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Jane Elizabeth Smith¹

• Father: Capt. William Smith¹ b. 31 Dec 1801, d. 18 Nov 1850
• Mother: Sarah Peckham¹ b. 4 Oct 1808, d. 2 Jun 1842

• Birth*: Jane was born on 24 February 1830.¹
• She was the daughter of Capt. William Smith and Sarah Peckham.¹
• Marriage*: Jane married Joshua Coggeshall Brown, son of Pardon Brown and Lucy Armstrong, on 4 January 1853, (History of Newport County gives the date as 14 Jan 1853.).
• Married Name: As of 4 January 1853,her married name was Brown.
• Death*: Jane died on 17 April 1870, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 40.^1,2
• Burial*: Jane was buried in April 1870, Brown's Lot, BROWNS RD ->15 ft. SW of tel pole #22, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.³

• Last Edited: 21 Jan 2006

John Smith¹

• Name Variation: John Smith was also known as John.²
• Birth*: John was born on 10 August 1717, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, , (Stamford Families gives the data as about 1696). Email from Susan Davis says unproven date of 10 Aug 1717.¹
• Death*: John died in 1785, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• Probate Extract*: John was listed in a probate extract on 15 March 1785 at Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, as follows: Thorn, alias Smith, John, late of Greenwich, Mar. 15, 1785, letters of administration on his estate granted to Nathaniel Mead, Jr., page 660. Inventory taken by Bezaleel Brown and Denham Palmer, and filed Apr. 7, 1785, commissioners appointed to adjust claims of creditors, page 669. Oct. 11, 1785, report of commissioners filed, page 918. Oct. 11, 1785, account filed, and real estate ordered sold to pay debts, page 760. Oct. 27, 1785, account filed, and distribution ordered to widow and children, Elizabeth, wife of the administrator, Hannah, wife of John Rouse, and Mary or Molly, wife of Amos Knapp, page 763.^1,3
• Probate Record: John was listed in probate records on 7 April 1785 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, as follows: Inventory of the Estate of John Thorn Alias Smith late of Greenwich Dec'd, as appraised by the Subscribed and -------- Viz.
  Cha------ Drawer 4/, Iron Trammel 2/ 0..6.0
  Old pewter platter, pewter plates 1/ Lanthern 1/6 @ 0..2..6
  Gridiron 3/6, Old Iron Kettle 2/ 0..5..6
  Wooden Bucket & Ladle /10 Old Large Chest 3/ 0..3..10
  Bed Bedstead & Head(?) & Furniture 40/ 2 Chairs 1/ 2..1..0
  Cow(?) 90/ China Bowl & Tin Canister 2/6 4..12..6
  Dutch wheel 9/ Book Milton's Paradise 2/6 0..11..6
  Old Tub & Barrel 2/6 Old Bedstead & Head(Hood?) 3/ 0..5..6
  2 Swine 37/6 Old frying pan 1/6 1..19..0
  50 Acres 3 Roods & 23 Rods of Land on the
  East side of the Road that leads from
  Castle to Stanwich at 60/ per Acre 70..10..0
  About 24 Acres 3 Roods 21 Rods the west side
  of said Road with the Dwelling House & Cyder Mill House at 74..10..0
  
  Bezaleel Brown
  Denham Palmer
  P--sers Under Oath
  The foregoing Inventory of the Estate of John Thorn alias Smith was Accepted on the Oath of Nathaniel Mead Jun'r Adm'r & ordered to be recorded at a Courth of Probate holden on and for Stamford District on April 7, AD 1785. A. Davenport Esq'r Judge present holding said Court. Test.
  
  At a court of Porbate holden at Stamford in and for Stamford District on April 7th, AD 1785 Abr'm Davenport Esqr Judge present holding sd court.
  
  Personally appeared Mr. Nathaniel Mead Jun'r, Adm'r on the Estate of John Thorn alias Smith late of sd Greenwich dec'd and represented sd Estate to be insolvent & requested that commissioners might be appointed to examine the Claims of the Creditors on sd Estate whereupon this Court doth appoint Amos Mead Esqr of sd Greenwich and James Davenport of said Stamford Commissioners for that purpose & they are directed to make a report in six months. Test James Davenport Clerk.⁴
• Probate Record: John was listed in probate records on 11 October 1785 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, as follows: At a Court of Probate holden at Stamford in & for Stamford District on Oct 11th AD 1785 Abraham Davenport Esqr Judge present holding said court.
  
  Personally appeared Nathaniel Mead, Jun'r, Administrator on the estate of John Thorn alias Smith late of Greenwich in said District dec'd & exhibited an amount of Debts against said estate amounting with the allowance to the widow of said dec'd & charges of settling said estate to £26:19:9 lawfull money & as the personal inventoried Estate amounts to but £10:7:4 he requested an order to sell of the real estate of said dec'd to raise the sum of £16:12:5 lawfull money whereupon this Court directs said administrator to sell of the real estate of said dec'd where it will least incommode said estate to raise said Sum of £16:12:5 together with the charges of Sale.
  James Davenport, Clerk.⁵
• Probate Record: John was listed in probate records on 27 October 1785 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, as follows: At a court of Probate holden at Stamford on and for the District of Stamford on Oct'r. 27 AD 1785 Abraham Davenport Esq'r Judge present holding sd Court, Personally appeared Nathaniel Mead, Jun'r, Administrator on the Estate of John Thorn, Alias Smith, late of Greenwich in sd district Dec'd. and made report that he pursuant to an Order from this Court to sell Real Estate of sd Dec'd, to raise the sum of £16.15.5 L.M. together with the charges of Sale to Enable him to pay debts due from sd Estate, sd charges being twenty-nine shilling L.M. had sold sixteen Acres, three roods & ten rods of land at the Southeast corner of Land, on the East side of the highway which belonged to the Estate of sd Dec'd & Requested an Order for the Distribution of the Residue of sd Estate, thereupon this Court doth appoint desire & fully Impower Messrs. Besaliel Brown, Jeremiah Mead Jun'r & Denham Palmer all of sd Greenwich, to distribute & divide sd Residue or Remainder of sd Estate (it being all Real Estate) to and among the widow and children of sd Dec'd according to Law. P ---------- three Viz. Elizabeth, wife of sd Administrator, Hannah, the wife of John Rous, & Mary or Molly, the wife of Amos Knapp.
  Abraham Davenport, Judge ------------(looks like "the Clerk being at).⁵

• Last Edited: 28 Apr 2006

Mary W. Smith¹

• Father: Charles Edwin Smith¹ b. 1811
• Mother: Mary W. Holly¹ b. 19 Mar 1816

• Birth*: Mary was born in May 1850, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• She was the daughter of Charles Edwin Smith and Mary W. Holly.¹

• Last Edited: 4 May 2006

Son A Smith¹

• Father: Charles Edwin Smith¹ b. 1811
• Mother: Mary W. Holly¹ b. 19 Mar 1816

• Birth*: Son was born on 7 February 1835.¹
• He was the son of Charles Edwin Smith and Mary W. Holly.¹

• Last Edited: 4 May 2006

Capt. William Smith¹

• Father: George Smith¹ b. 20 Nov 1766, d. 1835
• Mother: Rebecca Barker¹ b. 23 Aug 1774, d. 23 Jun 1821

• Birth*: William was born on 31 December 1801, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• He was the son of George Smith and Rebecca Barker.¹
• Marriage*: William married Sarah Peckham, daughter of William Smith Peckham and Sarah Peckham, on 24 May 1827, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Death*: William died on 18 November 1850, Charleston, South Carolina, at age 48.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

William W. Smith¹

• Father: Charles Edwin Smith¹ b. 1811
• Mother: Mary W. Holly¹ b. 19 Mar 1816

• Birth*: William was born on 19 September 1837, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹
• He was the son of Charles Edwin Smith and Mary W. Holly.¹

• Last Edited: 4 May 2006

Lottie M. Staples¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Palmer.¹
• Marriage*: Lottie married Albert I. Palmer, son of Alton J. Palmer and Adaline E. Scofield.¹
• Birth*: Lottie was born in 1863, Delaware Water Gap, Monroe County, Pennsylvania.¹
• Death*: Lottie died in 1943, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
• Burial*: Lottie was buried, Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Erskine Rd. near Long Ridge Rd., Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 3 Jul 2006

Sarah Stoddard^1,2

• Birth*: Sarah was born in 1846, Massachusetts.²
• Married Name: As of circa 1866,her married name was Brown.²
• Marriage*: Sarah married Pardon Brown, son of Pardon Brown, circa 1866.²

• Last Edited: 28 Jan 2006

George McQueen Street

• Birth*: George was born, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi.
• Marriage*: George married Lois Embree, daughter of Edward Lawrence Embree and Matilda Lawson Pearsall.
• Death*: George died on 24 February 1959, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

• Last Edited: 27 Jul 2005

Charlotte Stringer¹

• Father: George Stringer² b. 1840

• Marriage*: Charlotte married Louis J. Euvrard.
• Birth*: Charlotte was born, Orange, New Jersey.¹
• Name Variation: Charlotte Stringer was also known as Lottie.³
• She was the daughter of George Stringer.²
• Married Name: Her married name was Euvrard.¹
• (Witness) Census: Charlotte Stringer appeared on the census of 23 June 1870 in the household of George Stringer at Orange, Essex, New Jersey, (See record of George Stringer for details.).
• Death*: Charlotte died before 1910, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2005

George Stringer¹

• Birth*: George was born in 1840, Prussia.¹
• Census*: George appeared on the census of 23 June 1870 at Orange, Essex, New Jersey, as age 30, works in (?) factory , b. Prussia, with Christianna, 25, b. Prussia, Caroline, age 3 b. NJ and Charlotte, age 2, b. NJ.
  

• Last Edited: 22 Sep 2005

Ellen Josephine Studwell¹

• Married Name: Her married name was Holly.¹
• Marriage*: Ellen married Frank Corwin Holly, son of Samuel Augustus Holly and Almira Elizabeth Ingersoll.¹
• Birth*: Ellen was born on 7 March 1859, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
• Birth: Ellen was born on 9 March 1859 , http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH1,25565.
• Death*: Ellen died on 10 December 1952, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, at age 93.¹
• Burial*: Ellen was buried, Long Ridge Union Cemetery, Long Ridge, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Aug 2007

Alice Styring¹

• Birth*: Alice was born on 4 May 1863, Sheffield, England.¹
• Marriage*: Alice married Frank S. Dearstyne circa 1889.
• Married Name: As of circa 1889,her married name was Dearstyne.¹
• Obituary*: Port Chester Journal 1951 Obituary: "Mrs. Frank Dearstyne: Mrs. Alice S. Dearstyne, a long-time resident of Port Chester until five years ago, died Saturday after a brief illness in a convalescent home in Delmar, Del. She was eighty-eight years old. Mrs. Dearstyne, the widow of Frank S. Dearstyne, who had been a pilot with the old Port Chester Transportation Company, was born May 4, 1863, in Sheffield, England, daughter of the late James and Margaret Hornshaw Styring. She had been a resident of Port Chester from 1889 until she left in 1946 to reside with a son, Harry, in Bivalve, Md. She had been a member of the Summerfield Methodist Church, Port Chester. In addition to her son Mrs. Dearstyne is survived by another son, Roy, of Raleigh, N.C., five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren."
• Death*: Alice died in 1951, Delmar, Delaware.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Nov 2005

Carl E. Summerfield¹

• Marriage*: Carl married Bertha Doll, daughter of Frank Doll and Mary Elizabeth Schmel.¹
• Birth*: Carl was born in 1893.¹
• Death*: Carl died on 17 December 1978, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2006

Phebe Augusta Sutton

• Birth*: Phebe was born in 1855.
• Married Name: As of 9 February 1876,her married name was Miller.
• Marriage*: Phebe married Alvah Miller, son of Stephen Holly Miller and Sarah Jane Lyon, on 9 February 1876, Westchester, New York.

• Last Edited: 6 Jun 2007

Charles A. Swezey¹

• Birth*: Charles was born in November 1859, New York.¹
• Marriage*: Charles married Henrietta Thorne in 1889.
• Census*: Charles appeared on the census of 4 June 1900 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, as head, age 40, married 11 yrs, b. NY and parents b. NY, Farmer, renter. Wife Henrietta, age 34, m. 11 yrs., 4 children, 3 living, b. NY and parents b. NY. Mary, Daughter, b. Sep 1889, age 10, b. New Jersey, At School. Albert, Son, b. Mar 1895, age 5, b. Conn., Edna, daughter, b. Jan 1900, b. Conn.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2006

Mary Elizabeth Swezey^1,2

• Father: Charles A. Swezey³ b. Nov 1859
• Mother: Henrietta Thorne³ b. Mar 1866

• Charts: Descendants of David Holly to 5 Generations

• Birth*: Mary was born on 27 September 1889, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Jersey.^1,2
• She was the daughter of Charles A. Swezey and Henrietta Thorne.³
• Marriage*: Mary married Theodore Holly, son of Frank Holly and Bertha S. Weeks, in 1916.¹
• Married Name: As of 1916,her married name was Holly.
• Death*: Mary died on 21 July 1981, 98 River Rd., Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, at age 91.²
• Obituary*: Greenwich Time 22 July 1981 Obituary: Mary S. Holly, 91, of 98 River Road, Cos Cob, died Tuesday at the Homestead Convalescent Home in Stamford, following a lengthy illness. She had been a resident of Greenwich for 70 years. Born in Metuchen, N.J., Sept 27, 1889, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Henrietta Thorne Swezey. Her husband, Theodore Holly, predeceased her. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Edna H. Holly of the home address. The Rev. H. Thomas Cupp will officiate at funeral services at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Diamond Hill United Methodist Church, Cos Cob. Burial will be in Putnam Cemetery. Friends may call at the Fred D. Knapp & Son Memorial, 267 Greenwich Ave., from 3 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. today.⁴

• Last Edited: 4 Jan 2006

Frederick W. Terflinger¹

• Father: J. V. Terflinger² b. Feb 1844
• Mother: Laura B. (?)² b. Oct 1854

• Birth*: Frederick was born in June 1874, Michigan.²
• He was the son of J. V. Terflinger and Laura B. (?).²
• Occupation*: Between 1903 and 1913 Frederick was Superintendant at Longcliff Insane Hospital, 1098 South State Road 25, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.³
• Marriage*: Frederick married May Elizabeth Howe, daughter of Samuel Edward Howe and Catherine A. Herrick, circa 1909, Cass County, Indiana.¹
• Census*: Frederick appeared on the census of 18 April 1910 at Northern Hospital for Insane, Clinton Township, Cass County, Indiana, as Head, age 35, married, Medical Supt., Insane Hospital. With Elizabeth M., age 35, married 1 year, 0 children, Matron.⁴
• Census: Frederick appeared on the census of 12 April 1930 at 912 North Street, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, as head, age 55, owns home, Estate value $10,000, married at age 34, Medical Doctor. With Elizabeth, wife, age 55; Catherine Howe, mother-in-law, age 84; and Laura Howe, sister-in-law, age 50.⁵
• Death*: Frederick died in September 1958, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, at age 84.⁶
• Burial*: Frederick was buried on 2 October 1958, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Section 13, Lot 0125, Space 04, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.⁶

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2007

J. V. Terflinger¹

• Birth*: J. was born in February 1844, Ohio.¹
• Marriage*: J. married Laura B. (?) in 1873.¹
• Occupation*: In 1900 J. was a preacher at Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2007

Arthur Terrill¹

• Birth*: Arthur was born in 1884, Connecticut.¹
• Marriage*: Arthur married Susan R. Lockhart, daughter of John Lockhart Jr. and Nellie Howard, in 1918, Connecticut.¹
• Census*: Arthur appeared on the census of 20 May 1930 at 65 Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, as Head, renting, $65/mo., age 46, married at age 35, born CT, father born CT, mother born Scotland. Civil Engineer, General Contracting. Susan, wife, age 44, married at age 33, b. NY, parents b. CT, Teacher, Public School.¹
• Death*: Arthur died on 26 March 1949, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, (CT Death Index online says Never Married, but I think this may be an error.).²

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2005

Ruth Nichols Tew¹

• Father: Capt. William Tew¹ b. 4 Apr 1745, d. 31 Oct 1808
• Mother: Sarah Willson¹ b. 3 Jul 1753, d. 26 Dec 1831

• Birth*: Ruth was born, 1780, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• She was the daughter of Capt. William Tew and Sarah Willson.¹
• Marriage*: Ruth married Abraham Dennis Tilley, son of Deacon William Tilley and Elizabeth Rogers, on 3 September 1799, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Married Name: As of 3 September 1799,her married name was Tilley.
• Death*: Ruth died on 25 March 1857, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Capt. William Tew¹

• Marriage*: William married Sarah Willson.
• Birth*: William was born on 4 April 1745.¹
• Death*: William died on 31 October 1808 at age 63.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Hannah M. Thompson¹

• Father: Sylvanus Thompson¹
• Mother: Maria Webb¹ b. 16 Nov 1794, d. 18 Jan 1870

• She was the daughter of Sylvanus Thompson and Maria Webb.¹
• Married Name: Her married name was Lockwood.
• Death*: Hannah died before 4 March 1885.

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

Sylvanus Thompson¹

• Marriage*: Sylvanus married Maria Webb, daughter of William Webb and Susannah Weed.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2005

Henrietta Thorne¹

• Birth*: Henrietta was born in March 1866, New York.¹
• Note*: There is an 1880 census entry, Newburgh, Orange County, NY, which might possibly be the parents of Henrietta: Jeromus Thorne, 53, Farmer, b. NY, parents b. NY, and wife Elizabeth, 49, with Charles, 19, James, 16, Henrietta, 13, and Margaret A. Griffin, Sister-in-law, 48. All b. NY. in 1880.²
  
  
• Marriage*: Henrietta married Charles A. Swezey in 1889.
• Married Name: As of 1889,her married name was Swezey.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jan 2006

Susan Tice¹

• Birth*: Susan was born in 1804, New Jersey.^1,2
• Married Name: As of circa 1821,her married name was Mead.¹
• Marriage*: Susan married Lewis C. Mead, son of Smith Mead, circa 1821.¹
• Census*: Susan appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 at District 390, New York City, New York County, New York, as head of household, age 70, widowed, keeping house, born in New Jersey, father born in New York. With Lewis, age 40, son, single, Mason; and Martha, age 30, daughter, no occupation listed. District 390 is bounded by w. 36th St., 9th Ave., W. 35th St., and 10th Ave.³
• Death*: Susan died on 27 October 1886.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Sep 2006

Emily Tiffany¹

• Birth*: Emily was born in 1833, New York.¹
• Married Name: As of 1852,her married name was Holly.¹
• Marriage*: Emily married Henry W. Holly, son of William Lorenzo Holly and Anna Maria Scofield, in 1852.¹
• Newspaper Mention*: According to the 15 June 1897 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York,
  "Wading River Note: Mrs. Henry Holly has been visiting relatives in Port Jefferson."²
  

• Last Edited: 10 Feb 2007

Abraham Arnold Tilley¹

• Father: Abraham Henry Tilley¹ b. 20 Sep 1813, d. 20 Oct 1893
• Mother: Celinda Barker¹ b. 24 Mar 1823, d. 20 Jul 1896

• Birth*: Abraham was born on 11 January 1852.¹
• He was the son of Abraham Henry Tilley and Celinda Barker.¹
• Marriage*: Abraham married Nebraska Brown, daughter of Joshua Coggeshall Brown and Jane Elizabeth Smith, on 9 September 1874.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Jan 2006

Abraham Dennis Tilley¹

• Father: Deacon William Tilley¹ b. 19 Oct 1738, d. 14 Apr 1825
• Mother: Elizabeth Rogers¹ b. 7 Aug 1743, d. 28 Aug 1800

• Birth*: Abraham was born on 29 May 1775, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• He was the son of Deacon William Tilley and Elizabeth Rogers.¹
• Marriage*: Abraham married Ruth Nichols Tew, daughter of Capt. William Tew and Sarah Willson, on 3 September 1799, Newport County, Rhode Island.
• Death*: Abraham died on 5 June 1845, Newport County, Rhode Island, at age 70.¹

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2005

Abraham Henry Tilley¹

• Father: Abraham Dennis Tilley¹ b. 29 May 1775, d. 5 Jun 1845
• Mother: Ruth Nichols Tew¹ d. 25 Mar 1857

• Birth*: Abraham was born on 20 September 1813, Newport, Rhode Island.¹
• He was the son of Abraham Dennis Tilley and Ruth Nichols Tew.¹
• Marriage*: Abraham married Esther A. Barker circa 1836.²
• Marriage*: Abraham married Celinda Barker, daughter of Arnold Barker and Mary Dunbar, on 12 June 1842, Middletown, Newport County, Rhode Island.¹
• Death*: Abraham died on 20 October 1893, Newport, Rhode Island, at age 80.¹

• Last Edited: 2 Jan 2006