MARRIAGE:
SPENCER COUNTY (KENTUCKY) MARRIAGES AND VITAL STATISTICS, Vol 1; FHL976.9455V2s:
GEORGE R. STONE and MARY ANN CLARK, 21 July, 1825. (See notes underher father on his early settlment in Spencer County, KY.)

CENSUS:
1850 US CENSUS, Dist. 1, Spencer County, KY., 7 August 1850. FHL 442987 Pg 73, Dwelling No. 28; George R. Stone, 51, farmer, b KY; MaryA., 43 b KY; William W., 24, farmer, b KY; Sarah Jane (?), 19, b KY;Mary R., 17, b KY; Virginia C., 10, b KY; George R. Jr., 8, b KY;Thomas D., 6, b KY; Eli D., 4, b KY; Joseph H., 2, b KY. They livenext to George's brother Robert A. Stone and family and his parents,William and Rebecca Stone.

1860 US CENSUS, Dist. 1, Taylorsville, Spencer County, KY., 4 Ju n1860. FHL 803395, Pg 448, Dwelling Number 80; George Stone, 62,farmer, worth $6,630, Personal $2,810; Mary Ann Stone, 54; Sarah, 28;Rebecca, 26 ; Caroline, 24; George, 18; Thomas, 16; Eli, 14; JosephH., 12; Samuel, 8 . They live next door to William Stone, 32, Sarah,40, and James, 19. (This William could be their oldest son. Becauseof the age of Sarah and James, perhaps she was a widow with one son atthe time of her marriage to William.) Living in the near area isRobert and Candis Stone and family, John B . Stone 27, and his wifeMalissa, 25, and their two sons, Calvin and Daniel . There is anotherWilliam, 39, his wife Nancy, 33, and son Dudley, 13, living in thesame district of Taylorsville.

PROBATE:
Spencer County, Kentucky, Will Book 2, Bundle 14, Pg 386.Appraisements Book 2, Pg 439. Sale Bill, Book 2, pg 456; SettlementBook 7, Pg 88. Administrator, George R. Stone, Jr.; Will admitted on19 April, 1881 , Inventory filed 22 February, 1882, Book J 186, 1770(or 1778).

NOTES:
The only other information we have on George R. Stone and his familycomes from the 1850 Census for Spencer County, KY. See Robert A.Stone, RIN 114, for copy of this census.

An email received on 17 June, 2001 from William C. Boswell(willcon@dragonbbs.com] indicated that the 1880 census forTaylorsville, Spencer County, KY shows the family of Gervis H. Stone.Mr. Boswell states that George R. Stone (1842) was living alone at thetime. One of his close neighbors was the Jacob Newland family. "So Ihave a sneaking susppicion that he is the George R. Stone that marriedMary Martha Boswell in 1881." In an earlier email Mr. Boswell statedthat George R. Stone married Mary Martha Boswell on 28 Oct 1881 inTaylorsville, Spencer Co., KY. She was born 6 Apr 1858 inTaylorsville and died 8 Dec 1934 in Lakeland, Jefferson County, KY.She is buried in Valley Cemetery just outside Taylorsville. She wasthe daughter of Jacob Newland Boswell and Mary Fanny Hall."

I enter her as the spouse of George R. Stone based on the foregoingbut subject ot further research.

See THE HISTORY OF SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY by Mary Frances Brown , McDowell Publications, 11129 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Utica, KY 42376 , 1990;FHL 976.9455H2s at page 204:
"Coming back to Highway 44 at Little Mount and continuing westward thefarm on the right, now Crafton's, was owned by Gervis H. Stone in1882. Mr. Stone was born in Taylorsville in 1835, and was the son ofJohn H. Stone, who was born in Virginia and came to Spencer Countywith his parents the same year. Gervis H. enlisted with theConfederate Army in 1862 and remained three years. During this time hewas wounded and later discharged when both legs were broken in 1865.He returned to the farm and in 1870 he was elected sheriff. He againreturned to the farm and in 1884 he was appointed Circuit Clerk, aposition he held until 1915 (Perrin, 857).... Across the road fromthis property is the land once owned by Sachariah Carrithers, a son ofFrancis and Amanda Clark Carrithers. Zachariah was married to AnnStone and sister to Gervis Stone."
See also page 248: "The Stone family was prominent in the town andcounty political realm. Gervis H. Stone served for a time as countyclerk, then circuit clerk and Thomas O. Stone also served as circuitclerk. Many families of Stones resided on the present Highway 44."

See KENTUCKY: A HISTORY OF THE STATE by Perrin, Battle and Kniffin,originally published in 1887, revised and republished by Sam McDowell,1981, FHL 976.9D3wt, Vol. 7, pg 248:
"G. H. Stone was born in 1835 in Taylorsville, Spencer co., KY. , ason of John H. Stone. The latter was born in 1794 in Virginia, andcame with his parents that same year to Spencer County where heresided, with the exception of two years spent in Louisville, untilhis death in 1853. He married Matilda Hammond of Nelson County who wasborn in 1799 in that county.
"The Stones are of Scotch and the Hammonds of Welsh nationality . G.H. Stone remained on the farm until 1862, when he enlisted in Cluke'sregiment, Confederate Army, and served three years, during which timehe was wounded at the battle of Hartsville, TN., December 7 , 1862.On December 12, 1865, he fell off a bluff and broke both legs and wasdischarged in June 1865 (sic). He then resumed farming until 1869 or1870, when he was elected sheriff of Spencer County.
"In 1872 he returned to the farm and remained until 1884 when he wasappointed circuit clerk of Spencer County Court, which office he hassince filled. In 1866 he married Mrs. Ann M. Thomas of SpencerCounty, daughter of William and Mary (Crutcher) Thomas. The Thomaseswere originally from Virginia. Seven children were born to Mr. & Mrs. Stone (here names them)."

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Shelby County, KY Marriages 1792:1833, 976.9435 V2h pg77: Hardin,Benoni and Hariette Stone, bond 6 Jan 1817, Bondsman: Benjamin Stonefather of Harriette.

HAWKINS STONE 5
(17-- - 1810)

Hawkins Stone, son of Barton and Sarah (Speake) Stone, spent the riperyears of his life in Stafford County, Virginia. He was one of thebondsmen for Daniel Johnson and Victory his wife who were theadministrators of John Evans. The estate of the latter was settled inCharles County, Maryland, during June 1778. Hawkins Stone was listedin 1783 as the head of a family in Stafford County, with six whites inhis household and was taxed for one dwelling and two out buildings.From the tone of his will it seems as if he had two wives. His widowwas Elizabeth.

Children of Hawkins Stone
1. Barton Speake Stone. q.v.
2. Anne Stone.
3. Mary Stone.
4. Elizabeth Stone.

The will of Hawkins Stone was dated March 4, 1810, and proved inStafford County, Virginia, on June 11, 1810, by George Burroughs, JohnDawson, and Sarah Burroughs. He named his son Barton Speake Stone,brother Richard Stone, wife Elizabeth and "her three children" --Anne, Mary, and Elizabeth.

CENSUS:
1850 US CENSUS of Spencer County, Kentucy, August 8, 1850, FHL 442987, Page 74, Dwelling No. 15, (next door to Samuel E. Stone and hisbrother James H. Stone): STONE, JAMES, 74, M, Farmer, born Virginia;Sarah L. Stone, 36, born KY.; Ann B., 32, born KY.; John, 31, Farmer,born KY.

Shelby County, KY Marriages 1792:1833, 976.9435 V2h pg 30: Stone,James and Margaret Wells, married 1/24/1806.

CENSUS:
1850 US Census, Spencer County, Kentucky, August 8, 1850, FHL 4429 87,Page 93, Dwelling No. 327 (next to John H. Stone, his brother):
JARRARD D. STONE, 40 M, Plasterer, born KY; Delilah Stone, 36, bornKY; Mary, 6; William, 4; James, 2; Benjamin, 8 mos; Elizabeth Stone,80 ( his mother).

DEATH:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY., INDEX OF ESTATES, FHL 482493, for mention of
Jared D. Stone in Book J, pg 263, Estate admitted for administrationon 25 April, 1883.

JOHN AND MATTHEW STONE, OF HOOLE

John Stone, son of Richard and Isabel (Girdler) Stone, was born aboutthe year 1575 presumably in the Parish of Croston, Lancashire". yethis baptism is not recorded in the parish register. The parish isabout six and one-half miles southwest of the town of Preston andoriginally consisted of the townships of Croston, Chorley, Hoole,Rufford, Tarleton, Hesketh, Becconsall, Bispham, Bretheren, Mawdsley,and Ulnes Walton. The parish church dates from the twelfth century.In 1633 according to Baines' History of Lancaster, John Stone, of CarrHouse in the Parish of Much Hoole was a benefactor to the church. Thetownship of Hoole, however, was separated from the mother parish in1641 and became an independent unit.
According to tradition, this John Stone, son of Richard, was thefather of Governor Stone, of Maryland. It is manifestedly admitted,however, that it has been difficult to establish the parents of theGovernor with the sources available on this side of the Atlantic. Nofacts have been unearthed to prove this tradition, but it is known andestablished that Governor William Stone was the nephew of ThomasStone, Merchant, of London, and therefore he was a grandson of RichardStone, of Croston.
In 1647 Thomas Stone, Haberdasher, of Cateaton Street, Lon don, whosepedigree is established through the Visitation of London, grantedpower of attorney to his cousin (nephew) Captain William Stone, ofAccomac County, Virginia. At the same visitation is shown theancestry of Andrew Stone, a brother to the haberdasher. Furthermore,the brothers and sisters of the Governor who have been proved havenames similar to those recorded in the Parish of Croston-Matthew andAndrew being the two most common.
The visitation proves that Richard Stone, of Croston, had a sonMatthew who was probably the one baptized on April 18, 1583. Themarriage of Matthew Stone is not found in Croston Parish nor are thereany records of his children being baptized there. The birth ofGovernor Stone is generally placed as the year 1603 and inNorthampshire. But it may be more than coincidence that a WilliamStone, the son of Matthew and Joan Stone, was born in 1604 andbaptized during May 1605 in the Parish of Bridgewater in the Dioceseof Wells, Somerset.

Somerset does not border Lancashire, in fact it is quite a distancefrom the latter, but it was not uncommon for the gentry to move aboutin those days, and we have seen that two of the sons of Richard Stoneof Croston, settled in London. It is noted that Governor Stone had abrother Matthew who came to Maryland, and also that the Governor had ason Matthew. John Stone, the traditional father of the Governor, maybe correct, but on the face of the present research it is highlyprobable that the baptism of the above William may be none other thanthat of the Maryland emigrant.
Brothers and Sisters of Governor Stone*
1. Catherine Stone married Thomas Sprigg, of Calvert Co.
2. John Stone, died Accomac Co., prior to 1634.
3. Richard Stone.
4. Matthew Stone, of Maryland. q.v.
5. Andrew Stone, transported into Virginia by brother William.

JOHN STONE, GENT.

John Stone, son of William and Verlinda (Cotton) Stone, was born inAccomac County, Virginia, and was brought to Maryland by his parentsin 1648. Circumstances point to the fact that he had three wives, thefirst one being Elizabeth ----, who is sometime believed to be thedaughter of Thomas Warren who died in 1684. John Stone with his wifeElizabeth was present at the negotiation of his brother's will in1676. To this union was born two sons, inasmuch as a subsequent deedstates that Thomas was the only brother of John of the "whole blood".Matthew was therefore of another marriage. The children of the thirdunion are proved by the fact that his widow was made the guardian of"her" children as well as the executrix of their estates.

Children of John Stone by Earlier Marriages
1. Thomas Stone married twice. q.v.
2. John Stone, d.s.p. 1703, naming bros. Matthew and Thomas andAnne Bayne and Anne Fowke (no stated relationship).
3. Matthew Stone married Rachel Smoot. q.v.

Prior to 1684 John Stone married thirdly Eleanor, the daughter ofWalter and Eleanor Bayne. The latter by her will, proved in CharlesCounty during 170I, named as heirs Eleanor Stone and Elizabeth Stonewho are identified as granddaughters.

Children of John and Eleanor (Bayne) Stone
4. Walter Stone.
5. Eleanor Stone.
6. Elizabeth Stone.

John Stone was deeded by his brother, Richard, in 1664 for naturallove and affections 500 acres of land on the east side of theChesapeake Bay on the south side of the Sassafras River. The deed waswitnessed by Thomas Manning, Thomas Sprigg, and Humphrey Warren.

On June 11, 1667, John Stone, Gent., appeared at the Prerogative Courtand took the oath before Charles Calvert as administrator of theestate of his deceased brother, Richard Stone, Gent. On March 2,1668, a warrant was issued to John Stone and his brother Thomas toappraise the estate of Thomas Burdit, deceased, late of CharlesCounty. Verlinda Burdit, the relict, was granted letters ofadministration, and her oath was duly recorded before Joseph Harrison,Gent. A return of the inventory was made on May 14, 1668, at whichtime it showed that Josias Lambert was an appraiser instead of ThomasStone.

As early as 1670 John Stone was Gentleman justice of the Quorum inCharles County; in 1682 he signed a petition as one of His Majesty'sProtestant subjects. During 1687 he was again a commissioner of thepeace, and from 1678 to 1688 he represented his county in the GeneralAssembly. ' He was a member of the commission for the advancement oftrade in the Province, and in 1689 he was on the committee to regulatecivil affairs in Charles County. Another public office, though minor,was coroner of Charles County in 1678.

The will of John Stone was dated September 17, 1697, and was proved inCharles County on August 10, 1698, by the testimony of Joseph Manning,Philip Briscoe, and Notley Warren. His widow, Eleanor, and his son,Thomas, were named as executors. The latter was to administer uponhis own estate and that of his two brothers, Matthew and John, whilehis widow was to administer upon her own estate and that of herchildren.
Thomas and Walter received equally the dwelling-plantation, a 500 acreportion of "Poynton Manor", and 80 acres of "St. John's" adjoining.Walter was to have the portion of "Poynton Manor" whereon stood thehomestead after the decease of his mother.

Matthew and John were devised "Mangawoman" of 500 acres. Eleanor andElizabeth were devised 400 acres of "Durwin". His widow receivedone-third of the personal estate. The overseers were Captain JohnBayne, Major William Dent, Gerard Fowke, and William Stone.
At a subsequent account by his widow and executrix mention is made of"seven" children. His widow married subsequently Hugh Tears. Thelatter in his will of 1666 named his wife, Eleanor, as well as Eleanorand Elizabeth Stone. The widow married thirdly on June 22, 1700, JohnBeall or Beale.

John Stone, son of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone, was born at"Poynton Manor", Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland. In courtduring 1769, he declared himself to be 55 years of age and mentionedhis father Matthew Stone, then deceased. He married twice, but thename of his first wife has not been established.

Children of John Stone by First Marriage
1. Thomas Stone married Catherine ---. q.v.
2. Josiah Stone, d.s.p. Somerset Co., Md., 1781, willingdwelling-plantation, "Drury Lane", to brother John.
3. William Stone married Betsy Murray. q.v.
4. John Stone, d.s.p. 1783, willing "Drury Lane" to brother Thomas,''that which was willed me by brother Josiah", also named his brotherWilliam and the latter's wife, Betsy, and his brother-in-law,Jeremiah Gray. Inventory signed by Mary Gray and William Stone.
5. Mary Stone married Jeremiah Gray.

By 1763 John Stone had become a widower and had married Mary, thedaughter of Barton Warren, but then the widow and administratrix ofHarrison Musgrove. On June 6, 1758, she, then being Mrs. MaryMusgrove, shared in the distribution of her father's estate. On April29, 1760, she was granted letters of administration on the estate ofher deceased husband, Harrison Musgrove, with Notley Warren and JohnWarren offering bond. The final settlement was made by her on May 15,1762, as Mary Musgrove, and showed distribution to her and unnamedchildren.
Children of John and Mary (Warren) Stone
6. Matthew Stone married Jane
7. Warren Stone.
8. Elizabeth Stone.
9. Barton Warren Stone married twice. q.v.

John Stone negotiated his will on August 6, 1775, and appointed hiswife, Mary, as the executrix. He named the following children:Thomas, Josias, William, John, Matthew, Warren, Elizabeth, and Barton;and grandson John Stone Gray. The instrument was admitted to probatein Charles County on September 2, 1775, by Samuel Stone, ElizabethStone, and Theophilus Hanson.

The inventory of his personal estate was taken on May 31, 1776, withMary Stone and Josiah Stone as the executors, and Barton Stone andSamuel Stone as the kinsmen. His estate was distributed on November 5,1776, to the widow, and the following representatives-William Stone,Josiah Stone, John Stone, Matthew Stone, Warren Stone, ElizabethStone, Barton Stone, and John Gray. The sureties for the executorswere Thomas Stone and Edward Warren.

Before 1778 his widow with her Stone children either joined or settledwith her Musgrove children in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, then anundeveloped and outpost county of that State.

At the December term of court in 1778, Thomas Stone "one of thesurviving administrators" of John Stone offered a petition settingforth the fact that the decease's estate was then in the hands of MaryStone and Josias Stone and that most of it had been wasted or removedout of the State and that he "is in danger of suffering in theresponsibility", and therefore the court ordered that the otherexecutors be summoned to the next court. On February 12, 1779,Benjamin Philphott and Thomas Harris gave bond for Mary Stone, widow,and Josias Stone, executors of John Stone..

NOTES:
John is shown living with his father James in the 1850 census ofSpencer
County, Kentucky, a farmer age 31, born in Kentucky.

John H. Stone is most likely a son of William D. Stone (2284) since,according to the article concerning his son, G. H. Stone, whichappeared in "Kentucky: A History of the State; Perrin, Battle &Kniffin, 6th ed. , 1887, Spencer County, it states that John was bornin Virginia in 1794 and came with his parents that same year toSpencer County, KY where he resided until his death in 1853. Webelieve that William D. Stone purchased land from Paul Frohman inShelby County in 1797 and that our William Stone first settled inNelson County, KY., not arriving in Spencer County until sometimebefore 1806 when his son Thomas Stone was born there. We have noexplaination for the fact that only one William Stone appears in thecensus for 1810.

MARRIAGE:
At the time of his death, the wife of John H. Stone was mentioned inhis Last Will as Matilda ---. The available marriage records forShelby County show one marriage for a John Stone to Polly May onOctober 11, 1808 . FHL 259273, Marriages Vol 1-3, 1797-1839.

CENSUS:
John H. Stone first appears in the census for Spencer County in 1840in District 219. Benjamin W. Stone was in District 215, James (W.?)Stone in District 218, George K. Stone in District 221, and Daniel,Eliza and Thomas Stone in District 222. John is between 40-50, thereare two males under 5,
(Gervis and William ?) Matilda is between 30 and 40 and there is onefemale 5 to 10 (Ann B.?).
He was also in the 1850 US Census for Spencer County, KY., in district93 with his brother, Jerrard D. Stone. In district 94 was Thomas O.Stone and in district 95 was another William Stone (not the father ofGeorge and Robert). The 1850 census shows John H. Stone, 55, farmer,VA.; Mildred, 50, KY.; Ann R., 16; Jargis H., 14; William, 11; Mary J.5.

PROPERTY:
See HISTORY OF SPENCER COUNTY, KENTUCKY, FHL 976.9455H2s, pp 43-44 :"The first Taylorsville property owners (referring to lots in the townof Taylorssville, Kentucky) were [here is a list of 42 namesincluding] John H . Stone, William Stone [in 1824]. In the same work,on p 204 see "Zachariah Carrithers
was married to Ann Stone, daughter of John H. Stone and sister toGervis Stone." And on page 252 appears a photograph of a hotel on thecorner of Main and Cross Street, Taylorsville, Spencer County,Kentucky, bearing the caption "At the present location of the Chamberof Commerce see the Livery Stable on the right. John J. Stone wasproprietor in the 1830's.

TAX ROLLS:
See TAX ROLLS OF SPENCER COUNTY, KY, 1824-1850, FHL 8236: In 1824there are two John's on the rolls, one is shown without property andthe other, listed between William (RIN 1345) who is on Brashear'sCreek and Daniel. Neither John nor Daniel show any property.
In 1825 these names appear as indicated:
"Daniel, no property [and in sequence]
William D. Stone, lot in Taylorsville.
John, no property"
William Stone, Sr. 165 ac Brashear's Creek, (RIN 1345)
[next three names in sequence:]
James Stone, 459 ac, Brashear's Creek
James Stone, 108 ac, Brashear's Creek
William Stone, 306 ac, Brashear's Creek" (RIN 2288)
William Stone, Lot in Taylorsville (RIN 2288)
John H. Stone, Lot in Taylorsville.
In 1830 a John is shown without property and John H. Stone is shownwith 53 acres on the Salt River.
In 1835 there are three entries for John and no John H.:
John, town lot; John, 302 ac, E. D. Fences (?); John, 110 acBrashear's Cr.
In 1840 there are three entries for John and no John H.:
John [listed in sequence between George K. Stone and Samuel Stone] ,303, Salt River;
John, 125 ac, Salt River;
John [listed in sequence with James who had 147 ac on Brashear'sCreek], no property.
In 1845 there are three entries for John:
[listed in sequence between Elizabeth 50 ac, Big Bush, and John S .Stone,
150 ac Seraho?? C---] is John H.(not clear), 130 ac, Big Bush; andJohn, 80,Little Bush.
In 1850 there is an entry for John S., for John and for John H.:
John S., 277 ac, Brashear's Creek; John, 130 ac. Little Bush; and JohnH.168, Big Bush.
being over 21 with 4 horses. We do not know if this is a differentJohn Stone.

DEATH:
See Index to Orphans and Guardians, Spencer County, KY., D21539 forappointment on 5 Dec 1853 of Matilda Stone as guardian for Ann R.,Josie H., William, and Mary Jane Stone on the death of John Stone. Itis interesting to note that B. W. Stone was the bondsman.

See SPENCER COUNTY, KY. MARRIAGES AND VITAL STATISTICS, FHL 976.9455V2s,
p 120: DEATHS: Stone, John H., 58, male, married, farmer, Spencer ;Born, Virginia. Father William Stone; d. 17 July, 1853. (In the 1850census of Spencer County, KY., John and Matilda were living next doorto a Jarrard D. Stone, born ca. 1805, was married to Delilah, born ca.1814, and their children
Mary 6, William 4, James 2, Benjamin F., 8 mos., and Elizabeth Stone,80, believed to be the widow of William D. Stone [1770-1836]. Ifurther notice that in the 1840 census, an Eliza, age 60 to 70, wasliving near Daniel Stone [1801] and his wife Delilah [1801] with theirson John, then 7, and 3 males between 20 and 30 years of age. Itwould seem that Daniel and Jarrard D. Stone were brothers caring fortheir mother Elizabeth, and, in 1840, were caring for younger brothersafter the death of their father William in 1836. Notwithstanding theabove, I have concluded that Daniel was a son of our William Stone.But John H. Stone must be a son of William D. Stone.

PROBATE:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY. WILL BOOK D, FHL 482487, p 132: Will datedMarch 3, 1851, filed September 5, 1853; names spouse Matilda Stone,Children: Ann B. Stone, Gervis H. Stone, William Stone and Mary JaneStone. Witness: B. (Benjamin) W. Stone (whom I believe was a son ofour William Stone).
See pg. 159 for Inventory of the Estate of John H. Stone filedSeptember 12, 1853 showing, inter alia, a note receivable fromWilliam and Rebecca Stone due May 17, 1853 in the amount of $50.00; anote receivable from James W. Stone and John Stone in the amount of$336.00 and a balance due from
David Stone of $7.69. The total estate was inventoried at $12,000.
See pg. 163 for a Bill of Sale to Matilda Stone (Spouse), James Stone,Robert Stone, Thomas Stone, El--- Stone, William Stone.
See pg. 210 for a filing by Matilda Stone on October 7, 1850 electingto receive her Dower Interest in lieu of her bequest under John'swill.

COLONEL JOHN HOSKINS STONE (1745 - 1804)

John Hoskins Stone, son of David and Elizabeth (Jenifer) Stone, wasborn during the year 1745 in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland.
During June and July 1776 he was active in the formation of the FlyingCamp to relieve or to drive the British from New York and as a rewardfor his services he was commissioned a captain of a company composedof men from Charles County. Under the command of Colonel WilliamSmallwood his company participated in the battles of Long Island andWhite Plains during the autumn of that year.

The Flying Camp was disbanded in Philadelphia early in December, andCaptain Stone returned to his seat at "Poynton Manor" shortly beforeChristmas. He continued active in the cause and during the early partof 1777 as captain he assisted in the formation of the First MarylandRegiment. At its ultimate organization he was granted the colonelcyand commanded his regiment at the battle of Princeton and later at thebattle of Germantown, where he was severely wounded. As a result ofhis injuries he was forced to resign his commission on August 1, 1779.
On February 15, 1781, in Anne Arundel County, Colonel Stone securedlicense to wed Anne Couden.
Children of John and Anne (Couden) Stone
1. Couden Stone, died young.
2. Anne Stone married John Turner.
3. Elizabeth Stone, born Aug. 3o, 1783, married Feb. 8, 1808,Nathaniel Pope, son of Gerard and Jenny (Rowe) Causine.
4. Robert Couden Stone married July 27, 1805, Mary Mann, ofAnnapolis.

In 1779 he purchased from William McConchie and Elizabeth his wife,"Watson's Purchase" to which Elizabeth was entitled as dower in theestate of her late husband James Muncaster. On September 4, 1786, headded further to his estate by the purchase from Roger Fowke land inDurham Parish called "Burdett's Rest", beginning at the head ofBurdett's Creek and running to Nanjemoy Warehouse. A few days later hebought another portion of "Burdett's Rest" of 215 acres from SarahFowke who described herself as the relict of Captain Gerard Fowke.

Colonel Stone was a charter member of the Society of the Cincinnatiand had the distinction of being elected the third president of theMaryland chapter. He was also one of the early State Governors ofMaryland.

The wife of John Hoskins Stone died on March 4, 1793, at the age of 32years. A notice of her decease appeared in the Maryland Gazette. Hedied at Annapolis earlv in October 1804. The American of October 14,stated, "Died on Friday last General J. H. Stone after a long andpainful illness".

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!NOTES:
Julia Clemens Stone is shown as a witness on the marriage licens e ofMary
Teresa Stone.

!CENSUS
See 1880 Census (Rin 30) showing Julia as younger sister of Mary a nd
Sterling.

See note under her father for her birth and death information.

There is a record of a Mary Stone, born May 30, 1845, died November25, 1865, who is buried in the Old Taylorsville Cemetery in SpencerCounty, KY.

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!NOTES:
Notes on the Maddox family from Donna Mullen: Mary Jane Stone was bornon
June 5 1821 and died September 12, 1871. She was married to HenryMaddox on
December 12, 1839. He was born August 25, 1813, and died July 15,1905.

Grandmother of James Joseph Sparks

VITAL RECORDS:
MO Death Certificate State file # 18270, Reg Dist # 317, Registrar 's# 1298, State Board of Health of MO. (In possession of James J. SparksSan Carlos, CA)

MISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTS:
Family Record entitled "Record by Martha Jenkins Stone and Mary TeresaStone Sparks" states "Mary Teresa Stone, Daughter of William EdwardStone and Martha Jenkins was born April 11, 1868 in Warrensburg , inJohnson County, Missouri. (Note: This is inconsistant with deathcertificate and other records showing Henry Co.) Were marriedSeptember 18th 1886 in Uniontown, Ky. by the Rev. Father TheodoreKelleners, Catholic Pastor of St. Anns Catholic Church in Morganfield,Kentucky." This document contains similar information on MarthaJenkins, William Edward Stone and David Lilburn Sparks. It also liststhe ten children of David Lilburn Sparks and Mary Stone Sparks andincludes their dates, places of birth and baptism and married names.The original is in the possession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos,California.

LAST WILL
Last Will of Mary Teresa Sparks was mailed January 24, 1945 to Mrs .A. M. (Lillian) Fornachon at 6737 Matthews Ave, St. Louis, MO. and onthe reverse is a return address of R.R. 10-Box 1075, Ferguson (21) MO. The will is dated Monday, Jan 15, 1945. An addendum lists"survivors" and appears to be in Mary's handwriting: "Beloved wife ofDavid L. Sparks, devoted Mother of Oscar V. Sparks (deceased) Martha A. Quicksell, St. Louis, Agnes G. Baroling, (deceased), Mabel C.Werner, St. Louis, Maria P. Disano, St. Louis, Lillian V. Fornachon,St. Louis, Margaret M. Pincott, St. Louis, Joseph J. Sparks of LongBeach , Calif., Catherine O. Elson of Hollywood, Calif., Frances H.Sparks , deceased. (signed) Mrs. Mary Teresa (Stone) Sparks. Member3rd, St . Francis, Promoter S. Heart-League Visitation Church, MemberLadies Sodality of St. Marks Catholic Church, Member Arch.Confraternity of Christian Mothers. 25 gr. children, 3 Gr. Gr.Children, one brother Sterling Stone of Evansville, IN, 13 Nieces &Nephews. Evansville papers please copy also Fort Smith ARK pleasecopy."

DEATH:
Certificate shows place of death as Clayton, St. Louis Co. MO. at St.Louis County Hospital on May 30, 1945 at 7:40AM; cause post-operativecardiac failure. Date of birth April 11, 1868 at Henry County , MO.Informant was Lillian Fornachon. Her will makes ref to membership inSt. Marks Catholic Church in St. Louis, MO. See certificate forinformation on birth of her parents. Certificate indicates that herpermanent residence was Gott and Becker (Becher?) Drive, Burk City ,Missouri.

CENSUS:
1900 US Census, Henderson City, Henderson County, KY. See notes forDavid Lilburn Sparks for cite. Henderson, Ward 1, Henderson, KY;Roll: t 623 527; Page: 8A

In 1910 the family is split into three pieces. David is boarding inHenderson, Kentucky and has Mabel and Joseph with him. Mary is in St.Louis at St. Louis Mullanphy Hospital as a "Widowed Servant" age 49.At this time Mary was 42 years of age and married. Three of thegirls, Marie, 15, Lillian, age 13, and Roberta, age 10, were living as"inmates" at St. Philomena's Industrial School and Mabel and Josephwere with David. The older girls were married at this time. PerhapsMary had suffered a nervous breakdown but this is speculation. Anentry in the Evansville, Indiana City Directory shows David and Marytogether residing in Evansville. Which children, if any, living withthem is unknown. By the 1920 census, David was gone and Mary wasreunited with the remainder of her family, Roberta, Joseph, andCatherine.

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U. S. Census 1910, Henderson Co, KY., Henderson City, SD 2, ED 73 ,Sheet 16, Line 98, to Sheet 17, ln 5, Vol 81; David Sparks isenumerated with Mrs Dora D. Spencer, Garland (spouse and others).April 29, 1910; [Soundex S162 T624 Reel 480]
SPARKS, D. Lil, boarder, white male, 45 yrs old, married 26 yrs,(repeats 1900 birthplaces) Carpenter, does odd jobs, self-employed,working. Also present: Mabel, boarder, white female 18, singleJoseph, boarder, white male, 8, single, school since 1909.

U. S. Census 1910, St. Louis Co., MO. St. Louis City; SD 10, ED 321,Sheet 16, page 167 line 91: Mary T. Sparks, age 49, 6 children, 4living, widowed, a servant at St. Louis Mullanphy Hospital. FHL1374833. I note that her age is incorrect and she states that herfather was French Canadian but family information indicates that thisis our Mary. A thorough search of the census database does not revealanother Mary Sparks fitting her statistics.

U. S. Census 1910 St. Louis Co., MO., St. Louis City; SD 10, ED 25 4,Page 115, line 26: St. Philomena's Industrial School From 1-9; MarieP. Sparks, age 15, Lillian V., age 13, Roberta M., age 10. FHL 1374830.

CITY DIRECTORY 1912-1913:
CARON'S EVANSVILLE (INDIANA) CITY DIRECTORY, 1907 (Sutro Library)"SPARKS, David L.; Carpenter, Residence 623 Oak; Mrs. Mamie T. CARON'SHENDERSON (KY) CITY DIRECTORY, 1912-1913 (Sutro F459H4a18 ) pg 235:
"SPARKS, David L.; Carpenter [for] P. P. Johnson & Son ; Residence:216 North Green, Henderson, Kentucky."

1920 US Census, Jefferson County , MO. St. Louis, Jan 6, 1920; SD 10,ED 529, Ward 26 US Nat'l Archives, San Bruno, CA, Soundex for S162,Reel 120, ED 529, Sheet 6, Line 55 ; Census Reel 961. (See also FHLRoll: t625_961; Page 6B; Enumeration District: 529; Resident address4595 A. North Market, St. Louis, Mo. Mary, 52, Roberta, 19, Joseph,17, Catherine, 16. Mary's marital status is "Widow" and heroccupation is dressmaker.

1930 US Census, St. Louis, MO. Roll 1245; Page 23A; EnumerationDistrict 233; Image 493.0. Mary is living with her daughter's family:Arnold Fornachon, 40, Lillian 33, Dorothy J., 11, Ann, 10, William A.,6. Mary is shown as 62 and a widow

RESEARCH SUGGESTION:
For information concerning her birth, try writing to: HeritageLibrary, Johnson County Historical Society, 135 E. Pine Street,Warrensburg, MO 64093. Mary Teresa shows in the 1870 census forHenry County, Missouri. See her father's notes. Either she movedthere within 2 years of birth or was born in Henry Co MO.

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TTHEW STONE
(16-- -1672)
Matthew Stone, brother to the Governor, likewise settled first on theEastern Shore of Virginia but did not come into, Maryland until a datelater than that of his brother. During March 1651 in NorthamptonCounty, Virginia, he signed a document in which he promised to "beetrue and faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it is noweEstablished without Kinge or House of Lords". Thus we find him amember of the Puritan Party, if not, he lacked the courage to espousethe cause of the Cavaliers.

Matthew Stone ultimately settled in Calvert County, Maryland, where hedied in 1672 after making a nuncupative will. He named no heirs ofhis body, but bequeathed personalty to John Fernly of Francis, and...,Elizabeth Cornahill, naming Jonathan Marler and William Marshall Sr.,as the executors. Under the English law only personal property couldbe bequeathed by a nuncupative will, and the fact that he named nochildren is not conclusive that he died without issue. Thenuncupative will of Governor Leonard Calvert is an outstandingexample.

On January 29, 1695, Matthew Stone, of Charles County, stated in courtthat he was 42 years of age and that he was acquainted with John Ward,late of Charles County, deceased. The birth of Matthew was thereforeabout 1653, and he can not possibly be a son or grandson of GovernorStone. It is probable that the Stones of Calvert County who appeartowards the latter part of the seventeenth century are descendants ofMatthew Stone, brother to the Governor

MATTHEW STONE, GENT
(1679 - 1750)

Matthew Stone, son of John, was born about the year 1679, inasmuch ashe declared himself to be 55 years of age in 1734. He married Rachel,the daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Barton) Smoot, of William andMary Parish, Charles County. In 1714 Rachel Stone was named as agranddaughter in the will of Colonel William Barton, so therefore themarriage occurred prior to that date.

Children of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone
1. Elizabeth Stone.
2. Anne Stone.
3. Thomas Stone married Margaret -----. q.v.
4. William Stone. q.v.
5. Barton Stone married Sarah Speake. q.v.
6. Samuel Stone married Elizabeth Howard. q.v.
7. John Stone married twice. q.v.
8. Matthew Stone married Sarah Douglas. q.v.

Matthew Stone and Robert Hanson in 1713 were sureties for MaryTheobald, the executrix of the estate of John Theobald, late ofCharles County. On May 23, 1726, Matthew, Stone, Gent., and Rachelhis wife for 6,000 pounds of tobacco conveyed to John Watts land lyingon the west side of the main portion of Nanjemoy Creek, situatedbetween the lands of the said Matthew Stone and William Stone. On May13, 1747, he conveyed for the consideration of natural love andaffections which he held for his son Thomas "Jr.", a portion of"Poynton Manor",. adjoining the lands of Matthew Stone, ThomasMatthews, and Barton. Stone. Rachel Stone, his wife, acknowledgedthe deed and waived dower.

Matthew Stone dated his will November 7, 1748, at which time heappointed his sons Barton and Thomas as the executors. Rachel hiswife was devised the dwelling-plantation during life then equally tohis sons Samuel and William. His daughters Anne and Elizabeth werebequeathed various personalty, while Mr. Porteus was appointed theguardian of his young son William. The will was admitted to probatein Charles County on August 10, 1750, and proved by William Hanson,Mary Hanson, and John Jenkins. (This John Jenkins was my 4thgreat-grandfather.)

Rachel Stone, however, was appointed executrix and certified to theinventory on November 3, 1750, with John Stone and Barton Stone as thekinsmen. Gustavus Brown and Walter Brown were the greatest creditors.

The final statement was rendered to the court on September 14, 1751,when the proceeds were distributed among the widow and the followingheirs--Samuel Stone, William Stone, Elizabeth Stone, and Anne Stone.David Stone and John Stone were bondsmen for the widow and executrix.
The will of his widow was dated September 8, 1756, and admitted toprobate in Charles County on November 6, 1758, by Maximillan Matthews,John B. Meek, and Jesse Douglas. She appointed her sons, Samuel andWilliam, as executors, and named her daughter, Elizabeth Stone.
On January 15, 1759, an inventory of her personal estate was made withJohn Stone and Barton Stone as the kinsmen, and Samuel Stone andWilliam Stone, as the executors.

Matthew Stone, son of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone, was born inCharles County. After 1749 he married Sarah, the daughter of Benjaminand Elizabeth Douglas.

Children of Matthew and Sarah (Douglas) Stone
1. Rachel Stone.
2. Elizabeth Land Stone.
3. Benjamin Stone.

Matthew Stone died intestate in Charles County. The court named hiswidow, Sarah Stone, as administratrix who certified to the inventoryon August 10, 1757. John Stone and Samuel Stone were the kinsmen.The final account was rendered on November 25, 1758, when the proceedswere distributed among the widow, and the following children: Rachel,Elizabeth, and Benjamin. John Stone and Charles Douglas were thesureties for the administratrix.

Sarah Stone, the widow, negotiated her will on August 29, 1775, andnamed her brother, Jesse Douglas, as the executor, and bequeathed theestate to her daughters, Rachel Stone and Elizabeth Land Stone.

JUDGE MICHAFL JENIFER STONE
(1747 - 1809)

Michael jenifer Stone, son of David and Elizabeth (Jenifer) Stone, wasborn in the year 1747 at "Equality" in Charles County, Maryland. Hemarried Mary Hanson, daughter of Samuel and Anne (Dent) Briscoe.
Children of Michael and Mary (Briscoe) Stone
1. Frederick Daniel Stone married Elizabeth Patton.
2. William Briscoe Stone married Sarah Brown. q.v.
3. Michael Jenifer Stone married Susan Ann Somervell. q.v.
4. Elizabeth jenifer Stone, died spinster 1875.
5. Eleanor Stone married George Robertson.

On February 26, 1776, Michael jenifer Stone was recommended by theCommittee of Observation for Charles County to be the secondlieutenant of the militia company of Captain George Swann, and hisrecommendation was approved by the Council of Safety on March 7,following.
On February 20, 1778, before the Worshipful Warren Dent he sworeallegiance to the State of Maryland and likewise denounced lordship ofthe Calverts and the sovereignty of the King of England.
During the latter part of the war he was elected to the House ofDelegates and served from 1781 to 1783. He was a member of theMaryland Constitutional Convention in 1788, and the next year he waselected to the First United States Congress as a representative fromMaryland. He served in that capacitv from March 4, 1789, to March 3,1791. In the latter year he was appointed judge of the first judicialDistrict of Maryland. At his death in 1809 he was interred upon hisestate.

30 Stone Family
The will of Michael Jenifer Stone was dated January 23, 1809, andproved in Charles County on January 7, 1810, by Robert C. Stone,Samuel Hanson of Walter, and N. P. Causin. He devised his entireestate to his wife, Mary Hanson Stone, and appointed her executrix.and guardian of his children.

DR. MICHAEL JENIFER STONE
(1806-187-)

Michael Jenifer Stone, son of Michael Jenifer and Mary (Briscoe)Stone, was born about the year 1806 in Charles County, Maryland. Hestudied medicine and was graduated from the College of Physicians andSurgeons in Baltimore. He established his seat at Woodville, PrinceGeorges County. His wife was Susan Ann, the daughter of Thomas andMargaret (Holliday) Somervell. To them were bom eight children, butonly six matured-Mary Elizabeth, Thomas Somervell, Grace Holliday,Margaret Terrett, Frederick Daniel, and Eleanor Briscoe.

Mary Elizabeth, the eldest, married Walter Colton, of King GeorgeCounty, Virginia, and was the only child to wed. She became themother of two daughters-Anna Madison and Sue.

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Her husband's name was Stephen Cunningham.

RICHARD STONE'
(17-- - 1825)

Richard Stone, son of Barton, was born in Charles County, Maryland.His youth, however, was spent in Stafford County, Virginia. His wifewas Hannah. Only one child, Charles W. Stone, has been proved by therecords of Stafford County, yet circumstances are strong that therewas also a son Hawkins.

Children of Richard and Hannah Stone
1. Charles W. Stone. q.v.
2. Hawkins Stone.

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On August 10, 1825, Richard Stone conveyed to William Barton Stone,both of Stafford County, 93 acres of land and various slaves. HannahStone his wife joined him in the deed. He died intestate. OnNovember 3, 1825, a public sale of his personalty, appraised at$6,251.32, occurred in Stafford County. The property was purchasedalmost wholly by the following--Hannah Stone, James W. Stone, WilliamB. Stone, H. Stone, Elizabeth Stone, and Mary H. Stone.

Great-greatgrandfather of James Joseph Sparks

CENSUS:
US Census 1830 for Posey Co., IN.; New Harmony, Sheet 181. Enumerator:Thomas Givins. FHL 07718. Copy in file.

US Census 1840 for Warrick Co., IN.; Boonville, Sheet 43. FHL 07731.Copy in file.

US Census 1850 for Kentucky, Spencer Co., IN.; District No. 1 dated 7August, 1850; Sheet 73. FHL 442987. Copy in file.

US Census 1860 for Spencer Co.; KY., District No. 1 Taylorsville,dated 4 June, 1860. Sheet 412, line 11. FHL 803395. Copy in file.

MARRIAGE:
Posey County, Indiana, Book 1, Page 110, Item 695, Robert A. Stone toCandace Jerald, Licence January 28, 1829, Married January 29, by Rev .D. R. Jacobs. Photocopy in possession of James J. Sparks, San Carlos,CA.

PROBATE
Administrator, George R. Stone, appointed 4 September 1876. Fromrecords of Spencer County, KY., Inventory filed 3 October, 1876, BookI 312 , 1618; Sales Report filed 14 April, 1877, Book I 362, 1632;Final Account filed 5 May 1879, Book 1-99, 655.

His middle initial clearly seems to be A. There is evidence that itstands for Askin. If he was named for his mother's family, it wouldappear to answer the question as to whether her maiden name was"Askin" or "Erskine."

We find Robert A. Stone in the 1830 U. S. Census for New Harmony,Posey County, Indiana, with his family. His age was shown as between20 and 30 and there were two males living in the family, one agedbetween 15 and 20 who is not identified and one under 5, presumed tobe the oldest son, William. Because of his age, the older male musthave been a young brother or nephew. He is gone by the 1840 census.There were two females, one 30 to 40 years of age and one 15 to 20years of age. Candace (Jerauld) Stone reached her 20th birthday on May3. The older woman could have been anyone. (It was probably not hermother). While we don't have Sophia's birthdate, the oldest sister ofCandace, Joanna, was born in 1806 and was 24 in 1830. While Sophiacould have been born in 1890, it is not likely she would have had achild at age 16. It was not Robert's older sister since she wasincluded in the 1830 census living with her parents in Spencer County,Kentucky.

The family is next found in the 1840 U. S. Census for Boonville,Warrick Co., Indiana. Robert A. Stone is enumerated as age 30 to 40,with four males in the family. After Robert, two males are 5 to 10,presumably William age 10, and Robert age 8. An unidentified male 15to 20 is also included. (He does not appear in the 1850 census.)There are three females, Candace shown as 20 to 30 years of age, one 5to 10 (Mahala aged 5), and one under 5 (Matilda aged 2). The femaleshown in the 1830 census as 30 to 40 years of age is no longer livingwith the family.

By 1850, the Robert A. Stone family was living in Taylorsville,Spencer Co., Kentucky, southeast of Louisville. It appears he rejoinedhis parents who had lived here for many years. Robert was enumeratedat age 46, Candace was included at age 39 and six children includingWilliam, age 20, the oldest. Robert was a farmer and William, ablacksmith. Candace was shown as having been born in Rhode Island.Living next door were William and Rebecca Stone. William was 81 andRebecca, 76. Both were born in Virginia and were the parents ofRobert. Next door on the other side was Robert's brother, George R .Stone, age 49, his wife Mary A. Stone, age 43, and their sevenchildren.

In the 1860 U.S. Census for Taylorsville, the family appeared withseven children, including William, age 30. Candis (sic), was shown asborn in Indiana rather than in Rhode Island [which was incorrect].Living next door was a John B. Stone, age 27, his wife Malissa, age 25and their two young children. We have not identified John and neitherRobert nor George had a son named John B. Stone. Also found in thiscensus in Taylorsville was the family of George and Mary. Living nextdoor to George is William Stone, 32, and his wife Sarah and their 19year old son James. Also in the Taylorsville District was a WilliamStone, age 39, his wife Nancy and their son Dudley, age 13. All ofthese Stones were born in KY. We can only speculate that one of theWilliams and John above, were the sons of a brother of Robert andGeorge. George Stone shows a son William W. who was 24 in the 1850census and who could be the William m. Sarah who lived next door toGeorge in the 1860 census.

CENSUS:
1850 US CENSUS, Spencer County, KY., pg 111: Robert C. Stone, age 41,spouse, Susan G. Stone, age 34; Farmer worth $6,450. Children, GeorgeE. Stone, 14; Martha Stone, 12; Thomas Stone, 10; Elizabeth Stone, 5;Robert Stone, 9 mos. Also enumerated with Robert and Susan was AnnaKincheloe Stone, widow of George Stone, who were the parents of RobertC. Stone.

DEATH NOTICE:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY., MARRIAGES AND VITAL STATISTICS, FHL 976.9455v2S, Vol. 1, p 125: ROBERT C. STONE, 47, male, married, farmer,born Spencer- Bras(shears), died same. Son of George and Anna Stone,Spencer-Bras. 6 November, 1856 of Typhoid Fever.

PROBATE:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY., WILL BOOK D, FHL 482487: Pg 522: Will dated5 November, 1856; returned December 1, 1856. Executor,
Spouse, Susan L. Stone. Pg 524: Inventory dated 9 December, 1856;total value $14,367.

GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDINGS: See SPENCER COUNTY, KY., MARRIAGES ETC.(op.cit.) p. 66, GUARDIANS: On May 1, 1859, Robert Cochrane wasappointed the guardian of Thomas W., Elizabeth E., and Robert L.Stone. He filed his return on April 7, 1859.

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This may be the Robert J. Stone who, on 29 Nov 1869 in Spencer County, KY.,
married Ruth V. Miller, daughter of bondsman James C. Miller. See SPENCER
COUNTY, KY., MARRIAGES AND VITAL STATISTICS, FHL 976.9455V2s, Vol 2 ,p 36.

NOTES:
Received from Donna Mullan of Indianapolis a reprint taken from "TheJeffersonian" of Spencer County, KY, for 3 February, 1916, originallyappearing in The Spencer Magnet. Whether this is Sallie E. Stoneremains to be proved:
MISS SALLIE STONE DEAD: Miss Sallie Stone, aged about 82 (thus bornca 1834) died at the home of her nephew, Zack Stone, of nearBloomfield Miss Stone was a member of the pioneer Stone family and thelast of her immediate family. She was sick only a short time, herextreme age making it impossible for her to overcome disease. Themost of her life (sic) she had spent in this county. She and hersisters lived for years in the residence now occupied by Mr. WilliamCarrithers. They then moved to Taylorsville and lived here foryears. Since the death of her sisters she had made her home with ZackStone. Charlie Stone is another nephew and Mrs. Mollie Patent, MissLula Stone and Miss Mary Hall Stone are nieces. The body was broughthere for interment Tuesday afternoon."
The 1850 census of Spencer County shows a Sarah E. Stone age five ,indicating a birth date of about 1850. Thus she would have been only66 at the time of her death.

Samuel Stone, son of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone, was born at"Poynton Manor", Durham Parish, Charles County. He married Elizabeth,daughter of John and Rebecca Howard, of the same county. His wife asElizabeth Stone shared in the estate of her mother Rebecca Howard in1770.

In 1778 Samuel Stone took the oath of allegiance and fidelity to theState of Maryland in Charles County, his name being on the list of"His Worshipful Richard Barnes' Returns".

In 1778 he was one of the bondsmen for Richard Robins Reeder, theexecutor of Esther Harrison. At the tax list of 1783 he was assessedfor 100 acres of "Poynton Manor", and had six in his immediate family.Richard Marshall in his will, dated 1784, spoke of "my half brotherand sister Samuel Stone's children". At the first census of 1790,Samuel Stone Sr. was living in Charles County with himself and anothermale over the age of 16, one male under 16, two females, and eightslaves.

ENSIGN SAMUEL STONE 5
(17-- -1778)

Samuel Stone, son of David, was born in Charles County, Maryland.After 1761 he married his kinswoman, Anne, the daughter of Walter andElizabeth (Hoskins) Hanson, but more recently the widow of HughMitchell.

Children of Samuel and Anne (Hanson) Stone
1. Walter Hanson Stone married Rachel Anne Muncaster. q.v.
2. David Stone, d.s.p. 1839, naming nephew Dr. Walter Hanson Briscoehis sole heir.
3. Sarah Stone married --- Briscoe.
4. Alexander Stone, d.s.p.

On February 26, 1776, Brigadier General John Dent of Charles Countvrecommended Samuel Stone Jr. as ensign of Captain Robert Sennett'sCompany of militia, and the recommendation was accordingly passed bythe Council on March 7, 1776. Before the "Worshipful izichardBarnes", Samuel Stone on February 7, 1778, took the Oath of Allegianceand Fidelity to the State of Maryland in Charles County.
The will of Samuel Stone Jr. was dated May I4, 1778, and proved inCharles County on May 26, 1778, by Walter Hanson Jr., John MitchellJr., and Daniel jenifer. He willed his minor sons, Walter Hanson andDavid, all land in Durham Parish. He mentioned his son Alexander anddaughter Sarah Stone. The residuary estate was devised to allchildren (unnamed). His brother, Thomas Stone, was named as executor.
The inventory of the personal estate was taken on June 20, 1778. andappraised at £233/19/7, with M. J. Stone and J. H. Stone as thebondsmen. The final account was made to the court on September 7,1782, showing Daniel Jenifer and John Hoskins Stone as the sureties.
In 1783 the heirs of Samuel Stone (three in number) were taxed on 583acres of "Poynton Manor" in Upper Durham Hundred.

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See THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND, 1670 by Edward Felix Jenkins, OS A pg76:
"Martha born about 1844; married a Mr. Stone of Uniontown, Ky; died
at Evansville, Indiana, at the home of her son Sterling Stone."

THOMAS STONE, GENT.'

Thomas Stone, eldest son of Governor William Stone and Verlinda Cottonhis wife, was born about the year 1635 in Accomac County, Virginia.His youth was spent in that county, and as a young man he accompaniedhis parents to Maryland. By 1663 he had married Mary -----,presumably a Maryland maiden, but whose patrimony remainsunestablished to this day.

Children of Thomas and Mary Stone
1. Richard Stone, no further record.
2. William Stone married Theodosia Wade. q.v

On July 15, 1651, there was surveyed for Thomas Stone 350 acres ofland known by the name of "St. Leonard's", lying at the mouth of St.Leonard's Creek, which on September 9, 1663, he and his wife conveyedto Richard Smith, of Calvert County, the same being held by RichardSmith as late as 1707. At the time of his father's death in 1660Thomas Stone was domiciled at Bustard's Island in the Patuxent, but helater established his seat at "Poynton Manor" in Nanjemoy Hundred. Thewarrant for "Poynton Manor" named 4,000 acres, but later by a resurveyit was found to contain 5,000 acres. The augmented share of ThomasStone was 1,460 acres, thereupon, he assigned 100 acres to HenryFrankon, 300 acres to Francis Thornton and Thomas Bayly, and 300 acresto John Cabell.

On February 2, 1663, Thomas Stone conveyed to Henry Hyde a portion of"Westbury Manor", formerly belonging to Thomas Weston, and the nextyear a 200-acre portion to Henry Banister. On May 28, 1667, ThomasStone and Mary his wife, of Poynton Manor, deeded to John Stone,Gent., 500 acres of "Nanjemoy" for 20,000 pounds of tobacco.

In 1661 Thomas Stone was appointed a commissioner of Charles County,with Henry Adams, James Lindsey, Thomas Baker, Francis Pope, WilliamMarshall, Walter Beane, and Joseph Harrison, Gent. In 1663 heappointed William Calvert his attorney and described him as "brother."
The will of Thomas Stone was negotiated in Charles County on April 24,1676, and admitted to probate on October 5, 1676, by John andElizabeth Stone. The entire estate was to be held in trust by hiswidow, Mary, until his two sons arrived at the age of 18 years.Richard was to inherit the plantation then leased by Simon Stevens anda portion of "Poynton Manor," while William was to receive the residueof the lands including the parental dwelling.

Within a few months after her husband's death, the widow married JohnBlackfan. Her second matrimonial adventure was brief, for "JohnBlackfan of Nanjemoy" dated his will January 31, 1677, which wasproved on March 12, 1677, by Samuel Eaton and Robert Polts. He nameda brother and sisters Mary and Elizabeth, and bequeathed property tohis step-sons William and Richard Stone, providing no posthumous childwas born to his widow. The residue of the estate was devised to hiswife Mary, whom he named as executrix.

At the September 1677 court, the sheriff issued citations to "MaryBlackfan the relict of Thomas Stone and the executrix of JohnBlackfan" who had been the executor of Richard Owens. His widowmarried thirdly Joseph Manning. She predeceased her last husband, butis believed to have become the mother of his children as there is noknowledge of a previous marriage. Joseph Manning died in 1717 andnamed his daughter, Esther the wife of Thomas Matthews, and his sonJohn Manning. In 1718/19, John Manning of Charles County by willnamed Matthew Stone and Thomas Stone Jr. as overseers of his The will,however, was not proved until 1735

CAPTAIN THOMAS STONE
(1677 - 1727)

Thomas Stone, son of John and Elizabeth Stone, was born in CharlesCounty during 1677, according to a deposition made in 1721. Hemarried first Martha, the daughter of Colonel Philip Hoskins. Thelatter died in 1714, and besides appointing Thomas Stone as theoverseer of his estate, he named as heirs his grandson Thomas Stoneand daughter Martha Stone. Oswald Hoskins, son of Colonel PhilipHoskins, died in 1721 and named by will his brother-in-law ThomasStone as the overseer of his estate, and at the same time mentionedhis sister Martha Stone.
The following list of children has been proved, but the fact that henamed only two children in his will and referred to other childrenmakes it difficult to establish an absolute list.

Children of Thomas and Martha (Hoskins) Stone
1. Thomas Stone.
2. David Stone married twice. q.v.
3. Anne Stone, died 1761, married Roger, son of Gerard Fowke. Issue:Catherine and Gerard.
4. Mary Stone married William, son of Robert and Mary (Hoskins)Hanson. Issue: Aurelia; William; Theophilus; Samuel; and JennyHoskins.

In 1715 he, as Captain Thomas Stone being a member of the Assembly,signed a petition to His Excellency on the death of the Queen and alsothe petition upon the ascendancy of His Majesty, George I, to thethrone.

Thomas Stone leased to William Thornton, Gent., of King George County,Virginia, 500 acres of land in King George County, which EdwardMaddock in his will, proved in Stafford County during 1694, haddevised to John Robbins, son of Robert, of Maryland, but in the eventthat John Robbins died without issue the land was to descend to JohnStone, son of John, of Maryland, and his heirs, and inasmuch as bothparties died without issue the land descended to Thomas Stone, thepresent leasor "only brother of the said John of whole blood asheir-at-law".

Thomas Stone after being a widower for several years married Catherine----, but it is believed that no issue resulted from the union.
Thomas Stone dated his will May 25, 1727, it being proved thefollowing November 7, by the Rev. William MacConchie, Henry Barnes,and Verlinda Boughton. He devised his son David one-half of thedwelling-plantation and personalty. His widow Catherine was to enjoythe other half of the dwelling-plantation during life then to his sonDavid. Certain personalty at her death were to be divided amongunnamed children. The residue of the estate was bequeathed to Davidand Mary.

The inventory of the personal estate of "Thomas Stone Sr." was filedon November 23, 1728, by Catherine Stone as the executrix, withMatthew Stone and William Stone as the kinsmen.

Catherine Stone, whose will was proved in Charles County on FebruaryI, 1750, by John Blackwood and Margaret Smith, is believed to be hiswidow. She named William Hanson and Gerret Fowke as executors and thefollowing of no stated relationship as her heirs-Anne Fowke; MaryHanson, the wife of William Hanson; Catherine Fowke, the daughter ofGerret Fowke; Richard Reeder; Gerret Fowke who received 500 acres of"Aqunkeck's Hills" near Permunkey; and David Stone, Mary Stone, andAnne Stone, children of David Stone.

CAPTAIN THOMAS STONE (1696 - 1771)

Thomas Stone, son of William and Theodosia (Wade) Stone, was born at"Poynton Manor", Durham Parish. As Captain Thomas Stone in 1743 hetestified as being 47 years of age and in 1769 as 73 years of age. Hemarried Margarey ???:
Children of Thomas and Margarey Stone:
1. Mary Stone, born Jan. 10, 1739, died spinster 1795, named nieces:Mary Stone Jones, Margaret Fowke, Margarey Hanson, and Catherine Meek;and great-nephew Thomas Jones.
2. Verlinda Stone, born Aug. 25, 1740, married James Smith andWilliam Jones. Dan. Mary Stone Smith, born Oct. 12, 1761.
3. Theodosia Stone, born Aug. 9, 1742, married William MacConchie.Children: Lillias, born Feb. 11, 17--; Anne, born Dec. 20, 1764; John,born Dec. 20, 1764; William, born 1767; Margarey.
4. Margarey Stone. born Jan. 9, 1743, married ----- Smith.
5. William Stone, born Aug. 24, 1746, d.s.p.

Thomas Stone negotiated his will on July 27, 1770, and named his wife,Margarey, as executrix and at the same time devised her thedwelling-plantation and one-third of the personal estate during life.To his single daughter, Mary, he willed the land "which my fatherbequeathed to me where William Mansell formerly lived and which is nowin the possession of Barton Stone". He named his daughters, VerlindaSmith and Theodosia MacConchie, and his granddaughters, LiliasMacConchie, Mary Stone Smith, and Margarey Smith. The residue of theestate he willed to his son, William Stone who was also named asexecutor, and to his daughter, Mary Stone.

On January 4, 1771, he drew up a codicil . "Be it known that ... Igave to my daughter Margarey Smith was because she died before me andI gave her what I desire". The instrument was admitted to probate inCharles County on November 4, 1771, by Richard Barnes and MathiasRalley.
The inventory of his personal estate was taken on November 20, 1771,and appraised at £1,090/3/3, with William MacConchie and Mary Stone asthe kinsmen. His widow, Margarey Stone, certified to the inventory onMarch 25, 1772 as "the surviving executor".

His widow, Margarey Stone, made her will on January 7, 1773, and namedthe following heirs: daughters Theodosia MacConchie and Mary Stone;and granddaughters Lillias MacConchie, Mary Stone Smith, and MargareySmith. She appointed her daughter Mary and son-in-law WilliamMacConchie as the executors. The will was presented for probate inCharles County on June 10, 1773, by Richard Barnes, James York, andJames Muncaster.

In 1783 Theophilus Hanson by order of the Land Office resurveyed thatportion of "Poynton Manor" which belonged to the heirs of Thomas andRichard Stone and found that the tract contained 1,736 acres insteadof the supposedly 1,000. The extra 736 acres were divided among thefollowing "present owners" all heirs of Thomas Stone-WilliamMacConchie 101 acres, William Jones 135 acres, Mary Stone 100 acres,and Margarey Smith 400 acres.

On April 16, 1799, Mary Stone Jones, of Charles County, for £1,000conveyed to Samuel Jones 468 acres of "Poynton Manor" on which shelived and which she inherited from her grandfather Thomas Stone andhis brother Richard Stone through her mother.

Thomas Stone, son of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone, was born at"Poynton Manor" in Durham Parish, Charles County. He married Margaret-----, and one son--Matthew--was born.

Thomas Stone Jr. negotiated his will on January 19, 1758. He namedhis wife, Margaret, as the executrix and devised her during widowhoodthe dwelling-plantation. After her decease or remarriage the estatewas to revert to his then minor son, Matthew, and in the event thatthe latter died without issue then to Samuel Stone, the brother of thetestator. The instrument was proved in Charles County on November 6,1758, by Anne Matthews, William Hanson, and Maximillan Matthews.

On February 14, 1759, John Stone signed the inventory papers as theadministrator, with Samuel Stone and William Stone as the kinsmen.Joseph Manning and Maximillan Matthews were the greatest creditors.John Stone as the executor rendered an account on February 18, 1761.
His only son, Matthew, as late as 1790 was living alone in Charles'County, with five slaves, and apparently died a bachelor. On April12, 1791, he conveyed to Richard Barnes, of Charles County, thatportion of "Poynton Manor" which was deeded by Matthew Stone Sr. tohis son Thomas on May 13, 1747. No wife waived her dower rights. Heserved as a private in a militia company during the Revolution, and in1783 he was seated on 50 acres of "Poynton Manor" with no family.

HON. THOMAS STONE
(1743- 1787)

Thomas Stone, son of David and Elizabeth (Jenifer) Stone, was born inthe year 1743, at "Poynton Manor", Durham Parish, Charles County. Hestudied law under Thomas Johnson, the first State Governor ofMaryland, and for a time practiced law at Frederick Town. In 1768 hemarried Margaret, daughter of Gustavus and Margaret (Black) Brown, ofPort Tobacco Parish. It was said that the dowry was £1,000.

Children of Thomas and Margaret (Brown) Stone:
1. Frederick Stone, d.s.p. 1793, victim of the yellow fever epidemicin Philadelphia.
2. Margaret Stone, born 1771, died Mar. 9, 1809, married Dec. 15,1793, John Moncure, son of Travers and Frances (Moncure) Daniel, ofStafford Co., Va. Issue: Rawleigh; Jean Nivin; Margaret; JohnMoncure; Frances; Mary; and Margaret Eleanor.
3. Mildred Stone, born 1771, died Oct. 26, 1836, married July 1791,Travers, gon of Travers and Frances (Moncure) Daniel, of Stafford Co.,Va. Issue: Frances; Moncure; Emily; Samuel; and Eliza Travers.

In 1771 Thoma Stone built "Haber de Venture" upon an estate of 442acres in Port Tobacco West Hundred. The dwelling is standing today(1937) and is one of the historic spots of Southern Maryland. At thetax list of 1783, besides "Haber de Venture", he was seized of"Hanson's Plains" in Port Tobacco West Hundred, and the followingtracts in Port Tobacco Lower Hundred--231 acres of "Chandler's Hills"with a brick dwelling, 23 acres of "Moberity" with a frame dwelling,52 acres of "Shaw's Barren", and 200 acres of "Welcome".

Thomas Stone entered the Continental Congress on May 13, 1775, andcontinued to serve until 1778, during which time he was on thecommittee which framed the Articles of Confederation. Although not aTory, his sentiments towards England were milder than many of hiscolleagues in Congress. He was instructed by the State Legislature ofMaryland to sign the Declaration of Independence, and thus he hasbecome one of the Four Immortals of Maryland. He was not in favor ofwar, and in September 1776, he spoke in favor of negotiations withLord Howe for peace.
After the war he was elected to Congress and took his seat on March26, 1784. Although elected to the Constitutional Convention inPhiladelphia, he declined to serve on account of the serious illnessof his wife who died June 1, 1787. The grief over the death of hiswife at the age Of 36 years was great, and retiring from public officehe planned to sail for England. Thus while waiting for a boat inAlexandria, Virginia, he died there on October 5, 1787.

The will of Thomas Stone was proved in Charles County on October 9,1787, by John H. Stone, Walter Stone, and John Gilbert. He requestedthat he be buried at "Haber de Venture" near the remains of his wifeaccording to the rites of the Protestant Church.

He devised property to his three children Margaret, Milly, andFrederick, placing the latter under the guardianship of his brotherMichael J. Stone and friend Dr. Gustavus Brown. He provided hiswidowed sister' Mrs. Scott with an annuity of £15 per year until herson Alley Scott came of age, and a like annuitv for his sister GraceStone until marriage.

THOMAS STONE 5
(17-- - 1808)

Thomas Stone, son of John by his first wife, was born at "PoyntonManor", Durham Parish, Charles County. His wife was Catherine ----.

Children of Thomas and Catherine Stone
1. Sarah Briscoe Stone.
2. Mary Warren Stone married ---- Duffy.
3. John Stone married Catherine ----.
4. Harrison Stone married Teresa ----.

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On February 14, 1778, in Charles County before the "Worshipful RichardBarnes" Thomas Stone swore allegiance to the State of Maryland anddenounced the sovereignty of Great Britain.
On April 12, 1779, Thomas Stone conveyed to his brother Josiah Stone"Drury Lane" which adjoined "Poynton Manor". Catherine" Stone, hiswife, relinquished her third. In 1783 he paid taxes on 175 acres of"Poynton Manor", and had six in his immediate family. In 1790 he wasthe head of a family in Charles County, with two males under 16 years,three females, and 15 slaves.
Thomas Stone dated his will September 13, 1808, in Charles County. Henamed his wife, Catherine, and the following children-Sarah BriscoeStone, Mary Warren Duffy, John Stone, and Harrison Stone.. Theinstrument was proved in Charles County on September 27, 1805, by H.Barnes, Alexander Matthews, and Catherine Stone.
A deed in Charles County executed in 1823 showed that John Stone, andHarrison Stone were both seized in fee simple of a portion of "PoyntonManor" and "Drury Lane", lying near the mouth of a run called StoneyFresh a branch of the Avon River. Catherine, the wife of John Stone,and Teresa, the wife of Harrison Stone, gave their consent to theconveyance.

See Kentucky: A History of the State; Perrin, Battle and Kniffin , 6thed., 1887, Spencer County.

"THE STONE FAMILY:
Thomas Stone was born in Spencer County, August 13, 1806, and diedSeptember 10, 1873. He was through life a merchant trader and farmer,and amassed a handsome fortune, owning about 800 acres of land,servants and money. He was a gentleman in the truest sense, publicspirited, honorable, generous and courteous. He was one of the ninechildren of William Stone and Rebecca Erskine (sic), who immigratedfrom Loudoun County, Virginia, to Nelson County, Kentucky, the latterpart of 1700. The Stones came from England the latter part of 1600,settling in northern Virginia and southern Maryland. They were notedfor strong practical sense, energy, pride of character, and love ofjustice. They espoused the cause of the colonies, one of them,(another) Thomas Stone, being one of the signers of the Declaration ofIndependence.

They were Episcopalians in religion. The Erskines were also fromEngland, and settled first in Maryland. They were people of wealth ,and were devout Catholics. Thomas Stone, the subject of our sketch,married, February 25, 1835, Sallie A. May, who was born in SpencerCounty, Kentucky, November 28, 1814. Her father, Humphrey May, wasborn in 1782 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, and was of Welshextraction. He came to Kentucky at the age of seven years, and wasthe fourth of eleven children born to Gabriel and Susanna (Stokes)May. She and her husband and seven children came to Kentucky in 1788.

They were Episcopalians. The Mays were people of fine sense, sobrietyand great amiability of temper. Humphrey May's wives were Elizabethand Margaret Connelly, the daughters of John Connelly and FrancesBrent, who immigrated from Fluvanna County, Virginia, to NelsonCounty, Kentucky, in 1805.

The Connellys were of Irish extraction and were people of great witand humor, and fine literary tastes. The mother of John Connelly wasa Miss Edwards. John Connelly's son, Dr. Henry Connelly, was twicegovernor of New Mexico. Besides the above mentioned, John Connellyhad six other children, all of high respectability.

The Brents were a fine old Scotish family, much given to high livingand sporting.

Thomas and Sallie (May) Stone had eight children: William H., afarmer and trader, who married Maggie Green, of Spencer county; Mary(deceased); Eli D. (deceased); Sallie E., who married Searles MarsLewis, of Broomfield, a skillful physician, and who served withdistinction as a regimental surgeon in the Confederate Army; Annie R.,who married her cousin, Davis Stone, a large farmer in Nelson County;Martha E., who married Rowland Cox, a fine civil engineer and a farmerfrom Daviess County; James B., a farmer and trader in Spencer County,and Thomas, a practitioner and professor in a medical college in NewYork City."

See the Aug 8, 1850 Census for Spencer County, KY listing Thomas 43,Sarah A (Sallie May) 35, William 14, Sarah E. 5, Ann 3, and Martha 1.

WALTER HANSON STONE 6
(1765 - 1792)

Walter Hanson Stone son of Samuel and Anne (Hanson) Stone, was bornabout 1765 in Durham Parish, Charles County, Maryland. He eloped withRachel Anne Muncaster, daughter to James, and was married March 27,1780, at Frederick, Maryland.

Children of Walter and Anne (Muncaster) Stone
1. Anne Story Stone married John Taylor. q.v.
2. Sarah Story Stone, born 1700, d.s.p. 1830, married 1812 Dr.William Winter Dunnington.

Walter Hanson Stone died intestate at "Poynton Manor" in his 27thyear. The inventory of his personal effects was taken on February 23,1792, with his widow Anne Stone as administratrix, and was appraisedat £699/5/9. The first and final accounts were rendered shortlyafterwards, when the proceeds were distributed to the widow and twochildren. James Muncaster and Zephaniah Franklin were the bondsmenfor the widow.
By 1795 Anne, his relict, was deceased, and the orphans were under theguardianship of James Morris who in September 1803, made a finalsettlement to the two heirs.

GOVERNOR WILLIAM STONE, GENT.1
(1603 - 1660)

The birth of William Stone, as noted previously, is stated as the year1603, and several localities have been cited-sometimes Lancaster andsometimes Northampton - but in no instance have authorities beenquoted for these statements. No tradition has been handed downconcerning his maternal parentage, but the naming of his seat PoyntonManor may be significant.
Early in the 1600s families of Stone and Poynton were domiciled inDerbyshire which nearly borders Lancashire to the southeast. And itis not improbable that his mother was of this family and that thenaming of his estate was in commemoration of her family. Then thereis the town of Poynton lying in the Parish of Poynton-with-Worth inCounty Chester which actually borders Lancashire on the south.
The earliest known date of William Stone being in America is 1633,when he was seated on Hungar's Creek in Accomac County, Eastern Shoreof Virginia. On June 4, 1635, he was granted by the Virginiaauthorities 1,800 acres of land "beginning at the blunt point betweenHungers Creek and Mattawomens, westwardly on the bay, eastwardlytowards the pyne swampe takeing in the Clapboard quarter, due him forhis own personal adventure and that of his brother Andrew and for thetransportation of 34 indentured servants" -- the names of all 34servants are recorded at the Virginia Land Office.

William Stone married Verlinda, the daughter of Jane Cotton who hadcome, according to tradition, to Virginia as a widow from Bunbury,Cheshire, England, and joined her son, the Rev. William Cotton,rector of the Lower Parish of Accomac. Peculiarly , Jane Cotton didnot claim rights to land for her migration nor is there any record ofany one claiming land for her transportation and that of her daughter.
On July 10, 1637, however, William Cotton, Clerke, was granted 350acres of land called the "Old Man's Neck" between the two mainbranches of Hungar's Creek eastwardly unto the woods, westwardly downthe creek and north to the land of Captain William Stone. One hundredacres were for his own and the personal adventure of his wife AnneGraves, and 250 acres for the transporting of five persons.*

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From the above warrant it is learned that the plantation of WilliamStone adjoined that of William Cotton, and that Stone in that yearwas. styled captain. Other neighbors of Captain Stone were DavidWinley, Richard Smith, Thomas Smith, William Jones, and NathanielEaton.

Children of William and Verlinda (Cotton) Stone
1. Elizabeth Stone married William, son of Leonard Calvert, andgrandson of George, First Baron of Baltimore. Issue: Charles; George;Richard; Elizabeth; and William.
2. Thomas Stone married Mary ------. q.v.
3. Richard Stone, d.s.p. 1667. John Stone, adm. Nathaniel Eaton andSamuel Eaton were ordered to appraise estate. Walter King, ofBristol, Eng., appeared at court 1668, and entered "davat" againstestate for 6,300 lbs. tobacco.
4. John Stone married thrice. q.v.
5. Matthew Stone married Margarey-----, d.s.p. 1676, naming wife;widow married before 1678 Edward Maddock and settled in Stafford Co.,Va.
6. Mary Stone married ----- Doyne.
7. Catherine Stone.

The appointment of William Stone as Third Proprietary Governor ofMaryland was believed to be a definite Political gesture, inasmuch asfacts now prove that Lord Baltimore at that time desired a Protestantgovernor for his Province in order to appease the many enemies whichhis Palatinate had made in Protestant Parliament. Although Stone wasa member of the Established Church, it is now known that he had manynonconformist connections and Sympathies.
William Stone accepted the governorship and consequently moved fromhis seat in Virginia to Maryland, bringing with him a young family, anumber of transportees, and numerous servants. He subsequentlyapplied of His Lordship for a warrant of land for transporting himselfinto the Province, his wife, and the following children-Thomas,Richard, John, and Elizabeth; his servants Hugh Treak, AlexanderWatts, Nicholas Holmes, Auth Palmer, William Hawkins, Michael Pace,Anne Taylor, William Watts all in the year 1648-also Thomas Burdett,and the following servants-John Scott, James Lees, Mark Livesay,Edward Cook, Francis Walton, Elizabeth Parry, Katheren Selby,Elizabeth Price, William Wilkes, Thomas Griffin, and others, also fournegroes, a Turk, and an Indian in the years 1649 and 1650.
On October 19, 1653, William Stone received a warrant for land whichwas surveyed and issued under the name of "Poynton Manor", lying onthe north side of Avon Creek in Nanjemoy Hundred in the westernPortion of Charles County. His early life in the Province,

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however, was spent at his town house in St. Mary's City, but after histenure of office he settled on his manor where it is believed he isinterred.
The public life of Stone as governor, his responsibility for bringinga group of Puritans from Virginia to settle on the Severn, hisconflict with Clayborne at the battle of the Severn on March 25, 1655,when he was taken prisoner, condemned to be shot, and then saved byhis Puritan friends are all facts that can best be ascertained from ahistory of Maryland, so therefore this episode deals more closely withhis intimate life for genealogical purposes.
Before returning to his seat at Poynton Manor, Stone instituted anaction of debt against Thomas Weston, Lord of Westbury Manor, lying inSt. George's Hundred, St. Mary's County, and by virtue of writ he cameinto possession of the entire manor of 1,250 acres. Later GovernorStone conveyed a portion of it to the Rev. William Wilkinson, thefirst Anglican clergyman in Maryland.
The will of William Stone was dated December 3, 1659, and proved onDecember 2I, 1660, in Charles County, by Francis Doughty, StephenMontague, and Stephen Clifton. He named as overseers of his estateand the guardians of his minor children Governor Josias Fendall, hisbrother-in-law Francis Doughty, and his "natural" brother MatthewStone.
Verlinda, his wife, was devised the town house and land at St. Mary's,but she was to remain at the dwelling-plantation at Nanjemoy duringwidowhood. Elizabeth, described as the eldest daughter, received gooacres of land at Bustard's Island in the Patuxent, where his son,Thomas, was then residing, and 600 acres of land at Nanjemoy, but theproperty that had already been placed in trust for her through his"brother Sprigg" was declared ineffective.**
Richard was devised 500 acres of Nanjemoy Manor and cattle inconsideration of that formerly given him by his uncle Richard Stone.John and Mathew were each willed 500 acres of Nanjemoy. Thomasreceived the residue of the realty.

After the death of Governor Stone, William Calvert, son of the lateGovernor Leonard Calvert, through his guardian the Lord Proprietorbrought action against Verlinda Stone, relict and late wife of CaptainWilliam Stone deceased, in a case of trespass. The suit developedover the purchase of the town house of Leonard Calvert by Stone fromthe former's executrix, Mistress Margaret Brent. The Calverts won thecase.
In 1672 Verlinda Stone instituted action in the High Court of Chanceryagainst Edmond Lindsey for unlawfully detaining her servant HenryDorman
The will of Verlinda Stone was proved in Charles County on July 15,1675, by Margaret Baghay, Barbara Kendall, and Anne Roughey. Shedevised Benoni Thomas and his heirs the tract "St. Verlinda" of 400acres, but it was to be held by her son John Stone until Benoniarrived at the age Of 21 years.* Certain articles of personalty wereleft to her daughter Mrs. Doyne. The residue of the estate wasbequeathed to her son John.
The court subsequently ordered Robert Doyne and Matthew Stone toappraise the estate, and Benjamin Rozer, Gent., to take the oath ofJohn Stone, Gent., the executor.

WILLIAM STONE (1666 - 1730)

William Stone, son of Thomas and Mary, was born perhaps at "PoyntonManor", Nanjemoy Hundred, Charles County, Maryland, about the year1666-he stated his age as 55 in 1721 and as 60 in 1726, according tocourt depositions. He married Theodosia, the daughter of Zachary Wadeof Piscataway Creek. The latter died during 1677 and devised hisdaughter Theodosia Wade land on the eastern branch of the Piscatawaythat had been patented by him and his brother, Luke Gardner, and alsoa portion of "Market Overton".

Children of William and Theodosia (Wade) Stone
1. Thomas Stone married Margarey -----. q.v.
2. William Stone, born 1684, married Eleanor -----; died intestate;inventory 1727, William and Thomas Stone, kinsmen; Eleanor Stone, adm.
3. Mary Stone married Thomas Matthews. issue: Thomas; William;Maximillian; Mary and Theodosia.
4. Verlinda Stone married Capt. Joseph Harrison; she died 1719,Thomas Stone and Bethia Barnes, signed inventory as kin; Issue:Richard; Joseph; Tabathia; William; and posthumous child.
5. Theodosia Stone.
6. Precious Stone married ----- Jones.
7. Bethia Stone married ----- Barnes. Issue: Mary and Theodosia.
8. Richard Stone, d.s.p. (i.e. died without issue)

In 1696 William Stone was listed as one of the civil officers ofCharles County. In 1707 he was granted license as a practitioner oflaw in the county courts, and from 1707 to 1710 he represented hishundred at the General Assembly. At one time he was a bondsman forBenjamin Fendall, of Charles County, and at another time for GeorgeJones, of Prince George County. In 1713 he was surety for EstherChapman, the administratrix of the estate of Edward Chapman.

The will of William Stone was proved in Charles County during 1730, byWilliam Mansell, John Boye, and James Murdock. Thomas Stone,described as the eldest son, was devised the lands adjoining those of"cousin David Stone" and Gerard Fowke. Mary received the plantationwhere she and her husband, Thomas Matthews, were then living,adjoining the lands of "cousin Matthew Stone" and Robert Doyne, andone-half of "O'Neal's Desert".

The youngest son, Richard, was to have the residue of thedwelling-plantation "Poynton Manor", but the testator's widow was tohave the use of it during life. Verlinda Harrison was devised 100acres of "Dover's Clifts". Theodosia Stone received the other half of"O'Neal's Desert" and a portion of "Market Overton" at Pomonkey.Precious Jones was devised "Millner" of 300 acres and "Langham's Rest"of 113 acres in Prince Georges County. Bethia Barnes, the youngestdaughter, was willed "Stone's Rest" of 143 acres, and one-half of"Market Overton".

The widow, Theodosia, was to enjoy certain personalty during life,then they were to be divided among all children. She was obliged tomake over "Market Overton" to her daughters, Theodosia and Bethia,before her death or remarriage. In the event that Thomas interferred,then the lands on which "his brother William lived shall pass toTheodosia and Bethia".

The inventory of his personal estate was appraised on November 10,1731, with John Manning and Matthew Stone as the kinsmen, andTheodosia Stone, Thomas Stone, and Richard Stone as the executors.The final account was rendered to the court on August 31, 1732, atwhich time it was noted that all the representatives were of legalage. Theodosia Stone, his widow, on November 14, 1732, conveyed toRobert Gordon, of Prince Georges County, the plantation whereon JohnQueen lived, lying near Permunkey Creek, being a portion of "Overton"that goeth from Mr. Stoddert's to Piscataway. His widow, TheodosiaStone, negotiated her will in June 1747, and devised her son, Richard,the portion of "Market Overton" on which Thomas Monroe was thenliving, and her granddaughter, Mary Barnes, the portion of the sametract whereon Robert Gordon resided. She named her children Thomas,Richard, Mary, and Theodosia and her granddaughter Theodosia Barnes.The will was proved in Charles County on March 25, 1749, by BartonStone, Matthew Stone Sr. and Thomas Stone Jr.

On June 17, 1749, Richard Stone, the executor, certified the inventorypapers, with Thomas Stone and Mary Matthews signing as the kinsmen.
Richard Stone, bachelor and last surviving child, died intestate inCharles County. An inventory of his estate was taken on October 17,1782, and appraised at £1,493. John Matthews was the administrator,while Joseph W. Harrison and Mary Barnes signed as the next of kin.The final account and distribution were made the next year to thefollowing heirs, all apparently of the same degree of relationship,inasmuch as each representative received £134/19/11. They were CaptainJoseph W. Harrison, Elizabeth Mastin, Theodosia Short, Mary Grant,Henrietta Speake, Mary Stone, Baldwin Dade and Verlinda his wife, JohnB. Meeke and Verlinda his wife, Robert Taylor and Theodosia his wife,Walter McPherson and Mary his wife, Mary Barnes, and John Matthews.

William Stone, son of Matthew and Rachel (Smoot) Stone, was born at"Poynton Manor", Charles County, Maryland. Although he was a minor in1748, at the time his father negotiated his will, he was of sufficientage in 1759 to be made the executor of his mother's estate. Duringthe Revolutionary War he served as a private in the Charles Countymilitia under Captain Stinnett (Unpublished Maryland Records, Vol. 2,p. 279). In 1783 he was a tax payer in Upper Durham Hundred.

William Stone, son of John, was born in Durham Parish, Charles County,Maryland. On February 28, 1778, in Charles County, he took the oathof Allegiance and Fidelity to the State of Maryland before the"Worshipful Samuel Hanson".
Sometime before 1783 he removed to Somerset County of the EasternShore. A copy of a letter is on file, dated April 24, 1783, written tohis brother in Charles County telling of the death of their brotherJohn which apparently occurred at the home of William in SomersetCounty. The letter also mentioned the recent death of their brotherJosias--sometime spelled Josiah.
William Stone married Betsy, the daughter of Frances Murray, who wasapparently a widow at the time of the marriage. Mme. Frances Murraydied in Somerset County and by her will she mentioned her brother JohnNorth, daughter Betsy Stone, and grandsons William Stone, John MurrayStone, and Francis Handy, the latter being referred to as "one of therepresentatives of my daughter Betsy Stone".

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From this remark it is concluded that Betsy had married first a Mr.Handy -- a prominent family of the lower Eastern Shore.
A correct list of the children of William Stone has not beenestablished, but the following have been proved:

1. William Stone married Anne Savage. q.v.
2. John Murray Stone.
3. Elizabeth Stone, died spinster Somerset Co., devising entireestate to brother William.
The 1800 census for Somerset County shows William Stone and his wifeto be more than 45 years of age, and that in their household were twomales and two females all between the ages of 16 and 26, and 15slaves.

[Note of James Joseph Sparks: During my research, as is stated below,I have found two William Stones near the same age living in SpencerCounty (formerly Shelby County) in the early 1800s. To record all ofthe information, I have included the other William herein as WilliamD Stone. William D. Stone (d. 1836) is included under Reference No.2288. The lengthy genealogy of William Stone, Governor of Marylandcan be found in Family Tree Disk 2 File 5462 and in the CD entitled"The Stones of Poynton Manor" by Harry Wright Newman but does notappear to connect to our Stones.)

See KENTUCKY: A HISTORY OF THE STATE, by Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 6thEd., 1887, Spencer County. "William Stone and Rebecca Erskine, parentsof B. W. Stone, were born in Virginia, and immigrated to Kentucky inan early day in her history. W. Stone died at the age of eighty; hiswife died at the age of ninety years." Probably this is our Williamand Rebecca although we have not been able to confirm that her maidenname was Erskine nor have we found any other record of this family inVirginia.

In an article entitled "THE STONE FAMILY" concerning Thomas Stone inthe same book, we find:

"Thomas Stone was born in Spencer County, August 13, 1806, and diedSeptember 10, 1873. He was through life a merchant trader and farmer,and amassed a handsome fortune, owning about 800 acres of land,servants and money. He was a gentleman in the truest sense, publicspirited, honorable, generous and courteous. He was one of the ninechildren of William Stone and Rebecca Erskine, who immigrated fromLoudoun County, Virginia, to Nelson County, Kentucky, the latter partof 1700. The Stones came from England the latter part of 1600,settling in northern Virginia and southern Maryland. They were notedfor strong practical sense, energy, pride of character, and love ofjustice. They espoused the cause of the colonies, one of them, (js:another) Thomas Stone, being one of the signers of the Declaration ofIndependence.
They were Episcopalians in religion. The Erskines were also fromEngland, and settled first in Maryland. They were people of wealth ,and were devout Catholics."

A check of MARRIAGES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY VIRGINIA, 1757-1853 does notmention this family. In addition, Harry Wright Newman (and othersources) assert that the Thomas Stone who signed the Declaration ofIndependence was born in 1743 and died in 1787 and was a descendant toWilliam Stone and Verlinda Cotton, first governor of Maryland.

SUMMARY:
William Stone presents us with an interesting challenge. We find himin Shelby County, KY, certainly in the early ninteenth century , and,possibly in the late eighteenth. Unfortunately, there were twoWilliam Stones living in the area at the same time. Thisgreat-great-great- grandfather of James Joseph Sparks was born inVirginia in about 1769 and died in Spencer County, Kentucky (carvedfrom Shelby County in 1824) in 1855. We know that his wife's name wasRebecca and that he was the father of Robert A. Stone (b 1804-d after1860) and Robert's brother George R. Stone (b. abt 1800 - - d. after1860).

We also know that the other William Stone came to the same area atabout the same time from Virginia and was married to Elizabeth --- .He died in Spencer County, Kentucky, testate, in 1836. His willstates that he had ten children who each received one tenth of hisestate after Elizabeth claimed her dower interest. We have adescription of the 165 acre parcel from which Elizabeth's 55 acre, 1/3dower interest, was subdivided. This tract is referred to as adjacentto lands of George Stone, Thomas Thompson, and Thomas Goodwin. We areable to construct a plat map of both the entire 165 acre plot and the55 acre portion which was set aside to Elizabeth.

From the tax rolls of Shelby and Spencer County, we know that aWilliam Stone owned a 165 acre plot of land in 1800 on BrashearsCreek, originally registered to Marshall. We have a copy of this deedfrom Paul Froman dated November 18, 1797 and, using its metes andbounds, we were able to construct a plat map of this plot as well. Itis clear that these are different parcels of land. However, a carefulcomparison of the plat maps of the 165 acre tract deeded in 1797 andthe parcel from which Elizabeth's dower interest which was subdividedshows common compass headings for two contiguous lines. That is, theend lines of both parcels and the southernmost side lines have thesame compass headings allowing them to be fit together to constituteone long parcel 330 acres in size.

Thus we conclude that William Stone (d.1836) first purchased from PaulFroman a 165 acre tract of land in Shelby County in 1797 and later a165 acre parcel from George Crist in 1804 adjacent to the first, whichlatter parcel he owned at the time of his death which was partitionedto his wife and heirs on September 16, 1836. Unfortunately we do nothave a copy of the deed from George Crist to William Stone Sr. Wealso find a deed in 1810 from Valentine Meriwether to William Stonefor 73 acres on Brashears Cr. and another deed in 1811 from A. Houneto William Stone for 128 acres in Brashears Creek . If we ignore the1810 purchase for a moment and add the 128 acre parcel to land alreadyowned by William Stone (d.1836) his total is increased to 458 acres,very close to the tax roll entry for 1812 of 457 (see below). Ibelieve it was William (d.1855) to whom the remaining 73 acres wasconveyed. In 1813, William (d.1836) holds 457 acres, William(d.1855) holds 165 acres. Apparently the additional 92 acres owned bythe latter was acquired from John Buskirk in 1812 and, though this waslisted in the tax rolls in 1812, it was apparently not entered intothe deed books until 1824.

To address this last conjecture, and many others, we know that manydeeds were executed and registered on the tax rolls without beingrecorded in the deed book until later, if ever. A comparison betweenthe tax rolls and the deed books is in order. The 1812 deed booksshow a total of 531 acres of land had been deeded to persons namedWilliam Stone in Shelby County, Kentucky. I believe that it wasactually 622 but the deed from Buskirk to William (d.1855) of 92 acreshad not been entered. It is probable that William (d.1836) had 165 +165 + 128 = 458 acres and William (d.1855) had 73 + 92 = 165 acres.To substantiate this conclusion, the 1812 tax rolls assess 622 acresto William Stones. In 1813, the deed book shows no deeds to or fromanyone named William Stone but the tax rolls assess a total of 215acres. We note that there are three William Stones shown, one with 165Acres on Brashear's Creek (presumably William (d.1655)) , one with noreal property, and one with 457 acres on Brashears Creek, (probablyWilliam (d.1836)). By 1814, still with no deeds on the record, thetax rolls assess 469 acres to persons named William Stone. There isobvious inconsistancy.

In 1812, William Stone (presumably the one who d.1836?) soldseventy-six acres to Charles Doyle at Brashear's Creek, reducing his457 acres to 381 acres which is not reflected on the tax rolls. Thefour entries on the 1814 tax roll are 92 and 82 (total 165) and 140and 165 (total 305). It is also seen that the tax rolls of 1825 showone William (d.1836?) with 306 acres at Brashears Creek and oneWilliam (d.1855?) with 165 acres. However, the ownership of theseparcels is pure speculation.

In addition,the tax rolls after 1814 do not support any particularthesis with regard to the two Williams. More careful study of theserolls and of the deeds and maps incidental with the propertiesdescribed therein will be required. It is not known whether theentire acreage owned by a taxpayer was included in a single entry forany given year or whether several entries were made for a singleindividual, or perhaps only when he owned land in different districts. With the knowledge that one William died in 1836, it was hoped thathis ownership would then terminate and certain conclusions could bedrawn concerning William (d.1855). We know that Elizabeth received acourt distribution of her dower interest in 1836 and the judgmentwhich contains a drawing of the entire parcel owned by William at thetime of his death, as well and that portion set aside to her, is onfile. In 1835, the year before William's death, the tax rolls listthree Williams: William 300 acres at Salt River, William 300 acres atBrashears Creek, and William 165 acres at Brashear s Creek. Webelieve that when William died in 1836, he only owned 165 acres sincehis wife only received a dower interest of 1/3 or 55 acres.

If that is correct, it is likely that it was William (d.1855) whoowned 300 acres at Brashears Creek, again speculation. By 1840,William (d.1836) was gone and two Williams are still included, onewith 200 acres at Salt River and one with 350 acres at Brashears Creek. There is no information in the file which indicates either who theWilliam at Salt River is or how the other William acquired hisadditional acreage.

TAX ROLLS:
In attributing the following property to William Stone (d.1855)certain assumptions explained above are made.

Shelby County, Kentucky (in a area which became Spencer County after1824) Tax Rolls, Before 1815, FHL 8227, 1815-1829, FHL 8228, 1829-1847FHL 8229.

Assuming that the William Stone (d.1836) first appeared in 1797 andthe second William who was assessed on the tax rolls was William (d.1855) we show that William (d.1855) first appeared in Shelby Countyin 1812, then 1813, 1814, 1815, etc.; then Spencer County in 1824,1825, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845 and 1850 (actual appearances inintervening years between 1825 and 1850). He always appeared in theBrashears Creek District and our best estimates is that his holdingsseem to increase from 165 acres in 1812 to 300 acres in 1835, 350acres in 1840, 370
acres in 1845, and 400 in 1850.

DEEDS:
On November 18, 1797 William Stone (died 1836) purchased from PaulFroman a One Hundred Sixty-five acre parcel recorded in Shelby County,Ky. Book C at page 99 (FHL 259227) as follows:

"THIS INDENTURE made this Eighteenth day of November One ThousandSeven hundred and ninety Seven between Paul Froman Sen. of the firstpart and William Stone of the other part Witnesseth that the said PaulFroman Sen for and in Consideration of the sum of Forty Pounds CurrentMoney of Kentucky to him in hand paid the Receipt whereof he dothhereby acknowledge has bargained and Sold and by these presents doesbargain and Sell unto the said William Stone a certain Tract of landContaining One hundred Sixty five Acres lying in Shelby County Stateof Kentucky on the Waters of Brashears Creek being a part of an Entrymade by Humphrey Marshall and Surveyed and Patented in the name ofIsaac Cox bounded as follows Viz Beginning at a White hickory andbeech running thence north fifty-two degrees west one hundredthirty-four poles to a sugar (pine?) thence South thirty eight degreesWest to the original Corner One hundred and eighty-Six poles, thencesouth fifty-two east sixty-four poles on the Old line to a beech onthe river, thence North fifty-five degrees East forty poles to a Stakethence north Seventy-two degrees East One Hundred thirty-eight polesto a Stake thence South fifty-Seven degrees (east?) fifty-four polesto a hickory thence North thirty degrees East Twenty-four poles to aBeech, thence North Twenty degrees West seventy poles to an Elm and--- Ash South thirty degrees West thirty-two poles to the Beginning.To Have and to Hold the aforesaid Tract of Land with all itsappurtenances to the aforesaid William Stone and his Heirs forever, tothe only proper use and behalf of him the aforesaid William Stone andthe said Paul Froman Sen. doth Covenant --- to and with the aforesaidWilliam Stone, that he the said Paul Froman Sen. Shall and wellwarrant and forever defend the aforesaid Tract of Lands and all itsappurtenances to the afore-said William Stone and his Heirs againsthimself and his heirs and all persons claiming under him and everyother person or Persons Whatsoever. In Witness whereof he hathhereunto Set his Hand and Seal the day and Year before Mentioned.
In the Presence of us
Thomas Goodwine ) PAUL FROMAN (seal)
John Scott )
Bazzella Silkwood)"

On February 19, 1810, James Stone, Thomas S. Stone, and William (d.1855) all purchased acreage on Brashears Creek from Valentine andPriscilla Merriwether. They all witnessed each others deeds and thedeeds were all recorded in sequence. William obtained 73 1/4 acres asfollows:

Deed dated February 19, 1810, Shelby County, Kentucky, Deed Book K , p126, Vallentine Merriwether to William Stone, FHL 259.226, ShelbyCounty Grantee Index:

"This Indenture made on this sixteenth day of November 1810 BetweenVallentine Merriwether of the County of Shelby and State of Kentuckyof the one part, and Wm. Stone of the County of Shelby and Stateaforesaid of the other part. Witnesseth that for and in considerationof the sum of One hundred and ten dollars, in hand paid to the sdMerriwether by sd Stone, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,have granted, bargained, and sold to the sd Wm Stone a certain tractor parcel of land lying in the County of Shelby and on the waters ofBrashears Creek, Begining at Stillhouse branch running on the oldline, north fifty-three & half west fifty-two poles to an ash stumpthence with an old line of Humphrey Marshall's survey, norththirty-eight east forty-two poles to three beeches on the side of ahill, thence south eighty west one hundred and fifty-two poles to abeech marked TH on the hill side of Brashears Creek, thence south ten,east eighty-one poles to Anthony Crafton's Corner on the Stillhousebranch thence up said branch with said Crafton and Anthony Crafton's--- lines north eighty-four east one hundred and fifty three poles,thence north forty-four east thirty poles to the begining, in the OldLine Containing seventy-three and a quarter acres at least. To haveand To hold aforesaid tract or parcel of same with all itsappurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to theproper use and enjoyment and behoof of him the sd Stone and his heirsand assigns forever and I the said Valentine Merriwether do foreverwarrant and defend the aforesaid tract or parcel of land unto the sdWm Stone, his heirs or assigns against the claim of me, my heirs, orall persons, claiming by, from, or under me, and all and every personor persons whatever. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my handand seal the day and year above.
Done In the presence of Interlined before signed--
Test Spencer Minor )
James Stone )
Thos. S. Stone ) VAL MERRIWETHER (seal)
Owen Doyall )

Shelby County -- November 19th, 1810

THIS INDENTURE was this day produced to me in my Office andacknowledged by the said Valentine Merriwether to be his act anddeed--Whereupon the same was admitted to Record. Attest: JamesCraig, C.C."

CENSUS:
1810 US CENSUS for Shelby County, Kentucky: Males, under 10, 3;10-16, 1; 16-26, 1; 26-45, 1; over 45, 0; Females, under 10, 1; 10-16, 1; 16-26, 0; 26-45, 1; over 45, 0.

1820 US CENSUS for Shelby County, Kentucky, pg 119A enumerates WilliamStone with these males: under 10, 1; 10 to 16, 2; 16 to 18, 1 ; 16to 26, 3; over 45, 1. We find these females: under 10, 2; 16 to 26,1; over 45, 1.

1830 US CENSUS for Spencer County, Kentucky pg 347 enumerates WilliamStone with these males: 10 to 15, 1; 20 t o 30, 4; 60 to 70, 1.Females: 15-20, 2; 20-30, 1; 50 to 60, 1.

1840 US CENSUS for Spencer County, Kentucky, pg 228 enumerates WilliamStone with these males: 5-10, 1; 10-15, 1; 70-80, 1. Females: 60-70,1.
1850 US CENSUS for the Taylorsville District, Spencer County, Kentuckydated 7 August, 1850, District No. 1 (FHL 44298 7) William Stone, 81,Farmer, born Virginia; Rebecca Stone, 76, born Virginia.

PROBATE:
The Will Index for Spencer County, KY., (FHL 482493) shows thatWilliam Stone died before 1 Oct., 1855. His son Robert A. Stone wasappointed Administrator on that date. The Inventory of the Estate wasrecorded in Book D, p 397 on 3 Nov, 1855 (copy in possession of JamesJ. Sparks, San Carlos, CA) which begins:

"Spencer County, October County Court, 1855. ORDERED that James M.Allen, Daniel Stone and Eli Goodwin or any two of them being firstsworn do truly and justly appraise the slaves if any and personalEstate of William Stone, dec., and return the appraisement under theirhands to the clerk of this court. A Copy List H. B. Cox--SpencerCounty. Daniel Stone who has been appointed by the Spencer CountyCourt to view and appraise the personal Estate and slaves of Wm Stonedec personally appeared before the subscribed, a justice of the peacefor said county and was sworn to view and appraise such estate asshould be produced to them truly and justly to the best of theirjudgment.

Given under my hand this 19th day of Oct, 1855. Jas Miller, J P , SCo. A true and just inventory and appraisement of all the personalestate of William Stone, deceased, which was produced to us by RobertStone, his Administrator. (here follows list of property).

We do certify that the foregoing inventory contains all the personalestate and slaves of Wm Stone, dec, which hath come to our hands this19th day of Oct. 1855. R. A. Stone, Adm.

We do certify that the foregoing appraisement was truly and justlymade of the personal property and slaves of Wm Stone, deceased, whichwas produced to us by his executors to the best of our judgment all ofwhich we respectfully report to the Spencer County Court. Given underour hands this 19th day of Oct 1855. James M. Allen, Daniel Stone.
State of Kentucky)
County of Spencer) This Inventory of the Estate of William Stone ,dec, was returned to me in my office on the 3rd day of November, 1855and ordered to be recorded which is done accordingly. Attest ISB ,Clerk. See page 398 IBID for report of sale of assets: "Sale Bill ofWilliam Stone dec made 20 Oct, 1855: (some items:) Rebecca Stone to 1pair of tables $10.00 (continues for several items); Robert A. Stone 1table $3.30 (same); Total sales $1,559.20 (there follows the oath ofthe administrator, R. A. Stone and the receipt of the clerk of thecourt."

See book E, p 155, Final Settlement of Estate approved March 1, 1858.It shows a payment of $30.00 to W. V. Stone for surveying. Theaccount was filed by R. A. Stone on November 7, 1857. It makes nomention of heirs.

ADDITIONAL SUMMARY:

As seen above, William and Rebecca appear in the 1850 US Census forTaylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky, living next to their sonsRobert A. Stone and George R. Stone and their families. A copy ofthis census report appears with the file of Robert A. Stone. We arefirst able to identify a William Stone family in Shelby County,Kentucky, in the 1820 census. However, we believe that he was theWilliam Stone found in the 1810 census of that county. George was 9,Robert was 6. Thus, they had one brother less than 10, three bornbetween 1796 and 1800, and one sister less than 10 and one bornbetween 1796 and 1800. At this time (April 1999) we have notidentified their other children. The following chart indicates howmany males and females are shown in each census who were born duringthe years indicated in the left-hand column (Example: In the 1830census there were 4 males between 20 and 30 years old i.e. bornbetween 1800 and 1810.]:
Males: 1810 1820 1830 Females: 1810 1820 1830
Birth 1760-1770 1
1770-1780 1 1
1765-1784 1 1 1
Bef 1
1784-1 1
1790-1800
1794-1800 1 1
1794-1804 3 1
1800-1810 3 1 4 1 1
1804-1810 2
1810-1815 2
1815-1820 1
1810-1820 1 2

In the following analysis, let (a) represent the 1810 census, (b) the1820 census and (c) the 1830 census. Our William was born about 1769. He fits all three censuses. Rachael was born about 1774. She alsofits. The oldest male child shows born (a) between 1784 and 1794, (b)between 1794 and 1804 and (c) between 1790 and 1800. If these arecorrect, he was born about 1794 when William was 25 and Rachael was20. Another male was born (a) between 1794 and 1800, (b) between 1794and 1804 and (c) between 1800 and 1810. Thus he was born about 1800.George R. Stone was born about 1799. Two other males were born (a )between 1800 and 1810, (b) between 1794 and 1804, and (c) between 1800and 1810. Thus, two were born between 1800 and 1804. Another male wasborn (a) between 1800 and 1810, (b) between 1804 and 1810, and (c)between 1800 and 1810. Thus he was born between 1804 and 1810 . Asixth male was born between 1815 and 1820. Summarizing we have themale children as follows:

Order of Birth Year of Birth Name (* = confirmed)
1 ca1794 William J. Stone d. 1850
2 ca1800 Daniel Stone d. 1864
3 1800-1804 * George R. Stone d. 1881
4 1800-1804 * Robert A. Stone d. 1876
5 1804-1810 Thomas Stone d. 1873
6 1815-1820 Benjamin Stone d. 1875

The Index of Estates, Shelby Co., KY (FHL 482493) makes somereferences to Stones. Also in the Shelby County census for 1810,born between 1765 and 1784, are found Benjamin Stone (m. Teresa),George Coleman Stone (m. Sally Wells 24 Jan, 1806), James Stone (m.Margaret Wells 24 Jan, 1806) [note the last two were undoubtedlybrothers, having married sisters the same day], and another JamesStone (m. Sarah Robins 26 Jul, 1809) ; John Stone (m. Polly May 11 Oct1808). It is possible that some of these men were brothers ofWilliam. Combining this information on them we learn:

1. Benjamin W. Stone (d. 1875) m. Teresa E. and had two minorchildren at his death; John A. Stone & Louisa Stone. A witness to hiswill was Gervis Stone, son of John H. Stone. He (Benjamin) was awitness to the will of John H. Stone and was the administrator ofJohn's estate. He also may have had a daughter, Harriette who marriedBenoni Hardin 6 Jan 1817. In 1797 Benjamin became the first Stone topay taxes in Shelby County, KY. followed by William Stone who joinedBenjamin as a taxpayer. In 1800 both are shown as living in Dist. 4and owning or leasing land on Brashears Creek as is a James Stone.The same three are in District 5 (renumbered?) in 1801 and district 3in 1802. A Benjamin W. Stone married Louisa Davis on 7 Sep 1831 andEliza Holt on 9 Jun 1836. This could have been a son or nephew.

2. George Stone: In the 1810 census his spouse was 16-26, with amale >10 , female >10. (Did William name his son George R. after this'brother'?) A George Stone died in 1831 and left Robert C.(1809-1856), George E. (1836- ),Thomas (1840- ), Robert (1850-)and Caroline. In 1840, Robert C. and his family was living next toWilliam and Rachel as was "E." (Eli?) Stone, age 20 to 30 and hisspouse. Robert C. Stone was survived by spouse Susan L. & three minorchildren, Thomas W., Elizabeth E. and Robert L. Stone.

3. James Stone (1776-1858) m Virginia ---. Born in VA. as wasWilliam but 7 years after William. He is shown with William andBenjamin in Both the same district in Shelby County from 1800 for thenext several years. Both William and James bought land from Buskirk atabout the same time ca. 1824-26.

4. Thomas (d. 1873) m. Sallie A. (on his death, probate sales were made to George R., James B., William H., Eli D . and Thos. D. Stone)(I have listed this Thomas above as a possible son of William). He hada minor son, Thomas, Jr.

William and Rebecca appear in the 1850 U.S.Census for Taylorsville,District 1, Spencer County, Kentucky living next to their sons RobertA. Stone (114) and George Stone (1347) and their families. Accordingto the 1840 Census, two young males less than 15 years of age, wereliving with William and Rebecca. It is likely that these weregrandsons whose parents may have become deceased. In the 1860 USCensus of Spencer Co., KY., there are three Stone families not readilyidentifiable. There is a William Stone, aged 32 with his family,living next door to William's son George's family. He is probablyGeorge's son notwithstanding a two year age disparity in his age fromthat enumerated in the 1850 census of George's family. There are alsoa William Stone, age 39, his wife Nancy and son Dudley, together witha John B. Stone, his wife Malissa, and sons Calvin and Daniel, livingnext door to Robert A. Stone. It is possible that these men were thegrandsons of William Stone, children of a predeceased child of Williamand brother of George and Robert Stone.

William was 81 in the 1850 census and Rebecca was 76. They do notappear on the 1860 census and are presumed to have died prior to thattime. Suggest thorough research of Spencer County Records for Williamand Rebecca. In 1830, their son Robert and spouse were in New Harmony,Posey County, Indiana. It is possible that William and Rebecca livedthere at that time also. They were both born in Virginia according tocensus records.

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See THE SPARKS QUARTERLY for December, 1966, Whole No. 56, p. 1026 forthe following information:

"We now have in print the complete record of Sparks families listed inKentucky from the first Federal census of 1790 through the seventh.Following are the issues and pages for these census records:

1790 Census, Vol. III, No. 1, Whole No. 9, (March 1955) page 63
1800 Census, Vol. III, No. 1, Whole No. 9, (March 1955) page 63
1810 Census, Vol. III, No. 1, Whole No. 9, (March 1955) page 65
1820 Census, Vol. XIII, No. 1, Whole No. 49, (March 1965) pages890-93
1830 Census, Vol. VII, No. 3, Whole No. 27, (September 1959) pages419-22
1840 Census, Vol. XIV, No. 4, Whole No. 56, (December 1966) pages1025
1850 Census, Vol. V, No. 1, Whole No. 17, (March 1957) pages 205-09
Vol. V. No. 2, Whole No. 18, (June 1957) pages 219-29
Vol. V, No. 3, Whole No. 19, (September 1957) pages 233-39
Vol. XIV, No. 3, Whole No. 55, (September 1966) pages 1011-12

WILLIAM BARTON STONE

William Barton Stone, son of Barton and Sarah (Speake) Stone, was bornin Charles County, Maryland. On February 14, 1778, being then atleast 18 years of age and before the "Worshipful Richard Barnes" heswore allegiance to the State of Maryland in Charles County. Later hesettled with his parents in Stafford County, Virginia, where in 1783,according to the tax list, he maintained one dwelling and two outhouses on his estate and had four whites in his immediate household.

One son-Alexander Smith Hawkins Stone-has been established orinferred. On May 7, 1813, Richard Marshall Scott, of Bush Hill,Fairfax County, Virginia, deeded to Alexander S. H. Stone, of StaffordCounty, land on Aquia Creek which had been leased by William BartonStone on July 12, 1792, from Gustavus Scott.

A sale of the personal estate of Alexander S. H. Stone occurred inStafford County on December 3, 1823, with John C. Erington as theadministrator. Among the purchasers were Barton S. Stone and WilliamH. Stone.

WILLIAM BRISCOE STONE 6
(1797 - 1872)

William Briscoe Stone, son of Michael and Mary (Briscoe) Stone, wasborn April 13, 1797, in Charles County, Maryland. He married in 1825Sarah Anne Caroline, born July 24, 1807, the daughter of Dr. GustavusBrown and Sarah Fowke his wife.

Children of William and Sarah (Brown) Stone
1. Margaret Wade Stone, born 1827, spinster.
2. Thomas Stone, born 1829, married ---- Edelin.
3. Mary Stone, born 1830, married Uncas Chapman.
4. Catherine Stone, born 1841.

At the census of 1850 William Stone was the proprietor of "Haber deVenture", appraised at $18,000, located in the Middleton District ofCharles County.
William Briscoe Stone died at his seat in Charles County on December1, 1872; his widow died on March 3, 1873.
At this death the married children having establishments of their ownconveyed their portions of "Haber de Venture" to their eldest andunmarried sister, Margaret. Late in life she promised the place toher cousin Thomas Somer-vell Stone, of Woodville, but he refused it,and it is even said that he destroyed the original will which devisedthe estate to him. After her favorite kinsman expressed no interestin the home, she willed it to her nephew Michael, son of her brotherThomas Stone.
After the death of Margaret Stone, her nephew sold the paneling of thedrawing room of "Haber de Venture" for $10,000 to the City ofBaltimore for their museum as a memorial to the Signer. And it wasnot uncommon during the past couple of decades to go into an antiqueshop of Maryland or the vicinity and be shown a certified statementthat such and such a piece of furniture came from "Haber de Venture".
Michael Stone retained title to the place until I936, when owing toheavy mortgages and other incumbencies he sold the estate and thusagain another historic shrine of Maryland passed from the originalfamily and became the property of another whose affluence was moreable to preserve, reverence, and care for the old place.

According to the book "Kentucky: A History of the State"; Perrin ,Battle & Kniffin, 6th ed., Spencer County, a William Sparks came toShelby County (now Spencer) in 1794. We learn this from an articleconcerning G. H. Stone who was born in 1835 in Taylorsville, SpencerCounty, KY., a son of John H. Stone. "The latter was born in 1794 inVirginia, came with his parents that same year to Spencer County, KY,where he resided, with the exception of two years spent in Louisville,until his (John H. Stone's) death in 1853...."

DEEDS:
See SHELBY COUNTY GRANTEE'S INDEX (1793-1818), Shelby County,Kentucky, FHL 259226:
Recorded July 8, 1797, William Stone from Paul Froman, 165 acres ,Brashear's Creek, Book C., p 99.
Recorded March 1, 1804, William Stone, Sr. from George Crist, 165acres, Brashear's Creek, Book G, p. 46.
Recorded January 31, 1811, William Stone from A. Houne, 128 acres,Brashear's Creek, Book K, p. 646.

TAX ROLLS:
I. SHELBY COUNTY (1797-1824) Assessed for:
1799 Dist. 4, William Stone
1800 Dist. 4, William Stone, 165 Acres, Brashear's Creek, Isaac Cox.
1801 Dist. 5, William Stone, "
1802 Dist. 3, William Stone, "
1804 Dist. 3, William Stone, "
1806 Dist. 3, William Stone, " (he owned 330 acres)
1807 Dist. 3, William Stone, " "
1808 Dist. 3, William Stone, " "
1812 No Dist. William Stone, 457 Acres, Brashear's Creek
1813 Dist. 1, William Stone, 50 Acres, Nelson Co., Ash's Creek 165Acres, Shelby Beech Creek (?)
1814 No Dist. William Stone, 140 Acres, Brashear's Creek (d.1835)
92 Acres, " (d.1855)
72 Acres, " (d.1855 ) tot. 164Acres
1815 William Stone, Sen., 165 Acres, " (d.1835 )tot. 305 Acres
II. SPENCER COUNTY (1824- )
1825 William Stone 306 Acres, " (d.1835)
1830 " 376 Acres, "
1835 " 300 Acres, "
1840 " (deceased) 350 Acres, "
Elizabeth Stone 50 Acres, Salt River
1845 Elizabeth Stone, 50 Acres, Big Buck (or Bush)
1850

PROBATE:
See SPENCER COUNTY INDEX OF ESTATES, FHL 482493:
William Stone apparently died intestate and had three non-familyadministrators. The court documents relating to his estate were foundas fo llows:
Book A, p 512 item 303: 6 June, 1836 Inventory of assets;
A, p 514 item 304: 6 June, 1836 Bills of sale of misc. estateassets;
A, p 521 item 310: 3 Oct, 1836 Elizabeth claims her 1/3 dowerrights.
B, p 543 item 145: 7 July, 1845 Settement of estate.
Sales of estate assets were made to the following members of the Stonefamily in addition to others: Elizabeth, Jared, Mary C., Susan, John,
Eli and James Stone. The Final Settlement mentions that the estatewas divided among his spouse (dower) and his ten children. They arenot named. His original administrators were William H. Stone andJefferson Stone. James Stone also was a later administrator.
In the Court Order awarding Elizabeth's dower interest dated 3October, 1836, William is referred to as Sen (senior). Since heapparently had four more children than those named in his estate,possibly he was attempting to distinguish himself from his sonWilliam (d.1855) in Spencer County.
The land awarded to Elizabeth as her 1/3 Dower Interest was descr ibedin the Order of 16 September, 1836, as 55 acres. This indicates thatit was taken from an original parcel of 165 acres. It is adjacent t olands of George Stone and Thomas Thompson. It refers to the Froman toCrist Survey of land on Brashear's Creek. See the plat map in theStone folder. Two of the bearings on the easterly end of this parcelare the same as two of the bearings on the westerly end of a 165 acreparcel deeded to a William Stone in 1797 by Paul Froman. TheGrantee's Deed Index for Shelby County (1793- 1818) [FHL 259.226]shows the deed of 165 acres to William Stone from Paul Froman recordedJuly 8, 1797 and another deed to William Stone from George Crist of165 Acres on Brashear's Creek from Paul Froman. These names werereferred to in the estate property descriptions.

NOTES:
Who was this William? Who were his ten children? How was he relatedto William (RIN 1345) if at all?
There is only one William Stone in the 1810 Census of Shelby County.We also know that there were two William Stones in Shelby County f rom1812 onward. We know that, beginning in 1797, a William Stone waspurchasing land in Shelby County and, by 1812 is shown on the taxrolls as owning 457 acres of land in Brashear's Creek. He was between 26 and 45 years of age as was his wife. He had 7 children living:three sons under 10, one 10 to 16 and one 16 to 26; he had onedaughter under 10 and one 10 to 16. Insofar as the ages of the adultsare c oncerned, these fit the ages of three concerned people whoseages we can verify. Both William (d.1855) and his wife Rebecca appearin the US Census for 1850 as does Elizabeth, spouse of William(d.1836) . William was 81, Rebecca was 76, and Elizabeth was 80. Wedo not know the age of the William who died in 1836. The landpurchased in 1 797 and the land which was a part of his probate estateand from which Elizabeth's dower interest was subdivided, have twocommon boundary lines and these parcels must have abuted each other.If so we conclude that the William who lived in Shelby County in 1810was William (d.1836). He was born between 1765 and 1784 according tothe 1810 census. Thus the two Williams could not have been father andson . If they were related, they must have been cousins.
Another William purchased land in 1811 and again in 1812. We believethat this was William (d.1855). He shows up on the Tax Rolls for1812. T he 1820 census incudes 2 Williams and a Will. William andWill are included as over 45 years of age. The other has 2 males26-45. The older William (d. 1836?) has 7 male children and 3 femalechildren. "Will" (d.1855?) has 6 male children and 4 female children.There is one male under 10 , two males 10 to 16, one male 16 to 18 andone 16-26. There are also 4 daughters under 26.

Recap:
In view of the fact that we know George and Robert were born inKentucky before 1810, we would like to conclude that the William inthe 1810 census was our William (RIN 1345). However, in the 1850census, the ages of several men with names which continually appear inearlier years, indicate birthdates in Kentucky as follows: James H.,1805; Samuel E., 1811; Daniel, 1801; F. B., 1808; John, 1803; Eli,1812; Jarrard D., 1810; Benjamin, 1804; Lemuel, 1810; Robert C., 1809;and Thomas, 1807.
We now know that William (2288) was born in Virginia, & we know thatWilliam (1345) was born in Virginia as were William's (2288) wifeElizabeth, John H., 1795 (who lived next door to Elizabeth in 1850--his mother?), and James, 1776, who appears in every census since1810. We are not able to identify the parents of many of these men.
In 1850, Elizabeth lived with James H. Stone who was probably a sonborn in KY in 1805. Samuel E. Stone lived next door with his family.Daniel
lived not far away and James (b. 1776) lived between them.
Possible brothers of either William were James (b. 1776 Virginia) ,George (b. aft. 1784-1831) who had a son Robert C. and my William(1345) had sons George and Robert. Robert C. lived next to my William(1345) in the 1840 census and Edmond (d 1853). Edmond lent money toGeorge R. and Robert and John H. Stone did so as well.

WILL:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY., WILL BOOKS, Book A, p. 512: Will listsspouse Elizabeth, and divides estate among ten children
without naming them.

PROBATE:
See SPENCER COUNTY, KY. (op.cit.) p. 512, Inventory of the Estate ofWilliam Stone; p. 514, Sale Bills to Elizabeth, Jared, Mary C., Susan,
John, Eli and James Stone. Executors James Stone, William H. Stoneand Jefferson Stone.

On March 2, 2006 I recieved an email from Sam Stone (samhenry@thepoint.net) as follows: "...I am descended from William D.Stone, Sr. b. VA, d. 1836 Ky.
"The children of William D. Sr. are correctly listed by name, but I amwondering where you got the date of death for William D. Jr. who movedto Clark County, Indiana (in the) early 1830s and married ElizabethBailey. He became a "riding sheriff" of the county, and in or about1847 went after a gang of hoodlums who were terrorizing the area (WoodTwp where he lived) and never returned. Upon his disappearance, hisoldest son, William M. (my great grandfather) went to live with HenryDow, a wealthy farmer. Elizabeth took the other children with her andvery shortly married William Prentiss and had one more child with him.
"One son of William M. was Samuel Eli, whose son Dempsie was myfather. This may be of interest to you. Sam Stone."

On March 2, 2006 I recieved an email from Sam Stone (samhenry@thepoint.net) as follows: "...I am descended from William D.Stone, Sr. b. VA, d. 1836 Ky.
"The children of William D. Sr. are correctly listed by name, but I amwondering where you got the date of death for William D. Jr. who movedto Clark County, Indiana (in the) early 1830s and married ElizabethBailey. He became a "riding sheriff" of the county, and in or about1847 went after a gang of hoodlums who were terrorizing the area (WoodTwp where he lived) and never returned. Upon his disappearance, hisoldest son, William M. (my great grandfather) went to live with HenryDow, a wealthy farmer. Elizabeth took the other children with her andvery shortly married William Prentiss and had one more child with him.
"One son of William M. was Samuel Eli, whose son Dempsie was myfather. This may be of interest to you. Sam Stone."

Great-grandfather of James Joseph Sparks

BAPTISM:
NELSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY GENEALOGY, VOL 2. SAINT VINCENT BAPTISMALRECORDS, FHL 976.9885 D2h, St. Vincent Catholic Church, New Hope ,KY. page 5: "July 1, 1878 William Edward Stone, son of Robert A .Stone and C. Gerald; sponsor James W. Jenkins; b. Mar 7, 1830."

MARRIAGE:
Records for Jefferson Co, KY, Marriage Register Book 9, 1864-1868 , atpage 23O, LDS 48271O: William E. Stone, Martha Jenkins, Married 25Sept, 1865 by H. (?) J. Brady, Louisville, KY; Witnesses: JohnJenkins, Sallie Laughlin (This John Jenkins was probably thebrother of Martha, Dr. John Thomas Spalding Jenkins (64) who marriedAlethea Payne in 1864.)

CENSUS:

US Census 1870; Henry Co., KY., Tebo T/S, Clinton,; 16 Jul, 1870 ; Sh357, Line 20. FHL 552277. Copy in file.

US Census 1880; Union Co., KY.; Waverly District, ED 37, Sheet 18 ,Line 37, Page 18; KY Soundex NA T750, Reel 67. Copy in file.

US Census 1900; Henderson Co., KY.; Henderson City, Ward 5 UpperHenderson; 6 Jun 1900; Sup. Dist 2; Sheet 8; Enum. Dist. 60, Line 72.FHL 1240527. Copy in file. Shown as head of household is hisson-in-law, Louis Wathen, husband of their daughter Julia Stone (138).

NOTES:
William Edward Stone's father Robert lived in Boonville, WarrickCounty, Indiana in 1840 and appeared in the census there with his wifeand five children. By 1850, the family had moved to Taylorsville,Spencer County, Kentucky, and had grown to six children. William, 20,still lived at home. The census showed his mother Candace as beingfrom Rhode Island. In the 1860 census she was [incorrectly] shown tobe from Indiana. William still was home in 1860, age 30, with hisoccupation shown as a farm laborer. A brother Anson, age six,enlarged the family to seven children, all of whom were still livingwith Robert and Candace in Spencer County, Kentucky. In 1865, Williammarried Martha Jenkins in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky,northwest of Spencer County. Martha was born in 1845 in WashingtonCounty, Kentucky and was living with her parents, John and Teresa(Payne) Jenkins in Nelson County in 1850. John was shown as acarpenter but, by the 1860 census for Louisville, Kentucky, he wasshown as a druggist. He was in the pharmacy business with his brotherThomas E. Jenkins. One of Martha's brothers was a priest, Thomas J.Jenkins, and another brother, John Thomas Spalding Jenkins, was adoctor of medicine. Dr. Jenkins was married to Alethea Payne,daughter of John Payne and Jane Catherine Spalding and they were theparents of at least six children including two Catholic nuns.

William and Martha lived in Kentucky for the first few years of theirmarriage and their son Sterling was born about 1866. They moved toClinton in Henry County, Missouri by 1868 where Mary Teresa Stone wasborn. The family of four was living there in the 1870 census .William was shown as a farmer. In the 1880 census, the family hadmoved back to Kentucky and was living in the Waverly District of UnionCounty. Julia had been born in September, 1870 and was nine. Alsoliving with the family was Teresa (Payne) Jenkins whose age was shownas 63 and Joseph Jenkins, age 28, who was Martha's youngest brother.He was shown as a farmer. Living nearby was the family of George andHattie (Henrietta Payne) Jenkins and their two children. George wasMartha's next to youngest brother, a farmer, and his wife Hattie wasthe sister of Alethea, who married Martha's brother John.

By 1900 William and Edward were living in Henderson City, HendersonCounty, Kentucky in the house of their daughter Julia (Stone) Wathenand her husband Louis, and granddaughter Alberta, age 1. William isshown as a laborer. Also living in the same household are WilliamWathen and Cruz Wathen, brothers of Louis, both grocery salesmen . Itis interesting to note that a brother of Alethea and Hattie Payne,John Spalding Payne, in 1881 married (2) Matilda Cruz, daughter ofJohn B. and Minta (Wathen) Cruz. Cruz Wathen was born in 1880. He andWilliam were probably nephews of Minta but there is no proof of this.

Edward Felix Jenkins, OSA, tells us in THOMAS JENKINS OF MARYLAND 1670that Martha died at the home of her son Stirling Stone at Evansville,Indiana, just across the Ohio River from Henderson, Kentucky , but heprovides no date. We have no further information about the family.

Martha's daughter Mary Teresa was married to David Lilburn Sparks inMorganfield, Union County, Kentucky in 1886, while this family livedthere. Mary had her first three children in Morganfield, Kentucky in1887, 1889 and 1890. In 1892, Mabel was born in Evansville, Indiana.In 1895 and 1897, Phillipa and Lillian were born in Morganfield.Margaret (Roberta) was born 1899 in Henderson City, KY, and the familyis found in the 1900 census in Henderson City. Joseph was born in1902 in Evansville as was Catherine in 1904. Perhaps Mary wished tobe near her mother and brother Stirling. In view of the fact thatneither William nor Martha are found in the 1910 census, we mustassume that they had died by that time.

RESEARCH:
FHL 482710; Register of Marriages, Jefferson County, KY., 1864-1868:
Isaac D. Stone, pg 2 m Sophia Bainbridge June, 1864
Ellen Stone, pg 46 m J. P. Hunter 26 Sept, 1864
Christopher Stone, pg 176 m Polly Hashfield 21 June, 1865
George H. Stone, pg 184 m (Mrs.?) Lorinda Oaks or Oakes 5 Jul 1865
Benedickta Stone, pg 204 m John Schmidt 20 Aug, 1865
George W. Sparks, pg 226 m Charlotte Edwards 21 Sept, 1865
W. E. Stone, pg 230 m Martha Jenkins 25 Sept, 1865 Louisville
Harry Sparks, pg 390 m Emily Pound 12 Sept 1866
Emma J. Stone, pg 457 1/2 m S. M. Hotchkiss 24 Jan, 1867

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!CENSUS:
US CENSUS, 1860, Spencer County, Kentucky, District 1, Taylorsvill e:
Page 448, Dwelling Number 79, William Stone, 32, M, Farm Labor, bor nKY,
Pers. Estate $200; Sarah, 40, F, born KY; James, 19, M, born KY.

!NOTE:
In the 1860 census above, William is living next door to his paren ts,
George and Mary Ann Stone. Because of the age difference between William
and his wife Sarah, it is possible that she was widowed and that th eyoung
man, James, who is living with them, is her son by her first marriage.

SQ pg 4471: He was the chief of police of Anaconda, Montana, when hewas killed by a gunman on June 6, 1939. He and Olive had twochildren: Donald Bruce "Scotty" Stuart and Edwin Elymer Stuart III.