The old merchants of New York City / by Walter Barrett.

OP.NE ~wW YOR K CITY.

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Col. Aquilla Giles, who was a very celebrated man in
his day; lived for many years at 54 Broadway, and had
a country seat in the upper part of Greenwich village.
Another son was William Carpender, named after his
mother's father, Capt. William Carpender, who married
Miss Grant.
Capt. Jacob Stout's fourth child was Sarah Ann. She
died young. The fifth was Charles Raintaux Stout.
He was named after an old merchant Anthony.
Frances Hogan was the the six child. She married
Captain Breeze of the navy.
SThe seventh child was named Lenox Stout, after old
Robert Lenox, who was an intimate friend of old Robert.
The eighth was Arthur Breeze Stout. All of these
children are deceased, except Capt. William Carpender
Stout and A. Breeze Stout.
Aquilla G. Stout left a son, Francis A., who is still
alive. Also a daughter, Sarah Morris. She married a
Monsieur De Yea Gringues, of the French Legation.
Consul Ridgway, of Santa Cruz, married the widow
of old Captain Jacob Stout.
Captain W. C. Stout married Miss Henry, daughter
of old Captain Henry, one of the oldest ship captains out
of this port forty years ago. Old Captain married a
Miss Harved. She was a daughter of Jonathan Harved.
They lived in Pearl street. Mr. Harved was 100 years
old when he died, and his wife was ninety-three. They
lived together sixty years. He died in Charles street.
Captain Henry had three daughters. He always said
that they never should marry sailors. Yet all did. One
married Captain Stout; another married Com. Montgomery, U. S. N., now in command at Boston; another
married Dr. Hosea Edwards, of Bridgeport, a Surgeon