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wood, was born about 1728, and died in
1798. He married Eunice Close, of
Greenwich, and she died in 1808.
(V) Captain Gershom (4) Lockwood,
son of Gershom (3) and Eunice (Close)
Lockwood, was born in Greenwich, and
died in Stamford in 1816. He enlisted,
May 11, 1775, and was appointed corporal
of the 3rd Company, Captain Thomas
Hobby's company. He married Polly
Waring, of Greenwich.
(VI) John Lockwood, son of Captain
Gershom (4) and Polly (Waring) Lockwood,
was born November 15, 1787, and
died December 18, 1845. He married,
January 1, 181 1, Mercy Weed, born September
23, 1786, died May 27, 1874, daughter
of Amos and Abigail (Weed) Weed.
He was a cooper, and after his marriage
lived in New Canaan.
(VII) George Lockwood, son of John
and Mercy (Weed) Lockwood, was born
in New Canaan, May 5, 1814, and died
August 6, 1884. He learned the trade of
shoemaker and made turned shoes for the
Southern trade and some New York
houses, and at
number of men.
times employed quite a
A Republican in politics,
Mr. Lockwood served as selectman. He
was held in high respect and esteem. One
who knew him well said of him when he
died : "Of humble birth and blessed with
few of the privileges that children now
enjoy, he has demonstrated what a boy
and man can do. No matter what his
station in life may be, if he only makes
use of those he does have and determines
to be worthy of the respect and confidence
of his fellows." Mr. Lockwood was one
of the original incorporators of the Lakeview
Cemetery Association, and was a
staunch supporter of the government in
the Civil War. He bought bonds and held
them when other people thought them to
be worthless. He married, November 14,
1847, Amelia Raymond, born November
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21, 1821, daughter of Timothy Elliott and
Ruth (Bouten) Raymond.
(The Raymond Line).
(I) The Raymond family originated in
France, the surname being a form of the
French Christian name. Because of re-
ligious persecution, a member of this fam-
ily fled to England and later sailed for
America, becoming the immigrant ancestor
of the family in this country. The
latter, Richard Raymond, was for a time
in Essex county, England, and was set-
tled in Salem, Massachusetts, at an early
date. He was made freeman, May 14,
1634, and on January 2, 1636, was granted
land on which to build a house. Before
the latter years, Richard Raymond was
a member of the First Church of Salem,
as was his wife, Judith. Richard Raymond
was a mariner by occupation, and
previous to removing to Norwalk, Octo-
ber 20, 1662, he sold a quarter interest
in his fishing smack. After settling in
Norwalk, he engaged in a coast-wise
trade with the Dutch and English set-
tlers. In 1664, he removed to Saybrook,
Connecticut, where he died in 1692, aged
ninety years.
(II) John Raymond, son of Richard
and Judith Raymond, was born in Bev-
erly, Massachusetts, in 1634, and was baptized
in the Salem Church. He was
among those who shared in the division
of lands in Norwalk in 1668. He mar-
ried, December 10, 1664, Mary Betts,
daughter of Thomas Betts, of Norwalk.
(III) Thomas Raymond, son of John
and Mary (Betts) Raymond, married,
November 15, 170— , Sarah Andrews,
daughter of Abraham Andrews, of Wa-
terbury.
(IV) Comfort Raymond, son of Thomas
and Sarah (Andrews) Raymond, lived in
New Canaan, and was the father of Wil-
liam, of whom further.