The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-09
THE PIERPONT GENEALOGY.
AN INTERESTING EPISODE or MINIS
TER plERREPoSI's LIFE RECALLEn

II There was n Rishtrai Duke or King.
ston In America. Was Il the Western
New York CisrRymnns - Lady Mary
Ousht TO Know, and Judge Pierrepont
Tried 10 Ask Her Through Teapot Flint
LONDON. March g. Tho news OF tho death OF
the Hon. Edwards Herrepont. formerly Minis
ter to England. has caused sincere grief hero
In the social and official circles in which he
mingled. Although his claim to descent from
the Duke OF Kingston caused much ridculo
and loss Of political prestige in America. no
body here doubts that the claim was genuine
and that the representatives OF the extinct
dukcdom OF Kingston are TO be found In the
United States. The name OF Pierrepont went
with this dukedom and Is now held by the
Manvers family through the female limo.
II was about sixteen years ago that Ameri-
can newspapers wero busy with the genealogy
,ci Mr. Herropont, then Minister Of the United
stntes to England. by appointment OF Presi-
dent Grant. Shortly after Mr.. Pierrepont had
entered upon his duties as Minister. Rufus
Wagner Flint. spiritunlstic medium better
known thereafter MS Teapot" Flint, was
exposed In court by his wife. with whom he
had got into domestic infclcities. Flint had
rooms at 374 West Thirty second street. and
his speciality as medium was the answering
OF scaled letters addressed to departed spirits.
These letters were given to him in sealed blank
envelopes, and after submitting them to tho
spirits lie returned them. along with answers.
unopened. His mystic procedure. as his wife
explained. was to oron the letters in the steam
OF n teukettle. which he rugged up on the gus
nxture IN tho sacrcd seciusioh OF ms room ana
to seal thcm up again after writing the an
xhn 1.tta nnI 1,y Nru
Ever sWett among inc levers p,uausta ps YRS
by Mr. n Tha. sunteman Mrs
Ws csto t h 10
riaae on Sixth avenue and proceed to the
abode Of the medium on foot.
in.rusted to tho medium. was scaled in a
blank envelope. read as follows:
. ..1., '' ~, 20 D"r D NJ, A"'s
"First-was James Herrepont of London
.ss"ond " 4UI ~, Tou VI ,pO sor .,
v,, SeoonqmMas James OF L"nuon .no son S o.
George pierreponts Wv ~" - "
.ThlrdNTsli me-, II nermitted exactly who
was connected with the rierrspon T., family Of
Of Homs rerrepons S had t three
sons: rom the elder you came. from - Ill.
ieaIblel or from William. Now tel mo the
tr ~ descent SsnI M,rv" who's. .,na,v .nrt
was to wns nry wartsy ff5.
tagY. b. birth pisrrePont. tie daughter Of
If b Rsks s9tr to
dsssIrons q tracing Iis descent from tic noble
AIDES lSS%ns the nao and family Of the
tsSisd rSs %ss ss:s,s 81 % Fsr?S
rest's at Isis. soncernsa isssit ps.incirally
hat sin since boySoood A and aolleso S SSH ~
Es.5ts ssid thai It e%ess sS & wss MSSson XII
SovSsod S Stneb al Il n
Edwards: NM simple Mansop; o or Il gentle:
ib NJ Tor Twenty-Five years.
mage INNS ae s.esS%srt certain what Mr. Pierre
Lief that M.f either J9sh or EaTard Num-
camo 2d% ~ Munsnn Tierpenont and iittIe
ls,St ~ Word Ianson was drognsd SntirGIISi:"
sstaI"Gne fSr 1 E ahoWsd th1 A. Mu uIlso
sstsloxqs as %un.on EDWARDS RieeFpont, il
a01, &c errs,ont riefpoh'' anu ID Ao'o as Io'
W4ras Ietrenonf. D. rc,
Mhs about the
ir, ss hv sg n ON e tenev b b fb 20 In
MaSry LITTER vas Tor the Pur ro OF t est1 ;S
i,sh,nE EuwatGs tIerIeHGnhts eiaim TO me
4s hihEss4m WI IN men easnc
81 tho Pierrepont or Pierpont family aa sivsn
IN TO- This Roit q h prraant c. nc
TO England with william the lnso CONQUER
erations hroSnbt 't tSe h amY 'V Gown
sd in hent and ton rome espofh ter wmo
i"sston In 9 ThS Was Sp9a'e asan r
o, ROBERT WAS EHeiyn ppleTp9nt: wbo died with,
CIV Issue IN LII mo Inri ROPER. above
n'~ntloned. accordlnR to John 4. Dresms.;,
M'Gnt pe. Q! Ihmss fierPont. VINO eLnlSr65teeu
10 AnS,riea with his TWO sons; Jonn Hnd hob
eiG Inc ei1er son. John. settieu q, III hoNDury'
ana ~ was 20 nm that EdwaTas IierrepSht re-,
10 h MsSn 1e his
uas ,osF ero%G on NOW asoS 1s OF ds
pealoQ TO anew, ana tne relatives % EDWARDS