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as supervisor of his town for many years. and during the administra- tions of Presidents Polk. Pierce and Buchanan he was deputy collector of the port of Clayton. His political allegiance was given the Democ- racy, and he always had firm faith in its principles as containing the best elements of good government. In the latter years of his life, after he had put aside business and official cares, he was a familiar and hon- ored figure on the streets of Clayton, and when he passed away the community mourned the loss of a valued citizen.
Mr. Johnston was married in 1845 to Miss Emily Jane Hawes, a daughter of William W. and Ann ( Whitney) Hawes, and a sister of Charles L. Hawes. She was born September 15, 1817, and she, too. has passed away. Like her parents, she was born in Canada, and the family was founded in Jefferson county in the early part of the nine- teenth century. There were four children, three daughters and a son : Harriet, born in 1812: Julia Ann, in 1814: Mrs. Johnston; and Charles L., who married his cousin. Katherine Johnston.
The Hawes family is also descended from Canadian ancestors. and from an early pioneer epoch in the history of Jefferson county has been represented in this part of the state. William W. Hawes, born in Can- ada. came to the United States near the beginning of the nineteenth century, and established his home in Jefferson county. He became highly respected throughout the community by reason of his business integrity, his fidelity in citizenship and his loyalty to the ties of the home and of friendship. He married Miss Ann Whitney, who was also born in Canada, and like her husband shared in the esteem of all who knew them. They became the parents of three daughters and a son : Harriet, born in 1812: Julia Ann, in 1814; Emily Jane, in 1817, who became the wife of John Johnston : and Charles L.
Charles 1. Hawes, the last named of the above mentioned family. was born in Canada. and at an early age was brought by his parents to Jefferson county, so that he was reared here amid the scenes and environ- ments of pioneer lite. He continued to reside in this county until his (leath. His wife also passed away here, and both, by reason of their many excellent traits of heart and mind, left behind them a memory which is still cherished and revered by their descendants and by those who were their friends while they were still active factors in the busy affairs of life. They were the parents of five children: W. W., who is now living in Clayton and is engaged in the jewelry and optical business: Kate, who died in childhood; Jennie, who is a widow and
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resides in Brooklyn, New York: Josephine, who married John Unser, of Carthage, New York: and Mrs. Anna Belle Jones, who is now a widow.
ISAAC HUBBARD FISKE The Fiskes in America are de- scended from an ancient family of that name which for centuries and until a recent period had a seat and manorial lands in Laxfield, in the county of Suffolk. England. During the reigns of Henry V. and VI. (1399-1422) Lord Symond Fiske was Lord of the Manor of Stad- haugh, parish of Laxfield, county of Suffolk, England. His coat of arms bore chequey. argent and gules, upon a pale sable, three mullets pierced, or : with the motto: Macte virtute sic itur ad astra.
Of Lord Symond's five children, the oldest. William, lived through the reigns of Henry VI., Edward IV., Richard III., and Henry VII. He married Joan Lynn, of Norfolk, who bore to him eight children. Of these Simon died about 1537, leaving a family of ten children. Eliz- abeth, his wife, was the mother of eleven children. The father died in 1505, leaving to his brother Jolin a bequest of ten marks "to sing to his soul one year." Simon's eldest son Robert was born at Stadhaugh. date unknown, and married Mrs. Sybil (Gould ) Barber. Their lives were unhappily cast during the reign of Queen Mary of bloody memory, and they suffered from religious persecutions. Isabella, a sister of Sybil, was confined in the castle at Norwich, and only escaped through the intervention of her brothers, who were men of great influence in the country. Robert fled from the papal wrath to Geneva, but returned to England on the accession of Queen Elizabeth. Of his five children, the youngest, Elizabeth, was the mother of John Locke, the illustrious Eng- lish philosopher. Robert's oldest son, William, was born in 1566, and shared his father's exile in Geneva. He married Anne Anstye. His daughter, Hannah, married William Chandler, and the compiler of the Chandler manuscript in the British Museum was born of this mar- riage. Seven children were born to William Fiske, and the line of de- scent is through the second child and oldest son Nathaniel. He was born at Weybred, England, and married Mrs. Alice ( Henel) Leman. He had but two children. Of these Nathaniel, the first born, married Doro- thy Symonds. There is a tradition in the family that he died on the passage to New England. He was the father of ten children, of whom the second child. John, was born in England about 1619. The latter married Sarah Wyeth, and came to America, settling at Watertown,
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Massachusetts, where he purchased six acres of land. Of his ten chil- dren. John (second ) was born in Watertown in 1655. He married, in 1679, Abigail Parks, who bore him nine children. The third of these. Lieutenant John Fiske, was born in Waltham, 1687. He was twice married, first to Mary Whitney in 1711, and ( second) to Elizabeth Chin- ery in 1727. Of his seven children, Daniel, the youngest, was born in Waltham about 1730, and died in Wendell, Massachusetts, on Thanksgiv- ing day, 1799. He married Sarah Kendall, of Lexington. Of their ten children, Amos, the third, was born in Wendell, May 26, 1780. In 1807 he married, at Trenton, New York, Mary Hubbard, who was born Au- gust 26, 1789, at Middletown, Connecticut. He located at Erie, Penn- sylvania, moving from there in 1810 to Ashtabula, Ohio, taking up land which that city now occupies. In 1833 he was a member of the Ohio state legislature. He died in 1836 after a busy and successful life, de- voted to farming, stock raising and general merchandise.
The Hon. Amos Fiske kept up the goodly record of the family, and of his eleven children, Isaac Hubbard Fiske, the subject of this sketch, was the oldest son. He was born at Ashtabula, Ohio, October 9, 1811. and at his father's death, at the age of twenty-five, succeeded to a multi- farious business which included an extensive trade in country produce and the shipment of live stock to eastern markets, the then recent open- ing of the Erie canal making such shipments easy and remunerative. In 1841 Mr. Fiske removed to Watertown, New York, where he en- gaged in business with his father-in-law, and from that date until his death his business relations were far-reaching. With Samuel F. Bates he operated a tannery on Newell street, and ran a boot and shoe store ; with Hiram Holcomb he was interested in the Black River Woolen Mills, and as a member of Horr, Fiske & Company, he engaged exten- sively in the manufacture of clothing for the wholesale house of Hunt. Wiggins & Company, of which he was also a partner.
He was a very active member and for many years president of the city water commissioners, being one of the original board. In 1851 he was one of the trustees of the then village of Watertown, and at the time of his demise was vice-president of the Jefferson County National Bank, a trustee of the Jefferson County Savings Bank, and vice-presi- dent of the Watertown Steam Engine Company. He was one of the electors for the state of New York on the ticket elected in 1860. For several years prior to his death, which occurred February 1, 1877, he was a member of the First Presbyterian church.
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From an obituary published at the time of his demise we take a well merited summary of his character: "Mr. Fiske was an energetic business man whose honesty, fearlessness and good judgment were best appreciated by those who knew him well. His independence and deter- mination were always tempered by a patient consideration of all opin- ions opposed to his, and no selfish motives were allowed to sway his judgments."
Mr. Fiske married, in 1836, Mary Safford. Mrs. Fiske was pro- foundly, but not ostentatiously interested in all good works. With Mrs. Robert Lansing she was prominent in the founding of the Jeffer. son County Orphan's Home, and was for many years secretary and treasurer of the board of directresses. She was a daughter of Dr. John Safford, who in 1807 moved from Salem, New York, to Martinsburg, where he was actively engaged in the medical profession. In 1826 he removed to Watertown and established a mercantile business in his block on Court street. Mrs. Fiske's mother was a daughter of General Walter Martin, one of the most noted of any of the pioneers of the north country. He was the son of Captain Adam Martin, and was born in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, December 15, 1764. After living for a short time in Salem, New York, he removed to the Black River country in 1801, having purchased of James Constable eight thous- and acres of land, including the east subdivision of township five of the Boylston tract. General Martin held successively the offices of assistant justice of the Oneida court, town commissioner, state road commissioner and state senator. He was a brigadier general, in which capacity he served on the frontier in 1814. He built at Martinsburg an imposing stone house nearly fifty feet square, which was modeled with but little change from the famous Johnson Mansion built at Amsterdam by Sir William Johnson. The four children of Mr. Fiske are living: John S. resides at Alassio, Italy. Susan M. is the wife of John C. Knowlton (see Knowlton). Isaac R. and Mary H. reside in Watertown.
JABEZ FOSTER, a former substantial and respected resident of Watertown, now deceased, was a pioneer of the city and town. and active in promoting the commercial, moral and social welfare of both. He was born August 1, 1777, in Lebanon, Connecticut, where his youth was passed upon a farm. In early manhood he set out for the then west, and was located for a short time in Oneida county, this state. He was
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married, at Paris. in that county. July 24. 1800, to Hannah Hunger- ford, who was born September 13, 1777. in Farmington, Connecticut. and died October 16, 1826, in Watertown ( see Hungerford. V). From Oneida county Mr. Foster moved to Turin. Lewis county, and all along his way to Jefferson county was engaged in making potash for the market, the chief cash-producing industry of the pioneers of northern New York.
In 1805 Mr. Foster took up his residence in the town of Watertown, at Burr's Mills, and shortly after removed to the site of the present city, then largely a wilderness. Here he was a foremost figure in the business circles of tliat early day. He built and operated a grist mill on the north side of the river, and soon added to his enterprises a general store, and was long engaged in business with success. His accumulations were in- vested largely in lands and village lots, and his own residence stood where Edwin Paddock now resides, on Washington street, between Stone and Clinton streets. He built other houses on that street, and was an ex- tensive real estate operator in his day. His last years were spent at the home of his daughter, wife of Major Henry Smith, at Monroe, Michi- gan, where he died December 10. 1847. He was one of the founders of the First Presbyterian church of Watertown, and among its most faithful members. He was commonly known as Judge Foster, through his long service as associate judge of the county court.
Of the thirteen children of Mr. Foster, five grew to maturity, and are noted as follows: Gustavus A. settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in early manhood, and died at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Elvira Lorraine be- came the wife of Major Henry Smith, of the United States army, who receives further mention in this work ( see Story). Evalina, born July I. 1806, at Burrville, married Adriel Ely (see Ely \'). Jabez married a daughter of Judge Egbert Ten Eyck, and died of consumption in Jack- sonville. Florida. Morris died of the same malady in Dayton, Ohio.
JOSEPH ALLEN, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Seabury Allen, was born at Westport, Massachusetts, November 14. 1758. He was a descendant of George Allen, who was born in England about 1568, and came to Massachusetts from Weymouth, England, in 1635, and from Lynn settled in Sandwich in 1636, where he lived until his death in 1648. He was a prominent official of Plymouth colony, and a member of the Friends' Society. The line of descent is as follows: Ralph, son of George, married Esther Swift, died in 1698: Joseph, born 1642; Joseph,
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born 1667; Joseph, born 1704, married Ruth Smith: Daniel, born 1729. married Elizabeth Seabury, 1751, died 1822. The names of the children born to Daniel and wife are: Humphrey, Gideon, Joseph, John, Mary ( Mrs. Cornwell ). Pardon, Weston, Rhoda ( Mrs. Macomber ). Ruth ( Mrs. Shearman ) .
Joseph Allen was apprenticed to a blacksmith for four years, and when a young man worked at vessel blacksmithing at Providence, Rhode Island. He was a minute-man two years and nine months during the Revolutionary war, was attached to a piece of artillery, and was called out on active duty several times. Prudence Earl, born January 14. 1768. at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, was married to him June 27. 1784. She was an only daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth Brightman Earl, and a de- scendant of Ralph Earle, who came from England about 1634 and set- tled in Rhode Island. Prudence had three brothers, James, Najor and Arnold. After marriage Joseph Allen lived in Dartmouth until 1793. when he removed to Gadway. Saratoga county. New York. He owned a farm there, and also worked at his trade. Ten years later the tide of emigration was to the Black River country, and Mr. Allen went to the town of Ellisburg in the fall of 1804. purchasing three hundred and twenty acres of land at Bear Creek, and built the first house there on the site where the Allen blacksmith shop stands. The place was a wilder- ness and two miles from any habitation. At this time Joel Brown, to whom the oldest daughter of Mr. Allen was married, was living two miles north of Bear Creek, on what is now the Adams road. Mr. Allen moved to Bear Creek in March, 1805. in company with Arnold Earl and Pardon Earl. They came by the way of Redfield and Adams, and blazed trees served as a guide part of the distance. The first season. as late as July, Mr. Allen sowed oats, which ripened. Soon after he set- tled he built a frame addition to his house and opened an inn. He also built a small shop in which to work at his trade; the site it is thought was north of the creek. Afterward he built a shop on Lorraine street. and carried on business there a number of years, when he was succeeded by his son Elihu. A few years after he settled he gave to the public a lot for a burying ground and also laid out the public square or " green." which was part of his original purchase. About 1818 he built the hotel which is still in use, and kept public house there until 1823, when he was succeeded by Joel Brown, and moved to the corner house bought of Oliver N. Snow, where he lived until his death. September 23. 1838. He was supervisor of the town of Ellisburg in 1808 and 1809, and also
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hield the office of magistrate. His wife, a very bright, active woman and of keen wit, survived him until December 27, 1843. Ten chil- Iren were born to them: Nancy, born in 1785, married Joel Brown, 1803, and died in 1844; James, born in 1786, died in 1788; Betsey, born in 1788, married Henry King, 1809. and died in 1871: Joseph, born in 1791, married Phebe Williams, 1820, and died in 1864: John, born in 1793, married Melissa Dewey, 1823, and died in 1876; Rhoda, born in 1795, married Roswell Marsh. 1834, and died in 1835, at Hebron, Ohio; Harvey, born in 1798, married Lucy N. Freeman, 1826, and died in 1879: Ruth, born in 1802. married S. J. Stebbins, 1826, and died in 1838; Elihu, born in 1806, married Almira Andrus, 1839, and died in 1886; Hiram, born in 1810, married Fanny Taylor, 1837, and died in 1891. John Allen held the office of magistrate over forty years. Eight of the children lie buried in the village cemetery. Joseph Allen was of medium stature, well informed, of an even temperament. honorable and much respected. In religious faith he was a Restora- tionist, and somewhat in accord with the Society of Friends. One of his rules was never to sue to collect a debt. A postoffice was estab- lished at Bear Creek about 1840 with the name of Pierrepont Manor, and since then the place has been known by that name.
ARCHIE C. RYDER, a leading attorney of Watertown and prom- inent in political circles, is well known throughout the county and state. He comes of old Massachusetts stock, and exemplifies the sturdy sense and physique of the New England blood. The family is said to be of Welsh origin.
(I) Joseph Ryder. of Boston, married a Miss Amadon. He died early, leaving his widow with four small children, Joseph, David. Polly and Betsey. The elder son was crippled by a falling tree and died when quite young. Both the daughters died young, of consumption.
(II) David Ryder, second son of Joseph Ryder, was born May 6. 1757, and was only six years old when his father died. He was reared by a wealthy man named Hills. The latter entered the Revolutionary army as captain, and took along young Ryder as a waiter. The latter married Esther Jocelyn, and seems to have lived in Vermont, as his children are recorded as having been born there. They were: Benja- min. Joseph, Esther and Deborah. The elder son died unmarried. The elder daughter married H. S. Pomeroy, and the younger became the wife of Silas Greenman. Esther Jocelyn was the youngest child of her
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parents. Ifer father was an eccentric man, though finely educated and one of the best readers of his day. Her mother. Mary Brown, was of Irish birth and noble blood.
(III) Joseph, son of David and Esther ( Jocelyn) Ryder, was born in December. 1780. in Boston, and married Mary Hill. She was a scion of the same family as David B. Hill, ex-governor of New York. Mr. Ryder died in 1871, aged ninety-one years and one month. They were the parents of nine children, as follows: David, born January 13, 1804. in Boston, Massachusetts; Clark, born May 4, 1805. in Vermont : Benja- min. December 31, 1806, in Vermont : Mary. December 19, 1808, in Mil- ford. Oswego county, New York: Joseph. November 22, 1810, in Mil- ford: Betsey, May 6, 1813. in Chaumont, New York: Louise, June 23. 1815: John. May 25. 1817 : Ellis, January 28, 1819.
(IV) David. eldest child of Joseph and Mary ( Hill) Ryder, was born in 1804, as above noted, and was about nine years old when his parents settled in the town of Lyme, this county. He grew up here, and was engaged in farming in that town. His first wife. Alzada Bacon, of Watertown, bore him three children : Celestia. Van Buren, and Duane. He married, second. Annah Jackson, and had five children by the second marriage, namely: Lucina, James, Emily, and Ellis and Dallas, twins. Annah Jackson, of Onondaga, was a granddaughter of Stephen and Ann (Davis) Jackson, the former a farmer and woolen manufacturer of Delphi Flats, New York. He served seven years as a soldier in the Revolution. His sons were James and William. The elder was a farmer of Onondaga Valley, New York, and died in Syracuse. He married Tryphena Howe, and they were the parents of Annah Jackson. who became the wife of David Ryder. Tryphena Howe was a daughter of Daniel and Sarah ( Rose) Howe, of New Haven, Connecticut. Tra- dition relates interesting statements of the experiences of Stephen Jack- son and his family during the Revolution. While he was away in his country's service his family was reduced to great privations, and it is related that his two sons had only one pair of shoes between them during the seven years of their father's absence, and were accustomed, while cutting wood for fuel in the winter, to heat chips on which they stood with bare feet. By burying silver and other valuables the mother man- aged to preserve them until peace came, and the prosperity attendant upon the labors of the husband and father.
(V) Dallas Ryder, son of David and Annah (Jackson) Ryder. was born April 28, 1845, in Lyme, and was sixteen years old at the out-
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break of the civil war. Notwithstanding his youth he enlisted as a sol- (lier in defense of the Union, thus adding another generation in the mil- itary annals of the family. He was enrolled October 18, 1861, at Water- town, and became a private in Company B, Thirty-fifth Regiment, New York Volunteers, known as the Jefferson County regiment. He served twenty-two months with this organization in the field, participating in the battles of Manassas Junction, Cedar Mountain. Rappahannock Sta- tion. White Sulphur Springs, second Bull Run, South Mountain, An- tietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. Upon the expiration of his term he re-enlisted in the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Frontier Cavalry, and at the close of the war was honorably discharged as second lieuten- ant of Company H. having won promotion by efficient service. On the return of peace he returned to Lyme and took up his residence at Three Mile Bay, where he still makes his home. Since 1871 he has been em- ployed on the Anchor line of steamers, plying between Buffalo and Duluth and Chicago, as captain. He is now in command of the " Muncy," said to be the largest steamer on the lakes. Mr. Ryder is a member of E. V. Mayhew Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of Three Mile Bay, and holds high degree in the Masonic order. He was made a Mason in Chaumont Lodge No. 172, of which he is past master, and affiliates with Cape Vincent Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Watertown Commandery, Knights Templar; and Media Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, of Watertown.
Mr. Ryder was married to Ann Janette, daughter of Aura and Lois Janette Wilson, of Lyme. Aura Wilson was born October 10, 1817, and was early a resident of Ellisburg, whence he removed to Lyme. He was a blacksmith and shipwright, and became the owner of a fleet of fishing boats. His brothers, William, John and Hiram, were also residents of this county. His wife, Louisa Geanet Fenton, was born October 1, 1822, and died February 18. 1857. She was a daughter of Eleazur Fenton, a farmer of the town of Lyme, and his wife, Loraina Townsend. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Wilson married Harriet Newell Buc- hanan, and a son of this marriage. William Alexander Wilson, is now a resident of Watertown. The father died at the age of sixty-three years. The children of the first wife, who died at the age of thirty-five, were: Helen M .. wife of George Perry, residing in Oswego, New York; Cecelia, who became the wife of Henry Swackhammer. and is now deceased: Delmetia, who married Charles Eigenbrodt, of St. Johnsville, New York: Ann Janette, wife of Dallas Ryder, as before noted; and Vice Jane, who died young.
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The children of Dallas and Ann Janette ( Wilson ) Ryder were three in number: Willie, the eldest, now deceased: Archie C., who receives extended mention hereinafter: Myrtle Annah.
(VI) Archie C. Ryder was born October 23. 1873. in Three Mile Bay, where he received his primary education in the common schools. He graduated from the high school in 1890, and from the Adams Colle- giate Institute in 1803. Desiring to take up the legal profession, he entered the Buffalo Law School, from which he was graduated in 1898. and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He immediately began the gen- eral practice of the law, in association with Loren E. Harter, and is now a partner in the law firm of Harter, Phelps & Ryder. This combination is a strong one, and enjoys a lucrative practice, and Mr. Ryder holds the confidence and respect of the general public and his professional contemporaries. He takes an active interest in public affairs, and is prominently identified with political movements. In 1900 he was elected a member of the Republican county committee from the town of Lyme, and is now chairman of that body. In the presidential campaign of 1904 be rendered valuable service to the party, and aided in securing its phe- nomenal triumph. He is chairman of the membership committee of the Lincoln League, a powerful political and social organization of Water- town, which has grown from a membership of eight hundred to fourteen hundred under his aggressive policy.
Mr. Ryder has won laurels in the field as well as on the rostrum. Carrying out the spirit of his fathers, he enlisted as a soldier at the out- break of the Spanish-American war, becoming a member of Company A, Sixty-fifth Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, earning the reputation of a faithful soldier. He is a trustee of Bradley Winslow Post. Sons of Veterans, and affiliates with several Masonic bodies, namely: Chaumont Lodge No. 172, Free and Accepted Masons, in which he has held the office of secretary; Cape Vincent Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Water- town Commandery. Knights Templar. He also belongs to Court Lyme, Independent Order of Foresters, and Corona Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of Watertown.
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