Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-01-05
ANCESTRY OF ANN STORY.
Editor of The Age:

A few mon tbs ago / wrote to the
proper officer of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution regarding
the birthplace and ancestry of Ann
Story, prominent in early Vermont
history, and for whom one of their
chapters has been named, and found
that they were in entire ignorance Of
those points. I have been thirty
nine years collecting material for a
printed record of the descendants OF
Robert Williams of Roxbury, Mass,
and through one of my Connecticut
correspondents l have cleared away
the uncertainty regarding Ann, and
think the following will be of in
terest in showing how small New
England is, and how nearly related
the various families are, through
many intermarriages.
Jonathan Renals Reynolds of
Preston, Conn, married as second
wife, april ye 9th 1927" Hannah
Tracy, at Preston. Their daughter
Hannah was born 81 February, 1875
or 1876, and married at Preston,
II Sept, 1855, Amos, son Of Solomon
and Mary (Choate) Story, of Ipswich,
Mass and Preston, Conn. Amos
was born at Ipswich in 1871. Amos
and Hannah lived at Preston, but
were not members of the church
there. Their subsequent history
after coming to Vermont is well
known. They were but individuals
in a large body of relatives who came
to this state, and Amos was third cous-
in with Capt. Phinehas Williams Of
this town: of the Robinsons who
were leaders in the early history of
the state: of Rev. DR.. Samuel Will
liams of, Rutland, one of the foun-
ders of the University Of Vermont,
and father of Gov. Charles X. Will
liams: of William Williams, signer
Of the Declaration of independence {:
of Gen. Joseph Warren of Bunker
Hill fame, and was second cousin,
once removed, of Col. Ephraim Will
liams, jr., founder of Williams Col
lege. If there are descendants of
Amos Story living today they are
eligible to the societies of Colonial
Wars, and Colonial Danes.
In view of the above date of birth
Of Hannah, we see that her age as
marked on her gravestone at Middle
bury is incorrect. AS she died 5
April, 1917, she was about five weeks
over seventy-nine years of age, and
not rs, as given on the stone.
The relationships above given can
be arranged as follows; Robert Will
liams has children, Elizabeth, Sam
uel, Capt. Isaac and Capt. Stephen,
Elizabeth had daughter Elizabeth
CUTTER; grandson, William Robin
son, IT., whose sons were early Yer
mont leaders. Samuel Williams had,
among other children, John and
Deborah. John had son Rev. War
ham and grandson, Rev. DR.. Samuel
Williams Of Rutland. Deborah had |
son Joseph Warren, and grandson,
Gen. Joseph Warren, jr. Capt. |
Isaac Williams had sons Isaac, Will
liam and Ephraim. Isaac had son
Capt. William, and grandson Capt.
Phinehas Williams of Woodstock.
Rev. William Williams of Hatfield |
had son Solomon of Lebanon, Conn,
and grandson William, the signer.
Ephraim had son Col. Ephraim, jr,,
founder of Williams College. Capt
Williams had daugh-
Ter Mary Williams; granddaughter,
Mary Choate, and great grandson
Amos Story, who married Hannah |
Renals, above.
In addition to these members Of
the family who came to Vermont,
here also came, Capt William Will
Liams, brother of Capt. Phinehas,
and Elisha another brother), who
settled at Clarendon. Elisha was
father of Judge Samuel Williams of
Rutland, who, with his relative of
the same name, founded the first
in Rutland. From Lanes
boro, Mass, came another cousin;
Capt. William Williams, who settled |
At Charlotte in the northern part Of
The state. From Pomfret, Conn,
came David Williams, another cousin, |
and settled at Royalton. Lastly, |
rom Stonington, Conn, came an
other distant cousin, Samuel Will
iams, and settled in Hartland.
If you will examine the original
lraft of the town of Bennington, the
first town laid out in the state, you
will find the names of still others of
he family, as, Lot 3, Elijah Will
Jams, jr., IL Capt Josiah Williams,
l8 Solomon Williams, jr., 20 Eph-
rain Williams. jr., 81 Williams Will
Jams, 23 Josiah Williams, 90 John
SO Samuel Robinson, 81 |
israel Williams, Al VIM. Williams,
IT,: 62 Thomas Williams. Of all
,hese, however, Samuel Robinson
vas the only one who lived in the
own.
EDWARD II. WILLIAMS, JR.