Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 37

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

Jerome born 1874, died April 1, 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 April 9 married Feb- ruary 21, 1919 Francis Foster.

(To be continued)

tricts, they organized the militia and took measures to preserve order and to promote the patriot cause. Gen. Herkimer became the leading mili- tary man among the patriots in the county and was chairman of the unit- ed committees of safety for the sev- eral districts.

Ilerkimer Meets Brandt

In June, 1777 with about four hundred soldiers he went to Unadilla to have an interview with Brandt, the Mohawk chief, with the object of securing if possible, the friend- ship and if not that, at least the neutrality of the Mohawks in the war. The effort was unsuccessful and although Brandt and Herkimer part- ed at Unadilla as friends, they soon after met as enemies upon the bat- tlefield of Oriskany, The plan for the British campaign of 1777 was in- tended to divide and conquer the State of New York. Burgoyne was to move down from Canada . via Lake Champlain, with an army supposed to be sufficiently large to sweep all before him. Sir Henry Clinton was , to come up the Hudson river from New York with another army, Col. St. Leger with his Tory and Indian allies was to advance from Oswego and sweep down the Mohawk valiey, while McDonald with his Tory con- tingent was to invade the Schoharie settlements. The plan was a most excellent one, and had it been suc- cessfully executed the southern and middle colonies would have been ef- fectually cut off from the northern! and eastern ones. But it failed, and, the Tryon county militia were largely: the ' cause of its failure.

The Battle of Oriskany

Col. St. Leger advanced without hindrance and invested Fort Stan- wix (hen called Fort Schuyler) which was garrisoned by Coi. Peter Ganse- voort with seven hundred and fifty men. Gansevoort would not surren- der; and St. Leger began the siege August 2nd, 1797. Gen. Herkimer called out the militia of Tryon coun- ty, and advanced with about eight hundred men to relieve the fort. They were undisciplined farmers, Herkimer's caution was · misunder- stood and misinterpreted. The rendez- vous was at Fort Dayton, and from that point the advance was made upon Fort Stanwix, the patriots were brave, and ready for the fray. Communication with the fort was at- tempted and Gansevoort was re- quested to send out a detachment to make 'a sortie on the enemy's camp, the signal to be the firing of can- non, but Herkimer's followers could not wait for the signal and while moving forward on the morning of the 6th of August, 1777, near the crossing of the Oriskany, in a ra- vine, they were ambushed by the Tories and Indians and the battle of Oriskany was fought. It was one of the most sanguinary batties of the Revolutionary war and lasted about six hours. The patriots were surpris- ed, divided and the rear guard was beaten and fied from the field, but Herkimer took a position upon rising ground and heid it. A severe storm of rain separated the combatants for a time, but after the storm fighting was resumed, a sortie from the fort by a detachment under Coi. Willett broke up the attack and the enemy retreated from the field. Willett re- gained the fort with his command

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"LOCAL HISTORY"

and when Gansevoort was again sum- moned to surrender, he raised in de- ffinace five British ensigns captured by Willett and over them the Ameri- can flag, which was made of white and blue shirts and a scarlet cloak that belonged to a soldier's wife. This flag, the stars and stripes, the red, white 'and blue, first made its ap- pearance at Fort Stanwix raised in victory over British colors.

Gen. Herkimer was left In pos- session of the battle field of Oris- kany but he was badly wounded, had lost nearly half of his command and without attempting to bury his dead he withdrew down the Mohawk and was taken to his home (the house is still standing about two miles below Little Falls) and about ten days after the battle he died. (To be continued,

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

AND NEARBY

BIRTH, DEATH AND

MARRIAGE RECORDS

. (Continued from last week.) ORANGE COUNTY

Greenville

1881 -. Register, 2 vols. Arr chron. 1881-1926, no index; 1927-, indexed "alph. by children'. Includes deaths, |1927 -. Custodian, George B. Sou- dam, town clerk, Port Jervis, N. Y.

Hamptonburg

1847-49, 1882 -. Register, 2 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes mar- riages and deaths, 1847-49. Custo- dian, J. Kenter' Egbertson, town clerk, Campbell Hall, N. Y.

Highlands

1883 -. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1883-1913, no Index; 1914-, indexed alph, by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, Blake Newkirk, burg, town cierk, Highland Falis, N. Y.

Minlsink

1881. Register, 3 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no index; 1914-, indexed portant. Keep in mind the relation alph. by cchildren. Includes deaths, of government to the community as 1914 -. Custodian, G. H. Elston, a whole: 1. e., to religious feeling, publi copinion, and to other aspects of community life.

town clerk, Unionville, N. Y.

Monroe 1847-49, 1881-,. Register, 4 vols. Arr. chron. 1847-49, 1881-1913, no index ;1914-', indexed alph. by child- ren. Includes marriages 1847-49, and deaths, 1847-49, 1914 -. Custodian, Charles K. Brooks, town clerk, Mon- roe, N. Y.

Montgomery

1890 -. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1890-1913, no Index; 1914-, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, Harry Pitkin, town clerk, Walden, N. Y.

Mount Hope

1881 -. Register, 7 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no index; 1914-, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, Blake Nenrirk, town clerk, Otisville, N. Y.

Newburgh

1881- Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913,no Index; 1914-, indexed alph, by children. Includees deaths, 1923-27. Custodian C. M. Ferdon,

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

(Continued from last week)

V. Political Activities.

1. Original form of local govern- ment.

2. Changes in charters, boundar- ies, status, etc.

3. Prominent officials.

4. Rise and progress of political parties, their local programs, elec- tions, etc.

6. Relation of government to oth- er Institutions (churches, schools, social problems, etc.)

7. Civio services: Water.

Sewerage.

Gas and electricity. Fire and police protection.

Public recreation facilities. "City planning."

8. Civic reform movements.

The story of local government is the most obvious and perhaps the most Important aspect of community organization. Most settlers were fa- miliar with either town or county administrations, and were anxious to reestablish these in the new com- munities as soon as possible in 'order to maintain law and order, and pro- vide schools and public services. Ob- serve how they went about reestab- lishing the governmental forms to Which they had been . accustomed; and to what extent, If any, new con- ditions led to modifications of the same. Soon the community was in- terested in Its relation to the state and nation, as well as in Its own im- mediate affairs! This brings in the story of political parties and elec- tions. Distinguish between the theory of how institptions like the town meeting or the county commission- ers were supposed to work, and how they actually operated. The develop- ment of local services, like police, fire, and public health protection, was often picturesque as well as im-

VI. Religious Developments. 1, Early religious life.

2. Development of the major de- nominations (doctrines, Government, ritual, morals.)

3. Minor groups.

·· 4. Interdenominational relations.

5. Moral attitudes in churches, and their relation to social problems, law and order, civic reform, etc.

Although large numbers of people in the early colonies were not church members, the religious life was us- ually a significant part of commun- ity activities. Most of the colonies had established churches which, es- pecially in New England, 'exercised great Influence In governments, schools and other phases of com-

5. Degree of efficiency and hon-Imunity life; but during and after the esty in local government, financial Revolution, Intolerance broke down policies, etc.

because of the diversity of denomi- mations and the force of Revolution- ary liberalism. The prevailing char- acteristics of American religion by about 1800 were the diversity of denominations, the ferment of reli- gious revivals, reviving orthodoxy, appearance of new sects, and puri- tanism In morals. This was. usually the "atmosphere" in which 'local that date. Not how it affected any. given local area; and to what extent, if any, this community was excep- tional in these matters.

After general religious conditions have been discussed, something may be said about the development of particular denominations or individu- « al churches (parishes). Keep in mind In considering a particular denomina- tion, such essential matters as Its general theology or doctrines, forms of church government, ritual and ceremonies, character and activities of the clergy, attitudes towards

morals and such institutions as the schools. Recall that some institutions not strictly denominations, had a

more or less religious character; e. g., the Masonic and other fraternal orders, the ' Salvation Army, the YMCA, the YWCA and the Knights of Columbus.

These matters should not be gone into in great detail, for general trends affecting all sects are of greater significance-the revivals, the attitude of churches toward such social problems as temperance and slavery and interdenominational re- lations (e. g. Catholics and Protes- the development of individual groups tants). In particular cases, however, (e. g., Catholics, Quakers, German churches, Slavic churches, etc.) may be especially important. (To be continued)

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

Morris Palmer, M. D. Gloversville, N. Y. Fulton County Historlan (Continued from last week) These Pleasant Valley settlers 'formed a society there'on May 2,

BY Emmanuel Baptist Church of Glov- ersville. The Rock wood Baptist Church was the mother church of the First Baptist Church of Giov- ersville.

Thus ended the only two attempts to establish a society of the Six Principle Baptists 'in our . county. The Census of Religious Bodies In the United States for 1936 gives a total of four churches and 294 mem- bers of the Six Principle Baptists in the whole United States. These four churches were In 'Rhode Is- land. It may easily be that in this year of 1946, not a single church ex-

1818, called the Palatine branch of the Six Principle Baptist Church of Amsterdam. It was probably the first organization of a religious nature in that locality. The ministers who preached to them were Revs. Ezra Alien, James T. Joslin and William Groom. A reorganization as an inde- pendent church took place June 10, 1830 consisting-of 39 members who adopte d the title of "The Six, Prin- At present I do not know the ciple Baptist Church of Christ.". The whereabouts of the church records

1883-1913, no index; 1914-, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, Blake Newkirk, burg, town clerk, Highland Falls, N. Di

Minisink

1881. Register, 3 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no index; 1914-, indexed alph, by cchildren. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, G. H. Elston, town' clerk, Unlonville, N. Y.

Monroe -

1847-49, 1881-,. Register, 4 vols. Arr. chron. 1847-49, 1881-1913, no index ;1914-, indexed alph. by child- ren. Includes marriages 1847-49, and deaths, 1847-49, 1914 -. Custodian, Charles K. Brooks, town clerk, Mon- roe, N. Y.

Montgomery

1890 -. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1890-1913, no -Index; 1914-, Indexed alph, by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, .Harry Pitkin, town clerk, Walden, N. Y.

Mount Hope

1881 -. Register, 7 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no Index; 1914-, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1914 -. Custodian, Blake Nenrirk, town clerk, Otisville, N. Y.

Newburgh

1881-Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, noindex: 1914 , indexed 1830 consisting of 39 members.who

alph, by children. Includees deaths, 1923-27. Custodian + C. M. Ferdon, town clerk, Middle Hope, N. Y.

New Windsor

格 1881- Register, 8 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no index; 1914- In- dexed alph. 'by children. Includes deaths ,1914-, Custodlan Mrs. Cath- erine W. Nee, town clerk, RD 4, Newburgh, N. Y.

Tuxedo

· 1890. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1890-1913, no index; 1914-indexed| alph. by children,' Includes deaths, great permanence as many of Its members soon afterward expressed a desire to join the regular Bap- tists.

1911-26. Custodian, Frances M. Cro- non, town clerk, Tuxedo Park, N. Y.

" Wallkill .

1881. Register, 7 vols. Arr. chron. 1881-1913, no index; 1914- indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths, 1914-38. Custodian Irving J. Gibbs, town clerk, Circleville, N. Y.

(To be continued)

Enterprise & News

An ABO Newspaper ST. JOHNSVILLE, N. Y.

Telephone 3741 S. K. IVERSON PUBLISHER

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Entcred at the St. Johnsville Post. office, St. Johnsville, N. Y. as second cass matter. Published every Thurs- day SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Montgomery, Fulton and Herkimer Counties-One Year $2.50. All other>

$3 except Canada $4 Six Months $2.00

tions. Distinguish between the theory of Columbus.

of how institptions llke the town meeting or the county commission- ers were supposed to work, and how they actually operated. The develop- ment of local services, like police, fire, and public health protection,

VI. Religious Developments. 1. Early religious life.

These matters should not be gone

into in great detail, for general

trends affecting all sects are of

greater significance-the revivals, the attitude of churches toward such social problems as temperance and

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

BY Morris Palmer, M. D. Gloversville, N. Y. Fulton County Historlan (Continued from last week) These Pleasant Valley .. settlers "formed a society there'on May 2, 1818, called the Palatine branch of the Six Principle Baptist Church of Amsterdam. It was probably the first organization of a religious nature in that locality. The ministers who preached .. to them were Revs. Ezra Allen, James . T. Joslin and William Groom. A reorganization as an inde -. pendent, church took place June 10, adopte d'the title of The Six Prin- cipie Baptist Church of Christ.", The first regular pastor of this" reorgan- ized society was the . Rev. Willlam Thompson , who began ' his services January 29, 1831. The new organi- zation was not destined to be of great permanence, as many, of Its members soon afterward expressed a desire to join the regular pastor of this re- organized society was the Rev. Wil- llam Thompson who began his ser- vices January 29, 1831. The new or- ganization was not destined'.to, be of

Emmanuel Baptist . Church of Glov- ersville. The Rockwood Baptist Church was the mother church of the First Baptist Church of Glov -. ersville. .

Thus ended the only two attempts to establish a society of the Six Principle Baptists in our . county. The Census of Religious' Bodies in the United States 'for 1936 gives a total of four churches and 294 mem- bers of the Six Principle "Baptists in the whole United States. These four churches. were In'Rhode Is- land. It may easily be that in this year of 1946, not a single church ex-

No church building was ever built but in 1833, the Six Principle Bap- tists joined with the Calvinlst "or Association Baptists, the Metho- dists Episcopal and the Presbyter- ians to build the Union Church. These four denominations were to have rights to the Union Church accord- ing to their respective subscriptions that were paid for erecting the piace of worship. The Six Principle Bap- refusing to abandon the old faith. tists of Rockwood soon lost their the regular Baptists when the Otse- go Baptist Association was formed, March 20, 1834, only two members refusing to abandone the old faitlı. The Union Church, generally called the Baptist Church, which was built in 1833 still stands in Rockwood on the hill close. by the cemetery. An old picture shows it to have been a very beautiful building with a tall spire but in the eighteen nineties the spire was taken down and it was modernized into its present barn like: appearance. 'On July 31, 1930 tile congregation dissolved since which time the building has become sad),

At present I do not know the whereabouts of the church "records and they may have been destroyed years ago. Appended: to the book quoted in the first part of this ar- ticle, written in 1827, is a list of subscribers to that book and It Is probable that this list contains the names of the most prominent mem- bers of the church. Many of our cit- izens whose ancestors were among the first settlers in our county, will recognize the names of their grand- fathers and great grandfathers. The list of names with residence follows: Galway, N. Y .- Samuel C. Sweet. Amsterdam, N. Y .- Rev. James T. Joslin, David Atkins, Stephen Allen, Thomas B. Kenyon, George S. Joslin, Thomas Hopkins, John Allen, Steph- en S. Lucthet, John Loring, Dor- cas Wells, John Watton, Jr., William Fairbanks, Jonathan Fairbanks, Wil- liam T. Allen,' Russel J. Fairbanks, John Loder, William P. Allen, Na- than Norner, Martha Allen.

Broadalbin .- Rev. ' Ezra W. Ai- len, Deacon John Kenyon, Wanton Kenyon, Asa B. Kenyon, Weske J Clute, James Tyler, Jr., Jclin L. ' Hawley, Samuel Phillips, Benjamin Tazer, Lodowlck W. Kenyon, Jona- than Wightman.

Johnstown, N. Y .- Caleb S. Grim- ble, John Lepper, Dutee Joslin, Silas Palmer, Andrew Dye, Rouse Sim-' mons, James A. Harris, Henry Pal- mer, George Simmons, Elijah Hay- ward.

Mayfield, N. Y .- Ichabod Potter, Elisha K. Potter, Ichabod Potter, Jr., Patience Potter, John Cutter, Stephen Brown, Oslen C. Hoberton, C. Winslow.

Palatine, N. Y .- Henry Simmons, Ammon Sweet, Robert Weaver, S. R. Dudicy, Henry E. Gilbert, Peter dilapidated. The sweet sounding bei | Philes, Jacob P. Empy, Hiram Sweet. has been put in the tower of the THE END

was often picturesque as well as im- slavery and interdenominational re- portant. Keep in mind the relatlon of government to the community as a whole: 1. e., to rellgious feeling, publi copinion, and to other aspects of' community life. lations (e. g. Catholics and Protes- the development of Individual groups tants). In particular cases, however, (e. g., Catholics, . Quakers, German churches, Slavic churches, etc.) may. be especially important. (To be continued)

MOHAWK VALLEY

GENEALOGY AND HISTORY

THURSDAY, MAY 30. 1946

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

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.

FINK

Desire information regarding John

1831 to "Ebenezer House who had oc- cupied the farm for some time." One Fink (sometimes spelled Finck) born of Captain John House's great grand- April 22, 1791 in what was previous- sons has made affidavit to the loca- tion of the grave which he saw many in times when a boy but the markers have been obliterated by time. ly Tryon county. In 1750, he lived Lysander, Onondaga county, N. Y. In 1880, one of his daughters, Mrs. Alex Coffin, lived in Little Uti- ca, Onondaga county and another, Mrs. Martin Emerick, resided in Baldwinsville, N. Y. Would like to correspond with a descendant of eith- er of them.

Is there any record of Jacob Finck born at West Camp on the Hudson July 28, 1812 to Andreas Finck and his wife Maria with sponsor Anna Eva Thomarsen and Jacob Kochel. (See Burhan's Collection N. Y. Biog. and Hist. Society, N. Y.) Is he the Jacob Finck mentioned as a Penn- patriot, and if so, how did he arrive in Penn ?

E. F. Mccullough, Box 94, Redford Station, Detroit, Michigan

GIBSON, PARKER

He owned a general store in Morley, a grist mill and a saw mill. He was postmaster at Morley in 1849. He belonged to the Masonic order . Miss Jennie G. Gibson, 149 Ridgeway avenue, Fort Thomas, Ky.

DUER, DUERS

William, Duer, born in England in 1747, died in N. Y. city in 1799; married Lady Kitty Alexander; re- sided at Fort Miller, N. Y. (Wash. County,) later at Rhynbeck. Did he have a son John that returned to Wash. Co .? Would like list of chil- dren of Wm. Duer. Also, anxious to correspond with anyone connected with the name Duer or Duers. BAKER

David Baker of Hartford, N. Y. born 1750; died 1829; son of Stephen and Elizabeth (Comstock) Baker; married Abigail, born 1756; died 1837. Can anyone tell me Abigail's maiden name or who her people were ?

NORTHUP, CLARK

Carr Northup of North Kingston, born 1747; son of Immanuel; mar- ried Sarah Clark, of Hoppiston. Who were Sarah Clark's parents ? Would like to correspond with anyone con- nected with this Northup line. Mrs. Stephen L. Harris, 66 Oak street , Hudson Falls, N. Y.

House Family

Many stories are extant regarding the life doings of Capt. John House. These traditions have come down through the generations for over one hundred years and many have been lost by the wayside, but others have been handed from mouth to ear and from generation to generation until the present day. Among these is the following as given to me by one of his great grandsons, Howard H. House of Richfield Springs. "In the early days of the settlement "Twelve Thousand" or "McCormack's Patent (afterwards called Cooper's Patent), which lies between Lakes Canaderaga and Otsego, John House was one of the first to settle, in the northern part of the present town of Otsego. He at one time had saved the life of an Indian (name un- known) who afterwards was a firm friend of John's. They hunted , and trapped together and the Indian lived with John until his death. Once they were carrying a deer

different times until 1783. Garrisons Maintained

Garrisons were maintained at Fort Stanwix, Fort Dayton, Fort Plain and other places along the border and throughout the county. These forts and block houses furnished places of refuge to which the inhabitants fled for safety when surprised. The set- tlements were continually harrassed. Sir John Johnson, Col. Walter But- ler, Joseph Brandt and other Tory and Indian leaders made incursions into Tryon county and many a burn- ing home and murdered settler mark- ed the pathway of the marauder. Gen. Sullivan's expedition into the Ina dian country in 1779 was a terrible visitation and retribution upon the enemy. He laid waste and destroyed their country, they were driven out' of their villages, and in a starving condition many of them sought safe- ty in Canada, their power was brok-

en, but they continued to make

of raids along the border and the mos?" revengeful and bitter feeling prevail. ed upon both sides. It is not the pur- pose of thi ssketch to give the de- tails of any of these affairs. The Cherry Valley and Androstown Mas- sacres; the murder of the Mount boys; the brave defense of his block house by Christian Schell; the fre- quent visits of the enemy to the vi- cinity of Fort Dayton; the pursuit and death of Walter Butler, are all matters of local interest which might receive a passing notice but they are familiar stories to most of you, and can only be referred to here.

A Bitter Border War

were surprises at all hours of the day and night and at all seasons Again he says, "This Indian knew of some places where he could get lead for their bullets. He would take the year., There were skirmishes, battles they were called, at Sharon, at Johnstown, in the Schoharie Val- John to a certain tree and then ley, all over Tryon county. It was go out of sight. After a time he the seat of an active and bitter bor- der war and Col. Willett was a brave and vigilant leader. would return with his buckskin shirt filled with chunks of lead which he had cut off with his knife. Dividing the load, they would then carry i home. There seemed to be an un- derstanding of honor between them by Mr. Simms that the location of the lead should remain a secret."

The incidents of this strife are viv- ly depicted by Judge Campbell in "The Annals of Tryon County" and in his "Schoharie County History," and "Frontiersmen of New York."

In the spring of 1782 Col. Willett made. an attempt to capture the British Fort at Oswego but his In- dian guide led him astray and being shore of provisions, he was compelled to abandon the enterprise. The Brit- ish held this Fort throughout the war, and for many years after its close. It was a strong position and was a continual menace to the pa- triots during the war, and after the

found him kneeling at his bedside in Treaty of Peace It was held by the an attitude of prayer, but his spirit

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 37

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 276

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 276