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were: Mary, born in Falmouth, England, married Russer Tinkham, son of Daniel and Ada (Winsor) Tinkham; Pea- body; Elliott; Russel, married Amanda Cole, both died in Michigan; Lovedy, married Zenas Tinkham, son of Daniel and Ada (Winsor) Tinkham; Susan, married Mr. Curtis; Charlotte, married John R. Conine; Fanny, married Mr. Benson; Isabel, married Erastus Stark. All of this family, except Mrs. Russel Tinkham, so far as known, moved to Michigan, and most of them died there.)
(Spafford.)
CONKLIN.
Samuel Conklin. Died November 22, 1839, age 73 years.
" "Tis finished, 'tis done, the spirit has fled, The prisoner is gone, the Christian is dead, The Christian is living through Jesus love, And gladly receiving a kingdom above."
(Samuel Conklin settled on Lot 76, Marcellus, before December 22, 1796, on which day he received a deed of 109 acres of land in the northwest corner of that lot, from Gil- bert Palmer the first settler within the present limits of this town. His first wife was Elizabeth, and after her decease in 1821, he married the widow Converse of Onondaga, but had no issue by either marriage.)
(Thorn Hill.)
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Conklin. Departed this life April 1, 1821, age 58 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
COON.
David Coon. Died August 16, 1857, age 80 years, 1 month, 22 days.
(David Coon, born in Saratoga County, N. Y., married (1) Phebe Van Camp, born in Cayuga County, N. Y., and died in Skaneateles, N. Y., and (2) Elizabeth Nye, born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., and died in Spafford. His children were: Polly, died in Skaneateles; Parmelia, died in Skan- eateles; Ruth, married Edwin S. Edwards, both dead, and buried in this cemetery, (no stone) ; Betsey, died in Cayuga County ; Sylvia, died in Skaneateles; James Van Rensselaer,
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died in Michigan; Phebe, died in Pennsylvania; Catherine, died in Lysander, N. Y .; and Samuel, died in Skaneateles, N. Y. David Coon and his son, Van Rensselaer, were both harness makers by trade.)
(Spafford.) James Coon. Died November 16, 1817, age 38 years. (His wife's name was Olive.)
(Thorn Hill.)
Olive, daughter of James and Olive Coon. Died October 31, 1838, age 28 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
Atlanta, daughter of James and Olive Coon. Died Feb- ruary 2, 1842, age 26 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
COPP.
Timothy Copp. Died March 24, 1836, age 81 years.
(In his will, dated May 1, 1835, and probated August 10, 1837, mention is made of his wife, Patience Copp, and of his children: Jesse of Skaneateles, N. Y .; Isabella Han- sen, wife of John B. Hansen of Lysander, N. Y .; Sally Enos, wife of James Enos of Allegany Co., N. Y .; Daniel; Rebecca Wood, wife of Orry Wood; Anna Coville, wife of Jonathan Coville; Lovina Coville, wife of Elisha Coville; John E .; Timothy D .; Sally Ann Benedict, wife of Odin Benedict; and Alcina Baldwin, wife of Philander Baldwin, each of Chau- tauqua County, N. Y .; and Thomas Copp of Spafford, N. Y., all of full age.)
(Thorn Hill.) Derinda, daughter of John and Mary Copp, died January 18, 1824, in 17th year.
(Thorn Hill.)
CORNELL.
Pardon, son of William and Hannah (Green) Cornell. Died November 11, 1844, age 5 years, 29 days.
(William W. Cornell, son of Pardon and Candace (Otis) Cornell, married Hannah Green, daughter of John Green. Pardon Cornell was a teacher, and supposed to be a son of William D. Cornell, who died January 3, 1866, at the age of 80 years, and was buried in Borodino Cemetery. He and his brother William moved to Michigan. By his wife, Can-
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dace Otis, he had the following children: Cynthia Ann; Jane; William W., married Hannah Green, daughter of John Green ; Blakely and Pardon.
(Spafford.)
William D. Cornell. Died January 3, 1866, age 80 years. (His wife was Jane He is supposed to be the father of Pardon and William Cornell, who moved to Michigan.)
(Borodino.)
John Cornell, of a different family, resided on the " Side Hill." He married Miranda Cady, and by her had the fol- lowing children : James Cornell, he died at Cedar Springs, Kent Co., Mich., February 22, 1894, age 56 years ; Mary Ann, married Simon B. Wallace, son of Daniel and Caroline (Mar- shall) Wallace, resides at Borodino, N. Y .; and Adelia, married William Quick, son of William Quick from London, England, resides at Navarino, N. Y.
COWAN.
John William, son of Thomas M. and Keziah D. Cowan. Died June 11, 1843, age 6 years, 11 months, 13 days. (Borodino.)
David H. Cowan. Born in 1838, died in 1887.
(He married Biancy E. Crane, daughter of George W. and Mary Ann Crane. Their children were: George Thomas, married Nora Woodworth, daughter of Arlo and Emma (Bacon) Woodworth; Flora B., married Charles M. Davis, son of John Davis; Nora M., now residing in Spaf- ford, N. Y., unmarried; and Lena K. Cowan, died young. The Cowan family came to this town from Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y.)
(Borodino.)
Biancy E. (Crane), wife of David H. Cowan. Living ing in 1899.
(Borodino.)
Lena K., daughter of David H. and Biancy E. (Crane) Cowan. Died October 4, 1881, age 1 year, 8 months, 12 days.
" This sweetest bud of earth so fair,
Has gone to Heaven to blossom there."
(Borodino.)
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COWLES.
Harriet S. (Smith), wife of Ebenezer Corning Cowles. Died December 25, 1871, age 43 years, 1 month, 11 days.
(Ebenezer Corning Cowles, son of Ebenezer and Lydia (King) Cowles, married Harriet S. Smith, daughter of Jared Smith. He was one of the famous "Cowles' Triplets," who formerly resided at the head of Otisco Lake, in Otisco Hollow, N. Y., Ebenezer Corning, Cornelia, and Cordelia Cowles. After the decease of his wife, Harriet S. Smith, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas, where he married a second time.
(Thorn Hill.)
COX.
David, born September 30, 1821, died December 4, 1831. Harriet, born May 9, 1827, died August 8, 1833. Children of Silas and Abigail R. (Spaulding) Cox.
(Silas Cox came to Spafford on or before 1819, and settled on lots 12 and 14, Sempronius, where he remained until 1825; he then bought the farm at Spafford Corners owned by John Babcock, on Lot 21, Tully, afterwards owned by Dr. John Collins, and resided there until about 1835 or 6. He then moved into the town of Otisco, N. Y. From Otisco he moved to Battle Creek, Mich., and died there July 29, 1855. He married February 4, 1815, Abigail Rowland Spaulding, daughter of David and Ruth (Clare) Spaulding, and sister of Ann Spaulding (teacher), who married George Spaulding of Borodino, N. Y .; she died August 12, 1864. Besides the foregoing infant children, Mr. Cox had by his wife, Abigail R. Spaulding, the following additional chil- dren : Ruth, married Dr. Simeon French, she is dead and Dr. French was living 1898, at Battle Creek, Mich., at the age of 82 years; Susan, married Rev. Mr. Gardner, resides at Battle Creek, Mich .; Edward, moved to Michigan; Adeline, residing at Battle Creek, Mich. The descent of Mrs. Cox through the Spaulding Line is as follows : Edward, Benjamin, Edward, Benjamin, Asa, David, Abigail.)
(Spafford.)
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CRAIG.
William H. Craig (son of John and Polly Craig) . Born August 18, 1818, died November 2, 1890.
" Gone but not forgotten."
(William H. Craig was born in Wells, Hamilton Co., N. Y. He first settled in Truxton, where he married Hannah Hollenbeck, and by her had four children. She died in 1852, and he then married Phebe Ann Brown, daughter of Jacob and Deborah (Morris) Brown, and by her had four more children, making eight in all. In 1854 he moved from Truxton to Glenville, and from there to Cold Brook, in the town of Spafford in 1867. He remained at the latter place until the time of his decease. Among his children, who have resided in Spafford, are: Esther A., married William H. Brown, son of Jacob and Deborah (Morris) Brown, resides in Spafford, head of Buck Tail Road; Abram, married Mary J. Randall, daughter of Robert and Mary Ann (Fay) Ran- dall, (he has four children) : William, married Jennie Weeks and has two children, Olive E. and Ralph; Ella J .; Robert, and Mary E.) ; Wesley, married (1) Amy Randall, daughter of Silas and Anna (Alvord) Randall, and (2)
(Cold Brook.) Horace, infant son of William H. and Phebe (Brown) Craig. Died February 1, 1856. (Cold Brook.)
CRANE.
Stephen Crane. Born 1775. Died May 17, 1851. " Gone but not forgotten."
(He married Elsie Grinnell and by her had: George W., married Mary Ann -; Samuel, married (1) Almira L. Bishop; (2) Parthena Hutchens, widow of Lewis B. Marshall and daughter of Col. Phineas and Betsey (Bocker) Hutchens, and (3) Catherine Shaw, daughter of James Shaw of Spafford Hollow; and Harriet, who died single.) (Spafford.)
Else (Grinnell), wife of Stephen Crane. Died March 12, 1844, age 67 years.
" I have fought a good fight.
I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."
2 Timothy 4:7.
(Spafford.)
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Harriet Crane, daughter of Stephen and Else (Grinnell) Crane. Died June 10, 1865, age 44 years, 11 months, 11 days.
(She died single.)
(Spafford.)
George W. Crane, (son of Stephen and Else (Grinnell) Crane). Died February 26, 1879, age 67 years, 7 months, 16 days. (No stone.)
(In his will, dated May 18, 1878, and probated in 1879, mention is made of his wife, Mary Ann Crane, and his chil- dren : Moses, married Margaret - -; Rebecca Holmes, wife of John Holmes; Biancy Cowan, wife of David H. Cowan; Lucinda Streeter, wife of George Streeter, and Lovilla Purchase, wife of Charles H. Purchase.)
(Borodino.)
Mary A., wife of George W. Crane. Died December 22, 1885, age 71 years, 1 month, 9 days.
(Borodino.)
Samuel Crane, (son of Stephen and Else (Grinnell) Crane). Died June 10, 1887, age 72 years.
(Borodino.)
CROSS.
In memory of Abigail, wife of Joseph Cross, who died February 3, 1829, age 73 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
Truman Cross. Died November 17, 1842, age 34 years 1 month.
" Go home, dear wife, dry up your tears, I must lie here 'till Christ appears.
I trust we soon shall meet again
To celebrate redeeming love."
(He married Emma Legg, daughter of Capt. Otis and Polly (Sabin) Legg, and by her had one son Otis, who mar- ried Hortense Ide, daughter of Henry and Harriet (Colton) Ide, late of Borodino, N. Y. After the decease of Mr. Cross his widow, Emma, married Jonathan Woodworth, son of James and Hannah (Fish) Woodworth. She and her second husband are now deceased.)
(Thorn Hill.)
Otis Cross, (son of Truman and Emma (Legg) Cross). Born in 1840, died in 1892.
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(He married Hortense Ide, daughter of Henry and Har- riet (Colton) Ide, and by her had one son, Frank Cross, married Ida Hicks, October 2, 1889, and resides in Syracuse, N. Y.)
(Borodino.)
Hortense Ide, wife of Otis Cross. Born in 1836.
(Still living, Borodino, N. Y.) (Borodino.)
CULVER.
Helen E., daughter of Nathan and Amanda (Skellie) Culver. Died March 3, 1853.
(Nathan Culver, son of Moses and Amy (Boughton) Culver, was born in Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y., he married Amanda Skellie, daughter of William I. and Eliza- beth (Boughton) Skellie, and came to Spafford about 1844, and resided there and in the Village of Scott for a number of years, and finally settled in Syracuse, where he died; (buried in Oakwood Cemetery, in that city). Besides him- self, his father and mother had other children, as follows: Andrew, twice married and lived and died in Cambridge, N. Y .; Maria, married James Donahue, moved to Brooklyn, N. Y., and finally lived and died in Vermont; Azor, married Caroline Pratt, and resided in Lyons, N. Y .; Rhoda, married David Doagg (Scotch) and moved to Washington Territory ; Mary Ann, married Mr. Hornbeck and resided in Vermont; and three others, who died young.
Nathan Culver, by his wife, Amanda Skellie, had the following children: Elizabeth, died young in Cambridge, N. Y .; Helen E., died young in Spafford; Eva A., living unmarried in Syracuse, N. Y .; Oscar W. Culver, living unmarried in Syracuse (letter carrier.)
(Spafford.)
CURTIS.
Peter Curtis, son of Eli Curtis. Died September 9, 1869, age 43 years.
" He is gone but not forgotten."
(He married Clara Marisa Churchill, daughter of Alvin and Sally (Seeley) Churchill.)
(Cold Brook.)
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Leonidas M., son of Peter and Marisa (Churchill) Curtis. Died February 3, 1860, age 2 years, 6 months, 19 days.
" So do our treasures ever die."
(Cold Brook.)
DARBEY.
Squire Darbey, son of Truman Darbey. Died February 20, 1851, age 28 years, 10 days.
(Mr. Truman Darbey lived on the west side of Spafford Hollow, a short distance south of the head of Otisco Lake. Besides his son, Squire, he had a daughter Rebecca, who married James R. Williamson, son of James B. and Charity (Rainey) Williamson.)
(Spafford Hollow.)
DARLING.
Joseph Darling. Born November 11, 1806, died May 6, 1895.
(He married Polly Spaulding.)
(Borodino.)
Polly Spaulding, wife of Joseph Darling. Born August 16, 1822, died September 28, 1876.
(Borodino.)
Hiram Linus Darling, (son of Jacob W. and Mary H. (Buffington) Darling.) Died November 1, 1874, age 48 years.
" Good night dear friends, nay do not weep, I am weary now and want to sleep;
But I shall wake with the morning light of day Eternal; good night, good night."
(Jacob Darling, commonly called Elder Darling, was a Free Will Baptist minister. He came to Spafford early and was first known as a teacher. He attended the Free Will Baptist Church, presided over by Elder John Gould, which then had its place of worship near the school house, on the hill east of Spafford Corners. After the Mormon exodus, which materially affected the membership of this church, Elder Darling came forward as a leader, and ministered over the remaining membership for many years thereafter. About 1827, he settled on a farm on the west side of the
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Homer and Skaneateles road, on Lot 12, Sempronius, and remained there until about 1855 or 6. He then moved to Virgil, Cortland Co., and soon after to Caroline, Tompkins Co., both in this State. By his wife, Mary H. Buffington, he had the following children : Hiram Linus, married Annie Eliza Holmes, daughter of John and Lydia (Barnes) Holmes; James H., of Waverly, Van Buren Co., Mich .; Francis A., of Eleroy, Stevenson Co., Ill .; Eugene M., of Luverne, Rock Co., Minn .; Harriet D. Cox, of Leseur, Minn .; Helen M. Miller, of Lanar, Carroll Co., Ill .; Ella L. and Carrie A. Darling, of Freeport, Stevenson Co., Illinois. Elder Darling was deceased at the time of the death of his son Linus, and his widow was then residing at Eleroy, Stev- enson Co., Ill., and his children as above stated. His son, Linus, was by profession a dentist, but was also a respect- able practitioner of law among his friends and acquaint- ances. He was never admitted to practice in the higher Courts of the State, but in Justice Court he was generally recognized as a competent practitioner. He left no issue of his marriage with Miss Holmes, who survived him.)
(Borodino.)
Annie Eliza (Holmes), wife of H. Linus Darling. Died June 30, 1892, age 65 years, 5 months.
" My trust is in Jesus."
(Borodino.)
DAVIS.
Elias Davis. Born in 1763, died June 17, 1851, age 88 years. (No stone.)
(Elias Davis was one of the first settlers in this town, to which he came in 1806, in a boat from Skaneateles, where he first settled in 1803. The deed of his farm of 200 acres, (in the southwest corner of lot 14, Sempronius), was dated April 27, 1812, but in this he is described as a resident of Spafford, showing that he was already residing on the land, which he probably held under a contract of much earlier date. He is claimed to have been buried in this burial yard, by the side of his wife Freelove, although no stone marks his last resting place. By his wife Freelove he had the following children: Nancy, married William Harris; Col. Lewis C., married (1) Margaret Fisher, daughter of Amos and Margaret Fisher, and (2) Mary R. Pressey, daughter
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of Moses Pressey ; Capt. John, married Sybel --; and Julia, married a Mr. Canfield.)
(Davis Yard.)
Freelove, wife of Elias Davis. Died August 20, 1840, age 72 years, 1 month, 21 days.
(Davis Yard.)
In memory of Capt. John Davis, (son of Elias and Freelove Davis.)
Who died after an illness of one hour. Died in a fit at Onondaga, on the 27th day of May, 1829, aged 33 years, 2 months, 13 days.
(In the application of his wife Sybel, June 23, 1829, for letters of administration upon his estate, no mention is made of any children of the deceased.)
(Davis Yard.)
Col. Lewis C. Davis, (son of Elias and Freelove Davis). Died May 7, 1853, age 63 years, 1 month, 12 days.
(He married (1) Margaret Fisher, daughter of Amos and Margaret Fisher, and (2) Mary R. Pressey, daughter of Moses Pressey. In the petition for letters of administra- tion upon his estate, by his widow Mary R. (Pressey) Davis, dated May 13, 1853, mention is made of the following chil- dren: Joline, of Spafford, N. Y .; Laurette, wife of Ben- jamin Wallace of Niles, Cayuga County, N. Y .; John C., married Maria Arvilla Conine, daughter of Richard Conine, of Preble, N. Y .; Lewis B., of Spafford; Rhoda, wife of Richard Van Vranken of Geddes, N. Y .; Moses J., of Spaf- ford; Van Buren, married a Miss Hathaway and moved to Dakota; Porter; Mary E .; Prery ; Emeline A .; Orlanda, and Julia E. Davis, all of Spafford, N. Y. Judson Davis, an older son of Lewis C. Davis, married Elizabeth Spaulding, daughter of David and Lucy Carry Spaulding; he moved to Missouri and died there. As he is not named in this peti- tion he may have been dead at that time.)
(Davis Yard.)
In memory of Margaret (Fisher), wife of Lewis C. Davis. Died October 26, 1833, age 41 years, 26 days.
(Davis Yard.)
Perlina Davis, (daughter of Judson and Elizabeth (Spaulding) Davis). Died August 28, 1849, age 6 years, 1 month.
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(Judson Davis was a son of Col. Lewis C. and Margaret (Fisher) Davis.)
(Davis Yard.)
Jefferson Davis, (son of Judson and Elizabeth (Spauld- ing) Davis). Died May 21, 1849, age 4 years 2 months, 25 days.
(Davis Yard.)
Byron Davis, (son of Judson and Elizabeth (Spaulding) Davis). Died August 26, 1849, age 2 years, 4 months, 23 days.
(Davis Yard.)
Porter Davis, (son of Col. Lewis C. and Mary (Pressey) Davis), Co. "F," 122 Regt., N. Y. V., Civil War. Died April 17, 1889, age 49 years.
(Borodino.)
Zebulon R. Davis. Died May 23, 1871, age 71 years. " Though lost to sight to memory dear."
(Borodino.)
(Mr. Davis married first Hannah Ames, and second, Polly Gale, daughter of John and Martha Gale of Spafford, N. Y. He and his first wife were from Washington Co., N. Y., and first settled in Marietta, N. Y. From there they moved to Skaneateles, and thence to Thorn Hill, where his first wife died and was buried. At the time of his decease he and his second wife were residing with his daughter, Mrs. John Maxson, in Cold Brook. He had no issue by his second wife.)
(Cold Brook.)
Hannah (Ames), wife of Zebulon Davis. Died August 25, 1835, age 31 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
Polly (Gale), wife of Zebulon Davis. Died December
24, 1869, age 76 years.
" Mother, we miss thee."
(Cold Brook.)
Farrand, son of Zebulon and Hannah (Ames) Davis. Died September 4, 1844, age 20 years, 2 months, 23 days. (Thorn Hill.) Esther, wife of Farrand Davis. Died September 4, 1865, age 89 years.
(Thorn Hill.)
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DEDRICK.
William Dedrick. Died October 25, 1855, age 61 years. (He came from Rhode Island, married Thurzy McCausey and by her had three children: William John, married (1) Sophronia E. Babcock, and (2) Sarah Lindsey; Eliza- beth, married Isaac Eglin; and Robert A., died unmarried. William Dedrick had a brother, Constant H. Dedrick, who died in Skaneateles after his decease. In his will, Constant mentions no wife or children, but the following: Thurzy, " widow of my brother William Dedrick, deceased, his son John, and his daughter Elizabeth Eglin, wife of Isaac Eglin." He also mentions the following: Sarah Bennett of Skaneateles; Helen A. Young, wife of Orsen Young; Sophia Stiles, wife of Ezra Stiles; and Minerva J. Vandenburgh, wife of John H. Vandenburgh.)
(Borodino.)
Note .- Hon. Sidney Smith, writing of Constant H. Dedrick, says: “ Constant H. Dedrick had a wife, but no children. His wife probably died before his decease. Sarah Bennett was the daughter of Cephas and Stella (Kneeland) Bennett, Baptist Missionary to Burmah and grand daughter of the distinguished Baptist minister, Rev. Alfred Bennett of Homer, N. Y. She was sent to America and lived for a considerable time with the Dedricks. Sophia Stiles was a sister of this Dedricks' wife, and Helen A. Young and Minerva J. Vanderburgh were the daughters of Mrs. Stiles."
Thurzy (McCausey), wife of William Dedrick. Died March 20, 1878, age 82 years, 7 months.
(Borodino.)
Robert A., son of William and Thurzy (McCausey) Dedrick. Died October 28, 1850, age 30 years.
(Borodino.)
William John Dedrick, (son of William and Thurzy (McCausey) Dedrick). Born February 26, 1822, died
(Borodino.)
Sophronia (Babcock), (wife of William John Dedrick). Died September 9, 1878, age 49 years, 8 months.
(Borodino.)
Sarah (Lindsey), wife of (Wm.) John Dedrick. Born November 13, 1843, died December 24, 1893.
(Borodino.)
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DERBYSHIRE.
Mrs. Pruella, wife of Zacharia Derbyshire. Died August 12, 1823, age 31 years, 7 months.
" Death is a debt to nature due, Which I have paid and so must you."
(Zacharia Derbyshire married for a second wife Hannah Williamson, daughter of Cornelius and Eliza (Ostrander) Williamson.
(Spafford.)
Mrs. Hannah (Williamson), wife of Zachariah Derby- shire. Died September 17, 1834, age 30 years, 3 months, 17 days.
" I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith, thenceforth there is a crown of right- eousness
Laid up for me which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, Shall give to me at that last day."
(Spafford.)
James, son of Zachariah and Hannah (Williamson) Derbyshire. Died August 4, 1827, age 4 years, 4 days. (Spafford.)
DERBIN.
William Derbin, Private Co. " B," 3rd N. Y. Artillery. War 1861. Died June 25, 1888, age 61 years.
(Mr. Derbin was an Englishman.)
(Thorn Hill.)
DIBBLE.
Fannie, daughter of Leroy A. and W. D. Dibble. Died April 2, 1865, age 1 year, 3 months. (Borodino.)
DOOLITTLE.
Warren Doolittle. Died August 6, 1884, age 72 years.) (Warren Doolittle was born in Wallingford, Conn., September 13, 1812, and married Ruth L. Stacy of North Haven, Conn., October 5, 1834, and by her had four chil- dren : Gilbert M., born September 1, 1835, and died July 2, 1843; Millicent C., born December 20, 1839, died January
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25, 1840; Ellen M., born June 1, 1844; and Gilbert M., born April 14, 1846. The two latter are now residing at Boro- dino, N. Y. Mr. Doolittle, about 1840, moved from Walling- ford, where he was born ,to Hartwick, Otsego Co., N. Y., where he remained until the Fall of 1841, and then came to Borodino, where he remained until the time of his decease. Early in life he joined the Baptist Church in his native place, and after coming to this town united with the First Baptist Church of Marcellus, at Thorn Hill, and there held the office of Deacon twenty-nine years. He was first a Democrat, but on the organization of the Republican party identified himself with that organization. He was an active and useful citizen, and generally respected. Mrs. Doolittle died in 1900.)
(Thorn Hill.) Gilbert M., son of Warren and Ruth L. (Stacy) Doo- little. Born 1835, died in 1843.
(Thorn Hill.)
DOTY.
Sarah (Wood), wife of Warren Doty. Died July 31, 1862, age 90 years, 2 months, 18 days.
(Warren Doty, son of Samuel and Mercy Doty, was born at Saybrook, Conn., April 23, 1768, and died at Martins- burgh, Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1807. He was of the sixth generation, in line of descent from Edward Doty, who came to Plymouth, Mass., in 1620, in the ship " Mayflower," as follows: Edward, Edward, Samuel, Samuel, Samuel War- ren. (See Doty genealogy.) He married at Stephentown, N. Y. Sarah Wood, born at Cherry Valley, N. Y., March 13, 1772, and by her had five children : Reuben, Diana, Silas, Willard and Mercy; of whom Williard only settled in this town.)
(Spafford.) Willard Doty (son of Warren and Sarah (Wood) Doty. Died March 13, 1882, age 83 years, 8 months, 9 days.
(He was born in Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., July 4, 1798, and came early to Spafford, where he married (1) Decem- ber 11, 1817, Achsah Bacon, daughter of Amos and Abigail (Cody) Bacon, and second, Sarah Jane Eliot, widow of David Ripley, and daughter of Elias and Charity (Warner) Eliot. He had no issue by his second wife, but by the first
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had: Abigail, born December 11, 1818, married John W. Eadie, son of James and Martha (Smith) Eadie, March 15, 1843; Warren, born January 21, 1821, married March 15, 1843, Emily Tinkham, daughter of Russel and Mary (Cook) Tinkham, (they had four children: Orlando, born March 27, 1846, married March 27, 1872, Maria Scribner, no living issue; Willard R., born June 18, 1847, married September 15, 1859, Jennette Maxson, daughter of Henry (" Dork ") Maxson, has two children, Rollo and Nellie, the latter mar- ried William Barber ; Mary A., born March 6, 1849, married February 15, 1870, Willard Norton, son of Erastus and Mary (Isdell) Norton, has one daughter, Angeline; and Sarah, born August 26, 1854, married June 4, 1872, John Robinson son of Peter ;) Seymour, born Jefferson Co., N. Y., April 3, 1823, died Sept. 10, 1862, married in Spafford, October 10, 1852, Emily Isdell, born in Saratoga Co., Janu- ary 15, 1828, daughter of Andrew and Mary (Harris) Isdell, she died April 10, 1864, no issue; Caroline, born in Lewis County, August 7, 1825, married John Cleveland, son of Benajah and Mary (Clark) Cleveland, February 8, 1860, and has one child Emeline, (Lina), born October 6, 1865, married Irving Harrington, son of Alfred G. and Vestelina E. (Woodworth) Harrington; Emeline, born Lewis County, December 12, 1827, died October 24, 1862, at Spafford, un- married; Willard, Jr., born March 16, 1830, killed by a run- away horse September 15, 1846; and Orphana, born March 26, 1834, died May 31st, 1898, married James Hill, son of Alexander and Ann (Kenyon) Hill.)
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