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The reason that log houses were not built in the first American set- tlements was that neither the Eng- lish mechanics or the Dutch mechan- ict knew how to build a log house. There were no log houses in Eng- lang, Holland or France at that time. These pioneer carpenters had to wait until they learned the know- how of building log houses from the Swedes on the Delaware and the Pal- atines in New York and Pennsyl- vania. The first log church in Ameri- ca was built by the Swedes on the Delaware in 1638. The Palatines didn't start coming to America until the late 1600s and the early 1700s and so were second to the Swedes in introducing the log house to the Am- erican colonists.
Now, it has recently been an- nounced, that Plymouth, Massachu- setts is to have a restored village, an exact duplicate of the original Plymouth village of 1623. And there is not to be a log house in it. Mr.
architect has recently declared "The houses in the restoration will explode the myth: that the Pilgrims lived in
as they knew them in England bring- ing with them tools, saws and nails. The discovery of nails in the Ply- mouth excavations, disclaims the use of logs, which do not require nails."
The restored village of Plymout hof 1623 will contain twelve houses, a fort, a general store house and a house for the then Governor Brad- ford. Ail will be frame buildings. This agrees pretty well with the re-
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Delaware in 1638. The Palatines
1794. Son of Anna Bell 142 and Capt. John Peter Waggoner. Marrled Polly Fox. Children 11.
1750. Peter Fox Waggoner born March 8, 1820. 1751. Anna Marie Waggoner born August 2, 1821. Married Hannibal Fox.
1752. Catharine Waggoner born March 16, 1824. Maarried William Klook. 1
1753. Elizabeth Waggoner. Married Peter Knowles. 1754. Matilda Waggoner. Married .. Foster. - 1755. Nancy Waggoner. Maarried |lo gcabins. They built thelr houses
Dewitt Klock.
1 1756. Emily Waggoner. Married Veeder.
1757. Aaron Waggoner, died age 7. 1758. Peter Waggoner.
1759. Alexander Waggoner.
1759A. John Alonzo Waggoner born Seot. 5. 1827.
808X. Jarob Waggoner horn 1797 (twin of Abraham). Son of Anna Bell 142 and Cont. John Peter Wagoner. Married Caroline Abeel. Children 1.
'1760X. Jacob D. Waggoner, born in Fort Plain, N. Y. Dec. 4, 1816: died Dec. 30. 1898 In Alexander Bay. N. Y. Married Maria Van Camp born Mav 19, 1820. She was the daughter of Henry Diefendorf Van Camp and Catherine Abeel (who was a sister of Caroline above. Both were daugh- ters of Jacob Abeel and Elizabeth Fox. Children 3.
809X. Abraham Waggoner, born 1797 (twin of Jacob3. Son of Anna in' Germany at that time but not in Bell 142 and Cant. John Peter Wag- goner. Married Maria Keller. Child- ren 1. England, Holland or France. We can rest assured the John Conrad Weis- er, Johannes Lawyer, Johann Christ Garlock, John Junge Kast, Georg
1765. Jacob Waggoner born Nov. :12, 1818.
Installment No. 48 (Continued from last Week)
1813. Mary Catherine Strong (1805- 1862). Married Phineas Golden.
À 1814. Elijah Herkimer Strong (1811-1893). Married 1 Julia McGec. 2. Samuel Lord. Children 2:
1815. Nancy Lord (1823-1888). Married James Waldron.
1816. Samuel Lord (1823-1888). Married Catherin Harwick. She died in 189 ...
823X. Dorothy (Dolly) Herkimer, born Dec. 23, 1788, died May 3, 1847. Daughter of Catherine Elizabeth Schuyler 163 and Jost Herkimer. Jr. 200. Married James Fox Oct. 4, 1807. He was born March 8, 1783 (Ros. Rec.) Children 6:
1820. James Henry Fox 1808-1867. Married Sylvia Sherwood. No .child- en.
1821X. Mary Catharine Fox Jan. 5, 1811-1890. Married Patrick Fox. hildren 4:
1822X. Frederick Jeremiah Fox 13-1877. Married Dencie Clark. Children 6:
1823X. John Andrew Fox born irch 12, 1815, died 1917 ,aged 102. trried Janet Hubbel. Child 1: 1824X. Matthew Herkimer Fox ildren 3.
825X. Jacob William Fox 1817- $6. Married. Child, Dolly. No fur- r record.
40X. Nicholas Schuyler born 1796 Newville. Buried on farm. Son of holas Schuyler, Sr. 166 and. . . ried Lydia Green. Child 1: 30. Felix Schuyler died 1894. Gro- at Indian Castle, N. Y. Married nces Casler.
didn't start coming to America until the late 1600s and the early 1700s and so were second to the Swedes In Introducing the log house to the Am- erican colonists.
Now, it has recently been an- nounced, that Plymouth, Massachu- setts Is to have a restored village, an exact duplicate of the original Plymouth village of 1623. And there Is not to be a log house in lt. Mr. Sidney Strickland, the supervising architect has recently declared "The houses in the restoration will explode the myth: that the Pilgrims lived in
as they knew them In England bring- Ing with them tools, saws and nails. The discovery of nails in the Ply- mouth excavations, disclaims the use of logs, which do not require nails."
The restored village of Plymout hof 1623 will contain twelve houses, a a fort, a general store house and house for the then Governor Brad- ford. All will be frame buildings. This agrees pretty well with the re- cords of Dutch housing in New York. The French report of the destruc- tion of Schenectady in 1690 does not mention a log house. It does say that they destroyed 80 substantial houses built with timbers, brick and stone. When the Palatines came to the Hudson, Schoharie and Mohawk val- leys they built log houses because the mechanics had the know-how and because good timber was plentiful. And good timber was also plentiful
John Jost Hirchemer (Herkimer), Petrle, Rev. Joshua Kocherthal, Rev. John Frederick Hager, Jacob Schnell, Christian Bouch (Bouck), Frederick Bellinger, Nicholas Heins (Hanes), Jacob Dings, Jacob Kobell, William Nelles and all the other heads of families lodged their families in log of houses for many years. Many them had lived in log houses before they came to America.
It will probably take another 100 years of truth telling before the pub- lic will discard the iog house myth of those first years in Virginia, Mass- achusetts, Pennsylvania and New York.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY . , 1949
MOHAWK VALLEY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY
St. Johnsville Enterprise and News, St. Johnsville, N. Y.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1949
Questions and Answers
A department devoted to the pursuit of knowledge. No charge to regular subscribers. Any reader, whether subscriber or not, is in invited to submit answers. Gives dates, places and sources.
WRIGHT
1. Samuel Wright born June 17, 1759 (where ?) died Jan. 19, 1831 (where ? ) married Margaret Wright ? (when, where ?) who was born |found; and 5. John Hart born Nov. [18, 1787, no, record of marriage found.
(where ?. July 19, 1753, died when and where?
Issue :
1 Elizabeth born April 28, 1779, married Hayes.
2. Abigail born Dec. 2, 1781, mar- ried Radner.
3. John born Sept. 9, 1783, died 1850.
4. Lydia born June 18, 1785, mar- ried Barton.
5. James born June 2, 1787.
6. Phebe born July 27, 1788.
7. Lawrence born August 19, 1790:
8. Richard born Jan. 20, 1793.
9. Polly (Mary) born Feb. 26, 1797. 3. John (S) ?. Issue Silas born 1812 Berne, Albany Co., N. Y.
6. Phebe married October 13, 1813 Joseph Wright born Aug. 25, 1795 (where) ? died Aug. 13, 1881, buried S. Berne, N. Y.
Issue:
7. Chauncey or Chency born Aug. 17, 1815 Berne, died Aug. 8, 1862, married Jan. 2, 1833 Betsy (Wright ?) 8. Edward born May 2, 1819 Berne, died June 14, 1867, married Feb. 2, 1841.
9. Jervis born Aug. 23, 1821 Berne, died April 22, 1855, married Jan. 22, 1845.
10. Jason born Aug. 23, 1821 Berne, died Sept. 19, 1821.
11. Elvin born Sept. 15, 1827 Berne, died Feb. 9, 1829.
12. Lucretia born Sept. 15, 1827 Berne, died Jan. 28, 1828.
13. Alvah born April 7, 1830 Berne, died Oct. 1, 1851.
7. Chauncey or Chancy married Jan. 2, 1833 Betsey (Wright ?), born March 26, 1809 Berne, died Oct. 8, 1872. Issue:
14. Mark born June 27, 1836 Berne, died April 1, 1889 Caton, Steuben Co., N. Y.
15. Denison born July 30, 1838 .! Berne.
16. Luther born July 30, 1841 Berne, died June 26, 1863.
Would appreciate information con- cerning place of birth and parents with dates of 1. Samuel Wright and wife Margaret (.Wright ?)
Also 6. Joseph Wright wife of 'Phe- be.
I have additional information and would exchange data on the above lines that were around Berne, Al- ibany county, N. Y. from 1795 on. Joseph V. Wright,
1126 Woodbine avenue, Penn Valley, Narbeth, Penna.
SOULE
I still do not have any record of my Soule family beyond the fact that Lemuel "Soule married Catherine De-
April 6, 1776. (Gordon Shanklin); 3. Margaret Hart, born 1777. (Alexan- der Henderson); 4. Hannah Hart, born 1778, no record of marriage
Data of John Hart and his wife Hannah John wanted. WILCOX, MEAD
Heman Wilcox died Washington Co., N. Y. April 13, 1748, age "about 78" (so born about 1770); married Nan- cy Mead of Nine Partners (Amenia), Dutchess Co., N. Y. They had sons Heman, Jr .; Cyrenius (died Oct. 6, 1875); Kinner N., born Aug. 28, 1802; Simeon (or Simon), died March 23, 1862 age 53 years, 9 months, 13 days (born July 10, 1708); and probably John. Wanted data of Heman Wilcox, Sr. and marriage and death date of Heman S. Wilcox born Goshen, Conn. Sept. 15, 1768 to Job and Lois (Wat- son) Wilcox. ,
FONES, WILBUR
Data of Sarah Fones born Oct. 10, 1734, wife of Jonathan 4 (Thomas 3, Joseph 2, William 1) Wilbur, Jona- than was born at Little Compton, R. I. and lived at Easton, Wash. Co., N. Y. (
DEPEW, VAN ANDEN
Want parentage of Theodore De- pew born 1806-7 who married Lucin- da Van Anden. He had a brother William Depew and a sister Cather- ine, who married 1. Harrison, 2. Ly- ons. Their mother was a Bogardus. They lived at Stone Ridge, Kingston and Catskill, N. Y.
SALMON, ROOT
Elizabeth Salmon married Farm- ington, Conn. Aug. 9, 1693 Caleb 2 (John 1) Root. The Root Gen. says she was daughter of Thomas Salmon of Westfield, Mass. and Savage gives her mother as Mary, who as a widow married 1676 Joseph Phelps of Windsor, probably after his removal to Simsbury. Data of Thomas and Mary Salmon wanted with list of their children.
SHAW, ROOT
According to Canaan, Conn. Land Records, Vol. 2, p. 238, Asa 4 (Caleb 3, 2, John 1) Root born Farmington, Jan. 17, 1733 married Jan. 30, 1755 |help me figure out when she must Mary Shaw of "New Milbury." Data of Mary Shaw wanted.
HURLBURT, ROOT
Anna Hurlburt, perhaps born 8.3 late as 1787, married Samuel 5, ( Asa 4, Caleb 3, 2, John 1) Root who was of born Canaan, Conn. 1778. Data Anna wanted.
Paul W. Prindle,
60 Wall street, Room 1610, New York 5, N. Y.
DRAKE
thony Martinus, Anthony was born Dec. 1776, Schaghticoke. PECK
Catherine Peck married 1761 Bar- tholomew Anthony from Holland 1740, settled near Kingston, later at Schaghticoke. Who were her par- ents ? There is a record in N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Record for July, 1936 an Elizabeth Potman whose maiden name is thus given at baptism of her daughter Cornelia Peck, 1751. Mo- hawk Trinity Church parish, under Rev. John Ogilvie, two other daugh- ters are also recorded and the name spelled differently each time-Peck, Peak and Peek. Possible & kinsman of the Catherine Peck I am seeking I have also a record of a Marthen Pyser under Schaticoke Duech Re- formed church as godfather of a son of John Ecgelshimer born July 1792. I give these other references as a possible help in locating the ones of my queries.
All the names herewith I am ask- ing help on are of the same family. Mrs. W. O. Renkin,
44 Parkside avenue,
Lancaster, Pa.
REES, HELMER
Date of the death of Lany Reese very much desired. She may have liv- ed as late as 1840 if she were a young giri, say 18 when she mar- ried about 1749. She lived to be 107 years and died in, Warren, N. Y., probably. Her maiden name was Magdalene Helmer. Records of the Trinity Church Parish of N. Y. City in which are included the records of Rev. John Ogilvie who traveled about N. Y. State, Canada and other places, hae her name spelled in one instance Aylmer and her husband as Mark Rice; other places it was Helmer and | Reese. They had: Philip bp. 1750 who may have died young as it seems at the time of the Indiaan raid in 1756 there was only a two year old boy and a babe in arms in the family; Samuel bp. 1754; Anna Barbara bp. 1759; Adam who died 1806 and at that time spelled his name Reese, and calls his mother, Lany Reese. At the age of 13 years, Magdalene Hel- mer was captured by the Indians along with some others and taken to Canada where she was held captive for over a year. Can anyone figure out when such an event took place ? If she married young and had a child by 1750 it must hae been in the 1740s; if she married late, it could have been in the 1730s. Can. anyone
have been born ? Where would I find any record of prisoners rescued from or returned by, the Indians before the French and Indian Wars ?
Her husband, Mark Rees, died after the Rev. War and before 1806. I can find no record of a wili on file. Could he be of the Rees family of Ulster county in the vicinity of Kingston ? Adam who died 1806 md. sibout 1780 Hannah (who ?) .Theit eldest son was named John, then there was either Marks next or Mathew (sic); they were both of age
Reuben Drake died 1868, N. Y. in 1806. There was also Catherine, State, father of Philemon born 1823, Lanv and Pradariale tha
died April 22, 1855, married Jan. 22, | pew porn 1806-7 who married Lucin- 1845.
10. Jason born Aug. 23, 1821 Berne, died Sept. 19, 1821.
11. Elvin born Sept. 15, 1827 Berne, died Feb. 9, 1829.
12. Lucretia born Sept. 15, 1827 Berne, died Jan. 28, 1828.
13. Alvah born April 7, 1830 Berne, died Oct. 1, 1851.
7. Chauncey or Chancy married Jan. 2, 1833 Betsey (Wright?), born March 26, 1809 Berne, died Oct. 8, 1872. Issue:
14. Mark born June 27, 1836 Berne, died April 1, 1889 Caton, Steuben Co., N. Y. 15. Denison born July 30, 1838 .! Berne.
16. Luther born July 30, 1841 Berne, died June 26, 1863.
Would appreciate information con- cerning place of birth and parents with dates of 1. Samuel Wright and wife Margaret (Wright ?)
Also 6. Joseph Wright wife of Phe- be I have additional information and would exchange data on the above lines that were around Berne, Al- bany county, N. Y. from 1795 on. Joseph V. Wright,
1126 Woodbine avenue, Penn Valley, Narbeth, Penna.
SOULE
I still do not have any record of my Soule family beyond the fact that Lemuel Soule married Catherine De- drick (have her record). Also have a list of their children. Would like to know when they were married and where buried and forebears of said Lemuel.
Harriet A. Pinkham,
W. 1103 Montgomery, Spokane, Wash.
BOWEN
Ancestry wanted of James Bowen, born July. 15, 1765, Warren, R. I. Wife Jane Westfall born 1790, Orange Co., N. Y.
Sisters of Jane: Sarah, wife of Richard Hemstrought (Hemstreet) ; Diana, wife of John Ripley born 1796.
James Bowen was son of James Bowen, Sr. and Ann Thurber, mar- ried 1744. Would like any data on Westfall Bowen or Thurber families. L. E. Gibson,
58 Burdick avenue, Johnson City, N. Y.
HART, JOHN'
John Hart, born (where) April 19, 1742, died Fleming Co., Ky. April 25, 1832, married Hannah John(s), pre- sumabiy daughter of David John, su- pervisor (1725-1753) in Chester Co .; " Penn. and granddaughter of Samuel John, minister of Friends Church, more data on Christian and Catherine Chester county who was born 1680 in (Schaefer). Piser. , Is this Catherine Pembrokeshire, Eng. and came to |Schaefer the daughter of Adam Shav- America in 1709.
John and Hannah lived for several years in Berkeley Co., Va. (now W. Va.) before migrating in the 1790s to Kentucky. They and several of their children were mentioned in the Oct. 11, 1780 will (proved Nov. 21 1780) of Jacob Davis of Berkeley, Va. (Will Book 1, p. 205).
"Children of John and Hannah (John) Hart (5): 1. Col. David Hart, born Aug. 15, 1770. (Matilda Keimer. · Kemer, Kenner); 2. Anna Hart, born
da Van Anden. He had a brother William Depew and a sister Cather- ine, who married 1. Harrison, 2. Ly- ons. Their mother was a Bogardus. They lived at Stone Ridge, Kingston and Catskill, N. Y.
SALMON, ROOT
Elizabeth Salmon married Farm- ington, Conn. Aug. 9, 1693 Caleb 2 (John 1) Root. The Root Gen. says she was daughter of Thomas Salmon of Westfield, Mass. and Savage gives her mother as Mary, who as a widow married 1676 Joseph Phelps of Windsor, probably after his removal to Simsbury. Data of Thomas and Mary Salmon wanted with list of their children. SHAW, ROOT
According to Canaan, Conn. Land Records, Vol. 2, p. 238, Asa 4 (Caleb 3, 2, John 1) Root born Farmington, Jan. 17, 1733 married Jan. 30, 1755 Mary Shaw of "New Milbury." Data of Mary Shaw wanted.
HURLBURT, ROOT
Anna Hurlburt, perhaps born a.s
late as 1787, married Samuel 5, (Asa 4, Caleb 3, 2, John 1) Root who was born Canaan, Conn. 1778. Data o Anna wanted.
Paul W. Prindle,
60 Wall street,
Room 1610,
New York 5, N. Y.
DRAKE
Reuben Drake died 1868, N. Y. State, father of Philemon born 1823, N. Y. State-nothing more definite, died 1867 Orion, Oakland Co., Mich. Married Isabella Hocking, etc. She married second a DeWitt born 1851 Holland Huguenot. There is a Reu- ben Drake, census of N. Y. 1790 of Marlborough Town Uister Co., N. Y. I believe to be the grandfather of Philemon. Possiblyanother Reuben in between. A research worker in Washington, D. C. stated Reuben was a soldier in 7th Regiment, N. Y. also that there was a Drake Regiment in Revolutionary War. I should like to prove this Reuben belongs, his wife
and children's names and information BRAMAN
of the Reuben, father of Philemon. His wife and children.
PISER, SHAEFER
Christian Piser married Catherine Shaefer, parents of Eva Piser 1767- 1852 wife of Jacob Anthony of Shar- on Springs, Schoharie County, N. Y. I have record of a Christian Piser, 1790 census, Albany County, N. Y. might be Eva's brother. I believe this Christian Piser to be the one whose birth record is given 1782 Dutch Reformed church, , Schaghtlcoke, Rensselaer county, N. Y. son of Ja- cob.This may help in locating dis- trict for Eva's grandparents and
er of Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co. She was baptized Oct. 17, 1736. Sponsors Phillip and Catherine (Rowe) Fei- ler. That date would be appropriate for Eva born 1767. I have not been able to find a husband for that Cath- erine. I hope she is Eva's mother. April, 1932 number of N. Y. Gen. and Biog. Record . under Schaghticoke Dutch Reformed church, Martinus Anthony whose sponsor was Marthen Pyser. Was he the great grandfather and grandfather of Eva (Piser) An-
.. .. statt, canada and other places, hae her name spelled in one instance Ayimer and her husband as Mark Rice; other places it was Helmer and Reese. They had: Philip bp. 1750 who may have died young as it seems at the time of the Indiaan raid in 1756 there was only a two year old boy and a babe in arms in the family ;; Samuel bp. 1754; Anna Barbara bp. 1759; Adam who died 1806 and at that time spelled his name Reese, and calls his mother, Lany Reese. At the age of 13 years, Magdaiene Hel- mer was captured by the Indians along with some others and taken to Canada where she was held captive for over a year. Can anyone figure out when such an event took place ? If she married young and had a child by 1750 it must hae been in the 1740s; if she married late, it could have been in the 1730s. Can, anyone help me figure out when she must have been born? Where would I find any record of prisoners rescued from or returned by, the Indians before the French and Indian Wars ?
Her husband, Mark Rees, died after the Rev. War and before 1806. I can find no record of a will on file. Could he be of the Rees family of! Ulster county In the vicinity of. Kingston ? Adam who died 1806 md .. about 1780 Hannah (who ?) Their eldest son was named John, then there was either Marks next or Mathew (sic); they were both of age in 1806. There was also Catherine, Lany and Frederick, the youngest. Is it possible that Mark Rees' true name was something like Marcus Reis ?
DECKER
Evert Decker of Ulster county, N. Y. married his cousin Catherine Decker. They, had, a daughter Eliza- beth. bp. at Kingston July 10, 1790. Is this Elizabeth Decker the one born Fb. 9, 1790 and who married Henry Teel (Theal ?) 1812 in Pa. *
Mrs. Albert Santos,
3558 Gray street, Oakland 1, Calif.
Orsamus Braman born Feb. 9, 1799, Ellington, Conn. married Nan- cy Pomeroy. Information on children ; asked.
BATES
James Bates from Mass, to Onon- daga county, N. Y. in 1803. Thence with family to Chautauqua Co., N. Y. in 1815. Ancestry asked ,also name of wife.
Bates Association, former publish- ers Bates Bulletin. How can I con- tact their historian ? GURNEE
Gurnee (not Gurney) information asked.
THAYER
Harariet Thayer, (Mrs. Waterman Tinkham) came to Mayville, N. Y. in 1808, had a brother Joseph Thayer aiready there. Ancestry asked. TINKIIAM
William Tinkham from Saratoga county came to Mayville, N. Y. in ! 1810, ancestry asked. Stanley T. Braman,
Room 8 Skytop Letchworth Village, Thieils, N. Y .
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Full list "of children and marriages ted of Nathaniel 5 Weed (Abraham 3, Daniel 2, Jonas 1) and Mercy terbury married Stamford, Conn. le 17, 1756. Known are three child- , born there: Sarah born June 8, 7; Abraham born May 12, 1759; y born Feb. 19, 1761. Were there ) sons Joel and Elijah and dau. herine born elsewhere ?
this the Nathaniel Weed who 1. to Ballston, Saratoga Co., N. Y. owned property there adjoining Ball farm, as shown by deed of 1 to Eliphalet Ball, dated Oct. 12, 1? The Saratoga Co. Nathaniel a gr. dau. Mrs. Morehouse Betts a gr. gr. dau. Mrs. Riley Crip- , both living in Ballston in 1878. 'ents of each asked.
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