John Stone? Yes, The John Stone Inn and there is a house on the main drag, (Rte 135) that was the family homestead in Ashland. Looooong history in Massachusetts since the Pilgrims.
Yes, I thought I remembered that he was the “Stone” in your family tree, Cuz. My roots going to back to the early 1600s in Massachusetts too makes it quite probable that our trees connect somewhere in history. I so wish my grandmother was still here to talk to me about her recollection of your grandmother who lived in the house directly behind her. I will still never ever get over that coincidence!