The Life of Henry Bradley Plant: Founder and President of the Plant System of Railroads and Steamships and Also of the Southern Express CompanySmyth, G. Hutchinson (George Hutchinson)
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The Life of Henry Bradley Plant: Founder and President of the Plant System of Railroads and Steamships and Also of the Southern Express Company
Smyth, G. Hutchinson (George Hutchinson)
Plant family; Plant, Henry Bradley, 1819-1899
Increase Cook^{6} Plant, son of Timothy^{5} and Chloe (Dickerman) Plant
(Timothy,^{4} Timothy,^{3} John,^{2} John^{1}), born February 27, 1814,
at New Haven; died July 23, 1883, at Macon, Georgia; married (1), July
24, 1838, Charlotte Walker, of Leamingston, Vermont, who died March 12,
1839; married (2), October 2, 1843, Elizabeth Mary^{5} Hazlehurst,
daughter of Robert^{4} and Elizabeth Pettingale (Wilson) Hazlehurst
(Robert,^{3} Isaac,^{2} Robert^{1}), born April 20, 1819, at Brunswick,
Georgia; died July 23, 1883, at Macon.
Beginning business in a bookstore with his brother at Augusta, Georgia,
he soon entered upon a banking business, which he followed at Columbus
and Brunswick, and finally at Macon, where his name is held in honor not
only as a banker but as an influential, public-spirited citizen. _See
page 331._
I. Mary Hazlehurst^{7} Plant, married, October 6, 1875, Marshall de
Graffenried; residence, Atlanta, Georgia.
II. Robert Hazlehurst^{7} Plant, born December 21, 1847; married, July
25, 1871, Margaret Redding Ross, daughter of John Bennett and Martha
(Redding) Ross, of Macon. He succeeded his father in the banking
business, and has engaged in other enterpises, insurance and
manufacturing, which are highly prosperous.
III. George Henry^{7} Plant, married Minnie Leila Wood; residence,
Macon, where he is engaged in banking in the firm with his brother.
IV. Elizabeth Wilson^{7} Plant, married Alonzo D. Schofield; residence,
Macon.
HENRY BRADLEY^{6} PLANT--{ELLEN E. BLACKSTONE.
{MARGARET J. LOUGHMAN.
Henry Bradley^{6} Plant, son of Anderson^{5} and Betsey (Bradley) Plant
(Samuel,^{4} Benjamin,^{3} John,^{2} John^{1}), born October 27, 1819,
at Branford; married (1), September 25, 1843, Ellen E.^{7} Blackstone,
daughter of Captain James^{6} and Sarah (Beach) Blackstone (Timothy,^{5}
John,^{4} John,^{3} John,^{2} Rev. W. T.^{1}); born February 21, 1821;
died February 28, 1861; married (2), July 2, 1873, Margaret Josephine
Loughman, only daughter of Martin Loughman, of New York City. _See page
335._
I. A boy; ----, born ----, died June 17, 1846, aged 17 mo., 4 days.
II. Morton F.^{7} Plant, born August 18, 1852; married Nellie^{7}
Capron, daughter of Col. F. B.^{6}; Capron, of Baltimore, Md. They have
a son, Henry Bradley^{8} Plant, Jr., born May 18, 1895.
Banfield^{1} Capron, born in Chester, England, in 1640. In 1654 he came
to America, to Barrington, Mass.; married a lady named Callender, of
Rehoboth, Mass. They had twelve children, six sons and six daughters. He
died August 20, 1752; gravestone in Attleboro.
Jonathan^{2} Capron, farmer, sixth son, of Attleboro, Mass., born March
11, 1705; married Rebecca Morse, who died August 29, 1772. (See
gravestone, Attleboro.) They had eight children.
Elisha^{3} Capron, third son, married Abigail Makepeace, of Norton,
Mass., and resided at Attleboro, Mass.; had nine children.
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