

(I)  Thomas  Welle-;,  immigrant  ancesKvr. 
was  born  at  Dudley.  Worcestershire,  England. 
January  10,  1694.  died  at  Hebron.  Connecti- 
cut, February  4,  17O0.  He  was  a  mariner 
and  also  a  farmer  at  Hebron.  FIc  and  his 
son  Edmund  were  patentee^  of  a  tract  of 
land  under  the  British  crown,  consisting  of 
over  sixty  thou-and  acres  extending  from  Al- 
bany to  Lake  Ci'?(  rge.  He  married,  at  Say- 
brook,  Ccnnectiem.  ?day  13.  1720.  Fdizaiieth 
Merrill,  born  at  Say'nrook,  December  24.  i(>Si<. 
died  at  Hebr.n,  December  24,  1770.  Clul- 
dren,  borTi  at  Saybrook:  Edmund,  Febru.ary 
9,  1721,  mentioned  beii-^w;  Tliomas.  .Septem- 
ber 7.  '.723:  bor.i  at  Hebron:  Josepii.  .\ugust 
28.  1720:  John.  1728:  Samuel.  1730:  Wil- 
liam.  1732;  Daniel,    ^y^^- 

fll)  Ednnmd.  son  of  Tlion.as  Welles  was 
born  at  Saybrceik,  Connecticut,  F"ehruary  9, 
1721.  He  v,-as  a  carpienter  by  trade,  and  al-.o 
a  farmer.  He  renn.ved  to  Tle'Tron  with  his 
father's  family  in  1725.  He  settled  fu  his 
father's  patent  in  ne)rtiiern  New  Yoi-k  and 
was  one  of  t!ie  original  proprietor?  of  Cam- 
bridsre    tov\-nd; t.    '\\'ashin.2ton    count\ ,    New 


"\"ork.  where  he  (.lied  June  1.  1805,  aged 
eighty- four  \ears.  He  wa>  a  captain  in  the 
old  kreiicb.  war.  ni  t'le  b'ifth  t'omjianv,  cum- 
mi-^i'ined  be  Coxeriior  Tlmma-  bitch,  of 
Couiieciicut.  at  N'lrwalk.  Mareii  27.  1758. 
The  eiriginal  coinniissiem  is  in  the  po.-sessi'.n 
of  his  descendant.  John  Latimer  Way. 
Cdlonel  Nathan  Whiting  ceinimanded  the 
regiment  whicli  \\aN.-~ent  tei  inwule  Canada. 
He  married,  at  Southampton.  Long  Island, 
May  12.  1743.  Mary  Ib'Well.  bnrn  at  Soutli- 
am])tou.  b'eliruary  14.  171S.  died  at  Gile;id, 
Connecticut.  January-  2,  1770.  i.laughter  of  Ez- 
ekie!  and  Mary  (Rogers)  Hoveell.  Children, 
born  at  Hebron :  John  How  ell.  February  2, 
1744,  mentirmed,  beli.iw  :  f'dmnnd,,  Septeml.ier 
10.  17411:  Mary  Ile.well.  ]\Iay  2J.  1748:  Hen- 
ry, April  5,  1750:  James,  April  25.  1752,  lieti- 
tenant  of  Light  Dragoons:  Daniel,  Novem- 
ber 7,  1754:  Sarah,  I'ebruary  28,  1757;  Aus- 
tin, Februarv  14,  1759. 

(Ill)  Captain  John  Howell  Welles,  son  of 
Ednnmd  \\'elles.  was  born  at  llebion.  Felj- 
ruary  2,  1744.  He  was  a  fanner  in  Ids  nati\'e 
village  of  liiiead.  town  of  Hebron.  Connecti- 
cut. He  was  captain  of  the  Eighth  Ccmpanv. 
Twelfth  Regiment.  Colonel  Obadiah  Hosford. 
Crinnecticut  Militia,  that  march.ed  to  W^est- 
cbicster  in  September.  1776  (see  \\  163,  ^'ol. 
\TII,  Ci:innecticut  Historical  .Society).  His 
commission  i-  U'Av  in  the  iios-e.-~iein  01  Jol.n 
Latimer  Way.  his  great-grandiun.  Follow- 
ing is  a  cop',"  of  the  commission  : 

"State  of  Conr.cjticiit.  By  the  Governor.  To 
John  Hoeil  Wcl!-.  Enquire.  Greerint;.  Veu  being- 
cli'isen  by  the  Militnry  C'^mpany  or  Trainbp.nd  ::■; 
tlio  p.iri'ih  of  Gilep.d  in  the  Town  of  Heb.'"on  in  said 
-trite  and  accepted  of  the  Governor  and  Committee 
of  Safety  to  be  Captain  of  5aid  Coinpany  on  an  ex- 
podiiion  now  to  be  perforraeil  toward?  Xc.v  York, 
reposing  especial  Trnst  and  C'^nlidence  in  jour  Fi- 
deHty.  Ci'urage  and  good  Conduct  I  do  appoint  and 
impower  you"  the  said  John  Hoe!!  Welis  to  be  Cap- 
tain of  said  Company.  Yet;  sre  the-efore  carefully 
and  diligently  to  discharge  the  Dnty  of  a  captain  in 
leading  and  ordering  ai:d  exercising  said  company 
both  inferior  otVicers  and  Soldiers  to  keep  diem  in 
good  .irder  and  discipline — hereby  cor.imanding 
them  to  obey  yon  a-  their  captain  and  yourself  to 
observe  and  foliow  -nch  Orders  &:  Instructions  a- 
y..u  slinil  from  '1  inic  ro  "i  inie  receive  from  me  or 
the  C'  mm?.nder  ;n  chief  fur  the  Time  being,  or 
the  General  •:•>■  C"r.nteiii.!er  in  e'':ef  of  the  Conti- 
ne-.'.tal  army  uhen  i..iiu'd — '-r  other  your  superior 
orfieer.  according  to  th.e  Rules  and  Discipline  of  war. 
pursuant  to  the  Trust  repe.sed  in  you.  Gi\en  under 
m.v  Hand  a".d  Seal  at  Ami:  m  Lii-anoa,  the  eigltth 
r'i\    of  Septciiibrr    .\nncp   Dom.    1770 

JC'Uth.    Trumbull." 

He  married  I'first).  No\em!)er  ifi.  i7fio. 
.\lar\-  IhH,  born  at  F.xeter.  Connecticut.  No- 
vember 26,  1744.  died  at  Gileatl,  July  8,  1794. 
He  married  (^second.).  April  10.  1796,  Jerusha 
fitmeo.   born    at    Dolton,    Connecticut,   Janu- 


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ary  29,  1761,  died  at  (jile.id.  March  j8.  i!*-;5. 
Children  cf  fir~t  wife,  all  liorn  at  Giiciu! ; 
John  iiill,  l"cL)ruary  jo.  1771,  tlicl  May  24, 
iSll,  married  Lr.cy  J'.rcwitcr;  iloweil,  jlarch 
24,  1773,  died  Uctohev  JO.  1775;  Henry  il(j\,- 
ell,  January,  I77(>.  dieil  May  Jo,  18J5.  married 
Sila  Welles;  Alfred  Welles,  January  17, 
1779,  died  at  R^xbury,  Massachusetts,  Janu- 
ary 5,  1847,  mercliant,  married  Maria  Rich- 
ards; Jaine-.,  nientiuncd  beL_i\v  ;  George,  Janu- 
ary 14,  1784,  dieil  May  u,  1S27,  merchant, 
cajnain  of  the  .-\ncient  and  Honorable  Artil- 
lery L'cimpany  of  Boston,  married  Clarissa 
Gelston. 

(I\')  James,  ^on  of  Ca]3tain  John  Howell 
\\'ells,  was  born  at  (jileaii.  .September  17. 
17S1,  died  there  ;\tay  6.  1S35.  He  was  a 
farmer.  He  married,  September  16,  1809, 
Nancy  Caulkins,  born  October  25,  1789,  died 
at  Gilead,  July,  i86g,  daughter  of  Jedediah 
and  Elizabeth  (Farnh.am)  Caulkins.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Gilead:  Gec-rge  Alfred,  June  4, 
t8)o,  died  unmarried  at  Wnv  Haven.  Febru- 
ary 2^,  1832;  Elizabeth  Jerusha,  Xovember 
9.  1813,  died  at  Gilead,  December  26.  1S91, 
married,  September  13,  1836,  John  Mirick 
Way   (see  Way  MI). 

(The   Brewster   Line). 

(I)  William  P^rewster  lived  in  Scrooby. 
Nottinghamshire.  England,  as  earl}-  as  1570, 
or  1571,  in  which  year  he  was  assessed  iri 
that  town  on  goods  valued  at  three  pounds. 
In  1575  or  1576  he  -was  appointed  b\  Arch- 
bishop Sand.ys,  receiver  of  Scrooby,  and  bail- 
iff of  the  manor-house  in  that  place  belong- 
ing to  the  bishop,  to  have  life  tenu.-e  of  lioth. 
ot'tices.  Some  tin.ie  in  the  year  15S8,  or  pos- 
sibly before,  he  was  appointed  to  the  addi- 
tional office  of  postmaster  under  the  Crown. 
He  was  known  as  the  "Post''  of  Scroobv,  and 
was  master  of  the  court  mails,  which  were 
accessilj'e  only  to  tliose  connected  -.vith  the 
court.     He  died  in  tlie  summer  oi  1590.     His 

wife  was  Prudence  .     Cliild :  W'illiam, 

menti'-ned  beliiw. 

(II)  Elder  William  (2)  Ercv.-ster.  immi- 
grant ancestor,  \<  b  >  came  in  the  "Mayflovicr." 
was  bc'rti  (biriivj  rht  bst  half  01  tlie  \ear  1566 
or  the  fir-^t  half  ..f  i^i''J.  th.o  date  bein^-  fixed 
by  an  aitida\-!t  made  by  him  at  Levden,  June 
25.  i6cK),  ^^  lien  he  declared  his  age  to  be 
forty-two  ycar«.  The  pilace  of  his  birth  is 
not  known.  Ivit  is  suppcised  to  have  been 
Scrooby.  The  parish  rec:i-rers  of  Scroobv  do 
not  begin  until  i(f)S.  and  no  record  of  Brew- 
ster's birth,  baptism  or  marriage  has  ever 
been  discovered.  He  matriculated  at  Peter- 
hoiise,  wdiich  was  then  the  "oldest  of  the 
fourteen  colleges  grouped  into  tlie  University 


of  Camljridge",  P'rctniber  3,  I5S<;'.  but  d..i-s 
not  appear  to  have  staved  I'mg  enou.gii  tr.  take 
liis  degree.  He  is  ue.\t  fotuul  as  a  Miscreete 
and  failhfuli"  assistant  uJ  William  Davi  ..u 
secretary  of  state  to  (Jueeu  i:^hi:al)eih,  .umi 
accompanied  that  gentleman  (in  bio  emb.'.>-v 
to  the  Xetherlands  in  August,  '585,  aiid 
ser\erl  him  at  court  after  bis  return  until  his 
downfall  in  1387.  lie  fhen  returned  to  Scroo- 
by. where  he  was  held  in  high  esteem  am'.ng 
the  people  of  that  place,  and  did  nnich  g", >d 
"in  promoting  and  furthering  religion".  In 
1590  he  was  appointed  administrator  of  ihe 
estate  of  Ir's  father,  ^vho  died  in  the  summer 
of  that  year,  and  succeeded  him  as  postmaster, 
which  position  he  lield  until  September  30. 
1607.  While  in  Scrooby  Ik  li\ed  in  the  i;>id 
manor  house,  where  the  members  of  the  Pil- 
griu)  cb:urch  were  accustomed  10  meet  on 
Sunday.  When  the  Pilgrims  attempted  to 
remove  tf>  Holland  in  the  latter  part  of  i'X)~, 
they  were  iniprisoned  at  Boston.  Brewster 
v»as  among  those  imprisoned,  and  sutlercd  the 
greatest  loss.  Atier  ho  reacheii  Elolland,  lie 
endured  man.y  unaccustomed  hardships,  i-ot 
being  as  well  fitted  as  the  other  Pilgiims  tc,r 
the  hard  labor  wdiich  was  their  common  iot, 
and  spent  most  of  his  meaiis  in  providing 
for  his  cliildren.  During  tlie  latter  part  of 
the  twe!\e  years  spent  in  H'.>Iland.  he  in- 
creased his  inconie  by  teaching  ar.d  by  profit; 
from  a  printing  prc-s  which  he  set  up  in  Le\- 
den.  ^Vhen.  after  the  twelve  years,  it  wjs 
decided  tiiat  the  church  at  Leyden  should  em- 
igrate to  \'ir,i.xinia,  Brewster,  who  had  airead;/ 
been  clio^cn  elder,  was  desired  to  go  with  the 
first  company.  He  was.  theref'jro.  with  iiis 
wife  ]Mary,  and  t\''0  yr.img  s, ,1;^,  airn".,ig  the 
jias-en'^er-  nf  the  "?.[aytio\\  cr."  whicli  lan^lci 
in  I'lvni'iuth  h.arbor.  December  i(3.  1620. 
Here  b-.  liiire  an  imiiortant  part  in  estabh'-ii- 
iug  tlie  Pilgrim  re|iul)lic.  \v-as  one  of  rhu  <;i';ri- 
crs  of  the  famous  Compact,  and  bel:e-.xd  to 
ha\e  '.irafted  the  same.  He  w  as  tlie  moral,  re- 
ligious and  spiritual  leader  of  tlie  C'dr.nx-  dur- 
ing its  fir.-t  years  anil  its  chief  civil  ,'dvi-'ir 
and   trusted  guide  until  his  death.      His  wo'e 

was  Mary .     Slie  died  April    17,   n'j7, 

somewhat  less  tii;ui  sixty  years  nld.  Elkr 
Brewster  (Hen  .\pril  10.  1644.  in  T^hni  M'tli. 
and  a  final  division  of  his  estate  \v'as  rria<le  by 
Bradford.  Winslow  ,  Prence  and  Standish.  be- 
tween Jonathan  ruid  L.'ve.  his  only  remaining 
chihhen.  Children:  ["uathan.  horn  .\ueust 
12.  150';,  mentioned  below:  Patience:  Fear: 
Qiiiil  dio'l  in  Leyden.  l;!:ricd  JnriC  20,  ii'ViO  : 
Love;  Wre-tlinc;-.  came  in  the  "Alavllowtr" 
with  his  rarcpfs  and  b'-nrbcr  Lo'>e.  ■>•  ;is  'i'-irig 
at  the  time  of  tiie  di-.isio:i  of  cattle,  ^.tay  22. 
1627. 


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(III)  Jonathan,  son  of  Elder  William  {2} 
Brewster,  was  burn  August  12.  1593,  in 
Scrcob)-,  Nottinghamshire,  Eiiglantl,  and  came 
over  in  tlie  ship  "Fortune,"  1021.  He  inar- 
ricd  Lucretia  Oldham,  of  Darby,  Aj  ril  10, 
1624,  doubtless  a  sister  of  John  Ulclhain,  wlio 
came  to  I'lymouth  about  1623.  She  died 
March  4,  1678-79.  There  is  some  rea^on  to 
believe  that  he  had  married  before  at  an  earls- 
age,  and  buried  his  wife  and  child  by  this 
marriage  in  Lexden.  Jle  moved  irom  Ply- 
mouth to  Duxbury  alK'Ut  1630.  and  from 
there  was  deputy  to  the  general  court,  Ply- 
mouth Colony,  in  1639-41-43-44.  From  there 
he  removed  to  New  London,  about  1649,  and 
settled  in  that  part  later  established  as  Nor- 
wich, his  farm  hing  in  both  towns.  He  wa^ 
atlmitted  an  inhabitant  iliere,  February  25, 
1649-50,  and  was  deput_\-  to  the  general  court 
of  the  Colony  of  Connecticut  in  1650-55-56- 
57-58.  He  engaged  in  the  coasting  traile,  and 
was  master  of  a  small  vessel  plying  from  Ply- 
mouth along  the  coast  of  \'irginia.  In  this 
way  he  became  acquainted  with  Pequot  har- 
bor, and  entered  the  river  to  trade  with  the 
Indians.  He  was  clerk  of  the  town  of  Pequot, 
September,  1649,  ^"^l  received  his  first  grant 
of  land  in  that  town  in  the  same  month,  from 
Uncas,  Sachem  of  the  ]Mohegans,  widi-whom 
he  had  established  a  trading-house.  At  this 
latter  place,  which  is  still  called  by  his  name. 
Brewster's  Neck,  he  laid  out  for  himself  a 
large  farm.  The  deed  of  this  land  was  con- 
firmed by  the  town,  November  30.  1652.  and 
its  bounds  determined.  In  1637  he  was  a  mil- 
itary commissioner  in  tb.e  Pequot  war,  in 
1642,  a  member  of  the  Duxbury  committee  to 
raise  forces  in  the  Narragansett  alarm  of  that 
year,  and  a  member  of  Captain  "\lyles  Stand- 
ish's  Duxbury  company  in  the  nnlitary  enroll- 
ment of  1643.  He  was  prominent  in  the 
formation  of  the  settlement  of  Duxbury  and 
in  the  establishment  of  its  church:  somictimcs 
practiced  as  an  attorney,  and  was  also  styled 
gentleman.  He  died  August  7,  1659.  anil  was 
buried  in  the  Pirew^ter  cemetery  at  Pieuster's 
Neck,  Pre^tun.  A  plair.  cfranitc  shaft  about 
eight  feet  high  was  erected  in  1855.  to  his 
memory  and  that  of  Iris  wife.  T!ie  original 
footstone  is  still  in  existence  and  leans  against 
the  mod.crn  monument.  Xo  probate  papers 
relating  to  his  estate  have  been  found,  but 
bills  of  sale  are  recorded,  dated  in  16)58. 
which  i~on\e\ •;■.!  a'l  Ids  pro[ifrt\'  in  ijie  t~'wn 
pli>t.  and  hi^  house  and  land  at  Poquetan- 
niick.  with  liis  lU'^vable  property,  to  h.is  son 
Benjamin,  and  son-in-law.  John  Picket.  His 
widow-  was  evidently  a  woman  of  note  .in  1  re- 
spectability among  her  fel!ow-citi;'.en;.  She 
had   always   the   prefix   of   Mrs.   <^r    Mistress. 


;uid  was  usually  recorded  in  some  useful  ca- 
pacit;',  as  nurse  or  di>ctor,  as  a  svitncss  to 
wills,  etc.  C  hildren,  the  iir,-t  three  lnjrn  in 
i'ixinoutli,  the  fourth  in  Jones  I<i\cr,  the  fill- 
ers in  Duxbury:  William,  Maich  9,  1025; 
Alary,  .\pril  16,  1627:  Jonathan,  July  17, 
1629;  Ruth,  October  3,  163 1  ;  Benjamin,  Xo- 
vcmber  17,  1633:  Elizabeth,  May  i,  1637; 
(_)racc,  November  I,  16)39,  married  Captain 
Daniel  Wetherell :  child,  Mary,  married 
George  Denison,  and  Boradel  Denison, 
dau.ghter  of  George  and  ISIary  ( Wetherel! ) 
Denison,  married  Captain  Jonathan  L;uimer, 
April  6,  172 1  (see  Latimer  III)  ;  tiannah, 
November  3,    i6.j:. 


The  Stuart  family  is  one  of  the 
STUART     most  ancient  and  distinguished 

of  Scotland,  furnishing  many 
royal  and  noble  families  and  honored  names. 
The  Irish  ancestors  of  this  family  came  orig- 
inally from  Scotland. 

(II)  John  Stuart,  son  of  James  Stuart, 
was  born  in  Irelarui  and  died  th.ere  in  18^9, 
aged  fifty  years.  He  was  a  lilacksniich  by 
trade.  He  married  [Margaret  Fitzgerald. 
Children:  James,  Edward.  ?\Iarv,  Honora, 
Ellen,  wdio  resides  at  Lakeville.  Connecticut, 
and  has  a  store  and  millinery  luisiness  there. 

(III)  James  (21,  son  of  John  Stuart,  was 
bora  in  county  Tipperar}'.  Ireland,  in  iS-^o, 
died  at  Lakeville  in  1909.  He  reccivecl  a  good 
common  school  education  in  h.is  native  land, 
and  learned  the  trade  of  blaclcsmith  of  his 
father.  He  came  to  th.is  country  in  1864  and 
for  two  years  worked  at  his  trade  in  New- 
York  City  for  the  firm  of  Seward  ,;V  Com- 
pany. gC'vernment  cintracrors.  In  1S73  he 
Iiought  a  wagon- making  business  in  Lake- 
ville and  conducted  a  carriage  building  and 
blacksmitl  ing  establishment  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  the  uiven'or  of  tiie  Stuart 
side  spring  for  carriages.  In  1904  his  busi- 
ness was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the 
James  Stuart  Company,  of  which  he  v.'as  pres- 
ider.t  and  treasurer.  I:i  politics  lie  was  a 
Iicm.jcrat.  He  v.as  selectman  of  the  to'An 
for  twentv-Iour  terms  and  hcM  that  oiifice  at 
the  time  of  his  death.  In  religion  lie  v."as  a 
Roman  Catholic.  He  married,  in  Ireland, 
in  1864,  Ellen  Keatiu'::-,  i^jm  in  county  T-p- 
perary,  Ireland,  and.  <;  ivnv  living  in  Lak'e- 
ville.  Chil'lren:  T'>i'n  Ke.-itiug.  mentinried 
below:  Hannah  P..  lives  ..villi  her  mother: 
Ethvard  J.,  mentioned  IjcIow  :  Frances  P., 
lives  v,ith  her  moihcr 

(lY)  John  Ke.'iting.  ^..n  of  James  (2''  5^a- 
art,  was  born  in  Lake  ille.  Connecticut,  in  the 
town  of  Salisbury.  December  25,  1865.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schonls  of  iiis  na- 


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live  town  aiul  at  the  College  of  the  Holy 
Cross  at  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  He  be- 
came associated  with  his  father  in  biijiness  at 
Lakeville  in  1880  and  continued  nntil  1892. 
He  learned  the  trade  of  carriag'e  painting'  and 
all  the  details  of  the  business  and  had  charge 
of  the  shop.  The  firm  had  a  large  business 
in  manufacturing  and  repairing  carriages. 
Since  the  busir.ess  was  inccirporated  he  has 
been  vice-presitlent  of  the  James  Stuart  Com- 
pany and  holds  a  prominent  position  among 
the  business  niL-n  of  this  section.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Democrat,  and  he  has  been  active  and 
prominent  in  public  atfairs.  He  represented 
the  town  in  th.e  general  assemljly  of  the  state 
in  1891-9J.  During  his  first  term  tlie  fa- 
mous deadlock  took  place,  and  during  his  sec- 
ond term  he  served  on  the  committees  on 
troughs  and  cities,  and  on  manufacturers. 
He  was  appointed  postiuaster  of  Lake\'ille  by 
President  Cleveland  during  his  second  admin- 
istration. In  1898  he  started  a  livery  and  ex- 
change stable  at  Lakeville  and  since  then  has 
devoted  his  time  to  that  business,  which  has 
been  very  successful. 

John  K.  Stuart  was  married,  in  18S6.  to 
Maria  Lynch,  born  in  Ireland,  daughter  of 
Bernard  and  Bridget  ( C'l^iill!  Lynch.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Lakeville:  James  Francis,  born 
October  20,  18SS.  died  i8i)2:  Anna  Margaret. 
August  31.  1891  :  tlarry  Joseph,  Xovember 
12.  1892:  John  Francis,  Xovember  20.  1895; 
James  J^ernard,  Scprember  17.  1S99:  \'in- 
cent  Anthony,  July  22,.  1902;  William  Ben- 
edict, July  5,  1905. 

(I\')  Edward  J.,  son  of  James  (2)  Stu- 
art, was  born  at  Lakexille.  in  the  town  of 
Salisbury,  Cun'iccticjt.  April  12,  1879.  lit 
was  educated  in  the  riublic  schools  of  his  na- 
tive- town  and  the  high  scho?!.  When  he 
was  sixteen  \ears  old  he  became  clerk  in  tlie 
postoffice  and  continued  there  from  1S95  to 
1906.  v.hen  he  became  acting^  postmaster,  after 
the  deatli  oi  I'D.^tmaster  Hubert  \\'illiams 
Since  1907  he  lias  been  i)ostmaster.  At  the 
time  of  the  incorporation  of  his  fatlier's  busi- 
ness he  was  made  secretar\-  of  the  James  Stu- 
art Company  and  since  the  death  of  his  father, 
he  has  been  president  and  treasurer  >:if  tlie 
corporation  and  manages  the  business.  The 
concern  does  n  large  business  in  makin;.^.  re- 
pairing and  pninting  carriai.;es  auil  maintains 
a  large  autiimiiiiile  garage.  Mr.  Stuart  i-  a 
member  of  tlie  Foresters  of  America,  the 
Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Ancient 
Order  of  Hibernians  and  of  th.e  \'oluntecr 
Hose  Companv  of  Lakeville.  He  married, 
July  8.  1908.  Harriet  W.  C-irklin.  ..f  Sali=- 
burv,  da'_'ghter  uf  William  and  Elizabeth 
(Clark)    (Tonklin. 


The  name  of  E'j;ge  is  one  v.-h.icb  i- 
EGGE  ^\■ell  known  not  in  this  cmnitr'. 
alone,  but  in  ail  parts  ,,1  the  civ- 
ilized world,  in  conneclton  with  a  siipt.r:.  .1 
lock  and  a  numlier  of  other  insenlinns.  a!i 
the  ideas  of  Frederick  Fgge.  nrember  01  the 
Smith  &  Egge  Manufacturing  Companv,  of 
Bridgci)ort,  Connecticut,  with  offices  in  all  the 
principal  cities  of  this  and  foreign  countries. 
(  1  )  John  Egge,  father  of  Frederick  Egge, 
spent  his  entire  life  in  liis  nati\e  counir}-, 
(lermauy.  He  receivcil  an  excellent  C'luca- 
ti'.in  in  the  common  schools,  and  beinc:  of  a 
studious  nature  supplemented  this  In  wide 
ani!  diversified  reading  and  private  studw 
He  became  a  teacher  at  the  seminary  of  Uie 
town  in  which  he  lived,  and  \\'as  still  en- 
gaged in  this  occupation  at  the  time  of  his 
deatii  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  Both  he 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  German 
Lutheran  denomination.  He  married  Helena 
Tiedeman,  horn  in  Holstein,  who  died  at  the 
age  of  eighty  years.  Children:  1.  Car!, 
who  was  engaged  as  a  salesman  for  nuin\- 
years  and  is  now  living  in  retirement  in  Ger- 
mani,-.  2.  Friedericka.  3.  Conrad,  learned  the 
trade  of  die  sinking  in  Germany,  emigrated 
to  America,  where  he  n.tade  his  home  in  Bos- 
ton, ajtd  followed  his  occupation  until  his 
<leath,  October  2;^.  1909.  4.  Helen,  married 
Augi-.s:  Trenck,  a  mechanic,  who  is  no,\ 
deceased.  3.  Frederick,  see  forward.  6.  Er- 
nest, a  mechanic,  deceased.  7.  Johannes,  who 
was  a  clergyman  in  Germany  man\-  years, 
now  deceased.  8.  Robert,  wdio  died  r>-hile  he 
Avas  a  student,  preparing  for  entrance  to  the 
univer.s:ty. 

(II!  Frederick,  son  of  John  and  Helena 
rriedeman )  Egge,  was  horn  in  Holstein, 
(Germany,  June  i,  1847.  He  received,  a  tk.or- 
raigh  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
nati^•e  town,  and  was  apprenticed  to  learn 
tile  locksmitirs  trade,  and  mastered  this  iit 
e\'er\-  detail.  I'his  was  before  the  time  of 
machinc-niade  locks,  and  he  \\as  taught  to 
forge  ail  the  r.eeessary  parts  by  hand,  a  ])ro- 
ceeding  \vhich  was  of  inestimable  value  to 
liim  in  his  career  as  an  inventor.  In  18115  ''t: 
came  to  this  coimtry,  landing  at  Xew  ^'"■rk 
City,  from  whence  he  proecedei!  10  Wilniin^;- 
to-n,  Delaware,  and  was  engaged  in  tiiat  cit\- 
at  his  trade  for  one  year,  when  he  went  to 
Bhiladelphia,  Benns\  Ivania.  andi  there  accept- 
ed a  position  in  the  lock  department  of  a  safe 
company.  He  resigned  this  at  the  end  of  a 
few  mi>nths  in  or^'cr  to  l;o  to  Xew  Y<3rk. 
where  he  tliought  conditions  were  better,  i-'or 
a  tune  he  heltl  a  position  with  a  i;unsmitli. 
then  formed  a  connection  with  the  Suii.'^er 
Sewing   Machine   Comjvany.   which   contimieu 


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until  1S70.  In  that  \ear  he  came  to  Bridije- 
port,  Connecticut,  where  lie  was  in  succes^ti^n 
with  the  Wheeler  iS:  Wilson  Sewing  Machine 
Company,  the  Liridgeport  Brass  Company  and 
the  Elias  Howe  Sewing:  Machine  Company, 
as  a  tool  maker,  and  while  thus  engaged  suc- 
ceeded'in  making  hi^  first  lock,  the  one  on 
which  he  and  I'rieud  W.  Smith  later  took 
out  a  patent.  His  field  of  work  tor  the  next 
six  months  was  Cleveland.  Cihio,  and  wdiile 
he  was  there  Mr.  Smith  commenced  the  nego- 
tiations nece<sar_\-  fur  the  disposal  of  the  locks 
he  had  manufactured.  L'poii  the  return  tc> 
the  east  of  }ilr.  Egge,  he  accepted  a  position 
with  Clapp"  Spooner.  deceased,  who  was  at 
that  time  president  of  the  Adams  Express 
Comjiany,  and  in  addition  to  other  business 
enterprises  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  pressed  wood  ornament-.  In  ii^73  the 
United  States  postoffice  department  adver- 
tised for  a  new  letter  liox  lock,  and  }ilr.  Egge 
invented  a  lock  for  this  purpose,  for  which 
Mr.  Smith  invented  the  key,  and  together  the_\' 
became  the  successful  bidders.  The  result  of 
the  order  which  th.ey  thus  received  was  that 
in  1874  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Egge  was  i)rgan- 
ized  lor  the  manufacture  of  this  specialty',  the 
firm  bectiuiing  im  urpi  irated  in  1877  miilcr  the 
name  of  the  Smith  &  Egge  Manufacturing 
Company.  The  new  corporation  purchased 
the  stock  held  by  Mr.  Egge  and  lie  became 
the  managing  superintendent  of  the  concern, 
an  office  he  filied  many  years.  During  this 
period  he  invented  tlie  =hoe-l;icing  hook, 
which  is  now  in  almost  universal  use.  and  go- 
ing to  Torrington,  Connecticut,  he  in\ented 
the  machinery  fi^r  the  manufacture  of  this 
invention,  -superintending  the  work  ior  al)Out 
one  year.  He  then  returned  to  Bridgeport,  re- 
suming his  connection  with  the  Sniith  1^  Egge 
Manufacturing  Compan\-.  his  work  consisting 
mainly  of  inventing,  and  he  has  taken  out 
more  than  one  liundred  patents.  He  lias  had 
the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  work  which,  he 
was  instrumental  in  organizing  grow  from  its 
small  beginnings  to  a  plant  which  crives  em- 
ployment to  niore  than  one  liundred  and  fifty 
hands,  witli  offices  in  all  the  most  impor- 
tant cities  of  the  I'nited  States,  and  busine-s 
connections  with  [Mexico,  South  America,  the 
\\'cst  Indies,  and  other  foreign  countries. 
^Ir.  Egge  may  justly  be  ranked  with  the  lead- 
ing inventors  of  the  age,  and  he  possesses  a 
quality  not  nsu.?l!\'  f"und  with  inventors,  and 
that  is  a  keen  >ense  of  the  value  of  his  in- 
■vcntiMns  from  a  business  point  of  view;  it  is 
pri'bably  due  in  a  great  measure  tc>  this  qual- 
ity that  he  ha?  ri-;en  to  Ids  present  position, 
and  he  nny  ju<th-  call  himself  a  self-made 
n:an.     In  p. .lines  Mr.  Egge  is  an  Independent 


Republican,  and  has  ser\ed  n.s  a  member  of 
the  conuiion  council  from  the  second  ward. 
He  is  the  president  of  the  Concordia  .Asso- 
ciation, an  office  he  has  filled  with  honor  for 
the  past  ten  years,  and  was  recently  made 
an  lionorar)'  member  of  the  organization, 
Ujion  which  occasion  he  was  presented  with  a 
very  fine  testimonial.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Eellows,  tlie 
Sharpishootcrs,  and  the  Turn  X'erein.  He  vis- 
ited his  native  country  in  1S84,  and  while 
there   travcldl   about  exteiisi\L'ly. 

.Mr.  ligge  married.  (Jclober  9.  1S71,  Mar- 
garet Schultheis,  Ijorn  in  Germany,  died  on 
tlie  thirty-ninth  anniversar)-  of  her  marriage. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  German  Reformed 
church.  She  was  a  daugliter  of  John  Schul- 
theis, a  native  of  Germany,  \\!il>  was  engaged 
in  business  as  a  cabinet  uiaktr  in  New  Vork 
Citv  until  his  death:  he  hail  children:  Mar- 
garet,   mentioned    above ;    Christopher :    P.ar- 

hara,   married   Eggeman   and    resides 

in  Pasadena,  California:  Sophia,  deceased; 
Katie,  deceased.  .Mr.  ami  ?\lrs.  Egge  have 
had  children :  _b:'lin,  a  mechanic,  married 
Mary  Baker:  P'rcilericlx,  died  in  infancy:  Er- 
nestine: Xellie.  married  (leoi'ge  Swan,  a 
painter  and.  decorator:  ("arl :  }~rederick,  died 
voung;  Harry,  a  mech;uiic,  li\es  with  hi.-  fa- 
ther. 


Ebenezer    Htuitcr    ca'iie    fr.im 

HUNTER     Norwich.        Connecticut.        to 

Sharon,   in   tb.at  priAincc,   and 

settled   on   a    farm   in   the    siiuthwest   parr  of 

the  town. 

(11)  Xatlianiel.  --i.mi  oi  Ebeuezer  Hunter, 
was  born  1758.  He  was  a  pensioner  of  the 
revolutionary  war  and  his  age  is  given  as 
eight\'-t\\o  in  the  census  of  1840.  He  was 
also  on  the  pien^ion  list  of  1832.  He  married, 
.\ugust  17,  1779,  at  Sharon,  Sarah,  daugliter 
of  Tosiah  Strong,  born  September  18.  1729, 
a  farmer,  son  of  Josiah  Strong  Sr.,  born 
August  17,  1705.  married  (first)  1728,  Eliz- 
abeth Eowler,  who  died  .September  18.  1731 ; 
n-arried  (second)  Hannah  Smedley.  Samuel 
."^tnjiig,  son  of  the  immigrant,  John  Strong, 
lived  in  Northampton,  wa-  fatiier  of  Josiah 
Strong  Sr.  He  married  Esther  Clapp.  Jo- 
siah Strong  Jr.  was  a  farmer  at  Colchester, 
Litchfield  and  Sharon,  Connecticut. 

(HI)  Solomon,  son  of  Nathaniel  Hunter, 
•.',as  born  in  Sharon,  and  fallowed  farming 
tf.ere.  He  married  .\nna  Fr.wlcr.  Children: 
Rul)\',  Sarah,  >,Iar\-,  Jcthro  H..  meiitii-Uied  be- 

1..W.' 

(I\"]  Jetliro  D..  ^on  of  S'.lrmion  Hunter, 
was  born  in  Sharon.  July  j8.  1830.  •J.ie-l  in 
the    adjacent    t.iwn    of    Amcnia,    New    York', 


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March  26,  1S80.  He  \\as  educate<l  in  the 
public  schools,  and  followed  farmiiiL;  all  his 
active  life,  lising  in  Anienia  most  of  the  time. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Protestant  E}>i^':o- 
pal  chnrrh.  He  married,  (Dctober  21.  1852, 
Cynthia  Ann  Chapman,  l.)iirn  Ni:>vember  10, 
1835.  daughter  oi  Lyman  and  Clarissa  (  Juck- 
et)  Chapman.  Children:  i.  William  Hilwin, 
born  July  26,  1S53,  farmer  at  Naug-atiick, 
married  Alice  Sinccrbox  and  had  Ethel,  Ha- 
zel and  Raymond.  2.  Charles  H..  June  i, 
1856,  died  June  13,  i860.  3.  Sarah  E.,  l-'eb- 
ruary  20.  1861,  married  F.  11.  MoreliLnise,  of 
Amenia.  New  York.  4.  Ida.  December  i, 
1S62.  lives  at  Amenia  L'niun,  New  York,  with 
her  mother.  5.  John,  November  27,  1866, 
lives  on  the  old  homestead  at  Amenia  Union, 
unmarried.  7.  Horace  R.,  mentioned  below. 
8.  Loren,  August  18,  1873,  farmer  at  Amenia 
Union,  married  Grace  Odell :  children:  Rob- 
ert, Leonard,  twin  of  Robert,  Lester.  9.  Ira, 
March  2,  1876.  died  in  infancy. 
-  (\')  Horace  R.,  son  of  Jethro  D.  Hunter, 
was  born  in  Sharon,  April  2S.  187 1.  He  re- 
moved with  his  parents  to  Amenia  when  he 
was  a  child,  and  was  educated  there  in 
the  comtTion  sch.ools  and  in  Amenia  Semi- 
nary. He  has  always  followed  farming. 
He  came  t<.i  the  town  of  North  East.  New 
Y'ork,  in  1901,  and  has  a  large  farm 
of  one  hundred  and  thirty  acres,  and 
an  extensive  dairy  there.  He  is  a  ves- 
trymrm  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church. 
He  marricii.  in  1900,  Carrie  Ramsey,  of 
Brooklyn,  New  York,  daughter  of  }Jalcohn 
and  ?vlary  ( iray  (Atkins)  Ramse}-.  Children: 
Helen,  Imrn  .May  5.  TQ03;  .Malcolm  Ram-ey, 
December  7,  1905;  Caroline  Atkins,  Decetn- 
ber  23,  1907. 


NuniLT'ius  and  valuable  im- 
\\"-\.LLACE  pn_^\ements  in  the  manipula- 
tion of  metals  have  been 
made  durirg  the  pa.-t  half  century,  atr.ong 
them  the  plating  of  cheaper  metals  with  silver 
or  gold  by  the  calvanic  process.  Of  plated 
goods,  tb.ose  of  tb.e  best  (piality  have  fiir  their 
basis  the  alb^^y  of  co[)per.  nickel  and  zinc, 
known  a>  (ierninn,  or  nickel-.-iiver.  As  this 
native  allijy  often  contained  iron  and  other 
metals  injurious  to  it^  purpose,  and  as  it  was 
desirable  t(>  vary  proportions  of  the  copper, 
nickel  and  zinc,  so  as  to  adapt  the  allov  to  spe- 
cial purj'O-it.--;.  the  practice  was  S'^on  adonte<I 
of  making  the  alloy  from  the  three  pure  tnet- 
als.  The  manufacture  of  articles  fraii  it  was 
commenced  in  England,  at  Shetfield.  in  1830. 
by  nick«on  and  Son,  whose  goods  s^^on  ob- 
tained a  high  reputation.  Its  tir~t  u-e  in  this 
countr\"  was  in  tlie  manufacture  of  German- 


silver  spoons,  and  was  due  to  Robert  Wall.ice. 
now  of  W'allingford,  Connecticut,  lie  was 
born  in  Prospect,  Connecticut,  NnvLiuiier  13. 
1815.  The  two  great  branches  of  the  .\n-!i>- 
Saxon  stock  which  flourish  at  their  be>t  cm  the 
soil  of  Great  Britain  are  united  in  his  persun. 
There  is  little  doubt  that  the  hero  of  whom  it 
is  sung  "Scots  wha  hae  wi'  Wallace  bled", 
is  a  remote  progenitor. 

blis  father,  James  \\'allace,  was  of  Scutch, 
and  his  mother,  Urania  (Williams)  Wallace, 
of  English  descent.  His  grandfather,  James 
Wallace.  luoved  from  Scotland  to  Dublin,  and 
thence  to  .America,  settling  in  Plandford.  .Mas- 
sachusetts, where  he  died.  He  was  a  silk- 
weaver,  and  brought  with  him  two  looms  for 
weaving  silk  stockings.  His  .son  James  moved 
to  Prospect,  Connecticut,  where  he  carried  on 
a  small  farm,  and  lived  in  modest  circum- 
stances. Receiving  only  a  limited  education, 
at  the  age  of  eighteen,  young  Wallace,  the 
immediate  subject  of  this  narrati\e,  secured 
an  old  grist  mill  in  Cheshire  for  a  shop,  and 
began  the  manufacture  of  spoons  on  his  own 
account.  A  year  had  been  spent  amid  these 
primitive  surroundings  wdien  an  event  hap- 
pened which  people  arc  prone  to  call  "good 
luck-."  It  is  to  be  di:>ubted  if  there  is  such 
a  thing  as  "good  luck"  in  the  strict  meaning 
of  the  word,  b-ut  one  may  have  the  good  sense 
to  seize  an  opportunity  when  it  is  presented. 
Common  sense  Mr.  Wallace  possessed  in  a 
.high  degree,  and  now  he  utilized  a  bit  of  in- 
formation. Meeting  a  New  Plaven  patron 
one  day,  he  was  shown  a  spoon  made  fvrim  a 
tiietal  new  to  both  of  them,  known  as  (Jerman 
silver.  What  were  its  constituent  parts'-  How 
\vas  it  compounded?  No -riddle  of  the  an- 
cients was  e\er  more  puzzling.  Hearing  that 
an  analytical  cheini-t,  Dr.  Louis  Fechtwanyer 
bv  nair.e.  had  brought  a  small  bar  of  the 
strange  metal  from  Germany,  he  was  applied 
t'>  for  the  imraveling  of  the  myster\-.  Mr. 
Wallace  purchased  tlie  bar.  had  it  rolled  in 
Waterbury,  and  from  it  made  four  dcx^en 
spoons. 

While  in  Waterbury  he  had  the  gix^d  for- 
tune to  nieet  a  gentleman  who  bad  recently 
arrived  from  Englami,  and  who  brought  with 
him  the  formula  for  makin<r  German  silver. 
Restraining'  his  eagerness  somewhat.  Mr. 
Wallace  proposed  to  buy  the  formula,  and 
finally  the  trade  was  effected  for  S25.  Nickel, 
copiier  and  -/iuc  were  pnjcured.  and  the  first 
German  silver  made  in  the  countr}-  was  com- 
piunded  in  1834  in  the  factory  of  Robert 
Wallace,  at  Wallingford.  atid  urder  his  per- 
sonal super\ision.  This  event  marked  a  new 
epoch  in  the  manufacture  of  metal  goods  in 
the    United   .States,    and   all  honor   shouM   be 


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given  to  the  pioneer  in  the  imUistry.  It  was 
at  this  period  that  the  simple  machinery  was 
moved  from  the  Cheshire  grist  mill  to  a  good 
Iccatioti  on  the  Ouinnipiack,  helow  W'allirjg- 
ford.  atid  preparations  were  made  for  the 
manufacture  of  spoons  and  llatwure  on  a  mure 
extensive  scale.  \\'hcn  Mr.  Wallace  began 
business,  the  man  who  could  turn  out  three 
dozen  siher  spoons  in  a  day  was  a  treasure, 
and  they  were  pretty  rough  specimens,  too. 
The  product  of  his  factory  was  then  about 
nine  dozen  per  day.  In  those  da\  s  it  was  a 
mvsterv  to  the  proprietors  ^vhere  all  the 
spcKDns  went  to,  anrl  the_\  oileu  talked  of  cut- 
ting down  tlie  product  for  fear  of  over-jiro- 
duction. 

A  score  of  years  elapsed,  and  a  different 
scene  is  revealed  to  view.  The  crude  proc- 
esses of  the  past  have  been  laid  aside. 
Everything  is  done  by  new  and  improved  ma- 
chinery, the  invention  of  Mr.  Wallace,  and  all 
the  work  is  performed  in  that  methodical 
manner  which  is  a  refle.x  of  the  founder's 
character.  In  the  easiest  and  quickest  way 
must  all  goods  in  process  of  making  be  han- 
dled, and  this  style  of  handling  must  be  per- 
petuated, for  then  do  workmen  become  rapid 
and  successful,  and  it  is  by  these  elements  tliat 
profits  accnie  to  any  business.  In  1S55  the 
capital  stock  was  only  a  paltry  Si, 200.  a  little 
later  it  was  increased  to  S14.000.  but  in  1S65 
this  amount  was  raised  to  Sioo.ooo.  and  the 
name  of  the  new  combination  was  made  Wal- 
lace, Simpson  &  Company.  Great  enlarge- 
ments were  made  in  the  factory,  and  by  the 
introduction  of  impro\'ed  machinery  its  ca- 
pacity for  production  was  increased  in  a  still 
higher  proporticin.  Six  years  later  ^Ir.  Wal- 
lace purchased  th5  stock  of  his  partner,  'Sir. 
Samuel  Simpson,  and  with  two  of  his  sons 
formed-  the  new  concern  of  R.  Wallace  & 
Sons  Manufacturing  Company,  one-third  of 
the  stock  being  h.ekl  by  the  Meriden  Britan- 
nia Company.  As  the  years  had  gone  on  tlicy 
had  ad<led  a  long  list  of  articles  in  great  va- 
riety and  design — sterling  goods,  silver-] 'lated 
ware,  both  flat  and  hollow,  of  high  grade,  not 
to  mention  an  extended  line  of  novelties. 

The  time  had  come  for  another  advance  in 
the  processes  of  manufacture.  Could  a  firmer 
and  more  elastic  basis  for  silver-plated  ware 
be  foimd?  Something  lighter  and  less  bulky. 
What  of  steel]"  Numerous  unsatisfactory  ex- 
periment; were  made,  biit  at  last  Mr.  Wal- 
lace's patience  and  persistence  ciMiq'.'.crcii  all 
obstacles,  anrl  success  was  obtained.  Th.is  in- 
vention duuliled  the  p'^nt  of  the  company  and 
'also  the  business.  The  patent  was  infringed 
upon  by  the  Oneida  community,  wb.ich  gave 
rise  to  a  great  legal  battle  in  which  the  Onei- 


da people  were  tlefeateci  and  perpetually  en- 
joined. He  formed  a  new  company,  jtill 
working  within  the  limits  of  the  old  one,  of 
himself,  his  sons  and  si:ns-in-law,  under  the 
style  of  Wallace  Brothers.  The  factory  has 
grown  to  be  the  largest  in  the  world  tlevoted 
t.i  the  manufacture  of  flat  table  v.'are.  The 
consumption  of  metal  in  all  the  departments 
is  from  two  and  a  half  to  three  tons  of  steel 
i;er  day,  and  about  half  that  an?ount  of  nickel 
silver.  The  concern  has  branch  houses  in 
New  York  and  Chicago,  and  is  never  idle  for 
lack  01'  orders.  The  jiresent  ol^cers  of  the 
company  are  members  of  his  own  family,  and 
were  scliooled  by  the  foun.ler  of  the  great  in- 
dustry. 

.\  sketch  of  ?\Ir.  Wallace  in  the  "History  of 
New  Haven  County",  has  the  following  kindly- 
words  to  say  of  him: 

"It  would  be  difficult  to  find  ,1  finer  illustration 
of  lifelong,  steady,  persistent  attention  to  business- 
than  .Mr.  "Wallace.  Many  attempt;  have  been  made 
to  turn  him  aj^ide,  many  allurements  have  been 
ihroun  Ijcfi-re  him,  such  as  entice  most  other  niav 
but  none  of  them  ha\  e  moved  him  in  all  his  life 
from  his  special  line  of  goods.  He  has  been  for 
many  years  one  of  the  heaviest  taxpayers  in  the 
town  of  Wallingford,  and  it  has  l.ieen  the  desire  of 
many  of  his  townsmen  that  he  should  serve  thcm 
in  official  capacity,  and  receive  the  lienors  of  the 
to-,vn.  but  he  has  as  steadily  withdrawn  himself  from 
all  appearance  of  notoriety,  and  preferred  his  daily 
business  routine  to  political  emoluments.  His  gatl-.- 
ered  wealth  has  given  him  the  opportunity,  and  his 
large  acquaintance  might  have  furnished  the  in- 
centive of  movement  in  public  in  a  showy  style,  but 
lie  has  eschewed  it  all.  purposely  avoiding  it  and 
preferring  to  be.  among  his  fellow-men,  a  great  deal 
more  than  seeming  to  be.  His  tastes  are  as  simple 
to-d:iy  as  they  were  when  he  wa-  i->nly  eighteen  years 
rif  age,  and  hired  the  old  grist  mill  in  Cliosliire  and 
lic^jran  the  inanufacturc  of  ■;poons  on  his  own  ac- 
count. 

■-Mr.  Wallace  ha?  given  example  of  sterling  in- 
tc:ritv.  business  enterpri-e.  perseverance,  indomi- 
tai'ie  win  and  keen  forethought  to  his  to-wnsmen, 
and  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  them.  He  has  a  warm, 
genial  icmperament.  tliat  may  flash  for  a  moment 
into  vi\id  pyrotechnics  and  startle  the  workmen,  but 
the  next  hour  be.  as  in  genera!,  velvety  as  a  fresh 
lawn.  The  appeals  for  charity  are  never  turned 
a^ide.  His  family  are  provided  with  sittings  in 
church  and  urged  to  fulfill  zealously  the  duties  of 
cinirch  life  as  becoming  to  man  and  due  to  his 
Maker.  Hi^  large,  well  fuvni-=hed  honie^  on  Main 
;:rca  Walhugford,  is  always  open  to  his  friends. 
.-.,1(1  be  IS  happy  when  his  family  and  they  are 
i-.appy". 

This  is  such  a  correct  e-tiinate  and  tells 
the  -turv  so  completely  that  there  ,is  little  left 
ti->  lie  said.  Having  nearly  reached  the  f'.-ur 
score  years  allotted  to  man.  he  passed  on  to 
his  reward.  Mr,  Wallace  was  one  of  the  old 
school  of  men.  Up  to  the  date  of  his  late 
.^--ickness  he  iia'l  I'.is  bench  in  the  fact^n-y, 
where  he  was  always  to  be  found,  apron  on 


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and  hard  at  wurk.  and  ever  ready  to  L;ive  in- 
formal i(.in  to  those  who  de-irctl  it.  Like 
RIacka}-.  tlie  bonanza  millionairi.-,  lu.  thoui^ht 
there  was  "too  much  quartcr-ileck"  in  the 
businc---  offices,  and  it  was  rarely  he  wa^  seen 
there.  Many  and  many  are  tlie  reports  of 
historical  rindinys  from  the  excavati.ir-  oi  the 
ancients,  but  it  is  indeed  an  unu^ual  occur- 
rence when  in  this  new  country  of  ours, 
marks  associated  with  its  brief  but  vitally  in- 
teresting history  of  insistent  progress,  are 
brought  to  light  by  pick  and  shovel.  An  in- 
stance of  this,  jjarticularly  interestin'.^  to  the 
sil\er  wcirld — in  fact  tiie  entire  industrial 
world — i>  iIk  tiiidiiig  i:)f  the  C'jrr.er  ~tone  of 
the  little  sh'.*])  built  by  Roljert  Wallace  in  1834, 
in  which  one  year  later,  1835,  he  made  the 
first  German  silver  -poon,  making  him  the  rec- 
ognized founder  of  the  (~ierman  ^ilvtr  iruius- 
try  in  America.  It  was  found  a  few  weeks 
ago  b_\'  workmen  in  the  act  of  Ijveaking 
ground  f'.ir  ar,  electric  light  plant  to  he  built 
on  the  outskirts  of  Wallingford.  'Connecticut, 
just  on  the  site  of  the  old  "W'allace  Shop". 
That  was  in  1835.  From  that  year  Mr.  Wal- 
lace's  undi\ii!ed  attention' was  a'pplied  to  the 
improvement  of  hi.-  particular  commodity, 
with  an  earnest  i;e-ire  Ili  i.ieriect  it.  and  at 
the  time  'ji  hi-  c'x-ath  in  1842  lie  Ii;id  estab- 
lished his  enterprise  on  a  hrm  basi>  for  !iis 
successors,  ami  left  to  the  world  at  large  a 
most  useful  indu.str\.  To-day,  the  Inisiness 
created  by  Robert  Wallace,  under  the  hrm 
name  of  R.  \\'allace  ^':  Sons  Manufacturing 
Company,  i>  oiio  oi  the  large-t  .<i  it-  kind  in 
the  world,  with  a  treniemlou-  dail\-  outimt 
of  sih'er  plate;i  and  sterling  silver  rlatware 
and  hollow  ware. 

Robert  Wallace  married.  Tvlarch  22.  1S39. 
Harriet  Louisa  Ahjultlirop.  of  Xeirth  Haven, 
Connecticut.  She  was  singularly  suited  to 
him  in  her  taste-  for  mutual  C'jiniianionship, 
and  aftei"  almiTsc  furty-tixe  ^"ears  of  happy 
wedded  life  -he  passed  on  to  her  reuard,  ]im- 
uary  IQ,  1884.  sincerel}'  mourned  by  friends 
and  neighbors.  Ten  children  were  br.rn  to 
them,  of  wh"m  eight  are  livii'g.  ()ne  son 
died  in  infanc}',  and  an.ither.  William  ]..  at 
the  age  of  thirty  years.  The  living  are:  ^^^s. 
Adeline  Morris  aiul  }\[rs.  Xettie  .\.  Leaven- 
worth, of  Wallingfor<l:  Rolxrt  K  Wallace, 
of  Lrookhn,  Xew  York;  liattie  i-..  Wallace 
and  Henrv  L.  Wallace,  of  Wallm-ford:  Mn. 
Adeln  C.  Si-sr.n.  of  Xew  Y.,rk:  ( -e-r-e  M. 
V\'allace,  of  Chicago,  ami  Frar.k  .\,  Wallace. 
Frank  A.,  sou  of  Robert  Wallace,  \\a<  born 
in  \\  allingforil,  Septemlier  23,  1857,  lie  was 
educated  in  the  public  schoC'L  aiiil  entered 
business  viti;  his  father  in  1875.  and  when 
the    firm    of    Wallace    flrothcrs    v.a-    formed 


became  a  partner  in  the  concern.  When  his 
father  died  in  1892  he  became  [iresidont  of 
the  R.  Wallace  &  Sons  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. The  present  officers  of  the  company 
are:  Frank  A,  \\'allace,  president:  tlenry  L, 
Wallace,  secretary:  C.  W.  Leavenworth,  treas- 
urer. F'rank  A.  Wallace  is  also  president  nf 
the  ITrst  Xational  Lank  of  Wallingford.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Re[niblican.  He  represented 
the  town  in  the  general  assembly  in  igoS-O!;, 
and  served  on  the  committees  on  banks  and 
school  fund.  He  is  a  member  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church  of  \\'ariingford.  He 
married  (first),  January  iG.  1884,  Zella  C"ur- 
ti-,  of  Tvleriden,  Comiecticut.  He  married 
(secontl),  December  7,  1S98,  Sarah  Rose, 
daughter  of  Freilerick  R.  Manning,  of  Brook- 
1)11,  Xew  York.  Children  of  first  wife:  Rriii- 
ert  Curtis,  hern  February  8,  18S5  ;  Floyd,  De- 
cember 3,  [88().  Children  of  second  wife: 
ilarbrira  Manning,  born  Ma}"  24.  1900:  [can 
Atuater.  Xovcmber  11,   11,04. 


(IV)  Elijah  Steele  Skilton, 
SKILT(A'  son  of  James  Skilton  ( q.  v.), 
was  born  !\Iay  17,  1800,  at 
Wood.bury,  died  January  4,  1873,  ^t  Ra\enna, 
C)hio.  He  settled  hr-t  at  Hunter.  Xew  ^^.rk, 
and  later  at  Ravenna,  'ihio.  He  nuir'-ied 
I'first)  at  Hunter,  .\pril  i,  1827,  FZlizabeth 
Wilson,  born  at  I  liuUc  r,  March  5,  1805.  died 
at  Ravenna,  (  i.'tiiber  3.  1836.  He  married 
(second),  ]\farch  25,  1838,  Mrs.  Sarah  Rem- 
ington, widow,  at  Ra\enna.  He  had  rive 
children  by  his  first  wife. 

I  \' )  Captain  .\lvali  Stcne  Skilton,  son  of 
Elijah  Steele  >kilton,  was  born  at  Ravenna, 
Ohio,  .April  12,  1838,  died  at  Monroeville, 
Oliio.  July  2j,  1887.  1-Ie  was  educated  in 
the  public  sclineils.  He  enlisted  in  Company 
I,  FTfty-seventh  i  'hio  Regiment  of  \'olunteer 
Infantry  as  a  private,  but  was  iinniediatelv 
elected  cai.tain.  commissioned  and  served 
tb.rough  the  civil  war.  ITe  was  woumled  fi 'ur 
times  and  lost  a  section  of  his  forearm,  from 
a  bullet  wound  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  He 
was  again  wounded  at  Kenesaw  r^brannain. 
He  received  a  wound  in  the  head  at  the 
battle  of  Atlanta  and  was  taken  pris.>ner 
there.  July  22.  1864.  T'hence  he  vras  taken 
iiy  the  Confederates  to  C'/uimbia,  South.  Carn- 
lina,  and  finally  to  th.e  horrible  jiri-on  at 
Salisbury,  from  which  he  made  Ivis  esca|)e, 
but  was  recap>turcd  and  taken  to  Ca-tle  Tliun- 
der,  thence  to  Libby  Prison  in  Richmond. 
He  married,  at  Calii'U,  <  )hio,  December  20, 
181');,  Amanda  Jane  L'avis.  born  at  Gallon, 
(Miio,  I'e'jruary  17,  1844,  datighter  of  J'llm 
Towers  anil  Catherine  F'asco  ( Xave )  Davis, 
Her  father  was  born  in  Baltimore.  Marvland. 


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Warcli  j8.  iSoii.  son  of  Jes'^e  and  Mary  Ann 
(Sower'- )  Davi-.  ?\Iar\  Ann  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  j"hn  anil  l\[:n-v  Ann  Sowers.  Cath- 
erine I'ascii  Na\e  wa5  born  at  Path  \'al!ey, 
Pennsyh-ania.  June  10,  i8_'!.  Children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Skilton :  i.  Kev.  John  Davis, 
mentioned  l^elow.  j.  Elizabeth  Rohw  born 
February  16.  1872.  at  Alonroeville.  rHiio,  un- 
married. 2.  .Mary  Crace,  born  September  (>, 
1879.  at    ^^•nroeville.  married   September  20, 

1906,  Pawle}- ;  child :  Homer   Skilton 

Pawley,  born  November  7,  1909,  in  the  same 
room  in  which  his  mother  was  born.  4.  Cathe- 
rine Amantla.  Ijorn  N(Tveml,er  13,  iSSr,  at 
Monroeville. 

(\T)  Re\'.  Tallin  Davis  Skilton.  son  of  Cap- 
tain Alvah  StLMie  Skilton.  was  born  at  Mon- 
roeville.  Hnnjn  county,  Ohio,  ?\Iarch  15,  1S67. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  entered  Kenyon  Collesje  at  Cleve- 
land. Ohio.  QTai'iuatinQ-  in  the  class  of  18SS 
with  the  degree  of  A.  1).  He  received  the 
degree  of  A.  M.  in  iScit.  He  studied  for  the 
ministry  in  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Divinity 
School  at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  was 
ordained  a  priest  in  1S92.  From  1892  to 
1897  he  was  rector  of  St.  Paul's  Protestant 
Episcopal  Churcli.  During  the  next  tvvo 
years  he  had  charge  of  the  American  Church 
at  Nice,  l-rance.  Frrm  189c)  to  rjo^  he  was 
principal  of  the  Cheltenham  ]\lilitarv  .Acad- 
emy at  Ogontz.  Penns}  Ivania  :  from  1903  to 
1905  house  nia-ter  of  the  Melrose  Academy 
for  Boys,  and  from  1905  to  1907  house  master- 
of  the  Chestnut  Hill  Academy.  Since  1907 
he  has  been  head  master  of  the  famous 
Chesb.ire  Sch.ool  for  Poys  at  Cheshire.  Con- 
necticut. He  enlisted  in  the  First  Cleveland 
Troop  of  Cavalry.  Cleveland,  Ohio,  .\pril  17, 
1893,  then  called  Troop  .\.  Ohio  National 
Guard,  and  was  honorablv  discharged  at  the 
expiration  ni  iiis  enlistment.  April  17.  1896. 
He  was  commissioned  capt.ain  and  chaplain 
of  the  Tliird  Regiment  of  fnfantrv.  National 
Guard  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  of  tlie  University 
Club  of  Philadelphia,  [lie  Psi  Upsilon  of  New 
York  City.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Pennsvl- 
vania  Society  o\  S^ns  nf  the  Revolution.  He 
married,  at  Ogontz.  Jimc  2j,  ir)02.  Ida  Reistle, 
who  was  Ijorn  in  Newville,  I'Amilierland  \'al- 
ley,  Pennsylvania,  December  22,  1867,  daugli- 
ter  of  Henr_\-  P.utler  and  Cath.erine  (  Mel- 
linger )  Deistle.  Children:  i.  1  lenry  .V'sH-n. 
born  at  Melrose,  Pennsylvania.  April  13. 
1905.  2.  Jane  Davis,  born  at  Chestnut  Hill. 
Pennsylvania.  Tvlav  23.  1906,  .lied  at  Cheshire, 
Connecticut,  Deceiiiiier  0.  1OC17.  3.  John 
Davis  Jr..  born  at  Cheshire.  Februarv  2>s, 
1909. 


Sara   iXernieri   Provost,  wife 

\'ERNIER     of   Rev.  Jnseph   Provost,   and 

mother    of    L>r.    Alva    Ceorge 

Provost,  of  New  Haven,  whose  sketch  appears 

on  page  34,  is  a  direct  de-icendant  i.^f  an  old 

Huguenot  faniilv  of  Miintljeliard,  I'rance. 

(  i  )  Pierre  \  ernier,  g"reat-grandf;.ther  of 
Sarah  (\'eniier)  Provost,  was  born  in  1731. 
He  was  a  minister  of  the  giispel,  and  a  great 
friend  of  the  celebrated  W'ardin.  He  mar- 
ried and  became  the  father  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, eleven  sons  and  two  daughters.  Three 
of  the  sons  became  ministers,  namely:  Sam- 
uel, born  1772:  Elie,  see  fi?r\vard.  and  Jean 
Frederic.  Ijorii  171/0.  .\niong  the  chiUU-en  of 
Samuel  there  were  several  mini-ters,  and  Jean 
Frederic,  who  reared  a  large  family,  had  five 
sons  who  followed  the  same -calling.  During 
the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  centuries  the 
A'ernier  family  gave  to  the  church  forty-three 
ministers  and  as  many  profes-^ir^  and  teachers. 

(  II )  Elie,  son  (jf  Pierre  \'ernier,  liorn  178S, 
married  and  became  the  father  of  si.N:  chil- 
dren, namely:  Jean,  bi")rn  in  1822;  Catharine. 
1825:  Susanne.  1827:  Aimette.  1831:  Mari- 
anne.   1833;    Jac(|ues.    1S35. 

(HI)  Jean,  son  of  Elie  X'ernier,  born  1822, 
served  in  the  capacity  c>f  missionary  in  Can- 
ada fri.im  1843  to  1853.  He  i<erislied  in  tlie 
wreck  of  the  ".\nne  Jane"  in  1833.  He  mar- 
ried Lvdia  I'.'rder,  a  riati\e  "f  Switzerlaiid.. 
descendant  of  a  Huguenijt  family,  and  their 
children  were:  i.  Paul,  born  1844  in  Canada, 
was  pn^fessor  of  Oriental  languages  in  Cer- 
manv,  and  died  at  Jerusalem  in  i888.  2. 
Henry.  1845.  resides  in  Detroit,  Michigan. 
3.  I'auline.  1847,  died  18O0.  4-  Sara,  Sep- 
tember 18,  1849,  married  Rev.  Joseph  Provo,t, 
as  mentioned  aljove.  5.  Samuel.  1852,  serving; 
as  minister  at  New  Glasgow,  Canada. 


Roliert   Isbell.   immigrant  anre.- 
ISriELI.     tor.   v.as   an   inhabitant  of   Ne\ 

London.  Connecticut.  C>ctot,e 
19,  1(130.  when  he  had  a  grant  of  'and  frin 
the  t'i\\!isnien.  At  a  later  d:ite  he  seems  t 
have  lived  in  the  n.n'tli  part  of  ll;e  fwn  i 
what  is  now  Led\ard,  (Jrie  autlicirity  say 
that  he  was  the  sar.ie  R^ibert  Isliell  who  ha 
land  granteil  to  him  i:i  "--nien.i  in  f'>37,  also  tb." 
he  was  from  Glouce-ter.  "Massachusetts.  H 
married  .\nn  Kiiunian..  \vh:"i  married  (•'-'<: 
ond'i  ^"\"ilIiam  .Xich.oU.  She  died  at  New  I..ir 
lion,  Seplember  13,  to8o.  He  died  about  !'>_;: 
Children:  .Eleazer.  mentioned  loelow :  Har 
nah.  m:irried  f  first  1.  Au-ii-t  o,  ifiC^.  Thoma 
Stedman,  of  New  Linli'n:  i-ecr.ndi  '{•<h 
Foy.  as  h.is  second   wife. 

(ID    Eleazer.   smi;    :,f    Iv'nbert    Tsbell.     w;, 
born    in    1640.      He    settled    at    Kilbngwcrrl 


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Connecticut,  as  early  as  iw35,  and  died  there 
September  2,  1677.  lie  made  his  will  Au- 
gust 27,  1677.  I'le  married,  at  New  London. 
December  11,  i6f'>8,  Elizabeth,  dau:;hter  of 
Thomas  and  ]\Iary  (Button )  French.  Cliil- 
dren :  Elizabeth,  born  September  0.  161 19: 
Robert.  September  21,  1671.  died  young;  Han- 
nah, March  15,  1674-75;  Robert,  mentioned 
below. 

(III)  Robert  (2),  son  of  Eleazer  Isbell. 
was  born  January  20,  1676.  He  married, 
June  15,  1698.  Aliriam  Carter.  He  settled 
at  Killingworth.  and  died  there  February  6, 
1717-1S.  His  widow  died  there  Jime  23,  172S. 
Children,  born  at  KillingwO'rth :  Eleazer. 
April  21,  1700.  died  May  14,  1700;  Abigail, 
June  I,  1701  ;  Hannah,  October  S,  1703  ;  Elea- 
zer, August  31,  1705.  mentioned  below;  Mary, 
Apn-il  19,  1708;  Israel.  July  15,  1710;  Miriam. 
December  31,  1712;  Noah,  August  20.   1717. 

(IV)  Eleazer  (2).  son  oi  Robert  12)  Is- 
bell. was  born  .\ugust  31,  1705,  at  Killing- 
worth.  He  bought  the  real  estate  which  his 
father  left,  from  his  brothers  and  sisters, 
April  30.  172S,  and  settled  on  it  in  Killing- 
worth.  He  married  (first),  January  6,  1730. 
Elizabeth  Bishop,  born  April  23.  1705,  died 
February  16.  1747.  at  Killingworth.  He 
married  (second).  December  3.  1748,  Mary 
Papper. '  She  died  and  he  married  (third J, 
April  29.  1754,  Thankful  Kelsey.  Children, 
born  at  Killingworth:  Peruda,  August  3. 
1733 ;  Robert.  February  3,  1736,  mentioned 
below;  Abial,  April  18.  1738;  Eleazer.  April 
7,  1740:  Sarah.  April  12,  1742;  Israel,  April 
21,  1744;  Tinioth}'.  March  22,  1746;  Elias, 
February  5.  1747. 

(\')  Robert  (3).  son  of  Eleazer  (2)  Is- 
bell, was  born  February  3,  1736,  at  Killing- 
worth,  died  April  18,  1783.  He  married  Lois 
Parmelee,  born  October  13.  1737.  Children, 
born  at  Killingworth :  Eliab,  February  20. 
1755.  died  October  7,  1756:  Eliab,  July  i, 
1759.  meiitirined  below  ;  Garner,  September  2, 
17G2;  Rotiert,  April  29,  1765;  Timothy,  Au- 
gust 29.  1769. 

(VI)  Eliab.  son  of  Robert  (3>  Isbell.  was 
born  July  i,  1750,  at  Killingworth,  died  L">e- 
cember  31,  1825.  at  Woodbury,  Connecti- 
cut. He  served  in  the  revolution  as  a 
fifer  in  Capta.in  F.ezaleel  U-ristol's  com- 
pany, on  the  alarm  at  East  Haven.  July  7. 
1779.  He  married.  October  7.  !78o.  r)clv-irah. 
daughter  of  Hubbell  au^l  Ar.ne  fSiupnrd'i 
Stevens,  born  ijCo.  dicvl  June  24.  i^^i*^.  at 
Woodbury,  Connecticut,  a  descendant  01  Ciov- 
ernor  Bradford,  of  .Massachusetts  C'jFmy. 
Children:  William,  barn  I'ehruary.  1782. 
nientionevl  below;  Ehab  Jr.,  Horace  and  oth- 
ers. 


(VII)  William,  son  of  Eliab  Isbell,  was 
born  February,  1782.  died  October,  1847.  tfe 
married,  1804.  Easter  Alitcheil,  born  1786, 
died  March  2,  1828.  Children:  Milcdeii 
Mitchell,  mentioned  below;  William  Curtiss, 
Jared  Stoddard.  ]Martin  Stevens.  John  Lamp- 
sun.  Alzn,  Alma.  Susan. 

(Mil)  Milcdcn  Mitchell,  son  of  William 
Isbell.  was  born  in  April.  1805,  died  Octi'ber 
19,  1843.  He  married.  December  2~,,  1827, 
.Sarah  M.,  daughter  of  Reuben  Tuttle,  born 
July,  1 8  ID,  dieil  November  6.  1882.  Her  fa- 
ther, Reuben  Tuttle,  was  born  August  8,  1773, 
died  Se[jtember,  iSii.  He  was  a  sea  cap- 
tain in  the  West  India  trade.  He  was  the  son 
of  Reuben  Tuttle,  born  March  3,  1739,  who 
was  son  of  Ezekiel  Tuttle,  who  was  the  son 
of  William  Tuttle,  born  May  25,  1673.  died 
1727.  William  was  the  son  of  Jonathan  Tut- 
tle, baptized  July  8.  1637,  died  in  1705,  and 
Jonathan  was  the  son  of  William  Tuttle.  Mi- 
leden  Mitchell  Isbell  had  children:  i.  George 
Mitcliell.  horn  September,  182S,  married,  in 
^lerideii,  1861.  Jane  Stevens;  children:  Re- 
villo  Edwanl,  born  .\pri!,  1864  ;  Georgie,  1868: 
Genevieve.  December.  1868.  2.  Merriman, 
January.  1832.  married,  in  Woodbridge.  De- 
cember. 1856,  Fatima  Northrup ;  children: 
Nellie  Betsey,  burn  1S57;  Sarah  A'laria,  1859; 
Mileden  Mitchell,  1861.  3.  Jolm  Bray,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1836,  died  October  29,  1S70;  niar- 
.  ried,  1S64,  Lucy  IMorse,  of  New  Haven  :  child, 
\'ara  B.,  born  1867.  4.  James  Franklin,  July 
1839,  died  February,  1867;  married  Susan 
Hewitt,  of  IF'de  Park,  New  York.  5.  Mile- 
den Cleaveland,  mentioned  below. 

(IX)  Mileden  Cleaveland.  son  of  Mileden 
Mitchell  Isbell.  was  born  February  14.  1842, 
died  February  22.  1878.  Fie  married,  in  An- 
sonia,  Connecticut,  !March  18,  1868,  Alice  Lou- 
ise Sperry,  born  January  8,  1846,  a  descend- 
ant of  Elder  \\'illiam.  Brewster.  Children: 
?\liIton  Cleaveland,  mentioned  below;  John  Al- 
freil,  born  in  New  Haxen.  December  i.  1873, 
married,  Seiiteniijcr  14,  1906,  Lydie  Buckmas- 
ter. 

(X)  Milton  Cleaveland,  s^.n  of  ?\Iilei!ea 
Cleaveland  Isbell,  was  born  in  Sevm'"ur.  Con- 
necticut, Novenilicr  10,  1870.  lie  attended 
the  public  schools  of  Ansonia  in  that  state, 
and  graduated  from  the  Ansonia  diigh  school 
in  the  cla~s  of  1SS8.  He  then  entered  the 
Shettield  Scientific  School  of  Yale  L^niversity 
and  was  graduated  wiHi  the  degree  of  Ph.  B. 
in  1891 ;  he  was  on  the  honor  list  of  his  class. 
He  entered  the  N'ale  Law  School  in  1891  and 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  in  t89_3. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  W'isconsin  in 
lanuarv.  1894.  and  practiced  in  Milwaukee 
"for  a  time.     Fie  returned  to  Connecticut  and 


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191 5 


passed  the  bar  examinations  there  in  1804. 
locating  at  Ans'"ii;ia.  where  he  has  continueil 
in  general  jiractice  to  the  present  time.  He 
has  been  honored  with  variciis  offices  of  trust 
and  responsil'.ihty.  He  was  house  chairman 
of  the  committee  on  education  in  t!ie  general 
assembly,  session  of  1905,  aiul  a  memher  of 
the  committee  on  judiciary  in  the  scs.sinn  rif 
191 1.  He  has  been  presidmg  officer  in  the 
various.  Masonic  bodies,  inchuling  the  Blue 
Lodge,  Royal  Arch  Chapter,  Council,  and  also 
in  the  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  and  Ama- 
ranth. He  was  grand  patron  of  the  Grand 
Chapter  of  Connecticut,  Order  ot  the  Eastern 
Star,  in  1906.  He  has  been  president  of  the 
Ansonia  High  .School  Alumni  Association 
since  its  organization  in  190 1,  a  member  of 
the  vestry  of  Christ  Church  since  1902,  and 
belongs  to  several  clubs.  He  was  appointed 
in  191 1  as  deputy  judge  of  the  citv  court  of 
Ansonia  for  two  years. 

He  married,  November  14,  1906,  Cora 
Amanda  \\'akelee,  born  at  Ansonia.  January 
16,  1875,  daughter  of  Frank  W'atrous  and 
Fannie  (Piatt")  W'akelee,  and  granddaughter 
of  William,  and  Sarah  (Oviatt  j'piatt,  of  Mil- 
ford,  and  of  Ell  Hawkins  and  Eunice  (Chat- 
field)  W'akelee,  of  Ansonia.  ^\'atrous  Clark 
Wakelee.  father  of  EH  Hawkins  W'akelee. 
was  of  Derby.  Connecticut.  His  father  was 
Freegift  Wakelee,  or  Ripton  Pari-h.  Con- 
necticut. 


Thomas  Smith,  immigrant  onces- 
S^^TH  tor.  came  from  England  in  the 
ship  "Hector,"  which  came  to 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  leaving  l.c.vAon. 
England,  in  1637.  and  wintered  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  the  youngest  person 
on  the  sliip.  He  nas  born  in  1634.  died  at 
East  Haven.  Connecticut.  November  16.  1724. 
It  is  thought  by  some  that  his  fatlicr,  w'no  ac- 
companied him.  was  Charles  Smith,  Pic  mar- 
ried, iii  1662.  Elizahetlt.  born  1642.  died  1727, 
only  daughter  of  Edward  Patterson.  Thomas 
Smith  S'lcceeded  to  tlie  rights  of  his  fathcr-in- 
laM'  an;ong  the  proprici.  "ir?  of  Nev;  Haven. 
Children:  jC'hn.  born  ?v[arcli.  T''/u;  Aima. 
April  I.  1663;  infant.  166":  John.  June  14. 
1660:  Thomas.  August  16.  1671  ;  Thonias. 
January  31,  1673:  Elizabetli  June  11,  T^'76 ; 
Joanna.  December  17.  1678 ;  Samuel,  men- 
tioned below  :  Abic^ail,  .-vusrust  17.  168^  :  Lvdia, 
March  24.  1686-  Joseph.  i'^.88:  Eenvimin.' No- 
vember 16,   1600. 

(TI)  Samuel,  son  of  I'homas  Smith,  was 
born  at  New  Haven.  Tune  24,  168 1.  He  mar- 
ried, 1708.  .-\nna  Morris,  born  toSo.  died  Oc- 
tober 19.  1743,  daugi-;ter  of  Eleazer  Morris. 
granddaughter  of  Thomas  Morris,  who  signed 


the  Plant;ition  Covenant  in  Ne^v  Haven  in 
1639.  Children:  Patter.-^on,  born  October 
'/""■  i/^V-  Abel,  iU<:r.tioned  below;  Jaincs.  Jr.ne 
T4,  1713;  Benjamin,  Scptcm.bcr  20.  1716; 
Anna,  May  17,  1719:  Sarah.  April  6,  1725; 
Daniel.  August  6,  1727;  Thankful,  August  27, 
1720:  Samuel,  June  11,  1732. 

(Ill)  Abel,  son  of  Samuel  Smith,  was  born 
November  4,  1711.  at  New  Haven.  He  lived 
at  East  Haven.  He  married,  March  17,  1737, 
Lydia  (Ball)  Tuttle,  widow,  born  in  1715, 
died  December  20.  1760.  granddaughter  of 
.\lling  Ball,  one  of  the  original  settlers  in  New 
Plaven.  Children,  born  at  East  Plaven  :  L\  'iia, 
January  27,  1738;  Samuel:  Abel,  June.  1742; 
-Vnna.  August  22,  1744;  Oliver,  mentioned  be- 
low; Lucy.  August  16.  175 1;  Sarah,  married 
John  Erodrick;  Jude  ;  Lyman. 

(TV)  Oliver,  son  of  Abel  Smith,  was  V:orn 
at  East  Plaven,  February  21,  1740.  He  mar- 
ried. November  17.  1774.  Thankful  Brackort, 
f(:>urth  in  line  of  descent  from  John  Bracket, 
of  the  New  Plaven  colon}-,  born  in  England  in 
1609,  died  in  Wallingford  in  i680-  Children: 
born  at  East  Haven :  Esther,  Samuel,  Ly- 
man, .Sidne\-.  mentioned  below,  and  John. 

{Y)  Sidue\-,  son  of  Oliver  Smith,  was  horn 
in  North  Haven,  Connecticut,  and  was  a 
coriper  by  trade.  He  married  Rnth  Parker. 
Children :  Henry  Pierce,  mentioned  below, 
Horace,  Sidne}'  and  Charles. 

(VI)  Heiir}-  Pierce,  son  of  Sidney  Sn.ith, 
was  born  in  North  Haven  in  18139,  died  in 
1870  at  Northford.  Cor.ncciicur.  He  mr:rried 
Julia  Eliza  Blakesley.  of  N.ir'.h  PTaven,  daugh- 
ter of  Anson  Blakes'ey.  •i\  ho  was  tlic  fourth 
generation  descended  from  I.-aac  and.  Hilary 
(Frost)  Blakesley,  married  iSIarch  31,  1733, 
whose  son.  P-aac  Jr..  is  reported  to  have 
served  in  the  French  and  Indian  wars.  Lieu- 
tenant Isaac  Blakeslev  Sr.,  wa<  a  son  of 
Ebenezer  and  grandson  of  Samuel  Blake>ley, 
who  came  to  Boston  in  1636  and  appeared  in 
New  Haven  as  early  as   1646. 

n'll)  Henry  Ellsworth,  son  of  PTenry 
Pierce  Smirh.  wa.s  born  at  Northford.  Oct'^'^er 
2.  1838,  died  at  New  Haven.  April  27,  :.'^7S. 
He  was  ii:  the  wholsjsaie  fruit  trade  and  v.-as 
the  largest  rnerclian.t  in  this  line  in  New  Eng- 
land, outside  of  piosron.  at  the  time  •'^i  his 
death.  Pie  enlisted  in  iSP>i  in  the  Fifteenth 
Regiment,  Connecticut  Volunteer  Infantry,  in 
tlie  civil  war  au'l  served  three  vcars :  h.e  •■o-e 
from,  the  ranks  to  the  offices  of  corporal  "ird 
sergeant.  He  married.  May  12.  iS6r,_Er.en 
Louise  Shares,  now  living  in  New  Haven, 
daughter  of  Daniel  W'lliam  and  Jenette  CBas- 
sett)  Shares,  of  Plamden.  Connecticut.  Jen- 
ette Bns'^ett  was  a  daughter  oi  Harvey  Bassett, 
granddaughter  of  Amos  and  ]\Iarv   fGilhert) 


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Bassett.  Amos  was  a  snn  of  Samuel  and  Mar ;.■ 
{DickeIma^''■  Bassett.  Samuel  was  a  son  of 
William  and  Hannah  Bassett.  his  mother  be- 
ing' before  her  second  marriage  \\ic!ow  of  \\'il- 
liam  Ives.  The  Bassetis  were  pioiicers  wilh 
Davenp'jrt  in  New  Haven  in  1638.  Mary  (lil- 
bert  was  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mar;.  (  Ives ) 
Gilbert,  granddaughter  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Yale)  Ives.  Joseph  Ives  was  son  of  William 
Ives,  whose  widow  married  William  Bassett. 
Mary  1  Vale")  Ives  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  ( Turner)  Yale,  granddaughter  of 
David  Yale,  who  was  of  Welsh  ancestrv,  hi^ 
father    Ix-ing    bishop    of    Chester.    England. 

Da\iil  Yale    married    Ann    .      Thomas 

Yale  owned  a  large  estate  in  North  Haven,  in 
the  present  eighth  district.  Mary  (  Turner) 
Yale  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  Nathaniel 
Turrier.  of  the  New  tlaven  colony,  who  \\as 
lost  in  the  phantom  ship. 

There  were  two  ch.ildren  of  Henry  Ells- 
worth and  Ellen  Louise  fSliares)  Smith:  i. 
John  Glover  Smith,  born  in  New  Haven.  (Con- 
necticut. C)ctober  15.  1S66.  died  June  8.  1807; 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  New  Haven 
and  entered  the  wholesale  paper  business  at 
an  early  age :  his  active  mercantile  career  led 
him  intri  nearly  e^■ery  >tate  in  the  L'ni'm.  after 
which  he  became  lijcated  in  San  I-'rancisco. 
California,  representing  many  eastern  business 
concerns:  he  marriel.  .\ugust  2_i.  i8i)t,  Aimie 
J.,  daughter  of  Erank  W.  Pardee,  of  New 
Haven  :  there  is  one  child  now  living.  Arthur 
^\'oodrutt  Smith,  born  May  27.  1892.  2.  Ern- 
est Ellsworth  Smith,  see  forward. 

(VIII)  Ernest  Ellsworth,  second  son  of 
Henry  Ellsworth  and  Ellen  Louise  f  Shares) 
Smith,  was  born  at  New  Haven.  December 
•20,  1867.  He  attended  the  public  schools,  and 
the  Sheffield  Scientific  School  of  Yale  Uni- 
■\-ersify,  from  which  he  graduated  with  the  de- 
gree of  Ph.  B.  in  188S:  u-as  a  resident  student 
in  the  gra^lurao  department  of  Yale  till  iSoi 
when  he  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  D. ;  suose- 
quetitly  pursued  the  regv.lar  course  in  medi- 
cine at  the  Bellevue  Hos;)ital  Medical  Cfdlcge. 
receiving  the  degree  of  ?U.  D.  in  iSwS.  En.im 
1888  to  1801  he  was  assistant  in  ijhysiol.-gical 
chemistr}-  at  Yale  v.-hcn  he  wa=  calieii  to  New 
York  to  associate  with  Dr.  C.  .\.  llerter  in  the 
organization  and  conduct  of  his  private  re- 
search laboratories,  engaging  witli  liim  ii^  in- 
vestigations on  nutrition  and  kindred  subjects 
until  1895.  ^f*^  became  professor  of  pliysir>l.igy 
and  iiioloc;icai  chemistry  at  Fordham  L'ni\er- 
sity  iVIedical  School.  New  York,  in  1006.  He 
is  a  widely  known  spccip.list  in  experimenLal 
medicine  and  toxicology  and  in  this  capacity 
has  been  called  into  the  courts  as  an  expert  in 
important  criminal   procedures  and   civil   liti- 


gations, and  has  written  extensively  on  foods 
and  kindred  topics  for  medicd  and  .scientific 
publications.  He  is  a  tello\\'  of  the  New  York 
Acaden'}  of  Medicine,  tlie  New  York  Acad- 
emy of  Sciences  and  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  a  mem.- 
ber  of  many  other  similar  organizations.  He 
belongs  to  the  University.  Yale  and  Chemists' 
clubs  of  New  York  City.  His  office  and  labo- 
ratories are  in  the  Chemists'  Building.- No.  50 
East  Forty-first  street.  New  York. 

He  married,  in  1800,  Lillian  Irene  (."hitrch, 
born  ("tctober  11,  1863.  at ■  Middletown,  Con- 
necticut, daughter  of  Rollin  P,.odman  and  El- 
bertine  LLwisa  (Abel)  C'lurch.  of  iNIiddleneld, 
Connecticut,  granddaughter  of  V\  illiam  Pal- 
mer Abel,  of  Colchester.  Connecticut,  and  of 
Rodman  Church,  of  Bethlehem.  Ci:)miecticut, 
and  Maria  (  Strong  !  Church,  of  Durham.  Con- 
necticut, who  later  removed  to  IMacon.  Geor- 
gia, where  he  was  a  prouiinent  merchant.  He 
was  in  tiie  Seminole  war  and  at  that  time  con- 
tracted the  tlisease  from  which  he  died,  in 
1840.  Riidman  Church  was  a  son  of  Rollin, 
grandson  of  Joshua  Cluirch.  great-grandsijn 
of  Samuel  Church,  a  saddler  b}'  trade,  who  re- 
n)Oved  to  Bethlehesri  in  1740,  and  d'ed  i:i  17613. 
and  whose  wife  was  ]\[ary  Porter,  of  Farm- 
ington,  Connecticut.  .'^;n;iucl  was  son  of  Sam- 
uel and  grandsnu  ijf  .'^aniuel  and  Elizabeth 
(Clark)  Church,  wlio  were  married  in  1710. 
Samuel  Church.  Sr..  w;is  son  of  John  and 
.Sarah  (  Becklcy )  Church,  ■who  were  married 
in  i''i57.  Sarah  r.eckle\-  was  dauehter  of 
Richafd  Beckley.  of  New  Haven.  John 
Church  died  in  1601.  ar.,1  was  the  son  of  Rich- 
ard Church,  who  died  in  1667,  and  canie  lo 
Plymouth.  Massachusetts,  from  England,  and 
in  1636  removed  to  Hartford,  drew  twelve 
acres  of  land  in  the  first  division  in  1639  and 
sixtv  acres  al:  East  Hartford  in  1666,  a  volun- 
teer in  the  Penuot  war  in  i'^37;  his  name  is 
nn  the  m'lmr.iient  at  Ih.rtiord  among  the  foun- 
ders :  his   wife  was  Ann .     ^vfrs.  Smith's 

maternal  grandmother  \\;i-  Irene  ?^[iiler  (-^ec 
.Uiller  \>.  Dr.  and  .Mrs.  Smith  have  one 
chiM,  Harold  Ellsworth,  h..3rn  December  4, 
i8i)o:  educarcil  in  nrnate  -cliools  in  N.;w 
Y.  rk  City  and  gradu.ated  from  Yale  Collc-e 
with  the  degree  of  B.  .\.  in  191  r. 

(Tlu-  MiilcT  L:no). 
(I)  I'hr-mas  ^.Tiller,  born  in  1610.  can^.c  to 
R(;wle\".  Massachusetts,  from  P.irminirham. 
England,  in  i''i30;  he  removed  to  Middletown, 
Connecticut,  about  I'i.S.?.  soon  after  its  seit'e- 
m.^nt;  he  appears  tr-  ha\L  beeri  a  man  of  pr.im- 
incp.cc  arid  built  tlie  first  grist  mill  of  the 
tov.-n.  The  laTtd  owned  by  him  became  known 
as    "Miller's    Farms,"    now    ""South    Farms.'' 


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Hi;  married  Sarah.  ilnut;litcr  of  Samuel  Xet- 
tlcton,  of  Bran  ford.  Comicctient.  Eight  chil- 
dren were  born,  tliree  ilaufjiiters  and  five  sons, 
the  sons  named  respectively:  Thomas,  Jo- 
seph, John.  Samuel,  Menjamin.  mentioueil  he- 
low. 

(II)  "(ioverniTr"  Benjamin  Miller,  as  he 
was  called,  sou  nf  Thomas  Miller,  was  one  of 
the  first  three  settlers  of  Middleheld.  formerly 
part  of  Middletiiwn,  Connecticut.  He  located 
in  the  south  part  cf  the  tinvn  on  the  east  side 
of  CogiuchauL;'  or  \\'e>t  river  and  not  far 
from  the  Durham  line,  ahinit  1700.  The 
country  was  then  wild  and  the  .soil  unbroken 
by  white  man's  liand.  Tradi:ii:'n  sa_\s  that  the 
title  of  governor  was  conferred  on  Miller 
partly  because  of  his  intluencc  with  the  In- 
dians, partly  on  account  of  his  beini;  a  large 
landholder  and  haviiio;  great  influence  in  the 
settlement.  He  married  1  first)  ^lary  John- 
son, of  \\"oodstock ;  (second)  Merc\-  Bassett, 
of  Xorth  Haven.  Children ;  Rebecca,  mar- 
ried   Robinson  of  Durham  :  Sarah,  mar- 
ried    Hicox,  of  Durham:  Mary,  n.iar- 

ried  Spencer,  of  Had'Iam  .   Benjamin. 

married  Hanriah  Robinson:  Hannah,  married 
Ephraim    Coe ;    Isaac,    unmarried:   Mehital.ile. 

married  Barnes ;   Ichabod,   menti.jned 

below:  Lylia,  married  Eliakim.  Stow:  Am.os, 
married  Abigail  Cornwell :  Ebenezer:  ^Martha, 
married  Tliomas  .Atkins:  Rhnda.  married 
Benjamin  Bacon:  David,  married  Elizabeth 
Brainerd :  Thankful,  died  unmarrieil. 

(III)  Ichabod.  son  of  "Ciovernor"  Benja- 
min ^Miller,  was  born  December  15.  1701),  died 
August  9,  1788.  He  married  i  tir-t )  ^lary 
Elton:  (second)  Elizabeth  Cornwall,  willow 
of  Jeremiah  Bacon,  and  daughter  of  Captain 
James  Cornwall. 

(IV)  Lieutenant  Ichabod  (2)  Miller,  m^u 
of  Ichabod  (i)  Miller,  was  born  in  Middle- 
field  in  1740.  died  there  March  12,  i8?_j..  Ele 
was  lieutenant  in  the  Eighth  Compan\-  of 
Alarm  Volunteers  in  the  Twenty-tiiird  Con- 
necticut Regiment.  He  is  buried  in  Middlefield. 
He  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Elizabeth 
P.acon.  his  father's  second  wife,  who  died  De- 
cember 3.  1831.  aged  nniec\--three  >ears.  Chil- 
dren: Irene,  marriedi  Isaac  Miller:  Rh^da. 
marriefl  William  Baiil)itt :  SaH\ .  married  Jtipa- 
than  Turner :  Elizabeth,  died  unmarried : 
Jesse,  married  (hr.^ti  Susan  Wetmore.  1  sec- 
ond) Mrs.  Sarah  Prior:  Jerenn'ah.  see  for- 
ward: Captain  Tchaiiod.  nianie<I  Sarah. 
daughter  of  Captain  David  Birdsey. 

(y)  Jeremiah.  <:on  of  Lieutenant  Iclnbod 
'2)  Miller,  was  born  Xo\'eniber  in.  1780,  died 
in  T848.  He  married  .Marv  Kail  Ive-.  of 
Meridcn,  l)orn  March  i_^.  1702,  died  March 
It,    t8')3.      Their   daughter,    Irene,    was   born 


January  10,  1818,  died  .March  2i'>,  1903.  l; rand- 
mother  of  Mrs.  Erne^t  E.  Smith  t^see  Snnth 
\TII). 


James      Bridgman.      immi- 
BRIDG.M.VX     grant   ancestor,   came,   it   is 

supposed,  from  W'incliester, 
County  Hants.  England,  to  America,  prior  to 
1(140.  ( 'n  March  3,  of  the  latter  year,  occurs 
the  tir.st  recoril  of  bini  in  this  country,  at 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  It  i'^  proba'Dle  that  he 
was  married  there  and  that  his  oldest  child 
was  born  there.  In  1(143  he  removed  to 
Springfield,  Massachu-etts,  where  the  tir~t 
record  of  him  is  in  reference  to  a  grant  of 
four  acres  of  ))lanting  land  which  he  received 
in  that  year.  At  the  same  time  other  lands 
were  granted  him  on  both  sides  of  the  Connec- 
ticut ri\er.  Here  he  lived  for  eleven  years, 
during  which  time  he  held  several  town  of- 
.fice>  and  was  j)rominent  in  various  business 
transactions.  In  1645  '''^  "^^"''S  constable :  in 
i64''j-47-5i  fence-viewer;  in  16^8  surveyor  of 
highways.  In  1648  he.  with  several  others, 
Ijuilt  a  cartway  for  the  common  u~t  and 
cliarged  toll  for  it.  In  1654.  in  company  with 
a  few  other  Springfield  men,  he  settled  in 
wliat  is  now  Xorthampton,  Ma-sacluisctt-,  and 
spent  tlie  remaining  years  r,f  his  life  tliere. 
His  riame  apjiears  frequently  in  the  rec.^rds 
oi  the  latter  town  :  in  1(558  he  was  cho-f-n 
tlepui}-  constable  and  in  1659,  constable.  The 
same  year  he  was  chosen  sealer  of  weights 
and  measure-,  and  held  the  latter  office  untd 
bis  death,  in  1676.  His  possession  of  land, 
etc..  in  Springfield,  he  did  not  sell  until  16' a. 
By   trade   he   was   a   carpenter.     He   married 

Sarah .  the  date  and  place  of  marriage 

unkno\\n.  On  June  18,  1661,  her  name  is 
f(Tund  ';in  the  member  roll  of  the  chnr;h  in 
Xorthamptnn.  Her  death,  is  recorded  as  ,\u- 
gu.-t  31.  i'>^8.  He  died  March,  n'^jh.  Chil- 
tiien:  .Sarah,  born  1(143,  Hartford  :  John,  Tii!\" 
7,  i''i45,  Sprinc'field,  mentioned  below:  -Tliom- 
as, January  14,  1(147-48.  Si'ringrield,  <!ieil  l"eb- 
ruarv"  2J.  1647-48:  /dartha,  born  X'lveinber 
20.  iiijc).  Sprincfield:  r\Iar}-.  Jul\'  -.  i'-i32 
Sprin-tield  ;  James.  Ma}- 30,  i'>35.  Xrirt'iamu- 
tiin;  I'atience.  Jauu.ary  5,  io^o-:;7.  Xi.rthamp- 
ton.  died  Feliruarw  i'i5o-,^7:  Hezekiah.  h.irn 
June.  1658.  Xortb.amptwn.  (h'ed  .\l;.rch  3,0. 
It  15';. 

(11)  John,  sou  of  Jari'xs  ilridgman.  wa- 
born  Ju.h-  7.  1645,  it;  S|  rin'_;neld.  He  mar- 
ried, December  n,  i''i70.  Miry,  eidc-t  daugh- 
ter of  Isaac  and  Mary  (  Woodford  1  Siield'.^n. 
■  if  \^'indso^,  Connecticut,  befnre  i'i53.  after- 
\var<ls  of  Xorthampton.  She  w.is  born  i'~'54- 
in  Windsor  or  Hartford,  flied  April  20.  1728, 
in   Xorthampton.     He   was   made  a   frcetr.an 


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May  3,  1676,  and  spent  liis  life  in  Xorthanip- 
ton.  He  inherited  lli^  fatlior's  property  and 
continued  to  live  in  tlic  old  homestead.  He 
died  April  7,  1712,  and  in  h.is  will  left  his 
property  to  his  wife  and  children.  Children. 
born  in  Xorthani[n<.n :  .Mary.  .March  15, 
1671-72;  infant.  Lkceniher  2^,  i'-V3.  '''cd  Jan- 
uary 4,  1674;  John,  October  20,  1675;  Uc- 
liverance.  March  17.  1676-77;  Jame^;,  1078: 
Isaac,  March  29,  16S0;  Sarah.  10S2:  Ruth, 
Aug^lst  29,  1684;  Ebenezer,  February  4.  iGSn; 
Thomas.  January  7,  16SS ;  Martha.  ,VuL;u>t  13, 
1690;  Hannah,  October  24,  i(><j^\  Dorothy, 
October  4,  1697;  Orlando,  mentioned  below. 

(HI)  Captain  Orlando  Bridgman,  son  of 
John  Bridgman,  was  born  September  iS. 
1701.  He  married  (first)  Mary,  daughter  of 
Captain  Be'njamin  and  .Mary  (Barker) 
Wright,  of  Xorthfield.  2\fa>sachusetts.  She 
was  born  September  7,  1704,  died  December 
3,  1726,  at  Xorthfield.  He  married  (second) 
Alartha,  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Wait) 
Bclding,  of  Hatfield.  She  died  .April  3.  1766, 
in  Hinsdale,  Xew  Hampshire.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  the  early  Inilian  struggles. 
From  December  i,  1721,  to  July  24.  1722, 
he  belonged  to  a  garrison  of  soldiers  in  Xorth- 
field, and  in  1723-24  to  Captain  Joseph  Kel- 
logg's  company,  which  defended  Xorthfield, 
Dcerneld  and  Sunderland.  It  is  [trobable  that 
he  remained  in  that  vicinity  until  the  death 
of  his  wife  Mary,  in  1726.  In  172S  a  trading 
post  and  garrison  was  established  near  what 
is  now  \ernon,  \'ermoiit.  with  Captain  Kel- 
logg first  in  command,  John  Sergeant  second 
and  Orlando  Bridgman  third.  Xcar  here,  and 
on  the  west  side  of  the  Connecticut  river,  he 
purchased  land  about  this  time;  al-o  near 
here,  in  1740-41,  he  built  what  was  kiiown  as 
Bridgman's  I-"ort.  In  1746  lie  was  in  com- 
mand of  scouting  parties  wiio  hunted  Indians 
with  dogs.  October  22.  1747.  his  fort,  to 
gether  with  his  house  and  l)arn,  was  burned 
by  Indians:  also  in  1748.  and  June  28,  1755. 
He  removed  to  Hinsdale,  .\'cw  Hampshire, 
probably  in  1753,  and  oii  September  25  of  that 
year  was  chairman  of  the  fir^t  town  meeting. 
August  14,  1763.  he  was  dismissed  from  the 
church  in  Xorthfield  to  that  in  Hinsdale.  He 
died  June  4,  1771,  and  was  buried  in  X'ernon, 
Vermont,  just  opposite  Hinsdale.  Giildren : 
John,  born  September  10,  1734.  Xorthampton  : 
Thomas,    mentioned    below :    Orlando,    about 

(IV)  Thomas,  son  of  Captain  Orlando 
Bridgrnati,  w:is  born  ;\Iarch  15,  1741.  in 
Xorthamptr.n,  died  there  Octolier  14,  1771. 
He  married,  in  1767,  Rachel,  daughter  of 
Eliphaz  and  Rachel  (Parsons)  Clapn.  of 
Xorthamptr.n.     She     \\'a>     born    there    about 


1742,  died  June  14,  1798.  He  graduated  at 
Harvard,  1762 ;  read  law  in  Major  Hawley's 
■  'fricc,  in  Xorthampton.  and  began  practice 
there  in  1765.  He  U'as  justice  of  the  court 
i<i  conimun  pleas  in  Cumberland  county,  \'er- 
mont,  appointed  .\pril  7,  1768.  He  took  the 
degree  of  IM.  A.  from  Yale.  Fie  inherited 
the  old  homestead  on  Hawley  street,  wh.ere 
his  son  Thomas  kept  a  tannery.  Flis  inven- 
t.jry,  Xo\ember,  1771,  was  valued  at  four  hun- 
dred and  twenty-two  pounds.  Children: 
I'homas,  mentioned  below ;  Electa,  baptized 
July  30,  1769 ;  Eliphaz  Clapp.  baptized  .\ugust 
12,  1770. 

(\')  Thomas  (2),  son  of  Thomas  (i) 
Bridgman,  was  baptized  June  5.  1768,  in 
X^orthampton,  died  .August  5,  1799.  He  mar- 
ried, .April  28,  1791,  in  X'orthampton,  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Bildad  and  Elizabeth 
(Oakes)  Wright,  of  Northampton.  She  was 
born  1766,  died  Alay  25,  1806.  He  was  a 
tanner  by  trade  and  kept  his  tannerv  on  or 
near  die  old  homestead.  Children,  born  in 
Northampton:  George,  February  12,  1792; 
Laura,  June  19.  1793 ;  Thomas,  mentioned 
below;  Betsy,  March  11.  1797,  died  Feliruary 
JO,  1798 ;  daughter,  born  July  8,  1798,  died 
young;  W'illiam,  born  October,  1799,  died 
September  28,  1802. 

(\T)  Thomas  (3),  son  of  The'inas  (2) 
Bridgman.  was  born  July  14,  1795.  in  .Xortii- 
anipton,  died  X^ovember  18,  1864.  He  mar- 
ried, September  6.  1821,  in  Xorthampton, 
Sally  Maria,  daughter  of  David  and  Sarah 
(Cook)  Judd.  descendant  of  Francis  Cooke, 
\',"ho  came  oxer  as  a  passenger  on  the  "May- 
flower" in  1620.  She  was  born  September  20, 
1802,  in  X'orthampton,  died  there  January  4, 
1891.  He  lived  in  Greenville.  South  Carolina; 
Columbus,  Ohio ;  St,  Pie,  Canada,  and  Spring- 
field, Massachusetts.  In  1846  he  returned 
to  X'ortliampton,  v.diere  he  spent  tlie  remainder 
of  his  life.  He  was  an  antiquarian,  and  pub- 
lished the  following  books:  "Inscriptions  in 
the  Graveyard  of  Northampton  and  of  Other 
Towns  in  the  Valley  of  the  Connecticut,  with 
Brief  .\nnals  of  X'^orthampton.  IMassachu- 
setts."  "Epitaphs  from  Copp's  Flill  Burial 
Groiuid.  B'^'ston,  with  X'otes."  ''Memorials  of 
the  Dead  in  Boston,  or  Kii-.g's  (fhapel  ¥.{)')- 
taphs,"  "The  Pilgrims  of  Boston  and  Their 
EJescend.ants,  with  an  Intniduction  by  Hon. 
Edward  Everett,  LL.D.,"  'Tnscriptions  from 
'Wonuments  in  the  Granery  Burial  Groimd. 
Tremont  Street."  Children:  Sally  Maria, 
born  X'o\'ember  14,  1S22.  Greenville:  Thomas, 
September  2.  1S24,  Greenville :  Joseph  G'tok, 
May  19,  1S27.  Northampton:  Edward  Morris, 
July  6.  1829,  Northampton;  Charles  Juilson, 
July  10,  1831.  X'i>rthampton  ;  ^\'iI!ia^.l  Spencer, 


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1919 


November  5.  1S33.  Cukunbns  :  Henry,  Ma_\  17, 
1S36,  Colmnhr.s,  died  Ai!,i,'ust  i;.  I's^,-:  Har- 
riet ^iaria,  boni  June  j8,  1S38,  St.  !'ie;  Henry 
Harrison,  mentioned  below;  b'rederie  .\iile>. 
OetoL-er  25.  1843.  in  St.  Pie. 

(V'H)  Henry  Harrison,  son  of  Tliomas  13) 
Bridginan,  was  born  in  St.  I'ie,  Canada,  (  )e- 
tober  3,  1S41. 

He  received  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Northaniinon,  Mas^aciuisetts.  He 
eniiiarked  in  the  school  book  publishing  bu,--i- 
ness  in  New  York  City  in  1863,  and  eon- 
tiinied  in  the  American  I'.ook  L'')nv'.iu\ 
until  i8i/3,  when  he  n.tired.  He  has  m:'.'ie 
his  home  in  Norfolk  since  tlie  \-ear  1S93.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  rejiresented 
the  town  of  Norfolk  in  the  general  assembly 
in  i8ij9,  and  was  presidential  elector-at-lar;4e 
for  the  state  of  Connecticut  in  1900,  and  dele- 
gate to  the  Republican  national  convention  at 
Philadelphia.  Governor  Lounsbury  ajjpointed 
Mr.  Bridgman  a  member  of  the  state  boanl 
of  charities,  of  'vvhich  he  was  president  fur 
eight  years.  He  is  president  of  the  bixird  of 
trustees  of  Hartford  Theological  Seminarv  : 
vice-president  of  the  American  National  Red 
Cross;  member  of  the  American  Board  of 
Con-iniissioners  for  Foreign  }iIissions.  and  of 
various  clubs  in  New  York  city.  He  was  a 
-delegate  from  the  state  of  Connecticut  to  the 
National  Prison  Association  and  to  the  Na- 
tional Civic  Federation,  and  frequentlv  dele- 
gate to  various  state  and  national  conven- 
tions. In  190S  he  was  again  elected  presiden- 
tial elector  froin  Connecticut.  He  has  always 
taken  a  keen  interest  in  town  affairs,  espe- 
cially in  public  e'lucation,  and  is  widely  known 
for  his  public  spirit.  He  is  deacon  of  the 
Congregational  church  of  Norfolk.  Fie  mar- 
ried, June  I.  1S93,  at  Norfolk.  Alice  Brad- 
ford, born  October  22,  1852,  in  Norfolk, 
■daughter  of  Rev.  Joseph  and  Sarah  I'Battell  1 
Eldndge.  Their  haiidsome  residence  at  Nor- 
folk was  constructed  in  1S07,  c**'  Litchfield 
county  marble.  Children:  Eldridge  LeBaron. 
born  in  Norfolk,  .\pril  24,  [894 :  Isabel  Bat- 
tell,  born  December  4,  1896. 


Peaci:>n  Thinna^  P.rooks.  son 
BROOKS  of  RiclKird  Bmoks.  the  immi- 
grant \yl\<;  settled  in  Lynn, 
JMassachusetts,  was  one  of  tiie  original  pro- 
prietors of  Haddam,  Connecticut,  in  iri''.2.  He 
came  to  this  country  from  lji;;laiid,  in  the 
ship  "Susan  and  Ellen"  in  1113(1.  He  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman  in  yi<iy.  iO^^.  He  died  Oc- 
tober 1 8.  1668.  His  inventory  amounted  to 
one  hundred  and  ei?ht  piuinds  nine  shillings. 
He  married  Alice,  daughter  of  Jarad  Spencer. 
Children:       Sarah,     linrn     IV'ceniber,      ri'J<'i2; 


Marali,    June,     1666;     Alice,     December     i,5, 
KO^;  Tliomas,  mentiiued  below. 

(11)  Thomas  {J).  >on  of  Thomas  (i) 
I'.rooks,  was  born  in  Haddam  about  I'ljo. 
He  married,  November  k'i,  1696,  Sus;uina 
,  Chililren :  Thomas,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Abraham,  Jabez  and  Joseph. 

(HI)  Thomas  (3).  son  of  Thomas  (2) 
Brooks,  born  about  1700,  died  in  1781  at  Had- 
dam. He  was  de;icon  of  the  Haddam  church. 
He  married  and  iiad  a  son  Tiiomas. 

I  I\")  Deacon  Thi^mas  (4)  Brooks,  son  of 
Thomas  (31  Brooks,  was  liorn  at  Haiidam, 
about  1725-30.  He  mariied  and  had  chiMreu: 
Charles,  Thomas,  David. 

(  \' )  Chaunccy  Brooks,  son  or  nepliew  of 
Deacon  Thomas  (4)  Brooks,  \v;!S  bi^rn  about 
i7fo  in  .Hristo],  Connecticut.  .Vccortiing  to 
the  census  of  1700  he  had  one  son  un^Ier  six- 
teen and  three  females  in  his  family.  In  171,10 
Thomas.  Samuel  and  Samuel,  Jr.,  \\ere  also 
lieads  iif  families  in   Bristol. 

i\'[  )  .\^a|)h.  son  of  Chauncey  Brooks,  was 
]a'obrd)l\  born  at  I'.risicil.  He  cime  from 
Chatham.  f'Tunicrly  I'.ristol,  in  180S  or  1816 
i\ith  brothers  Chaunce\-  and  Samuel  j-.n^l 
bought  tlie  Pelcg  Sweti  farm  in  Danbury 
Quarter,  now  Brooks  street.  He  died  at  '\\'in- 
chester,  November  2~.  iSfiG.  a'.,;ed  eighty- 
three  years.  He  married  Abigail,  daughter  of 
Captain  Moses  Hatcli.  'diildren:  Trcmbull 
Hatch,  Sar:di.   Racb.el.  I'.irdscy  and  Juha. 

(X'l!)  Tnimlu'il  1  latch,  son  of  .Vsaph 
P.rooks,  was  born  at  Winchester  in  i8to.  d-ed 
in  1894.  He  v.  as  a  farmer  and  owned  a  saw 
mill.  He  lived  :(n(l  died  in  Winchester.  He 
married  Julia  Dovman.  ..f  Ibmiden,  Connecti- 
cut, born  in  iSjo,  dn- I  in  i8')i.  Chil.iren: 
\'erritt:  Ce1csti;i:  \\'ii!':un ;  ("orneiia;  Se;l; ; 
Elizabeth,  riiarr;ed.  !  \-i\ 'd  I'eidv,  of  W'iiHtcd, 
siin>  :  .Merrilt  ;ind  Wilbur  Ileaily;  Burton  Al- 
io", meiitione!  I'clow  ;  Ciiarles,  lives  at  Win- 
sted.  married  Hatric  Ba-.j!in  anil  has  four  cliil- 
drci;  :   Marion,   .\rMo:i'',  Juli.i   'uul   I.(.ui';e. 

i:\HIl  [!ur:on  .Mien,  -n  of  Tru.mbull 
Flatch  Brools,  v,a-  !"Tn  in  Winchester,  Litch- 
fielil"  county.  Coi'iie-'icut,  April,  i86r.  He 
was  educated  in  ti-e  r";ii!ic  schools  of  his  na- 
tive '.o  •  n.  I  b-  b.'-  f  ''o\id  fanuiuL:  ilnrin'j 
the  i;re;itcr  part  of  hi,  life.  l'.;iving  a  farm 
at  Coleiirot.k  ST.ai'H  in  llie  t..wn  of  A\'in- 
che^ter  until  !>■'■  !>,  wbvu  be  came  into  posses- 
ion of  the  oro"ki  I'oUH'-tead,  I'.rook  street, 
WincbcMcr.  v,  her>-  l.is  fatlu-r  and  grandfather 
had  lived.  He  v.vXc-  :\  -!'ecialt_\  of  the  dairv. 
He  has  aboct  ■  w  Ir.uidr.d  and  fifty  acres  of 
land  and  is  pro'_:rc--.\e  and  enterprising.  He 
marriei!,  Xo\cnbvr  !j,  i;-^ii''i.  Jo.sephine  H., 
daughter  of  ll:r.iui  \.  and  Harriet  CNorth) 
Smith,  of  c'olci.nH,:..    ;  luMren:    Willis,  born 


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DccenilxT   4.    iS'17.    ilioil    in    infancy;    Leland 
Truinbuil,  Ii;I\   .^1     I'kii. 


',  \  I !  Cliarlcs  llcarh  Moore,  son 
MOOl-ll-:  .'f  AiMl!o>  Moore  (q.v.).  was 
horn  m  Riverton,  Barkbanisted, 
December  17.  1802.  died  Z^larch  4.  1870.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  li\ed  on  tlie  bomestead  all 
his  life.  Tbis  farm  i?  now  owned  by  bis  son. 
He  married  Rebecca,  born  Jnnc  i8.  1805.  died 
June  26,  1888,  daugbter  of  Jobn  Hnll.  Chil- 
dren: Henrietta,  born  September  3.  i8:zo; 
Harriet,  Februar}'  13,  1831  :  Lbarle-'  1)..  men- 
tioned below:  Anne  Elizabctb,  (Jctr.her  17, 
1837:  Watson  A.,  Januarv  3.  1840. 

(\'II)  Charles  Deloraine,  son  of  Charles 
Beach  iNIoore.  was  born  July  28.  1835.  i" 
Riverton.  Barkbanisted.  He  was  educated  in 
the  pulilic  schools  of  bis  native  town  and  at 
New  Hartford.  Connecticut.  Hustonville  anil 
Jonesville.  Xew  York.  He  went  west  in 
1857,  but  remained  onlv  three  mc'nths.  He 
worked  in  Tiirringtou  for  ten  years  and  f.^r 
several  years  in  the  factory  at  Rivert^'u. 
where  l":e  has  alvv  ays  retained  his  home.  He 
now  lives  there  in  the  bouse  in  which  he  was 
born,  and  lias  fo'lowed  faririing'  in  his  later 
years  on  the  hunie-tead.  He  married.  1  'cto- 
ber  10,  1861.  Aflelaide  ^lack.  of  ]-"a<t  Had- 
dam,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  CaUin  C.  and 
Lucy  (L}on)  ^lack.  Children;  i.  Henry 
(Harry),  burn  September  3.  1864,  ched  in 
]May,  1875.  2.  Lei'in  Li'inel  (twin).  August 
21,  1868.  lives  in  Torrington.  foreman  in  ihe 
Coc  Brass  Manufacturing  Compau'.- :  married 
Elizabeth  \'ail :  children  :  Lionel  and  Laurie- 
ton  >.Iack  Mc^ore.  3.  Leo  Leopold  (twin). 
died  in  Alay.  1869.  4.  Willis  Cone,  October 
18.  1871,  proprietor  of  an  automobile  garage, 
Torrington;  married  (first)  Xellie  Randsbot- 
tom  arid  had  Mar^dcn  Charles  AI.KTre:  mar- 
ried (second  I  Lena  Castle.  5.  Lucy  ?\iay. 
February  24.  1875,  a  trained  nurse,  superin- 
tendent of  the  hospital  at  Okanogan,  state  of 
Wash.ington.  t'l.  Amelia  Marilla.  May  7, 
1878.  married  Leslie  H.  Eastman,  of  Little- 
ton, Xew  Hampshire,  an  ice  dealer:  child. 
Dorothv  Mav.  born  December  25.   iQoq. 


The  e;'rlie5t  record  of  the  Davis 
D.WI?  fan.ily  of  \  irginia  is  tb.e  origi- 
nal copy  of  a  lieed  dated  in  i'ioi 
signed  by  John  ar.d  Savanna  Davis,  then  hv- 
ing  on  the  Pi'itomac  river,  probably  in  .Staf- 
ford countv.  X'irginia.  as  the  land  conveved 
was  situate  in  Aouia  creek  in  th:it  countx'. 
The  ancient  fan.ily  llible  b.as  been  preserved. 
Tradition  stare;  t'lat  John  Davis  «a-  a  son 
of  Thomas  Davis,  of  York  county.  \'irginia. 
and  grandson  of    Jolin  Davis,  of  G'ourester- 


shire.  England,  the  immigrant  ancerLM-.  wlio 
came  to  Jamestow!!  .-. ..  ru  after  the  -tttis  ■iie'.it. 
In  the  musters  of  the  inb.aijiiant;  of  \'ii-^,in!;. 
in  1624  we  find  Tiionia-  an^i  Ti'bn  D.ai-.  ;.rt- 
sumabl)'  brothers,  wiio  came  in  tiie  ship  ••bilni 
and  Francis"  in  1623.  Tliouia-  O.,-. 's  v^.is 
born  in  1585  and  settled  in  Warwick  cou-it-. . 
A'irginia.  bad  the  title  of  captain  in  \''2j\  and 
1655;  bad  three  hundred  ;icre>  in  W  .irwick 
county  and  a  grant  nf  five  hundred  acre-  in 
i6'i2.  He  married  (  seccmd )  .^u-ansia  Da^. 
widi'W   of  Salomon  Day. 

John  Davis,  born  1599.  settled  in  York 
county.  X'irginia.  near  the  border  <<i  Tames 
City  county;  in  1633  sold  two  lumdred  acres 
of  land  and  liad  other  lands  at  that  time,  'lied 
in  iC^j[t'i.  His  iu'.-entory  calls  him  oi  Queens 
creek  and  was  dated  September  14.  i64C'i.  val- 
uing the  estate  at  three  thousand  sixtv-six 
pOiuuL  of  tobacco.  Lie  hatl  three  sons :  fohn, 
Avho  died  in  1672:  Tliornas,  died  in  1674;  Wil- 
liam, died  iTiSS.  leaving  a  son  ^^"illiam.  Per- 
haps other  children. 

(Ii  Samuel  Da\ie.  of  the  \'irginia  family, 
lived  in  \'irginia.  He  wa=  ijf  .Scotch-Irish 
descent  through  bis  niotlier  M;'.ry  1  Bcre-ford) 
Davis.  He  married,  in  1783.  Olive  Hunting- 
ton, of  English  ance-trv.  Amc'Ug  tb.eir  chil- 
dren v.'as  Calvin,  mentioned  beliw. 

(II;  Calvin,  son  of  Samuel  Davis,  was 
born  in  Cairri.  Xew  "N'^rk  wiiither  iii-  riarents 
remo^■ed  from  \"irgin;a.  January  7.  1705,  an'i 
dicfl  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  year-.  His 
father  died  when  iie  \\as  a  boy  and  he  v  as 
adopted  b'.'  a  ]Mr.  dinger  whn  \h  ^\\  in  Can- 
ada. It  is  said  that  he  v,-a-  ili-:.  ritriiic,;  ai'.a 
ran  away  twice  to  join  the  r.rin-r.  r.'-n'v.  but 
was  hrougiit  back  by  bis  foster  fa;',:er.  He 
succeeded  finally  in  hi.-  piirpi.-e.  v, hen  about 
seventeen  vears  old.  and  to.  .k  part  in  the  war 
of  1812.  in  the  Briti.-h  army,  .vftcrwai-d  he 
learned  the  trade  of  cabinetmaker  .-,nd  f.-ji- 
lowedi  it  tlirougliout  his  actixe  lije.  \  n'.im- 
ber  of  pieces  of  bis  handicraft  have  been  pre- 
served bv  descendant^.  He  lived  in  C.in.ida. 
He  married  hi-,  seconrl  cousin.  Fbz.ilietb  ?uc- 
Donald.  daughter  nf  .\rc!iiba!d  McD-i-nald. 
granddaughter  of  J"lm  .McDonald,  who  ■anie 
from  (7ilencoe.  Soitland.  an.l  died  at  Kings- 
ton. Canada,  at  the  li^me  w'  b.i-  ccu'.-m.  .\iex- 
ander  .McDonald.  .\rcbiba!d  .McDonald  :nar- 
ned  a  daughter  "i  H.annab  Davis,  da.ugbter  of 
Tolin  Davii.  of  \iruinia.  John  had  a  brottier 
Richard.  The  D.avi-  f;in;ilv  car.ie  ori^inally 
from  \Vale<  Cb.ildren  "f  Calvin  Davis: 
.\rchibald.  .Mexander  \d.-,|;.:iu-.  .\ik\n  J..iin, 
mentioned  bek 'w .  W-Hiani.  Samuel  1  leorge 
Leslie.  Hannah.   Caroline. 

( IIL)  Allan  Jolin.  -'-n  ■  a'  Cal\-in  Davi-.  was 
born    March    14     1820.   at   T..njnto.    Canada. 


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192; 


He  spent  his  early  life  in  Caniula  and  learned 
the  tra<le  nf  hatrcr,  when  ;i  hat  tri.>ni  start  to 
fini^ii  was  luaiie  1j>  hand,  Ii\'  llie  same  wi.irk- 
man.  In  1857  ho  came  t(i  iJanluiry,  Cdimec- 
ticut,  and  worked  at  his  tragic  as  a  journe\- 
man.  Later  he  eng^aqed  ni  l)Uvine>s  a>  nne 
of  the  "Twelve  Apostles."  a  dozen  hatters, 
who  co-operated  to  manufacture  hats.  AUer- 
ward  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  until 
obHc;ed,  b\'  ape  and  ill  health,  tn  retire.  He 
married  Caroline  Ihilkelcy.  horn  at  .Milford, 
Connecticut.  Uecember  4.  18.^7.  died  A  larch 
25,  iSiyj.  at  Danbury,  daughter  of  .Steplien 
and  Harriet  lUickweill  i'ulkeley,  urand- 
dau;^hter  "f  Juhu  .s.  i'.ulkeley.  Chil(h,-en: 
Samuel  .Mian.  nienti<_ned  heluw:  Alfred  I.e^- 
lie,  born  Sejitember  24,  i(Su9,  married  Ger- 
trude I'outon:  children:  Leslie  .Mian  and 
Donald  Alexander:  \\'illiani  Alexander,  Mar 
I,  1874. 

(I\  )  Samuel  Allan,  son  of  Allan  John 
Davis,  was  born  October  14,  1865.  He  at- 
tended tlie  public  schools  of  Danbury  and 
graduated  from  the  Danbury  high  school  in 
the  class  of  18S2.  He  entered  Harvard  Col- 
lege, but  left  to  take  up  the  study  of  law  at 
Danbury.  He  continued  his  academic  studies 
also,  however,  and  entered  the  senior  class  at 
Yale  Law  School,  from  which  he  grailuated 
in  1893.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  June 
30,  1893,  and  commenccil  to  practice  at  Dan- 
bur}-.  He  became  a  law  partner  of  Jud.ge  Lv- 
man  D.  Llrcwster  and  cimtinued  until  the 
deatli  of  Judge-  F'rewster  e!e\en  years  af:er- 
ward.  He  cc^ntinuei,!  in  practice  alone  until 
irjoft  wlten  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Howard  B.  Scott  and  continued  initil  }dr. 
Scott  was  appointed  to  the  bench  by  Gover- 
nor \\'oodruff.  Since  then  ^Ir.  L^avis  has  had 
no  partner.  He  was  elected,  associate  city 
judge  and  is  now  serving  his  t'Un'tli  two-\ear 
term  in  that  office.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  tlie  school  coiiimiicee  and  corporation  coun- 
cil for  Danbury.  In  politics  he  is  a  Repuljli- 
can.  He  is  a  member  of  L'nicora  Lodge,  No. 
40,  Free  and  Accepte<]  >Ia^ons:  Royal  Arch 
Masons:  Ri.val  and  Select  .Masters:  Knigiu.^ 
Templar,  imd  }>lystic  Shrine,  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  tliC  trcngregational  church  of  LJan- 
burv. 


The  founder  of  the  faniiiv  of 
TYRRRLL  Tyrrell  (knoun  also  as  dc 
Tirel,  Tirel,  T\rel,  Tyrrell, 
Terrell,  Tirrcll.  etc.)  was  Rail.  Sire  de  Tirel. 
de  Poi.K  and  de  Guernan\ille.  son  of  Walter 
I,_ Count  of  \'e.\in  and  Amiens.  The  Counts 
of  \"eK!n  v.ere  tlie  lords  of  a  district  situa;eii 
on  tlie  i-iorthern  borders  of  France  as  thov  ex- 
isted   in    the    tenth    centur\'.    FinLT    betu-een 


France  ami  the  drcal  possessions  of  the  House 
of  Xiirmandy,  Thi>  little  di-tncl  kiiowi;  a^ 
\  e:\iii  was  s(_>metinie-  under  the  Xorsnan 
dukes,  soiTieliaies  miiier  t!ie  I'rcnch  crov.  n 
and  hnally  was  absorbed  with  Xormandy  in 
the  I'reuch  kingdom.  The  father  of  Ralf  tie 
Tirel.  Walter  I,  '  Cr.'unt  of  \'exin,  lived 
about  995,  was  son  of  Waleran,  Gnint  of 
\  exin  ami  hered.itary  standard  bearer  of 
J' ranee,  uho  died  in  965.  The  mother  of 
Walter  I  was  Edelgarde,  a  daughter  of  the 
Giuni  .'f  Idanders,  and  great-granddaughter 
of  Alfred  the  Great  of  England.  \\"alter  1 
\\a^  al.-^o  lineally  descended  from  Pepin  le 
Gros,  Charles  ]\Iartel — father  of  Charle- 
magne— and  Charlemagne  himself,  Walter  I 
married  Eve,  daugluer  of  Landry,  Count  of 
Dreux. 

Ralf  ,de  Tirel  had  his  castle  near  the  vil- 
lage of  Tirel  on  the  banks  of  the  Seine,  a 
short  distance  below  Paris,  from  which  the 
surname  is  derived.  Ha\ing  married  a  d.iugh- 
ter  of  the  Seigneur  of  Guernanviile  he  be- 
came in  time  the  Sei.gneur  of  Guerna^^■il!e,  the 
Chatelain  of  Pontoise  and  the  \'lscount  of 
Amiens.  The  little  village  of  Tirel  is  now 
called  Triel.  The  French  history  of  the  fam- 
ily lias  been  written  by  'SI.  Cuvillier-]MorcI- 
Pi'AcN-  (iSiM)i.  An  elaijorate  historv  of  tlie 
Engh-h  and  French  families  was  puhhshed  by 
Josei  h  Henry  Tyrrell  in  1904.  The  house 
of  Tyrrell  was  prominent  in  Picardy  as  well 
as  Xormandy  and  held  much  land  and  inariy 
honors  and  titles. 

The  English  family  of  this  name  v\as  es- 
tal  lidied  b}  Sir  Walter  Tyrrell,  whu  came 
with  William  the  Conqueror  and  was  promi- 
nent in  the  battle  of  Hastings  in  1066.  Sir 
W  alter  and  wife  Alix  built  the  Chateau  de 
Poix  ct  dc  Mo}encourt  and  the  fortress  of 
F.Tn;echon  atul  was  one  of  the  most  pov.erfal 
lords  of  Picardy.  He  married  (first)  Olga, 
a  Saxon  girl;  (second)  Alix.  Dame  de  Fre- 
tnontiers.  His  son  \\alter  died,  before  him. 
leaving  a  S'jn  Walter  III,  who  accidentally 
killed  William  Rufus.  king  of  England,  and 
il'.-d  at  i,inc  of  his  cliateaux  in  Picardy  in 
ii,t5;  he  ^vas  a  crusader  .md  wa-.  at  tlie  >icgo 
.jf  Jerusalem:  he  married  .Vdelaide  tJittard. 
granddanghter  of  \\  alter  Gitfard,  first  Earl 
<;!f  Buckingham.  Walter  HI  was  -ucceeded 
i.v  !iis  s'on  Hugh.  -\h..  was  al-o  a  crusader: 
marric'l  A('a  I  .Xi'nird.e.  d.e-cendant  lu'  ivich- 
nrd.  11,  Duke  "f  Xormandy.  and  fn.iu  Ralf 
de  .Ah^rttuier,  i'.uKii  oi  W'igmnre.  R'.'ger 
T\  rrell.  son  cif  Sir  Hugh,  ami  grandson  oi 
Hugh  Tyrrell,  mentioned  aliove,  succoededi 
to  tlie  vast  po.-.sessi()ns  of  his  father  in  Hamp- 
shire and  countv  Essex.  England,  and  became 
the  ancestor  of  all  the  Engli^h  branches  of  tlie 


i)  Jill      .1   x>i";t[       U'^tn    ■'   I.JK.  si'   iJ-..;  .'  ''■    n'^ 'I    ['■■■O  '^''  I::'q^  i;'! 


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family.  The  Tyrfcll  ci 'ai-(ii'-;irni>  i-  dc- 
scribeil :  Argent  within  a  bur(h;re  eiiLirailei-l 
gules  two  chevrons,  azure.  L're-t  :  .\  |'i-;i- 
cock's  tail  issuing  from  the  iiimiih  (if  a  boar's 
head,  couped,  erect.  Mott(.i:  Sans  Dieu  Rien. 
(Ij  Roger  Tyrrell,  descendant  of  the  Eng- 
lish progenitor,  Roger  Tyrrell.  \va<  h'>rn  in 
England  and  came  to  this  country  ahont  loj'j 
with  a  company  from  London  under  Eaton 
and  Davenport  and  became  one  of  the  original 
settlers  of  Milford,  Connecticut.  In  1O39  he 
married  Abigail  Ufford  (or  Llford),  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  and  Isabel  Ufford.  who  came 
from  England  nn  the  sliip  "T-yrju"  in  Ki.^j. 
locating  first  at  Rnxbur},  ^Ia^-.acluliett^.  and 
finally  in  .Millonl.  The\'  had  sons  Roger, 
mentioned  belnw  :  and  John,  born  at  Milfi'rd. 
August,    1644;  perhaps  other  children. 

(II)  Roger  (2).  son  of  Roger  1  i  )  T\rrcll. 
was  born  at  Milford  about  I'l.V.'-  He  was 
admitted  a  freeman  in  I'li'i  1.  I-Iis  widow 
Sarah  died  April  13,  \~26.  Me  aiijiears  to 
have  removed  early  from  .Miiford.  to  what  is 
now  Woodbury,  Conn.ecticut.  Children  :  Abi- 
gail, baptized  Janrary,  ii'<S2:  Sarah,  }ilarch 
16,  1684;  Stephen,  Jul\-,  i6i;i  ;  Ezra.  Ajiiil 
16,  1C93;  TinicJthy  an<l  .Martha  (twins),  No- 
vember iij,  1697. 

(III)  Samuel,  son  or  nephew  i>i  R'l^rer  (2) 
Tyrrell,  lived  at  Miiford  ami  iia.j  a  ->  ki  I'lun- 
eas.   nientione<l   fieli.w. 

(I\')  I'liineas.  son  of  Sanuie!  T\rrell,  was 
born  about  1730,  died  October  13.  1.71  ji.  He 
settled  at  Seymour.  Connecticut,     lie  married 

Phebe .       Children:       I'.li.ikim.    incn- 

tioned  below:  Phineas.  John.  Phebe.  Ann. 

(V)  Eliakim  Tyrrell  or  Terrill.  a>  it  was 
also  .spelled.  S'Mi  of  Phineas  T_\rreil.  wa^  Ijcirn 
February  10,  17110,  at  Seymour.  Cnnnecticut, 
died  March  15,  1807.  He  married  Elizabetli, 
born  February  10.  17O0.  daughter  of  J<Keph 
and  Eli-/a  (Tomlin-on)  Twitchell.  Children: 
Philo.  \ugust  5.  1780.  married  Fannie  Um- 
herfield :  jusiah,  .\iarch  12,  1782:  Truman. 
November  23.  1784,  mentii:med  below:  Eliza- 
beth, January  2j.  1786;  Neheniiah.  June  24, 
1788;  Ani\,  N'livember  20.  i~'i'  '■  Eliakim. 
January  6.  1793,  married  Cliloe  ^[artin:  Phin- 


eas, 
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27.  181J0:  Andrew. 
July  2),   1805. 

{  \'I ,!  Truman,  S':in  (:if  Eliakim  T;.  rrell.  was 
horn  November  2^,.  1784.  Ke  re-i'led  at 
Bethany,  Counecticui,  where  iie  '.lieil  ^lay  20, 
1852.  He  married  IIau.iia!i.  dav.ghter  of  h^ber 
and  Hannah  (  Welton )  L.iie^.  She  married 
(second)  Aveil  Peck,  .^he  ilied  X'oveu'.ber 
39,  i8Cih,  aged  sevent\'-si\  years.  Ciuldren : 
I.  Louisa,  born  February  20.   18(4:  married 


(first)  Ezra  S.  Sjjerrx  :  (second)  lUirton 
Pa_\iie.  2.  Ainiira,  June  jX.  1815.  died  De- 
cemiier  9,  1815.  3.  Alnnra,  December  25, 
18 K/:  married  (first)  Paac  C'lark;  (second) 
Stephen  H.  Culver.  4.  Grace,  January  11, 
1819;  married  Hir.am  .\ntlrew.  5.  Lauren, 
Decemlier  12,  1820,  died  October  13,  189?.  6. 
Elizaljeth,  January  24,  1823;  married  Nathan- 
iel Proctor.  7.  Smith.  April  9,  1825,  men- 
tioned below.  8.  Wales,  ( Jctober  29,  1826.  9. 
Calvin,  May  14,  1S28,  died  March  29,  1846. 
10.  Henry,  June  8.  1835,  died  May   iS,  1836. 

(\'II)  Smith,  son  of  Truman  T\rrel],  was 
burn  at  Seymour,  April  0.  1825.  died  March 
29.  ii;Oo.  He  was  edu.cated  in  t'lc  public 
.-.ehc'ols  iif  his  native  town.  He  was  the 
pioneer  ice  merchant  of  the  town  and  by  his 
foresight,  industry  and  enterprise  amassed  a 
substantial  fortiure.  In  his  later  years  he  re- 
tired ;md  enjoxed  a  well-earned  rest  and  lei- 
sure. He  was  senior  warden  of  Trinity  f'ro- 
lestant  E|jiscopal  Church  fcir  many  years.  The 
town  hi>tory  says  of  him:  "He  was  a  very 
honorable  and  upright  man."  He  married, 
April  30,  1847,  at  Seymour,  Eliza  Ann  Car- 
rinL;ton.  b. >rn  at  Ham<ien,  Connecticut,  .\pril 
17,  1824.  died  August  2.  1906,  daugliter  of 
Daniel  ;ind  Rachel  (  Tolles  )  Carrington.  Chil- 
dren, liorn  at  Seymc'ur:  Bernard  Euge-ie, 
[uh  (1,  1849;  married  Julia  Terrell  (Txrreli  1, 
a  ciiu^in.  of  Wisconsin,  children;  I'.erirird 
Henry.  Theodore,  Elsie,  William.  Frank  and 
Ruth:  I'.ernard  E.  lived  at  Shelton.  Conneni- 
cut,  and  died  I  )ctober  i,  1909;  Theodore 
Smith,  mentioned  below  :  daughter,  b(irn  \pr:l 
7,  t8;0.  died  in  infanc}'. 

(  \  HI  i  Tlieod.ore  Snu'th,  son  of  Smith  Tyr- 
rell. wa>  born  at  Seymour,  October  5.  1.852, 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  entered  the  ."^tate  Normal  ScImoI  at 
New  Uritain.  Connecticut,  from  which  be  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  i87t'i.  He  then 
taught  >cii(.>ol  for  a  time,  but  preterred  uier- 
canlile  inisiness  and  became  a  clerk  in  the 
emidiiy  of  Charles  IMunsi^n  &  Com[iany  of 
New  ilnven,  continuing  there  for  a  period  '"f 
>,e\e:Ueen  years.  He  wa-;  afterward  with  the 
.Xn-'juia  l-'urniture  Company  for  mne  \ears. 
hi  September.  1003.  he  embarked  in  business 
on  hi>  own  accoun.t  with  a  furniture  store  in 
(  )d,d  Fellows  lUcck.  and  was  succe>sful  fpnn 
the  lirst.  Subseqr.cntly  he  leased  the  Ivay- 
nviUil  I'rench  h.rimestead  in  the  center  rif  the 
\-\Hage  .m  hi-tnric  ma!!^ion  v.diic'i  iiai!  been 
a  landmark  of  the  i.a'ii  for  many  vears.  and 
ad:ipting  his  ^tock  and  Inisiness  to.  its  q'-.aiiu 
room.-,  he  foiuid  him.~elf  able  to  present  a 
nio<t  uni:iue  and.  attractive  display  of  f'.irn:- 
tu.re.  carpets,  draperies,  crockery,  pictures  and 
wall  paper.     Unusual  opportunities  for  sh  jWt 


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19-.^ 


jiifr  rrnods  as  they  will  appear  in  the  hoines  of 
custojners  are  aft'ordcd  tj>'  the  quarters.  The 
long  traiiiiiiij  and  good  judgment  of  Mr.  Tyr- 
rell have  been  large  factors  in  the  fuccess  he 
has  achieved  in  business.  Mr.  Tyrrell  is  one 
of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  mer- 
chants in  the  town  of  Seymour  and  vicinity. 
He  is  a  member  of  Trinity  Protestant  Episco- 
pal Church.     He  is  unmarried. 

Daniel  Hill  lived  at  New  Lonrlon, 
HIEL  Connecticut,  where  he  was  proba- 
blv  horn.  Me  removed  to  Cole- 
brook,  Connecticut,  where  he  died.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  shoemaker.  He  married  three 
times.  l'.\  his  first  wifo  he  h.ad  no  chil- 
dren. Chiklren  of  second  wife  :  John,  Harry, 
Polly,  .^ally  and  .\bigail.  Children  of  third 
wife:  Ebenezer,  Sidney.  Daniel,  Dayton, 
Abiathar,  Sophia.  Lyman.  Wesley,'  W'illard, 
Susan.   Charlotte  and   Laura. 

(H)  Abiathar.  son  of  Daniel  Hill,  was  born 
in  Gilebrook,  (."onnecticut.  in  1820.  died  Octo- 
ber iS,  i8g8.  in  W'insted,  Connecticut.  He 
was  educateil  in  the  public  scliools.  and  fol- 
lowed farming  most  of  Iiis  active  life.  He 
lived  for  a  time  at  Tolland.  Massachusetts, 
then  at  Colebrook  anil  South  Colebrook.  Con- 
necticut, until  1S65.  when  he  came  to  \^'insted. 
There  he  had  a  large  farm  which  he  con- 
ducted a!:ont  four  \ears.  lie  car.io  to  the  vil- 
lage of  W'insted  to  live  in  1869  au'i  spent  his 
last  da>5  there.  In  politics  he  was  a  staunch 
Democrat.  He  was  an  active  memi.ier  of 
the  l\iethodist  church.  He  married,  in  No- 
vember. 1842,  Marv  .\.  Peach,  born  at  Hart- 
land.  March  15.  1823.  now  living  in  ^^'insted. 
daughter  of  Captain  I'-a  and  Candace  (Case) 
Peach,  granddaughter  of  Zopher  Peach,  of 
Litchfielil.  Children  of  .\biathar  and  Mary 
A.  Hill:  I.  Edward,  born  .March  24,  1845,  '^ 
farmer  at  Plainville ;  married  (first)  iTath- 
erine  \\'ood  ;  (second)  Nellie.  Ives:  children 
of  first  wife:  Eilward.  Jr.,  Gertrude  and  Eu- 
gene; child  of  second  w.-;fe:  Frederick.  2. 
Herbert  Wellington,  mentioneil  below.  3. 
Ernest  Clirtord,  born  May  27,.  1855,  lives  at 
P)ridge]iort ;  has  been  in  the  employ  of  the 
New  Yr.rk.  New  Haven  &  Han  ford  Railroad 
Company  for  forty  years,  a  bridge  builder ;  is 
unmarried.  4.  Jennie,  died  voung.  5.  .-\u- 
.gusta.  died  young,  (i.  William.  lUed  y'">ung. 

I  HI)  Herbert  Wellington,  son  of  .\hiath.ar 
Hill,  was  born  at  Trdland.  Massailiusetts, 
July  23,  1S48.  He  attended  the  common  and 
Select  schools  and  the  Cmnecticut  Literarv  In- 
stitute at  Sheffield.  Connecticut.  He  began 
hi.--  career  in  a  factory  at  Winsted.  manufac- 
turing casket  lurnishings  and  plated  ware, 
and  fnr  two  years  he  was  employed  in  a  simi- 


lar concern  at  Meriden.  He  then  engagedi  in 
business  on  his  own  account  at  \\  insted  and 
for  ten  years  conducted  a  meat  market  with 
mucii  success,  and  for  the  jiast  twcnt\ -seven 
years  has  been  in  the  untlertaking  and  livery 
business  at  Winsted,  winning  a  high  place 
among  the  business  men  of  the  town.  1  le  is 
a  member  of  Unity  Lodge,  No.  35,  Kniglits 
of  Pythias,  and  the  P.enevolent  and  Prtuect- 
ive  Order  of  Elks  of  Winstetl.  In  politics  he 
is  an  Independent,  in  religion  a  Congrega- 
tionalist.  He  married,  in  1S73,  Alice  Camp, 
of  \\'insted.  born  March  24,  1853,  daughter 
of  John  and  Julia  (Root)  Camp.  Children: 
1.  Alice  Camp,  horn  .-\pril  2?<.  1874,  ntarried 
lUlward  r\l.  I'armclee.  superintoident  e.f  a 
shoe  factory  at  Haverhill,  .Mas-achti-etts ; 
child.  Doris.  2.  Lewis  Lootms.  born  June, 
1R78,  served  in  the  Spani?h  war  and  two 
years  in  the  Philippines;  married  Ella  Case, 
of  Winsted.  3.  Dais\  Kncnvlton.  lnTrn  May, 
1884.  school  teacher  in  Winsted,  living  with 
her  parents. 

.Asaph  Rrown.  father  of  Cd- 
PROWN  ward  E.  Prown,  was  born  May 
28,  1805,  and  lived  feu'  a  time  in 
Soutli  Carolina,  near  the  city  of  Charleston. 
He  lived,  in  the  sr.uuli  for  a  nu)nber  of  years, 
liut  finally  can-.e  rorth,  a:id  sctilc'I  in  Granby, 
Connecticut,  where  he  dieil  .March  24,  1865, 
He  was  a  stone  mason  by  trade.  He  married, 
lulv  21,  1824,  Sarah  Jane,  born  Jime  13.  iSoS, 
died  May  30,  i8e)i.  daughter  of  Elijah  and 
Emma  (Gillette)  Paeon.  Children-  Julin. 
horn  July  23.  1825;  Zera.  ^Nlarch  25,.  i'<28; 
Floretta,  Ma\'  i.  1830,  died  .AutTust  7,  1803; 
Henry  A.,  .\ugust  31.  1832;  Sarah  J.,  Au- 
gust 26,  1835;  Dennis  C.  ?\fay  2^.  ^>^^,S.  lives 
in  Meriden,  Connecticut:  .Anion,  March  18, 
184T  :  Duanc,  .\uga>t  27.  1843,  died  in  the 
armv.  January  3.  1802:  Eugene,  July  i8, 
1847;    Edward    Eliitdi.    mentioned    !>clovv. 

(H)  Edward  Elijah,  son  of  Asaph  P.rown, 
was  bi-rn  in  Grar.by,  April  24.  1851.  He  v.-as 
e  lucated  in  the  schools  of  Granby  and  Sims- 
bury,  Connecticut.  Re  learned  the  machin- 
ist's trad:c,  and  caine  to  Winsted.  Connecticut, 
'n  1872.  He  '.vorked  for  CieeTge  P.  Owen<^  in 
the  m-mufacture  rif  clocks  for  a  time.  He 
also,  wtirkcd  lor  the  New  En^'land  T~'en  Co-.n.- 
{lanv  for  ten  vear'-.  In  1880  lie  went  iiUo  the 
machine  business  for  himself:  at  first  lie  had 
a  partner,  .Mr.  \"an  .Mstine,  and  did  business 
under  the  nanie  of  P.iown  &-  \'an  .Alstinc.  but 
since  1880  he  roid  hi- 
the  business  tmd.er  the 
?\rachine  Company,  arid 
machine  repair  work, 
and  a  resi<ience  in  1875. 


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Mary,  dausjliter  of  Edwarit  A.  and  Mary  Ann 
(Lamb)  Richard-un  :  I  liildrcn  :  1.  Wallace 
E.,  horn  Sc[itcnil'Lr  -'3.  1S73,  died  \ii'^n>t. 
181)4.  2.  Alice.  Ma-.-  lu,  187;.  married  i'rank 
E.'Hall,  of  Win^ted.  with  the  (lilhert  Ll.iek 
Company;  children:  i.  Charlotte  Edna.  Ijorn 
July  2^,  1903:  li.  Erankdin  Edward.  .March 
17,  1905;  iii.  Dori?  Elizabeth.  July  15.  ur-ij: 
iv.  Ruth  Evelyn.  March  17.  ic;Oi|.  3.  b'.dward 
E.,  September  21,  187(1.  a.^si^tant  superintend- 
ent of  Williams  Typewriter  Manufacturin;,'' 
Company  of  Derby.  Connecticut:  marrieil, 
October  17,  190'').  .\nnette  J.  Convers ;  chil- 
dren: i.  .Stanle\-.  I'Mrn  Auf;iist  13.  11)^7:  ii. 
Dorothea  Elean.jr.  ( dctober  18.  1900.  4.  Wil- 
liam A.,  Septemlier  6.  188(1.  with  the  I'.rown 
IMachine  Company;  married  .Mar\-  .Stack. 
March  S,  1911.  3.  Edna  L.,  Eebruarv  17, 
1891. 

This  familv  is  represented  in 

PHILLII'S     the  seventh  i^eneratioii  in  the 

Xew  E!:c;land  states  by  Ebcn- 

ezer  S.  Phillips,  the  well-known  business  man 

and  thirty-third  degree  Mason  of  Bridgeport, 

Connecticut. 

(I)  Nicholas  Phillips,  immigrant  ancestor, 
was  born  in  England  and  settled  as  earlv  as 
1636  at  Dedham,  Massachusetts.  He  was  a 
butcher  by  trade.  He  was  admitted  freeman. 
iVIay  13.  i''>40,  and  sold  land  at  Dedham  i;i 
164 1.  He  was  a  member  of  the  court  valua- 
tion committee  in  ir)4o.  Erom  Dedham  he 
removed  to  \\'eyrriOuth.  wh.erc  he  was  a  town 
officer.  He  v.as  a  1  rothcr  of  Henr\-  r^hiUips. 
a  btitcher  also,  of  De'lham.  He  \'.a>  deaccni 
of  the  Weyn.'nuh  church.  He  died  Septem- 
ber if,.  1.172.  Ui^  v.ill  WH:;  dated  Jiuie  2. 
i('>7!.  andi  I'n.ved  ;  icto.ber  3.  i''i72.  (rhi!d'-en  : 
Nicholas,  niarried  Hannah  Salter,  and  died 
March  15,  iC^i'^<j--o\  Richard,  mentioned  l;e- 
low ;  Joshua:  r>eiiiamin:  Experience,  born 
Caleb.  Januarx  2J.  i'i44.  at 
lice  or  Elizabeth:  Hannah, 
married  White:   .-\bigai!. 

(H)  Richard,  son  of  Nicholas  Phillip.^.  \va> 
born  aboiit  i''33.  He  was  a  freeman  of  \\'e\"- 
tnouth  in  1(178.  He  married  (  first)  Mar\ 
Packard.  dai;ghter  of  Samnei  Packard;  (  Sec- 
onal 1.  Eli;:a;)etli,  d.mghter  of  Deacon  Sam- 
uel ]ulso;i.  'It  WeyniMuth.  Children.  l")ni  at 
Weymouth:  Ciiild.  boru  I^L-cennier  7.  1057: 
Caleb.  i(-]^():  Mary.  May  21,  i6('io:  Mary, 
^[ay  24,  i'''i'>t  :  Ios',u;.a.  ?da}-  to.  1(1(12:  Nich- 
olas. March  20.  U!i'>4:  Ehzalieth.  .Veieeinl'cr 
27,  idi'i;:  Facliard.  (  ictolier  20.  ]('i~:  Sanuiel. 
May    7.    1(170:   John,    mentioned   b(dMW. 

(HI)  Captain  Jojm  Phillip.s,  son  r\i  Ricli- 
ard  Phillips,  was  br^rn  after  i'17'i  in  W  ev- 
irouth.  Massachusetts  1  see  ]>.  4r.    'IlisU'rv-  of 


May   8.    104 
U'evmouth. ; 


East(^)n").  h>rim  We>nioutli  lu  c:nne  to  I'.as- 
ton  \s  itii  William  }.Ianley  and  dixdded  mie 
.-hare  of  land,  lot  No.  32.  His  li'ni-e  was  on 
tile  site  later  occupied  by  the  .Morse  house, 
lie  became  a  prominent  citizen  and  vsa-  the 
tir.-t  town  clerk,  an  office  lie  lieK!  for  twelve 
\e;irs.  He  was  the  first  military  captain  of 
the  town,  and  was  in  the  expedition  to  Can- 
ada in  i(k)0.  Eorty  years  afterward,  ou  ac- 
count of  his  service,  he  had  a  grant  of  shares 
in  the  town  of  Jiuiitstown,  later  Ashlield, 
M;issachusctts,  and  his  son  Thomas  was  one 
of  the  tirst  settlers.  He  died  at  Easton.  No- 
\ember  14,  1760.  He  married  (first)  Eliza- 
beth Drake,  who  died  June  24,  1748.  He  mar- 
ried (-econdl.  .\pril  10.  174O,  Priilget . 

\\ho  died  March  17.  1764.  Cliildren  of  first 
wife,  biirn  at  Weymouth:  John.  Eebrtiary  18. 
i('i92;  Richard.  November  25.  1693.  Born  at 
Easton:  Experience,  1699;  Samuel,  1702; 
J.jshua,  inetitioned  below;  Caleb,  1707;  Jane, 
Jidy  I,  1709,  married  Richard  Ellis,  the  pio- 
neer of  Aslificld ;  Thomas,  1712,  first  settler 
w  itli  others  at  Ashfield  :  Richard,  1713;  Jane, 
I  See  New  England  '_leneal'jgical  Register, 
HI,  pp.  60  and   171 ). 

(lA)  Joshua,  son  of  Captain  John  Phillips, 
was  born  at  Easton  in  1704.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Easf.jn  church  in  1747.  Pie  served 
oin  the  committee  oi  correspoiulence  at  Eas- 
t'jii  in  I77(-'  (  "Jlistfjry  of  Easton,"  p.  2171. 
and  tliis  ser\ice  qualifies  his  descendants  to 
join  the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  the  .-Vmerican 
Revcihu.ion.  His  lunise  was  near  the  church 
and  tliC  christening  basin  was  kept  by  him. 
FTe  d.ied  at  Easton  in  1702,  aged  eighty-se\en 
years.  In  1790  the  first  federal  censiis  sh.ows 
that  he  and  h.is  wife  were  living  at  Easton  on 
a  place  ailioining  th.at  of  tlicir  son  Oliver. 
He  drew  lot  56  at  .Ashfield.  but  appears  not 
to  have  gone  thither.  Richard,  John,  Ca'eb 
and  Thomas,  his  brothers,  all  had  kAs  at  A.-ii- 
fiel  1    (p.   133   '"Phillips  Genealogy"). 

I V)  Oliver,  son  of  Josluia  F'liillips.  Viss 
l.'orn  at  Easton.  November  22.  1731.  In  1790. 
according  to  the  firs:  federal  census,  he  \sas 
living  in  Easlo'-.  .n-.!  liad  in  his  fan.n!;,'  tU') 
males  over  sixteen,  -ix  sins  nncler  sixteen  and 
f'^iu"  females.  He  moved  10  \'i.>rnv  '•;  after 
170C1  anil  live'i  at  Maribouiough  and  New- 
f;'.;"e.  \  erniotu.  \',here  he  died.  •  'ctolicr  3. 
I.'';"-  He  was  a  soldier  from  Eastr.n  in  t!ie 
rcN'olntion  in  Cajitain  -Abel  .Miteliell's  company 
on  the  I.exingtein  .alarm  and  in  Captain  John 
f'orter's  con-pany  (p.  214,  "History  of  Er.s- 
ioii"i.  The  Massachusetts  Revohitioi-,arv 
Rolls  (XH,  ji.  T,2f))  also  show  tlie  Lexington 
alarm  service  and  rh;tt  during  the  summer  or 
1775  he  was  in  Cajitain  John  Porter's  com-" 
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19^5 


He  niarrieil  (first)  Bathshcha  Huwanl,  wlio 
was  liiirn  (probably  at  Eastmi  but  orii^iiially 
of  ;i  ISridgcwater  family)  j:uuiary  5.  iy-[^- 
40,  died  '  >ctober  rt,  1S02.     He  inarried  t -ci-- 

ond),  Virginia  ,  wlm  died  at  Xewfane, 

December  nj.  1S25.  Children  nf  first  wife, 
all  born  (as  shown  by  the  revoUuionar}-,  cen- 
sus and  other  records  and  doubtless  also  by 
the  vital  records  of  the  town  clerk,  if  pre- 
served), in  Easton:  Edsall.  December  30, 
1770,  died  INlay  14,  1S02;  Betty,  October  13. 
1772;  Silence,  September  7.  1774.  died  June 
13,  1803,  married Wade;  ( )liver,  No- 
vember 12,  1776.  died  May  26,  1832;  Simon, 
November  17,  177S:  Bathsheba.  I'"ebruary  rr, 
1781,  died  July  21,  1802:  Joshua  (twin).  July 
8,  1782,  killed  in  battle,  September  17,  1814: 
Moses  (twin),  July  8,  1782.  died  Noveiuber 
13,  1803;  Nathan,  April  I,  1787,  mentioned 
below:  Daniel,  November  i,  1789,  drowned  in 
the   iNlississippi   river,   ]\Iay   12,    iSiS. 

(VI)  Nathan,  son  of  Oliver  Ph.illip-,  was 
born  in  Easton,  \'ermont,  April  i,  1787,  He 
w  as  a  farmer  in  Easton,  and  one  of  the  prom- 
inent citizens  there.  He  married,  Alay  30, 
1810,  Hannah  Morse  (see  Morse  \'I).  Chil- 
dren: I.  Bathsheba.  born  March  i,  181 1,  died 
October  21,  1895;  married,  ^March.  1S37,  Rev. 
Denzel  ^I.  Crane,  died  September  4,  1879; 
children:  Helen,  born  May  29,  1839.  Herbert 
\\'.,  September  25,  1S41,  a  third  child  died 
young.  2.  Sidney,  August  23,  1813.  died  No- 
vember 17,  1878:  married  Abbie  Atwooil.  died 
March  13,  1S8S:  children:  Sidney  Atwood, 
graduate  of  Dartmouth.  iSi'Q,  a  lawyer  of 
South  Framingliam.,  Massachusetts:  ATary  S. 
3.  Ad.in  M.,  .September  6,  i8i(')  inenlioned  be- 
low. 4.  Aurelia,  January  ti,  iSiS,  died  ?^[arch 
29,  igoo;  married,  October  29,  1839,  Warren 
Lazelle,  died  September  19,  1892,  aged  sev- 
enty-seven :  child.  Harriet,  borti  September  5, 
184 1.  3.  Nathan  (J..  October  20,  1822.  mar- 
ried, ir,  Boston.  1840,  3ilary  A.  Pliilbmnk: 
children:  Eugenie,  born  February  ^5.  1830, 
married,  in  ^MiiuieapoHs,  Thomas  D.'wniug: 
Herbert  N.,  November  12  i8;3.  in  Minnesota, 
died  June  7,  1872,  Robert  FL,  November  [5, 
1859,  in  Minnesota,  died  August  16.  1871'); 
Edith  M.,  November  i,  187^,  in  Minnesota. 
died  j\.ugust  if\  iSjfi.  I'x  Mary  T-I,.  Ai'arch 
f).  1827,  died  September  i.:,  1892:  married 
Edwin  F,  Sherman. 

(  \'H  i  -\fhn  M.,  son  of  Nathan  Piiillips, 
was  born  in  Xewfane,  \'ermiint,  February  6, 
i?if\  <hed  X'n-eniber  12,  1002.  He  was 
brou!;ht  up  on  a  farm  and  received  his  eiluca- 
tion  in  the  local  schools.  He  became  a  farmer 
and  followed  that  occupation  in  his  native 
town  until  his  marrianje,  1S40,  wiien  he  re- 
tucu-ed  to   Strafrord,  \'ertnont,  and  boucrht:  a 


farm  there,  hi  1861;  he  remo\ed  to  Bridge- 
pijrt.  Connecticut,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
Inmljer  business.  He  was  a  member  ot  tlie 
CaKinist  (Free  \\i!l)  Baptist  Church,  and 
after  coming  to  liridgeport  joined  the  First 
I'.aptist  Church,  and  later  the  Second  Baptist 
Church  there.  He  married.  September  16, 
1840,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  H.  .'San- 
born, of  Epsi:>m,  New  Hampshire  ( see  San- 
born YD.  Child:  Ebenezer  Sanborn,  men- 
tioned below, 

(\"IIF)  Ebenezer  .Sanborn,  son  of  Adin  2\I. 
Piiillips,  was  born  in  Xewfane,  \erniont,  Jan- 
uary 13.  1842.  He  was  reared  in  Strattortl. 
\'enr.ont,  and  educated  in  the  public  schools 
there.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  he  removed 
to  Bridgejiort,  and  the  following  five  years 
was  connected  with  the  railroad  business.  He 
then  became  a  salesman  in  the  lumber  yards 
of  S.  C.  Nickerson  &  Conipan_\ ,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  for  ten  years.  At  the  expiration 
of  this  time  he  resigned  and  accepted  a  posi- 
tion in  a  like  capacity  w  itli  Charles  H.  Haw- 
ley  &  Company,  remaining  with  this  firm  for 
six  }ears.  Deciding  at  this  time  to  change 
tlie  cliaracter  of  his  occupation,  he  resigned 
and  accepted  a  position  as  bookkeeper  for  the 
well-known  coal  merchants,  Wheeler  & 
Howes,  and  such  excellent  satisfaction  did  he 
give  that  he  remained  in  this  position  for  ten 
years,  v.lien  concluding  to  go  into  business 
for  hiirself,  lie  resigned  his  position  a'ld  pur- 
chased the  trucking  business  of  Luddington 
&  Company,  in  1893.  This,  he  has  since,  a 
period  of  over  twenty  years,  carried  on  in  a 
hic;hl\-  successful  manner,  retaining  the  name 
of  the  original  firm. 

His  success  in  this  respect  has  been  dae 
largely  to  his  close  attention  to  all  the  details 
of  the  business,  and  altliough  to-day  having 
nearly  reached  the  allotted  age  of  tliree  sc^re 
and  ten.  and  h.a's  been  in  business  over  fifty 
\-ears,  iie  is  at  bis  ■ituce  every  morning  and 
rcn:ains  there  or  is  at  varicjiis  shipping  points, 
uiit'l   the   close   of   business   hours. 

As  a  result  of  this,  he  has  reached  a  posi- 
ti'in  among  the  most  substamial  business  men 
of  BridL;eport.  Mr.  Pliiliins  is  a  Republican 
in  politics,  but  althougii  taking  an  acti-.e  in- 
terest in  the  political  affairs  of  his  city,  lias 
i.ieclined  all  pul'Iic  oftiv^es. 

But  it  is  along  Masonic  lines  that  A[r. 
Pliiilips  has  done  his  greatest  work,  iiaving 
passed  through  all  the  various  orders,  and 
has  [irofiabh-  dt>ne  more  work  as  a  reco'-dir;^'' 
sec:-efiry  in  the  litterent  h'idies  than  any  man 
now  living  in  the  jurisdiction.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  foiin's  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  i^f  which  he  is  on  the  finance  com- 
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Arch  -Masons,  of  which  he  is  treasurer;  Jeru- 
salem Council,  Royal  and  Select  2i.[asters,  of 
wiiicli  he  is  treasurer;  Haniiltoa  Commandery. 
No.  5,  Knights  Templar,  r.f  which  he  is  on 
the  finance  committee;  De  Witt  Clinton  Lodge 
of  Perfection.  Ancient  and  Accepted  Scottish 
Rites ;  Washington  Council,  Pequonnock 
Chapter  Rose  Croix.  Lafayette  Consistory,  in 
all  of  which  lour  latter  bodies  he  is  sercetary  : 
Pyramid  Temple.  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine,  of  A\hich  he  is  on  the  finance  com- 
mittee. As  will  be  seen  by  the  above.  Air. 
Phillips  is  on  the  finance  committee  of  three 
diilerent  bodies;  he  is  secretary  of  four  bodies 
and  treasurer  of  two  bodies.  In  connection 
witli  these  offices  lie  has  di  no  a  \ast  ammmt 
of  work,  hax'ing  not  only  the  names  and  ad- 
dresses of  hundreds  of  the  members,  but  a 
vast  amount  of  material  coimected  with  their 
personal  history  which  he  furnishes  to  the 
newspapers  when  their  deaths  occur. 

In  recognition  of  his  valuable  services  there 
\\-as  conferred  upon  him  in  1(104.  t'lt;  tliirty- 
third  degree,  the  highe.-t  in  the  gift  of  the 
order  and.  which  is  onlv  ci^nferred  upon  men 
who  have  done,  like  him.  a  vast  amount  of 
work  for  the  order. 

He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Ars  Quotuor 
Corona tonmi.  N(>.  2076,  of  London.  England. 
also  the  Lodge  of  Research.  Xo.  2024.  of  Lei- 
cester. England,  the  grcrit  English  Hterary 
societies  of  the  Atasons,  c-oiiiposed  of  all  in- 
terested in  literary  and  historical  matters,  the 
meetings  of  which  are  hel.l  in  Londi.Mi.  In 
ord'tr  to  obtain  membership  in  these  bodies, 
a  man  must  possess  the  required  qualifications 
along  literary  lines.  In  this  p-trticular  Air. 
Phillips  is  entitled  to  hii^h  rank,  as  lie  has  an 
exhaustive  library  with  wliich  he  is  thoroughly 
familiar  and  wbicli  contains  not  only  scores, 
if  not' all  of  tlie  greate-t  works  upon  Masonry, 
but  also  a  cli'iice  collection  of  the  variiMis 
histories  of  different  states,  family  genealo- 
gies, and  works  uj.on  nearly  every  subject  of 
interest,  not  only  of  the  present  day  btit  many 
very  ok!  and  rare  works  of  priceless  value. 
He  is  also  a  lite  member  of  the  Connecticut 
Historical  Society  and  Bridgeport  Scientific 
Society.      In   religion    he   is   a    Cniversalist. 

He  married  (first).  Ai^ril  23.  iShh,  Emily 
.Maria  Duckman.  born  in  Alstead.  New 
Hampshire,  daughter  of  Lewis  Euckman. 
She  died  Afarch  3.  1907.  and  he  married  (sec- 
ond), .No\ember  to.  igo,S.  Anna  Adelia  Lar- 
kin  (see  Larkin  lIi.  He  had  one  son  by  the 
first  \\ife,  wIk)  died  young. 

(Tlvj   Morse  Line). 
<l)     .Samue!     Aiorse,    immigrant    ancestor, 
was   Ijorn    in    England.    IS?'',   sailed   for   A-Iew 


Englanil  in  the  ship  "Increase."  April  i ;, 
1635,  antl  settled  first  at  W'atertown,  i<'>35, 
and  in  i''i36.  at  Dcdhain.  Alassachusetts.  lie 
was  admitted  a  freeman  there,  Octolier  8. 
1640,  and  later  remo\-ed  to  the  adjiiining  town 
of  Aledfield,  where  njany  of  his  descendanis 
have  lived.  He  was  a  town  officer  of  Ded- 
hani.  and  one  of  the  proprietors.  He  died 
.April  5.  1654.  and  his  will  was  proved 
[amiar\'  30.  1054-55.  He  married,  in  Eng- 
land,   Eli/cabeth    .    who    died    June    20. 

1655.  She  was  forty-eight  years  old  when  she 
emigrated.  Children:  John.  born'iOn  ;  Dan- 
iel. 1613;  Joseph.  1615.  mentioned  below; 
Aliigail.  married  Daniel  Fisher,  ot  Dedhani ; 
AIar\-.    married    Samuel    Ilidlen  :    Jeremiah. 

(II)  Josejih.  son  of  Samuel  Aiorse.  was 
born  abotit  1(115.  and  came  to  this  country 
with  his  parents  in  ii'35.  He  lived  first  in 
\\'aterto\\n,  but  soon  removed  to  Dedh'am. 
where  he  received.  August  18,  1636.  twelve 
acres  of  land  for  a  home  lot.  He  married 
(first)  in  W'atertown.  SepLember  I.  i''>38. 
Hannah.  I'hilips.  He  died  in  Dedham.  and 
she  married  (second).  November  3,  1058, 
Thomas  Boyden.  She  died  in  AledfieM.  1  'e- 
tober  3,  1676.  Children:  Samuel,  born  ALirch 
10,  1639:  Hannah,  August  S,  1641:  .'^rir.ih, 
September  16.  1643;  Dorcas,  August  23. 
1645;  Elizabeth.  Septeinber  i,  i'''47;  Joser^h. 
September  26.  1649.  mentioned  Iieiou  ;  Jere- 
miah. June  10,   1651. 

(III)  Captain  Joseph  (2)  Aiorse.  son  of 
Joseph  (i)  Ah'irse.  v.as  born  .Sejitember  :-.<■. 
1649,  'J''^''  '"  Sherborn.  Feliruary  19.  1717. 
He  lived  in  Slierborn.  atvl  buiit  there,  in  c  vr- 
pan_\-  v.ith  Captain  A\'are.  the  first  mill.  The 
first  piiblic  v.'orship  there  was  held  at  his 
house.  He  represented  the  town  in  the  gen- 
eral court.  He  married  (first)  October  17. 
1071.  Aleliitable.  daughter  of  Niciiolas  .iiid 
Alary  (  XA'iliccs )  A^'ood.  born  July  22.  I'i53. 
died  November  12.  if<Si.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), A]iril  '11.  1683.  Hannah,  daughter  oi 
Robert  and  Joanna  Babcnck.  born  in  Alilton. 
Alassachusetts.  February  8.  1664.  dicii  in 
.Sherborn.  Novemlier  9.  1711.  Fie  married 
(third).  Alay  17.  1713.  Airs.  Hannah  Baxter 
D\er.  wifiow  of  (Taptain  Joseph  D\er,  of 
r.rnintrec.  Afn^snchusctts.  b(irn  in  i()nt.  .-iied 
September  4.  1727.  <_'iiildren  of  first  wife: 
Aleliitable,  lioni  .\riril  25.  1673.  died  young; 
Joseph,  April  3.  i'>7i'>,  died  July  12.  1671); 
Ehsha.  December  11.  i''77:  Jose[ih.  Alareh 
25.  1679;  Aleliitable  X  'VL-mb.er  2.  I('i8r  :  chil- 
dren of  second  wife:  James.  July-  i.  i('8i'): 
Haniiabi.  .\i:iril  5.  i'''8o:  Saraii.  .\pril  12 
Tfio2;  Cafitain  David.  December  31.  I(j94; 
Isaac.  September  14.  1(107.  nientionccl  below; 
Keziah,  June  30,  1700;  .\>a.  August  24.  ;703. 


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(IV)  Isaac,  son  of  Captain  Joseph  (j) 
Morse,  was  born  Seiitcniher  14.  1697.  lie 
liverl  in  Ho!listr>n,  Slirew  slniry  and  Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts.  His  estate  was  adminis- 
tered in  i,''49.  He  married  Elizabetli.  daiis;h- 
ter  of  Thomas  and  Rachel  Drury,  born  Frani- 
ingham,  ]\Iassachusetts,  Jime  22,  1701.  Chil- 
dren: Isaac,  born  September  2,  1722:  Eliza- 
beth (twin),  iHirn  in  Holliston.  in  1725;  Kez- 
iah  (twin),  1725:  Joseph,  August  21,  1729; 
Uriah,  January  t,\,  1730.  mentioned  below; 
Caleb,  March  iw.  173-2.  died  in  Worcester. 
November  17.  1743:  Jnhn,  February  2^,  1736; 
Hannah.  173S;  Rachel,  marrieii.  in  .Shrews- 
bury, April  2'i.  17O4.  James  Saddler;  Sarah, 
born   1 74 1. 

(V)  Uriah,  son  of  Isaac  Morse,  was  born 
January  31,  1730-31.  He  went  from  Worces- 
ter on  the  expedition  to  Canada  in  1754.  He 
lived  in  Newfane,  \'ermont.  He  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  and  Lydia  (Ea- 
ger) Thomas,  of  IMarlborouqh,  [Massachusetts, 
born  there  February  16,  1729.  Child:  Jacob, 
mentioned  below. 

(\T)  Jacob,  son  of  Uriah  Mc'rse.  married 
(first)  Mary  Kingsbury,  and  (second),  ?\Iary 
Hawes.  Children:  Catherine,  born  March  18. 
1773;  Joshua,  Xovember  20.  1774;  Polly.  De- 
cember 26,  177S:  Sally.  Xoveinl.ier  15.  1780: 
James,  March  18.  1783;  Jacob.  January  22. 
1787;  Hannah,  December  6.  17S0,  married 
Nathan  Phillips   (see  Phillips  Y). 

(The    Sanborn   LinL-}. 

All  the  American  Sanborns  are  desceudeil 
from  the  three  brothers  ^vho  <;ettled  in  Hamp- 
ton in  1639.  This  surname  is  derived  from 
the  Anglo-Saxon  words  -Sand  and  Burn  (a 
stream)  evidently  a  place  before  it  becarne  a 
family  name,  and  it  seems  probable  that  the 
English  progenitor  who  first  used  Samiioiirne, 
the  original  form  of  Sanborn,  as  their  sur- 
name, were  in  Sambourne  in  Warnnn.-ter, 
Wiltsliire. 

The  eariie>t  mention  of  the  fanii!\-  name 
in  England,  m  1194,  giws  it  spelled  De  Sand- 
bourne,  but  as  earl}-  as  1330.  it  is  commonl\ 
spelled  Samborne  and  Saniliourne.  and  since 
the  fourteenth  centur-.-  these  tw^)  forn.is  have 
been  the  accepted  spelling  in  England,  the 
only  two  surviving  branches  in  that  country 
using  them.  The  American  progenitors 
spelled  tlie  name  Sambcrn  and  Samborne.  but 
.gradually  it  has  been  changed  to  Sanborn. 
the  form  adopted  generally  by  almost  all  of 
the  American  descendants.  In  Illinois,  the 
spelling  Sanburn,  and  in  Michigan.  Sandhurn. 
are  in  use  by  Uicmbers  of  this  family. 

The  Sanborn  or  Sambourne  coat-of-arms : 
Argent;  a  chevron,  sable,  between  three  mul- 


lets gules,   piercedor.     Cre-t :   a   nuiUet  as   in 
tile  arn;s. 

riie  SaniboiH"ne  anccstr}'  h.as  been  traeed 
I-v  \  .  C.  Sanl)Lirn,  comjiiler  of  the  genealogy, 
to  Xich>.  laN  .'>aniboiu-ne,  of  Wiltshire,  in  1320, 
Xichi.ilas  San.ilj'Uirne  was  l.iorn  atinut  1320. 
probably  held  the  fiunth  part  oi  a  kniglit's 
fee  in  P.iddestone,  St.  Nicholas.  Wiltslii'-e ; 
representeil  Path  C'ity  at  the  parliament  held 
at  \\  est)uinster.  Xo\eml  er  3.  1391.  His  -^i-n, 
Xicholas  Sambtiurne,  Jr..  was  born  aliiiut 
1350.  held  the  fourth  ])art  of  a  knight's  fee. 
mentie)ned  above,  was  in  parliament  in  I3v3- 
94,  married  Katherin.e.  >iiungest  daughter  anil 
co-heir  of  Sir  John  Lusbili.  of  W-  Lusteshull, 
who  was  connected  with  the  House  of  Lan- 
caster. A  grandson,  Walter  Samborne,  was 
liorn  1420,  held  F'ernham  and  Lushil!  mar.or?, 
but  probabl;.  lived  at  Southcot  House,  near 
Reading.  Berkshire;  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  Thonias  Drew,  of  Seagrv,  Wilt- 
shire; she  died  in  1494  and  her  will  is  extaivt. 

Nicholas  ."-^amborne,  son  of  Walter  and 
[Margaret  Samborne,  vras  born  abotit  1451). 
and  made  his  home  at  }.[ap!edurhani,  Oxford- 
shire, married  Elizabetli,  daughter  oi  Jolm 
Br'.icas.  of  Peaurepaire,  Hampshire,  descen.l- 
ant  (if  an  ancient  and  honorable  family,  from 
V  hich  -die  inherited  consideralile  property,  in- 
cluding Timsiuiry,  which  the  Sambornes  occu- 
pied. Tim -bury  Hou<e.  '.K'W  the  most  ancient 
Samborne  residence  in  En.glauil,  is  celebrated 
fcir  the  interesting  and  artistic  Tudor  archi- 
tecture. The  liouse  t^-day  is  practically  un- 
changed --ince  1542,  except  fi-'V  nnnor  altera- 
tion;- aU'i  repairs,  and  the  loss  of  one  wing  b}' 
tire,  riie  prn!;alile  line  of  descent  from  this 
Xicholas  tr.  tlie  American  immigrants  is  given 
by  the  family  historian  as:  Nicholas  Sam- 
borne. bcirn  1500:  Edward  Samborne,  born 
about  1550,  and  William  Samborne.  who  mar- 
ried .\n:ie  Bachiler.  and  was  of  Primpton. 
Perk^liire.  in  1616;  their  si>ns.  Lieutenant 
John..  William  and  Stephen  Samborne,  being 
the  three  .\merican  immigrant,^. 

(I)  ^\'il!iam  Sanborn,  son  of  William  and 
Anne  (Bachiler)  Samborne.  was  born  in  Eng- 
l.tnd  about  i'^.22.  as  .-lunvn  by  the  recjrd  "f 
!iis  death.  ITis  is  tlie  earliest  Sambori'c  rec- 
rrd  irr.\nd  at  Hampton,  New  Flampshire. 
\vbere  the  family  settled.  The  records  shov- 
chat  on  Xowiuber  27.  n'viQ-  William  Sau:- 
b'.-rne.  vr  Sanbi-rn.  as  the  name  was  after- 
wards spelled.  i\as  appointed  to  rin.g  the  bell 
before  meetincs  '-in  the  Li>rirs  Day  and  other 
(lavs  for  which  the  tijwn  ',oted  that  he  should 
be  paid  ,-ix  pence  b_\  each  and  every  one  hav- 
ing a  lot  in  tl-iC  town.  In  Jime.  1640.  a  house 
lot  was  granted  him  on  the  roail  towards  the 
sea,  southv.-est  of  his  Ijrother  Ichn's.     He  v;as 


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selectman  of  Hampton  in  1600-67-7 1-77-8,^ 
Savage  savs  he  wa^  deputy  to  the  general 
court;  he  was  otten  on  t.v.vn  coni'inttces.  lie 
was  a  soldier  in  Kin,;  I'hilip's  war.  lie  solii 
his"  Iioiise  and  lot,  >.Iay  17.  i'>47.  to  S-rr^cant 
Thomas  Phillirick.  Tiie  will  of  his  wile's 
father,  John  Moulton,  dated  March  23,  16)49, 
proved  March  8,  1650,  bequeathed  various  par- 
cels of  land  to  \\'illiam  and  Anne  (  MoultC'U  ) 
Sanborn.  He  was  admitted  a  ireeinan.  (Jct')- 
her  8,  1651.  He  deeded  land,  June  22.  1681,  to 
his  eldest  son,  William;  on  this  same  date  to 
his  son  Josiah,  the  house  lot  bought  of  Thcmias 
Thurston.  He  was  a  constable  in  1076.  He 
died  November  iS,  ii'«,2-  A  frasment  of  his 
will  is  preserved  and  tlie  iiueritriry,  dateil  De- 
cember I,  I0i;2.  He  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  John  Moulton,  of  Cirmsby,  Norfolk  county, 
England,  and  Hampton,  New  Hampshire. 
Children:  Mary,  married,  December  2t,.  i'kh). 
Ensign  Daniel  Tilton ;  William.  bi>rn  i(i_;j; 
Josiah,  mentioned  below;  Merc\',  liorn  July 
19,  1660;  Mephilosbeth,  Novemlier  5,  1063 ; 
Sarah,  February  10,  1067;  Steplien,  Septem- 
ber 4,  167 1. 

(H)  Josiah,  son  of  William  Sanborn,  was 
born  about  1654,  and  lived  in  Plamptmi.  New 
Hampshire.  He  was  a  well-to-do  man,  and 
in  1693  owned  part  of  a  sawmill.  In  1(105  he 
was  representative  from  Hampton.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  August  25,  1681,  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  William  Moulton,  of  Hampton,  died 
November  6.  16S7.  He  married  (second), 
Sarali  Perkins,  widow  of  Jonathan  Perkins, 
of  Hampton,  died  September  i,  I74'^.  He 
died  in   172S.     His  will,  dated  Novemlier  28. 

1727,  proved  1728,  mentions  wife  Sarah,  and 
all  his  children  except  William  and  Hannah. 
Children:  William,  :March  28,  1682:  Han- 
nah, 1684,  Sarah,  1686;  Jabez,  March  24, 
1691 ;  "Keziah.  3.farch  15,  1693:  Rachel,  ^farch 
13,  1695;  Jonathan.  April  26.  1697;  Reuben, 
April  10,  i'399,  mentioned  below:  Aimer,  .Se]i- 
tember  3.  1702.  died  unmarried  ai.  Loui.-burg. 
1745;  Ricbanl,  .\ugust  9,  1705.  died  unmar- 
ried. ' 

(HP)  Keube'.i,  son  of  Josiah  Sanborn,  was 
born  in  Ham;  tor,.  April  10,  lO')!;,  a;id  mar- 
ried   [Margaret .      He    lived    tirs:    in 

Hampton,  and  in  1750  rc:i;  ''.ed  to  Iv.isom, 
New  Hampshire.  Children:  Reuben.  Deccni- 
ber  25,  1728;  Eb'ijhalet,  July  28,  1730;  I,\(li;i, 
Jure  12,  1732:  S:irah,  March  19,  1734:  -Abi- 
gail, Au!,i'sr  9,  17361,  died  1749:  ]\[argaret, 
August   9,    1738. 

{I\')  Reuben  (21.  son  of  Reuben  (  i \  San- 
born,   was   born    in    Han.ipton.   Deceuiiier   2~. 

1728.  He  lived  first  in  Hampton,  but  re- 
moved to  Epsom  with  his  father.  He  was  a 
deputy  prisoii  keeper  in  1755.     He  s-gneii  the 


Test  in  Epsom.  He  n:;irried.  yj-.iv  20.  !752, 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  ,\bel  Ward.,  of  Hamp- 
ton I-\nlk.  Cbddren  :  ."^iniLiU.  !iap6/cd  Ni- 
vemliei"  11,  iy^^y.  Aiiigail,  liaptizcd  Janiiary 
2ri,  1754:  Sarah,  baptized  Deceinlier  21.  1755; 
Thomas  Ward  b.ipiized  Novcm'x-r  20.  1756, 
died  September  i,  1757;  Moses,  born  Decem- 
ber 2^.  1757,  mentioned  below ;  Molly,  lian- 
tizcd  Xovemlier  30.  1760:  The.ijihilus.  i)eeem- 
ber  17,  17112;  Miriam,  Scpten-.ber  2J^.  1764; 
Ira,  ( )ctober  18.  17616;  Reuben.  May  7,  1760: 
Lletsey.  C)ctober  29,  1772;  unnamed  cl.ild, 
born    and   died    1774. 

(V)  Moses,  son  of  Reulien  (2)  Sanlxirn. 
was  liOrn  in  Epsom.  Plecember  25.  1737,  dieii 
M-irch  14,  1S12.  He  m:irried  Sarah  Mar.'en, 
of  ICpsom,  wliO  dietl  Ma\  I,  183,7.  '^^'^  l;\'e'l 
first  in  Epsom,  but  removed  in  early  marihood 
to  Strafford,  \'ermont.  Children:  Saraii,  born 
August  21,  1780:  Simon,  July  21.  i-S2;  Ebe- 
nezer  IP.  October  10.  1783.  mentioned  below- 
Polly,  AuL;ii-.t  2^.  1787;  Joseph.  Mardcn.  July 
9,  1781):  lletsey.  March  5.  T702;  Rebecca,  31ay 
II,  1704:  William,  I'cbruary  10,  1797;  Me- 
lindia,  L)ctober   12.    1799. 

(\T)  Ebenezer  H.,  son  of  Moses  Sanborn, 
was  born  in  Epsi.im,  New  Hampsliire,  Octo- 
ber 10.  1785,  died  June  7,  1823.  He  married, 
March  10.  1809,  Susan  Perkins,  of  Wheclock, 
\'ermont.  He  spent  most  of  his  life  at  Straf- 
ford, \'ermont.  arid  died  tliere.  Ciiildren ; 
George  Perkins,  April  7,  iSio:  Mary  Ann. 
October  ic.  181 1  ;  Rebecca,  Deceiriber  3.  1813. 
married  Adiii  i[.  Phillips,  of  Stratford  (see 
Phillips  (\H);  Susan,  ^[av  19,  1816:  Eben- 
ezer IP,  Mav  13,  1S20:  Sarah,  Alarch  24, 
1823. 

(The  Parkin  Line). 

(I)  Henry  Larkin,  of  Troy,  born  in  1798, 
,'lied  at  Xi.rth  Bennington,  \'erniont,  or  Co- 
boes.  .\'ew  York,  Inlv  2y.  1837.  He  married 
Pbelie  IVck  i.ee'l'eck  \"I).'  Thev  had  sev- 
eral children,  lut  nnn  two  grew  to  m;iturity: 
Clilie  -V.,  niarrie6i  ^  first  1 .  Ihonias  Tiliey  (sec- 

i.n.ii. and  removed  to  Kansas  :  Sanuiel, 

mentioned  bekjw.  The  otlie"-  iri'.ildren  were: 
?>Iarie  L..  (ieorge  H.,  Phele  A..   IP  ^^. 

(  H)  Saimieb  son  of  Henry  P-ir;<:n.  was 
(;orn  at  Ni'rti!  Penningt,  11:.  Wrmunt,  Febrii- 
arv  !8.  1823.  6ile<l  at  llridgeport.  C.mnecri- 
cut,  September  5,  1889.  He  was  a  meclumic. 
and  learned  his  trade  at  Providence,  Rhode 
I--lar,d.  He  remi>ved  first  to  Hartford,  and 
later  10  Watortowii,  •ixb.ere  he  was  employed 
bv  t!ie  WhcLler  &  Wilsmi  Machine  CoiJ.pany, 
when  tbe\-  tl-st  startC'l.  P.-iter.  when  tb.e  firm 
remo\ed  to  P.'-idgepon.  be  came  with,  tlieir.. 
anil  va?  for  many  years  a  contractor  for  them. 
Pie  was  al.-<o  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
silverware    and     of    knitting    machines.       In 


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1S65  he  was  a  representative  tron  I^iri'li;e- 
jmrt.  He  married,  at  1 'ri'\iilL;ice.  Mav'  17, 
1848,  Eliza  Riiotles  StaiTord.  \>-rn  March  21, 
18,^0,  died  iit  Bridgeport.  Octuijer  17,  1898. 
<lau,i;hter  of  Tlionias  Rice  and  Saral;  I'otter 
(Rhodes)  Stafford,  who  were  married  Mav 
14,  182S.  Her  father,  Thomas  Rice  Statford, 
born  December  21.  1805,  was  the  sen  of 
Thomas  R.  and  Sarah  (  'i'aylor  )  Stafford.,  and 
came  from  an  old  Riiode  Islanil  faniilv.  Mer 
mother,  Sarah  Riiodes.  Ijorn  Marcli  18.  1809. 
was  the  dauc;hter  i^f  Captain  Job  and  Sallv 
(Potter)  Rhodes,  also  descendants  of  an  nld 
Rhode  Island  family.  Children:  i.  Sar.ah 
Eliza,  born  at  Providence,  Sei)tember  18.  1840, 
died  yonng.  2.  EuL;ene  Samuel,  born  at  Provi- 
dence, Jnne  27.  1852.  married  Fannie  If.  Car- 
penter, of  P)rid,£feport,  January  12.  1881.  3. 
Anna  Adelia.  born  at  Hartford.  December  8. 
1853,  married  Ebenezer  S.  Phillips  (  see  Phil- 
lips ^'III).  4.  Ella  Frances,  born  at  Water- 
town,  April  10,  1855.  niarried  Tha  Ideus 
Brook.s  Peccher.  of  New  Haven,  Septeiiiber 
22,  1884.  5.  Edgar  Henry,  born  at  Pridge- 
port,  August  I,  1859,  niarried  Alexanflria  E. 
Goddard,  of  Bridgeport.  April  8.  18S5.  6. 
Rose  Hoxie.  born  at  Bridgeport.  Februar\-  20, 
1863,  married  Walter  Thayer,  of  Xew  Hamp- 
shire. June  20.  1892.  died  September  2-.  1903  ; 
had  three  children,  Samuel  W. :  Walter  P.; 
Philips  L.  7.  Herbert  Hnjikins.  liorn  at 
Bridgeport.  December  9.  1870.  married  Ma- 
bel B.  (riove.  of  L\-nn.  Massachusetts,  i3ctolier 
21,    1S96. 

(The  Peck  Line). 

The  descendants  of  Joseph  Peel:,  the  immi- 
grant ancestor  of  the  Pecks  in  this  coi.infv. 
known  as  the  Massachusetts  Pecks,  have  the 
honor  of  ki/nwing  that  he  was  a  direct  de- 
scendant in  the  t\vent}--fir;t  generation  frum 
John  Peck,  of  Belton.   Yorksiure.  England. 

1 1)  Joseph  Peck  was  the  son  of  Robert, 
born  1546.  died  1503.  and.  Helen  ( Cabbs ) 
Peck,  of  Beccles.  Suftolk  coimt}-.  En-land,  and 
was  baptized  there  April  30.  1587.  He  settled 
at  Ilingham,  Xiiri'tlk  connt\ .  Fni:;land,  and 
m  [038  he  and  other  Puritans  with  his  brother, 
Robert  Peck,  their  pastor,  tle.i  f-om  the  per- 
secutions of  tiie  clnirch  x<.>  this  count:-y.  Thev 
came  in  tlic  ship  'T'iiigent."  ao'l  soon  after 
his  arrival  he  settled  in  Hingha-.n.  Ma>sa- 
chnsetts.  where  he  received  a  grant  of  laml  in 
163S.  H(?  remained  there  about  se\'en  years, 
during  which  rin:e  he  \\-as  iustice  of  ih?  oeace. 
assessor,  selectman,  representative  to  the  gen- 
eral cot-rt  four  terms.  In  1641  he  became  one 
of  the  principal  inirchasers  of  tliat  tract  of 
land  called  by  thent  Seekonk.  afterward,  in- 
corporated into  the  town  of  Rehoboth.  Massa- 
chusetts, and  removed  there,  1645,  and  became 


one  ot  Its  pronnnent  men  as  well  as  owe  of 
its  weahhiest  unlil  liis  death.  Decen.iL.L-r  2^, 
!(/>3. 

Fie  married  1  first)  in  Hinyliam.  i-lngiiind. 
}ilay  21,  1617.  Rehecca  Clark.  Slie  (iicd  and 
was  buried  there,  October  24.  i''37.  The 
name  of  his  second  wife  is  unkncwn.  The 
marriage  was  prolxably  in.  an<_nher  parish 
where  the  records  were  not  preser\ed.  The 
records  of  the  tow;i  clerk  at  Hingham.  Massa- 
chusetts, show  tlKit  "Mr.  Joseph  Peck,  his 
wife,  three  sons  :ind  a  d;uighter  settled  there." 
so  it  is  known  he  married  a  second  time  lie- 
fore  lea\ing  I'.ngLuul.  Flis  children  were: 
I.  Anna.  Ijaptized  in.  Hingham.  Iv.igland, 
3ilarch  12.  i(ii8.  and  buried  there.  July  27, 
1630.     2.  Rebecc:i,  baptized  in  Hingham.  Mav 

25,  i()20,  married Flubbert.    3.  Joseph. 

mentioned  below.  4.  Joh.n.  baptized  about 
1626.  5.  Xicholas.  baptized  in  Hingham, 
England,  April  9,  1(530.  6.  Samuel,  baptized  in 
Hm^ham.  Massachusetts.  F^ebruarv  3.  1638- 
30.  7.  .Vathaniel.  baptized  at  ITinghani.  Mas- 
sachusetts. (  ictober  31.  1041.  8.  Israel,  bap- 
tized at  tlingham,  Massachusetts.  ^March  4, 
1644. 

(II)  Joseph  (2),  son  of  Joseph  (1)  and 
Rebecca  (Clark)  Peck,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, and  baptized  there  August  2^.  1623.  lie 
accompanied  his  father  to  this  countr\  in 
1638.  ;ind  ri,ino\ed  uitb  them  from  Hingiiam, 
Massachusetts,  to  Seekonk  in  1645.  ^"'1  set- 
tled near  his  father  at  Seekonk  Plain  in  a 
house  located  near,  if  not  upon  the  exact  ;not 
where  now  stands  the  depot  of  the  Bosto-.i  & 
Provide:ice  railroad.  He  was  one  of  the  prom- 
inent men  of  the  town  in  those  da\-s,  liis  n.aine 
;'.ppearing  rp.jn  various  important  dociLmcnts. 
About  1660  he  left  the  Plain  and  settled  upon 
'aimer's  river  in  the  southwesterly  part"  of 
extensive   land 


in  Jidy,  1697. 
Children  were: 
1650:  Ilatmah. 
Xovember    .:i3. 


Reheibotli.   where   he   ^vas 
(Avner.      His    v.ill    was    m:ide 

He  marrierl . 

Rebecca,  born  .\<i\-eml)er  ('1, 
March  25.  i('>53 :  Elizabeth. 
i'357;  Jatlmiel,  mentioned  below:  Marv.  Xo- 
vember 17,  i6('>2:  Ichabod.  September  13. 
r6oo;  Patience.  Dctober  it,  1669;  Samuel. 
<Jcr>>lier    11.    1(172. 

:  111  )  Jathniel.  son  of  J.iseph  (2)  Peck,  was 
l^orn  in  Rehoboth,  Massachusetts-..  lulv  24. 
!(;i(>o,  and  owned  a  house  near  hi>  father's  ;md 
because  a  man  of  wealth  and  intlue^ice.  He 
wa.s  a  rei-)rcsentati\-e  to  the  general  court  in 
i72\-22-2T,-2n-2--2S,-2<)-T,o-;i,'i.  He  died  April 
5.  1742.  Fle  married,  F^d.iniary  2S,  1688-80, 
Sarali  Smith,  who  died  June  4,  1717.  Tlieir 
chikiren  were:  Daniel,  horn  Jannarv  30,  1689- 
<)0:  Ichabod,  mentioned  belo\i- :  Solomon,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1692,  died  P^ecembrr,  172S:  Esther, 


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April  30,  1694.  died  February,  1729-30;  jath- 
niel.  Septeinhei'  10.  ii")S'-  F.benezcr.  April, 
1697;  .'^arali,  March  i.  1608-00;  Rchecka. 
October  10.  1700:  Joseph,  April  iS.  1702; 
Ann,  April  7,  1704;  Rcniamin,  January  iS. 
1705-06:  Elizabeth.  '  )ct':ibcr  31,  1707;  Henry. 
December  7.  17011;  Nathaniel,  September  14, 
1712. 

(I\)  Ichabod.  Jon  of  Jathniel  and  Sarah 
(Smith)  Peck,  \\as  born  in  Rehoboth.  Mass- 
achusetts, .March  O-  1600-91.  and  settled  in 
that  part  of  Attleborough.  now  Cumberland, 
where  he  purchased  land^  as  early  as  October 
2^.  1721.  He  held  different  offices  at  various 
times  in  Attleborough  and  Cumberland.  He 
die'l  July  8,  1773.  He  married  Judith  I'aine, 
daus;hter  of  Samuel  Paine.  She  died  No- 
vember 26,  177S.  -ChiblreTi  were;  Judith, 
born  Seijtember  16.  1720;  Ichabod,  February 
4,  1721-22;  Seth,  February  13,  1723-24; 
Mary,  June  iS.  1726;  Joseph,  September  16, 
1728;  Rebecca,  May  18,  1731.  died  March 
28,  1732;  Sr.lr.mon.  April  ig,  1733;  Oliver, 
February  5.  i73'i-37;  Benjamin,  mentioned 
below. 

(V)  P.cniamin.  youngest  child  of  Ichabod 
and  Judith  i  Paine  1  Peck,  was  born  in  Alile- 
borongh.  September  12,  1739.  He  spent  his 
early  year-  iipcai  the  homestead  cf  his  father 
and  then  removed  to  Stoughton,  Massachu- 
setts, where  lie  died  in  1795.  He  married 
Letisa  Titu^,  June  15.  1768.  Children  were; 
I'.cnjarnin.  mer,tiL-ined  below ;  James,  born 
December  14,  1771;  Olive.  April  5,  1774, 
married  Eno^  Ray.  <  ictolier  3.  170''.  aiid  died 
leaving  three  g'rU  v/lv^  died  '.\itliont  issue; 
George,  July  21.  1776;  Chloe.  March  20. 
1779,  married  James  Gillinore,  December  75. 
I7q6;  Nanc",  Tub-  v  1781,  marrieil  Paul 
Clark. 

fVI)  P.enjamin  (2~i  son  of  Benjamin  and 
Letisa  CTitusi  Peck,  was  born  in  Stoughton, 
or  .^ttleborougdi,  Massachusetts,  August  20, 
1769.  He  settled  at  South  Adams.  Ma'^sa- 
chusett^.  where  he  died  October  4,  1857.  He 
was  a  bene\'ole!!t.  kind-hearted  man,  and 
much  respected.  He  marrietl  Patience  Chase, 
who  died.  May  27.  1S66.  Their  children 
were:  Lucv  (twit:',  born  June  20,  1793; 
Polly  (twin),  married  Otis  Sprague  and  set- 
tled at  Huron.  Erie  countv.  ("jhio:  had  six 
children:  Chloe.  :r.arried  Miles  H.  Andrew>; 
had  five  children:  Phebe.  luTn  (^'Ctober  j6. 
1799.  dieil  July  22,  183.,;  ni.irried  Heniy 
Larkin  (see  Larkin  !">  :  Jacob,  December  6. 
iSoi,  married  An.iey  ]>->wen  and  went  to  Ala- 
bama, had  three  childreii ;  '"yrus,  Feliruary 
21,  1804,  Uuirr'.cd  aivl  died  in  Illinois,  .-in: 
children:  Levi.  Augu-t  31,  1^07.  married 
Orelia  Fluwer,  lived  in  '"iliio.  had  eight  chil- 


dren; Ruth,  August  4,  1809,  married  I'cn- 
jamin  T.  Hoxie,  "settled  in  Iowa,  had  -<:vcn 
children:  George,  C»ctober  11,  iSil.  UMrrieil 
Catharine  Stearns,  li-v-,;d  in  ?ilichigan,  h:id 
four  children;  Maria  .S..  December  9.  i^i'i,, 
married  David  Aldrich  and  had  four  rbil- 
d.ren :  Benjamin,  December  3,  1817.  married 
Clara  Loomis;  he  died  in  Alabama.  Octijber 
17.  18^;;  three  children. 


The   Hiibbell   faniil}-   is  pp'i)- 
HLBBELL     aljK-  of  Danish  origin  and  tiie 

name  is  believed  to  have  been 
derived  from  "Hubba."  a  Danish  cliief.  wl'.'> 
Settled  in  Britain  in  the  ninth.  centur_\-,  ami 
the  Anglo-.Sax>;in  word  "hiH."  From  ''"Hubba's 
Hill"  the  name  LIubhill  -Aas  ilerived  and  from 
that  the  surname  Hulihell. 

( I  I  Richard  Hubl>ell.  the  nr-t  of  the  nanu:: 
in  America,  '.vas  born  in  Great  Britain  m 
1627-28.  The  exact  date  of  Ivs  arrival  ni 
Nev.'  England  is  not  known,  but  it  mu-'L  iiave 
between  between  1645  ^''^'^  i'-'47-  because  on 
IMarch  7  of  the  latter  }car  he  took  the  0,1th 
of  fidelity  to  the  go\"ernment  C'f  the  .Vew 
Haven  Colony.  In  l6;o  he  married  r"ii;:a- 
beih,  daughter  of  John  and  g'raridda'.-ighter  of 
\'incent  Mei.g-,  of  Dorsetsliiro,  F.ngiand.  Slie 
died  in  1664-65,  in  Pequonnock.  The  latter 
was  born  in  1570,  emigrated  t<'  America  and 
settled  in  Weymouth.  }das-achusetts.  He  wa- 
living  in  N'ew  1-Ia\'en  in  1647:  afterv>ards  re- 
moved to  ljuilf''rd.  and  finally  to  what  is 
now  Killingworth,  Connecticut,  where  iie  liied 
in  1658.  His  son.  John  MeiL'",'-.  born  in  Eng- 
land in  i6oo.  married  a  ^liss  Fry,  in  Eng- 
land, in  1630.  He  lived  in  \\'eymon;li.  and 
■■n  New  Haxeti  in  1647.  He  removeij  to  Guil- 
ford in  1654.  and  to  Killingworth  in  1663. 
where  he  was  made  a  freeman  in  1669.  He 
was  a  tanner  by  trade,  had  a  large  estate  and 
-ome  books.  John  Meigs  died  in  Killinc- 
worth.  January  4.  1672.  Richard  Hubbell  was 
admitted  a  planter  in  Guilford,  Feliruary  25, 
[653-54.  and  lived  there  until  1664.  \',  hen  iie 
ami  his  family  removed  to  Pequonnock,  Enir- 
fieiil.  Connecticut.  He  died  October  2;^.  iW). 
aged  about  seventy-two  \ears.  He  married  a 
second  wife,  name  unknown.  Children  ■1'. 
first  wife:  John,  b^rn  about  1652.  in  New 
Haven:  Richard.  1654,  in  Guilford;  Jame-. 
1656.  in  Guilford,  died  December  12.  1651  >; 
.~^amuel.  Sr..  November  6,  1657.  mentione'l 
below:  Elizabeth.  November  16,  T659.  Guil- 
ford :  Ebene/er,  born  in  ifiuilford  ;  Mary  born 
ill  Guilford:  Martha,  born  in  Fairfield  county. 
Ciuldren  of  second,  wife:  Samuel,  Jr.,  horn 
in  Fairfield  county;  .-\b''c:ail.  h.^rn  in  Fairfield 
countv :  Sarah,  born  in  Fairfield  county. 
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Walker,  1688:  she  died  1717.  and  their  chil- 
dren were:  James,  bun;  in  FairtieM  countx' ; 
Joseph,  born  in  r'airrield  county  ;  John,  born 
April,  1691. 

(II)  Sanitiel,  Sr..  .-on  of  Richard  lIiihlx-11, 
was  born  Xoveniber  d,  1057.  in  Liuilford,  Con- 
necticut, died  Seiitcnibcr  18,  171J1.  He  lived 
in  Strattield.  Fan-tield  county.  (.  ■>nnecticut. 
He  married  (first)  Elizabeth  \\'il>un,  Ajiril 
4,  1086,  and  she  died  January  4.  1(188.  lie 
married  (second)  Tcniperaiice  I'reston,  April 
17,  Km'^S. 

Mr.  Hubhell  ^jicnt  hi-  early  chihlhood  in 
Guilford,  and  then  iPioNcd  to  I''airtield  with 
his  parents  when  ab'jut  fi\'c  years  old,  and 
lived  there  until  hi<  ijearh.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent man  in  the  \illaL;e  and  keiJt  a  store. 
He  was  a  lieutenant  and  had  the  o.'tices  of 
"Society  Clerk"  and  '"Ivecorder  of  Deeds"  for 
Stratfiekl  from  1694  until  his  death  in  17 13. 
He  was  selectman  iri  1702-10-11;  he  was  on 
tlie  school  committees  in  1705.  The  inveiuiiry 
of  his  estate  was  made  June  10.  17 14.  ChihJ 
by  first  wife:  Benoiu,  born  LV-ceniber 
29,  1687.  died  January  20.  108S.  L'_\  second 
wife :  Elizabeth,  b^rn  December  20.  i^'Sg, 
died  Januar}-  4,  TCigo;  Jehicl.  January  27.  1090, 
died  -May  3,  itxt^ :  l3anicl.  .\usu?t  8.  i6gi  ; 
Katharine,  March  11.  i"),v  die<i  December 
19,  U)97;  Eiihraim.  October  11,  1004:  Stephen. 
February  16.  i6f)h.  menticrned  bel'^w  :  David. 
July  I,  169S:  Abiel,  Jani;arv  15,  ifjoo,  died 
March  3.  1(399:  Tabith.a.  December  J4,  1700. 
Jose[>h.  (October  jq,  1702, 

(HI)  Stephen,  son  'if  Sanuiel  Sr..  Hublfell. 
was  born  in  Strattield.  Februarv  10,  i('i96.  died 
April  20,  1792.  He  married  (tirst*  Abicrail 
Sfpiire.  Jaiuiar}-  10.  1720.  and  she  died  Oc- 
tober I.   1777,  age;'  eighty-four.     He  married 

(second)    Rebecca .     He  died  in   1792. 

and  his  will  was  pro\-ed  October  i.  1702.  Chil- 
dren by  first  wife:  Xehemia'i.  born  May  19. 
1722,  mentione;!  below:  Jabez:  (rier-hom.  died 
before  his  father:  Rebecca,  baptized  lulv  4, 
i73'5- 

(IV)  Xehen-iah,  m>ii  uf  Sieiilitn  Hul.'bell, 
was  born  May  19.  1722,  died  bef^'re  his  fa- 
ther. He  li\ed  in  A\'es:''in.  Fair.dCdi  count}-. 
and  married  Hannah  TreadwelL  Children: 
Stephen,  b.irn  1745:  Xatliariiel.  1747:  Ab.i:,Mil. 
baptized  (~)rtober  7,  1750:  Hannah:  Da\id, 
1752:  Rebecca,  baptized  TJay  11.  1735:  Isaac, 
born  1735.  was  capfured  Ijy  the  Indians,  died 
1842:  HuMali.  1737:  Rilly.  1730,  nientii-)i;ed 
below:  Xehemiah.  April  7.  17'^: 

(V)  P.illy.  son 
born  in  T750.  diec 

blacksmith."'  He  married  Mary  Booth,  who 
died  March  11.  iSio,  aq'ed  forty-nine  years. 
Children:     Ezra,  born  October  4,   17S5.  men- 


April  7.  17(14 :  Ra: 
of  Xeiuniiah   Hubbe!!. 
Ap-il  2.   1848.     He  \v: 


tioiied  below:  Jeremiah,  May  5,  1787;  Rtianiv, 
died  Aui^^ust  I,  1830. 

(\I)  Ezra,  son  of  P.illv  Hubbell.  wa-  born 
October  .^,  1785.  died  June  13.  1831.  He 
mairied,  December  15,  181 1.  Elizabeth  Black- 
man  or  Blakeman,  who  was  born  Xo\eiuber  7, 
1791.  died  January  3,  1837.  daughter  c-f  .Vgar 
Dlackman.  \\h(j  was  born  July  2j.  1778.  son 
of  Ephraim  Blaclcman.  wdio  was  born  in  1746, 
died  181  I.  and  marrietl  Sarah  W'ilcoxson.  w  h.o 
was  born  F"ebruar_\  10.  1737,  died  1828, 
ilaughtcr  of  Ji'hn  \\'ilcox<on.  Ephraim 
lilackman  was  son  of  Nathan  Rlackman,  who 
was  born  September  29.  1702,  married,  De- 
cember 20,  1722,  Sarali,  daughter  of  Samuel 
Welles.  Nathan  Blackman  was  son  of  Ebe- 
nezer  Blackman,  who  died  1745 :  Ebenezer 
Blackman  married  (first),  October  24.  1681, 
Patience  \\"ilcoxson.  who  was  born  February 
6,  i'S<33,  daughter  of  John  AA'ilcoxson :  Ebe- 
nezer Blackman  married  (second),  Xovember 
3,  1692.  Abigail,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Cour- 
tis. Ebenezer  Blackman  was  a  son  of  John 
Blackman.  who  died  in  1662:  married,  in 
•1653,  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry  Smith, 
of  \\'ethersfield :  she  died  170(1.  Adam  Black- 
man,  father  of  Jcihn  IMackman.  was  born  in 
130S,  died  in  September,  1(563;  married  Jane 
Wheeler,  who  died  in  1674,  aged  seveni'.'-four 
years.  Rev.  Adam  Blackman,  son  of  a  pri- 
vate citizen  of  StafFordshire,  Englatv".  >\a- 
C'lucated  at  Christ  Chuirch  College,  Oxford, 
matriculating  'Siny  2^.  1(117.  Crhililren  of  Ezra 
Hubbell:  Henry,  born  April  lo.  1814: 
Charles,  mentioneil  below:  Jane,  ijctnljer  13, 
1817:  Eliza.  December  28,  1825:  Gcc-rge.  Feb- 
ruar}- 4,  1829 ;  Caroline,  February  10.  (830. 

(V'll)  (riiarles.  son  of  Ezra  Hubbell.  was 
born  Julv  2^,  1815.  at  Monroe,  wa-  killed  by 
the  cars  at  Danhury  on  the  Danbury  \-  Xor- 
walk  railroad.  September  23.  1837.  He  mar- 
ried, December  20.  1842,  IMaria  Tavlor.  born 
June  3.  1819,  did  April  13.  1870  (see  l"a\:or 
\').  She  married  (second),  March  2'^,  i838. 
Stephen  I'.ates.  Children:  Luma'.i  l.er'>y, 
mcnti(jned  below:  Elizabeth  Rach.el.  r  Mr,  .Vu.- 
g-ust  13,  1846.  married  .\lbert  M.  Steele'  Julia 
^daria.  ('~)ctnber  2J.  1832. 

i\  Iin  Luman  Leroy.  so:i  of  (.  hai'Ie-  Hub- 
bell. \vas  born  a^  Danbury.  (,'■ 'Uiiccticut,  (Oc- 
tober 2.  1843.  He  attended  ilie  public  schc.ols 
of  Danbury  and  the  Bryant  iv  Stratton  Busi- 
ness College.  Brid.geport.  During  the  spring" 
r>i  18301  h.e  C(.'mriienci_ii  hi--  i'usines;  career,  a- 
clerk  in  the  dr\-  goii.l-  -.tr.re  of  F.  K.  Austin 
..S:  Companv.  and  continued  there  for  six  year--. 
In  i8('ir'i-(')7  he  was  clerk  in  th.e  office  of  T. 
Jones,  insurance  agent,  and  in  the  spring  of 
1868  he  opened  an  insurance  agency  on  his 
own  account  in  Danburv.     The  great  iire   in 


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Chicago  caused  the  faihire  of  all  the  fire  in- 
surance conipaiiie>  that  he  reprocnteil,  and 
he  then  took  the  agency  of  the  .Mutual  Lite 
Company  of  Xew  York  City,  in  L>ctoher,  iSijQ, 
and  retained  this  fifteen  years.  lie  was  elect- 
ed town  clerk  and  registrar  of  birth,  mar- 
riages and  deaths  in  October,  1872.  and  was 
re-elected  for  five  succeeding  years.  In  the 
spring  of  1879  he  was  one  of  the  prime  mijv- 
ers  in  establishing  a  telephone  exchange  in 
Danbury  and  Bethel  anr!  lie  became  manager 
of  this,  which  was  known  as  the  Danbury 
Telephone  Despatch  Conipan\-.  I'.y  October 
I,  1S79.  he  had  fifteen  mile>  of  wire  in  use 
and  eighty  stations  in  commimicatiun.  He 
was  cliief  engineer  of  the  Danbury  fire  de- 
partment for  two  }'ears,  i>>yS-j\).  W  hen 
the  business  of  Ive>  t\:  IIo_\t  wa:-  iuci>r- 
porated  as  The  J.  }d.  h'es  <,,'i..nipa!i\  he 
was  elected  secretary  atid  has  since  been 
prominent  in  the  business  world,  having  been 
with  them  eighteen  years.  This  concern  did 
the  largest  trade  in  furniture  and  house  fur- 
nishing goods  in  this  section  of  the  state  for 
many  years.  Yiv.  Hiibbell  was  elected  a  cor- 
porator of  the  Union  Savings  Bank  of  Dan- 
bury in  1877.  which  office  he  still  holds  He 
was  elected  a  trustee  in  1878,  but  declined  a 
re-election  in  1879.  He  was  again  elected  a 
trustee  in  1894,  and  assistant  treasurer  in  July. 
1897,  and  advanced  to  position  of  treasurer. 
January  i,  1907.  wdiich  position  he  still  holds. 
He  has  been  active  in  the  temperance  move- 
ment ;  is  a  member  of  the  Universalist  church  : 
held  office  of  clerk  many  years,  and  is  a  Re- 
publican or  independent  in  politics ;  memt)er 
of  Ix>dge  Xo.  40,  Free  and  Accepted  ^ilasons, 
of  Danbury.  joining  Xovember  15,  1875. 

He  married,  December  8.  1864.  Harriet  Re- 
becca Gregory,  born  January  I,  1844,  at  Xew- 
town,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  Benjamin 
Gregory,  born  August  7,  1816,  at  RidgefieM, 
Connecticut,  iHed  June  12.  1861.  married,  Jan- 
uary 20,  1841.  Arsena  Judd,  born  April  24. 
1822,  at  Xewtown,  died"  Xovember  19.  1899 
("see  Judd  \'l).  Lewi?  Giegor\'.  father  of 
Benjamin  Gre"gory.  died  aliout  iSCo;  married 
Martha  X'orthrop.  b'>rn  178^.  died  April  20, 
1877,  ajed  ninety-three  years  and  six  months 
(see  Xorthrop  \").  Ixwis  and  Martha 
(X'orthrop)  (jregory  had  eleven  cliiklren, 
among"  \\hom  were:  Delia.  Richard,  Lucy, 
Rebecca.  Harry,  Eliza  Ann.  br.rn  Autrust  7, 
1814,  dierl  June  9.  1895:  Charles,  died  Jiuie 
4,  1871,  aged  forty-=ix :  Benjamin. 

Benjamin  and  Arsena  (Judd)  G'ccfor\-  had 
five  children:  Harriet  Rebecca,  menty'ncfl 
above,  married  Luman  Len^y  Hubbell :  ^ilar- 
tha  Ann.  Juliet,  Arthur,  Benjamin  and  Henry 
Richard.     Cliildren  of  Luman  Ler^v  Hubbell : 


r.  Grace  Louise,  bijrn  .\pril  6,  i8('i.''i,  married, 
.•\];ril  2.  i8gi,  i_i.  Imx-iI  Ls'ons,  boiii  Jul}-  4, 
i8()5.  at  I'.ridgewater ;  children:  Lelan>.I  H., 
burn  January  11,  1S92;  Roger  A<i;ims,  1  u:- 
ccniber  lO.  1893:  b^red  Gregory,  M?.\-  16, 
i89();  .Marian  l.eaiise,  March  jo.  iooo:  Har- 
riet Grace,  ^. larch  24,  1904.  2.  Cl'aiies  Greg- 
ory, June  12,  1875.  married,  December  lO, 
1900,  Mary  Louise  Moueman,  of  Xew  York- 
City:  children:  Luman  George,  born  Jul}-  26, 
1904;  Catherine  Annette,  December  21,  1907. 

(The  Taylor  Line). 

(I)  Thomas  Taylor  was  Ijorn  in  1643,  died 
in  Januar)-,  1735.  He  married,  February  14, 
Ti'iiiS,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Edward  Ketchum. 
Children  :  Thomas,  died  aged  ninety  ;  Joseph, 
died  aged  ninety;  John,  died  aged  seventy; 
Daniel,  died  aged  ninety-four;  Timothy,  men- 
tioned below ;  X'atlian,  died  aged  one  hun- 
dred; Theophilus,  died  aged  ninety:  Deborah, 
died  aged  eighty ;  Rebecca,  died  aged  ninety- 
eight  :  Eunice,  died  aged  ninet}-. 

(II)  Timothy,  son  of  Thomas  Ta_\lor.  was 
born  in  1678,  died  in  17,^5.  He  married  3.1ary 
Davis,  born  August  2.  11590,  daughter  of  John 
and  Abigail  (Tibbah)  Davis.  Abigail  Tibbals 
w-as  the  daughter  of  John  Tibbals.  Children : 
Jabez.  mentioned  below:  Abigail;  Eunice; 
Elizabeth:  Rebecca,  married  Benjamin  Betts; 
Thankful ;  Olix'er. 

(III)  Jabez.  son  of  Timothy  Taylor,  was 
born  1717,  died  Octoljcr  17.  1794.  Lie  mar- 
mied  Haimah  Hickok,  born  in  1722,  died  Feb- 
ruary 26,  18 13,  daughter  of  Ebeiiczer  Hickok, 
born  in  W'atcrbury.  Connecticut,  in  1691,  died 
July   3.    1774,    aged    eight}'-thrce   years.      He 

married Dibble,  and  they  l:ad  cliildren : 

Ebenezer.  ^lary,  Hannah  and  Abigail.  He 
married  (second).  June  17,  1747,  ^^"idov\•  Es- 
ther Beach,  born  in  1705,  died  .\ugust  25. 
1775,  aged  seventy  }ears.  and  they  had  ciiil- 
dren :  Captain  Daniel  and  }ilaji)r  Benjamin. 
Ebenezer  Hickok,  father  of  Hannah,  was  son 
of  Samuel  Llickok,  horn  in  Farmington.  prob- 
ably in  1635,  died  in  \\'aierbury,  January, 
1695.  son  of  William  Llickok,  who  was  one 
of  the  original  jiroririetors  of  Farininuf 'U 
aboi;t  ro.io.  atid.  had  S'^ns  .'^a:nuel  and  Joseoii. 
Jabez  and  Haimah  (  Hickok  >  Taylor  had  ci'iil- 
d.ren  :  Timctliv,  mentioned  below  :  Jabez.  died 
Aui:r"st  8.  1827;  Elijah,  died  April  iS.  1814; 
Joseph  ;  Jonathan  :  Ebenezer,  born  1762.  died 
September  2,  1855. 

(W)  Timothy  (2),  son  of  Jabez  Taylor, 
wa-  horn  iu,  1740.  died  October  14,  1826.  He 
married  Anna  Sceicy,  born  in.  175  r,  died  Jan- 
uary 26.  1806.  daughter  of  J;une5  and  Hannah 
Seelev:  Jame^  Seeley  was  born  July  29,  1722. 
died   Dece'r.ber   5,    1809:   his   wife   was   b-^rn 


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1715,  clfcil  Xi.)vetnlier  12.  1S02.  Children  of 
Mr.  and  Mr.-;.  Seeley :  Hannah,  married  I'.ena- 
jah  Benedict:  Eunice,  married  Joshua  Ta\  l>-ir ; 
Mary,  niarried  Samuel  Crofut :  Anna,  above 
mentioned.  Ciiildren  of  ]\Ir.  antl  ^Irs.  Ta}l'jr: 
Plannah.  married  Silliman  Hulihell,  April. 
1789:  Daniel,  married  Irene  Benedict:  Irene. 
married  I'hilor  K.  Dibble;  Amnion,  mentioned 
below:  Tin)otlr.'.  born  Septemlicr  Ji.  177". 
died  April  19.  1816:  Anne,  April  10,  17S5, 
married  Jesse  Peck,  September  24,  1S05. 

(\')  Amnion,  son  of  Timothy  (2)  Taylor, 
was  born  Jime  23,  1780.  died  June  20,  iS()8. 
lie  married,  November  20.  1800,  Rachel  Iloyt, 
Ixirn  Alav  17,  1781.  died  Mav  I,  1856  (see 
H..yt\ll). 

Mr.  Tayliir  liwd  in  Elmwond  district. 
Bethel.  Connecticut,  and  was  a  farmer.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat  and  in  religion  a 
Universalist.  Children:  i,  Joshua  Hovt, 
born  Xoveml)er  10,  iSoi,  died  December  29. 
1851,  married  Xancy  Shepard,  and  they  had 
children:  Leroy,  born  August  24,  1S25  :  Ani- 
mon.  August  23,  1S27:  Alonzo,  November  22, 
1829  :  Josluia  Hoyt,  January  25,  1832  :  George, 
December  3.  1834:  Susan  IMaria,  March  27, 
1837 :  Roswell.  Xovember  25,  1839 :  Edgar, 
July  7,  1842;  Hannah  Janette.  November  23, 
1845.  -■  C'live,  October  22,  1804,  died  young. 
3.  Roswell,  July  18.  1806,  died  December  26, 
1837.  4.  Annis.  November  3.  1808,  died  De- 
cember II.  1880;  niarried.  December  20,  1826. 
William  Smith:  children:  Joseph  Tavlor. 
April  21.  1828:  Maria  Tavlor,  March  2,  1830: 
Martha  X..  March  2.  1832:  Mary  Eh.za.  Oc- 
tober 3.  1835  :  Jidia  Sophia.  October  13,  1837: 
Frederick  Sb.epard.  February  19,  1840:  Will- 
iam Henry.  November  18,  1843:  Orrin  Bene- 
dict. February  6.  iXjO.  5.  Maria,  born  Jiuie 
5.  1819.  died  April  15.  1870:  niarried  Charles 
Flubbell,    December    20,    1842     (see    llubbell 

VH). 

(The   JikM    Line,. 

(Iin  Benjamin  Judd,  son  of  Philip  Judd 
(q.  v.),  was  Ijorn  in  i(V)o.  He  married  Sarah 
.  Ciiildren:  Benjamin.  Phineas.  men- 
tioned hc!'j"\- :  Sarah. 

(I\'>  Phmea^.  sr.n  of  B.enjaniin  Judd.  died 
in  Bethel.  C~Cinnectirut.  in  1777.  He  nrirried 
Deborah,  daughter  i?r  Natliati  and  Hannah 
(Benedict)  ra}-!'ir.  Hannah  L'eiie<lict  wa- 
daiighter  of  Daniel  Beneiiict.  Xathan  Taylor, 
born  in  ihS2.  wa<  son  of  Thomas  and  Re- 
becca ( Ketchum  )  Ta\;or.  Ciiildren:  Daniel, 
born  1745:  David.  1740:  Elilui,  mentioned 
below :  Marv. 

(  V )  Eliliu,  sor.  iif  Phincas  Juild.  died  in 
i7'/5.  He  marricvl.  June  5,  1782.  Lc.iis  Dike- 
man,  born  October  20.  1754.  at  Warwick.  Nes',' 
York,  died  August  23.   1855,  at  Genrgctov.n, 


Connecticut,  daughter  of  Fred.erick  E)ike- 
luan.  Children:  Daniel,  born  Februar.  18. 
1784.  .Mary  Ann.  May  5.  1786:  Taylor.  Vpril 
-5'  i/'^'J-  nienriijned  beluw  :  Rhunia.  .Vugii^i  8, 
1791  :  Elilui,  March  10,  17Q4,  diet!  Deccr.iiier 
21.  1874. 

t  \  I  )  Taylor,  son  of  Elihu  Judd.  «as  b..rn 
April  25,  17S9,  died  ]\lay  26,  iSC/i.  He  mar- 
riefl  I  first)  January  13.  1814.  Mary  Ann  Dil;e- 
maii,  born  December  19.  1792,  died  Sejiteiuber 
ig.  1S40,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Dikeman. 
born  December  2~,  1769.  died  December  10. 
1849,  and  niarried,  September  15,  1791,  Ex- 
perience Ilawley.  born  September  10,  1774. 
died  March  3.  1839,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and 
Kate   (Fairchiid)   iia\vley.  who  was  daughter 

of  J(.inatlian  and (Wheeler")  Fairchild. 

Ebenezer  Hawley,  son  of  Benjamin  Havvley. 
was  born  1696.  died  Mav  8.  1767.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  February  13,  1724,  ^lary  Nichi>l-. 
born  June  7,  1707.  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Maria  (Curtis')  Xichols.  He  married  (sec- 
ond )  Experience  Dibble,  who  was  the  motlier 
of  El'enezer  Hawley.  Benjamin  Hawley.  -on 
i)f  Samuel  Hawley,  was  born  1647,  '''''-''''  -\'-'' 
gust  24.  1734.  lie  niarried  (first),  May  20. 
i'v3'  ^Piry  Thompson,  who  died  in  1091, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  ( \'\'el!es ) 
Thompson.  He  married  (second )  Patience 
Hubbell.  Taylor  Judd  niarried  (second),  .S<?p- 
tember  19,  1841,  Sarah  Fairchild.  who  died 
.\pril  17.  1842,  aged  sixty-nine  years  fi'\e 
months  and  four  days.  Taylor  and  IMary 
Ann  (Dikeman)  Jud.i  had  children:  Man?.,, 
horn  ]\larch  26.  1S16:  William,  ^larch  15. 
ic^i8:  Arsina,  May  19.  1820,  died  May  9. 
1821:  Arsena.  April  24.  1S22,  died  November 
19.  1899,  niarried,  January  20,  1841,  Benjamin 
Cregory  (see  Hubbell  VIII")  :  3.1ary  ,A.nn. 
February  2.  1824:  Eouisa.  June  17.  i82(5; 
Catherine.  July  10,  1828:  Juiiaette,  Xovem- 
ber 2.  1830;  Ilarri^'t.  April  12.  1835. 

rriic   Xorthnp  Line"). 

(II)  Joseph  (2)  Xojrthrop.  son  of  Joseph 
(I)  Xorthrop  (q.  v.),  was  born  at  Milford, 
Ciamecticut.  August  9,  K'ho.  Ciiildren:  Jo- 
seph, baptized  (Jctober.  10^9:  James  men- 
tinned  below;  Moses,  .March.  lOij^;  Miri.im. 
May.  1698. 

iIHl  James,  son  of  Joseph  (2  ■  X'ortiirop. 
was  born  in  January.  1693.  He  married 
(fir-:t)  Flannah'  Hine,  who  ,!ied  about  1737. 
He  married  (s^'Coml)  Lyilia  MilN.  wid^ 'W. 
Ciiildren  oi  fir-t  wife:  James,  born.  Xo- 
vember 0,  1719;  Natb.an.  May  30.  1721:  Han- 
nah. Xovember  16,  1723:  Stephen,  December 
13,  1725  :  Thomas,  Deceml)er  5.  1727:  Hannah. 
August  20,  1729;  Anna.  December  24.  1734. 
Children    of    second    v.ife:      Ambrose.    April 


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30.  1740:  John.  November  28.  1743:  Benja- 
min. (Jctober  2i\  1747. 

( 1\  )  Jamcj  (2  1,  bon  of  Jnniei  (i)  Xorth- 
rop,  "»vaj  b<:.rn  at  }i!ilford,  Xov^jtiiber  9.  171Q. 
He  married.  January  13.  1742,  Rachel  Smith, 
born  March  27.  1723.  dau£;'hter  of  Sanniel 
Smith.  Chilclren :  James,  born  January  23, 
1744:  Samuel,  March  5,  1746;  Mathew, 
April  6.  1749:  James  (twin),  July  15.  1751  : 
Nathaniel  (twin/  :  Rachel,  January  28,  1754: 
Hannah.  February  28,  1755 ;  Stephen,  Jan- 
uary 22,  1750. 

(\')  Xathaniel.  son  of  James  (2)  X'orth- 
rop.  was  born  July  15.  1751,  dieil  in  1820. 
He  married.  Xovember  5,  1772.  Chloe  Bald- 
win, born  Jul}-  24,  1756,  died  September  8, 
1825,  daughter  of  Caleb  Baldwin,  who  mar- 
ried, February  21,  1745.  Martha,  dauq-hter  of 
Joseph  Brown.  Their  daughter  Martha,  born 
1783.  died  April  20,  1877.  married  Lewis 
Gregory  (bee  Hubbell  \'III». 

(The   Ho.vc   Line). 

I  IF/  Walter  Hoyt,  son  of  Simon  Floyt 
fHoitl.  (q.  v.),  was  born  in  161S,  died  at 
Xorwich,  Connecticut.  Children:  John,  men- 
tioned below  :  Elizabeth  :  Hannah  :  Zerrubabcl, 
born  1650-54.  died  1727. 

(HI)  John,  son  of  Walter  Hcjxt,  was  born 
July  13,  1644,  <licd  at  Winds'.ir.  C'.umecticut, 
about  171 1.  He  niarried,  Septeniiier  14,  1666. 
^lary,  daughter  of  Deac'>n  Henry  Lindall.  of 
New  Haven.  Children :  John,  Samuel. 
Thomas,  mentioned  below  :  Mary,  Deborah, 
Joshua.  Benjaniiu,  2\atlianiel. 

(IV )  Thomas,  son  of  John  Hr.vt.  was 
born  January  5.  1674.  Children:  Thomas, 
mentioned  belo-w ;  I-aac.  Samr.el.  Comfort, 
Eleazer. 

(_\')  Thomas  (21,  son  of  Thomas  (i)  Hoyt, 
died  August  or  Septemlicr,  1753.  He  mar- 
ried Anna — .     Children:     Rachel,  Mary, 

Hannah.,  Rebecca,  Jo>hua.  mentioned  below  ; 
Thomas,  Jedediah,  Jameson. 

(\T)  Joshua,  son  of  Thomas  (2)  llvyt. 
was  born  April.  1740.  died  December  22.  1704. 
He  married.  August  22.  1764.  Rachel  Bene- 
dict- born  .\ugust:  4.  17.16,  died  r")ecen:lier  8, 
1S37.  Children:  I.  Rachel,  born  Dcctnibcr, 
1765,  I'ied  Januar\.  ijr.h.  2.  Eli.  i7i»'>.  died 
April  8.  i7-'^"2.  3.  Tl!e.-'p.-'lis.  Ocf-'oer  i').  i;<^n. 
married  Hannah,  dauginer  of  Captain  Jc-'-rih 
Starr,  of  Danbury,  July  25,  1759.  4.  -Vbel, 
died  June  8,  1S33  :  married  (first"),  'May  15, 
1799,  Anne,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Bailey,  and 
(second)  Pliebe,  daughter  of  Xathaniel  <)-- 
borne.  5.  Rachel,  born  ?\[ay  17.  17^1  nv.n- 
tioned  beiow.  6.  Olive,  born  Jid\-  30,  1785. 
died  February  22.  1840,  married,  Decemljer 
11.  [Soi,  Ira  Benedict. 


(\'U)  Rachel,  liaughter  of  Jo=hua  Hoyt, 
was  born  yiay  17,  1781,  died  .May  i,  185G. 
She  married,  Xovember  20.  i8i»,  Amnion 
Taylor  (see  Ta_\  lor  \'). 

Racliel  (Benedict)  Flost  wa^  davighter  of 
Theophilus  Benedict,  born  in  171 1,  died  De- 
cember 4,  1786.  Fie  married,  in  1737,  Mary 
Starr,  born  in  December.  1714,  died  May  15, 
1796.  daughter  of  John  Starr,  who  was  bcirn 
in  1684.  died  Jul}"  2~,  1739,  married,  1707, 
and  had  children:  John,  Jijnathan  and  Mary. 
John  Starr  was  son  of  Josiah  Starr,  born 
September  i,   1657,  died  January  4.   1715-16, 

and  married   Rebekah  ,  who  died  July 

15,  1739.  aged  severit}--four  years.  Tlieophi- 
lus  and  Mary  (Starr)  Benedict  Iiad  children: 
Theophilus,  born  1738,  died  July  31,  1816; 
Lr)is,  July,  1740:  ^Nlary.  June  20,  1744,  died 
May  15,  1796:  Rachel,  .\ugust  4.  1746,  died 
December  8.  1837.  married,  August  22,  1764, 
Joshua  Ho}t  ( <ee  Hoyt  \'l). 


The  name  is  an  old  German 

BALDWTX     or    Scandinavian   one.   mean- 

inii"  ■■lMild-\\'in;ier"  or  ''Bold, 

Courageous  Friend."    In  Latin  it  is  Baiduins; 

French.  Baufi^vain  :  Italian.  Baldino,  Baiduino; 

German,  Baldwin. 

One  of  the  first  cf  tli;-  name  that  appears  in 
any  prominence  was  Baldwin,  son  of  Can.  a 
yijung  French  knight,  killed  nitli  so  n.i-inv 
oth.er  noble  }ouths  at  the  battle  of  Ro'Kcn- 
walles,  A.  D.  j~S.  .\notber  is  named  I'.a'd- 
win.  son  of  Ogier.  the  Dane,  slain  by  Cliarii'n, 
the  son  of  Charlemagne.  This  woidd  seem  to 
fix  the  name  a~  of  Ityni^i!  origin,  an'i  ci  m- 
in^;'  will;  rjther  Xurthmcn  to  Xormandy.  In 
837  A.  D.  '.'-e  hear  'jf  "Baldwin  of  the  iTm 
.\rp.i,"  the  f:iunder  of  Bruges.  He  was  so 
called  from  his  skill  in  wielding  the  battle 
axe.  Genealogists  trace  the  name  Bruges  r<> 
a  bridge,  a  lonelv  chateau  or  monaster}-.  It 
is  first  mentioned  in  a  legend  of  a  saint,  wlio. 
about  2S~  A.  I).,  was  sent  to  convert  a  savage 
people.  Flanders  was  then  a  wilderness, 
governed  by  "nrebter.^"  app(.>inted  b\  the 
king;  of  France.  " Baldwin  of  the  Iron  Arm" 
was  so  appointed.  In  his  visits  at  court,  he 
•,von  the  love  of  Jiidith,  the  beautiful  daugh- 
ter of  Charles.  Though  opposed  by  her  fa- 
thtr.  she  married  the  hrave  forester,  who 
i'.imsclf  was  ver\'  powerful.  The  king,  then 
haras-ed  bv  the  Danes,  was  unable  to  avenge 
what  he  regariic'l  as  an  insult.  He  applicdi 
to  t'nc  Pope.  \vho  exconannnicated  Baldwin. 
Tint  he  in  turn  pleaded  hi;  "cause  ('f  true 
love"  so  eloqr.entiv  tiiat  the  Pope  w  iflidrew.- 
hi~  censures  and  uiduced  idiarles  to  pardon 
iiis  ciiildren.  Baldwin  and  the  fair  Judith 
were  received  into  fa>-'>r.  and  the  title  of  "for- 


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ester"  was  changed  to  ■'Count."  Their  de- 
scendants ruled  in  the  ihikedi.ni  oi  Fhinders 
for  many  }ears.  They  are  known  as  mild, 
useful  rulers,  beneath  \\ho-e  care  the  land 
flciurished.    The  line  is  thus  given  : 

The  first  ruled  from  S37  to  S77  A.  D. 
The  second  ruled  from  877  to  yiS  A.  U. 
The  third   ruled   from  918  to.  989  A.  D. 
The  fourth  ruled  from  989  to   lo.u  A.  U. 
The  fifth  ruled  from   1034  to  I0(ij  A.  D.      This  one 
was  regent  of  France  during  the  minority  of  Philiii. 
The   si.xth   ruled   from   1007   to    1070  A.   D. 
The  seventh  ruled  from  1070  to  1071  A.  D. 
The  eighth  ruled  from  1071  to  1 119  A.  D. 
The  nuith  ruled  from  11 19  to  1195  A.  D. 

In  the  tenth  and  eleventh  centuries  the 
crusades  convulsed  all  Europie.  Every  promi- 
nent family  was  constraineil  to  sent!  its  repre- 
sentatives to  the  East.  The  L'.aldwins  of 
Flanders  and  England  were  numerously  rep- 
resented as  leaders  in  the  successive  armies 
that  went  forth  to  deliver  Palestine  from  the 
infidels.  Godfrey  Bullion  married  a  daughter 
of  the  Flanders  family.  He  took  some  of  his 
wife's  brothers  with  him  in  that  successful 
campaign  which  resulted  in  the  conquest  of 
Jerusalem.  One  was  made  the  first  King  of 
Jerusalem  after  Godfrey  in  iioo  and  con- 
quered the  most  important  cities  on  the  sea- 
coast  of  Palestine  from  iioi  to  1109.  He  is 
known  in  history  as  Baldwin  ist.  He  died 
in  1 1 18,  being  succeeded  by  a  brother  as 
Baldwin  2tl.  He  was  taken  prisoner  in  1124, 
removed  in  1126,  and  died  in  1131.  His 
nephew  was  next  chosen  emperor  in  1144. 
He  married  in  the  family  of  Conimemis.  the 
Greek  Einperor,  in  1158,  and  died  in  iidj. 
Baldwin  4th  rr.led  from  1173  to  1185:  Bald- 
win. 5th  from  1 185  only  a  few  months,  being- 
imprisoned.  Soon  afterwards,  in  1187,  Jeru- 
salem was  captured  by.Saladin.  Later  in  1204 
a  Baldwin  was  Emperor  of  C'^nsiantinople. 
He  was  taken  by  the  King  of  the  Btdgarians 
and  died  before  1206.  In  122S  another  suc- 
ceeded him  as  Baldwin  2d.  but  he  was  de- 
throned by  Alichel  PalacL")l'jgu>  in  1201  and 
died  in  1273.  Tasso  in  his  poem  of  "Jeru- 
salem delivered"  often  speaks  of  the  Bald- 
wins . 

"Baldwin   he   does   ambitiously   aspire 
The  height  of  Inur.an  grandeur  to   attain." 

At  Fatti  in  Sicily  repose  the  a-hes  of  Queen 
Adelasia.  niijther  of  ilio  great  King  Roger, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Baldwin,  King  'if 
Jerusalem.  After  two  years'  residence  there. 
disoTvering  that  he  had  another  wife  living, 
she  returnc'l  tL>  .^icily.  and,  taking  tl\e  veil, 
buried  her  critf  and  mortificatioti  in  a  crn;- 
vent  founded  1)V  lier  brother,  and  died  ia 
1 178. 


Baldwin.  Archbi-b.iip  uf  Crmteiliury,  with,  a 
train  of  two  hundred  hor>e,  three  iiimdrcd 
foot,  his  baiuier  inbcnlied  \\ith  the  name  of 
T'nomas  O'Beckei,  went  >a\  a  crti>ade  with 
Richard  Ceeur  de  Lion  in  1120. 

Matilda  Baldwin,  a  daughter  of  the  Duke 
of  I'Tanders,  married  William  of  Xi)r:iiandy, 
the  Conqueror  of  England,  and  went  t  _i  Eng- 
land with  him.  Her  sister  married  Tusti,  the 
brother  of  Harold,  King  of  England,  in  1066, 
We  are  told  that  when  William  wa>  courtmg 
Matilda,  she  showed  an  inclination  to  ])lay 
the  coquette  with  him.  He  could  not  bring 
her  to  a  positive  consent  to  marriage.  He 
would  not  be  trilled  'vith.  <Jne  day,  while 
shopping  at  Tours.  acc(^mpaniefi  l)y  some  of 
his  boon  companions,  he  met  her.  and  coti- 
trived  to  have  her  hurtled  and  crowded 
through  the  street  and  even  tumbled  in  the 
dust.  This  brought  a  decision  right  oit.  The 
lady  concluded  U'jt  to  ftirther  incur  the  anger 
of  so  rough  a  lover.  The\'  had  eight  cliil- 
dren,  three  sons  and  five  daughter^.  Their 
son  ruled  Xormandy.  William  Rr.fus  became 
King  of  England  after  hi~  father.  It  w'.uld 
appear  that  there  was  a  Baldwin  in  England 
as  earl)-  a^  1172  A.  D.  Baldwin  of  Flanders 
married  Fd-treth.  danghter  'jf  .\lfred  the 
(irt-at.  There  were  Baidwins.  Earl;  i,j  De-v'on- 
shire,  called  in  Xormandy  Baudoin  des  Ri- 
viers,  and  in  England-  Baldwin  de  I'lsie. 
Baldwin  or  Redvers,  the  Earl,  was  the  first 
to  rebel  against  Stephen. 

The  ancestor  of  J^hn  Ilaniuden.  the  Eng- 
lish patriot  of  ship  niMnex-  fame,  was  Baldw-in 
fie  Hampden.  The  real  name  therefore  of 
John  Hampden  w-as  John  Baldwin.  They 
had  taken  the  name  of  the  estate,  as  usual. 
\\'e  read  also  of  Baldw-in  D'Anesne-;.  son  of 
-Margaret.  Countess  of  Flanders  and  Hainauit. 
Fie  is  kn.iiwn  as  the  hi-torian  of  his  house  in 
the  thirteenth  century.  There  was  a  Theodore 
P.aldwin.  a  ni'.'nk,  who  died  in  lipi:  also  a 
Fialdwin,  a  French  .-d-vanr.  w-ho  died  in  i'''50; 
and  a  little  later  a  F'rench  jurist  of  that  name, 
quite  prominent. 

In  tlie  beginning  of  King  William's  reign 
he  made  one  Baldw-in  hereditary  \'iscount  of 
Devonshire  and  Bar  mi  of  Olcehan^pcon.  He 
was  succeeded  bv  liis  son  Richard.  Fleming- 
ton  was  held  by  ['ald-\\-iu  de  Pettonr.  who  was 
obliged  every  Cliristmas  to  go  to  Saltus,  Snf- 
tlus  and  Pcttus  to  retain  his  estate. 

?ilont^-(jmere  wa-  iiuil'.  ii\-  Bauh\i;i.  Lieu- 
tenant '.f  the  "Marshes  eif  Wale-'."  The  liaiu- 
win  w  ltd  was  LV.uiit  if  Flanders  about  1234 
w.-i'  called  "P.aldwin  of  the  ("i.melv  Beard." 
Baldwin  du  Bot'.r^  \\a-  tiie  second  F-niperor 
of  Jerusalem.  He  wa~  once  in  great  jjeril, 
from  which  he  was  saxed  bv  a  Savacon.  grate- 


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ful  fur  services  rendere<,!  him  at  sonie  former 
time. 

Rev.  Thomas  L'.aliwiii,  wlio  died  in  iiQo  at 
the  sieye  of  Petolcinais,  wrote  several  wuiks; 
"De  Sacromentci  Atlantis,"  publislied  in  1521  ; 
"Bibliotlieca  I'atrum  Cistercien.-uni."  as  well 
as  several  other  comnH■nt^lrie^.  Rev.  William 
Bakhvin  was  a  scholar  and  divine,  1>  'rn  about 
1500.  He  wrote  several  W(^rks,  but  was 
noted  most  for  a  \\ork  called  "A  Alirror  for 
Magistrates.''  He  \vrote  several  theatrical 
plays,  poems,  comedie>,  tragedies,  similes, 
proverbs,  etc.     He  died  in  I5i>4. 

We  hear  also  of  neniamin  Ealdwin,  an 
archct'k>c;ist  >it  the  sixteenth  century;  and.  Sir 
Thomas  Baldwin,  a  miscellaneous  v.Titer  of 
the  seventeenth  century ;  of  Fredericus  Bald- 
win of  Wittenberg  in  162S,  who  wrote  a 
Latin  '■Treatise-i:)n  Ca>e~  of  Conscience." 

George  Baldwin  wrote  "Political  Recollec- 
tions Relati\'e  to  Egypt"  in  Lrmdon,  180 1  ; 
also  works  from  tlie  Btalian.  iSii-iS.  Rev. 
Edward  Baldwin  or  Baldwyn  edited  "The 
Pantheon"  in  London,  1814,  and  was  author 
of  a  number  of  miscellaneous  and  educational 
works.  In  the  buried  register  of  Lyniington, 
Hants,  there  is  the  following  entry:  "12 
August  IJ22.  This  forenoon  the  botly  of 
Samuel  Baldwin,  late  inhabitant  of  this  par- 
ish, was  conveyed  in  a  vessel  oft'  to  sea,  and 
committed  to  the  deep  oft'  the  Needle  Rocks, 
near  the  Isle  of  ^\'ight."  This  appears  to 
have  been  done,  says  a  Hampshire  paper,  in 
accordance  with  the  wi-h  of  the  deceasetl.  to 
prevent  his  wife  iiom  dancing  over  his  grave, 
which  she  threatened  to  ilo. 

]Mr.  C.  C.  Baldwin,  in  his  Baldwin  Gene- 
alogy, gives  much  interesting  information  of 
the  name  in  England:  and  especiallx'  those  of 
the  family  in  Bucks  county,  from  uliich  the 
American  emigrants  came.  He  telU  us  that 
"The  most  eminent  Baldwin  of  Bucks  was 
Sir  Job.n  Baldwin,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Com- 
mon Pleas  of  England.  1536  to  1546.  v,hen  he 
died.  He  was  lord  of  the  !Manor  of  .Ayles- 
bury. His  office  was  very  lucrative  and  he 
was  very  rich.  In  154O  Henry  \"IIT  granted 
him  the  hiiine  and  site  of  Gray  Friars  in 
Aylesbury,  ."^ir  John  died  October  24.  1445, 
leaving  his  iarire  e-tate  t^;.  his  grandcliildren." 
Richard  Ealdwin,  of  Dundrege,  county  Bucks, 
England.,  was  the  immediate  ancestor  of  those 
Baldwins  wdio  settled  there.  Sylvester  r.;''d- 
W'in,  the  grcat-c;randson  of  tiie  Kiclrird  nameil 
above,  was  tlie  imr.iigrant  10  New  England 
who  died  on  bor.rd  tlie  •^hip  "Martin."  June  '>r 
July,  1638.  His  w  ife  wa-  Sarah  Bryant.  Their 
children  ami  date-  of  l.aiiii-m  were:  Sarah, 
April  22.  1O21  :  Richard.  August  25.  1622; 
Mary,  February  28.  1623,  buried  1625  :  Mary, 


February  19,  1625-JO;  Martha,  .\pril  20, 
i('i2S ;  Samuel,  July  i.  1O32,  buried  1033; 
Elizabeth,  January,  1034,  buried  three  days 
later;  John,  October  28,  1635;  Rutli.  This 
family  came  from  Aston  Cliriton,  a  quiet  little 
parish  four  miles  from  Aylesliury.  It  has  a 
-mall  church  called  St.  Leonard's,  built  in  the 
old  English  st\le._  The  walls  are  the  saiue 
that  the  Baldwins  were  familiar  with  before 
Cuming  to  these  shores.  The  roof  had  been 
burned  in  the  revolution  of  1640,  but  was  re- 
placed. Inside  was  a  mural  monument  to 
Samuel  Baldwin  with  the  arans — three  oak 
ka\es  slipped,  and  the  inscriptior, :  "^\'ithiu 
this  chape!  are  deposited  the  remains  of  Sam- 
uel Baldwin,  of  the  Parish  of  St.  Paul.  Covent 
Garden  and  of  this  hamlet,  who  died  tiie  23rd 
of  ^larch.  17(10.  in  the  first  year  of  Iris  age: 
and  of  Trvphcne.  his  widow ,  who  '.;ied  tin. 
23rd  of  .\pril.  1780.  in  the  90th  }-ea'  ot  her 
age.  They  left  two  children,  J'lsoph  and 
Susanna,  b\  the  eldest  of  whom  this  is  erected 
to  tlie  memory  of  his  parents,"  Th.e  Chaijel 
farm,  fonuerlv  in  the  tenure  of  Ssivesrer 
Balilwin,  lie>  directly  acro-s  the  street,  a  t'lue 
grass  farm.  At  the  enfl  of  the  farm  are  the 
Baldwin  \\i  <.(!-.  .V  little  v\a\  f  n  .m  St.  Leon- 
ard's lies  Lireat  Hampden,  the  paternal  home 
of  Hampden,  with  its  grand  old  avenue  of 
beeches :  so  long  that  one  iuiagines  the  four 
th.ousand  veomen,  wdio  are  said  to  lun  e  ri  i- 
den  to  London  in  syiupathy  for  the  patriot. 
C'jngregated  ab'iut  it.  Hampden  wa^  tiurie.l 
hiere  in  1643.  \.n  hi>  will  lie  remember.-,  Joir.i 
Baldwin.  From  tb.is  region  came  the  B;dd- 
wins.  Bryants.  Fenns,  Powders  and  others  of 
Miliord,  Connecticut,  in  1638. 

"The  'Woods  of  Hampden'  end  to  the  nr--;'n  upon 
the-  brow  of  a  lofty  hill,  called  Green  Ho'.Iy  In  t'.-.e 
side  of  this  chalk  'bill  i?  cut  the  'White  Lera  Cross.' 
!t  is  .about  one  hundred  feet  long  by  sevenrj-  wide, 
and  rr.'.de  by  cutting  off  the  turf,  leri^-ing  the  bare 
clialk  plainly  visible  for  many  miles.  Thi.s  monu- 
ment is  of  great  age,  intended  to  commemorate  a 
battle  between  Saxons  and  Danes."  The  usual  r.rm- 
of  tile  U.ildwin-  were  'Three  oak  leaves  'ih.pped  .■.; 
;i.x  in  pairs,  two  in  clref,  and  one  in  base,  b^n: 
suaik-.  their  points  downward.  With  the-e  the  n^v:\', 
crest  is  a  'Squirrel  Segant"  or  a  squirrel  ^ittin:.' — 
colored  in  Gold.  It  is  generally  or  always  rtpre- 
seultd  as  holding  a  'sprig  of  ha,-ei'  or  onk.  -■■luelir.ies 
acorned  or  unaci.rncd." 

The  first  Baldwin  settlers  in  New  Eiigland 
were  all  kindred,  luu  u..t  all  brotiier-.  .Mr. 
C.  C.  BaMwin's  liick  c^ive-  very  satisfactory 
acci":amts  of  tliese.  -br^wirig  tint  like  other 
families  they  have  -cattered  widely  over  our 
land,  and  are  honorabl\'  re[ire^ented  in  many 
])rofe--ions  and  businesses,  and  in  puijlic  life. 
A  Henrv  Ealdwin  wa-  indge  of  the  supre'ue 
court  of  the  United  St:;tes.  Sexera)  'aave  been 
governors    of    states,    members    of    congress. 


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generals  of  armies,  divines  arid  author;,  and 
LitiuTs  in  every  iiLiniuahle  walk  nf  litu'. 

An  Abrani  Ludduin  wa^  a  nicniljer  i;f  tl'.e 
con\-ention  which  framed  the  cunsiitnliun  of 
the  L'nited  States,  fie  also  procured  the  es- 
taiilishnieiU  of  the  Georgia  Univer?ity.  His 
literary  labors  and  that  of  numerous  others 
of  the  name  were  of  g:reat  merit  and  useful- 
ness. 

Matthias  Baldwin  was  a  distincruislied  ma- 
chinist, rising  from  a  humble  place  to  great 
succe^s  and  influence.  I-"rom  a  small  shop,  of 
which  he  was  the  sole  occupant,  he  became  the 
head  of  an  establishment  enipluying  a  thou- 
sand workmen.  He  built  the  first  American 
locomotive,  and  his  works  have  since  turned 
out  the  fine-^t  iit  the  world.  His  gift:^  to  vari- 
ous good  objects  were  liberal  and  wise. 

(I)  John  Caldwin,  the  American  immigrant 
of  this  famil}',  was  born  in  England  and  came 
early  to  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  He  was 
among  the  first  planters  of  IMilford,  Connecti- 
cut, but  .was  not  a  freeman  and  hence  not  a 
member  of  the  church.  He  joined  the  ^ililford 
church,  [March  19,  1648,  and  was  buried  at 
Milford.  June  21,  16S1.  Among  b.is  de- 
scendants are  some  of  the  most  distinguished 
men  of  Connecticut.  He  was  a  witness  to 
the  nun-cujiative  will  of  Sylvester  Baldwin, 
father  of  John  Baldwin,  of  Stonington.  made 
on  shipboard,  and  was  presumably  brother, 
nephew  or  ccu<in.  He  appears  \o  have  hailed 
from    county    Bucks,    England.      He   married 

(first)   Mary  :   (second)   .Mary  Bruen. 

of  Pequot,  daughter  of  Jolm  Bruen.  who  came 
from  Stapleton.  Cheshire,  England.  She  died 
September  2.  1670.  Children  of  first  wife: 
John,  baptized  March  26,  1648.  born  1640; 
Josiah,  born  1642,  mentioned  below;  Samuel, 
1645:  Nathaniel,  baptized  March  22,  1648; 
Elizabeth,  baptized  July  19,  1649:  Joseph, 
baptized  November  9,  165 1.  CliikJren  of  sec- 
ond wife:  ^Fary,  baptized  September  17, 
1654;  Sarah.  December  2^.  1655:  Abigail, 
November  15,  1658:  Obadiah.  October,  1660: 
George.  ifi62:  Hannah,  November  20.  1663; 
kichafd,  b-jrn  in  first  week  of  June.  li'>i'>^. 

(H)  Josiah.  son  of  John  Baldwin,  wa^  l:ap- 
tized  at  Milford,  Connecticut,  >darch  20.  1648, 
aged  ab.  .lit  six  years.  He  died  in  1683.  I  lis 
invent' iry  was  ilated  at  New  Haven,  Novem- 
ber 2,  1683,  He  joined  the  church  at  Milford 
ni  full  ccmmunifni,  January  30,  ihji.  He 
married,  June  25,  1067.  Mary  Camp,  prob- 
ably daughter  oi  Edward  Camp,  '^f  New 
Ila^-en  Children,  born  at  Milford:  Sarah, 
March  20.  iC/S:  ^lar;--,  Sepienibe.-  14.  1070; 
Elizabeth,  i-^eptember  ig,  1^.72:  Samuel,  rnci- 
tioned  below;  Jo;iab.  'March  21,  1677-78;  Re- 
member, February  29,  1679-80. 


(Ill)  Samuel,  son  of  Josiah  Baldwin,  was 
born  at  Milfurd,  Connecticut,  March  [4,  11J74- 
JS-  <li^'d  January  c<.  1737-,^S.  He  was  called 
"senior"  in  tlie  records  after  2jii.  He  was  a 
v\  hcelwright  by  trade.  He  married  liebecca 
Wilkinson,  born  1676,  daughter  of  Edward 
and  Rebecca  (Smith)  Wilkinson,  of  Milford. 
Rebecca  was  daughter  of  Henry  Smith,  of 
Stamfcrd,  Connecticut,  He,  his  wife  and  ebl- 
e^t  children  were  baptized  at  }\Iilfortl,  August 
I,  1703.  blis  will  is  dated  February  14,  1734. 
He  owned  land  at  Chestnut  Hill.  He  gave 
land  to  his  sons  by  deed  before  his  death. 
Children,  born  at  ililford:  Samuel,  February 
17,  1700-01;  Rebecca,  November  10,  1702; 
Caleb,  mentione<l  below;  Peleg,  February  13, 
1708  ;  Joel,  July  11,  171 1, 

(I\')  Caleb,  son  of  Samuel  Baldwin,  w-as 
born  at  Milford,  July  26,  1704,  Fie  married, 
January  29,  1729,  Ann,  daughter  of  Thom.as 
and  Sarah  Tibbals.  Her  mother  Sarah  was 
a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Bristol.  Caleb  Bald- 
win jciined  the  Milford  church  in  1741.  His 
will  was  dated  December  20,  1763,  and  pro\ed 
April  2,  1782,  bequeathing  to  wife  and  chil- 
dren. He  lived  at  Milford  and  Newtown. 
Children ;  Jared,  mention.ed  below ;  Ann, 
born  Ncwem.ber  15,  1732;  Tb.addeus,  February 
16.  1735-36;  Caleb,  1740,  lived  at  Danbury. 
B^^rn  at  Newtown;  Sarah,  July  2,  1745;  >.Iat- 
thew,  .Ajiril  8,  1748. 

( \" )  Jared.  son  of  Caleb  Baldwin,  was  born 
at  Alilford.  January  30,  173 1.  He  married, 
Sejitembcr  iS.  1753.  E'amaris  Euoth,  of  Nev,-- 
t'jwn,  where  her  father  settled  wdien  a  child. 
In  1775  he  had  a  deed  of  land  from  liis  par- 
er.ts.  tben  of  New  Milford.  He  was  a  sol- 
f'ier  in  the  revolution.  Jared  (spelled  Jerad) 
was  in  Captain  Caleb  Mi.x's  company.  Colonel 
Increase  Zxloseil's  regiment  in  1778.  and  in 
Cciionel  Heman  .Swift's  regiment  in  1780. 
.\fter  the  war  he  remoxed  to  Euzerne  county 
(\\\oming  A'alley),  F'eiin^xnania,  and  set- 
tled on  a  large  tract  of  lanfl.  His  wife  died 
in  1816,  and  he  in  1817.  at  the  residence  of  his 
son.  Dr.  Gabriel  Baldwin,  in  Connecticut,  A 
Jared  was  of  Woodbridge  in  1790,  according 
to  tb.e  census.  Children;  Jared,  October  i. 
1754,  at  Newtown;  Ann;  Huldah,  March  20, 
1737-58;  Sarah,  December  4.  1759.  of  .New 
Milford;  Prue,  November  6,  1761;  Gabriel, 
fanuary  29.  1766;  Tiblials,  November  17, 
1768  (twin);  John,  twin  of  Tihhals,  n-.en- 
ti-^'ried  below;  Amos,  Oct"1jei  26,  17619:  Lucy. 
Mav  3,  1772;  Jude  ;  Priscilia. 

(  \'F)  John  '2).  son  of  Jar<?d  Bald-.^-it-,,  was 
Irorn  N'r'vembcr  17,  176S,  settled  in  Weston. 
Connecticut,  died  Jul}-  7,  1840.  He  spent  his 
early  life  in  Westcn  and  Bridgeport  and  was 
a  fanner.     He  married,   (first),  October,  1790 


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(by  Rev.  James  Johnson),  in  Weston.  Naomi 
Brinsmade,  born  ['"ebruary  27,  1769,  died 
Deccmbtr  16.  181J.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) in  1814.  Mariano  ^niitb..  who  died  in 
Weston  in  1819.  Children:  i.  EH,  born  July 
30,  1791.  died  in  Cokimbus.  (  )hio.  2.  Josiah, 
born  February  28.  1793.  died  October  25, 
1867;  married  (first),  May  20.  1S18.  Jeanette 
Wells,  who  died  December  5.  1826;  (second), 
May  II.  1828,  Sarah  llurr,  who  died  in  1864; 
children:  John  B..  died  in  18(19;  Theodore, 
died  in  1862:  Cornelia,  born  December  14, 
1834,  died  in  i8i»:  married  ;  chil- 
dren: Emma  C.  (leori^e  B..  Josiah  R.,  Theo- 
dore L.,  Julia  B..  Walter  D..  .Sarah  D.,  Eliza- 
beth P.,  Andrew  and  Harriet.  3.  Clarissa, 
born  Februar\-  14.  1705.  died  September  25, 
1880;  mdrried.  "November  6.  1817.  Levi 
Beardsley.  b'>rn  November  15.  1791,  tlied  in 
1874;  daughter  Abigail.  Ijorn  August,  1824, 
married  Harvey  Birdseye.  4.  Esther,  born 
April  16,  1797.  died  March  15.  1852.  5.  Na- 
than, mentiiined  below.  6.  Lyman,  born 
March  27.  1802.  died  October  8.  1875.  at  De- 
troit. Michigan,  where  he  was  high  sherii'f; 
married  Mary  Booth,  of  Trumbull,  Connecti- 
cut. 7.  Abel,  born  May  3.  1S04,  a  cooper  by 
trade,  followed  the  sea  in  a  whaling  vessel 
for  a  time,  died  October  15.  1872.  8.  Edwin, 
April  29,  1808.  was  in  the  employ  of  his 
brother  Josiah   as   a  printer  and  bookbinder; 

married   Harriet   — ,   who   'lied   in    1874, 

leaving  eight  children;  he  died  Ma_\-  12.  18S2. 

(\TI)    Nathan,   son  of  John    (2)    Baldwin, 
was    born    in    Weston,    Connecticut,    May    8, 

1799,  died  May.2i.  1854,  He  was  brought  up 
in  \\'eston  and  educated  there  in  the  public 
schools.  He  folIcTwed  the  trade  c>f  machinist. 
He  came  to  Bridgeport  when  a  young  man 
and  lived  there  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
was- a  skillful  mechanic  and  a  worthy  citizen. 
He  married,  September  21.  182 1,  Julia  Ann 
Wheeler,    born    at    Fairfield.    Se-ptember    21. 

1800,  died  December  i,  1883.  daughter  of 
Samuel  Wheeler,  who  tough'  in  the  revolu- 
tion. Children  of  Nathan  P.aldwin:  i.  Sam- 
uel W.,  mentioned  below,  the  otiK  one  living. 
2.  Eliza  Clarissa,  born  June  27,  1825.  died  in 
Rochester.  New  York.  Augu-t  0.  1827,  3. 
Eliza     Catherine,     Ma}-     13,     1828:     married 

?\IcClelland.     4.    Sarah    Lavina,    May 

8,  1830,  died  April  26.  1910,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, California:  was  a  prominent  member 
of  the  Second  Cc'ngregational  Church  of 
Bridgeport  many  years.  5.  Charles  Frederick, 
September  20,  1832.  died  September  12.  1807. 
6.  Mary  Louisa.  May  12.  1836.  died  in  San 
Francisco. 

(\Tin    Samuel    Wb.tekr.    son    of    Nathan 
Baldwin,   was   born   in    Bridgeport.   Connecti- 


cut, June  I,  1823.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  and  private  schools  in  Bridge- 
port. After  leaving  school  he  was  with  his 
uncle,  Josiah  Baldwin,  in  his  book-publishing 
concern,  for  a  time.  Then  went  to  Nes\ark, 
New  Jersey,  wdiere  he  was  connecti:d  with 
Benjamin  Olds  in  a  book  store  on  Broad 
street.  At  age  of  eighteen  he  returned  to 
Bridgeport  and  started  for  himself  in  the 
bookbinding  business  in  Wall  street.  This 
continued  for  a  short  time,  when  lie  sold  out 
and  o[)ened  a  book  store,  which  continued 
until  1852,  when  he  entered  the  emplo>  of 
Thomas  Hawley  &  Company,  hardware  deal- 
ers in  liridgeport.  He  remained  with  ^Ar. 
Hawley  up  to  the  latter's  death,  after  which 
Mrs.  Hawley,  for  a  time,  retained  licr  interest, 
and  after  her  death  Mr.  Baldwin  purchased 
the  entire  business  and  took  in  his  brother  as 
a  partner.  This  partnership  continued  until 
the  death  of  Mr.  Baldwin's  brother,  wlien  he 
t'jok  in  his  son  as  a  partner,  which  partner- 
ship still  continues,  the  business  being  con- 
tinued under  the  old  firm  name  of  T.  Hawley 
&  Company.  He  became  a  director  of  il-e 
Connecticut  National  Bank  in  1858.  and  has 
served  continuously  in  that  otfice  for  nvjre 
than  half  a  century.  Since  1880  he  has  also 
been  president  of  this  bank,  and  at  the  pres- 
ent time,  19 10,  is  the  oldest  bank  officer  and 
bank  president  in  the  city.  He  was  one  of 
the  early  trustees  of  the  P&jple's  Savings 
Bank  and  since  1906  has  been  its  president. 
He  was  a  director  of  the  Bridgeport  Hy- 
draulic Company,  which  supplies  the  city  with 
water.  He  has  been  one  of  the  sinking  fund 
commissioners  of  Bridgeport  for  over  thirty 
years.  He  was  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
Burroughs  will.  He  was  one  of  the  incor- 
porators and  builders  of  the  Burroughs  Home, 
lliis  institution  has  an  endowment  of  .S200.- 
000  and  a  magnificent  building.  He  was  also 
one  of  the  life  trustees  named  in  the  ijequest 
under  which  the  Piridgeport  Hospital  wa>  e>- 
tablished  and  has  been  on  the  board  since  the 
hospital  was  established.  He  served  the  city 
on  the  board  of  fire  commissioners.  He  i-  a 
member  of  the  SoAith  Congregational  Church, 
and  of  tlic  Bridgeport  Yacht  Club. 

Mr.  Baldwin  married  (first),  No\-embt:r  17, 
1846,  Marv  \\'atenrian  Bussey.  who  died  .Au- 
gust 18,  1855,  aged  twenty-six  years,  daughter 
of  Enos  and  .Mary  (Waterman)  Bu--ey. 
^iary  Waterman  was  born  in  Noveni'uer.  1707. 
died  April  26,  1831.  daughter  of  Rev.  Eiijab. 
W.iterman,  born  at  Bozrah.  Connecticut.  No- 
vember 28,  1759,  died  in  Springfield,  Mas^a- 
chuscits.  Octol^er  11,  1825.  vvlio  was  for  twen- 
ty years  pastor  of  the  First  G'ngegati'ir.al 
Church   of   Bridgeport .      Rev.    Elijah    Water- 


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man  married  (first)  Lucy  Abbe,  born  in  Wind- 
ham, Connecticut,  May  19,  1778,  died  in 
Bridgeport.  March  17,  1822:  married  ( >ec- 
ond)  Lucy  W'olcott.  who  died  May  21.  1848. 
aged  fifty-six  years.  Children  of  I\e\-.  EHjah 
and  Lucy  ( .\.be )  Waterman:  i.  Mary,  mar- 
ried Enos  Dussey.  mentioned  above,  ii.  JuHa. 
married  Alanson  F.  Lewis,  iii.  Rev.  Thomas 
Tillston,  married  DeUa  Storrs.  i\'.  Susan 
Isham,  married  .\.  Chichester,  v.  Lucy  .\bbe. 
married  E.  \'an  Antwerp,  vi.  George,  died 
November  19,  1809,  aged  seventeen  years, 
vii.  IJetsey  Joanna,  married  Henry  Day.  Chil- 
dren of  Rev.  Elijah  and  Lucy  ( \V(-.lcott  1 
Waterman  :  viii.  Lucy.  i.x.  Thomas.  Children 
of  Enos  and  Mary  (Waterman)  ISus.^ey ;  i. 
George,  died  June  21.  185 1.  aged  thirty  years. 
ii.  Elijah  \\'aterman.  died  August  21.  1849. 
aged  twenty-five  years,  ii.  Mary  Waterman, 
married  Samuel  W.  Baldwin,  mentioned 
above - 

Mr.  Baldwin  married  (second),  June  i, 
1858,  Catherine  Jane  Nichols,  born  April  4, 
1830,  died  August  14.  1902.  Children  of  Sam- 
uel W.  and  Mary  Waterman  (  Bussey  )  Bald- 
win :  I.  Mary  Waterman,  born  August  2"], 
1847,  married  Frederick  Trubee ;  children: 
i.  Mary  Kate  Trubee.  born  February  2.  1871, 
married  Henry  P.  Davison,  of  the  firm  of 
J.  P.  ^lorgan.  bankers.  New  York  City  and 
London,  and  ranks  among  the  most  promi- 
nent financial  powers  of  the  country :  chil- 
dren: Frederick  Trubee  Davison,  b^rn  Feb- 
ruary 7.  1896:  Henry  Pomeroy  Davison,  April 
3,  1898.  at  Englewoocl.  New  Jersey ;  Alice 
Trubee  Da\-ison.  September  6,  1899:  Francis 
P.  Davison  ;  ii.  Alice  Bussey  Trubee,  born  .\o- 
vemler  16,  1872.  married  Rev.  William  H. 
Sallmon,  of  New  Haven,  one  of  the  professors 
in  Vale  College  and  a  man  of  witle  travels  in 
foreign  countries,  a  part  of  which  were  cov- 
ered on  a  bicycle.  2.  George  Willard,  born 
February  i.  1834,  married  Clara  B.  Nichols; 
he  is  associated  in  business  with  his  father 
and  is  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  and 
one  of  the  present  police  commissioners  of 
Bridgtport. 


Pardon   Tillinghast,   the 
TILLINGPL\ST     first    of    the  "name    of 

whom  there  is  any  rec- 
ord, was  of  .\lfriston,  county  Sussex.  Eng- 
land. 

(H)  Pardon  (21  Tiiiingliast.  i;)f  Alfri-tnn. 
county  Sussex.  England,  wa>  Ijorn  September 
I.  1604,  at  Stroat.  county  Sussex.  luigland. 
baptized  September  25,  1^104.  and  died  in  10^5. 
He  married  Elizabeth.  daUL;liter  of  Ruben  and 
Joan  (Buckes)  Tichlionrne.  Fie  iiad  a  broth- 
er John,  the  5th  Monarchy  Man. 


(Ill)  Elder  Pardon  (3)  Tillinghabt,  son  of 
Pardon  Tillinghast,  the  ancestor  of  all  iif  the 
name  in  this  country,  wa.s  born  at  Seven 
Cliffs,  county  Sussex,  near  Beachy  Head,  now 
Eastbourne,  England,  in  1622.  He  lived  in 
England  until  about  twenty-three  years  old, 
and  became  a  soldier  under  Cromwell,  taking 
part  in  the  battle  of  Marston  Moor,  then  fairly 
commencing  his  career  that  afterwards  made 
him  Lord  I'rotector  of  the  English  Common- 
wealth. He  came  to  Providence,  Rhode 
Island,  about  1643,  and  continued  to  live 
there  until  his  death.  January  19.  1649.  he 
was  received  as  a  quarter  shares  man.  He 
was  allotted  one  of  the  fifty  original  home 
lots,  where  he  built  his  house  and  located  a 
graveyard,  where  he  and  about  thirty  of  his 
descendants  are  buried.  May  18,  1658,  he 
was  made  freeman.  November  19.  1659,  he 
had  a  deed  of  certain  land  in  Newport.  Rhode 
Island,  and  February  19,  \()b~.  he  wa-  given 
lot  60,  in  a  division  of  land.  January  30.  iC>8o, 
he  was  granted,  on  his  petition,  t".'.  e:ity  :--(:|Uare 
feet  for  building  a  storehouse,  with  privileges 
of  a  wharf  over  against  his  dwelling  house. 
This  v.as  the  first  wharf  -built  in  Providence. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  public  affairs;  was 
a  representative  in  the  colonial  assembly  for 
si.x  years,  a  member  of  the  town  council  fc>r 
nineteen  years  and  town  treasurer  f.ir  four 
year^.  In  1687  he  was  overseer  of  the  p'>or. 
In  1681  he  became  pastor  of  the  First  Bap- 
tist Church,  the  sixth  successor  from  Roger 
Williams.  wiK.i  had  founded  it.  in  1O3O.  L'p 
to  this  time  the  church  had  had  no  meeting 
house,  but  its  ■  members  had  assem.bled  for 
worsb.ip  in  a  grove  or  in  private  houses.  In 
1700  Elder  Tillinghast  "built  a  meeting  house 
for  it.  upon  a  lot  owned  by  him  on  tlie  west 
side  of  North  Main  street.  This  was  the 
first  house  of  wc^rship  of  the  Baptist  church 
in  .America.  Seven  year?  before  he  died  he 
deeded  this  house,  together  with  the  lot  on 
which  it  stood,  to  the  church,  the  considera- 
tion being,  as  stated  in  the  deed,  the  '"Chris- 
tian love,  good  will  and  aff'ection  which  I 
bear  to  the  church  of  Christ  in  Providence, 
the  which  I  am  in  fellowship  with  and  have 
the  cai-e  of  as  being  the  ilder  of  the  said 
church."  .\ccor:ling  to  tradition,  tliis  church 
was  a  rude  aft'air,  buTlt  in  the  shape  .>f  a  hay 
cap,  with  a  fireplace  in  the  middle,  and  a  hole 
in  the  roof,  through  which  the  smoke  es- 
caped. Elder  Tillinghast  probably  preached 
here  until  his  deatli,  and  was  remarkable  "for 
his  plainness  and  piety."  Roger  Williams 
speaks  of  him  as  beiiig  "leading-  man  among 
the  people  called  Bapiists  at  Providence". 
He  died  January  29,  1718. 

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married  (second)  Lvdia,  daughter  of  Philip 
and  Lvdia  (^Faster?)  Tabor,  of  Tiverton  arnl 
Dartmouth.  Chil^lren  of  iirst  wife;  Sarah, 
born  November  17,  1654:  John.  September, 
1657;  Mary,  October.  I'y'ji:  children  of  sec- 
ond wife:  Lvdia.  January  18,  1665:  Pardon, 
February  iS.  i('><j7:  Philip,  October,  1668:  Jo- 
seph, December  16,  i6'39;  r.enjamin.  Febru- 
ary 2,  1672:  Abigail,  IMarch.  1674;  IMercy, 
167S:  Hannah,  married  John  tiale;  Elizabeth, 
married   Pliilij)  Tabor. 

(I\")  PardLin  (41,  son  of  Elder  Pardon  (3) 
Tillinghast,  was  born  February  iS,  1667,  died 
October  15.  1743.  Married  (tirst)  ]\Iary 
Keech,  who  died  February  7.  1726.  ^Married 
(second)  Sarah  A}'ers.  March  25.  1699.  he 
bought'  seventy  acres  of  land,  house  and  or- 
chard, i\\  East  Greenwich,  and  two  houses, 
seventy-two  acres,  and  circhard  in  IVovidence. 
October  11.  i'X)9.  he  was  made  freeman.  In 
i702-04-o5-o'i-o8-i4-i6-i9-2o-22-2.T.  he  was 
deputy,  and  in  1705-10,  justice  of  the  peace. 
His  will  was  made  October  3.  1743.  ijroved 
November  3.  1743.  The  inventory  amounted 
to  £3089  Ss.  I  id.  Children  of  tirst  wife;  Jo- 
seph, i6Sg:  John.  1690.  mentioned  below; 
Mary,  1694:  Mercy.  1706:  Philip.   1707. 

(\')  John,  son  of  Pardon  (4)  Tillinghast, 
was  born  at  East  Greenwich.  Rhode  Island. 
in  1690.  died  at  West  Greenwich.  Rhode 
Island,  October  21,  1777.  He  was  one  of  the 
incorporators  and  charter  trustees  of  Brown 
Universit}',    Providence,    Rhode    Island.      He 

married  (first)  Anna ;  (second)  Pliebe 

Greene:  (third)  Anna  Greene:  f  fourth). 
September  21.  1739.  Abicjail  Thomas.  Chil- 
dren of  first  wife:  Ann  Mary,  June  29,  1715; 
Pardon.  June  3.  171^?:  children  of  second 
wife:  John.  Marcli  27.  1720:  Ann.  June  7. 
1721  :  W'elthan.  September  2;^.  IJ22:  Lyd.ia. 
?\Iarch  3,  1724:  Dentamii-i.  September  20. 
1726;  Charles.  April  5.  1729.  Children  of 
third  wife:  Tliomas,  born  April  27.  1732:  Jo- 
seph. Janrary  9.  1735.  Child  of  fourth  wife: 
Phebe.  born  1740. 

(\'l )  Charles,  son  of  John  Tillinghast.  was 
born  at  East  Greenwich.  Rhode  Island.  .Vpril 
"  5.  .1729,  died  in  1775.  He  was  appointed  re- 
cruiting or  enlisting  otricer  in  1775.  by  the 
general  a-^sembly  of  Rhi'de  Islanrl.  and  was 
so  active  in  the  wmf!-:  that  he  was  informed  by 
the  Tories  tliat  if  he  did  not  stop  his  activi- 
ties in  that  direction  they  would  kill  him.  In 
November  of  that  same  year,  1773.  lie  sent 
his  .son  John  from  No'-th  Kingstown  on  hor~e- 
back  to  mill,  and  while  on  his  way  the  latter 
was  seized  liy  the  Tories  and  made  a  prisoner. 
He  afterwarfl;  died  fr'jni  rough  treatment. 
In  the  same  niciith  the  father  was  alsr.  ■;eize<l 
bv  four  masked  Tories  who  tnrered  his  liouse 


by  nigb.t,  took  hnn  out  of  bed,  would  not  allow 
liim  to  dress,  drove  him  to  the  beach.,  and 
carried  him  prisoner  to  Block  Island.  Here 
he  died  seventeen  days  later  from  wounds  and 
rough  treatment  received  at  this  time.  He 
married  (first)  Alercy  Green,  born  1729,  died 
1759;  (second)  Abigail  Allen,  born  1732.  died 
1792.  He  lived  first  at  North  Kingston,  but 
at  the  time  of  his  death  lived  at  Ouidnessett 
Neck,  Rhode  Island,  where  he  located  about 
1771.  Children  of  first  wife:  i.  Joh.n,  born 
at  Niirth  King>^t^:)n,  1757,  died  in  the  hand:., 
of  Triries  in  November,  1775.  2.  Charles, 
1758.  died  October  10,  1791.  married  Han- 
nah Talbot.  3.  Mercy,  1759,  married  Captain 
George  Spooner,  who  lost  his  life  at  sea. 
Children  of  second  wife:  4.  Deacon  Pardon, 
menticmed  below.  5.  Elder  Joseph,  February 
10,  1767,  died  March  3,  1815,  married  Sarah 
Gorton.  6.  Phebe,  September  15.  176c),  died 
May  3,  1848,  married  Silas  James.  7.  Colonel 
Allen,  born  at  Ouidnessett  Neck,  1772.  died 
August  18,  1843,  married  Ruth  Lewis.  8. 
Amey,  ]\Iay  5.  1774,  died  July  4,  1834.  mar- 
ried Joseph  Nichols. 

(\TI)  Deacon  Pardon  (5)  Tillinghast.  son 
of  Charles  Tillinghast.  was  born  at  North 
Kingston.  June  28,  1763,  died  November  20, 
1816.  at  \\'est  Greenwicli.  Rhode  Island.  By 
occupation  he  was  a  farmer.  For  many  years 
he  was  deacon  in  the  Baptist  church.  He  mar- 
ried, December  18.  1785.  Mary  Sweet,  of  Exe- 
ter. Rhode  Island,  born  October  2,  1770.  at 
Exeter,  died  August  19,  1854.  at  West  Green- 
wich, daughter  of  Sylvester  Sweet.  Cliildren : 
I.  Charles,  born  September  16.  17S7:  Susanna. 
September  13.  1789;  Sylvester.  July  24.  171)2: 
Mary,  March  28,  1794:  Allen.  May  26.  1796; 
Pardon.  April  i.  1798;  Joseph.  April  25.  tSoo; 
.Mibie.  May  13.  1802:  Tabitha.  September  7. 
1804:  Phebe.  August  7,  1S06:  Thomas  Sweet, 
.\pril  9,  1810;  John,  October  3,  iSt2,  a  Baj)- 
ti~t  minister  at  Coventry.  Connecticut. 

1  \TII)  Rev.  Thomas  Sweet  Tillinghast.  son 
of  Deacon  Pardon  (5)  Tillinghas:.  was  born 
.April  9.  1810.  in  West  Greenwich,  Rhode 
I>land.  died  November  29.  1871.  in  Griswold. 
Connecticut.  He  was  but  seven  years  old 
when  his  father  died  and  he  went  to  live  w-ith 
his  brother  Allen.  He  attended  the  district 
school  in  Sterling.  Connecticut,  and  Vi'orked 
at  farming  antl  milling.  In  the  cour-e  of  time 
hc-  became  the  owner  of  valuable  mill  prop- 
erties in  Plainfield  and  (jrisvvold  and  conduct- 
ed both  grist  and  saw  mdls  for  some  thirty 
\ears.  Pie  was  a  zealous  Baptist,  studied  for 
tlie  ministry  and  was  ordained,  preached  for 
fortv  vears  in  various  churches  in  eastern 
Connecticut,  though  he  never  had  a  settled 
pastorate. 


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He  married  (first)  August  11,  1830.  in 
West  Greenwich,  ^lary,  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mar)'  (Sahin)  Howard,  of  \\'ood-tock. 
Connecticut.  She  died  September  29,  1S42. 
Married  (second)  Laura,  daughter  of  Avery 
Kinne,  married  (third)  Sarah  Dawley.  of 
Griswold,  Connecticut.  Children  of  first  wife: 
I.  Plarriet  S.,  born  June  23,  1831,  in  Wood- 
stock, died  June  2,  1S75  ;  married  (first)  John 
Kegwin,  of  Griswold.  and  (second)  (ieorqe 
Segar,  of  Lebanon.  Connecticut,  having  tliree 
children  by  each  unii_>n.  2.  Waldo,  born  June 
10,  1833.  mentinned  below.  3.  Llenry  S.,  born 
Xovember  2^.  1833.  at  Killinqly.  C'l  .nnecticut. 
married  Catherine  Crane,  of  Xew  Jersey,  and 
had  six  children  :  was  a  soldier  in  the  ci\il 
war,  hotel  proprietor  for  a  time,  farmer  at 
I'lushing,  Long  Island.  4.  Jared.  born  June 
17,  183S,  at  Foster,  Rhode  Island,  died  aged 
twenty-four,  June  4,  1862.  5.  Caleb  Edward, 
born  November  24,  1840,  at  Plainneld.  mar- 
ried Mary  A.  Reynolds  and  had  six  children; 
he  died  November  i,  1901.  Children  of  sec- 
ond wife:     6.  Thomas   Avery,  born  April  5, 

1844.  in  Plainfield.  Connecticut,  residence, 
Salisbury,  South  Carolina :  married  Jane  S., 
daughter  of  Charles  A.  Tillinghast.  of  3.1oo- 
sup,  Connecticut.     7.  Laura  Jane.  October  11, 

1845,  married  Dr.  Rayinond  Eddy,  of  East 
Providence,  Rhode  Island.  8.  Mary,  Decem- 
ber 2,  1846.  in  Plainfield,  married  (first) 
Clark  Corey,  and  (second)  Myron  Austin:  slie 
died  June,  1909.  9.  Emily.  April  28.  1S48.  at 
Sterling,  Connecticut,  married  Dr.  Elmer 
Eddy,  of  Olneyville,  Rhode  Island  :  she  died 
in  December,  1899.  lO-  Fannie  K..  June  6, 
1850.  in  Sterling,  married  Henry  Weaver  of 
Providence.  Rhode  Island :  residence  St. 
Louis,  Missouri.  11.  Adaline,  April  22.  1852, 
married  Alfred  A.  Esten.  of  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  later  of  New  Jersey,  \\here  she 
died  November  22,  1887.  Children  of  third 
wife:  T2  Jarcd  Sweet,  born  March  17.  r8i'')4, 
a  ]Meth(idist  minister,  married  Annie  Avery, 
of  Brookhrixen.  Long  Island,  i  ^.  jeanctte. 
twin  of  Jared.  married  Calvin  \'ideon  and  re- 
sides at  Staten  Island,  New  Yrirk.  !j..  lam- 
est, August  4,  i8rih,  married  Edith  Eclwanls. 
and  is  a  farmer  at  Prince's  Cay.  St;iten  Is- 
land.  Ne\\'   V'lrk. 

(IX)  Hon.  Waldo  Tillinghast.  son  of  Rev. 
Thomas  Sweet  Tillinghast,  was  born  at  Kill- 
in';d_\-.  Connecticut,  June  10.  1833.  -^t  '^'''-  <-''H"lv 
age  he  came  witii  his  parents  to  Pl.-iinfield. 
Connecticut,  where  he  has  made  his  residence 
ever  since.  He  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  and  Plainfield  Academy.  An  inde- 
pendent and  self-reliant  youth,  he  a^sisteil  on 
the  farm  in  summers,  and  spent  his  vcinters 
teaching.      He    was    a    student   at    Plainfield 


Academy  in  its  palmiest  days,  then  a  very 
.popular  and  excellent  preparatory  school  un- 
der the  principalsliip  of  Rev.  William  A.  Ben- 
edict, finally  as  assistant  teacher  in  the  acad- 
emy with  Lucien  Burleigh.  In  October,  1855, 
in  partnership  with  an  uncle,  Henry  Sabin, 
he  embarked  in  mercantile  business  and  in  the 
following  year  bought  out  his  partner's  inter- 
est. For  seventeen  years  he  conducted  a  pros- 
perous business  at  the  same  stand.  In  1872 
lie  built  a  substantial  business  block  in  Plain- 
field  and  since  then  his  store  has  been  located 
in  it.  His  business  has  increased  many  fold. 
I'or  twenty-eight  consecutive  ■vears  he  was 
postmaster  of  Plainfield.  He  has  been  hon- 
ored with  many  offices  of  public  trust  and  re- 
sponsibility. For  twenty-eight  years  he  was 
judge  of  probate,  and  for  fourteen  years  pre- 
\-iou5ly  was  clerk  of  the  court.  For  forty- 
one  years  a  member  of  the  board  of  educa- 
tion for  the  town  of  Plainfield,  serving  sev- 
eral years  as  itv  chairman.  In  1901  Judge 
Tillinghast  represented  the  to\yn  in  the  gen- 
eral assembly  of  the  state  and  served  on  the 
important  committee  on  incorporations.  He 
owns  and  operates  an  estate  of  two  hundred 
acres  and  is  financially  interested  in  various 
industries  of  the  town.  In  1900  he  estab- 
lished a  lumber  business  and  at  the  present 
time  is  e.xtensively  enga.ged  in  it.  the  firm 
name  being  Waldo  Tillinghast  &-  Sons.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Moosup  Baptist  Church 
since  April.  1S50.  and  for  seventeen  years  was 
superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school.  He  is 
churcli  clerk  in  loii.  having  served  forty- 
three  years. 

He  married.  October  13.  1859.  in  Plain- 
field,  ]\Iary  Anna,  daughter  of  Charles  AV'yIie 
anrl  Anne  (Borden")  Crary,  of  Fall  River, 
Massachusetts  (see  Borden  and  Church).  In 
1909  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tillinghast  celebrated  their 
L;oi<len  anniversary.  Children  of  Judge  Til- 
lingha:ic:  Frank  Howard,  mentioned  belriw; 
I-"rcd  ^^'aIdo.  mcnticmed  below- :  Arthur  Crary, 
mentioned  below :  Annie  Louise,  born  at 
Plainfield.  Connecticut.  May  I,   1875. 

1X1  Frank  Flow.ird.  -rn  ri  Fioti.  Waldo 
Tillin^iia'^t.  was  horn  ?eptemi:ier  24,  1S60, 
in  Plainfield.  Fie  wa-;  educated  in  the  public 
schools.  Plainfield  .\ca.1em}-  and  Schofield's 
Business  College.  Providence,  Rhode  Island. 
.\t  the  age  of  eighteen  he  was  put  in  charge 
of  a  store  at  Packcrville  and  conducted  it 
with  success  two  year=.  After  a  }'ear  a-;  clerk 
in  his  father's  store,  in  1883.  he  entered  part- 
ner-hi|)  with  Walter  L.  Palmer  and  bought  the 
store  of  C.  ^^^  LilUhridge  &-  Company  at  Cen- 
tral \'illage.  and  under  the  firm  name  of  Til- 
linghast &  Palmer  conducted  it  until  July, 
1885.     For  two  years  lie  continued  the  busi- 


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ness  alone  and  January  5,  1887,  aiimitted  to 
partnersliip  hi^  brother.  Fred  W'aldri.  The 
business  has  been  very  prosperous.  In  iSyd 
-he  bought  the  undertaking  business  of  E.  M. 
Anthony  at  Jewett  City  and  since  then  has 
conducteil  th.at  business  in  Jewett  City  and 
Central  \'illage.  He-  is  trustee  of  the  Brook- 
lyn Savings  JJank.  was  clerk  of  probate  manv 
years,  has  been  town  auditor  since  1S88  and 
also  county  auditor.  In  1892  he  was  honored 
by  his  fellow  citizens  with  election  as  repre- 
sentative of  the  town,  at  Hartford,  Connecti- 
cut, in  the  general  assembly,  and  served  on  the 
military  cc>mmittee  and  on  the  committee  on 
capitol  furniture  and  grounds  and  wa-;  also 
clerk  of  the  county  for  both  senators  and  rep- 
resentatives. He  is  a  member  of  ^loosup 
Lodge.  Xo.  113,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons: 
of  which  he  is  past  master ;  Warren  Chapter, 
Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  Danielson :  Montgom- 
ery Council.  Royal  and  Select  Masters,  of 
Danielson ;  Columbia  Commandery.  Knights 
Templar,  of  Norwich ;  Sphinx  Temple.  Mystic 
Shrine,  of  Hartford:  of  the  United  Workmen 
and  Odd  F'ellows.  both  lodge  and  encani]jment. 
of  Danielson.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Central 
\illage  Congregational  Church  and  is  chair- 
man of  the  society  committee. 

He  married,  November  23.  1882,  .Mar\-  A. 
Dodge,  of  Plaintield,  born  October  13.  1800. 
daughter  of  Olney  and  Susan  ( Shepherd  i 
Dodge.  Children :  Louise  Dodge,  born  July 
30.  1889;  Helen  Waldo,  .\ugust  7,  1806. 

(N)  Fred  Waldo,  son  of  Hon.  Waldo  Till- 
inghast.  was  born  at  Plainfield,  Connecticut, 
December  18.  186=;.  He  attended  the  public 
schools,  and  Plainfield  Academy,  in  which  in- 
stitution he  was  a  student  for  several  years. 
Later  he  entered  Schofield's  Commercial  Col- 
lege, at  F'ro^■idence.  Rhode  Island.  From 
early  boyhood  he  was  clerk  in  hi^  father's 
store,  assisting  in  various  ways,  and  early  in 
life  displaced  an  aptitude  for  business.  The 
knowledge  gained  by  his  thorough  training 
acquired  in  the  business  college  equipped  him 
well  for  his  futtire  work.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-two  he  went  to  Cleveland.  Ohio,  with 
th^  intention  to  engage  in  the  insurance  busi- 
ness, but  contracting  malaria,  was  obliged  to 
return  to  his  native  town.  He  located  in  Cen- 
tral \'illage.  was  clerk  in  hi>  brother's  -tore 
one  year,  and  Januarv,  1887.  was  admitted  to 
partnership,  anrl  since  then  the  firm  name  has 
been  F.  H.  &  F.  W.  Tillinchast.  In  addition 
to  the  original  lines  of  tb.e  old  general  mer- 
chant, the  firm  has  adiled  furniture.  carpet<. 
curtains  and  furnishings,  and  conducts  an 
undertaking  business.  In  ]K.)!itics  he  is  a 
Republican  but  has  very  little  time  to  de- 
vote   to    party    work,    as    his    business    de- 


mands almost  hi?  entire  time.  F(.)r  hf- 
teen  years  he  served  acceptably  as  clerk  of 
probate.  Mr.  Tillinghast  has  fully  justified 
the  promise  of  his  early  \ears.  He  is  prog- 
ressive and  public-sjjirited.  yet  conservative, 
and  his  judgment  seldom  errs.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  .Moosup  Lodge.  No.  113.  F'ree  and  .\c- 
cepted  Masons,  of  which  he  is  past  master: 
Warren  Chapter,  Royal  .\rch  Masons.  01  Dan- 
ielson:  Montgomery  Council.  Royal  ?nd  Select 
Masters,  of  Danielson;  Columbia  Command- 
ery, Knights  Templar,  of  Norwich,  and 
Sphinx  Temple.  ^.Iystic  Shrine,  of  Hartford. 
He  married  Jennie  F..  daughter  of  Fitch  A. 
and  Jane  l'  Fry )  Carey,  of  Central  \'illage. 
Children:  FLdward  Carey,  born  Feb.  14,  1891  : 
Waldo  Elbert,  born  April  27.   1902. 

(X)  Arthur  Crary,  youngest  son  of  Hon. 
Waldo  Tillinghast.  was  born  June  28.  1872. 
\n  Plainfield,  Connecticut.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  school,  Plainfield  Academy,  and 
Yale  Business  College,  at  New  Haven,  Con- 
necticut. For  several  \ears  he  was  assistant 
in  his  father's  store  and  later  became  hi~  suc- 
cessor in  the  n-'ercantile  business.  He  i'^  alsi> 
associated  with  his  fatltcr  and  his  bn-.dier>. 
Frank  H.  and  Fred  W.,  as  mar.ager  in  tlic 
lumber  business,  operating  several  saw  niilN. 
His  genial  disp<:>sition.  enterprising  qticditie- 
and  good  fellowship,  make  him  popular  with 
all  classes.  In  politics  Mr.  Tillingha.-t  is  a 
Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  .Moosup 
Lodge,  No.  113,  Free  and  Accepte.l  ^.lasons: 
Warren  Chapter.  Ro\al  Arch  Ma--.n<.  of 
Danielson :  Alontgomery  Council,  Royal  andi 
Select  Masters,  of  Danielson :  a  member  of 
Protection  Lodge,  Independent  Order  of  1.  'dd 
Fellows,  of  Central  Milage,  and  Encanipmeiu 
of  Danielson.  Fie  married,  in  Providence. 
Rhode  Island.  November  9,  1S92,  ^Martha  A., 
daughter  of  Dudley  and  Elizabeth  Palmer,  of 
Exeter.  Rhode  Island.  Children :  Dorothy 
Elizabeth,  born  January  2.  1804:  \A"ellin'.:tO'n 
Sabin.  born  May  13,  1903:  died  January  5. 
1911. 

(The  Borden  Line). 
The  Borden  family  is  of  original  F'rench 
stt>ck.  derivi'.ig  its  name  from  Bourdenay. 
Franco,  an  ancient  village  in  Nnrniand\".  1  he'-' 
came  to  England  with  William  the  C<>!:quer.'r 
and  were  as.-igned  estates  in  the  CMuniy  'M' 
Kent,  ^vhich  has  long  been  called  the  (iardcn 
of  England.  John  Borden.  di-tru-t:ul  <■:  a 
religious  denomination  who-e  exactions  had 
'become  intolerable,  sold  out  his  e-tate  and  re- 
moved to  \\'ales. 

(IF)  Richard  Borden,  son  of  John  Borden, 
was  "Dorn  in  Wales,  came  to  America  about 
1635.  Soon  after  landing  he  determined  to 
establish  himself  permanently  upon  Rhode  Is- 


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land.  He  joinetl  a  pioneer  party  wliich  chose 
the  north  end  of  the  island  as  the  place  of 
their  settlement.  The  birth  of  Matthew  Ik>r- 
den.  the  son  of  Richard,  which  occurred  in 
May.  1638,  and  stands  recorded  in  the 
Friends'  Uook  of  Records  as  the  first  chikl 
born  of  Eng:lisii  parents  on  Rlwde  Island,  fixes 
the  date  of  this  first  settlement  at  Portsmouth. 
Richard  Borden  was  one  of  the  three  men 
appointed  to  survey  the  town  lots  and  suhse- 
quentlv  to  lav  out  all  the  farming  lands  in 
Portsmouth,  and  duriny;  his  life  the  town  and 
state  records  sli(~>w  hini  to  have  been  a  promi- 
nent man  amoni.:;  his  contemporaries.  He  was 
a  conspicuous  niemher  of  tlic  denomination  of 
I'riends.  and  one  of  the  founders  of  that  so- 
ciet\'  in  Portsmouth.  He  was  assistant  gov- 
ernor of  Rhode  Island  Colon}-.  1033-54;  treas- 
urer in  1654-55;  representative  in  1654-56-57. 
He  died  May  25,  1671,  at  the  age  of  seventy 
years.  His  wife  Joan  died  July  15,  16S8,  at 
the  age  of  eiglity-four  years,  six  months. 

fill)  John  (2),  son  of  Richard  Borden. 
was  born  in  Portsmouth.  Rhode  Island,  Sep- 
tember, 1640,  died  June  4,  17 16.  He  married, 
December  2^.  1670.  Mary,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam Earl.  He  was  left  by  his  father  with  a 
substantial  estate,  and  in  a  few  years  became 
the  owner  of  large  tracts  of  land  in  the  ccrl- 
onies  of  Rhode  Island,  New  Jersey,  Pennsyl- 
vania and  Delaware.  He  was  associated  with 
John  Tripp,  and  after  the  latter's  death,  with 
his  son,  Eikill,  in  leasing  and  managing  Bris- 
tol Ferry,  Rhode  Island.  He  was  an  intimate 
friend  of  King  Philip,  and  just  before  the 
Indian  war  of  1675,  '^^'^^  sent  by  the  general 
couit  of  Plymouth  to  use  hi-  intluence  to  re- 
strain and  qi'.iet  him.  John  P.orden  was  much 
in  public  life;  from  1680  to  1706  he  frequently 
represented  the  town  in  the  general  assembly ; 
in  1706  he  was  associated  with  seven  other 
persons  in  the  electing  of  two  meeting  houses 
for  the  Friends,  an'!  was  often  engaged  in 
minor  atTairs.  He  became  exten-.ivclv  knoivn 
throughout  the  coimtry  as  a  I'licnd,  and  ex- 
erted a  wide  infinence. 

(IV)  Joseph,  son  of  John  (2I  Borden,  was 
born  December  3,  i(")8o.  died  in  1715.  He 
married  Sarah,  daugliter  of  George  anrl  Su- 
sannah fPearce")  Erowncll,  born  in  Ports- 
mouth, Rhode  Island,  June  14.  f68r.  He  lived 
in  Freetown,  in  the  part  now  called  Fall  Ri\-er, 
Massachusetts. 

(V)  Wiiliam,  son  of  Josepli  Borden,  was 
born  1707.  The  date  of  li's  marriage  and 
death  and  his  wife's  name  are  unknown.  He 
lived  in  Fall  River,  Massachusetts. 

(\'I)  Joseph  (2),  son  of  William  Borden. 
\vas  born  August  12.  1733.  died  in  1800.  He 
married   Peace,   daughter  of  Joseph    Borden, 


February  19,  1758.      He  was  a  farmer  at  Tiv- 
erton, Rhode  Island. 

(\TI)  William  (21,  son  of  Jc^seph  i  2  )  Bor- 
den, was  born  February  y.  1772,  died  .May  2, 
1834.  He  married,  September  22.  1706,  Re- 
becca Church  (see  Church  \I'i. 
•  (  X'lIT)  Anne,  daughter  of  William  i^.ordcn, 
was  born  April  9,  1805.  died  in  Plainfic'd, 
Connecticut,  September  4.  1885.  Married, 
1824,  Charles  W.  Crary,  born  in  Stonington, 
Connecticut.  June  12.  1796,  son  of  George  and 
Esther  ( Brown  )  Crary.  His  motiier,  Esther 
Brown,  was  born  in  Stonington,  September 
19,  1761,  daughter  of  Amos  Brown,  born  Oc- 
tober 28,  1730,  died  Preston.  CoTinecticut.  Jan- 
uary 12,  1817:  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Ameri- 
can revolution  ;  married,  at  PrestcMi,  August 
4,  1757,  Eunice  Turner,  born  July  24,  1740, 
died  Preston,  March  q.  1794.  Through  Am.os 
Brown  and  Eunice  (Turner)  Brown  their  de- 
scendants are  eligible  to  niembersbip  in  the 
.Mayflower  Society  from  William  Brewster, 
John  Howland.  John  rille\-.  and  Elizabeth 
Tilley,  all  passengers  in  the  "Mayflower,'' 
1020.  also  the  patriotic  societies.  Sons  of  Co- 
lonial \\'ars.  Colonial  Danies.  the  Patriots 
and  Founders  of  .-Vmerica  and  the  Sons  and 
Daughters   of  the  .\merican  Revolution. 

.Vmos  Brown  was  the  son  of  Daniel  Brown, 
born  October- 0,  1696,  died  --\ugust  30,  1771, 
married  (first'i  June  21.  1721,  ]^lary.  daugh- 
ter of  John  and  Mary  (Palmer)  Breed;  she 
died  1744.  She  was  the  UK'ther  of  all  his  chil- 
dren.   He  married  (stC(jud)  Prudence , 

who  dieil  December  2.  17(38.  Daniel  Brown 
was  the  son  of  Thon-ias  Brown,  born  in  Lynn. 
.Massachusetts,  died  at  Stoningti-m,  (ronnecti- 
cut,  December  2y.  1723;  married.  February  8, 
1677.  Hannah  Collins.  Thomas  Brown  was 
the  son  of  Thomas  Brown,  born  in  Lynn.  }ila5- 
sachusetts,  1628,  died  .\ugust  28.  1603.  mar- 
ried Mary,  daughter  of  Thomas  Newhall,  one 
of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Lynn.  Thomas 
Brown,  Senior,  was  the  son  of  Nicholas  and 
Elizabeth  Brown.  Nicholas  was  the  son  of 
Edvsard  and  Jane  (Leids)  Brown,  of  Inkbor- 
row.    \\'orcestershire.    England. 

(The  Church  Line). 
(I)  Richard  Church,  imnn'grant  ancestor, 
caiue  to  New  England  in  tiie  fleet  with  G'"i\- 
ernor  Winthrop  in  1(130.  He  was  admitted  a 
freeman.  October  10,  1030.  and  removed  tr.i:r 
\\'eyniciuth  to  Eel  river  in  Plvmouth.  Mas:-a- 
■diusetts,  -vvl.ere  he  was  adn-iitted  a  freeman. 
Oct'jbcr  4.  1632  He  was  taxed  in  Duxbury 
in  1637.  He  was  a  carjienter  liy  trade  and 
v.ilh  Join-'.  Thompson  \ya.>  enu-aced  to  buiild 
the  first  meeting-iiou--e.  and  the  nr^t  gun  c*ar- 
riage  in  Plymoutii  in   1637.     In   1^)49  r.e  sold 


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his  land  at  T'lymoiitli  anJ  removed  to  East- 
hain.  lie  was  at  Cliarlcstowti  in  i'>53  and 
at  Hingham  in  1057.  At  Sandwicii,  in  loi:^. 
he  deposed  that  he  wa.^  tift_\-six  }-ears  old. 
He  served  often  on  inquests  and  was  frequent- 
ly made  referee.  He  served  as  sergeant  in  the 
Pequot  war.  He  died  at  Dcdhani.  Decem- 
ber 27,  i6('>8,  and  was  buried  in  Hingham.  as 
was  his  wife.  His  will  is  dated  at  Hingliam, 
Massachusetts.  December  2^.  166S.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1636.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard 
Warren,  of  Plymouth,  whi:i  came  in  the  "May- 
flower" in    1620. 

(H)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Richard  Church, 
lived  in  Scituatc.  ^lassachusetts,  on  a  farm 
on  the  Xt>rth  river,  south  of  Cornet  Stetson's. 
He  married,  in  1665.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Wil- 
liam   Barstow.   of   Scituate.    Massachusetts. 

(Ill)  Captain  Charles  Church,  son  of  Na- 
thaniel Church,  was  born  in  i'383,  died  March 
9,  1726.  He  settled  in  Plymouth  and  later  in 
Freetown.  .Massacliusetts.  He  was  drov.-ned 
with  Captain  Constant  Church,  of  Colonel 
Benjamin  Church's  regiment,  in  "  ]\lassachu- 
setts  hay  opposite  the  site  of  the  city  of  Fall 
River,  Massachusetts.  He  married  Hilary 
Pope,  of  Dartmouth,  Massachusetts. 

(I\')  Captain  Cliarles  (2)  Church,  son  of 
Captain  Charles  (  i  )  Church,  was  born  in 
1710.  died  3.[ay  6.  1762.  He  lived  in  Free- 
town, Massachusetts,  and  married,  in  1735. 
Frances  Turner. 

(  \")  Captain  Josepih  Church,  son  of  Capr 
tain  Cliarlcs  ('21  Church,  was  born  1742.  ihed 
in  1816.  He  married,  1765.  Sarah  Brightman. 
He  was  drowned  at  Bristol  Ferry,  Rhode 
Island. 

(\T  I  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Captain  Josepli 
Church.  \\as  bi^rn  in  1775.  ar.d  married,  Sep- 
tember 22,  1706,  William  Borden  ( see  Borden 
\U). 


(U)      Peter      (2)      Eulkley, 
BULKLEY     youngest    son   of    Rev.    Peter 

I'l)  Bulkeley  I'q.  v.),  was 
born  August  12.  1643.  Ke  came  to  l-'airhe'd, 
Connecticnt,  with  his  mother,  and  married 
there.  Pie  madi;  his  will  jlarch  25.  ii''<")i.  and 
an  inventi'rv  nas  filed  at  court  July  7,  ti'iOi. 
Children:  Ger=hom,  Domtliy.  .Marg.iiet, 
Grace.  Peter  (mentioned  below!), 

(IIF)  Peter  ("3)  son  of  Rev,  Peter  (2) 
Bulkley.  was  born  December  2^.  i('>S;.  He 
was  a  i\  raver  hv  profession.  He  was  ;;drnitted 
to  full  ci:.mm(mi'jTi  in  the  churcl-i  \i;c;T.;^t  5,' 
1733.  fTe  married  Hannah,  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel Ward,  of  Mill  Plain.  His  will,  ijroved  De- 
cember 31.  1771.  bequeathed  to  his  nine  chil- 
dren, each  £112  13s.  4d.  value  'jf  their  portion 
of  land.     Children,  with  baptismal  dates:  Da- 


vid, }i[arch  9,  171 1  :  Sarah.  Deccinber  14,  171 2, 
died  young;  Sarah,  N(jvember  2.  1713:  Peter, 
Cktober  9,  17J5:  Andrew.  C'ctober  6.  1717; 
Ger:,hom,  Augu-t  13,  1721  :  Jabez,  August  4, 
1723;  Olive,  July,  1725:  Hannah,  October  17, 
I72(>;  Moses,  July  9,  1727:  James,  mentioned 
liehiw  ;  3.1ary,  October  17,  1731, 

(  1\' )  James,  son  of  Peter  {  3  )  lUilklex-.  w  as 
baptized  August  3,  1729.  He  married  Eliza- 
beth Whitelicad,  January  16.  1738.  He  died 
June  27,  1809.  Children:  Mary,  born  April 
3,  1757:  Eunice,  April  15,  1759:  Abigail,  De- 
cember 5,  1760;  Eleazer.  mentioned  below: 
IMabel,  Mav  24,  1765;  laiiies.  August  27, 
1768:  Elisabeth.  June '14,  1772:  Ilonkin,  April 
7.  1770:  Andrew,  September  4.  1774,  died  July 
1795;  Moses,  October  2j,  1776,  died  July, 
1795:  ]Mary,  July  28.  1779. 

( \' )  Eleazer,  son  of  James  Bulkley.  was 
born  Februarv  2.  I7'i3.  He  married  Mary, 
daughter  nf  [onathan  Ogden.  December  22, 
17^5,  of  Mill  Plain.  Cr.nnecticut.  The  fol- 
li>\\  ing  is  taken  from  a  historical  sketch  writ- 
ten by  himself : 

">[y  father  was  a  weaver,  and  intended  tii.it  I 
sliouid  learn  the  same  trade,  for  which  I  had  a  great 
di-Iike.  From  ei^ht  to  ten,  at  intervals.  I  w^i;  at 
scliool,  and  attending-  to  my  father's  calls.  From 
t(;n  until  twelve  T  was  ni  some  assistance  to  him, 
earning  in  the  Si-iiiiner  months  twenty  shillings  a 
inwith.  At  twelve  I  inclined  to  follov.-  a  seatarinc; 
lite,  and  at  the  close  of  the  year  T774  left  my  home 
;n  ^bIl  River  for  New  York,  on  a  u'.-.rliet  l>:'-'t. 
At  the  close  of  tl(e  month,  of  .\pril.  1775.  the  in- 
habitants were  panic-struck  at  the  news,  hy  a  mes- 
senger on  hor<cb:'ck,  of  the  battle  of  l.exinston. 
1  he  battle  of  Bi'iikcr  Hil!  occurred  soon  after,  and 
the  people  were  now  making  every  effort  to  p'.it 
them>elves  into  a  common  dcfenss.  both  by  sea  and 
land.  At  the  commencement  of  the  year  1776  the 
'Di  t;:;i>e,'  an  armed  vessel,  was  fitted  out  at  X'.-w 
Haven  by  the  state  of  Connecticut.  A  goodly  num- 
ber '  f  men,  and  boys  too.  enlisted  in  her  fro;n 
Fairfield.  T  among  the  latter,  after  receiving  (re- 
luctantly) my  father's  permission.  We  were  taken 
from  Black  Rock  to  the  vessel  then  lying  in  Xcw 
Haven  harbor,  on  the  13th  of  ?vlarch,  177G,  and  re- 
turned in  the  'Defense'  to  Black  Rock,  when  v,-e 
learned  of  the  evacuation  of  Boston  by  tlie  Brii- 
i-li.  We  proceeded  to  Boston.  Our  tirst  encounter 
was  \\ith  a  sloop  and  brig.-and' after  a  close  conte-t 
both  surrendered.  The  loss  on  their  s-'le  wa=  ti'ir:y- 
nine  killed  and  wounded:  on  ours  nr;ne  kili.-d.  and 
a  few  only  wounded.  Colonel  Crnnplicl!  tcipta:;;"! 
vvas  taken  prisoner.  He  was  afterwards  exciian;;!-':, 
;"or  C>.ionel  Ethan  Allen,  then  in  F.ngl.-'.nd  a  pris- 
oner. .\fter  this  action  we  sailed  for  Xew  London. 
■.\nere  we  were  put  on  another  vessel,  to  whicii 
the  r.amc  of  our  'old  one  wa?  given.  a;id  in  June 
<t.-Tted  on  a  cruise.  V\'hen  ten  or  twelve  days  out 
I  cspved  a  sail.  On  coniing  tip  to  it  v.-e  round  it 
a  British  ship  from  Jamaica.  We  took  off  her  crew, 
p-.it  a  pri.-^e  master  ^n  hoard.  a,;d  ordered  her  b'ck 
to  Xew  London.  Early  one  morning  i:i_  t!ie_  If.st 
of  September  we  left  Flolmes  Hole  for  Xew  Loi-.- 
(ion.  For  two  months  we  remained  in  New  Lon.'ion. 
While  here  I  was  severely  bitten  by  a  sqi:\rrei,  mv 
skul!    was    fractured   as   the   result  of   a   fall   nearly 


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costing  my  life,  and  it  \v;is  some  time  befr.re  I  re- 
covered. In  Decen'.lu.-r  "ur  c:'iJi."iiii  re^i^nci  for  a 
more  important  charge,  and  under  conimand  ot  an- 
other, we  sailed  for  the  West  Indies.  Through  the 
winter  we  cruised  about  the  islands,  captured  four 
prizes,  wh'ch  safely  arri\  ed  at  the  several  ports 
to  whicli  tl'.ey  were  sent.  In  the  following  spring 
we  returned  to  Xew  Bedford,  when  I  and  a  luim- 
ber  of  others  applied  for  a  discharge.  Some  tmie 
after  this  the  'Defen-ie'  was  ordered  to  Bosti  n  to 
be  cut  in  two  and  lengthened.  W'e  were  di^olrirsed 
and  in  the  early  sunmier  I  returned  to  my  riirents 
after  an  absence  of  thirteen  months,  and  for  the 
services  rendered  in  the  'Defense'  at  this  i-iriy  age 
I  am  now  receiving  a  pension.  After  remaining  at 
home  three  or  four  months  I  found  a  iiunilier  of 
my  associates  were  joining  a  company-  in  Fairfield 
to  go  to  Xew  London  to  a  privateer  that  was  being 
fitted  out.  and  I  resolved  at  once  to  go.  I  knew 
my  parents  would  not  willingly  give  their  consent 
to  my  going,  so  one  evening  I  bundled  un  a  few 
clothes  and  threw  them  to  the  ground  from  the 
chamber  window,  mingled  again  with  the  {nmily.  and 
as  opportunity  offered  walked  out.  took  up  my  bun- 
dle of  clothes  and  went  to  Fairfield,  where  I  joined 
the  company  and  repaired  to  Black  Rock,  thence 
to  Xew  London.  We  soon  went  to  sea,  and  as  we 
fell  in  wuh  no  vessels,  concluded  to  repair  to  the 
Western  Islands  and  intercept  vessels  bound  for 
Quebec.  Sliortly  after  v,-e  captured  a  British  \  es- 
sel  bound  for  this  port,  and  ordered  her  back  to 
Xew  Bedford.  I  was  one  of  the  crew  put  on  board. 
It  was  thirty-nine  days  before  we  made  land,  and 
for  thirteen  days  were  in  uant  of  provisions,  sub- 
sisting mostly  on  English  damaged  biscuit  boiled 
in  beer.  (The  arri\al  of  the  brig  safely  s"enied 
almost  a  miracle,  after  passing  by  all  the  British 
ports,  and  not  meeting  with  a  single  British  sail.) 
Shortly  after  this  I  took  passage  in  a  privateer  sloop 
for  Xew  London.  Having  arrived  here,  and 
ashamed  to  go  home,  having  earned  nothing.  I  en- 
listed in  the  Brig  'Xancy'  and  sailed,  on  the  first 
of  Xovember  for  the  West  Indies.  After  cruising 
for  some  time  without  success  we  sailed  for  Cay- 
enne, on  the  Surinam  coast.  Much  time  was  spent 
here.  We.  however,  resumed  the  cruise  on  the  first 
of  January.  Off  Antigua  we  were  run  down,  by 
what  we  supposed  was  a  British  vessel,  but  which 
proved  to  be  the  .American  privateer  "Bunker  Hdl.' 
from  Boston.  This  unlucky  m.istake  broke  up  our 
cruise  and  we  bore  up  for  home,  arriving  at  X'ew 
London  in  about  fifteen  days,  after  a  cruise  of  five 
months.  Here  we  found  the  'Defense.'  bound  for 
Fairfield,  and  I  with  a  number  of  our  crew  took 
passage  in  her  for  Black  Rock.  not.  however,  to 
reach  the  latter  place  in  this  vessel,  for  we  went 
back  to  X'ew  London.  The  ship  bronelit  un  on  a 
reef  and  was  lost,  and  again  I  started  for  ho;i;e  in 
a  gallfy.  Arriving  at  Black  Rock  1  gathered  un  my 
clothes  and  started  for  home,  with  a  full  deter- 
mination to  follow  in  the  future  =ome  other  busi- 
ness beside  privr.teering.  I  was  joyfully  v,'elcomed. 
notwithstanding  my  last  two  years  had  givtn  my 
parents  so  much  trouble  and  anxiety,  ^.ly  time  now 
was  mostly  employed  in  going  to  school  and  taking 
vacancies  to  keep  guard.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
year  l~jg  I  enlisted  with  a  company  of  forty  men 
under  command  of  Captain  E.  Thorp.  The  guard 
was  stationed  close  to  the  beach  on  the  east  side 
of  Kinsey's  Point;  night  only  required  close  watch. 
But  on  the  7th  of  July,  standing  alone  on  the  place 
now  occupied  hv  Oliver  Perry.  E^q.,  I  ^aw  two  hun- 
dred British  land  on  the  lii'l  opposite,  Tbey  at 
once   commenced   the  burning  of   Fairfield.     At   the 


opening  of  the  year  17X0  my  time  expired,  aud  for 
thi.'!  land  service  I  .an  receivmg  a  pension  (:,■^4I') 
which,  with  my  year's  sea  service,  is  termed  a  full 
pension.  On  .\pril,  17S0,  I  sailed  for  Xantucket 
w'lik  (.'antain  Stephen  Thorp,  where  I  widi  his  con- 
sent enlisted  for  a  cruise  to  the  West  Indies.  At 
Providence  we  found  our  vessel  ready  for  sea.  We 
sailed  the  20th  of  April  for  the  island  of  Cuba. 
About  the  middle  of  May,  when  approaching  our 
destination,  the  ship  came  suddenly  on  a  sunken 
reef,  hut  by  the  captain's  strategem  was  <avtd,  and 
we  again  made  sail  for  Hispaniula,  entering  in  two 
or  three  days  the  harbor  of  St.  Francis.  Here  we 
repaired  damages.  This  incessant  labor  caused 
much  sickness.  I  was  brought  very  low  v,-ith  inter- 
mittent fever.  Captain  Gardiner  was  very  kind  to 
me.  showing  a  father's  solicitude  for  me.  I  still 
grew  weaker  and  all  hopes  of  recovery  were  given 
up.  I  thought  if  I  could  be  at  home  I  should  die 
content,  but  tb.e  idea  of  breathing  my  last  in  a  for- 
eign land,  was  most  painful.  A  physician  brought 
on  board  by  the  captain  left  a  vial  with  my  attend- 
ant, telling  him  to  give  me  a  few  drops  in  water 
eveiy  half  hour.  L'pon  taking  the  first  spo'niful  it 
seemed  to  me  like  fire  through  my  whole  system, 
giving  new  life  and  animation,  and  I  recovered 
slowly  from  that  very  hour,  and  in  two  or  three 
weeks  could  walk  about  deck  with  assistance.  On 
the  iirst  of  July  we  sailed  for  Philadelphia,  and  on 
the  morning  of  the  fifteenth  arrived  ofi'  Cape  Hen- 
lopen.  All  were  in  high  spirits,  expecting  to  be  in 
Philadelphia  that  night.  \Vhile  waiting  for  a  pilot 
we  we'"e  boarded  and  taken  posse>sion  of  by  two 
schooners  of  Xew  York.  The  captors  offered  our 
crew  their  liberty  if  they  would  assist  in  getting  the 
"Sally"  afloat  (ior  she  bad  been  agnur.d  c.n  a 
place  called  the  Sheer. t.  tiiey  gladly  accepted  ths 
proposal.  Being  stil!  feeble,  I  bay  in  my  berth.  One 
of  the  refugees  ordered  me  on  dee.< ;  a-  I  v.as  as- 
cending the  companion  way  slowly  the  .ruffian  aimed 
a  blow  at  me  with  a  lynch  staff  which  just  grazed 
my  side.  About  sun  down  I,  with  the  rest  of  the 
iick,  were  put  in  a  boat  and  shoved  off  f!"om  the 
"Sally"  and  landed  on  Cape  Henlopen  beach:  dra.g- 
ging  our  boat  across  the  beach  into  Lewiston  creek, 
we  rowed  up  to  Lewiston,  where  we  arrived  at  to 
o'clock  at  nigiit.  In  the  morning  a  sailor  kindly 
gave  me  a  straw  hat,  which  was  very  acceptable,  as 
I  had  nothing  to  screen  my  head  from  the  scorching 
■•un.  T  went  across  the  street  to  an  eminence  'o  see 
if  I  could  discover  any  signs  of  the  "Sally"  ;iiid  her 
captors;  not  one  of  them  was  to  be  seen.  I  lea-rned 
afterwards  that  after  getting  the  "Sally"  afloat  the 
refugees  violated  their  promise  to  liberate  the  crew, 
confined  them  in  a  ptison  ship  in  X'ew  York,  where 
nt^arly  all  of  them  died.  As  I  stood  upon  tb.e  hill 
looking  for  my  lost  comrailes  my  feelings  can  be 
better  im.agined  than  described.  It  was  a  beautiful 
morning,  about  wheat  harvest,  the  level  fields  cov- 
ered with  grain  as  far  as  the  eye  could  rc.i.ch.  the 
birds  tinging,  the  quails  wdiistlin.g.  and  all  nature 
seemed  joyous;  I  alone  was  miserable,  enfeebled  by 
my  long  sickness,  without  friends  or  money,  far 
from  home,  my  shi])mates  all  .gone,  despair  oveicam."; 
tiie,  and  I  burst  into  tears,  lieco.vering  my  spirit-i 
•'iter  a  while.  I  returned  to  the  village:  the  lapd- 
bdy  gave  me  a  bowl  of  bread  and  milk,  the  first 
food  i  had  tasted  since  leaving  the  sliip.^  The  pilot 
who  brought  us  ashore  took  me  with  him  to  CiT't 
Mav.  where  was  his  home,  and  brought  mc  to  tb.e 
Pilots'  Hotel,  kept  by  Mr.  Bu'.k.  making  known  to 
him  my  circumstances.  Mr.  Buck  welcmcJ  rne 
with  much  kindness,  telling  me  to  stay  wuh  him  ti!i 
I   wis  tull>   recovered.     I  remained  v. ill;  inm  iieariy 


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three  weeks,  nnd  being  now  quite  well  auain.  I  de- 
termined to  return  t<;i  Plnladelpliia.  <  )n  taking 
leave  of  Mr.  Buck  and  his.  family.  I  e.xpressed  my 
fears  that  I  might  never  be  able  to  make  him  any 
return  for  his  kindness  and  attention  to  me.  He  re- 
plied, 'You  may  yet  become  -a  useful  member  of 
society;  if  you  do.  and  you  meet  a  person  in  dis- 
tress, relieve  Iiim,  and  in  that  way  you  will  recom- 
pense me.'  Some  months  afterwards  I  bought  in 
St.  Thomas  a  set  of  china  as  a  present  for  Mrs. 
Buck.  I  sent  it  by  one  of  our  crew  who  proved  to 
be  a  thief  and  never  delivered  it.  While  in  Phila- 
delphia I  agreed  to  go  with  Capt.  Matthews  in  his 
market  boat,  and  made  three  trips  with  him.  When 
being  fully  recovered  in  health,  I  shipped  in  brig 
"Joanna"  for  St.  Thomas,  for  S40  the  run.  After  a 
short  passage  we  arrived  at  St.  Thomas.  Our  re- 
turn cargo  was  salt;  each  of  the  crew  had  tiie 
privilege  of  4  bags  (S  bushels)  to  be  sold  for  their 
benefit  in  Philadelphia.  After  a  passage  of  six  or 
seven  weeks  we  reached  Philadelphia,  and  on  dis- 
charging the  cargo  my  bags  of  salt  were  missing. 
This  was  a  serious  loss  to  ine.  as  it  cost  little,  and 
(hen  sold  for  four  dollars  a  bushel.  I 'afterwards 
learned  that  the  same  rascal  to  whom  I  entrusted 
the  set  of  china  for  Mrs.  Buck  had  stolen  my  bags 
of  salt  and  sold  them  in  the  night.  I  received  the 
wages  for  my  last  voyage,  deducting  the  physician's 
bill  at  St.  Thomas,  and  after  a  few  days  shipped  on 
a  brig  for  Havana.  With  what  I  had  saved  and  a 
month's  advance.  I  laid  out  S40  for  tlour.  cheese, 
and  apples,  on  my  own  account.  In  15  days  we 
anchored  at  Havana.  Our  cargo  was  in  great  de- 
mand, flour  S20  per  barrel,  cheese  75  cents  a  pound, 
and  other  articles  in  proportion.  I  bought  from  a 
boat  having  such  articles  for  sale,  a  powder-horn 
made  in  'Moro  Castle.'  on  which  was  a  representa- 
tion of  the  Spanish  Crown,  the  Castle,  and  the  ves- 
sels going  in  and  out  of  the  harbor  of  Havana, 
which  I  gave  to  my  granddaughter.  Mary  Josephine 
Bulkley.  in  1S41,  having  owned  it  myself  si.xty  years. 
We  sailed  from  Havana,  and  on  the  20th  of  Feb- 
ruary, afler  an  absence  of  three  months,  arrived  in 
Philadelphia.  On  settling  up  my  voyage  I  found 
myself  in  possession  of  over  Sioo.  After  providing 
myself  with  necessary  clothing,  still  having  SSo  m 
silver,  I  turned  my  thoughts  'nomewards.  At  Kings 
Ferry,  fifty  miles  above  Xew  York,  on  my  way 
home,  I  met  an  old  acquaintance.  Gershoin  Bulk- 
ley,  whom  I  accompanied  to  Mill  River,  arriving  at 
home  on  the  first  of  April,  after  an  absence  of 
a  year.  Remaining  two  weeks  at  home,  I  went  to 
Boston  with  Capt.  Peters,  discharged  cargo,  and  re- 
turned to  Middletown.  when  I  took  my  discharge 
and  walked  to  Black  Rock  in  one  day.  Through  the 
summer  of  17S1  I  was  engaged  on  a  small  brig 
owned  by  the  inhabitants  of  ^liil  Ri\er.  Early  in 
I/Sj  I  went  with  Capt.  Stephen  Thorp  to  Rhode 
Isjand,  and  continued  in  the  same  vessel  through 
the  summer.  In  the  autunm  I  visited  my  uncle 
Moses  Bulkley.  who  lived  back  in  the  country,  and 
bought  of  him  the  land  on  which  I  now  (  1841 )  live, 
for  fifty  dollars.  In  December  I  joined  one  of  the 
boats  from  Fairfield,  in  a  projected  expedition  to 
take  some  British  forts  en  Long  Island.  From  this 
time  imtU  peace  was  declared  in  the  following  spring. 
I  was  engaged  in  no  affair  of  particular  moment. 
In  April,  1783,  news  of  peace  arrived,  which  caused 
great  rejoicing.  £ver\body  was  an.'cions  to  visit 
Neu-  York,  which  had  been  in  possession  of  the 
enemy  seven  years.  I  went  in  April.  \\  hile  there 
I  engaged  to  go  to  Xew  Providence  in  a  small 
sloop  owned  by  George   Brown.     We  arrived   safely 


m  Xew  Providence,  di^porsd  of  our  cargo,  took  in 
a  return  cargo,  and  started  again  for  Xew  York. 
I  ^vas  now  put  in  charge  of  the  sloop,  and  sailed  for 
Xova  Scotia,  taking  with  me  Capt.  Brown  and  wife, 
and  a  number  of  his  ftiends.  A  part  of  my  passen- 
gers and  himself  and  wife  landed  at  Graiuille  and 
put  up  temporary  houses.  .Afterwards  Capt.  Brown 
laid  out  a  town  at  Beaver's  Harbor,  and  urged  me  to 
take  a  lot.  I  declined  at  first,  but  lie  insisting,  I  ac- 
cepted one,  and  gave  James  Tucker  a  power  of  at- 
torney with  ten  dollars  to  take  care  of  it  for  me.  but 
I  never  went  there  again  to  claim  it.  In  Septem- 
ber we  sailed  for  Boston,  remained  there  a  few 
days,  and  in  October  sailed  again  for  Xova  Scotia. 
Here  the  sloop  was  laid  up  for  the  winter,  but 
thinking  it  would  not  do  to  be  idle  long.  I  made  a 
voyage  to  Boston,  returning  to  Xova  Scotia  in  17S4, 
the  beginning  of  the  year.  I  remained  three  months, 
visiting  the  families  I  had  brought  here.  May  fol- 
lowing made  a  voyage  to  Boston,  and  in  July  one  to 
Xew  York.  In  .August,  after  a  monthly  visit  in 
the  Bay.  I  sailed  again  for  Xew  York,  taking  with 
me  Capt.  Bjown  and  his  family,  who  had  sold  out 
in  Xova  Scotia.  ^^'e  arrived  in  October.  We 
sailed  the  same  month  for  Jamaica ;  a  few  days  out 
experienced  severe  weather.  Coming  up  with  Turks 
Island,  as  I  was  asleep  in  the  cabin,  I  dreamed  that 
I  saw  land  and  reefs  of  rocks  ahead.  Waking  sud- 
denly, visibly  impressed  with  my  dream.  1  luirried 
on  deck,  and  found  the  vessel  running  directly  for 
the  land  and  reefs  just  as  they  had  appeared  in  mv 
dream.  She  would  undoubtedly  have  run  asliore  in 
a  few  minutes  had  I  not  in  this  singular  m.inr.er 
been  warned  of  our  danger.  .Vrriving  safely  at 
Kingston,  we  discharged  our  cargo  in  ti'.ree  weeks, 
and  in  X'ovember  cleared  for  Xew  York,  arriving 
th.ere  the  5th  of  January,  17S5.  On  settling  with 
the  owners  for  my  services  there  was  due  nie  for 
the  last  nineteen  months  $200,  which  Capl.  Brown 
pud  me  in  gold,  one  of  which  pieces  I  have  always 
retained.  I  now  returned  home,  where  I  remained 
SIX  weeks,  but  rot  contented  to  retnaiTi  long.ir  idle. 
I  engaged  as  mate  with  Capt.  Joseph  Bartram.  and 
made  a  \  oyage  in  a  sloop  to  X'orth  Carolina ;  re- 
turned hom.e  in  April.  I  was  now-  solicited  by  Miaii 
Perry  to  take  part  of  a  vessel  with  hira,  \thich  I 
concluded  to  do.  On  one  occasion  when  Mr.  Perry 
and  I  were  in  JMaiblehead  with  a  cargo  of  tlax,  wc 
were  swindled  out  of  a'nout  Sroo  worth  of  it  by  one 
whom  we  thought  would  help  us  sell  it.  We  felt 
quite  sore  at  our  loss,  as  it  was  the  commencement 
of  our  coasting  business.  I  continued  in  the  same 
business  during  the  summer  of  17S5,  between  Mill 
River,  X'ew  York,  and  Xew  Flaven.  In  the  autunm 
of  this  vear  I  was  married  toMary  Ogdeii,  daughter 
of  Jonathan  Ogden,  who  died  in  1775.  when  she  was 
only  five  years  old.  He  would  often  call  her  to  him 
and  say,  'My  poor  Polly,  what  will  become  of  you  ?' 
In  the  spring  of  1786  I  built  a  house,  which  is  stiil 
standing  near  where  I  now  live.  In  the  autumn 
?^lr.  Perry  and  I  dissohed  all  further  connection  in 
the  way  of  business.  Unaccustinned  to  idle  habits. 
I  went  as  mate  in  a  brig  to  Point  Peier.  about  sixty 
miles  from  Cape  Francis.  We  lay  here  three 
months,  returning  to  Black  Rock  in  April,  1787.  in 
the  spring  of  this  year  I  bought  out  ?Jiah  Perry's 
part  of  the  sloop,  and  cfintinued  in  the  coasting 
trade  the  next  year;  sold  out  soon  after,  and  bought 
part  of  another  vessel.  Continuing  this  business  for 
a  time  T  increased  my  ves-el  property  a>  means 
would  allow,  and  as  my  sons  grew  up  placed  them 
in  business  with  myself,  and  so  nave  continued, 
father  and  sons  being  equally  unn-d." 


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The  shipping  firm  of  E.  Eulkley  &  Sons, 
of  New  \'ork.  fuundtHl  in  this  way.  in  1788. 
conliniies  until  the  present  time.  lie  died 
February  5,  1S43,  ^  man  known  for  his  kind 
heart  and  goodness,  his  arctive  mind  and  h\ely 
interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  country.  Chil- 
dren: Jonathan,  born  November  2(1.  178*); 
Andrew,  mentioned  below:  Lot,  July  13. 
1794:  Moses,  September  18,  1796;  George, 
February  2,  1800:  Charles,  January  5,  1804. 

(\T)  Andrew,  son  of  Eleazer  Bulkley,  was 
born  at  Southp<Trt,  Connecticut.  May  2;^.  1789. 
and  died  March  18.  1807.  He  married.  Au- 
gust II,  1815,  Sally  Dimon.  of  Southport. 
who  died  December  28.  1868,  aged  86.  He 
was  representative  of  his  town  in  state  legis- 
lature three  times,  and  always  showed  great 
interest  in  public  affairs.  He  was  associated 
with  his  brothers  in  commercial  business. 
Children:  i.  Edwin,  mentioned  below;  lulia 
Perry,  died  young;  ^lary  Josephine,  born 
1819 ;  Lewis  Dimon  and  Louisa  Dimon 
(twins),  1821. 

(VH)  Edwin,  son  of  Andrew  Bulkley.  was 
born  December  2,  1817.  in  Southport.  He 
.married,  July  7.  1846,  Helen,  daughter  of 
Gurdon  Perry,  of  Southport,  Connecticut.  He 
was  a  prominent  paper  manufacturer,  iiaving 
mills  in  New  York  and  ^Massachusetts,  firm 
of  Bulkley  &  Company.  He  died  in  1S81.  in 
Southport.  Children;  i.  Helena  Perry,  born 
July.  1849.  2.  Andrew,  baptized  September  15. 
1850.  3.  Closes,  born  1852.  4.  Theodora. 
1854.  5.  Sarah  Camillia.  185S.  6.  Jonathan, 
i860,  resides  in  New  York  City.  7.  Grace 
Alice,  married  Fred  Moss.  8.  Estella.  de- 
ceased. 


(II)  Simon  (2)  Hunt- 
HUNTINGTON     ington.    son    of    Simon 

(1)  Huntington  (  q.  v.), 
was  born  in  England  about  1630  and  came  to 
America'  on  tiie  ill-fated  voyage  with  his 
mother  in  1633.  He  settled  in  Norwich  and 
was  a  member  of  ?^Ir.  Fitch's  ciuirch  there. 
He  was  a  deacon  of  tlie  church  until  16196, 
when  his  son  succeerled  liim.  He  was  mem- 
ber of  the  general  assembly  in  1674.  had  a 
grant  of  land  in  1686,  was  townsman  in  1690- 
94.  In  1604  he  was  on  a  committee  to  -earcli 
out  and  report  the  deficiencies  in  the  public 
records.  He  served  on  the  committee  to  seat 
the  meeting  house,  1697,  and  in  1700  was  on 
a  committee  to  give  deeds  and  tix  titles  of 
lands  in  dispute  or  with  defecti^-e  title.  He 
married.  October,  1653.  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Joseph  Clark,  of  Windsor,  Connecticut.  She 
died  172 1,  aged  eighty-eight.  He  died  at 
Norwich.  June  28.  170-'^.  aged  seventy-seven. 
Children;     i.   Sarah,   born   at   Savhrook.  Au- 


gust, 1654,  married  Dr.  Solomon  Tracy.  2. 
Mary,  born  at  Saybrook,  August,   1657,' mar- 

'■ied   Forbes,   of   Preston.     3.    Simon, 

born  at  Saybrook,  I'ebruary,  1659,  succeeded' 
iiis  father  as  deacon.  4.  Joseph,  born  Sep- 
tember. i66r,  mentioned  lx;low.  5.  Elizabeth, 
borti  at  Norwich,  February,  1664,  died  voung! 

6.  Samuel,  born  at  Norwich,  March  i,'  1665. 

7.  Elizabeth,  born  at  Norwich.  October  6. 
1666.  married  Joseph  Backus.  8.  Nathaniel, 
born  at  Norwich,  July  10,  1672,  died  voung! 
9.  Daniel,  born  at  Norwich,  March  i  ]',  1675- 
76. 

(Ill)  Joseph,  son  of  Simon  (2)  Hunting- 
ton, was  born  at  Norwich,  in  Septembc^r, 
1661,  died  at  Windham,  December  20,  i~4-7. 
In  16S7  lie  went  to  Windham,  Connecticut, 
and  built  his  house,  materials  from  which  were 
used  in  the  construction  of  the  house  now  on 
his  old  farm.  He  was  elected  deacon  in  \\'ind- 
ham  Church  in  1729.  He  owned  land  in  Wil- 
limantic  and  in  \\'indham.  He  married.  No- 
vember '28,  17S7,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Dea- 
con Thomas  Adgate.  Children:  r.  Deacon 
Joseph,  born  at  Norwich.  August  29.  1688, 
married,  July  6,  1719,  Elizabeth  Riplev.  2. 
Nathaniel,  born  at  Norwich.  September  i, 
1691,  mentioned  below.  Born  at  ■\\'indham : 
3.  Jonathan,  born  October  7,  1695,  married 
(first)  November  7.  1734,  Elizabeth  Rock- 
well; (second)  August  7,  1754,  Sarah  Nor- 
ton. 4.  David,  born  December  6.  1697.  mar- 
ried, June  30,  1725,  Mary  Mason,  born  Au- 
gust   31.    1707.      5.   Soli>mon.   born    February 

6,  i-oo.  married.  October  31.  1727,  Mary 
Buckingham.  6.  Rebecca,  born  doubtless 
1702,  married.  January  24.  1734,  John  Crane. 

7.  Sarah,  born  May  25,  1706,  married.  iNlarch 
28,  1728,  Ebenezer  'Wright.  8.  ^[arv,  born 
August  4.  1707.  married  Theophilus  Fitch.. of 
Canterbury. 

(R")  Nathaniel,  son  of  Joseph  Huntington, 
^vas  born  at  Norwich,  September  I.  1691.  died 
at  Scotland.  Windham  county,  Connecticut, 
December  2.  1767.  He  went  to  Windham 
when  very  voung  and  settled  in  that  part  of 
the  town  set  off  as  Scotland.  He  was  a  farm- 
er and  clothier.  He  married.  February  28, 
1723.  Mehitabie  Thurston,  of  Bristol.  Rhode 
Island,  born  June  8,  1700,  died  Octolier  4. 
17S1.  Children,  born  at  \\"indham  :  i.  Na- 
thaniel, born  November  25.  1724.  L;rad.unte  <if 
Yale  College  in  1747.  settled  at  Ellington. 
1749,  died  April  28.  1736;  married  Jeru^ha 
Ellsworth.  2.  .\bigail,  born  June  27,  1727, 
married,  November  7.  f750.  Richard  Kimliail. 
Jr..  of  Scotland.  3.  MehitaMe.  l.xirn  August 
8.  1729.  married.  November  24.  1748,  Zebu- 
Ion  ^^'ebb.  4.  .'^amuel.  born  July  3,  1731.  a 
very  prominent  man,  governor  of  Connecticut. 


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5.  Jonathan,  born  June  17,  1733.  6.  Joseph, 
born  yiay  5,  1735,  mentioned  below.  7.  Kli- 
phalet,  born  April  24,  1737,  married,  Xovem- 
ber  II,  1762,  Dinah  Rudd.  8.  Enoch,  born 
Decem.ber  15,  1739,  graduate  of  Yale  Colleg'e 
in  1759,  minister  of  the  First  Church  at  Mid- 
dletown,    Connecticut,    ordained    January    6, 

1762,  a  life-long-  pastorate;  married,  at  \\  ind- 
ham.  July  17,  1764,  Mary  Gray.  9.  Sybbel, 
born    (Jctober    22,    1742,    married,    June    29, 

1763,  Rev.  John  Eels,  of  Glastrjnbury.  10. 
Elijah,  born  February  7,  1746,  died  October 
22,  1753- 

(V)  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph  (2)  Huntingdon,  son 
of  Nathaniel  Huntins^ton,  was  born  at  Wind- 
ham, May  5,  1735,  died  December  25,  1794. 
He  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1762. 
His  father  attempted  to  make  him  a  clothier, 
much  against  the  wishes  of  the  son.  who  was 
ambitious  for  a  professional  career.  Encour- 
aged by  his  pastor,  Rev.  'Sir.  Devotion,  he  fit- 
ted for  college  and  upon  graduating  was  called 
to  the  First  Church  of  Coventry,  Connecticut. 
He  was  installed  as  pastor,  June  29,  1763,  and 
continued  there  as  long  as  he  lived.  At  the 
outset  conditions  were  very  unfavorable.  The 
meeting  house  had  fallen  into  decay  and  re- 
ligion itself  was  out  of  favor.  He  set  to  work 
to  restore  the  church  to  its  proper  status.  He 
raised  a  fund  of  S5.000  and  built  one  of  the 
finest  structures  in  the  province  at  that  time. 
He  united  his  people  and  kept  the  parish  in  a 
prosperous  state.  He  grew  in  reputation  year 
by  year  and  was  sought  for  president  of  Dart- 
mouth College  to  succeed  President  Wheelock, 
though  the  plans  of  his  sr.pporters  were  not 
carried  out.  In  1780  he  received  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Divinity  from  Dartmouth  and  in 
the  same  year  was  elected  an  overseer  of  Yale 
Cojlege  and  continued  in  that  office  until  1788. 
He -had  a  call  to  the  parish  at  Huntington, 
Long  Island,  in  1792,  but  after  some  con>id- 
eration  declined  it.  He  was  attractive  physi- 
cally as  well  as  mentally,  of  fine  proportions, 
graceful  in  v/alk  and  gesture,  of  ready  wit. 
He  possessed  great  stores  of  anecdotes  anil 
had  a  marvelous  facility  in  relating  them.  His 
rare  social  gifts  made  him  a  most  agreeable 
companion,  a  dear  friend  and  a  revered  pas- 
tor. 

Dr.  Abbott,  of  Petersborough.  Xew  Hamp- 
shire, said  of  him  : 

"Dr.  Huntintrton  was  a  man  of  fine  personal  ap- 
pearance and  of  engagincr  manners.  Kjs  intellectual 
.".dornments  al'^o  were  much  above  mediocre.  His 
perception  was  quick,  his  memory  retentive,  his  wit 
ready,  exuberant  and  aereeable.  He  was  much  re- 
spected and  exerted  a  very  considerable  influence 
in  the  community  at  large.  Dr.  Huntincton  was 
undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  popular  preachers  of 
the  day.     He  spoke  e.Ktemporanecusly,  seldom  writ- 


ing more  than  a  skeleton  of  the  principal  topics  of 
a  discourse.  During  the  greater  pan  of  his  life 
his  reputation  was  very  liigh." 

Another  said : 

"He  seemed  to  have  an  instinctive  desire  to  make 
everybody   around    him    liappy." 

In  his  views  he  was  far  in  advance  of  his 
generation,  but  though  tolerant  and  liberal  in 
his  faith,  he  was  tactful  in  expression.  In- 
deed, it  has  been  said  that  he  preached  Uni- 
versalism  for  twenty  years  and  was  never  sus- 
pected except  by  those  who  relished  it.  He 
made  a  declaration  of  his  beliefs,  however,  in 
a  pamphlet  published  after  his  death  and  of- 
fended the  orthodox  element  greatly.  He 
kne«-  that  he  was  a  century  in  advance  of  the 
religious  thought  of  his  day.  The  painphlet 
"Calvinisin  Improved"  would  meet  v.'ith  little 
criticism  in  his  denomination,  if  published  to- 
da>'.  He  preached  the  election  sermon  in  1784 
and  that  and  various  other  sermons  were 
printed. 

He  married  (first)  in  1764,  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  Rev.  Ebenezer  Devotion.  She  died  Sep- 
tember 25,  1771,  aged  twenty-six  years.  He 
married  (second)  Elizaebth  Ilall,  who  died  in 
1S06,  aged  fifty-eight.  Children:  i.  Joseph, 
born  September  13.  1767,  mentioned  below. 
2.  Samuel,  October  4,  1765,  lawyer  at  Pains- 
ville,  Ohio,  3.  Frances,  September  15,  lyty;), 
married  Rev.  D.  E.  D.  l3rifhn.  4.  Septimus, 
June  17,  1773.  5.  Elizabeth,  August  22,  1774, 
married  Amasa  Jones.  6.  George  W.,  April 
iS,  1776.  7.  Septimus  G.,  April  14,  177S,  8. 
Hannah,  December  22.  1779.  Q.  Henrv.  Au- 
gust 20,  1781.  10.  Lucretia,  Scpteniber  29, 
17S3.  II.  Penelope.  Anril  21.  1788.  J2.  J;imeb, 
Xovember  9,  1 790. 

(VI)  Joseph  (3),  son  of  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph 
(2)  Huntington,  \vas  born  at  Coventry,  Con- 
necticut, September  13.  1767,  died  August  10, 
1704.  He  g'raduated  frorn  Dartmouth  College 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Tolland  county, 
Connecticut.  He  went  to  Washington  county, 
Georgia,  and  began  to  practice  his  profession 
there.  In  April.  1794.  he  removed  to  Charles- 
ton, South  Carolina,  an, I  was  killed  in  a  duel. 
He  married,  at  ir8S,  Mirza  Dorr,  sister  of  the 
famous  Rev.  Lorenzc  Dorr,  an  itinerant  ;\Ieth- 
odist  preacher.  tra\-eler  and  writer.  She  died 
at  Coventry,  January  30,  1S55.  Children:  i. 
Flavins  Josephus.  born  at  Coventry,  ]\Iav  13, 
1789.    2.  Edward  Guy.  mentioned  below. 

(\II)  Edward  Guy.  son  of  Joseph  (3) 
Huntington,  was  born  in  \\  ashington  county, 
Georgia.  October  22,  1792,  died  at  Coventrj'. 
Connecticut.  September  15,  1857.  ^^  ^'-'^s  a 
farmer  at  South  Coventry,  a  prominent  citi- 
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Clnircli.  He  marrieil  (first)  December  8. 
1814,  Nancy  Lcxmiis,  who  died  in  1827.  He 
married  (second)  January  2~ .  183 1,  Eliza, 
daughter  of  John  Clark,  a  native  of  Lebanon, 
Connecticut,  soldier  in  the  revolution,  farmer 
of  Coventry,  died  there  January-  5.  1847,  aged 
ninety-five ;  married  Lucy  Hammond.  Chil- 
dren of  Edward  G.  and  Nancy  (Loomii) 
Huntington,  born  at  South  Coventrx-.  i. 
Joseph,  January  9.  1818,  died  September  12, 
1S18.  2.  Louisa  P.,  July  12,  1821,  died  De- 
cember 13,  1828.  3.  Samuel.  March  6.  1824: 
married  Mary  Ruggles.  Children  of  Edward 
G.  and  Eliza  (Clark)  Huntington:  4.  James, 
mentioned  below.  5.  Edward  Griffin,  Septem- 
ber 17,  1837,  died  October  10,  1838.  6.  Maria, 
October  22,  1843,  resided  at  Coventry. 

(VHI)  James,  son  of  Edward  Guy  Hunt- 
ington, was  born  in  the  south  parish  of  Cov- 
entry, Tolland  county,  Connecticut.  June  4, 
1S33.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  town,  the  Wilbraham  Academy  and  the 
Charlottesville  Academy  and  was  graduated 
from  the  State  and  National  Law  School  at 
Poughkeepsie.  New  York,  in  1857.  He  was  a 
clerk  in  the  law  office  of  Waldo  &  Hyde  in 
Tolland. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New 
York  at  the  time  of  his  graduation,  and  in  Tol- 
land county,  Connecticut,  April  6,  1859.  Since 
that  date  he  has  been  in  active  and  successful 
practice  at  W'oo-dbury,  Connecticut.  Since 
1883  he  has  been  associated  with  Arthur  D. 
Warner,  in  the  firm  of  Huntington  &  Warner, 
attorneys.  He  was  elected  judge  of  probate 
for  his  district  in  1871  and  held  the  office  by 
successive  re-elections  for  a  period  of  years. 
He  was  state's  attorney  for  Litchfield  county 
for  twenty-two  years,  1874  to  iSg6,  and  has 
been  chairman  of  tlie  Litchfield  county  bar 
and  president  of  the  Bar  Library  Association. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  general  assembly  from  his  ilistrict 
in  1874-75  and  state  senator  in  1877-78,  serv- 
ing on  important  committees  and  taking  a  lead- 
ing part  in  the  work  of  the  legislature.  He 
has  been  worshipful  master  of  King  Solomon's 
Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted  ^Masons,  of  Wood- 
bury, as  well  as  secretarv  and  treasurer. 

Pie  married  (first")  Januar\-  6.  1S63.  Rebec- 
ca Huntly  Hurd,  of  Tlonesdale,  Pennsvlvania, 
daughter  of  Edward  and  Annistine  (Huntly) 
Hurd.  His  wife  died  February  28,  1S65,  aged 
twenty-eight  years.  He  married  ( second ) 
June  II,  1868,  Helen  Eliz.abeth,  daughter  of 
Norman  and  Eunice  (Thompson")  Parker. 
Child  of  first  wife:  Rebecca  Atmistine.  Chil- 
dren of  second  wife:  Eunice  Eliza,  born  July 
If).  1873.  Lucy  Hammond,  born  June  21, 
1875,  died  September  21,  1875. 


The  Chase  family  is  of  ancient 
CHASE     English   origin,    the   naine   being 

derived  r.nduiiineJly  from  the 
French  word,  Chasscr.  to  bunt.  The  ances- 
tral seat  of  the  branch  of  the  family  from 
which  the  .American  line  is  descended,  was  at 
Chesham,  Buckinghamshire,  England,  through 
which  runs  a  rapidly  flowing  river,  the  Chess, 
which  gives  the  name  to  the  place.  The  Chase 
arms:  Gules  four  crosses  patence  argent  (two 
and  two),  on  a  canton  azure  a  lion  rampant  or. 

(I)  Thomas  Chase  of  Chesham  was  de- 
scended from  an  ancient  family  there. 

(II)  John  Cha^e  was  also  of  Chesham. 
(Ill")    ^latthcw    Chase    was    of    Chesham: 

married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Richard  Bould. 
Children :  Richard,  married  Mary  Roberts ; 
Francis  :  John  :  ^Matthew  :  Th.omas,  mentioned 
below  :  Ralph  ;  William  ;  Bridget. 

(I\')  Thomas  (2)  Chase  was  of  the  Hund- 
rich,  in  parish  Chesham.  Children,  born  at 
Hundrich :  John,  baptized  November  30, 
1540:  Richard,  baptized  August  3,  154-.  n-.en- 
tioned  below;  Agnes,  baptized  January  9, 
1551  :  William:  Christian. 

( \'' )  Richard  Chase  was  born  in  Hundrich, 
Chesham,  England,  and  baptized  there, 
August  3,  1542:  married,  April  16,  1564,  Joan 
Bishop.  Children,  born  at  Hundiich.  baptis- 
mal dates:  Robert,  September  2,  1565;  Hen- 
ry, August  10,  1567;  Lydia,  October  4,  1573: 
Ezekiel,  April  2,  1575:  Dorcas,  ]\Iarch  2, 
1578:  Aquila.  August  14,  1580,  mentioned  be- 
low: Jason,  January  13,  1585;  Thomas.  July 
18.  1586:  Abigail,  January  12,  1588:  Zvlorde- 
cai,  July  31,  159 1. 

(\T)  .-\qui!a,  son  cf  Richard  Chase,  was 
baptized  at  Hundrich,  Chesham,  England,  Au- 
gust 14.  1580.  Children:  Thomas:  Aquila, 
born  1618,  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  Aquila  (2),  son  of  Aquila  (i)  Cha-e, 
was  born  in  England  in  i(5i8,  and  was  the 
American  immigrarit.  He  was  a  mariner, 
jirobably  employed  by  his  uncle  or  brother. 
Thomas  Chase,  who  was  in  1626,  part  0\vner 
of  the  ship  "John  and  Francis."  He  was  of 
Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  as  early  as  1640: 
removed  to  Newbury,  Massachusetts,  in  1646, 
when  he  had  four  acres  granted  for  a  house 
lilt,  and  si.\  acr^^s  of  marsh,  on  condition  that 
he  go  to  sea  an!  do  ser\-icc  in  the  town  with 
a  boat  for  four  ■,  ears.  He  and  his  wife,  and 
David  \M:eeler  were  fined  "for  gathering 
pease  on  the  Sabbath",  but  were  admonished 
and  the  fine  remitted  in  September,  1646.  Fle 
was  shipmaster,  and  died  December  27,  1670, 
aged  fifty-two.  His  will  was  dated  Septem- 
ber 19,  1670.  He  married  Anne,  daughter 
of  John  Wheeler,  and  she  married  (second), 
June  14,  1672,  Daniel  Mussiloway.     She  died 


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in  May.  1688.  Children:  Sarah,  married 
Charles  Annis :  Anna,  born  July  0,  1647:  Pri-;- 
cilla,  March  14,  1649 !  Mary,  February  3. 
1651;  Thomas,  July  25,  1654:  John,  Novem- 
ber 2,  1655:  Elizabeth,  September  13,  1657; 
Ruth,  March  18,  16C10;  Daniel,  December  9, 
1661  ;  Moses,  December  24,  1663,  mentioned 
below. 

(VIII)  Moses,  son  of  Aquila  (2)  Chase, 
was  born  December  24,  1663.  and  married, 
(first).  November  10.  1684.  Ann  Follansbee. 
He  married  (second),  December  13.  1713, 
Sarah  Jacobs.  Children:  Moses  (twin),  born 
September  20.  1685,  died  young;  Daniel 
(twin),  September  20,  1685,  mentioned  be- 
low; Moses.  January  20,  1688:  Samuel.  }vla\' 
13,  1690;  Elizabeth.  September  2^.  1093;  Ste- 
phen. August  29,  1696;  Hannah,  September 
13.  1699;  Joseph.  September  9.  1703:  Bcnoni. 

(IN)  Daniel,  son  of  Moses  and  Ann  (Fol- 
lansbee) Chase,  was  born  September  20.  1685, 
and  died  ]\Iay  28.  1769.  aged  eigb.ty-four.  He 
settled  in  Sutton.  \Vorcester  county,  Mas- 
sachusetts, before  March  26.  1733,  when  his 
corn  mill  is  mentioned  in  the  town  records 
and  he  is  said  to  have  built  the  first  corn  mill 
at  Pleasant  Falls.  He  was  usually  called 
"Miller"  Chase.  He  and  his  wife  were  ad- 
mitted to  the  church  in  1736  by  letter  from 
the  Littleton  church.  In  1751  he  and  his  wife 
were  among  the  Separati>ts  from  the  Sut- 
ton church.  His  homestead  was  on  tlie  pres- 
ent site  of  the  Sutton  ^Manufacturing  Com- 
pany property.  He  married  Sarah  March, 
who  died  December.  1771.  aged  eighty-eight 
years.  Children :  Samuel,  born  September 
28.  1707.  married  ^lary  Dudley ;  Daniel  Jr.. 
September  18,  170().  mentioned  below  ;  Josh- 
ua, November  g,  171 1;  Ann,  November  13, 
1713,  married.  Ma>-  25.  1736.  David  Lilley ; 
Sarah,  April  22.  1716;  Nehemiah,  June  27. 
1718,  died  unmarried;  Judith,  September  7, 
1720,  married,  September  15,  1737,  Thomas 
Hall;  Caleb.  November  29.  1722,  died  Octo- 
ber 2,  1808;  Moody,  September  3.  1723,  mar- 
ried, January  17,  1740.  Eli.-^abeth  Hall;  ]Mo- 
ses,  March.  1726.  married  Hannah,  daughter 
of  Jonas  Brown. 

(X)  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Daniel  (i)  Chase, 
was  born  September  18,  1709,  and  died  in 
May,  1799.  He  settled  at  Sutton  with  his  par- 
ents. He  married  (first)  Hannah  Tuttle.  of 
Littleton,  ^Massachusetts,  and  (second),  Jan- 
uary 24,  1782,  Martha  rletclier,  of  Grafton. 
Children,  born  at  Sutton:  Hannah,  October 
^5'  1733'  died  December  11.  1733;  Paul. 
March  13.  1735,  mentioned  below ;  Hannah. 
January  it,  1737,  married,  July  3,  1759,  Elia- 
kim  Garfield;  Lucy,  Januarv  30.  1739.  mar- 
ried, November  15,  1764,  Benjamin  Garfield; 


Anne  and  Judith,  twins,   born   May   i,   1741, 
Anne  died   November   1,   1745. 

(XI)  Paul,  son  of  Daniel  (2)  Chase,  was 
born  in  Sutton,  March  13,  1735,  and  died  in 
1789.  He  married,  at  Sutton,  April  17,  1758, 
Lucy  Richardson.  Children,  born  at  Suiton  ; 
Joshua.  Ncn'ember  26.  1760.  mentioned  bcK)w  ; 
Thaddeus.  February  10.  1763;  Lucy,  May  18, 
I76r),  married  Daniel  Greenwood,  Jr. 

(Nil)  Joshua,  son  of  Paul  Chase,  was  born 
at  Sutton,  November  26,  1760.  He  married. 
■August  27,.  1787.  Lydia  Prentice,  of  Sutton. 
Children.  Ijorn  at  Sutton ;  Nancy,  February 
15.  1781);  Paul  Cushing,  IMarch  6,  [790.  men- 
tioned below  ;  Betty,  February  22,  1792 ;  Han- 
nah Prentice,  March  27,  1795. 

(XIII)  Paul  (2)  Cushing,  son  of  Jo.-hua 
Chase,  was  born  }\Iarch  6.  1790,  at  Sutton. 
He  resided  in  Millbury,  formerly  part  of  Sut- 
ton. He  was  highway  surveyor,  assessor  and 
selectman  at  various  times,  and  often  chair- 
man of  tlie  selectmen.  He  married,  at  3.lill- 
bury.  December  9.  1819.  Sally,  daughter  of 
Aaron  and  Hannah  Pierce.  Children,  born  at 
Millburv:  Leonard  Pierce,  September  5, 
1820;  (jeorge  Cushing,  September  18,  1724, 
died  August  3,  1827 ;  Lewis  Stow,  August  6, 
1826;  George  Lewis.  January  13,  1828,  men- 
tioned below;  Daniel  \Ioody,  July  25,  1832. 

(XI\')  (jeorge  Lewis,  son  of  Paul  (,  u-li- 
ing  Chase,  was  born  in  Millbur)-,  Januar\  13, 
1828.  He  received  his  education  at  the  Mill- 
burv acndem}'.  and  when  nineteen  years  old 
began  his  business  career  as  agent  of  the 
Farmers  Mutual  Fire  Insurartce  Company  of 
Georgetown,  Massachusetts,  and  was  later 
elected  a  member  of  its  board  of  directors. 
He  worked  at  first  through  southern  Massa- 
chusetts and  eastern  Connecticut,  and  witliin 
a  short  time  his  agency  included  four  com- 
panies transacting  business  on  the  mutual 
plan,  one  of  which,  the  Holyoke  2vlutual  of 
Salem,  remained  in  business  many  years.  In 
1848  he  w-as  appointed  traveling  agent  for  the  - 
People's  Insurance  Company  of  Worcester, 
retaining  the  position  until  1852.  From  chat 
time  until  1856  he  \vas  in  the  railroading  busi- 
ness. In  1S52  he  was  assistant  superintend- 
ent of  the  Central  Ohio  Railway  Company, 
and  removed  to  Ohio,  where  he  was  later 
promoted  to  the  office  of  general  superintend- 
ent of  the  road.  He  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  first  associatirm  of  railroad  su- 
perintendents in  the  United  States,  the  meet- 
ing for  the  purpose  being  held  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  in  1853.  In  i8'io  Mr.  Chase  resumed 
the  first  insurance  business  as  the  Western 
general  agent  for  the  New  England  I'ire  In- 
surance Conuiany  of  Hartford;  in  1863  was 
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Insurance  Company,  and  in  1867  he  was  elect- 
■ed  president  of  the  eompany,  succeeding  Tim- 
■othv  C.  Allyn.  For  ti?rry-one  years  the  man- 
agement of  the  business  of  th.e  compam-  was 
in  his  hands,  and  was  most  effectively  han- 
dled, placing  him  in  the  front  rank  of  insur- 
ance men  of  the  country.  The  Hartford  Fire 
Insurance  Company  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the 
■country  :  in  its  business  of  one  hundred  years 
it  has  had  onl_\-  six  pre>idents,  ai;d  Mr.  Chase 
exceeded  all  in  his  length  of  service.  When 
Mr.  Chase  became  president,  the  otifice  of  the 
•company  was  on  ^lain  street,  in  very  limited 
■quarters.  -Vt  his  suggestion  a  lot  was  pur- 
•diased  on  the  coiner  of  Pearl  and  Trumbull 
streets,  and  a  handsome  granite  building  erect- 
ed. It  was  occujiied  by  the  company  in  1S70, 
-and  v.'as  equipped  with  every  convenience  and 
.at  that  time  was  the  finest  insurance  building 
in  the  city.  In  1897  the  building  was  enlarged 
by  the  erection  of  an  addition  which  gave 
them  double  the  accommodation.  The  busi- 
Tiess.  in  the  meantime^  had  increased  fivefold. 
Mr.  Chase  was  the  first  to  suggest  the  use  of 
the  telephone  for  communication  between  the 
Hartford,  .\etna  and  Phoenix  offices,  which 
■was  found  to  be  a  great  convenience,  at  a 
time  when  telephones  were  not  in  as  general 
use  as  now,  and  when  the  instrument  used  was 
very  crude.  This  was  the  first  telephone  serv- 
ice in  Hartford,  and  ^Ir.  Chase  has  in  his  of- 
fice the  first  telephone  instrument  used  at  this 
time.  He  was  also  the  first  to  employ  steno- 
graphic and  t}pewriter  service  in  the  business. 
In  1876  Mr.  Chase  was  elected  president  of 
the  National  Board  of  Fire  L'nderwriters, 
-and  served  many  vear;  as  chairman  of  the 
•committee  on  legislation  and  taxation,  a  most 
important  c<->niiniltee.  He  was  also  a  trustee 
and  vice  president  of  the  Society  for  Savings 
■of  Hartford,  and  trustee  of  the  Connecticut 
Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  and  direc- 
tor of  the  .\merican  National  Bank'.  He  was 
a  leading  member  of  the  Hartford  Board  of 
Trade.  In  1892.  on  the  celebration  of  the 
Iwenty-fifth  anniversary  of  his  presidcncv.  he 
was  given  a  silver  loving  cup  by  his  associates 
in  the  Hartford  Fire  Insurance  Company,  as 
a  testimonial  of  their  admiration  and  love  for 
him.  In  June.  i8i';8.  the  general  and  special 
agents  of  the  company,  located  in  various  cit- 
ies in  the  L'nited  States,  presented  him  with 
a  Jurgensen  watch.  Mr.  Chase  was  a  mem- 
"ber  of  the  .A.sylum  Flill  Congregational 
■Church,  and  had  five  tinies  been  chosen  prcsi- 
-dent  of  the  Connecticut  Congregational  Club. 
He  died  January  7,  1908.  He  married  three 
times,  th.e  name  of  only  one  wife  being  given, 
liis  third  wife  is  -till  living.  He  married, 
January  8,  185 1.  Calista  Mendall  Taft,  born 


at  Sutton,  Massachusetts,  Alay  10,  1826,  died 
at  Hartford,  December  9,  1897,  daughter  of 
Juilson  and  Sarah  B.  ( Keyes )  Taft  (see  Taft 
V'l).  Children  of  George  Lewis  and  Calista 
M.  (Taft)  Chase:  Sarah  Isabel,  born  June 
10,  1852.  died  December  23.  1S93  ;  Charles  Ed- 
ward, March  29,  1857.  mentioned  below  ;  Nel- 
lie Taft,  November  27,  18^9,  died  April  16, 
i8r>/j. 

(X\')  Charles  Edward.,  son  of  George 
Lewis  Chase,  was  born  in  Dubuque,  Iowa, 
March  29,  1857,  and  when  about  six  years 
old  removed  with  his  parents  to  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  attended  the  Haven  grammar 
school  until  1867.  From  there  they  went  to 
Hartfortl.  Connecticut,  and  he  attendetl  the 
West  Mitldle  grammar  school,  and  graduated 
from  the  Hartford  high  school  in  1876,  as 
president  of  his  class.  He  then  entered  the 
local  agency  of  the  Hartford  Fire  Insurance  ■ 
Comipany  in  1877,  and  in  1880  entered  the 
home  office  of  the  company  in  various  cleri- 
cal positions  until  1890.  In  July  of  that  year, 
he  was  promoted  to  be  second  assistant  sec- 
retary, and  at  once  proved  himself  to  be  a 
valuable  acquisition  to  the  home  office  staff. 
Later  he  was  elected  vice-president  and  in 
igo8  was  elected  president  of  the  company. 
From  1894  to  1907  he  was  j^resident  of  the 
Hartford  Board  of  Fire  L'nderwriters.  He  is 
deeply  interested  in  all  municipal  affairs,  hav- 
ing served  as  Reiniblican  councilman  from 
the  old  first  ward  in  1802.  and  alderman  irovA 
1893  to  1895.  He  is  activelv  interested  in  a 
number  of  Hartford  organizations,  bein;;-  a 
director  of  the  Connecticut  >.Iutual  Life  In- 
surance Companx',  the  Hartford  National 
I'lank.  Connecticut  Tru,-.t  and  Safe  Deposit 
Company,  the  Society  tor  Savings,  the  Hart- 
ford Board  of  trade,  and  the  Hartford  Fire 
Insurance  Company.  He  was  formerly  a  mem- 
lx;r  of  the  Rei)ublican  Club,  and  has  served  as 
clerk  of  th.e  West  Middle  school  district.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Hartford  Club.  Hartford 
Golf  Club.  Farmington  Country  Club.  Twen- 
tieth Century  Club,  and  Bolton  Fish  and 
Game  Clu'5.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Asylum 
Hill  Congregational  Church.,  of  which  Rev. 
James  H.  Twichell  is  pastor,  and  has  served 
on  the  .Society's  committee. 

In  February,  1870.  he  enlisted  as  a  charter 
member  of  Compan_\'  K.  First  Regiment  of 
Connecticut  National  Guard,  and  occupied  the 
positions  of  corporal,  sergeant  and  first  ser- 
geant of  the  company.  He  was  honorably  dis- 
charged in  February.  rS88.  He  married,  in 
Hartford,  Jimc  9,  i88(i.  Helen  Smith  Bourne, 
t)orn  in  Flartford,  January  10,  i860,  dau<;iuer 
of  Benjamin  Alger  and  Mary  (Stannis) 
Bourne.    Children:     i.  Genevieve,  born  March 


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4,,  1SS7 ;  attended  the  Hartford  yraniinar 
school.  Afiss  Rarhoiir's  private  school,  Dana 
Hall,  \^'elle^■le\•,  bcini;-  president  of  the  class 
in  tlie  junior  and  senior  years.  2.  Porter 
Eourne,  born  ?\Iay  27,  1S96;  a  student  in  the 
public  schools. 

(The  Taft  Line). 
The  Taft  families  of  America  are  descetiJ- 
ed  from  Robert  Taft  and  a  relative.  ]Matthe\\' 
Taft,  who  settled  near  Robert.  later.  Doth 
were  Protestant  Irish  by  birth.  The  naine  does 
not  appear  in  Scotland  in  any  form,  and  only 
in  England  apparently  among  descendants  of 
the  Irish  family.  For  some  centuries  the 
name  has  been  spelled  Taaffe.  The  families 
of  Titlt  and  Tettt  in  England  may  have  the 
same  origin,  and  it  is  still  in  doubt  whether 
the  family  is  of  English  or  Irish  origin.  It 
is  true  that  the  Tafts  were  a-sociated  with 
the  Scotch-Irish  just  as  many  English  were. 
Sir  William  Taatle  or  Taft,  a  knight  of  the 
Protestant  faith,  was  among  the  grantees  at 
the  time  of  the  Scotch  emigration  and  set- 
tlement in  Ulster  Province,  Ireland,  by  order 
of  King  James.  In  1610  he  received  a  grant 
of  one  tl'.ousand  acre^  of  land  in  the  parish 
of  Castle  Rahen  in  cr'unty  Cavan.  The  total 
grants  in  this  [)arish  amounted  to  three  thou- 
sand nine  hundred  and  ninety  acres,  of  which 
Sir  Thomas  Ashe  held  one  thousand  five 
hundred  acres,  and  in  1619  he  also  held  this 
grant  of  Taft's  and  one  thousand  five  hundred 
in  the  adjoining  parish  of  Tullaghgarv}-.  On 
Taft's  land  there  was  "an  old  castle  new  mend- 
ed and  all  the  land  was  inhabited  by  Irish". 
It  seems  reasonable  to  suppose  that  Sir  W'il- 
liam  Taft's  sons  settled  on  this  grant.  Per- 
haps .Sir  William,  remained  in  Louth.  .At  any 
rate,  this  is  the  only  family  who  had  any  rela- 
tions with  the  Scotch-Irish  settlers  whom 
Robert  and  Matthew  Taft  seem  to  have  been 
connected  with  in  some  way.  County  Louth, 
the  Irish  home  of  the  Tafts.  is  on  the  ni^rth- 
ern  coast,  bounded  by  Armagh  in  Ulster,  on 
the  east  by  the  British  channel  and  on  the 
south  by  the  Boyne.  It  is  in  the  province  of 
Leinster,  and  was  established  as  a  county  in 
1210. 

(I)  Robert  Taft.  the  immigrant  ancestor, 
was  born  in  Ireland  about  1640  and  died  in 
Mendon,  Massacim setts.  February  8.  1725. 
'  He  was-  first  at  Braintree.  Massachusetts, 
where  he  owned  a  lot  in  167S.  He  sold  his 
land  there  November  iS,  1679.  to  Caleb  IIo- 
bart,  and  about  the  same  time  lie  bought  his 
first  land  in  Mendon,  and  became  later  one 
of  the  larsrest  property  owners  in  that  section. 
He  evidently  was  a  man  of  property  and  in- 
fluence at  the  outset.  He  v.as  a  housewright 
by  trade.     He  was  in  the  first  bvoard  of  select- 


men of  the  organized  town  of  Mendon  in  if.iSo, 
and  the  same  year  served  on  a  committee  to 
build  the  minister's  house.  He  and  his  sons 
bi'ilt  the  first  bridge  across  tlie  river  Mendon. 
In  17.J9  his  sons  built  the  second  bridge  also. 
He  was  one  of  the  purchasers  of  the  tract  of 
land  from  which  the  town  of  Sutton  was 
formed. 

He    married    Sarah    and    their    five 

sons  all  hail  large  families  and  many  de- 
scendants. Children:  Thomas,  born  1671, 
(lied  175.=;;  Robert.  167-;,  mentioned  below; 
Daniel,  1677,  died  August  24,  1761,  mentioned 
below;  Joseph,  1680,  died  June  18.  1747;  Ben- 
jamin, 1684,  died  1766. 

(II)  Robert  (2),  son  of  Robert  (i)  and 
Sarah  Taft,  was  born  in  1674.  He  settled  on 
part  of  his  father's  land  in  what  became  U.x- 
bridge.  and  lived  there  all  his  life.  He  was 
chosen  selectr.ian  in  1727.  at  the  first  March 
meeting,  and  was  reelected  many  times.  He 
was  one  of  the  leading  citizens.  In  his  will, 
dated  February  17,  17.17-48,  he  mentions  his 
wife. 

(II)  Daniel,  son  of  Robert  Taft.  was  born 
probably  in  I'lraiTitrec.  Massachusetts,  but  pos- 
sibl}-  in  EnL;lan(l  in  1677.  He  died  .August 
24.  1761.  accoi-ding  to  his  gravestone  in  the 
old  Mendon  bur\ing  ground,  aged  eighty- 
fuur  years.  He  settled  on  part  of  the  old 
Fortfield  farm  in  INIendon.  given  him  by  his 
father  at  the  time  of  his  marriage.  It  is 
known  as  tiic  Sr.mv.el  H.  Taft  farm  in  late 
years.  He  had  five  sons  who  became  pros- 
perous farmers  in  ^lendon  or  vicinity.  After 
his  wife  Lydia  died  in  175S,  he  went  to  live 
with  liis  son  Daniel  on  what  is  now  known  as 
the  Southwick  farm  in  JNIendon.  He  was  a 
lawyer  as  well  as  farmer  and  was  legal  ad- 
viser of  all  his  brothers  and  often  for  the 
town.  For  many  years  he  was  town  treasurer 
and  moderator  of  town  meetings  and  was  the 
leading  citizen  of  the  town  in  his  day.  He 
represented  the  town  in  the  movement  to  es- 
tablish a  nc\v  county  and  both  Mendon  and 
LIxIiridge  were  transferred  to  the  new  county 
of  Worcester  in  i7:;o.  formerly  being  of  Suf- 
folk. He  gave  to  tiie  town  the  burying  ground 
in  Mendon.  He  represented  the  town  in  the 
general  court  in  172S  and  other  years,  and  was 
justice  of  the  peace  iov  this  section.  His  will 
was    dateil    January    25.    1759.      He    married 

(first)   in  1702-1".,:;,   Hannah  .  who  died 

Augusts,  1704;  (.second).  December  5.  1706, 
Lvdia.  daiigliter  of  Captain  Josiah  Chapin. 
Ciiild  of  first  wife:  Daniel,  born  August  4, 
1704,  died  soon.  Chiklren  of  second  wife: 
.-\bigail.  born  September  24,  1707:  Josiah, 
April  2,  1709.  mentioned  belov/ :  Lydia,  April 
13,  .ly^S'  Daniel,   April  29.    1715:   Ephraim, 


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(III)  Josiah,  son  ot  Daniel  latt,  was  born 
in  !Mendon,  April  2,  1709,  ancl  died  in  Ux- 
bridge,  formerly  Mendon,  in  1756,  aged  forty- 
seven  years.  His  father  gave  him  his  farm 
b_\'  deed  of  gift.  It  was  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Clackstone  River,  and  was  handed  down 
to  his  son  Bezaieel.  Josiah  was  captain  of 
the  Uxbridge  militia  company.  He  was  of 
Uxbridge  as  early  as  1732  and  became  the 
leading  citizen  of  that  town.  He  held  various 
offices.  His  estate  was  divided  January  31, 
1757,  Daniel  Taft  being  guardian  for  Beza- 
ieel  and   Chloe.      He   married   Lydia   . 

Her  will  was  dated  Januarv  i,  1772,  and  was 
allowed  December  S,  177S.  She  bequeathed 
to  her  son  Bezaieel.  dau'jjhter  Chine,  and 
to  Josiah  and  Eunice,  children  of  her  son  Jo- 
siah. The  receipt  of  the  grandson  Josiah, 
given  below,  for  his  sliaro  of  his  grand- 
mother's estate  is  very  valuable  genealogicallv, 
as  it  gives  four  generations  of  Tafts.  The 
estate  was  invent'^ried  at  over  two  thousand 
pounds.  Children,  born  at  Uxbridge :  Beza- 
ieel, born  1750.  died  1839.  a  prominent  citi- 
zen, soldier  in  the  revolution  ;  Caleb,  died  at 
Harvard  College  in  1756;  Chloe:  Josiah,  men- 
tioned below. 

(IV)  Josiah  (2),  son  of  JosiaJi  (i)  Talt, 
was  born  about  1735-40  at  Uxbridge,  and  died 

there  in  1761.    He  married  Lydia who 

married  (second)  Ebenezer  Taft.  and  with 
her  second  husband  administered  the  e-t;ite 
of  Josiah.     She  was  appointed,  September  8, 

1761.  The  estate  was  divided  December   17, 

1762,  the  son  Josiah  having  a  double  share. 
Tlie  mother  Lydia  was  guardian  of  Josiah  and 
Eunice.  Josiah  received  land  by  deed  from 
his  father.  Children :  Josiah.  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Eunice,  mentioned  in  will  of  Lvdia  Taft. 
her  grandmotlier. 

(V)  Colonel  Josiah  ('3  j.  Taft,  son  of  Josiah 
(2)  Taft,  was  born  in  Uxbridge  in  175S.  The 
following  receipt  dated  May  27.  1779.  and 
filed  April  19.  17S0.  was  given  soon  after  he 
came  of  age:  "Then  received  of  Bezaieel 
Taft  of  Uxbridge  aforesaid,  executor  to  the 
last  will  and  testament  of  my  honrired  ijrand- 
mother  (viz'i  the  widow  Lydia  Taft  late  of 
Uxbridge  aforesaid  deceased  the  sum  of  o^ 
pounds  four  shillings  sixpence,  it  being:  in  full 
for  all  moveable  or  per?onal  estate  in  his  or 
that  would  have  been  in  hers  the  said  Lydia's 
hands  if  living  on  account  of  what  ■■.va.s  set 
of?  to  me  out  of  my  father's  (viz")  Josiah  Taft's 
late  of  Mendon  deceased  estate.  Als  in  full 
for  akk  incmes  of  my  real  or  personal  estate 
both  [jrincipal  and  interest  due  to  me  that  was 
or  is  nov/  in  his  the  said  Eezaleel's  hands  also 


in  full  for  any  that  was  or  is  due  me  on  ac- 
count of  ni_\-  services  with  the  said  L^dia 
while  li\iiig  and  on  accourit  of  v.liat  was  due 
tij  me  (.)Ut  of  my  great  gr;uidf;itiicr's  (viz) 
Daniel  Taft  E>q.,  late  of  mendon.  decea.sed." 
Signed  by  Josiah  Taft  and  witnessed  by  Ed- 
ward Seagra\e  and  Ephraim  Irving.  This 
paper  establishes  the  lineage  to  Daniel,  son  'jf 
the  immigrant,  and  shows  also  that  Josiah  was 
brought  up  by  his  grandmother  Lydia  Taft. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution  in  Captain 
William  WVman's  company.  Colonel  John  Pe- 
terson's regiment  (twenty-si.xthj  in  1775.  In 
later  years  he  was  colonel  of  a  W'lircester 
county  regiment.  He  was  a  pensioner  late  in 
life,  drawing  S96  a  year  for  his  revolutionary 
service.  He  died  January  S,  1S46,  at  Peters- 
ham, aged  eighty-seven  years  one  morith  and 
eleven  day?,  tixing  his  date  of  birth  as  May 
27.  1758.  He  married  (first ~i  Margery  Green, 
who  died  at  Petersham.  September  22,  1S38. 
aged  eighty  }ears.  \Mien  he  was  eighty-tv.'o 
years  old  he  married  (second),  IMay  20,  1S39. 
at  Petersham.  Mrs.  i\Iary  Parmenter,  and  liis 
widow  survived  him.  ChiMren  of  first  wife: 
I.  Andre,  settled  in  West  Boylston  in  iSiS; 
died  in  Worce-^ter  in  1S50  aged  fifty-nine 
years.  2.  Guilford  H.,  died  November  22, 
1816,  agC'I  eighteen.  3.  Judson.  born  I-'ebru- 
ary  13,  1793 :  mentinne  1  below.  4  Israel, 
married.  1S22.  Ariu  Baker,  ai'd  lived  in  Peters- 
ham. 3.  Harry,  married  ( first  1  in  1S21,  Sarah 
V.  Rogers;  (second)  in  1S25,  Clista  A.  Men- 
dall.  and  ('third)  in  1827.  Betsey  Ballon.  G. 
John,  married,  in  1826.  Lo''enza  Xewton  :  she 
married  (secvjind)  Caj.tain  Sewell  Mouiton, 
of  Ilubbardston.  7.  Eunice,  marrie:!  Elijah 
Kimball,  of  Grafton.  Six  othe.3  whose  names 
are  unknown  to  the  writer. 

{\'l)  Judson.  son  of  Colonel  Josiah  (3) 
Taft,  was  born  in  Uxbridge,  February  13, 
1793.  and  died  in  V\'orcester,  Januarv  26,  iSqi, 
nearly  ninety-eight  years  old.  He  married 
Sarah  B.  Keyes.  born  at  Uxbridge,  D:cember 
15,  1790.  and  died  at  Worcester,  February 
27,1862.  Children:  I.  Gardner  Judson.  born 
at  Hopkinton.  October  10.  1817.  died  at  Som- 
erville,  Xew  Jersey.  April  26.  1S73.  2.  Lois 
Keves,  born  at  Petersham.  January  10.  iSto: 
died  at  Worcester,  February  i.  1903.  3.  Ali- 
cia Shepherd,  liorn  at  Peter -ham.  September 

4.  1821 :  living  in  1910  and  in  good  health.  4. 
Olive    }iIinor,  b^rn   ar    Petersham..   September 

5,  1823:  died  at  Millbury.  July  iS.  1832.  3. 
Calista  ^lendall.  born  ^lay  10.  1S26,  at  Sut- 
ton, died  at  Hartford.  December  q.  1897; 
married.  January  8.  1831.  George  L.  Chase 
fsee  Chase  XI\^).  6.  .Mice  Silsby.  born  at 
Grafton,  January  29,  1829.  died  at  \\'orcester, 
February  25,  iqor. 


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Jolin   Urown,   ininiiy;rant  atices- 
BROWX      tor,     \v;l5     a--ociated     u  illi     the 

Pilyrims  at  l'l\ninutli.  While 
travehng  in  his  youtli  lie  became  ac(|naintcd 
with  Rov.  John  Robinson,  pastor  of  the  I'il- 
grinis,  and  through  him 'met  many  of  his  peo- 
ple in  the  same  way  that  Governor  ^\"in^Io\v 
and  Captain  Miles  Standish  came  to  join  the 
Pilgrims.  lie  did  not  come  in  the  ".Alaylluw- 
er/'  however.  It  was  not  until  March.  i<'2Q, 
that  he  reached  New  England.  He  landed  at 
Salem.  Two  years  earlier,  however,  }.Iarch 
19,  1627,  the  council  for  New  England  ap- 
proved a  patent  for  trade  soil  and  planting,  on 
which  a  royal  charter  was  obtained,  March  4, 
162S,  to  certain  patentees  and  their  associates, 
among  whom  were  John  Brown,  John  Salton- 
stall,  and  others,  who  became  well  known  in 
the  colonies.  He  was  elected  to  Governor 
John  Endicott's  council,  April  3,  1629,  with 
Francis  Higginson,  Samuel  Skelton,  Francis 
Bright,  Samuel  Browne,  Thomas  Graves  and 
Samuel  Sharp.  He  went  from  Salem  to  Ply- 
mouth, and  later  to  Taunton  with  his  son, 
James.  In  1643  Joli'i  Brown  and  h.is  sons, 
John  and  James,  v.'ere  residents  of  Taunton, 
but  the  next  year  they  settled  in  Rehoboth, 
Massachusetts.  'I  here  John  Erov^n  Sr.,  and 
John  Brown.  Jr.,  stayed  and  were  among  the 
first  settlers,  but  James  Brown  being  a  Bap- 
tist, was  forced  to  leave  town  in  1663,  and 
with  others  of  his  sect  founded  the  town  of 
Swansea.  ^Nlassachusetts.  The  designation  Mr. 
given  him  in  the  records  shows  that  he  was 
counted  among  the  gentry.  John  Brown  was 
appointed  one  of  the  townsmen  (an  office)  in 
Rehoboth,  March  12,  1645.  and  again  in  1650- 
31.  He  served  the  town  on  important  com- 
missions. He  was  on  the  prudential  commit- 
tee. He  was,  for  seventee:!  years,  from  1636 
to  1653.  ore  of  the  grAernor's  assistants  or 
magistrates.  In  1638  the  following  were  tlie 
governor's  assistants:  William  Bradford,  Ed- 
ward \\'insiow.  Captain  Miles  Standish.  Jolm 
Alden.  John  Jenny  and  John  Brown.  Fle  was 
one  of  the  commissioner-  of  t!ie  L'nited  Colo- 
nies of  New/  England  (which  foreshadowed 
the  later  confederation)  frran  i'^'44  to  1655. 
In  the  gi_)\'erni")r's  court.  June  4,  7(152,  lie  won 
a  notable  suit  fnr  dama'.;c^  f''^r  defaniati'^n 
against  Samuel  Newman,  the  judgment  being 
for  Que  hundred  pouiuF.  and  co-ts. 

Mr.  Brown  was  a  friend  of  Massa=oit,  and 
the  proof  of  their  friendshi])  was  shown  w  h.en 
the  life  of  his  son  James  \\'as  spared  by  King 
Philip,  son  of  Massasoit.  when  he  cair.e  on 
a  mission  from  the  governor  to  tb.e  Indians. 
Colonel  Church  in  his  narrative  says;  "That 
the  Indians  would  have  killed  Air.  Browne, 
who  with  Mr.  Samuel  Cortor.  and  two  other 


men  bore  the  letter,  but  r'hil'p  [jreveniei!  them, 
saying  that  his  father  had  chari^ed  him  to 
siiow  kiiulness  to  Mr.  Browne".  It  is  said  in 
his  honor  that  he  was  the  first  magistrate  to 
raise  his  voice  against  the  coercive  supi-iort  of 
the  ministry,  taking  the  stand  that  all  church 
sujiport  should  be  voluntary  and  backed  his 
precepts  by  liberal  e.xample.  He  was  a  man 
of  abilities,  intellect,  piety  and  jjatriotism,  and 
was  buried  with  civic  and  military  honors, 
in  1662.  His  wife,  Dorothy,  died  in  1674.  His 
eldest  son  died  the  same  year  as  he  (itj62). 
His  other  son,  James,  was  afterwards  in  the 
magistracy.  His  grand.son,  John  Brown,  was 
one  of  the  first  associate  justice;  of  the  court 
of  common  pleas  in  the  county  of  Bristol.  In 
1699,  during  the  administration  of  Lord  Eal- 
lamont,  he  was  again  appointed  a  justice. 
John  Brown  Sr.  was  born  in  1595,  died  .-\]jril 
10,  1662.  His  wife  died  at  Swansea,  Massa- 
chusetts, January  27,  1673.  Children:  i.  En- 
sign John,  mentioned  below.  2.  .Major  Jaiiies, 
born  in  England,  1623,  died  1710.  3.  Mary, 
born  in  England,  married,  July  6,  1636,  Cap- 
tain Thomas  Willett,  of  Plymouth,  the  first 
English  mayor  of  New  York  City,  twice 
elected  to  tliat  office.  4.  \Ml!iam.  resided  in 
Salem,  not  mentioned  in  ti'.e  will  and  not 
proved  to  be  son  of  John  Brown. 

(II)  Ensign  John  (21.  son  of  John  (i) 
Brown,  was  born  in  England.  He  settled  in 
Rehoboth.  Massachusetts,  and  was  ancestor  of 
a  numerous  family.  He  died  the  last  of  iMarch, 
1662.  He  was  an  ensign  of  the  military  com- 
pany. Married  Lydia  Buckland.  Children, 
born  at  Relioboth :  J'-lin.  niiMiti'^iied  bel';\"  : 
L}dia,  born  August  5,  K136:  Hamn'.onr!.  Janu- 
ary 2j.  1657;  Joseph,  April  o.  1658:  Narhani!'!, 
lune  0,  iC/m.  The-e  chiMreii  are  mentioned  in 
the  will  of  John  (  i).  .March  13.  1662. 

('Iin  Captain  John  (  3)  Brown,  son  of  Jolm 
(2)  Brown,  was  born  the  la-t  Friday  of  Sep- 
tember, if'5o.  He  was  lieiucnant  and  captain 
of  the  Swansea  militia  company.  He  mar- 
ried .\nne  3.1ason.  Children.  bc)rn  in  Swan- 
sea :  Ann,  September  17.  i')73;  Jolm,  men- 
tioned below:  Samuel.  January  31.  1(177;  Uy- 
dia  and  Rachel  f twins).  May  i'..  i('i7o:  -Mar- 
tha. November  20.  i.''iSr:  Daniel.  October_29. 
it'S^,:  Ebcnczer.  June  15,  i''>,S5  :  Daniel.  Seyi- 
teniber  2('i,  1686;  Stejih.en.  January  29.  r68S; 
Joseph,  Alay  19,  1690:  Elizabeth.  Decenibcr 
12,   1(591. 

('I\')  (Captain  John  (41  Brown,  son  of  Cap- 
tain lohn  (3)  liro'.vn.  was  brirn  in  Sw;iu-ea. 
}tlassachusetts.  .Kpril  28.  1673.  He  married. 
Julv  2,  1(196.  Abigail,  daugiifer  of  Job  Cole. 
Children:  Mary,  born  Novemlx;r  2t.  1607: 
Ann,  .April  r,  1700;  Elizabeth,  October  4, 
1702;  John,  ilarch  19,  1704;  James,  January 


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2,  1706;  Jeremiah,  mentioned  below;  Benja- 
min, Fehruan'  24,  171 1  :  Rache!.  Aumi^t  2. 
1716;  David,  February  22,  1718;  Seth,  April 
2S,  1720;  Lydia,  September  5,  1725;  .\tartiia. 
July  21,  1729.  He  died  April  22,  1752;  left 
his  will  .in  form  of  verse. 

(V)  Jeremiah,  son  of  Captain  John  (4) 
Brown,  was  born  at  Swansea,  June  26,  17 10, 
died  May  i,  1776.  He  married  Elizabeth  Sis- 
son,  January  10,  1731.  .\mong  their  children 
were :  Jervis,  mentioned  below ;  Rebecca, 
borir  November  11,  1739. 

(VI)  Jervis,  son  of  Jeremiah  Brown,  was. 
born  in  1733  at  S\v;insea,  baptized  April  30, 
1733,  at  St.  -Michael's  Church,  Bri-tol.  He 
married,  December  5,  1754,  Ann  Kinnecut.  at 
r.ristol.  Among'  their  children  were  John, 
mentioned  below;  Seth,  horn  ^lav  15,  1757; 
Abigail,  I\Iay  2,  1762;  Lydia,  June  19,  176S. 

(\"II)  John  (^).  son  of  Jervis  Brown,  was 
horn  in  1755,  baptized  December  7,  1755,  at 
St.  r^Iichael's  Church,  Bristol.  He  married 
Abigail  Brown,  .May  21,  1778.  Children:  Jer- 
emiah, born  July  16,  1785  ;  Abigail,  .\pril  29, 
1787;  James  Kinnecut,  October  28,  17S9:  IMa- 
tilda,  Februar}-  22,  1791  :  Czarina.  August  7, 
1795;  Charlotte,  June  28,  1798;  Ann. 

(\'ni)  Jeremiah  (2),  son  of  John  (5) 
Brown,  was  born  at  Swansea,  July  16.  1785. 
died  October  4,  1861.  He  married,  I-'ebruary 
4,  1804,  Hannah  Gardner,  of  Swansea,  born 
}.larch  14.  1782.  Children:  Rebecca,  liorn 
December  21.  1806:  Cathrine  Bell.  September 
2,  1810;  Lydia,  February  11.  1S13:  John.  No- 
vember 4,  1814:  Ruth  Burr,  November  19, 
1816;  Ophelia,  February  5,  1818:  Jervis.  n-.en- 
tioned  beiou  :  William  H.,  Februar\-  t.i.  1821  : 
Jeremiah,  December  25,  1S22,  still  livin'j; 
Hann.di,  born  lulv  29,  1S24;  .\bram,  l)orn 
July  18,  1828. 

(IX)  Jervis  (2).  son  of  Jeremiali  (2) 
Brown,  na^  born  at  Sv/ansea,  Rhode  Dland. 
September  2j.  1810.  Part  of  the  tonn  nf 
S\van?ca,  ?vlassachusetts,  laid  in  Rlvde  Dlard. 
after  the  bound.iry  was  fixed.  He  died  ^larcli 
4.  1899.  He  married,  July  14.  18.^4.  Rachel 
Ripley,  wlio  died  December  26.  188-,,  d.auLiiter 
of  Simon  Ripley,  of  Wilton,  Franklin  cnuiuy. 
IMaine.  Clii'dren:  Orlando,  born  Fc'^'urirv 
21.  1847:  .\bbie  H..  January  31.  18^1  ;  Ida  F.. 
'S\:iv  3,  r8;^;  lervi<  Diii-n-:i>'-e,  .\pril  2^.  'iS^x  : 
^\'illiam  H..  J'une  2:;.  1857:  Charles  B'.,  Octo- 
ber 18,  i8;ii:  Ernest  W..  Februarv  21,  181,2; 
Rachel  and  Ruth  W.  ft\v!n-;K  .\',>r.\  20.  i"'",-. 

(X)  Jervis  Din^more.  son  or  Tervi-  1  -•'1 
Brown,  -wa^  born  at  Fall  River.  .Ma---acluv-;eU>. 
April  25,  :855.  He  attended  the  pubHo  and 
private  schools  of  Fall  River  and  the  Sccville 
Commercial  College  of  Frovidence.  Rhode  Is- 
land.   He  became  '^oon  afterward  tlie  manager 


of  the  Builders'  Iron  I'oundry.  r)f  I'ro\idence, 
and  held  this  fiosition  fr(jm  1875  t'^  18S1. 
1  l;iTi  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Calumet 
Ir.,>n  and  Steel  Compan\'  and  the  Bang.jr  lur- 
nace  (,'ompany  of  C"hicaL;o,  Illinois.  Siibse- 
cjuently  he  became  sales  agent  of  the  Bridge- 
port .Malleable  Iron  Company  and  for  a  period 
of  t\\ent_\-hve  years  represented  this  concern. 
.Vfter  a  very  active  and  useful  career  'le  re- 
tired from  business  in  1908  to  li\e  in  his 
beautiful  home,  "Darina,"  in  r^Iilford,  Con- 
necticut. He  is  a  member  of  A.rcanum  Lodge, 
Odd  Fellows,  of  Bridgeport.  Connecticut,  and 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Mil- 
ford.  He  was  for  three  years  on  tlie  school 
board  of  Milford.  He  married.  June  2,  18S0, 
Annie  Ph.ebe  Jennings,  born  May  i,  i860, 
daughter  of  Andrew  ^Melvin  and  Olive 
(Chase)  Jennings,  of  Fall  River.  Children:  i. 
Andrew  Jennings,  born  September  4,  1S83, 
at  Bridgeport,  now  living  at  Los  .\ngeles.  Cal- 
ifornia, engaged  in  die  business  of  gold,  siK'er 
and  platinum  manufacturing  and  dental  sup- 
plies ;  married  lone  Giltillan,  of  Los  Angeles. 
2.  Annie  Florine,  December  2.  18S5,  at  Bridge- 
port, living  in  r\Iilford.  3.  Jervis  Dinsmore 
Jr.,  July  29,  1890,  living  at  Alilford.  Yale  stu- 
dent. 4:  Harvey  Beach,  December  29.  1803, 
at  }dilford.  5.  Olive  Jennings,  January  2C). 
1897,  died  Februar>-  4,   1807. 

^Viliiam  Boreman,  of  Ban 

BOARD^dAN  bury,  Oxfordshire,  Eng- 
land, was  llie  earlie.-t  Enij;- 
lish  ancestor  to  whoni  the  -\nierican  family 
can  be  traced.  He  was  li\'irg  ihere  in  1525 
and  had  a  son  Thomas,  mentioned  belo".". 

I  II)  Thom:i  =  ,  son  of  'William  Boreman,  was 
called  "t!:e  elder,"  and  in  154'"')  ■'■sas  taxed  in 
Claydon,  near  Banbur} .  England.  Fie  died  in 
1370.  His  will  was  dated  .\pril  3,  T376.  and 
pro\'ed    }ilay    2.    1580.      Fie    married    Isabel 

.     Child.ren  ;     William,  buried  1612-13  : 

I'icely:  Christoplier.  buried  Ociober  10,  1584; 
J.i':in.  buried  December  9,  1588;  T'nomas,  tiie 
elder,  iuiried  Mav  2<;,  13c;',;  Thoma-,  tr.e 
younger,  mentioiiecl  'xdov,- ;  LlizaijCth;  Joane: 
Ann. 

I  III  "I  Thomas  (2'i,  sen  of  Thomas  (i) 
Boreman,  \va^  called  '"t'le  younger"  a>  lie  iiad 
an  elder  brotiicr  of  the  saiiie  nan^e.  He  nas 
born  in  l^laydcn  about  i  jrvo.  He  li\od  at 
Clayd.on  and  married.  I'ebruary  i6.  1579-80, 
Dorotlu  Gtegiir\.  Cliil'lren:  Christoplier. 
baptiz-ed  Decemi-er  i.  i:;8r.  mentioned  below: 
T>:ine.  baptized  January  31.  1584-85. 

■■  I\"  I  Christopher,  S(.n  oi  Thomas  (2) 
But  email,  the  yor.ncer.  '.\as  bainized  ;it  Cla.\'- 
don.  E'ecemher  i,  158:.  He  worked  at  a  trade 
in  Banburv,  evidentiv,  but   returned  to  Clav- 


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don  aii'l  was  buried  there,  April  i.  1640.  He 
married  Xovcnibcr  10,  1604,  Julian  Carter. 
baptized  December  20.  1583,  daughter  of  I'eHx 
and  .Marqaret  Carter,  of  Claydon.  Children 
and  dates  01  bapti.-m  :  .'\nne.  September  15, 
1605;  Felix,  .\uqust  18.  ir«j;  Elizaljcth.  No- 
vember 26,  1609:  Sara,  September  6,  1612; 
Samuel,  Ausjust  20.  1615.  mentioned  below; 
daughter;  Christopher,  No\  ember  26,  1620; 
Ursula,  December  18,   1624. 

(V)  Samuel  Eoremaii,  son  of  Christopher 
Boreman,  was  baptized  at  Banbury,  England, 
August  20.  1615.  He  went  to  New  England 
and  was  a  resider.t  of  Ipswich.  r\Iassachusetts, 
as  early  as  1639,  when  he  had  land  recori'ed  to 
him.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  His  hiiuse- 
lot  in  Ipswich  was  in  the  west  part  of  the 
town.  This  he  soon  exchanged  witli  George 
Hadley,  for  his  land  in  Ipswich,  on  the  south 
part  of  the  river.  In  1641  he  sold  his  house 
and  land  to  Francis  Jordan,  and  removed  to 
Wetliersneld,  Connecticut.  In  1645  he  bought 
a  hnUse  i':it  of  three  -acres,  with  a  baiu  and 
cellar,  situated  on  the  ca>t  side  of  L'>r(_>ad 
street,  a  litcle  nortii  of  P^lain  lane,  near  the 
great  elm  still  standi^ig  there.  He  ownetl  at 
various  times  six  other  house  lot?  in  Wethers- 
field.  For  the  last  fourteen  years  of  his  life 
he  resided  on  a  lot  of  three  acres,  Iwug-ht  of 
Nathaniel  Piickinson,  on  the  west  side  of 
Rroad  street  and  south  side  of  Fletcher's 
lane,  .\t  tiie  time  of  his  death  lie  was  the 
owner  of  about  three  hundred  and  hftv  acre^, 
including  an  Indian  grant 'of  two  hundred 
acres  on  the  east  side  of  the  Connecticut  river 
in  the  present  town  of  Marlboro.  He  was 
eight  years  selectman,  was  rate  maker,  rifteen 
years  a  juror,  a  surveyor  of  highw.ays,  and 
often  on  coininittecs  to  decide  boundary  lines. 
He  also  held  important  offices  in  the  church. 
He  was  elected  def;uty  to  the  general  court  in 

1657,  '^^^  thereafter  for  eighteen  terms,  being 
reported  as  present  at  thirty-four  sessions.  He 
was  present.  C)ctober  9.  1(162,  when  Connecti- 
cut's famous  charter  -ivas  "first  nubliquely 
read"  to  the  freemen.  Fle  occupied  various 
other  positions  of  trust  and  responsibility  in 
the  town  and  colony.  Fie  diied  in  .\pril,  1673. 
and  the  inventory  of  his  estate  was  taken  'S]3.y 
2.  1673.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  ]r,hn 
and  Alary  r.etts.  Children:  ls:;ar.  born  Feb- 
ruary 3.  ir42-43,  died  Alay  12.  1710;  Aiary. 
Februarx  14.  1O-14-45..  dicii  .\;a\  10.  '.721  ; 
Samuel,  (">et<  iber  20.  ioj.8,  mcnti("ined  'k-Iow  ; 
Joseph,  March  12,  Tr)5o.  died  unmarried  iCiji'^: 
John.  June  12.  1653,  died  unmarried  h'kO: 
Sarah,    March    4.    !655;    Daniel.    .\ugu-.t    4. 

1658.  died  February  20.  1724-25;  Ji.'nathan. 
Februarv  4,  imo,  died  September  2f,  17 1:2; 
Nathaniel,     \pr:l     12.     1603.    died    November 


2y,  1712;  Martha,  .\ugust  12,  [660,  died  Alay 
-")•    1743- 

(VI)  Sergeant  Samuel  (2)  Dordman,  son 
of  Samuel  ( 1  )  Boreman,  was  Iv  irn  in  \\"eth- 
erstield,  Connecticut,  October  2fi,  1(^48,  died 
December  23,  1720.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade 
and  had  one-haif  his  father's  home  lot.  in 
1677  he  with  others  was  given  leave  to  build 
a  saw  mill.  He  was  surveyor  of  highways  in 
1679  and  1694  and  collector  in  1683.  His  will 
was  dated  December  20.  1720.  He  married, 
February  8,  16S2.  Sarah  Steele,  baptized  at 
Farmington,  December  29,  16^6,  died  Janu- 
ary 23,  1732-33,  daugter  of  Lieutenant  Sam- 
uel and  Mary  (Boosey)  Steele,  of  Farming- 
ton  and  Weth.crsfield.  Children  ;  ]\Iar}-.  horn 
November  13,  1683;  Sarah,  March  13,  i6S(J. 
died  a^ed  seventeen  days;  Hannah,  Tunc  27, 
1687,  died  ]\Iay  16,  168S;  David,  June't,  1602; 
Joseph,  April  6,  1695,  mentioned  below:  Jo- 
siah,  baptized  March  19,  1698-99,  died  young. 

(\'II)  Cornet  Joseph  Bordman,  son  of 
Sergeant  Samuel  (2)  Bordman.  was  born  in 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  April  6,  1695,  died 
January  19,  1771.  He  lived  in  a  house  be- 
gun for  him  by  hi'^  father  in  1719,  at  the 
southwest  end  of  Broad  street,  v^•hich  re- 
mained standing  until  1866;  He  was  a  man 
of  propertv  and  prominent  in  tov.  a  ar.d 
church  attairs.  He  was  commissioned  quar- 
termaster of  the  troop  of  horse,  .Sixtii  Regi- 
n-ent.  May  11,  1740,  and  cornet  in  tiie  same 
regiment  in  175 1.  He  was  deputy  to  the  gen- 
eral court  in  !754-55-59-6o.  He  married. 
February  17,  1726,  ?Jary,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Belding.  She  died  April  30.  1769.  aged  sixtv- 
six  years.  Children:  Mary,  born  Alareh  v 
172S:  Sarah,  February  ,(,  1731:  Eunice,  >'o- 
vember  11,  1733:  Hannah,  .\pril  20,  1731: 
Levi,  Mav  6,  1739.  mentioned  below:  Rhoda. 
April  20.  1742,  died  November  2g,   !8oi, 

(\TII~)  Levi,  son  of  Cornet  Joseph  Bord- 
man. was  born  in  Wethersfield,  May  6,  1730, 
died  March  22.  )~^2.  He  was  selectman  of 
Wethersfield  in  1773-74-75.  and  was  a  lead- 
ing citizen  of  the  to\\n.  He  received  by  the 
will  of  his  father  tlie  homestead  om  Bri'id 
street,  ^\■he!e  he  resided  all  his  life.  He  v, as 
a  man  r.f  education  and  had  a  ge'tod  library 
for  his  dav,  including  Latin  and  (ireek  r.ooks. 
He  used  to  take  into  his  family  boys  who  vi-ere 
being  clucated,  and  among  them  was  W"\\- 
liam  Bellani}-,  the  eii;ht-year-oId  .son  r^f  Dr. 
Joseph  Bellamy,  of  Bethlehem,  who  had  n'.ar- 
ried  Frances  Sherman,  an  aunt  of  his  wife.  A 
letter  written  by  Dr.  ['.elkimv  to  his  son  ^^"il- 
Ham  is  preserved  in  the  Bi  ardman  family. 
He  married.  .'Vpri!  2j:„  1761,  Esther,  born  De- 
cember 22,  1743.  daughter  of  Gamaliel  and 
Sarah    ('Sherman^    Bordman,   of   Newmgf.'n, 


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and  granddaughter  of  Richard  Bordman.  one 
of  the  fir<t  settlers  in  that  ]Uirt  of  the  town. 
The  inventory  of  Levi  Bordinan's  estate  was 
over  one  thousand  pounds.  Among  the  items 
were  a  large  Bihle,  several  other  books,  an  okl 
tavern  sign,  silver  shoe  buckles,  silver  knee 
buckles,  silver  vest  Inittons,  old  clock  and 
watch,  ten  Brigden  chairs,  three  queensware 
plates,  silver  spoons,  etc..  and  a  negro  wench 
valued  at  thirty  pounds.  Children :  Joseph, 
born  ]N[arch  5.  lyO^,,  died  October  4,  1775; 
Levi,  January  30.  I7''i5,  died  May  20,  180S: 
Sarah,  December  21,  1766.  died  February  7, 
1768;  Sarah,  March  i,  1769,  died  IMarch  17, 
1769;  Simeon,  Xovember  9.  1770,  died  July 
25,  1775  :  Joseph  Simeon,  mentioned  below. 

(TX  )  Joseph  Simeon  Boardman,  son  of  Levi 
Bordman,  was  born  in  W'ethersfield,  May  3, 
1780.  He  was  a  cordwainer  by  trade,  and  re- 
moved early,  in  1804.  to  Lenox,  Massachu- 
setts, where  for  two  years  he  successfullv  en- 
gaged in  the  business  of  tanning  leather.  Late 
in  1805  he  returned  to  W'etherstield  and  lived 
the  remainder  of  his  life  on  the  homestead.  He 
was  a  man  of  remarkably  earnest  Christian 
cb:!iacter,  \\hich  is  ^hown  b\-  hi-^  n'lte  book 
and  private  papers.  Pie  was  a  leading  spirit 
in  the  W'ethersfield  Religious  Society  of 
Young  Men.  in  1817.  A  set  of  resolutions, 
dated  about  twit  years  before  his  death,  set 
forth  his  determination  to  pray  for  his  family 
and,  in  fact,  for  all  the  townspeople.  T'j  carry 
out  this  purpose  methodically,  he  wr.  ite  dr.wn 
the  names  of  one  hundred  and  eighty-three 
families  of  ^^'ethersfield,  and  at  the  time  of 
his  death  the  names  checked  ott  as  having 
been  prayed  for  was  one  hundred  and  thirt\'- 
five.  He  was  accustomed  to  set  down  in 
writing  notes  of  all  events  of  im.portance  that 
occurred  to  him,  and  he  left  a  ledger  in  which 
was  a  full  account  of  his  line  of  descent  irom 
Samuel  at  Ipswich  to  his  own  famil\'.  His 
libraiy  consisted  of  fifteen  books,  all  num- 
bered, th.e  Bible  being  Xo.  i.  He  died  Xo- 
vember 13,  1827,  by  being  shipwrecked  in 
Long  Island  sound  during  n  severe  storm 
when  all  on  board  were  lost.  His  body  was 
washed  ashore  at  Huntington.  Long  Island, 
and  was  buried  at  \\  ethersfield.  He  was  at 
the  time  a  supercargo  on  the  sloop  "Eiias," 
Da\id  Moidthrc'i).  captain,  going  from  \\  eth- 
ersfield to  Xew  Yiirk  with  a  cargo  of  onions. 
He  married,  Tulv  3!.  1803,  I.ucinda  CanfieUl. 
born  1786,  died  March  6,  1850  daughter  of 
Joseph  and  Hannah  !  Harrison  i  Ca'ificiii,  of 
Salisbury,  Coimecticut,  and  gratiddaughter  of 
Rev.  Jared  Harrison,  the  first  minister  of 
Chester.  C'vntieclicut.  whose  v>-ife  was  a 
daughter  of  Captain  .\braham  W'atcrhousc.  of 
Saybrook.       Lu^inda     (Canfield)     Boardman 


married  (second)  September  10,  1832,  L/ra 
L'Hcimmedieu,  of  Chester,  Cor'necticut  Chil- 
dren of  Mr.  and  }.Irs.  Boardman:  William, 
born  I'ebruary  23,  1805,  mentioned  below; 
H.mnah,  April  2,  1807,  died  September  i, 
1801  ;  Ji'seph,  August  8,  1810,  died  September 
2],  1810;  Joseph  Canheld,  May  4,  1813:  .Maria 
Lucinda,  January  3,  1820,  died  Augu-t  21, 
1804. 

(Xi  William  (2),  son  of  Joseph  Simeitn 
Boardman,  was  born  in  Lenox,  Massachu- 
setts, b'ebruary  2^.  1805.  The  familv  snon 
remiiNctl  to  Wethersfield  and  he  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  there.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen  he  began  to  learn  the  trade 
of  printer  in  the  office  of  the  Hartford  Times. 
then  owned  and  published  by  Samuel  Piinvles 
and  John  Francis.  In  1824  he  went  with  Mr. 
Bowles  to  Springfield  and  assisted  in  the 
starting  of  the  Springfield  Rcf'ubUcait.  Th.e 
removal  was  made  by  means  of  flat  boats  poled 
up  the  Connecticut  river.  He  boarded  in  the 
family  of  his  employer,  receiving  a  salary  of 
twenty  dollars  a  year  besides  his  board,  lodg- 
ing and  the  care  of  his  clothes.  He  helped  to 
set  up  and  print  the  first  issue  of  the  String- 
field  Kcpuhlican.  which  has  since  become  one 
of  the  leading  newspapers  of  Xew  England. 
In  1828.  in  compan\  witli  William  Faulkner, 
of  Xorwich.  under  the  firm  name  of  B.oard- 
man  &:  I'aulkner,  he  began  the  publication  of 
the  Xorwieh  Kepnbliean,  which  he  edited. 
This  \vas  th.e  second  paper  in  Connectii-ut  to 
support  Andrew  Jackson  for  president,  .\fter 
the  first  year  he  was  obliged  to  rest  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health.  In  1S30  he  published  the 
Tolland  Adzveate  for  an  association  in  Tol- 
land. Connecticut,  and  in  1832.  in  conipany 
with  .\lfred  Francis,  he  publislied  a  suViscrip- 
tion  work  written  by  B.  L.  Rayner.  entitled, 
".^ketches  of  the  Life.  Writings  and  Opini':ns 
of  Thomas  Jefferson,"  the  jirinting  and  Diiuiing 
done  in  ^^'ethcrsfiel(!.  In  .'S34,  Mr.  Boardman 
acte-!  as  foreman  of  the  Hartford  Times,  then 
published  by  John  R.ussell.  In  1841.  \\'ith  John 
Fox  as  a  partner,  Mr.  Boardman  carried  oit  a 
grocery  business  in  \\'ethersfie!d.  and  in  C'^n- 
nection  with  the  store  started,  the  first  man- 
ufactorv  in  Xew  England  outside  of  Bnst...n. 
fr>r  the  roasting,  grinding  and  packing  nf  cof- 
fee and  spices  for  the  wholesale  tr;ide.  In 
(Jctober,  1S44,  tb.i.s  partnership  was  dis-ob.'eil, 
and  January  I,  1S45,  Mr.  Boardman  carried 
rjii  the  business  under  his  own  name.  In 
1830  he  removed  to  Hartford,  locating  at  12 
Central  R(iw.  and  associated  with  him  his  son. 
W.  F.  J.  Bitardman,  under  ti'.e  firm  tiame  of 
William  Boardman  &  Son.  Steam  power  and 
uiL'deni  macl'.iner\  were  introduced,  and  the 
firm  ilid  a  larire  business  in  manv  states,  and 


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especially  in  Xcw  York  City.  The  coffee  u^ed 
at  the  opening  of  the  Crystal  Palace  in  New 
York  was  furnished  by  them.  Proh.-'.ljly  tlie 
first  invoice  of  "round  coffee  sent  to  Califor- 
nia was  from  this  hrni.  Owing  to  increased 
business,  the  store  and  factory  were  moved 
in  1853  to  what  i>  ni'W  241  State  street.  He 
bought  a  building  here  and  fitted  it  up  with 
a  twenty-five  horse  power  engine,  and  with 
the  latent  machinery  for  the  use  of  the  firm. 
At  this  time  Mr.  Boardman"s  second  son, 
Thomas  J.  Boardman,  was  admitted  to  the 
firm,  the  firm  name  being  changed  to  William 
Boardman  &  .''^ons.  Their  buikling  consisted 
of  four  stories,  with  a  two-story  storehouse 
in  the  rear.  In  1S5S  two  stories  in  an  adjoin- 
ing building  were  leased,  and  teas  added  to 
the  stock  in  trade.  Traveling  salesmen  were 
eniployeil  throughout  the  New  England  states 
and  New  York,  thousands  of  chests  being  sold 
yearly.  In  I  Si  17  the  business  was  removed 
to  205  State  street,  corner  of  Front,  the  old 
store  being  used  for  the  manufacture  and 
storage  of  goods.  This  added  four  stories, 
thirtv  by  eightv  feet.  In  1871  the  brown->tone 
building  at  208  to  306  Asylum  street  was 
erected  for  the  business.  This  was  fifty-two 
by  one  hundred  feet,  with  five  stories  and  a 
basement,  with  a  manufactory  in  the  rear  ot 
three  stories,  thirty  bv  fortv  feet.  The  cost 
was  over  one  hundred  thousand  dollar-',  ami 
it  was  the  finest  business  building  then  in  the 
city.  New  machinerv  was  added  and  the  finn 
occupied  it  on  .A^iril  i,  1S72.  The  equipment 
was  the  fine-t  wf  it-  kind  in  New  England, 
and  here  the  business  continued  to  grow,  the 
firm  becoming  ot;e  of  the  most  successful  in 
the  country,  dealing  as  wl-'olesalcrs  and  im- 
porters of  teas,  coft'ees  and  spices,  cigars,  to- 
bacco and  grocers'  sundries.  After  the  death 
of  Mr.  Boardman  in  18S7.  the  eldest  soti  re- 
tired from  the  firm,  and  the  business  was  car- 
ried on  by  Th^'Uias  J.  Boardman.  and  liis  s^^in 
Howard  I".,  the  old  firm  name  being  retained. 
Mr.  Boardman.  in  connection  with  the  firm. 
built  several  of  the  finest  private  buildings  in 
Hartford.  In  company  with  others,  he  con- 
structed several  vessels  ot  large  size,  one  of 
which  bore  his  name.  He  was  on.e  of  the 
founders  and  -iili-cribers  of  the  Merrick 
Thread  Company  of  Holyuke,  an<l  cuie  "f  t!ie 
directors;  he  was  also  director  of  the  Hart- 
ford and  New  "York  Steamboat  Company,  the 
Comstock  &■  Ferre  Seed  C':>mpany,  the  Bank 
of  Hartford  County  (American  .Xati'jiial  1, 
Merchants  and  ^lamifacturers  Bank  (First 
National).  Orient  Fire  Insurance  Compan\'. 
Mechanics  Bank  ..V  Building  Association,  and 
Hudson  River  Water  Fower  &  Faper  Com- 
pany.    He  was  an  original  .subscriber  to  the 


City  Fire  Insurance  Company.  Piuenix  Fire 
Inr.urance  Company.  Merchants  Fire  In>ur- 
cnce  Company,  and  Hartford  Enguieering 
Conqjany.  From  1836  he  was  several  _\ears 
secretary  and  director  of  the  Wethersfield 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Com])anv.  He  al-o 
a>>isted  in  the  formation  of  nian_\  industries 
anfl  did  much  to  advance  the  intere-t--  of 
Hartford.  He  was  largely  interested  in  the 
investigation  of  the  possibilities  of  the  prac- 
tical use  of  peat  as  fuel.  He  was  associated 
with  Henry  Martin  in  manufacturing  the  first 
power  machines  for  making  brick  in  this  coun- 
tr\-.  Fle  was  general  agent  and  manager  of 
the  Holbrook  School  Apparatus  Compan\-  for 
the  manufacture  of  instruments  showing  the 
re\-olution  of  the  solar  system,  and  of  other 
instruments  used  in  the  schools.  He  was 
president  of  the  Hartford  Associated  Coal 
Company  just  after  the  civil  war,  which  ow- 
ing to  the  general  collapse  at  that  time  did  not 
pro\e  a  success.  In  all  of  these  positions  Mr. 
Boardman  was  faithful  and  competent.  His 
advice  was  otten  sought  and  always  cheerfully 
given.  In  1834  he  held  the  office  of  state 
prison  director;  in  1835-3O-37  he  was  con- 
stable and  collector;  in  1S52  representative  to 
the  legislature  from  Wethersfield,  serving  oit 
important  committees,  and  again  appointed 
prison  director  and  comnnssioncr  for  Flart- 
ford  county  by  Governor  Thomas  H.  Se'.- 
mour.  Fie  was.  a  Democrat  in  politics  and 
after  his  removal  to  Hartford  would  not  ac- 
cept any  public  office.  He  was  also  a  firm 
Union  man,  and  a  subscriber  to  the  Harttord 
Times  from  1820  to  18S8.  In  183S  he  helpeil 
to  establish  the  Harlfoni  Morning  Post,  a 
Democratic  journal,  now  the  Hartford  Erru- 
ing  Post. 

Mr.  Boardman  was  a  member  of  the  Ma- 
Sfinic  fraternity  and  held  the  office  of  noMc 
grand  in  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  !~el- 
l.nvs. 

Both  he  and  his  wife  were  brought  up  in 
the  Congregational  church,  bttt  in  earlv  life 
he  became  deeply  interested  in  the  Methodist 
F])iscopal  church,  then  in  its  infancy  in  Weth- 
er-field, where  it  w  a<  at  first  strongI>'  opposed. 
.\t  one  time  when  they  were  refused  the  u-e 
of  the  town  hall  tV'r  religious  services,  Mr. 
[loardman  and  other:^  forced  the  doors  in 
order  to  hold  the  meeting.  The  excitement 
at  that  time  was  so  great  that  the  "riot"  act 
was  read  t')  the  a--emliled  crowd  by  ."^anniel 
(lalpin.  Fx]..  of  Wethersfield.  Mr.  Bcjard- 
man  and  his  wife  utiited  with  the  church  in 
1838.  and  remained  throui;h  life  its  firm  sup- 
porters. Ide  helped  to  rebuild  the  cluirch  ed.i- 
fice,  and  .gave  so  liberally  toward  it.  that  out 
of  gratitude  to  him  it  was  named  the  Board- 


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mail  Chapel  at  it>  re-dedication. 
I'lK-ir  removal  to  Ilariford.  tlieir  membership 
was  traiistVrred  t^'  tlie  I'ii.t  MethLidist  ICpis- 
eopal  Churei)  there,  I'l  v  hich  ?»!r.  Iloardman 
was  elected  trustee.  W  lie:i  its  new  huildini.: 
was  erected  on  Ai^ylum  -trect,  he  was  on  the 
building-  committee,  and  cmrributed  lar.i.;ely 
to  the  building'  fund.  When  the  .^oulh  I'ark 
Church  was  organized  in  i86q.  in  the  south 
part  of  the  citv.  he  and  his  wife  joined  there, 
anil  were  amc>ng  the  iorcmo>t  in  the  enter- 
prise. He  was  a  tru.^tee  and  a  niemlier  of  the 
building  committee.  C)iie  of  the  acts  of  his 
later  life  was  the  |)a\nient  of  the  mortgage 
then  on  the  cluin-li.  in\  condition  that  there 
should  ne\er  be  anc  tiler  mortgage.  He  was 
elected  the  first  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school,  continuing  until  the  infirmities  of  age 
obliu't'd  him  to  re-ign.  In  1SS5,  after  the 
death  of  hi-,  wife,  he  built  the  Boardman  Me- 
morial Chapel,  adjoining  the  church,  in  mem- 
ory of  her.  It  was  dedicated  February  2t,. 
if^SG.  Mr.  P.oardnian  was  liberal  to  the  many 
clianties  which  called  iipor'  him  for  aid.  By 
his  will  lie  made  Ijequests  to  the  (Jld  People's 
Home,  the  Hartford  Hospital,  the  Laraliee 
Fund,  the  Charitable  Society  of  Hartford,  the 
Fund  for  Superannuated  Preachers,  the  Board 
of  Church  Extension  for  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  and  to  the  Grant  Memorial  I'ni- 
\ersity  of  Athens    Tennessee. 

^Ir.  Boardman  married.  januar\"  3.  i8j:S. 
Mary  Fraiici-.  brirn  in  Wetliersfield.  Xovem- 
ber  f'.  1S03,  died  December  i_|,  1884,  daugh- 
ter of  Captain  Daniel  and  Mehital:el  (Good- 
rich) Francis,  and  granddaughter  of  Captain 
John  Francis  (4)  and  Captain  F.iizur  Good- 
rich, both  soldiers  in  the  revolution.  Her  line 
of  ancestry  was:  Daniel  ('5"),  John  (4),  John 
(3).  bjlin  (J).  Robert  (  i  ).  She  was  remark- 
able for  her  kindness  of  heart  and  lier  liberal- 
ity. She  was  interested  in  all  goot!  wcrUs  and 
never  lacked  the  means  to  aid  any  worthy  ob- 
ject brought  to  her  atiemion.  She  wa^  nx-'icst 
and  unassuming  in  her  charities,  and  man)- 
good  deeds  were  unkno\\n  to  any  ~ave  :■>  tlie 
object  of  licr  kindne.-s.  Duiiiig  the  ci\  i!  war 
she  was  tJ!\e  of  the  maii.agers  of  tlie  ."-^oMicr-' 
Aid  .\ssociation  and  worked  zealously  in  aid 
of  this  organization.  She  is  held  in  lo'.iiig 
memors-  by  all  who  knew  her.  ?.[r.  B>oa;"d- 
man  died  Xovenibcr  3,  1887,  in  his  eigl't}'- 
third  year.  Children:  i.  William  Frar.ci^ 
Joseph,  born  December  ;_>,  1828,  mentioned 
be!(Av'.  2,  Thomas  Jeffer^'jn,  May  27,  1832. 
mentioned  below.  3.  Arethusa  Maria,  Decein- 
ber  15.  1S36.  died  Jul}-  20.  1837  4.  Al|iiieus 
Francis.  June  20.  1838.  died  }day  26.  1831;. 
5,  Emma  Jennr-tte.  Tune  25.  1840.  died  .April 
18.    i860.      6.    .Mary   Lucinda,  Ju.ie    i,    1841 


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m.irried.  December  28.  '.S70.  George  W 
Wood,  of  liristol,  Conneclirut.  and  had  Gec>;"-,e 
Boardman  Atw.jiju,  born  I\ia\  25.  1872,  d.ja 
-March   12.  i>S85. 

(XJ)  W/illiam  iM-anci.-  J'.v-eph.  so,,  of  Wil- 
liam (2)  B,oardman,  ^\as  l.iorn  in  W'ethers- 
held.  Decemiier  12.  1N2S.  He  was  edu'-ated 
in  the  p.ublic  schools  of  W'ethersfield  and  grad- 
u<ated  from  the  W'etherstitld  Academy  in  1846. 
He  then  entered  the  factcjry  of  his  father  to 
learn  the  business  in  detail.  Four  _\ears  later 
he  was  admitted  to  the  firm.  After  many  years 
of  close  application  to  business,  his  health  be- 
came impaired  and  he  was  obliged  to  take  a 
rest,  going  abroarl  to  .-eek  the  bene'it  of  travel 
antl  cb.ange.  His  healih.  h.owever,  continued 
to  cause  him  anKiety,  and  July  9,  1888.  after 
forty-two  \'ears  with  tlie  firm,  he  sc.ld.  his 
intere-t  to  his  brother,  and  retired  from  ac- 
tive work.  Mr.  Boardman  had  assisteii  in  pro- 
moting and  establishing  man}-  business  en- 
terprises, among  which  are  tlie  Hartford  & 
Xew  York  Steamboat  Company,  The  Pludson 
River  Water  I'owcr  &  Paper  Company  of 
?ilechaniesville,  Xew  York,  the  .Merrick 
Thread  Company  of  Hoiyoke,  as  well  as  m-'ri'. 
other  undertakings.  He  has  helped  young 
men  to  establish  themselves  in  business.  He 
lias  served  on  commissions,  settled  e.st.ites,  en- 
gaged to  some  extent  in  tlie  real  estate  busi- 
ness, and  attended  to  the  construction  of  some 
of  the  best  build'ng^  in  tlie  citv.  Tn  1861  he 
was  cii.'Sen  a  director  of  ihe  .Stare  Bank  ol' 
Hart-'ord.  serving  during  die  ci\il  war.  and 
was  c.n  efficient  officer.  In  '8(13  be  was 
elected  a  member  of  tiie  Hartford  cc'iiimon 
council  from  the  old  thir;l  ward,  and  served 
on  the  highways  committee  and  as  cliairman 
on  the  committee  of  tb-C  horse  railroad  which 
was  tli.m  in  tlie  course  of  construction,  and 
on  other  committees. 

Mr.  Boardman  was  a  charter  nur.nber  of  t'lt; 
Putnam  Phalanx  at  its  organi/jation  in  1850, 
and  is  still  a  memiier  of  this  organizati^.n.  He 
is  a  life  member  of  the  Xew  England  His- 
toric and  Genealogical  .Society  of  Boston,  ?das- 
sacliiisetts,  the  Ccnnecti'.mt  Historical  Socetv, 
ai'.l  'be  W.'ethersfieM  Society  I.ibrar}-.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  T<')pifield  Histoi-ical  So- 
ciety of  Alassachusetts,  the  Ipswich  Hist-.-rical 
Societ}-.  of  Majsac'i'.'setts.  the  Societv  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  RexoKition,  the  Sons 
of  the  Revr>hition.  and  the  I'cin'iecticnt  Society 
of  the  Ord-.>r  of  the  Founders  and  Patriots  of 
.America,  tliniug't  b^itb  .he  paternal  and 
maternal  lines  i>f  dcsc-iit.  He  uas  a  char- 
ter 'nemlicr  of  the  latter  society  at  its 
orgaiiization.  Mn^'  o,  i8i)6,  chosen  one  oi 
its  coiincilicir'-.  and  Irte'-  ci';jsen  geneaio- 
cist    oi    the    (>rde!'.      He    has    devoted    mucli 


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time  anil  nione_\-  in  ccillectiny  and  pre- 
serving recorJv  relating  to  the  lluanlnian  fam- 
ily, and  in  1S05  pul)li>lic(l  riie  "LJiiar'linan 
Genealogy".  (15^5-18951,  I'vun  w  liicli  this 
article  has  been  largely  cunipik-il.  He  has  aUo 
publi>he<l  the  "IVancis-<.i(i(>ilrich-i;iiarihnan 
Genealog} "  in  liis  line  of  ancc>trv  :  "A  Me- 
morial of  Mary  I-'rancis  and  William  P)Oard- 
man" :  a  "Complete  Record  of  the  Wethers- 
field  Inscriptions  in  the  h'ive  Burial  Places 
in  that  .-\ncient  Town" :  "The  Ancestry  of 
William  Francis  Joseph  r.uardman".  showing 
his  lines  of  descent  through  his  father  and 
mother  frnni  -eventy-three  familie>  who  set- 
tled iii  New  England,  prior  to  1650,  with 
short  hiograijhical  sketcl'ie~  of  each  ancestor; 
and  "The  Ancestry  of  Jane  Maria  ilreenleaf". 

Mr.  Coardman  married.  January  7.  1S52, 
Jane  Maria  Greenleat,  th.e  ceremon}-  being  per- 
formed in  the  North  Congregational  Church 
of  Hartfor<l  by  Rev.  Horace  Bushnell,  D.  D. 
She  was  horn  in  Hartford,  August  9.  18.^5, 
died  August  20.  1809  (see  Greenleaf  \Tli). 
Child,  William  Greenleaf,  mentioned  below. 

(XII)  William  (ireenleaf,  sun  of  William 
Francis  Jo-eph  Boarrlman.  was  born  in  Hart- 
ford, June  29.  1S53.  He  was  educated  at  Mr. 
Flart's  preparator)-  >cho(.V[  in  Farmington.  ?dr. 
Hall's  cla-ica!  -chrol  in  I-^lbngton.-  and  the 
Hartford  high  -cliiKil.  He  was  cou'iectcd  with 
the  firm  of  William  I'x-iariiman  &  ."-''Us.  but 
was  obliged  t'j  L'"i\e  up  business  on  account  of 
an  eye  troulile.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
necticut Histc.rical  Si:>ciety.  So!is  of  the  Ameri- 
can Revolution,  and  (  )rder  if  the  Founders 
and  I'atriols  oi  America.  He  married.  (  )cto- 
ber  29.  1874.  Eliza  Fowler  Root,  born  May  11, 
1853.  daughter  of  Horatio  and  .Vbi>;ail  \Vhit- 
tier  (lius^ey)  Root,  of  Hartford.  Her 
mother  was  a  cousin  of  John  Greenleaf  Whit- 
tier;  Mr.  r.oardman  died  .Maw  26,  1908,  in 
Hartford.  Children:  i.  Francis  Whittier,  born 
April  6.  1870.  died  .\i.)ril  5.  1S85;  on  his  death 
the  post  Whittier  ^ent  the  following  \h\c>  to 
the  pareiits  : 

"Oh,  dearen  dead!     To  Heaven 

With  grudging-  hearts  we  gave  you; 

To   Him — lie  doubts  forgiven — 
Who  t'-'ok  you  there  to  sa\e  you." 

2.  '"edric  Ki_iot,  born  January  23.  iSS'i.  3. 
IDorothy  Root,  born  April  26,  1880. 

(XI)  Thomas  Jet'fer.'^on.  son  of  William  (2) 
Boardman.  was  born  in  Wether-field.  May  27. 
1832.  and  received  liis  education  in  tlie  puli- 
lic  schools  and  academ\  i->f  the  town.,  and  at 
the  Weslcyan  .\i-adeinv  ;;t  W  ilbraham.  Mas-a- 
chuselts.  He  iicucan  hi-  bu-ine---  circcr  a-  a 
clerk  in  a  Ct"nintry  st...re  in  Xew  i'.ritain,  re- 
maining until  the  f.iilure  c,f  tlie  concern  in 
i8^o.     He  then  became  a-^^ociated  in  I'u-incss 


with  his  father  and  brother  in  Hartfonl.  and 
in  1853  was  admitted  tii  the  firm.  On  tlie  re- 
tirement of  his  brotlier  in  1S88,  he  and  his  .-on 
Hc.)'.\ard  F".  Boardman,  continued  the  business 
under  the  old  firm  name  until  January  1,  1897. 
It  was  then  incorporatctl  as  \\  illiam 
Boardman  &  Sons  Company,  of  which  he  be- 
came president,  his  son  Howard  E.,  trea-urer, 
and  Arthur  H.  Broiison,  secretary.  .Mr. 
Boardman  is  also  president  of  the  W  hi^lesale 
Grocers'  .\ssociation  of  Southern  New  iMig- 
land.  Although  repeatedly  urged  to  accept 
public  office,  he  has  always  declined,  prefer- 
ring to  gi\e  liis  whole  attention  to  his  busi- 
ness. He  lias  had  an  c'|ual  interest  in  tite  busi- 
ness enterprises  in  which  his  fai:her  and 
brother  were  concerriCd. 

.Mr.  I'.oardman  was  brought  up  a  Metho- 
dist, but  ill  cariy  life  became  a  Cniver^al'.-.t, 
uniting  with  that  church  in  1S63.  He  was 
greatly  interested  in  the  Sunday  school  of  the 
Church  of  the  Redeemer  and  has  served  as 
teacher,  assistant  superintendetit,  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Teachers'  Association.  For  many 
years  he  was  a  worker  in  tlie  church,  was  a 
trustee,  and  one  of  the  chief  supporters.  He 
was  also  for  many  years  on  the  stare  mission- 
ary board  of  the  Universalist  church,  ar.d  trus- 
tee for  the  slate  of  Contiecticut  in  the  Univer- 
salist Publishing  House  in  Boston.  He  is  n 
member  of  the  Connecticut  Historical  Society, 
of  the  Sor.s  of  the  American  Revolution,  of 
the  Connecticut  Society  of  the  Order  of  the 
Founders  and  I'atriots  of  America,  and  histo- 
rian of  the  latter  society. 

He  married  (first)  (icrober  14.  183.^.  Julia 
-Amanda  Ellis,  of  Hartford,  born  [anuar',-  20. 
1838.  died  November  24.  1858.  He  m.-irried 
(secrnd)  Octr.iber  24.  1861,  ?\Iary  Cli:irlina 
Ellis,  sifter  of  his  first  wife,  born  ."^eptem'ier 
II,  1843,  died  January  16.  1S90.  He  married 
(third)  April  29.  1S93.  Mary  Adah  Simpson, 
daughter  of  I'rcderick  H.  Simp.son.  of  Stateii 
Island,  New  ^'ork :  children:  I.  Howard 
Franci'^,  born  .'-September  22.  1S62:  gra<luated 
from  Hartford  hi.uli  slIiooI  in  1880;  is  -ci.-re- 
tarv  of  William  Boardman  &  Sons  Ci.'"!':'.n.  : 
member  of  the  Order  of  the  Fciundei-  uud 
Patriots  01  .\riierica;  married.  January  i2, 
1886,  Catherine  .\ugu.--ta  T'clclier,  b'.irn  Ju'.ie 
in,  iS6('>,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Katiicrine 
(Slater)  Belclu-r.  of  New  Vijrk  Cit\- ;  ;iii!- 
dren:  i.  Harold  Ellis,  born  November  16. 
1890.  died  -ame  day;  ii.  Mariel  Wildes,  burn 
.\iav  31,  1N)3-  2.  Emma  Julia,  bcirn  ("ictober 
13.  iSi'i;;  married,  .\pril  II.  1888,  ( leor'^e 
Roblev  Hr'\\e.  and  had  .Marjorie  May  H'l-.e. 
horn  .\Iav  I(S.  [8'iO.  3.  Minnie  (jcrtrud.e.  born 
Mav  2.  i'86?,  died  August  4.  i_8()8.  4-  U'ilitam 
Elli-,  born  June  i,  186^.    5.  Helen  Ma},  born 


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March  i,v  1^7';.  'ii'-il  June  -'9.  188S.  0. 
Tlioiaas  ilradi'iril.  b'irr;  .\[ai"cli  'j.  1895.  7. 
GeorL:\'  Irancii,  iiC'ii  .May  31,   iSui'i. 

(The  Greenleaf  Line). 
It  is  believed  that  the  (Ireonleat  family  was 
of  Huguenot  origin,  the  name  bein'.;-  a  trans- 
lation of  the  French  Feuille\ert.  Tlie  name  is 
rarel_\'  fijund  in  Englaml.  e.xcept  at  Ipswich, 
county  Suftnlk'.  It  i--  thought  that  the  family 
fled  frmn  I'rance  \vith  other  Plugueni^ts  and 
settled  in  England. 

(I)  Edmund  t.lreenleaf,  immigrant  ances- 
tor, was  Ijaptized  January  2.  1574.  at  the  par- 
ish of  St.  ?ilar\'.-  la  lour  in  Ip-wich.  cc.amt}' 
Suffolk,  ICngland.  He  \\a>  the  .-on  of  John 
and  Margaret  Greenleaf,  and  annmg  the  fam- 
ily relics  still  prcser\ed  is  the  cane  brought 
to  this  country  by  Edmund  Greenleaf.  bearing 
the  initials  J.  G.  on  a  >ilver  band  near  the 
handle.  He  settled  in  Newbury.  Massachu- 
setts, and  lived  near  the  old  town  Ijridge, 
v.iiere  he  kept  a  t.ivcrn  many  years.  He  was 
by  trade  a  silk  d_\er.  He  A\as  admitted  a  free- 
man. March  ii,,  i6,V;.  and  licen>ed  to  keep  a 
tavern  May  23  of  the  same  year.  He  served 
in  the  militia,  n-id  N^venilier  11.  1G4-.  re- 
quested his  discharge  frum  the  service.  He 
removed  to  Boston  about  1030.  and  there  liis 
wife  'lied  and  he  married  again,  nor  xerv  hap- 
pily, as  Jiis  will  shows.  He  died  March  24. 
1671,  in  Boston.  His  will,  written,  it  is  sup- 
posed, by  his  own  hand,  was  dated  December 
25,  1668,  and  proved  February  12,  1672.  His 
second  wife  is  not  mentioned  and  a  note  is  at- 
tached explaining  the  omission  at  length.  He 
bequeaths  to  h.is  son  Stephen,  to  his  daughter 

Browne,  widow,  and  to  his  daughter 

Coffm:  tij  grandchildren  Elizabeth  Hil- 
ton and  Enoch  Greenleaf:  to  Enoch's  oldest 
sen  James :  to  cousin  Thoma^  M'^np.  mariner; 
sons  Stephen  Greenleaf  and  Tristram  Coffin, 
executors:  refers  ab-o  to  \\  iiliani.  I'jnatius  and 
James  Hill,  his  wife's  sons,  and  to  bequests 
to  them  from  their  aunt.  He  married  (first) 
Sarah  Dole;  (seond)  a  d:ii'.<ihter  of  Ignatius 
Jurdaine.  of  Exeter,  England,  w  id':i\v  first  of 

■ •   Wilson   and   second  of  '\\'illiam   Hill, 

of  Fairiield,  Coiniocticnt.  Cliiidren:  I. 
Enocbi,  baptized  [3eceir,lier  i.  1613.  d.ie^i  i''i.'7. 
2.  Samuel,  died  n'127.  _:;.  Enoch,  born  alvur 
1617.  4.  Sarah,  baptized  March  26.  1620.  5. 
Elizabeth,  baptized  January  10,  1622.  <l-ed 
April  2'\  i('.r>!.  i'l.  Nathaniel,  baptized  Jv.ne 
27,  1624,  buried  July  24,  1634.  7.  Judith, 
born  September  2,  u'126.  died  E')eceml)er  15. 
1705.  8.  Stejihen.  Ijapiized  .\u2ust  10.  1628. 
mentioned  below,  o.  Uaniel.  baptized  -\ugust 
14,  1631,  died  Deceiiiher  16.  1712. 

(II)  Steplien.    .-on   ui    Ed.nund    Greenleaf. 


was  baptized  August  10.  1028.  at  St.  Mary's, 
died  Dccemljer  i,  ;'''ii,iO,  He  married  (fir.-t,* 
November  13,  lO;:.  Elizabeth  CniVm.  who  died 
November  19,  167S,  daugliter  of  Tristram  and 
Dionis  I  Stevens )  Coffin,  of  Newbury.  Ho 
married  (second)  starch  37,  1070,  Esther 
(  \\  eare  )  Swett,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  \\  eare 
and  widow  of  Benjamin  Swett,  of  Hamilton, 
New  Hampshire.  She  died  January  10,  1718, 
aged  eighty-nine  years.  Children,  all  b\  nrsi 
wife:  I.  .Stephen,  born  August  15,  1652.  men- 
tioned below.  2.  Sarah,  October  29,  1653.  3. 
Daniel,  February  17,  1637-3S,  at  Boston,  died 
December  3,  1639.  4.  Elizal)eth,  .\pril  3.  1060. 
at  New  bury,  died  September  3.  1(174.  3.  John. 
June  21.  i()ii2,  dic'l  1734.  '>.  Samuel.  (  Jctober 
30,  i6Cii).  7.  Tristram.  Februiry  11,  iijoS, 
died  September  13.  i7ao.  8.  bidmutid..  May 
[O.  iGjo.  1).  },Jary,  Decemb.er  n,  1671,  to. 
Judith,  October  2^  iti7-i.  died  Noveml'er  10, 
'1678. 

(HI)  Captain  .Stephen  121  (.ireenleaf,  son 
of  Stephen  ii)  G.reenle.if.  was  born  .\ugust 
13,  1632,  in  Newbury,  died  there  October  13, 
1743.  He  was  a  pnnninetit  man,  famed  for 
his  services  in  the  ln'ii;i;i  war-,  and  'ivr.s  known 
as  the  "(ireat  Indian  fiyhter.''  He  was 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Hatfield,  August  25, 
i')73,  and  he  commanded  a  compa.ny  ir.  the 
battle  with  the  French  and  Indians  at  W'elK. 
}.Iaine.  in  i6i>o.  He  was  in  King  Philip's 
war  al-o.  C)n  May  18.  :ii;.'.  he  filed  a  petition 
for  relief  and  pre-cnted  a  bi'l  for  the  ser\-ice= 
of  a  physician  in  caring  for  a  wound  receieed 
while  iiTA-ing  a  family  ".  lu)  had  been  taken 
from  Newbury  b\  the  Indians.  In  160')  be 
was  granted  laiid  u:>  Imild  a  wliarf.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  October  2t,.  1O7'.).  Elizabeth  tier- 
rish.  born  September  IC^  1034,  i^'c"'  -'^ugu^t  3, 
1 712.  daughter  of  William  and  Joanna  1  1  i... d- 
aie-f 'liver  I  Gerrish,  cif  Newbury.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  in  171.-,  .Mrs.  Hnnn.'ui  Jordan. 
.:;f  Kittery.  Maine  who  died  Sepiembc'-  3:1, 
1743.  Children,  all  !iy  first  wife:  1.  Eliza- 
beth.  born  January  12,  1678-79.  2.  Daniel, 
b'ebniary  10.  1070-80,  mentioned  neiow .  3. 
Stei'hcn,  -\ngust  31.  1^.82.  .lied  October  13. 
11)88.  4.  William.  .\])r'\\  J.  1684.  died  .Vjiril 
13.  i'',84.  ;.  fci-cph.  -\pn!  T2,  lOjii.  (',.  Sarah. 
July  to.  1088,  7.  Stephen.  (~)ct.>lier  21.  mi,:., 
died  1771.  8,  J'dm,  .\u-2U-t  2<;.  101.3.  .  1.  i;en- 
iamin.  December  1  i.  11.1)3.  so.  Mi.i-cs,  Feb- 
ruar\'  2J.  i()'"i7-o8. 

;  r\  1  Rev.  Daniel  Gr.-enb.-af.  M.n  nl  Cap- 
tain Steplien  (2)  1  Ireeide.'ii.  \vas  iii.rn  in  New- 
bn.r\\  r'ebruarv  !0.  1070-80,  baptized  bebru- 
ary  22,  1679-80.  He  graduated  at  tiarx.iid 
I'ol'ege  in  fj.jo  and  f..r  about  six  yea'"-  ..rac- 
ticod.  meilicine  in  C'lmliriilge.  About  !7.'3  he 
began  to  preach,   and  in    1708  was  ;ird..iined 


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pastor  of  the  cluirch  at  Yarmouth,  succtcdiiis 
Rev.  John  Cotton.  He  remained  there  nearly 
twenty  years,  and  in  1727  removed  to  lloston, 
whither  liis  wife  and  twelve  children  had  pre- 
ceded him.  The  latter  year^  of  his  life  he 
was  confined  to  his  bed  as  the  result  of  a 
fall.  He  died  August  26.  170^.  He  married. 
Novemiier  18,  1701,  Elizabeth  Gookin,  born 
November  11,  1681,  died  Xovemljer,  176J, 
daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Gool<in  and 
granddaughter  of  Major  General  Daniel  (ioo- 
kin.  Children:  i.  Daniel,  born  November 
7,   17OJ,  mentioneii  below.     2.   Hon.   Steiihen. 


October  4.    1704,  died  Januar\ 


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iMary.  .August  29,  1706.  died  .\pril  2,  1774.  4. 
Elizabeth,  August  24,  170S.  died  May  15, 
1778.  5.  Sarah,  April  16,  17 10,  died  urimar- 
ried,  March  2S,  1776.  6.  Samuel.  May  9, 
1712,  died  unmarried,  174S.  7.  Jane.  May  24, 
1714,  died  December  lo.  1764.  S.  Hannah, 
October  3,  1716,  died  January  3,  1791).  9. 
Dr.  John,  November  8.  171 7,  died  August  2j. 
1778.  10.  Mercy,  November  21),  1711;,  died 
October  7,  1793.  11.  Gookin,  September  18, 
1721,  died  December  13,  1721.  12.  Susanna, 
November  12,  1722.  died  Februarv  21  >.  1782. 
13.  Hon.  William,  January  10.  1725,  died  July 
21,  1803. 

(V)  Dr.  Daniel  (2)  Greenleaf.  son  of  Rev. 
Daniel  (i)  Greenleaf,  was  born  in  Cambridge, 
November  7,  1702,  died  July  18,  1795.  He 
was  for  a  number  of  year^  a  I'racticing  phxsi- 
cian  in  Hingham,  and  remo\ed  to  I'l.'lton  in 
1732.  He  married  (first)  July  iS,  1726,  Si- 
lence (Nichols)  Marsh,  born  July  4,  1702. 
died  May  13,  1762,  daughter  of  Israel  and 
Mary  (Sumner)  Nichols,  of  Hingham,  and 
widow  of  David  Mar>li.  He  married  (  >ec- 
ond)  (intentions  dated  October  22.  17021, 
November  18.  1762,  :Mi-s.  Dorothy  (Wilder) 
Richardson,  widow  of  Josiah  Richardson. 
Children:  i.  David  Coffin,  born  January  29, 
1728,  died  September  30  following.  2.  Eliza- 
beth, October  30,  1729.  3.  Dr.  Daniel,  Sep- 
tember 2.  1732,  died  January  18,  1777.  4. 
Israel,  March  29.  1734.  5.  Stephen,  October 
15'  '735'  in  Boston,  died  June  8,  1802.  6. 
David.  Juiv  13,  1737,  mentioned  below.  7. 
General  Vs'illiam,  August  23.  173S,  died  Janu.- 
ary  13,  1793.  8.  Calvin,  March  31,  1740, 
died  August,  1812.  9.  3Iary,  July  3,  1742, 
died  .\ngust  28,  1783.  10.  John.  June  13,  1744, 
died  .\ugust  2,  1744. 

(\'l)  David.  ?on  of  Dr.  Daniel  (21  ('ireen- 
leaf,  was  burn  in  B'jlton,  jiassachusetts.  July 
13,  1737,  died  December  11.  1800.  at  Coventry, 
Connecticut.  He  v/as  a  goldsmith,  by  trade. 
He  married.  June  2.  t7^'2.  Mary  Johnson,  born 
April  7,  1738,  rlied  in  Hartford.  Connecticut, 
May   I,   1814,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  De- 


borah (Champion)  John-on.  lie  served  in  the 
revolution  in  1777,  in  Captain  Jabez  Hatclfs 
company,  guarding  sto'-es  in  and  about  Bos- 
ton :  also  in  Captain  ^raiihass<;lt  Sawyer'?  com- 
pany, Second  Worcester  Regiment,  under 
Colonel  Josiah  'Whitney,  in  177S,  in  tite  Rhode 
Island  campaign ;  also  in  Captain  Thomas 
Brintnall's  crmipany,  Colonel  Cyprian  Howe's 
regiment,  raised  for  three  months  to  reinforce 
the  •  continental  army.  Children:  i.  !\Iarv, 
born  at  Norwich,  January  7,  1764,  died  at  Cov- 
entry, October  30,  1S45.  -■  David.  June  19, 
1765,  mentioned  belnv.  3.  Daniel.  January  19, 
1707.  in  Coventry,  died  December  7, 
1842.  4.  Sarah,  December  22,  ipj'),  died 
ilay  17,  1702.  5.  Nancy,  June  12.  T771,  died 
Jidy  9,  1822.  6.  Susannah,  December  22, 
1772,  died  Novemiier  5,  1812.  7.  John,  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1774,  died  September  20,  1S51.  8. 
Eliza,  IMarch  22.  1777,  died  young.  9.  Wil- 
liam, Decemlier  12,  177S. 

(\Tr)  Dr.  David  (2)  Greenleaf,  ^on  of 
David  (i  )  (.rreenleaf,  was  born  June  19.  1765. 
died  March  n,  183;.  He  re-ided  in  Hart- 
ford, Cennecticut,  where  he  carried  on  the 
business  r)f  gold  and  silver-mitli  for  many 
years.  He  accumulated  a  large  property,  and 
built  some  of  the  fir.est  buildings  in  the  city 
at  tliat  time.  He  had  his  store  in  a  building 
now  standing  rin  the  corner  of  3iain  and 
Kinsley  streets,  then  Lee  street.  In  1806 
he  was  a  member  of  the  common  council. 
.\bout  i8ti  he  retired  from  his  store  and 
practiced  denti.-try.  He  served  in  the  revolu- 
tion in  Captain  Ephraim  Hartwell's  co'iipany 
from  October  2C1.   1779,  to  April  23,    1780. 

He  m.arried,  Nc\  ember  13,  1787,  Nancv 
Jones,  born  November  7,  1765,  in  Norwich, 
"died  October  18.  182S,  in  Hatlford,  daughter 
of  Rufus  and  Ann  (tiartshorn")  Jone-  .r-nd 
granddaughter  of  Sylvanus  and  Kezia  (Cleve- 
land )  Jones.  Children:  i.  Charles,  born  June 
2.  1788.  -mentioned  hel'jw.  2.  Sarah,  April 
28,  1790,  die'!  D'ecetnber  6,  180;.  3.  David. 
March  i,  1792,  died  January'  [8.  1795.  4. 
Daniel,  March  24,  1794,  died  Janurry  io, 
1793.  5.  Son,  died  September  22.  1796,  aged 
ten  days.  6.  David,  born  May  6,  1803.  died 
April  7,  1890.  7.  Daniel,  October  K'l.  1S05, 
died  September  15,  184'^. 

,\"in)  Dr.  Charle-  Greenleaf.  son  o:  Dr. 
Da\id  (2)  ('>t'eiiii  ai'.  wa-^  bi"jni  in  Hartford, 
lune  2,  1788.  died  i'ecen)Ser  18.  184:;.  He 
married,  in  i8()N.  Klecta  Toocker.  Children: 
r.  Dr.  Charles,  born  Scptem'ner  i,  1800.  ciievl 
Cx-iober  22.  188S.  2.  U'iiliam  Henry,  Augu-t 
o.  1814.  died  >,'o\eni!!er  26.  1875.  3.  Harriet 
E..  .\pril  28.  iSiO.  died  .\pril  13.  1882.  4. 
X'ancy.  l-\-briiri'-.-  2.  ;vSi8.  (lied  r.-bruar\-  14. 
1858.     5.  Jam^s  \i,.nr<.e.  .'\prd  2''-.   i8!9.  died 


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November  14.  1S77.  6.  Sarah,  Auiju.-t  17. 
1S21,  died  Inly  o.  uSSo.  7.  Mary,  .Marcii  -'4, 
182.3,  f'ied  June  28,  1872.'  8.  John,  .March.  4. 
1825,  died  .\pril  9.  1861.  9.  Dr.  Davii'i,  Janu- 
ary 16,  1827,  died  September  6.  1893.  10. 
Electa,  January  11,  1S29.  died  September  7. 
1864.  II.  Cieorge,  October  28.  18,^3,  died 
March  6,  1834.  12.  Jane  ilaria.  .\ui.,''ust  9, 
1835;  married.  January  7,  1852,  Wilham  F.  J. 
Boardtnan   (see  Boardman  XI j. 


(VI)  Isaac  Bordman,  son 
BO.\RD.Ar.\N  of  Samuel  Boreman  (q. 
v.),  of  \\'ethersfield,  was 
horn  February  3.  1642-43.  }\c  married  .\biah 
Kimberl}',  baptized  in  Xcw  Haven,  Connecti- 
cut, December  19,  1641,  dauc::hter  of  Thomas 
and  Alice  Kimberly,  of  New  Haven.  Her 
father,  Thomas  Kimberly,  was  of  Dorchester 
in  1635.  and  removed  to  New  Haven  in  1639, 
where  he  had  seven  or  eicjht  children,  and 
where  his  wife  died  in  1659.  He  n^arried 
again  and  removed  to  Stratford,  wliere  he 
died  in  f6~;^.  The  house,  barn,  and  lot  of 
three  and  one-half  acres,  bought  for  Isaac  by 
his  father  Samuel,  [March  2,  1665-66,  v,a-  sit- 
uated on  the  west  side  of  the  main  street  of 
Wethersfield,  a  short  distance  below  the 
church.  He  remained  there  through  life  and 
it  was  afterwards  occupied  by  his  son  Thomas 
and  grandson  Thomas.  He  owned  also  vari- 
ous outlying  pieces  of  land — five  acres  in  the 
Great  Meadow,  twehe  acres  in  the  ^\'est 
Swamp,  nine  acres  in  tlie  Dry  Swamp,  ten 
acres  in  the  W'est  FicFl,  three  in  the  Wet 
Swairip,  four  in  the  Great  F'lain,  etc.  Fie  had 
one  of  the  fifty-two  acres  lots  in  Xewington 
distributed  in  1683.  and  a  share  in  the  second 
division  of  1695.  He  was  chosen  fence  viewer 
in  16S4,  surveyor  of  highways  in  t6So.  also 
sealer  of  weights  and  measures,  selectman,  and 
constable.  He  died  Alay  12.  17 19.  ageil  seven- 
ty-seven years,  three  days  after  h.is  oldest  son, 
Isaac  Jr.,  to  whose  four  ciiildren  ( Isaac,  Ed- 
ward, Josiah,  and  Ephraitii !  he  gave  a  ^leed, 
signed  the  day  of  his  death,  of  several  pieces 
of  land,  with  a  house  and  barn  on  part  of  it. 
He  had  deeded  September  26,  1718,  his  home- 
stead in  V\  ethersneld,  with  ot'i'.er  land,  to  his 
son  Thomas  ani1  his  grandson  Tliotnas,  reserv- 
ing the  use  of  one-half  during  the  life  of  him- 
self and  his  uifc,  and  after  iiij  fleath  one  room 
to  his  daughter  .\biah  as  lono-  as  she  re- 
mained unmarried.  Some  time  previously  he 
had  provided  for  his  son  .Samuel  by  giving 
him,  November  17,  1697,  a  Iioiise  lot  an<l  other 
land.  Having  given  liis  lanii  by  deed  to  his 
children  he  made  no  will.  lie  was  a  cooper, 
the  same  trade  as  his  father.  His  da'.igh«^er 
Abiah  was  appointed  administratrix  of  his  es- 


tate. The  widow,  Airs,  .\biah  (Flimberly) 
I'ordman,  died  Ja-iuary  6,  1722-23.  Clullron: 
Isaac,  mentioned  below;  Samuel,  born  July  7, 
ifpoS:  Thomas,  November  14,  167 1  ;  .Saraii. 
i'')73;  (  >biah ;  iumice,  Tune  29,  16S2. 

(\'ll)  Isaac  (2)  Bordman,  son  of  Isaac  ( i ) 
Bordman,  of  Wethersfield,  was  born  July  21, 
1666:  he  married,  December  7,  1699.  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Widow  Benton.  The  fatlier  of 
Rebecca  was  Edward  B.enton,  originally,  as 
is  supposed,  from  Guilford,  who  died  in 
^\'ethers^leld,  February  20,  1698,  and  his  witl- 
ow  [Mary  died  there  August  8,  1702,  Isaac 
jr.,  died  May  9,  1719,  three  da}s  before  his 
father,  at  the  age  of  fifty-three.  He  had  been 
for  nianv  years  an  invalid.  Flis  land  was 
\-alued  at  £134  5s.  His  children  were  pro- 
\ided  for  by  his  father.  Children :  Isaac, 
born  September  11,  1700;  Edward,  November 
6,  1702;  Josiah,  mentioned  below;  Ephra'm, 
February  15,  171 1. 

(\'III)  Josiah,  son  of  I^nac  (2)  Bordman. 
of  W'estfield  Society,  [Middletown.  was  bom  in 
\\'cthersheld,  Ju-.ie  30,  1705.  He  married, 
-\ugust  5,  1734,  Racliel  Cole,  and  settled  in 
.Middletow  n,  where  the  records  of  liis  family 
are  found.  On  November  29,  1727,  Samuel 
Galpin,  of  Kensington  parish.,  [Middletown, 
sold  to  Josiah  Bordman,  of  the  same  parish, 
one-half  of  one  hundred  acres  of  land  in  the 
northwest  quarter  of  Middletonii.  This  was 
Josiah's  farm,  and  that  of  his  broth.er  P'dward 
la^•  next  to  it.  Josiah  and  Racliel  his  wife 
are  found  in  a  list  of  members  of  the  Kensing- 
ton church,  which  wa-^  within  easier  reacli  of 
their  liome  than  that  of  Middletown,  By  tieed 
nf  gift  dated  August  12,  1766,  Josiali  made 
over  land  to  each  of  hi>  three  sons,  Nathaniel. 
Josiah  Jr.,  and  Joseph :  and  F'ebruary  26, 
1777,  to  his  son  Nathan.  According  to  the 
inscription  on  his  gravestone  in  the  old  lutry- 
ing-ground  in  Westfie'd  Society,  Josiah  died 
January  20,  1781,  a,c:cd  seventy-six,  and 
■"Rachel,  the  pious  consort  of  Josiah  Bord- 
man, dierl  Feb.  29.  1782,  aged  70."  Children: 
l\acliel,  born  Alay  24,  1735;  Nathaniel,  Au- 
gust 28,  1738;  Jo-iah,  -Vugust  26,  1740:  Nath- 
aniel, November  i..',  1742;  Joseph,  Novemlier 
15,  1744;  Rebecca,  December  6,  1746:  .-\-a, 
Mav  o,  1749:  .Vnn,  .\nril  18.  175;;  Rariiel. 
September  6,  1733;  .X'alhan.  mentioned  bci.-'v. 

(IX^  Nathan  Boardiuan.  son  of  To;iah 
Bordman,  of  Westneid  S.^ciety,  .Middletown, 
was  born  tliere  June  17,  i7.-,5-  He  m.iir:eil, 
February  12,  1777.  .\r,?;a  Pjrter,  ot  E:!-t 
Hartford,  His  wife  died  October  12  1807. 
aged    fifty-five,    and    he    married    afterwards 

Sally  .      The  circum-tsmce-  of  Nathan's 

death  are  qiven  in  the  Middli-t'-z.-'i  Ga:-tt-:  of 
July  9,    1828:     "He  dined,  as  u-ual  \\  ith  his 


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family,  accompanied  his  son  into  the  field  'k^ 
assist  in  loading  hay,  and  while  in  the  act  of 
descendincT  from  the  load  he  was  percei\ed  to 
stretch  liini^elf  out,  and  when  lifted  from  the 
ground  he  had  ceased  to  breathe."  He  died 
July  7.  1828.  Children:  Ira,  born  January 
5,  1779:  Anna,  died  December  25,  1817,  a,L;ed 
thirt_\-six ;  Rachel,  born  October  19.  1781  ; 
Nathan,  mentioned  below;  Laura,  born  1791  ; 
James   Porter,    1793. 

(X)  Nathan  (2  ).  son  of  Nathan  (i)  P.oard- 
nian.  was  born  March  2.  1789,  in  W'estfield 
Society.  ^liddletown.  He  married.  Septem- 
ber 6.  1812.  Sally  Clark,  born  December  7, 
177S.  He  died  March  4,  1835.  His  widow 
died  Aug-u-t  10,  1843.  Children:  William 
Frederic,  mentioned  below  ;  Harriet  New  ell. 
born  October  13,  1815;  Maria  Louisa.  Febru- 
ary 22.  1818. 

(  XI )  William  Frederic,  son  of  Nathan  (  2  ) 
Boardman.  of  3Jiddletown,  Westtield  Society, 
was  born  there  2\Iay  29,  1813:  he  married, 
A.pril  16,  1835.  Lucy  Ann  \\'ilcox,  born  May 
.  12,  1814.  died  October  21,  1843,  daughter  of 
Giles  and  Lucy  (Clark)  Wilcox  of  ^^'estfield. 
He  married  (second)  }i[arch  13.  1844.  Electa 
Ward,  of  Middletown.  born  in  i8ri.  He  died 
June  17,  1S47.  and  his  widow  June  14,  1S81. 
Children,  bv  first  marriage :  Arthur,  men- 
tioned below:  \\'illiam,  died  September  i, 
1841.  aged  four  months:  Harriet  M.,  died 
August  14.  1843.  3gfd  twenty-one  days.  Chil- 
dren by  second  marriage  :  Cassius  Frederic. 
born  August  22,  1845:  Eunice  Florence,  Au- 
gust 9,  1847. 

(Xin  Arthur,  son  of  William  Frederic 
Boardman.  was  1,'orn  iii  \\'estfield  Society, 
^liddletown.  April  2S.  1839:  married  August 
21.  1862,  Maria  Fli.^abetli  Paddock,  born  in 
Cromwell.  January  2S.  1841,  daughter  of  Seth 
J.  and  Lucinda  ( Ken\on~)  Paddock.  ^Ir. 
Boardman  was  left  an  orphan  and  onl}  child 
surviving  of  his  parents  when  he  was  a  young 
child.  He  attended  the  district  schools  of  his 
native  town,  and  after  the  death  of  his  father, 
on  June  30,  18-17.  went  to  live  with  liis  uiude 
and  guardian,  .^elden  G.  Ely.  in  what  is  now 
Cromwell,  where  he  still  further  pursued  his 
studies  in  the  district  school  of  the  trr.\ii.  the 
Normal  Seminary  of  Norwich.  Connecticut. 
and  later  for  tw'O  years  the  Mineral  Spiing 
Institute  of  Cromwell.  E.  ^l.  Beckwith,  prin- 
cipal, making  his  home  with  his  guardian  till 
he  came  of  age.  He  learned  the  trade  of  car- 
penter and  joiner. 

He  was  the  first  man  to  enlist  in  the  civil 
war  in  the  quota  frcm  the  town  of  Cromwell, 
going  from  Hartford  in  Rille  Company  A, 
Third  Connecticut  Regiment  of  \'ohmteer  In- 
fantry.  April   2'^,    i86[.    in   response   to    Lm- 


co'n"s  first  call  for  troops.  He  was  mustered 
out  August  12,  1861.  and  re-enlisted  in  Com- 
panv  K.  Twentieth  Connecticut  Regiment  of 
Infantry  (  I'.uckingham  legion,  named  after 
Governor  Buckingham)  for  three  years.  He 
was  wounded  in  the  first  battle  of  Bull  Run. 
He  was  orderlv  sergeant  in  1862:  was  pro- 
moted to  second  lieutenant  of  Company  B, 
April  24.  1864,  and  to  first  lieutenant  Com- 
pany E,  January  22,  1865.  His  service  was 
with  the  Army  of  the  Potomac  from  Septem- 
ber, 1S62.  to  September  26,  when  the  Twelfth 
Corps  (to  which  his  regiment  was  attached), 
was  transferred  to  the  Army  of  the  Cam- 
berland  under  General  RobCcrans,  was  subse- 
quently in  the  Twentieth  Corps  under  General 
Sherman  in  the  operations  about  Atlanta  and 
the  Alarch  to  the  Sea.  and  the  operations  in 
the  Carolinas.  ^Ir.  Boardman  participated  in 
eighteen  battles,  including  Chancellorsville  and 
Gettysburg,  in  the  east,  and  all  under  General 
Sherman  in  the  west.  He  performed  much 
valuable  staff  duty.  He  was  detailed  as  jvion- 
eer  officer  on  the  statf  of  Brigadier 'General 
Samuel  Ross.  3.1a}-  i.  1864,  and  commanded 
the  pioneer  corps  of  the  Second  Brigade, 
Third  Division,  Twentieth  Army  Corps.  He 
also  served  in  a  similar  capacity  on  the  staff 
of  Brigadier  General  John  Coburn  until  his 
regiment  was  transferred  to  the  Ihird  Bri- 
gade of  same  division  and  corps,  and  was  re- 
lieved, receiving  warm  commendation  from 
General  Coburn.  He  marched  with  his  com- 
mand in  the  Grand  Review  at  Washii^gton 
Citv  at  the  clo.se  of  the  war,  and  was  there 
mustered  out  of  service  June   13.   1865. 

Since  the  war,  'Sir.  Boardman  has  lived  in 
Hartford  and  Cromwell.  Connecticut,  and  has 
been  engaged  in  the  banking  business  since 
February  i,  1889,  as  treasurer  of  the  Crom- 
well Dime  Savings  Bank,  which  position  he 
holds  at  the  present  time  C1911).  He  has 
been  active  and  useful  in  public  life,  and  has 
held  many  offices  of  honor  and  trust.  He  was 
twice  selectm.an  of  Cromwell,  but  resigned 
when  last  filling  the  position  to  accept  the  "t.- 
rice  of  town  clerk  and  treasurer  of  the  town 
funds,  January  28,  1889.  which  office  he  con- 
tinues to  fil',  making  a  continuous  service  of 
(iver  twenty-two  years.  He  has  been  a  dea- 
con in  the  Baptist  church  since  1871,  is  a 
church  trustee,  and  has  been  c'erk  for  more 
than  iovlv  \  ears  coiitiiiuou>i\-.  He  is  a  uromi- 
neiit  member  of  .Mansfield  I'o.^t,  No.  33,  G.  A. 
R.,  of  Middletown. 

He  married,  .\ugu-t  21.  i8i'.2,  ^.laria  Eliza- 
beth Paddock,  born  January  28,  1838.  dauL^h- 
ter  of  Seth  J.  and  Lucinda  fKenyon)  Pad- 
dock, Siie  was  eiluc.ated  in  the  di.strict  school 
arM  Mr.   Beckwith's  private  .school  at  Crom- 


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well.  Children:  i.  Frank  Crawford,  born 
October  10,  1866:  graduated  in  1897  trom 
Yale  School  of  Fine  Arts,  jtmlied  painting 
two  and  one-half  years  in  Paris,  and  lias  at- 
tained prominence  a>  an  artist  .unl  -culptor; 
he  had  the  contract  to  execute  the  statue  of 
the  late  Senator  Carniack,  of  Tennessee,  to  be 
erected  at  Columbia,  that  state :  he  married, 
June  I,  1905,  Jane  Elam.  of  Columbia,  Ten- 
nessee ;  children :  John  Elam,  horn  in  Crom- 
well, Connecticut,  July  jq.  i(jo6,  and  Mittie, 
born  in  Columbia.  Tennessee.  September  25, 
190S.  2.  Charlotte  Hall,  born_  May  ii,  1809, 
died  June  21.  1875.  3.  Arthur  Howard,  born 
October  15,  1870:  has  been  deputy  sheriff 
of  Middlesex  comity,  collectcir  of  taxes, 
registrar  of  voters,  constable,  and  select- 
man ot  Cromwell  :  married.  September  13, 
1901,  Fditli  T.  Kjeldseii.  nf  Cromwell:  no 
children.  4.  .Ma\-  Wilcox,  born  December 
9,  1875;  for  one  year  attended  New  Fngland 
Conservatory  of  IMusic.  P.oston,  becoming 
very  proficient  in  her  study  of  music  :  married, 
June  4,  1896,  George  Wellington  ilrewer: 
children:  Grace  Anna,  born  August  2.2.  1897: 
Howard  George,  January  25,  1899:  Robert 
Donald,  September  9,  1901  ;  Edith  May.  De- 
cember 19.  1902.  5.  Rev.  Wallace  Seldcn, 
twin  with  }.[ay  Wilcox:  prepared  for  college 
at  Sufiiield  Preparatory  School,  and  graduated 
from  \\'esleyan  University  in  the  class  of 
1901  :  September  i.  1901,  licensed  to  preach 
the  gospel  by  Baiuist  Church  of  Cromwell ; 
graduated  in  Deccmlier,  1904.  from  Rr.cliester 
Theological  Seminary,  New  York :  preached 
for  a  time  at  Shepherd,  ^^lichigan :  was  pastor 
at  Greenwood.  \\'isconsin,  one  year,  and  is 
now  pastor  of  Baptist  church  at  West  Wards- 
boro.  Vermont :  married  Sadie  H.  Davidson, 
of  that  place,  November  4,  1908:  no  children; 

The  name  A^'asllburll  is  de- 
WASHP.URX     rived     fr.un     two     si-aiple 

words:  icash.  whicii  ap- 
plies to  the  swift  moving  current  of  a  stream, 
and  burn  or  boitrnc.  a  brook  or  small  stream. 
The  name  has  been  spelled  in  various  forms 
in  the  ditferent  generations.  It  has  been  said 
of  the  family,  wlio^e  origin  is  in  England, 
that  the  posterity  of  John  Washburn,  tlie  lirst 
immigrant  of  the  name  to  locate  in  New  Eng- 
land, "will  seldom  find  occasion  to  blur-h  upon 
looking  back  upon  the  past  lives  of  those  from 
whom  they  ha\e  descended.  Fortunate  indeed 
may  the  generations  now  in  being,  esteem 
themselves,  if  they  can  lie  sure  to  bei|ueath 
to  their  posterit\  an  ei|ual  s.-mrce  of  felicita- 
tion." In  this  illustri(<us  family  lia\f  been 
found  some  of  our  nation's  greatest  charac- 
ters, in   public  and   in  [iriviite   life,   statestnen 


and  military  men  in  all  the  American  wars. 
Maine,  X'erniont,  Massachusetts  and  Wiscon- 
sin have  all  had  go\ernors  from  the  Wash- 
burn faniilw  and  three  bn ■tilers  serN'ed  as  con- 
gressmen irom  three  st:ites  at  th.e  same  time, 
and  all  with  much  ability.  Authors  aiid  col- 
lege graduates  may  be  found  to  a  score  or 
more,  who  have  left  their  impress  upon  the 
world.  In  England  a  John  Washburn  was  the 
first  secretary  of  the  council  of  Plymouth,  and 
was  succeeded  in  oflice  in  1628  by  \\  illi.im 
I'.urgess,  but  it  is  not  known  that  he  was 
identical  with  John  Washljurn,  of  Duxbiu'v, 
in  1O32,  nor  is  it  known  that  the  New  England 
\\aslibtirns,  the  descendants  of  John,  were 
(.)f  kin  to  William,  Daniel  and  Jolin  Wasliburn, 
who  had  land  upon  Long  Island  iis  earlv  as 
1633,  but  whose  names  soon  afterwards  dis- 
appeared from  the  records  there. 

(  n  Sir  Roger,  of  Little  Washbounie,  coun- 
ty Worcester,  England,  tlourisheU  in  the  lat- 
ter half  of  the  thirteenth  century.  Tie  is  men- 
tioned in  the  inquisition  of  1259  and  was  liv- 
ing in    1299.      lie  married  Joan . 

( II )  Sir  John,  son  of  Sir  Roger,  was  known 
during  the  lifetime  of  his  father  as  John  de 
DufFord.  He  was  knight  of  the  shire  a.nd  died 
before  ^Michaelmas,  1^19.  Fie  married  Isa- 
bella   . 

I  III  )  Sir  Roger  (2),  son  of  .Sir  John,  mar- 
ried, as  early  as  1316.  Margaret .     He 

was  Lord  C'f  Washbourne. 

(I\')  John  121  Washburn,  son  of  Sir 
Roger,  was  a  younger  son.  He  had  an  elder 
brother,  also  named  John,  who  died  without 
issue,  and  consequently  the  estate  and  manor 
of  Washbourne  was  confirmed  to  the  y' 'imuer 
son   bv   his    father.    Sir   Roger.      He   married 

Isabelle . 

.  (\' )  Peter  A\'ashborne.  son  of  Jolm  (21 
Washburn,  married  Isolde  Kanley  in  the 
twenty-ninth  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward  Ul. 
Had  sons,  John,  mentioned  below,  and  Wil- 
liam. 

(\'I)  John  (3)  Washborn,  son  of  Peter 
Washborne,  married  (first)  Joan  ?\Iusard,  ami 
(second)  Margaret  Poller,  or  Powre,  of 
Wichenford.  He  was  knight  of  the  shire,  es- 
cheater.  and  vice-comes.  He  was  last  of  the 
name  to  own  Stanford,  and  the  nr-t  in  Wicli- 
enford.  and  was  living  in  Ji;l>.  m  the  fifth, 
vear  of  the  reign  of  Henry  \T.  Children: 
Isolde  (by  first  wife),  Norman.  John.  Elynor. 

(  \'II)  Norman  Washburn,  son  of  John  (3) 
Washborn,  married  Elizabeth  Knivton.  As 
soii  and  heir  he  had  a  yrant  of  the  manor  of 
Washbourne  from  his  father  in  the  fittii  year 
of  Henry  \'I.  He  died  before  174(;.  Chil- 
dren :  John,  mentioned  below  ;  Fleannr :  ami 
other  daughters. 


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(Vni)  John  !4),  son  of  Norman  Waih- 
burn,  died  in  }.Ia}\  1517.  He  was  prohalily 
born  as  early  as  1454.  He  was  commissioner. 
He  married  1  first )  Joan  ^ilitton.  of  Weston, 
county  Statl'ord.  and  (second)  Elizabeth  ;Mon- 
ington,  of  Butters,  county  Hereford,  who  was 
buried  at  Doshury.  His  will  was  dated  May 
3,  1517,  and  he  died  May  6  following.  He 
was  buried  in  W'ichenford  church.  Children 
of  first  wife:  Robert,  died  in  lifetinie  of  his 
father;  John,  mentioned  belo\\- :  Wallace,  ex- 
ecutor of  his  father's  will:  Francis.  Children 
of  second  wife:  Anthony,  of  Dosbury ;  Rich- 
ard. 

(IX)  John  (5\  son  of  John  14)  Wash- 
burn, was  founder  of  what  is  known  as  the 
Bengeworth     branch,     and     married     Emme 

,  who  lived  at  Bengeworth,  a  few  miles 

distant  from  Little  \\"ashbourne.  His  will 
was  dated  December  27,  1546,  and  he  died 
soon  afterward.  His  wife  made  her  will  May 
I,  1547.  Children:  John,  mentioned  below; 
VViliiam,  married   }ilargaret  Harward. 

(X)  John  (6).  son  of  John  (5)  Washburn. 
of  Bengeworth.  married  1  first  1  in  1542,  Jone 
Bushell.  He  married  (second)  in  1561.  Jone 
Whitehead,  who  was  buried  in  1567.  He  was 
buried  in  1593.  Child,  John,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

(XI)  John  (7).  son  of  John  (6j  Wash- 
burn, was  of  Bengeworth,  and  married,  in 
1596,  Martha  Stevens,  whose  will  was  proved 
in  1626.  He  was  buried  in  1624.  His  will 
was  dated  August  3,  1624.  Children:  John, 
baptized  July  2.  1597.  mentioned  below:  Jane, 
baptized  December  2.  1599:  V.'illiam.  baptized 
November  9.  1601 ;  Jone,  baptized.  Ajiril  ti, 
1C04,  buried  1636. 

(XII)  John  (8).  son  of  John  t  7)  Wash- 
Kirn,  was  torn  in  Evesham,  county  of  Wor^ 
cester,  England,  was  baptized  in  Bengeworth, 
England,  July  2,  1597.  lie  was  the  iinmigrant 
ancestor.  He  settled  in  Du.xbury,  ^-iassachu- 
setts,  in  1631.  His  wife,  jiargery  and  two  of 
his  sons,  John  and  Philip,  joined  him  there  in 
1635,  coming  on  the  ship  "Elizabeth."  In  that 
year  he  had  an  action  in  court  against  Ed- 
ward Doten.  and  was  taxpayer  in  1633.  In 
1634  he  bought  of  Edward  Eompasse  a  place 
beyond  the  creek,  called  Eagle's  Nest.  He 
and  his  sons  abo\e  mentioned  were  on  the 
list  of  those  able  to  bear  arms  in  1043.  He 
and  his  son.  John,  were  among  the  fifty-four 
original  proprietors  of  Bridgewater  in  1645. 
The}  bought  the  lands  of  the  old  Sachem.. 
]\Iassa5oit,  for  several  coats  of  one  and  one- 
half  yards  each,  nine  hatchets,  twenty  knives. 
ten  and  a  half  yards  of  cotton  cloth.  The 
transfer  was  witnessed  by  Captain  ?\[yle5 
Standish,  Samuel  Nash  and  Constant  South- 


worth.  He  died  in  Bridge^vater  in  1670.  He 
married  ^largery  Moore,  who  was  baptized 
in  158S.  Children:  .Mary,  baptized  1619; 
John,  born  1620.  mentioned  below;  Pliilip, 
baptized  and  liuried  June,  1622,  at  Benge- 
uorth;  Philip,  \scnt  to  America  with  his 
father. 

(XIII)  John  (9),  .-on  of  John  (8)  Wash- 
burn, born  in  Evesham,  county  of  Worces- 
ter, England,  in  1621,  came  to  America  with 
his  father.  In  1645  he  married,  at  Duxbury, 
Elizabeth  Mitchell,  whose  father,  Experience 
^litchell.  came- to  Plymouth  in  the  third  ship 
"Anne"  in  1623  and  took  prominent  part  in 
affairs  of  the  colony.  John  Washburn  in  11)70 
sold  his  house  and  lands  in  Green's  Harbor, 
Duxbury.  v.hich  his  father  had  given  him.. 
He  made  his  will  in  1686,  and  died  at  Bridge- 
water  before  1690.  His  sons,  John  and  Sain- 
uel.  were  executors,  and  his  brother-in-law, 
Edward  ^litchell,  and  his  kind  friend,  John 
Tomson,  were  made  trustees  and  overseers. 
(Thildren  :  John,  married  Rebecca  Lapham  ; 
Thomas,  married  (first)  Abigail  Leonard, 
(second)  Deliverance  Packard;  Joseph,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Latham  and  resided  in  Bridge- 
water;  Samuel,  born  165 1,  mentioned  below: 
Jonathan,  married  ]\Iary  \'aughan :  Benjamin, 
died  on  Phipps  expedition  to  Canada :  Hilary, 
born  1661,  married,  1694,  Samuel  Kinsley; 
Elizabeth,  married  (first;  James  Hov,'ard, 
(second)  Edward  Sealy ;  Jane,  married  Wil- 
liam Orcutt  Jr.:  James,  born  1072,  married 
Mary  Iknvden;  Sarah,  married,  1697,  John 
Ames. 

;XI\')  Sergeant  Samuel  \\'ashburn,  son 
of  John  (9)  Washburn,  was  born  in  Duxbury 
in  165 1,  died  in  1720  at  Bridgewater.  Mas.-^a- 
chusettj.  He  married  Deborah,  daughter  of 
Samuel  Packard.  He  came  from  Windham, 
near  Hingham,  England,  and  settled  at  Hing- 
ham.  Massachusetts,  in  1638.  Samuel  Wash- 
btirn's  will  vvas  made  in  1720.  and  showed  that 
his  sons.  Noah  and  Israel,  were  dead  at  that 
time.  Cliildren :  Samuel,  born  1678,  miarried 
Abigail ;  Noah,  1682.  married  Eliza- 
beth Shaw;  Israel,  1684,  mentioned  below; 
Nehemiah,  16S6.  married  Jane  Howard;  Ben- 
jamin, married  Joanna  Orcutt;  Hannah,  mar- 
ried John  Kicth. 

{ X\' )  Erael,  srm  of  Sergeant  Samuel  and 
Deborah  (Packard)  Washburn,  was  born  in 
Bridccewater.  Massachusetts,  in  16S4.  died  at 
Bridgewater  in  I7r9.  He  married.  Novem- 
ber 3.  1708.  Waitstill  Sumner.  His  estate  was 
divided  among  his  heirs  in  1730.  Children: 
Sarah,  born  1709;  Deborah.  1712;  Seth,  1714; 
Israel,  mentioned  below. 

(X\T)  Captain  Israel  )  2'*  ^^"ashbur^.  son 
of  Israel  (i)  Washburn,  was  born  at  Bridge- 


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water,  August  u.  171S,  died  ;ii  Raynham. 
jNIassachusetts.  January  _'i.  171,(1.  [Ic  settled 
in  Raynliani  in  1743,  an^i  al!  iti-  children  were 
born  there.  Cajilain  Israel  \\'a-h1iu"n  was 
elected  Alarch  4,  1776,  a  nieniber  ot  cininiittee 
of  correspondence,  inspection  and  safety  for 
the  town  of  Raynham :  was  also  captain  of 
the  military  company  known  as  the  train  band 
of  Raynham.  Xovember  9.  1774.  lie  was  also 
in  the  revolution,  serving  as  a  sergeant  in 
Captain  John  Shaw's  company.  Colonel  Aluel 
Alitchell's  regiment,  on  the  alarm  of  August 
2,  1778.  discharged  August  10.  He  married, 
in  1740,  Leah  Fobes.  of  Dridgewater.  b(_irn 
there,  March  27,  1720,  died  December  9,  1789. 
Children:  The  first  three  died  as  infant-.  4. 
Leah,  born  Xovember  20,  1749.  died  March 
6,  1S31  ;  married  Ja-on  Fobes.  5.  01i\e.  born 
August  8,  1752,  died  April  16. '1846.  6.  Is- 
rael, born  1755,  mentioned  below.  7.  Xehe- 
miah,  born  June  6,  1759,  died  January  5.  1S18; 
soldier  in  the  revolution,  wounded  in  the 
Rhode  Island  campaign.  8.  Seth,  born  Sep- 
tember 29,  1761,  died  February  3.  1832:  he 
was  a  physician.  9.  Oliver.  bi:>rn  July  14.  1704, 
died  December  2t,,  1823;  married  Sally  Las- 
coun. 

(X\'II)  Israel  (3),  son  of  Captain  Israel 
(2)  and  Leah  (Fobes)  \N'ashburn,  was  born 
in  Raynham,  January  30,  1753.  died  Janu- 
ary 8,  1841.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolu- 
tion on  the  Lexington  alarm  in  Captain  James 
Williams'  Jr.,  company  :  sergeant  in  Captain 
John  Starr's  compan_\-.  Colonel  Abiel  Mitch- 
ell's regiment ;  captain  of  a  Raynham  company 
in  1782.  He  was  a  member  of  the  convention 
that  adopted  the  first  constitution  of  common- 
wealth, and  deputy  to  the  first  general  court 
of  the  state,  in  1780,  and  served  several  years. 
He  married,  in  1783,  Abiah  King,  born  June 
9,  1762,  in  Ra\'nham,  died  May  2^.  1842. 
Children:  :.  Israel,  mentioned  below.  2. 
Molly,  born  Xovember  14.  1780.  married  Pev- 
ton  R.  Leonard.  3.  Sidney,  born  XovemVjer 
14,  1788.  4.  Benjamin,  born  Feliruary  to, 
1791,  married  Jane  Aspinwall.  5.  Reuel, 
born  Mav  21,  1793,  married  Delia  King.  6. 
Elihu,  born  July  22.  1795.  7.  Philander,  born 
June  29,  1799.  8.  Eli  K.,  born  July  22.  1802, 
married  X'ancy  Dean.  9.  Cornelia,  born  Jan- 
uary 7,  1807. 

(XMIIj)  Israel  (4),  .son  of  Israel  (3) 
Washburn,  was  born  in  Ra\-nhain,  X'oA'ember 
iS,  1784.  He  was  a  representative  from 
Raynham  in  the  general  court.  He  remo^"ed 
to  Livermore,  Alaine.  in  1809.  He  married 
March  30,  1812,  ]\Iartha  Pjenjamin,  twin  of 
Polly,  born  at  Livermore,  October  4,  1792, 
died  May  6,  i8'')i,  daughter  of  Lienteirant 
Samuel  Benjamin,  an  officer  in  the  revolution, 


and  Tabitha  (Livermore)  I'lenjamin.  He 
came  to  Ma.ine  in  180:).  vi-itiiig  I'langor,  Fd- 
diiigtoii,  Mariaville,  'rrenlcii  and  Li\ermore. 
He  remained  some  miniths  at  the  latter  place 
and  then  went  to  the  county  of  Lincoln,  where 
he  was  emjjloyed  for  a  year  or  more  as  a 
school  teaclier,  and  afterward  engaged  in 
trade  and  ship-building  with  Barzillai  White, 
at  White's  Landing,  now  Richmond,  on  the 
Kennel)cc  ri\'er.  In  1809,  having  purchased 
of  Artemas  Leonard,  his  farm,  stiae  and 
goods  at  Livermore,  he  commenced  business 
here  as  a  trader  and  remained  until  1829.  His 
later  }'ears  were  passed  on  a  farm  called  "The 
Xorlands,"  where  he  lived  to  be  over  ninety, 
dying  September  i,  1876.  He  was  for  many 
years  town  clerk  and  selectman  :  was  represen- 
tative in  the  Massachusetts  general  court, 
1815-1C-1S-19.  Children,  all  born  at  Liver- 
more: I.  Governor  Israel,  born  June  6,  1813, 
died  May  12,  1S83  ;  was  educated  for  the  bar 
and  settled  at  Orono,  Penobscot  county, 
Maine,  in  December,  1S34,  and  practiced  until 
18' to;  was  representative  in  the  state  legisla- 
ture in  1842  and  in  the  thirty-second  to  tliirty- 
sixth  congress  of  the  L'nited  States,  resign- 
ing January  i,  1861,  to  become  governor  of 
the  state ;  was  re-elected  governor  next  elec- 
tion and  declined  a  subsequent  election ;  was 
appointed  by  President  Lincoln  collector  of 
the  port  of  Portland  and  lield  that  office  many- 
years  until  1877;  was  resident  of  the  lioard 
of  trustees  of  Tufts  College,  and  was  elected 
president  of  the  college  in  1S75  but  declined. 
2.  Algernon  S..  born  Xox'emlier  29.  1814.  was 
a  merchant  in  Boston  and  a  banker  in  Ha'lo- 
well,  Maine,  died  September  29,  1S79.  3.  Eii- 
hu  B.,  born  September  23,  1S16,  mentioned 
belovv.  4.  Cadwa'lader  Colden,  born  .\pril  22, 
1S18,  died  in  Eureka  Springs,  Arkansas,  May 
14,  18S2;  was  a  clerk  in  a  country  store  and 
a  school  teaclier  in  early  life:  went  to  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  in  1830.  and  worked  in  the  geo- 
logical survey;  studied  law  in  the  offices  of 
J'liseph  B.  Wells  and  Reuel  Washburn  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar,  March  20,  1842:  was 
elected  surveyor  of  the  county  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois,  in  1840;  entered  partnership  with  Cy- 
rus Woodman,  a^ent  <'f  tlie  Xew  England 
Land  Companv.  in  1844.  at  Mineral  Point, 
Wisconsin,  and  the  firm  became  large  real  es- 
tate operators  and  bankers;  was  elected  to 
congress  and  served  from  December  3,  i855' 
to  March  3,  1861  ;  colonel  of  the  Second  \\'is- 
consin  Cavalry  in  the  civil  war  and  did  gallant 
service;  commissioned  brigadier-general,  July 
16,  1862,  and  major-general,  Xovember  29, 
i8ri2,  and  continued  until  May  25.  1865,  in 
active  service ;  w  as  again  in  congress  from 
.March  4,  1867,  to  March  4,  1871 ;  in  1871  was 


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elected  governor  of  Wisconsin  and  held  the 
office  two  years :  was  candidate  for  the  United 
States  senate:  erected  a  tlouring  mill  in  1S76. 
the  foundation  of  an  enormously  successful 
business:  founded  the  \\'asliburn  observatory 
in  the  state  uni\crsity  at  a  cost  of  $50,000: 
was  life  regent  of  the  university  from  which 
he  received  the  degree  of  LL.  D. ;  made  mu- 
nificent gifts  to  pulilic  charities  in  his  life  and 
in  his  will ;  married  Jeanette  Gratoit  and  had 
Nettie  and  Fannie.  5.  ^ilartha  B..  born  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1820:  married  Cliarles  Stephenson 
and  had  Lizzie  C,  Frederick  \\'.,  Hattie  F. 
and  Benjamin  \\'.  Stephenson.  6.  Charles 
Ames,  born  in  Livermore,  March  16.  1822, 
died  in  New  York,  January  26.  1S89 ;  gradu- 
ated from  Bowdoin  College  in  1S48  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  ^Mineral  Point,  Wis- 
consin :  became  editor  and  then  proprietor  of 
the  .-llta  Califoniia  of  San  Francisco;  took  an 
active  part  in  founding  the  Republican  party ; 
from  1850  to  i860  owned  and  edited  the  San 
Francisco  Daily  Times:  in  i860  was  presiden- 
tial elector-at-iarge  from  California  and  in 
1861  was  appointed  by  President  Lincoln  com- 
missioner to  Paraguay  to  which  he  was  after- 
wards minister  from  1863  to  1S68 :  lived  at 
Oakland,  California,  arid  Morri^town,  Xew 
Jersey;  published  two  works  of  fiction  and 
several  valuable  historical  books.  7.  Samuel, 
B.,  born  January  i.  1824,  was  a  shipmaster  in 
the  merchant  marine  and  afterwards  in  the 
lumber  trade  in  Wisconsin  and  ^Minnesota : 
was  a  captain  in  the  nav}-  in  the  civil  war.  8. 
Mary  B.,  born  November  11,  1825.  died 
March  15.  1867;  married  Gustavus  A.  Buf- 
fufn,  of  Clinton.  Iowa.  9.  William  Allen,  horn 
October  22,  1827,  died  November  28.  1828. 
10.  \\'illiam  Drew,  born  January  14,  1831. 
graduated  at  Bowdoin  in  1854:  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1857  and  began  to  practice  in  Min- 
nesota; in  1861-65  was  surveyor  general  of 
the  state;  engaged  in  manufacturing  in  Min- 
neapolis: president  of  the  Minneapolis  and 
St.  Louis  railroad :  represented  the  city  of 
Minneapolis  in  the  legislature  and  his  district 
in  congress  in  1878.  serving  until  IMarch  3, 
1885;  married  Elizabeth  L.  r\Iuzzy.  11.  Caro- 
line Ann.  born  January  30.  1833.  married 
Freeland  A.  Holme^.  M.  D..  -urgeon  in  the 
Sixth  Maine  Regiment,  and  died  in  the  service 
in  1863. 

(XIX)  Hun.  Elihu  Benjamin  Washburne, 
who  used  the  final  "e"  in  writing  the  surname, 
son  of  Israel  (4)  and  Martha  (Benjamin) 
Washburn,  was  born  in  Livermore,  September 
23,  1816,  died  in  Chicago.  Illinois.  October 
22,  1887.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  after  workinfj  on  h.is  father's 
farm,  entered  the  office  of  the  Christioi   In- 


telligencer in  Gardin.cr.  ^vlain.e,  in  1833,  as 
a  printer's  apprentice.  The  paper  was  dis- 
continued a  year  later,  and  he  became  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools.  In  r^Iay,  1S35, 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Kennebec  Jour- 
nal at  Augusta,  Maine,  and  within  a  year  be- 
came the  assistant  editor  and  acquired  his 
first  experience  in  pc^litics  during  the  session 
of  the  legislature.  He  then  decided  u~>  study 
law  and  entered  Kent's  Hill  Seminary,  at 
Readfield,  iMaine,  in  1836.  After  a  year  in 
that  institution  he  continued  his  studies  in  tlie 
oftice  of  John  Otis  in  Hallowell.  In  March, 
1830,  he  entered  the  law  sch01.1l  at  Harvard 
L'niversitv  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1840.  He  settletl  at  Galena.  Illinois,  and  be- 
came a  partner  of  Charles  S,  Hempstead. 

He  was  a  staunch  Whig  and  took  the  stump 
for  that  party  in  support  of  General  Ham- 
son  for  president.  In  1844  he  was  a  delegate 
to  the  Whig  national  convention  in  Baltimore 
and  on  his  return  he  visited  Henry  Clay,  the 
nominee  of  the  party  for  president.  In  1848 
he  was  nonfinated  for  congress  in  the  Galena 
district,  but  -was  defeated.  In  1852  he  was  a 
delegate  to  the  Whig  national  convention  and 
in  the  sanie  year  was  elected  to  congress, 
serving  from  December  5,  1853,  '^o  March  6. 
i86q.  He  soon  gained  a  national  reputation, 
and  in  1855  became  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee on  commerce,  ^vhich  he  held  for  ten  years. 
He  and  ^^■illiam  H.  Seward  were  appointed 
the  committee  of  the  house  to  receive  Abra- 
ham Lincoln  as  president.  From  his  length  of 
service  he  came  to  be  known  as  the  "Father 
of  the  House."  and  in  that  capacity  he  ad- 
ministered the  oath  of  office  to  Schuvler  Col- 
fax three  times  and  to  James  G.  Blaine  once. 
From  his  careful  scrutiny  of  puljlic  expendi- 
ture he  was  given  the  name  of  the  "\\atch- 
dog  of  the  Treasury."  He  was  a  steadfast 
friend  of  General  I'.  S.  Grant  during  the  civil 
war.  was  influential  in  procuring  promotions, 
and  himself  originated  the  bills  making  Grant 
lieutenant-general  and  general  of  the  army. 
}.Ir.  \\'ashburne  was  a  member  of  the  joint 
co!iimittee  on  reconstruction  and  chairman  of 
the  committee  of  the  whole  in  the  matter  of 
impeachment  of  President  Johnson,  He  op- 
posed all  grants  of  public  lands  and  subsidies 
to  railroads,  and  roi^ted  vigorously  the  bill 
that  subordinated  the  first  mortgage  of  the 
government  of  the  Pacific  railroad  to  the  mort- 
gage of  the  railroad  companies.  He  also  op- 
posed log-rolling  river  and  harbor  bills,  all 
extravagant  appropriations  for  public  build- 
ings, all  subsidies  for  steam,-hip  lines  and  all 
undue  renewals  of  patents.  Amonc:  the  im- 
portant bills  that  he  introduced  was  one  to 
establish  the  national  cemeteries.     .\t  the  be- 


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spinning'  of  liis  admini.'-tration,  <icn(.'ral  ("ir.iir^ 
app'iinted  W'aslihitrne  SL-crclarv  (it  >tacc.  lie 
rcsii^iied  to  becc'ine  niiMi'sfcr  to  Fran-.e.  an 
oiVici'  he  hell!  (iuriuL;-  the  !'"ranco-i'ni>-ia:i  war 
(hiring  which  he  aKi>  repre-.eiued  th,?  < ',-/nnau 
o()\onimcnt  at  F'ari.-.  Wiu-n  the  cuipirc  \\as 
overthro\vii,  he  was  the  first  foreign  re|'re-eii- 
tati\e  to  recognize  tlie  licw  repul.'hc.  He  re- 
niained  in  Paris,  fhiriiig  the  siege  and  v  as  at 
Iiis  post  when  t!ie  i 'immune  rnlei!  the  cit\. 
He  visited  tiie  \(.-nerihlL  Arciihi-^hop  Darboy, 
of  I'aris.  wlien  lie  was  hiirrii.'ii  to  pri^nn,  and 
succeeded  in  ha'.ing  the  prelate  remoxed  to 
more  conifoitalile  (inarter-.  lait  failed  tn  save 
his  life.  He  retained  the  good-will  of  tlie 
l-"rench  (hiring  all  the  changes  of  government 
and  the  luiiperor  of  (."lennany  recognized  his 
services  by  conferrinL:  upon  him  the  Order 
of  the  Red  Eagle.  This  he  declined,  o'ving 
to  the  provision  of  the  L'nited  States  consti- 
tution preventing  acceptances  of  such  honors, 
but  when  he  resigned  in  1877  the  emperor 
sent  him  his  life-size  portrait,  and  he  was 
similarly  honored  by  l!ismarci<.  Thicr>  and 
Ganihetta.  On  his  return  to  tliis  Cfjuiurv  he 
settled  in  Chicago  and  in  1S80  was  mentioned 
as  a  candidate  for  president,  but  he  declined 
to  run.  He  was  president  of  the  Chicago  His- 
torical Society  from  November,  1884,  until 
he  (^lied,  and  was  frequently  invited  to  lecture 
on  his  foreign  experiences.  He  wrote  a  series 
of  articles  for  "Scribner's  ALagazine."  which 
were  expanded  intri  a  wr.rl:  of  two  volumes, 
entitled  "Recollections  ui  a  Mini-t^r  to 
France,  1869-1877.''  His  collection  of  pic- 
tures,  document'^  and  autographs  he  de>i'-ed 
to  be  given  to  the  city  of  Cliica.i;o,  provided 
they  should  be  exhibited  free  to  the  general 
pu!)Iic.  He  edited  "History  of  the  English 
Settlement  in  Edwards  County,  Illinois" 
(1882).  and  "The  Edwards  Papers"  11884). 
He  married,  at  Cratoit's  Grove,  near  Shells- 
burg,  \\'isconsin.  July  jr.  1S4.5,.  .\dele.  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Ciratioi.  Slie  was  born  at  Fevre 
River,  now  ("ialena,  Illinois,  November  12, 
1826,  died  in  Chicago,  March  18,  1887.  Her 
grandfather.  Charles  (jratiot,  was  born  at 
Lausanne,  Switzerland,  whither  his  i>arents 
had  fled  on  the  revolution  of  the  edict  of  Nan- 
tes when  all  Huguenots  were  driven  out  of 
Fi-ance.  Charles  Gratiot  came  to  America  and 
served  the  cause  of  the  American  rexolution 
with  great  devotion.  Henry  Gratiot  married 
Susan  Hempstead,  of  New  London.  Ccjnnecti- 
cut,  d.aughter  of  Stephen  Hem;. stead,  of  New 
London,  who  was  a  soUher  ni  tiie  revolution- 
ary war,  as  were  tlie  other  three  great-grand- 
fathers of  Mrs.  Elihu  I'..  Washburn's  children. 
Children  of  i:i!l:n  [',.  and  Adele  (Gratiot) 
Washburne  :     ;    Infant  son,  born  Galena,  Illi- 


nois, April  15,  1S4O,  died  -\]ir\i  22,  1846.  2. 
Gratiot,  born  at  Galena,  .Ma.y  '1,  1841^  died  at 
Lvvais\;lle.  iv,entuci-:y,  1  )ei:en.ii:er  17,  1886.  3. 
Henip-tcad.  born  at  Galen.a,  .Voveniber  n, 
1831.  .J.  William  Pitt,  Ix.rn  at  Was'iington, 
LX  C,  .\pnl  22,  :834,  died  at  (ialveston, 
Texas,  NM\ember  2,^  1898.  3.  Eliliu  licnja- 
nnii.  born  at  Kayiiham,  Massachusetts,  July 
28.  1837,  died  January  27,  1862.  6.  Susan 
.Ads  le.  biirn  :\]m\  21,  1839,  mentioned  below. 
7.  Marie  Lisa,  born  at  Galena,  Illinois,  .August 
!7,  1803.  8.  Elilui  Benjamin,  Jr.,  born  at 
\\  ashinL;ton,  D.  C,  November  16,  1S68,  died 
June  1,",,  ii)o8. 

(  NN )  Susan  Adele  Washburne,  daisgnter 
.if  Hon.  F'.lihu  P.,  and  Adele  (Gratiot)  Wash- 
ijuriie.  biirn  at  Raynham.  Alassachusetts,  .\prii 
21,  '-839,  received  her  education  in  the  sciioois 
of  Chicago,  Paris  and  Bonn.  She  married, 
at  Chicago.  Illinois,  Februar\-  21,  18S2,  Wil- 
liam D.  IJishop,  Jr.,  wlio  Vt'as  born  at  Ihidge- 
port,  December  16,  1S37,  and  graduated  at 
Yale,  iSSo  (see  I'v-hop  I\').  Oiildrpn,  iiorn 
in  Bridgeport:  I.  Natalie  Washburne.  born 
September  18,  1883;  married,  October  19, 
1910,  John  Randolph  Reybarn,  of  St.  Louis, 
Missi.iLiri.     2.  William  I).,  born  June  21,  1SS9. 


The  surname  Bishop  is  of  an- 
BTSIIOP     cient  En.glish  origin.     Just  how 

the  title  of  a  sacred  office  of  the 
Catholic  church  came  to  be  used  for  a  stir- 
name  is  lost  in  the  obscurity  of  ancient  his- 
tory. It  is  suggested  that  it  must  have  been 
a  personal  name  or  a  nickname  of  some  pro- 
genitor, just  as  major  and  deacon  are  some- 
times gi'-en.  Other  names  like  Pope  are  of 
this  class,  however.  Bishop  was  in  common 
use  in  England  as  a  surname  nianv  centuries 
ago  and  no  less  than  eleven  iaiinigrants  came 
from  there  to  r^lassachusetts  before  1630  with 
their  families.  \'arious  branches  of  the  Eng- 
hsii  Bishop  famil}-  bear  coats-of-arnis  and 
liavc  had  titles  and  dignities  of  various  sorts. 
Rev.  John  Bishop,  immigrant  ancestor,  was 
born  in  Boston,  ble  v,as  a  Puritan  'li\'ine. 
He  was  cii.:isen  minister  of  Stamford.  C'.nnec- 
ticut,  in  K143,  and  Lieutenant  Francis  Beers 
and  George  Slauson.  of  Stamford,  were  sent 
on  f'iot  to  lioston  "to  converse  and  agree  with 
him."  He  accepted  the  call  and  returned,  it 
is  said,  with  the  cijiiimiltee  on  foot,  carrying' 
his  Bible  under  his  arm.  This  Bible  at  last 
accounts    was   preserved  by   his   descendants. 

He  married  (  first )  Rebecca ■ — ;  ( second  I 

Joanna  i\(jyee,  widow  c>f  Rev.  Peter  I'rudden 
and  of  Captain  Thoma«  WiUet,  of  Swansea, 
Massachusetts.  It  is  said  b}'  -ome  authorities 
that  he  was  in  Taunt. m  as  early  as  1630. 
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below:  josei'li:  Ebeticzer:  rienianiin;  Dauoh- 

ter.  inarrjei.l Whiting;  Alary.  ilii.-il  July 

25.    165S. 

Stephen,  -r.n  ••>  Re\-.  John  Ilisliop.  wa.^  Ijorn 
in  Stamford  al«iut   JuOO.     He  married  .Mercy 

.  His  V.  dl   was  proxerl   Julv    2^;,    ij-'j?. 

Children,  horn  at  Stamford:  Ji'im.  mentis 'ned 
below;  Abrahair.  (twin).  (Jctoher  28.  1684; 
Stephc/;  .  f,\  in  i  ;  Tlieoi")liilns.  Febriiar}'  I, 
1687,  died  Sepi-cmber  7,  1710:  haac.  Hctober 
30.  ]6Sg:  Rebecca.  April  q.  iGqj;  Abigail. 
July  15,  1696:  Abraham. 

John  (2).  son  of  Stephen  Bishop,  was  born 
in  Stamford,  abcut  1080.  He  married  tliere. 
May  10.  T704.  Jinry  Talmadge.  of  Stamford. 
She  died  .September  23.  1725.  Children.,  born 
at  Stamford:  Jc'lm.  March  31.  1705:  Knos, 
April  21,  1707:  .Mercy.  April  25.  1700:  The- 
ophilus,  July  ij,.  1711:  Abraham.  August  13, 
1713,  died  1715:  -Mary,  married  Eliasaph 
\\'hitney  :  Abraham.  Xo\eml.ier  2(j.  1715  ;  Han- 
nah. 1717:  joli.  September  3.  1725,  died 
yoimg. 

( I )  l'ier>C'n  Bishop,  descendant  of  Rev. 
John  Di^!lup.  was  living  at  Staiuford.  in  171JO. 
He  married  H'ann.ah  Fmch ;  among  their  chil- 
dren w  a>  Williarii.  mentioned  below. 

(  H  )  W'illiar.i.  son  of  Pierson  and  Hannah 
(Finch)  Bi-^h'p.  was  born  Tune  23.  17'';.  at 
Stamford.  Ci  nnecticut.  died  Feliruary  24, 
1844.  He  r.'.arried  there.  March  31.  171,6.  Su- 
sanna, born  Flecember  ig,  1773.  died  January 
or  Juiie  0,  1852.  in  Bridgeport,  daughter  of 
John  and  Sarah  iXichoIs)  Scoheld.  I'hil- 
dren.  born  at  Stamfcird:  Leander.  Alac  15. 
1707:  Alfred.  December  21.  !7o8.  menti':>ned 
below;  Alorris.  November  2,  1800;  Edwin, 
April  5.  1S03;  Charles  William.  Alay  12,  1805; 
Polly  Samantha.  December  24,  1807:  George 
Albert.  August  2.  iSio;  Hannah  Elizabeth. 
November  8.  1812;  Julia  Pierson.  July  2C). 
1813:  Delia  "Nfaria.  r)ctober  14.  1814;  Darius 
Lewis,  April   10.    1818. 

(HI)  Alfred,  son  of  Willian:  P.ishop.  was 
born  at  Stamford.  Connecticut.  December  21, 
1798,  died  June  12.  1849.  ^^  hen  a  young  man 
he  removed  to  Xew  Tersev.  where  he  Ijegan 
his  great  career  as  a  railroaci  c'lntractor.  He 
built  the  Morris  canal  and  the  briflge  o\-er  the 
Raritan  river  at  Xew  Brunswick.  In  1836  he 
came  to  P>ridgeport.  where  plan<  were  under 
way  for  building  a  railroad  through  the  Hou- 
satonic  \'alle_\-.  He  took  upon  himself  the 
greater  part  .'.f  the  financial  burden  and  put 
the  road  through.  Later  lie  built  the  P.erk- 
shire.  \\'a--hlT:gt"n  iS:  Saratoga  n  aii.  In  f8j5 
he  procured  a  charter,  together  with  Timothy 
Dwight.  of  X'ew  Haven.  ( ireen  Kerdrick  and 
William  H.  Scovill,  of  Waterburv.  \\'iilinm 
Dc  Fore-t.  of  Bridgeport,   Seth   Thomas  Jr., 


i)f  Thomaston,  An^on  G.  Phelp?,  of  Xew 
York,  William  M.  Smith.  Jonathan  Xichelson 
and  Lucius  Clark  ab  fellcnv  incorporator.3,  and 
began  the  construction  of  the  Xaugatiick  rail- 
road, a  stupendous  undertaking  for  those  davs. 
The  cost  was  $1,580,723,  or  :?27,73i  a  mile. 
Timothy  Dwight  v.as  the  first  president.  In 
1847  he  aho  toc^k  up  the  great  task  of  build- 
ing the  Xew  York  &  Xew  Haven  road,  and 
succeeded  so  well  that  the  directors  said  in 
184c;:  "The  work  which  owes  its  executioti 
to  him  v.'il!  be  a  monument  to  carry  dov.n  his 
name  with  honor  to  the  future."  The  capital 
stock,  §2.500,000.  was  all  subscribed  by  De- 
cember 31,  1846,  largely  thr<:iugh  yiv.  Bishop's 
efforts.  W  hile  all  these  projects  were  matur- 
ing, and  others  were  in  conteaiplatii.Mi,  lie  died 
in  Saratoga,  Xew  York.  His  death  came  iust 
before  the  completion  of  the  Xew  Haven  n.iad 
anil  three  month •^  before  the  Xaugatuck  road 
was  cipened  to  Winsted.  He  married.  (.>t;iG- 
ber  II,  1S21.  at  Greenwich,  Alar}-,  dan^jbter 
of  b-than  Ferris,  of  Greenwicli.  iviio  died  Jan- 
uary 3,  1833  ;  he  was  a  son  of  Jedutha.n  Ferris. 
Children:  1.  Ethan  Fenis,  mentioned  betow. 
2.  William  D.,  mentioned  below.  3.  Henry,  born 
.August  26,  1839.  '"  Aladison,  died  Janu-;:rv 
17,  1895:  married  iMaggie  Mallory,  who  died 
.March  20.  1887,  in  Pensacola,  Fl.;>rida ;  !;er 
father  was  secretary  of  war  and  licld  <  tber 
prominent  positions;  children;  Stephc!i  Mal- 
lory, born  March  24,  18O1.  died  Janiuiry  6. 
1877;  Henry  Merino,  born  May  21.  180.1.  ii;,-d 
November  i.  1S67;  .\Ifred,  bom  C'cto'^er  24, 
1866,  died  February  6.  18S7. 

(I\')  Rev.  Ethan  Ferris  Bishop,  sou  ?t  .-\1- 
fred  Bishop,  ^^•as  born  in  ^Madisc-n.  Xcv  Jer- 
sey. March  2j,  1825.  died  in  Bridgeport.  Con- 
necticut, December  7.  1883.  He  reunveij  to 
Bridgeport  in  1838.  He  entered  Yale  College. 
1843.  but  in  the  following  year  relinquished 
study  on  acciauit  of  impaired  sight  cau>ed  by 
an  accident  during  his  yoatli.  Fie  became 
clerk  in  his  father's  office  and  continued  in 
that  capacity  until  his  father's  death  in  1849. 
He  acted  a;  executor  of  his  fatlier's  e>taie. 
closing  up  constructio:;  accounts  relating  to 
the  Xew  York  &  Xew  Haven,  the  Xaug.tuck, 
and  the  Washington  &  Saratoga  raiiroa'';-.  In 
1850  he  was  elected  a  director  of  the  Xau.;a- 
tuck  railroad,  and  in  [851  became  its  presi- 
dent, serving  until  1855.  when  lie  resigned  to 
engaged  in  railroad  operations  in  the  we-t. 
Of  the  roads  \\liich  he  operated  may  be  nn.''- 
tioned  tlie  Mihvaiikee  Cv  Waterrown.  ti:e  A'il- 
waiikee  &  Cliicago  and  the  Dubunu,^  .x  S'li.ux 
City.  Returning  to  Bridgeport,  he  wa<  again 
elected  to  be  p'-e>ideiit  of  tiie  Xaugatuck  rail- 
rrad.  in  1873.  ''■'''  '"■''''^'  ''^*-'  •'''^"'^"^  ''^<-  t"^'  '^'-'^ 
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boat  Company  was  organized  in  i8.'j5,  .Mr. 
r.islion  was  made  its  president.  Later  he  re- 
signed in  favor  of  liis  son.  Dr.  Sydnc\-  r;i-hop. 
In  1850  lie  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Epis- 
copal church,  building'  b}-  himself  with  little 
outside  help,  the  Church  of  the  Xativitx'.  In 
1S64  the  college  next  to  it  was  completetl, 
intended  for  a  school  for  orplians  and  needy 
boys.  In  it  they  received  a  thorough  educa- 
tion preparatory  tor  college  or  biisines>  life. 
At  one  time  thirt\-tive  boys  were  cared  for. 
Mr.  Bishop  was  one  of  the  churchmanshii)  or 
Eusey  and  Kable  of  the  Church  of  England, 
and  of  ^[ahan.  Seabury  and  Ewer  of  the  Am- 
erican Church,  a  high  church  man  in  the  strict 
interpretation  of  that  term.  He  wa;  a  mem- 
ber of  Hamilton  Commandery,  St.  John's 
Lodge,  Eree  and  Accejned  }^Iasons.  Jertisalcm 
Council,  and  Jerusalem  Chapter.  Royal  Arch 
3.lasons.  Mr.  Bishop  married,  in  Brooklyn, 
I\larch  22,  1847,  Georgianna  Moody,  born  in 
England,  daughter  of  John  and  Elizabeth 
Erances  !Moody.  Her  father  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, came  to  Britigeport,  Conecticut,  settled 
0!i  North  avenue,  near  the  present  Moimtain 
Grove  cemetery,  built  up  that  section,  dealing 
in  real  estate  quite  extensively;  he  died  at  age 
of  seventy-eight:  his  wife,  also  born  in  Eng- 
land, died  at  age  of  sixty.  They  were  the 
parents  of  eleven  children,  one  only  of  who'u 
is  living  at  the  present  time  (loioL  William 
Erancis  bloody,  in  Bridgeport.  Re\'.  and 
IMrs. .  Bishop  had  three  children  :  Sydney, 
mentioned  beio\v ;  Alfred,  born  June  18,  1S55, 
died  in  infancy :  Elizabeth  Frances,  born 
March  19,  1863.  The  mother  of  these  children 
died  januarx-   17,   i8i;!8. 

(  \'  I  S_\  dney.  son  of  Rev.  Ethan  Ferris  and 
Georgiana  (Aloody )  Bishop,  was  born  in 
Bridgeport,  Conecticut,  April  7,  184S,  died 
March  24,  igio.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  Bridgeport:  Burlington,  New 
Jersey,  Business  College,  and  then  prepared 
for  Yale  College,  taking  part  of  the  re:::ular 
course,  after  which  he  matriculated  at  Belle- 
vue  Medical  College,  New  York  City,  from 
which  institution  he  was  graduated.  He  then 
followed  his  professic^n  for  three  years,  at  the 
expiration  of  which  time  he  entered  the  tirm 
of  Maurice,  Bishop  &  Howland,  \\'a!l  street. 
New  York  City,  and  carried  on  a  successful 
business  for  twenty  years,  then  resigned  and 
returned  to  Bridgeport.  Here  he  still  took  an 
active  interest  in  affairs,  being  president  of 
the  New  York  and  Bridgeport  Steamboat 
Company  and  was  connected  witii  -e\eral 
otlier  enterprises,  among  which  w  as  the  Auto- 
matic Machine  Company  of  Bridgeport,  of 
which  he  was  aI?o  ]jresidient.  .V  man  well 
known  and  one  of  the  highly  respected  of  his 


city.  A  man  of  highest  sense  of  lionur  and 
integrity  in  all  his  business  and  social  rela- 
tions, and  who  through  these  characteristics 
won  for  him>eif  a  host  of  friends.  .\  great 
Io\'cr  of  athletic  sports,  and  in  his  yiiunger 
days  prominent  in  social  affairs.  .\t  the  time 
of  his  death  he  was  a  meiuber  of  the  L'ni\'ers- 
it\-  Club,  being  one  of  the  early  members  of 
th.is,  which  succeeded  what  was  formerly 
known  as  The  Eclectic  Club,  of  which  he  was 
aLo  a  member,  and  the  Brooklawn  Club,  and 
having  previously  been  a  member  of  the  Sea- 
side Club,  Algonquin  Club,  and  various  other 
social  organizations.  He  married,  November 
19,  1873,  Mar}-  Helen  Staples:  she  died  .\pril 
19,1898.  Children:  I.  Charlotte  L'Estrringe, 
married  Charles  W.  Gordon,  of  .^t.  Paul,  Min- 
nesota:  children:  \'irL;inia,  born  No\ember  23, 
1S9S,  and  Charles  Richards.  2.  Georgiana 
IMillington,  3.  Llelen  berris.  luarrieii,  Fk.-bru- 
ary  8.  1895,  Robert  S.  Hincks.  a  jiromineat 
banker  of  Bridgeport.  4.  Ferris  Lounsherry, 
of  New  Jersey,  married  Maud  Piatt,  Decem- 
ber 14.  1904:  children:  Helen  Elizauelh  and 
Sydne\'  Ferris. 

(I\')  William  D.,  second  son  of  Alfred 
Bishop,  w-as  born  September  14,  1827,  in 
Bloomheld,  New  Jersey,  died  February  4, 
1904.  He  entered.  Yale  I'niversity  in  1S45, 
and  graduated  in  1841J.  While  in  college  he 
was  prominent  as  a  political  debater  and  was 
president  of  Linonia  Society,  one  of  the  high- 
est honors  in  the  college  world  in  those  dax's. 
His  father  died  in  June  of  the  year  he  gradu- 
ated, and  his  death  threw  heavy  responsibili- 
ties on  tlie  young  man.  He  provcfl  hiniscif 
\vell  able  to  bear  iheui,  I'lowever,  ami  cii:n- 
plctcfl  the  railriiad  contracts,  including;  uie 
roads  in  the  west.  He  was  an  early  cirectoc 
of  the  Naugatuck  road,  first  superintendent, 
and  in  1855  president.  The  road  was  then 
fully  equipped  and  was,  as  it  has  continued 
to  be.  one  of  the  be>t  pa\ing  roads  in  the 
country.  This  position  he  held  until  i8r)7. 
when  he  was  called  upon  to  do  an  equally 
great  work  as  president  of  the  New  York. 
New  Haven  S:  Hartford  road.  He  retained 
his  interest  in  the  Naugatuck  road,  howe\er, 
and  was  recalled  to  the  presidency  in  1885. 
From  1867  to  1861)  Russell  Tonilinson  ua- 
president,  and  from  i8()<)  to  1883,  E.  F. 
r.ishop.  brother  of  William  D,  Bishop,  Dur- 
ing \Villiam  D.  Bishop's  management  it  i'c- 
came  i>ne  of  the  most  notable  roads  in  .\niori- 
ca.  It  was  on  a  ten  per  cent,  ba^is,  and  on 
tiiat  liasis  it  was  lea.--ed,  to  tlic  New  York. 
Xcw  Haven  &:  Hartford  r^ad  in  1887.  Mr. 
Bishop  continued  as  president  until  October, 
1903,  when  failing  health  ccimpehed  him  to 
retire,  and  he  was  succeeded  bv  !iis  son,  Y'ii- 


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liam  D.  Bishop  Tr.  A\'hen  the  senior  Mr. 
Bishop  resip^ned  the  presidency  of  the  Xau'..;a- 
tuci-:  rond  in  1S67.  he  became  president  of  the 
New  \'ork  &  New  Haven,  and  held  that  ofllce 
from  May  of  that  year  until  Alarch  1,  1870, 
when  the  condition  of  his  health  furccd  him 
to  relinqui^-ii  the  duties.  During  his  term  of 
office,  the  road  developed  from  a  small  insti- 
tution to  a  powerful  corporation,  and  his  name 
remained  at  the  head  of  the  hoard  of  direc- 
tors until  his  death.  \\  hile  he  was  president, 
and  al^o  a  member  of  the  h(;)U^e  of  representa- 
tives, an  act  was  passed  consolidatinq-  the  New 
York  &  New  Haven  and  the  Hartford  and 
Springfield  lines.  Subsequently  !he  Shore 
Line  was  leased,  and  the  Harlem  &  Port  Ches- 
ter and  the  Hartford  &  Connecticut  \"alley 
roads  w  ert  acquired.  The  vast  railroad  im- 
provemen.ts  in  ilridgeport.  costing  as  much  as 
the  original  cost  of  the  road  from  Harlem  to 
New  Haven,  were  due  largely  to  Mr.  llishop. 
He  was  also  director  for  many  years  of  the 
Housatonic,  until  it  passed  into  the  hands  of 
the  Bostwick-Starbuck  syndicate;  also  a  di- 
rector of  the  Bridgeport  Steamboat  Company, 
now  controlled  b\"  the  New  York,  New  Haven 
&  Hartford  railroad.  When  the  Eastern 
Railroad  .Association  was  formed  to  protect 
the  railroads  of  the  east  against  patent  suits, 
he  was  made  president  and  continued  as  ^iich 
until  liis  deatli. 

Besides  all  his  native  abilitv  and  genius  as 
a  railroad  man.  Mr.  Bishop  was  pre-eminent 
in  politics,  and  one  of  the  foremost  ol  the 
Dem(3crats  who  gave  strength  to  their  party 
in  thi  I. Id  ila\';.  He  was  elected  tc)  coTigress 
in  1857.  the  \oungest  and  one  of  the  most  e'o- 
quent  and  forceful  members  of  that  body. 
He  failed  of  re-election,  and  was  appointed 
by  President  Buchanan  to  be  United  States 
commis'^ioner  of  patents.  His  term  continued 
while  the  Den-ocrats  were  in  power,  and  dur- 
ing that  time,  largely  b\-  systematizing  the 
work,  he  made  a  wonderful  change  in  the  de- 
partment. In  1870  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  and  the  following  year  was  chosen  rep- 
resentative from  I'lridgeport,  and  in  1877-78 
was  a  member  of  the  senate.  He  drafted  and 
carried  through  the  general  railroad  law, 
which  was  a  model  in  itself.  He  was  a  man 
of  few  words,  Intt  when  he  did  siieak  he  com- 
manded attention  and  carried  conviction.  He 
was  firtn  in  his  opinion  when  once  formed, 
and  was  a  true  philosopher.  He  was  a  m,-in 
cf  charming  characteristics,  with  a  keen  sense 
of  humor. 

Mr.  Bishop  married  Julia  .-\nn,  daughter  of 
Russell  and  Martha  H.  Tomlinson.  Children: 
I.  MaryTerris,  born  October  4,  1S51.  _>.  _\\- 
fred,  July   11,   1853,  died  April   18,   1834.     3. 


Dr.  Russell  Tondinson,  April  i,  1S5').  married 
Minnie  Lockwood ;  one  child.  Juli.a  Toni'iii- 
son.  4.  William  Darius,  Jr.,  December  1'), 
1857,  married,  February  ^i,  iS8j,  Susan 
-Adele.  daughter  of  Elihu  Benjamin  Wasji- 
burnc:  children:  Natalie  W.  and  William  D. 
(3)  (see  Washburn).  5.  Henry  Alfred,  men- 
tioned below.  6.  Nathaniel  W.,  July  it>.  i8(j5, 
married,  October  31.  18S9,  Anna  Lucinda. 
daughter  of  Dr.  DeV'er  PI.  Warner,  of  Bridge- 
port. Connecticut,  one  of  the  largest  cor-et 
manufacturers  in  the  world,  inventing  and 
manufacturing  what  is  known  as  the  "Warner 
Heahh  Corset";  children:  Warner.  .Mfred 
and  Nathaniel  W.,  Jr. 

(  \' )  Henry  Alfred,  son  of  William  D. 
Bishop,  was  born  December  4,  i860,  in  Bridge- 
port. He  was  educated  at  the  Hillside  School 
in  Bridgeport,  Plurlburt's  School  at  Lime 
Rock,  and  General  William  PI.  Russell's  ^Uli- 
tary  School  in  New  Haven.  Pie  entered  Vale 
Universitv,  in  the  class  of  18S4,  but  did  not 
graduate.  While  in  college  he  was  made  a 
member  of  the  societies  of  D.  K.  E.,  Hay 
lioulay  and  Psi  Upsilon.  He  began  his  rail- 
road career,  September  21,  i88i,  as  general 
ticket  agent  of  the  Naugatuck  road,  and  in 
1883  was  made  purchasing  agent,  and  in  1885 
assistant  superintcndetit,  all  of  \\hich  posi- 
tions he  held  until  I''ebruary,  i88(').  He  was 
then  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Hou-a- 
tonic  road,  and  after  that  road  had  leased  the 
Danbury  road,  general  superintendent  of  the 
Housatonic  and  all  its  branches.  April  1, 
1887.  he  was  appointed  purchasing  agent  of 
the  New  York.  New  Ha\-en  &  Hartford  road, 
ail  office  which  he  resigned  March  i,  1903.  Vj 
become  acting  vii-c-president  of  the  \\'est  \  ir- 
j,'inia  Central  and  Pittsburg  and  Western 
Maryland  roads,  which  had  been  acquired  b\- 
a  s\'ndicate  in  v.h.ich  he  was  interested.  Later 
lie  was  made  vice-president  of  both  roads.  Inii 
(■n  account  of  his  father's  health,  re>igi!ed  m 
rjccembcr,  1903,  and  has  since  been  acti', ely 
connected  with  railroad  companies.  In  t88o, 
after  he  had  served  a  term  as  aMermaii  m 
Bridgeport,  he  was  sent  to  the  legislat'.ire. 
From  1888  to  1890  he  was  president  of  the 
board  of  police  commissioners.  In  1888  he 
was  candidate  for  secretary  of  the  state  on  tiie 
Democratic  ticket,  and  in  1904  for  lieuter.ant- 
governor,  on  both  occasinns  receix'ing  a  large 
vote.  He  was  president  of  the  board  of  trade 
of  Bridgeport.  kjcjo-O',  and  is  now  president 
andi  director  of  the  Bri<lgei)ort  PuIjIIc  Library 
and  the  I'.ridgejiort  Coys"  Club,  director  in  the 
Bridgeport  Ho.spital,  St.  \'incent's  ilLispital, 
the  Connecticut  Humane  Society,  the  I'.roolv- 
lawn  Cor[iMration  and  Mountain  (irove  Cem- 
eterv  Assojiati' m.  ;wa[  trll,^tce  ''f  the  llridge- 


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port  Orphan  As}lum.  He  is  associated  with  a 
number  of  leading;  industries,  btinij  direct'jr  in 
the  Read  Carpet  Lompaiiy,  the  Western  Inion 
Telegraph  Company,  the  American  District 
Tele;2;raph  Coui[iany,  and  (a  member  of  the 
executive  ccnnntree)  ofXew  Jersey  and  Am- 
erican Grapliophone  Company,  the  Connecti- 
cut Aletal  Company  (also  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee )  and  the  Connecticut  Xa- 
tii>nal  Bank.  He  is  vice-president  of  the  Hcr- 
rick  Combustion  Company,  the  Pacitic  Iron 
^^'o^ks  (and  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee"), the  Keystone  Brake  Shoe  Company 
(a  voting  trustee),  and  of  the  Clapp  Fire  Re- 
sisting I'aint  Company  ( a  member  of  the  ex- 
ecutive committee ) . 

In  Masonry  'Sir.  Bishop  is  a  niem!)er  of 
Corinthian  Lodge.  Jerusalem  Chapter.  Jeru- 
salem Council.  Hamilton  Commandery.  P\  ra- 
mid  Temple,  DeW'itt  Clinton  Lodge  of  Per- 
fection, Washington  Council,  Pequonnock 
Chapter,  Rose  Croix  and  Lafayette  Consis- 
tory. He  belongs  to  the  Algonquin.  Seaside, 
Brooklawn.  L'niversity.  Bridgeport  Yacht  and 
Park  City  Yacht  club:,  of  Bridgeport,  the  Go\-- 
ernor's  Stalt  Association  of  Connecticut  (  pay- 
master general  on  the  statt  of  Governor  Mur- 
ris  in  1893-94),  the  Merabetchouan  Fishing 
and  Game  Club,  the  L'nion  Club,  Xew  \'ork 
Yacht  Club.  The  Strollers,  Manhasset  P.ay 
Yacht  Club.  Old  Guard,  Xew  York  Railroad 
Club  and  Transportation  Club  of  Xew  York, 
the  X'ew  England  Railroad  Club  of  Boston, 
the  Bridgeport  Democratic  Association,  tlie 
Lincoln  Farm  Association  and  the  Maryland 
Club  of  Baltimore.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Sons  of  llie  .American  Revolution,  tlie  So- 
ciety of  Colonial  Wars,  and  of  the  Bridgeport 
Scientitic  and  Historical  Societv.  In  religion 
he  is  an  Episcopalian. 

Mr.  Bishop  married.  February  6.  iSS;;,  Jes- 
sie Alvord.  daughter  of  William  E.  Trubee. 
of  Bridgeport.  Children:  }dargucrite  .\1- 
vord,  Henrietta.  Henry  Alfred.  Jr..  Cliii'i. 
died  young.  They  reside  at  202  \'\'a'-hington 
avenue.   Bridge] ort. 


John  Bishop,  immigratit  ances- 
BISHOP     tor.   was   born  in   i-!nglanfl.  and 

was  one  of  the  t^vent>-^ive  pion- 
eers in  Rev.  Henry  Whitfield's  company.  >iun- 
ing  the  Plantation  Co\enant  on  board  the  ship 
in  whici;  tlie\  came  to  this  oiuntry.  June  i. 
lOX'j.  He  may  be  related  to  Jc-hn  llislvip.  the 
tnini-ter,  i>f  !^'tar.i*ord.  Both  had  >"ns  na-ned 
Steiihen.  He  settled  at  tiuiUVird.  cVmnecti- 
cut,  and  was  one  of  the  n.ien  cho-en  by  the 
planters  to  purclia^e  the  lands  at  ?v!cnum  Ke- 
tuck.  nov.-  Guilford,  from  the  Indians,  and  be- 
came line  of  the  magistrates  of  the  plantation 


tliere.  lie  died  in  l-"e!'ruary,  idor.  His  wife 
Anne  died  .Vpril  i(').  n'l/i,,  (niiidrer.  :  Jn'm, 
mcntioiit-d  bciijw :  Stephen,  married  Talntlra 
W  ilkin^o'i :  Betliia.  married  James  Steele; 
Daughter,  married tlubbard. 

ill)  Joiin  i2).  son  of  j,.hn  il)  i^.i^liop, 
was  born  in  England,  died  at  Guilford.  C  on- 
i^ecticut.  in  Octolier,  1683.  He  married  llitre, 
Pecemljcr  13.  1050.  Susannah  Coldham  'or 
Goldham).  daugltter  of  Henr}-  (ri:4diiam  or 
Goldham.  of  Guilforil.  ^iie  died  Xovtinber 
I.  1703.  Children,  born  ;i'.  Guilford;  Mary, 
September  20,  1652.  married  Jcihn  Hodgkins; 
John,  mentioned  below:  Su.-anna.  i<j57,  mar- 
ried I\Ioses  Blatchley ;  Elizabeth.  :(j6o,  mar- 
ried John  Scranton :  Daniel,  1663.  niarried 
Plannah  Bradley ;  Xathaniel,  1666,  married 
Mercy  Hughes;  Samuel,  October  2X.  ifjjo, 
m.arried  Abigail  W'etniorc :  Sarah.  January  22, 
if_)r4;  .\bigail,  Januar}'  25,  1081,  manii.d  Sam- 
uel Lee. 

(HI)  John  (3),  son  of  John  (2)  Bishop, 
was  born  in  1655  ^^  Guilford,  and  died  there 
November  25,  1731.    He  married  tiiere  (first), 

July    3,    I'j^o. Hitchcock,    who    died 

March  14,  1712.  He  ir.arried  there  (second), 
X'ovember  18.  1713,  Mary  Johii.-on.  of  Xew 
Pia\en.  Children  of  first  ^vife.  liorn  a.t  Guil- 
ford: Elizabeth.  October  14.  1690.  married 
Samuel  Scranton;  Joim.  August  12.  1692. 
married  Abigail  Spinney:  .Nnn.  Februarj'  15, 
1695,  married  David  Field ;  David,  Ju-ic  6, 
1697,  married  Dorothy  St;mley ;  Jonathan, 
X'o\ember  8.  1690.  married  Ilar.nah  Clntten- 
den :  Mary,  December.  1700.  married  Caleb 
Jones;  Deborah,  P'ebruary  19,  1702:  X'athan- 
iel,  May  6.  1704,  niarried  ]\Iargaret  BlivM; 
Timothy.  170S,  married  Hannah  Blin.  Cinl- 
dren  of  second  wife:  William,  October  iS, 
1714:  Enos,  mentioned  Ijelow ;  Estb.er.  T'ebru- 
ary  24.  1719:  i\iary.  ]May  7,  1722,  married 
Abraham  Dowd. 

il\')  Lieutenant  Enos  Bishop,  son  of  John 
13)  Bisiiop,  was  biv.-n  in  Guilford,  May  26, 
1717,  flied  there  April,  1802.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  French  and  Indian  war  froiU  Guilford 
in  Cafitain  Pavson's  compan\-  in  17.-..S  (f-  ^-■ 
vol.  IX.  French  and  Indian  War  Roil-  Conn. 
Hist.  Societv).  He  was  aPo  in  Captain  .Vn- 
drew  Ward's  company  of  Guilford.  April  2t, 
to  December  13.  1758;  in  the  sixth  conipan'.', 
Captain  ^\'ard.  in  1731).  and  second  Hcuicnnnt 
in  Caj-.tain  Ichabod  Scranton'.-  ,:.>!r,inny 
I  Fiftli ;  March  24  to  Xoxeni'ier  22.  ^yCo  u>. 
14.  13!)  .and  107.  Frencii  and  Indian  War 
Rolls  ^  Conn.  Hist.  Society,  vol.  X).  He  ap- 
pears to  be  of  Guilfonl  in  1790.  when  accord- 
ing to  the  first  federal  census  "Aeneas"  E■i^b^;.;1 
iia(i  in  his  fa;nil\-  four  males  over  sixteen  and 
two     females.       He    ma'Tied.    Dece:,;ber     13, 


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(Wriglit)  Piurgis.  Children,  born  in  Guil- 
ford: Seba,  September  11,  1743,  died  Janu- 
ary 26.  171)5:  Thomas,  January  8,  1747.  mar- 
ried Ann  Francis:  Abigail.  December  9,  1748: 
Rachel,  married  Zehulon  Hale;  Johnson,  mar- 
ried l.ucy  Leete:  Abigail,  married  Ebcnezer 
Bragg:  Anna,  died  August  i.  1806 ;  Bildad, 
baptized  December  28,  1760,  died  young;  Ab- 
ner.  mentioned  below ;  Sarah,  baptized  Jan- 
uary 20,  1771.  died  Marcii  2,  1799;  L'urgis, 
1775,  died  November  26,  1783. 

(A')  Abner.  son  of  Enos  Bishop,  was  born 
at  Guilford.  August  i,  17(13.  baptized  August  7, 
1763,  died  there  December  S,  1825.  lie  mar- 
ried there  (first),  October  20.  1791,  Thankful 
Buell,  born  I^ecember  12,  1767.  died  Septem- 
ber 12,  1806.  He  married  (second).  January 
I,  1808,  Delecta  Backus,  who  was  born  Sep- 
tember 13.  1776.  died  r\Iay  4,  1840.  He  re- 
moved to  the  western  part  of  New  York  state. 
Children  by  first  wife,  liorn  at  Guilford:  3.1a- 
tilda,  July  10.  1702,  married  Theodore  Hop- 
son;  Augustus.  December  31.  1793.  married 
Mary  Walkley ;  John  S.,  February  9,  1796, 
married  Fanny  Norton;  Betsey.  Februarv  14. 
1798,  married  Elisha  Goulding;  Bildad.  Jan- 
uary 24.  1800,  married  Nancy  Chittenden : 
Polly  Abigail.  December  26,  1801.  marrierl 
William  Linn;  Benjamin.  June  8.  1804.  died 
1826;  Abner.  September  8.  1806,  died  March 
24.  1807.  Children  by  second  wife:  Peyton 
Randolph,  nientioned  below ;  Abner.  born  Feb- 
ruary 23.  1813.  died  June  3a  1827:  Edwin 
Elliott,  November  15,  1815,  died  February  3, 
1826;  Sophia  Thankful.  July  13,  1S18. 

iVl)  F'eyton  Randol[)h.  son  of  Abner 
Bishop,  was  born  at  Guilford,  now  North 
Madison.  ]\Iay  8.  1810.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools,  and  spent  his  early  years 
in  New  "^t'ork  state.  Returning  to  Connecti- 
cut, he  learned  the  trade  of  carpenter  in 
Bridgeport  and  engaged  in  bu--iness  in  tlie 
course  of  time  as  a  builder  and  CL~intractor  in 
that  city.  Many  of  the  finest  residences  of 
the  city  are  the  product  of  his  skill  and  also 
some  of  the  public  buildings.  He  had  the 
contract  for  tlie  building  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  which  was  later  destro>ed  by  fire.  In 
1874  he  went  to  California,  wiiere  he  bought 
a  ranch  and  engaged  in  sheep  raising,  contin- 
uing for  a  number  of  years.  This  was  in  the 
early  days  in  Califcirnia,  when  it  was  a  wild 
Country,  peopled  by  Indians  and  desperate 
characters  and  ?ilr.  Bishop  had  many  exciting 
adventures,  at  times  barely  escaping  with  his 
life.  He  returned  to  Bridgeport  and  died 
there,  October  20.  1886.  Air.  Bishop  was  es- 
sentiallv  a  self-made  man.  starting  at  the  bot- 
tom of  tlie  ladder  and  working  his  own  wav 


to  a  position  of  prominence  in  the  business 
world  and  acquiring  a  modest  fortune.  Of 
the  highest  integrity  and  exemplary  character, 
he  was  universally  loved  and  respected  in  the 
ccinununity  in  which  he  made  Itis  home. 

He  married,  February  17,  1836.  ilary  Jone^. 
of   Wilton.   Cijnnecticut.   born   September   19. 
1818.    died   December   13.    1S72,   daugliter  of 
Henry   and   Anna   2\Iaria    (Olmsteadj    Jones. 
Her  mother  was  born  in  Wilton,  Connecticut, 
and  was  a  descendant  of  one  of  its  old  lami- 
lies.     Her   father,  Henry  Jones,   was  born  in 
Ridgefield,    Connecticut,   where   he   spent   his 
l>oyhood  and  early  manhood,  removing  thence 
to    Bridgeport    where    he    spent   most    !>f    hi- 
acti\e  life,  and  where  he  died  March  13,  1878. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Flenry  Jones  had  eight  children: 
]\Iary.    nientioned    above:    Hannah,    married 
Captau!    Charles   \\"eeks.   master  of   a   ves.-el 
plying    between    Bridgeport    and    New    York 
City:    Susan    A.,    twin    of    Hannah,    married 
(first")   John   Wilmot,    'second)    Eli.sha  Hub- 
bell:  Eunice,  married  David  Pendleton:  Sam- 
uel :  Henry ;  John :  Henry,  the  sole  survivor, 
resides  in  Bridgeport  (1911).     }ilr.  and  Mrs. 
Peyton    Randolph.    Bishop    had    children:     i. 
Mary  Pielecta.  born  July  15,  1839.  died  June 
19.  1831.    2.  Edwin.  June  10,  1841.  died  .\pril 
19,  1861.     3.  Harriet  .\ugu5ta,  Septemlier  29. 
1843,  fli^d  December   14,   1901.       4.   William 
Henry,  November  29,  1S43.  cl'^d  Februar\-  12. 
1846.     3.    George   Randolph.   June    17.    1847. 
died  in  March,  18S0;  he  married  Eleanor  C. 
Foote.  and  had  four  children,  of  whom  For- 
rester is  the  only  one  living;  Forrester  niar- 
ried  a  jJiss  Shirley,  of  Stratford.  Connecticut, 
o.    .Anna   ]\Iaria.    .March   23.    1849.   died   July 
17,  1849.     7.  Benjamin.  January  2.  1S31.  died 
Januar}-  23.    1851.     8.   .\nna   }.Iaria.  twin  <>: 
Benjamin,    died    ]\Iay   2j.    1851.     9.    Samuel. 
March    10.   1852.   died   March   11.    1832.      10. 
Benjamin  ¥..  November  6.  1853,  accompanied 
his  father  in  his  sojourn  to  California  and  was 
a~sociated    with    liim    in    the    management   of 
the    sheep    rancli   there :    died   in    Bridgeport. 
June  24.  ic,r<j.     1 1.  William  .-\..  ?\Iarch  2,  1S56. 
died  .-\pril    17.    18G2.     12.  Helen  Louise.  De- 
cember I.  1858.  died  ]\larch  9,  1879,  in  Tulare  ^'j 
countv,  California.     13.  Thomas  E..  mentioned  j 
below.    He  and  his  nej^hew  .  George  R.  Bid!.>vi. 
are  all  tliat  are  left  of  thirteen  children  and 
four  grandchildren.     .Ml  are  buried  in  M^iun- 
tain    Grove    cemetery    in    Bridgeport.       The 
parents  of  these  children  were  members  of  t!it 
Presbyterian  church. 

1  \TI)  Thomas  E-.  son  of  Peyton  Randr>Iph 
Bishop,  was  born  in  Bridgeport.  Connecticut. 
December  10.  i8''.i.  He  was  educate;!  in  th.e 
public  schools  tiiere  and  in  the  private  ^ch.r-l 
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Institute.  In  187S  he  went  to  California  and 
became  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  ^'ision,  Wallace 
&  Cot7i;?any  in  Tulare,  Tulare  county,  in  tliat 
state,  remaining  in  that  position,  tor  four 
years.  Afterward  he  assisted  his  father  in 
the  manat^enient  of  the  sheep  ranch  which 
comprised  two  thousand  four  hundred  acres 
of  land.  Thev  also  leased  land  from  the  gov- 
ernment and  railroad  company  and  had  some 
eight  thousand  •-lieep.  His  brother  Benjamin 
F.,  as  mentioned  aho\'e,  was  also  associated 
in  the  business  of  the  ranch.  After  the  father 
died,  the  brothers  sold  the  sheep  and  devoted 
their  attention  to  raising  cattle,  horses  and 
mules,  o^vning  at  times  ntore  than  three  hun- 
dred head.  In  addition  to  their  other  bu^i- 
ness  they  raised  large  crops  of  alfalfa  and 
were  uniformly  prosperous  in  business.  After 
his  brother  died,  Thomas  E.  Bishop  sold  the 
California  property  and  retired  from  active 
business  and  has  since  then  made  his  home 
in  Bridgeport,  devotitig  his  time  to  the  man- 
agen;cnt  of  real  estate  an^i  other  investnients. 
to  the  pursuit  of  various  studies  in  which  he 
is  interested  and  to  the  enjoyment  of  well- 
earned  leisure.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republi- 
can, and  in  religion  a  Presbyterian.  lie  lias 
never  married. 

In    the    "Domesday"    Book,    a 
EL^'JORE     record  of  lands  given  by  Wil- 
liam the  Conqueror  to  his  fol- 
lowers (1086)  and  the  earliest  record  of  land 
titles  in  England,  the  name  Elmer  frequently 
appears  as  "Elmer  habet." 

Subsequently,  the  name  was  variously 
spelled.  AElmer,  Aylmer,  Ailmer,  Elmor, 
Elniour-  Elmore,  etc.  John  .Aylmer,  Bishop 
of  London  in  Queen  Elizabeth's  time  and  tu- 
tor to  Lady  Jane  Grey  (1568)  wrote  his  name 
AElmer  and  Ehner.  Both  in  England  and  in 
America  branches  of  the  same  family  have 
used  the  forms.  Elmer  and  Elmore. 

Edward  Ehner.  innnigrant  ancestor,  was 
born  in  England  about  1604,  probably  at  Ouin- 
ton  near  Northampton,  one  of  the  sons  of 
Edward  and  Elizabeth  Elmer.  He  came  to 
America  in  the  ship  "Lion."  reaching  Bos- 
ton, September  16,  1632,  settled  first  at  Cam- 
bridge and  went  to  Hartford  with  Rev.  Mr. 
Hooker's  company  in  1636,  where  he  was  an 
original  proprietor,  hi>  home  lot  being  on  the 
east  side  of  Alain  street,  next  north  of  that 
of  J.  Talcott.  He  Avas  cinmney  viewer  m 
165T  and  in  1654  became  one  of  the  first  set- 
tlers at  Northampton,  one  of  the  first  board 
of  magistrates,  and  chosen  recorder  in  1656, 
was  a  witness  to  a  deed,  from  the  Indians 
to  Major  Pynchon  of  land,  comprising  the 
town   of   Had!e\-    in    i6s8.      He    returned    to 


Hartford  in  i.''>Go.  and  in  addition  to  his  lands 
tlu;re,  acquircil  a  tract  of  fi-,  e  lunidred  and 
fifty  acres  on  the  ea~r  side  of  th.e  Great  ri\er 
in  what  is  now  the  town  of  South  Windsor 
v.hicli  he  and  hi<  sons  cultivated  until  lie  was 
killed  there  by  Indians  in  June,  1070,  d.nring 
King  Philip's  war.  He  wa-  "freed  from 
watching  and  warding  in  10117  and  in  i(j(')9 
was  the  only  freeman  of  that  name  in  Wind- 
sor.  He  married  Mary ,  prolialily  about 

i(\;.!.-45,  wlio  is  said  to  h.ne  married  1  .-ec- 
ond  )  I'lonias  Catlin,  of  Hartt.  ini.  Children 
of  Edward  and  Mar_\-  Elmer :  Joiin,  born 
1646:  Samuel.  I'aptized  ;\larch  21.  1046-47; 
Elizabeth,  baptized  Jnlv  15,  I':i4g;  Edward, 
born  16^4:  Joseph,  16=6;  }.[ar\-.  i('i;8:  Sarah. 
1664. 

He  left  an  estate  consisting  of  personal 
properly  at  Hartford,  valued  at  one  thousand 
twenty-one  pounds  fourteen  shillings  and  nine 
pence,  and  one  thousand  three  hundred  acres 
of  land  at  Podunk,  valued  at  three  hundred 
and  sixty-nine  pounds.  A  portion  of  his  origi- 
nal tract  at  South  \\'ind^or  ha;  descended  hy 
inheritance  to  the  present  owners.' 

(IIj  John,  eldest  son  of  Edward  Elmer, 
was  born  in  Hartford,  settled  at  Soutli  Wind- 
sor, where  he  died  September  21.  171 1.  He 
married  Rosamon<l  Ginnuarie.  Tiicy  were 
members  of  the  church  at  Llartford  and  he 
with  hi-,  son.  John.  Jr..  were  petitioners  in 
I'in4  for  leave  to  settle  a  minister  (Rev.  Tin!- 
oth\  Edwards )  at  East  WiiKi-or.  Children : 
J(")hn  and  Joseph. 

(III)  Joseph,  son  of  Julin  Elmer,  \\a<  born 
about  1678,  and  died  at  Windsor  July  24, 
1758.  He  married,  April  4.  1700.  Jane,  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  .\dkins,  of  Hartford,  who  died 
December  8,  I7(>6.  Children:  Jose;^h,  born 
?\Iarch  28,  1701  ;  Aaron,  C'ctober  8,  1703: 
.^amuel,  December  12,  1705:  Solomon,  Marc'n 
5,  1708:  Elizabeth,  Eebruary.  1710-11  :  Jane. 
November  19,  1711  ;  Jacoli,  February  27,  171.3- 
14:  Phineas,  September  6.  1716:  Jo-^enh.  Sep- 
tember 16,  1718;  Eunice,  September  30,  1720. 

(IV)  Samuel,  s.rin  of  Joseph  Elmer,  was 
born  at  East  Windsor.  He  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  the  Long  Hill  district  in  South 
Windsor  where  he  died  August  24,  1761.  from 
being  overheated  in  trying  to  put  out  a  fire  in 
the  woods.  He  married  Susannah,  daughter 
of  Richard  and  Elizabeth  1  Burnhan;')  (iihnan. 
Children:  Eliphalet.  horn  17,^5:  Content: 
Samuel.  November  18.  I7'5:  Susannah. 

!  \'  I  .Samuel  (  2 ),  ^on  of  Samuel  t  i)  Elmer, 
was  born  at  South  Windsor,  wdiere  he  died 
June  8,  1834.  He  married  (fir-t)  Sarah 
Loomis.  daughter  of  Enoch  and  Sarah 
(^Treat's  Loomis,  who  rt'as  born  C'ctober  10. 
1755,  and  died  Jannarv  f\   1805.     Their  chi!- 


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drcii  were:  \llcii^(j'',  lnirn  Aiii^iirt  4.  \7>^.'.\ 
Susannah,  C)clnl)i;r  jo,  1784:  S;iniut-1.  July  'S;, 
1787:  Sarah.  Nox'cmher  J3.  i".'^'):  Fliiah.  \'o- 
veniljer  14,  170-;  Harvey.  Decenii:er  ji.  ijif^. 
He  married  (second)  Donjithy  (IjM.n.nO 
Hurd,  dau.£;litcr  of  jedcdiali  L'''ip!'ii~  and 
widow  of  Aliial  Hurd.  She  (hed  U'-cmiher 
18,  18^3.  Pfe  ser\ed  tlirouL;h  five  ^•ani|iaii;ns 
in  the  re\oiution:  was  at  the  liattic  nf  Lont; 
Island,  at  New  London,  and  at  Curguyne's 
surrender  at  Saratoua;  also  at  Horseneck  in 
1779  and  at  \\'e5t  Point  in  17S0. 

(\'I)  Harvey  Elmore  (as  tlie  name  is  n<:)w 
spelled),  si;in  of  Samuel  12)  Ehiier.  was  liovn 
at  South  Windsor,  and  died  there,  ?ilarch  2''), 
1873.  He  married.  April  19.  1830.  (Jl:iri>sa 
daut.;hter  of  Zenas  and  Thankful  r>urniiam.  of 
East  Hartford,  who  was  born  Oetoher  2t,. 
I7y8.  and  died  January  5,  1871.  Tlitir  chil- 
dren were;  Mary  Janette,  liorn  lanuary  15, 
1832,  resides  at  the  ancestral  home  in  South 
Windsor;  Samuel  Edward.  November  3.  1833. 
Harvey  Elmore  was  a  school  teacher  in  early 
life ;  \vas  a  member  of  the  general  assembly 
of  Connecticut  in  1842,  and  in  1S44:  was  cap- 
tain of  an  independent  rifle  company  attached 
to  the  Twentv-fifth  Connecticut  ^^lilitia,  1836- 
38. 

(\  II)  Samuel  Edward,  son  of  Har\ey  El- 
more, was  born  at  South  Wind-'or.  educated 
at  Hinsdale  Academy  and  Wiliiston  Seminary 
at  Easthampton.  Massachusetts,  and  gradu- 
ated at  Williams  College  in  1857.  While  tliere 
he  was  an  editor  of  the  iri!!ia:iis  Oiic.vlcrly 
Magazine,  with  ( President)  James  A.  Gar- 
field;  president  of  the  Natural  History  Society 
and  captain  of  a  Scientific  Expedition  to  Flori- 
da Keys  and  the  Dry  Tortu.tjas.  After  gradu- 
ation was  assistant  principal  of  the  Sedgwick 
Institute  at  Great  r.arringti'n,  and  [irincipa! 
of  the  academy  at  Stowe,  \ermont.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  general  assembly  of  Connec- 
ticut in  i860,  and  1864,  <luring  the  exciting 
time  of  the  civil  war,  and  chief  clerk  in  the 
office  of  the  State  Treasurer  1860-65.  In  this 
capacity  the  duty  of  securing  all  the  mrmey 
for  the  equipment  of  troops  sent  to  the  front 
and  of  preparing  and  negotiating  the  fir-t  is- 
sue of  State  bonds,  devolved  upon  ly.m.  He 
visited  Washington  and  the  front  several 
times  by  appointment  of  GoveruLir  Ducking- 
ham,  once  to  receive  payment  frir  laru;c  sums 
expended  by  the  State  on  behalf  of  the  general 
government,  once  to  reeniisr  and  pa\  b.  >untics 
to  regiments  v  bo?e  terms  of  service  had  ex- 
pired and  once  to  look  after  and  relieve  sol- 
diers wounded  at  the  battles  of  Sliarp-hurg 
and  Antietam.  While  a  memlier  of  the  gen- 
eral assembly  in  1864,  he  obtained  a  charter 
for  the  Continental  Life  Insurance  Company 


which  lie  organized  atid  of  w  hich  he  becime 
secretary  and  aftervvard^  president.  During 
a  period  of  ten  years  mi'ier  his  management, 
the  assets  increased  'rum  Si 50.000  to  more 
than  ^'2.500,000.  In  i;-^75  he  became  president 
cif  the  C(jnneclicut  River  I'.anking  Company 
(if  Hartfnrd  (founded  in  1828).  which  po-i- 
tiipii  he  has  held  continuously  tVir  thirtx -fne 
years,  being  now  the  eldest  hanker  in  th.at  city. 
He  has  been  treasurer  of  the  J.  R.  .Mont- 
gomery Compau}'  since  its  organization,  is 
jiresident  and  treasurer  of  the  b.ast  Haddam 
Electric  Light  Com])any,  president  of  the 
Dwight  Slate  Machine  Crunpany.  a  director 
in  sc\'eral  C'jinpanies  in  llartfca'd  and  NcW 
Ha\en  and  has  managed  many  estates,  i^  a 
member  of  the  Park  Congregational  Church, 
the  Hartford  Scientific  Society,  the  Connec- 
ticut Historical  Society,  the  Sons  of  tlie  Am- 
erican Revolution,  and  the  Hartford  Club.  ai>o 
]jresifient  of  the  Williams  College  Alumni  .\s- 
sociation.  of  Connecticut.  He  is  tlie  author 
of  a  gcnealog}-  of  the  Elmcr-Elmore  family, 
is  fond  of  outdc.or  sports  and  has  made  niai.y 
hun.ting  and  fishing  tri])s.  spends  his  winters 
in  Florida,  where  he  is  part  o^vner  rif  an 
orange  grove  and  other  jin.perty.  and  c-n- 
ducts  a  tobacco  plantation  at  his  ancesnal 
liome  together  with  a  farm  at  East  Haddam. 
Connecticut,  where  a  part  of  hi;  summers  arc 
spent. 

He  married.  November  i.  1S04,  ]\Iary  Ame- 
lia Burnham.  born  December  21,  1837,  du.d 
'Mny  28,  1878,  daughter  of  Dennis  and  Harriet 
(Sloan)  Pjurnham.  of  Hartford.  Children: 
Frank  Harvey,  born  November  lO,  1S66:  he 
is  in  business  at  Proxidence.  Rhode  Island : 
Samuel  Dean.  December  iq.  i8f')8.  a  lawyer  in 
Poston.  residing  at  Cambridge:  Charles  Purn- 
haiii.  Mav  17.  187'.  \  ice-rTe-ident  and  man- 
ager of  the  Dwi'jht  Slate  Machine  Co'iipan}', 
I'i  Hartfoid:  Henry  Dennis.  April  ii.  1875. 
teller  of  the  Dime  Savings  Bank  of  Hartford. 


The  familv  of  which  Arthur 
COFFIN  Dexter  Coffin,  iire-^ident  ..f  the 
Connecticut  Ri\er  Comjiany  of 
Hartford.  Connecticut,  is  a  representative,  has 
a  distinguished  ancestry,  bein.'  de-cendants  of 
the  same  stock  as  Admiral  Sir  I-aac  (_'oifin, 
of  the  British  navy,  who  in  1826  visited  tlie 
island  of  Nantucket,  the  site  of  the  firs:  s.n- 
tlement  of  the  faiv,il\-  in  this  ct.unlr_\.  and  es- 
talilished  a  -cli<  '''1  in  their  memory,  end  iwi'ig 
it  wiiii  a  fund  cf  ten  tlnrjsand  dollars. 

(  1;  'H''<^  lii'st  >'f  the  line  herein  traced  of 
whom  we  have  record  \\as  Silas  Cotifin.  wlio 
married  aiul  among  his  childreti  was  (.ieorge 
S..  see  forward. 

(II)  George  S..  son  of  Siias  Coffin,  was  a 


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manufacturer  of  tlannels  and  wiy.leii  um'ils. 
tlr^t  in  \'ennont,  later  in  N\-\v  1  lanip-IiirL-  and 
^jassachusett^.  and  finally  in  \\'iiid-<'r  l.^.cLs. 
Connecticut,  lie  \\a^  a  man  uf  inllucnce  in 
the  community,  and  li\  hi■^  uyiriulu  cliaractcr 
won  and  retained  the  respect  of  all  with  wh  nr. 
he  was  hrou^ht  in  cuiUact.  lie  manieil  Sarah 
Scoville  and  anions,'  their  children-  wa-.  Her- 
bert  R..  see   forward. 

(Ill)  Ilerhert  R..  son  of  Geor;;e  .'^.  and 
Sarah  (  Scoville )  Coffin,  was  born  in  i\.ind:_;e, 
Cheshire  county,  New  Hampshire,  An  ',u-t  0, 
iS_lo.  He  w;is  educated  in  the  public  >chi  uls 
of  Ludlow,  X'crni'int,  Kimliall  L'nion  .\cademy 
in  Meriden,  New  Ilamp-^hire,  and  the  I'oii  er- 
ence  Academx',  \\'est  Poultney,  X'erniont. 
Completing;"  his  studies  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  he  at  once  entered  upon  his  busin.oss 
career,  serving  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  in  the 
dry  goods  coinmission  house  of  Up-'.in,  Tucker 
&  Company  in  Boston,  continuing  in  their  em- 
ploy three  years  and  therebv  gaining  a  ihnr- 
ough  knowledge  of  the  bn>ines5.  His  next 
employment  was  witli  W.  F.  Fold  &  Comjiany, 
importers,  of  r.oston,  w  illi  whi^m  he  remained 
two  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  tiriie 
he  returned  to  Rindge  and  assisted  his  father 
in  the  wool  grading  and  scouring  industry. 
They  formed  the  firm  of  Herljcrt  R.  CotTir.  & 
Company,  and  two  years  later  moved  their 
plant  to  Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut.  In  kSoj 
Herbert  R.  disposed  of  his  interest  to  his 
father  and  accejited  a  clerkship  in  the  office 
of  the  Star  Paper  ^lill-  at  Windsor  Locks, 
which  were  established  by  C.  H.  Dexter  in 
18,^55.  -"^^  year  later  he  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  C.  H.  Dexter  &  Sons,  and  in  1S86 
becan.ie  sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  L'nder 
his  efficient  management  the  business  rapidly 
increased  in  \olume  and  importance,  develop- 
ing into  one  of  the  im]iortant  industries  of  the 
section,  giving  emploxment  to  one  hundred 
hands,  and  manufacturing  large  <juantitio>  of 
high-grade  paper,  making  specialties  of  ti^>ue, 
typewriting,  cop\ing  and  cover  paper,  all 
widely  marketed.  In  adition  to  this  exten^ive 
interest,  he  also  devoted  considerable  .-ilten- 
tir>n  to  other  enterprises  which  were  calculated 
to  ad\ance  and  promote  the  growth  and  pros- 
perity of  his  section  of  the  -tate.  serving  as 
presiflent  of  the  Connecticut  Ri\er  Water 
Company,  vice-president  oi  the  Wind-or 
Locks  and  \\'a rehouse  Point  P.ridge  Company, 
an.d  directi^r  (^f  the  Connecticut  River  I'.ank- 
ing  Company  of  Hartford  and  rif  the  .Mendli- 
cott  Company,  manufacturers  of  knit  gootls, 
of  Windsor  Locks.  He  was  a  mentbcr  and 
deacon  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  a 
Rcpul^lican  in  politics. 

Mr.  Coffin  married,  December  4,  1866,  Mrs. 


Julia  Sargeaiit  Ilaskall,  w  idcnv  of  the  late 
TliMm.i-  iKi-k-aM.  of  Wind.M.r  Locks,  and 
daughter  nf  t'le  lat.^  Charles  ilaskall  Dexter 
(see  Dexter  MID.  L'hildren  :  1.  .\rthur 
Dexter.  -ee  i\_irward.  _\  Clarence,  died 
voung.  3.  Ikrliert  Iv.,  Ir..  born  fuiie  i;,  1S71, 
educated  in  public  schJoL  nf  W^uds...' Locks, 
then  entered  the  employ  of  (_".  11.  Dex'or  v^- 
Son.>.  and  h.i.^  made  pap-er  nuunifa.cturing"  hi- 
chief  liu--iness  interest:  ever  >ince  he  .ittaineil 
his  majority  he  has  bcr-u  identified  with  the 
political  life  of  the  community  and  with  the 
prnnioliDn  of  all  moxement-.  for  the  better- 
ment I'f  hi>  town  in  the  industrial,  eductiti' >nal 
and  moral  progress.  lie  is  ii!>w  -,er\-ing  his 
second  term  as  state  representative  frnn  his 
tow  n ;  during  his  first  term  in  the  a---emuly 
he  bent  all  his  energies  toward  the  intOMluc- 
tiiju  of  the  bill  to  have  the  state  bu\-  and  main- 
tain the  four  bridges  over  the  Connecticut 
ri\  er.  the  passing  of  which  and  the  -iili-eipaent 
freeing  of  the  bridge  at  Windsor  Locks  was 
the  c.  cca-i';n  of  great  rejoicing  in  that  town. 
His  fellow -townsmen  ex]iressed  their  aupre- 
ciatiiin  not  only  by  a  gift  of  a  Iciving  cu[)  but 
by  making  him  the  unanunous  choice  for  rep- 
resentative regardless  of  party  lines.  Hi.;  zccA 
in  freeing  the  bridge  is  <>f  particular  sieinifi- 
cance  and  merit,  for  he  \\as  at  tlie  time  a  di- 
rector and  stockIi(_ilder  in  tlic  Windsor  Locks 
an<l  Wareli("iuse  Point  Lridge  and  l"erry  t'om- 
paii}'.  LHiring  his  -ccond  term  as  rei'ie-enta- 
ti\'e  he  served  as  a  mi;iiiber  of  the  committee 
on  incorporations  and  as  chairman  of  the  com- 
mittee on  assignment  of  seats.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  education  and 
woman's  suffrage  in  his  first  term  in  the  leg- 
islature. LI  is  re-election  not  only  retlects  the 
gratitude  of  Ids  townsmen  for  Ids  valued  str\'- 
ices  in  freeing  the  brid',e.  but  also  his  ability 
to  represent  his  town  at  the  capitol  with  a  lo}"- 
alty.  upri-vhtness  and  zeal  that  made  his 
first  public  honors  seem  but  the  beginnii^.g  of 
a  long  political  career.  He  has  alwa^'s  In  en 
interested  in  education  and  was  the  chief  in- 
strument in  establishing  a  free  high  ^cliool 
at  \Mndsor  Locks.  He  is  now  ser\in.g  liis 
third  term  as  a  men.iber  of  the  town  I-.oard  of 
education,  of  which  he  is  the  financial  secre- 
tarv.  He  is  a  directrir  of  the  Windsor  Lock.s 
Trust  CcimiJ.any.  He  is  a  Congrcgationalist 
in  religion,  a  Rciniblican  in  jiolitics,  and  a 
member  of  Euclid  Lodge,  Nil  ioo.  I'ree  and 
Accepted  IMasons.  He  married,  .May,  1895. 
Eu.L:cna  S,  \\'arhurton,  4.  fir.ace  Liersoii, 
born  December  2,  1874,  married  Charles  LI. 
Cooky,  Jr.,  of  Hartford,  Mrs.  Coffin  has  one 
daughter  bv  her  first  husband.  Thomasine 
Haskall. 

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R.  and  Julia  ?ar:;ca:it  :  Dexter  i  ( ILiskal!) 
Coffin,  was  born  at  \\  iinKor  Locks.  April  j;. 
iSfiS.  Pie  attended  tlie  public  school  of  his 
native  town,  Hartford  liiyh  school,  and  I'iiil- 
lips  Academy.  Aiulover.  r^lassachusotts.  In 
iSSS  he  accejited  a  position  in  the  office  of 
the  grist  mill  owned  by  C.  FI.  Dexter  &  Sons, 
continuinci;  for  a  nunil.ier  of  years,  and  he  also 
had  the  entire  nianriuenient  of  the  il._>ii:i;ii;' 
nulls  connected  with  lli^  (rither's  paper  indus- 
try. He  has  presented  in  his  quiet  and  unolj- 
trusive  way.  a  phase  of  successful  business 
life  which  we  do  not  often  see,  one  that  illus- 
trates the  fundamental  principles  of  a  true 
life,  whatever  the  forms  its  enterprise  assumes. 
Public-spirited  to  the  hii^hest  degree,  he  is 
ever  forward  in  encouraging  enterprises  which 
can  in  any  way  advance  the  interests  of  Wind- 
sor. He  is  a  trustee  of  the  State  Savings 
Bank  and  a  director  in  the  Alendlicott  Com- 
pany of  Windsor  Locks.  He  is  a  Republican  in 
politics,  and  holds  membership  in  the  Knights 
Templar,  Boston  Athletic  As>ociati:;in.  Eiil;!- 
neer's  Club  of  Hartford  and  W'axassett  Coun- 
try Club  of  Springt'ield.  ^ilassachusetts :  he  is 
also  a  Shriner.  He  married.  April  ii.  1894, 
Cora  Loomis  Drake,  of  Suffield.  Comiecticut. 
Child,  Dexter  Drake,  born  April  8.  1S9S. 

(The  Dexter  Line). 

(I)  Of  the  early  life  of  Thomas  Dexter,  the 
first  ancestor  of  the  line  herein  considered.  Init 
little  is  known.  He  came  either  with  Mr. 
Endicott  in  1629  or  in  the  tleet  with  Governor 
Winthrop  in  1630.  He  brought  with  him  three 
of  his  children  at  lea-t.  and  several  servants, 
but  as  there  is  nci  reconi  of  his  wife,  it  is 
presumed  that  she  died  before  they  sailed 
from  luigland.  There  is  some  reason  to  be- 
lieye  that  they  belonged  in  the  neighborh(:>od 
of  Bristol,  England,  for  in  the  }'ears  that  fol- 
lowed he  had  considerable  dealing  with  peo- 
ple who  lived  there.  In  1640  he  gave  a  mort- 
gage of  his  eight  hundred  acre  farm  at  Lyim 
to  Humphrey  Hooke.  alderman  of  P>ristol. 
England.  His  house  was  on  the  west  side  of 
the  Saugus  river,  about  where  the  iron  works 
were  afterward  erected.  In  1033  he  built  a 
bridge  over  the  Saugus  river  and  stretched  a 
weir  across  it.  and  a  little  later  built  a  mill 
nearby.  He  was  greatly  interested  in  start- 
ing the  iron  works,  which  were  the  first  to 
be  built  in  this  section  of  the  country,  getting 
the  iron  ore  from  tlie  cape.  He  interested 
English  capital  in  the  enterprise  and  became 
the  general  manager,  but  some  years  later. 
becoming  convinced  that  the  enterprise  would 
not  prove  sati.-factor\-.  he  withdrew.  He  be- 
canie  a  freeman  in  1631.  ijut  was  di-franchi  ;e(i 
IMarcli  4.    I •''■33.     In   1037  he  and  nine  others 


obtained  from  the  Rlymouth  colonv  court  a 
grant  of  the  township  of  Sandwich.  He  went 
there  and  built  the  lirst  L,'nst  mill,  but  did  not 
remain  tliere  long,  ho\\o\er.  for  in  i63,s  he 
had  three  hundretl  and  rifty  acres  as^igneil  to 
liim  as  one  of  the  inhabitants  of  L.vnn.  wdiere 
he  remained  until  1646.  .-\bout  this  time  he 
purchased  two  farms  in  Barnstable,  one  ad- 
joining tkiC  miil-strcam  and  afterwards  occu- 
pied by  his  son  William,  and  the  otl;er  farm 
on  the  northeastern  rkclivit\-  of  "Scorton 
Hili."  In  1657  he  took  the  oath  of  ridelity. 
Lie  was  admitted  freeman  of  Plymouth  colony, 
June  I.  1658.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Puri- 
tan church,  yet  tolerant  and  libera'  in  his 
views.  He  died  m  Boston,  1677,  ^^  1^'"^  home 
<if  Ids  daughter,  wife  of  Captain  Oliver,  and 
was  buried  in  the  Cdiver  tomb  in  King's 
Chapel  burying  ground.  Children:  i.  Tho- 
mas, born  in  Lnghnd,  married  Elizabeth  \'in- 
cent,  1648.  2.  William,  see  forward.  3.  Marv. 
born  in  England,  married  (first)  John  Frend; 
(second)  Captain  James  Oliver.  4.  Frances, 
born  in  England,  married  Richard  Woodde 
or  Woodee. 

(II)  William,  son  of  Thomas  Dexter,  was 
born  in  England,  cam.e  to  Arnerica  v.itii  liis 
father  and  was  in  Barnstable  in  1650.  He 
lived  on  one  of  the  two  farms  that  bis  father 
purchased.  He  took  oath  in  Barnstable  in 
1657.  He  remo\-ed  to  Rochester  about  1679 
and  died  there  in  1694.  He  was  one  of  a  partv 
of  thirty,  which  included  '^uch  men  as  William 
Bradford.  Kenelm  Winslow.  Tiinmas  Hinck- 
ley and  Rev.  Samuel  Arnold,  who  became  the 
grantees  of  the  town  of  Rochester.  He  was 
the  owner  of  considerable  land  both  in  Roch- 
ester and  Barnstable,  and  at  his  death  devised 
the  same  to  his  children,  as  follows :  Jarncs. 
TlK'Uias  and  John  had  the  Rochester  lands, 
while  Stephen,  Philip  and  Bcnjann'n  had  the 
Barnstable  lands.  The  children  all  went  to 
Roch.ester  except  Philip,  who  '■emo\ed  to  Fal- 
mot^th.  Massi^chnsetts,  and  Stephen,  who  re- 
mained in  Barnstable  and  who  was  the  only 
one  of  the  name  in  the  town  in  1703.  William 
Dexter  married.  July  1653.  Sarah  \'incent. 
Children,  brirn  in  Barnstable:  i.  ".Mary,  born 
Jantiary,  1035,  married  Moses  Ba;do'.\',  re- 
moved to  Rocliester.  2.  .'Stephen.  May.  1037. 
married  Ann  Saunders.  3.  Philip.  September, 
1639,  married  Alice  Allen,  died  1741.  4. 
James.  May.  i66j.  married  Elizabeth  Tobey, 
died  July  13,  t'lO.i.  3.  Tliomas.  July.  1663. 
married  (first),  1695.  Mary  Miller,  (second) 
Sarah  C.  March,  no  issue:  died  July  31.  1744. 

6.  Tohn.  August.  Tr)6S.  married  Sarah . 

died    July   31.    1744.     7.    Benjamin,    see    for- 
ward. 

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(\'incent")  Dexter.  \\a-  h.irn  in  r.nrnstahle. 
Fe'rrunry,  1670.  died  in  1732  in  Rochester, 
whither  he  removed  with  his  father.  He  was 
a  farmer;  he  sohi  land  in  1693  to  ?\[o<es  Bivr- 
low,  in  1609  to  John  Ilanmiond.  in  ^J-,^  10 
Edward  W'inslow.  in  1715  to  John  Ci)rnin;; ; 
all  cf  this  land  was  inherited  from  his  father. 
He  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Arnold,  who  was  the  second  mir.i-ter  at  Rr.cli- 
e^ter,  and  al=o  one  of  tlte  oraiitees  of  the 
town,  and  granddanahter  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Arnold,  \\  hi"'  was  third  minister  of  r\Iarshheld. 
Children:  1.  Xoah.  born  March  26,  1697, 
died  1755.  2.  James.  July  22.  1608,  died  1775. 
3.  P.cniamiii.  .Marcl:  _i.  1700.  4.  Sarah,  July 
I,  1702.  5.  Jo^iah.  Xovoniber  12.  1704.  O. 
Constant.  Xoxember  27,  170^).  7.  Sanniel, 
E>eccniber  14.  170S.  8.  Ephraim,  }i!a\-  27.  1711. 
died  Xo\emlier  4.  1774.  0.  Daniel.  July  29, 
1713.  10.  Joanna.  December  12.  1715.  mar- 
ried, November  22.  1737,  John  Barrows,  cere- 
mony performed  by  Rev.  T.  Rui^-gles.  11. 
Seth.  =ee  forward.  All  of  these  children  were 
born  in  Rochester. 

(I\')  Seth,  son  of  Benjamin  an<l  Sarah 
(ArnC'ld)  Dexter,  was  born  in  Roctie-^ter.  Oc- 
tober 3.  1718,  died  April  6,  1793.  He  was  a 
clothier.  He  was  executor  of  his  brother 
Jam.es'  estate  in  1775  :  he  was  one  of  the  com- 
mittee on  correspondence  before  the  wav  of 
the  re\olution.  1772-73:  he  >erved  as  deacon; 
served  as  town  clerk  in  1750-51-52-53-33-56. 
"In  1777  he  ^vith  two  others  were  a  commit- 
tee to  supply  families  of  soldiers  who  are  in 

the    army."'      He   married    Elizabeth    , 

who  was  born  1718,  died  October  13.  1703. 
Children:  I.  Seth,  see  forward.  2.  Elir/ubeth, 
born  June  5,  1745.  married.  January  3.  1764, 
Ebcnezer  Clark  Jr.  3.  Prince,  June  12.  1747. 
not  mentioned  in  father's  will,  1791.  4.  Eli- 
jah, Februar\-  22.  1749.  5.  David.  September 
30,  1 73 1,  not  mentioned  in  father's  will.  6. 
Thomas.  August  22,  1733,  died  same  year.  7. 
Joanna,  July  26,  1754,  married,  Xovember  13. 
1777,  John  Gibbs  Jr.  8.  Con-tant.  Xovember 
12,  1756,  died  October,  1785.  9.  Thankful, 
August  19,  1739,  married,  I-'ebruary  3,  17S2, 
Zebulon  Haskall. 

(\')  Seth  (21,  son  of  Seth  (  i)  and  Eliza- 
beth Dexter,  was  born  in  Rochester.  Decem- 
ber 28,  1743.  died  August  i.  1797.  He  inar- 
ried,  December  18.  176S,  Deborah  Haskall. 
Children:  I.  David,  born  IMay  17,  1770,  died 
1838;  married.  December  22.  ijoh.  Polly  Pil- 
kin.     2.  Joanna.  March   2;^,.    1772.  died    i8ii); 

married  Clark.     3.  f^iebiirah.  June  2^. 

IJ74.  died  September  29,  r8o3:  married  Jeri- 
jati  Barber.  4.  Seth,  •^ce  for^vard.  3.  .\zuhah., 
February  17,  1779,  dietl  January  in,  1826: 
married,    in    1800,     Conant     .-Vbernathv.       6. 


Xanc\,  }ilay  22.  1781  ;  married  Benjamin 
(fates.  7.  Xathaniei,  }ilarch  2t,,  1784,  died 
1S21  ;  married  Cetse}- ;  w  ciit  to  Bur- 
lington. \"ermont.  8.  \\'illiam,  February  28. 
I78i>.  died  May  3,  1841  ;  married  ."^ally  .Mel- 
iany.  9.  Sophia,  Jime  2S,  1789.  died  1836; 
married,  January  2^,.  1813,  Luther  lioadley, 
of  \'v"insted,  Connecticut. 

I  \T)  Seth  (3),  son  of  Seth  (2)  and  De- 
borah (Haskall!  Dexter,  was  born  December 
22,  1770.  died  March  31,  1841.  He  married, 
^!ay  3,  1808,  Sylvia,  born  Scptenilier  8,  1787, 
daughter  of  Eleazer  and  Elizabeth  Gaylord, 
of  Pinemeadow.  Children:  i.  Harriet  Clark, 
born  in  Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut,  April  5. 
1801),  died  February  26,  1S46;  married,  Feb- 
ruary 6,  1834.  Edwin  A.  Douglas.  2.  Charles 
Haskall,  see  forward. 

(  \TI)  Charles  Haskall,  son  of  Seth  (  3)  and 
Sylvia  (Gaylord)  Dexter,  was  born  Septem- 
ber ig,  1810.  died  August  29,  1869.  He  be- 
gan life  in  1836  as  a  manufacturer  of  \\  rap- 
jiing  paper.  In  1S47  ^'^  built  a  large  nidi  at 
Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut,  and  in  1833  be- 
came president  of  the  Connecticut  River  Com- 
pany, and  was  very  successful.  He  became 
the  central  tigure  in  all  the  best  activities  of 
the  town  and  was  by  far  the  most  influential 
person  therein.  He  had  a  remarkably  fine 
presence  and  a  winning  address,  with  a  com- 
manding form.  He  married.  September  10. 
1838,  Lydia,  born  January  16,  1S19.  daughter 
of  Dr.  \\"illiam  S.  Pier^on.  of  V',"ind?or  Locks, 
Connecticut  (see  Picrson  \TI  1.  She  died  ?Jay 
19,  18S8.  Children:  i.  Julia  Sargeant.  see 
forward.  2.  Annie  P.,  born  May  3,  1842.  3. 
Edwin  D..  October  24,  1847,  '^''-''^  January  2(j. 
1886. 

(\'III)  Julia  Sargeant,  daughter  of  Charles 
Haskall  and  L}'dia  (Pierson)  Dexter,  v.  as 
born  at  Windsor  Locks,  Connecticut.  X'ovcn- 
ber  4,  1839.  She  married  (tirst),  Deceir.ber 
26,  i860,  Thomas  Haskalk  born  February  ti. 
1827,  died  1863.  She  married  Csecond),  De- 
cember 4,  1866.  Herbert  R.  Coffin  (see  Cof- 
fin III). 

(The    Pier?on    Line). 

(I\')  Dodo,  son  of  Abraham  (3-q.v.')  and 
?\Iarv  (  Hart )  Pierson,  was  born  at  Killing- 
worth  (Clinton),  Connecticut.  1724,  died  there, 
January  19.  1796.  Tradition  says  that  a 
maiden  aunt  objected  to  having  «uch  a  name 
as  Dodo  put  upon  the  child,  but  her  objections 
were  overruled  and  he  was  so  named,  and 
the  name  of  Deacon  Dodo  Pierson  now  stands 
out  bright  and  honored  in  the  annah  of  Old 
Killingworth.  He  lived  during  the  revolu- 
tionary war,  and  took  active  jiart  in  the  serv- 
ice of  his  country,  and  he  also  fille:l  man\- 
important  offices    in    town    and    churcli.      He 


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marricu .   Cliilii,  Abraham,  see  forward. 

(\')  )>eao)ii  A'lraliam  (4)  I'ierMui,  -mh  ,.i" 
Dodo  I'iersoT'i.  was  born  in  Killinjjworih.  Con- 
necticut, 1756,  (lied  there,  May  11,  18.2.V  He 
was  treasurer  of  the  school  and  ecclesiastical 
societies,  town  clerk,  selectman,  justice  of  the 
peace  for  thirty-two  years,  and  for  twenty- 
four  years  represented  his  town  in  the  gen- 
era! assen-.bly  of  the  state  of  Ccmnecticut.  but 
as  the  "good  Deacon  .\brahani"'  he  wa^  jx-st 
known.  He  took  an  active  part  in  tlic  revo- 
lutionar_\'  war.  and  was  an  of^cer  in  the  arniv. 

He  married  .      Children  :    Lydia,   born 

June  19.  17S5.  married  Rev.  Rosea  Ueckley : 
William  Seward,   see  forward. 

( \T )  William  Seward,  son  of  Deaciiii 
Abraham  (4)  Pierson.  was  born  in  Killing- 
worth  (Clinton),  Connecticut.  Xovember. 
1788,  died  Jul)  16,  i860.  He  was  graduated 
at  Yale  College,  iSoS.  studied  medicine,  and 
received  his  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  at 
Dartmouth.  He  resided,  the  greater  parr  of 
his  life,  at  Windsor,  Connecticut,  where  he 
was  much  beloved  and  prized  a«  a  physician, 
and  as  a  citizen.  He  was  named  after  one  oi 
the  former  and  honored  inhabitants  of  <^ld 
Killingworth.  He  married  Xancy,  daughter 
of  Captain  J.  Sargeant.  of  Hartford,  1814. 
She  died  September  17,  1863.  Children:  Wil- 
liam Seward  Jr..  born  1815:  Nancy  S.,  1817. 
married  R.  P.  Spalding,  of  Cleveland,  ( )hio ; 
Lydia,  see  forward:  Olivia,  1820;  Abraham, 
1822,  died  1S41:  Jacob  S.,  1S24,  died  1827: 
Luther  P.,  1S26.  died  1827:  Julia  Ann.  1827, 
married  Rev.  S.  H.  Allen,  of  Windsor  Locks : 
Babe. 

(\  H)  Lydia.  daughter  of  William  Seward 
and  Nancy  (Sargeant)  Pierson.  was  born 
January  16.  1819.  died  May  ig.  1888.  She 
married,  September  19,  183S.  Charles  Has- 
kall  Dexter  (see  Dexter  \'!I).  Children: 
Julia  Sargeant,  Annie  P.  and  Edwin  D. 


Richard  Sloper  was  born  No- 
SLOPER  vember,  1630.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 21,  1658,  Mary,  born  Xo- 
vember 20,  1640.  tlaughter  of  Plenry  and  Re- 
beckah  (Gibljons)  Sherburne.  He  was  an 
early  settler  of  Dover,  and  moved  from  there 
to  Portsmouth.  He  died  October  16,  1716, 
'aged  eigln\-fi\e.  Plis  widow  died  September 
22,  1718.  He  received  land  from  Henry  Sher- 
burne. September  29.  1659,  in  consideration  of 
his  marriage  with  his  daughter.  He  had  town 
landsin  the  distribution  of  3.!arcii  22.  i(j6o-6i. 
He  was  I'uror  in  1662  and  1668.  He  took  the 
oath  of  fidelity,  October  2,  1666.  He  deeded 
land  March  27,  1706.  to  his  son  .\mhrose.  and 
his  wife  Mary  signed  this.  He  wa':  one  of  the 
subscribers   to   'he  ministerial    fund,    1658-66. 


He  made  his  will  Octi'lier  26,  1711,  and  it  was 
proved  December  28,  17 14.  Cliildren: 
llridget,  born  August  5,  1(359:  John,  men- 
tioned below:  Mary,  February  11,  1063:  Sar- 
aii,  July  26,  1667;  Susanna,  March  21.  1669; 
Ehzabetii,  June  26,  1(171  ;  Rebeckah,  October 
20,  1673;  ^lartha,  December  26,  1676:  Ta- 
bitha,  December  17,  1679:  Richard,  June  19, 
1682;  Henry,  June  19,  1682;  Ambrose,  Janu- 
ary 20,  1(384. 

(H)  John,  son  of  Richard  Sluper,  was  born 
January  13,  1661.  He  married  auil  iiad  one 
child,  and  perhaps  others,  luit  nothing  'urther 
is  known  of  him.     Ciiild :  Robert. 

(Ill)  Robert,  son  of  John  Sloper.  settled  in 
P.ranford.  Connecticut,  ^v^.ere  lie  marrieti.  Jan- 
uary 9.  1717-18,  Experience.  <laughttr  of  Ed- 
ward Johnson,  of  Branford,  and  his  wife,  Es- 
ther (\\'headon)  Johnson.  She  was  born  in 
Branford,  1695.  Pie  lived  in  Branford,  and 
moved  from  there  to  Soutliington,  His  house 
was  a  short  distance  southeast  of  the  present 
residence  of  George  Bishop.,  on  the  west  side 
of  the  road.  His  wife  died  in  May,  1765,  and 
he  died  April  5,  1767.  Ci'-ildren:  Thomas, 
born  February  8,  1718-19:  John,  January  31, 
1720-21;  Elizabeth.  October  22,  1723;  Daniel, 
January  5,  1726-27.  mentioned  below:  Jehiel, 
August  7,  1729;  Robert,  Februarv  14,  1731- 
32;  Ambrose.  1734-35:  Sarah,  1737;  David, 
baptized  April  28,  1751. 

(I\')  Daniel,  son  of  Robert  .^loper,  was 
born  January  5,  1726-27,  in  Branford.  He 
came  to  Soutliington  with  his  parents.  He 
was  a  captain  in  the  re\ohuionary  war.  i:: 
1776  in  \\'asiiington's  arnty  in  Xew  Jersev  and 
he  took'  part  in  the  defense  of  Danbnry  in  the 
British  raid  in  1777.  He  married  (first),  Jan- 
uary 9,  1752,  Rachel,  daugliter  of  Joseph  Jr. 
and  Rachel  (Cowles)  Langdon.  She  was  born 
February  11,  1725.  He  lived  in  the  southeast 
part  of  the  town,  on  the  place  now  owned  and 
occupied  by  David  Ackart.  His  wife  died 
April  28.  1770,  and  he  married  (second)  Han- 
nah Xewell,  daughter  of  Daniel  WcKxlrutt, 
and  widow  of  Asahel  X'ewell.  She  was  born 
July  7.  1730.  He  was  captain  of  the  military 
company  of  the  town.  He  died  September  9. 
1789.  Flannah.  his  widow,  died  October  27, 
1815,  aged  eighty-five.  Children:  Experi- 
ence, baptized  May  26,  1754:  Daniel.  April 
20,  1757:  Rachel,  December  i,  1750:  Ezekicl, 
mentioned  below;  Silence,  baptized  July  i, 
1771  :  Patience,  baptized  July  i,  1771  :  Rob- 
ert, born  1772. 

(V)  Ezekie'.,  son  of  Captain  Daniel  Sloper, 
was  born  Tune  5.  I7'i2.  at  Southington.  He 
lived  on  East  street  in  that  town,  south  of 
the  late  residence  of  iJavid  R.  .Sloper  on  tlie 
west  side  01   the  street,  and  at  last   accounts 


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his  house  was  srauuinq;.  He  died  of  measles, 
March  22.  18 u'..  at;cd  fifty-tive.  He  married 
Mchitable  Ikirnes,  of  East  Haven,  born  iMarch 
3,  1777,  daiviL;-hter  of  Isaac  and  Lois  (  Partiee) 
Barnes.  She  married  (secoiul),  October  22. 
1816,  Gideon  Walker.  She  died  October  22, 
1S42.  Children  of  Ezekiel  and  .Mehitable  Slo- 
per;  Harriet,  born  Deccml)er.  180S:  Lambert 
E..  mentioned  below:  Cyrus.  March  7.  1S12: 
Horace,  }i[arch  7,  1S12;  Harriet,  Xoveniber 
20,   1S14. 

(\"L)  Lambert  E.,  son  of  Ezekiel  Sloper, 
was  horn  at  Southington,  June  3,  1810.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  his  native  town  and  after- 
ward a  carpenter  and  builder  at  Xew  Britain, 
Connecticut.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  was  a  life-long  student.  He  was 
unusualh-  well  informed,  of  strong  will  and 
exemplary  character.  He  married  Emma 
Barnes,  a  fine  type  of  Christian  woman,  de- 
voted to  her  family  and  husband.  Children: 
Jane,  born  July,  1831  ;  Eilen,  December,  1833: 
Einma,  October,  1835:  Harriet,  August,  1837: 
Matilda,  April.  1840:  Cornelia,  January.  1844: 
Andrew  J.,  1849. 

(VH)  .Andrew  Jackson,  son  of  Lambert  E. 
Sloper,  was  born  in  Southington.  Hartford 
county,  July  14,  1849.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  of  Xew  Britain  and  at  the  age  of  four- 
teen graduated  from  the  X'ew  Britain  high 
school.  He  then  attemled  the  State  Xiirmal 
School  for  a  year,  tie  hail  to  work  hard  for 
his  education,  doing  all  kinds  of  odd  iolis  that 
came  his  way.  He  was  brilliant  in  mathemat- 
ics and  elocution,  and  his  early  experience 
taught  him  many  kinds  of  useful  knowledge. 
In  1865  l;e  went  to  \vork  for  a  Xew  Britain 
photographer  and  in  the  following  year  was 
clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store.  After  anr.ther 
year  he  found  employment  as  messenger  in 
the  Xew  Britain  National  Bank,  and  he  rose 
step  by  step  until  he  became  cashier  m  1885 
and  since  1895  he  has  been  president.  He  is 
also  president  ami  treasurer  of  the  X'ew  Brit- 
ain Gas  Light  Company,  treasurer  of  the 
American  Hardware  Company,  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  Russwin  Corporation,  treas- 
urer and  director  of  the  Russwin  Lyceum, 
and  president  of  The  (")Intstead  Th'^im^on 
Manufacturing  Comiany.  He  is  a  mem.ber 
and  wa<  formerly  president  of  the  Connecticut 
Bankers'  .Association.  He  is  also  director  of 
the  Russell  &  Erwin  Manufactr.ring  Company, 
of  Landers,  Frary  &  Clark,  of  the  Xi.rt'.i  & 
Judd  Manufacturing  Compan\,  the  I'ninn 
^fanufaciurmg  Companv,  the  Xew  Britrdn 
Machine  Company,  the  Corbin  Motor  \'ehicle 
Company,  the  X'r.tional  Spring  Bed  Compan'-. 
the  Adkir'i  Printing  Coniy)any,  the  E<lward 
Miller  Company  of  ^leriden ;    the    Trumbull 


Electric  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Plain- 
ville,  and  the  iNieriden  Realty  Compan\. 

In  ]K)litics  he  is  a  Republican  and  has  taken 
an  active  part  in  public  life.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  common  CiiunLil  two  years,  alder- 
man one  year,  sewer  comn;issioner  two  \ears, 
police  commissioner  one  year,  and  state  sen- 
ator from  1900  to  1902,  serving  on  important 
legislative  committees.  Pie  is  president  of  the 
park  commission  and  of  the  cemetery  commit- 
tee of  New  Britain.  Pie  was  instrumental  in 
securing  the  passage  of  the  sewer  filtration 
bill  for  the  city.  He  was  chairman  of  the  in- 
corporation committee  of  the  general  as~em- 
idy  in  1901-02  and  largely  respon.sible  for  the 
form  of  present  corporation  law  of  Connecti- 
cut, one  of  the  best  in  the  country.  As  chair- 
man of  the  park  commission  he  had  much  to 
do  with  the  development  of  Walnut  Hill  Park. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
and  has  been  its  treasurer  for  forty  years,  lie 
is  a  member  of  Centennial  Lodge,  Free  and 
.\ccepted  Masons ;  Giddings  Chapter.  Rc'}al 
.\rch  Masons:  Council.  Royal  and  Select  Mas- 
ters :  Washington  Commandery.  Knights  Tem- 
pjar ;  of  the  Union  League  Club  of  Ne\v  York 
Citv :  the  New  England  .Society  of  Xew  Y'^'.k; 
the' Hartford  Club,  and  the  New  Britain  Club, 
of  which  he  was  president  for  several  years. 
He  is  a  member  and  director  of  the  Connecti- 
cut Society  of  Sons  of  the  American  Revolu- 
tion. 

He  married,  October  8.  1S73.  Flia  B.,  born 
June  13,  1853,  daughter  of  James  Thomson. 
Children:  Harold  T.,  William  T.  and  Ken- 
neth T.  Sloper. 


Genealogists  begin  the  rec- 
INGR.\P1.\?>[  ord  ot  the  Ingraham  or  In- 
gram family  with  Ran- 
dolph, the  son  of  Ingel'ram  or  Tng'ram.  wi'.o 
was  sheiiff  of  Xottinghan.i  and  Derliy  coun- 
ties, in  the  reign  of  Henry  II  1  1133-891.  He 
had  sons.  Robert  and  W  iliiam. 

Robert  Ingram,  knight,  whose  arms  are 
painted  at  Tem|de  Xewsam,  England,  was  oi 
such  eminence  in  the  reien  of  Henr;.-  HI  that 
the  prior  and  convent  of  Leuton  granted  to 
him  a  yearly  rent  out  of  their  lands  in  Shevn- 
t':)n  and  Xottingham  in  recognition  of  his  md- 
itarv  service  in  their  defence.  Temple  Xew- 
sam. an  immense  estate,  six  miles  in  length 
and  four  in  width,  situated  about  four  indes 
and  a  lialf  east  of  Leeds.  England,  and  po^iu- 
larly  known  as  the  Ingraham  estate,  was  tir-t 
a  settlement  of  Knights  Templar  in  the 
twelfth  and  thirleeiuh  centuries.  .\iws  their 
di^jier^inn,  the  estate  was  granted  by  Edward 
III  to  Sir  Jnlm  Darc;  and  de-cended  to  Lord 
Thomas  Darcv.   v\I:o   was  beheaded  hy  order 


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of  Henry  \"III  and  the  estate  again  confis- 
cated by  the  Crown.  It  was  granted  in  1554 
by  the  sanit  nionarch  to  Mathew.  Earl  of 
Lennox,  and  here  v.'as  lx)rn  his  sun.  Henr}' 
Darnley.  who  hiter  became  the  husband  of 
^larv  Queen  of  Scots.  The  estate  descended 
to  the  Queen's  son  who  became  James  I,  i^ing 
of  England,  and  from  him  to  his  kinsman, 
E.-^me  Stuart.  Duke  of  Lennox,  from  whom  it 
passed  to  Sir  Arthur  Ingram,  the  first  of  the 
Lords  \iscount  Irwin,  one  of  the  conditions 
being  that  the  room  in  which  Lord  Darnley 
was  born  should  remain  unaltered  and  the 
room  is  still  called  the  King's  Chamber.  Sir 
Arthur  Ingraham.  supposed  to  have  been  born 
about  1570,  was  a  cavalier  of  valor  and  fame. 
a  near  relative  of  \\'entworth,  the  celebrated 
Earl  of  Stafiord :  was  twice  married,  first  to 
Eleanor,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Slingsby.  of 
the  "Red  House" ;  second  to  Lady  Katherine, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Lord  \'iscount  Eairfax, 
of  Gillig.  Sir  Arthur  died  in  1655.  The  por- 
traits of  Sir  Arthur  in  cavalier  costume,  of 
the  first  \'iscount  Irwin  in  full  armor  and  of 
Henry,  the  second  \'iscount  Irwin,  in  half 
annor,  were  in  the  collection  of  the  Bishop 
of  California,  William  Ingraham  Kip.  DD. 
LL.  D.,  who  died  in  1S94.  Sir  Arthur  had 
soris,  IIenr_\  and  Arthur. 

Henry  Ingram,  son  of  Sir  Arthur  Ingram, 
was  born  1595-1600,  and  at  the  time  of  the 
Restoration,  si.s:  years  after  the  death  of  his 
father,  was  created  a  Peer  of  Scotland  by 
Charles  II  with  the  title  of  Viscount  Irwin 
by  letters  patent  dated  ilay  2;^.  lOOi,  as  a 
recompense  to  the  family  for  its  loyalty.  He 
married  Anne,  daughter  of  .Montacute,  Earl 
of  }ilanchester,  a  leader  in  Parliament.  The 
male  branch  in  England,  descended  from  Sir 
Henry  Ingram,  the  second  \'iscount  Irwin, 
became  extinct  with  the  death  of  Charles  In- 
gram, ninth  Mscount  Irwin.,  in  1778.  His 
daughter,  the  Marchioness  of  Hertford,  and 
Lady  William  Gordon  sticcessively  inherited 
Temple  Xew;am  and  from  them  it  passed  to 
their  sister,  }\Irs.  Hugo  Maynell.  whose  son 
took  the  name  of  Ingram  and  his  descendants 
are  the  present  owners  of  the  estate.  Arthur 
Ingram,  of  Earrowdy,  second  son  of  Sir  Ar- 
thur, was  born  1595-1600.  married  a  daughter 
of  Sir  John  Mallory,  and  genealogists  assert 
that  from  him  was  descended  the  Ingrams 
and  Ingrahams  of  the  United  States.  Edward 
Ingraham.  the  first  of  this  surname  in  Ameri- 
ca, was  born  in  1617.  and  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen, in  July,  it')35,  he  sailed  in  tlie  ship  "Bless- 
ing" and  settled  at  Salem,  .Massachusetts, 
where  he  was  a  proprietor  as  early  as  1638. 

Richard  Ingram  canie  to  America  about 
i6t,8  and  settled  at  Rehoboth.  Massachusetts. 


where  in  1645  ^^  ^'^'^^  ''■  proprietor.  He  re- 
moved to  Northampton.  J\Ias;achu3ett'; ;  mar- 
ried Joan  (Rockwel'')  Baker,  daugliter  of  Wil- 
liam Rockwell  and  widow  of  Jcfi'ry  Baker.  <)f 
\\'indjor.  Connecticut.  He  died  in  August, 
i6S^  Jared  In.graham,  first  of  Boston,  also 
settled  in  Reiiobolh  and  had  several  children 
born  at  Swansea,  near  Rehoboth.  Richard. 
Jared,  Joim,  of  Hadley,  and  \\'illiam  may 
have  been  brother^, ;  they  were  ceitainly  oi  the 
same  stock,  closely  related,  and  of  the  English 
family  mentioned  above. 

I  I )  William  Ingraham  was  closely  related 
to  the  immigrants  mentioned  above  and  was 
proliaiily  brother  of  Jared,  John  and  Richard. 
His  father  may  have  been  William  who  had 
children  Reliecca,  Edward  and  Haimah,  at  Re- 
hoboth, periiaps  bv  a  second  wife.  William 
Ingraham  married.  3.1ay  14.  165O,  }vlary  Bar- 
stow,  who  died  November  16,  170?,  daugliter 
of  \\'illiam  Barstow,  of  Dedham.  Thex  moved 
to  .Stonington,  Connecticut,  and  both  were 
luu'icd  in  the  Wequequock  cemetery  uf  that 
town.  He  was  a  cooper  by  trade.  He  -vas 
admitted  a  freeman  in  1674.  C'tildren,  born 
at  Rehoboth  ;  William,  February  9,  1657.  died 
_\oung;  William,  January  27,  1658,  mentioned 
below:  Jeremiah,  January  20,  J.664;  Z\Iary, 
June  26.  1666;  Elizabeth,  February,  1069. 

(II)  \\"illiam  (2),  son  of  William  (  1  1  In- 
graliam,  was  born  at  Rehoboth,  laiiuar}  27. 
1658.  died  January  16.  170S. was  buricl  at 
\\'ei[uequock  graveyard,  Stonington.  lie  -et- 
tled  at  Stonington.  He  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Samuel  Cheseborough.  and 
granddaughter  of  William  Cheseborcugh.. 
Children:  William.,  born  February  17,  n'l  .0, 
at  I'ristol.  Rliode  Island:  ^.Lfy,  December  S. 
1692.  at  Bristol;  Jeremiah,  February  11,  i'3o4, 
mentioned  below-;  .Samuel,  April  11,  1697.  died 
young;  Hezekiah.  October  3,  169S:  Eli-'na. 
.May  15.  1704.  at  Stonington;  Patience,  April 
2,  1706,  at  Stonington. 

(HI)  Jeremiah,  .son  of  William  (2)  Ingra- 
ham, was  born  at  Bristol.  Rhode  Island,  I'eb- 
ruary  11,  169-I.  He  lived  at  Stoningron.  He 
married  (first!  July  10.  1718,  Mercy  Monr^.^e. 
at  Stonington:  (second)  November  11,  1724, 
in  Westerly,  Rhode  Island.  Anne  Hallid.-'.y. 
who  died  November  15,  1726;  married  ( thir.i ! 
August  27,  1727.  in  Lebanon.  Connecticut. 
Children,  born  at  Stonington:  William.  Ji  :;e 
iS.  1725:  Hezekiah.  July  29,  1726:  I-Ian-];ih, 
SeptemVjcr  10,  i7.'>s;  \i\iia.  Feb.ruary  2.  i7.?o; 
Aliigail.  July  21.  1731:  Alary,  .\ugu^l  12. 
1733;  Jeremiah,  July  27,  iJ37 :  Martha.  :^lay 
ID,  I73<'>:  Nathaniel.  N^l^  ember  21.  1730,  rri..'n- 
tioned  below;  Norton,  August  S,  1741.  died 
young. 

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vv?s  born  at  Stoiiinsjton,  November  21.  1739. 
lie  married.  June  3,  17O2,  at  Stoiiingtoii, 
Eleanor  Ennis  or  Enos.  He  \vaL5  a  soldier  in 
the  rcvolulion  from  Stonins^ton  in  Captani 
Eklridye's  company.  First  Connecticut  Line. 
1777-81.  He  appears  al.'^o  to  have  been  under 
Captain  John  XN'ilHams.  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Nathari  Gallu|i's  rec^inienl,  at  Groton,  in  1779. 
According"  to  the  census  ot  I7(;0  he  was  liviuLV 
at  the  adjacent  town  of  Hebron  and  had  two 
males  over  si.xteen  and  one  under  that  age, 
and  two  females  in  his  family.  The  only  other 
was  Joseph  of  Hebron,  doubtless  his  son,  men- 
tioned below. 

(\')  Joseph,  son  of  Nathaniel  Ingraham. 
was  born  probably  in  Stoninghatn  or  Hebron 
about  1765.  In  1790  he  had  two  son>  under 
sixteen  and  four  females  in  his  famil\'.  ac- 
cording" to  the  first  federal  census.  He  seems 
to  ha\e  settled  in  the  adjoining  town  of  Marl- 
borough. 

(VI)  Elias,  son  or  nephew  of  Joseph  In- 
grahani.  was  born  at  ^rarlborough,  November 
I,  1805.  From  1S27  to  1833  he  made  clock 
cases  under  contract  for  various  parties,  and 
in  the  latter  year  bought  a  shop  with  water 
privileges,  where  one  of  the  present  factories 
now  stands,  and  began  making  cases  on  liis 
own  account.  He  continued  alone  until  1843. 
wheti  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Elisha  C 
Brewster  under  the  tirm  name  of  Brewster  & 
Ingrahani.  In  1848  this  was  succeeded  by  E. 
A.  Ingraham,  who  continued  the  busine>s  until 
1855.  when  the  plant  was  entirely  destroyed 
by  fire.  In  1857  Elias  Ingraham  rented  the 
shop  now  occupied  by  the  Turner  Heater 
Conipan)',  and  in  1850  formed  a  co-partner- 
ship i\ith  Edward  Ingraham,  his  son,  whicii 
was  continued  until  1881.  In  the  latter  year 
a  joint  stock  company  was  formed,  comprisiirg 
Elias  Ingraham,  Edward  Ingraham,  and  the 
three  sons  of  Edward  Ingraham.  Walter  A., 
W'illiam  S.  and  Irving  E.  Since  the  re-organi- 
zation of  the  concern  in  i8Si,  the  growth  of 
the  company  and  its  business  has  been  remark- 
able. .\  new  plant,  with  largely  increased  fa- 
cilities, has  been  created  :  a  large  briclc  fac- 
tory, four  hundred  feet  kmg  and  tour  stories 
high,  has  been  erected,  and  a  numlicr  of  subor- 
dinate buildings  still  in  use  have  been  doubled 
in  capacity.  The  whole  plant  is  furnishevl  witli 
the  most  modern  in.iproved  machinery  olitain- 
ab!e,  and  by  its  means,  together  with  a  large 
corps  of  skilled  workmen,  the  compruiy  In  alile 
to  manufacture  goods  so  ecotiomically  ti;at  it 
can  compete  successfuUv  with  the  mar.ufacuir- 
ers  of  the  world.  The  company  and  its  mem- 
bers have  always  been  counted  on  as  in  lawu" 
of  every  enterprise  for  the  good  of  the  town 
and  its  people.  -     -    ...,,,  ^  ,  ^ 


I'Jias  Ingraham  died  in  August,  18S5,  and 
F.dwartl  Ingraham  in  August,  1802.  The  of- 
ficers of  the  conipau}-  and  it>  matiagers  at  the 
present  are  Walter  A.  Ingraham.  president; 
Irving  E.  Ingraham.  vice-presitient ;  and  Wil- 
lian'.   S.  Ingraham,  .-.ecretar\-  and  treasurer. 

The  Wightman  famiU  is 
WIGHT.M.\N     .^aid  to  be  of  Saxon  origin. 

The  lineage  is  traced  in 
England  to  Thomas  Wightman,  of  Burbage, 
who  'lied  about  1400  and  was  of  theX^^rided 
Gentry,  according  to  Burke. 

(I)  Rev.  Edward  Wightman.  ance?tor  of 
tlie  .American  family,  was  ci^ndemnod  to  death 
and  burned  at  the  stake,  April  11,  i'mi,  be- 
cause of  his  Baptist  faith.  He  was  of  the 
parish  of  r;urton-upi:in-Trent,  dicice^e  of  Cov- 
entry and  Litchfield.  He  i~  said  to  ha\e  bi?en 
the  last  to  sutler  death  in  England  i.n  ac- 
count of  religion. 

(II)  John  Wightman.  said  to  be  son  of  Rev. 
Edward  Wightman,  had  five  sons  emigrate  10 
.\merica.     Of  these  we  have  trace  ot  three: 

1.  Daniel,  settleil  at  Newnijrt.  Rhode  Ishuid, 
one  of  the  tweiiti-  cunstituent  members  of  the 
second  Bapti^c  Cluirch  formed  in  1656  and  for 
a  i'.'ng  time  a  preacher  and  assistant  past';>r. 

2.  \  alentine.  of  Warwick  and  ProvLlcncc, 
Rhode  Island,  men.iber  of  the  general  a^sein- 
blv.     T.  George,  mentioned  below. 

(III)  George,  son  of  John  Wightman,  iin- 
migranr  ancestor,  was  born  in  June.  1632,  died 
in  January,  1722.  He  settle'  in  Kingstown, 
Rhode  Island,  and  in  1(569  'i"  with  others 
was  arrested  and  kept  in  jail  at  Hartford  for 
some  time  because  they  owned  allegiance  to 
Rhode  Island.  He  took  the  oath  of  allegiance. 
j\iay  20.  1671,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman, 
May  6,  1673.  He  was  one  of  the  petitioners, 
July  29,  1679,  to  the  King  praying-  that  he 
"would  put  an  end  to  these  diiterences  about 
the  gi.riernment  thereof  wliich  hath  been  so 
fatal  to  tlie  prosperit>-  of  the  place :  animosi- 
ties still  arising  in  people's  minds  as  tliey 
stand  affected  to  this  or  that  government." 
He  was  constable  in  16S6.  on  the  grand  jury 
in  16S7,  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  t.jwn 
council,  and  in  1G87  was  on  the  tax  li.-t.  On 
February  19,  1712,  he  and  seventeen  others 
bought  seven  thousand  acres  of  the  vacant 
lands  in  Narragansett  ortlered  soM  by  the  as- 
sembly. Fie  and  his  wife  Elizabeth  sold  'o 
Williim  Ganlner  twenty-seven  and  a  half 
acres  in  Bi;>-ton  Neck  for  one  hundreii  av.d 
three  pounds.  His  wii!  was  [iroved  Febru.ary 
12,  iy22-2T,,  his  M^ns  .Daniei  and  \'alentitie 
being  executurs,  and  his  friend.  Ji-ihn  J'  nes, 
o'.'erscer.  He  iieiine.iilied  h'l  si."in  \  alentine 
lands  bouglit  of  b.^ei>h  Di'lover:  to  son  D.in- 


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iel  part  ut  land  on  Great  Phiin:  to  •^on  Gcrye 
the  farm  on  which  the  -on  dwcU;  \.o  slii  h>hn 
the  three  hundred  acres  cm  which  he  dweh  ;  t" 
son  Samuel  money;  to  dautrhters  Elizaheth 
Hnlino-,  Alice  Wait.  Sarah  Peterson,  twenty 
pounds  each  :  to  grandson  George,  son  of  Dan- 
iel, ten  pounds,  gun,  wearing  clothes,  linen, 
chest  brought  from  England  and  great  I'.iblc ; 
to  t\\'0  chililren  of  his  son  Daniel  fifty  shillings 
a  year:  alsn  twenty  shillings  to  the  congrega- 
tion to  liuy  \\ine  to  celebrate  the  Lord's  Sup- 
per. In  a  codicil  he  gives  other  property  to 
his  son  Daniel.  He  married  Elizabeth  Updike, 
born  I '.'44.  daughter  of  Gilbert  and  Katharine 
(Smith)  Updike.  Children:  i.  Elizabeth, 
born  July  26.  1664,  died  1756,  married  Alex- 
ander Huling.  2.  Alice,  December  29,  1666, 
married  Samuel  \\'ait.  3.  Rev.  Daniel,  Jan- 
uary 2.  i6oS-6i;.  (lied  Au'.;ust  .^i,  1750:  mar- 
ried (first)  Catherine  Holmes:  (second')  Mary 

:  (third)  Catherine  Gardiner,  widow  of 

Joseph  Gardiner.  4.  Sarah,  F'ebruarv  26, 
1671-72,  married  (first),  1697,  William  Col- 
lins:   (second) Peterson.     5.   George, 

January  6,  1673-74.  6.  John.  April  16,  1674, 
married     (first),    JaniMK-v    6.     1700-01,     lane 

Bentley:  (second)  \'irtue ,    7.  .Samuel. 

January  9  1676-77.  8.  Rev.  \'alentine.  men- 
tioned below. 

(IV)  Rev.  A'alentine  \\'ightnian.  son  of 
George  WiglUman,  v.-as  born  in  King-town, 
Rhode  Island,  April  16.  16S1,  died  June  9, 
1747.  On  account  of  some  religious  disturb- 
ance he  was  summoned  by  ilie  general  assem- 
bly to  answer  a  charge  vt  being  engaged  in 
a  riot.  In  1705  he  removed  to  Grotiiu.  Con- 
necticut, where  he  organized  the  First  Baptist 
Guirch..  of  which  he  became  pastor  and  was 
presented  by  his  parish  with  a  house  and 
twenty  acres  of  land  on  his  arrival.  He  re- 
mained pastor  of  the  church  there  forty-two 
years,  until  his  death.  He  organized  a  Bap- 
tist church  in  New  York  City  in  171 2.  He 
married.  February  17.  1703.  Su-annah 
Holmes.  Children:  Daniel.  Valentine.  .Vbra- 
ham,  Timothy.  Sarah.  John,  Susanna,  Eliza- 
beth and  Mary. 

(V)  Rev.  John  (2)  Wightman.  -on  of  Rev. 
Valentine  \\'ightnian.  was  born  at  Groton, 
Connecticut,  June  S,  1723,  died  in  Southing- 
ton,  April  14,  1781.  He  joined  the  church 
early  in  life  anfl  became  deacon  of  the  Baptist 
church.  July  ?.>).  175I).  and  was  ordained  a- 
preacher,  June  15,  1772.  He  became  inter- 
ested in  the  work  of  Whitfield,  the  Evange- 
list, whom  he  heard  and  he  devoted  hini-elf 
mainly  to  evangelistic  Work  and  itinerant 
preaching.  He  had  a  farm  in  Southington. 
According  to  tradition  he  was  in  poor  health, 
but  a  man  of  much  fervor  and  energy.     Fle 


had  the  town  buryiuLj  ground  laid  out  not 
far  fr(.u!i  his  house  and,  he  was  the  fir-t  to  be 
buried  th.ere.  On  his  gravestone  is  the  fol- 
lowing : 

"Tlie  .^(.Tvant  of  the  lord  moit  hi^h 
S'jiit  with  the  ;j;o?pel   from  the  sky 
In   dreary   shades   of  lonesome   ni.c;''t 
To   spread   tlie   grace   of  heavenly   li.c,'ht." 

He  was  a  devout  Chri.-tian  of  amiable  man- 
ners. During  his  pastorate  at  Southington 
there  were  but  a  dozen  Baptist  families  in  the 
town.  He  was  the  second  pastor.  Notwith- 
standing the  smallness  of  the  parish,  the 
church  was  maintained  bravely.  He  married 
(first),  November  0.  1752,  Mary  Stoddard; 
(second)  Content  .Marks.  Children:  A'alen- 
tine.  mentioned  below:  Jonathan  Sloddard; 
Eunice,  married  Samuel  .\tkins :  Esther,  mar- 
ried Joel  Brockett. 

(\  I)  \'aletniiie  (2).  son  of  Rev.  John  (2) 
^\'ightman.  was  born  in  Soitthington.  I7'')2, 
died  March  24,  1817.  He  lived  at  Soiithi^ig- 
ton  not  far  from  his  father  on  \\  est  Moun- 
tain road.  He  \\a>  a  minuteman  in  the  revo- 
lution. He  married.  (Dctober  20.  1790,  Sarah 
Tinker,  of  Xew  Loudon.  She  married  (sec- 
ond). Decemlier  6.  183S,  Je-se  Thorp:  she  died 
December  10,  1840,  aged  sixty-severi  years. 
Children,  born  at  Southington:  Emma.  l\Iay 
7.  1792;  John,  November  21,  1793;  ^lurray, 
.August  20,  1796:  James.  ^Nlarch  25,  179S; 
Roger.  July  4,  1802;  William.,  January  17, 
T807;  Charles.  September  4,  1S08 :  Charles 
Gerry,  mentioned  below. 

(\'H^  Charles  Gerry,  son  of  Valentine  (2) 
V\'i2htman.  was  born  January  28.  1813.  at 
.'^■outhirigton.  died  Plecember  7.  1S68.  He  v.-as 
a  com.mis^ion  merchant  in  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania. In  politics  he  was  a  Republican;  in 
religion  a  Baptist.  He  married,  April  to, 
[834.  in  Bristol.  Connecticut,  Jane  A.  Par- 
ker, died  December  7,  1868,  in  Philadelphia, 
daughter  of  Harvey  and  Hannah  (Hall) 
Parker.  Children,  born  in  Philadelphia : 
Charles  Henry,  mentioned  below;  Ed\yard 
Guy.  January  29.  i860;  John  Guy,  Seiitcmber 
4.  1 86 1. 

(\TIL)  Charles  Henry,  son  of  Charles 
("rerry  Wii^htm  ui,  \\a-  born  at  Philadelphia, 
February  o.  1853.  died  I-'ebruary  0,  1882.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  He  was 
enL;age<l  f'.'r  -ome  years  in  the  insitrance  bu-i- 
ness  in  Philadelphia,  and  afterwards  was  a 
drain  dealer  in  Bristol.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican.  He  v\'as  a  member  of  the  Congre- 
gational church.  He  married,  at  Bristol.  De- 
cember I,  1880.  Ellen  (  Nelliel  Smith  Birge, 
born  at  Bristol.  Au;,fU-t  12.  1833.  daugliler 
of  Nathan  Loomis  ancl  Adaline  'Morton 
(Smith)   Birge.     Her  father  was  a  ;nanulac- 


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Hirer  of  knit  uiKlerwcar,  vice-president  an. i 
one  of  the  original  corporators  of  the  National 
Bank,  vice-president  of  the  Bristol  Water 
Company,  trustee  of  the  savings  hank,  member 
of  the  school  board.  .Mrs.  Wightnian  had 
brothers:  John,  I'rederick  .Morton  and  Geurye 
Wallace  Bire;e. 


.A.  Prussian  nobleman  by  tlie 
PEWTRESS  name  of  Pewtressi,  becom- 
ing involved  in  a  political 
strife  in  the  year  1700.  sent  his  wife  and  two 
children  to  En-kind  to  insure  their  safety. 
Like  so  niaii_\  mhcr^  .luring  that  crisis,  he 
lost  his  lift-.  His  widow  and  children  re- 
mained in  Li'ndi)n:  Children:  Millicent, 
married  John  Barher.  E^q.,  a  barrister  of  Lin- 
coln's Inn;  no  children:  Thomas,  mentioned 
below. 

(II)  Thoinas  Pewtres^i.  son  of  the  ill-fated 
Prussian,  lived  in  London  and  doubtless  died 
there.  He  married  r^Iillicent  I^iarber,  an  Eng- 
lish girl.  Children:  Thoma:^.  married, 
against  the  wishes  of  his  famil}',  the  daughter 
of  a  parish  beadle,  went  to  Australia  and 
prospered :  John  Barber,  mentioned  below : 
daughter. 

(HI)  Rev.  John  Barber  Pewtressi,  or  Pew- 
tress,  as  his  name  was  spelled  after,  liad  by 
payment  of  five  hundred  pounds  secured  the 
change  legally  under  act  of  parliament.  He 
lived  in  Northampton,  England,  and  afterward 
at  Hackney,  in  London,  where  he  kept  a  toy 
shop.  He  was  educated  for  the  mini^trv  in 
the  Baptist  denomination  and  was  zealous  in 
the  work,  sometimes  walking  many  miles  in 
order  to  preach  to  a  poor  congregation.  After 
he  retired  from  commercial  life  he  settled  at 
Lewes,  county  Sussex,  where  a  few  vears 
afterward  a  Baptist  meeting  house  wa^  built. 
He  was  called  to  tlie  pastorate  ami  for  manv 
years  preached  there  arratuitouslv.  In  an  ac- 
count of  the  family  written  bv  his  qrand-on. 
John  Barber  Pe\vtre^>,  from  which  most  of 
the  facts  of  this  sketch  are  obtained,  we 
quote : 

"Before  proceeding  ?ny  further.  I  will  jii-t  sav 
that  our  s-ranrltathcr  (Rev.  John  FLTrlicr  T'tu- 
tress')  received  from  Mr.  John  P.arlier  a  larye 
plantation  in  .\ntisua,  which  was  willed  from  om- 
John  P.arher  to  another,  consequently  it  w-ould 
have  descended  to  me  in  time,  for  my  father's 
name  wa=i  not  John  Barber  Pcwtre-s.  hut  T'.hn 
Pewtress.  therefore  that  plantation  in  a  direct 
line  would  have  come  to  me.  But  circumstances 
alter  ca?e.s  ami  it  did  so  in  mine,  for  ahout  this 
time  the  abolition  of  slavery  had  taken  quite  a 
hold  upon  my  grandfather's  'heart,  that  he  deter- 
mined to  give  up  the  plantation  to  be  diviiled 
amons;  the_  slaves  for  their  support.  Our  arand- 
father  gettinj;  alrn..r  in  years,  and  his  w'ife  beins; 
ten  years  his  senior,  he  wanted  my  eldest  sister 
Eliza   to   come   and   live   with    them',   for   his   wife 


was  -cttiug  very  feeble.  My  si--ter  lived  with 
thcm'till  both  died,  bur  I  almost  tVirgot  to  -tate 
that  they  moved  from  Lewes  to  Camberwell.  sO 
that  they  could  be  near  his  -.ui's  family  '.n  their 
last  days.  .After  a  'ew  years.  ,-.ur  gran dnvtlier 
died  at  th.e  age  of  ninety-one  year-." 

Children:  T.  J.ilin.  nientiined  beLnv.  2. 
Thoinas,  had  children:  Snphia.  Saimiel,  Peach, 
Eli?al>eth  and  perliap>  an.>tlier.  3.  Benjamin, 
bv  his  first  wife  had  -Mary  .\nn.  Catherine,  El- 
len, Martha,  Joseph,  Edmund  and  Stephen; 
bv  his  sociin.r  wife,  Ch.arlotte  1  who  married 
-' r.eatv  and  had  three  >cns  who  set- 
tled in  Taunton,  ]^Iassachusetts  i.  Sarah.  Fan- 
ny, Benjamin  Edward,  Ebenezer  ijived  at 
I'iverpool.  England).  Jo^iah.  and  John  I'ar- 
lier.  who  settled  in  Canada  we^t.    4.  Elizabeth. 

married     ^^loore:     children:      ^lark 

Moore,  died  when  a  young  man;  Elizabeth 
.Moore,  dieil  when  a  young  lady. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Rev.  John  Barber  Pew- 
tress,  was  born  in  1776,  in  London,  England, 
and  came  to  Boston.  .Massachusetts,  but  re- 
turned late  in  life  to  Brentford,  England, 
where  he  died,  aged  eighty-si.x.  He_  mar- 
ried, .May  6,  1804,  .Ann  Shaw,  who  died  at 
Brentford  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years. 
Children:  I.  Eliza,  born  .April  _'0,  1S05  :  mar- 
ried   Hunt  and  went  to  .Australia,  but 

disliked  the  cou.ntry  and  soon  returned  to 
England,  leaving  one  swi  in  Australia,  while 
another  .son  settled  in  the  United  States.  2. 
Beniamin.  December  13,  1806,  died  July  30, 
181 1,  and  was  buried  in  Bunker  Hill  ceme- 
tery. 3.  John  Barber,  February  25,  1808, 
mentioned  below,  4.  .Vnn.  April  20.  iSii; 
married  Ed.ward  Norriss  and,  has  three  chil- 
dren, who  settled  in  New  Jersey.  He  was  the 
pioneer  in  the  -moked  ti^h  bu-ine-s  in  the 
United  States.  5.  Ebenezer  Benjamin,  July 
12,  1813  :  had  several  children,  some  of  whom 
were  born  in  this  country :  he  returned  to 
England  with  his  family:  one  son  went  to 
-Africa  in  the  service  of  tlie  British  govern- 
ment and  a  datighter  went  with  her  husband 
to  India.  6.  Tliomas  George.  July  30,  1S15: 
his  son  Thomas  lived  in  Cheltenham.  Eng- 
land, anfl  his  daughter  in  London.  8.  Milli- 
cent. February  8.  1819.  died  November  5. 
7820,  ami  was  buried  in  the  Britain  burying 
ground.  9.  Hannah.  June,  1821.  died  .August 
31,   182 1,  buried  in   Stepney  burying  ground. 

10.  Joseph,  born   and    died  January    i.    1822. 

11.  Millicent  Alerc}-,  born  -August  14.  1823. 
rlied  January  2,  1S24:  buried  in  Britain  bury- 
ing ground.     12.  Millicent.  -\ugust  16.   1S25  ; 

married  Rapkin  an.I  li\-ed  in  London. 

England.  13.  Elizabeth.  Oct'^ber  7.  1827: 
married Woodward  an.l  lived  in  Chel- 
tenham. England  :  had  several  children. 

(V)   John   Barber    1 2) .  son  of  J.i'in   Pew- 


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tress,  was  born  in  Lcmdon,  Eii^laiKl.  Feb- 
ruary 25,  iSoS.  lie  learned  tbe  trade  of  potter 
in  England  and  worked  in  numerous  cities 
tlicre  and  in  tbe  United  States.  He  tir^t  lo- 
cated in  Xcw  York  City,  then  in  Atben.-,  New 
York:  then  in  Perth  Anibov,  Xew  Jersey; 
later  in  Albaii}-.  Xew  York,  West  Troy.  Xew 
York;  Canada.  C)iean,  Xew  York,  removing 
thence  to  Boston.  Massachusetts,  where  he 
died  in  1S94.  at  the  age  of  eiglity-six  years. 
He  married  (first).  Augtist  26,  1834.  Mary 
Elizabeth  r^Ioore.  '  Ch'ililren:  i.  William 
INIortimer,  born  April  4,  1S36.  died  Atigii>t  3, 
1836,  buried  at  I'erth  Amboy.  Xew  Jer;e_\, 
wheie  tlie  family  was  then  living.  2.  Samuel 
Lester,  !\fa_\"  13.  1837.  mentiiined  below.  3. 
John  Barber.  April  3.  1S39.  died  April  25, 
1844,  buried  in  the  Episcopal  churchyaril  at 
Perth  An;boy.  Xew  Jerse_\'.  4.  Harriet  Eliza, 
December  23.  1841,  'iied  Ma}-  17,  1844,  buried 
in  the  Episcopal  churchyard,  Albany.  Xew 
\'ork.  5.  Joseph  Fuller,  l-'ebruary  ii.  1844. 
died  X'o-i'embor  i,  1844.  buried  in  Episcopal 
churchyard  in  Albany.  Xew  York.  John 
P>arber  Pe>\tress  married  (second)  Alartha 
Glass.  Ide  married  ( tliird)  Anna  Lewis,  of 
West  Tro}.  Xew  York;  one  child,  Elizabeth, 
born.  July  16,  1843.  married  Elmer  G.  Foster. 
Children  :  Alice.  Florence,  Ralph,  Dwight ; 
.  they  reside  at  35  Pleasant  street.  Dorchester. 
Massachusetts. 

(\'I)  San.iuel  Lester,  son  of  John  Barber 
(2 )  Pewtress.  was  born  at  Athens,  Xew  York, 
r^Lay  13.  1837.  His  father  moved  from 
Athens  to  Perth  Amboy,  when  the  son  was 
about  six  months  old.  and  later  to  Albany. 
Samuel  L.  attended  Miss  Hall's  scbonl  at 
Troy  and  Waterman's  district  school  there. 
He  resided  for  one  }ear  at  Jonesville,  Xew 
York,  then  for  two  years  v.'ith  an  aunt  in 
Rochester.  Xew  York,  and  a  ]  art  i.f  t';e  time 
attended  school  there.  He  then  went  to 
Olean.  where  his  father  was.  and  worked  in 
a  store  for  Mr.  Stearns  one  and  one-half 
years.  He  then  returned  to  his  aunt  in  Roch- 
ester, and  sold  literature  about  the  station 
there  for  a  short  time.  He  a!~o  went  to 
Albany,  and  to  Boston.  ALassacIiii-etts,  where 
his  father  wa-,  and  learned  his  trade  of  pot- 
ter, serving  as  an  apprentice  for  four  years. 
He  then-  went  to  \Vorce-;ter.  ^L^s^achl'l^etts. 
and_  worked  as  a  iourneyman  in  the  putterv 
business  iV.r  eleven  years,  wlien  he  removed 
to  X'ew  Haven  and  went  into  business  for 
himself,  continuing  there  successfullv  for  a 
period  of  tn-enty-four  years.  He'  was  a 
skillful  craftsman,  an  expert  judge  of  pot- 
tery, and  built  up  a  flourishing-  business.  In 
1890  he  came  to  Brid.geport  and  organized  a 
company    for    the    manufacture    of    vitrified 


sewor  i.>ipe,  hollow  brick  and  tliic  linirigs, 
known  as  the  Xcw  Englami  Pipe  C:'m[>:mv. 
He  was  secretar}',  trea-iu-er  and  gcr.^ral  Uian- 
ager  of  the  company.  He  continued  fur  a'.iout 
ten.  years,  when  he  s^ld  out  to  the  Xnti.inal 
Firepr(.-)ofing  Company,  of  Pittsburg,.  Peiins\  1- 
\ania,  but  was  retained  as  manager  for  dne 
year,  when  the  plant  was  destri.iyed  by  fire. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  in  no  active  busi- 
ness, but  spends  his  time  in  looking  after  his 
property  and  assisting  his  son.  in  the  Ea.st  End 
Coal  Company.  As  a  [lotter  Mr.  Pew-tress 
ranked  among  the  most  proficient  in  the  coun- 
try, aiul  at  one  tirne,  while  w-orkii:g  in  Fioston, 
turned  out  in  two  days,  of  ten  hours  each, 
forty-nine  dozen  "half  gallon  jugs"  made  by 
his  own  hands.  He  aWo  molded  in  clav,  after 
coming  to  Connecticut,  th.e  coats-of-arrns  for 
the  various  armories  of  that  state.  Since  re- 
tiring from  business  he  has  made  his  home 
at  Xo.  215  Barnum  aver:ue,  Bridgeport.  Con- 
necticut. He  is  an  Episcopalian  in  religion, 
and  a  Democrat  in  politics. 

Mr.  Pewtress  married  ^ first)  at  Worcester, 
Xettie  \\'yman,  born  at  Stillwater.  Xew  Jersey, 
died  at  Xew-  ILaven.  Connecticut.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Abbie  (Shove)  (Lyman)  Lane, 
who  was  uidow  first  of  X'orman  Lyman  and 
second  of  Van  Rensseh'.cr  Lane.  She  was  a 
datighter  cf  Sherman  and  Harriet  (Segar) 
Shiive.  Cyrus  Sliove,  father  of  Shernian 
Shr.\-e,  w-as  a  member  of  an  old  Danburv 
family.  Harriet  (  Segar  1  Sh.ove  was  born  in 
Kent,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  Heen-ian  Segar, 
a  farmer.  Children  of  first  wife:  i.  William 
L...  l:iorn  January  6,  1849,  in  '^A'orcester.  ^.Fassa- 
chusctts;  a  coal  and  wood  merchant  at 
Bridgcpr^rt,  his  business  being  known  as  tlte 
Fa-t  F^nd  Coal  Company.  2.  IMary  H..  born 
in  Wnrce-ter.  Massachusetts.  October  19, 
1853:  married  William  Ilauff.  of  X'cw  Haven, 
Connecticut,  rv^w  decea^e.-l.  3.  Edcar  Ches- 
ter, born  January  3,  1857:  enq-aged  in  the 
laundry  husmess  at  Xo.  69  Third  avenue, 
Xcw-  York;  married  Alary  Frances  Darbv: 
child,  Edgar  Lester,  born  1801.  _■.  Fredi.  died 
aged  seven  years.  5.  \\'aldo.  died  Julv  30, 
1909. 


The  nam.es  of  Mand^lev 
:M0SFLEY     Afaudesley,      Alawesley     and 

Mossly  frequeiitU-  occur  in 
England  as  the  designation  of  places,  but  as 
a  surriame  the  prevailiiv^'  spelling  is  ?xF3seley. 
Moslev  and  M.wfly.  It  i-  foim.l  i,,  tiie 
"Liomesday  Book"  under  the  den'-unination 
of  Moleslie,  which  was  tlicn  a  retired  liamlet. 
afterw-anls  celebrated  in  history  as  the  tem- 
porary a-jylum  of  King  Charles  the  Second. 
^\-herM  he  lay  concealed   for  some  dav,-  after 


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the  I'attlc  of  Worc^'^ter.  Trevious  to  tliL-  reisrn 
of  King  John,  the  priiu-iic.l  estate  in  this 
hamlet  of  MoIesHe  had  falien  into  tlie  hands 
of  Enuild,  a  Sa>;ou,  nho  according  to  custom 
took  his  surname  from  tlie  place  of  his  resi- 
dence. From  that  time  the  family  has  been 
numerous  and  ■listins^uished  in  England,  espe- 
cially in  Lancashire.  The  name  may  have 
lieen  derived  from  the  Saxon  word-  meos, 
■'"m-oss"  and  ley,  '"field."  The  coat-of-arms  is 
■described  as  "a  chevron  between  three  battle 
axe.s  ar2;ent." 

[I)  John  Moscley,  tlie  immigrant  ancestor. 
was  born  in  Ene:lan>l.  it  is  supposed  in  a 
parish  in  Lancashire,  and  settled  in  Dor- 
chester, Massachusetts,  in  1630.  On  .March 
14,  1638-39,  he  was  "admitted  to  tlie  freedom 
of  the  body  politicke,"'  and  June  22,  163S,  he 
is  recorded  as  the  grantee  of  Thomas  Kim- 
berly's  house  and  land.  Blake's  "Annals  of 
Dorchester,"  1641,  has  a  frontispiece  show- 
ing- his  signature,  with  that  of  other  free- 
holders, attached  to  a  dc'cument  making  a 
conveyance  of  land  to  the  town  for  the  especial 
-establishment  and  maintenance  of  a  free 
schoc^l,  in  wliich  he  spells  his  name  "Tvlaudes- 

ley."     He  married   Cicely  .   who    died 

December  3,  1661,  leaving  a  Vvdll  dated  No- 
vember 28,  1661.  He  died  August  29.  1661. 
and  was  buried  in  the  old  burying  ground  at 
Dorchester.  The  memorial  stone  over  his 
grave  is  of  brown  freestone,  supported  on  a 
brick  foundation,  an^l  is  in  a  good  state  of 
preservation.  The  inventory  of  his  estate 
was  taken  October,  1661,  and  was  appraised 
at  two  hundred  and  forty  pounds  three  shil- 
hngs  eight  pence.  Children:  Thomas,  1636. 
mentioned  below  ;  John,  1638  ;  Elizabeth,  prob- 
ably died  young. 

(H).  Thomas,  son  of  John  Moselv,  was 
born  in  i''>36.  and  lived  all  his  life  in  Dor- 
chester, where  he  died  October  22.  1706.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  cliurch  in  165S.  and  that 
same  year,  October  28,  1658,  married  }ilarv 
Cooper,  daughter  of  Widow  Elizabeth  Bate's 
Lawrence,  formerly  of  Hingham.  and  Thomas 
Lawrence,  deceased.  She  survived  her  hus- 
band and  died  April,  1723.  The  name  of 
Thomas  is  attached  to  an  important  petition 
from  the  town  of  Dorchester,  in  the  hand- 
writing of  Richard  ?\Lather,  ad'lres^ed  to  the 
governor  and  hou«e  of  deputies,  assembled 
in  the  general  court  at  Boston.  October  19. 
T664.  Cliildren:  r.  Marv.  December  31- 
1660,  died  December  4.  ri56i.  2.  Increase, 
baptized  April.  Tfr\^.  3.'  Thomas.  hr.Tn  March 
12,  1667.  4.  Elizabeth,  February  19.  i''i6o. 
5-  Tonight  ("sometimes  written  Unite  o--  L'ni- 
ty),  May  5.  1671.  6.  Ebenezer,  September  4. 
1673,    mentioned    below.      7.    John,    April    9, 


i>i7'J.  8.  Nathaniel,  r)ct.djer  28.  11178.  9. 
Joseiili.  .\i>ril   17,  T(i8i. 

(Ill)  Ebenezer.  son  of  Thomas  ]\Ioseiy, 
was  born  September  4,  1673,  'i'^'^'  •^'^'^  ■^- 
Dorchester,  September  19,  1740.  while  on  a 
visit  there  from  Stougluon,  now  Canton, 
where  he  lived  for  the  later  3-ears  of  his  life. 
From  the  town  records  of  Dorchester,  it  ap- 
pears that  he  was  constable  there,  in  1705, 
town  treasurer  in  1720,  town  clerk  in  172 1, 
selectman  in  ijig-20-2'[.  In  171 1  he,  with 
eleven  others,  agreed  to  build  a  wharf,  at  a 
place  called  Vv'ales  creelc,  on  the  condicicfn 
that  they  and  their  lieirs  should  hold  it  for- 
ever. In  1717,  together  with  Edmund  Ouincy, 
of  Boston,  and  five  others,  he  purchased  the 
\sater  privilege  on  the  ea-terly  -^idie  cif  tlie 
Nepoiiset  river  in  Canton,  with  the  intention 
of  erecting  a  mill  for  the  smelting  of  iron 
ore.  They  built  a  dam  and  erected  buildings 
for  that  purpose,  but  after  a  time  abandoned 
the  attempt  as  too  costly.  It  is  supposed  that 
ultimately  he  came  into  possession  of  the 
i^reater  portii'm  I'^i  this  prr.perty  a~  in  !7-:'), 
Benjamin  Everenden  purchased  seven-eighths 
of  Ebenezer  Maudley's  heirs,  of  v/hat  was 
known  as  "Ve  old  Iron  \\'ork.<^,  '  and  in  1753 
erected  buildings  for  the  manufacture  of  pow- 
der. The  works  were  discontinued  prior  to 
the  revolution,  but  their  previous  e-xistence 
called  the  attendon  of  the  colonial  authorities 
to  the  place,  and  they  bought  the  privilege  on 
the  same  stream  just  above  the  old  s'te.  an'I 
manufactured  there  the  greater  part  of  the 
pow'der  that  was  used  by  the  provincial  artny. 
Ebenezer  JMosely  married  (f.rst)  Sarah, 
daughter  of  ^\'iHiam  Trescott  and  (second) 
Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Weeks,  who  died 
on  the  expedition  to  Canada.  She  died  at 
Dorchester,  ]\Iarch  27,  1747,  aged  sixty-nine. 
Children  of  the  -econd  wife:  !.  Marv,  born 
Januar}'  14,  1707.  2.  Samuel.  August  15. 
1708.  3.  Hannah.,  October  29,  171 1.  4.  Na- 
thaniel, December  i,  1716,  mentioned  below. 

(  I\' I  Nathaniel,  ^fi-i  oi  Flienezcr  Mr,-ele}". 
wa-  born  December  i,  1716.  in  Dorchester. 
(The  triwn  of  Windham  books  say  December 
4.  1715.)  He  died  in  Hampton.  Connecticut. 
>farcli  3.  .1788:  married.  August  11,  ;742. 
Sarah  Capen.  born  July  21,  1725,  daughter 
of  John  and  Ruth  (Thayer)  Capen,  and  de- 
scendant of  John  and  Pri-cilia  (Moline^"' 
.\li-len  of  the  "Ma}-flower"  company.  He 
nio'.-ed  to  Windham,  Connecticut,  and  July 
9,  i~hi,  was  clioscn  deacon  in  his  brother's 
cliurch.  He  Imd  thirteen  children,  of  whom 
Nathaniel  is  mentioned  below,  and  Rev. 
Elisha.  born  Januarv  0,  17(^.6,  graduatev!  at 
Dartinouth  College,  in  the  class  of  1790.  W3.^' 
ordained  and  settled  at  New  Gloucester,  Feb- 


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ruary  lo,  1802.  where  he  died,  Februarv  10, 
1826. 

(V)  Nathaniel  (2),  5011  of  Nathaniel  (il 
Most-ley.  was  horn  in  Stou^htun.  .Mas>aclm- 
setts,  December  22.  1743,  and  died  at  Mans- 
field, Conncctieut.  in  October.  1818.  He  set- 
tled in  Mansfield  and  married  there  (first), 
September  29,  ijC>8.  Rosanna  AKvorth,  who 
died  December  31.  1797.  daiis'htor  of  Williani 
and  Rose  Ahvorth.  He  married  (second). 
June  15,  179S.  Esther  Swift,  at  2\laiisfield. 
Children  of  Nathaniel  and  Rosanna  ( Al- 
worth  )  Moseley:  i.  William,  born  at  Mans- 
field. February  -8.  1776.  2.  Christopher.  ]^Iay 
15,  1778.  died  March  im.  1788.  3.  Samuel, 
mentioned  below.  4.  Mary,  October  7,  17S3. 
5.  Sylvia,  died  September  3.  1796. 

(\T)  Samuel,  son  of  Nathaniel  12)  Mose- 
ley.  was  born  at  ^^lansfield.  August  16.  1780; 
died  at  Spring-fieUi.  }.[assachu<etts.  September 
15,  1864.  He  married.  February  18,  180S, 
Polly  Tarbox,  of  Coventry,  Connecticut, 
dauq;hter  of  Jonathan  and  Lydia  (Dill)  Tar- 
box, descendant  of  John  Tarbox.  who  settled 
in  Lynn,  [Massachusetts,  in  1640. 

(\TI)  Seth  Hamilton.  Mm  of  Samuel 
Mnseley  was  born  in  Springfield.  Massaciiu- 
setts,  July  19,  1826.  He  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools.  He  married.  December  4. 
1855.  Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of  General  Ben- 
jamin Ely  Cook. 

(MH)  William  Hamilton,  -on  of  Seth 
Hamilton  ]\[oseley.  was  born  at  Springfield, 
Massachusetts.  October  22.  1857.  His  educa- 
tion was  received  in  the  public  schools.  For 
man}-  }cars  he  \vas  pror.rietor  oi  the  Ne\\ 
Haven  House,  New  Flaven.  He  is  now  living 
at  Norfolk,  Connecticut,  having  retired  from 
active  business,  lie  married.  October  28. 
1880;  Florence  Chamberlain.  She  traces  her 
ancestry  to  Huguenot  and  English  families 
of  early  colonial  days.  Some  of  her  ances- 
tors were  of  the  "".Mavrlo-.A-er"  Filcriiii  band 
at  Plymouth.  Children :  Seth  Hamilton. 
Harriette  Chamberlain.  William  Hamilton. 


The  Hilton  famih-  is  of  old 
HILTON  Eng-lish  .  riu-in.  The  first  of 
the  name  in  this  country  were 
two  brothers.  William,  mentioned  below,  and 
Edward,  who  came  o\-er  from  London,  with 
Mr.  r)avid  Thompson,  in  11^2}.  to  begin  a 
plantation  at  Piscataqua.  The  place  of  set- 
tlement was  at  Dover  Neck,  seven  miles  from 
Portsmouth,  in  the  limits  of  New  Hampshire. 
They  were  all  fislimongers  by  trade,  and  were 
sent  over  not  only  to  fish,  but  also  to  plant 
vineyards,  discover  mines,  etc.  Exhaustive 
search  of  the  records  of  the  Fishmongers' 
Company  of  London  by  Charles  H.  Pope,  in 


1907,  failed  to  rcvc'd  the  names  of  tiie  three 
men,  but  a  tax  roll  of  London,  made  in  1641, 
brought  to  light  bv  Mr.  Gerald  Fothergill 
(  see  New  Eng.  Reg..  LNI)  gives  the  name 
of  Edv.-ard  Hilton  in  the  list  of  fishmongers, 
with  the  memorandum  "Newe  England"  after 
it.  This  indicates  that  Edward  had  certainlv 
been  in  business  in  London  and  had  continued 
the  sale  and  shipment  of  fish  at  a  recent  date. 
No  trace  of  his  native  parish  or  his  ancestry 
have  been  found.  He  was  the  leader  oi  the 
little  plantation  and  received  the  patent  fi;r 
the  land — the  Squamscott  Patent,  as  it  v,  as 
called,  including  what  is  now  known  a-;  Dover, 
Durham,  Stratham.  and  parts  of  Newington 
and  Greenland,  etc.  The  council  for  New 
England  "for  and  in  consideration  that  Ed- 
ward Hilton  and  his  Associates  hath  already 
sundrv  servants  to  plant  in  New  England  at  a 
point  called  by  the  natives  Wecanacohunt. 
otherwise  Hilton's  Point,  lying-  some  fwo 
leagues  from  the  mouth  of  die  river  Pi-cana- 
quack  *  ''^  '-'  where  they  liave  already 
built  soine  houses  an^l  planted  corne.  And  for 
that  he  doth  further  intend  by  Divine  Assist- 
ance to  transport  tiiither  more  people  and  cat- 
tle ■*  *  "  a  work  which  may  especially 
tend  to  the  propagation  of  Religion  and  to 
the  great  Increase  of  Trade"  ■*  ''  *  con- 
vey to  him  "'all  that  part  cf  the  River  Pas- 
cataquack  called  or  known  by  the  nair.e  of 
Wecanacohunt  or  Hilton's  Point"  ■'  '  * 
"with  tlie  south  side  nf  the  Ri-\er  and  three 
miles  into  the  Maine  lanil  by  all  the  brea^lth 
aforesaid."  etc.  Possession  was  given  in  the 
name  of  the  council  by  Captain  Thomas  V.'ig- 
gin  and  others,  julv  7.  1631  (Sup.  Court  files. 
New  Eng,  Reg..  XNI\'.  2641.  Part  of  this 
land  was  sold  tC'  individual  settlers,  part  to 
the  Lords  Say  and  Seal  and  some  to  New 
England  gentlemen. 

Edward  Hilton  ~ettied  in  Exeter  after  ^ome 
tin.ie.  and  signed  the  petition  of  it:>  inliabi- 
tants  in  the  year  1(142.  That  same  year  he 
\^■as  appointed  by  tlie  Massachusetts  Pay  gov- 
ernment one  of  the  local  justices  of  the  court, 
sitting  v,  ith  the  magistrates  on  tl;e  higho.-t 
questions  and  acting  by  themselves  in  cases 
not  beyond  certain  hmits.  Chi  account  of  this 
office,  the  general  court  held  him  to  be  exempt 
from  taxation  in  \6(^>n.  He  filler!  other  im- 
portant offices  and  was  liiu;hly  hotiored  in  the 
colonies.  In  11153  he  h,-id  a  gr.uu  of  land 
comprismg  the  whole  \il'.agc  of  Nev.-fields. 
wlncli  was  made  to  him  in  rettirn  for  h.is  set- 
ting up  a  sawmill,  and  a  considerable  part  of 
this  later  grant  has  remained  to  tlii.-  day  in 
the  possession  oi  his  descendants.  He  was 
selectn-ian  of  .Exeter  fr._i-.n  1645  uearl}-  ecer\ 
year  up  to   i(''52.     In   1657   he  •>vas  one  01  a 


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coni.mittec  of  two  from  tliat  town  to  meet  the 
C(Dnii!iittec  from  Dover  to  seitle  the  bi^uiuls 
between  the  two  towns.  He  has  lieen  called 
"The  Father  of  New  Hampshire."  lie  ilied 
early  in  U\j\.  The  name  of  his  fir-t  wife  is 
unknown.  He  married  (second")  Jane.  liauL^h- 
ter  of  Hon.  .Alexander  Shepley. 

A  possible  clue  to  th.e  ancestry  of  Hilton 
is  found  in  the  record  of  a  suit  brouc;ht  in 
the  Piscataqua  court  by  William  Hilton,  April 

4,  1642.  respecting;-  a  jiaynient  to  "Mr.  Rich- 
ard Hilton  of  Norwich  ('N(:irthwich  1."  }.Ir. 
H.  I-'.  Water^^  f.  und  a  rec  .rd  at  W'l  Iten- 
under-ed.Qe,  (Gloucestershire,  England,  oi  the 
baptism  of  a  child  of  Richard  Hilton,  "com- 
inj::  out  of  New  Encjiand." 

V\'illiam  Hilton,  brother  of  Edward  Hilton, 
came  from  London  to  Plymouth.  I\Iassachu- 
setts,  in  the  "Fortune,"  November  11,  162 1. 
Soon  after  his  arrival  he  wrote  a  letter  of 
.e^reat  historical  and  personal  interest,  pub- 
lished by  Captain  John  Smith  in  his  "New 
England  Trialls"  in  the  edition  of  1622.  Flis 
wife  and  two  children  followed  him  in  the 
"Anne."  July  or  August,  1623,  but  their 
names  are  not  known.  In  the  allottment  of 
land,  1623,  he  received  one  more  acre  and  his 
wife  and  children  three  acres.  He  was  in 
Plymouth  in  1624,  but  as  his  name  does  not 
appear  in  the  list  of  those  present  at  the 
division  in  1*327.  ''^  i^  probable  that  he  had 
removed  before  that  date  to  the  settlements 
on  the  Piscataqua.  On  July  7,  1631.  he  was 
one  of  the  witnesses  to  the  livery  of  seizin  to 
his  brother,  Edward,  of  the  lands  embraced  in 
the  Squamscott  of  Hilton's  Patent,  dated 
March  12,  1629-30.  On  December  4.  1639, 
he  was  granted  land  on  the  other  side  of  the 
river,  and  February  3,  1640.  it  wa.s  agreed  at 
Exeter  that  "Air.  William  Hilton  is  to  enjoy 
those  marshes  in  Oyster  River  which  for- 
merly he  had  possession  of  and  still  are  in  his 
possession."  He  was  made  freeman.  ;\lav  19, 
1642,  and  that  same  year  had  a  graiit  of 
twenty  acres  at  Dover.  In  1644  he  was  deputy 
to  the  general  court  at  Boston  from  Dover. 
About  this  time  he  remo\ed  to  Kittery  Point, 
Maine.  At  a  curt  held  at  Gorgeane,  June 
27,  1648,  he  was  licensed  to  keep  the  ordinary 
at  the  mouth  of  the  Piscataqua,  and  also  to 
run  a  ferry.  He  removed  to  York  about 
165:.  and  November  22,  1652.  when  the  Alas- 
sachusetts  commissioners  arrived  tb.ere  to  re- 
ceive the  submission  of  the  inhr.bitan.ts.  he 
was  one  of  the  fifty  per.^ons  v\-ho  acknowledged 
themselves  subject  to  the  government  of  .Mas- 
sachusetts Bay  and  took  the  oath  of  freeman. 
At  a  town  meeting  held  at  York.   December 

5.  1652,  it^  was  ordered  that  he  should  have 
the   u--e   of    the    ferrv   for   twentv-one   vears. 


He  was  selectman.  1G52-53-54.  and  had  grr.nts 
of  land  from  the  town,  July  4,  1^153,  aii'l  June 

4,    1654.     His   first   wife    was    Anne , 

wl'io  came  'i\'cr  in  1623.  It  is  supiio-i.-d  t'l.it 
he  had  a  second  wife.  Frances,  who  after  his 
death  married  Richaid  White,  rle  died  io;5 
or  1656,  an<l  letters  of  administration  were 
granted  June  30,  1656,  to  Richard  White. 
He  had  a  child,  \Mlliam,  and  perl;r4i5  ot!:ers. 

(  II )  Charles  Otis  Hilton,  son  of —  and 

-M.iigai!  1  Comstock")  Hiltein.  was  born  Janu- 
ary 17,  [8:7,  at  Thamc'^ville,  Connecticut,  died 
in  Norwich.  Connecticut.  March  12.  i.ioi. 
Aiiigail  Conivtnck  was  born  in  Montville.  'nn- 
necticut.  The  Hiltrms  are  descended  from 
the  pioneers  mentioned  above.  Charles  O. 
Hilton  was  engaged  in.  the  manufacture  of 
carriages,  with  a  factory  im  Bath  street.  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut,  for  more  than  sixtv  vears. 
\\"hen  a  voung  man  he  learned  the  trade  of 
carriagemaking  and  afterward  was  in  part- 
ner-hip with  HaFey  F.  Biddle  under  the  firm 
name  of  Hilton  &  Biddle.  Fie  married  Lvdia 
Shipman  Northrop,  of  Norwich,  born  near  th.e 
town  line  of  Baltic.  Connecticut,  daughter  oi 
01i\er  R.  and  Sally  Marshall  Northrop, 
granddaughter  of  Thomas  and  Freelove  (  Ed- 
gertoi!)  Mar-hall.  ChiFh-en  of  Ciiarles  Otis 
and  Lydia  .'^hipman  iNoriiirop)  Hilton:  i. 
Charles  Erastus.  born  Januarv  21,  1840,  mar- 
ried Kate  (>e.  of  \\'e-t  X'ewton,  ?^la-sr;riiu- 
setts ;  is  in  the  employ  of  the  New  York.  New 
Flaven  &  Hartford  Railroad  Companv.  2. 
Alice,  died  y^oung.  3.  Frank  Marsha!!,  men- 
tioned below.  4.  Alay  Prentice,  born  No- 
vember 9,  1859.  married  .Albert  M.  Kcnnedv, 
of  Norwich  ;  children  :  .Alice  Prentice.  Fheo- 
dore  Otis  and  Clara  A  lay  Kennedy.  5.  Emm.a 
Elizabeth,  resides  with  her  bniilier.  Frank 
Alarshall  ITilton.  at  45  F'nion  street,  v>-here 
all  of  the  family,  except  Charles  Erastus.  was 
born.  h.  Grace  .\urelia.  Children  of  Oliver 
R.  Nortlirop:  William  Comstock:  Elizaberli. 
died  young:  Alary,  married  .Amos  G.  Thomas; 
Sarah,  married  George  ^^'.  Capron  :  To-eiiiiiue. 
married  George  D.  Fuller,  of  Hartf.^rd.  Con- 
necticut: Lucy,  married  AVilliam  S.  Ken-ip.  of 
Norwalk,  Connecticut:  Lydia  Nortlirop.  r.ien- 
tioned  aliove. 

Fra^-tus  Hilt.ai.  Im  tiier  rf  Cliarie-  Otis 
Hilton,  was  a  mariner,  lost  at  sea :  .M'ljie 
Flilton,  a  sister,  married  Joseph  Kentanna.  of 
r.rooklvu.  New  York,  captain  of  a  tugi^.at. 

I  III)  Frank  Alarshall,  son  of  Cluirles  Otis 
flilton,  was  born  at  Norwich.  June  30.  1857. 
He  attended  the  public  -cliools  of  his  native 
town.  For  fourteen  ^ears  lie  was  emp!'>ved 
b\-  tlie  New  York.  New  H;ive;;  &  Ih'.rtf. >rd 
Railroad  Compan>".  F.e-id.es  t!ic  ;ince-try 
mentioned   above.   Air,    Hiltoii   trrt.ce-   !ii-   dc- 


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seen:  to  tlie  Hyde  friniily  of  Norwich,  tlie 
P'o^t,  Abel,  'J"rac_\-,  Latlirop.  Huntington,  Gris- 
ivoli!,  Ei:gerton.  Lcfringwell  and  other  early 
settlers  o[  Xew  London  conntv,  some  of  whom 
are  treated  elsewhere  in  this  work. 


Tlie  jurparno  Hopkins  was 
riOPKIXS     spelled    H'opkyns   in   England 

in  the  sixteenth  century  and 
earlier.  It  is  an  ancient  English  family  of 
Oxfo^d^hi^e  ■.vhesc  in  1567  John  Hopkyns  was 
a  civic  otticcr  in  Coventry,  {"rom  the  strong- 
resemblance  of  the  armorial  bearings  of  the 
W'yekhanis  C'f  Swelclit'fc,  county  (Oxford,  and 
those  of  the  Hopkins  family  of  Oving,  it  is 
conjectured  by  iiurke  that  in  early  times  some 
bond  of  C'  .nnection  existed  between  the  two 
famih'es.  In  confinnation  of  this  conjecture 
there  is  fmind  in  Sibford  Gower  in  SwelclitTe 
Parish  a  ~mall  estate  v.hich  is  charged  with  a 
quitrent  of  a  hrii'lrL-d  pence  that  tradition  has 
assigned  to  tlie  late  owners  as  ihe  nineteenth 
John  Hc-r'kins  who  had  successively  audi  lin- 
eally ini'.criicd  it  nithout  intervention  of  any 
other  Christian  name  than  John.  .As  tliis  es- 
tate joints  immediately  to  A\"arwickshire,  it 
m.ay  fairly  be  assumed  that  the  family  of  Hop- 
kins in  Co\-e!itry  and  Swelciit'fe  derive  from 
a  common  ancestcr.  .\  branch  of  the  famil;,- 
is  found  in  the  north  of  Irelaml. 

(I)  John  Hopkins,  immigrant  ancestcir,  is 
presumed  to  be  a  relati\e  of  Stephen  Ho]jkins. 
who  came  to  Plymouth  in  the  "Alaytlo'ver," 
from  the  fact  that  he  had  a  son  Stephen,  that 
other  names  in  the  family  indicate  relationslvip 
and  trow  various  other  '.^liufir  rea^on^.  jolm 
was  a  priiprietor  of  Canibridicje  in  th.c  ^lassa- 
cluisetts  I'ay  Colony  as  early  as  iCt;^^.  He  was 
admitted  a  freeman  March  4,  !'^i35.  and  must 
have  been  a  Puritan  and  member  of  the  C;'m- 
bridge  church  before  that.  He  removed  to 
Hartford  and  was  one  of  the  original  propri- 
etors there  in  n'i^o.  He  died  in  .'654  at  Hr^rt- 
ford.  His  home  li.t  was  in  what  is  now  East 
Park.  'He  was  a  townsman  in  1640;  a  juror 
in  1643.  His  inventory  dated  ,-\pril  la,  1654, 
amounted  to  two  liundred  and  tjii"t_\--ix 
pounds,  eight  shillircs.  His  willow  Jane  mar- 
ried ('second)  Xathaniel  Ward.,  of  Hartford 
and  Hadley,  .Massachusetts.  Children:  Ste- 
phen, mentioned  below  ;  Bethia.  born  1635. 
Perhaps  others. 

(II)  Stephen,  son  of  Jok'u  Hopkins,  was 
I'Mirii  i'l  Cambridge  in  T.'i34.  rind  rc-i'led  in 
Hartford.  He  wa-  admitted  a  f:eeman  llvVre 
in  tf)57.  He  was  a  commissioner  in  i''i'')'^  aiid 
if)72.  He  died  OctolxT,  16S9.  fvev.  Samuel 
Hopkins,  of  Great  Parrington,  Alas-acluisetts. 
rmd  Newport,  Rhode  Island,  was  his  great- 
g'-and-on.     He  married  Dorcas,   daughter  of 


lo'in  Pronson,  of  Fainiingt^.ii.  Children: 
Ste;ilii-p,,  married  Sar.d.i  Ji;Jd,  Nuvember  17, 
iii.Sii;  J.jhn,  mentioned  below.  I'eriiaps  oth.- 
ers. 

(HI)  John  (2),  son  of  Stephen  Hoi.kins.. 
was  born  in  1660.  He  settled  in.  \\  atcrburv 
an. I  was  known  as  "The  .Miller  of  Water- 
biiry".  He  built  a  mill  on  what  is  now  Ikdd- 
win  street.  Waterbury.  He  married  Hannah 
Stnjng,  who  died  i\lay  3,  17,30.  He  died  No- 
vember 4,  1732,  leaving;  a  widow  Sarah..  Crdl- 
ilren:  Daughter,  born  Decenil.K-r  22.  1(104,  died 
January  4,  16S5 ;  John,  ]ilarch  29.  i6S(5;  Con- 
sider, .November  10,  1687;  Stephen,  November 
10,  if^<S().  mentioned  below;  Timothy,  Novem- 
ber i(),  iijoi  ;  Samuel.  December  27,  1693; 
?v[ary,  January  2^.  1696-97 ;  -Hannah,  born 
-Vl-ril  23,  1699.  baptized  at  Woodbury.  Ma>  2}. 
17:13  ;  twin  of  Plannah,  died  J:me  13  follow- 
ing; Djrcas.  born  Febru.ary   12,   1705-06. 

(I\')  Stephen  (2).  son  of  John  (21  Hop- 
kin-,  was  born  at  W'aterbury,  November  k), 
16S9,  died  Januar}-  4,  I7'j9.  rle  settled  at 
Naugatuck  on  Hopkins  hill,  in  173^.  He 
married  (first)  .August  20,  1718,  Susamia, 
ilaugliter  of  John  Peck,  of  W'allingford.  Su- 
-aniia  died  th.e  last  of  December,  1755.  Ste- 
phen Hopkins  married  ■!  second  1.  2>Ia\  2\. 
1751).  Abial  Webster,  widow-  of  John  Weli-ter, 
of  Farmington.  Children,  recorrled  at  Water- 
bury:  John,  born  July  2S.  1719.  mentioned 
i;eIow :  .Stephen.  June  12,  1721  ;  Anna,  SciJ- 
tenilier  25,  1723 ;  Susanna.  Noveniber  10. 
1725  :  ilary,  June  4,  172S,  died  June  7.  i"35  : 
Joseph,  June  6,  1730;  Jesse,-  February  12. 
1733  :  -Maiy,  November  26,  1735  ;  Lois.  June 
22,  173S:  David,  October  14,   1741. 

(V)  John  (3),  son  of  Stephen  (2)  Hopkins, 
■vas  horn  at  \^'aterbury.  July  28,  1719,  died 
.Afay  12.  t8o2.  He  m-irried  (first),  December 
13,  [749.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Renajah  John- 
-n,  of  Derby.  She  diedi  May  31,  1766.  and 
he  married  (second).  January  14,  1767,  Pa- 
tience, daughter  of  Samuel  Frost.  She  died 
Jul)-  23,  i.'-!o2.  ChiMren  of  first  w-ife.  b'orn 
at  W'aterbury:  Sarah,  October  i,  1750;  Su- 
sanna, September  26.  1752:  Mabel  (twin), 
November  25,  1755:  Mary  (twin)  ;  Lois,  No- 
vember 13.  1757:  E'avid,  .August  24,  1762, 
mentioned  below.  Children  of  second  wife: 
Rhoda,  September  29.  176)8:  Patience.  July 
22.  1769:  Jomn.  October  29,  1770:  Patience, 
December  10,  1774:  Susanna,  Alay  19.  1780, 
died  vouncr;  John,  February  19,  17S2. 

i^MA  David.,  son  of  John  (3^1  Hopkins,  was 
born  .\ugust  24,  1762,  at  \\'aterbur\-,  die^l 
April  2T,  1S14.  He  married;.  July  4,  1791, 
Marv,  dauijhtt'r  of  Jonathcii  Tho;r,r.v?n.  of 
West  Elaven.  She  died  .August,  1829.  Chil- 
firen,  born  at   Waterlniry :     John,  nientior.et 


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COXNTICTICUT 


1991 


bekiw  ;  Pc^lly.  Xovember  13.  1704,  married  E. 
H.  Hiue;  Davitl.  April  7,  1707.  '.iiarricl  Cla- 
rissa Adams:  MaLicl.  Septenibor  id,  1799,  mar- 
ried Alfred  Stescns;  Laura.  .Ma'-ch  j.  iSoJ, 
died  May  22.  iSii;  Truman,  January  J3, 
1805:  Edwin.  Decemijer  20.  iSoS. 

(\'II)  Ji.^hn  (4K  son  of  David  Hopkins, 
was  born  at  \\'atorbury,  July  13,  1792,  died 
June  22.  1859.  He  married,  in  1815.  Abiah 
W'oodruiY.  ox  Xaufatuck.  daucjhter  of  j(inah 
AVoodruff.  Childrcri.  Imrn  at  Xaucjatuck: 
Samuel,  iSn'i:  Edward.  1817;  Henry,  1S19; 
Emily  M..  1822:  Pavid  T.,  1825:  George. 
1821');  Amelia.  1828;  \\"illard.  1830.  menti'.med 
below :  John.  1S33. 

(\  III)  W'illarfi.  son  of  John  (4)  Hopkins, 
was  borri  Xi.'vemlier  11.  1830,  at  Xaugatuck, 
died  Xo\eniber  2/,  1S91.  He  married  Bet- 
sey Adams,  born  December  4,  1830,  died  April 
22,  IQQO,  liaugliter  of  Davis  and  Constant 
(Lockwood')  Ad.ams,  g-randdaughter  of  Eli 
and  Anna  ('Eaj'iwin')  Adams,  of  W'oodbridge, 
Connecticut.  Aima  was  a  daughter  of  Alst- 
thew  Baldwin,  granddaughter  of  Samuel 
Baldwin,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Xatlian- 
iel  TSaidwin.  Eli  Adams  was  son  of  Abraham 
and  Hannah  (  Warner)  Adams,  married  May 
14,  1753.  daughter  of  Samuel  Warner :  Abra- 
ham, born  1725,  was  son  of  Abraham  Adams. 
of  X'ewtown.  Abraliam  Sr..  born  1660,  was 
son  of  Edward  Adam<.  of  Fairfield,  Con- 
necticut, whei  was  of  Xew  Haven  as  early  as 
1640.  Chill  Iren:  Samuel  E.,  mentioned  be- 
low, and  fiur  others  died  young. 

fIX)  Samuel  E.,  son  of  ^^'illar(.l  Hopkins. 
was  liorn  in  Xauc;atuck.  formerly  \\'aterln:ry. 
Decenil^er  31,  1863.  He  attended  private 
schools  in  his  native  town  and  the  ^lilitary 
School  at  Ossinning-on-the-Hudson.  Xew 
York,  graduating  in  the  class  of  1S79.  He 
then  took  special  courses  in  metallurgy  with 
a  view  of  engaging  in  the  iron  business.  For 
20  years  lie  was  engaged  in  the  malleable 
iron  business  at  Xauyatuck.  Cc'nnecticut.^and 
Toledo,  Ohio,  and  has  continued  in  business 
to  some  extent  to  the  present  ti;iie  as  me- 
chanical engineer.  He  i^  president  and  di- 
rector of  the  [Manufacturers'  Foundry  Com- 
pany of  W'aterbury,  Connecticut:  president 
and  director  of  the  Southern  Pliosphatc  De- 
'  velopment  Company  of  Florida:  directrir  of 
the  Xaugatuck  Xational  Bank  of  Xaugatuck. 
He  is  one  of  the  incorpin'ators  of  the  Xauga- 
t'.'ck  Savings  F'ank :  diredor  of  the  X'auga- 
tuck  Water  Con\pany  and  direcior  of  the  ^lal- 
leable  Iron  Company  of  Bridgeport.  Connecti- 
cut. In  poltics  he  is  Republican,  in  religinn  a 
Congregationali-t.  He  married.  January  15. 
1885.  Ab!)ie  Bartholomew,  born  December  9, 
1863,  daughter  of  Samuel  Merriman  and  Sar- 


ah   Ellen    ('Cartliokniewl    Coui;,   of    Waking- 
ford.  Cornce'iciii.     They  have  rio  cliillren. 

Thomas  Jrdd.  i!-;i:iiigrant  ancestor, 
JUDD  came  from  England  in  1033  or 
ir)3f,  and  settled  at  Cam'. ridge, 
Massachusetts.  He  had  a  h')me-lot  of  four 
acres  granted  to  him  iri  August,  1634,  in  the 
part  of  Cambridge  called  the  "West  End.*'  on 
the  nortlieast  si'J.e  of  tlie  highway  to  Water- 
town.  He  was  among  those  wdio  were  to 
reeei",'e  their  proportion  nf  mea^low  land. 
Aiigu't  20.  1635.  and  also  he  was  on  the  list 
of  those  who  had  a  house  or  ho;ises  in  Cam- 
bridge in  February,  1636.  He  was  made  free- 
man, ?\Iay  25,  1636.  He  removed  to  Hart- 
ford in  1G36,  probably  one  nf  the  company 
of  about  a  hundred  men,  wrmien  and  children 
wdio  left  on  the  last  day  of  }ilay,  1636,  and 
went  through  the  wilderness  to  the  Connecti- 
cut river.  He  had  a  house-lot  at  Hartford  of 
about  two  acres.  He  was  one  of  the  first 
proprietors  and  settlers  of  Farmineton,  where 
he  probab!}-  moved,  about  1644.  ^"'-l  5i'5  home 
lot  was  the  third  lot  from  the  north  end  of 
the  main  street,  on  both  sides  of  the  street, 
e.xtending  toward  the  Farmington  river.  He 
was  a  prosperous  farmer  and  a  prominent 
citizen,  being  one  of  tl)e  firsi  tv^-o  deputies  to 
the  general  court.  May.  1047.  He  was  alsrv  a 
deput}- in  ?ilay,  1648-49:  September.  1650-5;- 
^~  :  (  k^tober,  1658-59:  2\iav  and  'vJetoi.er,  1661- 
62-63:  ?day,  1666:" October.  i':ir',^-7o:  :>lay  and 
October,  1677:  IMay.  167S,  ami  October,  1670. 
His  wife  died  in  Farmington.  perhaps  about 
i(>78.  He  marricil  (second  1.  Clemence 
^ifason.  December  2.  16-0.  v/idow  of  Thomas 
?dason.  of  Xorthanipcon.  who  died  in  1678. 
They  lived  in  Xorthanipton  during  most  of 
their  life,  on  her  homestead  on  the  east  side 
of  Pleasant  street.  He  owned  about  forty 
acres  of  meadow-  land.  He  was  a  selectman 
ii:  Xorthampton  in  16S2.  His  }-(;nuigeit  son, 
Samuel,  came  there  and  lived  wid.i  him.  and 
after  his  death  the  son  took  care  of  his 
widow,  Clemence  Judd,  and  she  ga^'e  lier  es- 
tate to  him.  Tliomas  Judd  was  a  mem.bcr 
of  the  church  under  Rev.  Thomas  Hooker 
and  Rev.  Samuel  Stone,  both  at  Cambridiie 
and  Hartford,  and  he  remained  with  the  Hart- 
ford church  until  a  church  was  gathered  at 
h'-rmiiigton.  October  i^.  1652.  ITe  was  one 
of  the  seven  pillars  of  the  church  at  Farming- 
ton  at  'ts  organization,  and  his  wife  joined  in 
X'ovcmber.  T652.  He  wa >  the  secon  i  deacon 
'if  the  cluirch.  He  died  X^vember  12.  168S. 
ai-.d  b.is  deatii  Avas  reu:isfered  r-,v  the  covititv 
clerk  at  Springfield.  His  second  wire.  Clem- 
ence. died  Xoseniber  22,  1696.  He  sctt'crl 
his    e-tate    bv    deeds.      He    ^va5    one    of    the 


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CONXECTICUT 


eig'lity-fi  ur  pni]Tietor>  oi  rarnii.i^tDn.  ami 
much  of  hi^  Innrl  by  the  divi^inn  was  received 
by  his  cliildren  and  grandch-ildre'i.  alier  hi; 
death.  betuecii  1708  and  1730.  1-ive  oi  his 
sons  were  al^o  aniL^iiL::  the  ei^ht\-t'iur  nro- 
prietcTS..  In  .Marcli,  i(j()2.  the  .^cTicrai  court 
granted  to  him  two  hundred  acre-  "f  land 
which  \\a>  called  Judd".-  Farm.  Init  Mime 
years  after  the  land  was  found  to  be  in  the 
bounds  of  W'allingford.  and  it  was  given  uj), 
and  other  land  taken  elsewhere.  ChiMien: 
Elizabeth,  liijrn  between  the  years  ;0j3  and 
163C;  William,  born  between  the  years  1633 
and  1636:  it  .is  not  known  which  was  the 
glder,  William  ov  Elizabeth:  Thcmias.  i'>38; 
John,  abort  Kqo:  Benjamin,  abirmt  1042. 
menti^>neil  beli.'W :  }ilary.  about  1644;  Ruth, 
1647;  Philip,  1649. 

(II)  Tienjamin.  sc-i  of  Thrma-  Judd.  was 
born  about  1642.  He  lived  at  FarminLijton. 
He  married  Mary.  dauLihter  of  Captain  Will- 
iam Lewis,  of  Farminqton.  She  was  born 
in  M'ay.  1645.  He  died  in  16S9.  probably  in 
October,  and  the  inventor}-  of  his  e^tale,  two 
hundred  and  sixty-seven  pounds,  was  pre- 
sented to  tlie  court.  Xovember  6,  1689.  Flis 
■widow  died  in  1691  or  1692.  Her  son  Benja- 
min was  appointed  adnn'nisirator.  March. 
1692,  with  John  Judd  and  William  Lewis  to 
aid.  The  estate  v,  as  divided  among  the  chil- 
dren. .May  20.  iiV)7.  Benjamin  and  Philip 
Judd  died  in  Ic-s  than  a  year  after  their 
father,  and  their  brother  \Villiam  died  the 
next  year.  lUjo.  wliile  their  sister.  Marv 
Loomis.  died  .\ugust  8.  1684.  Children,  born 
in  Farmington:  Elizabeth,  born  August  21. 
1668.  died,  young;  Benjamin.  1<'>~1,  mentioned 
below:  ^lary.  1075:  Sarah.  1677:  Hannah, 
baptized  March  13.  i68r  ;  Xathaniel.  baptized 
July  22.  1683  :  Esther,  baptized  February  14. 
1686:  Jonathan,  baptized  September  22.  i(>88. 

(iri)  Benjainin  (2),  son  of  Beniamin  li) 
Judd.  was  born  in  1671.  He  married  Susanna 
North,  of  \\'etherstield.  Januarv  18.  K'94.  ami 
lived  in  thnt  jart  of  i\en-ington  ['ari-h.  in 
Farmington.  called  Xew  Britain.  He  died 
^^arch  9,  1764.  and  four  sons  and  seven 
daughters  seem  to  have  liverl  to  an  adult 
age.  He  did  iv<x  leave  a  will.  Children : 
Benjamin,  born  March  2.  i&)j :  Su-annah. 
August  12,  1(190:  Mary,  February  o.  1702; 
Abigail,  September  5.  1703:  Kczia.  Septem- 
ber 14,  1703:  Bathsheba,  AugU'^t  20.  1707: 
Joanna.  October  i.'i.  1700:  Catiierine,  October 
26,  171 1  :  Uriah.  December  28.  1713:  Tames. 
January  20.  t-i(',,  mentii-^ncd  belr^w":  Xathan. 
August  24.  1710:  Hezekiah.  June  19.  1722, 
died  September  9.  1727. 

(IV)  James,  son  of  Benjamin  (2)  Judd. 
was  born  January  20.  1716.     He  married  Flan- 


n.i.h  An<Irus.  1749,  a 
Society.  He  macie  1 
jiriAvd,  I"cbruai\-  17, 
•i\ife  Hannah,  t\\  o  m;. 
four   daughters.      Hi 


liven  in  Xev,  Britain 
v.iii  ill  17S2  and  v.-as 
Sj.  He  menti'.-ned  his 
Jan.ies  and  Daniel,  and 
wife   died   about    1790. 


Children;  Hannah,  married  Leonard  l^icldinc, 
and  left  four  children;  .Kbigail.  born  Jtme  5, 
1752;  Lydia,  October  6,  1754:  James,  about 
1756:  .Asaliel.  .May  24.  1759.  died  young; 
Daniel,  August  14,  1761,  mentioned  below; 
Anne,  17(14.  died  young:  Sarah,  176S.  (Sam- 
uel, son  of  James,  died  1752,  and  James,  son 
of  James,  ilied  1755.  These  may  have  been 
sons  of  James,  son  of  Daniel  Judd,  of  F~arm- 
ington.  ) 

(\')  Daniel,  son  of  James  Jud'l,  was  born 
August  14,  1761,  died  in  1S35.  He  married 
(hrst)  Irene  Flitclicock  and  (second)  Flan- 
nah  Bartholomew.  Fie  had  two  children  by 
the  first  wife,  and  the  remainder  by  the  sec- 
ond wife.  In  1839  four  sons  were  l;vin.g  in 
Xew  r.ritain.  Children;  William:  Daniel; 
Irene,  mairied  John  Ellis  and  had  four  chil- 
dren ;  Polly,  married  William  Barrett  and  had 
three  children  :  Eri.  mentioned  belov.- ;  .\m  m  : 
Betse}'.  married  Flenry  Ciladdins'  and  h;td  two 
children;  Richard,  married  Eliza  H^wii  and 
had  three  children  :  Rhoda.  married  William 
Hart  and  had  six  children. 

(\'I)  Eri.  son  of  Daniel  Judd.  m,-;rried 
Lo\-isa  Brown.-on  and  had  seven  children. 
Children;  I.orin  F.,  mentioned  bel^w ;  .Vel- 
son.  married  Alii.gail  W.  Smith;  An<lrew.  un- 
married; Walter,  unmarried;  Hannah,  un- 
marricfl : ,  deceased  ; ,  deceased. 

( \TI  )  Lorin  P..  son  of  Eri  Judd.  was  born 
in  Xew  Britain,  Februarv  3.  1820.  died  tliere. 
189^1.  He  v,-as  educated!  in  the  public  sciiools 
of  his  native  town,  and  in  early  life  \\-as  in 
partnership  v.-ith  T.  C.  Loomis  in  the  manu- 
facture of  clocks.  He  was  traveling  sales- 
man for  his  firm,  after  the  custom  oi  the 
time^.  and  he  used  to  tell  many  interesting 
stories  of  his  experiences.  Fie  v.as  shrewd 
and  he  found  full  play  for  his  wits  in  a  call- 
ing that  furnished  a  start  in  life  for  mi  many 
Yankees.  But  it  was  in  the  firm  of  North  i 
Judd  Manufacturing  Companv  that  bmui^dit 
to  Mr.  Judd  the  opportunity  for  the  ap[nica- 
tion  of  his  btisiness  ability  and  love  of  v.-ork 
that  made  him  successful.  This  concern  dates 
back  to  the  year  1812.'  when  Alvin  Xorth  and 
his  Ijrother.  Seth  J.  Xorth.  and  si^ns  conducted 
a  factory  in  the  vicinity  of  the  present  plant, 
manufacturing  article-  of  plated  ware  for 
nil  re  tha"  forty  year-.  In  1 85;  the  interests  of 
.\ivin  Xorth  were  ]'Urcha<e(l  by  Air.  Judd  and 
J.  -\.  Pickett  and  the  firm  became  H.  F.  X'orth 
it  Comiiany.  In  i8'i3  Mr.  Judd  boi;glit  fjut 
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North  &  Jiicld  and  soon  afterward  the  busi- 
ness was  incorporated  under  tlie  title  of  tlie 
North  &  Judd  Manufacturing  Company. 
During  the  civil  war  this  concern  did  an  im- 
mense business  at  large  protil,  furnishing  army 
supplies,  and  thus  laid  the  f(vundati(Mi  for  the 
great  prosperity  of  later  years.  In  I'el)ruary, 
1888,  the  wooden  factory  was  'lesiroyed  by 
fire  and  its  place  was  taken  by  a  large  brick 
building,  to  which  extensive  additions  have 
been  made  from  time  to  time.  To  this  busi- 
ness ]^ir.  Judd  gave  almost  all  the  years  of 
his  active  life  and  his  tremendous  energy,  and 
it  is  his  chief  monument.  He  was  al?o  a 
director  in  the  New  Britain  National  Dank, 
the  New  Britain  Gaslight  Company  and  the 
Union  Manufacturing  Company.  lie  was  one 
of  the  prime  movers  in  securing  for  the  city 
a  street  railway  system,  furnishing  money  and 
credit  to  build  it,  tlien  selling  his  interests 
when  the  road  was  in  operation,  losing  a 
substantial  amount,  but  securing  fur  the  city 
a  great  convenience  and  an  important  aid  to 
its  growth,  development  and  prosperity.  lie 
was  public-spirited  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
word,  and  New  Britain  benefited  much  from 
his  loyalty  and  strong  influence  in  the  busi- 
ness world.  He  died  March  10,  1S96.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  from  1S57  until  he  died  and  gave 
liberally  of  his  time  and  money  to  the  church 
and  its  good  works.  The  A'ctc  Britain  Herald 
said  of  him :  "'Lorin  F.  Judd,  one  of  New 
Britain's  oldest  and  most  prosperous  and  best 
known  business  men,  died  at  his  residence 
on  Main  street  shortly  after  nine  o'clock  last 
night.  He  had  been  in  pixir  health  for  sev- 
eral years,  although  he  managed  to  get  to 
the  factory  for  a  short  time  each  day.  The 
immediate  cause  of  his  death  was  heart  fail- 
ure. '■'  "'■■  *  He  has  lived  here  continu- 
ously and  had  always  been  associated  with 
the  business  interests  of  the  town  and  had 
taken  a  prominent  part  in  advancing  the 
growth  and  progre-s  of  New  Britain."  He 
married.  May  19,  1842.  Josephine  M.  Lee,  of 
Bristol.  ChiMren:  Mortimer  },[..  secretary 
of  the  North  &  Judd  !Manufactu'ing  Com- 
pany, and  Mrs.  Cliarles  S.  Landers. 


Toseph  Smith,  probablv  of  the 
SMITH  \\-ethersfieId  Smiths,  settled,  be- 
fore 1740,  in  .S'tiisbury.  Samuel 
Smitli,  pres'.nned  to  be  his  brother,  was  there 
earlier  and  had  children:  Sainuel.  born  Jan- 
uary 13,  1727:  John,  born  Februar}-  22,  172S; 
Daniel,  April  15,  1732:  Joseph,  February  12, 
1733 ;  Margaret,  December  8,  1735.  James 
Smith,  Jr..  Iiad  a  daughter  Elizabeth  there  in 
1748,  and  James   Smith,  Sr..  mav  have  been 


.father  of  Joseph  and  Samuel.  Th.e  children 
of  Joseph  Smith,  born  at  Simslnir\':  1.  Eliza- 
beth, May  Q,  1740.  2.  Elisha,  November  19, 
1742.  3.  Lucy,  February  4,  1747.  4.  Joseph, 
.\pril  16.  1749,  died  November  3,  1751.  5. 
Joseph,  mentioned  below. 

(11)  Jo.seph  (2).  son  of  Joseph  (i)  Smith, 
was  born  at  Simsbury,  November  i,  1751. 
\\'hen  he  was  twelve  years  old  he  moved  to 
Norfolk,  Connecticut.  liis  first  purchase  of 
land  was  made  in  that  town,  and  subseqi'ently 
he  bought  a  tract  of  wild  land  in  the  western 
part  of  Colebrook,  \\-here  he  settled.  He  was 
active  in  the  patriot  army  and  as  a  citizen 
during  the  revolution,  helping  to  defend  Dan- 
bury  on  the  occasion  of  the  second  attack  by 
the  British.  He  was  a  farmer.  He  died  No- 
vember 8,  1846,  at  the  great  age  of  ninct\-hve 
vears.  He  married  (first)  Sybil  Wardell,  of 
Bran  ford  or  New  Haven.  She  died  March 
24,  1813,  aged  fifty-six  }cars.  He  married 
(second)  Anne  Hcwett.  a  widow.  Children 
of  first  wife:  Humphrc}',  Lois,  Josephua, 
Betsey,  Laura,  Evelyn.  Hiram  Guy,  mentioned 
below. 

(HI)  Hiram  Guy.  son  of  Joseph  (2) 
Smith,  was  born  at  West  Norfolk,  July  15, 
1797,  and  died  in  Colebrook,  November  8, 
1880.  He  was  educated  in  the  jnililic  scln'r.Is. 
For  several  years  he  had  a  fulling  mi!',  \\'ie'"e 
he  dressed  woolen  cloth.  After  vcorking  on 
the  homestead  for  a  number  of  years  for  i:i3 
father,  he  succeeded  to  the  farm  and  con- 
ducted it  the  rest  of  his  life.  Pie  was  a 
gifted  musician  and  especially  skilful  player 
on  the  flute  and  bagpipes.  He  married.  April 
2,  1S32.  Clementina  Barber,  born  at  Caiiton, 
Hartford  county,  ;\Iay  29.  1S04,  died  Sept.'m- 
ber  22.  1890,  daughter  of  Michael  and  .Anna 
(Taylor)  Barber,  granddaughter  of  rilichael 
and  .\zubah  (BrowiO  Barber.  Azubali  Brown 
was  the  daughter  of  John  (3)  and  Hannah 
(Owen)  Brown  and  granddaughter  of  John 
(2)  and  !Mar\-  ( Eggleston )  Brown,  great- 
granddaughter  of  John  ( I  )  and  Elizabeth 
(Loomis)  Brown.  The  last-mentioned  Jr.lin 
(O  Brown  was  son  of  Peter  and  Mar_\-  (Gil- 
lett)  Brown  and  grandson  of  the  Peter  Brown 
who  came  over  in  the  "Mayflower."  Michael, 
Jr.,  and  Ann  (Taylor)  Brown  lived' in  Can- 
ton several  years  after  their  marriage,  but 
in  1809  went  west  and  settled  on  a  farm  in 
Ohio,  making  die  ji^urney  with  teams  in  six 
\vi.'':'ks.  Mr.  liarber  ijou^ht  a  tract  '^f  iand 
in  Marlboret  and  built  a  kiy  c:ibin.  He  h.i'l 
not  proceeded  far  with  clearing  his  farm. 
bo\vevcr.  wdien  he  died  and  he  was  Imned 
in  a  coftinjnade  of  n  Ivillowed  log.  after  the 
piimitive  ci,:-tom  of  the  day.  His  widow  and 
three   dau.,''iiters   r'.-uirned    to   Canton.     Clem- 


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entina  cnine  to  Colebrook  when  ten  years 
old  tij  live  with  L.utnan  r.arljLr.  She  died 
Sejitember  22,  i8go.  in  tiie  eighty->eventh 
year  of  her  age,  having  h\ed  to  sec  and  re- 
member seven  generations  of  her  family. 
Hannali  Owen,  wife  of  Jc.hn  I'.rown,  her 
grcat-graiidniother,  was  hving  wlien  Mrs. 
Smith,  was  a  child.  Children  of  Hiram  Guy 
Smith:  i.  Alpha,  born  September  i,  1S33, 
died  May  20.  1835:  Hiram  Alpha,  (q.  v.). 

(I\")  Hiram  Alpha,  son  of  Hiram  Gu\- 
Smith,  was  born  in  Colebrook,  May  3,  1836. 
He  attended  th.e  district  schools  there  and 
comjileted  his  education  at  Norfolk  Seminary. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  began  to  teach 
school  and  continued  during  the  winter  terms 
for  a  number  of  years,  working  on  the  farm 
in  summer.  In  1S76  he  began  hi.s  career  as  a 
traveling  salesman,  representing  the  Empire 
Knife  Company  and  the  Beardsley  Scythe 
Coinpany  for  several  seasons  and  afterwards 
holding  a  similar  position  with  the  Thaxer 
Scythe  Company  and  the  ^^'in^ted  Manui'ac- 
turing  Company.  He  has  traveled  through 
Vermont,  New  York,  Pennsylvania  and  New- 
Jersey.  Since  1S58  he  has  resided  on  the 
farm  in  Colebrook.  He  enlisted  August  26, 
1862,  in  Company  F.  Twenty-eighth  Connecti- 
cut Regiment  of  \'oIunteer  Infantry,  for  nine 
months  and  joined  his  regiment  at  Camp 
Terry.  In  the  fall  he  went  south  with  the 
command  to  join  General  Banks's  Division  in 
the  Nineteenth  Army  Corps  and  wintered  at 
Pensacola,  Florida,  proceeding  thence  to  Port 
Hudson,  in  the  siege  and  capture  of  which  he 
took  part.  He  remained  with  his  regiment 
until  its  arrival  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  wdiere 
he  was  left  sick  in  the  hospital,  August  8, 
i8r,?.  He  was  honorably  dischar:;ed  at  New- 
Haven,  August  28,  following;,  and  returned 
home  to  recuperate  in  health.  In  public  affairs 
he  has  been  active  and  influential,  serving  the 
tmvn  several  terms  as  selectman  and  school 
visitor,  and  in  1905  he  represented  the  town 
in  the  genera!  as>embly.  He  niarriecl.  Sep- 
tember 9,  1S58.  Harriet  North,  horn  at  Cole- 
brook, January  12.  1S30,  daughter  of  loel  and 
Harriet   (Taylor)   North. 

Her  father  was  born  Tune  10.  lyq^.  in 
Colebrook.  son  of  Rufus  North,  a  natiCe  of 
Torrington,  and  grandson  of  Martin  North, 
also  born  in  Torrington.  Ebenezer  North, 
father  oi  Martin,  rennved  from  Farming-ton 
to  lorringt'in  when  a  young  man  anrl  was 
one  of  the  early  settlers.  ^lartin  North  wa^ 
an  early  settler  at  Colebrook,  a  chairmaker 
by  trade  and  manufacturer  of  =pinnin'^  wbeeU. 
He  married  Abigail  Eno.  Rufus  North  was 
a  skilful  woodworker,  manufacturing  churns, 
fii  >■■   o.irs  and  moulding  boards  and  aUo  con- 


ducted a  farm.  He  married  Esther  fv.bards. 
Joel  North  was  a  blackiuiidi  an,,l  f.-i^-incr, 
operating  a  small  sa-ivmi'd  located  on  h\<  farm 
until  1S34,  when  he  sold  it  and  bou^iit  ti;e 
hoiiiestead  now  occupied  by  !Mr.  Smith.  He 
died  there  in  January,  1S55,  aged  fifty-nine 
>ears.  He  married  Harriet  Taylor,  dauglu<.r 
of  Je-se  and  Polly  (Owen)  Taylor:  ch.iklrcn  ; 
Emily  and  Esther  (twins),  Harriet,  Lester, 
Joel,  Eben.  Jesse  Taylor  w-as  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution,  serving  seven  >ears.  Polly  Owen 
was  also  a  descendant  of  Peter  Brown,  the 
Pilgrim  ancestor. 

Children  of  Hiram  Alph.a  and  Harriet 
(North)  Smith:  i.  Howard,  mentioned  be- 
low. 2.  Gertrude  C,  December  28,  1861  :  re- 
sides with  her  parents.  3.  Lester  North.  July 
27,  1864:  married,  [March  5,  1S85,  Lizzie  M. 
Phelps  ;  children  :  Winthrop  Phelps,  Novem- 
ber 12.  18S7:  Madeline  Gertrude,  July  11, 
1900.  4.  Julian  Hiram,  November  16.  i865; 
resides  at  home.  5.  Josephine  Harriet,  Au- 
gust 29,  187 1  ;  married,  No\eiiib-ei  12,  i8'j'>, 
I'urton  A.  Brooks,  of  ^^'incheste^,  Connecti- 
cut :  child  :  Leiand  Trumbull,  Jul}-  31,  190!. 

(\')  Howard,  son  of  Hiram  Alpha  Sinith, 
was  born  at  Colebrook,  August  25,  1859.  He 
attended  the  pv.blic  schools  of  his  native  town 
and  the  South  Berkshire  Institute  at  New 
Marlborough.  ^lassachusetts.  He  has  made 
a  specialty  of  music  and  has  been  a  teacher 
of  music  for  niany  years.  During  the  sum- 
mer season  he  takes  boarders  at  his  beautiful 
estate  at  Colebrook,  and  tliis  farm  is  a  very 
popular  place  among  the  summer  people.  He 
served  on  the  school  board  of  the  town  for 
twenty  years  and  was  cliairman  most  of  the 
time.  He  has  been  on  the  board  of  relief 
of  the  tow-n  and  assessor  and  tax  collector, 
town  treasurer  and  town  clerk.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  a  justice  of  the  peace.  In 
1909  he  represented  the  town  in  the  general 
assembly  and  served  on  the  committees  on 
forfeited  rights  and  congressional  and  sena- 
torial districts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational Church  Socictv,  has  been  its 
treasurer,  and  f^r  more  than  twenty  years  its 
choir  leader. 

He  married.  January  26,  18S6,  Marv  Etta 
Jones,  of  North  Salem.  New  York,  daughter 
of  George  and  ?Tarriet  (Banks)  Jones.  Their 
only  child,  ^^"\•llys  Pelton.  born  Januar\-  j8. 
1890,  is  a  farmer  at  North  Colebrook;  he 
married.  Se;)te;v,iier  2,  10,08.  Saima  \\'intcr; 
child:    Doroth}-  J-".r.ima.  born  ]ulv  14,  1909. 


Jacob      Kiefer.      now      retired, 

KIFFER      f.-.tu-ider  oi  the  Kiefer  Furniture 

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nate,  Germnny,  nerir  the  French  border,  Sep- 
tember 6,  1829. 

Jacob  Kict'er.  Sr.,  was  born  in  the  town  of 
Euichniuhlbach  (meaning-  JJrcok  n;ill  stream). 
He  followc.l  the  trade  of  caliinetmak-er  and 
was  the  master  builder  and  cabinetmaker  of 
that  place.  He  married  in  liis  native  land  a 
wonian  of  German  descent,  who  died  in  Ger- 
many, 1830,  leaving  two  children,  the  only 
survivor  being-  Jacob,  referred  to  at  the  head 
of  this  narrative.  In  1S32  Jacob  Kiefer,  Sr.. 
emigrated  to  America,  accompanied  by  his 
son  Jacob,  the  -journey  in  a  sailing;  vessel 
covering-  a  period  of  two  months.  He  set- 
tled in  Frederick,  Maryland,  where  he  re- 
mained for  a  time  with  his  brother.  Here  he 
married  Elizabeth  Stern  and  in  1834  removed 
to  New  York  City,  where  he  conducted  a 
prosperous  cabinetmal<ing  business,  his  shop 
being  located  at  No.  108  Delancev  street. 
During  the  cholera  epiden-iic  of  1849.  which 
swept  over  tlie  country,  he  was  stricken  with 
the  disease  and  died  in  a  few  hours.  He  had 
four  brothers,  as  follows:  Michael,  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1820:  was  a  cabinet- 
maker, which  line  of  work  he  followed  in 
Frederick,  Z\Iaryland;  later  he  moved  Xo  that 
part  of  Brooklyn  novv^  called  East  New  York. 
Daniel,  can-ie  to  the  United  States  and  lo- 
cated in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in  1826;  he  fol- 
lowed the  trade  of  tailor  until  his  death. 
Peter,  died  in  Canada.  Adam,  who  followed 
the  occupation  of  farmer,  died  in  Frederick, 
Maryland. 

Jacob  Kiefer,  Jr..  attended  public  school 
No.  7  in  Chrystie  street.  New  York.  At 
eleven  years  of  age  he  entered  the  service  of 
Benjamin  2vIooney  &  Company,  wholesale 
hardware  merchants,  at  No.  S2  Pine  street, 
as  an  apprentice,  and  remained  there  for  four 
years.  Possessing  fine  mechanical  ideas,  he 
commenced  the  manufacture  of  guitars  in  his 
father's  shop,  under  the  direction  of  Signer 
Eini,  the  finest  guitarist  then  in  tb.e  country. 
In  the  manufacture  of  these  instruments  he 
made  everything  himself  except  the  strings. 
The  superiority  of  workmanship  and  tone  of 
his  instruments  attracted  tlie  attention  of  the 
mu'^ical  public,  and  at  the  American  Institute 
Fair  held  at  Castle  Garden,  in  184'!,  he  re- 
ceived the  first  premium,  his  competitors  be- 
ing the  best  makers  in  the  United  States. 
In  connection  with  this  'Slv.  Kiefer  relates  the 
following.  He  carried  his  instruments  in  a 
glass  case  from  his  shop  to  Castle  "^larden. 
but  owing  to  a  misunderstanding  regarding 
the  time  found  he  was  too  bte  to  enter  for 
the  exhibits.  But  the  managers,  noticing  his 
guitars  in  the  cases  and  seeing  that  he  was 
only    a   boy,    inqr.ired    his   errand    and    finallv 


decided  that  he  be  allowed  to  enter  the  con- 
test, where  he  took  the  first  prize,  as  stated 
above.  Mr.  Kiefer  still  has  in  his  possession 
the  first  instrument  which  he  made,  posscssmg 
a  remarl<ablv  fine  tone  and  upon  which  he 
played  many  years. 

His  father  consenting.  Jacob  Kiefer,  [r., 
removed  to  Bridgeport,  Ci>iu-ie'-ticut,  in  1846, 
at  the  solicitation  of  Mr.  Fenelon  H-Lilibcll.  to 
work  as  a  journeyman  cabirietmaker.  Here 
he  conceived  tlie  idea  of  mar-ufacturing  fur- 
niture by  machinery,  and  in  1850  comnienced 
business  on  his  own  account  in  a  small  build- 
ing, and  by  the  aid  of  steam  power  manu- 
factured furniture  for  his  old  emplovers.  As 
he  was  among  the  early  manufacturers  of 
furniture  by  machinery,  and  as  no  machinery 
had  as  yet  been  made  for  that  purpose,  he 
was  obliged  to  make  his  own  machinerv.  In 
1S32,  in  connection  with  business  men  of 
Bridgeport,  he  organized  The  Furniture  Man- 
ufacturing Company,  and  for  several  vears 
was  general  manager.  He  later  hougl-it  out 
their  interests  and  built  up  the  largest  furni- 
ture business  in  the  eastern  states,  cmploving 
over  four  hundred  hands.  From  i8fiS  until 
he  -iold  his  pl:;nt  to  the  Ne\\  York.  New 
Haven  &  Hartford  railroad  fur  the  site  of 
their  prc-"ent  station  in  1S04,  a  period  of 
twenty-eigh.t  years,  he  was  president  siid 
treasurer  of  this  immense  establishment,  the 
goods  produced  being  knov.-ii  throughout  the 
country  as  the  standard  of  e.xcellei-ice.  Since 
then  he  has  lived  a  practically  retired  lite, 
but  has  done  some  very  fine  cabinet  work 
for  the  Western  Electric  Company  and  other 
concerns.  He  is  reckoned  one  of -tlie  finest 
workmen  in  wood  in  this  section  of  the  coun- 
try, and  in  his  home  mav  lie  seen  choice 
speciniens  of  his  exquisite  workmanship  in 
various  articles  of  furniture. 

Mr.  Kiefer  is  a  public-spirited  and  enter- 
prising citizen.  ITaving  been  a  member  of 
the  old  \'olnnteer  Fire  Department  for  about 
fifteen  years  (from  1847  lentil  the  paid  de- 
partment came  into  existence),  he  was  one 
of  the  first  to  suggest  the  use  of  steam  and 
the  organization  of  the  present  efficient  paid 
fire  deixirtment.  but  which  at  the  time  made 
him  many  enemies  in  the  old  department.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  subscribers  to  a  fund  for 
laying  out  Seaside  Park  and  was  its  first  park 
commissioner,  which  office  he  heM  several 
years.  For  a  number  of  years  successi-.eiv 
he  was  a  member  of  the  comn-;on  council,  and 
in  April,  1886,  was  elected  president  of  the 
board  of  aldermen.  He  is  a  charter  member 
of  Seaside  Club  and  has  served  on  its  b-oard 
of  directors.  In  i8<'i2  he  was  made  a  Ma-on 
in   St.   John's    Lodge   and   is  now   one  of   its 


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oldest  members.  He  is  a  member  of  council. 
chapter  and  commandery,  up  to  the  thirty- 
second  degree,  member  of  Pyramid  Temple, 
Nobles  of'the  ^fystic  Shrine.  ],le  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  old  Dutch  Reformed  church,  and 
in  politics  a  Republican.  }ilr.  Kicfer  ha-^  a 
very  fine  military  record,  having  joined  the 
Eagle  Guards  many  years  ago.  being  elected 
corporal,  then  tirst  lieutenant.  After  the  or- 
ganization changed  its  name  to  the  \\'ash- 
ington  Light  Guard  he  was  elected  captain 
and  served  one  }ear.  when  he  tendered  his 
resignation.  He  afterward  joined  the  Con- 
necticut Fl}'ing  Artillery  and  was  made  or- 
derly sergeant,  which  position  he  held  one 
year,  and  was  then  elected  captain  of  Battery 
A,  consisting  of  six  pieces.  The  company 
at  that  time  were  all  merchants  and  promi- 
nent men  of  Bridgeport,  and  during  the  draft 
riots  of  1861  this  companv  was  cijmstantly 
under  arms,  and  Captain  Kiefer,  for  hi^  own 
safety  when  going  from  his  house  to  the  ar- 
morv,  was  compelled  to  wear  a  pair  of  Colt's 
revolvers  in  his  belt.  At  the  expiration  of 
one  year,  which  covered  the  stirring  times 
from  i86r  to  1862,  he  resigned.  He  is  the 
oldest  German  resident  in  Bridgeport,  and 
during  his  residence  there  has  witnessed  its 
growth  from  a  population  of  five  thousand  to 
over  one  hundred  thousand,  its  present  popu- 
lation. 

Mr.  Kiefer  married  (first),  in  1850.  Eftie 
Jane,  daughter  of  Gabriel  Decker,  of  Newark, 
New  Jersey.  Children:  i.  Emma  Louise, 
married  W.  Henry  Wilson,  of  Bridgeport;  she 
died  .April  2t,.  iqio;  children:  i.  Alice,  mar- 
ried (first-)  Carl  IMacomber :  (second)  Ben  E. 
Moseley.  of  New  York:  ii.  Natalie,  married 
(first)  Thomas  Bassett  and  had  two  chiMren: 
Louisa  and  Humphrey:  marrie<l  (second) 
William  Douglass  Fitch,  of  New  London.  2. 
Plattie  T..  married  William  E.  Burnham,  of 
Bridgeport.  3.  Frank  U'..  deceased :  married 
Leota  Saladee,  daughter  of  George  L.  \\'eed, 
of  Stamford.  Connecticut.  Mr.  Kiefer  mar- 
ried (second)  r^frs.  ]\lary  J-  Cooper,  Novem- 
ber 21,  1S97. 


The  Hoy  (or  Floye  1  family  is  of 
HOYE     ancient    English    origin,    and    has 

been  prominent  for  a  hm":  time 
in  county  SuiTolk.  One  branch  of  the  family, 
now  of  Higham  Lodge,  countv  .^uffcilk',  now 
or  lately  represented  by  Isaac  A.  Hoy.  bears 
these  arms:  \'ert  on  a  fesse  dancetto  lie- 
tween  four  horse  heads  erased  three  in  chief 
and  one  in  base  or,  three  doves  azure.  Crest: 
a  griffin  sejant  sable  holding  in  dexter  claw  a 
sword  erect  proper  pommel  and  hilt  or.  But 
the  coat-of-arms  borne  by  the   Hoye   family, 


mentioned  below,  is  thus  described  in  P.urke's 
General  Armory:  Or  a  unicorn  rarn|->ant 
sable.  Crest:  A  deini-lion  gules  supporting  a 
long  cross  or. 

According  to  the  records  of  1890  the  branch 
of  the  family  in  Ulster.  North  of  Ireland,  v.as 
i|uite  numerous.  There  were  fifteen  children 
born  in  Ireland  in  that  year  in  Hoy  families. 
Of  these  nine  were  of  Antrim,  and  two  of 
Downs,  and  all  but  two  in  the  north  of  Ire- 
land. 

(  I )  Sir  Isaac  Hoye,  of  the  old  Suffolk  fam- 
ily, was  born  in  county  Suffolk,  England,  in 
1715.  He  was  a  lawyer  of  distinction,  v.lio 
possessed  literary  ability  and  was  a  valued 
contributor  to  the  Loudon  Times.  Besides  tlie 
estate  in  Suttolk  he  owned  estates  in  county 
Antrim,  Ireland.  His  uncle.  Dr.  Thomas 
Hnve,  physician,  poet,  classical  scholar  and 
eminent  writer  of  his  day,  graduated  at  Ox- 
ford in  1675,  and  subsequently  became  pro- 
fessor of  physics  at  St.  John's  College  of  that 
university.  Dr.  Hoye  died  in  171.8.  Sir 
Isaac  had  three  sons,  all  of  whom  were  edu- 
cated at  Oxford  L'niversity. 

(II)  Thomas,  younger  son  of  Sir  Isaac 
Hoye,  inherited  none  of  the  estates  in  SutYolk, 
but  was  given  for  his  portion  the  e.-tatcs  in 
county  Antrim,  where  he  settled  shortly  after 
his  father  died,  before  1800. 

(III)  Francis,  grandson  of  Thomas  Hoye, 
was  born  in  1828.  He  lef:  Irelaml  wlien  a 
voung  man.  and  after  tra\eling  on  the  conti- 
nent and  through  the  Lhiited  States,  he  set- 
tled in  1848  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  but 
soon  afterward  went  to  New  Iia\en.  Con- 
necticut. Fie  became  a  prominent,  progressix'e 
and  honorable  business  m.an.  He  married 
Elizabeth  ]Mary  McGrail,  of  Boston,  who  died 
in  1S73,  aged  forty-one  years.  He  died  in 
1876.    They  had  seven  chiMren. 

It  is  tradition  that  the  McGrails  came  from 
the  Highlands  of  Scotland  to  the  .North  of 
Ireland  as  far  back  as  ihe  sixth  century,  and 
EHzabeth  was  descended  from  a  long  line 
of  wealthy  merchants  and  land  owners  in 
Inniskillen.  .Nccording  to  the  famil\',  tlie 
name  of  Stephen,  her  father,  descended  for 
manv  generations  with  the  family  fortune  and 
estate.  Her  f;uh.er,  who  was  a  philanrhropi-t, 
gave  most  of  his  great  fortune  to  relieve  the 
poor  of  Inniskillen  during  the  mernorable  fam- 
ine of  1S4S.  The  family  has  produced  some 
prominent  mercliants.  lawyers  and  clergymen. 
Th.i.'mas  McGrail.  an  attorney  of  .San  Fran- 
cisco. California,  and  the  Rev.  John  Mc'lrail. 
a  Roman  Catliolic  priest  of  Brattlehoroueii, 
Vermont,  were  descendants  also  of  tb.is  fam- 
ily. Stephen  .McGrail  married  Honor  Ma- 
guire.  a  descendant  of  Lord  Artliur  >.Iaguire, 


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a  leading  spirit  in  the  Irisii  revolution  of 
1690,  through  hii  .socund  sun.  Sir  John  .Ma- 
guire,  who  was  her  great-grantltather.  Syl- 
vester 3,Iaguire,  father  of  Honor,  lost  his  for- 
tune through  his  participation  in  the  rebellion 
of  1V9S;  he  married  a  >i>ter  of  r.i>h(.p  .Mc- 
Govern,  of  Glynn  Govern.  Ireland.  Ahniy  of 
the  Maguire  family  took  holy  iirders,  nota'ily 
Thomas  Maguire,  who  v.on  several  [uiblic  de- 
hates  ■with  various  famous  divines  of  the 
Church  of  England. 

(I\')  Stephen  M.  Iloye,  son  of  I'rancis 
Ho\-e,  was  li'irn  at  Mount  Carmel.  Xew  Haven 
county,  Connecticui,  July  19.  iSoo.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools  and  Mount  Carmel 
Academy,  and  studied  also  under  a  private 
tutor.  He  was  naturally  gifted  with  skill  in 
meclianics,  and  made  a  specialty  of  mechanical 
drawing  and  engineering.  He  entered  the 
e/nploy  of  the  \\'ineiie>ter  Repeating  .Arms 
Company  in  the  model  room  and  assisted  in 
making  the  new  model  86,  ritle  magazine, 
used  on  the  Winchester  shotgun.  He  left  tliis 
concern  to  engage  in  the  study  of  law  at  Yale 
Law  School.  In  1884  he  acce])ted  the  posi- 
tion' of  superintendent  of  the  Cheshire  W  atch 
Works,  where  he  remained  for  a  year.  He 
then  returned  to  the  law  school  and  was  grad- 
uated in  1888.  He  began  to  practice  in  New 
Haven.  Connecticut,  in  the  office  of  Judge 
SheK'on.  After  a  year  there  he  came  to  Xew 
York  City  and  opened  an  office  in  the  £r'r;//;;g 
Post  buildinij.  A  year  later  he  removed  to 
No.  2  Wall  street,  and  also  e>tabH>hed  a 
branch  office  in  Brooklyn.  In  1894  he  dis- 
continued the  Wal!  street  office,  and  since 
then  has  made  his  headciuarters  in  Brooklyn. 
He  has  made  a  specialty  of  corporation  prac- 
tice, and  takes  rank  among  the  most  com- 
petent lawyers  in  the  city  in  that  line  of  work. 
lie  has  for  clients  many  large  business  and 
railroad  companies.  He  also  does  an  exten- 
sive business  in  real  estate.  He  is  director 
and  counsel  of  the  Union  Rank  of  Brooklyn  : 
president  and  director  of  the  New  Jersev  & 
Staten  Island  Jun:tion  Railroad  Company; 
one  of  the  owner-  of  the  'SI.  E.  MoiTe  Bronze 
&  Plate  Company,  the  office  of  which  is  in 
New  York  City  and  factory  in  Kingston,  New 
York :  vice-president,  counsel  and  stockholder 
Of  the  Staten  Islanrl  Title  Guarantee  Com- 
pany; and  a  stockholder  in  the  Medina  Manu- 
facturing Company,  the  John  T.  Hunter  Com- 
pany, and  the  American  Spirometer  Company. 
He  ori:ranized  and  is  president  of  the  New 
Tcr.-ey  &  Staten  Island  Junction  Railroad 
Terminal  Company.  incorpor;ited  for  Sio.ooo.- 
000.  The  Company  plans  to  o.  n-trnct  a  tunnel 
from  all  the  railroads  which  riow  have  termi- 
nals on  tlie  eastern  .shore  of   Xew    Jersev   to 


I'rLiokh'n.  Tiie  charter  of  the  compjany  was 
p  ranted  liy  C')ngre^^  in  189.2.  but  was  not 
acted  u.pon  until  }Jr.  Hoye  took  charge.  Eras- 
tns  Wyman.  Sr.,  president  of  the  .Mutual  Mer- 
cantile .\genc\.  originated  the  unflertaking 
and  Ijegan  work  in  1880  and  secureit  the  char- 
ter and  franchi-e.  Mr.  Ho_\e  and  family  arc 
memhers  uf  St.  Navier  Catholic  Church  of 
Brooklyn.  In  politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  and 
w  as  for  two  years  president  of  the  Eirst  Ward 
Deniocrauc  Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
.Montaak  Club,  the  \nierican  and  Interna- 
tiiinai  Bar  As-^ociations.  and  of  the  "N'ale  Alum- 
ni .Association.  Mr.  Hoye  married,.  Jure  J4, 
iSi)i.  Rose  C.  Kerrin,  daughter  of  Dennis  C. 
Kerrin,  of  Litchfield.  Connecticut,  graduate  of 
the  Packard  In.-titute.  I'.rookiyn.  Children: 
."Stephen.  Russell  Aloore,  Wilbur  Grant,  Ste- 
phen M.,  jr. 


The     surname     Bierce     is     also 
BIERCE     spelled      Bearce      and      Bearse. 

Possibly  it  is  the  same  as  Beers, 
as  the  families  appear  often  in  the  same  lo- 
calities, and  the  same  spelling  appears  for 
each  family,  following  the  habits  of  the  early 
clerks  in  making  as  many  variations  as  pos- 
sible in  spelling  proper  names. 

ri)  Austin  or  Augustine  Bierce  (or 
Bearse).  the  immigrant  ancestor  of  this  fam- 
ilv.  came  from  England  in  the  ship  "Confi- 
dence." of  London,  from  Southampton,  in 
.\pril.  1638.  Fie  \\a<  then  twenty  years  old. 
.He  came  to  Barnstable.  .Massaclnisetts.  with 
the  first  settlers  in  1630.  His  hou-e  lot.  con- 
taining twelve  acres  of  ver\'  rocky  land,  was 
in  the  westerly  part  of  the  east  parish  nnd  vas 
bounded  westerly  by  land  of  John  tirocker 
and  easterly  by  land  of  Isaac  Robinson.  He 
bad  also  six  acres  in  the  calves'  pasture,  tlie 
best  sqil  of  the  town,  eight  acres  of  planting 
land  on  the  north  side  of  Shoal  pond  and 
thirty  acres  on  Indian  pond.  He  was  au- 
nfitted  a  freeman,  Ma_\  3.  1652,  was  a  grai'd 
juror  in  1653.  and  sur\'eyor  of  highways  in 
i('i74.  He  joined  Air.  Lothrop's  church.  .April 
JO.  i'>43.  and  his  name  stands  at  the  head 
of  the  list,  being  the  first  to  join  after  re- 
moving to  Barnstable.  Lie  was  very  pious, 
and  withcmt  exception  his  children  were  bap- 
tized the  Sunday  following  birth.  Joseph., 
born  on  Sunday,  was  carried  the  same  day 
two  miles  and  baptized  in  church.  It  was 
then  believed  that  children  dying  unbaptized 
were  lost.  Air.  Lotiirop  was  in  many  ways 
liberal,  but  he  held  to  the  belief  in  infant 
damnation.  Bierce  \\as  a  farmer.  His  house 
was  on  the  north  side  of  the  road,  and  at  last 
accounts  the  cellar  and  remains  of  an  I'.rchard 
market!  tlve  site.     He  was  livini:  in   i''>S6.  but 


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(lied  before  if-nj-  A  road  fruni  lM^  Iv.u-c  t,) 
Hyannis  is  still  called  llearse's  Way.  His 
grandsons  settled  in  Ilyannis.  Cliiltlven,  born 
at  Barnstable:  -Mary,  baptized  -May  O.  1(14,^ 
Martha,  bajjtizcd  -May  0.  HH.^:  I'ri^cilla.  bi -i  n 
March  10.  1643-44;  Sarah,  March  _'8,  1646: 
Abigail,  December  18.  1647;  Hannah.  No- 
vember 16,  1649;  Joseph.  January  J3,  1651- 
52;  Hester.  October  2,  1653:  Lydia.  .Septem.- 
ber,  1655;  Rebecca,  September,  1O57;  James, 
mentioned  below. 

(Ill  James  Bierce  (or  Bearse)  was  born 
near  the  end  of  July,  in  i6'jo.  at  Barnstable. 
iNIassacluisetts.  He  was  admitted  a  towns- 
man in  liis  native  place  in  i'^^t,.  a'^ed  twenty- 
three.  In  the  division  of  the  meadows  in  1G94 
he  had  four  acres,  and  in  the  linal  division 
of  1697  as  many  more.  In  the  division  of 
the  common  lands  in  1703  his  name  does  not 
■  appear.  He  removed  to  Halifax.  Massachu- 
setts, wliere  his  descendants  have  been  numer- 
ous :      Children :      James,    mentioneil    below ; 

John,  married  Sarah .  and  had  a  large 

family  at  Halifax:  Andrew,  married.  1736,  at 
Bridgewater.  }ilargaret  Dawes,  and  had  a 
large  family  at  Halifax  :  Joseph,  married  Han- 
nah Holmes;  Austin  (?)  (perhaps  grandson), 
married  Hannah,  and  had  a  large  famil\-. 
Hezekiah  (son  or  grandson),  married,  July 
2^.  1752.  Deborah  Sturtevant.  of  Halifax,  and 
had  four  or  more  children  at  Halifax. 

(III)  James  (2).  son  of  James  (i)  Bierce. 
was  born  about  16S5-90.  He  must  have  been 
living  in  1741.  for  his  son  was  called  "Jr.". 
when  he  married  in  that  }-ear.  We  find  the 
records  of  three  children  of  James  and  Abia 
at  Halifax:  Asa.  born  June  14.  1736:  Coii- 
sider,  April  15,  1738:  Rebecca.  December  9, 
1742.  There  were  doubtless  several  other 
children. 

(IV)  James  (3),  son  of  James  (2)  Bierce. 
was  born  at  Halifax,  or  vicinity,  about  1710. 
Tames.  Jr..  married,  April  2.  1741.  at  Halifax, 
^lary  Bumpas.  cf  r\Iiddleborough.  He  may 
have  lived  there  for  a  time.  The  "History  of 
Cornwall.  Connecticut"  (p.  273)  states  that 
the  settler,  James  Bierce.  came  from  eastern 
Massachusetts,  probably  Pembroke  (near 
Halifax),  about  1739.  and  settled  on  the  road 
east  of  the  Burnham  place,  afterwards  Corn- 
wall Bridge.  From  him  are  descended  the 
later  Peter  Bierce.  a  prominent  business  man 
and  politician,  and  James  Bierce.  of  Cornwall 
Bridge.  James.  William.  Ezekiel.  Nathan  and 
Stenhen  Bierce  were  in  tiie  revolution,  fro-n 
Cornwall  or  vicinity.  In  1790.  according  to 
the  first  census,  all  the  family  was  living  in 
Cornwall.  The  heads  of  family  were  .\ustin. 
Isaiah.  James.  Joseph,  James.  Jr..  and  Heze- 
kiah.    Sons  of  James  were:    James,  who  had 


in  1790  three  sons  i>\'er  sixteen  and  four  fe- 
males in  his  famil\- ;  Hezekiah,  with  three  snn^ 
over  sixteen  and  one  under  that  age  and  live 
females;  Joseph,  mentioned  belov." :  Au.s- 
tin  (?).  had  fi_iur  males  over  si.xteen.  one 
uniler  that  age  and  three  females. 

i\')  Joseph,  son  of  James  (3)  Bierce.  was 
born  about  1740,  and  lived  at  Cornwall  and 
Sharon,  Connecticut. 

( \  I )  Heman.  son  or  nephew  of  Joseph 
Bierce.  was  born  about  1777,  probably  at  Corn- 
wall. He  settled  in  Sharon,  where  he  owned 
a  farm.  He  spent  his  last  years  with  his 
son  Hiram  at  New  Hartford,  Coimecticut,  and. 
died  there  about  1857,  aged  eighty  _\-ears.  He 
married  Nancy  \Vhitcomb.  horn  at  Corinvall 
Bridge.  1783,  died  at  Sharon,  1843,  ^ged 
sixty  vears.  Children  :  Laura  ;  Emeline  ; 
Hiram,  mentioned  below;  Ralph;  Joseph; 
Austin,  and  Sarah  Ann. 

(\^II)  Hiram,  son  of  Heman  Bierce.  was 
born  at  Sharon,  in  1807,  and  died  at  New- 
Hartford,  in  18S3.  He  had  a  ccnmon  school 
education.  For  some  years  he  followed,  farm- 
ing at  Sharon  and  afterward  at  Harwinton. 
He  had  a  dairy  of  thirty  cows  and  was  a 
well-to-do  farmer.  In  1870  he  removed  to 
New  Hartford,  where  he  followed  faT-ming 
three  years  and  then  established  a  general 
store,  which  he  conducted  for  ten  }-ears.  con- 
tinuing in  business  to  tlie  time  of  his  death. 
He  married,  October  20.  1830,  Mary  Cook, 
of  Salisbury,  who  was  born  at  Salisbury.  Au- 
gust. 1807.  and  died  in  Torrington,  1854, 
daughter  of  Henry  Cook.  vAio  came  from 
Torrington  to  Salisbury,  and  Hannah 
(Bowen)  Cook,  of  Farmington.  Connecticut. 
Children:  i.  Hannah  Silvia,  born  1832:  lives 
at  Torrington;  widow  of  Henry  Scoville.  2. 
Mary  Jane,  born  1833 ;  married  Baldwin 
Reed,  of  Sharon.  3.  Charlotte,  1S35 ;  lives  at 
Torrington,  widow  of  Charles  Perkins.  4. 
Ralph.  1S37.  5.  Wealthy  Ann.  married  Flenry 
Catlin,  of  Torringcon.  6.  Alexander,  men- 
tioned below.  7.  Harriet,  born  T842:  mar- 
ried Enhraim  Tucker,  of  Mansfield.  Connecti- 
cut. 8.  Nancy.  1844:  li\es  at  Torringtc:^n ; 
married  Tinnjthy  Tucker,  o.  Octavia.  1845  ; 
lives  at  Torrington:  married  ^^''ill!am  Good.- 
win.     10.  Adeline,  died  in  infancy. 

(ATII)  .\lexand.er.  son  of  Hiram  Bierce, 
was  horn  at  Sharon,  May  15.  1840.  and  died 
at  Newfield.  in  the  town  of  Torrin.cton.  in 
February,  1894.  IF:  'vva~  educated,  in  the 
public  schools.  He  enlisted  in  the  Nineteenth 
Connecticut  Re'^iment  in  the  civil  war  and 
served  about  two  years.  He  settled  in  Salis- 
bury. Connecticut,  after  returning  from  the 
war,  and  afterward  removed  to  Newfield. 
where  he  followed  farming  imtil  he  died.     He 


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ouned  large  farms  in  Sali^lmry  anrl  Torrirg- 
ton  and  bail  an  exti.'ii--i\'e  dairy  Im-incss.  lie 
was  also  a  .succtssful  stock  raiser  and  pros- 
pered in  business.  He  married  (.first  I  baraii 
Morse,  of  Bantam,  in  tbe  iowii  of  Litchfield, 
ConMecticut :  (scc(Jiid)  Laura  Jane  Lijomis 
Marshall,  a  \vi<lo\v,  boiu  at  Xewfield,  .May 
31,  1S46,  died  December  20.  1903.  dnnshtcr 
of  Emery  Loomis  and  Laura  iL\n-ian) 
LooPiiis.  Children  of  first  wife:  i.  h^dward 
Hiram,  born  1S62;  lives  on  the  Lorrin  Xorth 
place  at  Xewfield:  married  Lena  Lyman,  of 
New  Hartford;  children:  Alexander  and  D(5r- 
othy.  2.  Elson,  fanner  at  Torringtor. :  mar- 
ried Etta  Clark:  children:  Jane,  Edward, 
Effie,  }c''A\.  .\lar\'.  Fdson,  Emer\'  and  I  eman. 
Child  of  sec-lid  wife  :  3.  Emery  Loomis,  men- 
tioned l.)elo\\. 

(IX)  Emery  Loomis.  son  of  Alexander 
Bierce,  was  born  at  Xewfield.  ]\la\  17,  18S2, 
and  was  educated  there  in  the  public  .schools 
and  at  \\'insted,  Connecticut,  and  in  the  R'  .b- 
bins  School  at  Norfolk,  Connecticut,  where 
he  was  graduated  after  a  course  of  four  years 
in  the  class  of  1902.  He  has  resided  in 
Winchester  Center  since  1003.  He  owns 
much  real  estate,  which  is  in  charge  of  a 
superintendent,  audi  he  is  not  in  active  busi- 
ness. He  built  his  present  residence  in  1903. 
He  is  a  member  of  \\'inchester  Grange.  Xo. 
74,  Patrons  of  Husliandry.  He  married,  Sep- 
tember 2,  1903,  Lilian  ^'larvin,  born  at  rv.le- 
brook,  Connecticut,  October  26,  iSSi,  daugh- 
ter of  Juigeiie  and  Alar\"  Mar\"in  ;  a:  her  mar- 
riage she  was  residing  in  Xorfolk.  They 
have  one  child.  Ralph  Loomis.  born  in  \\'in- 
chester  Center,  September  a.  1905. 


The,  name  of  Jarvis  is  French, 
JAR\TS     the  original  name  being  (.",er\ais. 

The  ancient  scat  of  the  familv 
was  at  r.rctagne,  Frar.cc.  and  the  first  name 
found  is  Jean  (Nervals,  wlio  lived  about  1400. 
In  a  work  entitled  "The  ?\orman  People,  and 
Their  Existing  Descendant-  in  the  British 
Dominions  and  the  L^nited  States  of  America" 
appears  the  name  of  Richard  Gervasius,  of 
Normandy,  who  li\ed  as  earlv  a=  the  \ear 
1 180,  The  name  has  been  craduahy  changed 
from  Gervasius,  Gervais.  Jervis.  Jarvie  to 
'  Jarvis.  It  has  been  enrolled  in  almost  all 
the  learned  professions  and  pursuits  of  life. 
Among  those  wlic.  have  heli)ed  to  make  it 
illustrious  may  be  mentioned  Earl  St.  \'m- 
cent.  Sir  John  Jervis,  Britidi  a-'.m.ira'.  \',!i'>-e 
fame,  good  name  and  unspotted  character 
gave  him  a  place  in  Westmin^te'-  .Abbey:  John 
Wesley  Jarvis,  portrait  painter,  born  1780, 
South  S!delds-on-Tyne.  England,  died  Jan- 
uary  12,    1840.  nephew  of  John  Wesley, 'and 


■ine  of  the  most  aci-om!'!i<hed  artists  of  his 
time. 

(I)  V\'illiam  Jarvis,  inimigran.t  ancestor, 
c:mic  foMu  England,  date  unknown,  and  set- 
tled first,  it  is  lielicvcd.  in  the  CouTiecticut 
colony,  Xorwalk.  auil  later  in  Himtington, 
Long  Island,  where  he  \''as  one  of  the  eleven 
iirigiuid  families.  Tbe  first  [irircba'^e  of  land 
'Aiiiiin  tile  territory  of  Huntington  was  made 
of  the  .Matinnccock  tribs  of  Inilians  an;l  was 
known  as  the  "Old  Purchase"  of  ".->ix  miles 
square."  Among  tiiose  wdio  arc  on  record 
as  grantees  of  portions  of  it  the  name  of 
William   Jarvis   frequently  occui's.     He  mar- 

ric'i    E-stber .    and    died    al;out    1740. 

Children:  AAilliani,  Ir.rn  logO:  Samuel.  Oc- 
tober 5.  1608.,  died  September  27,  1779,  i" 
X'or\valk,  Connecticut:  Stephen,  1700.  died 
in  Huntington:  Abraham,  T702:  Marv.  T704. 

(II)  Captain  Samuel  Jar\'is,  son  of  William- 
Jarvi--.  was  born  October  5,  Ji3c)8,  died  Sep- 
tember J-.  17-9  He  married  Xaonii  Brush, 
of  Cold  Spring.  Long  Island,  borr;  ?>Iarcb  19, 
1701.  died  May  3,  1756.  He  bought,  Jan- 
uary u,  1744-45,  from  Xathan  Finch,  a  ho;ne- 
stead.  barn  and  shed.  He  and  three  sons  were 
Loyalists,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  revoiu- 
tio!i.  in  August,  were  seized  by  Flritish  sol- 
diers and  taken  to  F.  >n:,'  Island  in  an  o[)en 
boat,  to  a  family  naiue:.!  Coles,  where  they 
were  treated  kindly.  Clrildren:  Samuel,  born 
December  27,  1720:  Elizabeth,  December  27, 
1722;  John.  January  2^.  1725:  Esther,  August 
18,  1727:  Sreplicii.  December  2^,  1729,  men- 
tioned below :  Isaac,  Februarv  16.  1733 ; 
X'aomi.  ]\[arch  t;_  1736;  Xathan,  Februa'-v  "2, 
1737:  Abraham,  May  5.  1739.  second  bi~'hop 
of  Protectant  Episcopal  Churcli  in  Connecti- 
cut: Pol!--,  .Ma^-  1,.  1742:  Ilezekiah.  juh'  17, 
174'^.        ■  ■  .     -      / 

_  nil)  Stephen,  son  of  Captain  Samuel  Jar- 
vis, was  born  December  2.;.  1729,  died  fulv 
20.  1820.  FIc  married,  Februarv  6,  175(^1, 
Rachel  Starr,  born  1733,  dici  1824.  Ciiil- 
dren  :  Stephen,  born  Xovember  6,  1756:  Sam- 
uel. October  20.  175S.  mentioned  below: 
Mary,  Xovember  20,  I7''i0;  Rachel.  Octolicr 
12,  1762:  Abigail.  -\!V^u-t  TO,  1764:  Bctscv, 
Ai-.c-u-^t  II.  i7r,M:  Eli,  Mav  2t,.  1768:  Ilanrai.. 
June  14,  1774.  died  in  infancy. 

(I\A  Samuel  (2').  son  of  Stephen  Jarvis. 
was  born  October  20.  1758.  died  .Ma\  2^1,.  1879. 
He  married.  December  7,  1780.  .-Vbisrail  San- 
fonl.  Children:  Samu.el  itwin),  July  28, 
i~82:  Aliiij-ail  Ctwin  ;  •  Benjamin  .^tr.rees, 
.\prii  13,  1784:  E'.H  Starr,  January.  23,  [7'^6; 
Henr\-.  .\pril  26,  '788.  mentioned  below': 
Sarah.  August  24,  1701:  William  Augustu.s. 
December  rq.  1793:  .N;nelia,  March  2,  1790. 

(\A  Henrv.  son  of  Samuel  1  2)   [arviV.  was 


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born  April  26,  1788,  died  ^[arch  19,  1S42.  He 
married,  October  13,  1817,  Marietta  Sanlord, 
who  died  July  14.  1S43.  Cliikiren:  lienry 
Sanford,  .\.ugu?t  18,  1818.  ir.entioned  below; 
Marietta  Ilradley,  July  I.  1820;  Sarah  Maria 
(twin),  Apiil  7,  i^jri;  Francis  C.  Uwir. j; 
Eliza  Ann.  Ajuil  jj.  i8_'8. 

(\'I)  Henry  Sanford.  son  oi  Henry  Jarvis, 
was  born  August  18,  1818.  He  married,  De- 
cember 2,  1849,  '^t  Deposit.  Delaware  count)'. 
New  York.  Rachel  Peters.  Children  :  1  lar- 
rie,  born  November  14.  1853:  Charles  jiaples, 
x\pril  16,  1850.  mentioned  below :  I'rederick, 
November  6.  1S60. 

(\'H)  Charles  Maples,  son  of  Henry  San- 
ford Jarvis,  was  born  in  Deposit.  Delaware 
county.  New  York.  April  16.  1S56.  At  the 
time  of  his  birth  his  father  was  operating  a 
line  of  stages  between  New  York  City  and 
•Owtgo,  New  Y(3rk.  with  the  contract  of  de- 
livering the  Uniteil  States  mails  between 
those  two  cities  in  forty-eight  hours.  At  the 
age  of  two  lie  removed  with  his  parents  to 
Bingliamton.  New  York,  where  lie  received 
his  early  education  in  the  public  school'^.  He 
graduated  at  the  high  school  and  tntere<l  the 
Sheffield  Scientific  Schoi'l  of  Yale  University. 
where  he  spent  three  years  in  the  stud\"  of 
civil  engineering  and  graduated  with  degree 
of  Ph.  B.  in  1877.  In  April  of  the  follow- 
in  year  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Corru- 
gated r^Ietal  Company,  of  Ea;t  Berlin.  Con- 
necticut, which  became  in  a  short  time  the 
Berlin  Iron  Bridge  Company,  yiv.  Jarvis  at 
first  did  the  entire  work  of  making  all  the 
drawings,  estimates  and  a  portion  of  the  con- 
tracts, besides  keeping  the  books.  With  his 
coming  the  company  began  the  manufacture 
of  iron  bridges  and  soon  took  the  lead,  espe- 
cially in  New  Engbu.l  as  furnishing  the  best 
bridges  for  the  heavy  traffic  required  in  this 
section.  Later  they  extended  their  business 
into  other  parts  of  the  country,  and  with  the 
development  of  foreign  commerce  into  all 
parts  of  the  world.  In  1880.  nu'ler  the  man- 
agement and  engineering:  guidance  of  ^Ir. 
Jarvis.  the  company  conimenccd  the  manu- 
facture of  structural  iron  and  steel  for  the 
construction  of  manufacturing  buildings  and 
became  the  pioneers  in  tlii-;  line.  In  1886. 
upon  the  death  of  5.  C.  Wilcox.  Mr.  Jarvis 
was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  affairs  of  the 
company,  and  under  his  leadership  the  busi- 
ness of  erectincT  steel  bridge-  and  huildinQS 
has  been  marvclon-iy  developed  until  it  lias 
increased  a  hundredfold  anil  yields  over 
$2.ooo.(X)o  per  year.  In  r\Ia>.  1900.  the  com- 
pany, together  with  twenty-Mx  other  leading 
concerns  in  the  ^anie  line,  were  combined 
into    one    large    corporation,    known    as    the 


American  Bridge  Company,  of  which  }dr. 
Jarvis  was  made  vice-pre.-ident.  In  the  fall 
of  1901  the  large  manufacturing  concerns 
built  up  by  the  Corbir.s  in  New  Britain,  known 
as  the  P.  &  F.  Corbin  and  the  Corbin  Cabi- 
net Lock  Company,  manufacturers  of  hard- 
ware and  builders'  toi'ils.  were  brought  iindc 
one  management  and  Mr.  Jarvis  Vi\a5  made 
\'ice-president.  Tlie  following  year  the  great 
company,  the  American  Hardware  Corpora- 
tion, was  organized,  comprising  the  P.  &  F. 
Corbin.  the  Russel!  &  Erwin  Manufacturing 
Company,  the  Corbin  Screw  Corporation,  the 
I'nrbir.  Mt>tor  \  ehicle  Corporation  and  the 
Corbin  Cabinet  Lock  Company.  Of  this  cor- 
poration ]\Ir.  Jarvis  is  president.  He  is  asso- 
ciated with  the  Phoenix  ]\hitual  Life  Insur- 
ance (."ompany.  and  in  1906  v.'a-  elected  a 
director.  He  is  at  present  running  one  of 
the  largest  farms  in  tiartford  criuntx'  and 
is  president  of  the  Connecticut  State  Agri- 
cultural Society. 

Mr.  Jarvis  has  never  taken  an  active  part  in 
politics,  though  in  1903  he  served  as  a  ii'iem- 
Ijer  of  the  constitutional  convention  of  the 
state,  the  v.'ork  of  which  body  lias  already 
served  as  a  guide  for  legislators  ami  uill  he 
a  source  of  inspiration  for  years  to  come. 
?\Ir.  Jarvis  is  a  member  of  the  Hartford  Club, 
the  Country  Club  of  Farmington.  the  Uni- 
versity Club  of  New  York,  the  Union  League 
and  Engineers"  clubs  of  that  city,  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  and  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  ^Mechanical  Engineers,  of 
which  last  he  has  served  as  vice-president.  In 
religion  he  is  a  Conicregationalist.  He  was 
made  commis>ary  general  in  the  military  de- 
I)artment  of  the  state  b}-  Governor  \\'oodruft. 
with  the  rank  of  cr.l(jnel. 

He  married.  M,'iy  2J,  18S0.  ^[ary  .Morgan 
Bean,  of  Binghamcon,  and  a  direct  descendant 
of  :Miles  ^Morgan,  of  ^^lassachusetts.  They 
ha\e  one  ch.ild.  Grace  }dorgan,  born  in  1SS6. 


riV)  Captain  lohn  (31.  son  of 
^\'ELLS  John  (2)  Wells  (q.  v.,.  was 
born  in  1675-76  at  Strat:<:>'-d. 
dierl  February  19.  1734-35.  He  n^arricd 
Mary,  daughter  of  Isaac  Jtidson,  of  Stratford. 
December  15,  1698.  Children:  David,  born 
October  16.  16139:  Mary.  August  i:.  1701 : 
Elizabeth.  May  13,  1703 :  Sarah.  March  23. 
1705:  Phebe.  February  17,  1707:  Isaac  Jud- 
son.  April  2S.  1708.  died  young:  Isaac  Judson. 
November  24,  I70<-):  John:  William",  men- 
tioned below  :  Hannah  :  Hu'daii. 

("\')  William,  son  of  Captain  John  ( t,) 
Wells,  was  born  in  \\'ethersiield.  He  mar- 
ried Mar\- .     Am-ing  their  children  wa.s 

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(VI)  Beniamiii,  ^or,  of  William  Wells,  was 
a  soldier  in  tho  revoluiinn.  in  Colonel  Can- 
fieM's  reginienr  of  militia  at  Wc.st  Point  in 
17^1.  a  "sc-Ljcant  in  Captain  Xichol>'  00m- 
panv  (Adintant  General's  report  of  Conn., 
p.  582).  lie  married  P:iizaljcih  Curti>.  Chil- 
dren; Curtis  Judson,  mentioned  below: 
Reuben,  never  married  ;  ^lary,  married  Jolm 
Roosevelt,  of  New  York,  and  had  Mary  ami 
Alfred,  both  of  whom  died  young. 

(MI)  Curtis  Judson.  sr;n  uf  r.enjamin 
Wells,  married  "Ruth.  Ilawley.  Children: 
Lewis,  married  Julia  Uflord  :  Klhert.  married 
Sarah  Peck  Curti> :  r.enjamin,  mentioned 
below;  Maria,  married.  Klnathau  Wheeler: 
Car.  .line,  married  I'rederick  French;  Ilcnry. 
married  Jane  Eeardsley. 

(\TIIl  Benjamin  (j).  son  of  Curtis  Jud- 
son Wells,  was  born  in  Stratford.  September 
18,  iSr2.  Pie  v.-as  a  shoe  merchant  in  Colum- 
bus. Georgia,  where  he  had  the  first  shoe 
store  in  company  with  his  brother.  Elbert, 
tlie  firui  being  known  as  Wells  Brothers.  He 
continued  in  this  business  up  to  the  time  of 
the  war,  when  he  came  north  and  remained 
four  vears.  when  he  returned  and  again  en- 
gage") in  business,  which  he  continued  until 
about  three  years  before  kis  death,  when  he 
retired.  The  business  is,  however,  still  being 
conducted  h\  !iis  nephew,  Walter  Wells  Cur- 
tis, son  of  Xorris  X.  Curtis,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Wells  &  Curtis.  Mr.  Wells  always 
maintained  a  home  in  Stratford  and  took  an 
active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  town. 
Plere  his  children  were  educated,  and  he  built 
the  house  in  Stratford,  whicli  is  still  occupied 
by  hi-  wife  and  daughters.  Mrs.  Clara  E. 
}'yini:tr)n  and  Adeline  Alice  Taylor.  He  and 
his  \\ife  were  members  of  tlte  Episcopal 
church  in  that  town,  and  his  children  were 
also  reared  in  that  faith.  He  was  one  of 
the  first  incorporators  of  the  Episcopal  church 
of  Cfilunibus,  Georgia,  and  was  a  vestryman 
for  many  years.  Benjamin  ^^'eHs  married 
Louisa  Curtis,  who  is  still  living  at  the  age 
of  ninety-five  years,  daiightcr  of  Augur  and 
Alice  (  Peck  1  Curtis,  and  their  children  were 
as  follows:  Adeline  Alice,  mentione.l  below: 
Abbie  C,  unmarried  :  Julia  L..  married  Tillott 
Kennev.  of  Ithaca.  X'ew  York;  Clara  E.,  mar- 
ried \\'illiam  Byington,  of  Ithaca :  Florence 
G.,  married  \\'ailace  Porter,  of  Xew  Haven. 

I  lie  following  is  taken  from  a  Columbus, 
Georgia,  paper: 

"DE.-vTM  OF  MR.  BEXT.AMTX  WELLS.  .\X- 
OTHER  GOOD  :\L\X  HAS  Gi).\'E. 
".\t  .Stratford.  C'^nnecticut.  nn  the  12th  of  July, 
iSPj.  Mr.  Cer.j.in-.in  W'elh  dieJ  of  paralysis,  in 
tlie  roth  year  of  his  a«e.  Mr.  Well-  was  one  i.t 
the    pijiicer-;    ._  {    the    scUlcment    of    this    city     (viz. 


Columbus,  Georgia!  and  a  pioneer  01  the  be-t 
tvpe.  fie  settled  here  and  started  a  >h<,e  st..re 
when  the  moccasined  fe»t  of  tlic  wil.l  In.ljans 
were  more  numerous  on  the  banks  uf  our  Cliat- 
tahocehee  river  thait  tl'e  leather-clad  ftet  of  the 
white  man.  And  thr.;.ui.;h  all  the  trials  and  vi^--is- 
situdes  of  a  frontier  town,  and  anion.^  warlike 
savasjcs  he  remained,  and  by  habits  of  in■!u^try 
and  ^he  practice  of  the  strictest  principles  of 
honor  he  went  on  'pro-perin,.}  and  to  prosper. 
The  writer  knew  Mr.  Wells  intimately  in  years 
asonc.  He  knew  him  in  the  days  when  there  are 
not  manv  left  to  bear  witness  to  his  worth.,  and 
it  is  a  pleasure  to  record  the  fact  here,  that  he 
rememuers  no  citizen  of  that  period  more  de- 
.-■ervins  of  a  kind  remembrance.  Mr.  \\  ell-  was 
a  brother-in-law  of  our  town-man  Mr.  X.  X. 
Curtis,  and  an  uncle  of  Mr.  Elbert  L.  Wells  and 
returned  to  his  natal  home  in  Connecticut  m 
1856.  Since  his  return  to  his  old  home  he  has 
made  frequent  if  not  annual  visits  to  Columlu!-. 
and  has  always  met  here  the  Warmest  welcome 
from    our   best    citizens. 

"It  is  sad  to  mark  the  falling  of  the  sea'-ed 
and  vellow  leaves— for  they  admoni-h  u-  ..rour 
own 'approaching  time  and  it  would  be  well  it  we 
could  all  bequeath  to  tho-e  who  are  to  come 
after  us  as  honorable  a  record  as  that  of  tlie 
modest  and  unassuniiny:  deceased." 

(1X1  Adeline  Alice,  daughter  of  Benjairin 
(2)  Wells,  was  born  at  Columbus,  Georgia. 
She  was  educated  in  the  Acadetny  uu'ier  the 
tuition  of  Frederick  Sedgwick,  a  celebrated 
teacher  of  his  day  and  time.  In  iSw  she 
married,  at  Stratford,  Henry  Robert  Taylor, 
who  was  born  at  Westport,  Connecticut,  May 
7,  1836,  but  moved  to  California  as  a_  young 
man.  and  with  his  brother  located  in  San 
Francisco,  where  they  were  dealers  in  luining" 
goods.  Henry  Robert  Taylor  invented  art 
ore  assaycr  and  crusher  which  could  be  car- 
ried with  verv  little  troubk',  and  by  the  use 
of  which  the  miner  could  crush  the  ore  and 
at  once  assay  it  and  determme  the  quantity 
of  gold  it  contained.  These  were  sent_  all 
over  the  world.  Previous  to  his  marriage 
Henry  Robert  Taylor  was  a  mechanical  engi- 
neer in  Westport.  but  shortly  after  his  mar- 
riage he  went  to  San  Francisco,  where  he  re- 
mained thirty-four  years  with  his  brother 
John,  firm  of  John  Taylor  &  Comp'my. 
"resided  in  San  Francisco  ten  years,  then  made 
Oakland  their  home,  but  continued  business 
in  San  Francisco,  where  he  died  March  17. 
U)OT,.  He  took  an  active  interest  in  all  m;;t- 
ter-  in  the'  town  or  city  where  he  lived  and 
did  his  whole  duty  as  a  citi;^en.  .Mr.  and^Irs. 
Ilenrv  R.  Tavlor  were  the  parent-  of  one 
chihl.  R..bert  'Henry,  born  (X-tober  o.  1S7.'. 
educated  at  the  (  Uikland  intblic  -olio..].-,  after- 
ward entering  the  Worcester  Polyteclnuc  In- 
stitute, from  which  he  graduateil  as  a  mechan- 
ical engineer,  and  which  profession  he  -lul 
ff.li.  .\\s  in  Oakland.  Califortiia.  He  married 
Marion   Kelsev.   dangb.ter  of   Wright  Kel^ey. 


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and  the\'  have  twi:)  Lhililrcn:  DorLiihy  ilirils- 
eye.  born  April  7.  ujO!  :  Robert  Howard,  Imv-.t 
April  2-.  K;o^-i.  DorMthy  BircNeye  Taylor  is  a 
great-great-,L;rcat-;.;randdaui^hter  of  Kcv.  Na- 
than and  Dori'lh}-  iiirdscye.  .Mrs.  Henry  R. 
Taylor  is  a  nienii)er  of  the  Kpisci.>p:',l  cliurch, 
also  of  the  Dauyhters  of  the  American  l\evo- 
lution. 


The    Lake    faiiiil}'    is    of    ancient 
LAKE     English    oiiein.    and    in    colonial 

(lays  several  pioneers  of  this  name 
came  to  New  Engfland.  Captain  Thomas 
Lake,  son  of  Richard  Lake,  of  Erby.  England, 
was  born  in  I'm 5.  and  became  deputy  gov- 
ernor of  the  New  Haven  Colony.  He  mar- 
ried ]\[ary  Goodyear  and  settled  at  an  early 
date  in  i'.ostun.  where  he  ^\■as  engaged  in 
trade,  an'l  liad  extensive  land  interests  in 
Maine.  July  30.  1663.  he  deposed  in  Boston 
that  he  wa^  about  forty-eight  years  of  age, 
this  deposition  relating  to  Penobscot  lands 
in  Maine  for  which  he  had  paid  rent  to  Colonel 
Temple.  He  was  slain  at  Kennebec  by  tiie 
Indians,  August  i!>,  jOjn.  Hi?  will,  which 
was  dated  I-'ebruar_\-  2~.  io'',v  ;md  proved  Eeb- 
ruary  20.  1670,  bequeathed  to  liis  sister,  L)dia 
Goodyear:  ti>  Samuel  Shepherd,  pastor  at 
Rowley:  to  C':)Usiri  1  nephew  i  George  Rcikes- 
by;  to  Mr.  John  Siierman.  pa -tor  of  Water- 
town :  t'j  Mr.  Henry  P'rcnchman ;  tci  wife 
^'lary  and  chil  Iren.  Steplieii,  I'h mias  and 
Anne.  Hi^  widow  died  in  1705  and  lie- 
queathed  her  estate  to  cousins,  John  and 
Richard  \\'atts  and  ^fary  Treworthy.  The 
descendan.ts  01  tiiis  Lake  did  n(jt  go  to  New 
Jerse>',  and  the  reconi  of  the  births  of  his 
children  slii.n.v  that  he  had  no  son  William. 
■  Another  Thomas  Lake  came  to  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts,  and  was  admitted  to  the  church 
there.  Seiitember  20.  i(')40,  and  maile  a  free- 
man, June  2.  ifi4r.  He  was  a  croprietor  and 
town  officer,  am]  daed  October  2j.  167S.  at  the 
age-  of  eighty  years.  His  will,  wliich  was 
proved  Ni^vember  74.  i(;i78.  be(]ueathed  to 
the  church  a  piece  of  silver  plate  for  the 
communi-ii  table:  to  hi-  brother  Henry  Lake 
and  children  :  and  to  one  of  them.  Thomas, 
in  particidar.  This  Thomas  evidently  left  no 
children.  His  nephew  Thomas  settled  in  Con- 
necticut and  was  probablv  of  age  in  ii''i59, 
when  he  was  called  before  the  church,  Alice, 
wife  of  Th.omas  Lake,  ot  Dorchester,  died 
October  20.  iri78,  at  the  age  of  -eventy  years. 

John  Lake,  a  tailor,  also  came  to  Bo^ttjn, 
where  he  was  admitted  to  the  church,  De- 
cember 2,  1643,  'ind  made  a  freeman.  May  29, 
1644.  June  26.  1648.  he  purchased  land,  and 
in  [660-70  he  deposed  in  the  administration 
of  Thomas  Millard's  estate  tliat  he  was  about 


fift\-oiic  }'ears  of  age.  His  will,  dated  .\'jgust 
3,  proved  .August  y.  1677,  f)equeathed  to  wife 
Ijicy:  brother-indaw,  Zvlatthew  Coy  (or 
Cowec)    and   lu'.s    wife;   to  cousin    (nephew), 

Lake;  to  cousins  (nephews)  John  and 

.Mary  Lake,  children  of  his  brother  Luke:  to 
Mary  Saxton.  James  Taylor  was  appointed 
guardi.an  of  this  nephew,  John  Lake,  C'c- 
tober  6,  1677,  ''"d  nothing  further  appears 
concerning  the  brother  Luke.  John  Lake  had 
.-everal  children,  but  as  they  are  not  men- 
tioned in  the  will  of  the  fafhcr.  it  is  to  be 
presumed  that  none  survived  him  or  left  issue. 
The  records  of  New  York  show  a  Lake 
family  as  early  as  1637,  \  i?: :  Robert,  two 
Johns,  and  George  Lake  were  in  Dorchester 
coimty,  Maryland,  as  early  as  1661.  It  is 
not  unlikely  that  sons  of  Henry  or  Luke  L.ake 
may  have  gone  from  Massachusetts  to  Staten 
Island,  and  thence  with  the  tide  of  pioneers, 
that  were  known  to  have  taken  this  course, 
to  ?New  Jersey. 

(I)  William  Lake,  the  pioneer,  settled  prior 
to  1702  in  Great  Egg  harbor,  Gloucester 
oiunt}-.  Now  Jersey,  now  known  as  .Atlantic 
county,  and  there  purchased  one  huu'Ircd  acres 
of  land.  Daniel  Lake  settled  on  Staten  Island 
in  1694,  remoN'ing  thence  from  Long  Islatid, 
and  as  William  had  a  son  Daniel,  i'  is  po.-- 
sib'e  that  Daniel  and  William  were  bn.ili.TS. 
There  are  many  descenlants  of  Daniei  Lake 
in  Staten  Isiand  and  in  all  parts  of  'be  coimi- 
try.  \\'illiam  Lake  died  at  Egg  Harijor  in 
1716.  leaving  a  large  estate.  He  bequeathed 
tour  hundred  and  fifty  acres  to  his  son 
Nathan,  and  to  his  son  Daniel,  who  was  not 
yet  of  age  at  tiic  time  of  tlie  rleath  of  l^is 
father,  the  home.'^tead  and  two  hundred  and 
fifty  acres,  which,  after  the  English  fashi:>n. 
was  left  to  the  family  name  of  Daniel  for 
generations.  The  industrial  and  other  inter- 
ests of  the  st-ite  liave  been  great'v  benehted 
by  various  members  of  tliis  fatr.ily.  From 
their  settlement  in  this  country  thev  have  b.-.-n 
noted  for  their  strict  adherence  to  temperatice 
principles,  and  were  public  advocates  of  these 
measures  before  a  church  opened  its  d"ors 
to  any  speaker  in  .this  cause,  and  the  onlv  two 
schoolhouses  in  which  these  principles  were 
permitted  to  be  advocated,  each  bad  a  Lake 
as  a  member  of  its  board  of  trustees. 

(II)  Daniel,  son  of  William  Luke,  '.vas  born 
about  1700,  and  died  at  Egg  Harijcr  in  1772, 
bequeathing  his  homestead  to  son  Datiiei. 

(IID  Daniel  (2).  son  of  D:iniel,(  f'i  Lake, 
was  born  abottt  1740,  died  in  1700.  He  wii'ed 
his  bomeste.td  to  his  son  Danieb  He  ivat- 
riod  Sarah,  daugiiier  of  Captain  Si:non  Lucas. 
of  Burlington  county.  New  JevMv.  Both 
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in  the  continental  army  in  the  revokitionary 
war.    Children:     1.  Christopher,  born  October 

1,  1765.  2.  Daniel,  Augrust  7.  1767,  married 
Ann  Leeds.  3.  Jemima,  October  iS,  17GS. 
4.  Tabitlia.  May  27,  1770.   5.  Sarah.  December 

2,  1771.  6.  John,  see  forward.  7.  Lida, 
March  17.  1776.  8.  Amariali,  April  5,  1778, 
died  June  26.  1S47.  Q.  Mary,  Feptembcr  15, 
17S0.  10.  Asenatb.,  January  23,  1783.  mar- 
ried (first)  Levi  Gillins;  (second)  Februar\- 
13,  1815,  Paul  Sooy ;  died  July  18,  i860.  11. 
Lucas.  12.  Louis,  twin  of  Lucas,  born  Oc- 
tober 25.  17S5. 

(IV)  John,  son  of  Daniel  (2)  and  Sarah 
(Lucas)  Lake,  was  born  at  Lakeville.  now 
Pleasantville,  New  Jersey,  December  21, 
1773.  He  lived  at  Pleasantville,  New  Jersey, 
where  he  took  a  prominent  part  in  town  af- 
fairs. His  brother  Dam'el  was  a  surveyor  by 
profession,  laid  out  the  Shore  road,  and  had 
the  name  of  the  town  changed  from.  Lake- 
ville to  Pleasantville.  He  marriei.l  Abigail 
Adams,  and  his  children,  all  born  in  Pleasant- 
ville, were:  i.  Armenia,  born  April  26,  1707, 
died  September  18,  1853:  married  Andrew 
Leeds.  2.  John.  January  12,  1799.  married 
Deborah  Gaskill.  3.  .\senath,  E)ecember  24, 
1801.  4.  Daniel.  ?ilay  I.  1803,  died  February 
13,  185 1.  5.  Margaret,  November  30,  1S04, 
married  James  Tilten.  6.  Sarah,  ]\Iarch  23. 
1808.  married  John  Bryant.  7.  Simon,  see 
forward.  8.  Lucas.  April  25,  1816,  married 
Cfirst)  Racliel  Scull,  (second)  Hannah  Smith- 
Somers.  9.  David.  October  17.  1S18,  mar- 
ricii  Amanda  Robinson. 

(V)  Simon,  eighth  child  of  John  and  Abi- 
gail (.\dams)  Lake,  was  born  in  P!ea^;!nt- 
ville.  New  Jersey,  September  3,  18 13,  died 
in  1881.  He  was  the  owner  of  a  large  es- 
tate of  timber,  meadow,  bay  and  farm  land. 
and  extensively  engaged  in  the  oyster  trade. 
He  served  as  internal  re\'enue  collector,  as 
state  assemblyman  and  held  other  offices  of 
trust  and  responsibility  and  was  an  active 
supporter  of  the  cause  of  the  Union  during 
the  civil  war.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  Ocean  City  and  with  his  sons  owned  nearlv 
all  that  island.  With  his  brothers,  David  and 
Lucas,  he  owned  much  land  on  Great  Island, 
his  share  being  sold  in  1S76.  and  his  brother 
David's  in  18S4.  He  married  Sarah  Blake 
and  l;ad  nine  children.  Three  of  the  ^ons 
became  ministers.  Children,  ail  born  in  Pleas- 
antville: r.  Ezra  B.,  December  2S,  1833, 
married  Alice  Elizabeth  Core.  2  Marv 
Eletha,  June  8,  7833.  died  July  10.  1857, 
married  John  Rice.  3.  .\bigail  .\nn.  .Vugiist 
23.  1836.  died  .\ugust  9.  1850.  4.  Annie  Mar- 
,g;iret,  .April  14.  1S38,  married  Somers  T. 
Cbampicm.      5.    Frances    Amelia,    }v[arc!!    27. 


1842.  married,  February  6,  1864,  ?\Iary  Jane 
Scull.  7.  James  Edward,  January-  19.  1845, 
uas  the  founder  of  the  town  of  .Atlantic  FLgh- 
lands  under  temperance  restrictions,  and  of 
National  Park,  New  Jersey:  married  Emily 
M.  \'cnable.  8.  John  Cliristonher.  see  for- 
ward, 9,  Sarah  Ellen,  March  15,  183 1,  mar- 
ried J.  Timothy  .Adams. 

(\'l)  John  Christo[ilier,  son  of  Sir.ion  and 
Sarah  ( Blake)  Lake,  was  born  in  Pleasant- 
ville, New  Jersey,  September  2,  1847.  He 
was  a  manufacturer  and  invented  a  number 
of  improvements  in  window  sliade  rollers. 
W'liat  is  generrdly  known  as  the  lijck  aiul  l-.al- 
ance  shade  roller  was  manufactured  hv  him 
in  Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania:  and  in  Aurora, 
Illinois,  and  his  business  was  an  extensive 
and  prosperous  one.  Subsequently  he  had 
a  foundry  and  machine  shop  at  Tom's  River 
and  Ocean  City.  New  Jcrse\',  and  v.-hen  he 
retired  from  active  manufacturing  interests 
he  removed  to  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  where 
he  has  de\-oted  time  and  attention  trv  \-arious 
inventions  and  to  the  perfection  of  the  flying 
machine.  He  married  (first)  Miriam  Mary, 
daughter  of  Elisha  Adams,  a  sea  captain,  and 
a  direct  descendant  of  Jonathan  .Vdanis.  w'no 
settled  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  as  earlv  as 
1636.  He  married  (second)  Margaret  Cor- 
son. Children  by  first  wife:  I.  Simnn.  see 
forward.  2.  Arietta,  married  C.  E.  .\dams,  of 
Bridgeport,  u iio  is  associated  in  business  with 
his  brother-in-law. 

(ATI)  Simon  (2),  son  of  John  Christopher 
and  Miriam  Mary  (.Adams)  Lake,  was  born 
in  Pleasantville,  New  Jersey.  September  4, 
i8'i('..  The  first  eight  years  of  his  life  \\ere 
spent  in  his  native  town,  after  which  tlie 
family  removed  to  Philadelphia,  where  voung 
Lake  attended  the  public  schools,  until  he  was 
fourteen  years  of  age,  subsequent!;/  becoming 
a  student  at  the  Clinton  Liberal  Institute  at 
Fort  Plain,  New  A'ork.  and  finishing  with  a 
mechanical  course  in  the  Franklin  Institute 
in  Philadelphia.  AA'h.en  he  was  ab'vut  ten 
\ears  of  age  he  read  Jides  \'erne's  ■'T\ventv 
Thousand  Leagues  under  the  Sea."  wliich 
made  so  deep  an  im]iressiiin  on  his  \outhful 
fancy  that  it  probably  had  a  great  deal 
to  do  with  shaping  the  course  of  his  future 
life.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  com- 
menced to  work  on  his  idea  of  sulimarine 
craft,  wiiich  is  v.'ithout  doubt  one  of  the 
mo-t  wonderful  invention';  of  the  present  dav. 
L'lion  the  completion  of  his  course  r,i  study 
he  entered  the  factory  of  his  father  in  Phila- 
delphia, and  laier  in  tlie  n'lachine  -hops  mid 
foundry  ^if  his  father  at  Ocean  Cit'-, 'aricl  it 
was  !iut  a  short  liiUt'  when  he  took  cha'-cre 
of   t\\\i.  his    father  going  to  .Aurora,   Il!ino-:s, 


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to  supcrinten;'  tlic  oporations  of  the  factory 
at  that  place.  In  iSSS  he  went  to  llaltiniore, 
Ivlarylantl.  to  sell  and  install  steerin--  gears 
which  he  had  invcnte<I  fur  use  in  packet  and 
oyster  boats.  In  the  meantime  he  had  been 
devoting  his  attention  consistently  to  per- 
fecting his  idea  with  regard  to  submarine 
navigation,  and  in  the  winter  of  1894  he  built 
the  "Argonaut,  Jr.."  -liiing  the  greater  part 
of  the  work  with,  his  own  liands.  This  was 
accomplished  at  Atlantic  Highlands.  New 
Jersey,  the  dimensions  of  the  finished  boat 
being  fourteen  feet  in  length,  four  and  one- 
half  feet  in  width,  and  about  five  feet  in 
height.  It  had  been  the  intention  of  Mr. 
Lake  to  build  this  first  venture  of  much 
greater  size,  but  he  found  no  nnc  willing  to 
advance  the  capital  necessary  fd.r  what  they 
considered  such  an  "impossible"'  idea.  Will- 
iam T.  Malstei',  president  of  the  Ciilu.nihian 
Iron  Works  and  Dry  Dock  Company,  of  Bal- 
timore, was  the  first  one  to  begin  to  appre- 
ciate the  ideas  of  ^Ir.  Lake  at  their  true  value. 
During  the  months  of  Jidy  and  .Vugu^t,  1S95, 
this  boat  was  experimented  with  in  every 
possible  manner,  three  men — Messrs.  Lake. 
S.  T.  and  E.  F.  Champion — being  submerged 
in  her  at  one  time  for  one  hour  and  fifteen 
minutes  at  a  depth  of  si.xteen  feet,  and  dur- 
ing this  proceeding  the  door  was  opened  and 
articles  lost  from  the  dock  or  thrown  over- 
board were  easily  recovered.  These  experi- 
ments wore  witnessed  by  manv  peorde  of 
prominence,  and,  so  favorable  were  the  im- 
pression>  made  by  the  demonstrations,  that  a 
sufficient  capital  was  subscribed  to  permit  the 
organizatii^n  of  the  Lake  Submarine  Com- 
pany, in  November  of  tliat  year,  the  object 
being  to  enable  !Mr.  Lalce  to  build  a  larger 
boat.  1  he  amount  of  money  raise  1  was  not 
sufficient  to  permit  the  construction  of  a 
boat  of  the  size  which  Mr.  Lake  had  had  in 
his  mind,  and  he  was  obliged  to  content  him- 
self with  tl'c  bmlding  of  one,  thirty-six 
feet  in  length.  Although  there  was  small 
accommodation  fcjr  a  crew  in  a  vessel  so  lack- 
ing in  size,  yet  in  1S98  tive  men  made  a  cruise 
in  her  of  more  than  tv.o  thousand  miles,  in 
the  Chesapeake  bay  and  along  the  .\tlantic 
coast,  traveling  submerged  and  at  the  surface, 
putting  the  vessel  through  all  the  tests  which 
had  been  suggested,  and  bringing  her  into  the 
harbor  of  New  York  in  December,  1S08,  hav- 
ing outlived  the  extremely  fierce  storms  of 
October  and  November  of  tliat  vear.  which 
destroyed  more  tlian  two  Inmdrei  ves^els 
along  the  coast.  During  the  winter  Mr.  Lake 
^made  plans  for  the  enlargement  and  inipro\e- 
ment  of  thi';  boat,  \\iiich  were  la.ter  carried 
into  effect  successfullv.     As  a  result  of  these 


experiments,  Jules  Verne  in  a  spcL-'.al  cable 
from  Vmicns,  brance,  said:  '  While  niy  I'ook 
■Twenty  Thc>usand  Leagues  Liuler  the  Se.-i'  is 
entirely  a  \v  ork  of  the  imagination,  my  con- 
\-iction  is  that  all  I  said  in  it  will  come  {••  p.iss; 
.\  thousand  mile  voyage  in  the  Baltimore  sul;.- 
m.irine  boat  is  e^-idence  of  this.  The  consjjic- 
uous  success  of  submarine  navigation  in  the 
I'nited  States  will  push  on  imder-water  navi- 
c;ai:on  all  o\'cr  the  -iNorld.  If  such  a  success- 
ful test  had  come  a  few  months  earlier  it 
mi;jht  have  played  a  great  part  in  the  war  just 
closed.  The  next  great  war  may  be  largely 
a  conle>t  between  submarine  b<,iais."  The 
"Argonaut  Jr."  was  the  first  boat  to  prove 
the  practicability  oi  the  art  of  submarine  navi- 
gatii^u  in  the  open  sea  and  to  na\"igaie  the 
water  bed  of  the  ocean.  In  1901  the  keel  ot 
another  boat  was  laid  by  the  Lake  Torpedo 
Boat  Company,  each  type  which  the}'  created 
being  the  superior  in  some  respect  of  its  pred- 
ecessor. This  one  was  named  the  "Protec- 
tor." and  wliiie  the  United  States  inspectors 
were  discussing  the  advisability  of  ac(|uiring 
it  when  completed,  the  outbreak  of  th.e  war 
1  etween  Russia  and  Japan  made  its  sale  to  the 
f(irmer' country  an  easy  matter.  So  satisfac- 
tory was  it,  tliat  2dr.  Lake  went  abroad  to 
instruct  the  Russians  in  its  methods  of  opera- 
tion, remained  to  build  a  shipyard  in  Russia, 
and  has  since  that  time  C':)nstructe-I  i'-<vr  v^-^- 
sels  there  for  Rus'^ia.  He  has  also  sold  ^iv 
of  his  boats  built  in  this  country  to  the  Rus- 
sian government,  and  has  built  two  for  tl'.e 
-Vustrian  gci'.ernment  in  Atistria.  In  19 10  he 
was  engaged  to  build  three  submarines  for 
the  L^iited  .States.  He  is  the  inventor  tnid 
builder  of  what  is  known  in  the  navy  as  the 
even-keel  type  of  submarines,  vihicli  offers 
decided  advantages  over  any  other  type. 

He  is  the  president  of  the  Lake  Torpedo 
r.oat  Company,  the  Lake  Submarine  Com- 
pany and  the  P.ed  RiX'k  Gold  Submarine  Ma- 
chinery Company.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Manufacturers'  Association  of  Bridgejiort,  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  traffic  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Milford  \'illage  Improvement  As- 
sociation, having  resided  for  some  years  i;i 
Milford,  where  he  purchased  the  JudL:"e  b'ow- 
ler  mansion,  which  he  has  had  remoileled  ami 
enlarged.  During  the  past  few  years  he  has 
^I'eiit  a  large  part  of  the  time  aljroad.  traxel- 
iiit:  about  and  collecting  many  rare  paintings 
of  the  early  masters  and  other  artistic  treas- 
ures. A  large  number  have  also  been  gath- 
ered in  this  country,  and  his  home  is  a  store- 
house of  art  in  all  directions.  He  i^  a  mem- 
!)er  Lif  the  Seaside,  Outing  and  .ViuoUMuhi 
clulo,  of  Bridgeport;  Engineers'  Llub  of  Niw 
York    Cit\  :     h'rce     and.    .'vcceptedi     .Mason.s; 


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Knigiits  of  Pythias;  Improved  Order  i>f  Hep- 
tasophs :  American  Society  of  Meclianical  En- 
gineers, American  Society  of  2\aval  .\rchi- 
tects  and  ]\iarine  Engineers  of  the  L'nitcd 
States:  Institution  of  Xaval  Architects  "i 
EnL;laiul;  the  Schiftsbautcchliische  Cioeli- 
schaft  of  Germany;  Society  of  Xaval  Em;:- 
neers  of  the  L'nited  States,  and  otlicr  bcieiuilic 
societies. 

Mr.  Lai^e  married,  Time  9,  iSgo.  AlarLraret, 
born  in  Baltimore,  Alaryland,  r-'eliruar\-  _'6, 
iS"^^,  daughter  of  John  \'ogeI,  who  \\as  a 
haker.  Pier  grandfather  was  John  \'ogel. 
who  came  from  Xuicniljurg,  Liennany,  in 
1845,  ''"'1  settled  in  Baltimore.  Children: 
Miriam,  born  Ma\-  J,  iSyi  ;  Thomas.  Xovem- 
ber  S,  1892;  }ilargarct.  January  24,  1S94. 


John  Au^lin,  immigrant  ances- 
AUSTIX     tor    of    this    family,    settled    at 

X'ew  Haven,  Conecticut,  before 
1667.  He  married  (tirst)  Xovemljcr  5,  1667, 
!Mary  Atuater,  who  died  in  16S3.  lie  mar- 
ried (second)  January  21,  16S4.  Elizabeth 
Brackeit,  who  died  in  1695.  He  died  in  1690. 
Children,  born  at  Xew  Ilaven:  John,  April 
23,  i6fjg,  died  younc;-;  David,  February  jt,. 
1670,  lived  at  Xew  Haven:  John  (twin).  C'c- 
tober  14,  1677,  mentioned  below;  Hannah 
(twin  of  John)  :  Joshua,  September  3,  i'')78: 
^lary;  Mary,  April  17,  16S0  (also  sjielled 
!Mercy);  Son,  born  and  died  in  10S3.  (riiil- 
dren  of  second  wife:  Sarah,  January  23, 
1685  ;  Elizabeth.  16S7. 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (i)  Au'itin, 
was  born  in  Xew  Haven,  October  14.  1677. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  the 
town  of  W'allingford,  Connecticut.  He  mar- 
ried, in  1703,  Prudence  Royce  or  Roys.  Chil- 
dren :  John  ;  .Samuel ;  Joshua,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Robert ;  Thankful ;  Xoah  ;  and  Prudence. 

(III)  Joshua,  son  of  John  (2)  Austin,  was 
born  and  settled  in  Walling  ford.  He  married, 
at  W'allingford,  Xancy,  daughter  of  John 
Hall,  who  was  born  at  Wallinyford.  Decem- 
ber 2^^,  1670,  died  April  29.  1730.  married 
^lary  Lyman,  who  died  October  16.  1740.  He 
was  the  son  of  Samuel  Hall,  who  \'. as  born  in 
New  Haven,  Ma>-  21.  1647-4S,  died  at  W'all- 
ingford, March  5,  1723;  married.  May,  1668, 
Hannah,  daughter  of  John  Walker;  he  re- 
moved to  Wallingfonl  and  became  deacon  of 
the  church  ihere.  His  father  wa-  John  Hall, 
the  immigrant,  of  Xew  Ha^■en  rmii  Walling- 
fi'rd.  proi^enitor  of  a  large  and  very  respect- 
able family  in  Cc^nnecticut.  Amoii'^'  the  chil- 
dren of  Josluia  and  X'ancy  (  Hall )  .\ustin  was 
Abner,  mentioned  below. 

(I\')  .\bner.  son  of  Joshua  Austin,  was 
born  at  W'rdlingford  about  1735-40,  and  set- 


tled in  his  native  place.  He  miarriedi  Ami 
I'eers,  of  one  of  the  old  Connecticut  familie-;, 
a  .--ketch  of  whose  earl\'  ancestors  in  Ameri- 
ca is  given  elsewhere  in  this  work.  .VniMug 
their  children  was  Joseph,  menticmcd  ben.'w . 

(  \'  I  Joscjjh,  son  of  .\bner  Austin,  v  a^  i:orn 
in  \\'allingiord  as  early  as  1775.  He  was 
head  of  a  family  there  in  1790,  accordu'.g  to 
the  first  federal  census  in  1790.  He  married 
I'.ethiah  Page,  of  ^VallingIord.  They  settled 
at  Madison,  Connecticut.  Among  their  chil- 
dren was  Abner,  mentioned  below. 

(XT)  Abner  (2),  son  of  Ji;.:,eph  .Au-tin.  was 
born  at  Madison,  January  3.  iSio,  died  in 
Xew  Ha\en,  Connecticut.  Xc-vemher  i,  i.'^84. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  nati\-e 
town.  When  he  was  sixteen  year^  old.  he 
came  to  Xew  IIa\'en  which  for  so  many  years 
was  the  scene  of  his  commercial  success. 
Xaturally  intelligent  and  studious,  lie  was  bet- 
ter educated  than  most  of  the  youths  of  his 
age  and  generation.  He  was  in  tlie  employ  of 
Professor  Benjamin  Silliman  two  years  and 
then  became  an  assistant  to  Professor  Shep- 
herd of  Yale  College  in  his  laboratory.  After- 
ward he  was  in  the  employ  of  Eli  Whitne}',  of 
Xew  Haven,  for  a  number  of  }ears.  He  then 
accepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  the  gri.^cery 
store  of  Sinit:!  &  Ives  in  X'ew  Haven  and  suii- 
sequcntly  emliarked  in  business  for  himself 
in  partnership  with  his  brother-in-law.  Elijah 
Gilbert.  Their  grocery  and  meat  market  was 
located  at  tl>e  corner  of  Elm  and  L'hurch 
streets  on  the  site  occupied  later  by  the  \es- 
bit  store,  and  for  more  than  thirty-six  yea^s 
the  business  was  conducted  successfully.  Both 
partners  were  men  of  higli  character  and  busi- 
ness ability.  They  were  shrewd,  far-sighted 
and  accommodating  to  their  customers,  r.ir. 
Austin  became  one  of  the  leading  me:chants 
of  the  city,  a  man  of  influence  and  standing. 
He  acquired  a  competence  and  possessed  tlie 
confidence  and  respect  of  the  entire  commun- 
ity. He  married  Esther  A.  Gilbert,  born  iSo'5, 
a  native  of  X'ew  Haven,  a  lineal  descendant  of 
Matthew  (iilbcrt.  one  of  the  chief  men  of  th.e 
comiiionwealth  in  the  earl\-  da\s  of  Connecti- 
cut. Mrs.  Austin  died  June  22.  1873,  at  the 
age  of  sixty-four.  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Austin  were 
both  n.iembers  of  the  X'orlli  Church,  now  the 
L'nited  Church,  of  Xew  Haven.  Children: 
Elijah  Gilbert,  mentii^ned  below  :  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth, lived  in  the  old  homestead  uritil  1909. 
since  then  in  California. 

(\TI)  Elijah  Gilbert,  son  of  Abner  1 2) 
.\u>tin.  was  born  at  Xew  Haven,  September. 
1841,  died  there  February  2S.  1883.  He  was 
educated  in  the  pubdic  schools  of  Xew  Ha\en, 
and  began  his  business  career  3S  bookkeeper 
for  his  fatlier's  hrm,  .Vu-tin  &  Gilbert,  grocers 


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and  provision  dcnlcrs.  Subsequently  he  be- 
canie  a  partner  in  the  firm.  He  ontinueil  in 
the  business  all  his  active  life  and  became  a 
prominent  and  popular  business  man  of  .\c\v 
Haven.  He  v.as  a  member  of  the  Order  of 
Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  the  lndei)endent 
Order  of  Odd  b'ellows.  the  Improved  (  )rder 
of  Red  Men.  ar.d  of  the  Jeti'erson  Club.  He 
made  friends  wherever  he  went.  He  was 
kindly,  generous  and  sympathetic,  helpin.y  the 
poor  and  unfortunate  at  ever\-  opportunity.  He 
died  in  the  prime  of  life,  cuttinq-  short  a  prom- 
ising career.  He  was  a  Repubiican  in  politics 
and  a  tiseful  citizen,  public-spirited  and  earn- 
est in  his  support  of  good  measures  and  good 
government.  He  married,  at  Hartford.  Con- 
necticut, }\Iargaret  Huley.  born  in  1842.  died 
April  18.  1910.  at  her  home,  34  Bucking- 
ham street,  Bridgeport.  She  was  buried  at 
New  Haven.  She  was  a  daughter  of  John 
Huley,  born  about  1816  in  France,  died  in 
1886  in  Chicago.  Illinois.  Her  mother  was 
Bessie  (Hayes)  Huley,  who  also  died  in  Chi- 
cago. She  had  sisters:  Catherine,  r^lary  and 
Alice,  and  a  brother  Joseph.  Her  father  came 
to  this  country  when  a  \oung  man  and  was  a 
man  of  exemplary  character  and  attractive 
personality.  5lr.  and  Mrs.  Austin  had  no 
children. 


Hon.     Jaiues     Gallagher. 

G.\LLAGHER  one  of  the  foremost  men 
in  Connecticut  politics  in. 
his  day  and  conspicuous  for  many  years  as  a 
Democratic  campaign  orator,  was  a  native  of 
Baltimore.  }.Iaryland.  born  .August  12.  1S20. 
In  1843  '"'^  came  to  Xew  Haven,  and,  finding 
opportunities  favorable,  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  cigars  and  built  up  a  large  and 
prosperous  business.  For  forty  years  he  was 
one  of  Connecticut's  leading  Democrats.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  Democratic  state  commit- 
tee during  the  campaign  of  18(17,  which  re- 
sulted in  the  election  of  Hon.  James  E.  Eng- 
lish as  governor  and  gave  Conneciictit  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  the  first  northern  state  to 
"go  Democratic"  after  the  civil  war.  Upon 
the  nomination  of  Hon.  Thomas  M.  Waller 
for  governor,  in  18S2,  !Mr.  Gallagher  was 
again  made  chairman  of  the  Democratic  state 
committee.  Governor  Waller's  triumphant 
election  was  the  result  of  a  four  weeks'  cam- 
paign. In  the  presidential  campaign  of  1S84, 
Mr.  Gallagher  retained  his  chairmanship  anrl 
succeeded  in  delivering  tiie  electoral  vfite  of 
the  state  for  President  Cleveland,  altii.ingh 
by  the  narrow  margin  of  less  than  a  thou->and 
votes. 

Although  his  record  proves  him  to  have 
__been    a  political  manager  of  the  first  rank,  it 


was  as  a  political  orator  that  he  wa>  best 
known.  For  more  diarj  a  generation  he  \\as 
in  great  demand  as  a  campaign  speaker,  and 
could  alwaj's  be  counted  upoTi  to  stir  his  audi- 
ences to  a  high  pitch  of  enthusiasm.  His  elo- 
quence appealed  to  all  classes  of  his  hearers; 
at  times  he  was  fiery  and  impassioned,  then 
again  irresistibl_\-  humorous,  but  he  was  al- 
ways sincere,  in  dead  earnest,  and  he  alwaxs 
knew  what  he  was  talking  about.  He  was  of 
fine  and  distinguished  presence,  warm-hearted, 
candid  and  generous.  Tiiese  (|ualilies  and  his 
intle.xibie  integrity  won  him  a  host  of  friends. 
Considering  his  political  prominence  iVlr. 
Gallagher  held  few  offices.  He  was  several 
times  a  member  of  the  general  assembly,  serv- 
ing in  both  senate  and  honse  of  representa- 
tives, and  was  for  many  years  chairman  of  the 
State  Board  of  Charities.  But,  as  he  often  re- 
marked, he  ga\e  most  of  his  service  to  his 
party  before  rather  than  after  election.  He 
died  in  1896.  Just  before  conun.g  to  Xew 
Ha\en  he  married  ^Miranda  Lucinda  Pease,  a 
native  of  Enfield.  Con.ntcticut,  born  in  18 r8, 
of  an  old  and  much  esteemed  family  of  that 
ti;)wn.  His  children  were:  i.  Francis,  born 
-March  19,  1845:  now  of  Portland,  Oregon. 
2.  James,  born  Decemlier  o,  18411:  no\^-  resid- 
ing in  Berkeley,  California,  3.  John  C,  a 
biographical  sketch  of  whom  follo<vs : 

John  Currier  Gallagher,  son  of  Hon.  James 
Gallagher,  was  born  in  Xew  Haven,  .-\ugust 
24,  1S57.  He  attended  Eaton  ( ptiblic  ■  school 
of  that  city,  the  Hopkins  Gramma'-  Scho'^l^ 
and  entered  the  .SheflSeld  Scientific  School  of 
Yale  University,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1879.  ^^'^  ^^'"^'''  entered  the  Ynle 
Law  School  and  was  graduated  with  tlic  de- 
gree of  LL.  B.  in  1881,  and  in  the  same  year 
was  admitted  ti;>  tlte  bar.  Immediateb,  ui-^n 
his  admission  to  the  bar  he  entered  the  law 
office  of  Hon.  William  C.  Robinson,  now  dean 
of  the  law  department  of  the  Roman  Catho- 
lic Univcrsit\-  of  Washington.  D.  C.  .After- 
wards he  was  associated  in  the  practice  of  kiw 
with  Hon.  Livingston  W.  Cleaveland,  and  in 
1805,  on  '^''^  electii.in  of  the  latter  as  iudLie  .^f 
probate  for  the  district  of  Xew  Ha\cn.  y\v. 
Gallagher  \vas  appointed  clerk  of  the  i^'urt. 
In  1897  he  was  appointed  an  assistant  clerk  of 
the  superior  court  for  Xew  Ha\en  c.anii.. 
and  in  June.  1907.  became  clerk  of  the  cmir: 
which  office  he  now  (  19x1')  holds, 

Mr.  GallaLiher  is  in  politics  a  Democrat.  In 
1882  and  1884.  he  was  secretary  of  the  Demo- 
cratic state  committee.  He  was  a  member  or 
the  ccmmi'n  council  rjf  the  city  of  Xew  Haven 
in  1883-84,  and  was  an  alderman  in  1S93-94, 
and  president  of  the  board  during  1804.  He 
is   a   member   of   the    Ouinnipiack    Club,    the 


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Graduates'  Clrb,  the  Xcw  Haven  Crili-.in- 
Piistorical  Society,  and  the  LhaniLier  of  L'oiu- 
mcrce  of  Xew  Haven,  and  v,as  secretary  of 
that  body  for  eighteen  \ears.  For  more  than 
twenty  years  Air.  Gallagher  has  devoted  a 
good  deal  of  his  time  to  fraternal  societies. 
He  is  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the 
Ancient  Order  of  United  \\'ori<men.  He  has 
been  for  years  a  member  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  supreme  lodge  of  the  order 
and  is  now  11911)  supreme  foreman  (vice- 
president)  of  the  national  body.  He  was 
grand  master  workman  of  the  t.irand  Lodi;e 
of  the  A.  O.  I'.  W.  of  Massarliusetts  in  1896- 
97,  which  at  that  time  had  jurisdiction  over 
the  fifty  thousand  memijers  of  the  order  in  the 
Xew  England  .states,  and  since  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Connecticut  Grand  Lodge  has  been 
its  advisory  counsel.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  I.  6.  O.  F..  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the 
Knights  of  the  }daccabees.  and  the  Improved 
Order  of  Heptasophs.  and  the  Massachusetts 
Benefit  Association. 

r^Ir.  Gallagher  is  a  fluent  and  witty  speaker. 
His  characteristic  speeches  apropos  of  almost 
anything  have  enlivened  many  a  banquet.  But 
it  is  in  explaining  and  advocating  the  princi- 
ples of  the  .-\.  O.  U.  W.  and  its  mission  and 
purposes,  that  he  is  at  his  best.  His  addres- 
ses, made  in  nearly  every  state  in  the  Union. 
have  made  for  him  many  friends  and  gained 
for  him  recognition  as  an  autliority  on  fra- 
ternal insurance. 


The  Lexington  and  Rhode 
MOXROE  Island  families  were  closely 
related,  as  is  shown  by  docu- 
mentary evidence.  It  is  believed  that  Tliomas 
Monroe,  founder  of  the  Rhode  Island  family, 
was  a  son  of  one  of  William  Monroe's 
brothers,  of  whom  we  knov/  nothing  except 
that  they  came  as  prisoners  of  war,  John  and 
Hugh  and  perhaps  others. 

(I)  Thomas  Monnie.  born  about  1660-65, 
is  first  found  on  the  public  records  in  1698, 
when  he  married,  at  Taunton,  Massachusetts, 
Mary  \\'ormwell,  October  26.  She  died  Feb- 
ruary 13.  1705.  He  died  Tanuarv  11,  1744. 
He  settled  at"  Bristol,  Rliode  Island.  Chil- 
dren: Elizabetli,  born  at  Bristol,  September 
II,  1699:  John,  mentioned  below:  Samuel. 
May  15,  1703;  Thoma=,  died  February  24, 
^/i/  fp-  90.  vol.  vi.,  Rhode  Island  Records). 

'"IT")  John,  son  of  Thomas  Monroe,  was 
iKirn  at  Bristol,  Rhode  Island,  !vlay  14,  1701. 
He  married,  April  29,  1728  ('bv  Rev.  John 
Usher),  all  of  Rehoboth,  at  Bristol,  Rhode 
Island,  Hannah  Rosbottom,  or  Rothbott<'>m. 
Children,  born  at  Bristol:  Comfort,  March 
22,      1729;     X''athan,     September    29.     1730: 


Stephen,  April  21. :  Rotlib.  ittum,  Feb- 
ruary 9.  1733-34:  Benjaniin.  February  5, 
^7iy}p\  Elizabeth,  August  0.  1738:  Samuel, 
September  2-^.  17^0:  Jolin,  December  23. 
.'742;  Mary,  January  3,  1744-45:  Alice.  Jan- 
uary  I,  1746-47:  Tliumas,  mentioned  beli.^w. 

(Hi)  Thomas  (21.  SiMi  of  Jolm  .Alunrne, 
was  born  at  Bristol,  Rb.ude  Lhind.  December 
3,  1748.  He  stTved  in  the  revolutionary  war, 
and  his  record  is  given  as  follows  in  ■"Massa- 
chusetts Soldiers  and  Sailors  of  the  Revolu- 
tion," vol.  xi.  p.  214:  "Th'imas  Munro,  pri- 
vate, Capt.  Nathaniel  Carpenter's  Co.,  Col. 
Thomas  Carpenter's  Regt.,  serxice  16  days. 
Company  marchetl  from  Rehuboth  to  Bristol, 
R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of  Dec.  8,  1776.  Thomas 
Munro,  private.  Lieut.  Samuel  Brown's  Co.. 
Col.  Thomas  Carpenter's  Regt.  Marched 
Aug.  I.  1780.  Discharged  Aug.  8,  17S0, 
service  9  days.  Company  niarched  from  Re- 
hobotli  to  Tiverton.  R.  I.,  on  the  alarm  of 
Aug.  I,  1780,  and  there  served  under  Gen. 
Heath.''  He  married,  at  Rehoboth,  Alarch  4, 
1779-  Chloe  Carpenter,  born  Februarv  r,  1758. 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Susarma  (Read') 
Carpenter  1  see  Carpenter).  Children; 
Thoiiias.  biirn  at  Ivehoboth,  July  3,  17S6: 
George,  mentioned  below :  Sarah,  died  De- 
cember 4,  1877. 

( I\  '1  George,  son  of  Thomas  (2)  ]\[onroe, 
was  born  in  Xew  York  Cit\-,  December  2, 
179S.  He  married,  in  1S18,  at  Cold  Brook, 
New  York.  Susan  Carpenter,  Lorn  August  6, 
1800,  daughter  of  Amos  and  Charlotte 
(^Briggs)  Carpenter.  He  >ettletl  in  Cold 
Brook.  Herkimer  county,  died  in  Sterlingville, 
New  York,  and  was  burieii  there,  June  iS, 
1866.  His  wife  died  in  Minnesota,  and  was 
buried  in  Sterlingville,  Xew  York,  April  2, 
1875.  Children :  ^^'a5hington  Montgomery, 
born  July  20,  1820.  died  September  8.  1S2S: 
Alexander  Hamilton,  mentioned  below  :  James 
Madison,  born  January  18.  1826,  married  Jane 
Hewitt:  Benjamin  Franklin.  May  29,  1S29. 
died  April  22.  1855 ;  William  Henry,  born 
January  9.  1832.  married  Irene  Clintsman : 
Frederick  Augustus.  July  14.  1834.  married 
Ella  Mitchelson :  George  Washington.  July 
12,  1S37.  married  Flattie  Alford:  Amelia 
Jane.  March  29.  184 1,  married  Charle=  WeVh. 

(\^  Alexander  Hamilt':.n.  son  of  Geori^e 
IMonroe.  was  born  in  Cold  Brook.  Flerkimer 
county.  June  5.  1823.  died  March  28.  18S7. 
Fie  married.  October  6.  185 1.  in  Brookfieki, 
Lucinda  Jane  Churchill, 'born  ?day  26.  1829, 
died  Feb.ruary  20,  1907.  B'jth  sbe  and  her 
husband  are  buried  in  Evergreen  cemetery. 
N'ew  Haven.  Saiuuel  Curtis  Churchill,  fa- 
ther of  Lucinda  Jane  Churchill,  was  born 
February   29.    1784.   and   <lie'l    Xovember    13, 


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■i  i86S,  son  of  HezekirJi  Churchill,  born  Feb- 
ruary 2,  1752,  jijrainlson  of  Jonathan  Churchill, 
born  1724.  Jonathan  was  a  son  of  Jonathan 
Churchill,  torn  i(«)2,  grandson  of  Joseph 
Churchill,  born  Dccenihcr  17,  1649,  <i"''  .^rcat- 
grandson  of  Josiali  and  Elizabeth,  il'oote) 
Churchill.  Ehzalieth  h'oote  was  born  in  1616, 
died  in  1700.  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Elizabeth  (Deining)  Foote.  Children-  i. 
Eva  Amelia,  born  Octobicr  9,  1853  ;  married, 
March  21,  1S79,  Elmer  N.  Purdy,  born  June 
II.  1842,  died  December  29,  1901  :  children: 
i.  RoUie  R.  Purdy,  born  May  19,  iSSo.  died 
January  15,  1908;  ii.  Amy  Belle  Purdy,  horn 
February  4,  1S82.  died  February  iS,  18S3; 
iii.  V\'ill  Dav  Purdy,  Ijorn  July  31,  1S83,  mar- 
ried Elma  Coleman  ;  iv.  Flossie  Dill  Purdy. 
born  January  20,  18SG:  v.  Claude  Monroe 
Purdy,  born  August  17.  18S7 :  vi.  Clara  Es- 
tella  Purdy,  born  October  9,  1890.  2.  Frank 
Eugene,  born  October  10,  1856;  died  April 
29,  1S60.  3.  Ida  Estelle.  July  14.  1859;  mem- 
ber of  National  Society  of  Founders  and 
F'atriots  of  America,  and  of  ^Nlary  Clapp 
V.'ooster  Chapter.  Daughters  of  American 
Revolution.  4.  Charles  Thomas.  August  2t„ 
1861  ;  member  of  Yiiung  Men's  Republican 
Club,  Odd  Fellows  Club  and  Relief  Lodge, 
No.  86,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
all  of  New  Haven.  5.  Francis  Henry,  men- 
tioned below.  6.  Sanuiel  George.  Ianuar\-  4. 
1871:  died  :March  22.  1886. 

(\T  I  Francis  Henry,  son  of  Alexander 
Hamilton  Monroe,  was  born  So[)tem1)er  8. 
1863,  at  Nortli  Wilna.  JetTerson  counuy. 
New  York.  He  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  for  a  time  was  cm- 
ployed  in  a  cheese  fact'_^r}'  in  his  native  coun- 
ty. Then  he  learned  the  trade  of  house 
painter.  In  1881  he  came  to  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  am;!  workeil  at  his  trade.  He  and 
his  brother.  Charlei;  Thomas  ^Fr-nroe.  estab- 
lished the  firm  of  .Monroe  Brothers  in  March. 
1893.  and  since  then  th.ey  have  cond.ucted  a 
flourishing  business  in  New  Flaven  in  high- 
class  interior  decoratiiig.  Their  office  is  at 
355  Crown  street,  Mr.  Monroe  is  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club,  the 
Odd  Fellows  Cluli,  and  l-ielief  Lodge.  No.  86, 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  all  of 
New  Haven.  He  has  held  the  principal  of- 
fices in  his  lodge  successively  four  different 
times,  showing  bis  exceptional  popularity  and 
fitness  as  an  executive,  and  is  a  member  and 
now  an  officer  of  the  ( jrand  Lodge.  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  State  of  Con- 
necticut. Fie  belongs  to  the  Governor's  Foot 
Guarrl  of  New  Haven.  He  is  president  of 
_the  Master  Painters  Association  of  New 
Haven,    which    is    affiliated    with    the    Inter- 


national Association :  also  president  of  the 
State  Master  i'aiuter-;  Associatinn,  anil  a 
member  of  the  executive  boar<!  of  tlie  Iiuvr- 
national  association. 

He  married,  September  30.  i8c,i.  ( "_\  mliia 
Harrison,  born  January  7,  1863.  daughter  of 
George  Chandler  and  Rebecca  A.  L.  (Todd) 
Harrison,  of  Cornwall,  LitchfieM  county,  (J. ^n- 
nccticut.  Her  mother  married  (^hrst)  E.  11. 
White.  Mrs.  Monroe  is  a  member  of  tlie 
National  Society  of  Founders  and  Patriots, 
No.  480.  and  of  Mary  Clapp  ^^■ooster  Chap- 
ter, Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution, 
of  New  Haven.  She  is  descended  from 
Richard  Harrison,  of  'West  Kirliy,  Cheshire. 
England  (q.  v.). 

(Tlie  Harriion  Line), 
_^  (I)  Richard  Harrison,  of  \\'ebt  Kirby, 
Cheshire,  England,  came  to  .\merica  when  he 
was  already  advanced  in  years,  w  itii  his  grow  n 
family,  among  whom  were  Riciiard.  Jr..  and 
Thomas,  and  perhaps  other  s;.ins.  As  no  mvn- 
tion  is  made  of  his  v.ife  or  her  death,  it  is 
probable  that  she  ilie.l  in  England  before  the 
family  sailed  for  this  country.  He  took  the 
oath  of  allegiance  in  New  Haven,  .\ugu-;i  ^. 
1644.  Early  in  the  sj^ring  of  tliat  year  he 
was  one  of  the  comp'any  of  !)ro|irietors  who 
took  possession  of  their  purchase  of  "lo- 
toket,"  now  called  Braniord.  in  the  colonv 
of  New  Plaven.  He  signed  tlie  division;  of 
land  at  Branford.  July  i.  1646.  which  is  pro'i- 
ably  the  first  extant  of  Branford,  and  ;5 
called  "Old  Harrison"  on  the  P.rarfunl  rec- 
ords. Fle  remained  in.  Branford  until  his 
death.  October  25.  1653.  Kis  son.  Riciiar.l. 
Jr.,  had  a  large  faniilv  in  Branford,  but  \viv;n 
Rev.  Aliraham  Pierson.  tlie  minister  at  Bran- 
ford. persuaded  the  larger  portion  of  his  peo- 
ple of  this  settlement  to  gi-)  with  In'ni  to  found 
a  new  settlement  at  Newark.  New  Jersev.  i;i 
1666.  Richari.1,  Jr..  and  Iiis  whole  family  were 
among  the  number  who  went  there.  His  land 
in  Branford  was  sol  1  for  a  parsonage  wl^tu 

the  Rev. Russell  lived. 

(II)  Captain  Thomas,  son  of  Rirhar'i  i-Lir- 
ri<on.  was  born  in  England  ami.  accordmc  t  ■ 
the  Branfnrd  records,  gave  bis  aL;e  a-"  lUty- 
eight  years  in  I'i88.  He  died  towaui  the 
dose  of  1704.  In  1667  he  purch.ased  the  es- 
tate of  Jasper  Crane,  who  removed  to  Xen- 
ark.  New  Jer-ev.  the  iKvelling  h.ouse  on  tiiis 
place  lxir,g  regarded  .is  ihe  first  frame  h'-.-u^e 
erected  there.  May.  13.  1669.  !iis  n.ame  v.TiS 
presented  to  the  genera!  assembly  for  nomina- 
tion as  freeman.  ]U<  estate  v.as  estimated 
as  the  largest  in  the  t.">wn.  lie  sicned  ins 
will  October  23.  t704  appointing  his  sons. 
Thomas  and  John    jijiru  eyecutors. 


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Captain  Tliomas  Harri'^nn  married  (first\ 
1652,  Ellen,  widow  of  Ji_>lin  riii)m[).-on,  a 
farnier,  of  New  Haven.  He  married  ( iec- 
o:id).  Marcii  jo.  1065.  \\'iilow  Jilizabcth 
Stent.  Cliiidrcn  of  tl'.t-  firit  marriage: 
TliL>mas.  born  March  1.  I'lSi'i-S".  married 
Margaret  Stent,  a  daiiL;luer  of  lii-^  step- 
mother; Nathaniel,  see  forward.  Children  of 
the  second  marriage:  Mary,  born  February 
10,  1(^56,  married  John  Lindsley ;  Eliza- 
beth, Ixirn  January.  1667,  married  William 
Barker;  John,  born  ]\Iarch  29.  1670.  married 
Rebecca  True.-^tlale :  Samuel,  born  Auc;u>t  11, 
1673.  married  Elizabeth  Deimison;  I?aac.  born 
1676.  married  Patience  Tyler. 

(HI)  Captain  Nathaniel,  son  of  Captain 
Thomas  and  Ellen  (Thompson)  Harrison, 
was  born  at  Branford,  December  13.  1658, 
and  died  there,  January-  i.  ijzj-^S.  For  a 
period  of'  twenty  }'ears  he  was  a  inenitier  of 
the  legislature.  Following  is  a  copy  of  a 
record  of  the  general  court  at  Hartford,  [May 
9-17.  T706:  "Nathaniel  Harrison  is  by  this 
Assembly  appointed  to  be  Captain  of  the 
train  band  in  the  town  of  Branford  and  co;u- 
missioned  accordingly."  He  married  Han- 
nah, bom  1669,  died  Septemljer  27.  1723. 
daughter  of  Edward  and  Hannah  Frisbie.  of 
Branford.  Children  :  Hannah,  born  Jul\-  2S. 
1690,  married  John  Tahnadge :  Nathaniel,  Jr., 
born  January  26.  1692,  married  Thankful 
Wilkinson,  of  IMilford;  Daniel,  ^ee  forward; 
!).Iary,  born  April  24.  1696,  marrietl  \\"iliiam 
Hoadley ;  Josiah,  born  February  i,  169S,  mar- 
ried Lydia  Hoadley :  Abraham,  born  February 
28.  1700:  Doratha,  born  }ilarch  i,  1702:  Jon- 
athan, horn  Jul\-  S,  1704 ;  Amos,  born  ]\iarch 
Ti,  1707:  Silence  and  Patience,  twins,  born 
July  30,  1710. 

(IV.)  Daniel,  son  of  Captain  Nathaniel 
and  Hannah  (Frisbie)  Flarrison.  was  born 
at  Branford,  September  ifi,  1^94,  and  died 
there,  October  10,  1752.  He  marrierl,  June 
30,  1720.  Plannah,  born  Deceml;er  16,  i'394, 
died  January  15,  1747-48.  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel and  Abigail  (Farrington)  Hoadley.  of 
Branford.  After  the  birth  of  his  chililren  he 
removed  to  N'>rth  Branford.  Children: 
Hannah,  born  Mav.  172(1.  marricJ.  Stephen 
Blackstone,  died  childless:  Abraham,  born 
November,  1728.  married  Hannah  Johnson : 
Daniel,  married  Flannaii  Parker ;  Noah,  see 
forward:  Peter,  bijrn  November  i,  1730,  mar- 
ried Mercy  Frisbie. 

(\')  Nr.ah,  scin  of  Daniel  and  ITannah 
(Hoadley'*  Harrison,  was  born  at  FSranford, 
Connecticut,  Novemlier  10.  1737.  and  died  at 
Cornwall.  Litchfield  co'mtv.  Connecticut, 
>Tarch  7,  1823.  Fie  >erved  in  'wo  campaigns 
of   the   Frcii'.h   and   Indian   war,   enlisting   in 


Captain  James  Wadsworth's  compan\-.  May 
24.  1758,  discharged  No\eniber  17,  175N.  and 
agam  in  Colonel  .Xatlian  Whiting's  cu'iipanv. 
April  10,  1761,  discharged  Decembei  4,  ijfM. 
In  the  spring  of  1702.  \v  itii  Nnah.  and  Ed- 
ward Rogers  and  their  sister  Hann;di,  he 
removed  to  Cornwall,  \\here  he  bought  a 
fift3--acre  lot  in  Cornwall  Hollow,  and,  171)7 
or  1768,  erected  a  frame  hou.-e,  wliich  was 
for  many  years  the  oldest  house  in  Cornwall. 
His  name  is  on  the  marching  roll  of  Captain 
Edward  Gribwold's  company,  ;\larcli  4,  1777, 
during  the  revolution,  and  the  orii;inal  war- 
rant is  hi  the  possession  of  ]\Irs.  T.  P. 
Winchell,  of  Cornwall.  He  gave  ■winter  quar- 
ters to  a  troop  of  dragoon  horses  <luring  the 
revolution,  and  his  musket  is  cherished  bv  the 
family  as  a  precious  relic  of  those  days. 
After  he  had  passed  his  eightieth  year  he 
rode  to  Palmyra,  New  York,  to  visit  his  son 
Luman.  and  returned  to  Cornwall  in  the 
same  manner.  He  is  buried  in  Cornwall  cem- 
etery beside  his  two  wives,  and  a  marker  was 
presented  for  his  grave  by  the  Sons  of  the. 
American  Revolution. 

Noah  Harrison  marrieil  (Srst),  June  3, 
1767.  Hannah,  born  May  8.  1737.  at  Bran- 
ford. died  at  Cornwall.  Feliruarv  O-  1785, 
daughter  of  Noah  and  Elizabeth  (AVheelcr) 
Rogers.  The  ring  he  ga\e  his  wife  is  in- 
scribed ''Fear  God  and  Love  Mc."  and  is 
nnw  in  the  possession  of  Mrs.  11.  A.  Wads- 
worth,  of  Garrettsville,  Ohio,  one  of  the  de- 
scendants. He  marrieil  (second  I.  Jui\-  2t, 
17S5,  Anne  Hopkins,  widow  of  Thoma-'  Car- 
ter, of  Kent.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Syl- 
■"■anus  and  Rntli  1  llerry  1  Hiipkins.  and  a 
direct  descendant  from  Stephen  and  Giles 
Flopkins.  of  the  "MavHower."  Children  of 
first  marriage:  Edmund,  see  forwai'd:  He- 
man,  born  November  13.  17(19.  ma'Tied  Re- 
becca Bradford,  of  Corn\\;dl :  Luman,  born 
}.iay  28,  1776,  marrisd  Phoebe  CuKer,  and 
removed  to  Palmyra,  New  York;  .\mani!a, 
died  in  infancy,  November  16,  1775.  Chil- 
dren of  second  marriage:  Hannah,  born  De- 
cember 10,  17S6.  married  Elias  Hart.  01  Corn- 
wall;  Amanda.  i!rrn  March  20.  1789,  ma-ried 
Oliver  Burnham  Hart,  of  Cornwall. 

(\'n  Edmund,  son  of  Noah  and  Hannaii 
(Rorrcrs)  Harrison,  was  born  at  Cornwall. 
May  I,  176S.  died  January  4,  1867.  As  a 
pupil  of  Oliver  Burnham  he  develiipcd  a  ta<te 
for  matliem.atical  studies,  and  became  a  far- 
mer of  more  than  ordinary  intelligence.  He 
bought  a  farm  in  Cornwall  Floll'.nv.  built  a 
hi>use  in  1S06  or  1807,  and  also  had  a  saw- 
mill on  his  farm.  He  married.  February  19. 
1705,  Ruth.,  '-.orn  Fcbruarv  4,  1769.  at  Kent, 
died   :\Iay   24,-t852,   liaugliter  of   Elijah   and 


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Lois  (Fuiier)  Ho[)kins.  anil  a  direct  'icsccnd- 
ant  of  Stephen  ami  Liile?  Hopkins,  of  the 
"Mayflower."  Children,  born  in  Cornwall: 
Rufus,  April  12.  1796.  married  Sarah  Sawyer, 
of  Palmyra.  New  York  :  Noah,  February  27, 
1798,  _  married  Susan  Morey,  of  Lebanon 
Sprin_i.:;s,  Nc^v  York:  Myrcin,  September  25. 
1800,  miarried  Charlotte  E.  Calhoun,  of  Corn- 
wall, Connecticut ;  Chandler,  January  30, 
1803,  died  unmarried.  March  9,  1829;  Lucre- 
tia,  September  9.  1S05,  married  John  Brad- 
ford, died  childless  at  the  a^e  of  twenty-four; 
John  Rogers,  see  forward;  Hannah,  February 
13,  iSio,  died  unmarried,  October  2.  1S03; 
William  Hopkins.  October  13,  1S13,  married 
Mary  Amelia  Catlin. 

(VH)  John  Ro£,'^ers.  son  i:if  Ivhnuud  and 
Ruth  (Flopkins)  Harrison,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 23,  1S07,  and  died  August  31,  1880.  He 
was  engaged  in  mercantile  business  in  Corn- 
wall Center,  where  he  built  a  house  about 
1840.  From  1835  until  1877  he  held  public 
offices  for  the  town.  He  was  postmaster  for 
several  years ;  in  the  general  as-^eiubly  three 
years ;  justice  of  the  peace,  about  thirty  years ; 
selectman,  seventeen  years ;  treasurer  of  town 
deposit  and  school  society's  funds,  fifteen 
years;  judge  of  probate,  six  years.  He  mar- 
ried, I\Iarch  13,  1833,  Eleanor,  born  March 
28,  180Q,  died  July  10,  1890.  daughter  of 
James  Fitch  and  Alary  ('Merwin)  Bradford, 
and  a  direct  descend?nt  of  Governor  William 
Bradford  of  the  '"Mavtlower."  Children: 
Mary  Lucretia.  born  September  26,  1834. 
died  October  11  of  the  same  year;  James 
Bradford,  born  July  iS,  died  in  the  same 
month,  i83t>;  Sarah  Williams,  born  July  15, 
1838,  died  Alav  10.  1844;  George  Chandler. 
see  fonvard;  Catharine,  born  August  i.  1843, 
married  William  H.  H.  Hewitt,  of  New  Ha- 
ven, Connecticut;  Wilbur  Fitch,  born  August 
22,  1845,  married  Harriet  S,  Aliner,  of  Corn- 
wall, Connecticut ;  John  Bradford,  born  No- 
vember 4,  1848.  married  Florence  R.  Porter, 
of  Freedom,  Ohio. 

fVni)  George  Chamller,  =on  of  John  Rog- 
ers and  Eleanor  fBradfnrd'l  Harrison,  was 
born  in  Cornwall.  Connecticut,  Alav  19.  1840. 
died  there,  February  25.  TQ07.  Fie  bought 
a  farm  near  the  center  of  the  town  of  Corn- 
wall, which  he  greatlv  improved  by  buildinsr 
a  house  and  barns,  settincr  out  fruit  and  shade 
trees,  etc.  Fie  held  many  public  offices,  such 
as  town  clerk,  town  treasurer,  etc..  and  was 
judge  of  probate  for  thirty  vears.  still  hold- 
ing this  office  at  the  lime  of  his  dearh.  He 
married.  February  2r,  1802.  Rebecca  Ann 
Louisa,  bi^rn  August  20,  1837,  tlied  December 
28,  1902,  daughter  of  Carrington  and  flarriet 
fShepard)    Todd,  and  widow  of  Edward  H. 


White.  Children:  i.  Cynthia  RL-heco;i,  -ee 
forward.  2.  Eleanor  Harriet,  born  in  Ci'm- 
wall,  January  28.  1864,  died  in  New  Haven, 
October  7,  T904 ;  married.  July  29,  1890,  Mark 
Reynolds,  born  in  Indiana,  son  of  Gideon  .-aul 
Eliza  J.  (JNTacdonalii )  Holloday ;  their  only 
child,  Daniel  Alacdonald.  born  in  Chicago.  Il- 
linois, September  14,  i8':)5.  3.  George  Ed- 
wanl,  born  in  Cornwall,  June  17,  1865,  died  in 
Windham,  Portage  county,  Ohio,  Februarv  8, 
1896;  married,.  December  28,  1888,  in  Cleve- 
land, Ohio,  Flora  A.,  of  Windham,  daughter 
of  William  and  Betse}-  Cb'illa  (Pierce)  Aloore, 

and  widow  of r.osely;  children:  Bessie 

Moore,  born  in  Windham,  August  23,  1891: 
Rebecca  Louise,  born  in  Windham,  Oct^r-ber 
30,  1894.  4.  Charlotte  Abigail,  born  in  Corn- 
wall, September  3,  1866:  married.  March  2, 
1909,  Harry  Augustus,  of  Garrettsville.  Ob.io, 
son  of  Harve}"  A.  and  Caroline  A,  (  Collins) 
Wadsworth,  of  ^\'indhanl,  Ohio.  5.  Kare 
Jane,  born  in  Cornwall.  .Vugu.st  4.  i8i>S;  mar- 
ried in  Wilmington,  \'ermont,  June  6,  1890. 
lienry  Douglass  \\'hitney,  born  September  13. 
1S66;  children:  Burke  Emerson,  born  in 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  February  i,  1894: 
Lincoln  Flolmes,  born  in  Hartford',  Connecti- 
cut, January  16,  1900;  Katherine.  born  in 
Hartford.  November  4,  TO05.  6.  John  Rogers 
Carrington.  born  in  Cornwall,  November  I, 
died  Pieceniber  16.  1809.  7.  Ruth  Hopkins, 
born  in  Cornwall.  October  31,  1871,  died  .Mav 
2,  1887.  8.  Gertrude  Chandler,  born  in  Corn- 
•,vall.  July  5,  1873  ;  married,  August  28.  looi, 
,\rthur  Kenyon,  born  at  Lebanon  Springs, 
New  York,  May  25,  1872,  son  of  \Villiam 
Henry  and  Marrietta  (Kenyon)  Harrison.  9. 
.\nnie  Shepard.  born  in  Cornwall  January  2^, 
1875,  died  there  December  27.  1895.  10. 
Alarv  Merwin,  born  in  Cornwall.  No\ ember 
20.  '1876,  died  Alarch  2.  1S78.  it.  Mabel 
Todd,  born  in  Cornwall,  November  14.  1878; 
married,  July  12,  1905,  Harold  Ira,  born  in 
Bristol,  Connecticut.  June  6.  1883,  son  of 
Howard  George  and  Ella  Amelia  ('Gale) 
Arms ;  child :  Stanley  George,  born  Septem- 
ber II,  1909.  12.  John  Rogers,  born  in  Corn- 
wall, November  4,  1882;  married,  October  20, 
1904,  Nellie  Marian,  born  May  4,  1883.  dauuh.- 
ter  of  John  and  Mary  fRydel!)  Swan-on.  of 
Cornwall;  child:  Marian  Louise,  born  June  ig. 
1907. 

flN)  Cynthia  Rebecca,  daughter  of  George 
Chandler  and  Rebecca  Ann  Lou'-a  (Todd) 
('^^"hite)  Harrison,  was  born  at  Cornwall, 
i.'onnecticut.  January  7,  1803;  married,  Sep- 
tember 30,  1891,  Francis  Henry,  son  of  Alex- 
ander Hamilton  and  Lncinda  J.  fChurchil!) 
Monroe  ("see  Monroe).  Tlieir  only  child. 
George   Harrison,  was  born  in   New   Flaven, 


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Cotmectici-:!:,  April  25.  1S93.  nvd  died  tliere. 
AIa\   I,  1907. 

(Til."  Cirpentcr  Liiu-i. 

This  faniil}'  is  vi  ancient  En^disii  orijjin.  and 
of  great  aniiriuity  in  Hereford^'nire  and  otlier 
parts  of  Fln^land.  The  Anierioan  branch  of 
the  family  i-  tlc^cended  fnn:!  tiic  family  of 
which  the  Earl  of  Tyrconne!  was  a  me;iiher. 
In  1761  the  Earldom  of  Tyrcunne!  in  Ireland 
was  given  to  a  third  George  Carpenter,  and 
this  branch  became  extinct  in  1863.  The  coat 
of-arms  was  confirmed  to  William  Carpenter 
in  1663,  in  Ltind<jn  and  was  subsequently 
found  on  the  t:''.nbstone  of  Daniel  Carpenter 
of  Relml'Mth.  M.-issachusetts,  whu  was  born 
in  i<)(Xj.  The  arm-:  Argent,  a  greyhound 
passent,  and  cliief  salile.  Crest;  A  grey- 
hoimd's  heail.  era-ed  per  fesse  sable  an;l  ar- 
gent.    Motto:    ■■Cekrita---virtus-fidelitas." 

(I)  John  Carpenter,  the  tirst  of  the  name 
found  in  English  records,  was  born  abrT.t  1303 
and  was  a  member  of  parliament  in  1323. 

;TI)  Richard,  son  of  John  Carpenter,  was 
born    about     1335.       He    married     ijhristina 

,  and  they  were  buried  in  the  church  of 

St.  Tilartin  Outwitch,  Bishopsgate  street,  Lon- 
don.    He  was  a  goldsmith. 

(Iin  John  Carpenter  Sr.,  -on  of  Richard, 
was  elder  bp.^tlier  of  John  Carpenter  Jr.,  th.e 
noted  t"wn  clerk  of  London,  whose  benevolent 
bequest  founded  the  City  of  London  School. 

(I\'  I  John  Carpenter  wa^  son  of  John  Sr., 
mentioned  abo'-e. 

{\")  \\'illiam  Carpenter,  son  of  John,  was 
born  about  1440,  and  died  in  15 jo.  He  re- 
sided in  the  parish  of  Dilwxne,  Herefordshire. 
He  is  called  William  of  Homme. 

(\T)  James  Carpenter,  son  of  \\'iriiam  of 
Homme,  died  in   1537. 

(\'ll)  John  Carpenter,  son  of  James,  died 
in    1540. 

(VIII)  William  Carpenter,  son  of  John, 
was'born  about  1540.  ChiMren:  James,  in- 
herited estate  of  his  father:  Alexander,  iiorn 
about  i5''>o,  his  youngest  child  was  pr(^baDly 
the  William  of  Cobham  to  whom  the  arms 
were  confirmed  in  1663 ;  William,  mentioned 
below;  Richard,  probably  -ettled  in  Ame-bury, 
■Massachusetts,  and  was  progenitor  of  the 
Providence  branch  of  the  family  in   America. 

(IX)  William,  son  of  William  Carpenter, 
was  born  in  England,  in  I57<'i.  He  came  to 
America  with  his  wife  Abigail  and  son  Wil- 
liam in  the  ship  "Bevis,"  in  1638,  and  re- 
turned in  the  same  ship  to  England.  He  was 
a  resident  of  London. 

(X)  William,  -on  of  William  Carpenter. 
was  born  in  1605,  in  England.  He  canje  to 
America  with  his  father  m  the  ship  "Bevis" 
in  1638,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman  of  Wey- 


mouth, Massachusetts,  May  13,  loao.  He 
was  deputy  to  the  general  court  from  Wev- 
mouth.  in  1641-43,  and  from  Rehoboth  in  1645; 
constable  in  nux.  He  was  admitted  an  111- 
hahitant  of  Rehoboth,  ]\Iarch  28.  1O45,  ^nd  in 
June  of  tiie  same  }'ear  admitted  a  freeman 
thei'e.  He  was  a  clo>e  friend  of  (Jiiveinor 
'\\"illiam  iJradfijrd,  who  married  Ins  cousin 
Alice  Carpenter.  With  others  he  received 
permission  from  the  general  court  to  bu\-  a 
tract  of  land  eight  miles  square  of  tlie  Indians, 
whicii  became  the  settlement  of  Relioboth. 
He  was  chosen  proprietors'  clerk  in  i()43  and 
served  until  1640.  He  contributed  towards 
the  expense  of  King  I'hilip's  war  and  was  one 
of  a  committee  to  lay  out  a  road  from  Reho- 
both to  Deilham.  In  1647  he  was  selectman. 
He  owneii  real  estate  also  at  Fawtucket, 
Rb.ode  Island.  He  was  a  captain  in  the  mil- 
itia. He  died  February  7,  1669.  He  mar- 
ried   ii:    England,   Abigail ,   wdto    died 

February  22.  16S7.  Children;  John,  born  in 
I'lngland'  aiiout  162S,  died  -xlay  J3,  loo^-  ;  Wil- 
liam, mentioned  below;  Joseph,  bo'-n  in  Eng- 
land, about  1633,  married  May  25.  1055.  -dar- 
garet  Sutton,  buried  ]May  6,  iCj-.  :  Hnnraii, 
born  April  3,  1640,  Weymoutii :  Abiah  (twin.) 
April  9,  1643,  Weymouth:  Abigail  (twin), 
April  9,  1643:  married  loiin  Titus  Jr.:  S:'.'.rr- 
uel,  about  1644.  Rehoboth, 

(XL)  \V'illiam.  son  of  \\'illiatn  Carpenter, 
was  born  in  England  'ab'jut  1O31,  and  mar- 
ried, (Oct.jber  5,  1651,  Pri^ci!Ia  Bennett.  She 
flicd  (Jct'djer  20.  1603,  and  he  married  ( sec- 
ond)  Decemljer  10,  1663,  Miriam  Searies, 
wlio  survived  him  and  died  ^lay  t,  1722,  aged 
(according  to  gravestone)  ninety-three.  He 
died  January  26.  1703,  in  Relioboth.  f^Ie  wa., 
elected  town  clerk  of  Rehoboth.  .May  13. 
166S,  aTid  with  the  exception  of  one  year  held 
the  otiice  until  his  death.  He  was  deputy  to 
the  general  court  of  Plymouth  in  1658  and 
16(5.8.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  ;dso  chosen 
deacori  of  the  church.  In  1670  he  was  one  of 
a  committee  to  settle  the  bounds  between  the 
town  of  Taunton  and  the  north  purchase,  and 
clerk  of  the  community  of  the  north  purchase 
in  1682.  He  was  also  one  of  the  purchasers 
of  the  latter  place  and  drew  his  lut  in  the 
meadow  May  26,  1668.  At  a  meeting  nf  the 
purchasers,  February  18,  1685,  it  was  voted 
that  there  should  be  a  divi-i^n  of  fifty  acre- 
to  each  shareholder  and  William  Carpenter 
was  chosen  surveyor.  He  was  a  man  of  su- 
iierinr    abilitv,    accurate    in    all    his    hu;-ines; 


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to  Rehobotii.  He  left  an  estate  valued  at  £215 
5s.  4d.  Children,  born  in  Relioboth:  Ji.ihn,  Oc- 
tober 19,  1652;  William,  June  20,  1659;  Fris- 
cilla,  July  24,  li'/ji  ;  Beniatnin.  October  20. 
1663;  Josiali.  December  iS,  1664;  Nathaniel, 
May  12,  i(/)y:  Daniel,  October  S,  i6(.k):  Xnah, 
oMarch  2S.  1G72;  ]\Iiriam,  October  ih.  1674; 
Obadiah,  ilarch  12,  1677  or  167S:  Ephraim, 
April  25,  iCSl.  died  young;  Ephraim,  April  2^. 
1683  or  1684;  Hannah,  April  10,  1(^84  or 
1685;  Abagail,  April   15,   16S7. 

(XII)  Ephraim,  son  of  William  Carpenter, 
was  born  April  25,  16S3,  an  1  married.  August 
14,  1704,  Hannah  Read.  She  died  August  30, 
17 17,  aged  thirty-five.  He  married  ("second) 
March  24,  1719,  r^Iartha,  widow  of  Zachariah 
Carpenter,  son  of  Samuel.  Her  name  before 
marriage  was  Ide.  He  owned  a  farm  in  At- 
telboro  of  about  sixty  acres.  He  was  lieu- 
tenant of  a  militia  company,  and  died  April 
20,  1743.  Children,  born  in  Rehobotii :  Eph- 
raim, September  19,  1706,  died  November  30. 
1706;  Hannah  (twin).  April  12,  170S,  died 
July  II,  1708;  Hepsibah  (twin),  April  12, 
1708,  died  June  29,  170S;  Ephraim,  mentioned 
below;  Hannaii,  ]\Iay  7,  171 1,  died  November 
23,  1711:  Eliphalet,  May  26,  1721,  revolution- 
ary soldier;  Hannah.  December  7,  1723.  Jill- 
son  says  there  was  a  son  Josiah,  born  De- 
cember 7,  1723  ;  he  may  have  been  a  twin  to 
Hannah. 

(XIII)  Ephraim,  son  of  Ephraim  Carpen- 
ter, was  born  April  26,  1709,  in  Rehoboth, 
and  m.arried.  May  21.  1731,  Zeri'ah,  daughter 
of  Jonathan  Carpenter,  liorn  ^lay  7,  1709, 
died  April  i,  1791.  He  died  March  17,  1774. 
Children,  born  in  Rehoboth;  Jonathan,  April 
25.  1732;  Ephraim.  April  15.  1734:  Nathaniel, 
mentioned  below  ;  Hannah,  February  19,  1738  ; 
Ezra.  February  11,  1740  or  1741. 

(XIV)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Ephraim  Carpen- 
ter was  born  April  6,  1736,  in  Rehoboth,  and 
married,  September  26,  1757,  Susanna  Read, 
She  died  January  22,  17S6.  He  was  a  car- 
penter and  joiner  by  tra'ie,  and  Vwed  in  Savoy, 
Massachusetts.  He  died  in  June.  1818.  Fie 
was  corporal  in  the  third  military  company  of 
Rehoboth.  Fir-t  regiment  of  county  of   Bris- 


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tain and  afterwards  major.  A  detailed  record 
of  his  ser\ice  follows;  Captain  in  Lexington 
alarm,  served  eight  days :  commissioned 
March  28,  1776,  in  t'.ie  Contlnenta!  arinv; 
marched  Julv  23,  1776,  to  New  York;  dis- 
missed December  i,  1776;  served  at  White 
Plains  and  New  York  in  Colonel  Thomas  Car- 
penter's regiment ;  in  Rhode  Island  alarm  De- 
cember 8,  1776,  served  eight  days;  discharged 
January  15,  1776.  haviii-^'  -erverl  six  weel<s 
at    Brooklvn ;    in    Colonel    Hathawav's    regi- 


ment in  Rhode  Island  alarm,  .Kiiril  21,  1777; 
serverl  twenty-three  days,  stationed  at  Tiver- 
ton, in  Colonel  Josiah  Whitney's  regiment, 
May  13,  1777,  served  i  month.  25  days; 
marched  from  Rehoboth  to  Point  Judith, 
served  at  Bristol  and  Providence  i  month  5 
days  from  July  2,  1777;  commissioned  major 
in  First  Bristol  regiment  of  Massachusetts 
militia,  February  8,  1779.  His  ofticial  rec- 
ord after  he  was  raised  to  maior  \\as  as  fol- 
lows; In- Colonel  Thomas  Carpenter's  regi- 
ment at  Tiverton,  on  Rhode  Island  alarm,  Au- 
gust I,  1780,  served  nine  i',a}s ;  in  Colonel 
Dean's  reg'iment  at  RhcMJe  Island,  March  2, 
1781,  served  fourteen  days:  enlisted  in  Col- 
onel Dary's  regiment  at  West  Point  from 
July  10,  1781,  to  November,  served  4  months 
8  days.  His  name  was  on  the  roll  until  Oc- 
tober 2,  1782.  By  the  "Documentary  His- 
tory of  New  York"'  lot  96  of  2S0  acres  of  land 
in  N'erniont  was  granted  by  the  government 
of  New  York  to  Nathaniel  Carpenter  in  17S6 
to  1788,  but  there  is  no  evidence  that  the 
grant  was  made  to  Major  Nathaniel.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Rehobotii ;  Cliloe.  born  Febru- 
ary I,  1758,  married  Thomas  Monroe  (see 
Monroe)  ;  2  Cyril,  May  i.  1760.  3.  Lewis 
May  9,  1762.  4.  Nathaniel,  October  29,  1764. 
5.  Sarah.  June  13,  1767.  6.  Lucy,  July  23, 
1769.  7.  Abel,  Jtme  24.  1771.  8.  Cyril,  Au- 
gust 2D,  1774.  9.  Amos.  June  3,  1776.  to. 
Susanna,  August  16,  1778. 


Henry  Farna:n,  son  of  Tenrev 
FARNAM     Amherst  and   Mercy    (Tracy) 

Farnam,  was  born  in  Scipio, 
Nc\\'  York,  Novcmljer  9,  1803.  The  parents 
of  his  father  and  mother  emigrated  to  Orange 
county.  New  York,  when  the  latter  were  chil- 
dren;  the  parents  of  his  father  died  in  Orange 
county,  while  those  of  his  mother  removed  to 
Cayuga  county,  where  they  died.  His  father 
went  to  Scipio  when  about  twenty-one  years 
old,  immediately  after  his  marriage,  and  fet- 
tled upon  an  uncleared  farm.  He  had  eleven 
children,  of  whom  Henry  was  the  sixth.  The 
latter  spent  his  childhood  and  early  youth  in 
working  upon  his  father's  farm  in  tiie  su;n- 
mer  and  attenrling  the  public  schools  for  th;e 
few  months  in  the  year  when  they  were  pro- 
vided. He  was  especially  interested  in  'oooks 
and  studv.  and  read  with  great  eagerness  the 
tew  b'?oks  of  history  and  literature  which 
were  to  be  found  in  the  library  and  the  iog- 
hnuses  of  the  neiqfh.bors.  He  had  an  especial 
taste  for  matliemati:s.  and  learned  the  ele- 
ments of  trigonometry  and  surveying  before 
he  was  sixteen  years  old.  In  tlie  spring  of 
1821  he  was  employed  as  rod  man  by  David 
Thomas,  then  chief  enc:ineer  of  the  Erie  Canal 


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west  of  Rochester;  after  three  months  he  he- 
came  assistant  engineer  and  serve-l  until  tlie 
winter,  when  hie  tausiit  schooL  In  the  sprin;^ 
of  1S22  he  went  bacl%  to  his  work  as  assi.-tant 
engineer.  He  superintended  the  location  and 
construction  of  a  cana!  connectiiiLT  the  Tona- 
wanda  and  Oak  Orchard  creeks,  and  contin- 
ued his  services  until  the  Erie  canal  was  fin- 
ished, in  the  fall  of  1824.  He  taught  school 
again  the  following  winter,  and  in  the  spring 
of  1S25  moved  to  Connecticut  and  became  as- 
sistant engineer  for  the  Farmington  Canal 
Company,  which  position  he  held  until  1827, 
when  he  became  engineer  and  superintendent 
and  subsequently  tinishetl  the  canal  from  the 
state  line  to  Northampton.  His  connection 
with  this  enterprise  brought  him  into  close 
relations  with  the  ilistinguished  president  of 
the  company,  Hon.  James  Hillhouse,  with 
whom  he  remained  on  the  most  friendh'  terms 
during  tlie  latter's  life.  In  1840  Mr.  Joseph 
E.  Shetlield  became  a  large  proprietor  in  and 
virtually  controlled  the  canal.  It  was  still 
maintained  under  Mr.  Farnam's  management 
and  direction,  and  as  a  result  of  this  connec- 
tion the  two  men  became  lasting  friends.  Im- 
mediatelv  after  his  marriage,  December  i, 
1839,  2\Ir.  Farnam  removed  to  New  Haven, 
where  he  remained  until  he  went  to  Cliicago. 
In  1846  the  change  of  affairs  produced  by  the 
general  introduction  of  railways  made  neces- 
sarv  the  substitution  of  a  railroad  for  the 
I-'armington  canal,  and  in  1848  the  canal  rail- 
way was  completed  to  Plainville  and  subse- 
quently e-xtended  to  Williamsburg,  Massachu- 
setts. In  1850  the  railway  was  leased  to  the 
New  "S"ork  &  Xew  Haven.  Railway  Company, 
and  Mr.  Farnam  resigned  his  office  as  engi- 
neer and  superintendent.  In  the  autumn  of 
1850,  Mr.  Farnam  was  invited  by  ^Vilham  B. 
Ogdcn,  then  president  of  the  Chicago  &  Gal- 
ena Union  Railway,  to  Chicago,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  inducing  him  to  bring  his  engineering 
skill  and  his  influence  with  eastern  capitalists 
to  the  service  and  advancement  of  the  rail- 
wav  interests  of  the  north\\est.  As  a  result.  }ilr. 
Farnam  and  Mr.  Shettield  undertook  the  con- 
struction of  a  railway  which  should  connect 
Chicago  with  the  ^iississipl)i,  following  in 
part  the  course  of  the  Illin'-is  canal  and  river. 
They  agreed  to  construct  the  whole  and  pro- 
vide the  capital,  provided  a  suitable  charter 
coidd  be  obtained,  and  in  February.  1854,  the 
Chicago  and  Rnck  Island  raihvav  was  com- 
pleted. 

In  the  meantime  Sheffield  ami  Farnam  had 
taken  the  contract  to  complete  the  r^Iichigan 
Southern  lailroad  and  carried  the  line  from 
Hillsdale  ir.to  Chicago  in  1S52.  The  Michigan 
Central  raiUvas-  was  finished  at  about  the  same 


time,  and  tlie  entr;mce  of  these  two  railways 
into  Cliicago  niark(;d  the  beginning  of  great 
prosjierit}-  for  the  city  ;  real  estate  increaicd 
rapidly  in  value,  and  the  city  grew  in  business 
and  population. 

.^s  soon  as  the  Chicago  S:  Rock  Island  rail- 
way was  completed,  Mr.  Farnam  devoted  his 
energy  and  attention  to  the  construction  of  a 
railway  bridge  across  the  Mississippi  and,  in 
1855,  completed  it.  In  1S53  the  Mississippi 
&  Missouri  Railway  Company  was  organized, 
and  in  1S55  Mr.  Farnam  and  his  associates 
contracted  for  the  construction  of  a  railway 
across  the  state  of  Iowa,  which  he  finally  car- 
ried as  far  as  Grinnell,  120  miles  from  Daven- 
port. ]\Ir.  Farnam  was  elected  president  of 
the  Rock  Island  Company  in  1854  and  held 
the  office  till  18G3,  when  lie  resigned  all  ac- 
tive connection  with  railway  construction  and 
management.  Early  in  1863  he  took  part  in 
the  organization  of  the  Union  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company,  but  declined  any  share  in  its 
management.  After  a  prolonged  residence 
with  his  family  in  Europe  he  returned  to  this 
country  in  time  to  witness  the  close  of  the 
civil  war,  and  after  crossing  the  ocean  twice 
afterwards  settled  in  Xew  Haven  in  1S68. 
He  died  in  New  Haven,  October  4,  1883, 
after  a  short  illness. 

Mr.  Farnam  was  in  all  respects,  a  self-made 
man.  and,  while  his  career  was  brilliant,  it 
was  due  to  hi;  own  energy,  perseveraiice,  and 
uprightness.  He  was  distinguished  for  his 
public  spirit  and  open-handed  liberality.  To 
public  objects  without  ntimber,  as  schools, 
churches,  literary  and  religious  institutions 
of  e\'erv  graile,  he  contributed  willingly  and 
liberally.  He  gave  S60.000  to  Yale  College 
to  be  used  for  the  erection  of  an  'mproveil 
dormitory,  and  in  1870  the  building  which 
bears  his  name  was  completed.  The  example 
which  he  gave  of  kindness,  sympathy,  stern 
integrity  and  warm-hearted  interest  in  all  that 
promotes  the  general  welfare  is  valued  must 
highlv  by  those  who  knew  him  best. 

He  married,  December  i,  1839,  .\nn  Sophia, 
daughter  of  William  Whitman  (q.v.  1. 

Professor  Henry  Walcott  Farnam,  son  of 
Henrv  Farnam,  was  born  in  Xew  Haven,  No- 
vember 6,  1853.  When  he  was  nine  years  old 
he  went  abroad  with  his  father  and  studied 
two  vears  in  France  and  four  in  Germany, 
where  he  was  a  pupil  in  the  Gymnasia  at 
TJeidelberg  and  Weimar.  In  1870.  after  a 
vear  of  study  in  the  Hopkins  Grammar  School 
at  Xew  Haven,  he  entered  the  academic  de- 
partment of  Yale  College  and  was  graduated 
in  the  class  of  187;  with  the  degree  of  .V.  B., 
having  a  higli  oration  at  Gimmenccment._  He 
spent  a  vear  in  graduate  study  at  Yale,  from 


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which  lie  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  in 
1876.  In  1875  he  went  t<:)  Germany  and 
stiuHed  in  Berlin,  Gottingen  and  Stras^burg, 
from  which  latter  nniversit_\"  he  received  the 
degree  of  R.  P.  D.  i  Rcnt»t  Polltiiannn  Doc- 
tor) in  1878.  His  principal  teachers  in  ( ier- 
many  were  Schmoller,  Knapp,  Sohni,  Wag- 
ner, Ihering  and  -Nlommsen.  He  became  a 
tutor  in  Vale  Universit}-  in  187S.  In  18S0  he 
was  appointed  university  proicssor  of  politi- 
cal econniny  and  the  following  year  succeeded 
General  Francis  A.  Walker  ( who  resigned  to 
become  president  of  the  Massachusetts  Insti- 
tute of  Technolog}')  as  professor  of  political 
economy  in  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School  of 
Yale  University.  In  1003  he  resigned  from 
the  chair  in  the  Scientific  School  in  order  to 
give  all  his  time  to  the  more  advanced  w(jrk 
in  the  Graduate  Department. 

He  has  not,  howe\er,  confined  his  interest 
to  his  colleg-e  duties.  He  was  for  a  time  presi- 
dent of  the  company  that  published  the  Xew 
Haven  Morning  Xcz^'s.  of  which  Clarence 
Deming  was  editor.  This  paper,  independent 
in  politics  and  of  high  general  character,  did 
valiant  service  in  support  of  Grover  Cleve- 
land for  president  and  of  tariff  reform.  He 
resigned  his  position  in  1S99  as  president  of 
the  News  Company,  upon  going  abroad.  He 
returned  to  his  classes  in  the  fall  of  1901  after 
a  year  of  travel  in  Germany,  Italy  and  Eng- 
land. In  1892  he  reorganized  the  Xczj  Zw;;'- 
laiidcr  ami  Yale  Rrzic-L^.  of  which  Dr.  \\i\- 
liam  L.  Kingsley  had  been  editor  for  a  long 
time.  The  name  was  changed  to  Vale  Rcz-icw 
and  it  became  a  quarterly  magazine  of  (joliti- 
cal  science  and  economics,  of  high  standing  in 
the  literary  world,  edited  by  members  of  the 
Yale,  faculty.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Xew  Haven  Civil  Service  Reform 
Association  in  188 1,  and  was  secretary  until 
1901,  when  the  societ_\-  became  the  nucleus  of 
the  Connecticut  Civil  Service  Ref.irm  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  he  was  elected  first  presi- 
dent. In  1S98  he  was  appointed  cliairman  of 
the  New  Haven  Civil  Service  Board  by  ]\Ia\or 
Farnsworth,  and  proceeded  at  once  to  the 
practical  organization  of  the  department.  On 
account  of  his  absence  from  the  cit>'.  he  re- 
'  signed  the  office  in  i^oo.  He  continues  an 
active  member  of  the  National  Civil  Service 
Reform  Leacue. 

Professor  Farnam  has  been  active  in  chari- 
table work.  Fle  was  a  member  >  f  the  pruden- 
tial committee  of  the  Xew  Haven  liospita! 
from  iSSo  to  1886,  and  chairman  part  of  that 
time.  He  has  been  director  of  the  Organized 
Charities  Association  for  many  years.  He 
aided  in  organizing  the  Lowell  House,  and 
was    elected    president   of    the   association    in 


1901.  .-\s  the  work  of  the  settlement  was  ex- 
tended and  the  old  quarters  became  inade- 
quate, he  secured  land  on  Hamilton  street 
and  presented  it  to  the  association  in  190O, 
with  funds  for  tlie  erection  of  a  new  building. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Comiriittee  of  Fifty 
and  secretary  of  the  sub-committee  which 
prepared  a  report  on  the  Economic  Aspects  of 
the  Liquor  Problem  in  1899.  He  is  a  col- 
laborator in  the  department  of  Sociolijgy. 
Carnegie  Institution,  Washington,  app^'inted 
in  1903  and  was  made  chairman  ,jf  the  board 
in  1909.  He  assisted  in  the  organization  of 
the  .American  Association  for  Labor  Legisla- 
tion and  became  its  president  in  1907.  He  is 
fond  of  art,  a  subject  to  which  lie  has  de- 
voted much  study.  He  is  a  monibor  of  the 
State  Commis'iinn  of  Sculpture,  one  of  the 
duties  of  which  is  to  pass  judgment  upon 
works  of  art  offered  for  the  capitol  and 
grounds  at  Hartford.  Fle  v.t.s  made  clerk  of 
the  commission  in  1SS7  and  has  been  chair- 
man since  1902.  He  has  pubhshed :  "Die 
Innere  Franzusisch.e  Gewerbepolilik  von  Col- 
bert bis  Turgor,"  his  Strassburg  thesis ;  a  bi- 
ography of  his  father,  and  numerous  papers 
on  political  and  sociological  subjects.  In  re- 
ligion he  is  a  Congregationalist,  and  he  at- 
tends the  historic  Center  Church  of  .""'ew  Ha- 
ven. In  politics  he  is  classed  as  an  Inde- 
pendent. He  is  a  member  of  the  Ametican 
Statistical,  Historical,  Economic  and  Political 
Science  Associations  and  of  the  Sociological 
Society,  Graduates  Club,  the  Country  Club 
and  the  Lawn  Club  of  Xew  Haven:  of  the 
Century,  University,  Reform  and  Ya'e  Clubs 
of  Xew  York,  and  the  Golf  and  Casino  Chilis 
of  Stockbridge,  Massachusetts.  v*-here  he  owns 
a  farm  and  spends  some  time  each  summer. 
His  New  Ha\-en  home  is  at  43  Hillhouse  ave- 
nue. Professor  Farnam  has  given  this  ad- 
vice to  tlie  young:  "Form  high  ideals  early. 
Stick  to  them.  Cultivate  industry,  self-con- 
trol, persistenc}-.  Think  more  of  _\i'Ur 
work  than  of  y.^uirself.  Bring  up  your  clid- 
dren  to  do  better  service  than  their  father." 

He  married,  June  26,  1890,  Elizabeth  L'i> 
ham  Kingsley,  daughter  of  Dr.  William  L. 
Kingsley.  of  X'ew  Haven.  Children:  L'iui>e 
Whitman:  Katherine  Kingsley:  Henry  W'..  Jr. 

(The  Wliitnnn  Line). 
I T)  J(ihn  \\'iiitman.  rlio  immigrant  ancest'.ir, 
came  from  Eiv^land,  perhaps  from  Holt,  coun- 
tv  Xorfolk,  where  the  name  of  Whitman  or 
W'hiteman  was  common.  He  was  an  early 
settler  of  ^VeynK.tnth,  >.las=ach.u5etts,  and  was 
admitted  a  freeman  March  13,  1678-79,  and 
a  town  ofificer  in  1643.  In  1645  '''^  ^^'''>^  «''-P" 
pointed  ensien  l:i>'  the  governor,  and  was  r)rob- 


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o.bly  tlic  first  milit.'ir_\-  officer  in  the  town  of 
^\'ey^l^outh,  aiiil  May  14.  K145.  lie  was  made 
a  coininiisioner  to  end  Miiall  can>e#.  He  was 
aiso  a  deacon  of  the  church  there  probably 
from  its  foundation  and  until  hi*  death,  No- 
vember 13.  iCk)2.  He  was  doubtless  nearly 
ninety  when  he  died.  It  is  suiipo-ed  he  was 
married  in  Enj^land  abnut  1(125.  The  family 
did  not  follow  the  father  to  Weymouth  until 
I-641.  He  had  a  lirother  Zachariah  who  emi- 
grated at  the  time  he  did  or  sOi?n  afterward, 
and  settled  in  ^lilford.  Connecticut,  as  early 
as  K'i^Q-  His  estate  at  Milford  \\a^  be- 
queathed to  Rev.  Zechariah  Whitman,  son  of 
his  brother,  John  Whitman.  Cif  Weymouth. 
The  reeords,  according  to  Pope,  sbow  that 
Zachariah.  a;_;ed  forty,  came  with  his  wife 
Sarah,  aged  thirty-r!\e,  and  child  Zachariali. 
aged  two  and  a  half,  in  the  "Elizabeth,"  from 
\\'e_\  mouth.  England.  April  11,  1636.  Robert 
Whitman,  aged  twenty,  from  the  parish  of 
Little  Z\Iinories,  England,  came  in  the  "Abi- 
gail" in  June,  1635,  and  settled  at  Ipswich. 
It  is  not  known  th.at  he  was  a  relative.  That 
Zachariali  and  Robert  Whitman  came  in  1636 
makes  it  probable  that  John  came  in  that  year. 

John  Whitman  owned  and  lived  upon  a 
farm  adjoining  the  north  side  of  the  high- 
way, leading  bi_\-  the  n("irth  -iile  oi  the  meet- 
ing house  of  the  north  parish  of  \^'e_\■mouth 
and  directly  against  it.  and  extending  to  \\'ey- 
mouth  river.  His  dwelling  house  was  near 
the  middle  of  the  farm,  and  a  part  of  the 
house  now  on  the  place  was  built  abiout  16S0. 
If  this  date  is  correct  it  was  occupied  bv  the 
immigrant  ancestor.  He  had  many  grants  of 
land  and  must  have  become  by  pnrchase  and 
otherwise  th.e  largest  or  one  of  the  largest 
landholders  in  the  town.  He  held  the  office  of 
ensign  until  [March  16.  1680.  On  ?vlay  15, 
1664,  he  was  appointed  nie-?enger  to  the  In- 
dians and  lield  other  positi'in-  i>f  trust  in  the 
colony.  Chiklren :  i.  Th^inia-.  born  about 
1629,  died  1712:  married  Abigail  P.yram :  set- 
tled at  Bridgewater.  2.  John,  flied  February 
I-  ^7^3-  3-  Zechariah,  mentioned  belriw.  4. 
Ahiah,  born  164^1,  ilied  January  2S.  1727-28. 
3.  Sarah,  married  Abraham,  -on  of  Thomas 
Jones,  tailor,  of  Hingham,  ~he  was  probahl\' 
the  eldest  child :  they  lived  tocrether  nearly 
sixt\-five  \ears :  she  died  June  11.  1718:  they 
resided  at  Hull.  6.  Alary,  born  1634.  died 
July  10.  171^:  married,  Novemlier  22.  1650. 
Jotin  Pratt.  7.  Elizabeth,  died  February  2. 
1720;  married.  ^lay,  1657.  Joseph  Green.  8. 
Plannah.  born  A.ugust  24,  I'ur  :  married.  Sep- 
tember 0,  i'')6o.  Stephen  French.  9.  Judith, 
married  Philip  King. 

(IF)  Zechariah.  si^ii  of  John  ^^'llitman.  \\"a^ 
born  at  ^^'eymoutll,    i''i44.     He  graduated  at 


Flarvard  P'ni^ersity.  1668.  and  mi  September 
13,  1(170,  was  ortlained  a>  the  nr>t  minister 
of  Point  Alderton,  Natitasket  or  Hull,  u[i. jn 
a  salary  of  forty  pounds,  Flis  ministrv  ci)n- 
tinued  througiiout  hi>  life,  and  August  jj^, 
1726.  the  town  voted  to  pay  his  chiklren 
twenty-five  pounds  for  his  maintenance  while 
he  lived  and  did.  not  preach.  Soon  after  his 
ordination  he  married  Sarah,  twin  daughter 
with  Anna,  cif  Dr.  Jolin  Alcock,  of  Roxburv, 
baptized  !\Iay  2(5.  1650.  She  tlied  April  3, 
1715.  The  contract  of  marriage  was  dated 
October  26,  1670,  and  the  ceremony  doulit- 
less  took  place  soon  after.  In  Mas.  i'''i73, 
he  was  admitted  a  freeman.  At  the  death  of 
his  uncle.  Zachariah  \Miitnian,  oi  Alilford, 
Connecticut,  in  it^rio,  he  inhrrited  the  fortner's 
propertv  in  that  town,  and  in  the  right  nf 
liis  wife  was  also  possessed  of  a  consider. djle 
estate,  including  lands  on  the  .\ssabet  river 
at  Stow,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  V\'hitmaii  is 
describeil  as  "a  good  scholar  and  peiiman.  and 
wrote  most  of  the  wills  and  legal  paper-  in 
Hull,"  alsiT.  "he  was  well  esteemed  for  his 
natural  and  acquired  accomplishments;  but 
especially  for  steady  piet_\'.  diligent  zeal  and 
faithfulness  in  the  discharge  of  his  pastoral 
office;  the  e.xemplariness  of  liis  ccuv.ersation  : 
and  his  patience  and  submissiriu  to  the  w'il  of 
God  under  his  affiictions."  His  will,  dated 
June  12,  1725,  proved  December  16,  1726,  c.ji;- 
firmed  the  grants  of  land  already  made  to  his 
sons  and  daughters  ;  charges  the  shares  of  his 
sons  Zechariah  and  John  with  certain  pay- 
ments to  their  sister,  Joanna  Hunt ;  makes  his 
son  Samuel  and  'laughters  Sarah  Goold,  J'-ian- 
na  Hunt  and  Mary  Jacobs,  his  residuary  le^'a- 
tees,  and  appoints  his  son  Samuel  his  s.jle 
exe^cutor.  He  <lied  November  5,  1726.  Chil- 
dren: Zechariah,  born  1672.  died  i752;Joh.n, 
born  i'')74,  died  February  22,  iCj84  ;  J' 'anna, 
born  i(V)9;  Rev.  Samuel,  mentioned  bel'^w ; 
Sarah:  Elizabeth,  died  No^  ember  to.  17(5^: 
John,  born  uSSS,  died  August  3,  1772:  }lary; 
Eunice,  born  April  10,  ifigrt. 

(Iin  Samuel,  -on  of  Zechariah  ^^'l•it!lnl^. 
was  l)orn  at  Hull,  \C\-h.  He  graduated  at 
Harvard  in  it«)0,  and  is  said  to  have  been  a 
tut'ir  there  for  a  short  period.  In  1690  he 
was  employed  as  teacher  of  the  grammar 
school  at  Salem,  where  he  diiubtless  remained 
till  he  was  called  to  preach  at  Farmington, 
Connecticut,  at  that  time  one  of  tlie  LT-^cst 
and  wealthiest  to\vn>  in  tlie  State.  He  is 
mentioned  as  having  occasiiiually  preached  at 
Lancaster.  Massacliu-eit-.  between  1^197-1701. 
He  was  ordained  at  Farmington  December  10, 
I70''i,  and  remained  there  until  his  death.  He 
had  a  liigh  repute  as  a  clercjvman.  and  was 
much  beloved  h}'  the  pe'pie  under  his  charge. 


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He  ranked  anioiiL;  the  rir^t  literarv  men  of 
New  England  and  was  iiuerejicd  in  all  mat- 
ter; of  education  an.'  ciiui're.  in  ijjo  he 
was  ap])ointed  one  of  the  fellinvs  ot  Vale 
Colleg'e,  a  position  wiiich  he  retained  for  nidre 
than  twenty  years.  Duriny  Mr.  Wlhtman's 
mini--iry  the  second  nieetini;^  hou^e  \va>  l;e- 
gun  in  1709  and  finished  in  1714.  lie  had  bv 
bequest  one-halt  his  father's  lands  in  Stow, 
^Massachusetts,  and  was  appointed  executor 
of  the  will.  His  home  stood  on  the  main 
street,  just  in  rear  of  the  present  savings  bank 
and  the  property  remained  in  the  family  until 
after  1S63.  He  married,  March  19.  1707, 
Sarah,  daughter  of  Re\-.  Solomon  and  Esther 
(U'arham)  Stoddard,  of  Xorthamptoii.  luirn 
April  I,  i6So,  died  September  10,  1755.  She 
joined  the  church  at  Farmington  bv  letter, 
February  11,  1710-1 1.  Children:  Rev.  El- 
nathan,  biirn  January  12,  1709:  Solomon,  men- 
tioned below:  Eunice,  born  P'ebruarv  24,  1712; 
John,  December  23,  1713:  Dr.  Samuel,  Janu- 
ary 13,  1716:  Sarah.,  March  12,  T718;  Eliza- 
beth. January  17,   1721. 

(IV)  Solomon,  son  of  Samuel  ^^'hitman, 
was  born  at  Farmington.  April  20,  1710.  He 
settlcfl  on  a  portion  of  the  homestead,  and 
learned  the  trade  of  shoemaker,  but  appar- 
ently ne\er  followed  it.  He  was  well  edu- 
catei!  and  deeply  interested  in  all  literary  mat- 
ters. Early  in  life  he  ^^"as  appointed  a  magis- 
trate by  the  colonial  g:)\ernment.  and  was 
honored  by  the  cinzens  C'f  his  native  town 
with  offices  of  ever}'  grade.  In  175 1  he  was 
appointed  by  the  assembly  as  justice  of  the 
peace,  an  office  which  he  hel<l  until  17^17.  In 
175 1  he  was  cliosen  deputv  to  the  geiieral  as- 
sembly and  re-elected  for  sixteen  years.  In 
1709  the  probate  court  of  the  Farmington  dis- 
trict was  established,  and  he  was  the  first 
judge  appointed.  He  held  the  officii  of  town 
clerk  at  the  age  of  ninety-two.  He  inherited 
from  Ills  father  large  landed  possessions, 
which  he  improved  by  careful  nianac'cnient, 
so  that  at  his  death,  he  left  a  handsome  prop- 
erty. He  married  (first)  December  17.  1736, 
Susanna  Cole,  of  Farmington,  born  1715.  died 
March  19,  1772:  fsec'.nd)  Xovember  19, 
1772,  Ruth,  dau.ijhter  <■{  Jr>hn  and  Aliigail 
(Stanley)  Hociker.  and  widow  of  .Vsahe! 
Strong.  She  was  born  Aoril  16,  170S.  and 
died  September  iS,  1777.  He  married  (third) 
July  30.  177S.  Ruth,  daughter  of  Thomas  and 
Mary  (Thomson)  Hart,  and  wido\v  of  W'il- 
li;im  \\'ad.~',iortii.  born  April  rO,  170S.  d'ed, 
February  20,  1779.  Childrer. .  Cii'oe.  b-ifn 
1737;  Lemuel,  August  1.  1739:  Solomon.  Jnn- 
uarv  2,  1743,  Elnathnu.  mentioned  below: 
Mary,  May  8.  1751.  died  Aiv;;ust  10,  I75r; 
Samuel,  born  September  20,   1732. 


(\ )  Elnatlian,  son  of  Solomon  Whitman, 
was  tHT.ni  r.t  rarniington.  March  21,  T74().  and 
married,  i'eiTuary  9,  1782,  Lois,  dauglUcr  of 
Jo<epii  and  Lois  li'crkins)  Dickenna:;.  She 
was  born  in  llarnden,  Connecticut.  .March  22, 
1749,  ami  died  December  15,  1833.  He  set- 
tled as  a  farmer  in  his  native  town  anil  h'ved 
in  liie  familv  homestead  on  High  street.  He 
died  .March'  15.  1S13.  Children:  Wdiiani, 
nientiimed   i:ei"\\  :   Chloe  ;   Catharine. 

(  \T  )  William,  son  of  Elnathan  Whii- 
nvui,  was  born  at  Farmington,  Jiih  i2,  1783. 
He  passed  his  boyhood  in  the  o\>\  Whitman 
homestead,  in  the  family  of  his  grand.father. 
.After  his  grandmotlier's  death  iri  1799  he 
li\ed  with  his  father  an  1  managed  th.e  farm. 
.After  his  fatlicr's  death  he  remained  at  liome 
w  ith  his  mother  until  1823,  when  he  purchased 
the  estate  of  .\dney  Curtis,  at  the  upper  end 
of  the  main  street.  The  house  on  this  es- 
tate had  been  occupied  as  a  hotel,  and  }dr. 
Whitman  and  his  wife  continued  the  business 
alread}'  established.  Lnder  their  r-ianaCTen'.ent 
Whitman's  H.iiel  became  wiilely  ki'.uWTi  r'nr 
its  good  cheer.  Ci>mfort  and  cleanliue-s.  and 
was  carric'I  on  tLir  ni'ire  than  fifty  years  in  the 
family.  In  pcrs'iii  Air.  Whitni;)n  -.vas  tali. 
over  si-x  feet  in  height,  and  possessed  of  an 
iron  constitution.  Me  Avas  noted  for  liis  grent 
shrewdness  and  aci-teness  of  obser'-atiori.  He 
married.  Octu'ber  12,  1812.  Elizabeth,  diLUgli- 
ter  of  Zenas  and  Leah  fLoring'*  WiiitiuLT. 
She  was  born  m  Deverlv,  Massachusetts.  Arr.-il 
3.  17S7,  and  died  March  14,  1860.  He  'lic'l 
Xovember  12,  1876.  Children,  born  at  r;'rm- 
ington :  i.  .Ann  Sophia.  Septem.ber  15.  iSr^'., 
married  December  I,  1839,  Heniy  j'airiam 
(see  Farnam).  2.  \\"illiam  f^'.-nrv.  born 
Alarch  t8,  1823.  3.  Charles  Lorirg^  Alav  2'-, 
1827.    4.  George  Bronson. 


The    history    of     cb.e     Xorton 
XORTOX     family   begins   at   the   ti.v.;  ot 

the  X'>rman  Conquest,  --y'r.tn 
Le  Signeur  de  X'orville  crossed  over  to  F.v.g- 
land  with  \\'illiam  the  Conqueror,  Svi'toirJiLi' 
29,  1066.  and  was  his  con-table,  ihe  'vone 
at  that  time  was  X'orville.  wdiich  in  Frer:c!i 
signified  Xorth  \'illage.  It  was  lo:---  af'cr 
changed  to  .X^irton.  which,  was  in  Eu'^i's'i 
Xorth-town.  It  is  supposed  that  a'l  the  lant'- 
lies  of  this  name  in  England,  Irelan  i  an;l  Am- 
erica were  derived  frnm  one  man. 

<l)  GeorLic  X^^rl•"l,  immigrant  ancc-ror 
^vas  horn  in  Englami,  died  in  1050.  He  cnc 
10  th.is  country  with  1 1  :'2i;i;ison  ':i  injo.  He 
s'ettled  in  Salem,  wliere  he  \<)'.-k  the  freeir.an'^ 
oath,  .May  14,  i''>34-  !"  '■-40  he^  v.-..;  con- 
nected with  a  coMipa'iv  who  obtained  leave 
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Creek,  afterwards  called  ?\fanc!ie:-ter.  Pie  re- 
moved to  Gloucester  about  1641,  aud  was  rep- 
resentative of  that  town  i(J4J-43-44.  He 
moved  back  to  Salem  in  1644.  He  was  dis- 
missed from  the  church  at  Gloucester  to  the 
church  at  W'enhain,  September  21,  1645.  It 
is  supposed  that  he  was  a  carpenter  by  trade. 
and  that  he  built  the  first  Congreg-ational 
church  in  Salem.  The  frame  of  the  church  is 
still  preserved  1\\-  the  Essex  Historical  Insti- 
tute  of    Salem.      He    married    Mary   . 

Children:  Freegrace.  born  1635  :  John,  Octo- 
ber, 1637;  Nathaniel,  JNIay,  1639;  George, 
March  2S.  1(141,  mentioned  I>eliiw:  Henry, 
February  28,  K'Hj:  INIehitaiilc,  1645:  Sarah, 
September  14,  1647;  Habbah,  1649:  Abigail, 
165 1 :  Elizabeth,  August  7,  1653. 

(II)  George  (2),  son  of  George  (i)  Nor- 
ton, was  born  ^'vlarch  28,  1641.  He  married 
(first)  October  7,  1669,  Sarah  Hart,  who  died 
June  23,  1682,  at  Suffiold.  He  married  (sec- 
ond') Mercy,  \\idow  of  Windsor  Gillett.  He 
lived  in  Salem,  Ipsviich  and  Suffield.  Connec- 
ticut, then  called  Stony  Brook  Plantation.  In 
the  latter  place  a  grant  of  sixty  acres  of  land 
was  made  to  him.  September  14,  1674.  The 
follov.-ing  year  the  settlement  was  broken  up 
on  accoimt  of  King  Philip's  war,  but  was 
commenced  again  in  1676-77.  The  name  of 
George  Norton  occurs  as  an  inhabitant  there 
as  early  as  September  25,  1677.  ^'i  the  list 
of  voters,  r\Iarch  9,  1682,  he  is  called  Ensign 
Norton.  In  1693  he  was  chosen  one  of  the 
selectnicn.  and  vvas  sent  as  a  representative 
to  the  general  court  in  Boston  tlic  same  }-ear, 
and  at  this  time  was  called  Captain  Norton. 
In  1695  the  town  of  Suffield  agreed  with 
George  Norton  and  Richard  Austin  to  make 
all  tiie  windows  for  the  minister's  house  at 
eighteen  pence  per  light,  and  to  pay  for  the 
same  in  provision  and  flax.  Fle  died  Novem- 
ber 15,  1696,  and  his  estate  was  settled  March 
31.  11J98-99.  Children  of  first  wife,  the  first 
five  born  in  Ipswich :  George,  November  10, 
1671,  mentioned  below;  Thoriias,  November 
10,  1674;  Nathaniel,  June  30,  1676;  Sarah, 
July  12,  1677:  Alice,  marric'l  Robert  Kimbal ; 
Samuel,  January  22.  1679.  died  February  2, 
1679;  Samuel,  April  9,  i6Sr,  died  .\pril  27, 
1681.  Children  of  second  wife:  John,  b>rn 
June  12,  16S3,  died  June  16,  1683:  Mary  Jane. 
June  18,  16S5  ;  Abigail.  January  14,  16S7,  died 
October  21,  1705;  Freegrace,  born  January 
I,  1689;  Joanna,  March  17,  1693:  Elizabeth, 
August  31.  1695.  died  August  i,  1697;  Eliza- 
beth, born  !March  19,  1697. 

(III)  George  (;^),  son  of  George  (21  Nor- 
ton, was  born  November  10,  1671,  in  Ipswich, 
dierl  February  13,  1742.  Tie  married  (firstl 
Hannah    Youngglove,   and    (second)    Martha 


Stiles,  widow.  Children  of  firsi  wife:  George: 
I'homas;  Nathaniel;  Sarah;  .Mice:  Samuel; 
Sarah:  Children  of  second  wife:  John; 
Mary;  Abigail;  1-recgrace;  Joanna:  Joanna; 
Elizabeth. 

(I\')  Nathaniel,  jon  of  George  (3)  Nor- 
ton, was  born  in  Sutfield.   170J,  died  m  1776. 

He   married   ?\lercy .     fie   had   a   son, 

Jonathan,  mentioned  below. 

(  \  )  Captain  Jonatiian,  son  of  .Nathaniel 
Norton,  was  biirn  in  1739.  died  in  1830,  at 
Otis.  Massachusetts.  He  setlleii  in  London,  now 
Otis,  and  bought  land  in  North  Loudon,  April 
24.  1787,  of  Joseph  Cook,  of  Loudon,  twenty 
acres,  bounded  on  the  Equivalent  South  line 
(col.  24,  p.  ;^jj,  I'.erk^hire  Deeds).  He  was 
a  soldier  from  Otis  (  Loudon  >,  in  the  revolu- 
tion, first  lieutenant  in  Captain  Jacob  Cook 
Jr.'s  company,  Berkshire  county  regim.ent. 
commissioned  May  5,  1776:  lieutenant  of  same 
company  in  Colonel  Ashley's  regiment  in  the 
summer  of  1777  at  Saratoga:  also  of  Captain 
Sanniel  \\'arner's  company.  Colonel  John 
Brown's  regiment,  for  three  montiis  in  1780. 
According  to  the  census  of  .1790  he  had  tv.'C 
males  over  sixteen  and  three  females  in  his 
family,  while  Jonatiian  Jr.  had  two  males 
imder  sixteen  and  two  females. 

(\T)  Jonntb.an  ('21,  son  of  Captain  Jon- 
athan (i)  Norton,  was  born  at  Otis.  June  8, 
1761.  Among-  his  children  was  Jie!  H.,  men- 
tioned below. 

(Ml)  Joel  H.,  son  of  Jonathan  (2)  No--- 
tnn,  was  InM-n  March  lo.  1785,  at  Otis  died 
r)ctobcr  23,  1846.  at  Blandford.  r\Iassachu- 
settes.  He  was  ed'j.cated  in  the  public  schools, 
in  which,  he  was  for  many  years  a  teacher. 
He  v>as  also  a  farmer.  Fie  married,  March 
22,  1810.  Ann.  daughter  of  Joseph  Flunt.  She 
was  born  at  Paxton,  A'l'orcester  county,  Massa- 
chusetts. April  12,  1788,  died  at  Blandford, 
.August  31.  1873.  Children:  Eunice:  Harri- 
son: Joseph  FL.  mentioned  below:  Cliauncey: 
rjeorce  :  .\nn  Eliza  ;  Permelia  :  Lvman  R. ; 
lohn  P. 

(\'IIF)  Joseph  Hunt,  son  of  Joel  H.  Nor- 
tnn.  was  born  in  Tolland,  Ma-^^achu-.ett-. 
March  29,  1814.  died  .\ugust  10,  1S03.  -lo 
was  educated  in  die  public  schiO^'ils.  and  r;>ised 
on  his  father's  farm.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
he  "worked  out"  for  a  time  for  his  uric'.e 
for  six  dollars  a  moiith.  F^r  four  season? 
he  tended  a  cardine  machine,  and  made  liu- 
ceed  oil  at  Oti?  \'illac:e.  in  the  emplcv  of  his 
iinrie.  Jo^^eph  Hunt.  In  1S35  he  became  a 
clerk  in  the  store  of  I.nci'.-.s  Gihbs,  at  East 
Otis,  but  after  a  -hort  tin.ie  entered  the  sr:i- 
plov  of  Isaac  Miller,  of  We-'t  Granville,  as  a 
salesman  of  silverware  ami  jewelry,  and,  trav- 
eled in  all  parts  of   ti:e  coimtry.     His  salary 


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the  first  year  was  $'50.  tlie  sccmiil  xcar  ^^480. 
Siibseqiiciitl)'  he  \' a^  vaKMiiaii  mi''  \car  for 
anuther  firm,  tiien  he  enii)arke<l  in  Inisincss 
for  himself  and  continuoil  until  December, 
1841.  In  1841  he  boui;lit  the  store  fit  I'om- 
eroy  (S:  Noiton,  at  New  l;ii>ton,  Mas-aehiisetts, 
and  continued  in  busine^s  there  lur  sixteen 
years.  lie  was  active  in  public  attairs,  was 
selectman,  assessor  several  years  and  [in-,i- 
mastcr.  He  had  been  uri;ed  for  some  time 
by  leading  business  men  of  W'insted  to  come 
there  to  manage  the  Win-ted  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  he  accepted,  -September  4.  iSi.u. 
the  office  of  agent,  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  company.  In  the  later  ^cars  of  ids  life 
he  was  president  and  his  son,  Allen  II.  Nor- ■ 
ton,  was  secretary.  This  concern  is  rme  of 
the  largest  manufacturers  of  scythes  in  the 
country,  and  much  of  its  prosperity  was  due 
to  the  management  of  Mr.  Nortem.  He  was 
a  director  of  the  Hurlbnt  National  I'.ank  ;  trus- 
tee of  the  Mechanics  Savings  Hank  and  presi- 
dent of  the  '\\"in:ted  Real  Estate  Company. 
In  politics  he  was  first  a  W  lug.  then  a  Re- 
publican, in  religion  he  was  a  Cimgregation- 
alist.  He  was  a  useful  and  public-spirited 
citizen,  an  able  business  man  and  a  loyal 
friend.  He  married,  3 larch  7,  184(1.  Maria 
L.  Haw  lew  born  at  .Sandisfield.  ]\lassaclnisett.-.. 
Children  :  .Mien  H..  mentioned  below  :  Mary  A. 

(IX)  Allen  H..  son  of  Joseph  Hunt  Norton, 
was  born  in  New  Boston,  December  22.  1S49, 
died  in  ^^'insted.  INIay  22,  1901.  He  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  and  private  schools  and 
throughout  his  business  life  was  coimected 
v.-ith  the  W'insted,  Manufacturing  Company. 
After  tlie  <leath  of  his  father  he  was  ]3re>ident 
and  sole  owner.  He  married  Mary,  daughter 
of  David  Aliller.  Chihdren  :  Helen,  died  in 
childhocjd :  Joseph  Allen,  meniioued  below. 

(X)  Joseph  Allen,  .son  of  Allen  II.  Norton, 
was  born  1SS4,  in  Winsted.  and  educate<l  in 
the  town  schools  and  at  the  Hotchkiss  school, 
at  Lakeville.  Connecticut.  Since  his  father's 
death  he  has  been  president  of  the  W'insted 
Matnifacturing  Company.  He  married.  1905, 
Annie  M..  daughter  of  Charles  G.  and  Mary 
(Griswold)  Rood,  of  New  Hartford,  Cor.- 
necticut.     Child.   Helen   Marv. 


(Villi  Lyman  R.,  sr,r,  of  Joel 
NORTON  H.  Norton  (q.  v. ).  was  born  in 
Otis.  Rerl<shire  count;.-.  Janu- 
ary r.  r8j7,  died  JaTiuat\-  jo.  lori.  He  was 
educated  in  th.e  public  scho.iils  of  P.landfc>rd, 
whitlier  his  parents  removed.  Erom  early 
youth  he  worked  at  farming,  and  wdicn  but 
seventeen  years  old  had  charge  of  a  three- 
hundred  and  twenty  acre  stock  farm  at  Dland- 
ford.     .\fter  his  father  died  he  "worked  out'' 


for  a  year  or  tw.>,  then  cut',  red  the  enipl.iv 
of  .\very  Tracy.  lumber  dealer.  In  18;^  Ik- 
bought  an  undivided  half  intere-t  in  a  Mna'.I 
tannery  and  lumber  business  in  North  IViand- 
ford  of  .\lfred.  IV'ckham.  the  firm  becianin:.; 
I'eckham  &  Norton.  The  panuer-hip  en- 
tinned  for  ten  years,  wh.en  Mr.  N't^rion  soid  his 
interest  to  liis  partner.  ;\li.  IVckbam.  and;  in 
company  with,  a  cousin,  i'..  i'..  Norton,  ac- 
quired a  general  st^re  in  the  same  town, 
conducting  it  under  tlie  firm  name  of 
L.  R.  &  1].  1;.  Norton.  In  1806  .Mr.  Nor- 
ton ilisposed  of  his  interest  in  that  bnsines-. 
In  1867  he  engaged  m  bnsinc-s  at  ^\"illste■l, 
Connecticut,  with  his  brother.  J.  H.  ?\orton. 
under  the  firm  name  of  L.  R  Norton  &-  Com- 
pany, dealing  in  dry  gonds.  groceries  and  gen- 
eral merchandise,  and  continued  with  substan- 
tial success  until  he  disposed  of  the  business 
in  order  to  devote  all  his  attention  to  the 
Meclianics'  Savings  Rank,  of  v.hjcli  he  was 
elected  trea.surer.  April  23,  1887.  which  office 
he  held  to  the  time  of  his  death.  Rrevious 
to  his  becoming  treasurer  he  hail  been  elected 
a  director  of  the  bank  in  iS8r  and  was  elected 
riresident  at  a  special  meeting,  Decembjer  I. 
1882.  and  duiing  hi-  admini-trati' 'U  of  its 
aitairs  the  ban!-;  made  steadv  and  -r:bsta;itial 
growth.  He  was  viee-iiresideut  c^i  tlie  ^^  la- 
sted Savings  Bank  prior  to  1875.  ^-'?  lor.g 
experience  in  the  banking  busine.-s  ar.d  r^r^e- 
cial  ajititude  for  the  duties  of  Ins  Qii\Z'^  nu'iie 
him  one  of  the  best  known  and  n'osc  success- 
ful bankers  of  his  section.  He  was  als'.i  a 
director  of  the  \\'illianT  L.  Cdll.ert  Clock  'C'y.v.- 
pany,  of  wdiich  he  was  an  officer  since  187,?. 
ami  iliis  connection  hriiught  him  in:e">  priruni- 
rencc  in  the  industrial  w-orld.  He  ■>■  as  an  o."- 
ncer  of  t!ie  corporations  controlling  the  Cr''- 
bert  Sch.ool  and  the  Gilbert  Home  for  O-- 
fihaned  and  De-titnte  Children  since  tb.eir  or- 
ganization. He  was  one  of  tlie  school  con>  I 
mittee  of  the  Gilbert  School  an.d  a  mom!-er  of  ■ 
its  finance  committee,  aud  vice-[re-=idet!t  au'l 
member  of  the  finance  committee  rif  tlie  bcruie. 
He  was  also  a  director  of  the  Win-'ted  .. 'a;v.-.- 
facturing  Company  and  of  the  Eir-t  Nat;!"ii:i. 
Bank.  He  was  a  man  of  excellent  iudc'nr-n:. 
possessed  rare  bu-iness  sagacity,  wa.-  -tr.ir-:; 
in  his  principles,  and  a  man  that  won  in.e  a  '.- 
miration  ainl  friendship  of  his  a-siiciaie-  ?S:  \ 
acquaintances.  He  took  an  a'.-tive  part  in 
politics,  adb.erini;-  to  the  Republican  principles. 
In  1873  he  wa-  electci  fir.^t  -electman  of 
Blandforrl,  and  it  wa-  durincr  hi>  period  ■■; 
office  that  the  town  first  opencrl  its  ho,i'<s 
in  a  formal  way.  and  several  sul:stan'.iai  vr- 
provcments  were  made  in  the  town.  Me  \\.i~ 
chairman  of  the  hoard!  of  selecttuen  of  'l^  in- 
chester  for  three  eears,  and  was  asses-or  ai.d 


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member  of  the  board  of  relief.  He  iiiw-tc'l 
extensively  in  real  estate  in  his  sectii^n  and 
made  much  of  his  fortune  in  bu_\inL;-  and  sell- 
ing real  estate,  being  deemed  one  of  the  best 
judges  of  values  in  the  country.  He  attended 
the  First  Congregational  Church  i)i  \\  ip-tcid.. 
Air.  Norton  married,  October  j;.  1S4S. 
Ruth  Ann,  born  at  Blandford,  Decemlicr  10. 
1828,  died  at  Winsted,  April  18,  1910,  daugh- 
ter of  Avery  and  Charlotte  (Siieparr!)  Tracy. 
Children,  born  at  Blandford:  Elizabeth  Ruth. 
August  31.  iS^o:  Ella  Loui;e,  April  2,   1853. 


The  Hougli  family  is  of  ( iaiiic- 

HOUGH  riemi^li  origin:  a  branch  still 
exists  at  Bruges,  in  1-lantlers. 
the  name  being  De  la  Ilooghe.  Repre- 
sentatives of  the  family  were  in  England 
in  Cheshire  at  the  tinie  of  the  Conquest, 
the  name  at  that  time  being  Del  Hoghe, 
and  until  the  >ear  1500.  In  r.iannscript  '::eue- 
alogies  in  the  British  Aluseum  tb.e  name  ap- 
pears as  Del  Hoghe,  De  Hogh,  De  Hooghe, 
etc.  The  Houghs  of  Pennsylvania  came 
largely  from  Richard  Hough,  who  emigrated 
from  Cheshire.  England,  and  arrived  in  the 
Delaware  river  September,  1683.  in  the  ship 
"Endeavor."  from  London.  He  bought  t\vo 
tracts  of  land  in  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania. 
Richard  Houi;h  was  a  leading  member  of  the 
Society  of  I'riends.  Soon  after  his  arrival  he 
"became  a  member  of  the  suprem.e  executive 
council  of  \\'illiam  Penn.  and  continued  to  be 
tmtil  his  death  in  1705. 

fl)  E'lward  Hough,  the  progenitor  ('men- 
tioned below  ).  also  lived  at  Cheshire.  England, 
and  the  Hotighs  of  New  England  are  primar- 
ily descended  from  him.  It  is  not  known 
that  he  came  to  this  country,  but  his  v.ddow 
Elizabeth  died  at  Gloucester,  3.1assachusetts, 
in  1672,  agei!  eighty-live  years. 

CII)  \\'illiam  Hougli,  immigrant  ancestor, 
son  of  Edv.-ard.  vras  born  in  Cheshire.  Eng- 
land. He  settled  at  Gloucester,  /ras.-.achuse'ts, 
and  was  a  town  officer  there  in  1(150.  He  was 
a  housewright  by  trade.  He  married,  at  Glou- 
cester, October  28.  1645.  Sarah,  d.aughter  of 
Hugh  and  Ann  Caulkins,  of  Gloucester  and  of 
New  London.  Connecticut.  He  removed  to 
^Saybrook,  Connecticut,  and.  settled  at  New 
London.  Pie  died  Aus:nst  10.  i'^83.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Gloucester:  Hannah.  July  i. 
1646:  .Vbiah.  a  son,  Septen^'iier  15.  ii'i8:  Sa- 
rah, Marc',-;  23,  I'^i,  marilvd  Davi'l  Cirjien- 
ter.  B'.Tn  at  New  L-.-nd'ai;  Samuel.  M:\rch 
9,  i'''S3,  miirr'ed,  t'.vice:  John  (q.v.")  :  William. 
October  13.  1657.  m.arried  Ann  Lothrop ; 
Jonathan,  February  7,  1650-60:  Deborah,  Oc- 
lober  2:.   if^Gz.-Oh:  Anna.  August  2.  1607. 

(THi  '.7apiain  John  Flough,  son  of  Captain 


W'ilhan,!  Hough,  was  born  at  New  Londni, 
IJctober  17,  l«i55.  lie  was  a  house  carpenter 
b\'  trade,  and  lived  at  New  London  ami  Nor- 
wich, He  was  a  man  L>t  inlluence  and  educa- 
tion. He  was  killed  at  New  London.  August 
26.  1715,  by  a  fall  iioiu  a  building  on.  which 
lie  was  worlaiig.  Idis  v.iil  was  date:!  Deccm- 
ber  20,  171 1.  Pie  married,  January  17.  ic,'8o, 
Saral;  Post,  born  at  Saybrook,  November  6. 
1659,  daughter  of  John  and  Hester  (Plyde) 
Post,  granddau!,ihter  of  \\':riiani  Ky<le,  immi- 
grant. Civildren,  born  at  New  Lond.jn  :  Sa- 
rah, April  2^.  1684;  Hannah.  June  30,  16S8 ; 
■  Vbiah.  C^ctober  30,  lOio:  Hesiei-,  Aprd  6, 
11195;  John,  mentioned  below;  David,  Uctoijer 
23,  1699;  Jaljez,  May  jr.   1702. 

ll\')  Captam  John  Hough  (21,  son  of 
Captain  John  Hough  (i),  was  born  in  New 
Lr)ut:on.  OcKiber  1.  I'V)-,  married  Septemi^er 
4.  1718,  Ilan.nah  Denni-o:i,  bcun  March  2i. 
i''iQ7,  at  New  London,  eldest  daughter  of 
George  Dennison  anil  Mary  Witherell  (see 
Dennison).  George  was  son  of  John  and 
Ph.oebe  Dennison,  of  Stonington,  raid  grand- 
son of  Captain  George  and  Anne  (Borrodell) 
Dennison.  Hough  graduated  at  Harvard  Col- 
lege in  1693.  and  became  a  law_\er;  was  clerk 
of  the  county  court  at  New  Lo;idon.  Ele  set- 
tled at  New  London  and  removed  to  Norn-icii. 
now  Bozrah,  Connecticut,  where  his  wife  died 
April  9.  1782.  He  married  (second)  Octo- 
ber 24,  1782.  r^Irs.  Anna  Bngliam  Baldwin, 
widow  of  Thomas.  He  died  February  8, 
1785.  at  Norwich.  Children,  born  at  New 
London:  John,  October  14.  1719.  died  1720: 
Sarah,  born  April  6,  1722;  Da\id.  Janiary  27, 
T724;  Jabicz,  mentioned  bolov>- ;  John.  Decem- 
ber 17,  17^0:  George.  Februarv  9,  T733 ; 
Aliah:  Hannah:  Esther.  July  -9,'  1735. 

(  \' )  Jabez,  son  of  Captain  j'^'im  {  2  )  Hough, 
was  born  November  16.  1728.  ar  New  Lon- 
flon.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution,  in 
Captain  James  Clark's  comDany,  Colonel  Com- 
fort Sage's  rej:iment.  Jabez  Jr.  was  also 
in  tb.e  army.  He  married.  March  12,  '~S4- 
his  cousin,  Pltoebe  Harris,  born  1728,  eldest 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  Gibson  Harris  and 
Phoebe  (Dennison 'I,  of  Norwich  (New  Con- 
cord Society').  He  settled  at  what  i^  utv 
|-V>zrah,  where  his  wife  died,  Jul\  31,  tSoi. 
aced  seventy-two  ve?rs.  He  ma-ried  1  =ec- 
otiiD,  ]\Iarch  3!.  1S03.  Marv  I'.i-lton,  of  Lis- 
bon. She  dieii  October  16,  18:^3  :  lie  died  July 
.??,  1820.  aged  ninety-two.  Cidldrcn.  born  at 
Norwich  (Bozrah'):  WitlK-rell.  November_i5. 
i~:4,  settled  at  Lebrm/"t,  New  Hampshire: 
(jeoree.  Tune  8,  1757,  ar  Concord.  New  Hamp- 
vhire:  Jabez.  n'.entioncd  bel"~^\  ■  Ebenc/.er. 
March  20.  T7''>7:  p!i"<^-'"e.  1  'ctober  19.  1763. 

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Hough,  v\as  born  at  Norwich,  ^^a\•  :in.  i7'io. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  die  revolutio;i.  in  Cap- 
tain Neliemiah  \\'aterman's  coin[ian\ .  ai  New 
London,  1779,  Colonel  Samuel  Ahbc't's  regi- 
ment. He  was  in  the  same  company  in  17S1. 
John  Hough  was  of  the  same  ci>nu;any.  Ja- 
bez  Jr.,  -ettleil  at  I'.ozrah  ;',ik1  was  <lcacon  of 
the  churcli.  He  marricil.  (.)ctoiier  28,  1700. 
Eunice  Clement,  born  November  25,  T767,  ai 
Norwich,  died  February,  1842,  at  Colche.-ter. 
He  died  at  Bozrah.  Februar\-  28,  183 1.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Bozrah:  i.  Clement,  Decem- 
ber 26,  1791  ;  remove.  1  to  Lebanon.  New 
Hampshire.  2.  Rev.  Joseph,  January  (i,  1793: 
married,  l\la\-  23,  1S22,  Lavinia  P.  Wight- 
man  ;  lived  at  Lebanon.  New  Hampshire ; 
Hawkinsville,  Georgia;  Almont,  ^lichigan.  3. 
Harriet  Trac^■,  ^L^v  3,  1794:  married,  March 
27,  1816,  Jos'iah  Bissell  P.'ill,  of  Exeter,  Con- 
necticut, at  Lebanon.  4.  2^Iary  Mofeley.  Sep- 
tember 14,  1795:  died  June  2,  1S15.  5.  Sarah 
Clement,  December  5,  1796;  married,  Jan- 
uary 7,  1821,  Roswell  Bailey.  7.  Jaliez  (3), 
]\ray  17,  1799:  died  January  31,  1S25.  8. 
L'rban,  October  4,  1800;  lived  at  Romeo, 
Michigan.  9.  Etinice,  July  14,  1802;  died 
Septemlier  22,  1802.  lo.  Alanson  Hodges, 
mentioned  below.  11.  ^^'alter  King.  January 
23.  1805;  married,  April  14,  1831,  Nancy  B. 
Kclley,  born  October  28,  1804,  daughter  of 
\\'illiam  and  Clarissa  (Backus)  :  married  f-ec- 
ond)  Elizabeth  Parker,  of  ?\lontville  :  liveTi  at 
Almont.  Michigan.  12.  Edward  Hyde,  Feb- 
ruary 18,  i8ofi:  married.  December  2-.  1832, 
Mary  Ann  Prentiss,  of  Lebanon ;  removed  to 
Almont,  Michigan,  where  he  died  in  August, 

1854.  13.  Anthony  Benezette  Cleveland.  De- 
cem.ber  17,  1808,  merchant  at  Hawkinsville, 
Georgia;  died  in  New  York  City,  ^Larch  16, 
1842,  unmarried. 

(VH)  Dr.  Alanson  Hodges  Hough,  "^on  of 
Jabez,  was  born  at  Bozrah.  Connecticut.  Oc- 
tober 26,  1803.  Fie  began  the  study  of  medi- 
cine in  the  otticc  of  Dr.  Jolinson,  of  Norwich 
and  Bozrah.  Connecticut.  He  attended  courses 
of  lectures  at  the  Berkshire  [Medical  Institute, 
PittsficM.  Massachusetts,  1828.  and  later 
studied  under  Dr.  Knight,  of  New"  Haven, 
and  was  graduated  at  the  Yale  >Jedical  School, 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  in  the  class  of  1820- 
1832.  He  settled  in  Essex.  Connecticut,  in 
1832,  and  practiced  his  profession  there..  He 
was  a  Republican,  and  was  a  member  of  the 
general   a-^cmbly   and  of   the  -tate  senate   in 

1855.  He  \\as  a  man  01  tine  mind,  a  firm 
beiie\-cr  in  the  trutb.s  of  Christianity,  and  a 
deep  student  of  the  Bible.  He  and  his  fam- 
ily were  Baptists  in  religion.  He  was  a 
deacon  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Essex 
for  forty-six  years.     Fie  died  the  oldest  physi- 


cian in  ^[iddlesex  county,  .\ugust  iS.  i88r,. 
He  married,  [May  13.  1832.  Alai  v  A.  L,-'!iir.  ■]). 
of  Bozrah.  She  died  without  is-ite,  iune  2',, 
1833.  He  married  (second)  Su?an  iC.  Will 
iatns,  of  Essex,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  C;.p- 
tain  William  Williams  (1783-1835),  a  masiL'r 
mariner,  commanding'  his  own  ship,  sailing 
between  New  York  and  foreign  ports.  Susan 
E.  AA'illiams  was  granddaugliter  of  Satiuiel 
Williams  (1751-1822)  and  of  Asa  Pratt,  men 
of  iiiiluence  in  Saybrook  during  the  revolu- 
tionary war.  She  v.'as  born  at  Essex.  Coti- 
necticut,  November  13,  1S08;  was  educated 
in  Sa_\'brook,  Connecticut,  and  at  Bordeaux. 
France.  She  was  married  to  Dr.  .Mau'-on  11. 
Hough,  August  12,  1834,  ami  died  2soveinber 
15,  1873.  Chddren,  born  in  Essex:  i.  Wdl- 
iam  C,  married  [Marietta,  daugb.fer  of  Beza- 
leel  Fisk  Smith  (Haddam,  Connecticut,  f:nn- 
ily).  April  29,  iStx);  one  daughter;  Irene 
Fleming-  Hough,  born  1883.  2.  Abby  Pratt, 
married  Rev.  Joseph  Wightman  (Groton, 
Connecticut,  and  New  London  family),  a  Ba];- 
tist  clergyman,  Tatmton,  Mass;  children: 
\\'alter,  Eugene.  Ernest,  Merle,  Hubert,  .^.ian- 
son.  Susan.  3.  [\lary  Adele,  married  jare<l  P.. 
Redfield,  a  prominent  man  of  Essex,  bank 
president;  sons:  William  Hough  atiil  Jay  I-[ 
4.  Benezette  Axlanson.  mentioned  below.  5. 
Niles  Pratt,  born  Sejitember  30,  1844;  broker. 
and  teller  rif  Phrenix  Bank,  of  liartford; 
n.iarried  Leila,  daughter  of  Wareb.am  Gris- 
wold,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  1874:  dau.gl;- 
ters :  flelen  G.,  born  1875;  Adele  R..  1877.  o. 
Grace  S.  Hougli,  umiiarried.  7.  Cliarles  .S.. 
married  Belle, '"datigbter  of  B.  F.  Sir.itl:,  Mpv 
26,  1 88 1,  died  Iune  26,  t886. 

(VII)  Hon.  Bcnezct  A.  Hough,,  -^on  of  i:>r. 
Alanscn  Hodges  Hough,  was  born  May  20. 
1842,  in  Essex,  Middlesex  ceitintv,  Connecti- 
cut. He  attended  the  public  sclirxip  of  hi- 
native  tov.n  and  completed  his  preiiaration 
for  college  at  Suftleld.  For  three  v;-iraers  he 
taught  school.  He  entered  i'rown  L'niver- 
sity  in  the  class  of  1865,  but  left  at  the  end 
of  his  first  year  and  enlisted  in  Augvi.-t,  1802. 
in  the  Twentv-fourth  Connecticut  Regiiucuv 
Company  B.  He  was  in  the  Banks  e>:pe.;i- 
tion  to  New  Orleans.  He  wa^^  t.aken  with, 
tvphoid  and  confined  in  the  hospital  scscu 
n'lonths  ;  was  rlischarged.  .'September  30,  i8r,3. 
at  :\Hddletown,  Connecticut,  and  rcturne'l 
home.  He  then  resumed  his  coiu'-e  at  Brr.wu 
University  and  graduated  with  the  clas-  oi 
iSfi6.  He  taught  school  during  the  next  year, 
being  first  assistant  at  the  Suffield  "Literary 
Institute."  In  if^''i''^  he  entered  the  .Albany 
Law  School,  and  graduiatcd  with  the  degree 
of  LL.  B.  ;n  the  class  of  iSfVj.  He  was  a 
clerk   in  the  law  oiTice   of  Nel-on   L.  \\  htte. 


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of  Danbiiry,  Connecticut,  until  the  sprin;^  of 
1870.  when  he  was  elected  assistant  clerk  of 
the  house  of  representatives  of  Connecticut. 
He  was  elected  clerk  of  the  hou>e  the  fol- 
lowing- year,  and  clerk  of  the  senate  the  next 
3'ear.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  su- 
perior court  in  1872  at  Danbnry.  He  had 
already  been  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New  York 
state  in  1869.  In  1872  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  David  I'.ooth.  After  tv.'o  years  the 
firm  was  dissolved,  and  since  then  Mr,  H(nic;h 
has  practiced  in  Danbury  without  a  partner. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican,  He  was  judije 
of  the  probate  court  two  years:  was  judce  of 
the  borough  court  and  judge  of  the  city  court 
ten  years,  iS86-y6,  tie  is  a  Baptist  -in  re- 
ligion. He  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the 
public  and  business  life  of  Danhury.  He  is  a 
director  of  the  City  National  Bank  and  the 
Danbury  and  Bethel  Gas  and  Electric  Light 
Company,  For  many  _\ears  he  was  chairman 
of  the  Republican  town  committee. 

He  married,  October  31,  1877,  ^laria  S., 
daughter  of  Charles  Friend  Starr  (see  Starr), 
and  their  children  were  the  third  generation 
born  in  the  Starr  homestead  on  Main  street, 
viz:  I,  IMariette  Starr,  born  Octoijer  6.  1878. 
2.  Suzanne  \\'illiams,  January  ti,  1S80.  3, 
Julia  Seel_\-e,  July  20,  1S83.  Su>anne  \\'illiaiu> 
Hough  died  October  14,  1907.  The\-  are 
Congregationali-ts  in  religion. 

Maria  Starr  Flough  is  a  ciiarter  member  of 
Mary  Wooster  Chapter,  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  bv  right  of  the  ser\ice 
of  her  great-great-grandfather,  Aaron  Haw- 
le}',  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  brigade  major 
to  General  Silliriian,  17S1.  She  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Connecticut  Society  of  Colonial 
Dames  of  America,  by  right  of  descent  from 
Dr,  Thomas  Starr  (  15S9-1658),  of  Cambridge, 
Massachusetts,  "chirurgeon"  of  the  Piyinouth 
forces  in  the  Fequot  war.  1637 :  Captain  Josiah 
Starr  (1657-17161.  deputy  from  Danbury  to 
the  general  court  of  Connecticut,  1702-17 16: 
Captain  Sanurel  Welles,  of  \\\  therstield,  Con- 
necticut, died  1^75  :  Lieutenant  John  Hollister 
(i6i2-if>>5 ),  nf  Weymouth.  Ma-^sacliusetts. 
and  Wethersfield.  Connecticut :  Hon.  Richard 
Treet  (i584-ir'>70i,  Wethersfield  and  Hart- 
ford, Connecticut:  Jo'^eph  Hawley  O603- 
'1690),  of  Stratford,  Cotmecticut :  Governor 
Thomas  Welles,  of  Hartford,  Cormecticut 
f  i30S-i'''.r)O),  governor  of  Connecticut,  165;- 
1658. 

I  I  he  Stnrr  LiiicV 

The  founder  of  the  Starr  family  in  the 
LTnited  States  was  Dr.  Comfort  Stiirr,  who 
lived  at  Cranbrook  and  Ashford,  county  of 
Kent,  England,  ariii  came  to  America  in  1633; 
sailing    fri.m    Samiwich,    Kent,    on    the    ship 


"Hercules,"  March,  1634-35,  v>-ith  three  .sons 
and  ihree  servants.  He  settled  in  Camljri.lge, 
Massachusetts,  in  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion, and  was  a  distinguished  surgeon.  To 
cummemorate  the  250th  amiiversary  cif  his 
'Lath,  a  few  of  his  Amerrcair  descend.'.iu-  in 
191.X)  placed  a  tablet  in  the  old  church  at  Cran- 
bro'jk.  England,  upon  whicii  is  inscril;ed  this 
record:  "Dr.  Cc>mfort  Starr.  Baptizetl  in 
Cranbrook  Church.  July  6.  1589.  A  Warden 
of  St.  Mary's.  Ashford,  Kent,  1631.  Sailed 
from  Sandwich,  to  New  England.  1635.  A 
founder  of  Harvard,  the  First  College  in 
America.  1636.  of  which  hi>  son  (Rev.  Com- 
fort) was  one  of  the  7  incorporators  1650. 
Died    at    Boston,    New    Fugland.   Jaturary    2, 

1659-" 

(II)  Dr.  Thomas  Starr,  fir^t  child  of  Dr. 
Comfort  and  Elizabeth,  wa>  horn  in  England, 
and  probabl}-  came  with  his  father  to  .\merica. 
Fie  lived  in  Cliarlestown,  ^Massachusetts.  He 
was  appointed.  May  17,  1637.  "chirurgeon'' 
I  sirrgeotFl   to  the  forces  sent  against  the  Pe- 

qitois.     He  married  Rachel .  and  died 

October  26.  1658.  Of  his  eiffht  chiMren :  Sam- 
uel, 1640.  was  founder  of  New  Loinlon.  Con- 
necticut, branch:  Ci^mfort.  1644,  founder  of 
Mirldletow  n.  C':>nnecticut.  branch:  Josiah, 
1('37,  iV'iruiIci  (if  Danbury,  Cuunecticut, 
brand  r. 

(HI )  Captain  Josiah  Starr,  youngest  son  of 
Dr.  Thcvnras,  was  born  at  Cliarlestown.  ^lassa- 
chusetts,  September  i,  1637.  moved  to  Hem.p- 
stead.  Long  Island,,  in  1678.  and  in  !'V;3  li> 
cated  in  Danbury.  Connecticut,  soi^n  after  its 
first  settlement.  Fie  was  one  of  the  seven  pat- 
entees of  tlie  town,  th.e  first  town  clerk,  ju.ftice 
of  the  peace  and  surveyor:  commissi'linevi  lieu- 
tenant in  1710.  and  in  1713  caj)iain  '.u"  tiie 
First  Company.  I'or  three  \'ears  he  wa<  jus- 
tice of  Fairfield  county :  elected,  ileputy  to  the 
general  court  of  Cunnecticirt  in  T702,  and  for 
fourteen  successive  years  thereafter  until  his 
death.  January  4.  1716.  His  wife  Rebekali 
died  1739.  Of  their  eight  children:  L'eut. 
Benjamin  (mentioned  below)  was  born  in 
1(583:  Samuel  (mentioned  below')  was  b^rn  in 
1700:  and  Comfort,  their  youngest  child,  in 
1706,  Comfort  Starr  (  1706-63)  gave  to  the 
First  Church  a  large  baptismal  bowl  of  solid 
silver  suitably  inscribed,  and  in  liis  will  left 
to  the  town  £800  for  a  fund  for  a  scIkihI  of 
"higher  order,"  the  high  school  of  Danbury 
now  having  the  benefit  thereof.  Hi^  only  child 
Nathan  was  graduated  from  Yale  College  and 
ilied  in   175.2. 

(IV)  Lieut.  Benjamin  Starr  (1683- 1734), 
was  a  man  of  much  prominence  in  the  town, 
I)ut  as  tiie  town  records  were  destroyed  by 
the   r.ritidi,  there  is   little  pirl.ilir  record  con- 


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ceniin;;'  liiin.  He  was  an  extensi\e  la:id 
holder.  He  married  Iinniee.  yoiin;.;c.-t  child  of 
Thomas  and  Re'iccca  i  Ketcliam  i  'I'aylor. 
i/rhoma.s  Ta\li:)r.  l)i>rn  in  Windsor,  in  i''i43, 
was  one  of  the  oric;-inal  ciL;ht  5cttkr~  of  l.")an- 
bury.  His  wife  Reliecca  \va-  ■'.aiiglitcr  of  Ed- 
vvard  Ketchn.ni,  of  Stratford. ) 

[V  \  Eunice.  dau!;hter  of  I'enjamin  and  Eu- 
nice (Taylor)  Starr,  marric  1  Samuel  Grcg;- 
orv,  ■■iivi  their  daus'iiter.  I'leuiah  ('irci^ory 
(mc!itiir.;L(l  Ijelowi.  married  her  cousin,  Caleb 
Starr  (  nicntionied  below  i  son  of  Satnuel  (men- 
tioned be^>^v).  Samuel  Cire.eory  was  j^rand- 
son  of  Judah  Creyo'-y.  one  of  tlie  eight  orig- 
inals of  Danhury. 

(IV)  Samuel  Starr,  fifth  son  of  Captain  Jo- 
siah.  the  patentee,  wa^  horn  in  Danhury.  C' m- 
necticut.  in  1700.  and  died  December  21).  1744. 
He  became  an  extensive  land  owner  in  ass'i- 
ciation  with  his  brothers  in  Danbury,  Kent 
and  vicinit)".  His  will,  dated  December  4, 
1744.  bequeathed  pruperty  valued  at  about 
£3.000.  He  married  Abigail  Dib'ble.  Shf  d.ied 
July  24.  1791,  aged  88  years.  She  married 
(second)  Josenh.  ^\'aller,  of  New  Milford, 
Connecticut.  She  is  buried  in  Warren.  Con- 
necticut. Children:  i.  Samuel.  2.  Rachel, 
born  1734.  married  Stephen,  son  of  Captain 
Samr.el  and  Naomi  (Eru-h'i  Jarvis.  3.  .'^il- 
vanus,  173' >.  4.  Caleb.  February.  1730  i  men- 
tioned beli>\\).  5.  .\bigail,  married  her  cou- 
sin, Colonel  Fdi  Mygatt,  of  New  Mi' ford, 
and  died  in  i7'-i7.  ij.  Rev.  Peter,  September, 
1744.  He  vcas  progenitor  of  the  Starr  family 
of  Warren.  Connecticut.  He  graduated  at 
Yale  in  1704.  and  in  1772  marrie !  Sarah, 
daugliter  (jf  Re\'.  Philemon  and.  Hannah 
(Foote)  Rolihins,  of  P.ranford,  Connecticut. 
Rev.  Peter  Starr  wa^  a  prominent  divine  in 
his  day,  and  a  man  of  nuich  induence. 

(\  )  Caleb  Starr,  son  of  Samuel,  was  born 
in  Febn.'ary,  1730,  in  Ridgebury  Societ\. 
Ridgeheld,  Ginuecticit.  and  scttle<l  ir,  V):<.v.- 
burv.  He  wa^  a  farmer  ,'ind  a  large  land 
holfler.  His  house,  built  Ijefore  the  revolu- 
tionary war,  stood  on  West  street,  \vithin  a 
large  tract  of  land  runrdng  from  the  pre-ent 
Harmony  street  to  Beaver,  to  Spring,  and 
other  streets  incUisive.  whicli  were  opened  by 
his  descendant^  from  time  to  time,-  He  died 
'  September  20,  iSx).  He  an,i  liis  family  wore 
Episcopalians  in  religion.  He  married,  June 
1765,  his  cor,.>in.  Peulah  Gregory.  l>'rn    May 


2^.  1745. 


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-IQ.  daugliter  or  >am- 


uel  and  Eunice  fStarr'i  '.'Iregor}-  (meritioned 
abo\e).  Children  r-f  Caleb  and  Peulah  Starr: 
I.  AmeriUus.  brirn  171  .<'i.  married  Ephraim 
^^'ashbu^n.  2.  Eriend.  April  5.  1707  1  men- 
tioned below",.  3,  Pollv,  1708:  tnarrie  1  f'dia- 
1am  Peck.    4.  Lucy,  1770,  married  Ezra  Greg- 


ory. 3.  LVulah,  1772.  6.  Caleb.  1774;  married 
H';ii!a;i.  il;inginer  of  llezel-riah  and  Aiiigail 
L'.(  oih.  .f  Newtown,  Connecticut.  7.  Ebene- 
zer  Dibble,  177');  married  Ijctjey.  :lai'g;ircr  of 
Jonathan  Andrews  (cliddren:  (.  Lucy,  mar- 
ried Col.  Thomas  ilygatt  (.i''eg'"'"}".  2,  Julia 
-Ann,  born  1S07;  married,  1827,  Erederick  S., 
son  of  Plon.  Zalmon  \\"ildman.  3.  Samuel  G., 
married  Eliza  Davy,  of  England).  8.  Ste- 
plien.  Ijorn  1778.  9.  Steijiien.  1780.  iG.  Eli. 
1781;  married  Lucy  P.ackus  Lyin,  f'seeoufl'i 
Sarah  L\-on  Wright.  11.  Wrdter,  1783,  12. 
Samuel  Gregory,  born  July  19.  1785:  diedl  at 
.\ugu~ta,  Georgia,  October.  1827:  marrie  i. 
iSif),  .Maria,  datighter  of  Ebenc.Tcr  Russell 
aiivl  Haimah  fjudson)  White,  of  D-'inbnry, 
b(.rn  .\rarch  18,  1789,  died  at  .-vu^.justa,  Geeir- 
L;ia.  No\tmber  i,  1817. 

(\T)  r~riend,  son  of  Caleb  Starr,  was  born 
at  Danbury,  .A.pril  5,  1767.  He  was  a  pronu- 
nent  and  honored,  citizen  of  Danbury.  He  rc;>- 
re'-ented  the  town  at  seven  ses--icns  of  ;i^c 
general  assembly  of  Connecticut,  anel  at  the 
constitutional  ct>nvention.  He  was  sheriff  of 
Eairfield  county  for  eic;iiteen  con.secutivc 
years,  a  position  then  of  much  dignity  and  ap- 
pointed by  the  legislature.  He  was  01  the  firm 
(if  Starr  &  San  ford,  who^e  tan  works  exiend- 
ed  from  LitnTty  street  to  the  present  Railroad 
avenu.e.  He  and  his  familv  were  Episcopa- 
lians in  religion.  P'riend  Starr  died  Septeui- 
ber  10,  183S.  He  married,  September  lA. 
\~<-)~.  Elsther  Booth,  born  October  \U.  1777, 
dieii  October  14,  1853,  daui^hter  of  Hc.-:ekiali 
and  .\bigail  Booth,  of  T'^cwtown.  Connecticut. 
Esther  Booth  was  a  direct  d,es:er,flant  of  Sir 
William  Booth,,  Knight,  oi  PiOwden,  (  heshire. 
England,  and  of  his  son  Richard,  tlie  immi- 
grant progenitor  of  the  EcfOth  family  of  Fair- 
tiekl  cotmt},  Connecticut,  who  settledi  in  Strat- 
ford, Connecticut,  in  i'uo.  Children  lM' 
I'riend  and  Esther  f Booth;  Starr:  i.  Mary 
Booth,  born  .'\ugust  7.  1808,  died  June  27, 
1834:  married.  August  8.  1821",  (  rirst )  Daxid 
Harris  BouQ^hton  (son  of  Elias  and  Haimah. 
(Ho\t)  Pjcaighton  of  Danbury),  who  died 
June  5.  1829.  at  Charleston,  South  CaruHna, 
buried  in  Upper  }i[ain  street  buryiiv,;'  grom;'], 
of  Danbury:  she  married  (second.  1  David 
Meail  Beneddct,  September  24,  T832,  a  S"n  of 
Piatt  Benedict  ( Norwalk.  Connecticut,  fam- 
ily), who  died  January  I'l.  1843.  .\  vlaughter. 
^far\-  Bought'in  P.enedict.  died  in  1834,  bur- 
ie  '  in  the  ?\orth  Main  .^treet  burying  ground. 
L'f  Danburv.     2.  Charles  lo'ieuf!. 

(\'II)  Cliarle-:  ["riend  Starr,  son  of  Friend 
ami  E-ther  :  Boe.th  )  Starr,  was  born  March 
;!0,  1812;  at  Da:;!.iury.  and  died.  Sep- 
17.  t8'-^7,    in    the    homcstea<i    i:,n  Main 


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fanner  and  a  :-i;l]--tantia!  citizen,  and  held  var- 
i'.u~  ti.n\  p,  i_ili'ici.-.  poises.--iii^'  to  an  uniisLiai 
dc;-,'ri.e  tb.o  f.-icein  am]  ccifidoricc  rif  his  tijuns- 
nicn,  ]  ic  "-K'.rrici,  Juno  ,^n,  184?  I  tirst  1  }Javi- 
elte  ^Lcle\,  ijurn  Jaiiuary  3,  iSji.  died  Au- 
gust 28,  185,0,  daughter  uf  Aai^n  and  .Maria 
(Tenn.cy)  Seeley.  of  Danhur_\-  (Maria  '"cn- 
ney  was  descended  from  the  Rowlew  Islas^a- 
chusetts  family.)  Aar<in  Seeley  (Seelyei,  ^ir- 
ganizer  and  president  "i  the  Pahquioque  nanlc 
of  Daiihiiry,  was  liescended  from  Robert  See- 
ley, iumii^rant  progenitor,  and  Captain  Na- 
thaniel Seei_\e.  ids  si'u,  ui  Fairfield.  Conriecti- 
cut.  and  on  liis  maternal  side  tr^jm  Sanniel 
Hawley.  immigrant,  and  Joseph  Hawley.  hi^ 
Sim,  of  Strati. iril.  Connecticut,  family.  Charles 
Friend  Starr  married  (second)  Sarah  ^laria 
Seeley,  'A  ;e-t  dauehter  of  Aaron  and  ]\!aria 
( Tenney  )  Seele\',  October  12,  1S77,  brirn  Xo- 
\emljer  i(,  1S14.  dierl  December  26,  1SS4. 
Giildren  oi  Charles  Friend  .Starr  and  }ilari- 
ette  (Seeley)  Starr,  born  in  the  Starr  home- 
stead at  Danbury:  I.  Flenry  AVheeler.  born 
September  i.  1842:  teller  of  the  Pahquioque 
Bank,  an'!  later  ni  the  tirrn  of  Hallgarten  & 
Company,  bankers.  Broad  street.  Xew  York 
City:  died  I'ebruary  20,  1875.  2.  John  Booth, 
born  September  25,  1S44 ;  dealer  in  hatter's 
furs  in  Datibiiry.  died  IMarch  23,  1876.  3.  Ma- 
ria Seele}'. 

(A'lII  )  CMaria  Seeley.  only  sur\-iving  child 
of  Charles  Friend  and  r^lariette  (Seelev) 
Starr,  was  born  July  10.  1S49.  in  tlie  hrmie- 
stea.l  of  the  Starr,  on  the  east  side  of  ^lain 
street,  in  Danbury.  built  in  1796.  and  which  is 
still  standin--.  and  she  is  the  sixth,  generation 
in  direct  line  in  posses-ion  of  tiic  property, 
tracing  her  lineage  b.jth  to  Benjamin  Starr 
and  his  brother  Samuel  Starr,  sons  of  Cap- 
tain Josiah.  tlie  founder  of  the  Starr  family  of 
Danbury.  ^Married.  October  31.  1877.  Bene- 
zette  Alanson  Hough  (Esse.x.  Conn.,  familv). 
a  lawyer  of  Danbury.  Their  three  children  : 
IMariette  Starr.  Suzanne  William-,  an,l  Tulia 
Seelye  Hough,  were  the  third  geuLTatixn  b'.rn 
in  the  homestead  of  their  great-grandparents 
Friend  and  E-ther  (n.^otii)  Starr.  ('<ee 
Hough). 


The  first  authentic  record  (jf 
-  SEF.LFV     this  name,  wliich  has  been  vari- 

L>usly  spellc'I  Seelv.  Sealv.  Sea- 
ley.  Seelye.  Seeley,  appears  in  Fronde's  "His- 
^•-'ry  r.f  Englanl."  vol.  vii:,  tl  j~,2.  as  foUoivs  : 
"In  the  year  1563  the  lollow'ng  [letition  w,\3 
addressed  to  the  Lords  of  Eliza'-.eth's  C'^rmcil : 
'In  most  lamentable  iviso  .shou'ctli  unt'i  yr,uT 
honors,  vonr  humble  Orat-:)r  Dornthe  Seele\- 
of  the  C;ry  of  r'.ri'-.tol.  wife  of  Th<,mas  Seeley 
of   the   0',".een'>    AEaic-tv'-    guard,  that   where 


i'.er  s.iid  hu.-Laiiii  upon  i.i.'-t  vile,  sI.mdLro;;-. 
S(  iLcful.  malicious,  and  nn-t  \illaiiv>"-  w>-d- 
s]5(iken  against  the  ijurerj'-  Ma'e-I\'s  own 
per.-on  by  a  certain  .-ubject  "f  t!ie  Jving-  r,i 
Sp,iin.  here  not  to  be  uttere  I:  not  being  rd>le 
to  suffer  same,  did  ilee  iip'on  the  s;'n>e  sl,-;.n- 
derous  person  and  gave  him  a  blijv/.  .Sn  it  is 
most  honorable  Lords  that  hereupon  my  said 
husband,  no  other  offense  in  respect  of  their 
reliL;ion  then  committed,  was  secretlv  accu-ed 
to  the  inqrdsitinn  of  the  Hciy  House,  and  so 
commitled  to  most  ^ile  lai-on,  and  there  h.ith 
remair.eil  now  three  whole  years  in  mi.-erahle 
state  with  cruel  torments.'  "  A  son  of  the 
aioresaiil  Thomas  Seeley  is  menti'ined  as  cap- 
tain in  command  of  the  'A'linion."  accom- 
panying Drake  in  his  faninus  vo\'age  to  the 
\'\"est  Indie-  in  11185-86.  'i  he  name  Seelev  is 
associated  with,  the  earl_\  hist'~irv  of  England. 
Shakespeare,  in  his  play  "Ricliar'!  II."  rejire- 
senting  S'l  Bennet  Seeley  as  having  been  be- 
headed by  the  followers  of  Bolingbroke  for 
his  loyalty  to  R;clir;rd.  who  'vas  dethroned  in 

1399- ' 

( I )  Robert  Seeley,  the  ir.imigrant  ancestor 
of  this  branch  of  the  Seele\'  famih, ,  came  to 
.\merica  with  Governor  Winthrop.  landing  at 
Salem.  June,  1(330.  and  bringing  with  him  his 
wife  Mary  and  sons  Xathaniel  and  (Jbadiah. 
From  thence  he  proceeded  \\ith  Sir  Richard 
Salstonstall.  Rev,  George  Pliillips  and  others 
up  the  Ch.arles  river  font  miles  from  Charles- 
town,  comoiencing  a  settlement,  which  was" 
called  Sir  Richard  Saltonstall's  plantation, 
and  afterward  named  A\  atcrtown.  Flome- 
stears  averaging  five  or  six  acres  were  as- 
signed. Robert  -Seeley  recei\'ing  the  niayinun' 
allotment  of  sixteen  acre-,  near  the  nort!; 
bank  ot"  the  Cliarlcs  river.  This  Irnnestead 
•was  later  sold  to  Simon  Erie,  and  is  eas'ly 
located  at  the  present  day  by  reference  to 
"Bond's  Map  of  Ancient  W'atertnw  n."  Ir 
July.  1630.  upon  the  formation  01  the  '\\'ater- 
tijwn  Church,  whicl;  wa-  the  second  church 
in  the  Mas-achnsetts  Bay  t'olony,  the  first 
being  that  at  Salem.  Roliert  Seeley  was  one 
of  the  forty  win")  entered  into  covenant;  in 
1631  he  was  one  of  the  first  twent\--flve. 
together  with  Rev.  Georce  Phillip'^.  R.  Sal- 
tonstrdl.  Jr,.  and  Captain  Patrick,  to  bo  madr 
freemen.  In  11135  Rcjljcrt  Seeley.  with  b'.cv, 
lobn  Sherman  and  others,  removed  from 
W.itertown  and  formed  a  settlement  in.  Con- 
necticut, which  the\-  al-o  nameil  W'aterto'.vn. 
th:^  name  lieing  later  changed  to  Wethers- 
held,  There  he  was  male  -crgeant  in  com- 
mand, of  the  military  i.ir'jani^-.tion.  and  wl-en 
was  was  declared  again-t  tiie  Pequot^  in  r'w 
Captain  John  Ma-^n  and  Lieutenant  Robert 
Seelev   led  t'lc  combined   forces  of   Hartford, 


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W'iiu'.sor  and  W'ethcrsneld  in  an  expedition 
wliicli  resulted  in  the  annihilation  of  h^ort 
Alistick  and  three  iunidred  Indians,  and  ei:.:jh- 
teen  days  later  in  the  complete  overthrow  of 
the  Pequot  cribe  in  the  swamp  of  L'ngiiowa, 
subsequently  called  Fairfield.  Cajupin  John 
Mason's  "A  Brief  History  nf  the  reniiot 
War"  says:  'Lieutenant  Seeley  wa-  shot  in 
the  eyebrciw  with  a  fiatlieaded  arn.iw.  the 
point  turning-  (downward.  I  pulled  it  out 
myself."  At  the  close  of  the  Pequi't  war 
Captain  Robert  Seeley  withdrew  fr.im  W'cth- 
ersfield,  and  with  John  Davenport.  past(jr ; 
Theophilu^  Mat'.n.  subsequently  g-"vernor  for 
twenty  }ears.  and  others,  held  their  tirst  meet- 
ing, April  i8  163S,  under  a  branching  oak, 
and  entered  into  a  covenant  by  which  the 
New  Haven  Colony  was  formed  and  its  first 
form  of  g-Ov'ernment  constituted  and  estab- 
lished, being  made  permanent  in  i'>39.  Cap- 
tain Seeley  was  a  prominent  and  respected 
member  of  the  New  Haven  Colon}-,  occu- 
pying the  fijin-th  seat  in  church  (seats  being 
arj-anged  in  ord.er  of  prominence,  the  go\-- 
ernor  occupying  the  first).  He  was  marshal 
of  the  colony,  commander  of  the  militia,  on 
the  committee  of  the  general  court  and  other 
judicial  committees,  representing  the  colony 
in  times  of  peace,  leading  its  forces  in  times 
of  w-ar.  at  all  times  a  wise  counsellrT  and  an 
efficient  public  servant.  In  addition  to  Water- 
town,  Wethersfiel  1  and  New  Haven,  lie  was 
one  of  the  founders  of  Fairfieli.  Stanifijrd, 
Huntington,  Long  Island  and  Elizabethtown, 
New  Jersey.  He  died  October  19.  ifiiy,  leav- 
ing a  wife  and  one  son.  Nathaniel,  his  other 
son,  Obadiah.  lia\ing-  died  at  Stamford  in 
1657. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  eldest  son  of  Robert  and 
I\Iary  Seeley.  settled  in  Fairfield,  where  he 
was  made  a  freeman.  Z^Iay  21.  1657.  and  was 
chosen  marshal  Februar\-  10.  i6(')i.  In  164(1 
he  resiiled  in  New  Haven.  He  was  ajipointed 
by  the  courts  ^.lay  14,  1674.  to  la\-  imt  tlie 
bounds  between  Fairfield  and  Norwalk.  He 
served  as  sergeant,  lieutenant  an^l  captain  in 
King  Philip's  war.  and  l->st  his  life  in  the 
great  "Narraeansett  Fort  F'ght."  December 
12.  1675.  at  South  Kin'-;--';rin.  ]\[as>achusctts, 
while  gallantly  leading  his  men  at  the  en- 
'  trance  of  the  fort.  Of  the  three  hundred  Con- 
necticut men  engaged  here.  eight\-  were  killed 
or  woum'ed,  and  three  r.t  tlieir  fi\-e  ca'-itnins — ■ 
Seeley,  Marshall  and  CtIIu;) — were  -'ain.  Na- 
thaniel Seeley  married,  in  1640,  Mary,  dauc:!!- 
ter  of  P.enianiin  Turney,  of  Fairfield,  rhil- 
dren :  Nathaniel.  Robert.  Benjamin,  Joseph, 
John,  ^klarv,  Sarah,  Phebe  anrl  Rebecca. 

dlF)  Lieutor.ant  Nathaniel  iJi.  eldest  son 
of  Nathaniel  't  1  and  Marv  CTurnev)  Seeley, 


resided  in  Fairfield,  where  he  died  in  kjSS. 
as  indicated  by  the  isivcntory  nf  liis  estate  in 
Fairfield  county  probate  recuids.  He  niar- 
ried  Hannaii  Odell,  and  tlieir  chihlren  were: 
Nathaniel  ( q.  v.)  ;  Jarnes  (see  forward  1  ;  Ebe- 
nezer  and  Hannali  <,'ray. 

(I\'')  James,  sou  01  Lieutenant  Nathaniel 
(2)  Seeley,  was  born  .\pril  19,  1081,  and  died 
1729;  married  Sarah  Gregory,  January  21, 
170J-03.  Children:  Sarah,  born  January  29, 
1703-04;  Tames,  April  i,  1706,  died  June  7, 
1766;  Anna.  June  30,  1707;  Seth,  3day  15, 
1710,  died  Jidy  29,  1717;  Hannah,  born  ^lay 
-.3>  '^7^3'-  NHLli;m,  mentioned  below;  Stephen, 
b'orn  .May  16,  1721,  dieil  Jidy  4,  1721  ;  James, 
born  July  29,  1722;  Samuel,  born.  172 — ; 
.\riel.  born  Se['ten-iber  7,  1725. 

(\')  Nathan,  son  of  James  Seeley,  was 
born  March  2j.  1715,  and  died  April  30,  17O6; 

married    Eimice    ,    w-ho    died    iii    1745, 

ag;ed  twenl\-eight  vears.  Chililren:  ."^eth, 
menti(->ned  belo-(.v  ;  Nathan. 

I  \'\)  Seth,  son  of  Nathan  Seeley,  was  born 
17^7,  and  died  Mav  23,  18x7;  .narrieu  l.ianiiah 
Odell. 

fX'IF)  Samuel  Cidell,  son  of  Setl-i  Seeley. 
w-as  born  October  8,  1779,  and  ditn  August 
30,  1863;  married  .'^ally  ilorehouse. 

(Mil)  Seth  (2),'^'Mi  of  Samuel  Oileli 
Seeley.  was  born  August  19.  1S16,  and  died 
November  2,  1844.  He  was  a  farmer  by 
occupation,  and  married  Charity  Wilson. 

(IN)  M'illiam  Elmer,  son  of  -Seth  (2)  Seeley 
was  bom  in  Fairfield.  Fairfield  county.  Con- 
necticut, September  19,  1S4Q,  and  died  at  his 
summer  home  at  Lakeville,  August  2^.  1905. 
.Vfter  receiving  a  common  school  educ.itiou 
he  conmienced  his  banking  career  in  early 
manhood  as  a  clerk  in  the  Farmers'  Bank  ;n 
Bridgeport.  In  i8'.''4  iie  was  one  of  tht  or- 
ganizers of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Brid^je- 
port,  and  became  the  first  cashier  of  that  in- 
stitution. In  1892  he  ■■.vas  chosen  p-.e^ideut 
of  the  same  bank,  an  office  w-hich  lie  filled  ^vit!•, 
ability  until  his  death.  For  many  years  be 
served  as  president  of  the  People's  Savings 
Bank,  of  Bridgeport,  holding  this  cliice  uiivil 
his  death,  and  for  a  number  of  year;  he  was 
presiilent  of  the  Connecticut  Bankers'  Asso- 
ciation. Fie  was  an  authority  en  all  matters 
of  finance,  being  regarded  as  one  "i  t'ne 
soundest  and  most  experienced  bankers  in  the 
state.  He  served  in  the  state  militia  f'jr  a 
niim'ier  of  -^-ears  ad\.-incing  fron-i  adjuc;i!it  to 
lieuienant-colonei.  whicli  was  his  rank  -when 
he  resicrned.  In  iiioi  he  w-as  elected  state 
senatr^r.  and  during  hi-  term  of  orfice  wa=; 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  finan-e.  Friim 
1003  to  1905  he  was  ^tat-  conijjtrollcr,  fillir.g 
the   office    w-ith    ercat   credit   at'd    w-ith    jatis- 


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fai-tion  to  all.  He  was  a  Repiitjlican  in  poli- 
tics, and  at  one  time  served  as  delegate  to 
the  Republican  national  convention.  He  held 
man}-  mnnicipal  ot^ices  in  Cridgeport,  serv- 
ing' as  tire  commissioner  for  eight  \ears,  po- 
lice commissioner  three  years,  conncilman, 
alderman,  cit\-  treasurer  and  manager  of  the 
city  sinking  fund.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Congregational  church  ;  a  thirty-third  tlegree 
Mason  :  menil^er  of  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution,  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  \\'ar3. 
Union  League  Club  and  Transportation  Club  . 
of  New  York,  Union  League  Club  of  New 
Haven,  Hartford  Club  of  Hartford,  and  the 
Seaside,  Algonquin,  P.rooklawn,  Yacht-  and 
Outing  clubs  of  Bridgeport.  He  was  past 
grand  commander  of  the  Knights  Templar 
of  Connecticut,  president  of  the  Seaside  and 
Brooklav>n  clubs  at  various  times,  and  very 
prominent  socially,  .\lile  and  honorable  as 
a  financier,  he  was  a  faithful  public  official,  a 
patriotic,  unselfish  and  substantial  citizen,  and 
for  half  a  century  one  of  the  most  intliiential 
and  respected  business  and  public  men  of 
Bridgeport.  It  was  well  said  of  him,  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  that  notliing  bad  was  ever 
known  of  him,  and  much  that  was  uncom- 
monly good,  and  that  no  man's  word  was 
better  than  his. 

IMr.  Seeley  married,  October,  1861.  Jane 
Elizabeth,  born  in  Bridgeport,  in  1839,  died 
at  her  home.  No.  651  State  street.  iQto, 
daughter  of  Sherwood  and  Jane  E.  (Hawley) 
Sterling.  For  man\'  years  she  was  a  fore- 
most figure  in  the  social  life  of  the  citv.  but 
after  the  death  of  her  husband  she  lived  a 
retired  life,  her  onlv  active  interests  being 
with  the  affairs  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church,  where  she  was  a  consistent  and  de- 
vout worshipper,  and  the  Bridgeport  Orphan 
Asylum.  She  was  survived  bv  five  sons: 
\\'illiam  Elmer,  Jr.:  Frederick  Sterling; 
Henry  .Sterling;  Robert  Clinton:  Frank  Earle. 
(See  Sterling. ) 

(X)  \\'illianT  Elmer,  eldest  sii-i  of  William 
Elmer  and  Jane  Elizabeth  (.'Sterling)  Seeley, 
was  born  Januarv  17.  1863.  He  attended  the 
Bridgeport  public  schools.  Park  .\venue  In- 
stitute, the  Washington  Gunnerv  Sch<3ol,  Con- 
necticut. He  has  been  engaged  in  the  auto- 
mobile business  from  its  infancv.  and  at  pres- 
ent is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Blue 
Ribbon  Carage  of  Bridgeport,  and  vice-presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  Blue  Ribbiju 
Garage  of  ^Teriden.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Algonquin,  Bn^Mklawn.  Counlrv  and  P.ridge- 
port  Yacht  clubs  of  Bridgeport,  and  tiie  Home 
Club  of  !Meriden.  He  has  taken  all  tn.e  Ma- 
sonic degrees,  including  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree, .Scotti-^h  Rite,  and  is  a  member  of  Pxra- 


mid  Temple,  Nolile-  of  My-tic  Shrine.  He 
has  al-.va)'s  taken  an  active  part  in  pfdi'ies, 
being  an  ardent  I^epublicp.n  He  is  a  mcniber 
of  the  South  Congregati(_inal  Church,  He 
married,  April  23.  1889,  .Uaude  Dunning 
I'a.rker,  eldest  daughter  of  Edwin  Mortimer 
and  Pauline  Mead  Parker.  They  have  one 
son,  \\"illiam  Parker,  born  February  15,  1892. 

( X )  P'rederick  Sterling,  son  of  A\'iUiam 
EluK-r  .Seeley,  was  born  August  13,  1864.  His 
education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools 
of  r.ridgeport,  in  the  Park  Avenue  Institute 
of  that  city  and  in  the  celebrated  Gunnery 
School,  of  Washington,  Connecticut.  For 
thirt\-  vears  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
firm  Of  \\"eel)u.-.ch  .K;  Hilger.  of  New  York, 
manufacturers  oi  har(K',are.  cutlery,  etc.,  and 
at  present  holds  the  position  of  secretary  of 
the  corporation.  He  represents  the  interests 
of  the  business  in  the  south  and  makes  exten- 
sive trips  throughiout  the  southern  state~.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Seaside,  .\lgonquin  and 
Black  Rock  Yacht  clubs  ;  has  passed  th.rougli 
all  the  grades  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in- 
cluding the  thirty-second  degree,  and  is  a 
member  of  Pyramid  Temple,  Nobles  of  the 
Mvstic  Shrine.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Sons  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  is  a  regular  at- 
tendant at  the  South  Congregational  Church, 
of  whicli  Mrs.  Seele\-  is  also  a  member.  He 
married.  May  20.  1891.  Gertrude  Baniber  (see 
Bamber).  Children;  Frederick  Sterling  Jr., 
born  March  21.  1892;  Ehzabeth  Sterlint:,  Sep- 
tember 12,  1897. 

(X)  Plenry  Sterling,  ~on  ■:if  William  Elmer 
Seele_\-.  was  born  June  24,  i8''i9.  His  edu- 
cation was  acquireil  in  the  piddic  scliiiols  of 
Bridgeijort,  Connecticut,  and  at  tlie  Gunnery 
School.  Washingxon,  Connecticut.  Fie  c.jm- 
menced  his  banking  career  in  early  manhood 
as  a  clerk  in  the  First  National  Bank  of 
Bridgepor\  In  November,  1899,  he  removed 
to  \\'aterbury,  Connecticut,  to  accept  the  posi- 
tion of  teller  v.iih  the  Colmial  Trust  Com- 
pan.y.  In  1007  the  \\'aterbury  Trust  C^'m- 
panv  was  organized,  and  he  was  elected  .-ecre- 
tary  and  treasurer,  which  positions  he  U'lW 
holds.  He  married,  .\pril  30,  lOOi.  Laura 
Barton  l)a\ol.  Cl'.ildren;  Henry  Sterling  Jr., 
]}orn  February  21,  1905;  Davol,  January  9, 
loio,  died  January   12,   lOio. 

The  ancestral  line  of  Laura  Barton  (Davn!) 
Seeley  is  as  follows:  i.  William  iJavo!.  born 
liefnre  1640.  died  1680.  2.  Jonathan  D;.voI, 
died.  1709.  3.  William  Davol.  4.  \\  illiam 
Davol.  died  1772.  5.  Pardon  Davol.  born 
1743,  died  [808.  M.  Stephen  Dav^l.  born 
1782,  died  184s;.  7.  JohnDavol.  born  iSti, 
died  1878.  8.  Wiiliam  Henry  Davol.  horn 
1840.  died  1903:  married  Mary  Jane  Brooker, 


'li.) 


f     •ir.lj 


■\    .( 


(,  .'/ 


William  Strivelinc", 
succeeded  b.is  fatlier. 
lici'in. 

of  Cadder  ( i487-[5o;  1, 
lie  had  one  son.  ',\  il- 

William  Striveling', 
succee-.lc  1  Ins   fatlicr. 
drew. 

of  Cadder  f  iro^-i.si;), 
lie  had  une  son.   An- 

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born    1S41,    dieil    1S9S.      Children:      Artlmr,  fnilicr   of    three    sons — Alexander,    Jolip.    and 

William    Henry.    Jr.,    Jane    Droi.iker.    Lanra  Williani. 

Barton  (rn<r.Tieil  Henry  Sterling,'-  Seeley,  .Vnril  Sir    .Viexander    <ie    Si.rii'.elincj,    of    (."adder, 

30,  1901)  ;  Helen  Seyjuoin-,  Marian,  Ji'hn.  Kniqhc  (  rj7J-r300i. 

(X)  Robert  C.,  son  of  \\'il!iam  Fdnier  Sec-  His  e'de-t   son,   John   'le  Strivelini;'   fi^oo- 

ley.   was   horn   Jidy   26,    1874,   in    I'.rid-eport.  i.^v\V  was  lilled  in  the  !>ait!c  of  Ha'ii'.ou  Hill 

He  was  educated  in  the  pulilic  scIiumU  m;  that  when  ten  thousand  Scots  \vere  killed. 

city  and  the  Lnmnery  Schi>ol  of  Washington,  His  son.  Sir  Jolm,  of  StrlvelMie.  of  Cadder 

Connecticnt.     He  llien   entered  the  I-'irst  Xa-  and  Repjiston.  Knight   (1333-140S1,  inherited 

tional   Hank  in   1S91  as  a  clerk,  ani!  v,;i-  ;)rii-  the  iand<  of  Cad.i_ler  and  Regorti.n. 

moted  to  teller  in  1004.  which  position  he  still  His  s'  n,  William  of  Strivelyne.  nf  Cadder 

holds.      He   is   a    niemSer   of   the    L'.rookiawn  and  [\L-';"rton  f  1408-1432),  iikc.vi-e  carrc  into 

Country  Club  and  the  Bridgeport  Yacht  Clul).  tliese  iandis.     He  \\"as  one  oi  the  hostaj:c<  for 

Both    .Mr.   an!    Mrs.   Seeley    are   mcmliL-rs   of  pa\ment  o;  the  ransom  of  King  [air.es  I.  from 

the  South  Congregational  Church,     He  mar-  the  King  of  England. 

ried,  June  9.  1897,  Clara,  daughter  of  Charles  His  s^n.  Sir  William  Striveling.  of  CaMer 

Edwin    Brown    (see   Brown    IX).     Children:  and  Regiirton   (1432-1487).  ^ucceedied  hi-  fa- 

RoI>ert   Clinton  Jr..   born    October   22.    1890;  ther.     He  liad  five  sons,  William.  Huniplirey, 

Howard  Broc>kcr,  September  22,  1004.  Robert,   .\ndrew  and  William    {2!. 

(X)  Frank  Earle.  .son  nf  William  Elmer 
Seeley,  was  born  in  Briiigeport.  August  8. 
1877.  He  received  his  preparatory  duca- 
tion  in  his  native  cit}',  m.atriculated  at  \"ale 
University,  and  was  graduated  fron-  the  Shicf- 
field  Scientific  School  in  1899.  He  then  ac- 
cepted a  position  with  the  Xew  York  Central  .\ndrew  Striveling,  of  Cadder  (1517-1522), 
Railroad  Company,  with  whom  he  remainfeiJ  succeeded  his  father.  He  liad  one  fiaughter. 
for  a  period  of  six  years.  In  1905  he  became  Janet  Strivelinj,  heiress  i.f  Cadder,  suc- 
associated  with  the  Bryant  Electric  Ciimpany.  ceeded  her  father.  In  1534  or  1535  she  ma"- 
rising  to  the  position  of  assistant  general  ried.  Sir  James  Stirling,  of  Keir.  a  descend- 
superintendent,  which  position  he  held  until  ant  of  the  third  so!i  Sir  Williani  of  the  :ib'>vc 
August,  191 1,  when  he  left  their  employ  to  John  de  Striueling,  of  Ochiltree,  thus  ututiug 
accept  the  position  of  vice-president  and  as-  the  hniTses  of  Cadder  and  Keir. 
sistant  treasurer  of  the  Standard  Mannfactur-  (7ioing  back  to  J.^h.n  de  Strivelin.g  (,  I2_i;- 
ing  Company  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.     He  1270).     His  third  >on — 

is  a  metuber  of  the  Brooklawn  Country  Club  Sir    William   de    Striveling    Knigiit    (  1270- 

and  the  Algonquin  Club  of  Bridgeport.     Mr.  121)5).  '^^'l  ''"'e  son,  J'^lm. 

Seeley  married.  C>ct'jber  17,  1903.  Mrdiel  Tvlar-  John   ^le    Strivelxne,   of  Ratlioran    in    Lorn 

tin,  of  -Mbany,  Xew  York   (see  Martin   \1).  (1205-13391,   was  taken   prisoner  at   Haliilon 

Children:     Janet,   born   June    2,    1905:    3.1ar-  Hill  in   1333.     He  later  ccinnnaniled  the  arch- 

jorie,  Ma\'  24,  1909.  ers  at  the  siege  of  Berth  where  iie  was  kil'e.l. 

fie  had  one  son.  \\"iiliam. 

rXhe   Sterling  LineC  William    of   Strivelvn   oi    Ratburon    (1339- 

According  to  A\'ilham  Eraser  it!  "Tb.e  Stir-  1303).  succeeded  his  father.    He  had  one  ?./:'.. 

lings  of  Keir"  the  progenitor  of  the  early  Stir-  Lukas. 

lings  was  \\'alter  de  Striuelyng.   born    about  Eukas  of  Striveling  of  Rathoron,  Ratherr.e, 

iioo.    He  was  mentioned  in  a  charter  granted  I^Iog-uhimibr}-  and   I-"irst  of  Keir   (1370-14491, 

by  King  Da\  id  I.  of  Scotland  an^.l  witnessed  a  had  one  son,  William. 

charter  bv  Henr\-.  Prince  of  Scotland,  son  c'f  Sir  \\"illiam  of  .^trivebne  of  Ratiurr.c  and. 

David.      He   died    about    tiOo.      fie   had   two  Keir.  Knight   (^420-1471),  bad  one  si^i;,  WiC 

/sons.   Peter  and  John.     Peter  de   Striuel\ng,  Ham.  by  bis  tir-t  >\ife. 

of  Cambusbr.rron   11150-1180)   had  two  sons,  Sir  \\'ilhani  <')f  Striseling.  of  Keir.  Knight 

Ale.xander  and  Thomas,  0.171-1503),   succee'cd   h.is   fatlier.     !n    i_:73 

Sir    Alexander    de    Striueling.    :<i    Cad..'er.  he  bad  unitel  t'.-  (be  barony  (jf  Keir  the  ian  ;; 

Sheriff  of  Striuelyng   11180-1245)    wituesseil  oi     Kere,    Lupnoich,     (liassingawis,    j">achie- 

sevcral  cl^arter-  by  \\  illia.m  the  Lion.     He  bad  wane  and  Ratherne-Strivelin.  He  espouseii  the 

one  son,  John.  cause  'if  Prince  James  nml  the  nobles  against 

John    de    Striueling.    of    r)chiltree    (1241-  King    fames   HI.  r,n  the  Field  of  Stirling  in 

1270),    also    slieriff  of   Stirling,   witnes-c!   a  which  the   rim.-o'>  forces  \vere  defeated,  th.e 

charter  of  Kiiitr  Alexander  H.     He  wa-  the  Prince  talin^'   refuge  in  the  Tower  of    Keir. 


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wiiicli  was  burned  to  the  grouiul.  On  the 
Prince's  accession  to  the  throne  as  James  I\'. 
tlie  property  of  Keir  was  reconstructeil.  en- 
larg-ed  and  called  the  Barony  of  Keire.  I'.y  his 
second  marriaj;;e,  around  1495.  he  iiatl  five 
children:  Sir  John,  his  heir,  W'iUiani,  Kathc- 
rine    Stirling-,    Klizalieth    Stirhn;:r,    ianet    Stir- 

Sir  Jiihn  Strivelincr.  of  Keir.  KniL;ht  (1503- 
1531)1,  ^'■''^  HKu'e  >heritY  nf  IVrth  ir.  15111.  In 
1523  he  was  arbiter  for  the  Earl  and  .Master 
of  lilencairn  in  their  dispute  with  the  Earl 
and  Master  of  Eqlins^ton.  Upon  the  death  of 
James  I\'.  Sir  Jolni  Stirlinc;',  of  Keir,  was  ap- 
pointed aloncr  with  the  Lords  of  Erskine  and 
Eleming-  to  the  impurtaiit  otiice  of  keeping- 
the  person  of  the  x'oung"  king-.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Parliament  of  1524.  Children 
of  Sir  John  were:  Sir  James,  his  heir,  W'il- 
Ham,   Lucas,   Catherine.   Margaret,  John. 

Sir  James  Striveling,  of  Keir  and  Cadder. 
Knight  (  I539-15(SS).  Soon  after  1534  he 
married  Janet  Striveling  and  through  her  ac- 
quired the  valuable  estate  of  Cadder  which  has 
ever  since  been  united  with  that  of  Keir.  ITe 
had  one  son,  John,  by  his  first  wife,  and  b\-  his 
second  wife  six  children:  .Archibald,  liis  suc- 
cessor, Jame-;,  Margaret,  Elizabeth,  Helen, 
Jean. 

Sir  Archibald  Stirling,  of  Keir  and  Cadder, 
Knight  (1588-1630'),  was  knighted  between 
the  }-ears  1587  and  1502.  He  had  a  commis- 
sion from  King  James  I\'.  in  1601  and  was 
appointed  admiral  depute  of  the  \\'est  Seas 
and  Lochs.  His  tirst  wife  was  Mary,  daugh- 
ther  of  David,  second  Lord  Drummond.  tlis 
seconfl  wife  nns  (Irizell.  daughter  i;)f  Lames. 
Lord  Ro^^.  His  children  -were:  James.  Jeane, 
John,  \\'illiam,  Archibald,  Henry,  Alexander, 
Agnes  or  Anna. 

Sir  John  Stirling,  of  Garden,  Knight  (  1595- 
1643),  had  ten  children:  John,  Archibald, 
\\"illiani,  James,  W'iiliam.  George,  Alexander. 
Gri<sell.  .\nne,  Margaret. 

Not  far  from  Lraidon  in  1(132  or  1637  \\'il- 
liam  Sterling  was  born  ("Stirling"  being  the 
Sc(_itch  spelling.  "Sterling"  the  English  spell- 
ing), supposed  to  be  connected  with  and  de- 
scended from  the  family  of  Keir  and  Cadder. 
He  came  to  New  England,  settling  at  Haver- 
hill', ^ilassachusett'^.  He  settled  on  a  ridge 
east  of  Haverhill  on  the  ^Vlerrimac  river,  near 
a  small  stream  called  Little  river,  wliich  passes 
under  what  is  called  v.rw  Washington  Snuare. 
An  old  ferry  is  still  operated  from  this  land 
of  William's,  Arn-.-iirl  ii'i83  lie  erected  a  'mu-e 
on  the  site  of  \\hich  the  City  l-i;dl  ot  Hai-erbill 
now  -^tau'Is.  He  removed  to  Lyme,  Connecti- 
cut, in  i'')97.  He  died  in  17  m;,.  His  cliildrcn 
vvcre :     ''A'illiam.    Elizabeth.    Richard.    }i[ar\-. 


[••Im,  Haimah,  .Sarali,  .Vbigail,  Nath.aiiiel,  I'an- 
iel,  David,  James,  Jonah,  Jacob,  Ruth  (twins, 
^•niy  li\ing  nine  da}'s'),  and  Ann. 

jac'iii.  Kon  of  \Viliiam  Sterling,  was  born 
at  H;n erhill.  ^GJ^?^.  He  m.arried  Hannah 
((.  )i'e'd)  Seeley  in  1705-06.  He  removed  to 
I'airlieM  and  later  to  Stratforil  and  died  in 
1765.  His  chiMren  were;  John,  Joseph,  Ste- 
phen. ^Lary  and  Samuel. 

Stephen,  son  of  Jacob  Sterling,  was  baptized 
in  i-'airfield.  Ci.mnecticut,  1712.  He  married 
Eunice  Somes  hi  173S,  and  died  in  1793.  His 
children  were;  Sylvanus,  Mary,  Abijah,  Eu- 
nice and  Steplien. 

Caiitain  Aiiijah,  son  of  Stephen  Sterling, 
was  born  in  Stratford,  Connecticut,  in  1745, 
died  in  1802.  He  served  as  ensign,  sergeant 
;md  cajitain  in  the  war  of  the  revolution.  He 
married  Eunice  Sherwood  in  1769.  His  chil- 
dren were:  David,  Sherwood,  Daniel,  Wil- 
liam and  Frederick. 

David,  siin  of  Captain  Abijah  Sterling,  wa^ 
Ix^rn  in  Stratford,  Connecticut,  1771,  died 
1843.  I's  married  Deborah  Strong.  His  chil- 
dren were :  John,  David,  George,  Sherwood, 
Aim,  Cornelia  and  Cordelia. 

The  Hon.  Sherwood  Sterling,  son  of  Da- 
\id  Sterling,  was  born  in  Eridgeport,  Con- 
necticut, in  1803.  Lie  represented  P-ridgeport 
in  the  general  assembly,  was  mayor  of  Bridge- 
port and  was  president  of  the  Bridgeport  Citv 
Bank.  He  married  Jane  Elizabeth  Hawley 
in  1825.  His  cb.ildren  were  :  John.  Cornelius, 
b'rcderick,  ?\Larcus,  Thomas,  Susan.  Caroline, 
Jane  Elizabeth,  born  July  29.  1838,  wife  of 
William  E.  Seeley,  Sherwood,  David,  Henry 
anil  Henrietta. 

(The    Earnber   Line). 

(I)  Roger  Bamner,  grandfather  of  ?vlr5. 
Frederick  Sterling  Seele}-,  was  born  in  1800 
and  died  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  1879,  His 
home  was  in  Br'>3klyn,  and  he  was  for  many 
\-ears  a  commission  merchant  in  New  York 
City,  the  firm  being  Roger  Bamber  &  Com- 
pany. Lie  married  Isabella  Hall,  born  1813, 
died  1892,  and  si.x  of  their  children  attained 
n'.aturity:  Robert,  Louise,  George,  William, 
Nancy  and  Jennie. 

I  II )  Robert,  son  of  Roger  and  Isabella 
(Hall)  Bamber,  was  born  in  Fc^rt  Plain,  New 
York,  September  5,  183S,  and  died  December 
13,  1 887.  He  was  associated  in  tlie  com- 
mission business  with  his  father  until  the 
death  of  the  latter,  when  he  conilucted  it 
ak'ue  until  his  own  death.  He  jna^ie  his 
home  at  vari.^is  lir.ie>  in  New  Y^irk  (  ity. 
Fort  Plain  and  Brooklyn,  in  which  latter 
citv  his  death  occurred.  ?d.r.  Bamber  was 
a  member  of   the   Methodi'^t  cbu.rcl-.   in   Fo>rt 


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Plain,  but  later  he  and  his  wife  were  mem- 
bers of  the  Central  Congrcj^ational  Church. 
He  married  Augusta  Lipe.  born  1839,  died 
January  4,  191 1.  Her  ancestral  history  will 
be  found  below.  Children:  >.[ay  Louise,  mar- 
ried Chauncey  Marshall;  Gertrude,  mentioned 
above ;  Roger  Robert,  lives  in  New  York. 

(HI)  Gertrude,  married  Frederick  Ster- 
ling Scelev  (see  Seeley  X). 

(The  Seeber  Line). 

(I)  Johannes  \A'ilhelm  Seeber,  direct  an- 
cestor of  Augusta  (Lipe)  Bamber,  was  one 
of  the  original  settlers  and  a  pioneer  mer- 
chant in  the  Mohawk  \'alley.  having  located 
at  Sand  Hill,  near  Fort  Plain.  The  e.xact 
date  of  his  coming  to  this  country  has  nc,it 
been  established,  but  it  is  known  that  lie  was 
in  trade  in  that  section  prior  to  the  French 
and  Indian  war.  He  had  seven  sons  who 
were  all  adult  and  married  before  the  war, 
with  the  exception  of  one  or  two  of  the  young- 
est born.  All  of  tiiese  Seebers.  father  and 
sons,  were  active  in  tiie  defense  of  the  cause 
of  their  country,  and  the  father  with  two  of 
his  sons,  Andolf  and  Jacob,  were  in  the  battle 
of  Oriskany.  The  father,  who  held  the  rank 
of  major,  ^vas  wounded  in  rhis  engagement 
and  died  at  Fort  Plain  about  f'.^ur  months 
later  irom  the  effects  of  his  wound.  Jac'jb 
Seeber  was  also  wounded,  uas  taken  to  Little 
Fails  for  treatment,  and  there  bled  to  death 
after  the  amputation  of  his  leg.  Andolf  Seelier 
was  killed  on  the  field  of  battle.  The  direct 
line  of  descent  is  as  follows:  (H  )  John 
Wilhelm  Seeber.     flH)  John  \\'ilhelm  Seeber, 

married     Keller.        (JV)      Elizabeth 

Seeber,  married  David  Lipe.  (\')  John,  son 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Seeber)  Lipe.  mar- 
ried ]ilagdalene  (Xellis)  (see  forward). 
(\^I)  Augusta,  daughter  of  John  and  Mag- 
dalene (Xellis)  Lipe,  married  Robert  Bam- 
ber. as  meiitiijned  above  (Bamber  HV 

Christian  X'^ellis.  direct  ancestor  of  Magda- 
lene (Xellis)  Lipe,  came  to  this  country  with 
his  brother  Wilhelm  from  the  Palatinate,  Ger- 
many, owing  to  relicrious  persecution,  during 
the  sovereignty  of  Queen  Anne.  With  about 
three  thousand  others  they  landed  at  Man- 
hattan Island  and  from  thence  proceeded  to 
Columbia  county,  on  the  Hinkon.  1709.  The 
agent  who  had  charge  of  this  expedition  de- 
manded moie  tl;an  the  price  wliich  had  been 
stipulate  !  in  tlie  ayreem.ent.  anrl  the  Xeilis 
family  and  a  numher  of  others  deci'led  to 
nial<e  a  home  for  themselves  independentiw 
They  accordingly  crossed  the  Catskills  and 
settled  near  where  the  old  Palatine  Stone 
Church  now  stands.  This  church,  built  in 
1768   and    dedicated    two  years   later,    was    a 


place  of  refuge  for  the  old  and  the  children 
during  the  revolution.  Among  those  wdio 
contributed  to'ivard  its  erection,  the  Nellis  fam- 
ily was  distinguished  for  its  iibcralitv,  and 
that  this  is  not  the  only  monument  which 
still  stands  to  their  nieniory,  the  naming  of 
Fort  Xellis  testifies.  The  line  of  descerit  is 
as  follows:  (II)  Christian  Xellis.  (Ill) 
Christian  Xellis,  Jr.  (IV)  Jacob  C.  Xellis. 
(V )  Magdalene  (Xellis)  Lipe,  mentioned 
above. 

(The  Martin  Line). 
Tlie  name  of  ]\Iartin  appears  in  some  of 
the  earliest  Englisli  records,  and  is  foiuid  in 
the  "Roll  of  Battle  Abbey,"  1066.  William 
IMartin,  of  London,  assisted  tlie  Puritans  in 
preparing  for  their  voyage  to  Plymouth  Rock, 
but  it  does  not  appear  that  he  himselt  came 
to  this  count!-}-.  Captain  John  Martin,  of 
Plymouth,  sailed  around  the  world  with  Sir 
Francis  Drake.  Among  the  passengers  on 
the  "Mayflower,''  1620,  was  a  Christopher 
Martin,  and  others  of  the  same  nam;;  cam.e  to 
this  country  in  almost  every  company  for 
several  years,  settling  in  various  parts  of 
Alassachusetts,  Connecticut.  \'irginia  and 
other  colonies.  John,  \\"i!liam  and  Samuel 
seem  to  have  been  favorite  Christian  names 
in  these  families.  This  narrative  treats  of 
the  descendants  of  William  ^lartin.  or  ^^^iH- 
iam  Seaborn  }Jartiri.  as  he  was  familiarly 
known,  who  was  first  of  Stratford  and  later 
of  \\'oodbury.  Tradition  says  that  ^^'illiam's 
fatlicr  emigrated  from  Plymouth.  England, 
and  that  the  son  was  born  during  the  \-i>yage 
to  ihi^  country.  There  was  a  Sam'iel  ^. lartin, 
of  ^^"etilersfield.  who  married,  in  England,  a 
widow.  Phebe  Brace,  or  Br.acey,  3  da'.r.:lUer 
of  William  Bisby,  a  merchant  of  London, 
and  came  to  this  country  with  his  wife  and 
her  child  by  her  former  husband,  about  n'150. 
It  is  not  impossible  that  this  lady  gave  birth 
to  a  child  en  the  voyage  and  called  him 
\\'illiam,  after  his  father,  and  Seaborn  from 
the  circumstances  of  his  birth.  W^ethersfteld 
furnished  many  inhabitants  for  Stratford,  aiKl 
this  would  account  for  the  appearance  of 
\\'illiam  Seaborn  ^Martin  there. 

(I)  William  Seaborn  Martin  removed  to 
\\'oodbury,  Connecticut,  August  30.  1OS5, 
where  he  and  his  wife  were  admitted  to  tlie 
First  Church.  He  married.  June  25.  i«'.S5, 
.\bigail  Curtiss.  born  October  17,  1671,  died 
Tanuar',-  4.  1735.  daughter  i.if  Jonatlian  Cur- 
tiss. of  Stratford,  Connecticut.  William  Sea- 
born Martin  died  July  4,  1715,  ami  is  in- 
terred in  the  center  of  the  old  burying  ground 
in  Woodburv.  Childreti:  Joseph;  Scunucl 
(see  forwanh  ;  Caleb:  Phebe. 

(II)  Samuel,  secnnd  child  of  Willia;n  Sea- 


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born  and  Abii^ail  (Curtiss)  ^Martin,  was  bap- 
tized March,  i(jg3.  He  married,  January  15, 
1716.  Aiini.--,  ijapiizcd  September,  iixjy.  daugh- 
ter of  Benianiin  and  EHzabeth  (  Eanib )  Hin- 
niaji,  '■vh.(>  were  married  July  u,  i'i84;  graad- 
dai.',t;hter  of  Sergeant  Edwarii  Hiiiman,  \vii<3 
cati;c  from  England  and  located  in  Stamford 
before  1650.  resided  in  Stratford  in  1051,  mar- 
ried there  Hannah,  daughter  of  Francis  Stilo^, 
of  Windsor,  and  died  in  Stratford,  XovcmixT 
26,1681.  Children:  Afary  ;  Eunice  :  William  : 
Samuel :  David  :  Prudence  :  Mercy  :  David  : 
Jonas:  Elisha  :  Nathan  (see  fcirward  )  ;  Annis. 
Patience  and  Concurrence,  triplets:  Timothy: 
Daniel  :  Deliverance. 

(  HI  )  Nathan,  son  of  Samuel  and  Anm's 
(Himnan)  .Martin,  was  born  July  30.  1734, 
and  clicd  at  Woodbury.  Connecticut.  1794. 
He  married  Ellen  Uradlev.  Children  :  Sam- 
uel:  Trr.nian  :  Nathan:  Ellen:  S\bil:  Jason; 
Pliineas :  ihaddeus;  Bradley  (see  forward;, 
and  Wait. 

(I\A  iiradley.  ninth  child  of  Nathan  and 
Ellen  (Bradley)  ^Martin,  was  born  at  Wood- 
bury, Connecticut.  May  6,  17S2,  anil  died  at 
Avon.  New  York,  April  23,  1825.  He  mar- 
ried Harriet  B.  Hull,  born  at  Salisbur_\-,  Con- 
necticut. November  20.  17S5.  died  October 
26,  1862.  Children:  i.  Eliza  H.,  born  at 
Avon.  New  Viirk,  July  9,  1807.  died  Feb- 
ruary 2^,  182Q:  married  Alfred  B.  Field,  of 
Canandaig'ua.  New  York.  2.  Henry  Hull  (see 
forward").  3.  Harriet  E..  born  April  6.  1817, 
died  at  Salem.  Nev\-  York,  October  16,  1883: 
married.  June  20,  1849,  James  S.  Polhenuis, 
of  Astoria,  New  York.  4.  Jane  Ann.  born 
November  9.  1819,  died  at  Salem.  New  York. 
March  i,  1885  ;  married.  August  ir.  1841.  An- 
thon\-  Blanchard.  of  Albany.  New  York. 

(\')  Henry  Hull,  eldest  son  and  second 
child  of  Bradley  and  Harriet  B.  ''Hulli  Mar- 
tin, was  born  Noxciuber  27,  1809,  and  died 
.March  18,  1886.  Fie  studied  h.v:  and.  prac- 
ticed his  profess'Oii  --xvh  ability  and  aucccis 
for  a  number  of  y^ars.  He  was  also  cashier 
of  the  Albany  City  Bank,  president  of  the 
.Albany  Savings  Bank  and  c-i  vlie  .\lhany  Gas 
Company,  and  held  other  oftices  of  trust  and 
responsibility.  He  inarrici.  October  8.  1S35, 
Anna  Tov.nscnd.  Children:  Henry  Town- 
send  (see  forward  1  :  .\nna  Lawrence,  born 
at  Flushing.  Long  Island.  September  3.  1838. 
died  in  New  York  :  Harriet  Bryon.  horn  at 
.•\lhany.  New  York.  Janr.ar\-  l.  1840,  d.ied 
January  2Q.  [844 :  Draillcy.  br:.rn  at  .Mbany. 
December  iS.  deceased:  Erederi.'k  Towiisend, 
born  at  Albany,  December  6.  1840.  resides  in 
New  York :  Howard  Townsend,  born  at  .Al- 
bany. Febrnar-'.-  2S.  1833. 

(VI)     Henry    Townsend.    eldest    child    of 


Ilemy  Hull  and  .^nna  (Townsend)  ?\lartin, 
was  bom  at  Albany,  New  York,  January  2, 
1837,  and  died  3  lay,  1904.  His  early  educa- 
tion was  acciiiired  in  tlie  city  of  Ins  birth,  and 
he  \\a>  graduated  from  L'nion  College  in  18^7. 
He  then  entered  the  banking  business,  witli 
which  he  was  connected  throughout  his  life. 
He  married  L_\-dia  Stringer  Lush.  Children: 
Hem-\-  Hull,  deceased;  William  Lush,  resides 
in  Albany  ;  Alice  Townsend,  married  Benjamin 
B.  .McAli)in,  of  New  York;  Helen,  married 
Edward  Murph\-  (2d),  of  Troy.  New  York; 
Henry  Townsend  Jr.;  Mal-.el,  born  Jamiarv 
21.  188 1,  married  Frank  Earle  Seelev  ( Seelev 
X). 

(The  Brown  Line). 
John  Brown,  an  Englishman,  the  orig'n.al 
settler  and  ancestor  of  the  branch  of  the  Brown 
family  in  .America,  we  know  nothing  of  prior 
to  1620.  He  met  in  the  course  of  his  travels 
the  hand  of  Pilgrims  who  were  sojourning 
at  Le_\'den,  Holland,  under  the  leadership  of 
Rev.  John  Robinson.  From  the  fact  tliat  he 
I'ccanie  attached  to  them  it  might  be  in- 
ferred that  his  home  was  in  the  part  of 
Englanil  from  which  they  had  come,  either 
Lincoln,  Nottingham  or  Yorkshire.  This, 
however,  is  only  conjecture.  He  became  their 
friend,  joined  them,  and  after  their  departure 
for  .America  in  tlie  "]\fa>riow  er"  and  arri\al. 
November  11.  1620.  he  followed  them,  land.- 
ing  at  Salem  (Naumkeag),  Alassacluisetts,  in 
]\Iarch.  1629.  It  is  probable  in  the  interval 
of  nine  }"ears  that  he  returned  to  England 
and  became  interested  with  others  in  an  ex- 
pedition for  .America,  as  the  council  for  New  • 
England,  on  tlie  19th  of  }.Iarch.  1627,  ap- 
proved a  patent  for  "trade  soil  and  planting."' 
on  which  a  royal  charter  was  obtained.  March 
4.  162S,  to  certain  patentees  and  their  a^s.i- 
ciates,  among  them  being  John  Brown.  John 
Saltonstall  and  others.  (Baylies'  "Memoirs 
of  Phmouth  Colony,"  vol.  i,  p.  198 V  On 
.April  3.  1629.  John  Endicott  was  elected  gov- 
ernor ;  John  Brown  and  Samue!  Brow  n  were 
among  the  names  of  those  chosen  for  a  coun- 
cil. Between  the  date  of  his  arrival.  1620. 
and  1639  he  traveled  from  Salem  to  Plymi^uth 
and  hence  to  Taunton  with  liis  son  James. 
( "Memoirs  of  Plymouth  Colony."  vol.  i.  p. 
289).  -A  census  made  in  161.3  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Taunton  shows  that  there  were  fi fly- 
four  males  in  the  town  between  the  ages  of 
si.xteen  and  sixty,  among  them  ''Mr.  [ohn 
Brown.  Jolm  Brown  and  James  Brown."  John 
r.ro%\n  being  "Mr."  John  Crown's  son  or 
Jr>hn.  Jr.  In  1644  John  Bro»\n  went  to  Reho- 
iioth,  where  he  and  his  ?.^n.  John.  Jr..  re- 
mained, being  among  the  first  settler-  of  that 
town,    and    from    which    Tames    Brown,    who 


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was  a  Baptist,  was  forced  to  move  in  i(>')3 
on  account  of  cippo.sition  to  the  .sect,  anil  wiili 
others  of  his  creed  founded  the  tnv.n  of 
Swansea.  Mr.  John  Brown,  John  Brown 
Jr.,  and  James  were  freemen  of  the  U'wn  of 
Taunton  in  1643,  "i"'!  '-'^  fxeho'.>oih  in  i('i5S. 
"Air."  Jjrown  (by  wliich  name  he  is  alwavs 
designated  in  the  old  records)  and  liis  sons, 
John  ( L'ncle  Herbert's  branch )  and  James 
(father's  branch)  Avere  leaders  in  civic,  judi- 
cial and  militarv  affairs.  Air.  Brown  was 
active  in  the  government  of  Rehobuth.  a>  liM 
old  records  show.  Qn  Alarch  16,  1045,  -^li"- 
Brown  was  appointed  i.'ue  of  the  townsmen. 
for  one  wdiole  year:  June  9,  1645,  ''^  \^«is 
chosen  one  of  three  to  onler  the  prudential 
alTairs  of  the  town  for  one-half  year;  June 
24,  1650,  elected  townsman:  Alarch  i,  1651. 
"at  a  town  meeting  it  was  agreed  tliat  Peter 
Hunt  accompany  Air.  l'.r(>\vn  to  Plvmonth  to 
make  agreement  of  Indian  complaints."  (.ic- 
tober  8,  1651,  he  was  elected  townsman.  Fie 
was  for  years,  from  1636  to  163S,  one  of  the 
governor's  assistants  or  magistrates.  In  163S 
the  following  were  governor's  assistants : 
William  Bradford,  Edward  Winslow,  Captain 
Miles  Standish,  John  .Alden.  John  Jenny  and 
John  Brown.  He  was  one  of  tlie  cominis- 
sioners  of  the  United  Colonies  of  Xew  Eng- 
land (which  foreshadowed  the  later  federa- 
tion"). His  son  James,  of  Swansea,  appears 
at  court  as  attorney  for  one  Seymour  on 
October  29,  1678. 

The  friendship  and  kindness  which  Air. 
Brown  had  invariably  extended  to  tlie  Indians, 
and  particularly  to  Alassasoit,  was  instru- 
mental in  saving  the  life  of  his  son  James,  as 
the  following  incident,  related  by  Colonel 
Church,  denotes :  "It  seems  that  during  the 
continuance  of  King  Philip's  war,  the  gov- 
ernor,'at  the  solicitation  of  James  Brown,  of 
Swanse}-,  sent  a  letter  to  King  Pliilip  filled 
with  amiable  professions,  and  disclaiming  all 
hostile  intentiofis."  Colonel  Church  says : 
"The  Indians  would  have  killed  Air.  Brown, 
who  with  Air.  Sam  G'''rdon  and  two  others, 
bore  the  letter,  but  Philip  prevented  it,  tell- 
ing them  that  his  father  liad  charged  him  to 
show  kindness  to  Air.  Brown."  iChurch's 
"Elistory  of  Philip's  War.''  Drake's  edition. 
1S29,  page  2').)  The  following  notices  of 
Mr.  Brown  are  of  i'lterest:  "This  year  Air. 
Brown  ended  his  life.  In  his  younger  years 
traveling  into  the  low  countries,  he  bcc;;me 
acquainted  with  and  took  a  liking  to  Rev. 
Past'or  of  the  church  of  Leyden.  and  to  sundry 
brethren,  which  ancient  amity  induced  him 
to  come  to  .America,  to  seat  himself  in  the 
jurisdiction  of  Xew  Plymouth,  where  he  was 
chosen   magistrate,   in  which  place  he   served 


God  and  the  country  several  \ear^.  He  was 
well  accomplished  with  al);lities  to  both  civil 
and  religious  concernments,  and  attained 
through  (Jotl's  grace  untu  a  comfortable  per- 
suasion of  the  love  and  serenity  and  spiritual 
ccmfort,  fell  asleep  in  the  Lord,  and  was 
lionijrabl}-  buried  at  Wnnwamoysette  near 
Rehoboth  in  the  spring  of  16(12.  April  10." 
(Alorton's  "Alemorials  of  Xew  iingland.'' 
page  296.)  We  find  the  same  remark  re- 
si)ecting  Air.  Ilrown  as  of  Air.  \\'insIow  and 
Allies  Standi.sh — that  while  on  their  travels 
they  Iiecnme  cordially  acquainted  with  the 
refugees  in  Leyden  and  were  ^o  attracted  to 
them  as  to  unite  thenifeh'es  to  th.eir  society. 
Page  297  in  same  memorials :  "  I'here  was 
another  of  Xature's  noblemen  among  the 
original  settlers  of  tb.e  town  wdiose  grave  is 
with  us  to  this  day.  Air.  John  Browne,  who 
was  elected  and  ser\'ed  seventeen  years  for 
the  government.  Pirst  magistrate  to  raise  his 
voice  against  the  coersive  support  of  the 
Alinistry,  taking  the  stand  that  all  cluirch  sup- 
port should  be  voluntary  and  backed  his  pre- 
cepts by  liberal  examjile.  He  was  a  man  of 
abilities,  intellect,  piety  and  patriotism,  and 
was  buried  with  military  and  civic  hon.ors,  in 
1662.  He  has  only  worthy  descendants,  one 
of  whom  is  chairman  of  the  committee  of  ar- 
rangements on  this  occasion."  ("ReliLiboth  in 
the  Past,"  an  historical  oration  delivered  hy 
Svlvanus  Chase  Newman,  A.  AL.  on  Julv  4, 
i860. 1  "Pie  was  first  elected  to  oltice  of  as- 
sistant in  Plymouth  cnlony,  1636.  whicli  of- 
fice he  ably  filled  for  seventeen  years.  He 
was  one  of  the  original  proprietors  of  tlie 
town  and  owned  large  estates  of  hin.l  lioth 
at  Rehobrith  and  AVanwamoy^ette."  ("Alem- 
oirs  of  Plymouth  Colntiy."  vol.  ii.  V-  54.) 
Dorothy,  wife  of  John  Brovrn,  died  [674. 
Tohn  Jr.,  died  before  his  father,  tlie  sair.c 
vear.  James  in  1663  was  elected  governor's 
as-istant  in  place  of  Thomas  Willett,  his 
brother-in-law.  who  was  called  t'.i  Xew  York 
to  be  first  English  mayor  after  the  exclnsi'in 
of  the  Dutch  under  Peter  Stuyvc=ant.  'Ir. 
Tame^  Brown  held  the  position  until  i6:<4. 
He  cherished  his  father's  principles,  .\fter 
him  came  Nathaniel  Bacon.  He  died.  Oc- 
tober 20.  1710,  aged  cightv-seven  years.  Left 
two  ;r,ni;:  Tame^.  who  died  at  Barrinsrton.  in 
172;.  and  jabez:  and  a  daughter,  Dorothy 
Kent. 

(I  >  Tohn  Brown,  tbe  immigrant  anc;"=ror, 
born  1^95,  died  April  to,  1662.  m.arried  Dor- 
odiv  ^— ^^ — .  liorn  158  V  d.ied  at  .  Swansea. 
Alassachu'^etts.  January  27.    1673.     Children: 

1.  En-^ign   lohn."  Jr..  of  Rehoboth.  died  1662. 

2.  Afajor  famf';,  of  Sw^.n-iea,  born  1623.  died 
1710  ;  married.  Ly.lia  Howland.    3.  Alary,  mar- 


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rioci,  July  6,  1636,  Captain  Thonris  "W'iHet, 
of  I'lyiiiMUtli,  tiie  Hr-t  I'-nglisli  mciyT  nf  \e\v 
York  City.    .;.  Wiltiain,  resitled  at  .S:'.!crii. 

(II)  Eiisiiin  Jolin  (2)  I'.rown.  of  ivclio- 
bolh,-son  of  John  (t)  I'lrown  ;  no  reC'ird  of 
his  iiiarriag-e.  lie  had  foUowinjj  chddren: 
I.  Cajitain  John  I'.rr'wn.  coniniissior.ed  under 
Colonel  Church  in  Indian  wars.  2.  Andia, 
married  Thomas  \\'illett'<  son  Samuel  1,^1  — 
none  of  his  dates. 

(III)  John  (T),  Captain  or  Samuel  (3): 
uncertain  through  wliicli  descent  he  i-;  traced. 

(I\')  \\'illi",m,  a  commissioned  col-mv  otii- 
cer  under  Kinp;  (ieorc^e:  married,  Octoher  10. 
172S,  Ruth  Walker,  born  December  2.  1710, 
died  March  n,  1790  fsee  Walker  ancestr)-  1. 

(\')  Samuel,  born  1729,  died  1810:  mar- 
ried (first)  Esther  Uucklin.  January  5,  171)4, 
died  1782;  (second)  Huldah  Hunt. 

(I)  John  Crown,  gentleman,  b'jrn  at  R<.ix- 
wel!,    iissex   county.    England,    in    15S2,    died 

1662;  married  Dorothy  .  l»rn  in  Eng- 

larid.  13S4,  died  in  Swansea,  Janr.ar\-  29, 
1&74.  aged  ninety  years. 

(II)  James  Brown,  bi.rn  in  England.  't':'>2^. 
dieil  1710:  married  I.ydia.  tiaughter  of  T';'hn 
and  Elizabeth  (Carver)  Howland,  the  motlier 
being  a  daughter  of  Governor  Carver,  first 
governor  of  Plymouth. 

(III)  Jabez  Thrown,  iiorn  in  Swansea,  July, 
1668.  married  Jane  . 

(IV)  Ilezekiah  Brown,  born  in  Swansea, 
November  18,  1G98,  married  Johannah . 

(V)  Asa  Brown,  born  in  Barrinc"t':>n.  died 
in  1S02:  married  (first)  Chloc  Hunt,  of  Reho- 
both,  Cjctober  17,  1737:  (second)  Ann  S'nen- 
ard.  of  ^^'rentham,  1772. 

(\"I)  '.\'illiam  Brown,  born  in  \\'rentham. 
May  13,  I7<\;.  died  January  16,  1S48;  niar- 
rietl  Lucina  Whipple,  born  in  Wrentham.  Feb- 
ruary 13,  17S2.  died  in  1S41. 

(\"II)  James  Orme  Brown,  born  in  Wren- 
tham. February  14.  iSoo.  died  m  I'-ellingham. 
March  5.  1S83:  married  Xancv  Guild,  born  in 
Wrentham.  March  2,  1804.  died  in  Bellingham, 
December  27.  1S80. 

(\'III)  Allen  Jal  ez  Brown,  born  in  Ox- 
ford. Massachusetts.  December  12.  1823.  died 
in  Providence.  Rho.'e  Islanil.  May  17,  1877: 
married  Sylvinia  Snow  Simmons,  ("October, 
1845.  born  in  Providence.  January  19.  1820, 
died  in  loio. 

fix  I  Charles  Edwin  Brown,  born  in  Provi- 
dence, died  in  Torrington,  Ser.tem'^cr  7.  1904. 
lie  was  for  manv  ^•ears  sales  ati'ent  for  John 
Davol  &  Son-,  Brooklyn,  but  in  1889  came 
to  P.ridgeport,  where  he  became  aeent  for 
the  Bridcer>'rt  Cooper  Company  a^id  ■^jient 
the  re=t  i<i  hi>  life  here.  His  wife.  Ella 
Ta\!or  Bro.jkcr,  was  born  in  Torrington,  Con- 


necticut, died  July  6.  kioo.  daughter  of  Sam- 
uel S.  Brooker.  They  had  eight  cliililren,  al! 
living:  i.  Charle.-  Edwin,  re.-idmg  in  An- 
sonia.  2.  Mrs.  R.  C.  Seele)',  as  noted  aijove. 
3.  Arthur  Seymou.r.  with  Coe  Brass  Company 
in  .\n'-(inia.  4.  Harold  S.,  in,  I'.ridgeiMjrt.  5. 
Ethel  J'...  marrieil  C'hjrles  \'an  B.  AlacLcan, 
of  .\nsonia.  6.  Mrs.  George  S.  Benliam,  of 
Bridgeport.  7.  \\'illiam  Lawrence,  vi  Water- 
bury.    8.  Doroth}-.  of  Bridgei'iirt. 

Joseph    Peck,    the    immigrant,    son 
PI'"CK     of    Robert    and    Anne    I'eck.    was 

born  at  HinL;liani,  county  Xcirfolk, 
England.  April  22,  KMO.  and  settled  first  at 
Xew  Haven.  Connecticut.  Hi<  name  appears 
on  the  colonial  records  in  1043,  but  he  was 
doubtless  there  earlier  and  is  presumed  to  be 
a  brother  of  Henry  Peck,  who  settled  there 
in  1638.  Thev  probably  came  over  togeiher. 
About  i'')40  lie  left  Xew  Haven  to  settle  in 
Milf(ird,  Connecticut,  and  joined  the  church 
there  in  1052.  -He  marrierl  (first)  Alice, 
widow  of  John  I'urwell ;  (  second!  !Mary  J\.ich- 
ards.  His  hijuse  was  near  the  present  resi- 
dence of  Captain  Cornelius  B.  Peck,  a  de- 
scendimt,  ai"'d  stool  until  comparatively  a  re- 
cent date.  It  had  two  stories  in  froru  in  the 
lean-to  ^tyle,  sloping  back  to  about  six  feet 
in  the  rear,  with  the  gable  en.d  to  tlic  street. 
He  died  in  1700-01.  lie  ileeded  to  tiis  son 
Joseph  his  lands  on  eou'lition  that  he  shall 
be  supported  for  life.  He  left  legacies  to 
his  son-in-law,  Tl-.omas  Hayes;  to  Mary,  wife 
of  William  Xorthrop,  and  to  his  daughter 
Anna.  Children;  Elizabeth,  baptized  1651, 
married  Sergeant  Thomas  Hayes ;  Joseph, 
mentioned  below:  ?vfary.  baptized  April  20, 
1(^170.  marrieil  '\\"il]iam  Xorthrop;  Ann.  bap- 
tize!  I ''172  ;  llannah. 

(II)  Joseph  (2).  son  of  Joseph  (i)  Peck, 
was  born  in  1053.  settled  in  }.Iilford  and  died 
there.  He  dis'posed  of  his  estate  by  deeds  to 
his  son^.  He  married.  January  27.  167S-79, 
■Mary  Camp.  Children,  born  at  Milford :  Jo- 
seph. Februar\-  2^.  t('>8o-Si  ;  Mary,  born  r)e- 
ccmlier  15,  10S2:  Jeremiah.  1687:  Sanme!, 
mci'.tioned  below;  Epbraim.  1692;  Henry, 
i6')5:  Elizabeth.  "1697:  Xathaniel,  1699:  Abi- 
gail.   September   25.    1701  :   Heth.   October   3, 

1703- 

(Iin  Sanmel.  son  of  Toseph  (21  Peck,  was 
born  in  \f<no  at  Milford.  He  married.  Mav 
5.  1-14,  Martha  Clark.  Children,  l;rivn  at 
vrilf'a-d:  .\fartha  C,  Januarv  31.  tji-i-i^: 
Samuel,  mentioned  below;  Alary,  July  30, 
1718:  Job.  September  i;.  1720:  .Abigail.  1722; 
Nathan.  1724. 

(\V)  Samuel  (2'^.  son  of  Samuel  (\)  Feck, 
was  born  at  ]\[iiford,  ?ilay  2t.  T7T6.     Fie  mar- 


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ried,  iVugust  i8,  1735,  tlannah  Jennings,  of 
Fairfield,  Connectii'ut.  Ciiildren.  born  at  JNIil- 
i'ord :  SanuR-l,  mentioned  beluw ;  Alichael, 
August  10,  173S:  :^ar;lh,  married  Mansfield 
Stone ;  Melntablc. 

(V)  Samuel  13).  son  of  Samuel  (2)  Peck, 
was  born  at  Miliord.  August  22,  1736.  He 
marrietl,  July  7,  170J.  !Mehitable  Smitb,  and 
settled  in  IVlilford,  wliere  he  died  June  12, 
1822.  She  died  January,  iSj6,  aged  eighty- 
five  years.  He  was  captain  of  a  company 
from  Alilford  in  the  war  of  the  revolution, 
and  a  very  prominent  man  in  his  day.  He 
commanded  a  company  under  Colonel  William 
Douglas  at  Long  Inland  and  in  the  retreat 
from  New  York:  was  in  the  engagement  at 
Kip's  Bay  and  fought  at  \Miite  Plains,  Chil- 
dren: Mehitable.  born  February  13,  1763, 
married  Abraham  Clark:  Samuel,  October  19, 
1764;  Ephraim,  November  19,  i7(jCi,  a  draper 
and  tailor;  Hezekiah.  December  25,  1768.  a 
farmer  of  Milford:  Nathan,  ]\Iarch  20,  1771  ; 
Michael,    nientione<.l    bek^w :    Dan.    November 

28,  1775- 

(\T)  Michael,  son  of  Samuel  (3)  Peck, 
was  born  at  ^Milford,  August  12,  1773:  he 
resided  in  Milford,  and  was  a  carpenter  and 
joiner  by  trade.  He  married.  January  i, 
1797,  I\Iar}-  ?\larjhall.  Fie  died  Dece.nber  2j, 
1861.  Children,  born  at  }iIilford:  i.  Jona- 
than AL,  horn  October  12,  1799;  settled  in 
Augusta,  Georgia:  had  Julia,  Cordelia  H., 
Marth.a  A.,  Abigail  and  James.  2.  3.1aria,  born 
October  12,  1801.  3.  Elnathan,  mentiuned  be- 
low, 4.  Susan,  April  23.  1805.  5.  Julia, 
October  2^,.  1807.  6.  Elisha  T.,' October  22, 
1810,  lived  at  Milford:  children:  Catherine, 
Jonathan,  Catherine,  George  T..  Julia  A.  and 
Emma  L.     7.  Abigail,  June  5,  18 13. 

^VH)  Elnathan,  son  of  }\Iichael  Peck,  was 
born  August  11.  1S03.  He  settled  in  New 
P.ritain,  where  he  was  one  of  the  fir^t  to  en- 
gage in  the  manufacture  of  hanlware.  He 
founded  the  Peck  &.■  Walter  Company,  now 
Sargent  &  Company.  New  Haven :  also  Peck 
Brothers  &-  Company,  New  Haven.  He  con- 
tinued in  this  business  all  his  active  life.  He 
died  at  New  Haven.  December  28,  1S65.  He 
married  IMary  Dewey.  Children:  Henry  F., 
born  March  31,  1829:  Charles,  mentioned  be- 
low; Abigail,\lune  8.  1832:  .Mary  J.,  April  13, 
1835;  }ilartha".  May  12,  1S37:  John  !M..  Feb- 
ruary 25,  1840:  -\nn  E.,  Sei'iember,  1S42: 
Oliver  D.,  Augu^t  15,  iS4_t ;  Louisa  Frances, 
July  15,  1846.^ 

(Vni)  Charlc'".  son  of  Elnathan  Peck,  was 
born  at  New  Britain,  March  ifi.  1830.  Fie 
married  Marv  FoU'cr  Davis,  of  Westheld, 
Massachusetts,  born  September  7.  1833. 
daughter  of  Emerson  Davis,  D.  D.     Children, 


born  at  New  Britain:  ;\LTrv  Louise,  ]une  i, 
1856;  \^'illiam  Emerson,  June  30,  tSqS:  Ed- 
ward Folger,  i\Iarch  8,  iSoi  ;  Carol,  Septem- 
ber 13,  1869. 

(IX)  William  Emerson,  son  of  Charles 
I'eck,  was  born  in  New  Britain,  June  30.  1858. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  h.i^  native 
town  and  prepared  for  college  at  Williston 
Seminar}-,  Easthampton.  Massachusetts,  from  . 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1877.  He  entered 
Yale  College  in  the  fall  of  1877,  and  grad- 
uated in  the  class  of  i8Sr  with  the  degree 
of  liachelor  of  Arts.  During  the  next  seven 
_\ears  he  tra\elcd  extensively  in  Snuth  Amer- 
ica. He  left  New  York  City  in  October,  1881, 
hound  for  \'alparaiso.  Chile,  where  he  spent 
a  year,  returning  to  his  home  in  1882  bv  way 
of  San  Francisco.  In  February,  18S3,  he 
returned  to  South  America  b\'  way  of  Panama 
and  spent  consideraljle  time  in  Peru  and  Bo- 
livia. In  the  month  of  October  he  crossed 
the  Andes  on  foot  through  snow,  and  spent 
the  rest  of  the  year  in  Buenos  Ayres  and 
Montevideo.  Thence  he  went  to  Liverpool 
by  way  of  the  Cape  \'crde  Islan  is  and  Lisbon, 
and  returned  to  South  America  t!ie  following 
summer.  Since  then  his  time  has  been  di- 
vided between  his  native  land  and  foreign 
countries,  tie  has  been  one  of  the  leaders 
in  developing  trade  \vith  South  American 
ports.  His  -travels  were  fruitful.  He  has 
continued  to  study  trade  conditions  and  the 
markets  of  the  cities  and  countries  he  has 
visited.  Few  men  engaged  in  tiie  expr.rt 
trade  have  done  as  much,  in  the  interest-,  of 
American  commerce  as  !Mr.  Peck.  He  has 
crov^ed  the  .Xndes  mountains  five  times,  and 
formerly  this  trip  was  one  of  grca*-  hard- 
ship and  risk.  He  is  at  the  head  of  the  great 
export  commission  house  of  \\'iriiam  E.  Peck 
&  Company,  the  principal  offices  of  which  nre 
at  116  Broad  street.  New  York  City.  The 
concern  has  a  business  of  world-wide  extent. 
He  has  given  personal  attention,  not  only  to 
South  American  markets  but  to  those  of  the 
whole  w-orld.  He  recently  completeil  a  busi- 
ness trip  of  some  sixty  thousand  miles,  begun 
August  14,  1909,  when,  accompanied  by  his 
family,  he  left  New  York  for  \'ancouver. 
After  a  visit  at  \'ancouver,  Victoria,  and  at 
the  Seattle  Exhibition,  he  proceeded  to  San 
Francisco,  and  sailed  for  Honolulu  in  a  party 
that  included  two  congressional  coiimiiaes. 
After  spending  a  few  weeks  iii  Japan  and 
China,  he  went  to  Manila,  sailed  througli  tne 
Philippine  Islands  to  Yap,  one  of  the  Caro- 
line Islands,  and  visited  ?\ew  Guinea,  New 
Britain  and  Samarai.  and  observed  the  life 
and  conditions  of  the  Sc  nth  Sea  Dlands.  He 
then  spent  three  m.onths  in  .-\u-tr:dia  and  New 


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Zealand,  beiii,:^''  a  pa--.jv'ni:er  on  tlie  steamship 
■"W'aikare."  wliich  wa^  \vrcckt;<l  off  the  New 
Zealand  ctiast.  I'ur  se\eral  weeks  he  trav- 
eled throiiL;li  Cexlnn.  India  and  Eoyjit,  re- 
tnrning  to  Acw  York  by  wav  of  Marseilles, 
Paris  and  London. 

Mr.  Peck  has  contributed  many  valuable 
articles  on  the  subject  of  export  trade  to  vari- 
ous periodicals  and  ne\vspai:iers,  and  deli\ered 
public  addresses  on  topics  relating  to  the  for- 
eign trade.  He  is  president  of  the  export 
commission  house  of  William  E.  Peck  &  Com- 
])any,  and  vice-president  of  the  Colonial  Trad- 
ing Company  :  treasurer  of  the  Hale  Company, 
and  vicc-presid.ent  e»t  tiie  American  Expi.irters 
and  Importers  .Association.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Xew  York  Chamber  of  Commerce,  be- 
ing a  member  of  the  committee  on  foreign 
commerce  and  the  revenue  lav,-s  :  the  Xew  Eng- 
land Society  of  Xew  York;  the  Sons  of  the 
Rcvolutii'in :  the  Xational  Geographical  So- 
ciety of  Washington  :  the  Down  Town  Asso- 
ciation :  the  Universit}',  Yale,  Barnari!  and 
Xas-au  Cotnitr}'  clubs  of  Xew  York  City ;  of 
the  Xev.  Haven  Yacht  and  Graduates  cinbs 
of  Xew  Elaven :  of  .Sacliem"s  Head  Yacht  Club 
of  .'^achem's  Head,  Connecticut :  of  the  Royal 
Bermuda  Yacht  Club  of  Bermuda  and  the  Pil- 
grims of  London.  He  is  a  trustee  of  }dount 
Meigs  Colored  Institute  of  Alabama,  and  of 
the  United  States  Savings  Bank  of  Xew  York. 
In  politics  he  is  an  independent  Republican: 
in  religion  a  Congregationalist. 

He  married,  in  Liverpool,  Encrland.  January 
30.  1S84,  P.ertha  Thompson  Pierce,  born  in 
Xe\v  Haven.  Xovember  20.  i860,  daughter 
of  Edward  Xapoleon  Pierce  and  Permeiia 
Thompson,  of  Bristol,  Cor.necticut  (see  Pierce 
IX 1.  Alonzo  Thompson,  father  of  Per- 
meiia Thompson,  was  born  in  Bristol,  Con- 
necticut, February  12,  17S5.  and  died  May 
24,  1S33  :  married  Tryphena.  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Thaddeus  Rich.  Reuben  Thompson,  fa- 
ther of  Alonzo.  married  Lyilia  Warren,  and 
had  children,  born  at  Bristol:  Alonzo  and 
Isaiah. 

(The    Pierce  Line"). 

(\'l)  .\braham,  seventh  sr.n  of  John  (5^ 
q.  w)  aniJ  Comfort  I'Jenneri  Pierce,  was  born 
Alarch  14.  1737,  in  South  Britain,  and  re- 
sided there  until  1797,  when  he  removed  to 
Bristol,  residing  in  the  eastern  portion  of  the 
town.  Llis  body  was  deposited  in  the  "Downs 
cemetery,"  west  of  the  Pierce  homesteatl.  He 
married,  about  I767-C>S.  Ann  Hu.bbell,  bap- 
tized Septemlier  10,  1744.  danghtor  of  Mat- 
thew and  Abigail  fHawley)  Hubbell.  who  re- 
moved about  1770  to  Lanesiiorough.  Massa- 
chusetts Children:  Calvin.  Philo  and  Xoble 
A.,  baptized  September  3,  ijCfj;  tlie  last  died 


June  2!.  177';  t'aKin  settled  at  Waks,  near 
I'.idTal::',  Xew  ^'ork  :  Auni<,  bajjtized  Juuc  13. 
1771,  married  Barnabas  i'owcrs:  .Saiiw  Xancv 
and  Abraham  X.,  baptized  CJctoher  2,  1778; 
Edwin,  died  young. 

(\II)  Xoble  Abraham,  as  he  transposed 
the  name,  son  of  Abraham  and  Ann  (  Ilub- 
ijcll)  Pierce,  baptized  October  2,  177S,  resided 
at  East  Bristol,  and  was  known  throughout 
the  regit. n  as  "Uncle  Xoble  Pierce."  He  died 
in  1834  and  v.as  buried  in  the  Compounce 
ccmcter}-.  He  married  Lydia  Gridley.  Chil- 
dren; Siiphronia.  Antiiinettc.  Edward  Xapo- 
lo'.in  and  Julius. 

(\TII)  Edwari.l  Xapoleon.  elder  son  of 
Xoble  A.  and  Lydia  (Gridley)  Pierce,  was 
born  April  15.  1815.  in  the  old  Pierce  hoiue- 
stead  at  East  Bristol,  the  same  house  wliere 
his  father  was  born.  After  attending  the 
district  schools  near  his  home  he  attended 
the  old  academy  on  Federal  Hill,  leaving 
school  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  to  enter 
upon  a  business  career.  At  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen he  was  summoned  to  Xew  York  by  the 
death  of  his  father,  v.'ho  died  a  few  moments 
before  his  arrival.  A  vear  later,  with  others, 
he  started  south,  making  the  journey  to  }.bjnt- 
gomery,  Alabama,  in  six  weeks  by  C'.'ach.  For 
several  years  he  remained  in  that  vicinity 
selling  Mitchell  maps,  and  was  ver\-  succes<;- 
ful  desj)ite  his  youth,  receiving  from  the  firm 
he  represented  a  gold  piece  as  a  testimonial 
of  his  worth.  He  had  previously  visited  Bos- 
ton and  Xew  York  in  the  interest  of  the  Bris- 
tol manufacturers  of  rat  traps  and  other 
Yankee  notions,  ^dodern  railroads  vv  ere  un- 
known at  rhat  time  in  his  section  aac!  the 
entire  journey  was  made  bv  stage.  Mr.  Pierce 
told  many  interesting  experiences  of  those 
early  days,  and  often  recalled  the  jolting  of 
the  coach  as  the  primitive  steam  engine  drew 
it  from  Worcester  to  Boston  over  tracks  con- 
structed entirely  of  wood.  He  also  told  of 
being  forbiflden.  by  an  otticer  to  smoke  a 
cigar  on  the  streets  of  Boston,  such  being 
the  law  at  that  time.  In  1846  he  established 
a  lumber  and  coal  business  in  Plainville.  which 
has  continued  to  the  present  time.  About  this 
time  the  Plainville  }>ranufacturii;g  Comfjany 
was  established.  ?\lr.  Pierce  being  one  of  tlic 
incorporators  and  the  first  bookkeeper  of  the 
establishment.  He  died  at  his  home  m  East 
Bristol.  October  13,  1003.  in  his  eights -ninth 
year.  He  married  Permeiia  Thoiiipson,  of 
I'.rist.il.  and  they  had  chiMren:  Xettie.  mar- 
ried Robert  Usher:  }■" ranees,  wife  of  E'hvard 
H.  Rogers,  of  Xew  Haven:  Minnie  L. :  Har- 
riett E. :  Helen  M. :  Bertha  Thompso;i. 

(IX)  Bertha  Th'jmpson.  daugliter  of  Ed- 
ward  M.   and    Permeiia    f T!;o;nf)son)    Pierce. 


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was  born  Xoxeiiihcr  20,  iSiio.  ir.  New  Ihuen, 
Cor.necticu!.  aii'l  lin-air.c  t'.ic  wife  ot  William 
Emer.-on  I'cck  i  .ce  iVck  \'III). 


The  Fairchild  family  is  of 
FAIRCl  1  II.D  Scotch  orisin.  and  the  name 
was  originally  Fairhairn, 
"bairn"  beini^-  the  Scotch  equivalent  i>i  "chiM." 
Accordin;;;  io  family  traditiun.  it  w  a-;  reiire- 
^enteii  in  three  cf  the  Cru-ades  in  the  llolv 
Land. 

Thomas  Fairchikl,  ancestor  of  the  American 
line,  ami  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Stratford, 
Connecticut,  was  i.orn  in  En^'land.  where  a 
branch  of  the  fariiil_\-  was  seated  in  the  lif- 
teenth  century.  He  iiiarried  there  (hr->t), 
about  l03l^  Sarah,  da'.v^r.ter  of  R(:'hcrt  Sea- 
brook,  and  sister  oi  William  r're>tori's  wife, 
of  New  Haven.  Conr.ecticut.  an  1  (second) 
Katherine  Craic;-.  of  Lon '.on.  England.  He 
died  December  14,  ii'i/'^.  and  she  married 
(secc'nd)  Jeremial-  Jini^on.  Cliilijren  of 
Thomas  l-'airchild  by  hr-^t  wife:  Samuel, 
born  August  31,  ir^o.  probably  the  fir>t  chihl 
born  i',1  Stratfcnl.  Conneciicut :  Sarah,  Feb- 
ruary 19.  ih^3:  jrUn.  }i[a_\-  i.  i'j-}.^:  Thomas, 
February  21.  ni45:  Din.ah.  July  14.  164S: 
Zacliarifdt.  December  14,  1651  :  Emma,  Oc- 
-tober,  i''>5.3.  Cliildren  of  second  wife:  Jo- 
seph, born  .Xpril  iF:.  ii"t64:  J.ihn.  June  8,  1666; 
Priscilla.  .April  .20.  if>6Q. 

Dougla?  Fairchild.  a  de-cendant  of  Thomas 
and  son  of  George,  \\-as  born  in  Stratford,  and 
removeil  to-  Xew  Haven.  He  married  Lydia 
Esther  Hawley,  a  member  of  one  of  the  most 
prominent  C'.n-necticut  fa':i;lie-.  an  1  v^hcise 
ancestors  were  among  the  firrt  settlers  of 
Danburv.  He  died  Xo\ember  7,  i8gS,  aged 
seventy-two  years,  his  wife  ha\nng  died  ?\Iarch 
30.'i8S9,  aged  fifty-nine  vears. 

Julian  Douglas  Fairchild,  son  of  Douglas 
Fairchild,  ^^'ns  h.-irn  at  Stratford.  April  17, 
1850.  His  educati'in  wa-  received  in  the  pub- 
lic schools.  He  vcent  witli  liis  parents  to 
New  Haven,  ami  at  th.e  acre  of  thirteen  began 
to  work  as  office  buy  in  a  large  manufactur- 
ing concern  in  that  city,  anrl  in  the  course 
of  three  years  he  became  assistant  lionk- 
keeper.  With  the  savins^  of  these  three  years 
he  embarked  m  bu-ine^-  on  hi~  own  acciiunt 
as  a  merchant,  ar.d  aftor  a  year  or  two  of 
successful  liusines.s  he  sold  his  store  to  ad- 
vantage and  enterecl  iip'"in  a  new  lin.e  of  bu^i- 
nc^-,  becornircr  at  the  -;,;c  of  t-\  e;it\-. 'ue  the 
secretary  rif  the  Quinnipiac  Fertilizer  Coni- 
pan\  of  New  Ha  sen  r^ni!  X'  w  Lr>nd'in.  In 
1S74  he  sold  his  interest  in  this  company  and 
came  to,  Prookh-.n.  I'.avii'c;'  made  a  connection 
with  A'r.  E.  Frank  Ciie,  wliii  was  then  one 
the    I:ir>_'e~r     fertilizt-r    manufacturers    in    the 


Lnited  States.  L.ater  on  a  comf>an\  w;-,s 
fon;;ed,  oi  ^vhich  lie  bvcame  presidcn;,  He 
de\citcd  tweiny  _\  e.ars  to  this  business  and 
laitl  the  found.ation  of  a  substantial  f'.Mtr.ne. 
In  1894  he  sold  his  interests  in  th.e  bu>iriess 
in  order  to  devote  himself  to  tite  King;.  Coun- 
ty Trust  Company,  of  which  he  had  been 
elected  president,  1893.  and.  since  tlien  lie  has 
held  a  position  of  proiiiiiien.cc  in  the  banking' 
worlil.  He  has  invested  in  varinus  other 
entcr(;rises  and  h.as  been  called  to  manv  posi- 
tions of  trust.  He  is  pre>ident  of  the  Union 
Ferry  Company;  director  and  member  of  the 
finance  committee  of  tiie  Lawyers'  l"itle  In 
.--urance  and  Trust  Conipany ;  director  and|; 
vice-president  of  the  La\\yers'  JMortgage  Bond 
Comp.any:  directi  r  of  rlie  Xational  City  Bank 
of  Brooklyn,  O'f  the  X'lssan  Fire  Insurancef^ 
Company,  the  loacific  Fire  Insaraitce  Coni 
pany.  the  ]\[etropolitan  C.asuah}  Clompany  of 
Xe^v  York,  t!ie  Xew  York  ar.d  O'-'cens  Elec- 
tric Light  and  i'ower  Companc.  the  Suffolk 
Gas  and  Ek-ctric  Liglit  Company,  die  Fagle 
\\'arehouse  Conipany,  and  the  Majcsvi,"  liiea- 
tre  Company.  He  is  a  trustee  of  tise  East 
Ri\er  Savings  Bank,  aTi.l  a  memiier  of  the 
Xc-w  York  Chamber  of  Conimerce,  th.e  Xew 
York  Prij'liice  Exchange,  and  Ccnj;jlidated 
E.xchange.- 

In  aiMition  to  the  burd.en  of  lii--  vnied 
and  responsible  business  responsibilities  and 
duties,  he  has  given  time  to  many  ^ix'ial, 
pliilanthropic  and  political  crgan'zatii  ns  and 
acU\-!ties.  He  is  president  of  the  Bro^lk■hn 
Central  Dispensary;  trustee  of  the  B 
Institute  i:/f  .Vrrs  an. I  Scicr/ce  ;  ri.c;'..n' 
Long  Island  College  Hospital  and  a 
of  Ijoth  the  Brookl_\ii  and  I\Ioiii:auk  ci: 
politics  he  is  a  Democrat,  and  to  tl 
ciples  and  candidates  of  that  part\- 
given  loyal  support.  In  1894  he  \va> 
the  Democratic  nomination  for  m  .y  ■"  ''f 
B.rooklyn.  and  his  sense  oi  public  dut\  wr.uid 
have  caused  him  to  accept  the  no!ii;natir)n 
and,  election,  but  he  yielded  to  the  judjuent 
of  his  family  and  declined,  to  accei't  a  larcji.T 
burden.  He  also  tleclincd  the  tiomi'.iatu.n  i.n' 
comptroller  of  the  city  of  Greater  New  \'>rk 
in  1896.  He  accepted  a;)nointrxnt  '":-;.m 
Ma_\i:ir  \'an  Wyck,  of  Xmv  York,  or.  th.e  c -m- 
mission  in  charge  of  the  construction  ■■!  die 
Williamsburg  bridge,  and  there  has  been 
no  public  work  of  this  magnitude  completed 
wiih  such  absolute  freedom  from  public  sus- 
picii'ii  i>f  graft  or  mismanagement.  Mr.  Fair- 
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stnncc  of  the  old  English  saying,  'Good  blood  w.'A 
tfll,'  and  also  a  remarkable  example  of  the  fact  that 
in  the  American  K'cpnblic  it  is  possible  for  a  young 
man  to  atiaiit  to  the  highest  positions  in  commercinl 
life  by  self-reliance,  energy  and  honesty  in  tl'.e  face 
of  stupendous  diflicu'ties.  Julian  D.  Fairchild  is  un- 
questionably one  of  the  leading  representative  men 
of  Long  Island  at  the  present  time,  and  it  ;s  when 
•we  recall  this  long  business  career  of  more  than 
forty-three  years,  from  the  time  when  he  was  an 
oflic'e  boy  in  New  Haven  to  his  present  position  as 
President  of  one  of  the  strongest  financial  institu- 
tions in  the  city,  that  we  see  wdiat  a  splendid  ex- 
ample we  have  in  a  fellow-citizen,  of  what  may  be 
accomplished  by  a  steadfast  application  to  fixed  pur- 
poses, based  on  sound  principles,  with  a  constant  de- 
tcrminalion  to  succeed  -n  life.  We  must  net  omit 
to  say  that  v.-hile  Mr.  Fairchild's  success  in  life  be 
credited  to  his  indomitable  energ}-,  his  popularity 
among  his  fellow  men  must  be  attributed  to  that 
courteous  bearing  which  so  characterizes  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  Kings  County  Trust  Company.  We  see 
in  him  what  energy  and  industry  can  achieve  in  a 
progressive  community,  when  it  couples  with  a  cour- 
teous, generous  and  enterprising  spirit.  In  our 
judgment,  Mr.  Fairchild  represents  that  which  is 
best  in  good  citizenship." 

He  and  his  family  are  communicant.s  of  the 
Dutch  Reformed  Church.  He  married,  Jan- 
uary- 9,  1S79,  Florence  Irene,  daughter  oi 
Charles  L.  IBradley,  of  Xew  Haven.  Connecti- 
cut. Children:,  i.  I'iorence  Esther,  born  De- 
cember 8,  1S79:  married  Edward  Everett 
Read,  of -New  York:  ci-i!dren:  Elizabeth  atirl 
Constance  Read.  2.  Julian  Percy.  Auirust  15, 
iS8t  :  is  vicc-proiident  of  the  Kin^js  Cc'imtx 
Trust  Company  of  Brooklyn,  Xew  York 
City. 

^^'illianl  Chamberlain, 
CH.-\MBERL.\1X     immi-rant        ancestor, 

was  born  about  ri'ijo 
in  Eni:;-land  of  an  ancient  and  distinGTuished 
family.  \\'illiam,  Edmund  and  Thomas  Cliam- 
berlain,  brothers,  all  settled  early  in  }>lassa- 
chusetts.  Thomas  was  one  of  the  three  oric;- 
inal  purchasers  of  the  Dudley  farm  at  Bil- 
lerica,  but  settled  at  Chelmsford:  Edmund 
was  first  at  Woburn,  but  he  too  settled  at 
Chelmsford  before  1656,  removincr  later  to 
Woodstock,  \^'illiam  Chamberlain  was  ad- 
mitted an  inhabitant  of  Woburn,  Massachu- 
setts, January  6.  1648,  and  removed  to  Ril- 
lerica  in  1654,  just  about  the  time  his  brothers 
removed  to  Chelmsford,  and  lived  there  until 
his  death.  May  31,  1706,  a?ed  eirjhty-six 
years.  Elis  house  in  Billerica  fthcn  Sliaw- 
shin)  was  on  a  farm  near  the  \\'ol"urn  n^ad, 
in  the  southeast  yiart  of  tlie  town,  Ilis  n.ime 
first  appears  on  the  records  in  October.  1654, 
on  a  petition  to  enLirc:e  the  biiunflaries  of 
the  town  and  to  chancre  the  name  to  Billerica 
CBillerikay  in  the  petition  K  He  married  Re- 
becca   ,  who  died  September  26.   i6i")2. 

i'l  the  prison   at  Cambridc;e.  v.  here    she   was 


held  on  the  preposterous  charge  of  witchcraft. 
Children:  Timothy,  born  at  Concord.  .Vu- 
g'ust  13,  1649;  Isaac,  at  Concord,  Ocujber  i, 
1(150 ;  John,  died  March  3,  1652;  Sarah,  born 
at  "Billerica,  May  20,  1635-5(3:  Jacob,  men- 
tioned below,  born  at  Billerica  al-j  :  Thomas, 
February  20,  KjSO;  Edmund.  July  15.  1661 ; 
Rebecca,  February  25,  1662;  .\brahairi,  Jan- 
uary 6,  1664;  Ann,  March  3,  it:^5-(J6.  Clem- 
ent, Mav  30,  i6(j9;  Daniel,  September  2/, 
1 67 1  ;  Isaac,  January  20,  KiSi, 

1,11,1  Jacob,  son  of  William  Chamberlain, 
was  born  at  Billerica,  January  18,  1657-5S,  It 
is  very  difficult  to  distinguish  the  records  of 
the  various  members  of  this  family  bearing 
the  name  of  lacob  Chamberlain  in  the  second 
and  third  generations.  According  to  the  re- 
searches of  George  W,  Chamberlain  for  the 
Chamberlain  .Association,  hov\-ever,  the  Jacob 
of  Xewtoii,  whose  wife  was  Experience,  is 
the  ancestor  of  die  Westboroiigh  and  W"orces- 
ter  families.  Jackson  himself,  author  of  the 
"History  of  Xewton,"  altered  the  tO'.\'n  rec- 
ords by  inserting  the  name  of  Susatuia  as  the 
wife  of  tills  Jacob  in  the  copy  of  tlie  birth 
rec'jiil  of  Jason  and  Ebenezer,  Jacob  Cham- 
berlain married  Experience .  Tie  re- 
moved from  West  Cambridge  to  Xevvton 
about  1(190,  was  admitted  a  freeman  in  ifigo. 
Children,  born  ui  Xewton:  Jason,  mentioned 
below;  Eberiezer,  July  31,  1704:  Joh:i.  set- 
tled in  \\  esthop-mgli. 

(Ill)  Ja-on,  sou  of  Tac'.b  iriianilorlain.  was 
born  in  Xewton.  Februar)  21.  1701.  He  tr.ar- 
ried  Ilannab  Claik.  He  was  a  man  o.f  a'.vlity 
and  ti.ii.ik  an  active  pari  in  ]iublic  affairs.  His 
son.  Colonel  Jason,  represented  the  town  of 
Flolliston  in  the  state  convention  that  adopted 
the  federal  constitution:  \vas  often  a  repre- 
sentative to  the  general  court.  He  was  al- 
wavs  active  in  politics,  Ch.ildren  :  John,  born 
Xewton.  September  26,  172S:  Staples,  at  Hol- 
!isto,n,  September  t,  1730:  Lieutenant  Jason, 
]\Iarch  8,  1732:  Samuel,  nuntiijaed  below: 
En.xdi,  November  18,  1737:  Elizabeth,  Feb- 
ruary 26,  1739-40,  died  that  _\'car :  Ebenezer, 
born  August  9.  1741. 

(R'l  Samuel,  son  of  Jason  Chamberlain, 
was  ho.vn  at  Holliston.  tbe'i  part  of  Sherhom. 
Julv  18,  1734,  He  married  Margaret  Bullaid, 
of  Mendon,  Massachusetts.  He  removed  ^o 
Sandisfield,  Massachusetts,  about  1763.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Holliston:  Elizabeth.  Oct'.'er 
10.  1736:  Temima.  Xovenib'cr  i.  173'? '•  t^i"*-""'-- 
Xoveniber  27.  1760:  Samuel  Clark,  mentioned 
below . 

('\')  Samuel  Cktrlc.  son  oi  Samuel  Cham- 
berlain, was  born  Mav  23,  1763,  at  Sandis- 
field.  He  lived  at  Sandisfield,  ^ia5saclulsett=, 
and  at  Cclebmok,  Connecticut,  where  he  died, 


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Noveml)er   30.    1S35.      He   married    (second) 
Hannah  Ci>'iklin,  iHjrn  Cictuher  30,  177^. 

(V'l)  Abirani,  son  of  Snnuiel  Clark  Cliani- 
berlain,  was  btirn  (  ict'jher  2.  1799;  married, 
May  6,  1829,  at  Sandisheld,  .Massacliusetts, 
Soplir(.Miia  r.iirt,  burn  January  9,  1S05,  in 
Tolland,  AIa>sacluisctts,  daughter  of  Caleb 
and  Anne  (Murray)  lUirt,  descendant  of 
Henry  and  luilalia  Uurt.  pirineers  of  Sprinc:- 
field,  Alassachiisetti.  Pie  was  educatetl  in  the 
connr.on  schools  and  acquired  a  knowledge  of 
surveying'  and  civil  engineering.  Some  }.ears 
after  his  marriage  he  removed  to  Colebrook 
River,  LitchlieUl  county.  Connecticut,  and 
thence  in  185(1  to  New  Ilritain,  where  the  re--t 
of  his  life  v»as  spent.  He  was  much  occu- 
pied with  tlie  profession  of  surve}'or,  and 
for  some  \ears  v.as  surve\or  for  the  borough 
of  New  llritain.  The  preliminary  surveys 
and  plans  for  supplying  water  from  Shuttle 
Meadow  to  the  borough,  were  made  b\'  him. 
and  the  work  of  installing  the  system  was  in 
his  charge  a  number  of  years.  He  died  C)c- 
tober  14.  1S76.  In  an  obituary  notice  the 
N'ezi.'  Britain  Record  said  :  "As  a  civil  engi- 
neer iie  was  accurate  and  careful.  The  city 
has  occasion  to  remember  the  great  service 
which  he  so  unostentatiously  and  faithfully 
rendered  for  years  to  come.  As  a  public  otTi- 
cer  he  was  courteous  and  tuiremitting  in  !iis 
conscientious  efforts  faithfu.lly  to  discharge 
the  duties  entrusted  to  him.  Ill  health  com- 
pelled him  to  resign  his  duties  as  surveyor  and 
water  commissioner  some  years  since,  and 
since  that  tinne  continued  ill  health  has  ke]it 
him  from  engaging  in  active  duties.  Dcicon 
Chamberlain  is  nionrneil  b\'  his  neighbors, 
townsmen  and  church  brethren,  who  knew 
him  as  a  kindly  man.  an  u).iright  citizen  and 
an  .  earnest  and  sincere  Christian.''  Mrs. 
Chamberlain  died  October  4,  1889,  aged 
eight}-four  years.  She  was  a  member  of 
Center  Churcli.  New  P.ritain.  She  was  strong, 
healthy  and  vigorous  until  her  last  illnc'^s, 
which  lasted  aljout  four  months.  She  was  the 
last  of  ten  children  to  pass  away,  all  living 
to  old  age.  Children  of  Abiram  and  So- 
phronia  Chamlierlain :  Eliza  R..  born  June 
22.  1831,  died  March  13,  1835;  N'alentine  C, 
mentioned  bel'''W  :  Joh.n  A.,  born  Februan,-  21, 
1837 ;  Hon.  .\.!)iram,  mentioned  below :  Eliza 
A.,  born  January  15.  1840.  died  November  17. 
1841  :  Cornelia  A.,  born  September  20.  1842, 
marrie<l.  December  13.  1866.  Charles  Elliott 
Mitcb.ell,  a  lawyer  oi  New  T'.ritain.  appointed 
in  18S9,  b_\-  Pre-ident  Harrison.  I'nited  States 
Commissioner  of  Patents. 

(ATI)  \'alentine  P...  -rni  of  Abiram  Cham- 
berlain, was  born  .\pril  13,  1833,  at  Cole- 
brook   RiviT.      He   was   prepared    for   college 


at  the  (rorniecticut  Literary  Institute,  Suthei'l, 
and  was  graduated  from  ^^'illiam,■^  Ci.illege  in 
1857.  He  studied  law  in  the  olhce  c-f  S  E. 
L'a.-e,  of  New  llritain,  and  \vas  admitted  to 
tile  bar  in  1859.  Pie  was  clerk  of  the  Imu^e 
of  representatives  in  1S61.  During  t!ie  civil 
war  he  was  lieutenant  and  captain  in  :he 
Se\enth  Connecticut  Regiment,  N'oiuntccr  In- 
fantry. He  was  selected  to  coiiimand  the 
(licked  battalion  of  the  Seventh  Regin.icnt, 
which  made  the  assatilt  at  Fort  Wagner  in 
i8''i3.  au-d  was  one  of  the  handfid  01  men 
who  scaled  the  parapet  of  the  rebel  fort  and 
was  captured  inside.  He  was  kept  a  prisoner 
until  .March,  18^5.  For  several  _\ears  atter 
the  war  Captain  Chamberlain  was  in  business 
in  the  south.  He  then  returned  to  New  Brit- 
tain  and  soon  afterward  was  elected  judge  of 
the  city  court  and  re-elected  to  this  oftice  irom 
time  to  time  as  long  as  he  lived.  In  18S0  he 
was  elected  judge  of  probate  for  the  district. 
In  1884  he  was  elected  state  treasurer.  F'jr 
a  sh.ort  tinie  he  was  assistant  pension  agent. 
He  was  presi<lent  of  the  ^lechanical  National 
Bank  and  director  in  various  indujtrial  cor- 
porations. As  a  public  speaker  he  had  few 
rivals  in  the  state,  and  his  services  were  espL-- 
cially  in  deniand  on  ilemorial  Day.  lie  died 
Iinie  25,  1893.  He  married,  November  17. 
1S77,  Anna  Smith. 

(\TI)  (jovernor  j\.biram  Chamljerlain.  si^n 
of  Abiram  Chamberlain,  was  born  Deceir.bcr 
7,  1837,  at  Colebrook  River.  Connecticut.  Pie 
attended  the  pubnc  schocils  and  "\Viniston  Sem- 
inary at  Easthampton,  ]Massachusettf .  wiicre 
he  made  a  special  study  of  surveying  and  ci\il 
engineering.  In  1856  he  went  with  his  fa- 
ther's family  to  New  Britain,  Connecticut, 
wliere  he  learned  the  trade  of  rule  niakit'-g. 
and  was  associated  with  his  father  in  his 
surveying  work.  In  1S67  he  was  appointed 
teller  in  the  New  Piritain  National  Bank,  re- 
signing to  become  cashier  of  the  Home  Na- 
tional Banlc  of  ]\Ieriden,  Connecticut,  and  since 
[88r  he  has  been  president,  succeeding  Eli 
liutler.  The  bank  has  grown  steadily,  and 
Mr.  Chamberlain  has  been  a  prominent  figure 
in  the  financial  world  for  more  than  a  genera- 
tion. Pie  has  been  vice-president  of  tlic  Mcri- 
den  Savings  Bank  for  many  years.  In  ptiblic 
life  he  has  been  signally  successful  and  hon- 
ored. From  1 87 1  to  1874  he  was  city  auditor 
of  Meriden.  In  1877  he  represented  Meriden 
in  the  general  assembly  with  ability  ani  dis- 
tinction. In  1901-02  he  was  state  comjitroUer. 
and  in  September.  1902,  wa<  elected  governor 
of  Connecticut  by  a  large  majority.  .\s  gov- 
ernor he  had  an  ideal  adm.inistration.  His 
natural  executive  ability,  his  training  in  hnaiiCe 
and  business.  It's  ui.ic  knowlo  'ge  of  nien  and 


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at'tairs  and  familiarity  with  llie  diuies  i>i  his 
high  otiice,  his  quiet  dignity  and  iuvcc  of 
■character,  formed  a  rare  combiiiatiou.  As 
governor  lie  reflected  credit  on  his  home  cit)-, 
his  party  and  his  state.  One  nutal/ie  incident 
in  which  he  displayei.1  characteristic  ability  and 
sagacity  was  in  settling  the  strike  on  the 
W'aterbury  street  railway.  His  public  papers 
and  speeches  were  models  of  their  kind.  His 
otficial  as  well  as  his  |irivate  acts  were  tem- 
pered always  with  kindness  and  consideration 
of  the  feelings  of  others.  He  made  a  host  of 
new  friends  while  chief  e.xecutive  and  liis 
name  is  honored  from  one  end  of  the  state 
to  the  otlier.  The  honorary  degree  of  I.L.  D. 
was  conferred  iipLHi  hin.i  by  Wesleyan  Uni- 
versity in  1903,  in  recognition  of  his  great 
service  to  the  conimc>nwealth.  He  is  a  staunch 
Republican.  He  has  been  active  in  many  other 
fields  of  usefulness.  He  was  one  of  the  pro- 
moters and  directors  of  the  }ileriden  &  W'ater- 
bury railroad;  president  of  the  i\Ieriden  Fire 
Insurance  Company;  president  of  the  W'iii- 
throp  Hotel  Company;  director  of  the  Meri- 
den  Hospital ;  director  of  the  Meriden  Cut- 
lery Company,  of  Edward  Miller  &  Company 
<if  Meriden,  and  the  Stanley  Works  of  New 
Britain.  He  is  presii.lent  of  the  Connecticut 
Bankers'  Association,  and  vice-president  of 
the  American  Bankers'  Association.  He  was 
a  member  of  the  Home  Club  and  Colonial 
Club  of  Aleriden,  of  the  Hartford  Club,  the 
Union  League  Club  of  New  Haven,  and  the 
Metabetchouan  Fishing  and  Game  Club  of 
Canada.  He  served  five  years  in  the  state 
militia.  He  has  been  a  prominent  member 
of  the  First  Congregational  Church  fur  many 
years.     He  died  at  Aleriden.  }vlay  15.  191 1. 

He'  married,  November  21,  1872,  Charlotte 
E.,  born  at  Somers,  \\'estchester  county.  New 
York,  daughter  of  Albert  F.  M.  D.  and 
Charlotte  (Crane)  Rogers.  Mrs.  Chamber- 
Iain  has  been  active  in  various  charitable 
movements,  especially  in  the  wor!<  of  the 
Mer'den  Hospital.  ChiMren :  i.  Albert 
Roberts,  born  in  Meriden.  January  ir.  1^75. 
graduate  of  Meriden  Fli'C'h  School.  SheflieM 
Scientific  School  of  Yale  University,  and  Yale 
Law  School ;  was  admitted  tr.  the  bar  in  1901  ; 
was  member  of  the  common  council  of  Mcri- 
/den  two  years;  secretary  to  his  f:i'lior  \vhen 
gci\'ernor :  was  appointeii  by  Judge  F'ranlc  S. 
Fay  clerk  of  the  citv  court.  He  m:irried 
Sarah  Chapel  Waterman,  of  Hi;d-.'-n.  New 
York,  June  20.  k;07.  Cl"i!d  ;  .\nna  Chanel 
Chamberlain.  i.io,rn  Marcii  22.  lOoS.  2.  Har- 
old fJurt.  born  September  20.  iS.So. 

The  Burt  lineage  of  Governor  Chamberlain 
is:  Sophroiiia  (Burt)  Chamberlain,  vcife  of 
Ahiram    Chamberlain;    Caleb    Burt    (6)    and 


.\nne  (^Murray)  ;  Asa  Burt  1,5)  and  Ruth 
(Hubbard);  James  L'.iiii  14J  and  .M.rcy 
(Saxton);  Henry  BaL  1,3)  ard  V\^y-.h.;h 
(  Warriner)  ;  Joiiathau  Hurt  and  J'^!i;'.aii<,-f.h 
(Lobdell)  Henry  .'iii.t  I'.Likdia  Burr,  fir;c  of 
Roxbury,  then  of  .Spriaglieid,  Isiassaclniseus. 
Many  of  them  lived  at  Springfield,  Sanilis- 
field  and  Tolland.  Massachusetts'. 


James  CViok,  grand.father  of  the. 
COOK     late    John    C'jok,    of    Briilgeport, 

Connecticut,  was  a  nati\e  of  Ire- 
land, where  his  entire  life  was  siieiu.  By 
his  first  marria,ge  he  had  a  number  of  ci;il- 
dren,  among  whom  were:  James  (see  for- 
ward) ;  Watson  and  Alexander.  Fie  married 
(second)  [Margaret  Clendening,  who  died  in 
Simsbury,  Connecticut.  July,  1S74,  at  the  a^l- 
vanced  age  of  one  hundred  and  six  years.  By 
this  marriage  there  were  two  chilclren ;  Re- 
becca and  William. 

(II)  James  (2),  son  of  Janie-  (  i )  Cook, 
was  born  in  Londonderry,  Ireland,  1806,  died 
at  Simsbury,  Connecticut.  July  13,  1879.  His 
school  education  was  acquired  in  his  native 
country,  and  he  came  to  America  wiih  a  part 
of  his  family  and  settled  at  Simsbury.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  veterinary  surgeon,  achiev- 
ing a  widespread  reputation  f'.ir  professiunal 
skill.  He  was  well  liked  in  the  entire  com- 
munity, where  he  was  a  member  of  the  Con- 
gregational church,  in  his  earlier  years  hav- 
ing been  a  Presbyterian.  He  married.  Re- 
becca ]\lifldleton,  born  1816,  died  in  Sims- 
bury, May  9.  1897.  Children:  Jane;  James, 
married  in  California  and  has  children ;  ]Ma- 
tilda,  married  Robert  Monigal,  of  Simsbury; 
William,  married  and  has  children  ;  Alexander, 
deceased ;  John  (see  forward)  ;  iMariaii,  mar- 
ried Julius  Ivliller,  of  Avon,  Connecticut; 
Caroline.  Elizabeth  and  ^Margaret,  died  voung; 
Charlotte,  married  Andrew  Steiger,  of  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut;  Tho:nas  and  Joseph.,  died 
young. 

(III)  John,  son  of  James  (21  Cook,  was 
born  in  Londonderry,  Ireiand,  1847,  died  in 
Brid.geport,  Connecticut,  April  24.  1901.  He 
was  very  young  when  he  came  to  Simsbury 
with  his  parents  and  was  educated  there  in 
the  public  schools.  Ex-Go\-ernor  McLean  ■>\as 
one  of  his  schoolmates,  and  the  entii'c  farni'y 
was  highl}'  respecterl  iu  the  town.  He  wa-  ;n 
railroad  work  for  a  time,  then  went  to  B,r:dce- 
port,  v.diere  he  found  employment  in  the  \  rtr- 
nish  factory  of  Davivl  B.  Crockett,  ami  occu- 
pied positions  of  responsibility  with  iliis  con- 
cern to  the  time  of  Iiis  <ieath.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Republican,  and  in  his  younger  d.ays 
took  an  active  part  in  the  public  affairs  of 
the   communitv.      He   wa-    a   member   of    St. 


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Mark's  Lodge.  Xo.  24,  Free  and  Acceiitcd 
^fa'ioiis,  of  Simsbury,  in  which  he  was  iiclri 
in  high  esteem.  He  was  an  earnest,  kindly, 
charitable  man  anti  a  useful  and  conscieinious 
citi7en. 

.Mr.  Cook  married,  in  Bridgeport,  on 
June  25.  1885,  Emma  Mary,  born  in  Waldo, 
Elaine.  Ma_\'  i,  1854,  daughter  of  William  and 
Haiiiial:  .'Adams)  ISassick  (see  Bassick  III). 
Children :  Willette  May.  born  at  Bridgeport. 
l\rav  4,  iSSj,  married  \Villiam  Hem'}'  Larkin. 
and  has  one  child,  William  Henry.  Jr..  born 
in  .  Bridgeport,  February,  1909 ;  Rebecca 
Lillian,  horn  in  Bridgeport,  ^lay  14,  iS8g. 

(The    Dasiick    Line). 

The  origin  of  the  surname  Bassick  is  found 
in  the  French  surname  Basquet,  meaning  a 
native  of  B.iscay.  In  England  the  >pel!ing 
is  Bassack,  and  Burke  give-^  the  coat-of-arms 
as  follows :  Azure,  three  piles  wavy  in  point, 
or,  on  a  chief  of  the  first  as  many  mascles 
of  the  second.  The  family  seat  was  at  Step- 
ney, Mi'klle-ex. 

(I)  George  Bassick'.  the  first  of  the  name 
in  this  country,  enn'grated  from  England  to 
Canada,  where  lie  settled  on  tlie  sliore  of 
the  St.  Lawrence  river,  and  was  there  edu- 
cated by  Colonel  Coleman.  He  became  noteil 
as  a  linguist,  being  known  to  speak  at  least 
seven  different  languages.  It  is  said  that  he 
came  to  Prospect,  Maine,  to  -act  as  interpreter. 
Fie  settlei]  at  Hampden,  IMaiiie.  1790,  pur- 
chasing int  Xo.  12(3  in  the  center  of  the  town. 
A  consiilerable  portion  of  his  time  \vas  occu- 
pied with  trading,  and  he  was  lost  at  sea  on 
the  vessel  "Blackbird."  FTe  married  in  Maine. 
Sarah  Goodell,  who  attained  the  age  of  ninetv 
years  and  died  at  Prospect.  According  to 
the  federal  census  of  1790.  at  which  time  he 
was  still  of  Frankfort,  now  Wiuterport.  Han- 
cock county.  ^Maino.  lie  had  in  hi>  family 
three  females  and  no  sons. 

(II)  \Villiam,  son  of  George  Bassick,  was 
born  at  Bo.xport  or  Prospect,  Maine,  1790- 
1800,  and  did  at  Waldo  in  that  state  at  the 
age  of  sevent\'-seven  years.  ?Ie  wa-;  reared 
by  his  mother,  received  his  education  in  the 
district  schooh  and  was  engaged  in  farniing 
at  Prospect  throughout  the  acti\'e  years  of 
his  life.  Pie  \\'as  an  earnest,  conscientious 
man  and  gave  each  of  his  children  a  good 
education  and  a  fair  start  in  life.  He  mar- 
ried Pauia  Ch.^'c,  -who  die'  at  the  a;:e  of 
seventy-seven  years.  Children,  horn  at  Pri;is- 
pect:  Eliza  Ann,  married  Edward  Ga\' :  Will- 
iam (see  forv.'ard)  :  iMary  lane,  married  Wiri- 
throp  Elli-:  X'athaniel :  ^lari^aret,  married 
A\'iiliam  Adams;  _T'>iin,  died  young:  Ira,  rlied 
at  the  age  of  five  vears  :  Edw  ard  Charles,  born 


August   10,   1S34,   died   at   Denver,   Colorado, 
1896. 

(Ill)  William  (2),  son  of  \\'illiam  (i) 
Bassick,  was  born  1S26,  died  at  Waldo,  .Maine. 
January,  1901.  He  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  nati\e  tuwu.  and  during  his 
boyhood  days  assisted  lii-  father  in  the  labors 
of  the  farm.  When  a  young  man  he  bought 
a  farm  at  Waldo,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
farming  during  all  his  active  life.  Fie  was 
well  to  do  and  thrifty  and  was  a  useful  and, 
honored  citizen.  In  politics  he  was  a  Demo- 
crat, and  his  religious  affiliations  were  with 
the  Methodist  church.  }.Ir.  Bassick  married 
Hannah  Adams,  Ixirn  in  Waldo,  1826,  died 
there  1872.  Children:  Emn'ia  Mary,  mar- 
ried John  Cook  I  see  Cook  III)  :  Xorris  r'dgar, 
died  at  Leadville.  Colorado,  uimiarried :  Fred- 
erick. li\'es  ill  }ilnntana,  unmarried:  Frank, 
died  in.  \\'H!do.  ?ilaine,  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
years:  Albert,  died  in  Waldo  v.hen  almost 
t'lvo  vears  old. 


(]])  Jonathan  T'jftle.  ^-m  of 
TL^TTLE  AMlliam  Tuttle  ( q.  v.  i.  wa, 
baptized  in  Charlestcwn.  Tul\' 
8.  1637.  He  married  Reliecca.  duiigl'iter  of 
Lieutenant  Francis  an:l  Rebecca  Bell,  of  Stam- 
forrl.  She  was  bi.-irn  August,  1643.  and  died 
^lay  2,  1676.  Her  father  Vvas  one  of  the 
twenty-nine  original  settlers  of  Stamford,  \'.ho 
were  assigned  lands  there  in  1640.  His  name, 
with  five  others,  is  affixed  to  the  second  deed 
of  lands  there  from  the  Indians.  He  was  one 
of  the  commissioners  to  procure  tlie  union,  of 
the  colonies  of  Starnford  and  Xew  Hasen. 
\\'as  several  times  representative,  and  one  or 
tlie  nine  persons  named  in  the  patent  of  Stam- 
ford. He  died  January  8,  1(190.  His  wife  Re- 
becca died  I\Iay"  17,  1684.  About  1670  Jona- 
than Tuttle  began  a  settlement  near  the  Ouii^- 
nipiac  river,  in  what  i^  ncnv  the  southern  part 
of  the  tov.n  of  Xorth  Haven,  and  soon  after 
several  other  families  -ettled  near  the  center. 
The  settlement  was  very  slow  at  first,  and  for 
many  years  the  planter^  buried  their  dead  and 
attended  church  in  X'ew  Haven.  JoTiatlinn 
built  a  bridge  over  the  Ouinnipiac  in  Xr^rtii 
Haven,  which  was  long  known  a^  "Tuttle'- 
bridge"  and  by  a  decree  of  the  court  iie  '.\a- 
allowed  to  demand  of  each  traxeler  passing' 
over  it,  horse  and  man,  two  pence  in  munev  or 
three  pence  in  pay  (barter)  ;  exception  was 
made  in  favor  of  deputies  .Sfoim,''  tC'  ccurr.  He 
was  also  allowed  to  take  moderate  .compensa- 
tion for  any  refreshment  or  drink  furnished 
to  travelers,  except  stron.g  drink.  Februarv 
20.  1704-05.  he  conveyed  to  Joseph  Tuttle  nr.c- 
sixth  part  nf  the  third  division  that  ^vas  laid 
out  to  William  Tuttle.     TTe  died  in  tro;,  and 


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the  followinq-  year  Simon  Tutt'.e  adniiiiistcroil 
his  estate.  Children  :  Rebecca,  born  Se[ilem- 
ber  10,  1664:  Mary,  February  7,  i6<j6;  jmia- 
than.  April  6.  i66g;  Simon,  r\Iarch  ti,  11171: 
William.  May  25,  1673;  Nathaniel,  mentionol 
below. 

(III)  Natlianiel.  son  of  Jonathan  Tuttle, 
was  born  February  25,  1(176,  and  married  F-s- 
ther  Blakeslee.  He  died  in  1728,  and  the  ad- 
ministration of  his  estate  was  given  October 
23,  172S.  to  Esther,  widow,  and  the  eldest  siin, 
Jonathan,  who  hail  a  double  part.  In  it  are 
named  his  elde>t  daughter  Silence  Turner, 
sons  Enos,  Nathaniel  and  Ezra,  and  daughter 
Esther.  '1  he  in\'eutory  was  £547.  His  wid.ow 
Esther  died  in  1756.  Children:  Jonathan, 
born  March,  170-:  Silence.  1703:  Moses,  yiay 
8,  1704 :  Nathaniel,  mentioned  below  :  Enos ; 
Esther ;  Ezra. 

(IV)  Nathaniel  (2),  son  of  Nathaniel  (i) 
Tuttle,  was  born  ]May  29,  1714,  and  married, 
January  16.  1737,  Mary,  daughter  of  Jijsiah 
and  Abigail  (Fredericks)  Todd.  She  was 
born  November  27,  1720,  and  died  December, 
1742.  He  married  (second)  Abigail  Ingham. 
Children,  born  in  Flamden,  Connecticut:  Uri, 
September  8,  17,58:  Abigail,  August  31,  1740; 
Nathaniel  and  Mary,  (twins)  November  26, 
1742.  Children  of  second  wife :  Charles,  died 
about  1777:  Esther,  born  Octolx-r  21,  1748: 
Jonathan,  Ma_\-,  1752;  Jesse,  who  is  further 
mentioned. 

(V)  Jesse,  son  of  Nathaniel  (21  Tuttle,  was 
born  January  26,  1759.  in  Hamden,  and  died 
there  in  1849.  He  married  Lucy,  daughter  of 
Samuel  and  3.1ary  Ailing  Dickerman,  of  Ham- 
den. She  was  born  June  i,  1750.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  Eunice  Gilbert.  Children  of 
first  wife:  Ambrose,  born  September  17,  1784: 
Leverett,  mentioned  below ;  Jesse,  August  18, 
1802. 

(VI)  Leverett,  son  of  Jesse  Tuttle.  was 
born  in  17S6.  in  Hamden.  anil  died  there,  the 
oldest  man  in  the  town,  December  11,  1877, 
aged  ninety-one  years.  He  was  for  man}- 
years  selectman  and  asse=;5or,  and  was  repre- 
sentative in  the  Connecticut  legislature.  In 
1812  he  was  captain  of  a  inilitia  company  or- 
dered to  the  defense  of  New  London.  He 
married,  March  27,   1800.  Electa,  rlaughter  of 

,  Ezra  Kimberly  a  revolutionary  soUlier  and  of- 
ficer. She  d'ed  about  1874.  Children:  Hor- 
ace, born  January  11,  iSii  :  Lewis,  died  March 
2,  183S,  aged  twenty-five  years :  Julia,  mar- 
ried Jesse  Mansfield,  and  diefl  in  1848  ;  Hen- 
ry, horn  October  23,  1820,  died  in  1905  :  Den- 
nis K.,  mentioned  belov,-. 

(VII)  Dennis  Kimberly.  son  of  Leverett 
Tuttle,  was  born  ^Jarch  19.  iS2<'.,  in  Hamden. 
He  nrepared  for  college  in  the  Cheshire  Mili- 


t;iry  A:aJeiny  and  graduated  from  the  Yak- 
La  a-  Sch:"io;  in  1850. 

Mr.  Tuttle  after  practi^illg  la\v  in  New 
Haven  for  h\e  _\ears  he  removetl  to  low^a  City, 
Iowa,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  gov- 
ernment land  ottice  service,  in  addition  to  his  ' 
law  practice.  In  1858  he  removed  to  Hudson, 
\\  isconsin,  where  he  was  soon  elected  district 
attorney  foi-  St.  Croix  county.  In  December, 
1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  Twentieth  Regiment 
Indiana  \'olunteer  Infantr_\-,  and  was  present 
at  many  impurtant  battle-^  of  the  Army  of  the 
l\>tomac.  He  witnes^eil  tlie  memorable  fight 
bet\\ecn  the  "Monitor"  and  "?vlerrimac"  in 
Hampton  Roads.  He  was  commissioned  a  first 
lieutenant  by  Governor  Oliver  P.  IMorton,  of 
Indiana,  and  served  nearly  four  years  as  regi- 
mental and  brigade  quartermaster.  He  was 
discharged  from  service  at  the  close  of  the 
war,  in  Louisville.  Kentucky.  It  was  during 
his  service  on  the  staff  of  ^Major  General  Da- 
vid G.  Birney  that  he  formed  tlie  admiration 
for  that  brilliant  general  that  caused  him  to 
name  his  son  for  him.  After  the  war  he  set- 
tled in  Aladisop,  Connecticut,  and  engaged  in 
cranberry  culture.  He  was  town  clerk  and 
chairman  of  the  board  of  education  in  that 
town  for  several  years.  Fie  removed  to  New 
Haven  in  1879,  where  he  resided  with  his  wife 
and  son  until  his  death,  June  7,  1907,  at  the 
age  of  eighty-one  years.  He  was  a  member 
of  Admiral  Foote  Post,  Grand  Annv  of  the 
Re]niblic,  which  organization  officiated  at  his 
funeral. 

Dennis  K.  Tuttle  married,  February  t4, 
1855,  Anna  L'.  Flotchkiss,  daughter  cf  Abra- 
ham Bennett  Hotchkiss  and  Lucy  Ann  Dag- 
gett Fuller  Hotchkiss.  The  father  of  the  lat- 
ter, Joab  Fuller,  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolu- 
tion. She  was  also  a  descendant  of  the  Dag- 
gett family  of  Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  con- 
spicuous among  wdiom  was  Napthali,  early 
president  of  Yale  College,  and  militant  revo- 
lutionist. 

Abraham  Bennett  Hotclikiss  was  o.ie  of  the 
155  great-cfrandchildren  of  Gideon  Hotchkiss. 
of  revolutionarv  fame.  Flis  mother  was  Es- 
ther Beecher,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Beecher. 
of  Cheshire.  Samuel  Hotchkiss,  the  progeni- 
tor of  the  Flotchkiss  family  in  America,  wa^ 
in  New  Haven  as  early  as  1642,  and  died  there 
in  1663,  leaving  six  children. 

Abraham  Bennett  Hotchkiss.  sixth  genera- 
tion in  descent  from  Samuel,  was  b'">rn  in 
Prospect,  Connecticut,  in  1810.  His  father, 
Joel  Hotchkiss,  emigrated  to  northern  Penn- 
sylvania when  .\braham  was  twelve  ye<irs  of 
age,  and  settled  ^^  ith  his  six  children  on  a 
large  tract  of  land  in  .'-^iisqueh.anna  ccv.nty. 
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tura!  tastes  lie  ik-veloped  an  ideal  estate.  At 
the  local  Hartford  .\cadcmy,  Alirahnm  i'.cn- 
iiett  was  j-reparing;  for  college  when  \u<  health 
made  an  oiitdoi)r  life  imperative.  Frmn  his 
Beechcr  ancestry  he  had  iiiheriied  strong  me- 
chanical ta-tes.  lie  put  in  uperati.jn  on  many 
waterways  turhiiie  water  wheels.  He  married 
Lucy  Ann  Fuller,  in  Hartforrl,  whose  family 
had  also  emigrated  to  Pennsylvania  from  At- 
tleboro,  ^las-achusetts.  Tn  1S42.  with  his  wife 
and  three  children,  he  returned  to  Connecticut 
and  settled  in  New  Ha\en.  established  a  pat- 
ern  making  business,  and  was  identified  for 
half  a  century  with  the  mechanical  and  scien- 
tific interests  of  Xe\v  Haven.  He  invented  the 
Hotchkiss  air  spring  trip  hammer  now  in  oper- 
ation throughout  the  world :  the  rock  drill, 
with  which  the  great  tunnels  have  been  bored ; 
the  card  match  machine,  and  many  other  im- 
portant machines  and  devices.  He  died  in 
1883.  aged  seventy-three  _\cars.  Of  his  three 
daughters,  Eunice  Aflelia  died  in  1855,  aged 
sixteen  \ears:  Emily  Alice  Fuller  Monson  died 
in  1899 ;  and  Anna  U.  Hotchkiss,  widow  of 
Dennis  Kimberly  Tuttle  and  mother  of  J. 
Birney  Tuttle,  still  survives. 

(\'in)  John  Dirney  Tuttle,  son  of  Dennis 
Kimberly  and  Anna  U.  (Hotchkiss)  Tuttle, 
was  born  May  19,  1864.  in  a  house  which 
stood  on  ground  now  occupied  b}'  the  east  end 
of  W'oolsey  Flail.  New  Haven. 

He  was  graduated  from  Flillhouse  High 
School  in  18S4  and  Vale  Law  School  in 
1891.  From  1S84  to  1SS9  he  was  connected 
with  the  editorial  statif  of  the  A\^xc-  Haven 
Register,  and  wrote  largely  for  Xew  York 
newspapers.  In  iSSo  he  was  assistant  city 
clerk  of  Xew  Ha\-en,  clerk  of  the  court  of 
common  pleas  in  1900,  and  special  agent  of  the 
United  States  Census  Department  for  the  cen- 
sus of-  1900.  He  is  the  author  of  the  history 
of  X'^ew  Haven  published  in  the  City  Year 
Book  of  iSSg,  and  the  history  of  the 
Police  and  Fire  Departments  of  Xew 
Haven  published  in  the  same  year.  He  is  a 
veteran  memt)er  of  the  X'ew  Haven  Grays 
and  was  -ecretary  of  the  company  during  his 
membership.  For  twentv  years  he  has  de- 
voted himself  entirely  to  the  practice  of  law  in 
New  Flaven,  and  has  appeared  as  counsel  in 
xnany  important  cases  in  the  stiperior  and  su- 
preme court.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
in  religion  a  Congregationalist  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  American  Car  Association,  the 
State  Bar  Associarion  of  Coimecticut,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Council  of  One  Hundred  of  the 
Civic  Federation  of  X'ew  Haven,  the  Econom- 
ic Club,  and  Hiram  Lodge  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  His  residence  is  at  315  Willow 
street,  Xew  Haven. 


(•\TI)  Erastus  E,.  son  of 
SCOFIELD  l-:dwin  Scnfie'.d  ( <[.  v.),  was 
born  at  Stamford.  Xo\  ember 
II,  1816,  on  his  father's  homestead,  where  he. 
J)as^ed  Ins  boyhood.  Here  he  was  educated 
in  the  district  schools  and  afterward  became 
a  teacher  in  a  boarding  sclnml  at  X'orth  Stam- 
ford. Subsequently  he  wa>  engaged  in  the 
milling  business  there.  He  had  a  ilour  and 
feed  store,  and  for  many  years  was  a  leading 
citizen  of  that  section.  Fie  was  honored  u'ith 
various  offices  of  trust,  serving  as  first  select- 
man for  two  }'ears.  In  politics  he  was  first  a 
\A'hig,  then  a  Republican.  He  was  a  promi- 
nent meml)er  of  the  Congregational  church. 
He  married,  in  X'ew  York  Cit}-,  ]klr;.  Jane  A. 
W'aterbury,  of  Poundridge,  Xew  York.  She 
was  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church. 
Sh.e  died  December  25,  1S67.  Children,  horn 
at  Stamford:  Edwin  L.,  mentioncl  below; 
Frederick,  who  died  in  infancy, 

t\TII)  Flon.  Edwin  L.  Scofield,  son  of 
Erastus  E.  Scofield,  was  born  at  Stamford, 
June  18,  1852.  He  attended  various  private 
schools  in  his  native  tovrn.  In  1871  he  en- 
tered the  senior  class  of  the  Columbia  Law 
School,  X'ew  York,  and  vcas  graduated  in 
1873.  In  September  following  he  was  admit- 
ted to  the  Fairfield  county  bar  at  Bridgeport. 
He  formed  a  partnership,  January  i,  1874, 
with  James  H.  Oliuslead,  of  Stamiorrl.  and 
continued  in  this  firm  until  January  I,  1880, 
and  .^ince  then  he  has  been  alone  in  practice 
with  ofiices  at  Stamford.  During  the  time  that 
I\fr.  Olmstead,  his  partner.  A\as  an  attorne}'  for 
the  state,  he  was  assisted  by  3ilr.  ScofieM 
From  1874  to  iS.So  Mr.  Scofield  n'as  prosecut- 
ing attorney  for  Fairfield  county,  and  for  sev- 
eral vears  was  corporation  attorney  fr,r  the 
town  and  Ijorough  of  Siamford.  In  1881  he 
was  elected  to  the  genera!  assembly  of  the 
state,  and  served  on  a  numlier  of  important 
committees.  He  Avas  a  member  of  the  judi- 
ciary committee  and  cliairman  of  the  commit- 
tee on  new  covmties  and  county  seats.  In  1882 
he  was  elected  a  state  senator  from  the  tv.elfth 
senatorial  district,  and  while  in  thi>  o'^hce  wa-; 
chairman  of  tlie  judiciary  committee.  In  '.f^'')S 
he  was  elected  niaycir  of  Stann'ord  and  re- 
elected the  following  year.  He  was  appointed, 
by  Governor  Cooke.  July  i.  iSqj.  commission- 
er of  buildirig  and  loan  associations,  rc^igiimg 
July  I.  1890.  t'"'  accept  the  office  o;'  in-r.ra'.'-ce 
commissioner  of  the  state  for  a  teim  of  four 
^■ears  from  Julv  t,  1899.  He  is  a  Reiv.iblican. 
Fie  is  president  of  the  John  Daveiiport  Com- 
panv  of  Stamford:  vice-president  and  diirector 
of  the  First  Xationa!  Bank  of  Stamford,  and 
director  of  the  Greenwich  Trust  Company. 
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pany.  of  New  York,  since  1902.  He  was  sec- 
retary of  the  Stamford  Ilo^pita!  C'orpnration 
for  fifteen  years,  frcni  1895  to  1010,  and  since 
tiien  iias  been  prcjident.  In  religion  he  is  a 
C^ngregationalist.  He  is  a  nicnilnr  ot  the 
Sulmrbap.  Club  of  Stamforvl,  the  Stamford 
Yacht  Club  and  the  Wee  Ihirn  Golf  Club  of 
Noroton,  Connecticut.  He  married,  (Dctober 
15,  1879,  .\nnie  \\'.,  dauchter  of  Juliu^  .\.  and 
Eveline  (Weed  1  Candee.  They  ha\  e  one 
chil',  Eldwin  L.,  burn  August  2^.  i8»!-.  He 
graduated  from  Yale  Uni\-crsity  in  the  class 
of  1909  and  from  the  New  York  Law  School, 
class  of  K)i  I. 


The    surname    Chase    is    derivcil 

CHASE  from  the  French  cliasscr  (to 
hunt)  and  the  family  has  been 
jjrominent  in  EnL,daniI  since  the  first  use  of 
surnames.  The  scat  of  the  family  in  England 
was  at  Chesham,  in  Buckinghamshire, 
through  which  runs  a  rapidly  flowing  river 
called  the  Chess,  whence  the  name  cif  the 
town  and  perhaps   also  the   familw 

Thomas  and  Aquila  Chase,  brothers,  vvdiose 
English  ancestn,-  is  traced  to  remote  antiquity, 
are  believed  to  be  cousins  of  William  Chase, 
the  American  ancestor  of  the  family  de- 
scribed  herein. 

(I)  William  Chase,  immigrant,  was  born 
in  Eng-land,  in  1595.  died  ;\Ia}^  4-i3'  i'-'59- 
Pie  settled  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  and 
became  a  member  of  the  first  church.  The 
record  of  Rev.  John  Eliot,  the  Indian  Apostle, 
pastor  of  this  cliurch,  has  this  entry:  "\\  illiam 
Chase,  he  came  witli  the  first  company,  bring- 
ing with  him  his  .wife  Hilary  and  his  son  Wil- 
liam." The  luaiden  name  of  ^lary  is  un- 
known. She  was  an_  invalid  for  several  years 
and  died  in  1639.  He  applied  for  freeman- 
ship  October  19,  1630,  and  was  admitted  May 
14,  1634,  He  was  a  town  officer  of  Ro.xbury. 
a!id  serveil  against  the  Narragan^etts  in  i<'>45. 
He  removed  to  Yarmouth  in  163S,  and  died 
there.  His  will  states  that  he  was  "aged." 
It  was  dated  May  4.  1650.  and  proved  .May 
13,  1659.  -f^s  bequeathed  to  his  wife  Mary 
and  two  sons,  r.enjamin  and  William,  Chil- 
dren: William,  born  1623:  ]\[ary,  May,  1637: 
Benjamin,    mentioned    below. 

'(II)  Benjamin,  son  of  William  Chase,  liorn 
1639,  ^^"''*  admitted  freeman  at  Portsmouth, 
Rhode  Lln-.'d.  Ma;,-,  i6jji.  He  removed  to 
Freetown,  ?Jassachusetts.  He  and  his  v.nfe 
joined  rh.e  Baptist  church  June  17.  1717.  His 
will,  dated  Se[iteniber  <'•■.  1730,  proved  July 
20,  1731.  bequeathed  to  Benjamin  and  E)aniel 
Grinnell.  and  granddaughter  Saral\.  wife  of 
Isaac  Hathaway.  He  marrier!  Philippa. 
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Sherman.  Cliildren  :  Mary;  Sarah;  Philippa, 
born  July  5,  i6jLr.  Benjamin.  July  15,  1682; 
V'.'alter.  mentioned  lielow;  i'.ethia,  December 
3,  1 68(3. 

(Ill)  Walter,  son  of  llenjamin  Cha.^e,  was 
born  Octdber  23,  i''j84.  at  Portsmouth..  Rh.Hle 
Island.  Pie  married,  January  29,  1707,  De- 
liverance Simmions.  Children  :  Edward,  born 
January  24,  1708,  died  1735;  Consta:it.  .Vpril 
2,  1710,  died  voung:  Scth,  (jctober  4,  171 1; 
Philip;  Sybil;  Walter;  George;  Charles; 
Sar.ah ;    Hannah;   -Mice;    Benjamin. 

(R)  Edward,  son  of  Walter  Ch.ase,  born 
January  24,  1708.  died  1733.  He  married  and 
aniong  his  children  was  a  son  PLdward.  men- 
tioned beli>w. 

(\")  Edward  (2;,  son  of  Edward  (i^ 
Chase,  burn  1730,  mar''ied,  and  had  a  son 
Edward,  mentioned  below, 

(\'l)  Edward  (3),  son  of  Edward  (2) 
Chase,  born  1760,  married  (first)  Amy  Bur- 
gess, who  bore  him  nine  children;  married 
(second)  Rebecca  Horton,  Nover 
1820,  who  bore  him  ten  children. 

(\TI)  Emer}-  Edward,  youngest  child  of 
Edwanl  and  Amy  (  Burgess  1  Chase,  was  born 
in  Killingly,  near  Putnam,  Coimecticut,  T822. 
He  married  Fannie  E.,  l.^'orn  1824,  daughter  of 
Nathaniel  PSabcock  (see  Babcock  \TI1). 
Children  :  I.  George  Edward,  born  1847:  mar- 
ried Eliza  Church,  of  Montvillc.  Connecticut; 
five  children.  2.  Emery  Edward.  Jr..  horn 
1848.  married  Lillian  I'^almer ;  twel\x  cinl- 
drcn.  3.  !\lercy  Addie.  bjrn  1851  ;  married 
Charles  L.  King,  of  New  Ha\-en ;  cliild, 
Charles  U.  King.  4.  Edgar  E.,  born  1853; 
married  Almeda  Burdick.  of  \\'esterly.  Rhode 
Island;  six  children.  5.  Fannie,  born  1834, 
married  Henry  L.  P'uller,  of  Westerly,  Rhode 
[sland.  6.  Elian,  born  November  2t,.  1S56, 
married  Aaron  D.  Hall.  7.  \\'arren  ^Villiam, 
iiorn  [anuarv  23,  iS;8.  married  Susan 
\'aughn  ;  child  Ethel  Chase.  8.  Prentice  Wil- 
liam, born  November  2~,  1839,  mentioned  be- 
low. 9.  Amy  B.,  born  May,  1862.  10.  Arthur 
D.,  April  19,  1863.  II.  Svlvester,  December 
23,    18(37. 

I  \TH  1  Prentice  William,  son  of  Emery 
tldward  Chase,  was  born  in  old  ?ilystic  vil- 
lage, town  of  Slouchton,  Connecticut,  N^'- 
vemher  2j,  1839.  He  attended  the  public 
schools  I'f  his  native  town,  and  worked  in 
the  woolen  mills  there  until  he  wa--  nineteen 
M.'ars  old.  He  then  came  to  New  TIaxen  and 
was  emp.loyed  for  three  years  or  more  in  the 
factory  of  the  \\'incliester  Repeating  .Vrms 
Company.  In  1884  he  entered  the  Yale  Law 
School  and  graduated  in  1887  with  the  de- 
gree of  LL.B..  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  began  to  practice  immediately  after  grad- 


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uation,  and  has  been  in  active  practice  e\"cr 
since.  For  many  years  lie  was  one  of  the 
most  prominent  and  successful  crnninal  law- 
yers in  the  Stare  of  Connecticut,  and  defended 
many  of  the  notalile  murder  cases  in  the 
hi,t,licr  courts.  Since  1900  his  practice  has 
been  more  yeneral  in.  character.  He  i=  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Connecticut  Bar  --Association,  the 
New  Kaven  County  Bar  Association,  the 
]\ra;sachusetts  Ear  Association,  and  tlie 
United  States  Ear  Association.  He  has  con- 
tributed various  articles  to  law  journals  nu'l 
other  periodicals  on  legal  subjects;  am;  has 
also  written  for  magazines  and  newspapers  on 
subjects  of  more  general  interest.  At  one 
time  he  was  an  active  and  prominent  Demo- 
crat, and  was  founder  of  the  Z\Ionticello  Club 
of  New  Haven,  an  organization  of  the  tariff 
reform  wing  of  the  Democratic  party,  and  was 
its  first  secretary.  Since  1S96  lie  has  been  a 
Republican.  He  \vas  a  member  of  the  com- 
mon council  of  New  Haven  in  1SS9.  He  is  in 
much  demaiid  as  a  public  speaker  in  political 
campaign >  and  on  other  occasions.  He  has 
been  identified  wi:h  the  busir.ess  interests  of 
New  Haven  for  a  number  of  years,  having 
been  president  of  the  Bristol  Shoe  Company. 
the  Joice  Shoe  Company,  the  White  Net  Mills 
Company,  the  Gents  Hose  Company,  the  !Mid- 
dletown  Club  of  Middletown  and  Algonquin 
Club  of  Bridgeport.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club  of  New  Haven,  the 
Young  Men's  Republican  Club,  the  Ancient 
Order  of  United  Workmen  of  America,  au'l 
many  other  organizations  in  the  city  and  state. 

]Mr.  Chase  married.  ?ilarch  6.  1SS9,  Helen 
Frances,  born  September  i.  1S59,  daughter  of 
Thomas  A.  Sprcat,  of  New  Haven.  One  child. 
Prentice  Thomas,  born  September  3,  189 1, 
graduated  from  th.e  New  Haven  high  school  in 
190S  and  entereil  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School 
in  1909. 

(The    Babccck   Liiie'i. 

( F)  James  Eabcock,  the  immigrant  ances- 
tor, was  born  in  England  in  1612,  probably 
in  county  Essex,  and  died  June  12,  1679. 
The  name  is  siielled  in  various  v.a}-5 :  Eadcock, 
Badcockc,  and  Badcook.  The  early  settlers 
used  the  form  of  Eadcock.  which  is  in  gen- 
eral use  in  England  at  the  present  time,  while 
the  American  family  uses  the  spelling  Bab- 
cock.  James  Babcock  settled  first  in  Ports- 
mouth, Rhode  Island,  and  was  admitted  an 
inhabitant  of  t'le  tov.n  February  --5,  1O4.2. 
He  had  a  grant  ot  land,  was  a;Iniitted  a  free- 
man July  10.  1648.  was  a  jur^-nian  several 
times,  and  assessor  in  1650.  He  was  on  a 
committee  in  i('i4j  to  see  that  all  firearms 
were  in  repair.  In  1^135  he  was  ■■'»  a  com- 
mittee to  treat  with  the  Inilians,  and  on  other 


important  committees  for  the  town.  Fie  \\as 
a  member  of  the  gencal  court  in  1657-5S-39, 
He  was  on  a  committee  to  lay  out  liigliways 
and  settle  boundary  lines  iii  I'lij;.  He  renimcd 
to  Westerly,  Rhode  Island,  in  Marcli,  I1X12, 
and  had  lot  62  in  the  new  town.  His  name 
appears  on  a  petition  to  the  general  court 
for  prcitection  from  the  men  of  Southertown, 
Connecticut,  an  adjoining  town.  He  was  in 
constant  trouble  with  the  Pequot  Indiar.s,  and 
was  lirought  into  court  on  a  charge  of  driv- 
ing them  otif  their  planting  ground.  In  1678 
he  was  baptized  lyv  Elder  William  Hiscnx  and 
united  with  the  Seventh  Day  Baptist  Cliurch 
of  Newport  and  \\"esterly.  He  made  a  verbal 
win  to  his  sons  John  and  Job,  June  12,  1679, 
and  they  appeared  before  the  governor  of 
Rhode  Island,  September  17,  1679,  and  testi- 
fied to  the  truth  of  the  will.  Fle  married 
(first)  Sarah  ,  who  died  1665;  (sec- 
ond)    Elizabeth    ,    who  married    (sec- 

ontl),  September  22,  1679,  William  Johnson. 
Children  of  first  wife:  James,  born  1641, 
married  Jane  Brown  :  John,  mentioned  below  ; 
Job,  born  1646,  married  Jane  Crandail ;  Mary, 
born  1648  (?),  married  Williar.i  Champlin. 
Children  of  second  wife:  Joseph,  born  1670 
(  "),  married  (first)  Dorothy  Ket ;  (second) 
Flannah  Coates.  widow  :  Natlianiel.  diefl  Jan- 
uary  2.    1719;   Elizabeth. 

(  II)  John,  son  of  James  Eabcock.  was  bora 
in  Ports'.nouth,  Rhode  Island,  in  11344,  and 
ilied  in  Westerly,  in  1698,  Traditioii  says  that 
he  and  his  wife  eloped  and  settled  upon  the 
east  bank  of  the  Pawcatuck  river.  He  was 
among  the  early  settlers  of  Vs'esterly,  when  he 
was  about  eighteen  \ears  old.  He  received 
the  twenty-seventh  lot,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Pawcatuck,  near  what  is  now  Avondale, 
Rhode  Island,  It  is  said  that  he  was  in  the 
Great  Swamp  fight  in  King  Philip's  war,  and 
he  receiv-ed  land  for  his  services  in  the  war 
from  the  colony  of  Connecticut.  His  nan.ie 
appears  in  the  Stonington  militia.  He  was 
admitted  a  freeman  of  Connecticut  m  1076. 
when  that  state  claimed  the  town  of  ^\'esterIy. 
He  was  deputy  to  the  general  court  in  10S2- 
84.  He  died  intestate,  and  his  estate  was 
disposed  of  by  the  tov,-n  council  June  25.  169S. 
Fie  married  Mary.  dau:;hter  of  George  and 
Elizabeth  (Hazard)  Law  ton.  of  Portsmouth. 
She  married  (second),  .\pril  21,  169S,  Eras- 
mus Babbitt,  and  died  November  8,  171 1. 
Children:     i.  Jasiies.  married  (first)  Elizabeth 

:   (secotid)   Content  Alaxsor,.     2.   Ann. 

3.  Mar\-.  4.  loim,  married  Mary  Champlin.  3. 

Job,    married    Deborah .      n.    George, 

born  1673,  married  Elizabeth  Hall.  7.  Eliza, 
born,  tradition  says,  the  day  of  the  Great 
Swamp  fight,    December    10,    1675 :   died   un- 


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mnrried.  8.  Robert,  '.carried  I.y-.Iia  Cmndall. 
9.  Joseph,  hcir;i  aliout  HlSi.  10.  (jlivor,  Jiiar- 
ried  (fir si  I  Susanna  Llnrk,  (second)  Deb- 
orah   KnowU's. 

(JIl)  Captain  James  Cabcck,  son  of  John 
Babcock,  was  born  in  Westerly.  iu>2  or  io6^. 
Tradition  says  that  he  was  the  tirst  male 
chiltl  born  in  Westerly.  He  died  there  Janu- 
ary ]j.  ^7c,<'-y.  ami  v,as  buried  in  the  F.ab- 
cock  bur}ir.2:  groimd  at  Massatuxet.  where 
his  gravestone  is  still  lo  be  seen.  He  mar- 
ried (tirst)  K'iSj  '?).  it  is  sr.pp'Hsed.  Eliza- 
beth, daughter  of  Toliias  Saunders.  Another 
tradition  says  that  her  name  was  Elizabeth 
Babbitt,  .iaughter  of  Erasmus  Babbitt.  She 
died  March  3.  i7_^o-i.  He  married  (sec- 
ond), in  ^\"estcrly.  July  7,  1731.  Content,  eld- 
est cliild  of  Jonathan  and  Content  (Rogers) 
Maxson,  born  at  Westerly.  January  28.  1708- 
9.  She  married  (  second  1.  December  22.  174-. 
U'illiam  Hiscox.  son  of  Thomas  and  T-cthia 
(Clark)    Hiscox. 

Captain  James  being  the  eldest  son,  was  by 
the  English  law  heir  to  all  the  real  e>tate  of 
his  father,  but  surrendered  half  of  it  to  his 
motlier,  to  dispose  of  as  she  shouM  think  fit. 
He  was  often  referred  1(5  in  public  records  as 
"James,  the  wido\\"s  son."  April  22.  16S6. 
he  was  made  a  freeman  at  Westerly.  At  a 
town  meeting  held  !March  28.  1692.  he  was 
among  twenty-five  citizens,  each  of  whoivi 
received  grants  of  lands  of  one  hundred  acres. 
For  many  years  he  was  town  treasurer :  he 
was  councilman  in  iO',,o-g3-i)5  :  \vas  modera- 
tor at  man}'  town  meetings,  and  for  the  years 
1701-6-7-8-9-1(5  he  represented  '\\>'=terly  in 
the  legislature  of  the  colony  of  Rhode  Island, 
held  at  Newport.  In  1717  he  was  justice  of 
t!;e  peace  for  Westerly.  His  last  will  was 
written  January  9,  i7,V3-7,  and  was  entered 
for  probate  January  31,  1736-7.  By  this  will 
he  gave  to  his  children  and  q-randchil  Ircii, 
eight  or  ten  farms,  '"omjirisini;'  ?ome  iwo 
thousand  acres  of  land,  carefully  boundied. 
He  provided  that  his  infant  son  James  should 
receive  a  college  education.  It  ha^  been  said 
of  Captain  James  Babcock  that  "He  was  as 
good  as  he  was  rich,  a  true  philanthropist, 
who  lived  for  (iod  and  his  fellow-nien." 
Children  :  James,  born  at  Westerly.  December 
23.  168S.  mentioned  below.  Elizabeth,  born 
February  8.  1691-2:  Samuel.  February  15, 
1697-8:   Daniel.  April  23.    lO'iO. 

(]\A  James  (2).  si:.n  of  James  (i)  Bab- 
cock, \\as  born  at  ^^'esteriy.  December  2^. 
1688.  and  died  at  Stonington.  n -iw  Ni"'rth 
Stonington.  Connecticut.  Ajiril  9.  1731.  He 
married.  June  12.  1706.  i:i  Milton,  Alassa- 
clluset'S.  Sarah-  daughter  of  E>hvard  .ami 
Abigail  \iise.     She  was  born   in   }iIilton,  Au- 


gust 30,  1GS4,  and  died  in  North  Stonington. 
DcceniL'er  23,  175S.  Her  father,  Edward  \  ose, 
was  born  in  England,  in  i()36,  and  dieil  in 
Milton,  January  21.1.  (716.  Her  grandfatlier, 
Ro!)ert  \  ose,  born  in  Lancaster.  England, 
about  1590,  came  to  .Vmerica  with  \n>  tiirec 
-ons.  Ethvard.  Idiir'ina'.  and  Henry,  ar.d 
bought  land  in  Milton.  July  13,  1654.  Her 
mc>ther,  Aibgail  \^.'^e,  died  m  }dihon.  May  iS, 
1712. 

James  BalicC'ck  and  his  wife  settled  upiMi  a 
farm  in  that  part  of  Stonington  v\hich  is  n^'W 
Pei^.dleton  Ilill.  North  Stonington.  It  was 
afterwards  found  to  lie  partly  in  Stonington 
and  partly  in  \'o!untown.  It  was  iiwne'i  by 
his  f.\ther.  and  much  of  the  land  was  retailed 
in  the  family  for  more  than  a  hundred  and 
fifty  }ears.  He  and  his  wife  joined  the  Ston- 
ington (rongregational  church,  AugiLst  S, 
171 '8.  and  left  with  others  to  form  the  North 
Stonington  church,  1727.  He  was  buri'.'d  'Ui 
the  farm  on  -vxhich  i;e  lived:  later  his  widnw, 
children,  and  grandchildren  were  bariedi  near 
him.  In  the  fall  of  1900  the  bodies  of  James 
and  his  wife,  their  sons  Oliver  and  Timothy 
and  their  wives,  were  removed  to  a  well  kept 
cen:etery  near  the  Peiiviieron  Hill  m-.-eting 
house,  about  a  half  a  mile  from  the  original 
burial  ground.  Children.:  I.  James,  born  May 
29.  1708.     2.  Nathaniel,  born  March  6.  1709- 

10.  mentioned  belo\\'.  3.  Elias,  born  Febru- 
ar\-  20,   171J-12.     4.   Sarah,  baptized  January 

11,  1714:  birth  not  recorded  on  Stoningtof. 
reci.'rds.  5.  Elizabeth,  born  .\ugust  25.  1713. 
h.  Martha,  born  LMarch.  1717.  died  .-Npril  18. 
1717.  7.  Isaiah,  born  January  20.  1719.  8. 
tdlivcr.  born  July  27,  1720.  9.  Grace-  bora 
r^ecember  31.  1722.  10.  Timothy,  born  Oc- 
tober   12.    1724. 

( \' )  Captain  Nathaniel  Babcock.  son  of 
James  (2)  Babcock,  was  born  in  Nonh  St'j'i- 
iiigtim.  March  6.  1 700-1 13 :  v.as  baptized  i-i 
Stonington.  2\[arc!;  6.  1710.  He  joined  the 
North  Stonington  Congregational  ciiurcb.. 
17  v~^.  He  married,  Noveml.ier  20,  1733.  S.'irah 
I'.illiiigs.  of  Fre-ton.  Connecticut.  She  --vas 
bijrn  in  171 5.  and  died  in  Petersburg.  Ae\'" 
York.  February  25,  1704.  Pie  diedi  ijefore 
1772.  He  was  commissioned  ensign  in  C'i:i- 
necticut  in  1740.  captain  in  1730.  b\  the 
general  assembly  of  Connecticut.  On  ilarch 
J.V  ^735-^  lie  bought  for  £300.  the  west  half 
of  the  farm  [ireviously  deedetltto  him  by  his 
grandfather,  a  =urvey  having",.shown  that  tl'.e 
litter  had  no  good  title  to  it.'*'  Children  :  Na- 
tlianiel.  Ir..  born  January.  1735.  mentioned 
beiciW :  Jona.?.  February  21.  i73;'-8:  ^.uah. 
.\pril  18.  17.^9:  Lucy.  February  '12.  .'742-3: 
Comfort.  June  3,  17-^:  -Vmy,  April  14,  1749: 
Reuben.   March   2'-,.. 1738-50. 


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(\'I)  Xatlianiei  (2),  son  of  Nathaniel  (  1 1 
Babcock,  was  bom  in  Stonington  (?).  Janu- 
ary 24,  1733 :  was  baptized  Septciiiber  14, 
'735-  He  married.  Dccemlier  i.  175'',  Mary, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mary  (Landphear) 
Larrison.  She  was  born  in  North  Stonin^;- 
ton,  1741.  and  died  there  October  15,  iSoi. 
They  hved  tor  a  time  at  Canterbury.  Con- 
necticut, as  late  as  179S,  and  later  settled  un 
the  Larrison  farm.  North  Stoning-trin.  He 
died  there  April  19,  1S13,  and  was  buried  in 
Union  cemetery.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution.  Children:  Jonas,  born  1757: 
lUary,  1759:  Stephen,  mentioned  below. 

(VH)  Stephen,  sou  of  Nathaniel  (2) 
Babcock.  born  1765.  married,  and  had  a  son 
Nathaniel,    mentioned    below. 

(\Tn)  Nathaniel  (2).  son  of  Stephen  Bali- 
cock,  was  born  near  Coventry,  Connecticut, 
1795.  He  married,  about  1819, ,  Chil- 
dren :  Nathaniel,  born  1822;  Fannie  F...  born 
June.  1824,  married  1845,  —mery  Edward 
Chase    (see   Chase   \TI). 


(H)  William  (2),  .son  of  Wil- 
CHASE  Ham  (i)  Chase  (q.  v.).  was  horn 
in  England  about  1623,  died  Feb- 
ruary 27,  16S5.  He  lived  near  Harding  river, 
on  the  east  side  of  Bass  river,  in  Yarmouth, 
now  Dennis  or  Flarwich.  His  children  were 
members  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  established 
in  i6St,  and  ail  except  John  and  Elizabeth 
settled  in  Rhode  Island.  William,  Jacob,  Jo- 
seph and  Samuel  went  to  Swansea  about  1700. 
and  were  of  the  Society  of  Friends  there  un- 
til their  deatiis.  Tlie  name  of  his  wife  is  un- 
known. Children,  born  at  Yarmouth:  Wil- 
liam., married  Hannah  Sherman  :  Jacob  :  John  : 
Elizabeth,  married,  ilay  27,  1674,  Daniel  Ba- 
ker :  Abraham  :  Joseph,  mentioned  below  :  Ben- 
jamin, married.  September  21.  1696.  Amy  Bor- 
den ;  Samuel,  married  Sarah  Sherman. 

(Ill)  Joseph,  son  of  William  (2)  Chase, 
was  born  about  1670.  Fie  was  a  member  of 
the  Friends  Society,  at  Sandwich.  Massachu- 
setts, in  16S1.  He  removed  to  Portsmouth, 
Rhode  Island,  wdiere  he  was  living  in  ifiS8. 
and  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Rhode 
Island  Friends  Meeting  until  his  death  in 
1724.  He  lived  in  later  years  at  Swansea. 
\vhere  he  died.  His  will  was  proved  March 
30,  1725,  in  Bristol  county,  Massachusetts.  He 
married.  February  28.  1694,  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Samson  and  Isabel  (Tripp)  SherP-tan.  Chil- 
dren: Abigail,  bcrn  July  6,  1695:  Lydia.  Oc- 
tober 18,  irn")6:  Job,  J.-^.nuary  2r.  i''i')8;  Mice. 
Novem.ber  16,  1700:  Ruth.  April  15.  1702: 
Samson.  April  i,  17CJ4;  Isabel,  October  6, 
1703;  Joseph.  July  11,  1707:  Stepher,.  M.ay 
2,    1709;   Sarali.   married   George  Shove;   Si- 


las;  George;   Ebcnezer,   died   }'i>ung;    Moses, 
meiitioned  below. 

(,  IV)  Moses,  son  of  Joseph  Cliase.  was  born 
in  Swansea  about  1715.  He  married,  March 
25,  1742.  .-Mice  Sherman.  Children,  Ijorn  at 
Swansea:  Samuel,  ir.arried  Mary  Earle;  \Yi\- 
liam,  mentioned  below  ;  Joseph,  born  Septem.- 
l)er  20,  1762,  settled  in  Douglas,  married,  Oc- 
tober 24.  17S5.  Isabel  Thomas,  b.orn  1762,  and 
both  died  in  Douglas ;  Moses,  married  Sarah 
Bourne;  Mary,  married  Da\id  Chase,  brother 
of  Alice  I  Elsie  1  mentioned  below  ;  Elizabeth, 
married  Gary  Spencer:  Grissel,  married  Jon- 
athan Baker:  Alice,  married  Nathaniel  Shove: 
Sarah,  died  in  1853,  aged  ninety,  unmarried. 
(  \')  \\"illiam  (3j,  son  of  Moses  Chase,  was 
born  in  1754,  at  Swansea,  died  at  Douglas,  in 
1827.  His  will  was  dated  October  8.  1827. 
With  •several  of  his  brothers  and  relatives  he 
settled  in  Douglas,  ?ilassacliusett';.  He  mar- 
ried Alice  (Elsie)  Chase,  born  July  24,  1754, 
at  Swansea,  died  Februar}-  18,  1837,  at  Doug- 
las, aged  eighty-three  (gravestone),  daughter 
of  David  and  Elizabeth  (Asten)  Chase.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  Swansea:  Buffum,  I\Iarch  6, 
1787,  married  Zelpha  Aldrich,  October  3, 
1805:    Elizabeth,    C^ctober   20,    17S8,    married 

Easton ;    William,    mentioned    below; 

Moses,  [March  11,  1793.  married Eas- 
ton :  Daniel,  died  young.  David  and  Eliza- 
beth Chase  had,  at  Swansea:  Alice  i  El- 
sie 1,  mentioned  abov-e ;  David,  born  ?\Iarch 
8.  1758;  Jesse,  September  i',  1761  : 
Isaac,  October  9.  1763 ;  Collins,  (Dctober  8. 
1766;  Isaiah,  September  24,  1768:  Philip,  Jan- 
uary 30,  1770 ;  Elizabeth  :  many  of  these  names 
have  descended  to  the  children  cf  Alice  fEl- 
sie)  Chase.  Isaac,  father  of  Da\Md  Chase, 
married  (first).  Febrttary  10,  1704.  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  John  and  Jane  (Marks)  Blethen, 
of  Salem:  (second).  November  2,  1720.  Mary, 
daughter  of  Santuel  Fowler.  Isaac  Chase  died 
in  1760.  Children  of  I-aac  Chase,  born  in 
Swansea:  James,  February  12.  1706:  \A  ait, 
April  24.  1708;  Isaac.  May  19.  irio:  V'iliiani, 
October  31,  1712;  Elizabeth.  ]\iay  6,  1715: 
children  bv  second  wife:  Ezekiel :  }\Iary;  Rob- 
ert: David,  married  (second),  December  22, 
1791.  ]\Iar\'  Chase,  mentioned  above;  L^•<iia; 
Susanna;  Benjamin.  William,  father  of  i-aa, 
Chase,  was  son  of  \\'illiam  (2).  and  bor-i 
abottt  1645.  He  married  (first  t  Hannah, 
daughter  of  Philip  and  Sarah  (Odding)  Sher- 
man: (second").  December  6.  ii'>73,  Priscilla 
Perry.  He  died  in  1737.  Children:  Willi:mi. 
Eber.  Isaac.  Nath.aniel.  Joseph  an'!  Hezekiah. 
(VT)  ^^'ilIiam  (4),  son  of  William  (3) 
Chase,  was  born  in  Swansea,  April  5,  1791, 
died  about  1863.  He  married  Sher- 
man, and   scttleil   in  Dcjuglas.   ^la-saclinsetts. 


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Cliiiilrcn:    Je?-e    P...    niontioned    holow ;    Col- 
lins; Sewall :  Charles  H.:  Sylve>ter. 

(VII)  Jesse  B.,  son  of  V.'illiam  (4)  Cha^e, 
was  born  in  Douglas,  June  9,  1S21.  died  there 
March  13,  :8qo.  He  was  a  farmer  at  East 
Douglas.  He  married  Julia  Ann  Fairbanks 
(see  Fairbanks  \'ir).  Both  are  buried  at 
East  Douglas  and  liave  gravestones.  Chil- 
dren: Alverdo  W'illiston.  mentioned  below: 
Hattie  R.,  married  Frank  C.  Smith,  a  woolen 
manufacturer  living  at  Tatnuck  in  the  cit}- 
of  \\'orcester ;  thev  had  two  sons :  Frank  C. 
Jr..  a  lawyer,  of  \\'orcester.  ami  Frederick  R. 
Smith:  Minnie  ^L.  married  John  L.  Somes: 
Orlan  F..  now  living  in  Fa~t  Douglas,  a  far- 
mer, who  marrierl  Flora  Sprague  and  had 
three  children.  Jesse.  Elwin  and  Sprague. 

(VIII)  Alverdo  ^Vi!liston,  son  of  Jesse  B. 
Chase,  was  born  at  East  Douglas  in  1S57,  died 
at  Northhridr;-e  in  1S04.  He  was  a  farmer. 
He  married  !Mary  Hannah  Somes,  born  at 
Newton,  ^Massachusetts,  in  1855.  daughter  of 
John  Somes,  who  died  in  1S60.  Her  brother 
John  L.  Somes,  married  Minnie  Maria  Chase, 
mentioned  above.  Another  brother,  Lewis  L, 
Somes,  was  adopted  by  his  u.ncle.  Lewis  L. 
Whitne}',  anil  chancred  his  name  to  Lewis  L. 
Whitney  Jr..  and  is  now  living  in  Denver. 
Colorado.  .A  half-sister  of  Mrs.  Chase,  Jo- 
sephine ^I.  Taft.  born  at  East  Douglas,  mar- 
ried George  Gleason  and  has  one  son,  George 
Gleason  Jr.  Children :  Arthur  A.,  mentioned 
below :  Fred  Lewis,  born  at  East  Douglas, 
December  22,  1SS6,  a  druggist  at  Norwood. 
Massachusetts :  married  Edith  Leath  and  has 
children  :  Louis.  Arthur,  Dorothy  and  Mil- 
dred. 

(IX)  Dr.  Arthur  Alverdo  Chase,  son  of 
Alverdo  ^\'illiston  Chase,  was  born  at  East 
Douglas,  October  12.  1879.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Worcester  and  \A'r)burn. 
Massachusetts,  entering  the  Harvard  ^ledical 
School  in  1807  and  graduatinsr  with  tlie  de- 
gree of  M.  D.  in  1901.  He  located  in  Plain- 
field,  Connecticut,  soon  afterward  ami  ha=  been 
in  general  practice  there  ^ince.  He  is  health 
officer  of  the  t^wn  of  Plainfield.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  \A'indham  C'juntv  Medical  So- 
ciety, the  Connecticut  .^tate  Medical  Societv 
and  the  American  Medical  Associat'on :  of 
Moosup  Lodge.  X'o.  113,  Free  Masons:  of 
Warren  Chapter,  Xo.  12,  Royal  Arch  ^vla- 
sons :  of  the  C>rder  of  ?\Iodern  V\'oodinen  of 
America:  nf  the  Xc^v  England  Order  of  Pro- 
tection, CiO'icru'ir  Lilley  Lodge,  of  whicli  he 
is  warden. 

In  politics  Dr.  Chase  is  a  Republican,  and 
in  religion  a  CongrcgationaH^t.  belon^incr  to 
the  First  Conc^regational  Church  of  Woburn. 
He  is  unmarried. 


(The  Fairbanks  Line). 

( II )  Captain  George  Fairbanks,  son  of  [on- 
athan  Fairbanks  ( q.  v.),  from  whom  \  ice- 
President  Fairbanks,  and  practically  all  of  the 
same  name  in  this  country  are  descended, 
came  with  his  father  fron.i  Englan^l  in  tii;,3. 
and  lived  in  Dedham.  Mas^achu>etts.  until 
about  1657,  when  he  removed  to  the  southern 
part  of  Sherborn,  afterwards  Medway.  and 
now  iMillis.  He  was  the  tirst  settler  there,  and 
was  an  esteemed  citizen,  one  of  the  first  se- 
lectmen, and  a  member  of  the  Ancient  and 
Honorable  Artillery.  He  was  drowned  Janu- 
ary 10.  1(382.  He  married,  October  26,  1646, 
]\lary  Adams,  of  Dedham,  who  died  August 
II.  171 1,  in  ^.tendon.  Massachusetts.  Children, 
born  in  Dedham:  Mary,  November  10.  if>47; 
George,  'Slay  26,  1650:  Samuel,  October  8. 
1652 :  Eliesur,  June  8,  1655  :  Jonas.  February 
23,  1656:  born  in  !\ledway:  Jonathan.  }ilav  i, 
1662,  mentioned  below :  ]^Iargaret,  Line  2j, 
1664. 

(III)  Dr.  Jonathan  (2)  Fairbr.nK-<-.,  son  of 
George  Fairbanks,  was  born  in  iledway,  May 
I.  1662.  He  lived  in  his  native  town,  prob- 
ably in  the  old  stone  house  near  Bogestow 
Pond.  He  was  the  first  physician  tiiere.  a  se- 
lectman for  several  years,  also  town  clerk. 
He  was  drowned  December  19.  1719,  by  fall- 
ing through  the  ice.  w  idle  attempting  to  cross 
the  river  from  Medtield,  by  night.     He  m.ar- 

ried    (first!    Sarah  ,  who  'lied   July  9, 

1713.      He   married    ^second)    Annie — . 

Children  of  first  wife:  George.  April  14, 
1685;  Jonathan,  March  21,  1689.  mentioned 
below:  Comfort,  October  30,  1690:  Joseph, 
April  25,  1692,  died  young:  Samuel,  Febru- 
ary 27,  1^)93  ;  Jonas.  June  9.  1607.  died  young; 
child  of  second  wife:  Benian:in,  August  16, 
i7Lv 

(IV)  Dr,  Jonathan  (3)  Fairbanks,  son  nf 
Dr.  Jonathan  (2)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in  ]\[ed- 
way.  March  21.  lOSo.  He  followed  the  pro- 
fession of  his  father,  a  phvsician.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  tlie  French  and  Indian  war,  1725. 
He  married  ('first),  Lydia  Holhruok.  -a lie 
died  in  1724.  He  married  (second),  June  2, 
1726.  Hannah  Coolidcje,  born  January  8.  1692. 
died  in  1776.  Children  of  first  wife:  Jona- 
than. February  18.  1714:  Benjamin,  Augu-t 
16.  1715  :  died  young:  Hilary.  February  S, 
1717:  Lydia.  October  1,  1718:  Comfort,  Felv 
ruan.-  8.  1720:  Moses.  ^larch  i,  1722:  Dan- 
iel. X'ovember  5.  1723;  cliildren  "f  secom. 
wife:  Joshua,  April  5,  1727.  mentioned  be- 
low: John,  August  12.  1720:  Hannah.  July 
3,  1731  :  Grace,  lure  16.  1734:  Abner,  March 
28.   1736. 

(V)  Lieutenant  Joshua  Fairbanks,  son  of 
Dr.  Jonatlian  (3)  Fairbanks,  was  born  in  'slt>^.- 


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way,  April  5.  i~2j.  He  settled  in  Douglas, 
Massachusetts,  and  died  there  in  1781.  He 
served  in  the  revohition :  his  nar.a?  appears 
with  the  rank  of  heutenant  on  the  Lexington 
Alarm  Roll  01  Captain  Caieh  \\'hiting''5  com- 
pany, time  et  service,  ten  days.  His  name  also 
appears  in  a  list  of  officers  of  the  Massachu- 
setts militia,  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  Eighth 
Company  of  the  Third  Worcester  County  Rep;-- 
inient.  CLmimissioned  July  9,  1776.  He  re- 
ceived lands  from  his  father,  Feljruar\-  t', 
1753.  He  married  Lydia ■ — .  who  sur- 
vived him.  Children.  or.Ier  of  birth  not  cer- 
tain: Amos,  1754;  Joseph,  ilied  in  1S31  ;  L}-- 
dia,  married  Aaron  Benson  ('Boynton),  of 
Mendon  ;  Joshua,  mentioned  below  :  John,  Au- 
gust 4.  1766:  Ellis,  went  to  sea.  and  was  never 
afterwards    heard    from;     Hannah,     married 

• ■    Whiting;    Dorcas,    married    Timothv 

Whiting,  of  Douglas:  Rosanna.  ]\Iay  16,  1774. 

(\T )  Captain  Joshua  (2')  Fairbanks,  son 
of  Lieutenant  Joshua  (  i)  Fairbanks,  was  born 
in  Douglas  in  1765,  died  February  i,  iS_'5. 
He  was  a  blac!<smith  and  farmer  by  occujia- 
tion  and  was  prom.inent  in  town  attairs.  He 
served  on  the  board  of  selectmen,  was  also 
assessor,  and  he'd  other  tow  n  offices.  He  mar- 
ried Hannah  Whiting,  born  in  Douglas, 
March,  17(1,1.  died  January.  1S55.  Children: 
Lincoln;  Lucinda.  born  1789:  XelM:in.  1795: 
[Merrick.  April  7.  1799;  b:'-hua.  Octr.ber  2. 
1801.   mentirined   below;    Ellis.   December   16. 

1804;   Hannah,    1807:  ]Mary.  married 

Farnum. 

(VH)  Joshua  (3).  son  of  Captain  Joshua 
(2^  Fairbanks,  was  born  ia  Douglas.  October 
2,  iSoi.  He  was  a  farm.er  and  blacksmith  by 
occupation.  He  was  a  man  of  good  ability 
and  was  entrusted  with  the  settlement  of 
many  estates.  He  served  eighteen  years  as 
selectman  and  as  assessor  for  sixteen  years. 
In  1S39  he  was  representative  to  the  legisla- 
ture. He  married  Rebecca  Putney,  of  Charl- 
ton, Massachusetts.  November  23.  1820.  She 
was  born  [March  24,  1799.  died  April  19, 
1877.  Children:  Abigail.  October  24.  1821  : 
Louisa,  April  8,  1823;  Lu.rinda  (twin).  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1825.  married  Sylvester  Chase:  Ju- 
lia Ann  rtwin\  Februarv  28.  1825.  married 
Jesse  B.  Chase  (see  Cha=;e  MI)';  Harriet. 
September  17,  1832;  ?ilaryi_tta.  July  5.  1839. 


Peter  Brown,  immigrant  ances- 
EROWX     tor.   was  born  in  Enuiand.  and 

settled  as  early  as  1639  in  New 
Haver.  Connecticut.  He  removed  f  Staiu- 
ford,  where  he  died  August  22.  1658.  His 
wife  Elizabeth  died  July  2!.  1657.  and  Elea- 
r.or  (wife  of  his  son  or  his  second  wife")  died 
A.ugT.ist   2r,    165S.      Children:     Mercy,    bap- 


tized April  16.  1645:  Elizabeth,  ba'nizcd  Au- 
gust I.  1647;  Thomas,  of  Rye,  Hackaiiah.  of 
Rve  ;  Peter,  mentioned  below;  Ebenezer,  died 
August  21,  1658:  Francis,  married,  Martha 
Chapman.     The  order  of  births  is  not  known. 

(II)  Peter  (2),  son  of  Peter  (t)  Brown, 
was  born  about  1630.  He  married,  at  Stam- 
ford, July  25.  165S,  Unica  Buxton,  widow  of 
Clement  Buxton.  She  may  ha\ebeen  his  sec- 
ond wife.  She  married  (third)  Niclnlas 
Knapp.  .-Vmong  their  children  was  Joseph, 
mentioned  below. 

(III)  Joseph,  son  of  Peter  (2)  Brown, 
was  born  at  Stamford,  about  1660.  He  mar- 
ried Hilary  ,  who  died  July  31,  1744,  it 

is  prc-mned,  the  records  callin.g  her  simply  by 
her  name  and  "an  ancient  v^'idov/".  Children, 
born  at  .Stamford:  .Son.  December  24.  ib86; 
son.  March  11.  1689;  Hannah.  September  21, 
1692;  Xathaniel,  June  16,  iChjG:  Nathan,  men- 
tioned below;  Jonathan.  [May  14,  1701  ;  Lia-.'id. 
March  22,  1703-04.  died  August  31,  171 1: 
Marv.   October  5.   1705. 

(I\')  Aathan.  son  of  Joseph  Brown,  was 
born  at  .Stamford,  October  29.  1697.  He  mar- 
ried Ruth  .  Children,  born  at  Stam- 
ford :  Xathan.  [May  30,  172S  :  Ananias,  [March 
13.  1730;  [Mary.  June  6.  1732;  Ruth,  .Septem- 
lier  6.  1734;  Silvanus,  [March  2,  1736;  Isaac, 
mentioned  beliiw. 

(\')  Captain  Isaac  Brown,  son.  of  X'lthan 
Brown,  was  born  at  Stamford,  August  jo, 
1739,  died  November  8.  t8o8.  He  married 
Prudence  Belden.  or  Beidmg,  [May  21,  1772. 
She  died  June  i.  1842.  in  her  eighty-eii^lr.h 
}-car.  He  was  called  captain  in  the  rediri!?. 
He  was  a  private  in  Captain  Josei^'h  Hiv't's 
company  of  Stamforf!  on  the  Lexington  aiar-n 
in  the  revolution  and  ?er\^ed  later  in  1775  n; 
New  York  and  the  northern  department  iuidcr 
Colonel  David  \\'aterbury.  Children,  born  at 
Stamford:  Polly.  October  26,  1774:  Isaac, 
[March  23,  1777:  George,  mentioned  below; 
Cate.  .\pril  24,  1783  ;  Prudence  Belding.  Jan- 
uary 25.  1786 ;  Sally.  December  9.  1788 ;  Oli- 
via. December  8.  1791  :  William.  1793. 

(\^I)  George,  son  of  Captain  Isaac  Bpjwn. 
was  born  at  Stamford.  [May  21.  1780.  He  was 
educated  in  the  district  sciiools.  He  wer''  to 
X'ew  York  City  and  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  hats  and  was  very  successful.  Later 
in  life  he  returned  to  live  in  his  native  t'.w-n, 
and  from  the  age  of  about  fifty  to  the  tin^o  of 
his  c'eath  followed  farmin::  in  Sramf.ird,  He 
married  Mary  Bened.ict.  a  native  of  X'orwalk, 
(Ti  nnecticut.  Ciiildren  ;  I.  Catherine  hern 
Xovember  20,  1814,  died  Ser^tember  it'>.  \?-yy. 
2.  George  Lockwo'xl.  mentioned  below.  3. 
Elizabeth,  died  in  infancy.  4.  Samuel  Da\  en- 
port,  born  July   10.   1822.  dicii  November  12. 


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iSqo.  5.  Isaac,  dicl  in  infancy.  6.  Charles 
Williams,  born  Jinn,-.  1S25.  diocl  January,  1892. 
7.  Elizabeth  Mary,  bnrn  June  14.  182S,  died 
December  27.  1911.  8.  Edward  Erancis.  l»rn 
December  ,^0.  1832.  died  1  ictober,  190.3. 

(VII)  George  Lnckwo.id.  son  of  Ceorafe 
Brown,  was  b.orn  in  New  Vi.irk  City.  }darcli  5, 
1817.  He  received  his  education  mostly  in 
the  public  -chools  of  Stamford.  He  started  in 
business  life  as  a  clerk  in  a  store  in  Erin'i- 
dencc.  Rhode  Island.  Subsequently  he  re- 
turned to  Stamford  and  refilled  there  until 
1874,  when  he  remrjved  to  r.rooklyn.  Xew 
York,  and  lived  until  1883.  Erom  that  time 
until  h.is  death.  May  i,  1801.  be  made  his  home 
in  Washington,  Connecticut.  During  his  resi- 
dence in  Stamford,  he  was  an  active  and  use- 
ful citizen,  a  director  of  the  Eiri^t  National 
Bank,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  orijanizers, 
and  intere-^ted  keenlv  in  public  and  municipal 
affairs.  He  married  (first)  in  1S45.  Catherine 
Louise  Bain,  born  July  28.  1820.  died  in  1846, 
daua;hter  of  Peter  Bain,  born  at  Albany,  New 
York,  in  1789,  died  December  17.  1834.  mar- 
ried, November  26,  1817,  Nanc\'  Ward,  born 
September  16.  17Q4.  dauiyhter  of  Jonathan  and 
Nancy  (Cobb)  Ward.  Nancy  Cobb  was  a 
dauijhter  of  Henry  Cobb,  of  Stonington.  Con- 
necticut, where  he  was  born  June  4,  1756.  Jon- 
athan Ward,  father  of  Jonathan  ^^'ard,  was 
born  at  Asbfield.  Connecticut,  r^Iarch  i,  1727, 
died  in  1755.  married  Dorcas,  only  child  of 
William  Chick.  She  was  born  September  20, 
1729.  Gamaliel  \\"ard.  father  of  Jonathan 
Ward  Sr.,  was  burn  at  Marlborough,  3.1assa- 
chusctts.   September,    1694.   marricl.   at    Ash- 

fonl.   Connecticut,   in    1726.   Demarie  . 

Gamaliel  A\'ard  removed  to  Somers.  Con- 
necticut, in  1745.  thence  to  Simsbury, 
where  he  died  June  6.  1774.  William  Ward, 
father  of  Gamaliel  \\'ard.  was  born  at  Alarl- 
borough  in  December.  1669.  marricl.  in  i6qo, 
Juditli .  In  171 1  \\'illiam  \\'ard  re- 
moved to  Hartford.  Connecticut,  where  he 
purchased  lands  in  1715;  he  removed  thence 
to  E'nion,  Connecticut,  in  17,30.  and  died  there 
January  8,  1731.  Obadiah  Ward,  father  of 
William  Ward,  -was  Ijorn  in  Norfolk.  England, 
in  1632,  married  'nr>t~)  in  Marlborough.  No- 
vember 13,  1667,  Mary :  married  (sec- 
ond), in  1707,  when  seventy-five  years  old, 
Johanna  ]\[ixer.  Peter  Bain  was  son  of  John 
Bain,  wdio  married  ^lary  McClean,  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancescry,  and  removed  to  Albany,  New 
York.  Hugh  Bain.  latlier  of  John  Bain,  mar- 
ried, .March  3.  176c.  Catherine  Beckman.  wb.o 
was  baptized  .\ugust  29,  1736,  daugliter  of 
Johannes  Jan':en  Beek-man,  who  was  baptized 
Tilay  20,  1614.  'Eed  October  23.  1756,  mar- 
ried     (first).    Jul\-    6.     1729.     Sarah    Cuyler, 


daughter  of  Abram  and  Cartie  ?  (Blleecker) 
Cn\ler.  Sarah  Cu\ler  was  born  October  6. 
I70''i.  Jlcndrick  Cuyler.  f;uher  of  Abram  Cuy- 
ler. was  born  at  Amsterdam,  Holland,  in  1O37, 
and  came  to  this  country  in  16(34.  settling  at 
All'anv.  New  Ycjrk.  .\braham  Cuyler,  fatlier 
of  I  lendrick  Cuyler.  wa>  a  wealthy  merchant 
of  Am-terckun.  Hugh  Cain,  father  of  Hugh 
r.aii-..  was  Liorn  in  Beruuidia  about  1(390,  and 
came  to  New  York  in  1713-14;  married,  in 
1715,  Elizabeth  Scott,  and  settled  in  .\lbany 
ciiuntv,  New  York,  at  the  town  of  Living-ton, 
now  in  Columbia  county.  Samuel  Bam  or 
Ba\ne,  father  of  Hugh  Bain,  was  a  sea  cap- 
tain, one  of  the  original  patentees  of  the  Low- 
er Islands,  now  called  the  Bermudas,  in  1673, 
married  Hester,  daughter  of  Hugh  \\'ent- 
worth.  of  Bermuda,  Johannes  Jansen  Beek- 
man  was  the  son  of  Johannes  and  Eva  (his 
second  wife)  Beekman.  Eva  was  daughter  of 
John  Dirckes  \'on  Ha\er.  of  Germ.any.  George 
Lockwood  Brown  marrieil  (second)  r\lary 
Brinsmade.  Hi.  only  child  was  by  the  first 
wife.  Belden  Bain,  meutiLmeil  below. 

(\TII)  Belden  Bain,  son  of  George  Lock- 
wood  Brown,  was  born  in  New  York  City, 
Februriry  17,  1846.  He  came  to  Stamford 
w  I'en  a  yijung  child  and  with  the  exception  of 
seven  \"ears.  when  lie  was  living  in  Brooklyn, 
has  lived  since  then  in  Stamford,  He  engaged 
in  business  as  a  broker  in  association  with  his 
father  in  WM  street.  New  York,  and  contin- 
ueil  until  1883.  Since  returning  to  Stamford, 
he  has  been  secretary  of  tb.e  Grey  Rock  Land 
Company  and  interested,  in  real  estate  exieu- 
sively.  He  and  his  family  are  communicants 
of  St.  John's  Protestant  Episcopal  Churcli  of 
Stamford.  Lie  is  a  member  of  the  Wee  Burn 
Golf  Club  and  other  social  clubs  and  organi- 
zations. He  married,  January  13,  1870,  Ida 
]\L  Hoyt,  of  Stamford,  daughter  of  (.leorge  .-\. 
and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Hawley)  Lloyt  (see 
Hoyt  \"II  and  Hawley  ML).  Children:  Sar- 
ah Hawley,  born  at  Stamfonj,  November  8, 
1871.  died  aged  two  years:  Mary  Bened.ict, 
Stamford,  February  5,  1874:  George  Loclc- 
wood,  \A'ashington.  July  i(),  1S76,  married  Ma- 
bel C,  dau.ghter  of  Hon.  Ploratio  C.  King,  of 
Brooklyn,  New  York;  child.  Elizabeth,  bo.rn 
at  Stamford,  January  18.  ic,04:  Belden  r.ain. 
Brooklyn,  December  8,  i88o. 

(The  i-toyt  Line). 
(II)  Benjamin  H..yt,  son  of  Simon  Hoit 
(q.  V.I,  was  born  EeViruary  2.  1644,  at  Wiiid- 
si:)r.  Lie  lived  in  Scamford.  and  died,  tii.Tc 
January  26,  1735-3''',  ?■"*-'"  ".inel\-one.  On 
January  2j.  1666,  he  signed  a  receipt  for  sev- 
eral animals,  and  I'ther  things,  a-;  I'.i^  -Inre 
of  his  father's  estate,  aiul  lii^  name  is  al.-u  or, 


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the  agreetnent  of  1674.  He  is  011  tlie  town 
lists  for  11)67.  Fcbruan  25,  ifi6S.  he  was  lmv- 
en  a  house  lot,  on  coiulition  that  he  huilil  on 
it  within  two  years.  He  was  given  a  lionse 
lot  on  Febrnary  j;.  166S.  at  a  town  meetini;-. 
Aui;ust  J5,  1(173.  '1^  bonght  land  of  Samr.el 
Hoyt  in  .Xurthtielu.  He  also  bnu-lit  ami  m.M 
other  land  at  ditterent  times.  He  was  fence 
viewer  and  pound  for  "Northfield"  in  1683- 
84;  be  was  surveyor  for  tlic  North  Field  in 
1700,  ami  very  likely  lived  in  that  part  of  the 
town.  In  k'iOO  he  was  selectman  and  in  1700 
was  cidlector  to  gather  Mr.  Davenpi^rt's  r.ite. 
His  "ear-mark"  was  entered  in   March,   170-'- 

03.  His  property  was  probably  given  to  his 
children  before  his  death,  as  he  lived  to  be 
verv  old.  He  married  (firsti  Hannah,  daugh- 
ter of  Jona>  Weed.  January  5.  1670.  She  died 
November   '),     1711.      He    probably    married 

(second)    Abigail   ,    after    171 1.      .\bi- 

gail,  wife  of  Benjamin  HMit  (Ho_\t).  douljt- 
less  this  Benjamin,  is  said  in  the  Stamford 
records  to  have  died -the  night  following  }>  larch 

4,  1729-30.  Children:  i.  Benjamin,  born  De- 
cember 9.  1671.  mentionc-d  Ixl' jw  ;  }\larv.  Se]i- 
teniber  20,  1673:  Hannah.  June  3,  1676;  Si- 
mon, March  II.  1677,  probahly  d'ed  \oung : 
Samuel,  captain  and  deacon,  1670-84:  Jonas, 
1679-84. 

(HI)  Benjamin  (2).  son  of  l!enjamin  (i) 
Ho}t,  was  born  December  9.  1671,  dieil  1747. 
He  married  Elizabeth  j  agger,  June  10.  1697, 
and  lived  in  Stamford.  On  Decemljer  25. 
1699,  he  bought  "land  on  the  hills",  and  in 
May,  T704,  he  bought  house,  barn,  and  home 
lot.  His  lather  deeded  to  him  a  house  aU'l 
lot  i:i  January-.  1704-03.  His  "ear-mark"  was 
entered  in  1705.  In  IMarch,  1707-0S,  he  benight 
land  on  the  east  side  of  ?\lill  river,  and  in 
April,  1709,  other  land  in  Stamfor,!  and  on 
the  west  side  of  IMill  river.  He  received  land 
on  his  father's  right  in  17 10,  and  on  the  right 
of  Jeremy  Jagger.  cleceased,  in  1709.  At  least 
thirty  more  deeds  dated  from  1709  to  1746 
are  in  the  records  at  Stamford.  For  four 
years,  1719  and  later,  he  was  selectman.  He 
and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Stamford 
Church,  December.  i74i'i.  which  was  the  ear- 
liest record  saved.  Until  his  father's  death 
he  was  Junior.  He  gave  houses  and  lands  in 
1743-44  to  each  of  his  seven  sons,  and  the  in- 
ventory of  his  estate  amounted  to  two  thou- 
sand one  hundred  and  thirty-one  pounds.  His 
v.-iil  was  dated  Septeiuber  2S.  1744,  and  rmveil 
August.  1747.  In  it  he  mentions  iiis  wife 
Elizabeth,  sexeii  son-,  and  two  daughters. 
Children,  born  at  Stamford:  Deborah.  .Vu- 
e:'ust  9,  1698:  Benjamin.  .\]iri!  24.  1700.  died 
young-;  David,  June  2^^.  1702:  .Vbraliam,  June 
16,    1704,   rneiiiioned  belnw;   Jeremiah,    Eliza- 


beth, September  26,  1710,  died  Jidv  31,  1712; 
Ebenezer.  October.  1712:  lagi^er.  Dccemlier 
21.  1714:  Hannah.  Se[)tenilx'r  8,  1716:  Rev. 
Benjamin,  June  13,  1718:  Jemas,  May  8.  1720. 

(  I\')  Serjeant  Abraham  Hoyt.  son  oi  Ben- 
jamii-.  (2)  Hoyt,  was  born  Jinie  I'i.  1704,  died 
March  I'l,  i7.~>8.  He  married  ( tir-t )  Hiumah 
Bates.  Xcveinber  27,  1727,  and  he  married 
I  second  )  Hannah  Blachley,  wiilnw  of  Samuel 
Blachley  Jr.,  and  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Sam- 
uel Bates.  June  3,  1748.  He  lived  in  Stam- 
ford. His  "ear-mark"  was  entercfl  at  Stam- 
ford, May  24,  1726,  the  same  a>  his  grand- 
fathers. His  father  gave  him  house,  home 
!i't.  and  other  land  in  Stamford.  ?\!arch  6. 
1743-44-  From  1733  to  1750  about  twenty 
deeds  are  recorded,  as  well  as  many  after 
1750,  with  him  am)  his  brothers  Jonas.  Jere- 
miah. Benjamin,  ami  others.  As  earlv  as 
1754  he  ^\"as  called  sergeai'.t.  For  te;i  \'ears, 
fir-t  in  1763,  lie  \\;is  selectman.  He  was  ad.- 
ministrator  of  his  father's  estate,  and  'f  the 
estate  of  Lieutenant  Samuel  Bates  in  1754. 
Both  of  h\<  wives  were  named  Hannah  Bates, 
and  bodi  were  memliers  of  the  Slann'ord 
Cluirch.  The  fat'ier  of  Hannah  .Tdachiev) 
Hoyt  dee/ie<l  her  a  Innisc  and  lut  in  Decem- 
ber, 1748.  She  died  August  14,  171:14,  age-! 
eighty-six.  Her  will  was  date!  SepteiT:i.ier, 
1793.  and  proved  Septemlier,  1794.  His  will 
was  dated  !March  8,  1785,  and  prove.)  .-^y.ril 
14,  17S8.  For  man}-  years  he  was  a  iiiember 
rif  the  Coiigrecrational  church,  and  he  iiad 
much,  inthience  in  public  life.  Ciiildren  hy 
ilrst  ^vife:  Hannah,  tiorn  December  25,  1730; 
Abraham.  October  13.  1732,  died  .August  20, 
1743;  Isaac,  September  14,  1734;  Ezra,  _\.pril 
2.1.  T7?i7'.  Sila^,  iMarch  2.  1738-39:  Sarah, 
l-'ebruary  30.  1740-41  :  Thaddeus,  January  26. 
1742-43.  mentioned  below:  Rachel,  .\ngust  7, 
1745.  died  September  9.  1745.  Children  by 
sec"iid  wife:  Mar-v.  Aucrust  22.  1750:  ."^am- 
uel  I'.ates,  baptized  Jrine  14.  1752,  died  young: 
Bates,  July  7.  1754. 

(V)  Thaddeu<,  -^on  of  Sergeant  Abraiiam 
Ho\t.  was  l>irn  January  26.  1742-43.  He 
lived  in  Stamford,  and  died  October  3.  1826. 
Flis  "ear-mark"  was  rcgi-tererl  Mav  25.  17'^. 
His  father  'leeded  him  land  in  Stamf'-rd.  in 
1777.  He  w-as  in  the  revolutionary  an:n-  in 
New  York  City  in  1776,  and  was  on  a  criTi- 
n-iittee  to  supplv  c(^mmissary  with,  clothing  in. 
December.  1777.  He  was  quite  noted  as  a 
sc.->ut  again^t  the  "cow-boys".  He  wa~  of  a 
fine  athletic  frame,  and  was  knov,-n  for  his 
reckless  and  -r.ci-es^fid  daring.  He  vca?  a  vtrv 
earnest  Whig  and  aroused  the  hatre.!  of  every 
Tory  around  him.  He  was  verv  much  an- 
no\cd  b}-  tiiem  un  account  of  this  and  often 
liad  to  keep  :;iiard  witii  his  2:nn.     One  hv  one 


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his  cattle  wc-c  cnrricil  olT  liv  stcaltli,  and  he 
determined  to  eatch  tl'.e  thief.  Samuel  Loclc- 
wood,  one  of  the  Icadinc;'  Tories  in  tliesc  dep- 
redation?.  was  suddcnlv  crjvered  wilh  a  gnn 
one  night  h}'  "Uncle  'ihafl",  when  in  the  act 
of  carryincT  ott  some  cattle.  The  Tory  was 
not  allcAved  to  e'^cajie  mitil  he  had  promised  to 
give  up  hi^  e\il  practices.  Thaddeus  Ilo\t 
■was  a  man  of  much  intliience  and  of  consid- 
erable wealth  tor  the  times.  He  married 
(first)  Hannah,  daughter  of  John  ILilmes. 
April  28,  1766,  sl'ie  died  Aj.ril  4.  1S04;  lie  and 
his  wife  owned  covenant  in  Stamford  church 
November  14.  177;? ;  married  (second'i  Sarah 
Lockword.  of  ri'undrid;;c,  New  Vorlc.  Chil- 
dren: Frederick,  born  Jamiary  24,  1767  :  Han- 
nah, Octolier  16,  176S  :  Abraham,  (Dctober  16. 
1770:  Tiiaddeus.  .August  Ji.  1772:  Hilly.  June 
30,  1774:  Darius,  Jamiar}  ,^3,  1776,  mentioned 
below:  Betsey,  Tune  12,  1771S:  Reltccca,  Sep- 
tember 19,  1780;  ?\Iar}-,  NoN'cmber  2,  1782: 
Bates.  Captain,  August  27,  1784. 

(\'i }  Darius,  son  of  1  liaddeus  Hoyt,  was 
born  Januar}'  30.  1776.  died  about  1826.  He 
married.  September  14,  1806,  Harriet  Bates, 
of  Darien,  where  he  lived.  Children:  Je- 
rome Bates,  born  October  27,  1807.  in  Stam- 
ford, married  Sarah  ^^'hite,  of  Canandaigua, 
New  York;  William  Ausrustu-;,  Ni'vetulK-r  24, 
1809,  died  aboi:t  1830;  George  Allen,  Augn-^t 
16,  iSii.  mentioned  below:  Charles  Heiirv. 
Seotember  17.  iSi3.fn  Darien,  married  Harriet 
L.'Reed,  of  Bristol,  New  York:  ^lary  E., 
1815,  married  George  C.  Hoyt,  of  Darien: 
Eliza,  1817,  married  Chauncy  Street,  of  West 
Norwalk :  Elizaneili.  1820,  mrirried  SoL.invm 
Crosiiy,  of  New  York  City:  Hannah  Amelia. 
1823.  m.irried  Charles  L.  Nichols,  of  Eliza- 
beth, New  Ter-cy. 

(\TI)  George  Allen,  son  of  Darius  Thiyt, 
was  born  in  Stamford,  August  16.  i8ri.  died 
there  December  3,  1887.  He  received  his  edu- 
cation in  Stamford,  and.  in  early  manho.-.d  en- 
gaged in  the  clothing  husines>  in  New  York 
City.  In  185:  he  removed  to  Stamford  where 
he  purchased  a  large  amount  of  real  estate. 
He  held  the  office  of  presirlent  of  the  Penn^xl- 
vania  Coal  Company  for  several  years,  and 
also  the  office  of  treastirer.  He  marrieil  f first) 
August  16,  1838,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Hnwley, 
born  April  10.  18x5,  died  in  Siamford.  March 
14,  1853  (^•^e  Hawley  \TT).  He  married 
(second)  Jeannie  Penniman,  dauLditer  of  Tru- 
man Smith.  Cliildren  of  first  wife,  all  born 
in  New  Yoric  City:  Ftancis  Styles,  May  10, 
1839;  Georgiana,  February  5,  1842,  m;irricd 
Albert  S.  Swords:  Ida  Morton,  Janua:-y  i, 
1845,  married  Belden  B.  Brown:  Elizabeth 
Hav.Icy.  Tune  27.  r><48,  married  E.  A.  Day, 
of  EiKiaheth,  N'ew   lersev. 


('[he    Hauiey    Line'-. 

The  surname  Hawh-y  ^',eln■i  ic:  have  h.ad 
a  Noriitan  origin.  At  ;!ny  rate  it  ',-■  i'<ed  bv 
a  Norman  at  the  ti'.ue  l.i  the  (.'ijr;(ii;e-.t  and 
appears  in  the  Battle  Al-.b^y.  The  family  has 
lieen  prominent  in  Derbyshire  since  ab.;>ut  A. 
1)..  I2CX).  We  have  ^ix  generations  of  an  oKl 
ped.i'_;ree  in  that  cmuiry.  Douiitle-s  man\-  of 
tlic  ran^ilies  liranc'.ied  olt  tlti'^  lino.  John  flaw- 
le\-  (5),  of  Banbridge,  had  an  onh  d.augli- 
ter  and,  heir,  Anna,  who  marrieil  Tiiomas 
Blount.  He  was  the  son  of  Tlionias  Hav.dev. 
(if  Ersby,  and  grandson  of  Sir  William  Ilaw- 
le\-,  i>x  Er^by.  Sir  William's  father  \\as  also 
Sir  William  an.i  hi-  grandfather  was  RL^Iierr 
de  Hawley.  Coat-of-anus  of  the  Derb\'  fam- 
il}- :  \'ert  a  saltire  engrailed  argent.  Cresr : 
A  dexter  arm  in  armor  proper  garni<;;ed  or 
holding  in  the  hand  a  spear  in  bend  sinister 
point  downwards  proper.  .Motto:  '  Suivez- 
moi". 

(I)  The  father  of  the  three  immigrants  of 
this  faiuily  wlio  came  to  America  ani  their 
two  sisters  is  not  knov.-n,  and  though,  it  is 
known  that  they  were  of  the  Derbyshire  fam- 
ily, tlie  English  lineage  has  not  been  traced 
Children:  Joseph,  born  if^Oj ;  H;in!i:di.  of 
rvlilford,  Coimecticut.  married  (hrst)  John 
Ut'ford  and  (second)  Captain  John  Beard: 
Elizabeth,  of  Stratford.  Connecticut,  married 
Richard  Booth:  Thomas,  mentioned  below; 
RukcTt.  of  Rhode  Islarid. 

(H)   Thomas,  son  of Hawle}-,  -,'.:- s 

born  in  England,  and  was  killed  in  the  Sud- 
bury fight  in  Kitig  Ph.ilip's  war.  April  2U  loji'i 
He  was  an  carh-  settler  at  Roxiiurv,  ?\Ias3a- 
chusetts.  He  was  in  Captaiti  Cowell's  com- 
pany of  dragoons.     He  married  (first)   Emma 

,  who  was  buried  November  29.  1651. 

He  married  (second)  Dor'-'diy  Karbottle. 
v.idow  of  Thomas  Lamli.  She  died  June  28, 
i^'iOo,.  Ciiild  of  fir-t  wife ;  Th.omas,  born  Oc- 
tober 8,  165 1,  died  }oung.  Children  of  seco;i'I 
wife:  Joseiih,  born  Novemdier  13.  1652:  Jo- 
sepli,  mentioned  below:  Elizabeth,  baptize.! 
June  29,  1656:  Doroiliy,  June  20,  1658. 

(  HI)  Captain  Josepli  Hawlex'.  son  of  Tiio.n- 
as  ITawl'"}. ,  was  born  Jutie  7.  1654,  died  Mav 
10,  171 1.  He  wa>  a  teacher,  preacher  and 
.trader.  He  married  I.ydia.  datighter  of  C.ip- 
tain  Samuel  and  Mar\-  1  Wilton)  Marshall. 
She  was  born  Feliruary  13,  1(136,  died  C'cto- 
her  28,  1732.  Children:  Dor'riln-,  born  Sep- 
tcmljer  ''>,  (''178;  Eyrha.  l>'irn  ;it  Hatfieii!,  Julv 
7.  t(.8o:  Eiinitenant  Ji-epi',  tiorn  at  Nr.rth- 
;imiit"n.  .\ugu<t  28.  i''"^j;  F)orothv,  Aug"u-t 
28.  H'184:  Samuel,  of  Hatiieb!  and  Hadlev. 
born  February  23.  if'p^'.;  Tni.in'.a^,  menti'ineii 
below:  Ebenczer,  y\:'.y  2,  ''194,  m.irried  Ee- 
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(I\')  Rev.  Tliornas  (2)  ITnwlcy,  scui  of 
Captain  Joseph  }-fa\v!ey,  was  Imrn  September 
29,  16S9,  ilied  XovcniL'er  8,  173^^.  He  was  a 
c!erg_\ir.aii.  tuwn  clerk  oi -Ricli^erielil,  I'unnecli- 
ciit.  lie  iiuirried.  in  171 T.  Ai)iL;ail  ''mUl,  liurn 
Fcbruar}-,  lu^j,  tlieil  .\pril  17,  1740.  ilaui^h- 
tcr  of  Xallian  aii'l  Maniiah  (Talcott)  (".cilil. 
Children:  Ezekiel.  April  15.  1713:  Jose|)h, 
Alay  iTi,  1714;  Abigail,  January  i,  lyiyih: 
Elijab.  Mav  16.  171S;  De>rcjtliy,  February  2j, 
1719-20;  Captain  Thomas.  February  20,  i72r- 
22,  mentioned  below;  Captain  Natlian.  Novem- 
ber 16,  1723;  Lidia.  July  29.  1725:  Hannah, 
Aj-ril  13.  172S:  Ebenczcr,  December  10.  1729. 

(\  I  Captain  Tiioma--  13)  llawley.  s'^n  of 
Rev.  Thomas  (2)  llawley.  was  born  Fcbru- 
ar_\'  20,  1721-22,  died  April  26,  I7i'i5.  He  mar- 
ried, January  3.  1747-48,  Elizabeth  Gold,  born 
1725,  died  July  22.  1S07,  daughter  of  John 
and  Jemima  Gold.  Children:  Abigail,  born 
October  24,  1750;  John  Gold,  June  5,  1751  ; 
Deacon  Eb.eiiezer,  Alarch  21.  1753:  Thrunas, 
February  28,  1755:  Hezeldah,  1756;  Elisha, 
mentioned  below. 

(\T)  Deacon  Elisha  Hawley,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Thomas  ("3)  Hawley,  was  born  iMarch  2, 
1759,  at  Ridgefield.  He  was  a  cabinetmaker 
by  trade.  Fie  was  a  prominent  citizen  and  for 
sixty  years  was  a  deacon  of  the  Contjrega- 
tiona!  church.  His  father  ilied  when  he  was 
fourteen  years  old,  and  wlien  he  was  cigliteen 
he  was  drafted  in  the  revolutionary  army  in 
the  defense  of  New  York  City.  His  regiment 
was  at  Corlaer"s  Hook  when  the  British  sent 
part  of  the  fleet  to  cut  off  the  retreat.  The 
colonel  refused  to  quit  his  post  witliout  orders 
and  when  tlie  time  for  a  ha~ty  retreat  came, 
most  of  the  men  threw  awa\-  muskets  and 
knapsacks.  Hawley  maiiayed  to  retain  his. 
however,  and  shared  his  food  with  the  colonel 
after  the  march  to  Harlem  Height^.  He  was 
in  the  service  afterward  at  Danbury.  Connecti- 
cut. He  enjoyed  good,  health  to  a  2:reat  ace 
and  at  ninety-one  v.'as  activeiv  at  work  direct- 
ing his  wood-choppers  wh.en  he  caught  cold 
and  died.  April  iS,  1850.  His  facilities  were 
unimpaired  to  the  last.  He  hail  a  remarkable 
memory  for  Scripture  and  was  a  very  pir.us 
man.  Soon  after  marriage  he  and  hi-  wife 
joined  the  Presbyterian  church,  r^f  v-hich  for 
man}-  }'ears  he  was  deacon.  He  was  chorister 
in  the  church.  He  made  a  memorable  I'ourth 
of  July  adiiress  in  1839,  He  niarriei',  Decem- 
ber 31,  1786,  Charity  Judson,  of  Stratford, 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Sarah  (Curtis)  Jud- 
son. Slie  was  born  December  19,  i7f'o.  died 
July  30,  i860.  Children  born  at  Ridgcfield : 
Elislia,  mentioned  belov/ ;  Judson.  December 
19,  1790,  died  April  10,  i860;  Iratl,  merchant 
of  New  York  City,  born  April  11,  1793;  Dan- 


iel. September  fi.  171);,  died  i'l  1823:  Rev. 
Stiles,  .\pril  8,  T700;  Tl;oM\-is  Chanucey.  Jnn- 
uary.  1802.  died  in  [821. 

(\TI)  Eliaha  (2).  son  of  Deacon  Elisha 
(I)  Hawley,  was  l)orn  at  Ridgefieid.  CV'tob.cr 
20,  178S,  died  September  2(\  tSo).  He  iii.ir- 
ried  Electa  Smith,  born  Februar\-.  1792.  died 
January  30,  1843,  daughter  of  Jo-iali  and  Sar- 
ah (Reynolds)  Smith.  Children:  Sarah  Eliz- 
abeth, born  April  10.  18 15.  married  George 
Allen  Hoyt.  of  Stamford.  Ijorn  August  16, 
iSii  (see  Hoyt  \TI)  ;  Charles  F.li^iia,  mer- 
chant, of  New  York  City,  married  Joanna 
Thompson,  of  Alorristown,  New  Jersey. 

Joseph  Nortliro)),  immi- 
XORTHROP  grant  ancestor,  came  per- 
haps from  ^'orkshire.  Ens- 
land.  He  was  one  of  "Eaton  and  FJavenport  s 
Compaiu',  of  good  character  and  foi  tune", 
w  bo  came  from  England  in  1637  in  the  ships 
"Hector"  and  "}ilartin".  They  landed  in  Fos- 
ton,  July  26,  1637,  and  settled  at  Nev.-  lElvcn 
in  April,  1638.  They  were  mostly  from  York- 
shire, Elertfordsb.ire  and  Kent.  Meniljers  of 
this  company  and  of  Sir  Richard  Saitonstall's 
company  removed  to  .Mil ford,  Connecticut, 
and  the  "free  nlanters  of  t!ie  town"  v.'ere  en- 
rolled November  30,  1639.  but  loscuh,  not  then 
b'eing  in  the  church  following,  appears  in  the 
list  of  names  innnediately  after  the  free  plant- 
ers. The  surname  Northrop  v,-as  spelled  in 
the  early  records  with  the  "u",  w'tlt  "rup", 
and  sometimes  "rocp",  "rupp",  and  more  often 
"rop",  especially  in  later  da}s.  January  9, 
1642,  Joseph  Northrop  unitcl  with  the  First 
Church  in  r\Iilford.  He  married  }ilary,  daugb.- 
ter  'if  Francis  Norton,  w  h(,i  came  10  Milford 
fnjm  Wethersfield  v.itbi  the  Rev.  Peter  Pruu- 
der.  and  his  party.  He  died  September  11, 
1660.  His  will  was  dated.  .September  i,  16119. 
It  mentions  of  his  children  o  ily  Joseph.  Sam- 
uel, Jeremiah  and  Jiihn.  Codicil  to  hi';  will 
s;iys,  "3dy  motlier  shall  ha\  e  a  lisinu'  in  !nv 
liiiuse  as  long  as  she  lives'" — perhap>  niern- 
ing  his  wife's  mother,  Airs.  Norton.  His  v.-ife 
survived  him.  and  made  her  will,  lanuar\-  24. 
1^383,  and  mentions  Jose|)h.  Samuel.  Jeremiah. 
Zophar.  Daniel,  ^^'illiam  and  Mar}-,  i'.'c  Iz-.'. 
two  being  in  tlieir  minority,  aPo  her  nvnher. 
?\Irs.  Norton.  The  inventorv  of  hei-  est.ne  is 
flatcd  February  28,  1683.  Children.  l:orn  in 
IMilford:  Joseph.  August  9,  i()40:  Samuel, 
'  )ctober  26,  1651  ;  Jeremiah,  mentiijned  below; 
lohn,  September  7,  16156:  Zophar.  June  21. 
16161  :  Daniel.  August  7.  i66.i;  W'illi.im.  June 
2,   161 '.6;  Mary,  January  *>,   1670. 

(II)  Jeremiah,  son  of  Joseph,  Northrop, 
wa?  born  January  19.  i<'S^.  i"  IMilford.  died 
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,  who  dicfl   April    ii,   1734.     Clii'dren, 

born  at  Milfonl;  Juliii.  Laptizoil  Jumiarv  10, 
i^'95;  Jeremiah,  bajitizcJ  January  lO,  1O05, 
mentioned  below;  Phincas,  baptized  January 
16,  1C195;  llenjamin,  baptized  October  11, 
1696:  I'liocbe,  baptized  November  11,  1705. 

(Ill)  Jeremiah  [2),  son  of  Jeremiah  1  i) 
Northrop,  wa^^  baptized  January  id.  1005, 
with  two  brothers,  when  -e\eral  yvars  kil.i  very 
likely,  in  ^.'ih'oid.  He  and  his  brotiiers.  Joh.n 
and  Benianiin,  were  amrmir  the  tir^t  seltlerN 
in  Newtnwn,  where  they  tnnk  their  "pitch"  for 
home  kits.  cummencinQ'  April  7.  1712.  each 
having-  four  acres  of  land.  He  married  Han- 
nah, fiauiiiiter  of  Sanuiel  Benedict  Jr..  v>ho 
died  March  19,  1767.  lie  died  July  4,  1771, 
ai;'ed  eiyiity-two.  He  tmited  in  petitiijn.  1743, 
to  the  general  assembly,  to  be  held  at  Hart- 
ford, for  the  formation  of  Newbur}-  .Sorietv, 
which  resulted  in  the  formation  of  the  tmvn 
of  Brookfield,  Connecticut.  Children :  Jere- 
miah ;  Joshua,  born  1722 ;  Ezra,  17J4  or  17J5  ; 
Amos.  1727;  Waite,  1730;  Enos.  mentioned 
below;  Hannah;  Phoebe;  Job. 

(IVj  Enos,  son  of  Jeremiah  (2)  Xnrthrop, 
-^vas  born  in  1738-42,  in  Brookfield,  Connecti- 
cut. He  was  an  officer  in  the  revolution.  He 
v.as  over  eighty  years  of  age  when  he  died. 
He  married  Anna  Drake.  Children,  born  in 
Brookfield:  Drake,  born  December.  1763. 
mentioned  below  ;  Joseph,  June  13,  1766;  Mer- 
cy, August  22,  1776;  Jeremiah.  ^^larch  14, 
1779;  Daughter,  married Johnson. 

(V)  Drake,  son  of  Enos  Northrop,  was 
born  December,  1763,  in  Brookfield.  died  in 
Cornwall,  Connecticut.  He  was  a  tailor  by 
trade,  and  made  clothes  for  the  soldiers  dur- 
ing the  revolutionary  war.  After  moving  to 
Cornwall,  he  became  a  farmer.  He  married 
Naomi  Bishop,  of  New  Haven.  Children : 
Lyman,  born  ]>[arch.  17S5.  in  Brook-field;  Re- 
becca; Albert:  David  Austin.  1791  :  Austin; 
Hiram   Bish.ip,.  mentioned  below. 

(\'l)  Hiram  Bishop,  son  of  Drake  North- 
rop, was  born  in  Cornwall,  Connecticut,  in 
1806,  died  in  Philadelphia,  in  1S47.  He  re- 
moved to  New  York  City  and  afterward  to 
Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania.  He  had  finan- 
cial (iealings  with  Texas  v.dien  tliat  state  was 
an  independent  repulilic.  He  met  with  manv 
financial  reverses.  He  married  Julia  Smith, 
born  at  G)rn\vall.  in  1S22.  died  in  1898.  daugh- 
ter of  .\liel  antl  Fannie  •;  Palmer)  Smith.  Chil- 
dren :  I.  Hiram  D..  b^rn  October  20.  1S41. 
2.  Julia  E..  June  23.  1S46.  ha;  served  as  a 
teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  Waterlairv, 
Connecticut,  for  over  forty  >ears,  and  is  now 
secretarv  to  tb.e  principal  of  the  ^^'aterburv 
high    school. 

(YU)  Hiram  Dwight,  son  of  Hiram  Bish- 


op X.;rlli;op,  wa^  born  in  Phi'.-ji- Iphia,  Octo- 
iier  20.  1S43.  His  father  died  wiu-n  lie  wa-  but 
four  yer.rs  old  and  the  family  returned  li_)  Con- 
necticut. He  attended  the  public  schools  of 
Litchtield  in  winter,  and  worked  during  Ids 
bo_\liood  during  the  summer  on  farms  in  the 
vicinity  of  his  home.  He  worked  in  the  wag- 
on and  sleigli  .-lnops  in  various  places  in  Ma  — 
s.-iclui-etts  and  Briilgeport.  Connecticut,  -'.n.d 
for  Seven  years  was  clerk  in  a  countrv  stoie. 
From  1N73  to  t8So  he  was  shipping  clerk  in 
the  employ  of  the  W'aterbury  Clock  'Com- 
pany, having  entire  charge  of  assembling, 
packing  and  shipping  the  goods.  He  came  to 
Colebojnlc  in  1883  and  engaged  in  farming, 
ami  has  made  a  specialty  of  dairy  products. 
Since  1900  he  has  also  conducted  a  general 
store,  which  he  bought  at  Colebrook  Center, 
and  has  made  his  home  in  tliat  village  since 
1903.  He  is  town  clerk,  town  treasurer  and 
member  of  the  school  committee.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican.  He  is  a  member  of  Ris- 
ing Sun  Lodge.  No.  27,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  ^\'ashington.  Connecticut,  having 
joined  at  the  age  of  twenty-one.  He  inarried, 
February  21,  18S3,  Sarah  Eilen  Shackley.  of 
Farmington,  Alaine,  born  December  15,  1851, 
daughter  of  Moses  and  Sarah  O.Iorrison) 
Shacklev.     Thev  have  no  children. 


(VII)  Waldo,  son  of  Philo  Cor- 
C(  iRBIN  bin  (q.  v.),  was  born  at  Union, 
Connecticut,  January  26.  1823, 
died  in  New  Britain,  Connecticut.  Februarv  9. 
1872.  He  was  educarcl  in  Ids  native  town, 
and  when  gold  was  discovered  in  the  west, 
lie  was  one  of  the  earlier  pioneers  of  1S49. 
i  wo  years  later  he  returned  and,  1853,  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  firm  of  P.  &  F.  Corbin, 
manufacturers  of  locks  and  other  hardware, 
in  New  Brita'n.  He  was  an  active  member  of 
the  firm  until  his  death,  a  prominent  business 
man.  a  useful  citizen  and  a  member  of  tlie 
Methodist  church  of  Xew  Britain.  Mr.  Cor- 
bin married,  April  2y,  1S52,  Emily  ^MatiWa 
Curtis,  bom  March  2.  1825,  died  April  5.  1003. 
Children:  William  Hubbard,  born  Januarv  5, 
1857;  George  Walilo,  see  forwar^l;  Edward 
Curtis,  horn  September  ii,  i86r.  died  October 
19,  1896;  Adele  Marw  born  January  2;^.  1S64. 
died  lulv  22.  loio:  Adbert  F..  born  .April  8. 
i8fir,." 

fMITl  George  ^^■aldo.  son  of  WaMo  and, 
Emily  Matilda  fC'irti-,)  Corljin.  was  born  in 
New  Britain.  G nmecticut.  r\rarch  4,  1859.  died 
there.  November  30.  1008.  He  attended  the 
local  grammar  and  high  schools  and  then  took 
a  course  at  Wesleyan  vcadeniy.  Wilbraham. 
Massachusetts.  In  78-8,  nfvin  t'le  completion 
of  his  studies,  he  entered  the  hardware  indu.s- 


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try  of  \\liich  his  iniclc,  Philip  Corbin.  wa^;  the 
orgfanizer  am]  lieaii,  the  P.  &  F.  Corbin  estab- 
lislimeiit  tifing  one  of  the  greatest  of  it? 
kind  in  the  world.  He  le.irncd  the  bu:>iness 
thoroughly  in  all  it>  detail'^,  beginning  at  the 
bottom  and  working  hi.>  \\'ay  upward,  serving 
at  first  in  the  cajiacity  of  timekeeper  in  t'le 
factory.  The  men  above  him.  recognizing  his 
ability,  ari<l  as  a  reward  fi.>r  his  efforts,  gave 
him  a  place  on  the  road  when  he  felt  that  he 
was  qualified  for  it.  He  was  endowed  with  a 
remarkably  pleasing  personality,  possessed  a 
well-developed  social  side,  was  genial  and  had 
a  fund  of  good  stories,  and  these  qualities 
opened  the  r(iad  to  success.  He  represented  a 
large  house  in  a  large  way,  and.  traveling  as 
he  did,  all  over  the  country,  he  soon  estab- 
lished a  reputation  and  following  in  all  the 
big  trade  centers  of  tlie  United  States,  a  repu- 
tation which  could  justly  he  called  national. 
Naturally  he  concentrated  attentii^n  still  more 
strongly  upon  the  hardware  businc'^s,  in  whicli 
his  entire  family  was  interested,  and  with  ids 
highly-developed  qualifications  and  unusual 
strength  of  character  he  became  a  very  impor- 
tant factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  Corbin 
Cabinet  Lock  Company,  which  was  established 
as  a  separate  company  in  1S82,  of  which 
George  \\'.  Corbin  was  manager,  secretary  in 
1896,  and  then  president  until  190S. 

Having  brought  the  company  to  such  a  pros- 
perous state  that  it  no  longer  depended  upc'n 
his  personal  leadership,  and  being  opposed  to 
its  pending  consolidation  with  the  American 
Hardware  Company,  he  resigned  from  th.e 
company  and  reorganized  the  Union  ^danufac- 
turing  Company,  of  which  he  became  president 
and  which  immediatel}'  and  consequently  en- 
tered upon  a  perin  I  of  splendid  growth  and 
prosperity.  ]\Ir.  Corbin  built  a  new  plant,  in- 
stalled new  equipment,  and  infused  into  the 
organization  a  spirit  of  progress  that  tended 
to  tl'.e  rapid  expansion  of  the  business.  His 
great  success  in  this  executive  work  encrmr- 
aged  ]Mr.  Corbin  to  form  other  manufactur- 
ing corporations.  These  were  the  Corbin 
Brothers  Company,  tht-  Dean  Steel  Die  Com- 
pany, and  the  Corbin-Church  Compan} .  in  all 
of  which  he  held  official  rank,  namely  :  Presi- 
dent of  the  Union  ^Manufacturing  Company 
and  the  Corbin  Brothers  Com]\any,  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Corbin-Ciiurch  Company  and  the 
Dean  Steel  Die  Company.  He  was  also'  in- 
strumental in  establishing  tlie  People's  Sav- 
ings Bank  of  New  Britain,  of  which  he  was 
president:  was  director  of  the  New  Britain 
Savings  and  Loan  Association  and  the  New 
Bi-itain  Realty  Comjiany,  an.d  a  trustee  of  the 
New  Britain  Trust  Company. 

Mr.  Corbin  was  one  of  the  leaders  of  the 


Rejiublican  party  ip  New  Britain.  He  first 
served  as  a  memlier  of  tlie  comnnn  council, 
later  as  a  fire  commissioner,  and  in  1894  wa.s 
electee!  mayor  of  New  Britain,  the  duties  of 
which  resjionsible  office  he  discharged  with 
faith  ftdness  and  cai)abilit>.  He  refused  re- 
nomination  and  all  further  political  honors  un- 
til 1906.  when  he  was  imanimousi\  nominated 
for  state  senator,  but  was  defeated.  He  toi.'k 
an  active  part  in  the  work  done  bv  the  city 
school  board  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He 
was  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  holding 
memiiership  in  Harmony  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted -^Iasons:  Washington  CommaiiiIer\-, 
Knights  Templar;  Sphinx  Temple,  ^.Iy~^ic 
Shrine.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Plrjenix 
Lodge.  Indepenflent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows; 
St.  Elmo  Lodge,  Knights  of  Pythias :  New 
Britain  Council,  Order  of  United  Arneric.in 
Mechanics :  IMattabassett  Tribe,  Improved  C>r- 
der  of  Red  Men:  ^^'ashington  Camp,  Patriotic 
Order  S^ns  of  America,  and  Chamberlain 
Cor.ncil.  Junior  Order  L'nited  American  Me- 
chanics. He  was  a  member  of  the  Nev.'  Brit- 
ain Business  Men's  Association,  New  Britain 
Club,  the  Hartford  Club,  the  Hardware  Club 
c.f  New  York,  Maple  Hill  Golf  Club,  the  Ken- 
ilworth  Club,  and  the  Seneca  Club. 

IMr.  Corbin  married,  October  17,  18S3,  Len.a 
Harriett  Kelley.  born  1862,  see  forward.  Chil- 
dren: I.  Florence  I\Iay,  born  Jmie  20,  1S.S5. 
was  educated  in  the  public  and  b.igh  sciioois 
of  New  Britain  and  at  Lasselle  Seminary.  Au- 
burndale.  ^ilassachusetts.  1003-04.  and  nrially 
was  graduated  from  the  New  Britain  State 
Normal  School  in  1906:  a  teacher.  2.  Heleii 
Emily,  born  Atigust  2t,  1890,  was  educated  in 
the  New  Britain  public  and  high  '-cb.ools  atid 
at  the  Lasselie  Serjinary.  3.  Ruth  Kelley. 
biorn  December  28.  1891.  was  graduated  from 
the  New  Britain  high  school  and  is  now  a 
strd.ent  at  National  Park  Seminary.  Wasliins- 
ton.  District  of  Columbia.  4.  Constance  Geor- 
gianna.  born  March  28,  1902.  is  now  a  pupil 
in  the  public  schools. 

Lena  Harriett  (Kelley)  Corbin  was  bcirn  in 
Plymouth,  Ciinnecticut.  April  18.  i8r32.  an.I 
was  educated  in  schools  at  New  Britain,  eiai';- 
uating  from  grammar,  followed  bv  tv,o  \vars 
in  high.  She  is  president  of  the  Canonicus 
Branch  of  the  Intcrnatinnnl  Sunshine  Society 
of  New  Britain.  .  Connecticut,  b.aving  been 
elected  to  this  ottice  in  IQ04,  and  is  a  ir.ember 
of  the  Second  C'lnftretiaiional  Church.  She 
is  a  mem.ber  of  the  Estlier  Stanley  Chapter. 
Daughters  of  tlie  .\inerican  Revolution,  na- 
tional number  53.587.  She  is  a  descendant 
on  the  paternal  '^ide  of  .i.ncestors  who  came 
from  Newbnrv.  England,  and  settled  m  New- 
burv,   Mas>acliusetts,   in    1627.      Jereniiaii    M. 


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Kelley.  her  gruat-grandfather,  died  .Vtigust 
27,  184-,  aged  eighty-two  years.  [ler. grand- 
father, William  A.  Kelley.  was  Ii<irii  at  Ox- 
ford. Connecticut,  ijt^S.  died  Septeiiiher  15, 
18S0:  was  a  farmer,  Alethodist  and  Demo- 
crat; marrif!  Edna  liiirin ;  children:  Leon- 
ard A.,  William,  James.  Ilcnry  R.,  Wolcott, 
Frederick,  Ella.  Her  laihcr,  Henry  Riggs 
Kelley.  was  Ijorn  at  Goshen.  Xovember  17, 
1S26,  died  yis.}-  18,  1800.  and  was  a  farmer 
by  occupation,  a  Cc)ngregationalist  and  a  Re- 
publican. He  married  at  Ilothleliem.  Con- 
necticut.  September  2C).  1S55,  Sarah  Jane 
Bloss.  born  in  Dethlehcm.  Connecticut.  April 
22.  1837.  died  at  Lxiin.  Massachusetts.  Xo- 
vemlK^r  12.  1805.  Ihey  had  children:  i.  Ed- 
ward Henr\-.  born  at  Plymouth,  January  10. 
1858.  was  educated  in  the  military  academy  at 
Cheshire,  Connecticut,  and  is  now  superin- 
tendent of  the  Thomson-Houston  Electric 
Compan}"' at  Lynn.  r^Iassachusetts  :  he  married. 
Octolier  ig,  1892.  Hattie  Bristol,  '^f  ^^"appin- 
gers  Falls.  Xew  York.  2.  Annie  George,  born 
in  Plymoutli.  Xovemlier  17.  1859.  died  in  the 
same  town  October  21.  1864.  3.  Len.a  Har- 
riett, mentioned  above.  4.  Sara  Emily,  born 
in  Plymouth.  September  2.  1864.  married. 
June,  1897.  Raymond  Alley,  of  Elaine:  has  no 
children.  5.  Erskine  Flawes.  born  at  Pl\'month. 
Jun.e  12.  1867,  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools,  and  is  now  a  broker  -with  offices  at 
State  street.  Boston.  He  married  Mary  Wa- 
ters, of  Woburn,  ^dassachusetts,  aiul  had: 
Muriel,  Sherwood.  Dorothy  and  Erskine 
Hawes.  Jr.  6.  Henry  Riggs.  Jr..  born  in  Xew 
Britain.  Tulv  2^.  1869,  died,  Xovember  30, 
1874. 

Sarah  Jane  (Bloss)  Kelley  was  a  descend- 
ant of  FJavid  Baldwin,  and  a  daughter  of 
George- Bloss.  a  native  of  Bethlehem.  Con- 
necticut, a  farmer  and  a  Democrat,  who  died 
in  that  town  in  1849.  He  married  Emily 
Brov>n.  born  1815,  died  1867,  and  had:  i. 
Sarah  Jane,  mentioned  above.  2.  Marv,  born 
1842.  married  Charles  Daniels.  3.  George, 
born  1847.  married  Eva  Stone. 


John  Linn,  the  first  member  of  this 
LIXX  family  of  whom  we  have  any  defi- 
nite information,  was  a  yeoman  in 
Somerset  county,  Xew  Jersey,  where  he  died 
prior  to  Jmie  13.  1746-47,  on  which  date  Gov- 
ernor John  Hamilton  granted  letters  of  ad- 
ministration-on  his  estate  to  his  widow  ^lar- 
garet  aiiil  his  son  Joseph..  Bcsi<lcs  thi~  >on 
Joseph,  referred  to  below,  it  i~  believed  that 
John  aufl  Margaret  Linn,  al-o  had  Jolm  (2). 
:vho  died  in   Somerset   county  in    T705:  W'il- 

li.'im :   .-Mexaridcr.  married   Sarah.  and 

(lied  in  Bernards  town'=hip,  Somerset  count}'. 


i''  '""S  '""  '^77'^'-  janies  ;  Samuel,  died  unmar- 
ried in  ?Ce\\ton.  Sussex  county.  Xew  jersc\-, 
in  March.  1783;  Margaret:  ?>lary  :  Sarah,  pos- 
sibly married,  in  1760.  Robert  Ftelen.  of  Som- 
erset county. 

j  H  >  Joseph,  son  of  John  and  Margaret 
Linn,  was  born  in  Somerset  county.  Xew  Jer- 
>ey.  about  1725,  died  in  Harmony  \  ale, 
Sus>ex  county,  Xew  Jersey,  April  8, 
1800.  After  his  marriage  he  lived  lirst 
ir,  Hunterdon  county,  then  near  John- 
sonburv  in  Hardwick  ti.iwnship.  after- 
wards in  Hardiston,  and  finalh-  in  Harmnny 
Wale.  He  married  Martha  Kirkpatrick.  the 
dauglner  or  niece  of  Alexander  and  Elizabeth 
Kiri-rpatriek,  oi  \\'a:ties  Beach.  Dumfriesshire, 
Scotland,  and  Mine  P.roe.k.  Hunterdon  coun- 
tv,  Xew  Jersev.  the  grandparents  of  Ciiief 
Justice  Andrew  Kirkpatrick,  of  the  Xew  Jer- 
sev supreme  court,  who  married  Jane,  daugh- 
ter of  Colonel  John  Bayard.  She  was  born  in 
Scotland  about  1723,  died  in  Harmony  \'ale, 
}itarch  7,  1791.  Children,  named  in.  their 
father's  will,  dated  Jvme  20.  1798:  Andrew, 
born  about  1755.  died  in  April.  1799.  married 
Aim  Carnes;  John,  born  December  3.  1763, 
died  Januarv  5.  1821,  n.iarried  Martha  Hunt: 
Da\'id  :  .Mexander.  referred  to  below;  Mary; 
Margaret;  Ann;   Martha. 

(Ill)  Alexander,  son  of  Joseph  and  !\iartha 
'Kirkpatrick")  Linn,  diied  inte-tate  in  Sussex 
cou.ntv  before  April  30.  I79''>,  wdien  letters  of 
aflmiui'^tration  vv'ere  granted  to  his  widow 
Hann.ah,  his  brother  Andrew,  and  to  George 
Arn.i^trong,  Children  so  far  as  known ;  J'> 
scph,  called  "younger  son  of  m.y  son  Alcx.'^.n- 
der"  in  his  grandfather's  will,  and  othe'-  'Ve^ns 
and  daugh.ters  of  ni}-  son  Alexander"  naiucd 
in  the  same  will. 

(I\A  Andrew.  prol)ablv  the  son  of  Alexan- 
der and  Hannah  Linn,  as  the  children  of  the 
other  ■ions  of  Joseph,  except  David  v,  h.o  is  sup- 
posed to  have  died  unmarried,  are  all  acciir.nt- 
ed  for,  was  born  in  Sussex  county,  X'ew  Jer- 
sey. October  29.  17S5.  died  in  Xorth  Shenan- 
go.  Pennsylvania.  March  16,  1835.  He  mar- 
ried. Februarv  5,  181S,  Theodate  Buell  ('see 
Buell  Vn.  Children:  Xathan  S.,  born  Jan- 
uary 8,  1819:  Minerxa.  Xii\-ember  20.  1820: 
I'izra  Buell.  referred  to  belnw  ;  Sarah  L^retta. 
August  14.  1824;  Hannah  F...  Jidy  2h.  1826: 
Elizabeth,  twin  with  Hannah  E. ;  Joseph.  Feb- 
ruary 5.  1828;  Marietta.  May  17.  1S30:  .An- 
drew ."Sylvester.  X'ovemher  20.  1832. 

(A")  Ezra  Buell,  son  of  .Andrew  and  Theo- 
date !  Buell)  Linn,  was  lorn  at  X'<^rth  S!;e- 
nango.  Pennsylvania.  Xovemb'.v  ri,  i;<22.  ;'.iid 
'icttlcd  in   Richmond  Centre,  (  Miio.      Ho  m,-r- 


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dren :  Harriet  Aiirelia.  born  at  Riclimcmd, 
Ohio.  June  21,  1856:  liucll  Weeks,  hern  Oc- 
toi>_-r  23,  1838.  ilied  Ju'y  3,  iSi'io:  F.dc;ar  Chnp- 
in,  referred.  t'>  below :  -Maryette  Elizalietli, 
Ma\    10,  ;8r',5. 

(\1)  Edg:ar  Chapiii,  son  of  Ezra  I'.Mell  and 
O.  Jiiset:a  (.'^niitli  1  Linn,  was  horn  in  Rich- 
niiMid  Centre.  OWk-.  May  29.  1S61.  Fie  at- 
tended the  ]  uhlic  -ch'jiils  until  he  was  four- 
teen, and  liicn  wori<ed  his  way  thrnusrh  two 
years'  schooling  at  the  academy  in  Au-linbnrg, 
Ohio.  He  then  entered  a  general  -tore  at 
Conncaut,  nhi,i,  as  clerk,  at  a  salarv  of  one 
hundred  d'lllar?  a  year,  and  ren.iaining-  there 
five  years,  l^ecaine  lieatl  clerk  of  tlie  establish- 
ment. !Mcanuh;le  he  had  saved  monev  enough 
to  carry  him  through  tvro  years  of  study  at 
Allegheiix  College  at  Meadville.  Pennsylvania. 
Aftcrwar*!-^  he  returned  to  his  former  position 
for  a  year  and  in  1S84  emb.arked  in  the  retail 
shoe  bu-ines^.  Fi\e  years  later  he  SL'hl  out, 
and  gave  his  attention  to  real  e^rate.  ijccoming 
identifieii  with  the  Building  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation in  the  same  town.  He  made  himself 
tl'iorouglil}    familiar  with  the  busine>5  and  in 

1595  went  to  Connecticut  with  the  directorate 
of  the  ConnectiL-ut  FluiMing  and  Loan  Asso- 
ciation, and  aided  in  its  organization.  He  was 
the  agency  manager  and  the  first  secretary  of 
the  a^sociaticin.  serving  until  February,  190 1, 
when   he    was  elccte.i   to  the  presidency.     In 

1596  hie  was  appointed  acting  treasurer,  and 
soon  after  elected  regular  trea-urer.  and  served 
as  biHh  secretary  and  treasurer  until  he  be- 
came pre^id.LiU.  In  I<n2  l:e  re-i'.:;ned  a.^  j.ires- 
ident  av(\  I'as  since  L:i\en  hi.s  entire  time  to 
land  subdivisions,  in  which  he  is  especiall\' 
interested.  He  is  one  of  the  largest  operator^ 
in  the  country,  rnd  is  president  of  a  company 
vvhich  operate;  in  the  United  States  and  Can- 
ada, with  offices  in  the  Sasn^e-Allen  Ruilding. 
He  resides  in  West  Hanforii.  He  married, 
in  June,  1884.  Harriet,  daughter  of  i.iide' n 
Hawlev.  of  Connear.t.  Ohio.  Children  :  Rc'b- 
ert  H.;  Elizabeth  H..  Chapin  C. 

(The  Biiell  Line). 
The  family  i>f  Luell  i^  very  ancient,  and 
branches  exi-t  in  England.  P'rance.  Spain  and 
Germany.  There  are  -fime  thirty-eight  dilYcr- 
ent  ways  in  which  th.e  name  is  spelled.  In 
Sj'ain  it  is  spelled  Ruil  and  I'ueil :  in  France 
I'l'.al  and  Rti'il:  in  Etigland,  I'ewelle,  Le\ile. 
Rc.viU  and  rievdL::  in  Gern;anv.  rhK-h.d.  Hi, hie. 
etc.:  in  Genium  it  i.-.  pronounce.d  ileal:  in  \ew 
England,  Ruel.  Iluell  and  Rewell  are  all  u~cil. 
The  coat-of-arms  of  tl;e  English  family  i-:  .Az- 
ure. S"wed  with  fleurs  die  lys.  argent,  wirh  lion 
ci-'-.j!;y.nt,  gn'fs.  The  family  of  Beville-.  in 
Eiifj'.and  i-  verv  ancient.     Rol.iert  Dex'ille  was 


kuicht  of  the  shire  for  Huntirigdon>hire  in 
1410.  It  is  suppoieil  that  William  lUicll.  the 
immigrant,  was  a  descendant  of  Thi<  famd\. 
t  S^nie  of  Ids  descendants  ;peli  ihe  fannb.- 
name  Luel.  I 

(  I )  William  Bi;e!l,  immigrant  ancestor,  was 
bii;-n  at  Chesterton,  isi  Huntingd.onsh.ire,  En^;"- 
land,  altout  1610,  and  catnc  to  America  about 
I'j^o.  He  settled  first  at  Dorchester  and  re- 
-  moved  to  Windsor,  Connecticut,  about  1635- 
30,  where  he  died,  November  23.  1681.  He 
hail  land  in  the  first  division  in  WimLor.  lie 
married,  there.  November  18,  Kip.  Mary 
.  who  died  Septem!;.er  2.  1684.  Chil- 
dren, born   at  \\'indsor:     Samuel,  September 

2.  i'''4i.   mentioned  below:   Tdary,   September 

3,  i('i42;  Peter,  August  19,  1644  :  Llannah.  Jan- 
uary 8,  1647:  liepzibah,  December  11,  16.10; 
Sarah,  March  21,  1654;  Abicjail,  Februarv  12. 

ir,5r,. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  ^^'illiam  Buell,  was 
born  at  Windsor,  .September  2.  1641.  Lie  set- 
tleil  in  1664  in  Killingworth.  v\!ic;c  he  ddod 
July  II,  1720.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  Killingworth,  and  lived  in  that  part  of  the 
town  now  called  Clinton.  He  na-;  a  large 
landowner  and  held  man}'  j  ositirins  of  hot'.or 
and.  trust.  He  married,  at  Windsor.  Noveni- 
ber  13  or  18.  1662,  Deboiah  Gri^woM.  born 
June  28.  1646.  died  February  7,  1710,  draiudi- 
ter  of  Edward  Griswold,  of  Windsor,  'did- 
dren.  the  eldest  horn  at  WutIsot.  the  otlnr; 
at  Killingworth:  Samuel.  July  20,  r6i'i3  :  De- 
borah. October  iS.  1665:  Hannah,  Septen.ii'.er 
6,  i(:)ri7,  died  young;  ?\Iarv.  Noveri:her  28. 
1669:  John.  February  17,  1761.  meniioned  be- 
low; Hannah,  !\Iay  4,  1G74:  William,  Octo- 
ber 18.  1676:  }.Iajor  Da\-id.  February  13. 
1^79 :  Josiah.  ^Nlarch  17,  1681,  died  young- 
Alehitable.  August  22,  1682 :  Peter,  Deceinber 
3,  l6S^.:  Benjamin.  1686. 

(III)  Deacon  John  Buell.  .son  of  Samuel 
Buell.  was  born  at  Killingworth,  I'ebruary  17. 
II 17 1.  About  i(5<;i5  he  remo\'ed  to  Leb.anon. 
Connecticut,  and  in  1721  purchased  two  riL;hts 
of  land  in  Litchfield,  wdience  he  renicved,  and 
was  a  pioneer.  He  was  one  of  the  jietitionrrs 
to  settle  a  town  west  of  Fanningti'm.  called 
Bantam.  In  1710  he  was  one  oi  the  founder; 
of  Litchfield.  He  died  tiiere  April  0.  1746. 
He  married,  at  Windsor,  November  20.  1695. 
Mary  Loomis.  born  January  5.  1070,  died  Xc- 
vember,  176S,  daui;hier  of  Tlioma.^  and  lian- 
iiah  I  i'r.iteri  L'j.jinis.  Her  2■ra\■e^c•^ne  in  the 
West  burying  crroimd  at  LitchfieM.  I-ears  ih.is 
inscription:  "Here  lies  the  bodv  nf  j'rs. 
Man.-,  wife  of  Deacf)n  John  Bueil.  Slie  died 
November  4,  1768,  aetat  ninety,  having'  had  13 
chiK'ren,  ici  gr.mdcluhlren.  274  great-grand- 
child'-en.     and.     22     ^TCiit-'.';rc;'!t-:-randchildren.. 


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336  of  v.hoir.  were  '^■ir'-iviii:;-  at  her  denUi". 
Cliili'ron.  tie  ia-t  lioni  :a  1  .itrntk-lcl  tiie  odiers 
at  Lcijanriii :  .\!ir\,  l)c.i.'ni!i(.T  1  i.  i()06;  J"lr.!, 
Fehnuiry  i,  "('.rn;,  nxntii  .ii'.-'l  iiclow;  1-nar, 
March  2J.  1701;  .\!iiL;aii,  .'.'.arch  J.'x  1-0.;; 
Hannah.  Dccemhcr  7,  170^:  !-ui>,  March  u, 
1706;  Deborah.  Janrary  2.;.  170S;  Teter.  May 
22,  ijiQ-  I'"Iicnczer,  I\[arch  ni,  1713:  Soli'inon, 
Atiq'i.ist  yi.  171^:  liiua'han.  ])eceni!)er  r^. 
1717:  Ehzahoth,  Aj)ril  27,  1720;  Rachel.  May 
22.  1723. 

il\  )  Jchii  1,21.  5on  of  Deaccm  John  (i) 
Buell,  '.v'l-  '.-rn  at  Lebanon,  Connecticut.  Feb- 
raar\  1.  i''';'),  liiefi  at  Lebanon.  ITe  marrie.l. 
at  Lebaii'ii.  }.iay  10.  1720,  Free  lotn  Strcui;;. 
born  May  k'k  1704.  (Iar,u;bacr  of  Jedediah  and 
Abiah  (  in2ci":~'il  I  StrMni::.  Children,  born  at 
Lebanon:  Jiib.n,  .\u^u>t  31.  T727  ;  Freedom, 
June  2^.  1729:  r)li\-er,  January  24,  1732; 
Abraham.  I''ebruary  19,  1734,  n.ientio'ned  be- 
low: Isaac,  .\]")ril  5,  1736:  Jacc>b,  April  3c, 
1730:  Dayid.  May  16.  1741  ;  Ezra.  April  2, 
1744;  Lo!?,  Fcl^ruary  8.   1747. 

(\"  I  Abraham,  son  of  John  (21  Buell.  was 
born  at  Lebanon.  February '19,  1734.  He  re- 
moved to  Litchfield.  Connecticut,  and  thence, 
in  1773,  to  Groton.  New  TIamp-hire.  where 
he  died  a^out  18 13.  It  is  =aid  that  he  occu- 
pied at  Groton  a  temporary  hut  for  the  sum- 
mer, while  cectiny;  a  sut.i^tantial  loc;  house 
for  a  pennanent  resilience.  His  wife  ccjm- 
plaincd  that  it  was  the  same  heig'bt  as  tb.eir 
neighbor's  and  it  was  then  built  one  log-  hi^-'lier. 
that  it  nii'jht  be  the  tallest  house  in  town.  He 
married,  in  Litchfield.  May  2C.  1759.  Sarah. 
Stone,  of  Litciificld,  Children,  the  first  five 
boin  in  Litchfield,  the  ot'it-r^  in  Gmton:  Asa- 
hel.  December  18.  1761  ;  Huldah.  February  10. 
1764:  Dorcas.  December  :i.  1765:  Annice. 
December  3.  1767  :  Ezra.  September  18.  T769. 
mentioneil  below:  Enos.  ^March  11.  1772:  Lois. 
October  1.  1775:  Sallv.  January  12.  1779: 
Salmon,  April  25,   17S2. 

(\"I)  Ezra,  son  of  .\braham  Ihiell.  wa^ 
born  at  Litchfield.  Septen)l;er  18.  I7<'''9.  He 
went  with  his  father  V'l  Grr,t"n  in  1773.  He 
resided  for  a  time  in  Hanmer.  Xew  Hamn- 
shire.  and  returned  in  18.10  to  Cirot'^n.  He 
remc>ved  tci  Kinsman,  Ohio,  in  1810.  and  aft- 
ej-wards  to  Hartstown,  I'ennsylvania.  where 
he  died  Xovejuber  16.  1865.  He  tau.q;ht  the 
fir>t  school  where  Dartmouth  Collesre  no\s- 
stands,  and  ^vas  a  teacher  tnost  of  the  time  fur 
sixt\  i-errs.  I  [(>  voted  at  every  presidential 
election  frnpi  Washinq-tfjii's  second  election  to 
Lincoln's  ^cc.  lud  election.  He  was  I'rafted 
in  Harrison's  camnai::;n.  and  wa-  as~i!;ne;i 
commissary  at;d  leaker  of  the  ilour  dep.-irtnient, 
and  was  abvay-.  a  i^'reat  friend  of  Harrison, 
'"tie  frer|nentl\'  said  he  beard  the  roar  o*  the 


cannons  at  Lnr.ber  Hill,  related  many  inci- 
dints  of  HaiTiion's  eampai;;r..  but  was  ne\er 
aware  of  the  war  of  the  Keiiciiiiiu".  He  mar- 
ried in  1794.  Dorothy,  d.tmc'iiter  of  DeacQn 
r.injamin  Saiiliorn,  of  Deei field,  ."\ew  Ilamn- 
sliire.  Children,  born  ai  Hanover.  Xew 
Ihimpsliire:  'iheodate,  died  eouni;  ;  Dorot'py, 
died  \-ouiil;-;  Franklin,  died  younsj,  Born  at 
Groton:  Theodatc.  May  20.  1801.  married 
.Vu'irew  1.,'nn  (see  Linn  1\  )  ;  h'ranklin.  .April 
7,  1803;  Cyrus,  February  20,  1S05 ;  Doroihy, 
Januarx-   14,   1807. 


Among  the  earliest  X'ew  lliv^- 
MILLER  land  coloni.-t-.  the  }vliiler  fam- 
ily was  rcpicsented.  although 
up  to  the  present  time  neither  the  e.xact  d.ate 
of  their  coming  nor  whence  thicv  came  can 
be  accuratcl}'  determined.  In  all  probaliilit}- 
the_v  emit,n-ated  from  Fnglau'l,  though  family 
tradition  has  it  that  William  Miller's  origin 
was  .Scotch.  One  \\'illiam  Miller,  aged  twen- 
tv-nine.  came  from  London  to  .Ainerica  in 
1635  on  the  ship  "George",  under  Capt;iin 
Joe  Severne.  They  were  bound  for  \'irgi;"'ia. 
but  the  immigrant  vessels  of  that  period  did 
not  always  land  at  their  intemled  destinations, 
so  that  Ibis  ma}'  ha\-c  Iieen  tlie  'A'illiam  men- 
tioned below.  As  early  as  1646.  in  S.o\vIc}', 
F.ssex  county,  ^Massachusetts,  there  livcvl 
Thomas  Miller,  who  came  suppo^eiiiy  from 
Birmingham.  W^orccster  county,  Eneiand,  and 
was  one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Middif- 
town,  Connecticut,  about  I'^'so.  It  may  be 
presumed  that  he  anrl  William  were  related. 
In  the  "Xew  England  His'onra!  and  'risnea- 
logical  Register,''  vol.  i.  p.  125.  r.ndicr  Mr. 
^^'ater's  "Genealogical  Gle.unings  in.  Englav.-i". 
the  name  of  V\'i!liam  Miller  occurs,  and  in 
volumes  1  and  li  the  names  belonging  to  the 
ol'I  Bible  records  are  curious,  if  they  <\o  ^'.0\ 
show  some  connection  \\ith,  t'nis  branch.  In 
1650  another  Tb.C'nias  ]\Ii!!er  liad  settledi  in 
Springfield.  3,iassachusetts.  In  it336  tlierc 
was  a  John  ^Miller  in.  Wethersfield,  Connecti- 
cut, and  another  of  the  same  name  settleil  in 
East  Hampton.  Long  Island,  during  the  samc 
year, 

(T)  William  Miller,  the  em!!j:rant  ancestor. 
lived  in  1O46  or  earlier,  in  Ipswich.  Ls-ex 
county.  ^lassacbusetts.  where  be  wa';  t'lat  ve.ar 
paid  for  affrighting  the  Indians.  He  'vvas  in 
1^48  one  of  Denison's  subscribers.  It  is  pi'S- 
sible  that  lie  ba^l  been  in  Connecticut  earlier 
or  later  than  tii.n  date.  However  it  mav 
ha\c  !)een.  our  Wiiliam  .Miller  m  t'')53  '.va- 
one  of  the  original  petitioners  t.i  inliahit  anii 
settle  X'onotuck.  north  of  Springfield,  on  the 
Connecticut  ri\er,  nc^w  Xorthampton,  Llanin- 
shire   countv,   ^Ia->ac!u',sini>.      He    was   pre— 


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ent  at  tlic  hr--.t  riit-etuiu,'-  of  the  plantL-rs,  lield 
either  at  SprinytieM  or  at  riarttoni,  (October 
3,  1653.  W  itli  liis  wife  Patience  and  his  two 
youiitj  daijghteis  he  went  to  Xorthauipton 
about  1654.  It  is  evident  that  Wilharn  Miller 
was  prouiiiient  in  tlie  attair?  of  his  section. 
He  was  made  a  nieniher  of  the  hr-t  b'jard  of 
townsmen,  elected  December  11,  1655;  then 
elected  deput}'  constable:  was  one  of  the  orig- 
inal petitioners  to  settle  Xorthfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1671,  and  wlien  Sqiialxbeag 
(Northficld  I  was  resettled  in  the  sj'rin,^'  of 
1683,  William  Miller  held  tifty-five  acres 
there.  Iii  the  record^  of  Xorthheld  we  find 
that  I'atiLncc,  wife  of  William  Miller,  was 
skilled  a-  a  ph}'-.ician  and  >uri;enn.  She  was 
the  oidy  i'.'jciim-  in  the  two  abcive-mentioned 
settlements,  ai.d  was  the  first  and  ou\\  wom- 
an physician  oi  tiie  time  in  .\merica.  U'illiam 
Miller,  who  was  a  tanner,  lived  on  the  east 
side  of  Kin.s;'  street,  al.out  the  site  of  the 
Young-  ]\[en's  Christian  Association  building, 
in  Xorthampton.  lie  occupied  two  acres  ex- 
tending from  tlie  liighway  to  the  brook  on 
Market  street,  ami  tw'j  acre-  mi  the  west  side 
of  the  bnjok  at  Park  street.  Xearby  there 
was  a  place  called  ".Miner's  Den",  whose 
southern  huimdary  was  Park  street.  Most  of 
the  settler>  of  Xorthampton,  I\Iassachusetts, 
came  from  C'  'i-necticiU.  't  was  in  Xorthamp- 
ton, on  Julv  15.  1690.  tiiat  William  Miller 
died,  and  hi-  will,  which  i-  on  file  in  the 
X'orthampti.n  iirobate  oiTicc  (vol.  ii )  is  dated 
July  if)  ihSi'i.  \'^.  record  is  e.xtant  of  his 
marriage,  'u'.t  his  wife  is  named  as  sole  ex- 
ecutrix, and  his  real  estate  in  Xorthampton 
and  in  Xortlificld,  Ma^saclui-eit-,  and  Wetli- 
ersfield  (that  part  which  is  now  Glaston- 
bury^, Connecticut,  was  entailed  to  her  after 
her  death.  We  find  no  menlinn  of  her  maiden 
name, "but  she  died  in  Xorthampton,  ]\Iarch 
29,  1/1(1,  '"quite  aged",  according  to  record. 
Children,  all  ii'"'rn  in  X'Mtliampton.  with  the 
exception  of  the  fir-t  twr. : 

1.  ]\Iary :  married  (first)  December  iS, 
1672.  Zeliadiah  ^^"illialu-.  ^on  of  .\rthur.  of 
X'orthampt.  .n  ;  ('^cccud")  Xovemher  2S,  1677, 
Godfrey  Xinis,  of  Deerheld.  }Tas-achusett5. 
She  died  in  Dccrfield.  .\pril  27.  16S8.  In  the 
massacre  of  February  20.  1704.  some  of  her 
children  \vere  mnrdercil  and.  others  taken  cap- 
tive. 

2.  Reheckah.  died  in  X'orthami'ton.  August, 

1657- 

3.  Patience,  horn  Sefitember  r;.  i('~~ :  mar- 
ried, iviarch  28,  1683.  in  Wethersfield.  Cr.n- 
necticut.  Serjeant  lohn  X'ott,  S'5n  of  lohn 
of  Wether^^field. 

4.  W'illiat:!.  born  Xovemher  30.  iTt^o:  mar- 
ried  April    to.    i('i<;3,   in   Sayliri  It  >k-.   Connecti- 


cut, Mary  Bi'shnel!,  daughter  of  John,  of 
Saybrook,  and  soon  settled  on  lands  in  ^V'ech- 
ersfield  ([  Glastonbury j.  Connecticut,  wdticii  his 
fal'icr  liad  purchased  by  luoiJ.  lie  died  there 
.Vugust  22,  1705,  and  his  wi'low  married,  by 
1713,  Joseph  Butler,  widower,  of  Wethers- 
field.  William  2\liller  Jr.  lias  many  descend- 
ants living  in  Glastonbury  and  Hartford  coun- 
ty, Ci>nnecticut,  to-da_\-. 

5.  Mercy,  born  Febrtiary  8,  1662;  married, 
Xo\ember  29,  168S,  John  Fowder,  son  of  Am- 
brose, of  Westfield,  Massachusetts. 

6.  Ebenezer,  see  forward. 

7.  Mehitable,  born  Juh  10.  1G66:  r.iarried, 
January  15,  1600,  in  Westfield,  iNlassachu- 
setts,  Thomas  Josiah  Dewey,  of  \\'estfieid.  In 
n,'<)('i  the  Dewey  family  removed  to  Lebanon. 
C'j'.mecticut.  Admiral  George  Dewey,  th.e 
hern  of  Manila  P.ay.  is  in  descent  from  tiieir 
<jlde-t  son.  William  Dewey. 

8.  Thankful,  born  April  2^.  16139:  married, 
January  12,  1693,  Jonathan  .Mvord,  son  of 
Alexander,  of  Xorthampton.   rvlassachnsctts. 

9.  Abraham,  born  January  20.  1671-72: 
married.  January  i.  i(jcy8  or  1699.  llaniiah 
Clapp,  daughter  of  Eider  Preserved  and  S?.r- 
ah  (  .Xewberry)  Clapp.  of  X'orthampton,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Me  ilied  there  Februar\'  7,  1726- 
2/.  Abrahan.t  }diller's  second  son,  Abraham, 
removed  witli  his  fa'uily  to  Xorthingti"^n  Par- 
ish, of  Farminett'n,  Connecticut,  about  174S, 
and  his  }<'ungest  son.  Zebadiah  was  nf  the 
earlie-t  .-ettlers  of  Southampton,  ?i[a--achu- 
setts,  and  with  three  of  his  sons  wa-  a  sol- 
dier .in  the  .-\merican  Revolution.  On  Xo\  em- 
ber I''),  1910.  a  beautiful  memorial  m^niniicnt 
ni  Parre  granite  was  erected  on  th.e  ancient 
famih-  Ic't  in  Bridge  .Street  Cemeteiy.  Xorth- 
amiitr>n,  Massachu-ett^.  hv  tlte  fiescendaut-,  .0 
William  and  Patience  !Miller :  thereon  is  cbis- 
elecL  nearly  five  hunilred  letters  of  hi>t';rv,  in- 
cludin,:::  th.e  names  of  the  above  mentioned 
children. 

(II)  Ebenezer,  second  son  and  sixth  child 
of  William  and  Patience  Miller,  was  hrirn  in 
X'ortl-uuupton.  Massachusetts.  June  7,  10114. 
and  died  there  December  23,  1737.  Mi-  en- 
tire life  was  spent  in  X'orthamijton.  win  r.^  he 
was  as  a  husbandman.  He  married  ui  X.iih- 
ampton.  ^Massachusetts.  February  9.  ro88, 
.^arah.  born  in  Xorthampton.  ^[as>achusen-. 
July  28,  1668.  and  died  there.  August  24.  t-a8, 
■  daughter  of  Samuel  2  ('Samuel  i  1  and  H:i.n- 
iiah  (Woodford)  Allen.  Children  aii  hr,rri  ni 
Xorthampton.  Ma-^snchusett- : 

T.  Sarah,  born  K'-^n.  died  June  4.  1724 
(  from  oldest  known  gravestone  o-r  ti;e  family, 
in  Bridge  Street  Cemetery.  \nr:nain[4o". ) . 

2.  Mary,  born  T^oo:  married.  Febriiarv  2/. 
1723.  Dau'ci   {  T,)  King.   fWiiiiam  2.   John   i) 


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of   XortliamptLiii ;    jhe   died    there    Xo\e:iiber 
22,  1773. 

3.  Jolin,  born  Jamiary  12.  1692,  died  Oc- 
tober 23,  1696. 

4.  PLbenezcr,  see  forward. 

5.  Patience,  born  nigS:  married.  Au;.,aist 
30,  1727,  Sanu'.ol  Fairheld.  ;on  oi  Walter. 
She  died  Octoljer  28.  1733,  in  IlatriclJ,  Mas- 
sachusetts. 

6.  Hannah,  burn  August  20,  1700.  died  in 
Avon,  Conneriicut  uninarri'od. 

7.  Captain  Jonathan,  born  Alarcli  12,  1703 
(?),  married,  January  i,  1727,  his  first  cousin, 
Sarah  .Ann  .Mien,  daughter  of  Samuel  3 
(Samuel  2,  Samuel  i)  and  Sarah  (Rust)  .Al- 
len. He  died  Xovember  14,  17S7.  in  Xorth- 
ington  Pari-h  of  Farmingion.  Connecticut, 
whither  lie  h.ad  removed  with  liis  family  in 
1745.  Captain  Jonathan's  oldest  son  Jona- 
than, oi  Farn-.ingtiin  i.Avon),  Connecticut, 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Amei'ican  Revcj'ution,  and 
his  youngest  son  and  child.  Ke\ .  Simeon,  was 
graduated  from  Yale  C'-.llcge  in  >762,  the 
second  of  the  Zvliller  name  on  the  rolls  of 
that  institution.  In  177S,  from  .Manchester, 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  con- 
vention for  the  ratification  of  the  federal  con- 
stitution.    He  was  a  Cnivcrsalist  preaclier. 

8.  Josepli,  bi:)rn  June  7.  1703  :  married  X'> 
vember  14.  1734.  Sarah  .Uli-,  daughter  of 
Ichabod,  of  Hatfield,  ^.lassachusetts.  He  died 
Decem.ber   15,   1737,  in  Xorthamptcm. 

9.  Aa"on  born  Xovember  6,  1707-0S,  died 
unmarried,  February  7.  1779.  in  Williams- 
burg, Massachusetts.     He  was  a  cordwainer. 

JO.  Joliu,  burn  171 1- 12:  nutrried.  .\pril  18, 
1754.  Martha  Root,  daughter  of  Hezekiah.  of 
Northampton ;  died  April  7.  1792.  in  Wil- 
liamsburg, Massachusetts,  aged  eightv  rears. 
He  was  the  founder  of  Williamsburg,  Alassa- 
chusetts,  in  1733,  and  his  S'.ns  Stephen  and 
John  \\  ere  S'ddiers  of  ti'e  American  revolu- 
tion. 

Cni  )  Deacrrn  Ebeuezer,  second  son  and 
fourth  child  of  Ebenezer  and  Sarah  C.Allen) 
Miller,  was  born  in  Xorthampton.  Alas-achu- 
setts,  August  13.  1696.  and  died  in  Farming- 
ton  (.Avon)  Connecticut.  Fehruarv2o,  1777. 
He  was  a  farmer  in  X'orthampton.  ^^assachu- 
setts,  and  a  deacon  in  Rev.  Jonathan  Edwards' 
church  there  until  1747,  ^vhen  he  removed 
witli  his  family  to  Xorthington  Parish.  Far- 
mmglon  (now  Avon),  Cotniccticut,  and  set- 
tled on  the  west  side  of  the  highway  running 
north  and  sOv.tb.  near  Cider  brook  on  the  Far- 
mington  river,  and  we-t  of  Talcnf  mountain, 
to  which  place  his  brother.  Captain  Jonathan 
Miller,  had  removed  in  1745  from  Xorthamp- 
ton anfl  settled  .-m  the  East  «ide  of  the  hicfh- 
wav.     He   first  I.iought  one  lumdred  acre^  of 


land  there  near  Folly  swamp,  for  £700,  from 
Edward  Parks,  of  Farmington,  Connecticut, 
the  deed  being  recorded  October  7,  1747.  His 
will,  dated  Feliruary  3,  1775,  probated  April 
8,  1777,  mentions  his  secon.d  wife  Elizabeth, 
who  survived  him.  (  Farmlngron,  Connecti- 
cut, probate  oiiice. )  Fie  and  his  brother  Jon- 
athan and  their  sons  aide.d  in  building  llie 
first  chinch  in  Xorthington  Pari-^h.  njt  far 
froni  their  homes,  soon  after  1750.  Rev. 
Ebenezer  Booge  (famous  revi\alist)  was  the 
first  pastor.  This  church  burned  in  1818.  He 
married  (first)  in  Xorthampton,  }.iassachu-. 
setts,  Alay  8,  1725,  Hannah,  born  in  Xorih- 
ampton,  Afassachusetts,  August  i,  1700,  died 
in  Farmington  (.Avon),  C'jnnecticut,  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  and  Mary  liurt.  of  Xorthamp- 
ton;  (second')  in  Farnfington  (.Avon)  Con- 
necticut, Xovember  15,  1764.  Elizabeth,  wid- 
ow of  Thomas  X'orton.  of  Farmington,  and 
daughter  of  F-benezer  and  Rebecca  (Treat) 
Deming.  of  W'ethersfield,  Connecticut,  born 
March  ().  170;'..  in  Wethersfielij.  Clii'.d'-en,  all 
by  the  first  r.'iarriace.  bcirn  in  Xorthampton, 
Alassachusetts : 

1.  Sarah.  l)orn  IJ26,  died  October  iS,  1776, 
in  Farmington  (Avon)  Connecticut;  married, 
May  31,  1753.  Xoah  Hart,  son  of  Joseph,  of 
I\'irnn'ngton   { .A\-on  1. 

2.  Elizabctli,  horn  about  172S.  marrie.l,  July 
3,  1751,  Ebenezer  FFiUitington.  son  of  J>^nn, 
of  Farmington,  Connecticut. 

3.  Ph'iebe.  l::orn  aljcut  1730;  died  E-'^ccn^- 
ber  12,  1808.  in  Farmingl.jn  (.Avon)  Con- 
necticut: married.  Xovember  tS.  1734.  Ale  lah 
Hart.  s'.n  of  Joseph  ot  Farmingion   (.Avon). 

4.  Reuben,  see  forward 

3.  Xoah.  born  June  22.  1732.  died  Far- 
nfington i.A\-on)  Connecticut,  May  22,  1812: 
married,  April  9.  1760,  An.ne  Buell,  dauu'hter 
of  Samuel,  of  Simsbury,  Connecticut. 

6.  Job.  died  young. 

7.  Job  (2).  horn  February  21.  i73'i-37: 
died  -Ajtril  17,  1814.  in  S(juthwick,  .Massachu- 
setts; married  Hannah  Hamlin,  who  died  itt 
Southwick  in    1808. 

8.  Joseph,  born  in  1738,  died  in  Farnnng- 
ton  (  .\von)  Connecticut.  .August  9,  1773; 
married,  1768.  his  first  cotisin,  .Anne  Aliiler. 
daugliter  of  Captain  Ji;>nathan,  of  Farnr.ng- 
ton    CAvon). 

9.  Mary,  born  August  14.   1740. 

ID.  Ebenezer,  died  October  20.  I74i'>  in 
T'arnfington    i.V\on  1. 

1  [\' I  Reuben.  C'lest  snn  and  fourth  child 
or  Ebenezer  and  Haiiiiab.  (  Hurt)  Mdler,  was 
born  in  XorthamptC)n,  Massachr.sctts.  ali'Uit 
1731,  and  died  in.  Farmington  (.Avon)  Con- 
necticiit.  .April  n.  1800,  He  wa«  a  farmer  on 
the  homestead  near  Cider  brO'jk.  X'orthingt.>n 


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Pari>!i  (since  1830 — Avon),  FarniinLrton, 
Coiinocticiu.  His  will  i^  on  file  ni  the  Far- 
minL;ton  pruhale  office.  He  married  (hrst) 
in  Farminjrton  (Avon)  Connccticiit.  January 
^5'  T757.  his  first  cousin,  Sarali.  born  .in 
Northain[)ton,  Massachusetts,  December  18, 
1733,  died  in  Farniington  (Avon),  Connecti- 
cut, August  5,  1797,  daugliter  of  Ca[>tain 
Jonathan  and  Sarali  Ann  (Allen)  .Miller,  of 
Farniington       (Avon):       ( second  i        KcTiiab, 

,  who  survived  him.  '  Children,  all   by 

first  marriage,  born  in  l-"armington  (A\iin), 
Connecticut : 

1.  Sarah,  born  February  21,  1759.  died 
April  22,  iSio,  F'armington  (Avon)  Con- 
necticut: married,  March  13.  1777,  Charles 
Woodford,  son  of  John,  of  b'armington 
(Avon). 

2.  Olive,  horn  April  14,  171)1,  died  in  Far- 
niington (Avon),  Connecticut,  April  6.  1S32: 
married.  May  8,  17S3,  Samuel  W'oiidford, 
son  of  Captain  ^^'illiam,  of  Farniington 
(Avon). 

3.  Eleanor,  born  July  3.  I7''i3,  died  in  East 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  July  20,  183(3:  mar- 
ried, October  9,  1781,  Samuel  Phelps,  son  of 
Timothy,  of   Simsbiuy,   Connecticut. 

4.  Solomon,  born  June  9,  1766,  died  in 
Hartland,  Connecticut.  August  29,  1845:  mar- 
ried his  second  cousin,  Lydia  }iliilcr,  daugh- 
ter of  Jonathan  Jr.,  of  Farniington    (.\von). 

5.  Ebenczer,   see  for\\ard. 

(V)  Ebenezer,  second  son  and,  tiftli  and 
youngest  cliild  of  Reuben  and  Sarah  (Miller) 
Miller,  was  born  in  Farniington  (Avon). 
Connectici't,  Afarch  30,  17G8,  and  died  in 
Avon,  Connecticut,  January  11,  1851.  He 
•.vas  a  farmer  in  Northington  Parish.  Far- 
mington.  Connecticut,  was  a  deac'iii  of  the 
Avon  church,  and  was  familiarlv  kn^wn  as 
"Old  Nezer." 

Ebenezer  Miller  marrie'l  (first)  in  Sims- 
bury.  Connecticut,  September  25.  178S.  F^i- 
anlhe,  born  in  Sim^bury,  August  3,  1770.  died 
in  Avon,  Connecticut.  November  6.  1S37, 
daughter  of  John  and  Sarah  (Dver)  Flutcli- 
inson;.  (secoml)  in  183S,  Alleluia  ( I^yer) 
Humphrey,  \\idi>w  of  Frederick  Humphrey, 
of  Canton,  and  ilau;;hter  Mf  Thomas  and  Azn- 
bad  (Humphrey)  Dyer,  of  West  Sim^bur}-, 
Connecticut,  born  there  in  1773  or  1775  :  died 
in  Avon.  Connecticut.  December  24,  184(1. 
Children,  all  by  the  first  marriage,  b'lrn  in 
Farmin.gton    (Avoti)    Connecticut: 

1.  Sarah,  born  C)ctober  20,  1780.  die.!  in 
Avon,  C' 'nnei-ticut,  January  27.  1^3;:  mar- 
ried (first)  abiiut  i8ii'i,  Richard  numphri.y, 
son   of   Michael  of   Simsbury,   Connecticut. 

2.  Ebenezer,  see  forward. 

3.  John    Hutchinson,    born     February     11, 


1795.    died   in   Avi_>n,    Connecticut,    'sovcniLer 
-7-   1859:  married  Levia  Slocum. 

4.  Dianthe.  born  April  24.  1797,  died  i:n- 
marrieil,  in  Hartfordi,  Connecticut,  Maixh  30, 

1875- 

5,  Nancy,  born  August  14,  1799,  ddcd  i-i 
Am'h,  Connecticut,  January  13,  1879:  mar- 
ried Luther  Woodford,  of  Avon. 

f).  Cvnthia,  born  b'elirtiary  14.  t8o2.  died 
in  naydenville,  Mas--achusetts,  March  12, 
1S72:  married  Esdras  Faivheld,  of  Havden- 
ville. 

7.  Truman  Harlow,  born  January  12,  1805; 
died  in  Avon,  Connecticut.  January  7,  iiS(j2 : 
married  Julia  .\.  Chapin.  Their  son,  Emery 
Francis  ^liller,  is  n^nv  living  on  the  original 
Ebenezer  iMiller  boniestead  in  Avon,  arid  an- 
other son,  Charles  Fl.  Miller,  lives  across  the 
rcail  from  his  brother,  on  the  Captain  Jona- 
than Miller  liomestead.  Nearby  is  tlic  an- 
cient burying  gronn<l. 

8.  Tliede,  l.iorn  May  29,  1807,  died,  unmar- 
ried, in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  Ma\    o,   1S76. 

o,  X'irgil  J.  H..  born  March  29.  iSio.  was 
struck  b}'  lightning  in  Farniington  (--\von), 
Connecticut,  Jul}-  5,    1^27. 

10.  fietsey  Afori,  born  Decemlier  24,  1812, 
died  (')ctober  13,  1872:  married  Ephraini 
\\'oodruff.  of   New    r.ritain.  Connecticut. 

11.  Eliza  Ann.  born  April  iS.  1815.  died 
in  Flartford.  Connecticut.  October  10.  iSSfi; 
married  Hiram   F.   Chanpell  of  Hartford. 

(\'l)  Ebenezer,  eldest  son  and  second  cr.iid 
of  Ebenezer  and  Dianthe  (Hutchinson  1  Mil- 
ler, was  born  in  Farniington  (Avoni.  Con- 
necticut. Augi;-t  III.  1792.  and  'lie  i  in 
Avon,  Connecticut.  October  20.  1853.  He 
was  a  farmer  in  A\on.  Fie  married  1  first) 
r)ctobcr,  1S17,  Ruth,  born  in  West  Hart- 
land.  Connecticut,  May  21,  1791.  died 
in  A\'on.  I\Iarcli  9,  1835.  slaughter  or 
Abraham  and  Dolly  (Booge)  Osborn.  He 
married  Cseccnd)  Anna,  born  in  Farmington, 
Connecticut,  December  0,  1702,  died  in  Avon. 
Connecticut.  .Vugust  4.  1864,  daughter  of 
Hooker  Frislde.  ChiMren  all  by  first  mar- 
riage : 

1.  Ebenezer  Tloot^e.  see  forward. 

2.  Flarriet  Amriious.  born  in  Farminct"n 
(Avon)  Connecticut,  .\ugust  16.  1821.  lied 
in  Woodbrid^e.  Connecticut,  Nover.iber, 
1805,  married  Ilenrv  Flickox,  of  Wood- 
bridge. 

3.  Captain  Fraidxbn  ^nb!iu=,  born  in  Far- 
niington !  A\-  ;i  I  C,,nnecti"ut.  September  18, 
1823.  ('ied  of  \(.l'.iw  fever  at  Galveston.  Tex- 
as. Oct'iber  15.   1834. 

4.  Gains  Phelps,  hern  in  Farrrington 
(Avr\n).  Connecticut.  January  14,  1S28.  died 
in    Hartford,   Connecticut.   October    12.    1884, 


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ni'irriod    (first")    .\nna  P.iirke :   (second)    Julia 
Chipnian. 

5.  Fidelia  Ruth,  horn  in  Farniinyton 
(Avon")  Connt.-cticnt,  January  14,  1S2S,  died 
in  Tonincjton.  Connecticut,  March  16,  1900, 
married  llarlcni  Wallace  I'irace,  of  TorriiiL;- 
ton,  who  died  ;\Iay  15,  1907. 

6.  Dolly  Diantha,  hi^.rn  in  Farniinjton, 
(Avon)  Connecticut.  March  iS.  1829,  mar- 
ried Joseph  Ri'iberts.  of  Middletown.  Con- 
necticut. She  is  living  (1911)  in  Middle- 
town. 

7.  Henry  ^"igil,  born  in  Avon,  Connecti- 
cnt,  .\ugust  27,   1S30,  and  died  there  shortly 

after   1900:  marricl  Helen  ,  who  died 

January   31.    ion. 

8.  Jane  Julia,  horn  in  A\-on,  Connecticut. 
April  23,  1832,  died  in  Ansonia,  Connecti- 
cut, August  6,  1858  :  marrieil  Erwin  W.  \\'eb- 
ster.  who  died  in  Ansonia,  October  21,  1909, 
aged  seventy-four  years. 

(\'II)  Elienezer  Eooge,  eldest  child  of 
Ebenezer  and  Ruth  (Osborn  j  Miller,  was 
born  in  Granby,  Connecticut.  Alarch  6.  iSiQ, 
and  diei]  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  January 
22,  18S3.  Early  in  life  he  was  a  fanner  in 
Avon,  Connecticut,  and  later  a  merchant  and 
manufacturer  in  Hartford,  Connecticut.  He 
married  (first)  in  W'ethersfield.  Connecticut, 
^larch  I.  1S53.  Sarah  Jane,  born  in  \\'ethers- 
field,  August  8,  1S31,  died  there  January  18, 
1855,  daughter  of  Henry  and  ^lary  (\\"elles') 
Deniing.  He  married  (second)  in  ^^'ethers- 
field,  March  4.  1856.  Mayette  Deming,  born 
in  \\'ethersfie!d,  Connecticut.  November  28, 
182S,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife.  These  sisters 
were  descendants  of  the  Treat.  Flale,  Lati- 
mer. Butler.  Francis,  \\"oodhouse.  Blinn.  Try- 
on,  Welles  and  Standish  families,  an<l  arnrmij 
their  ancestors  was  Governor  Trvon,  of  Xew 
York. 

(\'ni)  Frank  Ebenezer,  only  child  of  Eb- 
enezer Booge  and  Mayette  (Deniing:)  >.Iil- 
ler.  born  in  Hartford.  Connecticut,  April  12. 
1859.  In  1881,  after  graduating  from  Trin- 
ity College,  he  entered  t!ie  College  of  Phv-i- 
cians  and  Surgeons  of  Xew  York,  and  re- 
ceived his  degree  in  1884.  ^^■hen  two  years  had 
been  spent  as  medical  and  surgical  interne  at 
Xew  York.  Charity,  and  St.  Francis  Hospitals 
he'  became  sanitary  inspector  for  the  Depart- 
ment of  Health,  v.hich  position  he  held  for 
three  years.  Dr.  Miller  then  served  as  assist- 
ant imdcr  distinguished  professors  in  X'ew 
\ork  Polyclinic,  \'anderbilt  Clinic,  Xew  York 
University  and  Pose  Graduate  Hospitals.  Fie 
tlicn  began  to  specialize  in  di.-;ease.s  of  the 
thr.>at,  ear.  and  no^^e,  and  acted  in  the  capac- 
ity of  assistant  to  Doctors  W.  P.  Swift,  Ur- 
ban G.  Hitclicock  and  R.  P.  Lincoln,  the  lat- 


ter a  liir.iat  specialist  of  distinction,  also  as- 
sistant to  Professor.s  Orin  Pomeroy  and  L. 
Emmet  Plolt  of  tlie  Xew  York  Polyclinic.  Drs, 
John  JL  Ripley.  George  M.  Lefferts,  Joseph 
FIcx\e  and  John  Doming.  r)r.  ]\Iiller  was  at- 
tending physician  to  the  }ilinerva  IPjme,  to 
the  Wayside  Xursery,  to  .St.  J':'seph's  Hospital 
for  several  years  and  is  now  ci>nsulting  pliy- 
sician  for  St.  Francis  Hospital.  In  igoi'i  he 
was  appointed  visiting  physician  to  the  Xew 
York  Hospital:  he  is  also  at  present  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  medical  directors  of  the 
Loomis  Sanatorium.  He  has  had  vast  expe- 
rience in  treatment  of  the  throat,  ear  and  nose, 
especially  at  the  X'and.erbilt  ar.d  Bellevtie  Hos- 
pitals. He  has  been  laryngclogist  to  the  !Met- 
rojiolitan  College  of  IMusic  since  iSgo.  Dr. 
.Miller  began  private  practice  in  18S6,  he  has 
treated  180,000  patients  in  the  past  ten  years. 
His  vast  practice  includes  all  classes  and 
walks  of  life.  Side  by  side  will  be  found  in 
his  books  the  names  of  Astor,  Choate,  De- 
W'M.  Duncan,  Frick,  Potter,  Tliomas.  \'an- 
dcrbilt  and  Whitney:  Caruso,  Dalmores,  (jar- 
den,  Slezak  and  W'illiams :  Cowl.  Flearn,  Mc- 
Creery,  McGibbon  and  M'anainaker,  and  rep- 
resentatives from  China,  Japan,  India,  L)en- 
inark.  Russia  and  South  Africa.  Sucli  an  im- 
mense following  has  been  accomplished  bv 
this  sturdy  son  of  generations  of  sturdy  an- 
cestry, singlehanded,  witliout  social  or  finan- 
cial aid,  that  one  can  but  wonder  at  it.  V.Ti'Ie 
a  student  at  Hartford,  Dr.  ^vliller  was  sole 
tenor  in  the  Giee  Club  at  Trinity  College :  la- 
ter, while  pursuing  lii:-.  medical  course  in  Xew 
Y'lrk.  he  was  solo  tenor  of  St.  Thomas' 
Church.  Fifth  Avenue  and  53d  Street.  In- 
tense enthusiasm  over  music  caused  him  to 
take  a  thorough  study  01  the  vocal  organs 
and  of  the  cultivation  of  the  liuman  voices  :  he 
establishes  a  principle  of  hollow  space  reso- 
nances which  has  gained  authoritative  recog- 
nition as  the  nearest  approach  to  a  perfect 
thecry  of  voice  production.  lie  was  first  to 
advocate  a  regular  standard  for  tone  of  voice 
ppiduction,  by  which  any  voice  can  lie  de.^.- 
nitely  measured  and  classified.  Dr.  Miller  has 
outlined  a  new  theory  of  the  origin  of  nod- 
ules, from  a  study  of  234  cases,  which  lias 
been  subsequent!)-  confirmed.  Fie  is  author 
in  collaboration  of  ".A  Compend  of  Xo<e. 
Throat  and  Ear  Diseases"  and  Las  v.-ritten 
m.any  papers  on  the  voice  and  vocal  r.rc.ans. 
He  has  lately  published  "The  \'oicc".  an  in- 
^ere'-ting  study  of  practical  value,  to  tlie  sing- 
er. To  this  book,  Gustave  Kobbe,  the  well- 
known  critic,  has  written  a  preface  in  which 
he  says : 

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among  his  paricnt*;.  and  i'  physician  to  the  Man- 
hattan Opera  House,  Mr.  Usiar  Hainnieriteia's 
company. 

"To  expert  knuwierlge  of  the  physioioc;y  of  the 
vocal  organ;  he  adds  practical  experience  as  a  vo- 
calist. Before  and  during  his  student  years  he  was 
a  singer  and  held,  among  other  positions,  that  of 
tenor  in  one  of  the  large  New  York  churches.  This 
experience  has  heen  of  great  value  to  him  in  Ins 
practice  among  singers.  He  understands  them  tem- 
peramentally as  \\ell  as  physically.  Moreover,  it 
has  led  him,  in  writing  this  book.  "The  Voice,"  to 
consider  quesrious  of  temperament  as  well  as  prin- 
ciples of  physiology.  Great  as  is  the  importance 
that  he  attaclies  to  a  correct  physiological  method  of 
voice-production,  he  makes  full  allowance  for  what 
may  be  called  the  psychological  factors  involved 
therein — mentality,  artistic  temperament,  correct 
concept  on  the  part  of  the  singer  of  the  pitch  and 
quality  of  the  tone  tc  be  produced,   etc. 

"Above  all,  Dr.  Miller,  while  convinced  that  the 
tones  of  the  vocal  scale  require,  for  their  correct 
omission,  subtly  corresponding  changes  of  adjust- 
ment in  the  vocal  organs,  utterly  rejects  anything 
like  a  deliberate  or  conscious  attempt  on  the  sing- 
er's part  to  bring  about  these  adjustments.  He  holds 
that  they  should  occur  automaiically  (or  subcon- 
sciously) as  the  result,  in  very  rare  instances,  of  su- 
preme natural  gifts,  in  other  as  a  spontaneous  se- 
quence  to  properly   developed  artinry." 

He  lias  devoted  much  time  to  investiga- 
tions re,§'ardiiig  tlie  treatir.ent  of  tuberculosis. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  ]\Iedical  As- 
sociation, the  American  Larynsfological,  Rhi- 
nological  and  Otological  Society.  He  is  a 
thirty-second  degree  Ma^on,  a  Knight  Tem- 
plar, a  member  oi  the  ^.Iw^tic  Shrine  and  the 
Elks.  Among'  his  clubs  are  the  Players.  Lo- 
tos, Mendelssohn  Glee,  Xew  York  Yacht.  Re- 
publican. i\Iasonic  and  the  Xew  England  So- 
ciety. Dr.  Miller  married.  April  28.  1)^92. 
Emily,  daughter  of  Edward  W'estrin  of  Yon- 
kers,  Xew  York.  They  have  two  daughters, 
Lat-.ra  and  Frances. 


This    surname    is    variously 
H.\XO\'ER     spelled  Hanniver,  Hannover. 

Hanover.  Raniford  and  Han- 
niford  in  the  eaily  records,  and  it  is  pmbable 
that  the  name  was  originally  Haniford.  of  old 
English  origin. 

(I)  Richard  Hanover,  the  immigrant,  is 
mentioned  but  a  few  times  in  the  record.^  of 
Marblehead,  Massachusetts,  where  he  settled. 
He  was  undLiubtedly  a  seafaring  man.  Twice 
his  name  is  spelled  Haniver  on  petitions  which 
he  si.gnefl,  usin.g  a  mark.  His  wife  Miriam 
was  a  member  of  the  church  at  Marblehear! 
as  early  as  1669.  Children,  baptized  at  Mar- 
blehead  fund.er  the  spelling  FTaniford  and 
Hannifordi  :  i.  Elizabeth,  b.iptized  Septem- 
ber 10,  1669,  married  Totham  Maverick.  2. 
Sarah,  born  Xovember  13.  1671.  3.  ^liriam, 
baptized  ?\tarch  18.  1673.  married.  1714.  Eph- 
raim  Saulles.    4.  Mar)-,  baptized  September  28, 


1676.  5.  Pjirhard,  baptized  Septcjnber  13, 
T'.79  0.  Wihiam,  Ixirn  July  22,  :6S2.  7. 
Henry,  baptized  February  8,  ifKS4-Sj,  died 
}'0ung.  8.  Samuel  (twin  of  Her.ry),  bap- 
tized February  8,  died  February  19,  i6'^4-85. 
9.  Ebenezer,  mentioned  below. 

(H)  Ebenezer,  son  of  Richard  ar.d  }.'iriam 
Hanover,  v\as  baptized  at  Marblehcad,  June 
i9,  1687.  He  appears  to  be  the  only  son  re- 
maining and  having  issue  in  jMarblehead.  His 
sisters  were  married  under  the  name  of  Han- 
over or  Hannover.  Children,  born  at  Mar- 
blehead :  i.  Ebenezer,  baptized  December  28, 
1729,  v.as  a  soldier  in  the  revolution,  mar- 
ried Hannah  Tames.  2.  Miriam,  baptized  july 
30,  1732.  married.  E'ecemlx-r  30.  1751,  John 
Bebet.  3.  Samuel,  baptized  Sejitember  8.  1734, 
married  ?ilariha  Tarr.  4.  Sarah,  baptized  Au- 
gust 15,  1736.     5.  \^'illian^,  metitioned  below. 

(HI)  William,  son  oi  Ebenezer  Hanover, 
was  born  aiiout  1740.  He  married  at  }ilarb!e- 
head,  Tanuar\-  27,  1763.  Elizabeth  Grant. 
Children,  born  at  ^larblelicad :  r.  \V;'Ii;.ni, 
baptized  September  2T,.  1764.  2.  William,  bap- 
tized January  12.  1766.  3.  John,  mentioned 
below.  4.  Elizabeth,  baptized  April  9.  1769. 
5.  \\iriiam.  baptized  Febru;'t_\   3,  1771. 

(]\')  John,  son  of  William  ani.!  Elizaii^th 
('Grant)  Hanover,  was  born  in  IMarbic-hcad 
in  1767.  and  baptized  there  Augtist  30.  r7f'iO. 
He  moved,  10  Connecticut  and  live.i  fi^r  a 
time  at  Xew  Haven.  He  'Aas  undoubtedly  a 
mariner. 

(V)  Samuel  B..  son  of  John  Hanover,  was 
born  in  ^lassacliuseUs,  near  ^larldehead,  soon 
after  1700.  and  died  at  Xiiw  Haven  in  181;. 
He  came  to  Xev»'  FIa\-en,  Coiinecti.-ut,  w'.wrc 
he  followed  the  sea  and  the  trade  of  sail- 
maker.  He  married  S.irah  Lotiirop,  wlio  was 
born  and  died  in  X'ew  Haven.  Children :  Re- 
beccr  ;  ]\[arv:  John,  who  was  a  carriageni;iker 
in  Xe\^  Haven  and  died  tb.ere ;  Samuel  B., 
was  a  cabinetmaker  in  Xew  Ha\en  and  died 
there ;  Elias,  was  a  silver  plater  and,  now  lives 
in  X'^ew  PIa\en  :  and  Ttt'ius  Smith. 

(VT)  Julius  Smith",  son  of  Samuel  B.  Tlan- 
over,  was  Ixirn  at  Xew  Haven,  Februar\-  3, 
1815,  and  died  in  Bridgeport.  IMarrh  ir',.  loor. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  iiai've 
city  until  he  was  nine  years  old,  when  he 
besan  to  earn  his  own  living  b}-  carr\i;ig 
newspapers.  His  father  died  wlion  he  \\'as 
but  eleven  weeks  old.  and  as  titere  wa-  a 
lart^e  family  he  hadi,  as  -oon  as  possible,  to 
assist  liis  mother  in  tlio  care  and  support  of 
the  other  five  children.  A\'hen  lie  was  nine- 
teen he  entered  tlie  employ  of  the  Bridge- 
port Farr.Jc"  and  contintied  v.-:lh  this  news- 
paper for  a  number  of  years,  later  resiccninEr, 
and  !inal!\-  becoming  one  of  the  owners  I  Bet- 


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engil  &  Haiii.>\-cri,  i-oinliicte<i  tlie  StauJanl 
until  18O1,  wlu-n  he  left  the  firm  to  accept  a 
position  as  collector  of  customs  under  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  continuiuL''  in  tliis  nmce  until 
Cleveland  appointed  his  succcs-or.  covering,'' 
the  years  from  iSuQ  to  1885.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  hoard  of  education  <:>{  Bridgeport 
for  a  number  of  years  and  always  t. 11:1k  a 
keen  interest  in  the  subject  of  puldic  educa- 
tion. 

In  i)olitics  lie  was  a  srnmg'  Rcpulilicau. 
In  relijion  he  was  a  P.aptist.  lie  ^\as  a  citi- 
zen of  exccptiiiua!  public  s|.irit.  bri>ad  and  lib- 
eral in  hi-  views  and  of  sterliu'j;  character, 
and  lent  his  aid  to  e\ery  project  that  con- 
tributed to  the  welfare  and  uplifting"  of  the 
city  in  vTiich  he  li\-cd.  Tie  was  a  member  of 
the  first  board  oi  education,  orcrauized  April 
12,  1876,  in  Brid-cj.irt.  Tn  1S77  Mr.  Han- 
over was  vice-pre^i  lent  of  the  board,  and  ',vhen 
the  president,  Nathaniel  ^^'heele^,  died,  Sefi- 
teniber  \<\  1877,  he  was  elected  president  of 
the  board,  which  office  he  held  until  1891,  a 
period  of  fourteen  years.  He  then  accepted 
a  position  as  agent  of  the  board.  He  mar- 
ried, at  Piridgeport.  October,  1857,  \nnio 
Bish.op  Blackman.  born  August  rS,  183:;,  at 
Danbury,  Coimccticut,  daughter  of  John  Clark 
and  Betsey  (Bi-hop)  Elackman  (see  Black- 
man  \'II).  Ciiild :  Bessie  Bi Tiijp,  bcirn  at 
Bridgeport,  now  a  teacher  in  the  I;rid,geport 
high  school. 

(The   Blackimn  Ln-.c).  . 

(I)  Adam  Blackman.  immi'^rar.v  ajicestor, 
was  born  in  1598  in  Staffordshire,  England, 
and  on  May  28,  1617.  ente'-ed  Chri-t  Col- 
lege, where  he  pursued  a  course  of  study. 
For  some  time  thereafter  he  preached  in  the 
counties  of  Leicester  and  Derby,  and  in  i'''38, 
with  his  wife  Jane  and- six  children,  came  to 
America,  where  he  settled  at  Stratford.  Con- 
necticut, in  the  spring  of  1630.  His  family 
was  one  of  the  first  seventeen  to  locate  there. 
He  died  in  September,  1663,  and  his  widow- 
Jane  in  1674,  aged  seventy-four  }'cars.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  England:  }Tary,  horn  1636: 
John,  mentioned  below  :  Jame- :  .'^amue! :  De- 
liverance, married,  about  to"^;,  Henr\-  Bon- 
field:  Benjamin,  ni.arried  April  II,  I'Vr-  Re- 
becca Scotton. 

'(II)  John,  son  of  Adam  anl  Jane  Black- 
man,  married  Dorothv,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Henry  Smitli,  of  U'etherslield,  Connecticut. 
He  made  lii~  V.riivs  in  T  airfield.  Coimccticut. 
wdicre  he  died  in  uY:2.  Plis  widow  marriedi 
(second),  October  31,  16(15,  Francis  Hall, 
who  died,  it  is  believed,  in  i(V)o.  andi  ■-he 
married  (third)  Mark  Sensi.^.ns  St.  John,  '"if 
Norwalk,  who  died  in  ''603,  .She  married 
(foiirth)    Deacon   Isaac  Moore,  of  Farming- 


tnn,  and,  died  in  1706.  Children:  John,  men- 
tioneil  below;  Hbenezer;  Joseph. 

(Ill)  John  (21,  son  of  John  (i  )  and  Dor- 
otlr.-  (  Sniitli)  Pdackman,  married  Alary  Kiiu- 
berly.  His  will  was  dated  September  30, 
1700.  and  jiroxed  November  iS,  1706  His 
propertv  was  in\entoricd  at  more  than  one 
lumdred  and  nineteen  pounds  sterling,  and 
was  left  to  his  sou  Abraham.  Children: 
Jcihn.  mentioned  below  :  Abraham. 

(I\')  John  (31.  son  of  John  (2)  and  ALary 
( Kimberly)  Blackman.  settled  in  Newtown. 
He  married  Abigad  Beers,  who  died  March 
2~.  1762,  aged  seAenly.  He  ilied  January  35, 
17(14,  aged  about  seventy-five.  His  will  was 
d.ated  Juiy  15,  1759,  and  p^oljated  January 
30,  1764.  Children:  Martha,  November  20, 
17 14;  Abigail,  October  i,  1716:  Sarah,  Sep- 
tember 20,  171S,  died  June,  1721  ;  John,  men- 
tioned below;  Ebenezer,  March.  3,  1723-24; 
Joseph.  May  23,  1726:  James,  June  i.  1730. 

(,  \')  John  (4),  son  of  John  (3)  and  Abigail 
(Beers)  Illackman,  was  born  September  27, 
1720,  and  married  Margery  Glover.  Chil- 
dren: Ebenezer,  .Simeon,  and  John  Starr, 
mentioned  below. 

(Vn  John  Starr,  son  r,f  Jolm  ?nd  Mr.-- 
gery  (Glover)  Blackman,  was  born  Ssptemlier 
II,  1777.  died  September  4.  1851.  He  was  a 
jeweler  and  silversniitli  in  Danbur\-  all  his 
life,  held  a  mnnljer  of  town  offices,  and  was  a 
pronu'nent  man  in  the  coiiimunity.  He  mar- 
ried Laura  Clark,  born  July  14,  17S3.  died 
Ma\-  II,  18(34.  Children:  Alona.  born  Au- 
girst  (').  1804,  died  April  18,  J87S.  never  mar- 
ried :  John  Clark,  see  forward;  Frei'erick  S., 
b'"'rn  .-\pril  22.  iSii,  died  A.ugust  17.  i8'jS, 
married  Sophia  Harnett,  born  December  22, 
1821,  dierl  January  o,   18-18. 

(\TIi  John  Clark,  sen  of  Johr,  Starr  and 
Lau.ra  (Clark-"i  P.lackman,  was  horn  in  Dan- 
bur^ .  September  11.  1807.  died  in  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  December  8,  1872.  He  was 
C'lucated  in.  Ins  native  town,  where  he  becariie 
a  jeweler,  and  also  spent  the  vears  of  his 
early  :nanhood.  In  183(3  he  remo>-ed  to 
Bridgeport,  bringing  his  family  there  tlie  foi- 
lowirg  year,  an;!  established  himself  in  the 
jcwelr_\-  bu-iiuess.  conducting  a  store  for  forty 
years  on  the  present  site  of  IXavis  &  Haw  ley. 
He  was  a  thirty-second  clegree  ifason  and 
took  the  greatest  interest  in  the  alfairs  of 
this  orgam"zation.  In  Ids  religions  belief  he 
V. a^  an  Episcopalian,  ami  he  bore  his  full  si'.are 
in  the  prJilic  affairs  of  the-  community  as  an 
honest  and  upright  citizen.  He  married.  Mav 
20,  1830.  Betse}',  born  Ma\-  27.  1810.  died 
May  3.  1005.  daughter  of  Xarhaidcl  and,  Bet- 
sey (Dobbs)  Bi'hop.  both  tiati\es  "f  Dan- 
bury,  the  former  being  a  comb  manufacturer. 


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Children,  all  born  in  Danbury :  i.  William, 
born  I'cbruary  12,  1831,  died  1833.  2.  Annie 
Bishop,  horn  AiigT.ist  2S,  1S33,  married  Jiiliii^ 
Smith  Hanover  (see  Hanover  \'J  ).  3.  Helen, 
born  July  2S,  1S35.  married,  Oct'iber  15.  IS5.S, 
Henry  !'>.  Ferg'usdn.  who  died  Xiivemlnr  u, 
185S:  he  Sullowed  the  ^ea  and  was  hr?t  male 
of  a  ve?--el :  she  resides  with  ^^r.  Hane:ver. 
4.  John,  horn  ?\!arch  22,  1N37.  died  the  same 
day.  5.  William,  born  September  15.  1842, 
died  in  1865.  6.  Charles,  twin  of  William, 
died  January  22.  1S44.  7.  Sophia  Harriet, 
born  May  14,  1849,  married.  Septeml/er  2'^. 
1873,  Edwin  F.  Rhodes,  a  cotton  broker,  of 
Provideiice.  Rhode  Island.  They  ha\c  one 
daugliter,  who  married  L'.eimet  Loisev,  of 
Providence,  and  has  children:  Pelham  R., 
Margaret  and  Donald.  8.  Fanny  Isabella, 
born  December  2.  1850.  marrier!,  September 
22,  1S74,  Harold  \\".  \Mghman,  an  artist,  of 
Jersey  City,  who  died  October  11.  10)07. 
They  had  children :  i.  William  Clark,  liorn 
in  Bridgeport.  April,  23.  1876.  died  in  Jack- 
sonville, Florida.  February  26,  1S85.  ii.  Hor- 
ace \\'..  liorn  January  IQ.  1S79.  's  a  clerk  in 
Jersey  City  :  he  married  Adcle  Cox,  and  has 
one  child  :  K.  Adele.  iii.  Lillian,  born  June 
19,  1880.  married  ^^'illiam  D.  Clark,  of  Cali- 
fornia, a  traveling  salesman.  They  have  chil- 
dren :  Olixer  D..  John  Elackman,  \\"illiam 
Bishop  and  Fanny  Louise,  iv.  Frank  Han- 
over, born  in  Jacksonville,  Florida,  Juh-  12. 
18S2,  resides  in  Jersey  City.  Xathaniel'  and 
Betsey  (Dobbs)  Bishop  had  children:  i. 
Harnett,  born  Xovember  15.  1807,  died  Jan- 
uary I,  i8r2.  2.  Fanny,  born  May  20.  1809. 
died  January  29,  1S77.  3.  Betsey,  mentioned 
above.  4.  Amos,  born  Aus^ust  19,  181 1,  died 
June  18,  1884.  5.  Harriet,  born  July  12. 
1813,  died  August  25.  1814.  6.  .Ann.  born 
September  14.  1814.  died  September  it,  1832. 
7.  Martha,  born  April  13.  1815.  died  February 
25,  1896.  8.  Mary,  born  December  4.  1817, 
died  April  5.  1803.  9.  Xathaniel.  born  June 
12,  1S19.  died  }.rarch  12.  1821.  10.  Catherine, 
born  July  14.  1S20.  died  October  2'/.  1S24. 
II.  Xathaniel.  hi^rn  Februarv  24.  1824.  re- 
sides in  Danbury.  12.  Joseph,  born  June  24, 
1.823,  died  September  12,  1863.  13.  Isabella, 
born  X'ovember  21,  1827,  deceased. 


John  Hall,  imtnicrrant  ancestor, 
FIALL     was  l^orn   in   Fnijland  in    1617,  as 

shov,n  by  a  dcriosiriwn  he  biir,-e!f 
made.  He  settled  first  \n  Chailestown,  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  was  admitted  a  freeman  in 
]Massachusetts  Bay  Colony.  JMay  6.  1635.  He 
removed  to  Dover,  Xew  Hampshire,  where 
his  name  appears  on  the  tax  lists  from  i6jS 
-to   1677,  and  also  often  in   the  land   records. 


In  1652  he  lived  at  Dover  Xeck.  next  to  the 
meeting  house,  on  the  lot  on  the  southwesterly 
side,  which  reached  to  the  river  and  included 
a  spring  whicii  still  is  tlouins:  and  is  called 
Hall's  spring. 

J.<hu  Hall  was  the  first  deacon  c.f  the 
I'irst  Cliurch  of  Dijver.  as  early  as  1055. 
He  was  a  lot  layer  as  early  as  1657  and  as 
late  as  1674:  in  165,8-59  he  was  one  of  three 
to  la}'  out  the  tovcn  bounds  between  Lar.^.prey 
and  Xewrichawannock  rivers  and  to  run  the 
northern  boundary  line.  In  1663  h.e  was  011 
a  committee  to  lay  out  the  highway  fruni 
Lamijre\-  river  to  the  water  siiie.  He  was 
selectman  in  1660  and  was  occasionally  a 
commissioner  to  end  small  causes,  the  title 
of  the  early  magistrates:  was  grand  irror 
in  1663-66-68;  "clerk  of  ye  writs'"  for  tiie 
court  in  1663-6S-69;  town,  clerk  in  1673-75- 
79  and  other  years.  In  1677  Deacon  Hall 
rccei\  ed  a  tract  of  twent}'  acres  on  the  west 
side  of  Back  river,  laid  out  to  George  Webb 
in  1642.  He  gave  to  his  son  Ralph  bv  (Jeed 
dated  February  i,  16S5-86,  half  his  hou;e  i-nd 
land  and  the  otlier  liali  at  his  death.  Thus 
deed  was  proved  as  a  will.  May  4.,  1692.  and 
recorded  in  February,  1694-95.  ^^^'-'  '^^arried 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lavton  or 
Leighton.  Children:  Sheba.  born  Januarv  g. 
1639-40:  John,  born  in  Cr.arlestox\  n.  Septem- 
ber 21,  1645:  Elizabeth,  September  4.  1647, 
died  young:  Elizabeth,  Xovember  2,  1648  :  Xa- 
thaniel. taxed  in  16S0 :  Ralph.  n;enti'~'ned  l:e- 
low;  Grace,  born  May  16.  1663-64:  Hate\  il. 

(IT)  Ralph,  son  of  Deacon  John  Hall,  was 
born  about  1660.  He  was  heir  to  his  father's 
liomestead  on  Dover  Xeck.  He  lost  twenty 
acres  of  land,  July  11,  1604,  in  a  'avv-'.;it 
with  Richard  Waldron.  Richard  and  Eliza- 
beth Pinkham  quirclairned  to  him  their  riglits 
in  the  lands  of  their  grandfatlier.  TIi'Muas 
Leicrhton.  He  was  auditor  in  1702:  con- 
stable in  1705.  He  died  Xovember  13.  1706. 
He  must  have  marrie;!  t'.\  ice.  but  the  name  of 
his  first  wife  is  not  Icnown.  He  married 
(sccritKH.  ^lay  23,  170 1,  Mary,  daugliter  of 
Philip  Cliesle>-.  In  1713  ]\Iary,  with  her  sis- 
ter Esther,  wife  of  John  Hall,  quitclaimed 
their  fath.er's  plantation  at  Oyster  river, 
^lary  married  again,  and  as  wife  of  John  Fox 
she  quitclaimed  her  share  in  the  estate  of  her 
first  husband,  Ralph  Hall,  to  John  Hal!,  son 
of  the  first  -wife;  Ralph,  John  au'l  Tames 
were  administrators  of  the  estate  of  their 
father  Ral]ih.  Th.e  estate  was  divided  between 
seven  sons,  the  eldest  getting  the  ciistomary 
double  portion,  wdiile  Jonathan,  who  \vas  "weal 
and  side.''  got  fifteen  potmd?  ni()re  than  the 
others.  Childreti  of  first  wife :  i.  John,  horn 
about    1685.    setticii    in    Somersworth,    X'evv 


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Ilami'shire,  marriL'(l,  Augii-^t  0.  1705.  E^tb.er 
Cliesley,  sister  of  lii^  lather's  wife.  J.  James, 
died  before  1735.  3.  Jonathan.  4.  l-<iac, 
rcinnved  ti>  ^Jassachuselts.  Children  ni  sec- 
oiui  wife;  5.  IJenjainin,  burn  Jr.ne,  170J.  6. 
Ralpii.  about  f704.  7.  Jose[)h,  nienuuncd 
below. 

(Ill)  Jo^eph,  son  of  Ralph  Hall,  was  born 
?\larrh  .^G,  170'..  in  H  .ver,  and  die  1  there, 
November  14.  178^.  lie  marriril.  December 
10.  1734,  I'eniel  I'lean.  Cliildren,  b.-rn  at 
r)over;  Atnia.  baj'tized  Jnly  JO.  1735:  Mary, 
bafitized  .May  21,.  17311;  Ji'seph.  nuntioned 
bcli'w  ;  Daniel.  ba]iiized  .Vusu-t  22.  174.:.  live'! 
at  \\'akericid ;  .Vliii;"ail.  baptized  C)ct>iber  7, 
1744:  Hannah,  baptized  April  2.  1740;  John, 
November,  1752;  Peniel,  married.  Marcli  19, 
1775,  John  Seribner.  of  \\'akefield. 

(I\'")  Joseph  (2).  son  of  Joseph  d)  Hall, 
was  baptized  at  Do\'er,  Novemlier  5.  1738. 
He  was  a  settler  of  the  town  of  Dartleti.  New 
Hampshire,  and  one  of  the  petitioners  fnr  the 
incorporation  of  tb.at  town.  In  1790,  acrord- 
ing-  to  the  first  federal  census,  he  was  living 
there  and  had  in  his  family  two  males  over 
sixteen,  two  un'ier  that  age  and  five  females. 
Joseph.  Jr..  Josiah  and  Obed  also  had  families 
then. 

Joseph  Hall  signed  a  petition  to  have 
the  town  anne;'<ed  to  Strafford  conntv  or  a 
new  county,  dated  June,  1793.  He  married 
Mary,  daugb.ter  of  Jcisiah  Cox.  granddaughter 
of  Captain  John  Cox  and  Tabitha,  daughter 
of  Ebenezer  Davenport,  of  New  Casco.  Cap- 
tain John  Cox  was  a  mariner,  known  as  "the 
Old  Ranger,"  and  was  killed  bv  the  Indiar,- 
at  Pemaqiii'I,  ^.lay  j6,  1747:  hi'^  father  was 
John  Cox,  born  1657,  took  the  oath  of  fidelity 
to  Massachusetts.  July  22.  1674,  died  No\'em- 
ber  25,  1742,  and  was  buried  at  Dorchester. 
Massaclur^etts.  Children  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
Hall:  Joseph,  Dorcas,  Nathan,  I'etsey,  Elias, 
mentioned  below  ;  Josiah.  Polly  and  Penjamin. 

(V)  Elias,  son  of  Joscjili  (2)  Hall,  was 
born  August  6,  1777.  at  Ealmouth,  Maine. 
He  kept  the  toll  bridge  and  gate  at  Partlett. 
He  married  three  times.  He  married  (tliirl") 
Hannah  Seavey,  bi^rn  1790,  died  August  26. 
1839,  at  Hart"s  Location,  New  Ham[^sbire. 
and  is  buried,  at  I'artlett.  New  Hampshire. 
Joseph  Seavey.  her  father,  married  A'ligail 
Cummings:  was  son  of  Jonathan  and  Com- 
fort (CatCs)  Seavey.  of  G'/eenland.  New 
Hampshire,  grand-. -.-.i  of  Samue'.  and  Aliigail 
Seavey.  of  Rye,  New  Hiunpsliire.  Thomas 
Seavev,  father  of  Samuel  and  grandfather  of 
Samuel  Seavey,  who  married  .\liigail.  was  an 
early  settler  of  Rye.  Elias  Hall  was  a  farmer 
and  evangelist.  lie  died  at  Jeffers.->n.  Ne\v 
Hampshire,     October     16,     iS'51.       Children: 


Timothy  E^ler^o^  ;  Alvah  ;  Jose|)h  Sea.vey, 
L>;;e  of  the  company  that  built  the  Summit 
Huuse  ill  1852  on  Mount  W'a-hingtL.n  ;  Dud- 
ley I'ellingili;  Charles;  Timotlu'  Emer-ori ; 
I  homas  Shepard,  metilioued  lielow":  David; 
Joii:ilbau  ;  John,  ar:d  ^Mary  Elizabeth. 

(AT)  Th'_>mas  Shepard.  son  of  Elias  Hall, 
was  educated  in  the  [lublic  sclKiinls  i>i  his 
native  t^nvn.  He  renio\ed  to  New  York  and 
engaged  in  business,  acquiring  a  competence. 
He  married  Sarah  Catherine  Pliillips,  wdio 
was  born  in  New  ^'ork  Citw  Among  their 
cbi!(h-en  was  William  Philliiis.  meiiiioned 
below. 

(Nil)  William  Phillips,  son  of  Thomas 
Shepard  liall,  was  born  at  Stamford.  Con- 
necticut, Ecbrnary  i,  1864.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  and  this  knowdedge  was 
supplemented  by  an  academic  course.  He  or- 
ganized in  18S9  the  Plall  Signal  Company, 
manufacturers  of  automatic  block  signals  for 
railroads.  He  is  president  of  the  conipanv. 
which  has  offices  in  Ne\^-  York,  Chicago  and 
London.  He  is  a  director  of  the  New  York 
Real  Estate  Security  Company,  memlier  of 
the  American  Railway  Signal  .\ssociation.  the 
New  \'ork  P.oard  of  Tiade  and  Transpo,rta- 
tion,  the  Board  of  Trade  of  Greenwich,  Con- 
necticut. In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  lie 
is  president  of  the  Communion  of  Evangeli-ni. 
New  York  East  Conference  of  the  Txlethodist 
Episcopal  Church  and  devotes  much  of  lu's 
time  and  meatus  to  e\-angelistic.  reform  and 
philantb.ropic  work.  He  is  president  of  tlic 
American  Tract  Society  and  of  the  Bible 
League  of  North  America,  vice-president  of 
the  \\'orld's  Christian  Endea\or  Union  and 
of  the  Adirondack  League  Club,  director  of 
the  Long  Island  .-\s-cmblv.  the  Montrose  llible 
Conference.  Rollias  College  of  Winter  Park. 
Florida:  trustee  of  the  United  Societv  of 
Christian  Endeavor,  manager  of  the  American 
Bible  Society,  Methodist' Episcopal  Hospital 
of  Brooklyn,  member  of  the  advisory  commit- 
tee of  the  General  Communion  on  Evangeli-m 
cif  the^  Methodist  Church.  He  founded  the 
Twentieth  Century  G':ispel  Campaign  m  iO'To 
and  is  chairman  of  tb.e  national  central  com- 
mittee. He  is  a  meml-er  of  the  Lawvers'  and 
Transportation  clubs  and  the  New  Engiami 
Society  of  New  York.  He  published  "A 
Layman's  Earnest  Appeal  for  Uriiversa! 
Prayer  for  a  V."orld-wide  Pre^ent-da\  Pente- 
cost." 

His  home  is  at  r,reenwich.  Coiincirti- 
cut ;  his  ottice,  25  Broad  street.  New  York. 
He  married,  October  4.  1887,  Charlotte  Sophia 
Hollister.  of  Bristol.  Connecticut,  ciavigiiter  of 
Elisha  S.  and  Adeline  E.  HoUisfer.  of  Corn- 
wall Bridge,  Connecticut. 


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('III)    labcz    Iluixi.   fon    of    Tolin 

HURD  lliird  ("q.  v.).  wa^  horn  ^Tarcii  12, 
ijoy-oi^.  He  ^cttldl  in  Triimlnil!. 
Coiniectiout.  ii,  1741").  He  marricil  (first), 
Scptemlior  i),  \~2J.  Phebe  Uiirritt.  Ilo  mar- 
ried (sccomh,  April  !0.  1704.  Sarah  Cal(l\\ell. 
born  in  1721,  ilicd  in  1701.  Chil'lren:  Will- 
iam, horn  Ma\'  25.  1720:  Cliarity.  March  14. 
1730;  riiineas.  February  11,  1732:  Xiiiah, 
DecLinh.jr  18.  1733 :  Abel,  mentioned  below ; 
Tlioi>;)hilus,  April  4.  1742. 

(IV)  Abel,  son  of  Jabcz  Ilurrl,  was  born 
in  No\'eniber,  1735.  He  married  ]\Iart]ia 
Ferris.  They  lived  in  Brookfield.  Connecti- 
cut. Children:  Peter,  grand.father  of  Fred- 
erick Hnrd,  of  Bridgepiirt ;  Jabez.  mentioned 
below. 

{V )  Jaliez  ('2),  son  of  Abel  Plurd.  was 
born  in  1760.  died  in  1844.  He  married  Lucy 
Blakeman,  born  in  1768.  died  in  1S51.  daugh- 
ter of  James  and  Lucy  1  Hitchcock)  Blake- 
man.     Children:      Berenice,    married   

Skidmore :  George  Sailu,  mentioned  below ; 
Philo.   born   July   2^.    1795,  married   Mclinda 

Tomlinson :  Hester,  married FTawlcy  : 

Samuel  Ferris,  born  Alarch  2,  1799,  married 
Julia  Tomlinson. 

(VI)  George  Sallu,  son  of  Jabez  (2)  Hurd, 
was  born  about  1790,  at  Bmok-field.  He  niar- 
ried  Mary  Taylor,  of  Danbiiry.  Connecticut. 

(VH)' William  B.,  son  of  George  Sallu 
ITurd,  was  born  at  Brookfield.  June  5,  1820, 
died  April  28.  191 1,  at  ^fanchester,  Connecti- 
cut, He  wa'i  a  denti^^t  by  profession.  He 
married  Elizabeth  .\mbler,  born  at  Danbury, 
October  28,  1828,  daughter  or"  Beniamin  and 
Polly  (Segur)  .Ambler,  of  Da;v-)ury,  John 
Ambler,  her  revnlutionar_\-  ancestijr,  was  un- 
der General  Arnold  at  Lake  Cliamplain. 

(VTH)  Hon.  William  E.  (2)  Hurd,  son 
of  William  B.  (i)  Flurd.  was  born  at  Bir- 
mingham, Connecticut,  February  9,  1851.  FIc 
began  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Brooklyn.  New  York.  Fie  entered  Aladison 
(now  Colgate)  University,  and  afterward  be- 
came a  student  in  the  L^niversitv  of  the  City 
of  New  York,  from  which  he  \-,a~  graduated 
in  the  cla<s  of  1872  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  studied  law  in  the 
ofifice  of  George  H.  F:-iier.  and  in  1S74  was 
admitted  to  the  bar.  He  became  a  partner 
of  Mr.  Fisher  in  the  firm  of  Fisher.  Flurd  & 
Voltz.  and  continued  until  1880.  when  he 
withdrew  to  became  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Kurd  iS.  'jrim.  His  partner  was 
Charles  O.  Gri:r.,  and  the  firm  took  a  lead- 
ing place  amonc  the  attorneys  of  Brotiklyn 
for  a  period  of  thirteen  }-ears.  The  offices 
of  the  firm  were  at  oq  Broadwa\-.  Juflge 
Flurd's  success   as   an   advocate  was   notable. 


It  was  due  in  large  uie:i-iire  to  liis  thi'rouLdi 
preparatioii  in  law  and  to  a  natural  aptilu'.e 
for  saying  in  a  C'jr,\incing  wa\-  tb.e  riLTiu 
thing  at  the  righi  time.  In  1806  lie  >vas 
called  to  tb.e  bench  of  tlie  ccm.uly  ccurt  C'f 
Ki:igs  county,  having  been  o'ected  in  Xo- 
vember,  1895,  He  has  won  distinctit-n  an! 
reputation  for  judicial  abilitv,  fidielit}'  and  im- 
partiality as  a  judge.  Among  some  oi  the 
notable  trials  at  v.hich  he  presided  were  those 
of  Martha  AF  Place  and  Benjamin  Pugh, 
both  of  whom  were  convicted  of  nuirder  and 
e:<ecuted  for  their  crimes:  of  W.  F".  Alil'er  of 
the  notorious  Franklin  .syndicate  ^wind.lc :  of 
Dan  Doody  for  perjury,  and  Jacob  Klein  for 
arson.  Aliller  an.l  F)cody  were  convicted, 
aTid  Klein's  case  resulted  in  three  mistrials 
from  disagreements  of  juries.  lie  served  on 
the  bench  until  January,  1902. 

Judge  Hurd  was  one  of  the  incorporators 
an.]  trustee  of  the  Kings  County  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  member  of  the  first  committee 
on  membership.  Fie  is  trustee  of  the  Brc- 
voort  SavinQ's  Banl:,  a  trustee  of  the  law 
library  and  director  of  the  X'ca'  F^ngLiin! 
Society.  He  is  a  member  of  Er.clid  Lodge. 
X'o.  656,  F'ree  and  Accepted  Afasons:  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon.  tlie  Phi  {.•::•.  KapiVi, 
Hanover  Club,  Flaniiltnn  Club.  J'.r.  >.  .klyn  Club 
and  the  University  Club  of  Bror.kb.n.  In 
politics  he  is  a  Democrat;  in  religion  ati 
Episcopalian.  In  1906  St.  Lawrence  l"ni- 
vcrsity,  the  law  school  of  which,  is  located  in 
Brooklyn,  conferred  upon  Judge  Hurd  tlie 
honorary  degree  of  LL.  Tj.  In  hi=  ^■ouneer 
da}s  he  was  very  active  in  political  life.  Me 
was  a  delce^a^e  to  numerous  state  and  oilier 
conventions  of  his  party.  He  was  cliairman 
of  the  convention  at  vchicn  Mr.  Li\i!i£:stnn 
was  nominated  for  comptroller  and  Air.  Boodv 
for  mayor  of  Brooklyn.  He  v.as  for  vears  a 
meir.ber  of  the  Democratic  citv  committee 
Judge  Hurd  possesses  an  attracti\-e  personal- 
ity and  enjoys  the  friendship,  nC't  onlv  of  the 
lawyers  and  judges  of  Kings  county  but  of 
men  in  all  walks  of  life,  in  al!  parts  of  the 
state. 

He  married  ffirst).  April  19,  i88eT.  Eloise, 
daughter  of  John  AA'.  A'andewater.  of  Brook- 
lyn. She  died  August  3,  1896.  anrl  lie  mar- 
ried (second),  December  23.  iSqq,  Mary 
(AAdiitney)  Barrett,  daughter  of  Georg-e  F. 
A\'l'!itney,  of  A'ermont,  widow  of  James  C, 
Barrett.  Her  motbc"  wa^  .\uc;'usta  P. 
('Eaton)  A\hitne\-.  a  descendant  of  Frarcis 
Eaton,  who  came  in  the  "Mayflower."  She 
is  a  member  of  the  Daughters  of  tlie  Ameri- 
can Revolution  and  also  of  the  C'"doniaI 
Dames.  Judge  Hurd  has  one  child  bv  his 
first    wife:    Katharine,    born    Januarv.    1881, 


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married  Joseph  E.  Uodj^cson,  of  Brook'i_\n. 
and  she  has  one  dausjhter.  Sally  Hodgeson. 

Thnnias  'I'ayli.r.  ininiigrant  an- 

TAYLOR  ccstor,  was  iiurn  in  England 
aiitl  is  thought  to  liave  hecn 
relate:!  to  the  Taylor-,  of  Iladlcy.  Massachu- 
setts. 'I'liLHtia'-  d'axlor  was  one  of  the  early 
settler.-,  (.'t  Aorwalk  auil  later  of  Danhury, 
Connecticut.  He  married.  February.  K'loj, 
Rehecca.  l>"tn  about  i'>40,  daughter  of  Ed- 
war>i  Keichani.  of  Stratford.  Children,  bijrn 
at  Hadley :  Thcinias,  Xovernber  26,  iG'iS: 
Deborah,  June.  1671  ;  Johri,  mentioned  be- 
low :  Joseph. 

(II)  Lieutenant  John  Taylor,  son  of  Thom- 
as and  Rchf.cca  ('Ketchauij  Taylor,  died  Xot, 
veniher  iS,  1744.  He  marrie  1  \\'ait  — C-k.'lL. 
wh'i  died  January  2Q.  1721-22.  Children, 
born  at  Xorwalk:  Xoah,  October  5,  1699: 
Josiali,  Oc'j'ber  17.  1701  ;  Reuben,  mentioned 
bel'w;  Sarah.  >sOvember  22,  1706;  }vlary. 
October  2.   (,-09. 

(Ill  I  Re-iben,  son  of  Lieutenant  John  and 
Wait  Ta\i  v,-.  was  born  at  Xorwalk.  Con- 
necticut.   X(j\ember    21.    1703.      He    married 

Eunice .       See   Selleck's   "History   of 

Xorwalk"  and  the  probate  records  showing 
the  mother  appointed  guardian  of  the  fol- 
lowing children:  Betty.  William.  Adria, 
Preserved,  n'entioned  below:  .\bigail  and 
Martha.  Abigail  (page  263,  Selleck),  daugh- 
ter o!  Ren' en  an<l  Eunice  Ta\lor,  married 
John  Lnckwood. 

(I\')  Preserved,  soti  of  Reuben  and  Eunice 
Taylor,  wa?  born  in  Xo''walk,  Connecticut, 
1737.  died  January  20,  1S22.  His  father 
settled  about  1750  at  the  junction  of  the  towns 
of  Redding.  Ridgefield  and  Danbury,  as  now- 
constituted.  Preserved  settled  in  the  ^ame 
section  and  was  a  well-to-do  farmer,  and 
nearly  all  of  his  children  settled  in  the  same 
secti.:.n.  He  was  opposed  To  ti'.e  revolution, 
and  he  was  denounced  and  persecuted  as  a 
Tory.  It  has  been  said  that  he  did  much  to 
help  the  cause  at  the  time  of  the  inva-;ion  r>f 
His  Majesty's  troops  from  Camp's  Peach, 
\\'estport,  to  burn  the  town  of  Danbury,  and 
also  at  the  battle  of  Ridgcfield,  April  17, 
1777.  He  did  not  leave  his  home,  as  many 
Loyalists  did,  but  his  property  was  contis- 
cp'-ed  by  the  new  government,  though  after 
S'.'nie   costh'   litigation   lie  managed  ti>   secure 

it  a^a;n.     He  married  Rudi ,  who  died 

Fii  r'-ary  (',,  1813.  agod  si\ty--even  years. 
Cliildren:     i.  Abram,  died  January  30,  1813. 

aged  forty-nine  years;  married  Sarah  — ■ , 

who  died  Feliru.ary  23.  1S44,  aged  eightv 
years.  2.  Pre-erve'i.  mentioned  below.  3. 
Rh'.da,   born    '.770.  died  September   10,   18 10. 


4.  Ruth,  died  .\ugn.-t  lu.  1S40.  aged  sevcntv- 
three  years  seven  rri"nt!:s;  marrie>l  Xathan 
Pates.  5.  Hannah.,  died  April  2j.  1878,  ag-ed 
niiiety-eiglit  years  ten  ninnth-.  r.iarricd.  Den- 
janiin  Selleck.  6.  Ada,  d'uy-'.  .\prd  2,  1812, 
aged  thirt\--onc  years,  7.  '/.'.'.hh.  lii.-.l  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1S72,  aged  cighty-e'gl't  \ear^  seven 
months. 

( \' )  Preserved  (2),  son  of  Preserved  it) 
ani!  R'.uh  Tayl'^r,  was  In  an  in  Xor^valk.  <ir 
vicinit}-,  Connecticut,  1766,  died  ?v[ay  9,  1847. 
He  inanied  ( fir^t )  Su>annah  Keeler.  who 
ilied  Xii\-ember  2/,  1840.  lie  married  C~ec- 
ond  I  Widow  Xash.  of  X.irwalk.  Ciiildren, 
bi'rn  at  Redding:  i.  Betsey,  died  .May  16, 
186S,  aged  seventy-six  year^  nine  months: 
married  David  Burr.  2.  Sally,  died  February 
iS,  1S70.  aged  seventy-six  years  eleven  days. 
3.  Davis,  mentioned  below.  4.  Amy,  died 
October  i,  iSf'ij.  aged  sixty-six  years  six 
months  ;  married  Daniel  Olm-tead.  5,  X'jah. 
died  Jul}"  2S,  1853,  aged  hfty-one  years  three 
months  twenty-one  days.  h.  Eliza,  married 
Danchv. 

(YD  Davis,  SL">n  of  Pre-erve-1  (2':  and 
Ruth  (  Xash )  Taylor,  was  b^rn  at  Redlinir. 
Connecticut,  1795,  died  August  in,  i8r.i.  He 
was  a  farmer  on  the  old  honiestca  1  at  Red- 
ding all  his  life.  He  married  Jane  Fri^bie, 
wdio  died  August  25,  1SS6,  a.eed  sevency-nine 
years  nine  months  and  two  days.  Chilrlrcn. 
ijorn  at  Redding:  i.  Edwin,  mentioned  be- 
!i~>w.  2  Joseph,  niiller  at  Ridgefleld,  became 
assi_^ciared  with  Joseph  Whitlock  in  the  dis- 
tiilerv  business  and  also  carried  on  farming : 
die'!  I>fccember.  iQio;  married  Jane  L.  FVis- 
hie:  children:  Charles  and  Etta.  3.  .Ma.ry 
Jane,  drowned  3Ia_\-  18.  1833.  2ged.  tiiree 
vears  fi.iur  months.  4.  Mi'.n=':>n,  fa'-nier  at 
Redding  until  his  last  years,  when  he  retired 
and  went  to  Ridcctield,  wiiere  he  die'  Jan- 
uar^•  4,  1911,  aged  seventy--e\-en  years;  m.ar- 
ried  (first)  .\nnie  Slierman :  iscc.jn'M  Ro- 
sclia  A.  Ferris:  four  children,  two  living: 
Henry  an.d  Ferris,  in  the  west:  the  latter 
married  and  has  three  sun-  a.nd  for.r  daugh- 
ters, all  in  the  we-t.  3.  Ilenr}-,  re--ide.l  at 
Danliur_\- ;  marric'l  Ann  Bates;  cb.iMren : 
i'rederick,  who  recentl\-  lii>t  his  wife;  Ste'Ia. 
umnarried  :  Howard,  who  i>  married  and  ha- 
two  children.  6.  Sarah  .Anne,  resides  at  Ali!- 
lerton  ;  married  D\vight  Stent,  deceas'd:  iias 
one  daugliter.  Lox'ey,  who  is  a  grair.;ate  o^ 
the  iii^h  si-h'j'/i.  All.iany,  and  Uiarried  T:A- 
ward  Hoioi,  ir.)\\  tlecease.',  and  -^ince  his 
death  has  been  connectedl  with  tlie  pub'lic 
schools  ot  X'ew  \r\<-]^  (I'ity  :  -r.e  has  fue  -on. 
George,  who  married  ElVn  \r:!kr,  of  Crear 
Bai'ringt'.'n.  I'-ia^saciiii-ctts,  ar.''  nns  '"■ne  chiM. 
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Morris  Griffin,  merchant.  i)c:j>tnia5ter  ami  sta- 
tion asciit  at  Redding:  Station:  children:  Ina 
and  Effie.  both  of  whom  were  wel!  educated, 
.the  former  ha\in.5'  for  a  niniii)er  of  years 
held  a  very  respcmsii-ile  position  with  the  firm 
of  C.  FL  iMerritt  &  Company:  ( seciMid )  Will- 
iam E.  Stubbs.  of  Watcrbiiry :  children: 
George  and  Granville ;  the  former  is  an  elec- 
trician in  charge  of  the  Danlniry  Electric 
Light  Plant  at  Jjanbury.  Connecticut,  and  the 
latter  is  an  attorney-at-law. 

(VII)  Edwin,  son  of  Davis  and  Jane  (Fris- 
bie)  Ta}lor.  was  born  in  Reikling,  Connecti- 
cut, May  7,  1825,  died  Sejnember  30.  1890. 
He  was  educated  in  the  common  scliools.  As 
a  young  man  lie  followed  for  a  time  the  busi- 
ness of  landscape  gardener  in  Danbury.  walk- 
ing thither  frijiii  Redding,  where  he  lived,  a 
distance  of  sexen  miles,  each  morning,  ar- 
riving there  at  sunrise  and  working  until 
sunset,  and  then  walking  back  the  seven  miles 
to  ReddiiiQ'.  after  receiving  t\\eniy-hve  cents 
for  his  da}'s  work.  He  worked  for  a  time 
at  farming,  and  then  learried  the  trade  of 
miller.  He  wa-^  an  expert  in  "dressing"  mill 
stones  and  operated  a  grist  mill  at  Ridge- 
fiekl,  Connecticut,  He  was  also  employed  for 
a  time  as  a  spice  gardener  in  Xew  York  City. 
He  then  hadi  a  general  stire  at  Ricigetield, 
and  later  had  charge  of  ilie  poor  of  that  town 
for  some  time.  He  was  also  engaged  as  an 
itinerant  nierchant  and  travele'l  on  the  road, 
selling  extracts,  and  in  the  da^'s  when  that 
business  was  good  also  engaged  as  a  tin  ped- 
dler. He  later  became  a  general  contractor, 
excavating,  building  roads,  grading  and  per- 
forming the  usual  mason  \\c>rk-.  aKo  con- 
ducting a  sawmill.  One  win.ter  morning,  while 
engaged  in  rolling  logs  in  the  mill,  he  met 
with  a  severe  accident,  one  of  the  logs  roll- 
ing over  him,  crowding  him  o^"er  the  edge 
of  a  wall.  He  fell  fourteen  feet,  and  lay  in 
a  helpless  condition,  exjiosed  ti,"i  the  extremely 
cold  weather,  iiearb,'  the  entire  day,  liefore 
he  was  discovere<i.  This  injury  prcived  so 
severe  that  lu'  ne\er  fully  recovered,  and  it 
eventually  can-ed  his  death.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Democrat  and  served  on  the  Ridge- 
field  school  looard.  In  religion  he  was  a 
Presbyterian, 

He  married.  December  7.  1S58,  at  South 
Milage.  Southbnry.  Connecticut,  tiie  Rev.  Mr. 
Moore  officiating.  Ellen  Sabin.i.  bi-rn  lulv 
7,  1836,  died  1865.  daughter  ._  t  Fr.Tucis  and 
Dorris  (Greene)  Hoyd  1  see  D(.i_\ii  IHi.  Chil- 
dren: I,  Alice  A.,  b.-irii  ai  Riilgetie'.d.  ."Sep- 
tember 19,  1S59.  died  .August  8.  1009  :  mar- 
ried Rufus  Sherwood:  chibiren  :  i.  P.'.ri.n  L., 
married  Grace  Coe.  and  has  a  daughter.  Mary, 
and  one  -•  :n  :  ii.  Nellie  I...  married  Charles  E, 


Scofield.  2.  Frank  B..  born  at  P^idgefie'.d, 
November  12,  1S60,  was  educated  in  common 
schools  and  li\ed  at  home  until  reaching  ihe 
age  of  twelve.,  when  he  went  on  the  farm  of 
Samuel  Smith,  remaining  a  number  of  >ears, 
after  which  he  was  for  some  years  associated 
with  E.  Francis  F'oster.  He  then  returned 
home  and  was  with  his  father  until  the  lat- 
ter's  death  in  1S90,  after  which-  he  learned 
steanifitting  and  plumbing  with  his  brother, 
Herbert  O.  Taylor,  at  Danbury.  He  then 
removed  to  Ridgelield.  where  he  still  lives, 
and  wdiere  for  a  number  of  vears  he  has 
l;een  employed  as  a  watchman,  also  holding 
the  office  of  constable,  and  b.as  had  many 
narrow  escapes  from  death  while  attempting 
t'>  arrest  burglars.  Fie  is  prominent  in  the 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  I'ellou-  and 
Daughters  of  Rebekah,  He  married.  Carrie 
L,  Bouton,  deceased:  cb.ild:  "\Iabel  S,,  born 
at  Ridgefield,  June  8,  18S5,  3,  Flerbert  O., 
mentioned  below.  4  and  5.  twins,  died  in 
infancv. 

i\'i\l)  Flerbert  O.,  son  of  Edwin  and 
Ellen  Sabina  ( Boyd)  Taylor,  was  born  at 
Ridgefield,  September  10,  1862,  and  intende.l 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  town.  Dur- 
ing his  youth  he  woriced  on  his  father';  f.-.rui, 
and  after  completincr  bis  studies  continued  on 
tb.e  homestead,  working  for  farmers  in  the 
vicinity  and  al^o  assisting  his  father  iri  tiie 
mill.  After  a  few  years  spent  in  this  i\ay 
he  began  an  apprenticeship  at  the  ir<idc  of 
plumber  and  tinsmith,  at  IMillerton.'  .Vew 
'^'ork,  and  served  three  }"ears,  receiving  i!ie 
first  year  fifty  dollars,  the  secomi  year  seventx- 
live  dollars,  and  the  tiiinl  year  one  humlred 
dollars.  He  then  worked  three  vears  at  Dan- 
bury, Connecticut,  as  a  ionrneynian.  In  1887 
he  opened  a  shop  and  engaged  in  bu-ine^s 
as  a  plumber  and  tinsmith  at  Danbur}-.  W'liile 
there  he  was  in  addition  to  his  other  business 
one  of  the  firm  of  Bougb.ey  &  Tax-lr.r,  hat 
manufacturers,  maintaining  the  connection  f.ir 
one  year,  at  the  end  of  wdiich  time  he  sold 
out  to  his  partner.  ~Slv.  Boughev.  He  was 
also  connected  with  \\',  F.  Elwell  in  the  metal 
novelty  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  El- 
well &  Taylor,  the  partnership  existing-  ir'^m 
1805  to  1S97,  when  they  discontinue  ',  the 
business.  For  eighteen  months  he  als'>  con- 
ducted a  poolroom.  He  was  emplox-ed  dur- 
ing this  time  by  the  IXanburv  Agricultural 
Society,  which  is  perlia)\--  better  known  as 
the  Daubur>-  Fair  Association  and  is  one  of 
tb.e  most  celebrated  in  this  section,  having 
charge  for  nine  years  of  the  machinerv  de- 
f)artment,  puniping  station  and  water  sup- 
ply, resigning  the  position  on  leaving  D.^n- 
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mechanic,  he  has  given  conjii.leraLle  :ir.-.!i- 
tiun  to  the  installing  of  oil  plants  to  t.ike 
the  place  of  coal  in  the  Iieating  of  ^tl.;^nl 
boilers,  aii'l  placed  a  niur.ber  of  thc-e  in  the 
factories  ai.d  lime  kilns  of  Danbury.  In  the 
■exjicriinental  stage  of  this  work  it  N^as  at- 
tended with  great  danger,  and  he  lias  had  a 
number  of  narrow  esca;)e^.  Among  them  niay 
be  mentioned  one  which  occurred  while  he 
was  lighting  the  oil  imder  a  boiler;  an  ex- 
plosion took  place  and  he  was  thrown  d'^wn, 
the  flames  extending  above  him  and  setting 
the  build.in^  on  tire  s^Mne  iViurteen  feet  from 
whore  he  lay.  lie  is  an  expert  in  boiler  and 
engine  machinery,  and  his  advice  is  often 
soiight  when  the  installing  of  machinery  of 
this  chanicter  is  attended  with  difficulty. 

While  in  Danbury  he  tock  an  active  inter- 
est in  the  affairs  of  the  city,  becoming  a 
member  of  the  Kohansie  fire  department  and 
serving  for  five  years.  He  remained  in  Dan- 
bury until  1S07,  when  he  came  to  Bridge- 
port and  formed  a  partnership  with  \\\  D. 
Nichols,  which  continued  for  one  year,  when 
he  bought  out  the  interest  of  his  partner,  and 
since  then  he  has  been  in  bu-iness  alone. 
They  first  conducted  the  business  in  Elm 
street,  whence  they  moved  it  to  Fairfield  ave- 
nue, its  present  situation.  In  addition  to  his 
regular  business,  duri'ig  the  }ear  1906-07  he 
manufactured  lar.gc  quantitie-  of  tin  cans. 
He  sold  his  plumbing  Inisiness  in  190S.  but 
in  the,  following  year  repurchased  it  and  has 
since  continued  it.  When  he  sold  out  in  1908 
he  organizcfl  the  H.  O.  Ta}lor  Manufactur- 
ing Comjiany.  \vliich  maices  a  speciaitv  of 
manufacturing  jewel  boxes,  candlesticks  and 
novelty  good.-,  and  this  he  has  since  con- 
tinued, and  in  connection  with  it  he  has  a 
large  plating  plant.  As  an  expert  in  the 
plumbing  line  he  has  been  employed  at  vari- 
ous times  by  the  Bridgeport  Idydraulic  Water 
C>ni|>any  to  supervise  the  laying  of  water 
pipes  in  the  city  of  Briijgeport. 

Mr.  Taylor  is  a  member  of  Progressive 
Lodge,  Xo.  18,  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  of  Danbury;  also  Echo  Lodge, 
Daughters  of  Rebekah,  but  was  transferred 
after  removal  to  Bridgeport  to  Fidelity  Lodge 
/of  that  city.  He  is  a  member  of  Xiumeg 
Encampment.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
low,-, of  which  he  was  treasurer  for  two 
>cars.  In  religion  he  is  a  Presbyterian  and  in 
politics  a  Democrat.  He  finds  much  of  his 
recreation  in  outdoor  sports,  being  an  en- 
thusiast with  the  rod  and  gim. 

Mr.  Taylor  married,  September  19,  iSSri. 
^Fargaret  Halpen.  'born  in  IreiaiKl.  Thev 
have  one  child:  Grace  A.,  born  August  12. 
i''^."^7,    married,    December    6,    1905,    Perciva! 


Watson,  who  is  a  salesman,  residing  in 
iJridgeport. 

;Thc  Briyd  Line). 

The  earliest  known  home  of  the  P)Ovd,s  was 
Southbury,  Connecticut,  where  we  trace  the 
following  generations : 

(I) Boyd,  a  cooper,  died  at  the  age 

of  ninety-one  years. 

(II)    Francis,  son  of Boyd,  also  a 

cooper,  li\ed  to  he  ninety  years  old. 

(HI)  Francis  (J),  son  of  Francis  (t) 
Bo}cl,  was  born  Xovember  20,  179S,  died  June 

4,  1867.  He  also  followed  the  cooper's 
trade.  He  married,  Septemlier  18,  1826,  Dor- 
ris  Greene,  and  their  children  were:  I.  Sarah 
]..  born  September  20.  1S27,  married,  De- 
cember 5,  1847,  ^t  South  Britain  ("hurch,  bv 
the  Rev^  O.  X.  Butterfiel  1,  .Vdin  Clark,  of 
South   Salem,   Xew   York;  children:   i.    .\llan 

B.,  born  Septeinber  30.  184S,  married  

:  children:  Lena.  E\-a.  Hattic,  Harris, 

Irwin,  Bendor,  Gordon;  ii.  Jennie  Estelle, 
born  October  ,^r,  1853,  died  July  12,  1855; 
iii.  Angle  B.,  born  June  19.  185S,  at  Danbu.ry, 
married  William  Ho^t ;  children:  Gertrude, 
Xellie.  E-tella.  Belle.  Sadie  Idell,  Alarv  Alice, 
Bertha  Angle.  2.  H-tlier  A.,  l>3rn  June  26. 
1S30,  married.  Seiucmber  29.  1849.  Davis  S. 
Clark,  unw  decease  1  ;  childyen  :  i.  Walter  S., 
born  1854,  died  1857;  ii.  Roily,  born  1858. 
died  1874;  iii.  Hattie.  n.iarried  a  processor 
of  music  in  C'berlin  College,  Ohi(T.  of  which 
college  she  was  a  graduate ;  iv.  Charles,  a 
wholesale  dealer  in  garrlen  seeds  atid  seed 
ci-'Hi,  being  the  largest  grower  of  -eed  c.rn 
in  the  v.'orld,  having  fii-e  large  wareh.ouses 
at  Vi'akeman,  Ohio,  shipping  as  high  as  sev-n 
carloads  of  seed  corn  of  ilifferent  varieties 
in  a  day:  he  is  a  director  of  the  bank;  is 
highl\-  respected  and  takes  a  promincnr  part 
in   all    the    aiTair^   of  Wakeman :    he  married 

Clark,    of    Milford,    Connecticut,   au'.l 

has  three  children:  Hattie,  Grace  and  Charles. 
3.  Angle  K..  born  IMarch  11,  1834.  marricfl. 
September  28,  1865.  Morris  Canfield.  who  had 
one  child  by  his  first  marriage,  Edward.  n"w 
a  mail  carrier  at  Wakeman.  C^hio.  4.  Ellen 
Sabina.  born  July  7.  iSV'.  aforememie-ned  as 
the  wife  of  Edwin  Ta\le)r   (see  Taylor  \'II  1. 

5.  Ruth,  born  February  2^^.  1839  died  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1858.  6.  Fran.k  Stile-.  1' ire,  Sep- 
tciiiber  12,  T843.  '"'i^'^'  i860.  The  mother  of 
these  children  married  (second  i  Gc-rge 
Knapp,  who  died  in  1888.  aged  cightv-eicrhi: 
years.  5urvi\ing  her  three  years,  her  death 
ha\dng  occurred  Febn.iarv  t8.  i-'<85. 

William  Greene,  fath.er  of  Dorris  I'Greeiie"! 
Boyd,  was  bf;rn  ^^larch  o,  T777.  and  married. 
^^arch   16.   I7(;i6,  Dorris  ,  born  .^ugi'.sr 


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II,  i77'''>.  Chi'klren:  Polly,  born  Fobr-inry 
19'  1797:  Sal'iy.  l-"c')ruary  3.  1790;  Oliver. 
Ocioh.:r  u'l.  iSoo.  liied  January  _'i.  1833: 
Henry  llarrct.  July  19.  1S02:  Dorris.  AiiLjust 
16,  1S04,  n;arri(.il  Francis  (2)  Bo\d  (see 
Ruyd  IIT'i  ;  r.cnjanun,  SejHfmlier  26.  1S06; 
Enoch,  i'ct.Tf.arv  24,  1^08;  \\illiani.  hn\  11, 
1811. 

Samuel  Xettleton,  ininii- 
NETTI,F.T(jX  srrant  ancestor,  was  born 
in  England  au'l  came  as 
early  as  1(139  tn  Milford.  Connecticut.  In 
1644  ^'^  settled  in  Branford.  Connecticut.  Me 
died  in  Fairrield.  Connecticut,  in  1655-56.  He 
married,  in  i-"ngl?nd.  3.1aria  .  Chil- 
dren: Samuel,  hrirn  in  ?\I;lf:ird,  married  ?\lar- 
tha  Baldwin  ;  John,  mentioned  below  :  Martlia, 
married  John  Uford ;  Hauiiah,  married,  July 
10,  1656.  Tlionias  Smith. 

(11)  John,  son  of  Samuel  Xettlei.'n.  was 
born  about  1645.  died  March  18.  if;;;i.  He 
married.  Ma}'  29.  1669.  Martha,  born  lur;e  10, 
1650,  daughter  of  Jo-enh  Looniis  Hull,  who 
was  a  flcpr.ty  to  the  general  court  in  1659-60- 
1662:  removed  to  Killingworth  in  1662  and 
was  dcpu.ty  from  that  triwn.  i6Ci7-7_i:  died  Xo- 
vember  16,  1675.  John  X'ettleton  was  pro- 
poundefl  for  freeman  in  1670.  Children,  born 
at  Killing^vorth :  _  John,  Januarv  ig.  i':)7o; 
Samuel.  ?>larch  8.  1672;  Mart'/a.  April  15, 
1675:  Josiah.  January  13.  1677:  Joseph: 
George,  mentioned  belnw. 

(IH)  George,  son  of  Juhu  Xettlet'.n,  was 
born  at  Killingworth  and  settled  in  that  town. 

He  married.  R^rbecca  .     Children,  born 

at  Killiug--,vorth:  Samuel.  mentinne.I  bcloV : 
Daniel,  married.  December  30,  1736,  Mar\- 
Hazeltrm  :  George. 

(IV)  .Samuel  (2).  son  of  George  Xettle- 
ton, was  born  at  Killingworth.  about  17 14. 
He  married  there  (first),  Xovember  3.  1743. 
Batiishelia    Ciark.    wlio    died,    December    22. 

1747.  He   luarricd    (second).    February    14, 

1748,  .-\nn  (Iriswold,  who  died  Februarv  I'l. 
1790.  Children,  born  at  Killingwortli.  by  fir-^t 
wife:  Bathslieba,  June  4.  1744:  Abner.  Feb- 
ri'ary  12.  1746:  Rutli.  December  8.  1747. 
Children  of  -ec^U'i  wife;  Samuel,  June  17. 
1750;  Ann.  June  7.  1752;  Elizabeth,  baptized 
Klarch  31,  1754:  William,  mentioned  belLiw: 
Josiah.  baptized  September  2S.  1755;  Sarah. 
baptized  April  5.  ij^>i. 

(V)  William,  .-.on  of  Sanuiel  i'2")  Xettle- 
ton, was  born  about  1755.  baptized  Senrember 
28,  1755,  died  in  1820.' '  He 'was  a  s,Vi,iier  in 
the  revolution  from  Killingworth  in  1775  in 
Captain  .Samuel  Ga'c'-  ci^mpany:  also  in  the 
Contir;;.'i-;trl  army  three  years  and  of  Cap- 
tain Stevens's  com|iany.  Colonel  John  Doug- 


Ia-.\  rrgiment,  in  1776.  and  of  tlic  same  com- 
pany in   1779.     He  married I'armelce. 

In  171)0  he  appears  crediteii  to  the  town  of 
Woodbury,  Connecticut,  in  the  census  widi 
twL>  sons  tmtler  si.xteen  and  four  females  in 
liis  family.  Children:  Thankful,  .'vcli^ah. 
Stiles,  .\bner.  Anson,  mentioned  below:  Sam- 
uel, Ashley,  born  in  1799,  lived  at  Derby,  and 
marrieil  Sally  Stoddard. 

'  \'I  )  Abner  .Anson,  son  of  William  Xet- 
tleton. was  born  June  22,  1780.  tie  married 
Lucy  Ann  Glover,  born  at  Xewtown.  June 
22,  1783,  died  February  15.  18(^4,  eldest 
d.Tr.ghtcr  of  Zalmon  and  Phebe  (Beach) 
Gl.'vcr.  Phebe  Beach  was  the  eldest  daugh- 
ter ni  J.-,hn,  Jr..  and  Phel-e  (Cm-ti;)  Beach, 
and  was  born  January  29.  1760.  died  Xovem- 
ber 16,  1S35,  at  Xewtown.  Jnhn  Beach,  born 
September  5,  1734,  died  Mav  15.  1791,  \va5 
the  second  son  of  Rev.  John  Beach  and  his 
first  wife.  Sarah.  Rev.  John  lieach,  born 
October  6.  1700,  died  March  12,  1782,  was 
the  first  Protestant  F.piscopal  cierg\maii  ::t 
Xewtown.  third  son  of  Israel  and  lianuah 
Beach.  Child  of  Abner  .An^on  and  Lucy  Ann 
X'ettleton:    Joseph,  mentioned  below. 

(ATI)  Joseph,  only  son  of  .-\biier  Anson 
Xettleton,  was  born  Decemijer  2.  :8o6.  at 
Xewtown,  Connecticut.  He  marric'l  Piieijc 
Curtis,  born  August  24,  1807.  Children  r 
Edgar  A.,  l>orn  }ilarch  20,  183 r  ;  Phoelje,  Feb- 
ruary 8.  1833 ;  Charles  Pulaski,  mentioned 
below :  Joseph  F.,  June  25,  1840. 

I'XTII)  Charles  Pulaski,  son  of  Joscpii 
X'ettleton.  was  born  at  Xewtown.  De.:eni];er 
2.  1S35.  He  married  Frances  .Ann  HalLck, 
born  at  .\uliurn.  Xew  York.  February  h,  1831;. 
adoptei!  daughter  of  Israel  and  R':>ir.nna  Hal- 
lock,  of  Derby.  Connecticut.  Chi'dren:  i. 
Charles  Sumner,  born  at  Dcr!)y,  October  22. 
1862:  married  Emily  Estere  nrritiiprton  :  lia^I 
nc>  children.  2.  Abigail  L-ratl,  Iic-.rn  at  -\ii- 
sijnia,  Connecticut,  June  2.  1866 .  married. 
October  31,  18S6.  Anna  Alargaret  Johr.son  ; 
children:  Howard  Albee.  born  September  iS. 
1S87;  Clyde  Harrison,  August  18,  1889.  3. 
Frne-t    Clifton.    January    9,     1869:    married 

Piertha .     4.  Dr.  Francis  I.,  nieiitior.cd 

below.  5.  Ruth  Ea^ton,  b..>rii  April  4,  1878, 
died  Alarch  20.  1803. 

I  IX  )  Dr.  Francis  Irving  Xettleto.i.  son  of 
Charles  Pulaski  Xettleton.  was  born  at  Shel- 
ton.  Connecticut.  October  23.  1S74.  He  at- 
teud.ed  ti;e  [lublic  schools  of  the  town  of 
Huntington,  and  graduated  from  tlic  hich 
.school  in  i8(;r.  h'e  entered  the  Shefiiell  Sci- 
entific School  of  Vale  Universitv  and  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  in  1804. 
He  enterc-l  \'aie  }.ledical  School  in  1805  and 
graduareil  with,  tlie  diegr>.e  of  }.!.  D.  in   18.97. 


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tic  was  ani.oiiileil  an  interne  at  the  William 
W.  llaokiii  Ilospiial  and  servciJ  on  ihe  staff 
in    1897-18. 

He  c.sta'jlislied  himself  as  a  general  pinc- 
litioner  at  Sh.elt.m  in  i8yS  and  hn.-  c.  n- 
tinued  there  io  the  present  time,  lie  i.-  a 
member  of  the  I-"airneld  County  Me^lical  ."So- 
ciety, the  Connecticut  State  Medical  Society 
and  the  American  Medical  As-ociati'Mi.  lie 
was  a  member  ■n'  the  b'^ard  of  e^iucati -n  of 
Shelton  from  1S99  to  1002  and  member  of 
the  board  of  wardens  and  burgesses  of  Shelton 
from  1901  to  1906.  He  was  wartlen  of  bor- 
ough of  Shelton.  1905-06,  represented  the 
town  of  Huntington  in  the  Connecticut  legis- 
lature in  1907.  and  held  places  on  imiK-rtant 
C'Miimittees.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican. 
}Ie  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church  ; 
of  King  Hiram  Lodge.  No.  12,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons,  of  Derby,  and  past  worshipful 
master:  member  of  Union  Council.  Ro}"aI  and 
Select  rvlafters:  of  Solomon  Chajiter.  Royal 
Arch  ^lasons :  of  Hamilton  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  of  Bridgeport:  of  T'yramiil 
Temple,  ]\Iystic  Shrine.  He  also  bel'jngs  to 
the  Business  Men's  Association  and  the  I'.oar.I 
of  Trade  of  Derby.  Ke  is  attend.in'.::  pliy-i- 
cian  to  the  Griffin  Hospital  of  Derliy.  He 
mariicd,  September  27,  1S09,  JC'"^"  Mairs, 
daughter  of  George  E.  Mitchell,  of  Shelton. 
She  was  born  in  Thompsonville.  Connecticut, 
Alarch  16.  1874.  Child:  Francis  Irving,  born 
December  2y.  1901.  They  reside  on  W'iiite 
street,  Shelton. 


Henry  and   Ralph  Lines,  brothers. 
LINES     settled    in    New    Haven    in    ii'i4J. 

Henry  states  in  the  birth  reccTd 
of  his  son.  Samuel,  that  he  is  "second  sonne 
of  John  Lin.e  fas  he  saith)  of  Ba^lby  two 
miles   from   Dantry  in   Northamptonshire." 

(I)  Ralph  Lines,  immigrant  ancest'r.  son 
of  John  L}-ne,  of  Badby.  Northampton-'dre, 
England,  lived  in  that  part  of  New  TI:i.ven 
later  designated,  as  the  parish  of  .\mitv.  and 
now  the  town  of  A\'oodbridc.'-e.  He  died  Sep- 
tember 7.  1689.  and  his  estate  showedi  an  in- 
ventory of  over  two  hundred  and  -'.:irt}'-two 
pounds.  In  h>is  will  he  menti'''ns  S''n=.  Sam- 
uel. Ralj.ih.  Joseph  and  Benjamin,  vii-  "".MiN" 
and  daughter  Hannah.  In  a  Ci'iiicil,  datel 
Februarx  T,  1680,  he  mentions  t!ie  fact  tliat 
Iii^  dauu'uer  F^annah.  has  since  dird.  and 
have-;  b,er  p.-irti'^n  to  Iris  wife,  .\li-c  and  ii: 
an  .additional  codicil  he  states  tliat  h.i;  son 
f;eniamiii  iia-  -'uce  d.icd,  and  ironti  'US  h.is 
deceased  daughter  Merriam..  T'.'.e  will  was 
proved  November  13.  idSg.  Children:  Sam- 
uel, born  April.  1649:  Ralph.  July  18.  1652; 
John.   No\en:ber.   1655,  died   young:   Joseph, 


January,    165S:    Benjamin,    November.    i'',-.Q; 
Hannah.  Novemlicr2i.  idh^. 

(il)  Samuel,  son  of  Rcdpli  ;iiid,  .Mice  Lines, 
\\:is  b(jni  April,  1649,  and  \^;is  bapiizcd  ',\heu 
an  admit,  August  28,  1GS7.  Ho  marrie  I.  No- 
\embcr.  1674.  !\Iary.  daughter  of  John  and 
Ellen  (Harrison  I  Thompson,  born  April  24, 
1652.  She  married  (second)  John  Hitchcock, 
of  W'allingford,  and  itiiird,)  Samuel  'Clark. 
Samuel  Lines'  inventory,  talcen  June  8.  I0')2, 
shows  an  estate  of  four  hundred  por.nrls. 
Children:  John,  born  .\pril  18,  1676:  Samuel, 
1677;  ]\IaTy.  January  29,  1679:  Lydia.  I-'eb- 
ruary  17.  16S1.  died  May  28.  1683;  Ebenezer, 
August  18,  1684,  mentioned  below:  Daniel, 
December  24,  16S6;  Ruth.  February  2j.  11)90. 

(Ill)  Ebenezer,  son  of  Samuel  and  }lary 
(Tliompson)  Lines,  was  born  August  j8, 
1684.  He  married.  July  30,  1713.  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Nathaniel  and  Sarah  ( T'iiclcer- 
man  )  Sperry.  born  March  28.  i()9o.  His  will 
was  dated  December  8.  1740.  proved  January 
5,  1741.  and  mentioned  iiis  wife  Rebecca,  son.s 
Ebenezer.  Jialph  and  John.  Children,  all  but 
the  last  baptized  December  2;.  1726:  .Sarah, 
April  28.  1714:  Ralph.  May '23.  1716:  Ebe- 
nezer, April  26.  "1718:  Jolin,  menti.nne  '  be- 
low: Titus.  August  6.  1731.  baptized  Septem- 
ber 27.  1 73 1. 

(I\')  Captain  John,  son  of  Ebenez':r  a?'.d 
Rebecca  fSperry)  Lines,  was  born  ^.larcii  13, 
1720.  He  married.  March  29,  1743.  Deborah, 
daughter  of  Abraham  and  Deborah  f  Thomas) 
Hotchkiss.  ITe  lived  at  W'oodbridge,  Co.n- 
necticut.  Children :  Zenas.  baptized  Aug-ust 
T^.  1744;  Lucas.  July  28.  1745  •  Harnah.  -\pril 
15.  1748:  John,  baptized  ^Mav  6.  1730:  De'-o- 
rali.  baptized  April  i,  1753:  Eber.  a'r.out  1755". 
.-Miel,  married  Anna  Chatfie'd ;  Ebenezer,  mar- 
ried }ilercy  . 

(V)  Eber,  son  of  Captain  John  and  Dei:i'0'"'ih 
fHotchkiss)  Lines,  was  born  about  tj^^..  He 
lived  in  Bethany.  Connecticut,  and  dio'l  beb- 
ruary  20.  184.1.  He  married  Hannah  'A'eiton. 
Cbibiren:  Calvin,  born  January  8.  ':78o; 
.\lma.  married  Ji.ihn  Sanford  :  Philena.  mar- 
ried Closes  Sanford:  Hantudi.  born  ahi.ait 
1790:  Eber.  mentioned  below. 

lAT'l  Eber.  son  of  Eber  and  Hannah  Cx'^'cl- 
ton)  Line--.  \vas  b'jrn  in  Beib.au  .  Connecti;vt. 
about  T702.  He  vas  a  farmer  at  !l'/thany 
and  died  there.  He  married  ]\Iary  Fr.rrell, 
born  in  New  PTampshire.  Childiren:  Mi- 
nerva. Elira.  Rebecca.  Hannah.  Cordelia, 
Gooda'e.  Eber.  Calvin.  Andrew  E. 

r\'JI  )  An'!rr-\s-  E.,  Sfu  ^n'  Eber  an,"  ATary 
fE.arrell)  T,ines.  was  born  June  8.  1830.  a: 
Betb.any.  died  Julv.  roo2.  at  :^  lilf^-'-rl.'  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  sciiools.  fie  was  r 
carpenter  and   builder  b.y  tra^ie.   fo!lo\\  ing  in 


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this  occupation  for  a  fe-.v  years.  He  tlieii 
purchased  a  H\ery  stable  at  Xaugatuck,  which 
he  conducted  for  a  few  years :  later  sohl  this 
and  purchased  a  livery  stable  in  Bridgeport, 
which  he  cmnlucted  up  to  his  death,  which 
was  caused  hy  a  runa\\a\-  accident,  he  being 
thfijwn  tPHU  a  carria'^e  at  Laurel   lieach. 

He  married  Josephine  Louise,  who  was 
born  January  4.  1841,  at  Waterbury,  and  is 
now  living  in  Stratford  with  her  fath.er, 
George  Otis  Ellis,  who  was  born  September 
7,  1S15,  at  Attleboro,  Z^Iassachusetts.  At  the 
age  of  ninet}--five  he  is  in  vigorous  health 
and  enjoys  life  as  thoroughly  as  the  average 
man  at  sixty.  He  married  Clarissa  Dunl)ar, 
born  in  1S18  in  riymouth.  Connecticut,  ilied 
in  1904.  Mr.  Ellis  was  educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  tow  n  and  at  an  acad- 
emy, and  followed  farming  when  a  ymuig 
man.  From  1830  to  1836  lie  was  clerk  in 
a  wholesale  and  retail  dry  goods  store  in 
Augusta,  ?ilaine.  and  in  1836  he  enibarl<ed  in 
the  jewelry  business  in  \\'aterbur}-  with  his 
brothers,  W'iiliam  and  Darwin  Ellis.  After- 
ward they  manufactureil  eyelets  and  novel- 
ties for  a  short  time  in  ]\Iii.ldlebury.  For  the 
ne.xt  twenty-three  years  he  was  bi.iokkeepcr 
for  the  Itrown  Brothers  Brass  Manufactur- 
ing Company  in  ^^'aterbury.  For  a  few  vears 
he  lived  at  the  homestead  in  ^Midillebnry,  but 
in  recent  years  has  been  living  wiih  his  grand- 
son at  Stratford.  ^Nlr.  Ellis  at  one  time  repre- 
sented the  town  of  Middlel:>ury  in  the  general 
assembly  and  wa>  for  some  }'ears  a  member 
of  the  school  board  of  that  town.  In  pijlitics 
he  is  a  Republican.  He  was  formerly  a  mem- 
ber of  the  In<lependent  Order  of  i.  Vld  Fel- 
lows. 

Children  of  George  C)tis  and  Clarissa 
(Dunbar)  Ellis:  Josephine  Louise,  mentioned 
above';  Emogene.  died,  aged  seven;  Eugenia 
Dunbar,  died  aged  two  years  ;  Adella  Eugenia, 
born  May  23.  1851,  lives  at  Bridgeport,  mar- 
ried John  Partree,  of  ^^"atertowp..  Connecti- 
cut; George  F..  born  June  ('>.  1854,  married 
Leila,  daughter  of  Henrv  .-\twood ;  [Marcus 
L^eForest,  U'vn  September  17.  1858,  married 
Emily  Hoadley.  of  Xaugatuck  :  Hattie  Curtis, 
born  August  7,  1861,  married  Hiram  Living- 
ston, of  \\^aterhury.  Georc;e  Elli-.  born  June 
9,  1780,  father  of  George  Otis  Elli-.  was  born 
at  Attlelx)ro ;  died  in  ^liddleburv.  March  i, 
1850;  marrie;!  Mary  Fisher,  b'^rr.  Xri\-emher 
24,  1770,  dice!  ^larch  ii,  1841:  cliiiiiren:  Dan- 
iel, born  August  13.  1800:  .Vd^lia.  born  April 
20,  1802.  married  Fradforfl  Sparrrjw  :  Maria, 
born  ^fay  10,  1804.  married  Stephen  Smith  ; 
Darwin,  born  April  13.  \Sof<:  William,  born 
June  22.  1808:  Emeline.  born  Januarv  ig, 
181 1,  married   Benjamin  \\'alcott;  Catherine. 


born  ^Larch  20.  1S13;  George  C)ti,^,  nientionetl 
above ;  Harriet  Xewell,  June  15,  1818;  Rich- 
ard, January  25,  1821.  Gei.irge  Ellis  was  a 
farmer.  His  father,  Joel,  of  Attleborc-).  was 
a    soldier   in    the   revolution ;   married   Ziljiha 

.    Ciiildren  of  Andrew  E.  and  Josepliiiie 

Louise  ( Ellis ~)  Lines:  Gcjrge  Otis,  men- 
tioned below:  Oliver  Eugene,  I'orn  Marcli  i, 
i860,  died  at  age  of  two  years  nine  montlis. 

(\"HI)  George  Otis,  son  of  Andrew  E.  and 
Josephine  Louise  (Ellis)  Lines,  was  born  May 
4,  1857,  '"  Rockford,  Illinr)is.  and  later  re- 
moved to  \\'innebago,  Illiniiis.  wiiere  iiis  prtr- 
ents  resided  for  a  short  time.  He  was  four 
years  old  when  they  returned  to  Connecticut, 
and  he  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
Bridgeport  and  a  business  college  in  Xew 
ILiven.  He  was  employed  w hen  a  young  man 
in  the  office  of  the  \\'heeler  &  Wilson  Sewing 
Machine  Company,  and  about  a  year  in  tlie 
factory.  .After  two  years  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account,  having  a  stable  on 
X'oble  avenue.  Bridgeport,  which  occupied  his 
time  and  attention  for  a  number  of  }-ears, 
and  he  then  organized  the  firm  of  Peck  1.S: 
Lines,  one  of  the  largest  livery  stables  in  the 
state  of  Connecticut,  whicli  also  deals  iu  ?.il 
kinds  of  wagons,  harnesses,  blankets,  etc.,  in 
tliis  latter  line  being  the  largest  concern  of 
its  kind  in  X'ew  England.  I'lie)'  manufac- 
ture all  th.e  wac^ons  they  carry  in  stoclc,  and 
also  have  a  large  garage.  Air.  Lines  was 
actively  connected  with  this  enterprise  until 
his  retirement  in  TO06.  He  was  a  prime 
mover  in  the  introduction  of  the  street  rail- 
road from  Bridgeport  to  Stratford,  dri\-ing 
the  horse  railroad  out  or  commission,  and 
later  opened  two  branch  lines  of  the  present 
system.  He  would  never  permit  "spotters" 
on  his  car  lities,  preferring  to  trust  to  the 
honor  of  the  men  in  his  emplc^y,  and  in  this 
method  of  treatment  he  rarely  found  cause 
for  r?gret.  Lie  never  considered  his  empjloyes 
just  as  so  many  parts  of  a  huge  machine,  but 
juMvided  comforts  for  them  in  the  shape  of 
waiting,  reading  and  lunch  rooms,  where  dur- 
ing the  cold  weather  hot  coffee  and  sand- 
wiches were  furnished  them.  In  political  opin- 
ion he  was  an  Independent  Republican.  ;u.:'l 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  (">rder 
of  Odd  Fellows.  Llis  death  occurred  October 
26.  1909,  and  he  is  buried  in  Lake  \'iew 
Cemetery,  Bridgeport.  Air.  Lines  married,  at 
Bridgeport.  October  I,  1885,  Eleanor  Pris- 
cilia.  born  in  Bridgei:)ort  in  185 1,  now  living 
in  Stratford,  daughter  of  Wesley  Mosher. 
Children:  George  Otis,  horn  Jime  10.  1886. 
at  Bridgeport :  Eleanor  Beardslev.  Febru.r^r^■ 
26.  1894:  Henrv  Eeniamin,  Decemlx-r  2;^. 
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Luke    Johrifton    was    born 
JOnXSTOX     about     1800.    and    lived    at 

L.akewood,  Xew  Jersey. 
His  son,  Alfred  Jolm'stDn.  was  born  at  Lake- 
wood  in  1830;  married  Julia  Ann  \^'ainwriL;llt. 
ChiMreii:  George  Edward,  of  Xcw  Britain. 
Conneeticut ;  Jennie,  married  Walter  Ford,  of 
Lakewood  ;  David  W'ainwright.  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Alida,  married  J.  Scanlon.  of  Xewark. 
New  Jersey ;  Plarrict.  married  diaries  Henry, 
of  Long  Branch,  Xew  Jersey:  Augusta,  mar- 
ried    Ta\lor,  of  Lakewood.     Two  o;h- 

ers  died  you.ng. 

Dr.  DaviLl.  W'ainwriglit  Johnston,  son  of 
Alfred  Johnston,  was  born  September  16. 
1S66,  at  Lakeuood.  Xew  Jersey.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  town.  He 
began  to  study  his  profession  in  the  Phila- 
delphia Dental  School  of  Philadelphia,  and 
'graduated  with  the  degree  of  D.  D.  S.  in  1891. 
He  began  to  practice  in  the  town  of  P.ran- 
ford,  Connecticut,  in  1892,  ami  continued  five 
years. 

In  January,  1897,  he  came  to  Xew  Haven, 
where  lie  has  since  lieen  in  successful  prac- 
tice. His  oftiee  was  first  on  Orange  street 
and  is  now  at  the  corner  of  Elm  street  and 
Church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Connecticut 
State  Dental  Association,  and  was  president 
in  1904.  He  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Roberts  a  member  of  the  Connecticut  Dental 
Commission  on  July  i,  1905,  and  served  two 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Goxernor's 
Foot  Guardi  of  X'^ew  Haven,  of  the  L'nion 
League  Club,  the  Lawn  Club,  and  the  Con- 
gregational Church  of  X'ew  Haven.  He  is  a 
prominent  Free  2\Iason,  a  member  of  ^^'idow■'s 
Son  Lodge,  Xo.  G6,  of  Branford :  of  Franklin 
Chapter,  Royal  Arch  Masons,  of  X'ew  Haven, 
and  of  X^ew  Haven  Commandery.  Knights 
Templar,  X'ew  TIaven.  He  married,  Xovem- 
ber  12,  1S95,  Eunice  Aleta  Isbell.  born  April 
30,  1S76,  cfaugliter  of  Edward  E.  Isbell.  of 
Branford,  descendant  of  an  oM  Connecticut 
family.  Children:  Edward  W'ainwright. 
born  December  8.  1896:  Eunice  Etlielvn.  April 
4,  1902 ;  Winston  Harrison,  July  2-.  190S. 


Alexander  McXeill.  of  an 
McNeill  ancient  Scotch  family,  came 
from  county  Antrim.  Ulster, 
Ireland,  with  his  brothers.  Archihakl  and 
Adam  ^.IcNeill.  and  was  one  of  the  earlv  set- 
tlers in  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  wliere  he  died. 
April  16.  1795.  at  the  age  of  seventy-two 
years.  He  married.  Octotier  28,  1747,  Debo- 
rah Phelps,  who  died  at  Litchfield,  December 
16,  1808,  aged  eighty-two  years.  Their  chil- 
dren :  Roswell,  mentioned  below :  Rlioda, 
married  John  IMarsh ;  Rachel,  married  David 


I'.ucl:  Alexander,  was  a  soldier  in  tiie  revolu- 
tiiiii  and  i.lied  in  the  ser\ice. 

(II)  Roswell,  son  of  Alexander  McNeill, 
was  born  Seiitemlier  21,  1748.  died  September 
II.  1813.  He  was  a  farmer  in  Litchfield. 
He  married,  Se;)teniber  13,  171 19.  ICli^abetli 
Marsh.,  born  in  1747.  died  M;ircli  20,  1791. 
Children:  Alexander,  Eli.-;alietli,  Roswell, 
Isaac.  Clark  and  Truman. 

(III)  Isaac,  son  of  Roswell  ^IcXeill.  was 
iMirn  in  1781,  died  INIarch  21.  1832.  He  was 
a  lifelong  re>ident  of  Litchfield.  He  mar- 
ried .Mabel  Clark",  born  in  1792.  died  April 
2S,  1S64.  She  married  (second)  Joel  Bost- 
wick.  Chiki  of  Isaac  McXeill ;  Edwin,  men- 
tioned below. 

(IV)  Edwin,  son  of  Isaac  McXeill,  was 
born  in  Litchfield,  September  10,  1822,  died 
at  \\'est  Point,  ?\ew  York,  September  13. 
1875.  Pie  attended  the  public  schools  and 
grailuated  from  Xorwich  LTniversity,  Con- 
necticut. He  taught  mathematics  in  a  boys' 
school  at  Ellicott's  Alills,  ^Maryland,  for  two 
years,  then  engaged  in  ci\il  engineering  for 
a  profession,  becoruing  one  of  the  best  known 
and  emnient  engineers  during  tlie  construction 
of  the  early  railroads  of  the  country.  His  first 
vrork  was  the  construction  of  a  viaduct  cross- 
ing Starrucca  \'alley,  the  finest  piece  of  work 
on  the  Erie  railroad.  He  was  then  engaged 
on  the  Xew  Jersey  Central  railroad  and  the 
Cayuga  and  Susquehanna.  In  1849  he  was 
made  chief  engineer  of  tlie  Dt  laware.  Lacka- 
wanna and  \\'estern  railn^a'!,  the  nrirthern 
division  from  Scranton  to  Great  Bend  beinsr 
first  built,  then  the  southern  through  the  Dela- 
ware ^^"ater  Gap  to  Hampton,  Xew  Jersey. 
.-\t  the  same  time  he  built  the  Lacicawanna 
and  Bloom  railroad,  extenrhng  from  Scranton 
through  the  A\"yoming  coal  fields  to  Xorthum- 
berland.  These  roads  being  completed,  in 
1856.  he  w:nt  to  Georgia  for  his  health.  Here 
lie  located,  the  M.-^con  and  Bnu:s\v;ck  railroa^I. 
but  before  its  completion,  as  consulting  engi- 
neer, he  returned  north  in  1S69  and  liccame 
president  of  the  Lackawanna  and  Ble">om  rail- 
road, continuing  until  18^5.  when  he  'eft  the 
Wyoming  \'alley,  returning  to  his  native 
town.  Here  he  organized  and  became  presi- 
dent of  the  First  Xational  Bank,  a  position 
he  held  until  his  death.  He  also  proiecte'i 
the  Shepaug  \'al!e\-  railroad  and  was  engacrel 
in  every  enterprise  that  would  promote  the 
developiuent  of  his  native  tow  11. 

He  married,  in  T856,  Emily  Dottern,  born 
in  Reading,  Pennsylvania,  daugliter  of  Davis 
IT.  and  Ann  Emleu  I'Warner)  Dottei'n.  Her 
father  was  an  extensive  huiMer  of  stationary 
and  locomotive  engines  at  Readincr.  Pennsyl- 
vania.     Plis    ancestors    came    from    Saxoiiv, 


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CONNECTICL'T 


Gerp.iaiu'.  Cliildren  ot  Edwin  McXeill:  i. 
Edwin,  ijorii  in  Macon,  Georgia,  December  31, 
1856,  died  January  23,  1901  :  gradnate  1  at  ilie 
United  States  Military  Academy  at  West 
Point,  served  on  General  Hancock's  statt  at 
Governor's  Island.  In  iSSo  he  resigned  from 
the  armv,  taking  the  management  of  the 
Sliepaug  \"alley  railroad,  after  which  he  took 
the  management  of  the  Hartford  and  C'.in- 
necticut  \\'estern,  St.  Jijseph.  and  Grand 
Island,  Oregon  Rail  and  Navigation  Company 
division  of  the  Union  Pacific,  and  \^'as  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of  the  Iowa 
Central  railwa\'.  \\  hen  the  Union  Pacific 
went  into  a  receiver's  hands  he  was  callerl 
back  and  made  sole  receiver  of  the  Oregon 
Rail  and  Navigation  Company,  one  of  the 
divisions  of  the  Union  Pacific.  After  suc- 
cessfully bringing  tlie  road  otit  of  banlvfuptcy, 
tie  was  made  president,  but  resigned  his  ottice 
after  a  short  incumbency.  From  tliat  time 
until  his  death  he  was  not  active  in  the  man- 
agement of  railroads,  but  retained  his  con- 
nections with  several  companies.  2.  IMahel, 
born  in  Kingston.  Pennsylvania,  January  2. 
1859,  died  January  24,  1S60.  3.  Elmore  Bost- 
wick,  born  at  Kingston,  Pennsylvania,  Sep- 
tember 4,  i860,  died  November  20,  1894: 
graduated  from  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Insti- 
tute, 1S81.  following  his  profession  as  a  civil 
engineer  for  some  time,  then  engaged  in  con- 
tract work,  and  it  wa^  while  construction  sec- 
tion 3.  Chicago  Drainage  Canal,  that  he  died. 
4.  Anne  Emien,  born  1S62.  married  Thomas 
H.  Langford,  a  cotton  broker  of  New  York 
City,  now  deceased.  Children :  .Alexander 
and  Ri'.th  Lansford.  5.  Alexander,  born 
1864:  graduate  of  Lafayerte  College,  a  Ijrol^er 
in  Wall  street.  New  \'ork  Citv.  He  married 
Eliza,  dai'.gliter  of  George  M.  WViodrutT.  of 
Litcb.field :  children:  Mildred,  Elizal  eth  and 
Ruth  A\'oodruff.  6.  George  Scranton,  see 
forward.  7.  Ruth.  Edwina.  born  December  29. 
1868: 

(\')  Gc'^rge  Scranton,  son  oi  Edwin  Mc- 
Neill, was  born  July  3.  1865.  He  attended 
the  public  >ch:Mi'i  and  grarluated  at  Phillips 
Academy  at  Amlover.  He  tlien  took  civil 
engineering  as  a  specialty,  following  same  for 
a  short  time,  after  which  he  went  into  rail- 
road and  general  contract  work.  In  1895  he 
developed  a  bucket  dre^lge  for  mining  gold 
in  Montana,  following  the  work  in  Montana 
and  California.  While  thus  engagcil  lie  re- 
turned ea'^t  again,  engaging  in  general  con- 
tract work,  operating;"  principally  in  the  middle 
west.  He  married  Grace  Webber,  of  Holyoke. 
Massachusetts,  daughter  of  Joel  Sanford  and 
Maria  (T.eodei  Webber.  They  have  one  child, 
Janet,  b'.'rn  September  28,  1908. 


Dr.    Elias    Strong,    of    an    iild 
STRONG     }^la^sachusetts      "Scotch  -  Iri^h 

family,  was  born  at  W'cst- 
hanipton,  Massachusetts,  in  1827.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools  and  engaged 
in  business  as  a  manufacturing  jeweler  when 
a  young  man.  Afterward  he  studied  dentistrv 
and  was  a  mcml-er  of  one  of  the  first  dental 
societies  organized  in  the  United  States.  His 
attention  was  turned  to  this  profession  bv  an 
accident.  While  he  was  visiting  Omaha, 
Neiiraska,  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  he 
broke  a  tooth,  and  being  an  e.Kpert  goldsmith 
lie  himself  made  a  gold  tooth  to  replace  the 
broken  one.  He  practiced  for  manv  \-ears  in 
New  Haven  and  died  in  1889  at  the  age  of 
sixty-two  years.  All  his  sons  followed  the 
profession  of  dentistry,  and  lia\-e  been  uni- 
formly successful  and  skillful.  He  married 
Jern^ha  Perkins.  Children:  Clara;  Frank, 
a  dentist,  died  at  }iliddletown.  New  York; 
Dr.  William  Augr.stus.  mentioned  below  :  Dr. 
Charles,  a  dentist  in  New  Ha\tn  :  'jcorgie. 

(IT)  Dr.  William  Augustus  Strung,  sir'n  of 
Dr.  Elias  Strong,  was  born  in  New  Ha\cn. 
November  27.  1856.  He  attended  tlie  pui^lic 
schools  of  his  native  city  and  the  Welister 
School.  He  was  a  venturesome  voutli  and 
so  eager  to  go  to  sca  that  he  ran  aw  av  from 
home  and  spent  two  years  anTi  a  half  bef  ^re 
the  mast.  .At  the  ago  •~'f  =e\Tnteen  he  ca;ne 
home  a'ld  began  the  ^tud}-  of  dentistrv  in  his 
father's  office,  wdicre  he  continued  four  vears 
and  a  half.  In  1878.  while  in  San  .\ntor.io, 
Texas,  he  enlisted  in  the  I'nited  States  army 
as  a  ho'jpital  steward  aii-I  -erve-d  four  \ears, 
under  (^icneral  Shafter,  who  became  famous 
during  the  Spanish  war.  \\''n:c  in  tli-  ser- 
vice ht  continuei]  to  practi.'e  d.cniistr}-.  In 
1883  he  returned  to  New  Ha\"en  and  practi'-ed 
for  two  years.  He  practiced  tiie  following 
year  at  Easthampton.  Massachusetts,  .^ince 
tliin  he  luts  been  practicing  in  Ilrcioklvn,  2\'ew 
York.  His  office  is  at  34  Smith,  .street.  He 
t'"".'k  a  course  in  the  New  York  College  of 
Dentistry  and  Ale^lical  College  and  was  ^ra;!- 
tiated  with  the  decree  of  D.  D.  S.  in  18S0. 
Dr.  Strong  is  a  skillful  and  prnminent  dentin, 
keeping  pace  with  the  newest  methr.ri;  in  i-.i; 
profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  SeC'ir.d 
District  Dental  Society.  He  belongs  to  tlie 
Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  New- 
Haven,  in  wdiicli  he  held  in  sticcession  all  the 
offices,  and  to  Brooklyn  Lodge,  ilenevolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is  also  a 
prominent  member  of  Fortitude  Lodge.  Free 
and  Accepted  Masons ;  of  Nassau  Chapter. 
Royal  .\rch  Masor-s  ;  of  Clinton  Commandcrv, 
Knights  Templar,  an-;i  Kismet  Temple,  }v[\stic 
Shrine,  and  has  attained  tlie  thirt_\'-second  de- 


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gree  in  ti\c  Scottish  Kite  Masnnry.  lii  1S91 
he  eiiliited  in  Company  C,  Twcniy-Lhird  Regi- 
ment. New  York  National  Guard,  and  served 
five  years,  takiutj  a  leaclir.g-  part  on  the  atiiietic 
cunimittee,  the  ritle  committee  and  was  cap- 
tain of  the  t«c;'-of-\var  team,  which  wnn  the 
recji:ne'ital  championship,  lie  is  a  menilier  of 
tlie  Nassau  "i'acht  Ckib  and  was  c unmodore 
for  thirec  vears.  He  married.  Februarx-  iq, 
18S3.  Lilh'e  E.  Mason,  of  LitchfieM.  'Con- 
ncctici;t,  dani::'liter  of  Elisha  and  Emchne  \d- 
ler  (Peck)  ^ilason.  They  have  one  son.  Clar- 
ence Mason,  born  at  New  Haven,  Coiniecti- 
cut ;  attended  the  pnlihc  schoc.'.s  of  Brr^iklxn, 
Xew  York,  and  i^raduated  at  the  Mihtary 
Acadeniv  at  Fhishini^-.  Lon;:.;'  Island,  in  1900. 


rill)  Captain  John  (ji  Mor- 
!\IORGAX     t;an.  son  of  Captain  John  1  i  ) 

Morsjan  ( q.  v.),  was  born 
June  10.  1667.  He  settled  in  Groton.  and  was 
chosen  lieutenant  of  the  first  military  com- 
pany or  "train  band"  there.  April  30.  1692, 
at  the  same  time  that  his  uncle  was  chosen 
captain.  He  succeeded  his  uncle.  October  S, 
1 7 14,  and  held  the  ottice  until  October  \2. 
1730.  Tie  liied  between  the  date  of  his  will. 
Ma\-  30,  1744.  and  the  time  of  its  probate, 
March  16.  1746.  His  wife  died  earhcr.  as 
she  is  named  in  his  will  as  his  deceased  wife. 
He  left  a  large  estate  in  lands  and  chattels. 
The  latter  was  left  to  his  daughters,  but  all 
his  lands  were  given  to  his  only  son.  John, 
anil  the  eldest  male  heir  in  succession  frmi 
liim.  in  perpetual  entail  and  indivisible  to  the 
end  of  time.  He  married  Ruth,  daughter  of 
Kenj.'MTiiu  and  Mary  I'Pickett)  Shapley.  of 
Grofon,  Connecticut.  Children :  Ruth,  born 
.Ai'gust  29.  T697;  Marv.  December  18,  1608; 
John.  January  4,  1700.  mentioned  below; 
Sarah,  February  24.  1702;  Experience,  }>  larch 
24.  1704.  died  young;  Hannah.  December  17, 
1706;  Rachel,  July  5.  1709:  Martha.  Decen.i- 
ber  12.  1711;  Elizal>eth,  June  12,  1713;  Jt-m- 
ima.  May  5,  1715- 

(IV)  Captain  John  (31  [Morgan,  son  of 
Captain  John  (2)  Morgan,  was  born  J:'.tT.;ary 
4.  1700.  He  settled  in  Groton.  and  was 
chosen  ensign  of  the  Xorth  East  Company  of 
that  town.  Oct'-'ber  11.  1731'! :  lieutenant  of 
tile  same  company,  i^eptemb.er  26.  lyp,''^,  and 
September  27.  1744.  captain.  At  the  last 
'la'.e  th.e  company  was  called  tiie  Fourth  Com- 
p:iriv  of  '""iroron.  He  die*!  in  Februar\ ,  I7"i. 
Hi=;  will  wa=  dated  Fehruar\-  15.  1771.  and 
]'>rovpil  in  Stonington.  April  t2.  I7~t.  It 
mentions  liis  wife  Sarah,  and  the  following 
children,  with  the  exception  of  Ellanah.  who 
probablv  died  }cung.  He  married.  April  17, 
1728,  Saraii  Cobb,  who  died  in  1780.     Chi!- 


liren:  John,  born  July  28,  1729,  mentioned 
below;  K'jth,  Ap.ni  9.  1733;  I'helje.  April  9, 
1730;  Elkanah,  June  8.  i.J^><'.  Shaplcv .  FlD- 
ruary  7.  1740;  Thrjuias.  Jime  30.  1742 :  ivanice, 
July  22,  1744;  Isaac.  January  5.  1750. 

( \"  I  Captain  John  (4)  ]\forgan.  -im  of 
Captain  John  (31  Mijrgan,  wa>  burn  Jiilv  28, 
1729,  died  Xoxomlier  id.  i7i-;o.  In  his  will, 
flated  September  11.  1789.  he  mention-  his 
wife.  Pruilence.  and  only  hi^  two  sun-..  Elie- 
nczer  and  Stephen,  and  his  i.laiighter  .Margery 
as  th.en  ii\irig.  Fie  married,  February  r,  1750, 
Prudence,  daughter  of  \\"illiam  Ab.iruan.  of 
Groton,  who  died  .\pril  16,  1815.  t^lnldren: 
John,  born  December  2^,.  1750;  MarL;erv.  Xo- 
vember  21.  1752;  William.  April  o,  17^4; 
Ebenezer.  ?\Iay  30,  1756;  Elkanah.,  ,V|  ril  30, 
1758;  Stephen,  .\pril  19.  1762.  mentioned  be- 
low ;  Elisha.  July  29,  1768. 

(A'l)  Stephen,  son  of  Captain  Joim  (4) 
^  [organ,  was  born  April  19,  1762,  died  April 
2h.  1S44.  He  married  Parthenia.  daughter  of 
Moses  Parke,  of  Preston.  April  13.  17S7. 
They  settled  in  Groton,  where  all  iheir  chil- 
dren were  Ixirn.  Children ;  Sarah,  b-jrn  J"ly 
21.  178S;  Prudence,  August  16,  1790;  Olive, 
August  26,  1792;  Parthenia,  September  4. 
1794;  Sybil.  Xovember  i.  1796;  John.  January 
I.  1799;  Eunice,  September  28.  1801;  Luc\-, 
August  18.  1S03 ;  Charity.  X'ovember  18, 
1805:  Stephen,  mentionetl  belo-w 

(ATI)  Stephen  (2).  son  of  Stephen  (i) 
Morgan,  w  as  born  June  20,  1808.  in  Lcdyard, 
formerly  Groton.  (Connecticut.  He  se'.tledi  in 
Groton  and  died  February  20.  1852.  He  mar- 
ried, June  17,  1830.  Eliza  ]\Iaria  D..  daughter 
of  Xathan  X'oyes,  of  Groton.  Children,  jorn 
in  Groton;  Ebene/;er.  March  20,  1831.  nrjr- 
ried  (first)  Esther,  daughter  of  Rev.  James 
P.utler.  married  (seconil)  r\Iary,  sister  of 
first  wife;  children;  Ebenezer.  Esther  Xoves ; 
Stephen.  February  26.  1S33,  unmarried,  liv- 
ing in  Jersey  City;  James  Francis.  Tdav  6, 
1838.  mentionc  1  below ;  Daniel  Golismith, 
May  20,  1841.  died  June  10.  1842;  Ann  Eliza. 
February  20.  1852.  married  Samuel  S.  P.rown. 
of  Mystic.  Connecticut ;  now  a  wid'jw.  no 
children,  living  at  IMvstic. 

(\'III')  Dr.  James  Francis  Morgan,  son  of 
Stephen  (2)  ?\"[organ.  was  born  Alay  6.  1838, 
at  Mystic.  Connecticut.  He  received  liis  med- 
ical education  in  the  Collecfe  of  Pl.armary. 
Xew  '^'ork  City.  He  engaged  in  iUc  practice 
■if  medicine  at  25  .Nmitx-  -treet.  ?\ew  Yoric 
City.  His  home  is  at  20  Spencer  place.  Brook- 
lyn,  Xew  York.  He  married.  Afiril  7.  iS.'u. 
^lartha  Louisa,  daughter  of  Jrihn  Gau'lu.  of 
Xew  York  City.  ChiJd.ren :  Martha  Louise, 
horn  in  X'ew  York  City,  June  30.  fSf'.^:,  un- 
married; France?  A.nna.  Augnst  25.  t866,  in 


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New  York  City,  unmarried :  James  Francis, 
Jr.,  born  in  Jersey  Ciiy,  December  14,  1S76, 
now  livins:  in  Brooklvn,  unmarried. 


Louis  Stahl  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
S'lWHL  nian_\-.  He  came  to  this  country 
when  a  young  man  and  settled  at 
Newark,  Xew  Jersey,  where  he  died  at  the 
age  of  thirty.  He  learned  the  trade  of  steel 
engraver  in  his  native  land  and  followed  the 
art  in  this  countr}-.  He  married  Caroline 
Burgcsse.  Children:  i.  Louis,  born  184S, 
died  1896.    2.  Theodore  Louis,  see  forward. 

(  n  )  Theodore  Louis,  son  of  Louis  and  Car- 
oline (Durgesse)  Stahl.  was  born  at  Newark, 
New  Jersey,  May  23,  1850,  died  there  in  De- 
cember, 1904.  He  atten^led  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  learned  the  business 
of  drug-gist  and  pharmacist  there.  Later  with 
one  brother  and  two  half-brothers  he  en- 
gaged in  business  in  Newark,  but  after  a  time 
he  sold  his  business  and  removed  to  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  where  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  Main  street  near  Congress  street, 
whicli  he  later  disposed  of  and  opened  an- 
other store  on  Wall  street.  This  he  also  sold 
and  then  went  to  Xew  York  City,  locating  on 
One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fifth  street,  equip- 
ping one  of  the  finest  drug  stores  in  that  city, 
conducting  tlie  same  for  six  years,  at  the  ex- 
piration of  which  time  he  sold  this  and  re- 
turned to  Bridgeport,  where  he  purchased  a 
drug  store  and  conducted  it  for  a  time.  After 
disposing  of  his  business  he  returned  to  New 
Y'ork  City  and  there  managed  drug  stores  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Felloe's 
and  of  various  German  societies  previous  to 
his  marriage.  He  attended  the  German  Luth- 
eran church,  and  in  earl}-  manhood  v.as  an 
active  Democrat  in  politics. 

Mt.  Staid  married,  October.  1S77.  Augusta 
Louise  Ehrsam.  born  IMarch  3.  iS^G.  in  Xew 
York  City,  daughter  of  Gei'>rge  and  Louise 
(Kaempf)  Ehrsan^..  Her  father  was  born  in 
Hvenipfershausen.  Gernian}-.  and  died  in 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  in  1894.  After  com- 
ing to  Bridgeport  yir.  Ehrsam  devoted  his 
attention  mainly  to  dealing  in  real  estate, 
though  earlier  in  life  he  was  engaq:ed  in  the 
machine  business  in  Elm  street,  Xcnv  York 
City,  where  he  had  a  machine  -hop  in  which 
some  of  the  first  steam,  engines  used  on  the 
elevated  railroad  were  made.  He  retired  from 
his  New  York  business  \"i-ith  a  f'-'rtune  and 
moved  to  Bridgeport,  where  he  Iiad  a  large 
tract  of  land,  which  is  nr<w  owned  bv  his  son. 
Frederick  William  Ehrsam,  who  resides  in 
New  York  City,  married  Louise  Kato  and  has 
eight    children.      George    Ehrsam    was   active 


in  politics  in  his  ward  in  New  York  City  and 
was  at  one  time  nominatdl  for  school  trustee. 
-Mrs.  Stahl  makes  lier  home  with  her  mother. 
Children  of  Air.  and  .Mrs.  Stahl:  Louise, 
born  October  4,  JS78.  died  in  iSnCi;  Carrie, 
born  in  18S0,  married  Frank  Herman,  a  drug- 
gist in  Bridgeport;  Henry,  born  in  1889. 


(\'U)  Hezekiah  (2), 
HUNTIXGTOX  m.u  of  Hezekiah  ii) 
Huntington  ( (p  \ .  1.  was 
born  in  Suffield,  October  2S.  lyq^.  He  lived 
in  Hartford,  where  he  was  a  successful  nub- 
lisher.  and  later  he  was  president  of  the  Hart- 
foril  F'ire  Insurance  Companv.  He  was  pros- 
perous in  business  and  was  held  in  higii  es- 
teem by  his  fellow  townsmen.  He  married 
(first),  June  26,  1825,  Sarah,  daughter  of 
\\'illiam  Morgan.  She  died  April  16,  1847, 
and  he  married  (second),  September  25.  1856, 
Catherine  B.,  daughter  of  George  Sumner, 
^l.  D.,  of  Hartfonl,  and  Elizahetii  Putnam, 
daughter  of  Colonel  Daniel  Putnam,  of  Suf- 
field and  Hartford,  Connecticut.  (I'liiMre-), 
born  in  Hartford:  Elizabeth  Sumnei.  .M.irch 
3,  1838,  died  M^v  \2,  1S58;  Catherine  Sum- 
ner, April  19,  1S59;  George  Sunmer.  mei:- 
tioned  belov.'. 

(\TII)  Professor  George  Sumner  Hunting- 
ton, son  of  Hezekiah  12)  FIuntin-t<_.n.  v»as 
bom  at  Hartford,  ]\Iarch  21,  iSi''ii.  He  at- 
tended Fay's  private  school  at  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  and  entered  Trinity  College  at 
Hartford  in  the  fall  of  1877  aiid  was  grad- 
uated in  the  class  of  1881  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  in  1884.  He  began  the  study 
of  his  profession  at  Columbia  University.  Xew 
York,  in  18S1,  and  was  graduated  witli  the 
degree  of  AI.  D.  in  18S4,  from  the  College  of 
Piiysicians  and  Surgeons.  In  IQ04  he  re- 
ceived from  Columbia  the  honorary  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Science.  He  was  an  interne  in  :ne 
Roosevelt  Hospital,  Xew  York,  1884-86 :  as- 
sistant demonstrator  in  anatomy.  1886-S8; 
deinonstrator  and  lecturer.  1888-80.  and  pro- 
fessor of  anatomy  since  May.  18S9.  in  Co- 
lumbia University.  He  was  assistant  attend- 
ing surgeon  in  Roosevelt  Hospital  in  1887  and 
at^Bellevue  Hospital,  New  York,  in  18S7'.  He 
was  chief  surgeon  of  the  Vanderbilt  Clinic  in 
1888.  He  has  contributed  often  scientific  and 
anatomical  articles  to  the  various  medical  pub- 
lications. Fle  has  been  the  .Vmerican  editor 
of  the  "Journal  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology" 
since  iSoo.  He  is  a  member  of  tlie  .-\-socia- 
tiiin  of  American  Anatonn'sts  and  was  presi- 
dent in  igoo.  He  is  a  fellow  of  tlie  Academ.y 
of  Sciences  of  New  York  and  of  Washingto.n, 
D.   C.      He  is   a  member  of   tlie   Association 


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for  the  Advanceiiient  oi  Science  and  of  ihe 
Uni\eriit}-  Ciub  of  Xew  York.  In  addition 
to  the  college  dei^'ree^  mentioned,  he  has  re- 
ceived a  D.  S.  C.  from  Columbia  Universitv, 
and  an  LL.  13.  iroui  JefferiCin  >Jedieal  Col- 
lege of  Philadelphia,  His  home  is  af  437 
West  Fifty-nintli  street.  Xew  York.  He  mar- 
ried (first),  June  iS,  18S5.  Anne  !\IcXair 
Elderkin,  of  DrattlcLoro.  \"ermont.  He  mar- 
ried (second),  January  i(\  1906.  Alice  Kidd. 
dauprhter  of  James  Howard  and  Elizal.ieth 
(Xott)  Kidd.  of  'liverly-on-the-Hutlson.  Dr. 
Huiitiiu'ton  has  no  children. 


Captain  Daniel  Fartrick,  im- 
PARTRICK     migrant   ancestor,   settled  in 

W'atertown.  ?^Iassachusetts. 
He  came  from  Enqlaml  in  the  fleet  with  \\'in- 
throp,  in  1630,  and  was  admitted  a  freeman. 
May  18.  163T.  He  \\as  in  Cambridge  for  a 
short  time.  In  1638  he  was  a  selectman  of 
W'atertown.  September  7,  1630.  he  was  en- 
gaged by  the  colonial  government  to  make 
shot,  and  \\'a5  captain  of  a  company  of  sol- 
diers, being  one  of  the  two  captains  in  the 
regular  pay  of  the  colony.  He  remo\-ed  to 
Stan-jford.  Connecticut,  where  he  bought  land 
of  ]\rahacken,  Xaramake  and  Makentorntli. 
three  Indians,  "as  far  up  in  the  country  as 
an  Indian  can  goe  in  a  day  from  sun  rising 
to  sun  settinge."  and  also  two  islands.  The 
consideration  for  the  great  tract  conveyed  in 
the  deed  was  ten  fathoms  of  wampum,  three 
hatchiets.  tliree  hoes,  six  glasses,  twelve  to- 
bacco pipes,  three  knives,  ten  drills,  ten 
needles.  He  married  a  Dutch  wife  and  was 
killed  by  a  Dutchman  in  1^43.  r.t  Stam.ford. 
Wdiile  the  reccrus  do  not  permit  u-  to  trace 
the  line  of  descent,  it  is  believed  that  the 
Partricks  at  X'orwalk  and  Stamford  were  de- 
scended from  him.  According  to  the  census 
of  1790  we  find  among  the  heads  of  families 
of  Stamford  and  X'orwalk.  which  were  enun.i- 
erated  together.  Samuel.  Xoah.  J'^'lm,  Ellen 
(widow),  and  Asa  Partrick.  the  last  named 
being  a  cousin  of  John  Partrick,  mentioned 
below.  Two  other  families  of  the  name  lived 
in  the  vicinity  and  no  others  are  found  at 
that  time. 

(I)  Samuel  Partrick,  a  descendant  of  Cap- 
tain Daniel  Partrick.  was  born  in  X'-rwalk. 
Connecticut,  where  he  passed  his  life  as  a 
farmer.  He  wa-  killed  by  fallinc:  from  the 
tongue  of  an  ox-cart,  the  wh.ecl  na'^^ing  over 
his  he;'d.  Tie  is  buried  in  St.  Paul's  rhurcli- 
yard.  Xorvvalk.  He  m.arried  Mabel  P.arnes, 
a  native  of  Xorwalk  (nov,-  Westport),  her 
family  being  an  old  one  in  the  town.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Partrick  had  four  ch.ildren:  John, 
mentioned   below ;  Lewis,   Elizabeth.   Harriet. 


-Ml  tliese  children  are  now  deceased:,  and  the 
muth.cr  of  tlio  family  died  at  th.e  age  of 
sixty-two. 

(II)  John,  sun  of  Samuel  Partrick,  v.-as 
born  in  Xorwalk,  in  179S.  died  September  2. 
1847,  at  Westford,  Otsego  county,  Xe'>v  Y'ork. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  cattle  dealer  in  X'or- 
walk.  He  married  Selina  Camp,  who  was 
horn  at  Xorwalk.  in  1800,  died  there  in  1S78. 
Children:  I.  Jolin  A.,  lived  at  Xorwalk. 
married  (first)  Cornelia  St.  John;  she  died, 
and  he  married  (second)  Julia  G.  Allen:  three 
chilflren,  of  whom  two  are  living:  Emma  Se- 
lina and  Mary  Frances.  2.  Stephen  Camp, 
mentioned  below.  3.  Julius  F..  married  Anna 
Watersworth,  who  is  still  living  at  X'orwalk ; 
two  children,  of  whom  the  younger,  Sarah 
\\'.,  is  still  living.  4.  A  daughter,  who  died 
in  infancy.  The  family  were  members  of  St. 
Paul's  Church,  Mr.  Partrick.  the  father,  serv- 
ing as  vestryman  there  for  a  number  of 
years. 

(HI)  Stephen  Camp,  son  of  John  Partrick, 
was  born  at  Xorwalk,  October  3,  1S3!.  and 
attended  the  public  schools,  at  the  same  time 
assisting  his  father  on  the  farm  until  reach- 
ing the  age  of  sixteen.  He  then  served  for 
five  years  as  clerk  i'.i  a  general  store.  In 
1843  'le  came  to  Bridgep';^rt.  and  v.a^  clerk 
in  the  store  of  William  Plall  until  1856.  when 
he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account 
as  a  general  merchant,  witli  a  store  on  Broa  1 
street,  corner  of  State.  While  here,  in  order 
to  get  more  room,  he  bought  out  tlie  firm  of 
Lvon  &  Flarvey,  near  by,  and  after  twentv- 
seven  years  of  prosperous  business  c^ive  up 
the  general  mercantile  line  and  engaec'.  in  t!:e 
feed  business.  After  four  \ears  oi  this  he 
sold  out  a!i!l  devoted  his  attention  to  genera! 
contracting,  excavating,  grading  and  taking 
care  of  lawns,  having  at  one  time  over  two 
hundred  to  look  after.  This  occupation  he 
continued  until  1007.  wdien  he  retired.  In 
1865  he  built  a  handsome  residence  on  Fair- 
field avenue  and  in  1S66  erected  two  houses 
on  State  street,  thus  becoming  a  considerable 
real  estate  owner.  In  politics  he  is  an  inde- 
pendent Democrat.  He  and  his  wife  are  mem- 
bers of  Christ  Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 

'SJr.  Partrick  married.  April  25.  1859, 
E-ther  Frances,  born  at  Southport.  Connc'-ti- 
cut.  Jainiar}  t8,  1836,  daughter  of  Julius  Pike, 
for  many  years  a  sea  captain  and  later  in 
mercantile  business  at  Southport,  ultimately 
retiring  and  dying  at  the  age  of  eignt\--foin . 
He  married  Elizabeth  Partrick,  a  native  of 
X'.rwalk.  and  they  were  the  i"ire-n?  "f  five 
children:  i.  Flarriet  Emily,  decea^-c'.  2. 
Samuel,  deceased.  3.  Esther  ^vlarv,  d.ied  in 
infancy'.     4.  Esther  Frances,  married  Stephen 


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Can.p  rnrtrick.  as  mcntii.aied  above.  5.  Anna 
Lavinia.  Mrs.  I'ike  livcl  to  the  age  of  sev- 
er^.ty-sevcn.  1  he  only  chiM  ot  Air.  and  .Mrs. 
Partrick  died  young.  On  the  hftieih  anni- 
versary of  their  marriage,  \\lii^:h  occurred 
April  25,  1009,  they  received  the  congratula- 
tions of  tlio  many  frieniK  who  gathered 
around  them  on  the  joyful  occasion  of  their 
golden  wetldincr. 


Isaac  Dormitzcr  was  a 
DOl'^MITZER  man  of  considerable  wealth 
and  prominence.  He  owned 
and  operated  cotton  mills  in  Prague.  Austria, 
where  he  lived  and  dierl.  Fie  was  born  in 
1798,  died  in  1S59.  He  married  Esther 
Frankel.  who  died  in  1S45,  aged  fortv-five 
years.  Of  their  thirteen  children,  six  were  liv- 
ing in  1910.  Three  came  to  .\merica,  viz: 
Magdalen,  married  James  Taussig:  loseph, 
of  St.  Louis,  Alissouri,  a  real  estate  broker : 
Henry,  mentioned  belo^\■. 

(H)  Henry,  son  of  Isaac  Dormitzcr,  -.vas 
born  in  Prague,  Austria.  Februarv  14.  1827. 
He  is  now  living  at  2~  East  Seventy-fourth 
street,  New  York  City.  He  received  a  cmi- 
con  school  education  in  his  native  town  and 
attended  an  Austrian  college  for  one  vear. 
As  a  )'0img  man  he  became  a  merchant  in 
Prague  and  gained  an  excellent  business 
training.  In  1848  he  sought  larger  oppor- 
tunities in  America.  Ele  embarked  in  busi- 
ness at  Iloboken.  New  Jersey,  as  the  proprie- 
tor of  a  cigar  and  tobacco  store,  and  his  busi- 
ness prospered  and  his  capital  increased.  In 
i860  he  formed  th,e  firm  of  Bunzl  &  Dor- 
mitzcr to  carry  on  the  wholesale  tobacco  leaf 
business,  ami  in  1874  the  place  of  business 
was  removed  to  New  York  City.  After  ten 
years  more  of  excellent  business,  in  1S84  Air. 
Dormitzer  retired  and  has  since  lived  nuietlv 
at  the  home,  purchasing  the  house  in  1874. 
Both  he  and  his  wife  liave  been  generous  in 
cliarity  and  acti\'e  in  works  of  benevolence. 
In  politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  married, 
in  1850.  Anna  E^sroger.  born  in  Prague.  Aus- 
tria, 1830.  died  in  1003.  Children:  i. 
Charles,  born  Alarch  8.  1S51,  died  aged  ten 
years.  2.  F.dv.ard.  died  in  infancy.  3.  Otto, 
died  in  infancy.  4.  Jennie,  horn  March  30, 
'  1857.  died  January  14.  t8Sj:  married  Charles 
F.  Todt :  their  daughter  Jennie  married  Louis 
C.  Flemming,  of  the  Guarantee  &■  Trust  Com- 
pany of  New  York  City,  and  tliev  l-.ave  one 
son.  Louis  Flemming.  3.  F.dirli.  liorn  March  11, 
1859:  married  Dr.  Richard  C.  Rrandeis  (de- 
ceased), of  Xew  York  City:  they  had  one 
son,  Harry  D.  Brandeis.  6.  Walter,  born  June 
10.  1861  :  is  engaged  in  the  export  trade  in 
New  York  Citv  with  the  firm  of  A.  D.  Straus 


&  Company;  resides  at  South,  Orange.  Xew 
Jersey:  married  L'arrie  Auerbach :  ch.ildren: 
JobCphine,  Anna  and  .Marion.  7.  Helen,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  iS(')5  ;  married.  Rev.  .vldcii  L.  Cen- 
nett.  Protestant  E[.iiscripal  clcri;}  nKiii,  Aioiu- 
clair,  Xew  Jersey:  cliildi-en:  \  iolct  Helen  and 
John  Alden  Bennett.  8.  Herbert  Spencer, 
mentioned  below.  9.  Lucy,  borii  Fel>ruarv  5, 
1867,  died  August  16,  1S94;  n-,arrie.i  Wa'ter 
Af.  Taussig,  of  Xew  York  City,  president 
of  the  Wdebusch  &  Hilger  Company,  iriiport- 
ers  and  manufacturers  of  hardware:  children: 
Edith.  Dorothy  and  Lucy  Taussig. 

(HI)  Herbert  Spencer,  son  of  Henrv  Dor- 
mitzer, was  born  in  Hobokeii,  Xew  Jersev, 
February -12,  1865.  He  attended  the  "public 
and  high  schools  of  Hoboken  and  sraduatcd 
from  Columbia  College  in  18S5.  From  that 
time  to  1902  he  was  in  the  emp!o\-  u{  the 
\\'iebusch  &  Hilger  Compau}-.  importers  and 
manufacturers  of  hardware.  He  had  charge 
of  the  cutlery  department  and  of  the  manu- 
facturing department  of  the  businc-^s.  anfl  was 
treasurer  of  the  company.  In  T002  he  bought 
,  a  controlling  interest  in  the  American  Shear 
and  Knife  Company,  of  Hotchkissville,  Con- 
necticut, and  since  then  has  devoted  his  time 
to  the  business  of  that  concern.  He  is  di- 
rector, president  and  treasurer  of  the  cor- 
poration. He  is  a  lesident  of  W'ooi'br.rv,  Con- 
necticut, and  is  president  of  tlie  A\'ordhurv 
Inn  Company  of  that  towm.  He  is  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Wholesale  Pocket  Knife 
Aianufacturers'  Association.  Fie  has  been 
prominent  in  public  affairs  and  honored  with 
various  offices  of  trust.  He  is  a  prominent 
Repidilican  and  vice-jire^ident  of  the  Hr'tch- 
kissville  Republican  Club,  of  winch  he  was 
one  of  the  organizers,  tie  represented  the 
town  of  "Woodbury  in  the  general  assemblv 
of  Connecticut  in  1909-10.  While  in  tlie  hoiise 
he  wai;  ranking  member  of  the  committee  on 
finance.  He  is  a  member  of  Adelphic  Lodge, 
X'o.  348.  Doric,  Free  and  Accented  Masons, 
of  Xew  York  Cit}'.  He  married,  in  I'P7, 
Alargaret  C.  Alay.  born  in  Yonkcrs.  Xew 
York,  lived  at  Danhur\-.  Connecticut,  'lauirh- 
ter  of  James  J.  and  Katliarine  Aia\-.  Chil- 
dren: Henry,  born  April  lo.  1900,:  Herbert 
Spencer.  Jr.,  June  o.  1910.  By  a  iM-evious 
marriacre  his  wife  h.ad  a  son,  HaroFl  J.  fnam.e 
changed  to  Dormitzerl.  born  March  20.  1002. 


'\'IF)  Gec^rge  Rnliinson 
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was  born  at  Flanipton,  Connecticut.  Alav  28. 
1814.  and  died  there  January  in.  1-^02.  He 
was  educated  \\\  the  p.ublic-  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town.     He  (Engaged  in  larmino:  and  stock- 


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raisin;^  on  the  old  honie^tfad  in  Hampton, 
ami  was  one  .if  the  .••ub'itamip.l  and  prosiier- 
ous  men  of  his  day.  p"or  several  years  he  was 
captain  of  the  Ilampton  company  in  the  state 
militia,  the  tirst  captain  known  to  furnish  men 
a  dinner,  instead  of  rum.  He  held  in  succes- 
sion most  of  the  town  offices  and  represented 
it  in  the  q;eneral  assembly  in  1867.  He  ^\■as 
a  man  of  strict  ime.Ljrit}'  and  strong'  character, 
prominent  in  the  Congregational  clnireh,  of 
which  for  nnn_\'  _\ears  he  was  a  deacon.  In 
early  life  he  was  a  \\'hig.  but  he  was  strongly 
anti-shi\'ery  in  his  beliefs  and  joined  the  Re- 
publican party  when  it  was  formed.  He  mar- 
rictl.  at  Mansheld.  r^larch  30,  1840,  Sarah 
Eli/aheth,  born  January  12.  1S13,  died  April 
13,  1876,  daughter  of  Joshua  and  Phebe 
(Adams)  Bottum.  Her  muther  came  from 
T\ew  London  to  Alansfield.  Chililren.  born  at 
Plampton  :  George  Asahel.  mentioned  below; 
Henry  Robinson,  Xovember  28,  1842;  died 
September  16,  1840;;  Betsey,  Jul\-  21,  1S44, 
died  September  23,  1840:  Charles  Stedman, 
June  4,  1846,  died  ;\Iarch  28,  1847;  Charles 
Storrs,  born  July  12,  1S4S;  William  Henry, 
January  4.  1850:  Harriet  E.,  born  August  20, 
1853,  died  April  30,  1S54;  Lucy  Ann,  April 
26,  1S36,  died  December  17,  18S6. 

{\'III)  Lion.  George  Asahel  Hammond,  son 
of  George  Robinson  Hammond,  was  born  in 
Hampton,  ]\tay  26,  1841,  on  the  Hammond 
homestead,  "Red  Roof."  now  occupied  b\-  his 
brother.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
the  Poster  School  of  Plampton,  and  at  Wil- 
liston  Seminary,  Easthampton,  [Massachu- 
setts. Pie  taught  school  for  a  vear  at  Can- 
terluiry,  Connecticut,  and  for  three  years  at 
Hampton,  He  became  especially  skillful  in 
penmanship,  and  even  while  a  student  at  W'il- 
liston  he  was  called  upon  to  teach  writing. 
In  July,  1862.  soon  after  he  had  come  of  age, 
the  town  of  Hampton  had  a  quota  of  nine 
men  to  raise  for  the  militarv  service.  Disas- 
ter had  followed  tn.e  flag,  and  the  north  was 
filled  with  gloom  and  dread,  and  evervwhere 
the  example  of  the  loyal  and  brave  citizen  was 
urL;ently  needed.  Air.  Plammond  set  the  ex- 
am(ile  in  Hampton.  He  refused  to  take  a 
bovmty,  and  enlisted  with  tlio  spirit  of  the  first 
vojunteers  called  out  by  Lincoln.  His  example 
was  followed  by  others  until  the  quota  was 
filled,  and  the  town  not  only  avoided  a  draft 
but  received  a  fresh  stimulus  to  its  patriotism 
and  faith  in  the  L'nion.  He  enlisted  as  a  priv- 
ate September  6,  1S62,  and  was  subsequently 
mustered  into  Company  G,  Twenty-sixth  Reg- 
iment Connecticut  \olunleer  Infantr\-,  at 
Norwich.  He  was  elected  orderly  sergeant  of 
the  company,  and  when  the  captain  lost  his 
life  in  the  attack  on  Port  Hudson,  Louisiana, 


.Ma\-  2j,  1863,  Scr.ceant  Hammond  became 
acting  lieutenant  and  coniinueil  titus  until  the 
ex|iiration  of  his  nine  months'  term  of  enlist- 
ment, August  17,  1S63.  The  Twenty-sixth 
Regiment  became  a  part  of  General  Xeal 
Dow"s  brigade,  in  General  Banks'  Xinetcenth 
Armv-  Ci.irps.  It  was  stationed  at  Xew  Or- 
leans in  January,  1S63,  and  took  part  in  the 
siege  ami  taking  of  Port  Hudson,  Sub'^e- 
qiiLiuly  Mr.  Hammond  still  further  aided  the 
Cniun  cause  by  furnishing  a  substitute  for  a 
term  of  three  years.  After  his  return  from 
the  fnnit  he  tau<;ht  school  at  Pomfret  for  a 
_\ear,  anij  then  entered  the  employ  of  his  uncle, 
Chnrles  L.  Bottum,  a  prominent  silk  manu- 
facturer. He  learned  the  business  in  every 
detail  from  tlie  ground  up,  and  was  promoted 
step  Ijy  step  until  he  became  superintendent 
of  the  mill.  He  was  admitted  to  partnership 
in  the  firm  of  C.  L.  Bottum  &  Company  in 
1872.  and  at  the  same  time  C.  C.  Knowlton, 
another  nephew,  was  also  admitted  to  the 
firm.  Mr.  Knowlton's  business  was  destroyed 
in  the  great  Boston  fire  of  1872.  In  1878  Air. 
Hr.nimond  and  Air.  Knowlton,  who  were 
cousins,  organized  the  firm  of  Hammond. 
Knowlton  &  Company,  with  George  AI.  Alorse 
as  special  partner,  to  manufacture  silk.  Their 
first  mill  was  on  the  west  side  of  the  river 
at  Putnam.  .At  the  end  of  three  years  Air. 
Alorse  retired  from  the  concern.  In  1885 
the  business  was  moved  to  the  PlarrJs  Aliil, 
to  which  extensive  additions  were  made  in 
1892,  more  than  doubling  its  capacity".  The 
quality  of  the  goods  made  in  this  mill  is  sec- 
ond to  none.  All  of  the  silk  thread  used  by 
the  sewing  machines  at  the  \\'("irld's  Colum- 
bian Exposition  at  Chica.go  in  1893  was  siip- 
plied  by  Plannnond,  Knowlton  &  Company 
(the  official  silk),  and  the  firm  received  a 
medal  for  producing  the  best  twist  and  sew- 
ing silk  in  the  worhl.  The  business  was  in- 
corporated as  tlie  Hammond  Knowlton  Com- 
pany, of  which  Air.  Hammond  was  president 
The  business  of  this  concern  is  one  of  the 
most  valued  and  important  of  the  town  of 
I'utnam.  The  relations  between  the  company 
and  the  workmen  have  been  mutually  satis- 
factor\'  ami  amicable.  The  company  takt  s 
rank  among  the  leading  silk  manufactu.ring 
concerns  of  the  countr\'.  Air.  Hammcind  was 
one  of  the  founders  and  a  director  of  the  Put- 
nam Foundry  and  Alachine  Company,  the 
Xew  Lon.diin  Wash  Silk  Company,  the 
Hampton  .^ilk  Company,  and  the  Putnam  Box 
('ompany.  These  companies  and  the  Etireka 
.Silk  Manufacturing  Company  are  contrriiled 
by  Hammond,  Knowlton  &  Company,  with 
offices  on  iSroadwa}-.  Xew  \'ork,  and  various 
other    larLie    cities.      Air.    Flammorid    is    also 


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president  of  the  Putnam  Light  anil  Power 
Company. 

'Slv.  Hanmioncl  has  been  honored  with  ninny 
offices  of  trust  and  responsibihty.  In  pohtics 
he  is  a  RepubHcan.  and  he  is  active  in  piibHc 
life.  Pie  lias  represented  the  state  of  Con- 
necticut in  three  national  conventions  of  the 
Re^mblican  party.  He  was  for  many  years  a 
member  of  the  school  board  of  ^Mansfield, 
Connecticut,  and  represented  that  town  in  tlie 
general  assembly  of  the  state  in  1S76  in  the 
Old  Capitol  at  Hartford.  He  served  on  im- 
portant committees,  including  that  on  school 
funds.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he  has 
been  on  the  school  board  of  Putnam,  and  for 
fifteen  years  was  chairman.  He  represented 
Putnam  in  the  general  assembly  of  1885-S6 
and  1905.  In  1SS6  he  was  chairman  of  the 
committee  on  manufactures  and  member  of  the 
committee  on  railroads.  In  the  previous  year. 
the  bill  which  he  introduced  to  incorporate  the 
Putnam  Water  Company  was  passed.  lie 
proved  himself  a  wise,  able  and  efficient  legis- 
lator. In  18SS  he  was  elected  to  the  Republi- 
can state  central  committee  from  the  Sixteenth 
district,  and  for  ten  years  he  was  the  Repub- 
lican leader  in  his  district  and  an  influential 
member  of  the  state  committee.  In  1806  he 
was  a  presidential  ele.nor.  voting  for  Mc- 
Kinley.  In  1900  was  a  delegate  to  the  Na- 
tional Republican  convention  at  Philadelphia, 
also  at  Chicago  in  1904  and  igoS.  In  1910 
he  was  elected  state  senator  from  the  Twenty- 
eighth  district,  was  chairman  of  the  finance 
committee  and  member  of  the  committee  of 
education.  Mr.  Hammond  was  commissioner 
from  Connecticut  at  the  Chicago  ^\'orld's 
Fair. 

He  has  lost  no  opportunity  to  serve  the 
town  of  Putnam  and  promote  its  best  inter- 
ests-and  welfare.  He  was  instrumental  in 
forming  the  Putnam  Business  Men's  Associa- 
tion, and  v.as  its  president  several  years.  He 
has  always  been  active  in  tlie  movement  for 
better  public  schools.  Xo  man  has  sliown 
more  public  spirit  in  the  community.  He  is 
a  popular  member  of  many  social  organiza- 
tions. He  is  a  charter  member  of  Israel  Put- 
nam Lodge,  Xo.  33,  Odd  Fellows  of  Putnam, 
of  which  he  was  the  first  treasurer :  a  member 
of  Putnam  Lodge,  Xo.  18.  .\ncient  Order  of 
L'nited  \\'orkmen :  of  Putnam  Council.  Xo. 
340,  Ro_\  al  Arcanum;  of  Ouineliaug  Lodge, 
No.  106.  Free  Masons:  of  Putnam  Chapter, 
No.  41,  Royal  .Arch  [Masons;  of  Columbia 
Commani/'cry,  Xo.  4.  Knights  Templar,  of 
Norwich;  and  Sphinx  Temple.  My.^tic  Slirine. 
of  Hartford  ;  of  A.  G.  Warner  Post.  Grand 
.Army  of  tlie  Repul'lic.  of  vrhich  he  is  past 
commander;  of  Armv  and  Xavv  Club  of  Con- 


necticut ;  the  Tliames  Club  of  Xew  London ; 
the  C.  A.  C.  Club  of  Putnam,  and  the  Hart- 
ford Club.  He  and  his  family  are  lii.ieval 
supporters  of  the  Congregational  clnirch.  .Mr. 
Hammond  is  personally  popular  and  is  uni- 
versally respected  and  honored  in  the  com- 
munity for  his  business  ability,  integrity  and 
uprightness. 

He  married.  October  12,  iS6j,  Jane  Cran- 
dall  (niece  of  Prudence  Crandall )  born  De- 
cember 28,  1840,  daughter  of  Hezekiah  and 
iilmira  (Clapp)  Crandail,  of  Canterbury,  Con- 
necticut. Children,  born  at  IManst'iekl :  i. 
Charles  Henry,  born  August  17.  186S.  died 
April  15,  1S88,  in  Colorado.  2.  Bertha  Kiiza- 
beth.  born  April  i,  1870;  graduate  of  Putnam 
High  School  in  1888 ;  valedictorian  of  her 
class ;  studied  two  years  at  Lasell  Seminarv, 
Auburndale,  Massachusetts;  travelled  abroad 
with  her  mother  in  1890.  and  subsequeiuly 
spent  two  }ears  at  ]\It.  Vernon  Seminary, 
\\'ashington,  D.  C. ;  married  Dr.  Xeil  Mac- 
phatter,  m.entioned  below. 

(IX)  Dr.  Neil  }ilacphatter  Hamtnond  -.vas 
born  in  Canada,  August  10,  1859.  Both  his 
fatlier  and  mother  were  born  in  the  highlands 
of  Scotland,  and  emigrated  to  Canada.  His 
father,  ^latthew  }^Iacphatter,  was  born  in 
Argyleshire,  P"ebruary  1(5,  1S16.  His  ances- 
tors are  known  to  have  li\ed  in  the  highlands 
of  Scotland  for  generations,  and  they  v.'vk  an 
active  jiart  in  many  of  the  wars  against  Eng- 
land and  hostile  clans.  About  1250  one  of 
the  northern  clans  wished  to  take  posse-Jsion 
of  Kantyre  and  sent  soldiers  to  seize  it.  Tliey 
\vere  met  at  Glen  Barr  by  ]\[attiiew  ^.lacr'liat- 
ter.  who  was  at  the  liead  of  aitairs,  an  1  he 
defeated  the  invaflers  so  disastrously  that 
nearly  all  of  them  were  slaughtered,  and  that 
part  of  Scotland  has  since  been  free  of  in- 
vasion. X'eil  Macphatter.  the  grand farh.er, 
came  to  Canada  in  1S32  and  settled  in  Pus- 
linch,  C>ntario,  a  territory  then  a  dense  iviloer- 
ness.  After  much  toil  and  hardship,  .-om- 
fortable  homes  were  established  for  the  fatni- 
lies.  Dr.  X^il  Macphatter's  mother  was  Jean 
Ramsay,  a  very  beautiful  and  accomplish.ed 
woman,  descended  from  Lord  Ramsay,  the 
Earl  of  Dalhousie.  one  of  the  most  distin- 
guished families  of  Scotland. 

Dr.  Macjihatter  was  brought  up  on  a  farm, 
where  he  managed  to  receive  a  fairly  good 
education  from  the  schools  near  by.  AM'en 
thirteen  years  of  age  he  was  sent  to  a  private 
academy  to  prepare  himself  for  the  medical 
profession,  and  after  two  \ears  there  he  passed 
the  entrance  examinations  to  the  University 
of  Toronto,  tie  spent  four  years  here  in 
Trinity  Medical  College,  and  was  granted  a 
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the  d.jgroe  of  bachelor  of  Afcdicine  (  M.  B.'». 
A  short  time  after  he  \\  rote  such  a  fine  thesis 
oil  "Diseases  of  th.e  Hip  Joint"  that  tlie  I'ni- 
\ersity  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of 
M.  D.,  and  appointed  liin.i  one  of  the  exam- 
iners of  the  nniversit}-.  He  soon  sailed  for 
Scotland  in  order  to  pursue  the  study  of  medi- 
cine, and  entered  the  famous  medical  schools 
of  Edinhurgh,  where  he  remained  fc^r  two 
years.  He  then  entered  the  list  for  the  L.  R. 
C.  P.  degree  of  Edinlnirgh  and  was  sticcess- 
ful.  After  tiiis  he  went  to  Glasgow  and  took 
the  L.  F.  P.  S.  degree  of  the  Fa^culty  of  Phy- 
sicians and  Surgeons  of  that  city.  \Miile  in 
these  institutions  he  became  acquainted  with 
some  of  the  most  prominent  ir.en  of  the  pro- 
fession of  Scotland.  He  was  selected  to  be- 
come the  assistant  of  Lawson  Tait,  the  emi- 
nent surgeon  wh.ose  ability  has  won  him  rec- 
ognition as  the  greatest  suigeon  of  liis  day. 
and  with  him  he  spent  a  year  as  assistant  in 
abdominal  surgery  and  diseases  of  women. 
On  his  return  to  Canada  he  was  asked  to  be- 
come professor  of  abdominal  surgery  and 
diseases  of  women  in  the  University  of  Col- 
orado, and  accepted,  moving  to  Denver,  Col- 
orado. Xot  long  after  this  he  was  asked  to 
become  president  and  senior  surgeon  of  St. 
Anthoi!_\""s  Hospital  in  Denver,  and  he  was 
also  elected  professor  of  abdominal  surgery 
in  Gross  Medical  College.  Denver,  and  had 
patients  from  all  parts  of  the  couritry.  In 
1S97  he  married  Bertha  E.  Hammoivi.  only 
daughter  of  Plon.  George  A.  Hammond,  of 
Putnam,  Connecticut,  and  shortly  after  mar- 
riage they  sailed  for  Scotlnnd.  the  doctor  \vish- 
ing  to  secure  the  fellowship  of  the  Royal 
College  of  Surgeons  if  possible,  the  highest 
degree  that  it  is  possible  to  secure  in  the  medi- 
cal profession.  Although  few  succeed  in  at- 
taining it.  he  was  again  successful,  and  re- 
ceivedi  the  coveted  F.  R.  C.  S.  degree.  He 
settled  ir.  Xew  Vork  City  on  his  return  to 
this  corn-try.  and  was  made  adjunct  profes- 
sor of  surgery  in  the  Post  iriraduate  Medical 
School  and  Hospital,  and  tlicre  rapidlv  gained 
a  high  reputation.  He  has  \\ritten  much  for 
medical  literature,  and  has  a  fine  literar\-  style. 
His  wife  died  October  18.  190(5.  and  their  one 
child,  Janet,  born  October  i,  1899,  '"  P'-'tu^'n. 
died  there  IMay  16,  1900.  In  1903-04,  by  spe- 
cial act  of  the  legislature  of  Connecticut,  his 
name  was  clianged  to  Hammond,  when  Hon. 
Genii^e  A.  Ilanuriond  arionted  liim  as  his  son. 


The  Dorman  familv  located 
DOR-MAX     early    at    Haind.en.    Comiecti- 

cut.  Accordm^  to  the  first 
federal  census  taken  in  1790  there  were  five 
families    of    that   name    at   that   time   in    this 


town,    of    wliich    the    heads    were    Benjamin, 
F)auiel,  Roger.  Stephen  and  John  Dorman. 

(I)  LJecring  Dorman.  s'.in  of  orie  of  tliiTse 
mentioned  aljove,  was  born  in  Hampden,  Con- 
necticut, in  1799,  died  at  Xew  Haven,  Con- 
necticut, 1881,  aged  eight_\--two  year-;  ten 
niiimii'^.  He  was  a.  prosperous  and  success- 
ful farmer,  raising  vegetables  and  fruit,  and 
was  well  knc'wn  among  the  old  residents  of 
tliat  seciiou.  He  was  among  the  first  to  build 
a  house  on  Dixwell  avenue,  in  1840.  wdiich  is 
still  standing,  although  now  located  on  E'or- 
man  street,  to  which  it  was  later  removed,  the 
street  being  named  in  his  honor.  He  wa-  a 
lifelong  member  of  Hamden  Plains  ?v[ctho- 
dist  Episcoiial  Church,  and  served  on  liie  liif- 
fereut  boards  many  years.  Fie  was  the  fa- 
ther of  tlve  children:  ]\Iaria.  Orin.  [.cvi,  Har- 
vey,  ^.fatilda,  all  now  deceased. 

(II)  Levi,  son  of  Deering  Dorman,  was 
born  in  Xew  Haven.  Connecticut,  Ju'v  10, 
1825,  died  there  in  190S.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  and  for  a  time  follrjwed 
the  business  of  landscape  gardener.  He  was 
thoroughly  versed  in  the  ^■alue  of  real  C'^tate 
and  was  engaged  to  purchase  large  tracts  for 
park  purposes,  for  the  Xew  Haven  Park  Com- 
mission. .\mong  these  were  the  land  for 
West  Ri-'ck  Park.  Beaver  I'lind  Park  an  1  oth- 
ers. His  father  was  also  a  landscape  garden- 
er, in  .idiiinon  to  being  a  farmer,  and  some 
of  the  first  of  the  large  number  of  elm  trees, 
which  have  gi\en  to  X'ew  Haven  the  name  of 
the  "City  of  Elms",  ^vere  ?et  out  bv  Deering 
Dorman.  who  was  in  turn  followed  by  It's  -,^n. 
Levi  Di.rman.  and  who  nas  later  joinoil  by 
his  son.  Burton  Henry  Dcirnnn.  -whose  sketch 
follows.  At  times  the  two  latter  set  out  as 
many  as  one  thousand  tree^  in  a  single  fall 
and  five  hundred  in  the  spring.  Among'  these 
are  included  many  of  those  bcauriful  speci- 
mens to  be  found  upon  C)i-ange  street.  AVh't- 
nc}  avenue  and  many  other  streets  an.'  .'■.\-e- 
nues.  He  was  a  member  of  Hamden  Plains 
Metlioflist  Episcopal  Church,  takirig  an  aciive 
part  in  all  its  affairs;  wa?  president  of  ihe 
Hamden  Cemetery  Association.  He  mar- 
ried ('first)  Cornelia  Keeler.  born  at  Fairha- 
^•en.  Connecticut,  died  at  Xew  Haven.  .V-^ril 
17,  1870.  on  lier  forty-first  birthday.  He 
married  (second)  Mrs.  Samuel  Shepparil.  I'ce 
Amelia  ]\Iatthew5.  Children  of  first  wife ;  i. 
aufl  2.  Died  in  infancy.  3.  Harvey  B..  eflu- 
ratcii  in  the  sch.ools  of  X'ew  Haven,  and  later 
followed  the  business  of  his  fatlier.  landscape 
gardening:  for  eighteen  years  he  lield  tlic  ;'0- 
sition  of  superintenr':cnt  of  Evergreen  Ceme- 
tery, Xew  Haven,  and  during  this  time  per- 
formed a  \ast  amount  of  work  to  beautify  ihe 
same   and  it   was    justlv    reckoned   as   among 


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the  most  bandsoniL'  cemeteries  in  the  state  of 
Connecticut,  lie  hntk  an  active  intere-t  in 
the  political  altairs  of  tl'.e  city,  particularly 
the  second  ward,  which  he  served  lor  -cvcra! 
terms  in  the  common  council;  al-o  held  the 
ofiice  of  constable  many  years.  1  (e  was  a 
niem!;er  of  Iliram  Lodge,  Xo.  i,  h'rce  and 
Accepted  .\[a5on5.  of  New  IJavcn.  the  nldest 
Iodide  in  the  state.  He  married  L.illian  Par- 
ker; children:  IMahel,  married  Dr.  Gordon,  of 
IMeclumicsville,  \'ermont,  and  Harry  D.,  who 
was  employed  in  the  General  Electric  Cum- 
pany,  now  rc'^iding;  in  J^jallston  Spa,  New 
York.  Harve}-  E.  Dorman  ijied  in  1903.  ap:efl 
fift}'  years.  4.  Lillie  \  .,  married  Ephraini 
Xoy.  \K<\v  decoase(l ;  she  resi'ies  in  Ann  Ar- 
bor, Michic^an.  5.  Burton  H.,  see  forward. 
Child  'V>f  second  \\ife;  6.  Ella  Amelia,  a 
trained  nurse,  resides  in  Xew  Ha\en  with 
her  mother. 

(UI)  Burton  Henry,  son  of  Levi  Dorman, 
was  born  at  Xew  Haven,  Cunnectictit.  Jidv 
15.  '859-  He  was  educated  in  th.e  pi'iblic 
schools  of  his  native  town,  anrl  after  com- 
pleting^ his  studies  took  up  the  trade  of  his 
father,  horticulture  and  landscape  ,c:ardenint,r. 
""XJnder  his  plans  and  supervision  many  of  the 
finest  public  parks  and  private  grounds  and 
conservatories  about  Xew  ELaven  and  Yale 
College  have  been  constructed.  In  additii->n  to 
this  he  assisted  hi=  father  materially  in  set- 
ting out  large  numbers  of  the  present  beauti- 
ful elm  trees  in  Xew  Haven  and  he  made  a 
special  study  of  the  tree.  \\'hen  the  scourge 
of  the  elm  tree  beetle,  which  has  since  then 
destroyed  so  large  a  number  of  the  grand  old 
elms,  fir,-t  appeared  in  Xew  Haven,  he  saved 
large  ninnbers  of  these  beautiful  trees  by  spe- 
cial treatment.  He  remained  in  X'ew  Haven 
until  iR;;4.  \\hen  he  came  to  Bridgeport.  Con- 
necticut. t(.'>  become  superintendent  of  Moun- 
tain Grove  Cemetery,  one  of  the  largest  ami 
most  beautiful  cemeteries  in  the  state,  con- 
tainir^g  a  lumdreil  and  fifty  acres,  of  which 
ninet_\-  acres  are  in  use  for  cemetery  purposes. 
A[ucl'.  of  the  credit  for  the  present  attractive- 
ness of  this  "city  of  the  dead"  is  due  to  the 
skill  and  taste  of  the  superintendent,  who  is 
reckoned  among  the  lu-st  landscape  gardeners 
in  the  state.  His  family  for  three  genera- 
tions, including  grandfather,  father  and  him- 
self, have  followed  this  profession  over 
seventy-five  year-~.  Prol.iably  few  families  in 
the  state  ha\c  a  Linger  n.-crd  in  th.is  or  anv 
similar  line  of  bii--ine-s.  Xot  on!-.-  is 
Mr.  Dorman  th.  r^  ii;:;hlv  verged,  in  liis  partic- 
ular line  of  wori<,  Init  he  i~  a  man  wdio  bv 
his  straightforward  busine!^s  metliods,  and 
kind  and  gentlemanly  manner  toward  all  with 
whom  he  i?  lironght  in  contact,  has  won  for 


himself  the  re-^pect  of  the  entire  conmii'.nity 
in.  which  he  lives  and  in  \\hich  he  has  a  larijc 
numijer  of  friends.  He  i>  a  memlier  of  St. 
John's  Lodge.  Xo.  3.  I'Vee  and  Accepted  Ma- 
sons, of  Britlgej)ort ;  Ancient  Order  of  United 
\\'orkmen  :  \\'orkmen's  Benefit  r\ssnciati(jn ; 
Xaiional  ]\Lasonic  Fraternal  League  and  the 
Association  of  American  Cemetery  Superin- 
ten<lcins.      In    politics  he   is   an    Independent. 

He  married,  in  r8sS,  Flora  .M,  Steepleton, 
of  Paulding  county.  Ohio,  daughter  of  Dr,  Wil- 
liam A.  Steepleton,  who  is  by  profession  an 
(isterpath.  Children:  Harold  Burtnn.  licirn 
■March  19,  1S95  :  Keith  Levi,  born  Augf,-t  S, 
1S99. 

(Tl.e   Taft   LinO. 

(\'I)  Erefleric!';  Augustus  Taft,  soit  of 
Frederick  Taft  1  q.  v, ),  w'as  born  at  Ux- 
bridge,  April  7,  1791,  died  at  Dcdham,  ?Jas- 
sachusetts,  September  18.  i8_?7.  Fie  wa-  the 
founder  of  tliC  Dedliam  Manufacttirin':r  Com- 
pany. He  maiTied  (nrst)  Amanda  W'hcaton, 
born  Xovember  29.  1793,  died  SL"Ue:T'ber  10, 
1831.  He  mariied  (  ^econ'i)  Eliza  1-lagg. 
Children  '..f  first  wife:  Gustavus.  Cincinnatus- 
A.,  mentioned  below,  Latn-etta  Wdieaton  and 
Aman''a.  Children  of  second  wife:  Fred- 
erick .\ugustrs.  Fo:,ter  Flaeg  antl  ^\'auer^ 

(\'II)  Dr.  Cincinnatus  A.  Taft,  son  of 
Frederick  Au.gustus  Taft.  was  born  at  Ded- 
liam, Massachusetts  in  Alarcli.  1882,  died  at 
Hartford,  Connecticut.  June  26.  1S84.  He  at- 
tended the  public  schools.  He  studied  medi- 
cine in  the  oftice  of  F)r.  Lewis,  of  Boston,  and 
of  his  brother.  Dr.  G.  M.  Taft,  of  Flartfor.l. 
the  first  to  practice  iioiTieopathy  in  Hartfii^-d. 
He  attended  lectures  at  Harvard  Me'lu-al 
School  and  was  graduated  from  the  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  Xew  York 
Cit_\-  in  1S46.  Xotwithstandir.g  his  allopatb.ic 
preparation  he  followed  his  brother  in  the 
practice  of  homeopathy,  though  he  exerci-e  ! 
a  certain  eclectic  inde])endence  wliLdi  looked 
rather  to  cure  than  to  creed  and  was  not  en- 
tirely within  the  limitations  of  any  one  school. 
Before  Hartford  liad  any  homeopathic  phy- 
sician, the  late  Dr.  Gray,  of  Xew  Vork.  was 
freqt:ently  consulted  by  people  in  Hartford 
and  at  length  he  sent  to  that  cit\-  a  '•■•ung 
physician  who  h;id  been  a  student  in  hi-  .if- 
fice.  Dr.  G.  M.  Taft.  who  soon  acquired  .^ 
large  practice.  BeUeving  that  he  coidd  "^nc- 
cessfully  coi^e  with  vellow  fever,  Dr.  G.  M. 
Taft  went  south  in  ;8_|5  and  lost  his  htV  in 
tlie  attempt,  himself  a  victim  of  vellow  fever. 
His  lirother.  Dr.  C.  A.  Taft  came  to  Hart- 
ford in  1847,  and  was  .n  ti'at  time  a  tall, 
slender  }oung  m;m  of  \cry  delicate  health. 
Indeed,  hi^  medical  friendis  said  that  it  might 
interest   him   to  begin   pr<iccice.  but  thev  said 


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he  couIl!  not  live  a  year.  He  suffered  from 
frequent  and  severe  hemorrhag'es  of  tlie  lungs, 
and  though  he  lived  to  practice  nearly  forty 
years,  it  is  a  fact  that  he  had  the  full  use  of 
but  one  lung.  Few  people  ever  thought  that 
Dr.  Taft  v>-ith  liis  erect  frame  and  broad 
shoulders  was  not  strong  and  well,  but  he 
told  a  friend  not  long  before  he  died  that  he 
had  never  run  as  much  as  the  lenL;tli  of  a 
single  block  since  he  had  been  in  Hartford. 
He  could  not  do  it.  He  was  able  to  endure 
the  strain  which  his  large  practice  brought 
upon  him.  bv  a  life  as  regular  in  its  methods 
as  the  interruptions  that  come  to  every  phy- 
sician would  permit,  and  by  as  nourisliing 
and  liberal  a  diet  as  possible,  and  when  his 
appetite  failed  his  strength  rapidly  failed.  He 
went  about  his  practice  long  after  he  would 
have  ordered  to  bed  any  of  his  patients  sim- 
ilarly run  down,  and  from  the  day  when  he 
was  compelled  by  weakness  to  cease  making 
professional  calls,  he  was  unable  to  leave  his 
bed  and  hardly  able  to  raise  his  head  from 
the  pillow.  His  breakdown,  when  it  came, 
was  complete.  The  last  day  he  was  out  was 
May  22,  1S84. 

It  is  impossible  to  say  in  how  many  homes 
and  to  how  many  persons  Dr.  Taft  occupied 
and  so  ably  filled  the  important  office  of  fam- 
ily physician,  but  his  practice  was  undoubted- 
ly larger  than  that  of  any  other  physician  of 
his  day  and  probably  larger  than  any  other 
physician  who  ever  has  practiced  at  any  time 
in  Hartford.  His  professional  calls  were 
brief,  as  a  rule,  and  his  words  few,  but  his 
manner  in  a  sick  room  was  so  cheerful  and 
self-possessed  th.at  he  always  inspired  th.e  ful- 
lest possible  confidence  in  the  patient  and  fam- 
ily. He  was  very  reserved  by  nature  and  to 
many  he  seemed  to  have  a  certain  harshness 
of  manner,  but  it  was  merely  a  shield  I)ehind 
which  beat  a  tender  heart  and"  much  more 
sympathy  than  he  cared  to  show.  Vet.  in 
spite  of  his  reserve,  tiie  affection  of  his  pa- 
tients was  irresistibly  drawn  toward  him  and 
in  spite  of  the  lack  of  words,  the  trust  of  his 
patients  in  his  skill  was  unbounded.  !Many 
there  were  who  believed  they  owed  to  him 
their  lives  and  liealth.  He  himself  seemed 
scarcely  aware  of  the  confidence  and  grati- 
tude of  his  patients,  and  when  reminded  of 
their  sentiments  he  treated  the  matter  with  a 
humility  that  was  in  striking  contrast  to  his 
positivenejs  in  other  atTairs.  How  entirely 
he  devoted  himself  to  his  profession  mav  be 
inferred  from  the  fact  that  for  a  period  of 
more  than  twenty  years  he  was  not  absent 
from  the  city  forty-ei.-^ht  consecutive  hours. 
As  if  by  clock  work  his  life  was  ordered  and 
when  not  keeping  his  office  hours  he  was  mak- 


ing professional  calls.  He  took  no  time  for 
social  calls  and  social  pleasures.  Ctutside  of 
his  own  home,  his  entire  life  was  devoted  to 
his  practice,  going  from  one  sick  room  to  an- 
other. He  found  most  enjoyment  in  life  in 
relieving  sickness  and  in  conqucrmg  pain  ar.il 
disease.  In  his  later  years,  his  friends  urged 
him  to  abandon  his  calls  and  continue  only 
his  office  practice  and  consultation,  but  he  was 
unv.illing  to  lay  aside  the  duties  he  haii  per- 
formed so  long  and  so  well.  In  personal 
appearance  Dr.  Taft  was  distinguished — tall 
and  of  great  breadth  of  shoulders,  \vitb  a 
long  white  beard  in  later  years,  of  scrupu- 
lous neatness  in  clothing  and  person.  He  v,a.- 
quick  at  repartee,  keen  of  wit  and  sharp  ;n 
retort,  but  original  and  frank  in  speech  to 
such  a  degree  that  many  of  his  epigrams  and 
sayings  ha\e  been  remembered  and  treasured 
by  his  patients  and  their  friends  and  families. 
His  practice  brought  him  a  handsome  income 
and  he  invested  his  savings  wisely.  \'arious 
corporations  sought  his  services  as  a  director, 
but  he  always  declined,  saying  that  he  lacked 
the  time  to  perform  th.e  duties  of  the  ofiice 
and  he  would  not  take  any  position  in  which 
he  could  not  do  his  duty.  During  his  long 
career  he  had_  but  one  medical  student  under 
his  instruction,  Dr.  G.  B.  Cooley,  nov,-  of  Nev,- 
Britain,  and  but  one  partner,  Dr.  F.  S.  Stare, 
with  whiom  he  was  associated  from  1872  to 
1S-7. 

Dr.  Taft  married,  in  1S54,  Elien.  daugltter 
of  Fzra  Clark,  of  Hartford.  One  of  his  chil- 
dren was  Laura  W.,  who  married  Robert  H. 
Schutz,  of  Hartford. 


Sidnev  Elbridge  Clarke,  son  '■■f 
CLARKE  Elbridge  W.  and  Sarah  P. 
(Chamberlain)  Clarke,  grand- 
son of  Reuben  Chamberlain,  was  born  in  Fe- 
tersborough,  New  Hampshire,  February  16, 
1S52.  His  family  removed  to  Hartford.  Con- 
necticut, when  he  was  five  years  old  and  h.e 
attended  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and 
graduated  from  the  Hartford  public  !:igh 
school.  He  studied  his  profession  in  the  Vale 
Law  School  and  received  his  degree  in  18S1. 
He  was  admitted  to  ihe  bar,  September  r, 
1S81.  and  since  then  has  been  in  practice  in 
Hartford.  Fie  has  taken  an  active  part  In 
public  aft'airs  and  held  various  offices  of  trust 
and  honor.  He  was  a  member  of  the  comn-:on 
council  of  Hartford  in  18S4  from  the  fifth 
ward.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
scliool  visitors  of  West  Hartford  for  three 
years  and  of  the  school  visitors  of  Hn.vtford 
from  1884  to  1896.  In  politics  he  is  a  Demo- 
crat. He  has  been  jud:::e  advocate  and  h.is- 
torian   of  the   Putnam    Flialanx   of   Hartford 


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for  niariv  years.  He  is  a  thirty-second  dc- 
gfree  .Ma.-Mii,  past  master  of  W'yllys  Lcid-Tc, 
I-"rec  and  Accepted  Masons,  of  West  Hart- 
ford: I\ii_\al  Arch  Masons;  Royal  and  Select 
^Masters ;  Knic.;hts  Templar:  .Mystic  Shrine: 
Crescent  Lod^e,  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  the 
Odd  Fello\v^.  He  is  a  communicant  of  Christ 
Church,  Hartford.  He  married,  r^Iay  19, 
1893,  Mary  Mc:iore,  dauijhter  of  Thomas  and 
Mars^aret  (Mooie)  Roiiinson,  of  2\liddleto\\n, 
Connecticut.  They  have  one  child,  Artliur 
Robinson,  born  June  15,  1895. 


lames  Batters,  son  of  Thom- 
BATTERS  as  and  :\Iarg-aret  (Reale) 
Batters,  was  born  in  the  par- 
ish of  Cullen,  county  Tijiperary,  Ireland.  1707, 
died  in  Torrington,  Connecticut,  Auj;;ust  30, 
1893.  Thomas  Batters  (father)  lived  and 
died  in  Ireland,  Vihere  he  was  a  farmer 
through  his  active  life.  James  Batters  came 
to  America  in  1S53,  the  only  cine  of  a  familv 
of  ten  to  come  to  tin's  country.  He  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Michael  and  Marg-aret 
Burke  I  O'Brien  )  Henne^-sy  :  she  was  b  irn 
near  Limerick,  Ireland.  1812.  died  February 
14,  1892.  Children:  Tliomas.  Robert,  Mar- 
garet, Michael,  mentioned  below :  William, 
James,  Martin.  Annie. 

(HI)  Michael,  son  of  James  and  IMary 
(Hennessy)  Batters.was  born  in  College,  par- 
ish of  Lattin,  county  Tipperary,  Ireland, 
March  i,  1S46,  died  at  Torrington,  Connecti- 
cut, September  7,  190 1.  He  came  with  his 
parents  in  1S53  and  located  at  Torrington. 
He  was  educated  there  in  the  public  schools. 
He  began  his  business  career  as  clerk  in  the 
store  of  Mr.  Wadhams  and  afterv.-ard  bought 
the  grocery  business  of  his  brother  Robert 
and  carried  it  on  sotne  twenty  years,  selling 
it  in  1893.  He  engaged  in  the  coal  anrl  woncl 
business  for  a  time.  He  also  dealt  in  real 
estate  to  a  considerable  extent  aufl  was  agent 
for  the  Cunard  and  White  Star  lines  and 
other  transportation  companies.  During  his 
last  years  he  lived  retired,  residing  at  his 
home  in  Torrington.  In  1882  he  built  a  resi- 
dence in  tl^at  town  and.  in  1900  he  erected  the 
house  now  occupied-by  his  widow.  He  was  a 
useful  and  substantial  citizen,  interested  in 
the  welfare  and  development  of  the  town  and 
imbued  with  a  wholesome  public  spirit.  He 
served  on  the  board  of  assessors,  the  bor- 
ousli  board  and  was  burgess  of  the  board.  In 
politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  He  married. 
September  13,  1882,  Catherine  Mary,  born 
in  Torrington,  Connecticut,  February  19, 
1855.  (laughter  of  Owen  F.  and  Bridget 
rO'Cira<l\- )  Cummings.  Her  father  was  born 
in    Ireland.    March    16,    1822,    and    came    to 


-America  in  1S49.  "*:  '*  '^  carj.enter  bv  trade 
and  during  his  active  years  worked  for  Hutch- 
kiss  r.rothers,  contractors  anrl  builders.  He 
resides  at  Torrington.  Her  mother,  Brid.-et 
(O'tjrady)  Cummings,  was  1  e^rn  in  Ireland  in 
1825  and  is  now  living  in  Torringt'jn.  Ch.il- 
dren  of  Ciwen  F.  and  Bridget  Cummings: 
Mary,  died  in  infancy  ;  Catherine  Mary,  mar- 
ried Michael  Batter-,  mentioned  above:  (">wen 
V..:  .Michael:  .Mary:  James.  Children  of  Mr. 
ami  }^lr^.  Batters:  Mary,  born  Marcli  14. 
1S84,  <lie(.l  May  13,  1887:  Loretta  :  .Vpril  28. 
1885 :  James  F.,  October  5,  18S7.  now  en- 
gaged in  the  insurance  business  at  Torring- 
ton :  Katherine,  January  22,  1890. 


Frederic     IIollv     Reed,      sr,n     of 
REED     Jesse  .\.   and  'Martha   .\.    (Holly) 

Reed,  was  born  at  Stamford.  Con- 
necticut. August  22,  1865.  He  attended  the 
pulilic  schools  of  his  native  town  and  was 
gr;uluateil  from  the  Stamford  Irigh  scho>>l. 
From  188 1  to  1883  '''c  'v-''^  employed  as 
draughtsman  and  as  survevijr  di;ring  the  fol- 
lowing two  }ears.  In  1S84-85  he  wa-  lirst 
assistant  engineer  of  construction  cf  the 
Tenth  .Avenue  Cable  Railroad  in  Xev.  ^'o^k 
City,  and  from  1885  to  1890  chief  engineer 
of  the  Daft  Electric  Cjjmnany.  He  desi^riied 
apparatus  tor  the  first  commercial  C'l-ctric 
railway  installed  it;  this  country  at  .'.pltinvrc 
Maryland,  and  was  the  first  to  make  u^e  ■■i 
the  word  "trolley"  as  applied  to  electric  rail- 
ways. He  was  one  of  tlie  most  pro:uireiu 
electrical  engineers  in  planning  and  C' .n.-t;iict- 
ing  electric  street  railways  in  the  day  ci  ex- 
jicriment  and  ccnstructii m.  He  de^igncil  and 
equipped  electric  raihva\s  in  Ithaca.  .Vew 
York:  Caniden  and  .Vsbury  Park.  Xew  Jer- 
sey; Easton,  Penn.sylvania ;  Meriden.  Con- 
necticut. From  1S91  to  1899  he  was  a  part- 
ner in  the  Arm  of  Reed  &  McKibbin,  electri- 
cal engineers  and  contractors  of  X"ew  York 
City,  and  built  electric  railways  at  Xorwalk. 
Connecticut:  Lockport  and  Kingston.  .\ew 
York ;  Paterson,  Passaic  and  Hoboken.  X'ew 
Jersey;.Fall  River.  Massachusetts,  and  else- 
where. Since  1899  he  has  been  successively 
secretary,  treasurer  and  tir.-t  vice-president  .?f 
J.  G.  White  &  Company,  engineers  and.  con- 
tractors, Xew  York  Citv  and  London;  al^o 
president  of  Electrical  Finance  '7orporation : 
vice-president  and  director  of  Engir.eerin::; 
Securities  Corporation,  Investors  Securities 
Corporation,  Manila  Electric  Railroad  & 
Lighting  Corporation,  Manila  Electric  Rail- 
road &  Light  Company,  Manila  Suluirban 
Railways  Company,  Philippine  Railwav 
Company,  J.  G.  White  &  Co.  ( Inc.  1.  Also  di- 
rector  (bui:  not  Oiificer)   of  .Xugusta    Rai!w:iv 


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&  Electric  Comiiany,  Augusta-Aiken  Railway 
&  Electric  Corporation.  Augusta  &  Aiken 
Railway  ('onipauv,  Eastern  Pennsylvania 
Railways  Coiiipanw  (iranville  Min.es  Devel- 
opment Company.  Helena  Light  &  Railway 
Company,  X(irth  Augusta  Electric  &  Improve- 
ment Comjian)-.  Xi^rth  Augusta  Hotel  Com- 
pany, North  .Augusta  Land  Company,  Peijria 
Light  Company,  Philippine  Railway  Con- 
struction Compan\-.  Tri-City  Railway  &  Light 
Company.  Tri-State  Railway  &  Electric  Com- 
pany. In  piiliiics  he  is  a  Republican:  in  re- 
ligion a  Preslnterian.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
National  Geographic  Society ;  associate  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers ; 
member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution,  and 
Pilgrims  of  the  Cnited  States.  He  belongs 
to  the  Engineers.  Metropolitan.  New  York 
Yacht,  City  Midday.  Recess.  New  York  Rail- 
road. Deal  Golf  and  Country,  and  other 
clubs. 

He  married,  at  Jersey  City.  New  Jersey, 
June  3,  i8go.  Mary  Chichester  Thomas.  They 
have  one  child,  Kenneth  M..  born   1895. 

Dr.   Charles   Edwin   Sanford. 

S.\NFORD  one  of  the  leading  physicians 
of  Bridgeport,  whose  skill 
and  ingenuity  in  the  diagnosis  and  treatment 
of  disea-^e  has  been  instrumental  in  the  -sav- 
ing  of  life,  is  a  native  of  North  Haven.  Con- 
necticut,  born   May  31.    1830.   son   of  

and  Maria  (Abbott)  Sanford.  On  the  pater- 
nal side  he  is  a  descendant  of  Thomas  San- 
ford, who  settled  in  Mil  ford.  Connecticut,  in 
1630.  and  whose  descendants  settled  in  the 
vicinity  of  New  Haven,  a  sketch  of  wdiom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  v>-ork.  His  mother 
was  a  direct  descendant  of  Rev.  Abraham 
Pierson.  the  first  president  of  Yale  Univer- 
sity. His  maternal  grandmother  was  named 
after  President  Pierson's  daughter.  Anna 
Pierson. 

Dr.  Sanford  attended  the  school^  of  his  na- 
tive town  and  the  private  school  of  Rev. 
Ammi  Lindsley.  At  this  time  the  current  of 
his  life  was  changed  by  a  serious  illness  of 
his  eyes  and  he  was  advised  to  take  a  com- 
plete rest.  He  engaged  in  commercial  pur- 
suits for  five  years,  at  the  e.xpiration  of  wliich 
time,  his  e\cs  having  grown  stronger,  he  con- 
cluded to  ilevote  his  life  to  the  profession  of 
medicine.  .Auiain  pursuing  his  sturlies,  he  en- 
tered the  highschodl  taught  by  H.  P.  Smith, 
where  he  remained  one  \-ear.  then  taueht  one 
year,  and  then  entered  Yale  ^ledica!  School, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1853.  He  en- 
tered into  practice  with  his  preceptor.  Dr.  G. 
H.  Moody,  of  Plainville,  Connecticut,  with 
whom    lie    was   associated    for   several    vears. 


During  a  sojourn  in  Hrooklyn,  New  York,  in 
1856,  his  attention  was  directed  to  the  Ho- 
meopathic code  of  practice  and  soon  after  set- 
tling in  liristol.  Conn.ecticut,  circunist.'mces 
led  him  to  de\X)te  nnich  time  to  the  principles 
of  this  nev/  mode  of  practice.  Selecting  -om.e 
of  the  most  reliable  Ijooks  upon  the  tiK-oiv 
and  practice  of  Homeopathy,  he  soon  bei^rjin 
to  use  its  remedies,  and  after  two  vears  of 
earnest  work  he  verified  the  truth  of  the  "new 
teacliings"  by  daily  use  in  a  large  practice. 
He  concluded  to  accept  Homeopathv.  anti  ,^t 
the  same  time  he  sought  a  wider  and  more 
congenial  fielil  for  his  life's  work,  anrl  on  Au- 
gust 2;^,  1S50.  removed  to  Bridgeport.  Con- 
necticut, where  he  has  since  resided,  and 
wliere  he  attained  a  large  degree  of  surces^ 
in  his  chosen  line.  In  addition  to  his  private 
practice,  he  served  for  a  number  of  years  as 
president  of  the  city  board  of  health.  He  is 
ex-presiflent  of  both  the  City  and  State  Ho- 
meopathic societies,  and  a  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Homeopathy  and.  the 
Seaside  Club.  He  cast  his  first  presidential 
vote  for  John  C.  Fremont  in  1856.  and  has 
been  an  arlherent  of  the  Rejniblican  part\-  e\-er 
since. 

Dr.  Sanfi.ird  married.  CV-tober  j6.  1855.  An- 
nie Fuller  Neale,  of  Sonthington,  Connecti- 
cut, by  w^hom  he  had  four  children,  two  of 
whom  are  living  at  the  present  time   fiQii). 


Among  the  representative  lanii- 
BOGEY     lies   of  the  state   of  Connecticut 

who,  although  only  rcpresente;' 
in  this  country  for  one  or  two  generat'ons. 
yet  by  virtue  of  those  sterling  qualities  which 
go  far  toward  th.e  making  of  the  best  Ameri- 
can citizens,  shoulrl  he  mentioned  the  B^tgev 
family  whose  origin  is  traced  to  Ireland, 
where  Patrick  Bogey,  the  first  of  the  line  un- 
der consideratioii,  was  horn  in  1821.  H<-re 
he  received  the  rudiments  of  an  cducaffnti  and 
was  reared  on  a  farm,  and  as  a  voung  man 
learned  the  trade  of  ax-handle  maker.  He 
then  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  Ynr]- 
City.  where  he  followed  his  trade  for  a  ^vlule. 
and  later  foUowefl  farming  in  dififerent  places. 
W'h.en  the  civil  war  broke  out  he  ans^vored 
the  call  to  arms,  enlisting  from  Waterburv. 
September  ifi.  t86i.  in  Company  F.  Ninth. 
Retjiment.  Connecticut  \'olunteer  infantrv. 
and  was  discharged  at  the  close  of  the  war, 
June  10,  1865.  This  regiment  was  organized 
at  Camp  English,  New  Haven,  and  was  com- 
P'>sed  mainly  of  men  of  Irish  birth,  under  the 
command  of  Colonel  Thomas  W.  Cahiil.  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  with  Richard  Fitz- 
^ibbon._  of  BridgepoU.  as  lieutenant-colmel. 
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Rouge,  ChattalicDla  Station,  Deep  Bottom  and 
Cedar  Creek.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  re- 
turned to  New  York,  where  he  died  in  1S96. 
He  married  Ehza  Coleman,  who  was  also  born 
in  Ireland,  and  they  were  the  parents  of  four 
children  :  Daniel  Francis,  see  forward  ;  Alary 
J.,  born  in  New  Britain ;  Lizzie,  married  Al- 
bert Aldrich ;  child,  died  in  infancy.  Both 
Mr.  and  2\Irs.  Bogey  are  buried  in  Calvary 
cemetery. 

(II)  Daniel  Francis,  eldest  son  of  Pat- 
rick Bogey,  was  born  December  25,  1848,  at 
New  Britain,  Connecticut,  died  at  Bridgeport, 
Connecticut,  September  23,  1906.  He  re- 
ceived the  rudiments  of  an  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town,  but  at  an 
early  age  was  apprenticed  to  the  trade  of 
painter  and  served  four  years,  thoroughly 
mastering  all  the  details  of  the  business.  He 
then  took  a  position  as  a  journeyman,  v.hich 
position  he  filled  for  some  years,  coming  to 
Bridgeport  in  1S72,  where  he  was  employed 
by  Patrick  Coughlin,  one  of  the  leading  house 
painters  of  the  city.  Here  he  remained  until 
he  started  in  business  for  himself,  in  which, 
as  a  reward  of  his  perseverance  and  strict 
attention  to  all  the  details,  he  made  most  suc- 
cessful. His  headquarters  were  on  State 
street  for  many  years,  where  he  rose  to  one 
of  the  leading  house  painters  of  the  city,  do- 
ing work  in  the  finest  homes  and  having  the 
largest  contracts,  not  only  in  Bridgeport,  but 
in  all  the  surrounding  towns.  He  later  in- 
vested in  real  estate,  and  giving  to  his  son 
Howard  D.  the  active  management  of  the 
painting  busines,  he  devoted  his  attention  to 
the  purchasing  of  land  and  building  houses 
to  rent,  in  which  line  he  was  also  very  suc- 
cessful. He  was  a  self-made  man,  starting 
from,  the  bottom  of  tlie  ladder  and  reaching 
a  place  of  prominence  in  the  business  world. 
He  v.-as  always  deeply  interested  in  all  the 
affairs  of  his  adopted  city  in  v.diicii  lie  was  a 
useful  citizen.  He  was  of  a  charitable  nature 
and  gave  freely  to  the  needy  and  unfortunate 
in  any  worthy  cause  brought  to  his  attention. 
While  taking  an  active  interest  in  the  political 
life  of  the  city,  he  declined,  all  offices,  devot- 
ing him.self  almost  exclusively  to  his  business, 
home  and  family,  by  whom  he  was  greatly 
beloved.  He  was  a  member  of  Knights  of 
Columbus,  and  he  and  his  wife  v.-ere  faithful 
members  01  St.  Patrick's  Catholic  Cluirch, 
and  in  this  faith  they  reared  tlieir  family.  His 
life  ^vas  an  excellent  illustration  of  what  is 
possible  for  earnest,  industrious  and  prudent 
men  to  accomplish.  He  married.  January  19, 
1879,  in  Bridgeport.  Mary  Case}-,  who  was 
born  in  Ireland,  died  June  15,  1910,  at  he/ 
Iio.T,e,    H59   Xurth  avenue,  Bridgeport.     She 


had  resided  in  the  North  End  for  years  and 
was  highly  respected.  Both  she  and  her  hus- 
band are  buried  in  St.  Idichael's  cemetery. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Patrick  Ca^e}',  who 
was  also  born  in  Ireland  and  dierl  diere.  He 
was  a  farmer.  Her  motlier,  Mary  (Nugent) 
Casey,  was  also  born  and  died  in  Ireland,  and 
of  her  eight  children,  but  four  came  to  A.mer- 
ica,  William,  who  died  October  15,  1910; 
John;  Mrs.  Bogey;  Mrs.  John  Reilly,  all  of 
Bridgeport.  Air.  and  Airs.  Daniel  F.  Bogey 
were  the  parents  of  three  children:  i.  Mary, 
born  at  Bridgeport,  Alarch  17,  1871,  married, 
October  25,  1906,  Charles  Laufer;  child,  Dan- 
iel Bogey  Laufer,  born  Alarch  i.  1909.  2. 
Floward  D.,  mentioned  below.  3.  Ellen,  born 
at  Bridgeport,  January  20,  1SS3,  married.  Oc- 
tober 28,  1909,  Fred  Lynch,  proprietor  of  a 
livery  and  boarding  stable-  at  Bridgeport. 

(Ill)  Howard  D.,  son  of  Daniel  F'rancis 
Bogey,  was  born  November  10.  1879.  at 
Bridgeport.  He  was  educated  there  in  the 
public  schools.  He  learned  the  trade  of  paint- 
er with  his  father,  and  since  the  latcer's  death 
has  continued  the  business  of  contraci'rg 
painter  with  much  success.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Democrat,  and  a  Catholic  in  reiigio/i.  He 
is  unmarried.  The  portrait  of  Daniel  F.  Bo- 
gey, found  upon  the  preceding  page,  has  been 
placed  there  by  his  son  Hcv.'ard  D..  in  loving- 
memory  of  his  father's  many  line  traits. 


Rev.  David  B.  Hall,  in  liis  book 
HALL  of  1883,  "The  Halls  of  New  Eng- 
land." mentions  tv/enty  early  im- 
m.igrants  named  John  Hall.  Savage  nimes 
nearly  as  many,  and  says  that  greai  confusion 
results.  The  name  comes  from  aula,  part  of 
a  castle,  Halle,  a  country,  and  thus  is  next 
most  common  to  Smith,  etc.  A  writer  follow- 
ing one  John  Hall,  merely  by  the  name,  con- 
stantly accepts  another  John  Hall  as  his  own. 
John  Hall  or  Hartford  and  Middletown  can 
be  identified  by  several  distinctive  features 
which  others  lack. 

First,  an  entry  made  by  his  son  in  the  regu- 
lar course  of  thirty  years'  duty  as  town  clerk 
of  Aliddletown  fixes  John  Flail's  day  of  death, 
year  of  birth,  and  of  reaching  this  country — 
facts  which  all  other  John  Halls  lack,  and, 
by  the  date,  the  place  of  entry  is  fixed,  v.ddch 
was  at  Boston  or  Cambridge,  as  Eliis  Island 
now. 

Second,  the  entries  on  the  MidirlleiO'Vii  book 
show  that  John  Hall  and  family  were  ship- 
builders and  church-builder*.  Also  that  lohn 
Hall  reached  Boston  in  1633 — ^prin?  being 
the  usual  time  of  landinsf  in  a  new  country — 
most  probably  April,  and  that  he  was  a  wid- 
ower of  49  years,  with  fcur  children,  the  old- 


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eit  of  them  a  boy  of  14  years,  with  two  more 
boys,  the  next  to  the  youngest,  a  girl  of  11. 
With  wage;  niaile  by  law  2S.  per  clay  at  iJos- 
ton,  with  wheat  meal  14s.  per  bushel,  thus 
taking,  with  had  weather,  a  month's  work  to 
buy  a  barrel  of  flour,  it  is  certain  that  the 
public  demand  tor  his  work  and  his  family's 
need  for  liis  \\  ages  would  keep  John  Hall  in 
one  place  till  s^ime  special  reason  called  Iiim 
elsewhere,  ^^'e  must  not  expect  to  find  many 
reconis  of  him  unless  where  he  built  an  oc- 
casional house  from  hi?  spare  hours  and  part 
rainy  days  as  house-builders  do.  The  trades 
of  s'hij>building  and  house-building  (like  sea 
warfare  and  land  warfare)  were  not  kept  dis- 
tinct in  early  times,  neither  that  of  mill-build- 
er or  wheelwright;  the  same  kit  of  tools,  hard 
enough  to  get.  built  all  three. 

Third,  John  Hall,  with  his  family,  was  a 
strong  instance,  though  not  a  sole  instance,  of 
a  man  who  read  his  Bible  and  simply  accepted 
its  teachings :  and,  as  such  a  man.  he  early  ac- 
cepted the  lea'lership  of  Thomas  Hooker.  To 
him  1  homas  Hooker's  views  were  an  emanci- 
pation. He  lived  in  the  Thomas  Hooker  cir- 
cle, and  eventually  his  family  married  into  it. 
Where  the  stalk  and  tassel  grow,  Indian  corn 
is  in  the  gror.niJ.  The  needle  is  moved  by  an 
inward  force,  not  by  an  outward  finger.  It 
is  impossible  to  state  this  moving  and  locating 
force  in  John  Hall — to  print  this  identifica- 
tion card — in  any  brief  words  or  by  any  few 
facts.  The  conviction  becomes  a  primary  pos- 
tulate, after  scanning  John  Hall's  locations 
and  mo\es,  for  the  eighty-nine  years  of  his 
life,  and  the  more  definite  and  frequent  rec- 
ords of  the  l?.tier  years,  including  his  son's 
records,  the  ten  last  years  of  John  Hall's  life, 
twenty  }ears  more  of  the  familv's.  As  the 
ship  steers  by  the  needle,  John  Hall  steered 
by  the  same  principles  held  by  Thomas 
Hooker. 

Fourth.  A  family  tradition  received  by  a 
responsible  man  now  in  full  vigor,  near  half 
a  century  ago.  long  before  David  R.  Hall's 
book  came  out.  and  by  the  receiver  placed  on 
record.  malNC?  this  John  Hall  the  man  to  whom 
the  Sigourney  or  Catlin  place  belonged  in 
the  settlement  of  Hartford:  how  much  before 
1639  we  do  not  know:  nor  f:lo  we  know  this 
of  any  allotment  of  land  in  Hartford;  1639 
was  the  first  record,  because  the  first  town 
clerk,  tlvniyli  bv  no  means  the  first  personal 
i-Kcupation  ot  land.  I'iiis  status  talhes  v/itli 
other  towns. 

As  uni\'er-ally  stated,  never  contravened, 
John  Idall  was  horn  in  Kent  cnunty.  Eng- 
i^ind.  and  in  15S4.  the  year  of  the  founding  of 
Emmanuel  College,  Cambridge.  The  same 
force?  wrouL;hL  in  man  and  college,  both,  as 


they  were  working  wiilely  and  deeply  in  all 
England.  The  personal  stream  appeared 
merged  in  the  public  stream  at  th.e  Yale  Bi- 
Centennial  of  1901.  First  Harvard,  and  then 
Yale  were  the  ultimate  expansion  of  Emman- 
uel, and  Joseph.  II.  Twichell,  who  gave  the  ad- 
dress at  the  Yale  anniversary,  with  all  na- 
tions of  earth  assembled;  "For  my  bretliren 
and  companions'  sakes  I  will  now  sa}-,  'Peace 
i)e  within  thee,'  "  was  a  liuiMl  as  well  as  a 
spiritual  descendant  of  John  Hall.  Joseph 
Twichell  is  not  an  orator,  he  is  a  life.  His 
voice  onlv  gives  out  what  has  been  lived  by 
his  hands  and  his  heart;  the  hands  and  heart 
of  John  Hall — both  men,  patient  doers,  both, 
wiilelv  cttective  doers,  the  present,  a  m.ore 
widely  known  doer  of  God's  will.  It  was 
more  indispensable  that  John  Hall  should  lay 
the  social  foundations  of  Yale,  than  that  Ji> 
seph  Twichell  should  celebrate  ti^.em. 

The  records  of  John  Hall  in  England  are 
"the  short  and  simple  annals  of  the  poor."  We 
must  know  him  by  the  principles  of  his  birth- 
place, Kent,  the  ship-building  part,  principles 
which  he  lived  into  there,  and  which  h.e  lived 
up  to  here.  The  non-conformists  can  be  easier 
traced,  identified,  by  their  viral  faith  tijan  'oy 
their  vital  statistics. 

Kent  was  the  most  historic  part  of  Eng- 
land, and  the  strongest  builder  of  character ; 
the  maritime  part.  In  Kent  were  Chatham 
and  Woolwich,  old  ports  of  docks  and  ship- 
ping. Four  of  the  Cinque  Ports  were  in  Kent 
— "San«lwich  and  Romney,  ilastmgs.  Hithe 
and  Dover" — the  other,  Hastings.  \vas  in  Sus- 
sex, onli'  a  dozen  tniles  down  tiie  coa^t.  in 
one  of  these  ports  of  shipping,  perhaps,  John 
Hall  was  born  ;  in  many  wrought. 

When  the  Duke  of  Wellingt'^n  had  reiuced 
the  disorders  of  tiie  frenzied  peoples,  by  which 
conservative  yet  progressive  England  was 
threatened,  the  most  distinguished  title  which 
could  be  given  the  defender  of  the  ancient 
regime  and  realm  was,  "Warden  of  the  Cinque 
Ports."  It  was  to  this  title  that  Longfellow 
wrote  his  threnody,  which,  of  its  length.,  is  the 
most  manly  and  sonorous  poem  in  the  Eng- 
lish tongue.  This  made  known  here  the 
Cinque  Ports ;  but  the  Cinque  Ports  terri- 
tory which  made  John  Hall  has  been  to  us 
unknown.  Each  port,  but  Hythe.  had  from 
four  to  nine  other  towns  attached  to  it.  These 
made  up  a  jurisdiction,  including  a  number  of 
inland  ciistricts,  perh.aps  for  ship-timber,  far 
frjm  these  ports  and  towns  themselves.  Tiiis 
great  incorporation  had  its  or'gin  in  the  ne- 
cessity for  some  nieans  of  defence  aimer  tlie 
southern  seaboard  of  England,  and  in  the  lack 
of  a  regular  navy,  li  was  here  th.at  Cresir 
landed,  and  for  centuries  England  was  in  con- 


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stant  danger  of  incursion  at  this  point,  with 
no  navy  to  watch  and  no  wireless  to  warn.  In 
large  bodies  and  small,  every  man  was  liahk 
to  go  on  instant  and  detached  service,  which. 
on  land  anfl  sea.  implies  absolute  power  anil 
alert  self-direction.  At  times  a  corporal  must 
shoot  a  spy  or  traitor  as  promptly  as  a  gen- 
eralissimo. Each  man  was  organized  for  and 
capable  of  the  defense  of  England.  <Ji  such 
men,  though  not  these  men.  were  Welling- 
ton's squares  at  Waterloo.  If  a  hundred  sail 
of  the  enemy  rose  up  from  the  horizon  and 
appeared  in  the  offing,  it  was  a  time  for  dis- 
patch and  not  for  dispatches. 

The  Cinque  Ports  rule  extended  from  Sea- 
ford,  in  Sussex,  to  Margate  in  Kent.  It  dated 
back  to  Edward  the  Confessor  and  William 
the  Concjueror.  It  was  a  realm  within  a  realm. 
It  had  eleven  mimemorial  great  rights,  un- 
known to  outside  England,  including  the 
power  of  life  and  death,  and  an  annual  pijrt- 
mote,  or  parliament,  assembling  at  Shepwav 
Cross,  a  few  miles  back  of  Hythe.  To  this, 
or  its  courts,  went  the  mayors,  select  freemen, 
and  the  jurats,  men  select  and  sworn. 

This  system  made  John  Hall.  The  first 
government  at  Hartford  was  almost  a  ikijili- 
cate  of  the  P'ortmote  (  ports-meet  i.  If  Tiiom- 
as  Hooker  suggested  it.  Jc^lin  Hall  was  ready 
trained  to  it.  The  first  protection  to  Ixjn- 
don.  the  heart  of  the  world  :  Cambriilge,  the 
world's  brain  :  Canterbur)-,  the  world's  soul ; 
Chatham,  the  world's  ship)'ard ;  Woolwich. 
the  world's  (old)  dockyard — this  all  lay  on 
the  shoulders  of  the  old  Cinque  Ports.  In  a 
moment  of  destiny,  it  miglit  lie  on  the  shoul- 
ders of  any  one  n:an  of  them  all.  And  thev 
were  fit.  They  had  to  be.  Men  thus  self- 
directed,  men  used  to  responsibility  and  in- 
itiative, were  likely  to  read  their  own  Bibles, 
form  their  own  opinions,  direct  their  own 
lives.  That  all  England  should  not  do  this 
was  often  the  object  of  the  incursions  that  the 
Cinque-Porters  withstood.  This  certainly  did 
not  make  them  any  the  less  independent  in 
religious  view;.  Their  enemies  were  French. 
SpaniariJs.  advancing  sometimes  with  the 
blessing  of  the  Pope.  Their  friends  were 
Hollanders.  There  was  a  constant  and  heavy 
ebb  and  flow  of  population  between  England 
and  tlie  Low  Countries.  A  Dutch  Protestant 
was  less  obnoxious  in  England,  where  he 
could  not  speak  the  language,  and  less  endan- 
gered where  less  known.  .\n  English  Prot- 
estant or  Independent  ^vas  s;itcr  in  Holland. 
The  brunt  of  this  tidal  immigration  fell  ujx^n 
the  eastern  sea-border,  anri  tr.e  southern  half ; 
Sussex.  Kent.  Es'^ex,  Suttolk,  Norfolk,  from 
South  to  North.  Itito  Hraintree,  in  Essex,  a 
notable   name   for   American   settlement    (the 


j'aiuo-^  of  Diimesdav  PookV  woolen  !P:niiifac- 
tures  were  introdu;-ed  jjy  I-'lemiitL;-,  wlm  fled 
from  the  Duke  of  .\lva.  ravaging.;  tlir-  L,  .w 
Coimtries,  i5('>7-7,v  In  Norwich,  in  Norfolk, 
in  1571,  there  were  by  actual  count  ,^.'12^ 
Dutch  and  \\'alloons  :  in  1587  there  v-.ere  4.1 .71). 
making  a  majority  of  the  nf)|ii;Iation.  'Ihev 
located  by  thousands  in  tlie  Ciufiue  Ports. 
These  exiles  fitted  out  pri\ateer~.  wliirh  re- 
sulted in  the  renewed  freedom  of  Holland,. 
The  Cinque  Ports  had  almost  a  monopor,-  of 
the  commerce  of  the  English  Channel. 

Tyndale's.  the  first  considerable  Enr;li~h 
translation  of  the  P.ible.  was  printed  abroa<i. 
in  an  edition  at  Worms  and  several  at  ,\nt- 
wcrp,  whence  it  was  brought  to  England,  for 
which  it  was  designed,  and  of  course,  brought 
fir>t  and  most  to  the  coiintry  of  the  Cinque 
Ports. 

It  was  m(~>st  naturally  in  this  ccaintrv,  taken 
in  a  wider  sense,  that  Thomas  Hcioker  sought 
a  patron  and  found  a  parish,  at  Chelmsford, 
in  Essex,  in  1626.  Soon,  if^-.^o.  lie  was  si- 
lenced b\-  Laud,  and  then  taucbt  the  frte 
school  at  Little  P.addow,  a  few  miles  ^ast  frotr: 
CThelmsford,  whence  h.e  fled  from  Laud  into 
Holland,  later  in  1630.  Chelmsfo'-d  "/as  dis- 
tant but  eleven  miles  from  Praintree.  in  Esse.x. 
where  was  born  John  Talcott,  one  of  Hooker's 
most  attached,  followers  at  Hartford.  There 
is  increasing  reason  to  believe  thai  Elder  \\:\- 
liam  Goodwin  was  also  a  native  of  Braintree. 
I'Vom  Chelmsford  to  Maldon,  in  Essex,  a  sea- 
port on  the  Plackwater  -i\er,  was  nir;e  miles, 
but  from  Little  Baddou  t.o  ^.lald'  n.  was  but 
fi\e.  The  dissensions  between  Lar.'I  and 
Hooker  were  then  as  wide'v  ne>isi-:d.  as  to-dav's 
dissensions  between  Pinchot  and  Ba'linger.  In 
day?  not  then  far  gone,  non-conformist  min- 
isters had  preached  behind  sheets  and-  shav/L. 
that  none  might  be  able  to  swear  to  their  iden- 
tity, and  tnen  of  the  plain  ]'eop'e  had  had 
their  ears  clipped  for  !.:oincr  to  iiear  them. 
Ihese  ministers  were  well  advert'-ed.  There 
is  every  probability  that  John  Hall  met  Hook- 
er's admirers,  and  much  that  he  heard  his  ser- 
mons. His  handicraft  woukl  call  hiin  to  manv 
neighbor  ports,  when  and  wliere  was  need : 
carpenters,  though  paid,  were  impressed  and 
taken  to  any  port,  and  it  is  strange  if  he  did 
not  visit  the  seaport  ^Maldon.  five  miles  from 
Hooker's  school :  strange,  indeed,  if  Hooker 
did  not  visit  Maldon.  the  neare-r  trad.iiiLT 
town  and  natural  source  of  supplied  ani  ne-A 
books  :  strange  if  he  should  not  become  nell 
known  and  noted  there.  From  th.cnce.  not  im- 
possibly. Hooker  escaped  to  Holland:  to  be 
near  ?vialdon.  perhaps  it  was.  that  he  preached 
at  Chelmsford,  and  taught  at  Little  Caddov.-. 
Possiblv  to   Tohn   Hall  and  to  Giles   Hamlin. 


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ship-iiia.-ter.  Honker  was  well  known  abroa'l. 
Indeed,  Giles  Hamlin  may  have  been  a  caliiit 
boy  on  the  "Criffin,"  landing  Hooker  at  Bos- 
ton in  1633.  rossiiily.  wiien  free  sciioul^  were 
almost  none,  John  Hall,  the  son,  Middletown's 
town  clerk,  anil  fur  thir:\-  years,  was  taiic.dit 
in  Hix)kcr"s  school.  Sea  route?  were  as  nat- 
ural then  as  stage  routes  or  trolley  routes 
later.  Connecticut  boys  of  twelve  were  sent 
away  to  schoi'l  a  little  later  on  by  water  routes 
two,  three  and  four  times  as  long  as  the  water 
route  from  Chatham,  Dover,  etc.,  to  .Maldon. 
Maldon  was  on  the  very  next  estuary  north 
fron.i  the  Thames. 

When  tlie  sea  shall  give  up  its  dead,  it  can 
be  safely  told  what  ship  took  Thomas  Hooker 
to  Holland,  and  from  what  port ;  who  was 
captain,  mate,  ship's  carpenter  and  cabin  boy, 
where  and  when  John  Hall  and  family  became 
attached  to  the  person  and  principles  of  Hook- 
er. What  we  know  now  is  that  they  did  be- 
come attached  and  that  they  have  sta\ed  fast- 
ened. 

This  view  of  the  Cinque  Ports  territory 
people  as  a  Bible-reading,  duty-doing,  self-di- 
recting, country-protectijig  humanity,  would 
lead  us  to  expect  what  they  did  at  Hartford. 
There  is  a  plant  which  breeds  much  more 
freely  and  much  more  truly  from  the  root 
than  from  the  bloom.  Blossoms  show;  roots 
do.  To  the  careful  historian,  the  lasting  ef- 
fects of  John  Hall's  constitution  of  body  and 
mind  are  much  more  visible  than  those  of 
John  Locke's  constitution  of  South  Carolina. 
The  abstract  principles  of  the  New  Testament, 
Haynes  and  Hooker  embodied,  in  sermons  and 
statutes,  John  Hall  and  families  materialized 
in  houses  and  homes.  The  influence  of  John 
Hall  is  all  unrecorded  at  Hartford ;  nr>  one 
had  the  personal  interest  to  put  his  name  on 
the  Founders'  ^[onument.  But  for  thirty 
years  his  srin  John  continued  to  record  his 
own,  his  father's,  and  the  family's  doings  and 
character  on  the  town  books  of  3.[iddletown — 
a  record  unconscious  and  unswerved.  No  one 
has  spent  thirty  years  in  recording  the  char- 
acter of  any  other  persrin  or  family  founding 
Hartford,  nor  can  any  one  of  them  be  so  com- 
pletely recovererl  from  the  past  an  1  ^et  Ifving 
before  us. 

Back  of  all  this.  iK^wever,  with  his  appren- 
ticeship completed  in  k'io;  and  marriage  de- 
ferred till  perhaps  16 18,  John  Hall  had  a 
dozen  years,  if  he  chose,  as  a  s'lip's  car!>en- 
ter  to  see  the  world.  He  may  well  !ia\-e  been 
in  the  voyage  with  Captam  "John  Smith  and 
six  other  captains  to  settle  Jamestown.  \'ir- 
ginia.  in  T607.  and  in  Smith's  subsequent  voy- 
ages to  explore  the  New  England  coast.  Ra- 
leigh's   expedition    to    Roanoke,    and    Drake's 


ti,  tile  West  Indies,  being  tlie  year  of  J.ihn 
J  [all's  birth  and  the  year  after,  he  cuuld  not 
be  engaged  in  them. 

Before  Hartfonl  could  be  founded  rmd  the 
ideal  of  human  life  by  Cod's  word,  wiiich  liad 
been  crushed  in  England,  be  realized  in  .Amer- 
ica, there  was  needed  a  man  who  had  been  in 
touch  with  all  men  (up  to  Indians),  who  was 
a  sailor,  boat  manager,  judge  of  harbors;  a 
carpenter,  with  tools  along,  to  repair  or  re- 
place a  crushed  or  burned  or  stolen  boat:  who 
could  build  a  hut  for  shelter;  a  ma;;  ripe  with 
use.  yet  hardy  with  youth  undis-i|>ated ;  ox 
the  broarlest  }-et  most  practical  !udL;n;eni; 
upon  whose  conclusions  and  infi  >rn^.ati  mu 
Thomas  Hooker  could  safely  laimcli  a  new 
commonwealth  ;  and  who.  for  the  fear  of  (jod 
and  the  Ipve  of  man.  \^•o•.lld  risk  the  terrors  of 
Indians  anrl  of  winter,  and  kjiozc  a  spot  where 
God  shotild  set  his  people  in  a  large  place. 
The  Indians  killed  John  Hall's  compariic;n  on 
this  trip,  two  or  three  years  later,  and  his 
grandson  Richard  at  Hadley  in  1676. 

Tlie  Hartford  people,  to  be — for  out  of  47 
Cambridge  fatnilies  in  163.'',  28  wei'e  Hartford 
families  in  1639 — ^the  Hartford  pco[)le  in  be 
would  not  risk  their  Tliomas  Hooker  for  this 
exj)loration.  .\.s  often  before  and  often  aft- 
erwards. John  Hall  took  the  contract.  an.l  he 
filled  the  specilications.  \>ry  likel_\-  .Mathew 
Allen  financed  the  exploratii")n. 

With  John  Oldham  as  a  sailor,  the  trip  was 
made.  The  hour  of  starting  ^vas  as  prede- 
termined as  the  perigee  of  Halley's  comet. 
On  September  4.  1633.  ^vben  the  "Griffin" 
struck  Boston  with  Tln'iiias  Hut.ker  on  l.",ard, 
John  Hall  struck  out.  The  brain  of  a  ne\v 
commonwealth  had  arrived  ;  there  was  to  seek, 
the  clay  of  its  embodiment.  Some  ha\e 
thought  tliat  a  boy  of  twenty-one.  witli  lohri 
Oldham,  a  man  of  vagaries  and  vagrant  re- 
pute, \vere  in  the  lead.  But  Hooker  did  net 
trust  to  such  Ijef'.'Vcbiand  nor  accept  their 
judgment  afterward.  To  foisnd  Hartford 
tooik  a  man  too  sound  to  be  e.xpelled  troiii 
Plymouth,  as  had  been  Oldham.  Plubbard  of 
Ipswich,  writing  about  1683  of  what  was 
done  in  1633,  kindly  mentions  his  lA'irishi.  .ner 
and  parish  benefactor  as  one  to  he  credited 
for  this  trip;  Samuel  Hall,  of  .Maiil^T..  \'r..:- 
land,  where  he  soon' returned  and  later  died, 
with  executor  John  Hall,  in  or  near  Kent; 
two  family  names  with  .our  John  Hall.  I'.ut 
where  Hubbard  thin-ks  tfiis  expedition  au'i  dis- 
covery was  provideiifcial,  there  is  little  doubt 
that,  like  all  IIiKiker's-iHovements.  it  was  f,-.ie- 
sighted.  prearranged  by  corresjVondence  be- 
tween Hooker  and  his  oUi  Little  f^.addow  usii- 
er  and  convert,  John  I-'liot,  wl^'  had  now  lieen 
at    Boston    and    Roxburv    two    \ears,    wdiile 


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Hooker  liaj  had  a  hoLLse  lot  assigned  hiiii 
among  liis  own  people  at  Cambridge  for  a 
year  bad:  priijr  to  his  coming  on.  Thomas 
Hooker  picked  his  apples  and  did  not  depend 
on  windfalls,  and,  as  a  good  keeper  of  that 
fall,  he  chose  a  Roxbury  russet.  Indeed,  it 
has  been  universally  said,  and  without  dis- 
pute, that  this  John  Hall,  reaching  Boston  in 
1633,  soon  joined  John  Eliot"s  church  in  Rox- 
bury. This  belief  now  comes  to  fall,  because 
the  number  4  opposite  the  name  of  some  John 
-Hall  there  about  1630  has  now  come  to  be 
understood  by  all  historians  to  refer  to  land 
or  some  material  subject  of  taxation,  and  not 
to  persons,  which  view  was  taken  to  identify 
that  name  with  the  INIiddletown  John  Hall,  as 
he  had  four  children.  Had  tlie  identity  been 
establi'-hed,  as  once  supposed,  for  1633,  it 
would  be  almo^t  conclusive  that  the  explora- 
tion of  Hartford  had  been  planned  by  Hooker, 
Eliot  and  John  Hall.  But  as  it  is,  to  this  do 
all  the  indications  point. 

John  Hall  returned  from  iiis  explorations, 
whether  one  trip  or  two.  January  20,  1634  (N. 
S.).  Of  his  three  companions.  Oldham  had 
been  one.  Young  Samuel  Hall,  of  Maldon. 
England,  may  have  been  another,  and  a  rela- 
tive. In  this  one  instance.  Winthrop  lacks  th.e 
details.  Evidently  the  particular;  were  not 
given  cut.  Hooker  witlilield  his  destination 
from  public  knowledge  til!  permission  to  re- 
■  move  was  had  ]\iay  14.  1634,  and  even  then 
was  recalled  when  the  destination  transpired. 
Hooker's  was  a  definite,  deep-seated  plan, 
probably  matured  while  he  saw  three  years  of 
the  intelligence,  freedom,  happiness  and  thrift 
of  the  self-directed  people  of  Rotterdam  ami 
Delft,  and  confirmed  when  he  saw  the  hier- 
archical regime  at  Boston,  whose  effects,  now 
safel}-  out  of  their  reach,  he  deplored,  to  use 
a  mitd  term,  in  his  letter  to  Winthrop,  fall  of 
1638.  reprinted  as  the  very  first  item  in  the 
''Collections  of  tlie  Connecticut  Historical  So- 
ciety." 

While  Jolm  Hall  was  absent  to  explore 
"Connecticut  River."  a  large  number  of  per- 
sons were  made  freemen,  on  November  5, 
1633.  The  average  require.!  time  in  the  coun- 
try, of  men  made  freemen,  was  six  months. 
Tims  Hooker  was  not  eligible  in  November. 
/  1633.  On  ]\Iay  14.  1634.  among  one  hundred 
and  four,  the  following  names  were  placed  in 
the  list  of  freemen,  all  of  wiiicli  are  found 
in  t!K  li^l  of  Hartford  lot  holders  in  t6yj.  ex- 
cept T\vic!iell: 


Sitpl'.cn  Hart, 

I'chvard  Ste'ibins, 

Richard  Riitlcr, 

KicharJ  Goodman, 


Joseph     rwilolv.vt 
It-** 
*     *     *     * 
Jol'.n   Hall, 


Johri    rTiivne?. 

*  *     *    '* 

William  Hiil. 

*  *     *     >< 

George  Steele. 


^[r.  Thomas  Hooker 
Mr.    Samuel    Stone, 
.\ndrc\v  Warner, 
Thomas    Spencer. 
Jf.hn   Pratt. 


It  sliould  be  noted  here  that  this  Th.omas 
Spencer  was  cousin  to  tlie  t'lree  Allen  broth.- 
ers,  mercliants  of  Connecticut,  and,  himself  a 
first  settler,  was  brother  to  William  Spencer, 
to  whom  John  Hall  sold  out  his  first  land  as- 
signed to  him  at  Hartford,  and  the  house  that 
he  had  built  upon  it,  if,  indeed,  he  had  not 
liuilt  in  anticipation  of  supplying  William 
Spencer  a  home.  The  law's  limitation  of  Jolm 
Hall's  wages,  both  at  Cam!)ridge  and  Hart- 
ford, made  this  about  Iiis  only  way  of  getting 
ahead  in  the  world. 

In  all,  i\Iay  14,  1634.  104  names  \\ere  en- 
tered, those  being  grouped  togethicr  which 
are  placed  closely  above,  and  John  Hall  ixing 
sixth  from  the  end,  as  if  he  had  come  in  lare 
and  in  his  working  clotlies,  from  building 
houses  and  churches,  of  which  was  pre_-.-ing 
need. 

Frankly  be  it  said  that  there  were  twenty 
disconnected  emigrant  John  Halls  in  New 
England,  at  or  about  thi>  time,  1630- 40.  and 
but  tliree  were  made  treeraen  at  Boston, 
wliereas  their  descendants  have  desired  this 
record  for  most,  or  all,  of  them.  Tlie  be>t- 
posted  and  most  etTective  genealogist  concedes 
this,  May  14,  1634,  record  to  the  Hartford  and 
Middletown  John  Ha!!,  at  this  court,  for  these 
reasons:  ist.  It  is  known  that  he  had  readied 
Boston.  2d.  It  was  Iiis  natural  time  to  be 
made  freeman,  and  not  that  of  any  otlier 
known  to  be  there.  3d.  The  Winthrop  com- 
fiany,  1630.  and  other  sucli  men,  emigrated 
only  on  condition  that  they  sliould  be  freemen. 
4th.  Of  40  men,  by  estimate,  in  the  100  persons 
of  HcKjker's  band,  and  with  20  added,  b}'  es- 
timate, of  those  who  preceded  hiin.  to  stay, 
in  1639,  52  were  recorded  Hartford  land 
holders  in  1639,  8  by  estimate  having  died  or 
dropped  out  by  marriage  and  removal,  etc., 
and  the  same  number.  52.  of  those  in  Hart- 
ford. 1639.  had  been  made  freem.en  hei.^re 
Hoolcer  left  Cambridge  and  are  found  tliere 
in  W^inthrop's  lists.  The  conclusion  is  irre- 
sistible that  Hooker  had  his  men  admitted 
electors  as  any  statesman  would  have  tliem 
to-day.  He  wanted  every  foundation  for  a 
new  and  independent  government,  and  'his 
was  one  of  them — undis])utable  citizen-hip. 
In  the  dosely  contested  \ote  he  also  needed 
every  voter  tliat  lie  could  get,  in  favor  of  his 
removal  to  Connecticut  River.  John  Hal!  and 
family  are  found  steady  attendants  on  Hook- 
er's principles,  piu'poses  and  perion,  and  com- 


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bincd  in  Hvinj  with  tlnjse  who  were  Hooker'; 
fellow-tow  n-^nien  at  Chelmsford,  so  uniform- 
ly, that  this  conduct  must  be  inferred  on  this 
occasion,  as  known  on  others.  Of  th.ese  5- 
Boston-made  freemen  of  Hartford,  1639,  sonie 
had  been  made  freemen  before  Hooker;  some, 
from  later  emigration,  had  not  matured  their 
claims,  when  Hooker  was  made,  and  were 
made  later  dian  Hooker,  but  a  large  com- 
pany, a  dozen  or  two,  were  admitted  this  da}-, 
and  apparently  all  that  liad  not  been  admitted 
and  had  become  eligible.  At  this  date  Hook- 
er got  permission  to  emigrate,  a  permission 
recalled  soon,  when  his  destination  was  known, 
but  he  expected  to  start  a  new  government  at 
once,  and,  naturally,  had  his  own  and  his  fol- 
lowers' citizen-hip  perfected  before  going 
where  it  could  not  be  done.  (This  conclusion 
and  inclusion  transfers  this  John  Hall  from 
May  6.  1635,  as  guessed  by  Savage,  to  May 
14,  1634.  Savage  deplores  the  confusion  from 
so  frequent  a  name.  Where  there  is  a  doubt, 
he  gives  the  benefit  to  a  ^lassachusetts  man : 
probably  he  worked  them  up  into  family  books 
first.  He  had  three  hours  to  spend  on  each 
name,  where  the  present  w  riter  has  spent  six 
months.  John  Hall,  of  Hartford  and  }iliddle- 
town,  has  ne\'er  been  consecutively  treated 
before.  Xor  has  any  manly  man  whose  hands 
wrought  Hooker's  plans.) 

\\"e  do  not  find  John  Hall  entering  his  final 
arrival  on  any  hotel  register  in  Hartford.  He 
was  too  busy  entering  his  saw  and  augur  and 
chise  into  Chestnut  and  White  Oak.  Descend- 
ants have  argued  that  Hooker  took  along 
some  other  John  Hall,  who  was  a  good  singer 
(or  such),  and  left  these  master-carpenters  at 
Cambrirlge!  For  John  Hall  ''junyer"  was 
seventeen  when  Hooker  started  Hartford ;  he 
was  the  oldest  of  a  motherless  brood,  and 
through  life  showed  much  of  that  early  re- 
sponsibility. He  was  chosen  master-lniilder 
for  the  first  framed  meeting  house  in  Middle- 
town  ;  likewise  for  the  first  ferry  licat,  ami 
by  20  or  21.  seems  likely  to  have  been  as  well 
known  in  Hartford  as  his  father :  doubtless 
was  on  separate  jobs,  and.  necessarily  re- 
ferred to  in  the  daily  speech.,  being  one  of  the 
doers  at  Hartford,  had  the  sufii.K  of  "junyer" 
attached.  Not  one  on  Porter's  map  of  1640 
had  a  middle  name.  In  truth  it  is  said  that 
up  to  1600  there  were  but  four  middle  names 
in  all  England.  He  is  mentioned  a-  '■jimyer'' 
in  the  organization  of  the  First  Ciuircli  in 
I\Iiddietow-n.  though  his  father,  then  84.  is 
not  named  a=  a  charter  member.  "v\'licre  fa- 
ther and  son  had  the  same  name  this  was  the 
regular  wa>- — to  add  the  suffix  to  each :  senior, 
junior.  This  is  done  in  three  ca-es  within 
two  pages  in  the  booklet — John  Hall  (of  Wal- 


lingiord),  John  Hall  senior,  John  Hall  junior; 
John  Cooper  senior,  John  Cooper  junior; 
Thomas  Yaile  senior,  Thomas  Yaile  junior, 
lioys  were  admitted  electors  at  sixteen  at 
Hartford,  perhaps  to  get  soldiers ;  some  were 
killed  under  twenty  in  Indian  wars.  Thus,  in 
law  they  were  "junker"  at  sixteen,  the  father 
senior.  Common  usage  wcidd  begin  wdien  the 
boy  began  work  at  a  traile. 

With  three  nearly  grc.^-n  boys,  John  Hnll 
was  assigned  an  or.tlying  home  lot  in  Hart- 
ford, next  the  mill  site  and  on  Lord's  Hill, 
where  was  room  to  make  gardens,  ;'asture 
cows,  keep  swine  and  poultry,  and  rai^e  Cjvn 
for  them.  There  was  wastage,  too,  from  the 
mill  of  [Mathew  Allen,  and,  as  a  great  wilder- 
ness adjoined  the  home  lot,  the  swine-  could 
1  e  turne.l  loose  on  acorns  in  the  woods,  with 
the  bo\s  to  herd  and  round  them  up.  Swine 
and  acorns  in  the  woods,  swine  and  salt  in 
the  branded  barrel,  was  a  great  wealth  of 
most  early  Hartforders.  William  Spencer, 
next  succeeding  owner  of  John  Hall's  sland, 
kept  about  thirty  swine.  Indians  were  no  un- 
known terror  to  the  old  explorer  and  tViend 
of  John  Eliot,  and  the  mill  site  could  not  be 
moved  if  they  were.  The  back  of  it  had  to  be 
at  a  fall  and  the  front  at  the  h.ead  of  canoe 
navigation  on  the  Riveretl,  now  Park  river. 
Wolves  howled  around  o'  nights  in  the  forest, 
but  the  little  pigs  were  doul'tless  in  pens,  and 
there  was  a  "wolf  pound''  to  drive  in  the 
calves  at  nightfall. 

Ey  several  stages  of  reasoning,  some  wlio 
have  come  to  Hartford  or  nearby  in  recent 
\cars,  have  sought  to  claim  this  Ir.t  for  their 
ance^tor,  another  of  the  twenty  emigrant  John 
Halls.  They  found  the  name  iiere,  not  kno^v- 
ing  of  all  the  multitude;  they  could  not  find 
their  man  anywhere.  They  ha\-e  no  proof 
that  he  was  ever  in  Hartford.  His  scju  got 
land  elsewhere  on  the  claim  of  tlte  father's 
■'ser\ice  in  tlie  Pequot  waj."  Other  land 
grants  say  plainly:  "soldier  in  the  Pequitt 
war.''  This  man  was  probablv  a  sailor,  some- 
thing more  than  a  common  sailor,  on  the  tliree 
vessels  wdiich  Mason  and  Qnderhlll  were  so 
glad  to  see  heave  in  sight,  after  the  dcstrnc- 
tion  of  the  Pequots  at  Mystic  fort.  His  son 
Jonathan  also  received  a  grant  for  war  serv- 
ice in  a  vessel.  The  early  locations  of  tliat 
family  are  tho=e  of  sailors,  and,  as  sai'-rs, 
i:ntil  married,  they  cannot  be  located  an\'  iiiorc 
than  Captain  Giles  Hamlin  can  be  locateil  be- 
fore Tie  married  and  settled  down  at  ^^liddle- 
town.  for  a  home  port. 

The  sea  was  t'ne  form  he  plouijlied 

.\nrl  the  crop  he  rcapt  was  f  rcisil.t ; 
The  billov.-s'  crests,  his   grain-tops'   wuve. 
And  the  Hmitle^s  W  esc,  his  gate. 


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Pensions  do  not  make  history.  An  ex- 
amination of  Porter's  map  of  the  lots  in  K.^i) 
shows  that  soIcHers  of  the  Pequot  war.  ci.'ntra! 
among  liiem  Benjamin  Burr,  were  assigned 
small  lots  in  a  tier  by  themselves,  hotii  sepa- 
rate and  distant  from  the  alx)ve-name'l  fam- 
ily lot  of  this  John  Hall,  as  well  as  larL,'er 
lots  in  "Soldiers'  Field."  Those  wlio  had  li'ts 
as  proprietors,  i.  c,  as  contributors  to  the 
purchase  fund,  or  by  "courtesie,  '  i.  e..  from 
the  value  of  their  trades,  and  subsequently 
went  to  the  war,  of  course  retained  their  for- 
mer homes.  For  those  who  went  to  the  war, 
with  previously  no  lots,  a  layout  was  made 
near  "Centincl  Hill."  This  Centinel  Hill  was 
an  elevation  in  an  open  .--pace,  without  r-treets 
cut  through :  up  Main  street,  about  as  far 
north,  as  the  Riverett  (Park  river),  crossing- 
was  down  Main  street,  south,  from  the  meet- 
ing house  (now  Central  Row).  It  was  in  the 
"fork  of  the  road,"  plot  which  was  nearly 
identical  with  the  "fork  in  the  road''  plot  now 
lying  between  that  part  oi  Main  street  which 
bends  westerly  from  Morgan  street  toward 
"the  tunnel."  and  W'indsrjr  ^treet  ( not  ave- 
nue). Benjamin  Burr's  lot  was  in  about  the 
same  direction  and  location  as  the  present 
home  of  his  descendant.  Willie  O.  Burr,  of 
The  Times.  This  tier  of  -mall  city  lots  given 
to  Pequot  war  sol  Hers,  with  Beniamin  Burr 
in  the  middle,  had  its  base  on  Centinel  Hill 
and  its  apex  on  the  "Cow  Pasture."  Both 
cows  and  maidens  had  been  raided  at  W'Lthers- 
field,  and  if  any  Hartford  girl  found  an  In- 
dian in  her  hair  at  night,  those  already  tested 
at  Mystic,  were  planted  where  they  coul  '  ral- 
ly on  Centinel  Hiil  and  rush  to  her  defense:  a 
fire  company  to  put  out  the  fire  of  the  In- 
dains.  There  was  no  John  Hall's  lot  among 
these  Pequot  soldiers'  lots. 

Xor  could  any  unmarried  man.  John  Hall 
or  any  other  man.  have  had  a  lot  by  himself 
in  Hartford  at  this  tmie,  still  less  a  lot  with 
a  mansion  upon  it.  \\'liat  would  any  single 
man,  "merely  starting  in  the  world."  want,  or 
what  would  he  do  with,  the  John  Hall  man- 
sion, which,  on  March  4.  1640-41  (Conn.  Co- 
lonial Recorrls,  vol.  i,  p.  4501.  comprised  these 
rooms  amcjng  others:  Hall,  hall  bedroom 
[parlor],  parlor  chamber,  pantry,  large  bed- 
room, besides,  doubtless,  kitchen?  Why  should 
a  single  man  build  that  residence,  with  an 
expected  or  destined  Jane  Woolen  to  marry  in 
New  Haven:  With  what  n-ione>.  having  had 
none  to  buy  even  the  land?  and  as  a  young 
man  starting  in  life? 

But  the  civic  aspect  of  the  matter  is  con- 
clusive. In  no  colony  of  Xew  England  was 
any  single  m;in  allowed  to  "keep  house."  Too 
great  a  danger  existed  that  a  house  which  was 


not  a  home  would  be  a  resort  oi  tippler-.  In- 
dian women,  etc.  E-pecial  would  be  tlie  dan- 
ger on  the  lUitskirt,-  of  Lord's  Hill.  Here  is 
the  law  of  the  Connecticut  "Corte  iield  at 
Xewtowne  21  Febr.  1636  (X.  S..  ^j)  :  "h 
i-  ordered  yt  noe  yonge  man  yt  is  neither  mar- 
led nor  hath  any  servauntes  &  be  no  publicke 
officer,  shall  keepe  house  by  himself,  wthout 
consent  of  the  Towne  where  he  Hues  fir^t  b.ad. 
under  paine  of  20  s  pr  ueeke.  "  .\  like  pen- 
altv  for  a  family  entertaining  a  young  man. 
.And  a  family  tradition  -ettles  the  matter,  and 
would  be  received  as  conclusive  in  court.  The 
trailition  stands  on  this  basis : 

Samuel  Hall  (2),  youngest  s.jn  of  John 
Hall  (  I  I,  settled  in  Cromwell  I  as  now  called), 
and  his  son  Samuel  (3)  v.-as  there  a  deacon  of 
the  church.  This  son.  Samuel  (3),  removed 
to  Portland  (as  now  called),  and  was  also 
there  a  deacon  of  the  church.  The  opening 
of  the  noted  Portland  stijne  quarries,  recog- 
nized by  Middletown  vote,  as  early  as  i(>''>5. 
made  the  Portland  branch  of  the  Hall  family, 
seated,  consecutive,  capable  for  generatmns. 
Xone  more  so.  Dr.  Field,  the  best  liistorian 
that  ever  a  county  had.  says :  '"The  first  quar- 
rv  in  Portlanrl.  was  opened  wdiere  the  stone 
originally    hung   shelving  over   the   ri\er.   or 

*  *     *     had  been  broken  off  from  the  cliffs 

*  *  ■'■  and  thrown  abr)ut  the  banks.  In 
1S36  ■•'  "'  "  in  tlie  old  grave-}'ar;i  in  that 
citv  (Flartford).  monun-;ents  of  Portland  free- 
stone over  the  graves  of  stich  as  had  been 
dead  100  years,  were  not  in  the  least  aileeteJ 
■'  *  *  nor  injured.  '  So.  beautiful  nioni:- 
ments  of  the  first  generatii.>n.  Miildietown. 
Tints,  these  monuments  of  the  dead  nere  also 
monumetits  of  a  living  trafiic  (by  water)  be- 
tween Hartford  and  Portland  frorn  fVj.''-  all 
the  way  down. 

The  first  Samuel  Hall  ("i'l  certainly  re:r,e:n- 
hered  where  he  had  lived  in  Hartford,  being 
at  least  nine  years  old  wlien  he  went  there. 
iTi^j  (or  6).  Doubtless  his  son.  Samuel  Hall 
( T,) .  born  February  3,  1663-64.  wa-  c>ften 
taken  to  see  the  spot. 

Charles  H.  Hall  i'8).  eighth  in  rliis  direct 
line  of  consecutive  business  men  1  br.-n  in 
Portland.  April  4,  180Q.  died  untimely.  Tu:ie  4, 
1826).  doubtless  to  prepare  for  home  br.-iness, 
became  the  bookkeej^er  of  Charles  Sigourney, 
merchant,  who  lived  on  this  spot.  77  (:>n  Por- 
ter's map.  for  1640,  ma;le  1S50.  From  tb.e 
custom  of  merchants  of  that  day  with  ce.Tifi- 
dential  clerks  from  equal  business  families,  it 
might  fairlv  be  ;,SNumed  that  Charles  H.  Hal! 
i^hared  the  Sigourney  h'jnie.  There  he  cer- 
tainlv  woulfl  be  socially  familiar.  A  letter 
from  the  husband  and.  two  from  the  wife,  ^tiii 
preserved,  show  th.e  Sig(^iirneys'  intijnacv  with 


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Charles  11.  Hall.  Indeed,  it  is  entirely  pos- 
sible that  this  intiir.acy  first  heiiaii  from  the 
Halls'  intimacy  with  their  original  home,  now 
tlie  home  of  the  Sic;v,urneys.  Mr.  Sigourne_\'s 
is  a  letter  of  condnleiice  with  the  parents  on 
Charles  Hall's  untimel\-  death.  It  also  in- 
cludes business.  .Mrs.  Sisourney's  last  is  also 
a  letter  of  ci indolence  with  the  parents.  Mrs. 
Sigournev's  first  is  a  letter  tc3  Charles  Hall 
himself,  elated  April  30,  i8j6,  in  which  she  re- 
fers to  his  sickness,  and  saying  she  would  visit 
him  with  her  husband  the  "following  Satur- 
day," and  asks  what  he  wriuld  like  to  have 
her  bring  him,  etc.,  etc. 

Philip  Sage,  father-in-law  to  the  bereaved 
sister,  looked  for  a  son  from  her  and  his  son, 
Charles  Henry  Sage,  who  married  her,  to  car- 
rv  forward  the  Hall  family  name,  hold  its  po- 
sition, and  fulfdl  its  hojies,  for  the  next  gen- 
eration. For  that  generation,  Charles  Sage 
took  Charles  Hail's  expected  place  and  became 
treasurer  of  the  Slialer  and  Hall  Quarry  Com- 
pany, as  well  as  judge  of  probate.  When  tlie 
expected  boy  was  old  enough  to  understand. 
Judge  Sage  told  his  son.  Jiihn  Hall  Sage,  that 
this  Sigourney  place  was  the  first  seat  of  his 
mother's  family  at  Hartford,  where  his  emi- 
grant ancestor.  John  Hall  (i),  first  pitched, 
and  that  he  was  named  for  him  at  the  request 
of  his  grandfather,  Philip  Sage. 

John  Hall  Sage  made  a  record  of  his  fa- 
ther's statement,  which,  barring  fires,  etc..  will 
long  survive.  John  Hall  Sage  is  the  well- 
known  bank  cashier  of  Portland,  director,  in 
the  steady  line  down,  of  the  fpirainard)  Sha- 
ler  and  Hall  Quarry  Conipanv.  treasurer  of 
the  Episcopal  rliocese  of  Connecticut,  member 
of  th.e  Connecticut  Historical  Society,  son-in- 
law  of  the  late  Elijah  C.  Kellogg,  of  Hart- 
ford, and  is  equally  known  and  recognized  as 
a  careful  and  exact  scientist,  not  only  in  birds 
but  in  many  otiier  branches. 

Two  poems  of  Mrs.  Sigourney's.  pp.  274-5 
and  309-10.  of  "Hartford  in  the  Olden  Time," 
by  "Scaeva,"  show  her  interest,  close  study, 
and  minute  knowledge  of  early  Hartford. 

Thu^,  the  traditions  in  the  Portland  Hall 
family,  of  their  first  camping  down  in  Plart- 
ford.  are  anchored  at  bntli  ends. 

It  was  bv  sailors  and  ship-builders,  drop- 
ping down  from  Hartfnrd,  that  Middletown 
was  settled  in  1650.  Wherever  these  settlers' 
names  have  been  found.  John  Hall  heads  the 
list.  Pie  and  his  sons  and  son-in-law,  Thomas 
W'etmore.  and  Thomas  Alle.n,  from  the  =ame 
Hartford  outfit,  took  up  practicallv  the  whole 
north  and  south  strip,  a  half  mile  long,  lying 
between  Main  street  and  the  deep-water  sliore 
of  ttie  river,  suited  to  shipping  and  shif)- 
building.     Th.ev  continued  in  touch  with  Hart- 


ford, the  capital  of  Connecticut,  and  witli 
men  of  state  influence.  In  Hartfor'',  ui  i<'>4-^. 
John  Mall  was  made  -^urveuir  of  hi^'iways. 
This  woidd  now  be  street  C' inimissimier.  I'y 
the  general  court,  with  ^CNsioii'^  at  llartforii. 
Match  9,  1658-50,  he  was  made  collector  of 
cusiijuis  at  Middletown.  and  May  17.  lO'V:). 
he  was  made  by  the  same  court,  grand  juror 
ior  Middletown — that  is,  that  town's  state  at- 
t':irne\-.  to  enter  complaints  i'l  the  state  court, 
wliile.  at  the  same  session,  Robert  Cliainnan 
was  made  grand  juror  for  "Sea   PrDDk-." 

These  are  elements  of  a  long  and  steady 
career:  badges  of  one  "who  has  companied 
with  us  from  the  beginning."  and  not  of  late 
arrival;  signs  of  an  impress  on  the  community 
which  was  duplicated  in  the  family.  .\<-'t  a 
generation  but  had  its  John  Hall,  Richard 
(2)  and  Samiuel  (2),  of  the  second  genera- 
tion, both  named  sons  John.  Samuel  (3),  of 
the  third  generation,  named  a  son  John,  and 
that  John  named  a  son  John.  And  as  they 
kept  u])  the  name  and  memory  of  their  an- 
cestor, so  they  kept  their  hold  on  his  city. 

The  quarry-owning  Samuel  Hall's  descend- 
ants, of  Portland,  for  generations  have  h.ad 
th.eir  own  sloops  and  schooners  ont(>  w'lnse 
decks  they  stepped,  at  their  own  wharves,  on 
their  trips  to  Hartford,  fifteen  miles,  as  fre- 
quentl)-  and  naturally  as  a  business  man  steps 
into  his  buggy.  The  river  is  their  front  step- 
stone.  The  freestone  fr(jnts  at  Hartford  are 
a  continuing  monument  of  continuor.s  traffic, 
of  which  the  old  Center  Church  burial  ground 
stone  is  the  first  milestone.  Xo  generation 
oi  the  Portland  Halls  was  out  of  touch  with 
Hartford  until  John  H.  Hall,  of  the  la?:  ijen- 
eration.  president  of  the  Quarry  Company, 
went  up  to  Hartford  to  be  also  presifknt  of 
Colt's.  One  of  Johm  Hall's  ii^  Portland  de- 
scendants, bred  in  the  sliipping  line,  Charles 
Gildersleeve.  son  of  Oliver,  has  just  finished 
his  course  in  the  Hartford  high  scho'"'!,  tak- 
ing the  trip  daily  and  daily  passing  the  uld 
family  scat  there  (the  eveinng  scIii'-jH.  Thus 
there  was  a  continuing  love,  meniorv,  tradi- 
tion, and  intercourse,  covering  th.e  for.uilmg 
uf  the  famil}-  in  Hartford  and  perpetuating 
its  story,  not  a  trace  of  which  is  fou.U'l  with 
descc'ndants  of  any  other  John  Plall. 

It  has  been  alreatly  said  that  the  fir-i  Sam- 
uel (2)  was  at  least  nine  years  r,l,i  wiun  the 
family  moved  to  Hartford.  The  gramlsDU. 
Samuel  (3),  was  ten  vears  oUl  nheu  Ji>!in 
Hall  (  i~i  died  at  89.  Had  he  not  told  the  h..y 
the  Old  Hartford  stories?  Was  nut  the  buy 
taken  along  when  the  collector  went  to  Hart- 
ford on  busine^.:  and  hanking,  reports  and 
returns?  Did  nnt  the  c>ld  street  ccmmi  — 
sioner  point  out  his  fellow  officials?     Did  he 


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not  sliow  tlic  boy  where  himself  and  the  boy's 
father,  uncles  and  sister  camped  down  the  first 
moonlight  night  with  their  cows?  Did  lie 
show  him  \vliere  they  lived  "near  the  wolf 
pound''?  with  its  tall  or  roofed-in  palisade, 
to  drive  the  young-  calves  in  nights,  from 
prowling  woh  es  ?  How  should  it  be  that  the 
Portland  Hall  family  to  this  generation  have 
the  first  deed  given  to  their  ancestor,  1640, 
preserved  right,  yet  should  have  a  tradition 
preserved  wrong?  pilfered,  twisted,  wrung? 
Not,  perhaps,  to  the  man  that  ransacks  books, 
but  to  the  man  that  knows  folks,  the  resi- 
dences and  promotions  of  John  Hall  at  Hart- 
ford are  as  plain  as  the  latitudes  of  a  man's 
face,  with  the  eyes  below  the  hair,  the  nose 
below  the  eyes,  the  mouth  below  the  nose,  the 
chin  below  the  mouth. 

Hartford  neederl ;  a  channel  to  the  high 
seas ;  a  wliarfage ;  a  forest,  whence  the  ships ; 
a  site ;  a  safety ;  a  granary,  and  a  mill  stream. 
Thomas  Ho<3ker  knew  these  wants,  and  he 
knew  who  else  knew  them.  He  took  along, 
or,  in  1635,  sent  along,  the  man  who  had  lo- 
cated tlie  mill  site  in  1633,  ami  he  or  Mathew 
Allen  located  him  millwright  in  1635  or  1636. 
Look  on  Porter's  map.  Xo  more  than  ]vfa- 
homet,  tb.ey  couldn't  bring  The  2^1111  to  the 
church.  =0  tliev  laid  a  road  from  the  church 
to  The  .Alill.  ^ 

\\"ho  built  the  ^lill  -  Where  did  he  live? 
Two  men  were  pitched  ne.xt  it — Mathew  Al- 
len. Jolm  Hall.  John  Hall,  shipwright,  house- 
wright,  millwright.  Two  masterful  mill- 
wrights, his  descendants,  belong  to  Aliddle- 
tcjwn  to-day.  with  Hall  family  names.  Hall 
offices :  Deacon  John  .Ste\cns.  Deacon  Sam- 
uel Stevens.  The  father  of  the  two  was  a 
master  of  mill  work  and  heavy  outdoors  busi- 
ness. 

Right  on  the  Hartford  mill  stream's  op- 
posite bank  lived  John  Wilcox  and  daugh- 
ter, over  the  mill  dam  or  across  the  mill  pond. 
John  Hall  fnrst  or  second,  historians  diiter"), 
went  to  visit  and  visited  to  marry.  When  The 
Mill  was  an  established  and  a  settled  going 
concern,  and  Hooker's  sermons  were  made  by 
John  Hall's  meal,  as  John  Hall's  meal  was 
made  by  Hooker's  sermons.  John  Hall  sold  his 
-house  and  lot  (or  part  of  the  lot)  northwest 
'of  the  Riverett.  to  William  Spencer,  and 
bought  a  small  lot,  southeast  of  the  stream. 
This  lot  he  had  as  a  slice  off  William  Elloom- 
field's  lot.  who.  later,  went  with  him  as  a 
neighbor  to.Middlctown.  aiil  it  put  him  next 
city  lot  but  one.  to  fath.er  Wilcox.  Tlie  land 
pitclied  on  by  J.ihn  Hall  at  first,  was  entered 
in  the  name  of  William  .Spencer;  it  was  never 
entered  in  the  name  of  anv  John  Hall.  It  was 
"old  before  anv  John  Hall  started  to  enter  anv 


land,  piobably  before  any  clerk  was  elected  to 
enter  any  land. 

The  name  John  Hall,  connected  with  it  on 
the  town  book  in  1640.  was  only  a  descriptic.n  ; 
a  reference  to  popular  knovtdedge ;  a  state- 
ment of  a  past  condition,  not  a  present  trans- 
action ;  not  at  all  a  demarcation  or  legal  re- 
quirement. It  might  have  been  left  out,  and 
still  the  entrv  would  have  been  good.  It 
equaled:  "The  place  where  John  Hall  used 
to  live" :  but  one  John  Hall  liad  lived  on  any 
place.  The  land  bought  of  Bloomfield  was 
entered,  and  there  the  name  was  a  legal  for- 
mality: John  Hall  Senior,  as  this  was  about 
if'qo,  and  John  Hall  Junior  bad  been  sixteen, 
the  age  of  Hartford  freemen,  in  1635.  Omit- 
ting the  ".Senior"  in  Spencer's  record  page, 
would  not  affect  the  title,  ^^■hich  was  now  in 
Spencer.  Leaving  off  the  ''Senior"  in  the  title 
to  the  ni(,-!0mfield  lot  might  cause  it  to  stand 
so  for  fifty  years  and  make  confusion  between 
the  heirs  of  the  first  and  the  second  John 
Hall  of  the  family.  In  fact,  from  the  date 
of  the  purchase,  both  John  Halls  were  alive 
for  a  generation.  This  little  house  lot  was 
very  likely  bought  as  a  makeshift  or  stepping 
stone  to  something  larger,  and  perhaps,  also, 
as  a  home  for  Jolm  Hall  '"junyer."  The 
homestead  and  mansion  had  to  be  sold  to 
Spencer  \\  hen  he  was  ready  to  buy  it ;  this 
will  be  seen  below. 

In  the  early  iiart  of  this  article,  tliere  wai 
had  a  view  of  the  moral  leadership  and  prin- 
ciples in  whose  train  John  Hall  and  family 
moved  on;  better  than  by  that  of  any  oi'rer 
one  man,  they  could  he  designated  as  those 
of  Thomas  Hooker. 

In  welding  fast  the  fact  and  memory  of 
John  Hall's  accomplishiuent.  it  will  now  be 
necessary  to  consider,  in  ensemble,  the  Inunan 
outfit  with  which  he  worked,  which,  more 
than  that  of  any  other  one  man.  mu^t  be  des- 
ignated as  that  of  ]Mathew  Allen.  It  was 
when  Hooker  had  braved  \\'inlliroi)  ('even  ef- 
fecting the  change  of  the  oath  at  The  Bay, 
from  allegiance  to  Governor  and  Council,  so 
that  it  was  now  taken  to  the  Commonwealth), 
when  Hooker  had  braved  Winthrop ;  John 
Hall  had  braved  the  Indians ;  William  Good- 
win had  negotiated  land  from  them;  Mathew 
.\llen  had  grappled  all  the  business  difficulties 
of  new.  untried  and  incalculable  conditions: 
John  Talcott  had  rislced  life  and.  goods  to 
make  a  social  center :  it  was  th'-n  that  states- 
men and  merchants  tool;  up  Hartford  as  a 
town  of  promise;  men  wdiom  it  was  an  ob- 
ject to  clerks  and  hjstoriaiis  to  write  up  and 
record.  Haynes  reached  Hartford  in  1637; 
Hopkins  in  T63S:  Ludlow  was  at  \Mndsor. 

Sanniel  Allen,  fatlier  of  Z\Iathew  Allen,  was 


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apparently  a  man  of  resources,  mental  and 
material,  in  Chelmsford,  EnLjland.  Undoubt- 
edly lie  attended  the  only  church  (aui.l  mcet- 
ing)  there,  during  the  four  years  of  Hooker's 
incumbency.  Samuel  Allen  reared  four  sons, 
one  of  '.vhom,  Richard,  remained  in  England. 
The  sons,  Sanuiel,  Thomas  and  ?\lathe'.v,  came 
to  Charlestown  with  the  Braintree  company 
in  1632.  These  three  took  the  Puritan  cult 
strenuously,  both  from  their  nativity  and  the 
preaching  of  Hooker.  They  really  thoui^ht, 
felt  and  acted,  each  for  himself,  on  religious 
principles,  and  thereby  I^Iathew  Allen  got  ex- 
pelled from  the  Hartford  church.  Mathew 
Allen  was  a  very  stirring,  driving,  business 
man.  He  did  not  reach  inside  and  make  ac- 
quisitions by  courtesies  in  court  circle^,  like 
Penn  and  the  W'inthrops,  but  whatever  could 
be  done  with  the  liard  facts  of  nature  and  the 
plain  ways  of  folks.  ?\[athew  Allen  could  do 
it.  He  could  not  get  a  patent  of  the  wilder- 
ness, but  he  could  make  it  blossom. 

Mathew  Allen  was  probably  born  April, 
1604,  and  by  the  time  he  was  thirty-one  years 
old,  1635,  was  the  largest  landholder  in  Cam- 
bridge. Alassachusetts,  having,  with  many 
other  holdings,  five  houses  on  the  town  plot, 
near  the  meeting  house.  Harvard  College 
was  there  in  three  years  more,  and  in  that 
three  years  he  had  bought  out  the  Pilgrims' 
plant  at  ^^'ind3or,  through  a  power  of  attor- 
ney to  ^^'illiam  Holmes,  there,  signed  last 
by  John  Howland.  ?^[athew  Allen  was  a  Yan- 
kee when  he  came  here  (what  Xew  England 
Indians  made  out  when  they  started  in  to  say 
'"English — Owanux,  Yanx,  Yanks.  Yankee"), 
and  was  just  as  much  of  a  Yankee  as  his 
great-great-grandnephow.  Ethan  Allen  (■4th 
generation  from  Samuel  (21  of  Windsor). 
Thomas  Hooker  "would  put  a  king  in  his 
pocket'' :  had  he  been  uneducated,  he  would 
have  been  Mathew  Allen  or  Ethan  Allen: 
had  these  been  educated,  each  v/ould  have 
been  a  Thom-as  Hooker.  Said  by  one  of  these 
three,  the  reader  \vill  not  readily  guess  from 
which  is  the  following  judicious  utterance: 
"Xo  person  or  persons  can  be  supposed  to  be 
under  any  particular  compact  or  law,  except 
it  presupposeth  th.at  that  law  will  protect  such 
person  or  persons,  in  his,  or  their,  properties : 
for  otherwise,  the  subject  would  by  law,  be 
bound  to  be  accessory  to  his  own  ruin  and 
destruction,  which  is  inconsistent  with  the  law 
of  self-preservation ;  but  this  law,  being  nat- 
ural as  well  as  eternal,  can  never  be  abros'ated 
by  the  law  of  man." 

Stiles'  "'Ancient  Windsor"  sa\s:  "He 
(Thomas  Allen  from  Cambridge,  ^ilassachu- 
setts),  removed  to  Hartford  with  his  brother 
ivlathew,    in    1635";    in   another  place   it   sets 


this  reuioval  of  .Mathew  Allen  ai  1G37.  as 
does  Savage,  because,  says  Savage,  "lie  was 
rcpresenvative  at  Massachusetts  General  Court, 
]\larch  session,  1636."  Careful  search,  sliows 
that  2^Iatlie\v  Allen  is  not  recordetl  with,  oth- 
ers present  at  the  Massachusetrs  General 
Court,  in  1635  or  1636.  Hence  this  must  be 
classed  with  other  cases,  wh.ere  election  was 
in  absence,  like  that  of  Hopkins,  elected  gov- 
ernor of  Connecticut  in  1654,  though  his  tmal 
return  to  London  was  in  1652.  It  was  like  a 
degree  conferred  "in  absentia."  It  is  almost 
incorrect  to  speak  of  Mathew  Allen's  removal 
at  all.  He  was  always  moving,  and  he  kept 
tilings  moving.  In  1638  he  was  spending  a 
night  with  Roger  \Villiams  in  Pro\idence 
Plantations,  ^\'hen  he  began  to  operate  in 
Hartford,  must  be  judged  by  the  intent  of 
the  man,  the  date  and  size  of  things  effected, 
as  the  length  of  a  fo.x's  burrow  by  the  earth 
at  its  mouth. 

By  1640  existed  The  }dill  at  Hartford.  It 
was  on  the  Riveret.  now  called  Park  river. 
and  about  one-third  of  the  way  from  the  lon- 
gitude of  the  present  Capitol  to  the  lougiuide 
of  the  present  Armory.  It  had  acquire']  in 
1640  a  prestige,  a  control,  such  as  takes  niany 
}'ears.  It  had  been  essential  from  the  very 
first.  It  was  the  great  physical  center,  as  tlie 
spiritual  center  was  the  meeting  house.  By 
the  Riveret,  Plartford  v.-as  divided  into  the 
Xorth  side  and  the  South  side,  with  ("■hiccrs 
assigned  for  each,  elected  at  a  general  annual 
meeting.  It  was  inconvenient  to  ford  the  Riv- 
eret. There  was  but  one  bridge.  That  was 
at  The  Mill.  Whatever  woman  would  visit 
a  sister  on  th.e  other  side,  must  cross  at  the 
brids;e.  Plalf  the  streets  v\-erc  named  from 
The^iMill:  "'Road  from  the  Meeting  H^use 
to  The  Mill,"  etc.,  etc.  "Tr.e  Bridge"  ^vas 
undoubtedly  built  as  these  hands  have  led  the 
horse  to  build  another  bridge,  and  cau-eway. 
directed  by  another  John  Hall  of  the  7tli  gen- 
eration down.  Two  heavy  walls  were  laid. 
and  filled  and  rammed  with  small  stone  and 
earth  between  them,  so  that  the  w-hole  formed 
a  dam,  and  carriage  road  in  one,  in  whicli 
were  two  bridges,  one  over  the  racew.iy 
(wasteway)  and  one  over  the  flume  for  t!ie 
wheel.  It  took  men  and  time  and  capiial  and 
confidence  to  build  such  a  mi'il  and  darn  an' I 
bridge.  They  were  needed  in  operation  cc"- 
tainly  as  soon  as  the  arrival  of  Thomas  Hook- 
er, by  middle  June.  1636.  There  is  no  rec- 
ord of  any  other  early  mill,  but  The  Mill,  save 
that  the  townsir.en  fselecrmen)  inventoried 
a  '"horse  mull",  which  mav  have  ground  the 
food  of  those  who  built  the  water  mill,  and 
of  those  who  built  John  Takott's  kitchen  in 
1635.     The  Mill  was  still  a  going  c^rcern  in 


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1696.  ami  was  api'rais-ed  by  Thomas  Linux- 
(2),  etc.,  ill  John  .'vU;. ii's  estate,  at  i'lOo.  wiiiK- 
his  spienilid  mansion  was  appraised  at  ii^o. 
It  seeiii^  plain  tliai  nothing  hnt  the  energ"\ 
and  enterprise  of  ?\Iat!iew  Allen.  operatiuL;-  in 
Hartford  from  16,^5,  on  (whether  he  was 
personally  there  or  not),  could  have  made 
"The  Mill"  an  historic  center,  as  "all  roads 
lead  to  K(ime,"  by  iT^o. 

Had  thi>-  Mill  been  broken  into  in  1640, 
and  John  Hall  been  found  nearest  thereto,  the 
only  man  with  burglar's  tools  upon  him,  he 
would  have  been  convicted.  And  the  onl}-  man 
found  near  I'and  the  nearest  of  any  man  1 
with  a  set  of  carpenter's  tools  on  him.  we 
shall  not  g.j  far  astrav  in  convicting  of  build- 
ing The  Mill. 

I.ike  ever}  other  sole  and  indispensable  in- 
stitution, as  the  Consolidated  Railroad  to-day, 
everybody  found  fault  with  the  weather  and 
The  Mill,  its  approaches,  and  all  its  goings 
and  doings.  Committee  after  committee  was 
appointed  to  supplement  it  or  supplant  it.  Ey 
his  brother  merchants,  Allen  was  turned  out 
of  the  church,  verv  likely  to  get  him  out  of 
The  Mill.  He  did'  go  off  to  Windsor,  But 
The  Mill  turned  on  for  John  Allyn,  the  son. 
In  one  case,  when  the  approaches  were  com- 
plained of.  one  approacli  was  shorleiied  by 
a  new  route  through  land  sold  l)y  John  Hall 
and  owned  b_\'  ^^'illiam  Spencer's  w  id<5\\- :  and 
in  town  meeting.  January  11,  1641.  Mathew 
Allen  "promissed  To  macke  a  waie  otter  to 
ye  mill,  so  yt  good  man  hall  wold  doe  it  for 
20s  (8  days'  pay),  &  mr  .Min  Layd  him 
stufTe."  /'.  c.  gave  the  plank. 

Savage,  .\ndrews  and  Dr.  Field,  well  say 
that,  in  early  days,  men  nir>veil  around  in 
groups  and  outfits.  We  hardly  realize  the  ne- 
cessity of  doing  this ;  if  we  step  outdoors, 
some  corporation  extends  to  us,  as  a  moving 
sidewalk,  to  carry  us  to  any  desired  point 
or  end.'  But  in  making  Hartford,  there  must 
be  smiths,  carpenters,  even  tanners,  in  the 
comfan\ .  These  groups  were  already  formed 
in  Cambrid,ge.  Of  47  Cambridge  lot  holders 
in  1632,  2.S  were  Hartford  lot  iK^lders  in  1640. 
There  is  c\'ery  probal'ility  that  John  Hall, 
relied  on  at  Hartford,  built  ?ilathew  Allen's 
five  city  lot  houses  at  Cambridge.  He  was 
there  from  spring,  1633,  to  spring.  1635,  when 
Allen's  houses  are  recorde<l  as  already  built. 
]\rany  settlers  ownerl  homesteads  in  separated 
colonies.  John  Hall  was  clo-e  in  with  Allen 
and  his  relatives  for  a  generation.  There 
ma}-  have  been  ties  of  blcH3d  or  marriage. 
John,  Richard  and  Samuei  were  favorite 
names  in  both  families. 

From  their  nearness  to  The  Mill,  wliere 
Allen  woul.l  naturallv  ^vant  them,  need  them. 


and  secure  tiiem  lots,  it  is  (luite  likely  tliat 
Ji4in  Wilcock  ma}  have  dri\-en  tl;c  o.-:  te;..ni 
tliat  liiil  the  mill  dam,  and  that  William 
Illoomfield  iwlio  S'lmetimes  gc.t  into  liquor, 
too,  and  inti.i  tlie  "piicuiar  Cijrte"  likewise), 
got  down  into  the  water  to  lay  the  stones.  If 
"historians"  have  not  seen  this  done,  the  wri- 
ter well  remembers  a  man  up  to  his  waist  in 
water  in  such  wC'rl;.  The  "big  ox  pasture" 
nearby  kept  the  te-nms.  All  these  men.  John 
Hall,  John  Wilcock,  William  Bloomfield,  with 
Thomas  Allen,  capitalist.  Mathew's  brother, 
moved  down  to  Middletown  together  to  play 
over  again  the  same  parts  as  in  Hartford,  per- 
haps as  in  Cambridge.  By  that  time,  John 
Hall  had  become  a  capitalist  and  more  of  a 
director  than  a  worker.  He  had  three  stal- 
wart sons  and  a  son-in-law.  Thus  it  appears 
that  at  Flartford,  John  Hall  was  Pontifex 
Maximus,  ami  descendant  Joseph  Twichell.  his 
far-off  successor. 

Preceding  the  ct^rfiorations  of  to-day,  ]Ma- 
thcw  Allen  was  a  corporation  by  hin-.self,  a 
corjjoration  sole:  a  self-ci_>nstituted,  central 
power,  in  lieu  of  an  elected  central  power, 
like  our  President  ?\Iellen.  I'sing  our  later 
phrase,  he  m.o\ed  under  his  own  steam  and 
he  moved  John  Hail.  In  the  first  half  of  his 
life,  Alathew  .Mien  bunted  into  about  everv- 
thing  on  the  strean-.,  and  in  the  last  half  he 
had  them  all  in  tow.  By  siiecr  fijrce  of  grip- 
ping men  and  conditions,  he  rose  to  be  chief 
jurlge  of  the  colony  court,  and  at  tliC  r,amc 
tinie  speaker  of  tlie  general  assembly.  In  his 
rise,  apparently  John  Flail  stood  by  him,  anrl 
he  stood  by  Jolm  Flail,  hence  Jolm  Hall  in- 
vrih-ed  in  dispute:  SeiJtember  the  jd.  1641: 
At  a  "prticuler  Courte"  before  jiirymen 
Thomas  Stoiighton,  Henr}  Wooicott.  John 
Talcott  and  nine  more,  IMathew  Allen  mulct- 
ed John  Coggen  £20  in  an  action  of  "slaun- 
der."  and  Thomas  INIunson,  in  the  next  case, 
mulcted  Jolm  Hal'  20s.  in  an  action  of  defa- 
mation. Apparently  words  had  run  high  in 
the  neighborhood,  and  John  Hall  had  got  in- 
volved by  taking  tlie  part  of  his  friend  Ma- 
thew Allen.  This  was  not  the  oil  that  ran 
down  Aaron's  beard  :  but  more  jileasing  was 
it  when,  in  1670,  John  Hall's  son  John  Jr.  and 
]\lathew  Allen's  brother  Th.omas  were  m.'ide 
fellow  deacons  in  the  first  election  in  tlie  F'irst 
Church,  Middletown.  By  the  multitudinous 
lawsuits  which  ]\Iathew  Allen  got  in.to  in 
youth,  he  greatly  advanced  the  im.portance 
and  dignity  of  the  court  where  he  ]iresidei]  in 
his  later  years.  Alleii  had  a  nuiltitude  of  small 
traiisaction-i,  such  as  liu}ing  corti  of  Indians, 
working  the  canoes  up  to  Tlie  Mill,  keeping 
the  jetties  or  "staunchwaters,"  in  efficiericy, 
etc..  etc.,  to  keep  the  water  deep  enough. 


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111  time,  J'jhn  Ilall  was  induccfl  to  sell  out 
tlie  f'"<ur  acres  out  lot,  and  the  two  acres 
homestead.  X".  ~~  I'orter's  map,  which  had 
been  set  to  Jiim  in  the  settlement.  In  tliis, 
some  have  sui^'gested  difficulties,  as  rules  re- 
quired four  \ears'  residence  prinr  to  a  ^ale. 
The  probabilit'.  is  that  JmIui  Hall  li.-id  been 
in  Hartford  as  I'hil;  as  any  nne,  cnminj;-  as 
Mathew  Allen's  carpenter  to  build  for  busi- 
ness, when  X'icliolas  Clarke,  John  Talcott's 
carpenter,  came  to  build  tor  home  and  for  re- 
ligion. I!ut  tliese  rules  were  not  hard  and 
fast.  "Rctio  ccssat,  ccssaf  IlW."  Alathew 
Allen  was  a  man  of  threat  and  gTowing;  influ- 
ence, fie  had,  douljtles.>.  been  the  cause  of 
John  Hall's  location  on  Lonl's  Hill,  next  The 
Mill.  It  was  to  Allen's  cousin,  William  Spen- 
cer, that  John  Hall  sold  out.  The  date  was 
probahlv  1639.  There  seem  to  ha\e  been 
special  reasons  for  Spencer's  removal  to  Hart- 
ford. He  left  behind  and  owned  to  liis  death 
a  homesteafi  of  £120  value  at  Conoortl.  in  The 
Bhv.  He  seems  to  have  been  in  a  decline ; 
men  made  their  wilU  when  they  became  fee- 
ble. His  v.ill  was  made  ]\Iay  4,  1640,  and 
proved  the  4th  of  the  following  March.  His 
object  seems  to  have  been,  in  view  of  death, 
to  come  to  Hartford  and  leave  property  and 
children  in  the  watchcare  of  his  cousins,  the 
Aliens,  and  his  brother,  Thomas  Spencer,  a 
founder  of  Hartford.  He  could  keep  about 
"thirty  swine  on  the  John  Hall  place;  .\llen 
perhaps  helped  him.  out  of  his  mill  waste. 
Spencer  probably  could  not  labor.  He  had 
been  lieutenant  at  The  Bay :  representative  to 
the  court,  and  on  important  committees.  These 
duties  there  arc  last  mentioned  in  163S.  He 
was  similarly  employed  in  Plartford.  as 
townsman  T  selectman ),  and  in  militar\-  -^u- 
pervision.  during  his  short  remaining  life. 
The  rules  on  -elling  land  were  simi>lv  made  to 
get  in.  and  keep  in,  good  inhabitants,  and  to 
keeii  out  bad  ones:  and  while  there  is  no 
cause  to  think  tba:  .Spencer's  ])urcha~e  con- 
flicted with  these  rule^,  there  is  undoubtedly 
cause  to  think  that  the  rules  would  have  been 
suspended,  if  it  had.  Suspended  the  rules 
.were,  again  and  again,  and  that  without  in- 
fluence, like  the  Aliens,  and  needs  like  Spen- 
cer's. By  his  will.  Spencer  tied  his  propertv 
'in  safe,  known.  Hartford  hands,  for  hi^  chil- 
dren. To  get  next  those  safe  hands,  "mv 
brothers"  ( Christian  1,  he  had  come  there. 
It  is  noiiceabie  that  Sficncer'>  children  had 
the  same  iiames  as  John  llail'^,  and  tliese 
were  the  same  names  as  the  names  in  the  Al- 
len family.  As  Spencer's  will  expres.-lv  men- 
tions "my  Cosen,  Mathew  Allen,"  it  is  not 
unlikely  rliat  John  Hall  was  related  to  both 
families. 


Hxecpt  Jol-.n  Hall,  of  .Middletown,  it  has 
ne\-er  beeti  shown  lliat  any  other  John  Hall 
I'.ad  any  relative-  in  liartiord.  any  biisiness 
C(.nneetii_iiis  m  Hartford,  any  occupations  in 
I!art!(.ird,  as  money  only  to  John  Hall,  v.ith 
Xieholas  Clarke,  carpenters,  is  in  the  Uiv.n 
aect;iunt:  any  trade  u-eful  to  Hartford,  or 
ever  was  in  Hartford;  there  are  guesses,  no 
proofs. 

There  is  a  shower  of  meteors  from  a 
chopped-up  planet  every  Xovember ;  and  a 
master  builder  is  known  not  only  by  his  chips, 
but  b_\-  his  frequent  transfers  on  the  real  es- 
tate market,  the  house-:  which  he  leaves  be- 
hind his  track,  I\Ir.  I'ickwick.  it  will  be  re- 
called, mistook  a  lantern  for  a  meteor  and 
somebody  may  have  mistaken  this  John  Hall's 
meteors,  the  houses  which  he  left  behind  him, 
for  some  other  John  Hall's  lantern. 

When  Samuel  Stone  (as  later,  Joseph 
Haynes.)  started  in  to  make  the  Hartford 
First,  the  church  of  a  ca-te,  liy  father  bap- 
tizing son  and  servant  into  it,  even  on  lecture 
days,  after  Honker's  death.  John  Hall  left 
Hartford  for  Middletown,  uh.ere  his  great- 
grandson  married  the  double  grandidece  of 
Rev.  John  Whiting,  who  led  the  exodus  into 
the  Second  Church,  foimded  on  Hooker's 
principles.  In  thus  marrying  Esther  Ham- 
lin, Giles  Hall  (Esq.)  was  also  marrving  the 
great-great-.granddaughtcr  of  Elder  William 
CiO(->dwin  ;  also  the  niece  of  John.  Collins,  who 
married  the  daughter  of  Dixw-ell,  the  regicide ; 
and  the  grandniece  of  Rev.  John  Collins, 
Harvard,  1653,  chaplain  of  General  Monk, 
and  later  the  leading  non-conformist  I'reacher 
of  London:  also  the  niece  of  .Mabel  Manilm, 
who  married  Samuel  Hooker  (3),  of  the  third 
generation,  merchant  in  Hartford,  resident  of 
Farmington.  Hence  the  presence  of  Rev. 
Samuel  Hooker  (2)  at  the  tirst  Middletown 
ordination. 

Thus  was  Jr.hn  Hall  mintrd  ir,  the  Puritan 
coinage.  The  hi-torian  knowi  this  metal  from 
the  Cinque  Ports  on  ;  he  needs  no  stamp. 

Thomas  Hooker  died  at  Cm,  when  his  real 
work  was  but  beginning.  It  was  Julv,  1(147. 
a  year  and  a  half  before  Charle-  I.  Had 
Hooker  outlasted  Charles  I  till  he  ua-  80. 
he  might  have  gone  back  and  kept  England 
a  republic. 

Had  John  Hall  been  "That  irian  may  la-t. 
but  never  hves."  etc..  what  a  history  he  would 
have  seen  in  his  (then)  'perhap-  one  hundred 
years ! 

At  four  years  f)ld,  he  felt,  \sitli  those 
in  cradles,  the  seismic  tremor  when  Phil;;) 
launched  out  the  Spanish  .\rmada  in  15S8. 
and  a  quiet  life  in  Englandi  would  have  kept 
him.  along  to  see   K'li^S,  when  the  coming  of 


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W'Jliaiii's  armada  told  that  SDani>li  .Anii::'.das 
shoiild   be  no  more. 

Placed  iirst  m  every  li;t  of  settKM".  and 
long:  flic  patriarch  of  what  iliould  be  L>ne  of 
the  fir.~l  five  equal  cities  of  our  >tate.  tL-r  fif- 
teen years  he  had  closed  his  eyes  in  jicacc, 
when  deeds  were  drawn  and  recorded  "in  the 
first  year  of  our  soveraine  lord,  William 
Third  and  Oueene  Mary  annoque  Domini, 
1688,"  deeds  drawn  and  recorded  by  the  son 
Deacon  John  Hall.  Then  was  made  good,  for 
these  few  centuries,  at  least,  the  dictum 
which  to  King  John  had  proved  so  costh  : 

"1  lu-it  no  Italian  Priist 

Sliall  tithe  or  toll  in  our  dominion." 

(II)  John  Hall,  Junior,  oldest  son  of  the 
emigrant,  John  Hall,  had  no  descendants  liv- 
ing at  his  death.  For  more  than  thirty  years 
he  was  Jiliddletown's  town  clerk,  or  "record- 
er." Next  his  headstoiie  in  Riversirle  Ceme- 
tery are  those  of  Sambo  and  PlnlHs,  negro 
servants. 

"Here  lies  our  Deacon  Hall, 
Who  studied  peace  with  all,''  etc. 

says  his  headstone. 

(II)  Richard,  the  second  son.  has  trans- 
mitted the  family  qualities  of  Christian  citi- 
zenship. 

(II)  Richard  Hall  was  born  in  England,  in 
the  year  1620,  and  died  at  ]\Iiddletown,  March 

27,  1691.    He  married  Mary ,  who  died - 

at  Middletown,  March  ^o,  1691.  Their  chil- 
dren were  born :  John,  at  Hartford,  Septem- 
ber 20,  i''i48.  Those  born  at  Middletown 
were:  Jane,  March,  1652-53:  Sara,  }ilay, 
1654:  Richan.i,  June.  1656.  who  was  killed  b}- 
the  Indians  at  Hadley.  ^.lass.,  in  King  Phil- 
ip's war,  May  30,  1676:  Samr.el,  September, 
165S;  Anna.  November  20,    1661. 

Richard  Hall  (2)  was  a  weaver  by  occupa- 
tion, and  presumably  wove  the  cloth  for  the 
suit  in  which  the  minister  preached,  as  his 
brother  John  built  the  meetint,--  hoti^e.  and 
his  father  built  the  commonwealth.  Later  in 
life,  when  commerce  had  become  practicable, 
and  cliiths  the  subject  of  transportation,  Rich- 
ard Hall  (2)  seems  to  Iiave  worked  with  his 
older  brother  John,  a  master  buil'er,  and  in 
a  deed  wh.ich.  he  gives  his  son  John,  is  styled 
carpenter. 

(HI)  Captaiti  John  Hall  was  born  in  Hart- 
ford, September  20,  1648,  and  died  in  IVIid- 
dletov.n,  November  25,  1711.  In  1674  he 
marricfl  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  William  Corn- 
well,  born  January,  165 1,  flied  Aucrust  22, 
16S9.  Thoir  ch.ildren  were  borti :  John,  Oc- 
tober 25,  1670:  Richard,  March  23,  1672:  Ja- 
cob, December  20,  1673  :  Jonatlian.  March  15, 
1675-76;    Satm-el,    October   27,    it')7S;    Giles, 


October  2^,  itjSc ;  Elizabeth.  ]\Iarch  9.  16S4; 
Daniel,  January  12,  16S9.  Captain  John  Hall 
married  (second),  on  Novetnber  22.  T705, 
Haniitih,  the  widow  of  fJeacon  Sumner,  who 
bore  him  no  children,  anrl  died  September  2;^, 
1719. 

\Ve  find  tins  John  Hall  successively  named 
in  deeds  as  sergeant,  ensign,  lieutenant,  and 
captain.  He  was  reared  by  his  grandfather, 
uncle  and  father,  as  a  carpenter,  and  in  prac- 
tical, not  clerical  matters,  was  a  foretnost  man. 
The  oldest  son,  and  the  head  of  t!ie  entire 
Hall  family,  and  located  head  of  Middlctown's 
military,  in  any  needed  defense  again.'-t  Indian 
attack,  he  gave  his  next  younger  brcther. 
Richard,  to  be  killed  by  tiie  Indians,  at  Had- 
ley, in  King  Philip's  war,  before  reaciiing 
twentv  \ears  of  age. 

( IV)  Giles  Hall,  Esquire,  was  born  at  3did- 
dletown,  October  3,  1680,  and  died  there, 
Febrtiary  15,  1750.  February  26.  1713-14,  he 
married  Esther,  daughter  of  Flon.  John  Him- 
lin,  horn  January  7,  iti<)5,  died  October  8, 
1751.  Tlie  mother  of  JEsther  Hamlin  was 
^Nlary    Collins,    daughter    of    Rev,    Nalbauiel 

Collins,    and    his    wife.    Collins,    who 

was  a  daugliter  of  William  Whiting  ( i).  mer- 
chant, of  Hartford.  Nathaniel  Collins  was 
of  the  class  of  1660.  Harvard,  and  was  the 
first  minister  ordained  over  the  First  Cliurch. 
Middletown. 

A  heavy  and  perfect  table  monument  of 
freestone  about  seven  feet  square  marks  th.e 
graves  of  Giles  Hall,  Esq..  and  wife,  in  Riv- 
erside cemetery.  Next  it  is  the  table  stone 
of  Captain  John  Hall  (3^,  and  aliout  four 
rods  southerly  from  tliis.  the  sotuid  st-'ne  of 
Deacon  John  Hall  (2^ 

The  children  of  Giles  Hall  were  liorn  a!- 
}iIiddletown,  as  follows :  i.  Esther,  Decem- 
ber 22,  1715;  lived  but  a  short  time.  2.  Fs- 
ther  Tsecond).  December  7,  1718.  3.  Giles. 
January  23,  1720-21.  4.  Hamlin  John,  Sep- 
tember TO,  1722.  5.  IMary,  October  o,  1725: 
lived  but  a  short  time.  6.  i\Iary,  second.  June, 
1727,  7.  Richard,  November  10,  1729.  8. 
Fli.-abeth.  July  8,  1733.  flied  August  8,  17^:5. 
9.  Jabez.  born  Septemljer  5.   1737. 

Giles  Hall  was  well  recognized  as  fitted  for 
public  duties,  for  instance,  in  l:is  ircqi-ent 
choice  for  representative  from   1727  to   1732, 

(V")  John  Hamlin  Flail  (or,  a-  in  old  times. 
Hamlin  John  HalD,  born  Middletown,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1722.  died  Chatham  ('East  Hamp- 
ton).    He  married .  and  their 

children  were;  Jal^cz,  bo'-n  ir'n.  d.ied.  East 
rlampton,  June  10.  1821  :  Calvin,  born  I7r36, 
died  East  Hampton,   September  24,   1836. 

John  Flamlin  Hall,  reared  in  a  family  and 
circle   of   cultiv.'tion    in    r^iiddletowi'.    became 


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a  pioneer  atr.nnij,!  those  from  everywhere, 
roughing  it  in  the  migration  to  Enst  liaiiip- 
ton  m  1743. 

Little  remains  of  him  exeei't  some  tradi- 
tions showing  an  antipailietic  ciisposition  of 
those  in  hi^  new  meilium.  A  deed  sliow^. 
his  signature  as  plain,  simple,  broad,  strung, 
fine,  free  from  floiuMshes  and  curlieues;  in 
short,  as  copperplate. 

He  lived  to  the  time  of  birth  of  his  grand- 
son, (jilcs  C.  Hall  (7),  Xovember  29,  1795. 
Giles  C.  Hall  told  his  grandson,  the  writer, 
that  his  grandfather  was  outfitted  in  the  East 
Hampton  settlement,  with  the  whole  square 
of  land,  reaching  from  tiie  n^eeting  house  site 
( saiue  as  now )  to  the  lake,  and  from  the 
North  and  South  street,  ]\lain  street,  to  the 
street  running  easterly,  then,  northerlv.  and 
on  the  east  side  of  Lake  \'iew  Cemetery. 
Also,  that  John  Hamlin  Hall  had  then  the 
only  pair  of  iron-bound  wheels,  and  that  on 
them  the  timbers  for  the  first  meeting  liouse 
were  drawn.  His  son  Jabez  was  a  captain  in 
the  military,  winch  brought  social  burdens 
rather  than  pay,  and  lie  lived  m  tlie  old  house, 
now  torn  douii.  near  the  Italian  styled  house 
built  by  .Stewart  Parmelee.  \\  ith  Jabez  lived 
the  father:  th.cre  was  little  for  the  younger 
son. 

(\'l)  Calvin  Hall,  born  1766.  died  .Septem- 
ber 24.  1836.  April  22,  17S7,  married  Hul- 
dah  Cowdery  (Coudre  ?'),  born  1766.  died 
April  2^.  1S33.  Their  children  were  born  at 
East  Tlanipi'.m:  Elizabeth,  Xovember  22. 
1791.  died  January  21,  1842;  Giles  Cowdery, 
Xovember  29,  1793,  died  October.!,  1808; 
Calvin.  July  17.  1797:  John,  January  31, 
1805,  died  August  19,  1829. 

The  grave  marker  of  Calvin  Hall  (6)  was 
a  natural  stone  set  edgo\  ise,  with  a  rounded 
edge  uppermost,  by  his  son  Calvin,  who  cut 
the  initials  "C.  H."  on  the  top.  All  that  he 
ever  retained  of  another's  property  wriuld 
not  have  bought  so  much  as  this  stone.  His 
solid  account  book  is  owned  bv  the  writer, 
kept  in  East  Hampton,  then  in  Claremont, 
New  Flampdu're,  then  agaiii  in  East  Hampton. 
It  begins  in  pounds,  shillings  and  pence:  it 
ends  with  dollars;  there  "is  honesty  all 
through. 

'(\T[)  Giles  Cowdery  Hall  born  Chatham 
(East  Hampton),  X'ovember  29.  1793,  died 
same.  Octoi:er  r.'  1868.  Tainiarv  10"  18:4. 
married  D:.'b,  S'.eph^^n-  P.irmelee,  born  Jan- 
uary 5.  17108.  ,!ied  of  small  pox.  Anril  15. 
1848.  Sijj;.  •^Y.,j  pf  jIt^  former  strong  Chathant 
business  family  of  Parmelees.  and  greatlv  pro- 
ficient in  loving  and  rr:aking  flowers  an;!  mu- 
sic. Their  children  were  born  at  East  Hamp- 
ton:    John  Sir.ith  Hall,  October  25,  18 [5.  died 


Apiil  4,    1S57;  Luoina   C. :  Le\'.is   Lawrence; 
Simon  Shailer ;  Amelia  Ann:  Ilarzil'ai   1',. 

The  father  of  Giles  C.  Hal!  having  lost 
more  tlian  he  liad  gained,  wdien  he  returned 
from  the  large  emigration  to  settle  Claremont, 
Xev,'  Hampshire.  Giles  C.  Hall  is  related  to 
have  earned  his  own  living  away  from  liome 
from  the  time  he  was  seven  years  old.  \\'ith 
his  table  spread  with  meats,  poultry  and  fruits 
from  !!!•-'  many  farn.is,  and  triore  housed  below 
in  his  broad  cellar,  he  would  walk  smiling 
around  the  grandchildren  who  lined  th.e  ta'jle 
and  say:  "Eat  all  you  want,  cliildren :  I've 
got  enough."'  Besides  farms,  he  owned,  with 
his  sons,  a  factory  and  died  with  a  country 
fortune  of  S35.(X)o  or  .'?40.ooo.  He  was  so 
well  known  in  the  New  York  of  his  day  that 
he  was  chosen  to  collect  the  mon^y  to  restore 
tiie  church  of  Rev.  Spencer  H.  Cone  (I'ap- 
tist).  ^vhicll  had  been  burned.  He  ma'le  a 
record  of  shrewdness  and  success  in  approach- 
ing John  Jacob  Astor.  Raising"  fruits  and 
cattle  were  favorite  and  successful  pi-.rsuits. 
and  he  brought  the  first  russet  trees  from 
Roxbury.  r^Iass..  to  East  Ham.pton. 

(\'Ili)  John  Smith  Hall,  born.  Ea:-t  Hamp- 
ton. October  25,  1815.  died  same,  .\pril  4, 
1857.  September  7,  1841.  married  Mar.Iia 
Blake  L.3vcll.  daugliter  of  Rev.  Shubael  Lo'- 
ell.  born  Briuge^vater,  ^vlassachusetts.  May 
9,  1815.  died  Middletown.  February  27,.  TO02. 
As  his  only  set  course  in  an  institution. 
John  S.  PLall  attended  t'le  vil];;^?  school,  neai- 
which  he  was  pulled  from  a  pond  b\-  his  liair 
when  going  down  for  the  tliir.l  time.  In  t!ie 
early  industry  of  the  family  he  did  a  man's 
work  with  oxen  when  he  was  tv,"e!ve  years 
old,  and  was  given  half  of  a  lumdred  acre 
farm  when  comnng  21.  He  soon  became  sec- 
retary and  equal  traveling  companion  to  Wen- 
dell Phillips,  where  he  quickly  developed  the 
tastes  of  his  ancestry.  He  was  the  earliest 
to  mtnxluce  into  his  neigh.borliood  Macaulav's 
"History  of  England."  and  "Lavs  of  Ancient 
Rome";  Longfellow's  'A'oices  of  the  Night" 
and  "Evangeline" ;  Lowell's  "BigIo\v  Papers." 
.The  factory  firm,  headed  by  his  name  and 
half  owned  by  him.  was  forging  to  the  froni, 
wd:en  he  met  an  early  death  by  tvphoid  fever. 
The  wife  of  John  S.  Hall  was  the  daugh- 
ter of  a  Massachnsetts  clergyman,  and  sister 
of  two  more,  graduates  of  Brown,  and  was 
a  descendant  of  John  Howland  and  Elizaiictli 
Tiliey.  of  tlie  "Mayflower."  through  their 
daugiiuer's  marriaL;e  to  John  Gorham.  and  tlie 
mingling  of  that  h\ood  with  the  Hooper^.  She 
was  also  descended  from  Robert  I.o\e!l.  W^y- 
niouth,  1635. 

(  IX)     Lovell    Hall,    iiorn    East    Hampton, 
May  12,  T,S_j4,  is  thus  a  man  of  multiplex  he- 


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rcditie?,  wliicli  contact  with  the  representa- 
tives ui  his  families  in  his  day,  and  with  vari- 
\v.is  cnlts,  has  developed  in  him.  His  effort, 
V.  ith  himself  and  witii  others,  is  toward  a  rea- 
sonable adjustment  of  life,  rather  than  a  me- 
teoric displa}'.  lie  learned  the  common 
branches  in  tlie  old  village  school  house,  skat- 
ii  g  on  tJie  same  f^ond  where  his  father  was 
so  nearly  drouncd.  and  stretching  tlie  noTin- 
spell  beyond  the  rnles  by  cross-coiintrv  runs 
of  "fox  and  hounds."  He  got  his  college  tit- 
ting  in  tlie  Fall  River  High  School,  class  of 
1862,  before  \\hose  alumni  he  gave  the  annual 
oration,  m  1879.  ^Miile  at  Yale,  he  was  organ- 
ist in  the  First  Baptist  Church,  a  founder  of 
the.-F(j/t-  CoiiiMiU.  president  of  Linonia ;  Hi.L;h 
Oration,  Townsend  Premium  and  Yale  Liter- 
ary iledal  man.  A.  B.  in  1866,  he  tauglit  a 
}ear  in  Chatham,  and  a  year  in  Ontario  Fe- 
male Si.'minary,  C.-man.daigua.  New  York.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  New  York  bar.  in  iSno. 
after  one  \ear  in  Columbia  College  Law 
School,  where  he  became  LL.B.  at  the  end  of 
tl;e  two  years'  course  m  1870.  being  made 
A.  !\L,  Yale.  iSOf).  \MiiIe  in  law  £chi>;>i  he 
was  one  of  the  barito:-e  solo  singers  of  St. 
Tlartholomcw's  Church. 

In  1870-75.  Mr.  Hall  built  and  ran  the  first 
steam  mill  in  Ea^^t  Hampton  or  \icinity,  losing 
Leavily  by  the  si.x  years  v,-hich  it  r.iok  to  com- 
plete the  Air  Line  Railroad  from  New  Haven, 
so  far,  where  the  New  York  engineer  prom- 
ised it  in  six  months. 

In  1875  opening  a  lav,-  office  in  ]\liddle- 
town,  for  ten  years,  from  1877,  Mr.  Hall 
h.eld  the  office  ^'f  county  prosecuting  agent ; 
and  for  six  years  from  1S83.  *'"''''  ^^  county 
coroner,  with  selection  and  control  of  fifteen 
physician  assistants,  called  medical  examin- 
ers.. He  iias  had  much  other  experience  on 
the  criminal  side  of  the  law.  Clutside  col- 
lege work.  'Sir.  Hall's  most  distinct  products, 
in  tlie  way  of  \\riLir;g.  are  the  article  on 
Heredity,  in  the  "Connecticut  Magazine." 
~v'ol.  viii.  No.  4.  and  the  foregoing  article 
on  John  Hall.  From  i8i'K3  on.  Mr.  Hall  bre>l 
some  of  the  most  remarkably  hardy  and 
productive  registered  Jersey  cattle,  among 
tliem  Mayflower  of  Pitts,  100.758,  .\.  J.  C.  C. 
giving  for  R.  L.  de  Zeng  of  Middletown.  as 
reported.  26  quarts  of  rich  milk  per  dav :  also 
Dahlia's  Lady  Mel,  ov.ned  in  tlie  large  herd 
at  Lou  ell.  .Massachusetts. 

M'r.  Hall  wa.s  delegare  fro'u  the  Fir^t 
Cluircii.  .\[idd!etown,  to  the  Co.-.gregational 
Conference,  New  Haven,  1003,  and  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Connecticut  Congregational  Club 
Cmeeting  at  Flartford"),  in  1007.  He  has  read 
very  thoroughly  in  theolog}-,  and  in  all  that 
in   these  days,    coordinates   and   underlies    it, 


ani!   is  a  qu.iet   believer  and,   if   need  be,   de- 
fender, of  the  Apostles'  Creed. 


The   Wright   family   is  one  of 

WRIGHT  the  oldest  in  New  England. 
The  branch  now  represented 
by  Ervis  Elgin  Wriglit,  of  Watcrbury,  Con- 
necticut, traces  its  origin  from  Abel  \Vright, 
who  was  an  inhabitant  of  Sprmgfield,  ]).iassa- 
chuselts,  ab<jut  1(378.  He  was  a  large  land 
owner  and  was  the  progenitor  of  the  Kitch- 
erel  and  Terry  families.  There  is  little  doubt 
that  Samuel  \Vrig!it,  who  was  in  Springfield 
as  early  as  1639,  was  a  collateral  and  pos- 
sibly a  lineal  ancestor  of  Abel  Wright.  "Tra- 
dition says  that  Sam.uel  Wrigiit  was  descend- 
ed from  Jolin  Wright.  Lord  of  the  ?\[anor  of 
ivelverdon  Hall,  county  Essex,  England. 

(I)  Willis  Wnght.  "grandfather  of  Ervis 
Elgin  Wright,  was  born  about  177S,  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, and  married,  prior  to  1812,  Rho^Ia 

.    It  would  seem  that  he  had  been  m.-^r- 

ried  before  and  had  had  a  son  Orrin,  but  the 
name  of  his  first  wife  has  not  been  jireserved. 
His  secon.d  wife  was  h<^i-n  about  1782.  in  C^tn- 
recticut.  Children  of  Wiilis  WriglU  •  i. 
Henry,  mentioned  below.  2.  Caroline,  born 
about  1813.  3.  George  W.,  born  about  1815; 
nia.rried  Charlotte  L.  (Holcom.b),  born  in 
Connecticut,  a'tiout  1824.  4.  John  W.  burn 
about  1820,  married  Julina  P.  1  Rodger- 1. 
born  in  Connecticut  about  1822.  5.  \  daugh- 
ter, born  about  1830-35.  AVillis  Wright  would 
appear  to  have  died  between  1S50  and  1800, 
his  name  not  being  recorded  in  the  census  O'l 
the  latter  year,  which  mentions  that  his  wife 
Rhoda  was  then  living  wit'n  her  son  Jolm  W. 
\\Tight. 

(in  Henry,  son  of  Willis  and  Rhoda 
Wright,  was  born  about  1812,  at  Hartlandi, 
Connecticut,  and  died  in  January,  1892,  in 
Waterbury,  Connecticut.  Lie  married,  piior 
to  1843,  Rachel  E.  Moore,  born  in  Connecti- 
cut, about  1824.  Chiii'.ren:  Lozirn.  born 
about  1843 :  Elson  E.,  about  1848 :  Ervis  El- 
gin, inentioned  below ;  Embert  E..  born  abou.t 
1853 :  Eva  E.,  about  1856. 

(HI)  Ervis  Elgin,  son  of  Henry  and  Ra- 
chel E.  (Moore)  Wright,  was  born  Janu- 
ary' 19.  185 1,  in  West  tfartland.  Connecti- 
cut, and  was  educated  in  the  scliools  of  his 
native  town.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  went 
to  Waterbury,  where  he '  v.  as  emfjloyed  as 
bookkeeper  by  Lewis  Beardsle>.  He  retaitied 
this  position  until  1S80.  wiun  lie  w'ent  into 
business  f(.)r  himself  as  a  nianufacturer  of 
paints.  The  venture  was  very  successful, 
yielding  rich  pecuniary  profits  and  inulding  :V>) 
for  Mr.  Wright  the  reputation  of  an  enter- 
prising,   sagacious   and  higli-minded   business 


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man.  striclly  honorable  in  ail  his  ■kalings,  and 
possessing  an  executive  ability  ami  a  sounil- 
ness  of  jiid^nic-iit  which  caused  him  to  be  re- 
garded a^  an  autliority  in  llie  business  circles 
of  W'aterbury.  He  is  a  public-sjiirited  citizen, 
ready  to  airl  in  every  project  having  for  its 
end  the  |ir(.iiiiiU.jn  of  the  welfare  and  pros- 
perity "f  Wale  .-bur}-.  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican, but  lia-  never  sous^ht  oflice ;  he  could 
not,  in  fact,  be  luc -.ailed  upon  to  accept  a  pub- 
lic position,  preUrring  to  devote  his  entire 
time  to  the  demands  of  his  business,  ami  be- 
lieving that  thus  he  can  best  serve  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  resides. 

Mr.  Wright  married,  in  November,  1869, 
Ella  Frances,  daughter  of  Isaac  Riume  and 
Catherine  Louise  (Clark)  Reed  (see  Clark). 
Mr.  and  iNIrs.  \\'right  are  the  parents  of  one 
son :  Franklin  Ervis,  who  graduated  from  the 
Cromwell  Institute,  Cromwell.  Connecticut, 
and  is  now  associated  in  business  with  his  fa- 
ther in  W'ateibury. 

(The  Clark  LincV 

(I)  The  Honorable  Daniel  Clark,  immi- 
grant ancestor.  w"a=  born  in  England  and  died 
in  \Mndsor,  Cc-nnecticut.  August  12.  1710, 
in  his  eighty-eighth  year.  He  came  from 
Chester.  England,  in  1640,  and  was  one  of  the 
family  of  Clark  of  that  place,  descended  in 
direct  line  from  King  Ed  war  1  I.  of  England, 
and  Queen  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Ferdinand 
III.,  King  of  Castile.  \\'ell  born  and  well  ed- 
ucated, Daniel  Clark  took  a  useful  and  promi- 
nent part  in  the  affairs  of  the  colony.  He 
was  colonial  secretary.  165S-64.  and  again  in 
1665-6^1.  He  was  appointed  to  sit  in  "ye  great 
pew."  wainscoted  for  the  sitting  of  magis- 
trates. He  married  (first).  June  13.  1644, 
Mary  Newberry,  who  died  August  29,  r688. 
He  married  (second)  Martha  W'olcott.  widow 
of  Simon,  sister  of  William  Pitkin.  Esquire, 
of  Hartford.  His  children  n^arried  into  tlie 
first  families  of  tlic  ancient  town  of  Win'lsor. 
and  were  among  the  aristocracy  there.  His 
granddaughter.  Sarah  Drake,  uas  the  wife  of 
Governor  Roger  W^olcott,  of  Connecticut,  and 
his  great-grand.son.  Hon.  Roger  \\'o!cott,  was 
representative  to  the  general  assembly,  mem- 
ber of  the  council,  and  judge  of  the  superior 
court.  Daniel  Clark's  great-granddaughter. 
Ursula,  married  Governor  Matthew^  Griswold. 
of  Lyme,  and  their  son  Roger  was  also  gov- 
ernor of  Connecticut.  Ciark'.s  great-grandson. 
Oliver  V.'olcott,  graduated  at  Yale  in  1747, 
and  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  and  in  17S7  was  elected  g'.iv- 
ernor  of  the  state.  The  widow  of  Daniel 
Clark  died  October  13,  1710.  Children  of 
Daniel  Clark  bv  his  first  wife:     ^lary,  born 


April  24,  1645;  Josiah,  January  21,  1648; 
Elizabeth,  October  28.  1651  ;  Daniel,  April  4, 
1G54;  John,  meutione.-l  below;  Mary,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1658;  Samuel.  July  6,  1661  ;  Sarah, 
August  7,  1663 ;  Hannah,  August  20.  1665, 
died  young;  Nathaniel,  September  8,  i6!;iO,. 
killed  by  Indians,  in   1690. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Hon.  Daniel  Clark,  \sas 
born  April  10,  1656.  aiid  died  Septcniber, 
17 1 5.  He  was  admitted  an  iniiabitant  of  Sims- 
bury,  Connecticut,  December  24,  16S6,  and 
removed  thither  from  \\"iiidsor.  to  wliirh  pbice 
he  subseciuenily  returned.  He  married,  in 
1685.  Mary,  daughter  of  Christopher  Crown, 
and  granddaughter  of  Uenjamin  Burr,  of 
Hartford,  whose  name  is  inscribed  on  the 
monument  erected  by  the  ancient  Durying 
Grormd  Association  in  the  yard  of  the  Central 
Congregational  Cliurch.  His  widow  married, 
in  1720,  William  Randall,  of  Entield.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Sitrisbury:     Flannah,  .A.u.gi!s!.  6. 

;  John.  ^larch  7,  16 — ;  Mary,  married 

Samuel  Cooley :  Jemima.  Born  at  Windsor: 
Martha,  Ixiarch  ic).  1697;  Captain  Solomon, 
mentioned  below :  Elizabeth.  r\Iav  16.  1701  ; 
David.  October  28,  1702;  Daniel,  December 
31,  1704;  Ann,  January  12,  1707;  Benoni, 
October  21,  1708. 

(HI)  Captain  So'omot;,  son  of  John  Clark, 
was  born  at  Windsor,  May  20,  1699,  au'I  died 
}.Iarch  5.  1777.  He  married,  February  24. 
1720-21,  .\nne  Eggleston.  a  descendant  01 
Hester,  sister  of  Roger  ^\"i!li^.ms. 

(I\^)  John  (2),  son  of  Captain  .Solomon 
Qark,  was  horn  about  1725.  Kcziah,  believed 
to  be  his  widow,  died  at  Windsor,  February 
6,  1804.  Ciiildren:  Keziah.  born  April  14, 
1751,  at  Windsor;  Martha.  October  9,  1753; 
John,  October  6,  1755;  Deborah,  April.  1757; 
Jeremiah.  February,  1759:  Daniel,  meiinoned 
below.  Born  at  Westbury.  formerly  ^\'ind- 
sor,  with  baptismal  dates :  Wealthy  Ann, 
April  7,  1763;  Rosv/ell.  May  19,  1765;  Han- 
nah, February  20.  1767:  Hannah,  June  12. 
17G9;  Abiah,  September  28,  1770;  Isaac,  July 
12.  died  July  16.  1772:  Isaac.  April  17,  1774. 

(V)  Daniel  (2),  son  of  John  (21  Clark, 
was  born  at  Windsor,  December  24,  T7r'ri.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution  and  ser\ed  dur- 
ing the  winter  at  Vallev  Forge.  He  inarricd 
(second)  Betsey  Hurlbut.  a  descendant  of 
Captain  Samuel  Hurlbut.  and  numbering 
am.ong  her  ancestors  on  tb.e  maternal  si'le. 
Rev.  Nathaniel  Collins,  graduate  of  Harvard 
College.  1660,  Deacon  Edward  TrcPt,  of  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts  (1640).  and  flon.  Rich- 
ard Treat,  fatiier  of  Governor  Robert  Treat, 
who  was  thirteen  years  governor  of  Connecti- 
cut. 

(VI)  Richard,   son   of  Danie!    (,2)    Clark, 


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married  Loi;-  Ack'.ey,  and  ainong-  their  clii!- 
dreii  was  Catlicriiif  Louise,  who  niarridl  I-aac 
Bluiiic  Rcud.  a  descendant  of  Captain  John 
Reed,  one  of  Cromwell's  Ironsides.  Children 
of  Isaac  Blume  and  Catherine  Louise  (Clark) 
Reed.  i.  Cora  Belle,  married  O.  L.  Dibble. 
of  Seymour,  Connecticut,  manager  of  Fowler 
Nail  Company:  no  cliildren.  2.  Ella  Frances, 
married  Ervis  Elgin  Wriglit.  of  W'accrbury, 
Connecticut  (sec  \\'right).  '.Mrs.  Wright  is 
a  woman  of  Iiterar_v  tastes.  She  compiled 
"My  .-Vncestr}-,  a  Genealogical  ■sketch  of  the 
Tiffany  Family";  also  the  "Reed-Read  Lin- 
eage," ar;  octavo  volume  of  S06  pages,  illus- 
trated. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wright  live  at  Llyl- 
wo<od,  Waierburv. 


Tliomas   ?v[iller   was  the  owner 
MILI.F.R     of    a   )iou=e    lot    of   one   and    a 

half  acres  in  Rowley.  Alassa- 
chusctts.  in  1643.  and  was  licensed  to  draw 
wine  in  i<'>4~.  He  and  liis  first  wife  were 
residents  of  Rowley  ,n  i('\tI,  wliere  he  vs-as 
by  trade  a  carpenter,  but  they  soon  removed 
to  ]\[iddletown.  Connectmit.  They  were 
resident  in  INIiddletown,  March  10.  1654.  ac- 
cording to  a  vote  i)assed  at  a  town  meeting. 
and  the  earliest  records  iif  his  lands  in  that 
town  is  June  9,  1654.  The  town  ^v'as  soon 
in  need  of  a  mill  and  a  miller,  and  in  Janu- 
ary, 1635.  the  "townsmen  (selectmen)  and 
Thomas  iMiller  signed  an  agreement  wherebv 
(the  town  granting  certain  aid)  Miller  en- 
gaged to  build  a  sufficient  mill  to  grind  the 
town's  com,  to- have  it  fit  to  grind  with,  by 
the  tenth  of  December  next  ensuing."  He 
was  admitted  to  full  communion  in  the  First 
Church  in  ^liddletown,  December  6,  i'>74,  by 
a  letter  from  the  church  at  Rowley,  and  two 
weeks  later  his  five  sons  were  baptized.  He 
made  his  will  August  11.  if'iSo,  giving  his  age 
as  "something  above  seventv  years,"  and  died 
three  days  later,  leaving  an  estate  of  tliree 
hundred  and  se\"enty-S!x  pounds  ten  shillings, 
of  which  one  hundred  and  fifteen  pounds  was 
in  landed  property.  He  married  (first)  Isa- 
bel   ,   the   date  of   whose  death    is  not 

known.  He  married  (second).  June  d.  i66(5, 
Sarah  Xettleton.  wdio  dierl  Marcli  20.  1727- 
28,  at  the  age  of  eighty-six  _\cars ;  after  the 

'  death  of  her  first  husband  she  married 

Harris.  Only  child  of  the  first  marriage  of 
Mr.  Miller:  Ann.  Children  of  the  second 
marriage:  Tliomas,  -^^-e  forvvard;  Samviel. 
born  April  i.  iCiS;  Joseph,  August  21,  1670: 
Benjamin,  July  to,  1672;  John,  March  10, 
1674;  Margaret,  September  i,  1676:  Sarah,. 
January  7,  if^S;  Mel-.etable,  March  28,  16S1. 
(II)  Thomas,  eldest  child  of  Thomas  aofl 
Sarah    (Xettleton)   Miller,  was  born  in   Mid- 


dlitown.  }ilay  6,  J'V'17,  and  died  September 
24,  1727.  He  contmned  his  father'.-',  l.iusiiiess 
as  a  miller,  and  ^.larcli  20,  (G88.  his  mother 
conveyed  to  him  tlie  "corne  mill"  w-Iiicli  had 
been  granted  to  her  first  Inisband  by  the 
"Towne.''_  .He  married  (first),  March  28, 
1688,  Elizabeth,  born  December  14,  1668, 
died  I'\'bruar_\-  9.  1^195,  (laughter  ■if  Edward 
and  Mary  (Sanford)  Turner.  He  married 
(second),  December  25,  U'liO.  Mar\-  Rowell. 
wh.ose  birth  and  parentage  are  unknown,  and 
who  survived  her  husbaml.  Children  by  first 
marriage:  Thomas,  born  August  30,  1692; 
Abigail,  September  10,  1694.  Children  by 
second  marriage:  Mary,  born  Xij\-ember  29. 
1697;  Stephen  (see  forward):  James,  born 
September  5,  1700;  Elizabetl:.  August  5, 
1702:  Eunice,  April  18,  1704;  Patience.  Feb- 
ruary 17,  1706  or  7:  Deborah,  August  6,  170S; 
Abigail,  baptized  June  7,   171 3. 

(Ill)  Ste])hen,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mary 
(Rowell)  Aliller,  was  born  m  ^Jiddletown, 
March  5,  1699,  baptized  the  sa:iie  day,  and 
died  August  15,  17S3.  He  is  beliered  to  have 
nm  both  a  sa^v  and  grist  mill,  and  he  and  his 


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2,  1730.  .Anna.  t)orn  m  1710. 
1777,  -  daughter  of  Rich.ard 
( Bulkeleyj  Goodrich  (>ee 
Bulkeley  lines  forward).  Chiidren  :  Hannah, 
born  July  2.  1731  ;  Patience,  Argu^t  22, 
1732:  Anna.  April  15.  1734:  Steplien.  Febru- 
ary 20,  1735-6.  died  September  27,  1737; 
Caleb,  born  April  24.  173S:  Stephen  f  see  for- 
ward) ;  Joshua,  born  February  3,  1742:  Con- 
stant, I\Iay  13,  1744:  Sarah.  ?vla}'  lo,  1747; 
Jemima,  January  25,  174S-O. 

(T\')  Stephen  (2).  son  of  Stepheii  '  i  )  and 
Anna  (Goodrich)  IMillef.  was  born  Febru- 
ary II,  1739-40,  died  July  21.  1822.  Fie 
married  (first),  October  11,  17':'!.  Thankfuh 
born  Scpternber  12.  1739.  died  April  12.  1777. 
daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mehetable  rHul>- 
bard)  W'hitmore.  He  married  (  second  1.  April 
2,  17S0,  Lucy,  born,  1755,  died  January  10. 
1837,  daughter  of  William  and  Elizabetii 
(Jones)  Roberts,  of  Aliddletown.  Cliildren 
by  first  marriage:  Mabel,  born  May  22.  ^jC2, 
married  George  Hubbard:  Deborah,  born 
April  18.  1763,  married  John  Frotliinghaiii ; 
Stephen,  married  Abiah  Roberts:  Tliankful. 
married  !Manwah  Hubbard ;  Lu.creria,  mar- 
ried Earl  Bishop:  Gordon,  died  X'ovcmber  20, 
1774:  Flannah,  died  C'ctober  14,  1775.  Chil- 
dren of  the  second  marriage:  Sa!l\.  married 
Xathan  Gladwin:  Aviary,  born  June  16.  1786. 
married    Comfort    Starr:    Thnir.a-.    nrarrie:.' 

(firsts    Mary  Lamb,    ('second) Clark: 

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COXXECTICUT 


(tiriti  Lydia  Ht.-ii-haw.  ("^econu)  Air.clia 
Lewis ;  Joscpr.,  born  Sc-!ili.-in'ucr,  179-,  rn;'.'"- 
ricd  .Martha  RcKlgvrs;  Stephen,  ?eo  /orward. 
(^")  Stejiiien  (31.  soii  of  Stephen  (2)  and 
Lucy  ( i\obvrt.~  1  Miller,  was  born  abou:  July 
4,  1795.  died  SepteirJier  2ft,  1877.  He  iv.ar- 
ried  (fir=t).  !"  Jctober  5,  i6'2o.  Clarii^a,  who 
died  in  Au,l;ii>':.  18^5.  daugliter  of  Xoadiah 
Wh.itr.-.ore  of  }.iiddletowr..  He  married  (  sec- 
0!id  I .  r/ecembcr  j.  1827,  L.ucrL-lia.  daughter 
01  Elisha  ;',;id  Lii.-r-^iia  i,Tr_\o!i)  Fairchild 
I  ;ee  Fairc'iuld  ;'i,d  Iryon  nnes  forward). 
Children  h\  f.rst  marriage :  Stephen  Whit- 
more,  borr.  October  22.  1S21  ;  Eenjamin,  May 
6.  1824.  Children  liy  .second  marriatje. 
Darius.  .Vatban  Giadwin.  Cliarles.  Kate  Ivjil- 
ler  Strickland,  and  Frank,  all  of  whom  are 
livin:;.  their  combined  ages  aggregating  three 
liundred  and  sixty-five  years.  (_)n  August  14, 
1910,  Darius  M'.iier  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Eissell,  celebrated  their  golden  wedding,  at 
which  time  the  accompanying  picture  of  the 
.  brothers  and  sister  was  taken. 

I  (The    Fairchild    LiiieV 

This  name  was  originally  Fairbairr,  but 
%\hen  tile  family  remo\ed  from  Scotland  to 
England  tr.e  English  form  of  the  name.  Fair- 
child,  was  assumed.  The  coat-of-arms  is  an 
ancient  one.  Tlie  three  martlets  on  tite  shield 
represent  three  pilgrimages  to  the  Floly  Land, 
and  the  three  crescents  represent  three  pris- 
oners taken  by  some  knichls  in  the  Crusades. 
(I)  Thomas  Fairchild  ami  hi«  first  wife 
were  among  the  seventeen  families  who  lo- 
cate>l  at  the  mouth  of  the  Great  or  Pootatuck 
rivei-  in  the  early  summer  of  1639.  Hi?  home 
lot  was  on  the  main  street  of  the  village, 
which  was  laid  out,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
forcmo-t  men  of  the  comnumity.  In  1639  -^^ 
general  court  honored  him  with  the  prefix 
of  "Mr."  He  held  numerous  public  offices, 
and,  ii'>'''9.  was  ajipointed  one  of  the  purchas- 
ers of  Pataiuck  (Xewtown),  for  a  plantation. 
but  tb.e  project  was  then  abandoned  for  many 
years.  Frc'i;!  1667  to  1670  he  was  one  of  the 
me:i'.bers  of  ]\Ir.  Chaimcey's  church,  who  dif- 
fered in  religious  views,  which  resulted  in  the 
formation  of  a  second  church  in  Stratford, 
and  whose  seventeen  adherents  ren'ioved  to 
Pqmperang.  thus  forming  the  Woodbury 
plantation,  2\Ir.  Fairchild,  hov.ever,  never  liv- 
ing there.  He  married  (first)  Emma(?), 
who  died  after  October,  165,^  daughter  of 
Robert  Seahrook.  He  married  'Second')  in 
London,  England.  L)eceirber  22,  i<'<i''>2,  Kath- 
erine  Craiu-  Children  of  the  first  marriage; 
Samuel,  born  in  Stratford.  August  31.  1640, 
said  to  be  the  fir^t  \\hi!:c  child  born  in  the 
town,   married    Marv    Wheeler:    Sarah,   born 


February  19.  i''\^i-42.  rrarried  Jehiei  '/"restnii , 
Jolin,  born  May  i,  1644,  died  _\oung  ;  Thomas, 
see  forward;  Dinah,  born  July  14,  iL'48: 
Zachariah,  born  December  14,  1651.  marr:e<: 
Plannah  Leach;  Enmia,  born  C)ct'.!)cr  14, 
i(\;3,  married  Hackaliah  Prcsti.in.  ChiMren 
of  the  second  marriage:  Joseph,  bor;i  April 
18,  1664,  married  Ji-iann.-f  Wilcoxsoi?;  John, 
born  June  3,  1666;  Prisciila,  April  20,  tn*>9. 

(11  j  Thop.ias  [2),  SC'U  of  Thomas  (11  and 
Emma  (Seabrook)  FalrchiM,  was  iwrn  Feb- 
ruary 21,  1645,  and  died  in  Woodbury.  March 
27,  1686.  He  was  a  freeholder  in  Stratford 
as  early  as  January  i,  1668.  and  was  pro- 
poimded  for  freeman  in  October,  1669.  He 
had  inherited  fro:n  his  maternal  granil father 
what  is  at  the  preseiU  time  the  Samuel  Curtis 
homestead,  and  v,-as  by  occupation  a  black- 
smith and  carpenter.  After  his  marriage  he 
remo\-ed  to  "Woodbury  and  several  of  his  cliii- 
dren  were  the  first  to  be  baptized  in  the  Wood- 
bury ch.urch.  His  name  is  enrolled  as  a  mem- 
ber of  that  church.  May  5,  1670.    He  married 

Susanna     ,     who     married      s,  second) 

Samuel  Xichois.  and  had :  Jo>iah  and  An- 
drew. Children:  Enniia,  born  April  11,  7.175;- 
76;  Sarah,  twin  of  Emma;  Samuel,  sec  for- 
ward; Ruth,  born  in  January,  1678-70:  Alex- 
ander. April,  16S1-82,  married  Deborah 
Beardsley ;  Sarah,  born  February  16,  1682- 
83 ;   Katharine,  baptized  ^lay,    16S4-85. 

(HI)  Samuel,  son  of  Thomas  (2)  a?:d  Su- 
sanna Fairchild,  was  born  in  Woodburv. 
January,  1G77,  ^^-^  '^i"''-  i"  i,~5-!  J''''  >^'i''  ''>^' 
ing  proved  in  jlay  of  that  year,  .--iter  his 
father's  death  he  appears  to  be  of  Strati  jri'. 
residing  there  several  ^ears  after  his  ir.ar- 
riage.  In  ?\Iay,  I7'.")6,  lie,  v.dth  several  others, 
started  out  to  found  the  ton  n  of  Durham,  and 
^.[a>  13.  1708.  v. e  find  his  name  recorded  as 
one  of  the  patentees  of  that  town.  At  the 
first  tow'.i  m.eeting  lie  was  chosen  as  one  of  the 
three  selectmen :  represented  the  tou  n  sev- 
eral times  in  the  general  assembly ;  ensigii  of 
the  military  company,  1729:  later  held  rank- 
as  a  lieutenant.  He  married.  X'ovember  20, 
1699,  ;\Jary,  born  in  168S,  died  at  Ripf  :i.  in 
1777,  daugliter  of  Benjamin  and  liannah 
(Curtis)  Lewis.  Children:  Thomas,  bom  .Au- 
gust 23,  1700,  married  Thankful :  Di- 
nah, born  March  10,  1701 ;  Robert,  ^Liy  iS, 
1703,    married    Ann    Curtis;   Curtis,    born    in 

1705,  married  Mere}'  :  Edmund,  born 

in  Stratford;  IMary,  born  July  8,  1712;  Ed- 
mund,    .\ugiist     15,      1714.     married     Mary 

;  -Samuel,  see  forward. 

(I\'~!  Samuel  (2).  .son  of  Samuel  1  11  and 
Mary  ( Lewis)  Fairchild.  was  born  .Vpril  2S, 
1717,  and  his  will  is  dated  X'ovcmber  <).  lyOr. 
He   was  of  Durhadi.   but   purchased   land   in 


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CONNECTICUT 


the  southcrr  part  ci"  the  tov/n  cf  Mi'Jdlctown 
and  removed  tliere.  He  appointed  his  wife  ai> 
executor  of  his  nil!,  but  as  she  did  not  qaai- 
ify  it  is  presumed  that  she  was  not  living 
April  27,  1768,  when  the  will  was  probated. 
C,aM\f  Her  name. was  Phebe,  but  her  birth  and  par- 
entage are  unknown.  Children :  Silvanns 
Asher,  baptized  June  15,  1733;  Elisha,  see 
forward;  Sarah,  baptized  May  21,  1738; 
Phe'je,  May  25,  1740;  Lucy,  Februar}  13, 
1742-43;  E.izabeth,  September  22,  1745; 
Samuel,  October  18,  1747;  Rachel,  January 
21,  1749-50:  Edmund.  March  22,  1751-52; 
Joel,  April  13,  1754. 

(V)  Elisha.  son  of  Samuel  (2)  and  Phebe 
Fairchild,  v.-as  born  May  16.  1736,  and  died 
January  25,  1777.  He  \\as  a  farmer,  and  ac- 
cording to  tradition  favored  the  Tory  side  dur- 
ing the  revolution.  He  assisted  the  British 
on  Long  Island  by  carrying  provisions  from 
his  farm.  On  one  of  these  trips  he  caught 
the  smallpox,  returned  to  his  home,  and  died 
there.  Fie  married,  December  15,  1703,  Abi- 
gail, born  !March  22,  1746,  daughter  of  John 
and  Sarah  (Bidwell)  Crowell.  Children: 
C'live,  born  December  6,  1764,  died  Novem- 
bt;r  8,  1769;  Nabby,  born  October  7,  1766; 
Phebe,  baptized  October  23,  176S,  died  April 
29,  1774:  Elisha,  see  forward;  Olive,  bap- 
tized in  1773;  Phebe,  baptized  May  19,   1776. 

(VI)  Elisha  (2),  s<-'n  of  Elisha  (i)  and 
Abigail  (Crowell)  Fairchild,  was  baptized 
December  9.  1771,  and  died  April  26,  1828. 
He  resided  in  Middletown.  where  he  was 
born,  was  a  n::ariner  b".'  occupatic!i.  and  rose 
to  the  rank  cf  captain.  Fie  married.  Novem- 
ber  26,    1794,    Lucretia,    born    in    1775,    died 

I  September  20,  1861,  daughter  of  Captain 
Amos  and  Mary  (Hubbard)  Tryon  (see 
Tryon  and  Hubbard  lines  forward).  Chil- 
dren: Amos,  born  September  20,  1795,  mar- 
ried Eliza  Smith :  Ph'.be.  born  May  28, 
1797,  married  Moses  I'.idwell;  Samuel,  born 
May  iS,  1799:  Eliza,  born  August  19.  1802, 
died  April  18,  1844:  ■Mary,  born  April  18, 
1805,  died  October  8,  1806;  Lucretia,  see  for- 
ward: Elisha,  born  June  17.  1S12:  Robert 
Hubbard,  born  .Vpril  21,  1815.  died  March  q. 
1854;  Abigail,  born  January  21,  iSiS.  died 
January  25,  1818:  Maria,  born  July  -6,  1S20. 
died  August  4,   1820. 

(VII)  Lucretia.  daughter  of  Elisha  (2) 
and  Lucretia  iTrvon)  Fairchild.  married 
Steplicn  Miller   (Mirt;r  V). 

(The  Trynn  [.iti':'i. 

(I)  David  Tiwon,  of  Wethersfield,  mar- 
ried  Hannah,   ^^^^dhams. 

(Hi  David  (2),  son  of  David  (i)  and 
}-i.>nnali     ;  Wadhams)     Tryon,    was    born    in 


W'etliei-sheld,  January  23,  "1700-1.  ai;..'.  died 
Auq-ust  20,  1772.  As  a  member  of  h:^  fa- 
ther's family  he  removed  about  1720  to  th.it 
part  of  Middletown  no\i'  Poitland.  tie  was 
the  ovvner  of  large  tracts  of  land,  acfiuired  bv 
purchase,  on  bodi  sides  of  the  river.  Ho  mar- 
ried, August  26,  T725,  Su=ann,-ih  Beviu.  of 
]\Iidd!etown  East  .Society,  who  died  Septem- 
ber 6,  1793,  in  her  eighty-eighth  year.  Chil- 
dren: Elisha,  born  February  ?.2.  \j26-2j:  Da- 
vid, November  20,  1728;  Martiia,  October  23. 
1730;  Hamiah,  June  12.  1733;  Amos,  sec  for- 
ward; Susannah,  born  September  29,  1738; 
Huldah,  October  19,  1740;  Caleb,  April  15, 
1743;  -\Iary,  July  15,  1745;  Stephen.  C)ctober 
6.  1750. 

(HI)  Captain  Amos,  son  of  David  (21  and 
Susannah  (Ee\in. )  Tryon,  was  born  March 
17,  -I735-36.  and  died  August  18.  ijno.  He 
left  two  \\ills,  dated,  respectively.  Jui^e  14 
and  August  13,  1790,  the  second  cancelling 
the  first,  with  the  exception  of  ?.  fen-  be- 
quests. His  inventory  ^hov.e,!  property 
amounting  to  two  hundred  fifty-two  poaiids 
ren  shillings.  It  is  not  known  v,l;cth;--,-  lie 
served  in  the  revolutionary  war  or  noi.,  bur 
Captain  Amos  Tryon  was  one  of  the  por'sors 
appointed  by  the  town  December  lO,  iy/<j.  *■.> 
care  for  the  fam.ilies  of  the  soldiers  ,n  t'lat 
war.  He  married.  ScrHcmber  17,  '772.  .'\r:iry. 
born  September  10,  1745,  died  ]va^  2.;l.  tSi-. 
daughter  of  Caleb  and  Mary  (  Hribl)d-''l  ■  rlv'b- 
bard  (see  Hubbard  for>va'd  i  Children: 
Amos,  baptized  Sepreniber  26.  1773.  die,!  Lc- 
tober  2,  1776:  Lucretia.  see  forward;  .\ir.os. 
baptized  .Angusc  20.  1779-  died  October  7, 
17S0:  Enoch,  baptized  August  21',  I7.~:'t.  mar- 
ried Sally  Crowell. 

{IV)  Lucretia,  daughter  i.if  Captain  Amos 
and  Mary  ( Hubbard  1  Tryon,  married  .Elisii.i 
Fairchild   (see  Fairchild  \'l). 

(The  Ilubb.-irJ  L:nf). 
(I)  George  Hubbard  was  born  in  tiie 
southeastern  part  of  England,  in  1601,  .".nd 
died  March  18,  16S4,  his  wdll  bem'^  dared  May 
22.  1681.  His  name  fij'st  appears  as  one  oi 
the  comjiany  wliich  made  the  ^ettlemenr-  iir 
Pyquag,  Dorchester  and  Newtov.-n.  and  1h-  is 
in  a  list  of  the  early  settlers  at  Ilaiif^.rd  m 
1639.  Fle  was  grantcl  land  on.  whicii  i;e 
lived  with  his  family,  but  in  ?ilarch.  x;'5i-52. 
sold  his  possessions  in  Harifi'-rd  uv.<l  rcmovcl 
to  Mattabesett.  now  Middletonn.  Ht  wai 
made  a  frecriian  in  1654.  and  owned  i;ir;;r 
tracts  of  land  on  botli  sides  of  the  ri'.-er.  He 
held  a  number  oi  public  ofnces  and  donated 
land  for  the  second  meeting-  house.  Fie  mar- 
ried. 1640,  EIi.':abcth,  v.-ho  died  in  1702.  da'ich- 
ter   of   Richard   and   Elizabeth    Watts.     Chil- 


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COXXECTICUT 


drer  :  Mnry.  born  January  t6,  164T,  married 
Thomas  Rannay;  Josepn.  see  forward;  Daniel, 
baptized  E'eccniljcr  7,  1645,  married  Mary 
Clark;  Samuel,  born  2\iay,  164S,  married 
Sarah  Kirby ;  Georgfe,  born  Decen^ber  15, 
1650,  vlied  in  }vliddiet0'.vn :  Xathanie!,  lorn 
December  10,  1652.  niarried  Mary  Earie; 
Riciiard,  born  December,  1655.  married 
[Martha  Conrv  liII  :  Elizabetii.  who  was  born 
January  16,  1659,  '^"*-  married  Thomas  Wet- 
more. 

(II)  Jofeph.  son  Oi  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Watts)'  Mubiiard.  was  born  in  jrlartford,  De- 
cember to,  1643.  and  in  Decem'jer,  i'>')6.  is 
recorded  as  assistant  of  his  father  in  the  "keep- 
ing of  the  meeting  house.  It  was  also  iiis 
duty  to  beat  the  drum  to  call  the  worshippers 
togetliLT.  and  to  beat  an  a'a-'m  in  case  of  an 
attack  by  Indians.  In  16S6  the  inventory  of 
his  estate  amounted  to  two  hundred  foity 
pounds. 

He  was  married,  December  jy.  1670.  to 
?.!ary,  born  in  1650,  died  June  10.  1707,  s'^-rer 
of  Robert  and  Dr.  Daniel  Porter,  of  an  old 
colonial  family  of  Windsor.  Children:  Jo- 
seph, born  October  22,  1671  ;  Robert,  October 
30,  1673,  married  Abigail  Adkins  Ward : 
George,  born  October  7,  1675.  see  forward ; 
John,  born  July  30,  1678,  married  }dary 
Philips;  iNlercy,  born  January  23,  16S1.  died 
in  16S2;  Elizabeth,  born  ^larch  26.  16S3. 

(III)  George  (2),  son  of  Joseph  and  ilary 
(Porter)  Hubbard,  was  born  in  i\Iid iletown, 
October  7,  1675.  died  December  17.  1765.  and 
was  buried  in  East  Hampton,  near  Chatham. 
He  served  in  the  French  and  Indian  war  as 
lieutenant,  havir.g  been  conimissi'^'ned  (Jctober 
25,  1728,  in  colonial  army  of  King  George  II. 
He  married.  December  22,  1703,  Mehetable, 
born  [March  2S.  1681.  died  April  17.  1753, 
youngest  child  of  Thomas  and  Sarah  1  Xettle- 
ton)  Aliller,  of  [Middletown.  Chil-lren : 
George,  born  September  15.  1704.  mar- 
ried   ilary    Roberts:    Thomas,    born    March 

9,  1705,  married  Thankful  Johnson;  Me- 
hetable,  born  June  21,  1708;  Richard,  born 
January  8.  1712.  married  Susannah  Roberts; 
Abner,  born  April  10.  1713;  Caleb,  see  for- 
ward. 

(IV)  Caleb,  son  of  George  (2)  and  Me- 
hetable  (^^liller)  Hubbard,  was  born  August 
28,  1716.  He  married  (tirst)  Widow  Eliza- 
beth r^Iiiler.  and  had  children:  Lueretia  and 
Jemima.  [[<■:  ..-.arrird  1  second).  Xovev.ibei 
22.  1744.  rdary  Hubljard.  and  had  a  child: 
Wury,  see  forvvarfl. 

(V)  [Mary,  daughter  ct  Caleb  and  Mary 
(Hubbard)    Hubbard,    was    born    September 

10.  1745.  .She  married  Captain  Amos  Tryon 
(see  Tryon  II). 


(The  Goodricl;  Lincj. 

(I)  William  Goodrich  was  born  in  Biirv 
St.  Edmunds,  England,  about  1625,  and  die  i 
in  New  England  in  1676.  He  and  his  hroilicr 
Jrilm  were  among  the  first  settlers  ■'i 
\\'ethersfie!d,  and  located  at  Watertov. n,  Ma^- 
sachusetts,  with  a  view  of  making  it  their 
permanent  home,  rie  was  granted  a  parcel  of 
land  there,  but  in  1636  he  renioved.  to  \\'ether5- 
lield,  where  he  had  land  assigned  him.  He 
was  deputy  to  the  general  ccairt,  n' 160-62-6;- 
66.  and  his  military  rank  was  ensign.  He 
married,  October  4,  1648,  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Matthew  Marvin,  of  Plarttord.  anij  married 
(second)  about  1680,  Captain  William  Cur- 
tis, of  Stratford.  Children :  William,  born 
August  S,  1649,  died  young;  Joim,  born  May 
20,  i6;3,  married  Elizabeth  Alien  ;  Elizabeth, 
born  f658,  married  Robert  Well?:  William, 
born  1661,  married  Grace  Riley;  E]iliraim,  see 
forvvard  ;  David,  born  1667,  married  Hannah 
Wright :  Sarah,  born  1669,  inarried  John  Hoi- 
lisler;  Mary,  married  Josepli  IJiirler:  Abigail, 
inarried  Thomas  Ei;ch. 

fll)  Captain  Ephraim,  son  of  W'-'dam  and 
Sarah  (IMarvin)  Goodrich,  was  born  in  1663. 
and  died  February  27,  1739.  He  held  tb.e 
military  rank  of  captain.  lie  married  ;t:r;ti. 
May  26.  1684.  Sarah,  who  died  Jaiiuarv  26. 
1 7 12,  daughter  of  Richard  Treat  (see  T'eat 
line  forward).  He  married  (secord)  De- 
cember 25,  1713,  Jerusha,  born  in  i6;8.  died. 
January  15,  1754,  who  was  the  \\  idov.  of 
Captain  Thomas  \\'el!s.  Cbi'dren  'ly  first 
miarriage :  Richard,  see  forward :  Ephraim  ; 
Sarah,  born  in  1608:  William.  170 1  ;  David, 
1705;  Thomas:  Gideon.  Clnidren  of  second 
marriage;  Oliver,  born  in  T714;  Gurdon,  1717. 

(Ill)  Richard,  son  of  Captain  Eohrr.im. 
and  Sarah  (Treat)  Goodrich,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 27,  1685,  removed  f-oin  \\'ethersti?ld 
and  settled  in  Glastonbury.  From  a  deed  re- 
corded in  1725  be  appears  to  be  resident  in 
Middletown  (Upper  Houses).  He  tnarri'rd, 
in  Wethersfield,  May  18,  1709,  Hannah,  born 
in  1690.  died  September  23,  1720,  only  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  Charles  Bulkeley,  of  Xcw  Eondon 
(see  Bulkeley  line  forward).  Children: 
Anna,  see  forward;  Richard,  born  July  13. 
1712.  died  in  1714;  Sarali,  born  in  1714. 

(I\')  Anna,  daughter  of  Richard  and  Han- 
nah (Bulkeley)  Goodrich,  was  born  [March  (•. 
1710.  and  married  Stephen  Miller  ([Miilcr 
HI). 

(Th-;  Treat  LincV 

(1)  Robert  Trott  (as  the  name  was  spelled 

in    England),    was   a   resident   of   Pitmin^fcer. 

Somerset,    England,    and.    a    communicant    of 

Pitminster     Cluirch.       He     n;arried      Toanr.a 


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(W)  RiciiariJ.  son  of  kobor;  .t,i:1  J'^nrma 
Trorf.  was  bajitizud  at  iVr:  Pitiv.iii-t'.T  ("liiirch. 
Aii.!L;i'sr  2'S,  15S-I.  and  died  in  \\'c::i;cr;.fK'id, 
New  Enj^land,  between  October  if,  1OO9.  and 
March  3,  1670.  He  emigrated  to  2\cw  Eng- 
land in  1637,  and  with  .Matthias  Trott  was  the 
founder  of  the  Treat  family  in  tiiat  part  of 
this  country.  He  was  oiie  of  the  foremost 
nien  of  the  colony  in  secular,  religious  and 
niilitar}-  attairs,  and  vras  one  of  the  nineteen 
patentees  on  tire  charter  of  1662,  granted  b\' 
Charles  H.  He  cvned  a  large  tract  of  land 
in  the  Glastonbury  section.,  which  was 
known  as  the  "Treat  r'arni.''  this  cnnsi>ting 
of  nine  hundred  acres,  a  portion  of  it  still 
being  in  the  family  name.  He  was  given  the 
title  01  "INIr.,"  which  was  considered  as  high 
as  "Honorable"  at  the  present  time,  there  be- 
ing but  four  holding  it  in  the  list  of  freemen 
of  W'ethersfield  in  1659.  and  was  a  very 
wealthy  man  for  that  period.  He  married, 
April  27,  1615,  Alice,  daughter  oi  Hugh  Gay- 
lard,  also  resident  in  Pitminster,  and  their 
children  were  born  in  England. 

(HI)  Richard  (2),  son  of  Richard  (i) 
and  A.lice  (Gaylard)  Treat,  was  born  Janu- 
ary, 1622-23,  and  baptized  in  tlie  Pitminster 
C'li^reh  in  the  snnie  month.  He  came  to  Xew 
England  with  his  father  and  settled  in 
VN'ethersfield.  He  was  "listed"  for  trooper, 
March  11,  1657-58,  and  was  appointed  cor- 
poral of  the  company,  the  first  body  of  cav- 
alry in  Connecticut.  By  his  fatiicr's  will  he 
inherited  the  ''Treat  Farm,"  and  died  bet\veen 
1690  and  1693,  as  his  name  apears  on  the  pe- 
tition of  incorporation  of  the  town  of  tb.at 
date.  He  married,  about  1661,  Sarah,  born  in 
1644,  died  at  Rocky  Hill,  Wetherstield,  Au- 
gust 23,  1734,  daughter  of  Thomas  Coleman, 
one  .of  the  first  settlers  of  Wetherstield,  and 
later  of  Hatfield, 

(I\')  Sarah,  daughter  of  Richard  (2)  and 
Sarah  (Coleman")  Treat,  was  born  Tune  S, 
1664,  and  died  in  \\'ethersfield,  January  20, 
1711-12.  She  married.  I\tay  26.  16S4,  Captain 
Ephraim  Goodrich  (see  Goodrich  H). 

(The  Biilkelcy  Line). 

Robert  Bulkeley,  Esquire,  the  ancestor  of 
this  family,  was  Lord  of  the  Manor  of  Bulk- 
eley, in  the  County  Palantine  of  Chester,  in 
the  reign   of  King  John, 

(I)  Rev.  Edward  Bulkeley,  D.D.,  of  the 
ninth  generation  in  descciit  from  the  preced- 
ing, was  a  faithful  minister  of  the  gospel  and 
a    moderate  non-con  form.!  sr. 

(H)  Rev,  Peter  Bulkeley,  son  of  Rev.  Ed- 
ward Bulkeley,  was  born  at  Woodhill,  Bed- 
fordshire. F'rgland,  Januar,'  31,  15S3,  and  died 
March  9,  1659,  at  Concord.    He  was  but  si.x- 


tccn  _\ears  of  age  when  he  v.-.is  ad.mittcd  to 
St.  Jolm's  College,  C'unliridge,  from  which 
he  received  the  degree  oi  Bachelor  of  Di- 
vinit)-.  He  succeeded  his  father  m  the  min- 
istry and  preached  the  non-conforinist  doc- 
trine for  twenty  years.  He  was  then  silenced 
for  his  religious  views  and  decided  to  emi- 
grate. He  came  to  this  country  in  1635  in 
the  ship  "Susan  and  Elic.i.'  with  his  sons, 
while  his  wife,  in  order  better  to  decei'.e  the 
government,  sailed  on  another  vessel.  He  ar- 
rived in  Cambridge  in  1636  and  became  the 
leader  of  those  Christians  who  penetrated 
farther  into  the  wilderness  and  fcjnned  the 
settlem.ent  of  Concord,  where  lie  was  installed 
April  6,  1637,  ^^'^  spent  the  remainder  of  his 
life.  He  married  (first)  Jane,  daughter  of 
Thomas  Allen,  of  GoUiington,  whose  nephev/ 
was  lord  mayor  of  London.  By  this  marriage 
there  were  ten  sons  and  t\\o  daughters,  amorg 
them  being  John,  Benjamin  and  Daniel, 
fiight  years  after  the  death  of  his  wile  he 
married  (second)  Grace,  who  died  April  21 
1669,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Chetwood.  Chii- 
dren :  Gershom.  see  forward:  Eleater.  born 
in  1638;  Dorothy,  August  2,  1640;  Peter 
June  12,  or  August  12,  1643. 

'HI)  Rev.  Gershorn  Bulkeley,  s.'.n  a  Ke\', 
Peter  and  Grace  (Chetwood)  Eulkele}',  was 
born  at  Concord,  December  6.  1636,  and  died 
at  Wetherstield,  Deceiniier  2.  171 3.  He  w,a3 
graduated  from  Harvard  College  in  1655.  In 
166 1  he  located  at  Xe\\  London  as  the  second 
minister  of  the  church  in  that  town ;  removed 
to  Wetherstield,  probalily  in  the  spriiig  of 
1669,  and  was  installed  mii'i^ter  of  the 
Wethersfield  church.  After  ten  years  lie  v>','io 
disinissed  at  his  own  request,  as  his  health 
had  become  greatly  impaired.  He  was  dep- 
uty to  the  general  court.  1670,  then  devoted 
himself  to  the  practice  of  medicine  and  sur- 
gery. In  1675  he  had  been  appointed  surgeon 
in  several  military  expeditions,  .Mr.  S'.one  act- 
ing as  iiis  substitute  in  the  pulpit.  He  was 
wounded  in  the  thigh  in  1676  during  an  en- 
counter with  the  Indians  near  Watclmset  Hill, 
Massachusetts.  He  held  high  rank  in  the  miii- 
istry  and  as  a  physician,  was  well  versed  in 
chemistry  and  nhilosoph.y,  aiid  was  master  >'<< 
a  number  of  languages.  As  a  survey. r  ami 
magistrate  he  also  did  notable  service.  About 
1679  he  became  a  land  owner  on  the  Glaston- 
bury side  of  the  river.  He  maiTieii  at  Con- 
cord, October  6,  1659,  Sarah,  born  at  Ware. 
England,  June  13,  1631,  admitted  to  the 
church  at  Canibridge,  Deceinber  10.  i'')56, 
died  June  3,  1699,  daughter  of  Pre^ident 
Charles  Chauncey,  of  Haiward  Cclict;e  ( see 
forward).  Children:  Peter,  born  Xovembor 
7,    1660;   Catherine,   married   Richard   Treat; 


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Don.ithy:  Ivlward,  born  in  1672:  John,  1679, 
was  giailnalLil  from  llarsard  College; 
Charles,  sec  tVirwanl. 

(R')  Dr.  Charles  Eulkeley,  son  of  Rev. 
Gershoni  and  Sarali  (  Chauncey)  lUilkelcv,  was 
born  in  Xcw  London.  1663,  and  died  before 
his  father.  He  >tudied  medicine  under  the 
preceptorship  of  his  fathc,  and  was  licensed 
by  the  conrt  to  practice  nieiiicine  in  i'.87.  lie 
married   Hannah  RayniL'nd. 

(\'j  Hannah,  only  child  of  Dr.  Charles  and 
Hannah  ( Raxinond )  Uulkcley.  married,  May 
18,    1709,    Richard    Goixlrich    (see    Goodrich 

(  file  Cbauiiciy  LiiK). 

Charles  Chauncey,  second  president  of 
Harvard  College,  was  the  sijn  of  George  and 
Hannah  (Welsh)  Chauncey,  of  Xew  Place* 
and  \'arfi!ey  Bury.  Hertfijrd-hire.  lui'_:land. 
He  was  baptized  in  Yardley  Bury  Church, 
November  5,  1592,  and  died  February  19, 
1671,  at  the  age  of  eightv  years.  He  became 
a  student  at  Trinity  College,  Cambridge, 
which  conferred  upoii  him  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  1613  ;  Master  of  Arts,  1617; 
a  fellr'w  ship  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Divinity,  I'.O-j.  He  became  vicar  of  Ware  in 
1627,  and  soon  became  eminent  as  a  preacher 
throughout  the  country.  He  was  greatly  C'p- 
pressed  by  B.ishop  Laud  for  his  non-conform- 
ist views,  and  finally  imprisoned  and  com- 
pelled to  make  a  humiliating  recantation,  an 
act  for  which  he  never  forgave  Iiimself.  For 
a  time  he  preached  in  ]\Iarston  Lawrence, 
then  emigrated  to  Xew  England  in  the  latter 
part  of  1637.  He  preached  at  Plymouth, 
-^'39-<  J-'t  .Scituate.  1641  ;  but  feeling  dis- 
hearteried  at  the  poor  recognition  accorded  his 
services,  he  determined  to  return  to  England, 
as  conditions  had  changed  in  his  favor.  While 
in  Boston  making  preparations  for  his  return 
to  the  mother  country  the  cjverseers  of  Har- 
vard C'jileL;c  f'itered  Air.  Chauncey  the  presi- 
dency, and  he  was  inaugurated  Xovember  29, 
1654.  Half  of  the  gra:Juates  under  his  term 
in  ofince  becan-.e  followers  of  the  ministry.  He 
was  cstecmti]  for  his  learning  as  a  scholar, 
his  genius  as  a  poet'  and  orator,  Iiis  piety  as 
a  Christian,  his  suffering-  and  sacrifices  as  a 
confessor. 

He  was  married,  ]\Iarch  17,  1630,  to 
Catherine,  born  in  1601,  died  January  23, 
:767.  daughter  of  Robert  Eyre.  Esq..  barris- 
ter a:  law.  of  Wiits,  and  his  wife.  Agnes, 
daugiiter  of  John  Still.  Bishop  of  Bath  and 
Wills.  Cluldren.  ail  the  sons  studying  medi- 
cine and  becoming  ministers :  Sarah,  men- 
tioned above  :  Isaac :  Ichabod  :  Barnabas ; 
Xatli.anicl  and  Elnathan,  twins;  Israel,  Han- 
nah. 


(II)  Thiiiiias.  eKIc>.t  v^un  of 
SEYMOUR     Richard    i  q.   v.).  and   Mercy 

Seymour,  was  pro'j.iMv  hi.rn 
in  England,  as  no  record  iif  his  birth  a;-! cr.-. 
in  this  cuiuitry.  His  name  occurs  in  the  list 
of  inhabitants  and  landhoUlers  of  Xorwalk  i;; 
1635,  and  he  was  one  of  the  patentees  named 
in  the  charter  of  1GS6.  In  16G8  he  ^\■as  marie 
freeman  and  in  1673  possessed  an  estate  of 
£100.  Fourteen  years  later  his  estate  was 
valued  at  £184  in  a  list  of  the  "Estates  Com- 
monage of  the  Inhabitants  of  Norwalk."'  lie 
was  deputy  from  that  town  to  the  general 
court  of  Connecticut  in  1690.  His  home  lot, 
which  hatl  been  his  fatlier's,  was  on  the  west 
side  of  the  common,  bounded  on  the  west  anil 
north  by  the  highway,  and  on  the  south  by 
Richard  \\'ebb.  being  near  the  ])rescnt  First 
Cluirch  and  old  burying  ground.  He  died  in 
1712,  between  Septembei'  22  and  Xovember  7, 
He  married  (first)  in  January,  1653,  liannali 
Marvin,  baptized  December  12,  1634,  in  Great 
Bentley,  county  Essex,  England,  and  daugh- 
ter of  Matthew  jNIarvin  of  Ilartford  and  Xor- 
walk. The  date  of  her  death  is  unknown,  but 
we  learn  from  his  will  that  he  had  a  second 
wife,  Elizabeth.  Cliildrcn :  Haunab,  born 
December  12,  1654;  Abi'^ail.  January.  1656; 
Mary  and  Sarali  (twin?),  September,  ii'>58; 
Thomas,  September,  1660  ( nc>t  nientioned  in 
will)  ;  John,  mentioned  below  ;  Mercy,  Xo- 
vember. i6(36;  ilatthcw.  May,  1669:  Eliza- 
beth.    December,     1673;     Rebecca,     Jatiaary, 

1675- 

(HI)  John,  second  son  of  Thoiiias  Scv- 
mour  and  probably  ch.ild  c>f  hi>  fir^t  wife,  was 
born  in  1662,  in  Xorwalk,  aiul  died  there  be- 
tween ]May  26  and  August  5,  I74(''.  the  dates 
respectively  of  making  a  codicil  to  his  wiii  and 
the  jiroving  of  same.  He  married  (i;r-t )  Sar- 
ah Gregory,  born  Sejjteniber  15,  1(378,  in  X'l^r- 
walk,  daughter  of  Jachin  Gregory,  son  of 
John  Gregory,  une  of  th.e  settlers  of  X;r-,valk 
in  1655.  His  -econd  wife  bore  the  name  of 
Hannah.  Children  ;  proljablv  all  born  ;it  Xor- 
walk. and  presumably  of  the  first  wife:  John, 
mentioned  below;  ]\Iary,  married  Thomas 
Hanford  ;  Sarah,  wife  of  Daniel  Trowbrid-e  : 
Abigail,  married,  Xovember'  5,  1720,  John 
Selleck,  of  Stamford:  Rebecca,  luar'-ied 
(first)  July  6,  1734,  Elijah  Whitney,  (-cjn-idi 
John  Bouton,  of  Danbury ;  ^Martha,  wife  of 
Samuel  Jarvis. 

(W)  John  (2).  only  son  of  John  ■  1)  v.u 
Sarah  1  Gregory)  Seymour,  was  bi'-.rn  1711,  in 
Xorwalk,  where  he  flied,  September  8.  I70''i. 
He  married  (first)  Ruth,  danghicr  of  Wil- 
liam and  Margaret  (.Anns)  Bclden.  William 
Belden.  ixjrn  1671.  v,as  son  of  Daniel  and 
Elizabeth  (Foote)   Belden,  of  Dcerfield,  Mas- 


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sachusctts,  and  represented  one  of  the  early 
families  of  Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  This 
branch  of  the  family  was  a  severe  sufferer 
through  the  Indian  massacre  at  Deerficld. 
Ruth  I'.elden  was  h.irn  January  i8,  171^^.  at 
Norwalk,  and  died  there  May  29,  1782. 
Throup;h  her  line  the  descendants  of  John 
(2)  Seymour  are  entitled  to  membership  in 
the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars.  Slie  was  also 
descended  from  Xathanie!  Foote  and  John 
Doming,  pioneer  settlers  of  Connecticut.  John 
(2)  Seymour  married  (second)  at  New  Ca- 
naan, Connecticut.  February  4,  17S4,  Eliza- 
beth Wood,  of  Huntini^ton,  Long  Island.  Chil- 
dren of  first  wife:  John,  mentioned  below; 
Seth,  married  Anna  Benedict ;  William,  horn 
1735,  married,  January  6.  1757,  Lydia  St. 
John;  Sarah,  married  Ezra  Hoyt :  ^Martha, 
married,  February  12,  1761,  Levi  Ta\lor ; 
David,  born  December  24,  1744,  married,  Sep- 
tember 10,  177,^,  Lucy  Alvord :  Ira,  horn 
August  31,  1748.  married  (first),  Xn\cmljer 
14,  1772,  Ruth  Smith,  (second),  December 
24,  1795,  Jerusha  Parsons;  James,  married, 
February  13,   1774,  Rebecca  Keeler. 

(V)  John  (3),  son  of  John  (2)  and  Ruth 
(Eelden)  Seymour,  was  born  in  1734,  at  Xi^r- 
walk,  where  he  resided  on  what  has  been 
known  as  the  }dcMahon  place  on  ^^'est  ave- 
nue. In  1779  General  Tryon,  of  the  British 
arniy,  burned  the  old  Seymour  house  and  he 
erected  what  was  intended  for  a  temporary 
home,  and  died  before  completing  the  house 
he  planned  to  build.  The  temporary  house 
stood  until  1896,  when  it  was  taken  down. 
He  died  at  Xorwalk.  November  22,  17S6, 
aged,  according  to  his  gravestone,  fifty-two 
years.  Fie  married  Rebecca  Keeler,  who  was 
living  at  Xorwalk  in  1700.  Children  born  at 
Norwalk:  i.  Jonathan,  born  July  11,  1755; 
married  Hannah  Betts.  2.  Samuel,  October 
20,  1768:  married  Lydia  Flanford.  3.  Ruth, 
October  16.  1760;  marricii  .Vugnstus  Sainmis. 
4.  Rebecca.  February  22,  1763  ;  living  at  Xor- 
walk, unmarried,   in    iSii.     5.   Sarah.   March 

I,  1765  :  married  Ebenezer  Squire.  6.  John, 
mentioned  below.  7.  Betty.  October  18.  1770: 
married,  December  i,  1798.  William  Aspin- 
wall  Cannon.     8.  ]\lartha    (  Patty  1,   February 

II,  1773:  married,  January  i,  1797,  Briant 
Stoddard. 

(\T)  lol-.n  (4).  son  of  John  (3)  and  Re- 
becca (Keeler)  Seymour  wns  horn  in  1767, 
in  Norwalk,  and  died  in  1850,  at  Whitnev 
Point.  Broome  county.  New  York.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen  ye?rs  he  enlisted  in  the  Con- 
necticut line  of  the  revolutionary  army.  As 
the  war  closed  that  year  and  he  probably  did 
not  get  into  action,  his  name  does  not  appear 
in  tlie  revf>lul!onarv  rolls  of  Connecticut.    He 


was.  however,  a  pensioner  in  his  old  age.  He 
was  thirteen  }ears  of  age  when  Xorwalk  was 
burned  by  Genera!  Tryon  in  1779.  In  1792, 
John  (4)  Seymour  removed  to  \\  hitney  P>jint. 
Xew  Vork,  conveying  his  belongings  with  ox 
teams;  there  he  acquired  two  hun.dred  acres 
of  land  which  he  cleared  and  on  which  his 
grandson  now  resides.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Congregational  church  at  Whitney  Point, 
and  was  a  Whig  in  politics.  He  married 
(first ")  Rebecca  Keeler,  of  X'orwalk.  and 
(second),  after  1792.  Sally  Sioddard.  Fie 
was  the  father  of  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters:  I.  Eliza,  married  General Pat- 
terson, and  resided  at  Medina,  Xew  York.  2. 
Susan,  died  unmarried.  3.  Xancy.  m.arried 
Benjamin  Walter,  who  died  at  Xewark  \'al- 
!ey,  Xew  York,  and  she  returned  to  Wliitney 
Point  in  olfl  age.  4.  Ruih.  wiic  of  Charles 
Waldo  resided  and  died  in  Pontiac,  Michigan. 
5.  John  Belden.  who  resided  for  some  years 
in  California,  subsequently  at  PontiHc,  I\fichi- 
gan,  and  died  at  \\'hitne\-  Point.  •■).  George 
W.,  mentioned  below.  7.  Orange  Stod.Jard. 
died  at  Bath.  X^ew  York,  where  lie  was  at  one 
time  high  sheriff.  8.'  Henry  .A.,  resid.ed  all 
his  life  on  the  paternal  homestea'l  at  Whitney 
Pr>int,  where  his  son,  Ralph  A.,  is  a  piactic- 
ing  physician. 

(X'll)  George  Whitfield,  second  son  of 
John  (4)  and  Sally  (Stoddard;  Seymour, 
was  born  April  22,  1813.  at  Whitney  Point, 
where  he  grew  up  and  received  such  i^'u:a- 
tion  as  the  local  sch.ools  afforded.  He  \\a=  a 
student,  and  when  a  young  man  engaged  in 
teaching  school.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in 
farming  on  a  part  of  the  paternal  homestead, 
to  '.vhich  he  afterwards  added  lands  bv  pur- 
chase. About  the  time  of  the  civil  war  he 
was  engaged  in  mercantile  business.  He  built 
and  operated  a  tannery,  manufactured  brick, 
and  was  among  the  leading  business  men  of 
his  county.  For  many  years  he  was  justice 
of  tlie  peace.  Fie  was  a  ineml'er  of  the  C'">n- 
gregational  church  which  is  now  the  Pre'^b\te- 
rian  church  of  Whitney  Point,  and  was  a  cap- 
tain in  the  local  militia.  He  married.  June  6. 
1837.  Mary  Freeman,  Wirn  Mav  10,  r8i6.  in 
Lisle,  daughter  of  Stephen  anrl  Cr.ris-a 
(Tliompson)  Freeman,  both  of  Man^ncifi. 
Connecticut:  descended  from  Edmund  Free- 
man, born  1590,  who  was  admittoi  to  tlie  gen- 
eral court  at  Plymouth,  January  2,  rfi37,  and 
to  wdioni,  with  ten  other  immigrants,  wa- 
granted  liberty  to  choose  a  place  for  perma- 
nent homes  for  themselves  and  tlieir  families. 
The\-  selected  the  town  of  Sandwich.  £■!- 
mund  Freeman  was  assistant  to  Governor 
Bradford  for  six  years,  and  died  in  i'S?2. 
lea\ing  a  daughter  Alice,  and  two  ='~ns,  Tohn 


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and  EdiT.uncj,  both  of  whom  married  daugh- 
ters of  'i  h.omas  Prence,  \^■llo  was  governor  of 
Pl_vniOLith  colony  at  that  time.  This  Edmund 
had  a  son  Edrnund.  born  1655,  ched  1720, 
leaving  a  faniil}-  of  nine  children,  of  whom  the 
eldest,  Edmund,  the  fourtl!  of  that  name,  re- 
moved to  Mansfield.  Connecticut,  where  he 
died  in  1766.  He  left  a  son  Edmund,  the  fifth 
of  the  name,,  who  was  graduated  from  Ilar- 
vard  College  in  1733.  and  died  in  Mansfield, 
in  February,  iSoo.  leaving  seven  sons  and  a 
daughter,  some  of  wh.om  became  distinguisherl 
in  public  life.  One  of  these  sons,  Stephen, 
married  Clarissa,  daughter  of  Joseph  Tliomp- 
son,  of  Mansfield.  Connecticut,  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  Mary  (Freeman)  Seymour. 
Children  of  George  W.  Seymour:  i.  Stella 
M.,  born  February  26,  1843;  now  resides  in 
Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  unmarried.  2.  Lou- 
isa, died  in  infancy.  3,  John  S.,  mentioned  be- 
low. 4.  Mary  Louisa,  born  .August  25.  1851, 
wife  of  Willis  O.  Newconib,  of  Whitney 
Point.  5.  Frederick,  a  lawyer  of  New  York 
residing  in  Orange,  New  Jersey.  6.  Louis 
Irving,  born  December  23.  1S60,  was  killed 
June  I,  1900,  during  the  Boer  war  in  South 
Africa.  He  was  an  eminent  mining  and  me- 
chanical engineer.  organi7ing  a  pioneer  rail- 
way regiment  of  South  Africa,  and  wps  in 
the  service  of  the  Eritisli  grjvernment  with  the 
rank  of  major.  Among  his  remarkable  feats 
was  the  reconstruction  of  an  important  bridge 
over  the  Orange  river  in  South  .\frica  in  a 
period  of  five  weeks. 

(VIH)  John  Sammis.  eldest  son  of  George 
W.  and  Z\fary  (Freeman)  Seymour,  was 
born  September  28,  1848.  at  W'hitney  Point, 
where  he  attended  the  public  schools,  incluii- 
ing  the  high  school.  His  second  name  comes 
of  a  connection  of  the  Seymour  family  with 
the  Sanmiis  family  of  Norwalk,  which  now 
occupies  the  family  homestead  on  We>t  ave- 
nue. He  was  a  student  of  Fort  F.iiward  In- 
stitute and  Oswego  Normal  School,  and  grad- 
uated in  the  academic  course  at  Yale  in  1S75. 
He  then  pursued  the  course  of  the  Yale  Law 
School  and  received  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
in  1878,  and  was  admitte  !  to  the  bar  in  New 
Haven  in  June  of  that  year.  Fie  began  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Norwalk.  where 
"he  continued  until  1893,  when  he  wa«  appoint- 
ed L^nited  States  Commi='=ioner  of  Patents 
and  continued  in  this  position  until  1897,  """ 
der  President  Cleveland.  Since  the  expira- 
tion of  his  term  he  has  been  engaged  in  prac- 
ticing in  New  York  City,  with  the  exception  of 
five  years  when  he  resided  at  Wliitnev  Point, 
wdiere  he  still  owns  the  paternal  homestead. 
Mr.  Seymour  makes  a  specialty  of  patent  and 
corporation  law,  and  occupies  commodious  C)f- 


fices  on  Broadway,  New  York,  and  still  re- 
tains his  residence  in  Norwalk.  hi.-,  liouse 
standing  upon  ground  origmally  o\\ne.i  by 
Richard  Seymour,  the  pioneer  of  that  town. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Lawyers'  Club  of  New 
York,  the  Norwalk  and  Norwalk  Couiury 
Clubs,  and  Pine  Ledge  Club.  Mr.  Seymour 
has  always  been  and  is  still  active  in  the  coun- 
cils of  the  Democratic  party.  He  served  as 
confidential  counsel  for  the  city  of  Norwalk  ; 
was  state  senator,  1S91-93.  and  insurance  com- 
mi.ssioner  for  Connecticut  in  the  latter  year. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  Democratic  state 
committee  in  1892  and  again  in  1910.  an.d  has 
been  active  in  many  campaigns.  He  delivered 
an  address  before  the  state  convention  of  igio, 
placing  in  nonnnation  the  present  governor, 
Simeon  E.  Baldwin,  and  was  the  miui^rity  can- 
didate for  United  States  senator  before  the 
legislature  in  191 1.  He  has  contributed  many 
editorials  to  various  newspapers  of  his  home 
state,  and  is  recognized  as  a  contributing  force 
in  .American  progress. 

He  married.  September  10.  1879.  Clarn  \l. 
Olmslead,  of  Norwalk,  daughter  of  the  late 
General  Charles  Olmstead.  of  Norwalk.  and 
his  wife,  Mary  Jane  Lockwood.  Cb.ildren: 
I.  r^Iarion  Franke,  born  April  17.  iS'^2,  die] 
July  30.  follov.-ing.  2.  Harold  Freeman,  born 
?itarch  12.  1S84 :  is  an  engineer  employed  by 
the  Great  South  Alica  Company  of  Ashville, 
North  Carolina.  3.  Geoffrey  Olmstead.  born 
March  11.  1886.  died  ]\Iarch  10,  1802.  4. 
Mary,  born  July  28.  1SS8,  resides  with  her 
parents,  in  Norwalk. 


The    Wooding    famiiv    came 
WOODING     to    Connecticut   early'  in    the 

eighteenth  century,  and  from 
the  records  it  appears  that  there  were  many 
of  the  name  there.  In  the  records  of  the  Con- 
necticut Historical  Society,  Vol.  X,  pages  328- 
332.  John  and  Elisha  Wooding's  services  in 
the  French  and  Indian  war  are  given.  On 
page  202,  vol.  VIII.,  of  the  same  records. 
Joseph  Wooding  is  mentioned  as  serving  in 
the  revolution  under  Captain  Phelps,  and  in 
vol.  XII.  the  names  of  Jeremiah.  Hezekinh, 
A\'illiam  and  Philo  are  amouQ-  the  revo!uti''n- 
ary  records.  The  famiiv  was  numerous  in 
PTamden,  New  Haven  county,  Coimecticut. 
Woodbridge,  Derby  and  Southbur>-,  Connecti- 
cut. In  the  Connecticut  record-  of  1790. 
there  were  given  the  following  name^  ■'■f 
^^'o^>ding>  who  were  heads  of  families:  Amos. 
Asa,  Benjamin.  Calvin.  Charles,  Cyrus,  Ed- 
mund, Elias.  Elizabeth,  Eri,  Harriot.  Heze- 
kiah,  Isaac.  Jabe::.  John,  Lidia,  Miilov,-,  Na- 
thaniel, Phi!i>.  Stephen  and  two  William-. 
(I)    I,aw.^on    Wooding    was    a    farmer    bv 


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trade.  He  marricil,  Xoveniber,  1SJ3,  Sally 
Pardee,  Ik'Th  Feliruary  f,,  1805.  di-.d  January 
2,  1S95.  He  liied  in  Xoveinber,  182(1.  lie 
had  one  chill.  Lawson  Jare.l,  mentioned  ne- 
low. 

(11)  Law^'jii  Jared,  son  of  Lawson  Wood- 
ing, was  horn  in  Uurlington.  Connecticut, 
March  4.  1827.  lie  was  a  farmer  and  later 
became  a  dealer  in  Woodland.  In  1865  he 
became  a  ci'ntracto;-  for  tlie  jiacking  depart- 
ment of  the  E.  Ingraliam  Compan}-,  widi 
which  lie  remained  until  his  death.  March  31, 
1889. 

In  politic^  ho  was  a  Republican,  and  was 
very  active  for  the  interests  of  his  ]>art_\-. 
He  was  also  prominent  as  a  member  of  the 
^Methodist  church  for  many  years,  until  he 
joined  the  Advent  Christian  Church.  He 
married,  X'ovemher  25,  1847,  Enieline  Stone, 
of  Harwintijn.  Connecticut.  She  was  l>orn 
September  20,  1S27,  daughter  of  Timothy 
Stone,  and  died  August  15,  1S02.  Children: 
Mary  Elizabeth,  married  Henry  Hutchinson, 
of  Bristol.  Connecticut;  Jessie  Althea.  mar- 
ried George  H.  Hall,  of  Bristol ;  Charles  Xew- 
ton,  born  August  26,  1857,  died  Jatuiary  14, 
1858:  Charles  Lawson,  who  is  further  men- 
tioned below. 

(in)  Charles  Lawson,  son  of  Law  son  Jared 
Wooding,  was  born  X'ovember  i,  1869.  He 
attended  th.e  public  schools  of  Bristol  until 
18S4.  wlien  he  entered  the  high  school  frcim 
which  he  was  graduated  in  18S7.  After  a 
post-graduate  coiuse  in  preparation  he  entered 
Yale  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1892.  with  a  B.  A.  degree.  He  became  li- 
brarian 01  the  Public  Library  of  Bristol.  Con- 
necticut, after  graduating,  and  has  kept  that 
position  ever  since.  He  is  vice-president  and 
director  of  the  Bristol  Trust  Company,  secre- 
tary 'and  director  of  the  Bristol  Water  Com- 
pany, secretary  of  the  West  Cemetery  Asso- 
ciation. an<l  secretary  of  tb.e  Bristol  Board  of 
Educati''n. 

}ilr.  \\'ooding  and  his  wife  are  members 
of  the  Prospect  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
and  he  is  treasurer,  tie  is  a  past  master  of 
Franklin  Lodge.  Free  and  Accepted  ?\Iasons, 
and  member  of  Pequabuck  Chapter,  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  of  Ionic  Council.  Royal  and  Se- 
lect Masters,  and  of  Stephen  Terry  Lod:;e, 
Xo.  59.  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows. 

In  politics  he  is  a  strong  ReymbUcan, 
and  has  been  a  nieinber  of  the  town  school 
board  for  years,  having  been  secretary  most 
of  the  time.  He  has  been  exceptionally  suc- 
cessful in  his  position  of  librarian.  Mr.  Wood- 
ing iiTarried,  June  1,  1893,  Cora  R.  Diefendorf. 
of  \\  aterburv'.     Children  :     Lois,  born  Febru- 


ary 5,  1895,  died  December  27,  1895;  Helen, 
born  July  0,   1897. 


(IV)     John    (2)    Wood- 

^^■OODWARD  ward,  son  of  John  (i) 
\\'oodward  iq.v.),  was 
born  July  12.  1675.  He  married,  January, 
169S.  Hann;di,  dau£;hter  ot  Jonathan  and 
Dorotliy  (Kidder)  Hyde,  born  February  I, 
1O77,  'Ji*^'J  January  15,  1724-25.  He  re- 
mo\'cd  to  Canterbury,  Connecticut,  about 
1708-09.  and  is  supposed  to  have  been  the 
John  Woodward  who  married  in  Xewtown, 
Massacluiseits,  March.  27,  17.^2.  Abigail, 
widow  of  Jonathan  Ward.  Children,  the 
lirst  three  born  in  Xewtown,  the  last  two  in 
Canterbury:  Hannah,  January  20,  1699; 
]Mary,  February  i,  1700;  John,  March  31, 
1702;  Ephraim,  January  8,  1710,  mentioned 
below;  Deliverance,  X'ovember  5.    1713. 

i\')  Lieutenant  Ephraim  ^Yoodw■ard,  son 
of  John  (2)  Woodward,  was  born  in  Can- 
terbury. Connecticut,  January  8,  17 10.  He 
spent  hi^  entire  life  in  his  native  town,  and 
for  a  considerable  period  was  lieutenant  in  the 
state  militia.  A  bill  of  sale,  now  in  the  pos- 
session of  Warren  W.  Woodward,  is  dared 
January,  1742-43,  and  in  it  is  stated  t':e  pur- 
chase of  a  negro  boy  from  Gersb.am  Breed, 
Ijy  Ephraim  ^Vood^vard,  for  the  =u;n  of  one 
hundretl  and  fifty-fom-  pounds.  His  \\i-I  was 
signed  September,  1775,  and  names  his  wife 
and  son  \Vard  as  executors.  He  w.-as  married 
( lirst ) ,  January  14,  1735,  to  Hatmah  ^\  il'iams  ; 
(second),  to  Huldah  Cram.  Cliildren  of 
first  wife:  Flannah,  born  June  2.  1737.  d.ied 
January  15,  1753;  Elea-ier,  January  8,  173S- 
39;  children  of  second  wife:  Abigail,  March 
24,  1742-43;  Ithaniar.  January  21,  1748-49; 
Ward,  April  16,  1751,  mentioned  below;  John, 
January  19,  1753:  Hann.ah,  January  24,  1757; 
Elizabeth,   married Briggs. 

(\T  /  Ward,  son  of  Lieutenant  Ephraim 
W'oodward.  \vas  born  April  16,  1731.  Fie 
served  as  captain  in  the  Brooklyn  artillery  for 
man_\'  >-ears  and  his  sword  is  in  the  posses- 
sion of  Warren  W.  Woodward,  He  lived  on 
the  h.omestead  in  Brooklyn,  Connecticut,  and 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Both  he  and  his 
wife  were  members  of  the  Congregational 
church. 

He  was  married.  October  19.  ]~X''^.  to  Re- 
becca Putnam,  born  March  i",  1761.  died  Oc- 
tober 18.  184S.  Children:  .\aron,  born  Sep- 
tember 20.  i7Sr;  ScNvall.  Fehruary  8,  1783; 
Ephraim  Putnam,  June  2,  178.;;  Ward.  Sefi- 
temher  12.  1785;  Dddamin.  October  8,  1787; 
Eleazer,  July  10,  1700:  Abigail,  Januarv  n, 
1792:  David.  X'ovember  12.  1793;  Sarah, 
April  I.  1796,  died  Septem.ber  8,  1797;  A.rte- 


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mas,  Febniarx'  i;,),  iSoo.  ilie'l  Xovcnihcr  r8, 
iSio:  Aiig^iistus,  mentioned  below. 

(\'1I)  Captain  Augustus  W'oodwaril,  son  of 
\\'ard  W'ooihvard.  was  horn  June  25,  .1S04, 
died  in  Brooklyn.  Dcceinljer  17,  iSSo.  He  re- 
cei\'ed  his  ethieation  in  tlie  local  schools  and 
when  liis  father's  property  was  divided,  he  ob- 
tained by  purchase  and  inheritance  about  two- 
thirds  of  the  original  purchase,  and  there  lived 
during'  his  entire  life.  This  farm  was  a  fine 
property  and  well  managerl.  His  residence 
was  in  tlie  house  built  by  the  first  Woodward 
in  the  town,  but  after  his  marriage  he  replaced 
it  by  a  iK-tter  one.  Although  his  ancestors 
for  generations  had  been  \Miigs  he  became  a 
Democrat  and  continued  as  such  until  the 
breaking  out  of  the  civil  war.  wh.en  he  iden- 
tified himself  v,  ith  the  Republican  party.  He 
married,  September  18,  1S29,  in  Canterbury. 
Caroline,  daughter  of  Warren  and  .\ancy 
(Seymour)  \\'heeler.  a  prominent  family  of 
Litchfield  county,  Connecticut.  Children : 
\\'arren  Wheeler,  born  June  27.  T834.  men- 
tioned below :  Calvin  Hamilton,  January  14. 
1838,  mentioned  below:  John  Putnam.  June  i, 
184 1,  mentioned  below:  James  Brown,  De- 
cember 30.  1843,  mentioned  below;  X'ancy 
Seymour,  March   11.  !84''-i. 

(\'Hr)  Warren  Wheeler,  son  of  Captaiti 
Augustus  Woodward,  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
June  27.  1834.  His  primary  education  was 
received  in  the  district  school  on  Allen  Hill, 
and  later  he  went  to  Brooklyn  .-\cadeniy.  He 
began  his  business  career  in  his  native  town 
as  a  news  dealer,  and  later  removed  to  Eagle- 
ville,  now  \"ersailles,  Connecticut,  where  he 
contlucfed  a  general  store  and  was  postmaster. 
After  li-\ing  in  the  latter  town  for  two  vears, 
he  rcturne.l  to  Brooklyn,  and  became  a  mer- 
chant £or  a  period  of  two  years.  During  this 
time  he  was  grand  juror,  and  also  served  on 
the  jury  in  the  United  States  rii-trict  court 
in  lia'ttor<i.  He  then  sold  out  in  Brooklyn 
and  removed  to  Danielson,  where  he  pur- 
chased the  drug  business  of  Crandall  &  Ladd. 
The  following  spring  he  purchased  the  prop- 
erty at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Center  streets, 
where  he  has  since  been  located.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  DanielsHn  Baptist  Church, 
and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  its  organi- 
zation. He  was  one  of  a  committee  of 
three  through  whose  etiforts  tlie  church  was 
first  organizeLi,  February  5,  1874.  For  a 
nunif")'jr  of  _\  e:u  s  he  v. as  clerk  and  treasurer 
of  the  church  and  alsi'>  served  on  the  society's 
committee.  In  poHt'cs  he  is  a  Republican. 
He  has  always  taken  a  deep  interest  in  the 
progress  and  development  of  DanieUt'ii.  and 
his  influence  and  means  have  always  been 
ready  to  assist  worthy  enterprises.     Flis  busi- 


ness stand.ing  has  I>een  on  the  liighe>t  pkme. 
He  married,  in  September,  1865,  in  Fagleville, 
.\nna  E.  Ross,  daughter  of  David  and  .^lary 
(Ivison)  Ross,  born  December  15,  1842.  Chil- 
dren: Mary  I\i^on,  born  June  15,  i8<j6.  died 
Feliruary  6,  1800:  for  a  numl;er  of  years  a 
correspondent  for  the  Hartford  Coitruiit.  a 
woman  of  great  natural  gifts  and  beautiful 
character:  Arthur  Putnam,  June  15.  1871, 
married,  December  2,  1S96,  .\bbie  J.  M^wry, 
of  Providence,  Rhode  Islantl :  graduattil  from 
the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  and 
is  employed  by  his  father ;  has  been  connected 
for  some  years  with  the  state  militia  and  in 
1003  was  regimental  hospital  steward  of  the 
Third  Regiment;  William  Fenner,  March  16, 
1875.   now  an   attorney-at-law,   in   Danielson. 

(\'ni)  Calvin  Hamilton,  son  of  Captain 
Augustus  \\'oodv.-ard,  was  born  January  14, 
1838,  and  settled  in  Xorwich,  Connecticut.  In 
April,  i86r,  he  enliste.l  in  tlie  war  for  the 
Union,  Company  B,  Connecticut  \'okniteer 
Infantrv,  and  took  part  in  the  \'irginia  cam- 
paign. Fie  was  with  General  Banks  in  th.e 
.Shenandoah  valley  and  was  so  disabled  in 
th.e  retreat  that  he  was  sent  home  on  furlough. 
He  returned  to  the  front,  however,  before  h.is 
furlough  was  i:i\-er,  and  went  into  the  hattle  of 
Cedar  Mountain.  Au,gnst  9,  1862,  where  he 
received  six  severe  wounds.  For  fort}-  hours 
he  lay  on  the  field  itt  agony  and  recovered 
only  by  a  miracle.  November  13,  1862,  he  re- 
ceived an  honorable  discharge.  He  married, 
Jidy  3.  1867,  Clara  Louise  Cu-hman.  of 
Thompson.  Connecticut,  born  February  2^, 
1845.  died  in  Xorwich,  .\uguit  12,  18SS.  Cliil- 
dren  :  Carrie  L..  born  Septer.iber  6,  186S.  mar- 
ried. Septeml^er  8,  1888,  Forest  L.  Ensworth ; 
Mabel  S  .  .April  24,  1870,  married.  September 
19,  1S94,  E.  Frank  White:  Raipli  A.,  yizy  2j, 
1872:  George  E.,  .April  22.  1875,  ilied  Janu- 
ary 19.  1896;  .-Mice  M.,  August  29.  1879; 
Florence   G..   April    17,    1882. 

(\'IIFi  John  Putnam,  son  of  Captain  Au- 
gustus Woodward,  was  born  June  r,  184I, 
never  married,  and  lived  in  1903,  in  A\'hiitier, 
California.  He  enlisted  in  the  civil  war,  Com- 
pany C.  Twelfth  Connecticut  \'olun.:cer  In- 
fantry, and  went  with  General  Butler's  expe^li- 
ti'jn  to  X"ew  Orleans,  served  with  Gejierals 
Butler  anrl  Banks  through  the  Louisiana  cam- 
paign and  through  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson. 
\\dien  General  Banks  called  for  one  th.ou- 
sand  men  to  take  their  lives  in  theii  hand,  and 
storm  the  works  of  Port  FIndson.  yi'-.  Wood- 
ward and  his  comrade,  V\"i!!iam  Putnam,  a 
great-great-grandsoii,  were  among  tr.e  num- 
ber to  volunteer,  but  the  sacrifice  was  not  r.?- 
quired.  He  tot'k  part  in  tiic  battles  L>f  Geor- 
gia Landing  and  Franklin,  in  Louisiana,  and 


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was  then  transfcrrtil  to  the  Arnn-  ni  the  Po- 
toraac,  w  here  he  was  under  General  Sheri- 
dan in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  carnpaisfn. 

(\TII)  James  JJrown,  son  of  Captain  Aii- 
gustiis  \\'oodward,  was  born  December  30. 
1S43,  and  is  now  tlie  proprietor  of  a  foundry 
in  Indianapolis,  Indiana.  lie  married,  in 
Plaiiificld,  Connecticut,  April  18.  1S73.  Helen 
L.  Craig',  and  has  four  children:  among'  them 
Robert,  born  Aug'ust  26,  1S74.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  civil  war,  enlisted  in  Company 
K.  Twenty-first  Coimecticut  \'olunteer  In- 
fantry. On  account  of  a  wound  received  at 
Drur_\''s  Ilhjff  he  was  trans ferreil  to  the  \'et- 
eran  Reserve  Corps.  His  service  was  under 
Generals  Burnside  and  Butler  in  \'irginia  and 
for  a  short  time  in  North  Carolina.  He  took 
part  in  the  siege  of  Suftolk,  Nansemond.  the 
first  battle  of  Fredericksburg  and  Drury's 
Biuff,  and  was  discharged  at  ^^'ashinglon. 
June  28.   1S65. 

The  Woodw  ard  name  has  always  been  con- 
spicuous in  the  military  life  of  the  country 
and  one  of  it^  representatives.  Captain  John 
VVoodwaid,  was  one  of  the  active  men  in  and 
about  Boston  during  the  revolution.  In 
March,  1776.  he  was  one  of  a  committee  of 
five  to  draft  such  measures  as  they  should 
think  best  for  the  town  in  this  emergency. 
Among  the  resolutions  was  one  in  regard  to 
the  tax  on  tea.  On  April  19.  1775,  he  was  in 
the  battles  of  Lexington  and  Concord:  ^^farch 
4,  1776.  at  the  request  of  General  \\'ashing- 
ton,  his  company  marched  to  take  possession 
of  Dorchester  Heights.  On  June  17.  1776.  at 
Newton  town  m.eeting,  Captain  Woodward 
was  chosen  moderator.  The  record  reads  as 
follows:  "On  the  seventh  of  June,  1776,  the 
town  of  Newton,  Mass.,  held  a  town  meetir.g, 
Capt.  John  Woodward  as  moderator".  The 
second  article  in  the  warrant  after  debate  was 
unanimously  adopted ;  it  reads  as  follows : 
"That  in  case  the  home  Continental  Congress 
should  for  the  safety  of  the  .'\m.?rican  Colo- 
nics declare  theiii  independent  of  the  Kincj- 
dom  of  Great  Britain,  whether  the  inhabitants 
of  this  town  will  solemnly  ena:age  with  their 
lives  and  fortunes  to  support  them  in  the 
measure".  January  6,  1777,  he  loaned  the 
town  one  hundred  pounds  to  pay  the  soldiers: 
,  December  8.  1777.  he  was  one  of  a  committee 
to  provide  for  families  of  soldiers  then  in  the 
army:  in  ^77'j  ■'^'■i^'  1780  he  served  on  various 
town  committees.  In  addition  to  Iiis  activity 
in  military  life,  he  served  seven  years  as  se- 
lectrrian  and  two  }'ears  as  representative.  Hi? 
brother  Samuel  was  a  graduate  of  Harvard 
College,  and  was  ordained  in  1751  for  the 
ministry,  luid  settled  over  the  Concrregational 
church   at  Newton,   Massachusetts.     He  also 


teiok  part  in  the  battles  of  Concord  and  Dor- 
chester Heights.  Richard  Woodward,  the  im- 
migrant ancestor,  embarked  from  Ii:)swich, 
Englanr],  April  10,  t(534,  aged  fortv-fivc,  in 
the  ship  "Elizabeth,"  with  his  wife  Rose,  a;jed 
fifty,  and  settled  at  Watertown,  Massachu- 
setts. His  name  is  on  the  list  <;>£  the  earliest 
profirietors  of  Waterto'vvn.  He  had  Uvo  sons, 
twins,  George  and  John,  born  in  England,  in 
1621 :  George,  son  of  Richard,  marrieii  Eliz- 
abeth Hamniond  and  had  eight  children. 
Their  son  John  married  Reiiecca  Robbius. 

He  settled  in  ^\'indham  county,  Connecticut, 
the  first  of  the  name  to  settle  there,  aiid  pur- 
chased a  rectangle  of  land  in  Cantclniry, 
which  was  described  as  follows:  "Bcdnning 
at  tl'^e  Quinebaug  river  the  north  buun-hcy  ex- 
tended west  over  Allen  ITili  335  rods,  tlien 
south  98  rods,  and  east  -.0  the  Oninel.'i.ug  river 
jjT,  rods,  covering  1S7  acre=''.  On  this  prop- 
ertv  he  built  the  liouse  in  which  liic  subject 
of  this  sketch,  Warren  \\'.  \Voodwar  1,  was 
born.  The  larger  part  of  the  property  re- 
mained ii!  the  family  until  iSSo. 

The  Lebanon.  Connecticut,  family  of  \^''oo.'i- 
warcls  came  from  Thomas  V.'oodward,  who 
married  in  Chiidv.'el!  p-irish,  Lancash.ire.  Eng- 
land, Mav  23.  1502,  Elizabeth  Tynon.  They 
had  five  children,  two  of  whom.  John,  b-jm 
April  10,  1594.  and  Henry,  born  r\iarch  22, 
if'107,  emigrated  to  Ame.'ica  in  the  coir.pany 
that  followed  Rev.  Richa-d  ^.lather.  They 
landed  in  Dorchester,  rdassachusetts,  iron'i  the 
ship  "James",  Captain  Taylor.  .August  16. 
1635.  To  this  branch  belong  tlie  Worcester 
family  of  the  same  na-me,  which  inchides  many 
emiiiep.t  physicians. 

Dr.  Sairiuel  B.  \^Vlrldward.  of  Worcester, 
Massachusetts,  has  a  copy  of  the  coat-of-arms 
of  this  branch  of  the  faniilv. 


CII)  Steplicn  .'2)  Hart,  son  of 
BI.-XRT  Deacon  Stefihen  (  t  <  Hart  iq.  v.). 
was  born  at  Eraintrce.  Essex 
county.  England.  Lie  settled  at  FanninuTton. 
Connecticut,  and  had  his  house  east  of  the 
meeting  house,  opposite  the  residence  of  J' din 
Hr.oker.  He  was  made  a  freeman  in  Far- 
mington.  !\lav.  1654.  He  died  about  i'>'o. 
and  the  inventnrv  of  his  estate  was  T.Tk.rn  hv 
Isaac  iMoore.  Thomas  Hart  and  John  Hart. 
His  seven  children  were  all  living  at  tlie  tiir.j 
of  the  appraisal.  Children:  Stephen,  men- 
tioned below  ■  Thoma=:.  born  Tf4';'\:  Jol^n, 
iTifio:  Sanuiel,  n'>72 :  Sarah.  1675:  .Anna, 
iCirS:  Mary.   1682. 

I'lH)  Ste[ihen  ( y: .  son  of  Stephen  (2) 
Hart,  of  Nod  or  Avon,  v.'as  born  in  n^ij  at 
Farmington.  Ho  married,  December  28.  1689, 
Sarah  dau.ghter  of  Samuel  and  Abigail  fStan- 


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ley)  Cow'.e?.  Sb.e  was  born  Dccenilier  25, 
166S,  at  Tutixis,  and  was  adniitteJ  to  the 
church  in  Farmington,  February  2.  1691-92, 
which  dcteriunics  that  they  \\\ci\  in  Farminc;- 
ton.  His  will  was  tlated  Septemijer  3,  1728, 
and  gives  iiis  wit'e  one-third,  and  bequeaths 
to  bis  sons  'riniothy  and  Daniel,  an  1  flau^h- 
ters  Sarah,  Ann  and  Abigail,  and  makes  his 
wife  executrix  and  son  Tinii.ithy  executor. 
"The  inventory  of  his  estate  was  taken  Sep- 
tember 27.  173,3,  '"^''  he  died  August  iS,  1733. 
Children:  Sarah,  b'jrn  October  ii'i.  iCjgz; 
Anna.  .\ut;'ust  iS.  1695:  Stephen,  Alarcli  7, 
1698,  died  .May  9,  1725 ;  Abigail,  February 
25,  1702:  'i'inioth.y,  August  31,  1705:  Dan- 
iel, mentioned  below. 

(I\')  Daniel,  son  of  Stephen  (3")  Hart,  of 
Farmington,  was  born  JMarch  20,  1707-0S. 
He  married  (tir-t),  July  iS.  1734,  Abigail, 
born  September  3,  1710,  died  December  7, 
1760,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Abigail 
(Woodruff)  Thom})5i!n.  Flis  residence  was 
at  tb.e  north  end  of  Stanley  street  in  New 
Britam  at  the  foot  of  Clark  Hill.  Fie  mar- 
ried (second).  May  21,  1761,  Comfort,  widow 
of  Benjamin  Stephens,  and  daughter  of 
■ Kelsey.  Children  of  first  wife:  El- 
dad.  Ix3rn  June  C^,  1735,  died  ^lay  17,  1736; 
Eldad,  ;\tarch  22,  1737:  Stephen.  !March  5, 
1739-40,  died  March  25.  1739-40:  Stephen, 
mentioned  below. 

(A")  Stephen  (4),  son  of  EJ.Tniel  Hart,  was 
born  in  New  P>ritain,  December  S.  1744,  died 
November  20.  1816.  He  live.J  in  Stanley 
Quarter  at  the  foot  of  Clark  Hill,  and  inher- 
ited his  fatlier's  estate,  wdiich  was  one  of  three 
farms.  Fie  married.  October  8,  1767,  Rhoda. 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Jemima  (Gaines) 
Stedman.  of  \^^ethersfield.  2^Irs.  Hart  died 
March  26.  1S32.  She  was  received  from  the 
Farmihgton  church  by  letter,  December  7, 
1823.  to  the  church  of  New  Britain.  Chil- 
dren: Ebenezer,  born  February  8,  1769: 
]Mary.  June  25,  1770;  Christina.  October  22, 
1773;  Stephen,  mentioned  below;  Nancy,  Jan- 
uary 2,  1789. 

(VI)  Stephen  (5),  son  of  Stephen  (4) 
Hart,  was  born  in  New  Britain,  October  21, 
1775.  He  married.  June  25.  1796,  .Sally,  born 
Tune  14,  1775.  daughter  of  Ezra  and  Lucv 
-(Stanliff)  \\'hite.  of  Chatiiam.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  lived  on  the  homestead  where  his 
father  and  grandfather  had  lived,  at  the  foot 
of  Clark  Hill  in  ."Stanley  Quarter.  He  died 
December  9,  1816.  in  the  prime  of  life.  His 
wife  died  at  the  home  of  her  son  Philip  on 
East  "Street.  New  Britain.  September  6.  18:9. 
aged  eight\--four  years.  Children:  Stephen, 
born  February  19,  179S;  Edmund.  April  23, 
-799  •     George,     mentioned     below ;     Emilv, 


March  15,  1804:  Philip,  June  25,  1805-  Wu- 
liam,  October  12.  1808;  Henry,  181 1;  F,i)enc- 
zer,  July  31,   1814. 

(ATI)  George,  son  of  Stephen  (5)  Hart, 
was  born  at  New  Britain,  March  16,  1801. 
He  passed  his  early  life  on  the  homestead  at 
Stanley  Quarter  and  attended  the  puiiiio 
'-chools.  He  learned  the  trade  of  shocmaking 
at  West  Flartford,  wdiere  he  served  an  ap- 
lircnficeship  of  three  years,  then  began  to 
make  shoes  on  his  own  accoimt.  .'\fter  the 
custom  of  the  trade  he  took  a  way-on  load  of 
shoes  to  Augusta,  Georgia,  where  he  soM  his 
stock  during  the  winter  and  returned  the  fol- 
lowing year  to  New  Britain,  v.here  he  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  coffee  mills  with- 
out success.  Fie  worked  for  a  time  in  the 
brass  factory  of  North  &  Stanle}'  and  piaid  a 
debt  of  .S600  incurred  in  the  coffee  mill  busi- 
ness. He  then  cstab!i;licd  a  daily  line  of 
stage,  carrying  express  and  freight  between 
New  Britain  and  Hartford  and  his  enterjirise 
and  energy  won  ample  success.  For  many 
years  he  controlled  practically  all  the  business 
between  these  points.  When  the  Hartford  & 
New  Haven  railroad  was  built,  his  business 
there  ceased,  and  he  transferred  his  teaming 
aud  stages  to  the  railroad  station  east  of  Nesv 
Britain,  now  t'.ie  Newington  boundarv  line. 
After  the  completion  of  the  Hartford.  Provi- 
dence &  Fisb.kill  railroad,  January  i.  1850. 
lie  was  appointed  station  master  for  New 
Britain  and  also  did  most  of  the  truck- 
ing to  and  from  the  >tafion.  He  also  bad  an 
iimiuibus  line  for  a  number  of  years  to  Berlin 
Junction  until  the  New  Britain  brancli  was 
built  in  1SG5.  By  that  time  he  had  acquired 
a  competence  and  retired  from  active  bnsiue-?, 
except  farming  on  a  small  scale.  During  lu's 
active  life  he  was  exceedingly  industrious  and 
energetic,  was  of  temperate  iiabits  anrl  great 
[diysical  endurance,  and  p^jsscsscd  a  rugged 
constuution.  Only  the  failure  of  his  eyesight 
in  old  age  induced  him  to  retire  from  the  ac- 
ti\itics  of  business.  He  joined  the  Church  of 
Christ  in  New  Britain,  .August  6.  1831.  and 
was  one  of  the  one  hundred  and  twenty  origi- 
nal members  of  the  South  Congregational 
Church  and  the  last  of  that  body  survi\ing. 
He  lived  to  the  great  age  of  ninety  year-,  and 
died  October  27,  1891.  At  that  time  the  VrcC 
Britain  Daily  Herald  said  of  him:  "'Mr.  Hart 
was  a  man  of  great  simplicitv  of  character 
and  frankness  combined  vcith  a  high  sense  of 
honor  and  the  strictest  integrity".  Hi^  home 
was  west  of  Central  Park. 

He  niarric'l  (first),  ?Tarch  2,  iSj'^  Mnry 
Griswold,  born  October  22.  1809,  died  \i'cr'.;st 
10.  183 1,  daughter  of  Ebenezer  and  Mary 
(Griswold)  Andrews.     He  married  (secorifl  i, 


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September  1 1,  1832,  Eli;!alieih  I".,  Iji^rn  Octo- 
ber 31,  iSir,  iliol  April  25.  1862,  daughter  oi 
Cyrus  and  Nancy  (North)  Booth.  He  niar- 
ried  (third),  "May  6,  1863,  Elizabeth  (  Ells- 
worth) Perry,  Ixjrn  September  21,  1823. 
daii^hter  of  Job,  of  East  Windsor,  and  Laura 
(Osbc'Tii )  Ellsworth.  She  was  the  widow  of 
William  Terry,  of  South  Wint'sor.  Child  of 
first  wife:  Charles,  born  1827,  died  Fel>ru- 
a-y  27,  1837.  Ghilu  of  second  wife:  William 
Henry,  mentioned  below. 

(VIII)  Wiliiam  Henry,  son  of  Gei.^rse 
Hart,  was  born  July  25,  1834.  at  New  Britain. 
He  was  educated  in  the  coninvjn  and  hiq;h 
schools  of  that  town.  lie  l)eL;'::^n  at  an  early 
age  to  assist  his  father  in  his  duties  as  sta- 
tion acjent  of  tjio  Ila.'tford,  Providence  & 
Fishkill  railrnad.  lie  was  ticket  agent  at  New 
Britain  in  1850  when  the  road  was  opened 
from  Willirnantic  to  Bristol.  For  half  a  cen- 
ttir}'  he  was  connecteil  with  the  Stanley 
Works.  Two  years  after  this  business  was 
establi'^hed  he  was  elected,  Alay  16,  1854.  then 
only  nineteen  years  old,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  that  corporation  and  held  tliat  office 
until  he  retired.  For  more  than  forty  years 
he  had  the  e^eneral  management  of  the  com- 
pany. For  the  fir^t  twenty-five  years  the 
compan_\-  had  a  struggle  mv'er  the  handicap  of 
insufficient  capital,  imdesirable  location  as  re- 
gards freight  facilities,  the  lack  of  experienced 
workmen  in  sheet  metal,  and  the  diflkulty  of 
meeting  the  competition  of  an  older  and  well- 
establi-lied  rival  in  business  iti  the  same  lo- 
cality. In  later  years  th.e  business  flourished 
and  he  had  th.e  able  assistance  of  rive  sons  and 
a  son-in-law.  He  has  been  president  since  Feb- 
ruary 14.  1SS5.  At  the  beginning  the  capital 
01  the  Stanley  Works  was  S30.000,  and  dur- 
ing his  administration  it  was  increased  to  half 
a  million  of  niiminal  capital,  with  fullv  a  mil- 
lion actually  emploved  in  the  business.  From 
twenty  han<ls,  in  1852,  the  companv  had  (.  ne 
thousani!  two  hundred  in  inoo  and  manv  Tuore 
in  igio.  Mr.  Hart  was  a  member  of  the 
South  Congregational  Church  and  was  elected 
clerk  and  treasurer  in  1857.  He  has  been 
director  of  the  New  Britain  National  Bank 
for  more  than  thirty  ycrirs  and  is  now 
,  senior  member  of  the  bi  '.ird.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 
New  Britain  Institute,  and  i>resident  of  the 
New  Britain  Club  in  1808-09.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  New  Britain  Cencra!  Hospital, 
and  president  of  the  V'oung  ^Ten's  Christian 
Association. 

Tie  marrieil,  September  i;.  1855,  .Martha. 
born  in  New  Britain,  I'dav  12.  1837,  daughter 
of  Elnathan  and  ?uary  fDcwev)  Peck.  Chil- 
dren:     I.   Charles  W!,  born  .August  8.   1858, 


died  July  25,  1S75.  2.  George  P..  born  Au- 
gu-t  22,  i860,  married  I\lary,  daughter  of 
Fdward  and  Helen  i  Bassett  ]  Doen,  C'f  New 
Britain:  childreti:  Margaret,  Mer\in  Statiiey 
and  Donald  Richard.  3.  I  Inward  Stanley, 
July  9,  1867;  married  l'.L--^ie.  daughter  of 
James  and  ^linerva  Wilcox  1  Ca-e )  Stanley, 
of  New  Britain:  children:  .Mice,  William  It., 
and  Stanley.  4.  ilartha  Elizabeth,  born  May 
9,  i8'j9.  married  E.  Allen,  son  of  Nelson  A. 
aiul  Ann  M.  .(Pickett)  Moore,  of  Kensington, 
Cijnneciicut ;  children:  Barbara,  -'.ben.  Mar- 
tha. Ro^well  and  Alaxwell.  3.  Etlward  Her- 
bert, b')rn  October  12.  1870.  1 '.  Maxv.ell 
Stan-1jnry,  born  April  15,  1873.  married 
Louise,  daughter  of  Theodore  E.  and  Louise 
(Lock-\vood)  Smith,  of  New  Britain.  7.  Wal- 
ter H.,  born  August  4.  187.}',  tnarried  Louisa, 
daugb.ter  of  Judge  \'.  B.  and  .Vmia  1' Smith) 
Chamberlain,  of  New  Britain. 

The  Stanley  familv  i>  very 
STANLEY  ancient  in  England,  and  there 
are  many  branches  in  various 
counties.  The  American  branch  is  'hough.t  to 
have  sprung  from  the  famil.-  of  the  name  in 
county  Kent,  I'escendcd  tlirough  a  younger 
-on  of  the  great  Lancashire  famil}-  0*  Stan- 
leys. The  arms  of  the  Kentish  family  are  de- 
scribed :  Argent  on  a  band  a;:ure,  three  bucks' 
heads  cal.iossed  or,  a  chief  gules.  Crest:  A 
denii-heraldic  wolf,  erased  argent,  tufterl  or. 
(II  John  Stanley,  immigrant,  wa-  born  in 
England  and  embarked  for  New  F.-igland  in 
1634-35.  but  died  on  the  voyage  tliitiier.  Chil- 
dren :  John,  mentioned  below:  Rutbi.  born 
i''/2r;:  ira'ant,  born  and  died,  in   1634. 

(II)  Captain  John  (2)  Stanley,  son  of  John 
fO  Stanley,  was  born  in  England  in  T624  and 
ai'ter  his  father's  d;eath  was  placerl  in  care  of 
his  uncle,  Thomas  Stanley,  until  b.e  came  of 
age.  He  removed  with  his  guardian  to  Hart- 
f'Hil.  Connecticut,  in  1636.  aiid  wIk.u  only 
thirteen  years  oM  \\-ent  as  a  soMier  in  an  ex- 
pedition against  the  Pcquot  Indian^.  He  set- 
tled at  Farmington.  Connecticut,  at  tlie  time 
of  his  marriage,  and  became  one  of  the  most 
important  men  of  the  town.  He  v.-a^  deputy 
to  th.e  general  court  almo-t  continuously  for 
ttiirty-~c\'en  years,  fr'im  in;o  to  I'^ri.  In 
King  Philip's  war  he  was  lieutenant  and  cap- 
tain. He  was  constable  of  the  town  m  1654; 
sergeant.  1669;  ensign,  1674:  cap'ain,  1676. 
He  had  a  grant  of  one  hmid.red  a;ul  twenty 
acres  of  land  in  i''>74  ■'■"''  aTiotlier  two  years 
later.  He  died  December  10.  1706  fgrave- 
<t..ne  record).  He  marrie<I  ('first'',,  December 
5.  1645.  Sarah  Scott,  vdio  died  June  6.  1661. 
dai:ghter  of  Thomas  and  Anna  Scott,  of  Hart- 
ford.    He  married  (second),  .April  20.  iOj^, 


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Sarah  Stoddanl  who  died  May  15,  171.V 
Cliiklreii ;  John,  horn  Xo\  ember  4,  i'>47; 
Thonui:-,  mentioned  he'.ow ;  Sarah,  February 
18,  i'')3i  :  Timothy,  .Ma}-  17,  1653;  Elizabeth, 
April  I,  1657.  died  \ouiia:-;  liaae,  September 
22,  iLii'io;  liy  M:c'"in'l  wife:  Abi^jail,  Jtily  25, 
i66r);  Ehzabetli,  X(j\ember  28.  1672. 
'  (IIIi  Tl-ionia>,  -on  of  Captain  John  (2) 
Stanley,  wa:  t>f>rn  at  Farmingtrin,  November 
I,  1649,  ^''^cd  there  April  14,  1713.  He  was 
one  of  the  petitioners  for  liberty  to  plant  a 
colony  at  \\'aterbnry  but  appears  not  to  have 
gone  there.  He  married,  -Nlay  i,  1690.  Ann. 
daughter  of  Rev.  Jeremiah  and  Joanna 
(Kitchein  Peek,  of  \\'aterhury.  Rev.  Jere- 
miah Feck,  son  c>f  Deacon  William  Peck,  i>f 
New  Haven,  was  a  ijraduate  of  Flarvard  Col- 
lege; taught  school  at  Guilford,  Connecticut, 
1656-60:  had  cliaru^e  of  the  Flopkins  Gram- 
mar School  at  New  Haven  one  year :  ininister 
of  Saybrook.  \vhence  he  removed  to  Trenton, 
New  Jersey,  in  1665;  one  of  the  settlers  of 
Greenwich,  Connecticut,  in  1672,  and  minister 
from  1670  to  1690:  minister  at  Watcrlniry 
until  his  death,  June  7,  1699.  Thomas  Stan- 
ley and  wife  joined  the  FarminErton  church, 
April  17.  1692.  and  she  died  ?ilay  23,  1696. 
Children:  Th.oma=,  mentioned  below:  .\nna, 
born  3. 1  ay  14,  1699. 

(I\')  Thomas  (2\  son  of  Thomas  Ci ") 
Stanle}',  vas  bijrn  at  I'armington,  October  31, 
1696.      He    married    there.   January   2,    17 18, 

f  Esther,  daughter  of  ,Sainucl  Cowdes.  of  Ken- 
,  sington.  Connecticut.  They  lived  at  Stanley 
Quarter  in  New  Britain,  Connecticut,  and 
for  his  day  he  was  a  wealth}-  and  pri->i-ninent 
citizen.  He  died  October  13.  1755:  his  wife 
July  22,  ijjo.  Children,  born  at  New  Brit- 
ain: .Ann,  October  30.  1719:  Tliomas.  No- 
vemljer  2y.  1720:  N^■a]l.  January  1(1,  1724: 
Ruth,  Juh'  8,  I72;'i:  Timothy,  .\ucru^t  13, 
1727;  Abigail,  Alarcli  7,  1730:  Joel,  August 
4,  1732:  Gad,  menti'^ned  below. 

(V)  Gad,  son  of  Thomas  ^2)  Stai-.lc}-,  was 
born  at  New  Britain.  Alarch  21.  1733.  He 
resided  on  the  site  of  his  father's  hou-e  and 
by  his  father's  will  w-as  to  have  a  new  house 
built  for  him  at  New  Cambridge,  now  Bristol. 
Connecticut,  but  it  i^  believefl  he  never  lived 
there.  He  was  a  well-to-' lo  farmer  and  a 
leiding  citizen.  He  joined,  the  church  in 
176S,  and  in  1772  w-as  one  of  the  two  largest 
taxpayer;,  h.is  as-e^^nicnt  being  but  five  shil- 
lings le^;  fh:ni  that  of  the  wealthiest  citizen. 
Nathan  BooU-i  tie  was  captain  of  die  mili- 
tary con-if>any  and  an  ardent  patriot,  .\fter 
the  closing  of  the  port  of  Boston  in  1774  he 
was  appointed  on  a  tow-n  committee  to  get 
subscripti'in«  of  'jrain.  etc  .  for  the  relief  of 
that  cirv.    Cad  and  Noah  Stanley  v.-ere  on  the 


committee  01  insi)ection  of  New  Britain  in 
1774  and  on  the  committee  autiiorized  to  li- 
cense the  use  of  tea  ic  such  as  needed  it  on 
account  of  age  or  illness.  At  the  time  of 
the  alart-n  on  account  of  the  appearance  of 
i.iritish  ships-of-war  off  New  I.ondoh,  he  arose 
in  nii.-eting  ori  Simday  and  announced,  tliat  the 
company  would  assemble  in  th.e  morning. 
Th.e  miiih-ter  remonstrated  in  vain  against  the 
preparation  fi.->r  hostilities  against  the  king's 
forces.  Captain  Stanley-  took  p:irt  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Long  Island  and.  led  awa_\  his  regiment 
after  the  defeat.  He  was  then  iir(.)moted  to- 
the  rank  of  colonel.  He  represen.ted  the  tow-n 
in  ttie  general  assen-ibly  from  177S  to  1782, 
and  after  Berlin  was  incorporated  he  repte- 
sented  it  from  T785  to  1804.  He  was  active 
in  securing  the  Berlin  tow-n  charter  and  held 
various  tow-n  offices.  Fie  was  chairman  of  the 
cluirch  committee  to  call  and  settle  Rev.  New- 
ton Skinner  as  colleague  of  the  pastor  at  Far- 
mington.  Rev,  Dr.  Smalley.  He  married.  Oc- 
tober 29,  1767,  ]\Iary,  daughter  of  John  and 
.\lar_\-  ( Burnham )  Judd,  granddaughter  of 
Rev.  William  Burnham,  of  Ken'^ington.  and 
a  descendant  of  the  \\  olcotts  and  Appletons. 
He  died  January  10,  1815:  his  w-ife  January' 
8,  1818,  aged  sevent\-  years.  Children,  born 
at  Farmington  and  Berlin :  Esther,  Septem- 
ber 21.  1768;  Amzi,  October  23,  1770:  Mary, 
.\ugust  2,  1772:  Abigail,  August  18,  1774; 
(lad,  mentioned  below :  Phebe.  .\ugust  28, 
1778:  Elizabeth.,  July  17,  1780:  .Atma.  Janu- 
ar_\-  15.  1783:  f  irin,  November  n.  1784;  C}rus, 
July  29,  1787;  En-lily,  August  31,  1791, 

(\T)  Gad  (2).  son  of  Gad  (i)  Stanle_\ . 
was  born  August  13,  1776.  died  June  i,  182.J. 
on  the  passage  to  Martini.'iue,  and  was  buried 
at  sea.  He  n-iarried.  No^•ember  3.  1799,  Chloe. 
second  daughter  of  Ensign  Levi  .\ndrews  C'l 
Newington  and  New  Britain.  She  was  born 
.\ugust  29,  1777.  died  May  i,  1851,  She  w-as 
a  devoted  wife,  an  excellent  mother  and  a 
la;ly  of  great  refinement  an.l  setisibility,  v,-e 
are  told.  They  resided  in  Stanley  Quarter. 
New  Britain.  She  w-as  a  sister  of  Pri.if^>-;.-.r 
E.  A.  Andrews,  the  author.  After  hi^;  prema- 
ture death,  the  family  built  a  house  on  Wash- 
ington street.  New  Britain.  Children,  born 
at  New  Britain:  Levi  .Amlrew^,  December  5, 
iSoo,  died  Alarch  2j.  1804;  Frederick  Trenck. 
mentioned  belo-vv :  William  Burnhan-i,  July  t8. 
1804:  Flubert  Montgomery.  July  21.  i8oi'i, 
died  July  16.  1S22;  Alfred  Hamilton.  October 
13,  1808,  died  November  13,  1837;  Catharine 
.An'Irews.  Alay  26.  iSri,  marrierl  H.  Stanic}- : 
Alary  Chloe,  baptized  Jur.e  3,  1814,  die.!  .\u- 
gust  20.  1828. 

(ATI)  Frederick  Trenck-,  ^o".  of  Gad  i'2> 
Stanley,  -vvas  Ix-irn  at  New  Britain.  .Augu-t  12, 


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1802.  He  attcmlei'  the  puMic  scluxils  of  his 
intivu  tnwn,  aiid  ai  tht.  ai.'c  nt  --ixtCL-ii  hecaiiie 
a  clerk  in  a  .-lure  in  .New  Haven,  I'Mirnccti- 
cnt.  After  h\e  '.ears  ;n  this  j-'-itiiin  he  went 
U>  I'"a_\  elte\  ille.  Xorth  Carohna.  uh.ere  he  eti- 
gai^ei!  in  bii-iiies-.  as  a  L;eneral  merchant. 
Three  sears  Liter  he  sold  his  hiisiness  and  re- 
turned home.  He  was  fcir  a  time  clerk  i.>n 
the  Connccticiit  river  steamboat,  '"Oliver  I-'Us- 
worth."  [jlying  between  Hartford  and  New 
York  City,  b'or  a  short  time  he  \vas  clerk 
in  the  store  of  O.  R.  Bnrnham,  of  Xew  Brit- 
ain, and  in  1S20  became  a  partner  of  Curtis 
Whaples  in  a  peneral  store,  and  in  the  saiue 
building-  he  be^an  to  manufacture  suspenders. 
In  1830.  in  partnership  witli  his  brother,  W.  F!. 
Stanley,  and  others,  he  was  enj^aged  in  manu- 
facturing machinery  and  in  the  fiillowini;'  _\-ear 
he  coiumenced  to  maniifactiu'e  licks,  the  first 
made  in  this  country,  hi  iS^^5  lie  became  a 
partner  in  the  firm  of  ."^tanlex.  Woodruff  & 
Company  of  Xew  Ilritain  and  cC'iitinued  until 
18.41,  when  he  sold  his  interest  and  ni(.)ved  to 
the  .>tate  of  Mississippi,  where  he  spent  two 
years.  Upon  his  return  to  X'ew  Britain,  he 
commenced  to  manufacture  l><;ilts  anil  hinqes 
and  tliere  laid  the  foundatirm  of  the  Stanley 
\\'ork5.  which  have  fig:ured  so  prominentlv 
since  then  in  the  industrial  life  of  the  cit\-  of 
X'ew  Britain.  In  1832  the  business  was  in- 
corporated with  Mr.  Stanley  as  president,  and 
he  continued  at  the  head  of  the  concern  as 
lonq-  as  he  li\ed.  The  buildins-  in  which  the 
business  started  in  1841  was  i':>rmerl\-  an  ar- 
mory on  \\"ashington  street.  At  first  the  busi- 
ness was  small  and  few  workmen  needed,  but 
it  showed  a  steady  £::ro\\-tli  from  the  first  and 
the  plant  was  enlarged  from  time  to  time. 
From  830,000,  the  capital  at  the  time  of  in- 
corporation, the  stock  was  increased  as  the 
business  developed  until  the  paid-in  capital 
amounted  to  5323,000.  The  most  modern  ma- 
chinery was  put  into  use.  In  1871  the  build- 
injrs  on  IMvrtle  street  were  erected,  and  since 
then  additions  have  been  built.  The  jilant  is 
connected  with  the  railroad  by  sidetracks.  In 
18S3  the  manufacture  of  tacks,  brads  and  cer- 
tain kinds  of  nails  was  heajun  in  the  old  shop 
on  Lake  street,  and  the  manufacture  '^f  hiuye; 
and  other  buildinqf  hardware  extended  con- 
.stant.ly. 

The  following  is  from  the  liistorian  of  Xew 
Britain: 

"fie  v.  :i--  meliindir.-'.l  in  bu-iness  tmtters.  but  at 
the  «,imc  time  ei't-nie'lc  .irt!  jiro'Tresin  e.  He  gave 
of  hi^  nic.T;iJ  and  time  for  tlie  beiieht  of  oiliei^.  v,irli 
J  generosity  unusual,  and  e^pceially  when  public 
interests  were  at  stake.  He  planned  the  ciry  water 
works  built  in  iS.;7,  and  by  unceasinp:  enercry  and 
iruiomif.lile  ner-ievcrance,  secured  the  execntinn  of 
tlie  plans  again.st  much  opposition.     He  was  one  of 


the  active  men  in  nlitainiriv;  the  mwu  ;iark,  .p.ul 
hcuini,'  It  .-.ct  apan  for  tlic  i)'.ni.tit  of  the  pu'.ihc.  II.' 
advocated  tin-  buildi:;;;  ..!  t!ii>  branch  railuay.  and 
the  first  enyine  run  Ir.iDi  .\\mv  Britain  \ii  Berlin 
bore  hi>  name.  He  was  active  in  securinR-  the  loca- 
tion of  the  N'ormai  .Sch'iol  at  Xew  Britain,  and  ni 
promoting  other  public  enterpri-es.  He  geni-rally 
declined  public  otlice,  but  consented  to  rcpre:ient 
the  town  of  Berlin  in  the  legislature  in  1834.  He 
was  elected  the  first  warden  of  the  borough  01 
Xew  Britain  in  1850  and  the  first  mayor  of  the  city 
in  iS/l.  He  was  conversant  with  the  early  history 
of  the  place,  always  interested  in  hearing  aiiout  it, 
and  in  later  years  of  his  life,  was  urgent  that  it 
should  be  written  and  published,  'rhr.ugb  never  an 
active  politician,  he  was  well  informed  on  national 
questions.  He  united  with  the  South  Church  late 
in  life,  and  continued  to  attend  its  services  after 
his  eyesight  had   failed." 

He  married,  July  4,  1S38,  Melvina  .\. 
Chamberlain,  who  died  .VuL;'u>t  Ki,  184^, 
daughter  of  Samuel  C.  and  \nna  (Conkliii) 
Chamberlain.  Children,  bi'rn  at  Xe\v  Britain: 
Alfred  Hubert,  August  2,  1S30.  married,  De- 
cember 21,  1863,  Sarah  J.  Lozier  ;  Frederick 
Henry.  Februar}-  9,  1S41,  died  ("»i-l(.iber  10, 
1843;  V.'illiam  Chamberlain,  April  14.  1843, 
died  Tulv  31,  1844.  :\lr.  Stanlev  died  .Ausnist 
2,   1883,' 

Thomas   (iriggs,   immigrant   aii- 
GRICiGS     cestor.    was    bnrn    in    Fri-iami. 

He  settled  in  Roxbnry,  Massa- 
chusetts, as  early  as  1639,  with  his  wife  and 
two  children,  John  and  Joseph,  He  died  there 
after  a  long  iliness,  June  2T,,  1646.  and  iiis 
in\-entory  is  flated  t\\o  uHy<  later.  He  owned 
land  at  ^Iuddy  River  (  Broi-^kliuc  1.  His  wife 
IMary  was  buried  Xoveiiiher  20,  1*^:39.  and  lie 
married  ('second').  May  26.  1640.  Marv  Green. 
His  widow  married  Jasper  Rawlings.  Chil- 
dren: John,  Joseph,  ilary,  and  daughter, 
wdio  died  in  1*^43,  aged  twelve  \ears. 

(II)  Joseph,  son  of  Thomas  Griggs,  was 
born  in  England  in  1624,  iljed  Februar\  lo. 
1 7 14.  He  lived  at  Ivludrly  River  and  like  oth- 
ers of  that  place  belonged  to  the  church  at 
Roxbury,  joining  June  20,  1653.  He  was  ad- 
mitted a  freeman,  Mav  18,  1653.  Tie  was  r.ne 
of  the  forty  signers  of  a  memorial  lK;H!c'i  b>- 
Rev.  John  Eliot  and  dated  Ortober  j;.  M-'i;. 
He  was  a  deputv  to  the  i,renera!  court  in  i'>'i  ' 
selectman,  1677-80-83-87-88,  and  'Aa-  m-'.io- 
mental  in  getting  for  Ro\hiir\-  t!ie  '.:r:K)t  .if 
lanil  at  X'ew  r\eixlnir\',  neiw  \\'.  ■■  "Ninck'.  i'..n- 
necticut.  He  was  on  the  L;rand  iiir\'  in  ii'^^n- 
He  deposed,  January  24,  i70()-io.  that  he  \'.a- 
aged  eighty-five  aiv!  that  he  came  abo;-,r  sixty 
years  ago  to  Muddy  River  in  hve.  Hi-.  \',  ill 
was  dated  February  3.  1714-13.  He  marriod 
Hannah  Davis,  Xovember  8.  1034.  She  died 
January  9.  1683.  (Children:  Samuel,  bap- 
tized October  5,  1656;  Mary,  baptized  Xovem- 


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ber  2 J.  1657,  (ik'd  yoiniq::  Hannah,  baptized 
>r.i'-ch  '27,  I'lJ'j:  Jo-eph.  born  (Ictober  13. 
i66r  ;  l.cniaini'i,  Deccm!x;r  3,  ihf>S:  Joanna, 
January  10.  i'>73:  Icliabod.  September  27, 
1675,  nieniiuneil  below ;  3.[arv,  March  27, 
1682. 

(Ill)  Ic'nalnjd.  .-on  of  Joseph  Grig-q^?-:,  was 
born  at  Roxhury,  September  2J,  1675.  rlied 
in  1726.  He  U\ed  in  R;;ixbnry  and  owned  land 
also  in  .Muddy  River.  He  was  surveyor  of 
hi,L;'hways  in  Roxbury  in  17 16.  He  joined 
the  church  there  in  Auyfust,  17 16.  His  wid.ow 
was  appointed  administratrix,  and  his  estate 
was  diviflcd  October  4,  172').  He  married 
IMargaret  Bishop.  l>^r'.i  .May  17,  1(176,  daugh- 
ter of  Samuel  and  Hester  (  Coijswell )  Bishop, 
of  Ipswich.  Massacliusetts  :  Cliiblren  :  Han- 
nah, born  October  22,  1702;  Samuel,  .\pril 
2S,  170.1.:  Elizabeth,  November  13.  1705:  Jo- 
seph. October  u.  170S:  Esther.  June  22,  1710; 
Sarah.  ?day  15,  1712:  Nathan,  September  29. 
1714:  Th.omas.  February  25.  I7[(');  Ichabod, 
mentioned  below. 

(R")  Ichabod  ('21,  son  of  Ichaiiod  (i) 
Griggs,  was  born  in  Ro.xbury.  March  iS, 
1717,  died  May  9.  1790.  He  remo\ed  to  Con- 
nectiput.  He  jriined  the  Lisbon  (Newent) 
church.  September  11.  1741.  He  lived  at 
Norwich,  whence  he  moved,  to  Tcjlland  about 
1744,  the  year  that  his  son  Ichabod  was  born. 
He  was  deacon  of  the  Tolland,  church,  deputy 
to  the  general  assembly  of  th.c  province  three 
times,  and  selectman  of  the  town  f.vc  years. 
He  married  ftir^t")  Sarah  Hatch,  who  died 
October  iS.  r7S2:  ("second)  2^Iary  Sharp,  of 
Pomfret.  Hi-,  -.vidow  died  Septeni'cr  19. 
1807,  aged  eiglity-one  years.  Children: 
Joshua,  born  January  8,  1743,  mentioned  bo- 
low:  Iciiabod.  June  7.  1744.  en>ign  in  the 
revolution,  buried  at  New  Rochelle  during  the 
war;  Sarah,  born  June  6,  1749;  Stephen: 
Chauncey :  Samuel. 

(V)  Joshua,  son  of  Ichalit'l  12)  Griggs, 
was  born  January  8.  1743.  at  Newent  in  Nor- 
wich, now  Lisbon.  Connecticut,  died  June  9. 
'1813.  He  was  also  deacon  of  the  Tolland 
Church,  a  very  respectable  and  influential  cit- 
izen. He  was  adjutant  in  the  revolution,  and 
was  at  Roxbury,  New  York,  and  Saratoga, 
during  the  war.     He  married,  December   11, 

1766.  Joanna  Chapman,  born  ]\Iay  irt,  1748, 
died  >rarch  25.  1814.  dau.glUer  of  Deacon  Eli- 
jah and  Sarah  1  St-jelel  Ci;apn"ian.  Children, 
born    at    TMland  :      Roswell,    Seprcmher    2--,, 

1767.  r.icntii  lied  be^:.\v  :  Josliua.  June  17,  1769. 
physician  at  Toiland .  Susannrth.  June  30, 
1770:  Daniel,  .\pril  16,  1773:  Charles.  Augaist 
15,  1775:  Sarah,  September  23,  1779;  Elijah, 
September  i,  1780:  Joanna.  September  5. 
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(  \T  )  Roiwell,  son  of  Joshua  Griggs,  was 
born  at  Tolland,  Septemb-.  r  23,  17O7.  He 
married.  Octobet  2y,  !7i)i,  Sarah  Danhaiii,  of 
rvlan>field,  d.nuecticut,  born  .Vugust  I.  1772, 
daughter  of  Seili  Jr.  and  Eunice  (Hovey) 
Dunham.  ChiMren.  Iwrn  at  Mansfield:  .Mary. 
May  15,  171)3,  Sally,  .Marcli  5,  1794:  .Mi- 
nerva, -Augu.^t  (J,  1796;  Charles,  .Vpril  14, 
1799,  mentioned  below;  Eunice  Hovev,  .Au- 
gust 2j,  iSoi  ;  Elijah  Chapm:ui,  Septem'oL-r 
5,  1803,  died  \'Oung;  Roswell  Leonard,  March 
17,  1.S04  ;  Seth.  Dunham,  'Slay  r,  t8o9;  Parme- 
lee  Porter,  .August  15,  1812;  Julia,  March  17, 
1814:  Norman  Brighani,  June  18,  1818. 

(  \TI  1  Charles,  son  of  Roswe'i  Gri,ggs,  was 
born  at  Tolland.  .April  14,  179'^.  dieii  at  Wa- 
terbur}-.  Xovember  8,  1S5S.  He  settled  tirst 
at  South  Windsor  and  in  184^  remr.ved  to 
^\'aterllury.  He  married,  at  East  Windsor. 
.X'ovember  10.  1830,  Frances  Catherine  Drake, 
born  Februarv  25.  1809.  died  January  26, 
1895  (see  Drake  NIA').  Children:  i.  Flizur 
Drake,  bjrn  Januan,-  13,  1832,  died  .^.bout 
1902 ;  resided  at  New  Rochelle  and  was  in 
busine-s    in   New    A'ork    City;   marri:d,    Alav 

1.  1854,  Sylvia  Elizabeth  Kingsbury :  chil- 
dren:  i.  Sylvia  Elizabeth,  born  May  i.  1S55. 
died  Sejnembei'  24,  iSi'jh;  married,  March  3, 
1S02,  Andrew  H.  Pride :  ii.  Jennie  K  ,  born 
December  5,  1865,  married.  September  25, 
1890,  .Arthur  E.  Cc<.dey,  and.  had  one  cliild, 
Sylvia   C.   Cooley,  born   November  28,    1893. 

2.  Janette.  born  October  30,  183^.  died  yonn.g. 

3.  Henry  Charles,  mentioned  beiow.  4.  Lewis 
Dunham,  born  October  28,  1836.  diied  ?.[a-.- 
20.  1898:  married.  Oct'iber  t:;,  i8r>3.  Mar'v 
Caroline,  daughter  of  Gec/rge  W.  and  Caroline 
(  Steele)  Benedict:  had  two  children  who  died 
in  infancy.  5.  Edward  Luther,  born  July  t8, 
i8:;S.  die-!  Tanuarv  >\  ii")04. 

r\TII)  "Henr)-'  Charles,  son  of  Charles 
Griggs,  was  born  at  ^^'indsor,  December  18. 
1834.  died  at  Waterbury,  .Apiil  17,  iSSi'..  JR- 
went  to  ^^'aterbu^y  wi'li  the  family  -.vh/n  he 
was  eleven  years  old  and  attended  the  ]ud:)!ic 
schools  there,  and  also  the  Waterburv  .Acad- 
emy. .At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  becatne  c'ci  k 
in  the  store  of  Elisha  Turner.  Si.s:  years  hirer 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Waterburv  Iicok 
and  Eye  Company  anil  in  1S61  he  herair.e 
manager  of  the  Waterbury  Button  Company. 
In  1864  he  formed  a  partnership  w  itii  Jolm 
E.  Smith  for  the  manufacture  of  brass  j'X^d-;. 
.A  factory  in  TTopeviUe  belonging  10  i^Jcrrit 
Nichols  \\-as  hired  and  afterward  pa;-c''ia~0'i. 
The  firm  i->egan  busine-s  in  January,  iSnv  and 
continued  as  a  partnership  until  the  estan- 
lishment  in  New  York  City  of  the  firn.  of 
Flolmes,  Griggs  &  Smith,  in  which  f-racl 
Holmes  and  son,  Charles  E.  L.  Ho'mes,  Juhn 


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E.  Smith,  rieiiry  C.  Griggs,  and  his  brother, 
Elizur  D.  Griggs,  were  th.e  partners.  The 
new  firm  bought  a  brass  mill  in  New  York 
and  took  o\-er  tlie  business  of  Smith  &  Griggs 
at  Hopeville.  In  1SG9  the  firm  was  dissolved 
and  two  companies  formed,  the  Holmes  & 
Griggs  Alanufacturing  Company  of  Xew  York 
and  the  Smith  &  Griggs  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany of  Waterbury.  The  Smith  &  Griggs 
Company  incorporated  June  5,  iSfjg,  had  a 
capital  stock  of  forty  thousand  dollars  and  the 
stockholders  were  John  E.  Smith,  Henry  C. 
Griggs,  Elizur  D.  Griggs  and  Charles  E.  L. 
Smith.  John  E.  Smith  was  president  and  H. 
C.  Griggs  treasurer  and  secretary.  ?\[r.  Griggs 
resigned  in  1875.  The  company  manufactures 
a  variety  of  metal  goods,  especially  buckles, 
clasps,  slides  and  fancy  harilware.  Mr. 
Griggs  afterward  established  a  button  factory 
on  Division  .Street  in  the  northern  part  of 
\\'aterbury.  He  invested  extensively  in  real 
estate  in  that  city  and  in  1&S4  built  the  busi- 
ness block  which  bears  his  name,  on  Bank 
street. 

He  was  president  of  the  Dime  Savings 
Bank,  director  of  the  Waterbury  National 
Bank,  an  incorporator  of  the  Waterbury  Hos- 
pital, trustee  of  the  Riverside  Cemeten.-  As- 
sociation and  held  various  other  oflices  of 
trust  and  honor.  He  was  road  commissioner 
of  Waterbury,  water  commissioner  and  alder- 
man and  was  nominated  for  mayor  at  one 
time.  He  served  the  city  as  member  of  the 
general  assembly  in  1SS2  and  1SP6  and  proved 
a  faithful  and  efficient  legislator.  He  died 
during  his  term  of  office,  much  lamented 
throughout  the  state,  and  especiallv  bv  his 
own  townsmen.  In  a  letter  written  at  the  time 
of  his  death  Hon.  F.  T.  Kinqsbun.-  wrote: 
"He  was  a  man  of  just  that  sort  of  which  we 
have  too  few  and  cannot  afford  to  spare  a  sin- 
gle one.  From  his  boyhood  he  had  grown 
steadily  in  the  favor  and  confidence  of  tiiis 
community,  and  now  that  experience  had  aild- 
ed  wisilom  to  his  knowledge  and  weight  to  his 
judgment,  he  was  of  especial  value  to  the  pub- 
lic in  all  good  works  and  purpose'^".  He  was 
a  Republican  in  politics  ;  a  Concrrecrationalist 
in  religion.  He  married,  Octolier  9,  1862, 
^lary  Bassett  Foote,  born  Septenilier  q.  1836, 
died  !May  19,  IQOO,  only  daughter  of  Tared 
and  Rebecca  CBeecher')  Foote,  of  Hamden, 
Connecticut  ('see  I'oote  \"ill.  Children:  i. 
Henry  Foote,  born  Novemijer  17,  xSCri,.  died 
Xovcniber  20  followinc-  2.  Clinrles  Tared, 
born  November  2>?.  iSru.  dic^!  ^vlav  24.  1005; 
graduate  of  Yale.  aca.Ictnic  and  law  de;iart- 
ment= ;  married.  June  25.  I^^05.  F.Iizalieth  H. 
Bowers.  3.  Wilfred  Elizur.  hnrii  May  2,  1S66, 
craduate    of    the    Sheffield    Scientific    School, 


Yale,  ami  in  architecture  at  Columbia;  mar- 
ried, at  Paris,  France,  Flora  \'icti>ria  Hart- 
ley, and  had  a  daughter  Catherine,  born  i:m- 
uary  27,  1893.  4.  Robert  Foote,  born  r\'!iru- 
•:;ry  22.  1868,  mentioned  below.  5.  .Mar\-  ive- 
liecca,  born  May  16,  1870,  died  Januar>-  12, 
1878.  6.  David  Cullen,  born  June  30.  1S71, 
nientioned  below.  7.  Grace  (twin),  born  .Au- 
gust I,  1873.  died  Februar}-  18,  1874.  8. 
Catharine  (twin),  died  August  10.  1873. 

(IX)  Robert  Foote.  son  of  Henry  Charles 
Griggs,  was  born  in  ^^"aterbury.  (Connecticut, 
February  22,  1S68.  He  was  educated  in  pri- 
vate and  public  schools  of  the  city,  ^\'illiston 
Seminary.  East  Hampton.  Massachusetts, 
class  of  1885,  and  Yale  College,  leaving  there 
after  his  sophomore  year.  He  entereil  busi- 
ness in  Waterbury,  August  5,  1S89,  upon  the 
opening  of  the  Fourth  X'ational  Bank,  later 
amalgamated,  with  the  Colonial  Trust  Com- 
pany. After  being  associated  with  that  con- 
cern two  years,  lie  became  bookkeeper  for  the 
Waterbury  ^Malleable  Iron  Compan}-,  for  one 
year,  then  in  1893  he  became  secretary  and  di- 
rector of  the  Mathews  Woolen  Company,  wuh 
which  he  became  connected  in  ;8oo.  ci'iiiinu- 
ing  as  such  until  1903,  in  which  year  iic  en- 
gaged in  his  [iresent  business,  investment  se- 
curities and  brokerage.  He  is  vice-president 
and  director  of  the  Waterbury  Saviu'^s  T'aiik. 
menilier  of  the  executi\e  committee  ;.':d  di- 
rector of  the  Colonial  Trust  Comjianv  scrre- 
tary  and  director  of  the  American  ?'fii!~  CjUi- 
pany,  director  of  the  Waterbury  Buckle  Coni- 
pany,  director  of  the  Smith  and  Griggs  Cc)ni- 
pany.  director  of  the  Waterbur}-  (jas  T^ight 
Company  and  is  connected  \vith  other  Water- 
bury coiicerns.  Fle  is  a  director  cf  ?T;rrl'.e!! 
Vance  &  Company,  of  Xew  York  C't;.-.  a!-o 
Clark  Brothers  Bolt  Company,  of  Mill.lale. 
Connecticut.  In  politics  he  is  a  Republican, 
and  religiously  a  member  of  St.  John's  Epis- 
copal Church.  He  is  secrctarv  and  a  men.iber 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  St.  Marp-nret's 
Sch'-iol  of  ^^'aterbury,  a  member  of  th.e  I"i:[rd 
of  directors  of  the  \Vaterbury  A'i-itin:^  Xiu-<e-. 
Association.  A  member  of  the  Masonic  fra- 
ternit}-.  was  president  of  the  Waterbury  Club 
twr>  years,  a  member  of  the  I'nir.ii  T.eau;;e 
Club  of  Xew  York  City,  and  Yale  Cltil'.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Ct)lonia;i  ,^^''lr> 
and  the  Sons  of  the  Americati  Revr.hiti<Jn. 

He  tnarried  (first),  April  11.  1S03,  Char- 
lotte HamillcMi  Brai-;ch,  of  Sa»annal-i.  Geor- 
gia; one  child,  died  acred  nineteen  months. 
Mrs.  Gricjgs  died  in  May.  1807.  He  marriedi 
(second)  February  4.  roo2.  Car..!ino  Hnrlncr. 
daucriiter  of  George  L.  \MTite.  of  Warerlniry. 
Children;  Flaring  White,  born  Xovemlier  t6. 
1904;    Caroline    White,    born  ^[,'ece:'.'!icr     r. 


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1006,  and  Ruhert  Foote  Griggs  Jr.,  born  June 
27,,   1 90S. 

(IX)  Daviil  Cullen.  son  ol  Henry  Charles 
Griggs,  was  Ijcirii  at  W'aterbury,  Connecticut, 
June  30.  iSji.  His  early  education  was  re- 
ceived in  tile  private  sclioC'l  taught  by  Miss 
Kj'thariue  i'richard,  of  W'aterbury.  l-"rum 
the  age  di'  twelve  to  eighteen  he  attended  the 
public  -.diijiK  of  his  native  place  and  pre- 
pared fir  C'i'lei:;e  there.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  SiKfticld  Scientific  Schrjol  of  Yale 
Universit}-  in  the  class  of  1S02  witli  the  de- 
gree of  I^h.  B.,  taking  the  civil  engineering 
cour'-e  and  iiuending  to  make  that  branch  of 
engiiieeri!!'^'  his  profession.  In  Jul}'.  iSijJ, 
he  Went  to  ^vn^k  in  the  drawing  room  of  the 
Berlin  Irun  Bridge  Company  at  East  Berlin, 
Connecticut.  X'arious  reasons  made  it  expe- 
dient for  him  to  locate  at  \\'ater1nu-\-,  so  in 
Fcbruar}'.  1893.  he  went  to  work  there  in  the 
drawing  room  of  the  Parrel  Fcun<Jrv  and 
Machine  Company  and  he  has  continued  with 
this  concern  to  the  present  time.  He  was  un- 
til lOOQ  principally  employed  in  the  engineer- 
ing department,  and  since  then  in  the  com- 
mercial department.  He  was  elected  a  di- 
rector of  the  company  and  ha-  been  secretary 
of  it  ever  since.  He  married.  June  6,  1904, 
Helen  Trowbridge  Williams,  born  at  Wacer- 
bury.  May  f-..  1875.  daughter  of  Samuel  Par- 
rnelee  and.  Ella  Susan  (Rice)  ^^'iI]iami.  of 
W'aterbury.  They  have  one  child.  Henry 
Charles,  b'^rn  January  2y.  1907.  at  W'aterbury. 

(The  Wolcotl  Line). 

The  surname  W'olcott  is  identical  with  W'al- 
cctt.  as  5ho-,\n  b_\-  the  use  of  the  same  coat-of- 
arms.  but  both  in  England  and  America,  the 
two  forms  oi  si:ielling  have  survived  for  sev- 
eral centuries.  The  coat-of-arms  which  was 
engraved  on  the  silver  of  Governor  Roger 
W'olcott.  of  Connecticut,  mentioned  below,  is: 
Argent  a  chevron  between  three,  chess  rocks 
ermine.  Crest:  A  bull's  head  erased  argent  or. 
dically  gorged  lined  and  ringed  of  the  last. 
Motto:  Xullius  Addictus  Jurare  \'erba  Ma- 
gistri.  (Accustomed  to  swear  in  the  words 
of  no  master:  or.  Taking  nothing  on  Trust.) 

The  English  ancestry  of  the  American  im- 
migrant has  been  traced  for  several  genera- 
tions as   follow^ : 

^T)  John  \\'o!cott  lived  and  died  in  Tol- 
land, Somersetshire.  England.  His  will  was 
dated  Fi-hruary  9,  1571.  pro\ed  .\pril  1  I. 
1^72,  bequeathing  to  children  John,  Alice, 
Hilary:  wife  .\gnes  and  also  to  John  Howe, 
.\gnes  Meyer :  and  appointing  his  brothers 
Henry  and  Rocrer  Wolcott  as  overseers.  Chil- 
■flrer' :     John,  mentioned  below:  .Mice:  Marv. 

(][)    lohn    (2),  son  of   John   (i)    W'olcott, 


li\ed  at  Tolland  and  died  there  3.1arch  2,  1618, 
according  to  his  grave.-;one.  X'arious  branch- 
es of  the  family  lived  in  that  ani.1  adjacent 
p:irishes.  William  and  Thouias  W'olcott  were 
in  Tollaml  as  early  as  1520,  but  the  records 
are  wanting,  so  the  relationship  is  not  known. 

John  married  Joan  ,  who  died  .\pril  5, 

1637.  He  owned  mills  and  other  property  at 
Tolland.  His  wdl  was  dated  Xovember  10, 
11123.  proved  January  16  following,  be- 
([Ueathing  to  John  W'olcott,  son  of  his  son 
Joh:i.  and  Agnes  and  Mary,  daughters  of  his 
son  j<5hn  ;  to  children  of  son  Henry:  to  kin^- 
man,  Synion  W'olcott;  servant.  Gile>  ^lore ; 
also  to  Richard  Locke,  Ale.xander  Thatloke, 
Joan  Scaly  and  .Alexander  Engrave :  wit- 
nessed by  sons  of  the  testator,  Christoi>h.ei" 
and  Hem-y  W'olcott.  CT.ildrcn,  baptizci  at 
Lidiard,  a  parisl:  a<ljoinmg  loiland  :  i.  Chris- 
to[>her.  died  2\Iarch  25,  1639:  Henry,  men- 
tioned below:  John,  died  Februarv  17,  1652. 
(Ill)  Air.  Henry  W'olcott,  immigrant  an- 
cestor, son  of  John  (2)  W'olcott,  was  baptized 
at  Lidiard.  England,  December  6.  157S.  He 
came  with  the  first  company  to  Dorchester, 
Massachusetts,  although  it  is  said,  that  he 
came  first  in  1628.  He  came  with  part  of 
his  family  in  the  ship,  "Mary  and  Joim." 
landing  at  Xantaskec.  ]\Iay  30.  1630.  He  was 
an  original  settler  and  proprietor  of  IXircb es- 
ter, and  was  on  the  first  list  of  freemen,  Oc- 
tober 19,  1630,  He  was  a  leading  citizen,  and 
was  selectman  and  in  other  important  posi- 
tions. He  removed  with  many  of  his  neigh- 
bors to  Windsor,  Connecticut,  in  1636-37.  and 
wa<  a  member  of  the  first  general  assembly  of 
Connecticut,  in  1637.  He  was  one  of  the  u;i- 
dertakers  ('stockholders)  of  the  siiip  T-^Iope- 
well"  in  1(140,  when  he  made  a  visit  to  Eng- 
land, and  in  that  year  his  name  stands  first 
on  the  list  of  inhabitants.  Pie  was  elected  to 
the  house  of  magistrates  of  Connectici;t.  in 
1643,  snd  served  the  remainder  of  his  life. 
He  ^vas  one  of  the  most  prominent  imnii- 
grants  to  X"ew  England.  Pie  had  wealth  and 
influence.  He  owned  a  good  estate  in  Somer- 
setshire, England.  We  are  told  that  he  sjicnt 
his  youth  in  gayety  and  the  usual  country 
pastimes  of  the  normal  English  vouth,  but  aft- 
erwards under  the  instruction  of  Rev.  Edward 
Elton,  "his  mind  was  entirely  chani:red  an;! 
turned  to  the  sincere  love  and  practice  of  re- 
ligion". He  became  an  austere  Puritan.  .\s 
the  Puritans  were  then  treated  with  c;Teat  se- 
verity in  England,  he  sold  an  estate  worth 
eiu;ht  tliousand  pounds  and  prei)ared  to  re- 
move to  America.  At  h's  death  he  stili  owned 
a  considerable  estate  in  Encrland.  rented  for 
sixtv  pounds  per  annum,  and  afterwarrls  sold 
bv  his  heirs.     His  h.ome   m   Windsor  was   at 


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the  south  end  of  tlu-  town,  south  of  the  Far- 
niingLun  river  on  a  tract  of  land  called  the 
"Island."  He  was  called  by  contemporaries  a 
"man  of  fine  estate  and  superior  abilities."  lie 
died  May  30,  1655.  He  married,  January  10. 
1606,  in  Encrland.  Elizabeth  Saunders,  born 
1582,  baptized  December  20.  1584.  died  at 
Windsor,  July  5,  1655,  daughter  of  Thomas 
Saunders.  His  tombstone  of  brownstonc 
stands  at  the  rear  of  the  First  Congreq-ational 
Church,  surrounded  by  the  gravestones  of  his 
descendants.  His  wife  was  buried  by  his  side. 
and  Prince's  Chronologv  says :  "These  both 
dyed  in  hope  and  Ly  buried  under  one  Tomb 
in  Windsor".  The  stone  and  inscriptions  are 
perfectly  preserved.  Children :  John,  bap- 
tized at  Lidiard.  died  in  Englanfi :  .\nna ;  Hen- 
ry, baptized  January  21,  irno-ii;  Cieorge : 
Christopher:  Mary;  Simon,  mentioned  below. 
(IV)  Simon,  son  of  Henry  W'olcott.  was 
born  in  1624-25  in  England.  He  was  fi\e 
years  old  when  his  father  came  to  America, 
and  he  came  with  other  children,  later.  He 
lived  opposite  his  father  in  Windsor  on  land 
that  he  bought  of  Goodman  Whitehead  on 
the  road  to  Hartford.  He  had  a  grant  of 
land  at  Simsbury  in  1667.  He  was  prominent 
in  pulilic  life.  In  1668  he  was  on  a  commit- 
tee of  the  general  court  to  further  planting. 
He  removed  to  Simsbury  in.  167 1  and  was  cap- 
tain of  the  train  band  there,  August  11,  11373  ■ 
selectman,  1674.  He  and  other  settlers  were 
driven  from  their  homes  durin^;  King  I'liil- 
ip's  war,  and  it  is  said  that  he  buried  the  brass 
kettle  containing  the  family  silver,  sinking 
it  in  the  mud  of  the  swamp,  and  tiiat  it  has 
never  been  recovered.  He  had  a  grant  of  two 
hundred  acres  -from  the  general  court  in  1680 
and  was  one  of  the  six  in  the  colony  honored 
with  the  title  "Mr".  He  married  ( first  V 
March  19,  1657,  Joanna  Cook,  born  .-August 
5,  163S,  died  April  27,  1657:  ("second),  Oc- 
tober 17,  1661,  Martha  Pitkin,  who  came  fromi 
England  with  her  brother,  William  Pitkin,  at- 
torney-general and  treasurer  of  the  colony. 
Simon  Wolcott  died  Seiuomber  11.  1687,  and 
his  widow  married  (second)  Daniel  Clark, 
and  died  October  13.  1710.  aged  eic:hty  years. 
Her  son.  Governor  Rouer  ^^'olcott.  wrote  of 
^  her:  "She  was  a  gentlewoman  of  bright  nat- 
ural parts  which  were  ''AcII  improved  bv  her 
education  in  the  cit\-  of  I.oTidon.  She  came 
to  New  England  in  lOhr  and  the  -ame  year 
was  married  to  ni_\  father.  The  re^t  of  her 
useful  life,  she  spent  in  the  wilderness  in 
doing  good  and  setting  an  e.xam.ple  <"if  picrv 
and  prudence,  charity  and  patience".  Chil- 
dren: Elizabeth,  born  .Xucfust  10,  U'/)2:  Mar- 
tha, ^lav  17,  1664:  Sim.-n.  June  24.  ir/>6: 
Joanna,  June  30,  i6fi8 :  Henry,  May  20,  1670; 


Christopher,  July  4,  i6j2  :  Mary.  1674:  Wil- 
liam, NovL-mber  8,  167''):  Roger,  mentioned 
below. 

( \' )  Governor  Roger  Wi^lcott,  son  of  Si- 
mon Wolcott,  was  born  Januar)-  4,  1679,  at 
Simsbury,  Connecticut.  He  became  the  fore- 
most man  of  his  dav  in  the  colony  and  from, 
iiim  are  descended  many  flistinguished  Ameri- 
can statesmen,  .\mong  thent  may  be  men- 
tioned Governor  and  L'nited  States  Senator 
Edward  O.  Wolcott,  of  Colorado,  and  Gov- 
ernor Roger  Wolcott,  of  !\tas-aclui-etts. 
From  the  private  journal  of  Governor  Wol- 
cott we  gain  an  excellent  account  of  iiis  life. 
In  1680  when  he  was  an  infant,  the  family 
settled  on  the  east  side  of  the  ri\er  at  \\'ind- 
sor.  at  some  distance  from  any  school,  and 
he  never  attended  a  school.  He  was  instruct- 
ed by  his  parents.  There  \\-as  no  church  in 
the  vicinity.  His  father  died  leaving  his 
buildings  unfinished,  his  land  to  be  cleared, 
and  in  debt,  but  the  widow  and  her  six  clii!- 
dren  managed,  and,  as  the  governor  says,  "we 
never  wanted".  After  his  mother  married 
Daniel  Clark,  he  went  to  live  nith  her  m  her 
new  home  on  the  west  ■^ide  of  the  rixtr.  In 
1690  he  learned  to  write  and  read:  in  1(194 
he  was  apprenticed  to  a  clothier  or  fuller  to 
learn  the  trade,  and  January  2,  i^of).  he  en- 
gaged in  business  as  a  clothier  on  his  •■axti  ac- 
count and  became  very  successful.  He  Avas 
elected  selectman  of  Windsor  in  1707:  dep- 
uty to  the  general  assembly  in  17 10.  He 
took  part  in  the  expedition  against  Canada  in 
171 1  as  commissary  of  Connecticut  stores. 
He  was  elected  councilor  in  1714;  judge  of 
the  county  court.  1731 :  of  the  superior  court, 
1732:  deputy  governor  and  chief  judge  of  tlie 
superior  court  in  1741.  He  was  commissioned 
major-general  of  the  colonial  army  bv  Gov- 
ernor Shirley,  of  Massachusetts,  and  Gov- 
ernor Law,  of  Connecticut,  and  led  the  Con- 
necticut troops  in  the  experiition  against  Cape 
Breton  in  1743.  He  wa^  tiien  sixty-seven 
years  old,  the  oldest  man  in  the  ser\  ice  excer  t 
Rev.  Air.  Moody.  Governor  Wolcott  said : 
"It  was  a  tough  business.  Divine  Provi- 
dence appeared  wonderfully  in  our  f.-ivir  au'l 
should  forever  be  remembered  with  tliank- 
fulness".  Louisburg  surrenderee!  and  tlie  ex- 
pedition was  successful.  In  1730  he  wa^ 
elected  governor  ni  Connecticut.  In  Novem- 
ber. 1732,  some  .'Spanish  merchani  ve^^els 
took  refuc;e  in  New  London  harbor  and 
tlirough  the  neglect  and  delay  of  the  owner 
suffered  much  loss  while  in  port.  Governor 
Wolcott  was  accused  of  oppression  and  held 
responsible  in  the  poy)idar  mind  fc^r  the  Span- 
iard's misfortunes.  For  this  reasc^n  lie  was 
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when  the  case  reached  the  King's  council,  he 
was  absolved  entirely  from  blame  and  in  a 
measure  the  public  confidence  in  him  returned. 
In  1755  he  lacked  but  two  lumdred  votes  of 
reelection.  After  his  retirement  from  public 
life,  "he  divided  his  time  between  devotion, 
reading,  a!:::ri culture  and  the  enjoyment  of  his 
friends.  His  body  was  strong'  and  well  pro- 
portioned, his  countenance  and  deportment  pe- 
culiarly ada[)ted  to  command  reverence  and 
esteem.  His  wit  was  ready  and  uncommonly 
bright,  his  method  of  reasoning  (free  from 
sophistry)  was  clear  and  manly  as  became  a 
generous  inquirer  after  truth  and  not  a  noisy 
\\  rangier  for  victory.  He  was  a  sincere  un- 
failing friend  to  ever\-  industrious,  virtuous, 
honest  man,  whatever  his  walk  in  life.  He 
was  a  wise  legislat(^r  and  able  statesman. 
While  he  was  a  judge  b.e  held  the  balance  of 
justice  with  a  steady,  unwavering  hand,  and 
being  far  superior  to  venality  of  the  inlluence 
of  personal,  family  or  party  connections,  he 
pronounced  th.e  law  impartially  on  all  the 
causes  brought  before  him.  As  a  governor  he 
appeared  to  advantage.  This  was  his  proper 
element,  for  he  seemed  originally  formcfl  to 
govern.  He  was  a  kind  and  provident  hus- 
band and  parent.  His  moral  character  was 
unblemished,  his  religion  and  piety  unaffected, 
and  he  died  as  he  had  lived,  a  member  of  the 
Second  Church  of  Windsor."  Anyone  who 
knevi-  the  late  governor  of  Massachusetts, 
his  descendant  and  namesake,  must  be  re- 
minded by  this  contemporary  eulogy"  of  the 
physique,  bearing  and  character,  of  the  late 
Roger  Wolcott.  ''-f  ?\[assaciiusetts. 

Governor  Wolcctt's  mansion  house  was 
built  in  1704  and  stood  until  a  recent  date. 
Some  of  the  panels  on  which  the  paintings  il- 
lustrated the  Indian  attack  on  Deerfield.  have 
been  recovered.  He  published  three  books, 
"Political  Meditations,"  (1720):  "A  Tract  on 
a  Controversial  Letter  on  the  Xew  England 
Churches,"  (1761):  "Letter  to  the  Freemen 
of  Connecticut"  {  1761  ).  He  died  May  17, 
1767. 

He  married,  December  3,  1702.  Sarah 
Drake,  born  May  10.  16S1).  daughter  cif  Job 
Drake.  Children:  Roger,  born  September 
14,  1704:  Elizabeth,  April  10,  1706:  Alexan- 
der, January  20,  1708 :  Samuel,  January  9, 
1710:  Alexander.  January  7,  1712,  mentioned 
belov.- :  Snrah,  born  and  died  December  10, 
1715;  Sarah.  January  31,  1715:  "thi:-  dear  and 
ingenious  child  dyed  in  an  extasie  of  Joy.  Tri- 
umphing over  death.  January  5.  1735";  Hep- 
zibah,  June  23.  1717;  Josiah,  February  6, 
1719:  Erastus  ('twin),  February  8.  1721  ;  Eph- 
raim  1  twin  i  ;  I'rsula.  October  30,  1734. 

(\'I)    Alexander,    son  of   Governor   Roger 


\\'c>lcott,  was  born  January  7,  17 12,  died 
March  25,  1795.  He  graduated  fror.;  Yale 
College  in  tlie  class  of  173 1.  He  was  with 
his  father  in  the  expedition  against  Louisburg 
in  the  French  war.  He  liveif  at  Xew  Haven 
after  his  third  marriage  and  finally  settled 
at  Windsor,  where  he  practiced  meiiicine.  He 
was  a  distinguished  citizen  of  commanding 
personal  appearance  and  of  great  talents  anrl 
was  called  upon  to  take  an  active  and  promi- 
nent part  in  public  attairs  at  a  critical  period. 
He  was  justice  of  the  peace  and  often  repre- 
sentative to  the  general  assembly.  Fle  was  an 
earnest  ^^  nig  and  active  in  the  great  events 
that  just  preceded  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence. During  the  war  he  was  chairman 
of  the  committee  of  inspection  of  Windsor 
and  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  exan.rinaiion 
of  candiiJatcs  for  the  position  of  surgeon  and 
surgeon's  mate.  He  was  a  lifelong  student, 
especially  of  Greek  and  Latin,  and  possessed 
a  fine  library.  He  had  a  negro  slave.  Primus 
Scott,  who  assisted  him  in  preparing  medicines 
and  accompanied  him  on  visits  to  patients.  He 
ga\e  Scott  his  freedom  and  immediatelv  the 
negro  set  up  as  a  doctor  across  the  river  and 
actually  enjoyed  a  considerable  practice.  Dr. 
Wolcott  had  some  skill  as  a  poet  and  writer. 
He  married  ''tirsCi.  December  4.  1732.  Lydia. 
daughter  of  Jeremiah  Atwater,  of  Xev>-  Ha- 
ven. He  married  (second),  ISIarch  17,  1739, 
Mrs.  Allyn,  of  X'ew  Haven.  He  married 
(third),  in  1745,  'Sla.ry  Richard-,  of  Xew  Lon- 
don, born  in  1724,  who  died  October  23.  1817. 
Children  of  lirst  wife:  Jeremiah,  born  Xo- 
vember  3,  1733:  Alexander,  Februar}-  17. 
1735:  Lydia,  baptized  Xovernber  6,  1737. 
Children  of  third  wife :  Esther,  born  Sep- 
tember 17.  died  October  9.  174O;  Simon,  Au- 
guts  9,  1747,  mentioned  below;  Esther,  July 
17,  1749;  George,  May  23,  died  October, 
V751:  George,  October  17,  1753:  Christopher, 
October  i,  1754:  Mary.  August  7  1756:  Al- 
exander, September  15,  175S;  Guy,  August  7, 
1760;  Elizabeth,   January   13,   1763. 

(VII)  Dr.  Simon  (2)  Wolcott.  son  of  Dr. 
Alexander  \\'olcott,  was  born  August  9,  1747. 
He  was  a  physician  at  X'ew  London  atid  for 
several  years  was  secretary  of  the  county 
medical  society.  He  "was  highly  respected 
and  greatly  beloved  by  an  extensive  acquaint- 
ance," said  the  Xei^'  London  Guccttr  at  .the 
time  of  his  death.  He  married  f first).  Janu- 
ary 23,  1774,  Lucy  Rogers,  born  Jidy,  175 1, 
died  April  4,  1791.  He  married"  ('second) 
Mrs.  Ch.arlotte  (Woodbridcre)  Mumfnnl,  born 
December  26,  1761,  died  December  r.  !.'^;r. 
Children  of  first  wife:  Lucretia.  JrmiM'v  2.i. 
1775;  .-\le;:ander.  Xovernber  12,  1777:  I  ucv. 
Jime    30    :7;?<.i;    Mary.    December    ,V"i,    !7Si  : 


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Lucy,  October  31,  17S3,  married  (first).  Ni:>- 
vember  25,  180.3,  Francis  Drake  (see  Drake 
XTV)  ;  married  (second")  April  25,  1816, 
Erastiis  Stroric; ;  (?har!otte,  November  10, 
1784:  Catherine.  A[ay  15,  1786:  Elizabeth, 
January   10,   1788;  F'rances  Caroline. 

(The  Drake  Line). 
The  family  of  Drake  in  England  is  of  an- 
cient lineage.  One  of  the  foremost  of  the 
English  families  of  that  name  had  its  seat  at 
Ashe,  coimty  Devon,  and  from  it  descended 
most  of  the  name  in  Massachusetts  and  Con- 
necticut. 

(I)  John  Drake  lived  in  Exmoutli.  Eng- 
land, in  1360.  He  married  Christian,  daugh- 
ter of  Job.n  r.illett.  and  acquirerl  Ashe.  She 
married  i^ecf'tid)  Richanl  Fraiicheyne>',  and 
had  a  son  Christopher,  \\ho  unlawfully  ex- 
cluded her  son  John,  mentioned  below,  from 
Ashe. 

(II)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (i)  Drake, 
was  excluded  from  Ashe  and  settled  at  Ot- 
terton,  about  sixteen  miles  distant;  married 
Christian,    daughter   of   John    Antage. 

(III)  John  V3"f,  son  of  John  (2)  Drake, 
inherited  Otterton,  and  married  a  Cruys.  of 
Cruys  ?iiorchand. 

(\\')  John  ^'),  son  of  John  (3"!  Drake, 
of  Ottert'.iti.  married  .\gnes.  daughter  of  John 
Kelloway.  and  had  children:  John,  mentioned 
belo'.v.  Richard.  Robert,  Thomas.  Agnes. 

(V)  John  (5).  son  of  John  (4)  Drake, 
settled  first  at  Axmouth,  and  by  a  suit  at  lav/ 
recovered  Ashe.  He  married  Margaret, 
daughter  of  John  Cole,  of  Riil. 

(\T)  John  (6).  son  of  John  (5)  Drake, 
inherited  Ashe,  and  married  Ann,  daughter  of 
Roger  Greenville.  Children:  Ilernard,  in- 
herited Ashe :  Robert,  mentioned  below ; 
Richard,   settled   at  Eshire.   countv   Surrev. 

(VII)  Robert,  son  of  John  '(6)  Drak-c, 
settled  at  W'i-comb.  parish  of  South  Leigh. 
county  Devon.  He  had  son^  \\'iiliam  and. 
Henrv. 

(V]U)  William,  son  of  Robert  Drake, 
lived  in  Wiscomb,  countv  Devon.  Children: 
John,  mentioned  below:  Thomas. 

(IX)  John  (j).  son  of  William  Drake,  was 
,  born  at  \\'i?conib,  county  Devon,  about  1600. 
He  was  the  immigrant  ancestor,  and  came  to 
Boston  in  ifi^iO.  He  bought  lanri  at  Taunton, 
but  did  not  settle  there.  He  settl'?d  in  \\'!n'l- 
sor.  C'^nnecticur,  before  li'iT,^)-  "A'lg-  17.  fi'iO. 
John  Drake  Sr,  dyed  accidentally  as  he  '.vas 
driving  a  cart  ioaderi  with  corn  tc.  carry  from 
his  house  to  his  ~on  Jacob's :  the  cattle  being 
2  oxen,  an;!  hi^  mare.  In  tlie  hii;lnvay  against 
Tob.n  (IritVm'i.  something  scared  the  cattle, 
and   thev    >et   ;.    running",   ami   he   laboring   to 


stop  them  by  takuig  hold  on  the  mare,  was 
tlnown  down  on  his  face,  and  the  cartwheel 
went  over  him,  brake  cne  of  his  legs,  and 
bruised  his  bodye  so  that  he  was  taken  up 
dead,  being  carrici!  to  his  dangiiter's  house, 
had  life  come  again,  but  d\ed  in  a  short  time, 
and  was  buried  on  the  iSiii  oi  August,  1(^59". 
He  married  Elizalieth  Rogers,  who  was  ad- 
mitted a  meml^er  of  the  Windsor  cliurch,  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1639,  and  died  October  7,  16S1, 
ag-ed  one  hundred  years.  Children:  Jo'i. 
lohn,  mentioned  belon- :  Jacol:),  }>Iarv.  Eliza- 
beth. 

(X)  John  (8).  son  of  John  (7)  Drake,  was 
a  first  settler  at  Simsburv,  Comiecticut,  but 
resided  at  \\'indsor  until  1659,  perhaps  longer. 
He  died  July  7,  1688.  accordmg  to  his  grave- 
stone, though  the  town  recorfls  give  it  July  9, 
1689.  He  married.  Novf-mber  30,  1648,  Han- 
nah Moore,  who  died  February  10,  itji^G. 
daughter  of  Thomas  Moore,  of  Windsor. 
Children:  John,  born  September  14.  f''>.|9; 
Job.  June  15,  1651;  Flannah,  August  8,  1653; 
Enoch.  December  8.  K'v^.S  :  Ruth.  Deiember  i, 
1657;  Simon,  October  2S.  1659:  Lydia.  Janu- 
ary 26,  1661  ;  Elizabeth,  July  22,  1664,  .Mciry, 
January  29,  1666;  ^,Iindwell.  Nin'ember  10. 
1671  ;  Jo^epli,  who  is  further  mentioned 
below. 

(XI)  Captain  Joseph  Drake.  ^<'V  "f  J  'hn 
(S)  Drake,  was  born  Jr.ne  26.  ii>74,  and  baji- 
tizcd  Jiuie  28  following.  He  wa>  a  •xeiwcv 
by  tra'le  and  resided  at  East  Win.dsfVf.  lie 
died  January  14,  1754.  He  married  (first), 
1695-96.  Ann  Foster,  of  Hartford,  wl\o  died 
in  September,  1717.  aged  about  thirty-eigiit. 
He  probably  married  (second)  Sarali  Stough- 
ton,  widow  of  John  Stoughton,  who  died  Jan- 
uary 7,  1746.  Children:  Jt'sepli,  'jorn  April 
24,  1697;  Benjainin,  April  14,  1699;  Ann, 
January  30.  1701  ;  John,  l\[a\-  6.  1703-  U'ii- 
iiam.  December  30.  1705  :  Thomas,  mentjone! 
below:  Abel.  March  24,  1710:  Da\id:  Mosi.-^ 
lulv  20,  1716. 

(XIL)  Thomas,  son  of  Captain  Jo^i^h 
Drake,  was  born  May  18.  1708,  :i;id,  married. 
Januar}-  25,  1750,  Eum'ce  Skinner,  prMb.iMy 
the  widow  Eunice  who  died  March  23.  ir^'o. 
Children:  Amasa.  mentioned  below;  j'ii.  .ri.-,-. 
born  November  7,  1753:  Amy,  July  7.  17.'.^: 
Elinor,  CJctober  27,  1756:  Abner,  Septemb.u' 
23.   T7.S8. 

(XITI)  Amasa.  son  of  Thomas  Drake,  ^vas 
born  December  8,  1750.  died  February  10. 
1838.  He  was  knriwn  as  ''Cantam  Smouth". 
He  married  (first*  Waitstill  Sadd.who  d.ied 
May  8,   1786,  dau.ghter  nf  }.iattliew  Sad('.  of 

East  \\'indsor:  ■.secon-!) Jaggcr.  wh'"" 

died  March  30,  1836.  Ch.ildren  •  Eunice, 
born  r)eceinber  2,  ltj^:  Sarah..  September  10, 


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1//S:  Tlioiiias.  June  mj.   1779;  Francis,  men- 
tioncii  below;   i'olly,   October  30,    ijyo. 

CXI\')  rriincis,  son  of  Amasa  Drake,  -aas 
born  Jaiuiarv  8.  17S1.  .md  ^ettlc(i  .'iouiii  of  t'tic 
old  burying  j;-'-r,uiul  in  East  Windsor.  He  died 
March  21.  181 1.  lie  married  Lncy  \\"olcott, 
born  October  31.  17S3.  bajUized  February  5, 
1804,  daughter  of  Tjv.  Simon  W'olcott,  and 
adopted  daup'.ucr  of  Elizur  W'olcott.  Slit- 
married  (  second  )  Erastus  Stronir.  Cliildr^jii ; 
Elizur  W'olcott,  bai>ti/:ed  February  13.  1804: 
EIi2a!)cth.  baptized  ^.fay  ii,  1806;  I'rance- 
Catherine,  born  February  25,  1SC19,  baptized 
May  19.  181 1,  married.  Xovember  10,  1830. 
Charles  Gris-ff-;.  of  Tolland  (see  Griggs  \'li)  : 
she  died  January  20.  1S95. 

CThe  Foote  Line). 
(I)  Xathaiiiel  I'oote,  imnu'grant  anL'cstor, 
was  born  about  1593.  He  came  probably  from 
Shalford.  Colchester,  England,  and  settled 
in  W.'atertown,  }ilassachusetts.  He  took  the 
freeman's  oath  in  1633.  He  removed  to  W'ctli- 
ersfield.  Conr.erticut.  wliere  he  was  one  of  th',- 
first  settlers.  In  1640  he  had  a  home  lot  of 
ten  acres  on  the  east  side  of  Broad  street. 
He  was  a  farmer.  He  was  deputy  to  the  gen- 
eral court  in  1644.  He  married,  in  England, 
about  1613.  Elizabeth  Dcmint;.  born  abi^ut 
1595.  died  July  28.  16S3.  sister  of  John 
Demiiig.  a  first  settler  of  W'ethersnei'i.  Slic 
married  1' second ■>  Thomas  W'elle-.  Xathan- 
iel  Foote  dned  in  164;.  Children:  Elizabeth, 
born  aMut  i6r6:  Xathaniel.  about  1(120 : 
Mar\':  Robert,  nientirmed  below:  Fran.ces : 
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born  in  1629.  died  in  1681.  He  was  a  lieu- 
tenant. He  lived  in  W'cthersfield  and  W'al— 
lingford,  and  in  1668  in  Branford,  Connecti- 
cut. He  married,  in  1659,  Sarah,  daughter  of 
Wilnani  and  Frances  Potter:  she  iriarrie  1 
('second),  in  1GS6.  Aaron  Bdaciiley.  of  I'.ran- 
iord.  Children:  Xath.^iniel.  born  April  ij,. 
.1660;  Sarah.  February  12.  1662:  Jo'^eoh,  men- 
tioned below;  Elizabeth.  ]\larch  6.  i()''i'i;  Sam- 
uel, I\fay  14,  iC)6.S:  John.  July  24.  11170:  Ste- 
phen and  F^aac.  twins,  December  14.  !;'i-2. 

(HI)  Joseph,  son  of  Robert  Foote,  was 
born  Marcli  6.  1664.  died  March  6,  1751.  He 
was  a  captain.  He  resided  at  Xorth  Bran- 
ford,  Connecticut.  He  marriefl  (first),  i(Vjo. 
Abigail  Ji'hnsiju,  en"  Xew  Haven,  born  April 
9,  11^/70:  (  ^kvond),  1710,  Sarah  Rose,  of  Bran- 
ford,  dauch'^er  -li  Deacon  foim  Ro^e,  wlvi 
died  June  3.  174 1  ;  I'tlur.l  !.  September  8.  1741. 
Susannah  Frisbie.  v,ho  di^d  May  17,  171 7. 
Children;  Joseph,  born  June  20.  i('k:)I  :  D.in- 
iel.  May  19,  i''>05.  died  young-;  Samuel,  tie- 
cember  2'.  I'Oi'i,  died  voung ;  Robert,  ]\Ia\-  •?!. 


I  Coo;  Da:iie!.  Augu.-t  10.  1701  ;  Aljrjha-.n.  Do- 
cenibrr  -'8.   1704:   (chabod,  nientiorie!  bclnv. 

(1\)  Dr.  icbabod  F..,,tt-.  so-:  oi;  Joseph 
'■"oote,  \sas  born  May,  171 1,  iii^'l  Sc]'/tcmber 
II,  1773.  He  married  (first),  Alarch  4,  1734, 
Hannah  Harrison,  died  Scpiember  2.  1748, 
aged  thirty-six., daughter  of  Isaac  Harrison; 
(second)  Damaris,  dai;g]iter  of  Daniel  Finch.. 
i^'hildren,  born  in  Xorth  Branford,  Connecti- 
cut: Jared,  mentioned  below;  Joseph,  March 
3,  1737;  John,  February  18,  1740;  Hani;ah, 
(aiuiar\-  30,  1742,  died  \oung;  Abigail,  De- 
cember 6,  1743;  Ichabod,  I'ebruary  24,  174(1- 
47;  Ruth,  1749;  Robert,  1752;  Flclen,  1735; 
les^c,  Januarv  22,  17^8  ;  Hannah.  i7(jo. 

(\')  Dr.  Jared  F.;.ote,  ><,u  oi  Dr.  Idiabod 
Foote,  was  born  July  17,  1733.  ilied  October 
II.  1820.  He  lived  at  Branford.  He  married 
(first).  May  12,  1763.  Submit  r.ishoi>,  who 
died  June  11,  iSio.  aged  sevent}--two.  daugh- 
ter of  Joshua  and  Hannah  (Cliittenden)  Bish- 
(•]).  of  Guilford;  (second),  X'eveniber  13, 
1812.  Sarah  Stillman ;  ithi'f'i.  .\;:;.;u<t  n, 
1815.  Jemima  Holcomb,  who  died  ( >ch}],cr  5, 
181O;  (fourth),  ]\Iay  20,  1817,  }Ian:iah  ivirn- 
Ijcrly.  Children ;  Olive ;  Subniit.  born  Feb- 
ruary 7,  1766;  .\naa,  X'oveinher  5,  I7'5<';;  Jo- 
sepli.  mentioned  below  ;  Lucy. 

(A'l)  Dr.  Josepii  (2)  Foote.  son  .jf  Dr. 
Jared  Fr>ote.  was  horn  May  T2,  1770,  uied 
.\pril  24,  i83('i.  He  resided  at  .Xorih  H.ivcn. 
Connecticut.  lie  married  (first).  Febru.iry 
16.  1797,  Mary  Bassett.  of  Hamden,  C.V.r:- 
necticut.  born  Alarch  19,  1777,  daugliter 
of  Enos  and  }ifehitable  (Goodyear)  jjassett. 
She  died  September  3,  i8or,  aged  twenty-four. 
He  married  (secondi).  January  2C.  1803,  Eu- 
nice Foote.  who  died  X'n\-e;iiber  12,  1833. 
daughter  of  Samuel  Foot,'-,  of  Branford  Chil- 
dren: Mary,  born  June  3.  1798;  Jared.  men- 
tioned below;  Emily,  IMarcii  13.  if'o\.  L;i- 
vinia,  September  iCi,  i8o(j;  F.r.nice.  ?slay  :, 
1S09:  William  C.  Xovember  6.   18:1. 

(VTI )  Jared  (2),  son  of  l>r.  Joseph  ■2) 
Foote.  was  lK)rn  January  2,  1800,  dic>;  J''l>' 
28.  1873.  He  was  a  farmer  at  Xoirih  llavrr.. 
He  graduated  from  Yale  College  in  1820.  He 
married,  Septenilier  13,  1820,  Rebecca-  r.eec!!- 
er.  of  Kent,  Connecticut,  iiorn  January  7, 
1800,  died  at  Hamden,  Octolier  27,  i87('>  (see 
Beecher  \TI).  Children:  Joseph.,  born  \u- 
ijust  28,  1S21.  died  Xovember  21,  1840:  Wil- 
fred. October  12,  1S23,  died  May  :8,  iur;^ ; 
Roi.iert.  Xovemlier  14.  1825,  died  [\]:,y  ri, 
1896;  Frederick  Jared,  September  ■).  i8jo; 
Mar'.  Bassett,  Scpteuibcr  11,  i83i'i.  died  Ma>- 
19,  1900,  married,  ('.'cti'iier  '),  1802,  at  Ham- 
d.en,  Flenry  Charles  ''irigg;  (  =>'e  (ir;L;gs 
\TI1).  Cullen  Beecher,  Xoveml^er  28,  1838. 
died  July.   1909. 


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(  The   Bcochcr  Line). 

(III)  Js.-.ac  (2)  r.wccluT,  son  of  Isaac  ii) 
Beechcr   (q.   v..,   was   bom  aluDut    1650,   ilicij 

in  171;.     He  n.iarricil   (fir.-t)   Joiiana . 

and     fscconrl)     Hannah .       Cniiilrcn: 

Isaac,  born  October  20,  16S0.  died  in  ijf)><: 
Tibenezer.  February  14,  i6cS2;  Samuel,  men- 
tioned below;  Abigail  and  Abiah.  twins.  Iiurn 
Septenibcr  24,  1693;  Jemima  and  Joannah, 
twins,  December  12,  iC^rjS. 

(IV)  Sanu'.el,  son  of  Isaac  1 2)  Beecher, 
was  born  in  Xew  Haven.  i(>84,  died  in  i^Tio. 
He  married,  October  22.  1713,  Hannah  I'ar- 
ington,  of  Ilranford  Cliildren,  born  at  ."^cv- 
mour,  Connecticut:  Sam.uel,  mentioned  be- 
low: Rebecca,  December  15.  1715:  Isaac, 
1717;  Ji^nathan  :  Amee.  married  Jonathan  Ai- 
ling;    Abigail,     married     Ililclicock ; 

Hannah,  married  Enos  Pardee  in  1752. 

(V)  Samuel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  (  i)  Beech- 
er, was  born   August  30,    1714,   at   Se_\-mour, 

Connecticut.   Ho  marrierl  Mary .    They 

joined  tilt  church  at  Kent  in  1779.  This  may 
be  Samuel    ( \' )   or  a  son  of  the  same  name. 

(VI)  Jonathan,  son  of  Sanu.iel  (2)  Beech- 
er. was  born  at  Xew  Ha\-en.  April  S.  1757, 
died  at  La  i^>aysville,  Pennsylvania,  Januar\' 
29,  1826.  A  Jonathan  P.cecher  was  ir,  the 
revc>iution  in  1781  in  Capiain  Charles  Smith's 
company.  lie  niarricil  ^^Ir-.  Anne  Hliue) 
Baldwin. 

(\"II)  Pel:ecca.  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Beech.er,  was  born  January  7,  iS^M.^died  Oc- 
tober 2J.  l><JC^:  married.  Septem';er  13.  1820, 
Jared   (2)  Foote  (see  Foore  \'IIi. 


William  Cross,  of  Wether^field. 
CROSS  Connecticut,  and  afterwards  ni 
Windsor,  Connecticut,  wa^  the 
first  of  the  name  in  this  countrv.  There  is  a 
tradition  in  e\-ery  branch  of  the  family  that 
it  was  originally  French  Huguenot  anrl  the 
name  Crosse  w.ns  De  ia  Croix.  At  the  begnn- 
ning  William  siielled  his  name  Crosse  and 
sometimes  la  Crosse.  In  \'ol.  47.  "X'ew  Eng- 
land Hist,  and  Gen.  Register,"  p.  480.  i^  a 
copy  of  the  probate  of  the  will  of  Johanus  De 
f^iester,  of  London.  Englanri.  but  formcrlv  of 
Ghent,  Belgium,  which  shows  that  William 
Crosse,  of  London,  was  his  father-in-law.  and 
that  Peter  Crosse  and  Josias  Cr(^s-e  were  sons 

of  Willian; ;  also  that  Johti.  James  and 

De  Piester  were  his  nejihew-.  and.  cc:  them  he 
left  ih.e  bulk  "i  Ids  ;-r.:i;iert;-.  Tin-  Jonas  De 
Piester  died,  in  Londvin,  December  ;,,  1618. 
The  histoiy  of  th.e  De  Piester  familv  in 
America,  as  found  in  \'ak-ntine's  "C;jmmon 
Council  of  Xe-.'.  ^''jr'.-,"  seems  to  show  that 
thi-  nephew.  J'  nas.  was  none  other  than  the 
v.ell-kni'iwn    bii^i.^  De  Piester,  who  emigrated 


to  X'e\v  York  in  1651,  was  mayor  of  that  oily 
ar.d  one  of  the  leading  Huguen.ots  of  Anienca. 
Tile  De  Picsters  were  fur  several  generariuns 
very  exclusive,  always  niarrving  Prencli 
fluguenots,  ar.d  usually  going  back  to  Hi.|- 
land  for  that  purpose.  Tliey  were  originallv 
oi  noble  birth  in  l'>ance.  from  which  t!!e\- 
v-ere  driven  by  the  mas>aere  of  St.  Bartholo- 
mew, which  commenceii  at  Paris,  August  24. 
1572,  and  soon  extended  to  Rouen.  This  ex- 
clusiveness  of  the  De  Piesters  leads  to  the 
c(jncIusion  that  William  and  Peter  C'rfiS^e. 
wh.o  were  made  executors  of  Johanus'  \\;il, 
must  liave  been  of  like  rank,  faith  and.  r.a- 
tionality.  This,  coupled  with  the  above  tradi- 
tion, appears  to  justify  the  conclusion  that  the 
Cross  family  belonged  to  the  De  La  Croix  of 
Rouen.  This  family,  as  ?ppears  bv  the  iiis- 
tory  of  the  Huguenots  in  France,  was  promi- 
nent. One  of  their  number  was  a  minister. 
who  sat  in  the  ecclesiastical  council  of  La 
Rochellc. 

'A'illiam  Cross  served  in  the  Pequot  war  as 
a  soldier  frotn  Wetherstield  in  ^(')^y  (■■Mpn-.n- 
rial  History  of  Hartford,"  vol.  I,  p.  435  ,1.  He- 
was  early  at  \\'ind>or,  land  owner  in  11.4^  at 
\\'ethersfield.  He  appears  to  have  beer,  a 
seafaring  man.  and  died  in  FalrfieM  about 
1655.  lea\ing  a  wife,  aiid  children  1  \'o!.  I, 
"Ancient  Windsor."  p.  156).  Foilou in.:;-  di'^ 
are  other  entries  which  seem  to  make  ii  ijiain 
that  his  children  were:  Peter,  mention.edi  i>c- 
low  ;  Cajjtain  Samuel :  J(jhn  .  X'atlianiel. 

(II)  Peter,  son  of  William  Cn.iss,  was  born 
in  England,  and  was  apparentlv  an  adult  wiiei'i 
he  came  to  America  with  his  lath.er.  Chil- 
dren :  Peter,  born  June  3,  1650,  nientioned  be- 
low :  ^lary,  June  3,  i'')59. 

I  HI)  Feter  (2).  >cn  of  Peter  O)  Cro~s. 
was  born  June  3,  i''''30,  in  Wimls.jr.  Ciunecti- 
cut.  He  was  a  resident  oi  Xorwich.  in  U'<-2 
and  irM.r.,  but  afterwar  is  removed  t"  \'\'!iiil- 
ham  (  \'ol.  27,  ""X'ew  Ensrland  Hist.  Ri  ,;■.,"  p. 
Jj  I  and  was  among  the  first  settlers  or  plant- 
ers of  Windham  in  1690.  removing  froni  Xi'r- 
wich.  His  daugb.ter  married  John  Crn'x-.  -iibi 
in  "Connecticut  Col.  Reg.."  p.  417.  \-e  tiiid  : 
"Land  in  Windham  granted  to  Peter  Cro-<. 
Jonathan  Crane  and  others  to  organ i^u  the 
town."  'Hiat  Peter  was  a  man  of  standing;.  •,•; 
apjiarer.t  from  the  fact  that  hi>  name  anper^rs 
fir-"!  in  this  grant,  and  also  that  he  wa-  by  act 
of  die  genera!  court  appointed  one  of  the  ad- 
m.iri'^trators  of  the  Wade  estate,  a'ld  t'.iat  he 
St'. '-id  at  the  head  of  the  company  which,  was 
authorized  to  and  did  rirganize  the'  town  of 
Handfield.  Connecticut,  out  of  the  teTife.ry 
that  h.ad  belonged  to  W'indham  in  1703.  In 
1698  he  was  the  leading  citizen  .^f  \Vindi;ai'.i 
and  t!ie  hearl  of  a  ^nuad  of  citizens  who  were 


/  /o  » 


'.;/ 


Ill  n'    i...>  .■  J) 

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r,.,-'ti:v/' 


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buildin;^  a  linmc  tliere  for  the  niinistei'.  Ho 
died  April  9,  1739.  In  Ilininan's  "Early  Puri- 
tan Settlers  of  Connecticut,"  p.  762,  is  tlie  fol- 
lowing': "Peter- Cross  and  his  wife  Mary  of 
Windham  ( f roni  Ipswich  a  town  in  W'intlhani 
county,  Connecticut  i  had  children,  viz.:  Mary, 
born  April  2,  ]r>ji);  Stephen,  May  15,  1681  ; 
Elizabeth,  June  14,  10S3;  Peter,  November  8, 
1686;  Daniel,  March  8,  1688;  Experience,  De- 
cember II,  1691  :  rVbit^ail.  June  3.  1694;  Mary, 
December  9,  1695,  died  the  same  da\  ;  Mary, 
December,  1697;  Wade,  l.^eccniiier  15,  1699: 
the  last  two  by  the  second  wife.  His  wife 
Mary  died  December  9,  1695,  in  child  birth. 
Some  of  his  children  were  probably  born  be- 
fore he  settled  in  ^Vindham. 

(IV)  Stephen,  son  of  F'eter  (2)  Cross,  was 
born  May  15,  1681.  He  married,  at  Mans- 
field, Connecticut,  November  30,  1703,  Mary 
.  Children,  born  at  ]\Iansfield:  Ste- 
phen, October  20,  1704;  Jonathan,  July  18, 
1706:  Xoah.  A[iril  5,  170S;  I;etty,  1709-10: 
Ebenczer.  January  18,  17U-12:  Sanmel.  Oc- 
tober 20,  1 7 14,  died  A^l^"embe^  20.  17 14;  Pe- 
ter, mentioned  below:  Mar_\-.  April  15.  1718: 
Noah,  April  17,  1720:  Mary,  Au^u^t  17,  1722: 
Hannah,  July  i,  1723;  John.  July  10,  1726. 

(\^)  Peter  (3),  son  i>f  Stenlien  Cros-.  was 
born  at  Mansfield,  April  ii>,  171').  He  appears 
to  have  been  an  early  settler  at  Huntstown  or 
Ashfield.  [fanipshire  county.  Massachusetts, 
and  was  selectman  in  1777.  In  1700  he  was 
liviuLT  at  Ashfield,  according;  to  the  census  of 
1790,  with  his  fannly.  He  was  called  ensign. 
He  married,  at  Mansfield,  (Jctobcr  2,  1740. 
but  accortUn:;'  to  the  Coventry  records,  whicli 
are  probably  correct.  June  23.  i73'\  Alary, 
daugliter  of  Jonathan  Fuller,  formerly  of  At- 
tleborough.  Alassachusetts.  Children,  born  at 
Coventry:  Benjamin,  October  2,  1740:  El- 
lither.  March  2y.  1742:  Aaron,  mentioned  be- 
low: driugbter,  Iiorn  April  ID.  1737,  died  April 
20,  1737'  Elizaheib.  June  18,  1739.  Probably 
others. 

(\'I)  Aaron,  sou  c^f  Peter  (3)  Cross,  was 
born  at  Coventry,  Sejitemlier  6.  1743.  He  set- 
tled at  .\shfield.  Massachusetts,  and  was  living 
there  in  1790.  having  a  family  of  seven  per- 
sons. John  Cross  of  thi.^  family  had  two 
males  over  sixteen,  one  un.ler  that  age,  and 
four  females  in  his  familv.  John  Cross  Jr.. 
his  son,  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution  from 
Ashfield.  aged  sixteen,  in  1780.  Stephen 
Cross,  probably  anotlier  s<.ni  of  Peter,  alsu 
lived  at  Ashfield  and  was  in  the  Ticonderoga 
expedition  (p.  14,  "Howe's  Histriry"),  in 
Captain  Ephraim  Jennings'  conipan\'.  .Asb- 
field  was  a  town  adjacent  to  the  locality  in 
Nortbani;>ton  afterwards  called  West  Farms. 
Joseph  Cross  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution 


and  settled  in  Bucldand.  Ijenjaniin,  son  of 
Peter  Cross,  born  October  2.  1740.  resided  at 
.AshfieUi,  -Massachusetts,  ami  West  Farms, 
Massachusetts.  He  was  born  at  Co\entr\  ; 
wife  Alary.  Cliildren :  J.  Benjamin,  was  a 
doctor  of  medicine ;  he  served  in  the  war  of 
the  revolution  as  private  in  Captain  Zacliariah 
bieal's  company,  Colonel  Ale.x  Schainmels' 
regiment,  1775  to  1780.  age  thirty-five,  in 
1780,  height  five  foot  seven,  complexion  dark. 
Benjamin  bought  land  in  Shaftsbury,  \er- 
mont,  in  1792.  of  one  Benjannn  .Smith.  This 
deed  was  witnessed  by  his  son  Erastus.  Dr. 
Benjamin  later  removed  to  Edinburgh,  New 
York,  where  he  died,  as  shown  by  the  probate 
of  his  will  in  1812.  Children:  Benjamin  Jr., 
born  1767;  Pheobe ;  Erastus,  17G9,  at  West 
Farms;  Aca;  Ira;  Lydia;  I^arius;  Charita ; 
Erastus  and  Ira  both  became  physicians ; 
Darius  took  up  the  miTiistry.  Dr.  Benjamin 
mentions  all  of  his  children  in  his  -vxill,  bur 
left  his  wife  Mary  one-third,  to  Dr.  Erastus 
and  Dr.  Ira  e.'ch  two-thirds.  To  bis  grand- 
children, Erastus,  son  of  Benjamin  Jr..  and 
Lucy,  daughter  of  Charita  King,  each  one 
hundred  dollars.  Benjamin  Jr.  married  Eunice 
Davis,  of  Conway,  Massachusetts.  Charita 
married  Dr.  King. 

(  X'll  !  Dr.  Erastus  Cross,  son  of  Benjamin 
Cross,  was  born  May  31,  i~(->g,  didl  April  17, 
1849.  ^Je  lived  first  in  West  Farms,  Massa- 
chusetts, removed  to  Floyd,  (.>neida  county. 
New  York,  and  later  to  Darien,  f/ienesee 
county.  New  York.  He  married  at  We>i:iel(l, 
Massachusetts,  August  4,  1799.  Catharine 
Brace,  born  .\pril  g.  1782.  liied  January  [8. 
iS^2.  Children:  Catharine,  born  April  9. 
1782:  Chester,  February  24,  1801,  died  1815: 
Lester.  }.Iarch  16,  1803,  married.  Jjiiiuar}-. 
1826.  Alma  Sloane,  at  Darien,  New  \ork; 
Enestus  T.,  August  15.  1804.  menti-'iud  be- 
Ijw  ;  Henry  X.,  .March  15,  1806,  died  i.-^it. 

(\'III)  Enestus  T.  Cross,  son  of  Dr,  Eras- 
tus Cross,  was  born  at  \\"est  Farms,  .August 
15,  1804,  died  at  Batavia.  New  York,  August 
7,  1850.  He  married  (first)  at  Westfielil.  So- 
phia, daughter  of  Jabez  and  Lucy  1  Ely  i  ( >t!^, 
born  Jul}- 7.  1850.  He, married  (second),  Au- 
gust 9,  18 — ,  Alargaret  Hutchins.  c!ii!d'-en 
of  first  wife:  Henry  Tisdale.  born  Januarx  15, 
1S29.  mentioned  below:  Alary  Adeline.  N"- 
\-ember  2^.  1830,  died  March  2^.  i8iy>.  mar- 
ried (first)  George  C.  Dodee ;  isec;.>nd) 
.Hemy  L^iord,  M.'D.:  WiUard'  .Vebs^.n.  Sep- 
ti  ruber  30,  i^^J.  died  laiiuar\  31.  1880,  in.ir- 
riei!  bVances  :\.  Bergen  ;  !an-,es  F.diu  ar<l. 
Marcl'i    2J,    1S40,    niiirried    Florer>cc    Wilber; 


George    Enestus,     l-ehruarv 


i>^+3- 


1843;  Thomas  Dallas,  Februarv  24.  F844,  dici 
May,    1S4S;    George    K.,   July    i,    1817.    die! 


'A.'  I  -1 

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CONNECTICUT 


June,  1847.  Sophia  (Otii)  Cross  w.is  a  de- 
scciulant  or"  Nathan  Ely,  one  of  the  tirst  set- 
tler? of  Hartford.  Connecticut,  and  Nor\vaU<, 
ConiKcticiit,  in  1640. 

(IN)  Henr_\-  T..  son  of  Enestus  T..  and 
Sophia  i,  Utisj  CrosS,  was  born  January  15, 
18J9,  at  Darien,  New  York;  married,  .May  3, 
1S53,  at  Catavia.  Juha,  daughter  of  Alva  and 
Sarepta  (Townsend)  Smith,  born  August  22, 
1S33,  died  June  lO.  1906.  Her  mother,  Sarepta 
(Townsend;  Smitli  was  the  daughter  of  Na- 
t!ian  Townsetid.  who  was  a  soldier  in  the 
revolution,  ser\'ice  as  follows :  sergeant,  Cap- 
tain Edmund  Drigham's  company  of  minute- 
men,  Colonel  Ward's  regiment,  W'estborough, 
2\Iassaclriiietts,  on  the  Lexington  alarm,  April 
19'  '77.^;  second  lieutenant,  Captain  Brig- 
ham's  company.  Sixth  Worcester  County 
Regiment  of  Massachusetts  Militia,  177O:  tir^t 
lieutenant,  same  company,  1777.  Her  father, 
Alva  Smith,  was  the  son  of  Asaj)!!  Smith  Jr., 
of  Ash  ford,  Connecticut.  The  latter  ^\•as  in 
the  revolution,  service  as  follows;  private, 
Tenth  Company,  Sufneld,  Captain  Oliver  Han- 
cheti.  Second  Regiment,  Colonel  Joseph 
Spencer,  1775.  He  was  at  Bunker  Hill,  posted 
at  Roxhury,  and  was  later  attached  to  Arnold's 
expedition.  His  father.  Asaph  Smith,  of  \"ol- 
untown.  ConnecticiU,  was  the  son  of  Jeremiah 
and  Patience  1  Bourne )  Smith,  of  Eastham, 
Massacluoett.-.  Patience  Bourne,  born  i(386, 
was  the  daughter  of  Shearjashib  Bourne,  born 
1643.  "^I'^^^l  I7'9-  ^'T^  Bathua  (Skiff)  Bourne, 
born  1647,  died  1703.  They  were  married  in 
1666.  Shearjashib  Bourne  was  the  son  of 
John  and  Ruth  (\\"inslow)  Bourne,  the  lat- 
ter a  daughter  of  John  Winslow,  of  the  "May- 
flower," married  1637.  Bathua  Skift  was  the 
daughter  of  James  and  ]\Iary  Skift'.  Children: 
Henry  Alva,  born  June  8,  i'855 ;  Frank  Smith, 
March  13.  1858.  married  Anna  Bell  Cole. 
January  28.  1801  ;  ]\Iorelle  Fowler,  mentioned 
below . 

(X)  Morelle  F.  Cross,  son  of  Henry  T. 
and  Julia  ( Smith)  Cros^.  born  at  Batavia, 
New  York.  August  i.  1864.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Merrels.  Cross  &  Beardsley, 
New  Ha\en.  Connecticut,  decorators  and  fur- 
nishers. Fle  is  a  tliirty-second  degree  Scot- 
tish Rite  Mason,  member  of  Batavia  Lodge. 
N'o.  475.  Free  and  Accepted  Masons.  He  was 
made  a  Mason  at  Batavia,  New  York.  He  is 
a  member  of  Joseph  Andrew  Chapter.  Royal 
Arch  Masuns.  We?t  Haven.  Connecticut,  and 
New  Haven  Commandery.  Knights  Templar. 
He  is  also  a  ire'-iibc  of  the  Kr:ight^  Temjilar 
Club  of  New  FUnen.  and  the  S'uis  of  the 
American  Revolution.  He  is  captain  in  the 
Governor's  Foot  Guard  of  Connecticut.  Com- 
P'an.y  C.  Seconil  Regiment.     In  religion  he  is 


an  Episcopalian  and  a  member  of  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church.  New  Haven,  lie  married, 
August  16,  1888.  Merta  A.,  daughter  of 
James  W.  and  2\Iary  E.  (^  Parker)  Harris,  of 
Elba,  New  York.  .She  was  born  in  the  latter 
place,  December  24,  1865.  Child,  Julia 
Marion  Cross,  December  11,   1908. 

Colonel  Jonathan  Wade,  immi- 
^\'ADE  grant  ancestor,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land, probably  in  parish  Denver, 
county  Norfolk,  w  here  he  owned  large  estates. 
He  embarked  June  22,  1632,  for  America  in 
the  ship  "Lion"  and  located  first  at  Charles- 
town,  Slassachusetts.  of  which  h.e  wa'-  a  pro- 
[)iietr>r  in  1O32.  He  removed  to  Ipswich  of 
which  he  was  a  proprietor  as  early  as  1635. 
lie  was  admitted  a  freeman,  ?vla_\  i.  1634; 
wa?  a  commoner  at  Ipswich,  licen-ed  to  keep 
an  inn  there.  He  served  on  the  grand  jury  in 
i'i37:  was  selectman  many  years:  clerk  of  the 
writ?  in  16S — .  He  engaged  in  business  with 
\\  illiam  Paine  and  others.  He  was  lieutenant 
in  1663  and  afterwards  captain  and  colonel. 
He  died  June  13.  1683,  at  Ipswich.  His  will 
dated  June  17.  1657.  and  ar.other  dated  May 
22.  i6G<j.  were  presented  for  probate  and  the 
latter  approvetl.  He  bequeathed  to  sons  Jona- 
than. Nathaniel  and  Thomas;  wife  Susanna; 
son-in-law  Anthony  Crosby,  daughter  Pru- 
dence Crosby  and  litr  children :  Thomas,  Na- 
thaniel and  Jonathan  Crosby :  son-in-law 
'\\'illiam  Symonds  and  his  daughter  Susanna; 
son-in-law  Elihu  Wardell  and  his  wire  Eliza- 
beth. He  mentions  lands  in  England  and  a 
debt  due  Sir  \\'illiam  Peak,  of  Englan.d.  He 
had  a  brother.  Thomas  Wade,  of  Xorthamip- 
tonshire.  England.  Children:  Jnnathan  ;  N:^- 
thaniel.  born  i('tj,S.  mentioned  bc!i:w  :  Tlionns ; 
Mary  ;  Elizabeth  :  Pruflence  :  Elizabeth  :  Su- 
sanna. 

(II)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Colonel  Jonathan 
\\'3de,  was  born  about  1648  at  Ipswich.  Mas- 
sachusetts, died  November  2S,  1707.  He  gave 
his  age  as  thirty-six  in  1684.  He  settled  at 
Medfijrd.  Massachusetts,  and  married.  1  )cl.;- 
ber  31.  1672,  3.1ercy.  daughter  of  Gmernor 
Simon  Bradstreet  and  Anne  (Dudlev)  I':ra<i- 
street.  daughter  of  Governor  Thomas  Diui- 
ley.  Their  descendants  have  the  h'  'U'  ir  to 
number  two  of  the  early  Massachusetts  gov- 
ernors among  their  ancestors.  Children,  bom 
at  Medford:  Nathaniel.  July  13.  1673;  Siinon 
(twin),  .\pril  Q,  i(')7rp;  Su'^aima  (twin); 
Mercy,  Sefitembe'-  19,  i''i78:  Jonathan.  Mrirch 
5.  i'j8i  :  Captain  Samuel,  Decem'oer  31.  1683; 
Anne,  October  7,  1685:  Dorotbw  starch  12, 
1687. 

(III)  Simon,  -on  of  Nathaniel  Wa-.Ie,  wa; 
born  at  Medf..rd.  April  0.  1676. 


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(IV)  Withanlel  (j),  son  of  Simon  or  Xa- 
thaiiiel  his  hrrahcr.  was  born  about  1710  and 
settled  at  Scituate,  Rhode  Island,  .where  ke 
married.  June  26.  1731.  Ruth  Hopkins,  of 
'■}dayflo\ver"  ance>try.  His  sister  Mercy  mar- 
ried there.  July  13.  1722.  Elisha  Hopkins. 
Children,  born  ai  Scituate :  Simon,  December 
II,  1732.  mentioned  below;  Dudley.  December 
I,  1734:  Mary,  December  10.  I73''i:  Ruth, 
August  28,  1740:  Deborah.  I\[ay  23,  1744; 
John.  Janunr\-   i.   1746. 

(V)  Simon  (2).  son  of  X^athaniel  (2) 
\\'ade.  was  born  at  Scituate.  Rhode  Island, 
December  11,  173 1.  He  v,-as  living'  in  Foster, 
Rhode  Island,  in  1774,  and  hail  two  males  over 
sixteen  and  two  imder  that  a!2:e,  two  females 
over  sixteen  ami  two  imder.  He  was  still 
living-  in  Foster  in  1700.  according  to  the 
first  federal  census,  and  had  three  females  in 
his  family.  He  married  Deborah  Tracy. 
Children:  Levi,  was  of  Foster  in  1790:  Simon, 
mentioned  below :  X'ehemiah,  married  Huldah 
Hopkins  at  Foster  and  was  living  there  in 
1790:  Gideon,  was  in  Foster  in  1790:  Ruth, 
married  Captain  William  Hawkis ;  ^^lolly, 
married  a  Paine:  Deborah,  marrieil  a  Wil- 
liams. 

(VI)  Simon  (3),  son  of  Simon  (2)  Wade, 
was  born  Xovember -22.  1767.  He  married, 
before  1790,  Phebe  Horton.  born  May  7,  1772, 
and  lived  at  Foster.  Children:  Jame^.  born 
December  10,  1791  ;  Catharine.  October  12, 
1793:  Sarah.  October  23,  1798:  Arnold,  June 
26,  1800:  Olive,  September  23.  1802:  Miranda. 
June  25.  1S04:  Fenner,  March  30.  1807:  Lav:- 
ton.  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  La^^■ton,  son  of  Simon  (3)  Wade, 
was  born  in  Foster.  October  23.  18 14.  died  in 
Hampton.    Connecticut,  February.    1905.      He 

'married  Aleph  Abb\-  Handel,  born  December 
•I.  i8ir.  They  lived  at  Harrisville,  Rhode 
Island,  until  184'^.  when  they  nioved  to  Kil- 
lingly,  Connecticut,  where  he  became  con- 
nectei.i  with  the  \\'il)!amsvi!!c  Manufacturing 
Company,  remaining  there  until  July,  1862, 
when  he  removed  to  the  Ju<lge  Sharp  farm,  in 
the  southwest  part  of  the  town  of  Pomfret, 
Connecticut,  which  he  boucrht  and  lived  on 
until  he  ninved  to  a  little  place  in  Hampton, 
where  he  died.  r\Ir^.  Lawton  Wade  died  Au- 
gust 6.  1863.  She  was  the  daucjhter  <>:  Dexter 
Han('.el.  Mr.  and  ^Irs.  Lawton  Wade  had 
children:  Lewi-,  horn  Xovember  17.  1833, 
died  February  3,  i860;  Infant:  Lucy,  born  Oc- 
tober 24,  1835:  Julia.  June  10,  1837;  Henry 
Lawton.  inentioned  below:  Marv.  born  .Mav 
17.  1846. 

(\  III)  Henry  Lawton.  son  ^f  Lawton 
Wade,  was  born  in  Harrisville.  Rhode  Island. 
May  24.  1842.     He  was  educated  in  the  pulv 


lie  schools  and  Westfield  Academy  in  Killing- 
!y.  Connecticut,  and  at  the  Eastman  r.usiness 
College  at  Poughkeepsie,  ^Cew  York.  Most 
of  his  youth  was  spent  at  ^\"illiamfville.  a 
m.anr.iacturing  village,  and  before  he  w  as  ?i.\- 
teen  vcars  of  age  he  had  worked  in  all  the 
departments  of  the  cotton  mill  there.  He  un- 
listed August  8.  1862.  in  the  Eighteenth  Ret^i- 
ment  of  Connecticuut  \^olunteers  aiid  served 
through  tb.e  ci\il  war,  being  mustered  out  in 
June,  1865,  He  became  bookkeeper  in  the 
Waterbur}'  X'ational  Bank,  2\Iay  i,  1866.  and 
held  this  position  until  August,  1870.  In 
!\[ay.  1S71,  he  was  elected  secreiary  of  the 
Waterbury  Clock  Company  and  had  charge 
of  the  manufacturing  department  of  the  bud- 
ness.  He  succeeded  ^^lan^sseh  Bailey  .is 
treasurer  and  was  also  secretary  and  general 
manager  thereafter.  Ltou  the  death  of  G. 
^^^  Bumham  in  1S85  he  became  pre^i<lent  of 
the  company  and  has  continued  at  the  head  of 
the  concern  to  the  present  time.  Tie  h.as  al>o 
been  president  of  the  board  of  trade  of  \\"ate'-- 
bury.  and  a  director  in  many  of  the  large 
manufacturing  concerns  of  \\'aterbury.  b'rcm 
an  humble  beginning  Mr.  \\'ade  has  attained 
one  of  the  foremost  positions  in  the  manu- 
facturing and  financial  circle';  of  th.e  com- 
munity. He  has  demonstrated  hi,-,  business 
ability,  sound  judgment  and  enterpri?e 
throughout  a  long  and  succes-ful  career  Of 
strcmg  and  sterling  character,  strict  integrity 
and  vigorous  public  spirit,  he  is  accounted 
among  the  most  useful  citizens  of  rhe  city  and 
state.  He  is  a  member  of  Wadhams  Pc>st. 
X'o.  49.  Grand  .Krmy  of  the  Republic,  is  one 
of  the  vice-presidents  of  the  Arm}-  and  .\'::vy 
club  of  Connecticut,  member  of  tlie  Water- 
bury  club.  Country  Club  of  Farmiicrton,  a;v,j 
other  social  clubs.  In  religion  he  attend-  the 
Congrecrational  church,  and  in  politic-  is  a 
Republican.  Lie  married.  September  20.  187". 
]\[artha  Chase  Stark\veather.  born  in  Xorth- 
ampton.  ^Massacliusetts.  in  1854.  daiij,-iiter  of 
Henry  Starkweather.  Children:  Marv  Eli.'a- 
betli.  born  July  10.  1878.  married  William  H. 
White :  Lucy  Starkweather,  born  July  9.  18^'^. 
married  John  Sinclair  Dye,  }l.  D.,  of  Chata- 
nooga,  Tennessee. 


The  Joslyn  family  is  of  ancient 
JOSLYX     traceable    lineage.      Ii-    known 

history  extends  back  !■■  the  time 
of  C'larlcmagne,  whose  daughter  married 
Count  Jocelyne.  One  of  the  descendants  of 
this  union  was  .Sir  Gilbert  Jocelyne.  wli.i  ac- 
companied William  Duke  of  Xor;-iiandv  to 
England  in  io''>'^,  and  hecan-ie  the  founder  of 
the  Englisli  family  of  Josiin,  as  the  name  was 
more   commonly    jpelltd   in   later    ye.'irs.     He 


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was  r^ranted  lanil<  in  Lincr>lnsliire.  and  the 
iordshiiis  of  Se-ninrini^diam  an'i  T_vrini;'t(.>n. 
His  son  r,ilhert  hccame  a  monk  and  fnini'led 
the  order  <'pt  Gilhertines,  and  was  canonized 
in  1202,  Ijy  Pope  Tnr.ocent  III.  Tiie  ynuiVTcr 
son  Thiinias  married  .Maude,  dauq'hter  and  co- 
heire>s  of  Jr>hn,  i.f  1  [yde  Hall,  and  grand- 
daughter of  liaron  Sudeley.  by  which  mar- 
riaL;e  the  family  received  the  estate  that  has 
remained  ever  since  in  its  possession.  One  of 
the  dicscendant^  married  .Vnne.  lieiress  of  the 
Percys,  and  became  Duke  oi  Xorthunibcr- 
land.  .\nother  was  a  sijjner  of  the  lMaq"na 
Charta ;  another  is  the  present  Earl  of  Rodeu. 

(I)  Nathaniel,  descendant  of  Count  Joce- 
lyne.  was  born  in  1452.  and  was  brother  of 
Sir  Ralph.  lord  mayor  of  London,  and  Sir 
Thomas  of  Hyde  Hall,  from  whom  descended 
Lord  Newport.  \'iscount  Jossel^n  and  the 
Earl  of  Rod  en. 

(H)  James  Josl)-n,  sevctith  son  of  Nathan- 
iel Jocelyne,  was  born  in   1497. 

(Ill)  Robert,  son  of  James  Joslyn,  was 
born  about  1560:  married  !\Iartha  Cleveland. 

(I\')  Thomas,  son  of  Robert  Josl}-n.  born 
al)Out  15QI.  was  the  immigrant  ancestor.  He 
married,  in  1614.  in  London.  Rebiecca  Mar- 
lowe. He  came  over  in  the  ship  "Increase" 
in  Ajiril.  1635.  and  landed  at  Hingham.  ]\Ias- 
sachusctls.  with  wife  Rebecca,  son  Nathaniel, 
and  four  daughters.  Later  an  elder  son  Abra- 
ham joined  the  family.  Joslyn  was  a  proprie- 
tor of  Hingham  in  1637.  held  various  town 
ofiHces,  and  was  selectman  in  1645.  ^^^  ^old 
out  in  1652-53  and  removed  to  Sudbury,  ^vlas- 
sachusetts.  now  \\'ayland.  and  in  1654  settled 
at  Lancaster,  on  Main  street,  with  his  =on 
Nathaniel.  His  grandson  Abraham  perished 
in  the  Indian  attack  on  Lancaster  in  King 
Philip's  war.  Jo=l\'n  died  in  I'Vx).  ami  his 
widow  married  William  Kerley,  of  Lancaster. 
Cbil'lren:  Rebecca,  horn  1617:  .Vltrahain, 
i6i<):  Joseph.,  1621  :  Dorothy.  1624;  Nathaniel. 
1627:  Elizabeth.  1620;  Mary.  1634.  married 
Roger  Sumner,  ancestor  of  Charles. 

From  Thomas  Joslyn  and  his  sons  are  de- 
scended most  of  the  American  Josl^ns.  and 
there  are  perhaps  none  not  related  in  some 
wa}'  to  him.  judging  from  the  evidence  at 
hand  such  as  the  location  of  homes,  the  names 
of  children,  etc. 

The  spelling  of  the  name  varie-  greatly. 
Josselyn,  Joceln.  Jocel_\n.  Joscelyn.  Joslen,  Jos- 
lin.  Joslyn,  and  many  other  forins.  are  found 
in  the  early  colonial  record.s  at  Hingham. 
Marlborough.  Lancaster,  in  Rhode  Island 
towns  and  Windham  count} .  at  Scituate  and 
Hanover,  and  in  Maine,  where  the  second 
third  an'I  f.-uriii  generations  in  this  country 
were   nnr.erous.      Henry  Joslyn,    son   of    Sir 


Thotp.as.  (jf  Kent,  came  to  tins  country  about 
1634  as  agent  for  Captain  Mason,  proprietor 
of  New  namp>hire,  but  so.jn  left  liis  employer 
and  settled  at  Scarborough.  \'ork  cnunty.  now 
?daine.  He  had  to  lea\'c  i>n  account  i^f  tiie 
Indians  in  King  Philip's  war,  and  his  son 
John  settled  at  Gloucester.  ]nhu  Joslyn, 
brother  of  Henr}-,  made  two  trips  tu  .\merica. 
and  on  the  last  visit  stayed  eight  ye.ir-  with, 
his  brother  at  Scarborough,  and  in  ihjj,  after 
returning  to  England,  published  a  qiiaint  book 
called   "New    England    Rarities". 

(1)  Israel  JosI\-n,  progenitor  of  the  Wind- 
ham county  family,  was  undoubtedly  of  the 
stock  described  above,  bu.t  the  mystery  of  his 
relationsl'iip  to  Nathaniel  remains  unsolved. 
He  came  to  live  in  the  neightborhood  where 
the  otlier  Joslyns  lived.  Nathaniel,  grand?on 
of  Thomas,  the  immigrant,  had,  a  son  Israel, 
born  1692.  According  to  the  journal  left  by 
his  grandson,  Joseph  Joslyn,  however,  this 
Israel  Joslyn  was  born  in  Devonshire,  Eng- 
land, date  of  birth  unknown.  Even  if  this 
statement  is  accepted,  it  is  believed  that 
he  nuist  have  been  a  descendant  of  Thom.as 
or  closely  relatei':.  .\fter  lie  came  of  age  the 
journal  tells  us  he  niaile  fishing  voyages  to 
Newfoundland  for  several  years,  and  this  vo- 
cation leads  to  the  suspicion  that  he  was  ck>ser 
to  the  Gloucester  and  York  county  f;unil\  t'lrui 
their  kindred  at  Lancaster,  .\fter  sett'iug  al: 
Salem.  ^lassachusetts.  I-racl  Joslyn,  with  hi:, 
wife's  family  (Piayiey^)  went  to  the  eastVard 
Qlaine)  to  a  place  called  Arundel  fKenne- 
bunkport),  near  Cape  Porpoise,  not  far  from 
Scarljorough.  where  Henry  and  John  formerly 
Ii\-ed.  Their  home  was  destroyed  by  th.e  In- 
dians in  -Vugust.  1723.  p.v.d  he  reti;rned  to  Sa- 
lem. He  bought  land  in  Killingly.  Connecti- 
cut, before  Thompson  i^ari'^h  was  set  off.  be- 
t\'''een  1720  and  172S.  He  was  the  fifth  mem- 
ber forming  the  church  called  the  N'.^rth  So- 
ciety at  Killingh-.  January  2S.  1730.  In  1742 
he  Ijiiught  of  Peter  Aspinwall  a  f.'rr.i  near 
the  Rhode  Island  line,  having  sold  his  fir-t 
land  purchase  in  the  "little  pond"  district,  con- 
sisting of  one  inmdred  and  four  acres,  to  ins 
son  Israel.  Jr.  In  1728  he  was  elected  high- 
way surveyor  at  the  first  reported  town  meet- 
ing. He  was  a  man  of  irifiortance  in  liie 
town.  Familv  tradition  says  he  married  rir.-t 
in  England.  He  married  f second)  Sarali 
P.ayley.  in  Salem,  born  February  13.  ioqS, 
daughter  of  Jo-eph  I'.ayley.  and  great-grand- 
daughter of  John  r.ayle}-.  immigrant  from 
Chippendale,  England.  Joslyn  died  in  .August. 
1761  :  his  wife  April  9.  1771,  at  East  Thiomp- 
son.  Children :  Israel,  born  September  30, 
1719  :  Sarah.  February  8.  1722  ;  Gideon,  March 
I,    1724:    Josei>l::    Benjamin,    Jul}-    31,    1728, 


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went  to  Tyrinyhain.  .\la'->achusett>.  with 
hrotluT  <'ii(lcr)n;  ilannah,  December  31.  173 1  ; 
Edward.  Jainiary  30.  17J4:  John,  Ma\  (>,  17,^6. 
killed  while  a  scout  near  Lake  George,  in  llie 
I'Vench  and  Indian  war.  I75!'i.  Six  sons  set- 
tled in  Thompson.  Connecticut. 

( II  )  Israeli  2  1.  si:>n  of  Uracl  (  I  1  h^slyn.  was 
born  Sei)tciiil)er  7,n,  1711):  married.  Xovember 
-O,  I7,S9.  Mary  or  Sarah.  ]:irobal.ily  daughter 
of  Xathaniel  and  Del^irah  llrown,  of  Kil- 
ling-ly.  Children:  AIar_\-,  born  June  28,  1741, 
married  Israel  Rich:  Sarah.  March  14.  174,1: 
Zer\iah  Brown.  December  13,  1744:  Edward, 
December  4,  I74''i:  Israel,  March  10.  1740: 
Esther.  M;irch  17,  1751;  I'.enjamin,  [une  2. 
1753:  Esther.  Se;itembcr  17.  1759.  married 
David   Rider. 

( III  )  P-sek,  son  or  nephew  of  Israel  Joslvn, 
was  born  about  1760,  in  Killinsfly.  Thompson, 
or  vicinit) ,  possibly  just  over  the  line  in  Rhode 
Island.  The  family  tradition  has  it  tliat  he 
was  born  near  the  line,  and  that  hir  father 
was  an  Englishman.  His  grandfather  was 
English,  and  that  probably  explains  whv  the 
father  was  called  English.,  though  born  in  this 
country,  without  doubt.  The  public  records  of 
Rhode  Island,  r^las.sachusetts  anrl  Connecticut 
liave  been  searched  in  vain  for  a  record  of 
Esek's  birth.  '1  he  first  \\e  knijw  from  the 
records  about  h'un  was  that  h.e  was  living  in 
Douglass.  Massachusetts.  According  to  the 
first  federal  census,  in  1790.  he  had  a  wife 
and  daughter,  and  was  living  at  Douglass.  The 
family  records  show  that  Esek  married  Urana 
Sprague,  of  a  disting'uished  Rhode  Island  fam- 
ily. Her  father  and  mother  died  and  she  was 
reared  in  tb.o  family  of  her  grand fatlier.    Esek 

Joslyn  had  a  sister  Mary  who  married 

Jefferson,  (second).  Xovember  30.  1S16.  Sam- 
uel Kimball  (''1),  and  lived  at  Dtidley.  a  town 
adjacent  to  Douglass,  later  in  southeastern 
Connecticut:  their  son.  William  Kimball,  lived 
at  Oxford.  (Kimball  genealogy,  p.  216). 
Esek  Joslyn  removed  to  Killinglv.  and  died 
there,  X'ovember  4.  1823,  and  is  buried  there. 
Children:  i.  .Sylvanus.  married.  1S03.  Alice 
Sprague:  lived  at  Douglass:  children:  Elinor 
M..  Palina.  F.et-ey.  Sarah.  Diantha.  Phila, 
Earle  and  E^ek,  some  of  whom  lived  at  Ox- 
ford. 2.  Hannah,  born  1790.  <lied  iS^'i:  m.ar- 
ripd  Arnold,  and  had  a  daughter  liv- 
ing in  Plainfield.  Xew  Ter.--ev.  Mary  A.  .\r- 
nold,  aged  ninety-two  years  five  month':  (  Xo- 
vember. Ton^i;.  3.  l^.farve!,  menti'itied  below. 
4.  Giild,  name  unknown.. 

(Ill)  Marvel.  Sf.n  of  Esek  Joslvn.  was  born 
about  1792.  His  father  moved  to  Pomfret 
about  i8o2.  He  married,  August  17,  1822,  at 
Brooklyn,  Connecticut,  Martha  Cooper,  daugh- 
ter of  John  Cooper.     A  John  Cooper  was  a 


preacher  at  Kiliiugly  in  178.'-!;  wa-:  aduiittcd  a 
freeman  at  Thom])sc]ii  in  1785.  An  earlier 
John  Coo]jcr  was  one  of  the  tir^t  -ett'.ei  ~  ..f 
(.Hiintisset.  near  Thompson.  This  mai;riage  i^ 
]-ulili'-liecl  in  liie  Brooklyn  Patriot  and  Provi- 
ilcnce  Phorni.v.  (  Rhoile  Islan<l  records,  xvii. 
J).  4i'i.  newspapers).  .Martha  Cooper's  fatlier 
bought  the  old  l.^ael  Putnam  farm  at  Pom- 
fret.  an<l  remained  there  until  he  died.  He 
was  a  farmer  and  mill  owner.  In  politics  he 
was  a  Democrat.  Children:  Lemuel  15..  C\rus 
X'.,  Edmund,  and  Emeline. 

(I\')  Edmund,  son.  of  Marvel  Ii_">sl\ii,  was 
born  at  Pomfret.  according  ti>  pri\-aie  records. 
I-"ebruary  28.  1826.  and  died,  Februar\  2/. 
1902.  He  was  a  farmer  an<l  brid.ge  buihler  at 
Tolland.  Connecticut,  and  an  able  and  use- 
ful citizen.  He  was  elected  to  many  offices 
of  trust  and  h.onor.  He  was  chairman  of  the 
board  of  selectmen  manv  }'ears.  and  held  that 
ottice  at  the  time  of  his  death.  .  He  represented 
his  town  in  the  general  assemblv.  He  was  an 
influential  Democrat.  In  reiigioii  lie  was  a 
Congregationalist.  He  married  Roxanna 
Cobb,  born  at  Tolland,  died  February  15.  upg. 
daughter  of  Daniel  Cobb  (see  Cobb  11). 
Children:  Charles  M.,  mentioned  belov.  :  Ed- 
wiTi  Henry:  Jennie  Fvoxana.  horn  i8;8.  mar- 
ried C^scar  A.  Leonard. 

i  \  )  Charles  Mason,  son  of  Edmund  lo^hn. 
\vas  born  at  Tolland.  Marclv  2("),  1S49.  Mi-  at- 
tended the  Tolland  common  and  high,  schools 
and  Monson  Acad.emy,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  the  class  of  1870,  with  il'.e  highest 
honors  for  speaking  and  writing,  and  was 
valedictorian.  He  fnted  for  >'a!e  '~o;lege,  Iiut 
instead  of  entering  he  torik  up  the  stiviy  of 
law  in  the  office  of  Vv'aldo.  Hubbard  (.^;  Hvd.e. 
at  Hartford,  and  v\-as  adttiitted  to  the  bn--  in 
?^Iay.  1873.  For  tv.o  years,  iS-yjs.  he  was 
associated  with  the  state  attorney,  TLm.  Will- 
iam Hammersley.  afterwards  justice  of  the  su- 
preme court,  and  with  Hon.  G^orn'c  G.  Sum- 
ner, afierwani  lieutennnt-governor.  He 
formed  the  law  firm  of  Hvde  &  loslvu.  April 
I.  1875.  with  E.  FI.  Flyde  Jr.  In  "1804,  George 
H.  (jilman.  snii  of  Judge  Gilman.  of  Hart- 
ford, was  admitted  to  the  firm  and  the  nrune 
changed  to  Hyde.  Joslyn  iv  ("lilman  ;  in  i"-';?. 
Hon.  Frank  L.  Hungerforrl  and  son,  Wil'iam 
C.  Hungerford,  united  with  the  firm  under 
the  name  of  Hungerford.  Hyde.  Jo-lvn  &  Gil- 
man,  forming  one  of  the  best  kn':i\\Ti  and 
most  successful  firms  in  the  state.  Mr.  Jr.-l\;i 
was  a  Democrat  in  politics  until  i8vi')  and 
since  then  he  has  been  independent.  He  v.ns 
formerly  in  great  demand  in  the  Democratic 
party  as  a  campaign  speaker,  wa^  often  dele- 
gate to  nominating  conventions  and  often  Tire- 
sided  at  them.     Since   1892  ht  ha>i   an',  been 


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in  agreement  with  the  natiimal  platforms  and 
principles  of  the  Democratic  party,  though  he 
has  never  been  active  in  the  opposition.  In 
1874  he  v.-as  a  representative  to  the  general 
assembly  frdiii  TollaiKl,  and  in  1S85  was  se- 
nior rejiresenlative  from  Hartford  and  Dem  >- 
cratic  candidate  for  sneaker  of  the  house.  He 
was  aifle-de-canip  with  the  rank  of  cnjonel  on 
the  staff  of  Go'.'ernor  liulihard  i\i  i^jj-y^  and 
judge  advocate  general  with  the  rank  of  briga- 
dier-general on  the  staff  of  Governor  Morris 
in  1893-94.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Hartford 
high  school  committee  from  1883  to  1893; 
president  of  the  Hartford  L.il)rary  Associa- 
tion. He  is  a  member  of  the  Hartford  (dub, 
the  Hartford  Golf  Club,  Twentieth  Century 
Club  and  Congregational  Club  of  the  Second 
Congregational  Church  of  Hartford.  He  is 
a  director,  ^■ice-presidetlt  and  chairman  of  the 
finance  committee  of  the  Hartford  Trust  Com- 
pany, and  attorney  for  -everal  banks  and  lead- 
ing corporations,  (jeneral  Joslyn  i^  a  popu- 
lar and  effective  public  speaker.  Among  the 
orations  whicli  have  called  forth  his  best  pow- 
ers may  be  mentioned  :  The  Life  and  Character 
of  Nathan  Hale,  South  Coventry,  Connecti- 
cut, in  1878;  Memorial  Day  Adilress  at  Hart- 
ford in  1884;  .-Vddress  at  Storrs  Agricultural 
School  in  1888:  Oration  at  the  Dedication  of 
the  Statue  of  Governor  Hubbard  in  1890.  He 
married,  Decemjjer  18,  1S78,  at  Providence. 
Rhode  Island,  Minnie  L.  Brown,  born  at  Staf- 
ford, Connecticut.  November  10,  1858.  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Emily  A.  (  Prestr.n  )  Brown. 
They  have  one  child,  Emily,  born  July  8, 
1887.  graduatcil  from  the  Hartfnrr!  high 
s.chool  in  tlie  class  of  1907  and  frc'm  tlie  Dana 
Hall  School  at  WellesJey,  Massachusetts,  in 
the  class  of  1908:  married  Robert  P.  Butler, 
of  Hartford,  June  4,   1910. 

(The  Cobb  Line). 
(I)  Dr.  Samuel  Cobb  was  a  native  of 
Wales,  in  Great  Britain,  born  in  171(1,  difl  at 
Tolland,  Connecticut,  April  6.  1781.  aged 
sixtv-five.  according  to  his  epitaph,  which  de- 
scribes him  as  a  man  "of  public  education," 
meanincT,  it  is  thriui:ht.  a  college  graduate. 
He  came  to  Tolland  about  1743  and  bought  of 
Robert  Parker,  of  Willington,  one  liundred 
arid  twenty-five  acres  of  land  in  Tolland  by 
deed,  dated  December  19.  1744.  He  became 
one  of  the  mn-t  prominent  and  influential  citi- 
zens of  this  section.  He  was  in  possession  of 
the  entire  confidence  and  este^'m  of  liis  towns- 
men, and  held  many  offices  of  trust  and  honor. 
Eight  times  he  was  elected  to  the  general  as- 
sembly of  the  province  and  he  attended  tw^o ' 
extra  sessior.s.  He  v\as  justice  of  the  peace 
for  thirteen   vears  at  a  time  when  there  were 


but  two  magistrates  in  the  tnwn,  and  dr.ring 
most  of  the  time  he  was  the  acting  magistrate. 
A^  a  judge  he  was  equitable,  discreet  and  just. 
Me  was  the  leading  physician  of  the  seciiou 
for  many  years.  He  married,  .August  25, 
1743,  Mary  Hinckley;  (second)  April  rt, 
174'),  Hannah  Bicknoll.  Chililren.  biiru  at 
Tolland:  Sarah,  July  7,  1744.  married  J(j!!n 
Slate:  Samuel.  August  '2,  1746.  CliiMrcn  of 
second  wife:  .\mos.  born  l"ebruar\'  9,  1750, 
killed  at  battle  of  White  Plains;  Dr.' :\loses, 
December  21.  1751,  died  February  2.  1781; 
Mary.  December  29,  1753,  married  Robert 
Chapman  and  Daniel  Egerton ;  Jcduthan, 
January  24,  1756,  married  Sarah  Chapman; 
Hannali.  January  20,  1758.  died  November  27, 
1846;  Solomon.  July  30,  1759,  died  November 
9.  1770;  David,  Jidy  fi.  I7r)i,  married  Hope 
Norris :  Pamela,  January  20.  171 4,  died  No- 
vember r>.  1770:  Daniel,  January  21,  T766, 
mentioned  below;  William.  January  20.  I7''i8, 
married  Elvira  Stearns ;  Ruth.  September  29, 
1770.  married-  Ephraim  West ;  Raciiel.  Ja.nu- 
ary  20,  1774,  died  July  19.    1777. 

(II)  Daniel,  son  nf  Dr.  Sanuiel  ("nbli,  was 
born  in  Tolland,  Connecticr.t.  J;inuary  2r, 
jj(\('k  He  married.  May  31,  1787  I'iz.iheth 
Holbrook.  Children,  born  at  'i'olland  :  Aclis.'di, 
June,  1788;  Horace,  November.  1780;  Waite. 
"March.  1792:  Betsey.  June,  1704;  Rui'n.  Xi'iil. 
1796:  Daniel.  June,  1798;  Lutlier  :  i!' i-. :;:;:'„(, 
married  Edmund  Joslyn   ('see  Joslyn  I\  ;. 


Jan  \an  Hardeniicr_d'. 
HARDENBERGH      (in  some  p'.ace,  in  the 

old  records  the  name 
is  a'so  spelled  TlerrtenlK-rcli ).  tlie  'irst  -iie  11- 
ber  of  this  famih-  of  wh.om  ^ve  have  'lefmitc 
information,  came  to  America  from  Hi^Hand 
previous  to  i''M4.  in  which,  year  his  l)r''tl!er 
Arnoldus  van  HardenbergL,  "a  free  mei'i:hant 
of  New  Amsterdam  accompanied  He}'  Jansen 
with  a  cargo  of  goods  for  his  brother  to  ^'an- 
iiattan".  Jan  van  Hardenbergh  was  living  in 
1652,  but  hith  he  and  his  wife  were  dead  be- 
fore April  14.  1654.  wlien  Jan  Louresen  Appei. 
as  atti'/rney  for  "Jan  van  HardenbcrLrh.  lie- 
.:caseil,  late  u'.erchant  at  .\nislcrdam.  H-T'il'm-'. 
mortgages  his  h'.use  and  lot  in  Nev'.'  .\m-tcr- 
dam.  east  of  the  house  of  Pieter  Hartin-  and. 
south  of  Albert  Trompetter".  in  order  to  s;-.ris- 
fy  a  judgment  of  ^^tattheus  De  \'os  again-t  the 
minor  heirs  of  the  deceased. 

(in  Captain  Gerrit  Janse  Ph'.rdenl.er'jii. 
who  is  regarderl  by  all  antin cities  a-  the  '='>n 
iif  the  above-mentioned  J;m  van  I-Iardeni)L'rgh. 
appears  fir^-t  bv  name  upon  the  records  of  Xcw 
Netherland,  at  Albany,  in  infJ7,  as  a  p;;rch.".ser 
at  an  auction  sale.  There  i^  a  family  tradition 
of  general  acceptance  whicl;,  howeve'\  i.-  un- 


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supported  liy  any  documentary  evidence,  to 
the  effect  iliat  he  \\as  a  Prussian  or  German 
by  birth  and  came  to  this  country  in  i6ti4,  as 
an  officer  under  tlie  Enghsh  Colonel  Xicholls. 
The  name  Hardenbergh.  however,  is  not 
Prussian  or  Cernian,  but  Dutch,  and  the  pa- 
tronymic Jansc  indicates  that  his  father's 
name  was  Jan.  The  Jan  van  Hardenbergh 
who  died  prior  to  1654  lived  in  New  Amster- 
dam on  the  corner  of  Broad  and  Stone  streets 
not  far  froni  tlie  house  and  lot  of  Jan  Janscn 
Sclie|>moes  whose  daughter  married  Gerrit 
Jansc  Hardenbergh.  In  1669.  Gerrit  J.  Hard- 
enbergh purchased  a  lot  in  Albany,  on  Chapel 
street  and  ]\Iaideti  lane,  and  to  this  property 
he  added  otlier  lots  in  1672  and  1676.  In 
1683  one  of  his  children  was  baptized  in  Al- 
bany, but  three  years  later,  in  16S6,  he  was 
living  in  New  York  City  in  a  house  on  Pearl 
street  between  State  and  \Miitehall  streets. 
He  was  the  owner  and  captain  of  a  sloop, 
named  the  "Royal  Albany",  whicli  plied  on 
tlic  Hudson  between  that  town  and  New  York, 
and  May  19.  1690.  he  and  his  sloop  were  coin- 
missioned  b}-  the  usurping  governor.  Jacob 
Leisler.  to  war  against  the  French  in  Canada. 
He  was  living  in  1696.  He  married,  about 
16G6,  Jacpie  or  Jobje.  daughter  of  Ian  Jan- 
sen  and  Sara  (Pietersen)  Schepmoes.  who 
was  bapti.-;cd  at  New  Amsterdam,  January  6. 
1647,  died  in  New  York  City.  November  29, 
1732.  Children:  i.  Elizabeth,  born  about 
if^SS.  married.  October  26.  16SS,  Leendert 
Piewens  or  Leonard  Lewis,  a  captain  of  in- 
fantry in  New  York  in  1700  and  one  of  the 
proprietors  of  the  celebrated  Hardenbergh 
Patent.  2.  Johannes,  referred  to  below.  3. 
Sara,  born  about  1672,  married,  before  Au- 
gust 31,  1694,  Jan  Fini  or  John  Finney,  quar- 
termaster in  1700  of  the  troop  of  liorse  at 
Oyster  Bay,  Long  Island.  4.  Mary,  born  about 
1674.  married,  June  4.  1694.  \Villiam  Pead. 
5.  Neelcje.  born  about  1677.  married.  Febru- 
ary 21,  1701,  Jacob  Ten  Eyck.  6.  Rachel, 
born  about  1679.  married  \YiiIiam  Grant.  7. 
Cornelia,  born  about  16S1.  marrierl  Captain 
John  Waidron.  of  PT.M.S.  "Greyboun'!".  8. 
Barendina.  baptized  at  Albany.  Octolier  16. 
1683.  married.  Fehruarv  r.  17  ro.  Andries  Ten 
Eyck.  9.  Gertruit.  married,  April  2.  1715,  Jan 
\'anderbilt. 

(HI)  Major  Johannes  Planlenbergli.  son  of 
Captain  Gerrit  Jan^e  and  Jaepie  T Schepmoes) 
LTardenberg'ii.  was  h(7in  in  Alljany.  Nevv-  York, 
about  1670,  died  after  AjDril  17,  1745.  the  date 
on  which  he  wrote  his  will.  Januarv  2.  1689. 
he  bought  from  the  trustees  of  the  ti>wn  of 
Kingston,  Ulster  county,  New  York,  a  lot  "on 
the  corner  of  the  street  opposite  the  house  and 
barn  of  Cornelius  Masten".    June  30.  ifxio.  he 


was  commissioned  by  Jacob  Lei'^Ier.  high 
slieriff  of  ULter  county,  and  again  ajjpi  linted 
to  the  same  position  by  Governor  Lovelace  in 
1709.  Jrle  was  a  trustee  of  the  town  of  Kings- 
ton in  1707-09-12.  Lie  served  as  a  majijr  of 
the  L'lster  county  militia  under  Colonel  Jacob 
Rutscn  in  1728,  and  subsequently  became  col- 
onel of  the  same  regiment,  altliough  he  is  gi.u- 
erally  referred  to  by  his  title  of  major,  to  d.is- 
tinguish  him  from  his  son  Johannes  who 
served  as  a  colonel  during  the  revolutionary 
war.  July  15.  1737,  he  was  a  delegate  fri.ni 
Ulster  county  to  the  New  York  general  as- 
sembly. For  more  than  half  a  century  he  was 
intimately  associated  wnth  public  affairs,  but 
his  greatest  claim  to  fame  is  as  th.e  princi[)al 
proprietor  of  the  "Great'  or  Hardenl^ergii 
Patent.  This  patent,  containing,  it  is  said,  iwo 
million  acres  of  land  in  the  counties  of  ULter, 
Orange.  Greene.  Sullivan  and  Delaware,  in 
the  state  of  New  York,  was  obtained  bv  pur- 
chase from  the  Indians  in  1706.  and  C'ju.firn.ied 
by  royal  grant  .under  Queen  Anne.  April  23.- 
170S.  to  Johannes  Hardenbergh,  Leonard 
Lev.-is.  Philip  Rokeby,  William  Nottingb.ap.i. 
Benjamin  Fanieul.  Peter  Fauconier  and  Rob- 
ert Lurting.  In  1749  a  general  survey  was  be- 
gun, but  the  Indians  being  dissatisfied,  .Maior 
Hardenbergh  bought  from  them,  June  3,  173  r,. 
the  rigb.ts  to  the  land  in  dispute.  In  177!  t!ie 
validity  of  the  patent  was  unsuccessful!}-  c-n- 
tested  by  Lieutenant  Colonel  Bradsfeet. 
IMajor  Hardenbergh  married  ( first  1  in  F:at- 
bush,  June  3.  1693.  Grietje  Gerrit-..  He  mar- 
ried (second)  in  New  York.  Hillegond  3.[ey- 
ers.  daughter  of  Andries  and  X'routje  i  \"an 
\"orst)  ^leyers.  who  died  about  1697.  iie 
married  (tiiird)  in  Kingsii.in,  Decemijer  3, 
1699,  Catharine,  daughter  of  Colonel  Jac 'i> 
and  rJaria  Hansen  (Bergen)  Rr.tsen.  who  was. 
baptized  October  14.  1676.  Children,  one  by 
second  and  twelve  by  third  marriag^e :  i. 
Catharine,  baptized  Octoljer  4.  1696.  2.  Gc- 
rardus.  referred  to  below,  3.  Jacobus,  ijap- 
tized  September  i,  1701.  4.  ^'larytje.  b.in- 
tized  February  i.  1702,  married  Charles  Bvr-.|- 
head.  5.  Jacoba.  baptized  April  12.  1704.  n;ar- 
ried.  December  19,  1729.  Edward  \\'hitaker. 
6.  Johannes,  bapcized  July  28,  1706,  died  .\u- 
gust  20,  1786,  married.  December  6.  !728. 
Mary  DuBois.  and  was  the  father  of  the  Rev. 
Jacob  Rutsen  Hardenbergh.  founder  and  first 
president  of  Rutgers  College,  and  of  Lienien- 
ant  Colonel  Johannes  Hardenbergh  Jr..  'if 
Swartkill.  7.  Catharina.  baptized  October  3[. 
1708.  8,  Abraham,  baptized  January  7.  1711. 
died  in  1771,  married  (first  1  Marytjc  R';'.>sa 
and  (second),  June  i.  1752.  Mary  (Ifas- 
brouck\  widow  of  James  Ga^herie.  o.  S;ira, 
baptized    January    7,    1711.       10,    Bareu'lina, 


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baptized  April  5,  1713.  11.  Leonard,  re- 
ferred to  below.  12.  Sara,  baptized  March 
10,  1717.  13.  Jacob,  baptized  ^larch  10, 
1717.  died  February  27.  1773.  married,  Oc- 
tober 7,   1737.  Petronella  Bruyn. 

(I\')  Gerardus,  sou  of  Major  Joliaiiric; 
and  Catharine  1  Rut?eii)  Hardenbers^h,  was 
baptized  in  Kiner-^ton,  Ulster  county.  Xew 
York,  September  i,  1700.  He  married,  April 
22,  1726,  Jannetje.  dau'^hter  of  Jacobus  and 
Annatje  (Cool)  Elmcndorff.  who  was  bap- 
tized February  2^^.  1707.  Children:  i.  Antje. 
born  September  21.  1728.  2.  Catharine,  born 
September  7.  1729,  married.  Xovember  17, 
1759,  Coenradt  J.  Elmendrirff.  3.  Johannes 
G.,  referred  to  below.  4.  Jacobus,  born  De- 
cember  23,    1733.   married   Catharina   Eltimj. 

5.  Jacoha.  born  August  11.  1736.  married.  Xo- 
vember 21.  1756,  Conrad  Gerardus  Elmendorf. 

6.  Jannckc,  born  October  12.  1740,  married 
Petrus  Wynkoop. 

(V)  Johannes  G..  son  of  Gerardus  and  Jan- 
netje f Elmcndorff)  Hardenbersh.  was  born 
in  Hurley,  Ulster  county,  Xew  York.  June  21, 
173 1,  died  at  Kerhonkson.  near  Ellenville.  in 
the  same  county,  prior  to  January-  5,  1S13. 
when  letters  of  administration  on  bis  es- 
tate were  .^ranted  to  his  two  sons-in-law. 
W'essel  r.rodbead  and  Joshua  Dnnionrl.  At 
the  time  of  his  marriairc  he  was  living  at 
Rochester,  Ulster  counly,  but  later  he  re- 
moved to  Kerhonkson.  He  married.  October 
31,  1755,  Cornelia.  daua;hter  of  Ephraim  and 
Anna  Catharina  (Delameter)  Dubois,  who 
was  born  at  Hurley,  October  26.  173S.  Chil- 
dren, so  far  as  known:  I.  Jennek'e,  baptized 
September  4.  1758.  2.  INIaria.  baptized  Au- 
gust 29,  1761,  died  February  2^,  1839.  mar- 
ried, Februarv  2,  1790,  Wessel  Rrodhead  Van 
W'agenen.  3.  Antje,  married.  May  18,  1789. 
Wessel  Ercidhead.  4.  John  L.  born  July  10. 
1773,  married  P.landina  P>ru>'n.  5.  Elizabeth, 
married,  January  S,  i7t)T,  Joshua  Dumond.  6. 
Cornelia,  refcrreil  to  below. 

(  VI)  Cornelia,  dau2:hter  of  Johannes  G.  and 
Cornelia  ("DuBois)  Hardenbero-h.  was  born  at 
Rochester,  L'lster  count}-.  Xew  York.  Febni- 
ar\-  27.  1777.  She  married  Johannes,  son  of 
Philin  and  Mtria  (Elmendorf)  Hardenbergb. 
referred  to  bele.w. 

(JV)  Leonard,  son  of  ^ifajor  Johannes  and 
Catharine  (Rutsen)  Hardenbereh,  was  born 
in  Kincr-ton.  Ulster  county.  X'ew  York,  and 
baptized  there.  >Jay  30.  1714.  He  died  at 
Marbletown  in  the  s.nnie  ce.iinty  between  lune 
12.  i7C>6t.  and  Mav  8,  1782.  the  dates  of  the 
writinsT  and  prosing;'  if  his  will.  He  mar- 
ried. X'ovember  7.  1737.  Rachel  Hooghteling^. 
Children:  i.  Sara,  baptized  May  21.  1730.  2. 
Gerardus.     married,     before    January,     17S7, 


F.li7dieth  Clluer.  3.  Catharine.  4.  Ph.ilip.  re- 
ferred to  below.  5.  Johannes,  baptized  Jan- 
uary 24,  174S,  died  in  Auburn,  Cayuga  county, 
X'ew  York,  in  180^..  married  Maria  Beviei:. 
6.  Leonard,  baptized  April  15,  1750,  married 
Maria  Broilhead.  7.  Mar2:aret.  baptized 
March  5.  1752,  married  Jacob  J.  Hastirouck 
8.  Abraham,  baptized  September  5,  1750.  died 
in  New  York  City  in  October.  1794. 

CV)  Philip,  son  of  Leonard  and  Raciiel 
( Hooghteling )  Hardenbergh,  was  born  at 
Marbletown.  Leister  county.  Xew  York,  where 
he  was  baptized  February  23.  1746.  Fie  mar- 
ried Maria  Elmendorf.  Children,  so  far  as 
known:  I.  Johannes,  referred  to  below.  2. 
^.Faria,  baptized  March  i,  1778.  married  Jo- 
seph DuEois.  3.  Catharina.  bajitized  Augtist 
14.  T780.  4.  Leonard,  baptized  April  21,  1782. 
5.  Jacobus,  baptized  October  17.  1784.  6. 
-Sara,  baptized  April  22,  1787. 

(VI)  Johannes,  son  of  Philip  and  ^laria 
(Elmendorf)  Hardenberoli,  w.is  born  in  Mar- 
bletown, L'lster  county,  Xew  York,  about  TT75. 
T^e  married,  about  1795,  Cornelia,  daughter 
of  Johannes  G.  and  Cornelia  (DuBois"i  Har- 
denbergh,  referred  to  above.  Children,  be- 
sides an  adopted  son  :  Augustine  :  Leonard, 
referred  to  below:  Philip:  Antic:  Marv. 

(Ml)  Leonard  (2).  son  of  Johannes  and 
Cornelia  (Hardenbergh)  Hardenbereh,  \vas 
boin  in  Marbletown.  L'lster  countw  Xew 
York,  about  1797.  Fie  married  Cornelia  Brnd- 
head.  Children,  so  far  as  known,  the  brst  two 
baptized  at  Marbletown:  Antje  AuL;u>ii'.ie. 
baptized  January  2.  1817:  Mary  Ca'lTarine. 
bantized  February  7.  1820:  Jacob  Brodliead. 
referred  to  belov.' :  Philip. 

(\^III)  Jacob  P.rodhead.  son  of  Leon.prd 
(2)  and  Cornelia  (Brodhead)  Hardenberc'h, 
was  born  in  Kerhonkson.  Idster  count\-.  Xew 
York,  August  4,  1831,  died  in  Canaan.  Cmi- 
necticut,  April  2.  1892.  L'ntil  fifteen  years  <^f 
age  he  attended  the  public  schools  '-«f  the 
town,  and  then  began  to  studv  law  in  the  of- 
fice of  Judge  J.  O.  Linderman.  of  Kincr>ton. 
and.  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  X'ew  ^'ork 
state  in  1852,  he  practised  his  profession  there 
until  he  went  to  the  front  in  the  civ;l  war. 
He  enlisted  in  the  Twentieth  Regiment.  Xew 
York  \'0lunteers,  and  was  commi-^i'jr.ed 
major  in  October.  1861.  At  the  second  battle 
of  Flull  Run,  Colonel  George  ^^'.  Pratt,  who 
commanded  the  regiment,  was  killed,  and 
Lieutenant  Colonel  T.  B.  Gates  succeeding 
him.  Major  Hardenbergh  was  promoted  to  the 
rank  of  lieutenant-colonel,  and  when  Colonel 
Gates  was  mustered  out  in  1864,  he  succeeded 
him  in  command  of  the  regiment  with  the 
rank  of  colonel.  At  the  close  of  the  war  Col- 
onel   Hardenbergh    was    brevetred    brigadier- 


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general  "for  i;.-il!a!it  and  meritorious  services." 
He  took  part  with  the  reg-jnient  in  some  ot  the 
fiercest  and  most  decisive  battles  of  the  war. 
He  was  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  at 
South  .MoiTiuain.  Antietaiu.  Fredericksburg, 
Gettysbi;r:;,  the  Wilderness,  Petersburg  and 
many  other  engagt-uients.  He  was  mustered 
out  February  i.  1866,  after  nearly  five  years 
of  hard  anil  I'augerous  service.  He  then  re- 
sumed the  jM-.-uiice  'if  law  at  Kingston,  but  in 
jUb-  sucreeiled  to  the  law  practise  of  M.  T. 
Granger  at  Canaan,  Connecticut,  and  he  ii\-ed 
and  practised  there  for  the  remainder  of  liis 
life.  He  was  a  Democrat  in  politics  and  took 
an  active  an'!  prominent  part  in  public  life. 
He  held  nianv  ofhcos  of  trust.  He  was  town 
clei'k.  town  treasurer,  registrar,  clerk  of  the 
probate  court,  judge  of  probate,  and  coiuity 
coroner.  He  represented  the  town  of  Canaan 
in  the  general  assembly  of  1S70,  and  was  state 
senator  in  1876-77.  He  made  an  excellent  rec- 
ord as  a  legislator.  In  December.  1878.  he 
bought  the  Connecticut  H'estcm  Xczcs  and 
conducted  this  newspaper  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  Housatonic 
Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted  INIasons,  beina:  one 
of  its  organizers,  and  he  was  also  a  Royal 
Arch  Ma^on.  .As  a  lawyer  he  was  widely 
known  and  his  ability  was  universally  recog- 
nized. He  ■was  courteous,  but  he  had  a  gift 
of  satire  ar.d  keen  sarcasm  that  was  very 
telling  in  court  anil  on  the  political  platform. 
His  militarv  training  and  natural  dignitv  of 
manner  made  him  appear  soniewliat  stern  and 
severe  on  first  acquaintance,  but  his  friends 
t'oicnd  him  delightful  in  social  life.  He  h.ad  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  law  and  an  excellent 
memory.  He  was  a  communicant  of  the  Prot- 
estant Episcopal  Church. 

He  married,  .\pril  21,  i860,  Delia  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Nathan  ^^''ilIiam  and  Jane  Eliza 
(Karner)  W'ai-nn,  who  ua?  born  in  Ulster 
countv.  New  "S'ork,  September  J^,  1840.  Her 
father  wa-  the  ^on  of  U'illiam  and  Julia  ('El- 
morel  '\\'at-on.  of  Canaan.  Connecticut, 
grandson  cif  Captain  John  \\'atson,  of  F)ethle- 
hem.  Connecticut,  a  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812, 
and  a  great-grandson  of  John  Watson.  Cap- 
tain Tohn  'W'at-on  marrie  1  '^arah  Douglass. 
Her  mother,  who  was  born  in  Esreinont, 
^Massachusetts,  was  the  daut:iiter  of  Pliny  and 
Rhoda  (Noblel  Karner.  Children  of  lacob 
P.rodhead  anrl  r^elia  Eiiza  (Watson!  Harden- 
bergh :  i.  XaWian  u'atson.  born  at  Canaan, 
Cor.necticut,  June  jo,  1S76,  connected  with 
the  Connecticut  Lime  Company,  selectman  of 
the  town  and  chairman  of  the  Democratic 
town  comm'ttee,  married  Josephine  M.,  daugh- 
ter of  Dr.  Camp,  of  Canaan.  2.  George  Pratt, 
born   at   Canaan,   Connecticut,   November    16, 


i8S'o;  n'arried,  November  23,  1910,  Lida 
Humphrcv,  daughter  of  George  T.  Jolmson, 
of  .\orfolk,  Connecticut. 


John  Steele,  the 
STEELE-LEBRUN  founder  of  this  fam- 
ily, came  to  America 
from  Braiiitree,  a  town  near  London.  His 
name  first  appears  on  the  records  of  Dor- 
chester, Alassachusetts,  in  1630,  and  two  years 
later  he  was  one  of  the  proprietors  of  New- 
t'lwn  (now  Cambridge).  In  1634  he  was  made 
freeman  and  in  the  following  year  repre- 
sentative from  Cambridge  to  the  cenera! 
court.  In  1635  he  accompanied  ttie  pio- 
neer band  who  settled  the  town  of  Hart- 
ford on  the  Connecticut  riA-er.  Here  he  spent 
most  of  the  remainder  of  his  lif.e  as  the  "faith- 
ful head  of  a  family,  as  an  active  member  of 
the  church,  as  a  magistrate,  and  as  one  of 
the  principal  members  of  theii  legislative,  ju- 
dicial, colony  court."  Elected,  during  twenty- 
three  years,  to  the  principal  colouy  court,  he 
was  present  at,  at  least  eighty-eight  of  its  sit- 
tings and  engaged  in  its  legislation  and  ju- 
dicial decisions,  and  for  four  years  he  served 
as  its  secretary  or  recorder.  For  nearly  twea- 
tv  vears  be  w^as  also  recorder  of  the  town  of 
Hartford,  and  for  a  time  also  recorder  of 
the  town  of  Farmington,  where  he  pa^-sea  ilie 
last  years  of  his  life.  His  residence  in  Hart- 
ford was  on  Main  street,  just  north  of  the 
present  Atheneum.  Pie  died  either  in  :6'').f  or 
1665. 

He  married  (first')  probably  in  England,  Ra- 
chel Talcott,  who  died  in  1653,  (second  > 
Mercy,  widow  of  Richard  Seymour.  Chil- 
dren: John,  died  in  16^3  or  165.1,  married, 
in  1645,  }Jercy  Warner;  Lydia.  married, 
March  31,  1657,  James,  son  of  Thomas  an.i 
Mary  Bird:  Mary,  died  October  2,  1718,  m.^r- 
ried  William,  son  of  Thomas  Judd ;  Plannah, 
died  in  1655.  probably  unmarried;  Sarah,  liorn 
in  1638,  died  IMay  22,  1695,  married,  in  T1158, 
Lieutenant  Thomas,  son  of  Thomas  Ju^ld; 
Samuel,  referred  to  below. 

(IT)  Samuel,  son  of  John  and  Rachel 
Steele,  was  born  in  Englajid  about  1626.  ,lied 
at  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  .A.ugust  15,  i-'-S5. 
From  i66q  to  1677  he  was  a  deputy  tr.:ui 
Farmington  to  the  general  court,  and  in  \'''7-; 
was  appointed  lieutenant  of  the  Fartuin^ton 
train  band.  About  1678  he  removerl  to  W^th- 
ersfi.eld,  where  he  became  a  househol.i:;r  and 
represented  the  town  in  tlie  genera!  court  of 
1C181.  He  married  Mary,  born  September  10. 
1635,  died  at  Farmington  in  1702,  (!nni;!Uer 
of  Lieutenant  James  Boosey,  of  Wetherst'ieid. 
Children:  James,  referred  to  below;  .Mary, 
born  December  5,  1652 ;  Rachel,  baptizevi  Oc- 


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tobcr  30,  1654.  married  Jonatlian  Smith; 
Sarah,  baptizeil  Decemljer  29.  1656.  died  mi- 
married:  Samuel.  Ijorn  March  11,  165S-59, 
died  young;  John,  baptized  December  ro,  1661, 
died  unmarried :  Hannah,  born  in  1668.  mar- 
ried   —  Hart:  Ebenezer,  born  Aui:xust  13, 

1671,  died  October  6,  1722,  married,  Feb- 
ruary 15.  1705.  Sarah  Hart. 

(HI)  Jame?,  son  of  Lieutenant  Samuel  and 
Mary  (Boosey)  Steele,  was  born  in  Farming-- 
ton,  Connecticut,  August  31,  1644,  died  in 
\^'ethcr^field,  Connecticut.  ]\Iay  15,  1713.  "He 
was  for  many  years  a  merchant  at  \\'ethers- 
field.  and  was  captain  of  the  train  band  at  that 
place."  In  16S5  he  was  hayward  and  in  1691 
fence-viewer.  He  married.  Julv  19.  16S7, 
Ann,  born  in  166S,  died  at  \\'ethcr<field  in 
1739,  daughter  of  Captain  Samuel  Welles. 
She  married  (second)  as  second  wife.  No- 
vember 20,  1718,  James  Judson.  of  Stratford, 
Connecticut.  FTer  father  was  a  son  of  Gov- 
einor  Thomas  \\'elles.  Qiildren :  Samuel, 
born  October  i,  1688.  died  in  1761,  married, 
Jime  23,  1714,  Anna,  daughter  of  Jacob  Will- 
iams, of  Wetherslield ;  Jo'^eph.  referred  to 
below :  Prudence,  born  January  17,  1693.  mar- 
ried, December  8,  1714.  Josiah  Deming:  Flan- 
nah.  born  March  18,  1697,  married.  July  10. 
1715,  Ephraim  Goodrich:  .Vnn.  born  October 
28,  1702,  died  in  1727,  married,  as  second 
■wife,  William  Honker;  David,  born  June  S, 
1706.  married  Sarah  . 

(I\')  Dr.  Joseph  Steele,  son  of  Captain 
James  and  Ann  (\\'elles')  Steele,  was  born  in 
Wethersfield,  Connecticut.  September  27,  1690. 
died  in  1750.  He  resided  in  that  part  of 
Farmington,  Connecticut,  now  called  Berlin. 
He  married.  February  16.  1715.  Elizabeth, 
born  March  30.  1678,  daughter  of  John  Hol- 
lister  Jr.,  of  Glastonbury,  who  was  one  of  the 
first  settlers  at  Wethcrsfiekl.  Children  :  Eliza- 
beth, birn  December  16,  1716;  Sarah,  July 
'^7-  I"'":  James,  May  t8,  1719.  died  July  2j. 
1775,  married  INIary  Cowles ;  .-\bicail.  Jan- 
uary 5,  1721,  married  Nathan  Booth,  of  Ber- 
lin :  Dr.  Samue',  February  24,  1722-23,  mar- 
ried Hannah  D :  Anna.  Januarv  23.  1724- 

25,  married,  May  26,  1762.  John  Root:  Ebe- 
nezer, referred  to  below:  Jonathan,  married 
Bertha  Stone:  Elizur,  1736,  married,  Novem- 
'ber  17,  1765,  Mary,  daughter  of  William 
Rords ;  Lucv,  June  24,  1737,  married,  in  1760, 
Jonathan  Pitkin  Jr. 

(V)  Ebenezer,  son  ci  Dr.  Joseph  and  Eliza- 
beth fHollister)  Steele,  v.-as  born  in  Berlin, 
Connecticut.  ^lay  18,  1727.  died  at  New  Brit- 
ain, Connecticut.  January  21,  1821.  He  lived 
at  Wethersfield  and  New  Britain,  and  was  a 
revolutionary  soldier.  He  married  Sarah 
Sage,  '.>-iio  died  ^ifarch  16,  1823.  aged  ninety- 


four  _\ears,  havir.g  "!i\ed  in  the  married  state 
75  years,  was  the  mother  of  13  children, 
from  whom  she  Iiad  70  grandchiMren,  171 
great-grandchildren  and  24  great-great-grand- 
children: in  all  278  descendants."  Ch.ildren: 
Ebenezer  (2),  born  in  1749,  died  in  xSi2, 
married  (first)  Luc}-  Wright,  and  (second) 
Hannah  Brewer:  ^\'illiam.  died  in  1825,  mar- 
ried Lurcna  Penficld :  IMary,  dv  r.illy,  born 
September  7.  1754,  <licd  at  Cnlcbruok.  Con- 
necticut. November  i,  1842,  married.  .August 
18,  1772.  Elisha  Booth:  Sarah,  bom  March 
26.  1756.  married  Ezra  iJelden :  Josiah,  re- 
ferred to  below:  Charles,  born  in  1760:  Allen, 
horn  in  1762;  Selah,  horn  April  to,  1764.  mar- 
ried Trial  Stedmati :  Hiddah,  born  in  i7fSS, 
married  Bethel  tlart :  Reb.ccca,  Ijorn  in  1769. 
marricrl.  possibly.  Cotton  Mather;  .Salmon, 
born  in  1771. 

(\T)  Josiah,  son  of  Ebenezer  and  Sarah 
(!MiddIeton)  Steele,  was  born  in  1758,  died  in 
1825.  He  married  Susan  Lewis.  C'lildren: 
Josiah  (2),  born  February  2~.  1778.  mar- 
ried, in  1798,  Prudence,  daugluer  ci  Tin-ioth;, 
Killiourne:  Allen,  referred  to  below:  Levi, 
died  in  July,  1829,  married  Elizabeth  Kellogg 
Gilbert :  George,  went  south  and  died  in  1856, 
married,  in  1818.  Lucinn  Beiden ;  Cvnthia, 
married  James  Hull ;  Sybil,  married,  April  9, 
1709,  Nathaniel  Carrington.  of  New  Britain: 
Anion,  died  in  1812.  marricl  Fllecta  C'.'rtiss ; 
Avery,  married  ('first!  T^Iary  Rugg.  and  ''sec- 
ond'i  Jerusha  Williams  :  Susan,  married  Moses 
Thompson ;  Sabra.  married  L'riah  Carrington. 

(\^II)  Allen,  son  of  Josiah  and  Susan 
(Lewis  1  Steele,  married  I'first).  July  20.  1790, 
Lucy,  daughter  of  Andrevr  and  Chloe  (Sag"e) 
Jerome,  and  widow  of  Ebenezer  Hart,  who 
was  born  February  6.  1773.  and  died  Novem- 
ber 24,  1820.  He  married  (second")  Ruth, 
daughter  of  Elijah  and  Sarah,  i  Daniels)  Hins- 
dale. Children,  all  by  first  marriage :  Nahoth 
Lewis,  born  October  17.  1850.  iied  Fel)rn3ry 
9,  1849,  married.  August  18,  1819,  Sally 
Hunter:  Ebenezer  Hart,  referred  to  belo^v ; 
Lyman  Jerome,  born  August  16.  1805,  mar- 
ried. January  28.  1828,  Mary  Westcott,  of 
Newington,  Connecticut:  Allyn.  born  'Sla.y  24. 
1808,  married  (first),  in  November.  1833. 
Sabra,  daughter  of  Joel  Dornian.  of  Jerusa- 
lem. Yates  county.  New  York,  and  (second) 
Clarissa  Wright:  Emily,  born  May  12.  1811. 
died  February  6,  1867.  married  1  fir=t).  in  No- 
vember, 183-^,  ]\nies  Pcclc.  and  (second)  Ab- 
ner  Ray:  Emeline,  twin  v.'ith  Emily,  married 
glioses  Wilson,  of  New  Haven. 

(\TII)  Ebenezer  Hart,  son  nf  Allyn  an'l 
Lucy  (Jerome-Hart)  Steele,  v.as  bom  in  New 
Britain.  Connecticut.  No\-ember  17,  1802.  He 
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June  23,  1802,  (hmgluer  of  Oliver  and  L)dia 
(Andrcwsi  Richards,  ot  Newington,  Con- 
necticut. Children:  Saniiiel  Andrews  ;  Oliver 
Richardf,  referred  to  below,  Jose[)h  Luckey ; 
Eli  Alerwin,  died  unmarried  December  10, 
1897. 

(IX;  Oliver  Richards,  son  of  Ebenezer 
Hart  and  Marilla  (Richards)  Steele,  was  born 
in  Xewingion,  Connecticut,  November  i,  182S, 
died  in  New  York  City,  October  2,  1S75.  He 
studied  law  and  after  practising  for  a  while 
in  Brooklyn  settled  in  New  York  City,  and 
there  married,  April  28,  1S59,  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Joseph  aiid  Hilary  Ann  ( Kirt- 
laod)  Selden,  who  was  hiorn  in  Iladlyme, 
Connecticut,  ]\Iay  7.  1S30,  died  in  Brooklyn, 
March  2,  1891.  Her  father  removed  from 
Hadlyme  to  (jreenfield,  Peimsvlvania,  and 
finally  settled  at  Saybrook,  Connecticut.  The 
family  is  an  old  one  of  the  Connecticut  val- 
ley. Children:  Maria  Olivia,  referred  to 
below ;  Elizabeth  Selden,  born  November  7, 
1861  :  and  Joseph  Selden,  born  Februarv  25, 
1863. 

(X)  Ylarh  Olivia,  daughter  of  Oliver  Rich- 
ards and  Elizabeth  (Selden)  Steele,  was  born 
in  Prooklxn,  Long  Island,  January  31,  1S60, 
and  is  now  living  in  ]\Iontclair,  New  Jersey. 
She  graduated  from  the  Charlier  Institute  of 
New  York  City,  and  until  her  marriage  taught 
school,  being  one  of  the  head  teachers  con- 
nected with  the  Brooki}-n  Heights  Seminary 
in  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Sh.e  married,  in 
New  York  City,  September  21,  1892,  IMichel 
i\Ioracin  LcBrun,  a  prominent  architect  of 
New  ^'ork  Cit\',  who  Vi"as  born  in  German- 
town,  Philadelphia.  August  6,  1856. 


This  family  is  of  English  origin, 
LINES  and  was  seated  at  Badby.  in 
Northamptonshire.  Ralph  Lines, 
progenitor  of  the  family  here  considered,  was 
a  resident  of  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  in 
1643,  and  was  admitted  a  free  burgess  the 
next  year.  He  and  Richard  Sperry  were  the 
first  two  men  who  built  houses  within  the 
limits  of  the  present  town  of  Woodbridge. 
Both  assisted  in  the  concealment  and  care  of 
the  regicides,  Goite  and  ^^'halley,  in  1661-62. 
Ralph  Lines  died  September  7,  1680.  His 
estate  was  inventoried  at  £242.  showing  him 
to  be  a  man  of  means  for  that  day. 

(I)  Ralph  Lines,  inimii^rant  ancestor,  prob- 
ably the  son  of  John  Lync,  of  Badby,  North- 
hamptonshire.  England,  lived  in  that  part  of 
New  Haven  later  designated  as  the  parish  of 
Amity,  and  now  the  town  of  Woodbridge. 
He  died  September  7,  1689,  and  his  estate 
showed  an  inventory  of  over  two  himdred  and 
fortv-tv.o   Dounds.     In   his    will  he  mentions 


sons,  Samuel,  Ralph,  Joseph  and  Benjamin, 
wife  '"Alis"  and  daughter  Hannah.  In  a  cod- 
icil, dated  February  i,  1689,  he  mentions  the 
fact  that  his  daughter  Hannah  has  since  died, 
and  leaves  her  portion  to  his  wife,  Alice,  and 
in  an  additional  codicil  he  states  that  his  son 
Benjamin  has  since  died,  and  mentions  his 
deceased  daughter  Merriam.  The  will  was 
proved  November  13,  1689.  Children:  Sam- 
uel, born  April,  1649;  Ralph,  July  18,  1652; 
John,  November.  1655,  died  young;  Joseph, 
Januar\-,  1658;  Benjamin,  November,  1659; 
Hannah,  November  21,  1665. 

(II)  Samuel,  son  of  Ralph  Lines,  was  biirn 
April,  1649,  and  was  baptized  when  an  adult. 
August  28,  1687.  He  married,  November, 
1674,  ^lary,  daughter  of  John  and  Ellen  (Har- 
rison) Thompson,  born  April  24,  1652.  She 
married  (second)  John  Hitchcock,  of  \\'al- 
lingford,  and  (third)  Samuel  Clark.  Samuel 
Lines'  inventor}',  tal-:en  June  8,  i'5<:)2.  shows 
an  estate  of  £400.  Children:  John,  born 
April  18,  1676;  Samuel,  1677;  Mary.  January 
29,  1679;  Lydia,  February  17,  1681,  died  ?\Iav 
28,  16S3;  Ebenezer,  August  iS,  16S4,  men- 
tioned below;  Daniel,  December  24,  16S6; 
Ruth,  February  27,  1690. 

(III)  Ebenezer,  son  of  Samuel  Lines,  was 
born  August  18,  16S4.  He  married.  July  3.1. 
1713,  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  and 
Sarah  (Dickerman)  Sperry,  Ixarn  March  2S, 
1(390.  His  will  was  dated  December  S,  1740, 
proved  January  3,  1741.  and  mentioned  his 
wife  Rebecca,  sons  Ebenezer,  Ralpii  and  JcJm. 
Cnildren,  all  but  the  la-t  ba[)tized  Decern! ^er 
25.  1726:  Sarah,  born  April  28.  1714;  Ralpli, 
May  23,  1716;  Ebenezer,  April  26.  1718; 
John.  March  13,  1720.  mentioned  belC'W  ;  Ti- 
tus, August  6,  1731.  baptized  September  27 
^731-, 

(IV)  Captain  John  Lines,  son  of  EhencLer 
Lines,  was  born  March  13.  1720.  He  mar- 
ried. JMarch  29.  1743,  Deborah,  daughter  of 
Abraham  and  Deborah  (Thomas)  Hotchkiss. 
He  lived  at  Woodbridge,  Connecticut.  Chil- 
dren: Zenas,  baptized  August  14.  1744: 
Lucas.  July  28,  1745  ;  Hannah,  April  15,  174S  : 
John,  May  6,  1750:  Deborah,  April  i,  1753: 
Eber,  about  1755;  Abel,  married  Anna  Ch.'U- 
fiekl ;  Ebenezer,  married  Mercy  . 

(V)  Eber,  son  of  Captain  John  Lines,  v/a^ 
born  about  1755.  He  lived  in  Bethany,  Con- 
necticut, and  died  February  20,  1844..  He 
married  Hannah  Welton.  (Children:  Calvin, 
born  January  8,  1780.  mentioned  belc.v;  Alma, 
married  John  Sanford ;  Philena,  marrie .-1 
Moses  Sanford;  Hannah,  born  about  1700: 
Eber,  about  1792. 

(VI)  Calvin,  son  of  Eber  Lines,  v,-as  born 
January    S,    17S0,   and   married,    October    13, 


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iSoS,  Sally  Newton  iJooih.  daughter  of  Wal- 
ter Uooth,  who  wa;  a  soldier  in  th.e  revolution 
from  Woodbridge.  He  served  first  in  Captain 
Peck's  company,  Fiilh  battalion,  Colonel 
Douglass'  regiment,  W'adsworth's  brigade, 
and  was  present  at  the  battles  of  Long  Island, 
Wliite  Plains  and  Kip's  Bay.  Later  he  served 
in  Colonel  Samuel  B.  Webb's  regiment  in  the 
battles  of  Rhode  Island,  and  Springfield,  New 
Jersey.  His  two  terms  of  service  covered  a 
term  of  six  years.  He  died  September  i8, 
l8i8.  Children:  Edwin  Lyman,  born  iSio; 
Henry  Willis,  mentioned  below  ;  l\iary,  mar- 
ried Philo  Chatrield.  of  Xew  Haven. 

(Vil)  Henry  Willis,  son  of  Calvin  Lines, 
was  born  December  5,  1812,  and  married, 
June  2,  1835,  Harriet  Ilunnell,  who  died  Feb- 
ruary 24,  1S98,  granddaughter  of  Enos  Bun- 
nell, who  enlisted  from  Cheshire.  1775,  Ninth 
company.  Captain  James  xArnold,  First  regi- 
ment, Colonel  David  Wooster;  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  capture  of  St.  John's  and  the  siege 
of  Montreal.  In  1776  he  was  in  Captain  Ste- 
phen R.  Bradley's  company.  In  July,  1779, 
he  responded  to  the  alarm  to  assist  in  driving 
the  British  from  New  Haven.  She  was  also 
descended  from  Ensign  Nathaniel  Bunnell, 
one  of  the  founders  of  Cheshire,  from  Elisha 
Stevens  and  Rev.  Timothy  Stevens.  Rev. 
Timothy  Stevens  was  the  first  minister  of  tlie 
first  Congregational  church  of  Glastonbury, 
Connecticut.  Elisha  Stevens,  descendant  of 
Rev.  Timothy,  was  also  a  soldier  in  the  revo- 
lution. He  enlisted  from  Glastonbury  in  Cap- 
tain Jonathan  Hale's  company,  Colonel  Eras- 
tus  Woicott's  regiment,  and  served  during 
the  siege  of  Boston  in  1775-76;  he  was  in 
1777  in  Captain  Clark's  company.  Colonel 
Jeduthan  Baldwin's  regiment  of  artificers, 
and  wintered  in  \'alley  Forge ;  he  took  part  in 
battles  of  Brand\wine,  Germantown,  Mon- 
mouth, Camden,  the  siege  of  Yorktown  and 
surrender  of  Cornwallis,  serving  a  period  of 
eight  \cars,  and  six  of  his  brothers  were  also 
in  the  American  army. 

Henry  Willis  Lines  died  January  30.  1S63. 
Children:  H.  Wales,  mentioned  below;  Mary 
E. ;  Edwin  S.,  D.D.,  Protestant  Episcopal 
bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Newark.  New  Jersev. 

(VIII)  H.  Wales,  son  of  Henry  "Will'is 
,Lines,  was  born  at  Naugatuck,  Connecticut, 
June  3,  1838.  In  addition  to  the  ancestors 
mentioned  above,  he  is  descended  from  Elder 
William  Brewster,  of  "^layflower"  party,  and 
Rev.  Tliomas  Plooker,  founder  of  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this 
work ;  from  John  Hopkins,  a  pioneer  of  Hart- 
ford ;  Captain  Nathaniel  W'hite,  one  of  the 
first  settlers  of  ]\Iiddletown.  Connecticut;  John 
Coit,  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  New  London, 


Connecticut;  Captain  Samuel  Newton,  who 
commanded  a  company  in  King  Philip's  war. 
Lieutenant  Samuel  Newton,  descendant  of 
Captain  Samuel,  and  great-great-grandfather 
of  j\Ir.  Lines,  lived  at  Woodbridge.  Connecti- 
cut, and  served  in  the  revolution  in  1776  in 
the  Tenth  company,  or  train  band,  of  the  Sec- 
ond Connecticut  regiment,  and  was  in  the 
battle  of  Long  Island. 

H.  \\'ales  Lines  attended  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  was  valedictorian  of 
his  class  in  the  Naugatuck  high  school. 
Pie  began  his  business  career  by  serving  an 
apprenticeship  in  the  mason's  trade  at  Nauga- 
tuck and  New  Blaven.  He  taught  school  in 
the  meantime  during  tv.o  wintei  terms  in 
Prospect.  Connecticut,  and  afterward  taught 
a  school  one  winter  in  Naugatuck.  Pie  came 
to  ^Meriden  in  August,  1862.  to  fill  a  two 
weeks'  contract  at  his  trade,  and  lias  resided 
there  ever  since.  Pie  was  emplcjyed  by  (George 
Bassett  until  j^vlay  2t,.  1S64,  when  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  his  uncle,  Charles  Perkins, 
under  the  firm  name  of  Perkins  &  Lines,  ma- 
sons and  contractors,  and  dealers  in  building 
materials.  The  firm  prospered.  In  1S7S  the 
senior  partner  retired  and  t!ie  firm  of  11. 
W'ales  Lines  &  Company  was  forivieii.  ?dr. 
Lines  taking  as  partner  11.  E.  Fairc'iiM.  T'le 
present  large  corporation  of  which  Mr.  Lines 
has  for  many  years  been  the  h.ea.'i  v\as  or- 
ganizcfl  as  a  joint  stock  companv  umier  the 
title  of  The  H.  V.'ales  Lines  Company,  i:.  iS'^S^ 
with  H.  W'ales  Lines,  president  and  trea-'irtr; 
Henry  E.  Fairchild,  vice-president.  This 
compan}'  ranks  among  the  foremost  in  its  line 
of  business  in  New  England.  A  large  nur.i- 
ber  of  the  factories,  business  buildings, 
churches  and  more  elaborate  dwelling  houses 
of  the  city  have  been  erected  by  this  firm,  and 
from  time  to  time  the  company  has  e:<tcnded 
its  field  until  it  includes  many  states.  Its  mer- 
cantile department  is  also  of  great  importance. 
From  the  outset  ihe  concern  has  dealt  in 
building  material,  wholesale  and  retail,  and  is 
one  of  the  largest  wholesale  houses  in  thi;  line 
in  the  state.  The  company  has  an  aiirairabie 
location  on  .'^tate  street,  with  four  hun.Ired 
feet  of  railroad  trackage.  The  main  siore- 
hou:=e  is  one  hundred  and  fifty  feet  long,  two 
stories  high  and  forty  feet  in  wMdth.  The 
office  is  a  model  of  convenience.  Extending 
from  the  storehouse  and  connected  with  it  is 
a  brick  stable. 

.V  large  stock  of  lumber,  steel,  cast  iron, 
metal  lath,  supplies  for  concrete  work,  Port- 
land cement,  lime,  granite,  marble,  bkiestone. 
hair,  mortar  colors,  plaster  of  Paris,  building 
brick,  fire  brick,  etc.,  is  carried.  From  fifteen 
to  twenty  carloads   of  sew^er  and   drain   pipe 


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are  kept  on  hand.  Some  of  the  more  im- 
portant biiiUiing.s  erected  by  this  concern  are: 
First  Congregational  Cluirch;  St.  Joseph's 
Church ;  St.  Laurent's  Church :  First  Metho- 
dist Episcoi)al  Church;  Trinity  Methodist 
Church;  High  School  building;  the  plant  of 
the  Bradley  &  Hubbard  Company ;  nearlv  all 
the  buildings  of  the  jNIeritlen  Britannia  Com- 
pany ;  woolen  mill ;  Wilcox  &  White  Organ 
Company  factories;  Meridcn  Morning  Rcccrd 
Building;  Connecticut  Breweries  Company 
plant;  Alslian  Company  building:  City  Mis- 
sion Block;  Winthrop  tlotel ;  Wilcox  Block; 
Palace  Block  :  buildings  of  Swift  &  Company 
and  Armour  &  Company;  the  Y.  ~Sl.  C.  A. 
and  Y.  \\''.  C.  A.  buildings;  State  School  for 
Boys  ;  the  Curtis  Home  ;  the  Meriden  National 
Bank  Building ;  the  Meriden  Savings  Bank 
Building,  Meriden  Hospital;  Curtis  ^Memorial 
Library ;  State  Armory ;  new  Town  Hall ; 
Meriden  Theatre,  and  Meriden  Journal  Pub- 
lishing Company  building,  all  in  Meriden.  be- 
sides many  of  the  better  class  of  private  resi- 
dences. Odier  buildings  outside  of  Meriden 
may  be  mentioned :  Residences  of  J.  H. 
Whittemore  at  Naugatuck  and  Middlebury, 
Connecticut ;  Lewis  Iselin  residence,  Xew 
Rochelle,  New  York;  Dr.  ^vIcLane  residence, 
New  Canaan,  Connecticut ;  J.  Searle  Barclay 
residence.  Glen  Head,  Long  Island ;  Winches- 
ter Bennett  residence.  New  Haven,  Connecti- 
cut ;  factories  of  United  States  Rubber  Com- 
pany at  Naugatuck ;  plant  of  Excelsior  Needle 
Company,  of  Torrington ;  chimneys  an.d  part 
of  the  plant  of  Coe  Brass  Company,  Torring- 
ton;  the  H.  L.  Jndd  Company.  \\'al!ingford : 
plant  of  Malleable  Iron  Fittings  Company,  of 
Branford;  National  Folding  Box  &  Paper 
Company,  of  New  Haven :  part  of  Yale  & 
Towne  Company's  plant  at  Stamford ;  part  of 
the  plant  of  L'nion  Aletallic  Cartridge  Com- 
pany, Bridgeport ;  buildings  of  Winchester 
Repeating  Arms  Company,  of  New  Haven; 
silk  mill  of  Joseph  Loth  &  Conipany,  Norwalk  : 
buildings  of  American  Graphophone  Company, 
of  Bridgeport,  and  of  Mystic  Industrial  Com- 
pany, of  JMystic :  Salem  Iligh  School,  of  Nau- 
gatitck;  Whig  &  Clio  Halls,  of  Princeton 
University :  residence  of  C.  Oliver  Iselin,  New 
Rochelle,  New  York ;  Public  Hospital.  Dan- 
bury,  Connecticut,  and  SavinL::s  Bank  of  Dan- 
bury;  Centenary  Collegiate  Institute,  Hack- 
ettstown.  New  Jersey;  ^ilontehore  Home,  of 
Bedford,  New  York;  Overton  Hall.  Moody 
School,  Mount  Hermon,  Massachusetts  ;  schc'O] 
houses  at  Stamford,  Stratford  and  South 
Manchester,  Connecticut ;  Turner  Library 
at  Torrington,  Connecticut ;  Skull  and 
Bones  and  Book  and  Snake  Society  buildings 
at    Yale    College ;    masonrv    of    U.    S.    Grant 


Monument.  Washington,  D.  C. ;  Ives  Cheney 
Memorial  Gateway  at  Yale;  Haughton  Hall, 
Yale,  and  additions  to  Yale  Art  School,  New 
Haven;  State  Normal  School  buildings  at 
Willimantic  and  Danbury,  Connecticut ;  Con- 
necticut House,  St.  Louis  Exposition,  1904; 
St.  Bernard's  Church,  Rockville,  Connecticut ; 
First  Congregational  Church,  Naugatuck. 
Connecticut ;  First  Congregational  Meeting 
House  at  Danbury  ;  St.  Mary's  Church,  Bran- 
ford  ;  Moody's  School  at  ]\Iount  Hermon, 
Alassachusctts,  including  Crossley  Hall,  Din- 
ing Hall,  Gymnasium,  Chapel  and  power 
plant ;  Connecticut  Agricultural  College  dor- 
mitory, Storrs,  Connecticut ;  New  London 
City  National  Bank  Building,  New  London  : 
oflice  building  and  car  house  of  the  Hartford 
Street  Railway  Company,  of  Hartford,  Con- 
necticut: plants  of  the  Hall  Railway  Signal 
Company  and  tlie  Aeolian-^^'eber  Piano  Com- 
pany at  Garwood,  New  Jersey ;  Jones  Speedo- 
meter Company  building.  New  Rochelle;  Star 
Shirt  Company  building,  Bridgeport :  Union 
Typewriter  Company  building,  Bridgeport ; 
Bridgeport  \''ehicle  Company  building  ;  \Vebe; 
Piano  Company,  of  New  York  City;  sixteen 
power  stations  for  the  United  Gas  &  Im;)ro\-e- 
ment  Company,  of  Philadelphia :  nine  power 
stations  for  the  Westcliester  Lighting  Com- 
pany, of  Mount  \'ernon.  New  York;  factory 
buildings  for  the  Mrx  Ams  Macliine  Com- 
pany and  the  ^Lauser  Manufacturing  Lom- 
pany,  r^Iount  \'ernon.  New  York;  factury  of 
the  Sanborn  3.1ap  Compan.y  at  Pelhatii,  New 
York;  Hallet  £:  Davis  Piano  Company, 
Neponset,  Massachusetts. 

Mr.  Lines  may  well  be  proud  of  the  record 
of  his  firm  and  company.  Financially  stroiig 
anfl  well  managed  for  more  than  forty  years, 
the  weekly  payroll  has  never  been  p^,^tuoned, 
and  not  even  ordinary  lawsuits  liave  been  en- 
countered. The  policy  to  deal  justly  and  to 
carry  out  all  contracts  to  the  letter  has  proved 
wise  and  profitable  in  the  long  run. 

Air.  Lines  is  also  director  of  the  C.  F.  Mon- 
roe Company,  of  Meriden :  of  the  Cliapin.- 
Stcphens  Company,  of  Pine  Meadow.  Con- 
necticut: treasurer  and  director  of  the  New 
Haven  Investment  Company;  president  of  the 
Pacific  Real  Estate  Company:  president  <i'  ihe 
Meriden  Machine  Tool  Company:  vice-prc:-i- 
dent  of  the  Meriden  Savings  Bank,  and  has 
been  from  time  to  time  interested  in  ^ari^'Us 
other  industries  and  enterprises. 

He  has  had  a  notable  public  career.  He 
served  two  terms  as  a  member  of  the  board 
of  education  and  two  terms  in  the-  common 
council  of  the  city  of  !Vleriden,  iSriS-fiQ.  In 
1872  he  v/as  elected  a  member  of  the  house 
of  representatives  of  the  general  as-embly  of 


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Ci>nin.vticut,  ani!  served  on  the  committee  on 
railroads,  .lie  was  nominated  for  mayor  of 
Weriden  in  187O,  and  was  the  first  mayor 
elected  under  party  alignments,  having  a  ma- 
jority of  161.  He  was  re-elected  next  term 
with  a  majority  of  31S,  and  for  a  third  term 
with  a  majorit}  of  566.  He  declineil  a  unani- 
mous nomination  at  the  end  of  his  third  term. 
During  his  iirst  term  the  common  council  was 
evenly  divided  politically,  while  during  his  last 
term  it  was  unanimously  Republican.  At  the 
beginning  of  liis  administration,  offices  of  vari- 
ous municipal  departments  were  scattered  in 
six  dilTerent  locations,  and  before  the  close  of 
liis  administration  all  except  the  police  depart- 
ment were  concentrated  under  the  roof  of  the 
town  hall.  Under  his  administration  the  tire 
alarm  system  was  introduced.  He  found  re- 
corded only  surveys  of  improvements  on  two 
streets  and  he  placed  on  record  the  surveys 
of  nearly  all  the  streets  of  the  city.  During 
his  Srst  year  the  revenue  of  the  water  de- 
partment scarcely  sut^iced  to  pay  the  interest 
on  the  water  bonds.  .\  new  main  was  laid 
from  3,Ierimere  to  the  center  of  the  city ;  the 
meter  system  was  introduced  and  the  manage- 
ment of  the  department  placed  under  one  re- 
sponsible and  capable  commissioner.  Con- 
sumption of  water  was  dim.inished  by  reduc- 
ing waste,  revenues  increased  and  at  the  close 
of  his  third  term  a  sinking  fund  was  estab- 
lished to  enalDle  the  department  to  set  aside 
funds  out  CI  its  earnings  to  pay  the  water 
bonds.  During  his  first  term  the  city  was 
involved  in  old  lawsuits,  more  than  a  score 
being  pending,  but  at  the  end  of  his  term 
every  lawsuit  had  been  settled  and  the  legal 
expenses  reduced  to  a  minimum.  Two  new 
houses  for  the  fire  department  were  built  while 
he  was  mayor,  the  equijmient  improved  and 
efficiency  increased.  Economy  was  intro- 
duced in  the  management  of  every  city  de- 
partment, the  efficiency  increased  and  the  ex- 
penses reduced.  The  first  year  that  the  city 
had  been  managed  within  its  income  and  the 
city  debt  reduced  was  the  first  year  of  his 
administration,  and  his  first  annual  report 
gave  to  the  citizens  of  Meriden  the  first  debt 
statement  and  first  table  of  appropriations, 
expenditures  and  unexpended  balances.  The 
rate  of  tax  during  his  first  term  was  eight 
and  one-half  mills  and  the  city  debt  was  re- 
duced that  year  86,519.  The  tax  rate  was 
eight  niills  and  th.e  debt  was  reduced  S17,- 
537  the  second  year.  The  tax  rate  was  seven 
and  a  half  mills  and  the  debt  was  reduced 
824,954  in  the  third  year.  Under  his  admin- 
istration a  complete  revision  of  the  city  char- 
ter was  made  and  a  thorough  reformation 
in    the    mediods    of    the    departments.      The 


S)steiii  of  keeping  accounts  that  he  in- 
troduced has  been  continued  to  the  pre=cnt 
time.  Not  only  was  due  regard  paid  to  econ- 
omy and  reforms  in  methods  of  doing  city 
business,  but  very  creditable  public  improve- 
ments were  matle. 

In  1879  Mr.  Lines  was  elected  from  the 
sixth  senatorial  district  to  the  state  senate  by 
a  majority  of  four  hundred  and  ninety-one, 
and  served  in  that  body  two  sessions.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  cities  and 
boroughs,  and  of  capitol  furnishings,  builuing-s 
and  groimds,  and  of  contested  elections.  Dur- 
ing the  three  terms  he  served  in  the  house  and 
senate  every  IMeriden  matter  that  he  pre- 
sented was  passed  without  change  or  amend- 
ment. He  never  lost  a  committee  report  when 
he  was  chairman  and  never  had  one  amended 
except  upon  his  own  motion.  During  his 
term  as  senator.  Hon.  O.  H.  Piatt  was  first 
elected  to  the  United  States  senate.  In  188S 
}>Ir.  Lines  was  the  Republican  candidate  for 
Congress  from  the  second  district  and  \>.a5 
defeated  by  some  seven  or  eight  hundred,  the 
Democratic  presidential  ticket  carrying  the 
same  district  by  two  thousand  five  hundred 
plurality  and  the  Democratic  gubernatorial 
candidate  by  three  tliousand  t\vo  hundred.  In 
1902  ]\Ir.  Lines  was  a  delegate  to  the  constitu- 
tional convention,  receiving  a  mriioiiiy  of  six 
hundred  and  ninety,  and  w-as  twice  .liip.M^.trd 
a  member  of  special  coinmittees  to  seciirc  an 
agreement  on  the  representation  question. 
Mr.  Lines  was  a  niember  of  the  coinmi,-:iori 
to  remodel  and  improve  the  state  capitol  and 
to  build  a  state  library,  memorial  hall  and  su- 
preme court  building.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Fort  Griswold  Tract  Commission  in 
charge  of  the  old  Fort  Griswoid  Battle 
Ground  at  Grotcn  Heights.  He  was  chairman 
of  the  Senator  O.  H.  Piatt  Memorial  Commis- 
sion. 

Xo  citizen  has  taken  a  keener  interest  in 
the  welfare  and  improvement  of  the  city.  In 
March.  1871,  at  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of 
]\[eriden  held  in  the  old  town  hall,  lie  recoin- 
mendcd  a  plan  of  action  wdiich,  beincr  fol- 
lowed, secured  to  the  business  of  Meriden  its 
first  general  and  considerable  reducti'^n  c-f 
freight  rates  and  improvement  in  the  delivery 
of  manufactured  goods  at  destination.  He 
was  one  of  those  who  after  several  defeats 
in  town  meeting  finally  secured  the  passage 
of  a  vote  to  establish  a  high  school  in  Menden 
and  an  appropriation  for  the  purpose.  He  was 
chairman  of  the  Town  Hall  building  com- 
mittee, chosen  March  25,  1904.  The  building 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  over  .$200,000.  and  is 
a  substantial  fireproof  structure,  an  ornament 
to  the  citv. 


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-Mr.  Lines  his  l)een  active  in  ciiaritabie 
work.  In  .Kui^'ust.  1878,  when  a  tornado  de- 
vastated \\  allingford,  2iIa_vor  Lines  called 
the  first  public  meeting  held  in  the  state  to 
raise  relief  funds  for  suiferers.  was  appointed 
cliairnian  of  a  connnittee  that  secured  more 
than  two  thousand  dollars,  and  sent  it  to 
Warden  Charle.-^  D.  Yale  for  relief  work. 
During  the  famine  in  Ireland.  Mr.  Lines  was 
one  of  the  speakers  at  a  meeting  held  in  the 
old  town  hall,  P'ebrnar}- "9.  1880,  and  in  re- 
sponse to  his  appeal  a  large  sum  was  then  aiul 
there  raised  for  the  needy  and  unfortunate 
Irish  people.  He  was  for  two  years  in  succes- 
sion chairman  of  the  committee  that  rai^ed  a 
goodly  subscription  for  the  relief  of  fever- 
stricken  IMemnhis,  Tennessee.  He  has  always 
been  a  staunch  friend  of  civil  war  veterans, 
and  keenly  appreciates  the  numerous  votes  of 
thanks  that  the  Grand  Army  Post  has  had  oc- 
casion to  send  to  him  for  favors  done  both  in 
private  and  public  life.  yir.  Lines  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club,  of 
New  Haven ;  of  the  Home,  Colonial,  and 
Highland  Country  Clubs,  of  Meriden ;  tlie 
Mayflower  Society  of  Connecticut ;  the  Con- 
necticut Historical  Society;  the  Xew  Haven 
Colonly  Historical  Society;  life  member  of 
the  Xew  London  County  Historical  Society; 
the  Society  for  the  Preservation  of  Xew  Eng- 
land Antiquities :  one  of  the  board  of  man- 
agers of  the  Connecticut  Society,  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution  and  president  of  Captain 
John  Couch  branch,  of  ]\Ieriden  :  director  of 
the  Meriden  Board  of  Trade  and  member  of 
the  Mayors'  Association  of  Connecticut.  He 
belongs  also  to  Pilgrim  Council,  Royal  .\r- 
canum ;  Wilson  Lodge,  Knights  of  Honor;  of 
Meriden  Lodge,  No.  77,  Free  IMasons.  of 
which  lie  was  worshipful  master  in  1S72; 
Meriden  Chapter,  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star; 
Keystone  Chapter,  No.  27,  Royal  Arch  Ma- 
sons; Planiilton  Council,  Roval  and  Select 
Masters ;  of  St.  Elmo  Commandcry,  Xo.  9, 
Knights  Templar,  of  Meriden,  of  v,hich  he 
was  eminent  commander  in  1869-70-73-74-75- 
88,  and  of  which  he  has  been  treasurer  since 
1870.  He  belongs  to  IMecca  Temple.  Xobles 
of  the  M}stic  Slirine.  Xew  York  City.  He  re- 
ceived his  thirt}-third  and  liighest  degree, 
September  19,  1893.  at  Chicago,  Illinois,  be- 
coming a  member  of  the  Supreme  Council, 
.\ncient  and  Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  the  high- 
est governing  bod}'  of  the  northern  I\I-isonic 
jurisdiction.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Royal  Order  of  Scotland  :  honorary  member 
of  Harmony  Lodge,  Xo,  42,  Free  .Masons  of 
Waterbury,  Connecticut:  chairman  of  the 
board  of  visitors  of  the  Connecticut  Masonic 
Hom.e  at   '\\"allingford.     In    1877-78    he    was 


grand  commander  of  the  Grand  Commandery, 
Knights  Templar,  of  Connecticut,  and  for  a 
number  of  years  has  been  grand  treasurer  of 
the  Grand  Encampment,  Knights  Templar,  of 
the  L'nited  States.  His  first  election  was  in 
1886,  and  all  subsequent  elections  have  been 
by  unanimous  vote.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Pacific  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  ;md  is  president 
of  the  Pacific  Real  Estate  Company,  which 
owns  the  Odd  Fellows'  Temple,  Meriden.  Llis 
Alasonic  biography  says  of  him:  'Tn  all  these 
organizations  he  has  shown  the  qualities  that 
adorn  his  individuality.  Possessed  of  a  well- 
balanced  mind  and  of  a  tenacious  purpose,  he 
has  exercised  an  influence  upon  his  associates, 
and  in  many  things  of  enterprise  and  larger 
undertaking  he  has  made  good  proof  of  his 
capabilities  as  a  prudent  adviser  and  a  wise 
and  courageous  leader.  He  is  a  man  possessed 
of  strong  convictions  and  of  generous  and 
gentle  sentiments  as  well;  large  minded  and 
tolerant,  his  heart  responds  to  the  truths  and 
principles  fundamental  in  Alasonic  teaching 
and  whose  life  is  held  to  ioving  service  in.  the 
wavs  of  righteousness  and  true  benevolence," 
We  quote  the  following  from  "A  Century  of 
Aleriden":  "His  opinion  and  judgmejit  upon 
any  matter  are  slowly  formed  and  firmly  held. 
Precise  in  speech,  accurate  in  method,  and  of 
a  commanding  personality,  his  mental  strength 
ami  his  large  grasp  upon  affairs  have  ah^ays 
made  him  a  dominating  force  in  any  company. 
He  was  never  known  to  use  illiberal  language 
towards  an  enemy  nor  to  abandon  a  friend. 
He  is  a  forceful  public  speaker,  of  the  delib- 
erative type,  carefully  weighing  every  \»ord, 
seei'.'ing  ahvays  to  be  correct  in  what  he  sirites 
rather  than  to  be  eloquent,  and  to  convince 
rather  than  to  please."  In  politics  he  is  a  Re- 
publican, and  though  he  has  liad  many  hriuor- 
able  offices  he  has  never  been  self-seeking.  He 
has  always  been  ready  and  active  in  support- 
ing his  party  and  the  cause  of  good  go^•ern- 
ment.  In  1879  -"'^  '^'^'^s  chairman  of  the  or- 
ganization which  conducted  the  campaign 
when  the  Hon.  O.  H.  Piatt  was  electe<l  Uni- 
ted States  senator,  and  in  I9;32  he  conceived 
the  idea  and  directed  the  campaign  which  re- 
sulted in  the  nomination  of  Hon.  .\.lnr;:'n 
Chamberlain  for  governor  and  he  made  the 
nominating  speech  for  him  in  the  state  C'>n- 
\'ention. 

He  married,  June  23.  1861.  Sarah  C^jngd"!: 
Muiiger,  daughter  of  Rev.  W'ashingt.j.T  aiid 
Louisa  (X'ichols)  Mungcr,  of  Waierfiird, 
Connecticut.  She  is  a  member  of  Susan  Car- 
rington  Clarke  Ch.^pter,  Daughters  of  liie 
American  Revolution,  and  was  for  tie  von 
years  vice-regent,  two  years  regent.  Chil- 
dren: I.  Harriet  L.,  married  Robert  L.  Peck, 


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of  Konsiiistr.n,  Connecticut;  children:  X:ir- 
nu.ii  \'.,  Frederick  Lines,  and  Amy  L.  2. 
Hcur\-  W'.,  died  in  infancy.  3.  Sarah  L.,  mar- 
ried Trank  L.  Hamihiui.  of  Meriden ;  chil- 
thxMi :  Maude  Lines  and  Lorenzo.  4.  Clara  B., 
marricil  Roger  ]].  De  I'-us'iy,  of  ^Iount  \'cr- 
non,  New  Vork ;  chiMren ;  Beatrice,  Wales 
Lines  and  Roi^er  B.  Jr..  who  died  April  12, 
1901.  5.  Ellie  At.,  married  Lrank  AI.  Chapin, 
of  Pine  Meadow.  Connecticut ;  she  is  grand 
worthy  matron  of  the  jjrand  chapter.  (  )rder 
of  the  Eastern  Star  of  Connecticut,  and  a?- 
sociate  grand  conductress  of  the  general 
gran<!  chapter.  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star  of 
LMiitetl  States  of  America;  child:  Catharine 
Lines. 


The   surname    Leigh,    or    Lee,    is 

LEIGH  also  commonly  spelled  Legh, 
Leghe,  Ligh,  Lyghe,  Lea.  Leaye, 
Ley,  Leye,  and  many  of  the-e  forms  have 
survived  from  earlv  \-ariations  in  the  spelling 
favored  by  ditterent  branches  of  the  f.imily. 
The  surname  is  derived  from  a  place  name, 
leigh  or  lea,  meaning  meadow,  or  pasture. 
The  name  is  found  in  the  Domesda\'  Book, 
io86.  The  family  ranks  among  the  most 
numerous  in  England,  and  families  of  the 
name  bearing  coats-of-arms  are  found  in ' 
Somersetshire,  county  Surrey,  York.  Shrop- 
shire, London,  Lancashire.  Kent.  Isle  of 
Wight.  Devou'-liire.  Derbyshire.  Cumberland. 
Cheshire,   lierkshire  and   Warwickshire. 

It  has  been  an  eminent  Cheshire  family 
for  centuries,  having  been  of  High  Leigh  of 
tliat  county  and  from  the  Cheshire  Leighs 
nearly  al'  the  gentry  families  of  the  surname 
claim  descent.  The  Leighs  are  as  prolific, 
we  are  informed,  as  they  are  ancient. 

Two  families  took  the  name  of  Leigh  from 
their  residence  at  High  Legh  or  Leigh,  Che- 
shire, lictween  1154  and  1 189,  though  both 
bear  the  same  coat-of-arms,  with  one  varia- 
tion in  color,  viz. :  Or  a  lion  rampant  gules 
armed  and  laiig/ed  azure.  Edward  de  Lega, 
progenitor,  is  thought  to  have  been  Saxon 
from  the  baptismal  name. 

The  Leiiilis  of  Stoneleigh.  county  Warwick, 
bear:  Ciilcs  a  cross  high  argent  in  the  first 
quarter  a  lozenge  of  the  second.  Crest:  .\ 
unicorn's  head  erased  argent  armed  and 
crined  or.  Supporters:  On  either  side  a 
unirorn  armed,  maned.  tufted  and  nnguled, 
or,  gorgrii  with  :-i  ducal  coronet  gules  pendant 
theretro;n  an  csculclieon  charg-ee  with  the 
arms  nf  Brydges,  viz.:  Argent'a  cross  sable. 
thereon  a  lcopard'3  face  or.  Motto:  Tout 
vicnt  dc  Dicti.  Stoneleigh  is  in  Warwickshire 
where  in  T3''>i  the  family  bought  the  old  Cis- 
tercian   Monastery   and   has    contributed    two 


ma_\ors  of  London  and  Lord  Leigii,  Earl  of 
Chichester. 

(  i)  William  Leigh,  who  was  of  the  Stone- 
leigh family,  according  to  family  tradition, 
was  born  in  England,  died  at  Bridgeport, 
Connecticut.  He  was  buried  in  Mountain 
Grove  cemeterv',  Bridgeport.  He  came  to 
this  country  with  his  wife  and  children  from 
Coventry,  England,  making  the  vo_\age  across 
the  xAtlantic  Ocean  in  a  sailing  vessel,  taking 
fifty-four  davs,  landing  at  Xew  York  City, 
but  locating  soon  in  Bridgeport,  where  he 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  days.  In  religion 
b.e  was  an  Episcopalian.  He  married,  in  Eng- 
land. Rebecca  Cattell.  wlio  died  at  Bridgeport 
at  the  age  of  eighty-live  years.  Children,  born 
in  England  ;  John  ;  Thomas  ;  William,  men- 
tioned below ;  Rebecca,  married Jones, 

of  Charlestown ;  Lorine,  married  John  Rus- 
sell, of  Salisbury,  Cormecticut ;  Elizabeth,  un- 
married, only  one  now  living ;  Frederick. 

(II)  William  (2).  son  of  William  11) 
Leigh,  was  born  at  Coventry,  England,  died 
in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  Rugb}-  School.  At  the  age  of  ten 
he  came  with  his  father's  faniily  to  Bri'lge- 
port.  He  was  a  gifted  musician.  He  v.as  a 
teacher  of  the  piano  and  for  many  }-ijars  a 
dealer  in  m.nsical  instruments  with  a  store 
on  Main  street,  Bridgeport.  He  was  for 
twenty-five  years  organist  of  St.  Jolm's 
Church.  Lie  was  successful  in  business.  In 
religion  he  was  an  Episcopalian  and  in  piiK- 
tics  a  Republican. 

He  married  Cordelia  Banks,  born  in  Bridge- 
port, daughter  of  Jessup  PJanks.  born  at 
Bridgeport.  Cliildren.  born  at  Bridgeport: 
Sophia,  married  Dr.  J.  E.  L.  Davis,  of  Xyack. 
Xew  York ;  Thomas  C,  a  coal  dealer  of 
Mount  \"emon.  Xew  York,  married  Frances 
Jones;  William  Bushncll.  residing  at  510  Park 
place,  Bridgeport,  married  Frances  Thomp- 
son :  Elizabeth ;  Carolene  R. 


The  surname  Mann  appears  very 
M.XX'X     early     in     English     history,     and 

at  an  earlier  date  even,  in  ijer- 
many,  as  a  patronymic.  In  the  earliest  rec- 
ords it  is  generally  spelled  Man,  and  in  the 
seventeenth  and  eighteenth  centuries  both 
Man  and  Mann.  In  the  Domesday  Book. 
"Willelmus  filius  ]\fanne"  is  mentioned  as  a 
landholder  in  County  Plants,  England.  Va- 
rious branches  of  the  IMann  familv  aie  found 
in  counties  Norfolk.  X'orthampton.  Gli>uces- 
ter,  X'orfolk,  Lincoln  and  York.  The  prin- 
cipal seat  of  the  family,  however,  seems  to 
have  been  at  Bramley.  county  York,  and  from 
this  branch  springs,  it  is  believed,  the  ances- 
tor of  the  American   famiiv,  William   M&nn, 


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who  settleci  in  Cambridge.  There  are  several 
coats-of-arms  borne  by  various  branches  of 
the  Mann  family,  all  somewhat  similar,  soinc 
bearing,  three  lions,  others  three  troats  and 
one,  three  legs  conjoined,  while  a  tower  ap- 
pears in  the  crest.  Arms  of  the  Essex  family : 
Or  a  chevron  ermine  between  three  lions  ram- 
pant sable.  Crest :  A  tower  or,  issuant  from 
the  top  five  tiltinq'  spears  proper.  Motto: 
Virtus  z'incii  iiii-idiaiii.  Another  armorial: 
Arjjent  three  antique  boats  sable  spurs  or. 
Crest :  A  demi  man  proper  wreathed  about 
the  temples  and  loins  vert  holding  o\er  the 
dexter  shoulder  an  arrow  proper.  The  Lan- 
caster family  bore  arm? :  Per  fesse  embattled 
argent  and  azure,  three  gcsts  passant  coun- 
tercharged, attired  or. 

(I)  William  Mann,  immigrant  ancestor, 
was  born  in  England  probably  in  County  Kent, 
about  1607,  and  was  the  }'oungest  of  eleven 
children.  He  may  have  been  the  son  of  Sir 
Charles  Mann,  of  Hatton  Eraddock.  county 
Kent,  who  was  knighted  in  1635  by  Charles 
I.  He  was  a  proprietor  of  Cambridge.  Massa- 
chusetts, in  1634.  He  married  Cfirst)  in  1G43, 
Mary  Jarrad,  who  came  from  England.  He 
married  (second)  June  11.  1657,  Alice  Tiel. 
His  will  was  dated  December  10.  1661.  and 
proved  April  i,  1662.  It  was  unsigned.  He 
bequeathed  to  his  wife  and  only  son.  Samuel. 

(II)  Rev.  Samuel  !Mann.  son  of  William 
Mann,  was  born  at  Cambridge,  July  6.  1647. 
He  was  graduated  from  Harvard  College  in 
1665,  and  began  to  teach  school  May  13.  1667, 
at  Dedham,  Alassachusetts.  He  taught  for 
five  years  and  preached  to  the  small  society 
in  th.'.t  part  of  Dedham.  now  Wrentham.  until 
March  30,  1676,  when  the  people  tied  from 
the  town  on  account  of  Indian  hostility  dur- 
ing King  Philip's  war.  He  was  again  in 
Dedham  as  a  teacher  in  1676.  and  167S.  In 
the  fall  of  1677  the  town  of  Dedham  voted  to 
invite  him  to  become  their  minister  for  the 
winter,  and  early  the  following  spring  he  was 
engaged  to  preach  at  Milto;i.  but  returned  to 
Dedham  in  the  summer  of  1680.  Here  he 
continued  his  ministerial  labors  until  a  church 
of  ten  members  was  gathered,  and  April  13. 
1693.  he  was  ordained  and  preached  his  own 
ordination  sermon.  On  October  26.  1609,  "In 
dead  of  night"  his  dwelling  house  with  the 
church  records  were  burned.  It  is  said  his 
mind  was  afTlicted  with  ir.firmities  and  for 
twenty-five  \ear3  before  his  death  he  did 
not  go  out  of  his  own  town.  One  of  the  first 
men  of  the  province  said  that  "he  was  not 
only  a  very  good  but  a  very  learned  man." 
He  wrote  a  work  containing"  advice  to  his 
children,  who  were  soon  to  enter  the  married 
state.     "His  ordinary  sermons  were  fit  for  the 


pre.'^s,"  and  "\et  such  was  his  hiunility  that 
he  thought  nothing  of  his  worth  publishing." 
lie  was  beloved  by  his  people.  His  last  ser- 
mon was  from  the  text.  "I  have  seen  all  ilie 
works  that  are  done  under  the  sun.  and  l.ieliolj 
all  is  vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit."  He  died 
at  Wrentham,  May  22,  1719.  Pie  married. 
May  19,  1673,  Esther  Ware,  born  September 
28.  1655,  died  September  3,  1734.  daughter 
of  Robert  and  Margaret  (Hunting)  Ware. 
Children,  born  in  Wrentham  and  ]^Iilton:  i. 
]\I:ir}-,  April  7.  1674.  2.  Sanmcl,  August  8, 
^'-'75-  3-  Nathaniel,  mentioned  belov;.  4. 
William.  ]\[ay  i,  1679.  5.  Theodore,  Feb- 
ruary S,  1680.  6.  Thomas,  October  24.  16S2. 
7.  Hannah,  January  12,  1685.  S.  Beriah. 
]\Iarch  30,  1687.  9.  F'elatiah.  April  2.  16S9. 
10.  Margaret,  December  21.  1691.  11.  Esthei, 
June  26.  1696. 

(III)  Nathaniel,  son  of  Rev.  Samuel 
Mann,  was  born  in  Milton,  about  1677  :  died 
in  W'rentham.,  Islay  11,  1756.  He  married, 
December  19.  1704,  Elizabeth  George.  His 
will  was  dated  October  19,  1754.  Children, 
born  at  \\'rentham:  I.  George,  Septeniber  29, 
1705.  2.  John,  Augusi  12,  1707.  3.  Nathan- 
iel. August  6,  1709.  4.  Mary,  July  21,  171  t. 
5.  Robert,  April  11,  1713.  6.  Jeremiah.,  ^fav 
26.  1715.  7.  Joseph,  August  13.  1717.  8. 
Ezra,  October  13,  1719.  9.  Timotliy.  men- 
tioned below.     10.  Richard.  August  17.  1723. 

(IV)  Timothy,  son  of  Nathaniel  }.lann, 
was  born  at  Wrentham.  !May  3,  1722.  He 
settled  in  Dummerston,  Vermont.  He  also 
lived  at  Montgomery,  r\Iassachusetts,  and  in 
New  Jersey.  In  1790  Timothy  was  liviiiaf 
at  Dummerston.  Vermont,  and  had  in  liis 
family  two  males  over  sixteen,  two  under 
sixteen  and  one  female,  while  his  sou-  James 
had  one  son  under  sixteen  and  one  female, 
and  his  son  Nathaniel  had  one  female  in  his 
family,  according  to  the  first  federal  census. 
A  Tim.othy  iMann  from  Chesterfield.  Massa- 
chusetts, presumably  this  one.  was  a  soldier 
in  the  revolution.  Children:  i.  Stepiien. 
married,  October.  1798,  Naomi  Perham.  at 
Dummerston,  and  had  ten  children.  2.  Na- 
thaniel, married  Eunice  Bennett.  3.  Darius, 
married  Lois  Zwears  and  had  Darin-.  Jr.. 
1795.  4.  Richard.  5.  Rachael.  6.  Rev. 
James,  mentioned  below. 

(V)  Rev.  James  Mann,  son  of  Timothy 
Mann,  was  born  at  Montgomery,  Massachu- 
setts. February  6.  1768.  He  was  not  licensed, 
but  often  preached  in  the  Baptist  churches 
in  the  vicinity  of  his  home  for  several  years. 
He  was  called  Elder  i\Iann.  Fle  was  a  tax- 
payer in  Dummerston.  1S02.  He  moved  to 
Dover.  Vermont,  in  1813  and  died  tltere  Feb- 
ruary   II,    1S54.      He    married    Septeniber    3. 


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1780,  at  !-)ii)innerston.  Anna  Rogers,  supposed 
to  be  a  descendant  of  John  Rogers,  of  re\olu- 
tionary  fame,  born  at  Guilford,  \'erniont,  died 
at  Dover,  March  6,  1S44.  Children,  born  at 
Dunmierston  :  i.  James,  July  13,  1790;  died 
October  6,  1S76;  had  Gilbert  Hosea,  Sep- 
tember 28.  1838,  resiiles  at  Zoar, 'Massachu- 
setts. 2.  Abijah,  May  3,  179J;  died  in  Ohio. 
3.  George,  December  11,  1793;  died  in  Sulli- 
van, Ohio,  Ncvembcr  22,  1862.  4.  Betsey, 
August  2S,  1796;  died  in  Ohio.  5.  Sally, 
September  4,  1798.  6.  Hosea,  mentioned  be- 
low. 7.  William  Riley,  December  16,  1S06; 
died  in  Dover,  ]\Iay  30,  1869. 

(VI)  Hosea,  son  of  Rev.  James  3.1ann,  was 
born  at  Dover,  \'ermont,  October  18,  1801. 
He  attended  the  public  schools,  but  was 
largely  self-educated  and  taught  school  in 
his  younger  days.  He  followed  farming  on 
a  large  scale  during  his  active  life  and  made 
a  specialty  of  his  dairy  and  stock-raising. 
He  owned  a  thousand  acres  of  land.  He 
died  at  Wilmington,  Vermont,  in  1896.  He 
married  Maria  Groesbeck.  born  at  Irasburg, 
\^ermont,  in  Alay,  1829.  died  in  189—.  Chil- 
dren: Two  died  in  infancy;  Hosea,  men- 
tioned below. 

(MI)  Hosea  (2),  son  of  Hosea  (i) 
Mann,  was  born  at  W^ilmington,  Windham 
county,  \'ennont,  July  13,  185S.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  nati\e  tov\n,  and 
the  Eastman  Business  College  of  Poughkeep- 
sie.  New  York.  He  was  appointed  treasurer 
of  the  Wilmington  Savings  Bank,  in  1879,  and 
studied  law  while  holding  that  office.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1S83.  He  filled 
the  offices  of  the  town  treasurer  and  town 
clerk  of  Wilmington,  and  was  state's  attorney 
for  Windham  county.  In  1885  he  resigned 
these  offices  to  become  the  president  of  the 
V'ermont  Loan  &  Trust  Company,  engaged 
chiefly  in  handling  western  mortgages.  He 
was  bank  examiner  of  the  state  of  \'ermont 
from  1896  to  1898,  appointed  by  Governor 
Grout.  He  represented  Wilmington  in  the 
state  legislature  in  1884,  1S86  and  18190.  He 
was  chairman  ot"  the  committee  on  railroads 
and  in  1890  was  speaker  of  the  house.  He 
was  speaker  when  President  Harrison  visited 
\'ermont.  and  had  the  honor  of  introducing 
him  to  the  legislature,  to  which  he  made  an 
address.  Mr.  Mann  lived  for  a  time  at  Brat- 
tleboro,  A'ermont,  and  in  Springfield,  [Massa- 
chusetts. He  came  to  Torrington,  Connecti- 
cut, in  1899,  and  in  December  of  that  year 
organized  the  Torrington  National  Bank  and 
became  its  cashier.  It  is  now  the  largest 
national  bank  in  the  county.  In  191 1  it  added 
a  savings  department  and  was  the  first  na- 
tional bank  in  the  state  to  take  this  step.     In 


[lolitics   he   is   a    Republican.     In   religion   he 
is  liberal. 

Pie  married,  in  February,  1S80,  Eva  Clif- 
ford, of  Whiting.  X'ermorit,  born  Marcii  8, 
1859,  ^^'^'■^  April  I,  1901,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Jereniiali  and  Jane  (Stallord)  Gifford.  He 
has  one  son,  Ralph  Hosea,  born  at  Wilming- 
ton, May  2^,  1884,  graduate  of  Harvard  Col- 
lege and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  }>lan- 
chester  (Massachusetts)  Trust  Company. 


The  Avis  family  came  early  iroin 
AVTS     England  and  settled  in  Virginia.    At 

the  close  of  the  revolution,  accord- 
ing to  the  census  of  17S2,  there  were  six  fami- 
lies of  the  name,  the  heads  of  which  were 
Francis  Avis,  of  Princess  Anne  county,  James 
Avis,  Thomas  Avis  and  William  Avis,  of 
Northumberland  county.  John  Avis,  of  Nanse- 
mond  county,  and  John  Avis,  of  Norfolk 
.  county.  John  Avis,  of  ^Massachusetts  Bay, 
was  banished  for  some  suspicion,  and  may 
have  gone  to -Virginia.  William  Avis,  of  Bos- 
ton, had  a  son  John,  born  in  Boston,  in  1664, 
and  it  is  possible  that  all  this  Boston  farail}- 
went  to  \'irginia.  The  name  is  not  common 
in  England  or  this  country,  and  it  is  reaion- 
able  to  suppose  that  all  of  the  name  are  frr.ni 
the  same  stock. 

(I)  David  Avis,  of  Charlestown,  Virginia, 
was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution.  He  died  be- 
fore 1782. 

(II)  William,  son  of  David  Avis,  was  i)or!i 
at  Charlestown,  Jefferson  county,  \'irgii!la. 
He  u'as  engaged  in  the  coopering  business 
during  liis  life,  supplying  tlie  numerous  don'" 
mills  and  distilleries  in  tliat  country  v/itli  tb.e 
product  of  his  shop.  He  married  Rebecja 
(james.  of  Jefferson  counry,  \'irginia.  Chil- 
dren: Mary,  David,  Elizabeth,  Emma,  Cla- 
ranna,  William,  Basil,  Jeannet:e,  Jolin.  and 
\'irginia. 

(III)  William  (2).  son  of  William  (i) 
Avis,  was  bcirn  in  Charlestown,  Jefferson 
county,  \'irginia,  in  1S18.  He  followed  Jie 
business  of  his  father  until  1S50,  when  the  old 
style  of  barrel  making  gave  place  to  the  ma- 
chine made  product,  and  as  it  was  no  longer 
profitable  he  took  employment  utider  tlie 
L'nited  States  government  at  the  Arsenal  at 
Harpers  Ferry,  Virginia,  later  at  the  govern- 
ment arsenal  at  Springfield,  ^ilassachnsetts, 
during  the  civil  war.  Pie  married  (first)  Ann 
Rachel  Deaver,  born  at  Shepardstown,  \'irgiii- 
ia.  Children,  born  in  Berkeley  county,  Virgin- 
ia: I.  Margarite  Rebecca,  died  at.  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  at  Harpers  Ferry,  \^irginia.  2. 
Samuel  Roszel,  born  December  26,  1843; 
mentioned  below.  3.  Martin  Luther,  married 
Catharine    Weinbrenner;    children:    William. 


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Emma.  Sa'.r.iic!  R.,  aii.l  Robert  '^.  Avis.  4. 
William  Richard,  ha-.l  three  children — Wil- 
Ham,  Idoiiia,  Martin  Lnther.  He  marrieii 
(second)  ^Jartiia  Ellen  Alariaw,  of  Washing- 
ton county,  Maryland;  no  children.  He  mar- 
ried (third)  JNIary  Elizabeth  Colbert,  of 
Berkeley  count\-,  \'irc;inia  ;  children :  Ella  and 
Nettie.  ' 

(lY)  Satiiuel  Roszel,  son  of  William  x-\vis, 
\\as  born  in  Berkeley  coimty,  \'irginia,  De- 
cember 26,  1843.  He  attended  the  public 
scliools  oi  Boliver  and  Harpers  Ferry.  Vir- 
ginia, and  Fairview  Acadeni}-.  a  small  acad- 
emy destroyed  at  the  beginning  of  the  civil 
war,  located  at  Boliver.  For  a  time  he  taught 
school  at  Loudoun  county,  \'irginia.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  \'irginia  militia  at  tlie  time  of 
John  Brown's  raid  at  Harpers  Ferry,  one  of 
the  Jefferson  Guards.  Second  \"irginia  Regi- 
ment, and  his  companv  did  guard  duty  during 
the  imprisonment,  trial  and  execution  of 
Brown  and  his  party  at  Charlestown.  When 
the  civil  war  broke  out  his  father,  who  was 
intensely  Union  in  sentiment,  removed  to 
Springfield,  Massachusetts.  Later  Samuel  R. 
removed  to  Trenton,  Xew  Jersey.  Samuel 
learned  the  trade  of  gun-making  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  firm"  of  Field  i^-  Horton.  manu- 
facturers of  fire-arms  for  the  United  States 
government. 

Subsequently  ]\[r.  Avi^  livoil  'ii  "\'on- 
kers.  New  York,  New  York  City,  at  Phila- 
delphia, New  Brunswick,  Xew  Jersey,  Ilion, 
New  York,  Providence.  Rhode  Island,  and 
worked  at  his  trade  as  gunstnith.  In  i.'^Si  he 
came  to  Xew  Haven.  Connecticut,  to  enter 
the  employ  of  the  Winchester  Repeating 
Arms  Company,  and  continued  at  the  head  of 
the  barrel  department  with  this  concern  for  a 
period  of  twenty-five  years,  and  then  retired 
from  active  business.  In  1906  he  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  business  and  at  the  present  time 
is  president  of  the  ^^lalba  Land  Company,  the 
New  Haven  and  New  York  Realty  Corpora- 
tion, the  Urban  Realty  Company,  and  others, 
representing  in  the  aggregate  more  than  three 
million  dollars  of  property.  }vlr.  Avis  has 
taken  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs.  He 
served  two  terms  in  the  X'ew  Haven  board  of 
aldermen,  and  for  one  year  represented  that 
board  in  the  park  commission.  He  served  six 
years  in  the  board  of  education  and  was  presi- 
dent of  that  board  for  two  years,  tie  has 
been  a  member  of  the  X'ew  Haven  Library 
board  of  directors  seventeen  years,  and  is  now 
president  of  that  body,  and  a  mem.ber  of  the 
committee  in  charge  of  the  erection  of  the 
new  library  building  (iqoQ).  He  has  always 
fe't  an  interest  in  public  ediication  and  was  an 
earnest  advocate  of  the  present  system  of  free 


text  books  in  the  schools.  In  politics  he  is  a 
Democrat.  He  is  a  member  of  Trumlnill 
Lodge  of  l-'ree  Masons,  of  Xew  Ha\en;  of 
franklin  Chapter.  Royal  Arch  ]\Iasons:  of 
Harmony  Council.  Royal  and  Select  [Masters, 
and  of  Xew  Haven  Commandery.  Kniglus 
Templar.  He  attends  the  i^rst  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church  01  Xew  Haven.  His  home 
is   at    No.   54   Division    Street. 

He  married,  May  6,  1863,  Emma  Elizalx-th 
Lee,  of  Jefferson  county.  \'irginia.  born 
r\Iarch  16,  1843,  died  April  2^^.  1892,  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Ann  (Waters)  Lee.  He  mar- 
ried (second)  ]\lrs.  Carrie  Atwater  Elliot:,  of 
Xew  Haven,  Connecticut,  daughter  of  James 
and  Lydia  (Atwater)  Barker  and  widi-jw  of 
George  H.  Elliott  (see  Atwater).  Children, 
all  by  first  wife:  i.  William  Henry,  born  April 
24,  1864;  married  Anna  L.  Chard,  of  Green- 
wich. Connecticut ;  children  :  Doily  x\nn,  Ein- 
ma  Elizabeth.  Susan  and  Catherine;  lives  at 
W  hitne\vi!lc.  Connecticut,  and  connected  with 
the  Winchester  Repeating  Arms  Company.  2. 
Wnodburne  Roszel,  born  1S66;  graduated 
frciin  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons, 
llaltimore,  Maryland,  with  the  degree  of 
M.D..  and  is  now  practicing  medicine  in  Bos- 
ton. 3.  ]Martin  Luther,  died  in  infancy.  4. 
George  Elmer,  born  June  10,  1874;  married 
Caroline  Ouigley,  of  Hartford.  Connecticut; 
he  is  engaged  in  the  real  esttite  business;  their 
only  child  died  young.  5.  Dolly,  born  1879, 
died  aged  eight  years.  6.  Samuel  "Walter, 
born  18S5  ;  graduated  from  Sheffield  Scientitic 
School  of  Yale  University,  in  1007:  a  me- 
chanical engineer  in  the  autonioliile  business 
in  Xew  Britain. 

(The  Atwater  Line). 
The  surname  .\twater  belongs  to  a  large 
class  of  early  English  family  names  wi^ere 
the  personal  name  of  a  man  qualified  for  iden- 
tification by  a  description  of  his  home-at-the- 
hill.  at-the-wood.  etc.,  became  fixed  as  a  sur- 
name on  his  descendants.  Atwater  and  At- 
\^ood  are  survivals  of  the  original  form,  ^^•hiie 
most  of  these  surnames  a  few  generations 
later  dropped  the  preposition  as  the  sim.ilar 
preposition  de  was  dropped  from  another 
large  class  of  names.  The  earliest  mention 
of  the  name  Atwater  found  in  England  ap- 
pears in  the  chartulary  of  the  Latheilral 
Church  of  Canterbury,  Godfried  ate  \\  ater. 
of  Elywarton.  in  the  parish  of  Stone,  near 
Faversham,  county  Kent,  before  A.D.  i.VV- 
The  old  coat  of  arms  of  Atwater;  .Sable  on 
a  fesse  wavy  argent  between  three  awanz  of 
the  second  two  bars  wavy  azure.  Crest  •  a 
demi-taibot  argent  in  the  mouth  an  arro^v 
g'ules.     The  family  is  large  and  important  in 


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COXNECTICL'T 


Eiig"la;i'l.  Tlie  .\tm  rican  lir'eage  has  been 
traced  to  P.oyton  ;c  Ler.ham,  Kent. 

(1)  David  Atwater.  iiic  i:nn'.i_;Tr!iit  ancestor 
of  tlie  American  .VtM.aters,  was  baptized  in 
Lenlia-n  chrrcli.  (3ct' slier  8,  1615.  He  came 
to  Xew  JIaven.  Connecticut,  where  he  was 
one  ot  tlie  first  pla'iicrs.  and  settled,  li'.cl  and 
died  in  r'pe  district  icncnvn  as  Cedar  Hill.  He 
niai;ried  Daniaris.  ilani^hter  of  Thomas  Sayre, 
of  Soutliampinn,  I-'mu;-  Island.  She  died 
April  7,  ifjQ!.  He  died  October  5,  1692. 
Children:  Mercy,  born  1  ehruary  29.  1647-48; 
Damaris.  -\o\eniber  12,  1648;  David,  July  i.'^, 
1650;  Joshua,  January  11,  1652-53;  John.  Xo- 
veniber  i,  1654  ;  Jonathan,  July  12,  1656,  men- 
tioned below ;  Abigail.  ?\Iarch  3,  1660-61  ; 
■JMary,  [March  31,  1662-63;  Samuel,  September 
17,    1664;  Ebenezcr,  January   13.   1666-67. 

(H)  Jonathan,  son  of  David  Atwater,  lived 
in  Xev.-  }iaven,  and  is  described  in  a  deed  as 
a  mercbiant.  He  married,  June  i,  1681,  Ruth, 
daughter  of  Reverend  Jeremiah  Peck.  She 
died  June  3,  1726.  The  inventory  of  his  es- 
tate as  given  in  the  probate  records.  1726, 
shows  that  he  possesscil  unusual  wealth  for 
the  time,  and  had  a  large  and  extensive  busi- 
ness. Children:  Joshua,  born  February  29, 
1 68.2-83 :  Da\id.  August  5,  1683;  Jeremiah, 
January  31.  16S5-86;  Mary,  December  31. 
1688;  ivuth,  December  31,  1688:  Jonathan, 
November  4,  1690,  mentioned  below:  Lydia, 
April  28,  1693;  Joseph,  December  g,  1694; 
Stephen,  December  4,  1696:  Damaris,  October 
9.  i6'.)8:  Lydia,  July  31,  1701. 

fHI)  Jonathan  12).  son  of  Jonathan  fi) 
Atwater.  resided  in  Xew  Haven,  v.'here  his 
house  stood  until  iSo^.  at  the  intersection  of 
Crown  and  College  streets.  He  married 
(first),  December  15,  1713.  Abigail,  daughter 
of  Xathaniel  and  Ruth  Dickerman  Bradley. 
She  died  ^larch  19,  1732-33.  He  married 
(second),  December  5.  1733,  Martha  Tuttle, 
widow  of  Benjamin  Brad.ley.  She  was  born 
April  26.  1697,  and  died  September  9,  1776. 
He  died  December  27,  1760.  Children  of  first 
wife:  Phebe.  born  October  20,  1714:  Abra- 
ham, Xovember  10,  1716:  Isaac,  October  21, 
1718;  Jacob,  January  22.  1721-22:  Jonathan, 
•October  12,  1723:  Jonah,  ^^ctober  2.  1726: 
Joel,  December  12,  172S;  AliiL^ail,  [xlay  4, 
1731.  Children  of  second  wife:  Jeremiah. 
born  December  5,  1734,  mentioned  below; 
Lvdia.  ("ict.jber  30,  17-^6;  Amos.  October  3, 
173S. 

( I\  I  Jeremiah,  ^ori  of  Jon;ithan  (2)  .\t- 
water.  was  horn  and  spent  his  life  ii'  X'ew 
Haven.  He  v»as  steward  of  "^'ale  College. 
1778-98.  In  1793.  signed  the  will  of  Roger 
Sherman,  as  a  witness.  He  m.arried  I'hrst). 
April  20.   1757.  Anna,  dar.gliter  of  Xathaniel 


and  Rebecca  (Lines)  Mi:<.  She  was  born 
April  2,  1735,  and  died  December  23,  1778. 
He  married  (second),  April  6.  1780,  Catli- 
erine,  daughter  of  Dr.  Benjamin  and  Hannah 
Gale.  She  was  born  Jniie  2r,  1742,  and  died 
June  ly,  1794.  He  married  (third),  Mary 
Saltonstall,  who  died  August  14,  1820.  He 
died  Xovember  12,  181 1,  aged  seventy-seven 
ye.-iis.  (."hildren  of  first  \vife:  Stephen,  born 
July  2";,  1758;  Lydia,  April  4.  1761;  Lydia, 
xAugust  9,  1762;  .\iina,  September  28,  1764; 
Jerenuoh.  Fel>ruar\-  15,  1 7' 7 :  Joseph,  May  27, 
1770,  n:entioned  Leluw  ;  \Villiam,  August  9, 
T772;    Rebecca    Lydia,    March    2,    177S-79. 

I  \')  Joseph,  son  of  Jeremiah  Atwater,  lived 
in  Xew  Haven,  and  marrieil.  August  2.  1792, 
Sarah  Thomas.  She  rlied  .Vpril  7.  1836).  He 
died  September  27,  1805.  Children :  S.arah, 
born  May  22,  1792;  Eliza.  June  2.  [794;  Jo- 
seph, February  22.  1796;  Xathaniel  Mix,  '•"eh- 
ruary 27,  1798;  Job  Z\Ian:.ne!d.  Mai-ch  25, 
1801,  mentioned  below;  James,  August  17, 
1805  :  John  S.,  twin  with  Janies. 

(\l)  Job  :Mansfieid,  son  of  foseph  At- 
water. married,  October  28,  1827,  Hannan  B., 
daughter  of  IMunson  Peckham  and  Hannah 
Thompson.  She  was  born  July  22,  1805,  and 
died  December  23,  1882.  He  died  Marc;;  jo. 
1833.  Children:  Jeremiah  Jolm.  bo:p.  Feij;  u- 
ary  27,  1825 ;  Jeanette  ]Mary,  February  28, 
1827;  Joseph,  September,  1829;  Lydia  Anne. 
April  2,  t8^i,  mentioned  below;  Samiie! 
^lansfield.  August,  1833. 

(VH)  L>dia  Anne,  daughter  of  Job  Mans- 
field Atwater,  vvas  born  April  2,  183 t,  ar.,' 
married,  April  11,  1S54,  James  Perci\.d  \\\r>- 
ker,  who  was  born  I\fay  2,  1831.  Children: 
Carrie  Atwater.  born  August  17,  1S55;  Janics 
Percival  Barker,  X'ovember  zj,  1S57. 

(A'lII)  Carrie  Atwater  Barker  manicd 
(first)  October  16,  1878,  George  H.  Elliott, 
and  (second).  ^larch  to,  1896.  Sainue!  R. 
.Vvis   (  see  Avis). 


(II)  Tames  Blakenian.  ''O;! 
BLAKEAL'VX  of  Adam  Blakenian  (.t 
Blackman,  which  see),  wa^ 
a  farmer  and  miller  b\"  occupation.  He  inniLrht 
first  the  tide  mill  at'  Eagle's  Xest.  atvl^tbrr-, 
sold  and  bought  one  at  Old  Mill  Green.  L:it<T 
he  sold  out  and  moved  to  the  Xear  Mill 
River,  and  built  the  first  mill  at  wdiat  is  now- 
called  Peck's  Mills,  receiving  a  large  grant  of 
land  from  the  town.  He  was  one  of  the  nio=t 
active  business  men  in  the  locality.  In  1057 
he  married  ffirsCi  ^.Tinan;  \Vheeler.  daughter 
of  Moses  Wheeler,  and  in  .Vnril,  1708,  he  mar- 
ried (second)  Bathsheba  P.-nsin,  daughter  of 
Stephen  Pensin  of  Deri:}-  He  spent  his  last 
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probably  buried  :it  tlie  top  of  the  hill  north 
of  the  present  paper-mill  there.  His  will  was 
dated  at  Oronoque,  July  18,  1689,  and  proved 
November  7,  1689,  the  estate  being  in\-entoried 
at  four  hundred  and  twenty  pounds.  Children  : 
Sarah,  born  April  25.  165S :  iMary,  April  21. 
1661  ;  Hannah,  January  21,  1664;  Jane,  Octo- 
ber 26,  K'SfiS:  Miriam.  February  8,  1670;  Zach- 
ariah.  ]\iay  26,  1678,  mentioned  below:  Adam, 
January  I,  1683;  James,  December  4.  16S6; 
Elizabeth,   Martha! 

(ITT J  Zachariah.  son  of  James  Blakeman, 
v/as  born  May  26,  1678.  He  married,  Decem- 
ber 2_i.  1704,  Elizabeth  Denman  of  Derby,  and 
she  ilicd  in  1732.  He  married  (second)  June 
19'  '73.3'  ^-trs.  Dinah  Sherman,  of  Xew 
Haven.  He  died  July  11,  1779.  Children; 
^Tary,  ijorn  September  2.  1705  ;  Elizabeth,  July 
28,  1708;  James,  October  28,  1713.  mentioned 
below;  Zachariah,  July   14,   1720. 

(T\')  James  (2).  son  of  Zachariah  Blake- 
man. was  born  October  28.  1713. 

(\';  James  (3),  son  of  James  (2)  Blake- 
man, was  born  in  1747,  died  in  1S35.  He 
married  (firs:)  Sarah  Hawley.  of  Xorth  Strat- 
ford. Januar}-,  1773.  She  died  in  1775,  aged 
twent}-six  years.  He  married  (second)  May, 
17S4,  Ann  (Beard)  Curtis,  who  died  in  1843, 
aged  eight)--one.  Children  of  first  wife : 
Miller.  October,  1774,  died  1781 ;  Sarali.  De- 
cember, 1775.  Children  of  second  wife: 
Eben,  February,  1785;  Anna,  August.  1787; 
Ard.  June.  1789:  Catee.  r\Tarch,  1794;  iriould ; 
Abigail ;  James. 

f\'I)  Gould,  soTi  of  James  (3)  Ijlakeman, 
was  biirn  in  1S09  at  Oronoque.  Stratford.  die(T 
there  C)ctober  17.  1868.  He  was  a  farmer  and 
ov\ne<l  a  place  near  his  father.  He  was  active 
in  politics  and  for  sevc-al  years  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  school  board.  He  was  a  Republi- 
can. He  married  Harriet  Birdsey,  born  July 
2,  1812,  died  June  21,  1883.  Children:  i. 
Anson  Hawley,  mentioned  below.  2.  Betsey 
Curtis,  born  C)ctober  2,  1S34,  died  July  18. 
1879.  3.  Phebe  Bird:3ey.  September  13.  1S37; 
married,  X^ovember  5,  1861,  Gideon  W'akelee : 
she  died  May  ifi,  1888:  had  three  children. 
4.  Selah  Gould.  ^Tay  23,  1841 ;  lives  at  18 
Fairmont  Place.  Shelton  \"il!age.  5.  Fannie, 
September  10,  1843,  died  February  13.  i8'''7. 
6.'  M\'ra  Curtis.  April  18.  1846;  married 
Charles  C.  \\'ell5.  born  July  20.  1830.  died 
July  4,  1899.  7.  Carlos  D.,  June  6,  1849.  ^ow 
resides  in  (.Jronoquc.  Connecticut.  8.  Harriet 
E..  July  12.  1852 ;  married.  September  p,cy. 
1874.  Stephen  Tomiinson  I^almer:  had  three 
children.  9.  Frank  Ernest,  December  31, 
1857:  married.  X'ovember  13.  1884.  X'ellie 
Beard. 

(\'I[)  Anscn  Hawley,  son  of  Gould  Blake- 


Uiaii.  \v;is  born  at  (Oronoque,  Stratford,  May 
23,  KS31,  iiied  March  20,  1901.  He  attended 
the  public  schools  at  Stratford  and  Derby, 
'Joni'ecticut.  He  began  to  work  early  in  life 
on  iiis  father's  farm  and  continued  after  lie 
caine  of  age.  Later  he  purchased  the  farm  at 
(Jronoque,  and  built  the  house  in  1858  which 
is  still  standing  and  here  he  continued  to  reside 
up  to  the  time  of  his  death  and  here  liis  widow 
resides  iri  the  sumnier.  He  was  a  prosperous 
farmer ;  was  active  in  town  affairs  and  servid 
i^n  the  school  board  and  represented  the  town 
in  the  legislature  for  one  term.  In  politics 
lie  \\as  a  Republican.  His  wife  was  a  member 
of  the  Congregational  church  and  this  he  at- 
tended and  was  especially  active  in  its  affairs 
and  in  the  raising  of  funds  for  the  new  edi- 
fice. He  v.'as  a  man  of  exemplary  character, 
domestic  in  his  tastes  and  a  useful  cirizcii.  He 
married,  November  9,  1S57,  ^^  '""^f  homestead 
in  Huntington,  Frances  Wheeler  W'ake'ee, 
born  November  19,  1836,  daughter  of  Eben- 
ezer  W'akelee,  born  !May  9,  1805,  at  Hunting- 
ton, died  June  24,  1877,  in  that  town  ;  married 
Xovcmbcr  4,  1833,  '^^  Stratforel,  N'ancy 
Wheeler,  born  January  15,  1814.  died  Xovem- 
ber  6,  1898,  at  Stratford,  daughter  of  Eli 
Wheeler.  Children:  i.  Mrs.  Blakeman,  mcii- 
tioned  above:  ii.  Louise,  3838,  married  D.  AT. 
Plumb,  of  Shelton;  iii.  Gideon  Morgan.  1839, 
married  Phebe  Blakeman;  iv.  Elizabeth.  iS.;r, 
married  Julius  C.  Coe.  leather  dealer  of  West 
Haven;  v.  Cornelia  Abigail  (twin),  ,\ugust 
I,  1814,  married,  October  9,  iSi'io.  Jr.hn  Alien 
Coe;  they  had  four  children:  Job.n  Allen  Jr., 
1868;  Plerbert  Wakeley,  born  1870;  j;\.ina 
Louise,  1873;  Carleton  Blakeman.  Septeniher 
7,  1875:  vi.  Cordelia  Augusta  /twin),  married 
Selah  G.  Blakeman.  Gideon  Wakelee.  fail.er 
of  Ebenezer  Wakelee,  was  born  at  Hunting- 
ton, December  10,  1774,  died  Xo\-ember  2j, 
1840;  married,  April  10,  1S04,  Lydia  Morgan, 
burn  December  28,  1776,  died  September  2j, 
1S5S;  children:  i.  Ebenezer  Ws.kelee,  men- 
tioned above;  ii.  X'ancv  Wakelee. 


Miles  Alerwin,  immigrant  :in- 
MERW^IX     cestor,    was    born    in    Wales, 

1623,  died  in  }\Iilford,  Connect- 
icut, April  23.  1697.  Fie  came  to  Milford  m 
1645  ^n^^'  ^''■^s  a  substantial  citizen  of  tiiat 
town.  His  inventory  was  dated  IMay  12,  T607; 
his   will   bequeaths   to    four   sons   and    sevrfai 

d.Mighiers.      He  married   (first) .   '.'.ho 

died  July  16,  1664:  (second)  Sarah,  v.idow  of 
Thomas  Beach,  she  died  in  1670;  he  nu'rricu 

(third)     Sarah    .    who    survived    him. 

Children:  Elizabeth:  John,  see  forvv-ard ;  Abi- 
gail; Thomas;  Samuel,  born  August  2r,  ii^^'i; 
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meiitioncil  in  the  will  ijf  their  aunt.  ,VbiL;aiL 
widow  of  Rev.  John  W'arhani.  and  previously 
widow  of  John  Branker.  Daniel,  died  yoiincr ; 
jMary  (twin),  January  23,  1066:  Martha 
(twin):   ilannah,    1667:   Deborah.    1670. 

(JI;  John,  son  of  ?vliles  iNIerwin.  iidicrited 
the  homestead  at  Alilford.  He  diet!  at  Mil- 
ford,  172S. 

(Ill)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (i)  Merwin. 
was  born  at  Mih'ord,  April  16.  1680,  died  in 
1762.  Anions;;;  his  children  were:  John,  born 
in  April,  1707;  Joseph,  see  forward. 

(I\')  Joseph,  son  of  John  (2)  Merwin.  was 
baptized  in  August,  171 1,  and  lived  at  Mil- 
ford.  He  married  Margaret,  born  June  S, 
1715,  daughter  of  Captain  John  Fowler.  Cap- 
tain Jolm  Fowler  was  baptized  April  5.  i6yi, 
and  died  August  30,  1756;  he  married  Susan- 
nah Bnrwell.  John,  lather  of  Captain  John 
Fowler,  was  born  in  England,  where  he  was 
baptized  March  5,  1649.  ^'t^I  died  May  2, 
1693;  he  married  Sarah  Weld.  Lieutenant 
William  Fowler,  father  of  the  preceding,  mar- 
ried Mary  Tapp  and  died  in  16S2. 

(V)  David,  son  of  Joseph,  and  Margaret 
(Fowler)  ^[erwin.  was  born  at  Alilford,  Oc- 
tober II,  1746,  died  at  Xew  Miliord,  April 
25,  1826.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  revolution 
from  New  Mih'ord  in  1781  and  must  have  had 
other  service  in  the  Continental  army,  for  he 
was  a  pensioner  later  in  life.  He  married 
Tamisin  Comstock,  born  in  June,  i7t2,  died 
May  28,  183S. 

(VI)  Orange,  son  of  Da\-id  and  Tamisin 
(Comstock)  5lerwin,  settled  at  Merryall  in 
the  town  of  Xew  Milford.  He  was  a  pros- 
perous farmer,  active  in  public  aftairs  and  of 
much  influence  in  the  communit}'.  He  hckl 
various  offices  of  trust  and  honor,  represented 
his  district  in  congress.  1821-25,  and  served 
as  "State  representative  for  some  time.  He 
was  an  intimate  friend  of  Elijah  Boardman. 
He  married  (first)  Tryphena,  born  in  1778, 
died  L\Iay  13,  1S06,  daughter  of  Asa  W'arner : 
married  (second)  Lydia  S.,  born  August  3, 
1783.  died  October  4,  1853,  daughter  of  Icha- 
bod  Bostwick.  who  was  born  in  X'ew  Milford, 
Connecticut,  September.  1756.  Children,  born 
at  X'ew  Milford,  by  first  wife:  Caroline.  Hen- 
ry and  Tryphena;  children  of  second  wife: 
Harriet,  Charlotte,  Horace,  see  forward. 

(VII)  Horace,  son  of  Orange  and  Lydia 
S.  (Bostwick)  Merwin,  was  born  in  X'ew  Mil- 
ford, December  i,  iSih.  died  there  April  12, 
1890.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  followed  farming  there 
all  his  life.  Hf  married,  Decembc-r  4.  1837, 
Sarah  Florinda  Pect,  born  June  3,  1818.  died 
February  20.  1898  (see  Feet  Vllt).  Children, 
order  of  birth  not  known:  1.  Sarah  F.,  bom 


March  20.  1844;  married,  May  23.  1866.  Dan- 
iel Edward  Marsh  and  had  two  children:  i. 
Arthur  Merwin,  born  August  7,  1870;  ii.  Eg- 
bert, born  May  12,  1873.  2.  Florence;  married 
Clarksoii  Clothier.  3.  Orange,  see  forward. 
4.  Carlos.  5.  Garwood,  a  graduate  of  Yale, 
died  during  service  in  the  civil  war. 

(\'III)  Orange  (2),  son  of  Horace  and 
Sarah  Florinda  (Feet)  Merwin,  was  born  in 
Xew  Milford,  August  21,  1854,  died  Xovern- 
ber  21,  1907.  He  attem'.ed  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  the  private  school  of  G. 
B.  Day  in  Bridgeport.  He  then  entered  the 
emjiloy  of  the  Spring  Perch  Comnan}'  01 
J'iridgeport.  as  boo!:keeper,  remaining  there 
one  year.  In  1881  he  succeeded  Francis  W. 
Marsh  as  teller  of  the  People's  Savings  Bank, 
resigning  this  office  in  1886  to  become  a  meni- 
ber  of  the  firm  of  ]\Iarsh.  ]\Ierwin  &  Lemon, 
bankers.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Bridgeport  Trust  Company  and  becan;e 
vice-president  of  this  corporation ;  a'su  one 
of  the  prime  movers  in  the  P.ridgeport  Land 
&  Title  Company,  of  whicli  he  w-as  president. 
Perliaps  no  m.an  in  the  city  had  a  wider  or 
mote  accurate  knowledge  of  real  estate  values 
in  Bridgeport.  He  took  an  active  part  m  t!ie 
aftairs  of  this  real  estate  company,  serving: 
on  the  board  of  investment.  He  hcid  mar.', 
positions  of  public  and  private  trust.  For 
several  years  he  was  president  of  the  tire 
commissioners  of  Bridgeport,  and  was  p.resi- 
dent  of  the  State  Fire  L^nderwricers'  Associa- 
tii.>n.  He  was  j.irominent  in  rellgiou;-  and  char- 
itable associatii^ns.  A  member  of  Park  Street 
C>:igregational  Church,  in  wdiich  he  held  a 
number  of  offices,  serving  as  clerk  of  th.- 
church  twenty-five  years,  and  an  officer  ui  its 
Simday  school.  He  was  treasurer  of  tiie 
Young  Itlen's  Christian  Association  of 
Bridgeport  for  many  years,  and  interested  al; :- 
in  other  denominations.  Was  one  of  the  ofti- 
cers  of  the  Boys'  Clnb,  and  took  a  keen  inter- 
est in  its  work.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
Order  of  Free  and  Accepted  IMasotis.  Royal 
Arch  Masons,  Royal  and  Select  ^ifasteis. 
Knights  Templar,  and  took  the  tiiirty-tb.ir'I 
degree  in  Scottish  Rite  Masonry.  He  w  :is  a 
member  also  of  the  Seaside,  the  Roof-r'-ee. 
the  Meta  Batchowan  Hunting  and  Fishing 
clubs  of  Canada  and  the  Society  of  Colonial 
Wars.  In  politics  a  Republican,  he  Uiig'-: 
have  been  mayor  of  the  city  and  was  ofte'cd 
various  other  nominations  of  ininortanc;',  bi:t 
did  not  care  for  public  office.  He  posscs'^eii 
t!;e  esteem  and  confidence  of  the  commumty 
to  a  remarkable  degree,  and  won  a  high  po- 
sition in  the  world  of  busuiess  due  to  his  en- 
ergy and  enterprise,  and  to  his  sterling  quali- 
ties 01  mind  and  heart.     His  death  was-  sud- 


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dcri  anv!  dramitic.  He  was  presidiiifl;  at  a 
church  baiiqr.ct  wlien  stricken  and  died  in- 
stantly. 

He  niarried,  .-\pril  to,  1877,  Mary  CHftord. 
Imrii  in  Trunibuil.  Connecticut,  daughter  ui 
"hilu  anii  Susan  Jane  (Curtis)  Beach  (sec 
Beach.  XTI).  Mrs.  ^.rerwin.  liad  a  number 
ot  ancestors  with  revolutionary  war  records, 
anionq-  wliom  were  Zachariah  Blakeniar..  of 
Stratford.  She  is  vice-regent  of  r\Iary  Silli- 
nian  Clianter,  Daughters  of  the  American  Rev- 
olution, and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Park 
Street  Congregational  Church.  The  only  child 
of  Air.  and  Mrs.  ]^Ierwin  was  Horace  Beach, 
a  studen.t  of  Yale  University  of  the  class  of 
1911, 

(The    Beach   Line). 

(\'I)  Francis,  son  of  Ephraim  Beach  (  q.  v, ) , 
was  liorn  at  Stratf..rd.  He  was  a  farmer  in 
Trumbull,  Connecticut,  and  a  prominent  citi- 
zen. He  represented  the  town  in  tlie  general 
assembly  and  lield  oiher  offices  of  trust  and 
responsibility.  He  marrie'i  (first)  Mary  Ed- 
wards;  (second)   Lorissa  Booth. 

(Vll)  Philo.  son  of  Francis  Beacli.  was 
born  in  Trumbull,  and  educated  there  in  the 
public  schools.  In  early  life  he  was  a  farmer, 
coming  to  Bridgeport  later,  where  he  engaged 
in  various  lines  of  business;  and  died  there 
September  6,  1S75,  He  married  Susan  Janet 
Curtis,  born  January  16,  1830,  died  3.1arch  21 
iQio,  at  the  home  of  her  daughter,  Mrs. 
Orange  Merwin.  She  was  the  daughter  of 
Victory  and  Susan  Janet  (Miles)  Curtis,  and 
had  five  brothers^Conielius.  of  Chica.co ;  Vic- 
tor B.,  of  Dallas,  Texas;  Frederick  and  John 
C,  of  Bridgeport;  and  }.Iajor  Elliott,  of  Penn- 
sylvania. The  old  Curtis  homestead  is  still 
standing  at  the  corner  of  Arch  and  Main 
streets,  Bridgeport.  Her  father.  Victory  Cur- 
tis, was  born  at  Stratford,  a  son  of  Agur  Cur- 
tis, descendant  of  William  and  Elizabeth  Cur- 
tis, pioneers  of  Stratford,  a  sketch  of  whom 
appears  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Mrs.  Beach 
was  a  member  of  the  local  chapter,  Dau.ghters 
of  the  American  Revolution,  and  for  many 
years  was  prominent  in  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church,  of  which  she  was  a  constant 
attendant  througliout  her  long  and  useful  life, 
"She  was  a  true  Mother  in  Israel,  whose 
memory  will  be  warmly  cherished  "by  those  to 
whom  her  life  was  devoted."  Children  of 
Fiiilo  and  Susan  Janet  f; Curtis)  Beach:  Mary 
CliiTord,  ■•vho  married  Orange  .Merwin  (see 
Merv.-m  \TII)  ;  Francis,  died  at  the  age  of 
tl'ree  vears, 

(The    Feet   Lme). 

( I)  John  Peet,  the  immigrant,  was  born 
in  Dufiield  parish,  England,  and  died  in  I'jrS, 
He  c:tn-e  to  Ainerica  in  the  "Hopewell,"  1633, 


and  settled  in  Stratford.  He  married  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Ca[;tain  Richard  (  )sborrie,  who 
was  granted  eighty  acres  of  land  by  :.Iie  -^^u- 
eral  court  as  a  reward  for  his  brave  and  g.-d- 
lant  services  during  the  Pec|uot  war.  He  came 
in  the  "Hopewell."  1634,  settled  ni  liingluuii, 
reiuuved  to  Xew  liaven  in  I'l'/^  '""""'  to  l-'ai'- 
field   in    1650. 

(H)  John  (2),  son  of  John  (  i  )  an'I  Saraii 
(i,)sljorne)  Peet,  marridi  Sar^di,  iJau.ghter  of 
James  and  Hannah  (Wheeler)  Bennct,  and 
granddaughter  of  Captain  Thomas  Wheeler, 
who  served  in  the  Indian  wars  with  distinc- 
tion. 

(IIFj  Sergeant  John  (3)  Peet,  son  of  John 
(2)  and  Sarah  (Bennet)  Peet,  married  Mary 
iNIorehouse. 

(I\')  David,  son  of  Sergeant  Jijlm  ,3)  and 
Mary  (  Morehouse)  Peet,  married  Mary  Tii- 
harton. 

(  \")  Samuel,  son  of  FJavid  and  Mary  ^Til- 
h.arton)  Peet.  was  known  as  "The  Hermit." 
Fie  married   Sarah  Wildman. 

(\T)  Samuel  W..  son  of  Samuel  and  Sarah. 
( Wiliiman)  Pcct,  was  born  Jul_\  30,  1750,  did 
February  12,  1824,  He  married  Lucv,  bo"n 
November  21,  17,13,  died  April  21,  1832. 
daughter  of  Ebenczer  and  Elizabeth  (  Tavlor ) 
Bostwick,  and  granddaughter  of  Edmund  and 
-Mercy  (Ruggles)  Bostwick.  .Alercy  ■  Riig- 
gles)  Bostwick  was  the  daughter  of  Captain 
Joseph  Ruggles,  who  was  appointed,  1761, 
captain  of  the  first  military  companx'  in  Ncw- 
bur\-,  now  Brookticld,  and  married,  1722,  Ra- 
chel Tolls. 

(\TI)  Riley,  son  of  Samuel  W.  and  Lucy 
(Bostwick)  Peet,  was  born  July  I'i,  I7y7.  die! 
.August  6,  1862,  He  niarried.  .Mav  2^.  1812. 
Sarah  Terrill,  horn  .August  15,  1701,  died  '  Oc- 
tober  15,  1865    (see  Terrill  YD. 

(VIII)  Sarah  Florinda,  daughter  0:  Riley 
and  Sarah  (Terrill)  Peet,  married  Florae; 
Merwin    (see  Merwit.i  \TI). 

(:The  Terrill   Line). 

(I)  Roger  Tyrrel.  born  about  Ii3i2-i4.  mar- 
ried, about  1638.  Abigail  Ufford. 

(IF)  Daniel  Terrell,  son  of  Roger  and  .-\!)i- 
gai!  (Ufford)  Tyrrel,  was  born  March  in, 
i')58,  dieii  June  10,  1727.  Fie  married,  about 
11x86-87,  ^lary,  who  died  1712,  daughter  oi 
John  and  iilary  Smith,  who  came  to  Mil  ford 
with  the  Peter  Prudden  Company  in  the  \ear 
1030. 

(HI;  Daniel  (2),  son  of  D.miel  (i)  and 
iMary  (  Smith )  Terrell,  was  born  February  2. 
ifiSS.  He  married,  December  12,  1716.  Zor- 
viah,  daughter  of  Jeremiah  and  Alien  CanrteM. 
and  granddaughter  of  Th^-n-as  and  Phcbe 
(Crane)   Canfield,  the  former  'Tit  v. horn  came 


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from  W'oathcrjticlfl  to  IMilford  in  1G46,  and 
died   August  22.   16S6. 

(I\'")  Cuptaiii  James  Terrill,  son  of  Daiiit! 
(2)  and  Zorviah  (_Cantield)  Terrell,  was  born 
iviay  10,  1719.  died  April  12,  iStJ.  Ho  niar- 
rie<l,  June  22.  1741,  Abigail,  born  Jniie  11, 
172::,  died  January  9,  1774,  daugliter  of  Enocli 
pnd  ^[ary  ( Eecbe )  Buck,  and  granddaughter 
of  Samuel  Ecebe,  and  of  Ezetciel  Buck,  who 
settled  in  New  London  about  1667.  later  re- 
moved to  V.'eatherslield. 

(V)  James  (2),  son  of  Captain  James  (i) 
and  Al.'igail  (Bucki  Terrill,  was  born  Decem- 
ber 31.  T744,  died  May  2.  1S12.  He  married 
June  15.  17S6,  Sarah,  born  July  6,  1745.  died 
March  ly,  1S30.  daughter  of  John  and  Sarah 
(  \'iddeto  )  Bradshaw,  granddaughter  of  Ste- 
plien  \"iddeto  and  of  John  Bradshaw,  and 
great-granddaughter  of  Humphrey  and  Pa- 
tience Bradshaw,  the  former  of  whom  came 
froir    Cambridge,    England,    1642. 

C\'I  I  Saiah.  daughter  of  James  (2)  and 
Sarah  (Bradshaw")  Terrill,  married  Rile\-  Peet 
(see  Peet  VHj. 


The  De  Klyn  family  settled  in 
DE  KLYX     colonial    days    in    Xew    York 

Citv.  It  ajjpears  to  be  of  Hu- 
guenot origin.  We  find  John  De  Klyn  and 
wife  Michelle  on  th.c  list  of  French  Hugue- 
nots who  having  Hed  from  France  to  England 
were  naturalized  October  4,  16SS.  (  P.  50,  In- 
dex ^'olume,  "French  Protestant  Exiles,"  by 
Rev.  David  C.  A.  Agncw). 

(I)  Barent  De  Klyn.  according  to  the  first 
federal  census,  was  the  only  head  of  family 
of  this  surname  in  Xew  York  state  in  1790. 
His  name  is  spelled  Barent  DeKlyne  and  he 
had  then  two  males  over  sixteen,  four  under 
tha_t  age,  and' one  female,  indicating  that  he 
was  born  before   1750. 

( II)  Barent  (2).  son  of  Barent  (i)  DeKlyn, 
was  born  about  1770,  and  was  one  of  the  sons 
over   sixteen    in    1790. 

(III)  Charles,  son  of  Barent  (2)  DeKlyn, 
was  born  m  Xew  York  City,  March  il,  1793, 
died  June  29,  1881,  in  his  native  city.  He  was 
educated  there  in  the  public  schix)ls,  for  a 
number  of  years  he  kept  a  bakery  and  confec- 
tionery sti.re  in  X'ew  York.  In  later  life  he 
was  an  officer  of  the  custom  house  in  Xew 
York.  He  married  Maria  Xewson,  born  Oc- 
tober 13,  1792,  died  January  i,  1832.  Chil- 
dren, born  in  X'cw  York  City:  i.  Sarah  Eliza- 
beth, December  i,  1815.  died  X'oveniber  3, 
1880;  married  Henry  HolTmire.  2.  Barent, 
December  11,  1817,  died  May  21,  1852,  and 
is  buried  in  Trinity  churchyard,  Xew  York; 

married   Eliza  .      3,   Charles.   July    12, 

1819,  mentioned  below.     4.  JMaria,  December 


21,  1821,  died  May  8,  1851,  mnnarried.  3. 
Jane,  October  3,  1823.  died  April  12.  1827. 
6.  Charlotte,  September  15,  1825,  died  January 
13,  18S1  ;  married  Charles  Sampson.  7.  Jean- 
ette.  September  5,  1827,  died  February  i, 
1895;  married    (first)   John   Kiker ;    (.-econd) 

Lake.     8.  Alvira,    ^^larch.    1829,   died 

September  11,  1831.  9.  .Vmanda,  Cictober  25, 
1831,  died  (Jctober  16,  1891  ;  married  George 
Aiithon}-. 

(IV)  Charles  (2).  son  of  Charles  (i)  De 
Kl_\'n,  was  born  in  Xew  York  City,  July  12, 
1819,  died  in  Danbury,  February,  1906.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive city  and  became  associated  with  his  father 
in  the  bakery  business.  He  came  to  Danbu.rv. 
Connecticut  when  a  young  man,  and  estali- 
lished  his  present  business  on  3.1ain  street,  now 
being  conducted  by  liis  son.  Frederick  \\'illi3m 
DeKlyn,  and  his  gran.!sons.  He  conducted 
the  bakery  and  confectionerv  business  m  Dan- 
bury  until  tlie  time  of  his  death  r.i'.d  took 
rank  among  the  foremost  merchants  of  that 
place.  He  was  a  man  of  great  business  ability 
and  enterprise,  of  sterling  cliaracter,  and  a 
useful  citizen.  In  politics  he  was  Repiiu!ica;i ; 
in  religion  a  Baptist.  He  married  Mary  Jai^e 
Campbell,  born  in  Xew  Y(^rk  City,  Septem- 
ber 22,  1821,  died  !March  12.  1806.  Children  ; 
I.  iMarie  Antoinette,  born  in  Xe-^v  ''I'orK-,  Oc- 
tober 2^,  1840;  married  William  S.  Wrigiii. 
a  prominent  builder  ani1  contractor  of  Xew 
York  City,  who  died  in  1897;  they  had  r.o 
children;  ivlrs.  \\"righL  makes  iier  honit  in 
Danbury.  2.  Hilary  Elizabeth,  born  January 
4,  1S44;  n.Tarried  T.  T.  P'orsey,  n  leading  hat- 
ter, Xew  York  City,  up  to  1871,  wlien  he  \\ent 
to  Youngstown,  Ohio;  he  died  in  Xorvrilk, 
Connecticut,  1902.  3.  Charles  Barent,  born,  in 
Xew  York  City,  December  10,  1843.  *i'cd  Jan- 
uary 15,  1901  :  married  Louise  Riley;  chil- 
dren :  Frank  Barent,  married  Carrie  Allison 
and  has  daughter  Lor.ise;  Charles  Campbe'l. 
4.  Benjamin  F.,  June  2j.  1848,  in  Danbury; 
manager  and  vice-president  of  Huyler's  well- 
known  chocolate  and  confectioner}-  manufac- 
tory. New  York  City,  and  prominent  in  so- 
cial and  business  life;  unmarried.  5.  Fannie 
Van  Valen,  born  at  Danbury,  Xovember  :8. 
1854  ;  married,  October  8,  1872.  George  E.  Ciri- 
chester.  born  June  9,  1S48;  children:  Fred- 
erick William  Chichester,  born  August  9,  1873. 
married  Laura  \\'agner  and  has  Georee  E. 
and  Jilary  Chichester ;  Edward  George  Chi- 
chester, born  X^ovember  23,  1879,  married 
Harriet  Dibble,  of  PJethel.  Connecticut;  Mary 
Antoinette  Chichester,  born  Xovember  22. 
1882.  6.  Frederick  William,  born  N'overn'^e." 
23,  1858,  in  Bethel,  Connecticut;  married 
(first)     Emm.a    Benedict;     (second)     r^Iinnie 


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ilarc;  children  of  first  wife:  Frederick  \\'ard, 
married  Joanne  Begg;  Charles  Harold.  7. 
William  Frederick,  born  November  2^^  i8iS 
(twin  of  Frederick  William)  ;  married  Rachel 
Wallace  and  had  two  children ;  i.  Harriet, 
married  Louis  Kloi>ch  and  has  two  children : 
Frank  Louis  and  Hilary  Elizabeth;  Ivlr.  Klopch 
succeeded  his  father  as  owner  and  editor  of 
the  Christiiin  Herald:  ii.  Elanche,  died  aged 
seven  \ears. 


Sanuiel  Reid  was  born  in  Sligo, 
REID  Ireland,  in  January.  1S23,  died  at 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  in  1903. 
He  obtained  his  early  education  in  his  native 
place,  and .  learned  the  trade  of  shoemaker. 
He  came  to  this  country  in  1849  2-nd  remained 
in  New  York  City  until  1S51,  when  he  came 
to  Bridgeport.  He  was  a  skillful  craftsman 
and  he  followed  his  trade  until  his  health  be- 
gan to  fail.  He  made  the  finest  kinds  of 
boots  and  shoes  and  was  well-known  and 
highly  respected  in  tlie  comnum'ty.  In  later 
years  he  was  a  general  contractor,  grading, 
gardening  and  trucking.  For  a  time  he  had 
a  store.  He  built  a  home  on  East  Main  street 
and  a  block  on  Clarence  street.  He  own.ed 
two  other  houses  on  East  I\Iain  street.  In 
politics  he  Ai'as  a  Republican ;  in  religion  an 
Episcopalian  and  a  member  of  St.  Paul's 
Church  \vh.en  Rev.  Dr.  Richards  was  rector. 
He  was  acti\e  in  the  m.ovement  to  build  the 
new  church.  He  was  an  earnest,  upright 
Christian,  of  kindly  nature  and  charitable. 
He    married     ( tirst)    in    Ireland,    Eleanor 

;    (second^.    Martha   Faris :    (third)    in 

1879,  at  New  York  City,  Eliza  Logan  Gra- 
ham, born  in  Ireland,  daughter  of  James  and 
Elizabeth  (Logan)  Graham.  Her  father  died 
in  New  York  City  at  the  age  of  seventy 
and  her  mother  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine.  Both 
are  buried  in  Greenwood  cemetery,  Brooklyn, 
New  York.  James  Graham  was  a  farmer  in 
the  old  country;  he  came  in  1850  to  New 
York ;  children :  Adam,  died  in  New  York 
City  ;  James,  died  in  Bethlehem.  Pennsylvania  ; 
Mary,  married  William  Ellis :  \Mlliam  ;  Alex- 
ander, lived  in  Brooklyn :  Thomas,  lived  in 
New  York  City ;  Eliza ;  David.  James  Gra- 
ham was  a  S(in  of  James  Graham,  a  soldier 
in  the  British  army  who  was  at  the  battle 
of  Quebec,  and  helped  to  carry  General  Wolfe 
from  tlie  field  after  he  was  wounded,  re- 
ceiving promotion  and  a  grant  of  six  thousand 
acres  of  land  near  Ottawa,  Ontario.  CaTuida. 
as  a  recognition  of  his  service.  The  Grahams 
never  settled  on  the  land  and  therefore  lost 
the  claim.  Children  of  first  wife:  i.  James, 
born  in  Ireland.  2.  William,  born  in  Ireland: 
married   Jennie  Ross  and  had  three  children. 


3.  Arma,  born  in  America ;  married  Hugh 
Stirling.  4.  Child,  die(!  ni  infancy.  5.  Child, 
died  in  infancy.  Child  of  third  wife:  6. 
George  Graham,  born  1882.  at  Bridgeport; 
married  Blanche  Louise  Elliott ;  he  was  edu- 
cated in  Bridgeport,  followed  the  trade  of 
burnisher,  but  has  now  taken  up  farming  at 
Newtown  Creek;   is  a  skillful  yachtsman.. 


Owen  O'Neill  was  a  native  of 
O'NEILL     Ireland.     He  settled  at  Eagle- 

ville,  Connecticut,  when  a 
young  man.  He  married  Mary  Shea,  also 
a  native  of  Ireland.  Children :  Owen,  mar- 
ried !\Iiner  Brooks  ;  Timothy,  never  married  ; 
John,  mentioned  below;  Mayo,  married  Annie 
Murphy;  Mary,  married  Robert  Burns;  Julia, 
unmarried ;  Annie,  unmarried. 

(II)  John,  son  of  Owen  O'Neill,  was  born 
at  Eagleville,  Connecticut,  in  1S54.  He  was 
educated  there  in  the  public  schools,  began 
early  in  life  to  follow  railroading,  and  became 
1  conductor  in  the  course  of  time.  He  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Filbum,  born  in  Bean  Hill, 
Connecticut,  daughter  of  Thomas  Filburn,  of 
Bean  Hill,  Norwich,  and  I^Iary  (Waters)  Fil- 
burn. Her  father  was  killed  in  1S64  in  the 
civil  war;  he  was  in  the  Seventh  Regiment, 
Connecticut  Volunteer  Infantry,  under  Colonel 
Joseph  Hawley,  afterward  Uiiited  States  sen- 
ator from  Connecticut.  Children :  Owen, 
m.entioned  below ;  John  T..  born  April  28, 
1 886,  at  New  London,  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  New  London  and  graduated  from 
the  University  of  }ilichigan  in  the  class  of 
1907. 

(III)  Dr.  Owen  (2)  O'Neill,  son  of  John 
O'Neill,  was  born  at  New  I,ondon,  Connccii- 
cut,  September  2^.  1881.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  New  London,  including  the 
Rulkelev  School.  He  entered  the  Tcft'erson 
.Medical  College  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  was  graduated  from  that  institu- 
tion in  1900  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He 
was  an  interne  at  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  at 
Philadelphia  and  subsequently  at  the  Alle- 
gheny Grand  Flospital  at  Pittsburg.  Pennsyl- 
vania. He  came  to  Williinantic,  July  i,  j()of'>. 
and  since  that  time  has  been  engaged  in  gen- 
eral practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  tliat 
city  with  flattering  success.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  medical  staf?  of  St.  Joseph's  Hos|iital 
at  Willimantic ;  member  of  the  W^indham 
County  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  i-;  ;il  pres- 
ent the  censor:  the  Connecticut  State  Medi- 
cal Society  and  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation;  the  Order  of  Knights  of  Colinnbu.s 
and  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks.  In  politics  he  is  an  Independent,  and 
in    religion   a   Roman   Cath.olic. 


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Fredei  ick     Charles     Bommos 
BOAIMOS     was    born    in    Germany    and 

died  at  Bridgeport,  Connecti- 
cut, aged  seventy-four  years.  He  was  a  cabi- 
net maker  by  trade.  He  was  a  memlier  of 
St.  John's  Lodge,  No.  3,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  Bridgeport.  He  married  ]\Iary 
Elizatieth  Stryne,  born  in  Germany,  now 
(1910)  aged  eighty-seven  years.  They  cele- 
brated their  golden  wedding  in  Bridgeport 
in  1903.  iMrs.  Bommos  had  seven  sisiers.  all 
of  v.hom  remained  in  Germany  and  ail  of 
whom  survived  iheir  husbands.  Children  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bommos:  i.  Annie,  born  in 
Lynchburg,  Virginia,  December  18,  1S54; 
married  Charles  Biltz ;  resides  in  Bridgeport. 
2.  Frederick  Charles,  see  forward.  3.  George, 
born  in  Lynchburg,  December  23,  1857;  un- 
married ;  resides  in  the  west.  4.  Christine 
Elizabeth,  born  in  Lynchburg,  March  31, 
1858;  married  (first)  John  Swenk,  a  native 
of  Germany,  whose  death  occurred  in  Lynch- 
burg; (second)  Adolph  Torde,  a  native  of 
Germany.  5.  Mary  Catherine,  born  in  Lynch- 
burg, .\pril  I,  i860;  niarried  Albert  O. 
Thomas. 

(H)  Frederick  Charles  (2),  son  of  Fred- 
erick Charles  (i)  Bommos,  was  born  at 
Lj'nchburg,  \'irginia,  September  17,  1836,  died 
November  21,  1S91,  at  Bridgeport,  Connecti- 
cut. At  the  age  of  six  he  came  with  the 
family  to  Bridgeport,  where  he  was  educated 
in  ?vlr.  Strong's  private  school.  He  began 
his  business  career  in  a  meat  and  provision 
market,  and  in  the  course  of  time  embarked 
in  business  for  himself  with  a  market  on  State 
street,  wliere  he  continued  with  marked  suc- 
cess to  the  end  of  his  life.  He  was  very  ener- 
getic and  active  in  business.  He  was  inter- 
ested in  public  affairs,  serving  as  collector  of 
taxes  at  the  time  of  his  death,  and  had  held 
other  offices  of  trust  and  honor.  He  was  a 
member  and  had  been  president  of  the  Butch- 
ers' Association.  In  politics  he  was  a  staunch 
Republican.  He  was  an  attendant  of  the  Ger- 
man Lutheran  Church.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  also  the  Turners,  Concordias  and 
Sharpshooters,  the  three  leading  German  so- 
cieties. In  1SS7  he  built  a  large  brick  build- 
ing on  Broad  street,  Bridgeport,  and  had  other 
real  estate  in  that  city.  He  was  extremely 
popular  among  all  classes  of  men  and  his  sud- 
den deatli  was  the  cause  of  great  sorrov\-  to  his 
family  and  friends.  .  He  was  on  his  way  to  a 
meeting  of  the  Butchers'  Association  when 
he  discovered,  after  the  train  had  started,  that 
he  had  made  a  mistake  and  was  on  the  wrong 
train.  He  jumped  from  the  moving  train 
and  was  fatally  injured. 


He  married.  September  17,  1878,  at  Bridge- 
port. Anna  Estella  Rubey,  born  June  13,  1839, 
at  Bridgeport,  daughter  of  George  A.  Rubey, 
born  at  Albany,  New  York,  died  December, 
1906,  at  Bridgeport,  aged  seventy-four  years, 
married  Anna  Maria  Patterson,  a  nati\-e  of 
Ossinning,  New  York.  Zvlrs.  Rubey  survives 
her  husband.  Childreti  of  George  A.  and 
Anna  Maria  Rubey :  Ella  M.  Rubey,  never 
married;  Anna  Estella,  married  (first)  Fred- 
erick Charles  Bommos,  and  (second)  in  1895, 
Horace  Elmer  Bigelow,  a  native  of  Nova 
Scotia,  a  blacksmith;  he  died  July  4,  1899. 
George  A.  Rubey  was  educated  in  tlie  public 
schools  of  Albany,  and  for  many  years  was 
a  box  manufactiu-er  in  Bridgeport  v.-ith  a  lac- 
tory  on  Gregory  street ;  was  a  prominent  and 
well-known  Republican ;  member  of  the  local 
lodge  of  Cdd  I'"ellows  and  an  atterdant  of 
the  Presbyterian  church ;  a  kindly,  generous, 
charitable  man.  George  W.  Rnbey,  father  of 
George  A.  Rubey,  was  a  piiysician  at  .-\lbany 
and  at  Wes'port,  Connecticut.  Dr.  Rubey 
married  (first)  Catherine  Rankin,  of  a  promi- 
nent family  of  Troy  and  Albany.  New  York. 
She  was  born  at  Albany.  Children  :  Samuel 
Rubey,  a  carriage  builder  of  Norwalk.  Con- 
necticut ;  IMary  C.  Rubey ;  George  A.  Rubey, 
mentioned  above-  Dr.  Riibc}-  lir.  1  two  chil- 
dren by  bis  second  wife.  Children  of  Frtrd- 
erick  Charles  and  Anna  Estalla  1  Ru'r^cy  )  Bom- 
mos :  I.  Ella  C.  born  at  Bridgeport,  Septem- 
ber 3.  1879;  niarried  Charles  Fenton,  a  n-ie- 
chanic  in  Bridgeport;  no  children.  2.  .\iina 
Paibey  ]\Iay,  born  at  Bridgeport,  July  31,  i8Si  ; 
married  Clifford  St.  John,  engagerl  in  tl^e 
painting  business  in  Piridgeport;  child,  Sav.chez 
r^Iilton.  born  ]^Iarch  11.  1903.  3.  George  F, 
born  October  21,  1883;  engaged  in  the  bo.x 
business  in  Bridgeport. 


Patrick    F"arlcy    was    born    in 
FARLEY     county  Meath..  Ireland,  in  1823, 

was  educated  and  learned  his 
trade  there.  He  came  to  this  country  \vhen 
about  twenty-five  years  old  and  made  his  liome 
at  Stockbridge,  JMassachusetts.  where  he  rol- 
lowed  farmdng  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
died  there  in  February,  1906,  at  the  great 
age  of  eighty-three  years.  He  married  Bridget 
Barry,  who  was  born  near  his  native  place 
in  Ireland.  Children:  Michael,  lives  in  Stock- 
bridge  ;  James  Laurence,  mentioned  below ; 
Thomas,  resides  at  Pittsfield,  Massacliu.^ctis; 
Elizabeth,  lives  at  Stockbridge :  Theresa,  lives 
in  New  York ;  Joim.  lives  in  Torrington ; 
iNIary,  lives  at  Stockbridge. 

(II)  James  Laurence,  son  of  Patrick  Far- 
ley, was  born  at  Stockbridge.  Septeinber  4, 
1852,  and   received  his  early  education  there 


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in  the  public  schools.  He  went  west  when 
a  young'  man,  and  worked  for  a  short  time  at 
Dixon,  Illinois.  Returning;  to  Stockbnds;e, 
he  learne'l  the  trade  of  carpenter  and  after 
completing  his  apprenticeship  worked  for  a 
time  as  a  j'nirneyman.  In  the  course  of  time 
he  enj^aged  in  business  as  a  builder  and  con- 
tractor and  had  important  contracts  not  only 
in  Stockl  iridic  raid  Great  Barring  ton,  but  more 
distant  pciints  in  the  Eerkshires.  In  1890  he 
came  to  Torriiig-ion,  Connecticut,  and  since 
then  has  been  in  luisiness  there,  as  a  builder 
and  contractor,  and  ranks  among-  the  leading; 
men  of  th.at  tij-vvn.  He  bought  a  tract  of  land 
on  Main  street,  extending-  to  Prospect  street, 
and  built  a  resi'lence  for  himself  and  a  house 
of  several  tenements.  In  1905  he  erected  his 
commodious  factory  on  North  Main  street. 
He  has  built  by  contract  several  hundred 
houses  since  coming-  to  Torringrton.  He  is  ac- 
tive in  town  aftairs  and  has  served  on  the 
board  of  selectmen  of  the  tcnvn  and  on  th.e 
borough  board  of  burgesses. 

He  niarried,  in  1S7S,  Mary  McCabe,  of 
Pittsheld,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Ann 
(Stor}-)  McCabe.  Children:  \\'illiam,  asso- 
ciated in  busip.ess  with  his  father,  married 
Alice  Winn,  of  W'insted,  Connecticut ;  Sarah ; 
Annie  ;  Sophronia  :  Daniel ;  Celia  ;  Steplien  ; 
Maria;   Luc\' ;  James. 


Rufus    Wellintrton    was 

WELLINGTON     born    in    England.      He 

came     to     this     country 

■when  a  young  man  and  followed  his  trade  as 

shoemaker  in  New  Hampshire.     He^married 

Esther .    Children  :    Ellen  Jane,  Edwin 

R.,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Edwin  R.,  son  of  Rufus  Wellington, 
was  born  in  Derby,  England,  about  1S31.  and 
came  with  his  parents  to  Ai-nerica  when  he 
was  about  two  years  old.  He  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools,  learned  the  trade  of 
shoemaker,  which  for  many  years  he  fol- 
lowed in  ^.lilford.  ^Massachusetts,  and  since 
1885  has  Ijeen  in  the  shoe  business  in  Minne- 
apolis. Minnesi'/ta.  He  enlisted  in  the  civil 
war  and  served  four  years.  In  politics  he  is 
a  Republican.  He  married  Marv-  Jane  Dale, 
born  in  England.  1836,  died  in  Milford,  March 
31,  1907,  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Mary  Jane 
Dale.  Children,  born  at  Milford:  i.  Walter, 
died  ageil  seven  }-ears.  2.  Estelle,  boni  at 
Milford,  }ilassachusetts,  April,  1857;  married 
Benjamin  Franklin,  of  Milford.  and  has  one 
son,  Claude  Franklin.  3.  William.  Winthrop, 
mentioned  helow.  4.  George  Dale,  born  tSoi  ; 
farmer  at  Milford:  married  Sophia  Hayford  ; 
children:  Guy  and  Carl.  5.  Ruthven,  born 
February,  1S63 ,  engaged  in  the  shoe  business 


at  Stoneham,  Massachusetts;  has  son  Charles. 
6.  Bertha,  born  at  Milford.  died  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years.  7.  Tliall.mrg,  died  in  in- 
fancy. 8.  Elsie,  died  at  tiie  age  of  tweii'Ly-live 
years.  9,  Benjamin,  tiled  in  infancy.  Jo. 
Charles,  died  in  infancv. 

(Ill)  Dr.  William  'Winthrop  Wellington, 
son  of  Edwin  R.  WelHngron,  was  born  in  .Mil- 
ford, December  8.  1S59.  He  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  his  native  town,  and  began  the 
study  of  medicine  in  the  ofrice  of  Dr.  W.  H. 
Dale,  of  Boston.  He  graduated  from  the  n-iedi- 
cal  department  of  the  University  of  \'erniont, 
at  Burlington,  in  the  class  of  1S8S,  and  began 
to  practice  in  Hopkinton,  Massachusetts,  near 
his  native  place.  After  a  short  tin-ie  he  lo- 
cated at  Terryville,  Connecticut,  where  he  has 
practiced  since  1S89  with  abundant  success. 
He  has  been  medical  examiner  since  1S94  and 
has  also  been  health  oflicer  of  the  town.  He 
is  a  member  oi  the  Litchfield  Cotuity  Aledical 
Society,  the  Connecticut  State  Medical  Society, 
the  American  Medical  Association  and  the 
Bristol  }.Iedical  Association.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Frankh'n  Lodge.  Free  and  Accejited 
Masons,  of  Bristol :  of  Granite  Chapter.  Royal 
Arch  ]\Iasons,  of  Thom.aston ;  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias :  and  of  Etham  Lodge.  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  of  Bristol.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Republican.  He  resides  opposite  Terry- 
ville Park.  He  married,  October,  18S3,  Hatrie 
;\I.,  born  July  17,  1859,  daughter  of  Samuel 
and  Dorothy  (Boyington)  Spiller,  of  Liberty, 
Maine.     They  I'lave  no  children. 


Martin    Graney    was    born    in 
GRANEY     Pulaturick,      county      Gaiway, 

Ireland,  February  22,  1S24, 
died  in  Sheffield,  ^^vlassachusctts,  December  iS, 
1890.  He  received  more  than  the  ordinary 
education  in  his  native  place,  and  when  a 
young  man  went  to  England,  and  for  some 
twenty  years  was  a  clerk  in  Birmingham,  Eng- 
land. He  came  to  America  in  i85('>  and  set- 
tled at  Sheftield;  Massachusetts,  where  he  fol- 
lowed farming  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He 
married,  in  England,  ]^Iary  Maloney,  born  in 
county  Mayo,  Ireland,  died  in  Shefiiel  i,  Feb- 
ruary, 1894.  aged  about  sevent>  years.  Chil- 
dren :  James  Stewart,  mentioned  below  ;  Mar- 
tin ;  Ellen  ;  Frank  ;  Alack  ;  Martin  ;  Maggie  ; 
Thomas ;  Martin. 

(II)  James  Stewart,  son  of  Martin  Graney, 
was  bom  at  Birmingham.  England,  September 
10,  1S54.  He  came  to  America  with  his  par- 
ents v%-hen  he  was  about  eighteen  months  old 
and  received  his  early  education  in  the  district 
schools  of  Sheffield.  He  assisted  his  father 
on  the  farm  in  his  youth  and  learned  the  trade 
of  carpenter.     He  was  for  tv.enty  years  em- 


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ployed  in  railroad  construction,  and  afterward 
engaged  in  business  as  a  carpenter  and  builder. 
He  built  his  present  residence  in  Canaan,  Con- 
necticut, in  1005.  He  has  had  a  very  success- 
ful business  in  this  seciion.  He  is  a  member 
of  Housatonic  Lodge,  No.  61,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted ^ilasons.  of  Canaan,  and  is  past  master 
of  the  lodge.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Order 
of  the  Eastern  Star  of  Canaan.  In  politics  he 
is  a  Denioa'at.  He  married.  December  16, 
1SS3,  Harriet  Jane  Eelclier,  of  Ancram,  New 
York,  born  April  27,  1S64,  daughter  of  Cliarles 
W.  and  P'rances  F.  (Snyder)  Belcher,  grand- 
daiigliler  of  John  Belcher,  who  with  three 
brothers  manufactured  cannon  at  Amesville, 
Connecticut,  during  the  civil  war.  Children 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graney :  i.  Alary  Frances, 
born  December  8,  18S4,  married  George  blath- 
ers, of  Canaan,  Connecticut ;  child,  James  Al- 
den  Mathers,  born  March  29,  1910.  2.  Tames. 
April  28,  1S86,  died  in  Mav,  18S6.  3.  Adella 
Belcher,  [May  13,  18S7. 


Peter  Gabriel,  son  of  Adolph 
GABRIEL  and  Margaret  (Hoffman)  Ga- 
briel, was  born  IMarch  19, 
1833,  in  Xeuenburg,  Rhine  Province  of  Prus- 
sia. Both  his  parents  were  nati\'es  of  that 
town.  His  father,  who  was  a  millwright  by 
trade,  died  there  in  1837  :  his  mother  died  in 
185 1.  They  had  one  otiier  child,  a  daughter, 
who  died  in  infancy.  His  grandfather,  John 
Gabriel,  born  in  Xeuenburg,  died  there  1835. 

He  married  Margaret ,  who  died  1857. 

Peter  Gabriel  obtained  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  province,  and  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  came  to  America  to  seek  his  for- 
tune. On  landing  at  New  York  he  found 
employment  with  a  manufacturer  of  billiard 
supplies,  and  after  serving  an  apprenticeship 
went  to  Seymour,  Connecticut,  and  took  a  po- 
sition with  A.  G.  Day  &  Company,  manufac- 
turers and  dealers  in  rubber  goods.  He  re- 
mained with  this  firm  seventeen  years,  taking 
charge  of  the  manufacturing  department,  and 
on  leaving  traveled  two  years  in  the  west. 
In  1870  he  located  in  Bridgeport,  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  'Wheeler  &  Wilson  Manufacturing 
Company,  and  later  had  charge  of  the  as- 
sembling and  adjusting  department.  Here 
he  continued  until  his  death  which  was  sud- 
den and  unexpected.  In  politics  he  was  a 
Republican,  and  in  1886-87-88-S9  was  elected 
alderman  from  tlv?  fifth  ward,  now  tlic  ninth 
and  tenth  districts,  in  this  position  he  did 
effective  service,  being  a  member  of  various 
committees  and  the  chairman  of  the  commit- 
tee on  streets,  sidewalks,  sewers  and  claims. 
In  1S93  he  was  a  mcmlier  of  the  board  of 
education,  being  vice-president  for  one  year. 


and  ciiairnian  of  the  buiMing  committee.  He 
was  a  director  in  tlie  Lake  \"ic\v  Cen-.etery 
Association,  and  was  identified  with  n".any 
philanthropic  anrl  ecclesiastical  organizations, 
fie  was  especially  active  in  the  \vork  of  tlie 
Park  Street  Congregational  Church.  He  was 
a  member  of  Pequc'nnock  Lodge,  Xo.  4.  In- 
dependent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  and  St. 
John's  Lodge,  Xo.  2,  Free  and  Accepted  Ala- 
sons,  at  Bridgeport.  Fie  died  February  15, 
1908. 

He  married,  1857,  Alartha  Jane,  born  in 
England,  September  26,  1837.  daughter  of 
\\'illiam  A.  and  Mary  ( Hartle_\- 1  Atkinson. 
William  .A.  Atkinson  was  born  in  Bradford, 
Yorkshire,  England,  died  there  in  1S4S.  He 
was  a  practical  boot  and  shoe  maker  and  made 
a  specialty  of  fine  shoes;  he  emplo}-ed  a  num- 
ber of  assistants  and  made  a  good  living.  His 
wife.  Alary  (Hartley)  Atkinson,  was  born 
in  iSi2.  died  in  1S94,  in  Bridgeport,  Connecti- 
cut. Children  of  Air.  and  Airs.  .-Vtkinson : 
Alartha  J.,  aforementioned  as  ilie  wife  of  Air. 
Gabriel.  Ilarriet  Ann,  married  Robert  Gei^ler, 
of  Seymour  and  Bridgeport:  three  chiklren; 
he  served  in  the  civil  war.  Alary  Ellen,  mar- 
ried Emanuel  Siviter,  of  Bridgeport.  Coni'.ecti- 
cut;  one  child.  George  Frederick,  of  San 
Francisco,  California;  married:  chiklrcu:  Ds.- 
vid,  Ethel,  Ellen,  Frederick.  \';rginia.  mar- 
ried Victor  Burke,  of  Bridgeport.  After  the 
death  of  Air.  Atkinson  his  widf.v  man  led 
(second)  George  Ala&terman  and  their  clii'- 
dren  were:  Thomas  and  Euniia  J.  Maner- 
man.  Air.  and  Airs.  Alasterman  came  to  this 
country  and  Alartha  J.  Atkinson  (AI^?.  Ga- 
briel) accompanied  them;  tliey  moved  to  Sey- 
mour, Connecticut,  from  Xew  York,  in  1S50. 
Children  of  Peter  and  Alartha  J.  (Atkinson) 
Gabriel:  i.  William  Atkinson,  mechanical 
draughtsman  and  inventor,  engage']  with  ti"ie 
Elgin  Watch  Com.pany,  Elgin.  Illinois;  mar- 
ried Emma  Selby;  children:  Elizabeth,  Ger- 
trude and  Elsie.  2.  Alary  Hank}-,  residing 
with  her  mother.  3.  George  Peter,  residing 
with  his  mother.  4.  Charles  Raleigli,  em- 
ployed in  Brooklyn,  Xew  York,  with  the  Blis? 
Company ;  married  Jennie  Lent ;  children : 
Winifred  and  Gladys.  5.  Frederick  Alien, 
born  1S70.  died  February  11,  1878.  6.  Alar- 
tha Ann,  married  Frank  Fargo,  a  salesman  in 
Jackson's  book  store  in  Bridgeport:  chiii', 
Charlotte.  7.  Jessie  Alay,  born  Xovembe:", 
1S78,  died  Decen-.ber,  1884.  8.  Ahen  Frtaer- 
ick,  residing  at  home. 


Henry  W.  Werselie  \^'a's  Ixirn 

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but  three  years  of  aa:e.  His  brother  is  living 
at  W'estwood,  Xcw  Jersey.  Henry  W.  Wersebe 
engaged  in  the  retail  grocer_\-  business  in 
New  York  City  for  a  number  'A  years  and 
afterward  in  the  hotel  business  in  Jersey  City. 
He  was  also  in  the  retail  milk  business  in 
Jersey  City.  He  was  a  member  of  United 
'  Brothers  Lodge,  Free  and  Acceptetl  ?\Iasons. 
of  Xew  York  City,  and  of  the  Reformed  Dutch 
church.  He  married  ]\lartha  W'ersebe.  born 
1S57,  died  1S90,  daughter  of  Paul  and  Dorris 
Wersebe.  of  Xew  York.  Children:  i.  Fred- 
eric AV.,  mentioned  below.  2.  Martha,  born 
1S83 ;  married  Edgar  D.  Thorpe,  telegraph 
operator,  Paterson,  New  Jersey.  3.  Walter. 
born  1886,  hospital  steward  in  the  medical 
corps.  United   States  army. 

(H)  Dr.  Frederic  \V,  \\'ersebe,  son  of 
Henry  \\".  \\'ersebe,  was  born  in  Xew  York 
City,  October  24,  1S77.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  and  graduated  from  the  Jersey 
City  high  school.  He  received  his  medical 
education  in  the  University  of  the  City  of 
Nev\'  York,  graduating  from  the  Medical 
School  in  the  class  of  185S.  He  had  three 
years  of  hospital  e.xperience  and  then  located 
in  Washington,  Connecticut,  where  he  has 
practiced  since  1901,  He  opened  a  drug  store 
at  Washington  in  1909,  and  was  appointed 
postmaster  there  in  May  of  ihe  same  year. 
He  is  a  memlier  of  tlie  I.itchlield  County  Medi- 
cal Society,  the  Connecticut  State  Medical  So- 
ciety and  the  American  ]\Iedical  Association  ; 
of  the  Rising  Sun  Lodge,  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons,  of  \\'ashington ;  of  the  Independent 
Lodge  of  Foresters  of  America.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Congregational  church,  and  a 
Republican  in  politics.  He  married,  April  23, 
1903,  Clara,  born  in  Jersey  City,  daughter  of 
Charles  Wesley  and  Stella  E.  (Ireland)  Laws. 
Children:  Helen,  born  January  28,  1906; 
Irma  Baylis,  June  13,   1909. 


John  Goodman  was  born  in 
GOOD:^rAX     Zurich,  Switzerland,  in  1827. 

He  came  to  America  about 
1859  and  the  spelling  of  his  name,  which  was 
originally  (juttniann.  was  anglicized  to  its 
present  form.  He  lived  for  a  short  time  in 
New  York  City  and  then  removed  to  Goshen, 
'Connecticut,  where  he  followed  farming. 
Thence  he  went  to  Xewfield  in  the  town  of 
Torrington.  Connecticut,  where  he  worked  at 
the  trade  of  blacksmith.  Afterward  he  lived 
at  Warren.  Connecticut,  where  in  March, 
1864,  he  becauie  a  naturalized  American  citi- 
zen. He  removed,  soon  afterward,  to  Litch- 
field. Connecticut,  where  he  lived  the  remain- 
der of  iiis  life  and  died  there  in  1802.  In 
Litc'ifield   he    was    first    engaged    in    farminsr 


and  afterward  in  the  teaming  and  coal  buii- 
ness.  lie  retired  shortly  before  he  died.  He 
married  Mary  Flousman.  born  in  German\, 
about  1S30,  died  at  Litchfield,  1902.  Children: 
Frederick,  farmer  at  Bantam,  Connecticut ; 
Henry,  died  young;  Henrietta,  married  ]^■',■^,n 
Sterze],  of  Torrington ;  children :  Aiar\-  and 
Florence  Sterzel ;  Louis  John,  mentioned  be- 
low. 

1,11)  Louis  John,  son  of  John  Goodman,  was 
born  in  Litchfield,  February  19,  1S67.  He 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town,  and  worked  for  his  father 
in  the  teaming  and  coal  business.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-one  j'ears  he  .succeeded  to  his 
father's  busiiiess  and  has  continued  it  to  the 
present  time  with  fiattering  success.  He  deals 
in  all  kinds  of  farming  implements  and  ma- 
chinery and  is  a  general  contractor.  He  has 
built  under  contract  various  state  highwa}-3. 
Fie  is  alone  in  the  coal  business  and  has  a 
partner  in  the  contracting  business,  the  firm 
name  being  Goodman  &  Trumbull.  2\Ir.  Good- 
man is  a  Republican  and  has  served  for  some 
seven  years  on  the  board  of  selectmen  and  i.-^ 
a  member  of  the  present  board.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Paul's  Lodge,  Xo.  11,  Free  an^I 
Accepted  Masons:  of  Darius  Chapter.  Rriyal 
Arch  ?^Iasons;  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  Uiiited 
W'orkmcn  and  of  the  Independent  Foresters 
of  America.  He  married.  Xovember  16.  1SS7, 
]\Iinnie,  daughter  of  Addison  K.  and  Lar.ra 
(Thomas)  Taylor.  Children,  born  at  Litch- 
field: Wesley  L.,  born  October  26,  i8m'i: 
Theresa  R.,  June  26.  1894;  Louis  J.,  Jr.,  leb- 
ruary  19,   1900. 


Thomas  Francis  Ryan  was  born 
RYAN  at  Limerick,  Ireland,  J'.Iarch  6. 
1872.  a  posthun.ious  son  of  Thomas 
and  Margaret  (Dwyer)  Ryan,  who  had  seven 
other  children.  His  father  was  born  in  Ire- 
land in  1S22,  died  there  in  September,  [S71. 
His  mother  was  born  in  Irelar.d  in  1830.  and 
is  living  in  Troy,  New  York. 

Thomas  F.  Ryan  was  educated  at  St.  Mary's 
Academy,  New  York,  and  was  an  actor  and 
singer  until  1892,  when  he  settled  in  Torring- 
ton, Connecticut.  He  entered  the  Yale  Law 
School  in  1895.  and  after  leaving  Yale  took 
a  course  in  geology  and  mineralogy  (not  fur 
a  degree),  in  the  University  of  Arizona  in 
1900.  He  practised  law  for  a  year  and  a  half 
after  leaving  Yale,  at  Torrington,  and  then 
opened  an  office  in  Tucson,  Arizona.  Tl'.ere 
he  studied  mining  and  niade  several  trips 
through  Mexico  and  lower  California,  jiros- 
pecting.  He  organized  an^I  managed  for  one 
year  the  Arizona  Oil  and  Pipe  Lir.e  Com]ian\'. 
and  he  tried  to  develop  a  promising  gold,  pr-^s- 


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pect  near  Xogalles.  Mexico,  and  lost  every- 
thiug-  in  this  venture.  lie  then  went  back  to 
tiie  dramatic  business  at  Fischer's  Theatre, 
in  San  Francisco.  California,  in  a  stock  com- 
pany, and  tra\elled  in  a  tour  with  Florence 
Roberts  for  a  year.  He  prospected  some  iri 
the  Koutenias  country  in  Montana  and  in  Al- 
berta, British  Columbia,  and  then  took  up 
the  theatre  ai;ain.  playing  in  Tolstoy's  'Res- 
urrection. "  In  April.  1904.  he  returned  to 
'J'orrington.  and  renewed  his  law  practice  in 
the  office  01  S.  A.  tlerman,  at  W'insted.  In 
April,  1905.  lie  opened  an  office  in  Lilclifield 
where  lie  is  now  in  active  practice.  He  is 
clerk  of  the  borough  of  Litchticld  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  town's  school  committee.  He  is  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  faith,  and  a  Democrat  in 
politics.  He  is  a  member  and  one  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Litchfield  Scientific 
Association. 
,  He  married,  in  Torrington,  I'ebruary  10. 
1895,  ^Riry,  daughter  of  Edward  Kelle}-,  and 
a  graduate  of  the  Parochial  Convent  School  at 
W'insted,  Connecticut.  Children,  born  at  Tor- 
rington:  ?\Iary  Gertrude,  February  12,  1896; 
Catherine  Erlna,  June  6,  1897;  Margaret  Aga- 
tlia,  March.  2~,  1900;  Frances  Mary,  October 
10,  1906. 


Joseph  Karl,  of  ancient  German 
KARL  ancestry,  was  born  in  Bavaria. 
Germany,  and  lived  to  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  ninety-six  years.  He  was  well 
educated,  aiul  during  his  active  life  was  a 
school  teacher  in  Gerir.an}-.  He  fought  with 
the  Allies  at  the  battle  of  Waterloo.  liis 
wife  lived  t'j  the  age  of  ninety-frnir.  Chil- 
dren: Michael.  John.  iMaria,  Peter  and 
Prancina. 

(II)  Peter,  son  of  Joseph  Karl,  was  born 
in  Knopf,  Bavaria,  Germany,  February  7, 
1S34,  died  at  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  Novem- 
ber .^5,  1895.  He  carne  to  America  about 
1852.  and  learned  the  trade  of  tailor  in  Xcw 
York  Cit\.  He  enlisted  in  the  Union  army 
in  the  ci\il  vvar.  He  served  nineteen  months, 
and  took  jiart  in  nine  battles,  including  Antie- 
tam,  Fredericksburg  and  Sharpsburg,  and  was 
at  Fortress  Monnoe  when  it  was  taken.  He 
was  in  the  i-'orty-sixth  New  York  Regiment. 
Pie  lived  at  (/loshen,  Xew  York,  one  year,  and 
came  to  Litchfield  in  1S80,  establishing  him- 
self in  business  there.  He  cuntiiiued  in  active 
business  as  a  ir.crchaiu  tailor  imtil  ^h^rtly 
before  his  dedth.  He  was  active  in  church 
work  in  Litchfield.  He  established  a  mission 
at  Litchfiel  1.  In  politics  he  was  a  Rejniblican. 
He  married.  February  22.  1857.  in  Xew  York. 
W'ilhclmina  Hudel.  born  r\Iay  22.  iS,^8,  daugh- 
ter   of    Christian    and    Christina    Hudel,    of 


Sch'.mbach,  Xassau,  Germany.  Children:  i. 
Peter,  died  in  childh(X)d.  2.  Adolph  ChristiaTi, 
born  in  New  Y'ork  City,  October  2,  i860;  lives 
in  Litchfield ;  married  1  )ora  Ohm,  a  native 
of  Germany:  children:  \'\'ilhelmina,  a  trained 
nurse;  Frederick,  a  bookkeeper.  3.  John  Jay, 
mentioned  below.  4.  William  Christian,  born 
April  6,  1S66,  died  1903;  married  Lucy  Flow- 
er ;  children :  Peter,  Viola,  Elsie,  Rudol])!!  and 
William.  5.  Rudolph,  born  in  New  York  City, 
^[ay  15,  1868,  has  been  from  youth  in  the 
government  postal  service :  now  postmaster  of 
Litchfield,  appointed  in  July.  iqio.  6.  Ernest, 
born  in  New  York  City.  June  Ji,  1S72.  a 
printer  in  Litchfield.  7.  Benjamin  Franklin, 
born  in  New  York  City,  June  5,  1874,  a  pho- 
tographer in  Litchfield.  8.  Otto  Ludwig,  born 
in  Xcw  York  City,  June  17,  1S76,  a  photog- 
rapher, in  partnership  with  his  l.irother,  Ben- 
jamin P.,  in  Litchfield.  9.  Wilhelmina.  twin, 
died  young.  10.  Louisa,  twin,  died  aged  six 
months. 

(  HI)  John  Jay,  son  of  Peter  Karl,  was  born 
in  Goshen.  New  Y'ork.  March  i,  1S64.  Tiie 
family  returned  to  New  York  City  when  he 
was  an  infant,  and  he  spent  his  boyhood  there, 
attending  the  public  schools  and  making  a 
special  study  of  music.  He  came  with  the 
family  to  Litchfield.  For  a  number  of  years 
he  taught  music  in  Litchfield,  both  vocal  ansi 
instrumental.  He  has  been  organist  of  ."-i. 
Alichael's  Cliurch  for  twenty-nine  years.  I.i 
politics  he  is  a  Republican.  He  was  elected 
town  clerk  of  Litchfield  in  1903  and  count}' 
commissioner  in  1903,  and  still  liolds  bjth 
offices.     He  is  unmarried. 


Daniel  Shelton,  immigrant 
S.HELTON     ancestor,   was  born    at   Dept- 

lord,  Yorkshire,  England, 
about  1686-90.  He  came  to  this  countr_\-  as 
a  merchant.  He  settled  in  .Stratford,  Connect- 
icut, now  Fluntington.  He  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Governor  Samuel  Welle;,  of 
Wethersfield,  April  4.  1692,  and  resided  in 
Stratford  until  about  1707-08,  v.hcn  he  settled 
at  Long  Hill,  Huntington.  He  died  there  m 
1728.  His  widow  Elizabeth  died  April  i.  1747. 
aged  seventy-seven.  The  distribution  of  his 
estate,  dated  March  17,  174'' '1-47.  is  as  ffillows ; 
"To  the  heirs  of  Elizabeth,  who  was  v.id.jw 
of  Daniel  Shelton,  £283  6s.  8d. ;  to  Joscjih 
Shelton,  eldest  son.  £1574  2s.  6d.  ;  to  Daniel 
Shelton,  £774  los.  3d.;  to  Thalde^is  Sholt'^n, 
£774  8s. ;  to  Sa:nnel  Shelton,  £774  8s. :  n  > 
James  Shelton,  £774  8s. ;  to  Josiah  Shelton, 
£774  8s. ;  to  the  heirs  of  John  Shelton.  de- 
ceased, £774  8s.;  to  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Nich- 
olas -Masters,  of  Woo'lljury,  £774  8s.;  to  Sa- 
rah, wife  of  James  Wakelee,  £774  8-."     Civil- 


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<,li(.ii:  Elizabfctl),  born  January  2,  1692-93; 
Sarah,  January  2,  1694-95;  Joseph,  June  24, 
1698;  Daniel.  July  21,  1700;  Thaddeus,  1702; 
Samuel,  mentioned  below;  James,  about  1710; 
John,  about  1712;  Josiah,  about  1714. 

ill)  Samuel,  son  of  Daniel  Shelton,  was 
baptized  February  10.  1705-06.  He  married 
Abigail,  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Nichols, 
of  Unit}-,  C'ctober  2,  1735.  Tlieir  residence 
was  in  Huntington,  where  he  died  November 

12,  1772.  She  died  February  21,  1794.  Chil- 
dren: -Mary,  born  February  13.  1736;  Daniel, 
mentioned  below;  Samuel,  August  24.  173S; 
Elizabeth,  February  13.  1739-40;  David,  June 
16,  1741  ;  Abigail.  December  29,  1742;  Joseph. 
F^ebruary  2.  1744;  Andrew,  November  26. 
1746;  Sarah.  July  19.  174S;  Ann,  February 
7,  1749-50;  Josiah.  December  30.  1751:  PhiLj. 
May  4,  1754;  Isaac  Wells,  March  11,  1756; 
Agur. 

(Ill)  Daniel  (2),  son  of  Samuel  Shelton. 
was  born  April  26.  1737.  He  married  Me- 
hitable,  daughter  of  Daniel  Shelton,  2nd.  He 
was  called  "Little  Daniel."  He  lived  on 
Booth's  Hill,  and  died  yiny  12,  1813.  She 
died  September  22,  1812.  Children:  Jane, 
born  ^larch  19,  1761 ;  Elizabeth.  February  5. 
1768;  Susannah,  October  22,  1769;  Samuel 
Frederick,  mentioned  below ;  Elijah  Daniel. 
Januarv  5.  1773  ;  Avis  Newton  and  Isaac,  fune 

13.  1779- 

(l\  )  Sanuiel  Frederick,  son  of  Daniel  (2) 
Shelton,  was  born  August  4,  1771.  He  mar- 
ried Eunice  Hannah,  born  January  23,  1775. 
died  June  13.  1S66,  daughter  of  Judson  Cur- 
tiss,  December  3.  1705.  Children:  i.  Samuel 
Daniel,  December  28,  1796.  2.  Judson  Curtiss. 
mentioned  below.  3.  Juline.  September  14. 
1800.  4.  Sally,  October  21,  1S03.  5.  Hannah 
Maria,  December  5.  1809;  married  Dr.  James 
H.  Shelton,  son  of  Dr.  \\'illiam  Shelton.  who 
graduated  at  Yale  College  in  17S8  and  prac- 
ticed m.edicine  at  Huntington.  Connecticut. 
1789  to  iSig.  and  was  a  famous  doctor  in 
his  day;  Dr.  James  FT.  Shelton  was  succeeded 
by  his  nejihew.  Dr.  Gould  Abijah  Shelton. 
mentioned  belov, .  6.  Abigail  Avis,  November 
19,   1811. 

(V)  Judson  Curtiss,  son  of  Samuel  Freder- 
ick Shelton.  was  born  at  Huntington,  C^ctober 
17,,  1798.  died  August  4,  1880.  He  resided 
in  Huntington,  formerly  part  of  Stratford. 
He  was  a  farmer.  He  married  Hannah  Lewis, 
born  March  20.  1802.  died  July  13.  1S83.  Chil- 
dren :  Harriet  N..  Su.san  H.,  Minor  C.,  Alice 
M.,  Sarah  }>Iaria,  Le^vis  J.,  Frederick  S..  !\Iarv 
J.,  Sylvia  A.,  Gould  A..  Eliza  A. 

(VI)  Dr.  Gould  Abijah  Shelton,  .son  of  Jud- 
son Curtiss  .'-^helton,  was  born  at  Fluntington. 
Augu:st  19.  1 84 1.     In  his  youth  he  worked  on 


liis  father's  farm  and  attended  the  district 
schools.  He  fitted  for  col'ege  at  the  Staples 
.\radeniy  at  Easton,  Connecticut,  and  entered 
\  ale  with  the  class  of  1S66.  He  left  college 
ii!  his  junior  year  and  taught  in  private  and 
public  schools  for  several  terms.  In  1866  he 
1/^gan  the  study  of  medicir.e  under  Dr.  George 
W.  Hall,  of  New  York  City.  Fie  then  en- 
tered Yale  Medical  School  and  was  gradu- 
ated with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  in  the  class  of 
1869.  He  immediately  began  to  practice  at 
Shelton,  Connecticut,  a  borough  named  in 
honor  of  Edward  N.  Shelton,  president  of  Ou- 
satonic  Water  Company,  succeeding  to  the 
practice  of  his  uncle.  Dr.  James  H.  Shelton, 
who  died  in  186S  after  practicing  there  for 
about  fifty  years.  He  has  practiced  medicine 
in  Shelton  and  vicinitycontinuously  ever  since 
tliat  date,  and  except  for  political  and  social 
interests,  has  given  his  time  closely  to  his 
professional  duties.  He  has  enjoyed  a  very 
large  an.d  successful  practice  and  has  taken 
a  high  rank  in  his  profession.  In  ic'ji  Yale 
L'ni\cr5ity  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary 
degree  of  A.  ]M.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Fairfield  County  Medical  Society,  of  which  he 
was  president  in  1889;  the  Yale  Medical  Al- 
umni Association,  of  which  he  was  president  in 
1894;  of  the  Connecticut  Medical  Society,  of 
which  he  was  president  in  1903;  of  the 
American  Academy  of  i\Iedicine  and  the 
American  ]\IedicaI  Association.  Since  1892 
he  has  been  on  the  consulting  staff  of 
the  Bridgeport  Hospital  and  he  is  also  on 
the  stafif  of  the  New  Flaven  Flospital.  lie  has 
been  coroner  and  medical  examiner  of  the 
town  of  Huntington  since  i88q  and  health  of- 
ficer of  the  borough  of  Shelton  since  1SS6. 
He  is  president  of  the  medical  board  of  the 
New  Gritiin  Hospital  of  E)erby,  Connecticut. 
At  the  present  time  he  is  president  of  the 
Lower  Naugatuck  V'alley  University  Alumni 
Association. 

He  has  been  honored  by  many  pulilic  offices 
of  trust  and  responsibility.  He  was  for  eigh- 
teen years  a  member  of  the  local  board  of  edu- 
cation. He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of 
burgesses  of  Shelton  from  1885  to  1889,  an;1 
warden  of  the  borough  from  1S90  to  1893.  He 
represented  Huntington  in  the  general  as- 
sembly in  1895  and  was  house  chairman  of 
the  committee  on  health  during  tliat  session., 
lie  has  been  president  of  the  park  commission 
of  Shelton  since  1893.  In  politics  he  luis  al- 
ways been  a  Republican.  In  1909  he  was 
again  elected  to  the  general  asseniblv  and 
served  as  house  chairm.an  of  the  committee  of 
public  health  and  safety.  He  has  been  presi- 
dent of  the  Sheiton  Water  Company  since 
1893  and  director  of  the  Shelton  Savings  Bank 


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during  the  same  period.  He  is  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
riunib  Memorial  Library.  He  is  a  director  of 
the  Silver  Plate  Cutlery  Company.  He  be- 
longs to  King  Hiram  Lodge,  Free  and  Ac- 
cepted Masons ;  Llamilton  Comniandery.  of 
Bridgeport;  Pyramid  Temple,  Order  of  Mystic 
Shrine;  and  Ousatonic  Lodge,  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  In  religion  he  is  a 
Congregationalist.  He  married,  June  i6, 
1874,  Ernily  Plumb  Capel,  of  Shelton.  She 
died  November  11,  1S97.  They  had  no  chil- 
dren. 


Robert  Livingstone,  a 
LIV'INGSTOXE  member  of  one  of  the 
most  distinguished  fam- 
ilies of  Scotland,  v.-as  born  in  Glasgow,  Scot- 
land, in  1837.  Though  his  ancestry  had  not 
been  traced,  he  undoubtedly  descends  from  a 
younger  son  of  the  great  family  mentioned  in 
the  sketch  of  the  Livingston  family  of  Ameri- 
ca. He  came  to  America  in  18&4.  In  early 
life  he  followed  the  trade  of  weaver;  in  this 
country  he  was  a  farmer,  first  at  Redding, 
Connecticut,  later  at  Bethel,  in  that  state. 
He  was  kille;!  by  a  falling  tree  at  Bethel  in 
1891.  He  married,  in  Scotland.*'  ^Margaret 
Rowan,  who  was  born  in  the  same  section  as 
her  husband,  and  is  now  living  at  Bethel.  She 
came  to  this  country  in  1SG5,  and  joined  her 
husband.  Children :  Roliert  John,  mentioned 
below ;  Mary,  married  Albert  Baker,  of  Brook- 
lyn, New  York ;  Margaret,  married  Walter 
Davis;  child,  Julia  A.;  Elizabeth;  Henrietta, 
married  Thomas  Livingston,  of  Hartford,  has 
three  children ;  William,  lives  at  Bethel,  a 
hatter  by  trade,  married  Ella  Bristol  and  has 
one  child,  Margaret;  ^Minnie;  George;  Samuel. 
(II)  Robert  John,  son  of  Robert  Living- 
stone, was  born  in  Redding,  Connecticut,  in 
1867,  and  educated  there  in  the  public  schools. 
In  early  life  lie  v.-orked  at  farming  and  after- 
ward learned  the  trade  of  carpenter.  He  came 
to  Sharon,  Connecticut,  in  1890,  and  has  re- 
sided there  since.  In  looi  he  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Dwiglit  X.  Eggleston  under  the 
firm  name  of  Eggleston  &  Livingstone,  con- 
tractors and  builders,  also  dealers  in  coal  and 
wood.  He  is  an  Independent  in  politics  and 
for  a  number  of  years  has  served  as  justice 
of  the  peace.  He  is  a  member  of  Hamilton 
Lodge,  Xo.  54,  Free  and  Accepted  Masons,  of 
Sharon.  In  religion  he  is  a  Protestant.  He 
is  unmarried. 


Jeremiah    Carey    was     born     in 

CAREY     county    Kerry.    Ireland,    died    in 

Winsted.  Connecticut.    He  was  a 

miller  by  trade  and  had  a  grist  mill,  making 


a  specialty  of  oat  incal.  He  came  to  this  ccun- 
try  about  1834  nn(:  located  at  Stockbridge, 
Massachusetts.  Thence  he  rerr.oved  to  Canaan, 
Connecticut,  and  tiiialiy  located  at  Colebrook. 
Connecticut,  wliL-re  lie  became  the  owner  uf 
two  farms,  and  had  some  sixty  acres  of  wood- 
land also  in'  Norfolk,  Connecticut.  In  1S70 
lie  went  to  Kansas  and  spent  five  years  in 
the  vicinity  of  Lawrence,  in  that  state.  It  was 
the  time  of  the  grasshopper  plague  there  and 
like  many  other  settlers  he  was  driven  cut  and 
he  returned  to  his  former  home  in  1876.  He 
spent  the  remainder  of  his  life  on  a  farm  at 
Winchester,  Connecticut.  He  was  an  active, 
enterprising  and  industrious  man  and  fairly 
won  the  success  he  achieved  in  life.  He  mar- 
ried, in  Ireland,  Alary,  daughter  of  Alattliew 
Sullivan,  who  lived  to  the  great  age  of  ninety- 
nine  years  and  eleven  months.  Children:  i. 
Thomas,  born  in  Ireland,  died  in  California 
in  March,  1910,  a  successful  miner.  ::.  Ellen, 
born  in  Ireland,  deceased.  3.  John,  born  at 
Stockbridge,  died  in  1853.  5.  Daniel,  born  in 
Stockbridge,  lives  in  Dawson  City,  Alaska.  6. 
William,  born  in  Stockbridge,  died  in  Kan- 
sas, July  1909.  7.  Charles  J.,  born  at  Canaan, 
Connecticut,  killed  by  an  explosion  of  dyna- 
mite while  constructing  the  boulevard  around 
Highland  Lake,  Winsted,  Connecticut.  S. 
Jeremiah,  died  young.  9.  Alatthew,  liorn  a: 
Colebrook,  died  aged  seven  vears.  10.  Mary, 
married  AI.  E.  Ryan,  of  \^'insted,  retired  from 
business;  children:  Catherine  and  Charles  J. 
II.  Joseph  Francis,  mentioned  below. 

(II)  Joseph  Francis,  son  of  Jeremiah 
(^arey,  was  born  in  Colebrook.  in  1853.  He 
was  educated  in  the  public  scliools  of  Cole- 
brook, in  the  X'ew  Britain  high  scho':>l  and 
in  the  school  of  the  Christian  Brothers  in 
Brooklyn,  Xew  York.  He  went  -vest  v,ir:i 
his  parents  in  1870  and  herded  ca:t!e  ih./'-e 
for  several  years.  In  1876  he  came  t'-  Win- 
chester and  since  then  has  followed  farming 
in  that  town.  He  owns  two  farms  on  i.lie 
east  side  of  Highland  Lake,  comprising  some 
seven  hundred  and  fiftv  acres,  a  part  of  whxh 
is  excellent  timber  land.  He  has  sixty  acres 
of  woodland  in  the  town  of  Xorfolk.  He 
owns  several  cottages  that  he  built  i^n  the 
shore  of  Highland  Lake,  and  has  valuable 
real  estate  also  in  the  village.  In  18S8  he  en- 
gaged in  general  contracting  and  he  has  fol- 
lowed this  business  successfully  to  tlie  present 
time.  Since  1895  his  home  and  place  of  Ijih-'- 
ness  has  been,  in  the  villaire  of  Winsted.  He 
had  the  contract  for  building  the  Lalce  B.ule- 
vard,  a  stretch  of  seven  miles  in  iencjth  on  the 
shore  of  Highland  L.ake.  He  built  the  founrla- 
tion  and  the  cut  stone  work  of  the  Giibcr'.: 
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Church,  of  the  Litchficlcl  County  Hospital,  the 
Gilbert  Llop.ie  and  Annex,  the  New  En^jland 
Pin  Company's  factory,  the  Edge  Tool  \Vorks 
factory,  the  Laundry  buiklingf.  the  addition 
to  the  Town  Hall,  now  occupied  by  the  supe- 
rior court,  the  shoe  factory  now  occupied  by 
the  firn\  of  Goodwin  &  Kintz,  the  Carter  & 
Hakes  Machine  Company  factory,  the  Strong 
JManufacturing  Company  plant,  part  of  the 
Gilbert  Clock  (7ompany  plant.  He  built  the 
Crystal  Lake  Water  Works,  and  the  Winsted 
Water  \\'ork?  and  hose  house  and  rebuilt  the 
plant  of  T.  C.  Richards  Hardware  Manufac- 
turing Company  after  the  fire  in  March,  iqio. 
He  has  also  had  the  contracts  for  building 
many  valuable  private  dwelling  houses  in  Win- 
sted  and  vicinity. 

He  married,  in  November,  1895,  3.1ary 
Barry,  of  Norfolk.  Connecticut,  daughter  of 
John  Barry.  Children:  ]\Iary  Louise,  Charles 
Francis.  Rr.th  Frances,  Joseph  Edward  Jr., 
Catherine,  William. 


James  Ensign,  the  immigrant 
ENSIGN  ancestor,  was  born  in  England, 
and  was  among  the  first  settlers 
of  Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  The  family 
was  located  in  Kent  county,  England,  as  early 
2S  1,595.  ^^nd  in  Norfolk.  Essex  and  other 
counties,  very  early.  He  was  a  proprietor  of 
Cambridge  in  1634.  and  was  admitted  a  free- 
man of  Massachusetts  in  }ilarch  4.  1634-5. 
The  on'y  ether  pioneer  of  the  name  in  New 
England  was  Thomas  Ensign,  who  was  at 
Scituate,  Massachusetts,  in  1638,  and  was 
deacon  of  the  church  there.  \Vith  Hooker 
came  James  £n-;ign  to  Hartford  among  the 
founders.  He  was  an  original  member  of  the 
First  Church,  and  also  of  the  Second  Church, 
February  12.  1670.  His  home  was  on  what  is 
now  Elm  street,  Hartford.  He  was  constable 
of  Hartford  in  1649  and  1662:  chimney  view- 
er in  1655  :  tov'-nsuian  in  1656.  His  will  was 
dated  No\  ember  23.  1670.  His  wife  Sarah 
died  at  Hartford,  May.  1676,  and  the  in- 
ventory of  her  estate  was  filed  May  29.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Hartford :  David,  mentioned  be- 
low ;  'Mary  married,  1662.  Samuel  Smith : 
Hannah,  marr-ed  Joseph  Eaton:  Lydia,  bap- 
tized August  19.  1649;  Sarah,  born  May  6, 
1651. 

(II)  David,  son  of  James  Ensign,  was  born 
in  1644-5,  at  Hartford,  and  died  at  West 
Hartford,  December  13.  1727.  aged  eighty- 
three  years.  He  was  a  miller  as  well  as  a 
farmer,  and  held  various  town  otifices.  He 
was  an  orii^inal  men'ber  of  the  First  Church 
at  West  Hartford  in  1713.  He  married,  Oc- 
tober 22.  1663,  Mehitable  Gunn,  daughter  of 
Thomas   'lOnn.  of  Windsor.     They  were  di- 


\orced  in  C)ctober,  1682.  He  married  (sec- 
ond) Sarah  Wilcox,  daughter  of  John  and 
Sarah  ( Wadsv>-orth)  Wiicox,  of  Hartford  or 
}Jiddleton.  Pie  was  a  chimney  viewer  in 
1666  and  surveyor  of  highways  in  1669.  His 
divorced  wife  niarried  (second),  as  the  si^r- 
ond  wife,  Isaac  Sheldon,  of  Northampton. 
Children  of  tir^t  wife:  David,  born  November 
16.  1664:  James,  Ma>  8,  1G66:  Thomas,  men- 
tioned below  ;  Sarah,  January  22.  1672  :  Tvlary, 
January  26,  1675. 

(  III)  Thomas,  son  of  David  Ensign,  was 
born  at  West  Hartford.  December  7,  166S. 
He  married,  December  t,  1692,  Hamiah 
Shepard,  daughter  of  John  and  Rebecca 
(Grcenhill)  Shepard.  His  will  was  dated 
February  2S,  J737-8,  and  I"ie  bequeathed  to 
his  wife  Hannah  and  these  children  :  Thomas  ; 
John ;  Moses,  mentioned  belov^f ;  Daniel  and 
Hannah  (Bentori).  Thomas  and  Piloses  were 
executors.      (Hartford    Probate    Records    iii, 

P-259'- 

(IV)  Moses,  son  of  Thomas  Ensign,  was 
born  about  1700-5;  married,  January  3,  1750- 
I,  Love  Andrews,  daughter  of  Thomas  .An- 
drews. Among  their  children  was  I-aac, 
mentioned  below. 

(\')  Isaac,  son  of  IMoses  Ensign,  was  born 
at  Hartford,  Deceinber  16.  1747,  and  died  at 
Simsbury,  Connecticut,  T'.Iay  12.  1S16.  He 
was  a  farmer,  and  by  trade  a  blacksmith.  The 
town  of  Simsbury  gave  him  a  parcel  of  land 
as  inducement  to  follow  hi-  trade  there.  He 
held  various  town  office;  in  Sir.i'=bary.  He 
married  Lurannah  Fettibone,  Decem.ber  29, 
1771.  She  died  April  12,  1845,  ^S-"^  ninrty- 
tive  years,  daughter  of  Captain  Jacob  r-uid 
Jemima  (Cornish)  (Barber)  Pettibone.  Her 
first  husband,  Jonathan  Barber,  was  killed  at 
Louisburg  in  the  old  French  war  in  1745, 
aged  twenty-eight  years.  Isaac  Ensign  was 
an  active  patriot  during  the  revolution,  but 
on  account  of  lameness  was  not  in  the  serv- 
ice. In  religion  he  was  a  Congregatioiialist. 
Children,  born  at  Simsbury:  Isaac,  September 
12,  1772;  Isaiah,  March  15,  1774;  Lurannah. 
April  3,  1776;  Ariel  Calso  called  Sidney 
Ariel),  July  19,  1778;  Zebe  (or  Zibai,  Marr'h 
29,  1781  ;  Love.  June  26,  1783:  Zopliar:  L'il- 
dad ;  Eri.  and  IMoses,  mentioned  below. 

(\'I)  ]\Ioses  (2),  son  of  Isaac  Ensign,  was 
born  at  Simsbun",  March  2.  1794,  and  marr'ed, 
September  11,  1816,  Martha  Tuller  Wliiling, 
born  January  12.  1797,  daughter  '^f  Elijah 
Wiiiting  (see  Whiting).  He  was  a  farmer  at 
Simsbury,  and  a  manufacturer  of  tinware.  In 
religion  he  was  a  Congregationalist.  In  p.-":!- 
tics  he  was  a  Democrat,  and  he  served  the 
town  as  clerk  and  treasurer  and  represented 
it  for  two  terms  in  tl'.e  general  assembly.     He 


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was  captain  of  the  Sinisbury  cnnipany.  Cliil- 
dren,  horn  at  Sinisbury:  Daui^hter,  born  and 
died  April  19,  if^ig;  Isaac  Whitinpf,  May  8, 
1820,  lived  at  Forsyth,  Georgia;  Martlia  AIm- 
gail,  February  i,  1S2J,  married  Captain  Lu- 
cius Goodrich,  of  Simsbury;  Moses  David, 
August  23,  1824;  Sabra  Thankful,  August 
18,  1826.  married  Chester  Seymour  of  Hart- 
ford: Nathan  Raleigh.  May  2-,  18,^2,  lived  in 
Georgia,  was  a  soMier  in  the  Conferlerate 
army ;  Ralph  Hart,  mentioned  below. 

(VII)  Ralph  liart,  son  of  Moses  (2)  En- 
sign, was  born  at  Simsbury,  Connecticut,  No- 
vember 3,  1S34.  He  attended  the  Hop 
Meadow  district  school  in  early  youth,  and 
afterward  was  a  student  in  the  Connecticut 
Literary  Institute  at  Suftield.  Connecticut, 
and  at  the  Wilbraham  Academy  at  \\'ilbra- 
harn,  [Massachusetts.  His  youth  was  spent  on 
his  father's  farm  in  the  house  now  occupied 
by  George  G.  Eno.  From  1856  to  1863  he 
was  euiployed  in  various  lines  of  business. 
When  he  was  twenty-one  he  went  to  Suffield 
and  was  employed  by  Samuel  Austin,  a  cigar 
manufacturer,  as  assistant  foreman.  For  a 
short  time  he  lived  in  Georgia  with  his  elder 
brothers,  who  were  in  business  there.  He 
was  a  clerk  in  Tariltville  for  a  time,  and  a 
merchant  there  on  his  own  acciumt  for  a  short 
time.  In  August,  1S63,  he  entered  the  employ 
of  Toy.  Bickford  &  Company,  fuse  manu- 
facturers, at  Simsbury,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
firm  in  1S70.  In  1887,  when  the  firm  was  reor- 
ganized he  became  manager  and  the  name  be- 
came Ensign,  Bickford  &  Company.  When  the 
business  was  incorporated  as  the  Ensign-Bick- 
ford  Company  in  1907.  he  became  its  president 
and  has  continued  at  the  head  of  the  concern 
to  the  present  time.  This  company  is  the 
largest  manufacturer  of  blasting  fuses,  and  is 
interested  in  a  plant  in  Brooklyn,  Alameda 
county,  California.  Its  product  is  shipped  to 
all  parts  of  the  world.  Mr.  Ensign  is  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Hartford  National  Bank,  the  Na- 
tional Fire  .Insurance  Company  and  the  Ar- 
lington Company  of  New  Jersey.  In  politics 
he  is  a  Democrat,  and  in  1876  represented  the 
town  in  the  general  assembly.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  Simsbur'.  Lodge  of  Free  Masons,  of  the 
Hartford  Club,  and  the  Hartford  Golf  Club. 
IJe  attends  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
of  which  his  wife  and  family  are  communi- 
cants. 

He  married.  July  21,  1863.  Susan  Toy.  who 
was  born  in  Camborne,  Cornwall,  in  tlie  Uni- 
ted Kingdom.  June  3.  1838,  daughter  of  Jo- 
seph and  Jane  ( Osier)  Toy.  She  came  to 
this  country  with  her  parents  when  she  was 
a  child,  and  was  educated  in  the  Simsburv 
schools..    Her  sister,  Mary  H.  Tov,   married 


J.  W.  Dodge;  .Xunc  J.  Toy  married  I..  S. 
Ellsworth ;  Julia  O.  Toy  married  Rev.  C.  H. 
Buck,  and  her  brother,  George  B.  D.  Toy, 
married  Mary  F.  Seymour.  Children  of 
Ral[ih  Hart  Ensign:  1.  Sarah  Isabel,  born  De- 
cember 19,  1S64;  died  January  25,  1869.  2. 
Joseph  Ralph,  born  November  24,  1869,  men- 
tioned below.  3.  Susan  AUce,  born  Septem- 
ber 7,  1873  ;  educated  at  Miss  Purler's  School, 
I'armington ;  married  Re\-.  W.  I.  .Morse; 
daugiiter,  Susan  To}-  Morse,  born  July  4.  1905. 

4.  Julia  Whiting,  born  October  3,  1878;  edu- 
cated in  Miss  Porter's  schi)ol ;  married  Rob- 
ert Darling;  son.  Robert  Ensign  Darling. 

(\TII)  Joseph  Ralph,  ^on'of  Ralph  Hart 
Ensign,  was  born  November  24,  1869.  Fle 
attended  the  public  schools,  and  was  gradua- 
ted from  the  Hartford  public  high  scliool  in 
1885,  and  from  Yale  College  in  the  class  of 
1889.  He  received  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts  in  1S91.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Alpha 
Delta  Phi  fraternity  and  Phi  Beta  Kapa.  He 
is  in  business  with  his  father  in  the  Ensign- 
Bickford  Company,  and  is  a  member  of  th.e 
general  assembly  of  1911.     He  married,  April 

5,  1804,  Mary  J.  Phelps,  who  'vas  born  at 
Simsliury,  November  13,  1865,  voungest 
daughter  of  Jefl"ery  O.  and  Jane  (Hum.phrcy) 
Phelps.  She  was  educated  at  Miss  Haines' 
school.  Woodside,  Hartford,  and  at  Miss  .An- 
nie Brown's  School,  Fifth.  Avenue.  New  York 
City.  They  have  one  child,  Mary  Plielps,  bor!i 
Februar_\  9.  1902. 

(The  Whiting  Line). 
(Mil)  Elijah  Whiting,  son  of  Allyn  ^'hit- 
ing  (q.v. )  was  born  June  27,  1769.  Elijah 
died  at  Simsbury,  October  3,  1840.  He  mar- 
ried f first).  November,  1793,  Sabra  Hart,  bi>rn 
September  11,  1773,  died  at  Simsbury.  July  i8, 

1821.  He    married     (second)     November    3, 

1822.  Eunice  Buell,  born  .Sej^tember  3.  1790. 
and  died  at  Southington.  Connecticut.  .'Vtigust 
II,  1S81.  Children  by  first  wife:  Elijah,  born 
January  11,  1795;  ^Martha  Tuller.  January  12, 
1797,  died  January  15,  1853,  married  Moses 
Ensign  (see  Ensign)  ;  Pamelia,  February  7, 
1799;  Sabra,  born  June  19,  1801,  died  De- 
cember 9,  1821  ;  John,  born  December  i  r.  1803  ; 
Ephraim,  April  30,  1807,  died  September  22. 
1846;  Niles,  January  13,  1812.  died  October 
13,  1854.  Qiildren  of  second  wife:  Ei:nice 
Lucinda,  .\ugust  21,  1824:  Charlotte  Aim.  De- 
cember 23,  1825 ;  Solomon  Ervine,  ianuary 
29,   1828.' 

(XI)      .'\biah     Carpenter, 
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land  Register"  refers  to  "Abia  daiiLrhicr,  and 
Abraham  son.  born  i'"eb.  9,  1643,  children  of 
WiliiaoT  Carpenter."  William  Carpenter  had 
a  son  and  daughter  as  stated,  and  Abiah's 
name  sometimes  apjiears  as  .Vbijah,  always  as 
a  son  and  not  a  daughter.  Proliably  the  name 
Abraham  was  given  wmngly.  instead  of  Abi- 
gail, in  that  record.  In  William  Carpenter's 
will  Abigail's  name  comes  after  Abiah's,  and 
the  conclusion  nuist  be  that  they  were  twins. 
Abiah  proliably  married  about  1659,  ''^  '^'^  ^o" 
Abiali  was  admitted  a  freeman  of  Rh(ide  Is- 
land in  1681.  He  \'ery  likely  married  (sec- 
ond) a  .^ister  of  Ann  Wickes.  wh.o  w?5  second 
wife  of  Joseph  Carpenter,  of  Mosquito  Cove, 
Long  Island.  Xo  record  of  his  marriage  has 
been  found  on  the  records  of  the  Providence 
PlaiUatii->nb.  Abiah  recei\ed  from  his  fa- 
ther's will  the  larger  half  of  real  Cbtate  at 
Pawtuxet,  including  the  house  lot  on  the  land 
where  he  settled.  The  other  part  was  left  to 
Hannah.  Abiah  Carpenter  was  about  sixteen 
years  old  when  his  father  died,  and  he  chose 
the  mariner's  life.  This  may  have  been  the 
reason  that  his  father  left  him  the  "History  of 
the  World"  in  his  will.  In  1669  Abiah  and 
his  wife  were  appointed  guardians  to  Mary, 
daughter  of  \\'ilHani  and  Mary  Baker,  for 
whicli  Abiah  agreed  to  give  Mary  a  cow  calf 
in  one  year,  the  calf  to  be  one  year  old.  In 
11^69  he  took  a  receipt  of  William  L'aker  and 
his  wife  Mary  for  a  yearling  heifer.  At  a 
court  martial  which  sat  at  Newport  to  try  cer- 
tain Indians  charged  with  being  engaged  in 
King  Pin'lip's  designs,  he  testified  that  Wenan- 
aquabin,  wdio  had  Ijeen  living  with  him.  left 
him  some  time  in  May,  I'^v?-  -"^nd  he  did  not 
see  or  hear  from  him  until  toward  winter. 
The  Indian  was  charged  with  being  at  the 
wounding  of  John  Scott  at  Providence. 
Abiah  Carpenter  was  fined  £20  for  not  serving 
on  a  jury.  In  1682  he  was  elected  deputy, 
and  was  on  the  grand  jury  December  13,  1687. 
He  bought  land  of  Joseph  Carpenter  ( iiis 
brother-in-law)  of  Mosquito  Cove,  November 
30,  1668,  and  deeded  the  same  back  to  Joseph 
in  January.  I'oi.  Joseph  Carpenter  had  evi- 
dently tried  to  induce  Abiah  to  move  to  Mos- 
quito Cove,  but  Abiah  declined  to  move,  and 
after  his  sister  Hannah's  death  he  returned  to 
Pawtuxet  from  Long  Island,  where  he  had 
been  staying  for  a  short  time  with  Joseph. 
Abiah  died  before  1702.  In  1609  Oliver,  son 
of  Abia'i.  sold  land  and  the  deed  states  that 
Abiah  Carpenter  was  dead  at  tliat  time.  Chil- 
dren :  (  ilivt-r,  mentioned  below :  Joseph,  mar- 
ried I\Iary  Brown.  I\Iarch  18,  1702-3  ;  Ilannah; 

Rebecca;    Abiah,    married    Patience    ; 

Solomon,  born  1678,  died  1750:  Samuel; 
Mary. 


(XIIj  Oliver,  son  of  iVbiah  Carpentei',  was 
born  at  Pawtuxet.  about  1670,  anrl  died  in 
1727.      He   lived   at    Nordi   Kingston,    RIuhIo 

Island.      He     married     Sarah .      He 

owned  land  in  several  towns,  as  shown  ]t\  his 
will,  and  March  iS,  1705.  deeded  t(j  lu's 
brother  Joseph,  for  love,  six  acres  at  Paw- 
tuxet. which  had  been  his  father's  land.  <Jn 
July  27,  1724,  he  deeded  lan.d  to  his  son 
Christopher,  of  East  Greenw-ich,  and  Novem- 
ber 2T,,  1724,  he  deeded  land  to  his  son  John 
of  Warwick,  130  acres  in  East  Greenwich..  In 
1727  he  was  administrator  of  his  son  Oliver's 
estate  at  East  Greenwich,  so  his  son  G'li\er 
probably  died  after  his  father's  will  was  made. 
(_iliver  Carpenter's  will  w-as  pro^-ed  Nove:n- 
ber  20,  1727,  and  his  wife  Sarah  was  execu- 
trix, and  his  friend,  Jeremiah  Gould,  overseer. 
He  left  £ro  to  sons  Oliver  and  Solomon;  to 
son  Abiah  a  legacy  at  age ;  to  son  Thomas  a 
farm  at  East  Greenwich,  where  William  Sweet 
lived;  to  son  Joshua  £200  at  age;  and  to  the 
younger  sons  £200  each  wdien  they  became  of 
age ;  to  daughter  Sarah  and  a  daughter  (  name 
not  legible).  £200  each,  and  £[50  to  another 
daughter.  Sarah,  widow  of  Oliver  Carpenter, 
married  (secon.d)  Robert  Hall.  Children, 
horn  in  Rhode  Island:  Oliver,  about  1695; 
William,  June  19.  1701  ;  Anne  and  Abigail, 
twins,  October  2,  1705;  Nathaniel,  about 
1707;  Hannah,  October  2'^,  1708,  in  South 
Kingston:  Thomas,  about  1709;  JeiX-iT.iah. 
I7i(>;  Christopher,  mentioned  below;  Ccija- 
min,  Cktcber  5,  1719,  at  East  Greenwich; 
Joshua,  January  14,  1722;  John,  about  1725, 
in  Warwick;  Abiah,  not  of  age  when  hi;  fa- 
ther died;  Sarah,  married  John  Reynolds; 
Robert  (Ezra  Carpenter,  of  Kirkland.  New- 
York,  states  that  Oliver  had  a  son  Robert )  ; 
Meribah,  probably  married Carr ;  Ed- 
mund ;  David. 

(XIH)  Qiristopher,  son  of  Oliver  Carpen- 
ter, was  bom  about  1690-4.  He  probably  tnar- 
ried  Mercy  Taylor  (or  Roberts)  in  South 
Kingston,  Rhode  Island,  and  they  livcl  in 
East  Greenwich.  In  1737  they  went  to  Mary- 
land. He  was  a  blacksmith.  He  built  the 
first  house  on  Carpenter  farm,  in  West  Green- 
wich, Rhode  Island,  which  still  remains  in  the 
family.  Children :  Jeremiah,  born  June  tS, 
1715.  in  North  Kingston;  Jonathan.  Septem- 
ber 4,  1719;  Robert,  mentioned  below;  Mercy. 
March  25,  1724,  at  East  Greenwich;  William. 
\l)ril  5,  1727;  Sarah,  March  5,  1720  or  1730; 
Oliver;  Nicholas,  1743;  Christopher,  about 
174;;  Barbara,  about  1746. 

(XIV'j  Robert,  ^on  of  Christophei-  Carpen- 
ter, was  born  March  5,  1722,  at  Enst  Green- 
wich. He  enlisted  as  corpora!  in  the  C'Onti- 
nental  army,  in  Captain  Keith's  eomjiany,  C\j\- 


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onel  -Michael  Jack-on's  reijiinent,  ami  ^erNed 
frou!  April  J4  to  October  7,  1777.  On  L)cto- 
ber  7,  1777,  he  was  reiiorted  killed.  He  en- 
listed attain  in  ih.e  Continental  army,  Captain 
Aaron    Gray"s    company,   Colonel    Pyncliecui's 

-regiment.  (>n  February  9,  1778,  he  ejilisted 
for  three  }ear5. 

Robert  Carper.ter  married  (first)  Charit\- 
Robert.^.  October  26,  1755,  and  second  Mercy 

•-      Children:    Christopher,    born    1756; 

John,  mentioned  below :  Phebe,  November  27, 
1760;  .Mercy,  ^lay  14.  1763;  Ezra,  August  10. 
1769;  Robert. 

(XVj  John,  son  of  Robert  Carpenter,  was 
born  in  East  Greenwich.  February  11,  1758. 
He  married  .Sally  Stone,  and  probably  (  sec- 
ond) Charity  .  Children :  Cliarity,  born 

December  27,  1779;  Christopher,  Octolicr  18, 
1781  ;  Phebe,  July  i,  17S4;  Patience,  Decem- 
ber 30,  17S6;  Robert,  October  29,  1788;  Cor- 
nell; Jusejjh  ;  Polly;  John;  Amos,  mentioned 
below. 

(X\'I)  Amos,  son  of  John  Carpenter,  was 
born  in  West  Greenwich,  Rhode  Island,  Au- 
gust 23,  1793.  He  had  a  common  school  edu- 
cation. He  settled  on  a  farm  in  the  eastern 
part  of  Pomlret,  now  in  Putnam,  in  1S37,  at 
the  time  of  the  great  business  depression.  He 
was  a  man  of  fine  physique  and  skilled  in 
three  trades — shoemaking,  carpentering  and 
coopering.  In  West  Greenwich,  where  he 
spent  his  early  manhood,  he  followed  these 
trades  at  various  times.  He  married,  June  19, 
1813,  Mary  Bailey,  born  February  29,  1792, 
died  August  3,  1855,  daughter  of  Joseph 
Bailev,  a  soMier  of  the  revolution,  descendant 
of  an  old  and  honored  Rhode  Island  family. 
He  married  (second)  in  May,  1856,  Eunice, 
sister  rif  his  first  wife.  She  was  born  April  6, 
1802,  and  iiied  December  31,  1887.  Fie  died 
Deceriiber  29,  1872.  Children,  born  at  West 
Greenwich:  i.  ]\laria,  March  11,  1814;  mar- 
ried Orrin  Williams,  born  January  23,  1807, 
a  descendant  of  Roger  Williams.  2.  Sarah 
C,  February  16.  1816,  died  August  27,  1850. 
3.  Mercv  Stone,  lx)rn  August  20,  1818;  mar- 
ried March  7,  1843,  Ezra  Dresser,  and  died 
March  13,  iHi'i?.     4.  Patience  Sweet,  May  29. 

.  1821 ;  married.  March  7,  1843,  Lucius  E.  Saw- 
yer, and  died  June  29,  1S68.  5.  Olive  Bates, 
ijiarried    (first)    Sylvanus    H.   Lampson.   who 

*  died  September  8.  1844;  (second)  October  25, 
1855,  Alden  W'.  Williams,  and  she  died  Octo- 
ber 7,  1S61.  6.  George  Washington,  .April 
15,  1826;  married  (first)  November  26, 
1854.  Sarah  P.  Underwo<5d,  who  died 
January  26,  1878:  (second)  March  2,  1881, 
Mrs.  Rebecca  Allison  Murphy.  7.  John  An- 
thony, mentioned  below.  8.  Charles  B.,  Sep- 
tember II,  1S31 ;  married,  November  25,  1857, 


Lvdia  Ann   Hall.     9.    Marv   Elizabeth,   April 
20,  1857. 

(XV'II)  Hon.  John  Anthony  Carpenter, 
son  of  Amos  Carj^enter,  was  born  at  West 
Greenwich,  June  23,  1828.  He  inherited  from 
his  father  a  vigorous  constitution,  an  aptitude 
for  many  kinds  of  work,  and  capacity  for 
hard  and  unremitting  toil.  During  his  boy- 
hood he  assisted  in  the  work  of  his  father's 
farm,  and  attended  the  district  school.  He 
was  a  student  in  Wilbraham  Academy  for  a 
short  time,  and  in  the  winter  of  1846  began  to 
teach,  and  continued  for  twelve  years  with 
marked  success.  In  1857  lie  took  charge  of 
the  counting  room  and  stores  of  M.  S.  }iIorse 
&  Company,  where  he  was  employed  until 
July,  1866,  when  he  became  cashier  of  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Putnam,  a  position  he 
held  for  nearly  forty  years.  He  had  been 
active  in  organizing  the  bank  and  securing  its 
charter,  and  the  original  records  are  in  his 
handwriting.  The  bank  opened  for  business 
}i larch  24.  1864.  He  was  one  of  the  fi.rst 
board  of  nine  directors  and  tlie  last  to  survive. 
Fie  became  treasurer  of  the  Putnam  Savings 
Bank,  October  i,  1866.  It  had  b-jen  in  opera- 
tion but  a  short  time,  and  had  less  than  S200,- 
000  on  deposit.  Eight  years  later  he  resigned, 
because  the  law  prohibited  the  cashier  of  a  na- 
tional bank  from  holding  the  position  of  treas- 
urer of  a  savings  bank  having  moie  than  a 
million  dollars  on  deposit,  and  was  succeede.l 
by  Joseph  I-ippitt.  Mr.  Carpenter  continued 
to  be  a  trustee  of  the  Savings  Bank  as  long 
as  he  lived.  In  1903,  when  his  health  was  fail- 
ing, he  declined  reelection  as  cashier,  and  at 
tlie  annual  meeting  in  January.  1906,  became 
vice-presiilent,  an  office  created  in  order  to  re- 
tain him  in  the  service  of  the  hank.  His  son. 
John  F.  Carpenter,  succeeded  him  as  cashier. 
.\lmost  to  the  end  of  his  life,  Mr.  Carpenter 
to  superintend  the  work  ar  his  home,  took 
daily  drives,  accompanied  by  his  grandcliil- 
dren,  of  wdiom  he  was  a  devoted  and  belo\ed 
comrade.  He  was  active  and  pn.viiinent  in  to\Mi 
affairs.  In  politics  he  was  a  Republican  an-i 
always  a  zealous  worker  for  his  partv.  I'Juring 
the  civil  war  he  was  chairman  of  the  Repub- 
lican town  committee.  He  was  elected  judge 
of  probate  for  Putnam  Probate  District  in 
August,  1863,  and  held  that  office  for  thirty- 
five  years.  Often  he  was  nominated  by  both 
parties,  and  but  one  of  his  many  decisions 
froin  which  appeals  were  taken,  was  reversed 
by  the  si;perior  court.  He  was  the  first  war- 
den of  the  town  fire  district,  and  one  of  the 
first  school  visitors  of  the  new  town  of  Put- 
nam. Fie  always  favored  progress  and  im- 
provement in  town  affairs,  schools  and 
churches,  and  stood  ready  to  do  and  pav   Ids 


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share.  He  was  admiiiislrator  or  cxecutcr  of 
many  kirge  estates,  several  involving  amounts 
over  a  hundred  thousand  and  one  over  a  mil- 
lion dollars,  without  beiris;  required  to  I'ur- 
nisli  sureties  on  his  bond.  He  had  in  the  high- 
est (k'Siec  the  cjiitidcnce  and  e^teem  of  his 
town^nicu. 

After  a  final  illness  of  less  than  two  weeks, 
he  died  Xovember  22.  lyO/.     As  a  tribute  to 
his  menior}-  al!  places  of  business  of  the  city 
wore   closed   during  his    funeral.     The  inter- 
ment, in  accordance  with  his  own  wishes,  was 
in  the  family  burying  grounil  on  the  old  Car- 
penter place,  in  sight  of  tl;e  house  which  was 
endeared  to  him  by  the  memories  of  his  youth 
and  of  the  happy  years  spent  there  with  his 
children  and  grandchildren.     It  has  been  well 
said  that  he  was   a   devoted  husband,   loving 
father,    faitliful    friend  '  and    wise    counselor. 
"He  died  full  of  years  with  the  respect  of  all, 
and  the  attcction  of  many  who  knew  him,  an 
upright  man,  of  clean  hands  and  a  pure  heart." 
He  married    (first)    }\larch   30,    1S52,   Ann 
Elizabeth    Williams,    died    ;\Iarch    30,     1S52, 
daughter    of    R^ram    ^^'illiams    of    Pomfret. 
Mr.     Carpenter    married     (second)     Marcia, 
daughter  of  .Moses  and  Marcia   ( LilHbridge  ) 
Chandler.      Children  of  first  wife:    i.   Xancy 
Jeanette.  born  al   Putnam,  Lktober   9.    1S33; 
died    March    26,    1S54.      2.    Jriyron    Williams, 
born  May  13.   1S56,  was  for  many  years  pro- 
prietor of  a  livery  stable,  now  living  in  Som- 
erville,  r^Iassachusetts ;  married  ftirst),  Febru- 
ary 15,  1S76,  Maria  Louisa  Aldrich,  who  died 
Julv  5.  1SS4;  (second)  Mrs.  Emma  M.  Good- 
speed,    .\ui;''-'st    16,    1885,   and   she   died    ^ilay 
22,    1S90:   married    (third'^    Mary  A.   .Moffitt, 
December  20,  1S90.    Children  of  second  wife: 
3.  Tane  Elizabeth,  born  ^vlarch  10,  1866;  mar- 
ried Edgar  [Maurice  Warner,  a  lawyer,  clerk 
of  the  superior  court  for  Windham  county,  re- 
siding at   Putnam  ;  children  :  Frances  Lester, 
Julv  "19,   18S8:  Gertrude  Chandler,   April   16, 
1890;  John  A.,  July  12,  1893.     4.  John  Fred- 
erick,  mentioned   below.      5.   Anne   Chandler, 
December    28.    1SC7;    married,    Xovember    8, 
1895.  Chester  Elisha  Child. 

(XVni)  General  John  Frederick  Carpen- 
ter, son  of  John  Anthony  Carpenter,  was  born 
at  Putnam,"  April  9,  1S70,  He  attenrled  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  gradua- 
ted from  the  high  school.  He  began  to  study 
his  profession  in  the  law  school  of  Yale  Uni- 
versit\'  ani1  v, as  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
LL.D.  hi  1892.  During  the  next  five  years  he 
practiced  iaiv  in  Putnam  and  assisted  his  fa- 
ther, who  was  then  cashier  of  the  First  Xa- 
tional  Rank.  He  succeeded  his  father  as  cash- 
ier, and  filled  that  po.-ition  until  189S,  when 
he   resigned    to   resume   the  practice   of   law. 


Since  then  lie  ha^  became  an  active  and  promi- 
nent attorney  with  otlices  at  I'utnam.  He  is 
vice-president  of  the  First  Xational  Rank  of 
Putnam,  He  is  a  member  of  Putnam  Lodge 
of  Free  IMasons,  of  Israel  Putnam  Lodge  of 
Odd  Fellows,  and  Putnam  Lodge  of  Elks,  in 
politics  he  is  a  Re[)ubhcan.  He  was  elected 
in  Xo\-ember,  1910,  to  the  general  assembly 
of  Connecticut  from  the  town  of  Putnam.  He 
is  corporation  counsel  of  the  city  of  Putnam, 
and  prosecuting  attorney  of  the  city  court  of 
Putnam.  He  was  engrossing  clerk  of  the 
Connecticut  legislature  in  1S95,  and  clerk  of 
bills  in  1897,  He  was  appointed  judge  advo- 
cate general  by  Governor  Cook  in  1897,  and 
bears  the  military  rank  of  General.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  the  Republican  state  cen- 
tral committee.  He  attends  'the  Congrega- 
tional church  of  Putnam.  His  offices  arc  at 
28  Fr.jnt  Street,  Putnain, 

He  married,  December  27,  1893,  Alice 
Maude  Sharpe,  born  July  22,  1S69,  daughter 
of  Dr.  William  H.  Shari)e  of  Putnam.  Chil- 
dren, born  at  Putnam  :  Pauline  S.,  born  De- 
cember 10,  1S94,  died  2\Iay  8,  1908;  Alice 
}ilaude,  born  December  i,  1897;  Mary.  Xo- 
vember 29,  1901, 


From  a  printer's  apurentice 
]MALOXEY  to  Ihe  editor  and  ovmer  of 
one  of  the  leading  ne\vs- 
jjapers  in  the  state  of  Connecticut,  is  the 
biography  in  a  nutshell  of  CorneHus  Maloney, 
whuse  controlling  genius  and  sterling  quali- 
ties of  honesty  and  executive  ability  have 
placed  the  Waterbury  Ez'ening  Democrat  on 
a  plane  of  its  own  in  the  world  oi  ncvs- 
paperdom. 

Some  fifty  odd  years  ago  there  was  born 
of  poor  and  humble  parents,  in  the  city  of 
Xew  Britain,  a  boy  who  wa-  destined  in  later 
years  to  become  an  active  cog  in  the  re- 
\-olving  wheel  of  Connecticut  business  inter- 
ests. That  rugged  honesty  which  the  father 
and  mother  had  brought  over  with  them  from 
the  little  green  isle  seemed  to  be  inherent  in 
this  lad.  The  parents,  like  many  others,  !u-.ii 
drifted  to  those  shores  in  search  of  a  little 
home  of  their  own,  unhampered  by  any  la^"\  s 
except  those  which  a  free  country  could  pro- 
vide. In  those  days  there  were  no  elaborate 
systems  of  education  in  Connecticut,  and  few 
were  the  chances  that  were  accorded  Hie  bovs 
and  girls  to  advance  themselves  lH\vo;i(i  a 
common  school  cour-^e.  It  was  only  natural 
then  that  at  the  early  age  of  ten  years  Cor- 
nelius Malonev  was  apprenticed  out  to  a  job 
printing  and  newspaper  firm  in  his  native 
city.     That  was  the  first  stepping  stone  into  a 


business  world  in  which  he  was  later 


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sl>  prominoiit  a  r.art.  The  aptitnue  tor  il:e 
business  buon  bccan.e  :ipparcnt  to  his  em- 
ployers, and  his  advancenieiu  was  corre?ii'jiK;- 
ingly  rapid.  As  the  years  roiied  Li\'  he  ie- 
canie  one  of  that  craft  of  printers  w  lio  were 
educated  in  the  old  school,  but  vho  are  ?till 
recc.qni7.ed  fiT  ilieii  ability  and  knc'\\k-(.-;:;e  of 
the  business,  exen  tliough  modern  niachiner_\ 
iias  usur[)ed  many  of  the  places  trey  were 
wont  ro  till. 

.After  years  spent  in  t'le  employment  of  the 
firm  that  first  enpajjcd  him,  he  deci'led  ta 
enter  the  field  himself,  and  soon  New  I'.ritai'i 
was  greeted  with  tiie  fir?t  newspaper  published 
by  a  native  son.  If  that  old  hand  [jress  could 
speak,  what  a  story  it  could  teil  of  that  tirst 
venture  into  the  newspaper  field?  .After  some 
years  of  varied  success  tlie  town  of  P.ristol 
looked  inviiiiiET,  and  there  a  plant  was  e^tab- 
li.shed  that  proved  itiost  successful.  .About 
this  time  his  broth.er,  Michael  T.  Maloney, 
became  associated  with,  him,  and  the  tirm  of 
C  &"  M.  T.  ^.laloncy  became  a  name  th.it  was 
later  tc>  shine  in  the  newspaper  v.'ori  1.  .Vfter 
some  time  spent  in  Bristol,  the  busy  city  of 
\Vaterbur_\  held  out  her  invitinc;  arms  and  ex- 
pressed a  desire  that  some  hustlir.^i  young 
Iri=h-Ame!nican  should  break  into  the  Jield  and 
establish  a  newsjiaper.  Thus  188 1  found 
Cornelius  Maloney  and  his  brother  Zslichael  T. 
enc<'C,ed  in  the  hierculean  task  of  breaking  into 
a  field  wherein  they  were  practically  unknown. 
The  struggles  of  those  first  six  years  running 
their  little  weekly  cannot  be  fully  described. 
The  determination  to  conquer  \vas  always 
foremost  in  their  minds,  and  this,  coupled 
with  thei-"  rugged  ho!ie=ty  and  sterhrig  ciiar- 
acter.  gradually  forced  them  to  the  front,  and 
their  little  weeldy  began  to  be  recognized.  In 
18S7  they  began  the  first  issue  of  the  Dailx 
Democrat,  now  recognized  as  one  of  the  fac- 
tors in  the  newspaper  field.  But  just  in  the 
heyday  of  their  success,  the  junior  partner, 
Michael  T.,  was  C7.11ed  away  by  tb.ar  grim 
reaper  Death..  But  the  Democrat  continued 
to  live  anrl  thrive  under  the  guiding  hand  of 
the  senior  member  of  the  firm.  Cornelius. 
and  to-da\'  it  stands  a  monument  to  tlie  mem- 
ory of  the  one  that  has  gone,  and  a  lastincr 
credit  to  the  s-.irvivor.  The  principles  inaugu- 
rated by  the  firm,  of  a  square  deal  to  everv- 
b'ody,  have  been  carried  out  to  the  letter. 

Cornelius  Maloney  was  married  up  among 
the  old  Litchfield  hills,  some  twenty  odd  vears 
ago.  t.»  }iiiss  Mary  E.  Quigley,  and  in  their 
very  happy  home  tc-day  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  some  of  them  grown  to  manh^ood 
and  womanhood,  are  the  bright  jewels  for 
which  the  early  newspaper  struggles  are  now 
forsjotten. 


Mr.  .\i alone}  has  been  honnred.  too.  b\-  b.is 
townsmen,  for  wdien  labor  sought  a  candi- 
date to  compete  for  the  house  of  rei)resenta- 
lives,  tliey  riockcd  to  the  standard  of  the  Dem- 
ocratic ticket  on  wliich  he  had  lieen  ncjini- 
nated,  and  elected  him.  .\s  a  fraternity  man 
he  was  most  conspicuous,  fcr  tiie  Knights  of 
Columbus  placed  him  in  tlie  chair  for  the 
first  grand  knight,-  and  other  fraternal  orders 
have  lionored  liim  as  well.  He  has  accom- 
plished a  wonderful  task  to  rise  from  the 
poor  ap].irentice  boy  to  the  ownership  of  one 
of  the  leading  newspapers  in  the  state  of 
Connecticut,  and  all  tlirougl;  the  strict  atten- 
tion to  business  and  the  honest  dealings  he 
has  had  with  liis  fellow  men. 


Sir  Peter  W'outers  \'an  der  Men- 
.MILL.S     len,  of  Amsterdam,  Holland,  ^\'as 
knighted    for   distinguished    serv- 
ices in  the  improvement  of  dykes  and  canals 
in  his  native  land. 

Peter  Van  Meulen.  eldest  son  of  Sir  Peter 
\\"outers  \'an  der  ?Teu!en.  was  born  in  Hol- 
land, died  .April  12,  1710.  In  1G22  he  can-.e 
to  America  from  Leyden.  where  he  was  siudv- 
ing  for  the  ministry  at  the  University.  About 
1650  lie  joined  the  refugee:,  who  came  ''ov 
the  sake  of  religious  freedom  f;om  Eaclrind 
and  thus  aroused  the  displeasure  of  his  father, 
who  disinherited  him.  In  the  Colonial  i<..'c- 
orrls  of  Connecticut,  it  is  stated  that  his  name 
was  changed  to  the  English  form  of  Peter 
.Mills  by  his  ov>'n  request,  \'an  der  ".Meulen  be- 
ing in  butch  the  "Man  of  the  Mill."  He  lisd 
a  lot  of  land  at  Pladdam.  Connecticut,  ''efore 
Xovpinber  30,  i66q.  It  is  not  kiiovon  tliat  he 
ever  lived  at  Haddam,  hut  that  t.^v.-n  voted 
March  13.  1670,  the  lot  that  wa.';  ■'Peter 
Miilse's"  to  Thomas  Scliailler.  Mills  was 
called  "the  Doucheman"  (  Dutchman  ~)  ^  Had- 
dam records,  first  book").  He  was  a  t^^ilor  liv 
trade,  and  is  frequently  mentioned  in  the 
manuscript  of  Rev.  Timothv  Ei.lwards.  of  East 
Windsor.  Mills  settled  at  Windsor.  He  mar- 
ried (first)  Dorcas  ]\[ersinger,  of  Wind-or. 
Connecticut,  born  September  23.  1650,  rhefl 
.August  18,  168S.  He  married  (second)  De- 
cember ID,  iftQi.  Jane  ^\"arren,  of  Hartford. 
Children:  Peter,  Return,  Dorcas.  .Ebenezer. 
born  February  8,  16S7-88. 

Peter  (2),  son  of  Peter  (  i  )  ;Mills,  settled  in 
Wintonbury,  Connecticut.  He  marrierl,  July 
24.  1692,  Joanna  Porter,  born  at  Hatfieid. 
Massachusetts,  February  16.  T<'i7o-7t,  died  in 
!75i.  Children;  Captain  Peletiah.  born  .April 
-7-  i'J93;  Gideon.  Fe'iruary  3.  1694;  Rev. 
Jedediah,  mentioned  below:  Peter.  April  12, 
1701 :  .Ann,  1702:  Daniel,  AFay  22.  1706:  John, 
February   14.,    1707-08,   Rev.    Ebenezer,   IJ'O, 


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settled  at  Ea-i  Granny,  Coniipcliciit ;  Rev.  Gid- 
eon, August   It.   ijl',. 

Rev.  Jedediah  Mills,  son  of  Fcter  ^2)  Mills, 
was  born  in  Windsor  about  I'VjS.  He  gradu- 
ated from  \'alf  College  in  17-'^.  During  his 
college  cour>e  lie  was  "iw  ot  the  W'etherstiehl 
secession.  He  jiaincd  iiis  tl'ieological  educa- 
tion mnstly  from  Rev.  Elisha  \Villiam<,  and 
shelved  suoh  firoiiTise  that  he  was  called,  De- 
cember 2,  1723,  to  the  vacant  pulpit  at  Xew 
Haven,  Connecticut,  but  in  preference,  ac- 
cepted the  pastorate  of  the  new  society  in  the 
ntirth  part  of  Stratfurd,  called  Ripton.  now 
Huntington,  and  'A  ;is  ordained  there  Febru- 
ary rj,  1723-J4.  it  was  a  jTOor  living  but 
he  remained  there  for  fift}-two  years,  and 
died  greatly  lamented,  January  19.  1776.  He 
had  a  colleague  from  October,  1773.  His 
scanty  living  was  ck^'d  out  l)y  preparing  stu- 
dents for  colkge.  In  1740  Whitfield  notes 
in  his  journal  that  .Mills  was  a  "dear  man  of 
God"  who  "ttdked  like  one  who  was  no  novice 
in  divine  things."  Mills  was  "a  warm-hearted 
divine  and  entered  fully  into  the  spirit  and 
pireaching  of  Whitfield  and  Tennant,  and  co- 
operated with  r.ellamy  and  Edwards."  In 
1742  lie  w  a,^  n  member  ui  a  voluntary  asso- 
ciation whicii  met  at  Wctherfield  "to  promote 
the  quickening  and  salvation  of  souls."  He 
published  two  or  more  sermons.  He  married. 
June  16.  \J2('>.  Abigail,  grand.daughter  of 
Governor  R'-.bert  Treat.  She  dieii  Xovernber 
■2.  '77.5-  ChiMren .  _>;ikdial:,  b.orn  .April, 
1727:  Captain  Treat:  Elisha,  ?>iar:h  26.  17.32- 
T^T,:  Philo;  Rev.  ."^amuel,  preached  in  Chester, 
married  Sartiii  Htiniphrev ;  I;aac.  1739:  and 
AhigaU. 

Robert  INIilis,  descendant  of  Jedediah  Mills, 
was  of  Weston,  Connecticut,  died  and  is  buried 
at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.  He  was  a  farmer 
and  miller,  a  prominent  citizen,  holding  vari- 
ous ofifices  of  public  trust.  He  was  a  Free 
Mason.  He  n'larried  Desire,  daughter  of 
Jonathan  Robin-on,  of  Weston.  (Children: 
David  Lvon,  Closes  X.,  Zahi.on.  Anna. 

David  Lyon,  son  of  Robert  ?»Iills.  was  born 
at  Weston.  Cmnectictit.  September  4,  1793, 
fdied  January  2.  i^Uj.  He  li\-ed  near  Strat- 
ford, and  aftc'-.vard  removed  to  Bridgeport, 
where  he  folh-weil  the  occupations  of  farmer 
an^  teamster  for  many  years.  He  was  con- 
stable and  warden,  also  United  States  inspec- 
tor; in  politics  he  was  a  Democrat.  As  a 
voutig  man  he  iearr.ed  the  millwright's  trade, 
and  v,-a;  at  the  Berkshire  ^liils  several  years. 
In  the  etirly  days  of  r.ridgeport,  in  addition  to 
his  trade  he  mii\ed  i.'tiildings  He  owned  tiie 
first  hearse  in  Bridgeport,  also  owned  the  first 
truck  here,  when  what  is  now  Bridgeport  was 
Fairfield  tin\iiddii.      He  later  sold  his  inter- 


ests liere,  and  sent  to  wiiat  was  then  called 
west,  to  near  the  present  c:t\  of  Wilk<;  harre, 
Pennsylvania,  and  the  town  of  Plain;,,  wStcrc 
he  had  a  large  farm,  a  cider  and.  gri.-i  M;ii!. 
and  owned  and  operated  a  h..>at  ^.n  the  canril 
there.  He  also  blasted  out  c^ai  in  the  early 
days,  and  sold  it  at  one  dollar  per  load.  He 
finttlly  tiisposed  of  his  properc} ,  returned  to 
Bridgeport,  where  he  en,g,L,ged  in  the  truck- 
ing business,  and  spent  rlie  remainder  of  !iis 
life. 

He  married.  January  15,  1813,  at  We-ton. 
Hiildah  Buckley.  Childicn;  i.  Juli:(  Ann, 
born  1S16,  died  Xovernber  22,  1846.  2.  \\"\n, 
born  May  24,  181S,  died  May  i,  1893.  3. 
.\manda,  March  6,  1820,  died  January  1.  J824. 
4.  David  L..  born  March  2(1,  1S22,  see  for- 
ward. 5.  Elizabeth,  born  February  i,  1826, 
died  .April  2t,.  1893;  married  Richard  E.  Stan- 
ton. 6.  Robeit  H.,  born  Au,gu-t  9.  1827.  died 
May  25,  1899.  7.  Huldah  A..  January  S.  1829, 
died  June  21,  1880:  married  George  A.  Eub- 
bell.  "  8  Jane,  born  Tsiay  31,  183:,' died  r)cto- 
bcr  8.  1832.  0.  ]\rary  J.  F.,  born  FebriLiry 
17.  1833,  died  September  20.  188 1  :  married 
Seth  Benedict.  10.  Moses  Burr,  bint  rTairii 
26,  1835.  died  (Jctober  6.  1S38.  11.  John 
(.'arey,  born  Xovember  i,  1837  :  stih  iiving. 
The  motlter  died  ~S[^\  24,  1864. 

David  Lucius  >dills.  son  of  Davidi  i'.von 
Mills,  wa^  born  },[arch  2f\  1822,  .iied  Srp- 
ter.iber  4.  1877.  He  was  ajipointed  the  tirst 
jailer  of  J'ridgeport  and  iteid  this  p,"-siticn  ior 
many  years.  PJe  was  captain  0+  tiie  steam- 
boat "Bridgeport"  plyin.g  bet\veen  X'ev'  ^'i>rk 
ar.d  Bridgeport,  and  continued  until  hi^  detrth. 
He  owned  a  sailing  vessel  rit  ';.ni:  t;n.e.  lie 
married  Mary  Jaite  Rlcl;,  a  ;i:,f\c  ot  Sey- 
mour, Connectictit,  daugr.ter  of  Chiiie-  Rl:ii . 
she  lived  to  the  age  or  eigh'tv  vear-..  C.i(  lain 
and  Mrs.  Mills  were  memoer=  of  ^'te  Uni- 
versity Church  in  Bridgeport.  Cl'iildrcn :  i. 
Daughter,  died  voung.  2.  l,--a!el!-:i  /'..,  vi^ar- 
ried,  September  i,  1862.  AMlliam  H.  Mae  1  see 
May  HI). 


(IX)  Buell  Havens  Hein- 
HE^^XWAY  inway,  son  of  Buell  (q  v. ) 
and  Julia  M.  (Havens  i 
Heminway,  was  born  at  ^\^atertown,  Connecti- 
cut, Xovember  11,  1866.  His  education  veas 
acqtu'red  in  the  public  schools  of  Walertoivn 
and  General  Russell's  Military,  Colleiriate  am! 
Commercial  Institute  of  Xew  Ha\eTi,  C  .;i- 
necticut.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  vear-  he 
entered  the  emplciv  of  Heir,inwa_\'  l^;  Bart- 
lett  Silk  Company  fif  Wateei^wn.  and  n^'W 
(1911)  holds  the  p(_isiticii  ni  -iCietarv  ii\  tiie 
concern.  He  is  an  Epis.co{iah;:n  in  r^^iigiMn. 
serving  in  the  capacity  of  ve.strynian  and  trcns- 


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Ufpi-.  holding-  the  btter  office  for  a  period  of 
se\en  years.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
town  scliool  coiniiiittee  and  town  auditor  for 
several  Mi-ars,  and  in  a'd  public  affairs  has 
tal<?n  an  active  and  leading  part.  He  holds 
menilK-r-iiip  in  the  Waterbury  Club  and  tlie 
Home  Club  of  Waterbury.  He  married.  Ucto- 
ber  19.  1S92,  Maude  Wi'llard.  daug-hter  of  E. 
A.  Wi'lard,  of  Brooklyn.  New  York.  Chil- 
dren: Madeleine,  born  September  20.  1S94; 
Bueil  Havens  Jr..  Au.trust  24.  1896:  Caroline 
Le  Baron.  Aug-ust  iS.  1900;  W'illard  Sands, 
June  22,  1905. 

(  The  Havens  Line). 

(I)  William  Havens,  progenitor  of  the  line 
here  under  consideration,  was  born  in  Eng- 
land about  1607,  died  September  25,  1683. 
He  is  supposed  to  ha\e  come  over  with  Roger 
Williams,  and  -ettled  at  Port-mouth.  Rhode 
Island.  He  was  made  a  freeman  in  1635,  ^nd 
a  member  of  the  general  assembly  in  1655.   He 

married,    January    24,    1639,    Diones    ^^ , 

who  died  in  1692.  Children:  John.  Sara, 
Thomas.  Roliert  ( -ee  forward).  George.  Mary, 
Ruth,  Dinah.  Elizabeth,  \\'iriiam,  Martha,  Re- 
becca and  ^Nfargaret. 

(II)  Rohert,^lhird  -r,n  of  \\'illiam  Havens, 
was  born  about  1651,  died  April  7,  1712.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  general  assembly  in 
1677-7S.  He  married  Elizabeth  Earl :  chil- 
dren:  Robert.  Silas    (see  forward),   Thomas. 

(III)  Captain  Silas  Havens,  son  of  Robert 
Havens,  was  captain  of  a  slave  ship  in  the 
French  war.  died  at  sea.  He  married  and  was 
father  of  four  children:  William,  Robert, 
Peleg  (see  forvrard),  and  Bethany,  married 
Phillip  Greene,  of  Coventry.  Rhode  Island. 

(I\")  Corporal  Peleg  Havens,  son  of  Cap- 
tain Silas  Havens,  was  born  at  East  Green- 
wich, Rhode  Island,  1761,  died  at  Westmore- 
land, •  New  York,  February  28,  1847.  For 
twenty-two  \ears  he  was  a  resident  of  Still- 
water. New  York.  He  married,  October  10, 
1784,  Hannah.  Be^se.  who  bore  him  eight  cbil- 
_dren,  namel}' :  Silas,  born  178G:  Peter  Besse, 
see  forward:  Joseph,  born  1793:  Peleg.  1795: 
Franklin:  Artimissia,  179S:  Hannah,  1800: 
Besse. 

(\')  Dr.  Peter  Besse  Havens,  son  of  Cor- 
poral Peleg  Havens,  was  born  October  10. 
1787,  in  We-tmoreland.  Xew  York,  died  Xo- 
vember  4.  iS'^o.  He  graduated  at  Hamilton 
College,  studied  medicine  with  Dr.  Hastings, 
of  Clinton,  Xeiv  \'i'rk.  and  \\'as  the  second 
physician  to  li'catc  in  Hamilton,  Madison 
count\,  Xew  York.  He  acquired  a  wide  rep- 
utation and  an  extensive  practice  bv  his  su- 
perior surgical  skill.  His  house,  which  he  built 
in  i8:;7,  was  afterward  purchased  for  the 
Hamilton  Female  Seminary.   He  married,  No- 


ven'.ijcr.  1816,  Martha  C.  Clark,  of  Buffalo. 
Xew  York.  Children:  Marcia  D.,  Hannah, 
George  Franklin  (  >ee  forward),  Peter  Besse 
Jr.,  a  physician. 

(VI)  George  Franklin,  son  of  Dr.  Peter 
Besse  Havens,  was  born  .March  28,  1822,  died 
February  15,  1890.  He  graduated  from  llam- 
ilton  College  anil  Law  University.  ^\'iscon,Mn. 
He  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession 
in  Utica,  X'ew  Y'ork,  and  three  years  later 
renio\'ed  to  Ogdensburg,  Xew  York,  where 
he  remained  until  1S58.  He  married,  r\Iav 
29,  1844,  Clarinda  J.  Welton.  Child.  Julia 
Martha  (see  forward). 

(VII)  Julia  Martha,  daughter  of  George 
Franklin  Havens,  was  born  May  tS  184=; 
married,  January  17.  i86f-i,  Bncll  Hcminw.-iy 
(see  Heminway  \TII),  and  thev  were  the 
parents  of  Buell  Havens  Heniinwav,  of  this 
review. 

Clarinda  J.  (Welton)  Havens,  mother  of 
Mrs.  Buell  He:ninway  and  grandimother  of 
Buell  Havens  Heminway,  traces  hrr  ancc-try 
to  En'zabeth  Fuller,  baptized  Julv  23.  lO.o, 
married  (first)  January  28,  if'^'Ct.  ']'h,'M:\-_  Up- 
son; (second)  Edmund  Scott.  The  line  "is 
traced  through  Alary,  daughter  o*  Tiwrnas  .tnd 
EHzabedi  Upson,  who  married.  i';74.  |ohn 
Welton:  John  ^\■eltoa  Jr..  wiio  married, 
March  13,  170^1.  Sara  Buck:  Thoma-  >\'elton, 
wiio  married  September  15.  1742.  M.-iry  ("os- 
sette;  Reuiien  Welton,  wiio  married  Rhoda 
Hall:  John.son  F.  WeUen,  who  rnarricil.  ij<).\, 
Sara  Bronson :  [■^aac  Welton.  who  uinnied, 
January  i,  1822,  Julia  Allyn ;  Clarinda  J,  Wel- 
ton. who  married.  May  29,  1844,  George  F. 
Havens  ;  Julia  M.  Havens,  who  niarried.  Janu- 
ary  17,   1866,   Buell   Heminway. 

The  surname  Gilbert  is  of 
GILBERT     great    antiquity    in     England. 

where  it  has  been  most  wortii- 
ily  borne.  The  American  branch  of  tl.e  family 
was  planted  by  Governor  I\Iatthew  Gilbert 
(1599-1679),  who  came  in  the  goo.l  ^;np 
"Hector,"  landing  in  Boston,  Massacini-ett-. 
June  26,  1637,  with  Governors  Eatiin  aivi 
Hopkins,  and  Revs.  John  Davenport  .and 
Thomas  Buckingham,  and  Deacon  William 
Peck.  He  was  one  of  the  first  settler-  ui 
Xew  Plaven  in  the  fall  of  1*^37,  becoming  r.-ic 
of  the  famous  "Seven  Pillars"  to  fourid 
Church  and  State.  He  was  deputv  go\cni')r 
of  Xew  Haven,  1661-63,  and  he  wa;  the  first 
deacon  of  the  Old  First  Qiurch.and  was  buried 
just  back  of  it  on  the  (jreen.  next  to  Dixweil. 
tiie  regicide.  His  -faie  wa^  marked:  ".M.  '"'• 
80."  The  schedule  of  proprietors.  .\;ird. 
1643,  gives  his  estate  f (00 ;  land  in  tir~t 
division  35  acres :  in  the  neck  7  acres  :  me.ido-.v 


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31  acres;  ami  in  tb.e  second  division  124  acres 
— sliowiii^'^  liiiii  to  be  one  of  the  wealtliicjt  of 
the  ]iroprietors.  He  lived  at  the  corner  of 
Chapel  and  Oiurch  sti-ects.  in  a  lipusc  front- 
ing toward  Market  Place.  1  .\t\vater's  "His- 
tory of  Nc'w  Haven").  His  widow,  Jane 
(Baker)    Gilbert,  died   in   1706. 

(I\")  Abner  Gilbert  (  1745- 1820')  descend- 
ed from  Governor  ^Fatthew  Gilbert  through 
Samuel  (2).  and  Ebenezer  (3),  and  was 
one  of  eiglit  lirothers,  all  of  whom  served  in 
the  v.'ai-  of  tlie  revolution.  Abner  Gilbert 
served  in  the  fall  of  i7.'^o  in  Captain  John  St. 
John's  company,  of  Ridgefield.  Connecticut, 
under  Colonel  Phillip  Burr  Bradley,  with 
\\'ashin,aton's  main  army,  on  both  sides  of  the 
Hudson  river.  He  married  .Martha,  daughter 
of  John   and   Martha    (Close)    Baxter. 

( \' I  Harvey  Gilbert,  son  of  Abner  Gilbert, 
was  born  in  Ridgefield,  Connecticut.  He  was 
-a.  farmer  and  broker.  In  religion  he  was  a 
Congregationalist.  and  in  politics  a  Demo- 
crat. Pie  married,  January  30,  1811.  Saliv. 
daughter  of  Silas  and  Elizabeth  (Ho\'t) 
Hull.  Children:  Hull,  born  181 1;  Burr,  De- 
■^  cember  2j.  18 14:  Elizabeth,  1816;  Benjamin, 
i8i8;  Mary.  Februarv  11,  1820;  .\bner,  Au- 
gust 13.  1822:  Martha,  1S24;  Anne,  1827; 
George   Harve\-.  of   whom   further. 

(AT)  Gc'Tge  IIarve\  Gilbert,  son  of  Har- 
vey and  ."^iilly  i  Hull )  Gilbert,  was  born 
March  17.  1829.  He  was  a  hat  maker,  road 
surveyor,  and  for  many  years  a  breeder  of 
trout  for  the  Xev.-  York  market.  In  religion 
he  was  a  (fhristian  (Christ's  Disciples),  and 
in  politic^  a  Reiiublican.  Pie  married.  Janu- 
ary 30.  1850.  Hannah  Ann.  daughter  of  Rev. 
_Alba  and  Eliza  (Gage)  Banks.  Children: 
Dora,  born  May  18.  1851:  Henry  A..  Decem- 
ber 29,  1853;  George  Abner,  of  whom 
further;  A^a   Howard,   May    16,    1861. 

Rev.    Alba    P.ank^    was    son    of    Abraham 

(3),  son  of  !Moses  (2),  1  who  served  through- 

\  out   the   revolution   and   receive(.l   a   pension), 

'son  of  Isaac   (  i  ).     Eliza  Gage  was  daughter 

"  of  Sylvanus  (  5  ) ,  son  of  Anthony  ( 4  ) .  son  of 

Thomas    (3),   son   of  Benjamin    (2).   son   of 

Thomas    (i),    the    emigrant,    who    settled    in 

Harwich,  Massachusetts. 

(\TI)    George   Abner   Gilbert,   'SI.   D..    son 
of' George  Harvey  and  Hannah  Ann  (Banks) 


(iilbert,  was  horn  in  Danbury,  Conneciicut, 
March  19.  1859.  He  graduated  from  the 
Danbury  iugh  school  Jiuie  29.  1S77.  being 
valedictorian  of  hi.s  class.  P'rom  1S77  to  1880 
he  tauglit  schools  in  Danbury.  and  e\cning 
school  in  New  York  City  in  the  winter  of 
1882-S3.  He  meantime  pursued  his  profes- 
sional studies  in  the  Medical  Department  of 
Coliunbia  University,  from  wb.ich  he  gradu- 
ated with  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  in  May,  1S83. 
P^or  two  years  (1S83-85)  he  performed  post- 
graduate work  in  the  New  York  hospitals, 
and  from  18S5  to  1S87  practiced  medicine  and 
surgery  in  34th  street.  New  York  City.  In 
1887  he  locatetl  in  Danbury.  Connecticut,  his 
native  city,  where  he  has  since  beeii  success- 
fully engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and 
surger)-,  with  office  in  Main  street.  He  is 
author  of  a  medical  te.xt  book.  "P'ric  Acid  and 
its  Congeoners ;"  also  of  tlie  "(jilbert  Gene- 
alogy," as  yet  (191P)  unpublished.  From 
1890  to  1900  he  was  a  member  of  the  Danbury 
board  of  education.  In  politics  lie  v.-as  a 
Democrat  until  1908.  since  v.diich  time  he  has 
been  identified  with  tlie  Republican  pnrtv. 
He  is  president  of  the  Chess  and  Checker 
Club  of  Danbury  anil  Bethel,  Connecticut;  and 
vice-president  of  the  Universitv  Club  of  Dan- 
bu-T-y.  Pie  married,  January  8.  18S4.  la  New- 
York  City.  Kitty,  daughter  of  James  Prvor 
and  Ellen  Dn\  :  she  v-as  born  in  .\'.-u-  York 
City.  ^larcli  12,  18^5;  her  fatlier  v.as  r. 
plum-ber;  her  brother?  and  sisterj  arc  Ce-sie. 
James,  Jr.,  and  Kitty.  Dr.  ani.l  Mrs.  Gilbe'-t 
have  no  children 

On  tile  maternal  side.  Dr.  Gilbert  is  de- 
scended •  from  John  Alden  and  Pri-cii'a  ^^lo- 
lines,  of  the  ■■r\Iaydower."  Their  son  David 
married  Mary  Southworth,  tlieir  daughter, 
.■\lice  Alden,  married  Captain  Judah  Paddock, 
their  daughter  Mary  Paddock,' married  Judah 
Sears,  and  their  daughter  Ann  Sears  married 
Anthony  Gage,  grandfather  of  Eliza  i^^age, 
maternal  grandmother  of  Dr.  Gilbert.  Dr. 
Gilbert  is  aP>o  descended  from  Richard  ^^■ar- 
ren,  another  "Mayflower"  passenger.  He 
traces  back  to  seven  revolutionar\-  soK!ier.<-, : 
Abner  Gilbert,  Silas  Hull,  Captain  Thomas 
Stevens,  Isaac  Oysterbanks.  }\Ioses  Ovster- 
banks,  Anthonv  C^iage  and  Svlvanus  Gage. 


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ADDENDA  AND  ERRATA 
INDEX 


JOHN   M.   THAVER, 
Norwich. 


SIMEON    K.    BALDWIN, 
Chief  Justice,   New   Haven. 


AI.BF.Ri'    r     ROR\P.ACK, 
Xortli    Canaan. 


SAMUEL  O.  I'RENTICE, 
Hartford. 


SUPREME  COURT  OF  ERRORS. 


■5H. 


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ADDENDA  AND   ERRATA 


(Th>;   following   addtrida   and   err?.ia    were    received  after  the  narrative  paye?  had  ^one  to  press.) 


Eailey,  Gilbert,  p.  1630,  ist  col.;  he  died  November 
7.  :8(ij;  his  sixth  child  was  Devoe  (not  Dora), 
who  married  Lucy  Brn^ll ;  his  son,  George 
Fowier,  married  Sarah  Elizabeth  Ga  Xiin;  liis 
ninth  c'lild  was  Alpha  Zerehna,  and  her  hus- 
band, Charles  Bailey,  died  February  II,  1909. 

Bailej',  Fe^tus  Couiucius,  p.  1639,  ist  col.,  last  parag. ; 
mairied  Tamar  Lyon.  Mary  Lounsbury,  wife 
of  Major  Samuel  Lyon,  died  January  10.  1792. 
Capt.  Roger  Lyon  married  Mary  Wilson,  who 
died  in  May,  It^i3,  aged  83  years.  May,  daugh- 
ter of  Festus  Confucius  Bailey,  married,  .-\ugust 
30,  1910,  Patrick  O'Connor,  born  March"  17, 
1^574;  reside  at  Dingle  Ridge,  Brewster,  X.  Y., 
on  farm  where  Joseph   Bailey  settled,   1790. 

Barnes,  p.  1497,  ist  col.,  ist  parag.;  to  list  of  ances- 
tral families,  add  names  of  Bcecher,  EUis,  Mer- 
riam.  Turner,  and  Weils.  Sherman  Barnes  (p. 
1407,  2d  col.,  last  parag.)  ;  he  probably  received 
no  schooling  after  his  ninth  year;  he  engaued 
very  early  in  makin.g  telescopes,  and  lurni-hcd 
one  tele-cope  to  Yale  College.  William  Bain- 
bridge  Barnes  (p.  1458,  2d  col.)  ;  the  marine 
clocks  '.\hich  he  .manufactured  uere  of  his  own 
invention.  On  p.  1499.  2d  col.,  third  line  from 
top,  for  Stratford  read  Stamford.  On  p.  1500, 
i-'d  co!.,  line  11  from  top;  Instead  of  printed 
te.vt  read :  Plans  w  ere  later  furnished  to  p.ar- 
ties  for  bringing  out  a  modification  of  this 
instru.ment  before  the  public,  and  they  appro- 
priated the  idea  and  made  the  instrumerits  them- 
selves ;  this  is  the  well  known  player  piano  of 
the  present  day,  etc. 

Qarke,  David,  p.  649,  2d  col.,  last  parag. ;  he  was 
at  the  battle  of  Long  Island,  and  related  an 
interesting  experience  of  what  happened  at  that 
time  before  and  after  he  had  crossed  the  river 
after  the  American  defeat.  His  experience  at 
Danbur,-,  as  he  related  it.  was  that  he  and  Justus 
Wood,  another  Mi! ford  man.  approached  the 
British  artillerymen  who  were  serving  guns  on 
an  eminence  near  enough  to  shoot  at  them, 
After  a  while  the  British  gunners  trained  one  of 
their  guns  on  them  and  fired  it.  The  shot  came 
so  near  them  that  Woods  said:  "I  will  shoot 
them  once  more  and  then  clear  out."  He  did 
so,  and  laid  b;s  gurt  on  his  shoulder,  and  before 
he  turned  aro'.md  another  shot  from  one  of  the 
field  guns  struck  the  musket  on  his  shoulder, 
just  ahead  of  the  lock,  and  cut  barrel  and  lock 
in  two.  He  brought  the  breech  back  home  with 
him  \v!ien  he  returned.  He  had  kept  on  firing 
until  a  sliot  -truck  just  ahead  of  him  and  filled 
hjs  face  and  hat  full  of  dirt.  He  t'r.en  retreated 
and  got  hel-.ind  an  apple  tree  until  another  shot 
cam^e  through  it.  and  then  went  to  where  the 
other  soldiers  were  witfi  Gen.  Arnold  in  com- 
mand, who  was  riding  back  and  forth,  swearing 
at  the  men.  Near  D:i\  id  Clarke  lay  Dan  Fenn, 
firing  behind  a  stone  wall.     A  ball  fired  by  the 


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British  infantry  caiiic  thrrAigh  the  ua'l  and 
wounded  Fenn  in  the  leg.  Three  Miltord  men 
were  killed;  Chaiuiey  isbel.  Benjamin  Scars 
and  Samuel  Green,  the  first  named  by  a  cam. on 
ball.  P.  650,  !st  col;  Samuel  Bryan  Smith  was 
an  officer.  He  was  in  all  the  e.xpediiion  in 
Canada,  and  Mr.  David  L.  Ciark-  has  heard  him 
relate  the  hardships  he  endured.  At  one  time 
he  was  in  command  of  the  advance  force,  and 
when  night  came  on  they  were  crossing  a  low 
Wet  piece  of  .ground  and  could  not  get  through 
it  before  dark,  and  he  sat  on  a  stump  in  the 
water  all  niglii.  .\fter  his  return  from  Canaila 
he  was  in  command  of  a  fort  on  one  of  the 
lakes.  At  one  time  there  was  a  tinck  fog,  and 
a  noise  like  the  rowing  of  a  boat  was  hea.rd  and 
the  guard  ordered  whoever  they  were  to  come 
ashore.  It  proved  to  be  a  boat  with  British 
officers,  and  our  soldiers  in  the  fort  were  det.i- 
mmed  to  kill  them,  but  Smith  resolutely  resisted 
the  men  and  got  the  oflicers  to  a  place  of  safety. 

Dunh.nr,  Edward  J...,  p,  jS'j.  2d  co!..  for  \\''nthup 
Warner,  sen  of  Edward  L.  Dunbar,  read  Win- 
throp  Warner;  name  of  his  .wn.  Wininup  \',M1- 
iam,  should  read  V.  inthrop  William. 

Gildersleeve,  Ferdinand,  p.  1211.  2d  col.,  last  para.g. ; 
Mr.  Gildersleeve's  two  daughters.  Sarah  and 
Emily,  spent  the  .spring  .ind  suminer  of  igir 
traveling  in  Europe,  visiting  the  principal  cities 
and  countries,  including  many  of  the  pr:niinent 
places  of  interest  and  natural  scenery, 

Hammoml,  George  .A..,  p.  2077.  3d  coi. ;  fnr  "the 
business  was  incorporated  as  the  Hammond 
Knowlton  Company,"  read :  Tiie  busitieis  was 
incorporated  .t;  Harair.oiid,  Know'ton  &.  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Hammond  secured  a  charter  for  in- 
corporation under  the  latter  form.  c.XuCt'y  the 
same  as  the  partnership  form,  thus  obviaf'ng  the 
necessity  for  change  of  I.nhels  and  tradeimrks. 
P.  207S ;  Mr.  Hammond  was  a  charter  member 
of  Putnam  Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  E.,  and  is  a  ife 
member. 

Hart.  William  H..  p.  2112;  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  Stanley  Works  for  upwards  of  half  a 
century,  was  secretary  and  treasurer  about 
twenty-five  years,  treasurer  fifty  years,  and  presi- 
dent from  1885  to  the  present  time,  still  se'r\-ing 
(July  22d,  1911);  for  more  than  fifty  years  he 
has  had  the  general  management  of  the  com- 
pany. During  his  administration  the  capital  has 
been  increased  from  S30.000  to  §2.300,000  nomi- 
nal capital,  with  $4,000,000  actually  employed  in 
the  business,  and  the  number  of  empl^y-^e-  l:.;s 
grcv.-n   from  twenty  in   1S32  to  2500  in   !';;i. 

Mr.  Hart  has  been  a  director  of  the  Xev,  Brit- 
ain X'ational  Bank  more  than  fortv-rive  .years,  and 
is  now  (  1911)  sen'or  membe'  of  the  lioard.  He 
is  a  director  of  the  Saving-  P.ank  of  X'cw  Jlrit- 
ain,  and  president  of  the  Hart  Re.-i!  E-tr,;.-  Com- 
pany.    He  has  been   a  rt.'jniber  c.f  the  board  of 


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managers  cl  the  New  Dritaiii  Ir.-.tiiute  iip'.iiirds 
of  forty  ye.•>r^,  and  is  now  \ice-presi'ltnr.  He  i^  a 
director  and  president  of  the  Xew  Britain  Gen- 
eral Ilospita)  ;  was  president  of  tlic  V.  M.  C.  A., 
1899-1906.  and  is  a  director;  was  president  of 
the  New  Britain  Club,  1S98-99;  is  a  nieniher  ol 
the  South  Congregational  Church,  and  was 
elected  treasurer  in  1857,  holding  the  olrn:-,.- 
thirty-six  years.  Of  his  children:  Eu'vard  Her- 
■  bert,  m.  Florence,  daughter  of  Thcodcre  E.  .ind 
Louise  (.Luckwood)  Smith.,  of  New  Britain. 
Children  of  Maxwell  S.  Hart:  Theodore,  .Max- 
ine  and  Robert.  Children  of  Waiter  H.  Hart: 
N'alentme  B.,  X'irginia  and  Carolyn. 

Hough,  p.  20JO,  2(1  col.,  near  top;  Samuel  Williams 
was  a  de^cenda^t  of  Charles  Williams,  of  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.  Abigail  Pratt  was  deace.ided  from 
Lieut.  William  Pratt,  of  Hartford  and  Saybrook. 
"Ihi^re  is  an  e\'dent  mistake  in  mention  of  .Asa 
Pratt  as  a  man  of  influence  during  the  revolu- 
tion; he  was  \ery  young,  and  went  into  the 
army  as  a  musician. 

Hough.  Hov.  Bene?ct  A.,  p.  2020.  jd  col. ;  b.is  given 
name  was  Bcnezette  A.,  which  he  curtaihjd  to 
Benezet,  for  convenience. 

LeBrun,  Miciiael  .Moracin,  p.  J133,  ist  col.:  he  w;.s  a 
son  of  Xapoleon  and  Adele  (Lajus)  LeBrun. 
He  is  a  member  of  tuC  firm  of  X.  Le  Brun  &  Sons, 
architects  of  tlie  Metropolitan  Tower,  Xew  York 
City,  the  highest  masonry  building  in  the  world. 
His  children  :  Olivia  Adele,  born  in  Rutherford, 
X'.  J..  July  14.  iSg.3 ,  Pierr'i  Xapoleon,  bo.-n  in 
Montciair.  X.  J..  July  5.  1896;  Elizabeth  Selden, 
born  in  Montciair.  April  p.g.  1898. 

Lewis,  Fran-el  C.  O.,  p.  1613,  2d  ccl. ;  for  name  of 
his  wife,  read  Roscna  T.  Lewis,  daugbie.-  of 
Reitben    Bennett   and   Eunice    1  Osborn »    Lewis; 

-•■      their  son,  Evere-.te  Manei;,  b    May  6,   1SS2. 

Levis,  Emerson  Rosiie,  p.  1613.  2d  col.;  this  name 
sliould  read  Emerson  Rossel ;  p.  i6rj.:  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  ^'eterans  of  Unionville. 
name  of  S.  S.  Woixlruft  to  be  omitted;  in  ■poli- 
tics he  is  a  Republican.  He  married,  June  22, 
1910.  Mary  H.  Soudant.  daughter  of  \\"a!tcr  J. 
and  Julia  H.  Soudant.  of  CoUinsville. 

Manchester,  John.  p.  1605,  2d  col. ;  since  that  page 
was  printed.  Mr.  Irving  E.  Manchester  has  vis- 
ited the  cemetery  in  Colebrook  River,  and  found 
•the  gravestone  of  John  Manchester,  with  the 
following  inscription:  John  Manchester,  died 
Jan.  23,  1S38,  aged  81  ;  Phoebe  Manchester,  his 
wife,  died  .\pr.  24.  1826.  aged  60.  Xearby  is 
another  stone,  of  John's  daughter,  inscribed : 
Sarah  ^[anchestcr.  wife  of  Robert  Wilcox,  born 
March  9,  17S5.  died  August.  1867.  His  (John's) 
son  William  (Sarah's  brother)  is  buried  in  the 
next  lot:  William  Manchester,  died  Aug.  11, 
1869,  aged  79  years.  Also:  Susanna,  wife  of 
William  Manchester,  died  July  22,  1845,  aged  55. 

Manchester,  Irving  E,  p.  '  1607,  1st  col.;  Irving  E. 
Manchester  and  his  wife  are  related  through 
John  and  Priscilla  Alden.  his  line  being  through 
Betty  Alden.  and  that  of  his  wife  through  David 
Alden.  Mr.  Manchester's  ancestral  line  is  as 
follows-  (T^  Priscilla  ^fullens.  m.  John  Alden. 
(II)  Betty  Alden.  m.  William  Pea'nndy.  (Til) 
Lvdia  Peabodv.  m.  Daniel  Crenel.  (IV)  George 
Crenel,  ra.  M_aiy  Post  Ball.  (V)  Phebe  Crenel, 
m.  Tliomas  Spencer.  (VI)  Phebe  Spencer,  m. 
Rev.  John  Sweet.  (Vlt)  Mrs.  Anna  (Sweet) 
Keyes,  ra.  Rev.  Daniel  Coe.  (VIII)  Garissa 
Anna  Coe.  m.  Sliadrach  Manchester.  (IX)  Ed- 
ward Manchester,  m.  Mary  Jennie  Grant.  (X) 
Ir\-ng   E.   Manchester,  m.   Emily  Gallup   Haigh. 


Mrs.  Maiiehestei'.s  ancestral  line  is  as  follcms- 
(I)  Priscilla  Mullens,  m.  John  .Aide;:.  ^  [)  > 
David  .Mden,  ni.  Mary-  Southwnrth.  ;III;  I'li-,- 
cilla  A^iden.  m.  Samuel  Cheiebrough.  ( 1 V"  j 
Priscilla  Chesebrougii,  m.  (second/  Thomas 
Palmer.  (V )  Bridget  Palmer,  m.  Col.  Binad:irr: 
Gallup,      (VI)    Lucy  Gallup,   m.   Stephen   Halev. 

(VII)  Dudley     Haley,     ni.     Rebecca     Vourhis 

(VIII)  Eliza  Halev.  m.  Joseoh  I.Ioi-d  Haigli. 
(.IX)  Emily  Gallup  llaigh.  m.  Irsing  E.  Man- 
chester. Their  children  ih-.is  unite  the  lines  of 
Betty  and  David  Alden.  Through  Col.  Benadam 
Gallup,  Mrs.  Manchester  is  .ilso  descended  from 
John  Tilley  ami  Ji/.in  Uowland.  16th  and  13th 
signers  respectively  of  the  "Mayflower  Com.pact.'' 
She  is  also  descended  through  Col.  Gall-.ip  from 
Charlemange,  emperor  of  the  west,  A.  i).  742, 
Alfred  the  Great.  King  of  I-InglanJ.  and  Henry 
the   Fowler,    Emperor   of   Gerrnanv. 

Mr,  Manchester  is  descended  from  Robert  Coe. 
Puritan,  born  at  Thorpe-Morieux,  Suffolk  co., 
Eng.,  1596.  ninth  in  descent  f'om  John  Coo.  1340. 
founder  of  the  Hawkw-O'jd  Chantries,  1412.  Rob- 
ert Coe  embarked  for  Xew-  England,  April  30, 
1634.  ill  tlie  ''lip  "Francis."  seitled  at  Water- 
tow-n.  Mass.,  'v\'ethcrsfieid  and  Stamford,  Conn., 
and  X'ewtown,  Jamaica  and  Hempstead,  L.  I. 
Mr.  Mancheeter's  line  is  as  follows:  (I)  Rob- 
ert Coe.  (II)  Robert  Coe.  (HI)  Capt.  John 
Coe,  of  the  French  and  Indian  war.  i^IV)  En- 
sign Robert  Coe.  (V)  Jonathan  Coe.  (VI) 
Ensign  Jonathan  Coe,  revolutionarv  soldier. 
(Vil)  Rev.  Daniel  Coe.  (VIH)  C'ar'issa  Anna 
Coe.  (IX)  iiduard  Manchester.  \X)  Irving 
E.  Manchester. 

Phelps.  Dr.  Guy  R..  p.  223.  2d  col.;  he  married. 
March  20.  1833.  Hannah  Latimer,  born  in  Sims- 
bury.  Jane  23,  iSoi.  died  at  Hartford,  ?\Iay  28, 
1S73.  daughter  of  Capt.  Wait  and  fiannah  (  Pei- 
tibone)  Latimer.  Children:  .Vnroinette  Ran- 
dolph, born  at  Sinisbury.  June  28.  1S33.  rej-des 
in  Hartford;  'iMary  Augusta,  born  in  Hartford. 
December  11,  1837,  died  M.-irch  20.  i8(3i  ;  (.tt.'.v 
Carlton,  born  in  Haitford.  September  22.  I.?3g. 
died  June  16.  1S42,  Guyana  Rowland,  bom  in 
Hartford.  April  29.  1844,  died  Tune  14,  1804. 
An  obituary  notice  of  Ur.  Phelps  says:  "He 
was  a  man  of  marked  irdividuuiit\ ,  of  deep  and 
intense  convictions,  and  great  personal  mag- 
netism. He  was  a  scliolar  v,;ell  veised  in  leg-^l 
as  well  as  medical  jurisprudence,  and  was  held 
in  high  esteem." 

Russei;  Gen.  William  H.,  p.  42Q.  2d  col  ;  his  father- 
in-law.  Thomas  Hubbard,  was  one  of  the  f-jund- 
ers  of  the  Xew  Haven  Hospital.  P.  430.  2d  col, 
fourth  line  from  top;  in  place  of  "John  Br^-'--. n 
w-as  many  times  a  guest  at  his  house.''  read 
"several  times." 

Russell.  Thomas  Hubbard,  p.  432.  ist  col.,  tw-elfth 
bne  from  top;  for  "frorfi  1S77  to  1S79,"  read 
"from  1877  to  1880." 

Russell.  Mary  Talcott,  p.  432.  ist  col.,  ad  p:irag  ; 
eliminate  "w-ho  has  done  educational  work  in 
_  several  States." 

Seeley,  Aaron,  p.  2023,  ist  col..  1st  paraa.;  he  wa? 
an  organizer  of  the  Pahquioque  Bank  of  Dan- 
bury  (now  City  X'ational  Bank),  in  1853.  .md 
first  president,  holding  ofHce  until  his  de:ifh.  in 
1871. 

Seeley,  Robert  C.  p.  2026.  'st  col.;  he  was  born  ]'Cy 
26.  1874.  and  complef?d  hi?  education  in  the  Gun- 
nery School.  Wa-hington.  Conn.  He  married.  ;n 
Brooklyn.  N.  V,  Ckra.  'Vtuahter  of  Ch'ries  ?:<]- 
win  and  Ella    1  aylor    (Brocker)    Brown,   .-lie  is 


IV-    ■  ?■•"! 


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',)  I.. 


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IXDEX 


'yj 


yet  living-.     ChiMrcn       Kcb;-:  ClHiton    h..  born 
Octi'-ipr  2J.    \'k,<:    Howard   jJrookcr,   biptcnibcr 

Stcuii.  Mr-.  C,  L.  Ii..  \,.  I>y(55,  jd  eel,,  second  iinc 
fieri;  top;  nam;  Comet  siiculd  spporir  a.s  Comet. 

Sttolc.  John.  ])  2:.-}.i.  !sr  piro.E:. :  John  Steele  was 
from  Brainlrte.  a  .Mwn  ncj.r  Lcndon.  England; 
he  was  one  of  ei^-ht  comtni5?ioncrs  appointed 
to  gov»;rn  thi-  cre.it  e>:oil'is  to  Connecticut. 
r,b'jiie::er  Steele  (p.  2132.  ist  col.  last  para<r.), 
'ived  L't  WetUer.ineid  and  New  Britain.  Ken- 
sin,;r.-.'i  [•;,ri-;h;  \\rt  m.arried  Sartdi.  daughter  of 
D-r.id  prd  Bitli-heria  (Jndd)  Sa.tce;  his  son 
William  was  Jcrr.  in  1757;  Sarah,  danghter  of 
Ebeneztr  Sree!?.  married  (secoiid)  Lewis  Sey- 
mour. Josiih  Steele  Cp.  2i.'^2)  was  baptized  at 
Kcn^ingliii.  Ji:;io  ii.  1758.  and  died  .March  25, 
I8.-35 ;  hi?  wife,  Snsan  Lewis,  of  Oi-cfora.  Conn., 
died  .Inly  3'.  :8ii,  in  New  B.'it.-'.in.  Conn.,  where 


Uiey  'ived  ;  their  children  are  proi^  iljly  not  even 
in  order  of  birth.  losiah  Steele  was  in  hard 
service  in  war  of  the  revoini'on  ;  enlisted  .'\.pril 
20,  1777,  for  tl'.ree  ye.irs.  aiui  was  a  pi.n'-ioi-.er, 
•Ailen  Steele  (p.  21^2.  2d  cj'.  :■  ;  his  seco.nd  ni:!.-- 
riagc  was  February  5,  !f<2!.  El)eni:;-i-r  Hart 
Steele,  ip.  2i;:2.  21I  <:.-;!.,  la:-t  p'lraij.)  ;  !;;.-,  \,:fe 
died  at  Newiri;ton.  May  27.  i>77,  and  ;s  hi, vied 
in  Beckley  Qnaner  <jr:;vey.ird :  fbev  !uvd  on 
Richards  HilL  Oliver  Richards  Stcei.2  tp  2133. 
1st  eel.,  2d  para?.)  ;  his  wife  traced  l.er  ancestry 
to  Thomas  S;Mden.  "ne  L'f  flie  !usr  settlers  of 
Hartford.  O''  children  of  0!i\er  R.  Steele: 
Ehzabe'.h  Selden  ni.arned  Georfje  \V.  Sinith.  in 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. ;  and  Joseph  .Selden  Steele,  died 
Dec.  5,  [910,  m.  Eva  tJewiey,  June,  le'or.  n; 
L'rookiyn.  N.  V. 
Thompson,  Caroline  C,  p.  .vfi,  2d  col  -.  .;he  dici!  May 
20,  !yll. 


INDEX 


Volnnie  1  Ci 
1701 W  h-- 


i-6x>;  \'oh.in-ie  H,  pp.  601-1200;   Volinne    I!I.  pp.    1201-i; 
ik  (/^j   appea.-s  a.cainsL  a  name,  reference  is  made  to  adde 


Able  Ance>tr}.   ;,13S 

Alanson,   13.59 

Burr  R.,  1339 

Ebetie-er.  1373 

John,  133S 

John,  13.^9 

Jcshua,  '.373 

MoEes  C,  i^---. 

Phineas,  1373 

Saiuuei,  1373 

Thomas,  '^t,?.') 

Thomas  .A...  1339 
Abiiott  .Kncestrv.  65 

Asahel  W.,  67 

Daniel  (,7 

GeoiL'e,  6' 

Gei>rge,  66 

Jacob,  67 
"  Abernethy  Ancestry,  289 

CaleS,  2?9 

RusseJI  C.  Gen.,  2S9 

William,  289 

William.  Dr..  2S9 
Adam  Ancestry.  375 

Geortre.  Dr.,  375 

John.  375 

John.  1452 

John  G.,   Dr..  375 

^[ary  G..  375 

Samuel  P..  375 
Adams  Ancenry.  321,  338,  1755 

Burdette  S..   I7;6 

Clifford  B.,  1756 

Chester  .\..  1756 
'  Ebenezer,  1756 

Edward.  338 

Edward,  ij--,^ 

Elijah.  3.^'P 

Elisha,  .-■„^9 

Elisha.  17=6 

Henry.  1756 

Henry,  Ensign,  1755 

Jacob,  321 

John.  Z2i 

John.  3.3?; 

Luther,  ^22 


Nathan.  330 

Nelson.  339 

(Ibadiah.  i},Si 

Robert,  321 

S'tnec'n,  321 

Siiiieon.  Capt.,  321 
Aiken,  Eliza  C.  T?05 

William  A.,  tSos 
Aideti  Ancc."try.  370, 

Il;njamin.  371 

Dexter.  371 

Isaac,  ti34 

John,  370 

John.  1 134 

Joseph.  371 

J:isi,-di,  371 

Man;aret  E.,  372 

Samuel,  371 
Alford  Ancestry.  667 

Alexander,  667 

Benedict,  667 

John,  667 

Josiah,  667 

Peletiah,  667 

Thomas.  C67 
AUdis.  Janus.  1522 

Mary  L..  1523 

Thomas  J.,  1521 
Allinsr  .Ancestry,  1660 

John,  1660 

Jonathan,    1660 

Lemuel,  1660 

Roger.  1660 
Allyn  .Ancestry.  1402 

Benjamin,  1402 

Benjamin,  1403 

Fiiz  Jolin.  1403 

.Matthew-,   1402 

Richard.  1402 

Tliomas.  1402 

Thomas.  1402 
Alsop.  Richard.  982 

Thomas.  982 
Alton  Ancestry.  S81 

Charles  De  L,  882 


)0\    V'l'un'.e   IV'.   pp. 
;da  a-w^  errata  page. 

S&.3 


1746 


Charles  De  L., 

Conde  R.,  882 

James  B.,  882 

John.  SSi 

William,  S£r 
Ab.-ord  Ancestry.  1273 

-Alexander,  1275 

Heri-v,  1277 

John,  12-6 

Phfbe  B..  i.?77 

Saul.  1276 

Saul,  1277 

i'hf'rna-,  ;.'76 
Andrews  Ancestry.  451,  gn 

Abraham,  014 

Andrew,  4-2 

Bcn.;.jah,  452 

Benjamin,  911    , 

Ethan  A..  912 

Francis.  913 

Horace,  913 

John,  911 

John.  914 

Joseph..  452 

Joseph,  gii 

Joseph.  gi2 

Levi,  912 

Luther.  914 

Randal  T  .  914 

Samuel.  4.SJ     ^ 

William.  451 

William.  gl4 

William  H..  913 
Armstrong.  George  L..  411 

Gritrilh.  411 

Thompson  L..  41 1 
Arnold  Ancestry.  1349,  1.^24 

Ephraim  P.,  1525 

Tared,  t  j.;i) 

John.  1349 

Jonati'.an.  1324 

Josep'.i,  13.)9 

Joseph,  '--.jz 

Samcel.  134- 

S  niUi-.-i,   1^24 

WiUism  P.,  !5-5 


INDEX 


Abhii'v  Anccrtrv,  92- 
Abiicr.  9^8 

(ii'bort  E. ,  C)2g 
J'onnii-i.i;,.  (jjS 
JO'Tiihan,  r;2g 
Luther,  020 
K..:..rt.  ',-7 
S.-::iu;.  !.  5J9 
Atv.-v;^r  Anof.-try.  1216, 
C;irric  A..  2142 
Cbr.rlc's,  I2t6 
David,  1565 
DiUid,  2:42 
EhM<i?.'jr.  12:6 
Henry.  1216 
ilerio'.  1217 
jaiiios.  iJKj 
Jen.'mial..  2142 


Jon.l.l>.1,  2T42 

Joseph,  2142 

Thoivias,  15',;; 

Timcthy,  1216 
Atwood  Ancestry,  5S 

Jonathan,  Dr  ,  ^S 

he-xr-  ]..  ;S 

Xa'ha;,.  =8 

Nijrr.i  111,  sS 

Ohvf.-.  iS 

Thomas,  Dr..  ^8 
Austin  Anrc~trv,  ,r,?o,  j 

Abr.er,  2005 

A:nhony.  7S0 

Elij-.H  G.,  2005 

Jolin,  2005 

Joseph,  7S0 

Joseph,  icio.i 

Jo;hua.  200;; 

Margarc-t,  2006 

Ne'isoii,  rSo 

Richard.  780 

Th.eodore  \V..  780 

Wilbert  X.,  781 
Averill  Ance.-itry,  532 

Daniel,  532 

David,  532 

Erneft  L.  533 

George  M.,  533 

Herman  O  ,  Gen.,  53 

Isaac,  SC^2 

John,  532 

Perry.  Col.,  533 

Samuel,  533 

Samuel  J.,  534 

William,  532 
Avis  Ancestry,  214O 

David,  2140 

Martin  L.,  2:41 

Samuel  R.,  2141 

Samuel  W.,  2 141 
'    William,  214O 

William  H.,  2141 

Woodhurnc  R.,  2141 
Ayre.s  .Ancestry,  'S'O 

Chamcey,  1570 

Ebt-ne/er,  I.S70 

F'rc'icrick.  ^570 

Jonathan,  1570 

Reuben,  1570 

Richard,  1570 

Samuel  L.  F.,  1571 


Cahcfok  .'Vr.ce:..iry,  ■  igo,  2042 

Ahel,   Ii2n 

At!-ic  L..  i;o^ 

Charles.   ivjH 

Ciiarle.s  »1.,  1  igi 

Ch:.rl«  II.,  iigS 

D.Tiiel,  IUI7 

Eli.alxth  A.,  n.>fi 

li^vry.  iig7 
2141  rh'iiry.   II98 

Henry  C.,  IIQI 

James,  1126 

James,  i  lyo 

James,  1197 

James,  2042 

James,  2043 

James,  Capt.,  2043 

Job,  iigo 

Job.   Ilyt 

John,  iiyO 

John,  I  ;yi 

John,  2042 

Josiah,  not 

Nathaniel,  2043 

Nathaniel,  2044 

Nathaniel,  2014 

Pele.y,  1126 

Stephen,  2044 
Back  Ancestry,  S78 

Harry  E.,  S>o 

Judah,  t;78 

Judah,  Lieut.,  S78 

Luciu.-,  8,-'i 

Roscius.  ;;79 

Rosciiis  f-!.,  KSo 
Bncku?  Ancestrv.  9.^9 

Asa.  949 

Joseph,  949 

Samuel,  949 

William,  949 

Wiiiiam,  Lieut.,  949 
Racon  .Ancestry.  1473 

Eliza  W.,  1477 

Jo! in,  I J 74 

John,  U75 

John,  Lieut.,  1474        _  , 

John  R.,  1477 

John  W.,  1475 

Joseph,   1475 

Leverett.  1475 

Nathaniel,  1474 

Sarah  W.,  1477 

William,  1474 
Bader,  Carl.  10S8 

George.  1088 

Gregory.  1088 
Bailey  .Ancestry,  1638,  1797 

Benjamin,  1797 

Emily  A.,  1435 
*Festus   C,    1639 
*Gilbert,    1639 

John,  1797 

Joseph,  16.38 

Leonard,  Dr.,  1797 

May,  1639 

V\'illiam  A.,  1434 
Baker  .Ancestry.  7.19,  108S,  t3l3 

.Anthony.  1089 

A«a,  icft) 

Bayze.  1313 

Daniel  S.,  1314 

Ellis  B.,  1080 

Ellis  B.,  Jr.,  1090 

Enos  P.,  131S 


iTancis,  ioS,8 
Frederick  i.<..  i,,i4 
John  ]\,  :c^<ii 
John  M..  750 
Levi,  7.50 
Scott,  !089 
Thomas,  !oS8 
WiilarJ.  7S0 
Wilhaib.  7-19 
Baid>v'n    .Ancestry,    io;,   092,   993, 

Abrah.cir.i  D.,  993 

Alfred  C.  999 

Caleb.  ;,-i97 

Caleb,  1037 

David,  106 

Dudley,  .Tt:2 

Ebenezcr,  99^ 

Eli,  1S97 

Elizabeth  K.,  1S07 

Herbert  C.  999 

Lsrael,  too 

■Jared,  1937 

John,  09^ 

John,  998 

John,  i8<J7 

John,  1937 

Josiah,  1897 

Josiah,  1977 

Lucien,  9<j8 

Matthew,  99S 

I\'.aftheu'.  1807 

Michael,  992 

Nathan.  1038 

Nathaniel,  502 

Nathariel,  098 

Richard,  lo.^ 

Roger  S  ,  9')o 

Samuel,  902 

Samuel,  o'iS 

Samuel,  1897 

Sanvjei,  1037 

Samuel  \V.,  1938 

Simeon,  995 

Simeon  E.,  O07 

T  iiotnas.  904 

Zachariah,  ie6 
Bailou  -Ance-try.  1096 

Ezekiei,  1007 

James,  1096 

Levi,  1097 

Maturin,  1096 

Obadi,-.h.   io.>5 
Bamber,  Gcrtriide,  2028 

Robert.  2027 

Roger,  2027 
Barber,  George,  1379 

George,  Dea.,  1380 

John,  1380 
Barbour  .Ancestry,  701 

John,  701 

John,  702 

Lucius,  702 

Lucius  A.,  702 

Samuel,  701 

Thomas.  701 

Thomas.  Lieut.,  701 
Barker,  Ephraim,   1697 

Nathan,   1&37 

Roxana,  !«J97 
Brrmore  .Ance-try,  030 

Estella  B  ,  930 

Henry  L.,  930 

Robert  L..  9.30 


IXDEX 


B:i; 


Stf  pher.  R..  9. 
vViiiiani,  ojo 


Arn.e.-;ry,  r.^or,  1564,  1811 


Ami/S  !■'.,   1564 

Amos  F.,  1365 

Berjuiinn,  15*14 

Eerijami'.i,  i8fi 

Carlyle  F.,  j;oi 

Frank  G.  P.,  i3oi 

Israel,  :4<J7 

Joel,  1457 

John,  141J7 

John,  1504 

joiiuthsn,  1564 

Lucis.  18!! 

Marv  I.,  iSti 

Mcrriu  B..  1364 
*Sliermi'.n,  1497 

Stephv'n.   iSri 

Jhomr>j,  14Q- 

Tbo'iTi?.?,  1564 

Thomas  A..  1365 

William.  18:  i' 
*W'.r.iani  A..  I3CK5 
*\Vi!!iarn  I!.,  I4'>S 

Wi^f,  1407 
E.".mey  Auce>t.'y,  1507 

Benjarniu,  1307 

Edward,  :~.o- 

Gcorg;:  D..   130S 

Jacob.  1307 

Johr.  1307 

Narhan,  1307 

Nathaniel.  1307 
Baniiiiii  Allce^|.r^ .  .442 

Guirlei  VN"..  44Q 

Elipiiaitt.  446 

Epiiraim,  4-i3 

Eplii-aini.  Capt.,  .uj 

Laura  C.  449 

Miio.  446 

Philo.  443 

Phineas  T.,  443 

Richard  X..  449 

IhjJdeui.  446 

Thomas,  442 

Thomas,  443 

Thomas,  446 

William  H.,  447 
Bartholomew  Ancestry,  300,  1316 

Abraliani.  300 
-  Andrew,  1317 

Andrew,  1318 

Isaac.  300 

Jacob,  301 

John.  1317 

Joseph,  13 iS 

Sarah.  301 

William,  300 

William,  1317 

Wyllis,  131S 
Bartfctt  Ancestry,  27,  201 

Benjamin,  201 

Iciiabod,  201 

John.- 202 

John.  Oi..  201 

Josiah,  201 

Robert,  27 

Robert,  201 

Telemachns.  202 
Barton,  Matthew  H.,  Mai.,  1622 
Bartr;-.m  Ancestry,  940 

Aa-  on  R.,  9  13 


Daniel.  94.; 

David,  94,'  I 

h.beiiczer,  941  / 

Edwin  T.,'943  y 

Frtderick  A..  043 

Gurdon,  943 

Isaac,  046 

Isaac  IT,  946 

Isaac  X..  946 

James.  046 

John.  940 

John.  94  r 

Joseph.  941 

Joseph  H..  942 

Joscpli  P..  942 

Lucy  A.,  043 

Thomas,  94! 

Thomas,  Capt.,  943 

Sarah  ]..  9)2 
Bassett  .Ancestry,  300 

Abraliam.  i=;S7 

•\mos.  1387 

Clarence  W'.,  1586 

Frank  G..  13S7 

Gecr!;e,  300 

Giover,  1387 

John,  3(X! 

John.  t'>.r!t.,  500 

Joseph.  1386 

Lyrnan.  13S6 

Robert,  ^oo 

Robert.  S^rct.,  1383 

Sasrmel,  300 

Samiul.  1381^ 

Samiiei.  1387 

Samnei.  Capt.,  1386 

Truman,  ^co 

William  D.,  13S6 
bassick,  Georpe,  203S 

William,  2038 
Battel'  -Kr.cestrv,  iiS6 

lohn    1187 

Joseph,  1187 

Thomas,  ii.% 

William,  11S7 
Batters,  Catherine  M.,  2082 

James,  2082 

Michael,  2082 
Batterson  .\ncestrj-,  1239 

George,  1239 

James,  1239 

James  G.,  1240 

Simeon   S.,   1240  ^ 

Beach  .\nceftry,  yi,  432      iA^  / 

-Adnah,  1143 

Albert,  1143 

Benajah,  1134 

Benajah,  1155 

Charies  A..  1 143 

Charles  C.  114S 

Charles  E.,  1 134 

Charles  L.,  1 154 

Charles  M.,   1149 

Charles  M.,  1156 

David.  1T37 

David.  1 143 

David.  TI5-; 

David  S.,  434 

Ebcnezer,  1143 

Edward  W.,  1144 

Elnathan,  433 

Ephraim,  1 138 

Francis,   1149 

Francis.  2143 


Francis  A.,   ![4i 
Geor;:;«-,  t  r_|6 
George,  1 1 1- 
Henry  W.   1143 
Herman  K'.,  It 35 
Isaac,  433 
Isnac.  1134 
Isaac  E.,  433 
James  F...  433 
John,  432 
John,  433 
Jolm,  1142 
John,  1 144 
John,  1143 
John,  Judge,  114.- 
John,  Rev.,  1141 
John  B.,  1141 
John  H.,  433 
Joh.n  K.,  i!43 
John  M.,  1138 
John  S.,  1 142 
John  W..  [141 
Joseph   \V.,  ti 
Jcsfpii  W.,  114S 
Landa,  i'-.^ 
Mary  E..  1148 
Mary  E..  1149 
Merrill,  1156 
Nath.iniel,  1137 
Nathiiniel,  1141 
Nelson  M..  1134 
NeUon  M.,  1155 
Ph.io,  2.45 
Rebecca  D.,  1 143 
Redmond  V.,  1143 
Rice  E.,  1 133 
Robert,  1143 
Samuel.  1154 
Sarah  X.,   (154 
Starr,  1138 
Svlvia  I.,  1 134 
Thaddeus,  1 153 
Thomas,  .1:41 
Thomas,  114.4 
Thomas,  1153 
Walter  P..  1147 
Beardsley  Ance=try,  726,  X471 
Benjamin,  1166 
Benjamin,   1472 
Benjamin  F.,  733 
Daniel,  733 
Daniel,  1472 
David.  1472 
Eben  E..  Rev.,  73T 
Edward  R.,  727 
Edward  W.,  727 
Elihu,  730 
Eliot,  727 
Elisabeth  ^M.,  733 
Elisha,  730 
Ephraim,  ti66 
Erastus,  733 
Guy  E.,  734 
Henry  N.,  1166 
Ira,  1 166 
Israel,  730 
Joseph,  726 
Josiah,  726 
Josiah.  733 
Mile.  B..  1 167 
Morris  B,.  1473 
Saniuti,  726 
Samuel,  H72 
S.imncI,  1473 


IXDEX 


Sriiiniel  f,.,  1473 

Sii-ai!  A.,  1107 

Sioplier.,  14-2 

Thotnas.  7:10 

VV-.Ilism,  7j6 

Wii!i;in!,  i.;7i 
Beck  Ance-try.  a2S 

Joiin,  425 

Frc'Jenck  G..  Dr.,  4J5 
Btckicy  Ancpv-v,  ijj6 

Ehhu  A..  13.^8 
Jofoph,  >:,37 
X.ithaniei,  r  337 
Rfchard.  i.336 
Siiqs,  i.^37 
'iViilianrB.,  133.'? 
Beckv.-ith  Aiioc^try,  i  ;S; 
Elisha.  i4>in 
Giirdcn,  14S7 
Gurdun  C.  1487 
Henrv  \V.,  14S7 
Jason'  MPe 
John.  i4,S6 
Matthew,  i^,'^ 
Beebe  Ancesiry,  ]-is 
Aiex^ndf-T.  1715 
Am/;i,  1716 
Ephrr-i'ii,  I7'6 
John,  1715 
John,  1716 
Joseph,  1716 
Lr,ck.'V.  1-16 
^Reuben,  :7i5 
Beechcr  Aiicc>ti-y,  X26 
Eleazer,  120 
Elea;?er,   127 
George  L.,  :2- 
Henry  W.,  127 
I«ac,  126 
Isaac,  2121' 
,  John.  126 
Jonathrrr,  2122 
Rebecca.  2:22 
San;i:ei.  2122 
Stephen,  127 
Stephen  G.,  127 
Beers  Ancestry,  1616.  1890 
Alfred  B..  1617 
Alph'eus,  1S92 
Andrew,  1890 
Ansel  J,,  1617 
Anthony,  igyo 
Anthony,  i8go 
Ba.nabas,  1890 
Charles  A..  1891 
Daniel,  1617 
Edmund,  1617 
Ellen  A.,  iSqi 
Ephraim,   1617 
George  W.,  ig<)i 
Isaac.  iSoo 
'  James,  1616 
James.  1890 
James.  i>'r^2 
John.  1616 
John.  1892 
Jonrahan,  1617 
Josish,  r8()o 
Josiah,  1892 
Martin,  1616 
Xathan.   iScjo 
Phiio  ^5..  1893 


Beld.n  .\nre<try,  Sio 
Khsna.  f-'i  I 
Eiisiia,  Sf2 
Francis,  Sir.  811 
George,  810 
GMeon.  811 
Isaac,  &12 
John,  Sio 
Jot.p,  iu 
Richard.  81  r 
SamnT-"!,  81 1 
W^iucr,  Sio 
Belknap  Arice>try,   1152 
Abraham.  1152 
Francis  \\'..  1153 
Jonathan,   1266 
Joseph,  1 1 52 
Joseph,  II 53 
.Sand<,  1206 
Thomas,  1152 
Thomas,  11 53 
Benedict  Ance^:ry,  4.89 
Aaron,  490 
Aaron.  Dea..  450 
Daniel.  400 
Daniel,  Cant.,  400 
Daniel.  Lieut..  490 
Charles,  401 
Charles  F.,  402 
Charles  M.,  492 
Thomas.  489 
Benjamin  Ancestrj',  1090 
Ci.-rissa,  lOQi 
John,  logo 
Joseph,  1090 
Jud.ih,  loyo 
Sarah  A.,  j  167 
Shei-.-n.-ir.,  1167 
Bennett  Ancestry,  503 
Ts^r.c,  503 
Lyman,  503 
Wiii;.^.!Ti.  503 
Benson  Ancestry,  1031 
Abraham,  1031 
Ecniamin,  1031 
Dirck.  103 1 
John.  103 1 
Matthew.  103 1 
Berlin,  Edward.  1800 

Edward  R.,  1800 
Bidwell  Ancestry,  149 
Edmund,  150 
Jasper,  150 
Jasper  H.,  150 
John,  149 
Richard.  149 
Thomas.  150 
Bierce  Ancestry,  1997 
Ale.xander.  1998 
Austin,  1997 
Emery  L.,  1999 
,  Heman.  199.S 
Hiram,  199S 
James,  1998 
Joseph.  1998 
Bi.crelow,  Anna  E..  2148 

Horace  -E.,  214S 
Bill  Ancestry.  2S3 
Eenajah,  284 
Edward  L..  285 
John,  283 
John  \\^,  285 
Joshua,  284 
Lodowick,  284 


Phihp,  2S4 
^hineas,  284 
Billings  Ancestiy 
Charles  E.,  92' 
Charles  H..  94 
Ethan  P.,  02 
Joseph,  92 
Richard,  92 
Rufus,  02 
Samuel.  92 


Anceiiry,   ■, 
103 

Prof.,   T03 
103' 


Singl 
C?.!vin 
H''r.-m 
Hiram 
Joseph.  10. 
Thomas,   102 
Bi.dseye  Ance;i.-y. 
Abel.  1460 
Abel.  1461 
Arthur  J..  1461 
David.  1455 
Isaac  \\'..  1J50 
John.  I  )52 
Jolui.  1453 
Jnnas.  1461 
Joseph,  1453 
Joseph,  1454 
Joseph,  145? 
Julii;s  H..  1461 
Nath-m.   [453 
Thaddeus  G.,  1462 
Thomas  S.,  1462 
Bishop  Ance-try,  77. 
Abner,  1973 
Alfred.  1970 
Barzillai.  773 
Caleb,  yy2 
Da. -id.  77; 
Edward  F..  776 
Elizabeth  F..  1971 
Elisha  C.  775 
•     Enos.  1973 
Ethan  F.,  1970 
Henry  A..  1972 
John,  774 
John.  775 
John,  1973 
John.  Rev..  1969 
Jonathan.  77^ 
Joshua,  773 
Mary  D..  773 
Nathan  L.,  -74 
Nathan  P.,  '773 
Peyton  R.,  1974 
Pierson,  1970 
Reuben.  772 
Samuel,  772 
Susan  W.,  1972 
Sydney.  1971 
Thomas,  772 
.     Thomas  E.,  1974 
William,   IQ70 
William  D.,  1971 
Bissell  Ancestry,  1169 
Amos,  1 174 
George,  1171 
George  f..  1171 
Isaac.  1:74 
John.  1770 
John.  Ciot..   1 1 70 
0.:ias,  ir7i 
Richard  M.   117' 
Russell.   1:71 
Samuel,  1170 


npog,  1973 


'.A-i'  :\ 


INDEX 


217? 


Tiicrna';   ii-.) 
Vi'i'linni.  1 175 
Wiliiatn  I,.,  T175 
/'i.-b-.iii  V.   :i7  t 
niack  An.;-.;try,  517 
Aioxancier,  ^17 

Jo'.;:i;n  .\..  51; 

Peter  J-,  ^i; 
Bhcknuu'  AnLOSfry.  345.  i'ttll 

Adam,  2iY:v 

Ar.toin-tre  J..  346 

C-  ii)ani;i!.  346 

Caroimo  E..  ,;-|C 

Clarissa  €.,,?..'/> 

Co'i.pUa  F...  346 

EHiah.  :?46 

Harriei  L,  346 

Jobri,  3J3 

John,  ;.^M 

Jobn  C,  20i>i 

jol;i!  S..  ;o5i 

Jcscpii,  .346 

Lucy  A.,  346 
Biakt  Ancestry.  io>j 

Charles  H,  !io 

Elijah,  no 

James  C-.  no 

Joiin,  ;oo 

Jonathan,  110 

L/jreri/io  M.,  no 

Step-;?'!,  ::o 
Bbkiimn   .-Vncestry,   r.'V,;;,  3142 

/Vdani,  i.-!<)7 

An^on  ]-!.,  2143 

Frances  \V.,  2143 

Gou'.d.  2t43 

James,  1897 

Jiii'.f^  214J 

Jamc-^s,  2143 

Mary,  1897 

Zachariali,  2143 

Zecl'.anah,   1897 
Biakc-Iee  Ancestry,  124,  0.S5 

Ci-.arles  W.,  125 

Du-igiu  W.,  I2S 

Ebenezer.  124 

Ebenezer,  9S5 

J«hn  W.,  986 

Joseph,  98.S 

I/3is,  9S6 

^lattbe\v,  124 

Mattiic'.v  G„  125 

Oliver,  124 

Ruth  A.,  986 

Samuel,  124 

Samuel,  985 

Silas.  986 
Blancliaril  .\ncestrv,  264 

Albert  D..  Rev..  26s 

Irvintj  D.  L.,  Dr.,  266 

I^aac,  265 

Samuel,  265 

Thrmas.  2f.5 

W'iiham.  i'O.t 

William  r..  203 
B'.iss  .\.ii-.stry.  -i;4.  1124.  16% 

Barbara  P.,  112.5 

Caroline,  455 

Ebenezer,  454 

Fantiy.  rf.S8 

George,  1 124 

H'ji-.ry.  16S8 


Jcdc.liah,  4,-4 

Tohn,  n24 

John,  xO,^? 

"jusiali,  112; 

Mary  W.,  455 

Moses,  ASA 

Moses.  4S5 

Nathaniel.  [.'SS 

Pelaiah,  icSS 

Sainuc!,  4S-* 

Thomas,  1124 

Thomas,  i&'o 

Thomas,  1&S7 

Thomas  \V.,  112., 

Timothy,  iCSS 

\^'i'.li3m.  1125 
Boardaian  Ancestry,  1955 

Arthur.  ;y<i4 

Arthur  II.,  1965 

Christopher,   1935 

Frank  C  ,  1963 

Isaac.  T963  ' 

Joseph,  :9;6 

Joseph  S.,  !937 

Josiah,  11163 

Levi,  1536 

May  V\'..  icjfi.T 

Nathan.  1963 

Nathan,  1964 

Samuel.  1956 

Samuel,  Sergt.,  1056 

Thomas,  1955 

ThoTias  J-,  19(10 

V'.'ailace  S.,  iOOS 

William.  1957 

William  F..  1964 

William  F.  J.,  1959 

William  (;.,  u/jr, 
Bo.aey  Aiicrstry,  2083 

Daniel  F..  20.S4 

Howard  O.,  2084 

Patriv-k,  2083  .      , 

Rolr.ier  Ancestry.  1.3S5 

Clarence  B..  ij^S 

Manuel  T..  1385 

Matthew.  1585 

William,  1585 
Bolton  Ancestry.  54 

Christopher.  55 

George  S.,  55 

James  R..  55 

John.  i4 

Robert,  54 

Thomas,  55 
Bommos,  Frederick  C,  214S 
Bonfoey  Ancestry,  1S35 

Benanuel,  1S36 

David.  iH\j 

Edwin  3.]  1S37 

Richard.   i8.-?5 
Booth.  Sarah.  137  ■ 

Wilson.  137 
Borden  Ancestry,  1551,  1942 

.•\nne    1943 

P.enjamin.  1552 

John,   ro43 

Jo-cph.  1943 

Mattiiew.   1551 

Perry.  1552 

Richard.  1531 

Richard.  1942 

Samuel,  153 1 

William,  1(^3 


Borcn.  Richard  F,,  173 

Sarah,  173 
Bostvvicic  Ancestry,  gf'io.  12(6 

Amos,  960 

Arthur,  060 

Arthur,  962 

Arthur,  ii'd/ 

Benian;i,;,  1267 

llenja-.iiin   [■!.,   [268 

Charles,  gc.o 

Daniel,  g^io 

Edwin  K.,   !?tS 

Fredei-ick,  o.'.'! 

Frederick  L..  i>'j: 

Janes  I!-.  963 

John.  960 

John.  9^2 

John,  1207 

John  N.,  1268 

Nathaniel,  062 

Solomon.  T268 

Wiiliani,  962 

Wiliam  W.,  962 
Boudren  Ancestry,  1.512 

Michael,  1512 

Thomas,  Maj.,  1512 
Boyd  Ancestry,  554 

Edward  S.,  555 

Francis,  2067 

John,  .'554 

John,  555 

Pliny  S.,  553 

Thomas.  355 

Thomas  P..  555 
Bradley    Ancestry,    78.    8c.     ioCi, 
1150 

Aaron.  1151 

Abraham.  81 

Andrew  J..  1062 

.\5ahel,  1062 

Daniel.  io6i 

Edward  E.,  Hon.,  82 

Franklin  S.,  79 

Frederick   T.,  79 

Isaac,  81 

Isaac,  1061 

Jacob,  1062 

John,  1151 

Joseph,  78 

Joseph.  1062 

Lewis,  81 

Robert  B  ,  78 

Samuel,  78 

Seymour.  78 

Stephen,  1150 

Stephen.  1151 

Titus.  98 

William.  78 

William,  81 

William.  1061    . 

William,  n30 
Bradstreet  Ancestry,  305 

.Albert  P.,  Hon.,  307 

Dudley.  306 

Edward  T.,  Dr.,  307 

George  P.,  307 

John.  305 

John.  306 

Simon.  3(x5 

Simnn.  Gov.,  xo^ 

Thomas  1),.  yS 

Thomas  I..  Kev..  306 
Bradv.  Margaret  .\.^  382 

Patrick  F..  jfii 


2174 


INDEX 


Braiiian'   Aiicc?ir.v,  055 

Aninz'ah.  957 

D.-iiiicl,  1,55 

Daiiici,  Dls.,  956 

Levoreit,  957 

iiary  J.,  Q58 

]S(org::f:   B.,  95P 

Nl-wIoh  C,  938 

WiiHani,  0,^6 
Uraiiierci.  Alii  ah.  95b 

Btiijainiii  F..  939 

Erast'.is,  059 

Fran'riiin,  959 

Janier.,  05S 

Jnd.-ir.ii   p^.,  960 

Si'.as,  059 

Simon.  958 
Brpnaegec  Ancestry,  ^74 

C!i?.r!f.-=.  576 

Edward  X..  576 

Eii?hn!nn.  ."-, 

E!,ishr,raa.  be.,  575 

Emi'.y  S.,  J76 

Florec.ce  S.,  576 

Jacoli,  -";74 

John.  374 

Kobe;--  B..  .^75 

1  r.'.viishend  S..  376 
Biewer  A.iCLStry,  11S7 

Danifl,  it?S 

George,  liSg 

l-cslic  L..  11S9 

Phik.  S.,  irSc 

rho,ii;;5.  iiSS 
Brevvbter  .Xnce^try,  1.74,  23 

Bcnu'.min.  ;f,7 

Kenji-nhi,  i'-r-< 

Briij._i;r,i,.    '-^;t 
Caleb,  Capt..  2'jS 
Daniei.  2wS 
Dame!,  Capt.,  1443 
Frederick  P.,  297 
John,  I4.;3 
.Tohii  H.,  J9S 
Jonathan,  175 
Jonathan,  jgS 
Jonathan,  1907 
Joseph,  297 
Love,  297 
Lyman  D.,  1443 
Nathaniel,  299 
Patrick,  207 
Simon.  J07 
Sturae;  L,  298 
Wilham,  J74 
William,  297 
William,  19C6 
William.  Elder.  174 
William,  Elder.  1906 
Bridgnian  Anctstry.  1917 

Henry  H..  1919 
^  Ja.nos,  1917 
John,  1917 
Orlando,  1918 
Thomas,  19  f  8 
Briggs  Ancestry.  .126 
Asher.  327 
Cement.  ^26 
Horace  .-'\..  327 
Isaac,  327 
Noah,  326 
V/illiam.  ,526 
AV'lliain.  327 


!'<<' 


Brin-madc  Ancest 
Abigail  L.  923 
Abraliani.  1620 
Abraham,  1621 
Amelia  E.,  022 
Daniel.  i6;'0 
Daniel  P.,  9;! 
Dame!  R.,  022 
Daniel  IS.'..  921 
Daniei.  Rev.,  .;-2 
Daniel  S..  1621 
Da'iiel   S..   Capt. 
George  F.,  922 
Isabel,  922 
John,  1620 
John  C.  922 
Mary  G.,  023 
Mary  M.,  923 
Samuel  L.,  922 
Silence  L  ,  922 
^'homa'"^  F.,  921 
William,  1020 
William  B.,  022 

Bristol  Ancestry,  453 
Amos.  1136 
.Ai'gnstu^.  1136 
A-.islin.  ..;34 


921.  1620 


0C£- 
>■  1753 


1621 


4^3 


Charles  A., 
C!i,*tord  E., 
Eliphalet,  4^3 
Gad,  455 
Henry.  453 
Henry,  1136 
John  \\\,  454 
Phi:..  K..  -^r, 
Vhu.:  R..  455 
Simeon,  jt4 
WMli.am,  454 
W  iliiam  B..  454 
QrO!>.5on  AncestVy,   518,  964,    1433, 
'739 
.Abram,  518 
Bennet,  9O3 
Charlotte  R.,   1740 
Edward  B.,  966 
Eli.-ha.  1436 
Elliott  B.,  1437 
Ezra,   1740 
Garry  R..  518 
Horatio  G.,  1740 
Isaac,  965 
Isaac,  1309 
Isaac.  1436 
Isaac,  1739 
Jacob,  51S 
John,  964 
John,  1309 
John,  1435 
John,  1739 
John.  Lieut.,  1740 
Julius  H..  966 
Louisa  M.,  1740 
Michael,  1740 
Nathaniel,  518 
Noah,  518 
Ozias.  1436 
Rrger.  518 
Samuel.  1436 
Stephen.  965 
Stephen,  130Q 
Theron,  1436 
Thomas.  9G5 
Thomas,  1309 
Thomas,  Lieut.,  965 


.596 
Dr.. 


Th  Kuas.  Rev., 
Brork^r  Ance.ur; 
Abrain-m,  1734 
.'^.Ibcrt  F.,  1734 
John,  1753 
.Sainuci,  L7.=i 


A.saph.  1919 

Burton  A.,  1.919 
Chauncey,  1919 

Henrv,  1744 

Jame.-  V\\.   1 74s 

Nathan,  1744 

Sin-.con,  1744 

Thoma.s,  1919 

Thomas,  Dca..  1919 

Tru-nliull  11..  1919 

Zerah.  C,  1745 
Brown     .\ii..-es;'-y,     548, 
195-1,  2031.  20_]6 

Allen  B.,  2031 

Andrew  L.,  595 

Asaph,  I92J  "■" 
"    Bclden  B.,  2047 

Charle.s  F..,  2031 

Clarissa,  1633 

Edward  E..  1923 

Elenzer,  595 

Euos,  54S 

Francis,  395 

Francis,  C;;pt 

Frederick  W 

George,  2046 

George  L.,  2047 

Ger^hom,  J93 

Isaac,  204C 

James.  5  48 

James,  596 

Janes  O.,  2031 

Jeremiah.  1955 

jervis.  1953 

Jervis  D.,  1955 

John,  617 

John.  1954 

John,  1933 

John,  2029 

John.  2030 

John,  Capt.,  617 

Johii.  Capt..  1954 

John,  Ensign,  1954 

John  W.,  1290 

Joseph,  20,(6 

Josephine  T.,  1290 

Nathan.  2046 

Nathaniel,  595 

Olive,  393 

Owen,  617 

Peter,  617 

Peter,  2046 

Robert,  395 

Robert,  Capt.,  593 

Robert  K.,  598 

Samuel.  596 

Stephen,  396 

William,   1633 

\\'illiam  H.,  595 

William.  Hon.,  396 
Browne  Ancestry,  591 

Charles.  591 

Ebenczer,  591 

Francis,  11,36 

Gurdon  P.,  592 

John.  591 

John  D.,  592 


617, 


595 


IXDEX 


•;g8 


'Xjb 


.lonat: 

Phtilp,  (.«,..S 

Richard,  698 

Kobort,  6i>8 

TliOiiias,  CO17 
Bry;in  A:!co.^ir\,  120 

Alexander,  120 

C'liver,  (j; 

0!i\-ev,  Mr.j.,  iji 

Ricli;>rd.  I  JO 

Rii.-ijavil,  Capt.,   IJ[ 

■fhoina';,  uo 

\V,ili:nii  D,  :2i 
Bry,'i:it  Anccslvy,  857 

AbrrJiam,  860 

Calvin  T.,  P5y 

Ch;v.incoy.  S61 

Clenunt.'SsS 

IihLMi';zer.  Srto 

George  Q..  S.-.S 

tfenvy.  Xijt 

Ichah.id.  S57 

icb,  §5 7 

Percy  5,  S61 

Stephen,  ;>=;; 

Waldc  C,  Sj;q 
Buck  An-f."=;.ry,  691 

Aaroij,  '''92 

Augiiftir-.  602 

Da\id,  65: 

Edwin  A..  692 

Ephrain;.  6qi 

Roger,  6yi 

Sainnel.  60! 

Willisiii.  6.-;: 
Buckiiigluim  Ancestry,  507.  iStu 

Abel,  1805 

Belhia,  =cS 

P..^ic'.>03 

David,    i.S(xi 

Ed'.va'-d  T.,  iSoi-2  (Front.,  Vol. 
4) 

Eliza  C,  1805 

Herman  C,  1805 

Hezekiah,  507 

Hiram  \V  ,  1S05 

Jared,  iSoi 

John,  180! 

John.  Capt..  1S05 

John  A.,  1806 

Lucius  E.,  iSoi 

Nathan,  508 
>    Nathaniel,    1805 

Samuel,  1801 

Samuel,  1S03 

Samuel,  Dca.,  1803 

Scoville  M..  1806 

Thomas,  507 

Thomas.  tSoi 

Thomas,  1800 

Thomas,  Rev..  507 

Vv'alter,  180! 

William  A.,  1804 
Buckland  Ancestry.  305 

Alexander,  305 

Hiram,  305 

John.  305 

Jonathan,  305 


Dud-u   .\ncc?trv,   1S03 

J..h.i.  li;o3 

joht;  D  ,  180.; 

John  ]'i ,  !(-,aj 

John  H.  1)  ,  1901 

Louise  J.,  1000 
Buel  Ancestry    [665 

Henry  W..  Dr..  U'xS'j 

John  L..  Dr.,  it/i6 

Peter,  lOi':. 

Pel'.r,  Dea..  Uh^ 

Sanuifl,  Dr.,  ;(j&6 
Buel!  Ancc'^try.  2054 

Abraham,  2055 

E.'ra,  2055 

John,  2054 

John,  Dca.,  2055 

Samuel.  2054 

V.'illiani.  2054 
Bulkeley  Aiicesiry.  051,  2104 

Charles,  2:05 

Ed«ard,  2104 

Elipiia'et,  o;i 

Eliplialct  \  .  954 

Gersih  iiii.  952 

Gcrshom,  ;"^2i 

Ger-^him,  2104 

Hannah.  2io^ 

John.  1821 

John  C.  953 

John,  H''V.  ,  953 

John,  Rev.,  o;3 

Morgan  C...  1S76 

Peter,  2104 

Peter.  Rev.,  952 

Robert.  2104 

Wihiam  H.,  934 
Bulkiev.  .Andrew,  1947 

Charlolle  if.,  1S08 

Ednin.  1947 

Eleji/er.  1944 

Gi-.slmm.  1898 

James,  1944 

Peter,  1S98 

Feter,  1944 

Wiiiiam.  1898 
Bull  Ance->try.  1098 

Benedict,  109S 

Cornelius  S.,  1099 

Cornelius  W.,  1099 

Henry,  1098 

Jabez,  1099 

Jabez  B..  1099 

James,  la^ 

Jireh,  109S 

Jireh.  1099 

S.  Alice,  1099 
Bullard  Ancestry,  1380 

Benjamm,  1380 

Benjamin,  1382 

Emily  A..  1433 

Isaac,  1434 

Jonathan.  isS2 

Lemuel.  1382 

Lemuel,  1434 

Marguerite  J.,  1434 

Robert,   i3,"-!o 

Samuel.  1382 

Timoleon.  1434 

U'illiam  E..  1434 
Bunce  Ancestry,  533 

Francis  M.,  976 

Horace.  53Q 

James  H.,  539 


James  M.,  535 

John,  535 

Jonatlian  B.,  536 

Joseph.  539 

Russell,  335 

Thomas,  535 

William  J.,  ^.W 
Bunnell  .■'viK-es.'r, ,  783,  iS/fi 

Beale,  783 

Benjamin,  7>'3 

Benjamin,  >ir-;t,,  7C5 

Frank  ^.,  I"? 

Ger.-liom.  7S3 

Her.ekiali,  1576 

Jacol),  .'576 

Joseph,  78^ 

Julia  G.,  7cS4 

Kus^-.di  !<..  1:^78 

Samuel,   i;-t) 

William,  -.-ij 

William.   if7'v 

William  il..  yi'-^ 

William  Ik.  784 
Burgess  .Ance^iry,  [27 

Ebentzcr,  127 

Edward  H.,  128- 

Geortre  E.,  128 

lonarlian,  1213 

Marrctt,  128 
Burgis  .Ancestry,  36 

Thomas.  36 

Thomas,  37 
Burnham  Ancestry,  459 

Charles,  .}6i 

Charles,  a62 

Charles  A.,  462 

Elisha,  461 

George,  461 

Hiratn.  460 

Lav."-  C,  4f'>o 

Reuben,  -;6o 

Richard.  .v6o 

Richard,  Lieut.,  461 

Thomas,  439 

Thomas,  460 
B-nv"'      '■  ICC.  T  y_   ,57» 


.     .'ci-e:;-ir,li.  ^  i'-? 

.      m"  ..s,  438  ' ''■ 
I  i.cmss,  4.u^ 
1  nom.is   !■.,  .;,'S 
Burr  /luce.^t-.y,  75'',  ;3.-',  943 
Aaron,  Rev..  757 
Benjamin.  782 
Daniel,  191 
Daniel,  756 
Daniel,  943 
Ebenezer,  944. 
Ichabod,  946 
Ida  E.  F..  191 
Jehu,  1470 
Jehue,  756 
Jesse,  956 
John,  191 
John,  192 
John,  943 
John,   1470 
John  H.,  193 
John   M.,  192 
Jonathan,  782 
Jonathan.  1653 
Joseph,  782 


,■]<!■,/; 


■'       J<.'.'  „1no 


m;6 


I.XDEX 


Josepn,  783 

Jv,s«iph,  945 

Linns,   i6;3 

Mary,  1470 

J.lilo.  UJ2 

Morris,  546 

Natl'.aintl,  191 

Natl-aniel,  782 

Nathcniel,  1470 

Nehemiah,  043 

P'rter,  757 

Reulien,  102 

Samm-',  7S2 

Samuel,  943 

Sar.ih,  043 

Timothy,  t).\.\ 

Zaiiimn,  ii;i 

Zi'lnion   Pi.,  Rev.,  191 
Buirall,  Ciirirles,  449 

William,  449 
Bur.-itt  Ancestry,  1097 

Charhs,  1007 

Charit?  P..  :cg7 

Ed.-.arJ  C.  1097 

Efliranr..  1097 

Mary  E.,   i!".'97 

Philip,  1097 

SLfphen,  1097 

•Thon'.a?.  1097 

William,  1^97 
Biirroiigh.^  Ancestry,  in6 

Henrv  C,  1118 

Johp.'ii:6 

Robert,  iit6 

Stephen.  1 1 16 

Stephen,  !;i7 

William  P.,  tiiS 
Burloa  Anct>try.  7C,>S,  1289 

Albert,  1098 

Benjaniiii.  uSo 

Daniel    12C') 

Ephraim,  109S 

Jnd>on,   109S 

Nathan,  layo 

S:imi-c!.  1098 

Siiai,  109S 

Solomon,  1098 

Solomon,  1289 
Bush  Ancestry.  1009 

Charles  K..  lonn 

O.aiies  K.,  Jr.,  1009 

Francis  B..  1009 

Genrge  '!'..  T009 

William,  1009 

V\'illiam  E  .   IC09 
Bushnell  Ancestry,  1528,  1542 

Abraham.  1542 

Charles  W  .  1529 

Cornelius  S..  I.i30 

C>'nthia  A.,  1529 

Ensign,  1542 

Ericsson  F..  1533 

Francis,  1528 

Frank  C,  1529 

Henry  L.,  1530 

Horace,  Rev..  1542 

Jonathan,  1528 

Nathan,  152S 

Samuel,  1528 

Stephen,  T542 

\\  illiam,  1328 

William,  1542 

William  C.  1529 

Winihrop  C,  :534 


Butler  .\nccstry,  15(5 
E?ekiel,  164'j 
Ezekiel.  1647 
Hezekiah,  1516 
James,  1516 
John,  if.46 
Jonathan,  1646 
Josiah,  15 16 
Richard,  1513 
Sam;ji.l,  1516 
Simeon,  15:6 
Thomas.  7.S8 
William  J.,  7S8 

Caldwell,  Albert  S.,  1132 

Jane  R.,  1132 
Caicf  .-Xncestrv,  274 

Artluu-  B.,  276 

Edward   B.,  276 

Jeremiah,  275 

Jeremiah  F..  276 

John,  Dr.,  275 

Joseph,  Dr.,  27s 

Robert,  274 

Robert.  273 

Sam.itel  P.,  276 
Calhoun  Anecstry,  253 

David.  254 

David  S.,  235 

George,  234 

Georj^e  A.,  254 

Joseph  G.,  256 
Camalier  .\ncestry,  1315 

Benjamin  H.,  1313 

Frank  A..  1315 

Vincent,  13 15 
Camp  Ancesirv.  77,  S16 

David  N..  817 

Ei;«-ard,  77 

hiah,  «i£ 

El  ah,  817 

Helen  I.  W..  1038 

Hiram,  7?, 

Joab,  77 

Nathan.  8r6 

Nathan  O..  S17 

Nicholas,  S16 

Samuel.  816 

Wallace  H..  T058 
Campbell  .Ancestry.  23 

Benjamin,  23 

James,  23 

James,  Dr..  24 

James  N.  H.,  24 

William,  2;}, 
Canfield  Ancestry,  449 

Albert  H.,  451 

Burton,  432 

Henry  B.,  451 

Henry  H.,  453 

Henry  M.,  433 

HeViry  O..  450 

Ira  B.,  450 

Lsaiah,  450 

Jared  H..  450 

Jeremiah,  207 

Jeremiah.  452 

Joel,  450 

John.  207 

Joseph  B.,  431 

Lemuel.  452 

Mitchell  M..  453 

Samuel,  207 

Thomas,  449 


ZeruiI\''.l'oi.  4:2 
Cr.rey  Ancesirv;  841 

Asr^  B..  843 

Benajah,  842 

James,  S42 

James,  C.ipt.,  S42 

James  B.,  842 

Jeremiah,.  2134 

John,  S4: 

John.  842 

Joseph   842 

Joseph  F.,  21=4 

Phebe  H..  842 
Carniait  A.ncestrv,  813 

Caleb,  S13 

Jam.es,  813 

Jonj'than,  R13 

William  H..  yr3 
Carpenter  .\n:'e,tr\-.  2011 

Abiah,  2136 

Ames,  2158 

Chrlsiopher.    2:57 

Ephraim.  201 1 

John,   2158 

John  A..  2153 

John  F.,  2759 

Na'ihaniel.  201 1 

0!i\e'-,  2157 

Robert,  2137 

William,  201 1 
Carsoi:,  Duncan  C..  1 132 
Carter  Ancestrv,  752 

Fnnkliu  P.. '752 

Franklin  P..  753 

tiiram,  7^3 

Noah  A..>:;3 

Robert.  7:2' 

Thaddens.  73-2 

William.  732 
Cartwriffht  Ancestry,  1710 

Ch.-.rles,  1711 
Case  Anc::t-y,  7-35,  1674 

Amos,  1675 

Anson,  167S 

Archer  ■>!,.  1681 

Barthoi.Tmew,  1673 

C'aycon  H.,  ifi.^o 

Darius.  1677 

Dvvight  S.,   \cSk> 

Erastus  F...  Dr.,  1679 

Everett,  167S 

Frank  D.,  1681 

Karoid  S..  1681 

Horace.  T678 

Hubert  B.,  1681 

Jairus,  1677 

Japhet,  1677 

John,  795 

John,  1674 

John,  1675 

John.  1676 

Joseph.  1675 

Josiah.  1673 

Levi.  1676 

Newton.  1677 

Noah.  1676 

Noah.  1677 

Norton.   1(378 

Obed.  1677 

Oliver.  1676 

O'.ven.  796 

Richard.  1675 

Riciiard,  If376 

Richard.  1674 


IN  DEX 


21 


,'/ 


Kiclianl,  Cirt.,  795 
Kichini,  Scri;r.,  795 
Sinieon,  7515 
Sime-.jii.  1676 
'I'beodore  G.,  1680 
Titus.  7g6 
\Vi''ip.m.  1678 
\\''i',iiri:i;  C,  Hon.,  1679 
\V"il!i:;n!  S.,  Judge,  1680 
Cadin  Ar.ce'try,  1^92 

Isaac.  i4',j" 
facob.  i.'O, 

Lyman  S.,  1493 
Sj.muei.  T.ii>2 
Thr^.uis,  1403 
Chr.floe  Arreslry,  1108 
James  S.,  iiii 
lerr.rne  S..  nil 
Jcruiiie  S..  D;.,  iin 
Joti,  mo 

Jolir,    Tl  :o 

Jo-i-pii,  i;cq 

Jo^!u-.;-,  Tiio 

Joshr.a  h.,  I  no 

'llion-..i;,  iieS 
ChaniN-rlai:!  Ancestry,  1040,  2035 

Abel  C,  104; 

Abi?!,  ic.[i 

Abiram.  2036 

Abirsrn,  Gov.,  2036 

Fdniund,  1040 

Edniiinj.  1 04 1 

George  R..  104: 

Jacob.  2033 

Jsson,  2035 

Samiiel,  2035 

Saniucl  C.,  3035 

Valentine  p...  :o,3(i 

Williari!,  2035 
Chanipio;!  Ancestry,  604 

Abigail.  606 

Georp:e,  Rev.,  13S 

Hciify.  13S 

Pletirs.  604 

Henry.  Col.,  605  .  •     .. 

Henry.  Gen.,  606  .     " 

Henry,  Lieut.,  603 

Henry,  ;Maj.,   137 

Sarah  E.,  130 

Therm?,  f05 
Chapei  Ancestry,  1419 

Horace,  1419 

Isaac,  14x9 

John,  1419 

Jonathan,  1419 

William,  1419 
»  Chapin  .Ancestry,  758 

Ebenezer,  758 

Ebenezer.  759 

Edv.nrd  >L,  761 

Frank  M.,  761 

Gilbert  W..  759 

Hermop,  761 

Japi'St,  758 

Joel.  750 

Jniiah,  700 

Josiah.  Lieiit.,  761 

Levi,   761 

Samuel,  758 

Seth,  760 

Soth,  Capt.,  760 

Tiiriovhy,  750 


Clitcnian  Ancestry.  1535 
kii.'.bod,  1535 
Katha-ii.jl,  1535 
Robert,  153s 
William,  1535 
Chase  Ancestry,  1949,  2C41 
Alverdr,  W.,  2045 
A-quihi,   1949 
Arthur  A..,  2045 
Ber:jamiii,  2041 
Ci'.arles  L.,  lySI 
Daniel,  1950 
Edward,  2041 
Emery  E.,  204; 
George  L.,  ty50 
Jesse  B.,  2045 
Joseph,  204.} 
Josluia,  1950 
Mosfs,  1930 
Mosc.,,  JO44 
Paul,  iyjo 
Prentice  W'..  2041 
V\  alter,  2041 
William,  2U41 
Will-pm,  2-J.[4 
Chaur.cey,  Qnirles,  2105 
Cheney  Ancesiry,  1535,  1742 
L-i-.jair.r.i,  13.V 
l;en;airjin,  1743 
E'.niaraiii  iL,  174.4 
Ci-sric-s,   1538 
Ednah  D..  1339 
Ediiah  P.,  1540 
Frank,  1541 
Frpi,!-:,  '-.12 
Frank  \V„  153S 
Gecrge,  1537 
George  H.,  IS3S 
George  W.,  1537 
T'lhn,  1536 
Jcfh.i,   1743 
Kiiigl-.t  L).,  1-.39 
LaV.an  C.  1743 
Louis  R.,  1538 
Mary,  1342 
JLary  B..  1539 
Peter,  1536 
Ralph,  1540 
Richard  O.,  1540 
Rush.  1541 
Seth  W.,   1540 
Susan  J.,   1541 
Thomas,  1742 
Thomas.   1743 
Timothy,  1337 
Ward,  IS40 
Wells  W.,  1538 
William.  1742 
Cheseborough  Ancestry,  1413 
Amos  S.,  1416 
Enoch  S.,  1415 
Nathan.   1415 
Nathaniel,  1414 
Nathaniel,   1415 
William,  1413 
Chester  Ancestry,  847 
Albert  T.,  S48 
Frank  S.,  849 
John,  S48 
Joseph,  84S 
Joseph.  Dea..  848 
Samuel,  847 
Samuel,  Capt..  847 
Thomas  W.,  849 


Cliiliiiig'-vurtii,  L'\-'.'\   i'.,    I  i59 
Ciiitiendtn     .Vla■■.'^•.ry,     jco,     105', 
ifit;9 
Abel,   171 
Alfi-ed,  XOO 
Ebenezer,  16S9 
Horace  H.,   109 
John,  lo'o 
John,   1151 
Josepli,  1 15 1 
Josech,  1 152 
Josi-nb,  17. 
Nathaniei,  :6y 

Noah,  1690 

.Robert,  1151 

Russeil  PL,  169 

Sarah,  i!32 

Sintcoii,  171 

Sirnecn   B.,  171 

Thomas,  ;0.?9 

Tin  m?.3,  Gov.,  !6iS9 

Wiiiijni,  t'51 

William,  1089 
Church  .'sncstry,  1943 

Charie.s.  i9.;.4 

Naibaniel,  1944 

Rebecca,  1944 

Richard,  1943 
Ciuirch ill. Ancestry,  883 

Frederick  H.,  So'? 

Giles.  8S3 

Joseph,  S83 

William,  J<S4 

William  A.,  SS3 
Clapp  Ancestry,  S05 

Aaron,  3o6 

Aaron,  E07 

Dwight  P.,  1654 

Ebenezer,  1654 

James  H..  1634 

Preserved,  806 

Roger,  8c.6 

Roger,  Capt.,  Sc/j 

Samuel,  1633 

Williarti,  S06 
Clark   Ancestry,    1033.    1297,   131 1, 
1698,  ,'1833,  2059 

Abraham,  1312 

Amzi  p.,  1312 

Andrew,  654 

Arthur  L.,   1299 

Charles,  653 

Charles  H.,  1037 

Cyrus,  1299 

Daniel,  1312 

Daniel,  1698 

Daniel.  2099 

Daniel,  Hon.,  2099 

David  H.,  1616 

Ebenezer,  1036 

Ebenezer,  1298 

Elisha,  655 

Ezra,  1036 

Ezra,  Hon.,  1037 

Fayette  C,  1698 

Frank  P..  1702 

George  E..  652 

George  C,  6^6 

George,  Ensign,  651   - 

George  H.,  632 

George  M.,  if^34 

George  W.,  1834 

Gideon.  653 

Grove,  1698 


1'  -I 


L2I7« 


IXDUX 


Herm:;n,  :^SS 

James,  ijii 
Toel,  I'yyi 
John,  IC36 
John,  I2:yi 

Jo'.lll,   iO!/-.! 

Jonas,  1036 
Jonathan,  653 
Josep'.i.   I'.KrS 
Jud,-.h   655 
Ji-.dali  V,  ,.  6?-- 
Mahi'o':.  K  ,  653 
Matthc'.v.  1S34 
Mc-ssin-;.    :7c:: 
Nath.an.  6^1 
2^;ltha■,l.■:,  C^;- 
Nehcniuh.  652 
Kioiiar.i,  2005 
Robcrr,   if^.s.A 
R-„-U'S,  i;,\Z 
San!'!*',.  1312 

Scottc.  6^5 

Solom.'in,  2099 

Stcp'ieii,   'Tfj 

Th.;r.is<.  c:.l 

Waher  rl..  6^7, 

William,  r,c3. 

\Yi\lh.iv,  iS:,3 

W'i'IiatT!,  Capt,  05? 

Wiliism,  Lisnt.,  652 

William,  Lio-.it .  lot^ 

Winslcw,  C^5 
Cia-i-ke  AnCi'sin,,  649 
*David.  64') 
"      Davl'i.  6;o 
♦Dnvid  L. .  650 

David  i\..  6-0 

Elbert  X..  6-1 

Geor-is,  fio 

Jarcd.  640 

Sidney  E..  P.0S1 

Thomas.  649 
Clevc-iand  Ancestr,',  593,  ;?; 

Beniamin.  in 

B^'thraba,  594 

James  C,  112 

Joseph,  III 

Joseph,  787 

Josiah,  787  .       • 

Luther.  594 

Moses,  503 

Ruf-.is.   Ill 

Samuel,  ^n^ 

Timothy,  Capt.,  594 

Timothv.  Lieut.,  594 
Clowes.  Georse  H.,  893 
Coan  Ancestry,  go 

Charles  R.,  01 

Georo;e  R..  01 

John,  91 
-      Peter,  90 

Richard  D.,  91 
Cebh.  Daniel.  2128 

Henry,  12<S 

J,ames.  l.-;49    . 

Samiu'l,  2128 
Coc  Ancestrv.  367 

Caroline  \\..  370 

David.  Capt.,  368 

Ehenezer  T,.  360 

Elias  C.  368 

Frank  "E.,  370 


Grace  F.,  Dr..  370 

Heary,  3>>9 

John,  C.'^pt.,  jc-'i 

John  W..  ?6..J 

Joseph,  Capt .  ii'i.'v 

Xelson  W.,  309 

Robert,  Jt7 

Robert.   jOo 

Scth,  56;< 

Seth,  Capt.,  369 

William,  3>5 
Coffin  Ancestry,  yQ76 

Arthur  D.,  1977 

George.  S.,  1976 

Herbert  R.,  1977 

Herbert  R.,  Jr.,  1977 

Sila.?.  icjj'j 
Cos^ebhall  Ancestry,  .-:32 

John,  2S2 

Joseph,  253 
Co.gswell  (vncesiry,  1545 

John.  154,- 

Jouathan,  1546 

Jonaihan,  Ca():.,  l~d.~ 

Jcnathan.  Rev.,  154C 

Nath^.r.iel.  i:..<6 

William,  1545 
Coit  A.ncestry,  399 

Charles.  Col..  400 

Charles  M.,  Co!.,  4C0 

George  D.,  401 

John,  399 
Joseph,  300 

Joseph.  Rev..  399 

Nathaniel.  400 

Samuel.  Col.,  399 
Cole  Ancestry,  545,  1782 
Abner,  546 

Charles  J.,  546 
Charles  M.,   1783 
Curtis,  1783 
George  W.,  1783 
James.  543 
James,  T7S2 
James  S.,   17S3 
John,  546 
John,  178? 
Jonathan.  1782 
Marcus,  546 
Nathan,  546 
Samuel,  17S2 
Thomas,  i'782 
Coles  Ancestry,  1508 
Augustus,   1509 
Frank  A.,  1509 
John,   1508 
Roswell  W.,  1509 
Warren,  1509 
William.  1509 
Coley  Ancestry,   1839 
David,  1840 
Ebenezer,  1841 
Horace  B.,  1843 
Morehouse.  1842 
Peter.  1840 
Peter,  Sersrt.,  1S40 
Samuel,  1839 
William.  T841 
William  B.,  1843 
Coltran  Ancestry,  3S2 
Catherine.  382 
Dennis,  .■^82 
Morris.  382 
Thomas,  382 


Collins  Ancestry,  77.-,  l^Co,  1764 

Aaron  L..  777 

Amos  iVl.,  1361 
Atv.-ood,  I.?03 

Benjam'n  \\  ,  778 

Daniel,  777 

DanieJ,  1301 

Edward,  777 

Edward,  1764 

Erastus,  1562 

John,  777  . 

Job--.,  1360 

John,  1361 

Joseph,  1765 

Lyman,  777 

Nathanie!,   !764 

Robeit.  777 

Williau:,  1361 

William.  1765 
Colt  Ancestry,  527 

Anson,  528 

Benjamin,  527 

Geor-e  K.,  -"23 

Henr>,  528 

John,  527 

Jonathai.',  528 
Colton  Ancestry,  901 

Anne,  Qoi  /^ 

Benjamin,  501 

Cornelia  A.,  901 

Eli,  001 

Ephraim,  act 

Samuel,  goi 
Coni .  Caleb,  1798 

Daniel.  iyqS 
Copley,  John  S.,  1S66 
Cook  Ancestry,  852,  2037 

Aaron,  S52 

Cornelia,  854 

Herman,  S53 

James,  2037 

John,  853 

John,  2037 

John,  Dea..  853 

John  E.,  8^3 

Folm  W.,  S34 

Luther.  854 

Nathaniel,  853 
Cooke  Ancestry,  21S,  1094 

Allen,   1095 

Barton,  1005 

Daniel,  1095 

John,  218 

John  H.,  219 

Nicholas,  1093 

Samuel.  Rev.,  218 

Thomas,  218 

Walter.  1094 

Zimri.   1005 
Cooley  Ancestry.  i6lS 

Benjamin.  1618 

Daniel,  1618 

George  P.,  1619 

George  P..  1620 

Norman  P.,  1620 

Samuel,  1610 

William,  1618 

William,  1619 

William,  Dr.,  1610 
Cooper  Ancestry,  1204 

Caleb,  1204 
Je«e.  1294 

John,  1204 

Samtiel  A.,  1254 


■-«Tl 


t^'' 


INDEX 


?i;'9 


Saiuui:;  A.,  t^o; 

V,  ;.bur  \\'..  IJ95 
Corlii!'.  .\MCC-str;.',  1085 

Cien'.ijr.t,  ic.?5 

Gsor^e  \V..  2C5I 

Janios,  !(-•&) 

Lena  M..  2052 

Loiiiuel,  1080 

PluUp,  loSc 

PliiHp.  id8- 

Phi!^;  HoTi..  ic;87 

Waldo.  205; 
Cowles  A::cc:;*rv,  I2g.  2S7 

.V;fa-d  A.,  2eS 

Aiiiel,  129 

Caleb.  2S; 

Chaiiiicev  M.,  2S6 

Dsnie!,  2t« 

Georgs  P.,  2.S3 

Henry  D  ,  288 

Jabe:-:,  129 

John,  120 

Juhn,  2^;- 

Lunuii,  129 

Sarnuei    120 

Ssmuol.  2f<" 

V,':iH;un.  2:?^, 
Cox  A,xi5./y.  ::-^r. 

Dar.Li  D.,   1550 

John,   154a 

John.  1550 

Jc5'?oh.  i;^o 

Ralph  I;.r'i55" 

Wiilnir..  15  !0 
CrancJ-li  Amc^-ry,  iSrS 

IL-.bert  L..  ;8rii 

Jobri.  iS-g 

John,  Rev..  iSrS 

Joseph,  Kev.,  1879 

Lev.is,  iSSo 
Crar.(;  A^ce^"Ll'y,  648 

Honr;.-,  64S 

Nsrcy,  649 

Phineos.  6)9 

Robert  G..  649 

Silas.  648 
Crary  Ar.ee-try.  484 

Christopher,  484 

David.  Dr.,  485 

Elias,  484 

Ezri,  4S4 

Jes.-c  P..  4?=; 

Peter,  4S4 

Robert,  4.84 
Crittenden  .\ncestry,  1228 

Abriham.  1228 

Daniel,  122S 
"•Georce.  1228 

Hopesiill.  1228 
Croffut.  Benedict.  1323 

William  A..  1323 
Cross  Ancestry,  2122 

Aaron.  2t_33 

Enestus    i..  2123 

Erastus.  2123 

Henry  T..  2124 

Morelie  F.,  2124 

Peter,  ,3i..'2 

Peter,  2123 

Stephen.  2123 

Wiili-rn,  2122 
Cr^'^feld  .-\nre=tr/.  t6iI 

Fvedcric  3..  {6r2 


James,  16  ii 

Kendall  G.,  :Cit 

Spmutl,  iOi'i 
Culver  Ancestry,  104 

Caleb,  104 

Edward,  104 

Jo-.hiia,  104 

.\Ir,M-,,   1U4 

i\lo=es  E.,  10.5 

iloses,   Iio]i.,  104 

Scini'jel,  104 
Cannnmgs  AnceSTy,  1793 

David,  1794 

lortac,  1793 

Isaac,  Uea.,  1793 

John,  J793 

Reuben,  ir-j-X 
Cuiuungliani  .Xnc'stry,  IO38 

John,  io;,S 

Seymour,  1038 

U  liU.i.n  <J.,  I0j3 
Curtis  Anoes.ry,  1225,  1713 

Abraham.  672 

Asahel,  673 

Weiijamin.  673 

Cnadcs  B.,  C7I'. 

Charles  H.,  18S4 

Daniel,  1884 

t.Ihctt  P.,  670 

Eii/abi  ch,  1223 

Ephra'tr.,  Sc>t 

Ephr.nin-..  17(3 

Epl.rain-,  1714 

Enbr-iim.  1S84 

Erceii;:ai.  1526 

George  jl,  674 

Gcorse  R.,  074 

Henry,  t'jo 

Ira,  Sqo 

John, '889 

John,  1225 

John,  1713 

John,  1S84 

Joseph,  S80 

Joseph.  1226 

Joseph,  1713 

Joseph,  1884 

Josiah,  672 

Levi,  672 

Lewis,  800 

Nathaniel,  673 

Nehcmiah,  1226 

Robert  G.,  672 

Robert  W.,  6;6 

Rollin  A.,  1714 

Sarah  S.,  677 

Sheldon  P„  676 

Stephen,  672 

Stiles,  1714 

Stiles.  1884 

Sylvester.  1714 

Thomas.  673 

William,  1713 
Curtiss  .^ncestry,  181,  66g,  1716 

Alfred  D.,  182 

Benjamin,  1S2 

Charles  A„  1718 

Cyreniu''.  182 

Daniel,  Hon  ,  1717 

Daniel  M..  669 

David.  1716 

David,  1717 

David  S..  1717 

Elliott  P..  670 


Horace  D.,  1717 
Israel,  lyuj 
Joh.n,  !,-:6 
Josiah,  )82 
Justus  B..  66q 
Mitchell,  Cog' 
^-Viilian,  iSi 
Wilii  ini.  609 
Zachariah,  (>6o 
Cushinaii  'Arcestry,  1491 
Cyntiiia  1\1.,  j.665 
Isaac,  1668 
Isaac,  fV'ev.,  ^567 
Jacob  C,  r4C2 
Mary  A.'.  1402 
Nathaiuel,  ifl6S 
Nathar-ici.  Capt.,  i66.5 
Peter  N..  ifidS 
Rcbert,  i4C;i 
Sa/nuei,    1492 
Thon-.as,  1401 
'Iho'iias,  1493 

Daggett  Ancctry,   T510 

David,   151 1 

David  L,,  :5i2 

Jjhn,  1510 

John,  i|;ii 

Leonard  A.,  1511 

Leuiui'u  M..  1512 

Thomas,  15 10 

Thomas,  \-jj 
Dakin  Ancestry,  it;i 

Charles  B..   152  ' 

De  Wir;  C,  .52 

Frank  W.,  153 

Jacob.  1  =2 

Joshua,  132 

Myron,  i;? 

Smion,   ISI 

Simon,  Rev.,   [52 

Thoniis.  151 
Damon  Ancesf;-/,  861 

BcT^jannn,  S62 

John.  801 

Samuel.  S62 
Davis  Ancestry.  738,  l8;i,  1920 

Allan  ].,  1920 

Alpha  E.,  740 

Calvin,   1920 

Dolor,  738 

Ezekicl.  730 

Frederick  W..  1S13 

Gustavus  P..  Rev.,  1812 

Gustavus.  Hon.,  1813 

Gustavus  P.,  Dr.,  1813 

Isaac.  1812 

James  C,  740 

John,  738 

John,  739 

John,  Capt.,   1S12 

John,  Dr..  738 

Josiah.  1812 

Richard,  1797 

Robert,  1811 

Samupl,  T020 

Samuel  .\..  1921 

Simon,  738 

Simon.  Dr.,  738 

Solomon.  7.19 

Solomon.  1797 

Solomon.  ;8ii 
Daw. son  AnrerUry.  l.SijQ 

J:>'nn,  i8og 


,:.dl 


2tSo 


INDEX 


Day  AricciUy,  703,  1156 

Albert,  704 

Ar-iLirL'^c,  70.1 

Arlhui    P.,   y76 

A3",  H05 

Edw;:nl  M.,  1166 

Elihu  ;\i.,  1165 

Hidiluo  S.,  1 105 

George  H.,  iidS 

Georte  il.,  Il5ti 

Gideon,  70J 

Hany  V.,  974 

Henry  il..  97.3 

H.ciiry  .\".,  Re'.-,  i)'/2 

James,  1150 

J?mc.s  1157 

Jare  i...  ^,-3 

Jcrrir.-.al-,  Kcv.,  972 

Joci,  1164 

Jcb.'i,  lir.7 
-     John,  1103 

Jehu,  1105 

Joiin,  Capt.,  i:;7 

Joocph,  £105 

Jo.'iiali,  T03 

Kat!:er;r.e,  iU^ 


Katr.;.i.ie;.  116: 

Ncblc.  9/2 

Robcr;,  703 

Robert,  11 56 

Susan  M.,  973 

Samuel.  703 

1:10111^.=,  703 

Thomis,  971 

Thomas,  1163 

Thomrs,  Judge.  974 

Thoma;  M.,  076 

Willrar  F..  IT64 

Wilbrd,  1 157 

Ztlotci,  1164 
De  Forest  Ancestry,  1664 

Benjamin.  iteA 

David,  1664 

Isaac,  1664 

Jesse,  iKu 

John  H.,  1664 

John  W.,  166s 

Louis  S.,  1663 
De  K'lvn  Ancestry,  2146 

Barent,  2:46 

Benjamin  V..  2146 

Charles.  2:46 

Charles  B.,  :[.t6 

Fannie  Y.,  2E46 

Frederick  W.,  2146 

Marie  .\..  2146 

Mary  E.,  2146 

William  F..  2146 
Deminp:  .\rcestry,  931 

Abigail.  606 

Abraham.  936 

Charles  C.  93Q 

Charles  J.,  938 

Oiarlcs  J.,  1304 

Danic!,  5.',2 

Daniel,  935 

David,  037 

Dav..i,  03S 

David,  Gen.,  606 

Ebenezer,  932 

Edward  H.,  934 

Ephraim.  932 

Frarcii,  936 


Frederick,  040 

G'-'Orse,  933 

George  G.,  933 

Henry  C,  039 

Hezekiah,  933 

Israel,  936 

Janna,  932 

John,  931 

John,  (^T,i 

John,  934 

Jonathan,  035 

Jonathan.  93S 

Julius,  937 

Levi,  936 

Ncl=on  L.,  93S 

Philip,  936 

Sarnutl,  934 

Thomas.  935 

Watson  H.,  933 

William,  93S 
Der.ison  .\nci:5trv,  86,  175,  824 

Albert  G.,  87 

Charles  X.,  Dr.,  8; 

Daniel,  86 

Daniel,  S25 
■  Ebenezer  A.,  8/ 

George,  175 

George,  176 

George,  824 

George.  Capt.,  824 

John,  176 

John,  824 

Thomas,  .?25 

William.  87 

William.  173 

William.,  S24 
Denny  Ancestry,  173 

Arthur  A..  173 

David,  173 

John,  173    - 

Mary  A.,  174 

Robert,  173 
Deshon  Ancestry,  ^y 

Daniel,  37 

Henry,  38 
Devereu.x  Ancestry,  205 

Frances,  205 

George  P.,  206 

John,  205 

Thomas  P.,  206 
Devitt,  Patrick  J.,  1083 

Peter,  10S3 
Dewey  Ancestry,  828 

Aaron,  828 

David.  828 

Edward  W.,  S30 

George  M.,  829 

Isaac,  828 

Israel,  828 

Thomas,  828 

Watson,  829 
Dexter  Ancestry,  1978 

Benjamin,  1978 

Charles  H.,  1979 

Julia  S.,  1979 

Seth,  1979 

Thomas,  197S 

William.  1978 
Dibble  Ancestry,  504 

Amos,  504 

Ebenezer,  504 

Ezra,  504 

John,  504 

Levi,  304 


Olin  L.,  504 

Robert,  304 

Thomas,  504 

Wakefield.   ,04 

William  W'..  304 
Dickerman  AncesTry,  7,2 

Abraham,  72 

Abraham,  74 

Albert,  75 

Charles,  73 

Edwin.  76 

Eiisha,  y2' 

Frederick  E.,  76 

George  L.,  73 

Hezekiah,  72 

Isaac,  72 

Jason,  76 

John,  74 

Jonathan.  76 

Nathani'.;',  75 

Sidney  p.,  7; 

Stcpiicn,  73 

Thomas,  72 
Dim.ock  AnceUry,   1762 

Daniel,  1763 

Henry  F..  1763 

John,  1762 

Shubaei,  1762 

Thomas,  1702 

Timclhy,  1763 

Timothy,  Capt.,  1763 

Timothy,  Dr.,  1/63 
Disbrow  Ancestry,  1S74 

Charles  R.,  1875 

Joseph,  1874 

LilHe  J.,  1876 

Meeker.  1874 

Peter.  1S74 

William  £.,  1874 
Dixon  Ancestry,  1347 

David,  1547 

James.  1548 

James.  Hon.,  154S 

John,  1347 

John,  1548 

Robert,  1548 

Wilham,  1348 
Dobbs  Ancfi'try,  1706 

David,  1706 

Frederick,  170*5 

William,  1706 

William  F.,  1706 
Dodge  Ancestry,   1345 

Andrev\,  1345 

Isaac,  1345 

John.  1345 

Richard,  1345 

Tryphena,  1345 
Dorman,  Burton  H.,  2080 

Deering,  2079 

Levi,  2079 
Dormitzer,  Henry,  2076 

Herbert  S.,  2076 

Isaac,  2076 
Doty  Ancestp.',  271 

Alexander  H.,  273 

Alexander  H.,  274 

Alfred  E.,  274 

Charles.  273 

Cyrus  B..  273 

Desire,  272 

Edv^ard,  271 

Harriscn  E..  274 

Isaac,  272 


rf_  ,vii. 


Samuel,  272 
Samuel  C,  2:4 
Solomon,  j;-^ 
Doueai  Anctiiry,  417 
Clarence  U.,  41,3 
F-edcrick  L.,  41; 
Ht-iirj'  P..  41; 
Thomas,  41;- 

•  Douglas  A7ici'^'.r\,  r.ni 

Benjamin,  Hon.   ''qt, 

Ed".:.'d,  293 

Edwr.rd  C..  404 

Johp,  292 

William,  2gi 

Vv'idinm,  2g2 

Wiiliara,  Capt.,  293 

\Vi!iiam.  Col .  292 
Doiv  Aiice^tr;. ,   IJ44 

Ephnini.  1544 

Fr.-ncis,   134; 

lienry,  1344 

Lemuei,  1344 

UmL;e!,  Csft.,   1344 

J.  iiomas.  I3_L). 
Douiies  Ar.ceitry,  346 

Deiiverdiice,  346 

IJotacio.  347  " 

Jclui,    3JLf, 

John:  347 
John  I.  H.,  34S 
William  E..  3  j- 
Drake  Ancosir;. ,  jijo 
Amri51,  2I_'0" 
Francis,  2121 
John,  2120 
Joseph,  Capt..  2120 
Robert,  2120 
Thomas.  2120 
,     Driogs  AT^c.sirv,  ,;5 
Asa  J..  D,-.,   i-- 
Benjair.in,  177 
George  .-V..  i7S 
Joseph,  176 

•  Marfhy   R.,  17? 
Theodore  I..  177 

Duer  Ancestry.  1003 
Denning.  1004 
John,  10C3 
William,  1003 
William  A.,  1004 
William  D.,  1004 
DiifBe  Ancestry,  436 
Archibald  B..  43S 
Cornelius  R.,  436 
Cornelius  R.,  437 
Cornelius  R..  437 
Cornelia  R..  437 
Duncan.  436 
Jane  A.,  43S 
John,  436 
John  D..  436 
Duffv.  Frank  G.,  10S2 

Hugh.  1082 
Dunbar  Ancestry,  788 
Butler,  7S9 
Edivard  E.,  780 
♦Edv.-.ird  L.  7?r, 
John.  7*« 
M%'es.  7fio 
R.-.Lcrt,  7?8 
Dunham  Ancestry.  1390 
Austin.  1393 
Austin  C.  1.193 
Ebenezcr.  f^oi 


INDEX 

Ebtnezer,  1353 

Grej;ory,  131X) 

John,  1391 

Jona'Jian,  1392 

Jonathan  L.,  1392 

Ralph,  1392 

Robert,  1390 

Kychert,  139-0 

Samuel  G.,  1393 

Sylvester  C,   1392 
Durand  Anccitry,  290 

Andrew,  290 

Calvin,  290 
John,  290 
John.  I.)r,.  290 
William,  29c 
William  C,  290 
DutcluT  A'i'-!:otry,  1595 
Corr.olius.  15^6 
Dierck,  1305 
Eleanor,  1597 
Johatmes,  1506 
Roelof,  m96 
Ruloff.  I.?9'j 
Dwight  Ar.cestry,  i 
Henry.  Capt.. '1776 
James.  4.  ^ 

John.  1 

Josiah,  Co!.,  1776 
Nathaniel   2 
Timcifliy.  C.ipl.,  I 
Timotl-y,  Co!.,  2 
Timothy,  Pres.,  3 
Timothy,  Pres.,  5   (Front.,  Vol. 

Dyer.H^nry,  253 
William,  253 

Ear.-ics  Ancf.str;'.  27,  478 

Albert,  479 

Antlicn},  27 

George  .M..  .j8o 

Lovell,  479 

Natliariei,  47* 

Nathaniel,  479 

Thomas,  47S 
Eaton  Ancestry,  747 

Abel,  747 

Amos,  747 

Amos  P..,  748 

Daniel  C,  748 

George  F.,  748 
John,  747 
Nathaniel,  747 
Theophihis.  219 
Thomas,  747 
Eddy  Ancestry,  1607 
Alonzo,  1607 
George  W.,  1607 
Stephen,  1607 
Edwards  .Xncestry,  207 
Jonathan,  208 
Pierrepont,  208 
Richard,  207 
Timothy,  207 
William,  207 
Eel!?  Ancestry.   1449 
Edward,  Rev.,  1430 
John,  1449 
Nathaniel,  14:^0 
Samuel.  1449 
Eels,  Phebe.  1451 
Richard,   1451 
Richard  L.,  1451 


2181 


Egge,  Frederick,  190S 

John,  1 90S 
Eggleston  Ancestrv,  iSSS 
Begat,  iSiiii 
Benjamin,  i88g 
Carrie  B.,  15S4 
David.  1=34 
Dwight  N.,  i£S9 
Harry  V.,  15^!.^ 
Hiien  B.,  i5.'^4 
Nicholas,   i&;9 
Nich.oias  I).,  1384 
Samuel,  1S09 
ilhrsani,  Augusta  L,  2074 
Frederick  F..  1S1 
Frederick   VV.,''2C74 
Ge.irge,  2074 
Eisenman,  j-r.u'.cis  J.,  3S3 

Joseph,  3S3 
Eldred  Ancc>try,  1195 
Annie  L.  B.,  1197 
Cliaries  H.,  1197 
Henry,  1196 
rienry.  1 197 
John,  1 196 
John  H.,  1 197 
Samuel,  1196 
Thomas,  1196 
Eldredge  Ancestry,  1332 
Charles,  1332 
Daniel,  1332 
Edward,  1333 
James.  1333 
Samuel,  1332 
Eldridge  Ancestry,   1184 
Barnabas,  1184 
Is.iliclla,  11S6 
Jehos?,ph,-.t.   11S4 
Joseph,  Capt..  iiS} 
Joseph,  Rev.,  1184 
JIary,  1186 
Samuel,  1184 
William,  1184 
Eliot  Ancestry,  44 
Bennett,  44 
Ely  A.,  1672 
George,  1672 
Jarcd,  47 
Jared,  Rev.,  45 
John,  Rev.,  44 
Joseph.  Rev.,  45 
Elliot,  Charles  A.,  1673 
Ellsworth  Ancestry,  717 
David,  717 
Jonathan,  717 
Josias,  717 
Martin,  1S19 
Oliver,  718 
Pinckney  W.,  720 
.     William  W.,  719 
Elmore  Ancestry,  1975 
Harvey  E.,  1976 
John,    197s 
Joseph,  1 975 
Samuel,  1975 
Samuel  E..  1976 
Elton  Ancestry,  1554 
Ebenezer,  1425 
Ebenezer,  1554 
James  S.,   1556 
Honcrio  B.,  1423 
John,  15-4 
John,  Dr..  1-^4 
John  P..  :S55 


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uSj 


INDEX 


Joiin  r",    1-30 

Salmuji  H.,  i4_;5 

Samuei,  '55.1 
Encier;  Anc :-{;;:,  iroi 

Jo!;;!  J.,  T.-oi 

John  C) ,  i.'oi 

Thom.i,~   B.,   1701 

Tliorans  O.,  1701 
Engli?;'.  Anccitr. .  ^ 

B;:i:J"m;,>,  5    '■  "      ■. 

}Jeiij5.-nin  R.,  6 

CiciHi;..  5 

Hanry.  6 

Hc-nn-  F.,  g 

Jar/ics.  6 

Jam.i  E.,  7 
Ensign  Ancestry,  2155 

Daviii.  2i;,5 

Jaiiies,  2155 
Moses,   21  Si 

'lii'^nias.  2155 
Eva t  IS  Ancestry,  T;05 
Dar.itj.  i;o3 

Jphtl,     1;!^ 

X?Uic)nif;],  1505 

Ftiirbank  An^-'^'ii;;,  1024 

h;';ir:,:i(\   1&13 

Jnbez,  :02' 

Jonas.  io4 

Jotiath^n.  1024 

Oliver.  10  ?5 

P«ul,  1025 

Ihoniis,  :u25 

Wiiii.uii  G..  io_'6 
FF.;r',-.'.r,:-;s  A-c?strv,  2043 

Gt;or.;e     2015 

Jr..natl;an.  2045 

Jonaiha:i,  Lieut.,  2045 

Jfisiiua,  2045 

Jos'ii'ia,  20i6 

jcshua.  Capt.,  2046 
F?ircKiM  Ancestry,  2034,  210: 

Don:;!a5.  2034 

E'lish.-'.,  2102 

Saniuel.  2101  ■'•- 

Juii.^.n  D..  2034 

I.ucretia,  2102 

Thoinas,  2034 

Thomas,  2101 
Faitoute.  Harriet,  927 

VVilham  E.,  027 
Farlev.  James  L.,  2148 

Patrick,  2148 
Famam,  Henry,  2012 

Henry  W.,  20:3 
Feeter,  John,  373 

Lucas,  372 

William,  372 
Fenn  Ancestry,  306,  1741 

Aaron,  506 

Anna,   1742 

Benjamin,  1741 

Henry,  1624 

Horace.  507 

Isaac.    1742 

Jamos,  ?c6 

James.   Z-:\J 

Jerenii.ih,  507 

jerry  L.,  307 

John.  506 

John,   1742 


Fenwick  Anc-jnry,  1206 

Edward,  1207 

John,  1207 

Roiiert,  1207 
Ferris  .\ncoslrj,  405 

Anna  Ij.  J.,  Dr.,  3.12 

D.an<^;i  H.,  496 

Daniel  }!.,  496 

DaviU,  40^ 

Eugene.  496 

James  R..  d'jb 

Joseph,  493 

Zachariah.  405 
Filley  AnCL'Stry,  302 

Horace,  302 

Horace  H.,  302 

John,  302 

Samuel,  302 

Willi;in],  302 

Vv'illinn  ii  ,  303 

Wilham  11  .  304 
Fisher   Ancestry,  509,  1234 

Anthony,   t2'J 

Gcorc'L  V,'..  Rev,,  559 

Irving-,  Fr-.if.,  ;y9 

John.   5n,; 

Jonathan,  1255 

Jonathan,  Lieut.-  1235 

Jonatha;-..  Rev.,  1233 

Josiah,  1233 

Josiah,  Cant.,  1255 

Sami'cl,  J236 

Samuel  H.,  1237 

Samuel  S..  T237 

Zr.chariah.  309 
Fiich  .\ncestrv,  343,  518 

Asa,  31S 

Asa.  Col.,  343 

Edwin  A.,  51S 

Frances  S..  519 

James.  Rev.,' 343 

Peletiah,  343 

Samuel,  343       ^ 

Stephen,  343 

Stephen,  520 

Th.->mas,  343 

William,  ^44 

William  H.,  521 
Fletcher  Ancestry,  390 

Benjamin,  391 

Benjamin,  392 

David,  391 

Robert,  390 

Samuel,  301 

Samuel,  Capt.,  391 

William.  391 
Flint  Ancestry,  3S3 

Ebenezer,  384 

Ebenezer.  383 

George,  Sergt.,  384 

Henrv,  385 

Henry  I.,  3S3 

Thomas,  t,8;^ 
Fones  Ancestrv.  1881 

Adolphus  E.;  1884 

Christopher,  1883 

Civilian,  1.8,81 

Danie',  18S3 

Daniel,  Capr..  18S3 

Jcr.=mi-ih.  \'-iS2 

John.  Capt..   18S2 

Marj-  K.,  1884 

Thomas,  1R82 

William.  1882 


Foote  Ancesiry,  493,  2121 

Charles.  .jQ3 

Daniel,  119 

Daniel,  .{g.i 

Ehhu,  119 

Enoch,  4';3 

Ichabcd.  2121 

Jared.  2121 

John.  493 

Josef.li,  2121 

l\'?t!i''ii'_l,  493 

IVathjnici,  2121 

Robert,  2i2£ 
Ford  Ancestry,  122 

Alice  P.,  Dr.,  1.73 

Charles  C,  123 

Harvey,  123 

Jonah,  123 

Mathew,  122 

Moses,  123 

Timothy,  122 
Fester  Ancestry.  ^.^^2 

Chauncey  S.,  362 

Edward.  363 

Edward,  365 

Edward,  Dea.,  365 

Eleazer,  363 

Ezckiel,  302 

Frank  A.,  364 

Joseph,  364 

Lyman,  364 

Lyman  W.,  364 

Pierrepont  B..  366 

Pierrcpont  B.,  367 

Samuei,  365 

Smith,  362 

Timothy,  363 

Timothy,  36.). 

Timothy,  Sergt.,  363 

William  L.,  366 
Fowler  Ancestry,  418,  776,  1421 

Abel,  ^t3 

Abraham,  776 

Abraham,  1421 

Abraham,  Hon.,  1421 

Anson,  418 

Anson,  419 

Ebenezer,  776 

Eii,  1421 

Fanny,  1421 

Frank  G..  419 

John,  142: 

Lyman.  777 

Nathaniel.  776 

Noah,  1421  * 

William,   1421 
Freeman  Ancestry,  161 

Edmund,  161 

Edmund,  162 

John  R,,  162 

Nathaniel,  162 

Stephen,  162 

Thomas,  162 
French  Ancestry,  1060,  1343,  13SS 

Adonijah,  1389 

David,  1388 

Dependence,  1343 

Enoch.  1060 

Francis.  1060 

Francis,  T38S 

Hobart,  ro,'5o 

Israel,   lo^o 

Israel,  13.8,8 

John.  134,; 


IXDEX 


n83 


To!;n,  G-jii,,  1343 

Douglas  W.,  926 

Joiiuia.  IJ43 

Harriet,  027 

Ui'lti.  7369 

Rufus.  920 

Sarah,  1343 

Gay  .A.nce3try,  350 

WiiUan:,  13S8 

Charles,  354 

Frost  A'lctjsi.rj,  403 

Edv.'aid,  350 

C.hiries  \V.  S,,  494 

Erastus,  334 

David,  403 

Erastus,  355 

Er.ucn.  403 

Fisher,  354  . 

Sai-uc!,  403 

Fislier,  Col.,  352 

Selab,  .194 

Hcin-y,  350 

\\  arreii  S.,  404 

Henry  S.,  350 

Fujitr  Aiiccsto",  12 

John,  350 

EUz?  !.,  301 

Julius,  3^4 

Korace  b..  13 

Perez.  3^0 

John.,  12 

Richard "H.,  354 

Jo-tpP,    12 

Sanuiel.  350 

j'"'?i.-,>'ii.  r-.p;..  12 

William,  334 

JcfvT-h,  S-rtc,  12 

Gaylord  .-Vncestrv.  1285 

Oi'ver,  ;,c.i 

Andrew  S..  1288 

Thc.irr3  i-.,  301 

Biilv,  12S8 

William.  12 

Charles  W.,  12S6 

Fj'ier  A'H-v==fry,  421 

David.  12S6 

iJa.rlovw-,  422 

Edv.ard,  070 

M*ry  E..  4^4 

Edward,  12SS 

Or?3irijs  iv.,  423 

Edward  B.,  12SS 

Sihs,  422 

Ira,  i28S 

Stepl.jn,  .p2 

Je5.=e,  570 

Ualte-,  ii-i 

John,  1286 

Zerrubnbel  421 

John,  12S7 

G-!brie;  Anctbuv.  ^1=3 

Joseph,  970 

Chr.r!e.s  R.,  2150 

Joseph,  1256 

Gporge  p..  2150 

Joseph.  12SS 

Martha  j.,  2150 

Josiah,  1287 

Peter,  21SO 

Lett.  970 

William  A.,  2[=o 

Nathan,  1286 

Gsil,ijher,  Jamss;  Hon.,  2Co6 

Samuel,  1287 

John  C.  20c6 

Vvalter.  12S6 

Gailup  Ancestry.  S3,  Z"7,  i>-i--  ' 

i4.i             V.'illiam,  1283 

Alban  \V..  025 

William,  1287 

Eenadam,  642 

William,  12S8 

Bern.i.iin,  844 

Geer  Ancestry,  S.\0 

Bersdam,  Lieut.,  642 

Ehenezer,  843 

■   Benjamin,  32S 

Ellen,  844 

Eunice.  50 

George.  840 

Her.r) .  642 

Henry  B.,  84t 

saac,  844 

James,  843 

saac,  V25 

James  L.,  843 

Isaac  B..  925 

Jeptha.  841 

John,  88  . 

Jonathan.  S40 

'  John,  89 

Lucy,  844 

.ohn,  328 

Mary  E..  841 

.ohn,  Capt,  89 

Robert.  843 

John.  Capt..  327 

Robert,  8)4 

Nathaniel,  89 

Stephen.  841 

Nathaniel,  90 

Thomas,  841 

Nathaniel,  328 

Geike  Ancestry,  375 

Nehemiah,  642 

Archibald,  Rev.,  375 

Nehemiah  M.,  642 

Archibald,  Rev.,  376 

Samuel    90 

Cunniraham.  Rev..  376 

Thomas.  88 

Walter  B..  Dr.,  376 

Wilhiam,  025 

Giddings  .■\ncc5try,  295,  792 

Galpin  Ancestry,  309 

Benjamin,  296 

Amos,  310 

Benjamin,  793 

Caleb.  310 

Benjamin,  794 

■leien,  311 

George,  295 

lenry  N..  310 

Georcre,  702 

Mars.  3" 

Harriet  E.,  297 

Norri5,  310 

John.  206 

Philip,  309 

John,  703 

Ruth.  311 

Joshua,  206 

Samuel,  309 

Joshua,  703 

Thomas,  310 

Lorrain.  206 

Gardner  Ance'-.try,  926 

Salmon,  296 

Thomas,  793 

VVation,  794 
Gilbert  Ancestry,  250,  666 

Abner.  2163 

Alba  B.,  2163 

Benjamin,  666 

Charles,  666 

Eleaiier,  260 

George  A.,  2163 

George  H..  2163 

Harvey  G.,  2163 

Jasper,  261 

John,  260 

John,  66'3 

John,  Sir.  259 

Joseph,  666 

Matthew,  Gov.,  2162 

Thomas,  260 

William,  666 
Gildersleeve  Ancestry,  120 

Alfred.  121 5 
♦Ferdinand,   1210- 

Henry,  1210 

Obadiah,  1209 

Oliver,  1212 

Philip,  1209 

Richard,  1208 

Richard,  1205 

Sylvester,  1209 

Thomas,  1209 
Gillett  Ancestry,  830 

Eliphalet,  831 

Jonathan,  830 

Josiah,  83: 

Justus,  Capt.,  102 

Norman  H.,  102 

Samuel,  831 

Samuel,  Dea.,  831 
Gilman  Ancestry,  i:-6o,  i^^ 

Benjamin  I.,  1352 

Benjamin  I.,  1353 

Charles  M..  1353 

Edward,  i-^^o 

Elias.  1873  ' 

Epaphras.  1S73 

George  C,  1S73 

George  H.,  1261 

George  S.,  1260 

John.  1350 

Joseph.  1332 

Josiah,  1260 

Julius,  1260 

Julius  S..  1260 

Levi,  1260  , 

Mabel  G.,  1261 

Nicholas,  1351 

Oliver,  1260 

Richard,  1260 

Richard.  1873 
Robert,  1330 

Samuel  B.,  1873 

Solomon,  1260 
Ginand,  David.  1527 

Philip  J.,  1527 
Gladwin  Ancestry,  508 
Bethia.  508 
Daniel.  508 
Ellen  F..  Dr.,  15:8 
Selden.  ;o8 
Sidney  M..  J35S 
Godfrey  .AnreNtn,-    552 
Charles  C,  553 
Christopher.  3=;2 
Jonathan,  552 


2 1 84 

Jonp.diar..  R;'\.,  ---.3 
Naiiir.ii,  55  J 
Go'iding,  L".Jnii.-.:d.  lI2^ 
,., -Mary  F..   i:jj 
(Jooal.ue  Ai;tc.-lrv,  i -;ju 

Ber'.ram  G.,  ij:;; 

Qiarles  \\'.,  i^^; 

Francis.  1350 

Joseph,  123(1 

Wei!..,  I.J3X 

vviiliim.  1330 
Goodrpnii  A'^c'c'.iv,  711 

Aaron.  7.5  " 

Aaron  C,  71^ 

John,  :-i^i     " 

Louis  J.,  j'.-y 

K;cp.arc,  ;:; 

Ricnard,  713 

S.charO   I./-16 
^  i'in-;.rho,  715 
Goodrich  Aiicr-Sirv,  u6l.  210"' 

An;ia,  2103 

Charles  C,  1263 

tiiziir,  i.-oj 

Eiizur  S,,  12  ij 

Ephraiin,  2:03 

Isaac,  1362 

Joseph,    IJ^2 

Jo3hv.n,  ipn3 

Kaihui.K-!,  rvo2 

R3i:ri._:.d:.i..  1363 

Richard,  21c; 

Siine.^;!.   iJti 

WiKian:,  i;oi 

Vv'illiani.  126^ 
._  V/ilhan-.,  2103 
u-.)Od''.v;n  AncirS'r;-,  1234 

Ed-vard,  S67 

Edy.-it;  O..  1252 

Elijah-,  1411 

Emily  S.,  1252 

Francis,  1238 

George,  SC6 
George  P,.,  ij.n 
George  M..  mii 
Hezekiah,  1252 
Isaac,  1410 
James,  1236 
James.  1237 
James  J..  1237 
James  X.,  1236 
John,  Dca..  1251 
Jonathan.  1235 
Jonathan,  1236       . 
Joseph,  1252 
Xathanicl.  1233 
Nathaniel.   r;io 
Ozias,  1234 
Ozias,   1233 
Samuel,  S66 
Walter  B.,  1411 
William,  1234 
William,  1410 
William,  I4rr 
Gookin  Ance';tr\-.  iSl^ 
Aniold,  i.^i:;  ' 
Daniel,  if:.^ 
Daniel,  Gen.,  iSi; 
John.  i8r; 
Thomas.   1S15 
Gould  Ancestry,  757 
Abel.  758 
Charles  M..  104- 
Medad.  ro46 


INDEX 

Jlorris.  1047 
Nathan,  737 
is'athan,  1046 
Nathan,  Lt.  Gov.,  757 
C/:ie::mi.'s.   luji 
Samuel.  75; 
Graham  .\nc..olrv,  120 
Charles  E.,  129 
Jaraes,  ijg 
Graney,  J.->mcs  S.,  2143 

Martin,  2140 
Grant  Anceitry,  303,  138.3 
Grace,  1440 '    " 
Gustavus,   13^3 
Harriet,  304 
Hiram,  13S4 
Jonathan.  i4_;o 
Martin   G..  1440 
Maihew,  303 
Machew,   13S3 
Natiianie!,  1439 
Ralph  M.,  13.S4 
Samuel.  1430 
Samuel.  i8.?o 
Samuel  R.,  304 
Sani'jel  R.,  1383 
Siieidon  J.,  13S4 
Sylvester.  304 
Tahan.  304 
Tahan.  1120 
Tahan.  13^.3 
i  homas,  304 
Thomas,  13S3 
Green  Ancestry.  1301 
David.  1101 
Fred  R..' [302 
Ger:rge  W..  1302 
Jairus.  1301 
John.  130; 
Spencer  B.,  1301 
William  B..  1301 
Greene  Arcesiry,  704 
Benjamin,  705 
Gardiner,  705 
Gardiner,  -/c^ 
John,  704 
Nathaniel,  704 
Thomas,  704 
Greenleaf  Ancestry,   1961 
Charles,  1962  - 
Daniel,  Dr.,  1962 
Daniel,  Rev..   1961 
David.  1062 
David,  Dr..  1962 
Edmund.  1061 
Stephen,  io6r 
Stephen,  Capt..  ig6i 
Greenman  .\ncestrv.  335 
George.  Hon..  33^ 
James,  335 
Gregory  .-Vncestry,  1432 
Adam.  1432 
Alfred.  910 
Caleb  C,  1433 
Frederick  H.,  910 
Henry,  1432 
Ira.  143  5 
James  B.,  143^ 
Jolm.  1432 
Judah.  1433 
Thomas,  1432 
William.  1432 
Greist,  Hubert  M,.  1195 
John  M.,  1 194 


Percy  R..  1 195 
Griggs  An-.-estry,  2114 
Charles,.  2115 
David  C,  JH7 
Henr3-  C.,  2:15 
Ichabod,  21 15 
-  Joseph,  21:4 
JoshuD,  2115 
Robert  E.,  21 16 
RosucII,  21 15 
Thomas,  31 14 
Griswold  Ancestry,  28,  521 
Asahel  M.,  528 
Daniel,  29 
Daniel,  30 
Daniel,  522 
Edward,  29 
Edward,  521 
Frank  L.,~529 
Frederick  P..  522 
George.  20 
Irving  R.,'  ,27 
John,  28 
John,  521 
Joseph,  ^22 
Joseph,  ^26 
Lottie  A.,  529 
Morgan.  ;2S 
Richard  \V.,  527 
Selah.  522 
Shubae!,  526 
Thaddeus.  Col..  526 
White,  30 
Gross  Ancestry,  S43 
Charles  E.,  "544 
Clement,  543 
Freeman,  344 
Isaac,  543 
Mason,  544 
Simon.  543 
Thomas.  343 
Thomas,  544 
Thomas  F.,  544 
Grosvenor  .Ancestiy,  1334 
Ebenezer.  I3:!3 
John,  133; 
John.  Cant..  1335 
Iho.Tias.  1333 
Guild  Aucestr}-,  471 
Calvin,  472 
Jehn,  471 
Joseph,  471 
Joseph.  472 
Samuel,  471 
Gunn  Ancestry.  924    • 
Frederick  W.,  924 
Jasper,  924 
Jebomah,  924 
John  N.,  924 
Samuel.  Capt.,  924 
Samuel.  Lieut.,  924 
Gurley  .-Vncestry,  1592 
Hannah,  1593 
Jacob  B.,  1593 
Jonathan.  1393 
Samuel,  1592 
William,  1592 

Had'ey  Ancestrv,  103' 
Arthur  T..  1034 
George,  1032 
George.  1033 
George.  Capt.,  1033 
Jame=,  1033 


1>V^ 


■.< ■'  ■' 


INDEX 


2185 


Janu-s,  Dr..  -,033 

S;i!niiel,  103a 
Hakes  Anfe-L:7,  359 

rJihv,  330 

Gncr;,'e.  33'5 

Hen-.y  B.,  2sg 

Richird,  3;irj 

Solomon.  359 
Hale  Ancesiry.  259 

Jolin,  R.-v.,  239 

Rici-.ird,  2S0 

Robert.  25g 

SaniL-.e!,  259 
Hall  Ancestry,  71,  670,  1313,  1395, 

20^4 

Alar.son,  671 
Alfred,  979 
Amos.  105 
Aiii'..'E,  9S7 
Augustus,  72 
Brenton,  71 
Caleb.  105 
Caleb,  1.306 
Calvin,  2007 
Charles  H.,  20yo 
Clara  E.,  991 
Comfort,  98.). 
Daiiic.1,  671 
Ebenei.er,  67: 
Eber.czer.  9.57 
Eben'./er,  991 
Elia?,  2.'X)3 
EHsha,  (3S7 
Ephraini,  984 
■    Esbor.  091 
Ezra,  9S7 
Ezra  H.,  o.?8 
Enr:c''>.  670 
Frarii:!?.  gi^o 
Frsdirric  B.,  ij-'O 
George  W.,  1316 
Giles,  2096 
Giles  C,  i;'X)7 
Gtistnvus  E..  9S7 
Isaac.  671 
IsaaCi  Dr.,  671 
Jesse,  993  . 

Joel,  993 
Joel.  979 
John,  71 
John,  105 
John,  978 
John,  970 
John,  9S6 
John,  1396 
John,  2062 
John,  2085 
John  B.,  983 
John.  Capt,.  2096 
John  H.,  980 
John  H.,  2096 
John,  Jr.,  2096 
John  S..  2097 
'Jonathan.  1319 
Joseph.  984 
Joseph.  2063 
Joseph  B.,  091 
Lois  B  ,  o8q 
Lois  B.,  986 
Lovell,  2097 
Mary,  987 
Nathaniel.  103 
Preserved.  1396 
Ralph,  2062 


Richard,  2096 

Samuel,  71 

Sami.el,  671 

Samuel.  97S 

Samuel,  979 

Samuel,  QiiO 

Samvoi,  991 

Samuel,  1316 

Samuel,  2090 

Samuel.  Rev.,  71 

Sarali  G.  L.,  980 

Seliick,  1316 

Seth.  987 

Seth  J.,  r«34 

Stephen  S.,  993 

Sylvester,  9S4 

TheojWiiiu--,  1316 

Thomas,  984 

Thomas  S.,  2063 

Titus,  105 

William,  991 

William.   m6 

William,  1395 

William,. 139^ 

William  D.,  902 

vVilliani  P..  2063 
Hallett  .An.:e=:ry,   199 

Andrew,  lyo 

Charles  B  ,  2C0 

Frank  D.,  20Q 

Isaac,  200 

Jonathan,  199 

Josiah.  200 

Timothy,  200 
Hallock  Ai-.cestry,  606,  1354 

Ansel,  607 

Benjamin,  607 

Edward,  1354 

lidv.-in,  609 

Elmer  E.,  608 

Frank  K.,  1354 

Isaac,  607 

John,  607 

John.  1334 

Mary  K.,  1357 

Nicholas,  1354 

Peter,  607 

Peter,  1354  ^ 

Roy  E.,  6aS 

Samuel  T.,  1334 

Stephen,  607 

William,  607 

William,  60S 

William,  133^ 

Winlhrop  R.,   1334 

Zephaniah,  60S 
Hamilton  Ancestry,  6S3 

Charles  S.,  684 

David,  684 

Gabriel,  684 

James,  684 

James  E..  684 

Jonathan,  6S4 
Hammer  Ancestry,   1343 

Alfred  E.,  1346 

Peter.  1343 

Thorvald  p.,   1346 
Hammond  ."Xnccstrv.  1356 

Asahel.  1  —  7 

Ellen  F.,  V:;^S 
*Georf:e  A.,  2077 

George  R.,  2076 

Hezekiah.   1557 

Isaac,  1537 


John,  1536 

John.  1537 

josi.ih,  1337 

Justin,  135S 

Neil  M.,  2078 

Thomas,  1557 

William,  1337 
Hanover  Ancf  .try,  JO60 

Annie  B.,  206 r 

Ebcnezer,  20fo 

John,  2060 

Juliu3  S.,  20*50 

Richard,  2060 

Samuel  B.,  20<jG 

William,  20<;o 
Hardenber.i^h  Ancestry,  2128 

Corneiia,  2130 

Delia  \V.,  2 13 1 

Gerardiis,  2^30 

Gerrit  J.,  212l; 

Jacob  1'...  2130 

Jan,  212S 

Johannes,  2129 

Johannes,  2130 

Joliannes  G.,  2130 

Leonard,  2130 

Philip,  2130 
Harding.  H^irvcy,  1706 

Ruth  A.,  1706 
Harins^  Ancestry,   136S 

John,  156S 

Julia  P.,  1369 

Samuel,  1369 
Harland,  Edv,  ard,  Gen.,  397 

Henrv',  397  ^ 

Thom'as,  397 
Harmouut  Anoesiry,  77 

George  A.,  77 

Jennette  C,  77 

William  S..  77 
Harral  .-^-ncestrv.  1723 

Charlotte.   1723 

Edward  W.,  1726 

George,  1723 

George  E.,  1724 

Helen  M.,  1726 

Henrj'  K.,  1723 

Lucy  A.,  1724 

William,  1724 

William  W.,  1723 
Harrison  Ancestry,  Ij8,  200S 

Albert,  118 

Charles  A.,  119 

Cynthia  R.,  2010 

Daniel,  2009  « 

Edmund.  2009 

George  C,  2010 

John  R.,  2010 

Josiah,  118 

Nathan,  ri8 

Nathaniel.  iiS 

Nathaniel,  2009 

Noah,  2009 

Richard,  2008 

Thomas,  118 

Thomas,  2008 
Hart  Ancestry,   1657 

Bertha  L..  1038 

Daniel,  2:11 
*George,  2111 

Henrv,  1,658 

John    1638 

T.  Hiscox,  1058 

Samuel,  i6s8 


2iS6 


INDEX 


Samuel,  Rev.  Dr.,  i6sS 
SiepUei-,  ic,=7 
Stephen,  21  ;o 
Steyhen,  :;(ii 
Thomas.  i6y/ 

William,  i6.5?, 

*\Viiliani  jrl.,  21  i2 
KarUn.Min  Ar.cicst.'v.  1^03 

Charles  I  [..  15;.:" '    ■" 

Fritz  G.,  [504 

George  i'".,'i5.:;3 
Har\v.:;od  Ancestry,  340,  541 

Calvin  L ,  341 

David.  ,14  r 

Ebenezcr,  541 

Frar.cii  A..  341 

George  V,'.,  3.12 

Henry,  340 

John,  340 

Jori:-iI-ian,  34 1 

Narhaniei,  541 

Fezcr,  541 

Peter,  ^l.^j..  =42 

T'kehe  P  ,    S2 
Haverf.ov'jr,  Ciurles  \V.,  510 

Julia  i..  510 

Havens,    Dr.    ir'i'.er   E.,    2lt 
Hawkins,  Arinie,  506 

isa;;c,  306 
Hawicy  A:':ce:-try,  1 7 18,  2049 

Edrn.iri.J  S.,  ."710 

Elisha,  2050 

Ezrr,.  ;7.S 

K.'rd.  C;'|jr.,   1718 

Josc-uh.  i7!3 

Joseph.  2019 

Mary  V,'.,  17:9 

Samuel.  T71S 

Thomas,  171S 

Thomas.  2040 

Thomas,  Capt ,  2049 

Thnnia.3.  Rsv.,  2C50 

William,  1719 
Haydcn  Ance^tri-.  6^8,  i6o8 

Arnold  H..  160S 

Dsniel.  660 

Edmund.  660 

Edward  S.,  661 

Florentine  H.,  661 

Gideon,  639 

Hiram  W.,  660 

John,  659 

John,  660 

John,  i6o3 

Josiah,  660 

Josiah  S..  660 

Randolph,  1608 

Thomas,  630 
Hayes  Ancestry.   1407 

George  W..  1407 

Johnson,  1408 

Thomas.  1407 

Wesley  F..  T408 
'  William  H.,  1407 
Heft  Ancestrv.  316 

Danio!.  316 

Nath.nr  H.,  3T7 

Samuel,  317 
Hemingway  Ancestry.  678 

Abraham.  Dea.,  ^78 

Enos.  678 

James  S..  679 

Ralph.  678 

Samuel,  67? 


Samuc!,  679 

Sainuel,  O79 

Wyllis,  679 
Hem.inv.-ay  Ar.restry,  963 

Bueil,  &<54 

Bueil  H.;  2i6l 

John,  903 

Alerrit,   963 
Hendee  Ar.ccstry,  377 

Abner,  37S 

Asa,    iyr 

E!iph;.!et,  377 

Kliphai-::,  37^ 

Lucius  J.,  37?, 

Richard.  377 
Plenderson  Ancestrv,  14S0 

Harry.  148 1  "  -. 

Jan-.es,  1480 

James,  1481 

John,  1 480 
HenJryx  A!ic\;str;,',  1637 

Alsnn,  1638 

Andfrw  t).,  T63S 

Mary  A.,  1638 

Xv.th;:n  W..  lo^S 

Wiljon  E.,  1638 
Hepbrrn  Ancestry,  1887 

Andrew  M.,_^i888 

Nathaniel,  iSS3 

Patriclc    ilyiy 

Ptier,  1837 
^P;ter,  1888 
Kerrnan.  Abraham,  198 

Samuel  A.,  108 
Herrick  Ancestry,  rSo 

Danie!.  180 

Ephraim.  iSo 

Henrv,  180 

John,  180 

Robert,  1811 

Samuel,   180 

Thon-.as.  180 

Willian:.   Sir,  r.?o 
Herr!!ni;n  Ancestry,  1451 

Alfred  H„  1432 

David  S.,  1432 

Richard.  1451 
Hersey  Ancestry,  1506 

Jeremiah,  1306 

John.   1506 

William.    1506 
Hewlett.  George  T.,  Maj.,  166 

George.  Rev..  166 
Hickcox  Ancestry,  966 

Caleb.  567 

Daniel.  967 

Edward  S..  967 

Howard  M..  968 

Samuel.  067 

Thomas.  967 

William.  067 
Higby  .Ancestry.  476^ 

Edward.  476 

Hervey.  477 

Isaac.  477 

John.  476 

Martha  L.,  478 

Samuel.  J77 

V/illiam  R..  477 
Hiil  Anct.Ury.  647.  1652 

Abiathar.  T023 

Daniel.  647 

Daniel.  1923 

Gilman  C,  648 


Giiman  F  ,  6  1 7  ♦ 

Herbert  \v'..  1323 

Isaac,  6.%/ 

Jabez,  1652 

James,  647 
lohn,  647 

John  R.,  1652 

Jonathan,  047 

Joseph,  1632 

William,  I'r.r:? 

Wilham  B.,  1633 

Wiiliaiu  H..  1632 

William  T..  it);2 
Hil'hcu^e  Ancestry.  344 

Abrahan,  344 

James,  Rev.,  344 

John,  344 

WiHiam,  Judge,  345 
Hill;.^  Jolin  R  .  ,-35 

vViIiiam.  733 
Hilton  AncesiVv.  1988 

Charles  O.,  10S9 

Frank  M.,  19.89 

William,  1989 
Hine  Ancestry,  511 

Ambrose.  511 

Francis  L.,  312 

James,  512 

Lyman.  312 

Stephen,  311 

Thomas.  311 
Hinman  ATv;-=try,  394 

Charles  PL,  395 

Edward,  354 

Isaac,  395 

Henry  M.,  395 

John,  394 

Munson.  395 
Hinsdale  Ancestry,  144 

Barnabas,  T45 

John,  145 

Josiah  B.,  146 

Mary  P.,  147 

Robert.  146 

Theodore,  146 

Theodore,  Rev.,  143 
Plitcheock.  Chauncev,  1136 

Dan,  1 135 
Hcadley  Anccstn.',  18 

Ammi.  19 

Carleton  ¥...  21 

Henry  T..  20 

Sila^.  Hon  .  20 

Wiliian-.  ,8 

William,  19 
Hodgetts.  Jnhn.  1527 

William  J..  1527 
Hogs^nn.  Samuel  J..  510 

William  J..  310 
Hoit  .Ancestry,  412 

Calvin.  413 

Edward  B.,  414 

John  L.  C.  413 

Joshua,  412 

Nehemiah.  413 

Noah,  413 

Samuel  S..  4x3 

Simon.  472 
Holco.nbe  Ancestr>-,  1249 

David,  1230 

Enn'ly  S..  T232 

Jam.ei.  1230 

John  }.'..  12-0 

John  M..  1232 


INDEX 


JI?7 


Naihanici,  1240 

KouIt.t.,  \2^o 

Thorr.ns,  ijj.g 
Hoiiiiter  Ancr^try,  "520 

David  F.,  i^-;2i 

Gidfon,  IS20 

GiiJeon,  Caot.,  1520 

Joh-,,  15-0 

Stephen,  i?20 
Hcily'  Arce.nry.  i6j3 

Eiiwin  S.,  iroj 

Edwin  S.,  i^xu, 

George  T.,  1695 

isriac,  1603 

John,  i6y3 

Joim  I.,  :6o.l 

X?.rha;i,  16^,3 

Wiiiiain  K.,  1695 
Holmei  Anooatry,  ;6i4 

Ber.jp.Tuir,.  16:4 

Frsncii,  1614 

Israel,  10 14 

Israel,  1615 

John.  1614 

Reiibjn,  :5r4 

Samuel  ].,  1014 

Stephen,   !6u 

VViircr  \V ,  1615 
Hooker  Ancestrv,  1772 

Afihei.  S79 

Asahel,  1774 

Bryan,  1774 

Bryan  E..  1774 

Edv.-ard  \V..  1774 

Hezekiali,  7S7 

Hezekiph,  1773 

Ira,  87S 

John,  1772 

John,  1775 

John,  tlon.,  1773 

Joseph.  Capr.,  1777 

Julia  E.,  S7S 

Noadiah,  1777 

Richird,  Rev.,  1775 

Samuel,  1777 

Samuel,  Rev.,  1773 

Thomas,  1772 

"Thom.:i^,  1776 

Thomas,  Rev.,   1772 

William  G.,  i777 
Hopkins  Ancestry,  1990 

Dsvid,  1990 

Gerrard,  982 

John,  1990 

John,  1991 

Samuel,  983 

Samuel  E.,  Tgoi 

Stephen,  IQQO 

Wil'ard,  1991 

William,  9S3 
Hopson  Ancestry,  1421 

Ehenezer,  1422 

John,  •1421 

Jolin,  1422 

Mary,  1422 
Home  Ancestry,  162 

Ar.thon'.-,  162 

Samue!  B.,  Co!,,  163 
Hosnier.  Joseph,  138= 

Stephen,  1385 

Thomas,  1.385 
Kotchki^s     .Ancestr,-,     424,     1299, 
1402 


.Andrew,  1:77 

Asahel.  1170 

Asihfl  A.,  1-76 

Caleb,  1183 

Caleb,  Capt..  1183 

Charles,  1160 

Charles  A.,  117S 

Cyrus.  1 182 

Dr.niei,  1290 

Dyer,   llSo 

Ed.vard  C,  424 

Edward  H..  424 

Elijah,  1 1 82 

Frederick  A.,  1177 

Gideon,  11 75 

Henry,    1300 

Henry  E.,  iiSo 

Henry  L.,  130c. 

Henrv  S.,   1301 

n:ram,   117S 

Isaac,  1178 

Isaac,  1402 

Jacob,  1 1 82 

Jesse,  1 176 

John,  1 183  -' 

Joseph,  1 1 78 

Joseph,  1402 

Joshua,  1175 

Joshua,  11S2 

Justus,  1300 

Lucius  W.,  I173 

Merritt,  11S2 

Merritt  L.,  1182 

Cbcdiah,  13CO 

Samuel,  '.182 

Samrel,  1209 

Samuel,  1402 

Silns.   IT7S 

Stephen,  tl"; 

Wales.  1 178 

William  M.,  1182 

Willi.aii  M,.  11S3 
Houtrh  .■*ln^-e^try,  1526,  2019 

Alanson  H.,  2020 
*BenP7et    -X..  20-^0 

Edward,  2019 

Emerson  A.,  1526 

Ephraim,  1526  i, 

James.  1526 

John,  2019 

John,  Capt.,  2019 

John,  Dea..  2019 

Josinh.  152^ 
*.Maria  S.,  2021 

Robert  R.,  1526 

Samuel,  1526 

William,  2019 
Howd  Ancestry,  294 

Anthony,  204 

Benjamin,  294 

Carletnn,  205 

Joseph,  204 

Salmon,  295 

Salmon  G.,  Dr.,  295 

Whitehead.  295 
Howe  Ancestry.  1129,  1647 

A.-iron,   iffi; 

A.hraham.  ]Pj.-; 

Abraliqm,  I'iSj 

Daniel,  1617 

Daniel,  T6S5 

Daniel,  Capt..  1647 

Daniel  R..  164S 

Edmund,  1648 


Edmund  G.,  1648 

Jiiias,  1130 

Eiias,  1131 

Elijah,   U29 

Hirraon,  Dr.,  16S6 

Hrirnion  George,  Dr.,  10S6 

•Ol.n,    ll2Q 

Jonathan,  1647 

Lucian  B.,  r(,S6 

iMoses,  1129 

Samuel,  1129 

Siniou  A.,  1:32 

S^-lomoti,  1647 

Tyler,  1130 

'\Vi;ii,:;m,  njG 
How  land  Auc':-try,  117 

Charks  H.,  118 

Georse,  H7 

Henry,  .'17 

Isaac,  117 

James,  117 

Joshua,  117 

Michael,  IT7 

Samuel,  117 
Hoye,  Francis,  1007 

Stephen  M,,  1997 
Hcyt  .Ancestry,  1934,  204S 


Abraham, 


-■t^'- 


Benjamin,  2047 

Benjamin,  20.;S 

Darius,  2049 

George  A.,  2049 

John,  1034 

Joshua,  1934 

Rachel,  1934 

ThPddeus,  2048 

Thomas,  1934 

Walter,  1934 
Hubbard   Ancestry,  1S22,  2102 

Caleb,  2!03 

Daniel,  1S63 

Elisha,  ;40 

Elmer  S,,  1833 

George,  1822 

George.  2(02 

Jeremiah,  1S25 

Jeremiah,  1863 

Jeremiali,  1864 

John,  1823 

John  E.,  1833 

Joseph,  2103 

Josiah  M.,  54t 

Mary,  2103 

Nathaniel,   1S23 

Nehemiah,  ^40 

Robert,  1864 

Samuel  J.,  1833 

Simon,  1864 

Stephen,  1833 
*Thomas,  420 

Walter  B.,  1825 
Hubbell  Ancestry,  1930 

Billy,  1931 

Charles,  1931 

Ezra,  1931 

Luman  L.,  1931 

Nehemiah,  1031 

Richard,  1930 

Samu?l,  lo.u 

Stephen,    [<:,-!.i 
Hubberd   Ancr;str\-,  785- 

John,  7^3 

John  H.,  786 

John  T,.  787 


2iS8 


IXDEX 


Josq.li,  786 

1-?M'\,  y'io 
Hugo.  John,  j.ti 

Phi!;:),  Kc.;-...  411 
Hulett,  Briibara,  100 

Chiir'.HS,  109 
Hull  A;i«-t,-y.  1S3,  2J3.  S^j 

Alnnra  J.,  1S7 

Aior  R.,  iSi 

Calvin  E,.  D.-.,  iS" 

Car-^line  P.,  524 

Corneiius,  iS-i 

Cornelius.  Lieut.,  1S3 

Dcr.iiv,  1S4 

Denny  C.  l24 

Frederick  C.  lij 

George,  183 

George,  523 

Jams?.  524 

Jededi.ih,  i.^a 

Jeren;inb,  Dn,  Jii 

Joh.i,  244 

John,  524 

John.  Dr.,  543 

.Tosi^h,  ^::2 

Josiah.  534 

NriThani-l  ?.,  ^84 

Wii'.inm.  1S3 

\Vii'i!?m  S.,  524 
Hup.,ai;''f'-.r(:l   .'Vtic.'stry.  6c. 

Frsnk  L    61 

Johr.,  61 

Tfihn.  C.ipt.,  61 

Thomas.  6c 

Thomas,  6: 

Wil!-am  C,  63 
Hunt  Anccitry.  1136 

Abrier,  713- 

F.noch.  i:.«o 

Ephraim.  1137 

Tohn.  Ti  ^7 

Tchn  M..  ri37 

Joseph,  1137 
Hunter   \nce^'ry.  1009 

Fbenezer.  iO'jO 

Horare   R..  19TO 

Jame',  1602 

Tet'nrc  D.,  1909 

Nathaniel.  looo 

Rowland  L..  1603 

Samuel,   1602 

Samue!  S.,  1602 

SoloTlon.    lOOT 

Huntin<rton     Ancestry,    40-^,    6ti, 

fi27 

Benjamin.  630 

Charles  Phelps-  632 

Charles  Pratt.  632 

Christopher.  1^37 
«    Cliristopher.  Dea..  63O 

Dan.  6-?! 

David  T,.  630 

Khcnezer.  6t2 
'    Kdward  A..  6t2 

Fdv.-ard  r...  TOiS 

Fdn-.-rd  ^.,  ^3-' 

Georrrf  <;..  3074 

Ke.-ekiah.  1^28 

He'.ckinh.  3074 

Is-ic.  '>'!0 

Tahez.  Gen..  402 

James,  toio 

Tede.ii.-.h    Gen.,  403 

Tohn.  <53S 


John  W.  P.,  631 

Joseph,  1530 

Joseiih,  19.17 

Joseph,  104S 

Joseph,  Kcv.  Dr.,  1948 

Joshua,  402 

Nathaniel,  1559 

Nathaniel,  19.(7 

Peletiah  W.,'  fci3x 

Philip,  630 

Robert  \\\.  029 

Robert  W.,  Col.,  629 

Samuel,  Dca.,  631 

Samuel  .H.,  62S 

Samuel,  Lieut.,  631 

Sara  L.,  630 

Simon,  40^ 

Sim.on,  611 

Simon,  627 

Simon,  1947 

Sinior;,  Doa.,  402 

Simon,  £)ca  ,  hii 

Simon,  Rdv.,  C12 

Simon,   1359 

Thomas  D..  631 

WiUiam,  631 
Hur.-l  Ancestry,  784,  2064 

Abel,  2CC4 

Ebenercr,  7R3 

Georji-e  S.,  2*064 

GiUc-ad,  785 

Henry  E.  K.,  785 

Jabez,  2064 

John,  7S4 

John,  785 

Truman.  785 

Truman  E.,  785 

William  P.,  3064 

Willi.'im   B.,  Hon.,  2064 
Hurlburt  Ancestry,  113 

Cornelius,  113 

David,  113 

Geor;;e,  113 

Joseph,  113 

Major,  It3 

Samuel  \V.,  114 

Thomas,  113 
Husted,  James  VV.,  195 

Louise  \V'.,  195 
Hutchinson  Ancestry,  862 

Anthony,  862 

Barnard,  S62 

Elizabeth.  S63 

James.  ,862 

John,  862 

Lawrence,  862 

Richard,  863 

Thomas,  862 

Thomas,  8^3 

William,  862 
Hyde  .Ancestry,  39S,  948,  1726 

Abigail  L.,  399 

Alvan,  1727 

Alvan  P.,  1727 

Andrew,  948 

Ephraim,   1727 

Ephraim  H..  Gov.,  949 

Ephraim  H.,  Maj,,  951 

Fzekiel,  3rj8 

George  R..  949 
Jabez,  398 
Jabez,  Capt.,  948 
Jabez,  Judge,  948 
Jacob,  1727 


Jasper,  949 
John,  Judge,  39:i 
Lewis,  948 
Lewis  A.,  94S 
Nathaniel,  1727 
Samuel,  39S 
Samuel,  1726 
Thomas,  1727 
William,  33S 
William,  1726 
William  \V.,  1728 

Ingalls  Ancestry,  9,  24 

Ebenezer,  23 

Edmund,  10 

Edmund,  24 

Francis,  !0 

Henry,  10 

John,  24 

Phinoa'?,  10 

P'hineas.  Lir.,  10 

Phineas  K.:  Di.,  ii 
Inp:ersolI  Ancestry,  277 

Charles  R.,  Gov.,  280 

Colin  M.,  27Q 

Colin  M.,  2S0 

George  P.,  2S0  ~-~, 

■  J-ared,  277 

John.  277 

Jonathan,  277 

Jon.-.than.  Judge,  277 

Ralph  I,  ^78 
Incrahara  Ancestry,  1981 

Elias,  u:)83 

Jeremiah,  1982 

Joseph,  19S3 

Natiianiel,  ic)82 

William,  10S2 

William  S.,  10.83 
Inpr.n'n  Ance.stry,  393 

John,  .393 

Philip,  393 

Ro swell,  393 
Isbell  Ancestry,  1913 

Kleazer,  10:3 

Eleazer,  1914 

Eliab,  1914 

Mileden  M.,  1914 

Milton  C.  1014 

Robert,  1913 

Robert,  1914 

William,  (914 
Ives     .'\ncestrv,    887,     1440,     I446, 
1778 

Charles  L..  1780 

Daniel,  887 

Ebenezer,  1446 

Elizabeth  W.,  1781 

Frederick  D..  888 

George  E.,  1442 

George  S.,  1445 

George  W.,  1441 

Henry  H.,  1447 

Isaac,  1441  « 

Isaac  W.,  1441 

John,  887    -- 

John,  i.},40 

John  W.,  1447 

J.  Moss.  1442 

Joseph,  144; 

Joseph.  :77'8 

Joseph,  Capr.,  1.1.44 

Joseph,  Dea.,  1444 

Lasarus,  1446 . 


■     '  •     ,  / 


INDEX 


2T8g 


l^cvereu,  1.146 
Ljvi.  177?-  ' 
Levi,  1779 
Natl;ari  .B.,  17S0 
Nathr.n;ei,  1445 
Sannic!,  ■•^^7 
Sanii-el,  T-7S 
Sr^mue:  !-■.,  tS? 
Sardi  A.,  I.U2 
Sih3,   1.145 
1  ruman.  ixiS 

\Vini,->.!n,  1778 
William.  C.iDt..  1440 
UiUii  D.,  887 
M^iUi';  D,  Mr?.,  fSo 

Jackson  ,\:'cf~;iy,  1201 
Arthur  r;.,  Dr.,  !;05 
Charles  E.,  T206 
Charles  il.,  1200 
JS.bene::er,    Hon.,    I.:c',     Trent., 

Vol.   III.) 
Ebeiiezor,  L;eut.,   1-03 
Edward,  1201 
Mich,-.cl.  1202 
ihichnsl.  Gen.,  i^Oj 
Rcbe;'.  X..  120= 

Jarvii  Ancestry,  1959 

diaries  .M.,  21x10 

Henry,  i^QO 

Henry  S.,  2000 

Samuel,  ig-p-j 

Samuel.  Cijit..  i'j</j 

Stepr'en,  igryj 

William,  1999 
Jenkins  Ancestry,  7iJ,  1320,  1306 

Arthur  B..  1321 

D^vid,  1319 

Edw.nrl  i30'5 

George  W.  A.,  711 

Gideon,  1506 

Jar.ies,  710 

James,  1506 

James  S.,  711 

John.  710  ^ 

John,  711  V 

John,  1319  

Jonathan,   1320 

Joseph.  1321 

Jc-eph  F.,  1321 

Thomas,  1506 
Jennings  Ancestry,  947 

Burritt,  947 

Isaac,  947 

John,  947 

Joshu.3,  047 

Ralph  W.,  948 

Thaddeus.  947 

William  H.,  947 
Jewell  Ancestry,  480 

Archibald.  481 

Asahel,  481 

Charles  A..  4S1 

H:?rvev,  482 

Joseph.  480 

Joseph,  .t?l 

Lyman  B.,  484 

Marshall.  483 

Plinv.  481 

Pliny.  482 

Thomas,  480 


Jeuett,  Su.-^nn  L.,  34.} 

William  R.,  .',44 
Johnson  Ance-iry.  209,  iiiS.  836 

Andrew  L.,  Si3 
"Eben  S.,  SrS 

Ebenezer,  8rS 

Elisha.  836 

Elisha.  S37 

Humphrey,  836 

John,  S19 

John,  836 

John,  837 

John    Capt,,  819 

Joseph,  S36 

Marciia  AI.,  Sio 

Marvin  L.,  8iy 

Moirjs,  S37 

Nathaniel,  S36 

Robert,  209 

Sairuiei,  209 

Siir.uiel.  Rev.  Dr.,  209 

Sanni'';!  \V.,  210 

Silas.  S19 

Williom.  209 

William  S.,  209 

William  W.,  818 
Johnston,  David  V/.,  2C71 

Luke,  207! 
Jones  Ancestry,  600,  1411 

Cenjaniiii.  600 

Benjamin,  141.7 

Benoni,  1416 

Clarence  E.,  1416 

Cornelius,  600 

Ebeneiier,  600 

Henry.  1412 

Hen;y  R..  1.J12 

Henry  R..  I_(I3 

Hermoti  L.,  !4i6 

Israel,  Capt.,  14 12 

Israel.  Col.,  1412 

John  H.,  600 

Lewis,  600 

Sylvester,  1416 

Thomas,  1411 

Thomas,  1412 
Joslyn  Ancestry,  2125 

Charles  M.,  2127 

Edmund,  2127 

Esek.  2127 

Israel,  2126 

Israel,  2127 

James.  2120 

Maritl,  2127 

Nathaniel,  2126 

Robert,  2126 

Thomas,  2126 
Jovner  Ancestry,  1582 

John  M.,  1582 

Octavius,  1582 

Robert,  1^82 
■    William  R.,  1582 

Wing  P.,  1583 
Judd  -'Vncestry,  217,  744,  1991 

Bcniamin,  686 

Benjamin.  1033 

Pcnjamin,  1992 

Daniel,  Ii>i2 

Flihu,  1933 

Eri,  1992 

Gram,  686 

Hawiey,  686 

James,  1992 

John,  217 


Josephine  ]M..  1993 
Lorin  F.,  1992 
Philip,  6435  ' 
Phineas,  1033 
Samuel,  685 
Samuel,  686 
Ta\!or,  1933 
Thr-mas,  217 
Thomas,  74.). 
Thomas,  I9>5i 
't'iniothy,  745 
William.  217 
William,  C::nt..  744 
^^'il:.-'l  H  .'6c6 
W;ill,,i:i,,  Mai..  217 
\\'ill!a;n,  Scrg;.,  217 
V/illiam,  Sere;!.,  714 
William  S...  Maj.,  217 
Judson  .Ancestry.  625,  1629 
Abel,  625 
.\gur,  1091 
Daniel.  1640 
David.  625 
David,  1640 
David,  Rev.,  1644 
Isaac,  1091 
James,  625 
James,  1640 
John.  1091 
Joseph.  625 
Jo.-eph,  1639 
Stiles.  1640 
Stiies.  164 1 
Wiliiam,  625 
William,  ic<)i 
William,  1639 
William  L..  1092 
Zenas  J.,  625 

Karl,  John  J.,  215:^ 

Joseph,  2152 

Peter,  2152 
Karrmarn  Ancestry,  147 

Edward  W'.,  148 

Sebastiaii,  147 
Keating  Ancestry,  107.1 

WiPi.^m  M.,  107T 

William  P.  S,  1071 
Keeney  Ancesrry,  1626 

Alexander,  1626 

Ashbel,  1626 

George  E.,  Gen.,  1626 

Rock'.vell,  1626 
Kelley,  Edward,  1703 

Edward  J.,  1704 

Timothy,  1703 
Kellogg  Ancestry,  500,  662 

Abraham,  663 

Albert  F.,  501 

Azariah,  781 

Daniel,  500 

Daniel,  1103 

Elizabeth  G.,  664 

Eper.etus,  500 

Frederick,  501 

Hannah,  781 

Ira,  !I04 

Isaac,  663 

Jabez,  6';6 

Jacob,  Lieut..  781 

Jacob  P.,  6'96 

Jami-o.  501 

John.  695 

Joseph,  66p. 


I,''.  irtuDHtrl 


2 1 9*3 


INDEX 


Julian,  6<.i6 
A'lariiri,  6;.,2 
luartiu,  1103 
Medaci  R.,  iiri 

>"orni,in,  Col..  66.3 
Kornipii  G  ,  iVJ- 

Phiiiippc.  6':-  ■ 

Snm>!ei,  500 
Saniiiel.  (,63 

Ssmr.e!.  1 10^ 
Stephen  V.'..'  697 
Kelsey  Anccsiry,  1072 
Alvgh,  1072 
Err.ejr  R.,  jo-;, 
Joh'.i,  1C72 
Kcthaniei    1072 
Richard  T.,  1072 
Stefjhen,  re-;  2 
William.  lo-j 
Kendall  Alice ^t^v,  J.j 
David.  Rev..  85 
Francis,  Si 
Jesst,  85 
Leoiii.'d  T..  ?6 
.S.-imt-.e!   85 
Th.j~as.  8.; 
KatJiarre!  W..  86 
Kenrtdy  Ancestry,  529 
Algernon  .S.,  530 
Daniol.  525 
Eli.iah  R.,  531 
Isaac.  52Q 
Leonard,  =;29 
Leonard.  Jr.,  530 
Kent  Ar.ce.stry,  1355 
F.bcnezer,  1356 
John.  i3!;6 
Mary  iC,  1357 
\Vi!!iqn!.  1357 
\Vi!!iam  A  .  1356 
Ki'nh?  Arcsrr}-,  1494 
Clinton  H..  1495 
David.  1494 
Edward,  1494 
F.h;ha.  1494 
Ferdinand  W.,  1494 
Harlow  L.  1495 
James,  1494 
Mo=es,  1494 
Mose?  A..  1494 
Parley  A.,  1494 
Kiefer.  Jacob.  1994 
Kimhall  .^ncL-^trv,  799,  1692 
Arthur  R.,  S03' 
Beniamin.  802 
Daniel.  Poo 
Daniel.  Poi 
Daniel.  r6o-? 
Daniel  N..  Rot 
.testie  M..  803 
To.ah.  fo3 
Richard.  TOO 
K  "chard.  S02 
Richard.  ."03 
Richard.   Tfio2 
Richard.  Cnpt..  800 
Samuel.  Roo 
Samuel.  1602 
Thomas,  800 
Thomas.  l592 


Kimberly  An.eitry,  764 
Abraham,  76J. 
Eli,  764 
Geor,ge,  764 
Tho'iias,  1010 
Kii'.g  .Xni.estry.  ,6,  1004 
Emmc-it  C.  Dr.,  1672 
Frederick  £.,  1265 
Harvey,  J265 
James,  16 
Jame.?  G.,  1005 
John,  1004 
Richard.  1004 
Rufus,  1005 
Thomas,  16 
Thomas,  loo.; 
William,  16 
Wil'iiani,  Lieut.,  17 
Kingsbury  .-\nccstry,  lOii,  1303 
Addison.   1013 
Alvin,   1013 
Andrew-,  li.Si 
Aithur  L..  1014 
Charles  D..  1307 
Ebenezer,  1014 
Ephraim,  ion 
Ephraim,  12S1 
Ephraim,  Capi.,  1281 
Frederick  J.    1307 
Frederick  J.,  Jr.,  1308 
Henry,  ion 
Henry,  7305 
Jabez,  1013 
James.  1012 
James,  1305 
John,  ion 
John,  1303 
John,  Judge,  1306 
Joseph,  loi: 
Joseph,  Capt.,  1306 
Joseph,  I.iciit.,  1014 
Joseph.  Lieut.,  1305 
Louis  A..  1014 
Nathaniel,  1306 
Thomas,  1012 
Thomas.  1305 
Kinsley  Ancestry,  1030 
Benjamin,  1030 
Samuel.  1030 
Silas.  1030 
Stephen,  1030 
Zebina,  1030 
Kirby  Ancestry,  34,  38 
Flisha,  35 
George,  39 
George  S.,  40 
John,  34 
John.  35 
John  B..  3S 
John  B.,  36 
Jonathan,  35 
Joseph.  34 
Nathaniel,  39 
Richard,  .38 
Robert,  39 
Samuel  A.,  36 
Samuel  H.,  36 
Solomon,  40 
Uriah.  40 
Kirk  Ancestry.  816 
Alphonsas,  816 
Rocer,  816 
William,  816 


Knapp  Ancestry.  3i<3,  17*6 
Adah    C,    3.^9' 
Benjamin   I.,  390 
Eouyhton  D..  3yO 
Caleb.  3S9 
Caleb,  68^ 
Caleb,  178&     . 
Charies,  'oSb 
Eber.fcjcr,   389 
George  H.,  3g!) 
George  S.,  17S7 
ilezek'.ali,  6S7 
Isaac,  3iS9 
Isaac.  390 
John,  389 
lohn   6S6 
John,  1786 
Le\i,  17S6 
lock  wood,  390 
Luther,  607 
Jiloses,  389 
Moses.  17S6 
Nicholas,  3&S 
Nicholas,  s'iy 
Nicholas,  17S6 
Robert,  3S9 
Seth  S.  \V.,  3?o 
William  A..  1786 
Knight  Ancestry,  -i;6,  1599 
David,  796 
Erastus,  7g6 
George  fl.,  1601 
Henry  M.,  1399 
Jonathan.  796 
Joseph,  1509 
Joshi.'a.  796 
Merrick,  Rev.,  707 
Richard.  796 
W.  W.,  Dr..  797 
Kno'vles,  John,  1798 
Richard,  179? 

Lacey,  Rowland  B.,  1603 
Lafiiu  Anctstrs.   i3s 

Almira  J.,  1S7 

Charles,  l8-5 

Henry  D.,  187 

Luther,  186 

Mathew,  186 
Lake  Ancestry,  1502,  2002 

Daniel,  2002 

Everett  J.,  1503 

John,  1502 

John,  2003 

John  C,  2003 

Simon,  2003 

Thomas,  1502 

Thomas  A.,  1502 

William.  1502 

William,  2002 
Lanman  Ancestry,  462 

James,  462 

Mary  E.,  1123 

Peter,  462 

Peter,  463 

Peter,  1 122 

Thomas,  462 
Larkin.  Henry.  1928 

Samuel.  192S 
Latimer  Ancestry,  1904 

Jonstnan,   1004 

Jonathan,  1903 
Jonathan,  Cap:.,  1904 


,  ,;t 


IXDEX 


2IC)1 


Robert.  C:!pt.,  1904 
L.atr.rop  AiK'c-.li\,  3,52 
A'lOr.u-,  334 
Kd-Ain  I-i.,  .•'03 
Kli.sha,  ^jis 
ili.'vey,  3.33 
li-aci,  332 
Israol,  3j4 
Ir.bez  5.,  335 
James  H.,  334 

Jol'.n,    Urv..  $j2 

To=!iLis.  loiS 

juiia  B.,  .-■;35 

Lf:!.bei-s,  332 

Lebbeus,  333 

Lyd'a  D.,  .334 

Samuel,  332 

Sa-n;ie:,  loiS 

binifon.  33J. 

Sirr^eon,  33  j 

Thoraas,  ir-irf 
I...3timer  .Ancestry,  172 

Frederick  P..  410 

Jan^os,  .iio 

Jonnthan,  172 

Jor.:.r':.-'.n.  Capt..  172 

Jo  =  ::,h.    I- 

Robert.  172 

Robert,  Capt.,  172 

S^r.^h,  1-2 
Leavenworth  ..Ancestry,  148 

Annie.  50-6 

Erlmiird,  505 

EdtiUTrd   S..  l-ig 

Isr-.a:.   T,^ 

Thcnns,  14S 

Thomas.  ■■':- 

Thomas,  r  .  Dr..  535 
Le  Brtin,   Vini  O.    2133 
*M!Chcl    .\r..   2133 
Leete  Anec^try,  76-3,  1656 

Alvan,  77: 

And-ew,  i6-,6 

Ed-.v;!rd  M.f  772 

Edwin  A.,  771 

Eva  B..  772 

George,  1657 

Joel,  771 

John,  769 

John,  770 

John,  1656 

Lncrf.iri,  1657 

Pelaiir.h.  771 

Pelatiah,  Dea.,  770 

Pharez,  1657 

Solomon,  1657 

Thomas,  769 

Thomas,  1656 

Wiliiam,  769 

William.  1656 

William.  1657 
Leffin!r.\ell  .\ncestry,  603 

Thomas,  604 

Thomas,  Dea.,  604 

Tliomas.  Lieut.,  604 

Tl-<-'ma<^,  Serg-t.,  604 
Leif^h.  Csrolene  R..  2138 

C-T-lelia  B.,  2T33 

Ehraheth.  2:38 

Sophia,  2138 

Thomas  C,  2138 

WilliMn,  2133 

William  E.,  2133 


Leonard  Ancestry,  J32,  3:9 

Archelaus,  233 

Ciiarles  H.,  320 

Chester,  233 

l.'anii  I  G.,  320 

Daitiel  L..  320 

David,  320 

Isaac,  319 

Solomon,  319 

Wat.soi'..  233 
Lester  .Aicrstry,  414 

Amos,  413 

Andrew,  414 

Benjanjin,  414 

Cecelia  \V.,  415 

Isaac  A.,  415 

Jonathan,  414 

Jonathan  F..  415 
Leverty  Ante^.try,  1033 

Alexander,  10-35 

Ale.xander  S.,  1035 

James,  1034 

John,  1034 

Leonora   H..  IC35 

Robert  G.,  1035" 
Lcu'is  Ance.-try,  647,  1040,  1612 

Abraha.m  C,  1040 

Alan^on  F".,  647 

Alexander,  1013 

Ann.a  FF,  "060 

Benjamin,  617- 

Benjamin,  1030 

Bci-.jar.iin,  1167 

Bern  et;  S.,  1040 

Daniel  B..  toSo 
*Emerson  Fv..  1615 

F.phrsim,  ii6S 

E:^ra,  laio 
"Fransel  C.  O.,  1613 

Freemvr^d.  647 

George  F.,  1080 

Hen'-y,  103S 

Henry,  1039 

James,  1039 

Jam.es,  1 167 

Job,  1613  ' 

John,  1039 

John,  1059 

John,  1 167 

John  S.,  1039 

Joseph,  1059 

Judah,  1080 

Nathan,  1612 

Nath.aniel  S.,  1 168 

Philo,  11G8 

Samuel,  10,39 

Samuel,  1612 

Selah,  1613 

Selden,  1060 

Sidney  J.,  1040 

Stephen,  1039 

William,  1612 
Lilley,  Georee  L.,  1066 
Lincoln  Ancestry,  687 

Allen,  6S9 

Allen  B..  690 

Dar,  6S,S 

John,  6SS 

Jonah,  688 

Samuel,  6S7 

Samuel,  688 

Thomas,  687 
Lines  .Ancestry.  762,  2069,  213.3 

Andrew  E.,  2069 


AiiKistui  F.,  7-'>3 

Benjamii',  762 
Calvin,  2133 

.Ebci;c^;r,  2069 

i'.benezer.  2133 

Fbcr.  21X10 

Eber.  2133 
Ezra,  7iJJ 

Ezra  A.,  763 

Georee  O..  2070 

Flarrv  K.,  '763 

FI.  V.'::Ie3,  2134 

Ueniy  W.,  2134 

Jamei,  762 

John,  2069 

John.  2:33 

Ralph,  762 

Ralph,  21^59 

Ralph,  2133 

Saniuel,  2069 

Samuel.  2133 
Linn  Ancestry.  ^053 

A!e.\aiider,  2053 

Andrew,  2053 

Ed'Tar  C,  2054 

£-ra  F;.,  2053 

John,  2033 

Toseoh.  2053 
Linquist.  Maurice  F.,  425 
Little]  ohn  Ancestrv,  106 

F.lliott,  106 

John,  too 

Percy  D.,  107 
Livingston  Ancestry,  246 

Ab'-aham,  248 

Alexander.  247 

James,  248 

John,  24S 

John,  Rev.,  246 

Robert,  24S 

William,  246 
Livingstone.  Robert,  2154 

Robert  J.,  2154 
Lockwood  .Ancestry,  348 

Charles  D..  349 

Gershom,  349 

Gershom.  Lieut.,  34S 

Gideon  W.,  349 

Flenry,  349 

Joseph,  349 

Robert,  348 
Logan,  James,  1084 

John  ir.,  laS: 

Nathaniel,  10O4 
Loines  Ancestry,  980 

John,  981 

Richard,  981 

Roger,  9S0 

William,  9S1 

V/illiam  H.,  981 
Loomer  .Ancestry,  1108 
Loomis  .Ancestry,  508,  1092 

Daniel.  509 

Daniel,  1093 

Francis  B.,  509 

Israel,  1093 

Jennie,  1094 

Joel,  509 

John,  508 

John,  509 

John,  :V)3 

John.  En=!En.  1093 

Joseph,  5iDe, 

Joseph,  1002 


;;■....? 


2192 


INDEX 


.\iary   i..,  1004 

^'lary  D.,  :oo^ 

j\Jary  J.,  TOtj-t 

iViiio,  if>J3 

Odihti,  ioi>.) 

Ozias,  1094 

Samuel,  50S 

Thcma?;,  TOyj 

lho;-.-;.is  W.,  1094 

Timorliy,  1094 

Walter,  :09.3 
Lor(i,  Ep-ipln-as,  9S5 

Ichab'jd,  gSg 

rtichp.rd,  (jSo 

Thomas,  oSg 
Loring  A-ice  =  ir>,  336 

George.  337 

lianc,  330 

John,  336 

Lv,cy  L.,  337 

1  hnims,  336 

WiUiani,  336 

William,  337 
I.C-hiL.p,  Ebentzer,  331 

Zephatiiah,  331 
Lovsiand  Ancoitw,  4if> 

Eli-nil.   ;i6 

Elish.u  41C 

Eiasii;?,  41'j 

Grove  \V.,  4T7 

Lewis,  416 

'Ihorias,  4'6 
LucaS;  .Mary  C,  1703 

Nancy  E.,  1703 

Solom'jn,  1703 
Ludio.v  ATicei;ry,  259 

George,  2C;c; 

John,  29<;3 

Rrger,  2<i9 

Thomas.  sijQ 

William,  209 
Luther  Ar.ce-,:ry,  49 

riavel  5.,  .^0 

Flavel  S.,  Hon.,  .50 

Hezekiah,  49 

Job,  49 

Joiin,  49 

Matthew,  49 

Nathaniel,  49 

Peleg,  49 
Lyman  Ancestry,  727 

Ebenezer,  729 

Eniign  T.,  729 

F;ichard,  72S 
Lyon  Ancestry,  155 

Ebenezer,  i?5 

Frederick  H.,  156 

Hanford,  156 

Nebcminh  W.,  153 

Richard,  155 

Stephen,  155 

MacDonald,  Archibald,  1671 
Macfarlane,  Andrew,  1304 

William,  1504 

William  T..  1503 
McCracken,  Tames,  886 

William.  R.% 
McKnijht  Ancesto',  1690 

Everett  J..  1691 

Horace,  i6gi 

James  D.,  1691 

•John.  1690 

John,  1691 


McNeil  Ancestr\.  735 

Abrah'ini  .\.,  730 

Archibald,  736 

Archibald,  lion.,  737 

Wiiliam,  736 
McWil!  .Vni. j^.ry,  2071 

Akxar.utr,  joyi 

Edwin,  2oy! 

George  S.,  '.■072 

Isaac,  2071 

Roswell.  2071 
Mabboit.  John,   1229 

John  M.,  Dr..  1229 

Richard,  12J9 
Malle't  AncL-ftrv.  17S3 

David,  :-<} 

Elijah,   I7y4 

Elpiirami  S.,  17S4 

John,  17S3 

Joseph,  I7,'4 
Msloncy,  Cornelius,  2159 
Mailory  Ancestry,  107,  1642 

Abncr,  T07 

Albert  L.,  icS 

Charles  A.,  1643 

Daniel,  1641 

Ezra.  l64ii 

Ezra  A.,  1642 

Pcvcr,  IG7 

Richard  B.,  108 

Samuel.  1642 

Thomas,  107 

Walker,  loS 

William,  1642 

William  E..  1643 
Manchester  Ancestry,  1604 

Edward,  IC03 

Edward,  1606 

George  E.,  1606 
♦Irving  E.,  1607 
*John.  1G05 

Shadrach,  1605 

Thomas,  1604 

Thomas,  1605 

William,  1604 

William,  1605 
Mann  Ancestry,  213S 

Hosea,  2140 

James,  2139 

Nathaniel,  2139 

Samuel,  2139 
..hy,  2139 

William.  2139 
Manning  Ancestry,  52 

Diah,  54 

John,  54 

Samuel,  53 

Samuel,  54 

William,  52 

William,  S3 
Mansfield  Ancestry,  130,  1735,  1826 

Burton,  130 

Henry,  1827 

John  M.,  173s 

Jesse,  130 

Jesse  M.,  130 

Jonathan,  1736 

Jonathan.  T827 

Joseph,  130 

Joseph  K.  P.,  1S28 

Louisa  M.,  1S32 

Moses,  1735 

Moses,  1827 

Richard,  130 


Richard,  1735 

Richard,  iSjo 

Samuel  Ai.,  1^:29 

Sir  John,  J  735 

Stephen,  1S27 

Sybil,   I7j9 

Titus,  130 
Marcy,  fohn  K.,  £065 

RoL:.r't.  1065 

Robert  A.,  106.5 
Mariaiii.   Nicula  J.,    1702 

Nlco!:\  Dr.,  ,'702 
Mark.s  Ancestry,  1740 

Abraham,   1741 

John.   17.fl 

Julia  Ann,  I7}i 

-Mordecai,  1740 

Zachari.Th,  1740 
Marsh  Ancestry.  017,  1597 

Ber;  P.,  1509 

Daniel.  918 

Edward  W.,  91S 

Electa,  1753 

Elihu,  917 

E'isha,  819 

P\-anci3  W.,  918 

George,  1598 

Isaac,  S19 

James,  1598 

John,  917 

John,  1597 

John  B,,  917 

John,   Capt.,   159S 

Jonathan,  1753 

Jonathan,  Capt.,  1753 

Myron,  819 

Roger,  1598 

Thomas,  917 

Wari^e!'.  9:7 

William,  9!7 
Martin  Ancestry,  202S 

Bradley,  2029 

Henry  H.,  2029 

Henry  T.,  2029 

Mary  E.,  301 

Nathan,  2029 

Samuel,  202.S 

William  S.,  202S 

Woodbury  L.,  301 
M-  "'in'  Ancestry,  261 

Edward,  262 

Elihu,  263 

Ira  K..  263 

Loren  P.  \V.,  264 

Reinold,  261 

Reinold,  262 

Reinold,  Lieut.,  262 

Samuel,  262 

''achariah,  26^ 
I.IaL   •='■  Ancestry,  1830 

Join.,  i8-!0 

Louisa  M..  1832 

Richard,  1831 

Richard,  1832 

Richard,  Rev.,  1830 

Samuel,  1S32 

Thomas,  1830 

Timothy,  183 1    . 
Mattoon  Ancenp.-,  49S 

ATnasa,  494 

Charles  B.,  499 

David,  4'jq 

Dayton.  490 

John,  459 


INDEX 


Phi!-.p.  4<:^ 

Wiliiam,  4ai9 
Maxweil  Ancestry,  516 
Francis  T.,  517 
Gec-ge,  5:6 
Hug;.,  .SitJ 
Svlvester,  ^i6 
W'llliv.u-..  517 
Mav  .-i.nctv.ry,   1363 
Hc!  ry,  1303 
Isabella  A.,  1304 
V.'uliair.  H.,  13^3 
^rccll'^ott,  Artl'.ur  D,  2^6,  249 

Mary  L..  246,  24'J 
Meigs  Ancestry,  550,  1771 
Elihii.  1771 
Ja.s...  5fl 
Jannu.  1771 
Je!;;el.  1771 
Joliii.  ^50 
Jr,l-n,  5.51 
Jo:iii,  1771 
John.  I'.i.ii.,  551 
'Return.  551 
Vin-ent,  550 
Vincent,  1771 
Merrin.nn  Ance3t;y,  180S 
Amn  ::,   :S'>3 
Cai^.j,  iSciS 
Clisrles.  iScR 
Ch.irks  B..  !8c-S 
rha;i-.nte  C.  iSc'Q 
EHasaijli,  iSaS 
George,  iSio 
George,  lloo  ,  iSzo 
Mary  J..  iSi: 
Nathaniel,  1808 
Sarah  K.,  Il'^cc) 
Titus,  1809 
Titus,  Dr.,  i8og 
Titus  E.,  iSio 
William  B..  iSm 
William  H.,  iSoS 
Merritt,  Charles  H..  1444 

Jacob,  1444 
Merwin  Ancsstry,  409,  2143 
Carlos  P.,  410 
David,  409 
David,  2144 
Garwood  M.,  41  ' 
Horace,  410 
Horace.  2144 

John,  4'-"'0  : 

John,  2144 
Joseph,  409 
Joseph,  2144 
Miles,  409 
Miles,  2143 
«         Orange,  409 
Orange.  2144 
Middlebrook  Ancestry,  379 
Albert  J.,  381 
John,  379 
Joseph,  379 
Louis  N..  380 
Rob 2 It,  380 
StepKen,  37Q 
Stepiien.  Dr..  37'J 
Mildrum   \ncestry,  .^oS 
Ernest  W.,  309 
Mark,  308 
William  A..  3'"'8 
Willis  W..  30i^ 


Miles  Ances.ry,  1135,  1403 
Esther.  i;35 
John,  1 135 
John,  Capt.,  IJ35 
Jonathan,  140J 
Richard.  II35 
Richard,  1403 
Samuel,  1403 
'J  heophihis.   1403 
Miller    Ancestry,    -b^,    143: 

2100 
.^arop,  1437 
Arthur  E.,  S/i 
.\rlhur  -M.,  14S1 
Benjiuniii,  S24 
Stnjnmin,  1917 
Charles,  2101 
Darius.  2101 
Ebcntzer,  2056 
Ebenezer,  205S 
Ebc-nezer  B.,  2050 
Ebene.-'er,  l)ea.,  2057 
Edward,  56^ 
Edward.  =;/! 
Elihu  T..  1482 
Frank,  2101 
E'rank  E.,  2059 
George,  560 
George  R.,  143S 
Henry  C,  1438 
Hezekiah.  5G9 

Ichabod,  19:7 

Ichabod.  Lieut.,  1917 

Jacob.  5tKj 

Jeremiah,  1917 

Joel  569 

John.  5b8 

Joseph.  1437 

Merrit  A.,  143S 

Nathan  G..  2101 

Rebecca,  824 

Reuben.  2057 

Samuel,  Rev.,  569 

Stephen.  2100 

Stephen.  2101 

Susan  H..  14S1 

Thomas,  S24 

Thomas,  1437 

Thomas,  1916 

Thomas,  2100 

■"'ilb'?m,  2053 

N'ib.v.:,:,.  ;;,-ncst  H  .  i!>m 


;•-•.-■  ■      7\4i 

John, 1283 
Josephine  L..  1283 
Lucius  H..  1285 
Peter,  2160 
Peter  V.,  2160 
Robert,  1284 
Robert.  2161 
Sir  Peter.  2160 
Wiliiam  H..  !28.^ 
Miner  Ancestry,  47 
Clement.  47 
Elnathan,  47 
Henry.  47 
Manas^eh,  47 
Nathan,  48 


Ralph  J.,  48 
Robert,  48 
Samuel,  -^8 
ThciTias,  47 
William,  47 
Mitchell  Ancestry,  H2,  487 
As.diel,  488 
Asahcl  W  ,  48S 
Charles  F.,  a')2 
■    joc^,  Charles  M..  49^ 

Chester,  113 
David,  4S7 
Edward,  CcL.  Ii2 
Edward.  Ensign,  112 
Experience,  IJ2,  II3.T 
Jacob,   1135 
John,  4S7 
John.  4S8 
Tohn  S.,  4S3 
Mary  L ,  489 
iiLitthew,  4S7 
Reuben.  488 
William,  113 
William  W.,  113 
Mix  Ancestry,  935 
j  Abigail,  1661 

Catherine,  935 
John.  935 
John,  1 66 1 
John,  Capt.,  935 
Thomas,  935 
Monroe  Ancestry,  2007 
Francis  H.,  200S 
George.  2007 
John,  2007 
Thomas,  2007 
Moody  Ancestry,  17 
Ebenezer,  17 
George,  17 
John,  17 
Josiah,  tS 
Samuel,  17 
Moore  Ancestry,  216,  6.1,3 
Alpheus,  10S3 
Andrew,  643 
Apollos.  644 
Charles  B.,  1920 
Charles  D.,  1020 
Daniel,  216 

De  M.  De  C.  Y.  R.,  644 
Elizabeth  W..  647 
T^llen  E.,  I0?'3 
r,t...:rirk  N.,  645 
].:-,ie:   C'. 
J.j.»-s.  ::o: 
j.l.-:.  IT..  tU6 
Tohr.,  2fxi 
IcVn.  K  I 
r;',n  A.    6i5 
Tcu,-i^>i.s.;.  J'y,\^  Ao  '/ 

Nvii^m   .n      '■■■"' 
Priscilla,  217 
Samuel,  216 
Samuel,  881 
Samuel,  Capt.,  216 
Stephen.  646 
Thomas,  216 
William.  643 
William,  644 
Morehouse  Ance^tn/,   1523 
Austin.  i?24 
David.  1,^23 
Egbert  A.,  :5-'4 
John  A..  1524 


!i94 


INDEX 


Jonaih^n,  I5::3 
Thoir.ai,  15^3 
Morgan  AiKx-stry.  6)3,  1198 
Amasa,  &13 
Denison,  iio> 
Kmiiy  ^E.,  i;co 
Gris-.vo'i.l,  910 
Henry  K.,  jvxjo 
jaries,  6:3 
James,  119S 
Jai:vjs  F.,  ^0,-3 
John,  HOC) 
John,  C^i't ,  2073 
Josc:/n.  1245 
Miles,  i;:43 
Xathanici,  1244 
Sanu'.e',  013 

William,  11C9 

WilJiam  A.,  i;go 

Wilham  R,  cy.r/ 
Mon-i-:  Ancestry.  711,  1661 

Amos,  rCij 

Benuei!  f'..   ii;y33 

Dsniel,  rn 

Daniel,  -:j 

Dornion,  7^1 

Dwighr,  1570 

KIcazer,  i5ni: 

EH  G.,  riJ 

Eugenia  T.  ,  713 

G^eorge  i-.,  714 

Ilobar:  1 1..  714 

James,  15-9 

James,  l'»-2 

James.  J^sa.,  1570 

Judson,  713 

Luzon  £'.    712 

Majc-r,  T.r.2 

Marsha!!  E.,  iGfo 

M2ltl.ev.-,  ji.:^ 

Ray,  7i,i 

Robert  C..   1580 

Robert  T..  713 

Sheldon,  ift)2 

Thom.is.  iUji 
JN.rorrison.  John,  12S9 

William,  12S9 

William  H.,  1289 
Morse  Ancestry.  15 10,  1926 

A'ligustus.  1510 

Isaac,  1927 

Jacob,  13 10 

Jacob,  Tg."!7 

Jason,  15 10 

Joseph,  1510 

Joseph,  1926 

Joseph,  Capt..   1510 

Joseph.   Cnpt..   1926 
^  Sar.uiei.  :.-.o 

Samuel,   1026 

Simeon.  r.=  io 

Uriah.  1027 
Moseley  Ancestrj-,  1986 

Ebenezer.  19S7 

John.  10S7 

N.-thanipf.  ^rfi,y 

Ni'-i'iaiiie'i.   r,.Nj 
Sanue!.   ".'^.s 
Scth   K..    C.::n5 
Thomas.   i'.^~ 

William  H..  1988 
Moss,  John.  1644 

Joseph.   Rev..  1044 


Moulcon  Ancestry,  €'; 

Calvin,  >S 

Caivm   F..  6S 

Edwa-'d  S.,  Dr.,  09 

Freeborn,  OS 

Robcrl,  '>S  ^ 

Ty'er  C.,  oS 
Movie,  Samuel,  1 123 

Samuel  A..   1123 
Munger  Ancestry,  32S 

Carl  E.,  Dr.,  329 

Ebenei-er,  3 28 

John,  328 

Nicholas,  3^S 

Simeon,  ^29 

Walter  P.,  ^,29 

Walter  S..  Dr.,  329 

Wyllis.  329 
Munroe  Ancestry,  1759 

Donald.  1759 

DonalG,  1760 

Ebenezer,  1762 

Fariiuhar,  1761 

George,  1759 

George,  1760 

Hugu.  1759 

Hush.  1760 

Hugh,  !70i 

John,  1761 

John  M.,  1761 

Jonas,  1761 

Jonas,  1762 

Merrick  A..  1762 

Robert,  1760 

Robert,  1 761 

Theodore  W  .  1762 

Wdliam,  1761 
Munson  Ance-try,  674,  1747 

Abijah.  1757 

Charles,  1748 

Daniel.  1747 

Edward  B..  1749 

Edwin  B.,  1748 

Ephraim.  675 

Hendrick  K.,  1759 

Jarcd,  675 

Jesse,  675 

Joseph,  674 

Joseph,  1748 

Kirk,  1748 

Rufus.  67^ 

Seba,  1759 

Samuel,  1757 

Samnel,  1758 

Thomas,  1737  .>.■ 

William.   I'l"  ■      ■ 

Naphey  .\ncestry,  576 

John,  576 

John  E.,  576 

John  H.,  576 
Nettleton  Ancestry,  2068 

Abner  A.,  2068 

Charles  P..  2068 

Francis  I.,  2068 

George,  2068 

John.  206S 

Joseph,  206S 

Samuel,  2068 

William,  2068 
Newberry,  Benjamin,  1820 

Thomas,  1S20 
Newell  Ancestry.  1477 

Edward  E.,   147S 


Roger  S..  i.[7S 

Samuel,  i  ^77 

Simeon,  1^77 

Thoma=.  1477 
Newton,  Abner,  21 

Abner,  22 

Arthur  S.,  2i 

Bur-Aell  22 

Elisha.  22 

Gayiord.  22 

George  \\'.,  23 

Henry  G.,  22 

Henry  H.,  23 

Horace,  22 

James,  13S4 

John,  13^-4 

Jonailian  E.,  23 

Mauha.   13S4 

Roger.  Rcv.,  21 

Roger  W.,  25 

Sanuiel,  21 

Thomas,  'I5S4 

William,  .584 
Nichols  Ancestrv,  6~-,2,   TO71,   ri" 
1168, 

Abijah,  Ti^'j 

Abraham.  1169 

Anthony,  litS 

Caleb,  1160 

Ephraim,  1030 

Ephraim.  103  r 

Finetle  E.,  1031 

Francis.  632 

Francis.  1073 

Francis.  11. ■^S  ■   ■■ 

F'rancis,  n68 

Hezekiali,  1031 

Isnatin-,  1031 

Is.aac,  62,2 

Isaac,  633 

Isaac.  1073 

Isaac,  1074 

Isaac,  1138 

Jarncs,  1074 

James.  Caft..  1074 

Jeremiah.  634 

John,  1031 

Joseph.  11(19    -     ' 

Julia  H..  074 

Nathan.   1169 

Nathaniel,  1073 

Philip.  1139 

Richard,  633 

Richard,  1073 

Richard.  11.^9 

Robert.  116S 

Samuel,  1031 

Silvester  V.  R.,  634 

Stephen.  633 

Stephen,  6,34 

Stephen,  1139 

Stephen  M.,  634 

Theophilus,  633 

Theophilns,  1074 

Theophilus.  TT39 

Thomas.  1168 

William,  633 

William.,  11  •iQ 
Nirhr!i=cn.  Gideon,   1370 

N^moy  ^^  .  1379 

Samuel  G..  1370 
Noble  Ancestrv,  7-0,  T462 

Am-.ircth  S„'7r2 

Birdicye   G..  1463 


TLnoc!-.,  -5! 
Gad,  ;-5i 

tlttiri.;t;a  M.,  H'-',-? 
Hejuv  5.   Dr..  7^2 
Tohii.  i4-'3 
Jo:  n  ]•.,  i-|i-'5 


'i'hoia-.is.  ;50 
Ihoiuv.-,   1462 
Thom.13,  i-ioj 
WiUinni  H.,  1-163 
KnrcrL'rS   \u':'r^tl^,  1347 
Henr'.   F.,  i^-i^ 
T,-n-ni!2h.   1347 

Jo.-ei.h  A.,  I3-,S 
RiclarLl.  134; 
Thjii-ns.  1349 
Wiiliam,  1347 
Vi!H.-.m.   134S 
■WiUiam  O.,  1J4S 
N-i-(h  Apccbtry,  022,  1192,  1629 
Alircu  1 103 
Abia.  'J22 
CHihaiini  M..  H93 
E'r.c-.icrcr,  61- 
1-r.u...;-.  A.,  Iiv3 
FrederkV:.  046 
George  P..  !-;3 
Ii,iac,  n9- 
Jan-.=~.  6j2 
Tames.  Hen..  O22 
jederliah.  ng^ 
John,  622 
John.  1192 
Joseph.  !ii2g 
Joseph,  Dr.,  1629 
Joseph  H..  1^'--  i^'JO 
J>]i-iia.  646 

Non.h.  645 
•      Oliver  B.,  623 

Reuben.  iiUj 

Simeon.  1192 

Thomas.  622 

Thomas,  1192 
Northrop  Ance-try,  1933.  ^05° 

Drake,  2051 

Enos,  2051 

Hiram  B.,  2051 

Hiram  D..  2051 

James,  1034 

Jeremiah,  20?o 

Jeremiah,  2051 

Joseph,  2050 

Josiah.  1933 

Nathaniel.   1934 
-      Norton  Ancestry.  S27.  2016 

Allen  H.,  20i,S 

Elizabeth  R..  7^9 

George.  S27 
6eorge,  2006 
Georcre.  2007 
Hcr.ry^A..  7'}') 

joei  H..  20 T  7 
Jon.'ithan.  S^27 
Jonathan.  20:7 
Jonathan.  Capt..  2017 
Joseph  A  .  2018 
•      Joseph   n..  2017 
Lvman  R-.  201.^ 


INDEX 


Nathaniel,  20;7 
Ro.lerick.  fc-7 

Olin  Ancen-y,  497 
Henry,  497 
Jolm,  497 
Jusiui,  41)7 
Stephen  H,,  4'>'^ 
Stephen,  Rev.,  4.97 
Olmstead  Ancestry,  1389 
Asa,  li'.iO 
David,  1590 
Jame-,  1390 
John,  15.:;0 
Richartl,   i^R--) 
O'Keii;,  John,  ,2147 
Owen.  2147 
Owen,  Dr.,  2147 
Osborn  .\iicestry,   137S 
David,  1377 
David  H.,   1377 
Ephraim.  1377 
George  W.,   137S 
JoiUi.  1376 
Joseph.  137^ 
Peter.  1376 
Richard,  1375 
Walter,  1165 
Osborne  Ancesiry,  5j2,  734 
Georee  S.,  562 
Isaac,  562 
James  S..  754 
Joh.i,  so- 
Nathan.  ^'^•2 
Oliver  S..  7,S4 
Oliver  T..  7S-i 
Osgood  A-.i-e-try,  4a5 

Hugh  H..  4i"f' 
Otis  Anct=',ry,  251 
John.  2^t 
John.  Col.,  251 
Natiianie!.  251 
Owen  Ancestry.  2.^6.  1544 
Augustus  H..  1544 
Daniel,  1544 
Elijah,  286 
Elijah,  1344 
■     Eliiah  H.,  286 
Henry  E.,  Dr.,  286 
Isaac,  286 
John,  286 
Jonathan.  1544 
Samuel,  1344 

Packard,  Samuel,  1134 

Zaccheus,  1134 
Page,  Christopher,  197 

David.  197 

John,  197 

Robert.  196 

Samuel  K..  197 

Thomas.  107 

Thomas  C.  107 
Palmer  Ancestry.  131,  1420 

Benjamin.  1420 

Charles  R..  Rev.,  132 

Daniel.  1420  ,-- 

George.  134 

Gershom.  133 

Gershom.  Rev.,  134 

Gideon.  134 

Hannah,  1421        • 

Isaac  E..  1.34      ^^ 

Joseph,  131 


-'95 

Mic'iacl,  142c 
Kay,  Rev.,  132 
Reuben,   R'V.,  .34 
Tho'iws,  131 
Tho.n.is,  Ju-:';g<:,  131 
Walter,  133 
William,  131 
Wi'iiam,  1420 
Pantry  Ancestry,  338 
John,  53S 
Rebecca.  538 
William,  5.5S 
Pardee  .\ncestry,  1069 
Frank  W.,  lo;o 
George,  io';9 
George.  IC70 
Isaac,  1070 
Joseph,  1070 
Lab.iii.  1071 
Sidney,  107O 
Wiil'^im  B.,  1071 
William  S.,  1071 
Parker  Ancestry,  7>M,  '5?3.  ^704 
Adelbert  C.,  1706 
Charles,  764 
Dexter  W.,  766 
Ebenezei   F.,  767 
Edward,  7C4 
Edward,  1583 
Elea/er,  1705 
Euh.raim,  I7'''S 
Frederick  S..  1383 
Gerard  L.,  769 
Henry  F.,  7C'9 
Henry  L.,  768 
James.  1704 
Joel,  764 
John,  764 
John,  767 
John.  1383 
Joseph,  767 
Toscnb.  1.583 
Joseph,,  Dr.,  1583 
Lucas.  1705 
Rlenzi  B.,  1705 
Rulh  A.,  1706 
Stephen,  764 
Tim^.thy,  767- 
Thomas.  13S3 
William,  766 
William  N.,  I5?3 
Zachariah,  1705 
Zachariah,  Lieut.,  1705 
Parmele,  George  L.,  1431 
John,  1430 
Joseph,  1430 
Luther.  1431 
Samuel.  143 1 
Samuel.  Capt.,  1430 
Parmly,  David,  1623 
Eleazer,  1622 
Eleazer,  1623 
Ida,  1623 
Jehiel.  1622 
Stephen.  1622 
Parrott  .\ncestry.  1077 
Abraham.  T078 
Frederick  W..  1078 
Henry  R.,  1078 
John.' 1077 
Parsons  Ancestry.  163^^ 
David,  Kev..  1630 
David.  Rev..  1631 
Francis,  1632 


2ic£> 


INDEX 


Frar.cis.  i(').5.-5 
John  C,  lOj.i 
Jjstph,  1030 

Mosos,  10C3 
>>"athaniel,  1003 

Pliilip;  1003 

Wiliiam,  1003 
Pai-irLf,  I'rcd'.riirk  ].,   1430 

Joliti,  142'j 

Ro'iiirt  C,  i4_'y 
Partnck  Ar.cesirv.  ^175 

Danic!,  -075 

John,  JO75 

Samue'i.  2075 

Stoplid:  C,  2075 
Patterson  Anctsiry,  1042,   i6og 

Andrew,  10+2 

Andre-.v,  1609 

An->on,  1043 

Burton   C,   1610 

Burton  C,  i6u 

.Cliaries,  1609 

David.  1042 
.  Elnathan,  i6oc) 

James,  1042 

Jonathan,  1043 

Samutl  A.,  1043    - 

Shermnn.  1600 

Silas,  :6&.3 

Siias  B.,  ]6ii 
Pau'.y,  Frank.  Ciipi.,  1024 

Frederick,  102J. 
Pearne  .-'•.nce^trv,  T7S7 

Benjamin  M.,  i;8S 

Fra^ici";,  17S7 

Weslev  T;  .  17^'S 

William  X.,  17S7 
Pea=e  .\nce^f'-y^  n.-8 

."^aron,  1 129 

Alien.  n20 

Byron  \V..  1328 

Daviu.   1327 

David  H.,  1327 

Emory,  Capt.,  1327 

Harlo'V.  1325 

Har'.Ott   A.,  !330 

Henry,  1329 

Horton,  1328 

John,  1128 

Nathaniel,  1329 

Robert,  112S 

Robert,  11 20 

Robert,  1327 

Ruth  C,  1328 

Samuel,  1 129 

Sylvanus  H.,  1327 
Peck   ."Kncenry,   51,   114,  418,  639, 
1389,  i8't6.  1929 

Abraham.  1389 

Amos,  641 

Andrew.  114 

Benjamin,  641 

Beni.iiiLiii.  1030 

Charles.  1503 

Charles.  2032 

Charles  S..  1504 

Darius,  52 

Ebene^vT,  641 

Elliott  J.,  I'f'rfi 

Elliott  W.,  I.=!r)6 

Elnathan.  2032 

Enos.  1.389 

Epaphroditus.  640 

Ephraim,  ^4 


Gideon,  i;o3 
George  L.,  1656 
George  R.,  6+2 
Henry,  114 
He-.iry,  418 
Henry  H.,  G41 
Ichabod,  1930 
Janies,  418 
Jathriel,  1029 
Job,  1S96  ' 
John,  51 
Joseph,  51 
Jo.seph,  114 
Joseph,  41S 
Joseph,  641 
Joseph,  6.\2 
Joseph,  13S9 
Joseph,  1655 
Joseph,  i8g6 
Joseph,  1929 
Joseph,  2031 
Josiab  T.,  640 

Lament.  639 
Le-T-uel,  641 

Micliael.  2032 

Moses,  1389 

Nathaniel,  ^2 

Paul,  635 

Robert,  51 

Samuel,  639 

Samuel,  1655 

Samuel,  1896 

Samuel,  2031 

Samuel,  2032 

Seldcn,  641 

Sech  L.,  642 

Sidney  S.,  1503 

Solomon,  52 

Stephen,  41S 

Tracv,  639 

Ward,  1653 

William,  1896 

William  A.,  1656 

William  E.,  2032 

Zebulon.  639 
Peckham  Ancestry,  1559 

Hazael,  1560 

John,  1559 

Seth,  1560 

Stephen,  1560 
Peet  Ancestry,  171 1,  2145 

David,  1711 

David,  2145 

Georse  C,  1711 

Harrison,  1711 

John,  1711 

John,  2145 

John,  Sergt.,  1711 

Joseph  W.,  1711 

Julia  S.,  1712 

Riley,  2145 

Samuel,  2145 

Samuel  W.,  2145 

Sarah  F.,  2145 
Pelton  .Ancestry,  270 

James,  271 

John,  270 

Nathan,  271 

Samuel.  270 
Pember  Ancestry,  1697 

Andrew,  1697 

David  S.,  1697 

Elisha,  1697 


Pentieid  Anccslry,   t26j. 
EdwarO   S.,  12'.'3 
Fidvard  2..  i.!'3 
Jonathan,  1.^64 
Joseph,  ,v;t.4 
Peter,  12D4 
Samuel,  1264 
Penrose  Arcestr.-.  ;;3 
Howaid  },!.,  554 
Morric,  533 
Morris,  554 
Robert,  553 
Samuel,  553 
William,  553 
William  R.,  554 
Perci'val  Aticestry,  157; 
Deborah  A.,  1373 
F'rancis.  1572 
James,  1572 
John,  1572 
Warren,-  1572 
Perkins  .'vice  .try,  774,  1015,  1230 
Abigail,  774 
Andrew ,  1043 
Charles,  1045 
Daniel,  1013 
Daniel  V,'.,  1015 
Emily  X.,  1017 
Enoch,  1231 
George  L.,  1017 
Hezekiah,  1016 
Jabez.  1016 
Jacob,  774 
Jacob,  1230 
John,  1230 
John  T.,   1015 
Joseph,  774 
Joseph,  1043 
Joseph,  1230 
Joshua,  774 
Julius  D.,  1045 

Matthew,  774 

Matthew,  123 1 

Nancy  L  ,  1016 

Thorn?,';  11. ,   10:7 
Perry  Ancestry,  1126,  1283 

Abel,  12S4 

Anthony,  1126 

Daniel,   1126 

Daniel,  1127 

Jaziell.  1126 

Jonathan,  1284 

Joseph,  12S4 

Michael,  1284 

Nathaniel,  1284 

Peter  L.,  1127 

Richard,  1283 

Samuel,  1126 

William  M.,  1284 
Pettibone  Ancestry,  30 

Abijah,  31 

Elisha,  32 

John,  .30 

Jonathan,  31 

Mary  C,  33 

Samuel,  31 

William  C.  32 
Pewtress  .Arcestry,  1983 

John,  198; 

John  R  ,  1^)85 

John  B.,  Rev..  to85 

Samuel  L.,  io5s6 
Phelps  Ancesfrv,  210.  i"6o,  lOy) 

Alexander,  1569 


:i.  ■  I    Hi  1 


INDEX 


;i07 


Antcitsvttc  K,,  JJ3 
Caleb,  J27 
Caroiir.e  li.,  1^70 

Eueuei.sr.  _-20 
E'iC.-'-.cr  \\'..   nCQ 

E;i,  2 '4 

I.isworth  \.,  Col,  2J~ 

C.oixe.  237 

Georee,  i6ij<7 

Georf;e  A.,  i;6') 

Godrse  ^\'.,  220 
*Giiy  K.,  22: 

Jamc;.  219 

Janif.-,  ifO^j 

James,  itiOO 

John.  Judge.  230 

Joiialhnn.  77GO 

Lsncel'jt,  225 

Lancelot.  Dr..  225 

Lewis  ?vT..  221 

iLaria.  224 

Nathaniel.  220 

iVatli.-in^el.  220 

Nathaniel,  ij'Ki 

Nari-aniel.  170c 

Noh'ie,  1700 

Sjninel,  22^ 

S^ninJ    227 

Samuel  E,.   :.>■'''^ 

Spen  :er,  221 

Timothy,  224 

Tiinothv.  2?5 

Timothv,  330 

Timoth.'y.  1-69 

Wiliiain.  2ig 

WiUiatm,  220 

WiHi-ini,  c.-;4 

Wil'ii  im,  22(i 

W'illnnj,   r.ifiq 

William.  i66j 

William  H..  22-:, 
Phillips  Ancestry,  1924 

■  Adin  M..  I02S 
Albert  W..  154.? 
Andrtw  W..   173'.  1/33 
Daniel,  1731 
Ebcne.'or  S.,  1925 

■  Israel  D..  1731 
John,  1924 
Joshua.  1924 
Michael,  173 1 
Nathan,  1925 
Nicholas.  1924  , 
Oliver,  1924 
Richard,  1924 

Pickett  Ancestry.  98 

Edv.in  S..  99 

Ezra,  98 

James,  g8 

John,  98 

Rufus,  08 

Rufus  S..  98 
Pierce  Ancestry,  1560 

Abraham.  2033 

Bertha  T..  2033 

Edward  N..  2033 

George  E.,  1563 

John,  1560 

John.  1562 

John,  Dea..  1562 

John,  Sergt.,  1562 

Moses,  557  * 

Nathan,  1562 


Noi.le,  2033 
rierpont  Anceslry,  158 
Asah.d,  16+0 
James,  1.58 
James,  1815 
James,  Rev.,  ijS 
John,  138 
John,  1813 
Joseph,  1046 
J.  Xewton,  139 
Leonard,  159 
Pierrepom,  Hezekiah,  366 
James,  Rev.,  366 
John,  366 
Pier.soii  Ancestrj',  324,  524 
Abraham,  524 
Abraham,  525 
Abraham.   1980 
Caroline,  523 
Dodo,  1979 

Ephraim,  324 

Henry,  324 
Joseph,  324 

Lydia,  525 

Lydia,  19S0 

Martin  V.  I!.,  325 

Nathan,  325 

S.''muel,  324 

Samuel,  525 

Wiili.im  S.,  1980 
Pitcher  Ancestry,  330 

Albert,  331 

Andrew.  330 

Edward.  330 

Elijah,  330 

p;iijah.  331 

Ezra,  330 

Henry  A.,  331 

Jonathan,  330 

Joseph,  330 

Nathaniel.  330 

Nathaniel,  Rev.,  330 

Samuel,  330 
Platt  Ancestn.-.  loog,  1047 

Alfred.   1037 

Alfred  L.,  1059 

Almon,  1059 

Amelia  M.,  1038 

Benjamin,  loio 

Bertha  Louise.  loc8 

Qark  ^L,  1058 

Daniel  G.,  1048 

Daniel  P.,  1054 

Ebenezer  L.,  ic^s, 

Edward  M.,  ios6 

Helen  L  W.,  1658 

Isaac,  1048 

James  P.,  1052 

John.  1048 

Jonas.  1048 

Joseph,  TOio 

Josiah,  1009 

Josiah.  1055 

Josiah.  1056 

Josiah,  1057 

Nathan,  1056 

Nath-\n,  1057 

Obadiah    104S 

Orville  H  ,  ioi8 

Richard.  looq 

Richard,  1047 

Simeon  D.,  1034 

Wakeman  B.,  105s 

William,  1054 


William  L.,  1054 
William  i.,  1057 
Zcnas  il.,  1056 
Plumb  Ancestry,  H'jo,  IU4 
Charles  \V..  851 
Elliott,  S92 
Elliott  C,  S92 
Ezra,  U15 
Erank,  S02 
FredtricK  \\'.,  VI15 
George,  1 1 15 
John,  i<yo 
John,  1114 
John,  I!  15 
John  F.,  1115 
John  L.,  1 1 15 
Joseph,  S90 
Joseph,  Stii 
Joseph,  892 

Noah,  S92 

Oliver  E.,  892 

Robert,  890 

RoUin  J.,  S91 

Rolliii  W.,  891 

Samuel,  Soi 

Samuel,  11 15 

Simeon,  S91 
Plume  A.nceslry,  693 

David,  694 

David  S,,  6C14 

Frank  C,  605 

John,  693 

John,  694 

Robert,  693 

Robert,  694 

Samuel,  694 

Stephen  K.,  695 
Pollok,  David,  264 

P'rances,  203 

Thomas,  204 

Thomas,  205 
Pond  Ancestry,  c,C3 

Alexander,  oiSg 

Edgar  L.,  969 

Jonathan,  q6S 

Jonathan,  ocg 

Phineas,  96S 

Samuel,  ycS 
Porter  Ancestry,  577,  IC19,  1636 

Asa,  5S5 

Benjamin,  578 

Benjamin,  1636 

Charles  H.,  s8; 

Charles  J.,  1637 

Charles  P.,  586 

Daniel,  582 

Daniel,  Dr.,  ^84 

Daniel,  Dr.,  585 

Elizabeth  C,  586 

Gaylord,  583 

George,  579 

George  A.,  1637 

George,  581 
George  L.,  Dr.,  579 

Henry  A.,  5S5 

Hezekiah,  Dr.,  584 
Hezekiah,  Dr.,  585 
Ichabod,  1020 
Isaac  A..  579 

James,  3S3 

James,  586 

Jam.es  B.,  5S1 

John,  578 
John,  5S1 


Ivr.-O 


2198 


INDEX 


John,  £^2 

John,  563 

Jchn,  (OT5 

John,  1636 

Joseph,  1636 

Lym.in.   i'-.i7 

Martiu,  jory 

JIosL-s.  570 

Katb:inie!,  1020 

Noali,  1637 

Richurd,  Dr.,  3S4 

Sarii'.-.el,  57S 

Sanuiel,  ;Sj 

Thor.iai,  loig 

'l'hf;ma3  C.   :oro 

Thcnias  \\.,  10:9 

Waih.oe.  5S3 

^\M^.n:.  5/9 

V,  iiiijri,  loio 

VVi'i'.'m.  16^6 

-VViUirm  H..  v"/ 
Post.  Ai\cs>,-ti-y,  325 

Asruiel,  326 

Joseph.  325 

Joseph,  320 

Stephen,  325 

Thomas,  325 
Potter  Ancestry.  679 

Abci,  6.^2 

Abel.  6S3 

Andrew   Co!..  63x 

Bcn]3.Tiiii.  'JS3 

Cbsrlc^  P.,  (fS3 

En-.en  G.,  CS3 

Geor.qe,  6S2 

Georae,  to20 

Henrv.  1020 

Henny  T.,  6S1 

Jennie.  W2 

John.  680 

John.  oSi 

Joseph.  1020 

JIesh;iacn.  0S3 

Nelhe  M..  1020 

Nicholas  G.,  6S1 

Oliver.  6S1 

Robert.  679 

Thomas,  1020 

Thomas  W..  1019 

Walter  H..  682 

William.  6S1 

William  A..  6S3 

William  P.,  &''3 
Pratt  .-Vncestry,  iSA.   1081 

Asa,  523 

Aaron.  855 

Andrew,  1081 

Benjamin,  1082 

Elias,  523 

^phrriini.  856 

Henry.  854 

Henry.  8.=;6 

Jared.  1082 
,      John.  523 

Lemuel.  856 

Paul.  ?:-6 

Phineha'.  8.54 

Ricliard.  10^2 

Thoma';.  roSi 

Wirnrr..  Capt..  1081 

William.  Lieut.,  1081 

William.  Rev..  loSi 

William  W..  S56 

Zephaniah.  10S2 


Prentice  Ancfsrrj-,  314 

Chester  S.,  316 

John,  3:5 

Samuel,  315 

Samuel,  Dca.,  315 

Sauiuel  v.,  316 

Thomas.  3:5 

Thomas,  Capt..  314 
Preston  Ancestry,  38(5 

George,  386 

Hackaliali,  3S6 

Jehiel,  386 

Jehiel,  387 

John,  386 

Nathan  Ii..  387 

Xathanici,  387 

William,  3S0 

William,  Hon.,  386 
Price.  Isaac,  8:j. 

Philip,  814 

Phihp,  815 
Prichard  Ancestry.  558 

-Benjannn,  559 

David.  559 

Eliznr  E.,  539 

James.  559 

Katharine  A..  559 

RoL^er,  55S 

Sarah  J.,  559 
Provost  Ancestry,  33 

Antoine,  3^ 

Alva  G..  Dr.,  34 

Eustache.  j.'i 

Joseph,  33 

Jcscpii.  Rev.,  .33 

Louis  P.,  i3 

Martin,  33 
Pulford.  Charles  H..  Dr.,  232 

Frederick  W..  Dr.,  232 
Purrin.gton  .\ncestry,  1302 

Charles,  1303 

Cyrus,  1302 

Hezekiah,  1302 

John.  1302 

Joshua.  1302 

Joshua.  1303 

Robert,  1302 
Putnam  Ancestry,  1160 

Daniel,  1163 

Israel,  Gen.,  1161 

John,  1161 

Joseph,  ii6r 

Thomas,  1 161 

Quincy  Ancestry,  1816 
Edmund,  1816 
Edmund,  Col..  1817 
Edmund,  Judge,  1817 

Ramsey,  Hugh,  1403 

Jonathan,  1403 
Rand  .Ancestry,  1393 

Benjamin,   1394 

Elisha,  1304 

George  H.,  1395 

George  P.,  1395 

John,  1304 

Jonathan.  1394 

Robert.  i,'^03 

Thomas.  1394 
Randall  Ancestry.  778,  1S37 

Charles  W.,  779 

Hiram,  1839 

Hiram  W.,  1838 


Jeremiah,  778 

Jerenna!'.  J.,  770 

Job,  183S 

John,  1838 

Jonath.-.n  J...  779 

Walter,  1839 

William,  lb' 17 

William  S.,"779 
Ransom  Ai.re^iry,  914 

Asahe;.  O'.j 

Frances  .V,  915 

George,  gi'j 
Henry  G.,  915 

Horace,  -915 

James,  915 

Joshua,  914 

Joshua,  915 

Robert,  914 
Raymond.  Gcorire  M.,  :6.^i 

Sanniei,  1043 
Read  Ancestry,  1516 

Charles  A.,  1517 

Charles  B.,  1519 

David,  15-7 

David  F..  1520 

David  Yi..  1518 

Frederick  \\'.,  1319 

Jacob,  1517 

John.  1517 

Jonathan,  1517 

Moses  P.,  1517 

Thomas.  Capt.,  1516 

J  hiimas,  Col.,  1516 
Reed  Ancestry,  734 

Elijah,  735 

Frederic  H..  2082 

John,  734 

Joseph.  734 

Josiah,  73.1 

Sanitiel.  734 
Keid,  Eliza  G.,  2147 

Samuel,  2147 
Renibert  -\r.ce5tr,-,  173^ 

John  R.,  1734  ' 

Raphael,  1734 

Stephen.  ^~^l 
Reynolds  Ancestr.-,  311 

Charles.  312 

Henry  L..  313 

John,  312 

Joseph.  312 

Lewis,  313 

Lewis  B..  313 

Marcus  L..  313. 
Rhoades  Ancestry,  1501 

Eleazer.  1501 

Henrj',  1501 

Jacob,  1501 

Josiah,  1501 

Junius  E.,  1502 

Samuel.  1501 

Thorp.  1501 
*Zenas  W..  1501 
Rice  Ancestrv.  868 

Amos.  K,S 

Frank  J.,  86g 

Isaac.  868 

Jesse  H..  8^-3 

Lemiiel.  8(>^ 

Mr>=is.  8''k8 

F..hort.  ,8f'8 
Richards  /\n.:es;rv.  107= 

Ada  L..  I ',76 

Carrie  E..  1076 


'■'.'(•V 

■■)  ■  j. 


>t."  il 


Charl';J.  "1075 
Cbarlci  L.,  1070 
Cl1^.rie^  K.,  1070 

Harvey,  1076 
Israel.  !075 
Jercnuj'r..  1C75 
John.  :-\V. 
Tohii:  1275 

John  ^:.,  2250 

L=da  G.,  T2;,9  . 
Roderick,  107O 
\ViUiam,  12S9  „„      ^^ 

Amos,  190 
David,  lyo 
D  ■.i:/ht  A.  :90 
r..^.  r-c   V.  ,   1410 
Kciiry  D..   lyo 
J^vne-i.  i-C*( 
Tp.iat-.  14 10 
Janit..  O.vpt.,  1409 
I,i!in,  i^'"^ 
Leonard,  ;« 
Mile  B.,  1S9 
Xu'.haniel  1409 
•^ttDhen,  190 
TUua.as,  188 
Thoinu.i    I40i^ 

W!'ili.-.in,  1409 
Wluirai  A..  iQO 
Rindge  Anccitry,  i69.-> 
Daniel,  tO<?3 
Isaac.  K'lg'' 
Luci'js,  1606 
Milo  P  .  i''"7 
Wilhara,  169'"' 
Rip'.t-'v  Ancefuy,  ij3 
Dv.ight.  i?4 
Dvvigbt,  ^lai.,  153 
■     Ebenezer,  153 
George  B..  154 
George  C.  i?4 
Hannali  L.,  I54 
Tames  D.,  i54 
John,  153 
Joshua,  153 
William,  153 
William  L.,  i54 
Roath  Ancestry.  335 
Ann  M..  357 
Asa,  356 
Edwin  A.,  35° 
Eleazer,  355 
Frank  A..  35s 
John,  355 
Louis  P..  357 
Robert.  355 
Stephen.  355  ^ 

Robbins  Ance|tn,  166 
Ebenezer.  b»l 
Elijah,  167 
John,  if'fi 
John.  167, 
To=l'ua.  i'"'7 
JfiMiin.  Capt..  107 
Kathaniei.   167 
Richard,  to7 
Richard,  108 

William   A-_,J«' 
WilHam  T..  «^i 


INDEX 

Robi-.ns  Aiicc-r.ry,  5S7 
B.-np.min,  5'"-7 
Benjamin.  590 
Carlton  S.,  !574 
Ebenczi-r,  ist-'i 
Elbert  G.,  550 
Elbert  P.,  i<jO 
Enoch  C,  it'Si   . 
George,  5^7 
George.  cSo 
Henry,  5^'J 
•  Joel,  1574 
John,  5yO 
John  L  ,  1574 
Jonathan,  ;90 
Judah,  1574 
Ozias,  587 
Peter  M.,  59° 
Samuel,  i573 
Samuel,  1651 
Samuel,  lA-a.,  i573 
Sanuiel,  iJea.,  1574 
Samue!  J.,  '574 

Wdliam.  S?i>  ^        ,-.0    ,-- 

Robinson  Ancestry.  S-:o,  l^jfe,  lo/. 
'  Daniel,  S-'6 

David,  821 
David  F..  821 

Hen-y  C  i^2Z  \ 

Isaac,  1558 
John,  1558 
Tohn  T.,  f-ij   ' 
Joshua.  1559 
Lucius  F.,^S23 
Peter,  1558 
Peter   t=;=.0 
Silas    ■     ■■-■ 
Tho-.-..  ■-■ 
Tiir    ■  /.  ^-"  . .     .  . 
*^Roe  .     -^  r;-   '"=5 

Ch       ...    I'~2J  ■     „        ...„,.^,;. 

Jo-   .  ;r^     , 

Rogers  .-\nL.  :'/    l-^'O 
Abraham,  1420 
Amzi,  1423 
Edward  H.,  1420 
Eliab,  T418 
Everett  L.,  1424 
r  Henrv.  1420 

Henr>-  F.,  1419 
James,  1417 
James,  1418 
John,  1419 
John  E..  I4t8 
John.  Rev.,  1422 
Josiah,  1423 
Latten  B.,  1424 
Marion  C.,  I4I9 
Medad,  1423 
Noah.  1419 
Noah,  1423 
Samuel,  1417 
Samuel,  14'° 
Sam.uel  T.,  1423 
Thomas,  141O 
Thomas,  14-22 
William,  1419 
William,  1422 
Root  Ancestry,  I47» 
John,  1478 
Tohn,  1479 
'Joseph,  1479 


nyy 


■   Moses,  1479 
Samuel,  1479 
Samuel  E..  I479 
Thomas,  147!=  o, 

Roraback  Ancestry,  loS<- 
Alberto   i.,  1.5^1 
Christian,  15^0 
Christian.  158" 
Conrad.  1581 
Joiui  C,  1581 
John  H.,  158-' 
Rose  Ancestry,  255 
Eli:-;abc;h,  259 
Joseph,  259 
Josiah,  250 
Samuel,  -59 
Rowell   Ancestry.  97 
bU,  9S 
ilenry,  97 
Jabez,  98 
Lev.' is.  9^ 
Moses,  07 
William,  98 
Rowland  .Ancestry,  0^7 
,  Henry,  3S7 

Israel,  3^'8 
Joseph,  3S8 
Joseph  E.,  .388 
Rowley  Ancestry,  l/Oo 
Bild'ad,  1785    ^ 
Henry  W.,  IJ^S 
Job,  1785 
Robert  L.,  i/Oj 
Samuel,  1785 
Thomas,  1785  ^ 

Rossiter  Ancesiry,  I740 
Brvan,  1746 
David.  1746 
r.'.-.-rti.  1746 


|i-n. 

1:1 

..   '-'-< 

Jchi 

.  , 

746 

.1. 

1740 

c  .^ 

»ri 
A 

"■'.-' 

■\ii»^a   •  ..    -.'■- 

ra-i.;.i.. -3- 

James,  337 
John,  338 
Thomas,  338 
Thomas  H  .  338 
Rudd  Ancestry,  322 
,     Charles  de  F..  i^i 
Hezekiah,  323 
Jonathan,  322 
Jonathan,  i2i 
Mary  St.  J.,  324 
Nathaniel,  3^5  , 

Russell  Ancestry,  426,  I0<-.  '7'M 
Alden,  1008 
Ann  E.,  1009 
Chester,  ioo8 
Donald  G..  961 
Frank  F.,  i7'36 
George  O.,  1007 
Henry  E.,  901 
John,  1006 
John,  1.594 
John,  1794 
John  A.,  1007 
Joseph,  1794 
Joseph,  1793     . 
Joseph  F..  I7r^     , 
Joseoh.  Hon,  i79.-, 


220C 


INDEX 


*J\lary    1  ..   .i,u' 

-Matihew  T.,  -pj 

Xoauiah,  1 006 
*Xoad"ih,  Rev.,  +2S 

Srin-iiel,  1006 

Saniuc!.  1007 

'i'heod'-'ie  S..  1594 
■■'Thomni,  l~ij4 

'il'.omas  H.,  431 

Thomr.s  H..  Jr.,  432 

Thomas  M.,  1007 

William.  427 

Wirnani.  1006 

William,  lO^S 

WUliam,  1795 

Wi'li-.im  K.,  426 

William  H.,  429 
*Wi!Ir.m   H.,   Gen,   429 

William  P.,  1554 

William  P..  15(15 

William,  Rev.,  1006 

William,  Re\  .  428 

William  S..  961 
Ryan,  Thon.as  r.,  2151 


373 


374 


Sackett  Ance^t 

Frank,  374 

Tohn,  •;73 

John,  Li. 

Samuel.  374 

Solomon,  374 
SafFord  .Xncestry,  1450 

Addison  S..  1490 

Char;e5  A  ,  T49C 

John. ;490 

Joseph,  i.ijo 

'Ihoma;,  I490 
Sa£;e  Anceiir;. .  19," 

Crivin,  196 

Franci-,.  tc,6. 

Jedediah,   196 

Xaihnnie!,  195 

William  H.,  196 
Sanborn  Ancestrv,  tq?7 

EV— :»  hi..  192S 
-  *Jo-i:!h,  192S 

Moies,  1928 

Ren'ben,  1928 

William.  1027 
Sanford  Ancestry,  871 
■     Smos.  1465 

Charles  E.,  Dr..  2083 

David,  873 

Elihu,  873 

Ephraim,  872 

George  A..  873 

George  W.,  873 
•  Harrison,  .°/i  " 

John.  i405 

Jonah,  872 

Joseph,  872 

Joseph,  S73 

Josiah,  1002 
'Julius,  1002 

Rollin,  R72 

Samuel,  872 

Sarrtue'.  ico; 

Samuel.  TOO2 

Samuel,   1465 

Samuel.  Capr.,  1002 

Simeon,  872 

Thomas,  871 

Thom.-.s,  loor 

Thorn,! s.  r4')5 


V/iliiam  II.,  87-' 
S.argent  Ancestrv,  1257 

John,  1257 

Joseph,  12;S 

Joseph  F..,  125S 

Joseph  D.,  1258 

Vi'illiam,  1257 
Schurz,  Laura  \V.,  2081 

Robert  H.,  20S1 
Schwab,  John  C,  37S 
Scofield  Ancestry,  -'jS,  1552 

Daniel,  70,S 

Daniel.  l5Jfe 

David  L.,  710 

Edwin,  1553 

Edwin  L  ,  2040 

Erastus  E.,  2040 

Ezekiel,  1553 

George  E.,  709 

Henry  C.  710 

Horace  G..  1553 

James,  710 

James  B.,  709 

John,  /Co 
-     John,  7C9 

John.  1552 

Nathaniel,  709 

Robert.  709 

Samuel,  1552 

Samuel.  1553  ' 

Scoville  Ancestry,  910 

Ezekiel.  1322 

Homer  P..  1323 

Jam.es,  1807 
James,  Rev.,  1807 

John,  gio 
John,  1807 

John,  Sergt..  1807 

Roswell.  1323 

Samuel  B.,  910 

Stephen,  1322 
"'iiiis"!,  yic.  ^.  : 
William.   1807 
Seaman.  Benjamin,  267 
John.  267 
Thomas,  266 
Searls  Ancestry,  loio 
Bela,  ion 
Charles  E.,  ion 
Edwin  C,  ion 
Robert,  loio 
Salter,  lOio 
Sears  Ancestry,  244 
Cushnian  A  ,  Dr.,  246 
Elkanah.  245 
Joshua,  24s 
Judah,  717 
Paul,  244 
Paul,  716 
Paul,  Capt.,  244 
Richard   244 
Richard,  716 
Samuel.  717 
Stephen  G.,  245 
Willard.  245 
Seeber,  Johannes,  2028 
Seeley  Ancestry,  2023 
*.'Varon,    2023 
Ebenezer,  1752 
Emily  V..  1753 
Frank  E.,  2026 
Frederick  S.,  2025 
Henry  S.,  2025 
James,  2024 


Llow.I  5.,  1752 

Nathan.  2024 

Nathaniel,  ip^j 

Nathaniel,  2024 

Natl'.aniel,  Lieut,  2024 

Robert,  2023 

"•^Robert  C,  2026 

Samuel  O,,  2024 

Seth,  2024 

Wiiiian;  h...  20.?4 

William  Elmer.  2025 
Selden,  Hczrkiali,  1044 

Jose[.ii,   io.i4 

Thomas,  1044 
SelK-ck  Ance=iry,   1588 

Abraham,  1588 

Andrew,  I  "Si) 

David,  15S8  ' 

Jesse,  1581) 

John,  i;8S 

Lilias  M.,  :.589 

Nathan,  i;?^S 

Nathaniel,"  1588 
Sellew  Ancestry,  1228 

Ann  E.,  ^229 

Elizabeth  S..  1229 

John  L.,  122S 

Philip,  1228 

Thomas,  1228 
Sessions  Ancesrrv.  168; 

Albert  L.,  1684" 

Alexander.   i()S2 

Calvin.  1683 

Emily  D.  B.,  16S5 
•  John,  16S2 

John  H.,  16S3 

John  Heiirv,  1684 

Samuel,  1&2 

William  £.,  1684 
Setzer,  Alice  C,  1127 

Henry    ii'27 
Seymour  Ancestry,  S25,  1857 

A.sa,  825 

Daniel,  825 

Edw-ard  ^\'..  1800 

George  D..  1858 

George  W.,  2106 

Henry  A..  7857 

John,  825 

John,  1853 

John,   1854 

John,  1855 

John,  1S56 

John,  2105 

John,  2106 

John  S.,  2107 

Lot  N.,  1857 

Atoses,  1859 

Noah,  1857 

Origen  S.,  1859 

Ozias,  1859 

Richard,  825 

Richard,  1851 

Richard,  1S54 

Thomas,  2105 

William,  1856 
Shanklin,  S.imuel,  441 

Wesley  D.,  441 

William  A..  441 
Sheldon  .^ncesiry,  53 

Isaac,  S3 

Isaac.  1127 
John,  53 
John,  1127 


IXDEX 


luiiii,  uJ6 

Calvin,  16.-,  I 

jo^op;i,  iiiS 

Clarence  E.,  S04 

Jwicph.  CuL,  56 

David,  900 

f'iscph,  }i;;n..  ;0 

David,  Oca.,  yfjo 

iiog.-.-.  =6 

John,  990 

V>lli:,'ii,  5!. 

Richard,  99O 

Sh'.'Uoii   .Xnccitr",  21^2 

Thomas,  16=0 

D;.nid,  21,.:.. 

Wdliam,  yo4 

Daiii;;!.  J  I --, ; 

William.  10^0 

GouM  .'i.,  2":53 

WiUiam  C.,^0;i 

Juaaor.  C.  J 153 

William  J.,  S04 

Saiv.usl,  2i;3 

Simpson,  RfJijert.  2.12 

Samuel  ■-.,'ji53 

Earnest  C,  108 

Sbtpard  Ance-!'-.-,  . 

404  _ 

Samuel,  242 

Andrew  X,.  ic^? 

George,  icS 

'Charles  N..  8oq 

Samuel  C,  242 

D;.i,iel.  40-, 

William  H.,  loS 

Edward.  40J. 

Slayton  Ance~iry,  63 

Ii'dwrird.  4J5 

Eugene  T.,  65 

Eliiah,  5or 

Lucius  C,  65 

Erasliii,  405 

Reuben,  64 

Francis,  Sc^S 

Thomas,  63 

Francis  \V.,  809 

Thomas,  64 

John.  40s 

Thomas  M.,  6.; 

NelEcn,405 

Washington,  64. 

^  Thomas.  Soy 

Slope-  Ancestry,  19S0 

Shcrvcjod  A:ire>tr_. 

■■^'7 

.A.ndrew  J.,  ic/ii 

Aarnn  B.,  1159 

Daniel.  19S0  ' 

Pen  am  IP    66S 

Ezekiel,  1980 

Ben  an.in.  m^S 

John,  19S15 

Fanr.ic,  CS; 

Lambert  E..  198: 

Franlclin.  U^) 

Richard,  loao' 

licnrv  C,  1460 

Robert.  1980 

Jehiel.  6(« 

Smith     Ancc^try,     14, 

Joseph.  6f.8 

1015 

Joseph.  145S 

Abel,  191^ 

Oran,  6f-S 

Albert  G;  '•!i8 

Ale.xander  M.,  Rt.  Iv 

Thomas,  667 

Alonzo  F...  1O59 

Thomas.  668 

Bernard  F.,  1374 

Tiiomas,  1457 

Charles.  1372 

Shinman  Ancestrv. 

601 

Cotton  M,,  Rev.,  614 

Arthur  L .  603 

Daniel,  1034     - 

■    Edv.p.rcl,  6of 

David.  616 

Tohn.  6ct 

F.ben,  org 

N^thariel,  602 

^    Ebcnczer.  613 

Xathaniel,  Hon., 

603 

Edward  W.,  Dr.,  616 

Thomas  L.,  602 

Edwin,  1S85 

Sikes.  Fllfi!  E..  1083 

Edwin  P.,  1SS5 

Owen  D.,  1083 

Ernest  E.,  1916 

Sill  Ancestry-,  1296 

Friend  W..  619 

Frederick.  12Q7 

George,  1885 

Frederick  H.,'  12' 

?7             ;•:.', 

Gilbert  L.,  615 

John,  I2.)6 

Guilford,  1372 

Joseph,  1296 

Harriet  H.,  611 

Micah.  1207 

Henry  E.,  1915 

-    Thomas,  1297 

— ..: 

Henry  H.,  613 

•    Thomas  H..  1207 

Henry  P..  1915 

Silliman,  Lewis  B. 

.  tii8 

TTenrv.  Rev..  6r4 

Silva.   Ar.r,.i  }.[..  U 

v'J 

Herbert  E.,  Dr.,  613 

William  R..  140= 

Hiram  A.,  IQ94 

William  R..  1496 

Hiram  G.,  1993 

Skilton  Ancestry,  ; 

740 

Horace,  Col.,  16 

AlVah  S..  igi2 

Howard,  ii>J4 

Averv,  741 

Ichabod,  614 

De  Wilt  C.  742 

Jacob,  616 

Elijrih    ?..   IQI2 

Jacob.  1372 

■    Henry,  Dr..  741 

James.  615 

J.-;mcs.  742 

Jennie  L.,  1660 

Tnhn  C.  742 

John,  .5 

John  D.,  1913 

John.  618 

Skinner  Ancestry, 

990 

John.  847 

.^aron.  000 

John,  1053 

Abrah.-m.  1650 

John,  Dea.,  15 

John,  Guv.,  1J14 
John  O  ,  (j!0 
Joseph,  1.993 
Joseph  K.,  619 
Joshua,  1372 
Lamberioi-,  1885 
Lemur!    1O59 
JNIary  A.,  HjOo 
Mary  A.  i\.,   it.'~5 
Michael,  1374 
Nathan,  162S 
Nathan,  Hon.,  l6.:8 
Nathaniel,  615 
Nathaniel,  1627 
Nathaniel,  1SS3 
Nehemiah,  846 
Nehemiah,  847 
Nehemiah,  Rev.,  Oog 
Nettie  C,  1660 
Oliver,  1915 
Orson  3.,  :659 
Owen  S.,  610 
Phineas,  1054 
Philip,  15 
Prentice  P.,  609 

_,..-  Riclu'rd,  1053 

Richard,  1054 
Richard.  1627 
Richard  P.,  1375 
Rcbcrt  W.,  613 
Samuel,  614 
Samuel,  1885 
Samuel.   1915 

609,     1372,      ■    Samuel,  Capt.,  1885 
Samuel,  Lieut.,  14 
Samuel,  Lieut.,  18S3 
Sidiiey.  1915 

iv.,  1629  Silas.  16 

Silas,  Dea.,  i5 
Thomas,  609 
Thomas,  618    ■ 
Thom.as.  1915 
Truman,  1054 
Whitnev  A.,   1660 
-William'  ^^.,  613 
Wincbell,  617 
Sneath  Ancestry,  916 
Elias  H.,  916 
Jacob,  916 
Richard,  916 
Robert.  916 
William,  916 
Snow  Ancestry-,  463 
Aaron,  464 
Aaron,  465 

.- Ebenezer,  465      -  -■-• 

Elbridge  G.,  465 
Elbridge  G.,  466 
Elkanah,  465 
-       T^vi.  464 
Levi  T..  464 
Mark,  463 
Nicholas,  463 
Obdrey  M..  464 
Stephen,  465 
Thomas,  463 
Thomas,  464 

Snowman  Ancestry,  1115 
Charics.  11T2 
Elmer  C,  1112 
John.  T112 
Leander  A.,  11 12 
William.  1112 


/^ 


INDEX 


Sumtrs  Anc-.'^'.ry,   1385 
IJavid,  !3h'o 
Fann:c  L  ,  IJ.S7 

Ilcrirv,  i^i,X-j 

J.  EdwarJ,  i^vp 

James  M.,  i3So 

Jolin,  13S6 

Rufus,  1386 

Ssmuc-l,  13S5 

Samufci,  Knsigii,  !3l36 

William,  13S7 
Souk  Ancestry,   1357 

Eonjunii.i,   [358 

Dav'd  E.,  1359 

George,  1357 

Tacob,  i3S>^ 

John,  1359 

NsthaniLl,  1358 
SpauUiii^u   Ancestry,   193 

Edw.-ird.  103 

Edvvaril,  I9.(, 

Isaac,  194 

Jacob,  194 

Jay  E.    194 

John.  193 

Locksvooil,  194 

S.l.Tlllt;i,    TOI 

Spencer  Aiic^-trv,  Sio,  1247 

Obadiali,  IJ4S  ' 

Jo'in.  1248 

Thuir..  203 

Sarjue!,  124S 

SatiT.icI,  203 

Thcrna?,  1247 

Willirm.  20^, 
Sperrv   An.-r^T-.  267,  1062 

Abner,  j.X 

Danid.  2f.- 

Daniel  G..  268 

Eiioch,  10O2 

Joseph,  267 

Lewis,  269 

Lucien  W.,  1063 
.  Nathaniel.  1062 

Xfheniiah  D.,  1063 

Richard.  267 

Richard,  1062 

Ruth  T.,  269 

Simeon,  1062 

William.  268 
Spragne  Ancestry,  27,  1514,  17S9 

Anthony,  28 

Arthur  J.,  1315 

Daniel  B.,  1515 

David  C.  1790 

Edward,  28 

Edward.  17S9 

Edward.  Capt.,   1789 
^Frank  J.,  ijoi 

Hasey  t\.  1790 

Israel.  1789 

Ira.  1515 

John.  1789 

Tcshua.  1790 

Eilph.  28 

Samuel.  t^I4 

William.  28 

William.  17S9 
Spring  Ancestry,  494 

Ephraim.  49^ 

John,  sr,A 

John,   En-,'4n.  494 


John,  Lieut.,  494 
'I'homas,  495 
Spur  Anceslry,  903 
Charie-;,  904 
Direck,  904 
Isaac  D.,  904 

Jan  W.,  903 

Johannes,  903 

Tn'oses,  904 
Stahl.  Augusta  L.,  2074 

I>Duis,  2074 

1  heodore  L  ,  207J. 
Stsnley  Ancestry,  2:8,  851,  2IT2 

Esther,  218 

i-'redcrick  T..  21 14 

Gad.  218 

Gad,  21 13 

Jesse,  852 

John,  218 

John,  8=1 

John,  21 12 

]o\:v.   Capt.,  21.3 

John,  Cant,,  851 

Joi'iU,  Capt.,  2112 

Xatiianiel,  S32 

0:;v..r,  8^2 

Tl.nn.as,  218 

Thomas,  2113 

Wiiiiain.  852 
Stanton  Ancestry,  40 

Adam.,  42 

Daniel,  42 

John.  42 

John  A.,  43 

Jostpli,  42 

Lewis  E.,  43 

1  homas,  40 
St.'.p^e-  .Anct;=trv.  1425 

Edwurcl  J.,  14J9 

Frank  T.,  i  u8 

Hezekiah.  I.p5 

Keiekiah.  1426 

James,  14.76 

John,  1425 

Joim,  1428 

John,  Capt..  1429 

Mary  P.,  1429 

Miles,  1426 

Peter,  1425  ; 

Thomas,  1428 

William  M.,  1429 
Stapleton.  George,  420 
Starr  .\ncestry.  99,  826,  1311,  2021 

Benjamin,  100 

Benjamin.  2021 

Caleb,  2022 

Charles  F..  2022 

Comfort,  826 

Comfort.  2021 

Con-.foti.  uT.,  99 

Eunice,  2022 

Friend,  2022 

Jared,  131 1 

John.  100 

Jonathan,  826 

Jonathan.   1310 

Jonathan.   13 11 

Jonathan.  Capt.,  1309 

Jonathan,  Lieut.,  lOO 

Josiah,  202  [ 

Josiah,  Capt.,   100 

Maria  S..  2023 

Samuel,  826 

Samuel,  1309 


Si-.nuu.-l,  -'Ci2 

Thomas,  820 

•Thunias.  2021 

Thomas,  Dr.,  99 

Ura.ia,  iva 
♦Stead,  Coma  L.  H  ,  iSC^ 
Steelo  An.ccsu),  7.(3,  luxi,  2131 
*Allen,  2132 

Anna.  1 100 
*F.bcnezcr.  2iV.2 
"El.enezer    H..    2132 

Elijah,  743 

James,  743 

James,  2132 

James.  Capt..  743 

John,  743 

Jolui,  1099 
*John,   2131 

Joseph,  743 

Joseph,  2132 
*Josiah.  2132 

i[aria  O.,  2133 

Nathaniel,  iioo 
♦Oliver   R.,  2i,:i3 

Porter  S.,  lico 

S,  Alice,  IIOO 

Sally,  IIOO 

S.Tinuel,  743 

Samu.-l,  1099 

Samuel.  2131 

Thomas,  1 100 
Stcrlin,5  .\ncestry,  1894 

Amos,  2026 

Charles  N..  1S95 

Jacob,  1894 

John  T.,  1895 

Nathaniel.  189.1; 

Sherwood.  Hon.,  2027 

Stephen,  1894 

Sylvanus,   1893 

William,  i8ca 
Sterry  Ancestry,  556 

Edward  A.,  557 

John,  557 

Roger,  556 

Samuel,  556 
Stiles  Ancestry,  1076 

Ephraim,  1076 

Isaac,  1077 

John,  1076 

Martin,  1077 

l\Lartin,  Lieut..  1077 

Warham.  1077 

William  W..  1077 
Stock  Ancestry,  1132 

Edward.  1132 

George  C,  1133 

T?,:;:r  C,  1133 

John,   1 132 

John.  1 133 

John  H..  1 133 
Stocking,  Daniel,  1886 

Eli5ha\  1886 

George.  1886 

Samuel.  1SS6 
Stoddard  Ancestry,  281 

Abiram.  282 

Anthonv,  2S1 

Antlu.ny.  2.«2 

Eliakim.  :?2 

Ezekie!  G.,  282 
John,  2P2 
Loui^  F...  283 

Sam  so  a,  2S2 


IXDEX 


Si'!-.mon.  2S1 

Hezokiah,  1469 

Michael.  1821 

Thoinas.  £',2 

John,  75.i 

Soiomon,  i02 

Scorrs  .Vr,cc--trv,  94 

John,  i.jO.8 

Wiiii..m  J.,  Ii30 

Cord::!;,  .,5 

Joseph,  755 

\yi;!i;.m  \V.,  ^03 

l>an,  Qi 

Joseph,  i.t6S 

Talcott  Ancestrv,  2-(0,  !2-o 

Lt  A  li  A..  96 

Morris,  1469 

Allen  B.,  !278 

Rolit-rt,  05 

Peter.  756 

Allen  P..   Mrs..    -279 

Sann-ei.  05 

Samuel,  1469 

Benjam.in,   1273 

;iho-iij=.  05 

Seth,  753 

Benjanu'ii.  Dea..  i..'74    ■ 

\Vi:i'r>ni.  OS 

Solomon.  1.469 

Charles  li.,  1279 

7:';n:on    go 

Sumner  .Ancestry,  114 

r.)enni,-on  L.,  l.'-75 

Zalmon  A.,  96 

Clepient,  1 15 

Ebenezer,   1271 

Strry  Aufe^try,  it^ 

Daniel,  1712 

Elijah.  1274 

Ebei'e;;<.r,  loOg 

Franic  C,   116 

Elijah  [{.,  1274 

Jan.ci.  ic<:,g 

Henry  P.,  115 

Elijah  H..  1275 

Tohn,  in6S 

Hezekiah,  171J 

Elizur,  1279 

Saniael,  ioC'8 

Increase.  1713 

Geort'.e,  12S0 

Th.:,n-.as  \V..  106.3 

John  W..  115 

George  S.,  1283 

WiPinin.  icoS 

Reuben,   115 

Jchp.,  230 

Stoug'-.ton   Ancestry,  871 

Roper,  114 

John.  1270 

Ar'idrew.  S;:' 

Samuel  B.,  1712 

John  B.,  1282 

Arthur  v.,  8,-7 

Wilii-.m,   1:5 

Joseph.  231 

Edward  C,  S77 

William,  1712 

Mary  K.,  1281 

Genr-c  .\     S;o 

AX'illian'.,  Dr..  115 

Phebe  B.,  1275 

Ira  Id.,  8-7 

Suttou.  Herrick  A.,  390 

Russell,  1280 

Johf,  S75 

Ros-.vell,  390 

Russell  G,.  T280 

\3rhan.ei.  S75 

Saraii  A.,  3Cjo 

Samviel,  231 

Oliver,  S7O 

Swan  Ances;ry,'Sig 

Samuel,  1277 

•  Cii-r,  Cspi..  8-6 

Charie-;.  320 

Samuel  A.,  231 

Thomas,  87s 

Epiiraim,  52O 

Samuel.  Capt.,  1271 

Thoni.ii,  Rev..  S74 

John,  519 

Samuel,  Capt ,  1277 

Stow,  .Aiai'.^on,  igoi 

John.   n20 

Samuel,  Col.,  231 

Asa  B  .  iQOf 

Richard.  519 

Samuel,  Cornet.  1271 

James  P..  iq<-.2 

\\  dhara,  520 

Samuel.  Ensign,  1271 

Ssmue!.  lom 

Swartout  Ancestry,  873 

Seth.  T27S 

Streei  AiHc-.:ry.  !02l 

Swift  .\nccstry,  lOO 

Thomas  G.,  232 

AJmira  J..  157.5 

Barzillai.  I0{ 

William.  1271 

David.   I37i    ' 

Earl,  Dr„  :oi 

William  C,  1273 

Einathan.  1023 

Jirah,  rot 

William,  Dea..  1271 

Frederick  B..   10T2 

Rowland,  loi 

William  H.,  Maj.,  1273 

Niclinlps.   102! 

Sarah  B..  :02 

Talmadge  Ancestrv,  1861 

■Nicholas,  Rev,  I02[ 

William,  100 

Benjamin,  Col.,  T862 

Richard.  1021 

Sykes,  Ellen  E.,  1083 

Benjamin,  Rev.,  1S62 

Samuel.  L.ieut.,  1021 

Joseph,  igS^ 

Frederick  A..  i.'^63 

Samuel,  Rev.,  1021 

Owen  D.,  10S3 

Jam.es,  18^2 

Thaddeus,  1022 

John.  r86i 

Stricklai.d,  Kate  M.,  2101 

Taft  Ancestry.  467,  1952 

Robert.  !86i 

Mary  A..  857 

Charles  E.,  470 

Thom.as,  1S61 

Robert.  8^6 

Cincinnatus  A.,  2080 

Taylor  Ancestry,  11 12,  206; 

Robert  A.,  857 

Daniel.  1952 

Ada  L.,  1 114 

Strong  Ancestry,  677,  895 

Ezra  W.,  469 

Adeline  A.,  2C0i 

Oiarles  P..  677 

Frederick.  468 

Ammon,  1933 

,  David.  S',6 

Frederick  A.,  2080 

Davis,  2065 

Ebenezer,  896 

Israel.  468 

Edward,  137c 

Eli,  896 

Josephus  G.,  469 

Edwin,  II 13 

Elias.  Dr.,  2072 

Josiah,  1953 

Edwin,  2066 

Ephraim,  677 

Josiah,  Col.,  I9S3 

Edwin  P..  1114 

Ephraim.  Hon..  677 

Judson,  I0i3 

Eldad,  1371 

John,  895 

Robert,  468 

Henrv  R..  2001 

.ohn,8.36 

Robert.  I9.i2 

Herbert  C,  2066 

.ohn,  1S20 

Samuel,  468 

Jabez.  1932 

ohn  R.  C.  S06 

Taintor  Ancestry,  501 

John,  137 1 

Thomas,  677 

Charles,  501 

John,  2065 

William,  677 

Charles.  1821 

Julia.  1114 

VVilham.  1820 

EH,  1438 

Mary  C,  1114 

Wdlinm  A.,  Dr.,  2072 

Gcorpe  E..  .S03 

Preserved,  2ai65 

Stnart  .\r.ce'-trv.   ig.07 

Henry  E.,  502 

Reuben,  2065 

Edward  T..  1908  ' 

Henry  G..  .S02 

Samuel.  11 12 

Tames.  1007 

Ja^on  A.,  !4,TO 

Samuel,  1113 

John.  1907 

John.  502 

Thomas,  1032 

John  K..  1907 

Joseph.  14.18 

Thomas,  2065 

Sturces  Ancestry.  755,  1468 

Micaiell,  1821 

Timothy.   rn;2 

Benjamin.  7^:; 

Michael.  501 

Temple  .\ncestry.  IT36 

Harri.'t  L.  141^0 

Michael,  502 

Abraham.  1136 

2204 


IXDEX 


Abr.iin.   I  [  56 
i.aac,  1130 

Jonas,  1 136 
-Moses,  1 136 
Ricliord.  1 136 
Teniirjv  .A'lC'jstrv,  1340 

Anhur  J.,  134^ 

Johr.,  Capt.,   ijJ.O 

John,  Ope,  1 34 1 

Join:,  Doa.,  134O 

Jc.ief.h,  1340 

Julia  F.,  1342 

Saniuci,  1340 

Thomas,  1340 

Ulysies  D.,  1341 
Tcrrili  Aiic;='r\,  513,  2145 

Arad,  513 

Daniel,  2145  , 

Jamei,  2140 

Lcivis,  513 

!NJo3ej,  =14 

Msses  \V..  --14 
.  Roger,  2US~ 

SrT.,h,  2 '.46 

Timothy,  ,13 

Y.-iU';s  K/515 
Terry  Ancestry,  50;,  1365 

EdA-ard,   1368 

Ed-.vard  C.  1368 

Eli,  yO/ 

Eii,  5C~S 

El;,  1366 

El!,  1367 

Eiipi-.alet,  1369 

Ephr.-im,  !366 

i-allah,  i>-V< 

George  Jr..,  1368 

James,  1367 

James,  13^3 

John  T.,  1370 

Roderick,  ij'vj 

Rorff-rick.  Rev  ,  1370 

Samuel,  1365 

Samiicl,   I36(i 

S":'iuel,  'ib? 
'J'hacher  Ancestry,  1669 

John,  1670 
/  Peter,  1670 

^ —  Peter,  Rev.,  1G69 

Peter,  Rev..  1670 

Ralph,  Rev..  1670 

Thomas,  1670 

Thomas  .\..  1670 

Thom.is,  Rev.,  1(569 
Thayer  Ancestry,  1291 

Charles  D.,  1292 

Ferdinando.  1292 

Hiram  P.,  1294 

Isaac,  1292 

Joel.  1293 

John.  1292 

John  'SI..  1293 

John  V.  B.,  1294 
'  Joseph,  1292 

Levi,  I2Q3 

Sam.uel.  Ensign.  1293 

Ti'.orras,  T2'';2 
Thomas  .\ncestry,  308 

A.Tron.  1046 

Edson,  ;046 

James.  308 

Seth,  .?o8 

Setli.  1046 


'ihonr.'=un    Anceicry,    lOOC', 
1071 

Ambro?c,   1 223 
■•■Caroline  C,  446 

Cu'tis  J  224 

David.  1224 

David  W.,  446 

EUen  L.,  1000 

George,   122 1 

Henry  G.,  ij72 

Henry  Grant,  1672 

James  \V.,  1225 

Jedutiiaii,  loou 

John,  jooo 

John,  1223  ■ 

Josep'i,  1000 

Joseph,   Ensign,  10.X1 

Matincw.  1671 

Orrin,  1072 

Paul  S.,  1000 

Sherwood  S.,  1000 
Thurston  Aiicestrj-,  164 

Edward.  164 

Henry  C,  165 

John,  165 

Jonathan,  165 

\ViIli:mi  A..  lOi 
Tibbits,  Charles  H.,  241 

Henry  ',V..  241 

V.'iliiam  B.,  241 
Tiffany  Ancestry,  159 

Consider,  160 

Ephraim,  161 

Htsmphrcy,  160 

Joel,  161 

Levtrett  W.,  161 

William,  161 
Tillin;;hsst  .Ancestry,  1939 
Arthur  C,  1042 

Charles,  1940 

Frank  H.,  1941 

Fred  \V.,  1942 
John,  1940 

Pardon,  1939 

Pardon.  1940 

Pardon,  Elder.  1939 
Thomas  S.,  1940 
Waldo,  1941 
Todd  Ancestry,  1065 
Christopher,   1065 
Daniel,  1066 
Jonathan,  1066 
Marvin  L.,  1066 
Samuel,  1065 
William.  1065 
Tolman  .Ancestry,  128 
Cowles.  129 
Enoch,  129 
George  B..  129 
Nathaniel.  128 
Thomas.  128 
Thomas.   129 
Tomlinson  .Ancestry,  1231 
Agur,  1232 
Celeste  E.,  1234 
Georpre  H.,  1233 
Gideon,  1232 
Gideon  M.,  1233 
Henry,  123 1 
Hvintinsjlon.  1233 
Jahez,  1232 
Zachariah.  1232 
Tousey  .Ancestry,  1139 
Abel,  1 140 


10.4 


1  l.irrv   G..   H41 
.John,  1140 
Oliver,  1:40 
R.  Ch.;irlc-s,  1 140 
Richard,  1139 
Thomas,  1 139 
Wheeler  P.,  ii|0 
Townsend  Aiicestry.  .;o2 

Ceorijiana    P.    ijjtrtrc^lly.} 

Henry,  202 

Henry,  203 

John,  ,?G3 

John,  Rev.,  204 

John,  Rev.,  203 
Tracy  Ancestry.  ,'^40 

Elea;;er,  85 1 

John,  850 

Josiah,  85  J 

Stephen, 'i  135 

Thomas,  .S30 
Treat  .Ances'ry, 

David,  iioti 

Edm.und,  1187 

George  M.,  iin.5 

Henrietta  M.,  1106 

Isaac,  137 

Isaac,  1 107 

John,  133 

John,  1 104 

Joseph.  Capt.,  1107 

Merritt.  noo 

Philosabias,  137 

Richard,  135 

Richard,   1 104 

Richard,  2104 

Robert,  135 

Robert,  137 

Robert,  1104 

Robert,  I'o; 

Robert,  1 106 

Robert,  2103 

Robert,  C?pt.,  137 

Robert,  Gov.,  136 

Robert.  Gov.,  1104 

Sarah,  137 

Sarah,  2:04 

William,  135 

William,  1104 

William  E.,  1 108 

William  H.,  1108 
Trowbridge  .Anccsfy,  210 

Daniel,  212 

Elford  P.,  215 

Henry,  213 

Henry,  213 

John.  210 

Rutherford,  212 

Rutherford,  214 

Thomas,  210 

Thomas,  211 

Thomas,  212 

Thomas  R..  213 

Winston,  John,  213 

Winston.  Jnhn,  214 
Trubee  .Ancestry,  1483 

Andris,  1483 

Ansel,  148-? 
David.  1483 
Tri-.mbnll   .\ncestry,  403 

Fran.-es  TI,.  404 
^.H.irrier,  404 
^K^nrieUa,    104 
JoHli.  .;03 
Jonarli^.  404 


\. 


IXDEX 


Jonatb.ui,  Gov.,  40j 

Joscpl',  40J 
Toon,  Amos,  2102 

David,  2102 

Lucretia,  2102 
Turkin>;ioii  Ai-.ceslrj'.  i-0 

Charles  H.,  5O0 

bavic,  555 

frank   'A.,  559 

Oii-vcr,  559 
Turner  AiKcstrj-,  :6,  7S1,  1590 

Anson,  1501 

Arthur  G  ,  ij(^2 

Keniamin  F.,  7S1 

David,  26 

Humphrey,  26 

Isasc.  i;oo 

Isa:.c,   iV.jl 

janu:s,  "Si 

Jolio.  26 

John.  -St 
Jolin,   1500 

Joi'.n,  l^oi 

John  .-=.',  781 

Nalhaniel,  1661 

Ftiir.eas,  1591 

Phfneas  W..  T591 

Rebecca,   1661 

Thomas.  26 
Turr.ey  A.ncestrj',  129c,  14S2 

Aaron,  14S2 

Abel,  I2QI 

Albf-rr.  7JQI 

Andrew.  i2q: 

Eenjrirnin,  J2rj0 

Berijair.in.  14S2 

Roh-crt,  i2qo 

Robert.  1482 

Robert,  Capt.,  1290 

.Steohcn.  1200 
;  Stephen,  14S2 

Stephen,  14S3 
TvttJp  Anec^Tr;'.  TJ''i6 

P.ron'-on  B..   1309 

Byron,  7406 

Daniel.  1406 

Denni?  K..  2039 

Eben  C,  J3C1S 

Ezekiel.  i.^oS 

Howard  B..  1399 

Isaiah,   1.146 

Jar.e,  1401 

Jejsc.  2039 

John,  140S 

John  B.,  2040 

Jonathan,  1397 

Jonathan,  1446 

Jonathan.  2040 

Joseph,   T400 

Joseph.  Capt..  14OO 

Lemuel.  1406 

Leverett,  2030 

Miles  A..  1400 

Nathaniel.  2039 

Nplsr,n.  i.-!o6 

Ohe'l  l.v^ 

Re'.iben.  1.^98 

Reuel  C.  1402 

Reuc!  H..  1401 

Romanta,  1446 

Samuel,  T400 

Sam'.;el.  140^ 

S-inuc!.  T4<^ 

Samuel,  r4o6 


Samuel  I.,  1401 

Simon.  1445 

Wilham,  537 

\\l!!::im,   1396 

Yv'ilham,  1397 

William  B.,  1406 

\\  iinam  F.,  ;40i 
Twichell  Ancesiiv,  869 

Abiel,  S<5y 

Beiiianun,  S69 

Benoni,  869 

Edward,  870 

Isaac,  S70 

Josenn,  870 

Joseph  H.,  871 
Iwinir.g  .\ncestry,  IG26 

Aie.\ander  C,  102.S 

David,  984 

Harriet  A.,  1029 

John,  9S3 

Julia.  1029 

Kinsley,  1029 

Stephen,  983 

Stephen,  io.:8 

Thomas,  102S 

William,  983 

William,  1026 

William,  !02- 

V/illiam,  102S 
Tv.iss  .Ancestry,  69 

Eenjainin,  70 

Joseph,  70 

Juluii,   70 

Russell,  70 

Thr.nias,  69 
Tyler  Ancestry.  1644 

Geo.rge,  1644  ^ 

Malaclii,  1644 

Morris,  1644 

Morris  F.,  164s 

Ro,scr,  1644 

Roger  P.,  1646 

Victor  M.,  1645 

William,  1644 

Wiliiam  R..  1646 
Tyrrell  Ancestry,  192I 

Eliakim,  1922  ^ 

Phineas,  1922 

Roger,  1922 

Samuel,  1922 

Smith,  1922 

Theodore  S..  T922 

Truman,  1922 

Vaill  Ancestry,  139 

Benjamin.  140 

Daniel,  140 

Dudley  L..   141 

Herman  L..  140 

Jeremiah,  139 

John,  140 

Joseph,  140 

Theodore  F..   141 
Valentine.  Obacliah.  981 

Richard,  9S1 
Van  .A.Is:yne  .Ancestry,  141 

Jan  M..  141 

Lambert  J.,  141 

Lawrence.  143 

Samuel.  143 

Thomas.  142 

William,  142 
Vernier,  Elie.  1913 

Jean,  1913 


Pierre,  1913 

Vcrrdl  .Ancestry,  2 
Addison  E.,  -34 
Daniel,  233 
George  \V.,  234 
Samuel,  234 

Vibbert  Ar.ccstry,  . 
Elisha,  215 
Plov.'ard  C,  '^lG 
Jaraes,  21,5 
John   2:5 
William,  2It 
William  E.,  Rev 
William  H.,  Rev 

Vinton  .Ancesttv,  i 


3-iS 


Wade,  Henry  I ..  2125 

Jonathan,  2:24 

Lawton,  2125 

Nathaniel,  2124 

Nathaniel,  2125 

Simon,  2124 

Simon,  2125 
Wadhams  Ancestry,  1447 

Clarence  G.,  1449 

Frederick  L.,  1448 

Frederick  U..  1448 

Herbert  G.,  1448 

James,  1447 

John,  1.147 

Noah,  1447 

Norman,  1447 

Seth,  1447 
Wadsv.-orth  Ancestry,  17S1 

Adrian  R.,  1782 

Asahel,  1781 

John,  i7Sr 

Thomas  H.,  1781 

William,  17S1 

Winthrop  M..  1782 
Wainv.right  Ancestry,  228 

Helena  B.,  229 

Jonathan  M..  Com.,  228 

Jonathan  M.,  Rev.,  228 

Peter,  22S 

William  A.  :M.,  Dr.,  229 
Wakefield  Ancestry,  1799 

Atwood    1800  "~ 


Bon: 


imin,  1799 


James,  1799 

John,  1799 

George  W..  Dr..  1799 

Samuel.  1799 

Walter  L,  1800 
Wakeman  .Ancestry,  1844 

Asahel,  1850 

Clarina  B..  1851 

Francis,  1844 

John,  1845 

John,  1847 

John,  1848 

John,  Capt.,  1846 

Samuel,  1845 

Silas.  1830 
Waldo  Ancestry,  472.  172S 

Cornelius,  472 

Cornelius,  1728 

Daniel,  474 

Ebenezer,  1730 

Edward.  .173 

Edward,  1-720 

George  C,  476 

John,  473 

John,  1729 

Loren  P.,  1730 


IXDEX 


Sliubael,  4~.[ 

Shubae!,  .i75 

Tubitha.  !jr4 

Zachariah,  1730 

Zachei'S,  13,-4 
Walts  A!-:ce<iry,  1-344 

Esther,  1344 

Hannah,  134.1 

John,  i3J_t 

Jos-i-h,   ;j.i.i 

Xa!!ian!-.;1,  i.J.p. 
Walker.  Wii;!:!!'-!.  1708 

W'ill'am,  l-i:/j 
Walhce  Ancerrn',  iQio 

Bcrr,.r,.J,  S5.' 

Frank  A.,  19 1 J 

Jan;es.  ijio 

John,  S:;-- 

Robert,  ZQic 
Ward  AuKsiry.  79S 

Andreu,  1470 

Icbabod,  ycjc) 

Joel,  7.p9 

John.  7:>T 

Jor.rtthar.,  7C.iQ 

William.  7-'.S 
Warner  A'ice>:ry,   745,  901,    13 
1730 

A.biiah,  746 

A.ndrew,  ';}j^ 

Charles  X..  ■._>o'\ 

Cullen.  Q02 

Danicti,  1325 

Donald  J.,  1326 

Donald   1"..  13^6 

Ephri!!  !.   ;73J 

Caiu5  F,,  74^ 

Har^ey  dt  V..  1326 

iHcnrv  A..  747 

Hor..;:c  S..  1752 

Jairus  X.,  902 

Ta.^on,-  (jOi 

John,  7-i; 

John,  746 

Jolin,  T3..5 

John,  T750 

John.  1751 

John  B,.  1752 

)r.h^  Car*-  ''73-       '"  -•■ 

Jonathan,  1752 

Noahdiah,  1325 

Phehc,  902  ^ —  '" 

-     Randal.  1751 

.?ami;el,  901 

Samuel  il.,  902 
Warren  .-Xncestry,   1 1 19,  1484 

Alanson.  1 120 

Christopher,  1484 

David  H  ,  itai 

Edmund,  14S4 

Edward,  11 20 

Henrv,  1484 

Herbert  C,  1485 

James,  1 120 

John,  I 120 

John,  I  484 

Michael.  1484 

X'aihaTiiei.  ii20 

Richard.  27 

Rirh.ird,  riTo 

Richard.  1 1 20 

Richard,  1484 

Tracy  B..  1122 
Washburn  .Anco=trv,  1565 

E'ihii  B.,  196.3 


Israel,  ,'965 

Israel,  ;;;67 

Israel,  Caft.,  iy66 

Johr.,  1906 

San-iUci,  :o£o 

Suian  A.,  1969 
Wattles  Aiiceitry,  556 

A.ndrc\v  L.,  ssC 

Jabez  H.,  556 

Jon,  556 

Oliver,  ^s^ 

Oliver  K,  556 

Thomas  }.,  5.56 

\\'i;!ian-,,  536 
WatS' n  Ancestry,  351 

Cyprian,  351 

John,  351 

Levi,  152 

Thomas,  35-' 
Way  .Ancestry,  1902 

Daniel  S.,  1903 

George,  1903 

Henry,  1902 

John  L.,  1903 

John  M.,  IQ03 

Thomas.  1903 
Webb  Ancestry,  1770 

Reynold,  1770 

Richard,  1770 

Samuel,  1770 
Webster  .Ancestry,  376,  721 

Benjamm,  376 

Daniel.  721 

Edgar  P.,  377 

Harr\-  C,  377 

John.  721 

Margaret,  376 

Xoah,  721 

Robert.  721 

Ross,  377 
V.'eJch  .\nce?irv,  S63 

Arcliibald,  86^ 

Archibalfi  .\.,  866 

Daniel,  S63 .  - 

Hannanus  M..  707 

Flenry  K.,  8'56  ■  '  ' 

James,  J-";-; 

Piloses  C.!'864       — 

Pierce,  708 

Pierce  A'..  707 
^-'  Thomas,  863 
Welling-  Ancestry,  1545 

James  C,  1345 

John,  1543 

vVilliani.  1345 
Welle;  .Ancestry,  1905  — 

Edmund,  1905 

James,  1906 

John  H.,  1905 

Thomas,  1905 
Wellington,  Edwin  R.,  2149 

Rufus,  2 1 49 

William  W.,  2149 
Wells  .Ancestry,  623.  20or 

Adeline  .A.,  2001 

Agur,  624 

Alfred,  626 

Aml)ro=e  H.,  624 

Benjamin.  200t 

Charles  X..  626 

Chauncey,  626 

Curtis  J ,  2001 

David.  624 

Elias.  627 

Emory,  624 


h,uyene  ir ..  027 

Frank  I..,  027 

llezekijh,  024 

Jndediaii,  leio 

Jedcdiah,  Cajn.,  loSc 

John,  6  ?3 

John,  624 

John,  626 

John,  -.apt.,  2C00 

Leonard,  627 

Lewis.  02T 

Lewis  W.;  v;: 

Martha  C.  626 

Saipuel,  ;o8o 

Samuel,  J'e;..    1080 

Samuel  J.,  O24 

Thomi.s.  62s 

Thoma.s  627 

Thomas.  l.Joa..  624 

Thomas,  Go--.,  023 

Willian:,  2CCsJ 
Wendell   .\nce5:,y,   lS!4 

Abrahuiii.   1814 

Eiizabelh,  iSi  3 

Evert  J.,  1S14 

Johannes,  1814 

John,  1S13 
Wersebe,  I'rederic  W'.,  215! 

Henry  \V.,  J130 
West,  Lucie  '1 .  O.,  1325 

_Pchr  F.,j.324 
WeSLOver  School,  1201 

(Plates;. 
Wetmore  Antestrv,  729 

i  G.,  194 

Joel,  730 

Melicent.  730 

Samuel,  7,30 

Thomas.  729 
Whaplcs  -^  ncestry,  =,,9 

Curtis.  ^=0 

Elisba,  330 

Elizur,  530 

John,  549 

Jnpp.th.ar.,  349 

Meigs  n..  350 

Thomas,  549 
WHieat'ey  .Ancestry,  238 

Edward  C,  241 

John,  238 

John,  230 

John,  Rev..  239 

Louis  r.,  241 

Luther,  240 

Luther,  241 

Nathaniel,  238 

Nathaniel,  Maj.,  240 

William,  239 

William,  Dr„  239 
Wheeler   Ancestry,   23,   ^>3:-    162 
1722,  1784 

Arthur  de  F..  639 

Charles  .A.,  635 

Charles  B.,  636 

Daniel.  635 

David,  1720 

Ebenezer,  1784 

Elisha,  ti38^ 

EI  UP.  than.  637 

Ehialh.in.  638 

Ephraim,  63^ 

Ephmir.",  6.36 

Ephraim,  l525 

Ephraim.  1784 

Everett,  1625 


INDEX 


F.zr,-.,  638 
Gioryc  ii.,  636 

Henry  F„  '62s 
Henry  G,,  1625 
Hobart  R.,  1785 
Isa^ic,  1784 
Isaac.  Dea.,  1784 

James,  1719 

John,  25 

John,  635 
Tohn,  1-K4 

John  M.,  1784 

Joseijii,  635    • 

Joseph,  6j6 
Mary  E.,  i;j2 
Moses,  636 
'    Moses,  637 

Natliaii.  1625 

N-.th.'iniel.  1720 
Sanine!    1625 
Sanmel,  iri'j 
Saniutl  K..  1722 
i  homas,  6;^^ 
While    Aiicc^rv,     30,     8 
•-;67 

AlLtrt  P.,  Q71 

Eor.janiin  H.,  Q-i 

D.iriiel,  C?Di..  30 

Diinitl.  Lici-.t..  30 

Ebcnezer,  130-? 

Ebenc-er  T..  1641 

EboneztT  R..  1643 

Ebencitr,  Rev.  1304 

Ed-vvard  H.,  8c  S 

Ephrain;  M.,  1304 

Francis  A.,  goo 

Gardner,  0.00 

George  L.,  1567 

Henry,  1643 

Henry  K..  .-'96 

Henry  K..  971 

Herbert   H..  QOO 

Howp.'d.  89S 

Israel,  970 

Israel,  971 

Jacob,  1565 

James,  900 

James,  970 

James  H..  897 

John,  30 

John,  fcB 

Johii,  970 

John,  971 

John,  1566 

Jonathan,  Sqo 

Joseph  M..  1304 

Josiah.  899 

Luther  C,  1567 

Nathaniel,  1506 

Nelson  L..  1304 

Robert.  S98 

-Robert,  1565 

Thomas,  1303 

Thomas,  Dcr;..  1304 

Willinm  IT.,  T;f-S 
Whitf.^rd  A!;ce-."ti-y,.  iSoS 

David.  18013 

Hawlcy,  iSi')<) 

Henry  R.,  1899 

John,  1S90 

NicTi^Iii.  1899 

i'asco.  i^^y 
fii*,   !ooo 


Rufus  H.,  1899 
VVhitint;  An-:t  :iry,  064 

Alfred,  CiU}] 

Allen,  C05 

Allyn,  605 

Elijah,  1295 

Elijah,  j:s6 

Fannie  S.,  6(/) 

Frances  G..  9G'5 

Helen  !■'.,  tCo 

Jamis,  1 134 

John,  665 

Joseph,  605 

Josf.ph,  1134 

Pliny  F.,  1296 

Solomon,  1134 

Vv'iijiani,  (>64 
Whitman  .Knco-iry.  2014 

Ehiathan,  2016 

John,  2014 

Samuel,  2015 

Solomon.  2016 

William,  2016 

Zachariah.  2015 
Whifnore  Arccstry,  1466 

Francis,   146;'    / 

Franklin  G.,  1467 

Harriet  E.,  1467 

Isaiah,  i:\6; 

John,  I4(3(i 

John,  T467 
Whitney  Ancestry,  831,  1765 

Aaron.  .^33 

Aaron,  834 

Amos.  834 

(Port.  Front.,  Vol  II) 

Daniel,  831 

Eli,  837 

Eli.  8.-,9 

Henrietta  E.,  839 

James  S.,  17G7 

John,  8^2 

Jolin,  837 

Jomthan,  833     . 

Jos:ah,  1766 

Josiah,  Gen.,  1765 

Levi,  833 

Nathaniel,  837 

Richard.  1765 

Stephen,  1767 
WhittcNev  Ancestry,  1488 

Charlc,   P,,   i4,Sy 

Eli^ha,  1480 

John.  T4,'58' 
•     John  H.,  1489 

Peter,  14S9 

Samuel,  Rev.,  1488 
Whittemore  Ancestry,  904 

Aaron,  906 

Amos,  907 

Daniel,  906 

Frank  H.,  907 

Franklin  J.,  907 

Harris.  90<i 
Jeremiah,  906 
John.  006 
John  H..  r:cR 
Joseph,  90,S 

Samuel,  908 

Thomas,  906 
Williams  H.,  908 
Whittk--.ev  Ancestry,  723,  1488 
Charles  P.,  (489 
Ebenezcr  R..  725 
Eliphalet,  723 


Elipli.dei,  7^4 
Elisha,  1.189 
Eii.sha,  uSij 
Granville,  726 

John,  723 
John,  7:'5 

John  II.,  1.189 

John  Vv'.,  148.S 
Matthew  B.,  725 

Peter,  1489 

Samuel,  Rev  ,  r^i^ 
W;Q:htman  ,-\',n"e.-t;rv,  1983 

Chji-le=  G.,  r.y.i 

Chj.TUs  H.,  19S4 

E.lv,-ard,  lv-'3 

C^eorge,  1983 

John,  iiyS3 
loh.;.  Rev.    iu,S4 

Nellie  S  ,  1984 

Valentine,  u/y^ 

Valentine,  Re"v.,  1984    ■ 
Wilcox  Ancestry,  656,  1226,  t .;  1  ? 

Aaron,  1227 

Asahel,  1227 

Benjamin,  657 

Daniel,  656 

Edward,  1442 

Ephrann.   1227 

Frank  L.,  6,8 

Israel,  656 

Janna.   1227 

John.  656 

John,  1.226 

John,  1227 

John    1.42 

Joscpli,  1769 

Obadiah,  1442 

Reyiiold  V,.,  1769 

Samuel,  656 

Samuel,  657 

Sanuiel  C.,  657 

Vincent  M.,  1769 

William.,  1442 

William  W.,  1227 

Zenns,  1769- 
VVilder  Ancestry,  187=; 

Abel,  !S-;i 

Daniel,  1876 

Hannah  P.,  1S76 

John;  1875 

Lillie  J.,  1876 

Nicholas.  1S75 

Thomas,  1875 

William,  1875 
Willet   Ancestry,   249 

Andrew,  250 

Thomas,  249 

Thomas.  Col..  230 
Willett.  Mary,  208 

Thomas,  208 
WiMiams  .^ncestiy,  1633,  1871 

Benjamin,  240 

Bernard  T.,  1869 

Caleb,  1871 

Caleb  M..  1871 

Charles  F,,  1871 

Charles  H.,  1S72 

Edu  in,  249 

Ezekiel,  1634 

Hann.ih  J.,  1313 

Isaac.  I ^8 

Isaac,  ■.,34 

Isai-c.  C;'.pt.,   16S7    - 

Israei,  1872 

Jacob,  1872 


2oS 


IXDRX 


James  B.,  ic6S 
jesso,  18;  I 
John,  .-58 
John,  35^; 
Jolm,  ISJ2 
Lewis  H.,  1312 
Mary  L.,  -9 
Nst.in:;,  iS/i 
Ov.-M,    i^IJ 

Ronrrt,  j:;7 
Robert,  1633 

Saniuel  H.,  1S70 

Sara  G.,  1873 

Solcmcn,  i&Cr 

Scionoii,  liOS 

So'omon,  Rev.,  1C34 

Thom.i.s,  1S6S 

Ilicmas  S.,  1655 

Timojiy  E.,  1S72 

Warham,  35S 

Warham,  3^0 

Warhani,  iSra 

Warham  H.,  1S72 

Williarn,  :,8"2 

WiU.'jni,  Rl'v.,  1634 

WilHairi,  Rev.,  1S67 
Williamboii,  Caleb,  1239 

Tiinolhy,  123S 
Wiiraot  Anrt-F-y,  i2tS 

Benjamin,  li'i'S 

rranlc  A.,  lyio 

George  Vv^,  1135 

John,  j-Aoii 

John,  1209 

Novcs  5i.,  ;2£<;. 

Robert,  Dr.,  :roS 

■  Saniutrl,  Dr..  L70S 
S,'.:n.iel  R..  T^o-'-? 
Vdle.'i'i'-.c,  iJi'-S 
Valent'ne.  1269 
Walter,  I'.'.J 
Wiih'ain,  126a 

Wiison  Ance-rry,   17S 

Edgar  A.,  179 

Giove  IT.,  178 

Janice  A.,  i8r 

John,  178 

Jolin,  181 

Jo.'^eph  H.,  17S 

Joseph,  Lieut..  178 

Phebe  A.,  iSt 
Winston,  .fchn.  30c 

Lucy.  JO! 
Wintter,  Albert  F.,   1707 

Pauline  K..  170S 
Witt  Ancestr>-.  156 

George  L..   158 

■  Horace,  i;7 
John,  157 
John,  Lieut  .  1^7 
Joseph,  !5r 

Mary  E..  15S  .  -■ 

,     Maynard,  158 
Witter  Ancestry.  1487 

Ebenezer,  r4."7 

Jonah,  t^SS 

Jnsiah,  14S7 

Liicns.  i^?.:i 

Nathan,  tj.'.<' 

William,  14S7 
Wolcott  Ancestry,  1818,  2117 

Alexander.  2110 

Rra^tu-:,  iSro 

Gidc-.r,.  i8'' 


flenrv,  i8iS 

Heniy,  2!I7 

John,  ]Bfo 

John,  2ti7 

Roger,  Gov.,  jiiS 

Samuel,  iSiS 

Simon.  2iii 

WilHam,  rbtS 
V/'ood  A.ncjhlry.  355 

Curtis  iJ.,  .306 

Dan.el  C,  396 

Ebene/cr.  4.70 

Ezra,  j70 

Jonathan,  470 

Lemuel.  3<;0 

Sanwel,  396 

Samuel,  Dr..  395 

Thon-!a.<-,  sr/, 

Thomas,  470 
Woodbridge  Ancestry,  T172 

Bcii.ianiin,   r:74 

Benjf.min,  Rev.,  1173 

Deodatui,  11 73 

Deodan;s,  Dea.,  1174 

Samuel,  1173 
Woodford  Ancestry,  456 

Arthur  C,  457 

Ezeb.el,  .«7 

John,  436 

JoV.n.  _;57 

Joseph,  456 

Thomas,  456 
Woodi^ir,  Charles  L..  2icS 

I.->.v>-on,  2107 

Lawscn  J..  2108 
Woodrurt  Ancestry,  80,  560,  iioi 

Aaion,  467 

AnGre-.\-.  564 

Benjam.iii.  80 

Benjamin,  1102 

Charie.5,  60 

Daniel,  561 

Da;iiel,  1102 

Ebenezer.  467 

Elisha.  db- 

Ella  M.,'8o 

Frances  A..  So 

George  B.,  561 

George  C .  567 

George,  L.el.,  565 

George  M.,  566 

Gideon.  563 

Henry  C.  942 

Isaac.  ?6o 

Isaac  B..  561 

Isaac  >'..  561 

Jacob,  564 

James.  563 

James  G..  i6t 

James  P..  568 

Jeremiah,  564 

John,  IIOI 

John.  1 102  • 

Jonathan.  553 

Maria.  80 

Mary  E.,  1 103     - 

Matthew.  560-  — 

Mortis,  -tir, 

N3t':anie;.>64 

Robert.  :i;;i 

Roilin  S  .  5'i4 

Samuel.  562 

Samuel.  ^fiT, 

Thomas,  hot 

Timothy.  1 1 02    /-''*T 


William,  iioi 
W  -iliatn.  Dr.,  vL--, 
William  J.,  u-j 
Williani    ]'..  5;..! 
Wood «■;■; id  A :i C'r- try . 
Abel  C,  i  =  yi 
Abel.  Capi.,  i£-73 
Abel,  Dea.,  1^75 
-Appleton.  5i:'2 

Augustus,   2100 

Caleb,  36r 

Ephraim,  210S 

George,  360 

Geovj^e,  7<-.'^ 

li  en  rj'.  ■ ; ;  ; 

Israel    ij-3 

Irimeb  B.   ;;in 

John,  ^(:i 

Job.'..  J(ii 

Johr'.  15,-; 

John,  21C-! 

John  P.,  2;CQ 

Joseph   ;<:,S 

Richa'.-.l,  Vjo 

Richard,  707 

ThoiMS.  361 

Tiiomas.  It"3 

Ward.  2108  " 

Warren  V,".,  iityj 
Woodwortl;  Ancestry, 

Benjar.ili!,  S83 

Ebenezer,  856 

Eliph,'det.  8,% 

Hairy,  8S('i 

Jq.'ibua.  886 

Lucian  B..  886 

Mao-  J-  886 

Waiter,  S.S3 
WooL-on  A'l.'e.^ay,  16.; 

Augustus  X.,  1640 

Tames  R.,  1649 

jarnes  B..  1649 

Joseph,  1649 

Nathan,  1649 

Thomas,  1649 
Wonster  A?iC'>!"'y,  1171 

Abi'ahf.rr.  ;634 

David,  Gen.,  1654 

Edward,  J 179 

Edward,  i6.=4 

Timothy,  1170 

Walter.  1171) 
Wordin  AncesT-y.  >-"'" 

Nathaniel  E.,   i-'2j 

Nathaniel  S.,  1221 

Thomas.  1217  ,, 

Thomas  C,  1219 

William.  1218 

William,  Capt..  1218 
Workman,  James,  10S4 

John,  1084 

Samuel,  1084 
Wright  Ancestry,  2098 

Eila  R.,  2099 

Erv-is  E.,  2008 

Henry,  20f)8 

Marie  A.,  2146 

William  S.,  2i.)6 

Willis,  209;:! 


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Vr.c-;=try.  OJO 
rles  i  ..  Q20 
a-:x'-Ci  E..  cs2r 
Philip.  020   ■ 
Vv'aUer  H.,  920 


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