The Storrs Family by Charles Storrs, 1886

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THE

STORRS

F A M I L Y

G E N E A L O G I C A L A N D _ O T H E R

. . . M E M O R A N D A .

COLLECTED

ASH COMP ILED Y

CHARLES STORRS

P R I V A T E L Y P R I N T E D

N E W

Y O R K

1 8 8 6


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ff XLES

5TOXRS

A n d a b o u t h i s w r e a t h e d a n d f l o w e r - s t r e w n grave

T h e

l a n d s c a p e

spread so

f a i r ,

A nd the g r e e n

h i l l s e e m e d

so

n e a r

to h e a v e n .

So fa r f r o m s t r i f e an d care,

W e

a l m o s t w i s h e d ,

t h a t

s u m m e r n i g h t ,

H is l o n e repose to s h a r e , —

T o f i n d ,

l i k e

h i m , u n b r o k e n peace

W i t h i n i t s grassy door,

A n d , wept o f d e w s a n d w a t c h e d o f stars,

S le e p

on f o r e v e r m o r e

That grave w i l l k e e p h i s m o r t a l

f o r m

W h i l e s u n s a n d m o o n s

s h a l l

roll;

B u t t h e f e r v i d h e a r t , t h e searching

m i n d ,

T h e

loyal ,

r e v e r e n t

s o u l ,

T h e s w i f t an d

c o n s t a n t

s y m p a t h i e s ,

L i k e a d e e p

f o u n t a i n ' s

f l o w ,

That

f i l l e d

w i t h

lavish,

generous deeds

His

b u s y years be l ow ,

H a v e fled to the larger l o v e a n d light

H e

l o ng e d

s o m u c h to

k n o w ;

A nd

O fo r a _ s o u l so high an d t r u e ,

A n d

a h e a r t so

w a r m

and

b r a v e ,

T h e

w e l c o m e c o u l d

o n l y b e m e a s u r e d

B y the

s o r r ow

p a r t i n g gave

L e t w i n d s

b l o w

sof t , a n d b i r d s sing

s w e e t ,

A n d f a i r e s t f l o w e r s e n t w i n e

A b o u t h i s grave o n t h e l o n e l y

h i l l ,

To

loving h e a r t s

a

s h r i n e

A n d w e w i l l

w r i t e a b o v e

h i s rest;

T H E

M E M O R Y

O F T H E

J U S T

IS

B L E S T .

B R O O K L Y N

N . Y.,/e«., iSS6.

P R E F A C E .

than twenty years ago I

began

to collect materials

fo r some histor}' of the Storrs Family. One who has

never

undertaken such work

can

have little conception

of the

time

and patience

and

trouble involved

in the

search

for

facts,—

tracing

the fortunes of a family originally

settled

near the

seaboard, but gradually removing to the opening and ever-

retreating

West.

The

fu l ne s s

or

lack

of

information

in

this

account, regarding its d i f f e r e n t branches and members, has

depended upon the intelligence which they have f u r n i s h e d ,

or f a i l e d to furnish me, or upon that which was attainable,

or unattainable, from other

sources.

After narrating

what

I was able to learn of the Family in

England, I

have given

all the

facts

I

could gather concerning

O

Samuel

Storrs,

the

founder

of

the

Family

in

America,

and

his

children. I have then

taken

his grandchildren, in their

order,

and followed the descendants of each to the present

time. Descent has

been

traced in the male l i n e , sons being

always placed before

daughters

without regard

to

age; and,

after the first three generations, the history of daughters h a s

not, as a

rule,

been carried

beyond

the

record

of marriage

and of the

births

of child ren. For division of f a m i l i e s I have

used

three

lines: the

longest l i n e d i v i d e s

the

f a m i l i e s

oi

the fourth

generation,

the

great-grandchildren of

Samuel


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C H A R L E S

S T O R K S .

L I M I T E D E D I T I O N O F

F I V E

H U N D R E D N U M B E R E D C O P I E S

N o.

£L •

C H A R L E S S T O R R S

th e c o m p i l e r o f t h i s

bo o k ,

w a s b o r n in

. Man s f i e l d ,

C o n n . , J a n .

2 4 ,

1 8 22 ,

and

d i e d

a t h is

h o m e ,

- 2 3

M o n r o e P la c e , B r o o k l y n , N . Y . , t h e f i r s t d a y o f S e p t e m b e r ,

1884 , in t h e s ix t y - t h i r d ye ar o f h i s age .

F o r t w e n t y y e a r s , as he s t a t e s i n h i s P r e f a c e , w r i t t e n th e

p r e v i o u s J u n e , h e h a d b e e n c o l l e ct in g m a t e r i a l s f o r a F a m i l y

his torj

7

,

a n d t h e b o o k - w a s n e a r l y r e a d y f o r p u b l i c a t i o n a t

t h e t i m e o f h i s d e a t h . I t h a s n o w b e e n p r i n t e d i n

c a r e f u l

a c c o r d a n c e w i t h h i s p l an ,* an d t o t h o s e w h o k n e w h is

great

in t e r e s t

i n t h e

m a t t e r ,

a n d t h e

t i m e

a n d

t r o u b l e

h e h a d

t a k e n

fo r i t , i t is a s ource o f d e e p

r e g r e t

t h a t h e cou ld n o t h a v e

l ived

to see the

c o m p l e t i o n

o f h i s

w o r k . A l t h o u g h

one o f

th e

m o s t p r o g r e s s i v e

o f

m e n , — w a l k in g ,

a s

R e v . - H e n r y

.Ward

B e e c h e r

s a id o f h im ,

w i t h

t h e a d v a n c e d t h i n k e r s o n

th e v e r y s ki r m i s h l i n e o f i n v e s t i g a t i o n , — h e h a d a c o n s e r v a -

t i v e r e g a r d

fo r t he

pas t ,

a

r e s p e c t

fo r

age,

a n d a

r e v e r e n c e

• f o r

h is a n c e s t o r s t h a t l e d h i m t o t r e a s u r e a l l

i n f o r m a t i o n

c o n -

c e r n i n g , t h e m , a n d t o e re c t m o n u m e n t s to t h e i r m e m o r y .

_ A m o n g p i c t u r e s g i v e n t h e s p r i n g b e f o r e h i s d e a t h t o t h e

Storrs A g r i c u l t u r a l S c h o o l

a t

M a n s f i e l d ,

C o n n . ,

w e r e p o r-

t rai t s o f h i s p a r e n t s ,

w i t h

i n s c r i p t i o n s i n h i s ow n h a n d . T h a t

f o r

h i s m o t h e r is:

My

h o n o r e d m o t h e r , E u n i c e F r e e m a n

Storrs.

I a m s o m e t h i n g o f a n a n c i e n t i n m y v e n e r a t i o n f o r

* N o

record

wi l l b e

f o u n d

in t he

book

of

a n y

e v en t o c c u r r i n g

in t he

F a m i l y s u b s e q u e n t

t o t he

d e a t h

o f M r .

Stor r s .


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C O N T E N T S .

T H E S T O R R S F A M I L Y I N E N G L A N D

Pedigree of

Shelley

Savile and Storrs

S T O R R S

OF

S T O R R S

H A L L ,

L A N C A S H I R E

P e d i gr e e o f R a w l i n s o n , S t o r r s, A s k e w , C r a k c n t h o r p a n d M o t t r a m

Complaint

6 Nov. ijSg . . . . -

Part

o f Will of H e n r y S t o r t s , D e c . 26 , 1601

Will

of A da m S torrs , F eb. 13,

1701

ARMS OF STORRS FAMILY

S T O R R S

O F S O T T O N - C U M - L O U . N D . . . . .

W i l l

of

W i l l i a m S t o r r s ,

1557

Will of Robert Storrs

:5SS

Will of C o r d a l l S t o r r s . 1615

Will

of

R o b e r t S t o r r s , 1658

Will

of

Cordall Storrs 1698

. . . • .

Will

of

W i l l i a m S t o r r s ,

1643

S T O R R S

O F

L O U N D

A N D

C H E S T E R F I E L D

. D E S C E N D A N T S O F

W I L L I A M

STOE.RS O F

C H E S T E R F I E L D

.

STORS. OF HIL STON ;

S T O R E O F H D T T O N - B U S H E L A N D S C A L M

STORRS O F

SPROTERO , N E A R

D O N C A S T E R

F A C E

9

12

*3

16

iS

. 19

7

2 8

.

29

31

3 3

6

3 9

40

5 6

59

T H E S T O R R S F A M I L Y I N A M E R I C A 7 5

S A M U E L

S T O R R S 75

His Will 81

S A M U E L

STORRS,

JR 84

H is

Estate

etc , 8 6

THOMAS STORKS 104

C O R D I A L

(CO R D A L L ) S T O R R S

.

106

H is

W i ll

1 7

.


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CONT CTS

FACE

T H E

D A U G H T E R S O F S A M U E L S T O R K S ,

S E X

.

in

T H E ^ G S A N D C H I L D R E N O F S A M U E L

S T O R R S

A N D

T H E I R D E S C E N D A N T S

. 113

I K T H E L I N E O F S A M U E L S T O R R S , JR. . , . , . . 115

Samuel Storrs

^d)

115

John S torrs

and his

D e s c e n d a nt s 122

H u c k i n s Storrs

and has D e s c e nd a n ts

. .

i8r

Joseph S torrs and his D esc en d a n t s 2 15

El i sab e th S t o r r s

,

29:

M ary S torrs

2 93

I N T H E

Litre

OF

T H O M A S S T O R R S

,-

295

Cornelius S t o r r s

and his D e s c e n d a n t s

2 97

T h o m a s E ton s, Jr., and his D escendants 329

Prince Storrs 2nd

his

D escendants , 363

Josiah

S torrs

and his

D e s c e n d a n t s

37 7

Jadah Storrs and his

D e s c e n d an t s

39 2

Lemuel S torrs a n d h i s

D e s c e n d a n t s

. . . . . . . 41 7

A m a r j a h

S torrs a n d h i s De s ce nda nt s

. . . . . .

4 4 7

Mehi t ab l e

S t o r r s .461

Re be cca S t o r r s 46 3

Zcruiah S torrs . , . . . . . . • • . 4^ 6

A o n e

S torrs -. -.-•--.-—...467

I N T H E L I NE O F

CORDIAL

C O R D A L L )

STORRS

47 3

H a n n a h S t o r rs . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 5

Mehitabel S torrs

4 77

M A N S F I E L D 48 1

E R R O R S

I N

G E N E A L O G I C A L R E C O R D 5°r

I N D E X . . . . . . . . . . - . . 513

T H E

S T O R R S

F A M I L Y I N E N G L A N D .


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T H E S T O R R S F A A ' I I L Y I N . E N G L A N D .

S T O R R S

i s a S c a n d i n a v i a n o r

r a t h e r T e u t o n i c w o r d , m e a n -

in g

g r e a t ,

in the

s e n s e

o f

r u le ,

p o w e r ,

a u t h o r i t y .

I ts

f o r m

i n

O ld

N o r s e

i s

S t o r ;

in - A n g l o - S a x o n ,

S to r , Stur;

i n O l d

G e r m a n , S t u r ; E n g l i s h , Stor, S t o r r ,

Storrs.

T h e

s p e l l i n g

o f

s u r n a m e s

w a s n o t

set t led

in

E n g l a n d

till a b o u t 1700,

and the

n a m e

o f

Storrs

ha s

v ar i e d like others,

h a v i n g

b e e n

s p e l l e d in e a r l y

t i m e s

S t o r ,

Storr,

S to r e , S to r e s ,

S to r r e s , S toa r s , S t o ar e s , S t o o r e, S t u r es , Stoure,

Stoer, Storer,

S t o r i e s , .S toryes, a nd p e r h a p s in o th e r way s . "The

f o r m

S t u r ,

or La Stur, is f o u n d in

N o r m a n

'records o f

th e twelf th

c e n t u r y , a n d i n t h e

' H u n d r e d

R o l l s ' in E n g l a n d in the

t h i r -

teen th

cen tur}'.

Storrs is f o u n d in d o c u m e n ts o f th e th i r te e n th

c e n t u r y , a n d m a y

t h e n

h a v e been l o n g in use." F r o m th e

"

Close

Rolls"

of the

Record

Off ice ,

L o n d o n ,

I

h a v e

th e

n a m e

o f " R o g e r u s d e S t u r e s " a n d h i s s o n " R u d o l p h u s d e S t u r e s

o f

Beckfonte," l iv ing in

1278-9; a n d ,

f rom th e s a m e , in 1458, a

m e n t i o n

o f

" J o h n S t o u r e "

in

r e l a t i o n

to the

m a n o r

o f

B r o u k e

i n

th e

Isle

o f

Wight,

a n d o f

"Henry Store"-

in

1564.

A

p e d i g r e e

f u r n i s h e d r n e

b y

H e r a l d ' s C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , g i v e s

th e m a r r i a g e o f « R o b e rt

Storrs"

t o J o h a n n a W h i t e w h o s e

m o t h e r ' s

p a r e n t s w e r e J o h n

d e S h e l l a y ,

b o r n

a b o u t

1298,

a n d

A n n e ,

d a u g h t e r o f S i r J o h n d e I r e to n , Knt, a n d

L o r d

o f

K i r k

I r e t o n .

T h e s o n s o f

R o b e rt

a n d

J o h a n n a W h i t e S t o r r s

Hi

i H

l

:

u :

f r i

p i i j

:l n

^ i r l i

' = ' : h

M l

t ? ; i

i : • • ' , : '

12

THE STORRS FAMILY IN ENGLAND

a r e " R o b e r t , H e n r y , a n d T h o m a s . " " T h o m a s Storrs," w h o

w a s

l i v i n g

in

1457

( j u s t

a

h u n d r e d y e a rs

b e f o r e

th e

date

o f

th e

w i l l

o f

W il l i am

Storrs o f L o u n d , [ p a g e 27,]

w h o s e

e l d e r

so n was R o b e r t ) , m a r r i e d

Cecilia."

T h e i r son was (' J o h n

Storrs." T h i s p e d i g r e e , p r i n t e d o n t h e o p p o s i t e

p a g e ,

i s i n -

teres t ing

a n d

i m p o r t a n t

a s

s h o w i n g

th e

a n c i e n t a r i s t o c r a t i c

a sso c i a t i o n s

of the

Storrs f a m i l y ,

George Fox, u n d e r w h o s e preaching s o m e of the f a m i l y

j o i n e d

the

S o c i e t y

o f

F r ie n d s , s p e l le d

the " n a m e

Stor.

In

E n g l a n d for the last c e n t u r y i t has be e n

Storr

o r Storrs. In

A m e r i c a it h a s a l w a y s b e e n S t o r r s , e x c e p t t h r o u g h t h e i g n o -

rance

or carelessness of the wr i ter .


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STOJtAS

FAMILY

IN^SNGLAN.

T h e f o l l o w i n g i s

f r o m

th e records o f Herald's Col -

lege, L o n d o n (Fed. 5, d. xiv . 109): Grant o f quartering o f

Storrs to

A d a m A s k e w o f N e w c a s t l e , E sq ., i n 1 7 60 , w h o s e

m o t h e r , A n n e ,

w a s

o n l y d a u g h t e r

a n d h e i r o f

A d a m

Storrs

o f Storrs H a l l , C o . Lancas ter , Esq. ,

l i n e a l l y

d e s c e n d e d f r o m

P h i l i p d u Storrs, w h o w a s Stores Providetor to

W i l l ia m D u k e

o f N o r m a n d y , e tc .

A r m s :

Gu. two

bars. engr.

erm. on a

c hie f

or

a l i o n pass , g u a r d , of the f i rst .

The

r e te n t i o n

of the

n am e

of

Storrs

by the

Hall

and its

g r o u n d s , a n d b y t h e p r o m o n t o r y w h i c h projects i n t o th e

lake,

s ho w s

very

o ld

associat ion w i t h

th e

l o c a l i ty .

T h e

p a r -

i sh registers o f M e l l in g p r e v i o u s to 1720 a re so m u c h in j u r ed

b y d a m p as to be a lm o s t i l l e g i b l e , b u t t h e r e a r e v a r i o u s p l a i n

e n t r i e s

t h e r e

o f

th e n a m e

o f S t o r r s — b a p t i sm s , marriages,

a n d b u r i a l s — d u r i n g th e

e i g h t e e n t h c e n t u r y .

T h e

C h r i s t i a n

n a m e s

are

W i l li a m , John,

Thomas, Richard, Adam, Henry,

C h r i s t o p h e r , Isabel, M a r y , S a r a h ,

Agnes.

From

So m e r s et

House

I

h a v e o b t a i n e d

abstracts

o f

var i-

o u s l e g a l p a p e r s r e l a t i n g t o t h e ,

Storrses

o f L a n c a s h i r e , a n d

e l s e w h e r e

i n E n g l a n d . T h e d o c u m e n t w h i c h f o ll o w s i s t he

ear l i es t

o f

th e s e

in

d a t e ,

a n d

s h o w s t h a t

th e A d a r n

Storres

o f

that d a y a n d h i s s o n s s o m e t im e s

carried

matters w i t h a h i g h

h a n d , a course not u n c o m m o n at that

time

if rights and titles

w e r e i n d i s p u t e . T h e w o r d lewde d i d n o t t h e n h a v e i ts

p r e s e n t s i g n i f i c a t i o n , b u t w a s u s e d in the sense o f m i s le d ,

d e l u d e d .

D U C H Y O F . L A N C A S T E R .

P l e a d i n g s

Hen 7 to end

E i i i

t h

— C o m p

& D e f e n d ' .

BUI Brought

in 6 Nov. 1589.

Y or su p p l y a n t a n d ' d a y l y

O r a t o r J o h n

Th o m p s o n o f

Gress-

i n g h a m e i n t h e C o u n d e o f

L a n c a s t e r G e n t — w h e r a s

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£r . f l f cu\b .

S A M U E L S T O R R S A N D H I S C H I L D R E N

S A M U E L

S T O R R S .

S a m ue l

Storrs,

th e

progenitor

of the

Storrs

fami ly

in A m e r-

ica,, was the f o u r t h son and

fo ur th ch i l d

of

T h o m a s

and Mary

Storrs of

S u t t o n - c u m - L o u n d ,

No t t i n gh a m s h i re , En gl a n d ,

and

w as

b a p t i z e d th e re De ce m b e r

7, 1640,

th e y e a r th a t wi tn e s s e d

the opening of the Long-

P a r l i a m e n t

A s

bapt i sm usual ly fol -

lowed

w i th i n a m o n th

af ter b i r t h ,

he

w a s

pe rh a ps b o rn i n th e

pre ce d i n g

N o v e m b e r .

In 1663

he

came

to

B a rn s ta b l e , M a s s .

It is not

k n o w n

in

wh a t s h i p

he

sai led,

or who

were

his

c o m p a n i o n s . Three

years l a t e r , D e c e m b e r 6 ,

1666,

he marr ied Mary, d a u g h -

ter of Thom as H u c k i n s o f B a rn s ta b l e . " T h o m a s H u c k i n s h a d

l i ved in or near Boston, and was

of

th e Art i lery C o m p a n y in

1637, and

bore

it s

s t a n d a r d

in

1639.

He

m a rr i e d

Mar}"

W e l l s

in 1642. S he d i e d in

1648.

T h o m a s H u c k i n s d i e d N o v e m b e r

29 ,

1679, at the age of sixty-two." (Savage s

Gen . Diet.]

M a r y H u c k i n s w a s b a p t i z e d M a r c h 2 9 , 1646, a n d w a s

tw en ty y e a r s o l d w h e n sh e m a r r i e d S a m u e l

Storrs.

S h e d i e d

S e p t e m b e r 2 4 , i 6 8 3 , a n d w a s b u r i e d in B a rn s ta b l e .

H e r d e a t h

occurred short ly

af ter

the b i r t h of a d a u g h t e r " M e h e t a b e l , "

who w as

b a p t i z e d S e p t e m b e r

17, 1683, b y " P a s t o r

R u s s e l l, "

a n d w h o

d i e d

i n i n fan c y .

( " P a s t o r - R u s s e l l , "

w h o

d i e d

i n

i ? 1 1 , was the son of R ev. Jo hn R usse l l of

H a d

ley, Mass .

w ho

secre ted the R egic ides . )


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T H E G R A N D C H I L D R E N O F S A M U E L STORRS

A N D T H E I R D E S C E N D A N T S .

I N T H E L i i N E O F

THOMAS

STORRS.

CORNELIUS

STORRS

297

C O R N E L I U S

STORRS AND HIS DESCENDANTS.

C o r n e l i u s Storrs

o f

M a n s f i e l d , C o n n . , eldest

son of

T h o m a s Storrs

of the

same place, second

s o n o f

Samuel

S t o r r s

o f S u t t o n - c u m - L o u n d , N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e , Eng;.,

Barn-

. .Uible,

Mass., a n d

M a n s f i e l d , . Conn.,

w a s born Dec.

30, 1714.

H e married,

Sept.

4 > 1738, Martha, daughter o f (Deacon)

E x p e r i e n c e

Porter

o f

M a n s f i e ld .

C h i l d r e n of Cornelius and Martha Porter Storrs:

F O U R T H

G E N E R A T I O N .

C o r n e l i u s , born Sept 5 , -1739.

C o n s t a n t ,

March

20,

1744; died July

19,

1745.

N a t h a n i e l , June

21, 1747.

.E l i j a h ,

March

25,

1750.

C o n s t a n t , Feb. n, 1752.

M a r th a ,

Oct.

13,

1741.

M e l i i t a b e l ,

June 12, 1745.

H a n n a h , April 7; 1754.

C o r n e l i u s

Storrs

died

May

19,

1760, Mrs. Martha

Porter

Storrs died

.Dec.

22,

1776,

in

Lebanon, N.

H.'

C o r n e l i u s ,

eldest

son of Cornelius and Martha Porter

married, Jan.

22 , 1 7 7 2, M a r y ,

d a u g - h t e r

o f

(Major) John

p p o f M a n s f i e ld , Conn.

C h i l d r e n

o f C o r n e l i u s and

Mary Slapp

Storrs:

FIFTH G E N E R A T I O N .

John, b o m

July 14, 1774.

Experience,

Sept.

15 ,

1776.

Roderick, Sept. 30,

1778.

Bela, . Oct.

17,

1780.


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4

THE

STORRS FAMILY IN

AM ERICA.

1854

to P a i n e s v i l l e , O h i o ,

w h e r e

h e

c o n t i n u e d

h i s b us i n e s s ,

a nd i s no w

s e n i o r p a r t n e r

i n o n e of th e l a r g e s t

h o u s e s

o f t h e

k i n d

i n t h e

U n i t e d S t a t e s .

H e i s

h i g h l y

r e s p e c t e d a n d

i n f l u -

e n t i a l

i n t h e c o m m u n i t y

w h e r e

h e

l ives .

H o r a t i o , e l d e s t so n ,of Jesse a n d Harriet

G a t e s

S t o r r s ,

m a r r i e d .

.

' C h i ld of H o r a t i o a n d

Storrs

: •

E I G H T H G E N E R A T I O N .

Carrie.

H o r a t i o Storrs "

e n l i s t e d

i n t h e

l a t e c iv i l w a r ,

a n d

s e r v e d w i t h

d i s t i n c t i o n . H e w a s

t a k e n

p r i s o n e r ,

a n d

d i e d

f or

h is c o u n t r y i n t he p r ison a t S a l i s b u r y , N . C."

W i l l i s P .,

s e c o n d

so n o f

Jesse

a n d H a r r i e t G a t e s

Storrs

m a r r i e d

E l i s abe th

O g d e n .

C h i l d r e n o f

W i l l i s

P . an d

E l i s a b e t h

O g d e n Storrs:


Jay . -

J J a t t i e

Be l l e .

V V i l l i s P . Storrs w a s : ( i n th e l a t e

w a r ,

an d w as p r i n c i pa l } '

e m p l o y e d a s g u a r d to c o n v e y

p r i s o n e r s

f r o m o n e

p o i n t

to

a n o t h e r , "

...---

W i l l i a m &., t h i r d

so n o f

Jesse

a n d H a r r i e t

G a t e s

S to r r s ,

m a r r i e d M a r y

Post.

C h i l d r e n o f W i l li a m G . a n d M a r y Post Storrs :


M a r y .

H e t t i e .

S a d i e .

E u g e n i a .

_ . CORNELIUS STORRS 305

W i l l i a m G .

Storrs

w as i n t h e S e c o n d

O h i o C a v a l r y

i n t h e

l a t e

w a r ,

a n d w a s i n

t h i r t y - f o u r

e n g a g e m e n t s , b u t

e sca p e d

u n h u r t .

E m e l i n e

G.,

o n l y d a u g h t e r o f Jesse a n d Harriet G a t e s '

Storrs, raarned O . A. G r i s w o l d o f P a i n e s v i l l e , O h i o.

C h i l d r e n

o f

E m e l in e

G .

Storrs

a n d O . A .

G r i s w o l d :

E I G H T H - G E N E R A T I O N .

A l t a .

E m m a .

.

Mrs .

E m e l i u e G. Storrs G r i s w o l d "died i n O c t o b e r , 1868

aged

t h i r t y - t w o . " •

Prescott

C,

secon d son

'of

Jesse ' a n d H a n n a h H y d e

r r d

a t

M a r a t h o n

N

T

-

C h i l d r e n

o f Prescott C .

a n d

L u c y R i c h a r d s o n

Storrs:

S E V E N T H


M a u r i c e C.,

born N o v .

28 ,

1846.

• "

M a r c h

19,' 1844.

M a r c h

3 0 , 1845.

Sept. i,

1853 .

Sept. 4, 1857.

Elvira A .,

A l b e r t i n P.,

E m m a

L.,

-Ma ry A.,

P r e s c o t t C." Storrs

r e m o v e d

f r o m Virgi l , N .

Y. ,

to

L i t c h -

f i e l d , O h i o , a n d a f t e r w a r d to

S p r i n g v i i l e ,

L y n n

C o u n t y ,

I o w a , w h e r e -h e engaged

in

f a r m i n g .

M r s . L u c y R i c h a r d s o n

Storrs

d i e d

in 1872, a n d

s i n c e t h a t

t i m e P r e s c o t t

C .

Storrs " h a s

l i v e d w i t h a d a u g h t e r in

Mis-

so u r i . "

He i s a

s t e a d f a s t m e m b e r

o f t h e

P r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h .

39


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306 THE STORRS FAMILY IN AMERICA.

M a u r i c e

C.,

o n l y s o n o f Prescott C . a n d L u c y R i c h a r d -

so n S t o r r s , m a r r i e d , a t S p r i n g v i l l e , I o w a , A p r i l 7 , 1869

A n n a M i t c h e l l .

M a u r i c e

C .

.Storrs

i s a n e n g i n e e r , a n d l i v e s i n S t .

P a u l

M i n n .

Elv i ra

A ., e l d e s t

d a u g h t e r

o f

Prescott

C . a n d

L u c y R i c h -

a r d s o n

Storrs,

m a r r i e d ,

in

1862, J o h n

Seeley o f

B r o w n

T o w n s h i p, I o w a .

A l b e r t i n P.,

s e c o n d daughter o f Prescott C . a n d L u c y

R i c h a r d s o n Storrs, m a r ri e d , J u n e

9,

1868, J a m e s G i b s o n o f

B r o w n T o w n s h i p , I o w a .

E m m a L . , t h i r d d a u g h t e r o f Prescott C . a n d Lucy

R i c h -

a r d s o n S t o r r s , m a r r i e d , J u n e 20 1872, L e w i s M c S h a n e ,

a n d

d i e d

a t S p r i n g v i l l e , I o w a , April 2 9 , 1 8 75 .

M a r y A., f o u r t h d a u g h t e r o f Prescott C . a n d Lucy R i c h

a r d s o n S t o r r s , m a r r i e d , Feb. 10, 1875, A d e l b e r t W o o d w a r d

o f S p r i n g v i l l e , I o w a .

A n d r e w , t h i r d s o n o f J es se a n d H a n n a h

Hyde

S t o r r s ,

m a r r i e d ,

a t

V i r g i l ,

N. Y. ,

M a r c h

4 ,

1841, E l i s a b e t h

E . G a m -

b e r t o n .

C h i l d r e n

o f A n d r e w a n d E l i sa b e th E . G a m b e r t o n S t o r r s :

S E V E N T H


J a m e s B., b o r n J a n . 7 . 18 4 6; d i e d J u l y n, 1872.

F r a n c i s

E., Sept. 1 6 , 1 8 5 3 ; d i e d J u n e

4,

1862.

A n d r e w D., J a n . 28, 1856.

M a r y

A .,

N o v .

28 , 1841 ;

d i e d M a r c h

29 ,

1843.

H a n n a h L., 'May 1 2 1 8 4 8 ; F e b .

26 ,

1852;

'

A n d r e w

in

th e

a c c u m

b y t e r i a n c h u :

g e t i c

worker

respec ted an <

m e d i u m heig

d e n t o f I o w a

- CORNELIUS STORRS.

307

Storrs is a f a r m e r , a n d -has

b e e n

very s u c c e s s f u l

I l l a t i o n

of

property.

He

early

j o i n e d

the

Pres-

' ch, w h e r e h e h a s a l w a y s b e e n a n a c t i v e , e n e r -

He is a p i o n e e r in ever3r good cause , and

\d by all his

a cqua i n t an ce s .

H e - i s of

it

and f a i r c o m p l e x i o n . He has b e e n a resi-

'or

thirty

3'ears.

A n d r e w D a n a , t h i r d s o n o f A n d r e w a n d E l i s a b e t h E .

G a m b e r t o n S t o r r s ,

was

g r a d u a t e d

at the

I o w a C o l l e g e

of

L a w . He i; a

p r o m i s i n g

y o u n g lawyer, and a m e m b e r of

th e

B a r o f the S u p r e m e C o u r t a n d o f t h e F e d e r a l c o u r t s .

He b e l o n g s to a Congregational c h u r c h in Des .Mo in es ,

la.,

a n d

is an

e a r n e s t a d v o c a t e

o f

t e m p e r a n c e

a n d

o t h e r

r e f o r m s . "

Sylvester

D a n a , y o u n g e s t

son of

Jesse

and

H a n n a h

Hvce

Storrs, m a r r i e d , N o v .

12, 1857,

F a n n i e J-,

daughter o f (Rev.)

P ;

Terry

o f

U n i o n v i l l e ,

O h i o .

C h i l d r e n of S y l v e s t e r D a n a and F a n n i e J. Terr}1

Storrs:

S E V E N T H G E X E R A T I C C r .

Herbert F., born M a r c h 22,

1856.

W i l l i s

D.,

Feb .

14,

1870.

Mary,

Feb . 8, 1862.

Frances A., M a r c h 20, iS6S.

S3'lvester Dana Storrs says of h i m s e l f :

" M y ear ly s c h o o l

a d v a n t a g e s we r e p o o r .

M y

t \ ve n i y - f t r s :

b i r t h d a y w as on S a t u r d a y . T h e n e x t M o r t d a y

m o r n i n g

I e:":

h o m e

a n d

w o r k e d t w e n t y

d a y s ' a t f i f t y c e n t s a

d a y .

a n d e a r n e - ;

a

l i t t l e

m o n e y b y

h u s k i n g

c o r n a t n i g h t t o pa y fo r s c ho o l in g .


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•-TJf.fi STORRS FAMILY IN AMERICA.

• - . R ut h , e l de s t

d a u g h t e r

o f N a t h a n i e l a n d R u t h H a l l S t o r r s ,

m a r r i e d , N o v . 1 7 ,

1786,

C a l eb F r e e m a n o f L e b a n o n , N . H .

C h i l d r e n o f R u t h S to r r s a n d C a l eb F r e e m a n :

. .

-

S I X T H G E N E R A T I O N . '

-

Jesse Storrs; b o r n

N a t h a n B . ,

Nathaniel,

Luther W.,

Sophronia,

Fidel ia S ., •

R u t h H.,

R ebecca

G .,

L u c y

B .,

Mar t ha L .,

Aug . 16,

1 7 9 8 ; died

J u l y 2 2 , 1 8 0 3 ;

.

Jan . 10, 1 8 1 3 .

Aug. 16, 1816 ;

J u n e

7 , 1 8 00 ;

-

A p r i l 2 8 , 1805 .

N o v . to , 1807 ;

M a r c h 2 2 ,

1809.

M ay n,

- 1 8 1 5

;

M a r c h 2 0 , 1 8 2 0 ;

A p r i l 2 8 ,

1875 .

Oct . 17,

1879.

Aug. L, 1869.

Dec . 6 ,

1868 .

A p r i l

10,

1858.

M a r c h

7, 1844.

May. 2

.1847.

Mr. and Mrs . F ree ma n l i ved i n - S t. J o h n s b u r y a n d O x -

f o r d , Vt . C a l eb F reem an was a

f a r m e r .

M r s . R u t h S t o r r s

.F r eeman d i e d in O x f o r d ,

Vt.,

A p r i l

9, 1830.

M a r t h a , s e c o n d d a u g h t e r o f N a t h a n i e l a n d

R u t h

H a l l

-S torrs , marr ied D r . J o h n L y m a n o f A^ e rmon t , a n d a f t e r w a r d s

r e m o v e d

t o

F a r m i n g t o n , I I I . ..--'-

Chi ld r en o f M a r t h a S t o r rs a n d J o h n L y m a n :

S I X T H G E N E R A T I O N .

B e n j a m i n

R u s h .

H e n r y P ,

• '

M a r t h a . _

H a n n a h .

STORRS. ; '

; .

3 1 , 1

Sal ly ,

t h i r d d a u g h t e r o f N a t h a n i e l a n d - R u t h

H a l l S t o r r s ,

m a r r i e d , M a y 2 8 , - i S o i , L u t h e r Waters o f L e b a n o n , N ^ - H.

H e w a s

b o r n J u l y .

13,

1778 .

- ' . '

/ .

.'.

C h i l d r e n o f Sa l l y S t o r r s and L u t h e r W a t e r s ; ~

Harry,

-Char les ,

L u t h e r ,

George,

S a r a h ,

M a r y e t t e ,

H a r r i e t ,

A n n ,

Sarah ,

-

SIXTH G E N E R A T I O N .

born May 22 1805.

.

Feb.

18/1822.

Oct.

2 9,

1826 .

Jan.

14, 1803

; died

Aug.

16 ,

1820.

M ay 10 , 1807.

Oct .

23,

1815 .

'

A.pril

15,

1817; '

Feb. 2 9 , 1824,

Captain

a n d Mrs.

Waters

l i ved fo r several -years in

L e b a n o n ,

N .

H.;

t h e n

in

R oches t e r ,

Vt. , and

a b o u t 1830

w e n t wi th the L y m a n f ami l y to F a r r a i n g t o n , 111. - .

' F i d e l i a , f o u r t h d a u g h t e r o f N a t h a n i e l a n d R u t h H a l l

Storrs, m ar r i ed , - N o v e m b e r , 1807, El i sha Smal le jV ,

C h i l d r e n . o f

F i de l i a S t o r r s

a n d

E l i sha S r a a l l e y :

.1 . . '

S I X T H G E N E R A T I O N .

•

- - D a n Storrs.

Son.

D a u g h t e r .

Mrs. Fide l ia

Storrs S t n a l l e y . d i e d

in H a n o v e r ,

K. H .,

N o v .

2 1 ,

1837.

'

-:

, .

- . *

^

-


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THE

STORRS FAMILY

IN

AMERICA.

.

.

L u t h e r

Storrs

w e n t

f r o m L e b a n o n ,

N .

H.,

t o N e w

York

• C i t y , w h e r e

he d i e d

A u g . 31 , 1834.

- . W i l l i a m Henry, e l d e s t

s o n o f . L u t h e r a n d

S u s a n n a h M a n -

d e v i l l e Storrs, m a r r i e d , Feb. 10, 1853 , A m el ia

Cook

o f N e w

York

C i t y ,

' '

C h i l d r e n

o f

W i l l i a m

H e n r y a n d A m e l i a

Cook Storrs

:.

E I G H T H

G E N E R A T I O N ,

born

eorge

I r v i n g ,

F r a n k l i n

B r o w e r ,

E d w i n

R u t h v i n ,

W i l l i a m H e n r y ,

M a t t h e w A r m s t r o n g ,

B e n j a m i n E g b e r t , t f

A n n a A m e li a,

Ida

L o u i s a ,

S u s a n M a b e l ,

Lil l ian

M a u d , '

Sept. 22

1854.

Sept.

2 9 1 8 5 5 ; d i e d

March

5

1 8 7 1 .

Sept.

i 1 8 6 1 ;

J u l y

6 1862.

Jan. 26

1863;

Oct.

15 1864.

Sept

15,

1865;

J u l y 6,

1866.

N o v .

i,

1 8 7 2 ;

J a n . 18, 1873.

Dec.

13, 1857-

Dec. IT , 1859.

J a n .

7,

1868.

N o v .

i,

187 2 ; d i e d J a n .

13 ,

1873.

M r s. A m e l i a C o o k

Storrs

d i e d i n

1872.

W i l l i a m H e n r y

Storrs

m a r r ie d , N o v .

24,

1880 , M r s . - M a r -

garet

W i ls o n

M c D i a r m i d o f Perthshire,

S c o t l a n d .

W i l l i a m Henry Storrs w a s e d u c a t e d i n t h e s c h o o l s o f N e w

York Ci ty , w h e r e h e h a s b e e n a n d i s n o w a s u c c e s s f u l t e a c h e r .

He is

also

a

l o c a l p r e a c h e r

in the

M e t h o d i s t E p i s co p a l C h u r c h ,

h a v i n g - been l icensed

to

p r e a c h

in

B a y o n n e ,

N . J.,

Feb.

20,

1872,

a n d o r d a i n e d a s d e a c o n M a r c h

30, 1879,

a t Port

J c r v i s ,

N . Y., b y

B i s h o p

S . M .

M e r r i ll ,

George

I r v i n g , e l d e s t

s o n o f

W i l l i a m

Henry a n d A m e l i a .

C o o k

Storrs, m a r r i e d I d a , d a u g h t e r o f

C h a r l e s H i l l

o f N e w

'York

Ci ty .

•

t'i

H

. ; - ' . ,' . '.

\CORWELIUS STORRS.

V '317

•

George

Irving

Storrs

Is an

e n g i n e e r .

.

J o h n J a c o b , s e c o n d

s o n o f

L u t h e r

a n d

S u s a n n a h M a n d e -

-ville Storrs,

m a r r i e d , D e c.

31, 1863, 'Hannah L.

H a r t ' o f

Neu'

York City/ . ; .

. ' . . . ' , ' • ' — _ . '

• C h i l d r e n

of J o h n Jacob and

. H a n n a h

L. Hart Storrs :

' EIGHTH G E _ N E l iA T I O N ,

W i l l i a m I ' H e n r j * ,

b o r n

J u n e ' 2 6 ,

1866.

< Char les W i n f i e l d , Dec. 7 , 1867.

.Mary

E l l a , •'

:'• J u n e . 3 0 , 1871.

J o h n

Jacob

Storrs l ives i n N e w

York City,

and i s a s t a i r -

b u i l d e r . - ~

.

'George L u t h e r , y o u n g e s t

s o n o f

L u t h e r

a n d

S u s a n n a h

M a n d e v i l l e

Storrs,

died,

u n m a r r i e d , A u g u s t

13,

iSob .

O f W i l li a m H . a n d E d w i n , s e c o n d a n d

f o u r t h

s o ns o f

Wil l iam and Margaret (or Abiga i l ) Hough

Storrs,

I h a v e no

record.

Experience

P . ,

t h i r d

s o n o f

W i l l i a m

a n d

M a r g a r et

(o r

A b i -

gail)

Hough

Storrs,

m a r r i e d

' D o w o f

D o r c h e s t e r ,

N . H.,

a n d

i s n o w

l i v i n g

i n t h a t to w n .

M a r i a h , eldest

d a u g h t e r

o f

W i l l i a m

a n d

M a r g a r e t

(o r

A b i ga i l )

Hough

Storrs, m a r r i e d Joyce.

C h a r l o t t e , s ec o nd d a u g h t e r o f W i l li a m a n d M a r g a r e t (o r

A b ig a i l )

H o u g h

Slorrs,

m a r r i e d

B e n j a m i n Do\ o f

D o r c h e s -

ter, N . H .

'

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.

THE STORRS FAMILY IN

AMERICA.

Chi ld ren o f Dan and Mary Lyman

.Storrs

:.

.. S IXTH G E N E R A T I O N .

Dan, born March 5 ,

1816.

_ L u a n d a

H., Sept, 15 ,

1814.

Mary Ann,

Feb. 28 , 1818.

Dan Storrs was

a l w a y s k n o w n

as

Major Dan. He was

a f a rmer , l iv ing in Lebanon, N. H.

Dan, son of'Dan and Mary Lyman Storrs, married, Oct.

25 , 1845 ,

Lydia Ann Hadley of

Orange,

N. H.

C h i l d r e n

of Dan and Lydia Ann Hadley Storrs:

S E V E N T H G E N E R A T I O N .

Carlos Hadley, born Feb.

27, 1848.

Mary

L.,

Aug.

25,

1849.

. -Dan Storrs was always called

Colonel Dan, He owned

and carne d on for several years the old Colonel Con-

stant

fa rm, but he now lives in the

Centre

village of Leb-

anon, N. H.

Lucinda H., elder daughter of Dan and Mary Lyman

Storrs,

is unmarried, and l ives in New

York City.

Mary Ann, younger daughter of Dan and Mary Lyman

Storrs, died, unmarried, in Lebanon7N. H., in 1882.

CORNELIUS STORRS

3 21

Seth, fifth son of Constant and Lucinda

.Howe

Storrs,

d ied , Aug. 21, 1812 ,

aged

twenty-two years.

Experience

Porter,

sixth son of Constant and Lucinda

Howe Storrs,' was graduated at Dartmouth College, and

practised law

u n t i l

his health failed. He died at

the

age

o f ' t h i r t y - f o u r .

>rge, severrth

son of

Constant

and

Lucinda

Howe

Storrs, married,

Jan. 5,

iSiS,

Harriet, daughter of (Colonel)

Thomas Waterman, the first male ch i ld born in the town of

Lebanon,

N. H., and a man

highly respected.

. ''

Child

of

George

and

Harriet

Waterman

Storrs:

S I X T H


• L a u r a

Ann Harriet, born Nov. 26, 1819; died Oct. 2, 1821 .

i

Mrs.

Harriet Waterman Storrs

died

in

less than

five

years

after her

marriage.

George Storrs married,

March 8

1825 , Martha Waterman,

a sister of his first w i f e . - s > f t / 4

>ar

~} {

—

Children of

George

and Martha Waterman-Storrs;

George

F-, born Feb. 7, 1826.

Harriet W.

Nov.

24,

1829.

- '

George

Storrs

was early interested in religious matters,

bu t the preaching of the torments o f

h e l l

never won h i s

heart though

it

o f t en

filled him w i t h a

dread

of

God, w h i c h

was

more calculated

to

drive

him

from God. t h a n

to

draw

him

to such a Being. But at length ,

alone ,

and far removed

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THE STORRS FAMILY

IN AMERICA.

dleicrr College in 1838, and has been for thirty years a

physician in

Rosendale, Wis.,

and a

trustee

of

Ripon Col-

lege. The latter gentleman writes me that their Storrs

Knc^e

is held in the highest estimation in his fa m i l y , and

says Ms name Storrs was given him at the desire of his

grmjicnother, Mehitabel Storrs, a n d that ' in remembrance o £

his rame

she lef t him a

copy

of

Watts'

Psalms

and

Hymns.

He

slso says there

is a

story

in the

f a mi l y concerning

the

sons of

Mehitabel

Storrs and

Nathaniel Hall

to

this

e f f e c t :

Tbevgrew very tired o f their buckskin breeches, which

•Trouid

get

greatly

soiled

b e f o r e

they were worn; and one day

in He

absence.of

their parents the

boys

took turns in turning

'the

grindstone and riding it unti l their breeches were worn

thru.

Then,

to

conceal their

.work,

they smeared them with

dustirom.

a blacksmith's shop ; and their parents thought it a

difficult matter

to

keep

the

children clothed when even

buck-

stin r̂as so

soon

tattered.

THOMAS

JR.

329

T H O M A S S T O R R S , JR., A N D H I S D E S C E N D A N T S .

T h o m a s

Storrs, Jr.,

o f Mansfield, Conn . , se cond s on o f

T h o m a s

Storrs,

Sen., of

the

same place,

second

s o n o f

S a m u e l

Storrs o f S u t t o n - c u m - L o u n d , N o t t i n g h a m s h i r e , Eng., Barn-

stable, M ass., a nd

Mansfield, Conn.,

w as b o r n

Jan. 16,

1716-17.

H e

marr i ed ,

Feb. 27,

1743, Eunice , d a u g h t e r

o f Robert Pad-

d o c k

o f Mansfield, C o n n .

Children

o f

T h o m a s

and

Eun ice

Paddock

Storrs:

F O U R T H

GENERATION.

Dan, born

Thomas,

Seth,

Zalmon,

.

H e m a n , '

Zeruiah ,

Eunice,

M a r t h a ,

Feb. 7,

1748.

Aug. 25 ,

1754.

Jan. 24, 1756.

Aug. 30, 1758.

Sept. 27, 1761.

Jan. 6, 1/43-4-

May

28,

1750.

June

i,

1752.

T h o m a s

Storrs, Jr.,

.spent his l i f in Mansf ie ld and

died

t here

M ay 14, 1802. He was a farmer , and a man o f

medi -

um

height . Mrs. Eunice Paddock Storrs

died

Maj ' 2 , 1795,

T he

f o l l o w i n g in scr ip t i on

is o n

t h e i r t o m b s t o n e

:

The Storrs Family by Charles Storrs, 1886

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