JOHN STONE, ESQ., and his wife Elizabeth, were from Lexington. His farm bounded Easterly on Muschopauge Pond; although not a proprietor, he was for many years a useful member of society, and sustained civil, municipal and religious offices until near his death.
Dea. Stone and his first wife had the following children: John, born Dec., 1732; Abigail, October, 1734; Sarah, Dec., 1736; Eunice, March, 1739; Beulah, April, 1741; Elizabeth, March, 1743; Dorcas, May, 1745; Hepzibah, April, 1747; Israel, April, 1749.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stone died May 21, 1751, in the 38th year of her age. Dea. Stone in 1766, married Widow Mary Brown of Holden, relict of Timothy Brown, and daughter of Samuel Stratton, senior. John Stone, Esq., died Oct. 11, 1776.
Marriages, &c., of his children. John, in 1755, married Lucy Fletcher; Abigail died in 1755; Sarah lived single to old age; Eunice married Isaac Bellows; Beulah married Silas Jones; Elizabeth married Isaac Wheeler; Dorcas died Dec. 21, 1747; Hepzibah married Jonathan Gates; Israel married Lydia Barret.
The descendants of Dea. Stone are numerous and peopling several of the United States, - several are inhabitants of Rutland.
