Enclosed is an old photograph of a painting of William Augustus Brewster (1791-1865), son of Dr. John Brewster (1739-1823) and (second wife) Ruth Avery Brewster, of Hampton.   It is highly likely that this is a photograph of a painting by the now-famous deaf-mute portraitist John Brewster, Jr. (1766-1854) son of Dr. John Brewster and (first wife) Mary Brewster.   We are researching the known paintings of John Brewster Jr. to determine if this is either a lost painting, or is a portrait of a heretofore "unnamed  gentleman" (there are 11 paintings of John Brewster Jr. in this category).
 We know that William Augustus Brewster owned numerous parcels of land in Hampton, as did his son, Dr. Francis Augustus Brewster (1817-1906). By 1859  Francis had left Hampton, and moved to Springfield, MA. By 1867, Francis,  and his wife and daughter Lula, and Parmela, his son and his wife Mary, had  moved to Brunswick, GA. Dr. Francis Augustus Brewster died in the seacoast  hamlet of Crescent, Georgia, in 1906. His grandson, Dr. Warren Augustus  Brewster (1874-1947), is my grandfather. 
Best regards,
William Brewster Brainard, AIA
Fernandina Beach, FL and Lincoln, MA
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Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Chauncey Fitch, governor of Connecticut, was born in Hampton, Conn., Feb. 16, 1799; son of Silas and Lois (Sharpe) Cleveland; grandson of Silas and Elizabeth (Hyde) Cleveland, and a descendant of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleaveland. He was educated in the public schools, taught school 1814-19; and was admitted to the bar in 1819. He passed through all the grades in the state militia from private to major-general, was judge of probate for Windham district for five years and prosecuting attorney of the county for several years. He represented his district in the state legislature, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1833, 1836, 1837, 1839, and served as speaker of the house in 1836-37. He was bank commissioner in 1838, and was defeated for representative in the 26th and 27th congresses, 1838 and 1840. In June, 1841, he removed his law office and residence to Norwich, Conn. He was elected governor of Connecticut in 1842 and again in 1843. He was a state representative in 1848-49, a Democratic representative from Connecticut in the 31st and 32nd congresses, 1849-53, and there opposed the extension of slavery. He helped to form the Republican party, was a delegate to the Republican national conventions at Philadelphia, 1856, and at Chicago, 1860; was a presidential elector in 1860; a member of the peace convention at Washington in 1861; speaker of the Connecticut assembly in 1863; and again a state representative in 1866. He was married Dec. 13, 1821, to Diantha, daughter of Dr. Jacob Hovey of Hampton, Conn. She died Oct. 29, 1867, and he was married Jan. 27, 1869, to Helen C., daughter of Dr. Eleazer and Mariana L. (Hovey) Litchfield. He died in Hampton, Conn., June 6, 1887. **

**The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II - C - Cleveland, Cynthia Eloise - Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and The Congress of the United States From the First to the Eightieth Congress March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive, Washington, DC:United States Government Printing Office, 1950.

Chauncey Cleveland and family are buried in the South Cemetery in Hampton, click on the pictures for a larger image:

                                           
                  Front of  tomb                          Side view                      Left close-up              Right close-up

                                   Inscription on left reads:                                          Inscription on right reads:

                             Chauncey F. Cleveland, L.L.D.                                          John J. Cleveland
                                          Governor of                                                               only son of
                                          Connecticut,                                                           C.F. & Diantha
                                     & Representative in                                                          Cleveland
                                             Congress;                                                         died Sept. 24, 1851,
                                     born Feb. 16, 1799,                                                      aged 28 years.
                                      died June 6, 1887.                                                             Delia D.
                                         Diantha Hovey                                                                wife of
                                               his wife                                                               A.A. Burnham
                                      born April 2, 1800,                                                   & only daughter of
                                      died Oct. 29, 1867.                                                     C.F. & Diantha
                                       Helen C. Litchfield                                                          Cleveland
                                                his wife                                                          died April 17, 1853, 
                                      born April 22, 1833,                                                     aged 28 years.
                                       died Oct. 25, 1916.                             

Kimball

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George Kimball was my Great Grandfather.

George was born July 15, 1855 in Hampton, Windham County, CT. He was the son of Asa and Saphronia Kimball. George and Emma H. Waite were married December 25, 1879 in Hampton, CT. George and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Baker were married February 16, 1886 in Hampton, CT. George was elected Town Selectman (democrat) in October 1881. George and Elizabeth had 13 children. Dean H., Alice S., Lucia M., Seth A., Arthur E., Everett A., Earl Clifton, Ester Olive, Richard G., still born girl, Frank W., Charles L., and Harvey C.

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Ormsby

ORMSBY, Waterman Lilly, engraver, was born in Hampton, Windham county, Conn., in 1809. He attended the public school of Hampton, removed to New York city, where he learned the engraver's art and devoted himself to bank note engraving. He invented several ruling machines, transfer presses, and the grammagraph for engraving on steel. He was the founder of the Continental Bank Note company, executed large contracts for the U.S. treasury, and almost wholly designed the five-dollar note, intended to prevent counterfeiting. He is credited with having aided S. F. B. Morse in preparing the Morse telegraphic alphabet, and in transmitting messages at the first public exhibition of the telegraph in New York city. He is the author of: Ormsby Bank Note Engraving (1852). He died in Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 1, 1883. **

**The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume IIV - O - Orne, Azor - Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1949: The Continental Congress September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788 and The Congress of the United States From the First to the Eightieth Congress March 4, 1789 to January 3, 1949, Inclusive, Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, 1950.

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