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12. Which Edmund Wayman was it who was in Shelby Co., Ky. by 1795 and Washington Co., Ind. 1814 ? Who was his wife.
13. Data on ancestry of Charlotte Jackson born 1790, married Boston, Mass., 1811 Samuel 6 Blackman, went to Ky. and Ind.
14. Data on ancestry of Dorcas Smith who married +1715 at Newton, Mass. Timothy 3 Howe who was born 1691, Dorchester,' son of Israel.
15. Data on ancestry of Sarah Ba- ker who married 1724 John Mills of Boston, born 1690-1.
Mrs. CHW, Illinois.
Q-110 RACE, McLAIN, McCLEAN Data on Jonathan Race and wife, Elizabeth. Jonathan died 1831, leav- ing wife and son David.
Data of David Race and wife, Han- nah (McLain or McClean), married 1821, Hudson, N. Y. Probably above Jonathan also lived Hudson.
Data of William Race, son of Da- vid and Hannah (McLlain,) possibly born Rochester, N. Y. married Eliz- abeth Thom, born New York City, 1848. Her data asked.
Would like to correspond with any descendant of this Race amily. Mrs. CSP, Wisc.
1936. Cella I. Leavitt 8 born Nov. 18; 1828, daughter of Joseph B. 7, Sher- wood 6, Josiah Gold 5, Jacob 4, Jo- seph 3, Josiah 2, John 1 of Hingham, Mass.
Celia I. Leavitt 8 born Nov. 18, 1828 died . June 19, 1907, married Enos Covel Dec. 31, 1851. He was born Nov. 4, 1831, died Sept. 19, 1897. Children:
9 Lydia M. Covell born Sept. 1, 1857, died July 9, 1917, married Wallace B. Fish Sept. 21, 1898.
9 Emma Celia Covell born March 25, 1859 died April 17, 1917, married James B. Austin 1898.
9 Joseph F. Covell born Feb. 8, 1863 died May 19, 1926, married Co- ra Swackhammer 1892.
9 George L. Covell born March 27, 1865 died Oct. 7, 1921, married Al- lie Clemmons 1901.
9 . Eliza F. Covell born Jan. 13,
9 Virginot M. Covell born May 27, 1871.
Lydia M. Covell 9, Celia I. Leavitt 8, Joseph B. 7, Sherwood 6, Josiah Gold 5, Jacob 4, Joseph 3, Josiah 2, ohn 1, of Hingham, Mass.
Lydia M. Covell 9 born Sept. 1, 1857 died uly 9, 1917, married Wal- lace Fish Sept. 21, 1898. He was born June 24, 1865.
Children :
10 Ray V. Fish born July 20, 1890 married 1st Mabel Curry born 1892 died Aug. 17, 1919.
Children; (11) Wallace Fish, b. 10 Ray V. Fish married 2nd Myr-
Children: (11) Robert Fish, born August 10,- 1927.
Emma C. Covell 9, Celia I. Leav- itt 8, Joseph B. 7, Sherwood 6, Jo- siah Gold 5, Jacob 4, Joseph 3, Jo- siah 2, ohn 1 of Hingham, Mass. Emma C. Covell 9 born March 25, 1859 died April 17, 1917, married ames B. Austin Sept. 21, 1898. No issue.
Joseph F. Covell 9, Celia I. Leavitt 8, Joseph B. 7, Sherwood 6, Josiah Gold 5, Jacob 4, Joseph 3, Josiah 2, John 1 of Hingham, Mass.
Joseph E. Covell 9, born Feb. 8, 1863 died May 19, 1926, married Co- ra Swackhammer Aug. 31, 1892. She born May 2, 1871. Children:
10 Marjory Covell born April 9, 1897 married ohn Dyer Feb. 22 1930. 10 Verna Covell born July 2, 1904 married Ralph Russo. (To be continued)
PHILLIPS FAMILY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
REV. WM. WIRT PHILLIPS Of Montgomery County
By Robert Furman, M. D., (Historian-GenealogIst) 621 West 189th Street New York City
(Cont. from last week)
William Phillips married Maria, daughter of Gerrit and Ann (Beek- man) Van Voorhis, of Harlingen, N. J. She was baptized July 2, 1780 .. Issue:
· I. Simeon Phillips born Dec. 12, 1799 (Ibid 120-1.) No. 7 Montgomery County, N. Y. Census 1790 of Phillips. Abraham Philips, Canajoharie. John Phillips (3 of them) Canajo- harie.
Abraham Phillips, Caughnawaga. Christian Philips, Caughnawaga. Christian Philips, Caughnawaga. Hermanus Philips, Caughnawaga. Jacob Philips, Caughnawaga. James Philips, Caughnawaga. John, Sr., Caughnawaga. John, Jr., Caughnawaga. John Phillips, German Flats. Lewis Phillips, Mohawk, (now
Florida. )
John Phillips, Mohawk.
John, Jr., Mohawk, Richard Phillips, Mohawk. Thomas Phillips, Mohawk. Adam Philips, Palatine. John Philips, Palatine. * * *
ADDITIONS
As you can see the Pierre Loril- liard (Tobacco people) are most im- portant.
Meta Evans Phillips born Oct. 23 1847 died Dec. 10, 1911, married April 30, 1868, Burnet Landreth born Dec. 30, 1842, died Dec. 2, 1928.
Anna Jaffray Phillips born Jan. 123, 1852, Bristol, Pa.
Edward Summerville Jaffray Phil- lips born Nov. 16, 1857, died Jan. 30, 1924, married Oct. 10, 1883, Cornelius L. Van Dusen.
Issue:
1. Samuel Van Dusen Phillips born Aug. 1, 1885 married March 13, 1915 Grace West of London, Eng. 2. Edward S. Jaffray Phillips Jr., born August 3, 1889, married March 14, 1929 Pocetta Saunders of Shang- hai, China.
3. William James Symington Phil- lips born March 16, 1893 married 1st March 28, 1931 Rosamond Ballard. Issue: Jacqueline Phillips, Married second March 16, 1938 Mrs. Kather- ine Burton ray.
William J. Symington Phillips married Margaret Ann Phillips, born Feb. 1, 1822, deid Feb. 6, 1900. Frances Symington Phillips mar-
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ried George Hamilton, a drygoods merchant In New York City. Issue:
1. Caroline P. Hamilton married 1881, Plerre Lorillard, Jr., born Jan. 28, 1860, New York City, son of Pierre and Emily (Taylor) Lorillard. Capitalist long connected with P. Lorillard Co. tobacco. President Tuxedo Park Assn. Res. Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Issue: Pierre Lorillard 3rd and Griswold Lorillard who mar- ried Mary V. Greene. (To be continued)
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1943
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QUESTION-111
Data wanted on Abner Calkins, lived early in Sherburne, Chenango County where he ran a mill. Early trustee of Earlville cemetery. Want- ed information on his parents, wife and family. Was he a Revolutionary soldier ?
BC, Wisc.
HOFF-112 HOFF
" Wanted names of father and grandfather of Richard C. Hoff of Glen, Montgomery county (near Schoharie,) born Feb. 20, 1796, died April 14, 1885 at Sedalia, Mo.
He married first Eliza Dey Feb. |21, 1822; married second Sarah Rockwell who was born 1812, died 1890.
Children of Eliza Dey (Day) : Har-
riett, Charlotte, . Jakeway, died young, Hubbard born 1826, died 1910. Children of second wife: Eliza, Jakeway, Juliette, Cynthia, Caro- line, George, Charles.
A Richard Hoff settled near Glen 1711.
A Richard Hoff and Richard Hoff Jr. belonged to Tryon County Militia, 3rd Regiment, Col. Fred Fisher in the Rev. War. Are these Richard Hoffs connected with Richard C. Hoff? Who were the parents of Eliza Dey ?
RWK, Ithaca
BOWEN-113
Wanted correspondence with Bow- en descendants of Mohawk Valley for a proposed book of Bowen gen- ealogy and family history. Write to Hubert Bowen, 1063 28th Street, Og- den, Utah.
PHILLIPS FAMILY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
REV. WM. WIRT PHILLIPS Of Montgomery County
By Robert Furman, M. D., (Historian-Genealogist) 621 West 189th Street New York City
(Cent. from last week)
Daniel Phillips, according to 1860 census records was of Centropolis Township, Minneola postoffice, Franklin county, Kansas, as follows: D. Phillips, 49 farmer, born 1811. M. Phillips, 41, female, born 1819, New York State.
L. Phillips, 16 male, born 1844, New York State.
W. Phillips, 12, male, born 1848, New York State. J. Phillips, 9 male, born 1851 New York State.
J. C. Phillips, 7, male, born 1853 New York State. C. Phillips, 4 male, born 1856, New York State.
C. Standish Phillips, 3 male, born 1857, New York State.
L. Phillips, apparently stands for Lewis F. Phillips who on his Civil War Pension application, stated he was born Jan. 4, 1844, Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio, died Feb. 15, 1921, Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo., married July 3, 1867, Des Moines, Iowa by Rev. D. H. Rider, to Lucinda J. Fawcett, born Aug. 13, 1849, Orange County, Ind., died Feb. 8, 1934, Gravity, Taylor Coun- ty, Iowa.
Issue:
1. Mary J. Phillips born Feb. 3,
1871.
2. Frank F. Phillips, born Nov. 28, 1873, Greeley Co., Neb., president of the Phillips Petroleum Corp., dis- penser of a payroll of millions, art collector, etc., married Feb. 18, 1897 Jane Gibson. Resided Ambassador Hotel, offices 80 Broadway, N. Y. City, Phillips Building, Bartlesville, Okla.
3. Lee Eldas Phillips born Aug. 18, 1876, Conway, Taylor Co., Iowa, mar- ried Nov. 26, 1902, Lenora Carr. Re- sided 1201 Cherokee, office Phillips building, Bartlesville, Okla.
4. Ed Phillips born July 3, 1879. 5. Waite Phillips born Jan. 19, 1863, Conway, Iowa, married March 30, 1909, Genevieve Elliot. Resides Philtower Builidng, Tulsa, Okla.
6. Nellie Phillips born July 28, 1886.
7. Fred Phillips born Sept. 2, 1889. 8. Lura Phillips born Oct. 28, 1892. For some years past, various gen- ealogists have endeavored to trace back the antecedents of the grand- father of these five brothers, all oil men, But due to conflicting infor- mation in the census records, the search has not been productive of results. I believe because of the name Lewis Phillips being used, and that Lewis runs for several genera- 1 tions in the Montgomery County, N. Y. Phillips families, that it is possi- ble, Daniel Phillps the grandfather, may stem back to this county. Be- fore making a search, I am wonder- ing if any of the readers of the En- terprise and News have any records that would help ?
(To be continued)
KNAPP GENEALOGY
Generation IV
Ebenezer Ranslaer Knapp (Russel Dorr. Ebenezer, Jr., Ebenezer) born July 13, 1832 Richmond, Ontario Co., N. Y. At age of 17 removed to Gates Mills, Cuyahoga county, Ohio. Lived in Ohio some years. In 1854 went to Woodstock, Ill., married Jan. 10, 1855 Emaline Thompson, daughter of Jo- seph Thompson at Rockford, III.
Children 9:
Angaline Knapp.
S. Dewey Knapp.
Joseph T. Knapp.
Emo Jane Knapp. Fanny Knapp. Emma Knapp.
Gardner A. Knapp.
Cora B. Knapp.
2 children died in infancy.
He was living in Woodstock, Mc- Henry county in 1896. Soldier of the Civil War. Served in Co. G. 17th Ill, Cavalry and was appointed 2nd Lt. of his company. At the close of war went to Boone county, Iowa. Return- ed to McHenry county, Ill. Lived in Seneca 35 years and died there Jan. 12, 1906 age 73 years and 6 months.
Obituary notice: The Marengo Republican News, Ill Jan. 19, 1906. His sons S. Dewey, Joseph T. and Gardner A. and sons-in-law F. H." Briggs, H. G. Bennett and D. C. Standish were pall bearers
Generation V.
Angaline Knapp born Woodstock, McHenry county, Ill. married Prof. F. Briggs. In 1896 Prof. Briggs was Supt. of the State Industrial School at Rochester, N. Y. She was a teach- er in New York State. Lived in N.
Y. state in 1906.
Children:
Orla Knapp Briggs.
Gladys.
Grace Briggs.
Lynn Briggs. Generation V.
Joseph T. Knapp .. Children:
Guy Knapp.
In 1896 lived in Fredonia, Chau- tauqua county, N. Y. by trade car- penter. Lived Rockford, Ill Jan. 12,
1906. Winnebaga county.
Generation V
S. Dewey Knapp.
. Children:
Carrie, Jennie and Gardner .. . . Lived at Marengo, Ill. Lived Rock- : ford, Ill. Jan. 12, 1906.
Fanny Knapp married D. C. Stan- dish, farmer near Marengo, Me- Henry county, Ill. She was a school teacher. Resided in 1906 Seneca, Mc- Henry county, Ill.
Emma Knapp married H. C. Ben- nett. School teacher. Resided 1906, Seneca, McHenry county, Ill.
Gardner A. Knapp, single in 1906, Works his father's farm in Wood- stock, McHenry county, Ill. Resided 1906 on father's farm.
Cora B. Knapp, single. Jan. 12, 1906 lived at home.
WFC, Ind.
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THE JACOB S. MOYER FAMILY OF VAN HORNESVILLE, N. Y.
By D. W. Kaufmann 1524 Mason Street Dearborn, Michigan (To be continued)
Now let us turn to the fact that Jacob S. Moyer married his first cousin Ellzabeth Moyer. If the for- mer's father was Solomon Moyer of Minden, and the latter's parents were Jacob and Elizabeth (Walrath) of Minden, then either Solomon of Minden and Jacob of Minden were brothers, or else Solomon of Minden married a sister of Elizabeth Wal- rath.
This is a lot of superstructure to rear on the initial facts, but it may be considered at least a working hypothesis. The writer will be pro- foundly grateful for any evidence bearing on the truth of falsity of any of the above.
The complete Frothingham (ibid) reference on the Jacob Moyer fam- ily of Minden states at length that this family married into the Deven- dorf, Elwood and Abraham Zoller families. According to Harriet Ann (Moyer) Joslyn, her father Solomon W. claimed relationship with all of these familles, as well as with the Walrath family. Mrs. Joslyn also advised she bad heard Nancy (Moy- er), a sister of Solomon W., speak of the Zollers as relatives.
Let us now return to (4) Jacob S. Moyer. The following references may pertain to him, and to his son Peter.
History of Montgomery Classis, Daily, page 125:
"Osquako. Originally in the Cần- ajoharie district of Tryon Co. Later it was in the town of Stark (Her- kimer Co.) The church was in the town of Minden, the village being east of the creek near St. Johnsville
about 1823 the con- sistory consisted of Jacob S. Moyer . . . elders."
History of Herkimer Co., N. Y., Beers, page 120. "The first town meeting for Stark was held March 28, 1828, overseers of the poor, Ja- cob S. Moyer. List of supervisors for the town of Stark, 1872, 1873, Peter Moyer."
We have already quoted Hardin and Willard's list of the children of (4) Jacob S. The present writer has many times checked over this list of children with Harriet Ann (Moyer) Joslyn and Rose Helen (Moyer) Kaufmann, daughters of Solomon W. Moyer. They exactly confirm the list, with corroborative details on most of the children. These children of Jacob S. and Elizabeth (Moyer) are as follows:
6. Nancy.
7. Katie.
8. David I.
9. Solomon W.
10. A son, twin to Solomon W., died at birth, or as a baby.
11. Betsey.
12. Peter.
13. Ann Eliza.
14. Lucinda.
15. Died at birth, or young. Order of birth unknown.
5. Nancy Moyer. Two pictures in a photograph album of Harriet Ann (Moyer) Joslyn, now in the writer's possession, were identified by her as her "second cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Keller, children of Jacob S. Moyer's sister." The statement was of course on the authority of Dr. Solomon W. Moyer, father of Mrs. Joslyn and son of Jacob S. Moyer. This slender clue to the family or posterity of (5) Nancy Moyer is given for what it may be worth.
6. Nancy Moyer. Born on hei father's farm Aug. 31, 1804. Dier Jan. 10, 1871, Married July 1, 182] John Cramer, who died May 8, 1851. They are buried in Van Hornesville
There' is a strong probability toal her name was Nancy Ann, and that she is referred to in the records of the Lutheran St. Paul's Church, Town of Minden, (known as the Gei- senberg Church) as Ann, born Aug. 31, 1804, baptized Sept. 16, 1804, parents Jacob Moyer and wife Eliz- abeth, sponsors Henrich Moyer, Jr. and Anna Moyer.
The descendants of this family [are listed in the writer's article on the Cramer Family, which appeared in the Enterprise and News issues
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LESTER, GREENE
Data wanted on John Lester living in Dutchess oounty, N. Y. about June 6, 1745, when his daughter Guielma Lester was born. She married Am- brose Greene 1766. He born April 9, 1746 in County of Suffolk, L. I., N. Y. They both died in Herkimer coun- ty, N. Y.
Guielma Lester was named after the wife of William Penn. It is quite possible this Lester family were from Connecticut.
the present time. The children of Ambrose and wife, Guielma (Lester) Greene: 1. Ruth Greene born Sept. 30, 1767 married George McMullen. 8. John Lester Greene born April 17, 1770 married Ruth Barker. 3. Amy Greene born' Sept. 23, 1772 married Zacheus Swift.
4. Felix Greene born March 20
1775 married Helen Herkimer. 5. Rachel Greene born Aug. 15, 1777 married David Carpenter. 6. Elizabeth Greene born March 24, 1783 married Henry Nellis.
Will some one who has information of The Lester Family . Association 7. William Greene born May 27, 1788 married Hannah Cronkhite. please give me names and addresses of one or more of their officers ati LMGH, Johnstown.
THE JACOB S. MOYER FAMILY OF VAN HORNESVILLE, N. Y.
By D. W. Kaufmann 1524 Mason Street Dearborn, Michigan (To be continued)
1. Katie Moyer. According to hear- say, she married a cousin, died
young, and had a daughter who may also have died young. Can any read- he visited New York state three or er give information on Katie Moyer and her family ?
8. David I. Moyer. According to Harriet Ann (Moyer) Joslyn, he married a Johnson or Johnston, and "died rather young." Records of the Reformed Dutch Church at Fort Plain show his baptism "David (born) Jan. 11, 1810 (baptized) Do. 28 (parents) Jacob S. Moyer and wife Elizabeth. (sponsors) Andreas Moyer and Barbara Sanders." The Cramer family Bible (ibid) has the entry "David Moyer did Jan. the 13, 1862."
From other sources it Is also def- initely known that "Dave" died be- fore his father Jacob S., who died in 1871. Per hearsay, his wife died be- fore him, "of consumption," also daughter who died about 18 years old, of "quick consumption." Their residence was probably in the gener- al neighborhood of Fort Plain.
9. Solomon W. Moyer. Born June 15, 1814 in Stark Township, Herki- mer Co., undoubtedly on his father's farm. Died April 11, 1887 on his farm near Grand Ledge, Mich. In his early years he taught school in varlous lo- calities, and then studied medicine at Albany Medical College (Unlon Uni- versity, Albany, N. Y.) According to a letter of July 20, 1928 from Dr. Thomas Ordway, Dean of the Medi- cal Department, their records show Solomon W. Moyer graduated in 1845. He practiced medicine in and around Ford's Bush, Mindenville and Van Hornesville until 1849. When his daughter Harriet Ann Joslyn visited Ford's Bush about 1910, Dr. Moyer's original medicine chest was at Ollie Kneeskern's.
In 1846 he married Harriet Ann Joyce, who was a milliner at Ford's Bush. The marriage is believed to have taken place at Mindenville.
In 1849 Dr. Solomon W. Moyer · and his wife moved to Michigan, get- ting off the cars at Jackson, Mich., May 19, 1849 and taking the stage from there to Eagle, Mich., where they stopped at Bill Jenison's Hotel. Jenison took them to the farm of Washington Jones, afterward the Partlow farm. They stayed with Washington Jones until October, 1849, when their log cabin was com- pleted. At the time of the removal from New York, their only child was (24) James, but the second child (25) Annie, was born while they were at the Washington Jones home.
. Their farm was almost . exactly four miles due west and one mile north of Grand Ledge, Mich .; not on present Route 43 running directly west, but on the parallel road one mile north. In the early days on the farm they had to go to Jackson by ox team to get sugar. Dr. Moyer contracted the ague shortly after his arrival in Michigan, due to the damp, undrained country.
All of the Solomon and Harriet Ann (Joyce) Moyer children were born in the original log cabin, with the exception of James and Annie. Mrs. Joslyn has told the writer of her remembrance of winter mornings in the log cabin, when snow had drifted into their bedrooms through the chinks in the logs.
About 1868 the cabin was replaced by a frame house which was stand- ling when the present writer last vis- ited it in 1940 .. The then owners sald it was called The House of the Seven Gables, due to its architecture, quaint according to present tastes, but a very prepossessing home in its day.
In accordance with the pioneering requirements`of the time and locali- ty, Dr. Moyer was doctor, school teacher, and farmer. He taught at the Compton school, Janup school, at the corner schoolhouse 1.7 miles west of Grand Ledge on present Route 43 , and at several other
schools. He was primarily a doctor and teacher, the farm being cared for mostly by hired men. His medical skill was considered exceptional and he was at one time sought for the medical staff of the newly founded and growing University of Michigan. According to his daughter Rose, four times after his removal to Michigan, the last occasion belng the death of his sister Lucinda, in 1880. A picture of Dr. Moyer is in existence, taken at Little Falls in 1880, during this visit. Another oc- casion was in 1865 when he took his daughter Rose, then two years old, to New York for consultation with specialists on deafness. The other daughter, Harriet Ann, then only eleven years old, was also tak- en along to help care for her in- fant sister. They assumed responsi- bility early in those days!
Dr. Moyer married Harriet Ann Joyce in 1846, as already noted. She was born either in . Mindenville, Ford's Bush or Danube, in April ( ?) 1819 and was the daughter of James Joyce (1779-1846) and Ann Tucker (1783-1864), both of whom are bur- ied in Mount Hope Cemetery at Ford's Bush. The present writer will furnish an article on this Joyce fam- ily at a later date.
His daughter Rose told the writ- er circa 1940 that she had asked Dr. Solomon what his middle initial W. stood for, and was told he did not know. The present writer would hazard that it stood for Walrath or possibly Wesley, the former being the more probable.
(To be continued)
Phillips Family of Montgomery County
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REV. WM. WIRT PHILLIPS Of Montgomery County
By Robems Furman, M. D.,
( Historian-Genealogist) 621 West 189th Street New York City
(Cont. from last week)
Statement by John Van Cleve Phil- llps, written 1862 in his Family Bible 1. "My uncle, Ephraim Phillips, settled at Mt. Jackson, Beaver Co., Pa. and raised a large family.
2. John had a family and moved to Rock Island Co., Ill.
3. Enoch moved to Mt. Jackson. 5. Henry Phillips, the largest and most wealthy farmer in New Jersey was cousin of my father.
6. Dr. John Phillips, Bristol, Pa., also.
7. Hon. Eli Moore, Rep. in Con- gress from N. Y. City was cousin of my mother.
8. The Rev. William Phillips, dis- tinguished Divine of New York City was 2nd cousin of my father.
My father died 1854 surrounded by his family at Hopewell, New Jersey. My mother died 1842 at Hopewell surrounded by all her family." Comments by A. V. Phillips, 1943 1. Ephraim, ancestor of the Phil- lips of New Castle and Butler, Pa. 2. John Lot Phillips, ancestor of the Phillips family of Cordova, IIl. 3. Enoch remained in Hopewell. 4 .. Elijah D., 5th owner of the Phillips Maidenhead farm bought 1694.
6. Dr. John, elder brother of Hen- ry D., ancestor of Bristol, Pa. fam- ily.
7. Hon, Eli Moore, correct. 8. This makes him great-grandson of Wm. Phillips born 1702.
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BLÝ, SERVICE
Elizabeth Service, first child and daughter of William Service and Asenath Winegar was born in Rme- sensbush, now the Town of Florida, Montgomery county, N. Y. Sept. 11, 1798 and died in the Town of Ohio, Herkimer county, . N. Y. It is not known where she is buried, but prob- ably in the Barnes cemetery. She
married Feb. 15, 1825 Nathan Bly, Sr. born on the Hurricane April 18, 1800. He was a son of Joseph Bly and Hannah Rathbone who had em- igrated from Covington, R. I. to the Town of Norway, N. Y. in 1792 after marriage Nathan moved to the Bull Hill road, Town of Ohio. They were che parents of seven children, 4 sons and 3 daughters.
Children: (Bly) Almeda born Jan. 6, 1825. Nathan Jr. born July 26, 1827.
Lucinda born Oct. 28, 1830. William Morgan born April 1837.
30,
Eliza born April 21, 1826. George W. born March 26, 1829. John S. born June 10, 1835.
After Elizabeth Service Nathan Biy's first wife died, Jan. 7, 1853, he married for his second wife in 1854 Jane Comstock, a daughter of John Comstock. This was her third marriage. Except for his daughter Almeda they moved to Stillman Val- ley, Ill. where they were the parents of three children:
Chauncey born 1855, died 1895, married Mrs. George Hall.
Nobie Bly born 1858, died 1859.
at Roselien Bly born 1860, lived and died at Stillman Valley, 1934. married Albert Dreves living Stiliman Valley.
B. J. Service,
Schenectady, N. Y.
The conclusion of the long riddle' is that Johnson never married in America because he couldn't. This situation dovetails with his faliure to return to Ireland for a visit, al- though Sir William liked being near salt water and seemed full of affec- tion for his Irish kin.
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