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(II) Ralplı, son of George Allen, of Sand- wich, was born in England, died in 1698. He married Esther, daughter of William and Joan Swift, who came from Bocking, Suffolk county, England, and settled first in Water- town but removed to Sandwich, 1634, or pre- vious to that date. William Swift died in Sandwich in 1642, and his wife Joan died there in 1662. Esther Swift is supposed to have been the second wife of Ralplı Allen. The will of Ralph Allen, of Sandwich, is on
record in Barnstable probate records, dated' December 19, 1691. His children by his first wife were: John, Joseph, Increase, Ebenezer, Zachariah and Patience. His children by his second wife were: Jedediah, Henry, Benja- min, Meribah, David and Jonathan, Experi- ence and Elisha.
(III) John, son of Ralph Allen, died in 1706. In the copy of Barnstable county pro- bate records owned by the New England His- torical Society of Boston, in vol. ii, page 255 -original vol. iii-there is a statement of the estate of John Allen, "late of Sandwich," dated May 20, 1706, and his wife, Rebecca Allen, is appointed administratrix. The items- of the estate are given in vol. ii, page 275, then in vol. iii, page 54. there is an appraisal" of the estate and settlement of estate on same page, dated February 26, 1711-12, mentions his wife now as "Rebecca Saunders, late widow of John Allen of Sandwich," and speaks of the cost of bringing up the children. which are mentioned as follows: Isaac, Ben- jamin, Judah.
(IV) Judah, son of John Allen. married Rebecca, daughter of Ebenezer Wing and Elizabeth Backhouse, November 26, 1727. The town records of Sandwich-Old Book 127, copy page 100-gives children of Judah Allen and Rebecca as follows: John, Ebene- zer, Francis, Joseph and Joshua. The land transfers recorded in Dartmouth and Taunton between Judah Allen and his sons John and Joshua in 1765 are signed by his wife Eliza- beth whom he had married, June 8, 1762.
(V) John (2), son of Judah and Rebecca (Wing) Allen, was born March 23, 1728-29, died in Danby, Vermont. He removed to Danby from Rhode Island about 1778 and was one of the first settlers of that town. Danby records describe him as a "highly re- spected citizen." He married, January 27, 1751, at Pembroke, Massachusetts, Sylvia, born about 1730, daughter of Isaac and Abi- gail (Booth) Keen. Children: I. Prince, of whom further. 2. Zoeth, married Jane Har- per ; he was selectman nine years, member of the Vermont legislature four years, and jus- tice of the peace for twenty-seven years; in 1820 he removed to Western New York. 3. Isaac, married Sylvia Staples and removed to Collins, New York. 4. John, married Sally Brown. 5. Judah, married Phoebe, daughter of Elihu Benson. 6. Rebecca.
(VI) Prince, son of John (2) and Sylvia (Keen) Allen, resided in Danby, where he was held in high esteem. He died in that town, where his descendants yet reside. He married (first) Hannah, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Wood) Brown. He married
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« (second) Experience, daughter of Job and : Sarah (Fish) King. Children of first mar- : riage : Abigail ; Daniel; Ira, married Rebecca · Calkins; Prussia, married Savid Bartlett ; Jo- seph; Laura; David. Children of second wife: King, Savid, Ruth, Hannah, Rhoda, Rhoba.
(VII) David, son of Prince and Hannah (Brown) Allen, was born March 30, 1799. He married, at Danby, Vermont, October 16, 1825, Dinah Rogers, born November 13, 1801, died February 9, 1860, daughter of Deliver- ance and Judith (Folger) Rogers. Children : Cynthia, married William De Kalb; Emily, married Merritt Norton; Marcus Bartlett, of whom further.
(VIII) Marcus Bartlett, son of David and Dinah (Rogers) Allen, was born March 4. 1839, died November 18, 1906. He settled in Washington county, New York, where he · owned a large farm and was a substantial citi-
zen. He was a member of the Society of Friends. He was a man of sterling integrity, loved and respected by his townsmen. He married, December 28, 1858, Hannah Barker, born June 13, 1839, daughter of James and Susan (Barker) Norton. Children : Susan M., married George H. Northup; Florence A., married Joseph H. Roblee ; George Myron, of whom further.
(IX) George Myron, son of Marcus Bart- lett and Hannah Barker (Norton) Allen, was born at North Bend, Washington county, New York, on the Allen homestead farm, De- cember 2, 1871. He was educated in the pub- lic school, and at Troy Conference Academy at Poultney, Vermont. He is a box manu- facturer and lumber dealer in his native town, also interested in lands and other concerns. He is a member of the Society of Friends, be- longing to the Granville meeting. Politically he is a Prohibitionist. He married, in Gran- ville, New York, January 4, 1893, Lemoyne, daughter of Henry and Lillys ( Borden) Dil- lingham (see Dillingham IX). Children : Er- nest Leon, born November 23, 1893; Marcus Bartlett, March 14. 1899, died March 14, 1908; Henry Dillingham, December 21, 1899.
(The Dillingham Line).
Edward Dillingham, born in England, died in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in 1666. Of his life in America, French's "An American An- cestry" says: "One of the earliest comers to Lynn (1632) was Edward Dillingham, Gen- ·tleman, who bore arms and brought over con- siderable money to invest for his friends in Bitterswell, Lancastershire, England." In 1637 he became one of the ten original set- ·tlers in Sandwich. In 1647 and 1648 we find
him one of those to inventory the property of James Halloway and George Knot. In 1657 he was arrested and admonished for sympa- thizing with the Quakers. He left but two sons, his only daughter having died in 1650. He married Drusilla -, born in England, died in Sandwich in 1656. Sons: 1. John, born England, died May 21, 1715, in Haver- ick, Massachusetts; married, March 24, 1650, Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Feake; she died November, 1720. 2. Henry, of whom further.
(II) Henry, son of Edward and Drusilla Dillingham, was born in August, 1627, died in Sandwich, Massachusetts, 1695. He was a resident of Sandwich and his will was pro- bated there August 25, 1705. To his son John he gave "land from my dwelling house to Falmouth, part of which my son John now dwells on." He married, June 24, 1652, Han- nah Perry, died June 9, 1673. Children : Mary, born December 25, 1653; John, of whom further ; Deborah, born December 21, 1659, married Daniel Wing : Dorcas, married Ralph Earl ; Edward, born about 1669.
(III) John, son of Henry and Hannah (Perry) Dillingham, was born in Sandwich, Massachusetts, February 24. 1658, died 1733. He was still a resident, of Sandwich in 1702. He married 44'te/ Children : Henry, born about 1685; Edward, born about 1687; John, about 1689, married, August II, 1715, Jael, daughter of Elisha and Elizabeth Tur- ner; Mary; Jeremiah, born 1697; Meletiah, of whom further.
(IV) Meletiah, son of John Dillingham, was born 1699, died January 25. 1786, at Hanover, Massachusetts. He is mentioned in the settlement of his father's estate and lived in Sandwich until after his first marriage, but removed to Hanover before his first wife died. He was a large land owner, holding property in several adjoining towns. He married (first) in Scituate, Massachusetts, October 28, 1723, Mary Curtis, died December 17. 1727, aged twenty-four years. He married (second) in Hanover, February 18, 1730, Phebe Hatch, died January 20, 1732. He married (third) January 2, 1735, at Han- over, Maria Gifford, born October 16, 1709, died December 21, 1784. Children of first marriage : Edward, born 1724 or 1725: Lem- uel, married, September 23, 1756, Sarah Pal- mer, of Hanover, daughter of Joshua and Sar- ah Palmer. Child of second marriage: Me- phibosheth, born December 29, 1730, died June 9, 1731. Children of third marriage : Lydia, born March 22, 1736, married Zachens Gifford; Hannah, February 6, 1738; Content, June 30. 1739; Thomas, March 17, 1740; Joshna, of whom further; Meribah, born No-
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vember 4. 1745; William, September 16, 1747; Ann, September 9, 1749; Phebe, January 14, 1757.
(V) Joshua, son of Meletiah and Maria (Gifford) Dillingham, was born in Hanover, Massachusetts, March 21, 1743. He married, July 6, 1773, Hannah, born October 4, 1747, daughter of Thomas and Deborah Rogers, of Marshfield. Children, all born in Marshfield, Massachusetts: Stephen, of whom further ; Deborah, June 6, 1775: Otis, May 3, 1777; Joshua, December 11, 1779, died young ; Ly- dia, twin of Joshua, died young ; Joshua (2), December 7, 1782; Hannah, November 3, 1783 : Sarah, December 9, 1784; Rhoda, April 9, 1787.
(VI) Stephen, eldest son of Joshua and Hannah (Rogers) Dillingham, was born in Marshfield, Massachusetts, March 6, 1774. He married Amy Tucker, born September 15, 1775, at Chappaqua, New York, died in West- chester, New York, October 16, 1856. Chil- dren : Joseph, married Ruth Smith ; Deborah, died young ; Abraham, of whom further ; Han- nah, married David Rogers; Stephen, mar- ried Eliza Rogers: Otis, of whom further; Reuben, died young.
(VII) Abraham, son of Stephen and Amy (Tucker) Dillingham, was born March 10, 1800. He married Lydia, born June 28, 1807, at Danby, Vermont, daughter of Aaron and Dinah ( Folger) Rogers. Child, Henry,
(VIII) Henry, son of Abraham and Lydia (Rogers) Dillingham, was born July 17, 1833. He married, August 22, 1854, Lillys, daugh- ter of Russell and Jane (Hoag) Borden.
(IX) Lemoyne, daughter of Henry and Lillys (Borden) Dillingham, was born Octo- ber 28, 1865. She married, January 4, 1893, George Myron Allen (see Allen IX).
(VII) Otis, son of Stephen and Amy (Tucker) Dillingham, married (first) June 12, 1832. Elizabeth Keese, of Peru, New York, born March 3, 1810, died January 10, 1845. He married (second) March 11. 1846, Lydia, daughter of Isaac and Mary Barker, of Granville, Washington county, New York. Children, all by first marriage : John K., mar- ried Sarah Potter; Hannah K., of whom fur- ther ; Deborah, married William Huntington ; Edwin, died young ; Elizabeth, married Anson Rogers.
(VIII) Hannah K., daughter of Otis and Elizabeth (Keese) Dillingham, died May 4, 1900 ; married, February 2. 1852, Nelson Hull.
Thomas and John Wiswall,
WISWALL ancestors of Anna Parker (Wiswall) White, both prominent among the early settlers of Dor-
chester, Massachusetts, came from England in 1635, leaving behind them brothers: Adam, Abiel and Jonathan. This record deals with the descendants of Thomas Wiswall. Both were elders of the church, both selectmen and subscribers to the school fund. Thomas, the younger brother, was a subscriber in 1641; selectman 1644 to 1652: he died December 6, 1683. No monument marks his grave, but that over the grave of Elder John states he was born 1601, died 1687, age eighty-six years, which gives the approximate birth of Elder Thomas Wiswall. His farm of four hundred acres was in the limits of Dorchester and included a pond that bore his name. His house stood upon the southerly bank of the pond and is described in his will. On the day Rev. John Eliot (2) was ordained pastor of the Dorchester church, July 20, 1664, Thomas Wiswall was ordained ruling elder and assistant pastor in inspecting and disci- plining the flock. He married (first) Eliza- beth Children : Enoch, born 1633; Esther, 1635; Ichabod, 1637; Noalı, of further mention ; Mary ; Sarah, baptized 1643 ; Ebene- zer, born 1646. Elder Wiswall married (sec- ond) Isabella Farmer, a widow from Ansley, England. She survived him and died in Bil- lerica, Massachusetts, May, 1686.
(II) Captain Noah Wiswall, son of Elder Thomas and Elizabeth Wiswall, was baptized in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1638. He was killed in battle with the Indians at Wheel- wrights Pond, July 6, 1690. He was a man of education, and was employed in 1681 to trans- scribe the town records: was selectman in 1685; assessor in 1686; served on important committees : he was captain of the military company. In 1690 a band of French and In- dians were committing depredations and in battle with them Captain Wiswall was slain. Tradition says he had a son John, who fell in the same battle. Lands were granted the heirs of Captain Noah Wiswall, in 1683. for lis patriotic service. He married, December 10, 1664, Theodosia, daughter of Jolin Jack- son. Children : Thomas, of further mention ; Elizabeth, born July 30, 1668; married, De- cember 28, 1693, Rev. Thomas Greenwood, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts: Caleb: John (per- haps ) ; Margaret, born January 1, 1672, mar- ried Nathaniel Parker; Mary; Esther, born January 2, 1678; Sarah, born May 1I, 1680, married, 1702, Joseph Cheney.
(IH1) Lieutenant Thomas Wiswall, son of Captain Noah and Theodosia (Jackson) Wis- wall, was born February 28, 1666, died 1709. He inherited the homestead of his father. and was highway surveyor, 1694; constable, 1699; selectman, 1706-07. He married, July, 1696,
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Hannah Cheney, who survived him and mar- ried (second) David Newman, of Rehoboth. Children: Hannah, born October 15, 1697; Noah, of further mention; Sarah, March 4, 1701, married, 1730, John Newman; Mary, October 1, 1702; Elizabeth, August 25, 1704, married Nathaniel Longley; Thomas; Icha- bod.
(IV) Captain Noah (2) Wiswall, son of Lieutenant Thomas and Hannah (Cheney) Wiswall, was born September 7, 1699, died June 13, 1786. He inherited the homestead, and in 1744 rebuilt the house. He was select- man three years. He was one of the earliest Baptists in Newton, having been baptized in 1754, and was one of the founders of the Bap- tist church in Newton in 1780. The first meetings were held in his house, and he gave the land on which their first meeting house was erected. S. F. Smith's "life of Reverend Mr. Grafton" states that Captain Noah was in the battle of Lexington. Three of his sons and some of his sons-in-law were in the East Newton Company, commanded by his son, Captain Jeremiah Wiswall. After the com- pany had marched for Lexington, he started on foot and alone to follow them, saying, "I wish to see what the boys are doing." It seems almost impossible that he could have en- dured the march and the fatigues of the day, as he was then seventy-six years of age, but the roll of the East Newton Company, in the battle of Lexington, now in the office of the secretary of state of Massachusetts and sworn to by the captain of that company before Judge Fuller, shows that he was in the com- pany, and also several other aged men were volunteers in the ranks of the company on that day. He married (first) in 1720, Thankful, daughter of Jeremiah Fuller; she died in 1745. Married (second) in 1752, Deliverance, daughter of Ebenezer Kenrick, of Brookline. Children by first wife: Thomas; Elizabeth, married, December 17, 1741, William Bald- win : Jeremiah, born October 27, 1725 ; Thank- ful, September 1, 1727, died 1728: John; Thankful, August II, 1729, married, 1750, Ebenezer Gee; Mary, April 1, 1731, married, 1752, Samuel Norcross; Sarah, December 23, 1734, married, 1761. Dr. Jolin King: Esther, December 2, 1737, married, 1768, Benjamin White; Noah. of further mention; Samuel ; Ebenezer, 1742: Margaret, February 24, 1744, married, 1766, Thomas Palmer; Hannah, March 31. 1745, married, 1769, Ebenezer Richards, of Dedham.
(V) Noah (3). son of Captain Noah (2) and Thankful (Fuller) Wiswall, was born July 7, 1740. He married, December, 1769, Mary Palmer, and settled in Fitchburg, Mas-
sachusetts. In 1796 his estate was set off from Fitchburg and annexed to Westminster. Children : 1. Mary, born April 4, 1770, mar- ried White ; her only child Juliet was. left an orphan when an infant and was reared and educated by her uncle, Joseph Wiswall, who married her when seventeen years of age,. a sin his Puritan mother never forgave him. They resided in Troy, New York, a few years, then removed to Mobile, Alabama, where she- died ; he married (second) the widow of Gen- eral Yates, of revolutionary fame. 2. Noah, October 22, 1772; no authentic record of him is found. 3. John Palmer, January 29, 1775; married (first) Melita Green, settled near Burlington, Vermont ; married (second) Sar- ah Thurston; he is buried in the old Mount Ida cemetery, Troy, New York. 4. Ebenezer, of further mention. 5. Jane, April 5, 1779. 6. William, March II. 1781. 7. Joseph, Feb- ruary 2, 1784. 8. Japheth, November 18, 1785. 9. Seth, May 10, 1787. 10. Sarah. Sep- tember 17, 1788. 11. Howard, February 18, 1791. 12. Nancy, November 16, 1792.
(VI) Ebenezer, fourth child of Noah (3) and Mary ( Palmer) Wiswall, was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, March 13, 1777, died July 18. 1856. His boyhood was spent on his father's farm in Westminster; his first business venture was in Boston, where he- failed, and removed to Troy in 1814. Re- ceipts found among his papers after death showed that he had paid debts resulting from his failure in Boston to the amount of fifty thousand dollars. He was in mercantile busi- ness in Troy for a time, but later was exten- sively interested in the ferry companies be- tween Troy and West Troy; also being heav- ily interested in land companies for the devel- opment of properties in South Troy, Cohoes. and West Troy. He purchased a farm in Watervliet from his brother Seth, and in .1823 built a country mansion to which he re- moved in that year, his former residence hav- ing been in Troy. He was a shrewd, capable- business man and bore an unblemished char- acter. He was a member of the First Pres- byterian Church of Troy. He married, in June, 1803, his cousin, Ann Parker, of New- ton, Massachusetts, daughter of Samuel and Anna (Palmer) Parker. She died February 28, 1849; an inmate of his home for many years was his mother-in-law, Anna Palmer Parker, who died in 1841, at the age of eigh- ty-eight years, the result of a fall and a broken hip. She was a remarkable woman, and em- broideries made by her of exquisite design and workmanship are yet preserved in the family. Children: Three died in infancy; Eben, horn August 8, 1806, lived in Troy ;.
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John Parker, of further mention; Jane, fifth child and second daughter, was sent to New- ton for better educational advantages, died of typhoid fever in Troy, and was buried in the old Third street burying ground, now the site of the City Hall, her remains having been removed to her brother's lot in Albany Rural cemetery.
(VII) John Parker, son of Ebenezer and Ann (Parker) Wiswall, was born March 20, 1814, died October 1, 1875. He was a farm- er by occupation, his farm, having been in- herited from his father, lying in the great bend of the Hudson ("The Boght"). He was an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church and a Republican in politics. He married, October 21, 1840, Sarah, born July 11, 1822, died January 1, 1906, third child of George and Rachel (Clute) Mark (see Mark V). Children : Anna Parker, of further mention ; George, married Althea Best; Edward H., married Harriet Lobdell ; they have one child, Alice, who married Dr. George S. Haswell; Isaac, died aged fifteen.
(VII) Anna Parker, daughter of John Parker, and Sarah (Mark) Wiswall, was born April 1, 1842. She married at the Wis- wall mansion, September 11, 1879, John White, born May II, 1845, son of George Isaac White, died December 16, 1856. George I. White came to the United States from Warminster, Wiltshire, England, married Clarissa Waterman, of the town of Water- vliet, Albany county, New York, daughter of Frederick S. Waterman. John White was born in Albany, New York, and educated in the public schools. He began his business life as clerk in his uncle's store, then clerk in the office of the county clerk of Albany county. At that time West Troy was an important lumber centre and one of the leading firms was S. H. Waterman, an uncle of John White, who gave the young man a good position in his office, where he remained several years. He next was employed in the office of George M. Wiswall, later returning with Mr. Water- man, where he remained until 1885. In that year he engaged in business for himself as a wholesale excelsior dealer, also including hay and grain, dealing in car-lot quantities; with offices and home at Watervliet, New York. He is a Republican in politics ; member of the Exempt Firemen's Association, having been a charter member of Oswald Hose Company ; is a member with his wife of the Methodist Episcopal church. Children: 1. George Wis- wall, born December 23. 1881, an expert elec- trician ; lives in Watervliet ; married Anna Greis and has a son, Edward Wiswall White, born November 15, 1906. 2. - , died in
infancy. 3. Sarah Parker, born January I, 1885, graduate of Watervliet high school, 1906; took a special course at Syracuse Uni- versity one year; now a student at Cornell University, medical department, and will grad- mate M.D. class of 1911 (D. V.).
(The Mark Line).
Sarah (Mark) Wiswall, mother of Anna Parker (Wiswall) White, descended from Isaac Mark, who was born, lived and died in Ellerton, Cumberland county, England, as did his wife Mary. They were the parents of six children, of whom Thomas was the second.
(II) Thomas, son of Isaac and Mary Mark, was born at Ellerton, Cumberland county, England, died in Albany County, New York, October, 1812, aged eighty-four years. In 1775 he came to the American col- onies; settling in Cherry Valley, New York. This was a troublous time, and the settlers were greatly harassed by the Indians. At one time Thomas Mark was sent to Albany, near- ly one hundred miles away, for help. He made the journey on horseback between dawn and dark, returning with the needed relief. Soon after this Thomas Mark removed with his family to Albany county, where he culti- vated a farm under lease from the patroon. He married, in England, Mary - -, and had four daughters and a son, all born in England. They all came to America togeth- er, the children being of adult years. On the ship was a family by the name Haswell with whom they became acquainted, six mar- riages between the children resulting from this chance acquaintance. Children: I. Sar- ah, born August 12, 1751, died October II, 1823; married Robert Haswell, born March 22, 1755, died January 1I, 1820, in town of Hoosick, Rensselaer county, New York. 2. Mary, December 3, 1755, died April 14, 1812; married Joseph Haswell, born January 18, 1753, died December 7, 1813, in Hoosick. 3. Elizabeth, married Thomas Haswell, born February 1, 1764, died May 31, 1802, in Hoo- sick. 4. Isaac, of further mention. 5. De- borah, married (first) Richard Haswell, born June II, 1765, died March 2, 1792, near Wa- tervliet ; married (second) Isaac Lawson.
(III) Isaac, only son of Thomas and Mary Mark, was born in Ellerton, Cumberland county, England, in 1757, died April 25, 1843 ; came to America in 1775. He married (first) Mary Haswell, sister to the husbands of his sisters. She was born July 3, 1761, died Au- gust 19, 1782. Married (second) Margaret Haswell, sister to his first wife, born October 13, 1767, died February 13, 1856. Isaac Mark was a farmer living about three miles
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north of Watervliet near the present city line of Cohoes. Child by first wife: Sarah, mar- ried Rev. Cyrus Stebbins. Children by sec- ond wife: Mary, married Dirck Clute ; Eliza- beth, married Isaac Haswell, born February II, 1787; Margaret, married John Haswell ; George, of further mention ; Deborah: Jane, born January 14, 1797, died July 2, 1872, mar- ried Jacob L. Lansing, died October 24. 1883 ; Hannah, married Rev. Joshua Poor, a minis- ter of the Methodist Episcopal church : Anna, married Dr. Ammon Hammond; Matilda.
( IV) George, son of Isaac and Margaret ( Haswell) Mark, was born February 5, 1792. died September 18. 1864. He married Rachel Clute, sister of Dirck Chute, his brother-in- law. She was born November 4, 1794. died July 31, 1878. Children: George, married Frances Mary Haswell: Sarah, of further mention : Mary ; Isaac; Margaret. .
(V) Sarah, daughter of George and Ra- chel (Clute) Mark, was born on the old Mark homestead near Cohoes, New York, July II, 1822, married, October 21, 1840, John Par- ker Wiswall (see Wiswall VII).
The family name Phillips is
PHILLIPS of ancient and classical ori- gin. It is derived from the Greek. Philos-hippos, and means "fond of a horse." This family trait still exists, as many a Phillips can testify. The name arose in an age of chivalry.
The Phillips family can be traced back in England to about the year 1200. In West- minster Abbey. in London, England, can be scen the tomb of John Phillips, a relative of our English ancestors, a poet of reputation. who died in 1708.
(I) John Phillips, the American founder. was born in England, June 21, 1813, died in Albany, New York, January 18. 1883. He came to the United States when a small boy in company with his mother. a brother and two sisters. No further record of the brother and two sisters can be found. The family settled first in New York City, but later John with his mother located in Albany. where John established a business. The record of his mother's death cannot be found. Little is known of his life in the city further than that he was a buyer and shipper of live stock, and later a dealer in hay and grain. He accumul- lated a substantial estate that he left to his family. He was a man of integrity, scrupu- lously honorable in his dealings, and was rated a good citizen. He was a staunch Republican. and a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church. He married (first) in Albany. Ruth A. Hughes, who died June 24, 1851, aged
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