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(IV) Henry Wheeler, who from the best obtainable evidence is the son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Wheeler, was born in Con- necticut, September 11, 1717. He removed to Long Island, New York, where others of the family had preceded him at an early date in the settlement of Newtown and Mid- dleburg, and later settled in Dutchess coun- ty, New York. He married Deborah Un- derhill, born August 6, 1723.
(V) Thomas, son of Henry and Deborah (Underhill) Wheeler, was born October 23, 1752, died 1820, on Long Island, New York. He married Elizabeth Connor, born March 19, 1756. Children, probably all born in Dutchess county, New York: I. Deborahann (as written in family Bible-meant no doubt for Deborah Ann), born December 21, 1774. 2. Rebecca, January 20, 1776. 3. William, June 1, 1780. 4. Phebe, October 17, 1782. 5. Henry, October 31, 1784. 6. Thomas, Feb- ruary 25, 1787. 7. Elizabeth, June 25, 1789.
(VI) William, son of Thomas and Eliza- beth (Connor) Wheeler, was born in Dutch- ess county, New York, June 1, 1780, died 1851. He was of Chatham, New York. He married Martha, daughter of Joseph and Sa- rah (Keys) Thorn. She was born March 3. 1776. Children : 1. Samuel Smith, born July 16, 1801 ; married, February 26, 1824, Maria Boardman. 2. Phebe Ann, born April 28, 1803; married, December 5, 1826, George Jerome. 3. Alonzo, January 12, 1805, see
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forward. 4. Romelia, born April 10, 1807; married, October 27, 1833, Robert W. Mur- phy. 5. Mary Eliza, born May 8, 1809; mar- ried, December 20, 1832, Solomon Crandall. 6. William Connor, born June 21, 1811 ; mar- ried, October 21, 1852, Frances W. Allen. 7. Alexander Feayer, born July 18, 1813; mar- ried, March, 1841, Elizabeth Barnes. 8. Ste- phen, born May 9, 1815. 9. Joseph Thorn, born September 23, 1818; married, Septem- ber 29, 1842, Mary Ann Backus. 10. Thomas Barnes, born April 11, 1820; married, De- cember 31, 1851, Rebecca Prout Markle.
(VII) Alonzo, son of William and Mar- tha (Thorn) Wheeler, was born January 12, 1805, died at Albany, New York, 1867. He received a good education and in his early years of manhood taught school. He also acquired a knowledge of the wagon makers and wheelwright business, and after a remov- al to Westerloo, Albany county, New York, associated himself with Samuel Wheeler (his brother) in the wagon building business. He was of a mechanical inventive mind, and for a long time was engaged in perfecting a tool that would mortise a square hole. He finally succeeded and the first mortising machine ever made for that purpose was his inven- tion. In 1829, he moved to Four Mile' Point. a mile above Coxsackie, and engaged in the same business there. He became interested in whaling, made one voyage of three years, and made several voyages to different ports. He later removed to Chatham, New York, where he was in partnership with William Conner Wheeler, (a brother). They oper- ated a sash, door and blind factory at Chat- ham, and manufactured agricultural imple- ments of various kinds. He built the first successful railway tread power. In 1849 the business was removed to Albany and con- tinued under the firm name of Wheeler, Mel- ick & Company. He was a Democrat in politics. He married, November 6, 1832, Harriet Hatch, daughter of Richard W. and Abigail (Hatch) Bishop. Children : I. Seth, see forward. 2. Jane, born at Chatham, New York, April 30, 1840. 3. Ann, born at Chat- ham, March 7, 1843. 4. Martha Thorn, born at Albany, New York, June 29, 1853.
(VIII) Seth, eldest child and only son of Alonzo and Harriet Hatch (Bishop) Wheel- er, was born in Chatham, New York, May 18, 1838. He was educated at The Albany Academy, and is a mechanical engineer, in- ventor, and prominent business man of Al- bany. He succeeded his father in Wheeler, Melick & Company, manufacturers of agri- cultural implements, then the largest concern in the eastern states in that line of manufac-
ture, with which he was identified until 1872. In 1871-72, he built and patented a machine for furnishing wrapping paper in rolls in- stead of flat sheets, the then prevailing meth- od. His invention also printed such matter as desired on each sheet as it left the roll. In 1874, he organized the Rolled Wrapping Paper Company, for the manufacture of rolled paper under the patents that had been issued him. This company did not prove successful, and in 1877 the Albany Perfora- ted Wrapping Paper Company was or- ganized with Seth Wheeler as president. This company is one of Albany's successful manufacturing enterprises. They have a large foreign business, being established in Canada, England, Germany, France and Switzerland. They operate under the Wheel- er patents, of which Mr. Wheeler has had issued to him at home and abroad nearly one hundred, covering machinery and pro- duct of his own mill as well as other lines of invention. He is largely interested in the Wheeler Rent and Power Company, of which he is president, and vice-president of the Cheney Piano Action Company of Castle- ton, New York. In the financial institutions of Albany he occupies a prominent position and influence. He is president and trustee of the Albany County Savings Bank and director of the Albany County Bank. He is a member of The American Society of Me- chanical Engineers. His fraternal relations are with the Masonic order, belonging to Temple Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Temple Chapter, No. 5, Royal Arch Ma- sons. His club is the Fort Orange. He is a man of force and character and administers the affairs of his varied interests with con- servative, careful, well-balanced judgment.
He married, April 3, 1860, Elizabeth, born July 11, 1839, daughter of William Alexan- der and Sarah Maria (Sternberg) Boyd. (See Boyd III). On April 3. 1910, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Wheeler celebrated their gold- en wedding and received the congratulations and loving wishes of a large number of rela- tives and friends gathered in honor of the occasion. Children, all born in Albany, New York: I. Edgar, January 1, 1861, died Feb- ruary 27, 1908. He was educated in the pub- lic schools of Albany, and in 1879 entered the employ of the Albany Perforated Wrap- ping Paper Company, later becoming secre- tary of the company, holding that position at the time of his death. He was an enthusias- tic wheelman, charter member of the Old Albany Bicycle and Comuck clubs, and with General Robert Shaw, owned and rode the first high style wheels ridden in the city. He
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was a member of the Albany Club and other organizations. He married, in 1888, Alice Birch. Children: i. Archibald Birch, born April 26, 1889; ii. Thomas Boyd, June 14, 1892; iii. Edgar Thorn, April 5, 1898. 2. Harriet Elizabeth, born October 1, 1862; married Howard Martin, and has Elizabeth Boyd Wheeler, born February 1, 1890. 3. William Alonzo, born February 18, 1870. He was educated in the Albany public, schools; entered the employ of the Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Company in 1887, and is the present treasurer of the company (1910). He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Fort Orange, Albany Country, Albany Yacht, Mohican Canoe and Albany Automobile clubs. He married, October 9, 1898, Rubie Holt Hyme, of Washington, D. C. 4. Sarah Boyd, born June 30, 1874; married, October 19, 1899, Joseph Scott House. 5. Seth, see forward.
(IX) Seth (2), youngest son and child of Seth (I) and Elizabeth (Boyd) Wheeler, was born in Albany, New York, April I, 1878. He was early educated at The Albany Academy; prepared for college at Stevens Preparatory School and entered Stevens In- stitute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, with class of 1903. Immediately on leaving Stevens he entered the employ of The Mary- land Steel Company of Sparrows Point, Maryland, remaining one year. In 1904, he was assistant superintendent of the by-prod- uct coke oven department of the Michigan Alkali Company at Wyandotte, Michigan. In 1905 he returned to Albany, entered the em- ploy of the Albany Perforated Wrapping Pa- per Company and in 1907 became vice-presi- dent and general superintendent. He is a member of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers; The University, Albany Country, Mohican Canoe, Stevens and Beta Theta Pi clubs, the latter of New York City. He belongs to the New York National Guard "Troop B" of Albany. His fraternity is the Beta Theta Pi. He is a Republican in poli- tics. He married, at Detroit, Michigan, No- vember 3, 1904, Alice Emily Chadwick Fitch, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles Henry and Violo (Look) Fitch.
(The Boyd Line).
(II) Alexander, first born American child of John (q. v.) and Ann (Logan) Boyd, was born in Albany, New York, February 2, 1762, died in Schoharie county, New York, in 1854. He was a prosperous farmer, own- ing a great deal of land and many slaves. He was active in his support of the Whig party, in which he was a leader, and held many of
the town and county offices. In 1813, he was elected to congress and served with credit. He was for many years a deacon of the Dutch Reformed Church. He married Eliza- beth, daughter of Peter Becker. Children: I. John, born July 29, 1784; married Kate Van Epps; no issue. 2. Helen, born Decem- ber 10, 1785; married Dr. James Van Gas- beck, a practicing physician of Schoharie county. 3. David, born November 3, 1788; married Nancy Van Derzee; nine children. 4. Ann, born March 7, 1791; married George Dial; has issue. 5. Albert, born March 1, 1793; married Ann Byron; seven children. 6. Peter, born August 25, 1795; married La- ney (or Helen) De Voe; four children. 7. James, born December 6, 1797; married Em- ily Stimpson; two children. 8. Margaret, born February 10, 1800; married John C. Van Vechten; nine children. 9. William A., see forward. IO. Nancy, born February 2, 1805; married Daniel Larkin; four children. II. Alexander (2), born February 26, 1807. 12. Hugh, died young. 13. Delia, born July 15, 1812; married Jehiel Larkin; no issue.
(III) William A., ninth child of Alexan- der and Elizabeth (Becker) Boyd, was born September 13, 1802, died September 17, 1880. After leaving school he spent several years farming. In 1850 he removed to Al- bany, and in partnership with Roger D. Boyd, his son, engaged in the dry goods business. In 1859 they removed their busi- ness to Hamilton, New York. In 1874 the firm dissolved, William A. Boyd retiring to Albany, where he passed the remainder of his days. He was of sunny, genial, warm- hearted disposition, with a host of warm friends. He was a member of the Reformed church, and politically was a Republican. He married (first) Margaret Dougherty, of Mid- dleburg, New York, who died in 1838, leav- ing two children. He married (second) Sa- rah M. Sternberg, of Livingstonville, New York, born September I, 1807, died October 25, 1881. Children: I. Roger D., born June 22, 1828; married Delia Godfrey. 2. William Alexander, born June 10, 1830; married Fanny Williams. 3. Elizabeth. 4. Henry H., died in childhood. 5. Edwin, died in infancy. 6. Martha, born July 22, 1844; married Rev. Charles F. Hull, September 16, 1869. 7. Mary, twin of Martha, unmarried.
The Monteath family is MONTEATH an ancient one and fa- mous in the Scottish an- nals. In America the Monteaths descend from Peter Monteath, born 1745. Through intermarriage of their ancestors the present
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generations obtain direct descent from the American ancestor of the noted families of the Mohawk Valley, The Lansings, Van Wies, Woolvertons, Beeckmans, Wilcoxs, and collateral descent from many others.
(I) Peter Monteath was born in Dun- blane, Scotland, in 1745, died in Albany, New York, November 6, 1797. He married Christian Bishop, born 1743, in Scotland, died April 22, 1806, in Albany. They had one son, George, see forward.
(II) Captain George, son of Peter and Christian (Bishop) Monteath, was born in Dunblane, Scotland, February 2, 1778, died in Albany, New York, March 10, 1856. For many years he was engaged in the transpor- tation of freight and passengers on the Hud- son river, owning many sloops that he used in the business. Before the introduction of railroads and steamboats all intercourse be- tween the towns along the river and all freight was transported by means of these sailing sloops. It was slow and inconvenient, but the amount of business done was very great and a great deal of capital was so em- ployed. When the steamboat became a com- pletion the sailing sloops, that must wait for wind and tide, were placed at a great disad- vantage. Captain Monteath quickly realized the value of the new system of propulsion and was one of the first to employ steam in his business. He was a prominent and suc- cessful business man of Albany, and ranked as a shrewd and careful financier. Among his enterprises was the founding, with others, of the Albany and Canal Line of Tow Boats. He married Harriet Lansing Van Wie, born April 7, 1785, died October 8, 1860, at Al- bany. (See Van Wie V). Children : I. Chris- tian, married Thomas Dunn; 2. Peter, see forward. 3. Jane, married James A. Wilson. 4. Catherine, married Amos Howes, of New York. 5. George, died 1909. 6. William, mar- ried Rhoda Nickerson Mayo. 7. John. 8. Margaret, married George R. Shortiss; chil- dren: George, Marguerite, lives in Buffalo, New York, married Frank Fiske, Jr.
(III) Peter (2), eldest son of Captain George and Harriet Lansing (Van Wie) Monteath, was born in Albany, New York, October 30, 1811, died there January 13, 1879. His entire business life was spent in Albany, where he rose to affluence and gained a name, honored wherever spoken. For forty-six years he was in active business life, founding in 1833, with James A. Wilson, the wholesale grocery house of Wilson & Monteath. The business of the firm so in- creased that more capital was needed, and Joseph D. Badgley was admitted, the firm
becoming Wilson, Monteath & Company. In 1850, Mr. Wilson retired, and the firm name was changed to Monteath & Badgley. In 1864 George, son of Peter Monteath, was admitted, and the firm style was Monteath, Badgley & Company. In 1865 a great grief befell him in the death of this son, to whom he was devotedly attached. At about the same time Mr. Badgley withdrew from the firm and removed to New York. He now as- sociated with himself his other son, Edward W. Monteath, and as Monteath & Son the house continued its vigorous successful life until 1873, Egbert M. Tracy was admitted a partner and Monteath, Son & Company con- tinued until 1876, when death again invaded the firm and removed his only remaining son, Edward W. As Monteath & Company, the firm remained until the death of Peter Mon- teath in 1879. Through all these changes he remained the efficient head of the business and as a wonderfully capable manager and a business gentleman gained the highest re- spect of his associates and the name Mon- teath became a synonym for square dealing, highest integrity and courteous treatment. Retiring in character and shrinking from self assertion, he declined civic and social honors ; while his advice and sympathy were always at the service of those who solicited them, public station and political preferment he nei- ther desired nor permitted to be put upon him, preferring the calm comfort and sensi- ble delights of his refined Christian home. He was interested in other of the business activ- ities of his city; for many years he was a director of the Commercial Bank and of the Commerce Insurance Company. He was a member and elder of the Second Dutch Re- formed Church, and served upon the official board. At the time of his death he was the oldest member of St. Andrew's Society, which organization passed resolutions of re- spect at his demise. He was a great lover of music, was also interested in art, serving as trustee of the Gallery of Fine Arts of Al- bany, and was a patron of young artists. .
Peter Monteath married, September 28, 1836, Sarah Anne Woolverton, (see Woolverton VI), born in Charleston, Montgomery coun- ty, New York, October 31, 1815, died Octo- ber 28, 1883. Children : 1. Sara J., a resident of Albany. 2. George, died February 22, 1865. 3. Harriette. 4. Edward W., died March 20, 1876; married Laura S. Perry, and had Pierce; Laura, married Charles Ruston, resides in New York City; Jessie, deceased; married Robert Cutting Law- rence. 5. Jessie, married William H. Ste- vens, and has Harriette and Jessie Monteath.
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(The Wolverton Line).
The American ancestor of Sarah Anne Woolverton ( Mrs. Peter Monteath) was Charles Woolverton, born in England, came to the American Colonies, settled in New Jersey, where he purchased, March 2, 1714, a large tract of land in Hunterdon county. He married, and had children : Charles, Roger, Daniel, Isaac, Dennis, see forward, Dinah, Joel and Thomas.
(II) Dennis, son of Charles Woolverton, was born in New Jersey, January 26, 1709, died August 9, 1774. He was a farmer and a large land owner of Hunterdon county. He married Eliza Pettit, born 1713, died 1785. Children: I. Charles, see forward. 2. Mary, married General Bray, an officer of the revolution; in command of troops who crossed the Delaware with Washington and fought the battle of Trenton the following morning. Perhaps other children.
(III) Charles (2), son of Dennis and Eli- za (Pettit) Woolverton, was drowned in the Delaware river. He married - Jewell, and had a son Nathaniel.
(IV) Nathaniel, son of Charles (2) and (Jewell) Woolverton, was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, 1763, died in Montgomery county, New York, 1835. He was a farmer; removed to Montgomery county, New York, where he purchased land and died. He married Permelia Hudnut, born 1770, died 1853. Both Nathaniel and his wife are buried in the Dutch Reformed bury- ing ground in Glen, New York. Children : I. Edward, born 1787, see forward. 2. Anne, born 1789. 3. Charles, born 1791, died 1825; married Margaret Blair. 4. Sarah, born 1793, died 1845; married Ephraim Wilcox. 5. John Dennis, born 1795, died 1830; mar- ried Adeline MacNamee. 6. Charlotte, born 1797, died 1865; married Peter Wyckoff. 7. Mary, born 1799, died 1867; married Peleg Osborne. 8. Hiram, born 1800, died 1850. 9. Keronhappuck, born 1802; married Lyman Haughton. 10. Gaius, born 1804; married Wyant Visscher. II. Lucretia, born 1806, unmarried. 12. Rhoda, born 1808, died 1809. 13. Ozius, born 1810, died 1811. 14. Nathaniel H., born 1814. died 1867; married Jane Overbaugh.
(V) Edward, eldest child of Nathaniel and Permelia ( Hudnut) Woolverton, was born in 1787, died 1875. He married Asenath Wilcox ( see Wilcox VII), born March 17. 1790. Children: I. Lavinia, born 1812, died 1889, unmarried. 2. George Alonzo, born 1813. died 1896; married Caroline Shuler. 3. Sarah Anne, married Peter Monteath. 4. Henry Mortimer, born 1817, died 1874 ; mar-
ried Louisa Johnson. 5. Chastine, born 1821, died 1883; married James Collin. 6. Harriet, born 1824, died 1908; married Jenkins W. Scovill. 7. Elizabeth, born 1826; married James Duane Ruggles.
(VI) Sarah Anne, third child of Edward and Asenath (Wilcox) Woolverton, was born October 31, 1815; married, September 28, 1836, Peter Monteath (see Monteath III).
(The Van Wie Line).
The American ancestor of Harriet Lansing Van Wie (Mrs. Captain George Monteath) was Hendrick Van Wie, who was in Bever- wyck ( Albany ) from 1654 to 1691, the year of his death. He volunteered to accompany the expedition against Fort La Prairie, Can- .ada, during the French and Indian war, was wounded in the attack on the fort and died from his wounds.
(II) Gerrit, son of Hendrick Van Wie, was baptized May 12, 1689; buried March 25, 1746; married Annetje Casparse, daugh- ter of Caspar Leendertie Conyn, of Claver- ack, New York. Children : Alida, Anna and Hendrick.
(III) Hendrick (2), son of Gerrit and Annetje C. (Conyn) Van Wie, was born 1703: married, October 2, 1732, Catherine Waldron, baptized October 24, 17II. Chil- dren : Annetje, Annetje (2), Pieter, Gerrit, William, see forward, Casparus, Tryntje, Hendrick, Cornelis, Alida, and Cornelia.
(IV) William (Willem), son of Hendrick (2) and Catherine (Waldron) Van Wie, baptized October 19, 1740, died July 29, 1816; married, May 20, 1767, Jannetje Lans- ing, who died July 19. 1821, aged seventy- five years. Children: Hendrick Gerrit, Piet- er, Isaac, Isaac (2), Catherine and Harriet Lansing.
(V) Harriet Lansing, daughter of William and Jannetje (Lansing) Van Wie, was born April 7, 1785, died in Albany, New York, on the same ground where she was born Oct- ober 8, 1860. She married Captain George Monteath (see Monteath II).
(The Lansing Line).
The line from Jannetje (Lansing) Van Wie, mother of Harriet Lansing, wife of Captain George Monteath, traces back to Frederick Lansing. of Overyssel, Holland, through his son Gerrit, who settled in Rens- selaerwyck about 1650. Gerrit (2), son of Gerrit (I), had a son Isaac G., who married Jannetje Beeckman. Gerrit Isaacse, son of Isaac G. and Jannetje Lansing, married Ariantje Beeckman (see Beeckman V). Jannetje Lansing, daughter of Gerrit Isaacse
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and Ariantje (Beeckman) Lansing, mar- ried William Van Wie (see Van Wie IV). Harriet Lansing Van Wie, daughter of Wil- liam and Jannetje (Lansing) Van Wie, mar- ried Captain George Monteath (see Monteath II).
(The Beeckman Line).
Ariantje Beeckman Lansing, maternal grandmother of Harriet (Lansing) Van Wie, (Mrs. Capt. George Monteath), descended from Hendrick Beeckman, of the Duchy of Bremen, Germany.
(11) Martin Hendrickse, son of Hendrick Beeckman, who died previous to January 21, 1677, married Susanna Janse.
(III) Johannes Martinse, son of Martin H. and Susanna (Janse) Beeckman, married Machtel Schermerhorn.
(IV) Johannes, son of Johannes M. and Machtel (Schermerhorn) Beeckman, bap- tized January 27, 1684, died February, 1741, married Hester Wendell, daughter of Har- manus Wendell, granddaughter of Evart Ganse Wendell.
(V) Ariantje, daughter of Johannes and Hester (Wendell) Beeckman, married Gerrit I. Lansing.
(VI) Harriet, daughter of Gerrit I. Lans- ing, married Captain George Monteath.
(The Wilcox Line).
This is an English family founded in this country in 1636. The name has been spelled in many and various ways-the founder be- ing Wilcockson and the many families are descended from him whose present name can hardly be recognized as coming from Wil- cockson. Edward Woolverton married Ase- nath Wilcox, and they were the parents of Sarah Anne Woolverton, wife of Peter Mon- teath.
(I) William Wilcockson was born in Eng- land, 1601. In 1635 he came to America, settled in Concord, Massachusetts ; died 1652. He married Margaret
(II) Sergeant Samuel, son of William and Margaret Wilcockson, was born 1640, died March 12, 1713. He was a member of the general court repeatedly between the years 1688-1712. He lived at Simsbury, Connecti- cut.
(III) Samuel (2) (wrote his name Wil- cox), son of Sergeant Samuel Wilcockson, was born April 15, 1666, died September 13, 1713; married Mindwell, daughter of John Griffin.
(IV) Ephraim, son of Samuel (2) and Mindwell (Griffin) Wilcox, was born 1707, died 1773; married, 1726, Hannah Hill, of Simsbury, Connecticut.
(V) Captain Sylvanus, son of Ephraim and Hannah (Hill) Wilcox, was born 1733, died July 5, 1824. He served in the revolu- tionary war on committee of safety, and un- der Colonel John Ashley in the Burgoyne campaign. He married Chastine Curtis, of Simsbury, daughter of Peter and Chastine (Parker) Curtis.
(VI) Corporal Sylvanus (2), son of Cap- tain Sylvanus (1) and Chastine (Curtis) Wilcox, was born May 26, 1762, died July 10, 1846. He served in the revolution in the New York Regiment of Militia commanded by Colonel Willett. Tradition says he was one of the men detailed to guard Major An- dre. He married, April 28, 1785, Sarah Johnson.
(VII) Asenath, daughter of Corporal Syl- vanus (2) and Sarah (Johnson) Wilcox, was born March 17, 1790; married Edward Woolverton (see Woolverton V).
(VIII) Sarah Anne, daughter of Edward and Asenath (Wilcox) Woolverton, married Peter Monteath (see Monteath III).
The Thurman family of Troy are of English ances- THURMAN try. The family was. founded in America in 1732, the progenitor being a son of Ralph Thurman, born in 1671 at Leicestershire, England.
(I) John, son of Ralph Thurman, was born March 15, 1695, at Lower Shadwell, Corkhill, England, and died in New York City. He came to that city from England in 1732, and it was ever thereafter his home. He married (first) Elizabeth Wessels; (sec- ond) Nulty; children: John and Francis; probably others.
(11) Francis, son of John Thurman, the founder, was born in England, was of the family emigration in 1732, and died in New York City in 1758. He married, December 3, 1752, Susannah, daughter of Robert Mat- thews, of London, England, and had issue.
(II) John (2), brother of Francis Thur- man, was born in New York City, February 27, 1732, died in Bolton, Warren county, New York, September 27, 1809. He was the pioneer of the family in Northern New York, where he acquired large holdings of land, called the Thurman patent ; Thurman, a town of Warren county, was so named in his hon- or. Bolton, a town in the same county, was his home, and there he met his death from injuries received from an infuriated bull. In 1800 he was a member of the New York legislature. He never married.
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