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(IX) Jay L., only child of James and Har- riet J. ( Branch ) Dickinson, was born in New- fane, Niagara county, New York, August 24, 1867. He was educated in the public schools of Newfane and at Lockport high school. After completing his studies he became his father's assistant on the Somerset farm, con- tinuing until 1893, when the father retired. Mr. Dickinson has made many improvements and has made the property a very desirable one. He makes a specialty of fruit culture, having twenty-eight acres of apple trees, twen- ty-five acres of peaches and eight acres in other small fruits. Beside his home farm he owns an interest in another three miles distant from Lockport. He is modern in his methods and is a man of success. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and chairman of the board of trustees. He is interested in the work of the Patrons of Husbandry and a member of the New York State Grange. His fraternal orders are the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Barker Lodge, No. 877, and the Masonic, Somerset Lodge, No. 639, both of Barker, New York.
He married, March 4, 1890, Mary J. Frost, born March 22, 1870, daughter of Albert E. and Elizabeth (Atwater) Frost. Children : I. Bertha C., born December 4, 1890; educated at Lockport high school and Grand Prairie Seminary, Onarga, Illinois. 2. Raymond A., August 13, 1892. 3. Dorothy E., October 27, 1895.
"A Phillips crossed the water PHILLIPS with John Winthrop, and from him descended a long line of ministers, judges, governors and coun- cillors. A sterling race, temperate, just and high minded.". (A writer in Harpers). Fami- lies and individuals of this name began to emigrate from the old world to America as early as 1630 and some a little earlier. The name is of ancient and classical origin, being derived from the Greek Philos-trippos, or horse lover. In Wales and Great Britain its use as a surname has continued for a long period, evidently for five centuries and per- haps much longer. It is said that Phillipse is Welsh and that Phillips is from Worcester- shire, England. Authorities state that the Watertown family (from whom the Phillips of Mercer county, New Jersey, descend) were of the "Philips" of Worcestershire. Some all- thorities are positive that all of the English
families of this name had their origin in Wales and subsequently spread over Great Britain. Several different ways are employed in spelling, as Phillips, Philips, Phillipse. Philipps, and others, some of them so peculiar as hardly to be recognized as having a com- mon origin.
The patriarch of the Phillips family of Lawrence township, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, was Philip Phillips, born December 27. 1678. He was a son or grandson of Rev. George Phillips, of county Norfolk, England, graduate A. B., from Gonville and Caius Col- lege, Cambridge, 1613, and received the de- gree of M. A., 1617. Suffering from the storm of persecution then threatening the very exist- ence of the non-conformists of England, he determined to leave the mother country and cast his lot with the Puritans. He embarked for America, April 12, 1630, in the "Arabella" with his wife and two children, fellow passen- gers with Governor Winthrop and Sir Richard Saltonstall, arriving at Salem, June 12. Here his wife soon died and was buried by the side of Lady Arabella Johnson, both evidently be- ing unable to endure the hardships and ex- posure. Before the final embarkation from England, which had been considerably de- layed, Governor Winthrop wrote to his son John: "From aboard the Arabella, riding be- fore Yarmouth, April 5, 1630: Yesterday we kept a fast aboard our ship and in the Talbot, Mr. Phillips exercised with us the whole day, and gave very good content to all the com- pany, as he doth in all his exercises, so we have much cause to bless God for him." His piety, talent and learning, especially in theology. marked him for the ministry and he was soon settled over the church at Watertown, which was called together in July, 1630. His salary was settled by the court of assistants, August 23, when it was "ordered, that Mr. Phillips shall have allowed him 3 hogsheads of meale, I hogshead of malte, 4 bushells of Indian corn, I bushell of oat meale, halfe an hundred of salte fish." Another statement from the same source says: "Mr. Phillips hath 30 acres of land graunted him opp. Charles River on the South side." His first residence was burned before the close of the year. There is a tradi- tion in the family that his later residence is still standing "opposite the ancient burial ground back from the road." The history of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, says: "This old house whose solid oaken frame is said to
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have been brought from England by Sir R. Saltonstall, has a projecting second story partly concealed by a modern piazza, and stands well back from the street. Externally there is nothing to indicate great age, but its interior retains many marks of antiquity." He continued pastor over the Watertown church, greatly respected and beloved, till his death, fourteen years after his arrival, dying at the age of fifty-one years. "He was the earliest advocate of the Congregational Order and dis- cipline." His views were for a time regarded as novel, suspicious and extreme, and he with his ruling elder, Richard Brown, stood almost unaided and alone, until the arrival of John Cotton, maintaining what was and still is the Congregationalism of New England. It is not now easy to estimate the extent and im- portance of the influence of Rev. Phillips in giving form and character to the civil and ecclesiastical institutions of New England. His estate inventoried five hundred and fifty pounds. His library was valued at seventy- one pounds. This would indicate that he had other property and sources of revenue other than his salary of "malte and salte fish." By his two wives he had ten children.
Theophilus Phillips, either a son or grand- son, was one of the grantees of Newtown, Long Island, under the new charter granted in 1686 by Governor Dongan, of New York. His name also appears in the records of New- town in 1676. He was thrice married, his first wife being Ann, daughter of Ralph Hunt, of Newtown, one of the company of English- men who came to Long Island, New York, in 1652, and planted the settlement of Newtown. One of Theophilus Phillips' sons was Philip (see forward).
Philip Phillips was born December 27, 1678, and with his elder brother, Theophilus, re- moved to Lawrence township, New Jersey, as early as 1698, as their names are among the grantees of a tract of land for a church. Philip Phillips married Elizabeth Hunt and they had twelve children, six of whom, with his wife Elizabeth, survived him and are named in his will dated August 22, 1740.
Joseph Phillips, a descendant of Philip Phil- lips, was the historical Colonel Joseph Phillips mentioned by Stryker in "New Jersey in the Revolution" as Major Joseph Phillips of the New Jersey Battalion. This was the first mili- tary organization of New Jersey and was com- manded at the battle of Long Island by
Colonel Philip Johnson, who was killed in that battle. Major Joseph Phillips was then pro- moted to be lieutenant-colonel and afterward colonel of the regiment. Later he was colonel of the First Regiment of Hunterdon county and participated with his regiment in the bat- tles of Trenton, Assanpink, Princeton, Ger- mantown, Springfield and Monmouth. Colonel Joseph Phillips died in the stone house in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The remains of the old patriot rest in an unmarked grave (1883), although he has a numerous posterity. Many others of the name of Phillips served in the revolution, from Lawrenceville and vi- cinity. Many noted physicians have gone forth on their errands of healing from the Lawrenceville branch, namely: Dr. Joseph Phillips, Dr. Theophilus Phillips (perhaps one of the most eminent of the family), Dr. Wil- liam W. L. Phillips, of Trenton, Dr. John H. Phillips, of Pennington and Beverly, New Jer- sey, medical director of the United States hospitals at Nashville and Chattanooga during the civil war, and many others. The family were also large land owners and held many fine estates in the township of Lawrence and county of Mercer.
Abraham Phillips, of the seventh genera- tion in America, was born April 5, 1796, died April 10, 1866. He settled in Niagara county, New York, in the town of Newfane, on what is yet known as the "Phillips" road. He owned a large amount of real estate in the town including his home farm of four hundred acres and several other farms in the neighbor- hood. At the time of his death he was rated the wealthiest man in that section of the state. He served in the war of 1812, although then but a young man of sixteen or eighteen years of age. He married (first) Betsey Wisner ; (second) Sarah- -; (third) Elizabeth Barrow. Children of first wife: David (of further mention), Daniel, Jerome, Chase, Frank and Lucinda.
(VIII) David, son of Abraham Phillips and his first wife, Betsey (Wisner) Phillips, was born on the old Phillips homestead in New- fane, New York, October 22, 1817, died March 17, 1874. He was educated in the public schools of Newfane and institutions of learn- ing elsewhere. He began business life as a clerk in a Niagara county store, but early became a land owner and a farmer. He pur- chased one hundred acres of the Pease farm, lying on the Creek road, which was his home
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until death. He served in the civil war, en- listing in the Twelfth Independent Battery at Lockport, New York, January 14, 1862, serv- ing with honor until discharged at the close of the war, June 14, 1865. He was engaged in many of the severest battles of the war, among them the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, the battles before Petersburg, Welden Railroad and the fall of Petersburg. He was a Democrat and a mem- ber of the Baptist church. He was a brave soldier and a citizen whose character was above reproach. He married, March 16, 1842, Catherine M. Smith, born December 22, 1825, died January 22, 1881, daughter of Jonas and Clarissa Smith, of Oswego, New York. Chil- dren: Emily, born October 26, 1844, died October 20, 1862; Amanda, born February 6, 1845, died March II, 1848; Mariette, born September 11, 1846, died April 17, 1847; Frank W. (of further mention) ; Fred, twin of Frank W.
(IX) Frank W., son of David and Cath- erine M. (Smith) Phillips, was born on the old Phillips homestead in the town of New- fane, Niagara county, New York, February 19. 1865. He attended the public schools in his earlier youth, but the death of his father when Frank W. was but nine years of age, brought his school years to a close. He did a boy's work about the farm for the next few years, then until he was twenty took a man's part, becoming well versed in agriculture and fruit growing. The home farm was left to his brother and himself jointly, but Frank W. soon purchased his brother's interest and has since conducted it alone. He has one of the model fruit farms of Niagara county and is a thoroughly well-informed, modern farmer. He is a member of New York State Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, and interested in all that pertains to the welfare of his town. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, Red Jacket Lodge, No. 646, Free and Accepted Masons, and a Democrat in political faith. He married (first) August 25, 1886, Jessie M. Ferguson, born 1865, died December 4, 1889, daughter of William and Emily Fer- guson, of Lockport, New York. He married (second) April 18, 1892, Sabra Farley, born May 15, 1870, daughter of Elmer and Eliza- beth (Harrington) Farley. Child of first wife: Harry, born July 29, 1887. Children of second wife: Willis, born January 2, 1893; Elton, June 24, 1894; Dayton, June 9, 1907.
The Meserolls of Niagara MESEROLL county, New York, descend on the paternal side from Charles Meseroll, of New Jersey, a soldier of the revolutionary war. On the maternal side from Baron Walden, one of the early grantees of the Island of Manhattan, a branch of which settled in New Jersey at an early date. Charles H. Meseroll was born in New Jersey prior to 1760, died there in 1842. He was a soldier in the revolutionary war, and was with the army of Washington at Valley Forge, and also with him in many of his sub- sequent battles. He married and had issue.
(II) Cornelius, son of Charles H. Meseroll, was born in New Jersey in 1795, died June 23, 1828, in Niagara county, New York. He served in the war of 1812 and was engaged in the battle at Lundy's Lane, Queenstown, where Brock was killed, and at the siege of Fort Erie. After the war he returned to New Jersey, where he engaged in farming until 1827. In that year he removed with his fam- ily to Niagara county, New York, settling in the town of Newfane, where he died the fol- lowing year, aged thirty-three years. He mar- ried Lydia Phillips, born in Salina, New York, in 1800.
(III) Philip H., son of Cornelius and Lydia (Phillips) Meseroll, was born in Seneca county, New York, October 4, 1820, died at Olcott, Niagara county, New York, March 23, 1899. He received a good common school education, and after his removal to Niagara county, purchased a farm of two hundred acres. He was a veteran and an officer of the civil war, enlisting August 27, 1862, in Company K, One Hundred and Fifty-first Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, at- tached to the Army of the Potomac. He be- gan his military career as sergeant, and June 3, 1864, was promoted on the field of battle to the rank of first lieutenant. He was com- missioned as officer, July 1, 1864, and honor- ably discharged and mustered out June 26, 1865. With his regiment he served in the following battles: Wopping Heights, Mc- Lain's Ford, Kelly's Ford, Locust Grove, the Battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Han- overtown, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, explosion of the Mine, Monaccy, Charlestown, Smith- field, Winchester, Fisher's Hill, Cedar Creek and Appomattox. After the war he continued his military career in the New York National Guard, serving as captain of the Sixty-sixth
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Regiment, Thirty-second Brigade, Eighth Division. From the close of the war until his death Mr. Meseroll was largely engaged in farming and fruit growing. He was a strong Republican and one of the organizers of that party in Niagara county in 1856. He was popular in his neighborhood and held many of the town offices. He was an attend- ant of the Universalist church, and a liberal contributor to church and charitable societies. He was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and attended as a delegate many of their national conventions held in different parts of the country. He married, October 20, 1842, Hannah E. Stratton, born December 15, 1825, died May 19, 1908, daugh- ter of Levi and Hannah Stratton, of an old New England family. Children: I. Lydia, born July 31, 1843. married Engene Shafer. of Olcott, New York. 2. Hannah Jane, born January 16, 1846, a resident of Olcott. 3. Emmeline M., born November 20, 1848, mar- ried George Lombard, of Olcott, New York. 4. Mary C., born November 28, 1850, married Solomon Eshbaugh, of Olcott, New York.
ARNOLD The family of Arnold is of great antiquity, having its ori- gin among the ancient princes of Wales. According to a pedigree recorded in the College of Arms, they trace from Ynir of Gwentland, who flourished about the mid- dle of the twelfth century and who was pa- ternally descended from Ynir, second son of Cadwalader, King of the Britons, which Cad- walader built Abergavenny, in the county of Monmouth, and its castle which was rebuilt by Hamlet, ap (son) Hamlet, ap Sir Druce of Balladon, in France. From this Ynir, King of Gwentland, the line is traced through ten generations of nobles in Wales to Arnholt ap Gwillim, of Meirie, Esquire. In the twelfth generation, Roger, grandson of Arnholdt (3) and son of Arnholdt (2), adopted Arnold as a surname. He is called Roger Arnold, of Llanthony. in Monmouthshire, Esq. This brings the family to England. Roger Arnold married Joan, daughter of Sir Thomas Gamagn Knight. Lord of Coytey. Their son Thomas succeeded to the family estates in Monmouthshire ; married Agnes, daughter of Sir Richard Warnestead, Knight. Their son Richard removed to Somersetshire, in the par- ish of Street : married Emmote. daughter of Pearce Young, of Wiltshire. Their son Rich-
ard removed to Dorsetshire, where he was Lord of the Manor of Bagbere and possessed many estates. He was twice married and had four sons. Of these Thomas Arnold set- tled in Cheselbourne, England, and is the an- cestor of the Arnolds herein recorded. Wil- liam, son of Thomas, came to America and settled at Providence, Rhode Island, where he became associated with Roger Williams, and filled many offices of trust. His son Benedict served ten years as governor of the colony of Rhode Island between 1663 and 1678.
(I) Thomas (2), youngest son of Thomas (I) Arnold of Cheselbourne, England, came to America in the ship "Plain Joan," and set- tled in Watertown, Massachusetts, May, 1635; made a freeman May 13, 1640. He seems to have been very remiss in attending church worship, as he was fined on three separate occasions, once fined twenty shillings for "of- fence against the law concerning baptism"; fined five pounds for "neglecting public wor- ship twenty days"; and ten pounds for "neglecting same for forty days." He after- ward removed to Providence, Rhode Island, where he became prominent. He was admitted a freeman of the Rhode Island Colony, May 18, 1658. In 1666-67-70-71-72 he was deputy to the general assembly. In 1672 he was member of the town council ; died September, 1674, aged seventy-five years. The name of his first wife is not known; he married (sec- ond) Phœbe, died 1688, daughter of George and Susanna Parkhurst. Children by first wife: I. Thomas, died young. 2. Nicholas, died young. 3. Susanna, married, 1654. John Farnum. Children by second wife: I. Icha- bod, died young. 2. Richard, married Mary Angell; he was deputy thirteen terms be- tween 1671 and 1708, assistant to the gover- nor nine years, speaker of the house 1707-08; resided in Providence. 3. Thomas, member of town council, and deputy five terms, 1667- 1685. 4. John, of further mention. 5. Eleazer, married Eleanor Smith; was deputy eight terms between 1686 and 1715. 6. Elizabeth, married Samuel Comstock.
(II) John, son of Thomas and Phoebe (Parkhurst) Arnold, was born February 19, 1648; died in Providence, Rhode Island, June 5, 1723 : was deputy to the general assembly of Rhode Island, 1716: married Hannah
(III) Jonathan, son of John and Hannah Arnold, was born in Providence, Rhode Island : died in 1770. He resided in Provi-
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dence and Johnston, Rhode Island; married, 1727, Elizabeth Matthewson (Matthews). Children : John : David, married Mary West- cott ; William; James; Alice, married Ames Mann, and removed to Greenfield, New York; Jonathan ; Thomas, married Austis Thornton, and had eleven children.
(IV) William, son of Jonathan and Eliza- beth (Matthews) Arnold, was born in Provi- dence, Rhode Island. He removed to the Black River country, New York, after resid- ing in New Hampshire, where he married and had issue.
(V) Abraham (Abram), son of William Arnold, was a resident of New Hampshire, his native state. He later removed to New York, settling in West Bloomfield, Ontario county. He was twice married, and reared a family of seven sons and five daughters. He died May 24, 1825. His second wife, Sarah, died September, 1859.
(VI) William (2), son of Abraham Arnold by his first wife, was born in the town of Keene, New Hampshire, March 28, 1774 ; died at West Bloomfield, Ontario county, New York, February 28, 1853. He settled in New York, where he followed the business of a tanner and currier. He married (first) No- vember 6, 1800, Elizabeth Cobb, born March, 1780, died May 9, 1815. Children: I. Eliza- beth, born July 6, 1802; married Colonel Ezekiel Jewett, of the United States regular army, and commandant at Fort Niagara dur- ing the exciting anti-Masonic period called the "Morgan Exposure." 2. William, of further mention. 3. Mary, born April 20, 1806; mar- ried Bailey Ayres, of West Bloomfield, New York. 4. Emmeline, born March 10, 1809. He married (second), January 2, 1817, Mar- garet Sargent. He had another son. Joseph, who died in Washington, D. C.
(VII) William (3), son of William (2) and Elizabeth (Cobb) Arnold, was born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, July 3, 1804; died July 3, 1876, at Lima, Livingston county, New York. He was educated in the district school of West Bloomfield, New York, where he settled while he was a boy. He grew up in his father's business and was associated with him for many years. Later he removed to Lima, New York, where he established a factory for the manufacture of boots and shoes, and conducted a retail store in connec- tion. He was a prosperous merchant and manufacturer of Lima for nearly half a cen-
tury, and was actively engaged in business until his death. He was active and prominent in public affairs as well as in business; was justice of the peace a quarter of a century, and captain of Ontario county militia at one time. Politically, he was a Whig, and he at- tended the Presbyterian church. He married 'first) September 1, 1831, Emily Eliza Peek, lied February 13, 1845; one child only grew to mature years, Maria Emily, born June 3, 1832, died October 5, 1900; married, Decem- ber 13, 1851, Charles H. Warner of Lima, New York. He married (second) December 31, 1845, Eliza Bishop, born August 13, 1809, at Montville, Connecticut, died at Lima, New York, March 2, 1896, daughter of Thomas Bishop, who settled in Western New York prior to 1823. Child, John B., of further mention.
(VIII) John Bishop, son of William (3) and Eliza (Bishop) Arnold, was born at Lima, New York, May II, 1848. He was educated in the public schools, Genesee Wesleyan Sem- inary, and Genesee College at Lima, the latter institution later being consolidated with Syra- cuse University. He early became interested in milling, and in 1864 located in Lockport, New York, where he erected mills and en- gaged in the manufacture of flour, continu- ing in successful business until 1888, when he retired from active life. He has given a good portion of his time to the public service, having served two terms as a member of the board of education and two terms as police commissioner of the city. In 1884 he was elected treasurer of Niagara county, serving in 1885-86-87. In 1908 he became a director of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Savings Bank of Lockport, and still serves. Politically, he is a Democrat; in church fellowship a Pres- byterian. He has borne an honorable part in all his public and private business affairs and ranks with the solid, substantial men of his city.
He married, October 17, 1878, Eugenia Flagler, daughter of Cornelius W. and Jennie Thorn (Flagler) Adriance of Lockport, Niag- ara county, New York.
The Niskayuna family of Ved-
VEDDER der herein recorded descends from Harmen Albertse Vedder, the first settler of the name in the Mohawk Valley. He was a trader in Beverwyck before the year 1657. In 1660 he returned to Hol-
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land. In 1661, as agent for Dirk De Wolfe, merchant of Amsterdam, he erected a salt ket- tle on Coney Island, New York, which being claimed by the people of Gravesend he brought suit before the governor and council to make good his claim, and being beaten abandoned the enterprise. In 1663 he leased his "bouwery" at Schenectady to Simon Groot for six years. In 1668, being in Holland with other merchants from the province of New York, he purchased goods and chartered the ship "King Charles," and obtained permission from the King of England to send the ship and goods to New York. In 1667 he lived in Albany. In 1672 he bought land in Schen- ectady. In 1673 he was one of three magis- trates for Schenectady. He purchased the village lot of the heirs of Reiner, son of Dominie Schaets, of Albany, after his massa- cre by the Indians in 1690. The following children of Harmen Vedder were living in 1715: Harmanus, Arent, Albert, Johannes, Corset. Angenietje, wife of Jan Danielse Van Antwerpen.
(II) Albert, son of Harmen Albertse Ved- der, was born May 10, 1671. He was carried away by the French and Indians to Canada, February 9, 1690, but returned to the Mohawk Valley, where he died prior to 1715. He mar- ried Maria, daughter of Johannes Sanderse Glen.
Children : Anna, Johannes (of further mention), Harmanus, Catherina, Alexander, Arnout and Arent.
(III) Johannes, son of Albert Vedder, was born August 20, 1702. He married, February 1, 1731, Maria, daughter of Pieter Lymouse Vedder. She was born November 29, 1706. and died March 27, 1731. Child: Albert (of further mention).
(IV) Albert (2), son of Johannes Vedder. was born July 27, 1732. He married, October 30, 1756, Hester, daughter of Frans Van Der Bogart. He died November 18, 1805. She died May 12, 1813, in her eightieth year. Chil- dren : Johannes, Maud, died young; Maria, Hester, Frans Van Der Bogart (of further mention), Barber, Neeltje, Engeltje Class, Annatje.
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