Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 47

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1354

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Many of Mr. Gallup's ancestors fought in the Indian wars, in the war of the Revolution, and in that of 1812, three bearing the rank of captain and two that of colonel. In the his- tory of the family are given the names of over sixty Gallups who fought in the Revolution and in the war of 1812, besides of those who participated in the Indian wars of the colonies. They were rewarded with many grants of land for bravery, etc. Capt. John Gallup, in 1637. off Block Island, had an encounter with a band of Indians who had captured a sloop from Capt. John Oldham, which was the first naval engagement fought in this country. Capt. Gallup captured the Indians, and took them prisoners to Boston. They were of the Pequot tribe, and this was the opening of the cele- brated bloody Pequot war of American history.

J OHN TROWBRIDGE. No family in the city of Poughkeepsie is better known than that of which our subject is a member, and which has held a prominent place in the busi- ness community for over half a century, dur- ing that time establishing in financial circles an enviable reputation for judicious manage- ment, integrity and ability.

John Trowbridge was born in the town of Washington, Dutchess county, July 20, 1829. and traces his paternal ancestry to Thomas, of the sixth generation, who was born in Somer- setshire, England, and was the first of the name to settle in America. From him the or- der of descent was as follows: William, born about 1634, in Connecticut; Samuel, born Oc- tober 7, 1670: Samuel, born August 26, 1700; Stephen, born in Connecticut January 30, 1726; Stephen, born in Danbury, Conn., Jan- uary 18, 1756; Stephen B., father of our sub- ject, born in the town of Northeast, Dutchess Co., N. Y., March 19, 1799. The grandfather of our subject was a soldier in the Revolution-

ary war. [ For a history of our subject's father see following sketch of N. C. Trowbridge. ]

The subject of our sketch was six years of age when his parents removed from their farm in the town of Washington to Poughkeepsie, in which latter place he attended both the academy and the Poughkeepsie Collegiate School on College Hill. He was married on January 18, 1853, to Miss Eliza Robinson, who was born in the town of Fishkill, Dutchess county, the daughter of Duncan and Mary Robinson, the former of whom was a farmer by occupation. Three children were born of this union, viz. : (1) Mary R., married to John W. Pelton, now a resident of Poughkeepsic, formerly a member of the well-known firm of C. M. & G. P. Pelton, for fifty years manu- facturers of carpets in Poughkeepsie. (2) Ella, the wife of S. C. Nightingale, a son of Rev. Crawford Nightingale, of the well-known fam- ily of that name in Providence, R. 1 .; he is head of the firm of S. C. Nightingale & Childs, of Boston, Mass., dealers in railroad and mill supplies. (3) George S., who died when two years of age. When a young man Mr. Trow- bridge began in the mercantile business, hav- ing a general store on Main street, and for nearly forty years was engaged in that line. handling during that time nearly all kinds of mercantile goods. His establishment became one of the largest and most important in the connty, and his reputation as a merchant was of the best. The business in which the Trow- bridge family was prominent was founded and conducted as follows: (1) Nathan Conklin, Jr., & Co .; (2) Conklin, Bowne & Co .: (3) Bowne & Trowbridge: (4) Bowne, Trowbridge & Co .; (5) by retirement of Mr. Bowne the firm be- came Trowbridge & Wilkinson, which con- tinued till 1861, when it became Trowbridge & Co., consisting of the brothers, N. Conklin and John Trowbridge. In 188; John retired, and in 1888 N. Conklin also retired, and in his elegant home, having amassed a comforta- ble fortune, our subject is now living a quiet life, in the enjoyment of the results of his early labors.

Until the formation of the Republican party Mr. Trowbridge was a Wnig, but since that time has been in sympathy with the latter party, although he has never taken an active part in politics, and has never consented to hold public office. He has, however, always been a loyal citizen, and a generous con- tributor to all enterprises having for their ob-

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ject the welfare of the city and county. Since 1853 he has been a member of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has held several of the higher offices. Both he and his wife are mem- bers of the Reformed Dutch Church, and are prominent members of society.

N CONKLIN TROWBRIDGE, who was one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Poughkeepsie, and a brother of John Trowbridge (a sketch of whom appears above), was born in the town of Northeast, Dutchess county, July 20, 1821.

Stephen B .. Trowbridge, the father of our subject, was also a native of Northeast, and was born March 19, 1799. He married Miss Eliza Conklin, whose birth took place August 29, 1802, in the same town in which her hus- band was born. She was a daughter of Na- than Conklin, who was a descendant of the East Hampton, L. I., family of that name, formerly spelled Conkling, which came at an early day to Northeast, Dutchess county. After their marriage our subject's parents loca- ted on the old farm in Northeast, living there, however, but a short time, when they moved to the town of Washington. Of their eight children the following record is given: N. Conklin is the subject of this sketch; Mary E. married William Wilkinson, a lawyer in Pough- keepsie; Nathan was druggist in Poughkeep- sie, and died in early manhood; John is living at Poughkeepsie, retired from business; Phæbe E. married John G. Boyd, a business man of Poughkeepsie; Cornelia B. married Henry Seymour, of New York City; and Julia and Eliza reside at the old home in Pough- keepsie. The parents of our subject remained upon the [arm in the town of Washington until 1834, when they removed to Poughkeep- sie, Mr. Trowbridge becoming one of the firm of Conklin, Bowne & Co., with whom he con- tinued in business for many years. He died March 25, 1884. Nathan and Mulford Conklin, of the above-mentioned firin, were two brothers who came from the town of Northeast in 1810, and established themselves in business in 1814, the firm name at first being Nathan Conklin, Jr., & Co. In 1835 they built their brick store house, which is still standing, and is one of the old landmarks of the city. They were very prominent men in their day, and Conklin street was named for them. They were the maternal uncles of our subject.

Stephen Trowbridge, grandfather of our subject, was born in Danbury, Conn., and be- came a farmer. He married Elizabeth Bar- num, who was a connection of the well-known Barnum family of Connecticut, and six chil- dren were born to them. He enlisted May 12, 1775, as a private in Company 6, of the Artesian Corps, which was recruited mainly in Fairfield county, and took part in the bat- tles of Hubbardston, Bennington, Saratoga and Fort George. While in the army he learned the saddle-making trade, and mended Gen. Washington's saddle.

N. Conklin Trowbridge, the subject of this sketch, was seven years old when his parents moved from the town of Northeast to a farm in the town of Washington, where he spent the following seven years. In 1835, at the age of fourteen years, he went to Poughkeepsie, where he attended school at College Hill for two years, after which he entered the general store of Nathan Conklin, Jr., & Co., as clerk. He steadily advanced in this business, finally becoming the proprietor and carrying on the establishment until 1888, or more than half a. century, when he retired from the firmn. Mr. Trowbridge died April 19, 1897.

AMES LYNCH is one of the reliable and progressive young business men of Pough- keepsie, Dutchess county, where his birth occurred November 20, 1869.

His father, James Lynch, Sr., was a na- tive of Ireland, and on coming to the United States when a small boy located at Pough- keepsie, there being employed by a Mr. Bis- sell, a sculptor, until 1878. Mr. Lynch then, in that year, established himself in the marble business, which he conducted with success up to his death, which occurred on August 25, 1891. He was a very quiet, conservative man, giving the strictest attention to his busi- ness, and well deserved the success which came to him. At Newark, N. J., he had mar- ried Miss Maria O'Mera, and they became the parents of five children: Catherine, Annie, James, Mary and Ellen.

Since the death of his father our subject has had complete charge of the business, and has displayed excellent ability in its manage- ment. He takes quite an active interest in civic societies in Poughkeepsie, belonging to the Knights of Pythias, the Order of Good Fellows, and to the Fire Department. He

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enjoys the esteem and confidence of all with whom he comes in contact, and no doubt a brilliant future awaits him.

G EORGE W. LUMB, senior member of the firm of George W. Lumb & Son, proprietors of one of the most important in- dustries of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, was born in Yorkshire, England, September 16, 1837, and when about two years of age was brought to Poughkeepsie by his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Beaumont) Lumb, na- tives of the same country. He is the eldest in their family of three children, the others being Levi and Elizabeth, the latter of whom died in infancy. On his arrival in Poughkeep- sie in 1839, the father secured employment in the carpet factory of C. M. & G. P. Pelton, but later opened a grocery store, which he conducted until about two years before his death. He held membership with the Con- gregational Church, and in politics was first a Whig, later a Republican.

Our subject spent his boyhood days in Poughkeepsie, attending Mrs. Wheeler's school and the grammar schools, after which he worked in the factory where his father was employed. Later he entered the sash and blind factory of William E. Beardsley, where he learned his trade, and there remained eleven years. For three years thereafter he was employed as foreman in the John E. Price Sash and Blind Factory, after which he entered the service of the New York Central Railroad Co., as fireman on an engine, first running between Poughkeepsie and Albany, afterward between Albany and New York. In 1863 he entered the United States navy, was stationed on the Grand Gulf, making three trips to Aspinwall, and was in the block- ading squadron at Galveston. The vessel later acted as flag ship at New Orleans, in which city our subject received an honorable discharge.

On his return north, Mr. Lumb again en- tered the employ of the Railroad Co., but at the end of a year he and his brother Levi started a sash and blind factory in Pough- keepsie, at the corner of Dutchess avenue and Water street, which for two years was op- erated by horse power. They then removed to the present factory of our subject, and ad- mitted William T. Swart as a member of the firm, it being known as Swart, Lumb &

Brother. This partnership was continued until 1885, Mr. Lumb in that year buying out his brother's interest, and his son Charles L. becoming a member of the firm, which assumed the name of Swart, Lumb & Son. Two years later, however, Mr. Swart sold out, and the name was changed to George W. Lumb & Son. They do an extensive business, and well deserve the liberal patronage which is ac- corded them. In 1892 Mr. Lumb purchased the old Vassar House property, where he erected a four-story brick building for Mrs. Brazier's knitting mill, which was then con- ducted by himself, his son, C. W. H. Arnold and Miles Hughes. Mr. Lumb is not now con- nected with this industry, and has rented the building. Our subject is connected with sev- eral of the leading industries of the city, being a stockholder in the new piano factory and the electric-light plant, and also owns about fifty- three houses and forty vacant lots in the city.

In Poughkeepsie George W. Lumb and Sarah W. Dean, a native of Taunton, Mass., were united in marriage, and to them have been born four children, namely: Charles L .; Jessie B., for whom her father has named a boat; George J., a graduate of both the high school and Eastman Business College; and Maud D. In his political principles Mr. Lumb is an unswerving Republican, devoted to the best interests of his party, yet has never sought or desired political preferment, having only served on the water board for one term, So- cially he is a member of the F. & A. M., Lodge No. 266, and in religious faith he is a Congre- gationalist. The family now live at No. 16 Davis place, which residence our subject pur- chased of Mayor Harloe.

Charles L. Lumb, the eldest son of our subject, is a native of Poughkeepsie, where he secured his education, being a graduate of the high school, and in 1880 he received a diploma from Eastman Business College. After work- ing in the factory of his father for five years he was admitted to partnership, and is now general manager of the business, doing all of the office work. He is also secretary of the Fallkill Knitting Co., and is a director of the Reimer Piano Factory. On October 2, 1889, in Poughkeepsie, he was united in marriage with Minnie E. Lovejoy, daughter of J. Fred Lovejoy, and a daughter graces their union, Ethel Dean, born July 11, 1893. Mr. Lumb is a stockholder in the Electric Light Co., in the Masonic Temple and other enterprises. In

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religious belief he is an Episcopalian, holding membership with Holy Comforter Church; so- cially he affiliates with the F. & A. M., Triune Lodge No. 782, with Poughkeepsie Chapter, Commandery and Council, the Mystic Shrine, and the Royal Arcanum, and is a prominent member of the Lincoln League Club. He is secretary and treasurer of the Poughkeepsie Branch of the New York Mutual Savings & Loan Association, also of the Mason Mutual Benefit Association, of Massachusetts, and is now presi- dent of the Poughkeepsie Horse Owners Associ- ation. A gentleman of fine address and thor- ough culture, he occupies a first place in society as well as in the commercial circles of Poughkeepsie. Since January, 1895, he has served as president of the water board, and since 1891 has been notary public.

W ILLIAM ADRIANCE, for over thirty years one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, and a member of an old and inuch esteemed family of that locality, was born December 12, 1814, in what was then the village of Poughkeepsie.

Theodorus Adriance, his grandfather, was probably a native of Dutchess county, and was a successful farmer, owning a large tract of land near Stormville. He was one of the early members of the Hopewell Reformed Dutch Church, and was a leader in the vari- ous local movements of his day. He married Miss Hacheliah Swartout, and had six children, of whom we have mention of : Elizabeth, who married a Mr. Doughty; Caroline, who married a Mr. Wilson; Theodorus, Jr .; and Charles Platt, our subject's father.

Charles Platt Adriance was born in Hope- well October 12, 1790, and received his first instruction in the district schools there. When he was ten years old he went to Poughkeepsie, to the home of his sister, Mrs. Abram Storm, and he and John Adriance were apprentices together in the shop of Abram G. Storm, a silversmith, learning the mysteries of jewelry making, watch repairing, and all other branches of the trade. On beginning business for him- self, he followed the trade for a short time in Poughkeepsie, but in 1816 he went to Rich- mond, Va., where he found a more profitable field for his efforts in that line. There he remained until August, 1832, when he returned to Poughkeepsie and bought a farm on what is

now known as College Hill, comprising eighty acres of land, where he followed agriculture for more than thirty years. Although he never took an active part in politics, he was an interested observer of current events, and in early life was in principle a Henry Clay Whig, later a Republican. In all local movements he was a leading worker, especially in religious move- ments. He was a member of the First and Second Reformed Dutch Churches when formed, and was one of the organizers of the latter, and an elder until the time of his death. In 1864 he removed to the corner of Mill and Garden streets, Poughkeepsie, where he died November 25, 1874. On June 13, 1813, he was married to Miss Sarah Camp, a daughter of Aaron Camp, a well-known resident of Rhinebeck. Together they spent over sixty years of wedded life, and she survived him but a short time, dying August 22, 1877. Six children were born to them, as follows: Will- iam is our subject; Thomas Edward died February 18, 1832; Mary Frances (Mrs. John R. Weeks, of Newark, N. J.) died April 2, 1880; Elizabeth (Mrs. John B. Pudney, of Passaic, N. J.); Harriet Newell, born January IT, 1830, died February 20, 1832; and John Rice, born February 11, 1833, died December 30, 1843. Of these, Mrs. Elizabeth Pudney is now the only survivor.

William Adriance, our subject, received a good education in youth, attending the sub- scription schools of Richmond, Va., and later studying for some time at Amherst, Mass. He has been a great reader, and has kept well abreast of the times. On leaving school he became a clerk in his father's store, and after a time went to New York City, where he re- mained two years. In November 1835, he engaged in the jewelry business in Natchez, Miss., carrying same on successfully for seven years. In May, 1843, he went to St. Louis, and opened a dry-goods store, making a success of the venture. In 1864 he disposed of it, and in May of that year moved to Poughkeep- sie, where he has since lived a retired life. On July 26, 1837, Mr. Adriance was married to Miss Mary Elizabeth Harrington, whose father was a prominent resident of New York. Nine children were born of this union, as follows: Cornelia Hyde, born May 30, 1838, died De- cember 14, 1847; James Edward, born June 1, 1840, died January 6, 1849; Charles Henry, born October 8, 1842, died in March, 1869; and William Nevins, born July 26, 1848, died

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July 19, 1849. Of the others, Edward Cor- nelius, born June 23, 1850, is a dry-goods mer- chant in Brooklyn: Samuel Winchester, Janu- ary 9, 1853, is a Congregational minister at Winchester, Mass .; Mary Elizabeth, born De- cember 2, 1855, married Elias G. Minard; and the youngest, John Rice, born February 13, 1858, died March 6, 1858. The mother of this family died August 2, 1860, and Septem- ber 17, 1862, Mr. Adriance married Miss Abbie Lovell Bond, of Norwich, Conn., daughter of Rev. Dr. Alvan Bond. Mr. Adriance died of heart disease January 2, 1897, after three days' illness.

Politically, our subject was in early years an Old-line Whig, but in 1856 he espoused the principles of the Republican party, to which he afterward adhered. He was no political " wire-puller," but always gave his influence to secure the election of good men for posi- tions of trust. He was a leading member of the Presbyterian Church of Poughkeepsie (Rev. Dr. Wheeler, pastor), and was a strong sup- porter of many important movements for the benefit of the community.

J AMES M. HADDEN, president of the Poughkeepsie Gas Company, and one of the leading citizens of that enterprising city, to which he came twenty years ago as an as- sistant engineer, is descended from a sturdy. industrious, intelligent ancestry to which his own career does credit.

The first of the family in this country, of whom there is any knowledge, was Ephraim Hadden, who died at Woodbridge, N. J., Jan- uary 15, 1725. One of his children, and the one from whom James H. descended, was Thomas Hadden ( 1) a carpenter and farmer by occupation. He was appointed many times to attend and represent Woodbridge at the Quar- terly Meetings of the Quakers held at Shrews- bury: also as a member of various boards, be- ing the medium by which all disputes were set- tled. His second wife was an Episcopalian, and for this marriage he was disowned by the Quakers. When the Episcopal Church of Woodbridge received its charter from George III in 1769, Thomas Hadden was named as one of the vestrymen. He served as overseer of the poor, 1733 36; as a surveyor of high- ways, 1736 39; again as overseer of the poor in 1742-1755, and 1770. He was married three times, having issue only by the first mar-

riage to Margaret Fitz-Randolph in 1727, one of whom, Thomas (2), was the great-grandfa- ther of James M. He was born at the old homestead in Woodbridge in 1736, of which upon reaching his majority he became the pos- sessor; married in 1758 Annabel Crowell. He was by occupation a carpenter, farmer and mill- wright. In 1755 he was captain of the first regiment of Middlesex county militia under Col. Nathaniel Heard; became first major of the regiment, and in 1778 lieutenant-colonel. The militia of New Jersey perforined good serv- ice at Trenton, Princeton, Germantown and Monmouth, in all of which it is probable the men of Monmouth took part. Thomas Hadden (2) died in 1788 while in commission, and his wife in 1821. Of their children, Nathaniel Hadden, the grandfather of our subject, was born in Woodbridge, N. J., January 8, 1765, and became a prominent ship-builder and lum- ber dealer. He was a quiet man, of upright life and strong religious convictions, and for many years was an elder in the Presbyterian Church, his honorable and consistent life win- ning for him the esteem of the entire commu- nity. He was three times married: first time, in 1788, to Mahala Martin, to which union three children were born: (1) Annabel, born October 9, 1789, died August 5, 1872, was married three times, first to John Hampton, second to William Ford, and last to Abram Webb; (2) Nancy, born August 15, 1798, died January 10, 1878, married Smith Martin; and (3) Ephraim, born September 28, 1806, died January 12, 1842. The mother of this family, born May 20, 1767, died Nov. 19, 1807, and for his second wife, August 13, 1808, he wedded Sarah Marsh Brown, born March 6, 1776; of this union came Samuel Brown, our subject's father, born June 29, 1809. Sarah Marsh Brown Hadden died on November 23, 1814, and on July 13, 1819, Mr. Hadden was mar- ried to Mary Halsey Marsh, born March 26, 1769, and died December 6, 1828.

Samuel Brown Hadden remained at his birthplace, Rahway, N. J., until 1845, and during this time was engaged in ship building with his father. He purchased a farm of 100 acres in the outskirts of Elizabeth, N. J., where the suburban town of Linden now stands, and by subsequent additions became the owner of 200 acres there. He was a practical, thorough- going farmer, unusually successful in business, and one of the leading citizens of the locality. Although his manner was quiet and retiring,

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he possessed a strong character, and was a man of firm purpose. On May, 12, 1833, he was married to Miss Phoebe Woodruff Winans, born February 20, 1814, and of their nine children seven lived to maturity, of whom James M. Hadden is the youngest. The mother of the latter died February 16, 1882, and the father on May 28, 1892.

James M. Hadden, the subject proper of this review, received his early education at Elizabeth, N. J., where he attended a private school conducted by John Young. At the age of seventeen he left school. but he has ever taken a deep interest in literature and science, and by reading has acquired a fund of informa- tion. His first employment was as a clerk for Jeremiah Lambert in the Greenwich block. New York City; but at the end of two years he returned home on account of ill health. After a short vacation he became bookkeeper for the Seymour Manufacturing Company, at Elizabeth, N. J., remaining with them seven

years. On April 13, 1875, he went to Pough- keepsie as assistant engineer for George W. Harris (a relative by marriage) in the Citizens Gas Company, and worked in that capacity for two years, when he became chief engineer. On the consolidation of the business with that of the Poughkeepsie Gas Company in Decem- ber, 1887, he was made superintendent of the works, and in 1891 was elected president of the company, a position which he has filled with distinguished ability.

On April 30, 1879, Mr. Hadden was mar- ried to Miss Mary McAdam Hay, who was born July 8. 1852, in Ayrshire, Scotland -- about nine miles from the home of Robert Burns. She is a daughter of William and Elizabeth (McKinley) Hay, and granddaughter of Mary (Anderson) Mckinley, who was an acquaint- ance of the poet and familiar with many of the circumstances which inspired his writings. great-uncle of Mrs. Hadden was the subject of one poem. A great-great-uncle was the invent- or of the MacAdam pavement, for which valua- ble service he was titled by the English govern- ment. Mrs. Hadden is, through her mother, a niece of William Mckinley, of Elizabeth, N. J., and a distant relative of President Mc- Kinley. Two daughters and one son gladden the home of our subject: Elizabeth G., Helen S. and William McKinley Hay.

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Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 47

Author: J.H. Beers & Co Publication date: 1897 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co. Number of Pages: 1354

Author: J.H. Beers & Co
Publication date: 1897
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & co.
Number of Pages: 1354