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VOL. LI.
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THE NEW YORK
Genealogical and Biographical
Record.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY.
ISSUED QUARTERLY.
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January, 1920
PUBLISHED BY THE
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY 226 West 58TH Street, New York.
The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record.
Publication Committee : HOPPER STRIKER MOTT, Editor. JOHN R. TOTTEN, Financial Editor.
JOHN EDWIN STILLWELL, M. D. TOBIAS A. WRIGHT.
ROYDEN WOODWARD VOSBURGH. REV. S. WARD RIGHTER.
CAPT. RICHARD HENRY GREENE. MRS. ROBERT D. BRISTOL.
RICHARD SCHERMERHORN, JR. CHARLES J. WERNER
JANUARY, 1920.— CONTENTS.
PAGE
Illustrations Portrait of .Andrew Carnegie . . . , Frontispiece
Portrait of Hon. Capt. Ciiristopher Christopliers Facing 18
Portrait of Saraii (Prout) Christophiers " 20
."ivpry ."irms " 84
Portrait of Samuel Putnam ,^ very. Sr " 86
Portrait of Samuel Putnam Avery " 90
Portraitof Dr. Reuel Stewart " 92
1. Andrew Carnegie. Contributed by John R. Totten i
2. Christophers Family. Contributed by John R. Totten. (Continued
from Vol. L, p. 334) 8
3. PuRDY, GuiON, Beecher AND Thomas FAMILY NoTES. Contributed by
Theresa Hall Bristol . • 24
4. John Brown of New Harbor, Maine (1623-1670), and Some of his
Descendants. Contributed by Theresa Hall Bristol .... 29
5. Westchester County, N. Y., Miscellanea. Contributed by Theresa
Hall Bristol. (Continued from Vol. L, p. 242) 39
6. Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. Edited
by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. (Continued from Vol. L, p. 391) . . 47
7. The TiBBiTTS or Tibbetts Family. Descendants of George Tip-
PETT OF Yonkers, N. Y. Contributed by William Solyman Coons. (Continued from Vol. L. p. 364) 63
8. Corrections and Additions to Published Genealogical Works . 74
9. Department for Registration of Pedigrees. Conducted by John
Reynolds Totten 83
10. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society's De-
partment OF Registration op Pedigrees. (Continued from Vol.
L, p. 237) 84
11. Society Proceedings 93
12. Queries — Tuthill 94
13. Book Reviews. By John R. Totten 94
14. Accessions to the Library 100
NOTICE.— The Publication Committee aims to admit into tfie Record only such new Genea- logical, Biographical, and Historical matter as may be relied on for accuracy and authenticity, but neither the Society nor its Committee is responsible for-opinions or errors of contributors, whether published under the name or without signature.
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Genealogical and Biographical
Record.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY.
ISSUED QUARTERLY.
VOLUME LI, 1920
PUBLISHED BY THE
NEW YORK GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY 226 West 58TH Street, New York.
Publication Committee : HOPPER STRIKER MOTT, Editor. JOHN R. TOTTEN, Financial Editor.
JOHN EDWIN STILLWELL, M. D. TOBIAS A. WRIGHT.
ROYDEN WOODWARD VOSBURGH. REV. S. WARD RIGHTER.
CAPT. RICHARD HENRY GREENE. MRS. ROBERT D. BRISTOL.
RICHARD SCHERMERHORN, JR. WILLIAM ALFRED ROBBINS
INDEX OF SUBJECTS.
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Accessions to Society's Library; not reviewed —
American Historical Society, Re- port for IQ16, Vols, I and II, 100
American Revolution, National Society Sons of, Report for 1919, 280
Andover, N. H., History of the Town of, 100
Athens, N. Y., First Reformed Church. Report of, 280
Auburn Dale, Mass., Early Days in, (1665-1870), 100
Beanes, Dr. William, Biographi- cal Sketch of, 172
Belfast, Maine, Vital Records to i8q2, Vol. II, 172
Brookins Families, a brief sketch of, 280
Brown Family Chart, manuscript, 100
Cambridg;e, Mass., I'ifty years a City, 1846-1896, 172
Canaan Four Corners, N. Y., Re- cords of the Congregational Church and Society, typewritten manuscript, 100
Carnegie Endowment Corpora- tion, Report for 1919, 100
Caruth, Mrs. R. P., her pedigree, manuscript, 100
Caruth, Walter S., his pedigree, manuscript, 172
Carys of Virginia, 100
Catskill, Greene Co., N. Y., Re- cords of the Reformed Dutch Church, typewritten manu- script, 172
Caudehec Family in America (1700-1920), 100
Connett, Sapp, Stauffer-Stover Families, History of, 100
Coe, Rev. E. B. Commemorative Discourse on, 172
Colles, The Descendants, manu- script 280
Colonial Lords, Order of, etc., 280
Dean Family Chart, manuscript, 172
Derby, Conn., Town Records of, 100
Emerson, George Barrell, LL.D., Memoirs of, 100
Accessions to Society's Library; not reviewed (Continued)
Essex, Mass., Quarterly Court of, Records and Files, Vol. VIL, 280
Ffoster, Thomas, Photographic copy of deed by him dated March 3. 1674-5, 280
Fleming, Owasco Outlet, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Records of the Re- formed Protestant Dutch Church, typewritten manu- script, 100
Florida, Montgomery Co., N. Y., Records of the United Presby- terian Church, typewritten man- uscript, 100
French Genealogical Associa- tion, Letters and Papers of, 100
Genealogies, American and Eng- lish, List of, in the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C, 280
Ghent, Columbia Co., N. Y., Re- cords of the Reformed Dutch Church, called Christ Church, typewritten manuscript, 172
Gordons of Virginia, History of, 172
Hayford Family, History of, 17J
Herkimer, Fort, (N. Y.) Reform- ed Dutch Church, Report of, 172
Holland Society, N. Y. City, Year Book, 1919, 100
Horseshoe, Knights of Golden, Constitution of, 100
Howland Heirs, History of, 172
Johnstown, N. Y., Records of St. John's Episcopal Church, type- written manuscript, 100
Kansas, State Historical Society, Biennial Report, 1917-1919, 172
Kiskatom, Catskill, N. Y., Re- cords of the Reformed Protes- tant Dutch Church, typewritten manuscript, 172
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, Constitution of, 100
Labagh, Rev. P., Memorial of, 171
Lafayette, Order of. Constitution of, 100
Index of Subjects.
Accessions to Society's Library; not reviewed (Conlinued)
Lamoureux Family, Report No. I, 172
Leeds, Town of Catskill, N. Y., Records of the Reformed Dutch Church, typewritten manuscript, 172
Litchfield, Maine, History of Town of, 100
Louisiana Historical Society Pub- lications, Vols. ni-VIII, 100
Massachusetts Bay, Acts and Re- solves of the Province of, Vol. XX, 100
Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceedings of, 1918-19, Vol. LII, 172
Michigan, University of, Obituary Notices, 1837-1911,280
Montague, Mass., History of Town of, 100
Newcastle, Maine, Town Re- cords of, 100
New Concord, Town of Chatham, Columbia Co., N. Y., Records of the Congregational Church, typewritten manuscript, 172
New England Gazetteer, 1902, 100
New Hampshire, Old Home Week, 100
New York Historical Society, Bulletin, Vol. IV, No. I, 280
New York, New Jersey and Con- necticut, Medical Directory of, 280
New York, Old and New, 172
New York, Presbytery of, Hand Book, I919-20, 280
New York, Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Manual of for 1859, 171
New York City, Collegiate Re- formed Protestant Dutch Church, Year Book, 1880, 172
New York City, Directory of the Board of Education, i860, 172
New York, City of. Minutes of the Common Council, Vols. XI- XIX, 100
New York City, Social Registers of 1917, 1918, 280
Nichols Family in America, 172
Ohio, Perry County, History of, 100
Orange County, N. Y., Portraits and Biographical Records of, 172
Order of Colonial Lords, etc., 280
Order of the Knights of the Gol- den Horseshoe, Constitution of, 100
Order of Lafayette, 100
Accessions to Society's Library; not reviewed {Continued)
Order of the Imperial Yellow Rose, Constitution of, 100
Owasco, N. Y., Records of the Reformed Dutch Church, type- written manuscript, ico
Pastor and Church, 171
Patten, Matthew, of Bedford, N. H., Diary of, 1754-1788, 172
Puffer,George,of Braintree,Mass., Descendants of, 280
Rhode Island, Documentary His- tory of. Vol. II, 172
Roe, Capt. Daniel, Diary of (1806- 8), 100
Russell Family of Bovina, N. Y., manuscript, 280
Saltonstall Genealogy, 280
Sapp Family, 100
Seneca County, N. Y., Manual of the Churches of, 280
South Farms, now the town of Morris, Litchfield Co., Conn., Records of Deaths, manuscript, 172
Stauffer-Stover Family, 100
Stover Family, 100
Surgeons, American College of, Directory of Members, 280
Tilden, Samuel J., Life of, 2 vols., 280
Troy, N. Y., Records of the Park Presbyterian Church, 280
United States Military Academy (West Point), Association of Graduates, Report of and Nec- rology for 1919, 280
Van Liew Family Chart, manu- script, 100
Viele, Kathlyne K., her pedigree, manuscript, 280
Washington Family Notes and Chart on, 280
Westfield, Mass., History of, 280
Whitesboro, N. Y., in the town of Whitestown, Oneida Co., N. Y., Records of the First Presby- terian Church, typewritten man- uscript, 280
Whiting, Rev. Samuel, D.D., Memorial of, 280
Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., Alumni Number, 1919, 100
Willis Family of New England and New Jersey, 280
Wood, Leonard, Life of, 280
Yellow Rose, Constitution of the Imperial Order of, 100 Additions to Published Genealogical Works, 74, 161
Index of Subjects.
Addresses —
Delivered on occasion of confer- ring Honorary Membership in this Society on his Excellency Jean Jules Jiisserand, Ambassa- dor to the United States from France, 241
Appreciation, Card of, by Mrs. J. Warren Goddard, 278
Arms, Coats of —
Avery Arms, in color, 84
Art, First School of in America, Founded by Archibald Robert- son, 130
Astor, William Waldorf (Baron Aslor of Hever, Viscount Astor), Nec- rology, 118
Authors — see Contributors
Avery, Samuel Putnam
His Avery Pedigree, 84 His Park Pedigree, 87
Beecher Family — Bible Records, 27 Benton, Andrew Arthur, Necrology,
127 Bible Records —
Beecher Family, 27
Gould Family, 28
Guion Family, 26
Purdy Family, 24
Thomas Family, 28 Biographical Sketches —
Carnegie, Andrew, i
Draeyer, Andries, 194
Dreyer, Andreas, 194
Lawton, Eliza Macintosh Clinch (Anderson), loi
Lawton, Mrs. James Marsland, loi
Lovelace, Francis, Governor of New York, 1668-1673, 175
Robertson, Archibald, 130
Salomon, William, 173
Thome, Jonathan, 281 Book Reviews —
Avery, Fairchild and Park Fam- ilies of Massachusetts, by Sam- uel Putnam Avery, 94, 279
Bauman Family Chart, by John Jarvis Vail, 98
Bayard, Houston and Bolton Families, by Gaston Baillie Bul- loch, M. D., 171
Beanes, Dr. William, the inci- dental cause of the authorship of the Star-Spangled Banner, by Caleb Clarke Magruder, 278
Bellingham, Mass., 1719-1919, His- tory of, by George F. Partridge, 279
Blaine Family, by John Ewing Blaine, 364
Bolton Family, by Gaston Baillie Bulloch, M. D., 171
Book Reviews {Continued)
Brereton Family, by John Brere- ton, 95
Brown, Alexander, and His De- scendants, by Mary Elizabeth Brown, 97
Bushnell, Daniel Edwin, Memor- ial, by Emma H. Bushnell, 171
Butler Pedigree Chart, compiled by Henry Langdon Butler, Jr., 98
Chickering Family, one branch of, and the complete ancestry of Mary Chickering Nichols, by Frederick C. Torrey, 279
Christie Family, by Walter Chris- tie, 171
Coddington Records, Descendants of Isaac, Reuben and Uzziah Coddington, by H. C. Codding- ton, 279
Curzon Family of New York and Baltimore and Their English Descendants, by J. Hall Pleas- ants, 96
Dwelly's Parish Records, Vols. V and Vn, Bishop's Transcripts at Wells,England,by E. Dwelly, 170
Fairchild Family, by Samuel Put- nam Avery, 94, 279
Fales Family of Bristol, R. L, and Ancestry of Haliburton Fales of New York City, by De Coursey Fales, 97
Fuller, Thomas, of Woburn, Mass., Genealogy of Some De- scendants of, by William Hyslop Fuller, 97
George Family in America, His- tory of One Branch, by Jasper P. George, 170
Goodridge Genealogy, by Edwin Alonzo Goodridge, 96
Guilford Genealogy, by Helen Morrill Guilford, 171
Harlan Family, History and Gene- alogy of, by Alpheus H. Harlan, 96
Houston Family, by Gaston Bail- lie Bulloch, M.D., 171
Illinois, University of. Record of the Alumni of, to I918, edited by Franklin W. Scott, Secretary of the University, 98
Kuykendall Family, History of, by George Benson Kuykendall,
97 Lawrences of Cornwall, England, Family History of, compiled by Rev. Alexander Gordon, for Lady Durning-Lawrence, 98
Index of Subjects.
Uook Reviews {Continued)
Livingstons of Callendar and their Principal Cadets, new edition, by Eilwin Brockholst Living- ston, 9q
" Mayflower," the last of the, by Rendcl Harris, 364
New England Society of Charles- ton, S. C, by William Way, 364
New Haven, Conn., Ancient Town Records of, edited by Franklin Howditch Dexter; published by New Haven Colonv Historical Society, Vol. II (1662-1684), 97
New York, Old and New, a souv- enir volume, published by the N. Y. CoDunercial, 279
Nichols Family in America, by L. N. Nichols, 278
Park Family, by Samuel Putnam Avery, 94, 279
Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., Class of 1890, by Alfred John- son, 364
Piscataqua (N. H.) Pioneers, edit- ed by John Scales, Dover, N. H.,
95
Putnam, Andrew the l-amily of, by Judge Job Barnard, 278
Rhodes Family in America, by Nelson Osgood Rhoades, 171
Schenectady, N. Y., History of St. George's Church in, by Wil- lis T. Hanson, Jr., 95
Sheldon Family, Historic Sketch of, by Harry Walters Sheldon,
364 Sherman Genealogy, by Thomas
T. Sherman, 99, 363 Southern Families, Notable, by
Zella Armstrong, 279 Terra Cotta, The Story of, by
Walter Geer, 171 Vad Family Chart, by John Jarvis
Vail, 98 West, William, of Scituate, R. L,
by George M. West, 171 Whitaker, Epher, of Southold, N.
v., Memorial Sketch, 364 Wildes F'amily of Burlington
County, N. J., by Charles Shep-
ard, 364 Brown, John, of New Harbor, Maine
(1623-1670), and some of his
Descendants, 29 Burgess, Edward Guyre, Necrology,
119
Card of Appreciation from Mrs. J.
Warren Goddard, 278 Cady, Henry, Necrology, 128 Carnegie, Andrew, Necrology, 120
Cheesman, Timothy Matlack, M. D.,
Necrology, 128 Chester, Herbert Merritt, Necrology,
121 Christophers Family, 8, 148, 206, 329 Clinton, George, First Governor of
New York, Notes on the Eng- lish Ancestry of, 360 Contributors—
l$eatty, Dr. Joseph M., Jr., 360 Bamford, Mrs. E. M., 277 Becker, Edith Van Heusen, 285 Becker, Mrs. Frank N., 285 Boweii, Clarence Winthrop, 241 Bristol. Theresa Hall, 24, 29, 39,
252 Coons, William Solyman, 63, 103,
266, 346 Cornell, John, 170 Cowing, Janet McKay, 27 Fairchild, Helen L., 161 Fairchild, Mrs. Charles S., 161 Finch, Hon. Edward R., 101 Goddard, Geraldine (Winslow),
130, 278 Goddard, Mrs. J. Warren, 130,278 Hill, Edwin A., 222 Jahr, Torslein, 194 Jiisserand, His F^xcellency Jean
Jules, 241 Kissam, Henry Snyder, 117, 173 Parkhurst, Charles D., 259, 300 Pleasants, J. Hall, M. D., 175 Putnam, Tarrant, 345 Stires, Rev. Ernest Milmore, 241 Titus, Edmund D., 74 Totteii, John R., I, 8. 83, 94, 148,
170, 206, 278, 329, 363 Vail, Mrs. Lotta Tuthill, 94 Vosburgh, Royden Woodward, 47,
138, 233 Thorne, Samuel Brinckerhoff, 281 Cornell Family, Query, 170 Corrections and Additions to Published
Genealogical Works, 74, l6l
I'amily Notes — Beecher, 27
Christophers, 8, 148, 206, 329 Cornell, Query, 170 Foord, Query, 277 Forman, 161 Gould, 28 Guion, 26 Hempstead, 259 Ledyard, 161 Manwaring, 300 Purdy, 24
Rich, of Eastern Connecticut, 222 Seymour, 161 Thomas, 28
Tibbitts (or Tibbetts), 63, 103, 266, 346
Index of Subjects.
Registration of Pedigrees, Department
of, 83, 162 Rich Family of Eastern Connecticut,
222 Robertson, Archibald, Founderof First
Art School in America, 130 Robertson, Archibald, his portrait of
Washington, 345
Salomon, William, Necrology, 126 Schermerhorn, Frederick Augustus,
Necrology, 120 Sexton, Lawrence Eugene, Necrology,
126 Seymour Family, Addition and Cor- rection, 161 Society Proceedings, 93, 168, 277, 362 Subscribers to this Publication, Notice to, 172
Thomas Family, Bible Records, 28
Thompson, Charles Griswold, Nec- rology, 120
Tibbitts or Tibbetts Family, 63, 103, 266, 346
Tippett, Descendants of George Tip- pett of Yonkers, N. Y., 6j, 103, 266, 346
Titus Family, Additions and Cor- rections, 74
Tuthill Family, Query, 94
Van Husen(Van Heusen, Van Hoesen) Family, 285
Wawarsing, N. Y., Records of the Re- formed Dutch Church, 47, 138,
233
Westchester County, N. Y., Miscell- anea, 39, 252
Woolworth, Frank Winfield, Nec- rology, 120
Index of Subjects.
Family Notes {Continued) Tippett, 63, 103, 266, 346 Titus, 74
Tutliill, Query, 94 Vail Husen (Van Heusen, V'an Hoesen), 28; Foord Family, Query, 277 Forman Family, Addition and Cor- rection, 161
Gardiner, Asa Bird, Necrology, 122 Genealogical Records —
Beecher, 27
Christophers, 8, 148, 206, 329
Cornell, Query, 170
Foord, Query, 277
Forman, 161
Gould, 28
Guion, 26
Hempstead, 259
Ledyard, 161
Manwaring, 300
Purdy, 24
Rich, of Eastern Connecticut, 222
Seymour, 161
Thomas, 28
Tibbitts (or Tibbetts), 63, 103, 266, 346
Tippett, 63, 103, 266, 346
Titus, 74
Tuthill, 94
Van Husen (Van Heusen, Van Hoesen), 285 Gould Family, Bible Records, 28 Guion Family, Bible Records, 26
Hatfield, Abraham, Jr.— his Burr pedigree, 164 his Ward pedigree, 162 Hempstead's Diary, Comments on and Corrections to the Introduction to, 259 Hempstead Family, 259
Illustrations —
Avery Coat of Arms, in color, 84 Portrait of Samuel Putnam Avery,
Senior, 86 Portrait of Samuel Putnam Avery.
Junior. 90 Portrait of Andrew Carnegie, i Portrait of Christopher Chris- tophers. 18 Portrait of Sarah (Prout) Chris- tophers, 20 Portrait of Eliza Macintosh Clinch
(Anderson) Lawton, loi Portrait of Mrs. James Marsland
Lawton, 101 Portrait of William Salomon, 173 Portrait of Reuel Stewart, M. U.,q2 Portrait of Jimnthan Thovne, 281 Index of Names in Volume LI, 365
Index of Names in Wawarsing Church Records, 393
Kulling, Catherine Elizabeth (Stewart) VVood — her Culver pedigree, 90
Langdon, Woodbury Gersdorf, Nec- rology, 120
Lawton, Eliza Macintosh Clinch (An- derson), Necrology, 120
Lawton, Mrs. James Marsland, Nec- rology, 120
Ledyard Family. Addition and Cor- rection, 161
Lefferts, William Henry, Necrology, 123
Manwaring Family, 300
May, Calvin Sloane, M. D., Necrology, 124
Mott, Hopper Lenox, his Brown pedi- gree, 165
Necrology of Members, 1919, 117-129
Newkirk, Thomas Jefferson, Necrol- ogy, 124
New York Genealogical and Bio- graphical Record, Notice to its subscribers, 172
Notice to Subscribers to this Publi- cation, 172
Pedigrees, Registered —
Avery Pedigree of Samuel Put- nam Avery, 84 Brown Pedigree of Hopper Lenox
Mott, 165 Burr Pedigree of Abraham Hat- field, Jr., 164 Culver Pedigree of Catherine Elizabeth (Stewart) Wood-Kul- ling, 90 Park Pedigree of Samuel Putnam
Avery, 87 Ward Pedigree of Abraham Hat- field, Jr., 162 Portraits — see Illustrations —
Samuel Putnam Avery, Senior, 86 Samuel Putnam Avery. Junior, 90 Andrew Carnegie, i Christopher Christophers, 18 Sarah (Prout) Christophers, 20 Eliza Macintosh Clinton (Ander- son) Lawton, lol Mrs. James Marsland Lawton, loi Reuel Stewart, M. I)., 92 Jonathan Thorne, 281 Purdy Family, Bible Records, 24
Queries, 94, 169, 277
Records —
Wawarsing, N. Y., Reformed Dutch Church, 27, 138, 233
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Vol. LI. NEW YORK, JANUARY, 1920. No. I
ANDREW CARNEGIE,
WHOSE LIFE AND CAREER FURNISHES A MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS A FIELD, OFFERS TO THE YOUTH OF AMBITION, CAPABILITY, ENERGY, AND STEADFASTNESS OF PURPOSE, TO RISE, WITHIN THE SHORT PERIOD OF FIFTY-THREE YEARS, FROM A CONDITION OF PENURY TO THE POSSESSION OF HONESTLY EARNED VAST WEALTH.
Contributed by John R. Totten.
That the United States of America is a field that offers unsur- passed opportunities for success to crown individual effort in the struggle for wealth, is the often expressed opinion of enthusiastic, patriotic citizens of this land. That such an expression of belief is not merely an empty, self-sufficient assertion, but a positive demon- strable fact, is made evident by a brief review of the life and career of Andrew Carnegie, the foremost iron-master of his tmie, the phenomonally successful business man, the financier, the world known philanthropist, and in later years the author and man of letters: — a man who, within the short space of fifty-three years of active effort, developed from a penniless boy into the type of colossal wealth of the twentieth century.
Andrew Carnegie was born on November 25, 1835, at Dunferm- line, Fifeshire, Scotland. He was the elder son of William and Margaret (Morrison) Carnegie of that town, a community largely composed of old time hand-loom weavers. His father was a man of strong character and was favorably known to his fellow townsmen as a writer and speaker on matters of political interest ; he was a master-weaver by trade, in those times of hand-loom weaving, own- ing several looms, one of which he operated himself, while for the others he employed hired operators. Prior to the time of the intro- duction of steam in the weaving industry, William Carnegie main- tained himself and family in comfortable circumstances ; but, when steam was introduced as a motive power, he recognized that hand- loom weaving was doomed, and he decided to sell out his small plant and emigrate to the United States. It was with great reluctance that he finally reached this decision, and the sale of his looms was made at
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such sacrifice as to leave him almost without any funds to enable him to take this step ; but, in order to give his two sons, Andrew and Thomas Morrison, that better chance of success that he deemed would be theirs under the influence of republican institutions, the decision was made ; and in 1848, when Andrew, his son, was about thirteen years old, with £ 10 borrowed from Andrew's mother's brother, to defray the expenses of the trip, he sailed for this country with his entire family consisting of himself, wife and two sons, bound for Allegheny City, Pa., in which town the family at that time had relatives. It will thus be seen that the family on arrival at their destination was without capital, and in fact in debt for money bor- rowed to make the trip. William Carnegie, the father, at once entered a cotton factory as an operator and his son Andrew followed him soon after into this same mill as a bobbin-boy, as his first employ- ment, where by toiling from daylight to dark in a long twelve hour laboring day he earned one dollar and twenty cents a week. Andrew, while living at Dunfermline and attending school there, had acquired a thorough grounding in reading, writing and arithmetic : and on arriving at Allegheny City, through the kindness of Colonel Ander- son, a gentleman of his town possessed of a large library, who loaned books to working men and boys, he strove at odd moments to supple- ment his Dunfermline schooling. The benefit that thus accrued to him from Colonel Anderson's kindness was the seed that developed into Andrew Carnegie's great philanthropy in endowing (in co- operation with local municipal bodies) free libraries broadcast over this land and many others. Colonel Anderson's benefaction imbued his mind with a desire, which in time reached fruition, to imitate his benefactor on a much larger scale.
Andrew, after a short service as bobbin-boy, received employ- ment as stoker of the steam engine that drove the machinery of a factory for the manufacture of bobbins, and shortly thereafter was placed in charge of the engine itself, which occupation was one of considerable responsibility for one of his tender years. It was dur- ing his short sojourn as a bobbin-boy and as engine driver in the bobbin factory that he gained practical knowledge of the then deplor- able conditions surrounding labor, and especially that of child-labor, which information laid the foundation of his introduction of many reforms along these lines when later he became an employer of labor himself.
Ambition soon secured for him the position of telegraph mes- senger in the office of the Ohio Telegraph Company at Pittsburgh, at the age of about fifteen, his wages in the position being $2.50 a week. Mr. Brooks, who was the manager of the office, took an interest in the boy and encouraged him to learn telegraphy. In a short time young Carnegie learned to receive and send messages by sound, a rare accomplishment in those early days — and he was advanced to the position of an operator at a salary of $300 a year.
About this time, at the age of sixteen, he lost his father, and he thus became the main support of his widowed mother.
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When the Pennsylvania Railroad was completed to Pittsburgh, the Superintendent of that road, Thomas A. Scott, frequently visited the telegraph office in that city, and became acquainted with young Carnegie, gaining a knowledge and appreciation of his merits and capabilities. When this railroad system erected its own telegraph lines, Mr. Scott engaged Carnegie as his clerk and operator at a salary of $35.00 a month.
He remained with the Pennsylvania Road thirteen years, and during that time originated the now universally used system of running trains between "blocks," or stations by telegraphic sigTials, for the purpose of maintaining the maximum of speed consistent with safety of transit.
While still a boy he made his first investment venture, advising his mother at Mr. Scott's suggestion, to buy ten shares of Adams Express stock. The money for this venture was raised by Mrs. Carnegie by mortgaging her home for almost its full value, $600, with which money she purchased the stock. This stock paid a monthly dividend of $1 a share and the monthly receipt of $10 from this source opened the eyes of both mother and boy, who up to that time had received no money that had not been the wage of personal labor. It enlightened him as to the use of capital as a source of income.
While travelling in the service of the Pennsylvania road, young Carnegie met Thomas T. Woodruff, an inventor, who showed him a model of a sleeping car of his invention. Carnegie at once perceived the value of the invention, introduced Mr. Woodruff to Mr. Scott and was instrumental in organizing the Woodruff Sleeping Car Company. In order to secure an interest in this company, he bor- rowed money from a local bank on his note of hand ; which demon- strates the fact that his~probity was such as to have established his credit at this early date ; this was his first note, and by its utterance we see that he had by that time recognized the value of credit in borrowing money at commercial rates in order to venture for large profit on a sound business proposition. He was fortunate in this investment in the Sleeping Car Company, his profit on the venture is said to have been large and laid the foundation for his success in several subsequent enterprises.
In i860 he induced Mr. Scott, then President of the Pennsyl- vania road, and several others to join him in buying the Storey farm on Oil Creek, Pa., where oil had been found the year before. They purchased the property for $40,000; and, although Carnegie was forced later to sell out one-third interest in this property, the shares of the Company sold at a market value of $5,000,000 and he closed out his interest therein for a quarter of a million.
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Colonel Scott, who had been appointed Assistant Secretary of War, summoned Mr. Carnegie to Washington and put him i'n charge of the military railroads and government telegraph lines in the East. One of his first duties was to open rail communications between Annapolis and the Capitol.
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At the Battle of Bull Run, he was in charge of the rail communica- tions and was the last official to leave for Alexandria.
Soon after this the Pennsylvania road made experiments in the construction of bridges of cast iron. From the results of these initial eflforts Mr. Carnegie became convinced that the use of this material for bridge building purposes would become general. He, accordingly in 1863, organized the Keystone Bridge Building Com- pany, borrowing money to secure his share of the capital stock of the Company, and started the Keystone Bridge Works. The first great bridge over the Ohio River at Steubenville, with a 300 feet span, was built by this Company.
During this time he had become interested in iron works and had organized the Cyclops iron mill for the production of structural iron for railroad bridges. Colonel Scott joined him in this enterprise, which at the outset, owing to Andrew Carnegie's engrossment in other business ventures, was not entirely successful. To consolidate his interests and better organize the field of this industry, he took in with him his brother Thomas Carnegie and his partner Henry Phipps, and the union of these interests with the Cyclops mill, resulted in the organization of the Union Iron Mills in 1865, under the control of Andrew and Thomas Carnegie and Henry Phipps. The time was ripe for the enterprise ; the Civil War had just ended and there was a period of great business expansion. In 1867 Mr. Carnegie severed his connection with the Pennsylvania road ; this year marks the time when he ceased to work for others ; he began to work for himself ; he had gained his ambition to become his own master and to carve out his future along lines of his own selection. It was an era of great railroad building; steel rails having become worth $80 to $100 a ton; Mr. Carnegie was recognized as the foremost iron-master of the country, and the Union Iron Mills made large profits.
In 1868 he visited Europe, and while there investigated the merits of the Bessemer process of steel manufacture; and, on his return to this country, he introduced the process into his own mills.
Later he became the owner of the Homestead Steel Works at Pittsburgh, and by the year 1888 had control of seven great plants, all within a radius of five miles of Pittsburgh ; these plants were the Homestead, the Edgar Thomson and the Duquesne Steel Works and furnaces, the Lucy furnaces, the Keystone Bridge Works, the Upper LTnion Rolling Mills and the Lower Union Rolling Mills, including the Frick Company.
About the year 1890, Mr. Carnegie introduced into his mills the system of paying for labor on a sliding scale, based upon the prices obtained for the finished product ; thus making the workmen partners in the plant and participators in the prosperity, and likewise the absence of prosperity, in the business ; which system is apparently a most equitable adjustment of the wage problem. Employes who rendered exceptional services were rewarded by promotion and given a personal interest in the business.
During Mr. Carnegie's personal control of this immense business there was only one serious strike amongst his employes. This was the
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Homestead strike which occurred in 1892, while Mr. Carnegie was absent in Europe on his hoHday. He did not hear of the lamentable riot that there occurred until days after it had taken place; and, on hearing of it, at once telegraphed his willingness to return and personally attempt to adjust the trouble. His partners urged him not to return, and he did not. He was the subject of some criticism at this time, but, viewing the matter through the perspective of nearly 30 years, it appears to have been one of the seemingly inevitable struggles between capital and labor, which, after the unfortunate incidents attendant upon such disturbances, are finally adjusted and matters proceed upon a new basis of understanding.
He thus continued the controlling influence in the iron world un- til 1901. At this time, which was a period of great business mergers, the financial world, in emphatic recognition of the time honored axiom that the prosperity of the world is measured directly by the prosperity of the iron industry thereof, felt the time was ripe for the endeavor to render stable the iron industry of the country in order that its periodical fluctuations between prosperity and stagnation should no longer be an influence in disturbing the general business of the country. A syndicate was formed and the United States Steel Corporation was organized, which merged large iron and steel organizations under its corporate existence, and took over from Mr. Carnegie all of his interests in the iron and steel industries that he controlled, paying him for his personal holdings $315,000,000 in 5% first mortgage bonds on the entire property of the Corporation.
It has been thought by many and so stated in public print, that, outside of his interests in the iron industry, Mr. Carnegie in 1901 was possessed of large capital in addition to his interests sold to the Steel Corporation. Such belief and statements are not in accordance with the existing facts. Mr. Carnegie had enunciated the dictum that it was better to "put all of one's eggs into one basket and then watch that basket." He had strictly adhered to that pronounced belief ; and had put all of his capital into his iron and steel holdings, and the sum total of his fortune in 1901 was represented in the $315,000,000, he received in bonds from the Steel Corporation.
Had he allowed his capital to accumulate from 1901 until his death, by gradual increase due to interest on his holdings (which have ■never defaulted in their interest) he would at the time of his death (allowing $58,000,000, for current expenses during the 18 years since 1901) have left the vast fortune of $700,000,000.
In 1901 Mr. Carnegie retired from active business. All during his early and late business career, he had devoted as much time as was available from his active business pursuits to the cultivation of his natural, literary and artistic tastes. He had travelled extensively and as early in life as the age of twenty-six, was a member of a Literary Society, and towards middle life had developed into a speaker of recognized ability and a prolific writer on political and economic topics. After his retirement from active business, imtil the close of his life, he devoted himself to the scientific distribution
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of his surplus wealth in bettering the condition of mankind in this atid other countries, and also in the further pursuit of those avoca- tions, and the development of his natural literary and other tastes to which his active participation in business had not enabled him to entirely devote himself.
Such is in brief an outline of the career of a man who, starting as a boy of thirteen without a penny, on arriving at the age of sixty-six years had accumulated the colossal wealth of $315,000,000.
Mr. Carnegie, cognizant of the hardships which his parents endured owing to their impoverished condition, started life with the determination to acquire wealth in order to make life easier for them and to likewise place himself in a position independent of the sordid cares of every day existence. With the development of his mind, as a result of experience and success, his views broadened as regards the value and proper use of money. He became absorbingly in- terested in the development of his business ventures, and strained every effort in order that success should crown the work of his life. The accumulation of wealth, at this time of his career, was incidental ; the undisputed success of his business ventures was the goal of his ambition. His ambition bore fruit ; he succeeded in his ventures and incidentally gained great wealth. During the process of this develop- ment there germinated in his mind the often expressed conviction that the surplus wealth of an individual should be expended by him in the betterment of the community in which it was acquired.
This review of his career also, at the same time, demonstrates that in every situation he held, in every occupation or enterprise in which he was engaged, he gave to it the best and all that there was in him, in the hope and belief that this supreme individual effort would swing the balance towards success. He was always mindful of the interests of his associates in business, and of that of his sub- ordinates and employes in general ; and he is said to have been instrumental, by the recognition of merit, in making many million- aires from among his associates and subordinates. He conducted his large and small business ventures on the fixed principle of the recognition of merit and the rewarding of such merit by advance- ment and opportunity for betterment.
Mr. Carnegie inherited a love of books and an inclination towards authorship from his father. He pays a glowing tribute to his mother in the following words : "I owe a great deal to my mother, she was companion, nurse, seamstress, cook and washer- woman, and never until late in life had a servant in the house. Yet she was a cultivated lady who taught me most of what I know."
In 1879, after his trip around the world, he gave to the public his first book "Round the World," and in 1880, "Our Coaching Trip" ; both of these works were originally printed for private dis- tribution, but they excited so much interest that they were later re-published for sale. His foremost important work was "Trium- phant Democracy" or "Fifty Years March of the Republic," 1886- 1893. In i8qi he contributed to the New York Tribune an article entitled "How to Get Rich," and in 1886 "Wealth and Its Uses"
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appeared ; in this work his principal contention was that "surplus wealth is a sacred trust, which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community from which it is derived" ; in it he also gave utterance to one of his best known say- ings, viz. : "the man who dies possessed of millions of available wealth, which was free and his to administer during his lifetime dies disgraced." Upon this principle he shaped the plan of his many philanthropic benefactions. In 1902 he wrote "The Empire of Business," and in 1906 "The Life of James Watts," and in 1909, "Problems of To-day."
Within the limits of this brief and inadequate sketch of his life, it is not possible to enumerate in detail Mr. Carnegie's many public benefactions. Such detailed setting forth is the province of his official biographer. Suffice it to say that at the time of his death the leading journals of the day stated that his known gifts to mankind along the lines laid down in "Wealth and Its Uses" amounted to the vast sum, of $350,000,000. A contemplation of these figures as,sures one that he made a great effort to live up to his published utterances.
Mr. Carnegie's home after retirement was his residence at 91st Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City ; a home that embodies all that great wealth can secure and at the same time is one that stands out prominently as the most homelike and modest (if such a struc- ture can be regarded as modest) among the many palatial residences of this city. His summer home was "Shadowbrook" estate at Lenox, Massachusetts, and his home abroad was "Skibo Castle" in the Highlands of Scotland, where he loved to spend much of his time.
On April 22, 1887, Mr. Carnegie was married to Louise Whit- field (daughter of John and Frances (Davis) Whitfield of New York City) by whom he had one child, a daughter, Margaret Car- negie, who married April 22, 19 19, Ensign Roswell Miller, U. S. Navy, a son of the former President of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Company.
Andrew Carnegie died at his summer home in Lenox, on August II, 19 19. He is survived by his widow and daughter.
He became an Annual Member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society in 1893, and a Life Member in 1914; he was a generous donor to the Society, and was interested in its better- ment ; his interest lying more in the biographical field than in the genealogical interests thereof. He, as he said himself "was more interested in what a man had done than in what he genealogically was."
This brief sketch is here given, not in any way pretending to be an adequate review of the life of this great philanthropist, but as an earnest tribute to the man, and to show that in Andrew Carnegie's life and career the young American of to-day has a concrete example of what is possible to be accomplished in the United States, within the short period of fifty-three years, by one provided with natural capacity supplemented by unity of purpose, energy and undeviating determination to put into working every bit of the best that is in him.
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CHRISTOPHERS FAMILY.
Contributed by John R. Totten,
Member of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, and the New Loudon County Historical Society.
(Continued from Vol. L, p. 334, of The Record.)
Hon. Richard^ Christophers m. (2) Sept. 3, 1691, at New Lon- don, Conn., to Grace Turner (his first wife's first cousin), b. June 5, 1663 (or 1667, according to E. C. B. Jones' Breivster Genealogy, Vol. I, p. 16) ; d. June i, 1734, "at half an hour past 4 of the clock in the afternoon," at New London, Conn., and was buried in New London, Conn, (probably in Old Burying Ground), no gravestone. Hempstead's Diary says : "six bearers at the funeral who were pre- sented with scarfs and gloves." She was a daughter of John Turner of Scituate, Mass., by his wife Mary^ Brewster (Jonathan,^ Elder William^) of Scituate, Mass.
Qiildren: 11 (Christophers), 4 sons and 7 daughters, all b.
at New London, Conn., viz :
16 V. Joseph,^ b. July 14, 1692; bapt. New London, by
Gurdon Saltonstall, July 17, 1692; d. , lost at
sea, body not recovered, subsequent to Dec. 19, 1716, or Jan. 9, 1716-17 (see New London Tozun Records, Book No. i). No record of his marriage exists and he is supposed to have died single ; not mentioned in his father's will.
-|-i7 vi. Mary,' b. Sept. 18, 1694; d. ; m. (i) John
Gray of Boston; m. (2) Jonathan Prentis of New London. 18 vii. Jonathan,' b. Sept. 19, 1696; bapt. Sept. 27, 1696, at New London, by Gurdon Saltonstall; d. Oct. 12, 1696, at New London, and was buried there, prob- ably in Old Burying Ground, no gravestone.
-|-i9 viii. Grace,' b. Oct. 14, 1698; d. Nov. 9, 1745; m. John Coit. 20 ix. Son,' "Grace the wife of Richard Christophers, being six months gone with child, miscarried of a son about the middle of September 1699."
-(-21 x. Lydia,' b. Aug. 10, 1701 ; d. Jan. 22, 1740-1 ; m. Daniel Coit. 22 xi. Berrie' (or Benie), b. Nov. (probably) 12, 1703; bapt. Nov. 14, 1703 ; d. March 4, 1704, at New London and was probably buried there in Old Burying Ground, no gravestone.
-)-23 xii. Ruth,' b. Sept. 26, 1704; d. Jan. 6, 1775; m. Daniel Deshon.
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+24 xiii. Joanna,^ b. March 19, 1706; d. , 1785; m. (i)
Benjah Leffingwell ; m. (2) Col. John Dyar.
+25 xiv. Lucretia,^ b. March 3, 1709; d. March 21, 1747-8; m. John Braddick.
-j-26 XV. Lucy,^ b. Aug. 25, 171 1; died ; m. (i) Jona- than Douglass; m. (2) Guy Palmes.
Hon. Richard^ Christophers was a merchant trading between New London and Barbadoes and other West Indian ports; he was a practical mariner also, making frequent voyages in command of his own ships in the prosecution of his commercial ventures. He was associated in business with John^ Picket (John^) of New London, Conn. The passage from Barbadoes to New London us- ually took place from 18 to 30 days. Thomas Prentis and Richard' Christophers were veterans in this trade. One of the vessels of Captain Richard^ Christophers bore the happy name of his two daughters, Grace and Ruth. Two brigantines, also styled ships, the AdvetJhire and the Society of 65 and 68 tons burden respectively, and both built in Great Britain were owned in 1698 by John Picket and Richard Christophers. The value of such vessels when new was about £500. Some of the plate in the Communion Service of the First Congregational Church of New London bears the inscription: "Presented by the owners of the Sloop Adventure in 1699."
Richard^ Christophers was appointed Town Clerk of New Lon- don in 1701 and served as such until 1706, inclusive. His name was fourth on the list of patentees, in the patent granted the town of New London by his Majesty Charles H of England, through the Governor and his Company at Hartford, Oct. 14, 1704 — his name being preceded by those of John Winthrop, Waite Winthrop, and Daniely Wetherell.
In July, 1694, Richard^ Christophers was appointed one of a committee by the town of New London "to agree with workmen for building the new meeting-house, and managing the whole con- cern about it." In 1726 he was appointed first (senior) townsman of New London ; and at his death in that same year, he left a large estate to his wife, his two sons and seven daughters who survived him. Hempstead in his diary (a very ancient manuscript, now in the possession of the New London County Historical Society, all parts of which have been recovered and the complete manuscript published in full by the Society) says that on the occasion of Mr. Richard'' Christophers' funeral (Saturday, June 11, 1726), "The Great Ship fired 26 great guns at one half minute distance, there were six bearers." A description of the "Great Ship" will be found in Caulkin's History of New London, p. 242.
The Superior Court was held for the first time in New London in 171 1. No Court House having then been erected, the session was held in the meeting-house. Before this year the Superior Court had only sat at New Haven and at Hartford. In 171 1, it was made
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a Circuit Court, each County having two sessions annually. Richard Christophers was one of the Assistant Judges of this Court.
In addition to his private business and town offices, Richard^ Christophers was a man much employed in the affairs of New Lon- don County and in those of the Colony of Connecticut; he was in fact one of the most prominent and important men of his time in the Colony, as will be seen from the following summary of his Colonial activities, as taken from the published Records of the Colony, viz. :
Assistant to the Governor 1699 and 1703 to 1722, inclusive. In 1723 owing to failing health he withdrew from public life. Com- missioner for the County of New London to the General Assembly 1690-1697, inclusive. Commissary (military office) of the County of New London, 1690 and 1693. Justice of the Peace, 1701-1702. Deputy to the General Assembly to represent New London, 1691, 1693. Judge of the County Court of New London, 1709-1716, inclusive and in 1720, 1721, Judge of Probate for the District of New London, 171G-1721. Judge of Superior Court of Connecticut Colony, 1711-1721, inclusive. On Committee to audit accounts of the Colonial Treaurer, 1703-1721, inclusive. And in addition to these specific duties he sat as a member of the Court of the Gov- ernor and Council at frequent sessions during the various years of his public life and served as a member of all of the most important committees appointed by the Colonial legislation of Connecticut.
His will is to be found recorded in the 5th Book of Wills at New London, folio 155-157. Will was dated July 13, 1720, with codicil dated Feb. 7, 1721-22, and was proved Aug. 8, 1726. In it he mentions his wife Grace, sons Christopher and Richard, and daughters Mary Gray (widow of John Gray, deceased), Grace, Lydia, Ruth, Joanna, Lucretia and Lucy. In the codicil dated Feb. 7, 1721-2 he makes modified provision for his daughter Lydia "who married last May" (i. e., May 9, 1721). Wife Grace was made sole Executrix.
Authorities :
Caulkins History of New London, pp. 199, 238, 240, 259, 277-8, 317.
Connectictit Colomal Records, published by J. H. Trumbull.
Hempstead's Diary.
Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of N. E., Vol. I, pp. 234, 383.
Family manuscript in hands of the author of these notes.
New London, Conn., First Church Records, list of baptisms.
5-6. The two children'^ (Hon. Christopher^), b. between April 3, 1662, and the year 1673, to the "widow Bradley," the father being Christopher^ Christophers.
By reference to Caulkin's History of New London, p. 251, it appears from the Records of the County Court of New London for the year 1673 that the "Widow Bradley" [Elizabeth (Brewster) Bradley, widow of Peter' Bradley of New London] had two chil- dren by Christopher' Christophers, born out of wedlock, the last one bom in 1673 and the first one born previous to that date. We find
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no further mention of these children in the New London records and it would therefore seem probable that they both died young. Moreover, the sex of these two children is not mentioned. The hypothesis of their death in childhood is not however established by any direct evidence. If they lived it is to be presumed that these children were known by definite surnames ; and, in as much as they were born of the "Widow Bradley," it is probable that they bore the surname Bradley. Peter^ Bradley d. April 3, 1662, and it was between that date and the year 1673 that these two children were born. Peter- Bradley, the only son of Peter^ Bradley d. Aug. i, 1687, leaving only one child Christopher^ Bradley, b. July 11, 1679. These two illegitimate children of the "Widow Bradley" were then of about the same age as Christopher^ Bradley (the grandson of Peter^ Bradley). By reference to record No. 16 of the Descend- ants of Jeffery^ Christophers, it will be seen that a William Bradley
(whose parentage has not as yet been determined) m. previous
to May 19, 1702, to Mary' (Corey) ? (as her second husband).
Assuming this William Bradley was at least 21 years old (and probably older) at marriage, he must have been born prior to May 19, 1681 (and probably some years prior to that year). Who was this William Bradley whose parentage and origin we know nothing of?
Could he have been one of these two children born to the "Widow Bradley" whose father was Christopher^ Christophers?
THIRD GENERATION.
Elizabeth' Christophers (Lieut. John,- Hon. Christopher^), b. Feb. 15, 1698; bap. Dec. 22, 1700 (same day as her father was baptized), at New London; d. May 12, 1730, "aged 30," at Montville, Conn., probably, and was probably buried there; m. Sept. 8, 1719; intention published Aug. 31, 1719, at New Lon- don, to Joshua Raymond, as his first wife, b. Jan. 20, 1697-8, at Block Island, R. I. (birth recorded at Shoreham, Block Island, R. I.) ; he lived successively at Block Island, R. I., and New London, North Precinct (i. e., Montville), Conn.; he was a representative to the General Assembly, a Justice of the Peace, 1738-1743. Lieutenant in the 3rd Company in New London, and Deacon in the First Church at Montville; he d. Nov. 12, 1763, at Montville, Conn., "the 66th year of his age," and was buried in the Old Burying Ground on Raymond Hill, Montville, Conn. He was a son of Joshua Raymond (b. Sept.
18, 1660; d. , 1704; m. April 29, 1683) and his wife Mercy
Sands (b. , 1663; d. Lyme, Conn., May 3, 1741, aged 78
years, daughter of James Sands of Block Island) who resided at Block Island and New London, Conn., and who both are buried at Raymond Hill Burying Ground, Montville, Conn. Children; 6 (Raymond), 4 sons and 2 daughters, first 3 b. in New London, and the rest b. at Montville, Conn., viz.:
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-\-2j i. Elizabeth,* b. April 24, 1720; bap. May 8, 1720; d.
; m. Oliver Hazard.
4-28 ii. Mercy,* b. Dec. 24, 1721 ; bap. Dec. 31, 1721 ; d. ;
m. Thomas Williams. +29 iii. Joshua,* b. Dec. 22, 1723 ; bap. Dec. 29, 1723 ; d. Sept.
14, 1789 (or 90) ; m. Lucy Jewett. +30 iv. John,* b. Jan. 18, 1725-6; bap. Jan. 30, 1725-6; d.
May 7, 1789; m. Elizabeth Griswold. +31 V. Edward,* b. Feb. 15, 1727; d. Sept. 14, 1788; m.
Sarah Douglass. +32 vi. Christopher,* b. July 17, 1729; d. May 14, 1793; m,
Eleanor Fitch.
Joshua' Raymond, Senior, m. (2) May 23 ,1730, to Sarah Lynde, b. Feb. 2, 1702; d. Oct. 19, 1771, at Montville, Conn., and was there buried in Old Burying Ground, "Raymond Hill." She was a daugh- ter of Nathaniel Lynde (b. Nov. 5, 1659; d- Oct. 5, 1729; m. — — , 1683), and his first wife, Susannah Willoughby (b. Aug. 9, 1664, at Charlestown, Mass.; d. Feb. 22, 1709-10), of Saybrook, Conn. Children: None.
Authorities : Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Vol. II, p. 10. History First Church, New London, pp. 463, 481, 483, 485, 487. Rcrymond Genealogy, by Samuel Raymond, pp. 6, 9, 16-17. History of Montville, Conn., pp. 575-8. Salisbury Family History and Genealogy, Vol. I, p. 407, et seq.
10. Esther' Chirstophers (Lieut. John,^ Hon. Christopher'), b.
; bap. June 28, 1703, at New London, Conn.; d. Jan. — ,
1782, in her 79th year, at Lyme, Conn.; m. Feb. 14, 1721-2, at
New London, Conn., to Thomas Manwaring, b. , at ;
d. (will dated Nov. 15, 1769; proved Feb. 24, 1783), at
Lyme, Conn, (probably).
Thomas Manwaring was, according to Caulkins' History of New London, p. 367, probably a nephew of Oliver Manwaring and perhaps a brother of Peter Manwaring, of New London, Conn. ; his parentage is not known to me.
Children: 9 (Manwaring), 5 sons and 3 daughters and i in- fant, sex not stated; the order of their birth as given is not vouched for. +33 i. Elizabeth,* b. Apr. 6, 1723 ; bap. New London, April
14, 1723; d. (before Nov. 10, 1768) ; m. John*
Christophers (Christopher,' Richard,^ Christopher')
as his second wife, see No. 47. +34 ii. Thomas,* b. ; bap. New London, July 25, 1725;
d. ; m. Lydia Waterhouse.
+ 35 iii. Peter,* b. June 7, 1730; bap. New London, July 5,
1730; d. ; m. ?
-{-36 iv. Esther,* b. ; d. ; m. Nathaniel Plumbe.
-f37 v. Lucretia,* b. ; d. ; m. Richard Teague.
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-f38 vi. Adam,* b. ; d. .
-(-39 vii. John,* b. ; d. ; m. Lydia Plumbe.
-i-40 viii. Josiah,* b. ; d. .
41 ix. Infant,* sex not stated, b. ; d. May (or June)
— , 1744, buried at New London, Conn. Thomas^ Manvvaring, Senior, made his will Nov. 15, 1769; it was proved Feb. 24, 1783. and in it he mentions his wife Esther (who d. in 1782), his sons Thomas, Peter, John and Tosiah, and daughters Esther Plumbe, Lucretia Teague, and Elizabeth Christophers, de- ceased.
The baptisms of the first three children above are recorded in the First Church, New London. In 1732, Thomas Manwaring, Senior, joined the Protestant Episcopal Church at New London, and the dates of birth and baptism of his other children may be found there recorded.
Authorities : Caulkins' History of New London, pp. 317-18, 367. Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Vol. II, pp. II, 21, 24. Hempstead's Diary, pp. 117-18, 159, 426. History First Church, New London, pp. 485, 487, 492.
II. Christopher^ Br.adley (Mary- Christophers, Hon. Chris- topher^).
Before elaborating the record of Christopher^ Bradley, I will herewith set forth my reasons for his record as subsequently recorded :
I. Caulkins' History of New London, p. 278, states that Peter^ Bradley (Peter') d. in 1687, leaving but one child, a son Christopher^ Bradley, b. July 11. 1679; and that the Count\- Court summarily settled Peter- Bradley's estate, giving the widow £300. and the son Christopher^ Bradley £590. On page 279 of same authority, we see that in 1730 Jonathan* Bradley, of Southold, N. Y., son of Chris- topher^ Bradley, deceased, sold the remnant of the land he held in New London (by heritance from his father) for £500 to Daniel Tuthill.
2. Jonathan* Bradley (Christopher'') of Southold. N. Y., made his will July 31, 1739. which was proved Nov. 23. 1739 (Liber 13, p. 442 of Wills, and E. D. Harris' Long Island Epitaphs, p. 40), and in it he mentions his sons Peter and Grant, and daughters Mary, Mehitable. Hannah and Martha, and his brother-in-law Lieut. Con- stant Booth and his brother Daniel Tuthill.
3. The Horfon Genealogy, by George F. Horton, p. 12, states that Jonathan- Horton (Barnabas') m. Bethia Wells, and had a daughter Mehitable^ Horton, who married first to Peter Bradley, and second to Deacon Daniel Tuthill.
4. The Neiv York Historical Society Wills, Vol. 1708-1728, p. 4. gives the will of Jonathan- Horton, dated Feb. 21, 1706-7, proved June 2. 1708: and in it the testator mentions "my daughter Mehitable, wife of Daniel Tuthill."
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5. Nexv York Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, pp. 215-16, states that Daniel* Tuthill (John,^ Henry,^ Henry^) of Southold, N. Y., b. Jan. 23, 1679; d. Dec. 7, 1762; m. , 1705 (or 1706, ac- cording to Moore's Index of Southold, p. 91) Mehitable' Horton (Jonathan,^ Barnabas'), b. Feb. 17, 1679; d. Sept. 7, 1757. And also states that Mehitable^ Horton was the widow of Peter Bradley when she married Daniel Tuthill, who was a Deacon in the Southold Church ; and that Mehitable^ Horton by her second husband. Deacon Daniel* Tuthill, had a son DanieP Tuthill, b. Jan. 15, 1712.
6. Moore's Index of Southold, N. Y ., p. 7, states that Peter'' Bradley (Peter' of New London), had a son Christopher, and per- haps a son Peter (note that Moore says perhaps, while Caulkins, p. 278 states positively that Peter- Bradley had but one child, a son Christopher^ Bradley).
The known genealogical tree of Peter' Bradley, of New London, and his descendants is as follows :
1 Peter' Bradley, b. ; d. April 3, 1662; m. Sept. 7, 1683,
Elizabeth' Brewster (Jonathan,'^ Elder William'), b. May i, 1637 ; d. , 1708.
Children: 4 (Bradley): Elizabeth,^ Hannah,- Peter," Lu- cretia" (note that there is but one son).
2 Peter" Bradley (only son), b. Sept. 7, 1658; d. Aug. i, 1687;
m. May 9, 1678, Mary" Christophers (Christopher'), b. ,
1657; d. July 4, 1724, aged 67.
Child: I (Bradley) son, Christopher.^
3 Christopher' Bradley, b. July 11, 1679; d. ?; m. ?
who was born ; d. .
Children: 2 (Bradley) sons: Jonathan* (see Caulkins' His- tory of New London, p. 279, and Moore's Index, p. 59) ;
James,* b. , 1704-5; d. Feb. 6, 1724-5, aged 20 (see
Moore's Index, p. 59) who d. a minor unmarried and hence left no issue.
4 Jonathan* Bradley (only son that reached maturity), b.
d. (before Nov. 23, 1739, date of probate of his will)
m. , 1722, Mary Booth, b. Aug. 27, 1703; d. , 1738
Children: 6 (Bradley): Peter,,^ Grant,^ Mary,= Mehitable,' Hannah,'^ Martha-' (see A^. Y. G. & B. Record. Vol. XXXH, P- 239).
The question now is who was the Peter Bradley that the Horton Genealogy, p. 12, and the Tuthill Genealogx, by Miss Lucy D. Akerly (A^. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, pp. 215-16) state married Mehitable' Horton as her first husband?
From the above genealogical tree of the Bradleys, we find no Peter Bradley who was born early enough to have married Mehit- able' Horton as her first husband, and who died early enough for her to have married in 1705 (or 1706) to Daniel* Tuthill as her sec- ond husband. Mehitable' Horton, herself, was born Feb. 17, 1679, and her first husband (according to Horton Genealogy, p. 12, and
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N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, p. 215-16), Peter Brad- ley, must have been born fully as early, if not earlier (i. e., 1679 or earlier). On consulting the above tree we see that the only male Bradley born about that time whose marriage is not otherwise ac- counted for is Qiristopher'^ Bradley (only child and only son of Peter' Bradley, who in turn was the only son of Peter^ Bradley). This Christopher^ Bradley was born July 11, 1679, and was of a proper and suitable age to become the husband of Mehitable' Horton. And furthermore, we are unable to find a Peter Bradley who could have been the first husband of Mehitable'' Horton.
The statement made in the Horton Genealogy, p. 12, and like- wise in the N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, pp. 215-16, that a Peter Bradley was the first husband of Mehitable^ Horton is not supported by any quoted authority, and we do not know upon what argument said statement was made. On the other hand, Moore's Index of Southold, p. 91, states that Mehitable^ Horton (Jonathan^) married Daniel* Tuthill, and does not state that, at the time of her marriage to Daniel* Tuthill, she was the widow of a Peter Bradley (nor in fact does Moore state that she was a widow of any one else).
It therefore appears that the statement that Mehitable' Horton's first husband was a Peter Bradley is not based upon a foundation of positive recorded evidence to that effect, but that there seems to have been an established belief that she was a widow of some Brad- ley at the time of her second marriage in 1705 (or 1706) to Daniel* Tuthill. So much therefore in refutation of the statement that Mehitable^ Horton's first husband was Peter Bradley.
Jonathan* Bradley (Christopher^) in his will, calls Daniel Tut- hill his brother. How could Daniel Tuthill have been the brother of Jonathan* Bradley? Daniel* Tuthill was born Jan. 23, 1679. and died Dec. 7, 1762, and married in 1705 (or 1706) to Mehitable^ Hor- ton, who was at the time of her marriage to I>aniel* Tuthill, the widow of a Mr. Bradley (by some said to have been a Peter Brad- ley, with which statement we disagree, as there was no contem- poraneous Peter Bradley of whom she could have been the widow) and by his marriage to Mehitable (Horton) Bradley, Daniel* Tuthill had a son DanieP Tuthill, born Jan. 15, 1712. From the above gene- alogical Bradley tree, the only way to account for Jonathan* Bradley calling Daniel Tuthill brother is under the hypothesis that Jonathan* Bradley was the son of Christopher' Bradley by Mehitable' Horton, and she by her second marriage to Daniel* Tuthill had a son Daniel'* Tuthill who would be a half-brother of Jonathan* Bradley, and which fully accounts for calling him brother in the will. Jonathan* Bradley also calls Constant Booth brother-in-law, which is correct, as Jonathan* Bradley married Mary Booth, sister of Constant Booth.
In my study of the records of Southold, I have been unable to find any direct evidence of the date of death of Christopher' Brad- ley; nor is there any direct evidence of the maiden surname or bap- tismal name of his wife. We know, however, from Caulkins, p. 279, and from Moore's Index, p. 59, that he did marry and had the
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two above mentioned children, Jonathan* and James* ; and from the fact that Jonathan* Bradley calls DanieP Tuthill his brother (mean- ing his half-brother), it is clear and proven beyond question that the first husband of Mehitable^ Horton was Christopher^ Bradley (son of Peter- Bradley, of New London), and that Mehitable^ Horton's first husband was not Peter Bradley, as stated in Horton Genealogy, p. 12, and the N. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, pp. 215-6.
Christopher^ Bradley married probably about or after July 11, 1700, as at that time he would be of age, and August 24, 1700, he received his estate from the hands of his step-father, Thomas Youngs (see copy of receipt by him to Thomas Youngs under record No. 3 of the descendants of Christopher^ Christophers).
Based upon the argument as above set forth, the following is the record of Christopher^ Bradlly, viz. :
II. Christopher^ Bradley (Mary^ Christophers, Hon. Chris- topher*), b. July II, 1679, at New London, Conn.; he lived at New London until after his father's death in 1687, and removed to Southold, N. Y., with his mother, when she became the wife of Thomas Youngs; d. - — — • (subsequent to 1703-4, for the rea- son that his son James* Bradley d. Feb. 6, 1724-5, aged 20, and hence was b. about 1704-5, and he, Christopher, must have been alive fully 9 months previous to 1704-5 to have begotten this son James* Bradley; his widow Mehitable (Horton) Bradley m. a second time to Daniel* Tuthill early enough to have a child b. Sept. 9, 1706; and 9 months earlier than Sept. 9, 1706, is Dec. 9, 1705 ; all of which places the date of his death about 1703-4 or perhaps 1705) ; he d. at Southold, N. Y., probably, although we have no record of his death and no stone marks his grave. He
married (probably soon after Aug. 24, 1700, when he was
a little over 21 years old and when he received his estate from his step- father, Thomas Youngs), at Southold, N. Y. (prob- ably) to Mehitable Horton (as her first husband), b. Feb. 17, 1679, at Southold, N. Y. ; d. Sept. 7. 1757, at Southold, N. Y. She was a daughter of Jonathan Horton (b. Feb. 23, 1648; d.
Feb. 23, 1707; m. , 1672, about) and his wife Bethia Wells
b. ; d. April 14, 1733; daughter of William Wells, one of
the first settlers of Southold, N.'Y.), of Southold, N. Y.
Children: 2 (Bradley) sons, both born at Southold, N. Y.
-[-42 i. Jonathan,* b. , after 1700; d. , after July
31, 1739 (date of will) and before Nov. 23, 1739 (date of probate of will) ; m. Mary Booth. 43 ii. James,* b. — — , 1704-5 ; d. Feb. 6, 1724-5, aged 20, at Southold, N. Y. ; not married.
The following is the record of Christopher^ Bradley as taken from Moore's Inde.v of Southold, p. 59, viz. :
"Bradley, Christopher (son of Peter^ and grandson of Peter* of New London), b. , 1679; probably had children, brothers or
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relatives (after 1698) , viz. : Jonathan, who married Mary Booth in 1622 ; she died in 1738, and he died in 1739, leaving a will (his son
William died in 1728, aged 2 years. James, b. , 1704-5; d. Feb.
6, 1724-5, aged 20."
"1697. Christopher Bradley, witness to deed of Petty to T. Youngs, Nov. 3, 1697 (see Town Records Southold, Vol. II, p. 206)."
"1698. Christopher Bradley, living with or near Thomas Youngs of Southold, his step-father."
"1700. Christopher Bradley, acknowledges payment of his leg- acies (from his father) by Thomas Youngs (Town Records South- old, Vol. II, pp. 207-8, 524)."
Mehitable (Horton) Bradley, widow of Christopher' Bradley, m.
(2) , 1705 (or 6) (her first child by this marriage was b. Sept.
9, 1706) at Southold, N. Y., probably, to Daniel* Tuthill, b. Jan. 23, 1679, at Southold, N. Y. ; he was a deacon in the church there; d. Dec. 7, 1762, at Southold, N. Y. He was a son of John Tuthill (b. July 16, 1635; d. Oct. 12, 1717; m. Feb. 17, 1657) and his first wife. Deliverance King (baptized Salem, Mass., 1641-31-8; d. Jan. 25, 1688-9), of Southold, N. Y.
Children: 8 (Tuthill), 4 sons and 4 daughters, all b. at South- old, N. Y. Not in Christopher's line, zns.:
1 Mehitable, b. Sept. 9, 1706; d. ; m. Thomas Terry, March
18, 1723.
2 Nathaniel, b. July i, 1708; d. March i, 1732; m. Hannah King.
3 Abigail, b. April 9, 1710; d. ; m. Henry Haven.
4 Daniel, b. Jan. 15, 1712; d. Nov. 18, 1768; m. Mehitable Budd, Oct. 30, 1733.
5 Noah. b. March 13, 1714; d. (will proved May 31,
1766) ; m. Hannah Tuthill, Nov. 2, 1738.
6 Patience, b. March 11, 17 16; d. ; m. John Havens, Oct.
24. 1733-
7 Lydia, b. May 6, 1718; d. Aug. 25, 1780; m. Jonathan Terry, Sept. 19, 1737.
8 Mary, b. June 30, 1721 ; d. ; m. Nathan Tuthill.
Daniel Tuthill. the second husband of Mehitable (Horton) Brad- ley, was the Daniel Tuthill, to whom Jonathan* Bradley, in 1730, sold his land in New London for £500.
Hempstead's Diary, p. 163, states : Under date of Dec. 9, 1725 : "In the morn I dd Jonat Bradly i pr. gr. stones for his grandmother & I pr at the burying ground for his grand father." [dd probably means delivered.] The two stones "for his grandfather" were those for Peter^ Bradley, who lies interred in the Old Burying Ground, New London. Those for "his grandmother" were for Mary^ (Christophers) Bradley- Youn<rs-Lynde which are located in the Burying Ground in Southold Village.
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Authorities : A'^. Y. Gen. & Biog. Record, Vol. XXIX, pp. 125-6, 215-16. Norton Genealogy, by George F. Horton, p. 12. Moore's Index of Southold, N. ¥., pp. 59, 122-3. ToTvn Records of Southold, N. Y., Vol. II, pp. 206-8, 524. Caulkins' History of New London, pp. 278-9. Long Island Epitaph, by E. D. Harris, pp. 8, 38, 40. Salmon Record, p. 15.
12. Hon. Capt. Christopher'' Christophers* (Hon. Richard,^ Hon. Christopher^), b. Dec. 2, 1682; bapt. Dec. 20, 1691, at New- London, Conn., by Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall ; he lived at New London, Conn., with his home on the corner of what is now Main and Federal Streets. He graduated at Yale College in 1702, and was a member of the Governor's Council ; Naval Of- ficer of the Port of New London ; Captain of the New London Train Band ; Deputy to the General Assembly to represent New London ; Judge of the County Court of New London ; Judge of Probate for District of New London, and Moderator of the "First Ecclesiastical Society of New London ;" he d. Feb. 4, 1728-9, aged 46, at New London, Conn., and was buried there on Feb. 6, 1728-9, in all probability in Old Burying Ground, but no stone marks his grave. He m. Jan. 22, 1711-12, at New Haven, Conn., to Sarah Prout, b. Jan. 7, 1684, at New Haven, Conn. ; d. April 18, 1745, "in her 62nd year," at New London, Conn., and was buried there in Old Burying Ground, gravestone. She was a daughter of Capt. John Prout, of New Haven, Conn., by his wife Mary (Rutherford) Hall, widow of Daniel Hall.
Children: 8 (Christophers), 3 sons and 5 daughters, all b. in New London, Conn. 44 i. Peter,* b. Aug. 28, 1713; d. Aug. 30, 1713, "two days
after birth," at New London, Conn. -)-45 ii. Mary,* b. Aug. 25, 1714; bapt. Aug. 29, 1714; d.
April 3, 1736; m. Jabez Hamlin. -(-46 iii. Christopher," b. Oct. 10, 1717; bap. Oct. 13, 1717; d.
Oct. 25, 1775; m. Elizabeth Allen. -|-47 iv. John,* b. Feb. 27, 1718-19; bap. March i, 1718-19;
d. Jan. 15, 1787; m. (i) Jerusha Gardiner; m. (2)
Elizabeth Manwaring; m. (3) Sybel (Capron)
Crocker, widow of Capt. Roswell Crocker. -f-48 V. Sarah,* b. March 10, 1719-20; bap. March 13. 1719-
20; d. Feb. 12, 1773; m. John Prentis. +49 vi. Lucretia,* b. June 24, 172 1 ; bap. June 25, 1721 ; d.
March 20, 1792 ; m. Edward Palmes.
*The portraits of Hon. Captain Christopher' Christophers (1682-1728-9) and his wife Sarah (Prout) Christophers (1684-1745) which illustrate record No. 12, were in 1919 in the possession of the Latimer family of Brooklyn, N. Y. ; this family being direct descendants of this union by the way of Henry Latimer of New London, who m. Sarah^ Christophers (Christopher,* Hon. Captain Christopher Christophers^).
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50 vii. Lydia,* b. June 21, 1723; bap. June 23, 1723; d.
July 2, 1723, and was buried at New London, Wed- nesday, July 3, 1723.
51 viii. Margaret,* b. March 7, 1724-5; bap. March 7, 1724-
5; d. Aug. 23, 1725, "3^ year old," at New London, Conn.
Hon. Capt. Christopher^ Christophers besides holding many other offices, succeeded to all of the offices held by his father, except the office of Judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut. Miss Caulkins, in her History of Nczv London, says that he succeeded to all of his father's offices ; but the Colonial Records show that Jona- than Law succeeded Hon. Richard^ Christophers as Judge of the Superior Court.
"Groton, Conn., was made a district town in 1704. A second ecclesiastical society was formed in the North Parish of New London in 1722, and Baptist and Episcopal Societies in 1726. It was then no longer practicable to transact ecclesiastical business by towns, but by districts of townships, and a society was organized which took the name of the "First Ecclesiastical Society of New London," as belonging to the oldest church. This Society met Jan. 23, 1726-7. and chose the following officers : Christopher'* Qiristophers, Modera- tor; Committee: Christopher^ Christophers, Jonathan Prentis and John Hempstead ; Clerk, John Richards.
Christopher^ Christophers made his will Jan. 30, 1728-9, and it was proved July 9, 1729; his wife Sarah was sole Executrix, men- tions sons Christopher (eldest) and John, and daughters Mary, Sara and Lucretia.
Sarah (Prout) Christophers, widow of Christopher^ Chris- tophers, made her will Jan. 26, 1744-5, and it was proved April 30, 1745 ; her sons John and Christopher executors ; mentions also daughters Sarah Prentis, Lucretia Palmes, and grandchildren Sarah. Esther and Christopher Hamlin, children of her daughter Mary* (Christophers) Hamlin, deceased.
Authorities :
New London Town Records.
Nezv London First Church Records.
Trumbull's Connecticut Colonial Records.
Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of N. E., Vol. I, p. 383; III., pp. 490-'-
Caulkins' History of New London, pp. 317, 487, 669.
Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Vol. 11, pp. 14, 18-19.
13. Hon. Capt. Richard' Christophers (Hon. Richard,^ Hon. Christopher^), b. about Aug. 18, 1685; bap. Dec. 20, 1691, at New London, by Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall ; he lived at New London and was Sheriff of that town, member of the Governor's Council, Naval officer of the Port of New London, Deputy to the General Assembly representing New London, Justice of the Peace; and as Naval Officer of the Port he acquired the title of Captain; he d. Jan. 16 (or 17). 1735-6, "at 4>4 o'clock in the morning, Saturday." at New London, Conn., and was buried
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there in the Saltonstall tomb in Old Burying Ground. He m. Aug. 4 (or 14 according to New London Records, Book No. i, p. 39), at New London, to Elizabeth Saltonstall, as her first
husband, b. May 11, 1690, at ; d. , at • . She was
a daughter of Rev. Gurdon Saltonstall by his first wife Jerusha Richards, who lived at New London, Conn., subsequent to 1691.
Children: 7 (Christophers), 2 sons and 5 daughters, all b. in
New London, Conn., viz. :
-(-52 i. Richard," b. July 29, 1712; bap. Aug. 3, 1712; d. Sept.
28, 1736; m. Mary Pickett. +53 ii. Elizabeth,* b. Sept. 13, 1714; bap. Sept. 19, 1714; d.
Aug. 5, 1783; m. (i) John Shackmaple; m. (2)
Thomas Allen. 4-54 iii. Mary,* b. Dec. 17, 1716; bap. Dec. 30, 1716; d. Oct.
9, 1753; m. (i) ? m. (2) Capt. John Braddick
as his second wife; m. (3) Capt. Nathaniel Coit as
his second wife. + 55 iv. Sarah,* b. Dec. 6, 1719; bap. Dec. 13, 1719; d. ;
on Nov. 30, 1736, she chose Mr. Richards as her
guardian; and was living Aug. 15, 1801 ; m. James
Mumford. +56 V. Joseph,* b. Nov. 30, 1722; bap. Dec. 2, 1722; d.
, 1749-
57 vi. Katherine, ist,* b. Jan. 5, 1724-5 ; bap. Jan. 10, 1724- 5 ; d. June 18, 1725, at New London, "aged about Vi year."
-I-58 vii. Katherine, 2nd,* b. ; bap. Feb. 6, 1725-6; d.
; m. (i) Davis; m. (2) James Murphy;
m. (3) John Pinevert.
Hempstead in his Diary, p. 298, states: "Friday, January 16, 1735-6, Visiting Mr. Christophers who lyes a dying. I tarryed with him most of the afternoon and again in the evening until midnight, expecting every hour to be his last. He lived out most of the night and died about 4^ o'clock in the morning." "Tuesday January 20, 1735-6, in after noon at funeral of Mr. Christophers and was one of the bearer and had gloves and scarf."
Richard^ Christophers made his will Dec. 15, 1735, it was proved Feb. 16, 1735-6. His wife Elizabeth was sole Executrix; mentions sons Richard and Joseph ; daughters Elizabeth, Mary and Sarah.
Elizabeth (Saltonstall) Christophers, widow of Richard' Chris- tophers, m. (2) Aug. 26, 1736, at New London (intention published
there Aug. 8, 1736) to Isaac Ledyard, b. , 1704, about (Hemp-
.stead states that he was 32 years old at marriage), at ; he was
a merchant and lived at New London, Conn. ; d. , at . His
parentage is not known to me.
Children: ? (Ledyard). I know of no children. Not in
Christophers line.
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SARAH (PROUT) CHRISTOPHERS 1 684- 1 745
I920.] Christophers Family. 2 1
Authorities : i^ew London Town Records.
History First Church, New London, pp. 479, 481, 484, 486. Hempstead's Diary, pp. 158, 298, 307-8, 312, 657. Caulkins' History of New London, pp. 239, 383-4. Bond's Watertown, p. 924. Coit Genealogy, p. 39. Saltonstall Genealogy, pp. 32-3.
17. Mary^ Christophers (Hon. Richard,^ Hon. Christopher^), b. Sept. 18, 1694; bap. Sept. 23, 1694, at New London, Conn.; d. , at — — ; m. (i) Oct. 21, 1714, by Eliphalet Adams (inten- tion published Oct. 10, 1714), at New London, to John Gray, b. Aug. 16, 1692; he Hved at Boston, Mass., and New London. Conn.; d. Jan. 14, 1720, aged 28 years, at New London, and was buried there in Old Burying Ground, gravestone. He was
a son of Samuel Gray (b. , 1657, about, in Devonshire.
England; d. , in 48th year, at Boston, Mass.), and his wife
Susannah Langdon (b. , Plymouth, Devonshire, Eng. ; d.
, between 80 and 90 years of age, at Boston, Mass.), of
Boston, Mass. Children: None.
Mary' (Christophers) Gray, widow of John Gray, m. (2) Feb. 23, 1721, at New London, Conn., by Eliphalet Adams, to Capt. Jonathan Prentis, b. Feb. 26, 1695-6; bap. March 1, 1695-6, at New London ; he lived at New London, Conn., and owned a valuable farm at Black Point, Lyme, N. Y. ; he was a sea-captain and with his father owned and navigated a vessel called the John and Hester; d. July 18, 1755, "on Friday," in his 60th year, and was probably buried in Old Burying Ground, no gravestone. His estate was in- ventoried at ^19,150, including 86 acres of land at £70 an acre. He was a son of Jonathan Prentis (b. July 15, 1657; d. July 28, 1727, aged "in 70th year," and was buried in Old Burying Ground, New London) and his wife Elizabeth Latimer (b. Nov. 4, 1667; d. Aug. 14, 1759, "in 92nd year," and was buried in Old Burying Ground, New London), of New London, Conn.
Children: None. Hempstead's Diary, p. 652, states positively that he never had any children.
In Old Burying Ground Inscriptions, New London, by Ed*- Prentis, p. 21, we find the following inscription:
"Here lyes the body of Mr. John Gray who died January 14, 1720, aged 28 years."
Authorities :
First Book of Town Records of New London.
Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Vol. II, pp. 9, 11.
History First Church, New London, pp. 458, 460.
Boston Record Commissioners Reports. B. M. D., 1630-1699, p. 201.
Graveyard Inscriptions Old Burying Ground, New London, by Prentis, p. 21.
Hempstead's Diary, pp. 39, 652.
Caulkins' History of New London, pp. 288, 329.
2 2 Christophers Family. [J^m.
Prentice Genealogy, p. 276.
Lion Gardiner and his Descendants, p. 112.
Gray Genealogy, by M. D. Raymond, p. 142.
ig. Grace^ Christophers (Hon. Richard,^ Hon. Christopher'), b. Oct. 14, 1698; bap. Nov. 13, 1698, at New London; d. Nov. 9, 1745, at New London, and was buried there in Old Burying Ground, gravestone; ni. July 2, 1719, at New London, by Eli- phalet Adams to John Coit, as his first wife, b. May 25, 1696 (according to Coit Genealogy, pp. 21, 29, probably an incorrect inscription for May 23, 1696) ; bap. May 24, 1696, at New Lon- don, Conn. ; he was a ship-builder and was Town Clerk of New
London in 1757; d. (subsequent to 1760, when he deeds
his lands at New London to Joseph Chew and is supposed to
have left that town), at . He was a son of John Coit (b.
Dec. I, 1670; d. Oct. 22, 1744; buried Oct. 24, 1744, in Old Burying Ground, New London ; m. at Woodstock, Conn., June 25, 1695) and his wife Mehitable Chandler, of Woodstock, Conn. (b. Aug. 24, 1673, at Roxbury, Mass.; d. Nov. 3, 1758, at New London), of New London, Conn.
Children: 5 (Coit), 4 sons and i daughter, all b. in New
London :
-|-59 i. John,* b. April 7, 1720; bap. May i, 1720; d. March
26, 1744-5; m. Mary (or Nancy) Pierce. -|-6o ii. Richard,'' b. July 8, 1722; bap. July 15, 1722; d. Oct. 3, 1745 ; m. Abigail Braddick. 61 iii. EHzabeth,* b. Dec. 3, 1724; bap. Dec. 6, 1724; d. April 25, 1725; buried April 26, 1726, at New Lon- don. -I-62 iv. Samuel,* b. Oct. 14, 1726; bap. Oct. 16, 1726; d.
Nov. — , 1792; m. Elizabeth Richards. -|-63 V. Joseph,* b. Oct. 3, 1728; bap. Oct. 6, 1728; d. Oct. 23, 1756; m. Sarah Mosier.
John Coit m. (2) June 20, 1748, at , to Hannah (Gardner)
Potter (daughter of Henry Gardner, of Kingston, R. L, and widow of Thomas Potter, of Newport, R. L), b. , at ; d. , at
Children: 3 (Coit), i son and 2 daughters, all b. in New London. Not in Christophers line.
1 Desire, b. Oct. 15, 1749; bap. Dec. 3, 1749.
2 John, b. Oct. 30. 1752; bap. Sept. 13, Old Style (or Sept. 24, New Style), 1752; d. , about 1804; m. Mary Mumford.
3 Mehetable, b. June 16, 1755; bap. Oct. 5, 1755.
John Coit, Senior, was received into the church. New London, in 1757. He was Town Clerk of New London, 1757-8. In 1750 he deeded lands to his sons Samuel and Joseph, and in 1760 deeded lands to Joseph Chew, and about this latter year he is supposed to have removed from New London. He renewed his baptismal cove-
igjo.] Christophers Family. 2 %
nant with the First Church at New London, and had all of his chil- dren baptized there, but does not appear to have been a communi- cant himself.
Authorities :
New London Town Records, Book I.
Coit Family, by Rev. F. W. Chapman, pp. 20-1, 29-30, 48-50.
Chandler Genealogy, by George Chandler, pp. 53-4.
Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Book I, p. 105 ; Book II, p p. 10, 20, 22, 28.
Mchitable (^Chandler) Coit, her book (privately printed).
Connecticut Colonial Records, Vol. 1757-1762, pp. 54, 143-4.
Records First Church, Nezv London, pp. 481, 484, 486, 488, 490. 519, 521, 523.
Caulkins' History of Nezv London, pp. 407, 667.
Hempstead's Diary, p. 274.
21. Lydia'' Christophers (Hon. Richard,^ Hon. Christopher') . b. Aug. 10, 1701 ; bap. Aug. 17, 1701, at New London; d. Jan. 22, 1740-1, in 40th year of her age, at New London, and was buried there in Old Burying Ground, gravestone ; m. May 9, 1 72 1, at New London, by Eliphalet Adams (intention published April 9, 1721) to Daniel Coit (as his first wife), b. Oct. 25, 1698; bap. Oct. 30, 1698, at New London; he lived in New London and was a Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk there 1736 to his death, except the year 1757, and also Clerk of the County Court ; d. July 19, 1773, at New London, and accord- ing to Miss Caulkins, was there buried in Old Burying Ground, under a rough stone without inscription. He was a son of William Coit (b. Jan. 25, 1675; d. May 7, 1703; m. June g, 1697) and his wife Sarah Chandler (b. Nov. 9, 1676; d. July 3, 1711), of New London.
Children: i (Coit), daughter, b. at New London.
64 i. Sarah,* b. April 26, 1726; bap. May i, 1726; d. March 22, 1729-30.
Daniel Coit m. (2) Jan. 21, 1742, at , to Mehetable Hooker.
b. Sept. 30, 1706, at Farmington, Conn.; d. Nov. 17, 1763, at New London, Conn., and was there buried, no gravestone. She was a daughter of Samuel Hooker (b. May 29, 1661, at Plymouth, Mass.;
d. , 1730, at Hartford, Conn.; m. June 28, 1687) and his wife
Mehetable Hamlin (b. Nov. 17, 1664, at Middletown, Conn. ; d.
, 1749, at Hartford, Conn.), of Farmington, Conn.
Children: 5 (Coit), 2 sons and 3 daughters, all b. in New Lon- don. Not in Christophers line.
1 WilHam. b. Nov. 26, 1742; bap. Dec. 5, 1742; d. , 1802;
m. Sarah Prentis, see Record No. 181 of this genealogy.
2 Sarah, b. March 30, 1744; bap. Jime 3. 1744; d. ; m.
Robinson Mumford, see Record No. 199 of this genealogy.
3 Mehetable, b. Feb. 18, 1746; bap. March 2, 1746; d. . in
the south.
4 Esther, b. Feb. 18. 1750; bap. March 24. 1750; d. March 23. 1750.
24 Purdy, Guion, Beecher and Thomas Family Notes. [Jan-
5 Daniel, b. Oct. 13, 1751 ; bap. Oct. 20, 1751 ; d. Sept. i, 1753.
Daniel Coit m. (3) Dec. 16, 1764, at , to Elizabeth (Starr)-
Turner-Jeffrey (widow first of Joseph Turner, of Scituate, Mass., and second John Jeffrey, of Groton, Conn.), b. Aug. 19, 1701, at Groton, Conn.; d. Jan. 24, 1779, at New London, Conn. She was a daughter of Jonathan Starr (b. Feb. 23, 1673-4; d. Aug. 26, 1747; m. Jan. 12, 1698-9) and his wife Elizabeth Morgan (b. Sept. 9,
1678; d. ), of New London, Conn., in that part now known as
Groton, Conn.
Children : None.
Authorities : New London Town Records, Book I. Coit Family, by Chapman, pp. 26, 36-8. Bailey's Early Connecticut Marriages, Vol. II, pp. 7, II. History First Church, New London, pp. 461, 464, 510, 512, 515, 519, 521. Connecticut Colonial Records, Vol. 1757-1762, pp. 143-4, 208. Caulkins' History of New London, p. 667. Hempstead's Diary, pp. 372, 486. Hooker Genealogy, pp. 18-35, 53- Chandler Family, p. 23.
( To be continued.)
PURDY, GUION, BEECHER AND THOMAS FAMILY NOTES.
Contributed by Theresa Hall Bristol.
From a Purdy Family Bible in the possession (1919) of the Misses Jane and Mary Purdy, of White Plains, N. Y., which was the original bible belonging to Lavinia Purdy, daughter of Elijah Purdy, who married ( i ) her cousin, Eisenhart Purdy, son of Joseph Purdy (see History of Rye, p. 436), we gather the following vital facts relative to the Purdy Family quoted exactly as they appear in the above described Bible. The Bible itself, has the name of Levina Purdy stamped thereon in gold letters, and it was published by M. Carey & Son, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, 1817. Here follow the entries transcribed therefrom :
Births Elijah Purdy, Apr. 27, 1729. Levina Purdy, daughter of David and Melison Haight, August 28, 1735.
Brothers and sisters of Elijah Purdy : Marian Purdy, April 5, 1722. Hannah Purdy. Mch 7, 1724. Judah Purdy, Sept. 15, 1726.
erpu^rdy'^i Apr. -,1728.
Isaac Purdy, Nov. 14 1732. Anna Purdy, Feby 14, 1734.
ig2o.] Purdy, Guion, Beecher and Thomas Family Notes. 25
Sons & Daughters of Elijah & Levinia Purdy : Samuel Purdy, Feby 3d, 1752. David Purdy, Dec. 3d, 1753. Elijah Purdy, Jany 19th, 1756. Milison Purdy, Sept. 3d, 1757. John Purdy, Augt. 22d, 1759. Mary Purdy, Feby 16, 1761. Abigail Purdy, April 7th, 1764. Levina Purdy, Dec. 20th, 1765. Judith Purdy, April 12th, 1768. Melison Purdy, June 24, 1770. Israel Purdy, May 10, 1772. Esther Purdy, July 17, 1775.
Births Joseph Purdy, April 20, 1728. Charity Eisenhart Purdy, Sept. 15, 1733.
Sons & Daughters of Jos. & Charity Purdy. Joseph Purdy, Jany ist, 1751. Christopher Purdy, Oct. 22, 1752. Mary Purdy, Jan. 1st, 1754. Jonathan Purdy, Oct. 24th, 1756. Charity Purdy, Dec. 12th, 1758. Sarah Purdy, Dec. 17th, 1760. Eisenhart Purdy, Nov. 8th, 1762. Pamela Purdy, Sept. 6th, 1764. Monmouth Purdy, May 9th, 1766. Bartholomew Purdy, April nth, 1768. Henry Purdy, June 3rd, 1770. Micah Purdy, Feb. 24th, 1773. Meriam Purdy, Jan. 26th, 1775.
Sons of Eisenhart & Levina Purdy: Richard E. Purdy, Dec. 5, 1790. Micah Purdy, April 25th, 1792. Eisenhart Purdy, Oct. 30, 1793.
Deaths
Elijah Purdy, Sen. Augt. 8th, 1816. Levina Purdy, Sen. Augt. 8th, 181 1. Melison Purdy, May 23d, 1761. John Purdy, March loth, 1821. Mary Purdy, Augt. 8th, 1822. Abigail Purdy, March 30th, 1796. Samuel Purdy, July 8th, 1823. Eisenhart Purdy, Dec. 6th, 1793. Eisenhart Purdy, Jr. Mch. 4th, 1801. Elijah Purdy, Jr. March 2d, 1826. David Purdy, March i6th, 1826. Israel Purdy, March 12th, 1829.
Above all in one handwriting.
In another hand under "Births" :
Sarah, daughter of Stephen & Sarah Lounsberry, July 19th, 1802.
Under Marriages :
Richard E. Purdy to Sarah Lounsbery, April 26th, 1825.
26 Purdy, Guion, Beecher and Thomas Family Notes. [Jan.
Under Births :
Children of Richard E. and Sarah Lounsbery Purdy. Sarah Levina Purdy, July 30, 1827. Stephen Eisenhart Purdy, Aug. 4th, 1829. Richard Lounsbery Purdy, June 26th, 1832. Edward Henry Purdy, i Dec. 1834. William Miner Purdy, 2 Jany 1837. James Lounsbery Purdy, 9 Jany 739. Elizabeth Miner Purdy, 4 Dec. /40.
Same writing under Deaths : Millison Halsted, Feby 7th, 1841. Jonathan Purdy, April — , 1842.
Esther Purdy, March 22, 1843. ^
Judith Haviland, Feby 22, 1847. Levinia Purdy Hatfield, Sept. 3d, 1848. Richard E. Purdy, June 14, 1849. Stephen Eisenhart Purdy, Feby 12th, 1833.
In a third handwriting, that of father to possessor of the Bible:
John Hagadorn to Jane F. Coddington, April 27th, 1815.
The following Bible records, in the possession of the Egan fam- ily of Plainfield, N. J., have been examined by Dr. William B. Van Alstyne, who reports them as "valuable." The Bible from which they were taken, was destroyed by Catherine (Ferris) Lawrence, but the family records themselves were preserved by her. According to family tradition, this Bible was originally owned by Hester Guion, of North Castle, who married Samuel B. Ferris, who evidently col- lected the material from older Bible records. These records are as follows :
"Isaac Guion, born in Rochelle in France, in 1692; died in New Rochelle, N. Y. in 1776. Isaac Guion, his son born in New Rochelle, N. Y., 1720, and died in 1784 serving for some time as surgeon in the Revolutionary War. His son Isaac was born in New Rochelle 1740. Died in Newbum, North Carolina, 1803, serving in the same capacity as his father. Isaac L. Guion, his son was born in Newburn, North Carolina, 1776. Died at the age of 39 and was Solicitor General."
John Guion, b. Feb. i, 1723; d. June 21, 1792.
Anna Hart, b. April II, 1728; d. Feb. 26, 1814.
John Guion married Anna Hart, Apr. 15, 1747. Children:
Jonathan Guion, b. Jan. 28, 1749.
Sarah Guion, b. April 25, 1751 ; d. July 15, 1808.
Peter Guion, b. May 27, 1753; left his father's house in the year 1772 and has never returned to it since. Believed to have been devoured by wild beasts on his way to New Rochelle.
James Guion, b. June 22, 1755; d. Feb. i, 1781. at New Haven.
Dinah Guion, b. May 7, I7.S7-
Anna Guion, b. Jan. 12, 1760.
John Guion, b. Mar. 4, 1763; d. Nov. 3, 1822.
Abraham Guion, b. Jan. 26, 1765.
Isaac Guion, b. Sept. 19, 1767.
Elijah Guion, b. April 19, 1770.
Monmouth Hart Guion, b. Oct. 8, 1771.
I920.] Purdy, Guion, Beecher and Thomas Family Notes. 2 7
John Guion, son of John Guion and Anna Hart Guion married Phebe Hustis, b. March 13, 1760, and d. July 18, 1836. Children:
James Guion, b. Mar. 9, 1788; d. , 1864.
Peter Guion, b. Aug. 9, 1789; d. March 31, 1845. Elijah Guion, b. Apr. 18, 1791 ; d. Apr. 6, 1853. Epenetus Guion, b. Nov. 24, 1793 ; d. Oct. 28, 1859. William Guion, b. Aug. — , 1794; d. Apr. 11, 1815. Mary Guion, b. June 6, 1796 ; d. July 19, 1809. Hetty & Eliza Guion, b. Apr. 14, 1798. Ann Guion, b. Feb. 25, 1800; d. Aug. 13, 1887. George H. Guion, b. Mar. 4, 1808.
From the Westchester Co. Probate Records :
The will of John Guion of Rye, dated Sept. 26, 1781 ; proved Oct. 17, 1792, mentions wife Ann, sons Jonathan, John, Abraham, Isaac, Elijah and son Monmouth Hart Guion (under 21). To son Jonathan a sum towards his buying a place at North Castle. Daughters Ann Guion, Sarah wife of "Bath" Hadden, Dinah wife of Peter Knop. A legacy to son Peter "if living." "Whereas my son Peter hath been gone for some years & not heard of" — "in case he should return."
The will of John Guion of Rye, dated Oct. 26, 1823; proved Nov. 26, 1823 mentions wife Phebe; sons George H. (under 21), James H., Elijah, John, Jr., merchant, of the City of New York. Peter, and Epinetus H. Daughters, Eliza Fisher, Hetty Guion, Ann Guion. His estate was to be sold but the burying ground was to be reserved to his heirs forever.
Contributed by Janet McKay Cowing, Corresponding Member.
The following notes on the Beecher and Thomas Families were copied from the family Bible now in the possession of Mrs. Kittie Cummings, of Corunna, Mich., who is a great granddaughter of Isaac and Asenath Beecher, and a daughter of Isaac Toles Gould, and were sent to the contributor by the widow of Jasper Gould, who was a brother of Isaac Toles Gould.
Beecher Abraham Beecher, born at Woodbridge, Conn., Sept. 13th, 1745. Desire Toles, wife of Abraham Beecher, born at Woodbridge, Conn.,
Oct. I2th, 1745. Children of Abraham & Desire Beecher who were married at Woodbridge,
Conn., April 28th, 1768. Philemon, born at Woodbridge, March 19th, 1769. Abraham, " " Oxford, June 20, 1771.
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Sept. I2th, 1773. |
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March 19, 1776. |
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Jan'y 22, 1778. |
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Jan'y 6, 1780. |
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Fanny, " " |
Feb. 22, 1782. |
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♦Isaac, " " Kent, Nov. 22, 1783. |
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Jan'y 7th, 1785. |
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Deer. 12, 1789. |
Deaths Abraham Beecher died at Sharon, Ct, Oct. loth, 1823. Desire Beecher, died at Sharon, Ct., June loth, 1812. Philemon, died at Oxford, May 28th, 1774. Amos, " " Litchfield, Ct., Dec. l8th, 1810.
Fanny, " " Sharon, Ct., April 26, 1803.
28 Purdy, Guion, Beecher and Thomas Family Notes. [Jan.
♦Isaac Beecher, born in Kent, Ct., Nov. 22, 1783 Asenath Cowing, born at Ballston, N. Y., Aug. 8th, 1786.
Children of Isaac & Asenath Beecher who were married Nov. 24th, 1805: Frances Deming Beecher, born at Edinburgh, Saratoga County, N. Y.,
Nov. 29th, 1806. William Liman Beecher, born at Sharon, Ct., January 28th, 1809. Sarah Elizabeth Beecher, born at Sharon, Ct, March 3rd, 1812. Asenath Diadama Beecher, born at Edinljurgh, Saratoga County, March
30th, 1822.
Deaths Isaac Beecher died Feb. 24th 1856 at Lodi, Mich. Asenath Beecher, died July 17th, 1858.
Thomas Ambrose Thomas, born Aug. 7th, 1792. Betsey Cowing, born May 3rd, 1792.
Children Louisa Jane, born July 20th, 1825. Fanny Beecher, born Nov. 14, 1826. Cyrus Julian, born Nov. 20, 1830. William Ambrose, born Oct. 7th, 1833.
Marriages Dr. Ambrose Thomas and Betsey Cowing, Dec. 28th, 1823. Dr. A. Thomas to Frances Deming Beecher, Jan'y 6th, 1833.
Deaths Mrs. Betsey Thomas deceased, Apl 22nd, 1832. Mrs. Frances D. Thomas deceased, Oct. 30, 1847. Dr. Ambrose Thomas deceased, April 30, 1862.
The following notes on the Gould Family were copied directly from the family Bible in jMDSsession of Mrs. Kittie Cummings, of Corunna, Mich. :
Willard Gould, born December 26th, 1805, at Leverett, Mass. Sarah Elizabeth Beecher, born March 3rd, 1812, at Sharon, Conn. ; Mar- ried April 28th, 1833.
Children
Emily Asenath, born Sept. 8, 1834, at Brownville, N. Y. Isaac Toles, born at Clayton, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1836. Orlin Ambrose, born at Clayton, N. Y., Aug. 29th, 1838. Jasper Decatur, born at Lyme. N. Y., Sept. 4th, 1840. Betsey Amelia, born at Lvme, N. Y., July 24th, 1843. Fanny Diadama, born at Lyme, N. Y., Feb. i6th, 1846.
Deaths Willard Gould, died Feb. and, 1849, at Lyme, N. Y. Sarah Elizabeth Beecher, died Feb. 26th, 1895.
Marriages Auren Roys, born Dec. 25th, 1835, at Lyons, N. Y., married Emily
Asenath Gould, born Sept. 8, 1834, at Brownsville, N. Y., married
March 28th, 1858. Isaac Toles Gould, born at Clayton, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1836, married Emily
Colburn, born Oct. 29. 1841, Erie Co.. N. Y., married March 8, 1866. Betsey Amelia Gould married James E. Card.
1920.] John Brown of .Vnv Harbor, Maine (1623-1670). 2Q
JOHN BROWN OF NEW HARBOR, MAINE (1623-1670), AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS.
Contributed by Theresa Hall Bristol.
John Brown of Pemaquid, New Harbor, Damariscotta and Woolwich, now in Maine, is distinguished only as having been the recipient of what is considered to be the first Indian deed on record. He was the son of Richard Brown of Barton Regis, Gloucester- shire, Eng., and married Margaret, daughter of Francis Hayward, of Bristol, Eng. He is supposed to have come from Bristol to Pemaquid (now Bristol, Me.), as early as 1623. On July 15, 1625, John Brown, then of New Harbor, purchased of the Sagamores, Capt. John "Samoset" and Unongoit, "for fifty skins," a tract of land described as follows : "Beginning at Pemaquid Falls, and so run- ning a direct course to the head of New Harbor, from thence to the south end of Muscongus Island; taking in the Island, and so run- ning five and twenty miles into the country north and by east, and thence eight miles northwest and by west to Pemaquid, where it first began." This deed was acknowledged at Pemaquid before Abraham Shurt, July 24, 1626, and is supposed to be the earliest Indian deed on record.* The History of Bristol and Bremen, Maine, Including the Pemaquid Settlement, by John Johnston, LL.D., 1873, gives a very full account of John Brown, his possessions, and some of his descendants ; also a detailed account of the Indian wars which depleted and scattered the early population on this part of the coast of Maine. The object of this article is, therefore, only to bring together such genealogical material as has come to light later, through other publications, and to include the names of all the heirs in 1812 to John Brown's estate through the line of his granddaughter, Margaret (Gould) Stilson-Pittman and her first husband, James'' Stilson. The line of James* Stilson (James^) has been made as complete as possible by a personal search of New Hampshire records and is verified by Lincoln County Depositions of 1812 in possession of the Maine Historical Society, and deposited in their library at Portland. The names of the other children of James' Stilson (with the exception of Hannah'') and their descendants have been taken entirely from these depositions made at the time John Brown's descendants tried to regain the "Eastern lands."
There seems to be some uncertainty as to the time and place of John Brown's death, but it was probably about 1670, as stated in the History of Bristol and Bremen, and "at his son John's" at Damaris- cotta. The historian further states that John Brown's wife returned
♦ Maine Hist. Society Collections, Vol. V, p. 195 ; Second Series, Vol. Vn, p. 80, Farnham Papers.
30 John Brown of New Harbor, Maine f^\(ii->i-\fy]o), [Jan.
to New Harbor after the Indian War of 1676, and built a house there. Children: (Brown):
i. John, b. 1636; m. Elizabeth .
ii. Margaret, m. (i) Alexander Gould; m. (2) Morris Cham- pett (spelled "Chamlet," "Chamblet," "Champney," "Cham- less" and "Champrise"). iii. Elizabeth, m. Richard Pierce.
iv. Emma, m. Nicholas Denning-. The deposition of John and Richard Pierce, 1729 (published in the Genealogical Adver- tiser, Vol. II, p. 28), gives the children of Erne Brown, dau. of John Brown ye wife of Nicholas Denning, as: Agnes Doliber, Erne Elwell, Elizabeth Paine, Nicholas Denning, Mary Stevens, William Denning, George Denning.
John Brown gave the Island of Muscongus, and a large tract upon the mainland, to Alexander Gould, the husband of his daugh- ter Margaret, as Margaret's marriage portion. This was by deed dated Aug. 8, 1660; and "she continued to live upon it long after the death of her husband." (Various York Deeds and Lincoln Co. Depositions). It is a matter of record, however, that Margaret (Brown) Gould re-married; and, after the Eastern Claims began to be settled (1700-1720), her second husband, Maurice "Chamless," brought forth in 1717 what did not prove to be a genuine deed to land at Muscongus, dated 1672-3. This husband who survived her (and evidently married again) built a house upon the island and planted corn. James Stilson (grandson of Margaret (Brown) Gould-Chamless) and his sister Mary's husband, William Hilton, went down to Muscongus and tore down the house and pulled up the corn. They were willing, they said, "to share the land with their uncle, Samuel Champney (a son of Margaret by her second husband), but not with his father." Morris "Chamlet" (Champ- ney?) second husband of Margaret (Brown) Gould, took the Oath of Fidelity before Samuel Ward, at Marblehead, Dec. 18, 1677. (Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex Co., Mass., VI, 399.) A Maurice Champney m. Elizabeth Taynour at Marble- head, Oct. 20, 1692. Children of Alexander and Margaret (Brown) Gould :
i. Margaret Gould, "b. at ye Eastward, at a place called New Harbor in Cornwall Co." about 1660; m. (i) 1675 to James Stilson; m. (2) March 30, 1696, to Thomas Pittman.
ii. Mary Gould.
iii. Elizabeth Gould.
By her second husband, Morris Champney, she had :
iv. Samuel Champney.
Margaret Gould, oldest daughter of Alexander and Margaret Gould, b. about 1660, at New Harbor, Me., was married in 1675 to James,^ son of Lieut. Vincent' Stilson, of Milford, Conn., and
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Marblehead, Mass. James^ Stilson took the Oath of Fidelity before the Commissioner at Marblehead, Dec. i8, 1677. He had land laid out to him by the Selectmen of Marblehead, Feb. 11, 1682-3, built a house and shop on same and sold to Samuel Waldron, Feb. 26, 1685- 6. Margaret, his wife, joined the First Church at Marblehead, April 18, 1686, and her children were baptized May 16, of the same year. This was the year of the change at Pemaquid from New York to Massachusetts rule under Andros. {History of Bristol and Bremen.)
The island of Muscongus together with a tract on the mainland, in all, containing eight square miles of the John Brown land, was inherited by Margaret (Gould) Stilson, "as the oldest daughter" of Alexander and Margaret (Brown) Gould; and she and her husband James Stilson, "held peaceful possession" of the same in 1689, according to the testimony of Richard Pierce in 1720. (Deposi- tions of Eastern Claims in Maine Hist. Society Library). Never- theless, as before stated, just prior to 1720, Margaret (Gould) Stil- son-Pittman's step-father, Morris Champney, tried to gain posses- sion. This is proved by depositions found recorded on the Essex Co. Probate, and published in the Genealogical Advertiser, Vol. II, pp. 26-28.
During the second Indian War, as it was called, probably on Aug. 2, 1689, the day the Pemaquid Fort was taken by the Indians, James Stilson, then living on Muscongus Island, was killed, together with his infant daughter, and his wife Margaret and their other children were taken prisoners to Canada. In October, 1695, an expedition was fitted out to ransom the Canada captives who had been held prisoners among the French, and Margaret (Gould) Stilson was brought back. On a list of those still remaining in Canada are the names of two of Margaret's children, "Mary" and "James." They are all given as "from Pemaquid." It is impossible to determine what became of the children Mary and John Stilson. Probably both died young, and "Mary" is given as a mistake for Margaret. (See New England Hist, and Gen. Register, Vol. VI, p. 87; Vol. XXIV, p. 289; Vol. XXXI, p. 185.)
The widow Margaret (Gould) Stilson returned to Marblehead, where she m. (2) March 30, 1696, Thomas Pittman. The daughter Margaret must have returned before 1699, when she was married at Marblehead to William Hilton. James Stilson did not return until after 1703, when he married in Canada another Indian captive taken in a later raid.
On the 27th of Dec, 1720, "Thomas Pittman of Marblehead and his wife Margaret, oldest daughter of Saunders Gould, heretofore of Muscongus, Yeoman, and Margaret, his wife, both deceased" * * ♦ "for love and good will and paternal affection which they the said Thomas and Margaret Pittman have and do bear unto her son James Stilson of Piscataqua in the Province of New Hamp- shire, Fisherman, and her daughter Margaret Hilton, now wife of
32 Jofin Brown of New Harbor, Maine {ih^y-idio), [Jan.
William Hilton of Marblehead" * * * ("the said James Stilson and Mary Hilton being the two children of the said Margaret Pitt- man by her former husband James Stilson, late of Pemaquid in New England, aforesaid deceased)" deeded "all that land in Broad Bay, beginning at a pine tree marked" * * * "eight miles North- west."
Thomas and Margaret (Gould) Stilson-Pittman lived at Marble- head, where he died 4 mo., 1736, ae. 94. She lived until 12 mo., 1750, when she died, "ae. 92." The children of Margaret (Gould) and James Stilson, all baptized at Marblehead, May 16, 1686, were : i. James' Stilson, "born at or near Muscongus, Me.," about
1676. ii. John' Stilson.
iii. Margaret' Stilson, b. 1679; taken captive with her mother. She was married at Marblehead, June 2, 1699, to William Hilton. (For an account of this family, see A^. E. Hist, and Gen. Register, Vol. 31, p. 185). iv. Mary' Stilson. V. An infant, killed by the Indians.
By her second husband, Thomas Pittman, Margaret (Gould) had 4 (Pittman) children, viz.: i. Elizabeth Pittman "1
ii. Thomas Pittman u n j- j
... TT u T->-.. ^ who all died young.
ni. Hannah Pittman ■' °
iv. John Pittman J
(Marblehead Vital Records)
James' Stilson, son of James^ and Margaret (Gould) Stilson, was born on Muscongus Island, "near Pemaquid" (now Bristol, Me.). He was bap. at Marblehead, First Church, May 16, 1686, with his brother and sisters. At the time his father and the infant were killed by the Indians, he was taken prisoner with his mother and sister Margaret. On the report of the expedition sent to Canada in 1695, to ransom these prisoners, James Stilson is called "a lad, of Pemaquid." The depositions of Eastern claimants in 1812, show that he not only did remain in Canada after the others returned, but that he married there and that one, if not two, of his children were born there. His granddaughter Mary (Stilson), widow of Capt. Tobias Lear, and Lucretia, widow of his grandson Capt. William Trefethen, both testified that "when he heard that a New England woman had been brought to Canada by the Indians, he went to see her;" that "he liked her so well that he bought her with a hat full of silver dollars, and married her there ;" that "she was then a widow by the name of Batson." Lucretia Trefethen also testified "I remem- ber hearing of his coming to New Castle with his wife, and child, Hannah, born in Canada." (Lincoln Co. Depositions.) This wife of James Stilson was Hannah (Odiorne) of New Castle, N. H., widow of John Batson, Jr., of Cape Porpoise (now Arundel, Me.).
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From other testimony it would appear that she had returned to her home at New Castle, after the death of her husband, John Batson, Jr., and that she was taken captive from there ; that upon her ransom by James Stilson, her second husband, and their return to New England, they were re-married in Boston and "went to the home at New Castle from which she was taken prisoner.* Her daughter's (Mary (Batson) Parsons-Tarlton) son, testified in 1812, that his mother often told him that she was seven years old at the time she and her mother were taken prisoners to Canada. There is an article in the Nczv England Hist. Gen. Register, Vol. 28, p. 159, entitled "English Prisoners in Canada." The wife of James^ Stil- son is there given as "Anna (Odihorn) Batson, wife of John, taken with her children, Aug. 21, 1703, in the service of M. Pascaud; her daughter Mary Margaret, b. at Piscaderie [Piscataqua] [now Ports- mouth], N. E., 5 Feb., 1697; bapt. 24 June, 1704, in Montreal." In 1721, "John Batson, Thomas Parsons and Mary, his wife, all of New Castle, ye said John Batson and Mary Parsons being the only surviving children and heirs of John Batson, late of Cape Porpoise, deceased," sold their father's land and mill in "Cape Porpus, now called Arundel ;" and "James Stilson of New Castle aforesaid and Hannah, his wife, formerly ye wife of Jno. Batson, deceased," signed away "all right the aforesaid premises might accrow to said Hannah as her dower therein." (York Deeds, Vol. X, Folio 230- 231. )t In 1732, John* Batson and his sister Mary with her second (not her first) husband, Richard Tarlton, sold "all right, title and interest" in the estate of their grandfather, John^ Batson [Sr.] in Arundel, York Co. (York Deeds. XV, 508.) This corrects an error in the Maine Historical and Genealogical Recorder, Vol. IV, p.
293-
The first mention of James Stilson to be found on the New Castle town records is on Jan. 25, 1714, when he and Tobias Lear petitioned to have their taxes abated (Vol. I, Town Book, p. 17), He was living in Portsmouth in 1720. and in 1722 he called himself "formerly of New Castle," when he and his wife Hannah sold all his share in the division of the New Castle Commons. (Rocking- ham Co. Deeds.) In 1724, he bought a dwelling house and land upon "Great Island" (New Castle) and went back there to live. He had trouble with his grandmother's second husband, Morris Champ- ney, in 1720, regarding possession of the Island and land deeded him
* John Batson returned to Cape Porpoise in 1699, from Portsmouth, where he had taken refuge, and as hostilities recommenced at Cape Porpoise in 1702, it is possible that he was killed at that time, and his wife taken prisoner from there. \York Deeds, Vol. VI, Folio 50.) This corrects an error in the Kcnnebunkport History, p. 68. where the statement is made that John Batson [Jr.] did not return to Cape Porpoise.
tThis mill was built about 1699-1700. when the following agreement was drawn up. "John Batson of Cape Porpoise and Samuel Hill of Charlestown, who both have good title to several tracts of land at Cape Porpoise, and are building a mill, take Joseph Storer into partnership with them." (York Deeds, Vol. VI, p. 50.)
34 John Broivn ef New Harbor, Maine {xfsi^t-xfyjo), [Jan.
by his mother Margaret (Gould) Stilson and her second husband Thomas Pittman. On March 27, 1733, James Stilson sold (or mortgaged) for £200, to Samuel Waldo, of Boston, Merchant, land on Muscongus river, near Pemaquid, in the County of York,' being in Broad Bay. Beginning at a pine tree marked in the westmost branch of the Bay ; thence Northeast by Muscongus river eight miles [etc.] * * * "which tract of land on the 8th day of August, 1660, being a good deed * * * well executed by John Brown, of New Harbor, given and granted to Saunders Gould and Margaret his wife, and upon their decease became the estate of Mar- garet Pittman" [etc.]. "The tract as yet being undivided." "Also a certain neck of land running into Broad Bay, 700 acres more or less." This would seem to dispose of the Brown-Stilson claim ; but about 1800 to 1812, all the heirs to the tract about Pemaquid tried to regain possession. A commission was appointed, which finally decided that the Brown descendants had no claim. The following genealogy is largely compiled and verified by depositions taken at this time. These are in possession of the Maine Historical Society. After the death of his wife, James^ Stilson lived with his son- in-law, Capt. Abraham Trefethen, at New Castle, until his son, Capt. James Stilson, moved to New Durham, when he went with him and died there about 1772. (Testimony of Mary Runnels, of New Dur- ham, and of his granddaughter, Mary Lear.)
Children of James' and Hannah ( (Odiorne)-Batson) Stilson:
1. Hannah^ Stilson, b. in Canada about 1704; d. in 1776; m. at New Castle, May 2. 1725, to Thomas Mead, of Portsmouth, who d. about 1759. She was admitted to the South Church of Ports- mouth, July 17, 1728. Children:
i. James^ Mead. bap. 1728; d. y.
ii. Joseph* Mead, bap. 1728; d. 1810 "at Pigwacket." Sold his claim to the Brown estate to Samuel Storer, of Rochester, in 1800. He was then "of Conway." iii. Hannah^ Mead, bap. 1730; d. 1776; m. Samuel Wilkinson as his first wife. He m. (2) Sarah Benson. By his 2nd wife he had Samuel Wilkinson, of Berwick, Me., aged 51 when he testified in 1812. Children:
i. Joseph" Wilkinson, of Sanford, York Co., Me., living
in 1812. ii. Anna" Wilkinson, who m. James Urin, of Water- borough, Me.
(Both sold their claims to Samuel Storer in 1800.) iv. Margaret (Peggy")'' Mead, bap. 1740; "living at New Mar- ket, N. H.," in 1812. She sold to Capt. Storer. v. Anna^ Mead, bapt. 1745; d. y.
2. Anna* Stilson, b. probably at New Castle; m. Abraham Tre- fethen, of New Castle. Children:
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i. Capt. Abraham* Trefethen, of New Castle. He was de- ceased before 1812, when his widow Temperance Trefethen, aged 72, deposed concerning the Stilson family. Children: i. Abraham" Trefethen. ii. Benjamin" Trefethen. iii. Temperance' Trefethen, m. Capt. Christopher Ama-
zeen; living in 1812. iv. John" Trefethen. V. Anna" Trefethen, unm. in 1812.
ii. Capt. William" Trefethen, of Portsmouth. He was deceased in 1812, when his widow, Lucretia Trefethen, aged 73, deposed. Children : i. William" Trefethen. ii. James" Trefethen. iii. Samuel" Trefethen. iv. Abraham" Trefethen (deceased 1812; left wife Abigail
and minor son Abraham). V. Lucretia" Trefethen, m. Capt. Thomas M. Shaw, of Portsmouth, Aug. 30, 1793. (Both deposed in 1812.)
vi. Polly" Trefethen, m. Stewart. (Both deceased,
1812). Children: i. Polly' Stewart. ii. Lucretia' Stewart.
iii. Anna'' Trefethen, m. May 19, 1766, at Greenland, N. H., to William Seavey. of Rye, N. H. (both living in 1812, and sold their claim to Samuel Balch). (For a list of their children, see History of Rye, N. H.)
iv. Hannah' Trefethen, d. about 1800; m. Archelaus Fernald, of Kittery. Children :
i. Sally" Fernald, m. Jeremiah Low.
ii. Elizabeth" Fernald, m. Parker.
iii. Hannah" Fernald, m. White.
iv. Anna" Fernald, m. Samuel Batson, of New Castle. V. William" Fernald.
3. Alice* Stilson, b. at New Castle, m. Samuel Qark. Children: i. SamueP Clark, drowned 1786, at New Castle; m. Hannah
, in 1758. (She deposed in 1812.) No children.
ii. Margaref* Clark, living at Buxton, Me., in 1812, and deposed that when aged 17, she m. Peter Brag, of Kittery, who d. in 5 or 6 years; lived a widow 6 years, then m. (2) Jonathan Vincent, of Kittery, who d. after 1 1 years ; lived a widow 7 years, then m. (3) William Hobson, of Buxton, "now living." iii. Alice' Clark, b. Nov. 15, 1727; d. Feb. 9, T756; m. June 18. 1750, to Robert Neal, b. at New Castle, Jan. 12, 1726. Children :
36 John Brown of New Harbor, Maine {l62T,-i6jo), [Jan.
i. Margaret" Neal, b. April 2, 1751 ; m. John Shortridge. ii. Abigail® Neal, b. April 16, 1753; m. John Broadge, Dec.
27, 1785- iii. Robert" Neal, Jr., b. July 17, 1755.
iv. Anna° Qark, m. (i) Zacheus Jones, of Portsmouth, who d. May 18, 1772; m. (3) Nov. 9, 1779, at Kitterly Northerly Parish, to Robert Morrell ; d. at Portsmouth. March 20, 1803, aged 71. Children:
i. William" Jones, b. June 11, 1760. ii. Samuel" Jones, b. April 14, 1762. iii. Benjamin" Jones, b. March 7, 1772.
4. Capt. James"* Stilson, only son of James' Stilson, of New Castle, bapt. at New Castle, N. H., 1714; m. Mary True, b. about 1717. She was probably the daughter of Joseph, Jr., and Kezia (Hub- bard) True, of Salisbury, Mass., and sister to Obadiah True, of New Castle, N. H. ; bapt. Feb. 9, 1717-18. He was a sea captain and trader; in command of the schooner Hampton for many years and probably owner of the schooner Charming Molly. He lived on Pickering Neck, down on the water front, in Ports- mouth, N. H. ; his land bordering on that of Capt. Tobias Lear and that of Huncking Wentworth, on Huncking Street. He also owned land and shop and house on Spring Hill in Portsmouth. This is where he sold the goods purchased on his voyages. About the year 1771, he moved to New Durham, N. H., where he owned land, and was Selectman in 1773. He died at New Durham, intestate, in 1789, and his wife Mary administered his estate. After his death she went to Conway, where their daughter, the wife of the Rev. Nathaniel Porter, was living, and while there, petitioned to have her dower rights set off to her. This was done in 1791, her portion being a part of the Spring Hill estate in Portsmouth. She died in Greenland, N. H., in 1795, aged 78. Children of Capt. James* and Mary (True) Stilson, all bapt. in the South Church, Portsmouth. (These baptismal entries were taken from the original records. The typewritten copy of the records in the bank is in error; giving several of the Stilson entries as "Hilson.")
i. Mary^ Stilson (Hilson on copy), bapt. May 27, 1739; d. May 21, 1828, aged 90; m. Dec. 29, 1757, to Capt. Tobias Lear of Portsmouth, son of Tobias and Elizabeth (Hall) Lear, of Portsmouth, and grandson of Tobias Lear, of New Castle, and his first wife Hannah Weeks. This Mary (Stil- son) Lear is the Mrs. Lear upon whom Washington called when he visited Portsmouth. She was the mother of Col. Tobias Lear, and not his "step-mother," as stated in at least two Portsmouth publications. In 1812, she testified that she was a widow, aged 73 ; that she "well knew" her "grandfather James Stilson of New Castle" [etc.]. Capt. Lear d. Oct. 30, 1781, aged 45. Children:
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i. Mary^ Lear, bapt. Dec. 30, 1759; m. April 22, 1781, to Samuel Storer.
ii. Colonel Tobias" Lear, bapt. Sept. 19, 1762; m. (i) ,
1790, Polly Long, who d. at the home of Washington,
at Philadelphia, in 1795; m. (2) , "a niece of
George Washington." (The following notice appeared in the N. H. Ga::ctte of Tuesday, August 18, 1795, under marriages : "Tobias Lear, Esq., to Miss Fanny Wash- ington, of Mt. Vernon"); m. (3) Fanny Henly. The record of the first marriage is taken from the South Church records; the others from Ratnbles About Portsmouth. When Col. Tobias* Lear took over by mortgage half of the property of Capt. Mountford from the son Timothy Mountford and sold to Mary (Mount- ford's) husband, Capt. Joseph Smith, the wife who signed with him in 1803, was Frances Lear. Colonel Lear was Secretary to George Washington, President of the United States, and was living at 60 King Street, in New York City, when Gen. Washington lived there in 1790. ii. Comfort" Stilson ("a daughter" on copy), bapt. Nov. 16, 1740; m. Jan. 9, 1759, to Nathaniel Treadwell, as his first wife. (His second wife was Charlotte.) Comfort prob- ably d. about 1765. Children:
i. Hannah" Treadwell (bapt. in South Church, Jan. 24,
1762) ; m. Robert Leattson. ii. James" Treadwell, living in Portsmouth in 1812. iii. John" Treadwell, "d. under age of 21 ;" bapt. March 21, 1765. (Testimony of Mary (Stilson) Lear who was present when her sister's three children were bom.) (Lincoln Co. Depositions.) iii. A child" Stilson, bapt. March 21, 1741-2. This may have
been James," who "d. without issue." iv. Capt. William" Stilson. His name is not on the list of bap- tisms. He m. at Portsmouth, Dec. 23, 1772, Sarah, dau. of Dr. Francis and Mary (Carr) [Baker] Roberts of Som- mersworth, N. H. She was b. June 2, 1750, and was living with her son William" Stilson, at Diirham, N. H.. when she applied for a Revolutionary pension in 1834. She d. Jan. 8, 1843. William" Stilson was a Captain in the Revolu- tionary War. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1799. Chil- dren:
i. Molly" Stilson, b. Oct. 11, 1773; m. at Durham, March 13, 1792, to Joseph Langley; "both of New Market," N. H. ii. James" Stilson, b. Feb. 8, 1775.
iii. William" Stilson, b. June 22, 1780. (See Stackpole's History of Durham, N. H.)
38 John Broivn of New Harbor, Maine (\()^Y\(i-;6). [Jan.
iv. John C. R." Stilson, b. Dec. 30, 1781. V. Henry^ b. May 23, 1784; m. 1806, at Lee, N. H., to Nabby Randall. (iV. H. Gen. Register, Vol. IV, p. 78.)
vi. Lattice^ Stilson, b. Sept. 15, 1785; m. Footman.
(Deposition of Sarah, widow of Capt. William^ Stil- son, 1812.) V. Martha" Stilson ("Hilson" on copy), bapt. July 7, 1745; d. Nov., 1791 ; m. (i) Dec. i, 1763, Stephen Parsons, who d. intestate, 1769; m. (2) Sept. 2, 1770, Capt. Timothy Mount- ford (sometimes called Mumford). (St. Johns Church rec- ords, Portsmouth.) She was evidently a member of the Episcopal Church during her early married life, but was received again into the South Church in June, 1784. Capt. Timothy Mountford was b. about 1731, and died April 26, 1799, aged 68 years, at Portsmouth. He was a sea captain and master of the Snozu Fair Quaker, sailing to the West Indies in 1766. In 1788, he was Master of the schooner Role. At the time of his death he held an office in the Department of the Port of Portsmouth, which he executed to general satisfaction. (TV. H. Gazette of April 30, 1799.) Capt. Mountford served in the Revolution in 1781, in com- mand of the N. H. Privateer Sweepstakes; and in 1782 he was Master of the State Ship Tartar. Roll sworn to at Bos- ton. Capt. Mountford owned and occupied a mansion house on the south side of Buck Street, which he purchased of John Grififith. Children :
i. Timothy" Mountford, b. 26 of April, 1772. He was "of Portsmouth, formerly of Philadelphia," in 1803, and sold his "claim" that year, ii. James* Mountford, b. Nov. 5, 1773; d. y. iii. Polly Chadbume" Mountford, b. Nov. 15, 1776; m. Capt. Joseph Smith. They sold their claim in 181 2, to Joseph Balch. iv. Martha* Mountford, m. April 10, 1796, to Thomas
Dearing; d. suddenly Oct. 22, 1800. V. A child" Mountford, d. Dec. 15, 1784, aged 9 mos. vi. Ann" Stilson, bapt. July 14, 175 1 ; d. young, vii. Sarah" Stilson, bapt. June 30, 1754; m. as his 1st wife, Rev. Nathaniel Porter, of Topsfield, Mass., New Durham and Conway, N. H. Children: i. Nathaniel" Porter, ii. Tobias Lear" Porter, iii. Sally" Porter, b. about 1776. iv. Mary" Porter, b. 1781. v. Patty Mumford" Porter, b. 1786. vi. Nabby" Porter, b. 1788. vii. John" Porter, b. Jan. 26, 1794.
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viii. Daniel T.^ Porter, b. 1798. ix. Stephen" Porter, b. 1800.
{See Porter Genealogy)
viii. John^ Stilson, bapt. Sept. 28, 1756; d. y. ix. John^ Stilson, bapt. July 19, 1758; d. y. X. Lettie^ Stilson, bapt. March 28, 1762; m. Oct. 7, 1779, to Zebulon Durgin, Esq., of New Durham. Children: i. Mary'' Durgin, b. Nov. 22, 1781. ii. Susanna'* Durgin, b. Apr. 23, 1783. iii. Lettice" Durgin, b. Aug. 26, 1786. iv. Joseph" Durgin, b. Sept. 3, 1789. V. Martha" Durgin, b. Feb. 2, 1792. vi. Elizabeth" Durgin, b. ]3ec. 7, 1793. vii. Ezra" Durgin, b. Aug. 9, 1796. viii. Ebenezer" Durgin, b. Sept. 15, 1799. ix. Charles" Durgin, b. May 28, 1801.
( To be continued^
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y., MISCELLANEA.
Contributed by Theresa Hall Bri.stol,
Member of the Publication Committee of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
(Continued from Vol. L., p. 242, of the Record.)
The following items are all from Liber C, Westchester Co. Land Records at White Plains.
Edwin Hancock and wife Sarah of Eastchester, released and perpetually quitclaimed to John Godin, son and heir of Samuel Godin [Goodwin], dec'd. of Eastchester, all estate which I, the said Edward have or might or ought to have against the said John Godin, heir to Samuel Godin, dec'd. , 1699.
P. 48:
John Pinkney of Eastchester, yeoman, and Abigail his wife, "for a valuable consideration paid and to be paid by Samuel fferris and Sarah Pinkney his intended wife" deeded all house and home lots with orchard [etc.], in Eastchester, "their heirs forever at the decease of said John Pinkney and Abigail his wife." Dec. 11, 1699.
P. 51:
At a special sessions of the Peace, held at West Farms, April 30, 1700, Thomas Hunt, Senr., complained that his son-in-law, John Leggat had forcibly entered upon his close which he had in posses-
40 Westchester County, N. Y., Miscellanea, [Jan.
sion 31 years. Samuel Hoit, a witness, sworn in the form of a Quaker according to his profession, testified that John Leggett was son of Gabriel Leggett, and that since both Thomas Hunt and Gabriel Leggett claimed the land, it was suggested that they give their rights to their son Legat. Martha Legat was present at her father Gabriel Legat's house at the time of the discourse about the land which lay before the house where her brother John Legat lived. Thomas Hunt said he could not give it because he had formerly made a deed of gift of it to his oldest son Thomas Hunt. Mrs. Hunt said she had never consented to the gift.
P. 61:
Thomas Sherwood and wife Sarah of Mile Square, within the Manor of Phillips, for love and affection, deeded to daughter Evis Sherrwood, 5 acres of land in Mile Square, lying 5 rods from his home lot eastward ; also 15 acres of undivided land, Aug. 24, 1697.
P. 63:
"The last Will and Testament of Joseph Taylor, Senr., of the Burrough and Towne of Westchester, being in perfect memory this twenty-eighth day of December, 1699. To son Samuel Taylor all lands and meadows ; to son Nathaniel half the 20 acres at Long Reach ; beloved wife, after my decease and the movable estate for her use so long as she shall live. Mentions daughter Ann Taylor. Witnesses John Winter, Bethia Dickerman and Benjamin Collier."
"Entered this 3"* of July, 1700, per me, Benjamin Collier, Register.
Nathaniel Taylor the son of Nathaniel Taylor was borne the 7th day of January, 1701-2, at Bronxhis."
"This will of Joseph Taylor, Sr., is made null and void by the consent of the said Joseph Taylor and Samuel Taylor his sons, this 16 day of March, 1703-4."
"In the presence of Charles Rosell."
P-73:
Thomas Mollinex of Westchester, freed his negro boy Jack, January 14, 1701. Said negro had been deeded by him on the 12th of March, 1693-4, to his son John Mollinex, now (1701) deceased.
Horseman Mullinex, son of Thomas, gave a quitclaim deed to the negro Jack in behalf of his son Moses Mullinex, whose property the negro would have been after the decease of Thomas Mullinex, "he being the next heir at law to brother John Mullinex now deceased." January 12, 1701.
P. 76:
William Davenport, Sr., of Westchester, for love and affection, deeded land in Westchester to beloved son William Davenport, Junr. * * * "Also provided that the said William Davenport, Jr., or his heirs, shall cause to be paid to my daughter Rachell Davenport at the day of her marriage, the sum of ten pounds." June 18, 1698.
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P. 81:
John Pinckney and wife Abigail of Eastchester, confirm the deed given to Samuel Ferris, and their daughter Sarah, then his wife, April 13, 1701. In this deed John Pinckney mentions a meadow "formerly belonging to our father Phillip Pinkney and Richard Hadly, both deceased."
P. 83:
"John Pell, by deed bearing date 11 day of December, 1685, did grant unto John Smith, late of the Ferry in Brookland, in Kings Co., all that Island called Mulberry Island, in the Manor of Pelham." * * * "Robert Everden of Kings Co. in the Province of New York, being married unto Ann the widow and releck of John Smith and thereby being interested in the estate of John Smith and Ann his widow whom is now his wife," received of John Pell fifty pounds on the nth of September and the aforesaid sale of the Island was declared utterly void, September 9, 1699.
P. 87:
John Ferris, Sr., and wife Mary, of Westchester, sold to son Samuel Ferris, land in Westchester, May 8, 1701.
P. 91:
John Desbrow of Mamaroneck, yeoman, sold to Frederick Piatt of Branford, Conn., a part of John Nelson's home lot which John Nelson sold to William Pierce, September 9, 1699.
P. 100:
Thomas Pinckney of Eastchester and wife Hannah sold land in Eastchester formerly belonging to their father Phillip Pinckney, deceased. (No date nor signature.)
P. in:
"Samuel Ferris of Westchester and Sarah Ferris, his wife, is firmly bound unto John Pinckney of Eastchester, in the penall sume of seventy two pounds" * * * "due and well paid to said John Pinckney, his certaine attorney, his heirs or assigns to which pay- ment well and truly made I bind myself, my heirs" [etc.], April 18, 1701. The condition of this obligation is such that * * * Sam- uel Ferris his heirs [etc.] do cause to be paid unto John Pinckney the full and just sum of £36 in manner as follows ; that is £12 to his daughter Abigail at the day of her marriage, if not married at 20 years ; £12 to daughter Mary do. ; £12 to daughter Sisseely do. [etc.] . Signed Samuel and Sarah Eerris. P. 115:
Land of Joseph Hunt, Sr., at Cowe Neck bounded by land of Thomas Farrington, deceased, November 4, 1704.
P. 123:
Benjamin Disbrow of Mamaroneck, cordwainer, to Henry Dis- brow of the same place, yeoman, dwelling house and lands which
42 Westchester County, N. K, Miscellanea, [Jan.
were given by father Henry Disbrow late of Mamaroneck, deceased, in 1688.
October 20, 1701. Margaret Disbrow gave her free consent to son Benjamin to make this sale, October 20, 1701.
P. 129:
Thomas Pickering of Eastchester and wife Hannah sold land at Hutchinsons Field, formerly father Phillip Pickney's, deceased, July 13, 1701. P. 202:
Thomas Bayly of Fordham Manor, planter "for the love and affection which I bear unto Mary Archer, daughter of John Archer of Fordham," deeded two cows and two three year old heffers." "Should Mary die before she comes to the age of eighteen or marry," same to go to her sisters Katherine and Sarah Archer at the age of eighteen, December 22, 1701.
P. 209:
Richard Shute and wife Sarah of Eastchester, to loving son-in- law, Joseph Drake, Sr., of the same place, land in Eastchester, November 10, 1693.
P. 218:
Samuel Ward, of the City of New York, cordwainer, and wife Hannah, to Nicholas Conklin, 120 acres at Mile Square, which for- merly did belong unto Joseph James and given to Nathan Adams, "and is the 120 acres I bought of Nathan Adams." November 10, 1701. P. 219:
"I, Mary Godin, daughter of Samuel Godin [Goodwin], have received of John Godin in full satisfaction according to an agree- ment made by said John Godin and Edward Hancock, his father- in-law, and his mother, now Sarah Hancock, the full and just sum of nine pounds in full satisfaction of all bequests and legacies to me given in the said agreement." November 3, 1701.
P. 222:
William Penoir of Mamaroneck. freeholder, for love and affec- tion, to "Robert Penoir, my son and heir" one half part of lands in Mamaroneck divided and undivided, May 22, 1702.
P. 223 :
William Hardin of Eastchester, "for and in consideration of the afifection and love which I bear unto my well beloved friend Isaac Treheel of Eastchester," ♦ * * "as also a part of satisfaction of looking after my leg and for doing it for me" "one acre of land being within my homelot in Eastchester." January 23, 1701-2.
P. 224:
William Hardin, of Eastchester for goodwill and affection I bear unto mv loving friend Moses Hoit, Jr., of the .same place, all
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estate real and personal lying and being in the Town of Eastchester, June 6, 1702. Two days later Moses Hoit transferred this deed to John Tompkins "in consideration of John Tompkins conditions" in "an obligation bond bearing same date."
P. 231 :
"Whereas Samuel Ferris of the Towne of Eastchester" * * * "and Sarah his wife was bound in a bond bearing date the 1st day of December, 1699, to pay unto the three daughters of John Pinck- ney of the town aforesaid, the full and just sum of forty pounds current silver money of New York, each of them three, Abigell, Mary and Scisilla, I say received by me this twenty seventh day of November, 1702, I say received by me, John Pinckney."
P. 232 :
Thomas Harden of Westchester released his father John Har- den, Senr., from the obligations of deed bearing date 4th of April 1692, when he granted him his house, etc., in Westchester, July 13, 1701.
P. 236:
Andrew Nodine of New Rochelle, Senr., acknowledged a deed in his own behalf and for his son Andrew Nodine, Junr., May 27, 1702.
P. 242:
William Pinckney of Eastchester to Thomas Pinckney of the same place, "20 acres of the land which my father Phillip Pinckney gave me by will," next Thomas Pinckney's land, October i, 1702.
P. 245:
Moses Hoit, Senr., of Eastchester, to son Moses Hoit, Junr., of the same place, for love and goodwill, one half of home lot in East- chester [etc.] bounded on the west by the homelot of Henry Fowler, Senr. ; "also my negro called Ben ;" "reserving to myself the use of said land and negro during my natural life; also reserving to my wife the house and a quarter of an acre of a garden spot, during her widowhood in case she outlive me." November 16, 1702.
P. 246 :
Moses Hoit, Senr., of Eastchester for love and goodwill, to daughter Mary, now the wife of Edmund Ward, one half of home- lot [reserving as before], November 16, 1702.
P. 254:
Moses Hoit, Senr., of Eastchester and (Elizabeth his wife) deeded to son Moses, Jr., other lands, which they had reserved to themselves, December 3, 1701.-
P. 255:
"These are to desire you not to record any of my freeholds to any person whatsoever" * * * "for any part of Menwsin
44 Westchester County, N. Y., Miscellanea. fJan-
[Monusing] Island" * * * "a pretended deed of sale from Joseph Horton for land upon Mamasin [Monusing] Island." "Jona- than Rowles" [Vowles?] June 15, 1704.
P. 261 :
John Turner, son and heir of John Turner late of Westchester, to Daniel Turner of the same place, "all right title and interest to lands and meadows which I have or ought to have within the Town aforesaid by virtue of my grandfather's right, Larrance Turner, late of the Town aforesaid, deceased." June 5, 1702. The witnesses to the above, Edward Collier and Benjamin Collier, declared when recording it, "that the John Turner within mentioned did sign, seal and deliver the deed on the other side unto Daniel Turner, two hours or thereabouts before Jonathan Sheppard died." Sworn November 7, 1702.
P. 262:
Jonathan Rowles [Vowles?], aged about 57 years, being duly sworn saith he never did directly nor indirectly give Mr. Joseph Horton any bill or bills of sale for any land or lands, but only for a lot at White Plains. May 16, 1704.
P. 263:
John Tompkins, Senr., of Eastchester and wife Mary, for love and good will, to "my natural son Edmund Tompkins of East- chester," land in Eastchester, January 9, 1701-2.
P. 267 :
John Tompkins of Eastchester for love and goodwill to natural daughter Hannah, now the wife of Abraham Hiat, land in East- chester, April 16, 1702.
P. 270:
Charles Vincent, Senr., of the Yonkers plantation, for love and affection, to son Charles Vincent, Junr., all movable and personal estate and my lands and meadows which I am possessed of at the Yonkers plantation, October 21, 1701.
P. 274:
Moses Hoit, Junr.. and wife Elizabeth, deeded back to father Moses Hoit, Senr., the half of homelot given, etc., Etecember 4, 1701.
P. 284:
Moses Hoit, Sr., of Eastchester, for love and affection, unto beloved son-in-law Henry Fowler, half of homelot with a stone house and barn thereon and one and three fourths acres adjoining at the rear of said homelot; also two acres of meadow bounded by said Henry Fowler's land ; "to enjoy after the decease of me the said Moses Hoit, Senr.;" March 22, 1703.
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P. 285:
John Richbell, with the full and free consent of wife Ann, for the affection we bear our son-in-law, James Mott and our deare daughter Mary his wife, a certain homelot in Mamaroneck (No. 6), December 27, 1670. James Mott and wife assigned all right, title and interest in same to John Westcott, June 26, 1675.
P. 288:
Richard Shute of Eastchester and wife Sarah, to loving son Thomas Shute, land in Eastchester, bounded by land of son John Shute, "after our decease, this clause to be understood ;" November 2, 1703. P. 294:
Samuel Ferris of Eastchester to Edmund Avery of the same place, meadow land at the head of Throgg's Neck, "being a part of meadow I bought of my father, John Ferris," September 27, 1703.
P. 298:
Richard Shute of Eastchester and wife Sarah, to loving son John Shute, land in Eastchester, May 6, 1703. P. 300 :
Joseph Gee of Eastchester, Mason, entered into an agreement with Richard Curry of the same place, laborer. Joseph Gee to deliver a bill of sale of that house and that part of the home lott which did formerly belonge unto his father John Gee, late of said Towne, deceased (except a piece which said John sold during his lifetime). The said Richard Curry to bind himself to keep and do what said Joseph Gee was to fulfill in a certain writing or instrument made by order of John Gee, deceased * * * that is to say to pay and satisfy all just debts anddues that is bill bonds [etcjmade by John Gee, deceased and to keep and maintain sufficiently Mary Gee the widow of John Gee, deceased during her life and at her death to bury her decently, and to pay three pounds, * * * aj^j the said Joseph Gee to keep the estate he have in his hands. Signed by Joseph Gee, Richard Curry, and Mary Gee, widow, her mark. May 29, 1703. Follows sale of premesis to Richard Curry. "I. Abigail Gee do give my free and voluntary consent to the sale of the above mentioned premesis." "I, Mary Gee, widow of John Gee," the same. P. 306:
"We, Mary Squier and Abigail Squier, both of us and each of us for ourselves on payment well given under hand and seale from Isaac Larrence on account of our portions or legacies given unto us by our honored father, William Squier, deceased" * * * gx- honorate our loving brother Isaac Larrence" [etc.] May 31, 1693. P. 311:
William Penoir of Mamaroneck, for love and aff'ection, deeded all his estate to wife Mary during her natural life, March 2, 1703. Witnessed by Frederick Piatt, Elizabeth Piatt and Benjamin Collier.
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P- 314:
Thomas Bowers of Eastchester, for love and affection, deeded to wife Sarah, house, lot, etc., in Eastchester, during her natural life, April 3, 1704. Witnesses, Henry Fowler, Richard Chapman and Benjamin Collier.
P. 317:
Thomas Hunt, Senr., aged 64 years or thereabouts, testified June 17, 1704, that in the year 1692 he had paid 10 or 12 shillings to Richard Elliot of New York, cooper, on account of Benjamin Collier.
P. 318:
Thomas Hunt, Senr., revoked the promise he had made in a deed of 1695, between himself Thomas Hunt, Senr., and his son Josiah Hunt, June 17, 1704.
P. 319:
Mary Galpin testified — "Whereas my deceased husband, John Galpin, did on his death bed make a deed of gift to my daughters Mary and Ruth Galpin, for the land whereon he then lived, except- ing he had before given to my daughter Susanna; — whereas the right and title of said land did solely and properly belong to me, yet, in consideration of the tender affection I bear to my two said daugh- ters Mary and Ruth and for the great care they have taken of me in my old age, do ratify and confirm said deed of gift." Rye, Novem- ber I, 1706. Witnesses Joseph Purdy and John Horton.
P. 321 :
At a Special Sessions held in Eastchester, July 26, 1704, Capt. John Horton appearing at the Sessions acquaints the Justices that his brother Joseph Horton, being in a distracted condition, not compos mentis, doth waste and destroy his estate, which will, if not properly prevented, bring his family to utter ruine and destruction, and that there is great danger in his distracted condition, of his doing some mischief or hurt to himself or others, and praying this Court to take the same into consideration and to give such necessary relief thereto as shall seem meet or convenient." * * * "The Court have therefore ordered that so long as said Joseph Horton remains in this distracted condition and until he shall come to his natural reason, that he shall be disabled from buying or selling without the consent of the said Capt. John Horton, Samuel Horton and Joseph Purdy" they to take an inventory of his estate and report at next Sessions.
P. 325:
John Godin of Eastchester, "for and in consideration of a valu- able sum paid to my father, Samuel Godin late of the same place, deceased," by Henry Fowler, Senr., of Eastchester, gave a quitclaim deed to land in Eastchester, October 3, 1704. ( To be continued.)
Records of Ike Reformed Dutch Church of IVawarsing. 47
RECORDS OF THE REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF WAWARSING.
Edited by Royden Woodward Vosburgh.
(Continued from Vol. L, p. 391. of the Record.)
209.
Register of those in this Congregation, who had the banns proclaimed and thereafter were united in marriage.
Aug. 9 I Johannes Bevier, Jun'., young man, born in Wa- warsing and residing there, with Rachel Le Fefre, young woman, born in the New Paltz and residing there. Married Sept. 5, by Cornelis Dupuy, Justice of the Peace.
1748 2 Pieter Helm, young man, born in Wawarsing
Mar. 20 and residing in Lackawack, with Lisabeth Consales,
young woman, born below Kingston and residing
in Mamakating, married Apr. 11, by Cornelis Du
Puy, Justice of the Peace.
Apr. 24 3 Andries de Witt, young man, born in Marble- town, with Jenneke Vernoy, young woman, born in Wawarsing, both residing there, married May 17, by me, J. C. Fryenmoet.
May I 4 Salomon Westbroeck, young man, born in Nes- kotack^ and residing at Minisink, with Hester Bevier, young woman, born in Wawarsing and re- siding there, married May 27, dito, by Cornelis Du Puy, Justice of the Peace.
Oct. 23 5 Petrus Quick, young man, born in Rochester,
dito with Johana Consalis, young woman, born below
Kingston, and both residing below Mamakating,
married Nov. 17, dito, by Cornelis Dupuy, Justice
of the Peace.
1750 6 Abraham Westbroeck, young man, born in
Apr. 22 Minisink and residing there, with Maria Helm,
young woman, born in Wawarsing and residing
there, married May 17, by Johannes Vernooy,'
Justice of the Peace.
' Names in italics are as they were written in the original text. ' The name was first written "Corn. Dupuy;" the recorder, Uom. Fryen- moet then crossed it out and substituted the name transcribed.
4-8 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. [Jan.
'1782 7 Cornelius Be vier, fFZ),* with Cornelia Vernooy,
Mar. 19 young woman, both residing and born in Wawar-
sing.
210.
1750 8 Johannes Van Etten, young man, born in Apr. 22 iVawfwaiT,^' and residing there, with Maria Consales,
young woman, born below Kingston and residing in Mamakating, married May 18, by Corn. Dupuy, Justice of the Peace.
Sept. 23 9 Isak Bevier, young man, born in Napanoch and
residing below Hurley, with Lisabeth Bevier, born
in Napanoch and residing there, married Oct. 17,
by me, J. C. Fryenmoet, aet: 30.'
1750/1 10 Jacob Bevier, young man, with Anna Vernooy,
Feb. 3 young woman, both born in Wawarsing and both
residing there, married the 23rd dito, by Corn: Dupuy, Justice of the Peace.
1751 II Jonathan Hoornbeeck, young man, born in Sept . I Rochester and residing at the south branch,' with
Sara Vernooy, young woman, born in Marylant and residing at Lackawack, married Sept. 21, by Johan- nes Vernooy, Justice of the Peace.
Nov. 3 12 Abraham Claerwater, young man, born at the Raritan, with Elisabeth Burger, young woman, born in Catskill and both residing in Wawarsing, married Nov. 22, by Cornelis Dupuy, Justice of the Peace.
Dec. 8 13 Gideon Louw, young man, born in Wawarsing and residing there, with Rachel Sammers, young woman, born in New York and residing in Shawan- gunk, married Dec. 25, by Abraham Hardenbergh, Justice of the Peace.
1752 14 Johannes Le Fever, young man, born in New May 3 Paltz and residing there, with Sara Vernooy, young
woman, born in Wawarsing and residing there, married the 29th do., by Dom. Joh: Hendr: Goet- schius. •753 15 Michael Sax, young man, born in Germany, with Apr. 2 2 Johanna Bevier, born below Wawarsing and both
residing there, married May 12, by Samuel Bevier, Justice of the Peace.
^ This entry was inserted at the bottom of the page, out of chronological order, by the same recorder who inserted entries 33 and 48. This entry is a duplicate of entry 33, but with a slight change in the date.
^ This is probably an abbreviation for weduwnaar, i. e., widower.
' In the present township of Montague, Sussex county, New Jersey.
' This is the age of Dominie Johannes Casparus Fryenmoet. The record of marriages, from the beginning through entry i8, is in his handwriting.
' Text: Suydbrench.
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Apr. 29 16 Jacob Schuybli, widower, born in Switzerland, with Arriaentje Westbroeck, born below Rochester and both living there, married May 19, by Samuel Bevier, Justice of the Peace. May 20 17 Gerardus Swartwout, young man, born in Mac- hackemeck and residing there, with Maria Ooster- hout, born below Rochester and residing there, married June 19, by me, J. C. Fryenmoet, --Et: 32. 1754 18 Jan Kittel, young man, born in Hurley and re-
Aug. 18 siding in Wawarsing, with Sara Kortrecht, young
woman, born below Rochester and residing there, married Sept. 10, by me, J. C. Fryenmoet, ^t. 33. 1754 19 Johan Jacob Sax, young man, born below Kings-
Nov. 3 ton, with Maria burger, young woman, born in the
county of Albany and both residing in Wawarsing. Her first proposal." 1754 20 Andries A. Dewitt, young man, with Maria De- Dec. I pue, young woman, both born in Marbletown and both residing in Wawarsing. Married the 24th of the above mentioned month, by Moses Depue, Justice of the Peace. Her first proposal.' 1756 21 Cornelius Vankampen, young man, with Catha- Aug. 29 rine Depue, young woman, both born in Marble- town and both residing in Wawarsing. Her first proposal.*
1758 22 John Bodily, young man, with Janitie De Witt, Apr. 2 young woman, both born as follows: John Bodily
in England, Janitie De Witt, in Marbletown. And both residing in Napanoch.
212.
1759 23 Petrus Lefever, young man, with Elisabeth Dec. 2 vernooy, young woman, both born as follows: Petrus
Lefever born in New Paltz, Elisabeth vernooy born in Wawarsing, both residing in her birth place. Married Jan. 2, 1760, by G: W: Ma[n]cius, minister at Kingston. 1762 24 William Dewitt, young man, with Susanna
May 30 Chambers, young woman, both born as follows:
William Dewitt born in Napanoch and residing there, Susanna Chambers born at Marbletown and residing in Rochester- Married June 13, 1762, by Dom. J. Scheneman, minister at Catskill.
1762 25 aldert oosterhout, young man, with maria kittle,
June 12 young woman, both born as follows: aldert ooster-
hout born in Rochester and residing there, maria
' The text har Erste voorstei, is written under the date in each case; prob- ably means the first publication of the banns.
50 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. [Jan.
kittle born in Wawarsing and residing there. Married July 2, 1762, by Jacob Hoornbeeck, Justice of the Peace. 1765 26 Johannis horenbeek, young man, with maria
Oct. — " Vernooy, young woman, both born as follows:
Johannis horenbeek born in Rochester and residing there, Maria Vernooy born in Wawarsing and re- siding there. Married Sept. 13, 1765, by Jacob Hornbeeck, Justice of the Peace. 27 Casper Besemer, young man, with Sara Van Vliet, young woman, both born as follows: Casper Besemer, born in Germany and residing in Roches- ter, Sara Van Vliet born in Rochester and residing there. Married Sept. 27, 1765, by Elias Depue, Justice of the Peace.
'"Nov. 8 28 Cornelius Chambers, young man, born in Hur- ley, with Elisabeth Vernoy, young woman, born in Patomek and both residing below Rochester.
"Nov. 22 29 Daniel Mc Kindly, young man, born in Merry- land and residing in Wawarsing, with Naiiy Besemer, young woman, born in Germany and re- siding in Mamakating.
213.
1767 30 Johannis Decker, W D" with Sara Hoornbeek,
Aug. 2 young woman, born as follows: Johannis Decker
born in Machackemeck, Sara hoornbeek born in
Rochester, both residing in her birth place; married
Aug. 26, 1767, by Dominie Dirck Romyn.
1769 31 Abraham Kortreght, young man, with Jannetie May 28 Vankampen, young woman, born as follows: Ab- raham Kortreght born in Rochester and residing there, Jannetje Vankampen born at Marbletown and residing in Wawarsing. Married June 22, 1769, by Squire andries Devvitt.
1770 32 Stephen De Witt was married with Wyntje Dec. 8 Brodhead.
1782 33 "Cornelius Bevier was married with Cornelia
Mar. 4 vernooy.
1771 34 Andries VerNoy, young man, with Maria De Oct. 3 Puy, young woman, both born and residing below
Wawarsing. Married Nov. 29, 1771.
' This entry and entry 27 were written at the same time. The date, "October," cannot be the date of the proclamation of the bans; probably it indicates the time that the entries were recorded.
'° These two entries were recorded by Dominie Johannes Mauritius Goet- schius, at the time pastor at Shawangunk and New Pahz.
" See note 4.
" This entry was inserted on the page out of chronological order; it is a duplicate of entry 7; see note 3.
1920.] Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. Ci
177* 35 Ruben De Witt, young man, with Elizabeth Nov. II De Puy, young woman, both born and residing at
Wawarsing. 1774 36 Richard Brodhead, young man, born at Marble- Feb. 20 town, with Jannetje Nieuwkerk; young woman,
born at Hurley and both residing below Wawarsing. Nov. 28 37 Samuel Kirkpatrick, young man, born in Ire- land, with Maria De Witt, young woman, born at
" and both residing at Wawarsing.
Dec. 4 38 Matheus Nieuwkerk, young man, born at Hur- ley, with Cornelia Bevier, young woman, born be- low Wawarsing, and both residing there,
214.
'774 39 William Davis, young man, born in New Jersey, Aug. — with Maria Kittle, young woman, born at Wawar-
sing and both residing there.
1776 40 Tjerck De Witt, widower, born below Marble- Nov. 17 town, with Elssie Depuy, young woman, born at
Wawarsing and both residing there. Apr. 19 41 Johannis A. De Witt, young man, born in Wa- warsing, with Rachel Bevier, young woman, born in Wawarsing and both residing there.
1777 42 Benjamen Nukerck, Jr., young man, born in Sept. 7 Hurley, with Margrieta Bradhed, young woman,
born in Marbletown and both residing in Wawar- sing. '777 43 John mence, widower born on the Wallkill and re-
Sept. 7 siding in Shawangunk, with Annatje Mack, young
woman, born and residing below Wawarsing. Apr. — 44 William Comfort, young man, born at Wallkill,
with Mary Johnson, young woman, born at Wasing,
both residing below Wawarsing. 45 Cornelius Cool, young man, with Tryntje Hoorn-
beek, young woman, both born at Rochester and
residmg below Wawarsing.
1778 46 Henderic Broedhed, young man, with Jake- Jan. 24 mintie neukerken, young woman, born as follows:
Henderic Broedhed in Luren Kil, Jakemintie nukerken in Hurley and both residing in Luren Eil. 1778 47 James Olever, young man, with margarieta Feb. 15 nukerken, young woman, both born and residing
below Marbletown. 1773 48 '*hugo freer, young man, born in New Paltz, *[JuiyJ 5 with annatie dewitt, born in Wawarsing and resid-
ing in Napanoch.
" The place of birth is blank in the original record.
'* This entry was inserted on the page out of chronological order; see note 3.
* Manuscript illegible; the Burhans' copy gives it, April 5, 1778.
52 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. [Jan.
"216.
1782 49 Petrus Vanderlyn, young man, with maria Nov. 24 masten, young woman, both born and residing be-
low Kingston. 1782 50 abraham van gaesbeek, young man, with Elisa- Nov. 24 beth haesbroek, young woman, both born and re-
siding below Kingston. Mar. 23 51 William Boddily and Blandina Bovier, both re- 1786 siding in this congregation, after proclamation,
were united in marriage. May 28 52 Simeon Doio and Maria Depue, widow, after
1786 lawful proclamation were united in marriage.
June 19 53 Jacobus Dewitt, young man, and DinaNewkerk, 1786 young woman, likewise after proclamation, were
lawfully united in marriage. Nov. 23 54 Cornelius Depue Dewitt, young man, and Mar-
1786 garita Cantine, young woman, were proclaimed according to custom and united in marriage.
55 Likewise, Christian Tyce, young man, and Alida
Stage, young woman, united in marriage at the
same time.
30 56 Also, Benjamin Depie, Jun'., and Catrina Bovier,
after proclamation, were united in marriage.
Apr. 8 57 William Jonsen, young man, and hester krora,
1787 widow, after lawful proclamation, united in mar- riage.
June 24 58 John Shaver, young man, and Henne Bodly,
1787 young woman, were proclaimed according to custom
and united in marriage.
July 26 59 Cornelius Depuy, young man, and Sara Ver-
1787 nooy, young woman, were proclaimed according to
custom and united in marriage, the 23rd of August.
1787 60 Petrus Hoornbeek, young man, and maria Louw, Aug. 19 young woman, were proclaimed according to cus- tom and the sixth of September, united in mar- riage.
Nov. 8 61 Ezechiel Van wagenen [and] Rachel Janson "1787 were lawfully proclaimed and united in marriage
Jan. 5, 1788.
217.
Aug. 10 62 Also Cornelius Low and Hanna Hoornbeek.
1788
Oct. 12 63 Jacob Bovier, Jun'. [and] Margriet Dewitt were
1788 also published and united in marriage.
" Original page 315, contains a part of the Register of Members. " By mistake the recorder wrote the year " 1788," which has been correct- ed in the transcript,
1920.] Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. ci
Feb. I 64 Simon Bovier and Marytje Bovier were law- 1790 fully proclaimed and united in marriage;
65 as also Martynus Harres and Elizabeth Johnson.
66 At the same time, Wessel Broadhead Van wag- enen and Maria Hardenberg.
1790 67 Benjamen Bevier, Jun'., and Lea Roosa were
proclaimed in church and united in marriage.
Aug. 15 68 Dirck Schouten and Annatje Van kampen were proclaimed in church and united in marriage.
Nov. 7 69 Henderickus Kittle and Catharina Terwilleger were proclaimed in church and united in marriage
Dec. 19 70 Johannis mack and Sara greahem" were pro- claimed in church and united in marriage.
Jan. I 71 Davit Stage and Hanne tys were proclaimed in [1791] church and united in marriage.
Nov. 6 72 Daniel Bevier and Sara Bevier were proclaimed
1791 in church and united in marriage, Nov. 17, 1791. Oct. 15 73 Petrus van Leuven and Jacomyntie Boes were
1791 proclaimed in church and united in marriage, Dec. 1 1, 1791.
July 22 74 Coenradt hymrod and Cornelia Shurt were pro-
1792 claimed in church and united in marriage, Aug. 16,
1792.
1793 75 Gerrit Van Wagenen and Sarah Schoonmaker Aug. 18 were proclaimed in church.
1795 76 Benjamin Gillet and Elisabeth M' Kellam were
Oct. 4 proclaimed in church.
218.
Register of Marriages by A. J. Switz. 1829 Dec. 31 77 Daniel Elmore, Maria V. Bevier.
1830 78 William Phillip, of Lackawaxen, Pike County, Jan. 28 Pennsylvania, Merchant, Aged 27 years, to Mar-
garet David, of Phillipsport, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Spinster, aged 20 Yrs., 6 months. Witness present, Jno. P. Phillip, Phillipsport.
Apr. 3 79 Hendrick Oosterhoudt, Maria De Witt.
May 26 80 Phelix Kelly, of Mamakating," Merchant, Eve- lina Hoornbeck, Spinster.
June 19 81 Amos Andrews, Bricklayer, Rachel Vernooy, Spinster.
Sept. 30 82 Abraham T. E. D. W. Hardenbergh, Maria Ver- nooy.
Oct. 14 83 James E. Devens, Phebe Budd.
" Is this the marriage of John Mack and Sarah Kittle? See baptism entries 460, 502, 581, 655. " Text: Mamacotten.
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84 Uriah Pride, Elsie Galpin.
85 Thomas G. Whitmore, of Monticello, Sul. Co.. Rachel V. Demerest.
86 Solomon H. Van Aken of Nevesink, Sul: Co:,
Catharine Wood, of Rochester. Witnesses, Con- rad Krum, Baily Beers of Nevesink.
87 Charles Harrison, Catharine De Witt.
88 Richard C. Southwick, Eliza R. Bevier.
89 Frederick Van Wagoner, of Marbletown, Harriet
Newkirk, of Rochester.
219. Register of Marriages by Ab"? J. Swits.
90 Charles S. Garrett, Maria De Witt.
91 Garret Van Wagoner, Elsie Depuy.
92 William Roach, Harriet Stratton of Delaware
County.
93 Peter P. Garrett, Catharine Maria Frear.
94 Isaiah G. Frost, Maria Vernooy.
95 Herman Rosecrants Smith, Sarah Ann Davis.
96 George Scott, of Shawangunk, Ann Eliza Hill, of
Fallsbergh.
97 Benjamin Hoornbeck, Sarah Jackson.
98 Adam Montross, Nelly Richtmeyer.
99 Milton De Witt, Margaret Depuy. 1 100 Matthew Cantine, Jr., Caroline Lamoree. loi Samuel Reynolds, Sarah Vernooy.
102 Alexander Rockwell, Cornelia Carling.
103 John Sweet, Margaret Furman.
104 Ledger Hoyt, Margaret Demarest.
220. Register of Marriages by Abr"? J. Swits.
105 John Tappen, Elizabeth Markell Hendrickson.
106 De Witt Hardenbergh, of Rosendale, Sarah Johnson.
107 Charles Wilhelmus Chulze, Elizabeth Bevier.
108 Joseph Decker, Rebecca Sheldon.
109 Christian S. Minkler, Susan M. Tectsel. no Conrad Krum, Sarah Carman.
111 John W. Van Gorda, Eliza Carson. Both of Roches-
ter. Mar", at the Roch^ Parsonage.
112 Joseph Hasbrouck Tuthill of Shawangunk, Maria
Hartshorn.
113 William Blackmore, Maria Davis.
114 Demmon C. Stone, Sarah Lennon.
lg20.]
Records of the Reformed Dittch Church of Wawarsing.
55
Aug. 21
Sept. 21
" Nov. 15
Dec. 25
1835 Jan. 13
1835 Jan. 29 June 2
1837 Nov. 30
Nov. 30
Jan. 24 Apr. 17 Sept. 18 Nov. 15
17 Dec. —
1839 Jan. I
115 Edwin Williams, of New York, Grace C. Clark.
116 William Blake, Harriet Trickey.
117 William Doll, Elizabeth Van Kleeck.
118 Thurston W. Cutler, Eleanor Demerest.
119 Harvey Lamoree, Elizabeth Griffin.
120 Alfred Van Tassel, Phebe Gray.
121 Richard Conine, Cimanthe Benjamin.
Register of Marriages by J. H. Duryea.
221.
122 John C. Wealet, Ann Maria Gray,
123 Archibald Hendern, Hellena Sarah Osterhoult, Samuel C. Duryea,
124 Emily Tuthill,
125 Moses D. Van wagenen, Elmira M" Donald,
126 Moses P. Lefevre, Jane Broadhead,
127 David Brundage, Hellena Crumb,
128 Elijah Baty, Ellen Mircle,
129 John B. Kenner Sarah Caldwell Henry Russell,
130 Dewitt
both of Napanoch. of Ellenville, Rochester
Wallkill, Orange Co. Bloomingrove,
Orange Co. Wawarsing,
do. Paltz,
Wawarsing.
Port Benj".,
do.
m"* at Parsonage.
Wawarsing
1839 June 27
Aug. 4 Sept. 5 Nov. 14 Nov. 30 Dec. 25
Register of Marriages by John W. Ward. 131 Isaac Tooker
Sophia O. Depuy \ 132 Elijah Van Aken, Sarah E. Swartwout,
Wawarsing
Neversink, Sullivan Co., Sullivan Co.
133 Henry E. Green, Shawangunk, ) yjg^g^ Qq Blandina De Witt, Rochester, j
134 Peter C. Decker, to ) Elisabeth Rosecrants \
135 Joseph Mc Elwe, to ) Abbey Phillips f
136 — Sensebaugh,
to Helm,
Wawarsing,
Ulster Co.
Ellenville
New Prospect, Wurtsborough.
56
Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of IVawarsin^.
[Jan.
Mar. 5
1840 May 28 Nov. 19
Nov. 26
Dec. 2
1841 Jan. 26 Feb. II
1842 May 15 May 24
June 16
Sept. I
Sept. 14
Oct. 13
Nov. 7
1843 Mar. 4
1843 Mar. 24
July 6
Sept. 16
Sept. 28
Nov. 23
1844 Feb. I
137 Hardenburgh Demund, to Jane Hornbeck
138 Benj" Townsen ) Helena Hornbeck j
138 John Oakley to Ruth Churchwell,
140 W'° Hasbrouck, Elizabeth Hornbeek,
141 Warren Hartshorn, to ) Cathrine Burlingham j
142 Eli Terwilliger, to ) Eleanor Hornbeek )
143 Wessel Low, to ) Hannah Depuy f
Register of Marriages by Jas. Demarest.
144 Averill H. Hungerford, to I p f r • Elizabeth Catharine Gasherie \ ^°" benjamin
145 Benjamin T. Jackson, to') Wawarsino- Sabina M': Donald f wawarsmg
146 Frederick G. Hungerford, to ) ^ .- t> M^rv MnnH.nP Fr%.r [ ^^rt Benjamin
Wawarsing Wawarsing
Rochester High Falls, Napanoch.
Ellenville
223.
Wawarsing,
Ulster Co.
Hurley, Ulster Co.
Mary Mundane Freer
147 Benjamin Churchwell, to j Martha Berger j
148 Benjamin D. Hornbeck, to Sarah Elizabeth Vernooy
149 John C. Decker, to Ann Vernooy
150 John B. Demarest Drucilla C. Shook
151 Cornelius B. Vernooy, to Magdalen Vernooy
Rochester
Wawarsing
Middleport
Napanoch
Wawarsing
224.
152 Benjamin Christian, to ) Catharine Gilpin j
153 George W. Gasherie, to | Catharine Scott j
154 Samuel W. Cutler, to Sarah Maria Schoonmaker
155 Joseph Chambers, to ) Jane Burhans f
156 Henry Rosakrans, to ) Abigal R. Sheldon \
157 Sylvester Bloom Churchwell I Middle Port to Jane Depuy j
Wawarsing Port Benjamin Wawarsing Wawarsing Rochester
1920.]
Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing.
57
Mar. 23 June 4 Oct. 22
1845 Feb. 20
Feb
24
July
1845 Oct. 2
Oct. 30
1847 Apr. 19 May 20
Sept. 22
Sept. 23
1848 Mar. 9 Mar. 23
July 6
Oct. 9
158 David Van Aken, to ) Jane Pardy \
159 Melford Vernooy, to j Martha Decker J
160 David Parsell, to ) Catharine A. Bevier (
161 David R. Freer, to ) Mary Ann Van Wagenen j"
162 Schuyler S. Kain ) Lany Catharine Bush \
163 Benjamin Bruyn ) Elizabeth R. Blanshaw )
Neversink,
Sullivan Co.
Middle Port
Napanoch Port Hixon Port Hixon Port Hixon
225.
164 Benjamin B. Bevier ) Sarah E. Van Wagenen \
Wawarsing
165 Hiram Depuy , I Wawarsing
Catharine De Witt Hoornbeck S *
Napanoch
166 Charles Bartlett, to ) Elizabeth Hoffman \
167 Samuel W. Eaton, to Catharine E. Demarest
168 Joseph Ackerman ) Ann Lydenbergh \
169 John A. Freer j Sarah R. Dewitt (
170 Joel B. Miller ) Maria Vernooy f
171 John M. Ross ) Leah Osterhoudt \
172 Conrad Shealy ) Sarah B. Dewitt \
173 Jacob Russell ) Augusta Gross J
Napanoch
Wawarsing
Wawarsing
Wawarsing
Wawarsing
Lackawack
Napanoch
137-
Register of Marriages by D. McL. Quackenbush.
1849 174 Isaac Alliger &
Oct. 20 Gertrude Mc Donald,
1850 175 Harvey Townsend & Mar. S Mary Eliza Wood,
1850 176 Philo Gorton & Mar. 23 Lavinia E. Garritt,
1850 177 D. W. Peirce & July 10 Ellen V. Kinshimmer,
1850 178 Perry C. Stoddard & July 15 Hannah W. Southwick,
both of Wawarsing
both of Wawarsing both of Liberty,
Sullivan Co. both of Wawarsing,
Lackawack. both of Wawarsing,
Greenfield.
58
Records of the Reformed Duick Church of Wawarsmg.
[Jan.
1850 Aug. 10
1850 Apr. 22
1850 Sept. 12
1851 Jan. I
1851 Jan. IS
1851 May 15
1851 June 4
1852 Jan. 29 Jan. 29
Jan. 29
Sept. I
Sept. a
both of Wawarsing, P'. Hixon.
179 Andrew J. Rosekrants & both of Neversink, Abigail Porter, Sullivan Co.
180 Levi H. Baird & Jane Ann Hook
181 David S. Lefevre, of Esopus,
& Mary Coutant of NapanoQh.
182 Stephen G. Champlin, of Kingston, Ulster Co., N. Y., & Mary E. Smedes, of Wawarsing.
183 De Witt C. Gregory, of Lackawack, & Sarah Jane Vernooy, of Wawarsing.
138.
184 Peter Jansen & Gertrude Elizabeth Eckert
185 Charles Vernooy, of Napanoch, & Julia Ann Demerest, of Wawarsing.
By Rev. J. R. Lente.
186 Martin Osterhout, and o Rochester, Salome Schoonmaker, " "
187 J. H. Van Aken, and of Rochester, Maria Jane Osterhout, " "
188 Abraham Maricle, and of Rochester, Helena Schoonmaker, " "
189 Jonothan Snyder, and of Napanoch, Hannah M. Howland, Lackawack.
190 William J. Turner, and of Lackawack, Maria Smith, " "
227,
"REGISTER OF MEMBERS.
1745
Oct. 2(
1747 June
Sept. 28
Upon presentation of satisfactory certificates, were received as members of this congregation: Abram Bevier & 2 Cornelis Louw.
In the presence of the respected Elders of this congregation, was received upon .satisfactory con- fession of faith: Egbert de Witt.
In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con- gregation, on presentation of satisfactory creden- tials, were received as members of the Dutch Reformed Church:
4 Cornelis Dupuy & his wife,
5 Catharina van Aken;
6 & his son, Abraham Dupuy.
The original register is written in the Dutch language, up to entry 167.
1920.] Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Waivarsing. 59
7 Geertruy Vernoy.
8 Maria Nottingham, wife of Egbert Dewitt.
9 Janneken Louw, wife of Johannes Vernoy.
10 Rachel Lefevre.
Likewise, on confession of faith, were received as members of our Church:
11 Coenrad Vernoy & his wife,
12 Margriet Le Fever.
13 Samuel Bevier, Jun'': & his wife,
14 Sara Le Fever.
15 Gideon Louw 16 Johannis Bevier, Jun':
228.
17 Andries De Witt.
1748 In the presence of the Rev. Consistory of this Sept. 12 congregation, on presentation of a satisfactory cer- tificate, was received as member of this Reformed congregation:
18 Johannes Vernoy.
Likewise, on satisfactory confession of faith and life, were received as members:
19 Jenneke Vernoy, wife of Andries Dewitt
20 Catharina Dupuy 21 Anna Vernoy &
22 Lisabeth Kittel.
1749 In the presence of the Rev. Consistory, on satis- Sept. 25 factory confession of faith and life, were received
as members of this Reformed Church:
23 Isaak van Kampen
24 Susanna de Lameter, wife of Thomas Nottingham.
25 Margrieta Nottingham 26 Sara Vernooy &
27 Lisabeth Vernooy
Likewise, on presentation of a certificate:
28 Elsje Elting, wife of Isaac van Kampen.
1750 The following persons, on satisfactory confession Aug. 27 of faith and life, were received as members of our
Dutch Reformed congregation:
29 Cornelis Vernooy 30 Helena Louw, wife of
31 Johanna Bevier Cornelis Vernooy, Jun'.
32 Sara Vernooy.
229.
1751 In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con- Aug. 19 gregation, on satisfactory confession of faith and
life, were received as members of our Dutch Re- formed Church:
33 Isaac Hasbrouk & his wife.
6o Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. [Jan.
34 Maria Bruyn, &
35 Pieternellia Bruyn, wife of Jacob Hardenbergh.
1752 In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con- Oct. 30 gregation, on satisfactory confession of faith and
life, were received as members of our Dutch Re- formed Church:
36 John Chembers & 37 Andries Andr: DeWitt
1753 In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con- Oct. 25 gregation, on sound confession of faith and life,
were received as members of our Dutch Reformed Church:
38 Johannes Bruyn & his wife,
39 Maria Schomaker.
40 Mattheus Contyn & his wife,
41 Cathrina Nottingham.
42 Petrus Pietersen Louw 43 Jan Kittel.
[Oct. 26] Also, the 26th, were received on certificate:
44 Johan Pieter Sachs & his wife,
45 Angonitje Tromboor 46 Michel Sachs.
1754 In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con- Sept. 9 gregation, on satisfactory confession of faith and
life, were received as members of our Dutch Re- formed Church: 47 William Dewitt 48 Johannes DeWitt
230.
49 Maria Dupuy 50 Maria DeWitt
51 Maria Vernooy,
Likewise on exhibition of a satisfactory certi- cate:
52 Johannes G: Hardenbergh.
1755 On exhibition of a satisfactory certificate, was June 20 receivedasmemberof our Dutch Reformed Church;
53 Amalia Kleyn, wife of Pieter Burger.
1755 In presence of the Rev. Consistory of this con-
Oct. 31 gregation, on satisfactory confession of faith and
life, were received as members of our Dutch Re- formed Church:
54 Jacob Rutsen Dewitt 55 Cornelius Joh: Vernooy
Likewise, on exhibition of a satisfactory certi- ficate: 56 Sara Vernooy, wife of Petrus Louw.
1758 May 6 57 Also, Stephen De Witt, and
58 Maria Bevier.
ipzo.] Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. 6 1
1761 In the presence of the honorable Consistory of May 16 this congregation, on a pious confession of faith,
was received as member of our Reformed Dutch Church, by me, J: M: Goetschius:
59 Corneles Coenradse Vernoy.
Likewise, on exhibition of a satisfactory certi- ficate:
60 Michel Sax & his wife, 61 Johanna Sax.
231.
1762 On confession of faith, were received as mem- July 4 bers of this congregation; received by me,
J. Mauritius Goetschius, V. D. M. 62 Jessie Bevier & his wife Elisabeth 64 Isaak Bevier & his wife Elisabeth
66 Maria Bevier.
1763 On satisfactory certificates was received as Aug. 30 member:
67 Elizabeth vankueren, wife of Benyamen Bevier.
1766 On presenting satisfactory certificate signed by
Oct. 16 D'; Thomas Romeyn, V. D. M., at Minisink, was
received as member of this congregation:
68 Elizabeth Bevier, present wife of Johannis Bevier,
Jun':
As also, received on certificate as members of this congregation:
69 Andries De Witt, and his wife
70 Jenneke Vernoy.
71 As also, Benjamen Bevier, on satisfactory con- fession of our most Holy belief, was received as member of this congregation, in presence of the Rev. Consistory.
This I witness, D^: Romeyn, V. D. M.
72 On confession of faith, Egbert De Witt was received as member of this congregation, by
D. Romeyn, V. D. M., of the same.
Feb. 3, 73 Johannis Hoornbeek and Tjerk J. De Witt were
1772 received as members of this congregation, on satis- factory confession of our most Holy belief, by
D. Romeyn, V. D. M., of the same.
75 Came over by certificate from Rochester, Sara Kittle, wife of Joh': Kittle. Sept. 10, Received as members on confession of faith:
1773 76 John Brodhead and his wife,
62 Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Wawarsing. [Jan.
77 Ann Nottingham. And
78 Magdalena La Fever, wife of Petrus Cantine.
Came over on certificate of membership from Rochester:
79 Johannes Oosterhout, J': and his wife
80 Jannetje Swartwout.
232.
July 10, Came over on certificate of membership:
1774 81 from Marbletown, Petrus Cantine,
82 from Rochester, Maria De Puy, widow of Joh' Miller.
83 from Kingston, Catharina Nieuvvkerk, wife of John
De Witt.
Nov. It, Received as members on confession:
1774 84 Ruben De Witt,
85 Magdalena Tack, wife of Andries Shurger.
Came over on certificate from Kingston:
86 Cornelius Nieuwkerk and his wife,
87 Neeltje Du Bois.
July 6, Came over on certificate from Kingston:
1775 ^^ Benjamen Roosa and his wife,
89 Jannetje Nieuwkerk.
Oct. 27 Received as members on confession:
90 Ann De Witt, and 91 Maria De Witt. Apr. 20, Received on confession of faith:
1776 92 Jonathan Vernooy and his wife,
93 Margarieta La Favre; and
94 Jenneke Hardenbergh.
Nov. 22, Received as members on confession of faith:
1777 95 Ellenor Brodhead 96 Margariet Brodhead
97 Ann Brodhead.
Jan. 25, Received on a satisfactory confession in this
1779 congregation of Jesus Christ:
98 Catrientje Dewitt.
May 7, Were received on a praiseworthy confession o(
1785 faith, the following persons, viz:
99 Johannes Dewitt & his wife, 100 Magdalena Bovier; &
loi Gerret C. Newkerk.
May 28, Received on a praiseworthy confession:
1785 102 Benjamin Depue, Jun'.
( To bi continued^
I920.] The Tibbilts or Tibbetts Family. 63
THE TIBBITTS OR TIBBETTS FAMILY. Descendants of George Tippett of Yonkers, N. Y.
Contributed by William Solyman Coons.
(CoDtinued from Vol. L, p. 364. of the Record.)
3. George'' Tippett and wife Joan ?
8 i. George,^ b. during 1684-1692, m. Dorcas Baxter
about 1710-1714. Lived on Spuyten Duyvil Neck and also near Van Cortlandt's mill. Had 7 children and d. in May or June, 1761.
9 ii. Henry ,^ b. about 1690- 1696, and lived in Phillipsburg
Manor and in N. Y. City; m. Elizabeth ?, and
had 2 children who reached maturity. Buried in Phillipsburg at Mr. John Hyatt's beside daughter Hester* Hyatt.
4. Joseph^ Hadley and Rebecca Dyckman;^^ m. 1716.
10 i. George,* m. Phebe* Tippett, dau. of his father's
cousin George' Tippett and wife Dorcas, at some titne later than July, 1749, and had 9 children. Still living in July, 1771.
11 ii. Isaac,* still single in July, 1749, but probably d. with-
out issue before July 30, 1771, as he is not men- tioned in his mother's will of that date. 13 iii. Johanna,* single in July, 1749, but in Oct., 1769, she
was the widow and administratrix of ? Bartell.
She also d. before Aug., 1771, leaving one child, (a) John," living in July, 1771.
13 iv. Rebecca,* m. Nicholas Post, previous to July 28, 1749,
and was still living in July, 1771.
14 v. Jacob,* still single in July, 1749, but probably died
without issue before Aug., 1771, as he is not named in his mother's will.
15 vi. William,* b. Jan. 31, 1732, m. between July 28, 1749
and Jan. 4, 1755, Elizabeth' Warner, dau. of Charles Warner and Jane* Tippett. They had 10 children, and he died Nov. 22, 1801.
16 vii. Elizabeth,* b. June 30, 1737; m. Thomas Lawrence
and d. Sept. 25, 1825.
17 viii. Mehitabel,* m. Isaac Vermilye, Jr., before July 28,
1749, and was still living in July, 1771. They had 8 children.
2« See ToUr's New Harlem Register, also will of Joseph Hadley, Jr., Sur- rogates Office, New York City, Vol. 19, p. 178, and will of Rebecca Hadley, same office. Vol. 28, p. 142.
64 The Tibbitts or Tibbetts Family. [Jan.
i8 ix. Joseph,* m. before July 28, 1749, and d. before July 30, 1 77 1, leaving children.
8. George^ Tippett and Dorcas Baxter, dau. of Thomas of West- chester. Until Sept., 1732, when they sold their home to Van Cortlandt, this couple seem to have lived in the old house near the mill pond and cemetery, where Wm. Betts had lived and where Van der Dunck had cleared a planting field and built a home as the first white settler. Their seven known children who reached maturity were as follows, given in the order men- tioned in his will. This is not, however, the order of their birth, for as Dorcas was b. in 1727, James, even if a twin brother of Wm. and b. the next year, could not have become the father of Gilbert as early as 1739 or 1740.
19 i. Jane.* She was one of the older children, as her
own first child was b. about 1737. She married Charles Warner, and in Jan., 1755, there were 9 sur- viving children in their family. Possibly the Revo- lutionary patriot, Wm. Warner, was her son Wm.
20 ii. Phebe,* m. George* Hadley between July, 1749, and
Sept., 1752, and hence was evidently not among the oldest children. She had a family of 9 children and her husband and sons were ardent patriots during the Revolutionary War. George* and Isaac' Hadley, of the Yonkers militia in 1775, were probably her husband and son, and Joseph* and Wm.* Hadley, of the same company, were undoubtedly the grandsons of Mehitable^ Tippett and brothers of her husband.
21 iii. George.* He was probably the eldest child or at least
the eldest son. He married and had 3 sons. 2 of whom were apparently adults before May, 1761. His death occurred at some time previous to that date.
22 iv. Dorcas.* She was b. on Oct. 29, 1727, and d. Feb.
20, 1794, aged 66 yrs., 3 mos. and 22 days. She m. Samuel Berrian, who secured some of the Tippett lands near the southern end of Yonkers Neck where members of the Berrian family continued to live for many years after Samuel's death. For a long time the Neck was called Berrian's Neck, after this fam- ily. Samuel and Dorcas* had at least 5 children, all sons, and the family is said to have adhered to the Colonial cause during the war, which raged so destructively all around their home.
23 v. William.* Date of birth unknown, but as he had two
married daughters when he made his will" in July, 1769, he was doubtless the third or fourth child in the family. He d. in 1769, between July 22 and Nov. 22, leaving seven daughters and one son. His wife
2' "Westchester Co. Wills, 1664-1784."
IQ20.] The Tibbitts or Tibbetts Family. 65
was Martha Hunt, dau. of Moses Hunt, of East- chester, and his home was doubtless on or near the Neck.
24 vi. James.* He was undoubtedly one of the older chil-
dren, and it seems likely that either he or his sister Jane* Warner was the second born child of the family. During 1735-1738, he m. Martha, dau. of Thomas Hunt, a cousin of his brother William's* wife, and d. at some time between July, 1756, and May, 1 76 1. He seems to have left only 2 surviving children, both of whom were adults when their grand- father d. in 1761, and one of whom had been m. for about 2 years. His home was on a 28-acre lot near the southern point of the Neck, which his 2 sons inherited from their grandfather. Of these sons, Stephen" appears to have adhered to the cause of the Colonies, while Gilbert' was a strong Royalist in sentiment. In 1762, Stephen' sold his inheritance, together with other lands at the extreme southern end of Tippett's Neck, to his uncle, Samuel Berrian, in all, 118 acres for 375 pounds.
25 vii. Thomas.* There seems to be almost a complete lack
of information concerning this son. We know only from his father's will that he died before May, 1761, leaving 2 daughters, and that he became an adult before April, 1742. Nor is anything more known about his 2 children, whose names were as follows :
(a) Jane.'
(b) "Rachel."
9. Henry Tippett' and Elizabeth ?
26 i. Hester,* wife of Arnold Hyatt, of Phillipsburg.
This dau. d. before Sept., 1752, leaving at least one child, who was still a minor at that date. She was buried on the farm of John Hyatt, who may have been her husband's father. Her only known child was:
(a) Henry.'
2"^ ii. Hetabla,* wife of John Sickles. Nothing further has
been learned concerning her or her family except that
they are believed to have lived in N. Y. City.
10. George* Hadley^^ and Phebe* Tippett, dau. of George.' As
this couple were second cousins in the Tippett line and their
children, therefore, possessed a double portion of Tippett blood,
'• The Hadley families and their descendants which follow in this article, including the Vermilye branch, are taken mostly from Toler's New_ Harlem Register, to which valuable work we hereby acknowledge our indebted-
66 The Tibbitts or Tibbetts Family. [Jan.
it is pleasing to recall the patriotism of this family during the war. Their 9 children were as follows :
28 i. Isaac," b. Oct. 19, 1752; m. Ann Sunnacher and d.
Jan. 14, 1836. They had 10 children. He was un- doubtedly a Revolutionary soldier.
29 ii. Frederick.^ Further particulars unknown.
30 iii. George,'^ Jr., b. in Aug., 1760, and m. Margaret
Parker, April 27, 1794. They had 11 children and he d. Feb. 2, 1835. It is more than likely that he was also in the Colonial Army with his father, brother and uncles.
31 iv. William,^ b. in July, 1762.
32 V. Elizabeth," b. in Nov., 1763; m. a Mr. Smith and d.
Mar. 19, 1836.
33 vi. Stephen."
34 vii. Sarah."
35 viii. Archam."
36 ix. Abraham."
13. Rebecca* Hadley (of Joseph,^ Jr., of MehitabeP Tippett) and Nicholas Post. Nothing is known about her family, but we find in the Yonkers Colonial Militia in 1775 and 1776, Isaac William, Israel, Jacob, Lewis and Martin Post. Perhaps we can safely infer that at least Isaac," Wm." and Jacob" were her sons and named after her brothers who bore these Hadley fam- ily names.
15. William* Hadley (Joseph,' Jr., Mehitabel^ Tippett) and Elizabeth Warner (Jane* Tippett, George'). This couple were also Tippett relatives, and the husband was especially promi- nent among the Revolutionary soldiers of Yonkers Precinct. Their first captain chosen in 1775, was not true to the cause and largely through the efforts of Wm. Hadley, supported by his brother George, he was finally removed. The children of this couple were :
37 i. Joseph."
38 ii. Moses," m. ? and had i child:
(a) Moses," Jr.
39 iii. William."
40 vi. Charles," b. 1763, and m. ?
41 V. John," d. July 21, 1840.
42 vi. James," b. 1767; m. Hester Day, had 6 children, and
d. Jan. 22, 1830.
43 vii. Isaac," b. 1772 ; m. and had 2 sons who died in the
U. S. Army. He d. Feb. 19, 1841.
44 viii. Jacob."
45 ix. Thomas."
46 X. George Washington," m. Mary Richards and had 11
children. He was a member of the famous "Old Guard" of N. Y.
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17. Mehitabel* Hadley (of Joseph,^ Jr.) and Isaac Vermilye, Jr.
47 i. John,^ m. first Mary Vermilye and second, Rachel
? He had 6 children and d. in 1812.
48 ii. Isaac, ^ m. Mary ? and had one child.
49 iii. Joseph,^ m. Elizabeth Oblinis in 1782, and had 3
children :
(a) Catharine," b. 1783, and m. James Willeey.
(b) Hetty," b. 1785, and m. a Mr. Arnolds.
(c) Elizabeth," b. 1787, and m. a Mr. Arnolds.
50 iv. Rebecca.'
51 V. Cynthia. ° Never married.
52 vi. Hannah. °
53 vii. Nancy, ^ m. Solomon Owens and had one child.
54 viii. Hester,' m. Ely Reynolds and had 3 children.
19. Jane* Tippett (of George^ and Dorcas) and Charles Warner.
55 i. Jane," eldest dau. ; b. about 1737, and d. Feb. 22, 1777,
in her 40th year. She m. Cornelius Berrian, Jr., about 1752 or early in 1753, and 12 children were b. to them, 4 of which d. in childhood.
56 ii. Elizabeth,' m. Wm.* Hadley before 1755. See No. 15
for their family record.
57 iii. Phebe,' m. Joseph Jadwin before Jan., 1755.
58 iv. Dorcas,' m. Moses Oakley before Jan., 1755.
59 V. Isaac'
60 vi. Thomas' Tibbot, m. Magdalena Van Orden, Feb. 7,
1772.
61 vii. Mary.'
62 viii. William.'
63 ix. Jesse.'
20. Phebe* Tippett (of George^ and Dorcas) and George* Had- ley. See No. 10.
21. George* Tippett (of George^ and Dorcas) and ?
64 i. George.' This was the fifth George Tippett in direct
line of descent, and as he was an adult before May, 1761, it seems very likely that he was b. during 1735- 1740. There is little other positive information about him, but there is one indication that he may have d. during the war. It is known that there was some George Tippett who m. Eleanor De Voe shortly before March, 1774, and d. before 1782, leaving one child by her. While we would expect George* to marry at an earlier age, yet we must remember that this may have becN a second mar- riage and there was no other known adult George Tippett in the family at that time. It can scarcely be doubted that the husband of Eleanor De Voe
68 The Tibbitts or Tibbetts Fa?iiily. IJan-
(or De Veaux), b. in 1758, was this George^ Tippett, for it is recorded in Vol. B, p. 350, of Mortgages, tiiat on March 14, 1774, George Tippett and wife Eleanor of Yonkers, mortgaged 150 acres of land on Croton's River for 600 pounds.
65 ii. Thomas. ° Very little is known about this son except
that he was probably the second born and an adult in 1761. It is also known that he sided with the Colonists in the war and may have been in active service as a soldier. When the census of 1790 was taken neither he nor any of his relatives named Tif>- pett remained in Westchester Co. as head of a fam- ily. There was then a Thomas Tippett in Washing- ton Co., and later a Wm. Tippett, but we cannot say whether this was our Thomas from Westchester Co. or some Thomas from the N. Hampshire family.
66 iii. Henry, ^ the youngest child, who was still under age
in May, 1761. We are unable to give further definite information about him and can only suggest that he may have located in Greene Co. and later in Scho- harie Co., near Middleburg. There was a "Henry Tibbets" in Greene Co. in 1790, with one son over 16, six under 16, and one daughter. Very early in the next century there was, near Middleburg, a James, John, George W. and Harry "Tippet" which family names and the use of "pp" in the name. "Tippet" very strongly indicate that this was the family of one of the Westchester Co. cousins who disappeared during the war.
22. Dorcas* Tippett (of George' and Dorcas) and Samuel Ber- rian.^* The tombstones of brown sandstone, erected to the memory of Samuel and Dorcas, are among the few that still remain in the ancient family burial lot in Van Cortlandt Park.
67 i. Cornelius."
68 ii. George. ° He was undoubtedly the George Berrian
who belonged to the Yonkers Militia and helped destroy British rule.
69 iii. James. '
70 iv. Richard, ' b. April 29, 1765. He m. ? and had at
least I child, the Rev. Wm.° Berrian, D.D., the dis- tinguished pastor of Trinity Church, N. Y. (a) William," m. Jane Dayton, Oct. 27, 1812. Rector of Trinity Church.
71 V. William."
29 For the Berrian genealogy from which this family record is taken see Riker's Annals of Newtown, pp. 338-344-
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23. William* Tippett (of George' and Dorcas) and Martha Hunt.
72 i. Abigail.^
73 ii. Martha,^ m. Col. James De Lancey, the prominent
Tory officer of Westchester Co., in 1781. In the Fall of 1783, they were among the large company of Royalist refugees who sailed to Annapolis, Nova Scotia. They made their home near Round Hill, Annapolis Co., and had a family of 10 children. Ac- cording to Bolton, Martha d. there in 1837, aged 73 years.
74 iii. Lavina.*
75 iv. Jane.° Still single in July, 1773.
76 V. Dorcas,^ m. Harman Rutgers, July 19, 1773.
TJ vi. Philena,'* m. Ezekiel Archer, June 9, 1763. From his will, dated July 25, 1773, in which he mentions his married daughters, several grandchildren, his wife's sister, Jane^ Tippett, and son Ezekiel,' then under age, we observe that Philena m. a widower much older than herself and that Ezekiel, Jr., was prob- ably her child. She was left a widow in 1773. (a) ? Ezekiel"? a minor in 1773.
78 vii. Ann,° m. Michael Ryett.
79 viii. William,^ Jr., a minor in July, 1769. Inherited
father's home on the Neck.
24. James* Tippett (of George'' and Dorcas) and Martha Hunt.
80 i. Stephen.^ As his name precedes that of his brother
in his grandfather's will he may have been the older son. He m. Christina Provoost, of Bushwick, on Sept. 6, 1761, and had i known child probably others also. He was a carpenter living in N. Y. City, and was chosen as one of the trustees when the First Baptist Church was organized in that city in 1775. He was living as late as 1786, but is not named in the census of 1790.
(a) James,' b. May 8, 1765, and christened in First Presbyterian Church, N. Y.
81 ii. Gilbert,' b. about 1739 and d. Mar. 29, 1828, in the
89th year of his age. He is buried in the Hop City cemetery, near Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y. On Aug. II, 1759. he m. Susannah Glover, and at least 4 • children were b. to them. A more elaborate account of his interesting history and the genealogy of his descendants will constitute part second of this fam- ily history. His children were Peter,' b. before 1765, and died in childhood. James,' b. 1765; Stephen' and John.'
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28. Isaac' Hadley (of George* Hadley and Phebe* Tippett) and Ann Sunnacher.
82 i. Elizabeth,^ b. Aug. 23, 1785, and m. a Mr. Hatfield.
83 ii. Isaac," b. June 11, 1788.
84 iii. Benjamin," b. Oct. 26, 1790, and d. in infancy.
85 iv. Thomas," b. Aug. 20, 1793, m. and had one child.
(a) Jacob.^
86 V. John" S., b. July 23, 1796; m. Mary K. T. Wyeth,
June 3, 1820, and had 10 children. Died April 30, 1864.
87 vi. Jacob," b. Mar. 20, 1799; m. Ruth Benedict, had 2
children and d. March 2, 1830.
88 vii. Ritter," b. Jan. 22, 1802; m. Mary Sherman; had 4
children and d. May 19, 1857.
89 viii. Frederick," b. Jan. 3, 1804; m. Phebe DeAngelus, and
had 6 children.
90 ix. Mary," b. April 2, 1805 and d. in infancy.
91 X. Joseph," b. April 6, 181 1.
30. George' Hadley (of George* and Phebe* Tippett) and Mar- garet Parker.
92 i. John," b. Jan. 25, 1795 and d. Dec. 3, 1795.
93 ii. Catherine," b. Oct. 22, 1796.
94 iii. George," b. Dec. 14, 1798.
95 iv. Rebecca," b. Aug. 20, 1800.
96 V. Eliza," b. May 6, 1802, and d. Sept. 2, 1803.
97 vi. Richard," b. Jan. 11, 1804.
98 vii. William" P., b. May 23, 1806, and d. Nov. 21, 1808.
99 viii. Parkinson," b. Jan. 5, 1808; m. Mrs. Mary A. Put-
nam, dau. of Wm. Parker, on April 20, 1845 ; had 2
children, and d. Jan. 2, 1857. 100 ix. Jacob," b. April i, 1810; m. Emeline Parcells in 183?,
and had 3 children, loi X. Mary," b. May 13, 1813; d. April 25, 1818.
102 xi. John Parker," b. in 1816; m. Caroline Pinto on Sept.
9, 1838, and had 2 children.
42. James" Hadley (of Wm.* Hadley and Elizabeth' Warner. No. 15) and Hester Day.
103 i. Wm." b. May 2, 1800; m. Catharine C. Sayres, had 6
children, and d. April 7, 1880.
104 ii. Maria," b. 1802 ; m. first Abraham Horton, Dec. 24,
1833, and had 8 children ; second, Cornelius Lewis, , and had 4 children.
105 iii. Eliza," b. 1804; m. first, a Mr. Briggs in 1820, and
had 2 children ; second, a Mr. Shields, and had no children by him. She d. Mar. 9, 1887.
106 iv. James," who never m.
107 V. Moses," m. Jane Day, and had 3 children ;
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(a) William,' m. Sarah Shay, and had 2 children.
(b) Rev. Edwin' F., m. Caroline Luckey, and had 2 children.
(c) ? died in infancy.
108 vi. Sarah," m. Luther Stebbins, and had 3 children.
(a) Mary,' m. Monroe Thayer, no children.
(b) Eliza,' m. a Mr. O'Root.
(c) Louise,' still single in 1902.
46. George" W. Hadley (son of No. 15) and Mary Richards.
109 i. Eliza,* m. Abraham Berrian and had 10 children, of
whom the names of the 2 youngest only are known, (i) Claude.'
(j) Annie,' m. Philip Berrian. no ii. Helen,' who m. Nathan Parks, and had 5 children.
111 iii. William.'
112 iv. Isaac," m. Elizabeth Rice, and had 2 children.
113 V. Mary," b. Sept. 22,