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dist church, Sunday School teacher and worker in the Epworth League. He married Bessle Gertrude Crowell and.they have several children. ..
Noted Preachers and Social Workers But Jesse Is not the only benefac- tor of soclety among Dolph's child- ren. His daughter Edith married a prominent merchant in Salisbury and her son Cecll Is a partner In a store that probably sells more goods than any other store In town. The quality of their wares, the low prices of their merchandise and the integrity of the two partners attract buyers from as far away as the county seat, No one would be more surprised to be called social workers than Leslle and Cecil but when we take into consideration thelr never falling kindness and cour- tesy, their always giving their cus- tomers a falr deal with no' thought of playing the black market and fighting Inflation as a product of sa- tan, surely we must confess that they are helping to bring a social and fin- anclal betterment to their neighbors rund a host of friends.
Two of the outstanding preachers in, the Methodist church, Vaughn and Cecll ' Shedd, are sons of Dolph. Vaughn is a graduate of the Theo- logical School of Boston university and has held prominent 'pastorates. In New England at present he Is dis- trict superintendent of a State of Malne conference and he not only is next, door officially to a bishop but he has the qualifications that would adorn a bishopric and a blshop"s mantle. During the great forest fires of Maine he called upon and led the men' of his churches in saving lives and property.
Rev. Cecil Clark Shedd is executive secretary of Toledo Council of Churchs and is a graduate of Syra- cuse university. He has been a school teacher, secretary of a YMCA and has held pastorates in both New York state and Ohio. Like his broth- er Vaughn he is an outstanding man in the Methodist ministry. Both seen1 to have inherited the art of leader- ship from the long line of celebrated clergymen who have preceded them in their ancestral line and who have served churches of many different creeds. The success of these two out- standing clergymen Is in a large measure due to their mother, a de- vout memher of the Methodist church. Her maiden name was Ella Smith, daughter of Joel Smith of Brocketts Bridge. She Ilved a devoted consistent Christian life and her children rise up and call her blessed. (To be Continued)
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The European Ancestry of the De Groot Family
Symon Symonse de Groot, the first settler, came early to New Nether- land In the service of the West In- dia Company, as boatswain' of the ship Prince Maurice. In 1645 he bought a house and lot of Jacob Roy, In New Amsterdam. Soon after he came to Beverwyck (Albany), where he purchased or bullt a house, which In 1654 he offered for sale. He had lately withdrawn from the service of the West Indla Company, agsinst whom he then held a claim for ser- vices of 834 guilders. In 1662 being about to remove to the Esopus (Kingston) ), he empowered Johannes Withart to sell his house and lot; but It is evident that he changed hls pur- pose, for In 1663 he hired a bouwery of 25 or 30 morgens, of Gerrit Banck- er and Harmen Vedder, at Schenec- tady, but still retained possession of his house in Albany as late as 1667. His house and lot in Schenectady was on the north side of Union strect, 100 Amsterdam feet westerly from to Church street, running through Front street, and remalned in the family more than a hundred years. He married Rebecca, daughter of Philip Du Trleux (Truax) snd Su- sanna De Scheene. Philip Du Trieux was court 'messenger of New Am- sterdam. Symon Symonse and Re- becca (Du Trieux) De Groot had the following children :
1. Symon Groot, Jr., marrled Geer- truy Janse Rinckhout, daughter of Jan Rinckhout and Elizabeth Drinck- velt.,
2. Abraham Groot, married first, Antje Wemple, widow of Captain Sander Glen, and daughter of Jan Barentse Wemple and Maratie Myn- dlerse, and secondly, Hester;c Viss- cher, daughter of Harmen Bastiaen Visscher and Hester Tjerkse.
3. Philip Groot, married Sarah Elizabeth Teunlse.
4. Dirk Groot, married Lysbeth Van Der Volgen, daughter of Claas Yourense Van Der Volgen and Mar- burg. itlc Swart.
5. Cornelis Groot.
6. Claas Groot.
7. Susanna Groot, marrled Lasme Cornellse Swits, son of CormeG's Claase Swits and Ariaantje Conmel- issen.
8. Maria Groot, married Danie !! Janse Van Antwerpen.
9. Rebecca Groot, married Clans Van Der Volgen, son of Claas Lour- ense Van Der Volgen and Maritie Swart.
10. Sarah Groot married Arent Vedder, son of Harmen Albertse Vad- der.
Many who can trace their pers- grees to the ancient Dutch farnibes of Albany and Schenectady will be interested in the European ancestry of Symon Symonse de Groot. The original papers have been preserved in the family of Reuben De Grast of Springfield, South Dakota. His daughter . Jane Davidson De Groot, widow of Samuel McCrea Brann, who is now over 84 years of age, kindly sent me this valuable data. This Pin- eage covering sixteen generations im France and Holland is as follows:
1. Josceline de Cornet was a dis- tinguished Knight in the Sixth Cru- sade under St. Louis (Louis LE) OF France, and Edward I of England .. in 1270. He was in the company ed' his liege Lord Conrad, Duke of Far- gundy.
His son
2. Francis Jean de Cornet marriesi Bertha, daughter and heiress off Count Phillip of Burgundy, a young- er son of Duke Conrad.
His son
3. Jean Antoine de Cornet married a younger daughter of Henri Jemm Chevalie de Roseberg in 1282.
His son
4. Phillipe de Cornet married Ma-
Peek, daughter of Jacobus Peek and rie, daughter of Jean Marc Slegnaur de Humbert.
·His son
5. Corneille de Cornet de Graayen-
(To be continued)
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If you have trouble luring your family away from the funnies and sports pages on Sunday mornings, try serving these tempters for breakfast. They'll make even Dick Tracy and the. latest scores take a back seat !
APPETITE AWAKENER
Brightest breakfast idea in a month of Sundays . . . French Toast Logs made like this: Break 2 eggs into shallow dish; beat lightly with fork; add 11% cups of milk and % tsp. salt. Cut crusts from 12 slices of tender-textured, oven-fresh MAR- VEL ENRICHED WHITE BREAD < from the A&P. Dip each slice into egg mixture. Brown lightly on both sides in hot fat in heavy skillet. Spread with preserves, and roll. 6 servings.
FRY THIS FOR SIGHS!
To make small fry finish. their farina .... . , and sigh for seconds fry . ANN PAGE MELLO- WHEAT FARINA from the A&P. Cook 1 cup of this pure, refined wheat cereal in 1 quart of boiling salted water to a thick mush. Pour .11.1
JAM SESSION
I could eat jam-filled baked apples: for breakfast Sunday, Monday or" all days. To prepare them, I. core. medium-sized apples, place them in a baking dish, and fill each cavity with 1 tbsp. of A&P's lus- cious ANN PAGE GRAPE' JAM. Then I cover the bottom of the pam with water and bake in a moderate oven, 375° F., 80 minutes, or till the apples are soft, basting oo- casionally with the liquid in the pan.
VOICE YOUR CHOICE!
One of the nicest things about Sunday is that it gives you leisure to enjoy all the coffee you want. And one of the nicest things about. A&P COFFEE is that it gives you. the exact blend you' want. There are 3 delicious ones to choose from : . EIGHT O'CLOCK (mild), RED CIR- CLE (medium)
shlp from the long line of celebrated clergymen who have preceded them in their ancestral line and who have served churches of many different creeds. The success of these two out- standing clergymen Is in a large measure due to thelr mother, a de- vout member of the Methodist church. Her malden name was Ella Smith, daughter of Joel Smith of Brocketts Bridge, She lived a devoted consistent Christian Ilfe and her children rise up and call her blessed. (To be Continued)
FALL MEETING
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PARI-MUTUEL
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A FULL PROGRAM of. eight exciting races every weekday night. Comfartable Grand- stand; beautiful Clubhouse and Terraces. Dinner served at the Clubhause,' 6 ta 9. Fast Pari-Mutuel counter-tate. Everything far your complete comfort, pleasure and enter- tainment. Come ! . . .
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Elizabeth Teunlse.
4. Dirk Groot, marrled Lysbeth
Van Der Volgen, daughter of Claas Yourense Van Der Volgen and Mar- Itie Swart.
de Humbert.
.His son
5. Corneille de Cornet de Graayee- burg.
(To be continued)
MARKETING with marjorie
If you have trouble luring your family away from the funnies and sports pages on Sunday mornings, try serving these tempters for breakfast. They'll make even Dick Tracy and the. latest scores take a back seat !
APPETITE AWAKENER
Brightest breakfast idea in a month of Sundays . . . French Toast Logs made like this: Break 2 eggs into shallow dish; beat lightly with fork; add 11% cups of milk and 1/4 tsp. salt. Cut crusts from 12 slices of tender-textured, oven-fresh MAR- VEL ENRICHED WHITE BREAD from the A&P. Dip each slice into egg mixture. Brown lightly on both sides in hot fat in heavy skillet. Spread with preserves, and roll. 6 servings.
JAM SESSION
I could eat jam-filled baked apples for breakfast Sunday, Monday or all days. To prepare them, I core: medium-sized apples, place then in a baking dish, and fill each !! cavity with 1 tbsp. of A&P's lus- cious ANN PAGE GRAPE JAM. Then I cover the bottom of the pam with water and bake in a moderate oven, 375° F., 30 minutes, or till the apples are soft, basting 00- casionally with the liquid in the pan.
VOICE YOUR CHOICE!
One of the nicest things about Sunday is that it gives you leisure to enjoy all the coffee you want. FRY THIS FOR SIGHSI To make small fry finish their farina ..... and sigh for seconds fry ANN PAGE MELLO. WHEAT FARINA from the A&P. Cook 1 cup of this pure, refined wheat cereal in 1 quart of boiling salted water to a thick mush. Pour into small loaf pan; chill; turn out and cut into five or six 1/2-inch slices. Dip in seasoned flour' and fry to a golden brown in hot skil- let with bacon or sausage fat. And one of the nicest things about A&P COFFEE is that it gives you: the exact blend you want. There are3 delicious ones to choose from EIGHT O'CLOCK (mild); RED CIR- CLE (medium) and . BOKAR (strong). Discover your favorite, today . . . have ! Custom Ground when you buy it just right for your coffeepot . .. and wake up to coffee that tastes. Serve with jelly, preserves, syrup. . better every day in the week!
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1948 ST. JOHNSVILLE, (N. Y.) ENTERPRISE AND NEWS
MOHAWK VALLEY
GENEALOGY AND
HISTORY
St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
Questions and Answers
A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber, or not, is sin invited to submit answers. Gives dates, places and sources.
WINETT !.
John Winett born Jan. 24, 1859 in Oneida, N. Y., son of John Win- ett and Harriet Winett. When 19 John went to Wisconsin and later to Montana. Wish 'data of his parents, and, to correspond . with their de- scendants. The name I am told was formerly spelled differently. Was it Quinett?
Ellen Symington,
1033 Ocean Blvd., Coronado, Calif.
CUSHNAHAN
Wanted data on John Cushnahan, of Marbletown, Ulster county, born in Ireland about 1738. Data of his wife; "Cicaly McGuyer, also wanted. She was born March 1, 1754, died Jan, 6, 1813 according to her tomb- stone record in Wawarsing Reformed church cemetery. Their son, James Cushney was a doctor at Tribes Hill in 1805,
TINGLEY
Wanted data of Daniel Tingley and of his wife, Margaret Van Pelt who were married, probably in 1770 in ' New Jersey and who were in Schoharie Co. in 1790.
WATERBURY
Wanted data of Sarah Waterbury who married Henry Wooster, before 117550. In 1750 was of Stamford, Conn. where their son, William, was born on March 16, 1750.
SOULE
Wanted data of Benjamin Soule and of his wife, Elizabeth Davis. ren: John, Samuel, James, Matthew
'Their son, Jonathan, was born prob- ably in Dutchess county on June 13, | garet.
1761, They were Quakers but this birth record is a family record and not .a Quaker meeting record.
LEE
Wanted data of Benjamin L'ee pre- sumed 'to have been born in Boston, either on March 7, 1753 or October 6, 117550. He died March 7, 1790 in Albany county, N. Y.
BOUCK .
Wanted data of Maria Margaretha Bouck" who married Lt. Henrich Borst July 25, 1767,
BARNER
Wanted data of David Barner who married Eva Brown. ' 14 September 1788.
M. G. Banker,
9 W. State street, Gloversville, N. Y:
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CORRECTION
In the Van Horne, Eckler genealo- gy article, published Sept. 23, 1948, Mrs. Blanche Benton Heller of. Hol- lywood is a descendant of the ninth child of Lt. Thomas Van Horne, Mag- dalena, who married John E. Eckler. The error is in making her a de- scendant of Elisabeth who married a Mr. Van . Namee.
W. N. P. Dailey. ..
SPRAUGE
Woul diike to hear from any de- scendants of David Sprauge, born in Rhode Island Feb. - 22,-1732; moved to White Creek, Washington Co., N. Y. 1771, to Greenwich, N. Y. 1777. Married Amey Sweet in Rhode Is- land before. 1754. He was father of 10 children. Married second Peace Crace, by her he had 11 children. He died in. Greenwich Dec., 1821.
C. H. Calhoun.
Cossayuna, N. Y.
LYLE, HOUSTON, FINLEY
Finley connection asked in the
following Houston, Lyle branch: Matthew 2 Houston, son of John Houston and Margaret Cunningham, married Augusta Co., Va., ca. 1758,. Martha Lyle, dau. of Matthew 1 Lyle and Esther Blair. They rem. to Blount Co., Tenn. and had 7 child- (below), Robert D .; Esther and Mar-
Matthew 3 Houst in, Jr. 1769 1853, a clergymi.n in Union College, Ohio, married ca. 1797 Margaret Lloyd, 1774-1862. They had 2 children, An- drew C. and Romaine Finley (be- low.)
Romaine Finley 44 Houston of Ohio 1802-1888 mar. 1831, Mary E. L. Patterson 1806-1852, dau. James. They had 6 children, William L. John P. (below), James McK., Lyman P., Andrew Finley and Amina M.
John P. 5 Houston born 1836 mar- ried 1860 Leah Ann Jones, 1840- 1884, dau. of Fleming Jones and Lydia Gilham. They lived in Grand Pass, Mo. and had 4 children, James L., Romaine Finley (below), Orville C. and Walter B.
Romaine Finley 6 Houston born 1867, mar. 1892. Dollie (Thomas) Pearson born 1867, dau. of Charles young womanhood. Stella married E. Thomas and . Virginia Slusher. They lived in Grain Valle, Mo, Known is 1 son Burleigh Finley who d. y." Marie Lyle,
Paso Robles, Calif.
European Ancestry De Groot Family
(Continued from last Week) His second son
6. Hugo de Cornet settled in Delft |in 1340 and greatly distinguished himself under John, King of France, and received the appellation of Hugo Grotius or de Groot (the Great) i. and This descendants became known as Cornet de Groot.
His son
7. Philip de Cornet de Groot was Gentleman of the Bedchamber and Chamberlain of the Household of Margaret, Duchess of Burgundy. His son
8. Jean Phillipe Francois. Joseph Cornet de Groot married Jeanne Cor- naso.
His son 9. Jean' Mark Humbert Cornet de Groot married Blanche, daughter of Jean Antoine de Remeau.
His second son
10. Hugo de Groot, in 1490, printed the first Dutch Bible. His son
11: Hugo de Groot, the younger, was a notary and advocate.
'His son "* **
12. Jean de Groot married Alida Alvarez. His son 13. Symon de Groot. His son
14. Hugo de Groot took service un- der Henry of Navarre and became a Gentleman of the Bedchamber to
Henry's son and successor Louis XIII. He married Marie, daughter of Simon Regelsburg, and left four sons: Jean, Pierre, Hugo and Symon. His son
15. Symon de Groot was a wealthy burgher of Delft.
His son 16. Symon Symonse de Groot mar- ried Rebecca Du Trieux.
SETTLERS OF CURTIS CORNERS Town of Salisbury
By Dr. S. C. Kimm
(Continued from last week) Phoebe Shedd, Mother of an Industrialist
Timothy H. Shedd had a daughter Phoebe who was an old time school- teacher. In the year 1874 she was teaching the summer term in Curtis where she met and married Orrin Tanner. They started married life in a' cottage standing near the school. They were the parents of two sons and two daughters. The first born died in Infancy. Gertrude died in D. Crim and her daughter, Evelyn, .has been an efficient file clerk, [sta-| tistic and naturalization, in the Her-
ner, her. gift for searching out old time recordings make her an invalu- able help to the hundreds who come to search for old titles and records of valuable papers.
Phoebe Shedd's youngest child, Floyd Orren, was born in 1883 and when the mother passed away in 1887 the three went to live with their aunt, Mina, whose husband, .Wm. Keeler, was Dolge's foreman in the woods settlement of Leipsic. In pass- ing permit me to say that not a trace of that settlement named for Alfred Dolge's birthplace in Germany remains. The hardy workers' and their families are gone and scattered. The buildings have disappeared, the road mill yard, gardens and mead- ows are again covered with forest. The only familiar sight is High bridge creek that still flows serenely on to mingle its waters with Spruce creek. Logs no longer float upon its surface and no shriek of. the saw frightens the fox and the deer.
A Miracle Happened
Who would have thought. 60 years- ago that the little four year old boy playing in the dirt between the stumps and stones of a yard in a backwoods settlement would ever become an executive of a giant cor- poration! Eighty-two years ago the father and the paternal grandfather of this . little boy, Floyd Tanner,". were living in a log cabin one-half mile north of Curtis school house.
Not having even a common school education. Some one has said, "to succeed in life one must pick. the right kind of grandfather. I can trace the Tanners back only to Floyd's great grandfather, Abraham Tanner who was an old fashioned herb doc- tor living half way between Salis- bury Center and Curtis school house. He had a small army of atalwart sons who were merchants. One of these aons was Floyd's great uncle, Nelson Tanner, a famous builder and con- tractor in the days of mortice and tenon and big timbers. In the Civil War days he built the house still standing on Barto Hill. The beauti- ful handwork of the front entrance and stairway of the Parker house at the paper mill is Uncle Nelson's work. When a lad of about 5 or 6 years I pushed my feet under that ". old gentleman's table for a, hearty meal. I distinctly recall that he was repairing the house of James Lam- berson. The old fashioned ornamen- tal hand work of the front plazza was wonderful in my boyish eyes. The house is now owned by George ·Van Valkenburg. People now living will recall the Dolgeville carpenter, Addeson Tanner, and also his son, Lewis, who built the modern cottage at the corner of Curtis and Main streets in Salisbury Center.
In addition to the mechanical abil- ity of the Tanners they had a sturdy manhood and many of them were re- ligiously inclined and extremely set in their habits and notions. The Tan- ners were lacking in executive ability and so far as I know none of them ever acquired much of this world's wealth. 1
Two Great Streams Mingle
In the little boy from the. sticks was the blood of the mechanical Tanners and the blood ofthe ag- gressive and dominating Shedds. In the cross fertilization of plants the hybrid takes the higher qualities of the two parent plants. So Floyd. Tan- ner seems to have selected and in- corporated in himself the best of." mechanical skill (To be continued) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14th, 1948 ST. JOHNSVILLE, (N. Y.) E THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 MOHAWK VALLEY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 Questions and Answers A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subsoribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is In invited to submit answers. Gives dates, places and sources. COWAN 1. Want parents and date and place of birth and death of Robert Cowan who married about 1775 Su- san (nah) Woods, daughter of Mich- ael 3 and Amn ( ?) Woods. Michael 3 was son of Michael 2 Woods (born Ulster, Ireland 1684, came to Ameri- ca 1724, died 1761 in Albermarle Co., Va.) who married in Ireland Mary Campbell (of the Duke of Argyle family.) Want parentage and other data on Mary Campbell. Michael 2 was son of John 1 Woods (born Scot- land 1654) who married in Ireland Elizabeth Worsopp (a descendant of Adam Loftus born 1534, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Also want parents and other data on John and Elizabeth. Also maiden name of Ann, wife of Michael 3, her parents and other da- ta. My Robert Cowan, above, fought in Battle of Cowpens, South Caroli- na and served also at King's Moun- tain together with his brothers and Samuel Handley who after death of Robert .married his widow Susannah (Woods) Cowan. This Robert was not the Robert Cowan who was born in Scotland 1746, served with Va. troops and died in Va. 1810. My Robert died about 1785, probably in Tenn. He received land grants in Washington and Sullivan counties, Tenn. (then N. C.) în 1782, 1783 and 1784 from N. C. for his service in Revolution- ary War. Robert and Susannah (Woods) Cowan had: 1. John, 2. Andrew, 3. Robert, 4. Dorcas, 5. Samuel W. and 6. Susan. Dorcas was born York Dis- trict, S. C. May 14, 1779, married June 2, 1801 James McCord, Jr. and died Lawrence county, Ala. Sept. 13, 1848. 2 .- Samuel W. Cowan (above) was born in Eastern Tenn. (then probably part of N. C.) June 21, 1780. He mar- ried Feb. 18, 1803 Mary Dickson and died Ala. Sept. 6, 1851. Want par- ents and correct dates and place of birth and death of Mary Dickson. My record shows she was born ( ?) Ky. March 16, 1783 and died Sept. 6, 1850 in Ala. The McCord famlly Bible record lists her as Polly Dick- son. An old famlly record I have states she was born in America just one hour after her mother landed in. America from Ireland. I rather be- lieve that the record meant this birth as her mother's .. Samuel's and Mary's marriage and birth and marriage of their children and Anna. (Blackwell) Owen) was born Huntsville, Madison Co., Ala. Feb. 28, 1838. He finished at Shelby- ville University 1858 with a B .. A. de- gree and began his ministry 1859 at Mill Creek, Lebanon Dist., Tenn. He was a Methodist minister. He died in Arkansas Feb. 25, 1908. Does any- one "know where he ls buried ? Children of William Pitts and Mar- tha W. (Wert) Owen were: Caroline Ann, Thomas Wert, Robert Black- York well, Mary Jane Thompson, Kate Smith, Mattie Barvin, William Mc- Right, Emma Gibson, Sarah Black- well and Charles Lee. 5. Thomas Wert Owen (above) was born Mill Creek, Lebanon Dist. Tenn. Dec. 21, 1867. He married first at Dyer, Gibson county, Tenn. April 2, 1893 Annie Mary Jones (daugh- ter of William T. and Mary L. (Etheridge) Jones) and after her death he married at Cairo, Ill. Jan. 5, 1901 Henrietta Winter. Thos. dis- appeared at St. Louis Jan., 1907. Thomas and Annie had: Allie Mae, Tommie Wells, Robert Ivy and . Ar- thur Lee (myself). Second marriage, Thomas and Henritta had Gladys Dell and Hazel Marie. 6. Want parents, date and place of birth and place of burial of Anna Blackwell .who married at Huntsville, Ala. March 22, 1827 Robert Owen. She died at Huntsville, Ala. Feb. 28, Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.