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flower," and she still has in her possession a trunk brought over by him. The Fantons intermarried with the Beers, who were of Welsh descent, and the Lords and Hydes intermarried, both of the latter families being of English descent. Aaron Burr was a third cousin on the maternal side. Children of Sunderland Pattison and Annette Hannah ( Bell) Gardner : Sunderland Pattison, born December 23, 1868; Oscar Bell, born June 17. 1871 ; Anson Lapham, see forward.
(VI) Anson Lapham, son of Sunderland Pattison and Annette Hannah ( Bell) Gardner, was born in Farmington, Ontario county, New York, February 7, 1873. His preparatory education was acquired in the district school of Farmington and the Macedon Center Academy, and he then became a student at Columbia University, New York City, from which he was graduated in the class of 1896. During his earlier years he assisted in the cultivation of the home farm and was engaged in teaching in district schools for a period of two years. He commenced the study of law in the office of his uncle, Elisha W. Gardner, continuing at the university, and was admitted to the bar in Novem- ber, 1897. He is engaged in general practice and his list of clients, attracted by his skilful conduct of the cases entrusted to him, is a large and constantly increasing one. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party, and he very efficiently filled the position of clerk in the supervisor's office in 1894-95. His fraternal associations are as follows: Canandaigua Grange, No. 1062, of which he has been secre- tary : Canandaigua Lodge, No. 294, Free and Accepted Masons; Canan- dlaigua Lodge, No. 236, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has served as chaplain: Canandaigua Camp, No. 9574, Modern Woodmen of America, of Canandaigua ; U. O. A. M., Mckinley Council, No. 95; president of the brotherhood of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Canandaigua ; director of the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion of Canandaigua. Mr. Gardner is a member of the Society of Friends, and his wife is a member of the Reformed Evangelical church.
Mr. Gardner married at Farmington, August 29, 1901, Edith M. Clapper, born in Canandaigua. She is the daughter of Abraham and Elizabeth (Appleton) Clapper, the former a farmer who was born at Geneseo, New York, November 4, 1834, and is of Dutch descent, the latter was born at Worsted, England, November 20, 1835, and came to America with her parents in 1850. Abraham and Elizabeth ( Appleton) Clapper had children : Richard, of Canandaigua; Abraham Lincoln, of Canandaigua ; Dr. William Bennett, of Victor ; Arthur Henry, of Starkey,
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Yates county ; Mary Elizabeth, of Palmyra ; and Edith May, of Canan- daigua. Anson Lapham and Edith M. (Clapper) Gardner have chil- dren : Sunderland Pattison, born June 14, 1902; and Elizabeth An- nette, born January 19, 1906.
CARSON.
James S. Carson, while not a native of this country, has borne his share so bravely in defence of the rights of the Union, that all right-thinking citizens must inevitably feel proud of so honorable a record. He is a native of Scotland, and from that land of thrift and wisdom brought many of the admirable traits which characterize her inhabitants. He has also been of service to his country in a number of public offices, and may with truth be considered a model citizen.
James Carson, father of James S. Carson, and a son of Samuel Carson, of Scotland, was born in Scotland in 1799, died in this country in 1882. He came to America in 1849 with his family and followed the occupation of farming, which he thoroughly understood. He married, in Scotland, Margaret MacDowell and had children: James S., see forward, Margaret, Helen, Jane, Agnes, Isabel.
James S., only son of James and Margaret ( MacDowell) Carson, was born in Wigtonshire, Scotland, August 22, 1837. He came to America with his parents in 1849, landing at New York City, in which, however, they did not intend to make their home. They traveled up the Hudson river on the steamboat "Empire," which was run into and sunk, and Mr. Carson lost his mother and sisters. The remainder of the family continued the journey to Canandaigua, Ontario county, New York, where they immediately engaged in farming. Mr. Carson at- tended the district schools and then assisted in farm labors until the out- break of the civil war in 1861, when he enlisted in Company B. Eighty- fifth New York Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Clark. He re- enlisted in January, 1863, and was advanced to the rank of corporal. April 20, 1864, he was taken prisoner and sent to the Andersonville prison, being confined there until September, when he was removed to Charleston, South Carolina, and from thence to Florence, South Carolina. From this place he made his escape, February 5, 1865, man- aging to reach a United States gunboat, February 14, and was taken to Hilton Head, and from there transferred to Annapolis, Maryland. He
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immediately received a furlough and returned to his home, where a notice was sent him to report at Elmira, New York, at which place he was honorably discharged, June 15, 1865. He then returned to the town of Farmington, New York, where for a time he was engaged in farming. While living in this town he took an active part in the public matters of the community, and served three terms as justice of the peace. In 1872 he removed to Nebraska, returning east at the expira- tion of three years. He removed to Shortsville, Ontario county, New York, in 1902, where he has since that time resided. He has served as street commissioner for the village of Shortsville, and in 1909 was elected justice of the peace, an office he is filling at the present time. He is a member of Herendeen Post, Grand Army of the Republic, and has been commander of that body eight years. His religious affiliations are with the Methodist Episcopal church, and he is a steward and trus- tee of that institution.
Mr. Carson married, July 4. 1866, Mary E., daughter of Charles and Mary ( Mason) Jeffrey. Children: C. Edward, born May 5. 1867; Sidney J., November 17, 1870; Henry H., September 8, 1875.
GRIFFITH.
E. A. Griffith, a well-known attorney and counselor at law of Geneva, Ontario county, New York, has, by his honorable efforts and moral attributes, carved out for himself friends, affluence and position. The strength and force of his character have overcome obstacles which to others have seemed well nigh insurmountable, but with boldness and enterprise he has conceived and executed projects while others were considering the means necessary to carry them out.
Wellington Griffith, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Pike, Wyoming county, New York, in 1835, and died in April, 1896. He was a farmer and very successful in his occupation. He married Elizabeth Jane, a daughter of Smith Ellis, also of Pike, New York. She is still living, an attendant of the Presbyterian church.
E. A., son of Wellington and Elizabeth Jane (Ellis) Griffith, was born in the town of Covington, Wyoming county, New York, October 31, 1865. His elementary education was acquired in the common schools of the town of Pike, later attending Pike Seminary, and finally matricu- lating at Cornell University, from which institution he was graduated
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in 1893, with the degree of Doctor of Laws. He immediately established himself in the practice of his chosen profession, selecting Shortsville, New York, as a desirable location. His legal ability was soon recognized and he quickly acquired a large and lucrative practice, and a high standing in the community. He took an active interest in the public affairs of the town and served for a period of two years as president of Shortsville. While pursuing his studies at Cornell he had been under the personal instruction of Governor Charles E. Hughes, a fact of which he was rea- sonably proud. Taking various matters into consideration, he decided it would be advisable to remove to Geneva, Ontario county, New York, and accordingly took up his place of abode there, November 1, 1901. His excellent reputation had preceded him, and he has a well established practice, which is increasing constantly in a most satisfactory manner. He has a most convincing way of marshaling his facts, presenting them in a clear and concise form, which always argues for success. As a speaker he is unusually gifted, having an apparently inexhaustible flow of words at his command, and the power to use them adequately and to excellent purpose. He gives his political support to the Republican party. He is an attendant of the Presbyterian church. His social affiliations are with the Masonic fraternity and with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
Mr. Griffith married, August 22, 1899, Rose Christine Cumins, born in Bethany, Genesee county. New York, March 9, 1870. She is a woman of culture and refinement, a graduate from the New England Conservatory of Music. She is a daughter of Harrison and Rhoda ( Hardy) Cumins, the former a farmer, of Bethany, New York, the latter, who died May II, 1905, was a school teacher in her earlier years, and an active worker in church affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith have two children : Christine, born February 9, 1901, and Donald Cumins, born January 21, 1903.
COTTON.
George Cotton, immigrant ancestor, was the ancestor of all the Cottons in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is said to have come from Suttancofield, a town in England. He came first to Windsor, Connecticut, was at Hartford early, and about 1644 removed to that part of Springfield called Longmeadow, where he became one of the
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first settlers. He was a proprietor there in 1645, and one of the chief citizens. He was deputy to the general court in 1669, and quartermaster of the Hampshire county troop. He did important service in King Philip's war. In 1670 he was one of the committee to lay out lots and sell land in the town of Suffield, and in 1722 fifty acres of land were laid out in that town to his heirs. He married (first) Deborah Gardiner, of Hartford, who died September 5, 1689. He married (second) March I, 1692, Lydia Wright, widow successively of Lawrence Bliss, John Norton and John Lamb. She died December 17, 1699. He died Feb- ruary 13, 1699. Children of first wife: Isaac, born November 21, 1646, died September 3, 1700; Ephraim, April 9. 1648, mentioned be- low ; Mary, September 22, 1649; Thomas, May 1, 1651, died September 30, 1728; Sarah, February 24, 1652; Deborah, January 25, 1654. died November 26, 1733; Hepsibah, January 7, 1656; John, April 8, 1659, died February 3, 1727 ; Benjamin, May 26, 1661.
(II) Ephraim, son of George Cotton, was born April 9, 1648. He settled in Longmeadow, and about 1696 removed to Enfield, Massa- chusetts. He died May 14, 1713. He married ( first ) November 17, 1670, Mary Drake, who died October 19, 1681. He married (second ) March 26, 1685, Esther, daughter of Samuel and Catharine Marshfield. She died January 20, 1714. Children of first wife, born in Springfield ; Ephraim, February 8, 1672; Josiah, October 7, 1674; Job, May 14, 1677; Samuel, January 17, 1679; children of second wife, the first five recorded in Springfield, the remainder in Enfield: Josiah, December 30, 1685; Esther, October 23, 1687; Benjamin, graduated at Yale Col- lege, 1710, settled in West Hartford; Sarah, March 12, 1692; Daniel, July 27, 1694; Deborah, April 22, 1697; Isaac, July 30, 1698; Mar- garet, May 9, 1701 ; Nathaniel, August 22, 1703; Thomas, August 3, 1705, killed by Indians, June 27, 1724; Noah, December 19, 1707; Mary, August II, 1710; Abiel, January 13, 1714, died May 9, 1714.
(III) Lieutenant Ephraim (2) Cotton, son of Ephraim ( 1) Cot- ton, was born at Springfield, later called Longmeadow, February 8, 1672, died September 12, 1753. He married, December 29, 1699, Mary Noble. Children, born at Longmeadow : Mary, December 25. 1700; Ephraim, May 9, 1705; Deborah, February 25, 1708; Jerusha, February 22, 1711 ; Son, born and died November 7, 1712, and twin son died November 13, 1712; Demaris, August 18, 1714; Job, July 20, 1717; Hannah, February 21, 1724; Samuel, mentioned below.
(IV) Samuel, son of Lieutenant Ephraim (2) Cotton, was born at Longmeadow, September 7, 1727, died November 5, 1784. He
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married Mary Hoar, of Brimfield (intentions dated September 12, 1750). Children, born at Longmeadow: Nathan, mentioned below; Job, Jan- uary 19, 1755: David, June 3, 1756; Esther, October 14, 1757; Mary, September 7, 1759; Jerusha, February 13, 1761 ; Reuben, November 26, 1762; Ephraim, March 22, 1765.
This family removed to Greenwich, Hampshire county, Massa- chusetts. After the revolution David and Ephraim settled in Montgom- ery county, New York. According to the census of 1790 David had three sons under sixteen and four females in his family, while Ephraim had two sons under sixteen and two females.
(V) Nathan, son of Samuel Cotton, married
(VI) Isaac, son or nephew of Nathan Cotton, was born in western Massachusetts, before 1790, died in 1869. He settled in Farmington, Ontario county, New York, and married Sarah Bennett, of Macedon, New York. Children: Nathaniel, Susan, Annie B., Isaac, Matilda. Leonard, mentioned below.
(VII) Leonard, son of Isaac Cotton, was born in Farmington in 1822, and was educated there in the public schools and the Macedon Center Academy. He learned the trade of carpenter and was also a farmer. From the age of fifteen he supported himself and engaged in business before he was of age. In politics he was a Whig. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He married Amy Ann Gardner, born at Farmington, in 1828, died in the spring of 1873. He died in the fall of 1872. Elisha Gardner, her father, married a Patterson. Chil- dren, born at Farmington. I. Leonard L., born in 1848; married Par- melia Mitchell, of Buffalo, New York; children: William, Robert, Mary. Blanche, who died aged three years, and Andrew. 2. Sarah Elizabeth, born in 1849, died in 1901 in Farmington. 3. William Marion, mentioned below. 4. Mary L., married William Cheeseborough and had Ida, Georgie, Henry, Harvey. 5. Loren Washington, born 1854; unmarried. 6. Homer Franklin, born 1861, married Gertrude ( Watson) Gardner, a widow. 7. Myron G., born 1864, married Ade- line Hollenbeck.
(VIII) Dr. William Marion Cotton, son of Leonard Cotton, was born at Farmington, November 25, 1851. He attended the district schools of his native town. In early life he followed farming. Having studied veterinary surgery he engaged in practice at Mendon, New York, in partnership with Thomas Gardner. After the partnership was dissolved he continued in practice alone at Williamson, New York, for two years, at Wolworth, New York, for five years, and at Victor, New York, for the past eleven
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years. He stands high in his profession and is well known and greatly esteemed in the community in which he lives. In politics he is a Demo- crat. He was a member of the Lodge of Good Templars of Victor until the lodge disbanded, and is a member of the Society of Friends.
Dr. Cotton married, January 6, 1876, Amy Ann, daughter of Wy- man and Hannah (Gardner) Johnson. Children: 1. Benjamin, born at Farmington, married Nellie Heath, of Victor, New York; four children : Harold, Russell, Myra, George. 2. Bertha May, married Joseph Schooley and has three children : Lillia, Ora Lee, Donald. 3. William M., married Elizabeth Anderson, and has one child, Sunder- land. 4. Helen A. 5. Homer W.
LEE.
Richard Lee, the first settler in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, was probably born in England. He may have been related to Samuel Lee, who settled in Swansea not far from, and possibly near to, Robert and Mary Lee who were in Plymouth before 1650. He appears to have had a number of children born before coming to Rehoboth. The first record is of the birth of his daughter Mary in 1705. Children: Richard set- tled in Rehoboth, and married in 1725; Nathaniel married, September 9, 1738, Demarius Tare; James; Mary, born May 9, 1705; Sarah, Oc- tober, 1706; John, mentioned below ; perhaps others.
(II) John, son of Richard Lee, was born about 1710. He mar- ried (intention December 17, 1737), August 12, 1738, Mary Smith, of Taunton. The following heads of families, born in 1738-50, were re- ported at Taunton in the first federal census of 1790, and according to the best evidence to be found, were his sons. The records of births are wanting. Children : George, mentioned below; Thomas, two males over sixteen, two under that age and several females in his family; Abiathar had four sons under sixteen and four females ; Amos ( ?) ; Warwick ( ?).
(III) George, son of John Lee, was born about 1745. He lived in Berkley, formerly part of Taunton, and was a soldier from Taunton, in the revolution. He was mustered into the continental army, April 9, 1778, for three years. Among his children was George, mentioned be- low.
(IV) Captain George (2) Lee, son of George (1) Lee, was born at Taunton or Berkley, Massachusetts, May 6, 1768, and died at East
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Bloomfield, New York, June 28, 1853. He came to Bloomfield, among the early settlers in 1801. He owned about a thousand acres of land, a grist mill and saw mill at Bloomfield, and was a successful wool grower. He was true to his country, just to his neighbors and a friend to man. For forty-five years a member of the Baptist church, he was a devoted and exemplary Christian, a liberal, benevolent, hospitable and good man. Leaving the earth with all its charms, cost not a single sigh : that source from wherever he learned to live right, he learned the way to die.
(V) Major Seth Lafayette Lee, son of Captain George (2) Lee, was born in Taunton, in February, 1792. He came to East Bloom- field, in 1802, a year after his father, and became a well-to-do farmer and miller. He served in the war of 1812 and rose from private to the rank of major. In 1818, he joined the Baptist church and supported it liber- ally with money and with strong moral convictions. He married Sallie M., daughter of Benjamin Wheeler. Children: Seth Lafayette, men- tioned below : Phebe ; Loraine and Cynthia.
(VI) Colonel Seth Lafayette (2) Lee, son of Major Seth Lafay- ette ( I) Lee, was born in East Bloomfield, in 1823, and died March 20, 1875. He was a farmer, owning two hundred and thirty-eight acres of land in East Bloomfield. In politics he was a Republican.
He married Sarah Peck, born in 1824, at West Bloomfield, daugh- ter of Reynolds and Nancy Peck, and is now living at Canandaigua, New York. Children : Roswell Munson, mentioned below ; Reynolds Peck ; Willis E .; Cynthia ; Josephine; Lillie; Sarah and Inez. All of the children lived in Ontario county.
(VII) Roswell Munson, son of Colonel Seth Lafayette (2) Lee, was born at East Bloomfield, September 20, 1854. He was educated in the public schools of South Bloomfield, and worked on his father's farm during his youth, taking charge of it when seventeen years old. Two years later he went to Belding, Michigan, where he was employed in a saw mill for four years. He returned to his home and bought the homestead which he conducted until 1903. when he came to East Bloomfield, and engaged in business as a dealer in agricultural imple- ments, coal and produce. He is a partner in the firm of Wheeler Broth- ers & Lee, one of the leading firms of this section. He also has a farm of about one hundred and eighteen acres and has been a successful breeder of Merino sheep and is a member of the American Merino Sheep Association. At one time he took a shipment of valuable Durham and Holstein cattle and American Merino sheep to South Africa, and one of his customers was Paul Kruger, then president. He is a prominent
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Democrat. He was highway commissioner of East Bloomfield two years, and from 1895 to 1902 was supervisor of the town. He was deputy sheriff of the county for three years. In religion he is a Univer- salist. He is a member of the Maccabees.
He married, March 7, 1878, Ella A. Gooding, born February 23. 1856, daughter of Russell W. and Betsey ( Thurber) Gooding, the for- mer of Ontario county, New York, and the latter a native of Vermont. He resides at Holcomb. Children: Bessie May, born February 13. 1879, died April 1, 1881 ; Raymond S., born June 23. 1880, of New York City : Hester A., born October 22, 1883, married Roy Stiles ; Pau- line G., born July 27, 1888: Earl, born August 5, 1898, died February 12, 1899.
PRESTON.
Roger Preston, the immigrant ancestor, was born in England in 1614. In 1635, at the age of twenty-one years, he took the oath of allegiance in London and sailed for America in the ship "Elizabeth and Ann." Tradition says that he was accompanied by a brother who set- tled in the south. Roger Preston took up his abode in the town of Ipswich, Massachusetts, where his name first appears on the records in 1639. His wife, Martha, whom he married in 1642, was born in 1622. They resided in Ipswich until 1657, when they removed to Salem, Massachusetts, where Roger Preston died January 20, 1666. Martha, his widow, married (second) Nicholas Holt, of Andover, and there- after lived in Andover, taking her sons Samuel, John and Jacob Preston. with her. She died at Andover March 21, 1703, aged eighty. Roger Preston was a tanner by trade. Children: I. Thomas, born 1643. married Rebecca Nurse. 2. Jacob, lost at sea, 1679. 3. Mary, married Nathaniel Ingersoll. 4. Elizabeth, married William Henfield, of Salem. 5. Levi. 6. John, soldier in King Philips's war, settled in Windham, Connecticut. 7. Samuel, mentioned below.
(II) Samuel, son of Roger Preston, was born at Ipswich, in 1651. He went to Andover with his mother and there passed the remainder of his life. He married, May 27, 1671, Susanna Gutterson, who died December 29, 1710. He married ( second ) September 24, 1713. Mary ( Ro- landson) Blodgett, widow of John Blodgett. Samuel died at Andover July 10, 1738. Children, born at Andover: 1. Samuel, born March 16. 1672, mentioned below. 2. William, March 30. 1677. 3. Mary.
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January 5, 1678. 4. Jacob, February 24, 1680-81. 5. Elizabeth, Feb- ruary 14, 1682. 6. John, May 1, 1685. 7. Joseph, January 26, 1686-87. 8. Ruth, February 7, 1688-89. 9. Lydia, October 8, 1690. 10. Pris- cilla, March 19, 1695-96.
(III) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) Preston, was born at And- over, March 16, 1672. He married Sarah, daughter of John and Sarah (Howe) Bridges. She married (second) William Price. Children of Samuel and Sarah ( Bridges) Preston, born at Andover : I. Sarah, February 5, 1694-95. 2. Levi, October 25, 1696. 3. Mary, March 31, 1699. 4. Jemima, 1701. 5. Samuel, mentioned below. 6. Child, born Oc- tober 1, 1710. 7-8. Phoebe and Isaac, twins, born 1711. 9. Ruth, July 25, 1713. 10-II. Caleb and Joshua, twins, April 3. 1716.
(IV) Samuel (3), son of Samuel (2) Preston, was born in 1708. He settled in Littleton, Massachusetts, and was captain of the Littleton company in the Crown Point expedition in the French and Indian war, in 1755, being accompanied by his son, Dr. John Preston, afterward of New Ipswich, New Hampshire. He married, April 8, 1728, at Andover, Hannah, daughter of James and Sarah ( Marston) Bridges. She was born in 1702, in Andover, her father afterward settling at Lit- tleton. Children, all but the eldest born in Littleton: I. Samuel, men- tioned below. 2. Dr. John, married Rebecca Farrar. 3. James, Jan- uary 10, 1729-30. 4. Hannah, September 22, 1738. 5. Mary, May 13, 1742. 6. Peter, February 17, 1743. (See Bridges Genealogy, Essex Inst. xii, and Farrar Genealogy).
(V) Samuel (4), son of Samuel (3) Preston, was born and bap- tized in 1728, at Andover, and was a child when his parents removed to Littleton. He married Elizabeth Whitcomb. Children, born at Little- ton : I. Elizabeth, September 4, 1750. 2. Abel, October 2, 1753. 3. Abner, mentioned below.
(VI) Abner, son of Samuel (4) Preston, was born at Littleton, July 31, 1756. He was a soldier in the revolution. He enlisted in the Continental army for three years in the quota of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, in April, 1777 (vol. i, p. 375, New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls. ) He was in Captain Isaac Farwell's company, Colonel John Stark's regiment, October 20, 1778. He was on the pay roll of the New Ipswich company in February, 1778 (vol. i, p. 583.) He was a drum- mer in the Seventh Company, First Regiment, Colonel Joseph Cilley (Roll dater January 1, 1780, vol. ii, p. 710, vol. iii, p. 199.) About 1786 he was among the first settlers of Hancock, New Hampshire, hav- ing lot No. 20. He died at Hancock, December 8, 1829. The name of
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his wife was Zurviah Miles. Children: 1. Samuel, born March 18, 1787, died August 22, 1845; married Rebecca Cobb, born March 20, 1787, died February 21, 1863. 2. Charles, born April 8, 1789, died November 3, 1793. 3. Betsey, born June 2, 1791, died 1863. 4. Lydia, October 10, 1793, died September 28, 1839. 5. Ruth, October 2, 1795, died June 1, 1853. 6. Charles, born October 3. 1797, died September I, 1800. 7. Lucy, born June 28, 1800. 8. Martha, born October 18, 1802. 9. George W., mentioned below. 10. Zurviah, born June 19, 1807. II. Mary, born January 31, 1810, died September, 1869. Samuel Preston, son of Abner, had three sons, Samuel, Plummer and Marvin, who settled in Webster, Monroe county, New York, then a part of the town of Penfield. He with his family afterward went West, except Plummer, who remained in Webster and died there, leaving four daugh- ters, but no sons.
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