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(IV) Andrew, son of Ilenry (2) and Jane (Frank) Shibley, was born in Charleston, Montgomery county, New York, June 29, 1835, died August 22, 1905. He adopted agri- culture as his business and was one of the substantial men of his town. He purchased a farm of two hundred and thirty acres in Glen, in 1883, on which he resided until his death. He gained an enviable name in the community for his manly, upright life, his strong advocacy of the cause of temperance, and his devotion to his principles. For many years he voted the Prohibition ticket. He married, at Charleston, January 9, 1890, Lucy C. Becker, born in that town, June 2, 1865
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(see Becker V). She survives him and re- sides on the farm previously alluded to, which she manages with skill and success. She has no children, but has an adopted daughter, Bertha E., born September 9, 1885, married Richard Anderson, September 1, 1902, and they have Lucy A. Anderson, born February 27, 1909.
(The Becker Line).
Johannes Becker, born in Holland, January, 1690, came to the American colonies early in the eighteenth century ; settled in Washington county, New York, married Sarah Van Deu- sen, born in Holland, 1692, died 1726, in Washington county, where their children were born. Children (perhaps others) : Johannes (2), born January 29, 1718, married and had issue : Abraham. see forward.
(II) Abraham (or Abram), son of Jo- hannes and Sarah (Van Deusen) Becker, was born in Washington county, New York, Jan- uary 21, 1720, died 1784 ; married, 1743, Eliza- beth Van O'Linda, born January, 1725. Chil- dren : Johannes (3) and Martinus, see for- ward.
(III) Martinus, son of Abraham and Eliza- beth (Van O'Linda) Becker, was born May 31, 1749, died January 28, 1843; married, March 31, 1775, Lena Van Buskirk, born June 13, 1758, died July 27, 1821. Children : Abram, born July 27. 1776, died May 9. 1784; Esther, August 4, 1778, died January 9, 1842 ; John, August 31, 1780; Martha, February 10, 1783 ; Cornelius, see forward; Elizabeth, No- vember 13, 1798.
(IV) Cornelius, son of Martinus and Lena (Van Buskirk) Becker, was born August 30, 1796, died July 18, 1848; married Mary Mc- Duffee, born July 10, 1800, died July 9, 1876. Children : Sarah, Milton, John. William, Hiram, Frederick F., see forward, Calvin and Daniel.
(V) Frederick F., son of Cornelius and Mary (McDuffee) Becker, was born Febru- ary 2, 1826, died in Charleston, Montgomery county, New York (the town of his birth), July 28, 1895; married, December 26, 1848, Mary Barber, born March 23, 1823, died May '9, 1891, daughter of Abram and Lucy (Pen- dleton) Barber. Children: 1. Milton, born May 9, 1850, died February 9, 1851. 2. Mary A., March 4, 1852, died December 18, 1871, unmarried. 3. William N., January 14, 1854, married Clara Shibley, has a daughter Angie L., who resides with her father at his home in Charleston. 4. Anna A., July 12, 1855, died December 29, 1885; married Ambrose Sny- der, and left Frederick and Bertha E. Snyder. 5. Ida F., January 25, 1857, married Clinton De Nice ; she survives him and resides on the
old Becker farm with children: Allison, Jes- sie M., Harry C. De Nice. 6. Francis, June 7, 1858, died February 7, 1896, unmarried. 7. Alice P., November 21, 1859, married (first) Nelson Tallmadge, (second) Daniel Dodge; children by second marriage: Fair- fax, deceased; Harry and Winifred Dodge. 8. George McClellan, December, 22, 1861, died May 15, 1863. 9. Lucy C., married Andrew Shibley (see Shibley IV).
The Rossman family of ROSSMAN Claverack, Columbia county, New York, descend from Jo- hannes Roseman, who came from Germany to the town of Livingston, Columbia county, 1709, with the German emigration early in the eighteenth century. He married and had two sons, George and Conrad, and four daughters.
(II) Conrad Rossman, son of Johannes Roseman, married and had children by first wife: Fite, Jacob, Jonas, who had two sons, Peter and Terry or George; daughters, Mrs. Petrie, Mrs. Cone, Mrs. Prinder and Mrs. Brizer ; by second marriage he had five sons and one daughter : Conrad, Hendrick, Phillip, Adam, Samuel or Tobias, Hannah.
(III) Fite, son of Conrad Rossman, was born 1743, died 1831. He was a farmer of the town of Claverack, Columbia county, near the village of Martindale. He married Ann Ham, of Pine Plains, New York. Children : I. Peter, of further mention. 2. John, died 1829; married Esther Hoffman. 3. Freder- ick, born 1775, died 1850: married Cornelia Van Deusen and had two sons: Stephen, mar- ried and had Edward and Augustus ; Josephus, married and had three daughters, Gertrude, Caroline and Margaret. 4. Jacob, born 1785, died 1854; married. 1812, Nancy M. Latting ; had three sons and three daughters: Allen, Richard, Refine, Ann, Phoebe, Harriet. Re- fine had Richard, Allen, Refine, Mary. 5. Margaret. 6. Catherine.
(IV) Peter, son of Fite and Ann (Ham) Rossman, married Alida Van Deusen and had children: 1. Fite, married and had Mary and Robert. 2. Daniel, of further mention. 3. Robert, married and had John, Gerald, Har- riet, Alida. 4. Elizabeth.
(V) Daniel, son of Peter and Alida (Van Deusen) Rossman, was born at Martindale, town of Claverack, Columbia county, New York, December 15, 1800, died there April 9, 1845. Ile was a farmer and an honored citi- zen. He was for two years deacon of the Dutch Reformed church, and in politics a Whig. He married, March 28. 1826, Char- lotte Bortle, born May 18, 1803, died January
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30, 1898. She descended from Michael Hor- ton, a captain in Washington's army in 1776; married Elizabeth Esselelyn. Their daughter, Rachel Horton, married John Bortlc. Their daughter, Charlotte Bortle, married Daniel Rossman. Children : 1. Frances E., married Dr. Thomas T. Calkins; she is now a resi- dent of New York City. 2. Rachel A., mar- ried Abram F. Philip, of Philmont. 3. Louisa, died in childhood. 4. Sarah, born August 6, 1833, died July 31, 1854. 5. Catherine. 6. Emily, born November 18, 1837, died Octo- ber 8, 1858. 7. Bethia. 8. Louisa, married, October 28, 1888, John A. Nichols, who was born August 28, 1831, and died December 22, 1905.
(VI) Daniel P., son of Daniel and Char- lotte (Bortle) Rossman, was born February 5, 1846. He is now a resident of Claverack. He married Laura M. Fielder, born January 28, 1852, died February 26, 1898. Children: I. Frank, born October 27, 1876, died October 9, 1902. 2. Florence, March 8, 1879, died Jan- uary 16, 1907; married, April 19, 1902, Ar- thur Le Grand Doty.
FRASER The Fraser family is one of the ancient ones of Scotland, and a number of worthy members of it have become citizens of the United States. The particular branch of which this sketch treats is descended from the Lord Lovet clan, and has been domiciled in this country for a number of generations. The representatives of the family in the present generation are the Misses Altonah and Elizabeth Nevius Fraser, who were born in Athens, New York. Rob- ert Fraser, a brother of John Fraser, spoken of hereinafter, was engaged in the lumber business in the Bay of Honduras, died there and left a considerable estate. Word was sent to John Fraser, at "some place on the Hudson River," as the document read, but as travel was attended with great difficulties in those days, no steps were ever taken to ac- quire title to this property, and it probably passed into the hands of the partner of Robert.
(I) John Fraser, the first of the family of whom we have detailed information, came from Edinburg, Scotland, at the age of eight- een years, and settled in Athens, New York, where he followed the occupation of cabinet- making. He was a stanch supporter of the Democratic party in politics, taking an active interest in all matters which concerned the public welfare, and his religious affiliations were with the Methodist church. He mar- ried, July 31, 1796, Patience Bradwell, and had children : Mary, born September 17, 1797;
William, September 27, 1799; Hannah, July 17, 1801; Jane Ann. January 7, 1804 : George Bradwell, March 12, 1806, see forward ; Rob- ert H., July 25, 1808; Eliza, August 1, 1810; Sarah Ann, March 3, 1821. Patience ( Brad- well) Fraser was the daughter of General Ja- cob Bradwell, of revolutionary fame, who lived at Coeymans, New York, and married Mary Guackin. The latter was the daughter of Guackin, who married Patience Potts, born in Pennsylvania, educated at the Moravian School in Bethlehem, from whence she was married.
(II) George Bradwell, second son of John and Patience (Bradwell ) Fraser, was born in Athens, New York, March 12, 1806, died Sep- tember 14, 1884. He established and con- ducted a factory for the manufacture of stone ware, in which enterprise he was eminently successful, as he was in a number of other matters which he took in hand. Ife was at one time president of West Troy, New York, director and vice-president of Bank of West Troy for a number of years, and in church affairs took a prominent part, being vestry- man, junior and senior warden for a number of years of Trinity Church at Watervliet, New York.
Mr. Fraser married, April 20, 1831. Catha- rine Tolley : children : Mary Jane, Hannah, Al- tonah and Elizabeth Nevius. Catharine (Tol- ley) Fraser, born July 28, 1810, died Febru- ary 15, 1872, was the daughter of George Tol- ley and granddaughter of Dr. Frederick Tol- ley, who arrived at New York, August 12, 1753, having come from the Electorate of Hanover, Germany. He married, March 13, 1760, Catharine Voland, and had children : Henry B., born December 15, 1762; John Philip, March 11, 1766; Catharine, December 5, 1767; John Frederick, August 28, 1769: George, the father of Catharine (Tolley) Fraser : and William, born April 12, 1781.
(III) Altonah and Elizabeth Nevius, the two youngest children of George Bradwell and Catharine (Tolley) Fraser, were born in Ath- ens, New York, leaving there when infants, their parents moving to Watervliet. They at- tended for a number of years the Willard Seminary, where they received an excellent education, and this has been supplemented during the entire course of their lives by rcad- ing and study. They are members and faith- ful attendants at the services of the Episcopal church, in whose interests they are active. Their interest in music is a deep and lifelong one, and they are associate members of the Vocal, Choral and Chromatic societies, and are in all the entertainments which are instituted by these associations.
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NORTON The history of the Norton family begins at the time of the Norman Conquest, when Le Signeur de Norville crossed over to Eng- land with King William the Conqueror, Sep- tember 29, 1022, and was his constable. The name at that time was Norville, which in French signified North Village. The name was afterward changed to Norton, which in English means North-town. It is supposed that all the families of this name in England, Ireland and America were derived from one man.
(1) Benjamin Norton was a descendant of John Norton, of Branford, Connecticut. He was born in Stonington, Connecticut, 1793, died in Rome, New York. 1834. He served in the war of 1812. He married Nancy Gor- don, of Scotch descent, at Albany, New York. (II) Cornelius H., son of Benjamin and Nancy (Gordon) Norton, was born in Rome, New York, August 27, 1828, died in Glovers- ville, New York, April 15, 1900. He mar- ried Sarah Darrow, born in Rome, New York, April 11, 1824, died January 1, 1901, in Glov- ersville, New York, daughter of Captain Pliny Darrow (whose ancestors were of revo- lutionary fame) and Sarah (Martin) Darrow.
(III) Alfred Darrow Norton, son of Cor- nelius H. and Sarah (Darrow) Norton, was born in Mexico, New York, January 31, 1851. He succeeded his father in the jewelry busi- ness, coming to Gloversville from Rome in 1869, and has successfully conducted the same to the present time (1911). He is con- sidered one of the most prominent and suc- cessful jewelers in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. He married (first ). Oc- tober 28, 1877, in Kingsboro, New York, Susie, daughter of Jonathan and Mary A. Wooster ; died June 12, 1879; married (sec- ond), May 25. 1881, Phoebe D. Briggs, of Fonda, New York, daughter of Delavan and Almira (Dockstader) Briggs.
ALLEN Samuel Allen, a farmer of the town of Galway, Saratoga county, New York, married Cath- erine Cole. They continued their residence in Saratoga county until 1855, when they re- moved to Fulton county, which was their residence until death. Children: John C., see forward: Sarah, married John R. Berry, who afterwards associated with her brother, John C. Allen, in glove manufacture ; Lucy E., un- married : Rebecca, married Amatus R. Bel- lows, and had a daughter Beulah ; Clara, mar- ried James Billings ; Mary, married Timothy Davenport, and had Allen and Marion.
(II) John C., son of Samuel and Catherine
(Cole) Allen, was born in the town of Gal- way, Saratoga county, New York, January 27, 1838, died at Gloversville, New York, July 30, 1909. He was educated in the Galway schools, and was a resident there until he reached his- seventeenth year, when the family residence was removed to Gloversville. New York. For several years after locating in Gloversville, he learned the process of tanning leather and the manufacture of gloves, and became thor- oughly familiar with every detail of these in- dustries. He had become possessed also of some capital, and in 1873, in company with John R. Berry, began the manufacture of gloves under the firm name of Berry & Allen, succeeding to a business established in 1846. This was a most successful enterprise, and' continued until the death of Mr. Berry in 1890, when Mr. Allen became the sole owner and continued the business. In 1900 he ad- mitted his son, Harry John Allen, as partner, and the firm became J. C. Allen & Son. This firm became one of the largest glove-making concerns of Fulton county, and continued as J. C. Allen & Son until the death of the father, when it became an incorporation, un- der the name of J. C. Allen & Sons. Mr. Allen possessed special aptitude for business life, had intense powers of application, good executive ability, coupled with courage and an indomitable will. He won a success in life that was well deserved. He stood high among his brother manufacturers in the trade, who chose him president of the Fulton County Glove Manufacturers' Association, of which organization he was always an active, inter- ested member. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Fulton County National Bank, and was a valuable member of that board. Business interests, while carefully managed, did not make up the sum total of his activities. His deep interest in church and Sunday-school work, the public schools, the public library and other Gloversville public institutions, was one of his prominent charac- teristics. Public-spirited to an unusual de- gree, nothing that tended to promote the com- mon good failed of his support. His love of music was a marked trait, and to him is largely due the introduction of musical in- struction in the public schools. He served in the public library as a member of the board- of directors, and was always a warm friend of the free library. He was one of the orig- inal members of the First Presbyterian Church of Gloversville, which he served for twenty- five years as ruling eller. Ilis interest in the Sunday-school was equally marked and con- tinned all through life. He never grew old, save in years, but retained his youthful spirit,
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and probably enjoyed the friendship of more young people than any man of his years in the city. His tastes were domestic, and in home and family he found his chief delight. He married, February 8, 1871, Genevieve L. Seaver, born in Galway, Saratoga county, New York, April 19, 1847, daughter of A. J. W. Seaver, born September 25, 1807, son of Josiah Seaver, of Galway, New York. Josiah Seaver was the owner of a farm of two hun- dred acres in Galway, which he cultivated all his active years. He and his wife were active Methodists, and lived the quiet lives of the well-to-do farmers of their period. A. J. W. Seaver married Sophia Ann Fuller, horn May 14. 1808, daughter of Gideon Fuller, born May 19, 1780, and his wife, Christina Stearns, born August 27, 1785. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller had seven children: Alonzo, born September 3, 1803; Orancie, August 10, 1806; Sophia Ann, married A. J. W. Seaver : Harvey, born March 19, 1811; Mercy. August 19, 1819; David, June 28, 1823: Mary, November 16. 1825. A. J. W. and Sophia Ann (Fuller) Seaver had five children : 1. John Willis, born April 28, 1835; married Mary D. Ball (both deceased ) : they left children, residents of Newark, New Jersey: Nathaniel, Jennie, Lizzie, Isaac, John. 2. Sarah, Ann, born No- vember 19, 1837; married John Taylor (de- ceased) ; they removed to Grass Lake, Michi- gan, where their children yet reside: William, Laura, Jennie, Frederick, Nellie. 3. Charles Henry, born January 10, 1839 ; married Eula- lia Hayes : children : Cora, Florence, Lorene. Jessie. This family resides at Jackson, Michi- gan. 4. Mary Jane, born December 10, 1843; married Sherwood Haggart : children: Mary S., born November 18, 1870: George S., March 2, 1877. 5. Genevieve L., married John C. Allen, whom she survives, a resident of Gloversville, where her entire life since her marriage has been spent ; she is a member of the Presbyterian church, and interested in church and charitable work. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Allen: 1. Katherine S., born Jan- uary 15, 1872; married, June 3, 1902, Charles I. Coombes, of Johnstown, New York, born May 14. 1871. 2. Harry John, see forward. 3. Genevieve, born February 12, 1876. 4. Richard Berry, November 6, 1878, of the firm of J. C. Allen & Sons. 5. Howard Washing- ton, February 22, 1882. 6. Susan Doty, De- cember 12, 1883 : married, June 8, 1909. Ralph Prescott Beardsley, and has a daughter Gen- evieve, born June 3. 1910. 7. Samuel Gardner, November 12, 1885, of the firm of J. C. Allen & Sons.
(III) Harry John. eldest son of John C. and Genevieve L. (Seaver) Allen, was born
in Gloversville, New York, October 277. 1873. He was educated in the public schools and at Peekskill Military Academy. In 1894 he be- gan working in the glove factory of his father. who in 1900 admitted him to a partnership, and re-named the firm J. C. Allen & Son. After the death of Mr. Allen, senior, the busi- ness was incorporated as the J. C. Allen & Sons, with Harry J. Allen as president. In this capacity he continues the busines- that was established by Berry & Allen, andI now one of the leading industrial plants of Glovers- ville. He is director of Fulton County Na- tional Bank. Mr. Allen inherits the family love and talent for music. and has deveted a great amount of time to voice culture and instrumental music. For many years he had been director of the choir of the First Presby- terian Church, one of the best musical or- ganizations of the city, now (1910) director of choir of Congregational church. He is a trustee of the public library, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Eccentric and Automobile clubs, and an interested, public- spirited citizen of his native town. Politically he is a Republican. He married. June 7. 1900, Marie Louise, born October 2, 1875, daughter of Samuel Harvey and Jane Elizabeth ( Ev- erit ) Shotwell, of Gloversville, New York. Child : John C. Allen (2), born July 29, 1908.
The Getman family of Glov- GETMAN ersville, New York, are of German ancestry and descend from Frederick Getman, who came to Amer- ica from Germany in 1720. In 1740, in asso- ciation with Jonathan Bierman, he bought a tract of land in the Stone Arabia Patent, Montgomery county, New York. Later Fred- erick bought his partner's interest and owned the entire tract, part of which is yet in the Getman name. He married a Miss Bierman. who bore him sons: Frederick, George. John and Christian, all of whom took part in the war with the French prior to 1757.
(II) Christian, eklest son of Frederick Getman, was a farmer, and during the French war was captain of a company of rangers in the colonial army. He married a widow : children : Peter, Christian (2) Adam, Jacob, John, George, see forward, Thomas, Peter, the eldest son, served in the colonial army with his father against the French and Indians.
( IlE) George, sen of Christian Getman was a farmer. He married and reared a large family, among them being a son George (2).
( 1 ) George 21, son of George (1) Get man, was born in the town of Mohawk. Mont- gomery county, New York. He was a farmer,
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and during the revolution held a lieutenant's commission in the regular army commanded by Colonel Willett. He married Annie Shin- maker ; children: 1. George, married a Miss Empie ; children : Charles, David. 2. Peter, married and had fourteen children. 3. Jos- eph, married and had one son. 4. Benjamin, see forward. 5. Christopher, married Mary Miller : son, William. 6. William, married Catherine Charlesworth; children: Charlotte and William C.
(V) Benjamin, son of George (2) Getman, was born on the homestead in Montgomery county, June 1, 1791, (lied at the age of eighty- eight years, his death resulting from a kick received from a vicious horse. This home- stead is now in the town of Ephratah, Fulton county, Montgomery and Fulton counties hav- ing been created from Tryon. He inherited the homestead, and was a farmer all his days of activity. He served in the war of 1812 and was engaged at the battle of Sacketts Harbor. He held the office of justice of the peace and was a man of importance in his town. He was a leading member of the Dutch Reformed church, which he served officially. He married Mary Van Antwerp, of Mohawk, Montgomery county ; children: 1. Deboralı, died in infancy. 2. Elizabeth, married Josiah Williamson ; children ; Lycena, Jane C., Delia and Mary. 3. Washington, married Catherine Cook ; children : Alida, Caroline, Benjamin, Elmer. 4. Chauncey, married Catherine Like ; children : Adelbert, Amy. 5. Jane, married John Schultz; children: Elvira, Benjamin, John P., Henry, Maria, Eugene, Rachel, Mel- vin, Irving. 6. Delia, married Casper Saltz- man ; children: Harvey and Carrie. 7. Ra- chel, married David Baker ; children : George G., Charles, Mary. 8. Nancy Catherine. 9. Oliver, see forward. 10. William, married Mary Bentley. II. Asa M., married Mary Er- win : children: Crawford O., Pauline, Etta, Helen. 12. Crawford. 13. Mary Ann, mar- ried Jonathan Saltzman.
(VI) Oliver, son of Benjamin and Mary (Van Antwerp) Getman, was born on the old Getman homestead in the town of Ephratah, Fulton county, New York, February 4, 1829. He was educated in the common schools, and passed his life engaged in farming, manufac- turing, and in the public service. In 1862 he was appointed deputy-sheriff of Fulton county, and in 1863 special deputy to United States provost marshal, holding the latter office until the close of the civil war. He was deputy- sheriff continuously until 1871, when he was elected sheriff. On retiring from the sheriff's office he returned to the farm, remaining until the death of his father in 1879. In that year
he associated with his brother Crawford in the manufacture of window glass. He removed to Cleveland, Oswego county, New York, where their plant was located, remaining there until 1889. During a great part of these years he was traveling in the interest of the com- pany, and as salesman of their factory prod- uct. While in Oswego county he was elected supervisor, and served four years. In 1890 he removed to Johnstown, New York, and was elected a supervisor of Fulton county, and re-elected in 1891. During 1892 he organized the Getman Glass Manufacturing Company, of which he was president, and erected a plant at Avonmore, Pennsylvania, for the manufac- ture of window glass. Mr. Getman removed to that state and superintended the erection of the plant, and remained in the management until 1895. In that year he returned to Johns- town, where he engaged in the real estate and loan business, settlement of estates and gen- eral office business, continuing until his retire- ment from all active business. He has been identified with many of the business interests of Johnstown; was a member of the first board of directors of the First National Bank, of the People's Bank, and of the Fulton County Savings Bank; was president of the Fulton County Agricultural Society. He al- ways continued the operation of the old home- stead farm, settled hy his emigrant ancestor, and inherited by him from his father, Ben- jamin Getman. He is connected with the Ma- sonic order, holding membership in Garoga Lodge, No. 300, Free and Accepted Masons, Johnstown Chapter, No. 78. Royal Arch Ma- sons, and Holy Cross Commandery, No. 51, Knights Templar. Politically he is a Repub- lican, and in religion is a Presbyterian.
He married, October 31, 1855, Lovina Wood, born in Ephratah, Fulton county, New York, in 1834, daughter of Dr. Henry and Polly (Smith) Wood. Children: 1. Leander, married Catherine Empe; children: Henry and Catherine. 2. Lovina, married Oliver Getman. 3. Levi, married Myra Keith; chil- dren : i. Lavina, married Everett Stephenson, and has a son Everett; ii. Charles, married Grace Sarah Yanney, and has a son Harold; iii. Grace, married John F. Rickard, and has three children: Margaret, Florence and John W.
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