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viah Standish (2), born, March 24, 1841; married Charles S. Woodruff, M. D. 7. Minot Alvah, born July 5, 1842, died May 10, 1868; enlisted in the civil war: served in Company H, 12th Massachusetts Volunteers, and was honorably discharged, receiving the thanks of the commonwealth expressed in res- olutions adopted by the legislature.
(VI) Francis, second son of Minot and Nancy (White) Thomas, was born at South Weymouth, Massachusetts, April 19, 1830, died at Brunswick, Rensselaer county, New York, August 9, 1909. In 1850 he engaged in the boot and shoe business in Cleveland, Ohio; returning east in 1855, he settled in Troy, New York, where he established an extensive tobacco business. In 1870 he re- moved to New York City, where he was a wholesaler of leaf tobacco until 1878, then re- turning to Troy, where he engaged in the manufacture of mineral paint. In 1901, after an active and successful business life of half a century, he retired from active effort. He had an active political life as well. Beginning life as a Democrat, he remained steadfast until the civil war, when after being a War Democrat and intensely loyal, he transferred his allegiance to the Republican party. He served under President Lincoln (by whom he was appointed) as inspector of tobacco, liq- uors and oils in his congressional district, and collector of the duties on such. In religion he was a Presbyterian. He married (first) Caroline Frances Connell, born in Leicester, Massachusetts, May 19, 1838, died in Troy, New York, May 5, 1863, daughter of Matthew and Elizabeth (Sprague) Connell. a descen- dant of the Mayflower passenger John How- land and of four revolutionary soldiers-Tim- othy Sprague, Jonathan Sargent, Benjamin Haynes, and Seth Hitchcock. Captain Joshua Sprague, her paternal grandfather, was a sol- dier of the war of 1812. Francis Thomas married (second) 1885, Anna W. Becket, who died in 1887. Children, all by first marriage : I. Frank Warner, of further mention. 2. William Haynes, born October 17, 1866; graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,
class 1890, degree of C. E .; removed to Springfield, Ohio, where he is in practice of his profession and treasurer of the Indianap- olis Switch and Frog Company, of Spring- field; married (first) 1891, Lucy Bixby, of Boston, died 1893; married (second) 1895, Emily Divenbeck Finch. 3. Ernest Ralph, born January 30, 1876, died 1884.
(VII) Frank Warner, eldest son of Fran- cis and Caroline Frances (Connell) Thomas, was born at Troy, New York, October II, 1859. He was educated in the public schools
of Troy and Brooklyn, New York; Troy Academy, and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and graduated from latter in 1880. Ilc had in the meantime pursued a course of legal study, and in November, 1881, was admitted to the Rensselaer county bar, and began prac- tice in Troy, where he has since been actively and successfully engaged in his profession. He is learned in the law, skilful in its appli- cation, and commands a satisfactory and sat- isfied clientage. In 1889 he was appointed special attorney for the United States in civil actions arising in Rensselaer county, a posi- tion he still holds (1910). He is a thorough- ly well-informed man on many subjects out- side the law, and has written a great deal on historical subjects, his utterances having weight, and are recognized as having value, as he treats his subject only after exhaustive research. He is a ready and pleasing speaker, much in demand as an after-dinner orator. He is a member of the historic Troy Citizens' Corps ; Weymouth Historical Society; Sons of the Revolution, through the patriotic ser- vices of ten ancestors; Society of the Second War with Great Britain, in the right of his two great-grandfathers, of which he has been state president ; Society of the War of 1812, of which he is now vice-president: Society of American Wars, and is national councillor of the American Institute of Civics. His club is the Paefrats Dael of Troy. He married, at Troy, July 15, 1885. Carrie Maud, daugh- ter of Samuel S. and Mary A. (Knight) Green, of Chicago. She was born, July 3, 1860, and is a descendant of four revolution- ary soldiers: Elkanah Barton, Ebenezer Bar- ton, Simeon Green and Samnel Hilton, and is a descendant of Philip de la Noye, of early Plymouth days. Children: 1. John Francis, born June 19, 1887; graduate of Williams College with the degree of A. B., class of 1910, now a law student. 2. Frank, born and died June 16, 1889. 3. Howard Standish, born August 6, 1893. 4. William Minot, February 20, 190I.
This family was founded McMICHAEL in Montgomery county, New York, by Daniel Mc- Michael, who was a native born son of New York state. He came from Dutch ancestry and the tradition or presumption is that or- iginally the family came from Scotland, Mc- Michael or MacMichael not being a Dutch name. The point of departure, however, was Holland and all the family traditions favor a Dutch ancestry.
(I) Daniel McMichael was born in Albany county, New York, in 1785, died in Mont-
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gomery county, 1845. He was a very young man when he settled in Montgomery county. He learned the trade of blacksmith, and owned and operated a smithy in the town of Florida. He also owned farm property and was as good a farmer as he was a smith. He was well known in the community, and highly respected for his honesty and frugal, industrious habits. He married, in 1804, Ja- net Arnott, born in Scotland, in 1788, daugh- ter of Robert and Janet Arnott, both born in Scotland, where they lived until 1793, when they emigrated to the United States and settled on a farm near Minaville, Montgom- ery county, New York. The farm was loca- ted along the Chuctanunda and has always been devoted principally to the raising of stock. Janet was but fifteen when her pa- rents brought her to the United States, and a year later she became the wife of Daniel McMichael. Both were members of the Pres- byterian church. Mr. McMichael was a sol- dier of the war of 1812, serving in Captain Matchin's company, on duty at Johnstown, New York, and elsewhere. Children : I. Janet, married a Serviss and died without is- sue. 2. Daniel, bought a farm at Yankee Hill, where he lived and died; married Clara A. Truesdale ; children: George, deceased, and Almira, wife of David Luke, a well-known farmer of Scotch Bush, Florida. 3. Robert, see forward. 4. Isabella, married Elijah Gib- son ; children : Henry, Emma and Erastus, all married and the heads of families. 5. Christina, who became the wife of Shalott Serviss and left a family. 6. Barbara, mar- ried Lyman R. Billings; they died without children. 7. Charlotte, married Silas Morey ; they left two children, now residents of Ful- ton county, New York. 8. Alexander, died unmarried. 9. William, never married. 10. John, married Julia Hardin and removed to Illinois, where he died leaving several chil- dren.
(II) Robert, son of Daniel and Janet (Ar- nott) McMichael, was born June 11, 1812. He was reared on the home farm, and was a farmer of the town of Florida. He mar- ried in that town Harriet Brockway, born September 5, 1822, died January 25, 1884, daughter of Amos and Betsey (Prior) Brock- way, both of New England families. Amos Brockway was a resident of Port Jackson (now the fifth ward of Amsterdam), and was quite a prominent man there. He was a contractor for quite a large section of the Erie canal, made a fortune, but through mis- fortune lost it. He died at the age of sixty. His wife survived him until 1864, dying at the age of eighty-five. Children of Rob-
ert and Harriet ( Brockway) McMichael : I. Henry, see forward. 2. Mary Jane, born in 1846, died in 1899; married John McClum- pha and they left children: i. Cora, wife of Orville Powell, of Chicago, Illinois; children: Dorothy and Horace Robert Powell; ii. Jos- eph McClumpha, resides in Columbus, Ohio,. unmarried. 3. Alice, born December 5, 1848, died ; married Lewis Herrick, who died July 4, 1909; children: Arthur and Lillian, who died young, and Robert J., a resident of Provi- dence, Rhode Island, who married Caroline Lefferts. 4. Lewis, born April 17, 1851, died in July, 1895; married Theresa de Graff, died ; children : Laura, deceased, and Harriet, who married Everett Mabon; children: The- resa, Susan, Charles and Margaret. 5. Emery, born July 10, 1853, died at the age of three years, three months, three days. 6. Nicholas, born September 4, 1855, died at nine years. of age. 7. Janet A., born May 11, 1860, re- sides on the old homestead with her brother ; married William S. Jewell, who is engaged with his brother-in-law in the cultivation of his lands.
(III) Henry, eldest child of Robert and Harriet (Brockway) McMichael, was born on the farm in Montgomery county, New York, November 24, 1844. He was educated in the schools of Amsterdam and Troy, New York, chose agriculture as his vocation and has followed it all his active, busy life. His farm, comprising one hundred and sixty acres with timber land of thirty more, lies in the town of Florida, near Minaville. Mr. Mc- Michael is known as one of the solid, sub- stantial men of the town. He is connected with the Presbyterian church, and supports the Republican party with his vote and in- fluence.
Henry McMichael married, in the town of Florida, May 10, 1872, Julia A. Casler, born in the town of Duanesburg, Schenectady county, New York, in 1854, died at their home near Minaville, August 24, 1892. She was the. daughter of William and Almira (O'Neil) Casler. William Casler was born in Montgomery county, where he died at the age of eighty-six; his wife was born in Oneida county, died in Montgomery county, several years previous to her husband's death. Children of Mr. and Mrs. McMichael : I. Edna, born December 1. 1877, died September 24, 1892. 2. Elizabeth Casler, born November 9, 1885; married, October, 1909, Fred Schau- felberg, a farmer of Florida township, which is his native place, being born in 1876 of Ger- man ancestry. He is one of the wide-awake, progressive men of the county ; he purchased the McMichael homestead, which he is im-
John P. Randerson
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proving, and stocking with the best grade of cattle. He is a Republican in politics.
RANDERSON On the paternal side the Randersons of Albany trace to a recent English ancestor; on the maternal, their descent is from one of the oldest families of Rhode Island, also founded by an Englishman, Geof- frey (also written Jeffrey) Champlin. Cath- erine Champlin came of good patriotic stock represented in three generations in four suc- cessive wars. Her grandfather served in the revolutionary army and was with Washington at Valley Forge and in many of the battles of the revolution. Her father, a relative of Commodore Perry, served in the war of 1812. Her eldest brother was killed in the Mexican war and five others served in the civil war. (I) John Randerson was born in Yorkshire, England, December 30, 1822, died in Scho- dack Landing, New York, June 10, 1903. He came to the United States when he was seventeen years of age and settled in the town of Castleton, New York. Although a farmer, he was a fine mechanic, building the first Scotch harrow in the state, also patented a plow. He married, at Castleton, (first) Sal- ly Ann Schermerhorn ; she bore him two chil- dren: I. Abraham, born 1842, died 1844. 2. Sally, born 1844; married Jacob Smith. John Randerson married (second) Catherine Cham- plin, of Kinderhook, Columbia county, New York, died October, 1907. She was the mother of thirteen children: 3. Antoinette, born 1853. 4. Marietta, twin of Antoinette. 5. Elizabeth, born 1854. 6. John P., see forward. 7. George, born December 24, 1857. 8. Mar- tha, born September 27, 1859. 9. Catherine, born November 17, 1861. 10. Lavinia, born May 9, 1863. II. Calvin, born December 3, 1864. 12. Julia, born January 21, 1867. 13. Ida, born September II, 1868. 14. Charlotta, born June 12, 1869. 15. Carrie, May 5, 1872. (II) John P., eldest son and fourth child of John and Catherine (Champlin) Rander- son, was born at Schodack Landing, New York, September 9, 1856. He was educated in the public schools and at an early age went to live at Albany, New York. His first bus- iness was steamboating on the Hudson river and he was soon one of the owners of a boat. He formed a partnership and continued in bus- iness on the river until 1885, when he re- tired to engage in other business. He pur- chased a machine shop in Albany, which he operated until 1892, when he disposed of his interests. He then established his present business, river and harbor dredging. He has an ample plant and has fulfilled contracts
along the entire Atlantic coast line. He is a successful, energetic and capable business man and has fought life's battle with courage and a determination to succeed. He is a Repub- lican in politics ; a Mason, having attained the third degree; member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, although his parents were mem- bers of Dutch Reformed church; member of Albany Automobile Club and Aurania Club of Albany. He married (first) December IO, 1879, Julia A. Brown, who died Decem- ber II, 1881, without issue. He married (second) October 7, 1883, Nannie R. Hall, of Rensselaerville, New York. Children: I. Alice, born December 4, 1884; graduate of Albany high school and Albany Girls' Acad- emy. 2. John E. H., born April 30, 1887 ; educated in the Albany public school; pre- pared at Ossining Preparatory School, now a student at Union University, class of 1912. 3. J. Howard, born August 13, 1890 ; educated at Albany public and St. John's preparatory school, Ossining, New York; entered Dart- mouth College but was forced to retire in his second year on account of ill health. Mrs. Nannie R. (Hall) Randerson is a daughter of Edward Hall, born 1819, in the North of Ireland, Londonderry, died in Rensselaerville, New York, 1904. He married, June 6, 1844, Mary MacLean; she died March 29, 1909; children : 1. Jennie B., born October 23, 1846. 2. Robert, born July I, 1849, deceased. 3. Nannie R., born July 17, 1856, married John P. Randerson. 4. Alice, born January 27, 1861. 5. Edward, died in infancy.
CHAMPLIN Catherine Champlin, second wife of John Randerson, was a descendant of Geof- frey Champlin, of Newport, Rhode Island, 1638, and Westerly, 1661. In 1638 he was admitted an inhabitant of the island of Aquid- neck "having submitted himself to the govern- ment that is or shall be established." In 1661 he removed to Westerly, where he was made a freeman, May 18, 1669. In 1671 hie took the oath of allegiance to Rhode Island. In 1680 he was elected to the town council and was chosen moderator for five successive years. From 1681 to 1686, inclusive, he was deputy. He died in 1695. His wife's name is not recorded, but the names of two of his sons, Captain Jeffrey and William, are. Cap- tain Jeffrey was assistant to the governor eighteen terms, 1696 to 1715 inclusive, omit- ting 1697.
(II) William, son of Geoffrey Champlin, was born in Newport. Rhode Island, 1654, died in Westerly, December 1, 1715. When twenty-one years old he enlisted as a soldier
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in King Philip's war and was one of the gar- rison at Scarborough (Black Point). Maine, in 1676. In 1690 he is recorded as captain on the records of Westerly and held that title until his death. He represented Westerly as deputy to the general court 1690-91-96-98- 99-1700-03-05-06-07-08-10-12. He married Mary, died 1847, daughter of James and Sa- rah Babcock. Children: William, and Mary, who married Captain John, son of John and Mary (Lawton) Babcock. Mary Babcock (also Badcock), born in Essex county, Eng- land, was the emigrant ancestor of the Bab- cocks of Rhode Island.
(III) William (2), son of William (1) and Mary (Babcock) Champlin, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, died there 1746. He was deputy 1731-32. He married; January 18, 1700, Mary, born December 27, 1680, died about 1760, daughter of Joseph and Bethiah (Hubbard) Clark. Children: Wil- liam, born May 31, 1702; Jeffrey, see for- ward; Joseph, Samuel, Joshua, James, Su- sanna.
(IV) Jeffrey, second son of William (2) and Mary (Clark) Champlin, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, March 6, 1704, died in Edgartown, Massachusetts, in 1746. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant of Third Company, First Massachusetts Regiment. June 3, 1745, and died at Edgartown while on his way to Louisburg with the army under command of General Pepperell in expedition against Cape Breton. He married Mary, daughter of Joseph Maxon, and had issue.
(V) Captain Samuel, eldest son of Jeffrey and Mary (Maxon) Champlin, was appointed captain of the Second Company of Westerly in June, 1767. He married Hannah, daughter of Henry Gardiner, of South Kingston, Rhode Island. Children: Nathan, born Octo- ber 8, 1748; Mary, August 19, 1751; Jef- frey W., April 5, 1754, see forward; Han- nah, November 5, 1757 ; Thomas; Elsie, Rho- da, Huldah, Paris, born January 21, 1767; Prudence.
(VI) Jeffrey W., son of Captain Samuel and Hannah (Gardiner) Champlin, was born in South Kingston, Rhode Island, April 5, 1754. He served in the revolutionary war, and was taken prisoner. He married Mary Gardiner, and had issue six sons and three daughters.
(VII) Stephen G., eldest son of Jeffrey W. and Mary (Gardiner ) Champlin, was born in South Kingston, Rhode Island, January 31, 1771. He married Prudence Clark, of the same town, born January 23, 1777, and in 1802 removed to Schoharie county, New York. Children: Jeffrey C., born July 30,
1798; Nicholas W., August 24, 1800; Ste- phen G., 1802; John W., March 28, 1805; William B., August 20, 1807; Job C., July 6, 1810; Thomas C., August 21, 1814.
(VIII) Job C., son of Stephen G. and Prudence (Clark) Champlin, married and had issue.
(IX) Catherine, daughter of Job C. Champlin, was born about 1830, died Oc- tober, 1907. She married Jolin Randerson, and was the mother of thirteen children, ( see Randerson I).
FAULKNOR This is one of the surnames of English origin, derived from an office held, in this case that of falconer. The pursuit of fal- conry was of all open air sports the most aristocratic. So valuable was a good, well- trained falcon that it stood chief among royal gifts. The office of falconer was a most im- portant one, and from it we get the surnames Falconer, Falconar, Faulkner, Folkner, Faul- coner, Faulkener and Faulknor. The Faulk- nors of Amsterdam are of English ancestry, but when their immediate ancestor came to America the records do not show. The first of the name that can be definitely traced was of Connecticut, where he was born and grew to early manhood.
(I) Caleb Faulknor was born in Connecti- cut about 1760. He settled in the town of Minden, Montgomery county, New York, where he resided for several years, later lo- cating in the town of Glen, on Schoharie creek, at a point known locally as Mill Point, where he established a fulling mill and man- ufactured cloth, conducting a successful bus- iness for several years. The date of his death is not known definitely. He was living, as was his wife, in 1824, as the following taken from the family Bible, done in his own hand- writing, attests: "This Bible belongs to Dan- iel Faulknor after the death of his father and mother," signed "Caleb Faulknor 10 Nov. 1824." His wife was Martha Cheddle, born in Connecticut, where they were married. He lived several years after her death. Children : I. Joel, married Peggy Radley and had sev- eral children ; one son, David H., is the only survivor ; he resides in Amsterdam, New York. 2. Thomas, settled in the west. 3. Daniel, see forward. 4. John, was twice mar- ried, and died in the state of Michigan at age of seventy. 5. Betsey, married Henry Staurus ; had sons, all now deceased. 6. Pol- ly, married Henry Van Schaick : she died Jan- uary 27, 1871, in Glen, leaving sons, John and Benjamin. 7. Sallie, married Jacob Van Horne; she died October II, 1873, in the
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town of Florida, leaving a son, Joel Van Horne, now a resident of Amsterdam, New York.
(II) Joel Faulknor, son of Caleb Faulknor, was born in Connecticut, died September, 1853, aged about seventy. He was of Eng- lish ancestry, and just about the time of his marriage removed to Montgomery coun- ty, New York, where he settled in the town of Glen. He purchased a farm on Schoharie creek with a mill site on which a grist mill was already erected. He cultivated the farm and operated the mill in conjunction for many years. He was known throughout the com- munity as the "Honest Miller," which should go far towards establishing his character as a man of sterling integrity. He had little when he started there in 1800, but by his un- tiring industry accumulated a generous for- tune for his day. He married (probably in Connecticut) Margaret (Peggy) Radley, who died in September, 1849. Both' Mr. and Mrs. Faulknor were active members of the Reformed church. They had six children who grew to maturity: 1. Mary (Polly), married William Rolland and had issue ; both deceased. 2. Susan, married James Buchanan, a life- long resident of Glen; both deceased. 3. Ju- lia; wife of John Visscher, who lived and died in Glen. 4. James J., see forward. 5. David C., resident of Amsterdam. 6. Martha, married Seth Conover; both deceased.
(III) James J., son of Joel and Margaret Faulknor, was born in the town of Glen, Montgomery county, New York, September 27, 1822, died April 15, 1886. He was educa- ted in the public schools, and worked in the mill and on the farm. He was a young man at the time of his father's death, but so well versed in the business that he continued it in partnership with his brother, David C. They continued for several years together, then divided the property, David C. taking the farm and James J. the mill property. He conducted the mill for a great many years very successfully, becoming a wealthy and influential citizen of the town. He was a supporter of all good objects and freely gave his means and influence in furthering all wor- thy public enterprises. He was a director in the First National Bank of Amsterdam, New York. His character was above reproach, and the town of Glen profited by the influence of the Faulknors, both of the first and second generation. James J. Faulknor married in the own of Florida, Susanna Blood, born Oc- tober 22, 1824, died in Amsterdam, March 13, 1892. Children: 1. Mary Elizabeth, born December 31, 1844; educated in Schenectady ; now resides in Amsterdam, in comfortable
surroundings and in keeping with her gentle Christian character; she has been a resident of Amsterdam twenty-two years and is well known for her interest in church work, as well as for her charming social qualities; she is a member of the Presbyterian congregation ; she never married. 2. Joel Scott, May 24, 1847 ; a dealer in real estate, conducting bus- iness in Amsterdam; married Julia A Her- rick. 3. Josephine, June 29, 1849; married Benjamin S. Martin and has one child, Grace E .; they reside in Amsterdam. 4. Lutitia P., June 11, 1854, died May 15, 1896; married Robert A. McDuffie, and was the mother of Maude S., Lutitia C. and Walter S. Mc- Duffie.
(The Blood Line).
Robert Blood was born in Ireland. He came to America prior to the revolution. Lit- tle is known of him further than that he lived in Schenectady, New York, and was the friend of Sir William Johnson, whose former man- sion on the banks of the Mohawk is now the home of the County Historical Society.
(II) Robert (2) Blood was son of Rob- ert (1) Blood. His birthplace is in dispute, but the greater probability is that he was born at about the time of his father's emigration to America, which would make it about 1775, either in Ireland or Schenectady, New York. He died in 1860 at Duanesburg, New York. When a young man he was employed in a ho- tel at Schenectady, where he fell in love with and married the landlord's daughter, Mary Simmons. She died in Duanesburg, 1862, be- ing then eighty years of age. They were the parents of nineteen children, thirteen of whom grew to maturity.
(III) Reuben, son of Robert (2) and Mary (Simmons) Blood, was born in the town of Florida, August 19, 1800, died December 27, 1871. Being of an independent spirit, he left home on coming of age, and worked on a farm until he had saved enough to purchase one for himself. He was an excellent farmer and developed his property until it became one of the best farms in the town of Florida. He was very successful, and the ownership of his beautiful farm and home was the realiza- tion of his boyhood dreams. He married in Florida, February 12, 1824, Maria Deven- peck, born there 1802, died May 1, 1881. She was of Dutch ancestry, her family having been for many years resident in the Mohawk Val- ley. Reuben Blood and wife were members for many years of the Dutch Reformed church and known for their upright Christian lives. Children, all born in town of Florida: I. Susanna, wife of James J. Faulknor, and mother of Mary E. Faulknor. 2. Robert, a
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