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children: i. Charles A., now rector
emeritus of the Protestant Episcopal
church in Wilton, Connecticut, a sketch
of whom follows. 2. George E., a sketch
of whom follows. 3. Lucy E., died in
1863. 4. Frederick, died in 1866. 5.
Mary, died young. 6. William L., a
sketch of whom follows. 7. Anna Adelia,
who became a very prominent dog
breeder, having kennels at Willowmere
she also owned "King Allah," a noted
stud horse, and raised trotters.
On July 19, 1905, Mr. Marks closed a
career of beneficence almost without a
parallel in the history of humanitarianism.
Mourned by those who knew him
personally, he was also lamented by mul-
titudes, some of whom had never looked
upon his face, for the help, comfort and
opportunities for usefulness by means of
which he had made their lives a blessing
to themselves and others. Preeminently
was Mr. Marks "one who loved his fellow-men,"
and his genius, inspired by
benevolence, placed him among those
philanthropists whom not their countrymen
alone, but the world at large, will
never cease to remember with gratitude.
(The Tuttle Line).
It seems clear that the name of this
ancient family spelled Tuttle, Tuthill and
Tothill, as well as in various other ways,
is in all its forms derived from those em-
inences, natural and artificial, once so
common in Great Britain, called tothills.
These, two thousand years ago, were
sacred to a pagan worship, and thence to
its deified founder, Thoth, Thot, or Tot,
of that ancient and vanished civilization
which flourished on the banks of the Nile
before the beginning of historic time.
The meaning of Tothill, Tuthill or Tuttle
is Hill of God. and it is, as it has been
said to be, "a grand old name."
(I) William Tuttle, in April, 1635,
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sailed from England on the ship,
"Planter," and probably arrived in Boston
about the first of July. In 1639 he
removed to Quinnipiac, a settlement
founded by Davenport and Eaton, in as-
sociation with others, on the Connecticut
shore of Long Island Sound, and now
forming part of the city of New Haven.
The name of William Tuttle's wife was
Elizabeth and their children were twelve
in number. The death of William Tuttle
occurred in June, 1673, and that of his
widow, December 30, 1684.
(II) Jonathan Tuttle, son of William
and Elizabeth Tuttle, was baptized July 8,
1637, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, and
about 1670 he began a settlement near the
Quinnipiac river in what is now the
southern part of North Haven, and built
a bridge over the river which was long
known as "Tuttle's bridge." He was allowed
by the court to collect toll from
those passing over this bridge and also
to sell them food or drink, with the exception
of strong drink. He married Re-
becca Bell, daughter of Lieutenant Fran-
cis Bell, of Stamford, who died in 1676.
Jonathan Tuttle died in 1705.
(III) Nathaniel Tuttle, son of Jonathan
and Rebecca (Bell) Tuttle, was born
February 25, 1676. He married Esther
Blakeslee. The death of Nathaniel Tuttle
occurred in 1728.
(IV) Nathaniel (2) Tuttle, son of Nathaniel
(1) and Esther (Blakeslee) Tut-
tle, was born May 29, 1714. He married
(first) January 16. 1737, Mary Todd,
daughter of Josiah and Abigail (Fred-
ricks) Todd, who died in December, 1742.
He married (second) Abigail Ingham.
(Y) Uri Tuttle, son of Nathaniel (2)
and Mary (Todd) Tuttle, was born September
8, 1738, in Hamden, Connecticut.
He married. December 5, 1764, the Rev.
Stephen Hawley, officiating, Thankful
Ives. Uri Tuttle lived in Bethany, and