Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 84

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

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C HARLES B. MORGAN, one of the highly respected citizens and leading business men of Amenia, was born at his present resi- dence in the town of Amenia, Dutchess county, June 28, 1852, and is a son of George Morgan, whose birth also occurred on the old home- stead, June 14, 1823. There William Morgan,

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the grandfather, had located on coming from Redding, Conn., in 1806. On June 3, 1805, he married Miss Polly Wood, who was boral September 8, 1786, and died October 2, 1876. In their family were eleven children, whose names and dates of birth are as follows : Nel- son, September 1, 1806 ; Caroline, September 20, ISO8 ; Evaline, October 10, 1810; an infant son, October S. 1812 ; Russell, December 8, 1813 ; Amanda, July 18, 1816 ; Minerva, No- vember 18, 1818 ; Benson W., March 25, 1821; George, June 14, 1823 ; Mariette, September 15, 1826 ; and Andrew J., December 12, 1827; all are now deceased except Amanda and Mariette.

The grandfather, who was of Welsh de- scent, was born November 26, 1782, and in early life learned the carpenter's trade. He and his wife migrated on horseback to Dutch- ess county in 1806, having scarcely enough money at that time to pay for the one acre of ground which he purchased in the town of Amenia. Here he established the manufac- ture of grain cradles, which is now carried on by our subject, and also engaged in the manu- facture of coffins. He was entirely a self-made man and became quite well-to-do, leaving a good property at his death, which occurred January 21, 1859.

George Morgan, the father, spent his boy- hood days in Amenia, attending the district schools, and with his father learned cradle- making, which he continued to follow through- out life, having a good trade in the Hudson Valley and in western Connecticut. A capable business man, he deserved the success which rewarded his efforts ; in politics was a Demo- crat, and was a member of the old militia. At Hudson, N. Y., he was married November IS, 1 848, to Laura B. Hood, a daughter of Samuel Hood, and to them were born two sons : Charles B., of this sketch ; and William, who was born June 27, 1850, and died March 30, 1852. The death of the mother occurred May 5, 1891, and the father passed away October 9, 1894.

After attending the public schools, our sub- ject entered the Amenia Seminary, where he completed his literary education. He then learned the trade of cradle-making, which his grandfather and father followed, and since 1 889 has had complete charge of the business, which he is now successfully conducting. In the year 1896 he also manufactured cider from 12,000 bushels of apples, and also evaporated

over 5,000 bushels, thus using over 17,000 bushels, and is engaged in farming to a small extent. Politically, he follows in the footsteps of his father, supporting the Democratic party, and is now serving as school trustee in his district.

At Smithfield, in the town of Amenia, October 9, 1874, Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Cora Van Hovenburg, daughter of John Van Hovenburg, and they have two children: Clara Belle and Harry B. The family holds an enviable position in social circles, and has many friends throughout the community.

C HARLES A. FLINT. The name Flint was given to a minor Saxon god represented by a great flint stone. It appears in old Colo- nial records as Fflint, Fflynt, Flinte and Flynt, and the latter form should have been retained by the family. The first to come to America were Thomas and William Flint, who became early settlers of Salem, Mass., probably locat- ing there before 1638. The former, from whom our subject is descended, purchased 150 acres of meadow and pasture land from John Pick- ering, in 1654, and in 1662 bought fifty acres from Robert Goodall. That farm is still in the possession of his descendants. By his mar- riage with Anne Sutherick he had six children -Thomas; Elizabeth, born in 1650; George, who was born in 1652, and died in 1720; John; Anna, who was born in 1657, and died in 1663; and Joseph, born in 1662. The father died April 15, 1663, and the mother on March 20, 1673.

John Flint, the fourth in order of birth, was born in 1655, was made a freeman of Salem in 1690, and died in 1730. He took up arms in defense of the colonists during King Phillip's war. His wife was Elizabeth Putnam, and to them nine children were born: Samuel, John, Hannah, Stephen, Joshua, Joseph, Lydia, Sarah and Elizabeth.

Joshua Flint, the fifth child of John, was born October 28, 1689, and in 1716 removed to Windham, Conn. He lost his life at sea. Twelve children were born of his marriage with Miss Deborah Ingalls: Sarah, Mary, Joshua, James, Asher, Bartholomew, Huldah, Eliza- beth, Abner, Eliphalet, Aikelas and Theodora.

Asher Flint, of this family, was born at Windham, Conn., June 6, 1724, and the year 1771 witnessed his removal to Willington, that State. On August 20, 1752, he was married

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to Sarah Bingham, who died in 1754, at the age of twenty-two years. Later he married Lucy Kimball, whose death occurred October 20, 1800, and he passed away in January, 1803. In his family were the following children : Jabez, Lucy, Aaron, Sarah, Elisha, Enoch and Asher.

Jabez Flint, the eldest, was born May 2, 1756, at Windham, and when the colonists took up arms against the mother country he joined their forces, faithfully serving in the Revolutionary war. He was the grandfather of our subject, and was the first of the family to migrate to Dutchess county, locating in the town of Amenia about 1782, and erecting the present residence of Charles A. Flint in the summer of 1815. There his death occurred March 28, 1844. He was married May 16, 1782, the lady of his choice being Mrs. Eliza- beth Merritt Willson, who died August 28, 1790, and on May 10, 1792, he was again mar- ried, his second union being with Elizabeth Paine. He was an Old-line Whig in politics, and ably served as justice of the peace from 1797 until 1812. His family included nine children, namely: Merritt P., Maurice Kim- ball, Alfred, Philip, Eliza M., Mary Paine, Ed- ward, Augustus and Jane Maria.

Augustus Flint, the father of our subject, was born March 28, 1807, and acquired his education in the district schools of the town of Amenia, Dutchess county. After he had at- tained two years of maturity he served as colo- nel in the State militia, and was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, dying in that faith October 29, 1881. He first wedded Catherine J. Bockee, who was born in 1811, and died April 9, 1843, leaving three children: George Peters, who was born August 29, 1836, and died at Camp Douglas, Chicago, October 27, 1862; Jacob Bockee, who was born December 12, 1838, and died in 1844; and Martha B., born August 8, 1841. For his second wife, Augustus Flint chose Julia Lord, their wedding being celebrated March 4. 1847. Her birth occurred April 10, 1814, and she survived her husband until November 16, 1895.

Charles Augustus Flint, of this review, was the only child born of the second union, his birth taking place at his present residence, De- cember 20, 1847. He spent his early life in much the usual manner of farmer boys, ac- quiring his primary education in the schools near his home, was later a student in the Amenia Seminary, and completed his literary

training by a course at Fort Edward Collegiate Institute in Washington county, N. Y. On laying aside his text books he returned to the old homestead, where his entire life has been passed.

On October 6, 1880, Mr. Flint was mar- ried to Matilda P. Hall, who was born Novem- ber 20, 1848, and they have four children: Gilbert A., born March 27, 1883; Julia Mi- nerva, born February 5, 1885; Charles Hall, born March 8, 1887; and Dorothy Lord, born November 4, 1893. Mr. Flint is an advocate of the principles of the Republican party, and displays his allegiance thereto by casting his ballot for its nominees, while religiously he is an earnest member of the Presbyterian Church at Smithfield. He is public-spirited and pro- gressive, devoted to the welfare of the com- munity, and his standing among his fellowinen is high.

W ILLIAM J. STORM, of Stormville, Dutchess county, is the senior inember of the firm of W. J. and W. B. Storm, dealers in flour, feed, coal, lumber, builders' materials, and other commodities. In addition to the management of his extensive trade, he owns and conducts a farm of 330 acres in the town of East Fishkill, Dutchess county, the old homestead of his family.

The family, of which he is a member, in this country dates back to Derrick Storm, who came to America in 1662 from the Mayorality of Borch, Holland, and, being both intelligent and well-educated, speedily arose to prom- inence, being secretary of Brooklyn in 1670, town clerk of Flatbush, and clerk of sessions in Orange county, from 1691 to 1703. He also filled the important office of school master in different places. He owned land and paid taxes when Peter Stuyvesant was Governor of New Amsterdam. He and his wife, Maria Pieters, reared a family of four children: Goris, Peter, David and Maria. Goris married An- geltey Van Lyck, daughter of Thomas Van- Lyck, of New Utrecht, and had two sons- Derick, born in 1695, and Thomas T., our subject's great-great-grandfather, who was born in 1697. He purchased a large tract of land from Col. Phillips, of the Manor of Phil- lipsburg, in Westchester county, N. Y., and settled at Tarrytown, where many of the de- scendants now live, and where he was buried. His wife's name was Annie -, and their

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nine children were Thomas, Jacob, Garrett. Goris, Abraham, John, Isaac, Catherine and Angeltey. Two of the sons died in early man- hood, leaving children. In a will dated June 17, 1763, now on record in the surrogate's office in New York City, he makes division of a large amount of property. The will was

made and executed in Dutchess county, where he was probably visiting his children, and it was probated before Bartholomew Cronnett, in Dutchess county, January 15, 1770. To his grandson, Abraham, son of Isaac, he gave one hundred pounds, and to his granddaugh- ters, Christina and Anna, forty pounds. To his sons, Garrett and Goris, he gave the lands which he had purchased from Madame Brett, in Rombout Precinct, lying on the north side of the Fishkill, and containing 406 acres, of which Garrett received 204 acres and Goris 202. This was known as the " first purchase." To his son Abraham he gave, with the exception of ten acres, the lands of his " second pur- chase," lying south of the Fishkill, and to Isaac he gave his improved estate at Phillips Manor. Later these two exchanged posses- sions, and Isaac came to Fishkill. The fact is especially worthy of note that now, after a period of more than one hundred and fifty years, these lands still remain almost intact, in the hands of the descendants.

Isaac Storm, great-grandfather of William J., married Elizabeth Locy, and their son Abraham ( grandfather of William J.), who was born October 1, 1772, married Sarah Vin- cent, daughter of Philip and Catherine (Haleck) Vincent, and had five children : Isaac, Will- iam, John V., Charlotte and Elizabeth.

John V. Storm ( father of William J.), now the only survivor of this family, was born No- vember 24, 1800, and was educated in the district schools of Stormville. His manhood has been passed mainly in the management of the ancestral estate, which is beautifully situ- ated, surrounded by primeval forests, and com- manding a view of Nicopee and the Beacon Heights, of the Highlands, in the distance. Under his hands the property has assumed new beauty and fertility until even the passing stranger is attracted by its appearance. His stables have always held some of the best horses in the country, and his fields have been cov- ered with waving crops of the finest grain ever grown in the rich and productive valley of the Fishkill. He has held, too, various positions of trust and responsibility ; for many years he

was a civil magistrate, and also supervisor of the town, and at the organization of the Fish- kill Savings Bank he was chosen a director and the first president of that institution.

On December 4, 1839, John V. Storm was united in wedlock with Miss Jeannette E. Wooley, a lady of English descent, and daugh- ter of William Wooley, a leading farmer of the town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county. She died in June, 1886, leaving three sons and four daughters. The eldest, Abraham J., a civil engineer and extensive land-holder, be- sides being largely interested in the cattle busi- ness in Texas, was married October 29, 1878, to Miss Kate Fowler. Joseph H., the owner of a fine farm at Green Haven, Dutchess county, was married September 4, 1867, to Miss Sophia Sheldon, and has two children --- Wilson and Jeannette. William J. is the sub- ject proper of this sketch. Of the four daugh- ters the eldest, Sarah Frances, was married June 7, 1876, to Sylvester Southard, of Fish- kill, and has one daughter - Jane Wooley Southard. Elizabeth B. was married January 24, 1873, to Charles A. Storm, of Hopewell. Helen and Cornelia Storm (twins) are at home.

The reminiscences of Mr. Storm, the pa- triarch, would make an interesting book. He takes an especial delight in talking over the incidents of the more primitive conditions in which his youth was spent. When he was about eighteen years old he and his father drove to Kingston to get a load of shingles, crossing the ice at Rhinecliff, and by starting at 2 A. M., they made the entire distance, eighty miles, in one day, arriving home before midnight. Fortunately his advancing years have not brought with them the usual tokens of old age, and with the exception of impaired eyesight his health is excellent and his facul- ties undimmed. His mind is clear, and his memories of the past make his conversation most interesting to his hearers of later gener- ations. He is an honored resident of Fishkill village, Dutchess county.

William J. Storm, the subject proper of these lines, was born July 9, 1845, and re- ceived his first instruction in the school of District No. 5; later he attended Dutchess Academy and the Albany High School, and at nineteen returned home to engage in farming. In 1872 he married Miss Isabel Harpel, a. native of New York City, and a daughter of George M. Harpel. Shortly after his marriage he settled at the old homestead, and in 1873

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he purchased the estate from his father. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Storm: G. Harpel, who was with G. A. Benedict, in New York City, and Ethel M., William R. and Isabel M., all three at home.

Mr. Storm does not make a specialty of any particular branch of agriculture, raising a variety of crops and stock. On his farm is a beautiful lake of about twenty-five acres in ex- tent, that is fed by bubbling springs, but has no visible outlet. On the banks of this lake is situated a creamery from which is sent forth 115 cans of milk daily. In 1885 he carried on lumber and coal business on commission for another party, and in 1895 he formed a partnership with W. B. Storm. The firm has a fine office and well-managed yards, and does an extensive and lucrative business. A Demo- crat in principle, Mr. Storm gives his influence to his party in a quiet way, and has never sought office. His parents were adherents of the Reformed Church, and he and his wife are now among the leading members of that de- nomination in their vicinity.

J SACKETT ALLING is a prominent and influential agriculturist of the town of Stanford, Dutchess county. Asa Alling, his grandfather, came to Dutchess county from New Haven, Conn., at an early date, and lo- cated near Hunns Lake, in the town of Stan- ford, where he was engaged in farming during the remainder of his life. He married Jemima Purdy, by whom he had five children: Stephen, Sally, Anna, Rhoda and Asa, the last named being the father of our subject.

Upon the homestead in the town of Stan- ford Asa Alling was born in 1789, and there he spent his entire life. In 1812 he was united in marriage with Cornelia Sackett, the eldest daughter of Jehiel Sackett, of the town of Stanford, and to them were born four children: Emily (deceased) was the wife of Jordan Phillips, of Hudson, N. Y .; Samantha E. was the wife of Jeremiah W. Payne, of the town of Northeast, Dutchess county ; J. Sackett is the next in order of birth; and Laura H. is the widow of William D. Humphrey, of Jackson Corners. After the death of his first wife Mr. Alling wedded Mary Thompson, daughter of Asa A. Thompson, and to them were born two children : John T., of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Cornelia S., widow of G. F. Butts, for- merly of Stanford. The latter gave his alle-

giance to the Democratic party, and served as supervisor and justice of the peace, while, re- ligiously, he held membership with the Bap- tist Church.

J. Sackett Alling, the subject of this sketch, spent his boyhood days upon the home farm, attending the district schools of the neighbor- hood, and later was a student in Amenia Sem- inary and the Jacob Willets Boarding School, in the town of Washington, Dutchess county. He was born May 17, 1822, and remained a member of the parental household until twenty years of age, working on the farm during the summer months, while during the winter sea- son he taught school. In 1845 he went to New York City, where he was engaged in the carpet business some twenty years, when he returned to the old homestead, of which he purchased 170 acres, and has since lived upon that place.

In 1855, in New York City, Mr. Alling married Miss Ann Eliza Bertine, who was born in 1835 in that city, of Huguenot ancestry. This worthy couple became the parents of nine children: Charles Sumner, who died at Seward, Neb., in 1893; Frank P., of Bangall,- Dutchess county; Robert B., a lawyer of New York City; Samuel D. (deceased); Jehiel S., of Great Falls, Mont .; Newton D., who is connected with the Nassau Bank, New York City; Asa A., of the legal firm of Kennessey, Crain & Alling, corner of South William and Beaver streets, New York City; Lewis W., bookkeeper for the above firm; and Mary, who died in childhood. Although Mr. Alling has reached the age of seventy-five years, he is still well-preserved and quite active. He has al- ways been successful in his business undertak- ings, and by his fair and honorable dealings has won the esteem and regard of all with whom he has come in contact. Politically, he is a member of the Democratic party, and he adheres closely to the lines drawn by that organization.

C HARLES C. ANDREWS. The subject of this narrative is one of the leading agri- culturists of the town of Unionvale, Dutchess county, and has contributed his quota toward advancing the interests of the locality. His grandfather, Thomas Andrews, also engaged in farming in the same town, and at an early day carried the mail through this section of the county. He married a Miss Cline.

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Philip S. Andrews, a native of the town of Unionvale, was the father of our subject. There he secured his education, and early be- gan to assist in the labors of the farm. As a life work he has since followed that occupation, and has served his fellow citizens as overseer of the town. He married Miss Cornelia Krom, daughter of Lucas Krom, of Ulster county, N. Y., and by their marriage they had six children : Charles C., of this sketch; Mary E .; Kroma- line, who married Amelia Sheldon; Anna M., wife of Eliphus Delamiter; James Emmet, who married Josephine Woodward; and Isaac, who married Carrie VanBlack.

Charles C. Andrews was born in the town of Unionvale, in 1850, and, after there com- pleting his elementary education, took a course of study at Poughkeepsie. After completing his education, he went to California, where he remained for five years greatly enjoying the delightful climate. On April 4, 1878, he mar- ried Miss Minnie M. Vincent, daughter of John W. Vincent, and they have four children- Bessie M., Gordon Schuyler, Mabel R. and Norman C. Since his marriage he has fol- lowed agricultural pursuits exclusively with most gratifying results. Their pleasant home is the center of attraction to a large circle of friends and acquaintances, whose esteem and confidence they have won by their cordial manners, kind acts and hearty sympathy with all.

Jonathan J. Vincent, the grandfather of Mrs. Andrews, spent his entire life in the town of Unionvale, and married Miss Loretta Will- iams, daughter of Squire Williams, a surveyor of that town, and they became the parents of seven children-Elizabeth, who married Reu- ben L. Cole; Rebecca, who married Dr. David Knapp; John, who married Rhoda Butler, and they became the parents of Mrs. Andrews; Gilbert, who married Kate Ule, and after her death wedded Eliza Ham; Lewis; Michael, who married Estella O'Neil; and Mary A., who married Orin Able.

F REDERICK J. CORNWELL, of Rhine- cliff, Dutchess county, is a self-made man, one who, without any extraordinary family or pecuniary advantages at the com- mencement of life, has battled earnestly and energetically, and by indomitable courage and integrity has achieved both character and suc-

cess in business. By sheer force of will and untiring effort he has worked his way upward, and is now at the head of the largest general store in his village.

Mr. Cornwell is a native of Dutchess coun- ty, born October 5, 1852, at Rock City, in the town of Milan, and is the son of James B. Cornwell, who was born in the town of Stanford, Dutchess county, in 1820. The family is of English descent, being founded on this side of the Atlantic by three brothers who located on Nantucket Island, and on sepa- rating took the names of Conell, Cornwall and Cornwell. William Cornwell, the grand- father of our subject, was a son of the latter. He was a farmer by occupation, and lived for many years in the town of Milan, Dutchess county. He was married to a Miss Bernard, and to them were born four children: Reuben, James B., Eliza (wife of Walter Crandall), and Amy.

When a young man the father of our sub- ject learned the wagonmaker's trade in La- Fayetteville, Dutchess county, and for many years followed that occupation at Rock City. He was an expert workman, and had the re- spect and esteen of his fellow citizens. He married Helen Emeline Cramer, daughter of Frederick Cramer, and they became the par- ents of five children: Frances, wife of Henry D. Ostrom, a merchant of Rock City; Julius WV., of Wurtemburg, N. Y .; Frederick James, subject of this sketch; Charles Bernard, of Fonda, N. Y., where he is engaged in book- keeping; and Byron H., a painter and paper hanger, of Troy, N. Y. Members of the family belong to the Friends and New Light Churches. The father was called from this earth in 1872, but his wife still survives him.

Although Frederick J. Cornwell received but a limited education in the common schools of Rock City, which he was compelled to leave at the age of fourteen years, he has be- come a well-informed man by reading in sub- sequent years. On leaving the school room he entered the employ of his brother-in-law, H. D. Ostrom, with whom he remained eight years, and August 23, 1875, he came to Rhine- cliff, where he established a general store, in partnership with Mr. Ostron. At the end of a year and a half he removed his stock to an- other store building, where he remained for . four and one-half years, and in April, 1882, came to his present site. He is a careful, con- servative business man, and well deserves the

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success which has come to him, as he gives the closest attention to his affairs.

On August 1 ;. 1875. Mr. Cornwell was married to Miss Cora Fero, daughter of Eli Fero, of Rock City, and to them has been born a daughter, Edna B. They also have an adopted son. Fred R .. a son of Mrs. Cornwell's brother. Our subject casts his ballot with the Republican party. but takes no active part in political affairs as his busi- ness occupies his entire time. He has served as postmaster of Rhinecliff, for three and one-half years under President Harrison, and four years under President Cleveland, and is still serving as postmaster under President Mckinley. For two terms he was one of the assessors of his township. He is an active member of the Methodist Church, of Rhine- cliff, of which he has served as trustee and steward for many years.

J OHN H. DRAPER, a worthy representative of the commercial interests of Poughquag.

Dutchess county, where he has engaged in merchandising for twenty-three years, belongs to that class of American citizens who take advantage of surrounding opportunities, and working their way upward have attained a competence. In the spring of 1873 he arrived in Poughquag, where he purchased the store of Daniel F. Brill, which he has since conducted with good success, and in the spring of 1889 erected his present building.

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Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 84

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