William Stone

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stone-7062

William Stone was born on June 27, 1693, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, the son of William and Hannah Stone.[1]

Captain William Stone was a man of much prominence in the early history of Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. He was town treasurer from 1726 to 1733, inclusive. He was one of the selectman ten years, between 1730 and 1750. He represented the town in the Legislature five years, and was captain in the militia. His wife was Mehitable Lane.[2]

He died on Jan. 29-31, 1772 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[3]

Sources

• ↑ "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QN-9BQ : 6 December 2014), William Stone, 27 Jun 1693; citing BRISTOL,BRISTOL,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,271.
• ↑ Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton) ed, "History of Bristol County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men", Philadelphia, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1883, pg. 633. https://archive.org/details/historyofbristol00hurd
• ↑ The Massachusetts Vital Records Project Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Deaths
• William's tombstone is on findagrave.com
• Davis, Walter Goodwin, "The ancestry of Sarah Stone, wife of James Patten of Arundel (Kennebunkport) Maine", Portland, The Southworth Press, pg. 3-9. https://archive.org/details/ancestryofsarahs00davi