Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 98

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

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In 1850 Mr. Budd was married to Miss Elizabeth Du Bois, daughter of Peter K. Du- Bois, of the town of Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, and by her had the following children : Warren J., who died at the age of nineteen years; Bertha M. and Frederic Albert (twins), the latter of whom died in infancy; G. Gordon; Charlotte DuBois, who died at six years of age ; George N .; and Rosamond, wife of John Van- De Water. On February 22, 1888, Mr. Budd married Mrs. Mary Jane Van Wagner, daughter of Oliver Wilber.

Mrs. Budd is a descendant in the seventh generation of one of the earliest New England settlers, William Wilber (as the name was then spelled), who in 1630 came to America with his uncle, Samuel Wilber, from Doncas- ter, Yorkshire, England. They were Quakers, and, settling first at Boston, were driven out by religious persecutions. William Wilber settled at Portsmouth, R. I., in 1656, and died there in 1710. He had a family of ten chil- dren, several of whom settled at Little Comp- ton, R. I., where they owned a large tract of land, some of which yet remains in the pos- session of descendants. The seventh child was Samuel Wilber, born in 1664; he married Mary Potter, and died in 1740: they had eleven children; the farm where they lived is still owned by descendants, and includes the burial ground where seven generations are at rest. William Wilber, son of Samuel and Mary (Pot- ter) Wilber, was born June 6, 1695, and died in 1774; in 1717 he married Esther Burgess, of Little Compton. Their children were Thomas, born June 1, 1718; Mary, born in 1720; Esther and Lydia (twins); William; Daniel; Samuel and Charles. Samuel married

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Elizabeth Shaw, and died in May, 1791. The children of Samuel and Elizabeth Wilber were: Sylvanus, born August 18, 1749; Clark, born May 3, 1752; Anthony, born July 24, 1759.

Sylvanus Wilber, the grandfather of Mrs. Budd, was married January 20, 1770, to Syl- via, daughter of James Chase, born in 1749. The twelve children of Sylvanus and Sylvia Wilber were: Huldah, born June, 1771; Eliza- beth, born July 16, 1772; James, born Sep- tember 5, 1774; Rhoda, born September 22, 1775; Sarah, born March 16, 1778; Abner, born July 16, 1779; Elsie, born November 1, 1780; Sylvanus, born August 1, 1783; Clark, born August 1, 1786; and Cynthia, born De- cember 29, 1788. All these children were born at Little Compton, R. I., except Samuel, the youngest, who was born in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., N. Y. Oliver and Samuel were soldiers in the war of 1812, and Samuel died at Harlem.

In May, 1793, Sylvanus Wilber sold to his brother Anthony his farm in Little Compton, R. I., and with his wife and eleven children, and the families of Philip Irish and Isaac Wood, came to Hyde Park, Dutchess county, settling on a farm which his grandchildren now own. It was from a point in Sakonnet river that the party of Rhode Islanders embarked on a sloop and made the journey by way of the sound to New York, thence up the Hudson river to the landing at Hyde Park.

Oliver Wilber, the father of Mrs. Budd, was a corporal in the American army during the war of 1812. On January 15, ISIS, he married Maria Hoffman, who was born March 18, 1798. He died July 26, 1869, his wife on December 26, 1887. Eleven children were born to them, namely: (1) Evas V., born February 20, 1819, died January 10, 1829; (2) Benjamin V., born July 26, 1821, died July 20, 1828; (3) Catherine H., born Sep- tember 20, 1823, died July 27, 1828; (4) Syl- via Ann, born April 15, 1825, died March 15, 1828; (5) Stephen Pettit, born March 18, 1827, died April 27, 1856; (6) Emeline E., born August 2, 1829, married William A. Lat- tin, a farmer, February 9, 1848; they had two children: Henry W. (a wagonmaker, who married Mary Crapser, and has two children- Emma and Harriet), and Ardell (who married Augustus Cramer, who died in 1889; they had two children-Ethel and William Augustus); (7) John A., a farmer, born April 6, 1831, married Emily Dunn, and has one child-Lena;

(8) Mary Jane, born July 27, 1833; (9) Mor- gan L., a butcher, born October 30, 1835, married Josephine Ackert; (10) Henry K., a farmer, born December, 1837; and (II) Amelia K., born October 5, 1840, married George H. McLean, March 24, 1865, and died July 13, 1873. Mrs. Budd, the eighth child of Oliver and Maria Wilber, was first married January 15, 1851, to Evert A. Van- Wagner, a farmer, who died October 30, 1884. Their five children are: (1) Amelia C., who married Silas W. Downing, and has four chil -. dren-Harry S., Francis Vivian, Bertha M. and Arthur R .; (2) Theron C., a farmer, who married Louise Lattin, and has two children- Libbie and Clayton ; (3) Oliver Wilber, a farmer; (4) Christable; and (5) George M., a farmer, who married Ernestine E. Devine, and has two children-Inez and Wilber.

Mr. Budd is a clear-headed, intelligent man, with sound, common-sense views of life and its duties. He is active in well-doing, sober, industrious, and of good business habits; in fact, possessing in an eminent degree all the qualities that go to make up a good citizen and honorable man. In politics he was formerly a Republican, but is now independ- ent, usually supporting the Democratic party. He attends the Baptist Church.

J MULFORD CONKLIN. Among the pros- perous farmers of the town of Stanford, Dutchess county, the record of whose lives fills an important place in this volume, it gives us pleasure to commemorate the name of the gentleman here presented. One of the native- born, energetic, progressive citizens of the community, actively identified with all its in- terests, he was born in the town of Northeast, Dutchess county, December 1, 1819.

Nathan Conklin, his grandfather, was born in Amagansett, Suffolk Co., N. Y., April 20, 1758, and in Long Island was married, in Sep- tember, 1781, to Amy Mulford, who was born July 7, 1759. Their family included the fol- lowing children: Nehemiah, born January 20, 1783; Jeremiah M., born February 23, 1785; Nathan, born November 20, 1787; John H., the father of our subject; Henry, born April 16, 1793, married May 20, 1818, to Mary Ann Hewett; Betsy, born November 9, 1795, died April 9, 1800; Phebe, born October 8, 1798, married September 9, 1823, to James Bowne; and Eliza, born August 29, 1802, married Au-

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gust 15, 1820, to Stephen B. Trowbridge. All of these are now deceased. The grandfather served in the Revolutionary war, and at its close removed to Dutchess county, where he purchased a farm in the town of Northeast. He made the journey from Long Island on horseback, with his wife on the pillion behind him, and they came by way of an Indian trail, as few roads had been laid out at that time. Upon his farin here he died April 23, 1827. He was known to every one by the title of ·" Major."

John Herriman Conklin, the father of our subject, was born in the town of Northeast, July 27, 1790, and was educated in the public schools near his home, where he remained until his marriage. On December 24, 1818, he wedded Miss Eliza Hunting, who was born January 25, 1800, and died October 12, 1863. They became the parents of five children: J. Mulford, subject of this review; Isaac H., born July 29, 1822, died in 1890; Elizabeth, born August 12, 1824, married Israel R. Wilson, of the town of Northeast: John N., born August 12, 1826, is a resident of the same town; and Nathan, born March 13, 1829, is now deceased. The father was one of the most prominent citi- zens of Northeast, where he successfully fol- lowed farming through much of his life. Po- litically he affiliated with the Democratic party, and held a number of local offices, including that of supervisor, which he held for two terms. Like his father, he went to the de- fense of his country, serving in the war of 1812, and participated in the engagement at Harlem Heights. He was a conscientious, earnest Christian, a member of the Presby- terian Church, in which he served as elder. and faithfully followed its teachings until called from life, September 14, 1870.

J. Mulford Conklin, whose name introduces this record, was supplied with excellent edu- cational advantages during his boyhood and youth. After attending the district schools for a time, he entered a private school at Poughkeepsie, later was a student in College Hill Seminary under Charles Bartlett; attended the Amnenia Academy, and completed his edu- cation at Warren, Conn. On laying aside his text books he assisted in the labor of the home farm until he had reached his majority, when he came to the town of Stanford, Dutchess county, and located upon his present farm, where he has since resided.

In Stanford town, September 12, 1844,

Mr. Conklin was married to Miss Mary E. Husted, who was born in that town, April 4. 1826, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Harris) Husted. She received her education at the schools of Poughkeepsie. For over half a century Mr. and Mrs. Conklin have now traveled together as man and wife, and are nearing the last milestone that marks the end of life's journey; but they are surrounded by many loving kindred and friends, and can look back upon their honorable and useful lives, knowing that they have accomplished much good in the world. Three children were born to them: Mary Elizabeth (deceased), who was the wife of Henry C. Thompson, by whom she had two sons-Mulford C. and Edward P. ; Phoebe E., the wife of Frank Dibble, by whom she has a daughter, Cora M .; and Ella M., the wife of Joseph Brace, of West Hartford, Conn. Mr. Conklin is one of the leading representa- tive men of the town of Stanford, one who Inerits and receives the warmest confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens, and his pub- lic spiritedness and charity are proverbial. In the exercise of his elective franchise he invar- iably supports the candidates offered by the Democratic party, has himself served as super- visor for two terms, and also been excise com- missioner. He and Mrs. Conklin, their chil- dren and grandchildren, are members of the Presbyterian Church of Pine Plains.

T DE WITT VAN WYCK, one of the wealthiest and most prominent agricult- urists in the town of Wappinger, Dutchess county, is a descendant of an old Holland family whose representatives have held an in- fluential place in that locality for nearly two hundred years. The head of this branch of the family was one of five brothers who came to America between 1690 and 1700, his ances- tor settling in Fishkill after a short stay on Long Island. In an old Bible printed in Hol- land in 1690, we find the following record in Dutch: "In the year 1668, I. Theodore Van Wyck, was born September 17. In the year 1675, the 3d of February, Margerita Abra- hams was born. In the year 1693, the 29th of April, we were married." The children of this marriage were Cornelius, born April 21, 1694; Abraham, November 7. 1695; Theo- dorus, October 15, 1697; Catrina, July 15, 1699; Susanna, March 1, 1701; Berent, March 4, 1703; and Altia, May 19, 1706. The next

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inscription is in English, as follows: "In the year 1717, I, Cornelius Van Wyck, married my wife, Hannah Thorn. The age of my wife, she is born in the year 1700, February the 17th. The following children were born: Phæbe, December 5. 1717, and Theodorus, May 4, 1720. In the year 1741, my wife died, the 27th of August. In the year 1753 my grand- father Van Wyck died, December 4th; 1761, June 28th, my father Cornelius died; 1771, August 23d, the wife of Cornelius, who was Hannah, died." This is the family record of Richard Van Wyck, who was born November 25, 1730, and they were married May 12, 1749. Four children were born of this union: Cornelius, January 6, 1753: Catherine, Novem- ber 23, 1756,, the wife of Henry Boerman; Theodorus, November 18, 1761, who married Hannah Griffith; and Hannah, June 30, 1764. The mother of this family died August 16. 1807, and the father three years later, April 5, 1810.

Cornelius Van Wyck, our subject's grand- father, a farmer by occupation, was married March 2, 1777, to his first wife, Anna Duryee, who was born October 6, 1758. She died April 9, 1791, and for his second wife he mar- ried Magdalene Monfort. His death occurred October 1, 1820, the father of eight children, whose names with dates of birth are as fol- lows: Of the children of the first marriage- Anna, December 31, 1777, married Turnus Brinkerhoff, of Poughkeepsie; Stephen, March 27, 1781, was a farmer in East Fishkill; Rich- ard, June 11, 1783, was a farmer and miller in the same town; Abraham D., April 11, 1785, is mentioned below; and Theodorus, July 15, 1787, was a physician at Bloomingburg, N. Y. The four children of the second marriage were: Peter and Stephen (twins), March 3. 1795; Anna, August 25, 1797; and Barbara, Febru- ary 15, 1800.

Abraham D. Van Wyck, our subject's father, grew to manhood on the old home- stead, and January 27, 1810, was married to Phœbe Boerum, who was born May 8, 1790, a descendant of an old Dutch family. He then settled upon a farm in Fishkill, where he be- came prominent in local affairs. He was a strong believer in the policy of Prohibition, but always voted the Republican ticket on national issues in later years, having been a Whig previous to the war. His wife died July 17, 1851, and he survived her until 1866. They were leading members of the Reformed Dutch Church, and

highly esteemed in the vicinity. They reared a family of five children, whose names with dates of birth are as follows: Jane A., March 10, 1812 (died September 24, 1832), married John Adriance, a farmer of Fishkill, who died in Chicago; Elizabeth, November 4, 1815, married R. S. Van Wyck, a farmer and miller in the town of East Fishkill; T. De Witt, July 28, 1822; Duryee, February 27, 1827, is a farmer in the town of Wappinger; and Cort- land, March 8, 1829, is now living in retire- ment at Dunkirk.

The subject of our sketch spent his boy- hood at the old home farm, and attended the district school in the neighboring village of Fishkill Plains, until the age of eighteen, when he engaged in farming. On February 28, 1855, he was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Luyster, who was born December 10, 1829, in what was then known as the town of Fishkill. Her father, Matthew Luyster, who was a well-known farmer there, was of Dutch stock, and a descendant of one of the oldest families in the county. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Van Wyck: Abraham D., February 14, 1856; Mathew, May 15, 1858; Estella, March 20, 1866; and Charles H., October 9, 1870. The daughter is at home, and the sons have all settled upon farms, one in the town of Lagrange, and three in the town of Wappinger, comprising in all about 500 acres devoted to general farming. In politics Mr. Van Wyck is a steadfast Re- publican, and he is always ready to encourage any progressive movement, being especially in- terested in the temperance cause. He and his wife are prominent members of the Reformed Dutch Church; he is an elder in the Hopewell Church, and for sixteen years has been a trus- tee of Fishkill Plains Chapel.

JA ACOB S. ACKERMAN, a prominent and influential resident of Low Point, Dutchess county, is a member of a family that has been identified with that locality since Colonial times. His ancestors were from Holland originally, and his great-grandfather, John Ackerman, was the first to locate in Dutchess county. His son, Peter, who was born in 1779, was married March 15, 1801, to Eliza- beth B. Lent, also a native of Dutchess coun- ty. They located upon a farm in the town of Fishkill, where they reared a family of ten children. (1) John, a farmer, in Dutchess

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county, married Ann Terboss. (2) Dorothy never married. (3) Abram L. was the foun- der of the Mattcawan Cotton Factory, and with his brother, David L., was the builder of the first locomotive for the N. Y. C. R. R .; he married Miss Hagerman, and his later years were spent in Pennsylvania. (4) Peter S. was a farmer, and married Deborah Vail. (5) Margaret A. married Jacob Sebring, a farmer. (6) David L., a farmer and machin- ist by occupation, married Cynthia Robinson. (7) Jasper C., a farmer, married Susan Col- lins. (8) Eliphalet P., a Methodist minister, married Julia B. Hedden. (9) Samuel B. is mentioned below. (10) Sylvester B. never married.

Samuel B. Ackerman, our subject's father, was born in what is now Wappingers Falls, in 1820, and was reared upon the old home- stead. His wife was Delia Brinkerhoff, , a native of the town of Fishkill, born September 1, 1822. Her father, John W. Brinkerhoff, was a well-known farmer there, and later be- came a merchant in Fishkill. After their marriage our subject's parents settled upon a farm near Newburg, Orange county, where they reared a family of three children, of whom our subject was the eldest. Edward F., born June 7, 1846, was a farmer and lead- ing Republican in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, and died there April 20, 1894. Fred E., born June 24, 1856, is a prominent lawyer in Poughkeepsie. Our subject's father was a highly-respected citizen, a Republican in poli- tics, and he followed farming all his life. He died in 1889, and two years later his wife fol- lowed him to the grave.

Jacob S. Ackerman was born Nov. 11, 1843, in Newburg, and at the age of four years he was taken to Low Point where he grew to manhood, receiving his education there with the exception of a short time in the schools of Schodack. He learned the art of photography on leaving school, but followed it only a year and a half, when he began to learn the house-painter's trade. This he found uncongenial also, and he then returned to the farm, and has since given his time to the agricultural pursuits. He was married October 9, 1867, to Sarah C. Eshleman, a daughter of Eurich Eshleman, a well-known baker of Poughkeepsie, Three children were born of this marriage, all of whom reside at Low Point. Frank married Miss Eva Ward; Charles married Miss Bertha Leubert; and

Kittie is at home. Mr. Ackerman has a small estate on the Hudson river, his pleasant resi- dence commanding a charming view. He also owns several houses in the village. He takes an influential part in the local work of the Republican organization, and has held the offices of pathmaster and excise commissioner.

H ENRY CHATTERTON. For more than half a century the subject of this sketch was engaged in agricultural pursuits upon his late farm near the village of Moores Mill, Dutchess county, and he was one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of that locality. He was born January 4, 1818, in La- grange, Dutchess Co., N. Y., and spent his boyhood there, receiving his education in the district schools near his home. On arriving at manhood's estate he engaged in farming, and always followed that calling, locating at his late home in 1844.

His first wife, who was Miss Mary Ann Haviland, of Unionvale, died, leaving no chil- dren, and for his second wife he was married, in Unionvale, to Miss Helen Miller (now de- ceased). One daughter, Mary Ann, was born of this marriage, but she did not long brighten his home, passing away at the age of four and one-half years. Mr. Chatterton always'took an intelligent interest in public questions. In early life he was an adherent of the Whig party, later esponsing Republican principles. He died December 21, 1896.

Underhill Chatterton, father of our sub- ject, was a native of Dartmouth, Mass., whence he was brought by David S. Dean to Dutchess county when ten years old, and afterward made his home there. By occupation he was a farmer and tanner, and his life was spent mainly in Lagrange. In religious faith he was a Quaker. He was married in Lagrange to Miss Elizabeth Gidley, and they reared a fam- ily of thirteen children, all now deceased.

D URYEE VAN WYCK, one of the most intelligent and prosperous agriculturists in the town of Wappinger, Dutchess county, was born February 27, 1827, upon the estate which he now owns. His ancestors came from Holland about the year 1700, and were among the early settlers of that locality, and the family has held a prominent place there for several generations, our subject's brother, T. De Witt

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Van Wyck, of the town of Wappinger, being among its representatives.

The subject of our sektch received an ex- cellent education for the time, supplementing the course at the Fishkill district school by an attendance at the schools at Rhinebeck, New Paltz, and Middletown Point, N. J., spend- ing a year at each, and he afterward studied for six months in the Polytechnic College near Red Bank, N. J., which was founded by O. S. Fowler, the phrenologist. On leaving school, Mr. Van Wyck returned to the old homestead, and remained until 1861, when he bought a farm near Hopewell, where he lived about thirteen years. He then returned to his present home, where he cultivates between 250 and 300 acres. The land is unusually level, and lies near Sprout creek.

In June, 1863, Mr. Van Wyck married Caro- line D. Stockholm, a descendant of an old Hol- land family, and a daughter of Andrew Stock- holm, a native of Dutchess county, and a promi- nent agriculturist of near Hopewell. The only daughter, Miss Ella Van Wyck, is at home with her parents. In politics our subject is an ardent Republican in principle, but he has never been a seeker after political honors.

W ILLIAM C. HOLMES, a prosperous farmer of Dutchess county, was born near Washington Hollow, in the town of Pleas- ant Valley, December 21, 1818. There he was reared and received his education.

At the age of twenty-five Mr. Holmes was married, on March 6, 1844, to Miss Sarah C. Van De Water, who was born in the town of Hyde Park, April 1, 1818, and whose death occurred May 31, 1892. Our subject bought his grandfather's farm in 1843, lived on it for seven years and then traded it for another farm in Tompkins county, where he lived seven years. He then rented a farm in Hyde Park for a year, and one in Bloomingdale, Pleasant Valley, for two years. He next went to live on the farm with his father, and remained there until the latter's death, when he bought the homestead. After seven years' residence on the place, he traded it for other property. In 1885 he moved to the town of Lagrange. His children were: Phoebe Elizabeth, born August 30, 1845, married December 16, 1864, to Or- Iando E. Gazely; William V., born September 18, 1847, married Miss Emma E. Ayres De- cember 25, 1869; Lavina Adelaide, born Octo-

ber 1, 1849, became the wife of C. W. Stout- enburg, December 2, 1874; Florence Augusta, born March 5, 1852, married April 14, 1875, to John Welch; Henrietta, born February 22, 1855, married William B. Merritt February 27, 1884; Joel O., born July 7, 1862, married September 23, 1884, to Miss Emma F. White, who died April 10, 1891. Our subject is a stanch Democrat in politics, but has always refused to accept public office.

Wheeler C. Holmes, father of our subject, was a native of the town of Pleasant Valley, where he spent his boyhood, attending the public school. He married Phoebe, daughter of William Allen, and moved to a farm about two miles from the paternal homestead, where he lived for over fifty years and reared the fol- lowing children: Allen, Nathaniel, Phæbe Maria, and Joel O., all deceased, and William C., our subject. Mr. Holmes was again mar- ried, his second wife being Miss Beisy Craw- ford. Of their children only one is living, Isaac, who is in Colorado. Mr. Holmes was a Democrat, and a member of the Presbyte- rian Church. Both the parents and the step- mother of our subject died in Pleasant Valley.

William Holmes, grandfather of our sub- ject, came of Scotch ancestors. He settled in Pleasant Valley before the Revolutionary war, being one of the first pioneers. He married Miss Phoebe Cromwell, who was of Holland descent, and they had the following children: Nathaniel, Joseph, Isaac, Wheeler, Joshua. Mr. Holmes was a soldier in the Revolution- ary war, and lived to the ripe old age of nine- ty years.

J TOHN B. FREDRICK, an enterprising and successful business man of Dover Plains,

Dutchess county, and the proprietor of a first-class meat market there, was born in 1856, in the town of Lloyd, Ulster county. He was educated in the public schools, and on enter- ing business life learned the butcher's trade with J. H. Brown. After working at the trade some time for different parties, he moved to Dover Plains, in 1886, and opened his present fine establishment. The firm was at first known as Shelly & Fredrick, and then Mr. Fredrick conducted the business alone for a time. Later the firm became Fredrick & Boyce, and then Fredrick & Fox, but our sub- ject is at present the sole owner. He is a public-spirited citizen, but has never been de-

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sirous of political office, although at one time he served as excise commissioner. In 1881 he married Miss Emma J. Terwilliger, and their home has been blessed with eight children, of whom all but two are living. The names, with dates of birth, are: Herbert J., 1882; Lilly M., 1883; Edith, 1884; Bessie, 1885 (died in infancy); Clarence, 1887; Mabel, 1888; Arthur (deceased), 1891, and Clayton, 1895.

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Commemorative biographical record of Dutchess County, New York, Part 98

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