USA > New York > Orange County > History of Orange County, New York, with illustrations and biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men > Part 100
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109 | Part 110 | Part 111 | Part 112 | Part 113 | Part 114 | Part 115 | Part 116 | Part 117 | Part 118 | Part 119 | Part 120 | Part 121 | Part 122 | Part 123 | Part 124 | Part 125 | Part 126 | Part 127 | Part 128 | Part 129 | Part 130 | Part 131 | Part 132 | Part 133 | Part 134 | Part 135 | Part 136 | Part 137 | Part 138 | Part 139 | Part 140 | Part 141 | Part 142 | Part 143 | Part 144 | Part 145 | Part 146 | Part 147 | Part 148 | Part 149 | Part 150 | Part 151 | Part 152 | Part 153 | Part 154 | Part 155 | Part 156 | Part 157 | Part 158 | Part 159 | Part 160 | Part 161 | Part 162 | Part 163 | Part 164 | Part 165 | Part 166 | Part 167 | Part 168 | Part 169 | Part 170 | Part 171 | Part 172 | Part 173 | Part 174 | Part 175 | Part 176 | Part 177 | Part 178 | Part 179 | Part 180 | Part 181 | Part 182 | Part 183 | Part 184 | Part 185 | Part 186 | Part 187 | Part 188 | Part 189 | Part 190 | Part 191 | Part 192 | Part 193 | Part 194 | Part 195 | Part 196 | Part 197 | Part 198 | Part 199
John Rediker, Co. 11, 124th; enl. Aug. 14, 1862.
Abraham R. Rapalje, corp., Co. Il, 124th; enl. Aug. 14, 1862.
David II. Radiker, Co. A, 19th ; enl. May 26, 1862.
John A. F. Ronk, Co. G, 19th; enl. Nov. 24, 1860.
Sidney 1. Roosa, Co. G, 19th ; enl. May 1, 1860.
Alfred Reed, Co. C, 25th Cavalry ; en1. Feb. 1, 1864.
Edward W. Reed, Co. C, 25th Cavalry ; eul. Feb. 1, 1864.
Morris J. Rhinehart, Co. F, 56th; enl. Aug. 24, 1864.
John R. Robertson, Co. A, 56th ; eal. July, 1861.
John Rowland, Co. Il, 124th; eol. August, 1862; re-enl .; wounded at Chancellorsville.
Patrick Ryan, Co. 1, 124th ; enl. August, 1862.
Patrick Roney, enl. August, 1864.
Jolin Rorck, enl. August, 1864.
Alexander Riley, 168th ; enl. December, 1862.
John Raser, enl. August, 1864.
Gilbert Reitch, enl. August, 1864.
Jasper Rugg, enl. August, 1864.
John C. Sparks, Co. A, 19th ; enl. May 26, 1862.
Jonathan Shafer, Co. A, 19th; en1. May 26, 1862.
William E. Seurs, Co. A, 168th ; enl. Oct. 6, 1862.
John C. Sparks, Co. C, 25th Cav .; enl. Feb. 1, 1864.
James I. Smith, capt., Co. C, 56th ; enl. August, Iso1.
John Smith, Co. 1, 54th ; enl. July 12, 1863.
Henry Smith, Ist Mounted Rifles ; eul. Oct. 16, 1861.
Daniel Seaton, Uth ; enl. August, 1861 ; re-enl.
Melvin Sears, Co. C, 56th ; en1. August, 1861; pro. capt.
Harvey Sears, Co. C, 4th Cavalry ; enl. Ang. 29, 1861.
Daniel Simmouton, Co. H1, 1G8th ; eul. October, 1862; died at Yorktown, Va., May 17, 1863.
Moses M. Scott, 15th Art. ; eul. Jan. 20, 1864.
Wmn. A. Scott, 19th; enl. May. 1862.
Henry A. Still, 1st lieut., Co. C, 56th ; enl. Sept. 17, 1861.
James HI. Smith, sergt., Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 16, 1861.
Win. H. Sloat, Co. C, 56th; enl. Aug. 16, 1861 ; died of fever in 1863. Gabriel Smith, Co. C, 56th; enl. Ang. 16, 1861.
John Studar, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 16, 18G1.
Philip Servis, Co. 11, 124th.
Henry Seaman, Co. HI, 124th; enl. Aug. 14, 1862; disch. April 2, 1863.
Charles H. Stevens, Co. II, 124th ; enl. Aug. 13, 1862; disch. April, 18€3.
Charles Seaman, Co. H, 124th : enI. Aug. 14, 1862; killed at Chancellors- ville, May 3, 1863.
W'm. B. Sberman, Co. II, 124th ; enl. Aug. 15, 1862.
'Daniel S. Sears, corp., Co. A, 19th ; eul. May 26, 1862.
Wm. E. Sears, Co. I, 124th ; enl. October, 1862; re-enl.
John E. Sparks, Co. A, 10th ; enl. May 26, 1862.
Jonathan Shafer, enl. May 28, 1862.
Jesse F. Shafer, Ist lieut., 56th ; enl. Oct. 1, 1861.
John Scott, 168th ; enl. December, 1862.
Charles Sinsabaugh, 5th II. Art .; enl. Jan. 4, 1864; a prisoner several months.
Henry Schroeder, enl. August, 1864.
Michael Sullivan, enl. August, 1864. Charles Sweeny, eul. August, 1864. George Smith, enl. August, 1864. Wm. B. Spear, enl. August, 1864.
William Teator, corp., Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 8, 1861.
William Il. Townsend, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Sept. 21, 1861 ; re-enl. June 5, 1864.
Nathaniel Terwilliger, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Oct. 26, 1861.
James Tower, eol. August, 1864.
Daniel Traphagen, Co. H, 124th ; enl. Aug. 15, 1862.
Charles W. Tindall, Co. H, 124th ; enl. Aug. 14, 1862 ; wounded at Gettys- burg, taken prisoner in the Wilderness, sent to Andersonville.
Charles J. Terwilliger, Co. 11, 124th ; enl. Aug. 13, 1862.
Daniel T. Tears, Co. H, 124th ; enl. Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. June 10, 1863. Charles Taylor, 3d; enl. 1861.
Daniel Torbusb, 2d lient., Co. A, 19th; enl. May 26, 1862; pro. capt. ; re- eulisted.
Henry Torbush, corp., Co. A, 19th ; enl. May 26, 1862.
Charles Thurman, 19th ; enl. May, 1862.
G. H. Taylor, Co. A, 19th ; enl. May 26, 1862.
George W. Tindall, enl. Aug. 27, 1861; severely wounded, and once left for dead, but recovered.
Jasper C. Terwilliger, 47th ; enl. April, 1861.
Moses S. Terwilliger, Co. C, 4th ; enl. Aug. 29, 1861 ; takeu prisoner.
Charles T. Thompson, corp., Co. HI, 124th.
Wm. Il. Teator, Co. C, 56th; enl. September, 1861 : died of smallpox Feti. 7, 1862.
John L. Turner, Co. D, 56th ; eul. September, 1861.
Isaac N. Turner, Co. D. 50th ; enl. September, 1861.
Anzi Turner, Co. D, 56th; enl. September, 1861.
Joseph Turner, Co. D, 56th; enl. September, 1861.
llarvey Turner, 14th.
Thomas P'. Terwilliger, 4th Cavalry ; enl. Aug. 29, 1861 ; re-ealisted. James Taylor, eol. August, 1864.
Henry Tice, enl. August, 1864.
Norman Upright, 15th Art .; enl. Jan. 20, 1864.
George Van Arsdall, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Sept. 12, 1861.
Elisha D. Vao Kenren, Co. IJ, 124th ; enl. Ang. 13, 1862.
Thomas Van Strauder, Co. H, 124th; enl. Aug. 13, 1862 ; disch. Jan. 16, 1863.
Alauson Van Arsdale, Co. A, 166th ; enl. Sept. 27, 1862.
Benjamin Van Arsdale, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 27, 1861 ; re-enl. in Sep- tember, 1864.
Abraham L. Vaaderlyo, 3d sergt., Co. I, 124th ; enl. August, 1862; pro. 2d lieut.
Hiram Vandevort, 20th; enl. December, 1863.
John N. Van Keuren, eol. August, 1864.
Joseph Van Vleet, enl. August, 1864.
Joseph Vonop, enl. Angust, 1804.
David F. Wilson, 15th Art .; enl. Jan. 29, 1864.
William Wilson, Co. B, 168th ; enl. December, 1862.
Charles R. Wright, 15th Art .; enl. Jan. 29, 1864.
W'm. II. Winfield, enl. August, 1864.
Abel Wood, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 7, 1861; re-enlisted.
Lewis W. Williams, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Aug. 16, 1861.
Aodrew Westervelt, Co. II, 124th.
Jamies Walsh, Co. C, 56th : enl. Ang. 16, 18G1.
James White, enl. August, 1864.
Wm. H. Whiteside, Co. II, 124th; enl. Ang. 19, 1862.
William Wilkio, Co. G, 19th ; enl. April 25, 1861.
Charles Wheeler, enl. August, 1864.
David Woodruff, Co. G, 19th ; eol. May 1, 1860.
George Ward, 168th ; enl. December, 1862.
Wm. H. Waring, 19th N.Y.S.M .; enl. 1862.
Charles P. Welsh, 9th; enl. November, 1863.
W'm. E. Wood, musician, Ist Excelsior ; enl. Jan. 18, 1862.
Joseph Wood, 50th ; eol. Jan. 21, 1862.
Charles Whitehead, Co. H, 124th; enl. August, 1862.
Wm. Wainright, Co. H, 124th; enl. Angust, 1862; died of wounds et Ac- qnia Creek.
Thomas B. Young, Co. C, 56th ; enl Aug. 8, 1861.
Samuel S. Youngblood, Co. II, 124th; enl. Aug. 13, 1862; wounded at Chaucellorsville ; pro. to V. R. C.
Myron W. Youngblood, Co. A, 168th ; enl. Oct. 2, 1862; died soon after the war.
Howard Youngblood, Co. A, 168th ; enl. Oct. 2, 1862.
George B. Youngblood, sergt., Co. II, 124th ; enl. Aug. 15, 1862 ; ruptured on march after battle of Chancellorsville.
James H. Yonng, Co. C, 56th ; enl. Angust, 1861. Moses Yerks, Co. B, 168th ; enl. December, 1862.
Charles J. Youngblood, Co. C, 56th ; eal. February, 1865.
the " Miller
-
409
MONTGOMERY.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
CHARLES MILLER.
The family represented by the subject of this biog- raphy are of both Welsh and Irish descent. The grandfather of Charles Miller was Samuel, who emigrated at an early date from freiand to the prov- ince of Canada, where he remained for several years engaged in mercantile pursuits. From this point he removed to the United States, and eventually settled in Montgomery, Orange Co., where he in 1764 ac- quired land, a portion of which is now in posses- sion of Charles Miller. He was an officer of militia as early as 1778, his commission being signed by Governor George Clinton, of the province of New York.
Mr. Miller had three sons, George S., William S., and Samuel, and one daughter, Mary. His death occurred at an advanced age. His son, George S., was born March 11, 1776, and died Dec. 5, 1828, in his fifty-third year, in Montgomery, where his life was spent. He was in 1800 united in marriage to Miss Julia, daughter of Charles Young, of Hampton- burgh, and had children,-Samnel H., Charles, William, Theodore, Sarah (Mrs. Alexander Blake), Cornelia (Mrs. Gilbert G. Weeks), and Elizabeth (Mrs. Samuel Knapp). But three of this number now survive. The birth of Charles Miller occurred in Montgomery, Dec. 5, 1805. He followed the pur- snits of his father, those of an agriculturist, and in 1828 inherited that portion of the paternal estate which is his present residence. He was in 1833 married to Miss Helen, daughter of John S. Young, of Montgomery, now Hamptonburgh, to whom were born children,-George S., Julia Y., Gilbert, and Charles A., all now deceased. Mr. Miller is a Re- publican in his political predilections, but never par- ticipates in the active labor of the party. He has devoted his life to the more quiet occupation of a country gentleman, and to the promotion of worthy aims in his native township. He is largely interested in benevolent enterprises, and all deserving appeals find in him a willing helper. Mr. Miller worships with the Presbyterian denomination, and has been for years a member and elder of the Goodwill Presby- terian Church of Montgomery, of which Mrs. Miller is also a zealous member. Having retired from active employments, he devotes much time to the interests of the church and the good of humanity.
JOSEPH H. DECKER.
Mr. Decker may be regarded as one of the most en- terprising and successful representatives of the agri- cultural interests of Montgomery. His family are of Dutch extraction, and at an early date sought the rich lands of Orange and Ulster Counties. Johannes Decker, the grandfather of Joseph II., was first a resi-
dent of Kingston, Ulster Co., from whence he removed to Blooming-Grove. His birth occurred April 16, 1741, and that of his wife, Annatie Hasbrouck, Dec. 29, 1747, her residence at the time of her marriage being Marbletown, Ulster Co. Their children were
Joseph Hockey
Jacob, Cornelius, John, Rachel, Ann, Jonah, Elsie, and Matthew. Their son Cornelius was born in 1770, and resided in the township of Montgomery until his death in 1835. He was united in marriage to Miss . Hannah Duryea, of Blooming-Grove, and had chil- dren,-George, Joseph H., John, Ann, Hannah Maria, Rachel, Caroline, Dolly, and Cornelius.
Joseph H. was born May 12, 1800. The years of his boyhood were principally devoted to labor. The educational advantages at that early day were exceed- ingly limited, and he was able to gain simply the rudiments of knowledge at the neighboring district school. At this time were acquired those habits of industry and frugality which laid the foundation for later success, and enabled him to become the possessor of a competency for his advancing years. He was on Dec. 30, 1819, married to Miss Maria, daughter of Adam Dickerson, of Montgomery, whose birth oc- curred Oct. 25, 1804. Their children have been Han- nah Jane, born 1821 ; Ilarriet A., whose birth occurred in 1823; Francis C., born in 1830; Joseph H., born in 1839; Anna Mary, born in 1842; and Cornelius, born in 1835. The only survivor of this number is Francis C., who resides with his parents. Their daugh- ter IIannah Jane was married May 7, 1851, to Hon. Hugh Barkley Bull, who was born in Crawford town-
27
410
HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY, NEW YORK.
ship, Oct. 1, 1816, and was a descendant of one of the earliest families of the county. He studied law with Henry B. Wisner and Hon. Samuel J. Wilkin, both of Orange County, and on being admitted settled in Montgomery, where he practiced his profession with success. He served as district attorney of Orange County in 1847, was elected to the State Legislature in 1851, and was also secretary and counselor of the Montgomery and Erie Railroad. Ilis life was dis- tinguished by great usefulness, and his death sincerely mourned. Mr. and Mrs. Bull left one child, Maria P., who died Feb. 25, 1880.
Joseph H. Decker has followed farming pursuits during his lifetime. In 1875 he purchased the farm which is his present residence, having formerly lived in the village of Montgomery, or on land adjacent to it. In politics he was early an Andrew Jackson Dem- ocrat. Circumstances, however, induced him to change his views, and he became a Republican. He is an at- tendant upon the services of the Reformed Dutch Church of Montgomery, of which Mrs. Decker is a member. Mr. Decker may well be regarded as a self- made man.
FRANCIS C. DECKER.
The Decker family have elsewhere been mentioned grants to the Empire State. Francis C. is the only
J. C. Decker
surviving child of Joseph H. Decker, of Montgomery, and was born Oct. 24, 1830, in the above township. His early years were passed under the parental roof.
The public school of the district afforded but meagre opportunities for education, and Francis C. being de- sirous of more thorough advantages repaired to the academy at Montgomery, where some time was spent in study. Having fitted himself by these superior qualifications for the career of an instructor, he en- gaged for a while in teaching near his home. At a later period he removed to the village of Montgomery, and though ostensibly engaged in no active occupa- tion, gave his attention to the management and main- tenance of the family property. He removed in 1875 to the farm which is the present residence of his parents, and known familiarly as the "Saratoga Farm." Mr. Decker has ever been a stanch Re- publican in his political views, though the prefer- ments of office have failed to lure him from the quiet pleasures of his own home. He has declined all pub- lic offices, though always manifesting a deep interest in the various political campaigns, especially those of local importance. Mr. Decker's religious creed is that esponsed by the Reformed Dutch Church, of which he is a consistent member.
GEORGE SENIOR.
Dorsetshire, England, was the stronghold of the as of Duteh extraction, and among the earliest emi- Senior family, from which locality William Senior, with his wife and twelve children, came to the United States in 1830. Mr. Senior, whose birth occurred in 1785, was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Harvey, and to this union were born children,-William, John, Elizabeth, Sarah, George, Thomas, Christopher, Ann, Edward, Joseph, Louisa, and Henry. Mr. and Mrs. Senior removed to Montgomery, where the death of the former occurred in 1863, while his wife survived until 1880, and died in her ninety-third year. The birth of their son George, the subject of this bio- graphical sketch, took place during the year 1814, in the town of Stower, Dorsetshire, England, from whence he embarked with his parents for American shores.
He settled first in Duchess County, where farming occupations engaged his attention during his early years. His advent to Montgomery was made in 1844, where he at once embarked in mercantile enterprises. From that period until his retirement from active business Mr. Senior was assiduously devoted to the interests of an increasing trade.
He was in 1842 married to Miss Mary A., daughter of Robert Lawson, of Duchess County, and has chil- dren,-William, Augustus, Mary E., Sarah F., George Edward, John L., and James Renwick, of whom Sarah F. is deceased, Mary E. is Mrs. Cornelius D. Hawkins, of Montgomery, J. Renwick is a resident of New York, John L. is in Kansas, Augustus in Newburgh, and William and George E. merchants in Montgomery. Mr. Senior is a Republican in politics, though an energetic business life has left little time for participation in public affairs. He has been a director of the Montgomery and Erie Railroad since
==
George Smin
1,
JOHN TODD, the father of James, was of Scotch nationality. and cmigrated to Liverpool, England, where he embarked in mercantile enterprises. He beeame identified with the business interests of that eity, where he remained during his lifetime, having married Miss Elizabeth Waddell, also of Scotch de- scent. Their children were Alexander. John, James, Jane, Mary, and Elizabeth.
Their son James bid adieu to his native land at the early age of twelve years, and embarked for the shores of America. He landed alone and compara- tively friendless at Quebec, from which point he wended his way to Paterson, N. J., hoping there to diseover relatives. Finding himself on his arrival thrown upon his own resources, he at once engaged in occupations which afforded him a livelihood. Ulster County, N. Y., having offered a broader field for his energies, thither he repaired in 1837, and engaged in tanning and currying, which continued to be his occupation until the purchase of his present home in 1848. He then removed to Montgomery, Orange Co., and became absorbed in agricultural pursuits, meanwhile retaining an interest in his former business. The land embraced in his farm being admirably adapted to grazing, he has made
dairying a specialty. Mr. Todd was married, May 26, 1838, to Miss Mary Amanda, daughter of Martin R. Williams, of New Hurley, Ulster Co., whose birth occurred March 23, 1821. Their children are Ann E. (Mrs. Dr. T. P. Knapp), horn June 30, 1839; Mary Jane (Mrs. W. F. Gilchrist), whose birth oc- curred Oct. 9, 1840; Margaret W. (Mrs. W. H. Coleman), born Oct. 9, 1842; Josephine (Mrs. T. D. Barker), born Oct. 6, 1844; Harriet B. (Mrs. W. H. Peck), born Sept. 1, 1846; James J., boru Sept. 2, 1848; and Carrie Van Nest, whose birth occurred Feb. 29, 1864; all of these are still living. The business capacity manifested by Mr. Todd has made his assistance invaluable in various enterprises connected with the township and county. He has been a director of the Wal- den Savings-Bank, president of the Wallkill Valley Cemetery Association, and a director of the Newburgh and Ellenville Plank-Road Company. He has also been auditor of the board of township officers. Mr. Todd is in politics a Republican, and was an ardent supporter of measures for the successful prosecution of the late war. He was educated in the faith of the Presbyte- rian Church, though his affiliations have more recently been with the Reformed ( Dutch) denomination.
John Field
The genealogical tree of the Kidd family indicates their Scotch-Irish descent. A branch of the family sailed for American shores from the north of Ireland before the war of the Revolution. Among them was Alexander, the great-grandfather of John, who became the proprietor of a large tract of land in Orange County during the year 1736, a portion of which is now embraced in the estate of the present representa- tive of the family in Montgomery.
Alexander Kidd was married to Miss Jane Calder- wood, and had sons,-Robert, Alexander, and James, and daughters,-Anna and Hannah. Robert, the eldest son, was united in marriage to Mary McGowan, and became the father of the following children : Andrew, John, Daniel, Robert, Archibald, William, Margaret, Jane, and Mary. Andrew, the father of John, was born June 27, 1772, on the home farm, and spent his life in agricultural employments. He was, in 1802, married to Miss Margaret Kidd, and had six children,-John, Ann Maria (Mrs. J. Gillespie), Alexander, Sidney, Robert, and Mehetabel Janc. The death of Andrew Kidd occurred Feb. 17, 1826. Ilis son John was born Oct. 26, 1803, at the parental
home, and the employments incident to country life absorbed his time after a few years had been spent at the neighboring school. He was, on the 16th of November, 1826, married to Miss Cornelia, daughter of Charles Haines, of Montgomery.
Mr. and Mrs. Kidd have had six children,- Andrew, Mirza, John E., David L., Margaret J., and Victor, now deceased. The death of Mrs. Kidd oc- eurred in June, 1876, and was the occasion of pro- found grief in the family eirele.
Mr. Kidd has during the whole of his active life followed the occupation of a farmer, and has now a deserved reputation for industry and enterprise. He is a director of the Walden National Bank, is the present railroad commissioner, and has been for cigliteen years commissioner of highways.
He is a Republican in polities, and actively inter- ested in all publie measures for the good of the country. Ile was a strong and earnest supporter of the late war to maintain the Union, two of his sons having served in the army. Mr. Kidd is a consistent member of the Reformed Dutch Church, as was also Mrs. Kidd.
James W Beattie
C. M. mandel
-
411
MONTGOMERY.
-
ts organization. In his religious belief he is a Pres- byterian, and a member of the church in Montgomery, of which he is a trustee. Mrs. Senior and all the children are also consistent members of the church.
JAMES R. W. BEATTIE.
The great-grandfather of the subject of this biog- raphy was Robert Beattie, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America and settled in Ulster Co., N. Y. Among his children was Robert, the grand- father of James R. W., who in 1794 purchased the homestead now occupied by his grandson. He was united in marriage to Miss Crowell, a lady of Irish parentage, and had children,-John, Thomas, Wil- liam, Robert, James, Smith, Hannah, and Mary. Of these children, James, the father of Mr. Beattie, was born Oct. 14, 1786, and at an early age pursued the avocations of a farmer's son. He acquired at a later period the trade of a tanner and currier, which he followed with success during his lifetime. He was married Feb. 6, 1810, to Miss Charlotte, daughter of David Belknap, who located in the township of New- burgh in 1769, having purchased land, of which the deed is still in possession of the family. Their chil- dren were Elizabeth Frances, born in 1811; Char- lotte Sophelia, born in 1813; Catharine Isabella, born in 1815; Hannah Jane, born in 1817; Justus S. McLeod, born in 1819; Maria O. B., born in 1823; | tervals of rest from labor upon the farm, and in James R. W., born in 1825; Sarah M .. born in 1829; and Matilda, born in 1831. James Beattie died March 29, 187I, at his late residence in Montgomery. Mrs. Beattie survived until December 26, 1874, and died in her eighty-sixth year.
James R. W. was born June 12, 1825, on the home- stead, where his life, with the exception of a brief period, has been passed. His early years differed but little from those of other youths of similar surround- ings, having been spent at the public school of the neighborhood and in tilling the land owned by his father. In 1874 this land became his own by inherit- ance. He was united in marriage March 22, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of William and Elizabeth Martin Fleming. The Fleming family were originally residents of County Antrim, Ireland, and having emi- grated to America in 1832, settled in the township of Newburgh. Mr. and Mrs. Beattie have had six chil- dren,-William James, born Nov. 14, 1854; Char- lotte Elizabeth, born April 6, 1856; Samuel Oliver, born Sept. 20, 1857 ; Maria Esther, born May 9, 1861; Frederick Martin, born Nov. 21, 1864, now deceased ; and Maggie J., born Sept. 13, 1867. Mr. Beattie is a Republican in politics, though the engrossing duties of his farm leave little time for participation in mat- ters of a public nature. He has made dairying a spe- cialty, though the land is also admirably adapted to the raising of grain. His religious creed is that of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, better known as attached family circle. '
that of the "Covenanters," all the family, with one exception, being members of the church of that de- nomination located at Coldenham.
CHRISTOPHIER J. MOULD.
Germany was the fatherland of the original repre- sentatives of the Mould family, members of whom emigrated to America at an early date, and at a sub- sequent period became residents of Montgomery, Orange Co. The tract of land upon which they settled is now occupied by the sixth generation. Christopher, the grandfather of the subject of this biography, was born and resided upon the paternal estate. He was married, and became the father of John C., Philip, Catharine, Anna, Mary, and His son, John C., was born Feb. 3, 1783, on the home- stead, where after a limited education he engaged in labor upon this and the adjoining farm, where the years of his life were spent. He was, June 17, 1815, united in marriage to Miss Mary Shafer, of Mont- gomery, who became the mother of the following children : Christopher J., Catharine, Daniel, Moses, Eve, Mary, Martha, Herman, Jessie, William, John C., and Anna. The death of John C. occurred at his home in Montgomery in March, 1870. The birth of his son, Christopher J., took place on the homestead May 16, 1816. He remained with his parents during his boyhood, attended the neighboring school at in-
various ways rendered his presence invaluable to the family. At the age of thirty he became ambitious to secure a home for himself, and removed to the estate which is now the family residence. He was united in marriage Dec. 14, 1845, to Miss Martha, daughter of Milton Bull, of Crawford. Three chil- dren were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mould,-Mary Esther, whose birth occurred Sept. 10, 1846, who became Mrs. A. M. Fulton, of Monticello, N. Y., and whose death occurred Sept. 3, 1874; Lemma, born July 25, 1860; and Martha, born March 14, 1870. Mr. Mould, though nnassuming in manner, and hav- ing bnt little ambition for the honors which accom- pany public life, was nevertheless a man of much influence in the community. His efforts were ever directed in the cause of humanity, and all benefi- cent measures found in him an earnest co-operator. He was a sturdy Republican in politics, and although popular with his party, accepted no official prefer- ment from its representatives. The cause of tem- perance found in him a fearless advocate, both in his official relations as excise commissioner and in private life. In religion he espoused the creed of the Re- formed Dutch Church, of which he had in former years been an exemplary elder.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.