USA > Connecticut > New Haven County > Derby > The history of the old town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880. With biographies and genealogies > Part 75
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85
2. John, b. Aug. 27, 1646, 18.
3. Mary, b. - 1648; m. Abel Gunn of 6. Mehitable, b. Mar. 25, 1655; m. Edward Camp.
Derby.
SMITH, MARY, wife of Ephraim Smith ; d. May 5, 1726, and he m. Anna Carrington, Dec. 4, 1727.
SMITH, EPHRAIM and Elizabeth. Child :
I. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 27, 1748.
SMITH, EPHRAIM ; m. Martha -- -. Children :
I. Samuel, b. Aug. 17, 1723. 2. Mary, b. Aug. 4, 1740.
SMITH, SAMUEL ; m. Ann Holbrook, Mar. 16, 1758 ; and a Samuel Smith m. Anna, and had child :
I. Gibson, b. Jan. 17, 1781.
SMITH, JOHN ; m. Deborah Lambert of Milford, Dec. 9, 1719. Children :
I. Richard, b. Apr. 29, 1725. 2. David, b. Feb. 26, 1728.
SMITH, THOMAS ; m. Abigail Hawkins, Dec. 20, 1727, and died Apr. 13, 1762. Child :
I. Abigail, b. Dec. 12, 1748.
SMITH ; ELIJAH, m. Ann Hawkins, May 3, 1748. Child :
I. Josiah, b. Dec. 12, 1748.
SMITH, HANNAH, d. Nov. 28, 1712.
SMITH, JOHN, was at Milford in 1646, and although called Junior, was not a son of John Smith, the father of Ephraim, who settled in Derby. He was a blacksmith and came to Derby as such at the desire of the people. He m. Ist Sarah, dau. of Wm Fowler, Jr., of Milford, July 19, 1665 ; for 2d wife he m. in 1694 Clemence, widow of Jonathan Hunt of Northampton, Mass., who d. in 1704. Children :
760
HISTORY OF DERBY.
I. Joseph, d. young.
3. Jonathan, b. Sept. 5, 1671.
2. John, b. in 1669; d. young. 4. John, b. June 18, 1674; d. young.
SMITH, ANDREW, m. Sarah Tomlinson, May 21, 1696. Children :
I. Nathan, b. Feb. 4, 1697. 5. Andrew, b. Oct. 3, 17II.
2. Jonah, b. Sept. 29, 1699. 6. Joseph, b. July 20, 1715.
3. Mary, b. Feb. 12, 1705. 7. Hannah, b. May 12, 17 -.
4. Rachel, b. May 4, 1708. 8. Josiah, b. June 15, 17 --
I. NATHAN, son of Andrew and Sarah (Tomlinson) Smith, m. Han- nah -, and d. June 27, 1725. Children :
9. Elnathan, b. May 10, 1723.
IO. Nathan, b. Sept. 19, 1724.
2. JONAH, son of Andrew and Sarah (Tomlinson) Smith, m. Grace Riggs, March 22, 1726. Children :
II. Isaac, b. Mar. 18, 1734. 14. Hannah, b. July 15, 1742.
12. Sarah, b. July 1, 1738. 15. Edward, b. April 25, 1748.
13. Esther, b. Dec. 18, 1739.
5. ANDREW, JR., son of Andrew and Sarah (Tomlinson) Smith, m. Mary - Children :
16. Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1744 ; d. Oct. 5, 1751. 17. Sarah, b. July 28, 1752.
9. ELNATHAN, son of Nathan and Hannah Smith, m. Abigail -. Children :
18. Eli, b. Sept. 12, 1750, at “ Elizabeth- 19. Nathan, b. July 25, 1752, same place.
town, in the Jerseys." 20. Hannah, b. June 23, 1754, in Derby.
IO. NATHAN, son of Nathan and Hannah Smith, m. Sarah Northrop, of Milford, Nov. 4, 1747, who d. June 25, 1757 ; m. 2d Martha Frink, Mar. 15, 1758, who d. Nov. 9, 1765 ; m. 3d 'I'ryphena -. Children :
21. Sarah, b. April 18, 1750. 24. Andrew, b. Aug. 31, 1761 ; d. Jan. 20, 1765.
22 .. Mary, b. Sept. 1, 175I.
23. Eunice, b. Mar. 3, 1755.
25. Nathan, b. Sept. 30, 1763.
26. Marvin, b. Aug. 13, 1768.
II. ISAAC, son of Jonah and Grace (Riggs) Smith, m. Lucy - Children :
27. Lucy, b. Dec. 22, 1754.
29. Charity, b. Dec. 22, 1757.
28. Esther, b. Feb. 4, 1756.
SMITH, JOHN, m. Mary - -, who d. June 12, 1745, aged 67. He
d. May 31, 1749, aged 75. Children :
I. Jonathan, b. May 21, 1716; m. Rachel 3. John, b. April 21, 1723; m. Elizabeth Tomlinson, Mar. 12, 1744.
2, Deborah, b. May 16, 172I.
Chatfield, Dec. 26, 1750, and had children, Gideon, b. Sept. 16, 1754, and Betty, b. April 25, 1757.
SMITH, ABRAHAM, m. Sarah French, Dec. 5, 1756. Children :
I. Isaac, b. July 8, 1757; d. Mar. 24, 5. James, b. Sept. 14, 1767.
177.5. 6. Josiah, b. Oct. 23, 1769.
2. Abraham, b. Oct. 1, 1759. 7. Fitch, b. May 14, 1772.
3. John French, b. Mar. 20, 1762; d. 8. Levi, b. Sept. 23, 1774. April 20, 1781. 9. John, b. April 22, 1781.
4. Abijah, b. Oct. 3, 1764.
2. ABRAHAM, JR., son of Abraham and Sarah French, m. Ist Lucy Hawkins, Mar. 18, 1778; m. 2d Molly Johnson, Aug. 4, 1782. Children :
IO. Isaac, b. Oct. 24, 1779. II. Susy, b. Mar. 5, 1780.
GENEALOGIES. 761
6. JOSIAH, son of Abraham and Sarah (French) Smith, m. Betsey Holbrook, July 30, 1795. Children :
12. Almond, b. April 19, 1796. 14. Betsey, b. Oct. 30, 1799.
13. Almira, b. Oct. 5, 1797.
SMITH, JOSEPH, m. Martha Bement, Oct. 1I, 1722. Children : I. Hannah, b. Aug. 18, 1723, d. May 3, 2. Martha, b. Jan. 30, 1726. 1757, aged 33.
SMITH, JOSEPH 3D, m Hannah Malory. of West Haven, Aug. 21, 1753. Children :
I. Jeremiah, b. May 26, 1754.
3. Abigail, b. Oct. 18, 1757.
2. Eleanor, b. May 16, 1756.
SMITH, JOSIAH. m. Esther Smith, Sept. 8, 1773. Children :
I. Esther, b. Feb. 4, 1775.
3. Josiah, b. Sept. 11, 1778.
2. Clark, b. Nov. 10, 1776. 4. Sheldon, b. Dec. 13, 1780.
SMITH, MOSES, m. Lucretia Hall, Feb. 28. 1780. Children :
I. Nathan Gaylord, b. Feb. 25, 1781. 2. Timothy Wheaton, b. Sept. 6, 1782.
SMITH, JOSIAH m. Esther Oviatt, Aug. 24, 1727. Child :
I. Elijah, b. June 28, 1729.
SMITH, JOHN, m. Abigail -. Children :
I. Enos, b. Feb. 16, 1760. 3. Andrew, b. June 10, 1766.
2. Sarah, b. Jan. 29, 1762.
SMITH, DANIEL, m. Hannah Stiles, Nov. 26, 1734. Child :
I. Hannah, b. Aug. 14, 1737.
SMITH, DANIEL, had children :
I. Lois, b. Sept. 20, 1768. 3. John, b. Sept. 9, 1777.
2. Ebb, b. Mar. 15, 1775.
SPENCER, JEHIEL, m. Anne Patience Tomlinson, Nov. 6, 1775. Children :
I. Billy, b. Apr. II, 1777. 2. Hannah, b. Apr. 9, 1779.
STEELE, GEORGE and JOHN, brothers, born in Essex, Eng .; came to New England about 1631 ; settled first at Cambridge, Mass .; re- moved to Hartford, Conn. George was a proprietor of lands at Hart- ford in 1639. He was made a freeman in Cambridge in 1634 ; he died in 1663, as it is said, "very old." Children :
I. Elizabeth, m. Thomas Watts of Mid- 3. Richard, m .; d. in 1639, leaving chil- dletown. dren.
2. Daughter, b. in 1640; m. Harrison or Henderson.
4. James, m.
4. JAMES, son of George Steele of Hartford, m. Anna, dau. of John Bishop of Guilford, and was a prominent man at Hartford ; was in the war against the Pequots. Children :
5. Sarah, m. Samuel Borman, Jr., Feb. 8, 1682.
6. Lieut. James, b. about 1658; m. Sarah Barnard.
7. John, b. 1660 ; m.
8. Mary, m. - Hall.
9. Elizabeth, d. not m.
10. Rachel, m. Ist Edward Allyn ; 2d Demming.
96
762
HISTORY OF DERBY ..
7. JOHN, son of James and Anna (Bishop) Steele, m. Melatiah, dau. of Maj. William Bradford of Plymouth. Children :
II. John, b. 1693 ; d. 1712. 13. Berthia, m. May 17, 1709, Samuel Shepard.
12. Ebenezer, b. 1695; m.
12. EBENEZER, son of John and Melatiah (Bradford) Steele, m. Su- sannah - of West Hartford ; removed to Killingworth, where he died in 1746. Children :
14. John, m. Christina -, Feb. 4, 1785. 18. Huldah, m. Nathaniel Flowers.
15. Mary, m. John Dodd. 19. Melatiah, b. 1732.
16. Daniel.
20. Bradford, b. Sept. 22, 1734 ; m.
17. Susannah, m. Reuben Flowers.
21. Elisha, b. about 1737 ; m.
20. CAPT BRADFORD, son of Ebenezer and Susannah Steele. came to Derby and m. Mary Perkins about 1755 ; she was born in 1731, died Oct. 16, 1788 ; he m 2d Sarah Wheeler of Derby, widow of Sim- eon Wheeler, who had been killed at the burning of Fairfield, Conn13. Capt. Bradford Steele commenced business with his father-in-law in Derby in 1757 ; afterward removed to Hartford, and from thence to Derby, on Little river, where he purchased lands, built shops and houses ; was an officer of a volunteer company that joined Washington at Boston, and afterwards was captain of minute-men, and was in sev- eral conflicts defending New Haven and the coast along the Sound as far as New York. He was noted for his shrewdness, enterprise and strength of mind, and was prominent in the business transactions of the town. He died Apr. 10, 1804, aged 69. Children :
22. Infant, d. of bleeding of the nose.
23. Susannah, b. Dec. 14, 1756; m. Na- thaniel Flowers of Roxbury, Mar. 5, 1779.
24. Ashbel, b. Aug. 3, 1757; m. Eunice Thompson of Derby, May 5, 1779.
25. Melatiah, b. Mar. 9, 1761 ; m. Wil- liam Keeney, Mar. 5, 1779; d. Mar. 9, 1827.
26. Bradford, b. Aug. 31, 1762.
27. Mary, bapt. Sept. 9, 1764 ; m. Edward
Warren of Woodbridge, and settled in Watertown.
28. Hannah, b. Aug. 4, 1766, m. Josiah Whitney of Greenfield.
29. Daniel, b. July 14, 1768.
30. George, b. Sept. 5, 1770; m. Apr. 26, 1797, Esther, dau. of Dea. Bucking- ham of Oxford; settled first in Derby, then in Oxford, and finally in Exeter, N. Y .; she d. July 26, 1839.
21. ELISHA, son of Ebenezer and Susannah Steele, m. Mary Mer- rells, Apr. 12, 1760 ; lived in Derby, and was associated with his brother, Capt. Bradford Steele, in mill enterprises and labor ; his wife died at Hadley, Mass .; he m. 2d Eunice, widow of Lieut. - Pritch- ard ; he d. in 1805. Children :
31. Mary, b. Jan. 25, 1763. 35. Elisha, b. Feb. 3, 1771 ; lived in Wa- 32. Candace, bapt. Jan. 6, 1765. terbury, and d. in 1792.
33. Clarissa, b. Feb. 9, 1766; m. - Pomeroy ; lived in Hadley, Mass.
34. Lucy b. May 28, 1769.
36. Norman, b. 1780; m. (For his de- scendants see History of Torring- ton, Conn).
26. DEA BRADFORD, JR., son of Capt Bradford and Mary (Perkins) Steele, m. Ruth, dau. of his step-mother and her husband, Simeon Wheeler, Mar. 7, 1785 ; she was born Sept 16, 1765 ; died Feb. 20, 1856 ; he died Dec 23, 1841, aged 80. Children :
18Steele Genealogy, History of Torrington, Conn.
763
GENEALOGIES.
37. Edmund, b. Apr. 4, 1788; m. Anna Tucker ; d. Apr. 8, 1840.
38. Sally, b. May 7, 1791; m. Chester Jones, Nov. 20, 1808. Children : Susan M., b. Aug., 1809, m. William Brewster of Erie, Penn .; Sarah M., d. Nov. 18, 1877; Mary A., b. Aug., 18II, m. Clark McSparren of Erie, Penn .; Julia M .; Ruth E., m. W. C. Curry of Erie, Penn .; Chester Brad- ford, m. Caroline Smith, lives in East Saginaw; Louisa, m. Doct. William Magill of Erie, Penn14.
39. Ashbel, b. Aug. 8, 1793; d. Sept, 23, 1794.
40. William, b. Feb. 14, 1798 ; m.
41. Burr, b. June 7, 1700; m.
42. Susan, b. Dec. 17, 1802; d. Oct. II, 1804.
43. Almira, b. Feb. 22, 1810; m. Ist John W. Holcomb, Nov. 23, 1832 ; 2d Henry P. Davis, Sept. 2, 1849 ; had George S., born Dec. 23, 1835; d. Oct. 17, 1842; John W., b. Nov. 2, 1843; m. Rhoda Langdon, Sept. 24, 1867; Mary B., b. Apr. 1, 1838; m. Samuel Howd, d. July 4, 1871 ; George S., b. May 24, 1850 ; m. Mar- tha M. Cushen, Oct. 2, 1872; Burr S., b. Dec. 22, 1851 ; Alice, b. Feb. 2, 1854 ; m. Joseph T. Beard, Mar. 27, 1872.
29. DANIEL, son of Capt. Bradford and Mary (Perkins) Steele, m. Ist Rebecca Clark of Waterbury in 1789, who d. Mar., 1796 ; 2d Mar- garet, dau. of Richard Welton, Sept. 20, 1797 ; he died June 24, 1835. Children :
44. Austin, b. Sept. 17, 1790; n.
. 45. Daniel, Jr., b. Nov. 11, 1792; m. 46. Rev. Ashbel, b. Jan. 31, 1796; m.
47. Ransom, b. Sept. 2, 1798; m. Eliza- beth Beecher, Oct. 4, 1821.
48. Rebecca, b. Aug. 15, 1800; m. Dec. 25, 1825, Norman S. Bidwell of Waterbury.
49. Richard, b. July 6, 1802; m. Apr. 3, 1831, Susan M. Ray.
50. Clark M., b. Sept. 21, 1805; d. May 27, 18II.
51. Betsey C., July 13, 1810; m. L. Beecher, Sept. 19, 1830.
52. Sherman, b. Jan. 5, 1808; m. June, 1850, Catharine Clark.
53. Davis C., b. Sept. 8, 1813; m.
54. George H., b. Mar. 15, 1820; d. in Lake Co., Ill., Sept., 1847.
35. ELISHA, JR, son of Elisha and Mary (Merrells) Steele, lived in Waterbury and died in 1792. Children :
55. Daughter ; m. - Hines.
56. Daughter ; m. - Jones.
36. NORMAN, son of Elisha and Mary (Merrells) Steele, m. Hannah Spencer, about 1800. She was born in 1778 ; died about 1820, aged 42. He died in 1822. Children : 57. Clarissa ; d. at the age of 12. 61. Edwin; lost at the age of 18.
58. Elisha, b. in 1803; m. Elizabeth Hines of Waterbury ; had Mary Ann and Henry ; d. in 1875.
59. Mary, b. in 1805; m. Wm. H. Jones in 1825; had Sarah, Stafford, Nor- man S., Caroline A., Wm. H. and John E.
60. Susan, b. 1807; m. Joseph T. Marr ; d. in 1840; had Helen, Marion and Louise.
62. Norman, b. 1813; m. Sarah Hitch- cock, June 4, 1846; had Frederick P., Herbert A., Anna E. H.
63. Ann P., b. Oct. 18, 1814; m. Lewis B. Follett, Oct. 18, -; d. Oct. 18, 1856; had Susan, Maria.
64. William Spencer, b. 1816; m. - -
37. EDMUND. son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth (Wheeler) Steele, m. Anna. dau. of Zephaniah Tucker, Nov. 24, 1809. She was born Nov. 27, 1783. Children :
65. Albert J., b. Feb. 22, 1812.
66. John Burton, b. June 10, 1814.
40. WILLIAM, son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth (Wheeler) Steele, m. Betsey Northrop, Nov. 1, 1819 ; died Nov 24, 1874. Children : 67. John. 69. George.
68. Truman ; living in Ansonia. 70. Mary.
14History of Seymour.
764
HISTORY OF DERBY.
41. BURR, son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth (Wheeler) Steele, m. Betsey Mallett, Nov. 7, 1822 ; died Aug. 11. 1823. Children :
71. Burr S., b. Mar. 19, 1824; d. Sept. 4, 72. Betsey; d. Apr. 7, 1824. 1844.
44. AUSTIN, son of Daniel and Margaret (Welton) Steele, m. Polly Beecher, Aug. 31, 1810 ; lived in Waterbury. Children :
73. Henry; removed West, 74. Caroline ; m. George Benedict.
45 DANIEL, JR., son of Daniel and Margaret (Welton) Steele, m. Sarah, dau. of Col. Street Richards of Wolcott, Conn., Nov. 15. 1813, who died in Ill., Feb. 1. 1853 ; m. 2d Amanda, widow of Jasper John- son, and sister of his first wife. Children :
75. William A., b. Aug. 13, 1814; killed 77. Margaret; m, Ransom Steele of Wau- in Alabama. kegan, Ill.
76. Nelson; d. in Illinois, aged 18.
46. REV. ASHBEL, son of Daniel and Margaret (Welton) Steele, m. Clara Brewster, June 28, 1825, a Presbyterian minister in Washington, D. C. ; is the author of a work entitled " Chief of the Pilgrims, or Life and Times of Elder William Brewster ;" and also a genealogy of the " Brewster Family."
78. Reginald.
80. Ashbel F.
79. Francis H.
64 WILLIAM SPENCER, son of Norman and Hannah (Spencer) Steele, m. Caroline A. Jones. Nov. 8, 1837 ; settled in Wolcottville, Conn., in 1839, and died Jan. 22, 1857. Children :
81. Abbie A., b. Oct. 16, 1838; m. Flori- 84. Elisha J., b. June 29, 1843 ; m. Sophia mond D. Fyler of Winsted, a judge in Litchfield Co. Court.
82. Mary, b. Dec. 19, 1839; m. Willis A. Bradley, July 14, 1839.
83. William L., b. Sept. 6, 1841 ; a sol- dier of the late war.
S. Skiff, Jan. 25, 1864; a soldier in the late war; resides in Wolcottville, Conn .; an influential young man.
85. Edwin S., b. Oct. 4, 1846; d. Feb. 14, 1855. 86. Albert D., b. Aug. 11, 1848; d. Aug. 21, 1848.
87. George B., b. May 15, 1852 ; m. Alice Diamond, May 15, 1872.
65 : ALBERT J., son of Edmund and Anna (Tucker) Steele, m. Julia, dau. of Chester Jones, Feb II, 1835. Children :
88. Sarah Ann, b. Oct. 17, 1836. 91. Albert Edmund, b. Oct. 29, 1845; d. 89. Susan Maria, b. Mar. 28, 1840. Oct. 19, 1858.
90. Julia Frances, b. May 2, 1843 ; d. 92. Orianna Louisa, b. July 2, 1852. Feb. 29, 1844.
66. JOHN BURTON, son of Edmund and Anna (Tucker) Steele, m. Emeline A. Stuart of Bridgewater. She was born July 13, 1819. Children :
93. Celestia, b. Sept. 29, 1846, m. Edward 94. Frank E., b. Aug. 20, 1848. B. Bradley, Nov. 29, 1866.
STILES, NATHAN ; m. Phebe [Johnson ?]
I Nathan, b. Feb. 27, 1796. 5. Hezekiah, b. Jan. 28, 1803.
2. Sally, b. Sept. 6, 1797. 6. Harvey, b. Mar. 30, 1805.
3. Isaac, b. Mar. 28, 1801. 7. Lois Emily, b. Feb. 24, 1810.
4. Jesse, S 8. Stiles Johnson, b. May 4, -.
I. STODDARD, ANTHONY, came from England to Boston about 1639 ; was admitted freeman in 1640, and was a representative there
.
GENEALOGIES. 765
more than twenty years. He m. Ist Mary, dau. of Hon. Emanuel Downing of Salem and had 3 sons ; 2d Barbara, widow of Capt Joseph Weld, and had 2 children ; 3d Christian -- , had 10 children. He died Mar. 16, 1687. Children :
2. Solomon, b. Oct. 4, 1643. IO. Joseph, b. Dec. 1, 1661.
3. Sampson, b. Dec. 3, 1645.
II. John, b. Apr. 22, 1663.
4. Simeon, b. - 1650.
12. Ebenezer, b. July 1, 1664.
6. Stephen, b. Jan. 6, 1654.
14. Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1668.
8. Christian, b. Mar. 22, 1657.
9. Lydia, b. May 27, 1660.
2. SOLOMON, son of Anthony and Mary (Downing) Stoddard, grad- uated at Harvard, 1662 ; was the first librarian of that college : preached a time in Barbadoes ; then settled as minister at Northampton, Mass., Sept. 11, 1672. He m. Mar. 8, 1670, Mrs. Esther Mather, originally Esther Warham of Windsor, Conn., widow of Rev. Eleazer Mather, his predecessor at Northampton. He died Feb. 11, 1729, aged 86. Children : She died Feb. 10, 1736, aged 92.
17. Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1671 ; m. Rev. Ste- phen Mix.
18. Esther, b June 2, 1672; m. Rev. Timothy Edwards.
19. Samuel, b. Feb. 5, 1674; d. Mar. 22, 1674.
20. Anthony, b. June 6, 1675 ; d. June 7, 1675.
21. Aaron, b. Aug. 23, 1676; d. Aug, 26, 1676.
23. Anthony, b. Aug. 9, 1678; m. 24. Sarah, b. Apr. 1, 1680; m.
25. John, b. Feb. 17, 1682; m.
26. Israel, b. Apr. 10, 1684 ; d. a prisoner in France.
27. Rebecca, b .- 1686 ; m.
28. Hannah, b. Apr. 21, 1688 ; m. Rev. William Williams.
22. Christian, ) m.
23. REV. ANTHONY, son of Solomon and Esther Stoddard, graduated at Harvard, 1697, settled as minister in Woodbury, Conn., where he preached until his decease Sept. 6. 1760 Hem. Ist Prudence Wells of Wethersfield Oct. 20, 1700. who died in May, 1714 ; m 2d Jan. 31, 1715, Mary Sherman, who died Jan. 12, 1720. Children :
29. Mary, b. June 19, 1702. 35. Prudence, b. Oct. 12, 17II ; m.
30. Solomon, b. Oct. 12, 1703.
36. Gideon, b. May 27, 1714; m.
31. Eliakim, b. Apr. 3, 1705; m.
37. Esther, b. Oct. 1I, 1716; m.
38. Abijah, b. Feb. 28, 1718; m.
39. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 15, 1719; m.
31. ELIAKIM, son of Rev. Anthony and Prudence ( Wells) Stoddard ; m. Joanna Curtis in 1729 ; residence, Woodbury. Children :
40. John, b. Jan. 26, 1730. 45. Eliakim, b. July 25, 1742.
41. Israel, b. Jan. 28, 1732.
46. Seth, b. Dec. 2, 1744.
42 Anthony, b. Oct. 21, 1734.
47. Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1747.
48. Eliakim, b. Dec. 11, 1749.
40. JOHN, son of Eliakim and Joanna (Curtis) Stoddard ; m Mary Atwood, Apr 15, 1751, and settled in Watertown, Conn, where he died Jan 22, 1795. She died Jan. 16, 1802, in Charleston, Montgom- ery county, N. Y. Children :
49. Sampson, b. Oct. 25, 1752; m. 50. Abiram, b. Oct. 25, 1750.
51. Wells, b. July 1, 1759; 11
52. Phebe, b. Feb. 19, 1760; m.
.
-
5. Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1652.
13. Dorothy, b. Nov. 24, 1665.
7. Anthony, b. June 16, 1656.
15. Jane,
16. Grace, S b. July 29, 1669.
32. Elisha, b. Nov. 24, 1706; m.
33. Israel, b. Aug. 7, 1708.
34. John, b. Mar. 2, 1710.
43. Joanna, b. July 16, 1738.
44. Prudence, Sept. 24, 1740.
766
HISTORY OF DERBY.
53. John, b. July 1, 1763; m. 57. Sarah, b. May 13, 1773; m.
54. Submit, b. Mar. 17, 1766.
55. Joanna, b. Feb. 19, 1767 ; m.
59. Eliakim, b. Aug. 10, 1779; m.
49. SAMSON, son of John and Mary (Atwood) Stoddard ; m. Ist Susannah Nettleton, who died Apr. 24, 1779 ; 2d Amy Goodwin, who died Sept. 16, 1727. He resided at Watertown, where he died Nov. II, 1809. Children :
60. Prudence, b. Aug. 11, 1775; m. 64. Goodwin, b. May 8, 1783; m.
61. Abiram, b. Jan. 27, 1777 ; m. 65. Harvey, b. Apr. 14, 1785; m.
62. Susannah, b. Mar. 26, 1779; m. 66. Anna, b. Aug. 17, 1788; m.
63. William, b. Sept. 29, 1781 ; graduate of Yale; a physician ; m.
67. Samuel, b. Aug. 6, 1791; m.
61. ABIRAM, M. D , son of Sampson and Susannah (Nettleton) Stod- dard, was graduated at Yale, 1800, became a physician ; settled in Humphreysville, where he practiced with great success until his death Nov. 26, 1855. He m. Eunice Clark ; held offices of trust many years; character, eccentric, but kind to the poor and suffering. (See Biog.) Children :
68. Theresa, b. Jan. 6, 1806; d. in 1814. 72. Joseph Nettleton, b. Nov. 12, 1815;
69. Jonathan, b. Oct. 9, 1807. m.
70. Susan H., b. Aug. 3, 1809; m. Shel- 73. William, b. Jan. 6, 1818.
don C Johnson, M. D., of Hum- phreysville, May 19, 1828.
71. Thomas, b. Mar. 11, 1813 ; m.
74. Maria Theresa, b, June 2, 1825; still living.
69. JONATHAN, son of Doct. Abiram and Eunice (Clark) Stoddard, was graduated at Yale in 1831 ; became a lawyer, and followed suc- cessfully his profession for many years in New Haven ; was appointed United States District Attorney for Connecticut by President Polk in 1845, which office he held four years ; was appointed District Attorney for New Haven county in 1853, which office he held until July 20, 1854. He died Apr. 28, 1855.
71. THOMAS. son of Doct. Abiram and Eunice (Clark) Stoddard, was graduated at Yale in 1836 ; m. Esther Ann Gilbert, Apr. 19, 1839. Children :
75. Frances Eunice; m. Nov. 30, 1861, 76. Sarah G. Samuel L. Bronson, who graduated at Yale, 1855; at the law school, 1857 ; practices law at New Haven ; have Thomas Stoddard, Josiah Harmer, Mary Esther, Sarah Fran- ces, Ezekiel Stoddard.
77. Ezekiel; m.
72. JOSEPH NETTLETON, son of Doct. Abiram and Eunice (Clark) Stoddard ; m Sophia Budington, Dec. 10, 1838 ; reside in Westville, Conn. Children :
78. William Budington.
81. Goodwin. 82. Robert Jonathan.
79. Henry.
80. Sophia Theresa.
83. Joseph Elliott.
73. WILLIAM, son of Doct. Abiram and Eunice (Clark) Stoddard, studied law in New Haven where he resided until his death. He acquired the reputation of a thorough scholar and an able advocate, and by his genial, social manners, gained many friends.
·
1
56. Mary, b. June II, 1771 ; m.
58. Israel, b. Feb. 15, 1776; m.
767
GENEALOGIES.
74. MARIA THERESA, dau. of Doct. Abiram and Eunice (Clark) Stoddard, went to Maryland during the late Rebellion, to aid in car- ing for the sick and wounded soldiers, contributing liberally of her own means for their comfort.
77 EZEKIEL, son of Thomas and Esther A. (Gilbert) Stoddard ; m. Mary De Forest Burlock, and is a wholesale merchant in New Haven, and director of the New Haven County National Bank. Children : 84. Thomas Burlock. 86. Mary.
85. Esther Ann.
87. Louis Ezekiel.
STONE. LEMAN, (old name was Leaming) was of the fifth genera- tion from William Stone who came from New Haven in the Whitefield company in 1639, and afterwards settled in Guilford. Stephen Stone, father of Leman, removed from Guilford to Litchfield, South Farms, Apr. 23. 1751. In Oct., 1791, he settled in the building still known as the " old Stone building " at Derby Narrows, which he had probably that year erected He m. July 5, 1792, Louisa Stone of Guilford, a descendant of a brother of William the first emigrant. Leman Stone was born at Litchfield, Dec. 29, 1750. and his wife Louisa at Guilford, Apr 24, 1753 ; he died May 11, 1847, and she died Feb 3, 1832. Children :
I. Infant, b. in Guilford, 1793. 3. Ellen, b. Mar. 15, 1798; d. Dec. 29,
2. Louisa Lucia, b. Dec., 1796; d. Sept. 26, 1829.
1870.
4. Fred Leman, b. Oct., 1802; d. Sept. 16, 1818.
3. ELLEN, dau. of Leman Stone, m. May 17, 1824, Fred William Stone, who died at Vera Cruz, Mexico, June 9, 1833 Children :
5. Frederick Leman, b. Feb. 25, 1825; d. 7. William Oliver, b. Sept. 26, 1830; d. Sept. 27. 1879.
6 Ellen Louisa, b. May II, 1828.
Sept. 15, 1875.
6. ELLEN LOUISA, dau. of Ellen and Fred Wm. Stone, m. Apr. 5, 1846, James S. Engles. Children :
8. James Willissie, b. Jan. 25, 1847 ; d. Jan. 30, 1847.
9. Ellen Goodwin, b. Dec. 20, 1847; d. Feb. 13, 1849.
IO. Charles Stone, b. Dec. 30, 1848; the only surviving male member of the Leman Stone family.
II. Edward Oliver, b. Feb. 26, 1851 ; d. July 27, 1855.
STRONG, ADINO, was the son of Thomas Strong of Northampton, Mass He was in Derby several years, as the birth of two of his chil- dren is recorded here, and then removed to Woodbury, where he was representative to the General Court in 1726. He m. Eunice probably in Derby about 1700. Children born in Derby : I. Ann, b. Oct. 23, 1702. 2. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 21, 1704.
STRONG, BENJAMIN, son of Adino, m. in Derby, Rachel Smith, Sept. 7, 1729 ; had the birth of a dau. recorded here, then removed to Woodbury, where his son was born. Children :
1. Ann, b. Dec. 27, 1729.
2. Benjamin, bapt. Feb. 20, 1732.
I. SWIFT, CHIPMAN, son of Zephaniah (probably) was born in Lebanon, Conn. ; removed to Wilmington, Vt., where he was one of the first settlers about 1770, he being a farmer. His first wife, who was a Lane, died in Wilmington, and some years after he removed to
768
HISTORY OF DERBY.
Derby and made his home with his son, the Rev. Zephaniah Swift, where he bought a part of the old Holbrook place ; m. his 2d wife Mrs. - , sister of Gen. Humphreys, and died Mar. 8, 1825. Chil- dren :
2. Lydia.
3. Sally, m. Dea. Rice of Wilmington, Vt.
4. Cynthia, m. Alanson Parmelee of Wil- mington, Vt.
5. Polly, m. Rev. Urbane H. Hitchcock, a Congregational clergyman of Charle- mont, Mass.
6. Zephaniah, b. in 1771, the first male child b. in the county of Wilming- ton, Vt.
6. ZEPHANIAH, son of Chipman Swift, m. Sarah Packard, sister of the first Congregational minister in Wilmington, Vt., before he settled in Roxbury. Conn. (See Biog.) Sarah his wife died Sept. 27, 1840. He died Feb. 7, 1848. Hem. 2d Lydia -, who died May 27, 1848. Children :
7. Theodosia, b. June 6, 1794; d. Feb. 12. Semantha, b. July 17, 1803; d. Nov. 15, 1845. 29, 1804.
8. Lucy, b. Mar. 1, 1796; m. Josiah IIol- brook, May, 1815; d. Aug. 15, 1818.
9. Chipman, b. Jan. 15, 1798; d. Oct. 23, 1819.
IO. Zephaniah, b. Dec. 31, 1799.
II. Joseph Packard, b. Sept. 23, 1801.
13. Polly, b. May 25, 1805.
14. Samuel, b. Sept. 26, 1807 ; d. Mar. 30, 1816.
15. Semantha, b: July 28, 1809; d. Dec. 3, 1822. .
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.