About 1879 Mr. Kingsbury published in the Horner Repub-
lican a series of articles entitled, " Reminiscences of the
Early Settlers of Homer."
"As a successful man of affairs, an upright and patriotic
citizen, a kind neighbor and friend, and exemplary Christian,
he leaves a record worthy of emulation. — Cortland Standard,
January 20, i88~.
CHILDREN.
1435 Emily Maria, born February 14, 1S32 ; died October 7, 1S52 ;
unmarried.
1436 Charles Porter, born July 8, 1833; married May 22, 1S62, in
Homer, Cleora Bennett; living in Homer, s. /. (1903).
374
THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
1437 Andrew Dwight, born November 18, 1834. = >
1438 Albert George, born February 14, 1841. = *"
1439 Edwin (Sereno Edward, Loomi's Gen.), born September 26, 1842;
died March 13, 1874, in Homer.
1440 Frederick William, born July 22, 1850; married September 26,
1876, in Cortland, Mary E. Schermerhorn; resides at 30 Grant
St., Cortland, agent for several fire insurance companies; s.p.
1070 Anna 7 Kingsbury (Ja&ez*, Ephrainf, Ephraim\
Joseph*, Joseph*, Henry 1 ), married, December 20, 18 15, Daniel
Smith, of Coventry, born December 14, 1790, in Tolland, son
of Deacon Recompence and Elizabeth (Romney) Smith. He
removed to Stafford about 1821. She died in Stafford, May
28, 1849 [1848, according to family record and F. J. K.; 1849,
according to Laura Kingsbury's contemporary record]. He
died in Wellington, February 13, 1869.
Daniel Smith was a clothier, and carried on this business
in Stafford until there was no more work for the trade. At
that time the woolen cloth used was made in households
mostly, and the clothier took the cloth and colored and
dressed it at so much per yard. When factories were built
his trade was gone. — Letter of Erastus Kingsbury, May ij,
1889.
CHILDREN.
i Henry, born in Coventry, October 26, 1816 ; " went West"; married,
and lived in Illinois, about 1S70 ; died in Grand Rapids, Mich. ,
April 30, 1880.
2 Daniel Kingsbury, born in Coventry, August 22, 181S ; married,
November 4, 1841, Susan N. Cushman, of Stafford, born April
10, 1817 ; living in Stafford, Conn., in 1889. Children: (1)
Anna E.. born at Stafford, October 28, 1845 ; married, De-
cember 13, 1870, Erwin O. Dimock, of Stafford ; died at Staf-
ford, April 23, 1871; (2) James G., born in Stafford, May 23,
1848 ; died in Marietta, Pa., December 1, 1877.
3 William, born in Stafford, August 8, 182 1; married, June 5, 1845,
Abigail Ellis, of Stafford, born August 8, 1823 ; dealt in man-
ufacturers' supplies; died in Stafford, March 1, 1881. Chil-
dren : (1) Helen, born May 24, 1846 ; married, January 31,
1871, William Henry Cooley, of Stafford Springs, ch.: 1,
Howard E., born in Stafford, November 28, 1875. 2, Son,
. born in Stafford, November 18, 1878. (2) William Henry, born
September 25, 1848 ; married, September 10, 1871, Estelle
Wood; ch.: Robert W., born in Stafford, June 21, 1877. (3)
Mary, born December 24, 1850 ; died in infancy. (4) Julia E.,
JOSEPH KINGSBURY OF NORWICH. 375
born August 10, 1S53 ; died in infancy. (5) Annie C, born
October 3, 1855 I married Butterfield, of Stafford.
4 Chauncey, born April 16, 1S24, in Stafford ; married, September 8,
1847, Susan O. Thrall, of Stafford, born November 24, 1830 ;
a farmer in Stafford; died January 9, 18S0. Children: (1)
Nelson T., born September 22, 1848; married, February 9,
1870, Nellie Carpenter, born March 10, 1849 ; resides in Rock-
ville, Conn.; ch.: 1, Bertie N., born in Stafford, September 6,
1870 ; died December 5, 1S72. 2, Mary E., born October 3,
1873. 3, Maud S., born Novembers, 1875. (2) Clifton O.,
born November 24, 1850; married, June 28, 1871, Jennie Chase,
of Harrisden, N. Y., born Jan. 29, 1851; resides Stafford; ch.:
1 , Nettie C. , born in Stafford, April 24, 1874. 2., Daisy B. , born
in Stafford, November 15, 1875. (3) Frank H., born October
6, 1853 ; died March 9, 1875. (4) Edward C, born September
1, 1858 ; married, July 19, 1877, Delia A. Carrington, of Delhi,
N. Y., born June 5, 1858; resides Stafford; ch.: Olie C, born
in Stafford, February 11, 1S7S. (5) Frederic E., born December
15, 1 86 1. (6) Henry B.,born April 3, 1863; died November 13,
1863. (7) Charles T., born September 13, 1864. (8) Henry D.
W., born April 21, 1869. (9) Mary E., born January 31, 1872;
died December 12, 1S72.
1071 Elisha 7 Kingsbury {Jabez\ Ephraim 6 , Ephraim*,
Joseph*, Joseph*, Henry'), married, June 25, 1820, Betsey-
Chase, of Warehouse Point, born in 1800. He died in Somers,
Conn., March 26, 1844; his widow died at Warehouse Point,
August 20, 1867.
CHILDREN.
1441 Jane E., born , [821; married, January, 1844, Albert
F. Kibbe, of Somers. Conn., born 1S16. She died at Somers,
August 30, 1846. He died at Somers, September 18, 1846.
They had one child, Ellen S., born at Somers in 1845 ; died
at Warehouse Point, Conn., September 14, 1S65.
1442 Elisha, born ; married Sarah Pynchon Gates, of
Somers. Conn., daughter of Daniel and Lydia (White) Gates,
born October 8, 1S22. He died in San Francisco, Cal., leav-
ing no issue.
1072 Amariah 7 Kingsbury (Jabez 6 , Ephrainf, Ep/iraim*,
Joseph 3 , Joseph", Henry'), married, March 10, 18 19, Emilv
Buckland, of East Windsor, Conn., daughter of Captain
Erastus and Sarah (Heath) Buckland, born August n, 1800.
He established himself in business in New York as a painter,
376 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
and took contracts for painting buildings in the South.
He died in Savannah, Ga. His widow married (2) October
3, 1827, in East Windsor, Stephen Ames of Lunenburg, Vt,
and removed to Vermont ; she died in Guildhall, Vt., March
4, 1869.
CHILD.
1443 Charles Andrew, born July 26, 1819.5s-*-
1073 Ephraim 7 Kingsbury (Jabez\ EphrainP, EphrainP,
Joseph*, Joseph*, Henry 1 ), was a clothier, and settled in Chap-
lin, Conn.; married, September 19, 1824, Clarissa Bingham,
of Coventry, born January 1, 1799, daughter of Eleazar and
Anna (Moseley) Bingham. He died in Chaplin, August 21,
1868. She died in Coventry, March 10, 1872. He was a
Deacon in the Congregational Church in Chaplin for a long
time, and represented Chaplin in the Legislature in 1856.
CHILDREN.
1444 Charles Andrew, born in Chaplin, February 18, 1826. = >
1445 George Calhoun, born in Chaplin, February 24, 1827. x >
1446 Eleazar Bingham, born in Chaplin, July 4, 1829. s->-
1447 Eliza Lovinia, born in Chaplin, November 1, 1834. :.;: >
1074 Alvin' Kingsbury {Jabez\ Ephrainf, Ephraim',
Joseph*, Joseph 1 , Henry 1 ), married, September 18, 1826, Erne-
line, daughter of Joseph and Lois (Porter) Kingsbury, of
Coventry (see No. 872), born March 12, 1803. He died at
Green Point, L. I., December 8, 1867. k She died in Coventry,
October 7, 1877.
CHILDREN.
1448 Martha Roxanna, born in Coventry, August 20, 182S; married,
May 16, 1847, Charles Andrew Kingsbury, born February 18,
1826. (See No. 1444.)
1449 Addison, born November 15, 1835, in Coventry, s: â– >
1450 Joseph, born in Coventry, October 31, 1830 ; died August 3, 1S59,
aged 28.
1451 Andrew Backus, baptized in Coventry, January 2, 1838 ; died
August 2, 1 841, aged 3 years and 9 months.
1452 Ruth Maria, born November 8, 1832, in Coventry ; married,
April 8, 1868, Deacon Marcus Lillie, of Coventry (see p. 298),
son of Ira and Persis (Kingsbury) Lillie.
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JOSEPH KINGSBURY OF NORWICH. 377
1076 Nelson' Kingsbury (Jabez\ Ephraim*, Ephraim\
Joseph'', Joseph' 1 , Henry'), married November 12, 1833, Nancy
Thrall, of Vernon, Conn., daughter of Ira and Elizabeth
(Strickland) Thrall, born October 11, 1809. About iS45he
started the manufacture of woolen goods on a small scale in
Stafford, Conn., and continued in this business with success
for a number of years. He then removed to Rockville, where
he was manager of one of the largest mills in the town. He
was appointed one of the commissioners from Connecticut to
the International Exhibition in London, in 185 1, the first of
the great Expositions. He removed to Hartford about 1857.
Early in the war times he was the owner of at least a dozen
woolen mills in the vicinity of Hartford, and supplied the
United States government with thousands of army blankets.
Later business reverses overtook him, and he saw the greater
portion of his fortune swept away. In 1869 he removed to
Philadelphia, where he became connected with the work of
the American Sunday-school Union. He was appointed Sec-
retary of the New England branch of the Sunday-school
Union in 1875, and returned to Hartford, where he lived until
his death, September 13, 1884. His widow died in Hartford
May 20, 1893, aged 83.
CHILDREN.
1453 Laura Anna, born August 13, 1S34; died unmarried in Coventry,
Sept. 24, 1903.
1454 Emily, born June 24, 1837, in Stafford Springs, Conn. ; married
October 22, 1859, Edward Kellogg, of Hartford, afterwards
of Philadelphia, son of George and Eliza (Noble) Kellogg, of
Rockville, born September 15, 1S38, died in New York, July
12, 1898. Mrs. Kellogg resides in Hartford. Children: (1)
Nellie Kingsbury, born in Hartford December 6, 1S66; died
in Hartford December 12, 1890.
1455 Mary Eliza, born May 6, 1842; died in Brookline, Mass., July
29, 1S91.
1077 Phebe 7 Kingsbury {Jabez\ Ephraim\ Ephraim\
Joseph", Joseph, Henry'), married June 10, 1838, Ebenezer
Peck, born December 5, 1804, in Coventry. He was a farmer
in Vernon, Conn., where he died September 13, 1856. She re-
moved to live with her daughter in Dunlap, Iowa, where she
died December 31, 1882 [January 6, 1883, according to another
authority].
378 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
i Anna Elizabeth, born September 4, 1840, in South Coventry;
married April 7, 1863, William Turner Preston, of Vernon,
Conn., who was born August 30, 1840; removed to Dunlap,
Iowa, where he is a farmer and cattle dealer. Children: (1)
Nellie Amelia, born January 7, 1864, in Vernon ; married March
20, 1890, to William F. Cook, of Dunlap, Iowa; ch.: 1, Etta
Geraldine Cook, born February 6, 1891, at Dunlap ; 2, Roger
Allen Cook, born December 13, 1894, at Des Moines, Iowa.
(2) Herbert Lincoln, born October 23, 1867, in Holyoke, Mass.,
married March 10, 1887, Lou J. Jackson; ch.: 1, Perry Jud ;
son, born December 20, 1889, at Dunlap ; 2, Phyllis Cora,
born June 26, 1892, at Dunlap ; 3, Lorene Marguerite, born
December 30, 1894, at Des Moines, Iowa; 4, Foster Kelsey,
born September 14, 1897, at Des Moines, Iowa.
2 Henry, born February 13, 1846, in South Coventry ; married Feb-
ruary 11, 1873, Ellen Augusta Smith, born March 22, 1854;
now resides in Syracuse, Neb. ; ch. : (1) Giles Henry, born
July 26, 1873 ; (2) Phebe Kingsbury, born December 4, 1874 ;
(3) Laura Augusta, born August 24, 1S77 ; (3) Jesse Mapes,
born September 7. 1879 ; (4) Burton Randall, born March 17,
iS8i;died March 31, 18S1 ; (5) Mildred Edna, born August
15, 1882 ; (6) Tracy Ellis, born August 8, 1886 ; (7) Merle
Phenie, born December 11, 1890; died March 9, 1891 ; (8)
Gilbert Chilson, born October 1, 1896; died same day. He
is a carpenter and joiner, and carries on a farm.
1078 Deacon Erastus 7 Kingsbury (Jabez\ Ephraivf,
Ephraim\ Joseph*, Joseph' 1 , Henry 1 ), of Coventry; married
at Wales, Mass., April 8, 1839, Hannah, daughter of Jasper
and Hannah (Agard) Needham, of Stafford, Conn., born Oc-
tober 28, 1 8 19. He was all his life a farmer in Coventry, where
he was a highly respected citizen. He represented Coventry
in the Legislature, 1864-66, held the office of Deacon in the
Congregational Church for many years, and celebrated his
golden wedding April 8, 1889. He died March 19, 1895, in
Coventry. His widow died in Coventry July 1, 1902.
CHILDREN.
1456 Hannah, born in Stafford, March 21, 1840 ; married May 25, 1876,
Allyn Kellogg Talcott, a merchant in Rockville, Conn., born
March 12, 1839, son of Allyn and Martha G. (Robbins) Talcott
of Rockville; no children.
1457 Amelia, born in Stafford, September 16, 1S42; died in Coventry,
April 10, 1864.
JOSEPH KINGSBURY OF NORWICH. 379
1458 Ellen, born in Coventry, April 5, 1S47; died in Coventry, April
18, 1S64.
1459 Andrew, born in Rockville, April 8, 1849. :;;;; >
1079 Harriet 7 Newell Kingsbury (Jabez 6 , Ephraim*,
Ephraim*, Joseph*, Joseph" 1 , Henry 1 ), married February 4, 1863,
Adron Dart, of South Windsor, Conn., born May 2, 1819. He
was a farmer in South Windsor, and died there March iS,
1886. She is now (1903) living in Rockville, Conn.
CHILDREN.
r Ellen A., born in South Windsor, June 9, 1864; living in Rockville.
2 William Kingsbury, born in South Windsor, September 21, i366;
died April 19, 1867.
3 Grace K., born April 24, 1871; living in Manchester, Conn.
1080 Jabez Hyde 7 Kingsbury (Jabez", Ephraim\ Eph-
r aim*, Joseph 3 , Joseph" 1 , Henry 1 ), of Coventry; lived for many
years on the old farm and in the old house where his father
and grandfather lived. He married January 3, 1854, Ann
Jeanette Preston, born in Vernon, Conn., October 30, 1834,
daughter of Miner and Betsey (Thrall) Preston; now living
near the Center in North Coventry. (1903.)
CHILDREN.
1460 Arthur Preston, born in Coventry, October 2, 1854. s->-
1461 Oliver Backus, born in Coventry, June 18, 1856; died in Coven-
try, September 22, 1S60.
1462 Ella Jane, born in Coventry, June 19, 1858.^: >
1463 Fannie Jeannette, born in Coventry, February 19, 1865, living
in Coventry, unm. ; is a teacher.
1092 Ebenezer 7 Kingsbury (Joseph", Ebenezer*, Joseph',
Joseph*, Joseph", Henry 1 ), of Providence, R. I., and Danielson,
Conn., married Sophia Caroline Boutell, or Boutwell, born
in Ashford, Conn., daughter of Thomas Boutwell. He was
a farmer in Danielson, where he died, November 25, 1881.
CHILDREN.
1464 DwightS., died 1833.
1465 Joseph A., born October 15, 1S40 ; married Mary Young; lived in
South Killingly, Conn., where he died December 15, 1890.
1466 Georce Edward, born February 26, 1S42. ->-
3 8o THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
1093 Mary Ann' Kingsbery (Charles*, Sa/iford\ Joseph*,
Joseph*, Joseph' 1 , Henry'), married, February 22, 1823, Levi
Bigelow Child, son of Zachariah and Lydia (Bigelow) Child,
born in West Boylston, Mass., June 20, 1796. He removed
to Derby, Vt, in December, 1818, where he became a manu-
facturer of woolen cloth until 1840; after that year a farmer;
he died June 20, 1882 ; she died November 23, 1842.
CHILDREN.
1 Charles Bigelow, born April 15, 1824, in Derby, Vt.; was a civil
engineer and contractor for 50 years upon railways, in the
United States and Canada; retired ten years ago, and lives in
Wyoming, O.; married February 15, 1852, Ella Minora
Brackett, born May 13, 1830, in Braintree, Vt. ; celebrated
their golden wedding in 1902 in Wyoming. Ch. : 1, Ella Clara,
born in Maysville, Ky., July 19, 1854; married April 28, 1892,
in Wyoming, Henry Hardie of Louisville, Ky. , Division
Superintendent Louisville & Nashville R. R. ; s. p. 2, Mary
Susan, born in Cleveland, O., December 16, 1856; married
December it, 1879, i n Cincinnati, Charles A. Fox of Cincinnati,
marble engraver; she died June 8, 1892, in Wyoming; 1 child,
Gladys, born September 22, 1880. 3, Jane Elizabeth, born in
Derby, Vt., October 11, 1859; married December 20, 1882, in
Cincinnati, Ricardo Banfi, musical composer; he died October
25, 1891, in Wyoming; 1 ch.: Alessandro, born September 10,
1884, in Cleveland. 4, John Brackett, born in Derby, Vt.,
November 6, 1S64, attorney at law (specialty, railways);
married June 30, 1892, in Wyoming, Jessamine Pollock; 2 ch.:
1, John Pollock, born May 26, 1893, in Wyoming; 2, Robert
Stewart, born January 10, 1S99, in Wyoming.
2 John Starke, born September 1, 1825 ; married, (1) Asenath Lufkin,
(2) E valine White ; went to California in 1849; merchant and
owner of stage and express lines in Nevada and California;
was appointed by President Buchanan Probate Judge, and
served several years; died October, 18S9, at Genoa, Nevada;
s.p.
3 William Howe, born December 25, 1826, in Derby; married, 1856,
(1) Emma J. Galegher; (2) Amanda M. Eason; a civil engineer
and contractor for 15 years; for 40 years a planter in Sumter
Co., Ala., residence, Gainesville, Ala.
4 Susan Persis, born July 16, 1828, in Derby; married, 1S4S, James W.
Kelsey, Manchester, Iowa; ch.: 1, James; 2, Verda; 3, Julia,
all married.
5 Mary Ann, born October 18, 1830; died February 15, 1832.
6 Ann Maria, born April 11, 1834, in Derby; married Rev. Charles T.
White, D.D.; went to Madras, India, as missionaries of the
JOSEPH KINGSBURY OF NORWICH. 381
American Board of Foreign Missions, remained 13 years, and
were there during the Sepoy mutiny; returned to this country
and she died in Cambridge, Ind., July 29, 1877; ch.: 1, Maria
C, married John Peelle, of Indianapolis; 4 ch. 2, Jennie C,
married Curtis Branson of Oxford, Ind., 3 ch. 3, Charles C.
lives in Chicago; 3 ch.
7 Catharine Frances, born January 31, 1838, in Derby; went to San
Francisco, as a school teacher under the auspices of Rev.
Thomas Starr King, about 185S; married John H. Martin of
Gardnersville, Nevada, merchant and State Senator; s. p.
8 Ruth Mary, born August 8, 1841, in Derby; married about 185S,
Rev. John Fraser, D.D.; went to New Zealand and Australia
as missionaries of the American Board for several years; after
their return, lived in Derby, Montreal, and Stanstead, P. Q.;
died in Stanstead Plains, December 5, 1901; s. p.
1094 George 7 Kingsbery (Charles', Sanford 6 , Joseph",
Joseph, Joseph*, Henry 1 ), of Carrollton, Georgia ; married,
May 2. 1827, Mary Spencer Bradford, born in Boston, De-
cember 1, 1804, daughter of Stephen and Charity (Nichols)
Bradford. He removed in the winter of 1836-37 to Carrol-
ton ; his wife died April 18. 1846, four miles north of Car-
rolton ; he died January 15, 1864, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
CHILDREN.
1467 Caroline Persis, born May 30, 1830, Derby, Vt.; married Thomas
Ives of Little Rock, Arkansas; died March 15, 1864, in
Little Rock. 2 ch.: Ada and John.
1468 Charles B., born October 31, 1831, Derby, Vt. r; >
1469 Sanford S., born January 1, 1834, Hatley, Canada.54->-
1470 Mary Bradford, born October 6, 1835, Hatley, Canada. -^
1471 William Howe, born October 2, 1837, Carrollton, Ga. -»-
1472 Henry C, born November 22, 1839, Carrollton, Ga.s->-
1473 George, born March 11, 1842, Carrollton, Ga.; died, 1852.
1474 Alonzo, born June 11, 1844, Carrollton, Ga.; died October 30, 1S52.*
1475 Melissa Sarah, born April 18, 1846, Carrollton, Ga. ss-h»
1095 Sanford 7 Kingsbery (Charles', Sanford', Joseph*,
Joseph'', Joseph' 1 , Henry'), removed from Derby to McDonough,
Ga., in 1827, from McDonough to Carrollton in 1830. He
was a merchant and planter. He married in Morgan, Vt.,
September 23, 1834, Mary Ann Grow, of Orleans Co., Vl .
born in Hartland, Vt., April 7. 1814. He died December 28,
1869, in Carrollton. His widow died in April, 1874.
* 1855, another account.
382 THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
CHILDREN.
1476 Georgia Persis Jerusha, born March, 1836. ;,:.; >
1477 Sanford Theodore, born November 12, 1837, at Carrollton,
Ga.ss-^
147S Joseph, born 1840. s->-
1479 Charles Samuel, born August 31, 1842. = >
1480 Amelia F., born March 5, 1845; d. July 28, 1882, unm.
1481 Edwin, born October 24, 1847, in Carroll County, Ga.;,,.; >
14S2 Mary Ann, born April 7, 1850, in Derby, Vt. s • >
1483 Lucius, born 1852; died in 1858.
1484 Paschal P., born November 14, 1854 s->-
1485 Katherine, born December 2, 1859. *s->-
IO98 Charles 7 Kingsbery {Charles , Sanford", Joseph*,
Joseph*, Joseph*, Henry x ), removed from Derby to Carrollton,
Ga., in 1833; married, September 9, 1841, Sarah A. Williams
of Newman, Ga., born March 12, 1818, in Rhea County,
Tenn. He was a dry goods merchant. He died October
21, 1867, in Sherman, Texas. His widow is still living in
Jackson, Georgia (1903).
CHILDREN.
i486 Emera Joseph, born October 26, 1854; died unm. January 1, 1872,
at , Georgia.
1487 Margaret Persis, born January 7, 1845; m. B. F. Godfrey, of
Atlanta, Ga.
1488 Henry William, born February 24, 1847; m. (1) Kallie Lovel; (2)
Cora Berry; res. Santa Anna, Texas.
1489 Selina Stewart, born January 22, 1850; m M. C. Prichett; res.
Atlanta, Ga.
1490 Jane Candler, born September 11, 1852; m. James P. Ramauer,
of Rockmart, Ga.
1491 Elmyra Grow, born March 18, 1855; m. Rev. B. O. England,
now pastor of St. Paul M. E. Church, Atlanta, (1903).
1492 Sarah Isabella, born July 4, 1857; m. C. H. Strickland, of Fair-
mount, Ga.
1493 Charles Thomas, born February 5, i860; unm.; formerly lived
in Salt Lake City, Utah ; now resides in Texas.
1 100 Emera 7 Kingsbery {Charles", Sanford 1 ', Josep/P,
Joseph 3 , Joseph 1 , Henry 1 ), of Derby, Vt; he lived on the farm
which had been his father's, originally a government grant
to his grandfather, Sanford Kingsbery, for his services in the
Revolutionary War; he married, July 6, 1841, Mary Hinman,
* i860, another account.
JOSEPH KINGSBURY OF NORWICH. 383
daughter of Sherman and Alice (Houghton) Forbes, born
in Derby, Vt, January 15, 1821. He was a Captain in the
militia and held many offices of trust in the town. He died
in Derby, August 5, 1899. His wife died April 3, 1890.
CHILDREN.
1494 Persis Olivia, born May 2, 1842. St->-
1495 Charles Sherman, born July 17, 184s; died April, 1852.
1496 William Forbes, born May 21, 1854. s->-
iioi Henry 7 Kingsbery {Charles*, Sanford 5 , Joseph*,
Joseph*, Joseph", Henry'), removed about 1840 to Van Wert,
Georgia; settled at Van Wert near Carrollton, where he was
a merchant, and for many years Mayor; married, March 14,
1844, Mary Parks Walton, born November 4, 1820, in
Pitsylvania, Va., daughter of Jesse and Polly (Hutchings)
Walton. She died December 24, 1S58, and he married (2)
June 18, i860, Julia L. Curtis, born October 23, 1833, still
living in Carrollton. He died September 2, 1890, in Van
Wert.
CHILDREN OF FIRST WIFE.
1497 Charles Thomas, born December 7, 1841; d. in infancy.
1498 Charles Pleasant, born January 27, 1S47; d. in infancy.
1499 Mary Persis, born July 24, 1848.^^-^-
1500 Sarah Ann, born July 9, 1850. s->-
1501 Henry Wilson, born October 16, 1S54, at Altoona, Ga. s->
1502 Emera Carter, born November 29, 1856.^^
1503 Joanna, born December 5, 185S; married, December 20, 1887,
Joe Walke Cowen, res. Talladega, Ala.; ch.: 1,
Archibald, born September 30, 1S8S; died Novem-
ber 22, isss.
1504 Josephine; d. in 1S59.
1 102 Rev. Sanford Agry 7 Kingsbery {Sanford , San-
ford", Joseph*, Joseph 3 , Joseph' 1 , Henry"), was graduated from
Bowdoin College, 1828 ; studied law, admitted to the bar in
1 83 1 and began practicing in Hallo well; married, September
19, 1 83 1, Sylvina K. Robinson, daughter of General Jesse
Robinson, of Augusta, Me., born March 3, 1S08. After a few
years he removed to China, Me., and while there, having
entered the Baptist Church, he decided to study theology;
in 1845 he was ordained over the Baptist Church in Dama-
riscotta, Me.; in 1855 he became pastor of a church in Gales-
384
THE KINGSBURY FAMILY.
burg, 111., and at the opening of the war in 1861 he was com-
missioned Chaplain of the Seventeenth Illinois Volunteers,
and was in the field with them three years. He was then
settled at Jacksonville, 111., Huntington, Ind., and later at
Bath and Bowdoinham, Me., being at the latter place in
1882; he returned to Illinois, and died in Upper Alton, in
1894.
CHILDREN.
1504^ Sanford, born Januaryg, 1840, in China, Maine. ^^^
1505 Mary L., born November 18, 1842. s >
1104 George H. 7 Kingsbery (Sanford*, Sanford", Joseph',
Joseph 3 , Joseph*, Henry 1 ) ; in 1849 he went to California, re-
mained there for five years, then returned to Maine and
settled in Damariscotta ; about that time he served in the
State Legislature of Maine. He married, August 27, 1856,
Mary E. Barstow, born August 13, 1829, daughter of Ben-
jamin and Mary Barstow, of Newcastle, Me. Shortly after
their marriage they removed to Milwaukee and then to
Galesburg, 111. He was a merchant in Galesburg for many
years, and later in the insurance business. He died there
November 21, 1895. He united with the First Baptist
Church in 1867, soon after was elected Deacon, and held the
* office the rest of his life.
CHILDREN.
1506 Clara Barstow, born August 22, 1859. ®->-
1507 Sarah Alice, born February 6, 1861. ';;: >
1 105 Maria 7 Kingsbury (Oliver", Joseph", Ebcnezer",
Joseph*, Joseph*, Henry 1 ), married Alonzo Streeter, M.D., of
Troy, N. Y., born May 1, 1805. They lived in Albia, a sub-