Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 52

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I recall another Yale farmer, William Wallace, who in 1869 was leasing the James Pratt farm of over 200 acres not far from Salisbury Cen- ter. He married Mary DeWitt. They had two children Emigene and Hel- en.

Stevens Family

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ing it with the river by a tunnel. This house was torn down about 1806 and a second buiit a few feet further up the hiii. The original well curb however is stiii intact. Both homes were of brick and burnt at the ciay pit at the extreme southeast corner of the Major Jelles Fonda farm, about one half mile to the west.

According to family tradition, the farm lands taken up by Jonathan were cleared and planted at the time of purchase. This seems highly possible for as early as 1689, Har- manus Hagedorn and William Appel were raising corn on these flats. Due to destruction of their crop in that year by the Mohawks, who were at war, William Appei received a pat- ent for a tract of land extending from the present village of Rexford to the Alpiaats creek and northward to Long or Baliston Lake. In the winter of 1663, the French also camped on these flats.

Jonathan Stevens took the oath of allegiance in Albany in 1669 and in 1720, he is listed as a freeholder of Schenectady. Leah Stevens, his wife is one of the outstanding figures of

early Schenectady history. She and her sister, Hillitje were daughters of, Cornelis Antonissen Van Slyck or "Broef Cornelis"" as he was better known. The mother Is said to have been a fuli blood Mohawk and retain- ed all her tribal rights. Mrs. Grant in her "Memoirs of an American La- dy," spcaks of them as cuitured wo- men of their time. Hillitje Van Siyck married Pieter Van Olinda, He and Claas Willemse Van Coppernoi pur- chased the 7th flat at "De Willigen" just below Port Jackson. Both sisters acted as provinciai interpreters and their names are found on many oid deeds and patents. Leah Stevens' sig- nature, as Interpreter, appears on the patent granted to the Palatines at the German Flaats, and date July 9, 1722.

At this point the writer pauses and hopes to continue at some future date the direct lines of descent of Jonathan Stevens and carry them on down to present generations.

Munsell, Annals of Albany, Voi. IV.

Pearson, First Families of Sche- nectady.

Sanders, Earl History of Schenec- tady. 1

Green, The Mohawk Valley, Vol. 1. Benton, History of Herkimer Coun- ty, Holland Society Year Book, 1904. Grant, Memoirs of An American Lady.

THE END

GENEALOGY AND

HISTORY

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1946

St. Johnsville 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.

INMAN

Ancestry of John Inman, born March 8, 1817, Delaware Co .; N. Y. Married first in 1839 Melvina Law- rence, married 2nd 1851 Susan Eliza

Hibbard, nee Weatherwax, born March 7, 1815. John Inman had one brother named Ashbill who married Sally Ann Demoney and they lived in Delaware county, N. Y. before 1849.

Believe the mother of -John In- man may have been Mary Sher- wood or Mary Towner, born Aug. 17, 1789. Believe John Inman was grandchild of Israel Inman who in 1788 settled at Roxbury, Delaware county, N. Y. see History of Dela- ware county, N., Y. page 274 by Munseil (1880.)

Would like a list of children of there proof that he is a son of Jo- Israel Inman and their descendants, seph and grandson of Nicholas, a patentee at German Flats? Who was his mother? or any clues. 1790 census gives Israel Inman in Woodstock town, Ulster County, N. Y.

Did Israel Inman serve in Ameri- can Revolution ? WEATHERWAX

Ancestry of Susan Eliza Weather- wax, born March 7, 1815, had one brother, named Edwin Weatherwax who lived In Johnsonville, Rensselaer- county, N. Y. Also a brother George.

She may also have had a brother, son of above. Also place of resi-

Thomas Weatherwax whose wife was. dence. What is the ancestry of Phoe- named Jane and they had children, be Ann Ameigh, his wife? Would like to correspond with descendants of Elizabeth Hess, wife of Coi. Hein- rich Staring. Also anyone who knows about the Ameigh or Eighmey fam- Archi- Martin, Martha, Jefferson, bald, Lewis, Charles, Lorinda and Henry. 1790 census of Rensselaer Co. which was then Albany Co. gives the following Weatherwax families: ily. Barbara and David both of Pitts-

Mrs. Fred S. Dunham,

Ann Arbor, Mich.

BRONSON

My mother, Kate Bronson, daugh- ter of Albert Bronson and Juliet Baxter Bronson, was born in Oswe- go, N. Y., June 14, 1852. I would like proof of this date. Dr. O'Gorman was the family physiclan and I be- lieve he was a well known doctor of

Adele Baldwin, born Oct. 7, 1813, Uti- ca, N. Y., dled March 25, 1868, New York city daughter of Edward and Oswego.

Mrs. H. W. Gibbons, 2425 Capitoi avenue, Sacramento 16, Calif.

RUNYON

I am trying to find the birth re- cord or some reference to Michael Runyon who was born in New York state 1775 and migrated to Ken- tucky, Ohio and Illinois. The only Runyons I find in New York Revoiu- tion records and in the census of 1790 are thosevin Tryon (now Mont= gomery county). I want the birth re- cord of Michaei Runyon. He was in Kentucky as early as 1797 and then in Ohio about 1830. I find the named Butterfield, Wentworth, which ap pear in Montgomery census, 1790,'al, so in Ohio and Illinois with the Run- yons.

Mary Philbrook,

226 Engel street, Tenafly, N. J.

MILLS

James Milis, a farmer, lived in Sherburn, Chenango Co., N. Y. soon after the Revolution. His daughter Joanna married' Stephen Benedict of South Saiem, Conn., who removed to Sherburn in 1804. All data of James desired.

ISMOND

Parents names wanted of these children who were left orphans in Clinton Township, Dutchess county, N. Y. in 1770-80. Aaron, eldest, lived in Westernville, Onelda county, died In War of 1812.

Elias married, Betsy Pitts in 1795, lived In Chatham, Columbia county until 1800, then, removed to Otsego county.

Laetitia born 1765 married Henry Wager, died 1839, Westernviiie.

Millah born Jan. 23, 1768 married Gideon Wilbur, lived in Warren, Her- klmer county, died 1851. Philip, youngest, was drowned.

Any information wiii be greatly ap- preciated. Mrs. F. F. Church,

Iris Lodge, East Ridge, Ridgefield, Conn.

House Family of the Mohawk

By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomville, N. Y.

Descendants of Christian Hauss (Continued from last week) George House Line

I regret that I have not a more complete record of George House, who is very closely linked In history with Jonathan and Nicholas. Records in the archives at Albany show that he was a member of Captain Jost Dygert's Canajoharie company in Coi. Clyde's regiment. The records aiso show that he was made captive on January 9, 1781 and was held cap-

Maria Maybee Castle had son Conrad bapt. Dec. 14, 1788 Sponsors Barthol- omness Mebie and Margretha Frey- mauer.". Volume 1, page 30, "George House of Canajoharie Castie and wife Maria had daughter Anna bap- tized Jan. 20, 1793. Sponsors Da- vid Hess and wife."

George House and Maria, Maybee were also sponsors at baptism of Wilhelm Forbes, son of Nicholas Forbes, Nov. 13, 1781. Nicholas Forbes in the census of 1790 is given as living at Indian Falls. The census of, 1790 shows George House living at Indian Castle or Canajoharie Cas- tle as sometimes called, a near neigh- bor of his brothers Nicholas and Johnathan. In the same neighbor- hood ilved the Herkimers and other prominent families of that period from whom have descended a long line of patriotic and influential citi-

deaths, 1887-95. Custodian, Loren Hastings, town clerk, Olean, N. Y Otto

1889. Register, 4 vois. Arr. chron. No index. Inciudes deaths. Custodian Luke R. Wilbur, town cierk, Otto, N. Y.

Perrysburg

1847-49, 1893. Register, 6 vols. Arr. aiph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1847-49, 1893-1908. Cus- todian, Mrs. Clara B. Weiis, town cierk, Perrysburg, N. Y.

Persia

1885. Register, 10 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths 1885-1907, Custodian, Mrs Nellie Arnold, registrar of vital sta- tistics, 'Kowanda, N. Y. Portville

1887. Register, 8 vois, Arr. alph, No index. Includes marriages and

family. My grandmother, Catharine Ann ( ?) Baldwin married Jan. 10, 1839 in Utica, N. Y. William Ar- nold Francis, born July 7, 1811, Uti- ca, N. Y. died Nov. 2, 1866 New York city, son of William and Eleanor (James) Francis. Baldwin family came from Wales. Francis from Pem- brokeshire, Waies. I believe Cather- me Baldwin had five sisters and three brothers, belonged to Baptist church.

Mrs. A. Francis Goodlove,

308 E. 79th Street, New York 21, N. Y.

STARING, HESS, AMEIGHI (Eighmey)

Data desired on ancestry of Capt. (later Col.) Heinrich Staring. Is

A monument in a farmyard near Sterling and Bridge, east of Utica, Route 5 gives this data: Colonel Heinrich Staring 1730-1808. St. Nicholas H. Staring 1766-1813. Henry 72 years.

Is 1730 accepted as the date of his birth? Wanted date of birth, marriage and death of John Staring,

town, Andrew, John, Peter and Mar- 520 Oswego street,

tin of Schaghticoke town. Was the Martin, son of Thomas Weatherwax a descendant. of Martin of Schaghti- coke town of the 1790 census. Mrs. M. H. Storck,

210 Irving Piace,

Storm Lake, Iowa.

BALDWIN Would like information of Baidwin

VALLET

hopes to continue at some future date the direct lines of descent of Jonathan Stevens and carry them on down to present generations.

Munsell, Annals of Albany, Vol. IV.

Pearson, First Families of Sche- nectady. Sanders, Earl History of Schenec- tady. Green, The Mohawk Valley, Vol. i. Benton, History of Herkimer Coun- ty, Holland Society Year Book, 1904. Grant, Memoirs of An American Lady.

THE END

Henry. 1790 census of Rensselaer Co. |rich Staring. Also anyone who Knows h. which was then Albany Co. gives about the Ameigh or Eighmey fam- ily. the following Weatherwax familles: Mrs. Fred S. Dunham, 520 Oswego street, Barbara and David ' both of Pitts- town, Andrew, John, Peter and Mar- tin of Schaghtlcoke town. Was the . Ann Arbor, Mich. Martin, son of Thomas Weatherwax a descendant. of Martin of Schaghti- BRONSON

coke town of the 1790 census. Mrs. M. H. Storck,

210 Irving Place,

Storm Lake, Iowa.

BALDWIN

Would like information of Baldwin

My mother, Kate Bronson, daugh- ter of Alhert Bronson and Juliet Baxter Bronson, was horn in Oswe- go, N. Y., June 14, 1852. I would like proof of this date. Dr. O'Gorman was the family physician and I be- lieve he was a well known doctor of

lived in Chatham, Columbia county untli 1800, then, removed to Otsego , county.

Laetitia born 1765 married Henry Wager, died 1839, Westernville. . Millah born Jan. 23, 1768 married Gideon Wilbur, lived in Warren, Her- kimer county, died 1851.

Philip, youngest, was drowned. Any information will be greatly ap- preciated.

Mrs. F. F. Church,

Iris Lodge, East Ridge, Ridgefield, Conn.

House Family of the Mohawk

By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomville, N. Y. Descendants of Christian Hauss (Continued from last week) , George House Line

I regret that I have not a more complete record of George House, who is very closely linked in history with Jonathan and Nicholas. Records in the archives at Albany show that he was a member of Captain Jost Dygert's Canajoharie company in Col. Clyde's regiment. The records also show that he was made captive on January 9, 1781 and was held cap- tive until August 5, 1782 and further stateing that he was a member of . : Capt. Jost Dygert's company when taken. Whether he joined this com- pany early enough in the war to have participated in the Battle. of Oris- kany we do not know.

George House married Maria May- bee as early as 1776 but we have no record of their marriage. They were sponsors in that year at the bap- tism of Johannes Schmidt.

The St. Johnsville Reformed church records of July 7, 1793, volume 1, page 81, show George House and wife Maria sponsors at the baptism. of Maria, daughter of John Kelly and Lea House. In the Rev. Abraham Rosecrantz, Gedman Flatts Reformed church records, Vol. 1, page 90, is this record: "George House and wif? Maria Maybee Castie had son Conrad bapt. Dec. 14, 1788. Sponsors Bartho !- . . omew Mehie and Margretha ' Frey- sponsors." In the same records, vol- ume 1, page 116: "George House and wife Maria had had daughter Chris- tina, born Dec. 31, 1796, haptized Jan. 2, 1787, sponsors Cobus Maybee and wife, "Christina."

St. Johnsville Reformed church re- cord, volume 1, pagc 7: "George House of Canajoharie Castle and wife

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Maria Mayhee Castle had son Conrad deaths, 1887-95. Custodian, Loren Hastings, town clerk, Olean, N. Y; Otto

bapt. Dec. 14, 1788 Sponsors Barthol- omess Mebie and Margretha Frey- mauer.". Volume 1, page 30, "George House of Canajoharie Castle and wife Maria had daughter Anna bap- tized Jan. 20, 1793. Sponsors Da- vid Hess and wife."

George House and Maria Maybee were also sponsors at baptism of Wilhelm Forbes, son of Nicholas Forbes, Nov. 13, 1781. Nicholas Forhes in the census of 1790 is given as living at Indian Falls. The census of, 1790 shows George House living at Indian Castle or Canajoharie Cas- tle as sometimes called, a near neigh- bor of his brothers Nicholas and Johnathan. In the same neighhor- hood lived the Herkimers and other prominent families of that period from whom have ,descended a long line of patriotic and influential citi- zens. George House was a witness to the will of General Nicholas Herki- mer.

(To be continued)

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

AND NEARBY

BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Machias

1887. Register. 6 vols, Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1887-1907. Custodian Edward G. Cook, town clerk, Machias, N. Y. Mansfield

Indexed alph. by children. Includes 1988 -. Record, 3 vols. Arr. chron. deaths. Custodian, Mrs. Ethel Thom- as, town clerk, Little Valley, N. Y. Napoli

1847, 1913. Register, 1 vol. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1847-1908. Custodian B. L. Wilcox, town clerk, Little Valley, N. Y.

1914. Record, 1 vol. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian, B. L. Wilcox, town clerk, Little Valley, N. Y.

New Alblon

1889. Register, 5' vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1889-1907. Custodian Erwin A. Bruss, town clerk, Cattaraugus, N. Y.

Olean

. 1887. Register, 5 vois. 1887-1904. Arr. alph .; 1905 arr. chron. 1887-

1889. Register, 4 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian Luke R. Wilbur, town clerk, Otto, N. Y.

Perrysburg

1847-49, 1893. Register, 6 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1847-49, 1893-1908. Cus- todian, Mrs. Clara B. Wells, town clerk, Perrysburg, N. Y.

Persia

1885. Register, 10 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths 1885-1907, Custodian, Mrs. Nellie Arnold, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Kowanda, N. Y. Portville

1887. Register, 8, vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, E. T. Caneen; reg istrar of vital statistics, Portville, N. Y.

Randolph

1891. Register, 3 vois. Arr. alph. No indev. Includes marriages and deaths, 1891-1908. Custodian, Mrs. Ciara Marsh, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Randolph, N. Y.

Red House

1890. Register, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1890-1914. Custodian, Melvin Godfrey, town clerk, Red House, . N.

Salamanca

1888. Record, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian, Clair C. Winship, registrar of vital statistics, Salamanca, N. Y. . South Valely

1889. Register, 2 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages ( and deaths, 1889-1907. Custodian, Mrs. Hazel Barney, town clerk, Unionville, N. Y.

Yorkshire

1887. Register, 4 vois. Arr. alph No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1887-1907. Custodian, Mrs. Charles A. Runyon, town clerk, Dele- van, N. Y.

Allegany (1906)

1887. Record, 11 vols. Arr. alph., No index. Includes marriages and deaths, 1897-1907. Custodian, A. L. Bloss, town clerk (of Allegany), Andover, N. Y.

Cattaraugus (1882)

1882. Register, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian, C. A, Bruss, village clerk, Cattarau- gus, N. Y. 1 Delevan (1915)

1915. Register, 3 vols. Arr."alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian 1904, no index; 1905 ,indexed alph. Kale Van Valkenburg, village clerk, by children. Includes marriages and

Delevan, N. Y.

East Randolph (1881) 1900. Record, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No' index. Includes marriages and deaths 1900-1908. Custodian, Mrs. Clara Marsh, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Raudolph, N. Y. Ellicottville (1881)

1892. Register, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Paul R. Ges, town clerk (of Ellicott- ville), Elizabeth, N. Y.

Franklinville (1874)

1883. Record, 8 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths, 1883-1907. Custodian, W. W. Rasey, registrar of vital statistics, Franklinville, N. Y. Gowanda (1848)

1885. Register, 10 vols. Arr. alph. No Index. Includes marriages. and deaths 1885-1907. Custodian, Mrs. Nellle Arnold, registrar of vital sta- tistles, Gowanda, N. Y. Limestone (1877)

1885. Register, 7 vols. Arr. alph. No Index. Includes marriages and deaths 1885-1907. Custodian, W. J. Ruble, town clerk (of Carrollton), Limestone, N. Y.

Little Valley (1876)

1888. Register, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marrlages and deaths 1888-1907. Custodian W. F. Andrew, town clerk (of Little Val- hey), Little Valley, N. Y.

Perrysburg (1916)

1917. Record, 1 vol. Arr. alph. No Index. Includes deaths. Custodian E. Flint, village clerk, Perrysburg, Y.

Portville (1895)

1887. Register, 8 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodlan, C. A. Holcomb, town clerk (of Portvilie), Portville, N. Y.

Randolph (1867)

[] 1891. Register, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths 1891-1908. Custodlan, Mrs. Clara Marsh, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Randolph, N. Y.

South Dayton (1915)

/1915. Register, 2 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian Ray E. Hale, village clerk, South Dayton, N. Y.

(To be continued)

GENEALOGICAL WORLD

Miss Dorothy C. Barck, librarian of the New York Historical Associa- tion), 170 Central Park West, who Delivered before the Schenectady Genealogical Society Sept, 4, 1945 visited the Enterprise and News of- fice last week said that her society is always interested in receiving ad- By LLOYD M. BRINKMAN vance notices of local histories and new genealogical works. The society It Is not within the scope of this maintains an extensive collection in paper to give a complete lineal tree both fields In their building on Cen- tral Park West.

Miss Barck is also national presi- Association dent of the American for State and Local History, a group which was organized about five years ago and is steadily growing. Mem- bership costs $2 a year, The secre- tary is Miss Nell Hines, Box 1881, Raleigh, N. C. The association issued a "Handbook of, Historical Socie- ties", several years ago which is available from the secretary, A publi- cation called' "The News" is Issued every two months.

was a

aug 29 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)

One way of getting your history before 'the public Is through the me- dium of the local newspaper. If the editor is a wide awake man he will realize the value of local history and the interest people have in It. "Al- most any newspaper can make success of historical stories as a reg- ular feature, for they are both popu- lar' and constructive," according to one writer on the subject, whc points out that the local historian may even receive money compensa- tion for the articles he writes for the local newspaper.

local newspaper may provide the means of getting your local history in book form. Since the type will have to be set up for the newspaper articles, and since the composition usually accounts for about half the cost of printing, you will be saved this cost of type-setting. You may reach some agreement with the edi- tor by which he will agree to keep intact the type used for your articles until enough has been assembled for four, eight, sixteen or even thirty- two book-size pages. With very little time, labor and expense .this type can be set up to run off a section of a book before It is distributed. You will have to have an understanding respecting the length of a line on a page. It may be that the newspaper editor will be willing to set up your articles with a line two columns wide, which length is much more easily changed later into book-page pro- portions. Whether a one or two col- umn line is agreed upon, however, a book can be made to suit either length. Questlons of bookstock pa- per, running expenses, number of coples, type of cover, illustrations, and maps, will have to be Investigat- ed just as thoroughly as If no pre- vious arrangements were made with the newspaper. The personnel of the

mimeoform process of multigraph2 printing Is useful for the production of . . books when the edition Is Ins the region of 100 to 500. ,Consider- able savings over ordinary printing are here effected because composl- tion costs are reduced." According to. his figures a book of 50,000 words .- (100 typewritten sheets of the cus- tomary 500 words to a page) by the - mimeoform process of multigraphingt -- would cost about one-half of what it, newspaper office, however, is In an | would by straight printing ..

excelient position to secure these es-

LOCATION OF INDIAN SITES DISCUSSED AT FRIARY

Fonda-A , speclal meeting of archaeologists, ethnologists, anthro- poligists, philogists and historians convened at Tekakwitha Friary, west of this village, Saturday at 10 for the purpose of discussing and studying the location of Algankian and Iro- quois Indian castle sites In the Mo- hawk valiey as well as similar loca- tions In the Seneca district.

Tekakwitha Friary, the baptismal site of Catherine Tekakwitha, has the advantage of an important li -. brary, a large collection of early maps, photo-copies of important doc- uments and Indian relics, all of which are necessary as arctheatic guides to those who are engaged In the study of the varied flelds of Indian

The group carefully scrutinized

nalistic style. He will probably have,' the actual site on the Sand Flats to show you how this can be done; Where once stood Caughnawaga, the Newspaper publication is an avenue! Mohawk Indian castle (during the not to be overlooked, in your, search, years 1666-7 and 1693.) .

Those who participated in the

Perhaps you cannot afford to have meeting included: Donald Lenig,

Publication of your articles in the your local history printed, yourself St. Johnsviile, noted for his persis- and the newspaper editor is not inter-tent labors in excavating Indlan vil- ested, What then can you do? Anlage sites; Edward J. Sheehan, sec- other . method is the multigraph, retary-treasurer of the Mohawk Val- which can be made to look like reg ley Historic soclety.

ular print but is only about; one-half as expensive as straight printing; The multigraph is a small rotary printing machine, seen most often, in offices where it is employed chiefly for printing form letters and circu- lars to look like regular print as found 'in a book, or Ilke typewriting. Its appearance is never quite asgood as a printed page and it Is most: 090- nomical when using paper 81/2xdty inches In size. Pictures cannot Are Included on the same pages, with printed matter, but a book whichy igg multigraphed can have the pagess with pictures at the end of the vols. ume or scattered through the bookz. The late. Dr. Binkley suggests, "Thee

(To be continued);

Stevens Family of Schenectady

13th. Generation. John Stephensz Grandson of No. 11. Created Baronnotts Lewynesmede under Henry V.

14th. Generation. Thomas Steph- ens. Son of John. Was elected, to, Parliament six times between, 1400, and 1442. ..

15th. Generation. John Stephens. 'Bon of - Thomas. Was a member_of_ Parliament during the Wars of the Roses.

18th. Generation. Richard Steph -. ens. Son of Edward, had three sons, the oldest Edward Richard died be -. fore his father. Nathaniel, the sec -;. ond son, succeeding to the estates. Thomas, the third son is the origin of the American branch.

20th. Generation. Sir Edward Stephens. Knighted . by Charles IT, July 11, 1660 .; He died about 1670). 24th. Generation. . John Stephens. His father's"estates were'' besteged

. 16th. Generation. Henry Stephens. Son of John: Lived during the relgn of this early family, but rather to of Henry the VIII and Edward VI. Died 1552. set the stage for other papers to fol- low in due time. The earliest records which show the ' migrations of this 17th. Generation. Edward Steph- ens. Son of Henry. Died 1587, aged 64 years. family name are worthy of more than passing giance and I therefore quote them up to the point of settle- ment in Schenectady.

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 52

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

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