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INGALLS FAMILY
William and his wife Olive Ingalls, also Samuel and their sister, Julia Ingalls came here early. William Ingalls was grant- ed 100 acres No. 15, on Eastern side Waukeag Neck (Sullivan). Children: Samuel S. and William J.
Samuel S. Ingalls b. Dec. 1795, in Sullivan, m. Nov. 28, 1822, Caroline dau. of John and Elizabeth Thomas of Eden, Mass, b. May 4, 1804. Children: Delia F. b. Jan. 17, 1824; Elizabeth T.
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b. April 27, 1826; Olive Caroline b. Dec. 11, 1828, d. Dec. 5, 1843, Newton, Mass. William W. b. April 12, 1830; Osborn M. and Rebecca M. twins b. Jan. 26, 1835; George P. b. Sept. 1838; Caroline (Thomas) Ingalls, wife of S. S. Ingalls d. Aug. 3, 1842.
Samuel S. Ingalls was prominent in business affairs of Sul- livan, First selectman 1841-1847; Town clerk 1846-7. Samuel Ingalls m. Nov. 9, 1793, Abigail Wooster. He served as 2nd selectman 1804-5-6 also 1808. He was granted 187 acres Lot No. 13, 1803 in Western side of Waukeag Neck. Children: Emma, Samuel Jr., Benjamin F. Samuel Jr. m. Feb. 19, 1829, Jane Bragdon. He served as selectman 1835-6, Treas. 1837.
Emma Ingalls m. Dec. 19, 1827, Jabes S. Foster. Benjamin F. Ingalls m. Nov. 5, 1833; Sophronia Thomas. Children of Jabez S. and Emma (Ingalls) Foster were: Charles W. b. June 10, 1830; Flora M. b. Apr. 8, 1832; George S. b. Jan 22, 1834; Gilbert S. b. Jan. 18, 1836; Ophelia Elizabeth b. Dec. 23, 1837. Jabez S. Foster, Town Clerk 1847. Ophelia E. Foster m. (1) Mr. Burnham m. (2) Edwin W. Cleaves of Prospect Harbor, the son of Joshua and Susan (Haskell) Cleaves of Steuben, Me. Edwin W. Cleaves m. (1) Isabelle Cole of Prospect Harbor. Julia Ingalls m. March 21, 1805, Asa Abbot.
The next owner of Lot No. 13 was Mr. John Bartlett b. 1834; d. 1866; m. Nancy Jane Curtis of Blue Hill, dau. of Abi- jah and Susan (Dodge) Curtis b. 1835, d. 1927. They came to Sullivan and purchased the large Ingalls farm. They had 3 children: Fred W. 2. Susan Mary. 3. Emma Jane Bartlett. Fred W. Bartlett b. Jan. 20, 1859; d. Feb. 21, 1923 Sorrento m. Aug. 7, 1887, Lillian, dau. of Lysander and Barbara L. (Stin- son) Bunker b. Aug. 9, 1871, E. Sullivan. One son; George F. Bartlett b. April 29, 1891, Sorrento, Me. m. Ruth W. dau. of Capt. Edward E. and Jessie (Noyes) Bragdon.
2. Susan Mary Bartlett b. 1862, m. George Abbott of Sulli- van, resided Blue Hill. 3. Emma Jane Bartlett b. 1866, d. 1933, was three months old when her father died. She m. Dr. Bar- rett. Nancy (Curtis) Bartlett m. (2) Edwin Parker of Blue Hill, son of Isaac Parker called Lord Isaac Parker, Sullivan Jan. 6 1719; according to the foregoing warrent and voted as
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follows Viz. gave in nine Votes for Isaac Parker Esq. for Fed- eral Representatives from this district. Amos Ames, Town Clerk. Isaac Parker's was the only house there in Blue Hill so it was called "Parker's Point" and later became a great summer resort with many fine cottages built there. Their son, Edwin Parker b. at Parker Point 1833, d. 1915; going from his home in Blue Hill when a boy in a vessel to California in the time of the gold rush in 1849. After a long stay in the West he re- turned to Maine and m. Nancy (Curtis) Bartlett widow of John Bartlett in Jan. 1872; resided Sorrento, Me. Nancy Parker d. 1872. Children: Edna and Edison Parker. Edna A. Parker b. Dec. 1872, m. George Cutliffe. No issue. Addison Parker b. Sorrento, m. Minnie resided Swans Island. 2 children: Charles and Beatrice Parker. Edwin Parker sold the Bartlett- Parker farm in 1888; and removed to Brooklin, Me. where he died. While living in Sorrento Edna A. attended school to Jo- shua B. Johnson three terms, Clara Chilcott one term. She also took piano lessons of Miss Louise Hawkins of Sullivan Harbor. In 1908, the Parker farm was owned by Mr. Zachariah Chafee of Providence, R. I. After he passed out the large white house was razed in 1948 and cottages erected on the lot.
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A TALE OF THE SEA
Old Ships Log Tells Tragic Story of Suffering and Death
Introduction
This is a copy of the log of the Schooner D. C. Brooks. A chance inquiry about this tragic tale of the sea was the means of tracing it to the home of the one who kept it, John Stover, where his son and daughter lived. Austin Stover and Amanda (Stover) Nash. Many memories have been revived and one needs to read between the lines to catch the pathos and glimpse the suffering on the homeward voyage, when short handed, and with some of the crew ill, against gales and adverse winds, the Schooner finally came limping into port. William White, John Stover and Sylvester Johnson each had left a brother buried in Port au Prince, James White had a family. His son Jesse re- members the tales his uncle told of that tragic forgotten voyage. Nathaniel Stover was engaged to Miss Mary Durney, while Capt. Benjamine Johnson had no near family ties. Sylvester Johnson was so ill he was lashed to the wheel sometimes not knowing what he was doing. William White always had a stiff finger from the scorpion's bite, and John Stover always won- dered that he lived, when he had been so desperately sick.
Obtained by Miss Helen C. Hill, East Sullivan, Me., July 30, 1928.
THE LOG
Schooner D. C. Brooks, from New York toward Wilmington, North Carolina. Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1854. Pleasant weather and heavy sea. At 8 o'clock, p. m. came to anchor; at 8 o'clock a. m. pilot came on board, got under weigh, and was towed in. So ends this day.
Schooner D. C. Brooks from Wilmington, N. C. toward Port au Prince Jan. 14, 1885. Tuesday Jan. 16, this twenty-four hours, first clear, then cloudy; later thick and rain. Sighted a shipwreck and spoke. She had been wrecked sometime by the looks. Name washed off. This ship, which hailed from Nor- folk or New York didn't understand; sails, mast gone and man washed overboard. Deck load gone. So ends this day.
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Schooner D. C. Brooks, lying in Port au Prince harbor, Jan. 29, 1855. This twenty-four hours came to anchor at 2 p. m. chains head and stern in two fathoms of water. So ends this day. Thursday, Feb. 1, Pilot came on board and hauled us to wharf and got ready to unload and repair and unlash the deck- load so as to put ashore and count the shingles, counted out 5,445. So ends this day. Port au Prince, Friday, 2, Pilot came on board. This is a hard looking place you may believe it or not; come and see for yourself if you don't believe it. Only niggers. Took out 59,000 shingles. Had a row with the niggers in count- ing them out Feb. 7, 1855.
Feb. 8. Counted out 60,200. No one sick today. Bad place for the yellow fever. So ends this day. Feb. 15. Most of the crew is sick. So ends this day.
Feb. 16, Friday, finished unloading, Nathaniel G. Stover died at noon.
Saturday 17. Received a new load of logwood and James White died today. So ends this day in sorrow. "John Stover. Sunday Feb. 18. The Captain is sick, and there is a native cook come on board. So ends this day.
Monday, William White came on board after being sick. So ends this day.
Tuesday, 20. Capt. Benjamin Johnson died on board at 5.35 a. m. and was carried ashore at 8 o'clock. So ends this day. Wednesday 21, Sylvester Johnson came on board today after being sick. So ends this day.
Thursday, Feb. 22. Received logwood today. So ends this day.
Saturday, 24, Received more logwood and food. So end this day.
Monday, 26, Received fifteen barrels of honey. The ship is nearly loaded. So ends this day. Wed. 28, Pilot on board, I got out and clear the custom house. So ends this day. On board the schooner D. C. Brooks in port John Stover is captain. March, 1. Got under weigh at 7, in the morning and at 9, was out three miles. Pilot left, and the land disappearing. At 11 o'clock I shall commence sea time. So ends this day. Sunday, March 4. I have been so sick the last twenty-four hours that I haven't been able to go on deck to get the sun and latitude.
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March 5. A gale coming on, the sails have gone to pieces; mainstays parted in the night. I haven't been able to stand on deck. I told them to tack ship at 12 in the night, then we were close to Cuba. So ends this day. March 7. Laid to so to re- pair sails.
March 12, this twenty-four hours have been fine. Bearing to the north and east. At 10 a.m. spoke schooner from port, Capt. Carl Stone, as I understand. So ends this day. Hampton, bound to New York; latitude by O. B. 22-45, longitude 73-15. At 4 p.m. (some island commencing with) and at 3 a.m. Marigu- ana island. So ends this day. Tues. 13, This twenty-four hours have been fine; trade winds. Made 113 miles and the sea smooth. William White was at 10 a. m. stung by scorpian, on the right hand and the middle finger and his hand swelled in twenty minutes. So ends this day.
Friday, 16. This day winds light and fair with some swell. Am able to be on deck so to take the time and latitude. So ends this day
March, 22, Thursday, another gale and the wind from south-east. In reefing mainsail, the topping lift shackle parted and sail went; and half of them down. The wind struck in squalls and the gale increased, and washing the deck. The sea running high washed some of the wood off, washed overboard between 7 and 9, the boat unhooked, held by the grips, till we hook it and made fast. And not a sail to put up until repairs are made. So ends this day.
March 24, Barometer storms twenty-nine and four lengths, and is falling, and has been the whole of this twenty-four hours. Gale increases and so does the sea. Sunday 25, this twenty-four hours the wind hauled sudden to the North-east and at 8 p.m. rain and hail and snow. During the night gales of wind. Baro- meter kept falling in the afternoon. So ends this day.
April 3. Tuesday This twenty-four hours heavy gale of wind. 6 a. m. got under weigh and it blowed so hard that 8 a. m. came to anchor under Sandy Hook. Again ends this day. Wednesday, April 4, got under weigh 3 p. m. commenced to beat up the river. At 8 p. m. anchored on the quarantine grounds. And so ends this day. April 24, at 9 a. m. com-
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menced to beat down the river for Portsmouth. So ends this day.
Capt. John Stover
Nathaniel Stover b. Castine, Maine, Nov. 2, 1799; came to Gouldsboro, lived in Pond District, m. Lydia, dau. of Francis Combs of Gouldsboro. After their marriage, Mr. Stover pur- chased Calf Island in the town of Sullivan of Messers. Nathan Jones and John Pherson Sr. There he built a house or log cabin and set up housekeeping. They were the only inhabi- tants, except that Professor Charles William Eliot (Later Presi- dent of Harvard University) with a class of students tented there each summer. Soon Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover removed to Castine, Me. They had 12 children: 1. Sylvester C. 2. Nathaniel S. 3. John A. 4. Lydia R. 5. Martha C. 6. Rebecca H. 7. Nathaniel G. 8. Josiah T. 9. Laura T. 10. Joan J. 11. George G. 12. Rufus G. 1. Sylvester Combs Stover b. Jan. 8, 1822; in Castine, Me. m. Cora Joy of Winter Harbor, Me. One son John B. Stover, who m. Minnie J. dau. of Joseph L. and Ella J. (Norton) Giles of Win- ter Harbor. John B. Stover a fisherman. They had four chil- dren: Ira G., Luella M., Leona O. and Frederick O. Stover. 2. Nathaniel Stover Jr., b. Dec. 15, 1823, died Dec. 16, 1855; at Port au Prince, Haiti, of yellow fever (see copy of Log) as kept by his brother John A. Stover. 3. John Ayer Stover b. Castine Me., May 8, 1825, m. July 13, 1846, Sarah L. Stone of Gouldsboro, Me. He built a house on the Eastern side of Waukeag (Sullivan) where they resided. Mr. John A. Stover was one to contribute to the building of the church in their Town yet one would sometimes wonder at his religious views. He enjoyed conversing with the pastor and telling him he didn't see the harm in working on the Sabbath and claimed that was the hardest days work of the week for the Pastor as that was that day he earned his salary and to demonstrate his belief he mounted a ladder, climbed onto the roof of his barn one Sun- day about church time and began shingling, sitting astride the ridge pole and gradually working himself along to the end to- ward the road so the minister couldn't fail to see him and hear him driving nails, as he passed, not realized he was so near the
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end, he made another hitch backward, when off he went to his sorrow, but was uninjured from the fall. (This was told by one of his neighbors.
John A. and Lydia (Combs) had three children: Edith, James Austin and Amanda. 1. Edith Stover m. (1) Mr. Murphy. He died. She m. (2) Mr. Abbey of Los Angeles, Calif.
James Austin Stover m. Cora E. dau. of Anna J. (Stover) Friend. One son Leroy Stover. Mrs. Stover died in 1927. Le- roy J. Stover m. Ola, dau. of Leonard White. Children were: Georgia Stover m. a Mr. Perkins. Katherine Stover m. Mr. Hunt of Thomaston .. Leonard went to Greenville, Me. Frank Stover adopted by Frank and Grace (Bunker) Trundy. Post Master Sorrento 1948. Leroy J. Stover d. 1919. James Austin and wife Cora F. Stover were members of John Dority grange and was a member of the F. A. M. lodge. He had several times served the town as selectman and road commissioner. About 1930, Mr. Stover made over his home and farm to his nephew, John L. Nash and wife for his maintenance and care. They both giving him all the care and attention that anyone could.
3. Amanda dau. of John A. and Sarah (Stone) Stover b. 1867, Sorrento, Me. m. Isaiah W. Nash b. Harrington, Me. 1858; a carpenter by trade. They were members of John Dority grange and faithful attendents. Two children: Edith and John L. Nash. Edith m. Perley E. son of Charles L. and Jeminia M. (Hovey) Tracy of Gouldsboro, a batteryman, re- sided Woodfords, Me., later removed to Hancock, Me. 2. John L. Nash b. Sorrento, m. Vivian Aiken of Sorrento. They re- sided in Portland, Me. for sometime but was called home to care for his father. Isaiac W. Nash, who d. April 30, 1932, after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Sorrento Union church, Rev. Mr. Cook officiating. Interment was at York Hill cemetery.
4. Lydia Robertson dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover b. Jan. 27, 1827; Castine, Me. m. (1) Mr. Richardson. m. (2) Stephen Tripp. Children were: Charles and Henry Tripp. The two sons died. 5. Martha Clark Stover dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover, b. Nov. 9, 1828, Goulds-
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boro, Me. m. July 29, 1844, Leonard Tracy. Children were: Elmira P. Tracy m. Mr. Fuller. 2. Herbert E. Tracy. 3. Vic- toria F. Tracy, m. Reuben Rand, undertaker and lumberman, son of William Rand, Winter Harbor. Their mother Martha (Stover) Tracy m. (2) Mr. Hammond of Winter Harbor, Me.
6. Rebecca Hill Stover dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover b. Jan. 5, 1831, Gouldsboro, m. Mr. Greenleaf, resided at Gloucester, Mass.
7. Nathaniel Green Stover b. Oct. 6, 1833, son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover. No record.
8. Josiah Francis Stover b. Aug. 28, 1835, Gouldsboro, died. No record.
9. Louisa Taft Stover b. May 27, 1837, Gouldsboro, dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover m. (1) Frank Kane of Milbridge, Me. Their children: George T. and John E. Kane both were weir fishermen at Sorrento, where they resided, George T. Kane m. Arvilla Robinson. one dau. Winifred B. Kane m. Mr. Guyette of Sorrento. They had 5 children: Doris, George, Walter and Herbert Guyette, Winfred. 1. Doris Guy- ette m. Paul Carpenter reside Sorrento. 2. George Guyette went to Boston, Mass. 3. Walter and 4. Herbert unmarried. John E. Kane, son of Louisa T. and Frank Kane m. Elvira Robert- son. They had 3 children: Gertrude S. and Grace E. Kane, Gertrude S. Kane m. William Sinclair of Sargentville, Me. re- side W. Sullivan. Grace E. Kane m. Charles G. Small of Ash- ville district of Sullivan. Children: Charles G. Jr., Louise and Arlene Small (see Goodwin family), John Kane m. (2) Agnes V. (Friend) Thompson.
9. Louisa T. (Stover) Kane m. (2) Zacheriah Jellison of Hancock, Me. Their children were: 1. Edgar. 2. Leonard. 3. Pearl and Eugene. Edgar Jellison, painter and fisherman and sometimes audited Sorrento Town books. He m. Ines Hulda dau. of John and Virginia Foss Crabtree of Hancock, b. June 7, 1876, died Dec. 8, 1947. Had two children: Lerline and Uriel Jellison. Uriel served in World War II. He learned the trade of Electrician while in U. S. service. 2. Leonard Jellison m. Annie Herbert of Vermont. He was foreman at 20 New Heath, Roxbury, Mass. 3. Pearl Jellison died young. 4. Eu-
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THE OLD NATHANIEL JOHNSON HOUSE, 1895
Emeline Johnson, Herbert O. Johnson, Clarissa Johnson (Sutherland), Lelia A. Clark Johnson, Luella Johnson (Dunbar), E. Lamont Johnson, and "Old Kit."
gene Jellison a carpenter by trade, m. Ida dau. of Forest Dun- bar of Steuben, Me. reside Sorrento. Have four children: Anna, Gladys, Elliott and Priscilla Jellison.
10. Joan Julie Stover (called Anna) dau. of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover b. May 8, 1839; m. (1) Mr. Friend. They had two children: Cora E. and Agnes V. Cora E. Friend m. James Austin, son of John A. and Sarah L. (Stone) Stover. Agnes V. Friend m. Mr. Keene, Anna V. (Stover) Friend m. (2) Mr. Trundy. Had two children: Frank L. and Georgia M. Trundy. Frank L. Trundy a landscape gardener and Post Master at Sorrento. m. Grace E. Bunker of Sullivan. 10. Anna J. (Stover) Friend m. (3) Mr. Andrews.
11. George Gay Stover son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover b. Feb. 24, 1842, died at sea. 12. Rufus Greenleaf Stover son of Nathaniel and Lydia (Combs) Stover b. July 11, 1846, died young. Louisa Jackson sister to Calvin and he the father of William Jackson m. a Mr. Stover first husband. She m. (2) Horace Robinson of Birch Harbor, Me. Had two children: Nathaniel N. Robertson an engineer. Charles W. Robinson a carpenter, Cohasset, Mass. Louise (Jackson, Stover, Robinson) m. (3) a Mr. Robinson. One dau. Nellie L. Robinson, m. Warren Smith. Two children: Guy and Irene Smith. Irene Smith m. Donald Closson. Have two children: Lawrence and Stanley Closson. Both sons served in the Army in Austria, in World II.
1. William Jackson had a son who lived in Sorrento, Me.
2. Calvin Jackson's son William Edward Jackson3 lived on the western side of Sorrento, married Blanche Ruby Kelley, dau. of John Kelley of Warren, N .H. They had four children: 1. Arnold. 2. Viola. 3. Donald. William. 1. Arnold John Jackson b. July 5, 1911, m. Winefred Gatcomb of Hancock, Me., Sept. 5, 1943.
2. Viola Jackson b. April 15, 1913, m. Samuel A. Lounder of Hancock, son of C. D. and Agnes M. (Levin) Lounder. Samuel A. Lounder served in War II, later connected with railroad business in Ellsworth, Me.
3. Donald Jackson b. Feb. 21, 1919, m. Madeline Basto. Don- ald Jackson served in World War II.
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4. William Jackson Jr. b. Sept. 1923, in U. S. Service War II, married Olive Bunker, dau. of Archie and Ella Bunker.
Minnie Kelley dau. of John Kelley of Warren, N. H. m. as 2nd wife Charles W. Sargent of Sorrento. They had three children:
1. Marion Sargent m. Earl Welch son of Enoch Welch of Sorrento.
2. John Sargent m. Miss Joy dau. of Hugh Joy of Hancock, Me.
3. Carl Sargent m. Frances Clark, dau. of Lyle and Doris Clark of Sullivan.
THE FENTON FAMILY
The Fenton Family originated in England and spread to ad- joining or even remote parts. Separate and very distinct fami- lies at various times got or were taken into Ireland and Wales. Names, manners, customs were changed or modified after a short space of time. Local pronounciation led to local spelling of names. Thus the Fenton's of the English midlands counties became the Fintons of Ulster. In the middle of the 17th Cen- tury we find "Fentoune" by the commencement of the 18th cen- tury it was Fenton, Finton or Fenton. In the old records, it is often found in the same document spelled several different ways. The name Fenton appears in English History before the times of William the Conqueror. Edward the Confessor records one as LeFentonne, to which he gave grants of lands in pay- ment for adhesion to his cause. It is proper to note here that so far as the historic records go, the name Fenton has not been disgraced through the frightful burnings, murders, robberies where they settled. The Donesday Book has in it a record of lands assigned to a Baron Richarders Pferrton in Nottingham- shire. The name Fenton suggests it derivation at a very early date, when men and families were named from occupation or locations. We find that the earliest records meaning of the word Ton was an inclosed place, enclosed for protection against sudden attack, and thus the enclosed and protected Ton on the Fen most naturally would be applied to a man or family coming thince. Farran Fenton the Orientalist Historian and
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Writer states that from records in the English Record Office, that the Ferrton's of Ireland were descended from Gen. James Fenton, one of Queen Elizabeth's officers. For hundreds of years, perhaps a thousand the Fleur De Lis has been the family emblem, subject however to various other heraldis designs.
Perhaps the first man by the name of Fenton to visit the United States was a noted Capt. by the name of Edward Fen- ton under the command of Sir Martin Frobisher, who in an exploring Expedition visited St. Augustine in 1585. Elijah Fenton assisted Pope in the translation of the Odyssey, his por- tion being several books among his work was the "Tradegy of Marrianne" 1723, "Life of Milton" 1727. Sir Geoffrey Fenton, Statesman and translator, produced Golden Epistles from Sver- ra in 1775, an English version of Gleniciardines, History of Italian wars. He was Sec. of State to Ireland in reign of Queen Elizabeth and James I. Lainia Fenton was one of the most noted actress of her times. One of Hogush paintings show her in one of her scenes. In Staffordshire, England, there is a little town of Fenton renowned for its potteries. The English family of Fenton's who in the 17th century went to Ireland located at Unery Park, here they must have lived in some considerable state, and by reason of their valuable landed properties, were undoubtedly looked upon as a family of great consequence. The church records of Dublin and grave yard at Urney proved very conclusively this statement. The earliest discovered tombstone bears the date 1660. It is known that the old family mansion stood in the Park the gifts to the local church by Manassah Fenton are still extant, and held in great reverance. His gifts to Unery church are note worthy. This gives some insight into the family background. William and Gune Fenton were the first to leave County Tyrene for America. They settled for a while in Roxbury, and they finally decided to join fellow settlers at Rutland (1722). From links in a chain leading from Eng- land in 17th century to Massachusetts in 18th Century. That this branch, and that of Robert Fenton, who was first heard of at Woburn, Mass. in 1688 and who was the common ancestor of the Connecticut Fenton's lead back to the same English background. Robert Fenton built the first bridge across the
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Natchang River in 1695. Perhaps here a word may be said in regard to the descendants of Robert Fenton. We have found in our Genealogical investigations. The Fentons are no excep- tion to this rule. Some of their traits have been mechanical ingenuity. Skill in music and courage and patriotism, good sense, and especially a pleasant genial disposition.
Their kindness and cordiality as friends and neighbors and their good humor have been proverbial. Fenton River which rises in the north-east corner of Wilbington, is named for Fran- cis Fenton. Ebenezer Fenton made surgical instruments of a superior kind, electric machines, and aided by science, made a telescope, spy-glass, and microscope. Col. Nathaniel Fenton served three enlistments in Continental Army, for which he ob- tained "settlement notes."
Roswell Fenton was an emminent physician.
Rebecca Fenton's son, was the founder of Farmers College. Her husband was founder and president of Female College at College Hill, Ohio. Lucy a daughter of Rebecca married the president of Ohio University. The first school ever taught at Warren, Pennsylvania was taught by George Washington Fen- ton. Reuben Fenton was nominated for Congress in 1850, again nominated and elected in 1852-56-58 and 62 each time by increased and increasing majority. It is probably the only in- stance in which any district politically organized as was his, has so often returned a Representative. His name was a household word in the past corridors of the hospitals in and around Wash- ington which housed so many sick and wounded soldiers. In 1864 while serving his fifth term in Congress, he was elected Governor of New York.
In 1866 he was selected by an increased majority.
One Joseph S. Fenton moved to Michigan to join his Col. M. M. Fenton. They settled there and town is now called Fen- ton, Michigan. Joseph Brush Fenton was valedictorian in class of 1835 at Yale college, admitted to bar in 1837, had an office with Salmon P. Chase. Julia Fenton (at his) on request pre- pared and presented an historical monograph for the Colum- bian Exposition at Chicago. Sarah Francis Fenton spoke Latin, French, Spanish, Italian. She married Joseph Brooks Clark.
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