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(II) Walter Hoyt, son of Simon and Deborah (Stowers) Hoyt, was born June 3, 1616. He came with his father to America about 1629. He lived at Fair- field, Connecticut, and died about 1698.
He married and had children, among them Zerubbabel, of whom further.
(III) Zerubbabel Hoyt, son of Walter Hoyt, was born about 1650. He married Mehitable Keeler, widow of John Keeler, and lived at Norwalk, Connecticut. Among their children was Caleb, of whom further.
(IV) Caleb Hoyt, son of Zerubbabel and Mehitable (Keeler) Hoyt, married, in 1707, Mehitable Blatchley, a widow (daughter of John Keeler). They lived at Norwalk. The will of Caleb Hoyt was proved in May, 1755. Among his chil- dren was David, of whom further.
(V) David Hoyt, son of Caleb and Me- hitable (Keeler-Blatchley) Hoyt, was born December 3, 1710, died in 1771. He removed to New Canaan, Connecticut, from Norwalk in 1737. He married, Jan- uary 5, 1735-36, Ruth Lockwood, daugh- ter of Joseph Lockwood, and among their children was Timothy, of whom further.
(VI) Timothy Hoyt, son of David and Ruth (Lockwood) Hoyt, was born May 27, 1739, died in 1815. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and lived in Norwich and New Canaan, Connecticut. He mar- ried, February 4, 1761, Sarah Benedict (see Benedict V), and among their chil- dren was Joseph Bouton, of whom fur- ther.
(VII) Joseph Bouton Hoyt, son of Timothy and Sarah (Benedict) Hoyt, was born September 6, 1775, and died Oc- tober 12, 1844. He married, February 8, 1800, Thankful Benedict, and among their children was Deborah Bouton Hoyt, of whom further.
(VIII) Deborah Bouton Hoyt was born in 1813. She married Gilbert (2) Marshall (see Marshall III).
(The Benedict Line).
(I) Thomas Benedict was of Notting- hamshire, England. Tradition says that
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the family lived for many years in the silk manufacturing district of France and were of Latin origin. Thomas Benedict was born in 1617, and came to America in 1638. He married, about 1640, Mary Bridgum, and they were the parents of nine children, among them John, of whom further.
(II) John Benedict, son of Thomas and Mary (Bridgum) Benedict, was born in Southold, Long Island, but removed to Norwalk, Connecticut. He married Phebe Gregory, daughter of John and Sarah Gregory (see Gregory line). They were the parents of seven children, among them John (2), of whom further.
(III) John (2) Benedict, son of John (I) and Phebe (Gregory) Benedict, was born in 1676, and died in 1766. He mar- ried Mary (probably Haight), and they were the parents of six children, among them John (3), of whom further.
(IV) John (3) Benedict, son of John (2) and Mary. (Haight) Benedict, was born in 1701, and died in 1770. He lived in New Canaan, Connecticut. He mar- ried (first) Dinah Bouton. He married (second) Mary - Children : Dan- iel, John, Jachin, Joseph, Dinah, Heze- kiah, Rhoda, Mary; Sarah, of whom fur- ther.
(V) Sarah Benedict, daughter of John (3) and Dinah (Bouton) Benedict, mar- ried, in 1761, Timothy Hoyt (see Hoyt VI).
(The Gregory Line).
Henry Gregory, who founded the fam- ily in America, came from an old and dis- tinguished Nottingham family. He was born there about 1570; was in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1633; at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1639, and in a few years removed to Stratford, Connecticut, of which town he was one of the founders. A distribution of his estate was ordered July 19, 1665.
John Gregory, son of Henry Gregory, was early in New Haven, Connecticut, whence he removed from Stratford, and thence to Norwalk, where he was an orig- inal settler. He represented the town in nine May sessions of the Legislature and at eight October sessions. His will was executed August 15, 1689, and on the 9th of the following October his wife, Sarah, was represented at court as a widow. They had a daughter, Phebe, who mar- ried John Benedict (see Benedict II).
(The Marshall Line).
Captain Sylvanus Marshall, of Green- wich, Connecticut, was born May 4, 1746, and died September 28, 1833. He was second lieutenant in Captain Jesse Bell's company, First Battalion, State Troops, Colonel Samuel Whiting, 1776; ensign in Captain Abraham Mead's company, Ninth Regiment, Connecticut Militia, Lieuten- ant-Colonel John Mead, August 13 to Sep- tember 8, 1776; lieutenant in Captain Syl- vanus Mead's company, same regiment, November 1, 1776, to January II, 1777; and captain of rangers in 1781. After leaving the service, Captain Marshall con- tinued to reside for a time in Greenwich, and then lived for a year or two in Bed- ford, New York. He removed to Salem. New York, and then back to Greenwich, Connecticut. He spent the last fifteen years of his life with his son, Walter Mar- shall.
Walter Marshall, son of Captain Syl- vanus Marshall, was born December 29, 1788, and died December 29, 1836. He was of Mamaroneck, New York. He mar- ried, May 25, 1812, Martha Ennis, born October 27, 1788, died May 22, 1864. They were the parents of John Ennis Marshall, of whom further.
John Ennis Marshall, son of Walter Marshall, was born February 7, 1815, and died October 5, 1897. He was a member
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of the "Union Defence Committee of the Town of Rye," formed April 29, 1861. He was supervisor of the town from 1855 to 1859, and member of the Assembly in 1863. In recognition of his services in the Legislature, his fellow-townsmen pre- sented him with a gold watch. At one time he owned a shoe store in Port Ches- ter, New York, which from the character of the gatherings there acquired the name of "Leather Tammany." He was vice- president of the Westchester Fire Insur- ance Company, and remained a director until his death. In religious faith he was an Episcopalian.
John Ennis Marshall married, June 21, 1837, Susan Morgan Covert, born No- vember 9, 1820, died January 1, 1896, and they were the parents of Mary Louise Marshall, who married Joseph Hoyt Mar- shall (see Marshall IV).
SHERWOOD, Harry R., Lawyer, Public Official.
There is a half-way point in life where every man hesitates, and it is one of the most difficult moments of decision, for very often success is just around the next turn in the road. Harry R. Sherwood, a leading lawyer and esteemed citizen of Westport, Connecticut, was engaged in various employments before he realized that his career was to be a legal one. The Sherwood family is very old in the annals of Fairfield county, Connecticut, and also has a prominent place in English litera- ture.
(I) David Sherwood, the great-great- grandfather of Harry R. Sherwood, is buried at Greenfield, Connecticut.
(II) Ruel Sherwood, son of David Sherwood, probably settled in Weston from Greenfield, Connecticut, and mar- ried Rachel Beers. The father of Mrs.
Sherwood and her seven brothers were in the Revolutionary War. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood were the parents of Charles E. Sherwood, of whom further.
(III) Charles E. Sherwood, son of Ruel and Rachel (Beers) Sherwood, was born March 29, 1807, died March 18, 1897. He was engaged in farming, and married Ann Beam. Their children were: I. Henry M., a school teacher early in life and later a furniture dealer in Chicago, Illinois, where he specialized in school furniture; he married Eliza Gray. 2. Charles .W., of whom further. 3. James S. 4. Mary, wife of James Punzelt. 5. Harriet, married James Smibert, of Chicago. 6. John B., who became associated with his brother in the furniture business in Chicago.
(IV) Charles W. Sherwood, son of Charles E. and Ann (Beam) Sherwood, was born in what is now part of the town of Westport, Connecticut, but which was then included in Weston, in July, 1833, and died June 22, 1892. He learned the trade of carpenter, and also was a very thorough mechanic ; he did a lot of high grade work in the way of interior finish. A large part of the interior finish of Trin- ity Church was his handiwork. He en- listed in Company C, 28th Regular Con- necticut Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War, and was in service a year. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Port Hud- son, and taken to Libby Prison, where he was confined for about forty days and then paroled. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Sher- wood married Lois A. Osborn, daughter of John and Anna (Banks) Osborn, and they were the parents of four children, only one of whom grew up. The family were attendants of the Methodist Episco- pal church and contributed to the support of its good works.
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W. and Lois A. (Osborn) Sherwood, was born January 31, 1873, in Westport, Con- necticut, and was educated in the public schools there and in the South Norwalk High School. After three or four years spent in various employments, Mr. Sher- wood entered Yale Law School, from which he was graduated in 1899 and ad- mitted to the bar in June of the same year. He engaged in general practice of his profession, and for two years was in the office of Davenport & Banks, at the same time maintaining an office of his own in Westport.
Mr. Sherwood has actively entered into public matters, and has several times been honored with public office. He was a member of the Legislature in 1915, serv- ing on the judiciary committee. In 1917 he was reëlected, which in itself is suffi- cient warrant of his ability and the con- fidence reposed in him by his constitu- ents, and he again served on the judiciary committee. Two years later he was for a third time honored by his fellow-citi- zens, and was House chairman of the committee on cities and boroughs. In 1921 he was again reëlected Representa- tive and served on the judiciary com- mittee.
Mr. Sherwood is a member of Temple Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, of Westport, Connecticut, and of Washing- ton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, of Nor- walk, Connecticut. He is a member of the Westport Country and the University clubs of Bridgeport.
Mr. Sherwood married Edna Mason, daughter of William B. Mason, of Jersey City, New Jersey, but a native of Eng- land. Their children are: Lois, and John Mason Sherwood. The family attend the Methodist Episcopal church, of which Mr. Sherwood is a trustee.
MATHEWSON, Clifford Earl,
Business Man.
As sales manager and secretary of the Norwalk Tire and Rubber Company, of Norwalk, Connecticut, Mr. Mathewson continues active in a line in which he has been well known since 1902, at which time he took over the entire management of the Diamond Rubber Company's business on the Pacific Coast and the Orient. Mr. Mathewson is a native of the West, and a member of an old New England fam- ily, of which numerous representatives have chosen western homes.
(I) The founder of the branch of the Mathewson family was James Mathew- son, who came from England, locating at Plymouth, Massachusetts, and moving, about 1658, to Providence, Rhode Island. He was born about 1624, and died in 1682. He married Hannah Field, daugh- ter of John Field, who died in 1703. Their children were: Ruth; James, born in 1666, died in 1737; John, died in 1716; Isabel, died in 1719; Thomas, born in 1673, died in 1735; Zacheriah; Lydia; and Daniel, of whom further.
(II) Daniel Mathewson, son of James and Hannah (Field) Mathewson, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, Janu- ary 28, 1683, died in Gloucester, Rhode Island, January 13, 1751. He married (first), February 10, 1704, Sarah Inman ; (second), in 1732, Esther, surname un- known; (third), September 26, 1742, Char- ity Inman; (fourth), July 12, 1747, Lydia Montague. There were seven children of his first marriage, four of his second, one of his third, and two of his fourth.
(III) Othniel Mathewson, son of Dan- iel and Sarah (Inman) Mathewson, was born February 2, 1705. He married, Feb- ruary 3, 1733, Sarah Winson, and they had six children.
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(IV) Joseph Mathewson, son of Oth- niel and Sarah (Winson) Mathewson, was born December 20, 1748. He mar- ried, April 8, 1773, Betty Brown, daughter of Nicholas Brown. Among their chil- dren was Samuel, of whom further.
(V) Samuel Mathewson, son of Joseph and Betty (Brown) Mathewson, was born about 1780. He married Candace Ballou, descendant in the sixth generation of Ma- turin Ballou, and they moved to Connec- ticut, from Burrillville, Rhode Island. Children: Ada, born May II, 1802; Su- sanna, born Oct. 15, 1803; Charlotte, born August 17, 1805; Julia Ann, born July 27, 1807; Polly M., born May 7, 1809; Dear- born, of whom further ; Phebe, born June 22, 1813; Sessions, born May 5, 1815; Laura, born March 15, 1817; Esther, born November 20, 1822.
(VI) Dearborn Mathewson, son of Samuel and Candace (Ballou) Mathew- son, was born in Burrillville, Rhode Is- land, March 27, 18II. When he was a lad of eleven years his parents went to Connecticut and settled in North Coven- try, Tolland county, where he grew to manhood. Mr. Mathewson was reared on a farm, and when he arrived at years of manhood, purchased a tract of land near that owned by his father. He remained upon it a few years, then removed to Manchester, and purchased a half inter- est in a stone quarry, which he retained possession of for one year. He then dis- posed of his interest in this and removed to Windsor, where he rented a farm and remained until 1855, then decided to go West. He proceeded to Rock Island, Il- linois, and thence to Henry county, Illi- nois, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of wild land, situated a mile from Oxford, upon which he settled and lived for eight years. There were great improvements to be made, all of which he accomplished. He erected a dwelling-
house, and after he had brought much of the farm land to a good state of cultiva- tion, he sold out to good advantage, and purchased a tract of fifty acres in Winne- bago county. This land he also greatly improved, and erected a house upon it. Here he remained until 1870, when he de- termined upon removal to Iowa. He ac- cordingly came into Linn county, and
purchased a tract of land on Section 21, Maine township. Here he established a permanent home, and remained until his death, which occurred April 30, 1885. He was a man of industry, energy and gen- erous impulses, and made substantial con- tributions to the welfare of his commu- nity.
Mr. Mathewson married (first) Maria W. Whiton, a native of Connecticut, who died in Tolland, that State. He married (second), March 24, 1840, Martha Savan- tia Kimball, born in Bozrah, Connecticut, September 23, 1818, daughter of John and Nancy (Turner) Kimball, descendant in the seventh generation of Richard Kim- ball. Children: Albert, born February 14, 1841, died October 29, 1841 ; Harriet Maria, born October 20, 1842; Albert Watson, of whom further; Martha Lou- isa, born March 27, 1846, died November 27, 1846; Martha Janet, born November 24, 1850; George Dearborn, born August II, 1853.
(VII) Albert Watson Mathewson, son of Dearborn and Martha S. (Kimball) Mathewson, was born in New Britain, Connecticut, March 8, 1844, and died February 8, 1920. When he was a boy of six years of age his parents moved to Iowa City, Iowa, later settling at Morse, in the same State, and there he was edu- cated in such schools as existed in what was then a frontier State. In early young manhood he entered business indepen- dently, establishing a creamery, and de- veloped a large wholesale trade, which he
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continued for about four years. Selling his interests in this line, he removed to Fairmont, Nebraska, where he conducted real estate operations, two years later lo- cating in Trenton, that State, where, in addition to dealing in property, he founded the first bank. He remained in this place two years, and in 1890 was the pioneer settler in what is now Brady, Nebraska. He was the owner of the first store and bank, brought many families to the town, and was the principal factor in its large growth and development. He built the bridge across the North Platte river to connect the rich farming country to the south with Brady, then a small village. This bridge saved the farmers of this sec- tion a journey of thirty miles to North Platte, and fifteen miles to Gothenburg, and was the determining cause of Brady's rise to importance. Mr. Mathewson re- tired from business in 1906 with a record of extreme usefulness that had benefited large numbers of pioneer settlers in the West. He made his home in Denver, Colorado, until his death in 1920. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, donated land for the church and school in Brady, and was a man of great public spirit, although avoiding diligently personal publicity.
Albert W. Mathewson married Mattie J. Mack, a native of Illinois, and they were the parents of: Ernest Linn, and Clifford E., of whom further.
(VIII) Clifford E. Mathewson, son of Albert W. and Mattie J. (Mack) Math- ewson, was born in Iowa City, Iowa, De- cember 1, 1879. He obtained his educa- tion in the public schools of Trenton, Brady, and North Platte, Nebraska, and as a young man entered the bicycle busi- ness in Denver, Colorado. From 1899 to 1902, during the boom in the bicycle business, he engaged in racing, and held many track and road records, and in the
latter year became general manager of all the twelve Pacific coast branches of the Diamond Rubber Company, manufactur- ers of automobile and bicycle tires. While serving in this capacity his headquarters were San Francisco, California. He de- veloped this business to the point where a volume of many millions of dollars worth of business was done yearly. In 1914 he decided to go into business for himself and the Norwalk Tire and Rub- ber Company was organized by a num- ber of the head men of the parent com- pany. Mr. Mathewson becames sales manager and secretary of the new com- pany, an office he holds to the present time. This company has gained wide reputation in its line, and has enjoyed successful and prosperous continuance. Mr. Mathewson has borne a full share in the shaping of its policies and the up- building of its interests, and is widely known in the tire trade. He holds the thirty-second degree in the Masonic or- der, his lodge Mt. Moriah, No. 44, Free and Accepted Masons, and he is also a member of Islam Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of San Francisco, California. He was at one time the youngest thirty-second de- gree Mason in California.
Mr. Mathewson married Marie A. Hall, daughter of William Hall, of San Fran- cisco, and they are the parents of: Clif- ford E., Jr., born April 27, 1917 ; and Joan Marie, born December 1, 1918. The mem- bers of this branch of the family now live in Stamford, Connecticut.
MATHEWSON, Herbert A., Manufacturer, Public Official.
The origin of the name of Mathewson is similar to that of Williamson and John- son and many other names of that order. 'They were derived from the combination
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of the Christian name of the father com- bined with the word "son." In the early dates, before surnames were in general use, it was common to refer to a man as John's son, William's son, and Matthew's son. As time went on and surnames be- came a necessity, in order to distinguish members of a family, it was very natural that these names would be assumed by those who had borne them, as their sur- names. The name of Mathewson is an old one in England and is frequently met with in the records there. In the State of Connecticut the name has been known since 1850, the founder of the family in New England being John Mathewson.
John Mathewson, above referred to, was born in Hounslow, England, where he grew to manhood. He was appren- ticed to Mr. Charles Peck in the Wool- wich Arsenal, and after serving his time went with his father, who was general superintendent of the Government Gun Powder Works in Hounslow. About 1845 Mr. Mathewson came to America, bringing with him and putting into oper- ation the first steam machinery for mak- ing gunpowder. After installing the ma- chines in the plants of A. G. Hazard and the Du Ponts, Mr. Mathewson remained with the Hazard Powder Company as general superintendent for many years, until his removal to Enfield, at which time he engaged in the brewing business as a member of the firm of Mathewson & Gray, which he organized to take over the old Connecticut Valley Brewery in Thompsonville. Mr. Mathewson was ac- tive in the business until his death, which occurred in 1879. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His wife, who was Ann (Turvey) Math- ewson, died in 1888, and they were the parents of the following children : John, deceased; Edwin E., a former partner of Herbert A., now deceased; Ann Eliza,
wife of William O. Collins, of Springfield, Massachusetts; Albert H., of Springfield ; Florence A., of Enfield, Connecticut ; George T., deceased ; Charles P., of Hart- ford, Connecticut; Herbert A., who re- ceives extended mention below.
Herbert A. Mathewson, son of John and Ann (Turvey) Mathewson, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, April 21, 1861, and died June I, 1921. He was educated in the public schools of that town and in the private school of the Rev. C. M. Selleck, of Norwalk. In 1879 he entered the em- ploy of Lounsbury Brothers & Company, beginning as assistant shipping clerk, and held all of the various positions up to a partnership in the business. About 1876 Edwin E. Mathewson, brother of Herbert A. Mathewson, became a member of the firm, and the name was changed to Louns- bury, Mathewson & Company, and later Herbert A. became a member of the firm. The product of manufacture has always been women's shoes, sold direct to the re- tailer. Salesmen cover the entire United States in the interests of the business, and there are three hundred and ten people employed. Mr. Mathewson was one of the energetic American type of business men, and was held in high esteem among his fellow business men and citizens. He was a director of the City National Bank of South Norwalk. In politics he was a Republican, and gave able service to the interests of his constituents as treasurer of the city of Norwalk. His clubs were the South Norwalk and the Norwalk Country, and he was also a member of several clubs in other cities. In all of the many departments of city life into which his activities led him he filled a place of usefulness and made worthy contribution to the general welfare. He was esteemed for personal qualities of rare merit, and the record of a busy life has no page that will not bear the public view.
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Mr. Mathewson married Mary E. Knapp, daughter of Burr Knapp, of Nor- walk. Her mother was Rebecca (Fitch) Knapp, daughter of Samuel Mason Fitch. The Knapp ancestry of Mrs. Mathewson will be found elsewhere in this work (see Knapp, John H.). Mr. Mathewson was an attendant of Trinity Episcopal Church, of South Norwalk, in whose work Mrs. Mathewson takes an active part.
Below is a copy of resolutions adopted by the directors of the City National Bank at their regular meeting held June 20, 1921 :
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable minute upon the death of Herbert A. Mathewson, beg leave to report the following :
In the death of Herbert A. Mathewson this Board has lost one of its ablest and most effi- cient members. He was conscientious and out- spoken, and never hesitated to say and to do what he deemed to be just. He was, however, open to conviction, and was always considerate of the opinion of his associates, and we always found him willing to cooperate in the most helpful way. His successful career as a man of business, and his complete mastery of the underlying principles of finance and banking, served to render his advice invaluable in making loans and extending credits. Therefore, we feel a personal loss in this death, and we share with the whole community in the loss of a good citizen.
We beg to extend to his widow and family our heartfelt sympathy.
JOHN H. LIGHT, LEWIS R. HURLBUTT, Committee.
ADAMS, Elbert Sherman, Business Man, Legislator.
In every man there is some natural tendency toward certain lines of work and success depends largely upon giving heed to this bent. And it is equally true that the man who is not interested in pub- lic affairs cannot hope to succeed. He must be willing to do his part for the
community in which he lives, and it is knowledge of these facts which has con- tributed largely to the success of Elbert S. Adams, one of the leading business men of Norwalk, Connecticut.
The Adams family is one of the oldest and most honored of the New England Colonial families, and is traced to Robert Adams, who was born in England, in 1602. Eventually his descendants re- moved to Braintree, Massachusetts, where Squire Adams, the grandfather of Elbert S. Adams was born. He married Par- melia Waterbury, born in Norwalk, a scion of an old Fairfield county family. They were the parents of Jonathan Tay- lor Adams, born in Weston. As a boy he learned the trade of shoemaker and completed his apprenticeship in Norwalk and Westport. For about thirty years he was occupied at this work, and then entered the butcher business in Norwalk. He continued in this business for about fifteen years, and then sold out to his sons. During most of his lifetime Mr. Adams lived in Norwalk and there he married Caroline Disbrow, daughter of Sherwood Disbrow, of Norwalk, and they were the parents of nine children, namely : Royal W., resides in Norwalk; William T., de- ceased; Elbert S., of further mention : Arthur R .; Sylvia Estella, deceased ; James Howard ; Edith, wife of Nathaniel Jones, of Norwalk, both now deceased ; Ernest; Lester. The father and mother of these children attended the Congre- gational church of Norwalk for many years.
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