Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Pt 2, Part 112

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1901
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M. Stevens [see]. (VIII) Emeline M. Upson m. Franklin Downes [see]. (IX) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Flor- ence Muzzy, b. 1885. [Lee Genealogy ; Memorial Hist. of Hartford County.]

LEE, also called Lea, Leigh, Lay, Ley, De Lec, De la Lee, and Lega, and signifies "pasture, meadow, or grass-land" There are several Lee Arms. (I) John Lee came from Colchester, County or Essex, England, 1634, under guardianship of William Westwood. He was b. in 1620, d. Aug. 8, 1690, "aged seventy years." He settled first in Cant- bridge, Mass., and later went with Hooker's party to Hartford, Conn., 1635. When John Lee became of age he joined the Farmington First Settlers, and was proprietor there 1641. In 1657 he was constable of the town, at that date being chief executive officer of town. In 1658 he m. Mary Hart [see ]. Their home-lot was the one now occupied by Miss Porter's famous school. Children : Jolin, 1659; Mary, 1664; Stephen, 1669; Thomas, 1671; David, 1674; Tabitha, 1677. (II) Mary Lee, b. Farmington Aug. 14, 1664, m. Dec. 29, 1682, Sergt. Stephen Upson, of Waterbury. Children : Thomas2, and other children [see Upson]. She d. Feb. 15, 1716. (III ) Thomas" Upson m. Rachel Judd [see]. (IV) Samuel Upson m. Ruth Cowles [see]. (V) Harvey Upson m. Rachel Wheeler [see ]. (VI) Samuel W. Upson m. Sally M. Stevens [see ]. (VII) Emeline M. Upson m. Franklin Downes [seel. (VIII) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (IX) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885.

JUDD. (I) 'Thomas1 Judd (Deacon), b. 1608 in England, emigrated 1633, settled at Newtowne (Cambridge ), Mass. ; moved to Hartford 1636. His home-lot adjoined the Wyllys place, of Charter Oak fame; removed to Farmington 1644, and was proprietor there, home-lot on Main street ; was sec- ond on the list of deacons-"seven pillars of the church ;" was representative to General Court 1646, and served fourteen to seventeen sessions. After thirty-five years' residence in Farmington he moved to Northampton, Mass., where ( 1682) at the age of seventy-four years he was chosen one of the selectmen. He d. Nov. 9, 1688, aged eighty. Chil- dren : William, Elizabeth, both b. between 1633 and 1635; Thomas, 1638: John, 1640; Benjamin, 1642; Mary, 1644; Ruth, 1646; Philip, 1649; Sam- uel, 1651. (II) William Judd, b. between 1633 and 1635, m. March 30, 1658, Mary Steele [see]. He d. 1690. His home-lot in Farmington was on Main street, though he owned several other lots. Estate inventoried £673. Children : Mary, 1658; Thomas3, 1662; William, 1664; John, 1667 ; Rachel, 1670; Samuel, 1673: Daniel, 1675; Elizabeth, 1678. (III) Thomas3 Judd, known as Deacon Thomas Judd, of Waterbury, b. 1662 (bapt. Aug. 13), lived 011 Cole street, near East Main, Waterbury. In 1732-33 he moved to Wolcott (then called Far n- ingbury ), where "Judd's Hill" is named for him.

Children : Rachel, and others. (IV) Rachel Judd,. b. 1694, d. July 13, 1750, m. Thomas Upson [sce]. (V) Capt. Samuel Upson m. Ruth Cowles [see]. (VI) Deacon Harvey Upson m. Rachel Wheeler [sce ]. (VII) Samuel Wheeler Upson m. Sally MI. Stevens [see]. ( VIII) Emeline M. Upson m. Frank- lin Downes [see]. (IX) Florence E. Downes 1. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885. [Lee Genealogy.]

COWLES. The name is also written Cowl, Coul, Cowle, Coule, Coules, Coales, Coale, Cole, Colles, and originated at the battle of Hastings, 1066; the founder having worn a hood, or cowl, at this battle. (1) John Cowles, b. in England about 1598, came to Hartford 1635-39 ; Farmington, 1640; Had- ley, Mass., 1659; Hatfield, 1660, where he d. 1675; member of General Court of Con- necticut ; townsman, and one of the "seven pillars" of the church in Farmington. Ile mar- ried Hannah -, who d. at Hartford 1683. Their wills are on file at Northampton and Hart- ford. Hlad seven children. ( 11) Samuel Cowles, b. 1639. d. April 17, 1691, Farmington. In 1661 he m. Abigail Stanley, dau. of Timothy Stanley. Had eleven children. ( III) Isaac1 Cowles, b. March 23, 1675. d. Feb. 7. 1756, was ancestor of the Farm- ington Cowleses: representative to the General Court, 1726; ensign, 1717; lieutenant, 1723; cap- tain of train-band, 1731. He was married three times, first to Mary Andrews-Jan. 2, 1696-five children : second to Sarah Andrews, 1709-one child; third to Elizabeth Smith, 1716-six chil- dren. Mary Andrews, dau. of Daniel Andrews, d. July 19, 1708. Her son, Isaac2, was b. 1702. (IV) Isaac2 Cowles, b. April 21, 1702, d. Sept. 29, 1737- He resided in Southington, and was a wealthy land owner : ensign, 1736. He was m. twice, first Jan. 2, 1728-29, to Ruth North; second Nov. 11, 1736, to Jerusha -, who d. Nov. 4. 1752. Children : Mary, 1729; Ruth, 1731, d .: Judah, 1734; Isaac, bapt. Jan., 1736 (children of Ruth North, who d. probably Jan., 1736). Child of Jerusha Cowles was Ruth (2), b. 1737, a few days after the death of her father. (V) Ruth Cowles, b. Oct. 8, 1737, m. April 5, 1759, Capt. Samuel Upson [see]. Children : Mary. Archibald, Isaac, Obed, Harvey, Samuel, Ruth, Jerusha, Manly, Betsey. (VI) Har- vey Upson ( Wolcott), captain and deacon, m. Rachel Wheeler [sec]. (VII) Samuel Wheeler Upson m. Sally M. Stevens [sec]. (VIII) Eme- line M. Upson m. Franklin Downes [sec]. (IX) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885. [From Family Tree of Capt. C. D. Cowles. U. S. A .; Histories and Records of Southington and Wol- cott. ]

WHEELER. (I) - Wheeler m. Lois who was b. about 1686, and d. Sept. 11, 1767, aged eighty-one. They were m. (probably) about 1706- 1715. (II) James Wheeler (captain 1756), b. 1716, d. July 9, 1768. On May 19, 1736, he m. Saralı

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Johnson. They lived in Derby. Had fifteen chil- dren, the third being Samuel. (III) Samuel Wheeler, b. Sept. 24, 1739, d. Aug. 23, 1778. On April 28, 1763, he m. Lois Fairchild, who d. Sept. 29, 1805. Children : Lois, 1764 ; Abel, 1765 ; Eunice, 1767; Daniel, 1769; Levi, 1770; Anna, 1773; Rachel, 1775; Hannah, 1777. (IV) Rachel Wheeler, b. Aug. 25, 1775, m. Capt. Harvey Up- son Nov. 28, 1796. Found in old papers: "Our mother, Rachel Wheeler Upson, was found dead in her bed on Thanksgiving Day Morning, Nov. 27, 1851." Children : Samuel Wheeler, Jerry Mar- shall, Lois, Melissa, Marcus, Harvey Woodward, Lucian and Lucius [see Upson]. (V) Samuel Wheeler Upson m. Sarah M. Stevens [see]. (VI) Emeline M. Upson m. Franklin Downes [see]. (VII) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy. (VIII) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885. [From History of Derby ; old Bible record, and papers of Samuel Wheeler Upson.]

STEVENS. [This line, with its branches, in- cludes many New England names, such as : Davis, Morrill, Stedman, Cooke, Kimberly, Stowe, Biggs, Gregg, Stocking, Hopkins, Smith, Clark, Canfield, Crane, Hawley, Hubbell, Meigs, Morehouse, Silli- man, Walker, Prudden, Brinsmeade, Boyse, Jack- son, Bostwick, etc., with many Old England names as well.] (I) John Stevens, b. about 1607, d. April 11, 1662. Had lived at Caversham, south of Oxfordshire, England. He m. Elizabeth (who d. May 1, 1694, aged eighty), came to Amer- ica from Southampton in the "Confidence" 1638; settled at Newburyport, Mass., and later was fifth on the list of First Settlers at Andover, Mass .; was sergeant, etc. His tombstone is still to be seen at Andover. Among his children was Timothy. (II) Timothy Stevens (Deacon), b. at Newbury, Mass., Sept. 23, 1641, d. Jan. 31, 1708. Ile moved to Roxbury. On March 12, 1665, he m. Sarah Davis (b. Feb. 16, 1647, dau. of Tobias and Sarah Morrill Davis, and granddau. of Isaac Morrill). Had ten children : Timothy2, 1666; Sarah, 1668; John, 1670; Joseph, 1673; Elizabeth, 1675; Maria, 1678; Han- nah, 1680; Samuel, 1682; Abigail, 1685; Nathaniel, 1688. Deacon Timothy Stevens was Fcoffee of the Roxbury Free School in 1684 .. (III) Timothy2 Stev- ens (Rev.), b. at Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 28, 1666; Harvard, 1687; ordained, 1693; first "orthodox" minister at Glastonbury, Conn., 1693. He m. (first) Eunice Chester, none of whose children lived to marry. He m. (second) Alice (or Allice) Cooke, widow of Rev. John Whiting [see Cooke]. They had eight children : John, b. 1702, d. 1717; Eunice, b. and d. 1704; Martha, b. 1705, d. 1717; twin sons, b. and d. 1707; Timothy, b. 1709, mn. Hannah Orris; Joseph, b. 1711, m. Jerusha Stow [see] ; Benjamin, b. 1714, mn. Deborah Dickinson. Rev. Timothy was closely identified with the growth of Glastonbury in every particular. He d. April 14, 1726. Many facts concerning him are upon the records, and a copy of his will gives great in-

sight to his life and character, and is a unique document. He is buried in the old Glastonbury burying-ground, near the site of the church which he founded. His wives, Eunice and Alice, lie here also, all three having tables of stone. He is said to have had a third wife, Dorothy; but if so, she left no children. (IV) Joseph Stevens, b. Aug. 15, 1711, m. (first) Mary Treat, and had one child, Joseph, b. 1733 (who d. on the Jersey prison ship during the American Revolution). He m. (second) Jerusha Stow, Oct. 14, 1736 [see Stow]. Had children : Thomas, 1739; Mary and Jerusha, 1741 ; Samuel, 1742; Elijah, 1744; Mary, 1746; Elisha, 1748; David, 1750; Jonathan, 1752; Jerusha, 1754; James, 1757; Peter, 1759; Ashbel, 1761; and Daniel. Of these eleven brothers, nine did active service in the war of the American Revo- lution : Joseph d. on prison ship ; Samuel was master of a privateer; Elisha served as a private by sea and land for seven years; Ashbel, a lad of fourteen, was taken prisoner, carried to Halifax, and never heard of again; John, Elijah, David and James were all in service; Peter was a ininute-man ; Thomas was a shipbuilder in Glastonbury ; Daniel, a "wealthy Liverpool trader, lost two heavy ships, and a wholesale store of goods" when the British took Philadelphia. (IV) Elisha Stevens, b. Oct. I, 1748, d. March 8, 1813. He m. (first) Mary: Miller, who had three children, and m. (second) Agnes Kimberly, at South Britain, Conn., Dec. 10, 1780. Had eleven children : Oliver, 1782; Ash- bel, 1783; Rebecka, 1784; Ransom, 1786; Barzilla, 1788; Milton, 1790; Clarissa, 1792; Hershel and Harvey, 1794; Alfred, 1796; Minerva, 1798. Lived in Naugatuck, Conn., where both Elisha and Agnes are buried. Elisha served seven years in the Ameri- can Revolution, and fragments of a journal kept by him during the war are still in the family. He was at Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Val- ley Forge and other important points, being pres- ent at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. (VI) Oliver Stevens, b. July 18, 1782, m. Huldah Clark | see]. He was a lawyer and teacher, and prepared lads for college. He was much inter- ested in genealogy, and left at least two mss. con- cerning his family. Children of Oliver and Huldah (Clark) Stevens : Sally Maria, 1802; Elisha Clark, 1803; Emeline, 1805 (living in 1901 at Danbury, Conn.) : Elvira, 1807 ; Livonia, 1809; Horatio Kim- berly, 1812; George Leander, 1815; Charles Tracy, 1818; James and Julia, 1821 ; Maryett, 1824; nearly all of whom lived to good old age. Oliver Stevens is buried at Naugatuck.

(VII) Sally Maria Stevens, b. at Derby, Conn., Nov. 20, 1802, m. Samuel Wheeler Upson, and d. Dec. 15, 1892. Both are buried in Waterbury, Conn. They lived together over seventy years. Six children [see Upson]. (VIII) Emeline M. Upson, m. Franklin Downes [sec]. (IX) Florence Emlyn Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885. [From Boston Records; Glaston-

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bury History ; Conn. Records ; old tombstones ; mss. by Oliver Stevens etc. ]

KIMBERLY. (I) Agnes Kimberly m. Elisha Stevens, soldier of the American Revolution. She was b. in South Britain, Conn., about 1755, and d. at Naugatuck, Conn., April 28, 1837. She had a brother Thomas. Her mother's name was possi- bly Lois, as "Mrs. Lois Kimberly, d. 1802, aged eighty-seven," is buried near Agnes in Naugatuck. Her descent is doubtless from Thomas Kimberly, New Haven settler, who had seven or eight chil- dren. [See Stevens ]. [ Kimberly Notes : (1) Thomas Kimberly, New Haven, 1638 (New England, 1635). (2) Eleazer Kimberly, Glastonbury. (3) Thomas Kimberly, Glastonbury. (4) John Kimberly, 1719, had two sons and ten daughters. (5) Possibly Agnes may have been one of these daughters. Or it may be : (1) Thomas Kimberly, 1635, New Haven. (2) Abraham Kimberly, Albemarle county, Caro- lina, and Stratford, Conn. (3) Abraham" Kimber- ly, Stratford. (4) Abraham3 Kimberly, New- town, Conn. (5) Abraham+ Kimberly, Newtown, Conn., m. in 1760. (6) Agnes Kimberly. AAs this is uncertain, the above is only offered suggestively. ]

COOKE. [Savage ; Whitney Genealogy; Rollin Cooke, historian. ] Cooke Arms-Sable, three bend- lets argent. (1) Thomas Cooke, Gentleman, of Great Yealdham, County of Essex, England, was de- ceased in 1640. (Il) Joseph1 Cooke, second son of Thomas, was b. in England in 1608, m. Eliza- beth - , and came to New England with brother George in 1635, in the "Defence." Jo- seph served as selectman of Cambridge, Mass., in 1635-45; town clerk, 1635-41 ; magistrate. 1648 to '57 : representative, 1636-41; also had charge of military company of which his brother George was captain, upon the latter's return to England. Later Joseph also returned to England, and was resid- ing at Stannaway, County of Essex, in 1665, at which date he conveyed New England property to his son. Children of Joseph1 and Elizabeth Cooke: Joseph2, b. 1643; Elizabeth: Mary; Grace ; Ruth. (III) Joseph2 Cooke, b. Dec. 27, 1643, in Cambridge, Mass., d. about February, 1690: Har- vard, 1660-61. On Dec. 4, 1665, he m. Martha Stedman, b. June 3, 1646, (dau. of John and Alice Stedman, of Cambridge). He was a representative, 1671-So : lieutenant, 1677 : and was in King Philip's war. Children of Joseph2 and Martha Cooke : John, b. 1667, d. 1684; Elizabeth, b. 1669, d. 1687-88: Jo- seph3, b. 1671; Alice (or Allice), b. about 1673; Haynes, b. 1677-78. (IV) Alice Cooke, b. about 1673, in Cambridge, Mass., d. March 10, 1714, at Glastonbury, Conn. She m. (first) Rev. John Whiting (Harvard), who was scalped by Indians in1 September, 1697; and in October and November, same year, the two children of John and Alice Whiting also died. On May 9, 1701, Alice married Rev. Timothy Stevens. Her father and both hus- bands were Harvard graduates. [For children, sec Stevens.] She is buried in the old Glastonbury

cemetery. (V) Joseph Stevens m. Jerusha Stow [see]. (VI) Elisha Stevens m. Agnes Kimberly [see]. (VII) Oliver Stevens m. Huldah Clark [see ]. (VIII) Sally M. Stevens m. Samuel W. Upson [see]. ( IX) Emeline M. Upson m. Frank- lin Downes [ see]. (X) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X1) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885.

STOW. (1) John Stow, Roxbury, Mass., m. Eliz- abeth Bigg (or Bigge). Had children: Thomas1 and others. The line of Elizabeth ( Bigg) Stow is as follows: John Bigg, England, m. either a Scotch- ford or a Saxbie. Son Hope, daughter Mary, and others. Hope Bigg m. Rachel in England. In 1635 she came to New England, a widow. Had children: Elizabeth, Patience, and two others ( Pa- tience m. a Foster, and had Smallhopes, who in turn m. and had Hopestill [A. Bates, authority]). (II) Thomas1 Stow, son of John Stow, m. Mary Cregg (Gregg or Grigg). Had children: Thomas" and others. (111) Thomas" Stow m. Bethia Stocking [see] Oct. 16, 1675, and lived at Middletown. Ile d. March 19, 1730, she on Nov. 6, 1732. Children : Bethia, b. 1678; Samuel, 1681-82; Bethia, 1685; Mary, 1688; Thomas, 1691 ; Hannah, 1696; Joseph, 1703; Jerusha, about 1705. (I\') Jerusha Stow, dau. of Thomas2, b. 1705, m. Joseph Stevens Oct. 14, 1736, being his second wife. Had twelve chil- dren [sce Stevens]. ( V) Elisha Stevens m. Agnes Kimberly [see]. (VI) Oliver Stevens m. Huldah Clark [see]. (VII) Sally M. Stevens m. Samuel W. Upson [see]. (VIII) Emeline M. Upson m. Franklin Downes [sce]. ( IX) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885. [In the New England Genealogical Register for 1848 reference is made to "Honest John Stow," who wrote a History of London, and who preserved, by printing, the names on Battel Abbey Roll. Whether connected with New England John Stow is not determined. ]

STOCKING-HOPKINS. (I) George Stocking, England. (11) Samuel Stocking, b. (probably) in England, m., May 27, 1652, Bethia Hopkins, dau. of John Hopkins and Jane (Strong), of Hartford. [John Hopkins was in Cambridge, Mass., in 1634, and is believed by the genealogical editor of the Mail and Express, New York, to have been son of Stephen Hopkins, of the "Mayflower," and to have followed his father from England on a later ship. ] Children of Samuel and Bethia ( Hopkins) Stock- ing: Hannah, 1654: Samuel, 1656; Bethia, 1658; John, 1660; Lydia, 1663: George, 1665; Ebenezer, 1667 : Stephen, 1673; Daniel, 1677. Samuel Stock- ing lived at Middletown : freeman, 1654 : representa- tive. 1665-69-74. Was deacon. He probably served in King Philip's war, as he was made sergeant in 1677. He d. Dec. 31, 1683. (III) Bethia Stocking, dau. of Samuel and Bethia (Hopkins) Stocking, b. Oct. 10, 1658, m. Thomas Stow Oct. 16, 1675. d. Nov. 6, 1732. Children : Jerusha, and others [see Stow]. (IV) Jerusha Stow, b. about 1705, mn. Jo-

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seph Stevens Oct. 14, 1736, being his second wife. Had twelve children [see Stevens]. (V) Elisha Stevens, and Agnes Kimberly [see]. (VI) Oliver Stevens and Huldah Clark [ see]. ( VII) Sally M. Stevens and Samuel W. Upson [ see]. (VIII) Eme- line M. Upson and Franklin Downes [ see]. (IX) Florence E. Downes and Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (X) Adrienne Florence Muzzy, b. 1885.

OLD WORLD NAMES. Descendants of Arthur Bostwick, who came to New England in 1641, may trace their lineage through him for many centuries back in the Old World. The direct line of Bost- wick is given elsewhere. Arthur Bostwick was of the twenty-first generation from Osmer, Baron de Bostok, 1080, A. D. Fifteen generations back of Arthur, Hawise de Kevelioc, Countess of Lincoln, m. Sir Warine (or Warren) de Bostok, Knight. Through her many names of note are introduced into the Bostwick line. Some of these are as follows : Simon de Montfort III, her grandfather, which name brings in John Lackland, King of England ; Henry II, first of Anjou to rule in England ; Henry I, King of England (called Beauclerc) ; William the Conqueror ; Robert the Magnificent (called Robert le Diable) ; Richard the Good; Richard the Fear- less; William Longswood; Ilrolf, a Norwegian Pirate, and others. Through Amicia, wife of Simon de Montfort III, come such names as Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester and Lord Chief Jus- tice of England; Louis d' Outre Mer, King of France, who m. dau. of Henry I, of Germany ; Charles the Simple, King of France; Edward the Elder; Alfred the Great; Egbert, first King of all England ; Alkmund, King of Kent; Cerdic the Sax- on, King of Wessex, ancestor of the English royal line; Woden, "Mighty Warrior," of whom John Speed says, speaking of the Saxons, "These all claim their descent from Prince Woden, called by the Latins Othinus, and who is deduced by our anti- quaries, as hath been said, from the eldest son of the Patriarke Noah, and is accounted the most noble of all the progenitors of the Saxon Kings." Woden flourished in the third century. Between Woden and Noah, the ancient chronicles give a list of fif- teen generations, including Shem, son of Noah. This leads into the Bible chronicle, where a few generations more land one in the Garden of Eden. Coming into this direct line from either side are such names as these: Witikind the Saxon ; Hugh le Grande; Hugh Capet ; Arnoul, Bishop of Metz; Pepin le Gros, etc .; Charles Martel (the "ham- mer") ; Charlemagne; Bernard, King of Italy ; the Counts of Vermandois ; Louis le Debonnaire, Em- peror of the West (the "Holy Roman Empire") ; Judith of Bavaria (house of Guelph) ; Charles le Chauve (the Bald), King of France and Emperor of the Romans; Louis le Beque (the stammerer) : Charles the Simple, King of France; Counts of Flanders; Carloman, King of Aquitaine and Bur- gundy ; Henry the Fowler, Emperor of Germany ; Otho the Great, Emperor of Germany ; Jarodishas,

Grand Duke of Russia; Erick, an Irish Dalreadian chief; Aidan, monarch in North Britain; Eocha the Passionate, a Scottish Dalreadic King (called Ach- ius) ; Kenneth MacAlpine, Scottish King and King of Picts, and founder of the Scottish monarchy ; Constantine, King of Scotland; Donald II, King of Scotland; Malcom I, King of Scotland; Mac- Kenneth, King of Scotland; Duncan 1, King of Scotland (Shakespearean character, murdered by Macbeth) ; Malcolm Canmore, King of Scots, who defeated Macbeth (Shakesperean character) ; Ed- mund the Magnificent, King of England ; Edgar the Peaceful, King of England ; Aethelred the Unready, King of England; Edmund Ironsides, King of Eng- land; Edward the Exile, King of England; Mar- garet, Queen of Scotland (called Saint Margaret) ; besides many other historical names. [Authorities include : Old English Records; Herald's Visita- tions ; Histories of various countries ; Historical So- ciety Publications, Royal Genealogies, etc.]

The following is taken from Bostwick Genealogy [by Henry A. Bostwick] ; Savage; Milford Records, Histories, etc.

(I) Osmer, Baron de Bostock, A. D. 1080. (11) Hugh. (III) Richard. (IV) Roger. (V) Sir Gilbert. (VI) William m. Margaret de Vernon. (VII) Sir Warren de Bostoc, Knight, Lord of Bos- toc, m. Hawise Kevelioc, Countess of Lincoln. (VIII) Gilbert de Bostoc m. Elinor Poole. (IX) Sir Wiliam de Bostok m. Elizabeth Audley. (X) Philip de Bostok m. Maria de Vernon. (XI) Sir Adam de Bostok, Knight, m. Joan, dau. of William de Brereton. (XII) Sir William de Bostok m. dau. of William de Multon. (XIII) Adam de Bostok m. Margaret, dau. of Sir John de Wettinhale. (XIV) Adam de Bostok m. Janet, dau. of Sir Henry de Bradshaw. (XV) Sir Ralph de Bostok, Knight, m. Isabel Lawton. (XVI) Sir Adam de Bostock, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Hugh Venables. (XVII) William Bostock m. Ellen, dau. of Adam Bostock. (XVIII) George Bostock m. Emma Holt. (XIX) Robert Bostock (d. 1583) m. Emma Bromfield. (XX) Arthur Bostock ( 1559-1627) m. Ellen Den- nis. (XXI) Arthur Bostwick came to America in 1641. He m. (first) Jane Whittel, in England. Came from Cheshire; was in Stratford, Conn., be- fore 1650; m. (second) Widow Ellen Johnson. (XXII) John Bostwick, Sr., b. in England, came to America with his father when young. About 1666 he m. Mary Brinsmade. Had six children: John, Jr., 1667; Zechariah, 1669; Joseph, 1672; Mary, 1674; Elizabeth, 1677; Jane, 1680. Lived and died in Stratford. [Mary was dau. of John Brinsmade (or Brinsmeade), in New England in 1637, and his wife, Mary He was townsman 1662, and representative to General Court 1669-1671 ; d. 1673. He had seven children: Mary, 1640; John, 1643; Daniel ; Zachary ; Paul; Samuel; Elizabeth. | (XXIII) John Bostwick, Jr., b. May 4, 1667, of Stratford (Derby and New Milford), where his name is second on the list of "First Twelve Set-

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tlers." Deed of land dated Dec. 2, 1709. Stuart says: "He was an energetic citizen, and bore his full share of official work in the colony." He m. Abigail Walker, of Stratford, 1688 [ see Walker ]. He d. 1747, over eighty years of age. Had tel children : John3, b. 1686; Robert, b. 1691 : Eben- ezer, b. 1693; Joseph, b. 1695; Nathaniel, b. 1699 : Lemuel, b. 1704; Sarah, b. 1706; Daniel, b. 1708 (first white male child b. in New Milford ) ; Mary, b. 1714-15; Hannah, b. 1716. (XXIV ) Lemuel Bostwick, sixth son of John Bostwick. b. at Strat- ford 1704, moved to New Milford 1727; was one of the choristers of First Congregational Church from 1741 for many years, and "sang his way on until eighty-seven years of age, then departed this life," "a man of unblameable character-fine com- manding person-whom everybody delighted to meet." On Sept. 5, 1729, he m. Anna Jackson, of Stratford. Her ancestry has not yet been found. She d. at Hinesburg, Vt., in 1800, aged ninety-two. Children: Eunice, b. 1733-34; Isaac ( who was cap- tain of the first company which left Milford for Boston in the American Revolution ) : and Anna. (XXV) Eunice Bostwick, dau. of Lemuel and Anna, b. in New Milford Jan. 23, 1733-34, m. Jona- than Clark, at New Milford, Jan. 18, 1753. Hlad five children: Huldah. b. Sept. 15, 1754: lleze- kiah, b. June 22, 1757; Anna, b. April 24, 1759: George, b. Sept. 7. 1761; Anna, b. Oct. 3. 1764. (XXVI) George Clark, son of Jonathan and Eunice, b. Sept. 7, 1761, m. Mary Smith [see Smith). ( XXVII) Huldah Clark m. Oliver Stevens [see]. (XXVIII) Sally Maria Stevens m. Samuel W. Up- son [see]. (XXIX) Emeline M. Upson m. Frank- lin Downes [see]. (XXX) Florence E. Downes m. Adrian J. Muzzy [see]. (XXXI) Adrienne Flor- ence Muzzy, b. 1885. [From Stratford and Wood- bury Histories; New Milford History ; New Mil- ford Church Record; Stuart's Life of Jonathan Trumbull, etc. ]

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Commemorative biographical record of Hartford County, Connecticut : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families, Pt 2, Part 112

Author: J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1901 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1172

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1172