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VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE
LIBRARIES
I
GENEALOGICAL
AND
FAMILY HISTORY
OF
WESTERN NEW YORK
A RECORD OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER PEOPLE IN THE MAKING
OF A COMMONWEALTH AND THE BUILDING
OF A NATION
COMPILED UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF
WILLIAM RICHARD CUTTER, A M.
corresponding secretary and historian of new england historic-genealogical
Society: librarian emeritus of woburn public library: author
of "cutter family." "history of arlington," etc., etc.
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1912
F
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Copyright 1912
BY
Lewis Historical Publishing Company.
NEW YORK
The immigrant ancestor of the HATCH Hatch family of Buffalo, New
York, herein recorded, was a son of Sir Walter Hatch, of England.
(i) William Hatch, the first of his name in America, and one of the earliest settlers of Scituate, Massachusetts, was born in Sand- wich, Kent county, England, from which place he emigrated to America before 1633. In the course of a year or two he went back to Eng- land for his family, and returned in March, 1635, in the ship "Hercules," with his wife Jane, five children and six servants. He set- tled in Scituate in Kent street in 1634, prior to his return to England, and on arriving the second time, with his family, resumed his resi- dence there. He kept a store and was rated a merchant of ability. He was a very active and useful man in town and church, being lieutenant of militia and the first ruling elder of the Second Church of Scituate, which was founded in 1644. He died November 6, 1651. Thomas Hatch, supposed to have been an elder brother of William, lived first in Dor- chester, but moved to Scituate, where he died in 1646, leaving five children : Jonathan, Wil- liam, Thomas, Alice and Hannah. Children of William and Jane Hatch, all born in England : Jane, married John Lovell; Annie, married, 1648, Lieutenant James Torrey; Walter, of further mention; Hannah, married, 1648, Samuel Utley; William, died in Virginia, about 1646, married Abigail Hewes, and had Phoebe; Jeremiah, died in 1713, married, in 1657, Mary Hewes, and had fourteen children. (H) Walter, eldest son of Elder William and Jane Hatch, was born in England, in 1623 ; died in Scituate, Massachusetts, March, 1 701. He is on the list of those capable of bearing arms in 1643. He settled on a point of land in Scituate, southeast of the Second Society's meeting house, and spent his life in farming. He married (first) May 6, 1650, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Jane Hol- brook, of Weymouth, who was mother of all his children. He married (second) Mary , of Marshfield, August 5, 1674. Chil- dren, all born in Scituate: Hannah, born
March 13, 165 1 ; Samuel, December 22, 1653, farmer and shipwright; Jane, March 7, 1656; Antipas, October 26, 1658, died unmarried, December 7, 1705; Bethia, March 31, 1661, married, 1683, Michael Ford; John, July 8, 1664, died August, 1737; Israel, of further mention; Joseph, December 9, 1669.
(HI) Israel, son of Walter and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Hatch, was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, March 25, 1667, died October, 1740. He married, July 27, 1699, Elizabeth Hatch, a kinswoman. Children : Lydia, born October 16, 1699; Israel (2), May 5, 1701, married Mary Hatch, had Bethial Thomas, born October 27, 1725 ; Elizabeth, January 22, 1704, married Samuel Oakman, of Marshfield, January 6, 1725 ; David, of further mention ; Jonathan. October 28, 1709.
(IV) David, son of Israel and Elizabeth Hatch, was born April 9, 1707. He married, March 7, 1731, Elizabeth Chittenden. Chil- dren : Zephaniah, of further mention ; David, born May 2, 1735; Desire, January 24, 1740; Thomas, May 20, 1743 ; Lucy, March 29, 1746; Rachel, October 12, 1748.
(V) Zephaniah, eldest son of David and Elizabeth (Chittenden) Hatch, was"'^l5oqi^ in Scituate, Massachusetts, March 18, 1732, ^frd. died in Pembroke, Massachusetts, November " 19, 1815. He married there (second) May 7, 1771, Mary Vinal. (Published intentions of marriage add a "Mrs." to her name.) This
is no doubt a second wife. The vital records of Scituate do not contain his death nor the birth of any of his children, these being re- corded at Pembroke, Massachusetts. Three of his name, Zephaniah, served in the revolution, from Pembroke, Massachusetts, the first two in Captain Thomas Turner's company, in 1775, three days, and again in 1777, one month and three days. This is undoubtedly Zephaniah Sr. in both cases. He enlisted again in 1778, in Captain Ichabod Bonney's company, serving two months and eleven days. (Massachusetts Records). The third name is undoubtedly Zephaniah (2), son of Zephaniah (i). He also served from Pembroke, as sergeant of Captain Freedom Chamberlain's company, in
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177s, and served under several enlistments un- til 1780. Children of first wife, name not known : Josiah, of further mention ; Deborah, baptized May 3, 1761 ; Ruth, September 9, 1764; Sarah, October 12, 1766. Child of second wife: Lucinda, baptized November 8, 1772.
(VI) Josiah, son of Zephaniah (i) and Mary (Vinal) Hatch, was born 1754, in Pem- broke, Massachusetts, and baptized September 18, 1759. He served in the revolution from Pembroke, as a private in Captain Freedom Chamberlain's company; marched March 5, 1776, served five days with the company when it marched on the alarm of March 5, 1776, at the time of taking Dorchester Heights; also in Captain John Turner's company. Colonel Theophilus Cotton's regiment, marched Sep- tember 28, 1777, service one month three days. Family authorities say that he served as sur- geon. He married, in Duxbury, Massachu- setts, November 7, 1779, Elizabeth Weston, and settled in Granville, Massachusetts.
(VH) Junius Hopkins, son of Josiah and Elizabeth (Weston) Hatch, was born in Gran- ville, Massachusetts, about 1795, died in Buf- falo, New York, April 20, 1869. He obtained a good education, and for several years taught sdiool. During these years he prepared for the profession of law under the perceptorship of Judge William Van Ness and Ogden Ed- wards. He was admitted to the bar, and in 1839 settled in Buffalo, New York, where he engaged in the practice of his profession and dealt in real estate, dealing extensively in Michigan lands. He not only was instru- mental in sending many settlers to that state, but with his wife became pioneer settlers. They settled near what is now St. Joseph, Michigan, where he cleared a farm and founded a set- tlement. While he was so engaged his wife, who was an earnest missionary worker, opened a mission school, the first in the state. After enduring the perils and hardships of the pion- eer and helping to create a state, he returned to Buffalo, which he had always considered his home, and passed his last days in that city in the enjoyment of the wealth his pioneer enterprise had brought him. He was a man of great learning and energy. He took a leader's part wherever he was, and always commanded the respect of his fellows. He was elected to the New York state assembly and served with credit. He married, in 1835, Sarah Catherine Mitchell, of New York City,
born 1815, died 1847. Children who grew to maturity: i. Junius Hopkins (2), born in Monroe, Michigan, April 5, 1837 ; now a resi- dent of Lansing, Michigan; married Anna Robinson, and has Lottie, Elsie and Roger Conant. 2. Edward N., born in New York City, February 8, 1841 ; married, February 24, 1873, Mary Thayer. Children : William, Al- bert, Rose and Conant. 3. Albert Gallatin, of further mention. 4. William B., born Septem- ber 2, 1845, died October 19, 1868; unmarried. 5. Grace B., born October 27, 1849; un- married.
(Vni) Albert Gallatin, son of Junius Hop- kins and Sarah Catherine (Mitchell) Hatch, was born in Buffalo, New York, February 21, 1842. His early education was obtained in old public school No. 18. He finished his edu- cation at Ann Arbor, Michigan, graduating from the high school. After leaving school his father put him and his brother Edward N. on the farm near St. Joseph, Michigan, think- ing to give them a good start in life. He sent them a large number of peach trees with which to start their orchards, but the boys were hav- ing a good time fishing and hunting, and left the tree planting for another time. When a year later their father visited the farm, instead of a thriving orchard he found the trees in the original bundles, lying on the ground. He decided the boys were not intended for farmers and all returned to Buffalo. Here Albert G. secured a position in the Manufacturers and Traders' Bank, which he filled for one year, then became clerk in a leather and wool house, where he remained for some time, and after becoming thorough master of the business en- gaged in the same line on his own account. He formed a partnership with Hartwell Bowen, and as Bowen & Hatch did a very successful business for several years. The death of Mr. Bowen dissolved the firm, Mr. Hatch disposing of his interest. He then be- gan dealing in real estate, and for many years has been one of Buffalo's energetic and suc- cessful operators. His greatest interest is per- haps in the pursuit of the study of archaeology, and in the gathering of what is said to be the finest private collection in existence. He is an authority on this most valuable science that supplies the material which neither history nor present information can furnish, concerning the relics of man and his industries, and the classification and treatment of ancient remains and records of every kind, historic or prehis-
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toric of ancient places and customs. He has devoted a great deal of time and money to gathering his collection, which, as stated, is considered by experts as one of the finest in existence. In politics he is a Republican. He married (first), 1866, Charlotte Spicer, who died, leaving two children: Katherine, mar- ried Baron Alexander Van Schroeder, of Ger- many; and Anna. He married (second), Jan- uary' 25, 1889, Kate M. Smith, of Orange,
New Jersey.
(The Holbrook Line).
Elizabeth Holbrook, wife of Walter Hatch (see Hatch), was of English descent, perhaps birth. Her father, Thomas Holbrook, born in Brantry, England, came to America in 1635, with his w'ife Jane and four children, two more being born in America. He settled in Weymouth, Massachusetts, where he became a man of wealth and prominence. He was one of the original grantees of Rehoboth, Mas- sachusetts, but for not removing to his lands there they were forfeited in 1645. He owned lands in Scituate, Massachusetts, where his sons, Captain William and Thomas (2) re- moved in 1660. Captain William purchased land in Conihassett and made permanent set- tlement. Thomas, however, only remained un- til after his marriage in Scituate to Deborah Daman, then shortly after returned to Wey- mouth. Thomas was selectman of Weymouth, 1645-46-51-54. He was elected representative to the general court, 1649, ^"^ was one of the committee to lay out the highway between Weymouth and Dorchester. Thomas and Jane Holbrook had three sons and three daughters, as named in his will, which was probated April 24, 1677, although made December 31, 1668, with codicil, five years later. His wife Jane survived him. The will recites: "To wife Jane all my estate during her life," (re- questing sons John, William and Thomas to be helpful to her) "as she is ancient and weak of body." His property was afterward to be divided between the three sons and "my three daughters, Ann Reynolds, Elizabeth Hatch and Jane Drake." Elizabeth married Walter Hatch, who was of the second generation in America, and progenitor of Albert Gallatin Hatch, of the eighth generation.
On paternal lines this branch STRINGER of the Stringer family de- scends in comparatively re- cent years from English forbears, while the
maternal line traces back to the earliest settle- ment in New England and the early Pilgrims, John Alden and Priscillai MuUins, of the "Mayflower." George Alfred Stringer of Buf- falo is a paternal grandson of John Stringer, who was born, lived and died in Dartford, county of Kent, England. He had six sons , that came to the United States : William, the eldest, who went out to California in '49 in his own vessel, settled in San Francisco, and died there many years later; Charles, a merchant of Elmira, New York, whose family now re- sides in New Jersey; Frederick, who settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the clothing business, married Miss Howell, a cousin of Mrs. Jefferson Davis, wife of the President of the Southern Confederacy ; Thomas, of St. Louis, Missouri, later of Brooklyn, New York, where he died; James, who located in New York City, where in company with the Town- sends formed the bookselling and publishing house of Stringer & Townsend, one of the first bookstores in the city, and later published one of the first editions of Cooper's Novels.
(II) George, son of John Stringer, was born in Dartford. England, in 1809. He came to the United States about 1830 and located at Hartford, Connecticut, where he shortly afterwards engaged in the mercantile business. About 1859 he removed to Buffalo and en- gaged in the manufacture of wrapping paper and twine, being one of the pioneers in that business in Buffalo. He took an active part in the business life of Buffalo, and was well known in church and town. For several years he was vestryman of St. John's Episcopal Church, and aided in the establishment and operation of other institutions of his city. He married Clarissa Alden Ellsworth of East Windsor, Connecticut, a descendant of John Alden, of the "Mayflower," Sergeant Joseph Alden, a revolutionary soldier of Connecticut, and of Lieutenant Solomon Ellsworth, also a Connecticut revolutionary soldier. Children: I. George A., of further mention. 2. Clara Alden, deceased. 3. Emma Ellsworth, mar- ried Nirum A. Lamphear, now of Los An- geles, California. 4. John Edwards, married a cousin, Qara Stringer, both deceased.
(III) George Alfred, son of George and Qarissa Alden (Ellsworth) Stringer, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, October 23, 1845. About 1859 his parents removed to Buffalo, New York, which has since been his home. He prepared for college under private teach-
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ers, but financial reasons turned him to a busi- ness career. After a clerkship in an insurance office, he became a member of the insurance firm of Rounds, Hall & Company. Afterward for about twenty-five years he was engaged in the same business as senior partner of Stringer & Cady. Since the dissolution of that firm he has carried on an independent business in loans, insurance and brokerage. Since 3896 Mr. Stringer has been closely con- nected with the work of the Buffalo Historical Society, of which he is a trustee, serving six years on the board, and nine years as vice- president. He is also a corresponding member of the Rochester Historical Society, Rochester, New York; Niagara Frontier Landmarks As- sociation, for marking historical sites (execu- tive committee ^nd chairman financial commit- tee) ; president, 1889-1902, 1904-1911, Society of Colonial Wars ; now president of the Buf- falo Chapter of that Society; ex-president Buflfalo Chapter, Sons of the Revolution; ex- president Buflfalo Chapter, Mayflower Society ; for twenty years a member of the Grolier Club of New York (now resigned) ; Bibliophile Society of Boston, and was one of fifteen members selected to contribute to Volume V of the superb edition of "Horace" issued in 1891 (Ode V, "To Augustus," with introduc- tion) ; president Browning Society of Buffalo; delegate to the "One Hundred Years Peace Society" from the Society of Colonial Wars; Hakluyt Society of London; for past fifteen years financial secretary Buffalo Society of Artists, and member of University Qub of Buflfalo. Mr. Stringer has published "Shakes- peare's Draughts From the Living Water," (privately printed 1883) J "Leisure Moments in Gough Square" (1888); and "The King and the Cross" (1901). In 1904 Hobart Col- lege conferred upon him the honorary degree Master of Arts. For thirteen consecutive years he was a vestryman of St. Paul's Epis- copal Church of BuflFalo. He married, in Buflfalo, April, 1869, Eliza Coe, daughter of Hon. Jesse and Ann Eldridge Walker of Buf- falo. Child: Geraldine May Alden.
Judge Jesse Walker, graduated from Mid- dlebury College (Vermont) and after pur- suing a course of legal study at Rochester, New York, settled in BuflFalo in 1835, where he resided until his death, September, 1852. For many years he gave almost undivided at- tention to the duties of the oflfice, master in chancery, but at times was engaged in the ac-
tive practice of his profession. He was a man of fine literary tastes, and acquired local celebrity as a cultured, finished scholar. In 185 1 he was elected judge of Erie county, being the second to hold that oflSce. During his term of service on the bench, so soon cut short by death, he discharged the duties with great satisfaction to the bar.
(The Ellsworth Line).
(I) Clarissa Alden Ellsworth Stringer was a daughter of Stoddard and Clarrisa Alden Ellsworth, and a lineal descendant of Josias Ellsworth, of Windsor, Connecticut, son of John, said to have been a descendant of Sir John Ellsworth, of the time of Edward III., who resided in Cambridgeshire, England. Josias Ellsworth was born in 1629. Hinnan says he was in Connecticut in 1646. His name first appears on Windsor, Connecticut, town records, in connection with his marriage, No- vember 16, 1654, to Elizabeth Holcomb. The same year he bought a house and lot. In 1655 he bought the property later known as the Chief Justice Ellsworth place. In 1664 he was a juror; was made freeman. May 21, 1657 ; in 1676 he was a contributor to the Con- necticut relief fund for the poor of other colonies. He died August 20, 1689, aged sixty years. His estate was valued at £655. His widow, Elizabeth, died September 18, 1712. She is mentioned as a member of the Windsor church in 1666. Children: Josias (2), Eliza- beth, Mary, Martha, Thomas, Jonathan, John, of further mention ; Job and Benjamin.
(II) Lieutenant John, son of Josias and Elizabetli (Holcomb) Ellsworth, was baptized October 15, 1671, and was killed by the fall of a tree, October 26, 1720. He was the first settler in the town of Ellington, where he lived on the west side of Town street, nearly opposite the old Ellsworth place on the west side of the Connecticut river. He married, December 9, 1696, Esther, daughter of Daniel White, of Hartford. She died September 7, 1766, aged ninety-five years. Children: John (2), of further mention; Daniel, Esther, Anne, Martha and Ann.
(III) Captain John (2), son, of Lieutenant John (i) and Esther (White) Ellsworth, was bom November 7, 1697, died January 4, 1784. He was a captain of militia, and served in the Indian wars. He married, November 8, 1734, Ann Edwards, born April 28, 1699, died April II, 1790, aged within sixteen days of ninety-
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one years, daughter of Rev. Timothy Edwards, of East Windsor, Connecticut. Children: i. Captain John (3) ; from a journal kept by him it appears he was on an expedition for the governor on the Mississippi river in 1774-5 and for his services was granted a tract of land where the city of Natchez now stands. 2. Solomon, of further mention. 3. Frederick. 4. Ann, married Colonel Lemuel Stoughton.
(IV) Lieutenant Solomon, son of Captain John (2) and Ann (Edwards) Ellsworth, was bom April 30, 1737. He served in the revo- lutionary war as a lieutenant of Captain Lemuel Stoughton*s company, of East Wind- sor, Connecticut, militia, who marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775. He died October 19, 1822, aged eighty-five years. He married, December 2^, 1758, Mary Moseley, born December 8, 1737, died February 16, 1823, aged eighty-six years. Children : Mary, Ann, Solomon, Elizabeth, Stoddard, of fur- ther mention; Abigail, Abner Moseley, John, Marilda, Timothy, Timothy (2), Joseph and Ann.
(V) Stoddard, son of Lieutenant Solomon and Mary (Moseley) Ellsworth, was born April 14, 1767, died October 31, 1845, ^t&^d seventy-eight years. He married (first) May 13, 1793, Anna, daughter of Colonel Lemuel and Ann (Ellsworth) Stoughton. She was bom November 7, 1776, died May 24, 1806, "a female infant buried in the same grave." He married (second), May 21, 1807, Clarissa, daughter of Captain Joseph and Lydia (Hyde) Alden, "a lineal descendant of John Alden, of Mayflower fame." She was born at Stratford, Connecticut, August 12, 1785, died at New Britain, Connecticut, March 7, 1881; aged ninety-six years. Children of first marriage: Ann, died in infancy; Stoddard (2), married Aurelia Mather; Ann, died aged forty-one years ; Mary, died aged ten years ; Selene (or Selma) , unmarried ; Edwards, died in infancy ; Edwards (2), died unmarried. Children of second marriage: Qarissa Alden, of further mention; Lydia, married Dr. M. P. Orton; Sarah, married John W. Stoughton; Cather- ine, married Eli Horton ; Hannibal, died aged eighteen years: Mary E., married John W. Stoughton; child, died at twenty months.
(VI) Qarissa Alden, daughter of Stoddard and his second wife, Clarissa (Alden) Ells- worth, was born April i, 1808, died July 4, 1888, aged eighty years. She married, 1833, George Stringer, of Buffalo (see Stringer).
(VH) George Alfred Stringer.
(The Alden Line).
(I) Clarissa Alden Ellsworth Stringer was a granddaughter of Sergeant Joseph and Lydia (Hyde) Alden, and a descendant on paternal lines of John Alden, of the "Mayflower" ; on maternal lines, of William Hyde, of Norwich, Connecticut. John Alden, believed to be of English descent, was not a member of the Puritan colony at Leyden, and does hot. seem to have come with the "Mayflower" for re- ligious reasons, for Governor Bradford says: "John Alden was hired for a cooper at South Hampton, where the ship victualed, and being a hopeful yonge man was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here, but he stayed and married here." Notwithstanding the prominence he attained in Plymouth in his deeds of gift or sale, he in- variably describes himself as "cooper," occa- sionally as "yeoman," and once as "gentle- man." He was educated above the average, and tradition says he was "the tallest man in the community." He was the youngest signer of the "Compact," and was "the last male survivor." He was born in 1599, died September 12, 1687. He married, in the spring of 1621 or 1622, Priscilla Molines (Mullins), daughter of William. She is said to have been about eighteen at the time of her marriage, which was the second or third performed in the colony. She does not again appear in the records save as the mother of his eleven chil- dren, until 1680. At the funeral of Governor Josiah Winslow were present "the Venerable John Alden, with Priscilla on his arm." He . held offices of the highest trust. No impor- tant measure was proposed or any responsible agency ordered in which he did not have a part. He was deputy assistant, and from 1666 to 1687, first on the board of assistants, and styled deputy governor. "On him devolved the duty of presiding in the absence of the governor, and on these occasions he ruled with dignity and perseverance." He was often one of the council of war, many times an arbitra- tor, a surveyor of lands for the government, and on several important occasions was au- thorized to act as agent or attorney for the colony. He was chosen treasurer in 1656, holding that office three years. In those days the salary of public officials was very small, and refusal to serve was met with the penalty of a fine. Constant devotion to the public
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service so '^reduced his estate" that the court todc notice of it, and, valuing him so highly, felt they could not afford to lose him, and took action, as is shown in the following rec- ord : "In regard that Mr. Alden is low in his estate and occationed to spend time at the court on the countreys occations, and soe hath done these many years, the court have allowed him a small gratuity, the sum of ten pounds to be payed him by the treasurer." He divided his estate among his children before his death, and spent his last days with his son Jonathan. He left no will. "The writers who mention him all agree as to his industry, integrity and exemplary piety, and he has been represented as a worthy, useful man of great humility, and eminent for the sanctity of his life. He was decided, ardent, resolute and persevering, in- different to danger, a bold and hardy man, of incorruptible integrity, an iron-nerved Puritan who could hew down forests and live on crumbs. He was always a firm supporter of the clergy and the church, and everything of an innovating nature met his determined op- position." Children: Elizabeth, the first white woman born in New England; John, Joseph, Sarah, Jonathan, Ruth, Rebecca, Priscilla, Zachariah, Mary, David.
(H) Joseph, son of John and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden, was bom in Plymouth, 1627, after May 22, He was freeman m Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1657. He served repeatedly on the "grand inquest" until 1685, and was one of the surveyors of highways. He had his. father's share of land in Bridgewater, and is third on the lists of grants of lands on the north side of the town.
Joseph Alden married, 1657, Mary Sim- mons, daughter of Moses, who came in the ship "Fortune." Children: Isaac; Joseph, Sarah, Mercy, Elizabeth (these three prob- ably), John, and perhaps Mary.
(III) Deacon Joseph (2), son of Joseph (i) and Mary (Simmons) Alden, was bom about 1667, died 1747. He lived in South Bridge- water; married, 1690, Hannah, daughter of Daniel Dunham, of Rymouth. Oiildren: Daniel ; Joseph, died young ; Eleazer, Hannah, Mary, Joseph, Jonathan, Samuel, Mehitabel, Seth.
(IV) Daniel, son of Deacon Joseph (2) and Hannah (Dunham) Alden, was bom 1690, re- moved to Stratford, Connecticut, where he died 1770; married, 1717, Abigail, daughter of Joseph Shaw. Children: Joseph, Daniel,
Abigail, Zephaniah, Hannah, Hannah Mehitabel, Barnabas, Ebenezer, Mary.
(V) Joseph (3), son of Daniel and Abigail (Shaw) Alden, was born 1718; married, 1742, Susanna, daughter of Solomon Packard. Chil- dren: Zenas, Martha, Rev. Abishai, Joseph, and perhaps others.
(VI) Sergeant Joseph (4), son of Joseph (3) and Susannah (Packard) Alden, was bom May 9, 1753, died January i, 1832. He served in the revolution as sergeant of Captain Amos Wallbridge's company, Stafford, Connecticut, militia, Lexington Alarm. He married, Feb- ruary 28, 1782, Lydia Hyde, born at Stratford, Connecticut, January 6, 1761, died February 7, 1839. He was a farmer, and with his wife Lydia is buried in the new cemetery on the hill in Stafford. Children. Joseph, died in infancy ; Joseph, Horatio, Hannibal, Zephinah, Levi Harvey, Martha, Clarissa, of further mention; Lydia, Almeda.
(VII) Clarissa, daughter of Sergeant Joseph (4) and Lydia (Hyde) Alden, was bom at Stafford, Connecticut; married Stod- dard Ellsworth, son of Solomon and Mary (Moseley) Ellsworth. (See Ellsworth.)
(VIII) Qarissa Alden, daughter of Stod- dard and Qarissa (Alden) Ellsworth, married George Stringer. (See Stringer.)
(IX) George Alfred, son of George and Clarissa Alden (Ellsworth) Stringer. (See Stringer.)
(X) Geraldine, daughter of George Alfred and Eliza Coe (Walker) Stringer, bom
March, 1879.
(The Hyde Line).
(I) Lydia Hyde Alden, grandmother of Clarissa Alden (Ellsworth) Stringer, was a lineal descendant of William Hyde, of Nor- wich, Connecticut, who came from England, it is supposed, with Rev. Thomas Hooker, the first minister of Hartford; sojourned a short time at Newton, Massachusetts, and removed with him to Hartford, Connecticut in 1636. He later removed to Saybrook, thence to Nor- wich, Connecticut. He was a man of consid- erable importance among the settlers of Nor- wich, and was frequently elected selectman. He died at Norwich, January 6, 1681. No record has been found concerning his wife, and there is record of but two children, Sam- uel ; and Hester, who married John Post.
(II) Samuel, son of William Hyde, the emigrant, was born about 1637, at Hartford, Connecticut. He came with his wife to Nor-
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wich, Connecticut, in 1660. He was a farmer, and had lines assigned him at Norwich West Farms, where he died in 1677, at the age of forty years. He married, in June, 1659, Jane Lee, of East Saybrook, now Lyme, Connecti- cut, daughter of Thomas Lee, who came from England in 1641 with wife and three children. He died on the passage, his wife and children settling later at Saybrook. Children : Samuel, John, William, Thomas, Jabez, Elizabeth, Phebe, Sarah.
(HI) Thomas, son of Samuel and Jane (Lee) Hyde, was born at Norwich, Connecti- cut, July, 1672. He was a farmer of Nor- wich West Farms (now Franklin), where he died April 9, 1755. He married, December, 1697, Mary Backers, born November, 1672, at Norwich, died March 27, 1752, daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Gardner) Backers, of Norwich. Children: Thomas, Jacob, Abner, Mary, Phebe, Jane.
(IV) Captain Jacob, son of Thomas and Mary (Backers) Hyde, was born at Norwich West Farms, Connecticut, January 20, 1703, died there January 22, 1782. He was a farmer. He married, October 11, 1727, Hannah Kings- bury, born March 13, 1709, at Haverhill, Mas- sachusetts, died at Bennington, Vermont, while on a visit there, March 16, 1770. Chil- dren: Jacob, Ephraim, Joseph, Jonathan, Mary, Hannah, Ruth, Silence, Rebecca, Phebe.
(V) Ephraim, son of Captain Jacob and Hannah (Kingsbury) Hyde, was born at Nor- wich West Farms, April 23, 1734. He set- tled at Stafford, Connecticut, where he and his w^ife died. He married Martha Giddings, of Norwich. Qiildren: Nathaniel, Ephraim, Jacob, Jasepr, Eli, Hannah, Lydia, Martha, Eunice.
(VI) Lydia, daughter of Ephraim and Martha (Giddings) Hyde, was born at Staf- ford, Connecticut, where she died February 7, 1839. She married, February 28, 1782, Ser- geant Joseph Alden. (See Alden).
(VII) Clarissa, daughter of Sergeant Jo- seph and Lydia (Hyde) Alden, married Stod- dard Ellsworth. (See Ellsworth).
(VIII) Qarissa Alden, daughter of Stod- dard and Qarissa (Alden) Ellsworth, married George Stringer. (See Stringer).
(IX) George Alfred, son of George and Clarissa Alden (Ellsworth) Stringer. (See Stringer) .
(X) Geraldine, daughter of George Alfred and Eliza Coe (Walker) Stringer.
The name Bryant can be traced BRYANT to Sir Guy De Bryant, who
lived in the time of Edward III., and whose descendants had their seat in the Castle of Hereford, Wales. In 1640 there were four familes by the name of Bryant liv- ing in Plymouth Colony: John Briant, of Taunton, John Briant Sr., of Scituate ; Stephen Briant, of Plymouth ; and Lieutenant John, of Plympton. It does not appear that they were related, although tradition has it that John of Scituate and Stephen of Rymouth were brothers.
(I) The first mention made of Abraham Bryant, progenitor of Warren W. Bryant, of Buffalo, is in Reading, Massachusetts, at a date sufficiently later for him to have been a son of one of the above, but it does not so appear on the records. Abraham Bryant was a blacksmith, and lived on Elm street, Reading, Massachusetts. He was selectman in 1696 and 1701. He married (first) in 1664, Mary Kendall, born 1647, ^^^^ 1688, daughter of Deacon Thomas Kendall, an original settler of Reading, removed there from Lynn. He was deacon and selectman, and died in 1681. His wife Rebecca died in 1703. He had no son who lived to adult age, but his eight daughters married and transmitted his blood through many different families. Abraham Bryant married (second) Ruth, widow of Samuel Frothingham. She died in 1693. Children by first wife: Mary, born 1668, married, 1684, John Weston; Rebecca, born 1668, died 1670; Abraham, born 1671 ; Thomas, 1674; Anna, 1676; William, of further mention; Kendall, 1680; Abigail, 1683, died 1694; Tabitha, 1685.
(II) Kendall, son of Abraham and Mary (Kendall) Bryant, was born in Reading, Mas- sachusetts, 1680. He settled in the town of his birth, where he lived his entire life. He engaged in farming. He married there, in 1704, Elizabeth, daughter of Major Jeremiah and Mary (Smith) Swaine. Children, born in Reading: Elizabeth, 1705; Kendall, 1709; Anna, twin of Kendall; Jeremiah, 1714; Mary, 1717; James, 1719; Hepsibah, 1722; Abigail, 1724.
(III) Kendall (2), son of Kendall (i ) and Elizabeth (Swaine) Bryant, was born in Read- ing, Massachusetts, in 1709, died at the home of his son, John or Thomas, at Jaffrey, New Hampshire, November 30, 1797. The "His- tory of Jaffrey" states that he came from Mas- sachusetts to Jaffrey, and lived on lot fourteen,
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range four, of that town. His homestead re- mained in the family until the death of Colonel George Bryant, in 1865. Kendall Bryant, his wife and son John, were charter members of the First Church of Jaif rey. He married Mary Martin, who died at Jaffrey, March 17, 1794, aged eighty-four years. Children, born in Reading and Peperell, Massachusetts : Thomas; John, 1750, died March 14, 1800, married Lucy Lawrence.
(IV) Thomas, eldest son of Kendall (2) and Mary (Martin) Bryant, was born between 1730 and 1740. He was living at Concord, Massachusetts, from 1762 to 1769, and doubt- less for a number of years thereafter, for his son. Captain Chandler Bryant, served in the revolution from Concord, New Hampshire, as late as 1779-80. Thomas settled later in Jaf- frey, New Hampshire, with his father and younger brother John. He probably also lived in other Massachusetts towns before remov- ing to New Hampshire, as he was fence viewer and taxpayer in Peperell as late as 1794. His widow died in Templeton, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 16, 1815, aged eighty-five years. She was then living with her son Nathan. Chil- dren, born at Concord, Massachusetts: Na- than, January 11, 1762, died at Templeton, Massachusetts, July 13, 1828; Elizabeth, born July 5, 1763; Chandler, November 18, 1764, served in the revolution as captain, married
(first) Elizabeth , (second) Susanna
Byam ; Daniel ; Samuel, of further mention ; Reuben, born March 11, 1769, lived at Con- cord.
(V) Samuel, son of Thomas Bryant, was born at Concord, Massachusetts, May i, 1767. He removed to Woburn, Massachusetts, where he married, November 10. 1805, Esther Wright, born August 12, 1781, daughter of Jonathan and Ruth Wright. Later he removed to New Ipswich, New Hampshire, from there going to Utica, New York, where he con- ducted a general store. Children recorded in Woburn: Charles Austin, born August 17, 1806; Warren; George H., married Sarah Sweeney; Samuel.
(VI) Warren, son of Samuel and Esther (Wright) Bryant, was born in Woburn, Mas- sachusetts, March 24, 181 1, died in Buffalo, New York, 1893. He came to Buffalo first in 1827, when but a lad of sixteen years, making his first trip by boat and stage. lie did not remain in Buffalo, but returned to Woburn, where he continued until 1831, when he came
again to Western New York, bringing with him some cash capital which he invested in a general store at Geneva. He did not like his location, but soon came to Buffalo and started business opposite the First Church. In 1847 he bought the building north of the corner of Main and Exchange, which block has ever since remained in the family. In 1848 he changed his store from a grocery to a toy and novelty store, which prospered exceed- ingly. He made several trips to Germany, buying his goods and importing them direct. For several years his brother, George H. Bryant, was associated in business with him. George H. was captain of the vessel "St. Joseph," trading on the lakes between Buffalo and Chicago. He was the organizer of the Western Transportation Company, of which he was vice-president. As his wealth in- creased, Mr. Bryant engaged in outside opera- tions. He was largely interested in the 'West- ern Transportation Company. In 1859-60-61 he w^as collector of the port of Buffalo. In 1861, with several others, he purchased the old Niagara Street railroad, made needed re- pairs and improvements, later selling the line to the Buffalo Street Railway Company. In 1864 he was elected president of the Buffalo Savings Bank, an office he held until his death in 1893, over a quarter of a century. He was a wise and conservative banker, closely safe- guarding the depositors' interests, yet extend- ing all needed financial aid to men and enter- prises that were deserving and substantial. He was a member of the Unitarian church, and was instrumental in having a congrega- tion started in Buffalo, the first in the city. He afterward left the congregation, not liking the minister in charge. He was active in the Volunteer Fire Department, and for some years was superintendent. He was a Demo- crat in politics, but never sought or held elec- tive office. He married Amelia Stebbins of Clinton, New York, who died September 9, 1890. They had ten children, three of whom lived to mature years: i. Warren Wright, of further mention. 2. Joseph, married Sarah Taft, of Whitingsville, Massachusetts; chil- dren: Warren Taft and Kendall S. 3. Mary S., died in 1907, unmarried; she resided in Buffalo with her brothers until her death ; she was a most lovable woman, and one deeply mourned by her surviving brother and friends. (VII) Warren Wright, son of Warren and Amelia (Stebbins) Bryant, was born in Buf-
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falo, New York, in 1844. He received his early education in the public schools, finishing at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. He was delicate when sent to the latter place, but before leaving had regained his health. In 1865 he entered the employ of the Buffalo Savings Bank as clerk, and worked his way up through successive grades until he became receiving teller. Later he resigned that posi- tion and has since lived retired from business life. In politics he is a Democrat. Mr. Bryant is unmarried.
The surname Buck is ancient both BUCK in England and Germany, and seems to have been of German origin. The spelling varies greatly ; following are some of the forms: Boc, Bock, Boch, Bocke, Bok, Book, Bouke, Buc, Buch, Busq, Buke, and many others.
William Buck, emigrant ancestor, came to New England in the ship "Increase," sailing in April, 1635, from England, and landing a month later at Boston, Massachusetts. He gave his age as fifty years, and accordingly was born about 1585. His son Roger was with him, and his age was given as eighteen. He settled at Cambridge, and in 1652 had a grant of land twenty acres, lot No. 91, in Cam- bridge Survey, so-called. Here he built a new home for his family, in what was called the west field, northeast from Garden street, on what is now Raymond street. He was a ploughwright by trade. He died intestate January 24, 1658, and was buried in the old cemetery at Cambridge. His son Roger was adrhinistrator of his estate.
(I) The English habitation of Emanuel Buck, emigrant ancestor of this branch of the Buck family in America cannot be definitely stated, but strong proof leads to the conclusion he was from the county of Norfolk. Neither is the date, ship or place of landing known. It is supposed that Emanuel Buck was a rela- tive, and many suppose a son of William Buck, who came in the "Increase," although there is no record. He first appears in the records as of Wethersfield, Connecticut. There is con- clusive proof that Emanuel and Enoch Buck of that place were one and the same. It is said that the Puritans objected to his name, its meaning, "God with us," being too sacred. To please them he took the name of Enoch. However, his baptismal name Emanuel will here be used. He settled in Wethersfield in
1647, accompanied by his brother Henry. They were respectively twenty-three and twenty-one years of age. Emanuel was a miller, Henry a blacksmith, and each plied his trade in con- nection with farming during the remainder of their days. Henry married Elizabeth Churchill, and died July 7, 1712. Emanuel was admitted a freeman May 21, 1659; was juror, 1661-62- 75 ; grand juror, 1675 ; elected constable in 1668; selectman, 1669, and several re-elections. He is of frequent mention in Wethersfield rec- ords, made many land transfers, and seems to have been a good citizen. He died intestate in 1700. Nothing is known concerning his first wife's name further than that it was Sarah. Mary Kirby, his second wife, was a daughter of John Kirby, who came from Row- ington. near Kenilworth, Warwickshire, Eng- land, in the "Hopewell," 1635, aged twelve years. He was of Hartford, Middletown and Wethersfield, Connecticut. A deed on Middle- town records gives several parcels of land to "my daughter, Mary Buck." He left a wife, Mary, and eight children. Children, three by first wife: Ezekiel, born June 15, 1650; John, November, 1652 ; Jonathan, April, 1653 » Mary, January. 1659; E^vid, of whom further; Sarah, born April, 1669; Hannah, April 12, 1671; Elizabeth, June 4, 1676; Thomas, June 10, 1678; Abigail, August i, 1682. Mary sur- vived her husband, and her death occurred January 12, 17 12.
(II) David, son of Emanuel and Mary (Kirby) Buck, was born at Wethersfield, Con- necticut, April, 1667. He continued a lifelong resident of that town, and was engaged in farming until his death, September 20, 1728. He married, June 14, 1690, Elizabeth Hub- bert, or Hubbard, born 16(56, died March 25, 1735, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Jor- dan) Hubbard. Daniel was son of George and Mary (Bishop) Hubbard. Tradition says George Hubbard came to Watertown, Massa- chusetts, in 1633. He is recorded in Wethers- field October 15, 1635, where he lived three years, then removing to Milford, where he joined the church January 15, 1644. He bought land in Guilford, September 22, 1648. He married Mary, daughter of John and Anna Bishop, of Guilford. Children of David and Elizabeth Buck : Elizabeth, born February 16, 1690; Ann, April 25, 1693; Daniel, September 13, 1695; David, November 13, 1698; Mary, September 9, 1700; Josiah, of whom further; Joseph, born April 5, 1705 ; John, January 18,
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1707; Eunice, December 19, 1709; Mabel, June 5, 17 12.
(III) Josiah, son of David and Elizabeth (Hubbert) Buck, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, January 16, 1703, died February 8, 1793. He married, May 28, 1731, Ann, born 171 1, died November 9, 1772, daughter of Charles Deming, of Boston. Children : Ann, born February 25, 1732; Mary, October 31, 1733 ; Elizabeth, April 7, 1735 ; Prudence, De- cember 15, 1737; Josiah, April 23, 1742; Daniel, of whom further; Mabel, March 12, 1748.
(IV) Daniel, son of Josiah and Ann (Dem- ing) Buck, was born June 13, 1744, died Jan- uary 6, 1808. He married, December 3, 1775, Sarah, daughter of General Gurdon Salton- stall, of Boston, and descendant of Thomas de Saltonstall, 1358. The first of the name known in America, Richard Saltonstall, son of Sir Richard, was closely identified with Connecticut colonial history. He married Muriel, daughter of Brampton Gurdon, of Suffolk county, Elngland. Their son, Colonel Nathaniel Saltonstall, was of Haverhill, Mas- sachusetts, was assistant member of the gov- ernor's council and judge; he married Eliza- beth Ward. Their son Gurdon was born 1666, graduate of Harvard College, 1684, and was ordained minister at New London, Connecti- cut, in 1 69 1. On the death of Governor John Winthrop in 1707 he was chosen his successor, and became governor of Connecticut in 1708, remaining in ofRce until 1724. He married (first) Jerusha Richards; (second) Elizabeth Rosewell; (third) Mary Clark. General Gur- don, ninth child of Governor Gurdon Salton- stall, was colonel and brigadier-general in the revolutionary army prior to 1776; was first collector of the port of New London, 1784; married, March 15, 1732, Rebecca, daughter of Henry John Winthrop, of New London; they had fourteen children. Their daughter Sarah, youngest child, born June 17, 1754* died November 19, 1828, married Daniel B\ick. Children of Daniel Buck : Ann, bom Novem- ber 28, 1776, died young; Gurdon, bom De^ cember 3, 1777, died August 4, 1852, married, April 20, 1805, Susan Manwaring, of New York; Daniel, born October 2y, 1779, married (first) Julia Mitchell, (second) Elizabeth Selden, who died March, 1887, aged one hun- dred years one month, twenty-four days: Charles, born November 21, 1782, married Sophronia Smith ; Winthrop, of whom fur-
ther ; Ann, died young ; Dudley, born June 25, 1789, married Hetty G. Hempsted, (second) Martha Adams.
(V) Winthrop, son of I>aniel and Sarah (Saltonstall) Buck, was bom in Wethersfield, Connecticut, December 9, 1784, died August 19, 1862. He was a farmer of Wethersfield all his life. His home was one of the two houses built by Josiah Buck for his sons, Josiah and Daniel. The first was built for Josiah in 1774 on the east side of the street, and Daniel's in 1775 on the west side at the corner of Jordan Lane, directly on the site of the old home of his father, which was torn down to make way for the new. Both of these houses still stand in excellent condition. Winthrop's is still occupied by his youngest son Henry, whose son will in time inherit it, making five generations to own the farm and four to oc- cupy the homestead. Daniel's house is occu- pied by Edward, grandson of Winthrop Buck, making four generations which have occupied it, and Edward has a son, who will continue the occupancy. Winthrop Buck married (first) January 29, 18 12, Eunice Parsons, died August 5, 1812, aged twenty-four years, daughter of Gideon Parsons, of Amherst, Massachusetts. He married (second), Decem- ber 28, 18 14, Eunice, daughter of Dr. Abner Moseley, of Wethersfield, a descendant of John Moseley, or Maudsley, born in Lanca- shire, England, came to America with his wife, one account says, in the ship "Mary and John," Captain Soueb, which sailed from Plymouth, England, March 30, 1629, and landed at Dor- chester, Massachusetts, in 1630. Another ac- count says they came in the ship "James," in 1635, 21"^ settled at Matapan, near Dorchester. John was made freeman March 14, 1639, and was granted land in 1656. His wife was Cor- nelia or Elizabeth , or perhaps he was
twice married. His son. Captain John, born in Dorchester or Boston, Massachusetts, 1638, removed to Windsor, Connecticut, where he lived until 1677, when he removed to West- field. He returned to Windsor some time be- fore his death, August 18, 1690. He married, December 14, 1664, Mary Newberry, daughter of Benjamin. They had ten children. Their son Joseph, third child, was born December 21, 1670, removed to Glastonbury, Connecti- cut, after I7i5,and died there in I7i9;he mar- ried, in 1696, Abigail Root; there are eight children named in his will. Abigail was daughter of John (2) and granddaughter of
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John Roote (i), who came from England in 1640. Abner, eldest son of Joseph and Abigail (Root) Moseley, was born in Westfield, 1699, died February 11, 1766; married Elizabeth, daughter of John Lyman, of Northampton, June 5, 1722. Their son, Joseph Moseley (2), born August 13, 1735, died October 25, 1806; married Hopy Robbins, December 10, 1761. Their son, Dr. Abner Moseley, born April 13, 1766, married, November 14, 1792, Eunice, daughter of William and Jerusha Welles. Their daughter, Eunice, born October 8, 1793, died August 24, 1862, married, December 28, 18 14, Winthrop Buck. Children of Winthrop and Eunice Buck: i. Martha, born November 26, 1815, died August 12, 1900. 2. Winthrop (2), bom December 16, 1816, died July 28, 1900; married Charlotte Woodhouse. 3. Eunice, born December 21, 1819, died March 12, 1897. 4. Maria, bom January 30, 1821, died I>ecember 8, 1894. 5. Robert, born March 8, 1823, died August 16, 1881 ; married (first) at Hastings, Minnesota, Lucina M. Emerson ; (second) Helen Frances Jones. 6. Roswell Riley, of whom further. 7. Kate Moseley, born February i, 1833, ^^^^ December 31, 1907; married John Buckingham, of Brook- 1)01, New York. 8. Henry, born December 6, 1834; married, November 30, 1875, Theresa, daughter of George Robinson ; he occupies the old homestead at Wethersfield, built by Josiah Buck in 1775; children: Henry Robinson, John Saltonstall, and Charles Howe.
(VI) Roswell Riley, sixth child and third son of Winthrop and Eunice (Moseley) Buck, was bom in Wethersfield, Connecticut, Octo- ber 21, 1826, died in Buffalo, New York, Sep- tember 10, 1904. When about nine years of age he became an invalid from complicated hip trouble, and until the age of sixteen years he was an intense sufferer. Having a naturally sensitive disposition and an acquisitive mind, he read and studied extensively while confined to his bed. After reaching manhood and be- coming so far recovered as to engage in busi- ness, he found with satisfaction that he was fully able to hold his own intellectually with those with whom he came in contact. His first business experience was with Fales & Gray, car builders, of Hartford, to whom he went on crutches. He remained five years with this firm. In 1854 he went to Chicago, where he became associated with the firm of Sturges (Solomon) and Buckingham (John). George Sturges, an intimate friend of Mr.
Buck, finally took his father's place in the firm. Solomon Sturges was the pioneer in building elevators in Chicago for the storing of wheat. The growth of his business forced the building of elevators at Buffalo, and in 1864 Mr. Buck was sent there to superintend the building of the Sturges elevator. When completed he was retained in Buffalo as man- ager of the Sturges interests. The elevator burned October 27, 1897. In 1874 he returned to Chicago and remained two years, then was appointed again to Buffalo, where he was in charge of the Sturges & Fulton elevators, con- trolled by the Sturges Elevator Company, of which he was secretary and general manager. In 1888 this cornpany was absorbed by the Buffalo Elevating Company, and Mr. Buck retired from active business life.
During his active years Mr. Buck was inti- mately connected with important Buffalo in- terests. During the years 1871-72-73 he was a trustee of the Board of Trade, and chairman of the reference committee of the Merchants* Exchange from 1886-89, and in 1890 was elected treasurer. The reference committee settled all disputes that arose between mem- bers of the Exchange. Here the judicial quality of his mind was of the greatest value. His mlings were undisputed and gave evidence of having been carefully arrived at. His office was at No. 16, Board of Trade, until toward the close of life, when he had a desk in the office of his son, George S. He was generous in his dealings with men and liberal in his benefactions. He was active in the Charity Organization Society, founded December 11, 1877, and served on its various committees during its earlier years. He was a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, which he served as trustee. In poli- tics he was a Republican.
He married, November 8, 1866, at Buffalo, Maria Catherine, died May 5, 1905, daughter of Dr. Josiah and Delia (Marsh) Barnes. She was a most attractive and scholarly woman, a graduate of the Buffalo Female Academy, class of 1855, holding two medals won in her junior year for excellence in mathematics and composition, prizes that were supposed to be won by seniors only. The family residence was at 182 East Swan street until May, 1883, when the residence at 513 Franklin street was purchased, which is now the home of Miss Harriet M. Buck, their only daughter. Chil- dren born in Buffalo: i. Harriet Moseley,
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born August i6, 1867. She graduated from Buffalo Seminary, and except for tours of travel at home and in Europe has spent her life in Buffalo. She is an active member of the Graduates' Association, one of the leading women's clubs of Buffalo, and served one term as president. Since childhood she has been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Buffalo, and active in the benevolent work of the church. She is president of the Woman's Circle of that church, a member of the Twen- tieth Century Club and of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Buffalo Chapter, by right of the patriotic services of her ancestors. General Gurdon Saltonstall and Major Moses Seymour, of Litchfield, Connecticut. She re- sides at the old Buck homestead, 513 Franklin street. 2. Winthrop Seymour, born May 13, 1870, died May 24, 1878. 3. George Sturges, of whom further.
A nephew of Winthrop and Eunice (Mose- ley) Buck was the famous organist and musi- cjd composer, Dudley Buck, son of Dudley and Martha (Adam) Buck. He was born in Hart- ford, Connecticut, March 10, 1839, and died October 6, 1909. He early evinced a genius for music. At the age of sixteen he was organist of St. John's Episcopal Church, and in 1858 left Trinity College (junior year) for a thorough musical education in Europe. He studied at the Leipsic Conservatory under Moritz Hauptman and Ernst Friedrich Rich- ter for harmony and composition, with Julius Rietz for orchestration, with Moschelles and Plaidy on the piano, with Schneider at Dres- den on the organ. After three years spent in Germany he studied another year in Paris. Returning to the United States in 1862, he was at once appointed organist of the North Congregational Church at Hartford, where he remained until 1869. He made a national reputation in the years 1864-1879 by a memor- able series of organ concert tours in the course of which he played in every city of importance and in many of the smaller towns. In 1869 he removed to Chicago, where he became or- ganist of St. James Episcopal Church. In the great fire of October, 1871, his home was destroyed, with the loss of a valuable library and many manuscripts, including several un- published compositions. He at once removed to Boston, where he was appointed organist at St. Paul's Church and at the Music Hall. In 1875 Theodore Thomas invited him to New York as assistant conductor of his orchestral
concerts at Central Park Garden. Prior to this he had been with Mr. Thomas as org-anist during the May Festival at Cincinnati. In 1876 he became organist and choirmaster of Holy Trinity Church at Brooklyn, and con- ductor of the Apollo Qub. In 1876 he was appointed by the Centennial Commission com- poser of the music for the Festival Ode, "The Centennial Meditation of Columbia," the work being rendered under Theodore Thomas' di- rection by a chorus of one thousand voices, and an orchestra of two hundred. Another suc- cessful composition was his setting of portions of LxDngfellow's ''Golden Legend," which car- ried off the prize of one thousand dollars offered by the Cincinnati Musical Festival Association. Among his large works are the "Legend of Don Munio," "The Voyage of Columbus," "The Light of Asia," and many other lighter compositions. Among the most effective of his compositions for the church are the series of four short cantatas "The Coming of the King," "The Story of the Cross," "Christ the Victor," "The Triumph of David." In the field of male voice music he achieved both fame and success. Mr. Buck was among the first, if not the first, leading American composer, and time but adds to the appreciation in which he is held.
(VII) George Sturges, youngest son of Roswell Riley and Maria Catherine (Barnes) Buck, was born in Buffalo, February 10, 1875. On account of his eyes he was not allowed to attend school until he was nine vears of age. After four years in private school he entered the high school, covering the usual ten years primary and intermediate work in four. During his high school years he started the High School Calendar, a school paper that is still continued. He was graduated in 1892. He then entered Yale University, whence he was graduated A. B., class of 1896. In his junior year he was a junior exhibition man (oratorical contest), and years later found among his father's effects a set of books that had been won by his grandfather, Josiah Barnes, in the same contest at Yale. George S. was also a senior exhibition man.
Deciding upon the profession of law, he en- tered the Law School of the University of Buffalo, being graduated LL.B., class of 1898. He at once began the practice of his profes- sion in Buffalo with Qinton & Clark, remain- ing with them until 1899. He then made a tour of Europe, and on his return opened a
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law office, September 7, 1899, ^" EUicott Square, Buffalo, and later in association with Almeron H. Cole, as Buck & Cole. Now he is in practice alone (1911), with offices in the Erie County Savings Bank Building. While his practice is general, he specializes in the care and management of estates. He stands high in his profession, and is an especially safe counselor. He is a lecturer on "Negli- gence" at the Buffalo Law School, and special lecturer in the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation Accountancy Course. Mr. Buck is a progressive Republican and a vital force in city politics. In the fall of 1903 he was elected a member of the board of supervisors of Erie coimty, re-elected 1905-07-09. In 1907 he was a candidate on both tickets, and in all his cam- paigns has had the endorsement of the Muni- cipal League. Since 1908 he has been chair- man of the finance committee, which implies leadership in the board. He has also served on the charitable institutions, and laws and legislation committees, but his principal work has been done in the finance committee. As a member of the board of supervisors he has been instrumental in securing many needed reforms, in the letting of contracts, changing compensation from fees to salaries, and in giving the widest publicity to all measures brought before the board, particularly in the matter of appropriations and in the passage of the new tax law, and in the establishing of the Erie County Lodging House. He is a member of the executive committee of the Government Association of Buffalo; was one of the organizers of the Hughes Workers, and in 1 9 10 was a delegate from Erie county to the Republican state convention held in Sara- toga. Mr. Buck is equally active and useful as a church worker, belonging to the First Presbyterian Church, which he served as deacon for two years, and since 1908 as elder. For three years he was Sunday school super- intendent of the Welcome Hall Settlement, a mission maintained by the First Presbyterian Church. In 1908-09 he was secretary of the Presb)rterian Union, and is now its president. He is also much interested in the work of the Young Men's Christian Association, and is vice-president of the Equality Club, a depart- ment of the Association work. His college fraternities are Beta Theta Pi (Yale) and Phi Delta Phi (Legal). He is a member of the Erie County Bar Association, and since 1907 a trustee; in 1909 he was appointed by
the trustees of the Bar Association chaiFman of the committee to draft a bill to present to the legislature to reorganize the inferior courts and conduct them in the main upon the system adopted by the city of Chicago. This has proved of great benefit, and is perhaps the most important and far reaching service Mr. Buck has rendered his city. He is a member of the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and the Manufacturers' Club, two important or- ganizations of the business men of Buffalo. Noven:ber 7, 191 1, he was elected auditor of Erie county ; this official is in fact, though not in name, a comptroller as well a^ an auditor. His social club is the University, which he served four years as a member of the gov- erning committee, four years on the member- ship committee, and one year as chairman. He is also a member of the Buffalo Canoe Qub. He is a member of Ancient Landmarks Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Zuleka Grotto. He married, October 6, 1903, at Buffalo, Ellen Louise, daughter of Elisha P. Hussey, M.D. Children: i. Roswell Seymour, born August 22, 1904. 2. Ruth, born May 29, 1906.
3. Olivei, born April 11, 1908. Mr. Buck re- sides at 60 Irving Place, Buffalo.
(The Barnes Line).
Stephen Barnes, of Branford, Connecticut, settled in that town, coming from Long Island, where there is record of the family at East Hampton. Stephen and wife Mary had : Benjamin, born December 13, 1702, mar- ried Hannah Abbott; Stephen, of whom fur- ther; Sarah, bom May 17, 1708, married Ezekiel Rogers ; Experience, born December 4, 1710.
(II) Stephen (2), son of Stephen (i) and Mary Barnes, was born January 2, 1705, died March 27, 1777. He removed with his wife Mary (or Martha) to Southington, but the births of his seven children are recorded in the Branford town records: i. Mary, born October 22, 1726, married Jacob Carter. 2. Stephen, bom December 3, 1728, married Sarah Barnes. 3. Jonathan, of whom further.
4. Martha, bom August 22, 1734. 5. WilHam, November 10, 1738; married Martha Upson. 6. Nathan, born August 25, 1742; married Sarah Byington. 7. Asa, born August 24, 1745 ; married Phebe Atkins.
(III) Jonathan, son of Stephen (2) and Mary (or Martha) Barnes, was born Feb- ruary 21, 1731, died January 7, 1807. He was
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of Southington, Connecticut'. He married, August 4, 1757, Elizabeth, daughter of Heze- kiah Woodruff. Children: i. Jonathan, of whom further. 2. Elizabeth, born October 21, 1764. 3. Mary, March 4, 1767, died July 6, 1772. 4. Stephen, born February 12, 1769, married Sally Andrews. 5. Sylvia, born August 7, 1771 ; married Roswell Hart. 6. Lois, born 1772; married Gideon Smith. 7. Levi, born June 28, 1777; married Kezia Woodruff. 8. Joel, born 1779; married Re- becca Stephens. 9. Truman, born 1783 ; mar- ried Loly Barrett.
(IV) Jonathan (2), eldest son of Jonathan (i) and Elfeabeth (Woodruff) Barnes, was born in Southington, Connecticut, March 13, 1763. In 1784 he graduated from Yale Col- lege (academic department), studied law and settled in Tolland, Connecticut. He became county judge and a member of the Connecticut legislature. He was a skillful lawyer, pos- sessed of a keen sense of humor which often enabled him to attain the object sought. He married, February 17, 1787, Rachel, daughter of Josiah and Elizabeth (Colton) Steele. Josiah was a grandson of Mercy, daughter of Major Bradford, chief military officer of Plymouth Colony, and son of the famous Gov- ernor Bradford, of the "Mayflower." Chil- dren: I. Jonathan, born November 21, 1789; graduated from Yale College, academic, 1810 ; studied law; settled at Middletown, Connecti- cut, where he died, December 24, 1861. "JonsL- than Barnes undoubtedly stood at the head of the bar of Connecticut as a counselor at law." He studied music from a scientific point of view, and said that his best commentary on the Bible was that he had read and translated it in seven different languages. 2. Julius Steele, born February 23, 1792, died November II, 1879, at Southington, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale Academic School, stud- ied medicine, and settled in Southington, where he had an extensive practice. 3. Edwin, born July 13, 1794, died August 6, 1795.
4. Randolph, born June 29, 1796, died in Htts- burgh, Pennsylvania, September 4, 1819.
5. Eliza Woodruff, bom September 20, 1799; married Dr. Alanson Abbe. 6. William, born February 8, 1802, died December 22, 1872, at Warehouse Point, Connecticut, where he had passed his life in successful law practice. 7. Josiah, of whom further.
(V) Dr. Josiah Barnes, youngest child of Jonathan and Rachel (Steele) Barnes, was
born in Tolland, Connecticut, March 26, 1804. He graduated from Yale Academic School in 1825, with high honors. He taught school for a time in Tolland county and at Concord, Mas- sachusetts, then, as now, a literary centre. He studied medicine, and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, March 21, 1829, A. M. and M. D. He located at Litchfield, Connecticut, beginning practice with Dr. Alanson Abbe, his brother-in-law. He re- mained there in practice until after his mar- riage, when he removed to Buffalo, New York. This was in 1832. In that year Asiatic cholera swept over the United States and had its vic- tims in Buffalo as elsewhere. The news of the pest to which her son was exposed caused his ever watchful mother to write, "My dear son, you find yourself confronted by a dreadful pestilence, but you must do your duty, and if in its discharge you should be taken away, such is the will of God ; but under no circum- stances must you think of coming home." His- tory proves that Dr. Barnes performed his duties not only in this emergency but ever afterward. On May 13, 1834, he purchased the frame house on the north side of Crow (Exchange) street. About 1845 he moved over on the east side of Washington street. About 1850, having become prosperous, he built a substantial home on East Swan street, the Delaware avenue of that period. He was secretary in 1840 of the Erie Medical Asso- ciation, and in 1848-49 its treasurer, and one of its censors. In 1849-56 he was one of the four members of the Buffalo Board of Health. He was a director of the Clinton and White Banks. He was an attendant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church upon coming to Buffalo, but when St. John's Church was started he was one of the many original contributors toward the building fund, and with his family con- nected with the latter congregation. Toward the close of life, Dr. Barnes suffered several years of invalidism, during which time he still made a few visits to the families among his patients who had become endeared to him by many ties. He was possessed of wonderful psychic force, and was an adept in the power of suggestion, as is proved by the skill he dis- played in diagnosis and in bringing patients out of the depths of disease and dread. His presence in a sick room radiated hope and was a compelling force of cheer and encour- agement. His prescriptions became family aids and are to this day in use among many of the
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descendants of his early patrons, all of whom revere his memory. He died June i, 187 1.
He married, May 22, 1831, Delia, daughter of Rev. Truman and Clarissa (Seymour) Marsh. Rev. Truman Marsh was a graduate of Yale College, class of 1785. After his ordination he was for many years rector of St. Michael's, in .Litchfield, a town founded by his ancestor, Lieutenant John Marsh, of Hart- ford, Connecticut. Clarissa (Seymour) Marsh was the daughter of Major Moses Marsh, who served thoroughout the revolutionary war. His figure may be noted in Trumbull's famous painting, "The Surrender of Burgoyne." Her direct ancestor, Richard Seymour, came to America in 1636. She died in BuflFalo, Decem- ber 16, 1875. Children: i. Maria Catherine, married Roswell Riley Buck; (see Buck). 2. Dr. Edwin Randolph, bom in Buffalo, Sep- tember 2, 1838; he was educated in private schools in Buffalo, entered Yale College, grad- uating in the class of i860, in the academic course. He first took up the study of land- scape gardening and rural architecture, but the breaking out of the civil war changed his plans and he began the study of medicine. About July 1st, 1862, he shipped as ward master on the hospital transport "Daniel Web- ster,'' reporting to General McQellan at Har- rison's Landing, on the James river. In 1863 he was acting assistant surgeon, Eighth Regi- ment National Guard, State of New York, at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. In 1864 he was acting assistant surgeon, United States Army, at Chattanooga, remaining about eight months as surgeon in charge of the post dispensary. He then returned to Buffalo. In June, 1865, he was graduated M. D. at the Long Island College Hospital, where he had attended lec- tures as well as at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. During the cholera epidemic of 1866 he served in the Brooklyn Cholera Hospital on night duty. In the fall of 1866 he returned to Buffalo and became associated with his father in practice. In the early seven- ties he was director and surgeon in the Buffalo Free Medical and Surgical Dispensary. From 1872-78 inclusive he was attending surgeon on the staff of the Buffalo General Hospital, after which he was in private practice for sev- eral years. He married, June 6, 1905, Mrs. Theresa (Mitchell) Osborne, and now resides at 513 Franklin street. 3. William Josiah, born 1846, and died November, 1875. 4. Laura Sey- mour, bom February 14, 1849; married, Octo-
ber II, 1876, Frank M. Fisher, of Buffalo. Children: Charles Edwin, Marion F., Laura Barnes, Beverly Boyd, George Roswell, Elsie Seymour and Frank M. (2).
Elias Child, in a genealogical
CHILDS work published in 1881 regard- ing the Child, Childs and Qiilde family from 1630 to 1881, says of the family in general : "They possess enough of the im- pulsive element to defy dangers and to grapple with difficulties to obtain a manly independ- ence, the determination and perseverance with which many have m^t and overcome difficul- ties, and the boldness and daring in adventure displayed by others will thrill the reader and awaken his admiration. We often find the love of knowledge drawing them away from the bustle and ambition of life into the quiet seclusions of the study, where they find their sweetest companionship with some history, ro^ mance or philosophical treatise. A manly in- dependence has ever been more to the race than fame, wealth or position, while none of these would be despised or rejected if they were the legitimate rewards of industry and virtue. As benefactors of their race they are usually sympathetic and active."
There are three men of this name who were prominent in English history : Sir John Child, of Surat, E. J., was well known as a civic and military leader; Sir Josiah Child, of London, was a merchant, political economist and philan- thropist; and Sir Francis Childs, of London, was a banker, goldsmith and sociologist. Judge Salmon Child, of Saratoga county. New York, was the first of the family to bear that title; he was also member of assembly from that county in 1820. Orville W. Childs was one of the foremost practical civil engineers in the United States ; the Hon. Calvin Child was a graduate of Yale College, and held the office of United States district attorney of Connecti- cut, receiving his first appointment from Presi- dent Grant; Professor Samuel F. Morse, the inventor oi the telegraph, was the grandson of Sarah Child ; Mayor Jonathan Child was first mayor of Rochester, New York, in 1834.
The coat-of-arms generally used by the Childs families is as follows : Gules, a chevron engrailed ermine, between three eagles close argent. Crest: An eagle, wings expanded or elevated argent, enveloped with a snake proper. Motto : "Imitari quam invideri"
(I) William Child, the immigrant ancestor,
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settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, where he was made freeman in 1634. He is thought to have been a brother of Ephraim Qiild, who left parts of his estate to his nephews, sons of William Child. William Child doubtless came over with Ephraim, or else before him. He married in England, and his son Joseph was probably born there, as his birth record is not found in the Watertown records. He seems to have died early, not being accus- tomed to the severe climate. His widow is mentioned in the will of Mrs. Elizabeth Palmer Child, who left her some of her ward- robe. Children: Joseph, born about 1629; Richard, mentioned below; John, born in Watertown, 1636.
(H) Richard, son of William Child, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1631. He shared with his brothers in the legacies of their uncle, Ephraim Child. He took the oath .of fidelity when he became of age. He died November 11, 1694. He married (first) at Waltham, Massachusetts, March 30, 1662, Mehitable, daughter of Thomas Dimmick of Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died August I, 1676, and he married (second) January 16, 1678, Hannah, daughter of John Traine. Chil- dren, by first wife, born in Watertown : Rich- ard, March 30, 1663; Ephraim, October 9, 1664, died February, 1665 ; Shubael, born De- cember 19, 1665; Mehitable, 1666; Experience, February 26, 1669 ; Abigail, January 16, 1672 ; Ebenezer, twin, November 10, 1674, died 1675 ; Hannah, twin of Ebenezer. Children by sec- ond wife, born in Watertown : Elizabeth, July 4, 1681 ; Joshua, mentioned below ; Margaret, twin, May 16, 1687 ; John, twin of Margaret ; Rebecca, February 4, 1693.
(HI) Joshua, son of Richard Child, was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, December 30, 1682. He married, about 1720, Sarah , and they lived in Worcester, Massa- chusetts. Children : Sarah, born February 2, 1721 ; Joshua, mentioned below ; Thomas, Sep- tember 26, 1726; Hannah, October 10, 1727; Josiah, twin, December 20, 1728; Mary, twin of Josiah; Abraham, April 26, 1732.
(IV) Joshua (2), son of Joshua (i) Child, was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 26, 1725. He married in Worcester, June 2, 1748, Mary Hinds, born in Shrews- bury, Massachusetts. August 18, 1726, died in Northboro, Massachusetts, April ii, 1766, (laughter of Jacob and Grace (Morse) Hinds. After their marriage they moved to North-
boro, where the children were born, except Aaron, who doubtless was born in Wor- cester. Children: Aaron, died in Northboro June 16, 1823; Artemas, mentioned below; Abner, born in Northboro, July 29, 1764.
(V) Artemas Childs, son of Joshua (2) Child, was . born in Northboro, August 16^ 1762, and died in Ballston Spa, New York, November 9, 1839. He added the "s'' to the name, making it Childs. He married, in North- boro, about 1793, Lucy, daughter of Simon Keyes, of Wilton, New Hampshire. They lived in Dublin, New Hampshire, and in Ballston Spa, New York. Children: Mary, born April 11, 1794; Lucy, February 13, 1796; Sally, October 27, 1797; Harriet, August 31, 1799; Jane R., March 26, 1801 ; Artemas, August 12, 1802; John L., January 20, 1804; Levi Lincoln, mentioned below ; Emeline, Sep- tember 6, 1807; Leander, October 17, 1812; died October 9, 1826; Horace A., July 17, 1814.
(VI) Levi Lincoln, son of Artemas Childs, was bom in Dublin, New Hampshire, Febru- ary 23, 1806, and died in Gaines, Orleans county. New York, where they lived. May 16, 1857. He married, about 1832, Ann M., daughter of Asahel and Polly Wright ; Asahel and Polly Wright came from Vermont to Mid- dlebury, Wyoming county. New York, where they lived many years, removing finally to Gaines, Orleans county, where they both died in i860, both of them being eighty-three years of age. Children: Louisa F., bom Septem- ber 30, 1833, married, July 4, 1853, Calvin P. Hazard; Henry A., mentioned below; Mary E., born June 17, 1839, married Edwin "Wil- son, died July 19, 1865 ; Helen A., born July 18, 1842, died August 17, 1851; Albert D., born November 22, 1844, died January 3, 1847.
(VH) Hon. Henry Augustine Childs, son of Levi Lincoln Childs, was born in Carlton, Orleans county. New York, July 17, 1836, in a cottage on the shores of Lake Ontario, just east of what is known as Point Breeze. When he was about ten years of age his father moved to Fair Haven, Orleans county, New York, where they lived a short time, moving later to Gaines, where Levi lived until his death. May 16, 1857, jcist forty-nine years even to the same day of the month before the time his son Henry died. Levi Childs was a blacksmith by trade, and was known as an excellent me- chanic, with a wide reputation. He was a poor man, unable to give his children any
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educational advantages. His son Henry also had his mechanical ability, as was often shown in the trial of cases involving mechanical prin- ciples; he was often consulted about practical application of mechanical principles, and his knowledge of them was a great help in his profession as well as a source of pleasure to him.
Hon. Henry A. Childs received his first in- struction in the stone school house now stand- ing at Gaines. Some of his schoolmates of those days tell of how they would sit around the forge fire watching his father make by hand the horseshoes for the following day's work, and tell stories until the time for wield- ing the sledge. One of his boyhood friends, Harmon Knickerbocker, says: "Henry never went out with the boys stealing early fruit, but remained at home to read some new book which chance had placed in his hands, or talk the politics of that day and age." Another instance of the trust in him as a boy was the fact that, unknown to the other inhabitants of the village. Dr. Gribley, a cripple, and a prosperous merchant at Gaines in those days, often gave Henry large sums of money to bank at Albion, New York. When he was seventeen years of age he was employed as clerk in a bookstore owned by his brother-in- law, Calvin P. Hazard, who married Louisa Francis Childs, and who came from Canada to Albion, where he owned the bookstore and a lumber yard and planing mill on Bank street. His work here for about a year gave him opportunity to become acquainted with all the books he wished for, and he made the best of his chances for reading and study. It is related that one day a servant girl came into the store and asked for a book entitled "Perry Go Werry Go Way"; after some thought he gave her "Pencillings by the Way," by N. P. Willis, and this proved to be the book she wanted. This shows how well versed he must have been in the literature of the day. It is said that he could memorize so much of a book by reading it that he astonished his hearers. When the bookstore was sold he ob- tained work as office clerk and all-round hand in the lumber yard of Calvin Hazard. George Curran, who worked with him as hostler and driver, tells how together they drew some of the largest loads of lumber ever drawn in the county. After working here for about five years, he continued his education at Albion Academy, and the fact that he had read so
much and studied so much was of great help in his school work. In 1857, when twenty-one years of age, he entered Macedon Academy, at Macedon Centre, New York. This school was founded for the purpose of giving a prep- aration for college, after leaving the district schools. He writes of it in 1891, on the occa- sion of the fiftieth anniversary of the institu- tion : "In recording the events of the past of old Macedon Academy I am sure none other than pleasant memories will be found in the events of her old students, and that such a record can contain little not to the credit of the institution, and very much tending to place it upon the highest plane occupied by those of its class." In 1858 he received a teacher's certificate, in which he was qualified as a teacher of the second grade, and was licensed to teach the common schools, but no retord has been found showing that he took advan- tage of the certificate. In 1858 he returned to Albion, where he began his law studies in the office of Judge B. L. Besack, an office at that time noted for having the best law library in Orleans county, and there were many who wished to get the apprenticeship there. The late Hon. Irving M. Thompson at this time was practicing at Albion, and he had a case for trial at Waterport, New York ; Henry A. Childs asked him for the privilege of taking the minutes of the case. The request was granted, and he took the minutes in long hand with such success that Mr. Thompson recom- mended him, at his request, for a position in the office of Sickels & Graves at Medina, New York. In this office his salary consisted of the amounts he obtained from the service of legal papers. In i860 he was appointed deputy sheriff of Orleans county through the influence of John W. Graves, and at the time the Medina Tribune said : "Mr. Qiilds is a young man of great energy of character, of undoubted business capacity, and well fitted for the place. He will make a first rate officer." One of the Albion papers said : "He is a deserving young man, as we know from having while he was yet in his boyhood initiated him into the mys- teries of business." One of the first instances of his zeal in his profession and of his work for advancement is the following from the Medina Tribune in i860: "Sent to the Work House: Taber Bentley was brought before Justice Bullock on Friday last, charged with assault and battery upon a Mrs. Fry. He was convicted and sent to the Work House for
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loo days. Mr. Henry Childs, a young man who had just commenced the study of law, conducted the prosecution and by his manage- ment won much credit." Although he was busy in the study of law and in his office as deputy sheriff, he still found time to interest himself in politics. He was always a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln, and never ceased his search for books on this famous man, fill- ing his library with nearly every volume writ- ten about him. On May 7, 1862, his applica- tion to practice as an attorney and counselor was granted. At that time the Medina Tribune said of him : "Mr. Childs has been a student in the law office of Sickels & Graves of this place for the last three years, and by close application to his studies and business has won for himself a host of friends and become well qualified for the practice of law. The class was one of the best admitted in a number of yeafs, and we are informed that Mr. Childs was conceded by all to stand at the head, and by his promptness in answering and readiness to give his reasons, exhibited a knowledge of the law entitling him to a diploma to practice in all the courts of the state. We wish him all success in his profession." A Buffalo paper printed the following story, told by Justice Henry A. Childs to Justice Lambert and a representative of the Courier :
Well, every lawyer's first case is interesting to himself, and for that reason I will tell you about mine, with the distinct understanding that I am not talking for publication.
There were two other aspirants for admission to the bar studying in the same office with me just before I was admitted to practice, and I well re- member how eager we were for the trial, when an old man who had been arrested for some crime came into the office and asked us to defend him be- fore the magistrate. I worked on that case with all my might, and developed a theory for the defense which pleased my colleagues so much that they thought they could win the case without me, and virtually kicked me out of it. Naturally I was in- dignant at such treatment. I knew pretty well the justice before whom the case was to come, and I went to him and told him how I had been treated. I asked him if he would appoint me to appear and try the case on behalf of the people. I left him in a more contented frame of mind.
On the day of the trial the other fellows appeared with their client, and I was a humble spectator in the crowd. When the case was called the justice looked around, and spying me, asked me if I would take the case for the people. Of course I did, and if ever I tried a case for all it was worth, that was defense, and had prepared myself to defeat it. the case. You see I knew already the theory of the Well, to make a long story short, T won the case.
The old man was convicted, and when he heard the verdict he muttered: *If I had had that young feller for my lawyer, I'd a got off all right !' That pleased me immensely.
His first case before the court of appeals was September 28, 1863, and from that time on he was engaged in various forms of litiga- tion before that court, in all of which he was universally successful. In the judicial conven- tion in Buffalo, New York, October 4, 1883, he was put in nomination for one of the su- preme justices in the Western District of New York, and in the November election he won by a very handsome majority. The Buffalo Express, October 5, 1883, said of Judge Childs: "The nominee for supreme court justice is tall, well built, and of pleasing- appearance. He wears a neatly trimmed light brown beard, and his upper lip is clean shaved. In speaking he is deliberate. He is an affable gentleman, who makes friends with all." He was a Republican in politics, and held the office of district attorney in 1865 for three terms, with a care and success which prepared him for his higher position. In 1874 he formed a copartnership with Senator Pitts, and the firm was very successful. When he won the election for justice, many papers wrote con- gratulations, even those which were not Re- publican papers, and praise of him was wide- spread. One instance of what was written of him is the following from the Medina Register: "Although we are not of the same political aflSliation as Mr. Childs, we are heartily glad of his election as justice of the supreme court in this district. From the time of his nomination there has been no doubt of his election, and he made a most flattering run. It is seldom that any candidate has been up for office who has had so much said in his favor and so little against him as has Mr. Childs; and the reason was plainly, that his political opponents had no cause to say aught derogatory to him as a man or a lawyer. Mr. Childs* career as a lawyer has been an honor- able one, and no one doubts that his career as a Judge will be the same."
When he was employed in the office of John W. Graves, he became acquainted with his niece, Julia Rillard Freeman, and after a short courtship they were married, November 16, 1859. She was a daughter of Orin and Permelia (Billard) Freeman, who lived in Onondaga county, New York. He died May t6, 1906. Children: Carrie, born April i.
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1861, in Medina; married, October 7, 1885, William L. Marcy, and had Henry C, Esther and William L. Jr. ; Mary, born December 25, 1863; John Edward, February 27, 1865, ^^^d April 19, 1867 ; Milford W., mentioned below ; Anna, September 23, 1875, died May 10, 1882; Henry, November 19, 1879, died July 26, 1880; Julia, November 15, 1881, in Medma, married, October 7, 1908, Charles T. Brimson, and has William G.
(Vni) Milford W., son of Hon. Henry A. Childs, was born in Medina, September 28, 1869. He received his education at Hawley's private school in Buffalo, New York, and then took a four years' course at Williams College, from which he was graduated in 1893. Two years later he received the degree of LL.B. * from the Buffalo Law School, and was awarded the Daniels scholarship prize for an essay on "Constitutional Law." He worked for a year after his admission to the bar as managing clerk for Marcy & Close. In Sep- tember, 1896, he formed a partnership with Wesley C. Dudley, and began practice in Buf- falo. In 1898 the partnership was dissolved, and he became a member of the firm of S. A. Cook & Co., manufacturers. The firm was in- corporated in 1908, and he was made secre- tary. He still holds that position, and is vice- president of the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Transit Co. From August, 1909, until February, 191 1, he was receiver of the Buffalo, Lockport and Rochester Electric Rail- road Company, and at present is receiver of the Medina Gas Company. He is a Methodist in religion, and in politics a Republican. For three years he was a member of the Medina Board of Education. He is a member of the Buffalo University and Buffalo Auto clubs of Buffalo; member and director of the Alert Qub of Medina ; member of the Medina Lodge of Elks : of the Medina Lodge of Free Masons, of which he is past master; of Royal Arch Chapter, No. 281, in which he is high priest; of Alpha and Omega Council, Royal and Se- lect Masters; of Geneseo Commandery, No. 10, Knights Templar, of Lockport, New York, of which he is past commander; member of the Buffalo Consistory, A. A. S. R., and of Ismailia Temple, Mystic Shrine.
He married, June i, 1898, Pearl Cook, who was born in Medina, daughter of Seeley A. Cook. Children : Adelaide, born April 5, 1900 ; Carrie, June 19, 1906; Milford W. Jr., Janu- ary 18, 1909.
This name, spelled both How and HOW Howe, is found at an early date in
Massachusetts. The branch herein traced "seems in all generations to have avoided the final "e," and from John, of Marlboro, down have given the family name the form of How.
(II) John (2) How was one of the peti- tioners in 1657 for the grant which constituted the town of Marlboro, Massachusetts. He was the son of John (i) Howe, supposed to be the John Howe, Esq., who came from War- wickshire, in England, and was a descendant of John Howe, son of John Howe, of Hodin- hull, and connected with the family of Sir Charles Howe, of Lancaster, in the reign of Charles I. John How (2) resided first in Waterbury, and in 1639 in Sudbury; died in Marlboro, 1687. He was selectman in Sud- bury, and in 1655 was appointed by the pastor and selectmen "to see to the restraining of youth on the Lord's day." He is said to have been the first white inhabitant to settle on the new grant (Marlboro). He came there in 1657 and built a log cabin in close proximity to the Indian plantation. He was always good friends with the Indians and often settled their disputes among themselves. In one case a pumpkin vine sprang up on the premises of one Indian and the f niit ripened on the prem- ises of another. The question of ownership was referred to John How, who, with the wisdom of a Solomon, called for a knife, severed the fruit, giving each a half, a judg- ment said to have been perfectly satisfactory to both parties. His will mentions wife Mary, and children : John, killed by Indians ; Samuel ; Sarah, Mary, died young; Isaac; Josiah, of further mention; Mary; Thomas; Daniel; Alexander ; Eleazer.
(III) Josiah, son of John How, was in Marlboro, Massachusetts, in 1675, and served in King Philip's war. His estate was settled in 171 1. He married, March 18, 1672, Mary Haynes, of Sudbury, who survived him and married (second) John Prescott. Children: Mary, died young ; Mary, died young ; Josiah, of whom further; Daniel, born May 5, 1681 ; Ruth, January 6, 1684.
(IV) Josiah (2), son of Josiah (i) How, was bom at Marlboro, Massachusetts, 1678, died September 20, 1766. He married (first), at Marlboro, December 14, 1706, Sarah Biglo (Bigelow) ; (second) November 22, 1713, Mary Marble. Children : Phinehas ; Abraham,
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of whom further; Rachel; Sarah; Mary; Josiah; Jacob.
(V) Abraham, son of Josiah (2) How, was born in Marlboro, Massachusetts, April 6, 1709; settled in Brookfield, Massachusetts, where he died May 12, 1790. He married Martha Potter, born in Marlboro, 171 1, died in Brookfield, December 20, 1791. Qiildren, born in Brookfield : Ephraim, born November
23, 1733; Abraham, born January, 1735, died January 20, 1756; Abner, of whom further; Sarah, October 24, 1738; Rachel, March 19, 1741 ; Martha, May 15, 1744; Persis, July 23, 1749; Eli, March 18, 1752; Abraham, March
4, 1758.
(VI) Abner, son of Abraham How, was
born in Brookfield, June 28, 1736, died there December 20, 1779; married, September 29, 1757, Sarah Lane, who survived him ; was dis- missed from the Brookfield church to the church in Jaflf rey. New Hampshire, September
24, 1780. Children, bom in North Brook- field: Adonijah, born July 24, 1758; Persis, September 3, 1760; Abner, January 11, 1763; Sarah, February 13, 1765 ; Rebecca, June 21, 1767; Job Lane, September 18, 1769; Eunice, November 16, 1771 ; James, of whom further ; Thankful, March 14, 1777.
(VII) James, son of Abner How, was born in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, March 16, 1774. He married and had a son James, of whom further.
(VIII) James (2), son of James (i) How, was born about 1810, died in Brooklyn, New York, and is buried in Greenwood cemetery. He was a prominent manufacturer and busi- ness man of Brooklyn for many years. He was president of the Atlantic White Lead Manu- facturing Company ; director of the Brooklyn City Railway Company ; director of the Brook- lyn Gas Company; director of the Brooklyn Academy of Music; trustee of the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and of the Packer Insti- tute (a seminary for young ladies). He mar- ried Celestine Wells of a prominent southern family on the paternal side. Her mother was of a Massachusetts family, her father of south- ern birth. Theirs was a runaway marriage, the bride's mother not being willing her daugh- ter should marry a slaveowner. Children of James and Celestine How : i. James. 2. Celes- tine Wells. 3. Mary Elizabeth. 4. Richard Wells, married Mary Brownson ; children : Richard Wells, Josephine Wells, Celestine Wells, John Brownson, and Kenneth Gyose.
5. John Laidlaw, of whom further. 6. Susan. 7. Anne Kent. 8. Sara Kent. 9. Charles. 10. Child, died in infancy.
(IX John Laidlaw, son of James (2) How, was bom in Brooklyn, New York, in 1848. He married, June 9, 1869, Sarah Louise Brownson, sister of his brother Richard's wife, and daughter of John and Caroline (Steele) Brownson. Caroline Steele was of Huguenot ancestry and daughter of a captain in the revo- lutionary army. Children: i. Sarah Louise, bom June 24, 1870, died May, 1892. 2. Celes- tine Wells, died in infancy. 3. John Laidlaw, died in infancy. 4. James, of whom further. . (X) James, son of John Laidlaw How, was bom in Brooklyn, New York, September 21, 1874. He was educated at the Polytechnic In- stitute, Brooklyn, and left school to enter busi- ness in 1890. He was employed first with the firm of Qarkson & Ford, New York City, but severed his connection with them in 1896 to accept a position with the Hartford Rubber Company, in their New York establishment, and in 1899 was advanced to the manage- ment of their branch house at BuflFalo, New York. In 1906 he resigned his position with the Hartford Rubber Company to take the management of the firm of S. O. Barnum & Son Company, of Buffalo, of which firm he is now (1911) a member. Mr. How is a mem- ber of the Westminster Presbyterian Church, and belongs to the Saturn Club, the Country Club, and the Westminster Club. He married, April 28, 1903, in Grace Church chantry. New York City, Fanny Elizabeth, daughter of Theodore D. Barnum (see Barnum IV).
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(I) Ezra Barnum was a resident of Dan- bury, Connecticut; married Jerusha
and had issue.
(II) Ezra Smith, son of Ezra and Jerusha Barnum, was born June 21, 1792, in Danbury, Connecticut, died in 1877. He settled in Utica, New York, in 1809, ^"^^ established an im- porting business known as Barnum's Bazaar, out of which grew the S. O. Barnum business of Buffalo. He was a man of importance in Utica. When Lafayette made his triumphal tour through the United States Mr. Barnum was one of the prominent citizens of Utica appointed to meet him at Whiteboro and escort him into the city of Utica. He was prominent in the Masonic Order ; was grand king of the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of
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New York state, and grand captain general of the Grand Commandery of Knights Tem- plar of the United States. He was made a Mason in 1817. He married, in 1815, Mary, only daughter of John and Jane Ostrum. Chil- dren: Stephen Ostrum, of whom further; Richard : George ; Sarah ; Jane, married David Golden ; Samuel ; Mary ; Ezra ; Eliza, married J. C. Mcintosh.
(HI) Stephen Ostrum, son of Ezra Smith Barnum, was born in Utica, January, 1815, died in Buffalo, October, 1899, and is buried in Forest Lawn cemetery. In 1845 he founded in Buffalo the wholesale and retail novelty business of Barnum Brothers, at 265 Main street, following the same lines that his father so successfully followed in Utica. He was very prosperous and left a business firmly es- tablished. He was a director of White's Bank of Buffalo, and a man of influence in the Democratic party. He was offered the nom- ination for mavor of Buffalo, but would not consent to run for office. He married, in Utica, in 1841, Elizabeth Chatfield. Children:
1. Theodore Downs, of whom further.
2. Henry, died unmarried. 3. Frederick, de- ceased ; was an active member of the Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department, belonging to Hose Company No. 11. 4. Frank, died at the age of sixteen years. 5. Fanny, died at the age of thirteen years.
(IV) Theodore Downs, son of Stephen Ostrum Barnum, was born in Utica, New York, April 23, 1842, died in Buffalo, 1901. He was educated in the Buffalo schools and Canandaigua Military Academy. He served in the civil war as captain of Company C, 74th Regiment. Later he became associated with his father in business and on the death of the latter succeeded him, but only continued same one vear after the latter's death. He was a Republican and an elder of Westmin- ster Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Buffalo Club. He married, June 21, 1864, in Qeveland, Sarah Whitney, born 1843, daughter of Rev. John Thomas and Sarah Avis (Whitney) Avery. Rev. John T. Avery was born in New Lebanon, in 1807, died in 1896: married Sarah Whitney, born 1816, died 1893, daughter of Harry and Sarah (Canfield) Whitney, the latter born 1793, died 1868. Rev. John T. Avery was a son of Wil- liam Thomas and Phoebe Throop Avery. Wil- liam Thomas was a son of Nathan Avery, a
soldier of the revolution. Children of Theo- dore D. Barnum: i. Fanny Elizabeth, mar- ried (first) April 8, 1891, Langford Spencer Keating, born in Buffalo, June 2, 1868, died May 31, 1899; child: Theodore Barnum, bom January 5, 1894; married (second), April 28, 1903* James How, of Buffalo. (See How X). 2. Evelyn Avery, born July 16, 1880, died November, 1899. 3. Stephena Ostrum, mar- ried Ralph H. Sidway. (See Sidway).
The name Spalding appears SPAULDING as a patronymic quite early
in English history. It was derived from the town of Spalding, in Lincoln- shire, England, but how the name originated is a matter of conjecture, possibly from the tribal name Spaldas, which may h^^ve been left by the Romans when they abandoned the country in 600 A. D. The name Spalding was very early introduced and extensively used in England and Scotland, but whether the families descended from a common an- cestor cannot be stated. The spelling of the name is uniformly the same, Spalding, and the given names, with the exception of one or two in the Maryland branch, are common to all the families both in this country and in Great Britain. The family in England bore arms, the prevailing colors being the same, which would suggest a common origin. The letter "u" in the name, making it Spaulding, was first introduced in America in the wills of some of the children of the emigrant an- cestor. Nothing can be told of his English history, although the tradition is that he came from Lincolnshire.
9 The first known authentic record of the Spalding family in America appears in a Vir- ginia state document (Senate Report) entitled "Virginia Colonial Records," published in 1874, and includes an account of the Virginia colony. In 1607 the first emigrants to success- fully form a permanent colony landed in Vir- ginia. For twelve years after its settlement the colony was ruled by laws written in blood, the colonists suffering an extremity of distress too horrible to be described. Of the thousands who had been sent to Virginia at great cost, not one in twenty was alive April, 1619, when Sir George Yeardley arrived. The prosperity of Virginia began from this time, when it re- ceived as a commonwealth the freedom to make laws for itself. The first meeting was held July 30, 1619, more than a year before
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the "Mayflower" with the Pilgrims left the harbor of Southampton. Conclusive evidence proves that Edward Spalding came over from England with Sir George Yeardley in 1619, or about that time. Documentary evidence proved that he was fully established with his family in the Virginia colony in 1623, as his name appears in "Virginia Colonial Records" previously alluded to, in the "lists of the Liv- ing and Dead in Virginia, February 10, 1623," under the caption of "Attorney James Citie and within the corporation thereof" is to be found in "List of the Living," "Edward Spalding, uxor Spalding, puer Spalding, puella Spalding"; and again in the same list, under the caption "more at Elizabeth Cittie," "Edmund Spalden."
(I) The supposition is that Edward and Edmund Spalding came from England together about 1619; that some years later Edward 'went to the Massachusetts colony, while Edmund joined the Maryland colony and was the progenitor of the Maryland branch. This record deals with Edward Spalding, and the branch settled in Buffalo, New York. Prior to settling in Massachu- setts, Edward may have lived some years in the Bermudas, then called the Summer Islands. By what means he reached Massachusetts is not positively known, but it may be supposed that he was jointly interested in the owner- ship of a trading vessel, as Captain Hartt, a master mariner, was a member of his house- hold. It is also believed that he arrived at Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1634, as the first permanent records of that town show births and deaths in his family from 1640 to 1641. He was made a freeman of Braintree, May 13, 1640, which proves him a member of the Es- tablished Church. He next appears as a set- tler in Chelmsford, and when Newfield was settled he was one of the proprietors. He was selectman three years, surveyor of high- ways, and in 1664 special mention is made of his fine orchards. He died February 26, 1670. Two of his sons and seven grandsons emi- grated to Plainfield, Connecticut; others set- tled in Vermont, and wherever new towns were settled there was a Spalding, until today descendants of Edward Spalding may be found in every state or territory north, west or east. His first wife, Margaret, died in Braintree, in 1640. Children: John, Edward, Grace (buried in Braintree, May, 1641). By second wife, Rachel (mentioned in his will), he had:
Benjamin, bom April 7, 1643 J Joseph, Octo- ber 25, 1646; Dinah, March 14, 1649; Andrew, November 19, 1652.
(II) Lieutenant Edward (2) Spaulding, son of Edward (i) and his first wife, Margaret Spalding, >\as bom about 1635, died January I, 1708. He was made a freeman March ii, 1690; representative to the general court in 1691 ; he is buried in the Chelmsford burying ground, where the epitaph reads : "Here lyes the body of Lieut. Edward Spolden, aged 72 years, who deceased on Janry ye 10, 1707-8." He married (first), July 6, 1663, Priscilla Un- derwood, Governor Endicott performing the ceremony; married (second), November 22, 1 681, Margaret Barrett, who died May 25, 1748. Children : Dorothy, born April 3, 1664 ; Deborah, September 12, 1667; Edward, Au- gust 18, 1674; Elbenezer, of further mention; Esther, February 11, 1700; Sarah and Mar- garet.
(III) Ebenezer, youngest son of Lieutenant Edward (2) and his second wife, Margaret (Barrett) Spaulding, was born January 13, 1683; he was a cooper, and removed from Chelmsford to what is now Hudson, New Hampshire; also owned land in Nottingham, same state, which he conveyed February 3,
1743. He married Anna ; children:
Edward, of further mention; Bridget, born December 25, 1709; Experience, March 22, 171 1 ; Esther, February 22, 1712; Reuben, died young; Stephen, born May 28, 171 7; Sarah, November 27, 1719; Mary, May 4, 1724; Reuben, July 26, 1728; Anna, November 30,
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Anna Spaulding, was born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, March 8, 1708. He resided in Nottingham, New Hampshire, where he deeded land with his wife Elizabeth in 1766. Children : Levi, of further mention ; Elizabeth, born November 26, 1741 ; Lucy, June 27, 1744; Esther, August 11, 1747; Sarah, April
6, 1754.
(V) Captain Levi Spaulding, son of Ed- ward (3) and Elizabeth Spaulding, was born in Nottingham West (now Hudson) New Hampshire, October 23, 1737; died at Plain- field, Otsego county, New York, March i, 1825. After leaving the home farm he set- tled at Lyndeboro, New Hampshire, continu- ing his New Hampshire residence until about 1800, when he removed to Plainfield, New York, where he died twenty-five years later.
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He was a prominent man in his town, serving as selectman in 1768 and 1774; moderator of town meetings, 1 781 -82-85-86-91 ; representa- tive to general court at Concord, 1784, being the second man to be selected for that office from his town. He served in the revolution- ary war as captain, Third Regiment Volun- teers. This regiment was engaged at the battle of Bunker Hill, where Captain Levi Spaulding was in command of his company, and history relates that the New Hampshire troops ren- dered gallant and efficient service. He was at the battle of Trenton, and at Valley Forge during that terrible winter of 1777-78. He was afterwards transferred and came under the immediate command of General Washing- ton, serving throughout the war, and wit- nessed the final surrender at Yorktown. He received an honorable discharge and was in receipt of a captain's pension until his death. He married (first) Anna Burns, (second) Lois Goodrich, December 30, 1778; of his eleven children, eight were by his first wife. Children: i. Betsey, born November 18, 1759;
married Holt. 2. Olive, April 8, 1762;
married Lovell Lewis, and removed to Lewis- ton, New York. 3. Edward, of further men- tion. 4. George, born September 14, 1766; came to his death by drowning, while yet a young man. 5. Martha, born April 6, 1768; married (first) Joseph Knight, of New Ips- wich, New Hampshire; (second) April 11,
I793» Emerson. 6. Esther, born July 7,
1770. 7. Levi (2), bom January 25, 1772; killed by being thrown from a sleigh, Feb- ruary 26, 1824; married Qara Godard, and left issue: Ruth, E>avid, Levi, Dana, Nancy, Levi Bums, Qarissa and Sylvester. 8. John,
born about 1774; married — Putnam;
they both lived to the great age of ninety-eight years, dying the same year, in Marlow, New Hampshire; children: John, Putnam and Nehemiah. 9. Benjamin Goodrich, born Sep- tember 9, 1779. 10. Sewall, born March i, .1782; settled in Plainfield, New York, where he died August i, 1825; married, January 3, 181 1, Nancy, daughter of Amos and Phoebe (Covey) Burdick; children: Louisa, Amos Burdick, Salome and Melissa. 11. Lois Good- rich, born February 16, 1784; married Stephen Abbott ; settled at Nashville, New York, where he died about 1864; she aifter 1870.
(VI) Edward (4), son of CaptairrLevi and his first wife Anna (Burns) Spaulding, was bom in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, No-
vember 18, 1764; died in Alexander, New York, September 14, 1845. He was a farmer, and an early settler at Plainfield, Otsego county, New York ; later removed to Summer Hill, Cayuga county, and thence to Alexander, Genesee county, New York, where both he and wife died. He married, October 30, 1788, Mehitable, born September 25, 1770, died July 31, 1838, daughter of Rev. Sewall Goodrich, of Lyndeboro, New Hampshire. Children: I. Anna Burns, born September 15, 1789, mar- ried (first) George Gray, died 1814; of Sum- mer Hill, New York, April 25, 1808; married (second) August 20, 1817, Loren Hodges; died October i, 1846. 2. Phebe Putnam, born September i, 1791 ; died November 26, 1821 ; married, April 28, 1808, Sheffield Burdick, died November 26, 1821. 3. Mehitable, bom November 16, 1793; married Samuel Crosby. 4. Nathaniel, born August 28, 1795; soldier of war of 1812, enlisting from Summer Hill ; • received a pension for his services, which con- tinued until his death; was a manufacturer of joiners' tools ; married (first) Susan Stage, of Groton, New York; (second) Julia Bradley Milliken; (third) Esther Jane Johnson; re- sided in Ithaca and died in Newfield, New York, December 13, 1871 ; by his three wives had eleven children. 5. George, bom Novem- ber I, 1797; married, Febmary 13, 1828, Olive Selover, born November 21, 1802; died November 18, 1862. 6. Elbridge Gerry, born 1802, died young. 7. Lucy, born May 20, 1804; married, January 16, 1823, Clark Hammond. 8. Warren, bom November 10, 1806; married (first) May 8, 1827, Caroline Stillson, of Auburn, New York; (second) November 20, 1859, Lavinia Chesley, at Burlington, Calhoun county, Michigan; ten children, all by first wife. 9. Elbridge Gerry (2), of further men- tion.
(Vir) Elbridge Gerry, son of Edward and Mehitable (Goodrich) Spaufding, was born February 24, 1809, at Summer Hill, Cayuga county, New York ; died May 5, 1897. When about twenty years of age he commenced the study of law in the offices of Fitch & Dibble, Batavia county. New York, also teaching school and acting as recording clerk in the county clerk's office during the first two years in order to meet his necessary expenses. In 1832 he entered the law office of Hon. Harvey Putnam, of Attica, where he continued his law studies until his admission to the Genesee county bar. In 1834 he removed to Buffalo,
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New York, where he continued the study and practice of law, being connected with the law firm of Potter & Babcock. At the May term of the supreme court in 1836 he was admitted to practice in the supreme court of New York state as an attorney and solicitor in chancery. In 1836 he formed a law partner- ship with George R. Babcock, and later with Heman B. Potter, continuing until 1844, and later was associated with Hon. John Ganson, with whom he continued until 1844. During his legal career he enjoyed an extensive and lucrative practice, but he is best known for his public life and services. In 1836 he was ap- pointed city clerk of Buffalo, and in 1841 was elected alderman, serving as chairman of the executive committee. In 1847 ^^ ^^^ elected mayor of Buffalo. Among the important meas- ures inaugurated during his administration was the adoption by the state of the Erie and Ohio canal basins for enlarging harbor and docking facilities at Buffalo, the organization of the Buffalo Gas Light Company, for light- ing the city, and the adoption of an extensive system of sewerage. In 1848 he was elected to the house of assembly, serving as chair- man of the committee on canals. In Novem- ber, 1848, he was elected a member of the thirty-first congress, which met December, 1849. He supported on every ballot Robert C. Winthrop for speaker ; served on the commit- tee on foreign relations; opposed the exten- sion of slavery on all occasions ; supported the policy of President Taylor in admitting Cali- fornia as a free state ; and opposed the Fugi- tive Slave law and the compromise measures adopted in 1850, which received the approba- tion of President Fillmore, who succeeded after the death of President Taylor. In 1853 he was elected treasurer of New York state, and ex officio a member of the canal board, serving two years from January i, 1854. As a member of the canal board he approved the plans and let contracts for enlarging thb Erie and Oswego canals. He opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise in 1854 ; took an active part in organizing the Republican party ; was for several years a member of the state central committee, and in i860 was an active member of the congressional executive com- mittee in conducting the campaign which re- sulted in the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. In 1858 he was elected to the thirty-sixth congress; re-elected in i860, serving four years on the ways and means
committee. As chairman of the sub-commit- tee of ways and means he drafted the national currency bank bill, and originated the legal tender act for the issue of treasury fundable notes, to circulate as money, which he intro- duced in the house of representatives, De- cember 30, 1861. He advocated it as a war measure, and opened the debate upon the bill in an exhaustive speech, showing the impera- tive necessity of the measure to sustain the army and navy. While severely criticised, the arguments he presented have never been suc- cessfully controverted, and had great influence in carrying the bill through congress. Nearly all the most important loan laws for carrying on the war originated with the sub-committee of ways and means, of which Mr. Spaulding was chairman. In 1869 he issued a financial history of the war entitled "History of the Legal Tender Paper Money Issued during the Great Rebellion." In a letter to him dated August 3, 1869, Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, said, in reference to this his- tory, "In all our early financial trials, while the war was most menacing, you held a posi- tion of great trust, giving you opportunity and knowledge. The first you used at the time most patriotically, and the second you now use for the instruction of the country." After the close of the civil war, Mr. Spaulding re- tired from public life, devoting his time to his banking and business interest until his final retirement. He had been engaged in banking since 1852. In 1864 he organized the Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Buffalo, owned a large majority of the stock, and was its president until his death.
Proud of his revolutionary ancestry, Mr. Spaulding erected in 1875 a monument in Buffalo dedicated to the honor of the Spauld- ings who fought in the battle of Bunker Hill, of whom there were seven, as shown on one side of the monument:
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church and of many of the city's leading civil, charitable and philanthropic organizations. He married (first) September 5, 1837, Jane An- toinnette Rich, who died August 6, 1841. He married (second) September 5, 1842, Nancy Selden Strong, who died May 4, 1852; mar- ried (third) May 2, 1854, Delia Strong, widow of Clark Robinson. Children, all by second marriage: i. Charlotte, born July 17, 1843; married, February 27, 1866, Franklin Sidway ; residence, Buffalo, New York. 2. Edward Rich (see forward). 3. Samuel Strong, born in Buffalo, New York, June 26, 1849; mar- ried, October 15, 1875, i" Buffalo, Annie Mar- garet Watson, born September 30, 1852 (see Watson) ; children : i. Marion, born November 24, 1876; married. May 23, 1899, William G. Meadows, born November i, 1870; child: Wil- liam G. (2), born March 4, 1901 ; Samuel Strong (2), born October 30, 1902; Rufus Watson, born July 28, 1908; Ann, born No- vember 28, 1909. ii. Charlotte, born November II, 1879; married, May 5, 1908, Langdon All- bright, bom December 15, 1880; children: Charlotte, born January 15, 1910; Harriet, twin of Charlotte, iii. Elbridge Gerry, born August 2, 1881 ; educated at St. Mark's Pre- paratory School, Southboro, Massachusetts ; Yale University, Sheffield Scientific School, graduating class of 1905 ; now of firm of Spaulding & Spaulding, wholesale dealers in coal and coke; member of Saturn, Country, and Auto clubs of Buffalo, and Yale Club of New York City; married, November 3, 1909, Marion, only child of W. Caryl and Grace (Keeller) Ely. iv. Stephen Van Rensselaer, born February 24, 1884; educated at St. Mark's, Southboro, Massachusetts; now of firm of Spaulding & Spaulding; member of Saturn, Country, and Auto clubs of Buffalo; married, December 29, 1906, Marion, born August 27, 1884, daughter of Thomas C. and Lizzie (Atwater) Perkins.
(VIH) Edward Rich, son of Elbridge Gerry Spaulding, was born in Buffalo, New York, November 7, 1845. He was educated in the city schools, and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. At about the age of eighteen he entered the Farmers & Mechanics Bank, founded by his father, became cashier, and rose to the presidency. He also became presi- dent of the Buffalo Gas Light Company and held this office until its consolidation into the present company in 1897. This year practi- cally marked his retirement from active busi-
ness. He retained his Buffalo residence, but occupied it only about two months a year, passing most of his time in Santa Barbara, California, where he built a handsome home. On Saturday, April 4, 1908, he was injured in a runaway accident in Santa Barbara, Cali- fornia, and died April 8th. Later the remains were conveyed to Buffalo and entered in the family lot at Forest Lawn cemetery. He mar- ried, January 6, 1875, Mary Tenney, daughter of Amos A. Blanchard, of Buffalo, and grand- daughter of Major William Tenney, of Hano- ver, New Hampshire. Children : Bertha, born November 2Ty 1875 ; Exiward Blanchard, born October 31, 1879, died March 4, 1880; Harry Blanchard, of whom further; Samuel Strong, born January i, 1884; Albert Tenney, July 25, 1886; Ruth Tenney, September 15, 1887; Ed- ward Selden, March 7, 189 1.
(IX) Harry Blanchard, son of Edward Rich and Mary Tenney (Blanchard) Spaulding, was born in Buffalo, New York, October 19, 1881.
He was prepared at the Thatcher School, Ojai Valley, California, then entered Yale Uni- versity, wh«re he was graduated, class of 1905. His business life began with the Bell Tele- phone Company, with whom he spent one year, connected with the purchasing department. He was then elected treasurer of the John R. Keim Mills Company, of Buffalo, remaining in that connection until February, 1910, when the company sold their mills and business. In the same month and year Mr. Spaulding was elected treasurer of the Long Grate Bar Com- pany, engaged in the manufacture of revolving and rocking boiler grates. He is an Inde- pendent in politics, and a member of the Pres- byterian church. His clubs are the Saturn, Auto, Country of Buffalo, Yale of New York City, and the Elihu of New Haven. He mar- ried, October 3, 1908, Mary Louise, born Jan- uary 27, 1887, daughter of Harry T. Randall, cashier of the Manufacturers and Traders Bank of Buffalo.
(The Watson Line).
John Watson died in 1728 ; he was of North Kingston, Rhode Island. May 14, 1683, he took John Straight for an apprentice "to serve sixteen years from the first of March last to learn his master's trade of tailoring." In 1687 he was constable; 1688, grand juror; 1690, conservator of the peace; 1690, deputy. He married (first) Dorcas Gardiner; (second)
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Rebecca Gardiner, supposed to have been sister of his first wife; six children.
(II) John (2), eldest son of John (i) and Dorcas Gardiner, was born July 22, 1676; died November 18, 1772. He was of South Kings- ton, Rhode Island; was deputy, 1718-21-22-23- 24-25-26; married, April 8, 1703, Hannah Champlin; died October 31, 1720; seven chil- dren.
(III) John (3), son of John (2) and Han- nah (Champlin) Watson, was bom March 13, 1710 ; married .
(IV) John (4), son of John (3), was born May 23, 1737; married, October 17, 1764, Desire Wheeler, born November 27, 1748.
(V) Rufus, son of John (4) and Desire (Wheeler) Watson, was bom 1774; died 1856; married Mercy Stanton, born May 22, 1784; died March 16, 1835.
(VI) Stephen Van Rensselaer, son of Rufus and Mercy (Stanton) Watson, was born June 13, 1817; died January 15, 1880; married, Jan-
' uary 7, 1847, Charlotte Amelia Sherman.
(VII) Annie M., daughter of Stephen Van Rensselaer Watson; married Samuel Strong Spaulding.
The first person bearing the STOCKTON Stockton name to come to
this country was Rev. Jonas Stockton, M. A., who with his son Timothy, then aged fourteen years, came to Virginia in the ship "Bona Nova," in 1620. He was for many years incumbent of the parishes of Elizabeth City and Bermuda Hundred, and be- came the founder, of a numerous family of de- scendants, many of whom have become dis- tinguished. His cousin Prudence, daughter of Rev. John Stockton, rector of Alchester and Kingbolt, married, June 18, 1612, Edward Holyoke, of Tamworth, later of Lynn, Massa- chusetts, and became the foundress of the Holyoke family in America. The next Stock- tons to emigrate was, according to Hotten's * 'Lists," Thomas Stockton, "aged twenty-one," who sailed from London to Boston in the ship 'True Love," September 16, 1635. Of him nothing more is known. Finally, Richard Stockton, the founder of the family at present under consideration.
(I) Richard Stockton was found in Charles- ton, Massachusetts, as early as 1639, where he is witness to a deed. The next reference to him is among the original patentees named in the charter of the town of Flushing, Long
Island, where he appears to have been a prom- inent man, being rated among the rather well- to-do citizens of the place, taking a prominent part in the controversies between the town and Governor Peter Stuyvesant on religious matters, holding the lieutenancy of the Horse Guard of Flushing, and declining, with the consent of Governor Niccolls, an election to the same position in the Foot Guard. Between 1670 and 1680 he became converted to the tenets of the Society of Friends, and selling his Long Island property he removed to Springfield township, Burlington county, New Jersey, where he purchased twelve hundred acres of land from George Hutchinson, where he lived until his death, between January 25, 1705-06, and October 10, 1707, the dates of the executing and filing of his will. He mar- ried Abigail , who survived him, being
alive April 14, 1714, and who, there is some reason to suppose, may have been his second wife. Children,, all probably born in New England or Long Island : Richard, John, Job, Abigail, Mary, Sarah, Hannah and Elizabeth. (II) Richard (2), son of Richard (i) Stockton, was born about 1650 or 1660, died in Piscataway, Middlesex county. New Jersey, between June 25 and August 15, 1709. His father took him with him to Springfield town- ship, Burlington county. New Jersey, where he remained until after his marriage, when he re- moved to Piscataway. Later he bought from William Penn the famous fifty-five hundred acres on which the town and university of Princeton now stand, making his residence on a part of it. In 1705 he was commissioned by Lord Cornbury, ensign of the militia com- pany of Springfield and Northampton town- ships, under Captain Richard Ellison, and in June, 1709, he became one of the trustees of the Stony Brook Friends' meeting house. He married, at Chesterfield monthly meeting, No- vember 8, 1691, Susanna (Witham) Robinson, born in Whitby, November 29, 1668, died April 30, 1749, daughter of Robert and Ann Witham, of Whitby, Yorkshire, England, and widow of Thomas Robinson, of Crosswicks. After her second husband's death she married (third) Judge Thomas Leonard, of Princeton. Chil- dren, all born in Piscataway: i. Richard, April 2, 1693, died March, 1760; married Hester Smith, of Jamaica, Long Island; chil- dren: John and Ruth. 2. Samuel (of whom further). 3. Joseph, May 5, 1697, ^i^d 1770; married Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob and Amy
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(Whitehead) Doughty; children: Daniel, Joseph, Doughty, Samuel, John, Amy, Eliza- beth, Mary, Sarah, married Richard, son of Joseph and Mary (Farnsworth) Stockton. 4. Robert, April 3, 1699, died in 1744-45 ; mar- ried (first) ; (second) Rebecca
Phillips, of Maidenhead; children: Robert, Thomas, Job, Susanna, Eunice, Elizabeth, Sarah. 5. John, father of Richard Stockton, signer of the Declaration of Independence ; he married, February 21, 1729, Abigail, daughter of Philip and Rebecca (Stockton) Phillips, of Maidenhead, who was born October 9, 1708. 6. Thomas, born 1703.
(III) Samuel, son of Richard (2) and Susanna (Witham) (Robinson) Stockton, was bom February 12, 1694-95, died 1739. He inherited five hundred acres of his father's estate and lived the life of a country gentle- man. He married (first) Amy, daughter of •Jacob and Amy (Whitehead) Doughty; (sec- ond) Rachel, daughter of Colonel Joseph and Ruth (Horner) Stout. Children by first mar- riage, Samuel and Amy ; by second marriage : Joseph, who remained loyal to the King dur- ing the revolution; went to the Bermuda Islands, where he founded the Bermuda branch of the family; Richard Witham (of whom further) ; Jacob ; Rachel ; Ann, married Rev. Andrew Hunter, father of the famous revo- lutionary chaplain.
(IV) Richard Witham, second son of Sam- uel and Rachel (Stout) Stockton, was major of the Sixth Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers (Loyalists). He was surprised with sixty-three privates of his command and taken prisoner, February 18, 1777, by Colonel John Neilson, and was sent in irons to Philadelphia by order of General Putnam. To this course General Washington protested, he considering Major Stockton should be treated as a prisoner-of- war, not as a felon. He was tried and later accompanied the Tory refugees to New Bruns- wick, taking with him four of his sons and a daughter. Richard Stockton, of Somerset county, New Jersey, was advertised August 28, 1779, as "a fugitive now with the enemy,'' probably the same person. He married Mary Hatfield, daughter of Joseph Hatfield, of Eliz- abeth, New Jersey. He became one of the original patentees of Parrtown, later St. John, New Brunswick, where he died. He had twelve or thirteen children, and the eldest son was Charles Witham (of whom further).
(V) Charles Witham, son of Major Richard
Witham and Mary (Hatfield) Stockton, was born at Princeton, New Jersey, July 16, 1756, died at Walton, New York, December i, 1822. He married (first) January 14, 1779, at New- ton, New Jersey, Elizabeth North, born Jan- uary 13, 1764, died July 18, 1805. He married (second) Elizabeth Coleman, born February 4, 1777, died April 14, 1848. He had thirteen children by his first wife, six by his second.
(VI) Dr. Charles Lewis Stockton, second child of Charles Witham and his second wife, Elizabeth (Coleman) Stockton, was bom in Walton, New York, January 15, 1815, died in Capeville, Virginia, May 23, 1874. He was reared in the family of Erastus Root, who was the husband of his eldest sister. Erastus Root was bom in Hebron, Connecticut, March 16, 1773, died suddenly in New York City, while en route for Washington, D. C, I>ecember 24, 1846. He was a member of the state assembly, 1798-1802, and many terms subsequently; a Democratic representative in the eighth, eleventh, fourteenth and twenty-second con- gresses, 1803-05-09- 1 1- 1 5- 17-3 1-33; state sena- tor, 1818-22-30; lieutenant-governor of the state, 1823-25, and again state senator, 1841- 45. He was the author of "Addresses to the People" (1824).
Dr. Stockton was educated in the public schools and Delhi Academy, Walton, Delaware county. New York, after which he matriculated at Fairfield Medical College, Herkimer, from which he was graduated at the age of nineteen .years. For four years he was engaged in mer- cantile business with his kinsmen, the St. Johns, in New York. He then renounced business life and took up the study of medicine with his brothers, William Severyn and Rich- ard Witham Stockton, the latter a surgeon in the war of 1812, received his degree of M.D., and practiced his profession in Chautauqua coun^. New York, and in the states of Ohio and Indiana. On horseback, with saddle bags filled with drugs and medicine, he traveled through the states of Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, treating such cases as he met with on his journeyings. After a few years spent in this migratory fashion he returned to New York, settling at Ripley, where he married. He again took up his rov- ing life; he spent six years in the state of Indiana, going from there to Ohio, thence to Virginia, where he remained until his death. He was a man of decided talent and brilliant qualities, but so filled with the spirit of travel
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and adventure that he was not content to settle and work upward to the high positions he was qualified to fill. He was a strong Abolitionist, his southern life having enabled him to see slavery as it existed in the cotton states in its worst form. He supported the Republican party for many years, but subsequently, dur- ing the reconstruction period, was affiliated with the Democracy. He married, January i6, 1837, Sarah ShaefFer, of Oneida county, New York, born May 23, 1820, died at Buffalo, New York, October 11, 1900. Children: Caro- line Elizabeth, born January 11, 1838, died in March, 1841 ; Henry Eugene, born August 9, 1839, died on the same day as his sister, Caro- line E. ; Mary Gertrude, born January 5, 1846; Emma Adalaide, March 15, 1848; Charles Gleason (of whom further).
(VH) Dr. Charles Gleason Stockton, only son of Dr. Charles Lewis and Sarah (Shaeflfer) Stockton, was born in Ohio, August 27, 1853. His early education was under private tutors in Virginia and Ohio, after which he prepared for college at West- field Academy, New York. He decided on the profession of medicine, entered the medical department of the University of Buffalo, whence he was graduated M.D., class of 1878. For ten years he was engaged in general prac- tice in the city of Buflfalo. Since 1888 he has been Professor of Medicines in the University of Buflfalo ; was surgeon of the Seventy-fourth Regiment, New York National Guard, with the rank of major ; past president of the Medi- cal Society, State of New York, and Buflfalo Academy of Medicine; for ten years state medical examiner for the Royal Arcanum ; for three years physician at the Penitentiary; house physician at the Buffalo General Hospi- tal ; attending physician since 1888 ; consulting physician at the Erie County Hospital, Ernest Wende Hospital, Sisters* Hospital, and at the New York State Hospital for Crippled Chil- dren, at Tarry town, New York. Dr. Stockton is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, and of the Saturn and Park clubs of Buflfalo.
He married, November 23, 1875, Mary L. . Taylor, daughter of D. H. Taylor, and grand- daughter of Hon. Thomas B. Campbell. Chil- dren: I. Harriet Sarah, born August 30, 1877; married, September 19, 1901, Maulsby Kim- ball ; children : Charles Stockton Kimball, bom August 17, 1902; Maulsby Kimball (2), May 20, 1904; Emily Nelson Kimball, February 2, 1909. 2. Mary Louise, born December 16,
1883, died April 28, 1905. 3. Lucy Witham, born April 19, 1888. 4. Dorothy Taylor, May 18, 1891.
This name is found among HORNING those of the inhabitants of
Mechlenburg, Germany, where for many years prior to the emigration to the United States the family had lived. They were industrious, hardworking people, possessed of those German elements of character that al- ways make for success in life wherever they settle. This record begins with John Horning, of Mechlenburg, who owned a small farm on which he lived and reared a family of eight children, six of whom emigrated to the United States, namely : John H. (of whom further) ; Joseph, William, Sophia, Duretta, Fred.
(H) John H., son of John Homing, was born in Mechlenburg, Germany, 1836, died in Otto, Cattaraugus county. New York, January 10, 1889. He was educated in Germany, where he married and worked at farming until 1871, when he came to the United States, finaJly settling in Little Valley, New York. He worked for the farmers of the town until his savings enabled him to purchase a farm of fifty acres, which he successfully operated as a dairy farm. He prospered and was a highly- respected citizen of the town. He was of quite, unassuming manner, but full of energy and force. He was a member of the Lutheran church in Germany, but as there was no church of that denomination in Little Valley at that time he worshiped with his family in the Methodist church. In politics he was a Re- publican, but never took active part in public aflfairs. He married Maria Peters, who was born in Mechlenburg, Germany, 1833, ^^^^ ^" Otto, New York, 1884. Children: i. Eliza, born May 3, 1857; married Richard L. Wearne. 2. Henreca, born February 12, 1862; married Fred B. Herrick; children: Vevah, married Harry Abbey ; Arthur. 3. Mary, born May 6, 1864 ; married Fred Schmail ; children : Beulah and Otis. 4. John David (of whom further).
(HI) John David, youngest child of John H. Horning, was born in Mechlenburg, Ger- many, May 7, 1866. When he was five years of age his parents came to this country, set- tling in Little Valley, New York. He attended the public schools of that place until the re- moval of his parents to Otto, and in the schools of that town completed his studies. He then
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turned his attention to the occupation of cheese making, which line of work he followed in various parts of the country from 1885 ^^ 1903, a period of eighteen years. In the latter named year he formed a partnership with C. J. Qair under the firm name of C. J. Clair & Company, cheese manufacturers, in which en- terprise they were highly successful, and this connection continued until 1910, when Mr. Homing disposed of his interest, retiring from the cheese manufacturing business. He then devoted his attention to the cutlery business, in which he is engaged at the present time (1912) and of which he is making a success. He is a member and steward of the Methodfst Episcopal church.
Mr. Horning is a Republican in politics, and for eight years held the office of as- sessor in Little Valley, New York. He is a member of Little Valley Lodge, No. 812, Free and Accepted Masons. He married Alice Elizabeth Briggs, bom October 13, 1865, daughter of Lewis C. Briggs (see Briggs Vni). Child: Cecil LeRoy, born December
8, 1890.
(The Briggs Line).
(I) John Briggs, the first member of the line here under consideration of whom we have definite information, was in Newport, Rhode Island, where he was admitted a free- man in October, 1638. He was possessed of some fortune, as would appear from his nu- merous land purchases in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1639, was a member of the general court and commissioner for the four towns of Providence Plantations. He is of frequent mention in colonial records, both as an official and in land transfers. His will, dated April 19, 1690, was probated September 17, 1690. He does not mention his wife, as she had preceded him to the grave. He men- tions sons: John, Thomas, Enoch, John; daughter, Susanna.
(II) John (2), son of John (i) Briggs, was a resident of Portsmouth and Little Compton, Rhode Island. He inherited land from his father and purchased another tract at Tiverton. He also received land from his father-in-law. He married Hannah, daughter of Edward Fisher, of Portsmouth. Sons : Ed- ward and John, and possibly Job and William. There is no record of daughters.
(III) Edward, son of John (2) Briggs, was a wheelwright, and at various times made land
purchases in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. His wife Sarah survived him and made sev- eral land transfers after the death of her hus- band, about 1718. Both the wills of Edward and his wife are found in Taunton records. Children: Deborah, bofn March 11, 1693; Hannah, December 19, 1698; Walter, Febru- ary 19, 1701 ; Josiah, March 4, 1703; Charles, February 20, 171 1. Walter, the eldest son, settled in West Chester, New York, and is the ancestor of a numerous progeny.
(IV) Josiah, second son of Edward Briggs, was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, March 4,
1703. He married Lillie — . Children:
Sarah, born February 21, 1752; Ephraim (of whom further).
(V) Ephraim, son of Josiah Briggs, was born June 29, 1756, and lived in Massachu- setts. He ^married and has sons, including Ephraim (of whom further).
(VI) Ephraim (2), son of Ephraim (i) Briggs, was bom in Massachusetts, October 5, 1785, and at an early date he settled on Blade Creek, Allegany county, New York. He mar- ried Elizabeth Cheesman, born November 11, 1793. Children: Elias, born July 6, 1810; Ephraim (3), March 9, 181 1 ; Calvin, Septem- ber 2.y, 1812; Calvin, December 6, 1814; Maria; Lucinda; John, born April 12, 1822; Elizabeth, September 13, 1824; James H., May 25, 1827; Lewis C. (of whom further).
(VII) Lewis C, son of Ephraim (2) Briggs, was born May 19, 1829. He is at the present time (1912) a farmer of the town of Cuba, Allegany county, New York, and al- though in his eighty-third year actively man- ages his own farm. He married Elizabeth Ann Ingalls, born 1832, died April 21, 1910, daughter of John W. and Elizabeth (Mar- shall) Ingalls. Children: i. Wallace G., mar- ried Ida Pratt ; children : Arthur E., married Georgia Rowland and has a son Raymond ; Earl, died at the age of ten ; Myrtie, married John Lyman and has a daughter Lela ; Maud, married Amos Peterson and has Dbrothy and Arthur; Bertha, married Bertie Roat and has Edith and Glenn; Gladys, married Truman Gleason and has Conley Wallace ; Ethel, mar- ried Wells Cornell ; Hazel ; Grace. 2. Arthur, married Mary Jane Greer; children: Lee,
married Edna ; one child, Russell;
Cressie ; Wilmah. 3. Alice Elizabeth, married John David Horning (see Homing III). 4. Addis, married Alice Jenks ; children : Mor- ris, Lawrence, Bessie.
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The genealogy of the Jewett JEWETT family has been traced to Henri
de Juatt, a knight of the First Crusade, 1096-1099. In ancient records the name appears as Juett, Juit, Jewit, and in other varied forms, but in all cases the spelling pre- serves the pronunciation. The record of the Jewett family in America begins with the set- tlement of Rowley, Massachusetts. In 1638 about sixty families, led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers, came from Yorkshire, England, and began the settlement of Rowley early the fol- lowing season. Among these pioneers were the brothers, Maximilian and Joseph Jewett, men of substance from Bradford, Yorkshire, England. It is from Joseph that the Jewetts of Buffalo descend.
(I) Edward Jewett, of Bradford, York- shire, England, died 1615; married, 1604, Mary Taylor. Qiildren : William, Maximilian, Joseph and Sarah.
(II) Joseph, son of Edward Jewett, was born in Bradford, England, December 31, 1609, died February 26, 1660. He came to America, landing in Boston, Massachusetts, December i, 1638, accompanied by his brother Maximilian. He married Ann Allen, and had a son Joseph.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (i) Jew- ett, was born in Rowley, Massachusetts, Feb- ruary I, 1656. He married Ruth Wood, and had a son Joseph.
(IV) Joseph (3), son of Joseph (2) Jewett, married Mary Hibbard, and had a son Nathan.
(V) Captain Nathan Jewett, son of Joseph (3) Jewett, married Deborah Lord; settled in Lyme, Connecticut, and had a son Joseph.
(VI) Captain Joseph (4) Jewett, eldest son of Captain Nathan Jewett, was born in Lyme, December 13, 1732. He was a captain in the revolutionary army, serving in Colonel Hunt- ington's regiment. He was in the battle of Flatbush, Long Island, and, being taken prisoner, surrendered his sword to a British officer, who instantly plunged it through his body. He died August 31, 1776. He married, May 18, 1758,. his second cousin, Lucretia Rogers, born May 4, 1740, daughter of Dr. Theophilus Rogers and Elizabeth Hyde, of Norwich, Connecticut. Ten children.
(VII) Josiah, fourth son of Captain Joseph Jewett, was born at Lyme, Connecticut, De- cember 29, 1773, died at Moravia, New York, February 26, i860. He moved to Moravia, Cayuga county. New York, in 1814, where he
engaged in farming. He was a deacon of the church, and a man of good standing in his town. He married (first) November 29, 1798, Elizabeth M. Smith, born November 16, 1777, at Durham, Connecticut, died in Moravia, New York, October 2, 1816. Nine children. He married (second) January 16, 1817, Sophia Skinner, born December 17, 1796, daughter of Colton and Prudence (Prendegrass) Skinner, of Moravia. Six children, all born in Mo- ravia: I. Sherman S., born January 17, 1818; became a leading manufacturer and financier of Buffalo, New York ; organized the foundry firm of Jewett & Root in 1843, which contin- ued thirty years; also the house of Sherman S.. Jewett & Company; was president of the Bank of BuflFalo from its organization until 1890; director of the Manufacturers' and Traders' Bank, thirty years; of the Marine Bank, twenty years ; of the Columbia National Bank from its foundation until his death, also director of the Bank of Niagara Falls. He was heavily interested in railroads, insurance companies, city improvement, and one of the founders of the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, which he endowed with a permanent faind known as the Jewett fund. He was one of the original members of the Republican party ; served in Buffalo common council, and several times as mayor pro tern. In 1880 he was pres- idential elector. He was one of the founders of the Buffalo Qub, and president of the Park Commission. He married, August 14, 1839, Deborah Dusenbury, of Buffalo. He died Feb- ruary 28, 1897. 2. John Cotton, of whom fur- ther. 3. Joseph, died in infancy. 4. Dr. Charles Carroll, born June 28, 1827; married, January 17, 1856, Ellen R. Burroughs, of Buffalo. 5. James Harvey, born October 11, 1830; farmer ; married, June 3, 1854, Mary F. Coly- com, of Sardinia, New York. 6. Matilda Caroline, born December 8, 1824; died May 17, 1849; unmarried.
(VIII) John Cotton, second son of Deacon Josiah and his second wife, Sophia (Skinner) Jewett, was born in Moravia, Cayuga county, New York, February 2, 1820, died at Los Angeles, California, February 18, 1904. He was educated in the public schools and until seventeen years of age led the life of a typical farmer boy. About 1837 he joined his half- brother, Samuel Parson Jewett, who was a merchant of Ann Arbor, Michigan. He at first occupied a clerical position, but showed such business ability that Samuel soon made
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him a partner. Later John C. retired from the firm and established a general store at Al- bion, Michigan. In 1849 he returned to New York state, locating at Buffalo, where he be- gan in a small way the manufacturing of re- frigerators. This business grew step by step until to-day the John C. Jewett Manufacturing Company sends its products all over the world. In the building up and conducting this great business he was ably seconded by his sons, Edgar B. and Frederick A. Jewett. Edgar B. was admitted and the firm became John C. Jewett & Son. With the extension of their business The John C. Jewett Manufacturing Company was incorporated. Mr. Jewett re- tained an active interest in the company for forty years, and was the father of one of the great industries of Buffalo and New York state, and must al\vays be regarded as one of the important pioneers of industrial Buffalo. He was identified with the Republican party, and the Methodist Episcopal church.
He married, February 2, 1843, Priscilla Boardman, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, then in her seventeenth year. She was a woman of strong mental powers and every Christian, womanly virtue. Children: i. Edgar Board- man, of whom further. 2. Carrie Amelia, born October 3, 1847 j married Hugh McKibbin. 3. Matilda Caroline, bom August 11, 1849; married Risley Tucker. 4. Ella, born April 7, 1855, in Buffalo; married Willis H. Howes. 5. Frederick Arthur, bom in Buffalo, Novem- ber 10, 1859, died April 3, 1906; educated in public schools and De Veaux College, Niagara Falls. Early in 1878 he joined his father and brother as clerk in the office of John C. Jewett & Son, and three years later was elected treas- urer of the John C. Jewett Manufacturing Company, an office he held until death. He spent a great deal of time after his first years of close application to business, in foreign travel. He married, June 30, 1891, Anna Louise, daughter of Robert W. James, of Lockport, New York; children: Robert and Katherine. 6. Mabel, bom in Buffalo, June 22, 1864, died January 26, 1866.
(IX) Edgar Boardman, eldest son of John Cotton Jewett, was born in Ann Arbor, Michi- gan, December 14, 1843. He was a lad of six years when his father came to Buffalo, where Edgar B. was educated in the public schools. On leaving school he at once joined his father in business, and in 1865 was ad- mitted to a partnership as John C. Jewett &
Son. The business of manufacturing refrig- erators grew to such immense proportions that a corporation became a necessity, and in 1885 the John C. Jewett Manufacturing Company was incorporated. December 7, 1885, he was elected president and general manager of that company, a position he yet holds (1911) in addition to other important official duties. He is president of the Jewett Refrigerator Com- pany and vice-president of the Cary Safe Com- pany, all Buffalo activities. He was also pres- ident of Columbia National Bank of Buffalo, and has other interests of a minor nature.
Mr. Jewett has never been so absorbed in business as to overlook his duties as a citizen. He gave twenty-four years service to his state in the National Guard, and wore the blue dur- ing the civil war. To his own city he has given honorable service as chief executive, and his influence always for the public good. He enlisted as a private in Company C, Seventy-fourth Regiment, New York National Guard, in 1861. In 1863 that regiment was called out, and he was on duty at New York City in the service of the United States during the great draft riots, and was instrumental in restoring peace and order to that city after a week of riot and bloodshed. Shortly after- ward similar conditions existing in Buffalo, the Seventy-fourth was again called into action, their service in the two cities and elsewhere covering a period of three months. In May, 1863, he was elected sergeant, and held that rank from June to August of that year, the period covering the draft riots, Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, and the campaign imme- diately following, in which Sergeant Jewett participated with credit. June 29, 1865, he was commissioned first lieutenant; April 3, 1866, captain; October 9, 1870, inspector of the Fourteenth Brigade; April 11, 1877, major and also inspector of rifle practice of the Eighth Brigade ; October 25, 1880, he was ap- pointed chief of staff of the Fourteenth Brigade ; March 29, 1884, he was elected brig- adier-general of the Eighth Brigade, serving until December 7, 1885, when he resigned on account of his increased business respon- sibilities.
Always a Republican, General Jewett has been much in the public eye. March i, 1894, he was appointed by Mayor Bishop, a police commissioner of Buffalo. His record in this office brought him 'the nomination for mayor, and the following November he was elected
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by the largest majority then ever given a can- didate for that office. His administration was marked by much needed reform ; twelve new school buildings, among them the new Masten Park High School, were erected ; street clean- ing contracts were let to the lowest bidder, and much money saved the city by this rout of the hitherto favored bidders. The plan of utilizing vacant city lots by allowing them to be culti- vated, whereby five hundred and seventy-eight families were greatly benefited, was a plan in- troduced by Mayor Jewett. He also extended the civil service to include the entire city gov- ernment, and widely extended the merit sys- tem. He managed the business of his office with the same care and efficiency shown in his private business, and gave Buffalo a prac- tical demonstration of clean administrative methods. He is a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) and is prom- inent in the Masonic Order, holding all de- grees up to and including the Thirty-second degree. Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. His club is the Otowega of Buffalo.
General Jewett has always been interested in the preservation of the history of his family, and on July 7, 19 10, was elected the first presi- dent of The Jewett Family of America, an as- sociation of the descendants of Edward Jew- ett, incorporated under the laws of the State of Massachusetts for the "Collection and pres- ervation of books, pamphlets, documents, manuscripts and other historical and antiquar- ian matter ; the publication of historical articles from time to time; the protection of records and monuments of the forefathers; and erec- tion of suitable memorials and the holding of re-unions of the family for promoting ac- quaintance and good fellowship."
He married (first) October 3, 1865, ^^ A"" Arbor, Michigan, Elizabeth Foster Danforth, born in Ann Arbor, October 26, 1845, ^^^^ >" Buffalo, August 9, 1905, daughter of George and Mary (Foster) Danforth. He rnarried (second) January 6, 1909, Augusta Elizabeth Fisher, born at Tionesta, Pennsylvania, May 9, 1870, daughter of James J. and Nancy A. Fisher. Children of first marriage: i. Maude, born January 8, 1868, died June 5, 1868. 2. George Danforth, born May 21, 1869, died August 21, 1869. 3. John Edgar, born Sep- tember 2, 187 1 ; educated in Buffalo schools; associated in business with his father, and is vice-president and manager of the Jewett Re- frigerator Company of Buffalo. He married.
April 24, 1893, in Buffalo, Marian Lucille Comstock; children: i. Edgar Boardman (2), born February 11, 1895. "• Richmond, May 2^, 1896. iii. John Edgar (2), November 24, 1898. iv. Jesse Armstrong, November 23, 1907. 4. Mabel, educated in Buffalo schools ; married, in Buffalo, June i, 1899, Charles A. White, born in Elmira, New York, August 4, 1869; children: Jewett, born May 12, 1904; Priscilla, June 2, 1907.
The first of the Covell family COVELL in this country was Ezra Covell, who came to Plymouth in July, 1635, at the age of fifteen years. His name was on the list of those able to bear arms in 1643. The names Covell -and Cowell were used sometimes interchangeably. There was a John Covell, of Marblehead, in 1668, but nothing further is known of him. Philip Covell or Cowell lived at Maiden, Massachu- setts ; married there, November 26, 1687, Eliz- abeth, daughter of Philip Atwood, and had a daughter Sarah, born April 13, 1689. Joseph Covell or Cowell, of Woburn, married, Feb- ruary 2^^ 1685, Alice Palmer and had sons: Philip, born February 12, 1692, died young, and Joseph, born December 9, 1694. Edward Covell or Cowell was in Boston in 1645, ^i^d there September 12, 1691, and by wife Mar- garet had John, Joseph, Elizabeth, William, born June 28, 1655.
(H) Nathaniel Covell is reported of Chat- ham, Massachusetts, son-in-law of William Nickerson in 1667, but nothing further is found. If this record is correct, he must have been a son of Ezra Covell, mentioned above. William Nickerson was the real founder of Monomoy (Chatham). During the first twenty- five years it was little more than a Nickerson neighborhood. There was no settlement of his estate, but he died in 1689-90. Several years before he arranged his affairs so that the management passed to his daughter, Sarah Covell, and son, William Nickerson, Jr. He conveyed as early as February, 1685-86, to Mrs. Covell all his property, but December 2, 16S7, he and his daughter joined in a deed of a tract of land called Monamesett Neck and a half-interest in his other property except the homestead to William Jr. Sarah was widow of Nathaniel Covell, who was deputy constable of Monomoy in 1674. Ephraim and Joseph Covell, doubtless their sons, conveyed land in 1715. Another son Nathaniel was on the
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committee to range and renew the bounds be- tween Harwich and Monomoy, May 28, 1703. Nathaniel Covell Sr. was with Robert Eldred and Tristram Hedges, all sons-in-law of Wil- liam Nickerson, sued in October, 1666, by a rival claimant to their lands. Nathaniel Covell died soon afterward.
(HI) Joseph Covell, of Monomoy, son of Nathaniel Covell, married (second) March i, 1703-04, Hannah Bassett at Eastham. By his first wife Lydia he had Lydia, born July 12, 1701 ; married May 16, 1716, Thomas Nicker- son, at Chatham.
(IV) John, son of Joseph Covell, lived at Harwich and in that part of the county ceded to Chatham about 1723, when he was school- master in Chatham for thirty pounds a quar- ter. He married, October 12, 1721, Thankful Bangs and had Elizabeth, born July 9, 1722, at Chatham; John (mentioned below).
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Joseph Covell, mar- ried, at Chatham, May 16, 1727. He appears to have had a second wife Mary, and a third wife Jerusha, who was living in 1758. Chil- dren of Nathaniel and Mary Covell, born at Chatham : Joseph, born July 3, 1741 ; Nathan- iel; Obadiah, January 28, 1744; Dorcas, June I, 1747; Isaac, April 6, 1749; Judah, March 25, 175 1 ; Ebenezer, December 6, 1752; Dor- cas, April 4, 1755.
(IV) James, son of Joseph Covell, married (first) Mehitable, who died November 26, 1761, aged fifty-two, at Chatham. He mar- ried (second) Ruth . His records are
given in order to complete all that is found of the family practically in this section at an early date. For many years he was town clerk of Chatham. Children of James and Mehitable Covell: Mehitable, bom February 15, 1727- 28; Ruth, March 13, 1729-30, married Prince Nickerson; Drusilla, April 23, 1732; Hannah, November 13, 1734, died young; Joseph, Sep- tember 26, 1736, died young ; Joseph, January 10, 1737-38; Hannah, January 30. 1739; James, June 28, 1742; Constant, March 3, 1744; Samuel, May 22, 1748. Children of James and Ruth Covell : Ruth, born Septem- ber 13, 1764; Joshua, October 13, 1766; Nathan, September 6, 1768.
(V) John (2), son of John (i) Covell, was born about 1733 in Chatham or Harwich, Mas- sachusetts. He or a son of the same name was a soldier in the revolution. The name is not given with a "Jr.", however, and the pre- sumption is in favor of the theory that this
service belongs to this man. He was a private in Captain Samuel King's company. Colonel Josiah Whitney's regiment, August to Decem- ber, 1776; also in Captain Abijah Bangs* com- pany. Colonel Nathaniel Freeman's regiment, in the secret expedition to Rhode Island in 1777. John Covell moved from Massachusetts about 1786 to Pittstown, New York, and died there in 1806, aged seventy-three years. He had a son Benjamin (mentioned below). Ac- cording to the census of 1790 he was living at Pittstown, Albany county. New York, and had in his family four males over sixteen, four under that age and five females. At that time sixteen heads of Covell families were reported in New York state. All were doubtless of this family and had moved after the revolution in most instances.
(VI) Benjamin, son of John (2) Covell, was born in Harwich or Chatham in 1761. He entered the American army very young, as a private in Captain George Webb's company, and served at Providence, 1777 ; also in the same company, Colonel Holbrook's regiment, 1777-81. He enlisted in 1777 for the war (vol. iv. "Mass. Soldiers and Sailors," p. 24). Exlward Covell, of Harwich, Ephraim Covell of Harwich and Wellfleet, Henry and Thomas Covell of Harwich, Joseph Covell of Ware- ham, Peter Covell, of Brattleborough, Ver- mont, Richard, Samuel, Solomon and William Covell were Massachusetts soldiers in the revolution. The Covells went to Connecticut early, especially to Windham and Hartford counties, and in 1790 fifteen Covell families were reported in that state. According to the Chautauqua county history Benjamin was at; the taking of Burgoyne, at Sullivan's defeat and at the battle of Monmouth.
He married, in 1784, Sibyl Durkee in Wash- ington, Connecticut. None of this name lived in Washington in 1790. He came to New York state in 1786, and in 1810 removed with a large family to the present town of Carroll where he spent the remainder of his life. He died November 27, 1822, aged sixty-one. At that time all of his sons and daughters, his brother Seth and nephew Simeon, were living in the neighborhood and the settlement was called Coveltown. In a sketch of Benjamin Covell and his family it has been said they "were active in getting the first bridge built across the Connewango at Coveltown, by Capt: Charles Taylor." From this it is naturally inferred that they resided near the Conne-
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wango ; whereas it appears from the land com- pany's books that Benjamin Co veil took up, in December, 1810, lot 2, tp. i., r. 11 on which Alexander T. Prendergast and Seth Cheney now reside in Kiantone. Benjamin Co veil's wife died in Covington, Genesee county. New York, in 183 1, aged sixty-nine years.
(VII) Thomas, son or nephew of Benjamin Covell, was born January 14, 1794. He was a shoemaker and farmer, and for several years was a lock tender in the Genesee canal. He served in the war of ' 1812 and was in the battle of Cold Harbor. He was a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and of strong Christian character. His wife Laura was bom October 18, 1796, died in 1875. Among their children was Edmund R. (mentioned below) ; and John Wallace.
(VIII) Edmund R., son of Thomas Covell, was born June 13, 1818, and was killed Octo- ber 2, 1889. He was educated in the public schools, and learned the shoemaker's trade with his father. He also worked on his father's farm during his boyhood. He enlisted In Company I, Fourteenth Regiment, Pennsyl- vania Cavalry, October 15, 1862, and served throughout the war, receiving an honorable discharge, June 16, 1865. The Fourteenth was one of Sheridan's hard-fighting regiments and under that famous commander did valiant service in the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Covell was a corporal and at the Beverly fight he had his horse shot from under him and was himself injured. After the war he re- turned to his home and engaged in lumbering, purchasing standing timber, cutting it and get- ting it to water market. He also engaged in farming.
He married, July 4, 1840, Fanny Morrison, born December 29, 1825, died November 19, 1882, daughter of Abel and Lucinda (Rich- ards) Morrison, and granddaughter of James Morrison, who fought in the revolution. Chil- dren: Thomas J. (mentioned below); Abel M. (mentioned below).
(IX) Thomas J., son of Edmund R. Covell, was bom July 8, 1844, i^ Kinzua, Pennsyl- vania. He enlisted in an independent company in 1862 which served as Company C, attached to the One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Infantry, as scouts and sharp- shooters. He was also with Battery B, United States Light Artillery. At the close of the war he was honorably discharged. He re- turned to his home and learned the trade of
carpenter, which he followed for many years. In 1900 he located in Salamanca, New York, where he has lived since. In religion he is a Methodist; in politics a Republican.
He married (first) December 25, 1869, Mary Tomes, born in 1838, died in 1884. He married (second) March 13, 1892, Bertha Huntsman, born March 11, 1874. Children by first wife: i. Edmund R., born November 22, 1870, died 1886. 2. Philip T., bom Sep- tember 2, 1872; married Catherine .
3. Guy, born July 10, 1878; was a soldier in the Spanish-American war, enlisting in Com- pany I, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Infantry, be- ing located in Porto Rico; married Bertha Johnson. 4. Fred H., born October 24, 1882, died April 7, 1883.
(IX) Abel M., son of Edmund R. Covell, and brother of Thomas J. Covell, was born at Rushford, New York. He received his early education in the public schools, and dur- ing his boyhood worked on his father's farm. Afterward he worked in a factory manufac- turing spokes and handles until 1890, when he went to Kent, Ohio, where two years later he established a laundry business. Subsequently he was in the same line of business in Cleve- land, Ohio, continuing until October 2, 1899, when he located at Salamanca, New York. Since that time he has had a large and flour- ishing laundry business in that town. He is president of the Engine Iron Company, and deals extensively in real estate. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, its treasurer and member of the board of trustees. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Salamanca. In politics he is a Republican.
He married, October 3, 1880, Josephine Wright, born November 11, 1861, daughter of Calvin and Nancy (Flagg) Wright, grand- daughter of Landrus and Rosanna Wright. Her father was born March 12, 1841, died August 14, 1905 ; her mother was born in 1840, died March 14, 1868. Children of Cal- vin and Nancy Wright: Josephine, married Abel M. Covell, mentioned above; Orin, mar- ried Ida Elson and had a son Robert; Lan- drus married Emma Perkins; Howard, born August 21, 1867, tnarried, October 17, 1900, Mae Covell, born May 30, 1878, daughter of John Wallace Covell, son of Thomas Covell, mentioned in generation VII. Children: Qaude Bernard, born May 29, 1904, and Winifred May, November 7, 1905. Children
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of Abel M. and Josephine Covell: Fannie Lucinda, born May 24, 1883 J received her edu- cation in the Salamanca high school, from which she graduated in 1902, and the Fredonia State Normal School, from which she grad- uated in 1905; she married, November 24, 1909, Earl D. Smith. 2. Cassie Muriel, bom June 29, 1888 ; received her early education in the Salamanca high school, graduated from Salamanca Training School, and specialized in music at the Thomas Normal Training School, Detroit, Michigan, 1909. 3. Arthur Maynard, born October 12, 1895 ; received his early edu- cation in Salamanca schools, also at Qiamber- lain Military School, Randolph, New York.
This family traces its genealogy GORHAM to the de Gorrams of La Tan-
niere, near Gorram, Maine, on the borders of Brittainy, where William, son of Ralph de Gorham, built a castle in 1128. During the reign of William the Conqueror several of the name removed to England, where many of them became men of learning, wealth and influence. In America the name is ancient and honorable. Although Ralph, who first came to America, did not come with the Pilgrims in the "Mayflower," the parents and grandparents of his son's wife were pas- sengers in that famous vessel, so that de- scendants of this line have the blood of four "Mayflower" passengers as an inheritance.
(I) James Gorham, of Benefield, Northamp- tonshire, England, was born in 1550, died 1576. In 1572 he married Agnes Remington.
(II) Ralph, son (perhaps only child) of James and Agnes (Remington) Gorham, was born in 1575, at Benefield, England, died about 1643, i" Plymouth, Massachusetts. He mar- ried in England, and came with his family to America in the ship "Philip," about 1635. O^ this family little is known, the only recorded child being John, of further mention. It is probable he had a brother Ralph, born in Eng- land, as the records of Plymouth colony in- dicate that there were two persons of that name in Plymouth in 1639. At the time of Ralph Gorham's death in 1643 he left no widow, and an only son John, who inherited his estate. No other Gorhams are known to have been in the colony during the seventeenth century after the death of Ralph, excepting Captain John and his descendants.
(III) Captain John, son of Ralph Gorham, was baptized in Benefield, Northamptonshire,
England, January 28, 1621, died at Swansea, Massachusetts, while in command of his com- pany, February 5, 1676. He had a good com- mon school education, and was brought up in the Puritan faith. He came to America with his father in the ship "Philip," probably then a lad of fifteen years. He learned the trade of tanner and currier, which occupied his win- ters, his summers being spent in agriculture. In 1646 he removed from Plymouth to Marsh- field, Massachusetts. On June 4, 1650, he was admitted a freeman of the town, having pre- viously been chosen constable. In 165 1 he was a member of the grand inquest of the colony. In 1652 he removed to Yarmouth, Massachusetts, purchasing a house lot adjoin- ing the Bamstable line. He added to his es- tate from time to time until he became a large land owner and proprietor of a grist mill, also operating a tannery. He was deputy from Yarmouth to the general court of Hymouth at the special session of April 6, 1653, ^tnd the following year was surveyor of highways ; 1673-4 he was a selectman of Yarmouth, and during the former year was appointed lieuten- ant of the Plymouth forces in the Dutch war. During King Philip's war and in June the following year his men attacked the village of Swansea. On June 24, a day that was ob- served as one of fasting and prayer. Captain John Gorham and twenty-nine mounted men from Yarmouth took their first march for Mount Hope. In August the war was trans- ferred to the banks of the Connecticut, and Captain Gorham and company marched into Massachusetts. The results were very dis- couraging, and in a letter to the governor, still preserved in the office of the secretary of state at Boston, Captain Gorham says his men are much worn, "having been in the field the fourteen weeks and little hopes of finding the enemy, but as for my own part I shall be ready to serve God and the country in this war so long as I have life and health." Octo- ber 4, 1675, he W21S appointed by the court "captain of the Second Company of the Plymouth forces in King Philip's war." Cap- tain Gorham and his company were in the bloody fight at the Swamp Fort in the Narra- gansett country, fought December 19, 1675, which crushed the power of King Philip and his allies. There was great suflFering and ex- posure, besides loss of life. The troops of the colonies had to remain all night in the open field "with no other covering than a cold and
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moist fleece of snow." On the dawn of the 19th they started on their march, and at one o'clock reached the fort, which was built on an island containing five or six acres set in the midst of a swamp. Entrance could only be effected in two places, by means of fallen trees, to cross which meant almost certain death from the Indian sharpshooters. After three or four hours of hard fighting the Eng- lish succeeded in taking the fort, sustaining a loss of eighty men, besides the wounded. Hubbard estimates no less than seven hundred Indians were killed. Captain Gorham com- manded his men during the fight, but never recovered from the cold and fatigue to which he was exposed during this expedition. He was seized with a fever and died at Swansea, where he was buried the following February 5th. In 1677, on account of the good services of Captain Gorham in the war that cost him his life, the court confirmed to his heirs and successors the four hundred acres of land at Papasquash Neck in Swansea, which he had selected in his lifetime.
The present town of Gorham in Maine (then a part of Massachusetts) was also granted to Captain Gorham and his company for military service and named after him.
In 1643 he married Desire Rowland, daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, and granddaughter of John and Bridget (Van De Velde) Tilley, all of whom came over in the "Mayflower." Desire Howland was bom at Plymouth, ij523, died at Barnstable, Octo- ber 13, 1683. Children: i. Desire, bom April
2, 1644; married John Hawes. 2. Temper- ance, born at Marshfield, May 5, 1646; married (first) Edward Sturgis, (second) Thomas Baxter. 3. Elizabeth, tom April 2, 1648 ; mar- ried Joseph Hallett. 4. James, born April 28, 1650 ; married Hannah Hucekins. 5. John, of further mention. 6. Joseph, born at Yar- mouth, February 16, 1653; married Sarah Sturgis. 7. Jabez, born at Barnstable, August
3, 1656; married Hannah. (Sturgis) Gray. 8. Mercy, bora January 20, 1658; married George Denison. 9. Lydia, November 16, 1661 ; married John Thacher. 10. Hannah, November 28, 1663; married Joseph Wheel- ing. II. Shubael, October 21, 1667; married Puella Hussey.
(IV) John (2), son of Captain John (i) and Desire (Howland) Gorham, was born at Marshfield, Massachusetts, February 20, 165 1, died November 11, 1715. He was known as
Lieutenant Colonel John Gorham. He mar- ried Mary, daughter of John Otis, the progeni- tor of the American family of Otis, of Massa- chusetts. She died April i, 1732, and was buried at Barnstable, where their tombstones may yet be seen. Children, bom at Barn- stable: John, born 1675, died in infancy; Temperance, bom 1678 ; Mary, 1680 ; Stephen, of further mention; Shubael, 1686; John, 1688; Thankful, .1690; Job, 1692; Mercy,
1695.
(V) Stephen, second son of John (2) and
Mary (Otis) Gorham, was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, June 23, 1683. He married Elizabeth Gardner, of Nantucket, December 25i 1703. He died in Nantucket, in 1743. They had eleven children, all born in Barn- stable.
(VI) Nathaniel, eldest son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Gardner) Gorham, was born May 3, 1709; married, January 6, 1736, Mary, daughter of John and Dorcas (Coffin) Soley, of Charlestown, Massachusetts, where he went to live, and died there December 24, 1761. He was known as Captain Nathaniel Gorham. Children: Nathaniel, of further mention; Mary, John, Elizabeth, Stephen.
(VII) Nathaniel (2), son of Nathaniel (i) and Mary (Soley) Gorham, was born May 27, 1738, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, died there June 11, 1796. He served an appren- ticeship with Nathaniel Coffin at New London, Connecticut, and later moved back to Charles- town, Massachusetts, where he engaged in mercantile life and became one of the most eminent public men of his day. He was rep- resentative to the general court of Massachu- setts, and speaker of the house; delegate to Provincial Congress in 1774-75; member of board of war, 1778-81 ; delegate to state con- stitutional convention, 1779; state senator; member of governor's council ; judge of court of common pleas; member of Continental Congress, 1782-83, and again 1785-87, and president of that Congress from June 6, 1786, to the expiration of his term. He was ap- pointed by the governor of Massachusetts a delegate to the convention which framed the constitution of the United States, took his seat May 28, 1787, and performed a very im- portant part in the work of the convention. During the second day's proceedings of the convention he was called to the chair, then was elected chairman of the committee of the whole, and as such presided over the conven-
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tion during the greater part of its delibera- tions. The minutes of the convention show that he served on many of the sub-committees, and that he expressed his views with vigor during the many debates. He was contem- porary with Adams, Hancock, Washington, Jay, Clinton, and other great men of his day, and the fact that he held so many important public offices at a time when no politics pre- vailed, indicates that he was a man of high character, strict integrity and strong mental characteristics. He retired from public life after the adoption of the constitution and in 1788, in connection with Oliver Phelps, of Suffield, Massachusetts, and others, purchased from the state of Massachusetts the preemp- tion right of that state in and to all that part of Western New York lying between Seneca Lake on the east, Genesee river on the west, Pennsylvania on the south and Lake Ontario on the north, estimated to contain about two million two hundred thousand acres. This was known as the "Phelps and Gorham purchase," to which sudi frequent allusion is made in the early history of the counties later erected in that section. He died at Charlestown, Massa- chusetts, where a eulogy was delivered in his memory by Dr. Thomas Welch, June 29, 1796.
He married, in 1763, Rebecca Call. Chil- dren: I. Nathaniel (3), of further mention. 2. Rebecca, married Warham Parks. 3. Mary, married George Bartlett. 4. Elizabeth. 5. Ann, married Peter C. Brooks ; their daughter mar- ried Charles Francis Adams. 6. John. 7. Ben- jamin, an eminent lawyer of Boston, and member of congress from that city. 8. Stephen. 9. Lydia, married John Phillips, and was grandmother of Bishop Phillips Brooks, of honored memory.
(Vni) Nathaniel (3), son of Hon. Nathan- iel (2) and Rebecca (Call) Gorham, was bom October 25, 1763, at Charlestown, Massachu- setts, died October 22, 1826. He acted for his father as agent of the Phelps and Gorham purchase, which he frequently visited, al- though his father never saw the purchase. His residence in Charlestown was on Bunker Hill, where two of his children were born. In 1800 he removed with his family to Canandaigua, Ontario county, New York, where he built a mansion on the site of the present court house. He occupied a prominent position in Ontario county, was judge of the court of common pleas and president of the Ontario Bank. He was an exceedingly portly man, and wore the
smallclothes and kneebreeches in the style of the gentlemen of his period. There is no pic- ture of him, but in the court house at Canan- daigua there is a copy of a portrait of Hon. Nathaniel Gorham, the Continental, the orig- inal of which is in the possession of Nathaniel Gorham, of Buffalo. He married, February II, 1794, Ruthy Wood. Children: i. Margaret, bom November 2, 1796, died in 1806. 2. Nathaniel (4), of further mention. 3. David Wood, born February i, 1800. 4. Rebecca, bom May 20, 1802, never married, died in 1857. 5. William Wood, born August 22, 1804. 6. Margaret (2nd), bom August 11, 1807, died in 1826. 7. Mary, bom October 30, 1808, married A. G. Bristol. 8. Sarah Stone, bom October 11, 181 1, died in 1815.
(IX) Nathaniel (4), eldest son of Nathan- iel (3) and Ruthy (Wood) Gorham, was bom in Bunker Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts, August 14, 1798, died May 19, 1875. He was a merchant of Canandaigua, Slew York, where he maintained a store at the corner of Main and Bristol streets for half a century. His residence until 1855 was in the north half of the double brick house yet standing at the corner of Main and Gorham streets. In his later years he built a residence further up Main street, in which he lived until his death. He married, January 16, 1827, Mary Parsons, of Hadley, Massachusetts. Children: i. Nathaniel (5), bom August 7, 1830, died in Detroit, Michigan, unmarried, December 14, 1853. 2. George Clarke, bom September 26, 1832, died in 1836. 3. George, of further mention.
(X) George, son of Nathaniel (4) and Mary (Parsons) Gorham, was born in Canan- daigua, New York, May 25, 1837; died at Buffalo, June 2, 1906. He prepared at Phillips Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and en- tered Harvard University, from whence he was graduated, class of 1857. After finishing his studies he returned to Canandaigua, where he began the study of law in the office of Smith & Lapham. He was admitted to the bar in 1858, and in 1861 removed to Buffalo, New York. He was clerk of the United States District Court in Buffalo until 1867, when he resigned and began private practice, making at first a speciality of bankruptcy law and practice in the United States courts. Later he devoted himself more closely to the law of real estate and the management of estates and other confidential tmsts. He was a member
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of the law firm of Bass & Gorham, 1867-1870; then of Sprague & Gorham, and Sprag^e, Gorham & Bacon until 1879; then practiced alone until 1898, in which year he entered into a partnership with his son, Nathaniel Gor- ham (6). In 1900 this firm dissolved, Mr. Gorham Sr. practicing alone until his death in 1906. Among the many tributes to his memory is the following from the Erie County Bar Association: George Gorham, "a gentle- man by birth and character, an incisive and logical thinker, a trained lawyer, a sound and safe counselor, an honest and earnest man." For many years Mr. Gorham was vice-chan- cellor of the University of Buffalo; was a warden of Trinity Episcopal Qiurch; at one time president of the Buffalo Qub, of the City Qub and Harvard Club of Buffalo, and a member of the University Qub of Buffalo. In politics he was a Democrat.
He married, October 23, i860, Emily A., daughter of Judge N. K. Hall. She died May 29, 1863. He married (second) June 14, 1866, Ellen Augusta, daughter of Edward E. Marvine, of Auburn, New York. She died January i, 1887. Child of first wife: i. Emily Grace, born August 23, 1861 ; married, Janu- ary 22, 1891, Charles Clifton, of Buffalo, New York, treasurer of Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company. Children : Katherine Gould, born August 14. 1892, died January 30, 1902 ; Gor- ham, bom November 29, 1893; Alice Dor- sheimer, May 26, 1903. Children of second wife: 2. Frances Perry, bom March 16, 1867; married, September 22, 1892, Dr. John Parmenter, formerly of Buffalo, now a resi- dent of Geneva, New York; child: Richard, born November 16, 1894. 3. Nathaniel (6), of further mention. 4. Marvine, born Novem- ber I, 1870; attended public schools of Buf- falo, graduated from the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology, Boston, 1893; was con- nected with Yale & Town Manufacturing Company at Hartford, the Buffalo Bolt Com- pany, and later removed to Detroit, Michigan, where he was with the C. C. Wormer Com- pany for a number of years, and is now sec- retary and treasurer of the Schweppe & Wilt Manufacturing Company of Detroit. He is a member of the University Club of Detroit. He married, June 30, 1909, Sarah Given White, of Abingdon, Virginia; child: Eliza- beth Gibson, bom December 3, 1910. 5. Mary Parsons, born June 21, 1875, died October 12, 1884. 6. Margaret Robertson, born May 29,
1877; married, October 10, 1899, Earnest Har- old Cluett, of Troy, New York, treasurer of Quett, Peabody & Company ; children : John Parmenter, born September 8, 1900; William Gorham, July 16, 1903; Gorham, November 12, 1907; Margaret Fisher, February 28, 1910.
(XI) Nathaniel (6), son of George and his second wife, Ellen Augusta (Marvine) Gor- ham, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 6, 1869. He was educated in the public and private schools of Buffalo, and entered Wil- liams College, from whence he was graduated, class of 1890. After leaving college he was with the Niagara Falls Power Company at Niagara Falls, 1890-1895. In the latter year he returned to Buffalo, and began the study of law in the office of Moot, Sprague, Brown- ell & Marcy, and entered Buffalo Law School, being graduated in 1897, and was admitted to the bar in September of the same year. He was in legal partnership with his father, George Gorham, until 1900, since which time he has practiced alone. He is a member of the Lawyers', Saturn and Country Clubs of Buffalo.
He married, April 16, 1907, Vivette Eliza- beth Herschede, of Jamaica Hain, Boston, Massachusetts, daughter of Frank Herschede, late of Denver, Colorado. Children : Nathaniel (7), born May 12, 1908; George, born Decem- ber 14, 1910.
The progenitors of Dr. William GROVE V. Grove originally settled near
Reading, Pennsylvania. His family was from Germany, and probably were known there as Graff, the name becoming Grove in translation.
(I) John Grove is believed to have been a resident of Reading, Pennsylvania, for many years, dying at Williamsville, New York, in 1842. He was a hat manufacturer, making the olden style "beaver" hats. He was a Bap- tist in religion, and a Democrat. He married Betsey Carr. Children: David, Peter, John, Eliza, Ann, Lucy and Charles Carr.
(II) Charles Carr, son of John and Betsey (Carr) Grove, was born in Williamsville, Erie county, New York, September 28, 1828, in a house that stood on the site of the present SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. He was educated in the public schools, and grew to manhood in his home village ; in fact, with the exception of a few years, Williamsville was his lifelong residence, and the place of
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his death, July i8, 1887. At the age of seven- teen years he began teaching school in the Getzville district, where the brick schoolhouse now stands, continuing three years, 1845-48. In the latter year he went to the Island of Mackinac, where for six years he was engaged in the fish commission business, and in part- nership with a Mr. Cautler operated a general store. His old partner is now of the firm of Cautler & Sons, bankers, of Detroit, Michigan. In the winter of 1853 he formed a partnership with his brother, Peter Grove, for the trans- action of a quick lime business. They oper- ated in Williamsville for several years, then locate:! in Chicago, Illinois, where they built up a prosperous business, Peter managing the western interests and Charles C. the home business. They later sold their Chicago estab- lishment to a brother-in-law, W. H. Hutchin- son. About the year 1864 Charles C. formed a partnership with N. Uebelhoer, and bought large stone quarries at Bertie, Ontario, Can- ada. From these they furnished the rock for building a large portion of the International Bridge at Black Rock, and lime stone (used as flux) for the Union Iron Works at Buffalo, and Pratt's Iron Works at Tonawanda. After six years of successful business he sold his interest in the quarries to his partner. From 1870 to 1880 he was largely interested in quick lime manufacturing in Williamsville and Buf- falo, operating with others as the Williamsville Quick Lime Company. In 1881-82 he was heavily engaged in oil production in the Boli- var and Richburg districts, with Joshua Smith, of Buffalo. About 1872 he erected the brick block at the corner of Main and Virginia streets, Buffalo, which he owned at the time of his death. In 1883 he built a brick roller flouring mill at Tonawanda, which he man- aged for a year with his son, Lafayette L. Grove, then sold. He was an energetic, ca- pable man of business, prudently and success- fully managing his various enterprises. He was held in high esteem by his business as- sociates and by the public at large in his town and city. He was elected supervisor of the town of Amherst in 1859 and re-elected suc- cessively until 1864. He was chairman of the board in 1862 and in 1863 was unani- mously rechosen chairman on the first ballot. His speech of acceptance on taking the chair was so well chosen that it was embodied in the minutes of the meeting of the board. On November 3, 1863, he was elected superin-
tendent of the poor for Erie county, but never afterward accepted public office. He was a member of the Christian church (Disciples of Christ) and interested in all good works.
He married, January 5, 1853, Harriet N., daughter of Jonathan Driesbach, of Williams- ville, and his wife, Susan (Hershey) Dries- bach, of German parentage. Children: i. Wil- liam V. (of whom further). 2. Lafayette L., bom in Williamsville, April 9, 1859. In 1892 he became interested in railroading, became manager and is now a director and vice-presi- dent of the Buffalo & Williamsville Electric Railroad. He married, August 6, 1886, Har- riet A., daughter of Peter C. Frederick ; chil- dren: Bettie Mildred, Charles Carr (de- ceased), and Nelson. 3. Edward Brown.
(Ill) Dr. William V. Grove, eldest son of Charles Carr and Harriet N. (Driesbach) Grove, was born at Williamsville, New York, August I, 1855. His early education was ob- tained in the common and high schools, fol- lowing which he entered Michigan University, graduating in 1878 with the degree of Civil Engineer. He prepared for the profession of dentistry at Ohio College of Dental Sur- gery, being graduated D. D. S. in 1881. He opened an office at Williamsville, where he practiced in 1881-82, and in Chicago from 1882 to 1885. In 1885 he established a prac- tice in Buffalo, where he is now located. He acted as Demonstrator of Prosthetic Dentistry in the Chicago College of Dental Surgery, 1883-85, and served in the same capacity in the dental department of the University of Buf- falo, 1895-96. He is a member of the Buffalo Dental Association, of the Eighth District Dental Society of New York State. He is a member of the Buffalo Automobile Club, and a Democrat in politics.
He married, June 25, 1885, at Buffalo, Clara Woodbury Thorndike, born in Boston, Massa- chusetts, daughter of Eckford A. Thorndike, born October 13, 1828; married Amanda Woodbury. Children of Dr. William \'. and Clara W. Grove: Amy Walker, born 1886, died July 14, 1894; Margaret Thorndike. grad- uate of Buffalo high school; William Lowell, born September i, 1891, now located in Cali- fornia.
Essex county, England, is the KELLOGG earliest home of the Kellog^s
so far as traced. The origin of the name and family is the cause of much
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controversy. It has been spelled in various and many v^ays, Keylogg, a locksmith, and Great Britain as the original home of the family seems the most probable. Braintree, in Essex, about forty miles northeast of London, was the earliest home of the Kelloggs whose line we trace. The parish register (i860) spells the name Kallogg, Kelhogg, Kellog, Celog, Callog and Kellock. There being no universal orthography, each clerk spelled the name as he thought proper.
Phillippe Kellogg, possibly a son of Thomas and grandson of Nicholas Kellogg, of Debden, is the first of the name in England from whom the Kelloggs of America can with certainty trace their descent. He first appears in Bock- ing Essex, a parish adjoining Braintree, Sep- tember 15, 1583. His son Martin was bap- tized in Great Leighs, Essex county, England, November 23, 1595. He married Prudence Bird. Of their children, John, Nathaniel, Sarah and Martin, lived and died in England. Joseph, American progenitor, and Daniel and Samuel came to America. The first Kellogg whose name appears on New England records is Nathaniel, son of Phillippe, of Great Leighs, Essex county, England. His name, "Natha Calaug," is the ninth name in a list of such ''Inhabitants as were granted lotts to have onely at The Townes Countesie with liberty to fetch wood & keep swine or cowes By pro- portion in the Common. 14 Jan 1639." Hart- ford, Connecticut. He was an uncle of Lieu- tenant Joseph Kellogg, whom we name the immigrant ancestor of the line under consid- eration.
(I) Lieutenant Joseph Kellogg, son of Mar- tin and Prudence (Bird) Kellogg, was bap- tized in Great Leighs, England, April i, 1626, died in Hadley, Massachusetts, between June 27, 1707, the date of his will, and February 4, 1708, when it was proved.] It is not known in what year he came to America. He was in Farmington, Connecticut, 1651, where he was an early settler and several times select- man. He and his wife were "joined" to the church, October 9, 1653. His home lot in Boston, Massachusetts, consisted of four acres; a part of it is now covered by the Advertiser building on Washington street, and is one of the most valuable parcels of land in Boston. He removed from Boston to Had- ley and was one of the proprietors. In 1661 the town made an agreement with him to keep the ferry between Hadley and Northampton.
The agreement is a very curious document, stipulating rates on dark nights, stormy weather, late hours, etc. This ferry was in the control of the family nearly a century. He was selectman in Hadley, 1665-74-77-78- 79-85-92, school committeeman in 1S86. The general court of Massachusetts appointed him, May 9, 1678, ensign in the foot company in Hadley, and October 7, same year, lieutenant in the same company. He served in that office until 1707, making his military service cover a period of twenty-nine years. Captain Aaron Cook, who was appointed captain when Joseph was appointed ensign, served thirty- five years, until 1713. This explains why Joseph got no higher rank than lieutenant. He was in command of the Hadley troops at the famous "Turners Falls" fight, which broke the power of the river tribes. When he settled in Hadley, in 1661, his estate was assessed at one hundred pounds; at the time of his death his personal estate alone was in- ventoried at four hundred pounds. He was the father of twenty children, fourteen of whom arrived at maturity. He seems to have been an energetic, strong, sturdy character, an affectionate, just husband and father. He distributed his estate fairly and there was no dissension.
He married (first), in England, Joanna
•; she died in Hadley, Massachusetts,
September 14, 1666. He married (second) Abigail Terry, born in Windsor, Connecticut, September 21, 1646, daughter of Stephen Terry, born in Wiltshire, England. Her will was proved October 31, 1726. Abigail was before the court in 1673 charged as one who "wore silk contrary to law." She was ac- quitted. Children by first wife: Elizabeth; Joseph, who was fined ten shillings for "hav- ing travelled till midnight in the night before the Sabbath ;" Nathaniel ; John (see forward) ; Martin, Edward, Samuel, Joanna, Sarah. By his second wife, born in Hadley: Stephen, Nathaniel, Abigail, Elizabeth, Prudence, Ebenezer, Jonathan, Daniel, Joseph (on his gravestone in Hadley he is called "A worthy gentleman"), Daniel, Ephraim.
(II) John, son of Lieutenant Joseph and Joanna Kellogg, was baptized in Farmington, Connecticut, December 29, 1656, died in Had- ley, Massachusetts, between 1723 and 1728. He resided in Farmington and Hadley. He succeeded to the ferry in Hadley, founded by his father. His name appears in a list of those
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owning the largest estates in Hadley in 1720. At one time he resided in the Hopkins School- house in Hadley. He married (first) in Had- ley, December 23, 1680, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Deming) Moody. She died in Farmington, September 10, 1689. He
married (second) Ruth . Children by
first wife, all bom in Hadley: Sarah, John, Joseph (see forward) ; Samuel, and an un- named son. Children by second wife : Ruth, Joanna, Esther, Abigail, John, James.
(in) Joseph (2), son of John and Sarah (Moody) Kellogg, was born in Hadley, Mas- sachusetts, November 6, 1685. He was a weaver and resided in South Hadley. In 1788, several years after his death, his son John was appointed administrator of this es- tate. He married, March 15, 171 1, Abigail, bom October 10, 1692, daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail (Broughton) Smith. Their chil- dren, all born in South Hadley, were : Abigail, Sarah, Ebenezer (see forward) ; Ruth, Martha, Esther, Joseph (3), John, Rachel, Jabez, Eunice.
(IV) Ebenezer, eldest son of Joseph (2) and Abigail (Smith) Kellogg, was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts, December 26, 1715. He resided in South Hadley. His name appears in the muster roll of Colonel Dwight's regiment on the western frontier, August II and 21, 1748. He married, De- cember 15, 1748, Mrs. Sarah Snow, widow of Josiah Snow, of Norwich, Connecticut, and South Hadley. Their children were: Amos, Lois, Sarah, Josiah, Ebenezer, Seth (see forward) ; Ruth, Sallie and Rufus.
(V) Seth, sixth child and fourth son of Ebenezer and Sarah (Snow) Kellogg, was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Sep- tember 5, 1767, died in West Galway, New York, January 7, 1847. He moved to West Galway, New York, about 1792. He was a carpenter. He is said to have been about five feet eight inches in height, with dark hair, broad forehead, black eyes, nose slightly Roman. He married. May 3, 1787, Naomi Parsons, born August 21, 1768. After her husband's death she resided with her son
oseph in Springwater. One of their sons, ames Madison, was a noted lecturer in phren- ology and for fifteen years travelled constantly, lecturing on that subject. The children, two of whom were born in South Hadley, the others in West Galway,- New York, were: Nancy, Supplina (see forward) ; Russell,
Naomi, Joseph, Silence, Benjamin, Franklin, John, James Madison.
(VI) Supplina, eldest son of Seth and Naomi (Parsons) Kellogg, was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts, November 27, 1789, died in West Galway, February 8, 1845. Shortly after his birth it is probable his father removed to New York state, as his brother Russell, the next eldest child, was born in West Galway, January 16, 1794. He was a wool carder and cloth dresser. In 1824 he began the manufacture of linseed oil in West Galway, New York. He began modestly with a small hand mill, having a capacity of two barrels daily. He increased this output to six barrels. This was the foundation on which was to be built the present large linseed oil and by-products business of his son, John Kellogg, of Amsterdam, New York, and of Spencer Kellogg & Sons, Buffalo, New York, the lat- ter business founded by a grandson, Spencer Kellogg, son of Lauren. Supplina Kellogg was an important man in Galway. If anything unusual was needed "Deacon" Kellogg was called on, as he was able to make almost any- thing needed in those days. He acted as a judge or "peacemaker" for his neighbors, set- tling many disputes out of court, thus prevent- ing litigation with resultant bitter enmities. He was a deacon of the Presbyterian church of West Galway, and an upright, christian man.
He married, about 18 12, Susan A. Aldrich, born in Kingstoo, Rhode Island, July 31, 1792, died in West Galway, New York, 1870, daugh- ter of Dr. John Aldrich, born in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, of the famous Aldrich family of that state. Dr. Aldrich was a pioneer physi- cian of Kingston and of high standing. He served in the war of 1812, was taken prisoner and sent to England, where he was confined on a prison ship. His wife was Elizabeth (Thurston) Aldrich, who died in Kingston, May 23, 1837. Children of Supplina Kellogg, all born in West Galway, New York: i. Emily, born September 18, 1813, died at Me- dina, New York, January 30, 1836. 2. Lauren, died aged six years. 3. Lauren (2) (of whom further). 4. John, born December 17, 1826; is now the only surviving child (191 1); he succeeded with his brother Lauren to the lin- seed oil business established by Supplina Kel- logg, and until succeeded by his sons was head of Kellogg & Miller, linseed oil manufacturers, of Amsterdam, New York ; bank president and
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leading citizen. He married Olive Davis. Children: Anna, George, Lauren. The two sons are successors of Kellogg & Miller and in control of a very large plant and business. 5. Harriet, born October 13, 1828; married Bernard K. Lee. 6. Jane, born November i, 1830; married John Furman Mann.
(VH) Lauren, eldest son of Supplina and Susan A. (Aldrich) Kellogg, was born in West Galway, Fulton county, New York, Jan- uary 21, 1824, died in Amsterdam, New York, in 1853. He graduated from Union College ; was a brilliant student, being awarded the Phi Beta Kappa key for his high standing in college. A man of sweet and temperate character. After the death of his father he continued linseed oil manufacturing with his brother John as partner, the firm being L. and J. Kellogg, conducted under his leadership. The business was removed to Amsterdam, New York, in 1852, enlarged, and was in successful operation when death removed him in 1853. Mr. Kellogg was a most excellent man of business, and had not early death interfered would have risen to high rank in the commer- cial world.
He married Elizabeth Miller, born in Scot- land, June 30, 1823, daughter of Robert Miller, born in Scotland, near Glasgow, December 9, 1774. He was chief officer of the civil govern- ment of Glasgow and a man of wealth, which was entirely lost by misfortune. He came to the United States in 1830, settled in West Galway, New York, where he made a brave effort to retrieve his fortunes. He failed in his efforts, and in 1834 died literally of dis- appointment and a broken heart. He married Jane Anderson, of Kirkcaldy, Scotland, who died April 24, 1856. Of their eleven children Elizabeth was the eighth. Robert Miller was a son of James (2) Miller, son of James (i) Miller, son of William and Marian (Craig) Miller. William had two sons, James ( i ) and Andrew ; the latter embraced the cause of the Stuarts, and for his loyalty to "Prince Charlie" had his property confiscated, and became an exile in France. Children of Lauren Kellogg: I. Marian, married Middleton Warnick; chil- dren: Lauren Kellogg, Spencer Kellogg, Catherine and Elizabeth. 2. Spencer (of whom further).
(Vni) Spencer, only son of Lauren and Elizabeth (Miller) Kellogg, was born in West Galway, Fulton county, New York (Galway lies in both Fulton and Saratoga counties)
June 16, 1851. He was educated in private schools and at GloversvilFe Seminary, where he prepared for college but entered business instead. After the death of Lauren Kellogg his place in the firm was taken by his wife's brother, James A. Miller, and the firm name changed to Kellogg & Miller. Spencer Kel- logg* at the age of seventeen, began working for the firm and displayed so much business ability that four years later, in 1872, on his coming of legal age, was admitted to the firm, as was George Kellogg, son of John, the senior partner. In 1877 Spencer Kellogg withdrew and went to Des Moines, Iowa, where he es- tablished a private bank. In 1879 1^^ sold his bank property and returned to New York state, locating in Buffalo. His intimate knowl- edge of linseed oil manufacturing induced him to establish again in that business. He formed a partnership with Sidney McDougal. They began manufacturing under the firm name of Kellogg and McDougal. They continued a most successful business until Mr. McDougal retired. The business was continued by Mr. Kellogg under his own name until 1909, when the firm became Spencer Kellogg & Sons. They are the largest manufacturers of linseed oil in the world, consuming about one-third of the entire flaxseed crop of the United States in their operations each year. The oil extracted from seven million bushels of seed is all sold in the United States, while the oil cake is ex- ported to Belgium and Holland. The firm has a mill in the latter country for preparing the cake to be used as food for cattle, while their selling agencies are distributed over both countries. Their plant is an immense one, in- cluding a separate office building located on McKinley square at the foot of Delaware ave- nue. Their manufacturing plants are located at Buffalo, New York, and Minneapolis, Min- nesota. In addition to the linseed business Spencer Kellogg & Sons own and operate a concrete grain elevator at Buffalo, and are also engaged in the production of castor oil, core oil and rape seed oil.
Mr. Kellogg was intimately connected with the banking institutions of Buffalo for several years, but the press of private business com- pelled his resignation from the vice-presidency of the Commonwealth Trust Company and from the board of directors of the Marine Bank. He retains his seat as a director of the New York State Steel Company and of the Buffalo & Williamsville Railway Company.
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He is a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, of which he has been an elder since 1898. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Buffalo, Country, Park and Westminster clubs. The best comment upon his great executive and business ability is his successful management of his vast business. Such concerns are not the growth of a day nor the result of a lucky speculation, but are built on the wisest business acumen of their founders, followed each day by careful, con- servative management, a wide knowledge of the special line manufactured, and a thorough, systematic plan of organization in making, sell- ing and recording departments. In organiza- tion Mr. Kellogg excels, yet in no needed qualification is he lacking.
He married, April 10, 1875, in Amsterdam, New York, Jane Morris, daughter of Abraham B. and Jane (Vedder) Morris, and grand- daughter of Isaac Morris. Children of Spen- cer Kellogg: I. Spencer (2), born in Am- sterdam, New York, April 10, 1876. He was educated in private schools, the Heathcote School of Buffalo ( 1888-94) , followed by a spe- cial course in electrical engineering (1894-96) at Lawrence Scientific School. In 1896 he be- came associated with his father in business and is now a member of Spencer Kellogg & Sons, in special charge of the sales department. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. He is active in settlement work, especially in the large settlement at Adams and Monroe streets, that is under the Westminster Club of his church. In 1910 he was elected vice-president of the club. He is also a member of the Buf- falo and Automobile clubs. He married, May 30, 1899, at Leavenworth, Kansas, Lida Desh- ler Willson, daughter of Edmund Payson Willson, a stove manufacturer, bom 1827, died August, 19 10, at Leavenworth. He married Olive Links, who survived him, a resident of Leavenworth. Child : Lois Dorothy. 2. Eliz- abeth, married Stewart R. Mann, of Buffalo, now in business at Derby, New York. 3. How- ard, born in Buffalo, March 26, 1881. He was educated in private schools, prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire; entered Harvard College, whence he was graduated in three and one- half years with honor, together with special honor in mathematics; received degree of A. B., class of 1903. He was associated with his father in business and in 1909 became a
member of Spencer Kellogg & Sons. He is a Republican, and a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. His clubs are the Uni- versity and the Wanakah Golf. He married, March 2^, 1906, at Buffalo, Cyrena Allen, daughter of Whitney G. and Martha (Allen) Case, of Buffalo. She is a graduate of St. Margaret's School of Buffalo and class of 1907, Smith College. Children : Martha, born Jan- uary 17, 1907; Howard (2), born October 21, 1908. 4. Gertrude Montgomery, married Charles Sprague Clark; children: Morris Sprague, born October 7, 1906; Andrew Kel- logg, born February 16, 1909. 5. Ruth, spe- cially educated in music, finishing at Berlin, Germany. 6. Doris. 7. Donald, born January 27, 1894.
The Kingstons of Buffalo, KINGSTON herein recorded, are of di- rect English ancestry. Will- iam Kingston (I) was an official of the Eng- lish government and resided there near Liver- pool. Among his children was William (2), supposedly his eldest son, and the American progenitor, who settled in Nova Scotia, where he lived to the unusual age of one hundred and three years.
(II) William Kingston (2) was born in England, which was his residence until he was about forty years of age. He then emigrated to Nova Scotia, settling in the city of Halifax. He owned farm lands, followed agriculture and dealt in cattle. He later removed to Dart- mouth, Nova Scotia, where he died and is buried. His gravestone records his age at one hundred and three years, but the family claims a birth record in England shows him to have reached the age of one hundred and fourteen