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. 'In the class of 89 were the follow- ing Philos: Elton Hopson of Salis- bury and Olin Salisbury of Norway, father and uncle respectively of the present superintendent of school, Ed- win Hopson of Salisbury.
In this class were Frank Dorr, Little Fallsj Edwin J. Western, Gray, and H. Judd Ward, who taught in the old red school house east of Salis- bury Center and boarded with Lyman Barnes.
From the large class of Philos of 1870 I select the name of Orson M. Kelley, son of the famous north woods surveyor, Loren Kelly of Salis- bury. Orson became a well known and much loved preacher in Central New York. S. S. Ingham of Little Falls was a member of this class.
Among the Philos of 1871 we find the names of the justly celebrated David C. Wood, surveyor of our state's .Adirondack Forest Preserve, father of city Superintendent Leland C. Wood of Watertown. There is also the name of Garry H. Wood, brother of the late Dr. Wood of Salisbury Center. He also taught in the old red schoolhouse and later represent- ed the county of Jefferson several termis in the legislature.
Class of 1872 we find the follow- ing loyal Philos: Del , Sleekman, Stratford Canny Cole, Fairfield Sid- ney W. DuBois of Little Falls; New- ton Smith, Fairfield, later of Schell's Bush. He married a Sillaman girl of Norway,
In the class of '73 we find another surveyor, Will. H. Cory of the Lam- phere district, Salisbury. He also taught in the old 'red school house as did his sister Virginia. Will was county engineer for several years, intellectual and social affairs of his and a strong advocate for improved county roads. Under his leadership, Salisbury became a pioneer town in Herkimer . County in paved road building. To show Salisbury folk the torical society. He and
home community. The senior Hender- son with Judge Earl and a few other leading spirits was a pioneer in es- tablishing the Herkimer County His- defended benefit of improved roads a sample 'worked for all public improvements hand. surface road was built from in Herkimer. He was chairman of the Burrel's Corners nearly a mile south |1874 Philo reunion on which occasion to the Manheim line at the Van Slyke farm.
Farmers of Herkimer county should erect a monument to the me- mory of that Philo, Will H. Cory for getting them out of the mud. Fun Prof. David Hill class of 1858, and loving Fred Evas of Middleville, was' also a member of '73, as were C. B. Helmer, Brackett Bridge; Fred Math- er. of Fairfield; Charles Sillaman of
songs, both words and music. He also wrote and composed the Colorado State song, "The Columbine." More Salisbury Boys
In the class of 1874, year of the big Philo reunion ,we find several names of Salisbury boys. here were Eugene Barnes, Jacob H. Bliss, prin- cipal at old Brook an old-time school
ius S. Kelley ,son of surveyor Kelley, Daniel W. Sullivan, Bloomfield Wires; my old schoolmate, LaGrange Spencer, still living near the old red school house at an advanced age, patriarch of Salisbury. Also there was Hi Fynn, brother of the litera- ture Art Fylnn already mentioned. After graduating Hi Fynn went west and founded the dental college con- nected with Denver University, where his brother was a lecturer on ethno- logy. Other Philos in the class of '74 was another school mate of mine in the old red school house, Edward B. , Fairchild, now living at an ad- vanced age in Herkimer. Steve
Tompkins of Norway, was another live wire of the class of '74, an ais- pirant for the office of school com- missioner. He died in Herkimer as the result of a fall.
Of the more than 600 Philos who attended old Fairfield, previous to the great reunion of 1874 I can recall one living member. Salisburys' Pat- riarch, LaGrange 'Spencer.'
A Great Literary Society
The lumberjacks of Salisbury and Stratford and Oppenheim, the hired farm boys of Manheim and Fairfield, the quick tempered Spaniands from Cuba and Mexico, and many others from the great middle class of soc- iety received in the classic halls of old Philo a training that especially fitted their needs in a new and rug- ged country. Philos' sons are sleeping in the soil 'of Cuba and beneath the Magnolia blossoms of our sunny south land. She has sent out great leaders of men in every important walk of life, yet scarce a remnant remains to recall her splendid past. Her lodge furniture is gone and her fine collection of books has disap- peared. Philo lives only in the great deeds of her historic sons on the battle field, in the pulpit, the clinic, the courts, the farm, the shops and a hundred other avenues where men serve their fellows.
John Dryden Henderson
In closing permit me to say a word for that stauch Philo from Norway of the class of '1862, John Dryden a young woman witness had married Henderson. Like his son and name sake, -now one-of. Herkimers leading business men; he was a leader in the
he gave the address of welcome. The historian of this occasion was Dr. A. B. Watkins of the class of 1851, for several years clerk of the Board of Regents, . Albany. The orator was
the poet was Louis N. Chapin class of 1863." In : closing let me quote six lines from this Philo poem of 68 years ago:
Probate Law And Custom
American Genealogist Vol. 9 pg. 4
Aside from the vital records kept in early days by the towns and commissioner, Frank W. Duley, Luc- churches, no source of information is C. so important genealogically as the probate records; and even the vital statistics cannot as a rule be dis- tributed correctly into family groups without the aid of the probate en- tries. When a man's will named each child specifically as well as his wife we know that we have a family group proved by sound legal evi- dence, and the same is true in inte- state estates when the Court order- ed the estate distributed to the wid- ow and children ..
An estate, in legal parlance, is testate when there is a will and in- testate when there is not. A. will has to receive approval of the Court, and if not approved, the estate becomes intestate. . It is customary for the will to name one or more Executors to carry out its provisions; when not named, or if the Executor dies be- fore the testateor (maker of the will) the Court appoints an Adminis- trator "cum testamento annexo" (with the will attached). In intestate estates, the Court appoints an Admin- istrator, whose duties are similar to those of the Executor in testate es- tates, except that there being no will, the estate will have to be distributed in accordance with the laws of in- heritance of the time and place.
A nuncupative will is one which is expressed by word of mouth in the presence of witnesses, instead of be- ing committeed to writing. In form- er days, wills of this type were more common than today, anl Courts often admitted an wills, not only of sold- fers and sailors before going into action, but those of any person who. thus expressed his will orally in ex -. pectation of dying soon.
Differing according to the time and place, either two or three wit- nesses were required for the making of a valid will whether written or oral .These witnesses, when the Exe- cutor 'presented the will in Court, were required to acknowledge their signatures and to express their belief that the testator was of sound mind when he signed the will or expressed it orally in their presence. Sometimes
in the interval between the making and proving of the will and proof of her marriage is thus afforded by the records of an estate in which she had" no personal interest.
In the early days in some parts of the country, wills were proved by the " witnesses before a Magistrate in the town where they and the testator - lived and the Magistrate then certi --- fied their acknowledgement to the Probate Court. This was a matter of convenience, since the Probate Dist- rict often covered an entire county . or at least several towns. In such a cases, "the acknowledgement of the . witness may be dated several days ? before the will was presented for probate." The important dates to: note are that on which the will was= made (specified in the will itself). that on which the witnesses made ac -. sueloment and that on which
state's Adirondack Forest Preserve, in the soil of Cuba and beneath the comme un way
father of city Superintendent Leland C. Wood of Watertown. There is also the name of Garry H. Wood, brother of the late Dr. Wood of Salisbury Center. He also taught In the old red schoolhouse and later represent- ed the county of Jefferson several termis in the legislature.
Class of 1872 we find the follow- ing loyal Philos: Del ,Sleekman, Stratford Canny Cole, Fairfield Sid- ney W. DuBois of Little Falls; New- ton Smith, Fairfield, later of Schell's Bush. He married a Sillaman girl of Norway. . .
In the class of '73 we find another surveyor, Will. H. Cory of the Lam- phere district, Salisbury. He also taught in the old 'red school house as .did his sister Virginia. Will was county engineer for several years, and a strong: advocate for improved county roads. Under his leadership, Salisbury became a pioneer town in Herkimer . County . in paved road building. To show Salisbury folk the | torical society. He defended and
benefit of improved roads a sample 'worked for all public improvements hard' surface road was built from Burrel's Corners nearly a mile south to the Manheim line at the Van Slyke farm.
Farmers " of Herkimer - county should erect a monument to the me- mory of that Philo, ; Will H. Cory for getting them out of the mud, Fun loving Fred Evas of Middleville, was also a member of '73, as were C. B. Helmer, Brackett Bridge; Fred Math- er, of Fairfield; Charles . Sillaman of Norway, a teacher in Fairfield vil- lage; Fred Smith of ., Norway Charles S. Wilcox of Little Falls. ' Arthur J. Fynn
Conspicious among the literary students which the old Seminary sent out ' into the world was Dr. A. J. Flynn of Salisbury. He was a staunch Philo, a leader in his classes and conspicious in debate and public ap- pearances. Unaided he worked his way through Tufts college, became a principal of one of Denvers' largest high schools, a popular lecturer in Denver University which conferred upon him the Ph. D. degrees, in counse, and also an honorary doctor's degree, an author of several histori- cal works, a poet and a composer of
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Magnolia blossoms of our sunny south land. She has sent out great leaders of men in every important walk of life, yet scarce a remnant remains to recall her splendid past. Her lodge furniture is gone and her fine collection of books has disap- peared. Philo lives only in the great deeds of her historic sons on the battle field, in the pulpit, the clinic,
the courts, the farm, the shops and cutor 'presented the will in Court, a hundred other avenues where men serve their fellows.
John Dryden Henderson
In closing permit me to say a word for that stauch Philo from Norway of the class of 1862, John Dryden Henderson, Like his son and name 'sake, now one-of. Herkimers leading business men, he was a leader in the intellectual and social affairs of his home community. The senior Hender- son with Judge Earl and a few other leading spirits was a pioneer in es- tablishing the Herkimer County His-
in Herkimer. He was chairman of the 1874 Philo reunion on which occasion he gave the address of welcome. The historian of this occasion was Dr. A. B. Watkins of the class of 1851, for several years clerk of the Board of Regents; Albany. The orator was Prof. David Hill class of 1858, and the poet was Louis N. Chapin, class of 1863. In closing let me quote six lines from this Philo poem of 68 years ago:"".
"And wide as these winds blows leaves and
The old boys scattered seem In every state and nation By every lake and stream Where mountains fling thelr shadows Across the level land, Where peaceful homes are folded, . And crowded citles stand; Where lights at night the southern
admitted an wills, not only of sold- fers and sailors before going into action, but those of any person who thus expressed his will orally in ex- pectation of dying soon.
Differing according to the time and place, either two or three wit- nesses were required for the making of a valid will whether written or oral .These witnesses, when the Exe-
were required to acknowledge thelr signatures and to express their belief that the testator was of sound mind when he signed the will or expressed it orally in their presence. Sometimes a young woman witness had marrled. in the interval between the making and proving of the will and proof of her marriage is thus afforded by the. . records of an estate in which she had no personal interest.
In the early days in some parts of " the country, wills were proved by the ; witnesses before a Magistrate in the . town where they and the testator . lived and the Magistrate then certi -- fied their acknowledgement to the Probate Court. This was a matter of convenience, since the Probate Dist- rict often covered an entire county ... or at least several' towns. In such cases,"the acknowledgement of the. . witness may be dated several days* before the will "was presented. for. probate. The importantdates to note are that on which the will was =; made (specified in' the will itself) that on which the witnesses made ac -- knowledgement and that on which the will was presented in Court. (To be Continued)
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Of purple isles afar." The End
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MOHAWK VALLEY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
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THURSDAY, 29th, 1948
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GIESE, BAKER
There may be those who would be pleased to have added information on Rev. Henry Riese and his wife Anna Marie Baker. There was a good re- cord compiled about 1890 through the efforts of Miss Harriet Ankeny of Des Moines, Iowa. Any number of copies of these affadafits and records were made and I have one of them. After marrying Mary Baker he ser- ved as pastor for several German Reformed Church communities for Fort Bedford, Fort Pitt and Fort twelve years, from Lovettsville to Ligioner was the route taken by the Staunton Va. Then he was called to early migrants and soldiers. Mar- Berlin Penna, where he served 50 years, which included onganizing sev- eral church groups. He died and is buried at Berlin as is also his wife Mary.
Giese came to America about 1775 and to the two schools which he at- tended in Germany, namely Hersfeld' Latin school and Marburg Univer- sity, Hersfeld and Marburg, resp.] am sending American periodicals. I have received letters from both schools confirming his ' record and other information. More recently I sent a subscription to his birthplace Lichtenau Hesse. All in the' Am Zone.
In my possession are photographs of oil paintings of Giese and his wife. I should like to locate the originals These photographs were given to my grand mother and perhaps, were made about the time of the records, i. e. 1890. I have' been told that the portrait of the woman is of his sec- ond wife Margaret Wise Young and if so, they may have been, painted about 1805. However the style of cos- tumes and hair dress seem to indi- cate an earlier period. In fact his could have been painted earlier. It is believed that the portraits are in the possession of some member of the family' living Wheeling West Va.
The record's I have 'include the fol- lowing names, and probably a descen- dent of these will communicate with me.
" Rev. Giese's eldest son , Valentine had a son „Valentine" born 1820, who married Adeline. Moore, according to an old German Bible" but he may be the one. I have also listed as Johns
the family of my great grandmother Margaret Hull, wife of Col. Joseph Nicewonger. She was born 1816, but one record has Alleghany Co., Penna. while the other has Bedford Co. She was married to Joseph Nicewonger in Ligioner Westmoreland Co., Pa., Oct. 30, 1830 and while visiting her daughter Elizabeth Van Nest of Chapin, Iowa in 1892, she died and is buried there .: I have a record of 14 of their children which is as fol- lows. Levi b. 1832; Daniel (my grand- father) b. 1943; Jane (Mrs. Frey whose desc .still live in Latrobe) Catherine Jacob Tra;ugerb 1939 (family in Latrobe Josephine (Mrs. Hitchcock of Calif.); Rebecca b. 1843; Michael Hays b. 1846; Sina John (Mrs. Rexroad of Kansas) ; Thos of Albany Ills mm. Lovicia Van & est; the twins, Joseph George Margaret Elizabeth (Mrs. Van est) and Samuel Cummings of Calif. I searched the 1791 census records of Penna for Hulls and find Nicholas in Bedford Co. and Samuel in Alle- gheny Co.
garet's family could have come out from Conn., or N. Y. or N. J. with the soldiers who fought in the French and Indian Wars. There was a Conn. reginent that came to these forts. Then there was the Conn, people who settled in Wyoming Penn. about 1756 and later. However her family could } have come later. For example one family of Hulls who left Fairfield about 1790 and settled in New York near the Penna line. About 1865, they (the descendents) moved to III- inois and are there now.
history, I would appreciate any in-
formation that might pertain to the ; Pa., Dec. 5, 1763; d. July 23, 1821-22; Hulls that were in Pa., about 1800. ! mar. Feb. 7, 1787, Margaret Stewart, Porter, b. Dec. 2, 1769; d. May 10, 1841,-Wanted her ancestry and broth= ers and sisters with dates, locations, Mrs. Lowry Drury and marriages.
There are now Hulls in Latrobe Pa. and I should appreciate hearing from them.
4731' Lake Park Alve. Chicago 15, Ill.
RICHARDSON
I would like the parentage and an- cestry, so far as is possible, for the following:
· "Amos Richardson of Fairfax, Ver- mont who was born in "Massachu- setts" in 1764. Hee was living with his son, John in Fairfax in 1850 Cen- sus. His wife was Sarah - --.
He is" supposed to be the Amos " Nancy DeVol m. Ricard Smith Richardson who was born August 18, sometime near 1808 or - the' late 1700's `1764 in Woburn, Massachusetts, to Atmos and' Wethlah (Richardson) PHILLIPS Richardson of that town, Jotham
Jacob Phillips b, 1750 r. 1835, The
Richardson of Rockingham, Vermont families Surname sime
Adam removed to Minden, Mont- gomery County, N. Y., by 1800. Ancestry of the above . Jacob Her- der, Haerter and wife, Marytje Van Huzen.
LANE
Mathias Lane born July 1, 1748 in New Jersey married Margaret, dau- ghter of John and Anne Maria (Woertman) Phoenix of Bedminister, N. J., November 22, 1769 in New Jersey.
He removed to Buel, N. Y. by 1790 and he and his wife are both buried on his farm at Buel, near Canajo- harie. He died August 22, 1811 and she died May 11, 1831.
Cornelius Lane, probably his bro- ther, is also buried in this private cemetery, and is his wife, Elizabeth Wolfe. He died May 16, 1837, aged 82 years, 3 months and 4 days; she died November 15, 1842, aged 86 years, 5 months and 5 days.
They were married at Cross Roads, Bedminister, N. Y. July 1777. Corne- lius served in the Revolution from New Jersey, drew a pension for his services.
DeLONG
Eleanor DeLong of Cherry Valley who married William Dunlap who was born at Cherry Valley, N. Y. April 9, 1753.
Beryl P. Moe (Mrs. John G. Moe) ) 217 N. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, III.
JANVIER, DE HAES
Dates wanted for John (2) Janvier) ('Thomas - 1) of New Castle, Del., and for his wife Mary DeHaes, dau. of Doeloff. Mary was an older sister off Sarah DeHaes, b. 1710, d. 1777, New Castle, Del., who mar. Francis (2) Janvier, bro. of John above.
Full list of children, with dates, locations, and marriages, asked of John and Mary (DeHaes) Janvier, DARRAGH, BARRINGTON,
PORTER
William Darragh mar. in Dublin, Ire., Nov. 2, 1753, Lydia Barrington.
There are many possibilities and : She is the Lydia Darragh of Am. the only hope is to find some old re-".Rev. fame who revealed British plans cords in Bibles or in some family . to Gen. Washington.
Their son, John Darragh, b. Phila.,
Eliza Darragh, dau. of John and Margaret (Porter) Darragh above, mar. Sept. 8, 1836, where ? John Jan- vier, b. July 13, 1808, where ? d. May, 29, 1890; will probated New Castle! Cơ., Del., June 7, 1890. His ancestry wanted.
Marie Lyle Lyle Heights, Paso Robles, Calif.""
DUEL, (DeVOL)
DARRAGH, JANVIER
Mary.
Giese came to America about 1775 and to the two schools which he at- tended in Germany, namely Hersfeld Latin school and Marburg Univer- sity, Hersfeld, and Marburg resp. I am sending American periodicals. I have received letters from both schools confirming his' record and . other information. More recently I sent a subscription to his birthplace Lichtenau Hesse. All in the Am Zòne.
In my possession are photographs of oil paintings of Giese and his wife. I should like to locate the originals. These photographs were given to my grand mother and perhaps, were made about the time of the records, i. e. 1890. I"have' been told that the portrait of the woman is of his sec- ond wife Margaret Wise Young and if , so they may have been, painted. about 1805. However the style of cos- tumes and hair dress seem to indi- cate an earlier period. In fact his could have been painted earlier. It is believed that the portraits are in the possession of some member of the family living Wheeling West Va.
The records [[ have 'include the fol- lowing names, and probably a descen- dent of these will communicate with me.
: Rev. Giese's eldest son , Valentine had a son Valentine born 1820 who married Adeline Moore, according to an old German Bible but he may be the one I have also listed as Johns son. Valentine also had the following children as per said Bible: Harriet "Suzanna m. Geo. W. Bowman; Mary Sophia Nelson, A. Reicheneker; John Fletcher; and Elizabeth A. m. Samuel S. Entrikin. There is another printed. record of Valentine, son of Giese who was aid-de-camp of Lafayette. on his tour of Penna. and lived in Browns- ville Fayette. Co., Pa. . .
. Rev. Gieses' son John m. Elizabeth Cable and had the following children that I have record: Henry m. Sarah -Roberts; Catherine m. Uriah. Eber- hart; Mary B. m. Andrew Halter, . whose descendent is Virtue. Amelia "Halter of Lima Ohio ,who has some good records; Belinda m. Cicero Mendall; and here I have again Val- entine m. Adeline Moore (and one of whose descendents may have the oil paints). Their children I have, re- cord are Millard Filmore m. Margar- et McAdams and of their 4 children Earl M. b. 11-29-89 may be living, he or his father was an architect of Wheeling & Pittsburgh. Following are other children of
Valentine: Charles Edgar; Wm. Henry; Mary Ellen m. Harry Turner ;: James H. of Wheeling; John. Lincoin; Thos Grant; Albert V. Of the female line, of Rev. Giese of which I'am one I shall not write as.I believe the portraits went to the male line.
I hope that, this information will lead to the location of these port- aits, not that they have any intrin- ic value as paintings for undoubt- dly they have not, but I should like i know where they are as they are jod historical material and dear to bse who value such things and also should like ' to have 'new portraits de as those I have have faded ap- ciably.
LL
anu unuran wars. There was a Conn. reginent that came to these forts. Then there was the Conn. people who settled in Wyoming Penn. about 1756 and later. However her family could i
about 1790 and settled in New York near the Penna line. About 1865, they (the descendents) moved to III-1 inois and are there now.
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