[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.





[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.


[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.





[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.



[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.





[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.








[Pavone011703.FTW]

[Christopher.FTW]



Child of Matthias and Rachael Bouton St. John, of Norwalk,
Fairfield Co., Conn. 6


(The following account of Matthias St. John from the Whitney Genealog y, p. 18, pub. 1878):
22 i. MATTHEW ST JOHN, son of Matthias 3d, g son of Matthias Jr. and g.g.s on of Matthias who emigrated from England and settled at Norwalk about 165 0. Said Matthew St. John was born at Norwalk about 1686, married Oct. 1 3, 1709, Anne Whitney, daughter of John and Elizabeth Smith Whitney of Nor walk, where she was born about 1691. He, Matthew St. John, was of the comp any who bought Ridgefield of the Indians Sep. 30, 1708. He was chosen list er Dec. 19, 1716, and surveyor, Dec. 20, 1722. April 6, 1723, he sold h is whole right at Ridgefield and settled at Pympawaug now in the town of W ilton, Conn.

They were members of the first Cong. church in Norwalk, 1725, March 10t h, 1729, ensign Matthew St. John was appointed a committee of the socie ty to visit Hartford and



lay before the Legislature a complaint against the town of Norwalk. Feb. 1 3, 1732, the names of Matthew St. John and wife were included in a li st of members of the church of Wilton. He was chosen as clerk of the socie ty at Wilton and served as such from 1731 to 1745, when having bought, Ma r. 5, 1745, a farm of Samuel Comstock about two miles north of Sharon Vill age for œ655, old tenor. The church record of their removal dates June, 17 45, in which he is called captain and soon after coming to Sharon he was c hosen by the church to be their third deacon.

They died at Sharon, he Aug. 3, 1755, she May 9, 1773, aged 82 years, a nd was buried in the old cemetery, head Sharon St.

Children of Matthew and Anne Whitney St. John, of Ridgefield and
Wilton, Conn. 22


24 i. MATTHEW ST. JOHN, JUN., b. Ridgefield, Conn.,
June 23, 1711, m. Wilton, Dec. 14, 1737, Mary Elmer,
res. Suffield, Ct.
25 ii. MARX ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, Aug. 15, 1715, m.
1st, Wilton, 1737, Hannah (???); she d. Kirkland,
N. Y., 1823; m. 2d, Sharon 1747, Ann Gay, and moved
to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, where he d. 1772.
26 iii. ANNE ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1, 1717, m.
Sept., 1733, Ezra St. John (son of Ebenezer), he d.
Wilton, Dec 10, 1740.
27 iv. THADDEUS ST. JOHN, b. Ridgefield, May 1720, went
with his parents to Wilton, where he d Oct. 4, 1736.
28 v. LUKE ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Aug. 28, 1721; a tailor;
m. at Sharon, Ct., Elizabeth (???), and moved to
Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1759.
29 vi. JOHN ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Nov 1, 1723, m. at
Sharon, Ct., Nov. 5, 1746, Sabra Colver; d. Sharon,
Ct., Dec., 1784.
30 vii. HANNAH ST. JOHN, b. Wilton, Jan. 7, 1729-30, m.
Sharon, Feb. 20, 1745-6, Ebenezer Sprague, and had
12 children; she prob. d. Sharon.

1. Matthew St. John