Hartford, CT: an original proprietor, had an allotment of lands, but conveyed it to Samuel Stone by gift before 1640. Lechford speaks of him as "Mr. John Stone, of Hartford," Sept. 16, 1639; removed to Guilford, where he was one of the signers of the original compact in 1639. Lands were recorded to John Marsh, Feb. 1639-40; "part whereof did belong to John Stone and were by him given to Sam'1 Stone, and so by the said Sam'1 Stone unto John Marsh, of Hartford, and now belongeth to him and his heirs." His home-lot was on the west side of Front St

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Biographical Summary:

John Stone, an original proprietor, had an allotment of lands, but conveyed it to Samuel Stone by gift before 1640. Lochford speaks of him as " Mr. John Stone, of Hartford," September 16,1639; removed to Guilford, where he was one of the signers of the original compact in 1639. Lands were recorded to John Marsh, February 1639-40; "part whereof did belong to John Stone and were by him given to Sam'l Stone, and so by the said Sani'l Stone unto John Marsh, of Hartford, and now belongeth to him and his heirs." His home-lot was on the west side of Front Street.

SOURCE: James Hammond Trumbull, editor, The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1 (Boston, Massachusetts: Edward L. Osgood, 1886), page 262. Retrieved: 3 May 2011 from Google Books