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Frank Y. Black
HUDSON-MOHAWK GENEALOGICAL AND
FAMILY MEMOIRS
A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE HUDSON AND MOHAWK VALLEYS IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDED WITHIN THE PRES- FNT COUNTIES OF ALBANY, RENSSELAER, WASHINGTON, SARATOGA, MONTGOMERY, FULTON, SCHENECTADY, COLUMBIA AND GREENE.
PREPARED UNDER THE EDITORIAL SUPERVISION OF CUYLER REYNOLDS
Curator of The Albany Institute and Historical and Art Society, since 1898; Director of New York State History Exhibit at Jamestown Exposition, 1907; Author of "Albany Chronicles," "Classified Quotations," and several other published works.
VOLUME IV.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY
1911
COPYRIGHT LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 1911
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HUDSON AND MOHAWK VALLEYS.
DIX The family name of Dix is of the same significance as the name Dicks or Dickens, the letter "s" being a contraction of "son," meaning the son of Dick or of Richard. Dick, the familiar abbrevia- tion of Richard, is thought to be derived from the Dutch word "Dyck" or "Dijck," a bank or dike (also dyke), mound or ditch, of earth, sand or stones reinforced, thrown up to pre- vent low land in Holland from being inun- dated by the sea or river. The reason for including the meaning "ditch" in connection with "mound" is because in the act of cre- ating a barrier, or diking, a ditch is created at the selfsame time; but the intention being to create a wall of earth, chief thought is therefore directed to that meaning of the word. Based accordingly on this idea of the significance of the name's derivation, the con- clusion cannot be otherwise that this family, before coming over to America, dwelt near a dyke in Holland, in the lowlands as they are called, undoubtedly along the coast.
The name is therefore found in the spellings Dix, Dikx, Diks, Dicks, Dyck, Dyk, Dijck and Dyke, and some families in America show that they came originally from such a locality in Holland by employing the prefix "van" or "von," as Van Dyke.
The Dix coat-of-arms, of the Amsterdam branch, was as follows: D'azur à trotis têtes et cols de cygne d'argent, accompagne de deux roses d'or en flancs. That of the Har- lem line was as follows: D'or à la fasce d'azur, accompagne de trois corneilles de sable, souvent écarteié de gules au clievron, accompagne en chef de deux étoiles et en pointe d'un croissant tourné, le tout d'or. Crest : Une corneille de sable entre un vol d'or et d'azur.
Four distinct branches of the Dix family were started in America in early times. These were the lines instituted by Leonard Dix, of Wethersfield, Connecticut; Anthony Dix, of Plymouth, Massachusetts; Edward Dix, of
Watertown, Massachusetts, and the Dix fani- ily of Accomac county in Virginia. It is not known that anybody has been able to demon- strate the relationship reliably. Undoubtedly they were connected by the generation just previous to any one of them coming to America.
Edward Dix and his wife, Deborah, came from England and settled at Watertown, Massachusetts. They were in the fleet with Governor Winthrop, in 1630. He appears to have died at that place, prior to the re- moval of his immediate family into Connecti- cut, leaving a widow and three children. The widow, Deborah, married (second) October 16, 1667, Richard Barnes, of Marlboro, Massachusetts, by whom she had five chil- dren, between 1669 and 1683, according to certain published records ; but the dates seem somewhat averse to the fact. Children: I. Leonard, see forward. 2. John, who was in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1676; was taxed there in 1683: sold his house and land in 1686; owned land in Hoccanum, near the mouth of the river bearing that name, in 1679: joined the Second Church of Hart- ford, September 10, 1686; married Mary Bid- well ; children: Sarah, John, Margaret, Dan- iel, Elizabeth, Susanna and Joseph. 3. Wil- liam, died in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1676.
(II) Leonard, son of Edward and Deborah Dix, was known to be in Wethersfield, Con- necticut. after which he was in Branford, Connecticut, where he received a grant of land : soon afterwards was again at Wethers- field, where he also had grants of very good land and a lot in the village on which he re- sided from about 1650 until the time of his death. He was a prominent man of the place, constable in 1672, and surveyor of highways in 1684. On his death he left considerable land on the cast side of the Great River, "be- ing the Indian Purchase," a horse, two cows, a heifer, swine, agricultural implements, me- chanical tools, a "great musket," a long fowl-
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ing-piece, swords, belts, etc., appraised at fifty-three English pounds. Ile died Decem- ber 7, 1696, and his will bore date March 24, 1696-97. His wife was named Sarah, and she died in 1709. Children : Sarah, born 1658, died April 3, 1682, married, February 10, 1680, John Francis; John, born in 1661, see forward; Mercy, died, December 20, 1711, married, 1687, Moses Goff ; William, married Vincent ; Hannah, died April 7, 1733. married, November, 1693, Jolin Rennals, or Reynolds ; Samuel; Elizabeth.
(III) John, son of Leonard and Sarah Dix, was born at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1661. He was hayward in 1686, and sur- veyor of highways in 1704. He died Novem- ber 2, 1711, and his sons, John and Leonard, were administrators, who inventoried his es- tate, reporting on January 27, 1711-12, that it amounted to eighty-three dollars. His wife was named Rebecca, and she died November 17, 17II, aged sixty years. Children: John, born February 17, 1684, see forward; Re- becca, March 17, 1686-87; Leonard, January 27, 1688; Elizabeth, April 3, 1691.
(IV) John (2), son of John (1) and Re- becca Dix, was born February 17, 1684. He married, June 9, 1709, Sarah, daughter of Jolın Waddams. Children : Samuel, born February 28, 1710-11 ; John, August 6, 1713 ; Sarah, March 30, 1721, married, December 2, 1741, Joseph Smith; Moses, March 15, 1723-24. see forward; Benjamin, May 27, 1729, died September 4, 1755.
(V) Moses, son of John (2) and Sarah (\'addams) Dix, was born March 15, 1723-24, died September 25, 1798. Letters of admin- istration on his estate were issued to his son Moses, of Farmington, Connecticut. He mar- ried, September 1, 1744, Hannah Dickinson. Children : Jerusha, born November 11, 1745; Rhoda, August 13, 1746, married, December 19, 1764, Rhodes; John, September 26, 1748; Ozias. December 6, 1750, see for- ward; Hannah, May 26, 1753, died Septem- ber 30, 1753: Hannah, December 3, 1754; Rebecca, baptized September 23, 1759: Mary, baptized May 9, 1762 ; a son, buried October 23, 1776, aged twelve years; a daughter (probably named Mary), buried December 3, 1776, aged thirteen years; Moses, married Ruth Crane, November 7, 1792.
(VI) Ozias, son of Moses and Hannah (Dickinson) Dix, was born December 6, 1750, in Wethersfield, Connecticut. He was a sol- dier in the revolution, and later removed to Brattleboro, Vermont. Ile married, October 22, 1771, Lucy Hatch, born May 6, 1753. The baptisms of their first five children were recorded at Wethersfield. Children : -,
born March 25, 1773, baptized May 1, 1774; Ozias, baptized May 1, 1774, died September 8, 1775 (family record, died October 7, 1775) ; Lydia (Lucy), born July 18, 1776, baptized July 21, 1776; John, born July 5, 1778, bap- tized July 19, 1778; Samuel, born February 23, 1781, see forward; Ozias, born October 15, 1783, died October 17, 1783; Jerusha, born October 23, 1784, baptized, Wethersfield, February 13, 1785; Mary, born February 23, 1787 : Zephanah, born May 10, 1789; Ozias, born May 6, 1791 ; Daniel, born February 16, 1796: Moses, born February 12, 1798; Jus- tice, born November 9, 1802.
(VII) Samuel, son of Ozias and Lucy (Hatch) Dix, was born at Wethersfield, Con- necticut, February 23, 1781, baptized there March 1I, 1781. He died at Glens Falls, New York, July 4, 1857. He married, at Wilming- ton, Vermont, December 1, 1814, Mersylvia, born May 25, 1788, died September 8, 1853, daughter of Israel Lawton, born January 30, 1758, died September 26, 1844, and Dolly (Billings) Lawton, born January 8, 1764, died February 12, 1816. Israel Lawton and Dolly Billings were married August 14, 1783. Chil- dren of Mr. and Mrs. Dix: James Lawton, see forward; Samuel Billings, born at Mor- eau, New York, February 16, 1819, died, un- married, at Glens Falls, New York, Septem- ber 25, 1898; Harriet, born at Glens Falls, April 12, 1821, died at Glens Falls, July 25, 1826.
(VIII) James Lawton, son of Samuel and Mersylvia (Lawton) Dix, was born at Mor- eau, New York, September 19, 1816, died at Glens Falls, New York, May 17, 1888. He received his education at Easton, New York, and afterwards engaged in farming in north- ern New York. He was a member of the Methodist church, and in politics acted with the Democratic party.
He married, at Schenectady, New York, June 25. 1857, Laura Ann, daughter of Lewis and Katharine (Fort) Stevens, the latter horn at Schagticoke, November 21, 1800, where they were also married. Children : I. Walter Lewis, born at Glens Falls, New York, Au- gust 8, 1858; married, at Glens Falls, April 12, 1882, Julia Ann Wheaton ; children : Law- ton Allen Dix, born April 9, 1885; Howard Wheaton Dix, born September 3, 1887: Ger- trude Alice, born September 22, 1890; Marion, born July 25, 1892. 2. Anna Mersylvia, born at Glens Falls, New York, November 25, 1859; married, Glens Falls, December 21, 1882, Henry Wing, son of Sanford and Cath- erine (Wing) Coffin ; children : John Dix Cof- fin, born June 15, 1884; Fenwick, born March 26, 1889; Laura, born December 8, 1892;
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Margaret, born August 1, 1895 ; all at Glens Falls, New York. 3. John Alden, see for- ward. 4. Charles Billings, born at Glens Falls, August 5. 1863 ; married, Glens Falls, Decem- ber 29, 1892, Mary Lydia, daughter of George and Mahala (Sherman) Rugg; no children.
(IX) John Alden Dix, son of James Law- ton and Laura Ann (Stevens) Dix, was born at Glens Falls, New York, December 25, 1860. He studied at the Glens Falls Acad- emy, graduating in 1879, and then entered Cornell University, graduating in 1883. He began the practical duties of life by working first as a farm hand and then in the machine shops of his native town, thereby securing a valuable experience which benefited him in his later career. He then engaged in the lumber business with Lemon Thomson, of Albany, at Thomson, New York, under the firm name of Thomson & Dix. On the death of the senior partner, in February, 1897, the firm was dissolved, and Mr. Dix was appoint- ed executor of his deceased partner's estate. He purchased the latter's interest and devel- oped a paper mill at Thomson, where his chief business is centered, gradually building up one of the most efficient wall-paper plants in the country, and at the same time turned his attention to the conservation of natural resources. Mr. Dix realized that much of New York's wealth lay in her trees, and to protect himself he acquired a tract of seven- teen thousand acres for his own mills, and made it a rule that for every tree which was cut down another should be planted. His relations with his workmen have always been happy, owing to the fact that he shows some consideration for their welfare; his factories have always been built with the utmost re- gard for hygiene, and he has given his work- men a half-holiday every week during the months of July and August. As a business man he is scrupulously honorable in all his dealings, bearing a reputation for integrity, and as a banker he has achieved the increase of the rate which the state earns on its de- posits. A stockholder in the Exchange and the First National Bank, he brought about the amalgamation of the two and became first vice-president of the enlarged First National Bank. In addition he is serving as president of the Iroquois Paper Company, vice-president of the Blandy Paper Company, treasurer of the American Woodboard Company, manager of the Moose River Lumber Company, and director of the National Bank of Schuylerville.
In politics Mr. Dix is a Democrat, adher- ing to the sound and long-tried principles of Democracy of which the Nation has need in the direction of its affairs. At the National
Convention at St. Louis Mr. Dix met and became acquainted with many of the leading men of the Democratic party. In 1906 he was a candidate for the gubernatorial nomina- tion at Buffalo, New York: in the fall of 1908 was placed on the ticket as lieutenant- governor ; in the spring of 1910 was chosen chairman of the state Democratic committee, and in the fall of 1910 became the Demo- cratic nominee for governor and was elected. His method in discharging the chairmanship of the state Democratic committee was the method of a man of conscience and right in- tentions, seriously desiring to ascertain what was best for those who had placed their trust in him. He called in conference the leading men of his party, and in the summer he made a tour by automobile for the purpose of hold- ing a series of conferences in as many coun- ties as he could visit, to which he invited members of every faction with the object of coming to a complete understanding of the situation. He has inspired his party with a new feeling, has put new life into it, and has won the respect and confidence of those whom he has consulted of the mass of Democratic voters. Upon public questions Mr. Dix has made declarations which show him to be in accord with the principles of the platform upon which he stands. He is an advocate of an honest revision of the tariff, of a reason- able and conservative, not a destructive re- vision, of a revision that will strip the un- worthy beneficiaries of the protective tariff law of privileges of extortion of which no men, and least of all they, should have the enjoyment, a revision that will, so far as pos- sible, tend to reduce the present high cost of living. He is an advocate of an economical administration of the affairs of the state, and of a cutting off of the useless expenditures which have so multiplied during the past years. Mr. Dix is in the best sense a repre- sentative of the intelligent, active, sober-mind- ed, conservative and successful citizenship of the Empire State. He is a man to whom his fellow-citizens would readily turn for coun- sel, to whom they would with confidence in- trust the conduct of affairs demanding fore- sight, sound judgment, ability and uprightness. He was one of the founders of the Democratic League and as such stands for personal free- dom, National and State economy, the re- vision of the tariff and revenue laws, and the abolition of protection for gigantic "infant in- dustries."
Mr. Dix is a warden of St. Stephen's Epis- copal Church of Schuylerville, and a member of Glens Falls Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, Theta Delta Chi fraternity, Albany
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Country Club, Fort Orange Club, Albany In- stitute and Historical and Art Society. His city residence, No. 491 State street, Albany, is an attractive one, where he and his wife entertain many friends, but his summer resi- dence on the bank of the Hudson river and the Battenkill creek, at Thomson, is a charm- ing place, and he is accustomed to making weekly trips between the two places in his automobile.
Mr. Dix married, at Albany, New York, April 24, 1889, Gertrude Alden Thomson, born at Albany, third child of Lemon and Abby Galusha (Sherman) Thomson. Lemon Thomson was born at Athol, Warren county, New York, January 22, 1822 ; graduated from Union College in 1850, and then engaged in the lumber business, establishing the firm of L. Thomson & Company, which became known all over the country ; removed to Al- bany in 1855, and died at Thomson, New York, February 24, 1897. His wife, Abby Galusha (Sherman ) Thomson, was born Sep- tember 9, 1828, died in New York City, June 13. 1896, daughter of Augustus Sherman, of Glens Falls, New York, a descendant of Roger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Lemon Thomson was son of Charles C. Thomson, grandson of Charles Thomson, and great-grandson of Benjamin Thomson, the emigrant ancestor of the fam- ily, coming to this country from Scotland. Charles C. Thomson was born at Elizabeth, New Jersey, July 8, 1788, died at Jolinson- burg, New York, March 1, 1860; married, about 1819, Susanna Harris Williams, daugh- ter of Joseph Williams, a revolutionary soldier.
This name first appears in CRANNELL early American records in 1600. It is spelled Crennel, Crenel, and in later years Crannell. Through the marriage of the founder of the family to Molly, granddaughter of Governor Edward Winslow, they are connected with one of the most illustrious of the "Mayflower" families. The Albany family dates back to an early period in the history of that city, and its de- scendants are numerous.
( I) Robert Crannell, son of William Cran- nell, of Devonshire, England, came to Amer- ica prior to 1600, and was at New Amster- dam (New York) in 1703. There were sev- eral of the name resident of New York, and there are some of them buried in Trinity churchyard on the north side of the church. He married, in 1693, Molly Winslow, daugli- ter of Governor Josiah and granddaughter of Governor Edward Winslow, of Plymouth Col-
ony (see Winslow VIII). Children: Two sons and a daughter.
(II) William Winslow, son of Robert and Molly (Winslow) Crannell, was born in New York City. He removed to Albany, New York, where he died aged fifty-five years, and is buried in the Middle Dutch burying ground on Beaver street. He married, June 4, 1726, Margarita Bennowe (Bennoit). Children : Robert, baptized July 10, 1727; Petrus, baptized February 10, 1728; Petrus (2), baptized January 9, 1732; William Wins- low, baptized January 29, 1739. (Daughters not in record; there were two or three.)
(III) Robert (2), son of William Wins- low and Margarita ( Bennowe) Crannell, was born in Albany, New York, in a house on Broadway between Steuben street and Maiden lane. He was baptized July 10, 1727. He married, November 13, 1748, Ariantje Bovie. Children : William Winslow, see forward; Mattheus, baptized August 4, 1751 ; Petrus, baptized November 14, 1756; Petrus (2), baptized March 11, 1759.
(IV) William Winslow (2), son of Rob- ert (2) and Ariantje (Bovie) Crannell, was born September 26, 1749, in Albany, New York (in a house that then stood on the cor- ner of James street and Maiden lane), and died December 27, 1828. He owned a sloop, "The Rising Sun," and for nineteen years navigated the Hudson river, carrying freight and passengers from Albany to points below. He married Maria Eaman, of Catskill, born April 8, 1759, died October 8, 1825. Chil- dren : William Winslow, see forward ; John, died January 11, 1863; Harriet, died August 24, 1854; Maria, died February I, 1870.
(V) William Winslow (3), son of William Winslow (2) and Maria ( Eaman) Crannell, was born in Albany, New York, November 29, 1795 (at the building on the corner of Dean and Steuben streets), died January 20, 1847. He married, November 27, 1825, Mar- garet Laramee, born at Waterford, New York, June 28, 1808, died December 8, 1884. Children : Robert Winslow, born 1826; Fran- cis Franklin, see forward; William Winslow (4), 1829. died young; Maria, 1831 ; Robert, 1833; William Winslow (5), 1835: Edwin, 1838; Monroe, 1840, died 1841; Monroe (2), 1842, died 1893, he graduated from Albany Law school before he had attained legal age, and continued his studies in the law offices of Judge Wolford and Worthington Froth- ingham until he was admitted to the Albany county bar ; he was a member of the Albany Zouave Cadets, an influential Republican, and an untiring worker for the improvement and development of Albany, he died unmarried,
William Winslow Grannell.
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April 26, 1893; Delavan, 1844, died 1879; Margaret, 1847, died in infancy.
(VI) Francis Franklin, second son of Wil- liam Winslow (3) and Margaret (Laramee) Crannell, was born in Albany, New York (corner of Dean and Steuben streets-the New York Central depot now occupies the site), July 21, 1827, died December 24, 1907. He was educated at the "Boys' Academy," where he won many honors, and was engaged all his business life in the lumber trade at Al- bany, and was one of the pioneers in that business, retiring at an advanced age. He was a member of the Veteran Volunteer Fire- men's Association. He was a lifelong mem- ber of the Fourth Presbyterian church, and was an active worker in both church and Sun- day school. With one exception he was the oldest member of the congregation at the time of his death. With a quiet disposition, gentle and unassuming, he was greatly be- loved. He was an upright, energetic busi- ness man, and a citizen of the highest order. He married, April 24, 1856, Harriet Emmet Adams, born February 11, 1832, died Janu- ary 16, 1889, daughter of Christopher Adams, architect and builder of the State House, the old Delavan hotel, and many other prominent buildings in Albany. Children : Harriet Adams, married Elmer Llewelyn Peters, of Syracuse, April 24, 1895; Elizabeth Wins- low, married Robert Jump, of Jonesville, De- cember 18, 1900; Francis Franklin (2), see forward; Julia Laramee, married, July 8, 1908, William Henry Harrison Hogle, of Newtonville, whose ancestors on the maternal side were among the first Dutch settlers of Albany; William Winslow, see forward; Charles Reno, see forward; Edward Grant, see forward; Lillian Belle, married (first), Augusta Joseph Latham, of Lake George, June 1, 1898, (second) Belden Noble Bene- dict, of Troy, April 27, 1908; Frederick Win- field, died May 16, 1880, at the age of two years, eight months.
(VII) Francis Franklin (2), eldest son of Francis Franklin (1) and Harriet Emmet (Adams) Crannell, was born in Albany, New York, August 12, 1861. He was educated in the public schools of Albany, and pursued a course at a business college. He has been continuously engaged in the lumber business in Albany, starting as tally boy for Rodney Vose; then as bookkeeper, and later as suc- cessor and proprietor of the same business to which he succeeded by purchase, and at the present time is president of the F. F. Cran- nell Lumber Company. He is a member of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, Albany Club, Aurania Club, and stands high in the
Masonic order, being a life member of Tem- ple Lodge, No. 14, of Albany, and is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has held many prominent offices in the Patriarch Militant branch of that order. He married, February 21, 1887, Anna Louise, daughter of William Wilbur, of North Ad- ams, Massachusetts. Children : Wilbur Har- rison, born July 3, 1888; Mabel Elizabeth, September 13, 1892.
(VII) William Winslow (4), second son of Francis Franklin (1) and Harriet Emmet (Adams) Crannell, was born at Albany, New York, March 8, 1865. He was educated in the public schools of Albany, and later pur- sued a course at the business college. He received his early business training in the Albany lumber district, and was employed by David Whitney, Jr., and H. W. Sage & Company for many years. and later was with the New Rochelle Coal and Lumber Company at New Rochelle, New York, after which, in 1894, he and his three brothers organized at Voorheesville, New York, and Altamont, New York, the firm of Crannell Brothers, who for several years conducted a lumber busi- ness at Voorheesville, and a lumber and coal business at Altamont. Later he and his brother, E. G. Crannell, bought out the inter- est of F. F. and C. R. Crannell, and one year later W. W. Crannell bought out the remain- ing interest of E. G. Crannell. He is now the sole proprietor of the Voorheesville yard, and E. G. Crannell, of the Altamont yard. He is an active Republican, and a member of the Grant and Invincible clubs of Albany. He is an Odd Fellow, a member of Voorheesville Lodge, No. 668, and a member of Sanford Camp, Modern Woodmen of America, No. 8491, of Albany. He has done much for the advancement and improvement of the pretty village of Voorheesville. He married, Sep- tember 1. 1898, Rose Van Wormer, of Voor- heesville, New York. Children : William Winslow, born July 26, 1900: Charles Emer- son, March 8, 1903. Rose (Van Wormer) Crannell was born in Guilderland, Albany county, April 1, 1879, daughter of William Helmus and Jennie (Van Slyck) Van Wor- mer. William H. Vau Wormer was born in Guilderland, November, 1845. His wife, Jen- nie Van Slyck, was born in Colonie, Albany county, October 7, 1845. Both were of old Dutch families, prosperous early settlers of the county. William H. was a son of Jacob, of Guilderland, farmer, who died aged eighty years. He married Elizabeth Houghtaling, who died over sixty years of age. They were members of the Reformed church. Children of William H. and Jennie Van Wormer: I.
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Robert, unmarried. 2. Sarah, married Charles E. Scott, of Schenectady ; has a son, Russell V'an Slyck Scott, born November 7, 1908. 3. Jane E., born July 26, 1875; married John Becker, of Altamont ; has Mary E., born No- vember 17, 1899. 4. Rose. married William Winslow Crannell. 5. Ethel, born April 26, 1889, unmarried.
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