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John Kenyon, born 1657, died 1732, was the son of John, the emigrant, of whom noth- ing can be told. John (2) married and had a son John (3), born January, 1682, mar- ried July, 1704, Elizabeth Remington.
(V) William Kenyon, born about 1755, was of the fifth generation including the emi- grant. Who he was the son of does not ap- pear in the records. He was evidently a grandson of John (3) and Elizabeth (Rem- ington) Kenyon, of Kingstown, Rhode Isl- and. He married Nancy Greene, born August 17, 1761, died 1824, daughter of Amos and Amy (Knowles) Greene. They lived in Rich-
mond. Amos Greene was a great-grandson of John Greene, the emigrant ancestor of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 1639. Chil- dren of William and Nancy (Greene) Ken- yon : Sally, William, Catherine, Jeremiah and Joseph.
(VI) William (2), son of William (1) and Nancy (Greene) Kenyon, was born about the year 1785. He removed from Rhode Island and settled in what is now the town of Lu- zerne, Warren county, New York, then Washington county. He was a farmer and operated a small saw mill, most likely using the logs cut from his own lands. He married and had issue.
(VII) Hiram, son of William (2) Kenyon, was born in Luzerne, Warren county, New York, February 10, 1811, died 1884. He grew to manhood in his native town, and was edu- cated in the public schools. He early became engaged in the lumber business, leaving home at the age of twenty years, paying his father one hundred dollars to release him from the remaining year of his minority. He first lo- cated in the town of Moreau, where he owned and operated a saw mill located just across the Hudson river opposite Sandy Hill. The man- ufactured lumber from his mill was floated across the river to the Glens Falls feeder of the Champlain canal, where it was carried away by boat to distant points. In 1846 he removed his plant, and residence to Sandy Hill, which was his home ever afterward. He was a successful business man and conducted operations that brought added prosperity to his village. His lumber yards and mills at Sandy Hill were extensive and up to the year of his retirement (1872) he was the most im- portant lumber merchant of the town. He dealt largely in timber lands as well as in manufacturing, and owned large tracts in Northern New York. He was a faithful mem- ber of the Presbyterian church of Sandy Hill, and was a Democrat in politics. He served as supervisor for two or three terms, but he was primarily a business man, public office having no attractions for him. He was well regarded in his community and his genial nature brought him a host of friends. He married Hannah A. Griffin, born in Queensbury, War- ren county. New York, January 3, 1813, died at Sandy Hill, January 6, 1900, daughter of Jonathan Griffin, born in Rhode Island, moved to the town of Queensbury at an early day and engaged in farming and milling of lum- ber. She was a devoted member of the Pres- byterian church until death. Children: Syl- vanus Hill, see forward; Hiram, born March 16, 1838, died August 5, 1839; Norman
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Schuyler, August 17, 1840, married Jean Mil- ler : children: Enid, Helena, J. Miller, Jean; Hiram S., July 23, 1842, married Jane Un- derhill ; children : Minnie, Norma ; James R., June 20, 1845, married Jane Fennell ; one son, Edward, deceased; Frederick F., May 29. 1848, married Jane O'Connor ; children : Bet- sey, Hiram, Catherine: Caroline Elizabeth, February 10, 1852, married Charles Skinner.
(VIII) Sylvanus Hill, son of Hiram and Hannah A. (Griffin) Kenyon, was born in Chester, Warren county, New York, Novem- ber 14, 1834, died at Sandy Hill, Washington county, New York, May 13, 1906. When a lad of twelve his parents removed to Sandy Hill, where he was educated in the public schools, later attending Glens Falls Academy, completing his studies at the Poultney, Ver- mont, Academy. He early engaged in the lumber business with his father, who in 1855, the year of his majority, admitted him as a partner to the lumber firm of Kenyon, Robin- son & Company. This firm continued in ac- tive and successful operations until 1872. In that year Mr. Robinson died and the firm was dissolved. The entire plant and property was purchased by Sylvanus H. Kenyon and William B. Baldwin, trading as Kenyon & Baldwin, who continued its operation until January 1, 1894, when the Kenyon Lumber Company was incorporated as their successor. Mr. Kenyon became general manager of the corporation. The business was enlarged to include lumber yards, steam saw planing and molding mills, sash, blind and door factory and grist mill. They transacted a very large business and prospered accordingly. Mr. Kenyon had other business interests in Sandy Hill and elsewhere. He was vice-president and manager of the Sandy Hill Power Com- pany, engaged in the manufacture of dry pulp used by the paper makers. During his active business life he did not neglect his duty as a citizen but gave freely of his time and ripe business experience to the concerns of his vil- lage. He took an unusual interest in the wel- fare of the Union school and served as treas- urer of the school for thirty-one years. He was always a loyal Democrat and was twice elected supervisor from a Republican district. He was well known, popular, and commanded the respect of his community. He was a lib- eral supporter of the Presbyterian church. He married, September 4. 1860, Josephine, daughter of Joseph McFarland, of Sandy Hill, who was a native of Warren county, New York, born April 27, 1813, removed to Sandy Hill in 1848; active in town affairs and for thirty years an official of the Union school ; a lumber dealer and mill owner. He was
prominent in the Democratic party, and for many years superintendent of the Champlain canal. He married Lydia Ann Bull, and died in December, 1871, aged fifty-seven years, leaving two children: Josephine ( Mrs. Ken- yon ) Livonia, born December 1, 1842, mar- ried, in 1861, Henry E. Baker. Children of Sylvanus Hill and Josephine Kenyon: Anna A., born June 12, 1861 : William Marsh, mar- ried, October 7. 1800, Estella L. Shute, daugh- ter of H. L. and Clara (Brown) Shute, of Minneapolis, Minnesota : child. Dorothy Louise, born January 27, 1892.
DICKINSON
Nearly eleven centuries ago, there appeared at the court of Halfdan Huilbein,
King of Norway, a soldier of fortune named Ivar. He was said to have been originally a shepherd. One day he was captured by a roving band of Northmen and carried off. Af- ter a series of adventures he made his ap- pearance at the Norse King's Court about 700. Being of handsome presence he became a favorite of the King, who made him a gen- eral of his army, Prince of the Uplands, and in 725 bestowed upon him in marriage his daughter Eurittea, the heiress of the realm. King Halfdan died in 725, leaving his crown to his grandson Eystein, son of Ivar, who served as Regent during the King's minority. King Eystein reigned until 755 and left Har- old Harfgar, successor, and another son Rogenwald who left a son Rolf or Rollo, the most adventurous prince of his day, who over- ran Normandy in 910. His sixth and young- est son, Walter, received the town and castle of Caen as his inheritance. His great-grand- son, Walter de Caen, accompanied William the Conqueror to England. To this nobleman the line of Dickinson descended from the emi- grant ancestor, Nathaniel, may be traced. The family name is found spelled with varying time, location, and circumstance in many ways de Kengon, Dykenson, Dykonson, Dicons n, Dickoson, Dickion. Dickason. Dickeison, Dickingson, and Dickinson. From Walter de Caen, later Walter de Kengon (taking the name of his manor in Yorkshire, England) comes :
(II) Johnne Dykonson, freeholder, King- ston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, married, 1260, Margaret Lambert, and died 1316. (III) William Dykenson, freeholder, Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, died 1330-31.
(IV) Hugh Dykensonne, freeholder, King- ston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, died 1376.
(V) Anthoyne Dickensonne, freeholder. Kingston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, married, 1376, Catheryne De La Pole, and died 1396.
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(VI) Richard Dickinson, freeholder, King- ston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, married, 1399, Margaret Cooper, died 1441.
(VII) Thomas Dickinson, freeholder, King- ston-upon-Hull, Yorkshire, married, 1430, Margaret Lambert, a Kingston woman. He was alderman of Hull, England, from 1443 to 1444, and mayor from 1444 to 14-, and died 1475.
(VIII) Hugh Dickinson, freeholder, re- moved to Kenson Manor, Yorkshire, married, 1451, Agnes Swillington, died 1509.
(IX) William Dickinson, freeholder, of Kenson Manor, Yorkshire, married, 1475, Isa- bel Langton, and died 1546.
(X) John Dickinson settled in Leeds, York- shire, England. He married, 1499, Elizabeth Danby, was alderman 1525 to 1554, and died in 1554.
(XI) William Dickinson settled at Brad- ley Hall, Staffordshire; married, in 1520, Rachel Kinge; died in 1590.
(XII) Richard Dickinson, of Bradley Hall, Staffordshire, married, in 1540, Eliza Bag- nall, and died in 1605.
(XIII) Thomas Dickinson, clerk of Ports- mouth navy yard, England, from 1567 to 1587; removed to Cambridge in 1587 ; mar- ried. 1567, Judith Carey, died 1590.
(XIV) William Dickinson settled at Ely, Cambridge, and married, 1594, Sarah Stacey, of Ely, died 1628.
(XV) Nathaniel Dickinson, the American ancestor, was born in Ely, Cambridge, Eng- land, in 1600. He married (first) in January 1630, at East Bergolat, Suffolk, England, Anna, widow of William Gull. They came to Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1636-37, where Nathaniel became one of the leaders of the colony. Ile was town clerk in 1645, dep- uty to the general court in 1646-47. In 1649 he removed to Hadley, Massachusetts, where he was admitted a freeman in 1661. He was the first recorder of the town, selectman, as- sessor, town magistrate, deacon of the church, member of the Hampshire troop, and on the first board of trustees of Hopkins Academy. He resided also for a few years at Hatfield. He died at Hadley, June 16, 1676. He mar- ried (second) Anne - Children, all by first wife : 1. John, born in 1630, killed in King Philip's war. 2. Joseph, born in 1632, was slain in King Philip's war with Captain Beers ; married, September 4, 1675, Phebe Bracy. 3. Thomas, born 1634, married Hannah Crow. 4. Anna, married (first) John Clarey ; (sec- ond) Enos Kingsley. 5. Samuel, born July, 1638, married Martha Bridgeman. 6. Oba- diah, born April 15, 1641. 7. Nathaniel, born August, 1643, married (first) Hannah -,
(second) Mrs. Elizabeth Gillette. 8. Nehe- miah, born 1644, married Sarah Cowles. 9. Hezekiah, born February, 1646, married Abi- gail Blakeman. 10. Azariah, born October 4, 1648, killed in the swamp fight, August 25, 1675 ; married Dorcas
(XVI) Obadiah, son of Nathaniel "the Emigrant" and Anna (Gull) Dickinson, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, April 15, 1641. He removed to Massachusetts with his parents and to Hatfield in 1659. His house was burned by the Indians in 1677, and he and his child carried to Canada. He returned the next year and settled in Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he died June 10, 1698. He held the military rank of sergeant. He mar- ried (first) in 1668, Sarah Beardsley ; (sec- ond) in 1692, Mehitable Hinsdale. Children by first wife: Sarah born 1670; Obadiah (2), 1672 ; Daniel, 1674 ; Eliphalet, of further men- tion. Children by second marriage: Noadiah 1694: Mehitable, 1696.
(XVII) Eliphalet, son of Obadiah and Sa- ralı ( Beardsley) Dickinson, was born in Hat- field, Massachusetts, in 1676. He returned, probably with his father, to Wethersfield, Connecticut, where he married November 24, 1697, Rebecca, daughter of Jacob Brunson, who died May 2, 1755, aged seventy-six years. Children: Sarah, born November 8, 1698; Obadiah, of further mention; Eliphalet (2), August 1, 1703; Rebecca, December 28, 1705; Eunice, July 22, 1708; Lois, August 18, 1710, died November 8, 1712; Eleazer, August 23, 1712, married, April 20, 1737, Jemima Nott.
(XVIII) Obadiah (2), son of Eliphalet and Rebecca (Brunson) Dickinson, was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut, August, 1702. He married, November 22, 1733, Hannah, born June 20, 1708, daughter of Joseph and Mary Rockwell, of Norwalk, Connecticut. Joseph, was the son of John (2) Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut, son of John (1) and Elizabeth (Weed) Rockwell, the founders of this branch of the Rockwell family in Amer- ica. John (1) Rockwell was one of the first settlers of Stamford, Connecticut, where his name appears December 7, 1641, when he received his home lot and two acres of ground. Obadiah and Hannah resided in Middletown, Connecticut, until the birth of their fourth child, then removed to the town of Wethersfield, where they lived and died in Stepney Parish, Rocky Hill. He died April 23, 1782, and she May 23, 1781. Children : Lois, born October 28, 1734, married and died before her parents: Elias, of further mention ; Elizabeth, November 19, 1736, mar- ried Galpin ; Obadiah, May 2, 1739, married Elizabeth Smith; Hannah, February
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24, 1745. died unmarried September 26, 1810. (XIX) Elias, son of Obadiah (2) and Hannah (Rockwell) Dickinson, was born about 1735. He married Ruth Savage, of Wethersfield, December 25, 1766, and resided at Rocky Hill. Children: Lois, born August 2, 1768; Harvey, of further mention; Rock- well, November 18, 1771; Seth, June 8, 1774; Sally, September 19, 1776; Burrage, July 4, 1779; Elias (2), July 18, 1782. While the Connecticut revolutionary rolls do not contain the military service of Elias Dickinson, they do of Elias Dicky. In the sixth census, taken in 1840, the name of Mary Dickinson, aged eighty-eight years, is returned from the town of Wethersfield, Connecticut, as a revolution- ary pensioner. There is a strong probability that she is Mary (Savage) Dickinson and was in receipt of her pension on account of the military service of her husband, Elias Dickinson.
(XX) Harvey, son of Elias and Mary (Savage) Dickinson, was born at Rocky Hill, Connecticut, March 29, 1770, died in Raleigh, South Carolina, 1822. He married, October 7, 1792, Hannah Grimes, died at Rocky Hill, September 1. 1831, daugliter of Alexander, son of Hezekiah, son of Joseph, son of Henry Grimes. Joseph and Ruth (Stebbins) Grimes are the progenitors of the Rocky Hill family. He was a wealthy farmer, his estate inven- torying about one thousand pounds, which he devised to all of his seven living children. Children of Harvey and Hannah Dickinson : Rockwell, died at sea, September, 1824, aged twenty-two years; William, lost at sea. Sep- tember, 1823, aged nineteen years ; Elias, died in Mississippi, 1837, aged thirty years; Mary died May 24, 1830, aged twenty-two years ; Susan, died October 8, 1826, aged twelve years : Harvey (2).
(XXI) Harvey (2), son of Harvey (I) and Hannah (Grimes) Dickinson, was born in Rocky Hill, Stepney Parish, town of Wethers- field, Connecticut, died at Hartford, Connec- ticut, October 28, 1865. Ile married (first) October 1, 1824, Rachel, born November 18, 1806, died August 19, 1845, daughter of Jesse and Rachel (Studley) Stoddard, of Wethers- field and Great Barrington, Massachusetts ; married (second) September 22, 1847, Jane A. Allison, who died June, 1882. Children of first marriage: 1. William, deccased. 2. Sa- rah, born January 10, 1827 ; married January 24. 1853, Lazarus Barrell. 3. Henry, de- ceased. 4. Frances, deceased. 5. William, born October 6, 1833, died October 15, 1870. 6. Caroline, deceased. 7. Frank, born August 2, 1836; married (first) September 6, 1865. Laura M. Beaumont ; married (second) Feb-
ruary 20, 1883. Malinda Penney 8. Robert, deceased. 9. Ellen Stoddard, born September 22, 1843. 10. Infant, deceased. Children by second marriage: II. Alida, born September 6, 1848; married, February 7, 1887, William H. Roberts. 12. Susan, born February 9. 1851, died July 17, 1889. 13. Ilarry, born October 24, 1852. 14. Frederick, born October 24. 1855.
(XXII) Ellen Stoddard, daughter of Har- vey (2) and Rachel (Stoddard ) Dickinson, was born in Hartford, Connecticut, September 22, 1843. She married ( first ) June 20. 1866, Robert Henry White, born March 3. 1834, died in Hudson, New York, April 5, 1896, son of Joseph and Bathsheba (Hammond) White. Robert H. White was a hardware merchant of Iludson, a member of the Uni- versalist church, and a Democrat. Children I. Cora D., married, November 30. 1887, James Lawther, born September 3, 1868, died March 30, 1888: no issue. 2. Arthur II., born January 2, 1872, at Hudson, New York, died in California, February 21, 1905 ; he was con- nected with United States embassy to China as deputy consul at Shanghai. 3. Bertha M., born in Hudson. Robert H. White was sur- vived by his widow who married (second) Cornelius Henry Evans, who died March 5, 1902.
(The Stoddard Line).
"Arthur's Etymological Dictionary of Fam- ily and Christian names" says, concerning the origin of this name that there is a tradition that the first of the family came to England with William the Conqueror, as standard bearers to Viscomte De Pulesdon, a noble Norman, and that the name is derived from the office of a standard bearer and was an- ciently written De Le Standard, corrupted to Stodard or Stodart. In Wethersfield. Con- necticut, records, the name frequently appears as Stodder, Stoder, Stodker, Studder and Stoddard.
(I) John Stoddard. born about 1620 in England, was an carly settler in Wethersfield, and was a juror, March 2, 1643. In 1639 he was called "Sergeant." Ile figures in the court records both as plaintiff and defendant. He married, 1642, Mary, daughter of Nathan- iel and Elizabeth (Deming) Foote, and died at Wethersfield, December, 1664. lle was a well-to-do farmer and left an estate of four hundred pounds. He had seven children of whom John (2) was the oldest son and second child.
(II) John (2). son of John ( 1) and Eliza- beth ( Forte) Stoddard, was born April 12. 1646, will dated November 30, 1703, inven- tory dated January 10, 1704, amounted to
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seven hundred and twenty-five pounds. He married, May 26, 1674, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Curtis. They had nine children of whom Jonathan was the seventh.
(III) Jonathan, son of John (2) and Eliza- beth ( Curtis) Stoddard, was born in Wethers- field, Connecticut, died August 31, 1757. He is named in his father's will (1703) as a mi- nor. He married (first) in 1717. Abigail, daughter of Colonel Meph and Sarah (Sat- terlee) Wickham, married (second) Esther widow. He had six children of whom Zebulon was the eldest.
(IV) Zebulon, son of Jonathan and Abi- gail (Wickham) Stoddard, was baptized in 1717. He removed to Litchfield, Connecticut, where his children were born. He married, March 21, 1745. Abigail Hun. He died Feb- ruary 19, 1761, and she married (second) Hezekiah Atwood. He had seven children of whom Joseph was the second and eldest son.
(V) Joseph, son of Zebulon and Abigail (Hun) Stoddard, was born August 21, 1747, died 1792. He lived at Wethersfield where his children were born. He married, June 23, 1768, Mary Fuller, who was baptized and joined the church, June 26, 1774, six years after her marriage. They had eleven children of whom Jesse was the tenth.
(VI) Jesse, son of Joseph and Mary (Ful- ler ) Stoddard, was born April 14, 1789. He married (second) Rachel Studley.
(VII) Rachel, daughter of Jesse and Ra- chel ( Studley ) Stoddard, married Harvey (2) Dickinson, (see Dickinson XXI).
The De Graffs were among DE GRAFF the early settlers of Schenec- tady, and were as a family distinguished in public life and highly-re- garded in their several communities. They were connected by marriage with the Vis- schers and other prominent families of the valley. Colonel Frederick Visscher, the rev- olutionary hero and victim of the savage scalping knife, married Gazena De Graff, of Schenectady, and lived at beautiful "Danas- cara Place," his country seat and latter day home of the De Graff family herein recorded. The founders of the family in the Mohawk Valley were Andries De Graff, who was of New Amsterdam in 1661, and Jan Andriese, his son, who was in Albany as early as 1655. (II) Claas Andriese, son of Andries De Graff, died about 1697. He was an early settler of Schenectady. He lived in Glen- ville, at the "Hoek." He married Elizabeth, daughter of William Brouwer, of Albany ; she died in 1723. Children : Abraham, Isaac, Ant-
je, Sara, Elizabeth, Eva, Margarita, Jesse, see forward, Andriese, Rebecca, Claas.
(III) Jesse, son of Claas Andriese and Elizabeth (Brouwer) De Graff, was born in Glenville, Schenectady county, New York. It is said he was carried away captive to Canada by the French and Indians, but afterward re- turned. He married Aaltje (Adeline and Adela) Hennions in New York, October 20, 1705. Children : Claas, baptized December 25, 1706; Daniel, see forward; Elizabeth, Anna, Aaltje, Marytje (Mary), Catharine, Saartje (Sarah), Alida, Eva, Rachel, baptized June 29, 1729.
(IV) Daniel, son of Jesse and Aaltje (Hennions) De Graff, was baptized May 26, 1708, died March 12, 1790. He married Ga- zena, daughter of Simon Swits, June 26, 1735. She died January 22, 1801, aged eighty-eight years. Children : Daughter, died unbaptized ; Susanna, married Andreas Truax ; Jesse, died in infancy ; Gazena, married Colonel Frederick Visscher : son, died unbaptized; Jesse, bap- tized January 13, 1745; Alida, married Jo- hannes Vedder; Simon, born April 6, 1753; Elizabeth, died in infancy ; Isaac, see forward.
(V) Judge Isaac De Graff, son of Daniel and Gazena (Swits) De Graff, was born in Schenectady, New York, November 16, 1757. He was a man of prominence, a devoted pa- triot, and served in the revolutionary army, holding the rank of major. He was a friend of Lafayette, who administered to him the oath of office prescribed by congress. After the close of the war he returned to Schenec- tady, where he was appointed judge of the court of common pleas, holding that office during the greater part of the remaining years. He died December 21, 1844, just hav- ing passed his eighty-eighth birthday. He married Susanna, died March 14, 1829, aged sixty-eight years, daughter of Jan Baptist Van Eps. Children : I. Daniel, born June 16, 1780, died young. 2. Annetje, died young. 3. John I., born October 2, 1783; during the war of 1812 he rendered the United States government patriotic service in advancing money to equip the fleet on Lake Champlain that later defeated the British fleet. He rep- resented his district in congress for two terms and was honored by President Van Buren with the offer of port of folios, secretary of the treasury, which he declined. He was one of the organizers of the Mohawk & Hudson railroad, the first railroad ever built in Amer- ica ; was a successful merchant, and several times mayor of Schenectady. 4. Jesse, died young. 5. Gazena, born January 13, 1788; married Abraham Oothout. 6. Neeltje, born January 7, 1790; married Rev. D. Cuyler, of
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Philadelphia. 7. Susanna, born February 12, 1792, died young. 8. Susanna (2), born May 29, 1793 ; married Pieter Banckee : died June 29, 1855. 9. Annetjie (Nancy), married Cap- tain Philip R. Toll, of the prominent Toll family of Schenectady, a physician ; served with distinction in the war of 1812 as cap- tain of artillery ; they removed to Fawn River, Michigan, where their son, Isaac R. Toll, be- came a distinguished public man. 10. Jesse, see forward.
(VI) Judge Jesse (2) De Graff, youngest son of Isaac and Susanna (Van-Eps) De Graff, was born in Schenectady, New York, January 9, 1801. He was graduated from Union College, and studied law with Alonzo C. Paige of that city. He was admitted to the bar, and removed to Albany where his pro- fessional career was marked with honor and success. He was appointed judge of the court of common pleas for Albany and was a wise and impartial judge. After retiring from the bench he busied himself with the care and improvement of his large estate inherited by his wife. He made the old Visscher mansion his home and entertained lavishly, their home becoming a social center. He died August 4. 1868, and is buried in Rural Cemetery, Schenectady, by the side of his wife. He married, August 10, 1830, Gazena Catherine, only child of Frederick Herman Visscher, who was son of Colonel Frederick Visscher, ·of revolutionary fame. Children : Susan, mar- ried William Fainham, of Troy ; Charles Her- man, died early ; Alfred, see forward; Isaac Howard, died young.
(VII) Alfred, only surviving son of Judge Jesse (2) and Gazena Catherine (Visscher) De Graff to survive youthful years, was born .at the old home. "Danascara Place," New York. He inherited "Danascara Place" and was the fifth generation in ownership of the beautiful estate on the Danascara creek. The property lies in the town of Mohawk, Mont- gomery county, three miles east of Fonda. He reconstructed and enlarged the mansion and added modern improvements, adorned the in- terior with valuable pictures, other works of art and a choice library. Among the relics and heirlooms preserved there was a silver .dollar that had then been in the family one hundred and fifty years and is still preserved, having been a family possession for two cen- turies. Mr. De Graff lived the life of a coun- "try gentleman and the management of his es- tate was his only business. He married, Oc- tober 14, 1869, Anna, only daughter of Cor- nelius Phillips, of the town of Florida, Mont- gomery county, who died in 1865, proprietor ·of the Phillips farm settled on originally by
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