Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 33

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Edna Haver,


257 Valentine' Lane, Yonkers 5, N. Y.


VAN DEN BERGH, HUYCK 1


Volkert Van Den Bergh, son of Wynant Willemse and Volkie Volk- ertse (Van Hoesen) Van Den Bergh was baptized Dec. 17, 1707; married Catharina Huyck, daughter of Bur- ger and Mayke (Goes) Huyck. Prob- ably livedn north of Albany, vicin-


DUEL


Who were the parents of Jonathan Duel, 1777-1848, who died in Conesus, Livingston county, N. Y .? His wife was Eunice Sweetland of Thetford, Vermont. He is thought to have had children, Abner, 1799-1884, of Man- lius,, N. Y., Stephen of Syracuse, N. Y. and Lydia, born about 1801, wife of Reuben Hart of Columbia, Jack- son county, Mich.


Martha Duel died In 1833 and was buried In the same cemetery with the above named Jonathan at Cone- sus Center. Was she his mother ? E. Russell Davol.


HIMES (HEIMS), FEETER


Want ancestry of William Himes, born 1784, of New York State, prob- ably Mohawk Valley region, home of his wife, Nancy Ann Feeter, who left N. Y. State, perhaps Ticondero- ga region, for Washtenaw (later Liv- ingston) county, Michigan about 1828. He may have had a brother James. He was a farmer perhaps also a blacksmith. I have names of child- ren and other Himes data I will be glad to give anyone interested.


Carl H. Zwinck,


904 Packard,


Ann Arbor, Michigan


House Family of the Mohawk


By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomville, N. Y. Chapter I Descendants of Christian Hauss (Continued from last week)


James Woodard and Catharine House had a daughter Angeligne baptized in 1790 with Conrad House and wife Angeligne äs sponsors. John Kelly and wife Lea House had a daughter Angel baptized in 1792 with Conrad House and wife Angel as sponsors. John Kelly and wife, Lea had a' daughter Maria baptized July 2, 1793. George House and wife Ma- ria, sponsors.


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6, 1784, baptized June 13, 1784, spon- sors Conrath Hauss and wife Engel- ge." Vol. 7, page |108, "Abraham, born April 25, 1786, baptized. May 1, 1786. Sponsors Abraham Herkimer and Catharine Rosencrantz, whose mother was a sister of General Her- kimer." ; Vol. 1, page 130, twins, names not given, born May 14, 1788, sponsors Johannes Smidt and Gearge Hauss."


From other records we have or by deduction it Is assumed that the names of these twins were George and Nicholas. Conrad, born June 6, 1783, according to Bible record. Could find no church record of this or the following: Mary, who married Benja- min Churchill and moved to Parish, Oswego county, and there died In old age and is buried in the Bidwell cem- etery, leaving no children who lived to maturity.


Conrad married Betsey Hazard and also settled in Oswego county and Is buried 'In the Bidwell r ceme- tery. Abraham married Nancy Mabie and moved from the Mohawk valley to Parish about the year 1817, bring. ing three children with them.


Capt. John House was married a second time. His second wife's name was Rhoda. (Last name unknown.) By this second marriage he had the following children of record: Solo- mon, wife's name unknown; Johna- ahan married Matilda Hoke; Nancy married William Bonesteel and Eben- ezer who died November 11, 1862, aged 62 years, 5 months and 19 days. It is with this Ebenezed that John lived' at the time of his death. These all settled in Otsego county and many of their descendants /are there now living.


Ebenezer House Line


Alonzo House, born July 23, 1832, married Lydia Rice. Children:


Homer J. born July 18, 1860, died April 12, 1933, married February, 1884 Martha Morrison, died Febru- ary 22, 1939.


Jerome born 1874, died April 21, 1940, married Jennie Rice. Eva married Chapman. Frederick.


Homer J. House married Martha J. Morrison. Children:


Bessie E. born October 28, 1889, married September 27, 1911. E. B. Miller who died April 8, 1926; mar- ried 2nd May 29, 1930 Howard Bronk, Leula born"" Aprii 9 .... married February 21, 1919 Francis Foster .. (To be continued)


Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley


AND NEARBY


BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week.) TIOGA COUNTY


Barton 1885 -. Record 13 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Custodian, Frank B. Louns- bury, town clerk, Waverly, N. Y. Berkshire


her. Genealogy of La Counts and Yelver- tons


1. Moses La Count, son of ' Jean La Count (Huguenot refugee settled In Harlem) married Hester De la Ma- ter. They went to Kingston, Ulster Co.


2. Their son Bowdewine La Count married Rebecca Gonzales, a daugh- ter of Manuel Gonzales-duk a Span- ish Puritan nobleman. He fled from Spain and settled at Kingston where he married a Dutch girl whose last name was Davids.


3. Bowdewine Le Count and Re- becca had no sons. His favorite daughter Francisca married Gale Yelverton, son of Anthony Yelver- ton of New Paltz.


4. Gale Yelverton and Francisca had several children, among them Bowdewine La Count ' and Andrew Yelverton. Bowdewine La Count my great, great grandfather.


Edna Haver,


257 Valentine Lane, Yonkers 5, N. Y.


VAN DEN BERGH, HUYCK


Volkert Van Den Bergh, son of Wynant Willemse and Volkie Volk- ertse (Van Hoesen) Van Den Bergh was baptized Dec. 17, 1707; married Catharina Huyck, daughter of Bur- ger and Mayke (Goes) Huyck. Prob- ably livedn north of Albany, vicin- ity of Pittstown, Stillwater or Bus- kirk's Bridge. Children: (1) Maycke, bapt. Aug. 2, 1730; (2) Volkie bapt. Aug. 28, 1734, died young; (3) Vol- kle, bapt. Aug. 3, 1735; (4) Chris- tina bapt. April 23, 1738; (5) Burger bapt. Aug. 3, 1740; (6) Catharyna, bapt. March 20, 1743; (7) Rachel, bapt. July 5, 1745, died young; (8) Rachel bapt. May 15, 1748.


Want dates and place of death and burial of Volkert and wife, lo- cation of his will and marriages of his children, especially Maycke, bapt. 1730. Also want to know where all his children settled.


FORT, VAN DEN BERGII


Abraham Fort . died 1822, age. 92; | ness to the signing of the will, of Gen- his wife Eve died 1799, age 64, burial eral Nicholas Herkimer. 1 Buskirk's Bridge, N. Y. Want their One of John's sons was named for and sponsored by Abraham Herki- mer, a son of Henry who was a brother .of Nicholas. Catharine Ros- encrantz, a daughter of the Rev. Abraham Rosencrantz was also a sponsor. ancestry, names of brothers and sis- ters, and complete ilst of children which probably included Sarah Fort (1767-1849) who married Wynant C. Van Den Bergh born 1760, Buskirk's Bridge; dled 1845 ,Victor, N. Y. Want ancestry Wynant C. Van Den Bergh.


Mrs. H. M. Stevens, [ RD 4, Albion, Mich.


VAN CURLER (VAN CORLAER, OURLER)


Wanted list of children of Arendt Van Corlaer (1696-1795), of A'bany and White Creek, N. Y., married Mary.


List of children of Aaron Van Cur- ler, born before 1755 of Cambridge and Salem, N. Y. who married Sar- ah, born before 1775 and died 1806.


I am Interested In any data of any member of this family who lived in Hoosick, N. Y., Panton or Ferris- burg, Vermont.


Mrs. C. C. Eggleston,


171' Goodwin street.


Bristol, Conn.


his Wife, Nancy Amur retter, WHO left N. Y. State, perhaps Ticondero- ga region, for Washtenaw (later Liv- ingston) county, Michigan about 1828. He may have had a brother James. He was a farmer perhaps also a blacksmith. I have names of child- ren and other Himes data I will be glad to give anyone interested. Carl H. Zwinck,


904 Packard,


Ann Arbor, Michigan


House Family of the Mohawk


By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomville, N. Y. Chapter I Descendants of Christian Hauss (Continued from last week)


James . Woodard and Catharine ¡House had a daughter Angeligne baptized in 1790 with Conrad House and wife Angeligne äs sponsors. John Kelly and wife Lea House had a daughter Angel baptized in 1792 with Conrad House and wife" Angel as sponsors. John Kelly 'and wife, Lea had a' daughter Marla baptized July 2, 1793. George House and wife Ma- ria, sponsors.


The census of 1790 gives, Johna- than, Nicholas and George as living at Indian Castle which was on the south side of the Mohawk river be- tween Little Falls and St. Johns- ville. Whom Harmonas married we do not know but believe his wife's first name to have been Margretha. History and family tradition say he was a Tory and Capt. John House of- ten 'mentioned him with regret. The census of 1790 mentions as neighbors of the House's at or near Indian Cas- tle the Mabies , Walraths, Herklmers, etc. That the Houses and Herklmers were great friends Is shown by re- cords that George House was a wit-


.We have been unable to find a re- cord of the marriage of John House and Lena Van Slyke, as the records between 1771 and 1787 seem to be very few, and some records of about that perlod were destroyed by raids, but we know It was about 1778. Of the children of John House and his wife Lena we have the following: . Rev. Abraham Rosencrantz, Ger- man Flatts Church record, Vol. 1, page 36. "Parents John House and Lena his wife. Child John born Au-


wife Margaret." Vol. 1, page 54,! "Gerrit born January 24, 1782, bap- tized February 6, 1782, sponsors Hen- rich Uhly and . Engelge Van Slyck." Vol. 1; page 84, "Engelge born June


Alonzo House, born July 23, 1832, married Lydla Rice. Children:


Homer J. born July 18, 1860, died April 12, 1933, married February, 1884 Martha Morrison, dled Febru- ary 22, 1939. :


Jerome born 1874, died April 21, 1940, married Jennie Rice.


Eva married Chapman. Frederick. Homer J. House married Martha


J. Morrison. Children:


Bessie E. born October 28, 1889, married September 27, 1911. E. B. Miller who died April 8, 1926; mar- ried 2nd May 29, 1930 Howard Bronk, Leula born "Aprii 9 .... married February 21, 1919 Francis Foster. (To be continued)


Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley


AND NEARBY


BIRTII, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week.) TIOGA COUNTY


Barton


1885 -. Record 13 vois. Arr. chron. No Index. Custodian, Frank B. Louns- bury, town clerk, Waverly, N. Y. Berkshire


1887 .-. Record, 2 vols. Arr. alph. No Index. Custodian E. J. Westfali, town clerk, Berkshire, N. Y.


Candor


1847-49, 1882 -. Record, 7 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian, C. Arthur Beebe, . town clerk, Candor, N. Y. Newark Valley


1882 -. Record, 5 vols. Arr. chron .! Indexed alph. by children. Custodian, James R. Simmons, town clerk Newark Valley, N. Y.


Nichols 1


,1887. Record, 3 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages, 1887-1914, and deaths, 1887 -. Custodian, Charles 'L. Dun- ham, town clerk, Ichols, N. Y. Owego


1882 -. Record, 25 vols. Arr. chron. 1882-1909, no Index; 1910-, Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1907 ,and deaths, 1882 -. Custo- dian, Alan J. Tucker, town cierk, Owego, N. Y. Richford


1882. Record 25 vols. Arr. chron. 1885-1913, no Index; 1914 --- , indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian Mrs. Bessie Marshall, town clerk, Richford, N. Y. Spencer


1886. Record, \2 vols. Arr. chron. No Index. Custodian, Carl J. Steen- berg, town clerk, Spencer, N. Y. Tioga


1883 -. Record, 6 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Custodian, Thomas M. Al- gust 1, 1779, baptized September 1, | lyn, town clerk, Tioga, N. Y. 1779. Sponsors John , Van Slyck and |Candor (1900)


1914 -. Record, 6 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Custodian, C. Arthur Bee be, town clerk (of Candor), Candor, N. Y.


Newark Valley (1894)


1894 --. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron


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No index. Custodian, James R. Sim- mons, town cierk (of Newark Vai- iey), Newark Valley, N. Y.


Nichols (1903)


1914 -. Record, 1 vol. Arr. chron. Indexed aiph. by ,children. Custo- dian, H. C. Latham, viliage cierk, Nichois, N. Y. Owego (1827)


1882 --. Record, 25 vois. Arr. chron. 1882-1909, no index; 1910-,indexed alph, by children. Includes. mar- riages, 1882-1907 and deaths 1882 --. Custodian Alan J. Tucker, town clerk (of Owego), Owego, N. Y. Spencer (1886)


1914 -. Record 1 vol. Arr. chron. No index. Custodian H. L. Emmons, village clerk, Spencer, N. Y. Waverly (1853)


.1885 --: Record 12 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Custodian, Frank Louns- bury, town clerk (of Barton). Wav- erly, N. Y.


An Outline Sketch of


Tryon County


Reprinted from an Address by Hon. J. D. Henderson, of Herkimer, De- livered before thee Herkimer Coun- ty Historical Society, February 9, 1897.


(Continued from last week)


Governor Tryon in his report to the home government of June 3rd, 1773, credits the county with three regiments of militia, twenty-ninc companies and three colonels. This report must have been made up shortly after his tour through the county and his review of the militia above referred to. The territory was divided by a law passed March 24th, 1772 into five districts, the Mohawk distrlet was the eastern one situat- ed on both sides of the river, ex- tending from the eastern boundaries of the county to the place known as Anthony's Nose. The Canajoharie district was on the south side of the river and extended from the west- ern limit of the Mohawk district as far west as Little Falls, the Stone Arabia district, afterwards called the "Palatine District" was on the north side of the river between the Mo- hawk District and Little Fails, the German Flatts district on the north side and the Kingsiand district on the south side took in all the re- mainder of the territory. On March 8th, 1773 the names of these two iast districts were changed and the south side ' was called German Flatts and the north side Kingsiand.


German Settlements


The German settlements of the Palatines occupied what was then the extreme frontier in and about Fort Herkimer and Fort Dayton, now the site of Herkimer village. The settlement at Fort Dayton and the church at Fort Herkimer had been burned by the Indians and French in 1757 and 1758, respective- iy but the church had been rebulit snd the settlers had returned to their homes. There were a few set- tlements' made before the Revoiu- tionary war north and south of the Mohawk river in what is now Herki- mer county for a distance back


May 9 1946


'LOCAL HISTORY"


BY DONALD D. PARKER Brookings, South Dakota "LOCAL HISTORY"-HOW TO GATHER IT, WRITE IT, AND PUBLISH IT'


(Continued from last week)


IV. Economic Developments.


1. Transportation, trade and com- munications:


General reiations to other com- munities, sections, countries.


General nature of trade, in reiation due to a change.in.the crop or in


to agriculture, manufacturing, etc. Frontier trade-furs, etc. Roads, rivers and canals.|


Maritime trade.


Railroads.


Telegraph and telephone.


The automobile.


Air routes.


Mail services.


2. Agriculture:


General ideals and methods. Subsistence farming.


Lumbering and forestry.


Money crops-their relation to trade.


Machinery and impiements.


/ Rotation and fertilization.


Animal husbandry. .


Capital-owning, mortgages, rent- ing, share-cropping, etc.


3. Manufacturing:


Early handicrafts.


Inventions and machinery.


The factory system.


Private business and corporations. Banking and finance.


Labor and the unions.


General business relations.


4. Maritime activities:


Fisheries.


Shipbuilding.


5. Extractive industries :


Mining, oil, etc. (Lumbering might also be considered under this heading, if the forests were simply cut down without any reforesting.)


In dealing with economic develop-


ments as with all others, note what skilis, habits, or attitudes the set, tiers brought with them into the new community. Were they, for example, good farmers at the start? Certain groups, like the "Pennsylvania Dutch," had inherited a superior tra- dition in farming, and this exerted a reai influence on their agriculture.


Perhaps in dealing with agricul- turai development certain definite periods can be indicated. Some re- gions have had decided turning points the use to which land was put. In' the South, the Civil War, with the abolition of slavery, brought radical changes in farming methods. In the immediate vicinity of large cities in the Central West the land was cleared ready for agricultural pur- poses; wheat farming was carried on extensively; in time this gave way to dairying, often by the coopera- tive method or by the sale of milk to the cities; finally, as in all com- munities, modern methods of farm- Ing caused other changes In the mode of life of farm families. Cer- tain regions today raise crops wholly unknown a generation ago. General farming may have given way to specialized farming, but in time the generai farming 'may have been re- sumed. Schafer points out that "from the census of agriculture one can de- scribe the kind of farming carried on in any given township, and tell whether wheat growing, stock rais- ing, dairying, or specialized crops were emphasized. Since the census aiso teiis us who are the cultivators, a correlation between cultivators and products can . be . made which shows what type of people are growing wheat, what type dafrying; who are the onion kings, or the sugar beet growers, and what family or hired labor supply the general group em- ploy."


(To be continued)


Story of One of the Earliest Sects in the County of Fulton


BY Morris Palmer, M. D.


Gloversville, N. Y.


Fulton County Historian


office June 17, 1820. Their,present number is as follows-two eiders, one deacon and one hundred and nineteen members.


It has been with considerabie, la- bor that I have located the site of the oid . church and a few facts about it. Starting out with a vague notion that the site was in the town of Perth, Fulton county, I question- ed Mr. Clarence A. Joslin, supervisor of that town,-who.is descended from


Yet, convinced that his Lord and duty called, he complied and request- ed liberty of his church to go, which was affectionately, though reluctant- ly granted, on the 8th of March, 1806. Receiving a letter of recom- mendation from his church, he some the first pastor, Henry Joslin. He took me to a large field north of his farm and said he had been told by


time afterwards took his leave of them and removed : „to Amsterdam where he was received with emotions his grandfather that the church


stood somewhere in that field. Not:a stick or a stone or even a hump. of uneven ground could be seen to:in- dicate that any building had ever been in that fieid. It had Ibeen


ploughed for over a hundred years.


Desirous of locating the exact spot .


the church, and many flocked to- I visited several other people who had iived ail their lives in the vicinity


gether to hear the word-which some


gladiy received-and souls were add- of that field, one a woman over ed, and the, church went on their way rejoicing. John Hill was ordain- ninety years of age who was born on a farm adjoining the pointed out ed an assistant eider in the Deury- field. Not one had ever heard of the ter branch, in September, 1808, and church. Since the church has never been written up in any history. of Fuiton or Montgomery counties, . the oniy remaining sources of informa-


from the river of about twenty in the year 1811 they had become so miles. On the south side there was the settlement of Androstown now extensive, that for conveniency of


in the town of Warren and a settle- assembling and accommodating them


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of gratitude to the giver of every good and perfect gift, and this branch was organized into a distinct church in 1807 under the care of Elder Henry Josiin, pastor and eider Allen assistant. They labored un- der the' blessing of the great head of


Nor the county to the place known as Anthony's Nose. The Canajoharie district was on the south side of the river and extended from the west- ern limit of the Mohawk district as far west as Little Falls, the Stone Arabia district, afterwards called the "Palatine District" was on the north side of the river between the Mo- hawk District and Littie Falis, the German Flatts district on the north side and the Kingsiand district on the south side took in all the re- mainder of the territory. On March Sth, 1773 the names of these two last districts were changed and the


south side ' was called German Flatts and the north side Kingsland.


German Settlements


The German settlements of the Palatines occupied what was then the extreme frontier in and about Fort Herkimer and Fort Dayton, now the site of Herkimer village.


The settlement at Fort Dayton and the church at Fort Herkimer had been burned by the Indians and French in 1757 and 1758, respective- ly but the church had been rebuilt and the settlers had returned


their homes. There were a few set- to


1. At the breaking out of the Revo- iution, Fort Stanwix, which had been dismantled under the provisions of the Indian treaty was rebuilt and named Fort Schuyler in honor of Gen. Philip Schuyler.


First Officers of the County Guy Johnson, son-in-law of Si! William, was the first judge of the new county, 'and he was followed in that office by Jacob Klock, Jeilis Fonda and Frederick Fisher.


Alexander White was the first sheriff and he was succeeded in 1775 by John Fry 3rd, in 1777 by An- thony Van Vechten 4th, in 1778 by Anthony Van Vechten 5th, in 1781 by Abram Van Horne and in 1785 by Samuel Clyde.


(To be continued) .


"Look before you ieap" is the mes- sage given in Corneli bulletin E-412, "Buying a Farm in New York." The bulletin, just reprinted, is avaliabic free to state. residents who send a postcard request to the Mailing Room, Roberts Hali, Ithaca, N. Y. Send in your queries.


Story of One of the Earliest Sects in the County of Fulton


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BY Morris Palmer, .M. D.


Gloversville, N. Y. . Fulton County Historian Yet, convinced that his Lord and duty called, he complied and request- ed liberty of his church to go, which ly was affectionately, though reluctant- granted, on the 8th of March, 1806. Receiving a letter of recom- mendation from his church, he some time afterwards took his leave of them and removed : to Amsterdam where he was received with emotions of gratitude to the giver of every good and perfect gift, and this branch was organized into a distinct church in 1807 under the care ,o Elder Henry Joslin, pastor and eider Alien assistant. They labored un- der the blessing of the great head of the church, and many flocked to- gether to hear the word-which some tiements made before the Revolu- gladly received-and souls were add- tionary war north and south of the Mohawk river in what'is now Herki- mer _ county for a distance back from the river of about twenty miles. On the south side there was the settlement of Androstown now in the town of Warren and a settle- ment in what is now the town of Columbia, on the north side there were settlements in what is now the town of Fairfield, and a man by 'the name of Mount had settied on the creek which now bears his name in the town of Obio. There was a set- tiement where Utica now is, which was then called Fort Schuyler, nam- ed in honor of Peter Schuyler, and an outpost at Rome called Fort Stan- wix. There were settlements in the Schobarie valley at Cherry Valley and in the western part of what is now Delaware county.


ed, and the church went on their way rejoicing. John Hill' was ordain- ed an assistant eider in the Deury- ter branch, in September, 1808, and in the year 1811 they had become so extensive, that for conveniency of assembling and accommodating them in their public worship, it was con- sidered expedient to divide the socie- ty, and by mutual consent a church was set off from this body, and organized under the appellation of Deuryter church, as their meetings were settied in that town, where most of their members resided, and John A. Shaw was ordained to the ministry in Deuryter at that time. Amsterdam church continued to flourish and increase until . March 14, 1813, when 'eider Josiin rested from his iabors. He was a man of strong mind, an abie and zealous de- fender of Christ, and had fed and nourished his flocks with the sincere miik of the word, and with sound doctrine. His decease was a heavy ioss to. these infant societies-but the chief shepherd was with them, and though cast down, they were not forsaken or discouraged.


James T. Josiin son of the former worthy pastor, was called and or- dained to the watch and care of this church, February 17, 1814, and eider William Alien deceased the 9th of November! foliowing. They still pressed forward towards the mark and Thomas B. Kenyon was ordained a deacon in this society, August 11, 1816. In 1818 a happy revivai com- menced, and between twenty and thirty members were added in a short time, and they go'on their way rejoicing, although they 'are not without trials of their faith, having seasons of heaviness and hours o darkness. Paul Harrington, of Shafts bury, Vt. was ordained in this church 1809 and has since deceased. John Pray of Baiston was set apart, b. ordination, to the work of the min- istry,. August 10, 1810. Ezra W. Al-


office June 17, 1820. Their, present number is 'as follows-two elders, one deacon and one hundred, and nineteen members.


It has been with considerable, la- bor that I have located the site of the old church and a few. facts about it. Starting out with a vague notion that the site was in the town of Perth, Fuiton county, I question- ed Mr. Clarence A. Joslin, supervisor of that town, who is descended from the first pastor, Henry Joslin. He took me to a large fieid north of his farm and said he had been told by his grandfather that the church stood somewhere in that field. Notaa stick or a stone or even a hump.of uneven ground could be seen torin- dieate that any building had ever been in that field. It had ibeen ploughed for over a hundred years. Desirous of locating the exact spot , I visited several other " people who had lived ail their lives in the vicinity of that fleid, one a woman over ninety years of age' who was born on a farm adjoining the pointed out fieid. Not one had ever heard of the church. Since the church has never been written up in any history. of Fuiton or' Montgomery counties, . the only remaining sources of informa- tion are maps of the county and're- cords in the county cierk's office.




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