History of Cayuga County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 93

Author: Storke, Elliot G., 1811-1879. cn
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 762

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On the division of the village into two districts in 1839, a school-house was built on School street, by District No. 2, at a cost, including lot, of $275. These buildings were used for school pur- poses till the spring of 1870, when that in Dis- trict No. I, which stood on a lot leased for $5 per year, was sold at auction to Ezra Reynolds, for $125, and, having been moved to Keeler Avenue, was torn down by W. G. Wolsey in the summer of 1876 ; that in District No. 2, together with the lot, was sold to Peter Decker, for $475. One part of the building still stands on the original site, and the other on Grove street, next south of the Catholic church ; both are used as dwellings.

In the meantime, the district school then exist- ing in the village not meeting the demand for a higher education, the Moravia Institute was pro- jected and commenced operations in the spring of 1839, in a wooden building erected for the purpose the preceding fall and winter. It was incorporated by the Regents January 23d, 1840. It was supported entirely by tuitions paid by the students and the moneys drawn from the Re- gents. In conformity to its charter its affairs were managed by a board of twelve resident trus- tees, who held office during their pleasure, pro- vided they continued to reside in the town and attended to their duties, and had power to fill all vacancies in their number. The first board of trustees were Hon. Rowland Day, President ; Calvin Whitwood, Dr. Hilem Bennett, Deacon John Stoyell, Leonard O. Aiken, Hon. Ebenezer Smith, Artemas Cady, Chauncey Wright, Orsa- mus Dibble, Robert Mitchell, Daniel Goodrich and Loyal Stoyell. The first teachers were Rev. Elbridge Hosmer and wife, assisted by Elizabeth Sabin. They were succeeded by Samuel D. Carr and wife; Watts C. Livingston, in 1850; William Parett, assisted by his sister Rachel Parett, 1851 ; Sanford B. Kinney and Eunice Knapp, assisted in the classics by Julius Town- send ; Andrew Merrill, assisted by Matilda A. Goodrich, in fall of 1851, one term ; Rev. John Leach, assisted by Etta Hoskins, 1854-'5 ; Rob- ert Mitchell, 1856; Westel Willoughby, 1857; Rev. Martin Moody and C. W. Holbrook ; Wat- son C. Squires, assisted by Amy Frost, 1859-'60; John G. Williams, 1860-'2; Rev. C. A. Conant ; Wm. P. Goodell, 1863-4; J. M. Proctor, 1864-'6; Lyon ; J. P. Dysart ; David A. Burnett, assisted by L. M. Townsend and Martha J. At- wood ; Miles G. Hyde, 1866-'7 ; Alexander H. Rogers and Sophronia Lowe, 1867-8. The In- stitute had twenty-three principals in twenty-nine years. Mr. Hosmer remained five years, leaving a little more than one year for the average time of each of the other twenty-two.

Twenty-nine annual reports were made to the Regents. The aggregate number of students re- ported as having pursued classical or higher Eng- lish studies for at least thirteen weeks was 2052, for the instruction of whom the trustees received from the Regents $4,953.63. Eleven annual State teachers' classes were reported as having been instructed, each class for a term of thirteen

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weeks. In these classes 216 students were in- structed, for which $2,080 were received from the Regents. A large number of professional and business men have graduated from its halls and done credit to themselves and their Alma Mater. Prominent among these are Hon. Andrew D. White, of Syracuse, President of Cornell Uni- versity, and present Minister to Germany, and members of the legal profession in this vil- lage, as previously mentioned.

The Institute closed its existence at the end of the summer term of 1868, December 19th of which year, the legal voters of the two school districts in the village, which had a separate exis- tence of twenty-nine years, confronted with the urgent necessity of either erecting new buildings or thoroughly repairing the old ones, voted, at a public meeting held for the purpose, to reunite, thus forming the Moravia Union Free School dis- trict as it now exists. It having been voted at a subsequent public meeting to erect the new Union School building on the grounds owned and occupied by the Moravia Institute, and the board of education, elected at a former public meeting, having by a formal vote adopted the Moravia In- stitute as the academic department of the Mo- ravia Union Free School, in March, 1869, the trustees of the Institute, through their president and secretary, made a legal conveyance of all their school property to the trustees of the Moravia Union Free School.

The new school building was erected in the fall of 1869. It consists of a plain, but substan- tial brick front, three and a half stories high, with the old Institute wooden building thoroughly re- paired as a rear addition. There are five large and commodious school rooms, with two recita- tion rooms, and an excellent hall, used for school exercises and public lectures. The value of the building and grounds, as reported to the Regents in 1877, is $14,200. In the academic depart- ment are taught the various branches of classical and higher English studies usually pursued in schools of this grade. Students are thoroughly prepared for college. Six annual State teachers' classes, containing an aggregate number of 130 students, have been instructed in this department for a full term of thirteen weeks, and $1,540 re- ceived therefor from the Regents.

The increase in the number of students from

year to year is seen from the following state- ment :

Residents.

Non-Residenta.

Tuition of Non-Residents.

Sept. 30, 1869,

228

$ 20.00

30, 1870,

279

221.00

30, 1871,

373

137

985.00

30, 1872,

333

726.00

30, 1873,

427

121

728.00

30, 1874,

464

158

855.00

30, 1875,

449

137

930.00

30, 1876,

48 [

I3I

743.00

30, 1877,

528

I34

863.00

30, 1878,

38 [

167

1059.32

The number of students having become too large for the school accommodation, a committee was appointed at the last annual school meeting to report a plan for the enlargement of the build- ing.

There have been expended in the purchase of philosophical and chemical apparatus $876, and in the purchase of a good piano and three school organs, $700, all of which was raised by means of several courses of lectures and school entertain- ments. Connected with the school is a library containing 612 volumes.

From December 19th, 1868, to April 25th, 1870, the Union School was held in three buildings, the old Institute building and the school houses in the two districts. The principals during that period were Fannie M. English, two terms, from January 4th, 1869, who was assisted a part of the time, in the classical department, by Rev. E. Benedict, who was then pastor of the Congrega- tional Church of the village ; and Rev. Manson Brokaw, a graduate of the Institute. School was begun in the new building April 25th, 1870, and the principals since then have been, Hosea Cur- tis, seven terms, and Chas. O. Roundy, the pies- ent one, eighteen terms. The assistants in the academic department have been Grace A. Wood, fifteen terms ; E. Bertha Smith, six terms ; Fan- nie M. English, Cyrus A. Wood, three terms ; Amy R. Frost, Eda E. Ainsley, Rev. Ezra D. Shaw and Sarah Barnes, one term each, and Miss Peck, who taught a part of a term, while Miss Wood was sick. In the other departments the teachers have been Sarah M. Cole, seven terms ; Mary B. Willie, seven terms ; Euphemia A. Paul, nine terms ; Carrie C. Fries, five terms ; F. Adele Roundy, three terms ; Mrs. C. O. Roundy, twelve terms ; L. Anna Brownell, five terms ; Adelle Cuykendall, seventeen terms ; Stella A. Burlingham, two terms ; and Anna B. Waldo, one

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term ; those marked in italics being the present teachers.

CHURCHES .- Many of the earlier settlers in Moravia were men of deep religious convictions, and before the settlements were sufficiently nu- merous in their immediate locality to support the stated preaching of the word, they traveled many miles to attend divine worship.

The Congregational church was most numer- ously represented, and the persons of that faith were the first to organize a Church Society. March 12th, 1806, a meeting was held in the village school-house, a confession of faith and form of covenant adopted, and the First Congre- gational Church of Sempronius formed, with the following as its first members: John Stoyell, Cotton Skinner, John Phelps, Sarah Warren, Elizabeth E. Morrow, John Locke, Jacob Spaf- ford, Sarah Stoyell, Justus Gibbs, Levi H. Good- rich, Esther Locke, Mary Curtis, Abigail Spaf- ford, Joseph Butler and Lois Stoyell. The meet- ing was attended by Revs. Abraham Brokaw and David Higgins. Levi H. Goodrich was chosen first deacon and clerk ; and John Stoyell, Cotton Skinner and Levi H. Goodrich were the first trustees.

The first to minister to the spiritual wants of this people were Revs. Seth Williston, Abraham Brokaw and David Higgins; but the first regularly installed pastor was Rev. Royal Phelps, who served them half the time till Feb- ruary 20th, 1816, when he was dismissed. At a church meeting held April 2d, 1808, John Stoyell was unanimously chosen deacon in place of Levi H. Goodrich, who resigned, and he held that office till his death in 1842. Meetings were held variously in Cotton Skinner's barn, the long room of Aunt Cady's tavern, John Stoyell's house, the frame, and afterwards the brick, school-house, in the latter of which the society held an inter- est for a short time. With this exception, the society did not own a house of worship till 1823, when their present church edifice was erected at an estimated cost of $7,000, on land donated for the purpose by John Stoyell, Sr. The first pul- pit used, or rather the thing first used for a pul- pit, was a carpenter's work bench. The pulpit afterwards built was very high. It was lowered in 1852. The first seats were moveable and were replaced by slips in 1828-'9.

Mr. Phelps was succeeded in 1816 by Rev.

Reuben Porter, who was followed by Rev. Mr. Brown. In 1818 they enjoyed the ministra- tions of Rev. Isaac Eddy, but it does not appear how long he remained, nor who succeeded him previous to 1825. The church had but four ad- ditions to its numbers till 1822, when thirty-three were added. This gave it an impulse and led to the erection of the church edifice. In the min- utes of the Presbytery the first report of the mem- bership of this church appears in 1825, when the number of members was eighty-three, and the pulpit was vacant. In that year the services of Rev. Geo. Taylor were secured as a stated sup- ply, and though he was never installed, his minis- try was continued till his death, June 30th, 1842. In 1831, forty persons united with the church. September Ist, 1842, Rev. S. P. M. Hastings was acting as pastor. His ministry continued till 1845. During the second year of his pastor- ate an extensive revival was experienced, which resulted in the addition of sixty-five to the mem- bership.

Rev. A. N. Leighton was the pastor in 1846, and was succeeded by Rev. Luther Conklin, who commenced his labors April 12th, 1847, and continued till April 12th, 1850.

" In 1846, when many churches were neutral, or undecided, this church took å decided stand against slavery, and resolutions were drafted and passed by a unanimous vote, and spread upon the records of the church, upon this important subject. One of these resolutions, all of which are brief but pointed, is as follows :

" While church censures for unchristian con- duct must be in the light of the circumstances connected with each particular case, yet neither the persevering nor determined practice of the principle of slavery, nor the commission of any enormities connected therewith, ought to be tol- erated in any church communion."

Rev. A. Austin was the pastor in 1852; and was followed the same year by Rev. R. S. Egles- ton, who remained till 1854, at a quarterly meet- ing held July 21st, of which year it was unani- mously resolved to discontinue the connection with the Cayuga Presbytery, with which it be- came connected in 1811, when the Middle Asso- ciation, to which it originally belonged, was merged into the Cayuga and Onondaga Presby- teries. . September 14th, 1859, the church again withdrew from the Presbytery by a vote of seven- teen to eleven. It was received by the Cayuga Presbytery June 22d, 1864; and by the Central

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New York Association December 14th, 1870. October 29th, 1855, the trustees were empowered to employ Rev. U. Powell, who remained till 1857. May 4th, 1858, they were empowered to invite Rev. Mr. Hall. October 5th, 1858, Rev. P. P. Bates was employed and served them till 1862. March 12th, 1863, Rev. C. A. Conant became the pastor and remained that and the following year. February Ist, 1865, Rev. J. B. Morse was chosen pastor, with a view to settlement, if a three months' trial proved satisfactory. A call was extended to him June 13th, 1865, and approved by the Presbytery June 25th. August 31st was fixed upon as the time for installation. His resignation was ac- cepted October 2d, 1866. Rev. E. Benedict became the pastor March 3d, 1867, and con- tinued till 1872. December 15th, 1867, Mrs. Sophia Jewett tendered the Society a heavy, fine- toned bell, which was accepted with thanks. Rev .. Charles Ray succeeded to the pastorate May 21st, 1872. He continued his labors till March, 1877, when, having commenced the publication of the Moravia Citizen in 1876, he resigned. During his pastorate the membership doubled, and the church was repaired at an expense of about $9,000. He was succeeded by Rev. S. B. Sherrill, the present pastor, who commenced his labors in May, 1877. The present number of members is 175. The church was repaired in 1873, and rededicated April 2d, 1874.

In 1815, the Universalists built a house in Moravia, where, for a time, they worshiped. The building was afterwards used as a dwelling, and no other has been erected. They have occasion- ally held meetings, but no church has been estab- lished.

THE FIRST M. E. CHURCH OF MORAVIA .- About 1818 or '19, John Ercanbrack, a Methodist preacher, visited the flats and preached in the brick school house. Subsequently arrangements were made whereby services were held once in two weeks ; but it does not appear that a church wasorganized before 1847, when a neat chapel was built, sufficiently large at that time, but which, as the society increased in numbers, proved too small, and in 1871, a new brick building of mod- ern architecture, an ornament to the village and a lasting monument to the liberality of the people, and adapted to the wants and comfort of the con- gregation, was erected, at a cost of $20,000. It

was dedicated March 7th, 1872. The Church is in a prosperous condition spiritually and tem- porally. Its membership is large. The follow- ing named pastors have ministered to this socic- ty : David Cobb, 1849 ; Sylvester Brown, 1851 ; E. C. Curtis, 1853; A. B. Gregg, 1863 ; J. B. Hyde ; A. M. Lake, 1863-5 ; Hiram Gee, 1865 7 ; William Jerome, 1867-'70; Daniel W. Beadle, 1870-'72 ; Andrew J. Kenyon, 1873-'4; A. Roe, 1874-'7 ; B. W. Hamilton, 1877 to the present time.

ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH was or- ganized July 14th, 1823, by Rev. Lucius Smith, Rector of St. Peter's Church of Auburn, and one of the Diocesan missionaries, who made his first visit to Moravia, on Monday, June 23d, 1822, and in the evening of that day officiated and preached in the brick school house. The church was built in 1823, and consecrated by Rt. Rev. John Hen- ry Hobart, Bishop of the Diocese of New York, September 10th, 1826.

Rev. Lucius Smith held occasional services till November 30th, 1823, when Orsamus H. Smith became the rector. He had charge also of the Churches in Genoa and Locke, and con- tinued his ministry till August, 1828. The Church was then without a rector till the fall of 1829, at which time Rev. Amos G. Baldwin of- ficiated for a few weeks. He was succeeded in January, 1830, by Rev. David Huntington, who remained till May of that year. Rev. Henry Gregory became rector May 2d, 1830, remaining till February 11th, 1833. The church was then closed for nearly a year, till Rev. Timothy Minor became the rector, and remained about six months. He was succeeded December 26th, 1836, by Rev. Seth W. Beardsley, who continued his pastoral labors till January, 1840. The church was again without a pastor till March, 1842, when Beardsley Northrop officiated.

The church was destroyed by fire May 13th, 1842; rebuilt in 1843 ; and consecrated October 14th, 1843, by Rt. Rev. Heathcote DeLancey, D. D., Bishop of the Diocese of Western New York. Northrop was succeeded August 15th, 1845, by Rev. Chas. E. Phelps, who remained till December, 1848, and was followed by Rev. Geo. C. Foot, who remained about six months. Rev. E. W. Hager was rector one year, in 1851, and was succeeded by Rev. John Leech, who officiated from 1852-'6, removing in the spring

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of the latter year to Aurora. He was immedi- ately succeeded by Rev. Martin Moody, who re- mained till October, 1858. Beardsley Northrop was a temporary supply about three months in 1860. Rev. Chas. E. Beardsley took charge of the parish December 16th, 1861, and retained it till July 2 1st, 1862, but officiated till his death soon after. The church was closed till June 22d, 1864, when Rev. Alex. H. Rogers became rector and con- tinued such till April Ist, 1868, when he was suc- ceeded by Rev. Peyton Gallagher, who re- mained five months. The church was again closed till October 5th, 1869, when Rev. Benj. F. Taylor took charge, and resigned June 22d, 1870. Rev. Alex. H. Rogers again became the rector November 20th, 1870, and continued his ministry till April 4th, 1873, when he was suc- ceeded by Rev. John B. Colhoun, who resigned June Ist, 1874. Rev. E. W. Hager had the charge of the parish from that time till December Ist, 1874; Rev. C. C. Adams, from January, 1875, to April, 1875 ; and Rev. Jno. A. Bowman, from June 13th, 1875 to April 1st, 1878. They have had no rector since. Hon. Jno. L. Parker was appointed lay reader by the Bishop, and served them in that capacity till July, 1878, when the repairs to the church, which are now in progress, were begun. About $500 were expended in re- pairs during Mr. Roger's first rectorship. The present number of members is thirty-five. The average attendance at Sabbath School is about twenty.

This church is made conspicuous by the num- ber of members who have become clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Following is a list of their names : James Selkregg, Joseph G. Knapp, Spencer M. Rice, Julius S. Townsend, Smith Townsend, George W. Dunbar, Lyman Phelps, Fayette Royce, John G. Webster and Thomas Bell.

THE BAPTIST CHURCH OF MORAVIA was or- ganized June 22d, 1870, the members of this denomination having previously worshiped at Milan. Meetings were held in the public hall, and latterly in the Congregational church, till 1873, when their house of worship was erected, though the original plan is not yet completed. It is a plain brick structure. The first pastor was Rev. M. H. Perry, who continued his labors with them till 1874, when he was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Blakeman, who remained till February,

1878. They have since had no pastor, though the pulpit has been supplied.

ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH OF MORA- VIA was organized in the fall of 1878, and the building formerly occupied by the Methodist so- ciety was purchased in 1872, for the sum of $51I, and removed to a lot on Grove street. The

original members were about ninety, the most prominent of whom were Daniel and Edward Kelly, John Ryan, Patrick and Thomas Fitzpat- rick, John Curtin, Owen McSweeny, Thomas McMahon, Patrick Lamy, David Duggan, James Ennis, Cornelius Reilly, Michael Bruton and Michael McGloughlin. The first pastor was Rev. Father Archangel Paganinni, who served them ten or eleven months. He was succeeded by the present pastor, Rev. Hugh Francis Raf- erty, who took the charge June 15th, 1873, and officiated also in the churches at Scipio Center and Northville, at the former of which places he resides. He preaches here every alternate Sun- day. The present membership is about 500. The earliest meetings by members of this denom- ination were held by Father Burns, from Auburn, in 1858.

SOCIETIES .- Sylvan Lodge, No. 41, F. & A.M. The first regular communication of this Lodge was held on the evening of December 25th, 1810, in the attic of the building occupied by Gershom Huff, which stands on Main street, a few doors south of Church street, and was erected about the beginning of the present century. The following officers and members were present : John Newcomb, IV. M., Cyrus Powers, S. IV., Zenas St. John, f. W., Dr. David Annable, Secretary, Peleg Slade, S. D., John Mooney, f. D., Abel Marsh, Tiler, Joseph Pierce and David St. John, Stewards, Ithiel Platt, Benjamin Ben- nett, Jesse Millard and R. N. Powers. Its char- ter was granted November 27th, 1813, at which time Ithiel Platt was Master, Elias Hall, S. W., and Jesse Millard, f. W. The present officers are E. L. Harmon, IV. AI., M. G. Mead, S. W., Tyler Royce, f. IV., A. B. Hale, Treasurer, M. E. Kenyon, Secretary, J. A. Bowman, Chaplain, C. W. Brigden, S. D., B. F. Frair, f. D., George Ferguson, S. M. C., Frank Foltz, f. M. C., C. L. Beitz, Tiler. The original number of this lodge was 229. It was changed during the anti- masonic troubles, when so many lodges surren- dered their charters. Meetings are held in Ma-

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sonic Temple, a handsome and commodious build- ing erected by the lodge in 1876-'7.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST R. A. CHAPTER NO. 30, received its Dispensation November 23d, IS10, and its charter February 6th, 1811. The officers named in the charter are John Newcomb, High Priest; Cyrus Powers, King ; David An- nable, Scribe. The present officers are Elias A. Mead, High Priest; Fred. B. Heald, King; J. H. Wood, Scribe ; J. I. Horton, Treas. ; C. A. Hinman, Sec'y. ; Rev. John A. Bowman, Chap- lain ; Hector H. Tuthill, C. H .; Tyler Royce, P. S .; Chas. W. Brigden, R. A. C .; Geo. Fer- guson, M. of 3d D .; G. F. Morey, M. of 2d D .; M. O. Jennings, M. of Ist. D .; Charles Beitz, Tiler.

RISING STAR LODGE No. 29, I. O. G. T. was organized January 20th, 1866. The first W. C. was W. W. Nichols ; the first See'y, L. M. Townsend. The charter members were W. W. Nichols, A. J. Hicks, L. M. Townsend, J. M. Frost, Roswell Brown, O. R. VanEtten, H. H. Parker, W. F. Brownell, T. B. Brown, C. Dean, J. Brown, H. Gee, C. Brigden, A. D. Lee, W. T. Parker, Sarah Cady, Augusta Robinson, Laura Lee, Margaret Helmer, P. J. Slocum, Cornelia Sabin and Mary Davenport. The present offi- cers are J. M. Frost, WV. C .; Mrs. Mary Benja- min, W. V. T .; Miss Jessie Langdon, W. Scd'y ; Lucius H. Waldo, WV. F. Scc'y ; Mrs. Mary Ba- ker, Treas .; Miss Mary Royce, Marshal ; Mrs. Wm. Westfall, Chaplain ; Thos. Benjamin, I. G .; H. H. Baker, O. G .; James Chandler, P. W. C. T.

MORAVIA TENT N. O. I. R. No. 47 was organ- ized January 27th, 1875, and received its char- ter October 12th, 1875. The charter members were Rev. L. D. Turner, Day Brokaw, M. T. Mead, Frank Curtis, J. M. Frost, C. W. Bris- ter, G. W. Baker, J. Fitch Walker, W. R. Corey Day Lester, Chas. Fitts, A. J. Chandler, J. K. Chandler, H. Davenport, A. P. Morey, B. J. Lombard, R. D. Wade, B. S. Townsend, F. A. Covey, M. B. De Vinney, W. E. Nye, W. A. Nye, G. W. Spafford, J. A. Townsend, A. W. Hudson, H. H. Barber, C. H. Lakey, I. G. Hin- man. The first officers were, J. M. Frost, C. R .; R. D. Wade, D. R .; H. H. Barber, Rec. Scc .; W. E. Nye, F. Sec'y ; J. Fitch Walker, Treas .; Geo. H. Spafford, P. C. R. The present offi- cers are, J. M. Frost, C. R .; Stoyell Alley, D. 80-2

R .; Lucius H. Waldo, Rec. Scc'y ; Wm. Brown, F. Sec'y ; Geo. McGeer, Treas .; J. Fitch Walker, P.C. R.

Moravia Grange No. 201 was chartered July 9th, 1874.

MONTVILLE.

MONTVILLE is situated at the junction of Mill and Pierce creeks, one-half mile east of Moravia. It contains a district school, woolen-mill, spoke factory, grist-mill, blacksmith shop, kept by Stephen Smith, two cooper shops, kept by Chas. White and James White, a saw-mill, barrel factory, also a planing, matching and cider mill, which, when in operation, gives employment to 15 or 20 men, now owned by the Moravia Bank, a brick- yard and a population of about 170.

Montville, now a comparatively deserted village, once outshone Moravia in point of business im- portance. Its excellent water privilege, under proper development, gives it an advantage in that respect, while its picturesque location makes it a desirable place of residence. Judge Walter Wood, a Quaker lawyer, came here from Aurora in 1811, and to him its growth and prosperity were chiefly due. He owned nearly the whole of Montville, and erected there in 1812 the house in which he died, which was afterwards kept as an inn by his son Isaac, also a hotel on the oppo- site corner in 1814, a scythe factory, nail factory, tannery, trip-hammer, store, oil-mill and school house ; and at his death, September 8th, 1827, he willed his large property, whose estimated value was half a million dollars, so that it could not be divided, except by his grandchildren, giv- ing his children the use of it simply. The con- sequence was, the property was unimproved and rented for what could be got for it, and much of it lapscd into decay. It was not until about 1850 that the property here began to be saleable.

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History of Cayuga County, New York : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 93

Author: Storke, Elliot G., 1811-1879. cn Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason Number of Pages: 762

Author: Storke, Elliot G., 1811-1879. cn
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason
Number of Pages: 762