Reed-Read Lineage (Capt. John Reed of Norwalk)

Sarah A., dau. of Rev. Elias and Senelda (Baldwin) Sheldon, b. 1817; m. Jas. M. Bowman. Issue — 669a, Edgar James, b. 1837; 669b. Harriet Senelda, b. 1838. 329B. HAYES. Miriam P., dau. of Rev. Elias and Senelda (Baldwin) Sheldon, b. ; m. Elihu Hayes. Issue — 669c, infant, b. 1838, d. ; 669d, Thos., b. 1839; 669e, Rosannah, b. 1840; 669f, Wilbur Fisk, b. 1843. 330. GAY. Stephen Reed, s. of Henry S. and Mary (Reed) Gay, b. Aug. 29, 1823, Salisbury, Conn., d. Nov. 17, 1863 ; m. June 12, 1846, Sarah Eliz- abeth Bancroft, at Bridgeport, Conn., b. July 22, 1822, at Berwick, Pa., d. Mar. 25, 1906. ISSUE. -I-670. Catharine Elizabeth, b. Mar. 28. 1847; ^^i- Chas. E. Van Cleve. -)-67i. Edward Bancroft, b. Jan. 23, 1849; "i- Anna L. Kellogg. 672. Frank Le Grand, b. Dec. i, 1850, d. Mar. 27, 185 1. -I-673. Mary Eleanor, b. Mar. 20, 1852; m. Frank W. Cottle. 674. William Henry, b. Aug. 19, 1854, d. June, 1857. 675. Jesse Landon, b. Nov. 10, 1856, d. Sept. 29, 1868. 676. Charles Goldsmith, b. Jan. 30, i860, d. June, 1885. 677. Harry Burwell, b. June 14, 1862, Marquette, Mich.; unm. Stephen Reed Gay's boyhhood days were spent on his father's farm inSalisbur}-. Conn., but early in life he became connected with the iron industry in Litchfield County, first as bookkeeper for the Cornwall Bridge Iron Company, where he became ^amiliar with the process of manufactur- ing pig iron from Salisbury ore. In the year 1857 he went to Marquette, on Lake Superior, as superintendent of the erection of a blast furnace for the Pioneer Iron Company. He was the first one to demonstrate the practicability of making pig iron in Michigan entirely from Lake Superior ore. He was a man of great energy and perseverance, but his early death in 1863 deprived him of seeing and realizing the great develop- ment and success of the iron business on Lake Superior which he helped to establish. Hexrv Gay. 333- REED-READ LINEAGE 587 331. WALTOX. Abigail, dau. of Henry S. and Mary (Reed) Gay, b. June 13, 1824, Salisbury, Conn., d. Feb. 9, 1891 ; m. Dec. 24. 1842, Wrn. H. Walton, Jr., d. 1892 ISSUE. +678. Mary C, b. July 18, 1848; m. Eli Ensign. 679. John H., b. Aug. 15, 1850, d. Aug. 23, "1869. +680. Sarah Gay, b. Aug. 21, i860; m. Horace Landon. 332. CX)TTER. Mary Reed, dau. of Henry S. and Mary (Reed) Gay, b. July 24, 1827, Salisbury, Conn.; m. Oct. 8, 1847, James Pratt Cotter, b. Feb. 2, 1825, Akron, O., d. Feb. 13. 1906; she d. Apr. 10, 1854. ISSUE. +681. Samuel Eber, b. Mar. 17, 1849: m. Georgianna Armbruster. +682. Frank Ambrose, b. Feb. 4, 1851 ; m. first. Minnie Wyan.t; second, Harriet A. Boothe. +683. Mary Louise, b. Sept. 7, 1853; m- Eldon William Parmelee. 333. G.\Y. Hexry (add. Winsted, Conn., 157 Prospect Street), s. of Henry San- ford and Mary (Reed) Gay, b. Apr. 5, 1834; m. May 20, 1857, Charlotte E. Watson; he d. May 17. 1908. ISSUE. 4-684. Mary Watson, b. June 19, i860; m. Dr. Edward L. Pratt. Henry Gay was born in Salisbury and was descended from good old New England Stock, of which was John Gay, the first of the Gay family to cross the Atlantic, 1630; one of the original 19 settlers of Dedham, Mass. In 1848, when Henry Gay was 14 years old, he entered the dry 'goods store of Robert B. Mitchell of Salisbury as clerk, where he re- mained four years. He next engaged in the banking business at the Iron bank in Falls Village. After two years he became a bookkeeper in the old Winsted bank, a state institution. Later he was promoted to cashier and served in that capacity until 1863, when for about ten months he en- gaged in the insurance business in Hartford. In 1864 he returned to Winsted and was made president of the bank of which he was formerly cashier. Three years later the private banking firm of Gilbert & Gay was formed. This business continued until 1874, when the business was consolidated with the Hurlbut National Bank, of which in 1890 ]\Ir. Gay became president. On the death of Mr. Gilbert, whom Mr. Gay succeed- ed as president of the bank, the firm of Holmes & Gay was organized and the loan business has been continued ever since under that name. There have been but few industries started in Winsted that ^Ir. Gay 588 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY had not a financial interest in. He held a directorship in the Wm. L. Gilbert Clock Co., the Winsted Hosiery Co., the New England Knitting Co., the George Dudley & Son Co., the Morgan Silver Plate Co., the Music Hall Co., the Winsted Gas Co. and a partnership in the Winsted Yarn Co. He was at one time director of the Connecticut Western Railroad Co., the L. C. Richard Hardware Co., the Winsted Silk Co., the Citizen Printing Co. and a director and president of the Winsted Edge Tool Co. He was one of Winsted's generous hearted benefactors. He gave sev- eral acres of land for the site of the Wm. L. Gilbert home ; he was deeply interested and gave largely to the Winchester Soldiers' Memorial Park Association ; he was an incorporator of the Litchfield county hospital, also president of the Beardsley library. Besides holding various other offices he was treasurer of the town for a dozen years, and sent to the state legislature, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1885 and 1889. Mr. Gay's ac- tivities lead into every channel which tended toward the uplifting of his fellow men. He was one of the rare men of wealth who gained riches not for the sake of riches but to make use of them to better humanity. Every benevolent or charitable cause found him a willing friend and sup- porter. Mrs. Gay was a daughter of Deacon Thomas Watson of Winsted, a descendant of John Watson, who died in Hartford, 1650. Mrs. Gay is of the seventh generation from John Watson, who came from England. On the mother's side she is a descendant from Thomas Curtis, born in England, 1598, died 1681. 334 Julia Axn Reed (6). Rlake Branch. Descent: John (i), Thomas (2), Elias (3), John (4), EHas (5), . Julia Ann (6). Julia Ann (6), dau. of Elias (5) and Nancy (Fanning) Reed, b. Feb. 24, 1822, d. Feb. 5, 1899; m. Oct. 30, 1844, Herman E. Blake. ISSUE. 685 Edwin H., b. Julv 13, 1846, d. Feb. 4, 1870. 686. Marv E., b. July 30, 1848, d. Dec. 11, 1869. +687. Sarah J., b. Mar. 17, 1850; m. Geo. W. Birdsall +688. Reed E., b. Apr. 18, 1852; m. Sarah A. Smith. +689. Ella J., b. Sept. 13, 1863; m. Chas. Dean. 335. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (i), Thomas (2), Elias (3), John (4), John B. (5), John Beach (6). John Beach (6) (add. Canaan, Conn.), s. of John (5) and Mary (Manley) Reed, b. Dec. 26, 1840. at South Canaan, Conn.; m. Sept. 25, 1862, Lorane A. Spaulding, d. Sept. 25, 1896. REED -READ LINEAGE 5B9 Issue— 690, John S. (7), b. Aug. 20, 1866, iinm. ; 601, Henry D (7) b. May 22. 1870, unm. ^ ■ \/)' John Beach Reed after school days taught the "youn<r idea" one winter in tlie "little red schoolhouse." In the spring of 1861, in com- pany with :^Ir. Belden at Falls Village, Conn., sold dry goods and gro- ceries for two years. Married in 1862. He lived at the old home at South Canaan till 1866 then moved to North Canaan and after about two years as bookkeeper in a store, was appointed station agent at Can- aan (Harlem Railroad.) which position he held for over 30 years, during which time he was much interested in town and village affairs, holdinp- many offices of honor and trust. Was one of the trustees of the Canaan Savings bank for many years; was president and later treasurer, which position he now (1909) holds. His oldest son John S. is assistant treas- urer in this bank, and his son Henry D. teller in the Canaan National bank. 336. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (i), Thomas (2), Nathan (3), David (4), James (5), Henry Crane (6). Hexrv Craxk (6), s. of James (5) and Clorinda (Crane) Reed, b. Nov. 21, 1803, d. Feb. 27, 1890; m. Jan. 15, 1834, Abby Julia Young, d. Mar. 17, 1880; she was a dau. of Nathaniel and Catherine (Carpen- ter) Young. ISSUE. +692. Henry Carpenter (7), b. Feb. 14, 1835; m. Maria Wright. 693. Catherine Ann (7). b. Dec. 26, 1844; m- C. Ward Varian, Feb. 26, 1868; he was b. Nov. 6, 1842, served in the Civil war; residence Demarest, N. J. ; no issue. 337. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (i). Thomas (2), Nathan (3), David (4), James (5), James Harvey (6). James Habvey (6), s. of James (5) and Clorinda (Crane) Reed, b. Aug. 7, 1805, South East, N. Y., d. Dec. 25, 1888; m. Apr. 2, 1826, Emily Hazen, dau. of Thos. and Anna (Smith) Hazen, b. Mar. 28, 181 1, Car- mel, N. Y., d. May 18, 1899. ISSUE. -j-694. Thomas Hazen (7), b. Dec. 27, 1826; m. first, Nancy J. Tillott; m. second, Anna Crosby. ,---+695. Henry Augustus (7), b. Feb. ii. 1829; m. Amelia Boardman. +696. James Harvey (7), b. Feb. 6, 1832: m. first, Carolina Powell; m. second, Sarah F. Griffin. +697. John Addison (7). b. Nov. 23. 1834: m. Deborah Hendrickson. +698. William Belden (7), b. Feb. 23, 1838; m. Arietta Crane. 590 HISTORY AND GENEALOGY 699. Abby Julia (7), b. Dec. 15, 1840; imm., she has contributed many records of this line. 700. Adehne Augustus (7), b. Sept. 18, 1843; unm. -I-701. Frances Edgar (7), b. May 8, 1846; m. Estella Sloat. -)-702. Ansel Hazen (7), b. July 12, 1848; m. Margueretta Carson. +703. Chas. Adrian (7), b. July 7, 1851 ; m. Ida E. Halstead. -I-704. George Edward (7). b. Feb. 25, 1854; m. first, Mary E. Hop- kins ; second, Bessie Crane ; no issue. 338. GENERATION VI. Descent: John (i), Thomas (2), Nathan (3), David (4)', James (5), Lewis Augustus (6). Lewis Augustas (6), s. of James (5) and Clorinda (Crane) Reed, b. Apr. 23, 1807, South East, N. Y., d. Oct. 17, 1882, Stamford, Conn.; m. first, Oct. 29, 1831, Lydia Jane Jessup, b. June 4, 1815, Greenwich, Conn., d. Oct. 14, 1845 ; "T- second, Ann Augusta Jessup, b. Oct. 16, 1813, Green- wich, Conn., d. Mar. 24, 1858; no issue; m. third, Nov. 9, 1858, Anna M. Warring, Greenwich, b. Feb. 12, 1823. ISSUE BY WIFE LYDIA. -j-705. Emily Augusta (7), b. Apr. 8, 1834; m. Alonzo O. Cole. -)-7o6. Joseph Crane (7), b. Dec. 30, 1835; m. first, Marianna