"History of Goshen, Hampshire Co., Mass..etc" by Hiram Barrus; 1881; Boston, 275 pgs. page 176 Dea. Artemas STONE was probably a descendant of Dea. Gregory STONE, a younger brother of Dea. Simon. Dea Gregory had a son Dea. Samuel, who also had a son Dea. Samuel. Dea. Samuel Jr., had a son Joseph, born 1689, died 1753, who had Joseph of Brookfield, born 1714, who married Sarah POTTER, 1744, and had Elizabeth, Silas, Dea. Artemas, Sarah, Joseph, Olive, Jonas, and Silvanus. Joseph Jr., 3rd, was of Shrewsbury, married Lydia RICE, Nov. 18, 1772, and had Sarah, Luke, Lewis, Eunice, Relief who married Seth WHITE, Lucy who married Silas BURGESS, and Joseph. Dea. Artemas, son of Joseph, Jr. 2nd, married Jerusha PARSONS, sister of Rev. JUSTIN, and had Sarah, born about 1775, died June 17, 1790; Wealthy, born 1779, died Nov 23, 1799; Lydia, born 1782, died Nov. 11, 1787; Levi, born 1784, died Dec. 9, 1787; Theodocia, born 1786, married Rev. Rufus CUSHMAN. Dea. Artemas died Sep 16, 1790, age 43. Jerusha, his widow, married second, Daniel BROWN, Sept 1, 1796; third, Major Josiah LYMAN, April 10, 1803. He died Nov 18, 1822, age 87, and she removed to Fairhaven, VT, and probably spent the remainder of her days with her daughter, Mrs. Rufus CUSHMAN. Silvanus STONE, probably the younger brother of Dea. Artemas, married Asenath, the daughter of Lt. Lemuel LYON (published Oct 4, 1785), and afterwards removed to Williamstown, where he kept a hotel for many years. His children were: Silas, who continued the hotel, and died in Williamstown; Chester, who removed to Bennington, VT; Pomeroy, who removed West, dealt largely in grain and became wealthy. A daughter of Silvanus married a HALE *************************************** I decided to enter this information so others may not confuse this particular Silvanus STONE with the Sylvanus STONE of Worcester, County, Mass.