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tion began and that almost every man turned out to the defense of his country and marched to Canada under General Montgomery and several enlisted for three years and during the war. The settlers built a fort at a cost of five hundred pounds. Had it not been for poverty, the petition states, "we should have left the town and state long ago" (p. 407, town papers of Lisbon). In a petition relating to the legality of a town meeting of Lisbon, Joseph and his son Joseph both signed. As Joseph Jr. did not sign the peti- tion of inhabitants in 1786 he probably came of age about 1787. Joseph Haynes married, at Sudbury, August 11. 1763. Among his children were Joseph, of Lisbon, mentioned above, and David, mentioned below. At least two other sons and one daughter, as indi- cated by the census returns.
(VII) David, son of Lieutenant Joseph Haynes, was born at Lisbon, New Hampshire, June 9, 1771. When a young man, soon after 1790, he went to live near Albany, perhaps at Cambridge, where a Major Haynes was living without children, in 1790, according to the census. About 1795. according to the history of Onondaga county (p. 257 and 714). he removed to Van Buren township, Onon- daga county, New York. At Albany he met a man named McKowm who then held title to lot No. 12, Van Buren, and to Haynes he offered part of the lot there if he would make an actual settlement. Haynes received the deed to his land, May 14, 1798, one hundred and fifty acres, southeast corner of the lot. and this property has remained in the pos- session of descendants. No other tract has been held so long in the same family. A few years after he settled he married Martha Wil- son, and their daughter, born in 1799, was the first white child born in the town. Some years later. about 1805, he engaged in the salt business at Salina, and went to live there. In 1816 he returned to Van Buren and after- ward divided his time between Salina, the west and his homestead at Van Buren. He added to his homestead largely by purchase. He died on the farm at Van Buren, May 26, 1841, and was buried at Baldwinsville. Chil- dren: Elizabeth, born 1709 (first white child born in Van Buren), died May 9, 1875, mar- ried Samuel Smith, of Salina; John: Corne- lia : Polly, married Philip Farrington : Thad- (leus, mentioned below ; Edward; Horace; Brooks ; James.
(\ 1]]) Colonel Thaddeus, son of David Ilaynes, was born in Van Buren, New York, 1807. He was educated in the district schools. He followed farming in Van Buren on the homestead and became one of the leading citizens. lle was supervisor of the town and colonel of the militia regiment. He married ( first ) Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel llowe. He married (second ) Harriet flowe, sister of his first wife. He died in 1887, aged eighty years. Child, William, mentioned be- low :
(IX) William, son of Colonel Thaddeus llaynes, was born in Van Buren, New York. February 21. 1837. He was e located in the public schools of Van Buren, and followed farming there. He married Amelia T. Har- rington, born in Van Buren, daughter of Isaac or Isaiah and Mary ( Earle ) Harrington. Children, horn at Van Buren: Hillis N., a farmer : Thaddeus B., a farmer : child, died in infancy ; Millicent, married Arthur Cran- don : LaVerne W., mentioned below.
(X) LaVerne W., son of William Haynes. was born in Van Buren, New York, June 12, 1866. He attended the public schools of his native town and was graduated from the Baldwinsville high school in the class of 1887, and from the State Normal School at Oswego in the class of 1891. For three years he taught school, and during the next ten years of his life was engaged in farming. In May, 1908, he established the business in which he has since been engaged, manufac- turing and dealing in lumber and farmers' implements at Baldwinsville, New York. In May, 1910, his business was incorporated as the Farmers' Implement & Lumber Company. of which Mr. Haynes is manager. The con- pany has done a thriving and constantly grow- ing business. The present officers are: Presi- dent. John Snell; vice-president, W. T. Hart; general manager, Mr. Haynes. Mr. Haynes is a member of the Baptist church of Bald- winsville: of Sapphire Lodge, No. 768, In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows, of Camil- lus ; Mohegan Lodge, No. 29, Free and .\c- cepted Masons; Riverside Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He held in succession the va- rious offices in Sapphire Lodge. In politics he is a Democrat.
He married (first) Alice F. Parks, born in Delaware county, New York, died May 20. 1907. He married (second) Mrs. Emma Reed, widow of William Reed, son of Charles
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Reed. Children of William and Emma Reed : Cecil W. Reed, born 1898; Gladys L. Reed, 1901: Kenneth H., 1903: Ernest Reed. 1906. Children of Charles and Mary Haynes Reed, parents of William Reed: Charles, Lottie, Clarence, William, Ernest, Albert, Howard and Haynes Reed. William Reed, father of Charles Reed, was a son of Peter Reed. Wil- liam followed farming all his active life.
STRANAHAN The Scotch surname Stranahan is also spelled Strahan, Strachan and Stranachan. The Stranachan family is found early at Galloway. Strahan and Strachan are the early spellings of the family in Kin- cardineshire about the year 1100. The name is derived from the river Strachan, anciently Strath Aan in the Valley of Aan, in Kincar- dineshire. There is also a parish of the same name in Kincardineshire. A branch of the family located in Ulster Province, north of Ireland, and' from these come the American family. Two spellings are in vogue there at the present time, Strahan and Strain. The latter are entirely in the county Down and the former in the same section mostly.
(1) James Stranahan, immigrant ancestor. was born in the north of Ireland in 1699, and came with the great influx of Scotch-lrish to New England about 1725. He bought land at Scituate, Rhode Island, October 18 and November 29. 1745. He was prosperous in business, a well-to-do farmer, and an intelli- gent and useful citizen. He died at Plain- field, Connecticut. January 8. 1792, aged ninety-three years. Children: 1. James, born 1735 : settled in 1768 at Plainfield. Connecti- cut. and died there January 2, 1808: in 1790 the census shows he had three males over six- teen in his family, two under that age and four females: married Martha Corey. 2.
John, mentioned below. 3. William, settled at Canaan, New York, with his brother John. 4. Jane, married. at Scituate, July 4, 1753, James Walker. The records at Scituate do not give the births of the children, and it is probable that Stranahan lived in some of the Scotch-Irish settlements in Worcester county. Massachusetts, or Windham county, Connect- icut, before he located in Rhode Island.
(Il) John, son of James Stranahan, was born in 1737. He settled in Canaan, Column- bia county, New York, before the revolution with his brother William, who was a soldier
in the war. In 1790, according to the first federal census. John had five males over six- teen. five under sixteen and three females ; his son James was also head of a family and his brother William had four sons under six- teen and three females in his family. James Stranahan, probably the first of the name, was of Foster, Rhode Island, in 1790, according to the census having only himself and wife in the family. He married, September 17, 1763. Lucy Buck. Children of John and Lucy Stranahan: Polly, born 1764: James, 1766: Jane, 1768; Aaron, mentioned below : Lucy, 1773; John, 1776: Farrand, 1778; Peleg. 1780: George. 1783; Gibson, 1786; Daniel, October 29, 1789.
( 1]]) Aaron, son of John Stranahan, was born in 1771. He was a farmer at Canaan. New York. He married Children : John, Sarah, Susan, Harriet, Ebenezer, Aaron, mentioned below.
( IV ) Aaron (2), son of Aaron (1) Stran- alan, was born at Chatham, Columbia county, New York, October 18. 1807. died August 13. 1888.
He had a meagre education in the public schools and barely acquired the art of reading and writing before he went to work. He worked on his father's farm until nineteen years old. when he came to Onon- dlaga county. New York, from Herkimer county, where his father settled, and there he worked for a time at teaming and farm- ing. In 1830 he came to Granby, Oswego county, where he spent the remainder of his life. He cleared a farm and acquired sev- eral hundred acres of land. In addition to farming he followed lumbering and cleared several hundred acres, selling the wood and timber, which he delivered at Salt Point, New York. He was a Whig until the Republican party was formed, and afterward a staunch Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for Henry Clay. He was an active, use- ful and successful citizen.
He married, in 1829, Mercia, daughter of Paul W. Eggleston, of English descent and New England parentage. She was a woman of high moral character. charitable, capable and kindly. They had eleven children, among whom were: 1. Elsey, died aged twenty-three in 1864: married Isaac Dam, of California : she was burned to death with two children when their house was destroyed. 2. Adeline J .. lived in California. 3. Smith, mentioned
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below. 4. Gipson. 5. Luvilla, married Cooper, of Hannibal.
(V) Smith, son of Aaron (2) Stranahan, was born at Granby, December 22, 1832. died November 12, 1904. He was a farmer, and was actively interested in public affairs. He married Lucelia Iliggins, who died July 17, 1000, daughter of Alfred Higgins. Children : 1. Cora, married -- Woodward: is dean of Women of Wisconsin University. 2. Ne- vada N .. mentioned below.
(VI) Hon. Nevada N., son of Smith Stran- ahan, was born at Granby, New York. Feb- ruary 27. 1861. He worked on his father's farm during his youth and attended the pub- lic schools and Falley Seminary. Ile entered the law school of Columbia University in New York City in 1884, when he was twenty- three years old, and in due course he was admitted to the bar and began to practice at Fulton, New York. He took a prominent position in his profession and ranks among the leaders of the bar in his county. His public career began in 1890, when he was elected a member of the New York state as- sembly from Oswego county. He was twice re-elected, in 1891 and again in 1803. In the legislature he was appointed to several important committees and quickly won dis- tinction on the floor of the assembly. . At the close of his service in the house, he was elect- ed district attorney of Oswego county, an office he filled with conspicuous ability and credit. At the state election of 1895 he was chosen state senator from the thirty-seventh senatorial district, which includes Oswego and Madison counties, receiving a plurality of 9.389 votes over his Democratic opponent. He was appointed chairman of the committee on cities of the senate and a member of the committee on taxation and retrenchment, also of the committee on privileges and elections. In 1898 he was renominated without opposi- tion and re-elected, receiving 16.270 votes to 9.760 received by his Democratic opponent. Again he was chairman of the committee on cities and also a member of the committee on finance and of the committee on taxation and retrenchment. For the third time he was elected senator in 1900, receiving 18,295 votes to 10,332 votes cast for his Democratic opponent. His reputation for ability grew steadily and he became one of the foremost Republicans of the state of New York. His faithful service in public life and his high
standards of duty, his integrity and ability, were recognized appropriately by his appoint- ment to the office of collector of the port of New York by President Roosevelt. Ile en- tered upon the duties of this office. April 1, 1902, and continued for more than six years. His resignation was due to his ill health. During his administration of the office of col- lector, the receipts amounted to more than a billion dollars. Mr. Stranahan has resided in Fulton since he retired from public life.
He married, April 30. 1885. Elsie Merri- man, of Granby, New York, daughter of Henry H. Merriman. Children: Daniel M., born March 20, 1886, died 1895: Isabella, November 6, 1887, died October 25. 1889; Louise : son, died in infancy.
John Rathbone. whose
RATHBONE father is said to have come to America from England in the "Speedwell," a vessel accom- panying the "Mayflower," in 1620, and to have settled on Rhode Island, was among those whose met at the house of John Alcock, M. D., in Roxbury, Massachusetts, August 17, 1660, to confer about the purchase of Block Island. In 1664 he was one of those whom Captain James Sands and Joseph Kent, in behalf of Block Island, presented to the Rhode Island general assembly for admission as freemen. In 1683 he was a representative from Block Island to the general assembly, and in 1686 he was one of the petitioners to the king of Great Britain in reference to the "Qno Warranto." In 1688 he was one of the grand jury of Rhode Island. In July, 1689, he had a very narrow escape from the French, who were pillaging the island. "They in- quired of some one or more of the people, who were the likeliest among them to have money? They told them of John Rathbone, who was the most likely." This is evidence that he was in good circumstances. The French captured him and demanded his money, and he denied having any amount. They tried to force a confession out of him by tying him and whipping him, but they had made a mistake in the man, for while they were torturing his son, John, John Rathbone escaped with his treasure. This son probably lived near his father.
John Rathbone, when he came to Block Island, received with Edward Vorse lot 4 in the north part of the island, and lot 10 in
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the southeast part of the island. The island had been purchased the year before for £400 of John Endicott, Richard Bellingham, Dan- iel Dennison and William Hawthorne, who had received a grant of it from Massachu- setts two years before. In 1676 he was sur- veyor of highways. On September 21, 1679, he and his wife Margaret deeded to their son Jolin their estate on Block Island. In 1680 he was taxed f11. He was deputy to the general court in 1681-2-3-4. On December 28, 1683. he and his wife Margaret deeded land to Sa- rah, wife of Samuel George. His will, made February 12, 1702, proved October 6, 1702, bequeathed practically everything to his wife ; at her death the property was left to his daughters and grandsons. To his son Sam- uel he left a table and cupboard; to wife Margaret all other movables and the income of the Newport house for life, at her death the house to go to grandson John, son of John, and grandson John, son of William, the latter having the east side of the house. To wife he left certain lands, and 40 shillings to be paid her yearly while widow, by sons John, William, Joseph and Samuel, each paying that amount ; also she was left a negro man for life, and then to son Thomas, for three years, at which time he was to be freed. At death of wife the household goods were to go to daughters Sarah, Margaret and Eliz- abeth, and five sons were to have at that time all cattle, etc. He died between February 12 and October 6, 1702, and his wife survived him. Children : William, married Sarah December 18, 1680; Thomas, born 1657, mar- ried Mary Dickens, April 21, 1685; John. mentioned below ; Joseph, married Mary Mosher, May 19. 1691 ; Samuel, born August 3. 1672, married Patience -, November 3, 1692, and died January 24, 1757; Sarah ; Margaret ; Elizabeth.
(II) John (2), son of John (1) Rathbone. was born at New Shoreham, Rhode Island, and died in 1723. He married, January 10. 1688, Ann Dodge. On May 5, 1696, he was admitted freeman of Rhode Island. He re- ceived from his father, just before his mar- riage, a deed for sixty acres of land on Block Island-probably a wedding present. On De- cember 13, 1698, "Great James" and Jane, his wife, (Indians) bound their daughter Betsey to John Rathbone, as an indented servant for eighteen years, and the consideration was one gallon of rum and one blanket in hand, and
five years after one gallon of rum, and there- after yearly ; and if she remains five years, then the said Rathbone to pay four blankets, and one every third year thereafter. On April 28, 1717, he testified in relation to the seizure of three men from a boat that he was in, by a pirate sloop of which Paulsgrave Williams was commander, then in the harbor's bay. The men taken were George Mitchell, William Tosh and Dr. James Sweet. Gover- nor Cranston wrote to Colonel Shute in re- gard to the matter, "that in case the pirate Williams should fall into your excellency's hands that the poor men therein mentioned may receive such favor as justice will allow." March 8, 1720. he made his will, proved March 9, 1723, his wife Ann was executrix, and to her were bequeathed all profits of hous- ing and lands on Block Island for life and all personal forever. As his oldest son Jonathan had already received fioo, he left him noth- ing, and his daughter Mary received her por- tion at marriage. To his son John he left all housing and lands on Block Island, he paying legacies. He left €50 to son Joshua, and to sons Benjamin, Nathaniel and Thomas £50 when they became of age. To daughter Anne he left £30 at death of wife. Children : Mary, born October 3, 1688; Jonathan. mentioned below; John, December 23. 1693; Joshua, February 9, 1696: Benjamin, February II, 1701 ; Annah, August 9, 1703 ; Nathaniel, Feb- ruary 6, 1708: Thomas, March 2, 1709.
(III) Jonathan, son of John (2) Rathbone, was born May 22, 1691. He married Eliza- beth ---. He died April 1. 1766, aged sev- enty-five years. He removed while a young man, before 1715, to that part of New Lon- don county, Connecticut, formerly called Col- chester, now Salem, and purchased from the Mohegan Indians a tract of land on which he settled. This land has remained in the family to this day. He was a member of the Baptist church there in 1726. Children: John, born January 1, 1715; Benjamin, married Mary Cohoon, November II, 1742; Jonathan, mar- ried Abigail Avery. November 8, 1744; Joshua, twin, mentioned below; Isaiah, twin of Joshua; Joseph : Elizabeth ; and probably other children.
(IV) Joshua, son of Jonathan Ratlibone, was born September 7, 1723. He married Sa- rah Tennant, December 4, 1745. He was a religious man, and was always known as Dea- con Rathbone. Children: Elizabeth, born
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June 9. 1747: Tabitha, August 4. 1749; Joshua. May 7. 1751 ; Sarah, November 23, 1752: Moses, mentioned below ; Lucy. April 29, 1756; Samuel, twin, September 12, 1758; Anna, twin with Samuel.
(\') Moses, son of Joshua Rathbone, was born November 12, 1754. He married Olive Ransom. Children: Amasa : Ransom, men- tioned below: Israel, married the widow of John Ganson, of Leroy, New York: John : Elijah : Betsey, married Tunnecliff.
(VI) General Ransom Rathbone, son of Moses Rathbone, was born at Colchester, Con- necticut, or vicinity. April 10, 1780, and came to Oxford, New York, in 1806. He was prominent in the state militia and a leading citizen.
(VII) Henry Wellington, son of General Ransom Rathbone, was born at Oxford, Che- mango county, New York. August 14, 1813. and died in Elmira, New York, September 29. 1891. He received his early education in the public schools and Oxford Academy. He be- came interested early in his career in manu- facturing, and for several years conducted pa- per mills near Oxford. In 1859 he came to Steuben county, New York, and engaged in lumbering, mercantile and milling enterprises. and the village in which he located was named Rathboneville (now Rathbone) in honor of him and his family. He was in business there some twenty years and his extensive business interests gave him a wide acquaintance with other representative men, with whom his un- usual executive ability and personal integrity gave him an enviable standing and reputa- tion. He came to Elmira, New York, in 1858, and until his death was conspicuous in the growth of the city and its industries. Soon after he came he organized, with others, the Elmira Rolling Mill Company, to the success of which he devoted his best energies and efforts for many years, and in large measure was responsible for the high place it held among the most important and prosperous industries of the state. He was director and president of various banks, railroads, coal and manufacturing companies. While he was always a Democrat, he differed at times with his party on the tariff and various financial questions, and sometimes voted against his party. He declined to accept public office. He was a member of Trinity Church. His cleath removed one of the best citizens of El- mira, a man of sterling character and rare
moral fibre. In society he held an ex- alted position as a representative of the old- school gentlemen, rarely found in the present age.
Ile married, July 14, 1846, Sarah Elizabeth Bailey, daughter of Captain James Bailey, U. S. A. Children: I. Mary B., married John A. Reynolds; children: Fanny, mar- ried William Lawson ( third), of Williams- port, Pennsylvania : James R. and Henry R. 2. William Henry, married Julia Mcknight. 3. James Bailey, born October, 1852; mar- ried, January 2, 1879, Harriet Tuttle Arnot, daughter of John Arnot Jr. (see Arnot) ; children: Ann Elizabeth, died young : Eliza- beth Arnot. married Alexander D. Falck (see Falck ) ; John Arnot, married Gracia Gannett : Mary Catherine, at home.
(The Arnot Line).
(I) John Arnot, the immigrant ancestor. was born in Perthshire, Scotland, September 25. 1793, and died in Elmira, New York, No- vember 17, 1873. He came from Scotland in 1801, and settled in the vicinity of Albany. New York. He remained around there until 1817, being engaged in various occupations, being a poor boy and forced to earn a living. During that year he came to Elmira, then called Newtown, and with the assistance of Mr. Egbert Egberts, a merchant of Albany, who reposed full confidence in his integrity, commenced his mercantile career in 1819 in a building just below Fox street, on East Water. With patience, economy and perseverence, af- ter a few years he was enabled to buy out Mr. Egbert's interest, and own the establish- ment himself. He became assciated with Stephen Tuttle in the mercantile business in 1831, which continued for several years. when in 1841 he sold out to Partridge & Hill. In the time from 1831 to 1841 he built a foun- dry on Lake street, the first brick building erected in Elmira, and in 1834 he brought to Elmira the first steam-engine in operation there. He invested quite largely in real es- tate, and became interested in the Chemung Canal Bank. He was one of the directors. and gave much of his time and attention to the management of its affairs. His connec- tion with the bank as cashier, in 1841, secured the desired confidence of the public, which it has since retained. During these years also he built his residence on Lake street, where he resided until his death, and now known as
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the Arnot Art Gallery, recently left to the city of Elmira.
In 1848 he and others relieved the Erie railroad from its straightened condition, and undertook its construction from Binghamton to Elmira, furnishing the money and taking the pay from the bonds of the company. Their control was subsequently extended to Corn- ing. Soon after this Mr. Arnot was elected a director in the company, and for many years lent to the interests of the road his wisdom and judicious business ability. In 1852, hav- ing obtained control of the Chemung Canal Bank, he was elected its president, with his son, John Arnot Jr., as cashier. Being largely interested in the Junction canal, in 1854, he was elected president of the company con- structing it. Soon after, the gas-works came into his hands, and the manner in which the city was furnished with gas has shown the ability and good judgment that he used in everything. For the ten years before his death he was principally engaged in mining, owning entirely or being interested in some of the most productive coal mines of the coun- try. He was never a partisan in any politi- cal sense. Previous to the formation of the Republican party he aeted with the Whigs, and since with the Democrats. He was never an aspirant for any office, and never held any except for the honorary position of the board of education from 1859 to 1866. In 1858 he was the Democratie nominee for member of congress, and failed of election because of a Republican majority, but only by a small ma- jority. He was a just and generous man. Many will remember being carried safely over a crisis in their affairs when no other hand than his would help. He was filled with sym- pathy for all mankind, a fact which, in many ways unknown to the world, he constantly demonstrated. In a life of severe and never- ending labor, although he acquired large wealth, he never outgrew his natural man- hood.
He married, in 1824, Harriet Tuttle, daugh- ter of Stephen Tuttle. Children: Marianna T., mentioned below ; Aurelia C., deceased ; Stephen Tuttle, mentioned below : John Jr .. mentioned below : Matthias Hallenback, died in February, 1910: Fanny, mentioned below.
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