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Peter Anderson came to this country from Scotland about the year 1760, and rented of Roger Morris a farm now in the town of Carmel, near the Mahopac Iron Ore Company's mine. When this farm was sold by the commissioners of forfeitures in 1782, he purchased it, and the greater part of it has been owned by the family ever since, it being now owned by Silas A. Anderson, a great-grandson of the first owner.
Peter Anderson married Mary Curry and they had the follow- ing children: John, who married Ann Travis; James, who mar- ried Susan Ganong; Elizabeth, who married Cornelius Hill; Susan, who married Elijah Nelson; and Eleanor, who married John Crookston.
John Anderson removed to Dutchess county, where his two sons, John and Peter, with some of their descendants, still reside.
Elizabeth, Susan and Eleanor, with their husbands, lived in the vicinity of the homestead, and a number of the descendants of Elizabeth still live in the neighborhood.
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James retained and lived on the homestead and had the fol- lowing children: Sarah, who married Green Thorn; Elizabeth, who married Samuel Ferris; Mary, who married, 1st, Charles Van De Vort, 2d, Ira Pinckney; Susan, who married Alfred Lounsbury; Hannah, who married John A. Akin; Peter, who married Mary Austin; Mila, who died single; John, who died when a small boy. They all lived and died within a few miles of the place of their birth, and but few of their descendants have ever removed to any considerable distance.
Peter acquired the title to the homestead and resided on it up to the time of his death which occurred in 1882. He had the following children: James T., who married Annie Louns- bury; Mila, who died single; Silas A., who married Mary Emigle; George E., who married Eliza Agor.
James T. owns and lives on a farm in the town of Somers, Westchester county. Silas A. lives on the homestead, having purchased it, and George E. lives and practices law at Carmel, Putnam county.
SUPERVISORS OF CARMEL: Timothy Carver, 1795; Devoe Bailey, 1796 to 1797; Barnabas Carver; 1807 to 1814; Daniel Thorn, 1815; Joel Frost, 1816-17; Joseph Benedict, 1818; Joel Frost, 1819-20; Silas Slawson, 1821; Seth Foster, 1822; Silas Slawson, 1823-25; Walker Todd, 1826-28; Silas Slawson, 1829- 30; Thomas Hazen, 1831-32; Joseph Morehouse, 1833; Silas Slawson, 1834-35; Robert Austin, 1836-38; Azor B. Crane, 1839- 40; Wm. H. Sloat, 1841; Robert Wright, 1842-43; Stephen Knapp, 1844; Peter Anderson, 1845-48; Robert Wright, 1849; Cornelius Dean, 1850; Peter Anderson, 1851; Robert Wright, 1852; Wm. Clawson, 1853; Amzi L. Dean. 1854; Israel Pinck- ney, 1855; Augustus Hazen, 1856-57; Henry A. Gahn, 1858-60; James H. Lee, 1861; Isaac Lounsbury, 1862; Lewis H. Gregory, 1863-66; Nathan L. Thompson, 1867-69; John Cornish, 1870; Alonzo W. Hadden, 1871 -- 72; Charles L. Austin, 1873-77: Alonzo W. Hadden, 1878; Augustus Hazen, 1879; Edward C. Weeks, 1880; Nathan A. Stokum, 1881; Ambrose Ryder, 1882; Augustus Hazen, 1883-84; Wm. O. Mead, 1885-86.
CHAPTER XXI.
TOWN OF CARMEL (Concluded).
The Hill Family .- The Crane Family .- The Baldwin Family .- The Barrett Fam- ily .- Abram Cronk .- Cornelius Dean .- Alotson Dean .- Lewis Ludington .- Charles Henry Ludington .- James Ludington. - Zalmon Ludington .- Deacon Aaron Ganong .- Leonard Yeamans .- The Badeau Family .- The Hazen Fam- ily .- Jeremiah W. Hazen .- The Gregory Family .- The Austin Family .- Lewis Ga Nun .- Thaddeus R. Ganung .- Robert D. Wixsom .- Nathan L. Thompson .- James C. Gulick .- The Miller. Family .- Dr. Henry F. Miller .- Hon. Henry D. Clapp .- Bryant S. Palmer .- Dr. James H. Merritt .- The Foster Family .- William W. Everett .- The Weeks Family.
T HE HILL FAMILY .-- The ancestor of this family was Capt. William Hill, who came from England, and was one of the early settlers on the Roger Morris Lot in Philipse Patent. Captain Hill, who was born in 1726, married Bethiah Smith .. The children of this marriage were:
1. Noah, born in 1755, who married Sarah, daughter of Israel Pinckney, and had four children: Uriah, Anthony, Chloe, wife of David Wright; Esther, wife of Seth Curtis, and after his death married Bently H. Wixsom. Noah Hill, the father of this family, died January 3d, 1830, aged 75 years, 9 months 6 days.
2. William, born December 14th, 1760, died November 29th, 1851. He married Nancy, daughter of Israel Pinckney, and their children were: Gilbert, Andrew, Avery, Jacob, Alza, Wil- liam, Sarah, wife of Stephen Pinckney, Mary, wife of Jabez Zeloph, Rachel, and Bethia, wife of Elijah Depew.
3. Cornelius, born in 1764, died November 12th, 1815. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Anderson, and had chil- dren: Noah, James, Phebe, wife of John Smith, and Mary, wife of Arva H. Pierce.
4. Solomon, who was a Baptist preacher, and went to Canada.
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5. Andrew, who was drowned when young.
6. Abraham, whose descendants are given below.
7. Charity, wife of Jonathan Stokum.
8. Chloe, wife of Joseph Crane.
9. Esther, wife of Charles Heroy.
10. Jane, wife of Thomas Lounsbury.
11. Polly, wife of Isaac Rhodes.
Abraham Hill, son of Capt. William Hill, was born July 24th, 1774, and died March 25th, 1813. He married Deborah, daugh- ter of Israel Lounsbury. She was born April 18th, 1780, and died September 6th, 1849; they were married January 18th, 1798. The children of this marriage were: Mary, born June 19th, 1799; Isaac; Addison, born May 27th, 1803, died June 5th, 1863; Solomon; Tamar, born May 31st, 1807, married James W. Horton; Thomas, born June 10th, 1809, died April 19th, 1878; and Abraham, born May 5th, 1811.
Isaac Hill, the oldest son of Abraham Hill, was born May 3d, 1801, and married Mary, daughter of Horace Gregory. Their children are: Elizabeth G., Mary D., wife of Elias B. Glen, of Wayne county, N. Y .; Sarah F., wife of Irving Wright; Inez C., and Thomas T., who married Ella F., daughter of Manning Merrill, and has two children, Frederick M. and Alice G. The residence of Mr. Isaac Hill is about a mile north of Red Mills on a farm that was purchased of William H. Johnston, March 8th, 1827, and which is bounded east by Kirk Lake. Mr. Hill died March 1st, 1886, at the age of 85. This farm, as well as that of Solomon Hill adjoining is on the east side of the road running north from Red Mills and directly opposite the original " Hill Farm " hereafter described.
Solomon Hill, son of Abraham Hill, was born April 9th, 1805. He married Hannah, daughter of Michael Sloat, and his chil- dren are: Allen B., Tamar A. (wife of Leonard Curry of West Somers, who has two children, Charles H. and Jennie B.), and Charles S., who married Clorinda, daughter of Daniel Squires, and has two children, Albert L. and Nellie F. Mr. Solomon Hill is now living at the advanced age of 80, on a farm about a mile and a half north of Red Mills, and to his retentive memory we are indebted for many facts relating to the early history of this vicinity.
James Hill, son of Cornelius, and grandson of Captain Wil- liam Hill, married Sarah, daughter of Lewis Pinckney, and has
ISAAC HILL.
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children: Cornelius, Lewis, Mary, wife of Smith S. Austin; Charlotte A., wife of Robert D. Wixsom; Joseph (deceased); Elizabeth, wife of Sturgis Buckley; Caroline, wife of Leon Hotchkiss; and William of New York city. Mr. James Hill is now living on a portion of the original "Hill Farm."
Abraham Hill, son of Abraham and grandson of Capt. Wil- liam, married Tamar, daughter of Daniel Lounsbury. They had two children, Theodore and Hannah J., wife of Peter B. Curry, 2d, of Jefferson Valley.
The old homestead of the Hill family, which has ever borne the name of the " Hill Farm," has an especial interest from the fact that it was the first piece of land ever sold in Putnam county. In the deed of marriage settlement given by Mary Philipse and Roger Morris January 14th, 1758, the power was reserved to sell sufficient land to amount to the sum of £3,000. It was in accordance with this reservation that Roger Morris and his wife Mary sold to William Hill, September 25th, 1763, the farm which is thus described in the deed :
" All that certain farm: known as farm Number 36 of Lot No. 5 of the lands formerly granted by Patent to Adolph Philipse, Esq., which said farm begins at a hickory sapling, being the north corner to lots No. 35 and 43, and running south six de- grees, 45 minutes east, 16 chains 37 links, thence south 9 de- grees 29 chains, and 34 links to the corner of lot 34, thence south 33 degrees, 30 minutes, west 16 chains 45 links, thence south 33 degrees, 30 minutes west, 11 chains 27 links to the corner of lot number 15, thence south 88 degrees west 33 chains to a beech tree, being the corner to lots 14, 15 and 37, thence north 7 de- grees 30 minutes east 16 chains 59 links to an ash tree, thence north 18 degrees east 9 chains to a maple tree, thence north 41 degrees 30 minutes east, 11 chains 72 links to a red oak tree, then north 73, east 32 chains, 8) links, to a red oak tree being the corner of lot No. 39, thence south 67 degrees, 15 minutes, east 4 chains, 39 links, thence north 24 degrees, east 10 chains, 33 links, to a beech tree: being the corner to lot number 40, thence by the same to the place of beginning, containing 245 acres."
The price paid for this tract was £750, " current money of the Province of New York." The mines and minerals on this farm were excepted and reserved. In accordance with the usage in those days a lease of the premises "for one whole year" was
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given to William Hill, and the deed was executed on the follow- ing day. This was in accordance with the law " for transferring uses into possession," by which a person holding land by a lease for one year was deemed in actual possession.
Capt. William Hill divided this farm among four of his sons; the south part, containing 98 acres, he gave to Abraham, whose heirs sold it to Thomas Hill. At the time when Anthony Hoguet and his associates were anxious to buy "Hoguet's Point," in Lake Mahopac, of Abijah Smith, he refused to sell unless they would buy him this farm in its place. Accordingly the arrange- ment was made, and Thomas Hill sold it to Abijah Smith Sep- tember 15th, 1854, and he lived on it till the time of his death, when it fell to his only child, Sarah, who married Peter B. Curry, 2d. Their only surviving child, Sarah A., married Kel- sey Agor, and they are now the owners of this part of the origi- nal " Hill Farm."
The part of the original farm next north of the above was given to Solomon Hill, who sold it to his brothers, Abraham and Cornelius, and it is now owned by Cornelius Hill, the grandson of the Cornelius above. This part was 20 acres, and next north was 42 acres, which was given to Noah Hill, who sold it to Thomas Lounsbury. He conveyed it to James Hill, son of Cor- nelius, and it was sold by his assignees to Cornelius, son of James Hill, who now owns it.
To the north of this was a tract of 27 acres given to William Hill. He sold it to Abraham, his brother, who left it to his chil- dren. It was purchased by Solomon and Isaac Hill from the other heirs, and they sold to their brother, Thomas, who re-sold it to Solomon, and it was sold by him to Asahel H. Humphreys, De- cember 24th, 1879, and it now belongs to the Mahopac Iron Company, and the "Hill Mine" is located on it.
At the north end of the original farm was a piece of 10 acres given to Noah Hill to make his part as good as the rest. He conveyed it to his brother, Abraham, who left it to his children, and it was bought by Solomon from the rest of the heirs and sold by him to Anthony Stokum, and it was sold by his ad- ministrators to William Agor, its present owner.
The old house in which Capt. William Hill resided, stood just north of the family burying ground. It was torn down about 1843.
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In the family burying ground on this farm are the graves of several generations.
Capt. William Hill, the ancestor of the family, died in Angust, 1796, aged 70. His wife, Bethia, died in August, 1798, at the age of 60.
The dates of the deaths of the other members of the family are given above. An elegant monument marks the resting place of the wife of Charles S. Hill, Gloriana, who died January 5th, 1884, at the age of forty-four.
THE CRANE FAMILY .- The ancestor of this family was John Crane, who came from Suffolk, England, and settled in Massa- chusetts about 1675. He was a soldier in the Indian war of 1720, and present at the attack on Deerfield. Fortunately es- caping from the battle he afterward settled at Windham, Con- necticut. He is said to have had two sons, Jonathan and Joseph, the latter settling in New Jersey.
Jonathan Crane had one son, Joseph, who was born May 17th, 1869, and removed to the Oblong about 1740, and settled on the bank of the Croton River. Here he built "Crane's Mills," which were frequently mentioned as a landmark in the early records. These mills are on the premises now owned by Stephen C. Barnum, Esq., about three quarters of a mile below Milltown, but the site once so famous in our local history will doubtless soon be obliterated by the building of the new reser- voir.
Joseph Crane died August 20th, 1781, at the age of 85, leav- ing children: Zebulon, born January 25th, 1721, died January 24th, 1789; Joseph, 2d, born September 13th, 1722, died October 14th, 1800; Mary, born May 30th, 1726, died March 17th, 1805; Thaddeus, born March 28th, 1728, died in September, 1803; Abijah, born April 3d, 1730, died 1806; Anna, born April 12th, 1732, died March 25th, 1814; and Adah, born October 25th, 1736, married James Baldwin.
Joseph Crane, the father of this family, married Mary, daughter of Samuel Couch. She was born December 15th, 1695. Zebula Crane, the oldest son, married Sarah, daughter of Wil- liam Belden. The children of this marriage were : Capt. John, born November 24th, 1742, died June 7th, 1827; William, born 1744; Zebulas, born August 7th, 1746, died December 31st, 1814; Elijah, born April 1st, 1748; Sarah, born July 12th, 1750; Mary,
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born October 8th, 1752; Belden, born November 31st, 1754; Samuel, born April 11th, 1757; Abijah, born May 26th, 1759; Stephen, born April 11th, 1761; Anna, born August 3d, 1763; and Seth, born in 1766. Mrs. Sarah Crane and five of her chil- dren, namely, Mary, Belden, Stephen, Seth and Anna, died in 1769, while the family was living in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Capt. John Crane, the oldest son, married Tamar, daughter of John and Hannalı Carpenter. They were married March 1st, 1764, by Rev. Eliphalet Ball, the first settled minister of Balls- ton, Saratoga county, N. Y. The children of this marriage were: Joseph, born June 3d, 1766, died December 25th, 1835; Adah, born June 6th, 1768, married Moses Fowler; Stephen, born November 1st, 1770, died September 9th, 1826, moved to New York; John, born June 6th, 1773, died June 1st, 1825; Elijah, born October 3d, 1775, married Abraham Knox; Nathaniel, born February 28th, 1778, died September 27th, 1855; Sarah, born June 27th, 1780, married Alvah Trowbridge; Arabella, born December 25th, 1784, married William Waters; Clorinda, born October 2d, 1787, married James Reed.
Joseph Crane, the oldest son, married Chloe Hill. Their children were: Ira, who went to Yates county; Noah, who died unmarried; Judge Azor B .; Ada, wife of James Baldwin: Emeline, wife of Reynolds Platt; Cornelia, wife of Lewis Crosby; Betsey, wife of Thomas Foster; Zillah, wife of Gilbert Travis.
John Crane (the fourth son), married Hannah, daughter of Daniel Gregory, and had children: Samuel; Eliza, wife of Stephen Knapp; Sally, wife of Gilbert Ganung; Elijah; Clo- rinda, wife of Stephen Monk; Nancy, wife of Elias Newman; Nancy, wife of William Monk; Harriett, wife of Isaac New- man; Annis, wife of John Monk; Ada, wife of Benjamin Mead; Alsas; Rosalinda, wife of Henry A. Gahn; and Susan, wife of Lewis Hutchings.
Nathaniel Crane married Martha, daughter of Benjamin Townsend. Their children were: John, who died in childhood; Tamar; Caroline, wife of Pierce Pinckney; Charlotte, wife of Ammon N. Fowler; Joseph, left no descendants; Nathaniel M., now living at Mahopac; Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Wright; Augusta S., wife of Reuben W. Kirkham, and Benjamin T.
Benjamin T. Crane, born January 24th, 1824, is now living on the old liomestead of his grandfather, Captain John Crane.
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This was a large farm when sold to Capt. Crane by the com- missioners of forfeiture, and he added to it very largely by various purchases, and as his sons grew up and were married, he gave them farms. His oldest son, Joseph, had the farm where his grandson, Ira Crane, now lives. Stephen had a farm two miles south of Lake Mahopac, and now owned by Cornelius Dean. John had a farm of 130 acres on the east side of the road, and opposite the old homestead. To Nathaniel he left the homestead, and it descended to Mr. Benjamin T. Crane, the present owner, who also owns the greater part of the farm given to John Crane.
The original house which was the home of Capt. John Crane, and where he kept a tavern for fifty years, was an old fashioned, long, low one-story building, an excellent style of the dwelling built before the Revolution. It was torn down in 1878, having stood more than a century. The present elegant residence was built three years previous to the destruction of the old one.
. Mr. Benjamin T. Crane passed the early part of his life on the old homestead. At the age of eighteen he commenced business as a cattle drover, and followed it for fifteen years. He then settled on the farm, and made agriculture his principal business. To the original tract he added by purchase the farm formerly owned by his uncle, John Crane, and the old Baldwin farm formerly the homestead of Elisha Baldwin, the ancestor of that family, so that his real estate now exceeds 300 acres. Mr. Crane married Emma A., daughter of Samuel Washburn, of Carmel, January 11th, 1860. She died December 21st, 1883. The children are Aurelia, Samuel B., Gertrude, Nathaniel M., and Benjamin T., all of whom are now living at home. Mr. Crane held the office of justice of the peace for sixteen years, besides other positions of public trust. He is a director of the Putnam County National Bank. For many years he has been a trustee of the Gilead Presbyterian Church, and is closely con- nected with its interests.
Capt. John Crane was a brave and gallant officer in the Rev- olution and a highly respected and influential citizen in civil life. He was one of the judges of the Common Pleas in Dutchess county, and also of Putnam, after its establishment. Many anecdotes are related of his shrewdness and eccentrici- ties. Joseph Crane was also one of the judges of Common Pleas in 1813.
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Judge Azor B. Crane was born May 25th, 1801, and died October 14th, 1864. He married Aurelia, daughter of Demas Doane. She was born February 21st, 1814, and died October 22d, 1859. Their children were: Benjamin D., born September 6th, 1832, living in Carmel; Ira, born August 13th, 1834; Azor B., born May 15th, 1838, died September 9th, 1841; George T., born February 28th, 1840, died March 2d, 1841; George B., born August 3d, 1845, died June 19th, 1848; Joseph H., born December 12th, 1850, and now living at Mt. Kisco.
Judge Azor B. Crane was born on the homestead of his father, Joseph Crane. This place, which is one of the oldest home- steads in the county, was the original home of Deacon Eleazar Hamblin, who settled here in 1740. It was afterward in pos- session of John Carpenter, whose daughter, Tamar, married Capt. John Crane, and it was purchased from the heirs of John Carpenter by Joseph Crane. The old house built by Deacon Hamblin stood just north of the present residence of Ira Crane, and on " Fish Brook," the outlet of Long Pond, and on the. south end of the original farm Deacon Hamblin had his saw mill, which is mentioned in the survey of Lot 6 in 1762.
Judge Azor B. Crane was, during his whole life, one of the principal citizens of Putnam county. In 1843, he was appointed judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
He was the first county judge and surrogate elected under the new constitution in 1847. He held offices of honor and trust in the county for many years.
The farm which descended to him from his father, is situated very nearly in the center of the town of Carmel, the east bound- ary being the original line between Lots 5 and 6, in the Philipse Patent.
In private life the judge was a man of great benevolence and kindly feeling, which made him popular among all classes of people, and the poor and afflicted found in him a ready and efficient friend. In public affairs he was noted for his integ- rity and good business capacity, and his opinions and discus- sions were always received with the respect they most justly deserved.
Ira Crane, son of Judge Azor B., inherited the old homestead which has now been in possession of the family for three gen- erations. Upon this he has passed his days as an agriculturist. For several years he has been connected with town affairs as
Azor Blasone
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overseer of the poor and commissioner of highways. The farm, as stated before, is on the west side of the Roger Morris lot. The north boundary extends from the east line of this lot west to Long Pond. Its original sonth boundary toward the east side was "Fish Brook where Deacon Hamblin in the olden time had his saw mill."
Mr. Crane married Louisa E., daughter of Martin Strang of Yorktown. They have one son, Agor B., born October 8th, 1884.
The residence of Mr. Crane was built by John Carpenter, shortly after the Revolution. It has been greatly enlarged and improved by Joseph Crane and his son, the Judge.
Joseph Crane, 2d, lived on the old homestead in Southeast, on the Oblong, and died there leaving a family of thirteen chil- dren: Colonel Jonathan, born April 27th, 1747, died August 27th, 1834; Dr. Joseph, born 1749, died November 21st, 1825; Solomon, born December 26th, 1750; Isaac, born January 26th, 1753; Eunice, born November 20th, 1754, married Comfort Sears; Esther, born December 26th, 1756; Josiah, born July 11th, 1759; Ira, born August 14th, 1761; Daniel, born September 17th, 1763; Nathan, born August 1st, 1765; Molly, born May 21st, 1767; Josiah N., born June 10th, 1770; Arza, born September 29th, 1772.
Colonel Jonathan Crane married Bethia Baldwin, and his children were Deborah, Josiah, Isaac, Anson, Jonathan, Esther, and Orvin B. Nearly all of these are buried in the cemetery at Milltown.
The homestead of Col. Jonathan Crane was on Crane's Ridge, in the town of Southeast. This farm contained 118 acres and was sold to him by the commissioners of forfeiture after the Revolution. It was left to his son, Anson Crane, by whose heirs it was sold, and passed ont of the possession of the family. It is now the property of Charles C. Fitzhugh, Esq. For several years previous to the purchase by its present owner, it was owned by John T. Kennedy, Esq., of New York, who gave it the name of "Fairview Manor," by which it is now known. This farm was bounded on the east by the Oblong line.
Dr. Joseph Crane was a member of the Provincial Congress in 1776 and member of Assembly 1778-79 and 1796.
Col. Jonathan was one of the foremost men of the county during the Revolution, and was esteemed as a brave and prudent officer.
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THE BALDWIN FAMILY .- The ancestors of this family were four brothers, George, John, Henry and James, who came to America about 1740, and settled in Connecticut.
James, the youngest, came to Carmel about 1750, and was the ancestor of all the families of that name in Putnam county. He had five sons: Elisha, Henry, Ephraim, James and Pearce; and four daughters: Phebe, Catharine, Charity and Hannah.
Elisha Baldwin was an early resident near Lake Mahopac, his homestead being a farm now owned by Benjamin T. Crane. He married Elizabeth Cromwell, and they were the parents of seven children: Elisha, Daniel, James, Mary, wife of James Sutton; Elizabeth, wife of James Youngs; Zilphia, wife of Solomon Wright; and Laetitia, wife of Martin Shears. Of the sons, Elisha, the eldest, settled in Dutchess county; James, the young- est, married Adah, daughter of Joseph Crane, and had sons: Noah and James E. of Peekskill.
Daniel Baldwin was born in 1777, and died January 24th, 1842. By various purchases he became one of the most extensive land owners around Lake Mahopac, and built the "Baldwin House," which was an extensive and well patronized hotel, and was burned about 1855. He married Hannah Strang, one of a family of thirteen children, twelve of whom lived to the average age of 88 years. Hannah Strang was a daughter of Henry Strang, of York- town, who was a captain in the Revolution, and a gallant officer. Their children were: Elisha, Hazzard, Henry S., Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Berry, and Gertrude, wife of Robert Smith.
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