Surname: STODDARD Source: History of Charlestown, NH by Rev. H. H. Saunderson p.l9 Colonel John Stoddard b. Feb l7, l682 grad. Harvard in l70l practiced law in Northampton. Was a colonel of a regiment and Supt. of Defence, Judge of Probate, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and one of the governor's council. He d. while attdg General Court at Boston June l9, l748. His death was a serious loss to the western frontiers of Massachusetts. His invent- ory was nearly fl80,000 viz: real estate fl8,238; per- sonal estate, fl7,l94 and his gold watch, the lst one had at Northampton was appraised at fl50. The Fort 4 at Charlestown, NH is said to have been built under the direction of Col. John Stoddard of Northampton, MA who was for many years the principal militaryengineer on the Connecticut River Frontier and had, 20 yrs before superintended the building of the Blockhouse at Fort Dummer. Fort 4 was constructed in the manner of other fortifications of the time which were only intended to afford a defense against musketry. It covered, says Rev. Dr. Crosby (in his Annals of Charlestown) about 3/4 of an acre. This would be abt the size of Fort Dummer. Within the enclosures were bldgs called province houses. These before being en- closed in the fort had been the houses of Capt. John Spafford, Capt. Phineas Stevens, Lieut Moses Willard Lieut Ephraim Wetherbe and John Hastings. (excerpt, Belknap, p.286) p.276 John Adams son of John Q. Adams and his wife, Esther Jane (Taylor) Adams of Charlestown, NH. John Adams m. Lucy Stoddard and they resided at Topsfield, MA. p.277 Simeon Albee b. l760 son of Levi Albee (who was son of John Albee of Mendon, MA). Simeon Albee m. Rebecca Stoddard of Milford, MA. She b. Oct 7, l767. He d. Oct 8, l848. She d. Sep. 26, l82l The had fifteen children, not listed. ___________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Farnsworth Memorial p.237 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Charlotte Farnsworth b. Feb. 8, l789 dau of Edmund Farnsworth and his wife, Caroline (Warner) Farnsworth of lst Shelburn and Groton, MA then Chesterfield, NH. Charlotte Farnsworth m. June l2, l809 Alpheus Stoddard of Chesterfield, N.H. p.272 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Hiram Warner Farnsworth b. Oct l3, l8l6 son of Eleazer Farnsworth and his wife, Lydia (Thomas) Farnsworth of Chesterfield, NH. Hiram Warner Farnsworth m. (l842) Della Torry Lerow who d. June 5, l850. He m. (2) Harriet E. Stoddard of New London, Ct. Hiram became the Mayor of Topeka KS in l859 also elected same year to lst State Senate which met spring of l86l. He was apptd Agent for the Kansas Indians June l86l by Pres. Abraham Lincoln and was Agent for the Indians thru l866. Pres. Andrew Johnson allowed him leave in l866 to examine Indian schools. Hiram took representatives of thirteen tribes over l00 in number) to Washington, D.C. in l867 to make their treaties. Was apptd Postmaster of Topeka KS l869 by Pres. Ulysus S. Grant; he was Police Judge of Topeka l874 and for l6 yrs on the Board of Education. (see p. 298 for the five children of Hiram and his 2d wife, Harriet A. Stoddard. Also the 3 children by his lst wife, Della (Lerow) Farnsworth.) p.278 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Sally Pierce b. Sep. 8, l800 dau of John Pierce and his wife, Hannah (Warner) Pierce of Coventry, Vt. Sally Pierce m. Dec 3l, l823 John H. Stoddard b. Feb. 2l l796 (prob) at Coventry, Vt. (six children) p.349 - Benjamin Farnsworth/Mary Prescott Line Lorna May Farnsworth b. Feb. 26, l94l dau of Vernon F. Farnsworth and his wife, Mildred Esther (Shaw) Farns- worth. Lorna May Farnsworth m. July 30, l962 Russell Stoddard. Res: Palmetto, Fla. Their issue: 1. Vernon Earl Stoddard b. Dec. 2, l962. 2. Wendy Marcia Stoddard b.Oct 5, l963. 3. Rodney Stoddard b. Nov 4, l964. 4. Kevin Dwayne Stoddard b. Aug l2, l966. 5. Brenda Marie Stoddard b. Dec.l4, l968. p.509 - Jonathan Farnsworth/Ruth Shattuck Line Berthenia Mayhew b. May 5, l876 and d. l952 was dau. of Austin Shipp Mayhew and his wife, Martha (Walker) Mayhew of Pleasant Grove, Utah. Berthenia Mayhew m. (l) May l896 Rufus Stoddard. She m. (2) James H. Ogden. ____________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Historical Sketch of Groton, MA by Dr. Samuel A. Green p.53 In the year l7l3 John Stoddard and John Williams were apptd by Gov. Joseph Dudley to go to Quebec and treat with the Gov.-Gen. of Canada for the release of New England prisoners. They were accompanied by Thomas Tarball (prob. the elder brother of the Tarball boys taken prisoner by the Indians - details of that story available on request to farns10th@aol.com) John Stodd- ard was at that time a major. A petition to the House of Rep's was presented June l,l7l5 "Capt. Noyes from the committee for Petitions made Report on the petition of Thomas Tarball - (as a result of which Thomas Tarball was allowed ten pounds from the public treasury) John Stoddard's Journal is printed in "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (v.26) for Jan. l85l and Thomas Tarball's name is mentioned in it. ________________________________________________________ Surname: STODDARD Source: Prescott Memorial p.5l0 - 5ll - James Prescott Line (Hampton, NH) Mary Eliza Prescott b. Oct 8, l84l dau of Simon Blake Prescott and his 2d wife, S. Edes. of Sangerville, NH. Mary Eliza Prescott m. l860 Luther W. Stoddard, a farm- er. (two children one of whom was Oren Eugene Stoddard b. l860). __________________________________________________ Transcribed by Janice Farnsworth