Family-histories and genealogies : containing a series of ...

Family-histories and genealogies : containing a series of ... Family-histories and genealogies : containing a series of ...

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©visUJoltr 5. ROGER GRISWOLD, her son, was Governor of Connecticut; also was offered by the elder President Adams, but declined, the post of Secretary of War. 6. WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH, her first cousin's grandson, was Governor of Connecticut. 7. WILLIAM PITKIN 3d, her second cousin, was Governor of Connecticut. 8. WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, her grandnephew, through her husband, was Governor of Michigan. 9. JONATHAN TRUMBULL Sen., her third cousin through the Drakes, was Governor of Connecticut. 10. JONATHAN TRUMBULL Jr., fourth cousin of her children, also Speaker of the United States House was Governor of Connecticut ; of Representatives ; also United States Senator. 11. JOSEPH TRUMBULL, her remoter cousin, was Governor of Connecticut. 12. FREDERICK WALKER PITKIN, of the same Pitkin blood as herself, was lately Governor of Colorado. 13. JAMES MATHER ALLEN, her great great grandson, was the first Governor of the Territory of Dakota. 14. ROGER SHERMAN BALDWIN, Governor of Connecticut, married Emily Perkins, also of the same Pitkin blood as herself. 15. WILLIAM ALFRED BUCKINGHAM, Governor of Con- necticut, was of the same Lee descent as her husband. 16. GROVER CLEVELAND, of the same Hyde and Lee blood as her husband, was Governor of New York—since President of the United States. II. JUDGES. 1. ROGER WOLCOTT, her father (I. i), was Judge of the Superior Court, Connecticut. 2. ROGER WOLCOTT Jr., her brother, was Judge of the Superior Court, Connecticut ; Lieut. Gov. and ex-officio Chief Justice. 3. ERASTUS WOLCOTT, her brother, was Judge of the Superior Court, Connecticut. 74

^tffiituollr 4. OLIVER WOLCOTT, her brother (I. 2), was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Connecticut. 5. OLIVER WOLCOTT, her nephew (I. 3), was Judge of the United States Circuit Court. 6. JOSIAH WOLCOTT, her first cousin once removed, was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, IVIassachusetts. 7. MATTHEW GRISWOLD Sen., her husband (I. 4), was Chief Justice of Connecticut. 8. MATTHEW GRISWOLD Jr., her son, was Judge of the Supreme Court, Connecticut. 9. ROGER GRISWOLD, her son (I. 5), was Judge of the Supreme Court, Connecticut. 10. OLIVER ELLSWORTH, who married her first cousin's daughter Abigail Wolcott, was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court ; also United States Senator ; also United States Envoy Extraordinary to the Court of France. 11. WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH (I. 6), son of Abi- gail (Wolcott) Ellsworth, was Judge of the Supreme Court, Connecticut. 12. SAMUEL HOLDEN PARSONS, her nephew through her husband, was appointed by Washington the first Chief Justice of the Northwest Territory. 13. CHARLES CHAUNCEY, son of her husband's third cousin Mary Griswold (great granddaughter of Edward Griswold), was Judge of the Supreme Court, Connecticut. 14. ELIZUR GOODRICH, Chief Justice of the New Haven County Court for thirteen years ; and State Representative, State Senator and Member of Congress, for twenty-three years continuously, was a grandson of Mary Griswold. 15. STEPHEN TITUS HOSMER, who married her husband's grandniece Lucia Parsons, was Chief Justice of Connecticut. 16. THOMAS SCOTT WILLIAMS, who married Delia Ellsworth, daughter of Abigail (Wolcott) Ellsworth, was Chief Justice of Con- necticut. 17. WILLIAM PITKIN 2d, first cousin of her father, was Judge of the Superior Court, and Chief Justice of Connecticut. 75

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5. ROGER GRISWOLD, her son, was Governor <strong>of</strong> Connecticut;<br />

also was <strong>of</strong>fered by the elder President Adams, but declined, the post <strong>of</strong><br />

Secretary <strong>of</strong> War.<br />

6. WILLIAM WOLCOTT ELLSWORTH, her first cousin's<br />

gr<strong>and</strong>son, was Governor <strong>of</strong> Connecticut.<br />

7. WILLIAM PITKIN 3d, her second cousin, was Governor <strong>of</strong><br />

Connecticut.<br />

8. WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, her gr<strong>and</strong>nephew, through her<br />

husb<strong>and</strong>, was Governor <strong>of</strong> Michigan.<br />

9. JONATHAN TRUMBULL Sen., her third cousin through the<br />

Drakes, was Governor <strong>of</strong> Connecticut.<br />

10. JONATHAN TRUMBULL Jr., fourth cousin <strong>of</strong> her children,<br />

also Speaker <strong>of</strong> the United States House<br />

was Governor <strong>of</strong> Connecticut ;<br />

<strong>of</strong> Representatives ;<br />

also United States Senator.<br />

11. JOSEPH TRUMBULL, her remoter cousin, was Governor <strong>of</strong><br />

Connecticut.<br />

12. FREDERICK WALKER PITKIN, <strong>of</strong> the same Pitkin blood<br />

as herself, was lately Governor <strong>of</strong> Colorado.<br />

13. JAMES MATHER ALLEN, her great great gr<strong>and</strong>son, was<br />

the first Governor <strong>of</strong> the Territory <strong>of</strong> Dakota.<br />

14. ROGER SHERMAN BALDWIN, Governor <strong>of</strong> Connecticut,<br />

married Emily Perkins, also <strong>of</strong> the same Pitkin blood as herself.<br />

15. WILLIAM ALFRED BUCKINGHAM, Governor <strong>of</strong> Con-<br />

necticut, was <strong>of</strong> the same Lee descent as her husb<strong>and</strong>.<br />

16. GROVER CLEVELAND, <strong>of</strong> the same Hyde <strong>and</strong> Lee blood<br />

as her husb<strong>and</strong>, was Governor <strong>of</strong> New York—since President <strong>of</strong> the<br />

United States.<br />

II. JUDGES.<br />

1. ROGER WOLCOTT, her father (I. i), was Judge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Superior Court, Connecticut.<br />

2. ROGER WOLCOTT Jr., her brother, was Judge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Superior Court, Connecticut ;<br />

Lieut. Gov. <strong>and</strong> ex-<strong>of</strong>ficio Chief Justice.<br />

3. ERASTUS WOLCOTT, her brother, was Judge <strong>of</strong> the Superior<br />

Court, Connecticut.<br />

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