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MILLS Sir Peter Wouters Van der Meu- len, of Amsterdam, Holland, was knighted for distinguished ser- vice in the improvement of dykes and canals in his native land. His eldest son, Peter Van Meulen, born in Holland, in 1622, came to America from Leyden, where he had been studying at the university. About 1650 he had joined the refugees who came for the sake of religious freedom from England, and thus aroused the displeasure of his father, who dis- inherited him. In the colonial records of Con- necticut, where he afterward lived, it is stated that his name was changed to the English form of Peter Mills by his own request, Van der Meulen being in Dutch "man of the mill." He settled at Windsor, Connecticut, where he married (first) Dorcas Mersinger, born Sep- tember 23, 1650, died August 18, 1688; (sec- ond), December 10, 1691. Jane Warren, of Hartford. This record is from the history of Windsor, but if the dates given are correct he was nearly thirty years older than his wife. It may be suggested that Dorcas, therefore, was not his first wife, or that there were two Peters, father and son. Peter died, April 12 or 17, 1710. He owned land at Haddam, Con- necticut, before 1669. but probably never lived there. He was called "the Deucheman (Dutchman)" in Haddam records. He was a tailor by trade, and is frequently mentioned in the manuscript of Rev. Timothy Edwards. Children : Peter, Return, Dorcas and Ebenezer. born February 8. 1687-8.
From this Peter Mills most of the Connecti- cut families of colonial days were descended. especially those of Fairfield county. In 1790. according to the first federal census, one Ste- phen Mills lived in Newtown, Fairfield county. and had two females in his family. Another Stephen Mills, of Ridgefield. Fairfield county. had four females in his family.
(I) Stephen Mills, believed to be a descend- ant of Peter and son of one of the Stephen Mills mentioned, was born in Connecticut. Be- fore or during the revolution he removed to New York state, and the lack of records pre- vents the tracing of the line. There is proof that he served in the Connecticut militia in the revolution, although there is no record in the rolls that have been saved and printed. He was granted a pension, and his name duly enrolled February 20. 1833, for service in the Connecticut militia. He was then of New York, and aged seventy-seven years (Senate
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Documents, 1833-4, p. 413, 514). This record shows that he was born in 1757. He died in Barton, Tioga county, New York, April 27, 1845, aged eighty-nine, indicating that he was born late in 1756 or early in 1757. In 1787 he was living in Nichols, New York, removing in 1791 to Barton, New York, of which he was one of the first settlers. He married Sabra -, who died May 11, 1841, aged sixty- nine years. Children : Daniel, Lewis, mentioned below ; Samuel, Abigail and Sally.
(II) Lewis, son of Stephen Mills, was born in New York state, in 1801, and died May 8. 1862. He is buried in the Ellistown cemetery. He owned a farın at Talmadge Hill, in the town of Barton, comprising one hundred and twenty acres. He married (first) Elizabeth Hanna, daughter of John Hanna, who came from Scotland and was one of the early settlers in Barton. He married (second) Catherine Hyatt. Children by first wife: Miama, mar- ried Sylvanus Wright ; William G., mentioned below ; John, died at Sayre, Pennsylvania. Chil- dren by second wife: Flavilla, married a Sew- ard, and lives in California : two others died in childhood.
(III) William G., son of Lewis Mills, was born in Barton, New York, June 11, 1818, and died August 17, 1904. He was educated in the public schools and followed farming during his active life, on the homestead on which his father settled on Talmadge Hill. He mar- ried, December 11, 1840, Susan Shackelton, born August 3, 1819. died July 22, 1886, daughter of John D. and Mary (Winter- marsh) Shackelton. Children: 1. Charles L., born June 6, 1842, died in 1906; married, Feb- ruary 14, 1866, Julia Blizzard. 2. Mary E., born March 7, 1844, died in 1911; married, February 9, 1864, Cornelius Case. 3. Char- lotte, born February 19, 1846; married. Feb- ruary 9. 1870, Spencer Brougham, of Sayre, Pennsylvania. 4. Wilson, born March 17, 1848; married, February 4, 1879, Kate Fitler ; lives at East Athens, Pennsylvania. 5. Theo- ‹lore, mentioned below. 6. Adolphus. born February 21, 1853; married, April 3. 1895. Jane Logan ; lives on the homestead, Talmadge Hill. 7. Imogene, born March 23, 1856; mar- ried. June 23, 1877. John D. McDonald. 8. Augusta, born October 16, 1859, died July 4, 1900; married, December 20, 1881, Thurlow Gale. 9. Addie, born January 24, 1864 ; mar- ried, August 16, 1893, James Rhoades, of Waverly.
(IV) Captain Theodore Mills, son of Will- iam G. Mills, was born in Barton, Tioga coun- ty, New York, July 21, 1850. Ile attended the district school on Talmadge Hill and the Way- erly high school. For many years after leaving school he followed farming for his occupation. He started in the business of manufacturing soda water in Waverly, New York, and in March, 1883, purchased the interests of his partner, Mr. Barlow, and admitted to the firm Silas Wolcott, under the firm name of Mills & Wolcott. In March, 1884, M. D. O'Brien be- came partner of Mr. Mills, under the firm name of Mills & O'Brien. Subsequently the business was incorporated under the name of Capt. T. Mills Bottling Works, of which Cap- tain Mills is president, general manager and principal owner. In politics Captain Mills is a Republican. In religion he is a Methodist.
Captain Mills married, December 18, 1872, Phebe, daughter of Peter and Huldah Lewis, of New Jersey. Captain and Mrs. Mills have no children.
PECK (IV) Peter Peck, son of Samuel Peck (q. v.), was born about 1704. He lived in Greenwich, Connecti- cut, where he died about 1759. He married Sarah . Soon after his death his wife removed, with her children, to New Milford, Connecticut, where she doubtless died. Chil- dren, born in Greenwich: Peter, in January, 1746: Sarah, in 1748: Jemima, in 1750; Enos, mentioned below: Elizabeth, married Benja- min Newman : Mary, married David Terrill.
(\') Enos, son of Peter Peck, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1752, died in Camil- lus, Onondaga county, New York, May 23. 1835. He married (first) Anna Marsh, and ( second ) Lavina Wilcox. About 1789 he moved from New Milford to New Haven, Vermont, and about 1800 he moved again to Onondaga county. New York. Children, born in New Haven, Vermont, except last three who were born in Pompey. New York : Elihu, Jan- uary 1. 1775: Phebe. May 4. 1777; Martha, May 9, 1781 ; Peter, mentioned below ; Anna, January 6, 1785; Enos, August 14, 1790; Isaac, April 4, 1793: Rachel, February 14, 1796; Chloe. June 11. 1799: Almond. October 16. 1801.
(VI) Peter (2), son of Enos Peck, was born September 8, 1783, in New Haven, Ver- mont, died in Van Buren. New York, January 3. 1871. Ife was a farmer. He married
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Eunice Beckwith, who died in January, 1844. Children, born in Van Buren : Lydia, May 10, 1815, married Joel Foster ; Harriet, September 10, 1818, married William Davis, and died in Camillus, New York, in 1875 ; Betsey, May 15, 1822, married Asahel K. Clark; Daniel, July 2, 1826, married Betsey Foster ; William, men- tioned below.
(VII) William, son of Peter (2) Peck, was born in Van Buren, October 23, 1830. He was one of the leading farmers of his native town. He married Matilda, daughter of Har- rison Lamerson, and she died in 1888. Chil- dren, born in Van Buren : Tammy E., Novem- ber 29, 1855: William A., March 27, 1859, resided in Van Buren ; James L., August 24, 1861, resided in Van Buren ; Wilbur H., June 18, 1863, resided in Van Buren; LeRoy J., May 16, 1865, resided in Van Buren, for twen- ty-five years resided in Wyoming, now in Onondaga county, New York; John P., De- cember 3, 1867, resided in Wyoming and Alaska for some twenty years, now resides in Van Buren ; George Homer, mentioned below ; Kendall D. V., July 2, 18-, reporter on Syra- cuse Post Standard, in which capacity he served for eighteen years.
(VIII) George Homer, son of William Peck, was born at Van Buren, New York, September 27, 1869. He attended the public schools of his native town and the Baldwinsville high school. After teaching school for one term he became a clerk in the grocery store of A. L. Spaulding at Warners. He resumed schooling afterward at the Syracuse Business College and after completing his course entered the employ of Mr. Bentley at Warners in the capacity of bookkeeper. He assisted his father during one summer, and in 1891 accepted a position as clerk in the grocery store of Jones & Company in Syracuse, New York. In 1892 " he took charge of the office of the Thomas Millen Cement Works at Wayland, New York, and continued there two years, and in 1894 entered the employ of T. M. Toll, dealer in coal and wood, at Baldwinsville, and a year later purchased a half interest in the business of his employer with whom he formed a part- nership under the name of George H. Peck & Company. For thirteen years the business was carried on by this firm successfully, and then Mr. Peck acquired the interest of his partner and continued the business alone. Two years later the real estate occupied by the business was taken for the purposes of the
barge canal and Mr. Peck was obliged to lay out a new plant. He erected four of the mod- ern coal pockets near the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western railroad station, equipped with electric power, and erected an office build- ing. His present equipment constitutes one of the best coal yards in the county, and as in the past he is handling a large and flourishing trade. He is a member of the Baptist church of Baldwinsville and for nine years he was superintendent of the Sunday school. He is past noble grand of Mohegan Lodge, No. 29, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a Republican.
He married, 1892, Martha, born in Van Buren, daughter of Charles and Adelia Bor- den. Children : Matilda Lamerson, born July 5, 1893; George Borden, February 27, 1897 ; Thyrza Adelia, February 5, 1899, died Decem- ber 10, 1908, and a twin sister who died in infancy; Mary E., March 4, 1901 ; William Peter, November 15, 1904; Charles Wilbur, February 4, 1908; Harris, February 4, 191I.
TAYLOR The family is of German origin. They first settled in Scotland, where they remained between one and two years, then removed to the town- ship of Oldham, England, at a place called Lawside, in the hamlet of Gladwick. Here they possessed a considerable estate in land which became valuable in consequence of con- taining large quantities of coal.
(1) Jonathan Taylor was born in England, lived and died there. By his wife Mary he had a son John, mentioned below.
(II) John, son of Jonathan Taylor, was born at Gladwick, Oldham, England, April 25, 1773, died at Leominster, Massachusetts, July 6, 1844. He came to America in June, 1794, landing in Boston in August and locating in Leominster, Worcester county, Massachusetts, where from 1800 to 1828 he manufactured woolen cloth. He married, in England, Anne born at Gladwick, Oldham, February 24. 1769, died at Leominster, March 8, 1842. Children : 1. Mary, born September 21, 1792. died Apr'l 21, 1793. 2. John, June 29, 1794, died June 3, 1809. 3. Mary, August 1, 1798, died September 1, 1849. 4. Robert, February 4, 1801, died September 22, 1803. 6. Jane, Jan- uary 6, 1806. 7. John James, mentioned below. 8. Elizabeth, born November 22, 1812, died March 13, 1838.
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(III) Hon. John James Taylor, son of John Taylor, was born at Leominster, Massachu- setts, April 27, 1808, died at Owego, New York, July 1, 1892. He attended the public schools of his native town, the New Ipswich Academy, New Hampshire, Groton Academy at Groton, Massachusetts, and entered Harvard Univer- sity, from which he was graduated in the class of 1829. He taught school for a time in Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, at Franklin Institute. In 1830 he began to study law in the office of Judge David Bird, at Troy, New York, and he continued afterward in the office of Hon. John A. Collier, in Binghamton, New York. He spent two years, partly in study and partly in practice, in the town of Greene, Chenango county, New York. He came to Owego, De- cember 31, 1834, and spent the remainder of his life there. He was a law partner of Judge Stephen Strong from January, 1835, to August, 1838. He was one of the leading lawyers of the county, and was honored with many offices of trust. In politics he was a Democrat, and for many years was one of the foremost men in that party in the state. He was appointed by the court of common pleas to the office of district attorney in 1838 and he held the office by appointment and subsequent elections for five years. In 1846 he was a delegate from Tioga county to the state constitutional con- vention. He was a candidate for congress in 1850 in the twenty-sixth district, but his party was in the minority and he was defeated. He was elected, however, in 1852, and served with distinction in congress. He was a member of the committees on foreign affairs and on the District of Columbia. He was offered the ap- pointment of commissioner to settle the north- western boundary of the United States by President Franklin Pierce, but he declined the office. In 1858 he was a candidate for lieuten- ant-governor of New York, on the ticket with Hon. Amasa J. Parker, nominee for governor, but was defeated at the polls. He was one of the organizers of the Bank of Tioga, which afterward became the National Union Bank, and for many years was president of this insti- tution. For many years he was vice-president of the Southern Central Railroad Company and afterward its president. In religion he was a Unitarian.
He married, May 18, 1837, Emily G. Lan- ing, born in Owego, New York, October 5, 1818, died November 25, 1879, daughter of General John and Mary Anne (Hollenback)
Laning, of Owego. Children: John Laning, mentioned below; Sarah II., born June 27, 1842, married L. Burr Pearsall, she died May 4, 1869.
(IV) John Laning, son of Hon. John James Taylor, was born in Owego, New York, June 24, 1839, died there September 9, 1908. IIe attended the public schools, Owego Academy, Phillips Academy at Exeter, New Hampshire, and the New York State Agricultural College at Ovid, New York. He was always engaged in farming and ranked among the most pro- gressive and successful farmers of the county. For some years prior to the death.of his father he was associated with him in various lines of business, and from his father's death in 1892 to his own in 1908 had charge of the estate. In politics he was a Democrat.
He married, March 22, 1865, Sarah J. Reed, of Candor, New York, born December 16, 1845, daughter of Timothy C. and Sarah J. (Richardson) Reed, granddaughter of Timo- thy and Susanna (Osborne) Reed. Her grand- father came from Maine to Candor. Children : 1. Robert J., born October 25, 1865 ; a farmer in the town of Owego; manager of Spring Meadow farm, which belonged to his father, John L. Taylor, one of the finest farms in the southern tier of counties ; he makes a specialty of Holstein cattle and dairying; married Es- telle J. Storms, and has one child, Sarah J. 2. George H., died aged four years. 3. Emile G., born May 9, 1870, died January 12, 1911 ; stu- dent of Cornell Law School in 1890; deputy postmaster of Owego until 1894 and afterward manager of the Owego Dairy Company, which operated several stations; married, June 28, 1893, Theresa K. Mersereau; children : John Laning Jr., George Mersereau and Walter R. 4. Mary Laning, born February 9, 1874, re- sides with her mother in the home of her father and grandfather. 5. Emily L., born March 14, 1881; married James Holmes (2), of Apa- lachan, New York.
DOWDLE Walter Dowdle was born in Ireland in 1816. When a young man he sought his fortune in this country and in 1841 located in Oswego, New York. He died there April 18, 1876. He married Ann Dorman, who died August 22, 1892, aged sixty-eight years. Children : John ; James, born December 1, 1845, at Oswego, partner in the firm of Mollison & Dowdle, in- surance agents, president of the Oswego Gas-
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light Company, alderman in 1873, mayor in 1884, married, September 18, 1873, Mary B. Lynch; Peter; Edward; William J .; Frank W., mentioned below.
(II) Frank W., son of Walter Dowdle, was born in Oswego, New York, in 1861. He re- ceived his early education in the St. Paul parochial school, and engaged in business as a painter and decorator. In religion he is a Roman Catholic, and in politics a Democrat. He married, in 1884, Margaret O'Neil, who was in Oswego New York, in 1862. Chil- dren: I. Anna, born in 1886, died young. 2. Edward, mentioned below. 3. Jessica, born May 14, 1890; resides in Oswego; a school teacher by profession. 4. Frank D., born June 5, 1892; resides in Oswego. 5. Margaret, born April 14. 1895; a student at Oswego high school. 6. Mary, born Novem- ber 1, 1899; a student at the St. Paul parochial school.
(III) Dr. Edward Dowdle, son of Frank W. Dowdle, was born at Oswego, New York, June 17, 1887. He attended the St. Paul parochial school at Oswego, the Oswego high school, in which he fitted for college, and in June, 1909, he graduated from Cornell Uni- versity Medical School. He spent two years as interne in Bellevue Hospital, New York City, and then began to practice his profession, open- ing an office at Oswego, New York, February 20, 1911. Dr. Dowdle earned his education by his own efforts, receiving scholarships in college and earning money in various ways. Although a young man in his profession he is fast gaining the confidence of the people and is making rapid progress. On April 21, 1911, he was appointed first lieutenant of Medical Reserve Corps, United States of America. He is an Independent in political matters, and a member of Nu Sigma Nu Society.
FAATZ Jacob (2) Faatz, immigrant an- cestor, was born in Germany, and came to America with his father, Jacob (1) Faatz. They settled in Wayne coun- ty, Pennsylvania, where about 1800 his father was engaged in the manufacture of glass, and he and his father are said to be the first glass makers in America. Children: William G., Augustus, Frank, Henry G., mentioned below.
(III) Henry G., son of Jacob (2) Faatz, was born in Woodstock, New York, October 20. 1826, died in Lestershire, Broome county, New York, November 23. 1902. He followed
his father's work, glass manufacturing, dur- ing the active period of his life, until he re- tired to live in Lestershire. He learned the trade from his father, and built it up until he was the owner of several factories in Wayne county. He married Jane, born July 29, 1825, at Great Bend, Pennsylvania, died February 28. 1911, daughter of Seneca and Alida ( Em- mons) Mayhew. Her mother, Alida (Em- mons) Mayhew, was born in Litchfield, Con- necticut, May 2, 1800, died April 16, 1871. Children : 1. Herman A., born January 18, 1851, died July 12, 1911 : married Amanda Pulis ; children : Edith D. and Mabel. 2. Ella A., born August 15, 1853; married William Crocket : child, Florence. 3. Gilbert H., born August 4, 1855 ; married Helen D. Henderson ; children : Gilbert H. and Harold L. 4. Emma J., born October 1, 1857; married F. H. Brooks; children : Carrie, Henry, William and Roy. 5. Euphemia, born December 20, 1859; married Oscar Pulis ; children : Emma, Lulu, and Norma. 6. Frank L., born June 1. 1862; married (first ) Clara Sherman, ( second) Kath- leen Lee ; child, Hugh, by second wife. 7. William G., mentioned below. 8. Myra E., born April 20, 1868, died January 24, 1901 ; married Frank Bishop; children: Maud L., Mabel. Arthur and Roy!
(IV) William G., son of Henry G. Faatz, was born near Honesdale, Pennsylvania, De- cember 22, 1864. He received his early edu- cation in the public schools of his native town. When a young man he engaged in the manu- facture of brushes at Susquehanna, Pennsyl- vania, and continued in that business for four years. Afterward he engaged in the manu- facture of felts at Lestershire, Broome county, New York. For a number of years lie was chief of the fire department of that village and he served four years in the National Guard of Pennsylvania. He was made a mason in 1889, and is now affiliated with Otseningo Lodge, No. 435. Ile is a member of Royal Arch Ma- sons ; Imperial Council, Royal and Select Mas- ters; Malta Commandery, Knights Templar ; Kalurah Temple. He is an attendant of the First Baptist Church, and a Republican in politics. He resides in Binghamton, New York. retired.
He married, at Buffalo, New York, Decem- ber 24. 1891, Rose M. Moore, born at St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, September 10, 1872, daughter of Malum and Sarah J. ( Ems- ley) Moore. Children I. Raymond W., born
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January 2, 1893. 2. Priscilla R., December 21, 1894. 3. Pearl Dorothy, November 25, 1897.
(The Moore Line).
Malum Moore, son of William and Saralı ( Wilson) Moore, was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, March 28, 1835. During his active life he was engaged in the ice business at St. Catherines, and died there October 29, 1880. He married Sarah Jane, daughter of William and Jane ( Umpleby) Emsley. She was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada, October 18, 1835, died at Buffalo, New York, June 1, 1902. They had four daughters: I. Priscilla J., born May 16, 1886, died August 8, 1894. 2. Lovina E., born March 15, 1868; married Robert L. Cumming. December 14. 1890; they had three sons : Millard B., Everett T., Robert L. 3. Minnie Pearl, born March 10, 1870 ; married Oliver G. Morse, December 24, 1891 ; had one daughter, Mildred L. 4. Rose M., married William G. Faatz, Decem- ber 24, 1891 (see Faatz IV ). Jane Umpleby Emsley died July 8, 1874. William Moore died November 8, 1858; Sarah Wilson Moore died March 24, 1889.
Thomas Meays was a native of MEAYS Northamptonshire, England. He came to this country in 1836, when a young man. He married and settled at Vienna, New York, where he followed farming the remainder of his life. Children : I. George Barton, enlisted in Company G, Fourteenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and served two years in the civil war; reënlisted in Company E, One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, New York Infan- try ; was wounded at Cold Harbor, Virginia, and died at the Emory Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, July 11, 1864. 2. John Henry, mentioned below.
( II) John Henry, son of Thomas Meays, was born at Vienna, New York, in November, 1840. He was educated in the public schools. He became a manufacturer of cheese and had the largest cheese factory in Oneida county, New York, receiving a medal at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876, and many other prizes. In 1880 he engaged in business as a general merchant at Vienna and continued until 1910, when he retired. He has been active in public affairs and served the town of Vienna three terms as supervisor. For six years he conducted a general store at Sylvan Beach and
while in business there was postmaster and prime mover in securing the village incorpora- tion, also one of the first board of trustees of the incorporated village.
He married Minerva, daughter of Charles Case, of Black Creek. His wife died in 1886. Children : 1. Barton C., mentioned below. 2. Orson H., born April 20, 1874 ; a general mer- chant at New Woodstock, New York. 3. Mary M., married James D. Cook.
(III) Barton C., son of John Henry Meays, was born in Vienna, New York, October 20, 1872. He attended the public schools of his native town and was graduated from the Cam- den high school. After teaching school a year he became assistant postmaster of Sylvan Beach, where his father was postmaster, a position he held for three years. He began the study of law in the office of Davies & John- son, and after three years entered the Albany Law School, from which he was graduated in June, 1897. In the same year he was admitted to the bar, and on the first of August he open- ed an office at Baldwinsville, New York, where he has continued to the present time in gen- eral practice, taking a leading place among the lawyers of the county. He has served the town as justice of the peace. In politics he is a Re- publican. He is a member of Seneca River Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Riverside Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and of the Meth- odist Episcopal church. He married, Decem- ber 28, 1899, Ida May, daughter of Dr. A. C. Taylor. Children : Helen, born November 5. 1900: Barton T., July 5. 1902.
Dennis Flaherty was born in FLAHERTY Ireland. He came to this country when a young man, and was employed on the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western railroad as switch tender, at Binghamton, New York. He married Mary Murphy. Children : Theodore, Dennis, Mich- ael, and Thomas W., mentioned below.
(Il) Thomas W., son of Dennis Flaherty. was born in Kittleville, Broome county, New York, October 20, 1857. He received his edu- cation in the public schools, and then learned telegraphy. His first appointment was as sta- tion agent for the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad at Messengerville, New York. In four years he was transferred to Killawog, New York, where he remained until 1904. working there eleven years. He next removed to Baldwinsville, New York, where he has
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