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Kibbe and John Burge, having at least five husbands. Children: Joseph, mentioned be- low ; Thomas, twin, February 27, 1643 ; Han- nah, twin of Thomas; Nathaniel, April 15, 1648; Grisell, March 19, 1651; Mercy, April 14, 1653.
(II) Joseph, son of Thomas Jewell, was born at Braintree, April 24, 1642. He settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts, and bought land there, July 17, 1694, of Richard Cheever, of Boston. He deeded this farm to his son, November 27, 1719. He kept the ferry at Charlestown for a time, and his son Joseph assisted him. He had a grist mill, known afterward as Jewell's mill, at Stow-on-the- stream dividing that town from Sudbury. He married (first) Martha , about 1670; (second) Isabel _ , who lived to be over one hundred and three years old. Joseph died before September 2, 1736. Children : Joseph, mentioned below ; Martha, born July 25, 1675 ; daughter, married Townsend; Mary, married William Skinner, of Stow; John, died at Stow; James, settler of Winchester, New Hampshire.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (1) Jewell, was born June, 1673, died in 1766, at Dudley. He was married, by the famous Rev. Cotton Mather, September 14, 1704, in Boston, to Mary Morris. Children: Mary, died at Thompson, Connecticut ; Joseph, born Septem- ber 1, 1708; Elizabeth, May 31, 1711; Nathan- iel, mentioned below ; Archibald, April 8, 1716; Martha, March 12, 1718.
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Joseph (2) Jewell, was born in 1713 at Sudbury, Massachusetts, died aged about eighty at Dudley, Worces- ter county, Massachusetts. He and some of his brothers settled in Dudley. He married, March 20, 1738, Elizabeth Webster. Children, born at Dudley: 1. John Morris, born Sep- tember 24, 1739, died at Cherry Valley, New York. 2. Aaron, born December 23, 1742, died at Guilford, New York. 3. Moses, born April 5, 1744, died at Dudley. 4. Phebe, twin of Moses, died young. 5. Nathaniel, born May 17, 1746, died at Hartwick, New York. 6. William, born September 18, 1747, died young. 7. Jesse, mentioned below. 8. Adoni- jah, born November 9, 1750, died young. 9. Susanna, baptized February 2, 1752, died young. 10. Elizabeth, baptized December 9, 1753, died young. 11. Benjamin, baptized July 23, 1755, died young. 12. Joseph, born January 20, 1758, died at Dudley. 13. Benja-
min, May 25, 1759, died at Whitingham, Ver- mont.
(V) Jesse, son of Nathaniel Jewell, was born at Dudley, Massachusetts, March 8, 1749, died at Franklinville, New York, December 10, 1837. He married, at Dudley, June 1, 1775, Zerviah Corbin. He was a soldier in the revolution from Dudley in Captain Lem- uel Corbin's company, Colonel Jacob Davis' regiment, in 1780. He also appears as a pri- vate from East Hoosick, New York, in the Massachusetts records, in Captain Samuel Sloane's company of militia, from April 19, 1775, to August of that year. Children born at Dudley : Lucretia, July 2, 1777; Stephen, May 27, 1779, died young; Phila, August 1, 1781, married Benjamin Talbot; Charles P., mentioned below; Abel, December 9, 1785; Sarah, September 15, 1789; Moses, February 26, 1791; Charles L., April, 1793, died at Smyrna, New York; Pardon Taylor, June 2, 1795 ; Zerviah, April 3, 1798, married Albee Briggs.
(VI) Charles Proctor, son of Jesse Jewell, was born November 2, 1783, at Dudley, Massa- chusetts. He settled in Franklinville, New York. He followed farming throughout his active life. In politics he was a staunch Democrat. He was a member of the Metho- dist Episcopal church. He married (first) in 1805, Sally Hutchinson, (second) in March, 1807, Jane Inches. Children of first wife : I. Harriet A., born January 5, 1806; married Harmon Stilwell and had children; Pardon Jewell, born January, 1829, died at Franklin- ville, December, 1847; Chauncey, November, 1835, died in Illinois, September 28, 1854; Ann, July, 1837. 2. Charles, born December 19, 1808, died young. 3. Sally H., born March 5, 1810, died August 10, 1814. 4. Jerome Buonaparte, mentioned below. 5. Sally Jane, born May 7, 1815; married Isaac B. Edson, November 22, 1831, and had children: Sylvia Moore Edson, born May 25, 1833; Alonzo Rawson Edson, September 2, 1835; Orrin, September 12, 1839; Henry, June 10, 1841 ; Lorentus, February 26, 1844; Amy, August 19, 1847; Helen, January 25, 1850; Delpha, July 17, 1851 ; Ella and Eva, July 14, 1853. 6. Orrin Gordon, born July 23, 1817, lived at Elgin, Illinois.
(VII) Jerome Buonaparte, son of Charles Proctor Jewell, was born at Franklinville, New York, March 8, 1813, died at Machias. New York, in April, 1865. He was a farmer
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by occupation, but was versed in law, and though never admitted to the bar tried many law suits in justice's courts throughout Cat- taraugus, Erie, Allegany and Chautauqua counties and was very successful as a trial lawyer. He was a loyal supporter of the government during the civil war and active in securing enlistments for the service. In politics he was a Democrat and from time to time held various offices of trust and honor in the county. He married, July 7, 1839, Charlotte Warner, born at Franklinville, died at Machias, New York, in 1873. Children, born at Machias: I. Joseph R., April 15, 1842; resided in Olean, where he was an at- torney, and died in 1901. 2. Jane J., August 4, 1844. 3. Jerome Buonaparte, July 18, 1848. 4. Jenny Lind, 1850, died in 1853. 5. Rovilla, June 6, 1852. 6. Cassius Monroe, July 26, 1856. 7. Marcius B., mentioned below.
(VIII) Marcius B., son of Jerome Buona- parte Jewell, was born November 7, 1858, at Machias, Cattaraugus county, New York. He attended the district schools of his native town and the Ten Broeck Free Academy at Franklinville. During his boyhood, when not in school, he worked on his father's farm. In 1879 he began to read law in the office of A. J. Knight at Arcade, New York, and pur- sued the study of law for one year. He came to Olean, New York, in 1880, and continued his studies in the law office of Cary & Jewell until he was admitted to the bar, April 3, 1883. The Mr. Jewell of this firm was the Joseph R. spoken of above. Marcius B. Jew- ell immediately began the practice of law in Olean, in association with his brother, Jo- seph R. Jewell, under the firm name of J. R. & M. B. Jewell. The partnership was dis- solved in 1894, and since then Mr. Jewell has practiced alone with offices in Olean. He has taken a prominent position among the lawyers of this section and has tried many cases not only in Olean, but throughout Western New York, in Erie, Monroe, Wyoming, Cattarau- gus and Allegany counties. He has tried a large number of criminal cases in these coun- ties and has carried many of them to the higher courts, securing a reversal in many instances on points of law, and has achieved a wide reputation as a criminal lawyer. He was appointed city attorney of Olean, Janu- ary 2, 1912, by the council of the city, con- sisting of eight Republicans and eight Demo- crats. In politics he is a Democrat, believing,
as he says, that the high tariff gives one class of people an advantage over others, and that equal privilege cannot exist under a high tar- iff system. He was supervisor of the town of Olean seven years, up to 1894, when he declined to run. He is a member of St. John's Commandery, No. 24, and the Oasis, of Buffalo; Olean Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Heptasophs; the Tribe of Ben Hur and the Elks Club of Olean. He attends the Bap- tist church of Olean; his wife is a communi- cant of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church of Olean.
He married, November 10, 1886, Elizabeth B. Hazlitt, born in Olean, April 4, 1865, daughter of George F. and Augusta Hazlitt. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell have one child, Robert H., born July 16, 1894, at Olean, now a stu- dent in the Olean high school.
The Shedd family of James- SHEDD town are descendants of Simeon and Lavina (Rhelts) Shedd of the state of Vermont.
(II) Lewis, son of Simeon and Lavina (Rhelts) Shedd, was born in Vermont, De- cember 19, 1817, died at Ellery, Chautauqua county, New York, March 16, 1853. He set- tled for a time at Youngsville, Warren county, Pennsylvania, later locating in Chautauqua county, New York, where he engaged in mer- cantile business, having a general store at Ellery Center. He was an energetic, capable business man, and was held in the highest esteem. He was a Universalist, and took deep interest in religious matters. He married, in 1845, Phoebe, born April 26, 1826, died in 1881, daughter of Philip and Louisa (Mor- gan) Strong. Children: William Darwin, of whom further; Charles Eugene, born August 20, 1850; Merritt Jones, March 10, 1854, died 1880.
(III) William Darwin, son of Lewis and Phoebe (Strong) Shedd, was born in Youngs- ville, Warren county, Pennsylvania, Septem- ber 27, 1846. His parents removed to Chau- tauqua county, New York, when he was yet a child. He was educated in the public schools of Ellery and Jamestown, and after finishing his studies entered the drug business. He was employed for five years in the drug store of Hall & Moore, Jamestown, but after being granted a license and diploma, engaged in business for himself. He was at first asso-
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ciated with Dr. Frank Ormes as partner, later purchasing his interest and conducting a suc- cessful business alone until 1886, when he dis- posed of his business. In that year he began the manufacture of patent medicines, continu- ing until 1893, when he sold out and retired from active business life. He was well known throughout his city and state and commanded universal respect and esteem. He was public- spirited and aided materially in the develop- ment of his city. While not an aspirant for political honors he was keenly interested in public affairs and an ardent supporter of the Republican party. His handsome residence on West Third street he erected in 1872, and it is yet the home of his family. He was an attendant of the Presbyterian and Universalist churches, and of the Masonic Order, belong- ing to Lodge, Chapter and Commandery of Knights Templar. He was interested in the volunteer fire department, and at one time was a member of Jamestown Hook and Ladder Company. He married, at Chestertown, War- ren county, Pennsylvania, Jennie, daughter of Charles and Eliza K. (Baker) Fowler. She was born at Chestertown, August 9, 1848, and survives her husband, a resident of James- town. She is an active member of the Pres- byterian church and interested in the Needle Work Guild and Missionary societies of the church; the New Century Art and Mozart clubs, and the Young Women's Christian As- sociation of Jamestown. Children: I. Lewis Fowler, of whom further. 2. Elizabeth Fow- ler, born in Jamestown, August 8, 1875 ; mem- ber and an active worker in the Presbyterian church, the Guild, Agnes Home Association, Mozart and New Century Art clubs. She re- sides at home with her mother.
(IV) Lewis Fowler, only son of William Darwin and Jennie (Fowler) Shedd, was born in Jamestown, New York, August 28, 1872. He was educated in the city schools and Phillips Exeter Academy, New Hamp- shire. He was engaged in the manufacture of patent medicines, later in the coal and lum- ber business in Jamestown. He is a Republi- can in politics. He married, at Louisville, Kentucky, Julia Lawrence.
PERRIN Dwight Perrin, son of Walter and Lucy (Dorset) Perrin, was born in the town of Stockton, Chautauqua county, New York, July 13, 1847, died in Jamestown, New York, April 14, 1900.
He was educated in the Stockton public schools and Fredonia Academy. He was reared to farm labor and followed that occu- pation until five years after his marriage, when he came to Jamestown, and in association with Gilbert W. Klock, purchased a planing mill, which they operated for several years. Mr. Perrin. after retiring from the planing mill engaged in the retail shoe business in James- town, until he was compelled by failing health to seek a change of climate. He spent some time in North Dakota, then returned to Jamestown, which was his home until his death. He took a deep interest in public af- fairs, served as assessor, and was for several years chairman of the Republican county com- mittee. He was fraternally connected with the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows and Maccabees. While a resident of Stockton he was connected with the Baptist church, but after his removal to Jamestown was a regular attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a faithful, consistent supporter. He was a man of fine business ability and strict integ- rity. He made many friends and retained their confidence always.
He married, at Jamestown, April 7, 1868, R. Maila Klock, born in Stockton, New York, September 14, 1847, daughter of Hiram and Margaret (Quinn) Klock. She was educated at Jamestown and Fredonia academies, and is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Jamestown, the Clotho Society, Home and Foreign Missionary societies, and other church and benevolent work, the Mo- zart Club and Daughters of the American Revolution. Her grandfather, David Klock, was a soldier of the war of 1812. He lived in the Mohawk Valley, New York, later set- tling in the town of Ellery, Chautauqua county, New York. Hiram, a son of David Klock, was born June 6, 1816, in the Mohawk Valley, died February 29, 1866, in Portland, Chautauqua county. He came to Chautauqua county with his parents when young, and be- came a successful farmer of Stockton, where he owned a good farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and an ac- tive, influential supporter of the Republican party. He married Margaret Quinn, born at Poultney, near Burlington, Vermont, Deceni- ber 22, 1823; came with her parents when young to what is now Portland. Chautauqua
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county. She was well educated, and at the (Campbell) Baird, was born at Red Oak, in 1826, died at Baird Furnace, November 2, 1878. He was an iron manufacturer in south- ern Ohio. He was a Presbyterian in religion, and a Republican in politics. He married Mary Jane, daughter of William and Polly (Burkett) Steece. Children: 1. Frank Bur- kett, referred to below. 2. Mary Eliza, mar- ried Frank Searles Gordon; lives at Los An- geles, California ; children: Theodore, Helen. 3. Chester Raymond, married May Culbert- son; lives in New York City. 4. Samuel Hamilton, married Emeline Bell; lives in Philadelphia ; child, Marjorie. 5. Faith D., married William Cameron ; child, Eleanor. age of fifteen years taught the public school of Ellery. She received as salary for her first term twenty dollars for twenty weeks' teach- ing, and boarding around among the patrons of the school. She was a daughter of Rob- ert and Jane (Allen) . Quinn. Robert Quinn was born January 25, 1798, died at the age of seventy-eight; his wife, Jane (Allen) Quinn, was born September 15, 1797, died at the age of sixty ; they were married March I, 1822, at Fintona, Ireland, by Rev. Mr. Samp- son. Children of Hiram and Margaret (Quinn) Klock: 1. R. Maila, born Septem- ber 14, 1847; married Dwight Perrin, whom she survives, without issue, resident of James- (III) Frank Burkett, son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Steece) Baird, was born at Ma- rietta, Ohio, November 24, 1852. He went into business with his father at Hocking Val- ley, Ohio. In 1888 he came to Tonawanda, Erie county, New York, and bought the Ton- awanda Furnace, which he changed the next year into a coke furnace. He built a furnace in Buffalo, and became in 1891 vice-president town, New York. 2. Gilbert W., born March 8, 1852, resides in Buffalo. 3. Eudora E., born November 28, 1854; married, Septem- ber 19, 1883, Myron W. Pardee, died Novem- ber 22, 1889. She is a graduate of Jamestown high school, after which she went to college. She taught school in early life and later took up music, voice culture, while at college. She went to New York City, where she spent a . of the Buffalo Furnace Company. In 1898 year in vocal music and afterward taught vo- he built the Union Iron Works, of which he was president, and in the following year he organized the Buffalo Charcoal Company, of which he was also president. These three companies were consolidated in 1900 as the Buffalo Union Furnace Company, Mr. Baird being president. He is also vice-president of the East Jordan Furnace Company, in Michi- gan. He is a Mason and belongs to the Buf- falo Club, Country Club, Park Club and Auto- mobile Club, all of Buffalo. Mr. Baird has been for several years a vestryman of St. Paul's Episcopal church, and he is a Repub- lican. cal music in the public schools and gave pri- vate lessons in Norwich, New York, and af- terward at Chamberlain Institute, Randolph, New York. Mrs. Pardee was soloist at the Chautauqua Assembly Grounds. She also sang at Florida Chautauqua, De Tuwick Springs, Florida. She sang in the principal churches of Jamestown many years. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and active in church and charitable work. Member of Jamestown Chapter, Daughters of American Revolution; Needle Work Guild; Agnes Home; board of directors of Young Women's Christian Association; and Warner Home Society.
William Baird, the first member BAIRD of this family of whom we have definite information, was born in Virginia and died in Ohio, about 1850. He was a farmer at Red Oak, Brown county, Ohio. The family were Presbyterians. He was an active Abolitionist; some of his fam- ily were financial agents and supporters of the underground railway. He married Re- becca, daughter of Charles Campbell, who was born in Scotland. Child, Samuel, referred to below.
(II) Samuel, son of William and Rebecca
He married, November 21, 1900, Flora, daughter of William and Flora ( Berry) Cam- eron, of Waco, Texas. Her mother was of Little Rock, Arkansas, daughter of J. R. and Flora (Murphy) Berry, granddaughter of Governor Isaac Murphy, of Arkansas. Isaac Murphy was born near Pittsburg, Octo- ber 16, 1802, died at Huntsville, Arkansas, September 8, 1882. He had a classical edu- cation, and afterward taught school in Ten- nessee for several years; he continued teach- ing at Fayetteville and Mount Comfort, Ar- kansas. His labors and influence awakened great interest in education in that part of Arkansas. Having studied law as opportuni- ties were afforded, he was admitted to the
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bar in 1835, after which he both practiced law and taught. He was also engaged in civil engineering, and took part in public land sur- veys in Arkansas. In 1848 he was a member of the state legislature, but the following year he joined one of the first caravans proceed- ing to California, where he remained four years. Returning to Arkansas, he with his daughters conducted a high school at Hunts- ville, Madison county, for two years. He was again a member in the state legislature in 1856. He was elected a delegate to the state convention called in 1861 to act on secession ; when the ordinance was passed, in May, he. alone voted no. Feeling against him becom- ing threatening, the following year he fled from Huntsville and joined the Federal forces in Missouri, under General Curtis; he was made a staff officer, and his son Frank a major. In 1863 he joined the commands of Steele and Davidson, which captured Little Rock. In January, 1864, he was made pro- visional governor, and in March of the same year elected to that office for a term of four years. His administration was moderate and . pacific, and Arkansas was largely spared the sufferings of the reconstruction era. Find- ing an empty treasury, he succeeded in paying all the debts of his administration and leav- ing a surplus. After the expiration of his term of office, he returned to his home at Huntsville, and there spent the remainder of his life. He married, in Tennessee, July 31, 1830, Angeline A. Lockhart, daughter of a soldier of the war of 1812, and granddaughter of a revolutionary soldier. Children of Frank Burkett and Flora (Cameron) Baird: Frank Burkett, born August 25, 1902; Cameron, July 17, 1905; William Cameron, April 30, 1907.
HAAS Among those foreigners of Ger- man birth who have contributed so much to the prosperity of America, introducing to this country the strong habits of thrift and industry which are so peculiarly the possession of the Ger- man people, may be mentioned Peter Haas, an old resident of Jamestown, and a veteran of the civil war. Mr. Haas was a native of Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, where he was born in September of the year 1827. Coming to America when he was about eigh- teen years of age, he settled at Watertown, New York, afterwards removing to Erie,
Pennsylvania ; from there he returned to New York state, residing for brief periods at sev- eral places in this county, and finally locating in Jamestown. This was about fifty years ago. Mr. Haas engaged as a mason, in which call- ing he proved very successful, doing contract- ing work on an extensive scale, and becom- ing well known in the community.
During the civil war Mr. Haas did good service in the cause of his adopted country, enlisting for a year in the Ninth New York Cavalry, at Ellicott ; he was mustered in Au- gust 31, 1864, as a private in Company G; mustered out at Winchester, Virginia, June 6, 1865. The remainder of his long life was passed in this city, where he died on the morning of May 16, 1910, at his home, No. 1102 North Main street, nearly eighty-three years of age. His health had been failing for some time prior to his last illness which was of brief duration, and he was buried with military honors, having been a member of James M. Brown Post, Grand Army of the Republic. The impressive ritual service was conducted by the Rev. Oliver E. Williams, pastor of Grace United Brethren church, and the members of the James M. Brown Post attended in a body to do him honor; George A. S. Kent acting as commander ; C. W. Lord as chaplain; F. E. Pennock, 'Adams Ports, and C. W. Whitmore as first, second and third comrades; William Callahan as color bearer, and A. C. Jones as officer of the day. Major E. P. Putnam, Chapin Tiffany, J. C. Staf- ford, A. H. Stafford, W. O. Orter, and S. L. Willard, all members of the Post, acted as bearers, and amid many floral offerings he was laid to rest in Lakeview cemetery.
Mr. Haas was a widower at his death ; his wife was a Miss Elizabeth May, who died in 1905. Six children survive their parents, two sons and four daughters. They are: William and Charles C. Haas, of Jamestown; Mrs. Francis Lavery, of Warren, Pennsylvania ; Mrs. Kate Lilley, of Geneva, Ohio; Miss Mary Haas, of Gowanda, Pennsylvania, and Miss Nellie Haas, of Jamestown. Charles C. Haas is a builder and contractor.
The progenitor of this branch
BISHOP of the Bishop family in the United States, John Bishop, was born in England, came to the United States in 1852, settling in Buffalo, New York. He was a tailor by trade, and followed it both
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in England and in Buffalo. He married, in England, Martha Pierce, who accompanied him to the United States. Their children were all born at Tunbridge Wells, Kent county, England: John P., of further men- tion; Stephen, William, Edwin, Jane, Caro- line and Emily.
(II) John P., eldest son of John and Mar- tha (Pierce) Bishop, was born at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, August 6, 1822. He was educated in the English common schools. He did not come to the United States with the family, but early in life engaged in fish and sea food dealing. For over sixty years he continued in that business, and is now liv- ing retired in the town of his birth, with a son. He married Harriet Haycot. Children : J. Pierce, of further mention; Mary Ann, born 1846, married James Stuart, and resides in England; Clara, born 1848; Edwin; Mar- tha, unmarried ; Ernest, resides in England.
(III) J. Pierce, eldest son of John P. and Harriet (Haycot) Bishop, was born at Tun- bridge Wells, Kent, England, September 6, 1844. He came to the United States with his grandfather in 1852, and lived with him in Buffalo, New York, until 1862. In that year he enlisted in the United States navy and saw active service under Admiral Porter on the Mississippi, Cumberland, Tennessee and Yazoo rivers. He was first assigned to a revenue cutter of the Upper Mississippi Squadron ; then at Cairo, under Admiral Por- ter; then on the gunboat "Rob," on the Ten- nessee : then on the gunboat "Chillicothe ;" thence to the receiving ship at Cairo. At the taking of Vicksburg he was assigned to the gunboat "New Era," and later served on the same boat in the engagements on the Cum- berland and Tennessee rivers. He was also engaged at the capture of Fort Heinman, Ar- kansas; then up the Yazoo river at the tak- ing of Fort Pemberton. After a season of guard duty at Island No. 10 he was honor- ably discharged in August, 1864. He re- turned to Buffalo where he learned the coop- er's trade. He worked with an uncle at St. Catherines, Canada, until 1866, then removed to Lockport, New York, where he worked at coopering for nine years as a journeyman, then engaged in business for himself. He started in a small shop, but his business has so expanded that it has become the largest of the kind in Lockport. He is a careful, capable business man, and has won his suc-
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