Stone, Samuel, Rev., 1602 - 1663
Born in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England, Samuel Stone graduated from Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1624 and was ordained two years later. In 1633, he removed to Boston, where he served as a teacher and preacher. In 1636, he was one of Thomas Hooker's party who founded Hartford, Connecticut on land purchased from the Suckiaug. Shortly after, Stone served as chaplain to John Mason's contingent that assaulted the Pequot fort in Mystic. For that service, he received five hundred and fifty acres of land. In 1638, Connecticut authorities authorized William Goodwin, Thomas Stanton, and him to settle affairs between Soheague, the Sachem of Wethersfield, and the settlers. After the death of Hooker, he became the minister of Hartford's First Church, a position he held until his death in 1663.
Elizabeth Todd Nash, "The Life of a Prominent Puritan Pastor," in The Connecticut Magazine IX, 1 (1905): 156. Sources for this biography come from the Related Digital Heritage Items listed below.
Born:
July 18, 1602Died:
July 20, 1663