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Harry A. Owell, The American Genealogy Guild, PO Box 899, Church Street Annex, New York City
YELVERTON
In re. to Yelverton query of No- vember 13, 1947.
My grandmother, Jane Elizabeth Yelverton, was the daughter of Bowdewine La Count Yelverton. He was the grandson of Gail Yelverton who was the son of Anthony Yel- verton, one of the funders of the
B. Would like any data on Celestia Pickett born New York March 27, 1824, about 1842. Girard, Erie Co., town of New Paltz. He was one of Pa. Justus Martin born Girard May 24, 1818, son of Agrippa and Anna
the signers and makers of the fam- out "Government of the Dusine," It (Jefferson) Martin. The Picketts were inkeepers. Martins lived var- iously Hoosick Falis, Rome, Fredon- ia, N. Y. before settling Girard, Pa. Any help on these lines would be greatly appreciated.
Union City, Mich. Mrs. Rollo R. Day,
son born March 30, 1886, Springfield, Utah. Child, Thelma Petrie.
Thelma Petrie born Feb. 2, 1908, Grand Junction, Colo., married Ster- ling Gordon Umphenour. Children, Sterling Gordon, Donald Irving and Janice liene.
Eugene C. Petrie,
3027 Walderwood, Bellingham 18, Wash.
DUNMORE
Watson Thomas Dunmore, born Rush, Pa. March 28, 1845. Father, Catthew Dunmore; mother, Sarah ( James) Dunmore.
Who were parents and grandpar- ents of Matthew Dunmore? Where was he born ? What relation to John Dunmore, farmer near Gloversville, Fuiton county were Matthew and Watson Thomas Dunmore?
Watson Thomas Dunmore was Co. | Judge of Oneida county, N. Y. 1886 and again in 1892. He was a mem- ber of the SAR.
John Dunmore born in Middlesex Co., Mass, came to Johnstown 1805, married Abigail Dawley, daughter of Elisha Dawley and Sarah Barber Dawley. They had five or six child- ren among them James born 1817. Can anyone tell me what became of James Dunmore ?
At the time he was born his par- ents lived on a farm in Fuiton Co., near Gloversville. The daughter, Ase- nath married Marcus Lee. Did they have children ? I would like to know who they were.
John Dunmore married second Jane Chadsey, widow. What was her maid- en name ? Were there children by this marriage?
Lana Blanche Dunmore, 6516-6th Avenue N. W., Seattle 7, Wash.
DEYO
Ancestry wanted of Charity Lo- titia Deyo bp. May 26, 1794. Dutch Reformed church, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer county, N. Y.,. married Jan. 1, 1815 James Nichols Torrey in Rensselaer county, removed to Hen- ry Co., Ill., she died July 15, 1872. Ref. found New York Gen. and Biog. records, bound volume, Vol. 63
Cahrity Lotitia Deyo was a des. of Christian Deyo, a patentee of New Paltz, N. Y., who died 1687. Christian Deyo was a French Hu- guenot who came with the Dutch from Holland.
Mrs. Kate Hamilton Torrey, Bonner Springs, Kan.
Andrustown
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was the constitution which instituted the governinent for the settlers of New Paltz and was written in 1728. It is said that this document has no parallei in the colonial history of America being the most democratic of all such documents.
Anthony and John Yelverton came In Amarina and el
find these in the Adrianse Library at Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Vernooy, the li- brarian, is very helpful and I am sure that she could help you.
I saw the ruins of the old Yei- verton Castie in England when I visited there in 1937. There is a town called Yelverton near the castle. Miss Edna Haver,
257 Valentine Lane,
Yonkers, N. Y.
JONES, WHITE
a. Would like ancestry of James and Almeda Jones and Aaron and Polly White, all probably born N. Y. 1. John J. White (son of Aaron and Polly) born Oct. 4, 1827, mar- ried Feb. 28, 1848 Sarah Maria Jones born Oct. 7, 1829, dau. of James and Almeda. Child a. Emma M. March 16, 1849; b. Wm. Wallace June 28, 28, 1852; c. John Adelbert Jan. 20, 1857.
2. Daniel White Dec., 1820, son of Aaron and Polly, married Mary Frances Jones born Aug. 24, 1828, daughter of James and Almeda Child a. Albert 1847; b. Walter 1849; c. Henry 1851; d. Helen 1853; e. Jef- ferson 1859; f. Duane 1862; g. Em- ma 1866; h. Hila 1868; Merriette 1871.
3. Adelia A. Jones, dau. of James and Almeda Jones born Ang. 8, 1825, married Oct. 12, 1845 James A. Wheeler, Jr., born Sept. 19, 1824 at Harburg.
4. Was either Almeda Jones or Poily White, a dau. of Henry Fos- dick, Rev. soldier buried White Plains, N. Y Would like service and pg. 295-297 by Wm. Burt Cook, Jr. names of his children.
Gaunt married 1. Blanche of Lan- caster. (Ency. Brit.) and had Henry IV, also Phillipa, from whom desc. the Kings of Portugal to this day; 2. Catherine from whom desc. John, Henry, Thomas and Jean Beaufort who married Ralph Neville and be- came ancestor of Edward IV, Richard III, Warwick and many noble fam- ilies. Perhaps this data can be found in the Brittanica.
Harry A. Owell, The American Genealogy Guild, PO Box 899, Church Street Annex, New York City
YELVERTON
In re. to Yelverton query of No- vember 13, 1947.
was the constitution which instituted the government for the settlers of New Paltz and was written in 1728. It is said that this document has no parallel in the colonial history of America being the most democratic of all such documents.
Anthony and John Yelverton came to America and first settled on Long Island. They went later to Orange county. John Yelverton settled in New Windsor and owned a sloop which traded between New Windsor and New York city. John later found- ed Chester in Orange county. They were originally from Chester, Eng- land . but were of Welch ancestry. The brother Athony went to Ulster county and was later one of the founders of New Paltz. He married Abigail Gail (also spelled Gale). Their children were Gail, Anthony, Mary, Elizabeth, Andrew.
John Yelverton's son was Anthony who had a son Abijah who owned the famous coaching inn at Chester. It was famous in the Revolutionary days. It is today the residence of Sandford Durland, a real estate broker in Orange county.
The Frances Yelverton referred to in the inquiry may be a descendant of either John or Anthony Ylver- ton. I rather believe it is the lat- ter Anthony as Frances is รก family name of that line. Anthony's son Gail (Gale) married Francisca La Count, a daughter of Bowdewine La Count of Kingston where (Bowde- wine) married Rebecca Gonzales. Bowdewine La Count went to Pough- keepsie and had a large estate on the Fallkill .Creek. The daughter, Francesca, of Bowdewine La Count and Rebecca Gonzales, married Gall Yelverton. The name Francisco be- came the English Frances. There- fore, I am of the opinion that the Frances of whom you inquire belongs to this line. My grandmother had a sister Frances who marrled a Van der Burgh and settled in Florida, Orange county. She was born about 1830 and therefore would not be the one you are looking for. Perhaps she is either the daughter of Gail Yl-
born Oct. 7, 1829, dau. of James and Almeda. Child a. Emma M. March 16, 1849; b. Wm. Wallace June 28, 28, 1852; c. John Adeibert Jan. 20, 1857.
2. Daniel White Dec., 1820, son of Aaron and Poliy, married Mary Frances Jones born Aug. 24, 1828, daughter of James and Almeda Child a. Albert 1847; b. Walter 1849; c. Henry 1851; d. Helen 1853; e. Jef- ferson 1859; f. Duane 1862; g. Em- ma 1866; h. Hila 1868; Merrlette
1871.
3. Adelia A. Jones, dau. of James and Almeda Jones born Aug. 1825, married Oct. 12, 1845 James A. Wheeler, Jr., born Sept. 19, 1824 at Harburg.
4. Was either Almeda Jones or Polly White, a dau. of Henry Fos- dick, Rev. soldler buried White Plains, N. Y Would like service and names of his children.
My grandmother, Jane Elizabeth Yelverton, was the daughter of Bowdewine La Count Yelverton. He was the grandson of Gail Yelverton B. Would like any data on Celestla Pickett born New York March 27, 1824, about 1842. Girard, Erie Co., town of New Paltz. He was one of Pa. Justus Martin born Girard May 24, 1818, son of Agrippa and Anna who was the son of Anthony Yel- verton, one of the funders of the the signers and makers of the fam- out "Government of the Dusine." It |(Jefferson) Martin. The Picketts were inkeepers. Martins lived var- iously Hoosick Falls, Rome, Fredon- ia, N. Y. before settling Girard, Pa. Any help on these lines would be greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Rollo R. Day,
Union City, Mich.
STALEY
Have you any Information con- cerning the . descendants of Rudolf Staley. He was a patentee of 1755 (Staley's 1st patent) with Herkimer and others.
Thomas D. Ferguson, 101 West Ganesvoort street, Little Falls, N. Y.
HARROUN
Alexander Harroun born 1691 Bel- fast, Outrim, Ireland, died Dec. 20, 1784 Colrain, Mass., Married Cath- erine. Children: Alice, David, John Hannah, Jonathan.
John Harroun born 1737, dled Oct. 18, 1819, married Martha Henry. Children, Mary, Elliott, Oliver, John, Martha, Catherine.
Elliott Harroun born Oct. 18, 1762 or Oct. 17, 1761, died about 1820, married Guy Sharpe. Children, Ra- chel, Alexander, Experience, Solomon, John, Hiram, Sylvester, twins, Sarah, David Amy, Oliver, Elliott.
Solomon Harroun born Sept., 1792 went west, no further record. Child- ren, Unica. Other children but no record available.
Daniel Petrie born 1819, German, lost his glasses. Angered at the dis- Flats, N. Y., died 1885, Rome, N. Y., married Unica Harroun born Jan. 14, 1819, Syracuse, N. Y., died Dec. 19, 1908, Grand Junction, Colo. Child- es and replaced the big brass specta- ren Charles Harroun Petrie, 4 oth- ers who died young.
Charles Harroun Petrie born Jan. 19, 1857, Rome, N. Y., died March 13, 1934, Bellingham, Wash, ' married Minnie Frances Williams born April 13, 1860, Rome, N. Y., died Feb. 11, 1941, Bellingham, Wash. Child, Eu- gene Clarence Petrie.
Eugene Clarence Petrie (the writ- vrton or Anthony Yelverton, Jr., or er of this article), born July, 1850, perhaps Andrew.
Rome, N. Y. married Ella May Mat-
marcus lee. Did they have children ? I would like to know who they were.
John Dunmore married second Jane Chadsey, widow. What was her maid- en name? Were there children by this marriage ?
Lana Blanche Dunmore,
6516-6th Avenue N. W., Seattle 7, Wash.
DEYO
Ancestry wanted of Charity Lo- titla Deyo bp. May 26, 1794. Dutch Reformed church, Schaghtlcoke, Rensselaer county, N. Y., marrled Jan. 1, 1815 James Nichols Torrey in Rensselaer county, removed to Hen- ry Co., Ill., she died July 15, 1872. Ref. found New York Gen, and Blog. records, bound volume, Vol. 63 pg. 295-297 by Wm. Burt Cook, Jr. Cahrity Lotitia Deyo was a des. of Christian Deyo, a patentee of New Paltz, N. Y., who died 1687. Christian Deyo was a French Hu- guenot who came with the Dutch from Holland.
Mrs. Kate Hamilton Torrey, Bonner Springs, Kan.
Andrustown
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One savage sported a necklace composed of some kind of teeth, bits of blue crockery and beads. Another| wore a red flannel night shirt and al pair of brass rimmed spectacles- the mournful Joot, doubtless, of some , dead and long forgotten missionary. Grimm shivered with horror at the savagery of the scene. The warrior on the fallen, moss grown tree jump- ed down and led a plunder raid into Grimm's house. One color-streaked Indian brought out the great Ger- man Bible that Paul von Grimm had brought with him from Prussla, and; placed it on a boulder. All then as- sembled and cautiously opened the brass clamps and an Indian with reddened hands slowly turned the pages as all intently looked at the quaint Biblical pictures. Suddenly the savage with the war club gave a screech and half raised the wea- pon at several who showed a dispo- [ sition to convey the book away. The effect of this interruption caused a savage to jolt heavily against the Individual wearing the red shirt, who
appearance of his cherished spec- tacles he pushed several violently out of his way. He rescued his glass- cles. Then the owner of the war club commenced to gesture wildly and articulate loudiy. Among the band were two or three praying In- dians, as converted savages were called, and they told the other abo- riginies to leave the book alone, as it was filled with talk of strange Gods, and if the Indians maddened these unknown deities they would cause some serious calamity to fall upon the savages. The others obeyed
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and ieft the Bible on the rock. Then the savage in the red shirt found a babe lying in a crude cradle near a burning cabin and held it aloft, thinking that the mother would re- turn when she heard its feeble cries and he could secure another scalp for the British government. But the mother was deep in the depths of the great swamps and heard not its sobs and the Indian carried the babe to a huge boulder, poised the infant by its tiny feet for a moment in the air, and then a little crushed figure was flung among some stalks of im- mortelles. .
A few inhabitants fled to the swamps, others died where they stood, many were taken captives. The torch was applied to every cabin but that of Powers. All fruit trees were chopped down, the cattle driven away or killed.
The smoke of Grimm's burning cabin settled low and hid everything for a time. Hours passed and the | tyranny was put down with great night fell. The great red harvest moon rose on the dreadful scene, the yelp of the wolves commnced, now distant, now coming nearer, cou- pled with the wierd hoots of the owls from the boughs of the huge trees which stretced out their great limbs in the darkness as if striving to lend their mute assistance. Then a dog began to howl somewhere near the site of Pell's cabin, a long, agonized wailing, as if from sorrow. The cries of the wounded had ceased; death's touch had silenced all, but their still forms lay perceptible in the pale moonlight and the mournful notes of the whipnoorwill were their re- quiem that night.
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The Petries in America
These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants in America were compil- ed by the iate Mrs. Frederick Staeh- la, of Munnsville, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try | to complete her work.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y.
(Continued from last week) Children 11:
440X Daniel J. or Daniel Jac: Pe- trie, son of Jacob D. Petri and Ma- rie, born at German Flats on May 14, 1772. (Rec. Town Clerk, Cohim- bia Center). Married Ann (Nancy) Paul Seghner or Seckiner (daugh- ter of John Paul Seghner and his States has been engaged. Hessian sol- wife Maria Riseman or Eiseman, diers were obliged to go wherever their prince sent them. They had no choice in the matter and when the war ended many remained in this country while those who returned to Hesse told strange tales about a married March 12, 1762). Nancy was born Jan. 17, 1769 (German Flots 1-207). Married April 9, 1791 (Dutch Ref. church Stone Arabia p. 95) En- terprise and News April 17, 1935. Ac- cepted by DAR. Children :
Married Ann Elisabeth Gettman 441X Conrad J. Petrie (Conrath) son of Jacob D. Petri and Maria. Born July 30, 1795. Sponsors Con- rath Ohrndorff and Catharina.
Married Ann Elisabeth Gettman (Betsy) daughter of John Gettman, their neighbor.
442X. George Petrie, Sgt. son of
The Germans of Salisbury and the Hessian Village-their Home
By S. C. Kimm
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This condition of society continued for several centuries. Very few were able to rise above the station in, which they were born. The discovery of America and the influx of gold and silver from the western world gradually changed barter to a money system of exchange which was the beginning of capitalism.
The Freemen and the Townsmen became the great middle class who began to show less fear of, and less regard for the over lords and the clergy. The lower classes were bur- dened with heavy taxes to support armies while idle princes and clergy lived in luxury. Rebelling against
punishment. News of the American Revolution came to Germany from across the sea 1775-1783 to be fol- lowed by the French Revolution 1759- 1795. Then Napoleon turned Europe topsy-turvy. At the time of the American Revolution the elector or Prince of Hesse Kassel had a large and well trained army. In fact the Hessians from the days of Caesar were among the best material for sol- diers in all Europe. When England declared war on the American col- onies her king found great difficul- ty in raising troops because the common people of England did not want to fight their relatives and for- mer neighbors who had emigrated to Aimerica. Even Lord Howe refused to lead the English army against the colonies until personally urged by the English king. To fill the ranks it became necessary to engage merce- nary soldiers from other countries. Since the Germans from the earliest times were known for the excellence of of their fighting forces the English turned to Germany for soldiers. This gave the Prince of Hesse Kassel an opportunity to get much needed rev- enue from his large standing army, so he hired out thousands of his best troops to serve in the English ar- mies across the sea in America, the king to pay the prince thirty-five dol- lars a soldier and twice that amount for those killed. The king to furnish food and equipment and care for the wounded. And that is how the Hes- sians first came to this country. The rosters of those mercenary troops carry the same names as many of our German immigrants who later came to this country and fought in every war in which the United
land across the ocean where the common people were permitted to own and ocoupy any number of acres in contrast to the tiny two acres al- lowed each peasant family in Ger- many.They also told ow vast virgin forests with giant trees. Of the abundance of game and streams full of fish. Where there were no lords and kings to support with big taxes. Slowly these stories spread not only throughout Hesse castle but through- out all Germany. The masses became more and more dissatisfied with enormous taxes to support huge ar- mies. Prussia became the most pow- erful of the German states and her aim was to unite all Germany in one powerful confederation with helself at the head. This made more taxes and greater burdens. In Prussia every a'ble bodied man among the common people was obliged to serve six months in the army and be ready to serve in the wars whenever called. Thus Prussia built the most power- ful army in the world. Here it was that Baron Steuben received his training and became the drill master for Washington's colonial troops. Such were conditions in Germany 100 years ago.
Village of Sant-a German Beehive About 15 miles from the big city of Kassel is the little village of Sant. Here in this back country collection of peasants lived our Salisbury Ger- man ancestors 100 years ago. Each day they left the village to walk out in the country to work on the small plot of land allotted to them by the government. Only a few were able to own land in fee simple as we own our farms here in America. I have heard my mother tell how as a 12 year old girl she drove their two cows hitched to a plow to help grand- pa cultivate their little plot of land. I presume the peasants of that vil- lage Sant still use their cows for motive power. A few use oxen as shown in snayshots taken by my cousin, Lieut. Col. Kimm, as his troops passed through or near the city of Kassel which was nearly de- stroyed by the American army. He wrote this city, about the size of Buffalo, N. Y. was only a heap of rubbish when our soldiers passed by. As youngsters our grandparents worked for the rich londs and noble- men of this city or once in a great while went there on excursion . trips. Our ancestors lived in a sort of feu- dal slavery. They paid heavy taxes either in agricultural products or in the coin of the realm. For centuries they were kept in the lowest strata of society. The upper classes saw to it that they had few opportunities to rise above the station in which they were born.
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records). She born after her father returned as prisoner. Twin of Jacob Jr. He died Feb. 1, 1848. She lived to age of 43 years, 13 days. He liv-
1803. Sponsors Jacob Small and Ma- ria (G. F. 38).
' 449X. Polly Maria Petrie, dau. of Jacob Petri and Maria. Born April ed to age of 71 years, 7'months, 8|27, 1788, bapt. May 4. Sponsors Mel- days. (Herk. 1-286). They lived in Warrentown.
choir Vols and Margreth (G. F. 129). Married Abraham Jacobsen (Abra-
446X. Delia (Lalia) Petrie, dau. hamus, son of Jo'is Jacobi Jacobsin) and Mariae. dau. of Jacohi Petrv) of
Cal Tach n Patri and Mario Born of Col. Jacob Petri And Maria we
in America
These notes and records of the Johan Jost Petrie family and de- scendants In America were compil- ed by the late Mrs. Frederick Staeh- la, of Munnsvliie, N. Y. Her notes have been checked, so far as we have been able to do so, and we will try to complete her work.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Petrie, Johnstown, N. Y.
(Continued from last week) Children 11:
440X Daniel J. or Daniel Jac: Pe- trie, son of Jacob D. Petri and Ma- rie, born at German Flats on May 14, 1772. (Rec. Town Clerk, Cohim- bia Center). Married Ann (Nancy) Paul Seghner or Seckiner (daugh- ter of John Paul Seghner and his wife Maria Riseman or Eiseman, married March 12, 1762). Nancy was born Jan. 17, 1769 (German Flots 1-207). Married April 9, 1791 (Dutch Ref. church Stone Arabia p. 95) En- terprise and News Aprli 17, 1935. Ac- cepted by DAR. Children:
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Married Ann Elisabeth Gettman 441X Conrad J. Petrie (Conrath) son of Jacob D. Petri and Maria. Born July 30, 1795. Sponsors Con- rath Ohrndorff and Catharina.
Married Ann Elisabeth Gettman (Betsy) daughter of John Gettman, their neighbor.
~ 442X. George Petrie, Sgt. son of Col. Jacob D. Petri and Maria. Born May 20, 1777. Sgt. in war of 1812. Bapt. June 1. Sponsors Georg Ohrn- dorff and Elisabeth.
Married Margaret Gettman, daugh- ter of Conradi Gettman on June 12, 1803. Died Sept. 27, 1862. 77 years Fold.
! 443X. Joseph (Hon Yost) Petrie, son of Col. Jacob Petrie and Maria. Born Sept. 28, 1775; died Dec. 19, 1821. He is buried at Columbia Cen- ter, but no tombstone. Married Ger- trude Shaffer, a granddaughter of Paul Crim. She is buried at Jor- danville in the oid cemetery by the church. She died Aug. 26, 1857 in her 72nd year. (Monument erected by M. M. Petrie). She was born Feb. 18, 1784. His sponsors were Joh: Jost Jac: Petri and Lany Segner. 444X. Jacob Frederick (Fritz) Pe- trie, son of Coi. Jacob Petrie and Maria. Born Aug. 31, 1794. Married Anna Eva Orendorf, dau. of Conrad Orendorf and Catharine Shoemaker (G. F. 1-211). Entire family moved to Oswego.
3445X. Eve Ann Petrie, born 1780 May 4 (Hoyer records). Died May 17, 1823 (Herk. 1-286). (Also tomb- stone records). Cemetery on hill above Andrustown Marker) .Married Peter. Hoyer Feb. 28, 1797 (Hoyer
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nary soldiers from other countries. | heard my mother tell how as a 12 Since the Germans from the earliest times were known for the excellence of of their fighting forces the English turned to Germany for.soldiers. This gave the Prince of Hesse Kassel an opportunity to get much needed rev- enue from his large standing army, so he hired out thousands of his best troops to serve in the English ar- mies across the sea in America, the king to pay the prince thirty-five doi- iars a soldier and twice that amount for those killed. The king to furnish food and equipment and care for the wounded. And that is how the Hes- sians first came to this country. The rosters of those mercenary troops of carry the same names as many our German immigrants who later came to this country and fought In every war in which the United States has been engaged. Hessian sol- diers were obliged to go wherever their prince sent them. They had no choice in the matter and when the war ended many remained In this year old girl she drove their two cows hitched to a piow to help grand- pa cultivate their iittie plot of land. I presume the peasants of that vil- lage Sant stili use their cows for motive power. A few use oxen as shown in snayshots taken by my cousin, Lieut. Coi. Kimm, as his troops passed through or near the city of Kassel which was nearly de- stroyed by the American army. He wrote this city, about the size of Buffalo, N. Y. was only a heap of rubbish when our soldiers passed by. As youngsters our grandparents worked for the rich ionds and noble- men of this city or once in a great while went there on excursion trips. Our ancestors lived in a sort of feu- dal slavery. They paid heavy taxes either in agricultural products or in the coin of the realm, For centuries they were kept in the lowest strata of society. The upper classes saw to it that they had few opportunities to rise above the station in which country while those who returned to they were born. Hesse told strange tales about a
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