Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08

Joseph CLARK, Samuel Bradley,
Stephen Clark, Joseph Bradley,
Lawrence Clenton, Deacon Ives,
Capt. Ives Elihu Yale,
Ebsnszer Ives, Sergeant Turner.
Joseph Cooper, Thomas Ives.
This list, on the basis of five persons to q
family "a safe average In that day. would
make the total number of inhabitants about
two hundred. The Rev. Mr.. Stiles saw this
hundred and seventy FIVE families, or more
than ono thousand people. Tho period then
between 1715 aud 1760 must have been the
banner age of the town so far as increase In
population was concerned. AT no time since
has anything like such growth been known.
in 1870 the population in round numbers
was seventeen hundred and seventy, an ad
vance say of eight hundred, but it took one
hundred and ton years to accomplish this,
whereas in the former case the same increase
occurred in only forty five years.
OF these one hundred seventy-fve fami-
lies, twelve were Barns, ten were Brocketts,
ten were Blakeslees, fifteen were Todds,
eleven were Tuttles, seven were Bradleys,
ave were Ives, five Humastons, six Thorps,
Eve Eatons and Heatons, &c., &c. The
balance was made up of the Coopers, San
fords, Bishops, Turner's, Clarks, 60, &c.
OF the new corners were the families of
Bassett, Pardee, Smith, Mansfield, Beach and
few others, but they bore small proper
ton to those town born during this fruitful
period.
But haste must be made with this nara
tive. Other persons and other events are
olamoring to be heard. If it be asked why
already such extended notice has bsen given
Mr.. Stiles" 1t is because he taught the pri.
mary class of the town and in It's formative
stage, laid in q large sense the foundation of
that religion, morality, economy and conser-
vatism, on which our reputation in church
and State rests to-day. The eighteenth cen.
tury minister was not only the spiritual
guide, but the school board, the Justices
court, the civil government, Of many a coun-
try town.
OF his home life no mention has been
made. His influence can best be tracedsin
the long line Of his posterity. He married
In 1875 Keziah Taylor of Westaeld, Mass.
She died December 9TH, 1927, leaving an in
FAINT son Ezra. His second wife was Esther
Hooker of Pennington, Conn, whom he mar
ried In October. 172S. She survived him
nineteen years, and hers is the only grave-
stone In the old cemetery bearing the title of
MADAM" In all, eleven children were
born to him-Ezra, Isaac, Kezia, Ashbel,
Ashbel, Esther, Job, Esther, Job, Ruth,
Lucy. Kezia married Basil Munson Of Mt.
Carmel; the first Esther died In infancy; the
second Esther married Lemuel Bradley, also
of Mt. Carmel; the fret Ashbel, both Jobs,
Ruth and Lucy, all died young; Ezra was
absorbed In his studies, and Ashbel I'd fell
into evil hands, lost his patrimony and
moved away. Thus no one was felt but
Isaac, and from him descends the North Ha-
ven branch. He had a son, Isaac Clark
Stiles, who in turn had Laura, Lucina, Isaac,
Eunice, Zophar, Horace, Ezra and Hervey,
all OF whose descendants come within the
present century and can be recalled without
enumeration.
Mr.. Stiles died possessed of considerable
means for that day. To the Giving" which
his society gave him at his settlement he
added from time to time adjoining property
till at his death his estate was appraised, in
round numbers, at 1000. His main farm
consisted of about two hundred acres and lay
In nearly square. Beginning at the Spine
Trees" at the southeast corner of Plerpont
Park, the line was bounded north on the old
"Market Place" and ran directly to the river,
thence three quarters of q mile south, thence
east half mile and more, and then north to
the pines again. There was other real estate
His library, catalos~s
served, was appraised at Ell 81. Sd. OF these
Rev. Mr.. Trumbull purchased about ffty
\
Der, and II 10 supposed the remainder were
either divided up or sold. 1t is not known
that, with the exception Of Latin Testament
now In the possession of the Hon. Ezra Stiles
of the third generation from the reverend
preacher, q single volume of his can be found
In the town to day.
Thursday, May 10, 1760, was the day
chosen for the burial of Mr.. STILES. Why 1t
followed SO soon on his death Is not known.
The Rev. Ohauncey Whittlessy, pastor of the
First church In New Haven, preached the
funeral sermon from the text:
"Your fathers, where are they, and the
prophets, do they live forevsrp
-ZEcHARIAH, 1,5.
From this discourse we are enabled to
gain ootemporary's estimate Of the man.
Mr.. Chauncey says "He was evidently actu-
ated by a religious fear of adding unto or
taking. away of the Words Of the Book of
God-he was an able minister Of Jesus
Christ-he was naturally fscstious, but
never spoke with lightness Of his work
possessed uncommon talent In addressing
the psssions--wss q Boansrges when
aroused, &c., &C."
Referring to some confidence which exist
cd between Mr.. Stiles and himself. he fur
Their says: "His constitution he was sensible
was much impaired--he apprehended the
time of his departure was at hand-he spoke
with grief and tenderness of the unchristian
spirit Of some among you who had lately at
tempted to disturb the Peace of the People,
and some of whom he expected better
thipgs."
There Is little of the smoothness and polish
In Mr.. Chauncey's address, as compared with
many of the eulogies of tho present day. His
vocabulary was not rich In dainty words nor
did his thoughts find expression in many
sentimental phrases, but rather in plain Wig
orous language which some modern ears
might pronounce somewhat rude and dis
sonant, did he dignity the occasion and de-
clare the lesson OF the hour.
Two weeks later, or on Sunday, June LIST,
the Rev. Theophilus Hall of the church in
Meriden preached to the psstorless people.
His address has been carefully preserved and
bears on Its title page the following imprint:
SERMON;