Homes of our AncestorsTheINSTONINGTON, CONNBYGrace Denison wheelerMASS.SALEM,Printers.Xewcomb & Gauss,1903.OFTHE. LiBRAHYCOIMORESS,ReceivedTwo CopiesSEP 17 1903fcnttyCQf>y'ili,r.\^?- XXc. No/CL*.^B.COPYCopyrlylif. 1003BYOkack Dkxiso.v AVjikki.kk.TOilTij Jatljcr aub lltotl)cr,WITH MANY PLEASANT :MEMORIES OF TWILIGHT TALKSAND MID-DAY DKIYES AMONG THE HILLS ANDYALES OF STONINGTON.PREFACE.All my life, I have heard and enjoyed the incidents andwith oldanecdotes, connected the houses referred to withinthis book, and believing that others would appreciate themalso, I have endeavored to arrange them for publication, andmost sincerely thank all the friends who have so kindly helpedto make this work possible. I trust all errors and omissionswill be pardoned, and that it will prove acceptable, as it is"intended to be a companion book to my father's History ofStonington,'' which was devoid of illustrations.Grace Denisox Wheeler.1LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.Page PageBirthplace of the aiitliov, Kellogg house, 77Frontispiece The Eldredge house, 78'homas^^>\1\ Stanton house. 2 Gen. John Gallup house, 79The Thomas Miner house, 6 The ]5ennett house, SORoad ^Meeting-house, 9 The Clift house, 81The Tavern house, 19 Hyde mansion, 82Church parlors, 2(5 Elijah AVilliams' house, 84The Baker house, 2S Chester house. So^Ir. Charles 8. Noyes house, 29 Amos Williams hotel, 86Joseph Noyes house, 30 Enoch Burrows house, 87Dr. Jonathan '.\2Gray ...