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CHILDREN OF DANIEL SMITH AND WIFE, MARY GRANT SMITH.
3 DANIEL, b. March 15, 1669, m. Hannah Coolidge.
4 GRACE, b. Jan. 13, 1671, m. Richard Oler in 1714.
5 JOHN, b. July 13, 1672.
6 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 15, 1674, m. John Pierce.
7 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1675.
8 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 3, 1678.
9 JOSEPH, b. June 8, 1680.
10 SUSANNAH, b.
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JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINGTON, CONN.
John Smith (No. 5), m. Susannah before 1695. They came to Preston, Conn., about 1709, as a deed is on record (and herewith appended) conveying land from William Denison and wife, Mary of Stonington, Conn., to John Smith of Preston, May 3, 1709, which land is bounded south and west by lands of Sam- uel Prentice. In 1715 the earmark of the cattle of John Smith of Stonington is on record, and in 1718, more land is purchased of William Denison by John Smith of Stonington, Conn. At that time Stonington's north line extended to the south line of Pres- ton, Conn.
CHILDREN OF JOHN SMITH AND WIFE, SUSANNAH SMITH.
11 JERUSHA, b. May 8, 1695.
12 MARGARET, b. July 29, 1698.
13 DANIEL, b. Aug. 1, 1700.
14 ESTHER, b. July 20, 1703.
15 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 5, 1704.
16 JOSIAH, b. May 27, 1707.
17 SILAS, b. , and drowned at Upper Falls, Mass., in 1729.
18 LUCY, b.
19 SUSANNAH, b. -, m. Ebenezer Brewster Aug. 27, 1735; she d. April 25, 1779, and he d. Oct. 4, 1740.
Daniel Smith (No. 13) m. Thankful (No. 29), of Billings fam- ily, daughter of Ebenezer and wife Ann (Comstock) Billings, March 18, 1724-5.
CHILDREN:
20 MARY, b. Dec. 24, 1725.
21 ANNA, b. Oct. 23, 1727, m. William Swan April 14, 1743.
22 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 22, 1729.
23 JOHN, b. April 3, 1733.
24 THANKFUL, b. April 4, 1735.
25 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 25, 1737.
Daniel Smith (No. 13) d. Aug. 26, 1741, in his 4Ist year, and his wife Thankful d. July 20, 1740, in her 42d year.
Ephraim Smith (No. 15) m. Hannah Witter (No. 16), that fam- ily of Preston, Nov. 23, 1726.
CHILDREN:
26 JERUSHA, b. April 20, 1728, m. John Starkweather March 24, 1746; she d. May 9, 1751, and he d. Dec. 19, 1761.
27 GRACE, b. May 8, 1730.
28 SETH, b. May 6, 1733.
29 ZIPPORAH, b. July 10, 1735.
30 SUSANNAH, b. Oct. 11, 1737.
31 HANNAH, b. May 5, 1740.
Mrs. Hannah Smith d. April 31, 1743, aged 38 years, and Jan. 3, 1744, Mr. Ephraim Smith m. 2d, Mrs. Lucy Stevens, b. in 1717,
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the child of Henry Stevens and wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Ephraim Fellows of Plainfield, who were m. March 2, 1708-9. Mrs. Lucy d. May, 1805, aged 95 years, her mother having lived to be 105. Ephraim Smith d. March 24, 1774.
CHILDREN:
32 ANNE, b. Oct. 20, 1744.
33 LUCY, b. Aug. 4, 1746.
34 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 20, 1748.
35 ELIPHAL, b. April 7, 1752; she m. Nathan Morgan, d. 1791, he d. 1790.
36 GILBERT, b. Jan. 7, 1756.
37 SANFORD, b. Feb. 27, 1760, a physician in New York State.
Josiah Smith (No. 16) m. Amie (No. 33b), the daughter of Gershom, or as given otherwise, Nicholas Cottrell, Nov. 4, 1729. She was baptized in the First Congregational Church July 31, 1709. After her death, July 13, 1746, Josiah Smith m. 2d, Eliz- abeth, the daughter of Peter Robinson. He moved from Pres- ton to Windham, Conn. He d. 1781 or 1782. She d. 1798.
CHILDREN:
38 OLIVER, b. Feb. 8, 1730.
39 NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 20, 1731.
40 BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 22, 1733.
41 JONAH, b. Jan. 1735-6.
42 AMY, b. Sept. 23, 1737.
43 MARY, b. Nov. 19, 1739.
44 LYDIA, b. Jan. 18, 1742.
45 DANIEL or DAVID, b. Feb. 2, 1744.
46 PHEBE, b. Jan. 31, 1746.
CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE:
47 JOSIAH, b. Dec. 13, 1747.
48 EPHRAIM, b. May 28, 1749.
49 ELIAS, b. June 17, 1750.
50 COTTERILL, b. June 22, 1751.
51 ELIZABETH, b. March 28, 1753.
52 SARAH, b. Feb. 9, 1755.
53 MARTHA, b. Sept. 4, 1757.
54 JAMES, b. July 1, 1759.
Joseph Smith (No. 22) m. Zipporah, daughter of Thomas and Zipporah (Kinne) Branch, Nov. 20, 1751, and as this Joseph Smith is the immediate ancestor of the Smiths of Stonington at the present time I give a somewhat more particular account of the Branch family.
The ancestor of the Branch family was Ist, Peter Branch, b. in Holden, Kent county, England, and came to America in 1638. The son, John Branch, came with his father, and d. at Marsh-
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JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINGTON.
field, Mass., in 17II. He m. Mary Speed, Dec. 6, 1652, and had son, Peter Branch, b. May 28, 1659, who d. at Preston, Conn., Dec. 27, 1713. He m. Hannah Lincoln at Taunton, Mass., about 1684, and d. in Preston, Jan. 16, 1731-2. Their son, Thomas Branch, b. Dec. 25, 1698, in Preston, and d. Nov. 1, 1778, m. Zipporah Kinne, Nov. 9, 1726, at Preston. She was the daughter of Joseph and Keziah or Casiah (Peabody) Keeney or Kinne of Salem, Mass. She was b. March 27, 1708. The children of Thomas and wife, Zipporah Kinne Branch, were two daughters, Casiah and Zipporah. The latter was b. Feb. 25, 1730, and bapt. Feb. 28, 1731, admitted to the church in Preston May 4, 1755, and d. Oct. 19, 1783, aged 53 years. She m. Joseph Smith Nov. 20, 1751, who d. Jan. 9, 1784, aged 54 years.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
55 DANIEL, b. Oct. 7, 1753, bapt. May 10, 1755.
56 JOSEPH, b. July 6, 1755, bapt. May 30, 1756.
57 WALTER, b. Nov. 28, 1757, bapt. Aug. 17, 1758.
58 LEMUEL, b. May 4, 1760, bapt. Aug. 17, 1760. -
59 AMEY or AMIE, b. Jan. 27, 1762, bapt. Sept. 27, 1762, m. Palmer. 60 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 17, 1764, bapt. June 16, 1765, d. unmarried.
61 THOMAS, b. Nov. 18, 1767, bapt. July 3, 1768.
62 ZIPPORAH, b. Dec. 12, 1771, bapt. Sept. 19, 1772, m. - Crary.
63 POLLY or MARY, b. Dec. 9, 1774, bapt. Oct. 27, 1776; m. Capt. John Downer of Canaan, N. Y., and d. Feb. 8, 1798.
John Smith (No. 23) m. Hannah Tyler of Preston, Conn., Oct. 28, 1756.
CHILDREN:
64 RICHARD, b. May 1, 1759.
Seth Smith (No. 28) m. Sarah Tyler of Preston April 17, 1755. He d. March 16, 1804, and Sarah, his wife, d. March 26, 1827, aged 89 years.
CHILDREN:
65 MOSES, b. Jan. 9, 1756, and d. Jan. 17, 1777, of smallpox.
66 PARKER, b. Nov. 2, 1758.
67 SABRA, b. March 18, 1762.
68 CHESTER, b. June 24, 1764.
69 SHUBAL, b. March 17, 1769.
Gilbert Smith (No. 36) m. Delilah Bundy, daughter of Peter and wife, Priscilla Prentice, daughter of Joseph Prentice of Pres- ton, who were m. July 4, 1746.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN: 70 CAPT. ELISHA S., b. in New York State Oct. 19, 1785, and m. Elizabeth Birdsall, who was born Jan. 13, 1784.
CHILDREN:
71 GILBERT.
72 ANTENETA.
73 EJESTA.
74 DELIA.
75 MARY.
76 URSULA.
77 SQUIER.
78 MELANIA.
79 MELVINA.
80 ARCHALEUS.
Sanford Smith (No. 37) m. Priscilla Whippo; he was a physi- cian in Cambridge, N. Y.
CHILDREN:
81 DR. JAMES W., b. -, d. in Rochester, N. Y.
82 LAWRENCE, b. -, lived in New York State.
83 CHARLOTTE.
84 MARIA.
85 LUCY.
86 KEZIA D.
87 HARRIET B.
88 CATHARINE.
89 PRISCILLA.
Oliver Smith (No. 38) m. Zeruiah Bingham before 1767 in Vermont.
CHILDREN:
90 OLIVER, b. Dec. 25, 1767, m. Patience Bibbin and had eight children.
91 ELIAS, b.
92 JEDEDIAH.
93 ZERUIAH.
94 PHEBE.
95 ANNA.
96 LUCINDA.
97 FIDELIA.
Daniel Smith (No. 55) m. Ruth Pebodie April 19, 1781.
CHILDREN:
98 RUTH, b. Feb. 13, 1782.
99 DANIEL, b. Dec. 24, 1784.
Lemuel Smith (No. 58) m. Elizabeth Coates (No. 20), Coates family, Aug. 13, 1780. Mrs. Smith d. March 3, 1795.
CHILDREN:
100 LEMUEL, b. June 27, 1781.
101 BETTY or ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 28, 1783. 102 REBEKER, b. May 6, 1786.
103 JOHN, b. Nov. 9, 1789.
104 ERASTUS, b. Aug. 1, 1792.
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JOHN SMITH FAMILY OF STONINGTON.
Col. Joseph Smith (No. 56) m. Hannah (No. 109), daughter of Charles and Hannah (Stanton) Hewitt, Jan. 26, 1783.
CHILDREN:
105 JOSEPH, b. April 30, 1784, m. Nancy Eells.
106 HENRY, b. May 25, 1788, m. Abby D. Palmer, Dec. 8, 1824 (No. 417), that family.
107 CHARLES H., b. May 8, 1790, m. Emma A. (No. 62), Robert Stanton fam- ily, daughter of Benjamin F. and Maria (Davis) Stanton, Jan. 18, 1832; she d. March 17, 1833, and he m. Maria (No. 322), daughter of Elias and wife, Nancy (Davis) Stanton, Feb. 28, 1837.
108 NATHAN, b. April 5, 1792, m. Charlotte D. (No. 44), daughter of Rev. Benjamin and wife, Dorcas Denison Eells, Dec. 24, 1818.
108a NANCY, b. March 19, 1794, m. Alexander G. Smith, a descendant of Rev. Nehemiah Smith, Sept. 4, 1819, d. Aug. 5, 1820.
109 GILES CRARY, b. Dec. 2, 1797, m. Hannah S. (No. 427), daughter of Richard and wife, Mary (Hewitt) Wheeler, Jan. 21, 1836.
110 POLLY or MARY, b. Feb. 14, 1800, m. John D. Palmer Nov. 29, 1829 (No. 419).
Chester Smith (No. 68) m. Sally or Sarah (Brewster) of Pres- ton, Conn., Dec. 7, 1788, and their daughter (No. 69), Amy, m. Dec. 23, 1810, Samuel Prentice, and their son, Chester S. Pren- tice, b. Aug. 15, 1816, m. Lucy Crary, Dec. 13, 1843. She d. Jan. 17, 1900, and he d. Their son, Samuel O. Prentice, is judge of the Superior Court at Hartford, Conn.
Joseph Smith (No. 105) m. Nancy (No. 39), daughter of Joseph and wife, Anna (Stanton) Eells, Feb. 19, 1806.
CHILDREN:
111 BETSEY E., b. Oct. 24, 1806, d. Nov. 26, 1806.
112 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 27, 1808, m. Abby L. Chesebrough (No. 388), that family.
113 ANNE ELIZA, b. Nov. 22, 1809, m. John F. Trumbull (No. 32), that fam -. ily, for his second wife.
114 MARIA S., b. Nov. 24, 1811, m. 1st, Dudley Woodbridge (No. 31), and 2d, Elisha Faxon.
115 CHARLES H., b. July 19, 1813, m. Ann Sheffield, daughter of John and wife Elizabeth (Rogers) French, Oct. 3, 1844.
116 CHARLOTTE R., b. Oct. 31, 1816, m. Oliver York (No. 195).
117 SUSAN M., b. Sept. 13, 1818, m. Benjamin F. Palmer as his second wife .. (No. 349).
118 NATHAN G., b. Sept. 28, 1820, m. Lucy A. Pendleton (No. 123).
119 SAMUEL R., b. July 20, 1823.
120 BENJAMIN E., b. March 1, 1826, m. Catharine Roberts May 24, 1849.
121 EDWARD, b. Sept. 1, 1828, m. a Mrs. Boyden.
THOMAS STANTON FAMILY.
I. THOMAS STANTON, who became distinguished among the first planters of Stonington, Conn., was in early manhood in England designed and educated for a cadet, but, not liking the profession of arms, and taking a deep interest in the religious principles of the migrating Puritans, he left his native land, em- barking on board of the good ship "Bonaventure," in 1635, and landed in Virginia, but left there almost immediately for Bos- ton, mingling with the natives on the way, and rapidly acquired a knowledge of their language and customs. On arrival in Bos- ton he was recognized by Winthrop and his associates as a valu- able man, worthy of the most unlimited confidence, for the very next year he was selected by the Boston authorities to accom- pany Mr. Fenwick and Hugh Peters, as interpreter on a mission to Saybrook, Conn., to hold a conference with the Pequot In- dians relative to the murder of Capt. Stone and Newton. After the close of the conference Mr. Stanton went up to Hartford, and there fixed his permanent abode in 1637. Mr. Stanton's ac- curate knowledge of the language and character of the Indians soon gave him prominence in the new settlements of Connecti- cut, for the very first year that he came to Hartford, the General Court gave him ten pounds for the service he had already done for the country, and declared that he should be a public officer, to attend the court upon all occasions, either general or particu- lar, at the meetings of the magistrates, to interpret between them and the Indians, at a salary of ten pounds per annum. Mr. Stan- ton did not always agree with the policy of Capt. Mason and the court relative to the treatment of the Indians, and drew upon himself their displeasure; but being a man accustomed to speak his own mind and act upon his own convictions, maintained his position, though they discontinued his salary for two years, al- leging long absence as the cause, and appointed Mr. Gilbert to take his place, but in 1648 they restored him to the place with its compensation. He became the intimate and especial friend of
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Gov. Winthrop of Connecticut, acting as his interpreter in all of his intercourse with the Indians. It was while thus employed, in an interview with Ninigret in the Narragansett country that Mr. Stanton became acquainted with the Pawcatuck Valley, and se- lected it for his future residence. He was the first white man who joined Mr. William Chesebrough in his new settlement. He petitioned the General Court of Connecticut for liberty to erect a trading house there, which was granted in February, 1650. In the spring following he came to Pawcatuck and erected his trad- ing house on the west bank of Pawcatuck river, in Stonington, in 1651, near a place ever since known as Pawcatuck Rock, for the reason that the deep water channel in the river touched the east side of said rock, where vessels trading with him could easily re- ceive and discharge their cargoes without any expense for the erection of a wharf. Mr. Stanton did not remove his family to Pawcatuck in Stonington until 1657, where he had previously erected a dwelling house. The precise site of this house cannot now be ascertained, but no doubt it was conveniently near his trading house on Pawcatuck River. The object of building the trading house was to open trade with the coasting vessels which were cruising along our New England shores, gathering furs from the Indians and purchasing the surplus products of the planters, and selling the same either in Boston or in the West In- dies. After the articles of confederation between the New Eng- land colonies had been established in 1643, among all of the dis- tinguished interpreters of New England, Mr. Stanton was se- lected as interpreter general, to be consulted and relied upon in all emergencies. In this capacity and in their behalf he acted as interpreter, especially between the ministers employed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies, acting as agents of the London Missionary Society, and the Indians, to whom they preached. He also aided the Rev. Abraham Pierson in the trans- lation of his catechism into the Indian tongue, certifying to the same in his official capacity. After Mr. Stanton became an in- habitant of Pawcatuck in Stonington he took an active part in town affairs, he became prominent, and was elected to almost every position of public trust in the new settlement. In 1658, when Pawcatuck was included in the town of Southertown, under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts, he was appointed selectman and magistrate. After Pawcatuck was set off to the Connecti-
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cut Colony by the charter of 1662, Mr. Stanton was appointed magistrate and commissioner, and re-appointed every year up to the time of his death. He was elected deputy or representative to the General Court of Connecticut in 1666 and re-elected every year up to 1675.
When courts were first established in New London County in 1666, Major Mason, Thomas Stanton, and Lieut. Pratt of Say- brook, were appointed judges. Thus it appears that Mr. Stanton took a prominent part in town, county and State affairs from 1636, when he acted as interpreter at Saybrook, until near the close of his life. His name is connected with the leading meas- ures of the colony, and with almost every Indian transaction on record. In 1670, Uncas, the Mohegan sachem, went from Mohe- gan to Pawcatuck for Mr. Stanton to write his will, taking with him a train of his noblest warriors to witness the same, giving to the occasion all the pomp and pageantry of savage royalty. He d. Dec. 2, 1677, aged 68 years. His will was probated in June, 1678. His widow survived him about eleven years, making her home with her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Noyes, at Anguilla in Stonington, Conn. He m. Anna, daughter of Thomas and Doro- thy Lord, in 1637.
CHILDREN:
2 THOMAS, JR., b. in 1638, m. Sarah Denison in 1658.
3 JOHN, b. in 1641, m. Hannah Thompson.
4 MARY, b. in 1643, m. Samuel Rogers, Nov. 17, 1662.
5 HANNAH, b. in 1644, m. Nehemiah Palmer (No. 9), that family.
6 JOSEPH, b. in 1646, d. in 1714; m. Hannah Mead; 2d, Hannah Lord.
7 DANIEL, b. in 1648, lived in Barbadoes, d. in 1687.
& DOROTHY, b. in 1651, m. Rev. James Noyes (No. 6), that family.
9 ROBERT, b. in 1653, m. Joanna Gardiner, Nov. 12, 1677.
10 SARAH, b. in 1655, m. 1st, Thomas Prentice (No. 3); 2d, William Deni- son (No. 43), that family.
11 SAMUEL, b. in 1657, m. Borodell Denison June 16, 1680.
Thomas Stanton (No. 2) m. Sarah Denison in 1658 (No. 37), Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn. She d. Dec. 19, 1701 ; he d. April 11, 1718.
CHILDREN:
12 MARY, b. in 1660, m. Robert Lay, Jr., Jan. 22, 1679.
13 THOMAS, b. in 1665, d. May 20, 1683, aged 18.
14 SARAH, bapt. Dec. 14, 1674, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough, Jr. (No. 23), that family.
15 ANNA, bapt. June 30, 1675, m. Thomas Stanton (No. 112), that family.
16 WILLIAM, b. May 6, 1677, m. Anna Stanton.
17 DOROTHY, b. April 24, 1682, m. Nicholas Lynde; m. 2d, John Trevice.
18 SAMUEL, b. May 21, 1682, twice married.
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THOMAS STANTON FAMILY.
William Stanton (No. 16) m. Anna Stanton (No. 268), Stanton family, May 7, 1701. They lived in Stonington.
CHILDREN:
19 ANNA, b. Sept. 5, 1702.
20 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 26, 1705, m. Lucy Briggs, Sept. 10, 1745.
21 SARAH, b. Nov. 11, 1708.
22 PRUDENCE, b. April 8, 1711.
23 THOMAS, b. July 11, 1713, m. Elizabeth Bell.
24 ROBERT, b. July 14, 1715, d. young.
25 JOANNA, b. April 24, 1717.
25a BRIDGET, b. Feb. 19, 1719.
26 JOSHUA, b. June 26, 1721, m. Hannah Randall.
27 LUCY, b. May 10, 1724.
Dorothy Stanton (No. 17) m. Nicholas Lynde of Charlestown, Mass., May 9, 1696.
CHILDREN:
28 SARAH LYNDE, b. Feb. 26, 1699.
29 JOSEPH LYNDE, b. Jan. 7, 1703, m. Mary Lemmon.
Mr. Nicholas Lynde d. at Jamaica, West Indies, in Oct., 1703. His widow Mrs. Dorothy Lynde, m. for her second husband Mr. John Trerice, Jan. 22, 1708.
Samuel Stanton (No. 18) m. Mabel Treat, daughter of James and Rebecca (Latimer) Treat of Wethersfield, Conn., May 24, 1716. They lived in Hartford, Conn., and the wife died child- less. His second wife was Rebecca Worden of Stonington, to whom he was m. Jan. 25, 1729. They lived in Stonington. He d. 1751, and in 1754 she m. 2d, Daniel Collins (No. I), that fam- ily, and was living in 1770.
CHILDREN:
30 SARAH, b. July 9, 1730, m. Benjamin Stevens Feb. 11, 1759.
31 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 7, 1732, d. young man, Jan. 19, 1770.
32 MARY, b. Sept. 18, 1737.
33 JOHN, b. May 13, 1736, m. Susanna Champlin.
34 AMOS, b. Feb. 26, 1739, d. young.
Thomas Stanton (No. 23) m. Elizabeth, daughter of William and Anna (Quimby) Bell, May 5, 1746. She was bapt. March 31, 1738, and d. Feb. 10, 1818. He d. Jan. 24, 1784.
CHILDREN:
35 THOMAS, b. Nov. 22, 1747.
36 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 11, 1750, m. Sarah Breed.
37 ELI, b. June 4, 1754, m. Susan Dodge.
38 LUCY, b. July 15, 1757.
39 ANNA, b. May 8, 1760, m. 1st, Joseph Eells (No. 30), that family; 2d, Dea. Sands Cole.
40 JESSE, b. June 17, 1764.
41 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 27, 1767, m. Lodowick Niles, 1797.
42 RHODA, b. Aug. 5, 1770, m. Staunton Frink July 14, 1798.
43 NATHAN, b. June 20, 1773, m. Prudence Stanton (No. 424), Jan. 16, 1797.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Bridget Stanton (No. 25a). No record of marriage. SON:
44 AZARIAH STANTON, bapt. Jan. 29, 1738, m. Susanna Cobb (No. 27), that family, in 1760. He d. aged 30 years; she m. 2d, Jeremiah Ten- ney May 29, 1774.
CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
45 AZARIAH, b. Jan. 28, 1761, m. Abigail Chesebrough (No. 189), that family.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
46 JEREMIAH TENNEY, JR., b. Oct. 29, 1775.
47 EBENEZER TENNEY, b. March 31, 1780.
Joshua Stanton (No. 26), m. Hannah Randall, 1746, both of Stonington, Conn. (No. 41), Randall family ; m. for his 2d wife, Mary Davis, 1753. He d. Oct. 25, 1819.
CHILDREN:
48 JOSHUA, JR., b. 1747, m. Susanna Breed.
49 WILLIAM, b. 1749, m. a Loomis.
50 REV. ROBERT, b. 1751, m. Elizabeth Palmer.
52 JOHN, b. 1753, m. 1st, Elizabeth Fish; 2d, Martha Maine.
53 HENRY, b. 1756, m. Martha Davis.
54 LUCRETIA, b. 1759, m. Elisha Billings Oct. 4, 1778.
55 HANNAH, b. 1761, m. Loomis
56 ANN, b. 1764, m. - Gillett.
57 DENSEY, b. 1768, m. Rev. Elkanah Babcock.
58 LODOWICK, b. Dec. 12, 1775, m. Nabby Read Dec. 6, 1801.
John Stanton of Stonington (No. 33) m. Susannah Champlin, daughter of Stephen and Mary (Hazard) Champlin June 9, 1763. They lived in Stonington, where he d. 1819. He was a soldier of the French and Revolutionary war.
CHILDREN:
59 REBECCA, b. Feb. 14, 1764, m. David Wilcox (No. 98), that family.
60 JOHN, b. March 21, 1766, m. Lucy Peckham.
61 SUSANNA, b. May 25, 1768, m. William Hiscox.
62 AMOS (twin), b. May 25, 1768, m. Amelia Babcock.
63 BRIDGET, b. July 27, 1770, m. Jared Wilcox (No. 100), that family.
64 SAMUEL, b. April 10, 1778, m. Martha Wilcox (No. 102), that family.
William Stanton (No. 36) m. Sarah Breed Nov. 12, 1775. CHILDREN:
65 SARAH or SALLY, b. in 1776, m. John Davis in 1804 (No. 21), that family. 66 MARY B., b. in 1786, m. Capt. William Dodge.
67 THOMAS B., b. in 1792, m. Experience Barber. He was killed in Ston. ington Feb. 23, 1815, aged 23.
CHILD:
68 SARAH, b. Dec., 1814, m. Rev. Thomas Barber of Westerly, R. I.
Joshua Stanton (No. 48) m. Susanna Breed (No. 42), that fam- ily, both of Stonington. He used to preach some, but was never ordained. He was a Baptist and d. in 1834.
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CHILDREN:
69 SUSANNA, b. Oct. 6, 1775, m. Timothy Lull.
70 ANNA N., b. Aug. 13, 1778, m. Nathaniel Pease.
71 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 6, 1782, m. Roxana Day in 1812.
72 HANNAH, b. May 21, 1785, m. - Green.
73 JOHN, b. June 14, 1789, d. unmarried.
74 JAMES, b. Nov. 23, 1794, m. Lucia Stebbins in 1829.
Rev. Robert Stanton, Baptist minister (No. 50) m. Elizabeth Palmer April 10, 1775, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. May I, 18II ; she d. Aug. 19, 1821.
CHILDREN:
75 BETSEY, b. Feb. 16, 1776, m. Calvin Bugbee.
76 PATTY, b. July 22, 1778, m. Uriah Underwood.
77 OLIVER, b. Oct. 16, 1780, m. Cynthia Underwood; 2d, Rhoda Underwood.
78 ROBERT, b. Oct. 22, 1782, m. Marsena Upham.
79 RANDALL, b. May 24, 1785, m. Clarissa Spicer.
80 PALMER, b. July 22, 1787, m. Eunice Spicer, 2d wife.
81 KETURAH, b. Jan. 26, 1790, m. Josiah Willis.
82 MARY, b. 1793, m. William Glading.
83 NANCY, b. 1796, m. Minor Smith.
84 ROSWELL, b. 1797, unmarried.
85 JOHN MORSE, b. March 29, 1799, m. Elvira Martin, in 1827.
86 ADAMS, b. Feb. 6, 1801, m. Elmira Perrin in 1827.
Dea. John Stanton (No. 52) m. Elizabeth Fish; she d. April I, 1833. He m. for 2d wife, Mrs. Martha Maine Dec. 16, 1799. He d. in North Stonington in 1851. He was a Revolutionary soldier.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
87 WILLIAM, b. and d. young man.
88 HANNAH, b. - -, m. Lodowick B. Stanton (No. 92).
89 LYDIA G., b. Dec. 21, 1799, m. Eldridge Spicer May 31, 1821.
90 JOANNA, b. -, m. Ebenezer Fish.
Amos Stanton (No. 62) m. Amelia Babcock, b. Mar. 5, 1779, daughter of Elkanah and Esther Babcock. She d. Jan. 7, 1844; he d. June 8, 1841.
CHILDREN:
91 AMELIA, b. Nov. 2, 1792, m. Samuel Hiscox, her cousin.
92 LODOWICK B., b. Jan. 28, 1795, m. Hannah Stanton (No. 88).
93 SUSAN, b. Aug. 17, 1798, m. Russell Bentley of North Stonington (No. 33), that family.
94 SOPHRONIA, b. June, 1801, m. Saxton Maine of Stonington.
96 AMOS, b. July 22, 1804, m. Triphena Brown.
97 AVERY, b. Sept. 21, 1806, d. unmarried.
98 CAROLINE, b. Oct. 19, 1808, m. Samuel H. Babcock.
99 HOSEA, b. Dec. 5, 1815, m. Mary E. Thompson.
John Stanton, Jr. (No. 60) m. Lucy Peckham of Ledyard, Conn. He d. Nov. 16, 1838; she d. Oct. 19, 1862.
CHILDREN:
100 LUCY ANN, b. July 30, 1804, m. Jonathan Gray Stanton (No. 406).
101 CELIA, b. d. 1806.
102 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 15, 1807, m. Nancy Lord Wheeler (No. 214), that family. 103 JOHN, b. Oct. 5, 1809, m. Lydia Waterman; 2d, Jane E. Barber.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
104 HENRY FRANKLIN, b. 1802, m. Ann James.
105 REBECCA W., b. Aug. 24, 1815, m. John Brewer.
106 ALFRED B., b. May 26, 1817, m. Marjory Lewis.
107 CHARLES C., b. Dec. 30, 1823, drowned Nov. 16, 1857, in Pawcatuck river. 108 MARTHA W., b. Nov. 27, 1825, m. James D. Smith of New London.
109 DAVID W., b. July 21, 1828, d. unmarried.
Capt. John Stanton (No. 3) m. Hannah Thompson in 1664, sister of Rev. William Thompson, Jr., of Braintree, Mass. In 1654 he and John Minor, son of Thomas, were selected by the Court of Commissioners to be educated for teachers of the gospel to the Indians. Both young men, however, ultimately left their studies and devoted themselves to other pursuits. He command- ed one of the companies that was raised to participate in King Philip's war, and was present at the Narragansett swamp fight, Dec. 19, 1675. Subsequently, he and Capt. George Denison, with their companies, successfully pursued and overpowered the remnants of King Philip's tribe, and brought the war to a close. His homestead farm in Stonington, which descended to him from his father, was on the east bank of the Mystic River, adjoining lands of John Gallup on the north and George Denison on the south and east. It has never passed out of the possession of the family. His wife d. Oct. 3rd, 1813.
CHILDREN:
110 JOHN, b. May 22, 1665, m. Mary
111 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 22, 1668, m. Margaret Chesebrough.
112 THOMAS, b. April, 1670, m. his cousin, Anna Stanton (No. 15).
113 ANN, b. Oct. 1, 1673, d. March 23, 1680.
114 THEOPHILUS, b. June 16, 1676, m. Elizabeth Rogers June 5, 1696.
115 DOROTHY, b. 1680, d. April 28, 1699.
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