Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the early settled families, Part 194

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HEWITT. As far as is known from reliable sources, Thomas Hewitt, a sea-faring man, was the first person of the Hewitt name that made Stoning- ton, Conn., his abiding place. The first we know of him is from the diary of Thomas Miner, Sr., who speaks of him as in command of his vessel in Mystic river in the year 1656, where he was receiv- ing the surplus products of the early planters in ex- change for Boston goods. In his business transac- tions he made the acquaintance of Walter Palmer, whose daughter Hannah he married April 26, 1659. In order to give strength to his abode for life, he bought a tract of land on the east side of the Mystic river, which embraced the present site of Elm Grove cemetery, in Stonington, on which he erected a dwelling house of primitive style, pending which he continued his coasting trade, extending his busi- ness to the West Indies. During the year 1662 he purchased a cargo of meat, stock, sheep and poultry, designed for the West Indies, with which he set sail for that place, expecting a pleasant voyage and successful exchange of his goods for products of those isles. Months and years passed, and no tid. ings of him were received, and he and his crew probably lie in an ocean grave. His children were : Thomas, May 2, 1660; Benjamin, 1662. In 1670 his widow was given permission by the General Court of Connecticut to marry again, and Dec. 27, 1671, she was united with Roger Sterry, who died in 1680, she marrying, Aug. 25, 1681, John Fish.

(II) Benjamin Hewitt married, Sept. 24, 1683, Marie, daughter of Edmund and Ellen Fanning, and their children, with dates of baptism, were as follows : Benjamin, July 24, 1692 ; Israel, July 24, 1692; Tabatha, July 24, 1692; Mary, Aug. 12, 1694: Joseph, Dec. 13, 1696; Elkana, May 7, 1699; Hannah, June 29, 1701; Henry, July 30, 1704; Content, April 3, 1708; Hannah, June 3, 17II.

(III) Israel Hewitt married, March 8, 1714. Annie Breed, and their children were: Annie, Aug. IO, 1716; Zerviah, May 3, 1719; Israel, June 12, 1723: Rufus, July 9, 1726; Charles, Aug. 16, 1730; Anna, Nov. 8, 1734.

(IV) Charles Hewitt married, Oct. 28, 1756, Hannah Stanton, and their children were: Charles, born Aug. 16, 1757, assisted in taking Gen. Prescott of the British army on the Island of Newport dur- ing the Revolutionary war ; Hannah, born Dec. 22, 1758, married Col. Joseph Smith; Stanton, born Oct. 8, 1760, married Lucinda Grant; Isaac, born Jan. 23, 1762, married Cynthia Swan; Eli, born

July 31, 1764, married Betsey Williams: Perez, born April 29, 1770, married Nancy Williams ; Pal- mer, born Jan. 14, 1777; Anna, born Aug. 17, 1779, married Jonathan Avery ; Mary (or Polly), born Dec. 1, 1781, married Richard Wheeler.

(V) Palmer Hewitt was a carpenter by trade, and also followed farming. Most of his life was spent in New London and Waterford. He belonged to the Baptist Church in New London. His wife was Eunice Williams.

(VI) Elisha Jefferson Hewitt was born in Ston- ington Dec. 28, 1800, and spent his school days in Groton. He followed farming in Ledyard and Wa- terford, and during the war he owned a farm in Groton, but spent the latter part of his life in New London. On Nov. 27, 1823, he was married in what is now Ledyard to Desire Ann Gallup, daughter of Henry and Desire (Stanton) Gallup, of Led- yard. She was of the seventh generation, from John of Boston, through (I) John, (II) John (2), (III) Benadam, (IV) Benadam (2), (V) Henry. and (VI) Henry (2). She died Jan. 29, 1883, and he May 6, 1867. In religion Elisha J. Hewitt was a Baptist, as was his father before him, and in politics he was a lifelong Democrat, and he became select- man of Waterford. The children born to Elisha J. and Desire, his wife, were: (I) Clarissa Ann, Oct. II, 1824, married James Woodmansee, and died at Cambridge, Henry Co., Ill., in 1855, the mother of: Roswell P., who enlisted in an Illinois regiment in the Civil war, and died in Libby prison ; James Jefferson ; Ira Monroe ; and Mary Ann, who died . young. (2) Henry Palmer, Aug. 20, 1826, mar- ried Aug. 26, 1849, Eunice Cleft Denison, and their children were: Hiram Perez, who died in infancy ; Albert Frazier, Sept. 25, 1858: Ida A., Feb. 24, 1862; Inez Irene, who died in infancy ; Fannie, July 16, 1867; Lena C., July 29, 1870; Oscar Jefferson, who died in infancy. (3) Elisha Avery, M. D., born April 15, 1828, practiced in Mystic and New London, married (first) Matilda Williams, and (second) Eliza Avery Hewitt, and resides in Den- ver, Col. His children are: Lucy Austin, Annie M. and Theresa B. (4) Alden Wheaton was born Oct. 29, 1830. (5) Oscar Herbert, born April 8, 1833, died June 8, 1859. (6) George Williams, born July 20, 1836, died in Denver, Col., March 27, 1897. He married (first) Maggie E. Eddings, and (second) Lucy M. Wells. To the first marriage was born Earl, Aug. II, 1867, now police commis- sioner at Denver. The two children by his second marriage were Miriam, born Oct. 6, 1872: and Nora, born Dec. 28, 1877, deceased. (7) Mary Ellen, born Sept. 1, 1841, resides in New London. (8) Charles Jefferson, born March 15, 1844, mar- ried, Nov. 22, 1877, Mary Elizabeth Halladay, of New Jersey, descendants of Walter Halladay, an early resident of Springfield, Mass. (9) Eunice Augusta, born Dec. 1, 1847, married Charles H. Emmons, of Denver, Col., and had one child, Marian H., born June 20, 1886, in Hartford, Conn_

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Through Desire Stanton Gallup, the members of this branch of the Hewitt family are connected with the Stantons from Thomas Stanton, the first of the name of Stonington, and with John Alden. Through Eunice Williams Hewitt the line is traced to Robert Williams, of Roxbury, and to James Avery, as well as the Denison family. Through the Gallup line Mrs. Elisha J. Hewitt descended from Major John Mason. The Williams family also comes of John Howland of the "Mayflower."

(VII) CHARLES JEFFERSON HEWITT, born in Waterford, Conn., was educated in the Bartlett high school, after which he clerked in a general mercantile store in New London, and worked upon the farm in Groton. In 1867 he began business in the grocery on the corner of Main and Williams streets, and there continued twenty-eight years. In 1895 he sold out his business, and since then has lived a retired life. Through his grandfather Henry Gallup, Jr., he is a member of the S. A. R. Henry Gallup, Jr., was stationed at Fort Griswold, and was one of the Minute men who rallied to the defense of this same fort. Mr. Charles J. Hewitt was first selectman for three years, and upon the board for six years. He was also street commis- sioner for two years, alderman six years, and mem- ber of the school board for nine years.

(VII) ALDEN WHEATON HEWITT was born Oct. 29, 1830, in Waterford, Conn., and spent his early school days in New London. For some years he was employed in a grocery business. When about thirty he became assistant jailor, and subsequently jailor of the county jail in New London, and served in that capacity for about eighteen years. Mr. Hewitt was a stanch supporter of Republican principles. On account of ill health, he did not engage in any busi- ness pursuit after his term of office expired, al- though he always took an active part in local affairs. Fraternally he was a prominent member of Union Lodge A. F. & A. M., and was a Knight Templar. His death occurred April 3. 1885.

On Sept. 6, 1865, Mr. Hewitt was marrie 1 in Bozrah, Conn., to Rachel B. Avery, daughter of Albert Gallatin and Alice Tracy (Abell) Avery, of Bozrah, granddaughter of Gardiner Avery, greit- granddaughter of Jonathan Avery, Jr., greit-great- granddaughter of Jonathan Avery and great great- great-granddaughter of James Avery. The chil- dren of Alden Wheaton and Rachel B. ( Avery ) Hewitt were: (1) Richard W., born Oct. 27, 1800, married. April 15. 1800. Carrie Miner, and his ole child, Richard Miner, born Ang. 20, 1802 reside in Boston, Mass., where he is a commercial traveler. (2) Alice M. was born April 1. 150). (3) Amy Avery was born Dec. 10. 1873. (1) firade. born Feb. 20, 1876, died in Aug. 1876. (5) Alert Jefferson was born July 0, 1877. (6) Herbert Wheaton, born April 8, 1880, was killed Is light ning at Bozralı, Ang. 7. 1800.

ALBERT GALLATIN AVERY, father of Mr. Ri- chel B. Hewitt, was born April 8. 1860. i Bez

rah, Conn. He married in 1830. Hannah Water- man, who died May 30, 1833. leaving a son. Gar- diner. The second wife of Mr. Avery, to whom he was married April 14, 1839. bore the maiden name of Alice Tracy Abell. She was born Nov. 30. 1810, and died Jan. 13, 1855. Their children were as follows: Hannah Waterman, born Ang. 1. 1840. died May 23, 1842; and Rachel Baldwin, born Ang. 23, 1842, married Alden W. Hewitt. Mr. Avery represented Bozrah in the State Legislature. and the district one term in the State Senate.

JUDGE GEORGE ELY. an honored resident of Old Lyme, comes of a family which has been prominent in the town since its earliest days. He is of the sixth generation in direct descent from Rich- ard Ely, the founder of the family in this country. the line being as follows: Richard, Judge William. Richard, Cullick, Charles, Judge George.

On Jan. 24, 1902, a monument to the memory of the emigrant ancestor, Richard Ely, was created by his descendants in the Ely burying ground in Lyme. The monument bears this inscription: "In memory of Mr. Richard Ely, born about toto, in Ilampshire, England, came from Plymouth, Eng! land, to Boston, Mass., in 1661, with his sons Rich- ard and William. Afterward settled in Linje. Con- necticut, and there died November the 24th, 1084. Children's children are the crown of old men. an l the glory of children are their father -. The descendants of Mr. Richard Els and his wife led of the seventh and eighth generations have created this monument A. D. 1901. In memory of line. wife of Mr. Richard El. died in Plymouth | 101 the 7th. 1600. In memory of Fizdaty Penisak (relict of Capt. John Cullick ) dmghter of Gert Fenwick of Brinkburne. Northumberby 1. Sul Dar- athy Foster, his wife, born . marri to Mr. Richard El, in Boston, 1091. Del m Lyn vember the 12th, 1683." This momrden es. created by the following contributors. Hopp south El. New York! Rev. Am EN. D. D. Camp town. Pa .: Miss Mand I. Fl. Wert. ( D. Els. Providence : Charlotte M LD. Harov 4. Res. Foster El. D. D. Kgdi. Com Gertrude S. ER. Watertown. V. ) Home. 1. New York: Bhzabeth P. I. Am Ym 60 Israel Matson, Time : That I. E. L. 11. FIs. Fr. Philadelphia. Mrs

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of Judge George Ely, was born in Hampshire, Eng- land, and came to America between the years 1660 and 1663. He lived for a time in Boston, and then settled in Lyme, which, in 1660 was a part of Say- brook. He married (first) Joane, who died Jan. 7, 1660, in Plymouth, England, and (second) in 1664, Elizabeth ( Fenwick) Cullick, widow of Capt. John Cullick, a prominent man in the Connecticut Col- «ony. The interests of his wife who, with her broth- er, owned large estates near the mouth of the Con- necticut river, which required care and supervision, led to Mr. Ely's settlement at Lyme.

(II) Judge William Ely, son of Richard, and great-great-grandfather of George, was baptized in 1647, and died Feb. 23, 1717. He married May 12, 1681, Elizabeth Smith, who died Oct. 10, 1750, aged eighty-nine years. Judge William Ely came to America somewhat later than his father. He set- tled in Lyme, and for many years was judge of the county court of New London.

(III) Richard Ely, son of Judge William and great-grandfather of Judge George, was born in Lyme in 1690, and died in 1767. He married (first) in 1714 Ruhama Thompson, who was born in 1693. and (second) in 1730, Margaret Olcott, who was born in 1705. He held a military commission during the French and Indian war, and at the time of the siege of Louisburg, in 1745. His death occurred in 1767, during a visit to relatives of his wife in Hartford, and he was buried in East Hartford.

(IV) Cullick Ely, son of Richard and grandfa- ther of Judge George, was born in 1733, and mar- ried Jan. 5. 1758, Sarah Foote. She was born Jan. 28, 1731, daughter of Josiah and Sarah (Wells) Foote, of Colchester, and died Aug. 29, 1821. The children of Cullick and Sarah (Foote) Ely were : David, Cullick, Eleazer, Eunice, Sarah, Russell, Charles and Joseph. Cullick Ely was a farmer by occupation. and was made ensign of the 3d com- pany of the alarm lists in the town of Lyme, in the 3d regiment of the State. His death occurred in 1824.

(V) Charles Ely, son of Cullick and father of Judge George, was born at Ely's Ferry in 1774, and died Dec. 19, 1854. He was educated in his native town, and as a young man was engaged as a mer- chant in Hartford. During the later years of his father's life he returned to Lyme and cared for him, and carried on the home farm. He married, in 1796, Elizabeth Perkins, daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Ely) Perkins, who was born in 1778, and died in 1858. Their children were as follows : Miranda, born in 1797 ; Charles Frederick, born in 1799, who married Henrietta M. Shaille, and died in 1844: Elizabeth Perkins, born in 1802, who married S. Ely; Abraham P., who married a Miss Griffin ; Samuel Cullick, born in 1810, who married in 1843, Sarah F. Brockway ; David, born in 1812, who died in 1813; Ulysses and Alfred (twins), born in 1815, of whom Ulysses married Henrietta Von Breton, and Alfred married, in 1842,

Carolina Lydia Field ; George, born in 1817, who is mentioned below ; and David Alexander, born in 1820, who died in 1876.

(VI) Judge George Ely, son of Charles, was born at Ely's Ferry, Lyme, Oct. 29, 1817. His early school days were spent in Lyme, and later he attended Bacon Academy, in Colchester, and Hill's Academy, in Essex, Conn. In 1845 he entered the law office of Orlando Hastings, of Rochester, N. Y., and was admitted to the Bar in that State. He practiced for a time in Rochester, and then in Chicago, Ill. At the outbreak of the Civil war he went to Washington, D. C., and in December, 1861, succeeded in obtaining the release of his brother, Alfred, who had been taken prisoner at the battle of Bull Run, the July previous. Alfred Ely was exchanged for a Mr. Faulkner. During the war Judge Ely remained in Washington, entering the army as quartermaster and being stationed at the arsenal. He was mustered out of the service with the rank of captain. On the close of the war he went South, locating in Montgomery, Ala., where, through Major Swayne, military governor of the State, he entered the government employ as chief of registration in Montgomery county. He was a member of the constitutional convention which formed the constitution under the Recon- struction act of Congress. At the first election he was made probate judge of Montgomery county, which office he held for about seven years. After a residence of ten years in the South, Judge Ely re- turned in 1875 to Old Lyme, where he has since made his home.

Judge Ely married, Dec. II, 1855, Marianne Page, who was born June 25, 1834, at Haverhill, Mass., daughter of Abel and Marianne ( Kimball) Page. To the Judge and his wife have been born the following children: Elizabeth Page, born in IS56; and George Page, born in 1879, who is in business with Deering, Milliken & Co., wholesale cloth merchants, Leonard street, New York City.

FRANK CHAPMAN, whose death occurred June 7, 1904, was a prominent and well-known farmer of Poquonock, in the town of Groton. Mr. Chapman was born April 24, 1836, in Westerly, R. I., son of William R. Chapman, who was also born at Westerly. The Chapman family is of Eng- lish extraction, and for several generations has been resident in Rhode Island.

Summer Chapman, the great-grandfather of our subject, came from England, and was a weaver by trade. His remains lie in the old burving-ground near Burden's Pond, at Westerly, R. I. On Feb. 23, 1756, he was married to Elizabeth Herrick, and they had the following family of children born to them: John, born Jan. 13, 1758; Timothy, May 28, 1760 : Elizabeth, Dec. 12, 1762; Summer, April 23, 1765 : Joseph, July 28, 1767 ; Israel, June 27, 1770 ; and Case, Dec. 28, 1772.

Joseph Chapman, son of the emigrant, was born

FRANK CHAIMAN

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July 28, 1767, and died June 22, 1856. He was twice married. His first wife was Elizabeth Ken- yon. On Jan. 7, 1826, he married (second) Eunice Chapman, born May 21, 1777. His children were : John, Benjamin, Joseph, Betsey Ann, William R., Mary G., Rouse and Emeline R., the last named living to the great age of ninety-three years and three months.

William R. Chapman, son of Joseph, was a prominent farmer at Westerly, and for some years was town tax collector. His death occurred May II, 1878. His first wife, Sally Ann Hiscox, daughter of Clarke and Mary Hiscox, died in November, 1849. Their children were: William Hiscox was a hotel keeper at Westerly, R. I., being proprietor of the Dixon House at time of his death, which oc- curred Oct. 3, 1879 ; Mary Elizabeth, deceased, mar- ried Isaac P. Gavitt; Frank; Clarke H. was a farmer near Pawcatuck, and died March 3, 1901 ; Martha J., married Capt. Isaac P. Gavitt, and died Oct. 10, 1891 ; Julia A. died July 7, 1892, the wife of Orlando R. Smith ; Otis P. resides at Westerly. R. I. ; Sarah A. P. married Orlando R. Smith, and died in Westerly. William R. Chapman, for his sec- ond wife, married Lavina Sherman, and their chil- dren were Sophia, deceased : Emma G .. deceased wife of Manford O. Kingsley ; and Lucy E., de- ceased wife of Horace E. Miner.

Frank Chapman was educated in the schools at Westerly, and remained at home until over thirty years of age. Before leaving his native place he worked for a few months for Capt. Isaac P. Gavitt. In 1869 he came to the town of Groton to conduct, for one year, the farm of A. S. Hatch, of New York, a position he filled for ten years. In 1879 he bought this farm, which is locally known as the "Capt. Ben jamin Burrows farm." In addition to this fine prop- erty Mr. Chapman owned the Daniels farm in Dis- tricts 7 and 3, and also the Buddington farm in District No. 3, his acreage aggregating more than 300 acres, and also had financial interests at Groton Bank. Mr. Chapman always lived an industrions life and accumulated a large property. The first $1,000 he ever earned was between the years twenty- one and thirty, and this he lost through the falling in value of railroad stock.

On May 11, 1871, Mr. Chapman married Jennie Wilson, who was reared from the age of four years by Deacon Stiles Stanton, of Stonington. Two chil dren were born to this union, namely: Jennie J. widow of Orlando R. Smith, of Westeriv. R. I. and the mother of three sons, Franklin Chapman, Isaac Gallup and Edward Wilson; and Sara \. of Poquonock.

Mr. Chapman was never particularly interested in politics, beyond the regular casting of his sote He always performed the duties of a good citizen, and assisted in local movements of improvement. but he never accepted and public office except that of school trustee. He was a mm hell m unich esteem in Giroton, and was one of the most substan

tial men of this section, not only leaving a handsome estate, but the priceless heritage of a name unsullied. He was buried in River Bend cemetery at Westerly, Rhode Island.

NORMAN L. DRAKE, M. D., one of the prominent young physicians of New London county, Conn., and a leading resident of Stoning- ton borough, was born Dec. 1. 1800). in Southamp- ton. L. 1 .. son of Almond and Annie (Squires) Drake, and a descendant of the well known Long Island family of that name.

Dr. Drake spent his boyhood days in Southamp- ton, L. 1., attending public school, and further con- tinuing his studies under private tuition. Later ne took up the study of medicine, for which he always had a decided bent, and entering the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, Md .. he pur- sued his studies for one year. He finished his medi- cal course at the University of the City of New York, with the class of 1801.

The succeeding two and one-half years were spent by Dr. Drake in Bellevue hospital and the City hospital on Ward's Island. New York. In November, 1893, he began practice in Lebanon. Conn .. where he successfully followed his proie- sion until foot, when he removed to Stoningth borough that he might have a larger field for prac tice, and he has since resided there. building up a large and growing practice and meeting with prox nouneed success.

Dr. Drake is a member of the New London County and State Medical Societies. Fraternally he is a Mason, holding membership in that organi- zation in New York State. Socially, as well as professionally. Dr. Drake is very popular, and he keeps himself thoroughly abreast of medical al vancement. While practicing his profession m 1ch anon, Conn, he served that town for several soirs is town health officer and town physician.

Dr. Drake was married. Nov. 6. there, im Ich- anon, Com, to Edith M., JEnighter of the late Charles Sweet, Jr., of Lebanon, and grand augh ti of the late Dr. Charles Sweet, St. of the fallen funils of bone-setters, an extended sont dent whom will be found chewhere

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along the Peconic River, in 1741. Through what channel or by what influences Samuel Randall was attracted to Long Island is not definitely known, but he evidently had a desire for large landed es- estates, a weakness which has been inherited by many of his worthy descendants, who are, and for generations have been, numbered among the best citizens in that section. Samuel Randall soon after began to purchase land of the individual proprie- tors, who had drawn it in a division made in 1729. This tract, known as the Washing River Great Lots, was an expanse of unbroken, wild land, about seven miles long and four miles wide. The part of it purchased by Samuel Randall was considerably more than a thousand acres in extent, and lay in the midst of the tract. For fertility of soil and health- ful location it was well chosen, much of it being an elevated plateau, from which circumstance it was named the Ridge. The will of Samuel Randall was approved Dec. 5. 1786. His wife, who was Joanna Kaiser, of Lebanon, Conn., bore him two daughters and one son.

(V) Stephen Randall, son of Samuel, married Elizabeth, daughter of Stephen Swezey, the first settler at Swezeytown. A road subsequently opened between the two homes, was, for unexplained rea- sons, given the name of Whiskey Road, which it retains to this day. Stephen and Elizabeth Randall had four sons, William, John, Jeremiah and Jeffrey. Stephen served in the Revolutionary war, and Capt. Jason L. Randall, of Groton, owns the firearms carried by the old patriot. Of the above mentioned four sons, the present sketch deals with Jeremiah, the progenitor of Capt. Randall.

(VI) Jeremiah Randall was born March 28, 1771, and reared on Middle Island, near Port Jef- ferson, L. I., where he was engaged in farming, and was also interested in the coasting trade. His first wife was Dorothy Sweezey, who died without issue. His second wife and the mother of his chil- dren, was Rebecca Corwin, whom he married Dec. 18, 1810. She was born Dec. 10, 1782, on Long Island. The children that lived to adult ages were as follows: Dorothy, who married George Bishop ; Sylvester, who for many years ran a sloop packet between Port Jefferson, L. I., and Bridgeport, Conn. ; Hannah Mariah, who married James Reeve ; Mary, who married a Lewis Monroe; Austin D., father of our subject ; J. Buel, who was one of the leading merchants of Port Jefferson in his day ; Phoebe, who married Jonas B. Wood. later a Mr. Mathews; and two sons, Lewis and Jason, died in 1822 and 1836, respectively, and unmarried.

(VII) Austin D. Randall was born' March 8, 1818, at the old homestead on Middle Island. In early life he went to sea, but the greater portion of his existence was passed engaged in farming on the old homestead, and in furnishing ship timber. On May 20, 1841, he married Mary E. Rich, who was born July 20, 1821, and they had a family of ten children, two of whom died in childhood. (I)

Joseph Lewis, born Feb. 20, 1842, the eldest, at the age of twenty-two, was drowned at Hilton Head, S. C., in 1864, while engaged in the work of the Christian Commission, caring for soldiers in the Civil war, and he was buried at Beaufort, S. C. (2) Henry M., born July 21, 1844, became a pros- perous ship owner and master, and was an enter- prising navigator, commanding some of the largest class of sailing vessels. For several years he has been retired from the quarter deck, and, residing at Port Jefferson, has given a great deal of atten- tion to the social, religious, financial and business interests of that vicinity. He is a director in the Moriches Bank at Moriches, L. I., the Northport Bank, at Northport, L. I., and the Huntington Bank at Huntington, L. I., being an organizer of each of the above institutions. He is president of the Port Jefferson Bank, the Electric Light Company, and the Water Company, and is prominent in church and Sunday-school work. He also served, until his res- ignation Nov. I, 1904, as general manager of the Empire State Realty Company, formerly at No. 258 Broadway, N. Y. Mr. Randall is vice-presi- dent of the United Underwriters Insurance Com- pany. Success has crowned his efforts, and as a citizen he is a credit to the time honored name of Randall in a locality where it has been prominent for more than a century and a half. (3) Jeremiah died when five years old. (4) Austin died at the age of two. (5) Mary A. is the wife of Winfield S. Davis, one of the most successful market garden- ers of Coram, in the town of Brookhaven. (6) Jerome J. chose the sea as his field of labor, and he lost his life by falling off the mast head on the schooner "Glenwood" in 1873, lying at Edgartown, Mass. (7) Jason L. is mentioned below. (8) Susan married Capt. William G. Bishop, the energetic master of a large merchant vessel, who has a fine home at Port Jefferson, L. I. (9) Robert F., twin to Susan, is a well to do farmer on the old home- stead. (10) Charity, the youngest of the family, married Capt. Elmer W. Davis, of Amityville, L. I., and died in 1894. The father of this family died April 18, 1893, the mother surviving until March 4, 190I.

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Genealogical and biographical record of New London County, Connecticut, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the early settled families, Part 194

Author: Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1568

Author:
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago : J.H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1568