History of California, Volume III, Part 91

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
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commissioner of the govt to prepare for resisting the U.S. He died at Los Ang. very soon after his arrival. iv. 526-31, 631. He was an honorable man of many accomplishments and frail health, with little fitness or fondness for political wrangles. Hilgers (Gerard), 1846, at Mont. ; owner of S.F. lot '47. Hill, 1848, called major at Mont. H., 1847, at N. Helv .; brother of Tom Hill, Delaware Ind. H., 1848, mr of the Rhone. v. 580. H. (Daniel Antonio), 1823, nat. of Mass., who came from Hon. on the Rover, and settled at Sta B. ii. 495, 573; iv. 117. He was baptized by P. Ripoll in '25, iii. 29, being then 26 years old; and soon married Rafaela Ortega, being naturalized in '29. Robinson, Life in Cal., 89, describes him as 'a sort of factotum for the whole town, carpenter or mason by turns as his services were needed.' In '36 he had 6 children. In '45 he leased the Sta B. mission. iv. 553, 538, 644; in '46 was the grantee of La Goleta rancho, having some trouble with the Flores govt. v. 317, 330, 632, 644; regidor in '49; went east in '60 on a visit; and died at Sta B. in '65. A son, Ramon J., was assemblyman and court interpre- ter, dying in '84. One of his danghters married Dr Nicholas Den, and another, Susana, married T. W. More in '53. H. (Henry de Jesus), 150, German who got a pass. in June; perhaps Jos. Henry. H. (Henry), 1847, owner of S.F. lot; nat. of Va, and memb. of the constit. convention in '49. H. (John), 1846, sailor of the navy, on sentry duty at Mont .; deserts with his prisoners. H. (John), 1847, later policeman. H. (John E.), 1847, Co. D, N.Y. Vol.

(v. 499.); d. at Pendleton, Or., '82. H. (Joseph Henry), 1834, German from Mex. in the H. & P. col. iii. 412; at Sta Cruz '42-3. H. (Thos), 1843, Del- aware Ind. in Frémont's party, who distinguished himself by bravery on several occasions. iv. 583; v. 367, 371, 400. H. (Thos J.), 1847, Co. A, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at S.F. '71-82. H. (Wm Luther), 1831, nat. of N. Y. and partner of Louis Bouchet in a Los Ang. vineyard; died this year, making his will on the Catalina in July. There was a property of $406 for his father, Peter Hill. iii. 405. Hilton (Benj.), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Mont. '47. H. (Gilman), 1845, one of the men lost on the W'arren's launch. iv. 587; v. 384. Hilts, 184S, mate of the Isaac Walton from N. Y. Grimshaw. Hina (Jack), 1847, owner of S. F. lot. Hinckley, 1847, mr of the Alice. v. 576. II., 1848, mr of the Starling. v. 400. H., 1848, from Hon. on the Currency Lass. H. (Azra E.), 1837, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); a Utah farmer 'Sl. H. (F. G.), 1842, in Dwinelle's list; wife Susana Suart (?); doubtless a confused ref. to Capt. Wm S. H. (Sam. A.), 1844, Amer. who rec'd naturalization in June. iv. 453. H. (Thomas), 1831-2, mr or sup. of the Crusader. iii. 382. He was a brother of Wm S., a partner of Henry A. Peirce at Honolulu, and died in Cent. America on his voy. home. H. (Wm Crawley), 1847, nat. of Mass., from Valparaíso on the Georgiana; mr of the Providence in '47-8, to Tahiti, Hon., Mazatlan, then up the Sac. from Sta Cruz with a cargo of goods, converting the vessel temporarily into a country store; at S.F. from '49 to '72, when he gave me an autobiog. sketch. v. 580.

Hinckley (Wm Sturgis), 1830, nat. of Mass., nephew of Wm Sturgis, for several years a trader at Honolulu, and mr of the Volunteer, going to the U. S. iii. 85, 149, 170, 179. In '33-4 he came again as sup. of the Don Quixote, and in '34-5 mr of the Aron. iii. 381-2. After rendering aid to Alvarado in his revolution of '36, for which he was poetically and otherwise sharply eriti- cised by Mexicans, his vessel having been wrecked, apparently, he went to Hon. on the Quixote. iii. 466-1, 487: iv. 82, 103, 116, 141. In '37-8 he was mr of the Diana or Kamamalu, being arrested at S. F. for smuggling. still a confidential friend of the gov., and from this time interested in business with Nathan Spear and Leese at S. F., obtaining and occupying a lot on Montgomery St. iii. 549, 699, 705, 709-10; iv. 699. In'39 he was mr and owner of the C'orsair, being again in trouble with the revenue authorities, also grantee of town lot. iii. 705; iv. 103, 130; v. 681. In '42, dating his permanent residence from '40, lie was naturalized and married; in '44 was alcalde, getting more lots. iv. 666, 676, 679, 683; in '45-6 capt. of the port, having much controversy with Leides- dorfl' and Forbes, escaping arrest by Fremont's men as a Mex. official by death in June '46, at the age of 39. iv. 593, 666; v. 3, 131, 136, 178, 649, 681. His

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Ist wife went east in '37, iv. 101, and died in Mass. '40; his 2d wife was Susana, daughter of Ignacio Martinez, who, after H.'s death, married Wm M. Smith in '48. I have no record of children. Capt. Hinckley was a handsome, jovial, intelligent man, immensely popular with the natives, somewhat reck- less in the use of his tongue when under the influence of liquor. If there was anything he liked better than contraband trade it was probably practical joking. Some of his jokes, like the one of Christmas night at S. Juan in '37, are not exactly adapted to print; and for others space is lacking; but I may note how, in an interview with Gov. Alvarado on matters of state, he disposed of an over-inquisitive secretary who came in too often to snuff the candle, by filling the snuffers with powder; also how Gen. Vallejo avenged himself for some prank by mounting H. on a bear-hunting horse at Sonoma. The horse made it very lively for the mariner, who returned on foot with tales of en- counters with grizzlies not wholly credited by the listeners. Hinds (R. B.), 1837-9, surgeon in Belcher's exped .; author of Regions of Vegetation, Botany and Zoology of the exped. iv. 143-6. Hinton, see ' Hoornbeck.' Hintz (Herman), 1847, owner of S.F. lot.

Hipwood (Thos), 1847, sergt Co. F, N. Y. Vol. v. 504; killed in L. Cal. '48. Hitchcock, 1844, guide of the Stevens immig. party. iv. 475-6. Acc. to Schallenberger he had no family, the boy generally called H., Jr, being Pat- terson. Mrs P. of that party with 3 children was apparently H.'s daughter. He claimed to have visited Cal. 11 years before, and had possibly been one of Walker's party in '33. H. (Isaac), 1847, Co. F, 3d U. S. artill. (v. 518); in the mines '49; in Salinas Val. '77-80; d. at Sta Rita, from an accident, in 'S1, at the age of 64. H. (John C.), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). H. (R. B.), 1845, lieut on the U. S. Savannah. H. (Rufus), 1848, overl. immig., who kept a boarding-house at N. Helv. in '48, with son and 2 daughters; later kept a hotel on the Amer. Riv. and at Green Springs, where H. and wife died of small-pox. One of the daughters, Mrs Lappeus, was in Or. '72; the other dead. Hitt (Calvin), 1848, Co. H, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Winona, Minn., 'S2.

Hoar (John A.), 1843 (?), prob. error in a list of pioneers; in S. F. '54. Hoarde (John), 1833, said to have been a member of Walker's party. iii. 591. Hoban (Chas F.), 1847, nat. of N. Y., from Honolulu on the Com. Shubrick; Brannan's clerk at Mormon Isl. '49; d. S.F. '63, age 43. Hobson (Joseph), 1848, nat. of Md, perhaps came on the Lady Adams from Callao; memb. of constit. conven. in '49. H. (Wm L.), 1847, from Valparaíso with letters from Atherton; at Hon. as sup. of the Maria Helena; of S. F. guard '49. Hodges (Hiram B.), mr of the Monmouth. Hoen (Francis), 1845, overl. immig. of the Swascy-Todd party. iv. 576, 587; for a time in Sutter's employ; in '46 owner of S.F. lots and candidate for treasurer. v. 295, 684-5; kept a cigar-store; still in S.F. '54.

Hoeppner (Andrew), 1844, German long in Russian employ at Sitka, where he married a half-breed wife. The exact date and manner of his coming to Cal. are not known, but he was here in '45. iv. 453. Lived at Yerba Buena and Sonoma '43-9; a musician and man of many accomplishments, besides de- feating Vioget in an eating-match, as Davis relates. In '47 he had great ex- pectations from his warm springs of Annenthal, near Sonoma, as advertised in the Star. v. 667. Markof visited him in '45 and Sherman in '47. In '48 he was 2dl alcalde at Sonoma. v. 668; and is named at N. Helv. on his way to the gold mines. About '49 he left his wife and went to Hon. and Chile, where he is said to have died about '55. Hoffheins (Jacob), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Hoffman (Chas), 1847, perhaps of N. Y. Vol. under another namc.

H. (Geo. W.), 1847, Co. A, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). H. (Henry), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 528). H. (Henry A.), 1847, ditto; corporal. v. 519. Hoff- stetter (John J.), 1847, died at N. Helv .; property sold at auction. Hoit (John), 1846, Co. G, Cal. Bat. (v. 35S).

Holbrook (Washington), 1848, sup. of the Sabine; came back on the Eliz- abeth from Hon .; negotiates for lot at S.F. v. 681. Holdaway (Shadrach), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); at Provo, Utah, '82. Holden (Dr), 1848, with Gen. Lanc from N. Mex. for Or .; in S. Diego region Dcc. H. (W. S.),

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1848, passp. from Hon. Holland (F. S.), 1847, at Benicia. v. 673. H. (J.), 1847, in S.F. letter list. Hollingsworth (John McHenry), 1847, lient Co. I, N. Y. Vol. v. 504; memb. of the constit. conven. '49; at Georgetown, D. C., '74-82. H. (Z.), 1846, an overl. immig. with Russell, at Sonoma; killed by Ind. in the mines '48; left a family in Solano, consisting of Harriet (later Mrs Anderson), John D., Hezekiah S., Joseph B., Wm T., and Sarah E. (later Mrs Duncan). Holloway (Adam), 1847, doubtful date; veteran of the Mox. war; at S. José '52-79; brewer and chief of fire dept; left a family at his death in '79; also accredited to '46. H. (M.), 1846, came to Sta Clara Co. (?). Holly (Gray), 1834, named in Larkin's accts. Holman (James D.), 1848, left Cal. a week after the discov. of gold; d. at Portland, Or., 'S2. H. 1847, lieut of Morm. Bat. (?); prob. 'Holmes.'

Holmes, 184S, Conn. mechanic in the mines. HI., 1841; surgeon of U.S.

ex. ex. (?). H. (H. P.), 1846, in Sonoma Co. '52-77; doubtful date of arrival. H. (John Andrew Christian), 1827, Boston trader, sup. and mr of the Frank- lin, María Ester, and Catalina '27-32. iii. 147-S. 176-7, 381. He died in March '32 between Acapulco and Callao. His wife Rachel came from Hon. to Cal. the same year to meet him, but only to hear of his death; and she soon married Thos O. Larkin, a fellow-passenger on the Newcastle. iii. 408. H. (Jonathan), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat., and presid. of a party on the return in '48, after working as shoemaker at N. Helv. v. 496. Holstein (W.), 1845, mr of the Maria. iv. 567. Holt (John), 1846, veteran of 1812, sailor in the navy, in Stockton's bat., at S. Gabriel '72, age S1. Los Ang. Express. II. (Wmn), 1847, Co. C, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Holton (Benj. D.), 1817, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518). Hommitch (John), 1847, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 400). Honey (Wm), 1847, owner of S.F. lot.

Hood (Frisbie), 1848, negro steward on the Isaac Walton; at Mokelumne Hill '52. Grimshaw. H. (Wm), 1846, Scotch carpenter at S.F. '47-8, of II. & Wilson; owner of lots and a house. v. 650, 634-5; in Sonoma C'o. '50-77. Hook (IIenry), 1831, writes to Cooper from Sta Fé; connected with the Globe, and had apparently been in Cal. H. (Solomon), 1846, one of the Donner party who survived; a son of Mrs Elizabeth Donner. v. 530, 534. W. C. Graves tells me he saw II. in Lake Co. in '63-4. H. (Wmn), 1846, brother of Sol., who died in the Sierra. v. 530, 534. Hooker, 1841, sec. of Sir Gco. Simpson. Hooker (Wm), 1840, sent to Mont. from Branciforte; written 'Guca.' Hooper (Simon), 1846, Co. C, Ist U. S. dragoons (v. 336). H. (Wmn M.), 1833, from Boston, with a letter from Childs to Larkiniii. 400; went to Hon. in '45, and returned in '48; prob. the same who advertised as a merchant at S. F. '48-9; of the firm Cross, Hobson & Co. Hoornbeck (-1. T. D.), 1848, known as Francis Hinton; died at S. Luis Rey '70. Hoover (Westley), 1846, overl. immig. with a family, who settled at S. José, where

he served on the Ist jury in '48. v. 529. H., 1846, at N. IIelv. in charge of a launch in Feb .; Sutter mentions him as a scientific man who superinten led his farm for several years, and who was thought to be living at Sta Clara in '70; perhaps Westley, though he could not have been an immig. of '46.

Hope (Alex. W.), 1843, nat. of Va, who had been surg. in U.S. 1 .; at Los Ang. '48-56, where he died; memb. of Ist Cal. senate. H. (Gerard), 1834, Irish hatter of II. & Day at Mont. '34-6, age 30. iii. 412. II. (John), 1833,

named in Larkin's acets '33-4; perhaps the same. Iloppe (Jacob D.), 1846, nat. of Md, and overl. immig .; owner of town lots, proprietor and editor of the Californian, and candidate for alcalde in '47-8. v. 652, 658, 655; projector of the new town of Halo Chemnek. v. 674; went to the mines, was a memb, of the constit. convention of '49, and settled at S. José, where he made a for- tuno in trado and lost it by speculation. Claimant of Ulistae rancho. v. 674; killed by the explosion of the Jenny Lind in '53, at the age of about 10. Ile was an enterprising and popular man, against whom nothing appears.

Hopper (Chas), 1841, nat. of N. C., a hunter who came with the Bartle on party, but went back as guide with part of the comp. in '42. iv. 270-1, 275-6, 279, 342. In '47 he came back overl. to Cal. with his family, v. 556, and bom l.t a Napa farm, where he spent the rest of his life, dying in '80, at the age of's1,

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and leaving 5 children. Hopper's Narrative in my col. was written from con- versations with H. by R. T. Montgomery in '71. Portrait in Menefee's Hist. Sketch-book, 128. H. (James), 184, in Sta Clara Val. '60. Ilittell. H. (John), 1848, on Ist S. José jury. H. (Thomas), 1847, nat. of Mo., and overl. immig. with his wife, Minerva Young; in Sta Cruz region '47-S; in the mines '48-9, From '49 at dif. places in Sonoma Co., being in 'S0 a rich land- owner with 7 children. Portrait in Sonoma Co. Hist., 384. H. (Wm), 1847, Co. G, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Los Ang. '47.

Horden (Stephen), 1844, doubtful name of an Amer. in S.F. list. Horn (Wm), 1846, settler in Sta Clara Val. with fam .; Cal. claim (v. 462). Horn- dell (Joseph), 1847, Co. B, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); at St Louis, Mo., '82. Horner (John M.), 1846, one of the Mormon col. from N. J. with wife. v. 546; settled as a farmer at mission S. José, with a variation of mining experience in '48. In partnership with his brother, who came in '49-50; he took a prominent part in the early annals of Alameda Co. By agriculture, trade in farm produce, and land speculations, the Horners became rich and extended their operations to the peninsula of S.F., where their name is preserved in Horner's Addition. They lost their property in '54, and from that time lived on their Alameda farm till 'SO, when they went to the Sandwich Islands. Horra (Antonio de la Concepcion), 1796, Span. friar who served at S. Miguel for a very brief term, and was sent away by Pres. Lasuen in '97 on a charge of insanity. In Mex. he made a long report against the Cal. friars, and the investigation of his charges formed one of the causas célebres of mission annals. i. 560-1, 567, 587-97. Horry (Irwin), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. H. (James), 1848, ser- vant of Brooks' party in the mines; killed by Ind. in Bear Valley. Horsely (Joseph), 1833, at Mont. '33-4; also called Horseman. Horton, 1847, mr of the T'riad. v. 580. H. (Wm), 1840, in Farnham's list of arrested foreigners. iv. 17. Hoseir (E.), 1848, in S.F. letter list. Hoskins (Henry), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469.) Hotchkiss (H.), 1848, passp. from Hon.

Houck (James), 1845, Amer. immig. from Or. in the McM .- Clyman party. iv. 572; about 10 days after arrival at Sutter's Fort he was charged with an attempt at rape, and nothing more is known of him. Hough (H.), 1845,

purser's clerk on the Savannah. Houghtailing, 1847, at Hon. from S.F. Houghton (Sherman O.), 1847, sergt of Co. A, N. Y. Vol. v. 503. A nat. of N. Y., who became a prominent lawyer of Sta Clara Co., being mayor of S. José, county recorder, and member of congress '71-5. His Ist wife was Mary M. Donner, who died in '60 leaving one daughter, Mary M .; the 2d wife was Eliza P. Donner, who still lived in '85 with 7 children, Eliza P., Sherman O., Clara H., Chas D., Francis J., Stanley W., and Herbert S. (died '76). Portrait of S. O. H. in Sta Clara Co. Hist., 32. Houptman (Wm), 1840, German who got passports in '40 and '44, the former in Mex., so that he may have come later. iv. 120. House (James), 1844, at Sonoma, age 50. H. (Joseph), 1846, came to S. José. Hall. Houston (Thos B. or T.), 1846, act. mid. on the U. S. Dale; died '63, as lieut, at Naples.

How (Oliver H.), 1847, Co. C, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Howard (Wm), 1848, Swedish sailor on the U.S. St Mary, who quit the service at S.F., went to the mines, and in '50 settled in Sonoma Co., where he still lived in 'S0, at a R.R. station bearing his name; wife from '55 Caroline Kolmer of '46; 9 chil- dren. Portrait in Sonoma Co. Ilist., 296. H. (Wm Davis Merry), IS39, nat. of Boston, sent to sea by his mother with a view to needed discipline, who came to Cal. as a cabin-boy on the California. iv. 117, 119; and worked for a while as clerk for Stearns at Los Ang. He went cast in '40, and came back in '42 as sup. of the California. At Honolulu, on the way, he married Mary Warren, adopted daughter of Capt. Grimes, a native of Hon. and daughter of Wm Warren, q.v., who was returning on the vessel from Boston, where she had been educated. In '43-5 H. acted as sup. of the Vandalia and California. iv. 564, 569, 640; and in '45 opened a store at S.F. with Henry Mollus, buy- ing the II. B. Co. establishment. In '46-9 Mellus & H. were the leading firm in town, and after the gold excitement did an immense business, having branches at Sac. in charge of Brannan, and at S. José under Belden's care,

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both being partners in the interior business, as was Talbot H. Green in the city. The firm was dissolved in '50, and II. retired a rich man. See mention of H. in various minor matters, he being a member of the council, and admin. of the Leidesdorff estate. v. 240, 321, 359, 539, 648-52, 678; cl. for the S. Mateo rancho. v. 660. After a visit to the east in '53 his health failed, and he died in '56, at the age of about 37. Howard was a large man, of fine per- sonal appearance; jovial, generous, and humorous; fond of practical jokes, late suppers, and private theatricals; but always attentive to business. He had no political ambitions, but was fond of helping his friends into office. Among all the pioneer traders of S.F. there was probably no better man, nor more deservedly popular. A street in the city bears his name. His Ist wife died in '49, leaving one child, who died; and his 2d wife, Agnes Poett, mar- ried in '49, survived him, marrying his brother George, and later a man named Bowie. A son by the 2d wife was still living in '80.

Howe (Elisha W.), 1848, nat of R. I., who came by sea and went to the mines; in S. Luis Ob. '50-83; married Gabriela Estudillo, and had 6 children. H. (Franklin), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S. dragoons (v. 336). H. (Henry), 1848, in Sonoma, as he stated later. Howell, 1848, from Honolulu. HI. (Chas), IS48, mining at Rose Bar. H. (Isaac), 1846, nat. of N. Y., and overl. im- mig., settling in Napa Co. with his family. In '69 he moved to S. Luis Ob., where he died in '78, at the age of 80; known as Father IIowell; left a widow and 7 children, one or more of whom came with him in '46. A son is ment. at N. Helv. in '48; the widow died in '83, also aged SO; two of the sons were John and Joseph. H. (John), 1846, Cal. Bat. (v. 358); at Sonoma and N. Helv. '47-8; perhaps son of Isaac. H. (T.C.D.), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); in '82 a farmer at Clifton. Id. H. (Wm), 1847, Co. E, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). Howes (Horan), 1847, Soc. Cal. Pion. roll. Howland (Henry S.), 1837, mr of the Com. Rodgers '37-S. iv. 103. H. (Wm), 1848, sailor on I. Walton.

Hoxie, 1847, mr of the S. Boston. v. 550. Hoyer (Cornelius), 1842, mr of the Fama '42-3, and perhaps '41; at Hon. '36. iv. 141, 565; passp. from Hon. '48. Hoyt (Aug. A.), 1846, Fauntleroy's dragoons (v. 232, 247); Co. F, Cal. Bat. (v. 358). H. (C.), 1847, at Mont. '47-8. H. (Daniel C.), 1847, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). H. (Henry P.), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); d. on the return journey. H. (R.C.M.), 1846, leased land and honse at Mont .; Taber & H., hotel-keepers at Mont. '47-8; at S. José '50.

Hubbard, 1843, apparently one of Frémont's men; v. 453, 583, 587; at N. Helv. Feb. '46; in F.'s exped. of '48, when he died. H. (Charles), 1834, Ger- man and naturalized Mex .; mr of the Peor es Nada '34-5, and of the Soledad '43. iii. 383, 412; iv. 568. II. (Geo. C.), 1847, lieut Co. K, N.Y. Vol. v. 504; a printer; memb. of legisl. '49; d. in Ill. before '60. H. (John E.), 1848, nat. of Chile, who came with his parents to S.F. at the age of 6; liquor- dealer at Vallejo '79. Solano Co. Ilist. H. (T. W.), 1815, nat. of N.Y .; came at age of 5; messenger in assembly '55. H. (W. H.), 1847, rented a house at Sonoma. Hubbell (Ezekiel), ISO1, mr of the Enterprise. ii. 2. Huber (Henry), 1841, overl. immig. of the Bartleson party. iv. 270, 275, 279; grantee of Honcut rancho '45, for which he was an unsuccessful elaimant in '53. iv. 671; ment. at Sutter's Fort '46; owner of lots at S. F. '47-8. v. 676. 1 think he is the man who for 15 years or more, down to 'S5, has kept a well- known liquor-store at S.F. Hubert (Nicholas), 1844, deserter from the Warren. Huchas (Heinrich), 1847, musician N. Y. Vol. (v. 499).

Huddart (John M.), 1847, lieut Co. F, N. Y. Vol. v. 504; d. at the Sandw. Isl. before '60. Hudgekison (David), 1847, contract to haul lumber at N. Helv. Dec. Hudson (A. J.), 1845, at S. Luis Ob. '68-83. S. Luis Ob. Co. ITist., 388. H. (Benj.), 1817, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). II. (David), 1845, nat. of Mo., b. '20, overl. immig. of the Grigsby-Ide party, iv. 578, 587, with his brother, Wm, and sister, Mrs York; settled in Napa Val., where-but for his service with the Bears, v. 110, later in the Cal. Bat. (v. 356), and a brief mining experience in the mines '4S-he lived till "73. Then he moved to a farm in Coyote Val., Lake Co., where he lived in 'SI with wife-Francis

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Griffith, married in '47-and 6 children, Rodney J. b. '50, Lavonia, Elbert, Ella, Ada, Bertha (died), and Robert L. Prob. still alive in '85. In '72, at Calistoga, he wrote his Autobiography for me. Portrait in Lake Co. Ilist., 188. Six of his brothers and sisters came to Cal., sooner or later. H. (Edward), 1847, owner of S.F. lot. v. 682; still in S.F. '52, a carpenter. H. (Hiram), 1847, laborer and watchman at Mont. H. (James T.), 1845, a trader at S. Pedro. H. (John T.), 1805-6, mr of the Tamana. ii. 24. H. (Martin), 1848, nat. of Va, brother of David, and overl. immig. with wife and 5 children; settled in Guilicos Val., Son. Co., '48-9 and lived there until his death in '71, at the age of 64. His widow, Elizabeth McAlroy, and 7 children were living in 'S0. The sons who came in '48, and were still living in 'SO, were Michael E, John W., David A., and Matthew T. H. (Thos), 1844, said to have come to Sta Clara Val. iv. 453; at Mont. '45; in '46-7 of Co. B, Cal. Bat. (v. 358), serving also a courier in Oct. '46; at Mont. '47-S. H. (T. F.), 1843, settler in Sonoma Co .; at Sta Rosa '77. H. (Wilford), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); at Sutter's Fort in '48 when gold was discovered. H. (Wm), 1845, brother of David, overl. immig. of the Grigsby-Ide party, apparently with a family. iv. 579, 587; at Sta Rosa from '46, in which year his daughter Mary, later Mrs McCormick, was born. His wife is credited with having furnished some material for the famous Bear flag. v. 148. He died in '66, leaving a large family. H. (Wm L.), 1841, com. of the U.S. Peacock in U.S. ex. ex. iv. 241.

Hudspeth (Benj. M. or N.), 1846, lieut, and later capt., Co. A, Cal. Bat. v. 361. I find nothing more about him. H. (James M.), 1843, nat. of Ala, who crossed the plains to Or. in '42, and came to Cal. in the Hastings party. iv. 390, 400. He worked for Stephen Smith at Bodega for a while. iv. 396; and subsequently visited various parts of Cal., working as a lumberman at Sauza- lito, and hunting in the Sac. Val .; served, perhaps, as a 2d lient of Gantt's comp. during the Micheltorena war of '44-5; and in the spring of '46 went east to the Salt Lake region with Hastings and Clyman to aid in diverting immig. and prospective filibusters from Or. to Cal. v. 526, 529. He re-

turned in the autumn, v. 530, and served as lieut of Co. F, Cal. Bat., in '46-7. v. 361, 433. After the war he bought land in Sonoma, and worked with O'Farrell as surveyor at Benicia-where he owned a lot, v. 672, as also at S. F., v. 679-Napa, and other places; in the mines '49-50; later a farmer in Sonoma Co .; memb. of legislature '52-5; and still living in 'S5, at the age of 63. His wife, from '54, was Matilda Fuller, and he had no children. Portrait in Son. Co. Hist., 160.

Huefner (Wm), 1847, Co. C, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); ment. at Sonoma, where he took part in theatrical performances, and at N. Helv .; resid. of S. F. and for a long time marshal of the pioneer society to 'S2; but I think died before '85. Iluerstel (Laurent), 1844 (?), in S.F. '81, said to have arrived in '44. Soc. Cal. Pion. roll. iv. 453. Huet, 1845, Amer. farmer from Or. in MeMl. - Clyman party, who prob. went back in '46. iv. 572, 526; perhaps ' Hewitt.' Huff (Columbus), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518); in Napa '48.

Hugel (Fred.), 1837, German who had been in Cal. 5 years when applying for a pass in '42. iv. 118; at Sutter's Fort '46; in '47 bought land of Rufus in Son. Co .; perhaps 'Hegel,' q.v. Hugenin (Dan. C.), 1846, mid. on the U. S. Portsmouth; lost on the Warren's launch. iv. 587; v. 384. Hughes (H. M.), 1839 (?), in Sonoma Co. '74-7. H. (John), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). II. (Wm), 1845, one of Frémont's men. iv. 583; Cal. claim '46-7 (v. 462). He was a nephew of Cyrus Alexander, and also in the exped. of '48. H. (Wm), 1847, Co. F, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499). H. (Wm O.), 1836, on Larkin's books '36-7; perhaps 'Hewes.' Huguce, 1845, mr of the Medicis. iv. 537. Huie (Geo. W.), 1847, physician said to have come with Lieut Thompson of the U.S.N .; joined by his family '49 at S. F .; at Petaluma '53-68, and later at S.F., where he died in '77.

IInlett (Sylvester), 1847, lieut Co. D, Morm. Bat. v. 477; in 'S2 at Manti, Utah. Hull, 1844, mr of the Georgia. iv. 566. H. (Isaac), 1848, passp. from Hon. H. (Josephi), 1848, nat. of Ohio, who came to Or. in '45, and to

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Cal. on the discov. of gold; joined by his family '40; from '50 on a Sac. farm, where he still lived in '80 with wife and 4 children. H. (Joseph B.), 1843, com. of the U.S. Warren '43-7; in com. at S.F. '46-7, succeeding Mont- gomery. iv. 569; v. 284, 289, 380, 434, 539, 581, 649, 659.

Humphrey, 1840, at Mont .; Larkin urged to use his influence to start him for home. H. (Benj. F.), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). 11. (Geo. L.), 1847, Co. H, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Coulterville '74. II. (Isaac), ISIS, nat. of Ga, at Sutter's Fort when gold was discovered; having been a miner in Ga, he hastened to the mill, made a rocker, and thus became the pioncer in a new industry. Ment. in N. Ilelv. Diary in April. Died at Victoria in '67. H. (Wm), 1847, Co. G, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); at Coulterville '71-4; perhaps con- founded with Geo. L. H. (W.), 1848, passp. from Hon. Humphries, 1840,

mr of the Columbia '40-1. iv. 102-3, 564.

H. (Stephen), 1848, in S.F. list.

Hunnewell (James), 1830, a well-known Boston trader in business at Hon. for some years. The only evidence I have that he ever came to Cal. is a letter of Oct. '30, in which he hopes to visit the country 'again;' but in '33 he was in Mass. and intended to stay there. He died in '69. He may have visited Cal. before '20. Hunsacker (Abraham), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); later sergt; in '82 a bishop at Brigham City, Utah. H. (Daniel), 1847, overl. immig. from Mo. with his family; ment. at N. Helv. in Aug, with news of approaching immigration. v. 556. Settled at Benicia, and later in Contra Costa, where he was treasurer of the county. Of his sons who came in '47, Harrison K. was at one time deputy sheriff of Contra Costa; James C. was sheriff, and lost on the Brother Jonathan; and Nicholas, also sheriff, was a miner at Park's Bar in '48, and a resid. of S. Diego '74.

Hunt, IS13, agent of Astor's fur company, on the Pedler. ii. 271. H. (Gilbert), 1847, Co. A, Morm. Bat. (v. 469). H. (Jefferson), 1847, capt. Co. A, Morm. Bat., and also preacher. v. 477-80, 488, 493; had a project for raising a new battalion. v. 496. He was accomp. by his wife and 4 sons, Hiram, John, Joseph, and Martial; and three daughters, Jane, Harriet, and Mary; but it is doubtful if all the family came to Cal. In later years Capt. H. came back to Cal. and represented S. Bernardino in the legisl. of '55. H. (Martial), 1847, son of Capt. H., Co. A, Morm. Bat .; in 'SI at Snowflake, Ariz. H. (Timothy Dwight), 1841, protestant clergyman who came from Honolulu in Nov., and was employed for a time as city chaplain. In '55 he was in Cal. as the agent of the Amer. Home Miss. Soc. v. 657.

Hunter (Barry), 1846, doubtful name in a Los Ang. list. HI. (Benj. F.), 1846, lieut on the U. S. Portsmouth; at N. Helv. June. v. 102; acting capt. of C'o. C, Stockton's bat. '46-7. v. 385. H. (Edward), 1847, Co. B, Morni. Bat. (v. 469); in 'S2 a bishop in Utah. II. (Jesse D.), 1547, nat. of Ky, and capt. Co. B, Morm. Bat. v. 477; in com. of S. Diego garrison. v. 458, 617. Ind. agent for southern Cal. at S. Luis Rey from Ang. v. 492, 568, 621-2. His wife died at S.D. in '47. v. 490. IIe remained in C'al., went to the mines in '48, but returned to the south to act again as Ind. agent. He died at Los Ang. in '77, at the age of 73, leaving 7 grown children with families. II.

(Win), 1847, musician of Morm. Bat., Co. B. (v. 469). Huntington (Dimick B.), 1847, Co. D, Morm. Bat. (v. 499); at Salt Lake City '55. Huntley (Ezra), 1847, Co. K, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Huntsman (Isaiah), 1847, Co. B, Morm. Bat. (v. 469); in Utali 'S1.

Huppertz (Gerard), IS34, succeeded Sill & Co. as baker at Sta B. Hurst, IS47, at N. Helv. from S.F., Oct. Hurtado (Joaquin), 1791, piloto in Malas- pina's exped. i. 490. Huso (Sam. E.), 1846, gunner on the U.S. Congress, and in com. of a gun in Stockton's campaign of '46-7; in Amador Co. from '51; died at Yount in '79. Hutcheon (Walter), 18-17, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); c. Brooklyn, N. Y., '80. Hutcheson, 1848, sentenced to corporal punishment by court-martial. Hutchins, 1816, mr of the whaler Columbus, Hatchin son (G.N.), 1846, in the U.S.N .; drowned in '78 at Vallejo, where he was wor of the navy-yard yacht Freda, and had lived for 20 years.

Hutchinson (Jacob A.), 1846, overl. numig. with family, who in '49 set- tled on the Cosumnes River, and soon started on a prospecting tour, from

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which he never returned. H. (Jacob A., Jr), 1847, son of the preceding; living on the Cosumnes with family in '80; perhaps date of arrival should be '46, or that of his father '47. The H. brothers are named as having bought Isbel's claim in S. Joaq. '48. H. (Joseph), 1846, Fauntleroy's dragoons (v. 232, 247). H. (Win A.), 1848, advertised for a lost rifle at S.F. Hütt- mann (Francis), 1847, mr and sup. of the Matilda, Primavera, and Callao in '47-8; made advances of money to Frémont, about which there was much trouble later. v. 441, 465-6, 576. Hutton (James D.), 1847, surveyor of pueblo lands at S. José; appointed official surveyor of the southern dept, but the appointment was withdrawn on account of charges in connection with his S. José work. v. 665. Huxley (J. Mead), 1847, Co. A, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499); at S.F. '54; officer in the war of '61-5; died before 'S2.

Hyatt (Elisha), 1846, one of the Mormon col. with wife and son. v. 546; excommunicated at S. F .; and in Oct. at Mont., making tubs, etc. Hyde (Geo.), 1846, nat. of Penn., who came on the U.S. Congress as Com. Stockton's sec. For a time, in Aug., he was alcalde at S. José. v. 294-5, 662; then came to S.F., where he was 2d alcalde with Bartlett, and Ist alcalde from June '47 to March '48, having much trouble in his administration of the office, as fully explained in v. 648-52, 680. There seems to have been but slight foundation for the many and bitter charges against him. He was a lawyer, of good abil- ities and character. He was somewhat prominent in city politics in '49 and the few years following; and has resided in S. F. ever since to 'S5, being in the real estate business. In '78 he gave me a valuable statement of Historical Facts, including not only his own controversies, but many other points of in- terest connected with early S. F. annals. Hyde (Wm), 1847, sergt Co. B, Morm. Bat., being also an elder and preacher, and a capt. of 50 on the return, v. 477, 488, 490-1, 493.

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History of California, Volume III, Part 91

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe Publication date: 1885-1890 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers Number of Pages: 824

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885-1890
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 824