Thomas Storm (September 8, 1748 – August 4, 1833) was an American Revolutionary war officer and state legislator, rising to Speaker of the New York State Assembly in 1802.
Early life
Thomas was born in Hopewell, Dutchess County, New York, on September 8, 1748. He was the eldest son of Maria (née van Sickels) Storm and Garrit Storm, for whom the hamlet of Stormville in East Fishkill is named. Among his siblings was younger brother was John Storm, who married Susanna Brinckerhoff.[1]
On March 23, 1771, he married Elizabeth Graham (1752–1832), a daughter of the Rev. Chauncey Graham and Elizabeth (née van Wyck) Graham. The wedding took place shortly after the death of his paternal grandfather, who was known as the pioneer Thomas Storm, and his father Garrit gifted the couple a house at the "corner of Madam Brett's Road and the crossroad to the future Stormville," which is today known as the Storm–Adriance–Brinckerhoff House.[1] Together, they were the parents of:[1]
John Storm (1776–1794), who died unmarried in St. Domingo.[1]
Gerrit Storm (1778–1851),[6] who married Susan Matilda Gouverneur (1779–1835) in 1807.[1] Susan, a daughter of Isaac Gouverneur, was the widow of Saumuel Murgatroyd.[7]
Mary Storm (1779–1845), who married Henry J. Bleecker. After his death, she married John King (c. 1777–1819).[1]
Thomas Hall Storm (b. 1781), who died unmarried in the interior of South America.[1]
Anne Storm (b. 1783), who married Peter Kuhn of Philadelphia,[8] an associate of her brother Thomas.[9] They divorced and she married Jonathan Robinson,[1] a son of U.S. SenatorJonathan Robinson.[10]
Hester Storm (b. c. 1785–1832), who married Charles F. Bunner of Philadelphia.[1]
Catherine Storm (b. c. 1787), who married Ruggles Hubbard.[1][11][12]
Stephen Storm (1788–1862),[6] who married his cousin Jane Maria Graham (1790–1874).[1]
His wife died on July 7, 1832. He died on August 4, 1833, in New York City. He is buried at Trinity Churchyard in New York City.
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