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las; George: Ebenezer, died young; Moses, mentioned below.
( IV) Moses, son of Joseph Chase. was born in Swansea about 1715. He married, March 25, 1742, Alice Sherman. Children, born at Swansea: Samuel, married Mary Earle ; Wil- liam, mentioned below : Joseph, born Septem- ber 29, 1762, settled in Douglas, married, Oc- tober 24. 1785. Isabel Thomas, born 1762, and both died in Douglas; Moses, married Sarah Bourne; Mary, married David Chase, brother of Alice ( Elsie ) mentioned below : Elizabeth, married Cary Spencer: Grissel, married Ion- athan Baker : Alice, married Nathaniel Shove : Sarah, died in 1853, aged ninety, unmarried.
(V) William (3), son of Moses Chase, was born in 1754, at Swansea, died at Douglas, in 1827. His will was dated October 8. 1827. With several of his brothers and relatives he settled in Douglas, Massachusetts. He mar- ried Alice ( Elsie ) Chase, born July 24, 1754, at Swansea, died February IS. 1837, at Doug- las, aged eighty-three (gravestone), daughter of David and Elizabeth (Asten) Chase. Chil- dren, born in Swansea: Buffum, March 6, 1787. married Zelpha Aldrich, October 3, 1805: Elizabeth, October 20. 1,88. married Easton: William. mentioned below ; Moses. March 11, 1,93, married -- Eas- ton : Daniel, died young. David and Eliza- beth Chase had. at Swansea: Alice (El- sie), mentioned above: David, born March 8, 1758: Jesse, September IT, 1761; Isaac, October 9. 1763; Collins, October 8. 1766: Isaiah, September 24. 1768; Philip, Jan- uary 30, 1770 : Elizabeth : many of these names have descended to the children of Alice ( El- sie) Chase. Isaac, father of David Chase, married (first ). February 10. 1704. Elizabeth. daughter of John and Jane ( Marks) Blethen. of Salem : (second ). November 2, 1720, Mary. daughter of Samuel Fowler. Isaac Chase died in 1760. Children of Isaac Chase, born in Swansea: James, February 12. 1706: Wait. April 24. 1708; Isaac. May 19, 1710: William, October 31, 1712: Elizabeth. May 6, 1715 : children by second wife: Ezekiel : Mary : Rob- ert : David, married ( second). December 22, 1791. Mary Chase, mentioned above: Lydia; Susanna : Benjamin. William, father of Isaac Chase, was son of William (2). and bory about 1645. He married (first, Hannah. daughter of Philip and Sarah ( Odding) Sher- Malı: (second). December 6. 1673, Priscilla Perry. Ile died in 1737. Children: William, Eber. Isaac, Nathaniel. Joseph and Hezekiah.
(VI) William (4), son of William (3) Chase. was born in Swansea. April 5. 1791, died about 1865. He married - - Sher- man, and settled in Douglas, Massachusetts.
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Children: Jeste B., mentioned below : Col- lins ; Sewall : Charles H. : Sylvester.
(VII) Jesse B., son of William (4) Chase. was born in Douglas. June 9, 1821. died there March 13, 1890. He was a farmer at East Douglas. He married Julia Ann Fairbanks (see Fairbanks VII). Both are buried at East Douglas and have gravestones. Chil- dren : Alverdo Williston, mentioned below : Hattie R., married Frank C. Smith, a woolen manufacturer living at Tatnuck in the city of Worcester ; they had two sons: Frank C. Jr .. a lawyer. of Worcester, and Frederick R. Smith : Minnie M .. married John L. Somes : Orlan F .. now living in East Douglas, a far- mer, who married Flora Sprague and had three children. Jesse. Elwin and Sprague.
(VIII) Alverdo Williston, son of Jesse B. Chase, was born at East Douglas in 1857. died at Northbridge in 1804. He was a farmer. He married Mary Hannah Somes, born at Newton, Massachusetts. in 1855. daughter of John Somes. who died in 1860. Her brother John L. Somes, married Minnie Maria Chase. mentioned above. Another brother, Lewis L. Somes, was adopted by his uncle, Lewis L. Whitney, and changed his name to Lewis I. Whitney Jr .. and is now living in Denver, Colorado. A half-sister of Mrs. Chase. Jo- sephine MI. Taft. born at East Douglas, mar- ried George Gleason and has one son, George Gleason Tr. Children: Arthur A., mentioned below : Fred Lewis, born at East Douglas, December 22, 1886, a druggist at Norwood. Massachusetts : married Edith Leath and has children: Louis, Arthur, Dorothy and Mil- dred.
(IX) Dr. Arthur Alverdo Chase, son of Alverdo Williston Chase, was born at East Douglas, October 12. 1879. He attended the public schools of Worcester and Woburn. Massachusetts, entering the Harvard Medical School in 1897 and graduating with the de- gree of M. D. in 1901. He located in Plain- field. Connecticut, soon afterward and has been in general practice there since. He is health officer of the town of Plainfield. He is a member of the Windham County Medical So- ciety, the Connecticut State Medical Society and the American Medical Association: of Moosup Lodge. No. 113. Free Masons: of Warren Chanter. No. 12, Royal Arch Ma- sons : of the Order of Modern Woodmen of America : of the New England Order of Pro- tection, Governor Lilley Lodge, of which he is warden.
In politics Dr. Chase is a Republican. and in religion a Congregationalist. belonging to the First Congregational Church of Woburn. He is unmarried.
(The Fairbanks Line).
(II) Captain George Fairbanks, son of Jon- athan Fairbanks (q. v.), from whom Vice- President Fairbanks, and practically all of the same name in this country are descended, came with his father from England in 1633. and lived in Dedham, Massachusetts. until about 1657. when he removed to the southern part of Sherborn, afterwards Medway. and now Millis. He was the first settler there, and was an esteenied citizen, one of the first se- lectinen, and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery. He was drowned Janu- ary 10, 1682. He married, October 26, 1646. Mary Adams, of Dedham, who died August II. I711. in Mendon, Massachusetts. Children, born in Dedham: Mary, November 10, 1647 : George, May 26, 1650: Sammuel, October S. 1652: Eliesur. June 8. 1655: Jonas. February 23. 1656: born in Medway: Jonathan, May I, 1662. mentioned below : Margaret, June 27, 1664.
(III) Dr. Jonathan (2) Fairbanks, son of George Fairbanks, was born in Medway, May 1, 1662. He lived in his native town, prob- ably in the old stone house near Bogestow Pond. He was the first physician there. a se- lectman for several years. also town clerk. He was drowned December 19. 1719, by fall- ing through the ice. while attempting to cross the river from Medfield, by night. He mar- ried (first) Sarah - -, who died July 9, 1713. He married ( second ) Annie Children of first wife: George. April 14, 1685; Jonathan, March 21, 1689. mentioned below: Comfort, October 30. 1600: Joseph. April 25. 1692, died young: Sanmel. Febru- ary 27, 1603 ; Jonas. June 9. 1697. died young : child of second wife: Benjamin, August 16, 1715.
(IV) Dr. Jonathan (3) Fairbanks, son of Dr. Jonathan (2) Fairbanks, was born in Med- way. March 21. 16So. He followed the pro- fession of his father. a physician. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, 1725. He married (first). Lydia Holbrook, who died in 1724. He married (second), June 2. 1726. Hannah Coolidge. born January 8. 1602. died in 1776. Children of first wife: Jona- than, February 18. 1714: Benjamin. August 16. 1715: died young: Mary. February 5. 1717: Lydia. October 1. 1718: Comfort. Feb- ruary 8. 1720: Moses. March 1. 1722: Dan- iel. November 5. 1723: children of secona wife: Joshua, April 5. 1727, mentioned be- low : John. August 12, 1729: Hannah, July 3, 1731 : Grace, June 16. 1734: Abner. March 28. 1736.
(V) Lieutenant Joshua Fairbanks, son of Dr. Jonathan (3) Fairbanks, was born in Med-
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way, April 5. 1727. He settled in Douglas, Massachusetts, and died there in 1781. He served in the revolution: his name appears with the rank of lieutenant on the Lexington Alarm Roll of Captain Caleb Whiting's com- pany, time of service, ten days. His name also appears in a list of officers of the Massachu- setts militia, as first lieutenant in the Eighth Company of the Third Worcester County Reg- iment, commissioned July 9, 1776. He re- ceived lands from his father, February IT, 1753. He married Lydia - ---. who sur- vived him. Children, order of birth not cer- tain : Amos, 1754; Joseph. died in 1831 : Ly- dia, married Aaron Benson ( Boynton), of Mendon : Joshua, mentioned below : John, Au- gust 4. 1766; Ellis, went to sea. and was never afterwards heard from: Hannah. married Whiting: Dorcas, married Timothy Whiting, of Douglas ; Rosanna. May 16. 1774. (VI) Captain Joshua (2) Fairbanks, son of Lieutenant Joshua ( 1) Fairbanks, was born in Douglas in 1765, died February 1. 1825. He was a blacksmith and farmer by occupa- tion and was prominent in town affairs. He served on the board of selectmen, was also assessor. and held other town offices. He mar- ried Hannah Whiting. born in Douglas, March, 1763. died January, 1855. Children : Lincoln: Lucinda, born 1789: Nelson, 1795: Merrick. April 7. 1799; Joshua, October 2. 1801. mentioned below : Ellis. December 16. 1804: Hannah, 1807; Mary, married Farnum.
(VII) Joshua (3). son of Captain Joshua (2) Fairbanks, was born in Douglas, October 2. ISOI. He was a farmer and blacksmith by occupation. He was a man of good ability and was entrusted with the settlement of many estates. He served eighteen years as selectman and as assessor for sixteen years. In 1839 he was representative to the legisla- ture. He married Rebecca Putney, of Charl- ton, Massachusetts. November 23. 1820. She was born March 24. 1799. died April 19. 1877. Children: Abigail. October 24. 1821 : Louisa, April 8, 1823: Lucinda (twin). Feb- ruary 28, 1825. married Sylvester Chase: Ju- lia Ann (twin), February 28, 1823. married Jesse B. Chase (sec Chase VII ) : Harriet. September 17, 1832 : Maryetta, July 5. 1839.
Peter Brown, immigrant ances- BROWN tor, was born in England. and settled as early as 1630 in New Haven, Connecticut. He removed to Stam- ford, where he died August 22. 1658. His wife Elizabeth died July 2 !. 1657. and Elea- nor (wife of his son or his second wife) died August 21, 1658. Children : Mercy, bap-
tized April 16. 1645: Elizabeth, baptized Au- gust 1. 1647; Thomas, of Rye, Hackallah, of Rve : Peter, mentioned below : Ebenezer, died August 21, 1658; Francis, married, Martha Chapman. The order of births is not known. (II) Peter (2). son of Peter (1) Brown, was born about 1630. He married, at Stam- ford. July 25, 1658, Unica Buxton, widow of Clement Buxton. She may have been his sec- ond wife. She married (third) Nicholas Knapp. Among their children was Joseph, mentioned below.
(III) Joseph, son of Peter (2) Brown. was born at Stamford, about 1660. He mar- ried Mary -, who died July 31. 1744. it is presumed, the records calling her simply by her name and "an ancient widow". Children, born at Stamford: Son. December 24. 1086: son, March 11. 1689; Hannah. September 21, 1692: Nathaniel, June 16. 1096: Nathan, men- tioned below : Jonathan, May 14. 1701 ; David. March 22. 1703-04. died August 31, 1711 ; Mary, October 5. 1705.
(IV) Nathan, son of Joseph Brown, was born at Stamford, October 29. 1697. He mar- ried Ruth Children, born at Stam- ford: Nathan. May 30, 1728: Ananias, March 13. 1730: Mary. June 6. 1732; Ruth, Septem- ber 6. 1734: Silvanus, March 2, 1736; Isaac, mentioned below.
(V) Captain Isaac Brown, son of Nathan Brown, was born at Stamford, August 20. 1739. died November S. ISOS. He married Prudence Belden. or Beiding, May 21, 1772. She died June 1, 1842, in her eighty-eighth year. He was called captain in the records. He was a private in Captain Joseph Hoit's company of Stamford on the Lexington alarm in the revolution and served later in 3775 in New York and the northern department auder Colonel David Waterbury. Children, born at Stamford: Polly. October 26, 1774: Isaac, March 23. 1777: George, mentioned below : Cate, April 24, 1783: Prudence Belding. Jan- uary 25. 1786: Sally. December 9. 1788: Oli- via. December 8, 1791 : William. 1793.
(VI) George, son of Captain Isaac Brown, was born at Stamford. May 21. 1780. Ile was educated in the district schools. He went to New York City and engaged in the manufac- ture of hats and was very successful. Later in life he returned to live in his native town, and from the age of about fifty to the time of his death followed farming in Stamford. He married Mary Benedict, a native of Norwalk, Connecticut. Children: 1. Catherine born November 20, 1814. died September 16. 1800). 2. George Lockwood, mentioned below. 3. Elizabeth. died in infancy. 1. Samuel Daven- port, born July 19. 1822. died November 12.
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1890. 5. Isaac. died in infancy. 6. Charles Williams, born June, 1825, died January, 1892. 7. Elizabeth Mary, born June 14. 1828. died December 27. 1911. 8. FAward Francis, born December 30. 1832, died October. 1903.
(VII) George Lockwood, son of George Brown, was born in New York City, March 5, 1817. He received his education mostly in the public schools of Stamford. He started in business life as a clerk in a store in Provi- dence. Rhode Island. Subsequently he re- turned to Stamford and resided there until 1874, when he removed to Brooklyn, New York, and lived until 18S3. From that time until his death. May 1, 1891, he made his home in Washington, Connecticut. During his resi- dence in Stamford. he was an active and use- ful citizen, a director of the First National Bank, of which he was one of the organizers, and interested keenly in public and municipal affairs. He married ( first ) in 1845. Catherine Louise Bain. born July 28. 1820. died in 1846, daughter of Peter Bain, born at Albany, New York, in 1789, died December 17. 1834. mar- ried. November 26. 1817. Nancy Ward, born September 16. 1,04. daughter of Jonathan and Nancy (Cobb) Ward. Nancy Cobb was a daughter of Henry Cobb. of Stonington, Con- necticut, where he was born June 4. 1756. Jon- athan Ward. father of Jonathan Ward, was born at Ashfield. Connecticut, March 1. 1727. - died in 1753. married Dorcas. only child of William Chick. She was born September 20. 1729. Gamaliel Ward, father of Jonathan Ward Sr .. was born at Marlborough. Massa- chusetts. September, 1694. married. at Ash- ford. Connecticut, in 1726. Demarie
Gamaliel Ward removed to Somers. Con- necticut. in 1745. thence to Simsbury, where he died June 6. 1774. William Ward, father of Gamaliel Ward. was born at Marl- borough in December. 1660. married. in 1690. Judith In IZII William Ward re- moved to Hartford, Connecticut, where he purchased lands in 1715: he removed thence to Union, Connecticut. in 1730. and died there January 8. 1731. Obadiah Ward, father of William Ward, was born in Norfolk, England, in 1632, married ( first) in Marlborough. No- vember 13, 1667, Mary -: marriedl ( sec- ond). in 1707. when seventy-five years old. Johanna Mixer. Peter Bain was son of John Bain, who married Mary McClean, of Scotch- Irish ancestry. and removed to Albany, New York. Hugh Bain. father of Toim Bain, mar- ried. March 3. 1760, Catherine Beckman, who was baptized August 29. 1736, daughter of Johannes Jansen Beekman, who was baptized May 20. 1604. died October 23. 1756. mar- ried (first). July 6, 1729. Sarah Cuyler,
daughter of Abram and Cartie ? ( Blleecker) Cuyler. Sarah Cuyler was born October 6. 1706. Hendrick Cuyler, father of Abram Cuy- ler. was born at Amsterdam, Holland, in 1637, and came to this country in 1664. settling at Albany. New York. Abraham Cuyler, father of Hendrick Cuyler, was a wealthy merchant of Amsterdam. Hugh Bain, father of Hugh Bain, was born in Bermuda about 1690, and came to New York in 1713-14: married. in 1715. Elizabeth Scott, and settled in Albany county, New York, at the town of Livingston, now in Columbia county. Samuel Bain or Bavne, father of Hugh Bain, was a sea cap- tain, one of the original patentees of the Low- er Islands. now called the Bermudas, in 1673, married Hester. daughter of Hugh Went- worth, of Bermuda. Johannes Jansen Beek- man was the son of Johannes and Eva { his second wife) Beekman. Eva was daughter of Jolin Dirckes Von Haver, of Germany. George Lockwood Brown married (second) Mary Brinsmade. Hi. only child was by the first wife. Belden Bain, mentioned below.
(VIII ) Belden Bain, son of George Lock- wood Brown, was born in New York City, February 17. 1846. He came to Stamford when a young child and with the exception of seven years, when he was living in Brooklyn. has lived since then in Stamford. He engaged in business as a broker in association with his father in Wall street. New York. and contin- ued until 1883. Since returning to Stamford. he has been secretary of the Grey Rock Land Company and interested in real estate extell- sively. He and his family are communicants of St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church of Stamford. He is a member of the Wee Burn Golf Club and other social clubs and organi- zations. He married. January 13, 1870. Ida M. Hoyt, of Stamford. daughter of George A. and Sarah Elizabeth ( Hawley) Hoyt (see Hoyt VHI and Hawley VII). Children : Sar- ah Hawley. born at Stamford. November 8, 1871. died aged two years: Mary Benedict. Stamford, February 5. 1874: George Lock- wood, Washington. July 16, 1876, married 3ła- bel C .. daughter of Hon. Horatio C. King. of Brooklyn, New York: child. Elizabeth, born at Stamford, January 18. 1904: Belden Rain. Brooklyn, December 8. 1880.
(The Hoyt Line).
( U) Benjamin Hoyt, son of Simon Hoit (q. v.). was born February 2. 1644, at Wind- sor. He lived in Stamford, and died there January 26. 1735-36. aged ninety-one. On January 27. 1666, he signed a receipt for ser- eral animals, and other things. as liis share of his father's estate, and his name is also of
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the agreement of 1674. He is on the town lists for 1667. February 25, 1668, he was giv- en a house lot, on condition that he build on it within two years. He was given a house lot on February 25, 1668, at a town meeting. August 25, 1673, he bought land of Samuel Hoyt in Northfield. He also bought and sold other land at different times. He was fence viewer and pound for "Northfield" in 1683- S4; he was surveyor for the North Field in 1700, and very likely lived in that part of the town. In 16go he was selectman and in 1700 was collector to gather Mr. Davenport's rate. His "ear-mark" was entered in March, 1702- 03. llis property was probably given to his ehildren before his death, as he lived to be very old. Ile married ( first) Hannah. daugh- ter of Jonas Weed. January 5. 1670. She died November 9, 1711. Ile probably married (second ) Abigail after 1711. \bi- gail, wife of Benjamin Hoit ( Hoyt). doubt- less this Benjamin, is said in the Stamford records to have died the night following March 4, 1729-30. Children : 1. Benjamin, born De- cember 9. 1671, mentioned below : Mary, Sep- tember 20, 1673; Hannah, June 3, 1676: Si- mon, March 11, 1677, probably died young ; Samuel, captain and deacon, 1679-84: Jonas, 1679-84.
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(III) Benjamin (2), son of Benjamin (I) Hoyt, was born December 9. 1671, died 1747. He married Elizabeth Jagger, June 10. 1697, and lived in Stamford. On December 25, 1699, he bought "land on the hills", and in May, 1704. he bought house, barn, and home lot. His father deeded to him a house and lot in January. 1,04-05. His "ear-mark" was entered in 1705. In March, 1707-08, he bought land on the east side of Mill river, and in April, 1709, other land in Stamford and on the west side of Mill river. He received land on his father's right in 1710, and on the right of Jeremy Jagger, deceased, in 1700. At least thirty more deeds dated from 1709 to 1,46 are in the records at Stamford. For four years, 1719 an I later, he was selectman. He and his wife were members of the Stamford Church, December. 1746, which was the car- liest record saved. Until his father's death he was Junior. He gave houses and lands in 1743-44 to each of his seven sons, and the in- ventory of his estate amounted to two thou- sand one hundred and thirty-one pounds. His will was dated September 28. 1744. and proved August. 1747. In it he mentions his wife Elizabeth, seven sons, and two daughters. Children, born at Stamford: Deboralı, .An- gust 9. 1608: Benjamin, April 24. 1700. died young ; David, June 23. 1,02: Abraham, June 16, 1704, mentioned helow ; Jeremiah, Eliza-
beth, September 26, 1710, died Inly 31, 1712; Ebenezer. October, 1712; Jagger, December 21, 1714: Hannah. September 8, 1716: Rev. Benjamin, June 13. 1718: Jonas, May 8. 1720.
(\\') Sergeant Abraham Hoyt, son of Ben- jamin (2) Hoyt, was born June 16. 1704, died March 16, 1788. He married ( first ) Hannah Bates, November 27, 1727, and he married ( second ) Hannah Blachley, widow of Samuel Blachley Jr., and daughter of Lieutenant Sam- uel Bates, June 3, 1748. He lived in Stam- ford. Ilis "ear-mark" was entered at Stam- ford, May 24. 1726, the same as his grand- father's. His father gave him house, home lot. and other land in Stamford, March 6, 1743-44. From 1733 to 1750 about twenty deeds are recorded. as well as many after 1750, with him and his brothers Jonas. Jere- miah. Benjamin, and others. As early as 1754 he was called sergeant. For ten years, first in 1763, he was selectman. Hle was ad- ministrator of his father's estate, and of the estate of Lieutenant Samuel Dates in 1754. Both of his wives were named Hannah Bates. and both were members of the Stamfordi Church. The father of Hannah ( Blachley ) Hoyt deeded her a house and lot in Decem- ber, 1748. She died August 14. 1704, aged eighty-six. Her will was dated September, 1793. and proved September. 1704. His will was dated March 8, 1785, and proved April 14. 1788. For many years he was a member of the Congregational church, and he had much influence in public life. Children by first wife: Hannah, born December 25. 1730: Abraham, October 13. 1732, died August 20, 1745 : Isaac. September 14, 1734: Ezra. April 23. 1737; Silas, March 2. 1738-39: Sarah, February 30. 1740-41 : Thaddeus. January 26. 1742-43. mentioned below : Rachel. August 7, 1745. died September 9. 1745. Children by second wife: Marv, August 22. 1750: Sam- uel Bates, baptized June 14. 1752, died young : Bates, July 7. 1754.
(V) Thaddeus, son of Sergeant Abraham Hoyt, was born January 26, 1742-43. He lived in Stamford, and died October 3. 1826. His "ear-mark" was registered May 25. 1767. Ilis father deeded him land in Stamford. in 1777. He was in the revolutionary army in New York City in 1776, and was on a com- mittee to supply commissary with clothing in December. 1777. He was quite noted as a scout against the "cow-boys". He was of a fine athletic frame, and was known for his reckless and successful daring. He was a very earnest Whig and arouse;l the hatred of every Tory around him. He was very much an- noyed by them on account of this and often had to keep guard with his gun. One by one
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his cattle were carried off by stealth, and he determined to catch the thief. Samuel Lock- wood. one of the leading Tories in these dep- redations, was suddenly covered with a gun one night by "Uncle Thad", when in the ast of carrying off some cattle. The Tory was not allowed to escape until he had promised to give up his evil practices. Thaddeus Flovt was a man of much influence and of consid- erable wealth for the times. He married (first) Hannah, daughter of John Holmes. April 28, 1,66, she died April 4. 1804; he and his wife owned covenant in Stamford church November 14. 1773: married (second) Sarah Lockwood. of Poundridge, New York. Chil- dren : Frederick, born January 24, 1767 : Han- nah, October 16, 1768: Abraham, October 16. 1770: Thaddeus, August 21, 1,72; Billy. June 30. 1774 : Darius, January 30, 1776, mentioned below ; Betsey, June 12. 1778: Rebecca. Sep- tember 19. 1780: Mary. November 2, 1782; Bates, Captain. August 27. 1784.
(VI) Darius, son of Thaddeus Hovt, was born January 30. 1776, died about 1826. 1le married, September 14. 1806, Harriet Bates, of Darien, where he lived. Children: Je- rome Bates, born October 27, 1857, in Stam- ford, married Sarah White, of Canandaigua, New York ; William Augustus, November 24. 1809. died about 1830: George Allen, August 16, ISIT, mentioned below; Charles Henry. September 17. 1813. in Darien, married Harriet L. Reed, of Bristol, New York: Mary E .. 1815, married George C. Hoyt, of Darien; Eliza, 1817, married Chauncey Street, of West Norwalk : Elizabeth, 1820, married Solomon Crosby, of New York City : Hannah Amelia. 1823, married Charles L. Nichols, of Eliza- beth, New Jersey.
(VII) George Allen, son of Darius Hovt. was born in Stamford, August 16, 18TI. died there December 3, 1887. He received his edu -. cation in Stamford. and. in early manhood en- gaged in the clothing business in New York City. In IS51 he removed to Stamford where he purchased a large amount of real estate. He held the office of president of the Pennsyl- vania Coal Company for several years, and also the office of treasurer. He married ( first ) August 16, 1838, Sarah Elizabeth Hawley. born April 10. 1815. died in Stamford. March 14, 1853 (see Hawley VII). He married ( second ) Jeannie Penniman, daughter of Tru- man Smith. Children of first wife, all born in New York City: Francis Styles, May 10. IS39; Georgiana, February 5. 1842. married Albert S. Swords: Ida Morton, January I, 1845, married Belden B. Brown: Elizabeth Hawley. June 27, 1848. married E. A. Day, of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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