In the book, "The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 2", by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, Page 1059. Reads as follows:
"Third Generation
22. ii. Robert Pierpont (son of James Pierpont, Jr., and Anna Sherman), b. at New Haven June 26, 1757, m. Oct. 11, 1780, Lois Collins of Litchfield, Ct. (dau. Of Charles Collins and Anne Huntington). He was a clothier and afterwards a merchant, and lived successively at Harwinton, Ct., and Manchester, Vt., where she d. May 5, 1826. He d. at Plattsburgh, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1835, aet. 78. They had 5 children.
1. Frances Pierpont, b. May 29, 1782, m. Sept. 18, 1803, Gov. Richard Skinner, b. May 30, 1778 (son of Gen. Timothy Skinner of Litchfield, Ct., and Susanna Marsh), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., M. C. (1813-15), Gov. of Vermont (1820-2) and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the State (1824-9). They had 5 children.
2. Nancy [Anna] Pierpont, b. Oct. 24, 1784, m. June 21, 1801, Dr. Ezra Isham, b. at Colchester, Ct., a physician at Manchester, Vt., b. March 5, 1773, where he d. Feb. 8, 1835. His widow removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where some of her children resided.
3. Esther Pierpont, b. May 14, 1787, m. Calvin Sheldon, b. in 1788 at Rupert, Vt., (son of Hon. David Sheldon and Sarah Harman), grad. At Middlebury in 1806, a lawyer and State attorney. She d. in Oswego, N. Y., in 1833; and he in 1834.
4. Laura Pierpont, b. Jan. 30, 1791, m. Jan. 9, 1812, Col. Anson J. Sperry, b. Sept 8, 1784 (son of Philo Sperry of New Milford, Ct., and Mary Peet), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., and afterwards at Plattsburgh, N. Y. He d. Feb. 17, 1830. Five children.
5. Julia Pierpont, b. March 9, 1793, m. Richard Henry Warne of Mayfield, N. Y., who d. in 1824. She m. for a 2d husband Elias Marks, M.D., Prin. Of the Female Coll. Inst. at Barhamville, S. C. Five children."
I am a descendant of Robert through his daughter Laura. (treesandleaves4u)
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Born in New Haven, CT, the 2nd son of James Pierrepont and Ann Sherman
married Lois Collins 11 Oct 1780 • Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
relocated with his wife and 5 daughters to Manchester, Vermont about 1795
Frances "Fanny" PIERPONT SKINNER 1782–1843
Esther PIERREPONT SHELDON 1784–1833
Nancy PIERREPONT ISHAM 1784–1868
Laura PIERREPONT SPERRY 1791–1870
Julia PIERREPONT WARNE MARKS 1793–1878
He died at Plattsburgh, New York while visiting his daughter Laura (Mrs Col. Anson Sperry), and was buried at the Dellwood Cemetery beside his wife.
Original portraits of them are in the possession of E. S. Isham, Chicago, Ill.
"Third Generation
22. ii. Robert Pierpont (son of James Pierpont, Jr., and Anna Sherman), b. at New Haven June 26, 1757, m. Oct. 11, 1780, Lois Collins of Litchfield, Ct. (dau. Of Charles Collins and Anne Huntington). He was a clothier and afterwards a merchant, and lived successively at Harwinton, Ct., and Manchester, Vt., where she d. May 5, 1826. He d. at Plattsburgh, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1835, aet. 78. They had 5 children.
1. Frances Pierpont, b. May 29, 1782, m. Sept. 18, 1803, Gov. Richard Skinner, b. May 30, 1778 (son of Gen. Timothy Skinner of Litchfield, Ct., and Susanna Marsh), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., M. C. (1813-15), Gov. of Vermont (1820-2) and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the State (1824-9). They had 5 children.
2. Nancy [Anna] Pierpont, b. Oct. 24, 1784, m. June 21, 1801, Dr. Ezra Isham, b. at Colchester, Ct., a physician at Manchester, Vt., b. March 5, 1773, where he d. Feb. 8, 1835. His widow removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where some of her children resided.
3. Esther Pierpont, b. May 14, 1787, m. Calvin Sheldon, b. in 1788 at Rupert, Vt., (son of Hon. David Sheldon and Sarah Harman), grad. At Middlebury in 1806, a lawyer and State attorney. She d. in Oswego, N. Y., in 1833; and he in 1834.
4. Laura Pierpont, b. Jan. 30, 1791, m. Jan. 9, 1812, Col. Anson J. Sperry, b. Sept 8, 1784 (son of Philo Sperry of New Milford, Ct., and Mary Peet), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., and afterwards at Plattsburgh, N. Y. He d. Feb. 17, 1830. Five children.
5. Julia Pierpont, b. March 9, 1793, m. Richard Henry Warne of Mayfield, N. Y., who d. in 1824. She m. for a 2d husband Elias Marks, M.D., Prin. Of the Female Coll. Inst. at Barhamville, S. C. Five children."
I am a descendant of Robert through his daughter Laura. (treesandleaves4u)
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The below information provided by SailorsSoul
Born in New Haven, CT, the 2nd son of James Pierrepont and Ann Sherman
married Lois Collins 11 Oct 1780 • Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
relocated with his wife and 5 daughters to Manchester, Vermont about 1795
Frances "Fanny" PIERPONT SKINNER 1782–1843
Esther PIERREPONT SHELDON 1784–1833
Nancy PIERREPONT ISHAM 1784–1868
Laura PIERREPONT SPERRY 1791–1870
Julia PIERREPONT WARNE MARKS 1793–1878
He died at Plattsburgh, New York while visiting his daughter Laura (Mrs Col. Anson Sperry), and was buried at the Dellwood Cemetery beside his wife.
Original portraits of them are in the possession of E. S. Isham, Chicago, Ill.
In the book, "The History of the Descendants of John Dwight, of Dedham, Mass, Volume 2", by Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight, Page 1059. Reads as follows:
"Third Generation
22. ii. Robert Pierpont (son of James Pierpont, Jr., and Anna Sherman), b. at New Haven June 26, 1757, m. Oct. 11, 1780, Lois Collins of Litchfield, Ct. (dau. Of Charles Collins and Anne Huntington). He was a clothier and afterwards a merchant, and lived successively at Harwinton, Ct., and Manchester, Vt., where she d. May 5, 1826. He d. at Plattsburgh, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1835, aet. 78. They had 5 children.
1. Frances Pierpont, b. May 29, 1782, m. Sept. 18, 1803, Gov. Richard Skinner, b. May 30, 1778 (son of Gen. Timothy Skinner of Litchfield, Ct., and Susanna Marsh), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., M. C. (1813-15), Gov. of Vermont (1820-2) and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the State (1824-9). They had 5 children.
2. Nancy [Anna] Pierpont, b. Oct. 24, 1784, m. June 21, 1801, Dr. Ezra Isham, b. at Colchester, Ct., a physician at Manchester, Vt., b. March 5, 1773, where he d. Feb. 8, 1835. His widow removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where some of her children resided.
3. Esther Pierpont, b. May 14, 1787, m. Calvin Sheldon, b. in 1788 at Rupert, Vt., (son of Hon. David Sheldon and Sarah Harman), grad. At Middlebury in 1806, a lawyer and State attorney. She d. in Oswego, N. Y., in 1833; and he in 1834.
4. Laura Pierpont, b. Jan. 30, 1791, m. Jan. 9, 1812, Col. Anson J. Sperry, b. Sept 8, 1784 (son of Philo Sperry of New Milford, Ct., and Mary Peet), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., and afterwards at Plattsburgh, N. Y. He d. Feb. 17, 1830. Five children.
5. Julia Pierpont, b. March 9, 1793, m. Richard Henry Warne of Mayfield, N. Y., who d. in 1824. She m. for a 2d husband Elias Marks, M.D., Prin. Of the Female Coll. Inst. at Barhamville, S. C. Five children."
I am a descendant of Robert through his daughter Laura. (treesandleaves4u)
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The below information provided by SailorsSoul
Born in New Haven, CT, the 2nd son of James Pierrepont and Ann Sherman
married Lois Collins 11 Oct 1780 • Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
relocated with his wife and 5 daughters to Manchester, Vermont about 1795
Frances "Fanny" PIERPONT SKINNER 1782–1843
Esther PIERREPONT SHELDON 1784–1833
Nancy PIERREPONT ISHAM 1784–1868
Laura PIERREPONT SPERRY 1791–1870
Julia PIERREPONT WARNE MARKS 1793–1878
He died at Plattsburgh, New York while visiting his daughter Laura (Mrs Col. Anson Sperry), and was buried at the Dellwood Cemetery beside his wife.
Original portraits of them are in the possession of E. S. Isham, Chicago, Ill.
"Third Generation
22. ii. Robert Pierpont (son of James Pierpont, Jr., and Anna Sherman), b. at New Haven June 26, 1757, m. Oct. 11, 1780, Lois Collins of Litchfield, Ct. (dau. Of Charles Collins and Anne Huntington). He was a clothier and afterwards a merchant, and lived successively at Harwinton, Ct., and Manchester, Vt., where she d. May 5, 1826. He d. at Plattsburgh, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1835, aet. 78. They had 5 children.
1. Frances Pierpont, b. May 29, 1782, m. Sept. 18, 1803, Gov. Richard Skinner, b. May 30, 1778 (son of Gen. Timothy Skinner of Litchfield, Ct., and Susanna Marsh), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., M. C. (1813-15), Gov. of Vermont (1820-2) and Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the State (1824-9). They had 5 children.
2. Nancy [Anna] Pierpont, b. Oct. 24, 1784, m. June 21, 1801, Dr. Ezra Isham, b. at Colchester, Ct., a physician at Manchester, Vt., b. March 5, 1773, where he d. Feb. 8, 1835. His widow removed to Dunkirk, N. Y., where some of her children resided.
3. Esther Pierpont, b. May 14, 1787, m. Calvin Sheldon, b. in 1788 at Rupert, Vt., (son of Hon. David Sheldon and Sarah Harman), grad. At Middlebury in 1806, a lawyer and State attorney. She d. in Oswego, N. Y., in 1833; and he in 1834.
4. Laura Pierpont, b. Jan. 30, 1791, m. Jan. 9, 1812, Col. Anson J. Sperry, b. Sept 8, 1784 (son of Philo Sperry of New Milford, Ct., and Mary Peet), a lawyer at Manchester, Vt., and afterwards at Plattsburgh, N. Y. He d. Feb. 17, 1830. Five children.
5. Julia Pierpont, b. March 9, 1793, m. Richard Henry Warne of Mayfield, N. Y., who d. in 1824. She m. for a 2d husband Elias Marks, M.D., Prin. Of the Female Coll. Inst. at Barhamville, S. C. Five children."
I am a descendant of Robert through his daughter Laura. (treesandleaves4u)
*****************
The below information provided by SailorsSoul
Born in New Haven, CT, the 2nd son of James Pierrepont and Ann Sherman
married Lois Collins 11 Oct 1780 • Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
relocated with his wife and 5 daughters to Manchester, Vermont about 1795
Frances "Fanny" PIERPONT SKINNER 1782–1843
Esther PIERREPONT SHELDON 1784–1833
Nancy PIERREPONT ISHAM 1784–1868
Laura PIERREPONT SPERRY 1791–1870
Julia PIERREPONT WARNE MARKS 1793–1878
He died at Plattsburgh, New York while visiting his daughter Laura (Mrs Col. Anson Sperry), and was buried at the Dellwood Cemetery beside his wife.
Original portraits of them are in the possession of E. S. Isham, Chicago, Ill.
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