Esther Kirby (John1), born 1652, in Middletown, Ct. She married, about 1673, Benajah Stone of Guilford, Ct., born 1647, son of William and Hannah Stone. Benajah Stone died Nov. 1714 in Guilford, Ct., aged sixty-eight years.
William Stone, b. 1608, in Hereford, England; d. 1683; son of the Rev. Samuel Stone of Hereford on the Wye. Sailed with wife Hannah from England May 20, 1639, in the Rev. Henry Whitfield's first Guilford company; was one of the signers of the Covenant, June 1, 1639. He m. (2), in 1657, Mary, widow of Richard Hughes of Guilford, Ct. Children: 1. William, b. 1642; d. Sept. 28, 1730; m., Feb. 20, 1674, Hannah Wolfe. 2. Hannah, b. 1644; m., 1664, John Norton, b. in England; d. March 5. 1704, son of Thomas of Guilford. 3. Benajah, who m. Esther Kirby. 4. Sarah, who d. 1675.