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This Mr. Ezekiel Main m. Mary It is not known whether he m. before or after he came to this town to reside, probably a short time before, as Mrs. Ezekiel Main was a par- taker at the ordination of Mr. James Noyes, the pastor of the first church in Stonington in 1674. Ezekiel Main was admitted to the church Sept. 3, 1676, and he d. June 19, 1714.
CHILDREN OF EZEKIEL AND MARY MAIN:
2 EZEKIEL, b.
3 MARY, b. bapt. July 1, 1677, d. young.
4 JEREMIAH, b.
5 THOMAS, b. , bapt. Sept. 22, 1679, d. young.
6 PHEBE, b. - bapt. Aug. 7, 1681, m .- Kingsbury.
7 HANNAH, b.
Ezekiel Main (No. 2) was admitted to the church in 1695, and he m. Mary, daughter of Thomas and wife, Naomi Wells, Jan. 14, 1689 ; he d. Oct. 20, 1715.
CHILDREN:
8 EZEKIEL, b. and d. Dec. 24, 1691.
Mrs. Mary Main d. Jan. 12, 1693, and Oct. 22, 1695, Mr. Eze- kiel Main m. 2d, Hannah Rose.
CHILDREN:
9 HANNAH, b. Sept. 23, 1698.
10 MARY, b. June 14, 1700.
11 EZEKIEL, b. Dec. 10, 1701, d. Aug. 5, 1702.
12 ALLIS, b. March, 1704, d. young.
13 PATIENCE, b. Feb. 22, 1704-5.
14 JEREMIAH, b. Sept. 9, 1707.
15 PHEEBY, b. April 9, 1708.
16 ICHABOD, b. Aug. 3, 1710.
17 MERRIAM b. Nov. 4, 1712, d. Oct. 20, 1729.
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MAIN FAMILY.
Jeremiah Main (No. 4) m. widow Ruth Brown. It is not cer- tainly known whose daughter she was, but she with her daugh- ter, Ruth, were admitted to the first church of Stonington and baptized July 16, 1699. Mr. Jeremiah Main was admitted May 18, 1712, and he d. Nov. II, 1727. They were m. Oct. 11, 1699.
CHILDREN:
18 THOMAS, b. July 19, 1700.
19 HANNAH, bapt. May 17, 1702.
20 ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 22, 1702-3, m. Ebenezer Brown (No. 41), Brown family.
21 LYDIA, b. April 19, 1705.
22 SARAH, b. May 19, 1706.
23 JEREMIAH, b. April 10, 1708, m. Jan. 25, 1726-7, Abigail Worden.
24 HEPZIBAH, b. March 24, 1710, m. Oct. 31, 1727, Joseph Brown.
25 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 4, 1714, m. Jan. 10, 1737-8, Anna Spaulding, and m. 2d, Johanna Parkhurst.
26 ANNA, b. Aug. 21, 1715.
27 JOHN, b. May 20, 1716, m. Nov. 8, 1738, Sarah Morgan.
28 PETER, b. Aug. 5, 1718, m. Sept. 17, 1740, Mary Egglestone.
On Feb. 22, 1727, a church was formed in North Stonington, Conn., and among others, Mr. Jeremiah Main and wife Ruth, were dismissed by request, in order to be embodied in church es- tate in North Stonington, in which society they were inhabitants. Mrs. Ruth Main's daughter, Ruth Brown, m. John Butler Oct. 10, 1714, and after her death he m. 2d, Mary Brown Feb. 11, 1747.
Dea. Thomas Main (No. 18) m. Ist, April 20, 1720, Ann (No. 40), daughter of Eleazer and wife, Ann (Pendleton) Brown. He was the son of Thomas Brown and wife, Mary Newhall of Lynn, Mass. She was b. Feb. I, 1699-1700; d. March II, 1766, and Mr. Main m. 2d, Elizabeth Hewitt (No. 34), May 14, 1766. He d. in I771.
CHILDREN:
29 THOMAS, b. Feb. 13, 1720, m. Mary Pendleton Feb. 3, 1742.
30. ANDREW, b. Aug. 5, 1723, m. Fear Holmes Jan. 5, 1743 (No. 28), Holmes family.
31 TIMOTHY, b. April 8, 1727, m. Elizabeth Brown Jan. 27, 1749 (No. 75), Brown family.
32 JOSHUA, b. April, 1729, m. Rachel Peckham Nov. 2, 1752.
33 ANNE, b. July 31, 1733, m. Zebulon Brown Dec. 20, 1749 (No. 74), Brown family.
34 JONAS, b. Feb. 7, 1735.
35 ELIZABETH, b. and d. young.
36 EZEKIEL, b. July 8, 1742, m. Deborah Meacham Nov. 25, 1763.
37 PHEBE, b. Nov. 16, 1747, m. Samuel Meacham March 31, 1763.
Jeremiah Main (No. 23) m. Abigail Wordin, daughter of Thomas Wordin and wife, Sarah Butler, Jan. 4, 1727.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
38 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 14, 1727.
39 RUTH, b. Dec. 12, 1729, m. Bell York (No. 24), of York family.
40 JEREMIAH, b. April 13, 1732.
41 AMOS, b. Sept. 2, 1735.
42 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 21, 1740.
Mrs. Abigail Main d. Nov. 13, 1741, and Mr. Jeremiah Main m. 2d, Miss Thankful Brown (No. 71), that family, April 26, 1742. She was b. Oct. 22, 1720, the daughter of James Brown and wife, Elizabeth Randall, who were m. May 5, 1718.
CHILDREN:
43 JAMES, b. Jan. 27, 1743.
44 LYDIA, b. April 11, 1745.
45 THANKFUL, b. Jan. 14, 1748, m. Edward Thurston, Oct., 1764.
46 BRIDGET, b. June 14, 1749.
47 DAVID, b. Aug. 26, 1752.
48 NATHAN or NATHANIEL, b.
49 DANIEL, b. Jan. 26, 1761.
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Timothy Main (No. 31) m. Elizabeth, daughter of James Brown and wife, Elizabeth Randall, Jan. 27, 1750.
CHILDREN:
50 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 2, 1750.
51 TIMOTHY, b. April 7, 1752.
52 NATHANIEL, b. July 12, 1754.
53 LYDIA, b. Aug. 31, 1756.
54 RUFUS, b. Nov. 15, 1758.
55 GRACE, b. April 22, 1761.
56 LABAN, b. Jan. 27, 1764.
57 LUTHER, b. April 18, 1766.
58 LUCY, b. Dec. 9, 1768.
Jonas Main (No. 34) m. Ist, Patience Peckham June 3, 1756. She d. July 23, 1758, and he m. 2d, April 14, 1760, Content, daughter of William and wife, Elizabeth (Dewey) Bromley. She d. Aug., 1825, aged 80 yrs .; he d. Jan. 24, 1804. CHILDREN:
59 SABIUS, b. March 23, 1757.
60 CONTENT, b. Feb. 7, 1761, m. a Hakes.
61 REUBEN PECKHAM, b. Jan. 3, 1763, m. Sally Burdick.
62 PATIENCE, b. March 7, 1765, m. in 1784 Thomas H. Peckham.
63 LYMAN, b. March 14, 1767, m. Fanny Burdick.
64 DEWEY, b. Sept. 14, 1770, m. Lucinda Colsgrove.
65 JONAS M., b. May 14, 1722.
66 THOMAS, b. , and m. Hannah Chapman (No. 28), that family.
67 JABISH, b. June 1, 1776.
68 NANCY, b. - -, m. John Gray.
69 PAUL, b. - , m. Lydia Miner.
John Main (No. 27) m. Sarah Morgan Nov. 8, 1738. CHILDREN:
70 JUDITH, b. July 31, 1739.
71 JOHN, b. Feb. 12, 1741.
72 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 12, 1743.
73 CALEB, b. April 18, 1745.
74 SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1750.
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MAIN FAMILY.
Peter Main (No. 28) m. Mary Egglestone Sept. 17, 1740. CHILDREN:
75 PETER, b. July 9, 1741, d. young.
76 PETER, b. July 9, 1742.
77 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 14, 1744, d. young.
78 MARY, b. Jan. 16, 1746.
79 ASA, b. June 17, 1748. 80 LUCY, b. Nov. 4, 1745, d. young.
81 JOSEPH, b. April 4, 1753.
82 SANDS, b. Feb. 5, 1756.
83 DAVID, b. Aug. 21, 1761.
84 LUCY, b. March 18, 1764.
85 PRUDENCE, b. March 7, 1768.
Thomas Main (No. 29) m. Mary Pendleton Feb. 3, 1742. CHILDREN:
86 MARY, b. April 19, 1743. 87 SARAH, b. Aug. 19, 1745. 88 THOMAS, b. Aug. 8, 1747.
89 BENAJAH, b. Sept. 5, 1749.
Andrew Main (No. 30) m. Fear Holmes Jan. 5, 1744. CHILDREN:
90 BETHIAH, b. April 6, 1745.
91 FEAR, b. Aug. 13, 1747.
92 ANNE, b. Nov. 18, 1748.
93 ANDREW, b. July 6, 1749.
94 RUTH, b. Sept. 23, 1750. 95 RACHEL, b. Jan. 8, 1753. 96 MOLLY, b. Aug. 6, 1755. 97 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 3, 1757.
98 ELIAS, b. Oct. 6, 1760. 99 REUBEN, b. Jan. 22, 1762.
100 EUNICE, b. March 17, 1764.
Ezekiel Main (No. 36) m. Deborah Meacham Nov. 25, 1761. CHILDREN:
101 EZEKIEL, b. Aug. 17, 1762; and probably others.
Amos Main (No. 41) m. Abigail Brown May 19, 1756. CHILDREN:
102 NABOE, b. Aug. 8, 1757. 103 ESTHER, b. July 1, 1759. 104 KETURAH, b. Jan. 23, 1762.
105 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 12, 1764.
106 TRYPHENIA, b. May 8, 1767.
107 ANNE, b. Aug. 11, 1769.
108 DESIRE, b. March 31, 1772, m. Gilbert Sisson (No. 38). 109 BETSEY, b. May 3, 1777.
110 AMOS, b. July 3, 1779.
James Main (No. 43) m. Hannah Wallace March 4, 1763. CHILDREN:
111 HANNAH, b. Dec. 12, 1763. 112 JAMES, b. April 3, 1766. 113 GILBERT, b. Jan. 10, 1768. 114 LUCINDA, b. July 28, 1770.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
David Main (No. 47) m. Hannah Wordin April 26, 1772. CHILDREN:
115 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 27, 1775.
116 PATTY, b. Feb. 10, 1778.
Mrs. Hannah Main d. Nov. 29, 1779, and April 29, 1781, Mr. Main m. 2d, Judah Palmer
THEIR CHILDREN:
117 DAVID, b. July 26, 1781.
118 ROBERT, b. Jan. 19, 1783.
Mrs. Judah Main d. Nov. 16, 1783, and Mr. Main m. 3d, Esther the widow of Dr. Asher Palmer, and daughter of the Rev. Seth Dean, Jan. 8, 1787.
CHILDREN:
119 RIAL, b. May 29, 1788.
120 CHANDLER, b. Jan. 28, 1790.
121 FENNER, b. Oct. 29, 1791.
122 RHODA, b. May 16, 1794.
123 SAXTON, b. Aug. 27, 1796.
Daniel Main (No. 49) m. Grace, daughter of Timothy Main (No. 55), that family, July 21, 1779.
Reuben Peckham Main (No. 61) m. Sally Burdick.
CHILDREN:
124 PEREZ.
125 JONAS.
126 LEWIS.
127 JOHN.
128 FRANKLIN.
129 ASHER.
130 ADAM.
131 FANNY.
132 SOPHIA.
Lyman Main (No. 63) m. Fanny Burdick Dec. 14, 1789. CHILD:
133 ISAAC, b. Oct. 17, 1793.
Dewey Main (No. 64) m. Lucinda Colsgrove Aug. 18, 1793. CHILDREN:
134 LUCINDA, b. Dec. 22, 1795.
135 SHEFFIELD, b. March 22, 1798.
136 SUSAN, b. Feb. 17, 1800.
137 MILTON, b. March 4, 1802.
138 SEBIUS, b.
139 PRENTICE, b.
140 SILAS, b.
141 NANCY, b.
142 JULIA, b.
143 LEVANTIA, b. -.
Thomas Main (No. 66) m. Hannah Chapman (No. 28), Chap- man family.
453
MAIN FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
144 THOMAS.
145 AARON. 146 FLEET. 147 JOSEPH.
148 POLLY.
148a HANNAH.
148b CONTENT.
149 NANCY.
150 SOPHIA.
Laban Main (No. 56) m. Mary or Polly Brown (No. 155), Brown family, daughter of Rev. Eleazer Brown and wife, Anna Greene, Oct. 19, 1794.
Jabish Main (No. 67) m. March 15, 1798, Freelove Edwards, who was b. in Stonington, Conn., Sept. 6, 1775. She d. April 10, 1856, and Mr. Main d. Oct. 30, 1856.
CHILDREN:
151 JABISH, b. -, m. Lydia Edwards.
152 COLLINS, b. -, m. Susan Peabody.
153 JONAS, b. , m. Melinda Turner.
154 IRA, b. m. Electa Randolph.
155 SEBIUS, b. , m. Julia Stevens.
156 HIRAM, b.
157 SIDNEY, b. , m. Eliza Wentworth.
158 FREELOVE, b. -, d. young.
159 ZERVIAH, b. -, m. Franklin Main.
160 CYNTHIA, b. , m. Alfred Turner.
161 CLARINDA, b. , m. Elias Sprague, and 2d, William Hunt.
162 MARY or FANNY, b. -, d. young.
163 DIANTHUS, b. - m. Joseph Rood.
Amos Main (No. 110) m. Susan, daughter of Hosea Wheeler, March 29, 1804 (No. 168), that family.
CHILDREN:
164 SUSAN, b. May 24, 1806, m. Capt. David Coates (No. 25), Coates family, Oct. 14, 1824.
165 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 31, 1812, m. Catharine Thompson.
166 BRIDGET, b. July 25, 1807, m. Leland D. Miner (No. 298).
167 NANCY, b. - -, m. Nathan York, Jr. (No. 167), York family.
168 RALPH, b. April 13, 1816, m. Elizabeth Irving.
169 CYRUS, b. - , m. Julia Edgecomb.
170 AMOS, d. young.
Peter Main (No. 76) m. Patience Egglestone. CHILDREN:
171 PETER, b. Dec. 4, 1765.
172 AGNES, b. Aug. 4, 1767.
173 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 21, 1769.
174 POLLY, b. May 9, 1774.
175 AMOS, b. Aug. 16, 1776, m. Abigail Slocom.
176 JARED, b. Jan. 22, 1778, m. Egglestone.
177 JOHN, b. April 6, 1780.
178 DEBORAH, b. May 6, 1782.
179 DAVID, b. Aug. 20, 1784.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
David Main (No. 179) m. for 2d wife, Dorcas Palmer, Nov. 21, 18II.
CHILDREN:
180 ROBERT, b. -, m. Phebe Edwards.
181 MATILDA, b. -, m. Nathan Edwards.
182 LUCY, b. Isaac Edwards.
183 ISAAC, b. , m. Lucy Miner.
184 DAVID, b.
, m. Sarah Palmer.
185 SANDS, b.
, m. Maria Perry.
186 DORCAS, b. , m. 1st, William Main, and 2d, Frank Main.
187 ELIJAH, b.
never married.
Rufus Main (No. 54) m. Sarah York (No. 65), York family, about 1780.
CHILDREN:
188 RUFUS, b.
189 LEWIS, b. in the year 1783, in Preston, Conn, d. in North Stonington Nov. 20, 1870.
190 STEPHEN, b.
191 SANFORD, b.
192 RUTH, b. - , m. Joseph Chapman. There were also three other chil- dren, Edith, Prudence and Polly.
Rufus Main (No. 188) m. Sabra Wells.
CHILDREN:
193 RUFUS, b. -
, m. - Miner.
194 STEPHEN, b. -, m. 1st, Susan Chapman; m. 2d, Lydia York, and 3d, Elizabeth Stewart (No. 65), that family.
195 THOMAS, b. -, m. went West.
196 WILLIAM, b.
, m. Elizabeth Williamson.
197 TIMOTHY, b.
, never married. 198 REUBEN, b. , m. Mattie Niel.
199 EDE, b. , m. Randall Kenyon.
200 NANCY, b. -, m. Porteous Park.
201 PHEBE, b. , m. James Wilson.
202 SARAH, b. - , m. Abel Palmer.
203 MARY, b. , m. Charles Coates, lived in New York. 204 ABBY, b. , m. James Rider.
Lewis Main (No. 189) m. Hannah, daughter of Gershom Ray, Oct. 17, 1803. She was b. in Voluntown, Conn., and d. there July 30, 1848, aged 64 yrs. and 6 mos.
CHILDREN:
205 LEWIS, Jr., b. June 9, 1804, m. Cynthia Stewart (No. 57), of Stewart family.
206 CHARLES b. -, m. Almira Egglestone, daughter of William and Lucy Geer Egglestone, Dec. 18, 1833, and had six children, Charles, Irtis, Alonzo, Louise, Mary and Emeline.
206a AVERY, b. Aug. 29, 1806.
207 GERSHOM, b. -, m. Susan A. Billings.
208 JESSE, b. , m. Abby Benjamin.
209 ESTHER, b. , m. William Chapman. 210 MARY, b. , m. Stanton Main.
211 HANNAH, b. , never married.
MALLORY FAMILY.
There is perhaps no one family more worthy of notice than that of Charles Mallory, son of David and Amy (Crocker) Mal- lory, born in Waterford, Conn., Feb. 24, 1796. His father was a native of Milford, Conn. When but 16, David Mallory was in the Continental army and served three years under Washington, be- ing in several engagements. Afterwards he shipped from New London as sailor on a privateer. He was a prisoner three times on prison ships, and each time exchanged. He m. when about 20 years old, Amy Crocker, and had ten children: Frances Mal- lory, Sally, who m. Nathan Beebe ; Rebecca, who m. a Mr. West, and went out West; David, and Amy, who m. John Rogers ; Richard, Amos, Charles, Benajah and Nathan, who d. young. Mr. David Mallory d. at the age of 79, and his wife lived to be 93, and she was cared for by her son, Charles, who inherited a strong constitution and persistency of purpose, which enabled him to rise to a true type of a successful Christian man. When but 14 years old he was indentured to his brother-in-law, Nathan Beebe, for seven years, to learn the sailmaking trade. He remained there till the expiration of his time, and at 18 he was foreman of the establishment. On Christmas morning, 1816, he came to Mystic and engaged to work on a vessel, and Jan. 1, 1817, he commenced his remarkable business career in Mystic, first as a sailmaker, which he continued until he was about 40 years old. During this time he became interested in numerous vessels, and at one time he owned ten whalers, which were all successful. About 1848 he purchased the lease of the Mystic shipyard and begun shipbuild- ing. He built 50 steamers and many sailing vessels. When the Mystic River Bank was organized he was made its president ; he also founded the First National Bank of Mystic Bridge, and owned the entire stock of $100,000. From the time he came to Mystic he has been identified with its best growth. On Feb. 22, 1818, he m. Eliza Rogers, daughter of John and Hannah Rogers, of New London, and for 63 years this worthy couple walked hand in hand in the enjoyment of life, until the sudden death of Mrs. Mallory, Sept. 4, 1886. They were members of the Mystic Con-
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gregational Church, and ever helpful in all good causes. Their children were: Charles Henry, David D., George W., Franklin O., Benjamin E., and Anna M. Mallory. These children were all b. in Mystic, and spent the greater part of their lives there, with the exception of Charles Henry, who was b. Sept. 30, 1818, spent his childhood in Mystic, where he secured a common school edu- cation, also one year's tuition at the private school of John Kirby, one of the best teachers of his day. He was early taught the sailmakers' trade, and worked with his father till he was fifteen, when he went to sea, and before he was of age he became master of a brig. His life was passed on the water from 1833 to 1846, when his father's business needing a competent manager in New York, he was selected for the position and proved himself satis- factory in every particular. In 1865 the firm of C. H. Mallory & Co., a shipping and commission firm, was established in New York, and continued till 1870, when Mr. Mallory's two sons, Charles and Henry, were admitted members, and the firm has been very successful. It also runs and owns several steamship lines. Mr. Charles Henry Mallory m. Eunice Denison Clift (No. 44), daughter of Nathaniel and wife, Eunice (Denison) Clift, and they had five children. Although his life has been full of business activities, he has borne a conspicuous part in all works of moral- ity, education and religion. His wife was a true help meet, full of good deeds and works, generous and benevolent. She made many of her friends and townspeople comfortable and happy during their lives, and the cemetery, near her old home at Mystic, bears testimony of her love for them in the grand arched gate- way at the entrance to the silent city.
MANNING FAMILY.
I. WILLIAM MANNING, the emigrant ancestor of the Manning family of Stonington, and wife, Susannah Manning, came to New England with its early planters and settled in Cam- bridge, Mass., where he purchased valuable real estate in 1638. The residence of this family in England is not certainly known, nor is it known how many children they became the parents of in the old country, or how many in this country. Only one child, viz. :
2 WILLIAM, Jr., is known to have survived them, who was b. in England in 1614, and came with his parents to Massachusetts, and after their decease inherited their mansion place in Cambridge. He engaged in and pursued the mercantile business and became a prominent and suc- cessful merchant.
William Manning (No. 2) m. Dorothy - -, family name unknown. She d. July 26, 1692, aged 80 yrs. He d. March 14, 1690, aged 76 yrs.
CHILDREN:
3 HANNAH, b. July 21, 1642.
4 SAMUEL, b. July 21, 1644.
5 SARAH, b. June 28, 1646.
6 ABIGAIL, b. June 15, 1648, d. young.
7 JOHN, b. March 30, 1649.
Samuel Manning (No. 4) removed to Billerica, where he sub- sequently rose to prominence in business, social and political circles, representing the town of his adopted home in the Massa- chusetts General Court in 1695 and 1696, and held other posi- tions of public trust.
Samuel Manning (No. 4) m. Ist, Elizabeth Stearns of Water- town, Mass., April 13, 1664.
CHILDREN:
8 SAMUEL, b. -
9 JOHN, b. Aug. 30, 1667.
After the death of Mrs. Elizabeth (Stearns) Manning, her hus- band m. for his second wife, Miss Abia Wright, May 6, 1673. They had twelve children.
Samuel Manning (No. 8) came back in early life to Cambridge, Mass., to live, when his father in 1698 gave him a deed of the real estate which his great-grandfather purchased there in 1638. For reasons not now fully understood he did not enjoy the ancestral home in Cambridge as well as he anticipated, which unrest caused him to seek a home for himself and family where they could en-
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large their possessions and live more agreeably to their taste and comfort. So, in order to consummate his plans, he sold nearly all of his real estate in Cambridge, Mass., between the years of 1720 and 1724, and during this interval he removed his family to that part of the town of Windham known now as Scotland, Conn., where he spent the remainder of his life, dying Feb. 24, 1755. His wife departed this life before him, dying June 30, 1723.
Samuel Manning (No. 8) m. Deborah , unknown. They had eight children.
10 SAMUEL, b. in Cambridge Jan. 14, 1691, and m. there April 27, 1719, Irena Ripley. He came with his father to Windham and remained there during his life.
CHILDREN:
11 JOSIAH, b. March 18, 1720.
12 HEZEKIAH, b. Aug. 8, 1721.
13 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 25, 1722.
14 SARAH, b. Feb. 22, 1724.
15 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 22, 1725.
16 DAVID, b. Jan. 14, 1727.
Hezekiah Manning (No. 12) m. Mary Webb Sept. 22, 1745. CHILDREN:
17 CALVIN, b. March 4, 1746.
18 LUTHER, b. Sept. 5, 1748.
19 JERUSHA, b. Dec. 14, 1750.
20 LUCY, b. July 1, 1753.
21 ELIZABETH, b. July 7, 1755.
Luther Manning (No. 18) studied medicine and practiced as a physician successfully in Norwich Town, Conn. (now known as the town of Lisbon, and in the region round about). During the Revolutionary war he held the position of assistant surgeon and was stationed at New London, Conn., before the close of the war. After the incorporation of the town of Lisbon, in May, 1786, he was elected one of the selectmen thereof and represented the new town in the Legislature for several years. He participated in the organization of the State and County Medical Societies.
Dr. Luther Manning (No. 18) m. Sarah Smith.
CHILDREN:
22 OLIVE, b.
23 LUTHER, b.
24 LUCIUS, b.
25 MASON, b. Aug. 27, 1796, m. Mary Hovey of the town of Windham, Conn., Nov. 20, 1821.
26 FRANCIS M., b. -. CHILDREN:
After the death of Mrs. Mary (Hovey) Manning her husband married for his second wife Miss Harriet (Chesebrough) Leeds of Stonington, Conn., Jan. 26, 1829. No children by this marriage.
ANDREW S. MATHEWS.
The history of this town would be incomplete without a sketch of the life of Andrew S. Mathews, who was so long and closely identified with the construction and management of the Provi- dence and Stonington Railroad. He was b. at Elk Ridge, Anne Arundel Co., Md., Sept. 1, 1814. His father, Dr. William P. Ma- thews was a native of Ireland, and was educated and graduated at the University of Dublin, and shortly after came to America. He m. Eliza Sterritt of Maryland and had seven children, of whom Andrew was the sixth, his parents dying when he was but 7 years old. He early commenced to look out for himself. He left school when 12 years old and went to work with his brother, Charles, who was a railroad constructor. At 16 he was assistant engineer in the service of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. He was next superintendent of a gang of men on the Hudson Railroad, also in the same capacity on the Paterson & Hudson Railroad. Afterward he went to Boston and was civil engineer for the Boston & Providence Railroad Co., for three years. Also civil engineer for the Taunton Branch Railroad Co. As he grew older he filled even more responsible positions. In 1836 Mr. Ma- thews entered the service of the New York, Providence & Bos- ton Railroad. In 1837 the road was finished to Stonington, and he was chosen chief engineer and road master, and at the same time was assistant engineer on the Boston & Albany Railroad. From 1840 to 1848 he was acting superintendent and master of transportation on the same road. In 1848 he was appointed gen- eral superintendent, which he held till on account of ill health, he resigned in 1878. He was immediately after appointed chief engineer, which office he held till his death, which occurred Feb. 8, 1884. Mr. Mathews m. Eliza A. Smith of Marlboro, Mass., in 1836, and came to Stonington to live in 1837, and was a resi- dent here for nearly half a century, and none stood higher than he in the estimation of the community. It has been said, "If there was any blemish or fault in his personal or official life it was never discovered."
MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY.
I. MAJ. JOHN MASON was born in England in the year 1600, was bred a soldier and served in the English army, and after his election as lieutenant, served under Sir Thomas Fairfax. He emigrated to America in 1632 and settled first in Dorchester, Mass., and represented that town in the General Court. In 1635 he removed to Windsor, Conn., in company with the Rev. John Warham, Henry Wolcott and others, prominent settlers of that town, where he was elected an assistant or magistrate of the Con- necticut Colony in 1642. In May, 1637, he commanded the suc- cessful expedition against the Pequot Indians, when he and his famous ninety men immortalized themselves in overthrowing and destroying the prestige and power of the Pequots and their fort near Mystic River, on Groton side, which event is commemorated by a boulder monument on Mystic Hill upon the pedestal of which is a life size statue of Maj. Mason drawing his sword, when he heard the war-whoop of "Owanux,""Owanux," by the Indians in their fort. In 1647 he removed his family to Saybrook, where he continued to live until 1660, when he united with a number of distinguished families in the settlement of Norwich, Conn., where he was Deputy Governor and Major General of the forces of Connecticut, and held other prominent official positions. After a life of great usefulness and eminence, he d. Jan. 30, 1672. His widow d. shortly afterwards. Unfortunately, the first wife of Maj. John Mason is not known, but she did not live long, but was the mother of one daughter.
CHILDREN:
2 JUDITH, b. , m. John Bissel of Windsor, Conn., June 17, 1658, d. 1665.
After the death of his first wife he m. 2d, Miss Anna Peck in July, 1640.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
3 PRISCILLA, b. Oct., 1641, at Windsor, and m. Rev. James Fitch, the first settled minister of Norwich, Conf .; she d. 1714.
4 SAMUEL, b. at Windsor in July, 1644.
5 JOHN, b. at Windsor in Aug., 1646.
6 RACHAEL, b. in Saybrook, Conn., in 1648, and m. Charles Hill of New London, Conn., 1678; d. 1679.
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7 ANNE, b. in Saybrook in June, 1650, and m. Capt. John Brown of Swan- sey, Mass.
8 DANIEL, b. in Saybrook in April, 1652.
9 ELIZABETH, b. in Stonington, Conn., in Aug., 1654, m. Jan., 1676, Maj. James Fitch, oldest son of Rev. James Fitch, the first settled minister of Norwich, Conn., by his first wife, Abigail Whitfield.
Maj. Samuel Mason (No. 4) m. Ist, June, 1670, Miss Judith Smith, daughter of Capt. John Smith of Hingham, Mass., and 2d, Miss Elizabeth Peck of Rehoboth, Mass. He brought his first wife to Stonington, Conn., June 22, 1670.
CHILDREN:
10 and 11 Two unnamed daughters, b. and d. young.
12 JOHN, b. at Stonington Aug. 19, 1676, d. unmarried March 20, 1705.
13 ANNE, b. , m. her 1st cousin, Capt. John Mason, 3d.
14 SARAH, b. -, m. her 1st cousin, Joseph Fitch.
Maj. Mason (No. 4) m. 2d, July 4, 1694, Elizabeth Peck of Re- hoboth, Mass., and d. March 30, 1705, at Stonington. She sur- vived him, and m. Gershom Palmer of Stonington (No. 12), Pal- mer family.
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