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makers. He was one of the founders of the church at Stonington, June 3, 1674, and his name was the first on the roll. He died De- cember 2, 1677, and was buried in the family burial ground between Stonington and Wes- terly. He married Ann, daughter of Dr. Thomas and Dorothy Lord, born 1621, in England. Her father was the first physician licensed to practice in Connecticut by the gen- eral court, June 30, 1652, and the rates he could charge for visits in Hartford, Wethers- field, Windsor and other towns in this section were fixed in the license, a salary of fifteen pounds to be paid by the county. In Hart- ford his stipend fixed at twelve pence, about a quarter of a dollar! Thomas Stanton's wife survived him, and spent her last days with her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Noyse, of Ston- ington, where she died, 1688.
The Lord coat-of-arms is described as fol- lows: Argent on a fess gules between three cinque foils azure a hind passant between two pheons or. The original home of Thomas Stanton at Hartford is now occupied by the Jewell Leather Belting Company factory. Children : Thomas, born 1638; John, men- tioned below; Mary, 1643; Hannah, 1644; Joseph, 1646; Daniel, 1648; Dorothy, 1651; Robert, 1653; Sarah, 1655; Samuel, 1657.
(II) John, son of Thomas Stanton, was born in 1641, in Hartford, and died in Ston- ington, October 31, 1713. He was a pupil of the famous old school teacher of the Puritans. Elijah Corlet. In 1654 he and John Minor. son of Thomas Minor, were selected by the court of commissioners to be educated for teachers of the gospel to the Indians. Both young men ultimately left their studies and engaged in other pursuits. In 1664 John Stanton became the first recorder of the town of Southertown, now Stonington. February 18. 1675, he was commissioned captain in one of the four Connecticut regiments in King Philip's war. He served with distinction in the war, and was in command at the time of the capture of Canonchet, the chief sachem of the Narragansetts. This service was ac- knowledged by the court by the remittance of a fine imposed in 1675. May 10, 1710, a deed of trust was executed in favor of Cap- tain Stanton and four others, by which the eastern part of the Mohegan lands was for- ever settled on the Mohegan tribe, under the regulation of the said five and their succes- sors. A few years before his death he di-
vided his real estate among his sons by deed, and in his will, dated 1713, he confirmed these gifts of land. The homestead farm, on the banks of the Mystic river, comprised about three hundred acres and the site of his man- sion is still to be seen. The lands are still in possession of a descendant. He married, 1664, Hannah, daughter or sister of Rev. William Thompson Jr., whose father was Rev. William Thompson, of Braintree, Mas- sachusetts. The younger William was ap- pointed in 1657 to be a missionary to the Pe- quots. He lived in Stonington and New Lon- don until 1663, when he removed to Surry county, Virginia. It is supposed that he re- turned and died in Stonington, where his grave is in the old burial ground at Wickete- quack Cove. Children: John, born May 22, 1665; Joseph, mentioned below; Thomas, April, 1670; Ann. October 1, 1673; died March 23. 1680; Theophilus, June 16, 1676; Dorothy, 1680.
( III) Joseph, son of John Stanton, was born June 22, 1688, and died in 1751. He left no will, and his estate was divided among his three sons and four daughters. He mar- ried, July 18, 1696, Margaret, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Denison) Chesebro. He inherited the Stanton homestead farm from his father, and lived there all his life. Children : Hannah, born December 15, 1698: Margaret, October 17, 1701 ; Zerviah, Sep- tember 24. 1704: Sarah, February 22, 1706; Anna. August 6, 1708; Dorothy, born and died in July, 1710: Joseph, mentioned below ; John, September 29, 1714; Nathaniel, July 29, 1716.
(IV) Lieutenant Joseph (2) Stanton, son of Joseph ( 1) Stanton, was born May 1, 1712, and married, November 6, 1735, Anna Whee- ler, of Stonington, born December 24, 1715. died October 20, 1799. They lived in Stoning- ton, where he died March 14. 1773. Children : Hannah, born August 8. 1736: Joseph, men- tioned below; Margaret. November 3, 1741; Isaac Wheeler, January 14, 1744; William, March 5. 1745; Anna, February 23, 1747; Nathan, December 15. 1749; Eunice, Noveni- ber 12, 1751 ; Martha, August 28, 1756; Dor- othy, January 21, 1760.
(V) Joseph (3), son of Lieutenant Joseph (2) Stanton, was born May 31, 1739, in Ston- ington, married Hannah Chesebro, who died in Groton, Connecticut, 1835. They lived in Groton, where he died, 1832. Children, born
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in Groton : John, July 25, 1676; Joseph, May II, 1769; Anna, August 13, 1771, died April 3, 1779; Amos, mentioned below; Desire, June 10, 1775; Joshua, April 1, 1777, died March 28, 1779; Anna, May 2, 1779; Joshua C., June 1, 1781; Hannah, May 22, 1783; Mary, July 4, 1785; Robert, May 6, 1787.
(VI) Amos, son of Joseph (3) Stanton. was born in Groton, June 10, 1773, and mar- ried, December 13, 1795, Sabra Palmer, of Edmeston, Otsego county, New York, born July 6, 1774, died February 25, 1859. He was a farmer by occupation, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died April 24, 1856, in Otselic, Chenango county, New York. Children: Sabra, born September 24, 1796; Amos C., mentioned below : Corren P., December 10, 1799; Edward A., April 8, 1804; Warren P., May 22, 1806; Gilbert. May 29, 1808.
(VII) Amos C., son of Amos Stanton, was born in Otselic, May 7, 1798, and died June 10, 1840. He married, February, 1818, Han- nah Burdick ; (second ) Azubah Duncan, born August 10, 1795, died January 28, 1874. He was a farmer by occupation, a Methodist in religion, and a Whig in politics. Children : Samuel B., born January 19, 1818; Harrison MI., December 20, 1832; Sally; Albert C., mentioned below.
(VIII) Albert C. Stanton, son of Amos C. Stanton, was born July 30, 1835, in Otselic, died January 18, 1901. He married, January 29, 1853, Susan Brown, of Georgetown, New York, born March 30, 1837. died January 21, 1907. They lived in the latter town, where he was a farmer. He was a justice of the peace, and a Republican in politics. In re- ligion he was a Methodist. Children : I. Mary E., born December 21, 1853, married, 1872, Harvey E. Priest, born September 6, 1852; children: Lilian E., born October 1, 1873; Earl Stanton, August 15, 1876, died January 4. 1908. 2. Minna B., October 26, 1864; married, January 19, 1888, Charles E. Thompson, of Elmira and Cortland, New York. (See Thompson.)
This family is one of the most
numerous in POTTER ancient and America. No less than eleven different immigrants of the name came to New England during the seventeenth cen- tury. They were Anthony Potter, of Ips- wich. Massachusetts: George, of Portsmouth,
Rhode Island; George, of Lancaster, Eng- land; Ichabod, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island ; John and William, of New Haven, Connecti- cut ; Martin, of South Shields, England; Mar- tin, of Philadelphia; Nathaniel, of Ports- mouth, Rhode Island; Nicholas, of Lynn. Massachusetts; Robert, of Warwick, Rhode Island.
So far as known none of the immi- grants was related to any other, though it is conjectured that the Rhode Island settlers, George, Nathaniel and Robert, might possibly be connected. The family has included many noted ecclesiastics and professional men of all classes. The records of Yale, Harvard and other New England colleges show many of the names among graduates.
(1) Nathaniel Potter, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, was born in England and set- tled before 1638 on the Island of Aquidneck. which is now Rhode Island, where he was admitted an inhabitant in 1638. With twenty- eight others he signed the compact for the government of the colony. April 30, 1639. He died before 1644, leaving a wife, Dorothy, born 1617, who survived him about fifty-two years, dying in 1696. She married ( second) J. Albro.
(HI) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel ( 1) and Dorothy Potter, was born in England. He came with his parents to Portsmouth. Rhode Island, settling in manhood at Dart- mouth, Massachusetts, where he was admitted a freeman in 1677. He died between Octo- ber 18, and November 20, 1704, the respective dates of making and proving his will, which instrument made his widow and son, Stokes, executors, and his friends, James Tripp and Hugh Mosher, overseers. To this son he left one-half the land on the north side of the road and other property. Children: Nathan- iel, born about 1640 in Portsmouth, died Oc- tober 20, 1704; Ichabod, mentioned below : Stokes, born at Dartmouth.
(III) Ichabod, second son of Nathaniel (2) Potter, was born about 1677, perhaps in Portsmouth, and died in 1755, at Dartmouth. He had wife, Eleanor. His will made March 15, 1754, and proved November 4. 1755. dis- posed of thirteen geese, one ox, two heifers, three cows and other stock, and bequeathed his homestead to his sons, Jonathan and Ichia- bod. To his wife he gave the household goods, a sum of money, a cow and the privi- leges of the homestead. Children : Rebecca.
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George, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Stokes, Ichabod, Sarah.
(IV) Jonathan, second son of Ichabod and Eleanor Potter, was born November 14, 1716, in Dartmouth, and inherited from his father a part of the paternal homestead on which he dwelt. He married, September 28, 1740, Rebecca, daughter of John Southward. Chil- dren : Peleg, Wesson, Preston, Lucy, Sarah, Jonathan, Thomas, Philip.
(V) Peleg, eldest child of Jonathan and Rebecca (Southward) Potter, was born about 1742. He resided in Dartmouth, where he died at the age of eighty-three years. The Massachusetts revolutionary rolls show that he was a seaman on the brigantine "Hazard," Captain Simeon Samson; entry, December 25, 1777; dismissed, March 8, 1778; served two months and thirteen days. He married, March 12, 1761, Theodate Tripp, who died at the age of seventy-three years. Children : Noah, Pardon, Benjamin, Southward, Ste- phen, Betsy, Rebecca, Cynthia, Theodate, Charlotte.
(VI) Benjamin, third son of Peleg and Theodate (Tripp) Potter, was born Septem- ber 22, 1764, in Dartmouth. He was an early settler at Pompey. New York, where he re- mained until his death. He married Amy Manchester, of Rhode Island, and had chil- dren: Elizabeth, Charlotte, Henry H., Brad- ford A., Peleg, Dr. Stephen M., Theodate, Hiram, Southward, Noah, Harvey, Merritt M., Julia Ann.
(VII) Bradford A., second son of Benja- min and Amy ( Manchester) Potter, was born March 29, 1793, in Pompey. He resided in Corning, New York, where he died in 1855. He was a lumber merchant, and served as captain of a company in the war of 1812. He was a Whig in politics, and an attendant of the Presbyterian church. He married Sally A. Foster, who survived him nearly thirty years, dying in 1884, in Elmira, New York. They had three sons who grew to maturity. and a daughter Sally A. The second son, Albert M., located in Galveston, Texas, where he died. The third, Cranston S., resided in Corning, New York, through most of his life. and died at Elmira.
(VIII) Aaron F., eldest son of Bradford A. and Sally A. (Foster) Potter, was born November 24, 1813, in Dryden, New York, died August 3. 1883, in Elmira. He gradu- ated at Cortland Academy, Homer, New York,
and was engaged in the lumber business throughout his active life, being many years established at Elmira, as a manufacturer as well as dealer. He was of a modest retiring nature, a warm friend of education and served as trustee of schools in Elmira. He was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian church, but because of the attitude of that body toward abolition of slavery he left it and joined the Congregational church of El- mira. He was a bitter opponent of slavery, and was one of the most active supporters of the Republican party from its organiza- tion. He married, at Homer, in 1836, Maria L., born there in 1813, died 1887, daughter of Dr. Lewis and Mary (Bell) Owen, both of New York City. They had two children : Sarah M. and George Frederick. The for- mer is now the widow of Coryden G. Cone, residing at McMinnville, Oregon.
(IX) George Frederick, only son of Aaron F. and Maria L. (Owen) Potter, was born May 31, 1839, in Elmira, where he grew to manhood. For six years he was a student of the Elmira Academy, conducted by E. N. Barber, a well known educator of his day, and graduated from Cortland Academy at Homer, in 1853, at the age of fourteen years. For some time he was an assistant of his father in conducting the lumber business. He en- tered the army at the outbreak of the civil war, and served in the armies of the Poto- mac and the James. He participated in the battle of Bull Run and battles of the Penin- sula campaign, the battle of Cold Harbor, Bermuda Hundred and other engagements. He was discharged in September, 1865, and immediately engaged in the life insurance business in New York City. Colonel Potter has always been much interested in literary matters, and has delivered many lectures on religious and other topics throughout the United States. From 1894 to 1899 he was president of the Commercial Transportation Company and traveled much in South Amer- ica, promoting business relations between this country and those of the Southern Continent. He subsequently delivered many lectures on the "Commercial Possibilities of South Amer- ica" before chambers of commerce, boards of trade, manufacturers' associations and other bodies in this country. He is now connected with the Preferred Account Insurance Com- pany, of New York, of which his son Wilfrid is secretary. He has been actively identified
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as a Mason with the York and Scottish Rites, also with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, Knights of Pythias and Grand Army of the Republic. In religious faith he is a Bap- tist, and has always sustained Republican principles with voice and vote.
He married, May 10, 1860, Cecilia De Latruite Carne, born at Alexandria, Vir- ginia, daughter of Richard L. and Cecilia (Shakes) Carne, natives of the same place. Mr. Carne was a hardware merchant there. Colonel and Mrs. Potter have one son, Wil- frid, born February 10, 1861, in Alexandria.
THOMAS John Thomas Sr., of New Haven, Connecticut, the foun- der of this family, died there December 15, 1671. He married Tabitha Children : Sarah, born about 1640, died December 28, 1711, married, October 14, 1658, William Wilmot; John (2), died be- tween May 9 and July 25, 1712. married, January 12, 1671, Lydia Parker: Daniel, re- ferred to below: Elizabeth, born May 15, 1648, married, January, 1673, John Holt ; Samuel, born September 5, 1651, died before November 30, 1711, married Elizabeth, prob- ably Osborne; Tabitha, born December 18, 1653. died August 18, 1725, married, Novem- ber 5, 1674. Eleazar Holt: Joseph, baptized November 9, 1660, died April 10, 1739, mar- ried, March 21, 1688, Abigail Preston.
(II) Daniel, son of John and Tabitha Thomas, died in West Haven, Connecticut, in February, 169. He married, February 3, 1669, Rebecca, daughter of John Thompson, of East Haven, who survived him and mar- ried (second) as his second wife, about 1703-4, John Perkins. Children: A son, died in 1670; John, referred to below; Dorothy, born about 1674, married, April 13, 1693. Henry Tolles ; Daniel (2), born February 14, 1676, died before 1760, married, December IO, 1702, Eunice Brown; Dinah, born Decem- ber 26, 1678, died 1769, married (first) John Sherman, (second) June 2, 1733, Zachariah Blackman: Samuel, born January 30, 1680, died young ; Recompence, born May 27, 1683. died August 31, 1703, unmarried.
(III) John, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Thompson) Thomas, was born in West Ha- ven, Connecticut, about 1672, and died there January 25. 1712. He married Mary - who survived him and married (second) be- fore October 5. 1719, Richard Porter. Chil-
dren: Enoch, born May 1, 1698, married, ; Abraham, referred to below ; Ephraim, born February 19, 1702, removed to No. 1, Hampshire county, Massachusetts ; Rebecca, born January 19, 1704, married Jo- seph Plumb Jr., of Milford, Connecticut ; Mary, born April 19, 1707, married Augus- tus Briant, of Canaan, Connecticut ; Recom- pence, born November 2, 1709, removed to Ridgefield, Connecticut : John (2), born July 22, 1712, married
(IV) Abraham, son of John and Mary Thomas of West Haven, Connecticut, was born there June 18, 1700, and died in Dur- ham, Connecticut, before January 31, 1767. He removed to Durham as a young man, and married there Hannah Sutlieff. Children : Hannah, born April 23, 1728, married Lem- uel Hand, removed to Branford, Connecticut ; Jerusha, born March 10, 1730, married David Johnson, removed to Norfolk, Connecticut ; Abraham (2), referred to below ; Sarah, bap- tized August 10, 1733; Mary. baptized June 26, 1737; Phebe, born April 17, 1743.
(V) Abraham (2), son of Abraham ( I) and Hannah ( Sutlieff ) Thomas, was born in Durham, Connecticut, January 9, 1732, and died in the town of North East, Dutchess county, New York. He removed to North East some time after 1755, and probably came with the Danbury, Durham and Fairfield men who formed the nucleus of the early settle- ment of the precinct. His farm was on Quaker Hill. Among his children was Mor- decai, referred to below.
(VI) Mordecai, son of Abraham (2) Thomas, was born in North East, July 1, 1760, and died there December 26, 1818. He lived on the farm occupied by his father, and was a drover, bringing cattle and live stock to the eastern markets. He married Amy, daughter of John and Hannah ( Hopkins) Tripp, who was born February 15. 1763, and died November 16, 1825. She was a cousin of Stephen Hopkins, signer of the Declaration of Independence. Her paternal grandparents were Anthony and Mary ( Bidwell) Tripp : her great-grandparents were James (2) and Anna Tripp: her great-great-grandparents, James ( 1) and Lydia Tripp of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and thence the line runs through John Tripp (2) to John Tripp (1), who immigrated to Rhode Island in 1638. The Tripps were Quakers. Children of Moredcai and Amy (Tripp) Thomas : John, born
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March 24, 1781. died June 17, 1867; James, born March 12, 1783, died March 13, 1793; Joseph, born August 15, 1785, died July 3, 1832; Ira, born February 10, 1788, died March 15, 1793; Abraham, referred to below ; Albert B. G., born March 12, 1802, died Au- gust 10, 1881; Mary, born March 26, 1804. died August 17, 1880, married John Fuller.
(VII) Abraham (3), son of Mordecai and Amy (Tripp) Thomas, was born on Quaker Hill, town of North East, Dutchess county, New York, September 20, 1799, and died in Norwich, Chenango county, New York, Au- gust 6, 1888. He received his education in the public schools of North East, and be- came a contractor and builder. In 1837 he came to Norwich in connection with the build- ing of the court house and then settled there. After erecting the court house he built the academy at Norwich and the church at Ham- ilton, and constructed many of the private and public buildings in that section of the coun- try. He was a member of the Masonic fra- ternity. He married (first ) Almira Hoys- radt (second ). August 14, 1836, Amarille. daughter of Ely and Mary (Aldrich) Rus- sell, who was born in the town of North East, October 11, 1809, and died January 12, 1892. One child, by first marriage, died in infancy. By second marriage: Almira Hoysradt, born May 18, 1838, living in Norwich, New York, married Albert C. Latham, a banker of Nor- wich, now deceased : Caroline, born 1840, died 1845: Love E., born February 14. 1844. died 1910. married Thomas S. Miller, merchant. of Norwich : Caroline Louise, born 1845. died 1846: George Abraham, referred to below : James, twin with George Abraham, died in February. 1848.
(VIII) George Abraham. only surviving son of Abraham (3) and Amarille Thomas. was born September 10, 1847, in Norwich, where most of his life has been past. The public schools of that town supplied his early education, and in 1869 he was graduated from Colgate University. Following this he became principal of Norwich Academy, in which position he remained two years, and in the meantime began reading law in the office of Hon. H. G. Prindle, county judge and surrogate. Before completing his legal studies he was appointed clerk of the surro- gate's court, being the first to fill that posi- tion in Chenango county, and for six years he performed its duties with signal ability.
In 1877 he was admitted to the bar, but being desirous of further perfecting himself in his legal studies he entered Hamilton College Law School, from which he was graduated with the degree of LL.B., being a member of the same class with James S. Sherman, present vice-president of the United States. Beginning his practice in Norwich, Mr. Thomas soon after became publisher of The Norwich Post in company with John H. Blair, and subsequent to this was appointed editor of The Chenango Telegraph. For ten years he wrote the leaders for this newspaper, and during this period it was a power in the Re- publican party of this county. Mr. Thomas possesses a keen literary taste, and has sur- rounded himself through life with those best companions for mankind, good books. He has been active in promoting the preservation of local history, and is estimated by his con- temporaries as the best existing authority on that subject. He is still engaged in the prac- tice of law, and is one of the busiest men in the little city of Norwich. He has always been active in public affairs ; served as town clerk and supervisor, and for many years has been a justice of the peace. He assisted in the organization of the Savings and Loan Association, one of the pioneer institutions of his home town, and for the past twenty years has been a trustee of the First Baptist Church of Norwich.
He married. September 15. 1910, Fanny Cornelia Makepeace.
KNAPP The Knapp families of colonial days were descended from Nich- olas. Roger and William Knapp,
probably brothers. Nicholas was born in England and came about 1630 to Massachu- setts with Winthrop, and settled at Water- town, where he sold his land and privileges, May 6, 1646. His wife Eleanor died August 16, 1658, and he married (second) March 9. 1659, Unity Brown, widow of Peter Brown. and formerly widow of Clement Buxton. He died in April, 1670, at Stamford, Connecti- cut. where he settled soon after selling out at Watertown. His widow died about 1670. His descendants are numerous in Stamford and vicinity. Roger Knapp, brother of Nich- olas, settled in New Haven and Fairfield. Connecticut.
William Knapp, ancestor of the family be- low described, was born in county Essex.
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England, in 1570. He came with Sir Rich- ard Saltonstall's company in 1630, and was one of the first settlers of Watertown, Massa- chusetts. He was a carpenter by trade. He was referred to as early as November 3, 1630, in the colonial records and was a proprietor as early as 1636. He made a gift deed to his son John in 1655. He died August 30, 1659, aged about eighty years. His will mentioned wife Priscilla, widow of Thomas Akers; chil- dren : William, John, James, Mary Smith, Judith Cady, Anne, wife of Thomas Phil- brick, and Elizabeth Buttery, widow, of Buers, St. Mary, county Suffolk, England. who sent over a power of attorney, Decem- ber 27, 1660, for collection of her legacy.
The English family has been traced to the fifteenth century in county Essex. In 1540 Roger Knapp distinguished himself at a tour- nament held at Norfolk, England, and was specially honored by Henry V. and granted a coat-of-arms. Knapp is derived from a Saxon place-name, meaning knob and ap- plied probably at first to a locality in which some progenitor lived and by common custom becoming a surname at the time that surnames came into use about the year 1200.
Descendants of William Knapp, of Water- town, settled at Taunton, Roxbury, Spencer, Newton and various other towns in Massa- chusetts. It is a peculiar coincidence that many generations later, descendants of the name located in towns in New York of the same names.
(1) William Knapp, a descendant of Will- iam Knapp, of Watertown, Massachusetts, was born probably at Taunton, Massachu- setts, now Raynham, about 1740. According to tradition he was one of the Boston Tea Party which threw the cargoes of tea into Boston Harbor in 1774. He lived for a time in Boston and later in life removed to Ver- mont. He married Patty Liscom. Children : William, mentioned below ; Paul, Robert, Francis, Liscom, Seth, Patty, Sabra, and one child who died young.
(II) William (2), son of William (I) Knapp, was born November 29, 1764, at Raynham, Massachusetts, died August 6. 1846, at Athens township, Pennsylvania, at the home of his son, and is buried at East Waverly, New York. According to the first federal census William Knapp, of Raynham, presumably his father, had in his family one son under sixteen and two females. William
Knapp was a soldier in the revolution, as shown by his pension certificate now in the hands of his great-grandson, Thomas P. Wa- ters, of Waverly, New York. He enlisted in December, 1780, giving his age as eighteen years, although actually but sixteen, and served in Captain Fish's company, Colonel Warner's regiment. At the time of his enlist- ment he resided at Poultney, Vermont. He applied for the pension, May 25, 1818, when he was living at Springfield, Otsego county, New York. His claim was allowed and his certificate granted by Jolm C. Calhoun, the famous statesman, who was then secretary of war.
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