Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 61

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Sardinia

1885. Decord, 5 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includess deaths. Custodian, Mrs. Ida E H. Pitcher, town clerk, Sardinia, N. Y.

Tonawanda

1883. Record, 9 vols. Arr. chon 1883-1900, no index; 1901, indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian, Chester A. Tilgham, town clerk, Kenmore, N. Y. Wales

1882. Record, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian, Mrs. Clara V. Ismert, town clerk, Wales Center, N. Y. 1

West Seneca

1882, 95, 1903. Record, 10 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Custodian Arthur J. Witzig, town clerk, Ebenezer, N. Y. (To be continued)

"LOCAL HISTORY"

GENEALOGICAL WORLD

Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Scott Fox, 2560 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, Calif., visited the Enterprise and News of- fice last week on the way to Stone Arabia where' the doctor's forefath- ers, the Shults, lived. He is also in- terested in the Fox family.

Mrs. Edwin Higbe, Box 333, Tur- in, N. Y. who stopped in to see us several weeks ago is also interested in the Schultheis, Shultes, Shults line of Stone Arabia. Mrs. Higbe's other lines are Thomas Wells, sev- enth governor of Connecticut, Hoov- er or Hoofer who lived in Stone Ara- bia, Peter Sutz, Suits, Soots, Suits of Stone Arabia and Peter Mellin who came from Ireland before the Revo- lution.

Mrs. O. E. Baker, 2118 Merchant street, Abilene, Texas, teacher in Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas who spends her summers at Peterbono, N. Y., is compiling data on Shaffer, Schaeffer, Shaver, Shafer, Claus, Timmerman, Vedder and Snow families. She says that she can give some data on Vedder, Hin- man, Hall, Nason, Dow and Snow lines. She is the compiler of "His- tory of the Texas Daughters of the American Revolution."

: Mrs. Perry Unruh, 721 East Ma- ple, Enid, Okla., will exchange data on Unruh, Rogers Risdon Carr and Wisner families.

Neil B. Reynolds 123 'Glen avenue, Scotia 2, N. Y. will exchange data on the following: descendants of Jel- is Van Vorst, born 1670, Albany and died Schenectady; Henry Bailey born November, 1745, Dutchess Co. and died 1798 and James Van Vorst born 1809 and died 1876, Fultonville, N. Y.

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

(Continued from last week) Club-Sponsored Cooperation

Cooperation in collecting, writing, and publishing local history may be sponsored by a club or organization whose primary object and interest is anything but history. The work of the Rotary Club of Kingsport, Ten- nessee, has previously been mention- ed and serves as an excellent exam- ple of this sort.

In some counties in England the Women's Institutes have taken the gathering of the local history as a special responsibility. It is possible that your community has a wo- man's organization which would be willing to undertake the task as a major or a minor interest. Often the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion, the American Legion or other patriotic organization would lend their artcive support and cooperation to a project contemplating the pub- lishing of a local history,

Perhaps there may be a number of such clubs or societies, each of which could be induced to cooperate in its particular sphere. The Parent- Teacher Association might agree to study the community's educational

history; the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club or Lions Club, the early business life and business eth- ics; the patriotic societies, the mili- tary history; the various church groups, their own church history. If the project were carried out in this other group.

way, each group would be studying the field in which it is most inter- ested and yet each club or organiza- tion would be cooperating in produc- ing a real history of the community. The more organized cooperation of this sort you can secure, the less your own task will be, the most in terest you will arouse in the entire project, and the more

copies your published history can eventually be sold. Cooperation in gathering and writing the history of each phase of and writing. community life should naturally lead

o cooperation in sharing the expens- es' of publishing . the history if sub. sidy becomes necessary.

The attempt should be made to e:1- list cooperation from clubs in the direction of their natural interests. Boy Scouts, interested as they are in Indian lore, might be induced to study local Indian mounds, relics,, pioneer life, Indian fighting, animal hunting. Their patriotic pride might be enlisted to secure the copying of fast-fading inscriptions of pioneers in the local cemeteries. Their interest in the mysterious might lead to the discovery of every ghost house, se- cret stairway, and false hall in the: propensity for- mapping might be guided into pro- entire town. Their duction of community maps showing development at various stages. Girl! Scouts, Girl Reserves, 4-H Clubs ands other youth organizations might be induced to turn their energies into useful channels leading to coopera- tion in gathering local history- anda

relics. If they can be interested: in the gathering, they may become in- terested in efforts to sell the local history when published. Boys' and gir'ls clubs often take hikes. Their interest in local history may be aroused by pilgrimages to local his- toric spots, and perhaps in the erec- tion "of "historical markers at his- toric sites within their own boundr aries. Of all the organizations, in & community, the youth clubs, by what- ever name they are known,, can be depended upon to have more latent energy and enthusiasm which-may be, turnd into useful channels than any

Needless to say, to enlist coopera- tion of this sont requires the utmost tact, perseverance and imagination. Some are endowed with the ability to, fire the imagination, create enthusi -- asm and secure active cooperationr on the part of many; others are not. If you are not fortunate enough to be a good "salesman," team up with: someone who can do the public rela- tions work while you do the research) .

(To be continued)

House Family of the Mohawk

By Melvin Rhodes Shaver Ransomvlile, N. Y. Descendants of Christian Hauss Continued from last week)

There have been many requests for records concerning the parentage of Mary Elizabeth House, her capture by the Indians, the journey into Can- ada, her discovery by Joseph Staley, her release and subsequent marriage to 'Staley.

I will quote from a letter received from F. S. Hammond (now deceased) of St. Petersburg, Fla.

"My wife is the great granddaugh- ter of Mary Elizabeth House, born in 1753. Her parents were killed in the French and Indian raids on the Pala- tine Village in November, 1757, then she was four years old. She was taken to Canada.

Twelve years later Jacob Staley, then a young man, went to Canada with a pack of cheap jewelry and trinkets to trade with the Indians. He

Suggestions on Collecting Data

(Continued from last week)

Given Name Data

DAR and other patriotic societies. While the- collection of family data by societies of this kind is some- times limited to data on veterans and their descendants, their cooperation should be solicited in the preparation of the county index. It will be of ad- vantage to them to have all of this data readily available.

Land records. We have not dome so as yet, but we plan to copy, at the county clerk's office, the index to grantors of real estate up to the year, 1810. This will give us an alph- betically arranged list of husband and wife who sold lands, with the year of sale, town and name of

grantee. This usually locates a fam- ily and helps to identify them,

Surrogate count records. In Sara- toga county.an, abstract is being made of all wills filed and estates administered from the formation of

WHELAN-BILLINGTON Families. .. (Continued from last week) }

The 1850 census of Franklin towns. ship, Lenawee Co., Mich., gives Nélk son Billington, age 40, born in N.".YY. and Julia, age 26, born in N. Y. too. gether with their four oldest children all born in Mich .: Alvira age 6, Alon- zo and Lorenzo age 4, and Laurah my mother-in-law), age 2. On the next-line below is Eli Knight, age 42 born in N. Y. and his wife Pamella, age 41 and with them Pamelia's mother, Desiah Wheelin age 78. This shows that Nelson E. Billington and his family lived very near to Julia's fater's sister Pamelia.

In 1860 census of Franklin towns- ship, Lenawee Co., Mich., gives Nel -. son Billington, age 49; Julia, age 36 ;: with the rest of the children added! to those given in 1850 as follows: Charles 10, Emma 8, Lodivina 3 and' John R., age one month. (Alvira hadi died.) All the rest lived to marry and have children still living now, 1946. All of Eli and Desire Whelan's children have descendants now living except Cyrus who never married .. In 1820 census of Clarkson, Monroe: township, Genesee Co., N. Y., shows; Desiah Whelan as head of a family;

is van vorst, work loTU, Arany lu terest you will arouse In the entire died Schenectady; Henry Bailey born November, 1745, Dutchess Co. and died 1798 and James Van Vorst born 1809 and died 1876, Fultonville, N. Y.

project, and the more copies your someone who can do the public rela -. published history can eventually be sold. Cooperation in gathering and tions work while you do the research;) writing the history of each phase of and writing.

community life should naturally lead

(To be continued)'

House Family of the Mohawk

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

I will quote from a letter received from F. S. Hammond (now deceased) of St. Petersburg, Fla.

Twelve years, later Jacob Staley, then a young man, went to Canada with a pack of cheap jewelry and trinkets to trade with the Indians. He

the squaw who had her and brought ¡her back to the Palatine fort. Two years later he married her. They had ten children, eight sons and two daughters.

The eldest daughter, Lucinda, born in August, 1774, married William Brown, born in Connecticut in 1773 I have very complete records of both the daughters and of one son Henry and some account of other sons. These records furnished me as above by Jacob H. Brown, 1827-1915, by a daughter of Catherine Gage and by a grandson of Henry Staley, all descendants of George House and Mary Elizabeth Staley."

Major Joseph House

Regarding the descendants of Ma- jor Joseph House, I quote the follow- ing as copled from a letter received from Mrs. Abram D. Smith of New ark, N. Y., under date of Decembe 20, 1930:

"My mother, Hanmah Diefenck Wilson, was the daughter of Danir Diefendorf and Katherine House, an' the latter was the daughter of Abra- House and Maria Smith. Abrar House was the son of Major JosepI- House and Elizabeth Young. I have- the dates of their births and.deaths Both Abram and Joseph lived nea. Fort Plaln, the latter at what war. called Fort Plank In Dutchtown dis- triot.

, Abram House afterward lived o! the farm of the Commander of Fo- Plank and Joseph House was ir charge during the absence from the fort of the Commander. 0

THE END

Suggestions on Collecting Data®

(Continued from last week)

Given Name Data

DAR and other patriotic socleties. While the collection of family data by socleties of this kind Is some- times limited to data on veterans and their descendants, their cooperation should be solicited in the preparation of the county index. It will be of ad- vantage to them to have all of this data readily available.

Land records. We have not done so as yet, but we plan to copy, at the county clerk's office, the index to grantors of real estate up to the year, 1810. This will give us an alph- betically arranged list of husband and wife who sold lands, with the year of sale, town and name of grantee. This usually locates a fam- ily and helps to identify them.

Surrogate count records. In Sara- toga county an abstract is being made of all wills filed and estates administered from the formation of found her there and brought her from[ the county in 1791 to 1850. While it will' be some time before the ab- stract is completed, the data is be- ing added to the county index as It is collected from the Surrogate's of- fice file. In the same office are Jacob Staley died at .or near Johns- town, N. Y. in the year 1811 and Mary Elizabeth died at the home of her youngest daughter, Catherine Staley Gage of Johnstown in 1825. guardianship papers filed under the name of the guardian, but which give data on families of other surnames. In some counties the Court of Com- mon Pleas passed on wills and ad- ministrations and their proceedings may be on flle. Also look for min- ute books of court proceedings on estates.

There of course many other sourc -. es of data, some of which come to us as long lists, arranged alphabetical- ly and dated, others which come a small plece at a time, perhaps on name and a date. We try to ust them all.

THE END

WHELAN-BILLINGTON Familles (Continued from last week);

The 1850 census of Franklin town» ship, Lenawee Co., Mich., gives Nelk son Billington, age 40, born in N. YY. and Julia, age 26, born in N. Y. tos. gether with their four oldest children all born in Mich .: Alvira age 6, Alon- zo and Lorenzo age 4, and Laurah my mother-in-law), age 2. On the next linc below is Ell Knight, age 42 born In N. Y. and his wife Pamelia, age 41 and with them Pamelia's mother, Desiah Wheelin age 78. This shows that Nelson E. Billington and his family lived very near to Julia's fater's sister Pamelia.

In 1860 census of Franklin towns- ship, Lenawee Co., Mich., gives Nel -· son Billington, age 49; Julia, age 36 ;: with the rest of the children added! to those given in 1850 as followss Charles 10, Emma 8, Lodivina 3 and John R., age one month. (Alvira hadj died.) All the rest lived to marry/ and have children still living now," 1946. All of Ell and Desire Whelan's children have descendants mow living except Cyrus who never marrled-

In 1820 census of Clarkson, Monroe township, Genesee Co., N. Y., shows; Desiah Whelan as head of a family; age 45 and up, living near John Bil- lington; and in her family are one male under 10, 1 male 1-16, 2 males 16-18, 4 males 16-26, 1 female under 10, 1 female 10-16 and 1 female 16- 26, which checks with our Desire Whelan and family.

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1882-97. Record, 2 vols. Arr. chron, No index. Custodian Joseph Leach, town clerk (of Hamburg), Hamburg, N. Y.

1898, 'Register, 5, vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian George H. Myers," village clerk, Blasdell, N. Y. Depew (1894)

1894. Register, 12 vols. Arr. chron. 1894-1900, no index; 1901-, indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths 1894-1907. Custodian, Albert .Sim- britz, village clerk, Depew, N. Y, . East Aurora (1874)

1907 -. Register, 10 vols. Arr. chron. indexed alph, by children. In- cludes marriages and deaths. Custo- dian D. N. Rumsey, village clerk, East Aurora, N. Y. Farnham (17892)

1905 -. Register, 3 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian, John Carbeck, village clerk Farnham, N. Y. Gowanda (1848)

1884. Register, 2 vols. Arr. chron. 1884-1913, no index 1914- indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1884-1907 and deaths 1884 -. Custo- dian L. B. Spillman, town clerk of Persia (Cattaraugus county), Per- sia, N. Y.

Hamburg (1874)

·· 1890. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. 1890-1900, no index; 1901- indexed

alph, by children. Includes marriage: 1890-1913 and deaths 1890. Custo. dian Joseph Leach, town clerk (of Hamburg), Hamburg, N. Y.

Kenmore (1899)

1883. Register, 12 vols. Arr. chron 1883-1900, no index; 1901 indexer alph, by children. Includes marriage; 1883-1905 and deaths 1883-19'2. Cus todian Chester A. Tilghman, towi clerk (of Tonawanda), Kenmore, N Y.

Lancaster (1849)

1889. Register, 8 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1889-99 and deaths 1889- 99, 1917-25 .. Custodian, Joseph Knauber, registrar of vital statistics, Lancasted, N. Y.

North Collins (1911)

1883. Register, 11 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph, by children. Includes marriages 1883-1908 and deaths, 1883,1908, 1913 -. Custodians 1883- 1912, Paul L. Vantie, town clerk (of North Collins), North Collins, N. Y .; 1913-, Leo B. Ward, registrar of vi- tal statistics, North Collins, N. Y. Orchard Park (1921)

1883. Register 10 vos, arr. chron. 1883-1905 and deaths 1883-1932. Cus- alph. by children. Includes marriag- es 1883-1907 and deaths 1883. Custo- dian Fred Hudson, town clerk (of, Orchard Park), Orchard Park, N. Y. (To be continued)

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MOHAWK

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GENEALOGY AND HISTORY

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

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1946

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

Hannah Hall married Jan. 1, 1833, ( was reputed to have been a native Cartagus, Allegany Co., N. Y. Thos. of Wales, an 'Old Countryman.' He. claimed that his uncle changed the

J. Sloan. Who were her father and mother ? They later lived in Coving- ton, Wyoming Co., N. Y., now Gen- esee county where their sons were Clark b. Aug. 12, 1834, Burton Jay, December 18, 1836, Square Bradley N. Y. December, 1787, Rebecca Hoag July 11, 1840-1. Then came to Medi- na county ,Ohio and in 1843 to Ea- ton county, Mich. Said to have been born in Canandaigua, N. Y. March 25, 1817.

Maud Sloan BeBum,

400 Martin, Pine Bluff, Ark.

ANSWER TO CHISHOLM QUERY

Reference is made to your query headed "Wallonsack Patent" appear- ing in the Genealogy and History sec- tion of the St. Johnsville Enterprise and News for 3 October 1946 and to the "Soule, Sowle and Soulis History' by Rev. G. T. Ridlon, Sr., and par- ticularly to that part of your item concerning Ebenezer Allen and "Tib- bitts' Soule.

Ebenezer Allen of Cambridge, N. Y. drew the warrant in payment for the Revolutionary War, service of

Burgess Hall, Sr. (1742-1806), an an- cestor of mine who also resided in Cambridge but did not appear as the head of a family in the 1790 census. I've suspected that Ebenezer Allen may have been a son-in-law to this Burgess Hall, Sr., but have not ex- plored the matter in detail. A Miss versed in the history of the town and Ruth M. Duryee of Cambridge is weil its old families and has been most generous in her advice and assistance to me in the past. I suggest that you try writing to her for further help on Ebenezer Allen.

My descent from George Soule of the Mayflower is in part as follows: 1. George Soule of the Mayflower married Mary Beckett.

2. George Soule, Jr., married De- borah ?

3. Nathan Soule died 1736, mar- ried 1704 to Mary or Mercy Gif- ford, died 1772.

4. George Soule (1709-1793) mar- ried 1730 Avis Tibbetts, died 1756. 5; Nathan Soule (1738-1806) mar- ried 1762 Sarah Birdsell born 1735. References, Mayflower Index, Rid- lon 2:766, etc.

The Sarah Soule of your query was the daughter of George 4 and the WELDON, HELMER sister of my ancestor Nathan 5. Of her Ridlon (2:771) says ... born in Oblong, Dutchess county, N. Y. Dec. 5, 1744. We have no record of her marriage. The Quaker |records show that her son was born out of wed- lock in 1765. This ' son was named Tibbetts Soule and he was indentur- SPINNING, FRIARY ed to his uncle John Soule during Data of John Spinning, Rev. war his minority, but tradition says he soldier (served as private in Capt. became dissatisfied with his treat- Israel Chapin's company, Mass. Mil-

dates of his birth that he might hold hi min servitude and was otherwise harsh and imperious. . . . He married in Cambridge, Washington county,

daughter of Stephen and Anna Hunt Hoag who were charter members of the Quaker Society at White Creek and had moved from Dutchess coun- ty. The family finally settied in Col- lins, Erie county, N. Y. where they passed the remainder of their lives. He died Feb. 21, 1836, aged 79 years, 7 months and 3 days. She died Dec. 11, 1844, aged 82 years, 4 months, 25 days.

John Soule, Lt. Col. 2327 Shenandoah Avenue N. E., Atianta, Ga.

PARSONS or PERSONS

My great grandfather wa Ephraim Persons, born June 6, 1789. He had a brother Reuben and a brother Cal- vin bor: 1796. I am anxious to get history of family beyond these. My mother thought the father of Eph- raim, Valcin and Reuben was William who came to New York state from Connecticut. I have considerable da- ta on descendants of these three brothers. Reuben had two sons who were Baptist ministers, one Reuben If located in Indiana. Philander lo- cated in Lewis county. His wife was Eliza Ann Stearns. I shall be glad to correspond with anyone who can as- sist me in climbing my family tree.

Josephine S. Ross,

207 John street,

Eikins, W. Va.

VAN KOUGHNET

Data desired on the ancestry of the emigrant .... Van Koughnet, said to have come from Colmar, Alsace-Lor- raine to Springfield, Mass. about 1750. Correspondence asked with de- scendants or persons by this name.

Data of William ' Van Koughnet, born June 10, 1795, died Nov. 6, 1879 at Constableville, N. Y. and also his wife Betsey, born Jan. 11, 1800, died, May 20, 1895. This family moved from Fulton county to Lewis county, N. Y. about 1831. Children were Nich- olas William, John, Nancy, Christina and Margaret.

Data of Daniel Weldon, Union sol- dier in the Civil War and also his wife Catherine Helmer, married in or near , Wellsville, N. Y. about 1850. Children were Hattie, Helen, Emma, James, Fred, Frank, Alfred and Clara.

New Haven, Addison Co., Vermont. Want data of the wives. and children of the senior and junior Asahel Blanchards. Asahel, Sr. had several brothers, the names of all of whom began with the letter "A" except the youngest, William. Want data of any or all of them, including their wives and children, and their parents.

Mrs. J. Harry Baker,

2732 Mabel street, Berkeley 2, Calif.

JENKS

In February of 1790, when Elisha 6 Jenks (Jesse 5, John 4, William 3 Joseph 2 and 1) was 15 years old, his father, who had lived at Smithfield .. and Cumberland, R. I., removed t Cheshire town in Berkshire county Mass. By 1794 Elisha had married Anna, probably Anna King, born in 1772 and their first four children were born in Massachusetts. In 1799 they removed to what is now Jenks- ville, Tompkins Co., N. Y. It is the ancestry of Anna King which con- cerns me. What King line is this? Quite possibly one of western Massa- chusetts. Is it the same line as that of Phineas King ? Where can one get data on this King line? It is quite possible that Anna's mother may have been of Holland-Dutch extrac- tion-even possible that her father may have been such, and that the name was once Koenig; though this is not our best guess. There are tra- ditions among some of Anna's de- scendants that they might have been (though they never were) among the many claimants to Trinity. Church land through the famous Onnetke Jans. Has the latter's line been trac- ed? Another dim tradition in the family is of hereditary rights to land in Hyde Park, London. I am hoping that some other branch of the family may have heard of similar traditions and may also know some- thing of Anna's 'ancestry. Anna's sister Hannah (called also' Phebe); married William Vickery, born Digh- ton, Mass., 1771. They are both bur- ied at Fairgrove, Mich. Elisha and Anna Jenks are buried at Jenksville, N. Y. She died June 15, 1854; he, November 13, 1840. I am hoping that some of their descendants in New York state may be able to solvewhich puzzling line, or at least to add some item of information which may pro- vide a clue for us to follow.

Bertha W. Clark,

10 Jamaicaway,

Boston 30, Mass.

POTTER

Ichabod Potter who came to Sara- toga county, probably in or near Galway some time around 1780-1800, In what cemetery buried and what inscription, if any ?

Mary Potter, daughter of Ichabod Potter who married Rouse Simmons. about 1800. Who was her mother ? Did she have brothers and sisters? Who?, Where born ?>Who married ? Rouse and Mary Potter Simmons had a son Ezna whose son invented the Simmons mattress and became

Indexed alph, by children. Includes marriages 1883-1908 and deaths, 1883,1908, 1913 -. Custodians 1883- 1912, Paul L. Vantle, town clerk (of North Collins), North Collins, N. Y .; 1913-, Leo B. Ward, registrar of vi- tal statistics, North Collins, N. Y. Orchard Park (1921)

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1945-1946], Part 61

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

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