Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Book II. Of the Family of John Stone, One of the First Settlers of Guilford, Conn: Also Names of All the Descendents of Russell, Bille, Timothy and Eber Stone
N 1890 my uncle, S. D. Lewis of Warsaw, N. Y., prepared and published a genealogy of my mother's family, entitled Book XVIII Lewis Family Geneal ogy. From reading that book, I discovered that I knew very little about my own family ancestry, and as my mother was alive at that time, I commenced mak ing inquiries of her and my aunt, Lois (stone) Tilton, they being the oldest persons then alive in our family. I found that they knew very little in regard to the family history. I determined then that I would give the matter what study I could (which has been at odd times and evenings, as I am a busy man with very lit tle time that I can call my own). However, the study instead of being an irksome task, has proven to be a pleasant pastime. And while I had no idea at first of publishing the work in book form, from being urged by friends and relatives of the family who offered to contribute towards the expense, I have done so. In preparing this genealogy for the family (as it is of very little interest to any one not a member of the family), I have entered upon the task with a sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether a member of the family or otherwise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
