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tober 26. - -: Daniel, mentioned below.
(IV) Daniel (2), son of Captain Daniel (I) Fones, was born at North Kingston, Rhode Island. December 9. ( prob- ably about 1760). He was a soldier in the revolution, private in Colonel Elliott's regi- ment in 1776. in Colonel Angel's regiment in 1,79, and a corporal in a Rhode Island regi- ment in February, 1781. According to the census of 1790, only three heads of families of this surname remained at North or South Kingston-Joseph. Stephen and William. The homestead is in the town of Wickford. for- merly North Kingston. His wife or mother were probably of French Huguenot stock. judging from the family tradition.
(V) Christopher, son of Daniel (2) Fones. was born in North Kingston, or Wicktord. and educated there in the public schools. He learned the trade of carpenter. He married Sarah . Marigold. of South Carolina, who was also of French Huguenot ancestry. He became an architect and builder. For a time he lived at Toronto, Canada, while in charge of a large contract in that city, and later in New York. His last years were spent at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Ile was a man of excellent character and exceptional ability. Children: 1. Civilian, born October 1. 1836: studied dentistry, and. practiced at Bridge- port: president of the Connecticut Valley Dental Association: a Republican, common councilinan 1884. allerman 1885, mayor 1886: married. October 21. 1863. Phebe E .. daugh- ter of Alfred S. Wright, of New York City:
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children: George, died young. Grace and Alfred C. 2. Adolphus Edwy, mentioned be- low. Also Augustus, Daniel, Grace, John, Robert. Charles, Calista, and Margaret.
(VI) Adolphus Edwy Fones, son of Chris- topher Fones, was born June 12, 1841. in Up- per Canada, where his parents were located temporarily, and he died March 9, 1906, at Bridgeport. Connecticut. His early educa- tion was received in Canadian schools. He came to Bridgeport when he was about twen- ty-one years old. For a short time he found employment in one of the factories, but aft- erward studied dentistry in the office of his brother, Dr. Civilian Fones, and was eventu- ally received into partnership with him. Some years afterward Dr. Adolphus E. Fones boughit out his brother and continued in busi- ness alone up to his death, at his residence. which was for many years at SS7 East Main street. Bridgeport, where his widow now re- sides.
In religion he was a Methodist, and a trustee of the church. He was a member of the Odd Fellows. His wife built in Bridge- port, for investment purposes, a large business block and a number of cottages. He married, June 18. 1872, Mary Katie, daughter of Charles Henry Curtis ( see Curtis). Chil- dren, born at Bridgeport: 1. William Henry, married Anna Connor, of Norwalk: he is with the Smith Publishing Company, New York City. 2. Harriet Augusta, married. 1902, Roy Eldridge Tuttle, a dentist, of Bridgeport.
(The Curtis Line).
(II) John Curtis (q. v.), son of Elizabeth Curtis, widow. came to Stratford among the first settlers, with his brother William and mother. Ile was born in England. and died December 2. 1707, aged ninety-four years. He married Elizabeth -, who died in March. 1681-82. Children, born at Stratford: Jolin, October 14, 1642, settled in Newark, New Jersey: Israel, April 3. 1644; Elizabeth, May 2, 1647; Thomas, January 14. 1648; Jo- seph, mentioned below : Benjamin, September 30, 1652: Hannah. February 2, 1654.
(III) Joseph, son of John Curtis, was born November 12. 1650. He married, November 9. 1676. Bethia, daughter of Richard Booth. Children, botti at Stratford: Elizabeth, fan- uary 17. 1678; Anna, September 1, 1679: Mary, about :68! ; Ephraim, mentioned be- low ; Joseph. November 6, 1687: Nathan. Feb- ruary 21, 1689-90: Josiah. March 31, 1601; Bethia, March 10. 1695-96: Elizer and Eli- phalet, twins, August 1, 1609.
(IV) Ephraim, son of Joseph Curtis, was born at Stratford. December 31, 1684; mar-
ried. Iune 26, 1707, Elizabeth, daughter of Ephraim Stiles. She died in October, 1775. He died in 1776, aged ninety-two. Children, born at Stratford: Stiles, mentioned below : Sarah; Henry. October 12, 1709: Ann, Au- gust 31, 1711 ; Phebe, August, 1713; Eliza- beth, August 1713. died 1716; Ephraim, Au- gust 30. 1717, died 1737: Elizabeth, October 2, 1719: Martha, November 26, 1721 ; Ruth. baptized October 27, 1723; Edmund, baptized August, 1725; Bathsheba, baptized Novem- ber, 1728; Elnathan, born January, 1726-27. (V) Stiles, son of Ephraim Curtis, was born at Stratford, March IS, 1708: married, November 7, 1729, Rebecca Judson. Chil- dren, born at Stratford : Sarah. May 17, 1731; Elizabeth, December 28, 1732; Elihu, Decem- ber 17. 1734: Hannah, December 15, 1736; Ephraim, March 27. 1739; Elihu, May 10, 1741 ; Silas, baptized June 14. 1743: John, mentioned below : Rebecca, baptized Febru- ary 14, 1747-48: Catee, baptized June. 1752.
(VI) John, son of Stiles Curtis, was born at Stratford, and baptized September, 1745. He was a soldier in the revolution, and had the rank of lieutenant. He married Mary Shelton. Children, born at Stratford: Sarah, September 29, 1769; Stiles, April 13, 1771; Judson, February 15, 1774: John, February 8, 1778: Ezekiel, June 6. 1779; Daniel men- tioned below : Julia, November 27, 1784; Har- riet, baptized February, 1791.
(VII ) Daniel, son of John Curtis, was born at Stratford. April 8, 1781 : married Betsey Pixley. Children. born at Stratford: I. Sheldon Pixley, married Sarah MeEwen, and had Robert W .. Alfred H., Charles B., and Fred. 2. Peter Pixley, had five daughters. 3. Charles H., mentioned below. 4. Mar .. married Nathan Birdsey. 5. Margaret, mar- ried Morgan Curtis. 6. Elizabeth, married Edward Fitch, and lived at Detroit, Michi- gan.
(VIII) Charles Henry Curtis, son of Dan- iel Curtis, was born at Stratford. January 25. 1815, and died at Bridgeport, February 2, 1888. Ile was educated in the public schools and was a pattern maker by trade. He was a Republican in politics and a Methodist in religion. He built the house in which he lived on Lafayette street, Bridgeport. for many years. He married, March 19, 1840, at Strat- ford. Catherine Ann Wheeler, born at Strat- ford, August 2, 1810. died at Bridgeport. November 10. 1874. Children: 1. Mary Ka- tie, married, June 18. 1872, Adolphus E. Fones ( see Fones). 2. Hattie Louise, born January 18, 1858. died March 12, 1896; mar- ried (first) George Hews; (second) Rev. Edward Bassett.
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George Smith, colonist. born in
SMITH Hertfordshire, England, mar- ried Sarah -, died in New Haven, Connecticut, May 17, 1662.
( II ) Lieutenant Samuel Sunth, son of George Smith, born December 4. 1051. mar- ried Obedience Lamberton, January 13, 1575, died September 18, 1726.
(III) Captain Samuel (2) Smith, son of Lieutenant Samuel ( 1) Smith, born May 14. 1678. married Mary Cooper. August 14. 1700, died August 22, 1753.
(IV) Lamberton, son of Captain Samuel (2) Smith, born June 23, 1701. married Bath- sheba Burwell, January 24. 1722, died Decem- ber 10, 1770.
(V) Lamberton (2). son of Lamberton ( I) Smith, born November 28, 1734, married Abi- gail Kimberly. March 11. 1757, died April 28, 1791.
(VI) Nathaniel, son of Lamberton (2) Smith. born April 27. 1758. married Susan Smith, April 5. 1;81. died April 7. 1806.
(VII) Edwin, son of Nathaniel Smith. born Mareh 3. 1791, married Harriet Porter, February 21, 1813. died May 29. 1858.
(VIII ) Edwin Porter, son of Edwin Smith, was born at Middletown. Connecticut. No- vember 18. 1813. The family removed to Brooklyn, New York, in 1818. At the age of twelve years he started out to earn his own living. It was said of him that he never gave up a position until he had secured an- other and better one. He went from grocer to wholesale grocers and distillers, until the year 1846 when he entered the employ of William 31. Johnson & Sons. di-tillers, on West Fifteenth street. New York City, where he remained for twenty-five years, advanta- geous to the firm and successful to himself. He was at all times untiring and faithful to his employers. His good judgment in in- vestments enabled hini to retire about 1880. After that he traveled quite extensively, seem- ingly enjoying life untrammeled by busi- ness. Twice he visited the continent.
During the year 1884 be purchased a place in Milford. Connecticut. where he enjoyed the country living and the quiet of home. It was at this time he became interested in genealog- ical research, particularly in and about New Haven. This proved rather a difficult mat- ter and few men of his age would have un- dertaken it, but it was a pleasure to him and has proven a pride to his family. About 1889 his health began failing him, and on January 5. 1800, he passed on to his rest. Ile was buried in the Smith plot in the old cemetery at Milford. His ancestors for seven genera- tions lie in New Haven and West Haven cem-
eteries. At the latter place he discovered the old moss-covered stones and restored them to position. His gencalogical record runs back into the following lines, viz. : George Smith, Captain George Lamberton, also the Porter and Stocking families.
Mr. Smith married, November 3. 1817, Mary A. Hepburn ( see Hepburn V). Mrs. Smith, his wife. resides at the old home in Milford, keeping old memories green. and happy in entertaining her family and friends. Her connection with the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, keeps her interest in matters at home, and as well at the national headquarters. She was the first regent of Freelove Baldwin Stow Chap- ter, being chosen to this office for life, as ap- preciation of her great interest and her many generous gifts. Her winters are passed at Washington, D. C., where she has many choice and dear friends, and she has attended every continental congress up to date.
Six children were born to Mir. and Mrs. Smith, but two are living. also three grand- children: I. Eleanor Grace, married ). War- ren Archer Conover. November 15, 1871. 2. Bradish Johnson, married (first! Florence Clark Nicholson. June 15. 188 ;. She was the daughter of Granville and Sesan ( Clark ) Nicholson. They had two sons. George Lambertson Smith, born August 4. 1888, at St. Paul, Minnesota ; he is a member of the Fifteenth United States Cavalry. A second son was born two years later. mother and child both dying at the time in New York City. Bradish Johnson Smith married ( sec- ond) Lizzie (Lobdell) Butts, a widow. They" reside at Hackensack, New Jersey.
3. Edwin Porter Jr., born July 24. 1853. married. April 15, 1890, Rosina Maudelich. He died August 17, 1904.
4. Mary Augusta, born April 15. 1855, mar- ried (first) Legrand N. Denslow, October 17. 1877. Married (second) to Captain John J. Brereton, United States army, of Paterson. New Jersey. April 27. 1802. Died Jul. 14. 1893. On petition of Mrs. Brereton the names of her children were changed from Denslow to Brereton by an act of the legisla- ture.
5. naie Merwin, born November 27. 1859. married Robert Clark Hine. November 3, 1886. Died May 15. 1887. 6. Allen Town- send, born April 14. 1864. lived but three davs.
Talmadge Hepburn Brereton, son of Cap- tain John J. Brereton. graduated from the Military School at Cornwall. New York, and served in the Seventy-first New York Regi- ment, during the Spanish-American war. vith
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the rank of corporal. He was afterward sec- retary for Captain Humphreys of the United States Regular Army, during the Boxer re- bellion in China, and also in the Philippines. During this time, he studied military affairs, finally passing examinations at Manila and being commissioned as second lieutenant in the United States army, by President McKin- ley, in the Twenty-fourth Regiment. He was subsequently transferred to the second regi- ment, United States army, and stationed at Fort Logan. Montana. Ilis commission was signed by Presidents Mckinley and Roose- velt. He married Maud C. MacNab. He died July 1, 1906. They had no children.
(The Stocking Line).
The name of Stocking appears in the Domesday Book. 1083-86, with the ending "ham," that being the old Saxon heim or home. and indicated that Stockingham. Suf- folk, England, was the original home of the Stockings.
In the Hundreds Rolls, 1233, is found the name of the Stockings de Stocking, which again fixes the estate of the family in Sut- folk county. The name has been spelled Stocken, Stoclin, and Stocking.
(I) George Stocking, the immigrant an- cestor, and the only one of the name known to have emigrated to America, sailed from England in the ship "Griffin," with the party of Rev. Thomas Hooker, and landed in Bos- ton in the year 1633. He is believed to have been born in Suffolk, England. about 1582. He settled first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where, in the year 1635 he built a house at the corner of the present Holyoke and Win- throp streets. On May 6, 1635, he was made a freeman. In 1636 he joined the second company of the Rev. Mr. Hooker, and with them traveled on foot through the wilderness to the Connecticut river, and became one of the original founders of Hartford, and a prominent proprietor. In the general distri- bution of land. he received twenty acres, and other grants later on. He married ( first) in England, Anna - and (second) Agnes (Shotwell) Webster, widow of John Web- ster, governor of the colony. He always took an active part in local affairs ; was selectman in' 1647, surveyor of highways in 1654. and chimney viewer in 1650. Ile was excused from military duty in 1660 because of "great age," and died May 25. 1683. aged one han- dred and one years. His name is inscribed on a large monument erected to the memory of Hooker's party, which stands in the old Center Church burying ground at Hartford. His children were: Deacon Samuel, men-
tioned below ; Sarah, married Samuel Olcott, of Hartford : Lydia. married John Richards, of Hartford: Hanaah, married, in 1649, An- drew Benton.
( 11) Deacon Samuel Stocking, son of George Stocking, was born in England, and emigrated with his father in 1633.
In 1650 he removed from Hartford to Middletown. Connecticut, and became one of its founders, and was one of the three sign- ers of the Indian deed of that town. He was the first deacon in the Middletown church, organized in 1668. He was representative in the state assembly in 1653-59-65-60-77-81. He was also sergeant in King Philip's war. He was an extensive shipbuilder and owner, and lived in Upper Middletown. now the town of Cromwell. He married. May 27. 1652, Bethia, daughter of John and Jane Hopkins, and granddaughter of Samuel Hopkins, one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact in 1620. The latter was also a member of Cap- tain Myles Standish's military company in 1621: and was sent by Governor Bradford with Edward Winslow, on a special mission to Massasoit, the Indian chief. Was a meni- ber of the governor's council from 1632 to 1636. A volunteer in 1637 in aid of Massa- chusetts and Connecticut colonists against the Pequots. Also a member of a council of war for Plymouth in 1643.
Deacon Samtiel Stocking died December 3, 1683, and his widow married ( second ) James Steele. of Hartford. His estate was inventoried at six hundred and forty-eight pounds. eight shillings and eight pence. The children were: Hannah, born October 30, 1654; Samuel, October 19, 1056; Bethia, Os- tober 10. 1658: John. September 24, -1660 : Lydia, January 20. 1662; George. February 20, 1664: Ebenezer, February 23. 1666; Ste- ven. March 23. 1673: Daniel, mentioned be- low.
(III) Daniel, son of Deacon Samuel Stock- ing, was born April 14. 1677. He married Jane, daughter of Ilugh and Martha (Coit) Mould. of New London, Connecticut. IIe lived in Upper Middletown where he died in 1733. His wife died April 1, 1758. His chil- dren were: Daniel, born May 10. 1701, died young ; Captain Joseph, February 27, 1,03: Ebenezer. November 23. 1704: Captain John, July 14, 1707: Jonathan, October 1. 1709; Tanc, December 19. 1711: Elisha, mentioned below.
( {\) Elisha, son of Daniel Stocking, was born March 25, 1714. He married (first) January 26, 1736, Rachel Ranney. She died March 7, 1739, and he married ( second) Feb- ruary 15. 1740, Marjery Wilcox. She died
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June 29, 1757, and he married (third) Feb- ruary 4, 1758, Thankful Butler. Ile lived in Upper Middletown, and died there April 4. 1775. He was quartermaster of a troop of horse in the militia. Children by his first wife were: Lucy, born June 10, 1737: Sarah, Feb- ruary 28, 1739. Children by second wife: Submit, February 28. 1741 : Captain Zebulon, baptized April 4. 1742: Rachel. baptized June 20, 1743: Theodosia, baptized February 23. 1745: John, baptized May 6, 1750: Elisha, baptized April 21. 1754: William, baptized June 26, 1757. Children of third wife: Mar- jery, baptized January 7. 1759, married James Porter. They had a daughter, Harriet Por- ter. who married Edwin Smith (see Smith VII).
(The Hepburn Line).
The Hepburn family is of Scotch origin and of high antiquity, the house having been founded in 1200. There is a tradition that the name originated from the names of two rivers. It is probable that the family orig- inally lived near two streams from which the name Habron was deduce:1. This in course of time was changed to Hebron, then Hep- born, and finally Hepburn. In France where
members of the family lived during the fit- teenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. the name was written d'Hebron, d'Hepburne and sometimes Hebron. During the last two hundred years, however, in Scotland and America, it has been almost universally writ- ten Hepburn. although there are a few in this country who still write it Hepborn.
Many members of the family in early times held prominent positions in civil and military life, were distinguished as ecclesiastics, poets. divines, judges and advocates, and were iden- tified . with the political and religious strug- gles which so disturbed Scotland during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One married a Scottish queen. another was a sol- dier in the service of Gustavus Adolphus and Louis XIII and became a marshal of France. and still another was prominent at the battle of Waterloo. In the peerage of Scotland the Earls of Bothwell, who were members of the Hepburn family, occupy a conspicuous posi- tion in history. The title was not fully cre- ated before 1488.
Patrick Hepburn. fourth Lord Halles, was made the first Earl of Bothwell. and with him there is the beginning of a long and distin- guished line of Hepburn descent which has spread widely over two continents.
The arms of Bothwell are described as fol- lows : gules on a chevron, argent. two Scot- tish lions rending an English rose (which had been the characteristic cognizance of Pat-
rick llepburn, of Halles, at the great battle of Otterburn ) quartered, azure with a golden ship ; three chevronels on a field. ermine for the lordship of Soulis, with a band azure for Vauss, lord of Dirliown. The motto is: Keepe Tryste.
( I) Patrick Hepburn, who is supposed to be the immigrant ancestor of the Connecticut branch of the family, came to this country from Scotland about 1680. He had two brothers, James and John, all of whom came about the same time. They are believed to have been Catholics, and to have fled from Scotland on account of being involved in some rebellion or conspiracy. Patrick hall a son Peter. mentioned below.
( II) Peter. son of Patrick Hepburn, was born in Scotland and died in 1742-43. He married Saralı - He lived in Strat- ford, and was granted by the town. March, 1736, liberty to erect a warehouse on the wharf near that of Joseph Prince. Hence he is supposed to have been a shipping merchant. Children. born in Stratford: Joseph. born October II, 1729: Peter. April 28. 1732. men- tioned below ; George, May 12. 1,35 ; Sarah, January 24. 1736.
(III) Peter (2), son of Peter ( 1) Hep- burn, was born in Stratford. April 28. 1732, and married (first) in Milford. Connecti- cut, December 16, 1753. Susanna, daughter of Joel Baldwin, born May 18, 1736. die be- fore 1765. Children: Peter Clark, born Oc- tober 28. 1755: Joel, November 11. 1,57; Susan, 1759. died in New York, March 16- 18. 1835 : Abigail. 1761. died in Milford. 1833. Peter Hepburn married ( second) Mary, daughter of Captain Cobb, of Taunton. Mas- sachusetts. Their children were: Nathaniel, horn August 12. 1767. married Abigail Ann Merwin, December 20. 1793: others were: John. Thomas, Polly, born 1770; Sallie, born 1773: Richardt. born April 17, 1777, died at Brooklyn, New York, May 17, 1865.
Mary A. H. Smith, a descendant of Peter Hepburn. gave the following for the Hepburn genealogy: "My great-grandfather. Peter Hepburn, was a sea captain and having a car- un for Glasgow took the papers in his par -- session for the purpose of the identity, and claiming property to which he and his rela- tives were entitled. It appears that Patrick Hepburn. the immigrant, had brothers. James and John. One of them became involved in some rebellion or conspiracy and fled from Scotland about 168%. It is probable it is what is known as the Oates rebellion. In a short time his two brothers came to be with him and made a home in America." "They brought a copy of their coat-of-arms," writes
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Mrs. Smith, "a canteen or drinking-cup (as they called it) which was a gourd shell mounted in silver and inscribed on top: 'Pat- rick Hepburn, Abbeymillon, 1640'. Also sil- ver shoe and knee buckles. I also have in my possession a little trunk which tradition says was brought by him. The story handed down to us runs in this wise: After dis- charging his cargo, he took the papers and went twelve miles up the Clyde, visited the church, had a long conversation with the sex- ton, who said his father was sexton before him and had often heard him tell of the brothers leaving home, etc. Great-grandfa- ther made an appointment to go the next day and attend te the business of establishing his claim. He then returned to Glasgow and re- mained at the inn near the wharf overnight. While eating his breakfast the next morning, the innkeeper came in with a newspaper in his hand saying: 'Great news! great news this morning" 'What news?' .Why. the King has declared thie colonies in rebellion, and I hope he will hang every mother's son of them.' Great-grandfather continued his breakfast, but. as he often said in relating it. 'I kept up a De'il of a thinking as to what I had better do, if the news were really true. Peter Hepburn, you have a wife and children across this big pond which are of more im- portance than family history, lands, etc., and your duty is to them.' Turning to the inn- keeper he said: 'there is one thing he will have to do before he liang's thiem.' .What is that?' 'He will have to catch them first.' By this time he had made up his mind to put his ship in ballast and start for home, where he arrived in safety, trusting to the future for establishing claims. The place twelve miles from Glasgow was no doubt Bothwell castle and manse, where he was to examine the rec- ords. My theory is that we descended from George, son of the second Earl of Bothwell. and they lived in Hurnbick : my father said a place that sounded like 'Ambic.' "
In the life of Sir John Hepburn, by James Grant, there is a description of that home and also the giving to Isabella, his sister. and by George, of the Abbeymill property.
(IV) Nathaniel. son of Peter (2) Hep- burn, was born August 12, 176;, in Milford, Connecticut. He married. in 1793. Abigail Ann Merwin. of Pond Point, Milford. She was born November 4, 1774. Among their children was Peter, mentioned below : Nancy. died in infancy : Nancy, born June 16. 1,99, married Edward Phillips, of New York : he died at Stamford. Connecticut, May 9, 1870: Mary, born in Milford. died young.
(V) Feter 13%. eldest son of Nathaniel
Hepburn. was born in Milford, January 14, 1795, died in New York City, November 4, 18;9. He lived in New York and in 1830 moved to Brooklyn. He was an ardent Hen- ry Clay Whig. Always devoted to business and family. He took an active part in the carly politics of New York and Brooklyn. He was a member of the Owl Club of Brook- lyn.
Ile married Eleanor Kellinger, of New York City, January 9, 1819. She was the daughter of Maurice and Mary (Opple) Kel- linger. She died in October, 18SI. Their children were: Andrew Merwin, born in New York City. March 20. 1820, mentioned below ; Peter Alexander, born April 16, 1822, died in Brooklyn, New York: Anna Amelia, born in New York City, December 19, 1823. lied early in 1824; Mary Augusta, born in New York City, corner of Stanton and Lud- low streets, July 27, 1825, married Edwin Porter Smith (sce Smith VIII).
(VI) Andrew Merwin, son of Peter (3) Hepburn, was born March 20, 1820, died at Oakland. California. July 27, 1885. He was most honorably and creditably referred to in a photographic history of the civil war pub- lished in the Review of Reviews. Referring to General Ingals, who was the central fig- ure in the group, it then continues: "The gentle looking man on the top step, is the one who supplied the whole Federal Army with horses, mules, clothing, tents, transportation, etc." He was an elder brother of Mrs. Mary A. Hepburn Smith.
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