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chusetts. Daniel Murray Med in Connecti- cut, at the age of eighty years. He mar- ried and had a large family, including Lugar, married Lucinda Lodes, went to California in 1848, and was never again heard from; Hannah, married Samuel Whitlock, of Nor- walk, Connecticut, and had daughter, Sarah; Francis N., see forward.
(II) Francis N., son of Daniel Murray, was born in 1810, in Westport, Connecticut. He was educated and grew to manhood in that state. In 1849 he caught the gold-seeker's fever and joined a company going to Cali- fornia. He left his family in Connecticut and traveled westward by way of the Isthmus. Taking ship from there he sailed for San Francisco and died just before reaching that port. He was buried at sea and it was many months before his family learned his fate. He married Sarah Elizabeth Lockwood, born at Poundridge, Westchester county, New York, daughter of Solomon and Mary ( Close) Lockwood (see Lockwood VI).
(III) William H., son of Francis N. and Sarah Elizabeth ( Lockwood) Murray, was born at Poundridge, Westechester county, New York, December 2. 1845. He was five years of age when his father left home on his fatal California trip, and his early training and education depended upon his widowed mother. He was educated under a private tutor and at Bett's Military Academy, Stam- ford, Connecticut, where he was graduated in 1863. He entered Union College the follow- ing autumn and, pursuing a full course, was graduated A.B., class of 1867. He taught a private school at Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, with much success. At this time a young man in town was striving to secure an edu- cation. Dr. Murray, to help him both in his study and slender purse, allowed him to share his room and tutored him in Latin and Greek branches, in which he was unusually proficient and well qualified to teach. This young man was, later, Governor Hastings, of Pennsyl- vania. He never forgot the assistance rend- ered him, but always gave Mr. Murray great credit for his success in life. With the capital secured while an instructor he took a course at Albany Medical College, where he was graduated M.D., 1860. In 1870 he began the practice of medicine in Albany, where he yet continues. He is a popular and skilled physician and surgeon, standing high among his professional brethren and highly regarded everywhere. It was said at one time he could call every man in the city by name. He has been much in public life, and is identified with the leading social and fraternal organiza- tions. He is a member of the State and Coun-
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ty Medical societies, and was president of the latter. He was an organizer of the Hos- pital for Incurables, and since its inception has been president of the board of trustees. His desire to be of service to his city and fellowmen had induced him to accept numer- ous public trusts. He served as supervisor of his ward for five years; president of the board of alderman for one year ; district phy- sician; police surgeon ; county physician ; coroner's physician ; penitentiary physician and city physician. During his incumbency of the office, president of the board of aldermen of Albany, the contest occurred between Dr. Swinburne and Nolan over the mayoralty. While this contest was passing the courts, Dr. Murray, by virtue of his office, was act- ing mayor of Albany. He is a prominent member of the Masonic order, holding all degrees of the York Rite, and is a thirty- second degree member of the Scottish Rite; and a member of the Shrine. He has passed all the chairs in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and the Red Men. His clubs are the University and Albany. He is a Democrat and retains his ac- tive influential position in the party he has served so well.
He married, in Schenectady, in 1868 (Rev. Dr. Payne, Episcopal minister, officiating), Martha B., daughter of James M. Bouck, and granddaughter of William C. Bouck, gover- nor of New York, elected in 1842. James M. Bouck was a prominent lawyer of Schenec- tady, New York, and postmaster of that city. His brother, Colonel Gabriel Bouck, served in the civil war in 1861-65, removed to Osh- kosh, Wisconsin, where he became attorney- general and one of the most prominent and wealthy men of the state; was grand master of the Free and Accepted Masons, and a man of sterling character. James M. Bouck married Charlotte Van Vorst, of Burnt Hills, Saratoga county, New York, sister of ex- Mayor Van Vorst, of Schenectady. Dr. and Martha B. Murray have one son, Frank N. born April 19. 1870, educated in the Albany high school, Boys' Academy and Business College, now ( 1910) private and confidential secretary to Vice-President Rice, of the Gen- eral Electric Company, who trusts to him in all matters affecting private and business af- fairs. He married Anna Bridges, and has Dorothy Bouck Murray.
The Lohnas family herein re- LOHNAS corded descend from Adam Lohnas, born in Germany, 1754, died in Valley Falls, New York, April 14, 1839. He was a private in Captain Chris-
topher Kilmer's company, Sixth Albany Regiment Militia, Colonel Stephen H. Schuy- ler. He married Elizabeth Boritt, born May 22, 1771, died February 15, 1858. Children : Jacob, of further mention; Solomon, born April 8, 1806, died unmarried, March 24, 1893; Adam (2), born May 5, 1808, died November 2, 1883, he was a resident of Rens- selaer county, New York, where he followed the business of packer in the powder mills, he married (first) a Miss Siser ; children : Alonzo, Sarah and Jane A .; married (second) Jane Whalen, born March 14, 1820, died Feb- ruary. 1870; children : Nancy, Mary, George, Isabell, Clara, Adam.
(II) Jacob, eldest child of Adam and Eliza- beth (Boritt) Lohnas, was born March 8, 1802, died August 29, 1839. He settled in the town of Pittstown, Rensselaer county, New York, where he is buried with his wife. He married, March 8, 1832, Charity Deyoe, born February 2, 1812, daughter of Zachariah and Phoebe (Oakley) Deyoe (see Deyoe VII). Children, all born in the town of Pittstown, Rensselaer county, New York: Phoebe, born February 17, 1833, married David McWhit- hey, no issue; Edwin, born December, 1834, married, December 15. 1882, Jane Rastel, no issue; Deyoe, of further mention ; Charity Maria, born 1839, died 1847.
(III) Deyoe, son of Jacob and Charity (Deyoe) Lohnas, was born at Valley Falls, town of Pittstown, Rensselaer county, New York, December 15, 1836. He was educated in the public schools and at Schuylerville Academy. At the age of fifteen years he began business life in Schuylerville as a dealer in groceries and meats, continuing there until 1866, when he removed to Saratoga Springs, engaging in the same line of trade, dealing extensively in grain, flour, and groceries, and erected, 1881, the first cold storage plant in the state of New York. He first introduced Chicago dressed beef and erected, for the sale of same, wholesale houses in Glens Falls, Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. He has acquired large business interests, and is one of the leading citizens of Saratoga Springs. He was formerly a director of the First National Bank of Saratoga, and is the pres- ent principal owner and president of the well- known Lincoln Spring Company. He is a Republican in politics. In 1887 he was elected president of the village of Saratoga Springs and again in 1889. He served for three years as a member of the village hoard of education. He is prominently identified with the Masonic order, being affiliated with Lodge, Council, Chapter, Commandery, and is a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He was
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a member of Saratoga Club, and is a mem- ber of the Saratoga Business Men's Associa- tion. He married, October 9, 1860, Hulda L. Farr, born July 5, 1839, at Fort Ann, New York, daughter of Leonard and Amanda A. (Nelson) Farr. Children: 1. Nellie Farr, born August 28, 1863; married, March 9, 1887, Adelbert C. Hayden, of Northville, New York : children : Grace Lohnas Hayden, born August 8, 1888, and Rita Marion Ilay- den. born February 13. 1893. 2. Harriet M., born November 8, 1866; married Edward B. Ashton, of Argyle, Washington county, New York, September 9, 1897; son, Deyoe Lohnas Ashton. 3. Grace M., born July 11, 1875, died February 19, 1883.
(The Deyoe Line).
Among the twelve original patentees of the town of New Paltz, Ulster county, New York, the last to cross the ocean from France was the Huguenot, Christian Deyoe. He was ac- companied by his son Pierre, the latter's wife, Agatha Nickol, and child, and the unmarried daughters, Maria, Elizabeth and Margaret, who later became the wives respectively of Abraham Hasbrouck, Simon Le Fevre and Abraham DuBois. The earliest records in the Dutch church at Kingston and the Huguenot church at New Paltz show different ways of spelling the name, Doyau, Doioie, Doyo and Deyoe, the latter now being the generally ac- cepted form. In the treaty with the Indians in 1677, Pierre (also a patentee) wrote the name "Doyo." His father, Christian, did not write his name but made his mark and the name is written "de Yoo." The Huguenots, of whom there were quite a number at Kings- ton and Hurley, were desirous of forming a settlement of their own where they might speak their own language, French, and form a community of their own. They finally pur- chased land from the Indians which included all the present town of Lloyd, about two- thirds of New Paltz, one-third of Esopus and one-fourth of Rosendale. In the records of the patentees, as the twelve signers were called, long preserved in an ancient trunk in the Huguenot Bank at New Paltz, is the copy of the document, signed by the Indians on their part, and by Louis Du Bois and his elev- en associates, one of whom was "Christian de Yoo his X mark," and his son, "Pierre Doyo." The bargain was approved by Governor An- dros, April 28, 1677. The patentees at once settled on their purchase at the point now known as New Paltz, all undoubtedly living on what is now Huguenot street, in that vil- lage. The records of the church from 1683 to 1702 are written in French, and record
many births, marriage, and deaths of the De- yoes and others. The descent is through Pierre Deyoe, son of Christian, who died about ten years after the settlement at New Paltz and must have been a very old man. He made his will February 1. 1686-87. There is a tradition that Pierre Deyoe, son of Chris- tian, died while on an expedition to find a route from New Paltz to the river, and that many years afterward a buckle from a truss he had worn was found among his bones. This Pierre was probably Pierre, a grandson of Christian and son of Pierre.
(II) Pierre, son of Christian Deyoe, came with his father to America bringing his wife, Agatha Nickol, and one child. He was one of the twelve patentees of New Paltz. He left four sons and two daughters. In 1675 he was still in the Palatinate of Germany, as shown by his certificate of good standing, yet preserved in the family. "This is to certify that Peter Doio and Agatha Nickol, both in honor living in Curr Pfalz, Mutterstadt, cir- cuit of Newstadt, have been united in mar- riage, the intent of such marriage having been announced three times from the pulpit, that they are members of the Reformed Church and as far as we know the same are well be- haved people. Mutterstadt. Curr Pfalz 21 January, 1675. Jacob Amyot, Pastor." Chil- dren: 1. Christian, of further mention. 2. Abraham, born at Hurley, New York. October 16, 1676; married. 1702, Elsie Clearwater ; he died in 1725, leaving a son Abraham, and daughters Marytje, and Wyntje. Abraham (2) was the father of Abraham Deyoe, of the revolutionary army. 3. Pierre, baptized at New Paltz, New York, 1683; grew to man's estate : left no issue. 4. Hendricus, baptized at Kingston, New York, October 12, 1690; married, at Kingston, December 31, 1715, Margaret Von Bummel, baptized at Kingston, 1693; in the old graveyard at New Paltz is a gravestone believed to mark the burial place of Margaret, wife of Hendricus. Of the two daughters of Pierre Deyoe, Mary, the eldest, born 1679, married Jacob Clearwater, set- tled at Vontecoe, had son Abraham, baptized at New Paltz, 1699. Margaret, the second daughter, left no issue.
(III) Christian, son of Pierre and Agatha (Nickol) Deyoe, was born in the Palatinate of Germany, 1674, and is the child alluded to as coming to America with his father and grandfather. Christian Deyoe. He appears in the list of taxpayers in 1712; in the list of soldiers of Captain Iloffman's company, 1716. in the list of those who built the first stone church in New Paltz in 1728; in the list of slave-holders in 1755. Ile was a deacon of
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the New Paltz church, 1733, and an elder in 1765. He married, at New Paltz, 1702, Marytje De Graff (in French Le Conte). He left sons Moses and Jacobus, and daughter Mary. Moses married Clarris Stokhard and had sons Christian and Johannes. Mary mar- ried, 1731, Jeems Ackmoidi, a Scotchman, and ancestor of the Auchmoody family.
(IV) Jacobus, son of Christian and Mary- tje (De Graff) Deyoe, removed to Kingston, New York. His name does not appear upon the records at New Paltz, but in 1738 it is found in a list of foot-soldiers of Kingston. Afterwards he or his widow moved to Dutch- ess county, and in the Poughkeepsie church records appears the following entry: "Jani- tje Freer, widow of Jacobus De Joo, born at New Paltz, married April 22, 1754, to Rich- ard Gryn, born at Oswego." In 1724 Jacobus Deyoe married, at Kingston, Janitje Freer, both at the time residing at New Paltz. They had several daughters, and one son, Jacobus, born 1732, also a son, Peter.
(V) Peter, son of Jacobus and Janitje (Freer) Deyoe, was born in 1738, baptized by Dominic Mancius, October 21, 1739, as shown by the Kingston church records, James Auchmoody and Greetje Deyoe being spon- sors. He removed to Pittstown, Rensselaer county, New York, where he died in 1812. He married, 1765, Charity Maria Cramer, born 1745. They were married in New York City, but resided the remainder of their lives in Pittstown. Children: Zachariah, of whom further ; James, Peter, Jacob, John, Sarah, Jane, Katherine, Charity.
(VI) Zachariah, son of Peter and Charity Maria (Cramer) Deyoe, was born in Dutch- ess county, New York, September 24. 1774, died 1826, and is buried with his wife at Schroon, New York. He married, February 13, 1799, Phoebe Oakley. Children : Jacob, William O., who settled in the west: Dor- cas, married Ephraim Grimes; Charity, of further mention ; Peter.
(VII) Charity, daughter of Zachariah and Phoebe (Oakley) Deyoe, married Jacob Loh- nas (see Lohnas II).
WIIITBECK Jan Thomas Van Witbeck, born at Witbeck in Hol- stein ( formerly a duchy of Denmark) was of Beverwyck in 1652. The name as first used was Van Witbeck ( from Witheck ), the Van was soon dropped and Witbeck alone used as a surname. The name is written both Witbeck and Whitbeck, but the first of the name recorded in Albany is Jan Thomas Van Witbeck, who from 1652, when Beverwyck was laid out, to 1678, was
the most considerable dealer in house lots in the village. In 1664, in company with Vol- kert Jan Douw, he bought the whole of Ap- jas or Schotack and the mainland opposite on the east side of the Hudson river from the Indians. He married Geertruy Andriese Dochter in New Amsterdam. Children: An- dries Janse, Johannes, Lucas, Hendrick, Jona- than, Thomas, Catharina, married Jacob San- derse, of Glen, and in 1696 married (second) Jonas Volkertse Douw.
(II) Andries Janse Witbeck, son of Jan Thomas and Geertruy Andriese (Dochter) Van Witbeck, married Engeltje Volkertse Douw. Children and dates of baptism: An- dries, died young ; Lucas, January 16, 1687; Jan, of further mention ; Willetje, June 30, 1689; Andries, January 1, 1692; Geertruy, December 26, 1694; Dorothee, January I, 1698; Jonas, November 10, 1700.
(III) Jan, son of Andries Janse and En- geltje Volkertse (Douw) Witbeck, was bap- tized April 24, 1687. He married (first) Agnietje Bronck ; (second) January 9, 1726, Maria Williams. Children and dates of bap- tism: Andries, July 4. 1707 ; Lena, March 27, 1709; Jan, September 27, 1713; Volkert, of further mention ; Pieter, May 6, 1722; Ag- nietje, October 8, 1827.
(IV) Volkert, son of Jan and Agnietje (Bronck) Witbeck, was baptized August 10, 1718, died 1802. He was of Red Hook, New York. He held the commission of lieutenant in Captain Hoffman's company, dated Feb- ruary 27, 1757, signed by Henry Livingston, clerk of Dutchess county. He married and had issue.
(V) John, son of Volkert Whitbeck (as the name was now written), was born April 13, 1747, died at Claverack, Columbia county, New York, and is buried in the old Dutch church in that place. He married Elizabeth Delameter, born January 31, 1746. He is said to have been an officer of the revolu- tionary army. Children: Volkert, born Feb- ruary 10, 1770 ; John, of further mention ; Pe- ter, twin of John; Jeremiah, May 26, 1776; Dolly, January 30, 1778; Harman, August 18, 1780: Jacob, March 30, 1784.
(VI) Major John (2), son of John (1) and Elizabeth (Delameter) Whitbeck, was born June 16, 1772, died April 15, 1859. He lived at Claverack, where he died and is buried. He learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed in connection with his farming oper- ations. He was an officer of the war of 1812, ranking as major. He married Maria Decker, born December 30, 1772, died April 28, 1854, daughter of George Decker. Children: Ma- ria, born October 27, 1797; John, October
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18, 1799; Volkert, of further mention ; Jacob, February 24, 1805; Elizabeth, July 12, 1807 ; Cornelia, twin of Elizabeth; Jane, April 14, 1811; Dorothy Augustina, June 24, 1817; John Henry, April 4, 1823; Calvin Augus- tus, May 22, 1825.
(VII) Dr. Volkert Whitbeck, son of Major John (2) and Maria (Decker) Whitbeck, was born in Claverack. New York, January 24, 1802, died in Hudson, New York, in 1887. He was educated at Hudson Academy, later in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. lle prepared for the profession of medicine and was graduated M.D. in 1835. After practicing in Greenport and Rhinebeck, New York, for a short time he settled in Hudson, where for a period of half a century he was the leading physician and surgeon. He had an extensive practice in and around Hudson, being well known as a skillful surgeon and medical authority. He was a member of the State and County Med- ical associations, taking an active part in their meetings and deliberations. He was health official of the city, where he held high posi- tion. He was interested in the National Guard of his state and held the rank of cap- tain of artillery, his battery being located at Hudson. He served his city as alderman and supervisor, rendering efficient service. Polit- ically he was a Whig, which had been the pre- vions family politics. He attended the Dutch church. He married (first) Sharp ; (second) Caroline, daughter of Captain Jacob and Gertrude (Schermerhorn) Rockefeller. Jacob Rockefeller died about 1858, in the town of Claverack, New York. He was survived by four children, namely: Seth I., a resident of Greenport, later in New York: Caroline, aforementioned as wife of Volkert Whitbeck, of Hudson; Harriet, wife of Peter Best, of Claverack, New York; Catherine M., of Claverack, New York. Gertrude was a daughter of Riah Schermerhorn, who with his father owned a flour mill located on the Hudson at Rhinebeck that was burned by the English sokliers. Riah's father emigrated from Holland, where Riah re- turned and became a man of importance. The family have a portrait of him in his court dress and letters describing balls and func- tions he attended at the Dutch court. He started on his return to America, but was taken sick on board and compelled to go back to land, where he soon died. He left a will leaving a considerable fortune, including money and valuables on his person when leav- ing the ship that could never be found. Chil- dren of Dr. Volkert and Caroline Whitbeck : 1. Jacob R., born in Greenport (near Hud- son), New York; became a dry goods mer-
chant of Hudson ; was a Wing, Inter a Re- publican ; an attendant of the Dutch Reformed church; married Caroline Gifford, of HIud- son; children: i. Willis Kendall, died in Brooklyn, New York, where he was engaged in the plumbing business; ii. George, now in jewelry business in Brooklyn; iii. Caroline, unmarried. 2. Dr. Ansel Mckinstry, a phy- sician of Brooklyn; practiced in Ilu son and Albany, New York, before settling in Brook- lyn; resides at 515 Eastern Parkway, Brook- lyn; he married Emma Ellis; child, Ansel Mckinstry (2), of Detroit, Michigan. 3. John Volkert, born April 8, 1838, at Rhine- beck, died June 29, 1907, at Hudson ; he was a graduate of the Albany Law School, LL.B .; was justice of the peace; surrogate of Co- lumbia county, 1896; president of the school board in Hudson; captain of Company A, One hundred and twenty-eighth Regiment New York Volunteers; assistant quartermas- ter-general on staff of General N. P. Banks, served three years in civil war and saw much hard service, wounded at New Orleans and compelled to return home, never fully recov- ered ; was past master of Aquilla Lodge, No. 700, Free and Accepted Masons ; a member of the Grand Army of the Republic : he mar- ried Harriet Anna llam, granddaughter of Rev. Herman Vedder and daughter of Colo- nel Henry H. Ham, who was born in Dutch- ess county, July 7, 1818, died at Pine Plains, August 5. 1895. Colonel HIenry H. Ham married Clarissa Antoinette Esselstyn, born April 27, 1819. died September 9, 1872. Children of John Volkert and Harriet A. (Ham) Whitbeck : i. Antoinette Vedder, mar- ried Charles Benedict ; child, Harriet A., de- ceased. ii. Ellogeane Ridner, married Abra- ham Vosburgh. iii. Henry Ham, born June I, 1875, resident of Hudson; iv. John Vol- kert (2), born June 2, 1878, a graduate of Albany Law School, 1900, L.L. B. ; city judge of Hudson, 1907; prominent in law, politics and fraternal orders : married. October, 1902, Gertrude McEntee Hoysradt ; children : Eliz- abeth, and John Volkert, born March 14, 1905. 4. Volkert, of further mention. 5. Sherwood, born September 5. 1843, died Oc- tober 1, 1844. 6. Ellogeane, born November 22, 1845, died June 27, 1887: married Joseph H. Ridner. 7. Charles, of further mention. 8. Gertrude, born August 24. 1850; married Edgar E. Wright.
(VIII) Volkert (3), fourth child of Dr. Volkert (2) and Caroline (Rockefeller) Whitbeck, was born in Hudson, November 28, 1840. He was educated in the district schools and Hudson Academy, April 18, 1861, he en- listed in Company K, Fourteenth Regiment,
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New York Volunteers, served two years, and was honorably discharged with the rank of first sergeant. He served in the Peninsula campaign with the Army of the Potomac two years, was in the seven days' battles un- der General McClellan at Chancellorsville, un- der General Hooker at Fredericksburg, where he received a slight wound. He saw much hard service, as these battles testify. After his discharge from the army he returned to Hud- son. In 1863 he engaged in photography in that city, an art he still continues, having the leading studio in the city. He was one of the organizers of the Cowles Guard and captain for several years, and served as police com- missioner five years. He is one of the oldest members of the Masonic fraternity in Hud- son. He attends the Reformed church, and is a member of the Hudson Club. Politically he is a Republican.
(VIII) Charles, son of Dr. Volkert (2) and Caroline (Rockefeller) Whitbeck, was born in Hudson, New York, April 3, 1848. He was educated in the public schools and at Bradbury School. He chose the profession of law, but never engaged in practice. For twelve years he was engaged in the insur- ance business in Hudson. For three years he conducted a retail coal yard. In 1879 he was elected clerk of Columbia county and served as such three years. In company with George C. Power, as the Hudson River Bridge Com- pany, engaged in the manufacture of iron and steel bridges and built up a large and pros- perous business, continuing five years. Through the failure of the Catskill railroad to meet a payment of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the Hudson River Bridge Company was forced to the wall. After ten years as a dealer in cotton, he organized the Athens Knitting Company for the manu- facture of knit underwear. He was secre- tary, treasurer and manager of the company which has had a prosperous career. The com- pany was organized in 1897, with factory at Athens. Mr. Whitbeck continues ( 1911) in the same office mentioned. He is president of the Hudson and Catskill Ferry Company and secretary, treasurer, and superintendent of the Hudson and Athens Ferry Company. He is a Republican in politics, and served as alderman of Hudson. He is a member of the Dutch Reformed church, of the Masonic fra- ternity of Hudson, and a member and ex- president of the Hudson Club. He married, September 17, 1874. Margaret, daughter of George H. and Adeline (Coffin) Power. Chil- dren: I. Charles, born July 4, 1875, died July 28, 1875. 2. George Power, born 1876; a graduate of Hudson high school, engaged
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