The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-07


 where their third son, Charles, was born in 175e. He settled in Boston Will liam, the second son of Samuel and Sarah, settled in London. John. another son, settled in Philadelphia He was learned man, possessed ample means and was a public benefactor John Vaughan was never married.
 Benjamin Vaughan, the first son of samuel and his wife, Sarah Hallowell Vaughan, who WAS born in Jamaica, is generally known as prominent po1iti- cal economist of his day. He was edu- cated at Cambridge, Eng. and whom he was 30 years of age he married Sarah Manning, daughter of a London West India merchant, who was the grand father of Cardinal Manning-who, in the middle of the last century-followe ed Cardinal Newman in leaving the Church or England to go over to the Roman Catholic faith. Benjamin Vaughan was a lifelong friend of Benjamin Franklin, with whom he associated in America France and London.
 Because of the economic theories which Vaughan fearlessly expressed, he was made to feel that his residence in England was not pleasing to the au- thorities. and he ther efore followed the example of his two brothers in adopt ing the country of his mother, Sarah Hallowel1, and came to his inherited estate at Hallowell Me, in which place he spent the remaining years of his life in happiness.
 To N. O., who asks for record of the member of the Carter family who came over on the Mayfiower"
 Although there was a member of the Mayfiower band who was a Carter Rob ert Carter by name he died the first season that the company spent in this country and left no descendants
 The next pilgrim was probably Joshua, who settled in Dorchester, 16S3 Seven years later we find Ralph and Richard in Boston. Another pilgrim an- cestor was Caleb, of Charlestown, Mass. who married Mary Fuller.
 One of the founders of Woburn Mass. and It's first minister, was Thomas. who was born in England, 1610. He took the freemans oath at Dedham, Mass. 1896. afterward being one of the woburn col on1sts. He was a man of some property. and college graduate. His son, Sam uel, was selectman. town clerk school master and minister at Woburn
 To Y. E., who asks for the record of the Pennsylvania family of Stephens.
 The Pennsylvania family of Stephens was founded by Joshua, who was born in Wales, and died fin Berks county. Pennsylvania. He arrived in Pennsyl- vanla before 1733 with his two brothers, Ebenezer and David. His son was Joshua of Hardin, O., cousin of Daniel Boone and himself an auothorty on woodcraft ana noted hunter He was captain of sharpshooters in the Pennsylvania army in the Revolutionary war.
 His son was Ebenezer David Stephena who burned the first brick in ChtlIi- cotne' o., ana who was a soldier in the war or 1872. One of Ebenezer's sons was William Humphrey Stephens of Los Angeles, Cal. who founded tho Uni versity of Arizona, at Tucson. Another son was Bascom Asbury Ceoii Stephens. a minister of the Seven Day Adyentists
 TO B J. F., who asks for information about the Pennsylvania family of Pol locks.
 The Pollocks in America, though no. all or one immigration, must all look back to Pennsylvania as their ztartinp place in this country and to Scotland n,. ireland as their cradle in tho old world. O'N
 one or the most extensive families of the name in this country was that of Thomas Pollock of Coleraiue. London derry, Ireland, a physician. He married MISS Cochran, and although he never came to America himself, he was inc Iather or an extensive family of emi- grants who came to Pennsylvania. and propably to other places in the new world, about 17s0. These children. ali born in Ireland, are as follows: John l724-1794, of Carlisle Pa: Thomas and Robert both of whom died unmarried ana therefore do not concern the ren- ealogist; James. born in 172S: Charles, horn in 1732; Jane Elizabeth. Mary and at least three other daughters. or these chlidren John, James and Charles are the founders of Pennsylvania families ahu are the only ones of whom definite information is obtainable.
 To T. G.. who asks for the coat of arms of the Gibson family and the origin of the Pennsylvania family of
 The arms of the Gibsons fin America are blazoned: ''
 Quarterly first and fourth Gules a stork between three crescents, argent. Second and third; argent a cheyron be- tween three mullets sable. Crest: On an embattled tower, stork rising guIes peaked and membered or. Motto: Cassis tutissfma cirrus.
 Probably from Ireland came tho Pennsylvania Gibson family to which belong John Gibson and George Gib- son. John was born in 174O and hav- ing settled at Fort Pitt as trader was taken prisoner by the Indians and was rescued at the stake by a souaw. who adopted him. He showed the same admiration for native beauty that his namesake of Barbados did and mar ried a full -blooded Indian maiden, the sister of Logan, the Indian chies. His brother, George Gibson, born in 1747. was a prominent merchant of Phila- delphia, and when the revolution began he raised company of 100 men. known as "Gibson's Lambs," who were distir,- guished for their bravery in spite of their nickname He joined General Washington before the evacuation of New York and was engaged in all the principal battles of the campaign of