(1) Thomas STAPLES
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Birth: bef 1619
Death: 1688
Burial: Fairfield, CT
Occ: Farmer, Deputy Of General Court
Spouse: Mary -??-
Death: 1696
Marr: ?
Children: Mary (1646-1698)
Mahitable (1651-1691)
Thomas (1651-1735)
Hester (Died in Youth)
Hannah (1659-)
John (1661-1748)
Notes: Ludlow and Staples were among the founders of Fairfield, CT, where their lots abutted.** The date of Ludlow's permission for its settlement is 1639. Staples was Deputy to the General Court in 1645-50, and 1661.
Mary Staples was twice accused of being a witch (in 1653 and again in
1692 at the time of the Salem trials), but was acquitted both times.
In 1653, Thomas Staples prevented Mary from coming to trial by suing Roger
Ludlow for slander and winning. This trial is recorded in detail
in the CT Colonial Records.
(2) John STAPLES
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Birth: 1661
Death: 1748
Spouse: Abigail CANFIELD
Birth: 1665
Bapt: 3 Dec 1665
Death: ?
Father: Thomas CANFIELD
Mother: Phebe ---
Marr: 1688
Children: Abigail (1689-1745)
Thomas (1689-1773)
Hezekiah (Died in Youth)
Mehitable (bp. 1695-)
Michael (bp. 1695-)
Hannah (ca 1697-)
John (1701-1737)
Eunice (bp. 1704-)
Demaris (bp. 1704-)
Phebe (1707-1768)
Other spouses Elizabeth (TURNEY) ROWLAND
(3) Thomas STAPLES
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Birth: 1689
Death: 23 Nov 1773
Occ: Farmer
Spouse: Deborah ROWLAND
Marr: 24 May 1723
Children: Abigail (1724-)
Thaddeus (1726-ca1815)
John (1737-1813)
Mary (1742-)
(4) John
STAPLES Sr.
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Birth: 4 Oct 1737, Greenfield Hill, Fairfield,
CT
Death: 10 Aug 1813
Spouse: Elizabeth SHERWOOD
Birth: ca 1743
Death: 16 Nov 1798, Greenfield Hill, Fairfield,
CT
Father: Capt. John SHERWOOD (1705-1779)
Mother: Mary WALKER (1710-1767)
Marr: ca 1763
Children: Sherwood (1767-)
Eleanor (1769-1850)
Elihu (1770-1822)
John (1776-1861)
Other spouses Esther (BURR) HILL
Notes: Revolutionary War Soldier; Deacon
(5) John
STAPLES Jr.
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Birth: 18 Feb 1776, Greenfield Hill,
Fairfield, CT
Death: 26 Nov 1861, Greenfield Hill, Fairfield,
CT
Spouse: Patty BANKS
Birth: 9 Apr 1780, Greenfield Hill,
Fairfield, CT
Death: 15 Apr 1853, Greenfield Hill,
Fairfield, CT
Father: Hezekial BANKS (ca1748-1812)
Mother: Sarah COUCH (1754-1815)
Marr: Mar 1798
Children: Deborah (1800-)
Horace (1802-1897)
Sidney (1804-1892)
Henry Alonzo (1807-1901)
Edward Jessup (1810-1859)
Notes: He was a Private in the War of 1812.
(6) Horace
STAPLES
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Birth: 31 Jan 1802, Greenfield Hill, Fairfield,
CT
Death: 6 Mar 1897, Westport, Fairfield, CT
Burial: Greens Farms (Lower Cemetery), Fairfield,
CT
Occ: Businessman, Merchant- General
Store And Lumber Yard
Spouse: Eliza Ann HULL
Birth: 3 Mar 1804
Death: 10 Jun 1832
Father: Samuel HULL (1766-1846)
Mother: Anna WAKEMAN (1776-1841)
Marr: 29 Nov 1827
Children: William Cowper (1832-1891)
Mary Elizabeth
Other spouses Charity COUCH
Notes: Mr. Staples has been in business in Westport since
1827, when he began to deal in “everything to make a house - lumber, lime,
nails, paint, etc.”, continuing until 1863 when the store was burned.
He rebuilt, rented it, but was obliged to take active charge at the end
of the year. His son, William C. has had charge of the store for
the last 8 years. Since January 1, 1864, Mr. Staples has been at
the head of the First National Bank of Westport, and is a director of the
Westport & Saugatuck horse railroad.
His chief pride is of course,
the Staples High School. Besides the large sum which represents the
first cost of the building, he pays about $1200 a year for maintaining
the school, besides incidental expenses of from $100-$300 more. There
is no established fund, but at his death, the school will have “something.”[The
NEWTOWN BEE/Vol. XII, no. 5, Friday, Feb. 8, 1889]
(7) William Cowper STAPLES
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Birth: 7 May 1832, Westport, Fairfield, CT
Death: 29 Apr 1891, Westport, Fairfield, CT
Burial: 2 May 1891, Greens Farms (Lower Cemetery), Fairfield,
CT
Occ: Ship's Captain
Spouse: Anne SANKEY
Father: W. T. J. SANKEY
Mother: Elizabeth A. WARNER (1802-1894)
Marr: ? 29 Nov
Children: William Gray (1859-)
Notes: "At the age of 18, my grandfather
(William C. Staples) ran away to sea. At least he thought he did.
His father heard about this and without telling his son, paid the Captain
$200 to teach his son navigation. My grandfather always wondered
why he was treated better than the other members of the crew and why the
Captain took such an interest in him. He never found out until he
returned home. His first trip took him to China."
"Some years later, his father, Horace Staples, purchased
the Brig "Mary Staples" to engage in coastal trade in South America.
His son, William C. Staples, was Master of the Brig. In November
1861, my grandfather was commissioned "Acting Master" in the United States
Navy. (I believe that "Acting Master" today would be similar to a
Chief Navigating Officer). He remained with the Navy during the Civil
War and was discharged in November 1865. [Written by Horace W. Staples]
(8) William
Gray STAPLES
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Birth: 28 Dec 1859,
Westport, Fairfield, CT
Death: Westport, Fairfield,
CT
Burial: Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Spouse: Mary Pearsall
COLEY
Birth: 30 Dec 1862,
Westport, Fairfield, CT
Death: 28 Oct 1936, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Burial: Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Bapt: 26 Apr 1863,
Monroe, CT
Father: Rev. James E. COLEY (1832-1915)
Mother: Mary Gray HUNTINGTON (1836-1891)
Marr: 3 Jan 1883, Westport,
Fairfield Co., CT
Children: Horace Huntington (Died as Infant) (1883-1885)
Horace William (1884-1965)
Frank Huntington (Died as Infant) (1890-1890)
Mary Coley
Helen Huntington (1896-)
(9) Horace
William STAPLES
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Birth: 25 Nov 1884, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Death: 15 Mar 1965, Bristol, Hartford,
CT
Burial: Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Occ: Chief Metallurgist
- Bristol Brass Co.
Educ: B.S., Yale (Class
Of 1907 S)
Father: William Gray STAPLES (1858-1938)
Mother: Mary Pearsall COLEY (1862-1936)
Spouse: Dorothy
Caldwell HOGUE
Birth: 26 Dec 1893,
Altoona, Blair, PA
Death: 31 Jan 1972, Bristol,
Hartford, CT
Burial: Willowbrook Cemetery, Westport,
Fairfield, CT
Father: Dr. James Herbert HOGUE
M.D. (1860-1904)
Mother: Rosanna Barr McDowell (1863-1942)
Marr: 19 Mar 1921,
Wilmington, New Castle, DE
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