Genealogy of the Anthony Family Upon Which This Genealogical History Has Been Built, We Append Thf! Following Correspondence in His Own Anguage
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GENEALOGY IW 1'111-: ANTHONY FAMILY 'I'IUCE11 FIHl:l.t \VJI.LIA:'11 ANTIIO!I:\', Cor.or.:sit, GIUUlAN\' 1 TO J..,ONJJON, ENGi.ANH, .fOltN ASTIIONY, A IHISCRNllANT, l'R0l\l ES<H.ANII TO ,\:'lll\ltlCA. \\'1"1'11 l'IIOTllliH,\l'IIS ASll 111111:HAl'IIICAI, si,.1n1;rrns 01' TIil! 1.1\'KS 01' l'Hll~IISl•:ST :,,ms ASI• WOMHS. l"0.\11'11,110 .\Sil 1'1" 111,ISII IW II\" CIIAIU..,ES I,. ,\N'l'IIONY. !1-rlUU.ISII, II. I., No. 1862. CHARLES L. ANTHONY Sterling, Ill. ANTHONY COAT OF ARMS The Goat is the e~blem of that martial man, who wins a victory by the employment of policy rather than valor. It may betoken one that is willing to fare hard so he may be in high employment honored. The Leopard's Head is said to represent a valiant warrior, who en terprises hazardous things, by force and courage. AR:\IS. Ar.-A leopard's head. Gu. Betw. two flaunches sa ble. CREST. A demi goat ppr. charged with a bezant, armed or attired , or- Or.-Gold. Ar.-Argent, silver. Gu.-Gules, red. Sa.-Sa ble , black . COA'I' OF AR~IS 'l'he custom of usinl,t" n Cont of Arms mny he trnced to \'ery enrly times, as to the stn111lnrd of the Twelve Tribes 11f lsrnel, of the Egyptians, nncl the Ronrnn En!{les. From these times grew the customs of clans and families distinguishing themsch·es from others by signs nnd emblems. After n while it wns considered n right of nil noblemen to use n cont of mmi-, no two families allowed to use the snme. A coat of arms is composed nf n shield or escutcheon on which the clmrg-c:s or emblems nre depicted, often the l'lmrges hm·e some relation to the names or resi1lence uf the user. TIIE ANTIIO:SV COAT 01' Alt!\IS. 'fhe Anthon}· Cont of Armi-, so emblemntic of the chnracteristics of the Anthony fnmily, the snme traits of character thundering down throu,!h the centuries. Dr. Frnncls Anthony, of L<mdon, in the fifteenth century shook the British lion (see Blogrnphy), nnd when the wnlls fell thnt separated him from the Cnllc!{e oi Physicians, the British lion ronrccl. In the eighteenth century when Sust111 B. Anthony nttncked the 14th nnd 15th Amendments of the Constitution of the United States and cast her \'0te, hcing n womnn nnd not n mnn, the American Engle screamed. When George S. Anthony, of New Bedford, Muss., fitted up n whal ing vessel, nnd for two ycnrs sailed in Austrnlinn waters with the only object in ,·icw to rescue .., Fenian prisoners thnt were imprisoned for life, for love of country, in the English-Austrnlinn prison nt Freemantle, he chnllengcd the British navy with n whale ship, nntl snatched n half dozen men from the jaws of the British lion, and snilccl for America. 'l'hc British wnrship, Georgetta, bore down on the Catalpa. 1'You hnve vlnlntecl the colonial laws," snys the commnncler. "I will give you fifteen minutes to heave to nnd I'll blow your musts out unless you do.'' 'l'he next sulutntion wus u solid shot ncross the the bow of the Cntnlpn. Cuptaln Anthony replied: '"l'his ship is sailin!{ under the American flng, 1111d she is on the high i;ens. If ynn fire un me, I warn you that you are firing on the American ting." 'l'he Georgettn steered nway in magnifi cent style, nnd as she turned, the banner of Britnin clisplnyccl its folds, nncl the btnzonecl lion, shimmering in the sun, seemed to mnke a gesture of defiance with his tail by curving it between his hecls--ancl the Catalpa suilcd serenely on, the stnr spnngled banner flouting bravely in the breeze. CONTENTS P,\GE. Ahrnham Anthony, son of John 1st - 63 Adams, ~hiss., branch 165 1\1111 Eliza Anthony and Dickinson branch 216 Denjamin Anthony nm! Ol!cll hranch 133 Diography and career of D. i{. Anthony, Lt·avenworth, Kan. - 363 Uiography of Col. D. R. Anthony 185 Biography of Dr. Francis Anthony 18 Biography of Gilbert Stuart 30 Biography of ~lary S. Anthony 189 Biography of Susan B. Anthony 175 California hrnnch, Asa Anthony q2 Coat of Arms 5 Elihu Anthony and ~I nson hram·h 131 Elizabeth Anthony, mother of Gill>L'rt Stu:1rt, artist - 26 Introductory 13 Isaac Anthony and Chase hran~h 72 James 1\nthony and Chasc branch 233 James Anthony and \Villiams branch 244 John Anthony ancl Allen hranch 225 John Anthonv anti Dcscenclants 23 John Anthony hr:mch: three wives 282 John (~0111<1 Anthony's corresponch:nce 236 John M. Anthony and Alkn hranch 155 John, 1st daughters and son, Joseph 60 Jonathan Anthony amt Goulcl hranch 95 Judith Anthony and Allen hranch - 1·0:, Law regulating dress 169 Nova Scotia branch .u1 Origin of the Anthony Family •· 17 Peoria hranch of Anthony Family - .p Philip Anthony and Gocldarcl hranch 90 Poem, "The Olcl Quaker i\fceting IJouse." 196 Preface n Quaker marriage ceremony (llt1mphrl'Y Anthony ancl Hannah Lapham) Tl II:. .-INTdON }·: F.-1.lll L )" P,\GE. Quaker meth111l of hrin'"'ing- mcmhers back to the fold 169 Susan It Anthony's trial - 176 The Old Quaker )leeting House, .-\cl,1111s, l\lass. 167 Trncing :\dams, :\Jass .. hranch 171 Tracinµ- .-\lhcrt Lee Anthony ]02 TracinJ.I' Georl,(c :\nthnny, Roonton, N. J. 292 Vital records nf Wmdc Jslanrl - 311 \Villiam .-\nthony anrl Co!,!gt·shall hr.inch - 6.; \VilJiam .\nthony and Eddy liranch - 116 ILLUSTl~ATIONS .-\lhcrt L. Anthony 113 Albro Anthuny amt wi fo 44 Catherine A. Call So Charles S. X. :\nthony 46 Chas. L. Anthony Froulispiccc Clara A. ,\nthony 298 Clcmma A. Hopps q8 Clifford Mason Anthony :,·o Coat of Arms - .=i D,mil'l Anthony 172 Danid It ,\11tho11y I 8.j Daniel ({e:1<l ,\nthony, 111. 188 Daniel Rend .-\nthnny. Jr. - 186 Elihu :\111ho11y IJ2 Elliott :\ nthony 78 Efowl1cth B. ,\nthnny 48 · Elmira 1\1. E. 1\nthony 222 Emerson T. ,\111lw11y .=i-l Flora T. Anthony ."l-2 (,corg-c Anthony 296 (;cnrl,\'c S. Anthony 11~ 'Ccorgc T. Anthony ,.,8 1 (,corgc \V. Anthony 2(:2 'Gilbert Stun rt 1f:mnah 1\11thony Hoxie - THE ANTHONY FA.1/ILY 9 l'.\GE. Hannah ~T. Anthony 214 1larrict \V. I linton 1.J8 I lcnry Rowl'tl Anthony 263 llicks Anthony 2.:;o I-Iownrcl Anthony Hro111-thtn11 I.JS llmnphrcy .\mhony 166 llumphrey Anthony 202 1-1 umphn:y Ant !tony, Jr. .222 Jsrael .\ nt hony 106 Jacob :\rchihal<l Anthony - 3.P ,Jessie (;nnrlcy 148 Joh Kelly ,\nthony 286 John Anthony Conner 2IO John 1-1 • .-\nthnny 56 John Gnul<I Anthony - 2,'Ji Joshua Anthony 20.; Julius C. Anthony 288 Ln\'is \V. Anthony 254 Luther Anthony 2:)4 Oro L. Hopps 148 Susan n. Anthony 175 Thomas Anthony 266 Thomas Ellwood Anthony - 269 PREFACE It is my purpose in these pages to gi\'e a simple line of nar rative of the <lescenclants of John .-\nthony, fo11owing down through the different generations in the several branches, de scribing more or less minutely the character of persons whos~ names are well known to the public, having in their day figured prominently before the world and achieved more or Jess success upon the field of human endeavor; also speak of many others less conspicuous, humble, yet earnest, individuals of different generations, though I fail to do them justice. lt is hut a token of Jove and grateful acknowledgment of the noble deeds of our progenitors to take their names from the perishing records of the present and place them in durable form for affectionate remembrance as fragrant family memorials. The history of the Anthony family in the old world goes hack as far as the name of .·\lltony, Antonii, Antonio, Antonie. and Anthony are found, and the familiar names of Abraham, baac, Jacob, l\Iark, Luke and John have heen family names in every household clown through the centuries to 1904, the name Jol~n outnumucring all others at the present time. Our direct line starts with \Villiam Anthony, 1495, Cologne. Germany, who went to London, England, as the chief graver of the mint ancl seals to King Edward VI. Queen ~lary and Que~n Elizabeth. The line of connection between this ancient family ancl John .'\nthony, the emigrant, has not been established and fortified by complete and satisfactory evidence, but numerous circum stances point in this one direction. The very characteristics of the race come thundering down through the centuries, and we that are living in this nineteenth ccntt1ty are jm,tly proucl of our ancestors who figured among the early founders of the nation. To exhibit the ,·irtues of such men. we only need record their deeds and give a true cxptession of their principles that called forth those deeds to the ohserrntion of mankind. Our more immediate concern is with the descendants of John ,-\nthonv, of London, from the time he landed on the American shotes in I (134, clown to the present hlessed era of freedom, 1904. I:? THE ANTHONY FA.MILY ,ve make up our lmmhle talc frnm many clisjointecl frag ments, and \\'C fear it will he impnssihlc to wca\'c in so many sketches and a11ccd11tcs nf the pers1111agcs whn hnvc appeared upnn the stage of act inn, in a systematic manner. The gathering- 1if these statistics is an enormous task, which fact can nnly he apprcciatccl hy any nne that has made tl;e ef fort.