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said to have died young; Timothy, 1709; Patience, 1711 ; Henry, 1713; Hannah, 1715, died young.
(III) John, son of Benjamin Baldwin, was born in May, 1697, in Canterbury, Con- necticut, where he lived all his life. It is said by Dr. Elijah, of Canterbury, that some of his descendants are in the vicinity, and that some went to Addison, Tioga county, New York. Children: Ebenezer; William; Isaac, mentioned below; James. (Worcester manu- script says that he was a doctor, and had two daughters.)
(IV) Isaac, son of John Baldwin, was born June 12, 1730, in Canterbury, Connecticut, and died in Elmira, Chemung county, New York, June 9. 1791. He lived in Norwich, Connecticut, for a time, and prior to 1774 re- moved to Exeter, in the upper part of the Wyoming valley, Pennsylvania, as in that year his name appears in a list of the surveyors of highways there. The family remained in the Wyoming valley during the massacres of the revolutionary period, removing thence in 1785 to what is now Lowman, New York. Isaac Baldwin was one of the first settlers in Che- mung valley, and when afterward other set- tlers arrived, Mr. Baldwin is recorded as in possession of 600 acres of the most fertile and productive land in the valley. His prop- erty was situate in the vicinity of the New- town battle-ground of 1779, and now com- prises several excellent farms owned by the Lowman family, its assignees or descendants. near the mouth of Baldwin creek, in the town of Ashland. Isaac Baldwin had eight sons, six of whom came to the Chemung Valley. The father and all eight sons took part in the revolution, serving in the Continental army. Some of them were with General Sullivan in the campaign against the Indians in 1779. Rufus Baldwin, one of the sons, is said to have killed the first Indian slain in that cam- paign. Thomas, another son, was a sergeant in Sullivan's army, and was wounded at the battle of Newtown. Vine, son of Thomas, is said to have been the first white child born west of the Alleghany Mountains.
Isaac Baldwin married, November 16. 1751, Patience Rathbun, born September 13. 1734. in Exeter, Providence county, Rhode Island, died in Southport, Chemung county, New York, July 24. 1823. Children: 1. Rufus, born in Connecticut, March 8, 1753, died June 30, 1834. 2. Thomas, born February 23, 1755.
died January 14, 1810, at Elmira. 3. Water- man, mentioned below. 4. Affa, December 14, 1759, died March 15. 1832, in Pennsylvania ; married (first) - Jenkins, who was killed in the Pennanite war; ( second ) Colonel John Franklin; (third) Judge Harding, of Penn- sylvania. 5. Adah, born October 31, 1762, died March 1, 1845, at Southport : married (first) -- Gangig, who was drowned in Baldwin creek: { second ) William Jenkins. 6. Isaac, born January 8. 1765. died November 21, 1815, at Elmira. 7. William, born Au- gust 26, 1767, died June 25. 1842, at Elmira. 8. Henry, born February 27. 1769. died April 29. 1813, at Southport. 9. Polly, born August 3, 1772, died November 21, 1828, in Ohio; married Anthony Lowe. IO. Silas, born March 12, 1775; died December 12, 1809, at Elmira. 11. Ichabod, born October 26, 1777 : died January 17, 1835, killed in a mill that he owned at Penn Yan, New York.
(V) Waterman, son of Isaac Baldwin, was born January 8. 1757, at Norwich, Con- necticut, and died April 21. 1810, at Elmira, New York. He was the most noted of the sons of Isaac. He served with great distinc- tion as captain in the revolutionary war, un- der the immediate eye of Washington, of whom he was a personal and intimate friend. He possessed a silver-mounted saddle that was given him by officers of the army, and a horse called "Roanoke," which performed some remarkable feats. He was also a close friend of the famous Indian chief, Corn- planter, and was made Indian agent of Corn- planter's village. He married Celinda Burn- ham.
(VI) Colonel Henry Baldwin, only son of Waterman Baldwin, was born in Chemung county, New York, near Elmira, in 1788, and died in Southport, in that county, January 4. 1861, aged seventy-two years four months and nine days. He followed farming for his oc- cupation. He lived for a time in Groton, Connecticut, but returned to his native place and died there. He was prominent in the New York state militia and became colonel of his regiment. He had one son Francis Henry, whose mother's name has not been preserved. Colonel Baldwin married ( second ) Zina Jenkins, who died May 24, 1872, aged eighty years ten months twelve days, daugh- ter of Wilkes Jenkins. She had no children. (VII) Francis Henry, son of Colonel Henry Baldwin, was born in Groton, Con-
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necticut, July 4. 1813, and died at Waverly. New York, April 28, 1890. He went to Che- mung county with his father, and in 1845 re- moved to Waverly, where he spent the re- mainder of his life. In 1852 he founded the newspaper. The Waverly Advocate, and con- clucted it until 1860. He was one of the first board of trustees of the village of Waverly in 1854. He married. April 5. 1837, Sarah Jenkins, of Southport, Chemung county, born January 29, 1820, lied September 12. 1898, daughter of Jonathan and Nancy Jenkins. Children: 1. Vida C .. born March 26, 1839. died May 16, 1910, at Washington, D. C. 2. Hugh J., mentioned below. 3. Arthusa MI .. born December 7, 1843. died August 20. 1867. 4. Candace L., born August 13, 1848, died .August 1. 1880, at Hartford, Connecticut : married Otis B. Skinner. 5. Sarah F., born October 19. 1850, died July 28. 1879. at Easton, Pennsylvania: married James K. Dawes. 6. Albert B., of whom further. 7. Francis Henry, Jr., born March 27. 1856, died April 10, 1896, in Buffalo, New York: married Nellie Day : children : Charles Day. Hugh Jenkins and Francis Henry.
(VIII) Hugh Jenkins, son of Francis Henry Baldwin, was born at Southport, Che- mung county, June 4. 1841, and died at Wa- verly. January 7. 1907. When he was four years old his parents moved to Waverly, and he attended the public schools there. When he was fifteen years old he became a student in the Collegiate Institute at Towanda, Penn- sylvania, but returned to Waverly when the old academy was opened, and completed his course there, one of a class of twelve pre- paring for college. Acting by the advice of Principal A. J. Lang, he taught school in the winter of 1859 at North Barton, but the civil war changed his plans for further study. He was among the first to enlist in April, 1861, and went immediately to the front with Company E. 23d New York Regiment. Volun- teer Infantry. This regiment saw hard ser- vice, and Mr. Baldwin took part in the battles of Rappahannock. South Mountain, Antietam Creek, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and the Second Bull Run. besides many minor en- gagements. He was a good soldier. a born fighter, and he won promotion. His com- mission as second lieutenant and first lieu- tenant were signed by Governor Morgan, and as captain by Governor Seymour.
At the expiration of his term of enlistment
he returned to Waverly and engaged in busi- ness. Ile conducted a mercantile business on Broad street, giving up this business to be- come secretary and superintendent of the pa- per mills at North Waverly. In 1871 he helped organize the companies that built the old opera house and the Tioga Hotel, and superintended the erection of both these buikl- ings. Hle afterward went to Buffalo to take charge of the lumber business of C. A. Blake. the chief stockholder in the Tioga House. But Mr. Blake failed at the end of a year, and \'r. Baldwin bought his stock in trade in 1876 and engaged in the lumber business on his own account. in Waverly. continuing until he lied, although for a number of years the active management of his affairs was en- trusted to his son, Harry C. Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin was also financially interested in other local enterprises. Public-spirited and having at heart the best interests of the vil- lage, he was an important factor in its devel- opment and prosperity. He served five terms as president of the incorporated village, and planned and supervised many of the public improvements. The building of the village hall was a notable achievement of his admin- istration, and many of the important streets were paved under his direction. In politics he was a Republican of wide influence, and for many years was a member of the Repub- lican Club of New York. He was a promin- ent member of W. C. Hull Post. Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Military Order. Loyal Legion, Commandery of the State of New York. In private life, Mr. Baldwin was unostentatious, a genial and wholesouled man. Charitable and kindly, he was a friend of the needy and unfortunate, and made friends in all classes and ages. In his later years his healthı was not good, but his death was sud- den. He was able to be about the streets as usual a few days before he died. and he died while sleeping. He attended the Episcopal church of Waverly. The Waverly Free Press. at the time of his death. said editorially : "The sudden death of Hugh J. Baldwin takes from Waverly one of its foremost citizens. A man of much mental force and marked ability. he was one of its most active business men and played a big part in the development and progress of the village. Few men here were more widely known and few will be more sin- cerely mourned. Many will remember him as a gallant soldier, many as an able man of af-
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fairs, and many more as a courteous gentle- man. a kind friend and a genial companion."
He married, September 12, 1866, Charlotte Elizabeth Coulter, born January 28, 1844. in Unionville, Orange county, New York, daughter of J. T. W. Coulter and Julia (Bailey) Coulter. Children: I. Walter Hull, born March 1. 1868; an official of the Adams- Westlake Company of Chicago, manufactur- ers of railroad and steamship hardware; re- sides in Highland Park; married Mary C. Crook, of Baltimore, Maryland; children : George Crook, Seward Henry and Hugh Jenkins. 2-3. Seward, and Harry Coulter, both mentioned below.
(IX) Seward, son of Hugh Jenkins Bald- win, was born in Monticello, New York. No- vember 23. 1870. He attended the public schools of Waverly, and was graduated from Cornell University. He is now secretary and treasurer of the Lawrence Letts Elbow Manu- facturing Company, of which his father was one of the founders and president. He is a director of the First National Bank of Sayre, Pennsylvania. and was one of its incorpora- tors. He is a member of the Waverly Build- ing and Loan Association. In politics he is a Republican, and he has been a trustee of the village of Waverly and member of the Board of Education. He is an active mem- ber and trustee of the Presbyterian church ; member of Masonic lodge and chapter of Wa- verly ; of the Alpha Delta Phi of Cornell. and of the Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City. He married, January 4. 1899, Mabel Gillan, of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, daughter of William Rush and Lucy (Win- ger) Gillan. Children: Ruth Elizabeth. born October 14, 1899: Seward, Jr., Septem- ber 9, 1906.
(IX) Harry Coulter, brother of Seward Baldwin, was born in Waverly, December 8, 1875. He attended the public schools of his native town and Cornell University, from which he was graduated. He became asso- ciated with his father in the manufacture of lumber at Waverly, and was admitted to partnership. In 1898 the firm name became H. J. Baldwin & Son, and for a number of years prior to his father's death he had entire charge of the business and is now the sole proprietor. He is a member of the lodges of Free Masons and Odd Fellows of Waverly, and an elder of the Presbyterian Church. In politics he is a Republican. He married. Oc-
tober 14, 1908, Mary Atwood Hilton, daugh- ter of Dr. William M. and Mary (Atwood) Hilton of Waverly. They have one child, Waterman Hilton, born November 20, 1909.
( VIII) Albert Blair, brother of Hugh Jen- kins Baldwin, was born in Waverly, New York. September 15. 1852. He attended the Waverly Institute, but on account of his father meeting with reverses, was obliged to leave school when quite young to help sup- port the family. He began his career as clerk in a grocery store, delivering goods with a cart within a radius of two miles. A few years later he took a position in the Erie freight office. In 1880 he entered the employ of the government in a clerical position at Hartford, Connecticut, where were manufac- tured stamped envelopes. He resigned this position after five years and returned to the employ of the Erie railroad as billing clerk. After a year in this position he engaged in the retail shoe business in Waverly, and for sixteen years carried on this business. For the past eight years he has been a traveling salesman. He resides in Waverly in the house in which he was born, which he pur- chased of his mother some years before her death. This is one of the first frame houses built in the town. Mr. Baldwin is a self- made man, starting in life in boyhood and winning his way without aid from any source. In politics he is an independent Republican. He is a communicant of the Protestant Epis- copal church, and for fifteen years was war- den and is now president of the Men's Club of that church.
He married, July 10, 1878, Mattie B. Kin- ney, born in Sheshequin, Pennsylvania, April II, 1855, daughter of Newton and Juliette (Thomes) Kinney of Waverly, New York. They have one daughter. Mabel, born Au- gust 29, 1879, married June 19, 1907. Stuart B. Macafee, of Athens, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Macafee have one child, Juliet, born October 12, 1908.
This early New England HOLLISTER family has contributed many useful citizens to various states of the Union, and was promin- ently identified with the early settlement of Central New York. It has been chiefly iden- tified with agriculture and the mechanical arts, but has contributed many useful citizens in various walks of life.
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(I) Lieutenant John Hollister was the an- cestor of the American family and was born in England in 1608. He came to this country about 1642, and was admitted a freeman at Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1643, being thereafter an active and useful citizen of that town and the Connecticut colony. One histo- rian says he settled in South Glastonbury in 1634, and that the place of his birth was Glas- tonbury, England. It is supposed that he sailed from Bristol, England. He was prob- ably of a good family and was well educated for his time. His name first appears in the annals of the Connecticut colony as juror of the particular court held March 2, 1642, and he was deputy from Wethersfield to the gen- eral court in 1644; again in April, 1645, and represented the town many times thereafter until 1656. His name appears as a juror in June, 1645, and with several others he was appointed from Wethersfield, October 3, 1654, to join with the deputy governor to raise men at Wethersfield for an expedition (probably against the Indians). He was appointed with others by the general court in February, 1656, to give "The best and safe advice to the In- dians if they agree to meet and. should crave their advice." In March, 1658-59, he was lieutenant and appealed to the general court as to the charges of the Wethersfield church against him from which he had been excon- municated. The difference was settled by the court and he was appointed collector at Wethersfield, March 14, 1660. He was a large land owner, especially in that portion of the town lying on the east side of the Conn- ecticut river, now known as Glastonbury. He married Joanna, daughter of Richard and Jo- anna Treat. She survived him and is men- tioned in his will. He died in April, 1665. in Wethersfield, and his widow in October, 1694. Children : Elizabeth, John, Thomas, Joseph, Lazarus, Mary, Sarah, Stephen.
(II) John (2), eldest son of Lieutenant John (1) and Joanna (Treat) Hollister, was born about 1644, in Wethersfield, and died in Glastonbury, November 24, 1711. For some years he was engaged in the noted law suit between Hollister and Buckley over the boun- dry line of certain lands, which trial resulted in the resurvey of all the lots from the Hart- ford line to Nayaug by order of the general court, the records of which are preserved in the archives of the state. He married, No- vember 20, 1667, Sarah, daughter of William
and Sarah ( Marvin ) Goodrich. Children : John, Thomas, Sarah, Elizabeth (died young ), David, Ephraim, Charles, Elizabeth, Mary.
(III) Thomas, second son of John (2) and Sarah (Goodrich) Hollister, was born June 14, 1672, in Glastonbury, died there, October 12, 1741. In the town records he is called "The Weaver," and he was deacon of the Glastonbury church. Ile married Dorothy, born about 1677, died October 5. 1741, daugh- ter of Joseph Hills of Glastonbury. Chil- dren: Josialı, Dorothy, Gershom, Charles, Elizabeth, Anna, died young ; Thomas, Ruth, Rachel, Hannah, Eunice, Susannah, Elisha.
(IV) Josiah, eldest son of Thomas and Dorothy ( Hills ) Hollister, was born June 7, 1696, in Glastonbury, where he died, Janu- ary 3, 1749. In 1742 he bought land in Sharon, Connecticut, and perhaps lived there for some time, although he was buried in the old South Yard in Glastonbury. He married, January 18, 1718, Martha, daughter of Will- iam Miller, of Glastonbury, who died there, July 12, 1777, aged seventy-nine years. Chil- dren : Josiah, Lazarus, Samuel, Amos, Elijah. (V) Amos, fourth son of Josiah and Martha (Miller) Hollister, was born May 5, 1726, in Glastonbury, died November 6, 1786, in that town, where he probably passed his life. He married, April 27, 1749, Bathsheba, daughter of David and Charity ( Hollister) Wadsworth, born June 20, 1728, died May I, 1808, almost eighty years old. Children : Bathsheba, Esther, died young ; Esther, Da- vid, Prudence, Ashbel, Jeannette, Amos, Martha, Amelia, Josiah.
(VI) Aslıbel, second son of Amos and Bathsheba (Wadsworth) Hollister, was born March 4, 1759, in Glastonbury, died May 4. 1840, in Pawlet, Vermont. He was a soldier under Kosciusko in the revolution, and set- tled at Pawlet in 1781. He married, Janu- ary 10, 1790, Mary Pepper, born March 19, 1766, died March 14, 1848. Children: Ash- bel, Woodbridge, Orange, David, .Algernon, Sidney, Horace, Harvey, Mary, Hicl.
(VII) David, fourth son of Aslıbel and Mary (Pepper) Hollister, was born March 19, 1794, in Pawlet, died in Truxton, New York, April 30, 1853. In 1833-34 he removed to Cincinnatus, New York, and later to Trux- ton, where he died. He married, June 17. 1819, Sarah Zilpha Brooks, born January I. 1800, in Pawlet, died June 16, 1882, in her
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eighty-third year. Children : Theron N .. born 1821, died 1888: Mary E., born 1824. married Pliny Ayer, and died in 1890: Julia E., died in childhood; Harvey David, men- tioned below.
(VIH) Harvey David, youngest child of David and Sarah Zilpha ( Brooks) Hollister. was born March 27, 1835, in Cincinnatis. died in Cortland. January 12, 1907. He at- tended the schools of his native town, an l subsequently was a student in the Homer Academy at Homer, New York, and became an educator, making teaching his life work. For more than thirty-five years he was an instructor in various towns of Cortland county and Central New York. His religious affilia- tions were with the Presbyterian church, of which he was a member. He married, May 1. 1856, Martha Elizabeth Thompson, born June 24. 1839, in New Berlin, New York, died February 1. 1909, daughter of Peter and Sarah (King) Thompson. Children : I. Herbert Thompson, born July 12, 1858, in the town of Taylor, New York, died April 29. 1802. He was the founder of the hardware and plumbing business now carried on under the name of the Hollister Hardware & Plumb- ing Company. He married, June 15. 1881. Mary Seaman, of Virgil, New York, daughter of Avery J. and Fanny B. (Morse) Seaman. Children : Mabel Claridine, born June 24, 1882, died March. 1883. Grace Magee, May 8. 1886. died February 16. 1887. Fanny Martha. February 27. 1892. 2. Sarah Zilpha. born March 27. 1860, died before one year old. 3. Marcia E .. January 1, 1862, became the wife of W. J. Buchanan, of McGraw. 4. Theron Norton, mentioned below. 5. Harlan P., June 6. 1867, in McGraw ; conducts a bak- ery business in Cortland. He married, De- cember 3. 1884, Ella E., daughter of William and lydia Maria ( Brown) Gross, of Smith- ville, New York. They have an only son. Floyd Harlan, born June 26. 1886, married, May 20. 1905, Harriet Cecil Smith, and has three children: Sheldon Delroy, born June 29. 1907 : Duane Augustus. February 21. 1900: Harriet Evelyn, April 10. 1910. 6. William King, mentioned below. 7. Fred Ar- thur. June 6, 1873. in Deruyter. New York : is treasurer of the Cortland Baking Company. of Cortland. He married. June 17, 1896, Ar- delle S .. daughter of Luther and Sarah Ar- delle ( Kinney) Heath. They have three chil- dren: Eloise Ruth, born November 28, 1897 ;
Helen Heath, August 16, 1809: Robert Charles, July 4. 1901. 8. Mary Weeks. Au- gust 5. 1876; she married Fred I. Graham, of Cortland. September 30. 1896, and died January 31. 1905. 9. Harvey Dell, born July 16, 1879, in Deruyter : is vice-president of the Cortland Baking Company. He married. De- cember 15. 1900, Cora B .. daughter of Syl- vester D. and Cora (Boyd) Armstrong. of Corry, Pennsylvania. They have three chil- dren : Dell de Forest, born March 21. 1902; Lawrence Sylvester, March 19, 1903: Boyd Thompson, February 20, 1908. 10. George mentioned below.
( IX) Theron Norton. second son of Har- ver David and Martha E. ( Thompson ) Hol- lister, was born July 4. 1864, in McGraw, New York. He was educated in the public schools of Truxton and Deruyter. New York. For several years he was engaged in the dry goods business with the Warren Tan- ner Company of Cortland, and in 1902 formed a partnership with his brother, Will- iam K. Hollister, under the name of Hollis- ter Hardware & Plumbing Company, and has continued in that line of business to the pres- ent time. Under the industrious care of its proprietors the business has flourished and Mr. Hollister has made extensive investments in real estate. Ile is a member of Cortland- ville Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons . Royal Arch Chapter: Knights Templar : Ka- lurah Temple, Mystic Shrine. of Binghamton. He is also affiliated with the local lo'ge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. and is a member of the Episcopal church. Hle married. November 27, 1900. Harnah Eliza- beth, daughter of Charles and Margaret (Ca- ruthers ) Turner, the former a native of Philadelphia, and the latter of Carlisle. Eng- land.
(IX) William King, fourth son of Har- vey David and Martha E. (Thompson ) Hol- lister, was born February 13, 1870. in Trux- ton, New York. He received such education as the common schools afforded. At the age of fifteen years he entered the employ of his brother. Herbert T. Hollister, in Cortland. where he learned the plumbing trade. and subsequently worked at this and the tinning business with various firms for several years. In 1896 he entered into partnership with Law- rence S. Cramer, under the firm name of Cramer & Hollister, located at No. 19 Rail- road street. Cortland, dealers in hardware.
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plumbers and steam fitters supplies. This partnership was succeeded in 1902 by the Hol- lister Brothers, Theron N. and William K., under the style of the Hollister Hardware & Plumbing Company, as above noted. Mr. Hollister has been closely attentive to his business, and has secured the rewards belong- ing to industry and upright business methods. He married, March 2, 1898, Maude La Verne Loucks, born June 8, 1876, in Cortland. daughter of George Addison and Ilarriet ( Monroe) Loucks. Children : Lillian Har- riet, born May 31, 1899: Edgar Pierce, Octo- ber 22, 1900; Herbert Le Roy. December 15. 1901; Gladys Arlene, January 18, 1903 : Mil- dred La Verne, April 5. 1904: Kenneth Al- bert, April 1, 1905: Margie May, June 10, 1906; Dorothy Louise, July 25, 1908; Charles Ivan, November 6. 1909, died March 20, 1910 ; Pearne Harvey, April 27, 191I.
(IX) George, youngest child of Harvey David and Martha E. (Thompson ) Hollister, was born October 4, 1883, in MeGraw. He received his education in the Cortland high school and Normal School. For some years he was employed with the Warren Tanner dry goods establishment of Cortland, and when the Hollister Hardware & Plumbing Company was formed in 1902, he engaged with that concern, and has thus continued since. He is a shrewd and competent busi- ness man, and has contributed his share to the commercial success of the concern. He is a member of the United Commercial Travelers of Cortland. He married, July 31, 1905, Anna, daughter of Charles and Bridget (Col- lins) Kelly. Children: Margaret Marcella, born February 20, 1907, died six days later : Georgianna and Elizabeth May (twins) born June II, 19II.
CUMMINGS The origin of this family is uncertain : the name was taken from the town of Comines, near Lille, on the frontier between France and Belgium. Various traditions ac- count for earlier origin of the family, but all of them are entitled to no more credit than mere traditions. The name has been vari- ously spelled Comines. Comynges, Comyns, Comings, Comyn, Cumings and Cummungs. Tradition states that the emigrant ancestor of this family descended from "Red Cumin," of Badenoch in the southeastern district of Iver- nessshire, a wild mountainous country pre-
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