RANDALL FAMILY. 
i. JOHN RANDALL, the progenitor of the Randall family of Westerly and
Stonington, first appears at Newport, R. I., from which place he came to
Westerly as early as 1667, where the remainder of his life was spent. He
m. Elizabeth , whose family name and date of birth is not known. He d.
in 1685 ; his wife d. in 1685. CHILDREN: 2 JOHN, b. in 1666, m. Abigail
; 2d, Mary Baldwin. 3 STEPHEN, b. in 1668, m. Abigail Sabin. 4 MATHEW,
b. in 1671, m. Eleanor . 5 PETER, b. in 1704, m. Elizabeth Polly; 2d,
Phebe Benjamin. John Randall (No. 2) lived with his father in Westerly,
on land purchased of Thomas Bell of Stonington, until he reached
manhood, when he came to Stonington and bought large tracts of land,
which was intersected by the society line, that divided the town of
Stonington into two religious societies in 1721. Mr. Randall was a
farmer by occupation, and as such reduced his land grants to
cultivation, which he industriously and successfully improved during the
remainder of his life. He m. ist, at Stonington, Abigail , whose family
name and birth date does not appear on record. He m. 2d, Mary Baldwin,
granddaughter of the first Walter Palmer, Nov. 25, 1706 (No. 19),
Baldwin family. He d. in Stonington in an honored old age.

CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
 6 ELIZABETH, b. July 4, 1696, m. James Brown May 5, 1718, (No. 38), that family.
 7 MART, b. Dec. 16, 1698, m. Stephen Wilcox.
 8 JOHN, b. Dec. 2, 1701, m. Dorothy Cottrell, Mrs. Mary (Holmes) Palmer.
 9 DOROTHY, b. Dec. 7, 1703.
10 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1705, m. John Brown, Oct. 16, 1729.

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
11 SARAH, b. Nov. 10, 1707, d. at Stonington in 1812.
12 NATHAN, b. July 7, 1709, m. Mary Cottrell; 2d, Eleanor Cottrell.
13 ICHABOD, b. Oct. 21, 1711, d. at Havana, Cuba.
14 SARAH, b. March 12, 1714, d. Sept. 6, 1714.
15 JOSEPH, b. June 2, 1715, d. June 22, 1715.
16 BENJAMIN (twin), b. June 2, 1715, m. at Stonington in 1733,
Ruth Brown. They settled at Colchester, Conn.
He was admitted freeman there Dec. 6, 1763, but probably he was there
several years before this date. He is represented as possessing great
physical powers and endurance. He d. June 15, 1811.
17 REBECCA, b. July 31, 1717. 


Stephen Randall (No. 3) m. Abigail, daughter of Joseph and 
Wait still Sabin, Dec. 24, 1697. She was b. Aug. 16, 1678. 
CHILDREN: 
10 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 10. 169S. 
20 SAMUEL, b. May 19, 1701. 
21 STEPHEN, b. March 13, 1705. 
22 JONATHAN, b. March 7, 1707, m. Preserved . 
23 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 25, 1709, d. July 2, 1711. 
24 PHEBE, b. Sept. 18, 1712. 
25 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 26, 1716. 
26 DAVID, b. May 4, 1719. 
Mathew Randall (No. 4) m. Eleanor about 1693. 
CHILDREN: 
27 ELEANOR, b. June 24, 1694. 
28 MERCY, b. May 16, 1696. 
29 MARY, b. April 21, 1700, m. Caleb Pendleton, Jr. 
30 MATHEW, b. 1798. 
31 BENJAMIN, b. 1702, m. Mary Babcock. 
32 PATIENCE, b. . 
33 THANKFUL, b. . 
34 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Edwin Wells, Jan. 12, 1734. 
Peter Randall (No. 5) m. Elizabeth Polly at Stonington, Conn., 
Nov. 27, 1706. He m. 2d, Phebe Benjamin at Preston, Conn., 
Sept., 1719. 
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 
36 PRUDENCE, b. April 10, 1709. 
36 PETER, b. Dec. 2, 1711, d. at Stonington in 1712. 
37 PETER, b. May 31, 1713, m. Keturah Ellis Dec. 12, 1732, at Preeton. 
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
38 ELIZABETH, b. June 20, 1720. 
39 GREENFIELD, b. Oct. 2, 1722, m. Ann Bellows of Preston, Conn. 
40 SAMUEL, b. April 13. 1736. 
Lieut. John Randall (No. 8) m. Dorothy Cottrell Dec. 22, 1726 (
No. 32), that family. He m. 2d, May 10, 1741, Mrs. Mary, widow 
of Elias Palmer (No. 141), and daughter of Joshua and Fear (
Sturges) Holmes (No. 25), that family. 
CHILDREN: 
41 HANNAH, b. Jan. 13, 1726, m. Joshua Stanton (No. 26), that family. 
42 JOHN, b. Aug. 4, 1730, m. Lucy Brown; 2d, Thankful Swan. 
43 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 13, 1734, m. Robert Swan (No. 46), that family. 
44 ESTHER, b. June 17, 1735, m. Elias Palmer (No. 245), that family. 
45 THOMAS, b. Dec. 13, 1741, m. Molly Chesebrough. 
46 JOSHUA, b. March 3, 1743, m. Rhoda Chesebrough. 
47 LUCY, b. March 23, 1745, m. Joseph Frink; 2d, Wait Hinckley. 
48 MARY, b. July 13, 1746, m. Christopher, son of Charles and Mary (
Wheeler) Miner, Aug. 11, 1765 (No. 147), that family; m. 2d, Samuel 
Brown, July 14, 1734. 
49 KETURAH, b. Sept. 2, 1748, m. John Williams (No. 213), that family. 
50 ROBERT, b. Oct. 25, 1751, m. Lucy, daughter of Col. William and Mrs. 
Mary (McDowell) Chesebrough Pendleton, May 6, 1773 (No. 30), that 
family. He d. at Courtland, N. Y. Nine of their children were born 
In Stontngton, Conn., and the tenth born at Brookfleld, N. Y.

Nathan Randall (No. 12), b. in Stonington, Conn., was admitted 
freeman of Westerly, R. I., May 4, 1736. He was a farmer in 
Westerly till about 1750-1, when he removed to Voluntown, 
where he bought 160 acres of land of Amos Kinney (3d Aug., 
1750), for two thousand five hundred, money of ye "old tenor 
bills"; 20 acres of Andrew Elliott (6th April, 1755), for five hundred 
pounds in good and passable bills of credit, old tenor. He 
m. 1st, Mary Cottrell Dec. 16, 1730 (No. 333), that family; she 
d. at Westerly, R. I., Dec. 2, 1735; m. ad, Eleanor Cottrell July 
22, 1736, sister of his first wife (No. 34). 
CHILDREN: 
61 NATHAN, b. Sept. 18, 1731, d. May 14, 1733. 
52 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 8, 1733, m. at Voluntown, Content Palmer, Dec. 25, 
1754. 
53 NATHAN, b. Oct. 10, 1735, m. at Stonington Mrs. Borodell Palmer, Dec. 
5, 1765; m. 2d, at Voluntown, Dolly Palmer (No. 275), Feb. 13. 177Z. 
They removed to Paris. N. Y., after all their children were born at 
Stonington, Conn. 
54 REUBEN, b. April 24, 1737, d. at Fort Edward, N. Y., Sept. 9, 1757. 
55 AMOS. b. Oct. 11, 1749, m. Phebe Palmer (No. 287), that family, April 25, 
1765. 
56 DOROTHY, b. June 5, 1741. 
57 ELEANOR, b. Feb. 24, 1743, m. Nathaniel Morgan at Voluntown Oct. 16, 
1766. 
58 AMY, b. Dec. 26, 1745. 
59 PELEG, b. Oct. 19, 1748, m. Hannah Palmer (No. 288), that family, March 
12, 1772, sister of Phebe, who m. Amos Randall. He was lieutenant 
In the army of the Revolution, and at the surrender of Burgoyne 
took command of the company after the captain was killed. In 1784 
he united with the Baptist Church of Voluntown, and Jan. 18, 1789, 
was licensed to preach. He was ordained Oct. 25, 1792, and admitted 
elder of the First Baptist Church, Stonington, nearly twenty-three 
years. 
60 LYDIA, b. June 3, 1751, m. John Gallup of Voluntown Nov. 28, 1777. 
61 JONAS, b. Sept. 8, 1756. 
John Randall (No. 42) m. ist, Lucy Brown of Stonington 
May 6, 1750 (No. 91), Lynn Brown family; she d. Oct. 23, 1765 ; 
m. 2d, Thankful Swan Aug. 23, 1767 (No. 40), that family; she d. 
March 29, 1800. 
CHILDREN: 
63 LUCY, b. May 14, 1751, m. 1st, Amos Breed, Jan. 25, 1768 (No. 23). that 
family; he d. March 20, 1785; she m. 2d, Ellas Sanford Palmer (No. 
238), that family; she d. at Stonington Nov. 14, 1831. 
64 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 12, 1752, m. George Swan Sept. 4, 1774 (No. 37), that 
family. 
65 JOHN, b. March 24, 1754, m. 1st, Mary Swan Nov. 7, 1775 (No. 68), that


66 ROSWELL, b. July 18, 1756, m. 1st, Phebe Avery, March 4, 1779 (No. 
160), that family; she d. Dec. 18, 1787; m. 2d, Hannah Mary Avery, 
sister ot his first wile (No. 157). No children by either wife. 
67 REV. JEDEDIAH, b. March 20, 1758, m. at Stonlngton, Patty York, Aug. 
1, 1779. He was among the early settlers of Chenango county, Norwich, 
New York. 
68 CHARLES, b. May 25, 1759, d. at Stonlngton July 30, 1759. 
69 ESTHER, b. May 10, 1761, m. Thomas Wheeler In 1780 (No. 107), that 
family. 
70 POLLY, b. Nov. 18, 1762, m. 1st, Collins York (No. 57), that family; m. 
2d, John Crary of Preston in 1745. 
71 WILLIAM, b. March 25, 1768, m. Eunice Wheeler, Mrs. Wealthy (Avery) 
Hewitt, Martha Chesebrough. 
72 DESIRE, b. July 12, 1769, m. Perez Wheeler In 1787 (No. 102), that 
family; 2d, Christopher Palmer Nov. 1. 1823. 
73 NANCY, b. Sept. 3, 1771, m. Benadam Williams, Jr., April 18, 1799 (No. 
285a), that family. 
74 DUDLEY, b. Dec. 7, 1772, m. Lucy Grant. 
Thomas Randall (No. 45) m. Molly Chesebrough Sept. 26, 
1765 (No. 145), that family; she d. in Stonington March 25, 1823; 
he d. at Norwich, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1831. 
CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON. 
75 POLLY, b. Oct. 6, 1766, m. Josiah Gallup of Groton, Nov. 11, 1792. 
76 THOMAS, b. May 1, 1769, m. Wealthy Ann Sheffield. Three children b. 
at Stonington and four in New York city. 
77 PATTY, b. May 13, 1771, d. Sept. 19, 1862, unmarried. 
78 ABBY, b. April 26, 1773, m. Zebulon Chesebrough (No. 247), that family, 
79 KETURAH, b. Jan. 31, 1775, d. at Stonington June 20, 1809. 
80 LYDIA, b. Oct. 31, 1776, d. at Litchfleld, Conn., Jan., 1826. 
81 ZEBULON CHESEBROUGH, b. April 1, 1778, d. at Wilmington, N. C.,.
Feb. 15, 1800, unmarried.
82 PEYTON RANDOLPH, b. Feb. 10, 1780, m. Lucy Bradford; 2d, Adella E. Wells.
83 HANNAH, b. Feb. 9, 1783, m. Jesse Breed, July 9, 1825 (No, 69), that family.
84 BETSEY, b. Aug. 17, 1784, m. Dea. Elias Breed (No. 73), that family,
Jan. 22, 1807.
85 WILLIAM RHODES, b. April 26, 1786, m. Phebe McLane May 1, 1813.
86 CHARLES PHELPS, b. Feb. 22, 1790, m. Eunice Hotchkins Sept. 26, 1826.
Joshua Randall (No. 46) m. ist, Rhoda Chesebrough in 1767;
she d. in Stonington, Conn.
He removed to Newport, R. I., where he m. 2d wife.
In the fall of 1808 he sailed from that port, and was shortly after
shipwrecked on No Man's Island, where he perished from cold and exposure,
the date of which we have not been able to learn.

CHILDREN ALL BORN IN STONINGTON:
87 PRUDENCE, b. about 1770, d.
88 RHODA, b. about 1773, m. Adam Denison (No. 273), that family.
He HANNAH, b. about 1774, m. Jesse Breed (No. 69), that family.
90 JOSHUA, b. about 1775, m. Huida Sisson at Stonlngton, 1796.

Hon. William Randall (No. 71) was lieutenant colonel commandant 
of the ßoth regiment of Connecticut militia during the war 
of 1812 (that office corresponding with colonel in later organizations), 
and had command of his regiment when it was called out 
in 1813-14, for the defence of the State, notably at Stonington in 
August, 1814. In the General Assembly of Connecticut during 
six sessions, he was member of the Lower House, and in 1822 he 
had a seat in the Upper House, as one of the twelve Senators 
elected by the general ticket, of which that body was then composed. 
In 1818 he was a member of the convention which 
framed the Constitution of the State of Connecticut, as delegate 
from the town of Stonington. During sixteen consecutive years, 
from 1818 to 1833, inclusive, he held the position of associate 
judge of the county court of New London county, by annual appointment 
by the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, 
by which authority he was also annually appointed a justice of the 
peace during twenty-eight years, and he held responsible offices 
in the town of Stonington. Was first president of the Stonington 
Bank, organized in 1822, and one of the directors thereof; 
he held the office for eight years. He m. ist, Eunice Wheeler, 
March 8, 1787 (No. 103), that family ; she d. Jan. 29, 1803 ; m. ad, 
Mrs. Wealthy (Avery) Hewitt, widow of Darius Hewitt, June 30, 
1803 (No. 161), Avery family; she d. Dec. 29, 1805; m. 3d, Martha 
Chesebrough March 30, 1809 (No. 325), that family; she d. 
Sept. 25, 1870. Col. William Randall d. June 17, 1841. 
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE: 
92 WILLIAM, b. June 7, 1787, m. Wealthy Hewitt. 
93 CYRUS, b. Sept. 8, 1789, d. Oct. 13, 1789. 
94 EUNICE, b. July 18, 1790, ä. Jan. 24, 1792. 
95 RUSSELL, b. Oct. 2, 1792, d. April 11, 1793. 
96 LUCY, b. March 3, 1794, m. Samuel Chapman Jan. 1, 1812, both of Stonington; 
she d. at Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 1838. 
97 DESIRE, b. Dec. 3, 1795, m. Thomas Thompson Wells, M. D., son of 
Thomas and Betsey (Grlffln) Wells, b. at Stonington, 1790; she m. Dec. 
31, 1812, at Stonington. 
98 POLLY, b. March 3, 1798, m. Ralph Randall Miner (No. 234), that family. 
99 THANKFUL SWAN, b. March 17, 1800, m. George Wheeler Nov. 13, 1817
(No. 254), that family. 
100 JEDEDIAH, b. Feb. 21, 1802, m. Philura Peckham Oct. 27, 1822. 

CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: 
101 EUNICE, b. March 28, 1861, m. Ansel Coats, Jan. 18, 1826 (No. 27),
that family. 

CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE: 
102 PHEBE ESTHER, b. Jan. 14, 1810, m. Ezra Hewitt Dec. 8. 1829 (No. 18S),
that family. 
108 HANNAH AVERY, b. July, 1811, d. Aug. 8, 1812.
104 ROSWELL, b. Nov. 23, 1812, d. Sept. 25, 1833. 
105 HARRIET NEWELL, b. Jan. 25, 1815, m. Reuben E. Moss Sept. 23, 1841 (No. 44),
that family. 
106 MARTHA CHESEBROUGH, b. April 4, 1817, m. Ralph H. Avery (No. 212),
that family. 
107 ELIAS PERKINS, b. July 4, 1821, m. Hannah Fish March 15, 1843 (No. 56),
that family. 
Dudley Randall (No. 74) m. Lucy Grant (No. 63), that family, March 26, 1801 ;
she d. Aug. 22, 1829; he m. 2d, Mrs. Sally, widow of Daniel Farnham, sister of Lucy,
March 28, 1830 (No. 65), that family; she d. May 15, 1851 ; he d. June 4, 1851.
CHILDREN: 
108 LUCY, b. Jan. 13, 1802, m. Charlea Grandison Hewitt (No. 208), that family. 
109 NANCY WHEELER, b. Sept. 9, 1803, d. Jan. 28, 1842. 
110 JOHN, b. Feb. 15, 1805. m. Eliza A., daughter of Charles S. Hewitt (No. 
203), that family, Sept. 27, 1860. 
111 ESTHER, b. Jan. 18, 1807, m. Allen B. Peabody, Jan. 14, 1830. 
112 ELISHA, b. May 22, 1809, m. Eunice Pendleton Vincent, Feb. 27, 1843 (No. 35),
that family. 
113 DESIRE, b. Jan. 18, 1S13, m. Benadam W. Hewitt Jan. 5, 1837 (No. 211), 
that family. 
114 ALMIRA GRANT, b. Feb. 22, 1815, d. Feb. 4, 1835. 
115 MARY, b. Aug. 1, 1817, m. Gilbert W. Collins, April 1, 1845 (No. 46), that family. 
116 SALLY FARNHAM, b. Aug. 1, 1819, d. unmarried. Peyton Randolph Randall (No. 82)
m. Lucy Bradford Oct. 15, 1816; she d. Sept. n, 1832.
He m. 2d, Adeline E. Wells Nov. 26, 1836. 

CHILDREN: 
117 THOMAS ALEXANDER, b. March 4, 1822, d. Dec. 11, 1833. 
118 WILLIAM ZEBULON, b. March 20, 1829, m. Catharine Hiscox Oct. 15, 1859. 
119 CHARLES EDWARD, b. Dec. 5, 1831, m. Mary Ella Reynolds June 25, 1858. 
120 DENISON CHESEBROUGH, b. Aug. 21, 1838, m. Harriet Sheffield March 2, 1859. 
121 LUCY ESTHER, b. May 21, 1841, m. Frank Greenleaf Rice June 5, 1870. 
122 HENRY CLAY, b. Sept. 2, 1843, m. Addle Hunting Nov. 8, 1874. 
123 WARREN CLINTON, b. July 17, 1845. 

Hon. William Randall, Jr. (No. 92), of North Stonington, 
Conn., was a delegate from the town of North Stonington to the 
convention which framed the constitution of the State of Connecticut 
in 1818. He was justice of the peace for the district of 
North Stonington in 1838-9, and county commissioner for New 
London County in 1839, 1840, 1841 and 1-845. He m. Wealthy 
Hewitt Dec. 23, 1813 (No. 283), that family. He d. Sept. 22, 
1871. She d. Sept. 24, 1869.

CHILDREN: 
124 A son, b. and d. May 22, 1815. 
125 HANNAH MARY, b. Aug. 31, 1816, m. Ezra Wheeler Nov. 25, 1840 (No. 
28?), Wheeler family. 
126 REV. WILLIAM HARRISON, b. Aug. 11, 1818, m. Harriet Hull Miner 
Nov. 30, 1837 (No. 372), that family. He m. 2d, Helen Mar. Hutch- 
inson Dec. 31, 1865. He d. In Florida March 7, 1874. 
127 WEALTHY AVERY, b. Jan. 11, 1821, m. George b. Williams, Sept. 23, 
1846. 
128 DARIUS HEWITT, b. July 28, 1823, m. Abbie P. Frink Jan. 4, 1854. 
129 REV. HENRY CLAY, b. Dec. 7, 1825, m. Mary L. Davis April 20, 1853. 
130 EMILY MINER, b. Jan. 4, 1829, m. Albert W. Hlllard Nov. 25, 1851. 
Jonathan Randall (No. 22) m. Preserved ,family name 
and date of marriage unknown. From the record of the distribution 
of his estate among his wife and children, in 1757, we learn 
that he lived in Groton, now Ledyard. His real estate was situated 
on the highway leading from Preston to New London ferry. 
After his death his widow m. 2d, Lemuel Darrow, son of Christopher 
and Elizabeth (Packer) Darrow, Sept. 19, 1751. 
THEIR SON: 
131 JONATHAN, b. March 30, 1745, m. Ann, daughter of Nathan and Dorothy (
Wheeler) Crary, In Groton, March 5, 1769 (No. 40), Wheeler 
family. 
THEIR SON: 
132 JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON, b. at Norwich, Conn., April 10, 1773, m. 
Mary, daughter of Elder Silas and Mary (Smith) Burrows (No. 124). 
that family, Fort Hill, Groton, May 19, 1799. He d. at Mystic Jan. 27, 
1851, aged 77 yrs., 9 ???.; she d. May 25, 1871. 
CHILDREN: 
133 MARY ANN, b. at Groton Dec. 4, 1800, m. Mystic Jan. 19, 1822, Roswell 
Burrows (No. 129), of Burrows family. 
134 ELIZA ROE, b. at North Stonington March 3, 1803, m. Simeon Fish Oct. 
15, 1823 (No. 49), Fish family. 
135 ERASTUS, b. North Stonington Nov. 7. 1805, d. young. 
136 ISAAC, b. North Stonington Dec. 25, 1808, m. Hannah Adella Miner. 
137 WILLIAM PITT, b. Groton, Conn., Jan. 1, 1811, d. at Mystic, June 3, 
1850, m. Maria L. Comstock Sept. 11, 1838, d. at the home of her son. 
Rev. William H. Randall, May 22, 1887. 
138 SILAS BURROWS, b. July 4, 1814, m. ???? ?. Tucker, Sept. 7, 1843; 2d, 
Emily F. Doane of Preston, Conn., May 27, 1847. 
139 CHARLES, b. May 31, 1817, m. Mary Woolbrlght of Georgia April 27, 1842. 
140 FRANCES E., b. April 1, 1818, m. William P. Smith Aug. 5, 1839. 
Isaac Randall (No. 136) m. Hannah Adelia, daughter of Dr. 
John Owen and Elizabeth (Avery) Miner (No. 294) that family, 
Dec. 20, 1831, at Centre Groton. He d. at Mystic, March 9, 
1881. His widow d. at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Adelia 
M. Noyes, at Newton Highlands, Mass., Aug. ig, 1893.

CHILDREN: 
141 ADELIA MINER, b. Sept. 21, 1832, m. Nathan D. Noyes (No. 394), Noyes 
family, Aug. 4, 1857. 
142 ELIZABETH FRANCES, b. March 3, 1834, d. Jan. 3, 1876. 
143 JEDEDIAH, b. Sept. 13, 1835, d. June 9, 1863. 
144 JULIA ANN, b. April 18, 1837, m. Samuel D. Davenport Aug. 9. 1862. 
145 JOHN FREDERIC, b. April 13, 1839, m. Elizabeth F. Stark March 15, 1870. 
146 NATHAN, b. March 11, 1841, d. Jan. 13, 1842. 
147 GEORGE, b. June 28, 1844, d. March 23, 1845. 
148 CHARLES ARTHUR, b. May 15, 1852, m. Victoria Frances Bourke.