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married Sarah Hise; Henry, who settled in Marion and is a farmer ; and Samuel H., who settled in Sodus in 1868 and in 1873 purchased the James Case farm north of Sodus village; and is one of the thrifty and enterprising farmers of the town. He is a mem- ber of Sodus Lodge No. 392, F. & A. M., Sodns Grange and the Sodus Presbyterian church. He married in 1871 Mary J. Obine, and their children are : Maggie M., Katie B., Nellie and Samuel J.
Chapman, William A., was born in Onondaga county, September 13, 1827, a son of Simeon B. Chapman, who was a native of Connectient, coming to Onondaga county in 1806, at the age of twelve years. He there took up farming, where he owned 300 acres, and died in this county at the age of seventy-two. In 1821 he married Inlda A. Beach, of Onondaga county, and of their eight children our subject was the third. William A. has spent his life in farming, and now owns 111 acres of cleared land. Ile makes a specialty of sheep raising, and also owns some blooded stock in Merino sheep. In 1885 he married Jane Moses, and they have had five children, one being deceased, Mrs. Sawyer. Mr. Chapman is a Republican.
Champlin, George W., was born in Sodus in 1817, and is a son of Charles Champlin. They trace their ancestry back to Colonel Champlin, who came from France in an early day and settled in New England. Charles Champlin came from Vermont abont 1815 and took up 100 acres of land southeast of Sodus Centre. He died in 1819. He mar- ried Eunice Abbey, and had four children : John, who died in Sodus unmarried ; Charles, who settled at Williamsonville, Erie county, where he died leaving two sons, Charles and Jolin, both of whom are physicians; George W. and Wilham, who are farmers and settled on the homestead. William married first Caroline Johnson and they had two sons George and Frank; and second Sarah Whiting, by whom he also had two sons John and Willis. George W. Champlin married Mary, danghter of Jonas Whiting, and their children are: William W., Ella A. (Mrs. W. A. Thorne, of Rochester, N. Y.) ; Jennie E., Edwin A., who settled in Charlotte, N. Y. ; and Charles E. Jonas Whiting, the first of the family in Wayne county, was a son of John Whiting whose father came from England. Jonn Whiting settled in Phelps in an early day. Jonas came to Huron abont 1825, and purchasing a farm erected a saw mill and cloth dressing establishment, which he carried on for many years. Later in life he settled in Sodus, where he died. He married Sarah A. Guest and their children were : Mary, who married George W. Champlin, of Sodus; Carohne, who married James Hewson, of Iron ; William settled at Wallington, and for many years was in the mercantile trade, and with Lewis Bates was engaged for a time in the prodnee business. He died in 1873 ; John and Jonas both died in the army during the Rebellion ; Charles settled at Geneva ; Sarah married William Champlin, of Sodns; Cordelia married William MeDowell, and Elizabeth mar- ried G. Washington Dennis.
Cull, William C., was born in Arcadia, January 28, 1836, was educated in the com- mon schools, and is one of the town's best farmers. He married twice, first Celia Krune formerly of Columbia county, who died November 26, 1867, and December 15, 1869, he married second Mrs. Phoebe (Penoyer) Wilcox, of this town, formerly of Columbia county. They have three children : Adelbert P., who is the farmer at home ; Herschel J., who is a student in the Cazenovia Seminary, and Eunice M. Mrs. Cull had one daughter by her first husband, Louisa M., who is a dressmaker at Sodus. Mr. Cull's father, Charles, was born in Tasksbury, England, May 24, 1799, and was a carpenter and joiner by occupation. November 4, 1820, he married Mary M. Buckle in Worcester, England, and they had six children : Charles, Thomas, Mary M., James, Philip T., and William C., as above. The family came to the United States as early as 1832. He died February 26, 1879, and his wife October 8, 1881, aged eighty-eight years. Mr. Cull is the only survivor of his father's family. Mrs. Cull's father, John Penoyer, was born in Columbia county May 5, 1802. He married Ennice Sims, of his native place, by whom he had five children. The ancestry of this family is English, Scotch and Dutch.
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Carpenter, Orville, was born in Sodns in 1820, and is a son of Silas Carpenter,, whose father came from Germany aud settled at Oppenheim, Rensselaer county. In 1812 Silas Carpenter removed to Wayne county and settled in Marion, where he purchased a tract of land. He soon removed to Sodus, settling north of the Ridge and a year or two later took up a farm south of the Ridge, where he spent the remainder of his life. Ile married Phoebe, daughter of Edward Penny, a Revolutionary soldier, and their children were Asahel, who settled in Pennsylvania; Edward, who removed to Michi- gan early in life ; Minerva, who married Nelson Winston and settled in Pennsylvania ; Robert settled in Sodus and is a farmer. He married Betsey Brown; Charles settled on the homestead and was a farmer. He married Bathia Skinkle ; Harriet married Charles Allen of Sodus; Phoebe married a Mr. Skidmore and settled in Michigan ; Cornelia married a Mr. Johnson and also settled in Michigan. Orville Carpenter settled in Sodus where he has always lived. He has held the office of poormaster, has been for over forty years a member of the Christian Church of Marion, and is a member of the Sodns Grange. He married Emeline, daughter of Samnel Snyder of Sodus, and they had two children Francis E. and Mary, Mrs. James Town of Sodus.
Cullen, Thomas, was born in Ireland in 1832, and came to Galen when abont twenty- one years of age. He owned several farms in Rose, and finally settled on the farm where the family now reside in 1870, where he died in 1884. He married in Galen Mary Dunn a native of Ireland, by whom he has eight children, of whom four are liv- ing : Thomas, born in 1867, educated in the connon schools and follows farming ; Will- iam, born February 28, 1869, educated in the common schools and Rochester Business College. He is a farmer and resides at home; John, born July 3, 1871, educated in the common schools and resides at home. The family owns 100 acres, and follows general farming.
Cronise, John S., was born in Arcadia, May 22, 1825, was edneated in the Umon School and the Academy, and his early life was spent on his father's farm till the age of twenty, when he went to Virginia, and managed a general store for his eonsin in Martinsburg, and another in Shepardstown. Returning to his native county he became a clerk for Remsen and Polemus, of Lyons, remaining four years. In 1854 he opened a hardware store at Newark, in company with A. T. Cressy, the firm being Cressy & Cronise, which continned nine years. His wife's father, Joseph A. Miller, bought Mr. Cressy's interest, and the firm became Miller & Cronise. In 1884 the business was sold to Frank Garlock, and he then retired from active business. In 1853 Mr. Cronise mar- ried Maria A. Miller. Their children were : Mary L., Florence M., Joseph A., and two who died in infancy. Mrs. Cronise died March 28, 1877, and he married, second, Anna A. Reed, of Newark. Henry, his father, was born in Frederick City, Md., July 20, 1789, and came here at an early day. Their mode of conveyance was a covered wagon and a team, and Mr. Cronise carried a rifle and hunted, thus furnishing provisions for his family along the ronte. His marriage occurred February 14, 1813, to Polly Sover hill, of this town, by whom he had eight children : John Ist, who died aged eight; Sally M., Simon, Henry, Susan E., John S., Catharine R., deceased, and Samuel. He died June 16, 1870, and his wife June 6, 1877.
Crothers, Charles L., is a son of the late Lyman Crothers, who was born in Phelps, March 23, 1814, educated in the common schools, and married, January 12, 1858, S. Jane Ridley, of the town of Phelps, by whom he had five children : Clara, Charles L., Elmer, Homer A. and Mary A. Charles married Jennie Nicholoy, of Newark ; Mary married William McCoy, of Syraense. Lyman's father, William, was born in Scot- land in 1784 and came to the United States at the age of thirteen. Ile married Eunice Dunham, formerly of Massachusetts, and they had six children : Louisa, Lyman, Sophia, Amanda, Oliver and Albert. Mrs. Crothers's father, Elihn Ridley, was also born in the town of Phelps about 1810, and married Betsey Harmon of his native town, by
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whom he had nine children : Nathan S., Jane, David, Lydia, Charles, Mary, Charlotte, Emma and Eva, the two latter twins. Mr. Ridley died in 1860 and his wife in 1888.
Budd, Gilbert, of Maecdon, was born in the town of Sodus, February 5, 1818. His father, John I. Budd, was a native of Rensselaer county, his occupation being farming. He married Elizabeth Speekerman, and they were the parents of nine children. Gil- bert Budd was the second child of this marriage. He has followed the ocenpation of his father and is engaged in farming. In 1847 he married Marian M. Clark, and to them was born one child-a daughter. Mr. Budd and family are faithful members of the M. E. Church, and liberal contributors to that as well as to other charitable organiza- tions, he having placed a fine bell at large cost upon the church. In politics he is a Republican.
Boteher, Carl, was born in Mechlenburg, Germany, February 28, 1842, and came to the United States with his parents at the age of twelve years. He located first at Rochester, and in the spring of the following year came to Newark. November 16, 1865, he married Kate Bloom of Newark, formerly of Germany. They have two chil- dren Hattie E., who married William Utter of this town, and has two daughters, Helen A. and Gertrude F .; and Clarence G. Botcher, a farmer with his father. Carl, sr., father of our subject, was born at the old home in Germany in 1807, and married Mrs. Henrietta Schwartz, of his native place, and they had two sons; Carl, jr., and John, who was a soldier in the late war, having enlisted in the 148th N. Y. Volunteers, and died in the Sonth. Mr. Botcher died November 9, 1882, and his wife November 27, 1881. Conrad Bloom, father of Mrs. Boteher, was born in Germany in 1820, and married Catharine Rowe, by whom he had six children: Kate, George, Frederick, Elizabeth, Mary and William. He died in 1892, his widow surviving.
Burnett, the late Daniel, was born in Arcadia Jannary 26, 1837, was educated in the publie schools and Sodns Academy, and was always a farmer. November 15, 1863, he married Catherine M. Whitbeck of Sodus, by whom he had two children : W. Herbert, who is the farmer for his mother, and Inez E., who married William H. Ryder. Mr. Burnett died March 21, 1877, mourned by a bereaved wife and family. He was a mem- ber of the M. E. Church of Fairville. Mrs. Burnett's father, Andrew T. Whitbeck, was born in. Kinderhook, Columbia county, in 1808. He was edneated in the schools of his day, was a mechanic and farmer by ocenpation. He married Camelia Miller, of his native place, by whom he had four children : Norman, John 11., J. Franklin and Cath- erine M., as above. They came to this county in 1834. Mr. Whitbeck was a leading member of the M. E. Church, one of its stewards, and an efficient class lender., Ile died February 20, 1858, and his wife Angust. 5, 1876.
Barclay, William, the pioneer of the family in Wayne county, was of English descent. He came from Staten Island prior to 1811 and settled in the town of Lyons. Hle served for a time in the war of 1812. He married Martha Purlee, and they had sixteen children. Abraham Barelay of Lyons and Henry of Sodus are the only ones living in Wayne county. Barton Barclay, a brother of Abraham and Henry, settled in Lyons, where he died, and another brother, Peter, settled in Sodus where he died. Henry Barclay was born in Lyons in 1811. He learned the carpenters' trade, and followed that business during his early life. He resided there until 1863, when he purchased a farm in the southwest part of the town of Sodus, where he has since been engaged in farming. He married Abbie Rossiter, and they had five children : Wallace, Melbern, Agnes, Mary J. and Imcy. Wallace settled in Sodus and is a farmer. He married Elizabeth Wright; Melbern settled in Sodus and is also a farmer. He married Martha Milham; Agnes married Horace Welch and settled in Arcadia; Mary J. married Martin Milhain and settled in Marion ; Incy married Erastus Brownell and settled in Arcadia,
Barless, R. C., M.D., was born in Hoosac, N. Y., October 19, 1833, son of Andrew and Jeanette Barless, he a native of Milton, Saratoga connty, and she of Arlington, Vt.,
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who came to Rose in 1865, where he died January 6, 1873, and his wife July 4, 1876. Hle was a tailor by trade. Subject was reared in Arlington, Vt., and educated in that place, White Creek and Sandy Creek, and began the study of medicine with Dr. A. L. Thompson of Sandy Creek, Dr. Miller of Alexander, Genesee county, and also with G. D. Wheaton of Rose; and took a course of lectures at Jefferson Medical College at Plnladelphia Pa. He enlisted Angust 22, 1862, in Company HI, 9th N. Y. Heavy Artil- lery as a member of the band, but acted as a physician. He was at Cold Harbor, Mon- ocacy and Winchester. He returned to Rose, where he has since practiced his profes- sion. He has been town clerk and justice of the peace, and is a member of the G. A. R., Sherman Post, No. 401. Ile married July 6, 1855, Helen J. Thompson, a native of Sandy Creek, and daughter of A. L. and Caroline L. Thompson, he a native of Scho- harie county, and she of Hoosac, N. Y. He died in Troy in August, 1891, and his wife February 17, 1853. Subject and wife have these children : Carrie, wife of M. Moulton of Lockport, N. Y .; A. James, who died in infancy ; Charles J. and Clayton L. (twins), born July 17, 1867, educated in Rose Union Schools, editors of Farmers' Counsel and Times. Clayton J. married Jennie, daughter of Engene Hickok, and they have one danghter, Musett Adele. Mrs. Barless, wife of Clayton, died January 8, 1889. Clay- ton married Lena Markham, by whom he has two children, Carrie M. and Gladys; Arthur T. who married Rose B. Colburn, and has one child, Mildre L., they live iu Sandy Creek; Eliner R., a piano tuner, at home. Subject has been a practicing pen- sion attorney fourteen years.
Belden, Samuel P., was born in Sodus in 1831, and is a son of Riley Belden. He came from Vermont about 1828 and for a year or two made his home in Sodus, prac- ticing his profession of dentistry in Syracuse. Ile then removed to Michigan and a few months later returned to Sodos, where he spent the remainder of his life practicing his profession. He was a member of the Sodus M. E. Church and was one of the charter members of Sodns Lodge F. & A. M. No. 392. He marrie I twice, first Louise Pulhuan and they had one son, Samnel l'., and second Laura Carter, by whoin he had two sons, Riley B. and Francis W. Mr. Belden died in 1869. Riley B. Belden settled in Sodus where he died. He was for several years engaged in teaching and afterward in the fruit and produce business. Francis W. settled in Penn Yan. Samuel P. Belden set- tled in Sodus and is engaged in farming and fruit growing. He is a member of the Sodus Lodge F. & A. M. He married Elizabeth A, Wares and their children are, Jeu- nie b. (Mrs. Charles W. Pease, of Williamson), and Mary D.
Bartleson, Peter, was born in Holland in 1840, came to America in 1868, and settled in Sodus village. In 1881 be purchased a farm at Sodus Centre, where he has smee lived. He is a member of Sodus Grange and Sodus C'entre Presbyterian Church. He married in 1869 Allie Mayhen, and their children are, Cornelins, Mary, Maggie, Nellie, Jolin, Peter, Kittie, Carrie, James, and Frank. Maggie married Frank Robinson; Jobn married Lizzie Terneisse.
Butts, Porter B., was born in Pompey, Onondaga county, February 25, 1838, a son of Lyman Butts, whose father was Jabez, of Scotch and English ancestry. Lyman came to Wayne connty in 1838, residing in Savannah several years, then removing to Cortland county, where he lived till 1856, when he bought a farm in the town of Sodus near Joy and spent the rest of his life. He was a prominent man in the town, a strong anti-slavery advocate, and active in political affairs. He married Sarah, daughter of Pliny Porter, of Onondaga county, and their children were: Susan, who married Gen. A. J. Warner, and settled in Mariette, O .; Helen MI. who married Selden Granger, and settled in Cleveland, O .; Henry H., who enlisted in the army, and died in the service ; George C., who settled in Mariette, O .; Frank L., who settled on the homestead; and Porter P. The latter from 1857 to 1862 was engaged as a teacher in Pennsylvania, but in the latter year settled in Sodus, where he bought a farm south of the village, where
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he resides. He is a member of Sodns Grange, and of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Butts married Anna, daughter of Jacob Andrews, of Sodas, and their children are : Watson A., who settled at Fulton ; Henry P., and Raymond K.
Brower, Aldice W., was born near Sodus Centre December 23, 1844, and is a son of Myron, whose father, Peter Brower, was a native of New Jersey, his ancestors having come from Holland. He settled at Phelps, N. Y., at an early day and about 1825, and purchased a farm about a mile south of Sodus Centre where he engaged in farming. Hle served in the War of 1812. Ile was one of the leading members of the Sodus Cen- tral Baptist Church, of which he was deacon. He married Betsey Van Dusen at Phelps; and their children were, Cynthia, who married John Van Duzer and settled in Sodus; John was a miller and settled in Michigan, but later returned to Sodus where he died, Aaron settled in Sodus; Jane married Thomas Hopkins, of Sodus. Myron Brower settled in"Sodus and was a farmer. He married Mary Taylor, and they had these children, Aldice W .. Mary E., who married Walter Thornton of Sodus, and Bell, who married Charles Steel. Aldiee W. was engaged in farming until 1872, when he became agent of the railroad at Sodus Centre, which position he still holds. In 1881 he built a warehouse there, and has since engaged in produce business. He has been justice of the peace four years, and for several years has been notary public. In February, 1873, he was appointed postmaster at Sodus Centre and held that office till July, 1893. He is a member of Sodus Lodge No. 392 F. & A. M., Wayne Chapter and Zenobia Com- mandary, No. 41 of Palmyra. In December of 1863 he enlisted in the 9th N. Y. Heavy Artillery and served until the close of the war. He is a charter member of Dwight Post G. A. R. of Sodus. He married in 1869 Urania Dennis, of Sodus.
Boyce, Isaac, was born in Rose Junly 27, 1837, son of Stephen and Mary A. Boyce, he a native of Madison county and she of Wayne county. The paternal grandfather of subject was Robert Boyce, a native of Jefferson county and one of the early settlers of Wayne county, where he died. The maternal grandfather, Nathan Jeffers, was one of the first settlers of Rose, where he died. The father of subject came to Rose when he was sixteen years of age and here resided until 1859, when he went to Michigan where he now lives. Mrs. Boyee died in September, 1891. Subject was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools. He has always been a farmer, has 128 acres, and follows general farming. Mr. Boyce married in 1871 Laney, daughter of Peter Ream, of Rose, and they have two sons, Charles and John both of home.
Brant Family, The .- The first of this family to settle in Wayne county was Peter, who came from Columbia county in an early day and settled near Sodus Ridge, later buying land just west of Sodus Center. He served in the War of 1812, was a prosper- ous farmer, and took an active interest in local affairs. He married Jane La Farge, and their children were: John, Margaret, Egbert, and Mary. Margaret married John Meirs, of Sodus; Mary married Randall Aiken, of Sodus ; Egbert settled in Sodus, and was a farmer. Later he removed to Lyons, where he died. John Brant settled on a farmi west of Sodus, where he spent his life. He married Esther Underdonk, and their chil- dren were; Flora, deceased, who married C. T. Bennett; Jennie, Myron, Frank, John and Lonise (Mrs. Riley Marchant, of Lyons). Myron is in the hotel business at Rose Valley ; Frank and John reside on the old homestead and are farmers. Andrus Under- donk was among the earliest settlers of Sodus, whence he came from Rockland county, prior to 1812. He was a prosperous farmer and an upright citizen. He married Maria Smith, and had these children : Abraham, John, Betsey, Esther, Maria and Sarah.
Blackmar, Ransom and Esbon, came to Newark in the fall of 1826. The former died December 31, 1841, and Esbon November 19, 1857. A. T. came in 1833 and Orrin in the spring of 1835. Their father, Abel, died March 18, 1843, and their mother February 14, 1861. The family ancestry is from England. Sir Henry Blackmar came here and
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bought about one-third of the State of Rhode Island and part of his descendants after- ward settled in Connectient, from which place they removed to Greene county. When Ransom and Esbon come to Newark they engaged in general merchandise buying grain, boat-building, and shipping grain on the end. Their first boat was named the R. E. Blackmar; the county was settled by eastern people, and when they visited relatives in the East it was customary to go in neighborhood parties, and go with some favorite captain of the boat which they selected and have a good social time, as the forward part of the canal boats were finished in cabins for passengers, the back of the boat for cooking and the accommodation of the crew, and the center for freight. The capacity for grain was about 600 bushels and Albany was the chief market in the East. Colonel Bartle was then doing business in Newark (formerly called Miller's Basin) associated with Mr. Norton, of Phelps, under the firm name of Bartle, Norton & Co., who had ex- tensive nulls and shipped their flour at Newark. Most of the farmers who first settled in Arcadia had little means, and usually came with a young wife and children to seek their fortune in what was then known as the far west. They took up land from the land office in Geneva, making a small payment and trusting 'o their industry for a future home. The merchants and grain buyers had their nearest banking accommodations at the Geneva Bank, at Geneva, and the merchants were the father bankers for the farmers, making them loans to pay their interest and payments at the land office, and selling them dry goods and groceries on one year's tine until they could plant and har- vest crops. The most of the land on which Newark is located is shown by title deeds to have at one time belonged to some member of the Blackmar family, and to Esbon and Horace Blackmar, a cousin and partner in business, is due the surveying, mapping and lay - ing ont of many of the streets of our village. Esbon Blackmar, was several times supervisor of the town and twice represented the district in the State Legislature, and one time as member of Congress ; and we will add, one of the town's honest, honored, efficient and useful citizens. Orrin and I'dwin are still doing business in Newark. The enterprise, sterling integrity, and Christian sentinents of the first business men in Newark, and the farmers first settling Arcadia are clearly represented in their descendants.
Barnes, John W., M. D., was born in Clayville, Oneida county. was educated in the publie schools, in Saqnoit Academy, also in West Winfield Academy. He studied medieme and surgery seven years in the Homeopathie Medical College of Chicago, graduated in 1887, also the Rush Medical College of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1888. He was also in Cook County Hospital in that city about two years. He is justice of the peace and is one of the coroners of the county. Dr. Barnes has an ex- cellent practice in this region, and is called in council with the best physicians in the connty. He began to practice medicine in Port Byron, and came to Fairville in 1890. He married Maude Courtwright, of Port. Byron, and they have one daughter, Ethel B. Dr. Barnes' father, Jolm T., was born in Nottingham, England, in 1830, and came to the United States with his aunt when ten years of age. He was educated in the district schools, and is a farmer and hop grower by occupation. He is also a dealer and speculator in hops. He married Serepta Waldro .. , of Oneida county, by whom he had six children : Cora B., and Nellie M., deceased ; Francis G., Jolin W., as above; William E., and Frederick R. They are now residing at their home in Oneida county.
Blossom, William H., was born in Hopewell, Ontario county, November 24, 1845 He was educated in the common schools and was a clerk in his father's store at Port. Gibson in the early years of his life. December 26, 1875, he married Annie Hook, of Mumford, Monroe county, by whom he had two daughters, Eliza F., and Nellie MI., bothi students at the Union School and academy. His father was born in Amsterdam, Montgomery county, in 1806, and received a collegiate education. In early life he was a farmer, and afterwards a merchant. He married twice, first, Magdalena Post, of Sencea county, who died, and he married second, Polly Benham, of Hopewell. They had six children: Joseph, Magdalena, Delana, Eli, William H., and Sammel. Mr. 11
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