STOKES
Anson Phelps Stokes published in 1910 the Stokes Records in which he states that there were Stokes in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, England, and that they suffered much from family feuds. There is information on Adam de Stokke from 1297 and an effigy of Adam De Stok in the church at Great Bedwynk near Seend. The Stokes were Lords of Stoke Haule. Variant spellings of the name are frequently encountered, i.e. Stoaks, Stikes, Stooks, Stocks, Stacks, etc.
On 12 September 1900 descendants in Starksboro VT of Jethro Stokes and David Mason organized the Stokes & Mason Reunion. They elected the typical four officers and a chaplain. They began a record book containing minutes of the meetings and a listing of descendants with dates of birth and death. The gatherings were held regularly through the 42nd annual reunion on 22 Aug 1941 when a gap occurred due to the war years. The 43rd reunion was held 21 Aug 1946 and catch-up pages on the vital records was entered into the book. They scheduled a 44th reunion for 1947 but the photocopied pages of the record book owned by Bertha (Brown) Hanson do not continue.
It is known that the father of Jethro Stokes who came to Starksboro was the son of James of Northfield NH. Research in 1992 in that area by Phillip M. Bowler, Sr. of 395 North St., Burlington VT provides several leads. Mr. Bowler believes that the following ancestry is that of James:
BENJAMIN STOKES, of Nottingham NH, b.___, d. before 20 Nov 1796, m. 12 Aug 1740 Boston MA Hannah CUTTS.
He was probably the Benjamin Stokes from Nottingham who on 17 Aug 1776 signed the "Association Test" which opposed the hostile activities of the British against the American colonies.
There were two Benjamin Stokes on the 1790 census of NH: one in Nottingham with 2 males 16+, 2 males under 16 and 3 females; and one in Northwood with 1 male 16+, 2 males under 16, and 1 female.
That James and Asa were sons of this Benjamin is evidenced by a Rockingham Co. NH deed vol 151, p. 177 dated 21 Nov 1796:
"Know all men by these presents that I James Stokes of Nottingham in the County of Rockingham & State of New Hampshire Laborer For & in consideration of the sum of Nineteen dollars to me in hand held before the delivery hereof by Asa Stokes of the same Nottingham - a minor under the age of twenty one years - laborer The Rec[eip]t. whereof I have by these presents given bargained sold remised alienated acquitted & forever disposed of & released unto him the said Asa Stokes, his heirs & assigns All the right, title, messuage Intact or unto all the lands tenements or hereditaments belonging to or in possession of our late father - Benjamin Stokes of the same Nottingham, husbandman. To have and to hold..." [etc].
Children:
i. possibly Benjamin, the one in Northwood in 1790, m. 29 Nov 1784 Susanna KNOWLTON. They lived on the road above the schoolhouse in Northwood for about 20 years. A small unpublished manuscript, "History of Northwood" in the NH State Library, states on p. 39: "Thirty acres of its (Lot 8, 7th Range) northern end were bought May 26, 1796 by Benjamin Stokes." Possible sons:
1 Johnathan, m. Abigail HOITT/HOYT.
2 Jeremiah, m. 29 Jun 1808 Polly DURGIN. Jeremiah served 60 days in the War of 1812.
1 ii. James
iii. Asa, m. 12 Nov 1797 Abigail WIGGIN of Durham (?)
iv. Deborah, m. c1800 Stoughton TUTTLE, Jr.
1. JAMES STOKES, b.___, d.___, m. (possibly Mary, dau. of Nicholas TUTTLE of Nottingham). Starksboro descendants thought her name was Abigail ___. James lived in Nottingham and Canterbury, part of which became Northfield NH.
Child (perhaps there were others):
2 i. Jethro, b. 21 Jul 1791 Northfield NH
2. JETHRO STOKES (James), b. 21 Jul 1791 Northfield NH, d. 8 Jan 1873 Starksboro VT ae 82 yrs, cause "Gravel", m. int. Northfield NH 5 Apr 1812 Martha, known as"Patty", dau. of Dea. David & Jemima (French) MASON, b. 9 Jul 1793, d. 13 Feb 1871 Starksboro VT. Jethro and Patty are buried in the Mason Hill Cemetery, Starksboro VT.
Bertha B. Hanson wrote the following in the 1966 Annual Report of the Town of Starksboro:
"In 1812 Jethro Stokes from Northfield, N.H. moved his family to Starksboro. He purchased property at the height of land on the road which leads from the old Mason Hill school house to the Harley Brace residence. Here he built a house and cleared land for a farm. This farm was operated by his descendants until 1909."
This property was deeded to Jethro on 17 Sep 1812 by Elijah Kellogg for $50, it being a tract in the Second Division Lot to the right of Benjamin Wait.
At the time of Jethro's arrival, the land was heavily timbered. In later life, he was heard to relate how he came alone and chose his place for his future home sitting down on a fallen tree trunk and resolving in his own mind to remain there on the land as long as he lived, which he did, clearing the land and teaching the first school taught in the neighborhood.
The Stokes, Mason, and Clifford families came to Starksboro from the Northfield NH area. The first to arrive was Jethro in 1812. Ebenezer Clifford arrived the following year and David Mason, Sr. acquired property in Starksboro in the fall of 1817.
Jethro appeared on the 1850 census in Starksboro, Dwelling #106; occupation, farmer; real estate value, $2500. On the 1860 census he was again listed as a farmer. This farm later was known as the George Stokes farm, and was later owned by H. C. Dike. It is on the 1860 census where Patty's name is given as Martha.
Andrew Brown, said of Jethro, that he always filled his grain measures heaping full when he sold grain to anyone, this was in a day when many would have make the measure skimpy.
Some researchers indicate that Jethro was in the War of 1812 but this has not been documented adequately for purposes here.
Children:
3 i. Henry T., b. 1 Sep 1812 Farmington NH
4 ii. Ebenezer, b. 9 Nov 1814 Starksboro VT
(5) iii. David M., b. 14 Feb 1817 Starksboro VT, d. 7 or 9 Mar 1884 Starksboro VT ae 67 yrs of paralysis and buried Mason Hill Cem., Starksboro VT, m. 15 Dec 1852 Starksboro VT Frances A. "Fanny", dau. of Joab & Rowana Lucy (Judson) IRISH, b. 1 Nov 1825 Shelburne VT, d. 26 Dec 1870 Starksboro VT. He is listed as a farmer on the 1860 census: family #144, real estate value $500, personal value $150. A 7 year old male, Jerime Hanson is also in the household.
6 iv. Moses F., b. 20 Oct 1818 VT,
v. Ruhana/Ruhannah, b. 9 Aug 1820, d. 30 Aug 1842 Starksboro VT and buried Mason Hill Cem. Some think she m. c1838 James MASON, b. c16 Apr 1814 Northfield NH. This needs more research.
vi. Abigail, b. 5 Nov 1822, d. 14 Aug 1825 Starksboro VT and buried Mason Hill Cem..
vii. Polly Ann, b. 19 Jul 1824, d. 24 Apr 1893 Starksboro VT ae 67, m. Orrin, son of Samuel & Diannah (Melcher) THOMPSON, b. 19 May 1817, d. 30 Jul 1895 Starksboro VT. Polly's parents tried their best to discourage this marriage. See Thompson section of Mk - Stk Families for Orin & Polly's children.
viii. Rosannah, b. 24 Apr 1826, d. 19 Apr 1846, buried Mason Hill Cem., Starksboro VT, m. 23 Oct 1842 Starksboro VT Reuben, son of ___ & ___ (___) SAWYER. Reuben m. (2) 7 Mar 1847 Shelburne VT Lucy D., dau. of Joab & Rowana Lucy (Judson) IRISH. They lived in Schuyler Falls NY.
ix. Martha, b. 29 Jan 1828, d. 15 Aug 1831 Starksboro VT and buried Mason Hill Cem.. Name is also spelled as Maraba in Starksboro records and on the F. S. Ferguson cemetery listing done in the early 1900's.
7 x. Benjamin E., b. 26 Mar 1830 Starksboro VT
8 xi. Orange, b. 16 Jan 1832
xii. Minerva, b. 20 Feb 1834, d. 10 Jan 1836, buried Mason Hill Cem. Starksboro VT
9 xiii. Justus, b. 19 Sep 1835
xiv. Elizabeth/Eliza, b. 13 Jul 1838, d. 29 Sep 1859 Starksboro VT and buried Mason Hill Cem. Death certificated recorded in district #8 gives cause of death as Scrofula in 1858/59, AE 21-2-23. Unmarried.
3. HENRY T. STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 1 Sep 1812 Farmington NH, d. 1 Dec 1888 Starksboro VT of neureliga and buried in Mason Hill Cem., Starksboro VT, m. (1) 1 Dec 1835 Starksboro VT Eliza, dau. of ___ & ___ (___)PIERCE, b.___, d.___; (2) Clarissa, dau. of ___ & ___ (___)SAWYER, b.___, d. before 1847; He m. (3) 31 Mar 1847 Shelburne VT Naomi H., dau. of Joab & Rowana (Ruana) Lucy (Judson) IRISH, b. 18 Jan 1816 Shelburne VT, d. 17 Sep 1888 Starksboro VT.
Children (four probably by second wife, five by third):
i. Abigail, b. 5 Mar 1834, d. 19 Feb 1906, m. James, son of ___ & ___ (___) DAVIS, b. 13 Mar 1838, d. 1 Oct 1914. Children:
1 Wallace Henry DAVIS, b. 12 mar 1866, d. 6 Dec 1955, m. Nellie, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) ROOT, b. 1 mar 1878, d. 19 Dec 1961. Children:
(i) Fannie DAVIS, b. 4 Oct 1896, d. Dec 1938
(ii.) Ramon DAVIS, b. 31 Mar 1902
2 Charlotte Ann DAVIS, b. 23 Jun 1861, d. 7 Nov 1955, m. Walter, son of William C.P. MASON. See Mason section of Mk - Stk Families.
3 Emma Jane DAVIS, b. 26 Nov 1867, d. 24 Oct 1963, m. Ansel H., son of Erastus D. & Caroline (Eddy) PALMER, b. 21 Aug 1855, d. 9 Jan 1945. Children:
(i) Leverette PALMER, b. 26 Aug 1894
(ii) Reuben PALMER, b. 11 May 1897
(iii) Dean PALMER, b. 26 Jan 1906, d. 26 Mar 1914
(iv) Jessie PALMER, b. 2 Nov 1908, m. 21 Apr 1945 Frank SHACKETT
4 Leverette Alfred DAVIS, b. 18 Nov 1869, d. 13 Apr 1951, m. Louise, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) EDWARDS, b. 30 Jan 1882, d. Jul 1920. Children:
(i) Lloyd H. DAVIS, b. 30 Mar 1914
(ii) Lois M. DAVIS, b. 18 May 1916
(iii) Alfred J. DAVIS, b. 23 Jun 1920, m. 15 Jun 1940 Lila ALDRICH
ii. Harriett, b.___
10 iii. Ebenezer (Eben), b. 11 May 1840 Starksboro VT
10a iv. Reuben S., b. 6 Jan 1846
v. Horace B., b. 16 Jan 1848, d.___, m. Emma SIBLEY
vi. Lucia, b. 17 Feb 1851, d.___, m. 1882 Merritt, son of ___ & ___ (___) WARREN. Children:
1 Kathleen WARREN, b.___, d.___, m. Valentine, son of ___ & ___ (___) SWEET. Child:
(i) Wilson SWEET, b.___, d. 1916
2 Addison WARREN, b.___, d.___, m. ___, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) LaBOMBARD.
3 Willena WARREN, b.___, d.___, m. Daniel, son of ___ & ___ (___) SWEET.
4 Mina WARREN, b.___, d.___, m. Ed, son of ___ & ___ (___) PAYNE.
5 Frances WARREN, b.___, d.___, m. ___, son of ___ & ___ (___) WHITE.
11 vii. Guy J., b. 5 Sep 1852
12 viii. Ferris L., b. 21 Aug 1854
(13) ix. Gilman/Sellman, b. 23 Feb ___. Possibly Lamon/Leman J. Stokes, b. 5 Feb 1857 Hinesburg VT, d. 15 Aug 1866. He appears on the 1860 census at age 3 as Lemon.
4. EBENEZER STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 9 Nov 1814 Starksboro VT, d. 8 May 1894 Starksboro VT of heart disease, m. 21 Nov 1841 Jane, dau. of Moses & Abbie (___) JAMES, b. 21 or 27 Mar1821 Starksboro VT, d. 26 Feb 1896 Starksboro VT of paralysis (tombstone gives 27 Feb as death day). He was a farmer and may be found on the 1850 census, Dwelling #122, family #122, real estate value $1000 and in 1860, p. 224, family #143, real estate value $2200, personal value $750. Ebenezer and Jane are buried in Mason Hill Cem. Starksboro VT.
Children (all b. Starksboro VT):
(14) i. Ransom W., b. 15 Oct 1843, d. 5 Jul 1895 by murder in the state of WA. On the 1860 census of his father's household, Ransom was a farmer, age 19
ii. Affa Jane, b. 30 Nov 1846, d. 30 Jul 1850. Some have read her name as Martha Jane.
iii. Affa A., b. 11 Jun 1851, d. 10 Jan 1936, m. 19 Jan 1870 George, son of ___ & ___ (___) DOLAND, b. 8 Jan 1843, d. 23 Apr 1911. Children:
1 Flora J. DOLAND, b. 12 Feb 1875, d. 10 May 1965
2 Genevieve E. DOLAND, b. 24 Apr 1877, d. 6 Jun 1968, m. Bial C., son of Bial C. & ___ (___) FULLER, b. 4 Feb 1875, d. 21 Apr 1947. See Fuller section of Mk - Stk Families for their children.
iv. Mary J., b. 30 Jul 1857, d. 1 Sep 1859
6. MOSES F. STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 20 Oct 1818 Starksboro VT, d.10 Apr 1890, Starksboro VT, m. 24 Jan 1843 Starksboro VT Patience, dau. of Ephraim & Charlotte (Page) BROWN, b. 7 Oct 1823, d. 26 May 1877 Starksboro VT of consumption. Moses and Patience are buried in the Mason Hill Cem.
They were enumerated on the 1860 census, he age 43, she 33. He was a farmer with $2600 real estate value and $1500 personal estate. They lived neighboring her parents.
Children:
15 i. Sidney O., b. 1 Mar 1846 Starksboro VT
ii. Minerva C., b. 26 Mar 1848 Starksboro VT, d. 26 Jul 1905, m. (1) 20 Feb 1873 Starksboro VT as the second wife of Biah, son of Josiah & Temperance (___) FULLER, b. 1838 Starksboro VT. Minerva m. (2) Watson W., son of ___ & ___ (___) MOODY, b. 15 Jun 1858, d. 10May 1927. Children:
1 Bial C. FULLER, Jr., b. 4 Feb 1875, d. 21 Apr 1947, m. Genevieve E., dau. of George & Affa A. (Stokes) DOLAND, b. 24 Apr 1877, d. 6 Jun 1968. Children are listed under Affa in Ebenezer Stokes family, #4.
2 Flossie A. MOODY, b. 8 Apr 1886, d. 17 Feb 1937, m. Harry Leslie, son of ___ & ___ (___) BESETT. Children:
(i) Clifford Moody BESETT (Adopted), b. 22 Apr 1920
(ii) Harry Leslie BESETT, Jr., b. 28 Aug 1923
16 iii. Aldis S., b. 26 Jan 1851
iv. Caroline "Carrie" E. or A., b. 2 May 1853, d. 18 Apr 1926 Lincoln VT of mitrol insufficiency, m. 10 Feb 1876 Starksboro VT Samuel Worth, son of Sheldon E. & Marinda P. (Hill) HILL, b. 4 May 1854 Starksboro VT, d. 16 May 1933 Bristol VT of heart disease, buried in Greenwood Cem. Bristol VT.
v. Mary E., b. 20 Jul 1855 Starksboro VT, d. 3 May 1885, m. 24 Jul 1873 Huntington VT by D. S. Frost, minister, Jay E., son of Christopher & Betsey (Andrews) PIERCE, b. 18 Jun 1852, d. 29 Mar 1918. Jay was a farmer. Children:
1 Clinton PIERCE, b. 8 Jul 1875, d.10 Jan 1959, m. (1) Lorette, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) ZENO, b. 11 Dec 1878, d. 15 Sep 1913. No issue. He m. (2) Madge, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) BEAN, b. 11 Mar 1894, d.___. Child:
(i) Mary PIERCE
2 Allen PIERCE, b. 2 Sep 1877, d. 2 Apr 1959, m. Zillah, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) BRITTEN, b.___, d. 5 Aug 1920. Children:
(i) Burton PIERCE, b. 26 Aug 1904
(ii) Evelyn PIERCE, b. 15 Oct 1910
(iii) Allen PIERCE, Jr., b. 2 Jul 1914
3 Benjamin PIERCE, b. 15 Sep 1879, d.___, m. Mary, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) SCOTT. Children:
(i) Francis PIERCE, b. 14 Jul 19__
(ii) Delna PIERCE, b. 22 Sep 1909 a twin
(iii) Donna PIERCE, b. 22 Sep 1909 a twin
4 Edson PIERCE, b. 7 Oct 1881, d.___, m. Georgie, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) BREWSTER. No issue.
5 Marble PIERCE, b. 12 Sep[ 1883, d. 18 Apr 1973, m. Annetta, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) RUSSELL, b. 19 Aug 1880, d. 1 Dec 1964. Children:
(i) Marjorie PIERCE, b. 14 Sep 1911
(ii) Russell PIERCE, b. 4 Aug 1917
(iii) Doris PIERCE, b. 29 Jul 1919
17 vi. Newell W., b. 13 Nov 1859 Starksboro VT
(18) vii. Charles E., b. 12 Sep 1862 Starksboro VT, d. 10 Apr 1938
viii. Nettie A., b. 3 Apr 1866 Starksboro VT, d. Jul 1896, m. Frank, son of Sidney S. & Dorcas D. (Norton) HALLOCK, b. Sep 1860, d.___. See the Hallock section of Mk - Stk Families for their children.
7. BENJAMIN E. STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 26 Mar 1830 Starksboro VT, d. 9 May 1914 Starksboro VT, buried Mason Hill Cem., Starksboro VT, m. 3 Jan 1850 Starksboro VT Martha A., dau. of Samuel & Miriam (Mason) THOMPSON, b. 12 Sep 1828, d. 13 Dec 1893 (1898 ? on tombstone). They are buried in Mason Hill Cem.
It is stated on the vital record of their marriage that they did so "without much love." He appeared as a farmer on the 1860 census of Starksboro with a real estate value of $500 and personal value of $100.
Children (probably all b. Starksboro):
i. Nellie S., b. 4 Mar 1850, d.___, m. (1) Frank, son of ___ & ___ (___) HAMNER, b.___, d.___; m. (2) Wallace, son of ___ & ___ (___) NEWTON. She appears as Nancy on the 1860 census, age 10. Child:
1 Mattie HAMNER, b.___, d.___, m. William, son of ___ & ___ (___) TAFT. Children:
(i) Blanche TAFT
(II) Ruth TAFT
ii. Ann Florence, b. 20 Apr 1852, d.___, m. Ed S., son of ___ & ___ (___) FOLLANSBEE. She went by Florence on the 1860 census. No issue.
iii. Marion Esma, b. 27 Feb 1854 , d.___, m. Orrin, son of John Mahalah (___) GRACE, b. c1849, d.___. See Grace section of Mk - Stk Families.
19 iv. Norman, b. 4 Mar 1856, d.___, m. 31 Dec 1883 Harriet "Hattie", dau. of Benjamin & Harriet (___) WARREN, b. c1860. This was a second marriage for Harriet. She had previously been married to a Smith. Norman and Hattie had no issue but they adopted Howard, son of Norman's sister Marion (Stokes) Grace.
v. Emma, b. 28 Apr 1858 VT (Martha A. on census ?), d.___, m. Peter, son of ___ & ___ (___) SEARS. No issue.
vi. Elmer Ellsworth, b. 23 Sep 1861, d. Apr 1919, m. 1 Feb 1916 Phebe Davis DOWNING, b.___, d. 22 Feb 1957. Phebe m. (2) Charles Shortsleeves, b. 4 Mar 1878 ?, d. 16 Feb 1957.
20 vii. Frank Mason, b. 4 Apr 1868
8. ORANGE STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 16 Jan 1832 Starksboro VT, d. 5 Sep 1894 Starksboro VT of kidney disease, m. Ursula Rozina, dau. of Ephraim & Charlotte (Page) BROWN, b. 8 or 9 Jul 1836 Starksboro VT, d. 15 Feb 1922 Starksboro VT of cardiac dilalation. They are buried in Green Mount Cem.
Orange was on the 1860 census in Starksboro, p. 233, dwelling #1830, family #211 real estate value $1000, personal value $500.
Children:
21 i. Ira C., b. 10 Apr 1856
22 ii. Fay Edson, b. 21 Jul 1860
23 iii. Ray M., b. 21 May 1868
24 iv. Eli E., b. 20 Mar 1872
9. JUSTUS STOKES (Jethro #2, James), b. 19 Sep 1835, d. 20 Jul 1920, buried Mason Hill Cem., Starksboro VT, m. 18 Mar 1863 Hinesburg VT Mercy Ann, dau. of Norman G. & Alzina A. (___) KENYON, b. 13 or 14 Dec 1841 Hinesburg VT, d. 18 or 19 Jun 1893 Starksboro VT of cancer. Her name is also found as Ann Turrill or Mercy Turrill so she evidently had a second marriage.
Justus was a farmer on the 1860 census of Starksboro living in the household of his parents.
Children:
i. Elzina R., b. 12-13 Dec 1863, d. 25 Sep 1933, m. Newell W., son of Moses F. & Patience (Brown) STOKES. See #14.
ii. Estella, b. 13 Oct 1865, d.___, m. Edgar, son of ___ & ___ (___) TAFT. Children:
1 Hazel TAFT, b. 26 May 1891, d.___, m. Arthur, son of ___ & ___ (___) STEADMAN. Children:
(i) Willard STEADMAN, b. 7 Feb 1913
(ii) Marjorie STEADMAN, b. 12 Oct 1914
(iii) Harold STEADMAN, b. 17 May 1917
(iv) Beatrice STEADMAN, b. 14 Dec 1922
2 Hoiner TAFT, b. 3 Apr 1894, d. 3 Oct 1918
3 Hilma TAFT, b. 5 Apr 1896, d.___, m. Benjamin DURAND
4 Huber TAFT, b. 3 Apr __, d.___, m.Nellie RIGGS
5 Heber TAFT, b.___, m. Edna, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) ZENO. Children:
(i) Heber TAFT, Jr., b. 27 Jun 1931
(ii) Lula E. TAFT, b. 6 Jul 1933
6 Hilda TAFT, b.
25 iii. George R., b. 20 Oct 1868
10. EBENEZER STOKES (Henry T.#3, Jethro, James), b. 11 May 1840 Starksboro VT, d. 28 Jan 1907 Starksboro VT of suicide w/influenza & varicose ulcers, buried in Green Mount Cem.; m. 15 Nov 1891 Starksboro VT Nancy, dau. of Nathan & Rosana (Hart) MORRILL, b. 11 May 1858 New Castle PA, d.___.
Children:
(26) i. Ebenezer 3rd
ii. Clara, b.___, d.___, m. Arthur, son of ___ & ___ (___) HALLOCK
iii. Prudence
iv. Patience
10a. REUBEN S. STOKES (Henry T. #3, Jethro, James), b. 6 Jan 1846, d. 24 Mar 1922, m. (1) Amy BAKER (or Bakes?). He is also probably the Reuben who m. (2) Eunice Green Everett. It is not known which was her maiden name, Green or Everett. Reuben and Eunice lived in Waitsfield VT according to the Stokes/Mason Reunion record (p.59).
The dates on the Reuben S. Stokes gravestone at Saranac NY Hollow Cem. where he is buried are 1846 - 1923. Eunice E. Stokes is buried in Hinesburg VT. Although he was not buried in Hinesburg, his name is on the stone as Reuben S. Stokes 1842 - [blank].
Children:
(26a) i. Gerald
ii. Pearl
iii. Ethel
11. GUY J. STOKES (Henry T.#3, Jethro, James), b. 5 Sep 1852, d. 23 Jan 1916, m. (1) 14 Jan 1876 Starksboro VT Amelia, dau. of William & Mary BRIGGS, b. c1852-3, d.___, (2) 5 Jul 1876 Calista Lee, dau. of ___ (___) PHILLIPS, b. 1 Mar 1857, d. 15 Mar 1889 Starksboro VT, m. (3) 29 Apr 1896 Mrs. Rose (MORRILL) Downer, b. 31 Jul 1860, d.___
Children (three by first wife, two by second):
i. Lenna or Luna, b. 28 Apr 1877, d.___, m. (1) ___ LAWRENCE; (2) Frank M., son of Benjamin E. & Martha (Thompson) STOKES. See #20.
27 ii. Ernest, b. 18 Aug 1878
(28) iii. Erwin C., b. 6 Feb 1885 Starksboro VT, d. 9 Mar 1933 Burlington VT buried Lakeview Cem. Burlington VT, m. Gladys H., dau. of ___ & ___ (___) SPAULDING.
iv. Seymour N, b. 21 Sep 1898, d. 20 Apr 1900
v. Frances, b. 7 Sep 1900. Could she be the Frances Stokes who m. 5 Dec 1915 Edward Lee Hallock, b. 21 Jan 1884? If so she would have been only age 15 and he age 31! See Hallock section of Mk - Stk Families.
12. FERRIS STOKES (Henry T.#3, Jethro, James), b. 21 Aug 1854, d. 4 May 1931, m. Mary C., dau. of ___ & ___ (___) DWIRE, b. 14 May 1854, d. 21 May 1904. They are buried in Greenwood Cem., Bristol VT.
Children:
i. Mabel, b. 4 May 1880, d.___, m. Francis, son of ___ & ___ (___) McINTYRE, b.___, d.___. Her name is on parent's gravestone but with no death date inscribed. Children:
1 Norman McINTYRE, b. 25 Jun 1905, m. Viola, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) WHITNEY, b. 18 Feb 1904. Children:
(i) Marlyn McINTYRE, b. 8 Dec 1924
(ii) Norman McINTYRE, b. 12 Dec 1927
(iii) Richar McINTYRE, b. 1936
(iv) Mary McINTYRE, b. 1940
2 Edward McINTYRE, b.
ii. Genevive "Jennie", b. 4 Feb 1882, d.___, m. Roy, son of ___ & ___ (__) WEAVER, b.___ , d.___. Genevive's name is on parent's gravestone but with no death date inscribed. Child:
1 Julia Mary WEAVER
iii. Ashable D., b. 2 Dec 1884, d. 9 Oct 1885 and buried in parent's lot.
13-14. Not extended.
15. SIDNEY O. STOKES (Moses #6, Jethro, James), b. 1 Mar 1846 Starksboro VT, d. 2 May 1891 Starksboro VT of heart disease, m. Susan E., dau. of ___ & ___ (___) PLACE, b. 13 Apr 1853, d. 5 Apr 1917. They are buried in Green Mount Cem. Starksboro VT
Children:
(29) i. Felix P., b. 2 Jul 1883, d. 10 Jul 1941, m. Roxy, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) BATTLES.
ii. Worden A., b. 29 Jul 1889 Starksboro VT, d. 24 Mar 1910 Lincoln VT
16. ALDIS S. STOKES (Moses #6, Jethro, James), b. 26 Jan 1851, d. 23 Apr 1908, m. 24 Feb 1881 Nancy Nora, dau. of Caleb & Martha (Clifford) EDDY, b. 10 Feb 1860 Starksboro VT, d. 11 Jun 1928.
Children:
i. Avis Martha, b. 8 Apr 1887, d. 6 Oct 1890
ii. Minnie Avis, b. Mar 1892, d. 26 Mar 1901. Given name was possibly Winifred Avis.
17. NEWELL W. STOKES (Moses #6., Jethro, James), b. 13 Nov 1859* Starksboro VT, d. 18 Mar 1928 Starksboro VT and buried in Green Mount Cem., m. Elzina R., dau. of Justus & Mercy (Kenyon) STOKES, b. 13 Dec 1863, d. 25 Sep 1933.
Newell was a farmer in the NE part of Starksboro. His widow, Elzina, deeded the home place of 300 acres to her son, Floyd, and daughter and son-in-law, Wilma & Harley Brace, on 17 Oct 1930 in exchange for supporting her the remaining years of her life.
Children:
i. Agnes, b. 11 Jul 1885, d. 15 Mar 1909, m. James E., son of Fay E. & Marilla (Hill) STOKES. See #39.
ii. Agatha E., b. 21 Jun 1887, d. 4 Jan 1919, m. Olin, son of ___ & ___ (___) FERGUSON. No issue.
(30) iii. Leon, b. 3 Feb 1889
(31) iv. Floyd J., b. 28 Jun 1890, d. 18 Apr 1950
32 v. Adelbert T., b. 28 Jan 1892
(33) vi. Israel W., b. 22 Feb 1894
vii. Eva Grace, b. 15 Apr 1896, d. Apr 1978, m. 15 May 1915 Arthur, son of ___ &___ (___) WHELDEN. Child:
1 Thelma Grace WHELDEN, b. 30 Dec 1918, d.y. - 6 weeks old
(34) viii. Ezra F., b. 22 Nov 1897, d. May 1975
ix. Gertrude P., b. 24 Feb 1899
x. Flora J., b. 23 Aug 1900, m. Arland, son of ___ & ___ (___) TOMLINSON.
xi. Alice M., b. 15 Jan 1902, m. Yzzil S., son of ___ & ___ (___) WHITCOMB. Children
1 Florence I. WHITCOMB, b. 1 Sep 1922
2 Doris A. WHITCOMB, b. 10 Oct 1927
xii. Wilma M., b. 29 Jul 1908-9, m. Harley, son of ___ & ___ (___) BRACE, b. 19 Feb 1912. Child:
1 Margaret, b. 16 Feb 1931, m. ___ PHELPS
18. Not extended.
19. NORMAN STOKES (Benjamin #7, Jethro, James), b. 4 Mar 1856, d.___, m. Hattie, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) WARREN. No issue but they adopted a son of Norman's sister Marion.
Child:
(34a) i. Howard, b.___. His natural parents were Orrin & Marion Esma (Stokes) GRACE
20. FRANK MASON STOKES (Benjamin #7, Jethro, James), b. 4 Apr 1868, d.___, m. Mrs. Luna or Lenna Lawrence, dau. of Guy & Calista (Phillips) STOKES, b. 28 Apr 1877, d.___.
Child:
i. Letty L., b.___
21. IRA C. STOKES (Orange #8, Jethro, James), b. 10 Apr 1856, d. 26 Apr 1920 m. 10 Oct 1877 Starksboro VT Sarah Ann, dau of Sheldon E. & Marinda P. (Hill) HILL, b. 12 Sep 1857, d. 26 Jun 1921 New Haven VT of chronic nephritis.
Children:
35 i. Orange S., b. 11 Jul 1878
36 ii. Arthur E., b. 26 Dec 1879
iii. Ginevra/Genevra M., b. 22 Sep 1882, d.___, m. 1 Mar 1903 Hervey, son of Nathan & Sylvia (Thompson) DOWNING, b. 1 Mar 1874, d.___. Ginevra's parents, according to Bertha (Brown) Hanson, were:
"... perfectly normal people with perfectly normal backgrounds. Genevra lived here & there. At one time she was married to a ner-do-well whose name I don't recall, but they lived in the sugar house which belonged to one of our neighbors and there were two little boys - they lived like animals. Maud Falby (Mrs Dr. Fred) did wonders with Zelma. She kept her on the straight and narrow path, saw to it that she did the house work well and in an efficient manner. Rene Sadlier lived in a house like a pig sty."
Children (not believed by many to be her husband's children):
1 Rena Belle DOWNING, b. 24 Feb 1904, m. Peter Sadlier
2 Zelma Mae DOWNING, b. 26 Apr 1909, m. 2 Oct 1943 James BENWAY
iv. Minnie M or U., b. 27 Jun 1889, d. 26 Sep 1896
v. Ira C., Jr., b. 25 Jun 1894, d. 26 Sep 1896
(37) vi. Clarence N., b. 10 Mar 1896, d. 28 Aug 1926
vii. Crystel S., b. 10 or 18 May 1900, d. 2 Sep 1904
22. FAY EDSON STOKES (Orange #8, Jethro, James), b. 21 Jul 1860, d. 20 Nov 1920 of diabetis mellitis, m. 23 Sep 1881 Starksboro VT Marilla Sylvia, dau of Sheldon E. & Marinda P. (Hill) HILL, b. 6 Aug 1860 Lincoln VT, d. 7-8 Feb 1933 Starksboro VT of chronic valvular heart disease and influenza. Fay was a farmer. They are buried in Green Mount Cem., Starksboro VT.
Children:
(38) i. Sheldon E., b. 28 Sep 1882, d. 6 Dec 1927
39 ii. James E., b. 20 Dec 1883
40 iii. Clayton Edson, b. 29 Mar 1888 Starksboro VT
(41) iv. William Fay, b.___, d. Springfield VT, m. 28 Jul 1923 Leila (Lila), dau. of Nixon & Minnie May (Wright) THOMPSON, b. 25 Oct 1906 Starksboro VT, d. Springfield VT. Children:
1 Lois Olga, b. 12 May 1924, m. 20 Dec 1942 Charles KITTREDGE
2 Doris Lila, b. 27 May 1925
42 v. Samuel W., b. 8 May 1905
23. RAY M. STOKES (Orange #8, Jethro, James), b. 21 May 1868 Starksboro VT, d. 1 Sep 1948, m. (1) 4 Jul 1889 Mary, dau. of John & ___ (___) PURINTON, b.___, d. 24 Nov 1902 by her own hand, (2) Kate DOWNER, b.___, d. Nov 1903, (3) Josie SWEET, b. 1876, d. 5 Nov 1916.
Children (by first wife):
i. Belle C., b. 3 Jun 1892, d. 4 Apr 1916, m. Henry, son of ___ & ___ (___) HALLOCK, b. 19 Oct 1887, d. 16 Mar 1960. Children:
1 Glenn W. HALLOCK, b. 3 Apr 1910
2 Grant HALLOCK, b. 12 Nov 1913
43 ii. Curtis J., b. 18 Jan 1896
iii. Nina U., b. 21 Jul 1898, d.___, m. Pete, son of ___ & ___ (___) HASKINS. Children:
1 Heman HASKINS, b. 3 Jun 1920, d. 17 Aug 1922
2 Wade HASKINS, b. 1 Aug 1921
3 Bill HASKINS, b. 23 Sep 1922
4 Estella M. HASKINS, b. 15 Jun 1926, m. 27 Oct 1946 Real THIBAULT
5 Heman HASKINS, b. 3 Oct 1929
6 Nellie HASKINS, b. 28 Aug 1930
7 Ray HASKINS, b.
44 iv. Walter Chase, b. 28 Apr 1902. Known by his middle name.
24. ELI E. STOKES (Orange, Jethro, James), b. 20 Mar 1872, d.___, m. Mittie, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) WRIGHT, b. 2 Sep 18__, d.___
Children:
i. Ursula, b. 13 Jan 1901. Possibly the Ursula who m. Philip HALLOCK and had a son Celon Ovet HALLOCK, b. 29 Dec 1928, and m. Jacqueline, dau. of Nixon Warren THOMPSON. See Thompson file of Mk - Stk Families.
(45) i. Wallace, b. 3 May 1902
iii. Bertha May, b. Dec 1905, d. 30 Jul 1909
(46) iv. Archie Wright, b. 12 Nov 1911
v. Edna May, b. 24 Mar 1916
(47) vi. Wayne Eli, b. 2 Jan 1920, d. 16 Sep 1995
25. GEORGE R. STOKES (Justus #9, Jethro, James), b. 20 Oct 1868, d. 2 May 1953, m. Elsie S., dau. of Henry M. & Alice S. (Johnson) HILL, b. 1864 Starksboro VT, d.___.. Check birth date.
Children:
(48) i. Norman, b.
49 ii. Ralph, b.___.
26. Not extended.
26a. GERALD STOKES (Reuben #10a, Henry T., Jethro, James), b.___, m. Laura B., dau. of ___ & ___ (___) McALLISTER.
Children:
49a i. Konrad H., b.___
ii. Geraldine Kolin, b.___, m. William, son of ___ & ___ (___) LINNANE. They lived in Claremont NH. Children:
1 Susan Edith LINNANE
2 David William LINNANE
27. ERNEST (Guy J.#11, Henry T., Jethro, James), b. 18 Aug 1878, d.___, m. Bessie, dau. of ___ &___ (___) CAPRON, b.___, d. Mar 1926.
Children :
(50) i. Walter, b.___
(51) ii. Edward, b.___
iii. Jessica, b.___
(52) iv. Glen, b.___
28-31. Not extended
32. ADELBERT T. STOKES (Newell W. #17., Moses, Jethro, James), b. 28 Jan 1892, d.___, m. Ruby, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) EMMONS.
Children:
i. Elaine G., b.___, m. Chandler, son of ___ & ___ (___) BRIGHAM. Children:
1 Terry Lee BRIGHAM
2 CHANY DALE BRIGHAM
3 KATHIE LYNN BRIGHAM
4 JULIE ANN BRIGHAM
ii. Norma M., b.___, m. Edro CHECCHINA
34. Not extended.
35. ORANGE S. STOKES (Ira C.#21, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 11 Jul 1878 Starksboro VT, d. 1 May 1948 Waterbury VT of congestive heart failure and tuberculosis, m. 15 Oct 1908 Ella A., dau. of Elery & Belle (Silsby) COLE, b. 13 Apr 1891 possibly in WI, d. 3 Mar 1935 Burlington VT of pneumonia and meningitis.
Children:
(53) i. Clarence Wayne, b. 26 Jun 1909, d. Jan 1967 Danbury CT, m. Florida ____. Children:
1 Eddie
2 Norman, b.___, d. Danbury CT
3 Joe, b.___. Lives in MA.
(i)David, b.___, m. ___ They have a dau., Kelly.
(54) ii. Harold Clifton, b. 8 Aug 1910, d. Nov 1971 Burlington VT, m. Ola ___. He had both legs amputated. Child:
1 Pauline, b.___, m. William KIRBY. They live in Burlington VT
(55) iii. Raymond E., b. 31 Jul 1912, d. Mar 1987 Milton VT, m. (1) Delores DUNLOP, an African-American, (2) his step-dau., Rose. Children (one by first wife, two by second):
1 male, b. & d. 22 Mar 1938
2 Dale, b.___, Lives in Milton VT
3 Raymond E., Jr., b.___. Lives in Milton VT
iv. Anna Dorothy, b. 28 Aug 1917 Starksboro VT, d. 18 Jun 1970 Burlington VT, m. 24 Aug 1935 Alfred Napoleon, son of John Baptist & Mary Agnes (Venette) PROVOST, b. 10 Jun 1910 Peru NY, d. Sep 1977 Burlington VT. He worked at Rice Lumber Co., Shelburne VT. Children (all b. Shelburne VT):
1 Mary Ella PROVOST, b. 8 Jan 1937, m. Richard L. MORRILL, Sr., b. 23 Jun 1931, d. Jun 1985 Burlington VT. He was a finish carpenter. Children (all b. Burlington VT):
(i) Richard L. MORRILL, Jr., b. 5 Feb 1955, m. Nadine KINKEL, b. 7 Apr 1951
(ii) Brenda Lee MORRILL, b. 29 Dec 1957, m. Donald P. FRANCIS, b. 9 Jan 1960
(iii) Angela Marie MORRILL, b. 4 May 1959, m. Bradley Charles KEITH, b. 15 Mar 1966 Burlington VT. He is an LPN for Visiting Nurse Assn. Angie provided much of the material on this family.
(iv) Jay Lee MORRILL, b. 16 Aug 1962, d. 24 Jun 1980 suicide.
2 Theodore Paul PROVOST, b. 27 Jun 1938, m. Martha ZENO, 24 Jul 1943. Children (all b. Burlington VT):
(i) Theodore P. PROVOST, Jr., b. 1 Feb 1964
(ii) Michelle PROVOST, b. 10 Jan 1965
(ii) Lori PROVOST, b. 3 Jun 1967, m. Eddie TOMLINSON
(iii) Christopher PROVOST, b. 6 Oct 1972, m. Jodi ___ of Newport VT
3 John Baptist "Jack" PROVOST, b. 27 Jul 1939, d. 2 Jun 1997, m. Linda HOULE of Burlington VT. Children (b. Burlington VT):
(i) John B. PROVOST, Jr.
(ii) James PROVOST
(iii) Timothy PROVOST
(iv) Michael PROVOST
4 Janice Marie PROVOST, b. 22 Dec 1940, m. Francis Frederick VALIQUETTE from Colchester VT, b. 2 Apr 1939. Children (all b. Burlington VT)
(i) Janet Louise VALIQUETTE, b. 9 Mar 1963, m. James FYSH of Shelburne VT
(ii) Cindy VALIQUETTE, b. 10 Feb 1967, m. Alan LA FRANCE of Burlington VT.
(iii) Julie VALIQUETTE, b. 17 Jul 1968, m. ____
(iv) Denise VALIQUETTE, b. 21 Aug 1970, m. Jerry ROUILLE.
(v) Francis Frederick VALIQUETTE, JR., b. 15 Jan 1973, m. ____
5 Janet PROVOST, b. 2 Dec 1941, d. ae 8 mos.
6 Alfred Napoleon PROVOST, Jr., b. 9 Apr 1945, m. Patricia McGRATH of Winooski VT. Children (all b. Burlington VT)
(i) Tracy PROVOST, b.___
(ii) Alfred N. PROVOST III, b. 1 Jun 1964, d. 24 Oct 1986 of motorcycle accident in the U. S. Army.
(iii) Wendy PROVOST
7 Cheryl PROVOST, b. 11 Mar 1956, m. & later div. Jeffery GAY of Burlington. Children:
(i) Tanya GAY, b. Burlington VT
(ii) Jeffery GAY, Jr., b. Burlington VT
(iii) Joseph GAY, b. Burlington VT
(iv) Beth GAY, b. LA
36. ARTHUR E. STOKES (Ira C.#21, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 26 Dec 1879, d.___, m. 17 Jun 1914 Mabel, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) CRAM, b. 19 Sep 1886
Children:
i. Alene Edna, b. 26 Dec 1915
37-38. Not extended.
39. JAMES E. STOKES (Fay E. #22, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 20 Dec 1883, d. Jun 1966, m. (1) Agnes, dau. of Newell W. & Elzina R. (Stokes) STOKES, b. 11 Jul 1885, d. 15 Mar 1909; m. (2) Zilpha, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) MONROE, b. 4 Oct 1895, d. Aug 1973.
Children (two by first wife, three by second):
i. Edith, b. 22 Aug 1907
ii. Minnie M., b. 14 Feb 1909
iii. Julia S., b. Jan 1915 or 1916
iv. Agnes Marion, b. 30 Jan 1918, d. 8 Jan 1934 of infected finger Burlington VT
v. ____, b. 23 May 1919
40. CLAYTON EDSON STOKES (Fay E. #22, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 29 Mar 1888 Starksboro VT, d. ___, m. 16 Nov 1910 Starksboro VT Mamie, dau. of Thomas D. & Alice A. (Jennings) HILL, b. 3 Sep 1891, d. 8 May 1947 Williamstown MA, Clayton was a farmer on Brown Hill in Starksboro.
Children (all born in Starksboro):
i. Blanche, b.___
(56) ii. Wayland Thomas b. 16 Oct 1911, m. 5 Mar 1939 Starksboro VT Janice Seymour, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) SMITH. Janice taught school before she was married probably on Shaker Hill in Starksboro. After they were married they moved to Williamstown MA.
iii. Mary Eliza, b. 10 Jun 1913, m. 15 Nov 1932 Starksboro VT Dennis, son of ___ & ___ (___) HULETT.
iv. Lelah Mae, b. 15 Jun 1916, d. 28 Feb 1919 Starksboro VT of convulsions/indigestion.
v. Grace Alma, b. 3 Aug 1917, m. Raymond L., son of ___ & ___ (___) JIMMO.
vi. Dorothy Alice, b. 8 May 1918
vii. Leland, b. 8 Aug 1920, d. 16 Oct 1920 Huntington VT of cholera infantum.
viii. Myrle Marilla, b. 25 May 1924, m. 17 Jul 1941 Brattleboro VT Graydon Bernard, son of ___ & ___ (___) PLANTE.
(57) ix. Fay Edson, b. 6 Nov 1926
x. Barbara June, b. 17 Jun 1929, d. 22 Sep 1930 Starksboro VT of cholera infantum.
xi. Irma May, b. 28 May 1933
41. Not extended
42. SAMUEL STOKES (Fay E. #22, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 8 May 1905, d. Nov 1977.
He farmed at the height of the land on Route 17 north of Jerusalem in South Starksboro VT.
Children:
i. Betty
ii. Teddy, b. Jul 1941
43. CURTIS J. STOKES (Ray M. #23, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 18 Jan 1896 , d. 25 Sep 1964 m. Nellie, dau. of ___ & ___ (___) RAVLIN, b. Dec 1896, d. 1958.
Child:
(58) ii. Milford R., b. 17 Apr 1914
44. WALTER CHASE STOKES (Ray M.#23, Orange, Jethro, James), b. 28 Apr 1902, d. 18 Aug 1984. Known by his middle name, m. 21 Jun 1927 Minnie K., dau. of John & Abby (Cobb) HASKINS, b. 1 Sep 1910 Lincoln VT, d. 31 Jul 2000 Middlebury VT. They were buried in Green Mount Cem. Starksboro VT.
Chase was a farmer in the northern part of Starksboro for many years. Minnie worked for the hot lunch program in Starksboro and also at the Pilgrim Farm Inn in Bristol.
Children (order uncertain):
(59) i. Wallace Henry, b. 21 Nov 1928, d. 1999
ii. Ila, b. 4 Mar 1931, m. Bernard Hall. They were living in Charlotte VT in 2000.
(60) iii. Keith George, b. 11 Aug 1934, d. 1972
(61) iv. Robert, b.___. He lived at his mother's home in Starksboro at the time of her death..
(62) v. John, b.___, m. Gloria ___. They were living in Ferrisburgh VT in 2000.
vi. Bonnie, b.___, m. ___ PARENT. She was living in Hinesburg in 2000.
(63) vii. Michael, b.___. He was living in Vergennes in 2000.
45-48. Not extended.
49. RALPH STOKES (George R. #25, Justus, Jethro, James), b.___., d.___, m. Anna ___
(64) i. Ralph George, b. ___, m. Nov 1949 NV and later div. Mrs. Dorothy___, a divorcee with a dau., named Louise. Child:
1 Carol Lu, b. 25 Oct 1950
49a. KONRAD H. STOKES (Gerald #26a, Reuben, Henry T., Jethro, James), b.___, m. Lois B., dau. of ___ & ___ (___) BROWN.
Children:
- i. Gerald Madison, b.___
ii. Kathryn McAllister, b.___
- iii. Chandler Brown, b.___
UNCONNECTED
E. L. STOKES, b.___, d.___, m. B. ___. They had a child Jessie C., b. 1914, d. 1927 and buried in Greenwood Cem., Bristol VT.
ABIGAIL STOKES, b. c1800 MA, d. 13 Apr 1883 Shelburne VT age 83 of paralysis (Town of Shelburne, Deaths, Vol 2 1883-1896, p. 116). She evidently m. ___ HILL as she is listed as Abigail (Stokes) Hill.