Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 13

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CLOUD


Want data on parents of Mordecai Cloud, born Va. 1806, married Ellen Jones, died 1892, near Findlay, O. And a brother James C. Cloud 1811- 1873 born Ky. ' married Margaret.


Sons Hiram born 1839 and David born 1847. How were they related to Amos Cloud of Montgomery ... Co., Md. and son of Abner Cloud and Amy Pyle- Reward.


A. L. Fluke, 6703 East End Ave., Chicago 49, Ill.


EHLE


Would like the line of descent of Archibald Ehle with dates, etc. from the Revolutionary soldier Peter Ehle (1747-1829) who died in Madison Co., N. Y. Archibald's son, Danlel Warren Ehle, born Perryville, N. Y. in 1842 and married Ellen Loise So- per. Her data also asked. Jos. H. Schaefer,


619 E. Fayette street, Syracuse 3, N. Y.


DATA AVAILABLE ON BLAKES- lee, Van Cott, Bentley and re- lated families. Inquire Emilie Sarter, 268 Newbury St., , Bos- ton 16, Mass. 11-13-5t


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YOUR NAME


and address with' 750 in "


Genealogical Directory Five Query Names with 1,000 in


QUERY , REGISTER


Both for 2bc and self addressed Stamped Envelope


HARRY A. ODELL, PO Box 899 Church St. Annex 8, New York City


St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville. N. Y.


Jan 10 1946


Questions and Answers


A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.


BALL


David Bali of Erie county, Pa. left a will dated March 7, 1825, register-


ed September, 1831 : in which he names his wife Mable, sons Henry, Cornelius, John, Samuel, Gary, Wil- liam, Enoch and Daniel and daugh- ters Sally Davis, Susanna Herring- ton, Mary Large, Catharine Gulli- ford; grandchildren Druce, daughter of Daniel, with witnesses Robert and James Hall. Want ancestry of David Ball and name of the state from which he came to Pa., also the name of the wife or wives. and child- ren of his son Henry.


, Mrs. C. E. Burris;


P. O. Box 388, Springfield, Mo.".


ARGERSINGER


Who were the parents of Chris- tian Argersinger born Town of Broadalbin, Fulton county, N. Y., married Dec. 30, 1800 Maria Selmser of Fulton Co., N. Y. Thelr son, Mar- tin, 'married Jane Cromwell, daugh- ter of Peter Cromwell. Martin and Jane's son, Christopher, married El- len Fonda.


ARGOTSINGER


"Who were the parents of Baltus Argotsinger who married his cousin, Madeline Argotsinger, daughter of Johannes Argotsinger 1790-1873 and his wife Hannah Heagle 1793-18874, all of Fulton Co., New York. Baltus and Madelena had ' children Lucy Ann born Town of Mayfield, Fulton Co., N. Y. Oct. 2, 1841, married her cousin, , Archibald Argotsinger; 2 Dorothy, married Albert Moats, 3 Jane married William Atty, 4. Han- nah married, after death of her sis- ter, Jane her brother-in-law, Wil- liam Atty, 5. Baltus, married Heien Moats.


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JAMES


Ancestry and descendants wanted on Roger James and his wife Sara. Living in city of Albany 1722. Had son Richard baptized December 16, 1722.


Bertha L. McMillan,


31 West Main street, Phelps, N. Y.


ARMSTRONG


Wantede parents of James Arm- strong born Dec. 6, 1777, Carlisle, Pa., married 1806 Georglana Green- wood, born Carlisle, Pa. 1788. He died 1842 . Bloomingrove, Richland Co., Dhio. She died April 15, 1882, Charlotte, Mich. Want list of his brothers and sisters also.


Children of James and Georgiana Greenwood Armstrong:


Robert 1808,' Carlisle, Pa., dled Plymouth, Ohio. George Armstrong born 1810, Car -. Ilsie, Pa. 1838, Huron, Ohio. Yellow fever.


Wm. Armstrong born Nov., 1812. Elizabeth Greenwood Armstrong born April 13, 1815, died Nov. 5, 1901 904 Packard, Ann Arbor, Mich.


Chebyogan, Mich.


Catherine Crow Armstrong born March 28, 1817, died Charlotte, Mich., married Henry Baughman. Frances Harriet Armstrong born 1819, Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, died 1836 Bloomingrove, Ohio.


Sarah Jane Armstrong born 1821 Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.


James Armstrong born 1826, died in California.


Frank Gibson Armstrong born 1825, died 1857 T. B.


Margaret Armstrong born 1829, d. 1854 . Bloomingrove, Ohio, near Piy- mouth.


John . Armstrong marrled Mary Garden born 1809, died Mt. Pleasant, O. in. 1827.


List of Joseph Armstrong and Su- san Crow who marrled Joseph Arm- strong Parents of Sarah Armstrong. ? Gettings born Nov. 14, 1792 tomb- stone. 1850 census, Richland Co., D. says born in Ireland. She died March 31, 1856, Salem, Ohio, married first ! 1809 Cumberland Co., Pa. ? Get- tings or Gittings. List of children and dates. Wm. born Oct. 1, 1810, Cumberland Co., Pa.


Maud Sioan Baum.


400 Martin, Pine Bluff, Ark.


ROE, ALLISON, SAYRE


Desire information on descendants of Timothy Roe (descendant of Da- vid Roe of Long Isand) born 1759, Orange Co., soldier in Am. Rev., died Sept. 1, 1830. Children Susanna, John Sayre born Nov. 24, 1787, Busheva, Abigail, Sarah (married James Campbell), Phebe born Jan. 19, 1799. Any more besides a daugh- ter (who ?) ? Want especially to prove that Sarah above was the Sarah Roe of Warwick born Feb. 3, 1795, 'died June, 1875 · who married Nov. 14, 1812 Col. Wm. Allison born April 5, 1791, died Aug. 30, 1830. Al- so want ancestry of Martha Sayre, wife of Timothy Roe . above. Have much circumstantlal proof of Roe- Allison marriage as stated, but not definite.


ALLISON


Want to know if Joseph (1281 in " Morrison's "Allison Family) has been proven a brother of John and Rich- ard as supposed .Desire any Infor- mation on Joseph before' 1720 if


any is available. Would like to cor- respond with descendants of Joseph; my line is Joseph, Richardson and Anna .... , James and Amy Knapp, Col. Wm. and Sarah Roe, James Alll- son and Dorothy A. Himes, etc .; in- terested in maternal ancestral. ZWINCK


Would like to know of any fami- lies or persons, of this name other than those connected with Living- ston and Washtenaw countles . of Michigan. My ancestors came from | Echterdinger near Stuttgart, Wur- temberg 1852.


Carl H. Zwinck.


St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, 'St. Johnsville. N. Y.


Jan. 17 1946


Questions and Answers A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is invited to submit answers. Give dates, places and sources.


WANAMAKER


Information is desired regarding the family . of Peter Wanamaker,


born 1785 at Hackensack who mar- ried Ellen Banta in July, 1811 and moved to New York .


WHALE


Information is desired


family of Philemon Whale whose daughter Elizabeth (died 1690) mar- ried in 1642 John Moore (died 1674) >of Sudbury, Mass.


PORTER


Information is desired concerning the family of Nathaniel Porter and his wife Hannah Groves, whose dau. Mary born Feb. 28, 1677 at Strat- ford, Conn. married, 'Robert Royce (1669-1759) of New London on June 2, 1692.


WINTER


: Information is desired concerning the family of John and Hannah (Cut- ler) Winter whose dau. Hannah died 1741, married in 1681 John Harring- ton, 1651-1741 of Watertown, Mass. ROSSITER


Information is desired of the


famlly of Hugh. Rossiter of Dor- chester, Mass. whose dau. Jane mar- ried Thos. Gilbert of Cohannet in March 1639.


HUNT


Information is desired of the


family of Ephraim Hunt of Dart- mouth, Mass. whose dau. Elizabeth 1697-1782 married Feb., 1719 Capt. Lefual Pope 1696-1771 of Dartmouth. BLAKE


Information is desired concerning the family of William Blake of Mil- ton, Mass., whose dau. Ann born 1652 married in 1676 Thos. Gilbert 1643-1724 of Taunton, Mass. POWELL


Information is desired regarding the family of Thomas and Priscilla Powel whose dau. Mary married Ephraim Sanford on Nov. 18, 1669. RICHARDSON


Information is desired concerning the family of Mary Richardson who married Samuel Hutchinson, Jr. born Sept. 17, 1716.


HARCOURT


Information is desired concerning the family of- Richard Harcourt of Warwick 1648 and his wife Eliza- beth Potter.


MONTGOMERY


Information is desired regarding the family of Elizabeth Montgomery who married John Townsend 1608- 1668 of Oyster Bay, N. Y. METCALF


Information is desired regarding the family of Mary Metcalf (?) who marrled Lt. Jonathan Rudd of Say- brook in winter of 1646 at Bride's


Brook, by John Winthrop, Jr. LOOKER


Information is desired regarding the family of Henry Looker or Lok- er whose dau. Elizabeth married Jacob Moore 1645-1716 of Sudbury. COOK


Information is desired , of the


rington. Their dau. Maria Rita mar- ried Geo. Bradford Gilbert.


JACKSON


Information is desired of the fam-i ily or families. Martha Jackson mar. ried Nathaniel Coles born 1640 'of Hempstead, L. I., N. Y. Elizabeth


of the Jackson married Samuel Warren. Robert Jackson of Hempstead mar- ried Agnes Washbourne.


WASHBOURNE


Information is desired of the family of Washbourne or Washburn. |Agnes Washbourne married Robert Jackson of Hempstead, L. I.


FERGUSON


Information is desired regarding the family of Abigall Ferguson or Reynolds who married Mathew Bo- gardus, born Sept. 10, 1740 of Dutch- ess Co., N. Y. NICHOLS


Information is desired concerning the families of Ruth Nichols, dau. of Joshua and Ruth Green Nichois and Thos. Moore whom she married about 1720.


BROOKS


Information is desired regarding the familles of Thos. Fox and Han- nah Brooks who married Dec. 13. 1647 and lived at Concord, Mass. Hannah is supposed to have died at Concord on April 14, 1658. "


LESTER


Information is desired regarding families of Andrew Lester and his wife Barbara who lived in Gloucer- ter, Mass. 1642. Their son Daniel born April 15, 1642 married Hannah Fox, dau. of Thomas and Hannah Brooks Fox of Concord.


Vincent Wanamaker, i


654 Bergen avenue, Jersey City 4, N. J.


COUNTY HISTORIES


Is there a history of Genesee Co. covering data from 1800? Also Or- leans County ? As I live too far away to study them personally I would need some one acquainted with his- tory to help me. May I hear from interested parties ? Mrs. Elzoe C. Weissgerber, 347 Kimball Terrace, Chula Vista, Calif.


Answer- History of Genesee Co.,/ edited by Lockwood Doty. Chicago. 1925. 4 vols. Royal 8vo. Counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, { Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, { Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyom -. ing and Yates


ZULLER


I would like to learn the parentage and ancestry of a man called Dan- ie Zuller. He died in 1884 at the age of 57.


He lived in the Mohawk valley, somewhere in the vicinity of Cana -! joharie. Will pay a reward or ex- change data.


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This query was received without family of Wm. Cook of Charlestan, address. Will the person sending it, S. C. who married Elizabeth Bar- please send name and address.


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HISTORY


THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1946


Wagner Memorial


(Copy loaned by N. Berton . Alter, NellIston)


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1722 WAGNER MEMORIAL 1881 The Wagner Re-Interment at Plain, October 20, 1881


Fort


(Continued from last week)


In thus cursorily recaiiing your attention to these events of the ear- ly history ofthis valley in which these patriots were such active par- ticipants, if an increased interest in this subject has been produced in the minds of any who wili now de- in


termine to collect and preserve


fitting places


records and


docu-


ments of historic interest, then these exercises wiii have wrought a fitting work and beneficent resuit. It was your distinguished historian and townsman, Jeptha R. Simms, Esq., who first suggested the necessity and propriety of this day's services, His life has been spent in a labor of love recording the history of the Mohawk Vaiiey and of the eary patriots. To his exertions the public owe one- tenth of the sum subscribed by indi- viduais for the monument at Oris- kany. And his life work of history should be conspicuously piaced in the home of every descendant of the Pa- triots of the Revolution. I order . that the history of their early struggles may be recalled to the minds of your chidren that they be taught to em- ulate the heroism and nobie charac- ter of these men to whose deeds and , acts you owe ali that is most dear to mankind, the enjoyment of free in- stitutions and government of the.


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,The chairman introducing John F. Seymour, of Utica, who read the foi- lowing ietter from his brother the Hon. Horatio Seymour, the president of the Historical Society who, to the regret of aii, was unable to be pres- ent. Utica, Oct. 19,1881.


Dear Sir: I am sorry I cannot go to Fort Plain to attend the ceremon- ies of the re-interment, of the re- mains of Colonel Wagner. I am glad the people of the Mohawk, Valiey are waking up to their duties and obli- gations to the memories of the brave and patriotic men who were once the denfenders of this region A discre- dit now rests upon its inhabitants for their neglect. Elsewhere the people would be eager to' give an in- terest to their homes in the eyes of the American people by marking and making known the spots which are connected with interesting events of American history. Those of the Mohawk valiey surpass in interest of


and historic vaiues the events sections whose people have piousiy and carefully preserved the his- tories of their fathers. I trust the work of putting up monuments and


preserving history has now begun and that the, reproach resting upon our citizens , will be removed, and that the descendants of the brave


Whelan, Billington Family Tree


By Mrs. Hoyt E. Whelan


. 601 W. Chicago Blvd. Tecumseh, Mich.


(Continued from vast week) .


In Lockport, Niagara Co., N. Y., Liber 5, page 10, 1 find:


Dec. 12, 1825. Lorena, Cook, wife of Charles Cook, deceased of Hart- land, Niagara Co., N. Y. 2 parcels of land. One of them of 2 acres abutt- ing on land of Nathan' Horton; the other parcei of land "beginning at


parties to this indenture and now jointly owned and used by them." Signed, Lorinda Cook.


(Could these be sister and broth- er? Her name is spelled Lorena in the body of the deed.)


I note on Mrs. Busch's chart, that Elizabeth Billington (Francis 2, John 1,) m. a Patte of Providence. There are Pattees living at LaPorte very close to where John Biliington died Feb. 26, 1857, lived.


1800 U. S. Census of Oneida Co.,


N. Y.


In Augusta township, Samuel


Pratt.


In Whitestown Daniei Pratt.


In Westmoreland Rufus Pratt, Peter Whaling (brother of Eli), Eli Whaiing (our great grandfather.) In Paris Enos Pratt and Isaac, Gideon, James, Ezra, Samuel and


Charles Beebe.


1810 Census: from originals in .


Washington, D. C.


Oneida Co., N. Y. Didn't find the name of the township.


J. Biilington, 1 male 26-45; 1 fe- mlaie 16-26. On same page with C. Pratt, P. Whalen, E. Whaien, D. Pratt and another.


J. Biilington, 2 maies under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 maie' 45 up. 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45.


(One of these young males could be our Neison. Age is right.)


1820 U. S. Census, Clarkson town- ship, Genesee Co., N. Y. (original). John Biilington 1 male 10-16 (right age for our' Nelson.)


1 maie 16-18, 1 female 10-16.


1 male 16-26, 1 femaie 26-45. (right age for the femaie 50-60), living with Neison in Mich. in 1840. 1 female 45 and up.


1820 U. S. Census of Steuben town- ship, Oneida Co., N .. Y.


Christian Biiiington, 4 maies under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 45 and up, 1 femaie under 10, 1 female 26-45. . First U. S. Census N. Y. State. New York City, westward, Elias Bil- ington 1 male 16 and up. 1 female.


New York in the Revolution, by James A. Roberts, Second Edition, page 19. Elias Billington. The Line. Col. Goose Van Schoick. Page 186. Lieut. James Blilington; Tryon ` Co. Militia. Rangers. New York Marriage Licenses to


1704.


Page 30, 1780, May 3. Biliington, Jane to Philip Ruckel.


Page 472, 1761 . Aug. 4 Wright,


Freeiove to Nathan Horton. Page 472, 1759, Oct. 88. Wright,


Freeiove to Samuel Wood.


No' Whelan, 11 Hortons, 5 Goffs, aii females.


History of Rochester and Monroe


"LOCAL HISTORY


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BY DONALD D. PARKER Brookings, South Dakota


"LOCAL HISTORY"-HOW TO GATHER IT, WRITE. IT, AND PUBLISH IT


(Continued from last week)


A number of business history re- cords have been collected at various depositories in the South. The Uni- versity of South Carolina has planta- tion records for the year 1834-1877. These show the cost of raising cotton and of maintaining siaves, and give the amount of capital invested in


a weil of water about equidistant southern piantations. Elsewhere' a


from the dwelling houses of the said number of documents have been gathered dealing with trade in cot- ton or siaves, but a great deal of further collecting remains to be


done.


Perhaps some examples of the usefuiness of business records to the iocal historian' wiii ibe helpfui. The first illustrations are of companies whose files are fairly complete. The records of the Boston Manufactur- ing Company and the Lowell Ma- chine Shop consist of iedgers, jour- nals, time books, shop records, and a few ietters. From them we can learn something about the introduc- tion of the power loom into Ameri- ca and the beginnings of the ma- chine age in this country. These ma- terials give the costs and methods used to build machinery in 1816. They also show that early manufac- turing in this country was not en- tirely caused by the profit motive; patriotic citizens, stirred to anger by the War of 1812; wished to make us independent of England and her manufacturers, and so they invested capital in factories and machinery. In addition, the papers of the Bos- ton Manufacturing Company are of special interest because this com- pany was probably the first in A.m- erica to carry through, under one roof, the whole manufacturing pro- cess from a raw cotton to finished textiles.


Another valuable collection de- scribing early factory conditions is contained in the Siater Papers. These consist .of daybooks, iedgers, ietter books, production books, payrolis, journals, and various other records, of Samuel Slater, who has been cre-


Idited with opening the first power cotton mill in America. The records show the siow development in man, ufacturing skill in this country, fur- nish wage data, and manufacturing costs, give the movement of labor. and picture the effects of machinesi on the development of theindustry.


Of a different nature are the 're- cords of a fiour miil of Rochester, N. Y., dating from the seventies of the last century. The records "of . this firm, which are complete, have been. coiected by an expert, Dr. Hen- manufacture rietta M. Larson." The story shows that what kept the firm alive, n spite. of heavy competition, was careful. management and the of high quality flour.


An unusual story, can also be gleaned' from' the letters, letter books, and account books of Frederic Tudor, the "Ice King" of 'early nine- teenth century America. In 1806, at the age of 23, Tudor decided that seiling ice offered a new field of op- portunity for a young man. Before this business could be organized on a commercial basis he had to make a number of experiments to find the best way to build ice house, to trans- port ice, and to preserve ice in the home. After these problems?" were solved he still had to create a want, for his product. He developed a mar- ket by showing its usefulness in hos- pitals and for preserving food, 'by introducing ice cream into new dis- tricts, and by teaching people 'to use cold drinks. As early as 1806 he was shipping ice from Boston to the West Indies, but this foreign. trade was badly hit by the Embargo - of 1807, the War of 1812, and the pan- ic of 1819-1821. Tudor was not a man to be beaten by adverse conditions; as one market closed, he developed another, and so with the closing of his West Indian market he began to ship ice to southern ports, New Or- leans and Mobile among others. Af- ter the war and the depression had passed, he returned to his old West Indian markets, kept this new south- ern outiets, and opened up stili oth- ers .. By 1835 he was shipping ice to India and at one time Tudor shipped ice to Havana, Jamaica, New Or- leans, Mobile, Charleston Calcutta, Madras, Singapore and Bombay.


(To be continued)


How to Prove Your Pennsylvania Ancestry


(To be continued)


The definite probiem in proving


Revolutionary ancestors involves proof of service, proof that the sol- dier is an actual ancestor, proof of place of residence and of age. The chief "source in the Pennsylvania records for proving service is the Fifth Series of the Pennsylvania Archives. Militia rolls are fairly com- plete. Probably more individuais


served in the militia than in the Pennsylvania Line. Another excel- ient source is the pension applica- tinos at Washington. Often an ab- stract is inadequate. It is better to have a complete phitostatic copy of


ail the papers. Other sources are


cemetery inscriptions, newspaper ac- mined through family or, tax re-


counts, and local history. Court re- cords often 'give · information con-


Pensylvania during Indian attacks, This makes frontier records some- what complicating "the


uncertain,


search.


To determine the age of the sol- dier . and his approximate date of marriage, church and census (1800 and after) records may be used. The best sources are the tax records., In Pennsylvania an unmarried man above 21 was taxed as a "freeman."' Upon marriage he appears on the regular tax lists. A search of ; tax records year by year enabies, one' to determine when the man became . 21 and when he was married. Another


indication of his. age is the age of. his children, which may be deter-


cords.


No matter how difficult.the prob-


ter of these men to whose needs and


, acts you owe all that is most dear to mankind, the enjoyment of free in- stitutions and government of the


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The chairman introducing John F. Seymour, of Utica, who read the fol- lowing letter from his brother the Hon. Horatio Seymour, the president of the Historical Society who, to the regret of all, was unable to be pres- ent.


Utica, Oct. 19,1881.


Dear Sir: I am sorry I cannot go to Fort Plain to attend the ceremon- ies of the re-interment, of the re- mains of Colonel Wagner. I am glad the people of the Mohawk, Valley are waking up to their duties and obll- gations to the memories of the brave and patriotic men who were once the denfenders of this region. A discre- dit now rests upon its inhabitants for their neglect. Elsewhere the people would be eager to' give an in- terest to their homes in the eyes of the American people by marking and making known the spots which are connected with interesting events of American history. Those of the Mohawk valley surpass in interest and historic values the events of sections whose 'people have piously and carefully preserved the his- torles of their .fathers. I trust the work. of putting up monuments and preserving history has now begun and that the reproach resting upon our citizens « will be removed, and that the descendants of the brave men of the Revolution will not, per- mit strangers of other races and blood to do them honor.


Very truly yours,


Horatio Seymour. Hon. J. R. Simms. \


Continuing, Mr. Seymour said: Mr. Webster has asked when will gener- osity and generous patriotism awak- en to do honor to the memory of the brave men of the Mohawk Valley. He has alluded to the Oneida Historical Society as having this trust in hand, and in reference to this matter and to the monument which we hope to erect at Oriskany, to the memory of the men who fought there I have to say that Congress has appropriated and pald over $4200. for this object. I have also to say that the Legis- lature has granted $3000 for the same purpose, and also to record the names of all engaged in the battle on such a monument. This last is given on condition that an equal amount ·be subscribed by private individuals. By indefatigable labors, your towns- man, Mr. Simms, has secured $925 in this region, and at Herkimer, Uti- ca and Rome : $725 more has been subscribed and paid In. Counting oth- er pledges, we need only about $800 more and we are convinced that the people of the region will not let this opportunity go by till all is secured and a proper tribute to those who died there, made certain. Senator


There are several of our Whelans Wagner has informed me that he will, in this same index.


increase his subscription and doubt- less others will follow him.


(To be continued)


WANTED, A COPY OF RANSOM Genealogy, Colchester, Conn. Branch, by Wyllys C. Ransom, published in 1903. Box H, The Enterprise and News. 10-18-3tc


Send in your queries.


J. Billington, 2 males under 10, 1 male 16-26, 1 male' 45 up. 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45.


(One of these young males could be our Nelson. Age is right.)


1820 U. S. Census, Clarkson town- shlp, Genesee Co., N. Y. (original). John Billington 1 male 10-16 (right age for our' Nelson.)


1 male 16-18, 1 female 10-16. 1


1 male 16-26, 1 female 26-45. (right age for the female 50-60), living with Neison in Mich. In 1840. 1 female 45 and up.


1820 U. S. Census of Steuben town- ship, Oneida Co., N. . Y.


Christian Billington, 4 males under 10, 1 male 10-16, 1 male 45 and up, 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45. . First U. S. Census N. Y. State. New York City, westward, Ellas Bil- ington 1 male 16 and up. 1 female. New York in the "Revolution, by James A. Roberts, Second Edition, page 19. Elias Billington. The Line. Col. Goose Van Schoick. Page 186. Lieut. James Billington; Tryon" Co. Militia. Rangers.




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