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61 ABBY JANE, b. Jan. 11, 1811, m. Giles Williams March 23, 1831 (No. 489), Williams family. Mrs. Williams was drowned in the burning of the steamer Erie on Lake Erie, Aug. 9, 1841. He d. April 3, 1888.
62 EMMA ANN, b. Aug. 10, 1813, m. Charles Hewitt Smith (No. 107), Smith family, Jan. 18, 1832. She d. April 16, 1833. He m. 2d, Maria Stan- ton (No. 322), Thomas Stanton family.
63 DANIEL DAVIS, b. Sept. 9, 1815, d. April 23, 1887.
64 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, b. Oct. 28, 1817, d. Sept. 25, 1891.
65 MARIA, b. Dec. 30, 1819, d. Dec. 5, 1880.
66 FANNY, b. July 12, 1822, d. Sept. 18, 1863.
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67 PAUL, b. Nov. 28, 1824, m. Marcia Palmer Denison May 25, 1864. (No. 607), Denison family. He d. July 8, 1884.
68 MASON M., b. Dec. 7, 1826, d. Aug. 26, 1894.
STANTON BROTHERS.
NOTE .- John D., Daniel D., Benjamin F., 2d., Paul B. and Mason M., children of Benjamin F., and Maria (Davis) Stanton of Stonington after the death of their father associated themselves in a business partnership under the firm name of the Stanton Brothers, and as such became the proprietors of five large productive farms, which they jointly cultivated successfully through life, establishing a reputation for honorable dealing in all of their business inter- course with their fellow citizens, characterized with the strictest integrity and economical industry.
Their sister, Miss Maria, was so constituted as to be a controlling force in society. She was from early life a person of honest purpose and strong convic- tions, a Christian by profession, and, in fact, from the commencement of the Sunday school at the Road Church, she was a member, and continued so till her death. She was also an earnest and enthusiastic teacher for many years, and unfailing in her desire to serve in any capacity. The library, the church building and grounds about the church all bear witness to her love and zeal. She was deeply interested in missionary and temperance work, not only at home, but in the world at large. Her life was full of good works, the memory of which are an inspiration to go and do likewise.
STEWART OR STEWARD FAMILY.
There are so many sources from which the Stonington Stew- arts may have sprung, that it is difficult to tell who was the emi- grant ancestor of
I. WILLIAM STEWARD, who was bapt. in the First Con- gregational Church as an adult by the Rev. James Noyes, Feb. 13, 1710. He m. Sarah Church May 5, 1713. She d. March 2, 1745.
CHILDREN:
2 WILLIAM, JR., b. Dec. 26, 1714.
3 NATHAN, b. Jan. 8, 1717.
4 OLIVER, b. Feb. 12, 1719, m. Rebecca Pendleton Aug. 20, 1741.
5 PHINEAS, b. May 16, 1721.
6 LEMUEL, b. May 3, 1723, d. Feb. last, 1727.
7 SARAH, b. Jan. 10, 1725-6.
8 CONTENT, b. Dec. 24, 1727.
9 ELIPHALET, b. Nov. 10, 1729.
10 LEMUEL, b. Jan. 31, 1732, m. Elizabeth
Lieut William Stewart (No. I) m. 2d, Mary Bellows March 16, 1747. In 1728 he purchased of Richard and Henry Stevens lands containing Asoupsuck Pond, north of Stewart Hill, now in North Stonington.
William Stewart, Jr. (No. 2), m. Elizabeth Stevens Dec. 4, 1740. He was a pattern farmer of his day. He purchased of the Elliots what is now called Stewart Hill, and d. aged about 46 years, leaving a widow and nine children ; she afterwards m. Jo- seph Palmer, a widower with nine children, and they had one daughter Sabra, making a family of nineteen children.
CHILDREN:
11 LUCRETIA, b. July 3, 1741, m. Dr. John Bartlett of Lebanon.
12 LUCY, b. July 30, 1743, m. Stephens.
13 NATHAN, b. June 22, 1745.
14 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 7, 1747, m. John Coates.
15 MARY, b. Nov. 28, 1749, m. Oliver Wilcox.
16 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 16, 1752.
17 CONTENT, b. June 6, 1754, m. Timothy Coates.
18 ELISHA, b. June 29, 1757; went West.
19 ELIPHALET, b. Aug. 14, 1759; went west.
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Phineas Stewart (No. 5) m. Remember Babcock, Jan. II, 1745. After her death he m. Hannah Barnaby.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE:
20 PHINEAS, b. Aug. 17, 1748.
21 SARAH, b. Aug. 13, 1750.
22 WEALTHY, b. May 12, 1756.
CHILDREN BY LAST WIFE:
23 MERCY, b. in 1762, m. Naham Chapman (No. 15), that family.
24 LYDIA, b. in 1767, m. Amos Barber.
25 GILBERT, b. Dec. 4, 1772.
26 ESTHER, b.
Lemuel Stewart (No. 10) m. before 1757, Elizabeth
CHILDREN:
27 SARAH, b. June 27, 1757.
28 LEMUEL, b. April 6, 1759.
29 MARGARET, b. Jan. 15, 1761.
30 ELIPHALET, b. Jan. 1, 1763.
31 DEBORAH, b. Nov. 23, 1764.
32 MARTHA, b. Nov. 6, 1766.
33 EPHRAIM, b. Sept. 15, 1768.
Nathan Stewart (No. 13) m. Barbary Palmer, daughter of Wil- liam Palmer, May 1, 1768.
CHILDREN:
34 NATHAN, b. Feb. 20, 1769, m. Brown.
35 BARBARY, b. July 5, 1771, m. Nehemiah Brown.
36 EDWARD, b. Dec. 8, 1774.
37 PRISCILLA, b. March 20, 1778, m. Noyes Wheeler (No. 137), that family.
38 BETSEY, b. Sept. 14, 1780, m. Col. Denison Randall, son of John Randall.
39 RUSSELL, b. April 14, 1783, m. Lord.
40 GEORGE P., b. April 6, 1786, d. May 1, 1851.
41 PHEBE, b. May 12, 1789, m. Oliver Swan, son of Nathan (No. 135), of that family.
42 CYRUS b. Feb. 14, 1792.
43 APPHIA, b. March 19, 1795, d. young.
Nathan Stewart (No. 13) bought out the family rights in the old homestead and built a house, which was afterward occupied by his son Edward, and then by Denison Stewart. He was a man of great resolution, and his wife was a noble woman. He lived to see nearly all of his children married.
William Stewart (No. 16) m. Anna Coates Sept. 25, 1774, and m. 2d, Amanda Darrow. He was a master mechanic, built saw mills and grist mills. He d. at 92 years of age. He was in the Revolutionary war.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE:
44 WILLIAM, b. May 10, 1775.
45 JOHN, b. March 23, 1782.
46 ANNA, b. Sept. 24, 1777.
47 Daughter, b. - , d.
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CHILD BY LAST WIFE:
48 RUSSELL DARROW, b. Feb. 1, 1805; he d .; left no children.
Edward Stewart (No. 36) m. Rebecca Noyes (No. 173) of the Noyes family, Feb. 15, 1801. He d. April 29, 1837, and she d. Sept. 30, 1842. He was a farmer by occupation, and all who knew him loved him.
CHILDREN:
49 REBECCA, b. Nov. 8, 1801, m. Nathaniel M. Crary July 13, 1824.
50 BETSEY R., b. Nov. 24, 1803, m. Frederick Swan (No. 166), Swan fam- ily, Jan. 14, 1828, d. Feb. 26, 1849.
51 DENISON, b. Aug. 26, 1807, m. Abby J. Starkweather.
52 EMELINE, b. Jan. 6, 1810, m. William R. Wheeler (No. 195), of that. family, Dec. 16, 1830; she d. Oct. 31, 1879, and he d. Feb. 15, 1851.
53 NANCY, b. Jan. 2, 1813, d. young.
54 CYRUS, b. Dec. 20, 1815, d. young.
55 EDWARD, b. Jan. 3, 1818, d. young.
56 DUDLEY, b. Dec. 17, 1820, m. Eliza Denison (No. 573) of the Denison family, May 6, 1856.
George P. Stewart (No. 40) m. Polly or Mary Hewitt (No. 197) of Hewitt family in Preston, Conn., Jan. 1, 1812. He d. May I, 1851, and she d. March 15, 1870.
CHILDREN:
57 CYNTHIA, b. Oct. 10, 1812, m. Lewis Maine (No. 205), of Maine family,. son of Lewis.
58 GEORGE W., b. March 31, 1816.
59 PHEBE E., b. May 31, 1819, m. Oliver S. Ecclestone.
60 HARRIET H., b. Dec. 9, 1821, d. April 25, 1828.
61 MARY A., b. Nov. 9, 1823, m. Peter C. Gadbois.
62 EMILY, b. June 25, 1825, m. Luther Yerrington, and m. 2d, John I. Plummer.
63 ELIZABETH, b. April 25, 1830; m.
64 JULIA A., b. Dec. 19, 1835, m. Henry A. Tomlinson.
George P. Stewart and wife were settled in New York State, but wolves and fevers and ague were such disastrous neighbors that they returned to Connecticut and spent the remainder of their days at North Stonington, Conn.
George W. Stewart (No. 58) m. Phebe E. Palmer, daughter of Cyrus Palmer, March 28, 1841. He d. May 21, 1861, and she d. March 15, 1870. His desire to own the land formerly belonging to his great-grandfather, William, that was purchased of the El- liots was accomplished. He settled on Stewart Hill, was a farmer and a most ingenious man, constructing tools and all things needful.
CHILDREN:
65 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 9, 1842.
66 NATHAN W., b. March 26, 1843.
67 SARAH L., b. May 29, 1844.
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68 CHARLES E., b. April 25, 1846, d. Nov. 25, 1867.
69 GEORGE P., b. June 14, 1848.
70 CYRUS H., b. Sept. 9, 1849.
71 ISABEL, b. May 19, 1855, d. Feb. 11, 1868.
72 WILLIAM E., b. Sept. 8, 1859.
Denison Stewart (No. 51) m. Abby Jane Starkweather, daugh- ter of John Starkweather of Preston, April 18, 1844. He was a farmer and settled on Stewart Hill. He d. Jan. 19, 1867, and his widow m. the Hon. B. F. Billings of Griswold, Conn. (No. 191), Billings family.
CHILDREN:
73 EDWARD D., b. May 18, 1845.
74 WILLIAM L., b. April, 1847. 75 ELLA W., b. Feb. 1852, d. Dec. 11, 1861.
William and Edward settled in Kansas soon after their father's death, where William died.
SWAN FAMILY.
I. RICHARD SWAN, the emigrant ancestor and progenitor of the Swan family of Connecticut and Rhode Island, appears first on this side of the Atlantic Ocean in Boston, Mass., where he joined the church Jan. 6, 1639, and had one child, John, prob- ably his youngest, baptized the Sunday after his admission. It is not certainly known when he came to New England, nor in what ship he came. His wife d. in England before he came to this country. Upon application he was dismissed with many others from the Boston church to join a church at Rowley, Mass. Soon after his dismission he removed his family to Rowley, where he remained during life, becoming a prominent citizen in that place, representing the town in the Massachusetts General Court in 1666, and many years after. He served in King Philip's war and expedition to Canada. He m. for his second wife Mrs. Ann Trumbull. She m. for her first husband Michael Hopkinson, who was buried Feb. 28, 1648; and for her second husband, John Trumbull in June, 1650, and for her third husband, Richard Swan March 1, 1658. Richard Swan d. May 14, 1678.
CHILDREN:
2 RICHARD, b. - -.
3 FRANCES, b.
4 ROBERT, b. 1628, m. Elizabeth Acie.
5 JONATHAN, b. -
6 SUSAN, b.
7 SARAH, b.
8 JOHN, bapt. Nov. 24, 1638.
Robert Swan (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Acie. At the time of their marriage they both resided in Rowley, Mass. Soon after they went to Andover, Mass., to live, but did not remain there long, for as early as 1650 they were inhabitants of Haverhill, located in that part of the town which was subsequently set off, and in- corporated as the town of Methuen, where many of his descend- ants have lived. He was a soldier at the great swamp fight, King Philip's war, Lieut. Benjamin Swett's company. His wife d. in 1689, and he m. for his second wife Hannah Russ, April 1, 1690. He d. Feb. 11, 1698.
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CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
9 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 30, 1653.
10 SARAH, b. Aug. 10, 1655.
11 ROBERT, b. May 30, 1657.
12 ANN, b. March 3, 1658.
13 RICHARD, b. Feb. 24, 1660.
14 TIMOTHY, b. March 12, 1663.
15 DOROTHY, b. Nov. 8, 1666.
16 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1668, m. Mrs. Susanna Wood.
17 SAMUEL, b. April 11, 1670, d. young.
18 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 24, 1672.
19 JOSHUA, b. Sept. 13, 1674.
20 CALEB, b. June 18, 1676, d. young.
John Swan (No. 16) m. Mrs. Susanna Wood Aug. 1, 1699, daughter of Philip Eastman and granddaughter of Roger East- man. She m. Thomas Wood May 16, 1693. Thomas Wood and child, Susanna, were killed by the Indians March 15, 1697. They lived in Haverhill, Mass., until 1707, where three of their children were born. The following sketch of her heroism ap- pears in the history of Haverhill, Mass .: "During the Indian war, when so many of the inhabitants of Haverhill were killed, the Indians attacked their house, which stood in the field now called White's lot, nearly opposite to the house of Capt. Emerson. Mr. Swan and his wife saw them approaching, and, determined, if possible, to save their own lives and the lives of their children from the knives of the ruthless butchers. They immediately placed themselves against the door, which was so narrow that two could scarcely enter abreast. The Indians rushed against it, but finding that it could not be easily opened, they commenced their operations more systematically. One of them placed his back to the door so that he could make his whole strength bear upon it, while others pushed against him. The strength of the besiegers was greater than that of the besieged, and Mr. Swan, being rather a timid man, almost despaired of saving himself and family and told his wife that he thought it would be better to let them in, but this resolute and courageous woman had no such idea. The Indians had now succeeded in partly opening the door, and one of them was crowding himself in, while the other was pushing lustily after. The heroic wife saw that there was no time for parleying; she seized her bake spit, which was nearly three feet in length, and a deadly weapon in the hands of the woman, as it proved, and collecting all the strength she possessed, drove it through the body of the foremost. This
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was too warm a reception for the besiegers; it was resistance from a source, and with a weapon they little expected, and, surely, who else could ever think of spitting a man? The two Indians thus repulsed immediately retreated and did not molest them again. Thus, by the fortitude and heroic courage of a wife and mother, this family was probably saved from a bloody grave."
Mr. Swan and his family came to Stonington in the year 1707, locating himself on what is now known as Swan Town Hill, North Stonington, where the rest of his children were born. He d. May 1, 1743, aged 75 ; she d. Dec. 20, 1772, in the hundredth year of her age.
CHILDREN:
21 JOHN, b. at Haverhill Dec. 28, 1700, m. Lucy Denison
22 RUTH, b. at Haverhill Dec. 31, 1703, m. Rev. Jabez Wight of Preston, Conn., Feb. 8, 1726.
23 WILLIAM, b. at Haverhill June 24, 1706, m. Thankful Holmes.
24 NATHANIEL, b. at Stonington April 13, 1709, m. Mehitable Brown.
25 ASA, b. at Stonington June 4, 1712, m. Marvin Holmes.
26 ELIZABETH, b. at Stonington May 14, 1715, m. Tebadiah Andros Dec. 19, 1737.
27 TIMOTHY, b. Sept. 2, 1721, m. Mary Smith.
John Swan (No. 21) m. Lucy Denison March 5, 1726 (No. 108), Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
28 ANNE, b. March 10, 1727, m. Benedam Denison Nov. 3, 1742 (No. 160), Denison family.
29 LUCY, b. Nov. 30, 1729, m. Paul Wheeler (No. 58), Wheeler family.
30 JOHN, b. Sept. 24, 1731, m. Mary Prentice, b. Sept. 6, 1734.
31 JOSEPH, b. March 12, 1734, m. Elizabeth Smith; 2d, Mary Miner.
32 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 15, 1736, m. Martha Denison.
33 PEREZ, b. Oct. 3. 1739.
34 THOMAS, b. March 18, 1742, m. Amy Denison.
35 EUNICE, b. Sept. 14, 1744.
36 EDWARD, b. Nov. 12, 1746, m. Mehitable Brown.
37 GEORGE, b. Aug. 26, 1750, m. Abigail Randall.
William Swan (No. 23) m. Thankful Holmes Jan. 20, 1726 (No. 23), that family ; she d. Sept. 7, 1742. He m. 2d, Anna Smith of Groton, April 14, 1743.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
38 MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1731, m. John Cavalry March 15, 1753.
39 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1733, m. Dea. Benjamin Blodget March 30, 1755.
40 THANKFUL, b. Sept. 30, 1734, m. John Randall (No. 42), that family; 2d wife.
41 WILLIAM, b. April 7, 1737.
42 DESIRE, b. July 22, 1739.
43 RUTH, b. Sept. 27, 1741, d. young.
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CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
44 ANNA, b. Sept. 25, 1743.
45 CHARLES, b. May 24, 1746, m. Eunice Barnes.
Nathaniel Swan (No. 24) m. Mehitable Brown June 13, 1731, both of Stonington, Conn. She m. 2d, Joseph Hewitt June 4, 1755 (No. 60), that family.
CHILDREN:
46 ROBERT, b. Dec. 14, 1731, m. Abigail Randall.
47 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 11, 1733.
48 JEDEDIAH, b. Aug. 5, 1735.
49 JESSE, b. Dec. 29, 1737, m. Elizabeth Baldwin.
50 LOIS, b. Oct. 14, 1741.
51 RUTH, b. Jan. 3, 1743.
52 AMOS, b. Jan. 23, 1745.
Asa Swan (No. 25) and his brother John lived on adjoining farms in North Stonington, vested in them equally after their father's decease. He m. Marvin Holmes, sister of his brother William's wife, Nov. 19, 1740 (No. 27), that family.
CHILDREN:
53 ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 8, 1741, m. Daniel Brewster (No. 9), that family.
54 SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 17, 1744, m. William Denison (No. 186), that family. 55 ASA, b. Sept. 12, 1747.
56 JABEZ, b. May 21, 1751, m. Mehitable Wheeler; he m. 2d, widow Lucy Wheeler.
Timothy Swan of Stonington (No. 27) m. Mary Smith of Groton Dec. 28, 1743.
CHILDREN:
57 MARY, b. Nov. 5, 1744, m. William Wheeler (No. 64), that family; she m. 2d, Capt. Thomas Wheeler (No. 54), that family; no children by either marriage.
58 RUTH, b. June 5, 1747, m. Isaac Wheeler (No. 82), that family.
59 LUCY, b. Jan. 17, 1750, m. Isaac Avery (No. 155), that family.
60 TIMOTHY, b. July 15, 1752, m. Ruama Ayer.
61 NATHAN, b. Jan. 23, 1755, m. Esther Avery.
62 ELISHA, b. Dec. 26, 1755, m. Experience Smith.
63 ELIAS, b. Jan. 31, 1758.
64 EUNICE, b. Aug. 20, 17-, m. John Wheeler (No. 99), that family.
65 OLIVER, b. Sept. 23, 17 -.
66 ELIZABETH, b. July 25, 17 -.
67 CYNTHIA, b. 1770, m. Isaac Hewitt (No. 111), that family.
John Swan (No. 30) m. Mary Prentice May 17, 1753 (No. 37), that family.
CHILDREN:
68 MARY, b. Nov. 29, 1757, m. John Randall (No. 65), that family.
69 JOHN, b. July 29, 1760.
70 PRISCILLA, b. July 4, 1763, m. Eliakin Palmer Dec. 13, 1781.
71 SAMUEL, b. May 11, 1765.
72 PEREZ, b. May 18, 1767.
73 LUCY, b. Jan. 5, 1770, m. Gilbert Billings (No. 166), that family.
74 JONAS, b. Feb. 25, 1772.
75 FANNY, b. March 3, 1774.
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Joseph Swan (No. 31) m. Ist, Elizabeth Smith of Groton Oct. 17, 1756. He m. 2d, Mary Miner Jan. 28, 1762. CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
76 ELIZABETH, b. April 17, 1757.
77 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 8, 1758.
78 LUCY AVERY, b. March 30, 1760. CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
79 ADIN, b. May 13, 1764.
80 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 11, 1766.
81 LOIS, b. Nov. 8, 1770.
82 EUNICE, b. Oct. 6, 1772.
Joshua Swan (No. 32) m. Martha Denison (No. 255) that family Dec. 1, 1763.
CHILDREN:
83 AMOS, b. May 13, 1764.
84 JOSHUA, b. June 8, 1766, m. Esther Smith.
85 ADAM, b. June 29, 1768.
86 PELEG, b. July 20, 1770.
87 GILBERT, b. June 15, 1777.
88 ISAAC, b. July 10, 1779.
Thomas Swan (No. 34) m. his cousin, Amy Denison, Feb. 22, 1762 (No. 178), that family. Dea. Thomas died Dec. 27, 1830; she d. March 23, 1829. CHILDREN:
89 REBECCA, b. March 27, 1765, m. Oliver York (No. 58), that family.
90 THOMAS, JR., b. Oct. 17, 1767, m. Fanny Palmer.
91 CYRUS, b. Oct. 1, 1768, m. - Gould; 2d, Sharon.
92 DANIEL, b. Sept. 1, 1770, m. Hannah Hawkins.
93 SALLY, b. Oct. 5, 1772, m. Dr. Charles Phelps (No. 27), that family; after his death she m. George Hubbard Sept. 7, 1809; she d. April 5, 1841.
94 AMY, b. Oct. 25, 1766, m. Charles Wheeler Williams (No. 281), that family.
95 HENRY, b. 1778, d. March 24, 1800, aged 22 years.
96 ABIGAIL or ABBY, b. June 6, 1779, m. John Browning (No. 42), that family.
97 JOHN, b. 1788, d. March 23, 1818, aged 30 years.
Edward Swan (No. 36) m. Mehitable Brown Feb. 16, 1775; she d. Sept. 27, 1790. He m. 2d, Hannah , name and date of m. not on record.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
98 EDWARD, JR., b. April 10, 1776, m. Sybil Morgan Dec., 1804 (No. 41), that family.
99 JOHN, b. April 12, 1778.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
100 MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 30, 1792.
101 MOSES, b. Oct. 1, 1795.
102 HANNAH, b. July 23, 1798.
George Swan (No. 37) m. Abigail Randall Sept. 4, 1774 (No. 64), Randall family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Jan. 3, 1798; she d. April 22, 1797.
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CHILDREN:
103 GEORGE, b. May 24, 1776, d. April 30, 1802.
104 ROSWELL, b. June 16, 1778, m. Harriet F. Palmer.
105 LUCY, b. Sept. 16, 1781.
106 ANNA, b. Sept. 14, 1783.
107 ADAM, b. May 31, 1788, m. Angeline Betts.
108 GILES, b. April 29, 1793.
Robert Swan (No. 46) m. Abigail Randall Jan. 21, 1754 (No. 43), Randall family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
109 ROBERT, b. Jan. 3, 1755.
110 GILBERT, b. May 18, 1756.
111 LOIS, b. Sept. 27, 1758.
112 PELEG, b. March 5, 1761, d. Jan. 31, 1767.
113 LUCY, b. Nov. 12, 1763.
114 ESTHER, b. March 16, 1766.
115 JEDEDIAH, b. March 23, 1769.
116 MINER, b. March 3, 1772.
Jesse Swan (No. 49) m. Elizabeth Baldwin Nov. 24, 1764 (No. 34), Baldwin family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
117 LUCINDA, b. Nov. 16, 1765.
118 ZIBA, b. Nov. 17, 1767, m. Elizabeth Palmer.
119 EUNICE, b. March 22, 1770.
120 JESSE, b. Aug. 11, 1772.
121 POLLY, b. April 30, 1775.
122 NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 9, 1778.
123 JOHN, b. Jan. 9, 1778.
124 ELIZABETH, b. March 12, 1780.
125 PRISCILLA, b. May 30, 1787.
126 MARY, b. May 30, 1787.
Timothy Swan (No. 60) m. Ruama Ayer Feb. 18, 1773, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
127 RUSSELL, b. March 6, 1764.
128 JOSEPH, b. July 13, 1766.
129 OLIVER, b. July 6, 1768.
130 LAVINIA, b. Sept. 16, 1780.
131 ELISHA, b. April 26, 1783.
Nathan Swan (No. 61) m. Esther Avery March 10, 1776, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
132 AVERY, b. July 21, 1776.
133 ROBERT, b. Oct. 22, 1778.
134 ASA, b. Oct. 17, 1780, m. Fanny Wheeler.
135 OLIVER, b. Dec. 21, 1782, m. Phebe Stewart (No. 41), that family. 136 DESIRE, b. April 28, 1785.
Elisha Swan of Stonington (No. 62) m. Experience Smith of Norwich May 24, 1778.
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CHILDREN:
137 MARTHA, b. April 25, 1779.
138 MARY, b. July 17, 1780.
139 ELIZABETH, b. June 9, 1782.
140 FANNY, b. July 5, 1784.
Joshua Swan (No. 84) m. Esther Smith March 16, 1789; lived in Stonington.
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON.
141 ESTHER, b. Nov. 17, 1789, d. Sept. 7, 1790.
142 ESTHER, b. 1791, d. Jan. 23, 1793.
143 JOSHUA, b. Oct. 19, 1793, m. Nancy Swan Nov. 27, 1823.
144 BETSEY, b. Dec. 9, 1795.
145 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 20, 1798, m. Oct. 17, 1832.
146 JABEZ SMITH, b. Feb. 23, 1800, m. Laura Griffin of East Haddam, Conn. He was familiarly known as Elder Swan, a famous Baptist preacher. 147 WILLIAM HENRY, b. May 2, 1802, d. young.
148 WILLIAM HENRY, b. Nov. 5, 1804, d. at sea.
149 CHARLES, b. April 12, 1807, d. at sea.
150 LUCY, b. May 15, 1810.
151 MARY ESTHER, b. Aug. 4, 1813.
Thomas Swan of Stonington (No. 90) m. Fanny Palmer April 22, 1798 (No. 385), Palmer family. After his death she m. Rev. John Noyes of Weston, Conn., Oct. 16, 1827 (No. 177), Noyes family.
CHILD:
152 SARAH ANN, b. Feb. 23, 1799, m. Gurdon Trumbull (No. 30), Trumbull family.
Rev. Roswell Swan (No. 104), son of George and wife, Abi- gail (Randall) Swan, who were living in Stonington at time of his birth, June 16, 1778, at the place now known as the "Highland farm" of Charles P. Williams, on Taugwonk. He enjoyed the benefit of a good common school education, until he commenced his studies with the Rev. Hezekiah N. Woodruff, the pastor of the First Congregational Church of Stonington, who fitted him for a liberal education, after which he entered Yale College, grad- uated 1802, with a class who subsequently became eminent and distinguished men. He m. Harriet F. Palmer May 14, 1807 (No. 389), Palmer family. He d. March 22, 1819; his widow survived him and lived to a good old age, a comfort and blessing to her children and grandchildren, dying July 10, 1874, aged 84 years.
CHILDREN:
153 HARRIET P., b. Oct. 21, 1810, d. Oct. 8, 1814.
154 ROSWELL R., b. Oct. 12, 1812, d. Oct., 1836.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
155 PHEBE ANN, b. Jan. 12, 1814, m. Benjamin F. Babcock of Stonington (No. 214), Babcock family, d. Sept., 1841.
156 HARRIET P., b. March 20, 1816, m. Hon. Nathan F. Dixon of Westerly, R. I., June 28, 1843.
NOTE .- Hon. Nathan F. Dixon, who m. Harriet P. Swan (No. 156), became one of the most prominent and influential men of Rhode Island. He was a member of the Rhode Island bar, and by honorable dealing in his professional career rose to eminence in his profession. He represented his native town in the General Assembly of Rhode Island for a good many years, establish- ing a reputation of commanding influence. He was elected a member of Congress and served with distinguished ability in the House of Representa- tives at Washington, D. C., for several terms. His son, Non. Nathan F. Dixon, became a member of the Rhode Island bar and was distingushed for his ability and courtesy in all of the relations of life. He shared the con- fidence of his fellow citizens and was repeatedly elected to the Legislature of his native state, which to express their regard for him elected him a Senator of Congress, which position he held for a full term of six years with distin- guished ability and commanding influence. He married Grace McClure. He d. 1898, sincerely mourned by all.
157 COURTLAND P., b. July 7, 1818, d. Jan. 24, 1819.
Adam Swan of Stonington (No. 107) m. Angelina Betts.
CHILDREN:
158 GEORGE M., b. May 24, 1813, m. Jane Gardner Knight, March 26, 1834; m. 2d, Mary Ann Compston in 1841.
159 LUCRETIA G., b. Dec. 25, 1815, m. George Hubbard, Jr., Aug. 11, 1834. 160 WILLIAM B., b. Sept. 17, 1820, m. Antoinette Lamb.
161 HENRY R., b. Oct. 14, 1822, lost at sea.
162 ANGELINE, b. Aug. 7, 1825, m. Albert Hancox June 4, 1847.
Ziba Swan (No. 118) m. Elizabeth Palmer Jan. 31, 1790 (No. 428), Palmer family.
CHILD:
163 BETSEY, b. July 11, 1790.
Charles Swan (No. 45) m. Eunice Barnes March 21, 1779. CHILDREN:
164 AMOS, b. Sept. 12, 1780, m. Betsey Palmer.
165 CHARLES, b. April 3, 1782, m. Cynthia Brewster Dec. 25, 1803.
166 FREDERICK, b. July 18, 1784, m. Betsey Stewart Jan. 14, 1828 (No. 50), that family.
167 LOUISA, b. Feb. 6, 1786, d. March 18, 1786.
168 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 30, 1787, d. young.
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