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His herd of Jerseys are the finest in his neighborhood, and to him belongs the honor of introducing this valuable breed into his town. The butter-making properties of this breed are well known, Mr. Hyde owning specimens which have produced a pound of butter to eleven pounds of milk, while at least double the quantity is required from native cows to produce a similar amount.
Elijah A. Hyde has achieved triumphs as a nurseryman of which he is justly proud. At the first fair held in Franklin County, Mr. Horton exhibited two bunches of grapes raised in his garden. They were carefully protected in a box with a glass cover, and excited the wonder of all, because up to that time it was not believed that grapes could be successfully cultivated in latitude so far north as Franklin County. That tons of fine grapes are now grown there every season is due in great measure to the efforts of Mr. Hyde. When he engaged in the nursery business it was with difficulty that a pear-tree could be sold in the vicinity ; now the Flemish Beauty, with other varieties, is grown in every garden. Mr. L. Coburn began the culture of strawberries a few years since, and so little was the de-
mand for them, owing to the fact that this fruit had never been raised there, that he was enabled to " break" the Ma- lone market with twenty quarts of the fruit. Now this fruit finds a place on the table of all, in the season, so plen- tifully is it raised.
Fifteen years since there was little but the native apple produced in Franklin County; now the grafted fruit is found in the greatest variety and abundance, and of the richest flavor.
Some years since there was a feeling among the dairy- men of Franklin County that the products of their dairies were not received with the favor of similar products from other sections, and a few of the more progressive farmers, among whom were Elijah A. Hyde, H. N. Burns, Daniel Coonly, and others, formed an association for the advance- ment of the dairy interests, and for the purpose of estab- lishing a more reliable market. This association is known as the Franklin County Farmers' Club. At its meetings the markets are reviewed, and all subjects bearing on the farm freely discussed.
CHAPTER LXXXII.
BELMONT.
Geographical and Descriptive-Natural Features-Land Titles and Grants-Early Settlement-Assessment Roll, 1833-Stores-Hotels -Learned Professions - Highways - Civil Organization - First Town-Meeting-Town Officers, 1833-79 -- Town Votes-Statistical -Villages and Hamlets-Popeville-Brainardville-Belmont Cen- tre-Educational History-Religious History-Methodists-Cath- olics-Presbyterians-Burial-Places-Tragic Event-Ear-Marks- Industrial Interests-Military History.
GEOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.
THIS town is situated in the northeastern part of Frank- lin County, and is bounded on the north by the towns of Chateaugay and Burke, both in Franklin County; on the south by the town of Franklin, which it formerly included; on the east by the towns of Ellenburgh, Dannemora, and Saranac, in Clinton County ; and on the west by the towns of Malone and Duane, Franklin County. It embraces an arca of 89,009 acres, and by the census of 1875 had a population of 2088.
NATURAL FEATURES.
The general surface of the town is irregular, and the region rocky and wild. The soil in some parts is warm and productive, and a number of fine farms are distributed through the town. The most prominent elevation is Owl's Head Mountain, in the southwest part of the town.
Chateaugay, Trout, and Little Trout Rivers drain the entire north part of the town and a considerable portion of the interior section, and afford several good water priv- ileges. Salmon River drains the southwest corner, and numerous small brooks exist in different parts of the town.
Several finc lakes are to be found in the town, the largest of which is Lower Chateaugay Lakc, in the northeastern part of the town, a beautiful and attractive sheet of water. Ragged Lake, an irregularly-shaped body of water, several miles long, Ingraham Pond, Indian Lake, and Owl's Head
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RESIDENCE OF E. A. HIDE, NORTH BANGOR, FRANKLIN CO., N. Y.
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TOWN OF BELMONT.
Pond lie in the southern and southwestern part of the town.
LAND TITLES AND GRANTS.
At the time of the incorporation of the town, in 1833, it embraced townships Nos. 8, 9, 10, of the old Military Tract. In 1838 the southern tier of mile-square lots of township No. 7 was annexed to the town. In 1836 the town of Franklin was taken off from the town of Belmont and made to include township No. 10 and a portion of township No. 9, so that the present territory of Belmont comprehends township No. 8 and a portion of townships Nos. 7 and 9.
The old Military Tract was laid out in accordance with an act of the Legislature passed May 5, 1786, the full ae- count of which is presented in the general chapters of this work. No part of the land was ever patented, however, to military claimants, but was sold by certain commissioners, whom a prior aet (passed July 25, 1782), provided for.
Townships Nos. 6 and 7 (the former now in Clinton County) were patented by the State to James Caldwell, of Albany, on February 25, 1785, with the usual condition of patents. On the 6th of March, 1785, Caldwell sold to Col. McGregor, of New York, for £500 currency, the said townships. On Dec. 19, 1795, Col. MeGregor sold different proportions of the tract to John Lamb, William Bell, Gco. Boune, Joseph Pearsall, Henry Haydock, and Edmund Prior, merchants of New York, to hold as tenants in com- mon. The tract was to be divided into lots, for which the purchasers agreed to ballot, according to their respeetive interest therein. By this drawing the ten lots of township No. 7, that now lie in the town of Belmont, were assigned to the following persons: Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 to Col. McGregor; No. 3 to John Lamb; No. 4 to George Boune ; and No. 5 to Edmund Prior.
Township No. 8 was patched to Col. McGregor, Feb. 25, 1795, who sold to several parties, who divided it by ballot as follows : William Bell, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14, 18, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 87, 88, 93, 94, 99, 43, 71, 72, 20, 26, 28, in all 25 lots. B. Swartwout, Nos. 2, 12, 16, 30, 53, 57, 66, 69, 78, 80, 92, in all 11 lots. R. L. Boune, Nos. 1, 2, 9, 33, 70, 90, 91, 96, in all 7 lots. Leonard Gansevoort, Nos. 17, 21, 22, 45, 55, 56, 59, 60, 73, 79, 84, in all 11 lots. Sir W. Poultney, Nos. 9, 15, 27, 41, 44, 46, 52, 58, 64, 68, 81, 82, 97, 98, 100, in all 15 lots. Edmund Prior, Nos. 62, 67, 74, 86, in all 4 lots. William Rhodes, Nos. 36, 51, 54, 76, 85, in all 5 lots. William Haydock, Nos. 32 and 47. Barent Staats, 20 lots, which he sold to the following individuals : P. Van Rens- sclaer, Nos. 48, 49, 50, 61, 63, 65, 75, 77, 83, 82, 95, in all 11 lots. P. Van Loon and J. P. Douw, Nos. 6, 8, 11. A. Van Schaak, No. 25. J. Plush, Nos. 10, 23, 31. M. Gregory, No. 19. J. Benson and D. B. Slingerland, No. 24. A large number of these lots were sold for taxes, and many of the present owners have derived title from the State. The first survey of the township was made in 1801 by Joseph Griffin.
Township No. 9 was patented as follows : Lots Nos. 1 to 48 to Gerrit Smith, Aug. 10, 1849. Lot No. 51 to Guy Meigs and Samuel C. Wcad, June 20, 1849. Lots Nos. 61 to 87 to Gerrit Smith, Aug. 10, 1849. Lots Nos. 91
to 113, 116 to 126, 129 to 180, 182 to 201, 202, 205 to 215, 217 to 228, 231 to 270, 272, 275 to 287, 290 to 292, 295 to 304, 321 to 323, 325 to 329, 331, 334 to 342, 355 to 360, to the same, at the same date as the other purchases. Portions of the remainder have been sold to individuals.
Township No. 10 was surveyed by J. Richards in 1813, and sold in part to individuals between 1827 and the present time. A large part was sold to Gerrit Smith, Aug. 10, 1849.
EARLY SETTLEMENT.
The first settlement of the town was made at a compara- tively recent period, and then principally in the northern part. Before that time it had constituted a portion of that vast wilderness that formed the greater part of Franklin County, and much of which still remains an almost unbroken forest, in which all varieties of game abound, whose lakcs and streams are filled with palatable fish, and through whose virgin wildness the hunter is yet led by the experienced guide.
The following abstraet of the assessment roll for the year 1833 furnishes the names of the carliest inhabitants of the town, and shows, besides, the number of acres of land that they respectively owned, with its assessed value :
Acres.
Value.
Norton Andrews.
33%
$33.40
Jonathan C. Bugby.
25
13.00
James Barry
70
70.00
Aaron Bennett
533
53.12
Smith Bunker.
100
100.00
Francis Bellows
8.00
Jonathan Bellows.
50
50.00
John D. Bean ..
743
100.00
Joseph B. Cogswell ..
100
100.00
Ashley Collins.
100
150.00
Stephen Charter
63
63.00
George Charter
36
36.00
John P. Cate. 200
100.00
John Dickerson 200
90
200.00
James Duan
160
80,00
Dennis N. Ellis.
100
50.00
John Estarbrooks
63
100.00
Noah Estarbrooks
53
53.00
Jona. Estarbrooks
483
75.00
Luman French
200
100.00
Elijah Gove ..
200
100.00
Harris Goold. 2821
141.00
Orange Gibhs
200
100.00
Amos Lampson
Thomas Harran
65
130.00
Philip Heath ..
50
150.00
Elijah M. Hedding.
100
100.00
Jonas Hodges
653
100.00
John Huff.
275
137.00
Harry B. Hatch.
50
25.00
Solomon Jackson }
100
50.00
Caleb Lovoring.
200
100.00
James Littlejohn
100
50.00
John Littlejohn.
200
100.00
Benjamin P. Lampson
200
100.00
Enoch Merrill
146
400.00
Paul Merrill.
125
200.00
John D. Miles,
911
100.00
John R. Merrill. 200
175
87.00
Dyer L. Merrill.
100.00
Tertollns MeLenothe }
200
100.00
Thomas MeLenothe
100
50.00
Hiram J. Noles.
168
S4.00
Thomas Peck.
200
100.00
John Richey.
50
50,00
Abel Richey
50
50.00
Alex. Rob ..
50
50,00
Josiah Smith
200
100.00
James Smith
482
50,00
Matthias Signor 121
35.00
Barnbns Wing.
50
50.00
100.00
Samuel C. Drew
Washington Clark
Freeman Jackson
William Noles
440
HISTORY OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, NEW YORK.
Acres.
Value.
Samuel West.
200
$100.00
William Wells.
99
50,00
Benjamin Warn
115
58.00
Elijah Wilson (
200
100.00
Joel Lund
Elijah Wilson
2
2.00
Joseph Witherby
200
100.00
Jona. Witherby.
100
50.00
James Williams
100
50.00
Roswell A. Wead
1063
175.00
Nahum Whipple
1
100.00
George Winkley
100
100.00
Francis Thurber
793
100.00
David S. Young
100
150.00
Simeon Young
50
50.00
Total value.
$5858.52
On this roll Euoch Merrill and Roswell A. Wead are given " Personal Estate" valued at $100 each.
A large number of the persons mentioned in the above list resided in what is now the town of Franklin, where many of their descendants still reside.
Perhaps it would be interesting to consider in detail a few of the earliest inhabitants of the town. The name of the first permanent settler is not definitely known, but the Drew family was probably as early as any.
Ashley Collins was one of the first settlers of the town, and resided where George Taylor now lives.
Apollos Wing came very early, and had an early saw- mill on Trout Brook, in the north part of the town.
Barnabas Wing came in later. They were not perma- nent settlers.
John Richey came in among the first, and located on the place now occupied by Stewart Mitchell. He still resides in town. His brother, Abel, came in about the same time, and was afterwards killed by the falling of a tree, in Burke.
John Orcutt came in early, and located in the northwest part of the town. He was a carpenter by trade.
Alvah Orcutt, his nephew, came in a few years later, and located on the west part of the farm.
David S. Young was another early settler, and settled on Bunker Hill. He had a son, Simeon, who subsequently removed West.
Samucl C. Drew came from New Hampshire in 1816, and probably made the first permanent settlement in the town. He located in the vicinity of Lower Chateaugay Lake. He took up 50 acres of land, and Wm. Bell, the great landed proprietor, who frequently stopped with him, made him a donation of 50 aeres more. He had four boys and three girls, of whom Wm. Henry J. Drew resides on the old homestead, and is said to have been the first child born in the town. The wife of James Bellows is a daughter of Samuel C. Drew. Several children reside elsewhere.
Enoch and Paul Merrill came in quite early from New Hampshire, and located in the vicinity of Chateaugay Lake. John Wesley, son of Paul Merrill, resides on the old hone- stead. Several others reside in the county.
John B. Jackson came in quite early and located at Chateaugay Lake, and operated an early saw-mill in that locality.
Jonathan Bellows was one of the first settlers at the lake, prior to 1820, and was a hunter and fisherman. He came from the town of Constable. His sons, James and Lewis Bellows, reside in town-the latter on the old homestead.
James Barry came in prior to 1831, and first located
where George Winkley now lives. He did not remain long, but removed to Malone.
Aaron Bennett was an early settler at the lake. He did not enjoy good health, but died early. He was the first town clerk of Belmont.
Smith Bunker located before 1830. He came from New Hampshire, and established himself in what afterwards be- came Bunker Hill.
Francis Bellows resided in town in 1833, and was a son of Jonathan Bellows, an early settler at the lake. He sub- sequently removed to Burke.
John D. Bean and John D. Miles located at the lake prior to 1830. The former soon removed West. The latter died in Belmont a few years ago at an advanced age.
Joseph B. Cogswell settled quite early at the lake, but shortly after removed West. .
Stephen and George Charter, Englishmen, located prior to 1833, on lot No. 20, but did not long remain residents of the town.
John, Noah, and Jonathan Estarbrooks located on lot No. 20, about the year 1830. They were brothers, and came from Constable or Duane. They subsequently re- moved from town.
Marcus Hedding settled in town prior to 1830, and lo- cated on the farm where George W. Hedding now resides. Elijah M., Chas. E., and George W., his sons, came with their father from West Chazy, occupy adjacent farms in town, and are among its leading citizens.
Jonas Hodges loeated prior to 1830, at the lake, but after a few years removed West.
Alexander Robb lived quite early in the northwest cor- ner of the town.
Josiah and James Smith came in early. James located, prior to 1830, on the place now occupied by Marcus Hed- ding. He still resides in town, at the age of eighty-six.
Matthias Signor settled early at the lake. He subse- quently removed West, and lost his sight.
Roswell A. Weed settled in the town before the year 1830, at Chateaugay Lake, and owned the water-privilege there, owned now by the Chateaugay Iron Company. He was an active and enterprising business man, and did much to build up the business enterprise of that locality. He also had a large farm there. Hon. Smith M. Weed, of Plattsburgh, is one of his sons, and was born in the town. He subsequently removed to Plattsburgh, leaving his business affairs in charge of his brother, William, who came from Vermont prior to 1840, and still resides in town, at an advanced age.
Nahum Whipple had an early store at the lake, about 1830, and resided in Malone, where he owned a good farm.
George Winkley came from Barrington, Stafford Co., N. H., in 1830, and made a permanent settlement in the town, and removed his family to the town in 1832. He located on the farm on which he at present resides. Francis W. Winkley lives on the old homestead with his father. Both father and son have filled various town-offices, and are among its most substantial citizens.
Francis Thurber resided at an early day near Bunker Hill. His grandson, Nathan, resides near Chateaugay Lake.
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GEORGE WINKLEY.
The Winkley family in the United States traces its origin from Samuel Winkley, who came from the county of Lancashire, England, to Portsmouth, N. H., about the year 1680. The coat of arms used by his family was an eagle displayed counter-charged, Argent and Gules, motto Spes (hope). He settled first in Kittery, Me., where, in 1684, he married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Trickey. The residence of the couple was on a lot of land that was granted to Thomas Trickey by the town of Kittery, in 1656. They afterwards moved to Ports- mouth, N. H., where he was engaged in trade and commerce. He died in 1736, aged about seventy years. The children of this couple were Samuel (1), born Oct. 20, 1686, died at sea in 1707 or 1708; Fran- cis, born 1689, died April, 1776, aged eighty-seven; Nicholas, died a young man, unmarried; William, who married and lived in Ports- mouth, and died a young man ; Sarah, who married Tobias Langdon, of Portsmouth ; Elizabeth, who married Samuel Weeks, of Boston, Mass. ; and Samuel (2), who died young and unmarried.
The subject of this sketch is the great-grandson of the Francis above mentioned. His grandfather, also named Francis, married Martha, daughter of Mark Hunking, of Barrington. She was born in 1734, and died Jan. 16, 1807. They resided in Barrington, N. H., and had children as follows: Mark H., born Oct. 28, 1763, who died Oct. 28, 1842; Mary, wife of William Winkley, born Feb. 15, 1766, died Oct. 6, 1835; John, born Oct. 8, 1769, died April S, 1859; Martha, born May 16, 1771, died June 18, 1859; Francis, born 1774, died April, 1855 ; and Sarah, born 1776, who died at Barrington, unmarried, on August 28, 1845.
Francis, father of. George, our subject, married Sarah Drew, of Alton, N. M. Their children were John D., born 1800, who married Eliza Choate; George; Tamson D., born Aug. 4, 1804; Darius, born June 17, 1807, who married, first, Ursula Hall, second, Maria Daniels, third, Sarah Cate; Cyrus, born Nov. 30, 1809; Martha M., born May 8, 1812, who married B. F. Whipple; Joseph, born June, 1814, who married Mary Cater; Abbie, born Jan. 22, 1817; and Franeis M., born June 9, 1821, who married Sarah A. Berry.
George Winkley was born March 16, 1802, at Barrington, Straf- ford Co., N. H. His father was a farmer, and the early years of Mr. Winkley's life were passed on the home farm. His education was obtained at the district school of his locality, at the New Market Academy, N. H., and from a private tutor. At the age of twenty-five he left home and entered into active life on his own account. For a time he worked on a farm as a hired laborer. Later on he worked at wharf-building in Boston and at Plymouth, and for a number of winters he engaged in school-teaching at Barrington and elsewhere.
In September, 1830, Mr. Winkley made his first visit to the town of Belmont, which was then a portion of the town of Chateaugay. The object of the journey was to visit some of his friends who had already located in the town, and to prospect with a view of settlement himself. Me shortly returned to New Hampshire, and again engaged
in school-teaching, this time in Strafford, N. H. In the spring of 1831 he returned to Belmont, and made a permanent settlement, taking up one hundred acres of land which belonged to the William Bell tract. At this time the country was wild and unbroken, but few settlers had located in the town, and the territory offered few attrac - tions even to the venturesome pioneer. Mr. Winkley went to work clearing off his land, and in the year 1832 built the principal por- tion of his present residence. By perseverance and industry he kept adding to his farm until he became the owner of about five hundred acres of land, and was known as one of the most prosperous and suc- cessful farmers of the county. Mr. Winkley has made dairy-farming a specialty, and in 1868 introduced into the county the first Jersey cattle that were used in that section. In 1875, in connection with his son, Francis W., he erected a large butter-factory near his resi- dence, and is now extensively engaged in manufacturing butter for the market.
In politics Mr. Winkley has always been identified with the Demo- cratic party, and has been a recognized leader of that party in his town. He has filled the offices of supervisor and town clerk of Bel- mont for a number of terms, has been justice of the peace for several years, and has held other town offices.
On Feb. 19, 1832, Mr. Winkley was united in marriage to Tamson, daughter of William Stanton, of Strafford, N. H., and a lineal de- scendant of William Stanton, who came from England, and settled in America prior to the Revolutionary war. He performed active service in that eventful struggle, died while on his way home from the army, and was buried on his farm at Strafford, N. H. He had a family of seven children, of whom William was the fifth, and was born at Straf- ford. He was a farmer and passed his life in that occupation. His wife was Margaret Holmes, by whom he had eight children, viz. : Ezra, Mary, Sally, Nicholas, Ephraim, Ezekiel, Tamson, and Betsey, all of whom were born at Strafford. Tamson was born on Feb. 2, 1806, was a tailoress by trade, and worked at that business until her mar- riage to Mr. Winkley. The children of the union have been Marga- ret, Sarah, Martha E., Abbie, Eliza, and Francis W. Margaret is unmarried, and resides at home. Sarah married Loren Donaldson, of Bangor, in Franklin Co., and resides in that town. Martha is the wife of John Reid, of Belmont. Abbie is the wife of John H. Drew, of New York City. Francis W. married C. A. Richey, a daughter of one of the first settlers of the town of Belmont, and resides at home. He is an active and enterprising business man, and wields a large in- fluence in the town. He is politically a Democrat, has been town clerk four terms, assessor three years, commissioner one term, and has held other positions of responsibility.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Winkley are still living, and although they have attained advanced ages, are in possession of all their faculties, and in the enjoyment of that ease and comfort that their lives of care, industry, and frugality have so well entitled them to enjoy.
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RES. OF FRANK WINKLEY, BELMONT TP., FRANKLIN CO., N. Y.
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TOWN OF BELMONT.
Thomas Harron came from Vermont before 1830, and located on the back-road from Brainardville to Popcville. His son, Alfred, passed a number of years in town, and subsequently removed to Hopkinton, St. Lawrence Co.
Solomon Ellis located in town before 1830, where William Walbridge now lives. He had a small ashery there and a small store. He did not long remain a resident of the town. Wayne Walbridge subsequently bought out Ellis, and his sons, William and Nelson, reside near.
The first settler at Ringville, in the west part of the town, was - Ring, who had an early saw-mill there.
Joseph, John, and William Williamson settled in the town about 1840. The former bought his farm of Allen Moira.
A man by the name of York lived early west of Ashley Collins.
George Loomis subsequently became the owner of the place, purchasing it of a Mr. Lovejoy. Mr. Spaulding, of Burlington, formerly owned the place.
The town is yet in a state of development, and new set- tlers, devoted to agricultural pursuits, trade, or manufac- ture, are fast coming in to take the place of those who located there for a time to hunt and fish, or for lumbering purposes.
Among more recent substantial citizens of the town are Alexander Drown, N. W. Barnard, James Mahaly, Walker Moody, the Mannix family, J. A. Johnson, O. S. Jones, G. W. Ripley, Patrick Laby, Nathan Thurber, O. W. Moody, John Kelly, Rufus L. Earle, J. M. II. Davis, Rufus A. Wescott, R. J. Taylor, H. Shonzo, Alexander McNeely, and J. Taubenhcimer.
STORES,
The town, being yet in its infancy, has never contained a great many stores, although quite a number of small trading establishments have existed at Popeville. Charles Bacehus was an early trader, and Nahum Whipple was in trade at the same point about 1830. Operations had then but just begun at that point under the energetic manage- ment of Roswell A. Weed.
In 1874, Pope, Williams & Co. established the store that now exists at Popeville, in connection with their min- ing operations. On March 15, 1877, it passed to the Chateaugay Iron Company, with the other enterprises, and is now the largest and best-appointed store in the section, the sales in 1878 amounting to about $108,000.
At Brainardville, Jacob Taubenheimer has been in trade since March, 1878, succeeding J. S. Kirby.
THE LAKE HOUSE
is the only hotel of any consequence in the town. It is lo- eated at Chateaugay Lake, and has been kept for a seore of years by Lewis Bellows. It is deservedly a place of great popular resort.
THIE LEARNED PROFESSIONS
have not been largely represented in Belmont. No lawyer has yet located in the town. A few years ago Dr. Jones established himself in practice at Brainardville, but re- mained but a short time. Dr. Albert Johnson is in sue- cessful practice at the lake.
THE EARLIEST HIGIIWAYS
in use in the town were the East and West road, in the north part of the town, and the road leading from Lower Chateaugay Lake north to Chateaugay.
Other items of interest regarding the early roads will be found in connection with the history of the town of Chateau- gay.
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