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239. NICHOLAS UHL-Was the son of Daniel and Mary Uhl, and was b. in Union Vale, Dutchess county, N. Y. He m. Eliza Hillar, dau. of Jonathan and Joanna Briggs Hillar, who was .b. in Dover, same county, March 23, 1796. They came to P. in 1828 and settled on p't of lot 34, T. 5, buying a claim of James Ray, the farm now occupied by M. S. Noxon. He occupied a small frame house, which, enlarged and improved, is still standing and occupied by Mr. Noxon. He sold in 1858 to Isaac Shattuck and removed to the west part of town and purchased a house and lot of N. Sacket, where he d. in Oct. the same year. He was bu. in W. & P. U. cemetery. Mrs. U. is still living, with her bro., A. B. Hillar, in a helpless condition. Mr. and Mrs. U. had no family. They were both of them noted for their energy and perseverance and their powers of physical endurance. Mr. U. belonged to no religious sect but favored in his views the Society of Friends. Politically he was a whig and republican.
240. JAMES RAY-Lived in P. but two or three years, and for one year (1827) kept a tavern on the Mckenzie place. He removed to Westfield in 1828 and for several years kept public house there. Some years later he removed to Aslıtabula, Ohio, and d. soon after.
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241. ANSON DRIGGS-Was the son of Martin and Joanna Bradley Driggs, and b at Hartford, Conn., June 18, 1789. He . m. Sylvia Barbour, dau. of Roswell and Betsey Barbour, at Sheldon, N. Y., in 1817. Mrs. D. was b. in Otis, Mass., Sept. 1, 1797. They came to P, from Sheldon in 1829 and purchased of Wm. Dunn the N. W. p't of lot 30, T. 5, farm now owned by John Fleming, where they lived about twelve years.
He changed his location several times, and about 1855 purchased the Seth Richardson farm, p't of lot 22, T. 5, where he d. Oct. 15, 1858. He was bu. in Evergreen cemetery. His w. is still living. Mr. and Mrs. D. were members of the Cong. church in P. Mr. D. was in the U. S. service in the war of 1812 to its close. Politically he was a whig and republican.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Driggs .- (1) ANDREW B .: 'b. Aug. 12, 1818, in Sheldon, N. Y .; m. E. Fuller Nov. 6, 1845, in P .; lives in Westfield, this county. (2) J. E. DRIGGS : b. May 18, 1820, at Leicester, N. Y .; d. March 22, 1825, at Sheldon. (3) MILO A .: b. Aug. 27, 1821, at Leicester ; m. Lovina Palmer April 13, 1841 ; lives in Westfield. (4) SOPHRONIA S .: b. Jan. 21, 1823, in Leicester; m. Lexington Taylor March 5, 1855 ; lives in Harmonsburg, Pa. (5) LOVINA : b. Aug. 28, 1824, in Sheldon ; m. M. H. Hamlin Nov. 9, 1842 ; lives in Ill. (6) JULIA E .: b. April 24, 1825, at Sheldon ; m. Stephen Druse Feb. 22, 1843 ; lives in Ill. (7) MARTIN : b. Oct. 15, 1828, at Sheldon ; m. Caroline Thayer of P., Sept. 8, 1851; lives in Erie, Pa. (8) M. T. DRIGGS : b. Aug. 21, 1829, at P .; d. there July 2, 1851. (9) EMILY A .: b. in 1831 at P .; m. Wm. Hamlin June 19, 1850 ; lives at Harvard, Ill. (10) LAURA C .; b. May 5, 1833, in P .; m. George Martin Oct. 14, 1855; lives in Ill. (11) MARY A .: b. July 29, 1838, at P .; m. A. R. Veer Jan. 5, 1859 ; lives in Jamestown, Pa. (12) HARRISON H .: b. June 30, 1841 ; killed on Erie & Pittsburg railroad Sept. 12, 1863.
242. TIMOTHY JUDSON .- The ancestors of Mr, J. were from Yorkshire, England, and emigrated to Concord, Mass., in 1634. In 1672 a portion of the family were members of the first colony settling in Woodbury, Conn. Noadiah and Clarinda
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Kirtland Judson emigrated from Woodbury to Westmoreland, Oneida county, N. Y., about 1798, where the subject of this sketch was b. Nov. 2, 1801. He and his father came to P. in 1827 and purchased a claim of Lyman Doolittle to the S. E. p't of lot 19, T. 5, and returned. In March, 1828, Mr. J. came again to P. with a team and the necessary implements for farming. He purchased that year and the next p'ts of lot 18, T. 5, land now owned by F. Griswold and others. Sept 15 the same year he m. Nancy Dalee, dau of Waterman and Anstis Dalee, who was b. in Cambridge, N. Y., June 27, 1807. They occupied a log house on lot 18 for two or three years, then building a small frame house on lot 19, which is now standing, enlarged and improved. Mr. J. was a farmer, sur- veyor and conveyancer, and for nearly the whole period of his residence in P. shared largely and deservedly the confidence of the people. In 1839 he represented this county, with Water- man Ellsworth and Abner Lewis, in the lower branch of the state legislature. He was supervisor of the town twelve years, and for four years chairman of the board. He was a justice of the peace for twenty years and notary public for six years, and at various times filled most of the offices in town in the gift of the people. He was always a faithful and efficient officer. Mr. and Mrs. J. were members of the Presbyterian church in P. In politics Mr. J. was a republican. He d. March 10, 1872, and was bu. in Brocton cemetery. Mrs. J. is still living, in Fredonia, with her dau., Mrs. L. L. Riggs.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Judson .- (1) CHIARLES K .: b. in June, 1829 , m. Lucy Ingersoll May 3, 1853. He was educated at Hamilton College, graduating in the class of 1851, and followed the profession of an editor for fifteen years, publishing in connection with C. W. McClure the Freeport (Ill.) Journal for ten of the fifteen years. Now lives in Fredonia, this Co. (2) MARYETTE : b. Nov 2, 1831 ; m. Luther L. Riggs Sept 20, 1853 ; resides in Fredonia. (3) JUSTUS D .: b. May 4, 1834 ; m. Mary Daily Aug. 2, 1853 ; d. Nov. 20, 1860, in Fredonia, and bu. in Brocton cemetery. (4) ANN ELIZA : b. Sept. 26, 1836 ;
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d Dec. same year. (5) ALBERT H .: b. Sept. 21, 1838 ; m. Sarah Fairman of Elmira, N. Y., June 12, 1867 ; lives in Cali- fornia ; is a lawyer by profession. (6) WILLIAM A .: b. Feb. 17, 1842 ; lives in Fredonia.
243. SAMUEL TUCKER .- Captain Tucker was b. in Wor- cester county, Mass., May 10, 1760. His w., Anna Logan, was b. in Conn. Nov. 2, 1770. Capt. T. was a soldier of the revolution entering the army at the age of fifteen and serving six years and six months, when he was honorably discharged. With some Vermont soldiers he found his way to the town of Rupert, Bennington county, where he m. He was in many hard fought battles, and was present and stood in line at the hanging of Major Andre. He was personally and intimately acquainted with that eccentric character and daring leader, Col. Ethan Allen, both in the army and afterward in Vt. In 1791 he removed to Herkimer county, this state; in 1810 to Silver Creek, this county, and some years later to Ripley, now West- field, where he lived on a farm at some time occupied by Lyman Redington, near the old cross-roads. In 1829 he removed to P. and purchased p't of lot 24, T. 5, adjoining land of J. H. Hulburt on the east. The house is still standing. His article bears date Oct. 27, 1829. Capt. T. d. in P. Oct. 24, 1832. Mrs. T. d. in Westfield March 14, 1852.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Tucker .- (1) SAMUEL, jr., (2) SUSANNA, (3) ANNA, (4) ORPHA : m. Charles Burritt of Fredonia ; now living with her dau., Mrs. E. W. Meacham. (5) DAVID, (6) LAURA, (7) OLIVE : m. Robert Riddle of Westfield. (8) HIRAM : m Mary Ann, an adopted dau. of Capt. James Dunn. (9) WILLIAM : m. Phila Hulburt, dau. of Rev. David Hulburt, in P. (10) HARRIET : m. John Wood of Pomfret ; 2d, John Catlin. (11) GEORGE W .: m. Mary Ann Gould ; lives in Westfield.
244. ASAHEL PECK-Son of Joseph and Mary Castle Peck, was b. in Newtown. Fairfield county, Conn., May 27, 1789. His father d. in 1796, and his mother with a family of nine ch. removed to New Durham, Greene county, N. Y., in 1802, and afterward to Chenango. as it was then called, in the
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same county. Previous to 1812 his mother and several of the family d. Early in March of that year (1812) Mr. P. came to Canadaway, in this county, and for a year worked for Judge Zattu Cushing, and the next season for a Mr. Cass of Westfield, then the cross roads. To show the facility with which buildings were put up in those days, Mr. P. stated that Mr. Cass on a cer- tain day raised a blacksmith shop before breakfast, a house before dinner and a barn before supper. "In those days provisions were scarce, they could not be had for love or money. During the summer of 1815 I worked on a mill at Dexterville, this - county. There were thirteen in the family where I boarded, and we had little to eat for three mouths but Johnny-cake and milk. (occasionally having a fish for change, however), and for. tea had hemlock leaves." In Feb., 1816, he m. Celestia Tin- comb, dau. of Samuel and Mary Williams Tincomb, at Mayville, this county. Mrs. P. was b. in Saratoga county in 1798. In April they removed to Ripley, this county, where they lived thirteen years. In 1828 he removed to P. and bought of Horace Clough the N p't of lot 29, T. 5, which he occupied until the fall of 1868 when he sold to John Clark and removed to P. Center, where his widow still resides. Mr. P. d. Oct. 4, 1872 He was republican in sentiment but refused to vote for many years previous to his d. He was in the war of 1812 from Mayville, this county, and was among the panic stricken heroes who fled after the battle of Black Rock and Buffalo, and who in part came together again at Cattaraugus creek. Reports were rife that the Indians, let loose by their British aillies, were sweeping over the country like the "northern hordes," killing and scalping the inhabitants and destroying whatever came in their way. " After staying there some time the colonel selected six men from the regiment, one of whom was myself, called us apart and gave us our charge. He told us to look out well for Indians lying in wait for us on either side of the road, but go to Buffalo, take a survey of the situa- tion and bring back a faithful account, saying at the same time, 'You are in great danger. We went to Buffalo and
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found everything in ashes but one blacksmith shop and old mother St John's house. No British or Indians were in .sight. When we returned our frightened fellow countrymen in arms were immensely relieved, and we were soon discharged." Mr. P. was a man remarkable for the strength of his religious sympathies He became the subject of renewing grace in the year 1819, after, as he said, repeated calls by God through a series of years. "My first religious impressions were at a meeting near the foot of the Catskill mountains when I was but fifteen or sixteen years old, but, although God repeatedly called me by Ilis providence in the form of disease, the loss of my mother and several members of the family, and by hair. breadth escapes, I never came to the final surrender of my whole heart to Him until the year above stated." Mr. P. soon united with the M. E. church and at once began a course of usefulness as a christian man. He was for many years a class leader and exhorter, and 'in July, 1843. was licensed as a preacher at the conference sitting that year at Fredonia, this county. Hundreds now living well remember the cump meet- ings of Father Peck on Ripley Hill, and many no doubt will date their religious experience from some of those meetings Mr. P. was of the opinion that God's dealings with him were peculiar, and he traced the finger of Providence in many a turning point in his life. A month before his death he said to the writer, " My work is done. I am waiting upon the banks of the river, whose waters are not dark or turbid but clear as crystal, until God shall call me."
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Peck .- (1) SOPHRONIA : b. in Ripley in 1817; m. Lincoln Fay in 1836 ; settled in P. (2) JOHN : b. . in Ripley in 1819; m. Lona Crouch in 1843 : settled in Ind. (3) MARY : b. in Ripley in 1824 ; m. Robert J. Peag in 1851 : settled in P. (4) CELESTIA : b. in P. in 1833: m. Charles Colburn in 1862; settled in P. (5) ASAHEL A .: b. in P. in 1835 ; in. Ann Crouch in 1855 ; lives in P. Center. (6) FRANCES V .: b. in P. in 1840 : m. W. H. Rolf in 1864 ; now living at P. Center. They were all m. on the homestead and in the same room.
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245. DAVID GIFFORD-Came from Warsaw, Wyoming county, this state to P. some time previous to 1830. Jan. 5, 1831, he articled p't of lot 2, T. 5, farm now owned by V. G. Farnham. The article was assigned to Patty Farnham Dec. 9, 1836, and Mr. G. went west soon after. He has relatives of the same name now living in Mayville, this county.
246. NATHANIEL PULLMAN-Came to P. from Auburn, N. Y., about 1829 and for several years lived on the S. p't of lot 13, T. 5, farm now owned by Linus Burton. His house stood east of the house now on the farm, and in the lot some distance north of the road. He was a bro. of Lewis Pullman, and was a joiner by trade. He afterward removed to West- field, in this county, and some years later to Michigan.
247. THOMAS ORTON-Son of Judge Philo Orton of Pomfret, m. Hannah Potter, dau. of Jeremiah Potter, Feb. 4, 1827. After living in Pomfret two years they removed to P. and occupied the farm since known as the Blood farm, p't of lot 26, T. 5, living in a log house where the house now on the farm is standing. He mysteriously left his family and the town in 1831 and never returned. He is supposed to be dead. Mrs. O. afterward m. Wmn. Ensign of Sheridan, this county. She is · still living.
248. JACOB STILSON-Settled on N. p't of lot 16, T. 5, near the lake, land articled by G. A. Hitchcock and afterward owned by James Goldsmith, and now by Horace Skinner. The assignment of his article bears date Jan. 7, 1830. Nothing is definitely known of him.
249. CYRUS TILLOTSON-Lived for several years on the . N. p't of lot 54, T. 4, land now owned by T. McWhir. He sold and went west, but where is not known. His article bears date Sept. 1, 1830
250. SOLOMON AND ASA PEASE-Came to P. as early as 1830 and settled at Portland Center. They were wagon makers and manufacturers of most kinds of bent woodenware. 'Their shop stood where the house of Mrs. Peck now stands, opposite the wine house of R. D. Fuller. They went west in 1834 or '35.
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251. COTTON NASH-Was the first settler of the village of Centerville. He came into town in 1830, built and occupied a shanty where the tavern house of R. D. Fuller now stands. He was a wagon maker. He sold to J. R. Coney in 1832 or '33 and removed to Pa.
252. JOHN TIBBALS-Was a wagon maker at Centerville about 1830. He went west.
253. ANDREW MATTHEWSON-Came to P. from Nor- wich, Chenango county, N. Y., about 1827 He lived for one or two years on the farm of Erastus Taylor, and from 1829 to 1831 kept a tavern in the "old Joy House," on lot 19, T. 5. on the South road. He subsequently removed to Canada.
254. OLIVER ELLIOT-Came to P. from Vt. probably in 1818, and settled on p't of lot 28, T. 5, house standing a few rods N. of the schoolhouse in district No. 2. This house, with the one afterward built, has been entirely removed. He was twice m. [See Mills. ] Mr. E. d. Dec. 7, 1852. Mrs. E d. Sept. 10, 1845. They were bu. in Evergreen cemetery.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Elliot .- (1) REBECCA : m. Henry Smith of Mayville ; d. there a few years since. (2) OLIVER : m. Betsey Logan, and eventually moved- to Ill. (3) JAMES: m. Betsey Scott ; lived for a few years near his father's mill, but now at North East, Pa. (4) HUTCHINSON : m. and lives in Cherry Creek, this county. (5) BETSEY: m. 1st, Titus G. Carley ; 2d, Stephen Stillwel, and lives in Dunkirk, this county. (6) JONATHAN B .: m. Eliza Lilly ; settled on N. W. p't of lot 40, T 4, farm now owned by David McGregor, where he d. Feb. 15, 1866. (7) SARAH. (8) ROXANA : m Moses Elkins. (9) JOSEPH : m. and settled in Ill. (10) SALLY : m. Linus Hopson. (11) POLLY: m. W. P. Moore ; lives in Dunkirk, this county (12 & 13) Twins ; names not remembered.
255. LEWIS PULLMAN-Was the son of Salter and and Elizabeth Lewis Pullman, and was b. in Rhode Island July 26, 1800. He m. Emily C Minton at Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 4. 1825. Mrs. P was b in Auburn Aug. 14, 1808. They moved from there to P. in Jan., 1830, and in 1831 bought p't of lot
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21, T. 5, farm commonly known as the Budlong farm, now owned by Linus Burton, T. L. Harris and others. Upon this he built a small frame house which is still standing on the premises. He was a carpenter by trade, and a man of some inventive ingenuity In or about 1835 he invented a machine for moving buildings upon wheels which proved eminently practical and is the one now in general use. Soon after he obtained letters patent for the principle. In 1845 he removed with his family to Albion, this state, where he d. Nov 7, 1853. Mrs. P. is still living, in Chicago, Ill. One of the best evi- dences of industry and perseverance on the part of Mr. P. is to be seen in the fact of his success in raising and educating a large family of sons and daughters.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Pullman .- (1) ROYAL HENRY : b. June 30, 1826, in Auburn ; m. Harriet J. Barmore April 3. 1845. He was ordained a minister of the Universalist denom- ination in 1853, and is now (1871) settled over one of the largest and most wealthy parishes in Peoria. Ill. (2) ALBERT B .: b. in Auburn Oct. 16, 1828 ; m. Emily A. Bennett in Albion May 29, 1848 ; now general superintendent of the " Pullman Palace Car Company," office at Chicago, Ill. (3) GEORGE M .: b. in P. March 3. 1831 : m. Hattie A. Sanger June 16, 1867. in Chicago. IIe was the originator of the famous " Pullman Palace Cars" and is president of the " Pullman Palace Car Company " at Chicago. (4) FRANCES : b. July 2, 1833, in P ; d. Oct. 16, 1834 ; bu. at Brocton. (5) JAMES M .: b. in P. Aug. 21, 1835 ; m. Jennie S. Tracy at Fulton. N. Y., in Jan., 1866 ; was ordained a minister of the Universalist order at Troy, N. Y .: is now pastor of the sixth Universalist church in N. Y. city. (6) CHARLES L .: b. in P April 24, 1841 ; m Clara J. Slossen in 1861 ; was three years in the army, war of 1861 : now lives -near l'aolo, Kansas. (7) HELEN A .: b. in P. May 11, 1843 ; educated at Clinton, N. Y., Female Seminary ; now lives in Chicago, Ill. (8) EMILY C .: b. in Albion Sept. 25, 1846 : also educated at Clinton ; now lives in Chicago. (9) FRANK W .: b. May 11, 1849, in Albion ; now teller in the Third National bank at Chicago.
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256. ELISHA ARNOLD-Came from the " Royal Grant," now Herkimer county, this state, in the winter of 1813-14. He eventually settled on p't of lot 53, T. 4, near Prospect station, farm now owned and occupied by his son william. The family often refer to the hardships of the journey, made in the dead of winter with the slow plodding team, then the only means of travel. For some years he was engaged in " distill- ing " at Westfield, this county. He was elected a justice of the peace in 1831. and supervisor of the town for five years. He was an active and efficient member of the board, and was popular among his neighbors. He d. on his farm Jan. 23, 1841, aged 63 years. His wid., Prudence, d. Sept. 5, 1854, aged 75.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold .- (1) GEORGE W .: b. in 1803 ; m. Almeda Stevens : d. Dec. 25, 1854. For some years he owned and occupied the farm now occupied by his heirs, p't of lot 41, T. 5. (2) NANCY, (3) LYDIA, (4) HORACE: twin with Hiram : b. in 1807 : m Betsey Thayer ; d. April 15, 1869. He for some years owned and occupied the farm on " Elm Flats " now owned by Orville Sperry. (5) HIRAM: twin with Horace ; b. in 1807 ; m. Sally Ely, dan. of Heman Ely : d. April 9, 1851. His widow still lives on the farm, N. p't of lot 48, T. 4, which is now owned and occupied by a son, G. M. Arnold. (6) PAULINA : m. Nahum W. Patch ; d. in Westfield in June, 1872. (7) ALBERT : d. in Ohio. (8) WILLIAM H .: m. - Spurr ; now living on the old homestead. (9) SARAN: b. in 1815 ; m. ----- Spurr ; d. Dec. 10, 1845. (10) CHAUNCEY: b. in 1817 ; m Jose phine Culver ; d. Feb. 1, 1853. (11) BETSEY : b. in 1820: d. Oct 16, 1837. (12) THOMAS : m. Roxey Barnes, dau. of James Barnes ; now living in Minnesota
257. WILLIAM A. STETSON-Came to P. from Cayuga county, N. Y., about 1815, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by A. B. Hillar, p't of lot 55, T. 4. He m. Jane, a dlau. of Samuel Anderson. Some years later he removed to the south part of the county where he kept a tavern for from six to ten years. From circumstances it is quite probable that he d. somewhere in the west. A dau., Mrs. --- Fish, is now living at Kenosha. Wis.
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2.58. JOSHUA JACKSON-Was b. in Conn. His parents d in his early childhood. Ho m. in Conn. Abigail, dan. of Walkor and Sarah Lowis, and emigrated from Brookfield, thut sinto, to Gerry, now Charlotte, in this county, in June, 1818. und from there removed to P. in Jan., 1828, occupying a log house standing upon the site of the present residence of the writer, ou p't of lot 13, 4, 5. In 1830 he purchased the N. K. corner at the corners, now Brocton five acres of land upon which was a tannery and a small dwofling. He was rugaged in tanning and shoomaking for several yours, with changes of residence to within a few years of his death. Mr. l. was not a religionist He was an ardent domoerat. He was an excellent citizen and universally respected. Hed. in Brocton in April, 1887. Mrs J. d in Brocton within a week of the death of her husband. They were bu. in Brocton cometery. A son of Mr. Jackson writes, under the head of " Incidents:" " As I referred in my letter to the incident of the cow and the hollow tree, I will give you a detailed account of it, though it may not belong to P. strictly. About 1818, directly after my father arrived in Charlotte, in this county, he purchased a small cow which was expected to give us ample rations of milk. Food being short, a bell was suspended to the cow's neck and she was sent out as Noah's dove, and like it did not return and could not be found. There was weeping among the juveniles of our family, of whom I was the youngest, for the milk of that cow with the johnny cake crumbled in was the staff of life with us, and we were sorely afflicted After three days, the search being given over, the two boys of the family were sent into the woods to gather bean poles, and while we young hope fuls, not having the force of wholesome discipline before our Gres or in our hearts, were playing upon a large sycamore that had fallen to the ground, strange and almost unearthly sounds, as we thought, seemed to issue from the tree immediately beneath us, that so frightened us that bean poles and all things else were forgotten but personal safety, and we made tracks for the house at a speed that was marvelous. Cont tails would
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have been at a discount if we had had any. Wetold our story AN HOOD AS we were able and my father started for the woodent onee. On arriving at the spot, and looking in at the end of the tree where broken, he behold with delight his long lost cow. She had crawled into the hollow so far that she could not get back. She had probably stopped in to avoid the sun of flies, and other cattle had probably driven her in Ho for that she was unable to avail herself of the alternative in a. bad sempe-backing out. Some neighbors kindly came to the resend and by the aid of axes in a short time & door way opened in the side of the tree twenty six feet, from the broken end and the cow taken out and driven home, to the great joy of all the little Jacksons. The tree was six feet in diameter and a mere shell. The incident was not ono to be soon forgot ton, and it was repeated until it, had become much improved, and it was seriously averred by many that the cow passed up the tree sixty feet, thrust her head through a knot hole and called for help. The facts, however, were as I have stated them,"-W. H. J. The incident found its way into public print, and was noticed in a historical lecture at Fredonia some years since.
Family of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson .- (1) Lawie: b. in Conn. in 1806; d. in Gerry, this county, in 1819. (2) KOMUND b .: b. in Brookfield, Conn., in Aug , 1808 ; never m ; lives near North East, Erie county, Pa. (3) Braza : b. in Conn. m Jan., 1810 ; m. Milton Jones in 1833 ; settled in P .; now lives in Ripley, this county. (1) SARAH: b. in .hme, 1811 ; m. Loren Shattuck in March, 1830 ; settled. in P; afterward in Ripley, where Mr. S. d. Mrs. S now lives in Fredouin, this county. (5) WILLIAM : b in April, 1811 ; 1. Clarinda, Bennett of Niles, Michigan, JJuly, 1851 ; now living at that place. (G) Lewis: b. in Gerry, this county, about, 1820 ; d. in 1822. (7) AMANDA J .: b. in Gerry in 1821 ; d. in Brocton in 1853. (8) MARIA J .: b. in 1825 in Gerry ; d. in Brocton in 1854.
APPENDIX.
The incident related on page 129 in connection with the name of Silas Dinsmore came to the writer through parties supposed to be well informed with reference to the facts of the case, and had reference to no other than that person ; but from evidence since furnished it is found that reference is made to an uncle of Mr. Dinsmore by the same given name, who for many years was a citizen of Alabama and in some way connected with the customs department at the city of Mobile. Perhaps the fact of his living in Alabama was one reason why young Silas found his way there and eventually became a citizen of that state. Another feature seems to need correction : Although Mr. Dinsmore was reprimanded by the department for his indiscretion, he nevertheless was allowed to retain his place. The remaining facts with reference to the "Portland
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