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Dr. Samuel B. Woodward. of Worcester. Massachusetts, has a copy of the coat-of-arms of this branch of the family.
(II) Stephen (2) Hart. son of
HART Deacon Steplien (1 ) Hart (q. v.). was born at Braintree. Essex county. England. He settled at Farmington, Connecticut, and had his house east of the meeting house, opposite the residence of Juli Hooker. He was made a freeman in Far- mington, Mav. 1654. He died about togo. and the inventory of his estate was taken by Isaac Moore. Thomas Hart and John Hart. His seven children were all living at the time of the appraisal. Children: Stephen. men- tioned below. Thomas, born 1666: John, 1660: Sammel. 1672: Sarah, 1675: Anna, 1678: Mary, 1682.
(III) Stephen (3). son of Stephen (2) Hart, of Nod or Avon, was born in 1662 at Farmington. He married, December 28. 7689. Sarah daughter of Samuel and Abigail ( Stan-
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ley) Cowles. She was born December 25, 1668, at Tunxis, and was admitted to the church in Farmington, February 2, 1691-92, which determines that they lived in Farming- ton. His will was dated September 3. 1728, and gives his wife one-third, and bequeaths to his sons Timothy and Daniel. and daugh- ters Sarah, Ann and Abigail, and makes his wife executrix and son Timothy executor. The inventory of his estate was taken Sep- tember 27, 1733, and he died August IS, 1733. Children: Sarah, born October 16, 1692; Anna, August 18, 1695: Stephen, March 7. 1608, died May 9. 1725: Abigail, February 25. 1702: Timothy, August 31, 1705: Dan- iel, mentioned below.
(IV) Daniel, son of Stephen (3) Hart, of Farmington, was born March 20. 1707-08. He married (first), July IS, 1734, Abigail, born September 3, 1710, died December 7, . ness. Ile then established a daily line of 1760, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Woodruff ) Thompson. His residence was at the north end of Stanley street in New Britain at the foot of Clark Hill. He mar- ried ( second), May 21, 1761, Comfort. widow of Benjamin Stephens, and daughter of Kelsey. Children of first wife: El- dad, born June 6, 1735. died May 17, 1736; Eldad, March 22, 1737: Stephen. March 5. 1739-40, died March 25, 1739-40: Stephen, mentioned below.
(V) Stephen (4), son of Daniel Hart, was born in New Britain, December 8, 1744, died November 20. 1816. He lived in Stanley Quarter at the foot of Clark Hill. and inher- ited his father's estate, which was one of three farms. He married, October 8, 1767, Rhoda. daughter of Charles and Jemima (Gaines) Stedman, of Wethersfield. Mrs. Hart died March 26, 1832. She was received from the Farmington church by letter, December 7, 1823, to the church of New Britain. Chil- dren: Ebenezer, born February 8. 1769: Mary. June 25. 1770: Christina. October 22, 1773 : Stephen, mentioned below ; Nancy, Jan- uary 2, 1780.
(VI) Stephen (5), son of Stephen (4) Hart, was born in New Britain, October 21, 1775. He married. June 25. 1796, Sally, born June 14. 1775. daughter of Ezra and Lucy { Stanliff) White, of Chatham. He was a farmer and lived on the homestead where his father and grandfather had lived. at the foot of Clark Hill in Stanley Quarter. He died December 9. 1816. in the prime of life. His wife died at the home of her son Philip on East street, New Britain, September 6. 1850. aged eighty-four years. Children: Stephen, born February 19, 1708: Edmund. April 23. 1,99: George, mentioned below: Emily.
March 15, 1804; Philip, June 25, 1805: Wu !- liam, October 12. 1808; Henry, 1811 ; Ebene- zer, July 31, 1814.
(VII) George, son of Stephen (5) Ilart, was born at New Britain, March 16, ISOI. Ile passed his early life on the homestead at Stanley Quarter and attended the public schools. He learned the trade of shoemaking at West Hartford, where he served an ap- prenticeship of three years, then began to make shoes on his own account. After the custom of the trade he took a wagon load of shoes to Augusta, Georgia, where he sold his stock during the winter and returned the fol- lowing year to New Britain, where he en- gaged in the manufacture of coffee mills with- out success. He worked for a time in the brass factory of North & Stanley and paid a debt of Sooo incurred in the coffee mill busi-
stage, carrying express and freight between New Britain and Hartford and his enterprise and energy won ample success. For many years he controlled practically all the business between these points. When the Hartford & New Haven railroad was built, his business there ceased, and he transferred his teaming and stages to the railroad station east of New Britain, now the Newington boundary line. After the completion of the Hartford. Provi- dence & Fishkill railroad. January 1, 1850, he was appointed station master for New Britain and also did most of the truck- ing to and from the station. He also had an omnibus line for a number of years to Berlin Junction until the New Britain branch was built in ISG5. By that time he had acquired a competence and retired from active business, except farming on a small scale. During his active life lie was exceedingly industrious and energetic, was of temperate hobits and great physical endurance. and possessed a rugged constitution. Only the failure of his eyesight in old age induced him to retire from the ac- tivities of business. He joined the Church of Christ in New Britain, August 6. 1831, and was one of the one hundred and twenty origi- nal members of the South Congregational Church and the last of that body surviving. He lived to the great age of ninety year-, and died October 27, 1891. At that time the New Britain Daily Herald said of him: "Mr. Uart was a man of great simplicity of character and frankness combined with a high sense of honor and the strictest integrity". His home was west of Central Park.
He married (first), March 2, 1826, Mary Griswold, born October 22. 1809, died August 10. 1831, daughter of Ebenezer and Mary (Griswold) Andrews. Ile married ( second),
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September 11, 1832, Elizabeth F., born Octo- ber 31, ISIt. died April 25, 1862, daughter of Cyrus and Nancy (North) Booth. Ile mar- ried ( third), May 6, 1863, Elizabeth ( Ells- worth ) Perry, born September 21, 1823, daughter of Job, of East Windsor, and Laura (Osborn) Ellsworth. She was the widow of William Perry, of South Windsor. Child of first wife: Charles, born 1827, died Febru- ary 27, 1837. Child of second wife: William Henry, mentioned below.
(VIII) William Henry, son of George Hart, was born July 25, 1834, at New Britain. He was educated in the common and high schools of that town. He began at an early age to assist his father in his duties as sta- tion agent of the Hartford, Providence & Fishkill railroad. He was ticket agent at New Britain in 1850 when the road was opened from Willimantic to Bristol. For halt a cen- . Chamberlain, of New Britain. tury he was connected with the Stanley Works. Two years after this business was established he was elected, May 16, 1854. then only nineteen years okl, secretary and treas- urer of that corporation and held that office until he retired. For more than forty years he had the general management of the com- pany. For the first twenty-five years the company had a struggle under the handicap of insufficient capital. undesirable location as re- gards freight facilities, the lack of experienced workmen in sheet metal, and the difficulty of meeting the competition of an older and well- established rival in business in the same lo- cality. In later years the business flourished and he had the able assistance of five sons and a son-in-law. He has been president since Feb- ruary 14. 1885. At the beginning the capital of the Stanley Works was $30.000, and dur- ing his administration it was increased to half a million of nominal capital, with fully a mil- lion actually employed in the business. From twenty hands, in 1852, the company had one thousand two hundred in 1900 and many more in 1910. Mr. Hart was a member of the South Congregational Church and was elected clerk and treasurer in 1857. He has been director of the New Britain National Bank for more than thirty years and is now , senior member of the board. He was a member of the board of managers of the New Britain Institute. and president of the New Britain Club in 1808-09. He was a member of the New Britain General Hospital, and president of the Young Men's Christian Association.
He married, September 15. 1855. Martha. born in New Britain, May 12. 1837, daughter of Elnathan and Mary ( Dewey) Peck. Chil- dren: 1. Charles W., born August 8, 1858,
died July 25, 1875. 2. George P .. born Au- gust 22, 1860, married Mary, daughter of Edward and flelen ( Bassett ) Doen, of New Britain : children: Margaret. Mervin Stanley and Donald Richard. 3. Howard Stanley, July 9, 1867: married Bessie, daughter of James and Minerva Wilcox ( Case ) Stanley. of New Britain : children : Vice, William II .. and Stanley. 4. Martha Elizabeth. born May 9, 1809. married E. Allen, son of Nelson A. and Ann M. (Pickett ) Moore, of Kensington, Connecticut : children : Barbara, Alien. Mar- tha. Roswell and Maxwell. 5. Edward Her- bert, born October 12. 1870. 6. Maxwell Stansbury, born April 15. 1873. married Louise, daughter of Theodore E. and Louise ( Lockwood) Smith, of New Britain. 7. Wal- ter H .. born August 4. 1874. married Louisa. daughter of Judge V. B. and Anna (Smith )
The Stanley family is very STANLEY ancient in England and there are many branches in various counties. The American branch is thought to have sprung from the family of the name in county Kent, descended through a younger son of the great Lancashire family of Stan- leys. The arms of the Kentish family are de- scribed : Argent on a band azure, three bucks' heads cabossed or, a chief gules. Crest: A demi-heraldic wolf, erased argent. tuited or. (I) John Stanley, immigrant, was born in England and embarked for New England in 1634-35, but died on the voyage thither. Chil- (Iren: John, mentioned below: Ruth. born 1620: infant, born and died in 1634.
( II) Captain John ( 2) Stanley, son of John ( I) Stanley. was born in England in 1624 and after his father's death was placed in care of his uncle, Thomas Stanley, until he came of age. He removed with his guardian to Hart- ford. Connecticut, in 1636, and when only thirteen years old went as a soldier in an ex- perlition against the Pequot Indians. He set- tled at Farmington. Connecticut, at the time of his marriage. and became one of the most important men of the town. He was deputy to the general court almost continuously for thirty-seven years, from 1650 to 16gb. In King Philip's war he was lieutenant and cap- tain. He was constable of the town in 1654; sergeant, 1660: ensign, 1674: captain. 1676. He had a grant of one hundred and twenty acres of land in 1674 and another two years later. He died December 19. 1706 (grave- stone record). He married ( first). December 5. 1645. Sarah Scott, who died June 6. 1661. daughter of Thomas and Anna Scott. of Hurt- ford. He married ( second), April 20. 1663,
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Sarah Stoddard, who died May 15. 1713. Children: John, born November 4. 1647; Thomas, mentioned below : Sarah, February 18, 1651 : Timothy. May 17, 1653: Elizabeth, April 1, 1657, died young; Isaac, September 22, 1600: by second wife: Abigail, July 25. 1660: Elizabeth, November 28. 1672.
(III) Thomas, son of Captain John (2) Stanley, was born at Farmington. November I, 1649, died there April 14, 1713. He was one of the petitioners for liberty to plant a colony at Waterbury but appears not to have gone there. He married, May 1, 1690. Ann. daughter of Rev. Jeremiah and Joanna (Kitehell) Peck. of Waterbury. Rev. Jere- miah Peck, son of Deacon William Peck, of New Haven, was a graduate of Harvard Col- lege; taught school at Guilford, Connecticut, 1656-60: had charge of the Hopkins Gram- mar School at New Haven one year : minister of Saybrook, whence he removed to Trenton, New Jersey, in 1665; one of the settlers of Greenwich. Connecticut. in 1672. and minister from 1679 to 1600: minister at Waterbury until his death. June 7, 1699. Thomas Stan- ley and wife joined the Farmington church, April 17. 1692, and she died May 23, 1696. Children : Thomas, mentioned below : Anna, born May 14. 1699.
(IV) Thomas (2). son of Thomas (1) Stanley, was born at Farmington, October 31, 1696. He married there. January 2, 1718, Esther, daughter of Samuel Cowles, of Ken- sington, Connecticut. They lived at Stanley Quarter in New Britain, Connecticut. and for his day he was a wealthy and prominent citizen. He died October 13. 1755: his wife July 22. 1776. Children, born at New Brit- ain: Ann, October 30. 1719: Thomas, No- vember 27. 1720: Noah, January 16, 1724: Ruth. Tuly S. 1726: Timothy. August 13. 1727: Abigail. March 7, 1730: Joel, August 4, 1732: Gad. mentioned below.
(V) Gad. son of Thomas (2) Stanley, was born at New Britain, March 21. 1735. He resided on the site of his father's house and by his father's will was to have a new house built for him at New Cambridge, now Bristol. Connectient. but it is believed he never lived there. He was a well-to-do farmer and a leading citizen. He joined the church in 1768. and in 1772 was one of the two largest taxpayers. his assessment being but five shil- lings less than that of the wealthiest citizen, Nathan Booth He was captain of the mili- tary company and an ardent patriot. After the closing of the port of Boston in 1774 he was appointed on a town committee to get subscriptions of grain, etc. for the relief of that city. Cad and Noah Stanley were on the
committee of inspection of New Britain in 1774 and on the committee authorized to li- cense the use of tea for such as needed it on account of age or illness. At the time of the alarm on account of the appearance of British ships-of-war off New London, he arose in meeting on Sunday and announced that the company would assemble in the morning. The minister remonstrated in vain against the preparation for hostilities against the king's forces. Captain Stanley took part in the bat- tle of Long Island and led away his regiment after the defeat. He was then promoted to the rank of colonel. He represented the town in the general assembly from 1778 to 1782, and after Berlin was incorporated he repre- sented it from 1785 to 1804. He was active in securing the Berlin town charter and held varions town offices. He was chairman of the church committee to call and settle Rev. New- ton Skinner as colleague of the pastor at Far- mington. Rev. Dr. Smalley. He married. Oc- tober 29. 1767, Mary, daughter of John and Mary ( Burnham) Judd, granddaughter of Rev. William Burnham, of Kensington, and a descendant of the Wolcotts and Appletons. He died January 10, 1815: his wife January 8, 1818. aged seventy years. Children, born at Farmington and Berlin: Esther. Septem- ber 21. 1768: Amzi, October 23. 1770: Mary, August 2, 1772: Abigail, August 18, 1774: Gad, mentioned below : Phebe. August 28. 1778; Elizabeth, July 17, 1780: Anna, Tanu- ary 15. 1783 : Orin, November 6. 1784 : Cyrus, July 29. 1787 ; Emily, August 31, 1791.
(VI) Gad (2). son of Gad ( 1 ) Stanley. was born August 13. 1776, died June 1. 1820. on the passage to Martinique, and was buried at sea. He married, November 3 1799. Chloe. second daughter of Ensign Levi Andrews of Newington and New Britain. She was born August 29, 1777, died May 1, 1851. She was a devoted wife, an excellent mother and a lady of great refinement and sensibility, we are told. They resided in Stanley Quarter. New Britain. She was a sister of Professor E. A. Andrews, the author. After his prema- ture death, the family built a house on Wash- ington street. New Britain. Children. born at New Britain: Levi Andrews. December 5. ISoo. died March 27. 1804: Frederick Trenck. mentioned below : William Burnham, July 13, 1804: Hubert Montgomery. July 21. 1866, died Tuly 16. 1822; Alfred Hamilton. October 13. 1808. died November 13, 1837 : Catharine Andrews, May 26, 1811, married H. Stanley : Mary Chloe, baptized June 3, 1814. died Au- gust 20. 1828.
(VII) Frederick Trenck, son of Gad (2) Stanley. was born at New Britain. August 12,
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1802. He attended the public schools of his native town, and at the age of sixteen became a clerk in a store in New Haven, Connecti- cut. After five years in this position he went to Fayetteville. North Carolina, where he en- gaged in business as a general merchant. Three years later lie sold his business and re- turned home. He was for a time clerk on the Connecticut river steamboat, "Oliver Ells- worth," plying between Hartford and New York City. For a short time he was clerk in the store of O. R. Burnham, of New Brit- ain, and in 1829 became a partner of Curtis Whaples in a general store, and in the same building he began to manufacture suspenders. In 1830. in partnership with his brother, W. B. Stanley, and others, he was engaged in manu- facturing machinery and in the following year he commenced to manufacture locks, the first made in this country. In 1835 he became a partner in the firm of Stanley, Woodruff & Company of New Britain and continued until 1841, when he sold his interest and moved to the state of Mississippi, where he spent two years. Upon his return to New Britain, he commenced to manufacture bolts and hinges and there laid the foundation of the Stanley Works, which have figured so prominently since then in the industrial life of the city of New Britain. In 1852 the business was in- corporated with Mr. Stanley as president. and he continued at the head of the concern as long as he lived. The building in which the business started in 1841 was formerly an ar- mory on Washington street. At first the busi- ness was small and few workmen needed, but it showed a steady growth from the first and the plant was enlarged from time to time. From $30,000, the capital at the time of in- corporation. the stock was increased as the business developed until the paid-in capital amounted to $325.000. The most modern ma- chinery was put into use. In 18;t the build- ings on Alvrtle street were erected, and since then additions have been built. The plant is connected with the railroad by sidetracks. In 1883 the manufacture of tacks, brads and cer- tain kinds of nails was begun in the old shop on Lake street, and the manufacture of hinges and other building hardware extended con- stantly.
The following is from the historian of New Britain :
"Fle was methodical in business matters, but at the same time energetic and progressive. He gave of his means and time for the benefit of others, with a generosity unusual, and especially when public interests were at stake. He planned the city water works built in 1857, and by unceasing energy and indomitabile perseverance, secured the execution of the plans against much opposition. He was one of
the active men in obtaining the town park, and having it set apart for the benefit of the public. H. advocated the bulling of the branch rulway, and the first engine run from New Britain to Berlin bore his name. He was active in securing the loca- tion of the Normal School at New Britain, and in promoting other public enterprises. He generally techned public office, but consented to represent the town of Berlin in the legislature in 1834. He was elected the first warden of the borough of New Britain in 1850 and the first mayor of the city in 1871. He was conversant with the early history of the place, always interested in hearing about it. and in later years of his hfe, was urgent that it should be written and published. Though never an active politician, he was well informed on national questions. He united with the South Church late in life, and continued to attend its services after his eyesight had failed."
He married, July 4, 1838, Melvina A. Chamberlain, who died Angust 16, 1843. daughter of Samuel C. and Anna ( Conklin ) Chamberlain. Children, born at New Britain : Alfred Hubert, August 2, 1839, married, De- cember 21, 1863, Sarah J. Lozier; Frederick Henry, February 9, 1841. died October 10. 1843: William Chamberlain. April 14, 1843. died July 31, 1844. MFr. Stanley died August 2, 1883.
GRIGGS Thomas Griggs, immigrant an- cestor. was born in England. He settled in Roxbury, Massa- chusetts, as early as 1630. with his wife and two children. John and Joseph. He died there after a long illness, June 23. 1616. and his inventory is dated two days later. He owned land at Muddy River ( Brookline .. His wife Mary was buried November 20, 1639, and he married (second), May 26, 1640. Mary Green. His widow married Jasper Rawlings, Chil- dren: John, Joseph, Mary. and daughter. who died in 1645. aged twelve years.
(II) Joseph, son of Thomas Griggs, was born in England in 1621. died February To, 1714. He lived at Muddy River and like oth . ers of that place belonged to the church at Roxbury, joining June 20, 1653. He was ad- mitted a freeman, May 18, 1653. He was one of the forty signers of a memorial headed by Rev. John Eliot and dated October 25. 000; He was a deputy to the general court in post selectman, 1677-80-83-87-88, and was in -!!!!- mental in getting for Roxbury the grant of land at New Roxbury, now Woodstock, Con- necticut. He was on the grand jury in 16so He deposed. January 24. 1700-10. that he was aged eighty-five and that he came about sixty years ago to Muddy River to live. His will was dated February 5. 1714-15. He married Hannah Davis, November 8. 1654. She died January 9. 1683. Children : Samuel, bap- tized October 5, 1656; Mary, baptized Novem-
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ber 22. 1657, died young: Hannah, baptized March '27, 1659: Joseph. born October 13. 1661 : Benjamin, December 3, 1668: Joanna, January 10. 1073: Ichabod. September 27, 1675, mentioned below; Mary, March 27, 1682.
(III) Ichabod, son of Joseph Griggs, was born at Roxbury, September 27. 1675, died it! 1726. He lived in Roxbury and owned land also in Muddy River. He was surveyor of highways in Roxbury in 1716. He joined the church there in August, 1716. His widow was appointed administratrix, and his estate was divided October 4, 1726. He married Margaret Bishop, born May 17. 1076. daugh- ter of Samuel and Hester ( Cogswell ) Bishop, of Ipswich, Massachusetts: Children: Han- nah, born October 22, 1702; Samuel. April 28. 1704: Elizabeth, November 13. 1705: Jo- sephi. October 11. 1708: Esther. June 22. 1710; Sarah. May 15. 1712: Nathan. September 29. 1714: Thomas. February 25. 1716: Ichabod, mentioned below.
(IV) Ichabod (2). son of Ichabod (1) Griggs, was born in Roxbury. March IS, 1717, died May 9. 1790. He removed to Con- necticut. He joined the Lisbon (Newent) church. September 11. 1741. He lived at Norwich, whence he moved to Tolland about 1744, the year that his son Ichabod was born. He was deacon of the Tolland church, deputy to the general assembly of the province three times. and selectman of the town five years. He married (first) Sarah Hatch, who died October IS. 1;82: (second) Mary Sharp, of Pomfret. Hi, widow died September 19. 1807. aged eighty-one years. Children : Joshua. born January 8, 1743. mentioned be- low: Ichabod. June 7. 1744. ensign in the revolution, buried at New Rochelle during the , war: Sarah. born June 6, 1749; Stephen : Chauncey : Samuel.
(V) Joshua. son of Ichabod (2) Griggs, was born January 8. 1743. at Newent in Nor- wich, now Lisbon. Connecticut. died June 9. "1813. He was also deacon of the Tolland Church. a very respectable and influential cit- izen. He was adjutant in the revolution. and . was at Roxbury, New York, and Saratoga. during the war. He married, December II, 1766. Joanna Chapman, born May 16. 1718, died March 25. 1814, daughter of Deacon Eli- jah and Sarah ( Strele) Chapman. Children, born at Toland: Roswell, September 23, 1767. mentioned below : Joshua. June 17, 1769. physician at Tolland. Susannah. June 30. I,70: Daniel, April 16, 1773: Charles. August 15. 1775: Sarah. September 23. 17;9; Elijah, September 5. 1780: Joanna. September 5. 1783.
(VI) Roswell, son of Joshua Griggs, was born at Tolland, September 23, 1707. He married. October 27, 1791, Sarah Dunham, of Mansfield. Connecticut, born August 1. 1772, daughter of Seth Jr. and Eunice ( Hovey) Dunham. Children, born at Mansfield : Mary. May 15, 1793, Sally, March 5, 1794: Mi- herva. August 6, 1796; Charles, April 14, 1799, mentioned below: Eunice Hovey. Au- gust 27, 1801; Elijah Chapman, September 5. 1803, died young : Roswell Leonard, March 17, 1804 : Seth Dunham, May 1, 1800 : Parme- lee Porter, August 15, 1812; Julia, March 17. 1814: Norman Brigham. June 18. 1818.
(VII) Charles, son of Roswell Griggs, was born at Tolland. April 14, 1799. died at Wa- terbury, November 8, 1858. He settled first at South Windsor an.1 in 1845 removed to Waterbury. He married, at East Windsor. November 10, 1830. Frances Catherine Drake, born February 25. 18og. died January 26, 1895 ( see Drake XIV). Children: 1. Elizur Drake, born January 13, 1832. died about 1902: resided at New Rochelle and was in business in New York City: married, May I. 1854. Sylvia Elizabeth Kingsbury : chil- dren : i. Sylvia Elizabeth, born May 1. 1855. died September 24. 1896; married, March 3. 1892, Andrew H. Pride: ii. Jenme K. born December 5. 1865. married. September 25, 1890. Arthur E. Cooley, and had one child, Sylvia C. Cooley, born November 28, 1893. 2. Janette, born October 30, 1834. died young. 3. Henry Charle-, mentioned below. 4. Lewis Dunham, born October 28, 1836. died May 20, 18OS; married. October 13. 1863. Mary Caroline, daughter of George W. and Caroline ( Steele ) Benedict : had two children who died in infancy. 5. Edward Luther, born July IS, 1838. died January 6. 1904.
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