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(IV) Gershom (3) Lockwood, son of Gershom (2) and Mary Lockwood, was born in Greenwich, in 1708. He married Mary Ferris, born the same year, died February 9, 1796.
(V) Gershom (4) Lockwood, son of Gershom (3) and Mary (Ferris) Lock- wood, was born about 1728, and died in 1798, of dropsy, at Stanwich, Connecticut. He married Eunice Close, of Horse Neck Parish, Greenwich, born about 1728, died 1808, and was buried in Greenwich.
(VI) Joseph Lockwood, son of Ger- shom (4) and Eunice (Close) Lockwood, was born November 13, 1769, and in early life lived on a small farm. Later he went to New York City, and there engaged in business as a merchant tailor for some years. He then located in North Stam- ford, Connecticut, and lived a retired life until his death. He married Sarah Alau- son, of Stanwich, Connecticut, and was the father of Gideon Reed, of whom fur- ther.
(VII) Gideon Reed Lockwood, son of Joseph and Sarah (Alauson) Lockwood, was born in North Stamford, Connecticut, February 27, 1793, died April 11, 1879.
He married, February 25, 1818, in Pound- ridge, New York, Mary Ayres, who was born there February 14, 1798, daughter of Reuben and Elizabeth (Lounsbury) Ayres, who died about 1871.
(VIII) Henry Lockwood, son of Gid- eon Reed and Mary (Ayres) Lockwood, was born March 22, 1843, in North Stam- ford, Connecticut, where he was educated in the district schools and spent his boyhood on a farm. He attended East- man's Business College, Poughkeepsie, New York. In February, 1866, he came to Stamford, Connecticut, as clerk in a hard- ware store owned by S. W. Scofield, and after fifteen years Mr. Lockwood pur- chased the business of his employer, Feb- ruary I, 1881. In 1914 the business was incorporated as The Lockwood & Palmer Company, with Mr. Lockwood as presi- dent, a position which he now holds at the age of seventy-eight years. The present building occupied by the corpora- tion covers a floor space of sixty-six by eighty-five feet, and contains five stories. Mr. Lockwood is domestic in his tastes, and has a ready ear for any welfare move- ment to help the general public. He has given his undivided attention to his busi- ness which accounts in a large measure for its wonderful growth.
Mr. Lockwood married, April 24, 1872, Helen Maria Davenport, born April 19, 1851, daughter of George and Charlotte (Warner) Davenport, a descendant of an old and honorable family. (See Dav- enport VII).
(IX) Charles Davenport Lockwood, son of Henry and Helen Maria (Daven- port) Lockwood, was born November II, 1877, in Stamford, Connecticut. He at- tended the public and high schools there. He graduated from Sheffield Scientific. School in 1900 with the degree of Ph. B., and from Yale Law School in 1903 with the degree of LL. B. While at Yale
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he was captain of the university basket- ball team and represented Yale in inter- collegiate debates against Harvard and Princeton. He was admitted to the bar in the State of Connecticut in 1903 and in New York in 1904, and was assistant district attorney under Willam Travers Jerome from 1903 to 1906 in New York City. In November, 1906, he was elected judge of probate in Stamford, in 1908 was reëlected to this office, and in 1910 was endorsed by both parties. On the expira- tion of his term in 1913, he refused to be a candidate for reelection. Judge Lock- wood formed a partnership with Homer S. Cummings, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work, and they have a large general practice, being one of the important law firms in the State.
Many outside interests have demanded the attention of Judge Lockwood, and he has been called to serve on a great many directorates of leading business and fi- nancial institutions. He is president and a director of The Citizens' Savings Bank of Stamford, a trustee of the Stamford Children's Home, a director of the First- Stamford National Bank, a director of the Stamford Morris Plan Bank, president of the Shippan Point Land Company, and secretary of The Lockwood & Palmer Company.
In politics Judge Lockwood is a Demo- crat, and has taken more than a passive interest in that party. In 1913 he was representative from Stamford in the Lower House, and was a candidate for lieutenant-governor in 1918. He was an able and efficient legislator and served on the committee on incorporations. He was one of the four delegates-at-large sent from Connecticut to the Democratic Na- tional Convention in St. Louis in 1906, and to the convention in San Francisco in 1920; was chairman of the local Draft Board of the City of Stamford; member of the Committee on State Protection.
Judge Lockwood married, October 13, 1906, Gertrude Bell, daughter of Harry Bell, of Stamford, and they are the par- ents of three children : Charles Daven- port, Jr., born December 22, 1907; Wal- ter Bell, born February 14, 1911; Bar- bara Elizabeth, born July 3, 1918.
(The Davenport Line).
(I) Mrs. Helen M. (Davenport) Lock- wood descends from John Davenport, who came to America in 1639. He was admitted a freeman in New Haven, in May, 1657, and in 1660 removed to Boston with his family, where he was made free- man the following year. He was a mer- chant and probate registrar. He died March 21, 1677. He married, November 27, 1663, Abigail Pierson, daughter of Rev. Abraham Pierson, of Branford, and sister of Rev. Abraham Pierson, first rec- tor of Yale College.
(II) Rev. John (2) Davenport, son of John (1) and Abigail (Pierson) Daven- port, was born in Boston, February 22, 1668, and was baptized by his grandfather on the 28th of the same month. He grad- uated from Harvard in 1687 and began to preach in 1690. Three years later he came to Stamford, Connecticut, and was or- dained pastor of the church there in 1694. He was a member of Yale College Cor- poration from 1707 to 1731. He married, April 18, 1695, Mrs. Martha (Gould) Sel- leck.
(III) John (3) Davenport, son of Rev. John (2) and Martha (Gould-Selleck) Davenport, was born January 21, 1698, in Stamford, Connecticut, and there was married by his father to Sarah Bishop, September 6, 1722. He removed to Dav- enport Ridge, and was one of the original twenty-four members of the Congrega- tional church in New Canaan, June 20, 1733. He died November 17, 1742.
(IV) John (4) Davenport, son of John (3) and Sarah (Bishop) Davenport, was
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born January 15, 1724. He united with the church, March 7, 1742. He married Deborah Amblar, June 2, 1748, and died June 23, 1756.
(V) Deacon John (5) Davenport, son of John (4) and Deborah (Amblar) Dav- enport, was a carpenter and farmer. He was an early member of the Congrega- tional church and was appointed deacon, May 8, 1796. He married (first) Pru- dence Bell, daughter of Jesse Bell, of Stamford, who died December 23, 1794. He died February 5, 1820.
(VI) James Davenport, son of Deacon John (5) and Prudence (Bell) Davenport, was born February 2, 1787, in Davenport Ridge, and died October 27, 1845. He was a farmer. He married, February 6, 1810, Martha Warren, of Norwalk. They united with the church in 1815.
(VII) George Davenport, son of James and Martha (Warren) Davenport, was born in Davenport Ridge, March 24, 1813. He married (second) March 26, 1850, Charlotte Warner. They were the parents of Helen Maria Davenport, who became the wife of Henry Lockwood. (See Lockwood VIII).
LOCKWOOD, William F. H., Financier.
William Fletcher Hanford Lockwood, of Greenwich, is a member of the old and distinguished family of Lockwood, a rep- resentative in the eighth generation.
(III) Lieut. Gershom Lockwood, son of Jonathan and Mary (Ferris) Lock- wood (q. v.), was born 1676, in Green- wich, Connecticut, and was admitted a freeman there, February 7, 1697. In May, 1726, he was deputy of the Colonial As- sembly of Connecticut. He served as jus- tice of the peace in May, 1726-27-28, and was deputy in 1747-50. He married Han- nah
(IV) Nathan Lockwood, son of Lieu- tenant Gershom and Hannah Lockwood, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, July 28, 1704. He married Sarah - -. about 1740, and died July 28, 1761. He made a will June II, 1761, which was probated August 4, 1761.
(V) Thaddeus Lockwood, son of Na- than and Sarah (- -) Lockwood, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, about 1741, and died in 1814. He married and had a large family.
(VI) Ira Lockwood, son of Thaddeus Lockwood, was born October 17, 1769, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and died April 19, 1846, on the homestead where he first saw the light. He was a very successful farmer and although starting in life with small resources became a man of wealth, due to his own initiative and persever- ance. He was a Whig in politics. For a number of years he was a constable. He married Clementine Mills, February 14, 1794 (born December 19, 1770). During the early part of their married life they were members of the Baptist church, but later were members of the Episcopal church. Their children were: Alva, born May 14, 1795, died October 15, 1825 ; Ly- dia, born June 16, 1797, married Isaac Ostrander, May 14, 1814; she died May 13, 1857; Ira, Jr., born January 25, 1800, and died April 11, 1825 ; Ralph, born April 16, 1804, and died unmarried, October 20, 1866; and Hanford, of further mention.
(VII) Hanford Lockwood, son of Ira and Clementine (Mills) Lockwood, was born June 7, 1808, in Greenwich, Connec- ticut, and died January 27, 1896. He was one of the foremost men of his day in his community, a public-spirited citizen. He was born on the farm where his father and grandfather were born and lived their lives. In his childhood days, during the summer, he was accustomed to help his
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father in the work about the farm, and in the winter attended the district schools. He had a great desire to acquire a broader education than the district schools af- forded, and at the age of about fourteen opportunity made it possible for him to attend the Union Hall Academy in New York City. His son, William F. H. Lock- wood, has a map in his home in Green- wich, Connecticut, which his father drew while attending Union Hall Academy, covering the United States. At that time the Mississippi river was the Western border. The map is dated 1823. Natu- rally, Mr. Lockwood greatly prizes this old map made by his father. Hanford's first position was as a clerk in a grocery store in New York City, in the employ of William J. Romer; his wages were five dollars a month. At the end of the first year he had saved thirty dollars, be- sides clothing himself, and here were first shown the traits of business acumen which later developed. Because of sick- ness in the family he was obliged to re- turn home, where he remained two years. At the end of that time he returned again to New York City, and entered the store of his sister's husband, Isaac Ostrander, and for the first year he received eight dollars a month and for the second twelve, and at the end of the third year fifteen dollars a month.
After he had become of age, Mr. Lock- wood secured a position teaching school in Greenwich, Connecticut, and "boarded round" among the parents of the children of the district, as was the custom at that time. The highest pay he received as teacher was fifteen dollars a month. His genial disposition and pleasant manner soon endeared him to all and he made many lasting friends. The second year of his teaching school he was engaged in what was known as the "Nash District." During this time he made the acquain-
ance of Susan, daughter of James Nash, the man who engaged him to teach the school. She was born July 14, 1812. On October 6, 1830, they were married, and she died October 27, 1869, without issue.
In the month of April, 1831, Hanford Lockwood commenced business as a gro- cer, locating at No. 90 Roosevelt street, New York City. He continued in that line of business for twenty-four years, when he retired and returned to his na- tive town, where he resided on the old homestead of his birth until February, 1878, when he moved to his large estate in Greenwich, Connecticut, known as "Grand View." During his residence in New York City he made investments in real estate which greatly increased in value during his ownership. His real es- tate activities extended to various parts of the country. For many years he was largely interested in the New York stock market, where he also met with success. Mr. Lockwood showed keen business ability in every line of his undertakings. He was the first president of the Green- wich Trust, Loan & Deposit Company, which he established in 1887, and re- mained its president until he reached his eighty-second year, when feeling that he wished to be relieved of so great a re- sponsibility at his time of life, he resigned. The bank is now known as The Green- wich Trust Company.
During the greater part of his life he was actively interested in church work, and for many years was one of the most influential members of the Methodist Episcopal church in his native town. He contributed his happiness and success to his religious principles.
Mr. Lockwood married for his second wife, Fanny (Roscoe) Lounsbury, widow of Samuel D. F. Lounsbury, and daughter of William and Anna (Browne) Roscoe, on January 31, 1872. She was born July
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20, 1831, and died on Saturday, March 5, 1921, at her home in Greenwich. They had one son, William Fletcher Hanford, the subject of this review.
(VIII) William Fletcher Hanford Lock- wood, son of Hanford and Fanny (Ros- coe-Lounsbury) Lockwood, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, May 22, 1875, on the old homestead of his father and grandfather. He was educated in the Greenwich Academy and at the Borden- town Military Institute, at Bordentown, New Jersey, and the Centenary Collegiate Institute at Hackettstown, New Jersey, and the Berkeley Institute at Boston, Mas- sachusetts. After completing his educa- tion, his time was entirely devoted to the care of his personal and financial at- fairs. He is interested in real estate and the New York stock market, and has been very successful in his undertakings. On December 27, 1897, Mr. Lockwood was elected a director of the Greenwich Trust Company, an office he held for about eighteen years. On December 18, 1895, he married Daisy Lucille Jackson. She was born August 28, 1875, at Millbrook, New York, the daughter of John A. and Mary Frances (Morse) Jackson. They are the parents of one daughter, Clementine Elizabeth Lockwood, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, June 3, 1903. She is now attending the Bennett School at Mill- brook, New York. She inherits much of ability and intellect due her from a long line of prominent, intellectual and influen- tial ancestors.
An extensive genealogy of the Lock- wood family was published in 1889, com- piled by Frederick A. Holden and E. Dun- bar Lockwood, and it shows over four thousand descendants of Robert Lock- LOCKWOOD, George Francis, Man of Affairs. wood who came to this country in 1630. It also shows that one hundred and forty- The career of George F. Lockwood, president of the New Canaan National seven of them served in the War of the Revolution and earlier wars with the Bank, is one well worthy of emulation by
French and Indians, giving the rank of service from private to that of brigadier- general. From these descendants have come men who have held honorable places, not only on the roll of fame in military lines, but whose genius, tact, intelligence and learning have given them places hon- orable and high in the professional and business world.
(The Roscoe Line).
William Roscoe was born August II, 1806, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and died June 25, 1875. He received a liberal edu- cation and learned the trade of carriage builder. In this line of business he was active the greater part of his life. He was the son of Abraham Roscoe, who was born in 1778, died in 1833, and who married Fanny Gruman, born in 1781 and died in February, 1821.
William Roscoe was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Port Chester, New York, for many years and until the time of his death. On Sep- tember 2, 1830, he married Anna Browne, of Greenwich, Connecticut, born July 14, 1812, died May 8, 1883, in Greenwich. She was the daughter of Thomas Browne, an Englishman, and his wife, Hannah. Their children were: Fanny, born July 20, 1831, died March 5, 1921; she mar- ried Hanford Lockwood (see Lockwood VII); Mary Elizabeth, born December 25, 1832, died January 13, 1915 ; Julia Ann, born May 12, 1834, died February 22, 1910; William Bradley, born July 17, 1837, died December 21, 1839; Hanna Augusta, born December 4, 1840, died June 14, 1914.
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the youth of the present day. Industry, thrift and perseverance has marked his way through life, and to these qualities he added business ability of a high order and an honesty of purpose that has brought success to his well-directed ef- forts. His name is known in business and financial circles as that of a man who can be trusted, and with whom it is a satisfaction to transact business. He is a descendant of the well known Lock- wood family.
(IV) Edmund Lockwood, son of Dan- iel and Charity (Clements) Lockwood (q. v.), was born November II, 1717, and died September 12, 1798. He married (first) April 26, 1742, Hannah Scofield, of Stamford, and she died September 4, 1760.
(V) Ezra Lockwood, son of Edmund and Hannah (Scofield) Lockwood, was born May 30, 1747, in Stamford, Connec- ticut, and died March 8, 1821. He en- listed in April, 1775, in Captain Joseph Hoit's company and went to the defense of New York, serving eight days. Ezra Lockwood married (second) Ann Davis, and she died June 22, 1822.
(VI) Dr. Samuel Lockwood, son of Ezra and Ann (Davis) Lockwood, was born in Watertown, Connecticut, July 21, 1787, and died in Stamford, March 10, 1859. The Lockwood family were pio- neers in Watertown, Massachusetts, Wa- tertown, Connecticut, and Watertown, New York. Samuel Lockwood studied medicine with Dr. Elton and graduated from the New York Medical College. He opened an office in Stamford and rapidly gained prominence as a physician, being highly esteemed among the townspeople. Dr. Lockwood was especially loved by the children and in 1838, upon his retire- ment from practice, he bought a farm near the site of the present Stamford Hos- pital, where he passed the remainder of
his life in quiet rest. He married (first) January 14, 1820, Helen Sheddon, born in 1792 at Falkirk, Scotland, daughter of John and Helen (Hodge) Sheddon.
(VII) John Davis Lockwood, son of Dr. Samuel Lockwood and his first wife, Helen (Sheddon) Lockwood, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, March 14, 1823, and died in September, 1857. His educa- tional opportunities were limited, but he made the most of those at hand. He did not care for farm life, and soon after reaching manhood went to New York City and there entered the Hecker Com- pany flour mill. He was placed in charge of the Brooklyn mill, which burned down, and Mr. Lockwood then returned to a place near to the old home, where his death occurred. Mr. Lockwood married Jeanette Gray, daughter of Holly Gray ; she died in 1877. They were the parents of the following children : Antoinette H., married George E. Whitney, and is now deceased ; had one son, Edward P. Whit- ney, of New York; Helen S., George Francis, of whom further ; Emily J., Rob- ert D., Amelia H.
(VIII) George Francis Lockwood, son of John Davis and Jeanette (Gray) Lock- wood, was born November 17, 1849, on Hubbard's Hill, Stamford, Connecticut. He was educated in the public schools and Professor Glendenning's Academy. When he was fourteen years old he en- tered the employ of the Stamford Bank, where he remained for five years, and then went to New York City as cashier in the office of James McCreary & Company. His health became impaired, and he spent a year recuperating at New Milford, Con- necticut. Subsequently, he went to St. Paul, Minnesota, in the year 1869, and his chief employment there was with General Owens, who had charge of an expedition serving the Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr. Lockwood was on a
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branch of it that went to Partridge River from St. Cloud. He was there about two years, and then returned East and trav- eled a season with G. F. Bailey, who was in the early days of his career a cir- cus man. When Mr. Bailey combined with P. T. Barnum, Mr. Lockwood was offered the treasurership of the combined shows, but declined the offer. Returning to New Canaan, he became identified as bookkeeper and teller with the bank of which he is now chief executive. For ten years he remained in this position, and then for a second time went West, spend- ing a winter in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Upon his return to New Can- aan, Connecticut, he went into the shoe business of Benedict & Company, manu- facturers, as a member of the firm. For over a quarter of a century he continued in this business, being at the head of it most of this time, until at length the bus- iness was given up.
During all these intervening years, Mr. Lockwood had been a member of the board of directors of the New Canaan National Bank, and in 1908 was elected president of the institution, which office he now holds. The father of Mr. Lock- wood was a Whig in politics, and his mother's family were Democrats. He grew up in the latter political faith, but has always been an Independent in polit- ical action. For a number of years he served as town treasurer ; was warden of the borough for two years, and during his term the borough saved money, a unique experience in its financial history. Mr. Lockwood has been identified for many years with the different village improve- ment societies and the Village Club to improve young men ; in short, he is to be found identified with any of the welfare movements for the general good.
Mr. Lockwood married, December 12, 1878, Emma N. Benedict, born November
15, 1853, daughter of Charles and Sarah E. (Dann) Benedict, the well known shoe manufacturer of New Canaan. Mr. Lock- wood and his wife attend St. Mark's Episcopal Church, of which he has been warden for twenty-five years.
LOCKWOOD, Luke Vincent, Lawyer, Public Official.
The name of Lockwood is one of the most ancient surnames found on English records, and it is worthily represented in the present generation by Luke Vincent Lockwood, of New York City.
(VI) Frederick (2) Lockwood, son of Frederick (1) and Deborah (Reynolds) Lockwood (q. v.), was born February 4, 1788. He married Mary Ann Jessup, daughter of Gershom and Rhoda (Knapp) Jessup. They were the parents of Luke Adolphus, of further mention.
(VII) Luke Adolphus Lockwood, son of Frederick (2) and Mary Ann (Jessup) Lockwood, was born in Riverside, town of Greenwich, Connecticut, December I, 1833, and until fourteen years of age at- tended the public schools of that town. He prepared for college at Greenwich Academy and entered Trinity College in 1851, graduating in 1855 as valedictorian of his class. In 1888 Mr. Lockwood re- ceived the degree of M. A., and was for three years chosen by the Alumni an elec- tive trustee, and in 1890 was elected trustee for life. His alma mater also con- ferred on him the degree of LL. D. After his graduation, Mr. Lockwood read law in a New York office and was admitted to the bar of that State in 1856, and sub- sequently was admitted to the Connec- ticut bar, although his practice was wholly in New York City. In his earlier years of practice, Mr. Lockwood was a inember of the firm of Lockwood & Lewis, and after an interval of many
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years alone he formed another partner- ship under the name of Lockwood & Hill. While for some years he resided in Brooklyn, New York, in the winters, he always retained the ancestral estate in the town of Greenwich, which has been in the family since the original grant in 1642.
In 1875 Mr. Lockwood started a mis- sion chapel at Riverside known as St. Paul's and laid the cornerstone the fol- lowing year. For eleven years thereafter he conducted the Sunday school and eve- ning service, and for years held the office of senior warden. He held a license to preach and enjoyed an intimate friend- ship with the late Bishop Williams.
He was made a Mason in 1856, in Union Lodge, No. 5, Stamford, Connec- ticut. At the organization of Acacia Lodge, No. 85, in Greenwich, in 1858, he was a charter member and served as its first worshipful master, continuing in the office for ten years thereafter, and after an interval serving again for two years. In 1858 he was exalted a Royal Arch Mason in Rittenhouse Chapter, No. II, Stamford, and served as high priest in 1864 and 1865. On May 9, 1872, he was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge, of Con- necticut, from the floor, a very rare oc- currence, the only other instance up to that time being in 1816, when Oliver Wol- cott, who the same year had been elected Governor of the State, was elected from the floor. Mr. Lockwood filled the office for two years and his administration was characterized by a careful and intelligent direction of the affairs of the craft, marked with progress and prosperity. His annual address, delivered before the Grand Lodge in 1873, is distinguished not alone for ability and intelligence man- ifested but for the inception of the Ma- sonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut, which was later chartered by the State.
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