The Life of Henry Bradley Plant / Founder and President of the Plant System of Railroads and Steamships and Also of the Southern Express Company

by G. Hutchinson Smyth

VI. Ebenezer⁵ Plant, born January 10, 1787; died April 30, 1821, at Southington, married, August 29, 1809, Lydia Neale, daughter of Jeremiah and Anna (Fuller) Neale, of that place; born January 29, 1788; died February 22, 1857. Account continued on page 329.

VII. Vesta⁵ Plant, born March 23, 1791; died January 30, 1815.

Authorities.—Town and Probate Records at Branford, Guilford, New Haven, and Southington; gravestones in Quinnipiack Cemetery at Plantsville; Letter of Mr. F. H.⁷ Plant.

STEPHEN⁴ PLANT—REBECCA ——.

Stephen⁴ Plant, son of James³ and Bathsheba (Page) Plant (John,² John¹), baptized March 8, 1747, at Branford; died before February 3, 1808, when his estate was admitted to Probate in Litchfield, Connecticut, and his widow, Rebecca Plant, was appointed administratrix.[19] See page 316.

I. Naomi⁵ Plant, born September 2, 1776.

II. Jerusha⁵ Plant, born May 17, 1778.

III. Orpah⁵ Plant, born July 24, 1780.

IV. Stephen⁵ Plant, born June 25, 1782.

V. Ruel⁵ Plant, born March 21, 1785; married (1), September 18, 1807, Phebe Spinyer; married (2), October 30, 1842, Hutsah Williams. Children by the first marriage, and born in Litchfield.