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which town he was born, although his birth is entered in the Hebron records. He was a miller and farmer of Hebron. He married (first) Mercy --- , who died April 5, 1738. She bore him two children: Aboda and Mercy. He married (second) November 27, 1740, Hannah Gilbert, who died August 15, 1777. She bore him twelve children. His children by both wives: I. Aboda (daughter), born January 27, 1734-35. 2. Mercy, mar- ried Zebedee Howard. 3. Joel, died young. 4. Joel (2), see forward. 5. Hannah, mar- ried John Weel, of Malta, New York. 6. Frances, married Solomon Bailey. 7. Joseph, died young. 8. Abaline, married Levi Bis- sell. 9. Deborah, married Eleazer Phelps, of Lenox, Massachusetts. IO. Zadock, married (first) Esther Warner; (second) Hannah Williams; he removed to Ohio. II. Joseph, married Patience Barber. 12. Candis, mar- ried Ezekiel Brown. 13. James, married Try- phena Tarbox. 14. John, died young.
(V) Joel, the eldest son (who survived in- fancy) of Joseph and Hannah (Gilbert) Man, was born in Hebron, Connecticut, October I, 1743, died at Milton, Saratoga county, New York, November 24, 1824. He was a farmer and an influential citizen of Hebron. About 1793 he removed to Milton, New York, where he purchased a farm and cultivated it until his death. He married his cousin, Mercy Mann, daughter of John and Margaret (Peters) Mann. The ceremony was per- formed October 16, 1768. She died at Mil- ton, New York, May 17, 1820. Children, all born at Hebron except the youngest son: I. Rodolphus, married (first) Lydia Horton; (second) Phebe, widow of Thomas Sprague; was of Saratoga county, New York; by both wives had eleven children. 2. Jeremiah, see forward. 3. Samuel, removed to New York state, where he died; he was married and had a large family. 4. Joel, a physician ; married Sallie Merrick. 5. Dr. Hiram, was sheriff of Wayne county, New York ; married Sophia Bigelow, of Poultney, Vermont ; set- tled at Lyons, New York, where there is a memorial window in the church to his mem- ory ; his widow, a "cultivated lady," died at the age of eighty-one. 6. Joseph, born Octo- ber 26, 1794, died October 13, 1883.
(VI) Jeremiah, second son of Joel and Mercy (Mann) Mann, was born at Hebron, Connecticut, November 14, 1771. About 1793 he came to Saratoga county, New York, with his parents, settling at Milton Centre, where he died January 3, 1839. He was a prosper- ous farmer of Saratoga county. He married (first) January 16, 1796, Lydia Norton, born November 5, 1775. He married (second)
March 19, 1818, Rebecca Tallmadge, who died February 16, 1852. He had seven children, six by first wife: I. Nathaniel, born July 16, 1798; killed by a runaway horse, Novem- ber 7, 1810. 2. Jeremiah, a farmer of Rip- ley, New York; married Clarissa Brockway. 3. Francis Norton, see forward. 4. George, died at age of nineteen years. 5. William, graduate of Union College; died at age of thirty years; unmarried. 6. Mercy, married Hon. Elias Plum (second wife), a leading citizen and ex-mayor of Troy, New York ; their eldest son, Frank Mann Plum, served in the Union Cavalry during the civil war and was severely wounded ; other children: Elias ; Sarah W., married Edward G. Gilbert, of Troy ; Luceta, married David Banks, of New York; Lucy Mann Plum. 7. Nathaniel, mar- ried Sally Frances Slocum.
(VII) Hon. Francis Norton, third son of Jeremiah and Lydia (Norton) Mann, was born in the town of Milton, Saratoga county, New York, June 19, 1802, died at Troy, New York, February 8, 1880. His father was a farmer; Francis N. did not take kindly to that avocation but early displayed a fondness for books and study. He was ambitious and determined to secure an education. When he arrived at age eighteen years he left home and went to the town of Charlton, sixteen miles from Milton. Here he became an in- mate of the home of the Rev. Joseph Sweet- man, a Presbyterian minister, who gave him a home in return for his services and assisted him in his studies. After remaining there two years, he entered Lansingburg Academy, remaining one year. June 24, 1823, he was admitted to the junior class of Union Col- lege, hence he was graduated July 24, 1825. On October 4 following he began the study of law in the offices of Ashley Sampson and John Dickson, of Rochester, New York, sup- porting himself by acting as their clerk. Leav- ing Rochester, he continued his studies in the office of Daniel Cady, a lawyer of Johnstown, New York. Soon after he was in Troy, New York, a student in the office of Samuel G. Huntington, where he completed his years of preparation. He was admitted to the New York state bar in August, 1828. He at once opened a law office in Troy and for over half a century practiced his profession in that city. The last twenty years of his life were devoted chiefly to the management of his own large estate and business interests. He was a most reliable, conscientious lawyer, engaging in no case unless satisfied of the merits of his cause. He was learned in the law, a safe counselor and a most able and impartial judge of the court of common pleas of Rensselaer county,
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in which judicial position he served from 1840 to 1845. He was very closely identified with the growth and prosperity of Troy, and his wisdom and judgment were of great value in the administration of the public offices he held. He was mayor of Troy at the time General Wool, the Mexican war hero, re- turned to the city and presided over the pub- lic demonstration of welcome, held in front of the court house, and in behalf of the citi- zens of Troy presented the general with a handsome sword. His shrewd business quali- ties, sound judgment and strict attention to his private business gained for him a hand- some competency. He was interested in the development of West Troy, Cohoes, and other towns of the vicinity, and had real estate holdings in them all, At the time of his death he was a director of the Mutual National Bank of Troy. He was a supporter of the Republican party ; was supervisor of the sec- ond ward of Troy in 1835 and 1857 ; alderman from the same ward 1844-45-46-47; from 1840 to 1845 judge of the court of common pleas of Rensselaer county ; elected mayor of Troy in 1847 and thrice re-elected, each time by increased majorities. His public record was unsullied and the public trusts committed to him were as carefully administered as his private business. From early life he was a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. He was one of the founders of St. John's Church of Troy and ever afterward a vestryman, being senior warden at the time of his death. He was always active and earn- est in his church relations, a liberal contributor and useful worker. He was equally inter- ested in the Troy Orphan Asylum, giving freely of his means and time to its welfare, serving as trustee and a member of the finance committee.He was one of the founders of the Young Men's Association, and president of the board of directors of the Troy Academy.
Judge Mann married, October 25, 1848, Mary J. Hooker, daughter of Marquise de Lafayette Hooker, of Poultney, Vermont, and a lineal descendant of Rev. Thomas Hooker, founder of Hartford, Connecticut (see Hooker VIII). Children: 1. Francis Norton, see for- ward. 2. Elias Plum, born March 12, 1852; see forward. 3. Emily M., born July 22, 1854, deceased ; married, April 28, 1880, Hamilton Fish, son of Hon. Hamilton Fish, a lawyer of New York City; children: Jeannette Mary, born April 7, 1883: Julia Kean; Rosalind ; Hamilton Fish ; Helena.
(VIII) Colonel Francis Norton (2), son of Hon. Francis Norton (I) and Mary J. (Hooker) Mann, was born in Troy, New
York, August 2, 1849. He prepared for col- lege in the schools of Troy, entered Yale Col- lege and was graduated from that institution, class of 1870. He has been prominently iden- tified with the business interests of Troy all his life. He is president of the Orr Company, paper manufacturers; director of the Os- trander Fire Brick Company of New Jersey (with branch in Troy), trustee of Troy Sav- ings Bank, director of the City National Bank ; was vice-president of the Mutual National Bank until its consolidation with the City National Bank; vice-president of the United Traction Company until its sale to the Dela- ware and Hudson Railroad Company, and is connected with many other enterprises. His interest in the charitable, philanthropic and educational institutions of Troy is shown by his official connection with many of the most useful. He is a trustee of Troy Academy, Emma Willard School, Troy City Library, Marshall Infirmary and Troy Orphan Asylum. He is an active and interested member of these boards of control. Politically Mr. Mann is a Republican. From 1873 to 1877 he was. alderman of Troy; in 1879 represented Troy in the state assembly ; in 1880-82 was aide-de- camp on the staff of Governor Cornell, with the rank of colonel; in 1890 he was the can- didate of his party for mayor of Troy, but in that year the entire Republican ticket went down in defeat; in 1890 he was appointed postmaster of Troy, continuing until 1894; in 1906 he was appointed commissioner of pub- lic safety for Troy and still continues in that office. For twenty-five years he was presi- dent of the civil organization of the "Troy Citizens Corps," now the Sixth Separate Com- pany, New York National Guard, and on his- retirement was presented with a beautiful sil- ver loving cup as a testimonial of the high regard in which he was held by his associates. His religious affiliation is with St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church of Troy, where he has been a vestryman for a great many years. His college fraternity is the Delta Kappa Epsilon. He finds social relaxation and enjoyment at the Troy Club and Saratoga Golf Club, of which he is a member.
He married, January 19, 1878, Jessie Mel- ville, daughter of Thaddeus W. and Charlotte (Davis) Patchin, of Troy. Her father was born at Hoosac (Hoosick), New York, May 17, 1805, died May 17, 1892, at Washington, D. C. He was cashier of the Bank of Troy; later removed to Buffalo, New York, where he organized the Patchin Bank, which suc- cumbed in one of the financial panics. He then removed to Washington, D. C., where for many years he was agent for a number
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of national banks and was connected with the treasury department, but not a government official. He married Charlotte Davis, born May 3, 1812, at Hoosac, died at Washington, D. C., May 18, 1898, daughter of General George R. Davis, born in 1786, died in Troy, June 24, 1867. Children of Colonel Francis Norton and Jessie M. (Patchin) Mann, all born in Troy: I. Mary Jeanette, born Febru- ary 27, 1879; educated at Miss Porter's School for Young Ladies at Farmington, Con- necticut. 2. Jessie Melville, born August 7, 1880; educated at Miss Porter's School. 3.
Emily Hooker, educated at Miss Carter's School, Catonsville, Maryland. 4. Isabel Pat- chin, educated at Miss Carter's School ; mar- ried William E. Clow, of Chicago, Illinois ; they have one child, Beatrice. 5. Elizabeth Marshall, educated at the Emma Willard School, Troy. 6. Caroline Patchin, graduated with honors from the Emma Willard School.
(VIII) Hon. Elias Plum Mann, second son and child of Hon. Francis Norton and Mary J. (Hooker) Mann, was born in Troy, New York, March 12, 1852. Hon. Francis Nor- ton Mann was mayor of Troy in 1847-49; he was a prominent citizen, a lawyer by profes- sion, and known as an advocate of all that pertained to the welfare of the city. The name of Mann is the synonym of uprightness and business integrity, and Elias P. Mann is one of the best-known representatives of the family, which has been an influential one for many years.
Elias P. Mann had the advantages of an excellent education and refined home sur- roundings. He was a student in the Troy Academy, and was graduated from the Rens- selaer Polytechnic Institute as a civil engineer in 1872. For years he has been a member of the board of trustees of that institution, and is now vice-president, and as a resident alumnus and trustee he has been energetic in advancing the interests of the famous school. The conscientious earnestness and systematic industry of his trained mind and honorable character have produced results which have always been a cause of gratification to the people of Troy. His influence in the political affairs of the city and county has been a widespread and beneficial one, and that the Republican party has often turned to Mr. Mann for leadership as well as for counsel is complimentary to Mr. Mann's high stand- ing with the public. In 1880 he was elected alderman from the second ward of the city and served for two years. In 1899 he was elected treasurer of Rensselaer county, and re- elected in 1902; at both of these elections his majorities, unusually large, testified to his
personal popularity. While serving in that capacity the fiscal affairs of the county were managed systematically and carefully, and his record was one of which any citizen might be proud. In 1905 Mr. Mann was elected mayor of the city of Troy. At the time of his accept- ance of the nomination to this office he said in part : "I have not given any pledge to secure this nomination, and I have not made any promises to anyone as to what I should do in case I am elected, and no one has been author- ized to make any pledges or promise for me. I propose, if elected, to give the city a business administration, and I will be mayor in fact, not mayor in name only." This simple- platform was one which found favor with right-minded citizens, and Mr. Mann was. elected. His promises were more than made good. He not only instituted a business ad- ministration, but made many improvements which have beautified the city. The success- ful results of his methods are proven by his re-election in 1907 and again in 1909, at the latter election carrying the old city of Troy, which had been strongly Democratic, and Lansingburg, now a part of Troy. He was sustained by independent voters and by many Democrats. For ten years he served as fire commissioner, and during this period was the originator of many improvements in the fire system of the city. He is a trustee of the Volunteer Firemen's Home at Hudson, and filled the office of president of its board of trustees a number of years. He was captain of the Washington Volunteer Steamer Com- pany in 1878-79, and is now treasurer of the Troy Exempt Firemen's Association. For six years he served in the Citizens' Corps, Sixth Separate Company, and at the time of his honorable discharge held the rank of first lieutenant. Mr. Mann is also a trustee of the Troy Trust Company. He is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church, and his father was one of its founders. He is a member of the Troy Club, the Pafraets Dael Club, the Re- publican Club of Rensselaer County, the Sons of the Colonial Wars and the Delta Phi fra- ternity.
The chief characteristic of Elias P. Mann as a citizen of Troy has been his public spirit, and this has been peculiarly noticeable because of his own modesty and lack of osten- tation. No publicity which Mr. Mann has re- ceived has been a product of his own self- seeking, but because in his efforts to develop public affairs so as to secure the greatest good for all he has necessarily been a prominent figure in the community. While accustomed to the most exclusive circles, he is possessed of that innate refinement which makes people-
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of all ranks and classes feel at ease in his society. He is peculiarly dignified, and is hard-working and painstaking to a degree. His sympathies are readily aroused, and his charities, while numerous, are unostentatious. His thorough honesty of purpose has been so evident in all offices he has filled that it has earned for him friends in all parties.
Mr. Mann married, February 9, 1899, Eliza, daughter of J. Barclay and Georgiana M. Harding, of Philadelphia. Mr. Mann gen- erally spends the summer months at his coun- try home in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
MANN This name is common to many lands and languages and cannot, therefore, give a clue to the nativ- ity of the emigrant ancestor. There were many English emigrants in the early colonial period and included many prominent charac- ters. The traditions of the Troy family all trace to a German ancestor, Michael Mann, who lived and died in his native land. His widow, however emigrated to America and located at Sneden's Landing, opposite Dobb's Ferry, New York. She brought a daughter . Hannah and four sons with her to this coun- try, Michael, David, George and John. John was the oldest son and settled in New York City. George lived at Sneden's Landing with his mother, and Michael settled in Irvington, New York.
(II) Michael (2), son of Michael (I) Mann, was born June II, 1745, died April 5, 1823. He served in the revolutionary war in the Second Regiment, New York State Militia, Colonel Philip Van Cortland. He married Catherine Walden, born June 2, 1753, and had issue.
(III) David, son of Michael (2) and Cath- erine (Walden) Mann, was born October 22, 1783, in New York City. (This is not a positive record, but is believed to be correct by the family.) He married, February 19, 1805, Elizabeth Smith, born April 8, 1779, died April 8, 1821. He married (second) May 9, 1822, Margaret (Dunn) Braessier, widow of Daniel Braessier, to whom she was married July 2, 1808. Children by first wife : Thomas, Nancy, David S. and William. By second marriage one son David.
(IV) David (2), son of David (I) and his second wife Margaret (Dunn) (Braessier) Mann, was born in New York City, March 31, 1824, died May 18, 1890. He was al- ways engaged in boating on the Hudson river and inland waters of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. For many years he ran a line of freight barges between Philadelphia and New York. He continued this business
until his death. He was a resident of Troy, where he was a director of the Mutual Na- tional Bank, and a regular attendant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church all his life. Prior to 1860 he was a Democrat in political sympa- thy, but during and after the civil war he acted with the Republican party. He married, in St. Peter's Church, New York City, De- cember 30, 1857, Mary Elizabeth Roome, born in that city, January 14, 1816, died June 20, 1895, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Arcu- larius) Roome (see Roome V). Child: Her- bert Roome.
(V) Herbert Roome, only child of David (2) and Mary Elizabeth (Roome) Mann, was born in Troy, New York, January 29, 1860. He was educated in the public schools of that city, graduating from the high school, class of 1878. He began his business career as a clerk with H. B. Nims & Company, remaining from 1878 to 1883. From 1883 to 1893 he was the junior partner of Burtis & Mann, stove manufacturers of Troy. From 1893 to 1898 he was senior partner of Mann & Hast- ings, books and stationery. From 1898 to 1902, sole owner of the Crescent Paper Com- pany, incorporating in 1902, he became treas- urer and serving until 1904. January 1, 1904, Mr. Mann established his present business of fittings and furnishings for offices, banks and public buildings, including filing and book- keeping systems, furniture and general office supplies. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church. He was in active service in the Troy Citizens' Corps from 1883 to 1894, and since the latter date a member of the senior com- pany of the corps. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order, affiliating with King Solomon's Primitive Lodge, No. 91, Free and Accepted Masons; Apollo Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Bloss Council, Royal and Su- preme Masons ; past eminent commander and present treasurer of Apollo Commandery, No. 15, Knights Templar, and a noble of Oriental Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He is also an Odd Fellow, and is past noble grand of Athenian Lodge, No. 91. His clubs are the Masonic, East Side and the Republican, all of Troy. He married, at Troy, New York, January 29, 1884, Victoria Adelaide Spicer, born in Troy, February 4, 1862, daughter of Theron Chapman and Hannah Anna (Rob- bins) Spicer (see Spicer family). Children : I. Marie Marguerite, died February 27, 1885. 2. Bertha Adelaide, born October 21, 1886; a graduate of Emma Willard School, and student at Vassar College when health failed. 3. Anna Christine, born January 7, 1889; a graduate of Emma Willard School, class of
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1908. 4. Dorothy Spicer, born November 15,
1894. 5. Isabel Roome, born February 28,
1896.
(The Spicer Line).
(For preceding generations see Peter Spicer I.)
(VII) Theron Chapman, eighth child of John and Mary (Thompson) Spicer, was born in Pittstown, New York, August 30, 1820, died in Troy, New York, February 14, 1896. He was educated in the public schools, and at the age of twenty years located in Troy and engaged in the lumber business. He became one of the most prominent men in the lum- ber trade, and was one of the substantial, in- fluential men of that city. He was an active worker in the Universalist church, and polit- ically a Republican. He married, December 12, 1852, Hannah Anna Robbins, born April 9, 1835, died November 29, 1882, daughter of Rev. William Henry Robbins, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church, who for sev- eral years was stationed at Troy. He married Harriet (Van Buren) Salisbury. They both died at Medway, New York. Children of Theron Chapman and Hannah Anna (Rob- bins) Spicer: I. George Albert, born April 29, 1854, died January 6, 1907; educated in the public school and at a military academy ; he early engaged in the lumber business, with which he was connected all his life in Troy and Fultonville, New York; he was secretary of the Mohawk Valley Lumber Company, of Fultonville, afterward became member of the firm of J. D. Spicer & Company, of Troy; married, July 9, 1873, Evelyn Hicks Cole, born November 25, 1860. 2. Mary Isabel, born January 28, 1856; married, January 12, 1874, Joshua Reynolds, born August 19, 1853; chil- dren: Mary Isabel, born November 5, 1874; Joshua, October 13, 1878; George Spicer, Oc- tober 2, 1888; Theron Le Grand, August 27, 1893; Lorna Adelaide, September 1, 1898. 3. Le Grand Theron Chapman, born August 19, 1859; married, October 26, 1887, Carrie Mal- lory Marvin, born April 13, 1860: child: Car- rie Elizabeth, born October 25, 1894. 4. Vic- toria Adelaide, born February 4, 1862; mar- ried, January 29, 1884, Herbert Roome Mann, born January 29, 1860, son of David and Mary E. (Roome) Mann (see Mann V) ; children : i. Marie Marguerite, born December 6, 1884, died February 27, 1885; ii. Bertha Adelaide, October 21, 1886; graduate of Emma Willard School of Troy ; iii. Anna Christine, January 7, 1889; iv. Dorothy Spicer, November 15, 1894 ; v. Isabel Roome, February 28, 1896.
(The Roome Line).
Mary Elizabeth (Roome) Mann was a di-
rect descendant of Peter Willemse and Hester (Van Gelder) Roome, who were married in the city of New York, November 26, 1684, ac- cording to the marriage records of the Re- formed Protestant Dutch church of New York City. They had ten children, of whom Jo- hannes (John) was the fifth.
(II) John, son of Peter Willemse and Hes- ter (Van Gelder) Roome, was baptized in New York City, July 22, 1694, died January II, 1756. He married, July 17, 1717, Susan- nah Le Chevalier, and had ten children, the tenth child being Peter.
(III) Peter, son of John and Susannah (Le Chevalier) Roome, was born December 9, 1738, died August 15, 1778. He married, June II, 1761, Rachel De Groot, and had eight children, of whom John P. was the second.
(IV) John P., son of Peter and Rachel (De Groot) Roome, was born November 10, 1763, died July 16, 1847. He married, August 7, 1784, Martintje Bogert, and had ten chil- dren, of whom Peter was the eldest.
(V) Peter (2), son of John P. and Mar- rintje (Bogert) Roome, was born in New York City, February 4, 1786, died July 30, 1845. He married, May 8, 1809, Elizabeth Arcularius ; children : 1. Susan Caroline, born May 29, 1810; married T. C. Newton. 2. Philip John, born December 5, 1811 ; married Margaret Barr. 3. Malvina, born December 20, 1813; died young. 4. Mary Elizabeth, see forward. 5. Edward A., born December 30, 1817; married Constance C. Goff. 6. Mar- garetta, born January 27, 1821 ; died young. 7. Frances Augusta, March 7, 1822; married Edwin Young. 8. Andrew Merrill, born Au- gust 21, 1824 ; died young. 9. Christiana Har- per, born July 14, 1826. 10. An infant, died at birth. II. Richard Cromwell, born March 18, 1831; drowned at sea. 12. John Peter, born October II, 1832; died young.
(VI) Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Peter (2) and Elizabeth ( Arcularius) Roome, born January 14, 1816, married, December 30, 1857, David Mann (see Mann IV). Child: Her- bert Roome.
(VII) Herbert Roome, son of David and Mary Elizabeth (Roome) Mann, married Vic- toria Adelaide Spicer (see Spicer VII).
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