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born August 4, 1907. 2. Frank L., born in Greene, July 20, 1875: director of Ireland Machine & Foundry Company ; married, May 9, 1907, Christine B. Juliard, of Greene ; they have one daughter, Cornelia, born March 9, I908.
A recent publication describes the business of the Ireland Machine & Foundry Company, as follows :
"Of those institutions which have gained prominence in the manufacturing world and commercial arena of Norwich, there are none that have built up a better reputation than the Ireland Machine & Foundry Company. For years Norwich needed just such an establish- ment. Before it was founded, farmers, manu- facturers and others in this section had to send to far-away points to get any kind of machinery or get any kind of repairing done. That en- tailed delays and much expense, hence the ad- vent of this machine shop and foundry filled a long-felt want.
"This company was established in 1906 by A. B. Ireland & Sons, who came here from Greene. The same year it was incorporated with some of the best known and most prominent citizens of Norwich as a board of directors. Its capitaliza- tion is $50,000, with $35,000 paid in. The offi- cers are: A. B. Ireland, president; F. L. Ireland, vice-president; A. G. Jones, secretary and treas- urer; directors: N. P. Bonney. C. W. Lanpher, Frank Skinner, S. E. Johns, H. A. Ireland. A large machine shop and foundry built of con- crete, 59 by 180 feet, was erected on the west side of State street, and competent machinists and molders employed. Since its inception the company has proved the wisdom of its pro- moters. It has done and is today doing a very satisfactory business in the manufacture of hin- gle mills, saw mills, saw mill machinery, steam and gas engines, wood and drag saw machines, horse paoers and farm machines. A specialty is made in pattern designing and mechanical draw- ings by its corps of mechanical draughtsmen. Repairing of machinery of all kinds is one of the most valuable and important departments. Here automobiles, gas and steam engines, farm ma- chinery, etc., are made almost as good as new by expert artisans, a service that is much appre- ciated by persons in this region who need re- pairs of this kind. The company is agent for and dealers in automobiles, engines and a gen- eral line of mill supplies and guarantee entire satisfaction in the character of goods, prices, etc.
"The secretary-treasurer, Mr. A. G. Jones, who is in active charge of the plant, is a capable busi- ness man with wide experience in the machinery and foundry line. He has made numerous friends among the company's customers and is an important factor in the success which has at- tended the enterprise. Mr. A. B. Ireland is a native of Smyrna. He was for twenty-seven years connected with an iron foundry in Greene. and as an expert designer and all-round metal and wood-worker he has few equals. His sons,
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F. L. and H. A. Ireland, both of whom are con- nected with the company, are also experts in the business."
(IV) Dr. Louis Elbert Ireland, brother of A. Birdsall Ireland, was born in Smyrna, New York, October 16, 1845. He was a pupil in the public schools of his native town and in the select schools of Plymouth, New York. He studied dentistry at Toronto, Canada, at the College of Dentistry, and completed his course in this subject at the Dental College of Chicago. He began to practice his profes- sion at Charlotteville. For ten years he prac- ticed at Unadilla, New York, eight years at Oneonta, New York, and since 1885 in Chi- cago, Illinois. Ile was instructor in a dental college in Chicago for eight years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, having joined the order at Unadilla, New York. He married (first) in 1870, Helen Stewart ; she died, and he married (second) in 1907, Lillian Smith. Dr. Ireland has one son by his first marriage, Harvey, born in Chicago, in 1892.
SCHERMERHORN About fifteen miles north of Amster- dam, Holland, near the northwest corner of the former site of a lake, is the village of Schermerhorn. Upon a map dated 1604 this lake is indicated as De Scher Mer; about two hundred and fifty years ago the lake was drained, and its site is now occupied by highly cultivated farms. A point of land jutting into the lake, near the former water connection between De Scher Mer and De Beemster, is marked, upon the map referred to, as De Ilooren, and upon this land stands the present village of Schermer- horn.
The old Saxon word Skir became changed to Scher in the Middle Dutch period of the language, and means clear, pure, bright. The designation Scher Mer was probably given to the lake from the clearness, purity or bright- ness of its waters. The word Meer, or Mer, means lake, and the word Hooren a point, hook, or cape of land. The name Scher-Mer- Horn is simply a compound of these three words, and, like the majority of Holland fam- ily names, is of geographical origin. In the early Dutch colonial records the name appears as Schermerhooren, and was so written by the first generation in this country. The proper pronunciation of the name is Scare-
Mer-Horn. The family still exists in Holland, and its members bear to-day the baptismal names so common in the early generations in America.
(I) The first emigrant bearing the name from Holland-and, so far as known, the only one-was Jacob Janse Schermerhooren, who left the Fatherland on the ship "Rens- selaerwyck," on October 1, 1636, and came to Beverwycke (Albany). On the ship's list of colonists he is designated as "Jacob Janse van Amsterdam, age 14 years." He was therefore born in the year 1622. In the early records of the colony he is sometimes re- ferred to as Jacob Janse van Schermerhooren. In a state document of Holland, published at The Hague in 1650, relating to Governor Stuyvesant's conduct in the affairs of the col- ony, Schermerhooren is referred to as "Jacob Janse van Schermerhooren, formerly a citizen of Waterland, Holland." This locality in- cluded the village of Schermerhorn, and the areas formerly covered by De Scher Mer, De Wur Mer, De Pur Mer, and De Beemster.
The colonial records state that in 1648 Ja- cob Reynties (Reyntsen, Reyntgen) obtained from the West India Company's agent at New Amsterdam ( New York ) arms and ammuni- tion, which were sent to Schermerhooren at Fort Orange ( Albany ), who in turn sold them to the Indians. This traffic being illicit, in the opinion of Governor Stuyvesant, unless carried on by himself, Reynties and Scher- merhooren were seized on May 26, 1648, and, with their goods, books, and papers, carried prisoners to New Amsterdam. On July 9, 1648, they were sentenced by Stuyvesant to banishment from the colony for five years, with the confiscation of all their property, which it is stated was considerable. This sen- tence was, in the opinion of the "Nine Men" and others, undeserved, and through their in- terposition it was revoked on August 1, 1648. The property of Schermerhooren had been confiscated between the sentence and its revo- cation, and so remained. These proceedings of Stuyvesant subsequently formed part of the complaint of maladministration made against him by the Colony to the States-General in Holland.
Jacob Janse Schermerhooren was commis- sary to the General Privileged West India Company, and was also one of a court of three commissaries (magistrates ) at Beverwycke and Fort Orange ( Albany), in 1652. 1654.
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1650, 1657. 1664, 1666, 1674. and 1675. The records of this court also show that in 1654 he visited Amsterdam. where his father, Jan Schermerhooren, was then living. He again visited his native land in 1668, and there loaded the ship "King Charles" with goods for the Colony. The ship was prohibited from sailing to New York, and on December II, 1668, Schermerhooren petitioned King Charles II for his permission to depart with his ship from the Texel, "where it hath lain many days ready to sail, and now lies there at great hazard on account of the season of the year." The permission was subsequently granted by the orders of the King, through the Duke of York, Lord High Admiral of England.
The name of Jacob Janse Schermerhooren is recorded as the twelfthi male member of the Reformed Dutch Church of Beverwycke. or- ganized in 1642 by Dominie Johannes Mega- polensis ; and as a member of the Consistory he audited the deacon's accounts generally between 1665 and 1686.
About 1650 Schermerhooren married Jan- netie S. Van Voorhoudt, and at least nine children, five sons and four daughters, were the result of the union. In his will, dated May 20, 1688, recorded at Albany, New York, he names his children in the order given in the following genealogical table, and refers to the last four as then in their minority.
He was a trader with the Indians, and the owner of quite large estates. He lived in Al- bany until 1686, when he removed to Schenec- tady. where he died in 1688. Prior to 1676 his house and gardens were on the east side of North Pearl street, Albany, beginning sixty feet south of Maiden Lane: after 1676 he lived on the north side of State street. just east of Chapel street. His wife received the income from his estate until her death in 1700, when the estate, amounting to 56.882 guilders, was equally divided among the nine children : it included houses and lands at Schenectady, Albany, and Schodack, and moneys in Hol- land.
Jacob Janse Schermerhooren was a man of indomitable energy and will, combined with marked intelligence and executive ability ; the former is attested by the early age at which he left his native land, by his opposition to Governor Stuyvesant, and his final business success in the Colony : and the latter by the stations of honor and trust which he was
called by his fellow-colonists to occupy while he was yet a young man.
The coat-of-arms of the Schermerhorn family was obtained by Captain Joseph Mars- chalk, in 1800, from a painted window of the church in the village of Schermerhorn, Hol- land. The device upon the seal of the vil- lage is a mole. The following description of the above coat-of-arms is contained in "Ar- morial Général," par J. B. Rietstap, 1887; "Schermerhorn: D'argent (ou d'azur) à un chêne au naturel, posé sur un tertre de sinople, et une taupe de sable au pied de l'arbre. Casque couronné : Cimier, le chêne : Devise, Industria semper crescam.
Jacob Janse Schermerhooren married Jan- netie S. Van Voorhoudt. Issue : 1. Rever J., born 1652: married Ariaantje Arentse Bratt. 2. Symon J., born 1658; married Willempsie Viele. 3. Helena, born 1660; married Myn- dert H. Van der Bogaart. 4. Jacob J., born 1662 ;- married Gerritie H. Van Buren. 5. Machtelt, born 1664; married Johannes MI. Beeckman. 6. Cornelis J., born 1668; mar- ried Marritie H. Van Buren. 7. Jannetie, born 1670; married Casper Springsteen. 8. Neeltje, born 1674 : married Barent Ten Eyck. 9. Lucas J., born 1676; married Elizabeth Damen.
The birth dates as given above are some- what conjectural, but from collateral evidence they are believed to be nearly correct. In the will of Jacob Janse Schermerhooren, dated May 20, 1688, the children are named in the above order, and the last four are referred to as then (1688) being in their minority.
Jannetie S. Van Voorhoudt, born in Hol- land, about 1632, was the daughter of Cor- nelis Segerse Van Voorhoudt and Bregje Ja- cobson, who came from Holland to Bever- wycke (Albany ) in 1642. Jannetie Scher- merhooren died at Schenectady, New York, in 1700.
(II) Reyer J. Schermerhorn, son of Jacob Janse Schermerhooren, was born in Albany, [652, and married, in July, 1676, Ariaantje, daughter of Arent Arentse Bratt and widow of Helmer Otten of Albany.
Reyer J. Schermerhorn settled in Schenec- tady, and was one of the five patentees of the patent granted in 1684. and the sole surviv- ing patentee of the township in 1705. In 1690 he was a member of the provincial as- sembly from Albany county, and justice of the peace. In 1700 he was appointed assist-
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ant to the judge of common pleas. Bouwery No. 4, together with "Schermerhorn's Mills." remained in the family for nearly two hun- dred years. He made his last will, April 5. 1717, and died February 19. 1719. His wife died in 1717. Children: Cataline. wife of Johannes Wemp; Janneke, wife of Volkert Simonse Veeder: Jan or Johannes, October 4, 1685, mentioned below ; Arent, January I, 1693.
(III) Johannes Schermerhorn, son of Reyer J. Schermerhorn, was born October 4. 1685, and married Engeltie, daughter of Jan Hendrickse Vrooman, April 8 or 28, 171I. He inherited the homestead at the Schuylen- bergh. He made his will October 28. 1752. and it was proved August 22, 1767. He died in 1752, and his wife in 1754. Children : Ariaantje, June ( ?) 1712, married Nicolaas De Graaf ; Gesina. December 9, 1713, mar- ried Philip Van Petten ; Reyer. September 24. 1716; Catalyntje, November 13. 1718, mar- ried John Dodds: Johannes, November 24, 1720 : Simon, January 22 or 23, 1723, men- tioned below : Neeltje, May 26, 1725, mar- ried Claas Viele : Bartholomeus, November Il. 1727, died 1742: Jacob, November 21, 1729: Barnhardus Freeman, June 25. 1732: Magdalena, January 9. 1734: Jannetie. No- vember 21, 1736, married Barent Veeder : Barnhardus Freeman, October 14. 1739.
(IV) Simon Schermerhorn, son of Johan- nes Schermerhorn, married Hillegonda, daughter of Maus Van Vranken. He was born January 23, 1723, and died May 6, 1808. aged eighty-five years three months three days. She was born May 30, 1726, and died November 28. 1807, aged eighty-one years four months twenty-six days. Children : Isaac, born October 21, 1750, died Septem- ber 21, 1776: Maus, baptized April 29. 1753. mentioned below: Engeltie, baptized Novem- ber 30, 1755. married Adam S. Vrooman ; Anna, born July 6, 1759, married Simon De Graaf; Johannis, married Susanna, daughter of Petrus Van der Volgen, born April 2. 1762, died March 11, 1846, aged eighty-three years ten months twenty-five days. She died August 26, 1828. Children born: Engeltie. born October 11. 1797, married Rev. Paul Weidman : Simon, born May 26, 1800, died February 6, 1830: Gertrude, born September 11. 1803, married Judge Stephen Yates, and died October 9. 1867: Peter Van der Volgen, born August 2. 1809.
(\') Maus Schermerhorn, son of Simon Schermerhorn, was born in Schenectady, March 9, 1753, and died January 26, 1830. He married Catharina, daughter of Major Abraham Swits. Second Regiment, Albany County Militia. She was born May 1, 1764. and died August 20, 1829. He was a soldier in the revolution, in Second Albany County Regiment, under Major Jelles Fonda and Captain Wilson, and had a land bounty for services in 1829. He lived in a house on State street, No. 218, and his brother Jo- hannis just west at No. 220. Their property extended southeast to Veeder avenue and southerly to Outhout street, including the greater part of what is now called the Bouw- ery. He was mayor of Schenectady for six- teen years. Children : 1. Annatje, born July 13, 1780: married Johannes Van Boskerk. 2. Isaac Maus, born January 2, 1700: graduated from Union College in 1809, died January 30, 1849; married Elizabeth MeGoffin. Ile was mayor of Schenectady and general of militia. Had one son Maus, who died in 1844, without isstie ; one daughter Catherine, married James Cochran. 3. Abraham Maus, born December 11, 1791 ; married Mary Kent Adams: was graduated from Union College in 1810, with high standing, Phi Beta Kappa, A. B. in course and A. M. In 1813 moved to Roches- ter. New York. He was mayor of Rochester and member of congress from that district. Children : Susan, died without issue. James Adams, born February 26. 1816, died Decem- ber 30, 1879, married Sarah Parker. (Ilis children: James Randolph, born October 3. 1853: Susan, married Prof. James Milne : Abraham Maus, born May 4. 1857. Linda. married B. E. Miller. ) 4. Margaret, born May 14, 1795, died without issue. 5. Simon, born November 28. 1798, died January 15. 1800. 6. Simon, born February 23. 1801. died July 16, 1805. 7. Jacob Maus, mentioned below.
(VI) Jacob Maus Schermerhorn, son of Maus Schermerhorn, was born in Schenec- tady, November 12, 1804, and died in Svra- cuse. February 23. 1890. He was graduated with honor at Union College in 1824, was admitted to the bar in 1826, and in the same vear went to Rochester, New York, where he practiced law until 1837. In that year, in company with his brother Abraham, he founded the Bank of Monroe in that place and conducted it until 1842, when he removed to Ilomer. New York, and made it his home
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thereafter. In company with others he was instrumental in building the Syracuse, Bing- hamton & New York railroad, and was presi- dent of the same for ten years, when he sold the majority of the stock to the Lackawanna. During his incumbency he made a contract for the transportation of coal with the Lack- awanna railroad, which has been maintained and in constant use for more than fifty years, up to the year 1912. He married, October 26, 1831, Lonisa A. Barber, daughter of Je- dediah and Matilda (Tuttle) Barber, of Ho- mer, New York, born June 2, 1810, and died January 19, 1899. Children: Matilda Bar- ber, born August 3, 1832, died March 17, 1874. unmarried ; Catherine Elvenah, born October 16, 1834, married Lewis B. Henry, of New York; Louisa, born September 6, 1837, died February, 1838; Anna Margaret, born November 19, 1840, married John W. Fisher, of Philadelphia; George J., born March 17. 1844, died November 5, 1904, graduated from Union College in 1866, mar- ried Isabel Schuyler, and had two children, Grace and Schuyler, but both died before ma- turity : J. Maus, born March 15, 1847, gradu- ated from Williams College in 1869, married Mary B. Browne, of Providence, Rhode Island.
(VII) Children of Catherine E. and Lewis B. Henry, who died March 25, 1892: Louisa Schermerhorn, born December 19, 1857. Mary Schermerhorn, born March 12, 1861, married Dr. Charles A. Oliver: Edward Schermerhorn, born February 10. 1863, died October 25, 1904: Alice Schermerhorn, born May 22, 1866, married Rev. J. Franklin Car- ter: Katherine Schermerhorn, born June 8, 1868, married Robert S. Stephenson ; Lewis Chauncey, born November 6, 1872, married Margaret W. Scranton: Anna Schermerhorn, born January II, 1875; died March 20, 1886: Jacob Schermerhorn, born July 31, 1876.
BROWN The early ancestors of the fam- ily herein described spelled the name with the final "e," or at least the town clerks and parish registers employed that spelling. In the later genera- tions the present forin has been adopted. This family was early identified with the settle- ment of various New England and Central New York towns, and has sent out from those states sturdy representatives who confer credit upon their parentage and nativity.
(I) Edward and Jane (Lide) Browne lived and died in the parish of Inkburrow, Worces- tershire, England. The latter was a daughter of Thomas Lide.
(II) Nicholas, son of Edward and Jane (Lide) Browne, settled at Lynn, Massachu- setts, before 1628, and was one of the early planters of that town, residing in what is now Saugus, on the northwestern side of Saddler's Rock. He had two hundred ten acres granted by the town, west of the "Great River." He was made freeman in 1638, and served as deputy to the general court in 1641. In 1644 he removed to Reading, where he had a grant of two hundred acres from the town, and settled first on the east side of the Great Pond. He owned other lands in Reading and Lynn, including three hundred twenty-seven acres on the north side of Ipswich river, granted by Reading. In 1650 he was made a com- missioner to try small causes, and was deputy to the general court in 1655-56 and 1661, and also served as selectman the same years. He was heir to the Lide property in England, and in 1660 sent liis son, described in an Indian deed as "ye worshipful Mr. John Browne," to England, to look after the property. Nich- olas Browne died in Reading in 1673, and his estate was valued at £1,232 9s. He was prob- ably married before coming to America, and the christian name of his wife was Elizabeth. Both were admitted to the First Church of Reading. February 6, 1663. Children of rec- ord: John. Edward, Joseph, Sarah, Cornelius, Josiah and Elizabeth.
(III) Thomas Brown, born 1628, is sup- posed to have been the son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Browne, born at Lynn, as shown by a deposition made by him in 1666. He re- sided in Lynn, where a record of his nun- cupative will, made October 9, 1683, was filed August 28, 1693, and his widow was made executrix. He was a dish turner by occupa- tion, and was of Groton, Massachusetts, in June, 1663, when he bought a house and lot of six aeres in Lynn. He probably returned to Lynn about this time. He married, about 1653-4, Mary Newhall, born about 1637, youngest child of Thomas and Mary New- hall, pioneer settlers of Lynn. Children : Thomas. Mary (died young), Sarah (died young), Joseph, Sarah. Jonathan (died young ). John, Mary, Jonathan. Eleazer, Ebe- nezer. Daniel (died young). Ann and Grace (twins), and Daniel.
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(IV) Thomas (2), eldest child of Thomas (1) and Mary (Newhall) Brown, was born about 1654-5, in Lynn, and died in Stoning- ton, Connecticut, December 27, 1723. With two of his brothers he bought land in Cedar swamp, at Stonington, where they settled about 1677. He built his house about forty rods west of what is now known as the "Pond Place house," and thirty rods west of the road, near a spring. He also had lands east of the road. He married, February 8, 1677, at Lynn, Hannah Collins; children, all born in Stonington: Samuel, December 8, 1678; Hannah, December 5, 1680; Mary, May 26, 1683; Jerusha, December 25, 1685; Sa- rah, July 11, 1689; Thomas, February 14, 1692 ; Elizabeth, May 9, 1694 ; Daniel, October 9, 1696; Priscilla, January 30, 1699; Hum- phrey, mentioned below.
(V) Humphrey, youngest child of Thomas (2) and Hannah (Collins) Brown, was born September 16, 1701, in Stonington, and there passed his life. He married. July 22, 1724, Tabitha Holdredge. Children : Humphrey, Tabitha, Gershom, Mary, Content, Eunice and Reuben.
(VI) Reuben, youngest child of Humphrey and Tabitha (Holdredge) Brown, was born August 20, 1738, in Stonington, and resided at Westerly, Rhode Island. The name of his wife does not appear on record. Children : Robert, Jerord, Squire, Alpheus, Margaret, Sabrina and Catherine.
(VII) Alpheus, fourth son of Reuben Brown, was born June 4, 1771, in Westerly, and about 1800 removed to Unadilla, New York, hence he soon removed to Brookfield, Madison county, New York, He married Hannah Burdick.
(VIII) Clark, son of Alpheus and Hannah (Burdick) Brown, was born February 23. 1796, in Westerly, and died at Oneida Castle, New York, June 23. 1872. He was a small child when his parents removed to New York. He settled in 1823 at Morrisville, Madison county, New York, where most of his active life was passed. He was a harnessmaker and merchant. In early life he was a Democrat, later a Whig, and finally a Republican. He married, in 1820, Julia, eldest child of Joseph and Sarah Babcock, born January 23. 1801, in Leyden, Massachusetts, and died March 30, 1880, in Oneida Castle, New York ( see Babcock VII). Children : Edwin Clark, men- tioned below; Leeman, died young : Julia,
died young ; Adelia Priscilla, born March 2, 1826, at Morrisville ; Harvey Tracy, June 15, 1829; A. Marilla, October 11, 1831; LeRoy, December 24, 1833; Sarah Marie, April II, 1838; Frances Rosalia, January 20, 1840.
(IX) Edwin Clark, eldest child of Clark and Julia (Babcock) Brown, was born March 26, 1821, in Brookfield, Madison county, New York, and died in Titusville, Pennsylvania, December 7, 1881. From his father he learned the trade of harness making, and was engaged in various lines of business, operat- ing livery and sales stables, and omnibus, bag- gage and stage routes in Oneida, New York, in Titusville and in Union, Pennsylvania. He was a skilled musician, and organized and was leader of Brown & Marshall's orchestra at Oneida from 1845 to 1863. He was also organizer and leader of the Oneida Saxhorn band, which was the first brass band in Madi- son county, and from its organization in 1852-3 to 1863 was one of the leading bands in Central New York, its services being widely sought. In political principles he was a Democrat. but paid little attention to pub- lic affairs. In 1858 he was collector of taxes for the town of Lenox, Madison county. He married, at Rome, New York, January 7, 1841, Mary Jane Wells, born June 1, 1821, died at Oneida Castle. January 1, 1848, daughter of Joseph Young and Sophia (Thomas) Wells, and a descendant in direct line of Rev. William Wells, who was born in 1566, in Norfolk or Lincolnshire, England; in 1613 he was chaplain to the Queen of Eng- land, and the same year was prebend of Nor- wich Cathedral ; he was rector of St. Peter's of Mancroft's Church, Norwich, England, for about thirty years, and died May 26, 1620. His son, William Wells, born in Norwich, England, settled at Southhold, Long Island ; he was the father of Joshua Wells, whose son, Freegift, was the father of Thomas Wells, whose son, Calvin Wells, was the father of Joseph Young Wells, above mentioned. So- phia Thomas, wife of the last named, was born in 1803. and died June 2, 1890, at Onei- da Castle, New York, daughter of Salathial Thomas, of Northumberland, Saratoga county, New York; she was married April 14. 1818, to Joseph Wells, who was born in 1799. at Southold. Edwin Clark Brown and wife had but two children-Edwin Jerome, further mentioned below, and Amelia Sophia, born December 20. 1847, at Oneida Castle.
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