Genealogical and family history of northern New York : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Volume II, Part 11

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847- ed
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Lewis Historical Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 994


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sephine, September 13, 1898; William James, April 5, 1900: Ruth Agnes, March 11, 1902; James Patrick, August 10, 1905: Harriette Esther, July 3. 1907. All were born in Sciota, except the youngest, who was born in Beekmantown.


The Branch family of Eng-


BRANCH land is extensively distrib- uted throughout the United Kingdom, and is also numerously represent- ed in the United States and Canada. Sidney Branch was born in England, near the city of London, died at Bennington, Vermont. 1826. He came to this country about 1792 and made his home at Bennington. He mar- ried (first) - -; (second) Susan Flagg. Children of first wife: Julius, Nelson, Ephraim. Children of second wife: Lafay- ette, Lydia, Melancthon, Henry, mentioned below.


(II) Henry, son of Sidney Branch, was born at Bennington in 1817. died at Keene. Essex county, New York, 1892. He left home when ten years old and came to Jay. Essex county, New York, where he attend- ed the public schools and worked at farm- ing. He removed to Keene, where he set- tled as a farmer and spent the remainder of his life in that occupation. In politics he was a Republican ; in religion a Baptist. He married Loraine Otis, born at Jay. 1822. died at Keene. 1888. a daughter of John Henry Otis, native of Scotland. Children : I. Ruthyen L., a soldier in the civil war: lives at Jay. 2. Ellen, lives at Keene. 3. Frantz, contractor and builder in the state of Washington. 4. Augustine St. Clair. mentioned below. 5. Clarence, carpenter. Keene. 6. Cassius L. D., a carpenter at Saranac Lake, New York.


(III) Augustine St. Clair, son of Henry Branch, was born at Jay, New York, March 25. 1853. He was educated in the common schools of Keene. He learned the carpen- ter's trade there and followed it as appren- tive and journeyman. In 1890 he bought a carpenter's shop at Saranac Lake on the


present site of the pumping station. After running this about one and one-half years he formed a partnership with W. J. Calla- nan and built a large sash, door and blind factory near the railroad station. Here the firm had a flourishing business in the manu- facture of lumber and builders' supplies. In 1902 the factory was destroyed by fire, but immediately rebuilt on the same site. He has an enviable reputation as a contractor and builder based upon an experience of thirty years. The firm of Branch & Calla- nan has had many of the most important contracts in this section, from excavation to construction. AAmong the more note- worthy structures built by the firm are the Sanatorium, the Adirondack National Bank Building. various school houses in Saranac Lake and vicinity, besides many fine resi- dences and camps in this section, on Long Island, at Mount Kisco. Garden City, Yon- kers. Brier Cliff. Lake Placid, Upper Sara- nac Lake, St. Regis Lake and elsewhere. In 1909 the business of the firm amounted to $385.000. Mr. Branch has charge of the architectural part of the business and Mr. Callanan of the financial affairs. Mr. Branch owns a number of houses in Saranac Lake and has other valuable real estate in- terests. In politics he is a Republican, and he is a member of the Republican county committee. For four years he has been a trustee of the village, and he has served his part often as delegate to nominating con- ventions. He is a member of Adirondack Lodge. No. 602. Free and Accepted Masons. Elizabethtown. New York: of Wanneta Chapter. Royal Arch Masons, of Saranac Lake: of Franklin Commandery. Knights Templar. Malone: and of Karnak Temple. Mystic Shrine, Montreal, Canada. He mar- ried, March 11. 1879. Hettie Cox, of Keene. New York, born April 18. 1854. daughter of William and Mary Ann ( Judson ) Cox. Both parents were natives of Ireland. Chil- dren: 1. Myrtie, born April 14, 1881, died aged ten years. 2. Irene, born at Saranac Lake. February 1. 1895.


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The surname Cook is one of the


COOK oldest English surnames, de-


rived from the occupation of some progenitor of the eleventh or twelfth century, and the family is found scattered throughout the United Kingdom. More than a dozen of this surname settled in Mas- sachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies be- fore 1650, and one of them, Francis Cook. was prominent among the Pilgrims who came in the "Mayflower".


(I) Walter Cook, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, about 1620, and set- tled as early as 1643 at Weymouth. Massa- chusetts. He was admitted a freeman May 18, 1653. He was one of the original pro- prietors of Mendon, then Quinepaug plan- tation, in 1663. and settled there. During King Philip's war. with the other inhabi- tants, he was driven from his home by the Indians. Gregory and Stephen Cook, sup- posed to be his brothers, were with him for a time. Stephen settled in Newton, then part of Cambridge, Massachusetts. After the war Walter returned to Mendon, and died there January 5. 1695-96. His wife Catherine died January 3. same year. He lived very near Aaron C. Cook's place in Mendon. He had an original forty-acre right, and he and his sons became large land owners, especially in the southeast part of the adjoining town of Bellingham and in Woonsocket. now in Rhode Island. His will, dated January 16, 1694-95, bequeathed to wife Catherine, son John, and children Nicholas, Samuel and Experience. Chil- dren: 1. Ebenezer, born May 30, 1656. at Weymouth. 2. Walter, September 10. 1657. 3. John, married Naomi Thayer : re- sided in Cambridge. 4. Nicholas, mentioned below. 5. Samuel, lived in Mendon. 6. Experience. 7. Elizabeth, married Peter Aldrich.


(II) Nicholas, son of Walter Cook, was born at Weymouth, February 9. 1660. He went to Mendon with his father and settled near him after the war. His farm was in the eastern part of Mendon, in what is now


Blackstone, Worcester county, Massach setts, and he extended his possessions ir: . Bellingham a considerable distance, perhat as far as the Cumberland ( Rhode Island line. His posterity has been numerous : Milford, Blackstone, Bellingham, Wre. tham, Cumberland and Woonsocket. H married Joanna Rockwood. Children, Losn in Mendon: 1. Josiah, August 29, 108: 2. Nicholas, mentioned below. 3. Joanna February 13, 1689. 4. Mary. October y. 1690. 5. Ann. March 4, 1695. 6. Seth. April 28. 1699. 7. Daniel. August 18. 1703. 8. David. November 15. 1705. 9. Abigail, October 4, 1707. 10. Noah, 1710


(III) Nicholas (2), son of Nicholas ( I Cook, was born at Mendon, June 10. 1687 He resided on the Rehoboth road, on the Bellingham side of the line which divides that town from Mendon. He was the first Baptist deacon of the town. Children: I. Jemima, born November 16, 1716. 2. Na- thaniel. mentioned below. 3. Peter, August 26, 1720. 4. Daniel. September 12, 1722. 5. William, December 12, 1724. 6. Caleb. September 25. 1727. 7. Elizabeth, July 15. 1729. 8. Abigail. November 1, 1731. 9. Nicholas, February 7, 1733. 10. Susanna. March 6, 1738. 11. Ezekiel, June 19. 1744.


(IV) Rev. Nathaniel, son of Nicholas ( 2 ) Cook, was born September 15, 1718, at Bel- linghanı He settled in Cumberland. Rhode Island, and was prominent in heth church and town affairs. He became col- league pastor of his Uncle Josiah in the Six- Principle Baptist Church. He was a pop- ular pastor. eloquent and influential. Ile officiated at many marriages and funerals in this section. He was succeeded by Elder Abner Ballou, for whom this church wa- named. He was thrifty and industrious. He married Martha Ballou, of one of the leading families of this section. Children. born in Cumberland: 1. Jerusha, April 2. 1743. 2. James. August 15, 1744. 3 Elias, August 15. 1746. 4. Nathaniel. April 4. 1748; mentioned below. 5. Ariel. Octo- ber 15. 1749. 6. Martha, September 18.


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1751. 7. Silas, March 23, 1753. 8. Phebe, January 16, 1755. 9. Elizabeth, April 25. 1757. 10. Judith, January 19, 1759. II. Awamas, January 12, 1761.


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(V) Nathaniel (2), son of Rev. Nathan- iel ( I) Cook, was born at Cumberland. April 4. 1748, died September 27, 1846, nearly a hundred years old. He was an able, enterprising and useful citizen, of great executive ability. He served in the revolution in the navy under John Paul Jones, as landsman on the ship "Alfred" .. The ".Alfred" sailed November 2, 1776, and made a successful cruise. taking many prizes, in which Cook had his share, as shown by papers in possession of descend- ants. The signature of Jones is preserved on one of these papers. His house was east of Deamond Hill, Cumberland. He was noted for the number of law cases in which he appeared as plaintiff or defendant. He was thrifty and had considerable prop- erty, and that he possessed good judgment and the confidence of his neighbors is shown by the trusts he administered. He married, November 24. 1768. Amy. daughter of Dan- fel (Samuel 2). John Whipple (ID). She was born April 14, 1742, died July 21, 1832. Children, born at Cumberland : I. Esek. December 29. 1768: mentioned below. 2. lerusha, September ;. 1770. 3. Amasa. January 9. 1772. 4. Whipple, May 23. 1773; married Lucy Darling. 5. Amy, May ". 1775. 6. Martha, June 17, 1777. 7. Dr. Nathaniel. February 9. 1779. 8. Na- hum. November 19. 1782.


(VI) Esek, son of Nathaniel (2) Cook. sas born December 29. 1768. He lived at Cumberland. Rhode Island. Many of the Family settled at Pelham. Massachusetts. He married Thankful. daughter of Simon Whipple, Jr. Children, born at Cumber- I. Levi, born June II. 1791 ; men- " med below. 2. Sally, December 4, 1792. Whipple, January 15. 1795. 4. Amy, December 21. 1795. died August 26, 1800. Simon, June 15, 1800. 6. Fenner, May : : : 1802. 7. Ammon. April 4. 1804. .


( VII) Levi, son of Esek Cook, was born at Cumberland, June II, 1791. He was a farmer at Pelham. In religion he was a Universalist. He married Rachel Ballou. ( See Ballou ). Children : Hannah, Barton. Paulina, Lewis, Lucretia, Ellis Arnold, mentioned below.


(VIII) Ellis Arnold, son of Levi Cook, was born at Pelham, May 2, 1821. He re- moved from Pelham to Denmark, Lewis county. New York, where he followed farm- ing. He held various town offices. In re- ligion he was a Universalist. He married. June 8. 1843. at Leyden, Anna, born Feb)- ruary 21, 1824. daughter of Sanford and Clarinda ( Roberts) Parsons, of Leyden. New York. Children: Alson, of whom further ; Herbert E., mentioned below.


(IX ) Alson, son of Ellis Arnold Cook. was born February 19, 1844. in Leyden, Lewis county. New York He was edu- cated in the public schools of Leyden, New York, and at Lowville Academy. After leaving school he taught in schools in this section for three years. He was at Water- town. New York, for a time in charge of real estate belonging to the family, and was afterwards in the employ of Benjamin Hartwell. of New York City, for a year in the transportation business. About 1873 Mr. Cook returned to Denmark, Lewis county, and took up his residence on the old Cook homestead, where he has since lived. He is an enterprising and progres- sive farmer, owning a herd of Holsteins known by all the dairymen in northern New York. One of his cows. "Lady Light Foot." has a record in one year of 23.273 pounds of milk. He and his brother Her- bert own together about eight hundred acres of land under cultivation on the old state road in Denmark village. The barns on these farms are large and spacious, well- lighted and ventilated. He lives in an ele- gantly appointed home and enjoys all the comforts of the prosperous farmer. Mr. Cook has spent his life profitably in improv- ing his property and makes a constant study


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of his chosen work. His success has earned for him the esteem and confidence of the community in which he lives. He has an interest in several cheese factories and has always been a successful manufacturer of butter and cheese. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat. In 1891 he was elected school com- missioner of the second district of Lewis county and served three years, though the county has always been overwhelmingly Republican. He is a member of Denmark Grange, Patrons of Husbandry. He and his family belong to the Congregational church of Denmark. He married (first ) February 11, 1880. Mary E. Cooper, of Canton, New York, born April 7. 1849. died February 19, 1907. daughter of Sam- uel and Anna ( Haskins) Cooper. He mar- ried ( second ) November 28, 1908. Minnie Schermerhorn, daughter of Edward and Lovisa (Barnum) Schernierhorn. Chil- dren of first wife: 1. Ellis Cooper. born October 23. 1882: engaged on the farm with his father. 2. Elon Wesley, born Sep- tember 17, 1886; educated in common school. Copenhagen high school. St. Law- rence University, agricultural department.


(The Ballou Line).


The American families of Ballou are ci Norman-French descent. Their earliest an- cestor, Guinebond Balen, was. it is sup- posed, a marshal in the army of William the Conqueror, and fought in the battle of Hastings. 1006. His descendants lived in the county of Sussex. England, till late in the fourteenth century, where they were extensive landhobler-, and held imp rtant governmental offices, both in state and in church. Later many of them settled in other counties of England and Irelan ! and held large baronial estates there. In England and Ireland they have pre- served an unbroken descent of domain- and titles for at least six hundred years. and in the county of Devonshire they have long enjoyed distinguished heritage and honors. The name has been varing-in


spelled Belou, Ballowe, Belloue, Bellew, etc . but at present is usually written Ballou.


(I) Maturin Ballou, immigrant ancest ;. was born in the county of Devonshire. England, between 16ro and 1620, and can.c to America previous to 1045. the exact date and place of landing being unknown. 11: is first mentioned as a co-proprietor of t !! Providence Plantations in the Colony of Rhode Island, January 19. 1646-47. He was admitted a freeman of Providence. May 18, 1658, together with Robert Pike. who became his father-in-law. and with. whom he was intimately associated all his life. Their home lots stood adjacent. in the north part of the town of Providence as originally settled. Various parcels of lan : are recorded to have been subsequently as- signed to him, but nothing definite concerr- ing his character and standing has come down. He died between February 21 166: when he had land assigned to him. an; January 31. 1663. His wife was Hanna !: daughter of Robert and Catherine Pike. whom he married between 1646 and 1649, probably in Providence, Rhode Island. She died at the age of eighty-eight years. Chil- dren born in Providence: 1. John. 1650. 2. James. 1652. mentionel below. 3. Pete :. 1654. 4. Hannah. > 1656. 5. Nathanie !. died in early manhood. 6. Samuel. 1600: drowned June 10. 1600.


(H) James, son of Maturin Ballou, was born in 1652. in Providence. He married !. July 23. 1683. Susanna, born February 2s 1658. in Providence, died probably in 1725. laughter of Valentipe an I Mary Whitney Soon after his marriage. he settled in Le quiasquissuck. original, a part of Provi dence, now Lincoln. It is supposed that ! began preparations to settle there some tin before and his original log house was ere ed before IONS His second home, a frank hemse. stood near the same site. and the we still remains. October 22. 1707. his mother and sister Hannah dee led to him all t' property which had come to them from " faber, tord this with bis c. vn inheritance i


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lands fron. his father, made him the owner of several hundred acres, together with his homestead. To this he added other tracts by purchase until he became the owner of about a thousand acres. His most impor- tant acquisitions were in what was then Dedham and Wrentham, most of which be- came the north section of Cumberland, Rhode Island. His first purchase in this locality was made early in 1690, the grantor being William Avery, of Dedham. In 1706 he added to this enough to make sev- eral farms, which he afterwards conveyed to his three sons, James, Nathaniel and Oba- diah. This division was made April II. 1713. In July, 1726, he made a gift deed to his youngest son, Nehemiah, of lands sit- uated in Gloucester. Rhode Island, and at the same time gave to Samuel his home farm. Ilis will was made April 20. 1734, and in 1741 he appears to have made another ar- rangement of his affairs, in relation to his personal estate, which he distributed among his children. The exact date of his death is not known, but it is supposed to have been soon after the settlement of his affairs. He was a man of superior ability, enterprise and judgment. Children: 1. James. born No- vember 1. 1684. 2. Nathaniel. April 9. 1687. 3. Obadiah. September 6, 1689. men- tioned below. 4. Samuel. January 23, 1692-93. 5. Susanna, January 3, 1695-96. 6. Bathsheba. February 15. 1698. 7. Ne- hemiah, January 20, 1702.


( III) Obadiah, son of James Ballou, was born September 6, 1689. in Providence. He married ( first) January 5. 1717-18. Da- maris, daughter of John and Sarah (Al- drich ) Bartlett. He married ( second ) De- cember 26, 1740, Sarah (Whipple ) Salis- hury. widow of Jonathan Salisbury, and daughter of Israel Whipple, son of David, con of Captain John, of Cumberland. She 4os born December 26. 1701, in Cumber- band. In July. 1726. he had received from his father a gift deed of land in Gloucester. and later a supplementary deed, which con- leved to him ten acres, and included. the fa-


mous Iron Rock Hill. This Iron Rock Hill is a unique geological elevation, and con- tains a deposit of iron unlike any to be found for hundred of miles around. Feb- ruary 23. 1749-50, he made a gift deed of this section of his homestead to his son Ab- ner, together with other land. He reserved, however, a half acre of the hill for a bury- ing ground for himself. his friends and neighbors. His house stood on the east side of the road, nearly opposite Iron Rock Hill, and remained there until 1817. He disposed of his estate partly by gift deed and partly by will. To his oldest son Eze- kiel. he deeded a farm of one hundred acres, with buildings and valuable privileges, De- cember 20, 1745. and to his son Abner, the tracts above mentioned, February 28, 1749- 50. His will was made September 18, 1,63. He died October 12, 1768, and was buried in the Ballou burying ground. Chil- dren of first wife, born in Wrentham, Mas- sachusetts. afterwards Cumberland, Rhode Island : 1. Ezekiel. January 5, 1718-19, men- tioned below. 2. Susanna, December 7, 1,20. 3. Daniel. December 27, 1722. 4. Rev. Abner, October 28, 1725. 5. Anna, December 20. 1727. 6. Obadiah. Septem- ber 29. 1730. 7. Esther, August 24, 1733. 8. Aaron. March 2. 1738, probably died young. Children of second wife. the first two born in Wrentham. the last in Cumber- land: 9. Zerviah. January 4. 1741-42. 10. Joseph. May 5. 1743. 11. Benjamin, July II. 1747.


(IV) Ezekiel, son of Obadiah Ballou. was born January 5. 1718-19, in Wrentham. He married. July 3. 1740. Joanna. daughter of Eller Josiah Cook, died January 16. 170 ;. From his father he received an am- ple homestead on the Wrentham road. The house was a low one-story, old-fashioned structure, which was torn down in 1840. In his old age. he gave his lands by deed to his sons. Ile made his will April 13. 1787. disposing of his personal estate to his chil- dren and wife. He died June 5. 1789. Children : 1. Jesse, born March 30, 1741.


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2. Levi, September 23, 1744, mentioned be- low. 3. Amey, November 24, 1745. 4. Reuben, November 26, 1747. 5. Asa, March 2, 1750. 6. Mary. August 12, 1752. 7. Anna, March 1, 1750. 8. Joanna, Sep- tember 27, 1759.


(V) Levi, son of Ezekiel Ballou, was born September 23. 1744. in Wrentham. He married, March 21. 1765, Comfort Thomp- son, born July 13. 1746. diedl October 28. 1826. He was conspicuous as a revolution- ary patriot, and shared largely in town of- fices of honor and responsibility : justice of the peace, and representative of the town in the general assembly. He was an indus- trious and upright man, and highly respect- ed by his fellow-townsmen. He died July 13, 1805. Both he and his wife were buried in the old Ballon burying ground. Children, all born in Cumberland: 1. Ra- chel, September 11. 1765; died September 29, 1765. 2. Philena. October 6. 1766. 3. Rhoda, December 15. 1768. 4. Vienna. January 29, 1771. 5. Welcome, March I. 1773. 6. Joanna. February 25, 1775. 7. Flavius, October 13. 1776. 8. Rachel (twin). May 8. 1780, married Levi Cook (see Cook V). 9. Emilia ( twin ). May 8. 1780. 10. Levi, August 29, 1782. 1I. O1- ney. September 28. 1784. 12. Barton. July 19, 1791.


(IX) Herbert Ellis, son of Ellis Arnold Cook, was born at Denmark. New York. De- cember 12, 1858. He attended the public schools of his native town one year. His parents removed to Watertown. New York. when he was seven years old, and he was in school there for four years. The family then returned to Denmark, where he at- tended the public schools again for two years. and a select school kept by Joseph A. Prindle. afterward principal of the Oswego Normal School. When he was eighteen years old he became associated with his father and brother in the dairy business. They made butter and cheese on a large scale, and for a period of thirty years he and his brother Alson were partners in the


manufacture. His father, his Brother an: himself owned some eight hundred acres of land and conducted a model dairy farm. In 1893 he was invited by the state commis. sioners of agriculture to accept a position in the work of the board among the farni- ers' institutes of the state. and since the: he has devoted much attention to this work. travelling in all parts of the state, and mak- ing addresses also in the New England states, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, In- diana, Wisconsin, Illinois and Maryland. He has addressed not only the farmers' in- stitutes, but various state organizations of farmers and university students. In poli- tics he is a liberal Democrat. At one time he was nominated by his party for assembly- man, and he was also a candidate for mem- ber of the good road commission. He


earnestly supported the project for the reor- ganization of the State Agricultural College at Cornell University, and as chairman of a federation composed of the presidents and official heads of the agricultural associations and institutions of the state. was largely in strumental in securing the passage of a bill appropriating $250,000 for a new Agricul- tural College building, and the reorganiza- tion of the institution upon a broad and lit- eral basis. The State School of Agricul- ture being established at Canton as part of the St. Lawrence University, in 1908. Mr. Cook accepted the office of dean of te school, and since that has deve ted his energ: to the development of the institution which he is in charge. The college ha- magnificent buildings erected by the state. is well equipped, and promises to have a fi- ture of the greatest usefulness to the agri- cultural interests of northern New York Mr. Cook is president of the Northern Nes York Development League, the purpose of which is to advance in every legitimate wa the welfare and prosperity of northern Ne. York, and especially to conserve and devel the agricultural and other natural resource. of that section. The organization is a co. . federation of the various boards of trade.


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chambers of commerce, pomona granges and other organizations. Mr. Cook is a mem- ber of Denmark Grange, Patrons of Hus- bandry, and is active in the work in town. county, state and nation, and has held vari- ous offices in the order. In religion he is a Presbyterian, and a member of the church at Canton.


He married, at Lowville, New York, Feb- ruary 13, 1883, Fannie Jane, born in Low- ville, June 16, 1859, daughter of Edward and Louisa Amelia Schermerhorn. She had one sister, Minnie E., and four brothers -Ralph E., Barnum L., Herman A. and Fay Joseph Schermerhorn. Mr. and Mrs. Cook have one child, Clara Rachel, born at Denmark, October 5, 1889, graduate of the Carthage high school and Howard Semi- mary, now a student in St. Lawrence Uni- versity, class of 1912.


Thomas Marshall was MARSHALL born in Scotland and came to America about


1803. He bought of the Indians a large island of about eight hundred acres in the St. Lawrence river. Through some mistake in the deed, however, he lost all but about fifty acres, the government claiming the rest. He had a son Jolin, mentioned below.


(II) John, son of Thomas Marshall, was born in Scotland in 1793, and came when young with his father to America. He con- ducted a farm until he was about twenty- seven years of age, and then bought a farm of one hundred and thirteen acres of the Van Rensselaers, in Lisbon. New York. where he lived the remainder of his life. He died in February, 1875. He married Anna Getty of Lisbon, New York. Children: 1. William, born 1820; mentioned below. 2. John. 3. Jeannette. 4. Mary. 5. Annie. 6. Eleanor.




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