Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 89

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

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E GBERT WOODIN, who is pleasantly lo- cated in the town of Beekman, Dutchess county, is operating successfully as a fariner, and, although now over eighty-one years of age, is still numbered among the industrious and enterprising men of the county. He is a native son of Dutchess county, born in the town of Pawling, July 24, 1815, and here his entire life has been passed, his boyhood being spent in the place of his birth, but for thirty- five years he has resided upon his present farm

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in the town of Beekman. Active and ener- getic, he has not laid aside his business cares ; in the spring of 1896 he planted a large field of corn.

Solomon Woodin, his father, was also born in the town of Pawling, and was the eldest in the family of seven children belonging to Amos and Lucretia (Millard) Woodin, residents of that township. There the father was reared, and was married to Miss Annie Franklin. In 1845 they removed to Beekman town, where he carried on farming and where their deaths occurred. Thirteen children were born to them: Ransom, Esther, Ira, Milton, Sarah, Amos, Federal, Lucretia, Egbert, Henry, Ben- jamin, Ruth and Chauncey. All are now de- ceased with the exception of Sarah, Federal, Egbert, Henry and Ruth.

The boyhood days of our subject were passed in the town of Pawling, but he was married in the town of Beekman, in 1833, to Miss Mary Millard, and they have three chil- dren: Elizabeth, the wife of Dr. John H. Doughty, of Matteawan, Dutchess county; Matilda, widow of W. H. Wright, and Robert, of Ann Arbor, Mich. Since 1838 Mr. Woodin has been a resident of the town of Beekman, and has been prominently identified with its affairs. He was first a Whig in politics, and now votes the Republican ticket; he has most acceptably filled the offices of collector and overseer of the poor. For over forty years he has held membership in the Methodist Episco- pal Church at Poughquag, in which he is now serving as steward, and is a most consistent and earnest Christian.

J ACKSON HUSTED, who occupies a fine and well-improved farm in the town of Clinton, Dutchess county, is numbered among its prominent farmers, who from a small beginning has built up one of the best homesteads within its borders. The residence and its surroundings are highly creditable to the proprietor, and indicate him to be a man of industry and energy, one who has kept his eyes open on what is going on in the world around him, and availed himself of the most approved methods of carrying on agriculture.

Mr. Husted was born in October, 1828, in Saratoga county, N. Y., where his grandfather had made a settlement at an early day. The latter was a native of England, and on coming to the United States made his first home in

Maine, whence he removed to Saratoga county. There the father of our subject, Louis Husted, was also born and reared, and on reaching man's estate wedded Phoebe Jackson, by whom he had four children: Walter W. (deceased); Jackson, subject of this review; Mary Ann, widow of John Robinson; and Phoebe Jane, wife of John H. Miller. The father continued to carry on agricultural pursuits in his native county until 1831, when he brought his family to Dutchess county, locating upon a farm in the town of Stanford, where his death occurred about 1855, and his wife survived him but a few years. He was a sincere Christian, and a member of the Baptist Church.

Being only three years of age at the time of his arrival in Dutchess county, Jackson Husted was here reared, attending the com- mon schools of the town of Stanford during the winter terms, and assisting his father on the farm during the seasons of sowing and reaping. On starting out in life for himself he engaged in farming in the town of Stanford, but later removed to Washington town, where he farmed for sixteen years, and the following two years were passed in Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess county. In 1881 he located upon his present farm in the town of Clinton, to the cultivation and improvement of which he has since devoted his attention.

In Stanford town Mr. Husted was united in marriage with Mary Elizabeth Haight, daughter of George Haight, and to them have been born three children: Sarah H. is the wife of Jordan Cornelius, of LaFayetteville, town of Milan, Dutchess county; GEORGE L. was married in the town of Washington, Septem- ber 9, 1879, to Annie M. Sissons, and they now make their home in Clinton town; and Judson is a resident of Stanford town. Mr. Husted, politically, votes with the Republican party, and he is a man worthy of the regard in which he is held by all.

L EONARD L. MOREY has for the last thirty-two years been successfully oper- ating on a fine farm in the town of Stanford, Dutchess county, with most excellent results. The place, with its tasteful and substantial buildings, and its general air of thrift and com- fort, forms one of the most attractive spots in the landscape of the township. As a citizen and business man, Mr. Morey stands high in the esteem of his neighbors. He is a native

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of Dutchess county, born in the town of Wash- ington January 17, 1825.

John Morey, grandfather of Leonard L., was born about 1767, in the town of Lagrange, Dutchess county, where throughout life he carried on agricultural pursuits. He was a conscientious, Christian man, and a faithful member of the Reformed Church. He mar- ried Catherine Dean, who was born about 1770, and to them were born four children : Elizabeth, Isaac, Margaret and John.

Isaac Morey, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Lagrange March 4, 1798, and there spent his early days. On reaching manhood he was married in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess county, to Miss Maria Pells, daughter of Evert and Deborah (Lewis) Pells, and they became the parents of five children : Evert P., Leonard Lewis, Deborah, Mary and John. Leonard Lewis, grandfather of Mrs. Isaac Morey, was the first judge of Dutchess county. For about five years after his mar- riage Isaac Morey engaged in the cultivation of land in the town of Washington, at the end of which time he came to Stanford town, where he followed farming during the remainder of his life. In political sentiment he was first a Whig and later a Republican, while in matters of religion he held membership with the Meth- odist Episcopal Church of Bangall, N. Y. He lived to an advanced age, dying in March, 1887; his wife passed away December 20, 1876, at the age of eighty-one years.

The early life of our subject was spent after the manner of most farmers' sons, his education being carried on in the district schools of the town of Stanford. He continued to assist in the care and cultivation of the home farm for five years after his marriage, October 17, 1850, in the town of Pine Plains, Dutchess county, to Miss Elizabeth L. Hicks. This estimable lady, who was the daughter of Ben- jamin and Hannah (Couse) Hicks, was born June 11, 1830, and died December 20, 1887, leaving many friends as well as her immediate family to mourn her death. One child came of this union: Ida J., born October 26, 1854, married January 6, 1874, to Philip Dorland, by whom she has two children: Anita, now the wife of Emmer Haight, and has one child -Ruth A., born November 29, 1895; and Eula. The entire life of Mr. Morey has been devoted to farming in the town of Stanford, and there are few men in the community more widely or favorably known, or who have a

larger list of warm friends. In politics he is identified with the Republican party, and is a strong believer in its principles.

OHN HOPKINS, one of the enterprising, energetic and industrious citizens of Hyde

Park, Dutchess county, conducts a drug store there, and has done much toward pro- moting the welfare of the place. By close application to his business and good manage- ment he has built up an excellent trade.

Mr. Hopkins is a native of Dutchess county, his birth having occurred in the town of La- grange, July 8, 1845, and he is a son of Will- iam H. Hopkins, who was born in Putnam county, N. Y. His paternal grandfather, Will- iam G. Hopkins, was also a native of Putnam county, and was one of the leading physicians of Peekskill, N. Y. He married Elizabeth Frost, of Croton Landing, N. Y., and to them were born two sons and two daughters, namely: William H .; Calista, who became the wife of Reuben Baldwin, of Mahopac, Putnam county; Phœbe Jane; and Alonzo (deceased), who was a farmer in Illinois. The grandfather died in 1870.

The father of our subject was educated at Yale College, and began the study of medicine with his father, afterward graduating from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, in New York City. About 1838 he began practice for himself at Sprout Creek, N. Y .. traveling round to see his patients on horseback, with his saddle bags. In 1868 he removed to Provi- dence, R. I., where he also followed his pro- fession, to some extent, until coming to Hyde Park, two years later. Prior to 1885 he en- gaged in general practice, but from that time until his death, May 23, 1890, he did mostly an office practice, and was one of the leading allopathic physicians of the community, receiv- ing a liberal patronage from all the surround- ing country. As a private citizen he took quite an active interest in politics, voting with the Republican party, and for a number of years served as postmaster at Hyde Park. He held membership with St. James Episcopal Church, of which he was a vestryman, and was serving as treasurer of same at the time of his death, while early in life he belonged to the Masonic fraternity. He was an intelligent, cultured gentleman, thoroughly conversant with his profession, and kept well-informed on matters of general interest. Dr. Hopkins

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married Jemima Van Benschoten, daughter of Elias Van Benschoten, of Lagrange town, and they became the parents of five children: Har- riet (now deceased); Elias, freight agent for the West Shore railroad at Brooklyn, N. Y .; John, subject of this review; William G., who is engaged in the manufacture of jewelry at Providence, R. I .; and Elizabeth, who died at the age of twelve years.

John Hopkins, the subject proper of these lines, attended the Poughkeepsie Academy, finishing his literary training at the age of six- teen, and in 1861 entered the drug store of Wood & Tittamer, where he remained some eight years, during which time he thoroughly fearned the trade. Going to Providence, R. I., in 1869, he there engaged in the drug business for two years, after which, for one year, he was a member of the firm of Hopkins & Ar- nold, conducting their store where Charles E. Bowne is now located. Selling out to Charles Mitchell, he entered the drug store of his father, at Hyde Park, and in 1893 purchased the establishment, which is one of the oldest stores of the kind in the village. Politically, Mr. Hopkins is a stalwart Republican, strongly endorsing the course of that party, and takes quite an active interest in public affairs, being treasurer of his School and Fire districts.

T IMOTHY HERRICK is a prominent and well-known agriculturist of the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess county, and the capable superintendent of the extensive farm of the late William B. Dinsmore, known as " The Locusts." He traces his ancestry in this country back to Henric Herrick, who was born in England in 1604, and became one of the three original ancestors of the Herrick family in America. He was the fifth son of Sir William Herrick, who was born in 1557, and lived at Beau Manor, in Leicestershire, England. His father was John Eyrick (or Heyrick), who was born in 1513, in the same county, and was a son of Thomas Eyrick, of Houghton. The latter's father, Robert Ey- rick, was born at Houghton about 1450, and was a lineal descendant of Erick the Forester, who was a Danish chief, and one of the in- vaders of England during the reign of Alfred, the Saxon King of Britain, by whom he was overcome and compelled to settle in East Anglia, in which is that part of England now

called Leicestershire, and where his descend- ants still reside in great affluence.

Joseph Herrick, of Cherry Hill, Mass., was the son of Henric Herrick, the founder of the family in the New World, and was born at Salem, in 1645. Of him Upham's "Salem Witchcraft " says: " He was a man of great firmness and dignity of character, and, in ad- dition to the care and management of his large farm, was engaged in foreign commerce. As he bore the title of Governor, he had probably been at one time in command of a military post or district, or perhaps at the West India Colony. He was the acting constable of Salem, and as such concerned in the early proceedings connected with the witchcraft prosecutions .. For a while he was under the delusion; but his strong and enlightened mind soon led him out of it. He was one of the petitioners in behalf of an accused person, when intercession by any for any was highly dangerous; and he was a leader in the party that rose against the fanaticism, and vindicated the character of its victims." His son John was born January 25, 1670, and was the father of Josiah, born February 6, 1704. The next in direct fine also bore the name of Josiah Herrick. He was born November 10, 1733, and became the father of Joseph Herrick, of Beverly, Mass., who was born November 3, 1775. The father of our subject, Nathaniel Brown Herrick, was the latter's son, born at Beverly, Mass., April 23, 1813, and removed to Antrim, N. H., at the age of six years, with his parents.

Timothy Herrick, the subject of this re- view, was born at Antrim, N. H., October 19, 1836, and during his boyhood he supplemented the knowledge acquired in the common schools by a two-terms' attendance at an academy at Francistown, N. H., securing an excellent ed- ucation for those times. He has always been much of a student, and has made a special study of agriculture in all departments. At the age of seventeen years he completed his literary education, but continued working upon his father's farm under that gentleman's most able instructions, who instilled into his son thor- ough-going business principles. In the winter of 1856-57 he was employed by Esquire Dodge (of Bennington, N. H.), an uncle of William B. Dinsmore, and upon the former's recom- mendation he became superintendent of "The Locusts" for Mr. Dinsmore. The farm then consisted of only 100 acres, and he had but

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two men under him; but it has gradually grown until it now comprises over 1,000 acres, and it is now necessary to employ forty men in its cultivation and improvement. For the last forty years Mr. Herrick has had entire control of the place, conducting it exactly as if it were his own, and its interests have ever been forwarded in his hands. He possesses great executive ability, and is the peer of any in his life endeavor. The place well indicates his able management, industry and progressive spirit.

In 1858, Mr. Herrick wedded Elizabeth Muldoon, daughter of John Muldoon, of New York City, and they have become the parents of five children: (1) George A., born July 20, 1859, is an engineer on the Hudson River railroad, with residence at Croton, N. Y. (2) Mary Elizabeth, born July 16, 1861, married Eugene V. Daly; after graduating at a female medical college, she practiced her profession in New York City for twelve years, during which time she became well known; she is quite tal- ented, and is very popular among her acquaint- ances. (3) Luella J., born August 26, 1864, is the wife of Dr. Barker, of Woodside, Long Island. (4) John J., born April 5, 1866, is a graduate of Cornell University, and is now superintendent of the Department of Docks in New York City. (5) Albert E., born Janu- ary 19, 1869, is connected with the National Ice Co., of New York City.

In politics, Mr. Herrick is a strong adher- ent of the doctrines of the Democratic party, and takes considerable interest in local affairs. In 1871-72, and again in 1884-85, he served as supervisor of the town of Hyde Park, and has frequently been urged to accept other offices in the county. He is prominently connected with the Masonic order, belonging to Rhinebeck Lodge No. 432, F. & A. M., at Rhinebeck; the Royal Arch Chapter No. 45, at Kingston, N. Y., and of the Knights Templar, at Poughkeepsie.

H ENRY S. MARSHALL, an enterprising and progressive agriculturist of the town of Washington, Dutchess county, is of pioneer stock, his ancestors in more than one line of descent having been early residents of the county.

His grandfather, Henry S. Marshall, was born in Pleasant Valley, and married Sarah Gifford, a native of Stanford, by whom he had six children: Susan, Ann, John Gifford. Theo-

dore, Caroline and Edward H., none of whom are now living, except Edward H. Marshall, of Millbrook. He is a leading farmer of the town of Hyde Park, and a well-known auc- tioneer; he is a Hicksite Quaker in religious faith. and in politics a Democrat.

John Gifford Marshall, our subject's father, was born in the town of Hyde Park, July 16, 1824, and died there March 8, 1892, having always lived at the old homestead, following agriculture as an occupation. His education was carefully supervised at home in early boy- hood, and later he entered Jacob Willett's Boarding School in the town of Washington. Like his ancestors, he was a member of the Society of Friends. He was married in Hyde Park to Phobe Jane Marshall, daughter of Henry B. Marshall, a prominent resident of that town. Of the three children of this union our subject was the youngest; the others are: (1) Leonora married Oliver H. Drew; (2) Theodore, deceased, married Anna Foreman.

Henry S. Marshall was born April 6, 1861, in the town of Hyde Park, and was reared at the old homestead. He attended the public schools there for some time, and was then sent to Gideon Frost's school on Long Island, and De Garmo Institute at Rhinebeck. He mar- ried Miss Vernie Smith, daughter of George P. Smith, a leading citizen of Clinton Corners, and has three children: Atherton G., Gifford H. and George S. Mr. Marshall has been engaged in farming in Hyde Park and the town of Washington since he first began in business for himself. He is active and influential in local affairs, and at present holds the office of school director at Clinton Corners.

J OHN H. ENSIGN, a well-known resident of Dover Plains, Dutchess county, is one of the most valued employes of the Harlem Railroad Company, having been in their service for a quarter of a century. He was born in Dover Plains in 1845, and after attending the schools of that place during boyhood entered the employ of the railroad company as brake- man, and his faithful discharge of his duties soon led to his promotion to the position of conductor. He is actively interested in local affairs, and is a member of the Masonic frater- nity, Lodge No. 666, of Dover. In 1882 he married Miss Ida Vincent, of Dover, and they have one son, John O. Ensign, born in 1885.

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origin, and our subject's grandfather, Asa Ensign, was born and educated in Massachu- setts. He was a blacksmith by trade, and came in early manhood to Dutchess county, locating in the town of Dover, where he and his wife, Catherine, reared a family of six children: John, our subject's father; Samuel, who married (first) Julia Orton, and (second) Adelia Hubbel; Stillman, who married Amy Sherman; Eliza and Maria, who never mar- ried; and Sarah, the wife of Harrison Sherman.

John Ensign was born in the town of Dover, Dutchess county, in 1800, and on leaving school he learned the carpenter's trade. He then engaged in contracting and building, and followed this business throughout his life. He married Miss Almira Manchester, daughter of Stephen Manchester (a well-known blacksmith of Dover) and his wife Elizabeth. Five chil- dren were born of this union: Eliza, who is not married; Emily, the wife of John E. Ben- son; Mary, who died at twenty-six years of age; John H., our subject ; and Catherine, who died in infancy.

Mrs. Ensign is a descendant of one of the old families of the town of Dover, Dutchess county, her grandfather, Jonathan Vincent, having been a native of that locality. He married Miss Martha Duncan, and settled upon a farm there, where their eight children were born and reared. William married Ann Eggleston; Allen, Mrs. Ensign's father, is men- tioned below; Isaac married (first) Jane A. Beers, and (second) Imogene Butts; George married Amanda Coolie; Leonard and Edgar are not married; E. Ann married William Colby; and Amanda was the wife of Oscar Wilcox. Allen Vincent grew to manhood in the town of Dover, and engaged in agriculture. His wife was Miss Mary Stage, daughter of David and Mary Stage, prominent residents of Dover Plains. Mrs. Ensign was the eldest of six children. Of the others, Addie married George Vincent; Mary-Martin Wilcox; Mar- tha-William Brown; Augusta-Fred Wilcox; Daisy is not married.

J JOHN A. FRALEIGH. The name of this gentleman is well and favorably known throughout the town of Red Hook, Dutch- ess county, where he is prosperously engaged in farming. The family have long been resi- dents of that locality, of which Peter Fraleigh (2), (a son of Peter Fraleigh (1) ), the grand-

father of our subject, was a native (born Feb- ruary 25, 1772, died October 8, 1853), and there he followed agricultural pursuits through- out life. He was twice married, his first union being with a Miss Teator, by whom he had two children, both now deceased; Katie, who became the wife of William Feller; and Peter, who married Lany Link. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Fraleigh wedded Mrs. Catherine (Coon) Cooper, a widow.

The only child born of the latter union was George W. Fraleigh, the father of our subject, whose birth occurred in the town of Red Hook, June 6, 1816. After completing his education he took up farming, and made that occupation his life work. In the old training day's he was a member of a company of cavalry; in early life held a number of township offices, and he was a stalwart Republican in politics. He was united in marriage November 28, 1838, with Miss Regina Waldorf (who was born April 23, 1820), a daughter of Capt. William Wal- dorf, and five children were born to them: Peter W., who married Helen Crandall, and is now deceased; John A., subject of this sketch; Monroe, who married Gertrude Martin; Rosalie; and Philip E., who wedded Phoebe K. Conklin. The father of these died July 15, 1866, the mother on December 28, 1870, and they are both buried in the M. E. ceme- tery at Red Hook.

Our subject was born in the town where he still makes his home, and was there edu- cated. Reared beneath the parental roof- tree, he remained with his father and mother, assisting in the manual labor incident to the life of an agriculturist, until 1869, when he secured a position in the New York post office under Postmaster James, being appointed by Governor Fenton. After leaving that employ, he returned to the town of Red Hook and assumed the management of his father's farm, which he purchased alter the latter's death in 1871. He has since conducted the farm with remarkable success, and is one of the reliable and most esteemed membersof the community. He makes a specialty of dairy and fruit farm- ing, and by the exercise of industry and ex- cellent management his efforts have been re- warded with a well-merited success. In 1871, Mr. Fraleigh was united in marriage with Miss Irene Curtis, daughter of John Curtis, of Red Hook, and three children now grace their union: Curtis, born June 24, 1872 ; Rosalie M., born May 5, 1875; and Herbert E., born De-

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cember 27, 1877. Of these, Curtis is a clerk in the hardware store of P. E. Fraleigh, at Red Hook; Rosalie M. is receiving her edu- cation at Dr. Clark's, Tivoli, and at Mrs. Currie's, Albany; and Herbert E. is attending Moody's school at Mt. Hermon, preparing himself for the study of civil engineering. Mrs. Fraleigh was born September 2, 1845, in the town of Red Hook, and received her education at the Stocking Academy (afterward known as the De Garmo Classical Institute), Rhinebeck. Her father, John Curtis, was a native of Rhinebeck, born February 17, 1818, married Jane B. Beaumont, a native of York- shire, England, and to them were born eight children, to wit: LeGrand, in the Hudson River Hospital; Edwin S., a captain in the U. S. regular army, having joined in 1861; Irene (Mrs. John A. Fraleigh); Florence, Grace and Willis (all three deceased); Herbert J., of Red Hook; and J. Canfield (deceased). Mrs. Fraleigh's grandfather, LeGrand Curtis, was a native of Trumbull, Conn., and was a son of Capt. John Curtis, who was a captain in the Light Horse during the Revolutionary war, and is interred at Barrytown, in Dutchess county.

E LATHROP BARRETT, one of the most progressive and enterprising agriculturists of the town of Northeast, Dutchess county, and the owner of a fine farm near Coleman Station, was born in that vicinity August 30, 1858. His grandfather, the late E. Lathrop Barrett, a native of Norwich, Conn., came to Dutchess county in early manhood, locating first at Pine Plains, and later in the town of Northeast. He was a carpenter by trade, but after purchasing a tract of 120 acres of land in Northeast, he devoted his time to its cultiva- tion, and became noted for his successful man- agement. He married Rhoda Dakin, daugh- ter of Caleb Dakin, and a descendant of one of the earliest settlers of the town. He died in 1857, and his wife in 1860. They had five children: Sarah Louise, Dakin, Edward L., Myron, and Oliver, our subject's father.

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Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 89

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