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years. Mrs. B. d. in P. Aug. 24, 1833, and was bu. at Brocton. In religion Mr. B. is a Universalist ; in politics a republican.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin .- (1) CORNELIA : b. Feb. 4, 1823 ; m. W. R. Merrell April 6, 1843; settled in Sheridan. (2) PHILENIA S .: b. Aug. 1, 1824; m. Jolm Miller Sept. 7. 1842; settled in Sheridan. (3) WILLIAM H .: b. March 22, 1826; m. Minerva Edwards March 28, 1857; settled in Sheridan (4) SUSAN O .: b. Dec. 20, 1827 ; m. A. A Rich Oct. 12, 1856. (5) BENJAMIN F .: b. Dec. 7, 1829 ; m. Caroline Edwards April 28, 1852.
91. JOHN CONNER-Came from Ulster county, N. Y., to P. in May, 1817. He settled on p't of lot 26, T. 5, near Portland Station, land now owned by William Duggan. His article bears date May 29, 1817. His first house was a shanty covered with bark. His wife's maiden name was Helen Bogar- dus. Mr. C. was a carpenter and joiner. He d. on the farm he settled March 6, 1848. Mrs. C d. April 22, 1837. They were bu. in N. Portland cemetery. The family, like those of most of the early settlers, often refer to the privations of the first few years of their pioneer life. An incident is related : In the fall of 1819 Mr. C. made a trip to Fredonia to purchase salt to cure his pork fattened in the forest and for family use. But salt was on a par with specie and could not be obtained without it, and this was an article Mr. C. could not command He offered wheat or corn at prices barely nominal, but to no purpose Somewhat disheartened he turned his horse's head homeward, feeling that his possessions were of little value as they were not sufficient to purchase a half barrel of salt. On arriving at Elijah Fay's he related to Mr. F. his experience of the day and expressed himself as discouraged at the prospect before him. With a charreteristic look and expression of his, Mr Fay said : "Mr. Conner, call down here next Tuesday and I'most guess I will have the salt for you." Mr. C. called at the time specified and received his half barrel of salt with a thankful heart
Family of Mr .. and Mrs. Conner .- (1) MARY, m. Alvin
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Vancuren ; settled in Canada. (2) PEGGY, b. in Ulster county ; m. Philip Rix. (3) JOHN F., m. Ist Lucinda Ferris ; 2d Susan Palmer. (4) JAMES, m. Nancy Correll. (5) ELIZABETH, m. Geo. Freeman. (6) NANCY, m. Willard Burton. (7) EZRA; m. Maria Correll. (8) HENRY, m. Caroline Goodwin. (9) SALLY, m. Aaron Eby. (10) DANIEL, m. Eliza Rix. (11) DAVID, m. Caroline Moorhouse.
92. ORRIS PERKINS-Came from Vt. to P. in 1817. He m. Amelia Palmer, sister to Mrs. Zimri Hill. He bought the farm now owned and occupied by B. F. Pecor, pt. of lot 32, T. 5, in 1824, where he lived in a log house on the west side of the road until 1831, when he sold to Mr. Pecor. Mr. P. and family removed to Crawford county, Pa., in 1832, and after a few years to some of the western states. Mr. P. d. in the west, and Mrs. P. returned to P. where she d. For some years Mr. P. owned the saw mill near the mouth of Dunham's Creek. [See Mills.]
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Perkins .- (1) PALMER, (2) ELIZA, (3) HIRAM, (4) LAURA, (5) MARIA.
93. OTIS ENSIGN-Came to P. from Sheridan, this county, and settled on pt. of lot 32, T. 5, in 1817. He sold to - Cook, who in turn sold to Jacob Barringer, in 1835. For some years Mr. Ensign kept a tavern in Dunkirk.
94. STEPHEN SMALLEY-Came to P. from Norway, Herki- mer county this state, in 1817. He located pt. of lot 48, T. 4, but returned to Norway within the next few years. He was a cousin of Mrs. J. S. West.
95. ABIAL FLINT-Was the son of Arkalis and Betsey Elmer Flint, and was b. at East Windsor, Conn., Sept 5th, 1768. He m. Mary Brown in Rome, Oneida county, this state, Sept. 26th, 1802. Mrs. F. was b. in Coventry, Conn. Nov. 30th, 1780. About 1812 they emigrated to Forestville. this county, and from there to P. in 1817, and settled on pt. of lot 36, T. 5, the farm now owned by his son Henry. He occupied a log house until 1833, when he built the frame house now upon the farm. Mr. Flint was a tanner and currier
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and shoemaker, but the great business of life as with every settler was clearing the land of its excessive growth of timber. It is surprising with what cheerfulness the settlers labored. The prospect of the blessings of a home wrought out by their own hands from the wilderness was an inspiration that softened every toil. The family speak of hardship and privations but they were the inevitable lot of every early emigrant. Mr. F. occupied his farm forty-three years, dying Jan. 15th, 1860, at the age of 91 years. Mrs. F. preceded him, dying May 5th. 1849, aged 68. They were bu. in Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. F. were Methodists, and members of the first class formed in town. Politically Mr. F. was a whig.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Flint .- (1) DANIEL, E., b. Aug. 22d, 1805; m. Eliza Goddard, and settled in Shipman, Ill., in 1863. (2) MARY B., b. Apr. 23d, 1807; m. John Wilbur in P .; settled at Elgin, Ill. (3) JONATHAN T. b. Nov. 30th, 1809; m. Harriet Shumway in Genesee county ; settled in Buffalo in 1840. (4) ABIAL jun., b. May 25th, 1813 ; m. Jane Cook in P .: settled in Missouri, in 1857. (5) HENRY, b. Jan. 18th, 1815 ; m. Nancy A. Hall in P. ; lives on the old homestead. (6) HARRIET, b. Oct. 6th, 1816; m. James Wilson of Hanover ; is living there. (7) JOHN W. b. Aug. 26th, 1819; m. Lovina McGaffan, of Youngstown, this state; settled in Brant, Erie county. (8) CAROLINE, b. Dec. 3d, 1823; m. Ephraim Ballard of Westfield, this county ; settled in Silver Creek.
96 AARON PIERCE-Came to P. from Southbury, Mass., in 1816 or '17, and settled on p't of lot 34, T. 5, farm now owned by J. McFadden. In 1820 he sold his claim and went west
97. ALMON FORD-Came from Southbury, Mass., in 1817 or '18 ; lived with A. Pierce (No 96) on lot 34, T. 5, and went west with him in 1820.
98. GEORGE FREEMAN-Was the son of Jonathan and Nellie Bazley Freeman, and b. in Delaware county, this state, Oct. 20, 1795. He m. Elizabeth Conner, dau. of John Conner. who was b in Ulster county. They came to P. from Ulster in
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Feb., :821, with an ox team and sled, and were a month on the road. He settled on the McCabe farm, S. pt lot 27, T. 5, and in 1832 upon the farm he now owns, p't lot 42, T. 5. Mr. F. was in the war of 1812, from Ulster county. He is a member of the West Baptist church in P .; politically a republican.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman .- (1) MARY ANN: b. in Ulster county ; m. John Caldwell. (2) JANE : b. in P .; not m .; lives with her parents. (3) EMILY : b. in P .; m. James Cald- well (4) ROBERT : b. in P .; m. Eliza House; d. in P. in 1862. (5) HELEN : b. in [' .; m. Erastus Ellis ; lives in P. (6) LUCY : b. in P .; m. Lysander Vanleuven ; lives in P.
99. EBENEZER HARRIS-The son of Joshua and Clarissa Scott Harris, and was b. in Halifax, Windham county, Vt., April 4, 1799. He emigrated to Chautauqua county in 1817, stopping first in Hanover, then in Sheridan, and the same year came to P. and located in connection with Isaac Baldwin p't of lot 40, T. 5, owned now in p't by Wm Renouard. In 1818 he occupied his land and in the fall of the same year built a frame house, supposed to be the first of its class, upon the lake road, in town. The frame is still standing and occupied by Mr. Renouard. He harvested the next year two hundred and fifty bushels of wheat from ten acres. Wheat was worth $2.50 per bushel. but a rapid decline in prices took place and the next March it was worth but 50 cents per bushel. The decline in prices extended to real estate, so that in 1825 land with improvements would not sell at the office price in 1817 and interest. He sold his claim and bought of Jesse Dunham p't of lot 32, T. 5, land now owned in part by J. E. Harris. Upon this farm he lived twenty-five years. He m. Rachael Baldwin, dau. of Isaac Baldwin, Oct. 22, 1820. Mrs. H. was b. in Vt. in 1800 and emigrated to this county with her father and family in 1812. In early life Mr. II was a Baptist, but became identified with the Universalist element in P. in 1823. Polit- ically he was a "Clintonian, anti-Mason, whig and republican." He was a man of considerable prominence, and always in town office. [See Town Officers ] He removed to Sheridan, this county, in 1850, where he and Mrs. H. still reside
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Family of Mr. and Mrs Harris .- (1) CLARISSA : b. in P. Sept. 3, 1821 ; m. James Quigley Feb 23, 1848 ; settled in P. Mr. Q. d. May 31, 1852. Mrs. Quigley m. 2d Wm. Wait Aug. 1869. (2) FILEY : b. June 3, 1823 ; m. John F. Arnold Oct. 30, 1844; now lives in Nebraska. (3) OLIVE C .: b. May 4. 1824 ; m. Ephraim Jones Ang. 13, 1842; settled in P. Mr. Jones d. at Dunkirk Feb. 10, 1862, and Mrs. Jones three days later. The death of Mrs. Jones was occasioned by injuries received by being thrown from a wagon by a passing locomo- tive. Both lower limbs were horribly mangled and were amputated the next day. The death of Mr. Jones was occa- sioned by the rupture of a blood vessel on first witnessing the awful condition of his wife. They were bu. in Sheridan. (4) FIDELIA R .: b. in P. April 19, 1826 ; m. Hiram A Reid in Fredonia, this county, July 1, 1860. Mrs. R. is a graduate in medicine, having attended lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio, and is now practicing in Nebraska. (5) LYDIA : b. Oct. 17, 1827 : 1. Lasell Bryant Nov. 2, 1850, at Binghampton, N. Y. Mr. B. d. Oct. 10, 1853 ; Mrs. B. m. Martin Carey in 1855. (6) JOSEPH ADDISON : b. April 29, 1831 ; m. Delia A. Skinner ; settled in Minnesota : d. in Sheridan. (7) EMILY : b. Nov. 29, 1829 ; m. Geo. S. Robinson ; settled in Minnesota. (8) MARY L .: b. June 27, 1835 ; m. Wm. K. Bush April, 13. 1854: 2d David Convis March 19, 1860. (9) MANLY S .: b. June 11, 1837 ; m. Lodoiska Cary Jan. 1, 1866 ; lives in Dunkirk, this county.
100 MARTIN QUIGLEY .- Mr. Quigley was b. in Queens county, Ireland, Nov. 28, 1757, and emigrated to America early in life. He m. Mary Harrie in Schoharie county, N. Y., from whence they removed to P. in 1817 and settled on p't of lot 48 T 4, farm now owned by Abram Woleben. Mrs Q. was b. in Germany Jan. 12, 1779. His log house stood where the house now stands on the farm. He d. here June 4. 1852, at the age of 95 years. Mrs. Q. d. Jan. 12, 1842, aged 63. They were bu. in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Q. were Catho- lics. In politics Mr. Q. was a democrat.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Quigley .- (1) THOMAS : b. Nov. 28.
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1803 ; m. Ist, Anatharis Southworth; 2d, Emma Matthewson June 24, 1858 ; lives on p't of lot 30, T. 5, in W. p't of Center- ville. (2) JOHN : b. in 1805 ; d. in infancy. (3) CATIIARINE : b. April 3, 1806 ; m. John Ward; settled in Canada. (4) MICHAEL: b. in 1807 ; with another young man was carried over Niagara Falls March 15, 1824 (5) LYSANDER : b. March 9, 1809 ; m. Jane Harris ; settled in Canada. (6) MARTIN : b. in 1810; d. in infancy (7) ROSENA : b. May 3, 1812; m. Joseph Johnson ; settled in Canada. (8) ELIZABETH : b. Oct. 29, 1815 ; m. Martin P. Vanleuven ; settled in P. (9) MARTIN : b. Feb 7, 1817 ; d. Dec. 12, 1834. in P. (10 & 11) JOHN and ROBERT : b. in 1819 ; d. young. (12) GEORGE: b. May 3, 1821; m. Polly Moss ; settled in Canada (13) FANNY E .: b. Dec. 29, 1823 ; d. Nov. 29, 1844.
101. SAMUEL MILLET-Was the son of Ebenezer and Katharine Millet, and b. in Woodstock, Vt. He came to P. from Rochester, N. Y., in 1817. His wife was Margaret, dau. of Simon Burton ; b. July 25, 1787, in Vt. They settled on lot 22, T. 5, on the lake shore, occupying a log house for many years. A frame house built by him some years later and a new one built by O. W. Powell on the premises a few years since were burned about 1869. Mr. M. was a farmer. He was in the war of 1812 from St. Lawrence county, this state, and was wounded in the wrist. In religion he was a Universalist, and in politics a republican. Mr. M. d. in June, 1863, and Mrs. M. d. in Dec , 1859.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Millet -(1) VASHNI : m. Betsey Winter ; lives in Wisconsin. (2) ALMIRA : d. at 12 years of age. (3) LYMAN : d. at 4 years of age. (4) ALVAH : m. Nancy Rich- ardson ; for many years lived in P. on p't lot 22, T. 5; now lives in Corry, Pa. (5) SUSAN: m. John Conner ; lives in Crawford county, Pa. (6) EBENEZAR: d. young. (7) EBENEZAR : 1. young (8) LUCY ANN : m. Amos Barton ; now lives in Ohio. (9) KATHARINE : m. Philo Cutler ; lives in Ohio. (10) SAMUEL : d. young. (11) SIMON : d. at 26 years of age. (12) MARY JANE :
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m. Owen W. Powell ; lives at Portland Center. (13) MARTIIA M .: drowned at 12 years of age below the falls in Slippery Rock creek north of Brocton. (14) SAMUEL: d. young.
102. JEWETT PRIME-Was b. at Keene, N. H., Dec. 4, 1796. He was a nephew of Nathaniel Prime, the "head of the then eminent banking house of Prime, Ward & King, of New York." He was a printer by trade, and for some time was in the employ of Farnsworth & Spafford, book publishers at Windsor, Vt. He m. Fanny Smith of Hartford, Conn., a pupil in the school of Mrs. Emma Willard at Windsor, June 15, 1817, much against the wishes of his friends. Too independent in spirit to ask favors of his friends, he made his way west, intending to reach Cincinnati, Ohio, but while visiting for a few days with Mr. Spafford, who had removed to P., he was induced to purchase a tract of land, N. W. p't of lot 16, T. 5, now owned in part by Linns Burton, and make for himself a home in the wilderness. A log hut some twelve feet square was put up and in due time Mr. and Mrs. Prime, both of them constitutionally frail and used only to the refinements of life, were " keeping house " and enjoying all the sweets and what- ever of romance there might be of "love in a cottage " in the midst of a dense wilderness. This was in 1818 Mr. P. struggled on manfully for two or three years, when he was sought out by Hon. H. C. Frisbee, of the Fredonia Censor, and induced for a time at least to return to "types and the press." He worked for Mr F. for several months, and instead of returning to his "homestead" he sold his claim and removed to Buffalo and worked in the printing office of H. A. Salsbury. In the fall of 1826 he removed to Cleveland and purchased the Cleveland 'Herald, which he published until his death, Jan. 11, 1828. Mrs. P. d. there June 20, 1832. Mr. and Mrs. P. united with the Baptist church in P. Aug. 10, 1820. Mr. P. was a man more than commonly intelligent and one of the most genial of companions. He used to recall the scenes of his early life and adventures in the wilds of P. with a great deal of animation, and laugh over the whole as if it were all a
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pleasing dream. Mrs. P. never liked and seldom referred to them.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Prime .- (1) FANNY A : b. Feb. 19, 1819 ; m. Dr. C. G. Gillet at Buffalo Nov. 6, 1836; d. July 15. 1837. (2) EMALINE A .: b in P. April 22, 1821 ; came to Westfield, this county, from Cleveland in July, 1834, and lived with Asa Farnsworth ; m. Henry C. Smith June 14, 1838. Mr. Smith d at Auburn, N. Y., Ang. 12, 1850 ; Mrs. S. is now living at Smiths Mills, in this county. (3) ()LIVE A .: b. in Buffalo, N. Y., Jan 6, 1825 ; d Aug. 18, 1826.
103. ZURIEL SIMMONS-Was b. in Conn. He m. Sally Hunt, who was also b. in that state. They settled in Wash- ington county, N. Y., but some years later removed to Onondaga county. They came to P. from there in the fall of 1817 and settled p't of lot 31, T. 4, now the south line of the town, land located by their sons Philander and Hiram earlier in the season. The task of reaching their purchase was a tedious one, as there was no road through the woods from the residence of Elisha Fay on lot 25, T. 5 The winter following was unusually severe and nearly all of their provisions were " backed " from Fredonia. Their one cow was kept mostly on browse; what hay they had was brought on the back for one and a half miles : no team could get through. In 1820 three log houses were built and the old shanty abandoned. In these they lived until 1830 when a frame house was built, which in part is now standing and is occupied by Joseph Farrar. Mr. S. d. upon this farm Jan. 19, 1846. Mrs. S. d. here Sept. 4, 1850 The farm was sold in 1856 by Philander, the second son, who removed to Jamestown, this county. Mr. S. was a Baptist, and politically a democrat.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Simmons .- (1) HIRAM, (2) PHILANDER, (3) EBENEZER, (4) ELVIRA. (5) SALLY, (6) ZIBA. (7) TRYPHENA, (8) CALISTA.
104. PETER VANGAASBEEK-Was the son of Abram and Elizabeth Hasbroek Vangaasbeek, and was b. at Kingston, N. Y., July 10, 1793. He m. Phebe, dan. of Wm. and Lucy
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Penoyer Dunham, and came to P. in 1817 from Hector, Seneca county, this state. He settled on a p't of lot 27, T. 5, farm recently occupied by Joseph Shaver. His log house is still standing on the farm. He was a bro. of Mr. P. Vangaasbeek. He removed to Ohio in 1834 and to Wisconsin some years later, where he d in 1861. Mrs V. d. about the same time. Mr. V. was in the war of 1812 three years. He was a Univer- salist ; politically a whig.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Vangaasbeek .- (1) LUCY, (2) ELIZABETII, (3) GEORGE, (4) SALOME, (5) PETER, (6) ELMIRA, (7) LEWIS, (8) CATIIARINE, (9 & 10, twins,) MALVINA & LOVINA, (11) FRANK.
105. OLIVER SPAFFORD-Was the son of John and Betsey Kendd Spafford, and was b. at Windsor, Vt., Jan. 27, 1793. He came to P. from there in the spring of 1817 He m. Lucinda, dau. of Simon Burton, who was b. in N. H. March 15, 1793. He settled on p't lot 22, T 5, land now owned by T. L. Harris, and on which is situated "Vine Cliff," the resi- dence of Mr. Harris. He was a bookbinder by trade and soon learned that clearing land was not congenial to his tastes, and in 1825 removed to Fredonia and occupied the building next west of the old drug store of Charles Burritt. Three years later he removed to Erie, Pa. He was for some years a member of the firm of Farnsworth & Spafford, book publishers, Windsor, Vt. Mr. S. is still living at Erie ; Mrs. S. d. there Jan. 6, 1855. Politically Mr. S. is republican, and for his religious sentiments refers the reader to the Acts of the Apostles, 3d chapter and 19th verse to the end of the chapter ; also Eph. i, 9th and 10th verses.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Spafford .- (1) OLIVER D .: b. Sept. 15, 1817: m. Margaret Dickson in Erie in Sept., 1842. (2) MARGARET ANN : b. Nov. 20, 1819. (3) ELIZABETH K .: b, Mar. 22, 1821 ; m. G. W. Riblett in March, 1845. (4) CHARLES W .: b. Nov 15, 1822 : d. in Fredonia in 1825. (5) LUCINDA A .: b. May 12, 1825 ; d. in 1827. (6) CHARLOTTE A .: b. Sept. 12, 1826 ; m. Jonas Gunnison of Erie. in 1848. (7) MARY JANE: b. Dec.
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18, 1828 ; m. S. H. Kelsey Oct. 9, 1848. (8) ELLEANOR L .: b. May 23, 1830 ; m. John B. Gunnison of Erie, Feb. 5, 1851. (9) SARAH M .: b. Sept. 16, 1833 ; m. James Hammond in 1855. (10) CHARLES R .: b. Sept. 16, 1835 ; m. Carrie V. Culver. (11) CURTIS J .: b. Aug. 23, 1837; was a member of Co. "I," 83d Reg. Pa. Vol's, and was killed at battle of Gaines Mills in June. 1862.
106. LEISTER RICE-Came to P. from Otsego county, N. Y., about 1817. He settled on p't of lot 54, T. 4. He m. Betsey Minegar, and a few years later removed to some of the western states, where he d.
107. JOHN T. MCINTYRE-Was the son of Amos and Lena McIntyre, and b. in Charlton, Mass., in 1790. He m. Nancy Anderson, dau. of Samuel Anderson, who was also b. in Mass. He came to P. from Cherry Valley, N. Y., in Feb., 1817. He settled on W. p't of lot 55, T. 4, farm so long owned by Warren Couch and now by Silas Aldrich. His first house was a log one, but he built a frame one he says "the year the Thayers were hung." A part of this house is still standing He sold to Warren Couch in 1835. Mr. Mcl. was in the war of 1912 and at the battle of Queenstown. In religion he is a "Free- thinker." Mrs. McI. is a Presbyterian. Politically he says : " The good old republican doctrines I endorse, and long may they wave." "I built my log house and moved into it inside of a week. I was first in this county in 1810, and was at the first frame barn raising in the town of Ripley. A frame barn was a wonder in those days. It belonged to a Mr. Cochran. It took all day, and the most notable feature of the whole affair was the large provision of whisky. Times were hard, bulo whisky was meat and drink."
Family of Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre .- (1) MORGAN L : b. in 1820; lives at Marengo, Illinois. (2) HENRY: b. in 1823 ; m. Mrs. Bascomb at Marengo, Ill., in 1860 ; now lives at Steam boat Rock, Iowa. (3) MARIA : b. in 1827 ; lives at Marengo.
108. RICHARD BERRAGE-Came to P. about 1820 and settled on p't of lot 30, T. 5, a piece of land now owned by
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Stephen Weld, in the west portion of the village of Centerville purchasing of Capt. James Dunn. Very little is remembered of him except that he was a deserter from the British army in Canada. He m. a dau. of Felix Merritt ; staid in town eight years and removed to Michigan.
109. FELIX MERRITT-Emigrated from R. Island to Schoharie county, this state, in 1795. From there with his wife, Hopia, he removed to P. in 1817 and settled on p't of lot 48, T. 4, the farm now owned by G. M. Arnold. He had a family of 19 ch .- 12 by a first marriage, and all then living in Scoharie county, and 7 by a second marriage. Mr. M. d. in P. in the house now owned and occupied by Lorenzo Powell at Portland Center, in 1827. The family removed to Michigan in 1828. Mrs. M. d. there soon after.
Family of Mr. and Mrs Merritt -Those by the second m. were : (1) HOPIA, (2) FELIX, (3) JOHN, (4) JEMIMA, (5) DAVID, (6) LONA, (7) JONATHAN.
110. WILSON ANDREWS-Was the son of Philarman and Philinda Andrews, and was b. in Connecticut Dec. 13, 1788. He came to P. from Homer, Cortland county, this state, in 1818 and settled on p't of lot 55, T. 4, land now owned by Lathrop Woods. He m --- Neff, who was b. in Amsterdam, N. Y., in 1799. He d. in 1846; Mrs. A. d. in 1832. They were bu. in W. & P. U. cemetery. Mr. A. was a member of the Presbyterian church, and in politics a whig. He was in Canada at the opening of the war of 1812 and his property was confiscated on liis refusal to enlist in the British service.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews .- (1) JOSEPH : b. in 1818; m. Harriet Caldwell ; settled in Chicago, Ill; d. in Jamestown, N. Y., in Sept., 1869; bu. there. (2) WILLIAM : b. in 1821. (3) PHILINDA : b. in 1822; m. Jason Bigelow ; settled in P .; still living. (4) ANN M .: b. in 1825 ; m. Rev. Dudley Andrews and settled in Ohio. (5) CHARLES: b. in 1826 ; m. Mary Loyd : settled in Ohio. (6) LEWIS, twin with Lucy : b. in 1831 ; m. Martha Pennock and settled in Jamestown in 1855. He was sheriff of Chautauqua county for the term commencing Jan. 1,
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1868. (7) Lucy, twin with Lewis: b. in 1831; m. Egbert Vanscoy ; settled in Chautauqua in 1859; d. the same year ; was bu. in W. & P. U. cemetery. (8) WALTER: b. in 1835 ; living in Chautauqua. (9) HARVEY F .: b. in 1840.
111. JAMES ANDREWS-Was a bro. of Wilson (No. 110) and was b. in Vt. Jan. 7, 1794. He m. Anna Barnes, dau. of Calvin Barnes, July 7, 1819. He came to P. in 1818 from Truxton, Cortland county, this state, and located a p't of lot 55, T. 4, adjoining the farm of David Eaton on the south. His log house was burned in 1824 and a frame one was at once built, which was also burned in Feb., 1872. Mr. A. is still living, at Marengo, Ill. Mrs. A. d. at that place in Aug., 1873. Mr. A. is a member of the Baptist church ; politically is a republican.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Andrews .- (1) CALVIN B .: b. Oct. 18, 1820 ; m. Ann Freeman at Coral, Ill., Jan. 20, 1852; settled at Marengo. (2) JAMES A., b. Aug. 24, 1822 ; m. Sarah E. Pelton Feb. 6, 1856 ; settled near Waverly, lowa. (3) LYDIA A .: b. Mar. 20, 1828 ; m. Walter T. Weed May 28, 1864 ; settled near Wheeling, Missouri. (4) ROBERT K .: b. Oct. 21, 1842 ; m. Mary A. Blackman in April, 1858 ; settled in Marengo, Ill. (5) RACHAEL P .: b. April 10, 1836 ; m. Clifton K. Howe Feb. 1, 1860; settled at Waterloo, lowa. (6) NATHANIEL F .: b. Aug. 30, 1843; d. Nov. 8, 1862 ; bu. at Bolivar, Tenn. He was a drummer of Co. " D," 15th regiment Illinois volunteers in war of 1861.
112. ASA ANDREWS-Was a bro. of James and Wilson (Nos. 110 and 111) and b. in the town of Pompey, Onondaga county, N. Y., March 5, 1799. He came to P. from Truxton, Cortland county, in Jan., 1819 He m. Harriet, dau. of Augus- tine and Sarah Simpson Klumph, Oct. 20, 1821. Mrs. A. was b. Oct. 8, 1800. They settled on the farm now owned by Chester Munson, N. p't lot 37, T. 5, occupying the log house built by the father of Mrs. A. in 1811. A frame house was built in 1824, which is in part standing and used as an out- house. Mr. A. was a farmer, and with his wife is still living,
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in Pomfret, this county. Mr. A. was for many years in town office and two years supervisor. Politically he is a republican.
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