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of men and events, and enjoys a very
wide-spreading friendship. Of most generous
instincts, inherited from worthy
ancestors, he is a true gentleman of the
old school. He is descended from some
of the best families of Ireland, one of his
ancestors being Lord O'Ryan. Mr. Ryan
is the ideal landlord. A man of most
kindly nature and genial manners, he
makes all his guests feel at home and is
ever striving to satisfy their desires and
render the best possible service. He has
long been identified with the Masonic fraternity,
and is affiliated with Washington
Commandery, No. i, Knights Templar, of
Hartford. He is also a member of Hart-
ford Lodge, No. 19, Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks, and is affiliated
with Social Lodge, No. 162, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, of Orange, Massachusetts.
He married, at Orange, Cora
Isola Rand, born October 24, 1854, in
Wendell, Massachusetts, daughter of
Stanford Holbrook and Mary H. (Putnam)
Rand, of that town. Mr. and Mrs.
Ryan had one child which died at the
age of six months.
Rand is a name which signifies a border
or margin. It first appears as a patronymic
in England early in the fifteenth cen-
tury, and the name is found in records
as early as 1633; in Kent, in 1600; in
Durham in 1578. There were three immigrants
who came very early to New Eng-
land. One settled in Plymouth in 1623,
and another in New Hampshire. Rob-
ert Rand came from England about 1635,
and his wife Alice, located in Charles-
town, where they were admitted to the
church in that year. In 1638 he owned a
house on the west side of Wind Mill Hill,
sixty-six acres of land and a share in
"The Commons." Soon after this he died,
perhaps at Lynn, where he lived for a
time. His son, Thomas Rand, in con-
junction with the latter's mother Alice,
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had a grant of thirty-four acres in 1658.
He was born about 1627, in England, and
died at Charlestown, August 4, 1683. He
married, March 25, 1656, Sarah Edenden,
born about 1636, died June 26, 1699,
daughter of Edmund and Eliza (Whitman)
Edenden. His second son, John
Rand, born April 25, 1664, was a malster,
and died September 24, 1737. He
married, December 2, 1685, Mehitable
Call, daughter of John and Hannah (Kettell)
Call. She died March 25, 1727. Her
youngest child, Richard Rand, was born
November 19, 1714, and died before September
1, 1746, when his widow was made
administratrix of his estate. He married,
June 16, 1736, Mary Davis, baptized June
23, 1717, daughter of Zachariah and Mildred
(Brizden) Davis. Their only son,
Richard Rand, baptized September 15,
1743, settled in Vermont, first in Newfane,
whence he removed in February,
1 801, to Wardsboro, and there died July
27, 1808. He married, April 20, 1768, Re-
lief Sawyer, born December 30, 1747, in
Sterling, Massachusetts, died July 31,
1814, daughter of Abner and Mary
(Wilder) Sawyer. Their eldest child,
Luke Sawyer Rand, born March 30, 1769,
was a builder of bridges and canal locks,
a noted engineer of his time, and died December
18, 1854, in Townshend, Vermont.
He married, July 31, 1794, Abigail Daven-
port, born December 17, 1772, in Peter-
sham, Massachusetts, died September 13,
1843. Her third son, Chester Rand, born
March 26, 1798, died after 1867, in which
year his golden wedding was celebrated.
He married, July 16, 1817, Patty Osgood,
and their eldest son, Stanford Holbrook
Rand, born December 18, 1825, married,
February 1, 1852, Mary H. Putnam, born
September 7, 1833, daughter of Captain
William Putnam, of Wendell, Massachu-
setts. Their eldest child, Cora Isola
Rand, born October 24, 1854, became the