Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y. 1684-1890, Part 42

Author: Child, Hamilton, 1836- [from old catalog] comp; Horton, William H., [from old catalog] ed
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y., The Syracuse journal company, printers and binders
Number of Pages: 1384


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Hiram Steele, a native of Vermont, died in Windsor, in that state, aged about 80 years. His son Eliakim was born in Windsor, and in 1834 located in this town, where he died in 1853, aged 67 years. Eliakim married Betsey, daughter of Col. Cummings, of West Windsor, Vt., and their children were George H., Fanny C., Ellen M., Gracie A., and Charles C. The latter married, first, Elizabeth, daughter of Samnel and Mary Guard, of Brownville, in 1859, who bore him two children, Charles H. and George C. His second marriage was with Frances E., daughter of Alfred and Eliza (Cobb) Kilborn, of this town. Mr. Steele has been a general merchant in Brownville for 12 years, deputy postmaster 10 years, and justice of the peace one term. He has also been proprietor of a grist and flouring-mill for 10 years.


Christian Walrath, a native of St. Johnsville, N. Y., came to Brownville in 1835, and was


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the first permanent settler on a farm on road 16, now known as the Walrath farm, where he remained until his death, aged 85 years. He married Catharine Hillagas, of St. Johnsville, N. Y., and their children were Jonas, Nathaniel, Reuben, Magdelaine, Mary, and Margaret. Renben Walrath married Lura A .. daughter of Angevine and Phebe (Locke) Lawrence, of Le Ray, and their children are David H., Esther J., Mary A., and Ruby A. David H. married Jennie, daughter of Simeon Cocagne, of Cape Vincent, by whom he has one daughter, Rosie, and resides on the homestead farm.


William P. Smith, a native of this town, married, first, Clara Lounsbury, of Niagara County, who bore him one son and died in 1878, aged 42 years. In 1880 he married Mrs. Belle Kilborn, of Clayton, daughter of Lewis and Helen (Cramer) Lawton, and is now a farmer at Perch River, in this town. He commenced life as a poor boy, and for many years lived with John Prior. By industry and frugality he has become quite successful in his chosen occupation. He served in Co. A, 35th N. Y. Vols., and in Co. G, 6th N. Y. Artillery, in the late war, and was honorably discharged. Hezekiah Lawton, grandfather of Mrs. Smith, participated in the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812.


Joseph Underwood, son of Joseph who served in the Revolutionary war, was born in Ver- mont, whence he emigrated to Rutland. this county, in 1800, and was one of the first settlers of that town, where he lived 35 years, when he removed to this town, and died here in 1843, aged 72 years. He married Rebecca Hayes, who bore him seven children, viz .: William, Eliz- abeth, Sarah. Clarissa, Joseph, Huldah, and Warren. Joseph, a native of Rutland, came to Brownville in 1835, where he now resides, aged 78 years. He married Louisa, daughter of Jeremiah and Sally (Bush) Scott, and his children are Charles, Morrell, and William H. The latter married Genevieve, danghter of I. Alanson and Susan (Dwelly) Roseboom, and they have had two children, May (deceased) and Mande. Mr. Underwood is proprietor of the popular Underwood Hotel, in the village of Dexter, of which village he is president. He enlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., in 1862, was promoted to corporal in 1863, and served until the close of the war, receiving his discharge May 28, 1865. He was in the battles of the Wilderness and Petersburg, was at the front in the defense of the National capital, and was present at Lee's surrender. Joseph Underwood married for his second wife Julia, daughter of Daniel and Arvilla (Marsh) Whitney, of Brownville.


William Mackey, whose father was killed in the Revolutionary war, was of Scotch descent. He was born in Montgomery County, N. Y., and died in Indiana at the advanced age of 99 years. He served in the War of 1812, and was taken prisoner. He wedded with Catharine Sight, of Montgomery County, and their children were Benjamin, John, Abram, Hiram, James, Nancy, Mariah, Sally, Lida, and William. The latter married Catharine, daughter of John Lent, of Montgomery County, and their children are Nathan, Harvey, William, Jerome, and Laura. He has resided in Brownville for 51 years.


Henry Fuller, a native of Scotland, emigrated to Washington County, N. Y., where he re- mained until his death. He was a Revolutionary soldier. His wife bore him eight children, of whom Lester came to Brownville in 1837, and here remained until his death, July 16, 1875, aged 80 years. In 1823 he married Lovina, daughter of Elijah and Mary Dexter, of Washing- ton County, and their children were Sherard, Cornelius, Charles, Mary, Emeline, Albert, and Maria. Sherard Fuller served 15 years in the regular army before the war, and during the war served in Co. H, 10th N. Y. H. A. He died April 19, 1871, aged 46 years. Albert served in Co. A, 94th N. Y. Vols., and died at Sackets Harbor, December 30, 1861, aged 18 years. Maria Fuller is now a resident of Brownville, the only one of the family now left in the town.


Henry Fredenburg, a native of Ulster County, came to Brownville in 1837, where he died in 1872, aged 76 years. He served in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., one year. He married, first, Annie Shower, of Ulster County, and their children were Albert, Elias. John. Mary J., David, Sylvia, James C., Eliza, George, and Lottie. His second marriage was with Annie Beckwith. James C. married Hattie, daughter of Alexander Hayes, of Chaumont, and they have two children, Cora and Blanche. He served two enlistments in the late war, first in Co. M, 2d Regt. N. Y. Vols., and second in Co. E, 186th Regt., and was honorably discharged. He served at the battles of Bull Run and Antietam, and in front of Petersburg. He resides in the village of Limerick.


Peter Christie, a native of Quebec, died on Amherst Island, near Kingston. ITis wife, Rachel, bore him several children, among whom was Peter, Jr., who came to this town in 1838,


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and located in the village of Dexter, where he now resides. Peter, Jr., was twice married. By his first wife, Jane Ferguson, he had five children, viz .: Mary, Joseph, Julia, Alexander, and Abram, of whom the latter served in Co. I, 94th N. Y. Vols., and was killed in the second battle of Bull Run. His second wife, Lucinda Gardner, of Pillar Point, bore him eight children, viz .: Peter, Lydia, Ephraim, William, Eugene, Edwin, Michael, and Adelia. Michael Christie married Alphrenia, daughter of William and Julia A. (Bush) Dillenbeck, of Dexter, and their children are William, Glennie, Walton, Harrie, and Elsie. He enlisted in Co. B, 186th Regt. N. Y. Vols., participated in the battles of Cedar Creek and Petersburg, and was honorably dis- charged. Peter Christie, brother of Michael, enlisted in Co. K, 14th N. Y. Cavalry, was trans- ferred to the 18th N. Y. Cavalry, and reenlisted in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A. Ile married Kate Ewing, of Peru, Ind., and their children are Charles, Fred, and Delia. He resides in the village of Dexter.


John Vandewalker, who served in the War of 1812, was a native of Montgomery County. whence he removed to this town in 1839. He married Maria Rider, who bore him 11 children, among whom was Jolm, who married Delia. daughter of Richard and Naney Van Allen, of Herkimer, N. Y., by whom he has six children, viz .: Hariet, Martha, Lorenzo, Charlotte, Ennice, and Jerome. The latter. of this town, was born in Herkimer County and came to this town in 1840. He married Susanna Lawyer, of Brownville, and their children are Lorenzo J., Lida D., and Clark C.


Jeremiah Wilson, a Revolutionary soldier, was a native of Rhode Island, whencc heremoved to Brownville in 1840, and in 1843 located in Watertown, where he died in 1572, aged 73 years. He married Mercy Ann Spicer, and their children were Eliza, Harriet, Gordon, Josiah F .. Elmira, Hannah, James, John, and Maria. Josiah F. Wilson married Rachel. daughter of Morris and Lucy (Starks) Lee, and their children are Henry, Albert, Estella, Merey A., Engene, and Ida. He served in the late war in Co. L, 18th N. Y. Cavalry. His sons Albert and Henry also served in the same regiment, in Co. L.


Richard Van Allen was born in 1773. and his wife. Nancy Timmerman, in 1779. Their son Mindred was born in St. Johnsville, N. Y., in 1781, and came to Watertown about 1830, finally locating in Brownville, where he died in 1849, aged 68 years. He married Maria, dangliter of John and Margaret Vandewalker, of St. Johnsville, and their children were Emily, Jerome, Myron, Addison S., Augustus P., Daniel D., John, Charles L., and Ellen C. John and Augustus Van Allen served in Co. K, 35th N. Y. Regt., and Jerome in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Regt. John reenlisted in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Cavalry. Daniel D. served two years in the 35tb Regt., and one year with the 2d Conn. Artillery. Charles served in Co. B, 20th N. Y. Regt., and Myron in Co. M., same regiment. Augustus Van Allen married, first, Mary Benson, of Elmira, N. Y., by whom he had four daughters, viz. : Eva, Ida, Jennie, and Hattie. He married, second, Mrs. Marian Wait, daughter of Hiram Loomis, of Dexter, and by her has one son, Daniel, and resides in the village of Dexter.


Capt. Francis Winn was born in South Reading, Mass., in 1782, and died in Holden, Mass., in 1840. He married Eliza Jackson, of Boston, and of their eight children, Franeis W., born in Woburn, Mass., came to this town in 1840. He married Harriet, daughter of Sylvanus and Luey (Baker) White, of Charlton, Mass .. and their children are Harriet E., William H., Frederick, Ann E., and Mary L. William H. served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., was honorably discharged at the close of the war, and is now drawing a pension. He was in the engagement at Petersburg. April 2, 1865, and was also in Petersburg at the time of Lee's surrender. He was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1864.


William Adams, a native of Bradford-on-Avon, Eng., emigrated to the village of Dexter about 1840, where he remained until his death in 1878, aged 62 years. He married Martha Keats, also a native of England, and their children were Helen, Mary, and Fred. M. The latter married Eva, daughter of Alfred and Margery (Luther) Emerson, in 1878, and now re- sides on road 51. John Adams, also of Bradford-on-Avon, located in Dexter in 1840, where he married Sarah Hilliker, who bore him children as follows: Julia (deceased), Sarah, Albert, who served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., and is now deceased, Mary A. (Mrs. Malcomb Ross), of Saginaw, Mich., and Gideon. The latter married Elmina A., daughter of Daniel and Betsey (Spenser) Wilson, of Dexter, and their children are Julia E., Melvin D., Ernest E., Lillie B., John A., and George A., and he now resides on road 51, where he has lived 22 years. He served in Co. I, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, was in the Shenandoah Valley campaign and at Petersburg, and was honorably discharged.


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Henry Reeves, a native of England, emigrated to this country in 1842, and settled on a farm at Pillar Point, where he made his home until his death. He married in England, and his children were John, James, William, and Henry. The latter was born at Pillar Point, and in 1879 removed to Watertown, where he now resides. He married Catharine, daughter of Philan Ball, of Dexter, and his children are James E., Blanch, Mary, and Fernand H. Fernand H. Reeves married Vira, daughter of Hiram and Lucy (Wilder) Patrick, and his children are Lucy, Artie, and Harley. He resides on a farm on road 62, in Brownville.


David Knapp was born in Mayfield, Fulton County, N. Y., where he died at the age of about 65 years. Of his four children, Samuel, born in Mayfield, removed to this town in 1847 and settled on a farm which he occupied until his death, at the age of 65 years. He married Atha Reynolds, of Fulton County, and their children were Benjamin, David, Jacob, Solomon, Hiram, Ann, Sally, Rachel, Hannah, and John L. The latter married Emily, daughter of Henry and Betsey (Dilaberne) Perry, of Brownville, in 1850, and they have had three chil- dren. viz .: Emma, Amelia, and Delbert, the latter of whom is deceased.


Joseph Knowlton, a native of Vermont, removed to Ellisburgh among the early settlers, and finally located in this town, at Pillar Point, where he remained several years, dying in Houns- field in 1869, aged 82 years. He was three times married. His first wife, a Miss Filmore, bore him four children, viz .: Monroe, Maria, Perry, and Asa. By his second wife, Jemima Holden, of Henderson, his children were Ruth A. and Harry A. His third wife was Sally Fi'more. a sister of his first wife. His son Harry A. was born in Henderson. He married, first, Vestaline, daughter of John L. and Betsey (Mixer) Alger, who bore him children as fol- lows: Frank W., of Copenhagen, N. Y .; Idella M. (Mrs. George Anderson), of Watertown; and Vesta A. He married, second, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary M. Jackson, and is now a general merchant at Pillar Point, where he has resided 54 years.


William Brothers, of Germany, emigrated to America and located in Middlebury, Vt., where he died. Of his three children, John, born in Vermont, emigrated to Watertown, where he died at the advanced age of 90 years. He married Lncy, daughter of Ira Brant, of Albany, who died at the age of 92 years. Their children were Rachel, Sarah, Robert D., and John J. The latter was born at Dutch Hill, near Albany, and in 1845 located in Watertown. In 1852 he removed to Brownville. where he now resides. He has been twice married. By his first wife, Margaret Woodard, daughter of Ebenezer, he had five children, viz .: Alton M., Ebenezer, Amy, Mansel, and Morris. He married, second, Sally, daughter of Micah and Margaret (Veb- bar) Willard, of Antwerp, with whom he now lives on road 59, where he has resided for 35 years. Micah Willard served in the War of 1812, at Sackets Harbor. A certificate, in the pos- session of one of his descendants, shows that he served without remuneration, and clothed and fed himself. He died at the age of 72 years, and his wife at the age of 67.


Solomon Gould, of Leverett, Mass., located in Lorraine in 1806, where he died in 1810, aged 85 years. His wife bore him 14 children. eight sons and five daughters of whom grew to maturity. One son, Nathan, married Betsey Gleason, of Leverett, and his children were Sol- omon, Willard, Clarissa, Lavina, Delilah, Fanny, Eliza, Deborah, Jane, Nathan, and Curtis P. The latter was born in the town of Lorraine, and in 1857 removed to Brownville, where he has resided for 11 years, on road 33. He married, first, Catharine McComb, of Lyme, who bore him two children, Alice and Jane; and second, Mrs. Elizabeth Brush, of Le Ray, daughter of Solomon and Lucinda (Hunt) Beebee, and his children by her are Franklin, Etta, Fred, Charles, and Herbert.


Channcey H. Fay, born on Point Peninsula, in 1861, located in Dexter, where he died Mareh 29, 1876, aged 74 years. He married Julia Ann Traey, of Lyme, and their children were Emily, Sherebiah, Almina, Lavina, Helen, and Sullivan D. The latter was born in Lyme, and in 1860 located in Dexter, where he now resides. He married Mary, daughter of Danforth P. and Amanda (Hubbard) Clark, in 1860, by whom he had one son, Fred, who died in 1870, aged four years. He served in Co. B, 186th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He was present at the evacuation of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865.


Col. Solomon Spafford, born in Rutland County, Vt., removed to Canada, where he died at the age 80 years. He married Sally Sheldon, a native of Massachusetts, and of their nine children Abijah, who was born in Vermont, died in Canada, at the age of 55 years. He mar- ried Margaret, danghter of Jonathan and Polly (Young) Fergason, and they had children as follows: Harvey, Solomon, William, Abijah, Alvah, Calvin, Parthenia, and Sheldon. The latter


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was born in Canada, and in 1863 removed to Brownville. He married Eliza, daughter of Alvah and Hannah (Walker) Stevens, of Canada, and now resides in this town. His children are Amelia, Aurelia, Evangeline and Emeline (twins). Sophronia, and Horace.


Daniel Gould, son of John, born in Montgomery County, removed to Pamelia while young, and later to Watertown, where he now resides at the age of 92 years. He married Fanny Denson, who bore him 10 children, viz .: Rasselas, Demster, Daniel, Jr., Horace, Madi- son. Nelson, Alexander, Clarissa, Fanny, and John. The latter was born in Pameha and came to Pillar Point at the close of the late war. He married Adaline, daughter of Joshua and Ruth (Freeman) Fredenburg, of Le Ray, and their children are Daniel, Morris, Charles, Or- ville, and Edson J.


James Bauter lived and died in La Fargeville. in the town of Orleans. His wife, Mary, bore him nine children, among whom was James, who was born in Herkimer County, whence he removed to Brownville, where he lived 15 years, dying in 1881, aged 56 years. He married Harriet, danghter of Elijah an 1 Laney (House) Gray, of Orleans Four Corners, who bore him five children, viz .: Esther M., Fayette E., Rose E., Frank W., and Ida May. His widow snr- vives him at the age of 60 years, and resides on the homestead farm with Frank W. and Ida May.


David Kennedy, of Glasgow, Scotland, died in Ireland, in 1857, aged 52 years. He married Mary Brown, of Ireland, and their children were William, Sarah, Eliza, Charles, John, David, Andrew, Robert, and Hugh. Andrew Kennedy was born in Ireland. He emigrated to America and settled in Brownville, where he now resides. He married, first, Sarah Orr, who bore him three children, David, Andrew, and Thomas, and second. Mary M. Cave, of Woon- socket, R. I., by whom he has children as follows: William, Eliza, Sarah, Mary J., and Agnes. He served in Co. E, 4th R. I. Vols., three years and two months, and was honorably discharged.


John Lynel, a native of Ireland, emigrated to America and located in this state, finally settling in Martinsburg, Fulton County, where he died at the age of 82 years. He married Nancy Rice, who bore him six children, viz .: Edward, John, Matthew. Robert, Mary, and Thomas. The latter married Katie, danghter of Timothy and Catharine (Evans) Mangan, of Martinsburg, by whom he had two children. Mr. Lynch was proprietor of the Brownville Hotel. He is now deceased.


Richard Flansburg, Jr., was a native of Maine. He came to Watertown, N. Y., in 1835, where he remained until his death, aged 82 years. He married Jane Banens, of Litchfield, N. Y., and their children were Elida J., Esther A., William, John, Mary. Martha, Katie, and Harriet L. The latter has been twice married. By her first husband, Rufus Owens, of Wilna, she had one son, Lewis. Her second husband was Matthew Lynch, of the town of Philadel- phia, by whom she had two children, Henry and Sophia. Mr. Lynch died in 1870, aged 61 years. His widow survives him, and resides in this town at the age of 66 years.


Anson Potter (Hounsfield) is an example of untiring industry, a pioneer of Honnsfield, and a present citizen of most honorable standing. Anson Potter has demonstrated qualities of high order, and to acquire superiority in a chosen calling has put forth unremitted exertions. He was the second child in the family of John and Lydia (Holloway) Potter, and was born in North Brookfield, Mass .. March 29, 1803. His father was a farmer of limited means, and came with his family to Stowell's Corners, in the town of Hounsfield, in 1805; here he remained for several years, and maintained his family by working as a day-laborer. About 1808 he pur- chased 50 acres of land, which is a part of the farm now owned by his grandson, Newman H. Potter, for which he was to pay $5 per acre; here he struggled with poverty for a number of years, for the maintenance of his family, and the removal of the encumbranee upon his prop- erty was a severe task; but, being a man of indomitable will and perseverance, he overcame every obstaele, and to his first purchase added 100 aeres, which is at this time one of the finest farms in the township. As may be supposed, our subject's advantages were limited in every particular, excepting the acquirement of a robust constitution and a strong pair of arms with which to fight the battles incident to the settlement of a new country. As soon as able to swing an axe he commenced work upon the farm, attending the district school for a few weeks in the winter; he, however, acquired a good common school education. When about 19 years of age he commenced business for himself by taking jobs in clearing land, and being desir- ous of securing some one to share " his joys and sorrows," he made the acquaintance of Miss Abby M. Fall, whom he married September 26, 1826. Her father, Henry T. Fall, was an offi-


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cer in the Revolutionary army, and served during the war; soon after peace was declared he- settled in Litchfield County, where Mrs. Potter was born, April 11, 1802. In 1811, meeting with some reverses in business, he emigrated to the town of Rodman; he, however, ended his- days in the town of Brownville, at the advanced age of 96 years.


Soon after Mr. Potter's marriage he purchased about 100 acres of wild land on " big lot number 36," town of Hounsfield, for which he was to pay $5 per acre. His situation at this time was certainly not an enviable one, his resources being liis good wife, an axe, a pair of fustian breeches, on ox team, good health, and a strong will, while his liabilities were an en- cumbrance of $500 upon his farm. And now commenced the struggle for the possession of his home; the land was heavily timbered, and the construction of a farm was no small task; but, by degrees, field after field was added, and industry and frugality were rewarded, and to the first purchase he added from time to time until he became the owner of over 1,000 acres of fine land, 700 of which was in one body and lay in the town of Hounsfield. This magnificent property was acquired, not through speculation or heirship, but by honorable toil, and Mr. Potter's success as a farmer shows what can be done by industry, economy, and good execu- tive ability. He now owns a beautiful farm of 200 acres, which is a monument to his thrift and energy. This farm is probably one of the best in Jefferson County.


Mr. and Mrs. Potter have been blessed with five children, named in the order of their ages: Walter W., Newman II., Lorentine C., Lydia M., and Anson A. Walter W. is a farmer and a resident of Eaton County, Michigan; Newman H. is one of Hounsfield's thrifty farmers, and did his country good service as sergeant of Co. K, 35th New York Infantry; Anson A. is living in Brownville; Lydia M. is the wife of Harrison E. Spalsbury, of Leonidas. Mich .; Lor- entine C. is the wife of Chauncey W. Bates, of Polk City, Iowa. No family of children were ever blessed with parents more kind or indulgent, and their parents are proud to know that they are fully appreciated. Although they have outlived their allofed time, they are still in the possession of good health and all their faculties, and are sustained by an implicit religious faith,-that of the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a "ruling elder" and a liberal patron, and at whose altar they kneel, "humble recipients of its holy symbols." Mr. and Mrs. Potter are exemplars of "long lives well spent," and it is the wish of their many friends that many years may yet be granted them.


Herbert Whittemore, a native of Massachusetts, came to Sackets Harbor among the early settlers, where he remained until his death, in 1858, aged 65 years. He served at the battle of Sackets Harbor in the War of 1812. He married Abbie Allen, a relative of Ethan Allen, the Revolutionary hero, and their children were John, Paul, George, Matthew, and Abbie. Paul Whittemore was born at Sackets Harbor, and now resides at Cape Vincent. He married Minerva, daughter of Henry and Miranda (Collamer) Breck, and his children are Frank A., Henry B., Ira A., Miranda, Florence M., Clara F., Paul T., and George C. The latter, of this town, married Minnie A. Whittier, a cousin of John G. Whittier, the poet.


Augustus Devendorf was born in Minden, N. Y., and died at Harper's Ferry, Va., aged 35 years. His father, John, who served in the Revolutionary war, was a German. Augustus married Betsey Clock, who bore him four children, of whom Daniel was born in Fairfield and died in St. Johnsville, N. Y., at the age of 33 years. He married Margaret Markell, of Stone Arabia, Montgomery County, and their children were A. Maria, Henry, Edward, Abraham, Jeremiah and Josiah (twins), Adam, and John D. The latter married Mary A., daughter of George G. Loucks, of Manheim, N. Y., and resides in this town. He has one adopted son, Irving R., the son of his brother.


Mark Sanford, a native of this state, married Roxey A. Patrick, of Point Peninsula, and is now a resident of Sackets Harbor. His children are Phebe J., La Fayette, and Oren S. The latter married Sarah A., daughter of William and Sarah (White) Barney, of Cape Vincent, by whom he has had seven children, viz .: D. A. Dalton, Mary A., Alvah, Norah L., Mark, William W., and Charles E. He served in the late war in Co. M, 10th N. Y. H. A., three years, and . was honorably discharged. He was confined in Libby prison for 15 days previous to Lee's sur- render.




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