Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 27

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It was through Col. Bellinger's ef- forts that the 44 families left around German Flats were persuaded to stay. He ordered rations to be issued the sufferers from the supplies at Fort Dayton and reported his action through proper channels to the gov- ernor who disclaimed in writing any responsibility for and the conse- quences of this act. However, noth- ing was ever done about it:

Both men and women mounted guard twice daily, walked post in Fort Herkimer and Fort Dayton and held the frontier through the perilous years of 1779 to 1783, including the

Frank, dated Oct., 1834 and others made by Nicolas Wollaber and Eliz- abeth Shoemaker, nephew and niece of Abraham Wollaber in Aug., 1843, state there was an actual battle fought at German Flats in the sum- mer of 1783. The above affidavits were made in connection with pen sion applications.

Col. Peter Bellinger, after his way duties were ended, returned with his family to his home on Fall Hill.

At the time of the attack on the mill at Little Falls in June, 1782 when Daniel Petrie was among those killed, Delia, wife of Col. Bellinger make sure of the safety of her fam. ily in the following manner. When she heard the call, "Flee for your lives! Brant is coming!" she collectec her children and some provisions, went to the river, paddled them in her canoe, reserved for that purf_ pose, across to Hanson's Island which Is near Little Falls and con- cealed the canoe, herself and the children for two days and nights., L. F. Bellinger in "Pre-Revolu- tionary Bellingers" states that Col, Peter Bellinger had 1600 descend- ants as shown in the Enterprise and News, 1934, from Jan. 31 to Augl 8 inclusive. His military services are shown in three Issues, Aug. 30, Sept. 6 and 13, 1933 and official reports by him and about him from Clinton Papers and elsewhere were given in the Enterprise and News from Sept. 30 to Oct. 25, 1933.

Col. Peter's line of descent is as follows.

1. Johannes Bellinger (the First) born 1660 or before married Amna Maria Margretha, so named in Sim- mendigner Register. She is called in Burnetsfield Patent, Margaret

1723. Johannes' names appears on al payroll in Albany Dec. 13, 1711. 2. Frederick Bellinger born about 1680, died before 1768, married An- na Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Jo -! hann Philip Fox.

3. Capt. Peter Bellinger born about 1700 married before 1723 when he and his wife were patentees at Bur- netsfield. He married 1st Margaret, 2nd unknown, 3rd Anna Margaret Horning.

4. Col. Peter Bellinger.

(The records of the Col. Bellinger, family, together with Incidents per- taining to the Revolutionary war re -! cord of the Colonel, were published

iin the Enterprise and News from Aug. 1933 to Aug. 1934, in "Storieș of the Frontier" and "Col. Peter Belt! linger, Frontiersman," These two serles were compiled after many · ars of research by Lt. Com. L. F. allinge", USN Retired, of Atlanta,

No index. Includes deaths, 1877-94,

Ga. Mr. Bellinger has kindly advised the River."

me on various points, for which, in addition to the use of these records,

I am most grateful.)-Mrs. F. S.

F. D. Deuel in the Enterprise and News Feb. 7, 1934 gave the loca- tion of the homes of four of the Her- kimer girls as follows: Col. Peter Bellinger and Delia , lived on the westerly end of Fall Hill. Next east was George Henry Bell who mar- ried Catherine Herkimer. This house was used as a Block House, was called Fort Bell and soldiers were stationed there during the Revolu- tion. Next toward the east was Pet- er Ten Broeck who married Anna Herkimer. Peter Ten Broeck was a Loyalist and an attempt was made to confiscate his property but the Herkimer family protested that it belonged to his wife and not to him. All of the. above mentioned land was conveyed by deed to Delia, Cath- erine and Anna by their father Jo- han Jost Herkimer, as no doubt was the next farm east of the Ten Broeck farm to Magdalena. She married Warner Dygert and their farm also joined Gen. Herkimer's on the south. 32X Catherine Herkimer, daughter of Johan Jost and CaPierine, married in 1753 George Henry Bell with rank of Lt. Col. at Oriskany. Gen. Herki- mer in his will mentions four child-influences, yet the

ren of this couple.

140. Nicholas Bell.

141. Honyoost Bell.

142. Anna Bell.

143X Maria Bell.

Shoemaker Book states that Jo- han Jost Bell married Maria Smith and Bibles. Their brethren in Penn-

and Maria Bell married Capt. Ru- dolph Schumaker, son of Thomas Schumaker. (Was this the same Ru- dolph who earlier had married 39C, Gertrude Herkimer, daughter of Jo- han Jost and Catherine?

142. Anna Bell born 1759 married John Peter Waggoner. They were parents of 10 children, Records of this line have been received from a descendant, Mills W. Waggoner, of Newtown, Conn.

33X Anna, daughter of Johan Jost Herkimer and his wife Catherine, married Peter Ten Broeck.

150 Nicholas Herkimer Ten Broeck (godson of Gen. Herkimer).

151. Christina bapt. July 5, 1760. Sp. Jacob Ten Broeck and Catherine Benthuisen.

34. Brig. Gen. Nicholas Herkimer left no children. The date of his birth is uncertain. Shoemaker Book states about 1715 which seems much too early. Other dates given are 1727 and 1728. His sister Delia was born July 14, 1728. Unless they were twins the General could not have failed but about 30 persons were been born in 1728.

Children-7 Schuyler. 160X Peter born 1745 married Catherine, daughter of Henry Herki- mer. Had four sons: 161 Johan Jost (Han Jost) 1747- 1810, served under Col. Willett. 162. David served under Col. Wil- lett.

163X Catherine Elizabeth born

about 1751 married in 1779 Jost

Herkimer, Jr., oldest son of Henry. They had 4 daughters.

(To be continued)

Calvinists and Lutherans worshipped alternately. The Mohawk became a German river for thirty miles. For long distances on either side are tok- ens of this permanent German occu- pation. For thirty years the settlers were practically unmolested. The lo- cality was as fertile as could be found. Good buildings were erected and the inhabitants became well to do. Among the number to whom the above patent was issued was Johan Erghemer the father of the famous Nicholas Herkimer. When the set- tlers arrived in this region the rap- ids and falls were all in their primi- tive grandeur, unadorned or un- marred by the works of man. The water power at Little Falls must have been an attraction, offering as It did facilities for their grist and saw mills. The names of villages such as Mannheim, Palatine, Op. penheim, Newkirk, Frankfort, Min- den, etc, show their origin. Mann-

hundreds of Germans left New York for the greater advantages of law and liberty of Pennsylvania which had been settled under republican

Palatines who went to the Mohawk and Schoharie regions proved to be one of the best stocks of America. Whatever the Germans lost or were robbed of in their wanderings, they usually man- aged to hold to their hymn books

sylvania published the first Bible in America in a European tongue.

Upon all this prosperity, however, came the ruin which visited many of the frontier towns during the French and Indian War. In Novem- ber, 1757, M. de Belletre with three hundred French and Indians quietly ascended the Black River Valley and fell suddenly upon the Palatine vil- lages. This was during the last

French war. They made a clean

sweep, burning buildings and de- stroying live stock. Some of the in- habitants were slaln and others car- ried off. The majority saved them- selves by fleeing to Fort, Herkimer, across the river. This the enemy did not attack. Another band composed of French and a large number of In- dians appeared on the south bank the next year (April 1758), but warning had, reached Captain Nicho- las Herkimer, who was then in com- mand of the fighting force. He man- Jaged to gather most of the settlers together. The attack on the fort

killed and the usual destruction was carried out. In the fall of 1759 peace was enjoyed again. Houses were re- built and barns erected. Captives re-

turned and prosperity reigned. From the German Flats to Palatine a sturdy body of yeomanry was or- ganized 'into nine companies by Sir William Johnson, who counted on them for defense against the French. We have heard of the noble work of the Scotch-Irish settlers along the frontier. The map and records teil us that these could not have had a larger share than the Germans in protecting the Province. In New York, the Mohawk and Schoharie regions were largely inhabited by Germans, who pushed out the far- thest into the territory of the Six Nations. Sir William Johnson took considerable interest in all these peo- nla Tn 1763 he nnenly esnoused the

1885-1908 Register, 1 vol. Arr. alph. No index. Includes marriages and deaths. Custodian Mrs. Ethel Hornbeck, town clerk, Grahamsville, N. Y.

ROCKLAND

1895. Record, 4 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes marriages 1895- 1909 and deaths 1895. Custodian K. B. Curry, town clerk, Livingston Manor, N. Y.

THOMPSON 1

1887. Register, 14 vols. Arr. chron. IIndexed alph. by children Includes deaths. Custodian, Louise Armstrong town clerk, Monticello, N. Y.

TUSTEN

1883. Record, 3 vols. Arr. chron. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian Mrs. Elizabeth M. Purcell, registrar of vital statistics, Narrowsburg, N. Y.

BLOOMINGBURGH (1924)

1924. Register, 1 vol. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes heim was settled before 1755. While , deaths. Custodian Jesse I. Hulse, vil- lage clerk, Bloomingburgh, N. Y. JEFFERSONVILLE (1924) ..

1924. Register ,1 vol .Arr, chron. No index. Custodian Robert Mann, village clerk, Jeffersonville, N. Y. LIBERTY (1870) ..

1896. Register, 8 vols. Arr. chron. 1896-1907, no index; 1907 indexed alph. by children. Includes marriag- es 1896-1907 and deaths 1896-1931. Custodian, Mrs. Marie V. Conlon, registrar of vital statistics, Liberty, N. Y.

MONTICELLO (1830)

1914. Register, 7 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths 1914-27. Custodian Louise Armstrong, registrar of vital statis- tics, Monticello, N. Y.

WOODBRIDGE (1911)

1911. Register, 5 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian Jesse M. Deutsch, registrar of vital statistics, Wood- bridge, N. Y.

WURTSBORO (1866)

1915. Register, 2 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes deaths 1915-39. Custodian Mrs. Jes- sie E. Harbeat, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Wurtsboro, N. Y.

(To be continued)

STATE IHISTORICAL MUSEUM

AT COOPERSTOWN NOW OPEN

Cooperstown-The summer season for Fenimore House and the Far- mers' Museum, the two Cooperstown museums operated by the New York State Historical Association, began over the Memorial day weekend.

In order to better accommodate the transient visitors who knock at the doors of the Farmers' Museum and Fenimore House in summer from early morning until dark, more open hours are planned. Both museums will open at 10 o'clock on Sundays and holidays and will close at 5. The usual business hours of 9-5 dur- ing the week will be kept and visi- tors will be welcome seven days & week during open hours.

The Palatines of Stone Arabia- 1896. Custodian Mrs. Ethel Horn- erected a church in 1735. It was beck, town clerk, Grahamsville, N. built of logs and here it was that Y

Newtown, Conn.

33X Anna, daughter of Johan Jost Herkimer and his wife Catherine, married Peter Ten Broeck.

150 Nicholas Herkimer Ten Broeck ! (godson of Gen. Herkimer). '

'151. Christina bapt. July 5, 1760. Sp. Jacob Ten Broeck and Catherine Benthuisen.

34. Brig. Gen. Nicholas Herkimer left no children. The date of his birth Is uncertain. Shoemaker Book states about 1715 which seems much too early. Other dates given are 1727 and 1728. His sister Della was born July 14, 1728. Unless they were twins the General could not have been born in 1728.

- 35X Elizabeth Barbara Herkimer, called Barbara was the eldest daugh- ter of Johan Jost and'Catherine Her- kimer. She married June 9, 1743 Peter David Schuyler who died in 1763. Barbara died in 1800. Children-7 Schuyler. 160X Peter born 1745 married Catherine, daughter of Henry Herki- mer. Had four sons:

161 Johan Jost (Han Jost) 1747- 1810, served under Col. Willett.

3 162. David served under Col. Wil- lett 163X Catherine Elizabeth born about 1751 married in 1779 Jost Herkimer, Jr., oldest son of Henry. They had 4 daughters. (To be continued)

Palatines in the Mohawk Valley

By Rev. Wolcott Webster Ellsworth, Rector of St. John's Church, Johnstown, N. Y.

(Reprinted from the Proceedings of the New York State Historical Association, sixteenth annual meet- ing, 1915.)

The exact date of the arrival of

not Palatines in this region is known. This much can be said, how- ever, that the exodus from Schoharie to Pennsylvania and the lower Mo- hawk Valley did not occur before October. 1722. From the first set- BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE RECORDS (Continued from last week) SULLIVAN COUNTY tling of this portion of the valley under this patent until the Revolu- tion, German settlers came into the upper valley, some from Schoharie, and the lower Mohawk region into HIGHLAND what is now Montgomery and Her- 1881. Record, 3 vols. Arr. alph. No index. Includes deaths. Custodian W. B. Styles, town clerk, Eudred, N. Y. kimer counties. Others came from New York and New Jersey and the banks of the Hudson. About the year 1725 a log church was erected on the LIBERTY south bank of the river in what is 1896. Record, 19 vols, Arr. chron. called German Flats, then Burnet's | 1896-1913, no index; 1914 indexed field ,and before 1730 land was given! alph. by children. Includes deaths. Custodian, Mrs. Marie V. Conlon, registrar of vital statistics, Liberty, N. Y.

for the site of a stone church. There is a quaint document relative to this edifice. It is the petition of General Herkimer's father and reads, in part as follows: 'The humble petition- of Johan Joost Herckheimer of Bur- nets Field, in the County of Albany, yeoman in behalf of himself and the rest of the inhabitants, High Ger- | mans, Iving there, humbly sheweth:

! that your petitioners and sundry other High Germans to the number of one hundred families and upwards at present resident at Burnets' Field in this province, propose with your Excellency's permission to erect a Str. .: _ on the South side of

French war. mey

sweep, burning buildings and de- bridge, N. Y.

WURTSBORO (1866)

1915. Register, 2 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Indudes deaths 1915-39. Custodian Mrs. Jes- sie E. Harbert, registrar of vital sta- tistics, Wurtsboro, N. Y. 1

(To be continued)

STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

AT COOPERSTOWN NOW OPEN

Cooperstown-The summer season for Fenimore House and the Far- mers' Museum, the two Cooperstown museums operated by the New York State Historical Association, began over the Memorial day weekend.

Special features at the Farmers Museum this summer are weaving demonstrations by Miss Virginia Parslow on Saturdays and Sundays and talks on weaving and butter and cheese making by Mrs. Bernice Hill on week days. George Campbell, who received a great deal of pub- licity in a weekly magazine in Jan- uary, will be on hand to greet visi- tors and to exxplain the operation of the "What Is It" Machine, the use for which has been solved.

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stroying live stock. Some of the in- habitants were slain and others car- ried off. The majority saved them- selves by fleeing to Fort. Herkimer, across the river. This the enemy did not attack. Another band composed of French and a large number of In- dians appeared on the south bank the next year (April 1758), but warning had, reached Captain Nicho- las Herkimer, who was then in com- mand of the fighting force. He man- aged to gather most of the settlers together. The attack on the fort failed but about 30 persons were killed and the usual destruction was carried out. In the fall of 1759 peace was enjoyed again. Houses were re- built and barns erected. Captives re- turned and prosperity reigned. From the German Flats to Palatine a sturdy body of yeomanry was or- ganized into nine companles by Sir William Johnson, who counted on them for defense against the French. We have heard of the noble work of the Scotch-Irish settlers along the frontier. The map and records tell us that these could not have had a larger share than the Germans in protecting the Province. In New York, the Mohawk and Schoharie regions were largely inhabited by Germans, who pushed out the far- thest into the territory of the Six Nations. Sir William Johnson took considerable interest in all these peo- ple. In 1763 he openly espoused the cause of German sttlens at Canajo- harie against William Livingston and succeeded in upholding the rights of the Palatine settlers against unjust land dealings. Certain Mohawk lands were thereupon released. From 1759 until the Revolution general peace reigned in the valley.

(To be continued)

Genealogical Sources in the Mohawk Valley

LUMSERLAND

1881. Record, 2 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Custodian William H. Sharpe, town clerk, Glen Spey, N. Y.

MAMARATING

1882. Register, 6 vols. Arr. chron. Indexed alph. by children. Includes marriages 1882-1908 and deaths, 1882. Custodian Mrs. Jessie E. Har- gest, registrar of vital statistics, Wurtsboro, N. Y.

MEVIESITTK.

MOHAWK VALLEY

GENEALOGY

AND HISTORY

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

THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1947

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.

WAGNER, KELLER, PEGG, MATTEWSON

From W. P. Webster's note book made available through the courtesy of Mrs. Blanche Rich and "The Wag- ner Booklet," I can add to my re- quest, of May 29 for information concerning the descendants of the third Johan Peter Waggoner and his wife Anna (Nancy) Bell, the fol- lowing data on their son Abraham.

. Abraham Wagner was born Jan. 18, 1797 ,on the J. Harvey Smith farm in Palatine, N. Y. died Feb. 1883 in Linwood, Scott Co., Iowa, at the home of one of his daughters, Mrs. David C. Ducher; married Ma- ria Kelier, who was born in July, 1797 (where ?) and died Feb. 4, 1851 (where?) She was a daughter of An- drew Kelier. Can anyone identify this Andrew and give the name of his wife and the place where they lived?

Major Abraham Wagner (can any- `one give the, details of his military career?) held for a number of years the office of brigade inspector of the 11th Brigade, NLSM About 1853 he removed with his family to Rock Is- land, Illinois, where he resided until just prior to his death in 1883. He was a highly respected citizen of Rock Island, "a venerable gentleman of the olden time." He was one of the leading Democrats of that city and made numerous speeches to local organizations in an endeavor to swing the Democratic party back to the anti-monopoly and anti-bank principles of Jefferson and Jackson. He was also prominent in the activi- ties of the Masonic lodge and was a 'member of No. 57 F and A. M.

Abraham Wagner and Maria Kel- der had 5 children as follows, perhaps others, does anyone know:

'1 .Jerome Wagner, a resident of Rock Island, Ill., I believe. Informa- tion on him and his family wanted.

2. A daughter (name wanted) married Charles R. ( ?) Pegg and lived in Fort Plain, N. Y., later per- haps removed to New York city. They had two daughters and. a son,

Charles; perhaps others. One daugh- ter married a Mr. Ferguson and liv- ed in Cobleskili, N. Y. and had a son Howard. The other daughter mar- ried Walter B. Matthewson and lat- er removed to Parsons, Kansas. Was this the Walter B. Matthewson who, with George O. Smith, established the Amsterdam Democrat in 1868? Can anyone contribute information on these families ?

3. Another daughter of Abraham and Maria (Keller) Wagner married Joseph Graham of Rock Island, Ill., who at one time owned and operated the Graham House in that city. They later removed to Alameda, Calif.

4. Still another daughter (name wanted) married David C. Ducher (or Dutcher!) They resided in Lin- wood, Iowa.

5. And yet another daughter, name wanted, married Cyrus Conkling of Edgington (what state ?)

Any additional information or cor- rections on any of the above 'de- scendants of Abraham and Maria (Keller) Wagner will be greatly ap- preciated

Marie Lyle,

Lyle Heights, Paso Roble.s, Calif

FRANCISCO

According to a note I have a ser- ies of articles dealing with the Fran- cisco family appeared in the Enter- prise and News early in 1936, under the title of "Francisco Firts."

Another series entitled "Francis- cos in the American Revolution," began in the Enterprises July 26, 1939. I have the first article of this second series. These two series were written by Ben F. Dixon, 6008 Arosa street, San Diego, Calif. Has any- one these two series in part or com- plete? I would like to buy the back numbers of the paper containing them or borrow them for copying. Can Mr. Dixon still be reached at the above address?

Donald A. Keefer,

RD 2 Sacandaga Road, Schenectady, N. Y.

Andrustown-a Page from Herkimer County's. Past

An Address by Grace M. Norris Delivered before the Herkimer Coun- ty Historical Society Nov. 11, 1911

Near the terminus of one of the rocky spurs of the Heldenbergs there is a quiet nook that is rich in land- marks of the past, but these land- marks are fast disappearing, and even the knowledge of these historic spots is half forgotten by many res- damm& demandante of these colonial

the land they had been forced t leave. In the distance columns of black smoke floated seaward, rising from burned hamlets, and through the pale, white mists above the rest- less water they saw in the dreary heavens immense flocks of carrion birds which wheeled and circled over the dead stricken inhabitants of ruin- ed villages, and the sun hid his sad- demed face below the darkened hori-

parations for the use of the British naval stations.

The solitary invironments of the camps and the mysterious rustling of the immense pine woods which crrcled around the rude hovels for miles and miles amazed them. The tops of those solemn old trees met so closely that even on a bright day the settlement seemed bathed in a gloom. Then, added to the weirdness of the scene, the crows flew thru the red rays of the dying sunset in' twos and twos, like witches flying home to their infernal ogres deep i' the heart of the great black fores (To be continued)

The Petries In America

INTRODUCTION

These notes of and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and descendants in America have been compiled by Mrs. Frederick Staenla, Munnsville, N. Y. with the assistance of Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y., Mrs. Edwin Freer, Port Ewen, N. Y. and many others whose names will appear later. Our re- cords are far from being com- plete. If any reader of this pa- per is connected with the Petries in any way, we request that he, or she, write to Mrs. Staehla.

(Continued from last week) They had four daughters.

' 164 Jacob served under Col. Wil- lett. 165. Anna.

166X Nicholas born 1760, a god- son of Gen. Herkimer, married and had four children He served with the Provincials after the war.

The above list of children was sent to the Enterprise and News Au- gust, 1936 by Edwin. W. Wheat, Brooklyn, N. Y., in answer to a query. For those desiring Schuyler information, he recommended the following: George W. Schuyler's "Colonial New York," 'Vol. 2,, pp. 456, 461 to 464 and 473;

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Mohawk Valley genealogy and history : [a compilation of clippings, 1947], Part 27

Author: Publication date: 1942 Publisher: [1942-1949] Number of Pages: 222

Author:
Publication date: 1942
Publisher: [1942-1949]
Number of Pages: 222