LOCKWOOD
The surname Lockwood is of very ancient origin, and is mentioned in the Doomsday Book. It is a place name, and the family has several branches in England, in Staffordshire, Yorkshire, county Essex and Northampton. The coat-of-arms borne by Rev. Richard Lockwood, rector of Dingley, Northampton, was: Argent, a fesse between three martlette sable.
(I) Robert Lockwood, immigrant ancestor, came to New England about 1630 and settled in Watertown, Mass. He was admitted a freeman, March 9, 1636-37, and was the executor of the estate of one Edmund Lockwood, supposed to be his brother. He removed to Fairfield, Conn. He was recorded as a settler there as early as 1641, and died there in 1668. He was admitted a freeman of that state, May 20, 1662. He was appointed sergeant at Fairfield in May, 1657. He is said to have lived for a time in Norwalk, Conn.
He married Susannah _____, who married (second) Jeffrey Ferris, and died at Greenwich.
Children:
1. Jonathan, born Sept. 10, 1634.
2. Deborah, Oct. 12, 1636.
3. Joseph, Aug. 6, 1638.
4. Daniel, March 21, 1640.
5. Ephraim, Dec. 1, 1641.
6. Gershom, Sept. 6, 1643, mentioned below.
7. John.
8. Abigail, married John Barlow of Fairfield.
9. Sarah.
10. Mary, married Jonathan Hensted.
(II) Lieutenant Gershom, son of Sergeant Robert Lockwood, was born Sept. 6, 1643, at Watertown, died March 12, 1718-19, in Greenwich, Conn. He removed to Greenwich with his father at the age of nine. He became one of the twenty-seven proprietors of Greenwich. He was a carpenter by trade, and he held many positions in the town. His will was dated Nov. 22, 1692. The plain blue slate stone which marks his grave is well preserved.
He married Lady Ann Millington, from England, daughter of Lord Millington. She came to New England in search of her lover, a British army officer. Failing to find him, she taught school, and afterwards married Gershom Lockwood. In 1660 her parents sent her a large oak chest, ingeniously carved and strongly built. Tradition says that it contained a half bushel of guineas, many fine silk dresses, etc. The chest was at last accounts owned by Samuel Ferris, of Greenwich, who married Ann Lockwood, granddaughter of Ann (Millington) Lockwood.
He married, (second) Elizabeth, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Montgomery) Townsend, and widow of Gideon Wright.
Children, all by first wife:
1. Gershom.
2. William died young.
3. Joseph.
4. Elizabeth, married John Bates.
5. Hannah, born 1667; married (first) John Burwell; (second) Thomas Sanford.
6. Sarah (twin), born 1669; received by will from her father "a certain negro girl being now in my possession."
7. Abraham (twin), mentioned below.
(III) Abraham, son of Lieutenant Gershom Lockwood, was born in 1669, died in June, 1747, aged seventy-seven. He removed to Old Warwick, Rhode Island, and lived there the remainder of his life. He married Sarah, born 1673, daughter of Amos and Deborah (Stafford) Westcott.
Children:
1. Deborah, married Nov. 29, 1725, Nathaniel Cole.
2. Amos, born about 1695.
3. Adam, married Dec. 24, 1734, Sarah Straight.
4. Sarah, married June 16, 1728, Abel Potter.
5. Abraham, mentioned below.
(IV) Abraham (2), son of Abraham (1) Lockwood, was born at Warwick, Rhode Island, 1707, died in 1762. He removed from Warwick to Cranston, R.I. He married Mary _____, who died in 1766.
Children:
1. Abraham.
2. Joseph.
3. William, mentioned below.
4. Jacob, born 1732; settled at Springfield.
5. Damaris.
(V) William, son of Abraham (2) Lockwood, was born in 1725, died Nov. 27, 1801. He removed to Springfield, Vermont, in 1772, and bought a farm in what is now the village of Springfield. He built a log cabin and a sawmill near the falls where the hotel is now located. Later he built a block house on the hill on the site of the George W. Porter house, and finally had a frame house where W.H.H. Putnam now [1910] or lately lived. He acquired much real estate. He and his sons cleared a large tract of land, sawed lumber and also had a grist mill. He sold half the mill to his son Henry. He gave the cemetery on the east side to the town in 1793. He was an enterprising, industrious and honest citizen. He was a Freewill Baptist in religion.
He married in Rhode Island, Sarah White.
Children:
1. Isaac, born April 20, 1753.
2. Jacob, mentioned below.
3. Abraham, April 19, 1757.
4. Joseph, married Lydia White.
5. Henry, June 14, 1762.
6. Benoni, Feb. 26, 1764.
7. William, married Asa Barnes.
8. Lydia, married William Weaver.
9. Sarah, married John Williams.
10. Ruth, married Benjamin Olney.
11. Damaris, married Daniel Avery.
12. Phebe, married John Cummings.
(VI) Jacob, son of William Lockwood, was born at Cranston, R.I., Oct. 15, 1756. He went to Springfield with the family and bought land on both sides of the Black river. He built a house on the west side of the river and kept a tavern in it. He acquired eight hundred acres of land. He was a soldier in the revolution in Captain Samuel Scott's company in Oct., 1780, in Vermont.
Jacob Lockwood married, in 1777, Esther Field, sister of Bethia, who married Abraham Lockwood, his cousin. She died Feb. 21, 1832, aged seventy-two years. He died July 27, 1819.
Children, born at Springfield:
1. Anna, Nov. 9, 1777.
2. Daniel, Jan. 29, 1779.
3. Samuel, March 13, 1781.
4. Ezekiel, Jan. 19, 1783.
5. Anna, May 7, 1785; married Luke Brown (see Brown III).
6. Elijah, April 21, 1787.
7. Elisha, Feb. 12, 1789.
8. Abigail, Feb. 25, 1791.
9. John, Feb. 8, 1793.
10. Luther, Feb. 11, 1795.
11. Largin, Jan. 1, 1797.
12. Lewis, Dec. 8, 1798.
13. Enoch, March 9, 1800.
14. Lyman, March 18, 1802.
15. Luthana, Nov. 23, 1806.
Of these children, twelve lived to be adults, nine of whom were sons.
SECOND ENTRY:
The name of Lockwood is of very ancient origin, and is found in Domesday book, England's oldest book of records, that was ordered compiled by William the Conqueror. Burke's "General Armory" gives the Lockwood arms, as derived from the Rev. Richard Lockwood, rector of Dinglay, Northampton, England, in 1530, thus: Arms: "Argent a fesse between three martlet sable;" crest: "On the stump of an oak tree, erased proper a martlet sable," motto: "Tutus in Undus" (Secure against the waves). "Ne Cede" (Break rather than bend).
A detailed history of the family in America would show many names of men and women eminent in the profesions, the public service, civil and military, and in the world of business.
In the Historical Records in Connecticut it appears that many Lockwoods were in the wars colonial and revolutionary. Forty-two officers of this name were in the revolutionary war, besides many privates in the army and navy. The Tories in and about Norwalk, Greenwich and Fairfield said "They could not endure the notoriously rebellious Lockwood tribe," but after years a grandson and granddaughter healed the breach. These same Lockwoods had been burned out, plundered, and had their harvests destroyed by the British and distressed. The record adds the general assembly reported their taxes abated. They were called the "Fighting Lockwoods."
(I) Robert Lockwood came from England about 1630 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, where his first six children were born and births recorded. He was made a freeman March 9, 1636. About 1646 he removed to Fairfield, Conn., where he died, 1658. He was made a freeman of Connecticut, March 20, 1652, and was appointed sergeant at Fairfield, May, 1657. He sold to Bryan Pendleton all the land granted him by the town, also four acres of remote meadow and one acre of patch meadow, Sept. 29, 1645, to Edward Garfield, ancestor of the late President James A. Garfield.
He left no will, and his estate was administered upon by his widow Susanna. There being no will, the court decided that the widow shall have one-third of the estate, the ten children the remainder. The inventory showed property to the value of four hundred and sixty-seven pounds.
Susanna Lockwood gave eveidence in a witch case May 13, 1654, at a court held in New Haven, and stated she was present when Goodwife Knapp was hanged for a witch.
She subsequently married Jeffrey Ferris. She was daughter and heir of Richard Cutts, Esq. She died Dec. 23, 1660, at Greenwich, Conn.
Children of Robert and Susanna Lockwood:
1. Jonathan, born Sept. 10, 1634, died in Greenwich, Conn., aged fifty-four years; he was a prominent citizen; he married Mary, daughter of Jeffrey Ferris, his stepfather.
2. Deborah, Oct. 12, 1636.
3. Joseph, Aug. 6, 1638.
4. Daniel, March 21, 1640.
5. Ephraim, see forward.
6. Gersham, Sept. 6, 1642; he was the principal carpenter and builder in the town of Greenwich, and filled many offices of trust and importance; he married Lady Ann Millington from England, daughter of Lord Millington; she came to America seeking her lover, a British army officer; failing to find him, she became a school teacher, and later the wife of Lieutenant Lockwood.
7. John.
8. Abigail; married John Barlow.
9. Sarah.
10. Mary, married Jonathan Huested.
(II) Ephraim, fourth son of Robert and Susanna (Cutts) Lockwood, was born in Watertown, Mass., Dec. 6, 1641. He removed to Connecticut with his father when a youth, and settled in Norwalk. He is on the list of freemen admitted Oct. 13, 1669.
He married, June 8, 1665, Mercy Sention (now written St. John), dauaghter of Matthias Sention (2) of Norwalk.
Children, born in Norwalk:
1. John B., March 19, 1666.
2. Daniel, Aug. 13, 1668; married Charity Clements.
3. Sarah, Nov. 3, 1670; married John Platt.
4. Ephraim (2), May 1, 1673.
5. Eliphalet (deacon), Feb. 27, 1675; married Mary, daughter of John Gold, of Stamford.
6. Joseph, see forward.
7. Lieutenant James, April 2, 1683; married Lidia Smith.
Both Eliphalet and James Lockwood were members of the general assembly of Connecticut.
8. Edmund, unmarried.
9. Mary, married Joseph Gainsey.
10. Abigail, married _____ Cook.
(III) Deacon Joseph, fifth son of Ephraim and Mercy (Sention) Lockwood, was born in Norwalk, Conn., April 1, 1680, and died there Nov. 23, 1760. He married, Aug. 14, 1707, Mary Wood, of Stamford, Conn., who died June 1, 1736. She was daughter of John Wood.
Children, born in Norwalk:
1. Ephraim, Aug. 23, 1708; married Thankful Grummon.
2. Joseph, Nov. 23, 1710; married Rebecca Rogers, of Huntington, Long Island.
3. Ruth, July 17, 1714; married David Hoyt.
4. Daniel, Dec. 5, 1716.
5. Mary, March 7, 1719; married Deacon Nathaniel Benedict.
6. Elizabeth, May 23, 1721; married Nathan Hoyt.
7. Sarah, Nov. 28, 1723; died young.
8. Isaac, see forward.
(IV) Isaac, fourth son and youngest child of Deacon Joseph and Mary (Wood) Lockwood, was born in Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 24, 1726. He served in the revolutionary army. He was a Mason and worshipful master in Stamford, Conn.
He married, Jan. 10, 1755, Ruth Whitney, of Norwalk, born Jan. 3, 1736-37. Her house in Norwalk was burned by the British troops while General Tyron sat on the hill and saw it burn. She was a strong-minded, go-ahead woman. She died Aug. 18, 1828, aged ninety-one years, seven months, three days. Her gravestone may be seen at New Milford, Conn.
Children:
1. Hezekiah, born Nov. 15, 1755, died July, 1816; he settled in Westcherster county, N.Y., and married Catherine Seymour.
2. Mary, July 24, 1757.
3. Ruth, April 4, 1759.
4. Isaac, Dec. 22, 1761; married Ann Nichols.
5. Jeremiah, see forward.
6. Josiah, May 18, 1766; married (first) Molly Dickinson; (second) Abigail Wilkinson.
7. Samuel, Jan. 24, 1769; married Sarah J. Canfield.
8. Sarah, Jan. 22, 1772.
9. David; married Eunice Baldwin.
(V) Jeremiah, third son of Isaac and Ruth (Whitney) Lockwood, was born in Norwalk, Conn., March 23, 1764. About 1810 he removed to northern New York, settling at Schroon Lake, Essex coutny, where he followed farming and his trade of wagon maker. He built the tavern at Schroon Lake that in the old stage coach days was one of the regular stations, and a scene of great activity as the coaches arrived and departed. He died there Spet. 25, 1857, aged ninety-three years.
He married, Jan. 19, 1786, Mehetable, born Aug. 11, 1769, daughter of Iahakel Clark.
Children:
1. Leander J., born July 30, 1789, died at Burlington, Iowa, April 25, 1845.
2. Clark L., see forward.
3. Abel, May 1, 1795 (major), died at Chestertown, April 19, 1869.
4. Jeremiah, May 17, 1797, died at Chestertown, April 19, 1869.
5. Harriet, Nov. 29, 1799, died at Schroon, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1810.
The father of these children died at Schroon, Sept. 25, 1857, and his wife died there August, 1838.
Leander J. and Abel served at the battle of Plattsburgh.
(VI) Clark L., son of Jeremiah and Mehetable (Clark) Lockwood, was born in Norwalk, Conn., Aug. 29, 1792, died at Schroon Lake, Essex county, N.Y., Aug. 2, 1814. He settled at Schroon Lake before his father, who followed him a few years later.
He married Sarah Toms, and had one child, Linus C.
His widow married (second) Judge Wolcott Tyrrell, judge of Essex county court, and had Hiram and Lucina.
(VII) Linus C., only son and child of Clark L. and Sarah (Toms) Lockwood, was born at Schroon Lake, Essex county, N.Y., Nov. 11, 1813, died there Jan. 11, 1895. He was a wagon maker and a farmer.
He married, March 11, 1838, Harriet Rawson, born at Schroon Lake, May 27, 1813, died there Aug. 6, 1895, daughter of Clark and Laura (Pond) Rawson. Her father settled at Schroon Lake in 1797.
Children:
1. Rosalia A., born April 8, 1840; married William Fullen, and lived on the Lockwood homestead at Schroon Lake; she died April 16, 1899.
2. Edward L., see forward.
(VIII) Edward L., only son of Linus C. and Harriet (Rawson) Lockwood, was born at Schroon Lake, N.Y., Oct. 6, 1850. He was educated in the public schools, and learned the wagonmaker's trade with his father, and has followed it all his life in connection with farming. He is still in active business at Schroon Lake (1910). He is a Democrat in politics, and has served as overseer of the poor, and in various town offices.
He married, Feb. 19, 1871, Betsey Wilcox, daughter of Orlando and Olive (Wiswell) Wilcox.
Children:
1. Roy, see forward.
2. Harriet, born Nov. 3, 1877, died March 13, 1883.
3. Clayton, born July 4, 1879, is a farmer and lives at home.
4. Olive, Aug. 3, 1882; married Wesley Hodskins, of Chestertown, N.Y., Dec. 9, 1909.
5. Edward Lee, Nov. 20, 1886; is a stenographer and law student at Ticonderoga, N.Y.
(IX) Roy, eldest son of Edward L. and Betsey (Wilcox) Lockwood, was born in The Old Lockwood Tavern, at Schroon Lake, N.Y., July 8, 1874. He was educated in the public schools, and at Sherman Collegiate Institute, Moriah, N.Y. He decided on the profession of law, and studied in the office of Hand, Kellogg & Hale, Elisabethtown, N.Y., until 1893. In that year he removed to Larimore, North Dakota, where he entered the law office of his uncle, O.A. Wilcox. In 1895, he was admitted to the bar of North Dakota. He remained in that state in the practice of law until 1898, when he returned east and was admitted to the New York bar in 1899. He opened a law office in Schroon Lake, and remained there in practice until 1901, when he lcoated permanently in Ticonderoga, N.Y., where he has since been engaged in the active practice of his profession. For one year he had as a partner Robert Dornburgh, under the firm name of Dornburgh & Lockwood, of Ticonderoga; otherwise he has been alone in practice.
Politically he is a Democrat.
He is unmarried.