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(III) Edgar S. Weed, son of Alanson and Clorinda (Smith) Weed, was born in New York City, December 26, 1835, and died in Stamford, Connecticut, July I, 1890. He was educated in the public schools, and subsequently became a clerk in a grocery store. He removed to Stam- ford, and there entered into a partnership with his brother, Albert G. Weed, under the firni name of A. G. Weed & Brother, and engaged in a similar business. For many years they were among the best merchants of Stamford, and were remark- ably successful in their business life. Mr. Weed finally disposed of his interests to his brother, and was retired for several years before his death. He married Em- ily Bishop, daughter of Edwin and Han- nah (Palmer) Bishop, a native of Stam- ford, and a direct descendant of Rev. John Bishop, of Stamford (1642). Mr. and Mrs. Weed were the parents of ten chil- dren, six of whom grew to maturity. They were: I. Harriet, who married Frank Weed, and now resides in Roch- ester, New York. 2. Edgar Smith, of whom further. 3. Julia D. 4. Herbert Stanley, of whom further. 5. Horace N., a resident of Greenwich, Connecticut. 6. Clarence, a resident of Stamford, Connec- for five years a member of the State
ticut. Mr. and Mrs. Weed and their fam- ily were members of the Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Weed was treasurer for many years.
(IV) Edgar Smith Weed, son of Edgar S. and Emily (Bishop) Weed, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, January 20, 1863. The public and private schools of that city afforded him his early education, and his first step in the business world was with the Yale & Towne Manufac- turing Company, where he remained for ten years. The first eight years were spent as an accountant in the paymaster's department, which was followed by a year in New York City, and on returning to Stamford, Mr. Weed was placed in charge of the pattern work. In 1891 he went to New York City again and entered the employ of the Iron Car Company, re- maining for two years. At that time the health of Mr. Weed was somewhat un- dermined and it became necessary to give up his business interests for a year. From 1898 to 1919, a period of twenty-one years, Mr. Weed was associated with the Dia- mond Ice Company, having charge of their office in Stamford. In the fall of that year he resigned from this position, , and in partnership with his brother, un- der the firm name of Weed & Weed, en- gaged in the real estate and insurance business and has prospered from the first. Their business is of a general nature, and although vastly different from the lines followed by Mr. Weed for so many years his business acumen and good judgment are important factors in his success. In politics Mr. Weed is a Republican, and served two years as town auditor. In October, 1918, he was elected town treas- urer, which office he still holds. Frater- nally he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He was
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Guard of Connecticut, and for two years served in the Home Guard. His club is the Suburban, of Stamford.
Mr. Weed married (first) Isabella Brennan, daughter of Owen W. Bren- nan, at one time charity commissioner of New York City. He married (second), June 23, 1900, Mary E. Horan, daughter of Jaines J. Horan, of Stamford, who was born July 21, 1874.
(IV) Herbert Stanley Weed, son of Edgar S. and Emily (Bishop) Weed, was born in Stamford, Connecticut, August 27, 1870. He was educated in the public schools, and after eight years in the em- ploy of Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, in 1894 entered the Young Men's Christian Association work as as- sistant secretary of the Stamford Asso- ciation. The following year he went to Sewickley, Pennsylvania, as general sec- retary. In 1900 he became general sec- retary of the Young Men's Christian As- sociation in Stamford, Connecticut, where he remained until 1910, largely increasing the membership and vigorously prosecut- ing association activities, attesting the value of his leadership, and in that year he took up the duties of general secre- tary in Richmond, Indiana. In 1913 he resigned from the Young Men's Chris- tian Association, and was appointed spe- cial agent of the Equitable Life Assur- ance Society of the United States, in Richmond, continuing until the entry of the United States into the World War. He was sought for overseas service in the Young Men's Christian Association, and for twenty months was a part of the "Y" organization with the American Ex- peditionary Forces in France, his previous association experience and friendly un- derstanding of men of all walks of life enabling him to serve efficiently and help- fully in the great work accomplished by
the Young Men's Christian Association in France.
Upon his return to the United States in July, 1919, Mr. Weed became associated with his brother, Edgar S. Weed, in real estate and insurance operations in Stam- ford. Mr. Weed and his family are mem- bers of the Presbyterian church. He re- tains an active interest in Young Men's Christian Association affairs, although not as an executive, and was a supporter of the movement that gave Stamford its splendid new Young Men's Christian As- sociation building.
Herbert S. Weed married Elma A. Law, of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, and they are the parents of three children: I. Robert L., was a second lieutenant of ar- tillery, receiving his commission in Sau- mur, France. 2. William D., a member of the "Columbia Unit" in the United States during the World War. 3. Ruth Bishop.
WEED, Richmond,
Lawyer, Man of Affairs.
Among the early Colonial families there is none which achieved a more honorable record in early Connecticut history than the Weed family. Its members have been worthy citizens, brave soldiers, and prom- inent men for many generations. The family was founded by Jonas Weed (q. v.).
The venerable home of this ancient race is still standing on the Boston post road in Darien. It is the old styled structure of about two hundred years ago and was built to replace the first house built by Jonas Weed, which was destroyed by fire. The original chimney escaped the general demolition, and the house now standing was built around it, thus pre- serving it as the center of this dwelling.
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(I) "Gentleman" John Weed, the great- grandfather of Richmond Weed, directly descended from the immigrant, was born October 15, 1771. He saw service in the Connecticut Legislature. He mar- ried, December 23, 1799, Sarah Water- bury, a widow.
(II) Henry Davis Weed, son of John and Sarah (Waterbury) Weed, was born August 30, 1803, and died February I, 1875. As a boy he went to Savannah, Georgia, making the greater part of the journey on foot. There were no railroads in that day and probably no vessel bound for the port he desired. In association with his brother, Nathaniel B. Weed, he established a hardware business in Sa- vannah under the firm name of N. B. Weed & Company, which is still carried on by descendants and is the oldest hard- ware concern in the United States. In the course of time Mr. Weed became the head of the firm, the name being changed to H. D. Weed & Company. When the business was started it was retail, but in the passing years has grown to such pro- portions that it has been largely whole- sale. The territory extends into neigh- boring states and many of the surround- ing country stores are supplied. At the outbreak of the Civil War the financial situation of the South was such that Mr. Weed was not able to make his collec- tions, and he accepted cotton in payment of the accounts, which was stored in a building in Savannah. When the army of General Sherman entered the city the cotton was destroyed. It had always been the custom of Mr. Weed to spend his summers at the old homestead in Darien, and during the war he ran the blockade eight times in order to reach the North. In his claim against the United States Government for the cotton destroyed, Mr. Weed was allowed $90,000, and with this money the brick Weed house now stand-
ing in Noroton was built. Immediately after the return of peace, Mr. Weed as- sisted in the establishment of the Freed- men's Bank, but the Southern whites were not yet ready to support such an in- stitution and the venture was necessarily abandoned. This unsuccessful undertak- ing was the cause of Mr. Weed losing many thousands of dollars, but the episode serves to indicate the fine spirit of the man and also his far-reaching business instinct.
Mr. Weed married Sarah M. Dunning, December 10, 1835, daughter of Sheldon C. and Gertrude (Russell) Dunning, of Savannah, Georgia. Mrs. Weed died August 16, 1865. Their children were: Joseph Dunning; John Waring, of fur- ther mention ; Edwin G., who is the Pro- testant Episcopal Bishop of Florida; Ger- trude, who died at the age of sixteen years. The family were members of the Christian church, a denomination some- times known as the Campbellites. Henry Davis Weed died February 1, 1875, in Savannah, Georgia.
(III) John Waring Weed, son of Henry Davis and Sarah M. (Dunning) Weed, was born July 5, 1845, in Savan- nah, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in Athens, receiv- ing his degree in 1915. Mr. Weed had only been a year there when the Civil War broke out and he went into the Con- federate army. He was in the Signal Service and was out four years, and after the war he returned to Georgia with his horse. He subsequently travelled in Germany a year for his health. On his return he entered Columbia Law School, from which he was graduated in 1869, and was admitted to the bar in New York City. During his lifetime he was en- gaged in the practice of his profession there, and was at one time in partnership with John D. Townsend ; previous to this
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time he had been associated with the legal firm of Evarts, Choate & Barlow. In 1882 Mr. Weed began to practice alone, continuing until 1889, in which year the law firm of Weed, Henry & Meyers was organized. Their practice was a general one, and Mr. Weed continued a member of this firm until his death.
In politics Mr. Weed was an independ- ent Democrat, and although he gave much time to public speaking and took an ac- tive interest in affairs of civic importance, he did not seek to hold public office. Mr. Weed was much interested in charitable organizations and was never too busy to give his time to the furthering of those movements for the general welfare. He was a member of St. John's Guild, of which he was president for several years. Mr. Weed was a member of the Bar As- sociation of New York; member of the Georgia Society; Nyantic Club of Flush- ing, New York; Wee Burn Golf Club, of Darien, Connecticut, and of the Stamford Yacht Club. During the summer Mr. Weed lived in Noroton, and his winter residence was in Flushing. He was an attendant of St. George's Episcopal Church in Flushing, and was warden of St. Luke's Church in Noroton.
Mr. Weed married Louise Richmond, daughter of General Lewis Richmond, of Bristol, Rhode Island, and their children were: Rev. Edwin D., who married Mar- guerite H. Johnson, and resides in Du- luth, Minnesota; Richmond, of further mention ; Magdelaine, wife of Lindley M. Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin reside in Flushing, Long Island, and are the par- ents of Lindley Murray, John Weed, Ed- ward Vernon, Martin Franklin; Sarah, wife of Samuel M. Dorrance, of New York City, and the mother of Samuel and Louise Dorrance.
(IV) Richmond Weed, son of John Waring and Louise (Richmond) Weed,
was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, July 26, 1875. He was educated in the public schools and in the Flushing High School. In 1895 Mr. Weed received his A. B. degree from Columbia University, and two years later graduated from the Co- lumbia Law School with the degree of LL. B. Mr. Weed was admitted to the bar the same year, and immediately en- tered his father's office where he engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1902 Mr. Weed was made assistant corpora- tion counsel of New York City, which office he ably filled for two years. In 1904 he resigned and returned to his fa- ther's office, being admitted a member of the firm the same year. This arrange- ment continued until the death of Mr. Weed's father, and after this time Mr. Weed practiced alone until 1919. In the latter year the firm of Gordon, Weed & Young was organized. As a lawyer, Mr. Weed has made a well deserved success. He applied himself diligently to the mak- ing of his career, and is actively interested in all matters of public interest. Outside of his legal affairs, he serves as a director of several corporations. During the Spanish-American War, he enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy, April 26, 1898; served on the United States Steamship "Yankee" with the New York Naval Militia on blockade in Cuba until the termination of the war; was dis- charged, September 2, 1898. During the World War, he was December 22, 1917, appointed member of the War Loan Staff of the Secretary of the Treasury at Wash- ington, with special reference to legal matters connected with the Government loans. He served until February, 1919.
Mr. Weed is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York County Lawyers' Association, the Queens County Bar Association, the
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New York Law Institute. The chief recreations of Mr. Weed are hunting and fishing. He spends the summers at his country home in Noroton, Connecticut, and there finds an opportunity to indulge in these sports. Mr. Weed is a member of several clubs, among them being : Down Town Club of New York City, Columbia University Club, Metropolitan Club of Washington, D. C., Oakland Golf Club, Wee Burn Golf Club of Stamford, the Stamford Yacht Club, the Woodway Country Club, and the Orchard Lake Club. In politics, Mr. Weed is an inde- pendent Democrat; he does not seek to · hold public office, yet he is ever willing to do his share of the public service. He is a member of the Episcopal Church of St. George, Flushing, and of St. Luke's Epis- copal Church, Noroton, and aids in the support of their charitable works. He also serves as trustee of the Home for Old Men and Aged Couples, St. John's Guild, New York City.
MARSHALL, Alfred Wilkinson Walton, Banker.
The qualities of sound principle and singleness of purpose are revealed in the life of Alfred W. W. Marshall, vice-pres- ident of the Greenwich Trust Company. He has devoted his interests to one line of work, and as a result now holds an im- portant executive position in that work. Mr. Marshall is a man worthy of confi- dence, and of strong personality. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, April I, 1875, son of Joseph Hoyt and Mary Louise (Marshall) Marshall.
The surname of Marshall is one of the most ancient. In fact, we find mention of it in "Canterbury Tales," which also gives an inkling of its origin :
And with that word, he gan unto hyme calle A squier, that was marchal of his halle.
It is formed from the word (old Eng- lish) marah, meaning horse, and scalh, signifying keeper or caretaker. It is a name, then, belonging to the class known as occupational, and was early assumed by one who was in charge of the king's horses, or in some way connected with the royal hunts.
(I) Gilbert Marshall, the ancestor of this family, was, according to family tra- dition, one of three brothers who came to America from Scotland in 1750. His name is first found on Greenwich, Con- necticut, records, in the tax list of 1769. On December 30th of that year, land in Coscob, Connecticut, is conveyed by Ste- phen Marshall to Andrew and Gilbert Marshall of the same place. The names of these men appear on the tax lists for a number of succeeding years. Accord- ing to the probate records in Stamford, Connecticut, Gilbert Marshall died in 1795; he married Sarah Brown. Gilbert Marshall was known as "Captain Jack," and ran a boat between Coscob and New York. He served in the Revolution as corporal in Captain Abraham Mead's company (the Sixth) 9th Regiment, Con- necticut Militia.
(II) Stephen Marshall, son of Gilbert and Sarah (Brown) Marshall, was born April 22, 1783, and died June 30, 1835. He married, November 1, 1807, Pamelia Bush Mead, daughter of Captain Mat- thew and Mary (Bush) Mead (see Bush and Mead lines). She was born January 21, 1784, and died February 8, 1857.
(III) Gilbert (2) Marshall, son of Ste- phen and Pamelia Bush (Mead) Mar- shall, was born in Greenwich, Connecti- cut, November 3, 1809, and died March 8, 1892, at Port Chester, New York. For a time he was engaged in the retail shoe business with his cousin, Matthew Mead, under the firm name of Marshall & Mead. He was one of the founders, November
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14, 1843, of the Greenwich Methodist Episcopal Church. He was active in church work until the end of his life. He removed to Port Chester, and there en- gaged in the shoe business with his son- in-law, under the firm name of Marshall & Betts. He married (first), October 22, 1834, Deborah Bouton Hoyt, born July 13, 1813, died January II, 1876, daughter of Joseph Bouton and Thankful (Bene- dict) Hoyt, of New Canaan, Connecticut (see Hoyt line).
(IV) Joseph Hoyt Marshall, son of Gilbert (2) and Deborah Bouton (Hoyt) Marshall, was born in Greenwich, Con- necticut, February 6, 1839. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Greenwich, and on completing his courses there en- tered a dry goods store as a clerk. For several years he was thus occupied, but an opportunity presenting itself to pur- chase a bakery Mr. Marshall took advan- tage of it, conducting it very profitably in partnership with his brother, Stephen Marshall, for several years. About 1870 Mr. Marshall accepted a position as book- keeper with Russell, Burdsall & Ward, manufacturers of nuts, bolts, etc., of Greenwich. He later became paymaster, which position he now holds. He has been associated with this company for almost half a century, and is one of their valued and trusted employees.
Mr. Marshall married, September 10, 1860, Mary Louise Marshall, daughter of John Ennis and Susan Morgan (Covert) Marshall, who was born at West Farms, New York, May 12, 1841 (see Marshall line). The children of Joseph Hoyt and Mary Louise (Marshail) Marshall were: Howard Ellsworth, born March II, 1862, married Mary E. Melville: Mary Edith, died in infancy ; Jessie Amanda, born No- vember 3, 1866; Susan Mary, born March 15, 1869, married June 5, 1901, Joseph Haight, Jr .; Alfrew W. W., of further
mention ; Joseph H., died in infancy ; Ze- tella Josephine, died in infancy ; Chester Arthur, died in infancy.
(V) Alfred W. W. Marshall, son of Jo- seph Hoyt and Mary Louise (Marshall) Marshall, was educated in the public schools of Port Chester, New York. In 1890 he entered the First National Bank of that city as a messenger, remaining in the employ of this institution for six- teen years, rising through the various grades until he was made teller. He held that position until 1906, and in the latter year resigned to accept the position of secretary of the Greenwich Trust Com- pany, which office he still holds. Later, Mr. Marshall was made vice-president of this institution, and he is discharging the duties incumbent on these two offices in a most commendable manner. Through- out the early years of his bank service he was always alert to learn every detail of the business, and retained his knowledge. As time went on and positions entailing greater responsibilities were offered him, he was able to accept them and fill them creditably.
In the public life of his community, Mr. Marshall has ever been interested. He is a member of the Republican party, and has several times been honored with po- litical office. For two terms he served as clerk of the town of Rye. During the World War, 1917-18, when men of ex- ecutive ability and keen minds were in such demand, Mr. Marshall freely gave of his experience and time in the Liberty Loan work. He served as chairman of four of the five drives, which in itself is sufficient warrant of his ability. He was also actively identified with many other phases of the war work.
Socially, Mr. Marshall is a member of Mamaro Lodge, No. 653, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, of Port Chester, New York, of which he is past master; is a
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member of the Past Masters' Association of the Twelfth Masonic District; and is past high priest of Anmour Chapter, No. 292, Royal Arch Masons, of Port Chester, which he helped to organize. He is also a member of the New York Consistory and the Mecca Shrine; the Azim Grotto; and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of Port Chester ; he was organ- izer and served as treasurer of the latter organization for several years. Other social activities of Mr. Marshall's include membership in the Greenwich Country Ciub, which he serves as treasurer ; is a member and secretary of the Indian Har- bor Yacht Club; and the New York Ath- letic Club. His chief recreation is found in hunting and fishing, and he is a mem- ber of several rod and gun clubs, includ- ing the Red Spot Fishing Club, of Upton, Maine; and River Hill Fishing Club, of Greenwich, Connecticut.
Mr. Marshall married Edith B. Walsh, daughter of Hon. Robert Jay Walsh. They were the parents of a son, Robert Jay Walsh Marshall, born August 20, 1906. Mrs. Marshall died February 4, 1910.
(The Mead Line).
(I) William Mead, of Fairfield, Con- necticut, was born about 1600, and died in 1663. In 1625 he married, and was the father of John Mead, of whom further.
(II) John Mead, son of William Mead, was born in 1634, and died February 5, 1699. He married Hannah Potter, daugh- ter of William Potter, and they were the parents of John (2) Mead, of whom fur- ther.
(III) John (2) Mead, son of John Mead, was born about 1658, and died May 12. 1693. He married, in 1681, Ruth Har- dey, daughter of Richard Hardey, of Stamford, Connecticut, and they were the parents of John (3) Mead, of whom fur- ther.
(IV) John (3) Mead, son of John (2) Mead, was born October 7, 1682. He married, in 1724, Elizabeth Lockwood, and died in 1759. They were the parents of Captain Matthew Mead, of whom fur- ther.
(V) Captain Matthew Mead, son of John (3) Mead, was born about 1734, and died in 1812. He married, about 1759, Mary Bush, a descendant of an old fam- ily (see Bush V), and they were the par- ents of Pamelia Bush Mead, born Janu- ary 21, 1784, died February 8, 1857, who married Stephen Marshall (see Marshall II).
(The Bush (Bosch) Line).
(I) Hendrick Bosch, ancestor of the Bush family, was a native of Leyden, Holland. He was married three times, his first wife being Anna Maria (Rem- bach) Bosch.
(II) Albert Bosch, son of Hendrick Bosch, was born in Holland, in 1645, and came to America with his father and step- mother. Like his father, he was a sword cutler. In 1689 he was sergeant and then leader of Captain Peyster's company in Leister's Rebellion. He married, May I, 1668, Elsie Blanch, baptized February 22, 1643, daughter of Jeurian Blanch, a gold- smith.
(III) Justus Bosch, son of Albert Bosch, was born in 1674, and died in 1739; he was a merchant. In 1726 he bought pro- prietary rights in land in the Peningo Neck Purchase, Rye, New York. At one time he was a resident of Greenwich, Con- necticut, where he also purchased land. Probably he lived in Greenwich before settling in Rye, for on June 15, 1716, the town of Greenwich voted to "Justice Bush of New York" mill privileges on Horse- neck brook. Earlier than this he is re- corded in Newtown, Connecticut, where on July 25, 1705, he and two other men purchased from the Indians a tract of
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land eight miles long and six miles broad. Later Mr. Bush and William Junos sold their interest in the tract for £22 IOS. His will is dated June 24, 1737. The records of the Dutch Reformed church of New York show "July 13, 1698, Justus Bosch married Anna Smith "
(IV) Justus (2) Bosch or Bush, son of Justus Bosch, was baptized December 3, 1699. He was an extensive landowner in Greenwich, Connecticut, his holdings be- ing in that part of town known as Belle Haven. According to "Selleck," Nor- walk's historian, he married Ann Hayes, daughter of Samuel and Ruth (Moore) Hayes, of Norwalk, Connecticut. Letters of administration on the estate of Justus Bush were granted to his sons, Justus and Henry, May 15, 1761.
(V) Mary Bush, daughter of Justus (2) Bush, married, about 1759, Captain Matthew Mead (see Mead V). At the time of their marriage they were said to be the richest couple in Fairfield county. She outlived her husband, who died in 1812. They were the parents of Pamelia Bush Mead, who married Stephen Mar- shall (see Marshall II).
(The Hoyt Line).
(I) Simon Hoyt, son of John Hoyt, was born in Dorchester, England, Janu- ary 20, 1590, and died at Stamford, Con- necticut, in 1657. He married (first) at Upway, England, Deborah Stowers, daughter of Walter Stowers. He married (second) soon after coming to America, Susanna Smith. Children by his first wife: John; Walter, of whom further; Thomas, Deborah, Nicholas, and Ruth.
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