USA > California > History of California, Volume XXII > Part 82
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90
Spence (David), 1824, nat. of Scotland, who had lived a few years at Lima, :url came to Cal. on the Pizarro to superintend the meat-packing establish- ment of Begg & Co. at Mont. ii. 519, 526. In '27 he started in business for himself, iii. 128, and was prosperous from the beginning, being cautious, close, and energetic. llis name ofto appears in the records of each year, and I have many of his business letters. In '28 he was baptized at Sta Cruz as David Estévan; in '29 married Adelaida, daughter of Mariano Estrada, taking an active part in the protection of Mont. during the Solis revolt. iii. 71, 74, 82, 49; ii. 609; and was naturalized in '30. In '34-9 he was grantee of Encinal y Buena Esperanza rancho, of which he was el. and permanent owner. iii. 677; in '35 alcalde. iii. 673. In '36 he was a member of the diputacion, and in this and the following years was secretly a supporter of Alvarado's govt, choosing not to act openly as a member of the 'congress,' yet exerting quietly much in- fluence in municipal and legislative matters. iii. 426, 454-5, 400, 469, 501, 524; iv. 86, 116, 14S. He was elector and juez de paz in '39-40, furnishing infor- mation to Laplace, giving Sutter a letter of introduction, and doubtless favor- ing the exile of Graham and his vagabonds. iii. 675-6; iv. 8-9, 128, 136, 154- 5; ment. '41-2. iv. 212, 309-10; in '43-5 member of the junta departamental. iv. 361, 411, 425, 521, 540; in '45 in com, of the foreign guard to protect Mont. during the Micheltorena troubles, being also appointed prefect by Gov. Pico, but apparently declining the office. iv. 515, 522, 633. In '46, though popularly believed to have intrigued for an English protectorate, he was re- garded by Larkin as friendly to the U.S., was member of the council after the
731
SPENCE-STANTON.
change of flag, and of the legislative council in '47. v. 28, 61, 68, 234, 289, 433, 637. He subsequently served as prefect in '49-50, and as county super- visor in '58-60. About '4S he gave up his mercantile enterprises, and devoted himself chiefly to the care of his estate and the raising of live-stock. In '73 be furnished me some brief Historical Notes, and died in '75 at the age of 77. Don David had an excellent reputation among the pioncers of Cal., few exerting so wide and good an influence. While not exactly popular by reason of his conservatism and closeness in money matters, obstinate as any of his race, and making enemies as well as friends, he yet merited and received the respect of all classes. His wife survived him but a month, and his only son David, born in '30 and educated at Honolulu, iv. 103, died in '68, leaving 3 sons and a daughter, who inherited their grandfather's large estate.
Spence (Geo.), 1846, Co. E, Cal. Bat., enlisting at Sonoma in Oct. (v. 358). S. (Robert), 1846, ditto; in the mines '4S. Spencer, 1839 (?), on board the Boston trader Sophia, acc. to the S. Diego World of Feb. 15, '73, when S. re- visited S.D. S., 1809-10 (?), hunter reported to have been in Cal. ii. 89, S. (Oscar H.), 1846, Irishman on roll of Soc. Cal. Pion .; d. at Vallejo '76, age 52. S. (WVm W.), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Spidle (John), 1847, Co. S, ditto; badly hurt at Los Angeles. Spiel (Henry), 1845, overl. immig. of the Swasey-Todd party. iv. 576, 587 (though John H. Brown says that be went to Or. and came to Cal. in '46). He served in Co. B, artill. of the Cal. Bat. (v. 358), and settled at Sta Cruz, where, acc. to Brown, he was accident- ally killed about '53. Spitler (John), 1846, Co. E, Cal. Bat., enlisting at
Sonoma in Oct. (v. 35S). Spitten (John D.), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336). Spitzer (August), 1846, German immig. of the Donner party, who died in the mts. v. 531, 534.
Spooner, 1848, from Hon. on the Sagudahoc; perhaps Sam. B. at S. José '50.
Sprague (Richard D.), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat., musician (v. 469); reënl. ; at Brigham City, Utah, '82. S. (Thomas), 1848, doubtful date in a news- paper sketch. Spriggs (Thos), 1847, died in Sonoma Co.'51. Spring, 1848,
mr of the IIuntress. v. 578. Springer (James Peter), 1841, nat. of Ky, and overl. immig. of the Bartleson party. iv. 270, 255, 279. He returned east in '42. iv. 342; is said to have made the overl. trip several times, being engaged in promoting immigration; and finally came to Cal. with his family in '52, set- tling at Saratoga, Santa Clara Co., and being a member of the legislature of '59. He died in '61, leaving a widow and daughter. An account of the trip of '41, by him, is given in Taylor's Discov. and Founders. S. (Lewis), 1847, painter at Mont, 47-50. Sproston, 1847, mid. on the U.S. Independence. Squires, 1848, saddler at Sutter's fort.
Stack (Garrett), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Stadmuller (Joseph),
1847, Co. F, Ist U.S. artill. (v. 518). Stagg (Wm), 1816, sailor on the Albatross. ii. 275. Stall (Alfred B.), 1847, Co. I, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. before '82. Standage (Henry), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); in Ariz. 'S2. Stanley, 1845, in Sutter's employ '45-6. iv. 578. S. (Fabius), 1846, lieut on the U.S. Dale; nat. of N.C .; later rear-admiral; at Washington, D. C., '79. S. (John M.), 1846, nat. of N. Y. and artist with Kearny from N. Mcx. v. 337; owner of S.F. lot '47. v. 676; went by sca to Or. and thence to the islands; in '51-2 connected with the survey of the Northern Pac. R. R .: d. at Detroit '72. S. (J. R.), 1846, at Sta Cruz 'S1. S. J. Pion. An R. Stanley of '44 is also mentioned in '78. Id. S. (Joseph), 1842, sailor on the United States; at Reno, Nev., '83.
not come to Cal. v. 547. S. (Simeon), 1846, of the Mormon colony; did the Cal. Bat. (v. 358), and died on the march south in Dec. Stanton (Chas
Stanly, 1846, overl. immig. v. 528, who joined Tyler), 1846, nat. of N.Y. and overl. immig. of the Donner party from Chicago. He crossed the Sierra to Sutter's fort and went back to aid the party, though he had no relatives among the number. Again he volunteered to cross the nits for succor, but died in the attempt. v. 531-2, 534, 537. Portrait in McGlashan's Hist. I have a long letter from his brother, Philip V. N. Stanton, to Geo. Mckinstry in '48, containing much information about the young man's life, character, and family.
732
PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX.
Stargenigge (John), 1847, shingle-maker at Mission S. José. Stark (Benj. F.), 1847, from Hon. on the Currency Lass, returning on the Toulon. S. (Daniel), 1846, of the Mormon colony, with wife and two children. v. 547; owner of a S. F. lot '47. v. 682; bnilder of a school house. v. 656; commis- sioner to settle the affairs of Brannan & Co .; member of the S. F. council in '49; living in Utah '84. S. (Henry), 1847, Co. B, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). S. (John S.), 1846, nat. of Ky and overl. immig. with M. D. Ritchie, whose daughter, Mary J., was his wife. v. 529. He took part in measures for the relief of the Donner party. v. 540-1; settled in Knights Valley; county judge of Napa 50-1; memb. of the legislature '51, '55-6; lived near Calistoga '51-GS; in Lake Co. from '68 to his death at Guenoc in '74, leaving a widow and 8 chil- dren. Starke (Fred.), 1845, German sailor who deserted from a whaler at Sanzalito. iv. 587; a ranchero in different parts of Sonoma Co .; miner in '48-9; in '80 on a farm near Petaluma with his wife Mina Hastler. Starkey, 1848, Engl. merchant of the S.F. firm of S., Janion, & Co. v. 678, 680; d. at S.F. about '50. Stayton (James), 1847, Co. B, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499), d. on the Calaveras '52.
Stearns (Abel), 1829, nat. of Mass. who had lived 3 years in Mex., where he was naturalized in '28, and arrived at Monterey in July '29. iii. 179. He came with the intention of obtaining a large tract of land, to be selected in the Sac. or S. Joaq. valleys, which, apparently in payment of some claim, the Mex. govt. had offered him. Flis associate in this scheme was Geo. W. Ayres, q.v. Being meanwhile for a year or two in the employ of Capt. Cooper, Stearns seems to have selected his land, or at least to have reached a point where the action of the diputacion was required, and in urging a meeting of that body he excited the enmity of Gov. Victoria, by whom he was banished to the frontier to return as one of the leading inciters of the evolution of '31. iii. 49, 179, 193-4, 200-2, 630. Nothing more is heard of the land project; and in '33 S. settled at Los Ang, as a trader. I have much of his business corre- spondence from year to year. In '34 be obtained a town lot, and also a build- ing at S. Pedro, which he enlarged and used as a warehouse. His dealings were chiefly in hides and liquors; and from '35 he was often in trouble by reason of smuggling operations; and also in '35 severely wounded in a quarrel about a barrel of wine sold to Wm Day. ilf. 375, 417, 631-2, 641; iv. 95, 116, 208. Don Abel was, perhaps, not more addicted to contraband trade than Larkin, Fitch, Spence, and others, but he was less cautious and less fortu- nate in keeping on the right side of the authorities. In '36 he was sindico. iii. 636; and for some reason that is not very clear, but perhaps for his agency in the matter of the vigilantes, was ordered to leave Cal. by Gov. Chico, be- coming in this and the next few years a strong supporter, in a quiet way, of Alvarado, even as against Carlos Carrillo. iii. 197, 424, 428-9, 501, 565. In '39 his name is mentioned in connection with the flag tnmult. iii. 589; in '42 entertained Com. Jones. iv. 321; sent gold from the S. Francisquito placers to the Philadelphia mint. iv. 297; and purchased the Alamitos rancho and its live-stock for $6,000 as a foundation for his future landed wealth. He was somewhat active in the movement against Gov. Micheltorena in '45, be- ing also a suplente of the assembly. iv. 495, 497, 508, 540. In '46 he was sub- prefect and also worked earnestly-both as a foe of Mex. and friend of the U.S .- to further the plans of Larkin, by whom he was formally appointed a sub-confidential agent of the U.S. llis efforts and those of his chief were de- feated at the last by Stockton's perversity, il, indeed, there was any remain- ing hope of success after the rascally acts of Fremont and his associates. v. 50, 63, 66, 71, 231, 264, 271-2, 625. In the warlike events of '46-7 he re- mained neutral as a Mex. official, though he had some small Cal, claims (v. 402), and is mentioned in the annals of '47-S, being sindico in the latter year. v. 329, 435. 448, 610, 62G. In '49 he was a member of the constit. conven- tion, and later served as assemblyman, supervisor, justice of the peace, and member of town council. Ile was el. for the Laguna and Alamitos ranchos. iii. 633; iv. 621; and the owner of many more, becoming the largest owner of land and cattle in southern Cal. His wealth was somewhat affected by the
733
STEARNS -STEVENS.
drought of '63-4 and by other reverses, yet he left an immense estate at his death, which occurred at S. F. in '71, when he was 72 years of age. Don Abel was a shrewd man of business; somewhat tricky in the petty transactions of early years, but apparently honorable in the larger operations of later times; a man of quick temper and strong prejudices, but hospitable, not penurions, a good friend, and kind husband. He hated Mexico and the Mexicans, but liked the Californians to such a degree as to cause at times some hostility on the part of Americans. In person he was very ugly, being known sometimes as Cara de Caballo, and having an impediment in speech from the ent inflicted by Day in '35. His wife was Arcadia, daughter of Juan Bandini, as beautiful as her husband was ugly, raising the personal appearance of the family to a high average, who survived him without children, inherited the bulk of his estate, married Robt S. Baker, and still lives in southern Cal. in '85. S. (Fred.), 1847, killed at the S. Gabriel. v. 395; perhaps 'Stranss.'
Stebbins (Ira), 1845, overl. immig. of the Hastings party. iv. 586-7; work- ing for Sutter in '45-6, later at Sonoma, and prob. one of the Bears, since he is recorded as having arrived at N. Helv. from Sonoma on June 17th. v. 110, 128; owner of S.F. lot '47. v. 685; said to have been killed in the south by Murieta's men. His name is written Ira H. and Isaac T .; possibly two men. Steel (Austin), 1845, mr of the Dromio (?). S. (James), 1841, an employé of the H. B. Co. S. (Joseph), 1826, Boston trader, and mr of the Harbinger '26-8, of the Planet "29-30, Chalcedony in '32-3, Sarah and Caroline and Kent '36-8, and Roger Williams in '40. His name constantly appears in commer- cial records of all these years, and he was evidently a humorous and popular trader. iii. 93, 146-8, 176, 381, 384, 461, 563; iv. 104-6, 117. Steele (Geo. E.), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenl. S. (H. A.), 1841, lient on the St Louis. S. (Isaiah C.), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenl. S. (Sey- mour G.), 1847, capt. Co. A, N. Y. Vol. v. 503-4; in Humboldt Co. '74; at S. Diego '82. Steers (Andrew J.), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); reenl.
Steingrandt (Louis), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336). Stenner (Wm), 1831, nat. of Mass. and mate of the Ayacucho. iii. 405; for 2 years in charge of the hide-houses at S. Diego; in '33 obtained a passport; perhaps the same who was mr of the Primavera in '47, v. 580, having a Cal. claim of $450 (v. 462). Stenson (J. Fenwick), 1846, passed mid. U.S.N., and acting capt. in Stockton's Bat. '46-7. v. 385. Stephens, IS4S, miner at Coloma. S. (Alex.), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); in Sutter's employ '47-8, and at the Coloma mill when gold was found. S. (Alfred), 1837, on Larkin's books. S. (Charles), 1848, at Sutter's fort. S. (John), 1798, Boston sailor at S. Diego. i. 545, 654. S. (Peter), 1847, Co. F, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. at S.F. '49. S. (Thos H.), 1848, owner of S.F. lots. S. (Wm), 1836, Engl., age 35, in a Los Ang. list. Stepp, 1845, one of Fremont's men, separated for a while from the party, bnt accompanied Gillespie up the valley to rejoin it. His full name was prob. 'Steppenfeldt,' or possibly there may have been another of that name. iv. 583; v. 24, 453.
Sterling, 1840 (?), at Sta Rosa in '77, known as 'Major' S., said to have visited S.F. in very carly times on a coasting vessel. iv. 120. S. (Chas B.), 1847, nat. of La, clerk for naval agent Larkin at Mont. '47-S, and later em- ployed by him in the Sac. Val., where he wrote long letters on his adventures in the mines. He prob. came as purser on a man-of-war; was the 3d settler in Colusa Co .; married Lucinda Stewart '49 in Yolo Co .; and died after '50 at a date not recorded. Sterrett (Isaac), 1842, lieut in com. of the U.S. Relief. iv. 314, 568. Stetson (Ed. L.), 1841, clerk on the Don Quixote '41-2, named in Larkin's accounts and by Davis. iv. 341; mr of the Warren at Honolnln and Mazatlan '45-6; in '47-S clerk for Larkin at Mont. and Benicia, and later for Brannan at Sac .; at S.F. '51. Stetyel (Geo.), 1848, in S.F. letter-list.
Stevens, 1840, mr of the Leonidas. iv. 104. S., 1845, mr of the WVm C. Nye. iv. 570. S., 1846, mr of the United States. v. 580. S., 1847, mid. on the U.S. Independence. S. (Mrs), 1845, at Mont., went east on the Ad- mittance. S. (Alex.), 1847, Mormon at the Coloma mill when gold was found. S. (Asa), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. v. 679. S. (Charles), 1847 (?), at S.F. '54.
734
PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX.
Annals. S. (Elisha), 1844, nat. of Ga and capt. of the overl. immig. party to which I have given his name. iv. 445-8, 453, 679. I find no record of him in the following years; but in '72-83 he was living on Kern River, with an excellent memory of early times as he wrote, which however he proposed to utilize one of these days to make a book which should bring him money and fame. Alleged portrait and biog. in S. F. Post, Dec. 26, '83. I have in '85 re- ceived neither a copy of his book nor news of his death. S. (Geo.), 1847, at Benicia. v. 673. S. (Geo. A.), 1847, mid. on the U.S. Dale. S. (Isaac), 1842, at Sta Cruz '42-3. S. (James), 1840, inr of the Roger Williams and Cervantes. iv. 12, 104; also on the coast in '45 and perhaps in '48. S. (James), 1845, doubtful name of an overl. immig. iv. 578; also Richard. S. (John),
1837, at Mont. S. (John), 1840, on the Lausanne acc. to a letter pub. in the county histories. iv. 121; yet not named as a passenger at Hon. and not known to have remained in Cal., unless he may be the following. S. (John), 1846, Co. A, Cal. Bat. (v. 358), one of the Sta B. garrison. v. 316. S. (John H.), 1847, Co. G, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Stockton '71-4. S. (Joshua T.), 1845,
mr of the United States. S. (Lyman), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); in
'sl at Orderville, Utah. S. (Thos II.), 1848, owner of S. F. lots. S. (Wm), 1846, sailor on the U.S. Dale. S. (Wm), 1847, at Sutter's fort. Stevenson, (B. W.), 1847, mid. on the Independence.
Stevenson (Jonathan D.), 1847, nat. of N. Y., democratic politician, and militia officer, who came to Cal. as colonel in com. of the regiment of N. Y. volunteers. For a record of the regimental history, see v. 499-518; and for additional mention of C'ol Stevenson's career in '47-8, v. 415, 439, 449-50, 489- 90, 497, 565, 581, 588-9, 625, 631-2. From May '47 to the end of the war and mustering-ont of the volunteers in '48 he was military commandant of the southern district, with headquarters at Los Ang. The colonel never had an opportunity of showing his prowess as a warrior, but he was a man of much energy, of strong will, and good executive ability, a strict disciplinarian, who performed the duties of his position in a very ereditable manner. After '48 he settled at S.F. as a real estate agent, and was particularly interested for some years in developing the latent greatness of New York of the Pacific, being the claimant for the rancho of Los Medanos, Contra Costa. iii. 712. From '72 he held the position of U.S. shipping commissioner at S.F., where lic still lives in '85 at the venerable age of 83 years. Portrait in Annals of S. F., and Clarke's Hist. The public has often been led to expect the publica- tion of his recollections of a long and active life, a work that could not fail to be of deep interest. In '47 Col S. was a widower, having 3 daughters in N. Y .; in '51 he married again and has several daughters born in Cal. S. (Matthew R.), 1847, son of the colonel and capt. of Co. G, N. Y. Vol. v. 504; lied at Sackett Harbor, N. Y., 63. S. (Wm), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518); supposed to be living in '64.
Steward (James), 1826, on the Rover. S. (S.), 1848, at Mont. Stewart (Alfred V.), 1846, at S. F. '46-7. S. (Chas), 1848, passp. from Hon. S. (Frank S.), 1847 (?), at a reunion of surviving N. Y. Vol. '84. S. (J. B.), 1847; mid. on the U.S. Columbus. S. (James), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). S. (John C.), 1835, sailor on the Pilgrim who settled at S. Diego in '38; married Rosa Machado, and still lived at S. D. in '77. S. (Robert B.), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). S. (Thomas), 1824, Scotch carpenter on the Royal George, arrested at Sta B .; at Mont '29; at S. D. '36. il. 526. S. (Thos K.), 1848, on Amer. River; at Sac. '61. S. (Wm M.), 1848, sec. of Com. Jones, making a trip with Colton to the mines; owner of S.F. lots, memb. of the council, justice of the peace, and candidate for gov. in '49; still at S. F. '54.
Stickney (John), 1836, mr of the Keat and perhaps of the Sarah and Caro- line '36-7. iv. 104, 100. Stiggere (Ignacio), doubtful name of a Californian at Sonoma. v. 162. Still (Geo.), 1846, of the Morm. colony, with wife and 3 children. v. 547. Sarah Still, who in '48 was married to J. D. Marston, may have been his daughter. He did not go to Utah. Stillman (Dexter), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Stillwell (Joseph), 1846, overl. immig.,
735
STILLWELL-STOKES.
who served in Co. E, Cal. Bat., enlisting at S. José iu Nov. v. 528 (358); he was a son-in-law of S. C. Young, still at S. Jose in '50. Stilts (Jesse), 1846, arrived. Hittell. S. (John), 1846, prob. overl. immig., enlisting at Sonoma in Oct. in Co. E. Cal. Bat. (v. 358); settler in Solano Co. '48, and still there in '78. S. (Marion), 1846, prob. son of John; nat. of Mo .; in Solano Co. '78. Stirling, see 'Sterling.' , Stivers (Simeon), 1846, nat. of N.J. and memb. of the Mormon colony. v. 547. He was a carpenter at S.F., moving in '48 to Mission S. José, where he still lived in '82 with wife, Anna M. Jones, and child. Letitia M. b. '59, Simeon E. 'ol, Charlotte J. '64, Sam. '66, Champion D. '69, Anna M. '72, Mark '74, and Edward '78. Stock, 1841, mr of the Leonidas, iv. 306.
Stockton (Robert Field), 1846, nat. of N.J. of an old and prominent fam- ily, who left Princeton college in 1811 to become a midshipman in the U.S.N .; served with credit in the war of 1812 and later; and in '46 as captain came to Cal. on the Congress, succeeding Com. Sloat in command of the Pacific squad- ron, and holding the position of military gov. of Cal. till Jan. '47. He returned east overland in '47, resigned his commission in '49, was U.S. senator from N.J. in '51-2, was mentioned as a democratic candidate for the presidency several times, and notably in '56, and died '66 at the age of about 70 years. His career in connection with Cal. affairs is fully recorded in v. 232, 251-87, 289-90, 293-6, 302-29, 356, 383-435, 449, 453, 456, 460, 463, 539, 549, 577, 644; iv. 673. It is too complicated and too much the history of the country in '46-7 to be presented en résumé here. Com. Stockton was brave, resolute, energetic, and in many respects an agreeable gentleman, but an insatiable thirst for popularity and fame was his most marked characteristic, and may be supposed to have determined his policy in Cal .- a policy which, however we may admire some of his acts and qualities, merits nothing but condemnation. His adoption, in opposition to the views of Sloat and Larkin, of the filibustero plans of Fremont and his associates may charitably be regarded as a mere error of judgment; yet it is hard to resist the conviction that the true state of affairs was known to him, and that his warlike proclamation to a peaceful people, his blustering tirade against imagi- nary evils, his willingness to identify a criminal revolt of vagabond settlers with the legitimate military occupation, his practical refusal to accept the voluntary submission of the Cal. authorities, his whole policy of conquest which was to produce such unhappy results-that all this was chiefly due to his personal vanity and ambition rather than to his honest opinion re- specting the interests of his nation. To the same motive may be ascribed his later policy-not without plausibility and dignity in certain aspects-in the controversies with Gen. Kearny. Stockton was beyond comparison an abler and more honorable man than Frémont, yet his reputation as 'conqueror' of Cal .- notwithstanding his energetic and praiseworthy surmounting of obstacles that but for his folly would not have existed-is as unmerited, though not so fraudulent, as that of the 'pathfinder.' S. (Wm B.), 1847, Co. F, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. before 'S2. Stoddard (Rufus), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); worked as a brick-maker and builder at S. Diego. Stokely (John), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336); killed by the explosion at Los Ang. Dec. '47. v. 625.
Stokes (Edward), 1840, Engl. sailor who came from Hon. on the Fly, having possibly visited Cal. before. iv. 104, 120. He married Refugio, daugh- ter of José Joaquin Ortega, and in '43-4 was grantee of the Pamo and Sta Isa- bel ranchos. iv. 621. In '46 he rendered aid to Kearny by carrying despatches to Stockton at S. Diego. v. 339. The date of his death after '50 does not appear, but his widow married Agustin Olvera, and was still living in '70. S. (James), 1834 (?), Engl. sailor who in Cal. became a doctor; first appearing on the records of '35, when he served as consulting physician in the case of Gov. Figueroa, but prob. left some vessel a year or two earlier. iii. 412, 290. He is occasionally named as doctor, druggist, and trader at Mont. in '35-43. iv. 117, 342; married Maria Josefa Soto in '44; appears at Mont., S. F., N. Helv., and S. José in records of '45, being in com. of a detachment of the
736
PIONEER REGISTER AND INDEX.
Mont. gnard, iv. 515, but appears to have considered S. José his home from this year. In '46 Dr S. is vaguely accredited in tradition with having in- trigned for an Engl. protectorate, It was the Ist to raise the U.S. flag at S. José, where by Sloat's appointment he served for a time as alcalde after the change of flag, owning also a lot in S.F., and having a Cal. claim. v. 34, 68, 243-6, 294, 662. He became the owner of the Verjeles and Natividad ranchos, Mont. Co., for which he was later claimant. iii. 679; iv. 656; and in '48 made a trading tour to the mines. I find no record of him or his family after '52. Stolze (Adolphus), 1847, Co. F, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499).
Stone, 1833, at Mont. acc. to Larkin's accounts. S., 1847, settler in Lake Co. with the Kelseys, killed by the Ind. in '49. Nothing more seems to be known about the man. Possibly he was the following. S. (Chas), 1847, of the 2d Donner relief party. v. 539-40. S. (Elisha), 1841, of the origi- nal Bartleson party; did not come to Cal. iv. 269. S. (Heber), 1847, Co. B. N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). S. (Henry), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. S. (Joseph M.),
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.