1Royal Ralph Hinman, A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut, pp. 512-513 (1852).
"CALKIN, LIEUT. STEPHEN, of Lebanon, was a proprietor of Sharon, Conn., where he early removed. He had the following sons, viz., Stephen, Jun., Joseph, Elijah, Timothy, Amos, Justus and David. Lieut. Stephen, Sen., died in 1781. Acquilla and Desire Calkins, his wife, of Colchester, (descendants of Hugh.) had children born at Colchester, Abigail, b. Sept. 18, 1748, Desire, b. Nov. 11, 1750, Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1754, and perhaps others. John Calkin free 1663. John Calkins of Lebanon, purchased a right of land in Litchfield, and removed there in 1721. One of his name has graduated at Yale College. Farmer says Hugh was of Lynn, and admitted freeman 1642, at Gloucester, 1643, representative, 1650 and 1651 (see Farmer.) Hughe Caukin had a grant of land made to him by the townsmen of New London, Oct. 19, 1650. Another says Hugh Cawkin was a freeman at Salem, Dec. 27, 1642. Samuel Calkin's daughter Ann, baptized at Colchester, May 6, 1733, David, also, baptized Feb. 29, 1736. John Caulkins graduated at Yale College, 1788. Calkin has one coat of arms.".