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Photo of John Stone Found!

Stone -> Howell

John Stone (1798 – 1877)

I recently received the above photo of our 3x great grandfather, John Stone. This is the first photo I’ve seen of him. This is now the eldest Stone ancestor photo we have. I can count the number of photos we have of ancestors born in the 1700’s on one hand – so this is pretty cool on several fronts.

The photo was provided by 4th cousin Paul Woodrow who writes:

“Attached is the photo of John Stone (original is 2 1/2 in. x 4 in., a carte-de-visite) and the obverse with photographer’s name and several notes. This is in a family album I inherited, and probably originated with my great-grandparents, David McMackon & Susan Stone. Printed below his photo is ‘John Stone, Great Grandfather’.”

John Stone is the first of our Stone ancestors that came to Canada from Ireland. He was born in County Carlow, and immigrated to Canada in 1820 at age 22.

I don’t have the name of the town in County Carlow where John Stone lived in Ireland, but it was likely in or near Tullowphelim, a townland near Tullow and outlined in blue on the map below.

Location of the Tullowphelim townland, County Carlow, Ireland (outlined in blue)

John married Mary Burns in 1826 in Canada. Mary was born in Ferns, Wexford, Leinster. They had 9 children, the eldest of which is our 2x great grandfather Thomas Stone.

John was a town Councillor in Orford in 1842 and Town Warden in 1843. Several mentions of him are noted in “Representative Canadians – A Cyclopedia of Canadian Biography being chiefly men of the Time – 1886” including:

“John Stone was a native of the County of Carlow, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1820, a the age of 22.  He married Mary Burns, on May 3rd, 1826, and settled on a farm in Elizabethtown, in 1834,

“He removed thence to the township of Esquesing, County of Halton, near the village of Adamsville (now Acton). Here the family resided for six years, after which, in 1840,  it went west, settling in the backwoods of the County of Kent, township of Orford.  Here John Stone purchased a bush farm, upon which he wrought and prospered, and died upon the same on November 16th 1877, in the eightieth year of his age.  His widow and one of his sons, A. J. Stone, are still living on the old homestead, near Highgate.

“…were both Episcopalians, but soon after their marriage, became Methodists”

John and Mary are buried together in the Gosnell Cemetery, Orford Township, Kent county, Ontario (near Chatham, Ontario). Paul Woodrow took the photo below of their gravestone. The inscription reads:

“In memory of John Stone who died Nov 16, 1877 aged 79 Y’s & 6 M’S. Mary Burns wife of John Stone died Feb 26, 1899 Aged 92 Yrs 10 Mos. …”



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Matilda Turner

 Turner -> Burk -> Campbell -> Stone -> Howell 

Still trying to find more on Matilda Turner of Tavistock, Devon, England.

Matilda is the mother of Mirrette Burk and grandmother of Flora Maude Campbell Stone (our Granny Stone). She appears in the 1861 Canadan Census, Harwich, Kent County, Ontario as “Matlilda Burk, born England, age 37”.

She also appears in the 1880 US Census in Alameda, California as “M. Burke, White, Female, Age 58, wife, married, b. England, father and mother b. England”

The 1841 England Census shows 4 Turner’s listed in Tavistock: Matilda Turner, F, age 15, b. Devon; Mary Turner, F, age 60, b. outside census county; John Turner,m, age 55, Farmer, b. Devon; Jane Turner, F, age 15, female servant, b. Devon.

Our Matilda could be the one listed in the England Census age 15 (so born cir 1826) but there is no way to tell until we surface more.

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John Edward Howell ‘s Immigrant Ancestors

I’ve recently discovered more “Immigrant Ancestors” of John Edward Howell (1903-1948).

This new group is from his mother, Nellie Davison’s side, who along with several generations before her, were born in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Going back further we find that many of the Nova Scotia ancestors descended from English immigrants that sailed from England and Holland to America on ships like the “Mayflower” the “Fortune”, the “Anne”, and the “Little James”.

William Brewster “of the Mayflower”, 9th great grandfather of John Edward Howell. (image source: unknown)

Click on the names below to generate a descendancy chart.

10th Great Grandparents of John Edward Howell

John Tilley “1620 on the Mayflower – boarded in Leiden, Holland (with the religious separatists)”
Joan Hurst “1620 on the Mayflower, boarded in Leiden, Holland”

9th Great Grandparents

William Brewster “boards Leiden Holland, on the Mayflower 1620
John Howland“1620 on the Mayflower, boarding in Leiden, Holland”
Elizabeth Tilley“1620 on the Mayflower”
William Ford “on the Fortune, 1621”
Martha “Widow Ford of the Fortune, 1621”
Stephen Tracy “on the Anne, 1623 — returned to England by 1643”

8th Great Grandparents

Gov. Thomas Prence “on the Fortune, 1621”
Patience Brewster “on the Anne, 1623”
Henry Howland“arrived likely in the period 1631-32”
Mary Newland“likely arrived with her husband in 1631-32”
John Chipman“it seems probable he came with Allerton in the White Angel or in the Friendship 1628-29”
Richard Foxwell “probably came in the fleet with Gov. Winthrop in 1630”
Ann Shelley ” maide servant she came to the Land in the years 1632″
Martha Ford“conflict as to born Plymouth or England, but apparently more evidence points to her being “the first white girl born in Plymouth”
William Nelson“arrived prior to 1633”
John Jenney “on the Little James, 1623”
Sarah Carey “on the Little James, 1623”
Thomas Low “came with Nathaniel Rogers, 1636”
Margaret Todd “With husband Nathaniel Rogers, 1636”
Robert Cross 
Susannah Jordan “wife of Robert Cross”

7th Great Grandparents

Daniel Davidson “a lowland Scot in Cromwell’s army transported to America as an indentured servant. cir. 1651”
John Whitman “arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony about 1638”
Ruth “wife of John Whitman”
Major John Freeman “arrived before 1650”
Henry Wood “was in Plymouth as early as September 16, 1641”
Abigail Jenney “on the Little James, 1621”

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Howell Immigrants

More “Immigrant Ancestors” of the Howell line are identified.

Herrick -> Davison -> Howell – Henry Herrick came from England to Salem, MA about 1629 with the Higginson & Skelton fleet.

Tracy -> Davison -> Howell – Thomas Tracy b. 1610 in England. Died in Norwich, CT. There is a fair amount of controversy over his ancestry.

Griswold -> Tracy -> Davison -> Howell – Edward Griswold b. 1607 in England, d. in Killingworth, CT

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Freeney connection to Wales and England

William The Conqueror->Beauclerc->Platagenent->Gray->Kynaston->Thornes->Littleton ->Whittington->Bothum->Goslee->Freeney

It’s always fun to make a breakthrough from an “Immigrant Ancestor” back to his country of birth. It’s even more fun if you can continue the line back in the birth country. In the last few days I’ve connected the Freeney line back to Wales via Nathaniel LITTLETON who was born in Henley, Shropshire County, Wales. As a bonus, his line in Wales is documented back to the year 1000.

I was able to find quite a few notes on many of the individuals in this line, which appear at the end of each persons record — probably worth a quick read…for example: Eleanor Cobham tried for wichcraft and treason, orAntigone the bastard child of Humphrey Plantagenet, Duke of Gloucester.

So after quite a bit of work, you can now (for the first time ever!) see each generation from William The Conqueror to Marguerite Freeney from the link above (after the page loads, be sure to scroll your browser to the right or you will think you are looking at a blank page).

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Stone Immigrants to North America

This list shows the known “Immigrant grandparents” of Elizabeth Louise STONE Howell who came to North America.

Clicking the name displays a tree showing the descendancy from the immigrant to Elizabeth Louise STONE Howell and her siblings. (this can be a large tree, so scroll your browser horizontally to center it, and vertically to see it) Clicking on a name in the tree displays details for the individual.

(by country of birth, then by generation (e.g.: 9ggf = 9th great grandfather), then by last name at birth)

ENGLAND

9x great grandparentsChristian COFFIN b. 1607 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. Haverhill, MA (9ggf)
Thomas CORLISS b 1603 Devonshire, England d. Newbury, MA (9ggf)
Thomas DAVIS b. 1603 Marlborough, Wiltshire, England on the “James” in 1635 d. Haverhill, MA (9ggf)
John EMERY b. 1598, Romsey, Hampshire, England d. 1683 Newbury, MA (9ggf)
Richard GARMENT Somersetshire, England (9ggf)
Alice GRANTHAM Emery b. 1599 Romsey, Hampshire, England d. 1649 Newbury, MA (9ggm)
Elizabeth WALKER Warren b. 1583 Kent, England to Plymouth MA on the “Anne” in 1623 (9ggf)
Richard WARREN b. 1579 London, England to Plymouth MA on the “Mayfower” d. 1628 Plymouth, MA (9ggf)
John WEBSTER b. 1605 Ipswich, Suffolk, England d. 1646 Ipswich, MA (9ggf)

8x great grandparents

Ann AMES Ford London, England – Plymouth, MA on the “Fortune”(8ggm)
Mary BETTS Boreman b. 1623 England d. prob CT (8ggm)
Samuel BOREMAN b. 1615 Banbury, England d. 1673 Hartford, CT (8ggf)
Robert CARVER b. 1594 – England (8ggf)
George CORLISS b. abt. 1617 Exeter, Devon, England d. Haverhill, MA (8ggf)
Joanna DAVIS Corliss b. cir 1624 Mralborough, Wiltshire, England d. Haverhill, MA (8ggm)
John EMERY b. 1628, Romsey, Hampshire, England d. 1693 Newbury, MA (8ggf)
Deacon William FORD b. 1604 England – to Plymouth, MA on the “Fortune” in 1621 (8ggf)
Alice GARMENT Whitmarsh b.1600 England (8ggm)
Daniel LADD b. 1613 Deal, Kent Co.,England d. Haverhill, MA (8ggf)
Sarah WALKER Warren b. bef. 1622, St. Olave, Southwark, London, England d. 1700 Plymouth, MA (8ggm)
John WHITMARSH – b. 1596 Somerset, England – d. 1644 Norfolk, MA (8ggf)

great grandparents

William SPENCER b. 1805 Matlock, Darbyshire, England d. 1837 Chatham, Ontario, Canada (1ggf)

IRELAND

3x great grandparentsCaptain Samuel CHERRY b. 1756 Ireland d. New Haven, Oswego Co., NY (3ggf)
Ann WALLACE Cherry b cir 1754-57 Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland d. 1812 prob. NY (3ggm)

great grandparents

Mary BURNS Stone b. 1806 nr. Ferns (Dublin), Ireland d. 1899 Ontario, Canada (1ggm)
John STONE, b. 1760 Carlow, Ireland – d. Kent Co., Ontario, Canada (1ggf)

SCOTLAND

2x great grandparentsMalcolm CAMPBELL b. 1787 Auchindrain, Arglleshire, Scotland d. 1862 Kent County, Ontario, Canada (2ggf)
Isabel SMITH Campbell b. 1784 Auchindrain, Arglleshire, Scotland d. Kent County, Ontario, Canada 1841 (2ggm)

great grandparents

Neil CAMPBELL b. 1808 South Knapdale, Arglleshire, Scotland d. 1880 Kent County, Ontario, Canada 1841 (1ggf)

NETHERLANDS (HOLLAND)

8x great grandparentsPhilippe DELANO (de Lannoy) b. 1602, Leiden, Holland to Plymouth MA on the “Fortune” in 1621. d. 1681 Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA (8ggf)

WALES

7x great grandparentsHenry BODWELL b. 1651, Bodfel, Caernarvon, Wales d. Methuen, MA (7ggf)

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Robet Bruce Polk – Ireland to Eastern Shore MD cir 1672

Polk -> Whittington -> Goslee -> Freeney

Bill Polk, Kansas City, MO., wrote some extensive notes on the Polk lineage dated 30 Nov 1998 — some excerpts:

“Robert (Pollok) Polk and his family probably came to America from Northern Ireland sometime between 1672 and 1680. However, their arrival may have been earlier.”

“It 1659 he took ship at Londonderry, and after a stormy voyage, during which one of his children died, he landed on the Eastern Shore of Maryland……” It is probable that the family left Ireland to escape religious persecution (Robert was a Covenanter) and for the opportunities the new land afforded to practice their religion and build a home. Thomas, Robert’s elder brother, inherited the family estate in Ireland, and the opportunity to secure land of his own in the colonies must have been factored into the decision to leave Ireland.”

See the complete notes here

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The Founding Howards

-> Howard

On my recent trip to MD I quite by accident located the gravestones for John Howard, b. 1826 and his wife Sarah BEW Howard b. 1828.

John and Sarah are the founding parents of our American Howard line, having immigrated from England cir. 1854 with their family. Here is graphical tree starting with John and Sarah to the present

Here is a complete listing of all of the Howard descendants I have starting with the grandfather of John Howard (who was also named John Howard b. 1760 in Hyde, Gee Cross, England)