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Such is the record and such the people's appreciation of the thirty-fifth Governor of the State of Connecticut.
In the rapidly thinning ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic, Ex-Gover- nor Lounsbury is a prominent figure. He is a member of the Edwin D. Pickett Post,
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of Stamford. He is one of the two still living of the one hundred and sixty-two volunteers in the Civil War who enlisted from Ridgefield. He is a member of the Union League and Republican clubs of New York City, and is a member of Jer- usalem Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; and Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He has always been a devoted and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and an active and in- fluential layman in the deliberations of the church gatherings. He served as a lay delegate to the General Conference in 1888, and has since served in many sim- ilar capacities. For many years he has been a trustee of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, from which in- stitution he received the degree of Doc- tor of Laws in 1887.
Ex-Governor Lounsbury married, in 1867, Jennie Wright, daughter of Neziah Wright, one of the founders of the Amer- ican Bank Note Company. The home in Ridgefield is one of the most beautiful estates in Connecticut, comprising seven- ty-five acres in rolling lawns adorned with many varieties of flowers and fine trees. The Lounsbury home has always been the center of the most genial hospi- tality, and here Ex-Governor Lounsbury is at his best, for added to the dignity with which he meets the public is the wholesouled charm of the man as a host.
LOUNSBURY, Charles Hugh, Manufacturer, Man of Affairs.
When a man has won his way to suc- cess in the business world he has learned much of practical value. The use of this knowledge in the administration of pub- lic affairs, and in the management of economic institutions, constitutes a gen- uine service to mankind. The city which can command the loyal cooperation of her
successful business men is the city which holds a leading place in the march of progress. Stamford, Connecticut, counts among the names of real significance to the community that of Charles Hugh Lounsbury, formerly manufacturer, now banker and merchant of that city.
(II) Michael Lounsbury, son of Rich- ard and Elizabeth (Du Bois) Lounsbury (q. v.), was also a prominent man in the community, as the detailed records show. He was born in Rye, New York, and came to Stamford, Connecticut, about 1703. Book A, of Stamford Land Rec- ords, page 410, records that on January 25, 1702 or 1703, he bought from Samuel Webb for the sum of £43 IOS. seven acres of upland on the west side of Mill river, and woodland on Pepper Weed Ridge, near Taunton. In 1706 or 1707 he obtained twenty-seven acres in the Rocky Neck, and in the same year other land in partnership with Edmond Lock- wood, whose sister Sarah he married, June 19, 1707. Records of the town of Rye show that in the year 1709 he sold land there which he had inherited from his father. He was chosen highway sur- veyor at a Stamford town meeting, De- cember 15, 1719, and again on January 5, 1725 or 1726. On December 18, 1722, he was one of the collectors chosen to "gather ye Revarant Mr. Davenport's rate." He died January 20, 1730.
Robert Lockwood, grandfather of Sa- rah (Lockwood) Lounsbury, was one of the early Massachusetts settlers. He came from England about 1630, and set- tled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He was made a freeman, March 9, 1636, and in 1646 removed to Fairfield, Connecti- cut, where he died in 1658. His widow, Susannah, died December 23. 1660. Jon- athan Lockwood, their son, was born September 10, 1634, in Watertown, Mas- sachusetts, and died May 12, 1688, in
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Greenwich, Connecticut. He was in Stamford, October 16, 1660, and lived there for five years. He removed to · Greenwich, and became a freeman in 1670. He was one of the twenty-seven original proprietors of that town, served in the Legislature, and held several minor offices. He married Mary Ferris, daugh- ter of Jeffrey Ferris, who was a freeman in Boston in 1635. Sarah Lockwood, their daughter, married, June 19, 1707, Michael Lounsbury, as above noted.
(III) Joshua Lounsbury, son of Mich- ael and Sarah (Lockwood) Lounsbury, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, July I, 1716. He was a prosperous man, and his name appears in the records of many land transactions. One of these was the purchase of a triangular tract lying di- rectly in front of the present (1919) site of the Methodist Episcopal church. At some time between the years 1757 and 1774 he moved over the line into the Col- ony of New York, for in the latter year his name appears in the North Castle Land Records as a resident of that town. His first wife, whom he married May 3, 1739, was Hannah Scofield, born Decem- ber II, 1718. She was the mother of his children, and died in Stamford, March 20, 1750. She was a daughter of Samuel and Hannah Scofield. Joshua Lounsbury's will was the fifth on record in the Surro- gate Court at White Plains, and is found in Book A, page 10, dated May 28, 1787. It was proved December 12, 1787, and mentions his wife, Martha, his eldest daughter, Hannah Smith; his second daughter, Sarah Brown; his youngest daughter, Lydia Southerland; his son, Joshua, Jr .; his grandson, Silas, son of Joshua, Jr .; and his granddaughters, Martha and Mary Ann Southerland. His second wife, Martha Lounsbury, died January 14, 1813, aged eighty-eight years. (IV) Joshua (2) Lounsbury, son of
Joshua (1) and Hannah (Scofield) Louns- bury, was born October 4, 1745, and died April 4, 1826. He was a dutiful son and a devoted husband and father. With the flower of the colonies he took a loyal part in the struggle for Independence in the Revolutionary War, but survived without being seriously incapacitated. He mar- ried Susannah Smith, born October 3, 1752.
(V) Silas Lounsbury, son of Joshua (2) and Susannah (Smith) Lounsbury, was born January 17, 1771. He was a farmer, and lived for many years in Stan- wich, Connecticut. He was a man of pro- gressive ideas, who thought ahead of his time and built for the future of his chil- dren.
(VI) George Lounsbury, son of Silas Lounsbury, was a prominent citizen of Fairfield county, Connecticut. He served in local public offices and as a member of the State Legislature. For many years he was a merchant at Long Ridge, in the town of Stamford, but later returned to the life of the open, which had interested him as a boy, and conducted a farm. He married Louisa Scofield, daughter of Ben- jamin Scofield, and they were the parents of eight children: Mary, who married Seth S. Cook; Sarah, who married James H. Rowland; Susan, who married Philip Clark; Harriet, deceased; George, de- ceased ; Charles Hugh, of whom further ; Jane E., living ; Elizabeth, deceased.
(VII) Charles Hugh Lounsbury, son of George and Louisa (Scofield) Louns- bury, was born August 19, 1839. He spent his boyhood on the farm at Long Ridge, but as he grew to manhood he felt the restrictions of the life and chose to branch out for himself. He entered into a partnership with Scofield & Cook. Three years later, in 1861, F. B. Scofield retired from the business, which was thereafter carried on under the firm name
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of Cook & Lounsbury. The manufacture of shoes was becoming an important in- dustry in New England, and this firm held a high standard of excellence in its product. The business grew with the growth of the section and the develop- ment of the country. The partnership continued until 1884, when a period en- sued when general trade changes made reorganization advisable. The first change in the business was that of location, the factory being removed to the more pop- ulous part of the town near the railroad tracks. At this time, George H. Soule, a bright, alert young man who had for some time been connected with the sales department, was admitted to membership with the firm, and the senior member, Seth S. Cook, withdrew. This placed Mr. Lounsbury at the head of the firm and the name became Lounsbury & Soule. In 1885 the firm took a long step ahead in assuming possession of the new fac- tory on Broad street where the business is still located. The factory was equipped with the most modern machinery, and from that day until the present time the policy of the firm has remained the same, up-to-date equipment, the most improved methods, and always quality the first con- sideration.
In 1894 the firm branched out into the retail trade, purchasing a store at No. 26 Atlantic street. Here they conducted a thriving retail business under the name of the Stamford Shoe Company. They met the needs of the retail trade with the same comprehensive attention to all per- tinent details which has always charac- terized their manufacturing business. Later Mr. Lounsbury retired and the company was then incorporated. Late in the year 1904 he became president of the Stamford Savings Bank, and since that time this interest has almost exclu- sively held his attention. He still owns
the Stamford Shoe Company, which be- came his personal property when he re- tired from the firm.
Mr. Lounsbury has always held the keenest interest in the public welfare and civic progress. While never seeking po- litical preferment, and caring nothing for the game for its own sake, he never shirks any part in the public service which ap- peals to him as a duty. His political convictions hold him loyal to the Repub- lican party. He has been a member of the Board of Burgesses and of the City Coun- cil, also of the Board of Trade, of which he was president for some years. He is a director of the Stamford Trust Com- pany and of the Stamford Savings Bank, and is secretary and assistant treasurer of the Stamford Gas and Electric Company, and a director of the Stamford National Bank. He is also a director of the Stam- ford Hospital. He is a member of Union Lodge, No. 5, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Stamford, and also of the Suburban Club.
Mr. Lounsbury married, in Stamford, Anna Perry Samuel, of St. Louis, and they are the parents of three daughters : Alice; Mary ; Louise, who was the wife of William P. Hudson, and was the mo- ther of two children, Florence, deceased, and Charles H. L., who was an ensign in the Navy during the European War.
LOCKWOOD FAMILY,
Ancestral History.
The Lockwood family is of ancient English origin, the name being mentioned in Domesday Book, which dates it back over eight hundred years. A place of the name in Staffordshire, England, is cele- brated for the medical quality of the water of its springs. There was also a town of Lockwood in Yorkshire, Eng- land. In the reign of Edward III., one
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John Lockwood was attached to the royal party, fought at Naseby, and was there wounded, 1327, 1377. In 1392 the name of John Lockwood is mentioned. In 1470 the Lockwood estates passed to the Hen- shaws by marriage. The name is often spelled Lokewood and Lockewood, and is a compound word formed thus : Locke or Lock referring to a dweller in or by an enclosure or confine, and wod, wode, which is old English wudu, meaning wood. Hence a remote ancestor of the family dwelt in a clearing or by the side of a large wood and which gave him his name. The American branch of the race was founded nearly three centuries ago by Robert and Edmund Lockwood, who came with Winthrop's company to Mas- sachusetts. Their descendants were largely represented in the Colonial and Revolutionary wars, and at all periods in our history have proved themselves worthy and patriotic citizens. The fam- ily is entitled to display the following es- cutcheon which was granted in 1530 to the Rev. Richard Lockwood, rector of Dingley, Northamptonshire, England :
Arms-Argent, a fesse between three martlets sable.
Crest-On the stump of an oak tree erased proper a martlet sable.
Motto-Tutus in undis. (Secure against the waves.)
(I) Robert Lockwood, founder of the Stamford and Greenwich branch of the family, settled in Watertown, Massachu- setts, in 1630, and in 1637 was made a freeman. In 1646 he removed to Fairfield, Connecticut, where he was made a free- man in 1652, and became a man of promi- nence in the community. He married Susannah , and his death occurred in Fairfield, in 1658. His widow married (second) Jeffrey Ferris, and survived un- til 1680.
(II) Lieutenant Jonathan Lockwood,
son of Robert and Susannah Lockwood, was born September 10, 1634, in Water- town, Massachusetts. On January I, 1657, at Easttowne, New Netherlands, signed a paper promising allegiance to the Dutch governor "so long as we live in his jurisdiction." In 1660 he was of Stamford, Connecticut, where he lived until 1665. He then sold his estate and removed to Greenwich. In 1670 he was made a freeman, in 1671 assistant, and in 1672 became "one of the twenty-seven proprietors." During four years he rep- resented the town in the Legislature. His wife was Mary (sometimes called Ma- rah), daughter of Jeffrey Ferris. Lieu- tenant Lockwood passed away May 12, 1688, and a town meeting was called at which resolutions were adopted expres- sive of the loss sustained by the commun- ity in the death of such a man.
(III) Still John Lockwood, son of Jonathan and Mary (Ferris) Lockwood, was born about 1674, in Greenwich, Con- necticut. The name of his wife is un- known. His death occurred in 1758.
(IV) Jonathan (2) Lockwood, son of Still John Lockwood, was born in 1719, in Greenwich, Connecticut. He married Mercy He died January 24, 1798.
(V) Frederick Lockwood, son of Jon- athan (2) and Mercy Lockwood, was born February 3, 1763, in Greenwich, Connec- ticut. He acted as executor of his father's estate. He married Deborah Reynolds, born May 24, 1766, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah (Lockwood) Reynolds, grand- daughter of Nathan Lockwood, great- granddaughter of Gershom Lockwood, great-great-granddaughter of Jonathan Lockwood, and great-great-great-grand- daughter of Robert Lockwood, the immi- grant. Frederick Lockwood died in 1808. His widow passed away in 1857, after she had entered her ninety-first year.
(VI) Captain Uriah Lockwood, son of
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Frederick and Deborah (Reynolds) Lock- wood, was born September 18, 1805. He was a farmer, running a market sloop from Mianus to New York City. He mar- ried, September 24, 1827, Rebecca Smith, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Mills) Smith, of Stamford, and the children of Mr. and Mrs. Smith were: Samuel, Abra- ham, George, Abigail, Polly, Nancy, Re- becca, born January 19, 1804; Alexander, and Joseph. Children of Captain and Mrs. Lockwood : I. Henry Smith, of further mention. 2. William A., born March 9, 1830, died September 3, 1831. 3. Frederick Mills, born March 21, 1832, died October 21, 1892; married, Septem- ber 15, 1864, Margaret A., daughter of Edward Hewes, and their children were: Frederick, born September 22, 1865, and Mary E., born May 22, 1868, both of whom are now deceased, each having left an heir. 4. Mary A., born January 28, 1834; married Andrew Ferris, son of George Ferris, and died April 11, 1875. 5. John L., born August 16, 1836; mar- ried, January 27, 1863, Mary C. Goodwin, and died October 30, 1904. 6. Emily E., born January 12, 1839; married William H. Ferris, brother of Andrew Ferris, and died January 19, 1905. 7. George E., born July 6, 1841, died October 28, 1874. 8. Joseph Albert, born July 8, 1843 ; now re- sides near Ossining, New York. Captain Uriah Lockwood died August 14, 1880, and his widow survived until January 21, 1893.
(VII) Captain Henry Smith Lock- wood, son of Captain Uriah and Rebecca (Smith) Lockwood, was born April 30, 1828, in the western part of the town of Greenwich, and received his education at the Greenwich Academy. As a young man he assisted in the building of the first bridge which spanned the Mianus river, and at the same period of his life ran a market sloop, in association with his fa-
ther, to New York City. Some few years later Captain Lockwood engaged in busi- ness for himself as an oyster planter, be- ginning by transplanting from natural beds to his own. That was about 1854, and he was one of the first to undertake the method of transplanting. His enterprise proved successful and he developed a business which was a large one for his day. Later his sons purchased the busi- ness.
Captain Lockwood married, December 22, 1850, Sarah Elizabeth White, born February 3, 1828, daughter of Jacob and Phoebe (Reynolds) White, and they be- came the parents of the following chil- dren : I. Nelson Uriah, whose biography follows. 2. Elbert Franklin, whose biog- raphy follows. 3. William H., born Oc- tober 25, 1855; married, December 31, 1879, Mary Campbell, born December 21, 1859, daughter of Andrew G. and Mary A. Campbell, and the following children have been born to them : Elbert Franklin, born October 23, 1880, died February 27, 1882; Florence White, born October 8, 1882, married, November 22, 1905. Walter T., born February 25, 1882, son of Henry E. and Lillian T. Wessels, and they have one child, Florence Lockwood Wessels, born September 19, 1906; Agnes Camp- bell, born September 25, 1885, died Janu- ary 12, 1888; Alice Campbell, born June 5, 1889; and Henry Smith, born June 27, 1891. William H. Lockwood and his wife are of Brooklyn, New York. Cap- tain Henry Smith Lockwood died Novem- ber 22, 1910, his wife having passed away July 20, 1908. Mrs. Lockwood was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Captain Henry Smith Lockwood was an able, aggressive business man, a good citizen, and irreproachable in every rela- tion of private life.
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LOCKWOOD, Edward Morgan, Lawyer, Public Official.
It is a pleasure and source of satisfac- tion to trace descent from the old and honored families of Colonial days, as does Edward M. Lockwood, of Norwalk. Some idea of the ancient origin of the name of Lockwood is gleaned from the fact that it appears in the "Domesday Book."
(II) Ephraim Lockwood, fourth son of Robert and Susannah Lockwood (q. v.), was born December 1, 1641, in Wa- tertown. He was but a youth when brought by his parents to Norwalk, and there grew to manhood. He purchased a house and lot and had an inventory of seventy pounds in 1673, and of one hun- dred and twenty pounds in 1687, which proves that he was a sturdy, thrifty man. He married, June 8, 1665, Mercy St. John, daughter of Matthias St. John. The lat- ter was the first of the name in America, born in England, and came to Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1631-32. He was in Windsor in 1640, and in 1654 removed to Norwalk. The name of his wife is not on record.
(III) Daniel Lockwood, son of Eph- raim and Mercy (St. John) Lockwood, was born August 13, 1668, in Norwalk, Connecticut, and died there previous to 1744. He was the official "pounder" of lawless cattle, March 5, 1700. He mar- ried, November 30, 1702, Charity Clem- ents, daughter of Rev. William and Eliza- beth Clements.
(IV) Daniel (2) Lockwood, eldest son of Daniel (1) and Charity (Clements) Lockwood, was born December 13, 1703, in Stamford, Connecticut. He married (first) April 5, 1734, Mary Webb, born July 28, 1715, died May 28, 1741, daugh- ter of Joseph and Mary (Hait) Webb.
(V) Daniel (3) Lockwood, first child
of Daniel (2) and Mary (Webb) Lock- wood, was born January 5, 1735, in Stam- ford, Connecticut, and died November 28, 1807. He was a member of the Con- gregational church in 1774. He married, March 17, 1754, Mary Bellamy, who died in 1810.
(VI) Daniel (4) Lockwood, second son and seventh child of Daniel (3) and Mary (Bellamy) Lockwood, was born January 21, 1769, in Stamford, Connecticut, where he died October 8, 1837. He married (first) May 9, 1802, Sally (Sarah) Jessup, born October 14, 1779, in Greenwich, died September 8, 1829, daughter of Jonathan (2) Jessup, who was born September 12, 1734, in Greenwich, and died April 22, 1805. He married Ann, daughter of Ger- shom Lockwood, and she died April 14, 1825. He was the son of Jonathan (I) Jessup, who was baptized August 3, 1707. He was a farmer and also was a carpen- ter. The Christian name of his wife was Sarah. He was a son of Edward (2) Jessup, who was born in 1663, either in Newtown or West Farms, New York, and died December 28, 1732. He was three years of age when his father died. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Harvey) Hyde, and she died October 2, 1747. He was a son of Edward (1) Jessup, the immigrant ancestor of the Jessup family in America, who was in New England as early as 1649, in which year he was a citizen of Stamford, Con- necticut.
(VII) Solomon Morgan Lockwood, son of Daniel (4) and Sally (Jessup) Lock- wood, was born July 24, 1818, in Stam- ford, Connecticut. He removed to New Canaan, Connecticut, where the major portion of his life was spent. He was a farmer. Mr. Lockwood married, De- cember 12, 1850, Mary Elizabeth Ayres, born April, 1827, daughter of Jonathan and Jane (Chapman) Ayres. With his
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family, he attended the Congregational church. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood were the parents of three children: I. Mary Bellamy, born December 6, 1851, now deceased. 2. Caroline A., who became the wife of James B. Jenkins; Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins lived in Oneida, New York, and they are now deceased, being sur- vived by a son, Harry Jenkins. 3. Ed- ward Morgan, of further mention.
(VIII) Edward Morgan Lockwood, only son and youngest child of Solomon Morgan and Mary Elizabeth (Ayres) Lockwood, was born September 20, 1859, in New Canaan, Connecticut, and baptized June 20, 1860. Mr. Lockwood was edu- cated in the public schools, and after completing the courses there took up the study of law under private tutors. In this manner he prepared for entrance to Columbia College Law School, from which he was graduated in 1883, and in June of the same year was admitted to the bar of New York State. Mr. Lock- wood engaged in the practice of his profession in New York City, and sub- sequently removed to Norwalk, Connec- ticut. There amidst the scenes and as- sociations of his forefathers, he began his practice of law, being admitted to the Connecticut bar in 1885. For over three decades he has been among the re- spected members of the Fairfield County Bar Association, and through his upright- ness and ideals has won for himself well deserved honors. He served for one term as prosecuting attorney of the Town Court, and for sixteen years was judge of the Town and City Court, and was appointed corporation counsel and city clerk, serving from 1894 to 1898, and as corporation counsel again from 1915 to 1917; and has held other city offices. The efficient and commendable manner in which Mr. Lockwood discharged the duties incumbent on these offices is suf-
ficient warrant of his ability. He is a Republican in politics, and actively in- terested in all measures which tend to better the welfare of his town. Socially he is a member of the Norwalk Club, the Norwalk Country Club, the Westport Country Club, and the East Norwalk Yacht Club.
Mr. Lockwood married, August 22, 1886, in New York City, Margaret Flor- ence Patterson, daughter of John and Mary Patterson, and they are the parents of four children: I. Dorothy May, born May 5, 1887; is now the wife of Lansing D. Odell, of Norwalk, Connecticut. 2. Alan Edward, a graduate of Cornell Uni- versity; he enlisted at Washington and was given rank of first lieutenant and served in aviation in France ; in October, 1917, he went overseas and remained in active service until May, 1919. 3. Mary Patterson, died in June, 1901, at the age of ten years. 4. Edward Morgan, Jr., born October 21, 1902. Mr. Lockwood and his family are members and regular attendants of the First Congregational Church of Norwalk.
LOCKWOOD, Charles Davenport, Lawyer, Legislator.
Bearing the name of a splendid ances- try, Judge Charles D. Lockwood, of Stam- ford, Connecticut, has reached a high place in life as a citizen and man of public affairs.
(II) Lieutenant Gershom Lockwood, son of Robert and Susannah Lockwood (q. v.), was born September 6, 1643, in Watertown, and died March 12, 1718-19, in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was but a boy of nine when his father removed to Greenwich, and fifteen years on the death of the latter. He was the principal builder and carpenter of Greenwich, a man of useful deeds, of importance to the com-
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munity. He was one of the twenty-seven proprietors of Greenwich. He married Lady Ann Millington, daughter of Lord Millington, of England. In 1660 she re- ceived from her home in England a large carved oaken chest said to contain one- half bushel of guineas and many fine silk dresses. This chest was in the home of Samuel Ferris in Greenwich in 1888.
(III) Gershom (2) Lockwood, son of Lieutenant Gershom (1) and Ann (Mil- lington) Lockwood, born in Greenwich, was admitted a freeman, February 7, 1693-94, and with his brother William built a bridge across Myanos river. His wife's Christian name was Mary, and they were the parents of Gershom, of whom further.
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