Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs, Volume IV, Part 22

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 660

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'(II) Joseph, son of Josiah Hall, is buried at Somers, Connecticut. He married, and had sons Joseph Nelson and Horatio.

(III) Joseph Nelson, son of Joseph Hall, was born in Somers, Connecticut, August 15, 1809, died September 27, 1864, in Windsor. His boyhood days were spent in his native town; after his marriage he resided for a time in Simsbury, then removing to Windsor. He married, about 1835, Wealthy Ann Lord, of East Windsor, born August 12, 1812, died October 27, 1897. Children: Adelaide, born December 31, 1836, died April 23, 1907, mar- ried Henry C. Woodward: William Lord; Caroline, born 1842, died 1861.

(IV) William Lord. only son of Joseph Nelson and Wealthy Ann (Lord) Hall, was born in Simsbury, Connecticut, June 7, 1838. He was educated in the public schools. He began his business career as clerk in a mer- cantile house, and was so engaged until 1878, in which year he became associated with Mil- ler & Bingham, manufacturers of shirts, col- lars and cuffs, at Troy. The firm was origin- ally established in 1866, when Justus Miller, A. P. Hamlin and Joseph Wheelock began manufacturing collars and cuffs. The firm passed through various changes and in 1884 was reorganized hy Justus Miller, William Lord Hall and Charles E. Hartwell, as Mil- ler, Hall & Hartwell. In 1898 the firm per- sonnel was again changed. Mr. Miller having died and Joseph Mckay being admitted, the firm took the name of Hall, Hartwell & Com- pany, William Lord Hall being the senior partner, and since that time the capable head of a vast business with which he became con- nected as an employee thirty-two years ago. For many years the firm have operated branches at Hoosick Falls, Mechanicsville, Albany, and several other places, furnishing employment to a great number of work people, and their business ranks with the most modern and progressive of twentieth century manufactories. Mr. Hall is also actively in- terested in other business concerns of im- portance. He is vice-president and director of the City National Bank of Troy, and in various ways shows his interest in the de- velopment of his city. He is a communicant and vestryman of St. John's Episcopal Church, a member of the Troy Club, and in politics is a Republican. William L. Hall married, June 9, 1886. Lucia II., daughter of Lewis and Lucy (Vaughn) Cady ( see Cady VI), of Bennington, Vermont. They have no chil- dren.

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(The Cady Line).

The word Cady is derived from Ca-dia, a Gaelic word, meaning the House of God. Cadie is an old Scotch word for messenger! As a surname the word has been variously spelled, Cade. Caddie, Caddy, Cadye, Kayde, Cadey and Cady, and, of course, in a variety of other less common forms. Families of this name bearing coats-of-arms of some an- tiquity are found in counties Essex, Kent, Suffolk and Gloucester, England. The sur- name is found in the ancient Hundred Rolls and was not uncommon as early as 1450 in county Sussex.

(I) Nicholas Cady, immigrant ancestor, was born in England, came to this country. landing near Boston, Massachusetts, 1635, later settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. He and John Knapp, who appears to have been a relative, bought of William Potter, of Watertown, December 8, 1645, a house and land in Watertown. Cady deeded his share to John Knapp in August, 1650. Nicholas Cady married (first) Judith, daughter of Wil- liam Knapp, about 1648. William Knapp was a carpenter ; died at Watertown, August 30, 1658, aged about eighty years. Nicholas Cady married (second) Priscilla Akers, widow of Thomas Akers. He took the oath of fidelity in 1652; was of the train band in 1653. He removed to Groton, Massachusetts, early in 1668, and sold his land in Watertown. He was highway surveyor at Groton in 1671. At the time of the abandonment of the town in King Philip's war, he went to Cambridge, where in 1678 he bought a farm of John Wincoll. He was a soldier in King Philip's war and was in Mr. Williams' garrison. He returned to Groton after the war and served as surveyor in 1680-83-85-86. He was con- stable in 1685 and was corporal of the mili- tary company. He died prior to 1712. Cady's pond, about a mile from the village of Groton, takes its name from him. Children, born at Watertown: John, January 15, 1650-51 ; Judith. September 2, 1653 : James, August 28, 1655: Nicholas, August 2. 1657, died young ; Daniel, November 27, 1659: Ezekiel, August 14, 1662; Nicholas, February 20, 1663-64; Joseph, mentioned below.

(II) Captain Joseph, son of Nicholas Cady, was born at Watertown, May 28, 1666. He married Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Waters) Davis, of Groton, born August 12, 1667, died at Killingly, Connecticut, Decem- ber 20. 1742. He went to Groton with the family when a child and served in the garrison defense of the town in 1691-92. In 1695 he was constable of Groton, and in 1699-1701 was granted permission to keep an inn by the

general court. He sold his holdings at Gro- ton, February 22, 1702-03, and bought one- hundred and fifty acres of land of John Chandler, of Woodstock, later Killingly, now Putnam, Connecticut, whither he went with his family and where he spent the remainder of his life. His farm was located north of the old Providence road, about one mile east of the village of Putnam. The site of the first log house can still be identified. He built a frame house in 1714 and at last accounts it was still standing, though not occupied. A short time before his death, Joseph Cady, Jr., sold this homestead to Darius Session, deputy governor of Rhode Island. In 1708 Joseph Cady, Sr., 'was chosen lieutenant of the train band of Aspinock ; in 1721 he was commis- sioned captain, and was engaged in Father Rasle's war. He was noted for his giant frame and physical prowess and gained great influence over the Indians. This story is told' of him: "As Joseph Cady was one day cut- ting brush alone, an Indian approached him from the neighboring forest and expressed a strong desire to try the skill of a white man in wrestling. Cady thought to himself that if he could throw the fellow it might operate- to deter the Indians from hostilities against the settlements, and accepted the challenge. Both men struggled long and desperately, but Cady at last prevailed and the Indian was prostrated. Unfortunately he fell among the brush which his antagonist had been cutting, and one of the sharp stumps perforating his skull, he died on the spot." Captain Cady had charge of the public lands of Killingly for many years and was useful in public af- fairs. He was townsman in 1728 and deputy to the general court, 1731-34. Children, of whom the six eldest were born in Groton, the. others in Killingly: Joseph, October 3. 1690; William, about 1692; James, November 22, 1694; Isaac, January 17, 1696-97; Abigail, January 22, 1699: Stephen, June 16, 1701 ; David, mentioned below: Jonathan, baptized April 4. 1714: Benjamin, baptized April 4, 1714.

(III) Captain David, son of Captain Jo- seph Cady, was born at Killingly. September 17, 1703, baptized there April 4. 1714. He married, November 17, 1722, Hannah, born May 29. 1705, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Waters) Whitmore. He died at Killingly, November 1, 1788; his wife died July, 1803, aged ninety-nine years. They joined the Kil- lingly church, October 18, 1726. He lived at Killingly on land deeded to him by his father, January 20, 1737-38. In October, 1747. he- was commissioned captain of the train band of Killingly. Children, born at Killingly: Sarah,.

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January 9, 1723-24; Hannah, July 2, 1725 ; Joseph, June 25, 1727 ; Bridget, December to, 1729; Mary, December 15, 1731 ; Alice, No- vember 17. 1734: Jerusha, October 3, 1736; Thankful, March 4. 1739; Isaac, January 21, 1741 ; David, February 10, 1742-43 ; Jonathan, mentioned below.

(IV) Captain Jonathan, son of Captain David Cady, was born at Killingly, June 14, 1748. In January, 1775. Jonathan Cady, with others, contributed to a fund and secured three acres of land in Killingly for a training field. He was commissioned May 18, 1774. lieutenant of the Fourth Company, Eleventh Regiment, Colonel Ebenezer Williams. His brother, Joseph Cady, was captain. Jonathan was commissioned captain May 25, 1779. He was a lister or assessor of Killingly in 1785. About 1790 he removed to Providence, Rhode Island, and leased land on what is now Cady street, and erected a house, the timber of which was drawn by ox team from his farm in Killingly. He was admitted to the First Baptist Society of Providence, July 25, 1805. In 1796 he was on a committee to procure a bell for the North Church, Killingly. His application for a pension on account of revo- lutionary service, dated August 20, 1832, aged eighty-four years, was granted as a lieutenant, January 17, 1833. He was a shoemaker by trade. He married, November 20, 1766, Re- becca Cady, his cousin, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Church) Cady, granddaughter of Captain Joseph Cady (II). He died July 12, 1834; she died February 23, 1826. Chil- dren, born at Killingly: David, mentioned be- low ; Shubael, May 6, 1770; Asenath, Febru- ary 19, 1772; Matilda, June 25, 1774: Per- melia, February 7, 1775, died August 21, 1796.

(V) David (2), son of Captain Jonathan Cady, was born at Killingly, December 12, 1769, died December 7, 1837, at Providence, and is buried in Riverside cemetery in East Providence. He was a dyer by trade and dur- ing the war of 1812 was engaged in the manufacture of cotton cloth at West Green- wich, Rhode Island; later he removed to Providence. He married (first) January 28, 1789, Nancy Waterman, born October 26, 1769, died May 22, 1812, buried at Thompson, Connecticut. He married (second) January 5. 1813, Catherine, born April 1, 1779, died May 7, 1836, daughter of Moses Lippit. Chil- dren of first wife, born at Killingly: Lucia, December 9, 1791; Milton, August 3. 1792 ; Lewis, mentioned below; Lawton, July 24, 1796; Permelia. April 10, 1798; Wesley, February 21, 1800; Jonathan, January 9, 1802; Eliza, October 4, 1803; Ann, Septem-

ber 3. 1805: Susan J., August (, 18/g; Re- solved Waterman, May 10, 1810; Chint pher Allem, twin of Resolved Waterman. Children of second wife, born at Killingly : Talitha. October 6, 1813; Moses Greene, December 20, 1814: David. March 12, 1817: Rebecca. July 26, 1819; Shubael, February 10, 1821.

(VI) Lewis, son of David (2) Cady, was born in Killingly. February 20, 1793, died at Bennington, Vermont, September 27, 1864, He married (first ) Sally Smith, born Sep- tember 20, 1798, died November, 1814: mar- ried (second) Lucy Vaughn, born January 10, 1806, died April 14, 1873. Child of first wife : Horace S., born August 30, 1814: married Eliza Dusenbury, born August 4. 1815, died March 11. 1888; he died August 20, 1879. Children of second wife: James. born August 10, 1820, died July 1, 1869; Mary Ann, Sep- tember 13, 1823, died January 12, 1842; George B., March 5, 1826, died February 4, 1893; Susan E., March 31, 1828; married Dr. Thomas H. Stuart : died September 18, 1907 ; Harriet L., October 30, 1830; married Cal- vin Norton ; died August 27, 1906: Jane Eliza, September 17, 1833; married Charles Hall ; died October 12, 1862; William II., June 6, 1836; married Maggie Hunter ; he died Feb- ruary 24. 1879 ; Lucia H., May 28, 1839 : mar- ried William Lord Hall (see Hall IV ) ; Mary A., April 29, 1842, died December 13, 1859; Sarah P., March 5, 1845. married Aseph Childs ; died May 31, 1897.

WASHBURN In Herald's College, Lon- don, vol. i. p. 54, is given : Washbourne. "A name of ancient Norman descent ; the founder was knighted on the field of battle by William the Conqueror and endowed with the lands of Little Washbourne and Great Washbourne, counties of Gloucester and Worcester." Burke's General Armory gives: Washbourne, county of Worcester, a family of knightly de- gree, previous to time of Edward III. * Arms: "Argent on a fess between six mart- letts gules, three cinquefoils of the field." Crest : "On a wreath a coil of flax argent, surmounted with another wreath argent and Gules, thereon flames of fire proper." Motto: "Perseverd decogue confide." The name is derived from two words-wash, the swift cur- rent of a stream, burn or bourne, a brook or stream. The name is still spelled Wash- bourne in England, but in America Washburn is almost universal. The earliest form of the name was "de Wassebourne."

John Washborne was the first secretary of the Plymouth council in England and was suc- ceeded by William Burgess in 1628. Whether

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the same John ever came to America is a matter over which genealogists differ. In America the name is a distinguished one. Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and Wiscon- sin have all had governors from the Wash- burn family; three brothers served as con- gressmen from three states at the same time, and some of the nation's greatest men in civil and private life, statesmen, soldiers in all American wars, have borne the name. The emigrant ancestor of all the early New Eng- land families was John Washburn, there being strong probability and grave doubt as to whether he was the Secretary John Wash- borne previously mentioned or not.

(I) John Washburn, born at Eversham, Worcester, England, settled in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 1632. He and his son John, who came later, were among the fifty-four original proprietors of Bridgewater, Massa- chusetts, in 1645. They bought the lands from the Indian sachem, Massasoit, for seven coats of one and one-half yards each, nine hatchets, twenty knives, four moose skins, ten and one-half yards of cotton cloth. The transfer was signed by Miles Standish, Sam- uel Nash and Constant Southworth. He died at Bridgewater in 1690. His wife Margery bore him John and Philip, the latter born in 1624, died unmarried.

(II) John (2), son of John (1) and Mar- gery Washburn, was born at Eversham, Worcester, England, in 1621 ; married Eliza- beth, daughter of Experience Mitchell. By the marriage the Washburn descendants gain "Mayflower" ancestry, through Francis Cook, the Pilgrim. Jane, daughter of Francis Cook, married Experience Mitchell, and their daugh- ter married John Washburn (2). John (2) was eleven years old when he came to Amer- ica with his mother and brother Philip on the ship "Elizabeth." Experience Mitchell was with the Pilgrims at Leyden and came to Plymouth in the third ship, the "Anne." 1623. Children of John (2) and Elizabeth Wash- burn: John, married Rebecca Lapham ; Thomas, married (first) Abigail Leonard ; (second) Deliverance Packard; Joseph, mar- ried Hannah Latham, granddaughter of Mary Chilton, "the first to land at Plymouth from the Mayflower": Samuel, born 1651, married Deborah Packard; Jonathan, married Mary Vaughn; Benjamin, served in Chipps expedi- tion against Canada : Mary, married Samuel Kingsley, 1694: Elizabeth, married (first) James Howard: (second) Edward Sealey ; Jane, married William Orcutt (2) ; James, married Mary Bowden, 1603; Sarah, married John Ames, 1697. John Washburn (2) died at Bridgewater before 1690. Samuel, his

fourth son, was the ancestor of the Wash- burns of Maine. In that line the next seven generations bore the name of Israel, Joseph, third son of John (2), was the ancestor of ex-Governor Washburn of Massachusetts, 1853. Samuel was also the progenitor of the family in Albany, New York, herein recorded. (III) Samuel, son of John (2) and Eliza- beth (Mitchell) Washburn, was born in Dux- bury, Massachusetts, 1651, died 1720, at Bridgewater. He was called "Sergeant Wash- burn." He married Deborah, daughter of Samuel Packard, who came from Windham, England, on the ship "Delight of Ipswich," and settled at Hingham, Massachusetts, 1638. Children : Samuel (2) : Noah, married Eliza- beth Shaw; Israel, married Waitstill Sum- mer ; Nehemiah, see forward; Benjamin, mar- ried Joanna or Susanna Orcutt ; Hannah, mar- ried Joseph Keith.

(IV) Nehemiah, son of Samuel and De- borah (Packard) Washburn, was born 1686, at Bridgewater, Massachusetts ; married, 1713, Jane Howard, and had issue.

(V) Nehemiah (2), son of Nehemiah (1) and Jane (Howard) Washburn, married Re- lief, born September 21, 1729, daughter of John and Lydia (Lincoln) Joy, of Hingham, Massachusetts (see Joy V). Relief Joy was a sister of Lydia Joy, who married Timothy Edson, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and removed to Stafford, Connecticut.

(VI) William Edson, son of Nehemiah (2) and Relief (Joy) Washburn, was born in Connecticut, about 1750. Ile appears in Ot- sego county, New York, during the revolu- tionary period, in the towns of Milford and Westford. The Edsons also were early set- tlers in Otsego county, settling in Milford, where there was a hamlet known as Edson's Corners. The Edsons and Washburns were connected by marriage and seem to have been close friends. William E. Washburn pur- chased land, married. rcared a family and was a prosperous, respected farmer.

(VII) Hiram Lucius, son of William Ed- son Washburn, was a contractor and builder. He removed to Albany, where he carried on extensive building operations. He was the builder of a great many churches in the vicin- ity of Albany, and prospered. He later re- tired to a farm in Montgomery county, New York, in the section early farmed by the In- dians, also the scene of some of the fights- with Sir John Johnson and his Indian-Tory allies. IIere he ended his days. He married Magdalena T. Clark, and had issue. A tra- dition in the family is that the branch of the Clark family descended from a Sergeant Clark, of the English army, who when the

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British evacuated New York was too sick to be moved, was left behind, recovered, re- mained in America, married and reared a family.

(VIII) Hiram Lucius (2), son of Hi- ram Lucius (1) and Magdalena T. (Clark) Washburn, was born in Westford, Otsego county, New York, June 14, 1840, died in Albany, September 5, 1904. He was edu- cated in the schools of Albany and at Ballston Institute. He studied law with Hungerford & Hotaling, attorneys, of Albany, and in 1862 was admitted to practice at the Albany county bar, continuing in practice until his death. He was connected with several of the loan associations of that period between 1860 and 1875 at Albany, and spent a great amount of time in the office of the county clerk, searching titles. He tried and won a famous case in New York legal reports in- volving the rights under the law of soldiers who had enlisted to fill unexpired terms. The decision in this case caused the United States government to suspend the granting of writs of "Habeas Corpus" for a period of six months, in order to hold soldiers to their en- listments, should they seek that remedy. He was greatly interested in the New York Na- tional Guard, and was instrumental in im- proving the marksmanship of the soldiers. He was inspector of rifle practice with the rank of major on the general staff for ten years, and spent a large amount of his time in the performance of his duty. He was on duty at the time of the West Albany riots. He was at various times connected with the Third, Fifth and Ninth brigades, New York National Guard. He was a member of the Masonic order, belonging to Master's Lodge, No. 6, Free and Accepted Masons; De Witt Clinton Council, Royal and Select Masters. He was a member of the Episcopal church. He married, April 18, 1866, Phebe, daughter of Joseph B. and Elizabeth ( Holmes) Necmes, of Albany. Joseph B. Neemes was born in Cumberland county, England, and Elizabeth Holmes was of Welsh descent, born in Ches- ter, England. Children: Lucius Hiram, see forward; Elizabeth W., married Dr. William J. Mckown, a practicing physician of Al- bany ; Katherine W., married, June 3. 1896, Randall J. Le Boeuf, son of Peter J. and Sarah A. (Saunders) Le Boeuf.

(IX) Lucius Hiram, son of Hiram Lucius (2) and Phebe (Neemes) Washburn, was born in Albany, New York, January 12, 1869. He was educated in the public schools of Al- bany, and graduated from the high school. He studied law with his father and was ad- mitted to the Albany county bar, July 7, 1896.

He has been continuously in practice from that date in Albany. His practice is general, but in real estate and corporation law and practice in the surrogate's court he devotes particular attention. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Episcopal church. His clubs are the Aurania and Un- conditional of Albany. He belongs to the Masonic order, affiliating with Ten Eyck Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Cap- ital City Chapter, Royal Arch Masons. He married. September, 1899, in Albany, Anna D., daughter of John J. and Anna (Kirchen- er) Holler, of Albany.

(The Joy Line).

The earliest mention of Thomas Joy, the immigrant ancestor of most of the Joy fam- ilies in America, is found in the records of Boston, Massachusetts. He was born in Eng- land, about 1610, came to America between the years 1629-40. He was an architect and' builder. Until 1646 he was a prosperous, successful man. In that year his independent spirit brought him into collision with the es- tablished authorities, with disastrous results. His principal resistance was against the nar- row policy of the colonial government which restricted the right of suffrage to the mem- bers of the local Puritan churches. He failed' in his efforts, removed his family to Hing- ham, and made his home in the Rev. Peter Hobart's parish. He afterward regained his fallen fortune, returned to Boston in 1656, and in 1657, in company with Bartholomew Bernard, was awarded the contract to build the first "Town House" of Boston, which links his name forever with an interesting and historical edifice. This first capitol of Massa- chusetts stood for half a century. It was de- stroyed by fire in 1711, and on its site was erected the "Old State House," one of the most venerated monuments of Colonial Bos- ton. Thomas Joy died October 21, 1678. aged sixty-nine years. He and his wife were buried in the Hingham churchyard back of the meeting house, which still stands, the most ancient Protestant church in the United States. He married Joan Gallup (Gallop). born in England, daughter of Captain John and Christabel Gallup. Captain John Gallup came from England in 1630 in the ship "Mary and John." He was a skillful pilot and Indian trader of dauntless courage, and distinguished himself on many occasions in the Indian war- fare constantly going on. His trading shallop was the principal means of communication between the Bay Colony and the settlement on Narragansett bay and Long Island sound.

(II) Joseph, son of Thomas and Joan

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(Gallup) Joy, was born April 1, 1645. He was constable, carpenter, farmer and ensign of the "train band." He married Mary, daughter of John and Margaret Prince. He died May 31, 1697.

(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (1) and Mary (Prince) Joy, was born July 30, 1668. He was constable, 1697-1711. His gravestone with the inscription still legible is in Hing- ham churchyard. It is the most ancient Joy grave mark in America. He married Eliza- beth, daughter of Thomas and Ruth Andrews. He died April 29, 1716.

(IV) John, son of Joseph (2) and Eliza- beth (Andrews) Joy, was born February 7, 1695. He married, December, 1724, Lydia, daughter of Samuel and Deborah (Hershey) Lincoln. "Lydia Joy was admitted to the First Church of Hingham February 1728." Lydia Joy, his eldest daughter, married Tim- othy Edson (2), son of Timothy (1) and Mary (Alden) Edson, descendant of John Al- den and Priscilla (Mullins) Alden, of the "Mayflower," and of Deacon Samuel Edson, an original proprietor of Bridgewater, born in England, 1612.

(V) Relief, second daughter and third child of John and Lydia (Lincoln) Joy, was born September 21, 1729. She married Ne- hemiah Washburn, a descendant in the fifth generation of John Washburn "the emigrant," one of whose representatives in the ninth gen- eration is Lucius H. Washburn, of Albany, New York (see Washburn V).

WASHBURN A branch of the New England family of Wash- burn (see John Washburn I) settled in Cortland county, New York, and from this branch Charles Spencer Washburn, of Schenectady, New York, descends. Reu- ben Washburn settled in the village of Homer, Cortland county, New York, where he was engaged in mercantile life as owner and pro- prietor. Some of the older inhabitants of Homer asserted that Reuben Washburn was the first merchant in the village, while Good- win, in his history, says John Coats was. This point cannot be settled, but the best evidence seems to prove that Washburn was the first. His store formerly stood between the Wind- sor House and Sherman's "Homer Ex- change." Reuben Washburn married and reared a family, one son becoming a noted physician. During the civil war he was sur- geon in a New York regiment, contracted dis- ease and died during the war period. Dr. Washburn married a daughter of ex-Con- gressman Reed, formerly of Homer. His .children, Lucy and Arthur, removed to Cali-

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Hudson-Mohawk genealogical and family memoirs, Volume IV, Part 22

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 660

Author: Reynolds, Cuyler, 1866-1934, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 660