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Until 1813 he lived in Newtown, remov- ing thence to New Milford. His wife died September 5, 1848. John Peck, their son, was born April 15, 1813, in New- town. He married (first) Sarah Ed- wards, (second) Hannah Jacox. His children were: Julia, Sylvia, and Nancy J., who married Nicholas Staub, as above noted.
Dr. John Howard Staub. son of Nich- olas (2) and Nancy J. (Peck) Staub, was born in New Milford. He received his elementary education in the public and grammar schools of that town, then went to Williston Seminary. He then entered the Long Island College Hospital, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1899. Next he spent a year in Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, as an extern; then six months in the Lying-in Hospital; then two months in the Willard Parker Hos- pital for contagious diseases. This com- prised an unusually long hospital train- ing, and covered a wide field of experi- ence. With this thorough and compre- hensive preparation for his professional career, Dr. Staub came to Stamford, Con- necticut, and established himself as a general medical practitioner, in 1902. He has built up a large practice, and now en- joys an enviable reputation for skill and judgment in critical cases. The reliance placed upon him by the people of Stam- ford is shown by the interests which they have placed in his hands. He is visiting physician to Stamford Hospital ; attend- ing physician and surgeon to the Stam- ford Children's Home and the Stamford Day Nursery; and consulting physician to the Stamford Hall Sanitarium. The amount of actual labor involved in atten- tion to these multitudinous duties, in connection with his regular practice. would stagger a man of less buoyant vi- tality, less devotion to his chosen life
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work. His native industry and his capa- bility of physical endurance have made this success possible, with the love of the work through which he has acquired con- summate skill.
Dr. Staub is a prominent figure in the Stamford of to-day, and is held in high esteem by the medical fraternity through- out the County and State. He is inter- ested in all political questions, and takes such active part in public life as his duties leave him opportunity for. He is a mem- ber of the Stamford Board of Health; of. the City, County and State Medical so- cieties, and the American Medical Asso- ciation. Socially he is connected with Union Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Rittenhouse Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Puritan Lodge, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows.
Dr. Staub married Annie Graver, daughter of Alfred Graver, of Jackson, Michigan, and they have one child, How- ard Randall, born October 21, 1903.
REYNOLDS, Robert A., Head of Important Business.
Among the prominent business men of the city of Stamford, Connecticut, Rob- ert A. Reynolds has won a well deserved place. Through his own initiative and perseverance he has attained success. Starting in life with but the foundation of a common school education, he has overcome many obstacles in reaching his
present position, and this proves him to be possessed of more than the average amount of those qualities which make for success. Mr. Reynolds was born March 31, 1854, in New Castle, New York, son of George W. and Mary (Potter) Rey- nolds.
George W. Reynolds, father of Robert A. Reynolds, was born in New Castle, New York, a son of Augustus Reynolds,
a native of New Castle. He was a shoe- maker by trade. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the Union cause and was one of those who made the su- preme sacrifice, his death occurring at the battle of Chancellorsville in 1863. George W. Reynolds married Mary Potter, and they were the parents of four children, three of whom grew up. They are: I. G. Frank, now deceased. 2. Robert A., of further mention. 3. Elbert W., a wholesale jeweler of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. The Reynolds family were regu- lar attendants of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Robert A. Reynolds attended the pub- lic schools of New Castle, and at the early age of thirteen started to make his way in the world. In 1870 he removed to Stamford, Connecticut, and there en- tered the employ of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, as an appren- tice. For thirty-three years he continued associated with this firm, the last ten years of which he was superintendent of their hardware department. Possessed of a very receptive mind, Mr. Reynolds had mastered the hardware business to the smallest detail, and in 1903 he found himself in the position which is the am- bition of every man in business, and that was to enter business on his own account. Accordingly he opened a new store, and a year later he had the pleasure of ad- mitting his son to partnership. In May, 1910, the business was incorporated as the R. A. Reynolds & Son Company, with Robert A. Reynolds as president and treasurer, and Clifford E. Reynolds as secretary. Their business is both retail and wholesale, and their territory covers Eastern New York, New Jersey and Southern Connecticut.
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In addition to his business interests, Mr. Reynolds takes an active interest in the fraternal and social life of Stamford.
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He is one of those strong men of honor and integrity who are the best asset of a community. In politics Mr. Reynolds is a Republican, and he has served in the Common Council, and is now serving as a member of the Board of Finance. He is a Mason of high degree, holding mem- bership in Union Lodge, No. 5, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Rittenhouse Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Washing- ton Commandery, Royal and Select Mas- ters, and is also a member of the Ben- evolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Reynolds and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is treasurer of the board of trustees.
Mr. Reynolds married Annie M. Toms, daughter of George Toms, of Stamford, and they were the parents of two chil- dren, one of whom survives. This son is Clifford E. Reynolds, born November 6, 1874, who was educated in the public schools of Stamford, and began work in the hardware department of the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, remain- ing for fifteen years. He became fore- man of one of their finishing rooms. In 1904 he left to enter business with his father, and is now secretary of the Rey- nolds & Son Company. He is a member of Union Lodge, No. 5, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; Rittenhouse Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Washington Coun- cil, Royal and Select Masters; and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Mr. Reynolds married Carrie Lauth, daughter of John Lauth, of New Haven, and they are the parents of three chil- dren : Ellsworth C., born June 18, 1905; Dorothy C., born November 3, 1908; Gladys L., born December 11, 1915.
VOSBURGH, George Hewlett, Lawyer, Jurist.
Judge Vosburgh of the City Court of Norwalk, is a long recognized leader of
the Fairfield county bar. This statement, which is wholly superfluous when ad- dressed to his fellow-citizens of the county, or in fact to the legal fraternity of Connecticut, is far from being a full description of Judge Vosburgh, who has for years been active in the political life of his community and has filled most ef- ficiently a number of local offices of trust and responsibility.
(I) Jacob Vos Burgh, founder of the American branch of the family, was born, probably about 1740, and emigrated as a young man from Holland to the Amer- ican colonies. The name Vos Burgh, or Vosburgh, as it is now written, appears to be derived from the Dutch word "Vos," meaning fox, and from "Burgh," a place of defense or security. Jacob Vos Burgh married and was the father of two sons: Jacob, Jr., and William, men- tioned below. Both Jacob Vos Burgh, Sr., and his younger son (probably both sons ) spoke the Dutch language.
(II) William Vos Burgh, son of Jacob Vos Burgh, was born May 8, 1769. He married, December 21, 1791, Eleanor Duncan, born June 14, 1772, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Rider) Duncan. Thomas Duncan was born in 1743, and died December 19, 1829. Sarah (Rider) Duncan was born in 1747, and died May 12, 1810. William Vos Burgh died Octo- ber II, 1848, and is buried in Verbank, Dutchess county, New York. His widow did not long survive him, passing away August 29, 1849.
(III) Alexander Vos Burgh, son of William and Eleanor (Duncan) Vos Burgh, was born May 3, 1810, and was the ninth child of his parents. He mar- ried, October 31, 1835, Hannah Sother- land Germond. The death of Alexander Vos Burgh occurred November 25, 1876, and his widow died August, 1894.
(IV) George Hewlett Vos Burgh, third child of Alexander and Hannah
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Sotherland (Germond) Vos Burgh, and father of Judge Vosburgh, was born
October 12, 1840. He married, Sep- tember 23, 1867, Margaret Amelia Wil- liams, whose ancestral record is appended to this biography. They became the par- ents of two children: Catherine Ger- mond, born March 19, 1869; and George Hewlett, mentioned below. Mr. Vos
Burgh died July 13, 1900. Mr. Vos Burgh left a noteworthy record. Edu- cated in the public schols of Pleasant Valley, New York, which was his birth- place, he enlisted, in 1861, in Washing- ton, District of Columbia, in the First New York Cavalry Regiment, for a term of three months, and at its expiration re- ënlisted. After the first Battle of Bull Run he did patrol duty in Washington, and then went into the navy, being sta- tioned on the United States ship "Wa- chusett," and on the frigate "Sabine." He served two years in the navy, and during the greater portion of that time was on the West Indies station, looking out for blockade runners from Cuba. Af- ter the war Mr. Vos Burgh learned the hatter's trade in Newark, New Jersey, the place which became his home and the scene of his marriage. For a short time he conducted a grocery store, but in 1886 removed to South Norwalk, Connecticut, where he again followed his trade. For twelve or fifteen years he was foreman of the making department of the Crofut & Knapp Company. He affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Honor, and in Newark he and his wife were members of the Rose- ville Baptist Church, in which for a time he served as treasurer. Mr. Vos Burgh was an able business man and extremely domestic, all his interests centering in his work and his family circle.
(V) George Hewlett Vosburgh, Jr., son of George Hewlett and Margaret
Amelia (Williams) Vos Burgh, was born August 5, 1873, in Newark, New Jersey. He received his education in the public schools of Newark, New Jersey, and South Norwalk, Connecticut. On leav- ing, he learned shorthand and typewrit- ing, securing employment as a stenog- rapher in New York City. This, how- ever, was far from being the goal of his ambition. By nature he was a student both of books and men, and the profes- sion of the law possessed many attrac- tions for him. After a course of reading in the office of General Russell Frost, in South Norwalk, he was admitted to the bar in January, 1896. For the ensuing ten years he was associated in practice with his former preceptor, and in 1906 opened his present office. The principles of the Republican party have always re- ceived Mr. Vosburgh's political allegiance and for many years he has been active in their support. He is an effective speaker and in county and State campaigns has frequently taken the stump for his party. He was assessor of the old city of South Norwalk, and for six years served as chairman of the Republican City Com- mittee, or until the consolidation of the two Norwalks, an event which occurred in 1913. From 1901 to 1911 he was clerk of the Town Court of Norwalk, and from 19II to 1913 filled the office of prosecutor. The name of the court was then changed to the City Court of Norwalk, and in June, 1915, Mr. Vosburgh was appointed to his present judicial office, that of judge, was reappointed in June, 1917, again in June, 1919, and has again been reap- pointed, his present term expiring the first Friday in June, 1923. For over fifteen years he has been chairman of the probate committee of his district. His devotion to the interests of his community may, per- haps, be gauged by the fact that since the age of eighteen he has served continu-
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ously as secretary of the South Norwalk Board of Library Directors. He was vice-president of the local Chautauqua Union for a period of years.
The fraternal associations of Judge Vosburgh include affiliation with Old Well Lodge, No. 109, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons; and with Sherman Council, Royal Arcanum, of which he is past regent. He was formerly a member of the committee on laws of the Grand Lodge. His only club is the South Nor- walk Club During the recent world war, Judge Vosburgh was chairman of the committee on rallies of the Norwalk War Bureau, and also served as captain of teams in the various Liberty Loan drives. He was a member of the local advisory board of the draft, and had charge of the registration of his district.
Judge Vosburgh married, November 18, 1899, Frances May Shriver, whose an- cestral record is appended to this biog- raphy, and they are the parents of one daughter: Helen Elizabeth, born July, 1901 ; graduated at the South Norwalk High School and is now attending the Katharine Gibbs School for Girls in New York City. The family are members of the Congregational church.
Judge Vorburgh's record is independ- ent of eulogy. He has achieved the mer- ited distinction which is always the re- · ward of public service, long and faithfully rendered, and his professional career has brought additional honor to the bench and bar of Fairfield county.
(The Williams Line).
(I) William Williams came from Wales and settled in Rockaway, New Jer- sey, where he was the owner of a rolling- mill. The name of Williams signifies "William's son."
(II) George Williams, son of Willian: Williamns. was born January 11, 1808, in
Rockaway, New Jersey. He was an edge tool maker, engaging in business for him- self as a member of the firm of Williams & Provost. He married Catherine Hicks Herriman (sce Herriman line), and his death occurred November 20, 1884, in Newark, New Jersey.
(III) Margaret Amelia Williams, daughter of George and Catherine Hicks (Herriman) Williams, was born Novem- ber 27, 1845, in Newark, New Jersey, and became the wife of George Hewlett Vos Burgh, Sr., as stated above.
(The Herriman Line).
The Herrimans are a family of ancient Colonial record, having been established in New Jersey as early as 1684 by the Rev. John Herriman, who graduated from Harvard College in 1663. Mr. Herriman came from Wallingford, Connecticut, having previously resided in New Haven. (I) David Herriman, of Union county, New Jersey, was probably a descendant, either lineal or collateral, of the Rev. John Herriman. David Herriman mar- ried Hannah Hicks (see Hicks line).
(II) Catherine Hicks Herriman, daugh- ter of David and Hannah (Hicks) Herri- man, was born July 23, 1813, in Hurd- town, and on January 31, 1831, became the wife of George Williams (see Wil- liams line). The death of Mrs. Williams occurred March 6, 1876.
(The Hicks Line).
The Hicks family is of English origin and was founded in the early Colonial period of our history in New England, a branch subsequently migrating to Long Island. Many representatives of this branch were members of the Society of Friends.
(I) Samuel Hicks was born in 1754, and is reputed to be a descendant of Thomas Hicks, who settled in Scituate,
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Massachusetts. At the age of twenty- two, Samuel Hicks enlisted under Cap- tain Scudder in the Essex County (New Jersey) Regiment, State Troops, Conti- nental Army. In 1783 Samuel Hicks mar- ried Catherine, daughter of and Elizabeth (Bishop) Johnson, being at the time a resident of Dover, New Jersey. (See Bishop line.)
(II) Hannah Hicks, daughter of Sam- uel and Catherine (Johnson) Hicks, was born November 27, 1788, and became the wife of David Herriman (see Herriman line). Mrs. Herriman died November 4, 1860.
(The Bishop Line).
The Bishop family, like that of the Hicks, settled early in New England, and was of English origin. The derivation of the name is variously given, one of the suppositions being that it was adopted by those who rented land of the holders of bishoprics.
John Bishop is first mentioned as the owner of land in Newbury, Massachu- setts,. in 1637. Other purchases and grants followed. He probably went to Nantucket about 1664, his name appear- ing as one of two added to those of the original proprietors on the first deed given by the Indians. In 1667 he was one of nine patentees who founded Wood- bridge, New Jersey, of which settlement he was the leading man. In 1668 he was one of two deputies from Woodbridge to the first assembly of the province of New Jersey, and in 1672 he became a member of Governor Carteret's council, serving ten years. He married, in 1647, in New- bury, Rebecca Scullard, widow of Samuel Scullard, and daughter of Richard Kent, a very prominent settler and selectman. John Bishop died in 1684.
(I) John Bishop, a lineal descendant of John Bishop, the immigrant, was born about 1700.
(II) Elizabeth Bishop, daughter of John Bishop, was born, probably, about 1730, and became the wife of - John- son, as stated in Hicks line.
(The Shriver Line).
The original form of the patronymic was Schreiber, signifying "writer," a meaning very illustrative of the literary habits of the race.
(I) Andrew Schreiber, son of Jost and Anna Schreiber, was baptized September 7, 1673, in Alsenborn, Oberant Sacetern, in the Electorate Palatine. He married, in August, 1706, Anna Margareta Young, widow of John Young, and in 1721, they all emigrated to the province of Pennsyl- vania, landing in Philadelphia and settl- ing in the neighborhood of Goshenhop- pen on the banks of the Schuylkill.
(II) Andrew (2) Schreiber, son of An- drew (1) and Anna Margareta (Young) Schreiber, was born September 6, 1712, and was a child when the family came to Pennsylvania. He followed the trades of tanning and shoemaking. In 1733 he married Anna Maria Keiser, who was born in 1710, near Heidelberg, Germany, and removed to Conewago, Pennsylvania, which was then in a comparatively un- settled region, but the Indians, who were their neighbors, proved friendly and gave them no cause for uneasiness. Andrew Schreiber died August 12, 1797, and his widow passed away May 8, 1801.
(III) David Schreiber, son of Andrew (2) and Anna Maria (Keiser) Schreiber, was born in Conewago, Pennsylvania, and settled in Little Pipe Creek, Frederick county, Maryland, on land given him by his father. He married Rebecca Ferree, a meniber of a Huguenot family which was among those exiled by the Revoca- tion of the Edict of Nantes. They took refuge in Pennsylvania, finding peace and protection under the just and mild rule of
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that province. David Schreiber died Jan- uary 29, 1826, at the venerable age of ninety-one years, his wife having passed away in 1812.
(IV) Isaac Shriver, son of David and Rebecca (Ferree) Schreiber, was born March 6, 1777, in Little Pipe Creek, Maryland, and settled in Westminster. He was an influential man and was several times elected to the Maryland House of Delegates. He was largely instrumental in the formation of Carroll county. He was president of the Westminster Bank. Though reared in the Reformed church he became in after life a member of the Methodist Protestant church. He mar- ried Polly Leatherman. His death oc- curred December 22, 1856.
(V) Francis Shriver, son of Isaac and Polly (Leatherman) Shriver, was born February 27, 1811, near Fredericktown, Maryland, and engaged very successfully in the business of a currier. He was prominent in public life, serving six terms as mayor of Westminster and holding various other offices. During the Civil War he enlisted in the Union army, par- ticipating in the fight with Stuart's cav- alry which took place in Westminster. He was a member of the Methodist Pro- testant church. Mr. Shriver married Matilda Frysinger, July 14, 1830. He died January 27, 1884.
(VI) Isaac (2) Shriver, son of Francis and Matilda (Frysinger) Shriver, was born January 25, 1840, in Westminster, Maryland. He married Mary E. Darrah, daughter of John and Sarah (Henderson) Darrah. Mr. Shriver died July 27, 1913. (VII) Frances May Shriver, daughter of Isaac (2) and Mary E. (Darrah) Shriver, was born October 19, 1877, and became the wife of Judge Vosburgh, as stated above.
CHADEAYNE, Stephen S.,
Business Man.
The work of the world is done by men of great hearts and broad sympathies, men whose strength of character is great and who possess wonderful prowess of endurance. In the infinitely varied lines of work which are created by the needs of the people, there are many occupations in which every beneficent power is re- quisitioned. Stephen S. Chadeayne, of the well known firm of Brady & Chad- eayne, of Stamford, stands in such a posi- tion towards society. The solemn duties which are connected with the last sad rites of the dead need peculiar qualities of heart and mind in the men who per- form them, and many bereaved homes in tlie city of Stamford have found the way of sorrow smoother for his ministrations.
The Chadeayne family is of French origin, and has long been identified with the section north of New York City.
(I) The first known of the family is John Chadeayne, who married Judith Tillyou, and they were the parents of Daniel, of further mention.
(II) Daniel Chadeayne, son of John and Judith (Tillyou) Chadeayne, was born in 1766, and died in 1846. He mar- ried Hannah Underhill. They were the parents of Jacob, of further mention.
(III) Jacob Chadeayne, son of Daniel and Hannah (Underhill) Chadeayne, was born in 1799, and died in 1839. He mar- ried Anna Conklin, and they were the parents of two sons : David ; and John, of further mention.
(IV) John (2) Chadeayne, second son of Jacob and Anna (Conklin) Chadeayne, was born in the town of Sing Sing, New York, and his boyhood was spent in New Castle, where he received his education. He afterwards became interested in a
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business future, and removed to Katonah, Westchester county, New York, where he entered the lumber business with an active and rapidly growing hardware bus- iness in connection with it. He was faithful in his attention to the many de- tails which make for success, and became one of the prominent men of the town, public-spirited and progressive. He passed the remainder of his life there, and died September 6, 1896. He married Mary J. Lounsbury, a native of New Castle, and she died in 1863. Mrs. Chad- eayne was a daughter of Robert and Anna (Vail) Lounsbury, and a grand- daughter of Jesse and Mary (Flewellian) Lounsbury. Mr. and Mrs. Chadeayne were the parents of two children: Annie E., who became the wife of Elmer E. Brady, and Stephen S., of further men- tion.
(V) Stephen S. Chadeayne, son of John (2) and Mary J. (Lounsbury) Chadeayne, was born in Katonah, New York, Decem- ber 20, 1862. He received his early edu- cation in the public schools of that town, and later attended Drew Seminary, Car- mel, New York. At one time he suffered a broken leg and was confined to his home for several weeks. To make the time pass more swiftly, he took up the study of telegraphy, procuring a good manual and studying independently. He was entirely self-taught, and proved him- self fully capable to handle the work when he accepted a position with the Western Union Telegraph Company in one of their New York offices. Mr. Chad- eayne remained in this office for about three years, then made an entire change, engaging in the trucking business, re- maining in New York City, conducting a steadily increasing business until April, 1888. He then came to Stamford, Con- necticut, where he entered into a partner- ship with Elmer E. Brady. They formed
the firm of Brady & Chadeayne, which still carries on a large and important bus- iness in furniture and undertaking. They were located in the Bell block for three years, then removed to the present place of business, Nos. 93-95 Atlantic street. This is one of the principal business es- tablishments of the city, and their trade reaches into the surrounding country. In the furniture branch they keep in touch with the most modern fancies as well as the most substantial standard goods. The art of home making is greatly simplified for their customers. In their undertaking department the keynote is perfect taste, and their fine feeling for that which is suitable in this very exacting line has given them prestige in the mortuary field. We would be doing Mr. Chadeayne a grave injustice were we to omit mention of his winning personality. The abun- dant vitality of the man seems to be ex- pressed most happily in the word, friend- liness. He is so definitely cordial and so delicately tactful that he soon wins the place in the regard of his clients which is given only to friends. In politics he is a Republican, but is far from being a poli- tician.
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