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dear old homestead, where she communes with her friends " with that calm repose and assurance that is known only to those who are accustomed to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." From the " Summerfield House," on the 14th of Oct., 1884, she wrote to the author as follows: " I regret to say that no likeness of my father was ever taken. It would give me great pleasure to send one, were it in my power to do so. As to my- self there is but little to say. I am the last surviving member of the family ; and, having lost the sight of my left eye, am un- able to be of much use in gathering information which would avail you in your laudable work, in which I most heartily wish you God-speed."-Sutherland, -, rem. by c., 1870 .- Suth- erland, Theo., rem .-* Sutliff, Anna, member in 1798 .- Sutton, Jno. R. and Leonora, rem. by c., 1871 .- Sutton, Mary A., mar. Mr. Chambers ; rem. by c .- Suydam, Henry, rem .- Swales, Thos. S., rem. by c., 1867 ; member 2 yrs .-- Swallow, Sarah, rem .- Swan, Margaret, rem .- *Sweeney, Jas., cl. Idr., 1831; b. in Phila. ; left an orphan when a child; conv. at about 19 yrs. of age, under the ministry of Martin Ruter; j. St. George's M. E. ch., Phila. ; mar., 1825, Miss Margaret Connover. He was a rope-maker by trade. In B'klyn he was Idr. of the Red Hook Lane class of Sands-st. ch .; one of the ist cl. Idrs. in Franklin ave. (now De Kalb ave.) ch., and a cl. Idr. in York-st. ch. ; ord. deacon in B'klyn, 1839, by Bp. Hedding; supply with E. Osborn, Hempstead Harbor cir., L. I., 1844; left that place for St. Louis, Mo., and became one of the founders of the Ebenezer ch., out of wh. grew the Union ch. of that city. He was I of the 7 loc. pr. in St. Louis who de- clared, in 1844, that they would not be identified with the South- ern Ch. He was a man of pronounced antislavery principles. He deemed it his business to be always fighting the devil. " His ardor," says Jos. Tabor, in the Central Ch. Ad., "sometimes subjected him to the charge of imprudence, but his piety, we presume, was never questioned." J. L. Gilder, his pastor, said : "He was an earnest man-his piety glowed like a furnace." E. Osborn, his colleague in 1844, described him as "a good and useful man." He preached statedly in the Co. jail in St. Louis, standing in the lobby, while the prisoners were locked up in their cells, out of sight; then he was accustomed to go around and deliver to each prisoner, through a hole in the wall, a word of exhortation. He died of typhoid fever, in St. Louis, in 1849, age 52; 18 months later, his w. d. ; left 2 sons, Martin R. and James; the latter of Fleet-st. ch., B'klyn; also 2 daughters, namely, Catharine, ( Mrs. Gilbert H. Denyke,) member of York- st. ch. 40 yrs., and Emma, who d. in 1882, a member of Fleet- st. ch., unmarried .- Sweezey, Elizabeth, j. Cong. Meth. ch. (J. C. Green, pastor) in 1848 .-* "Sweezey, Janette, d. in June, 1872 .- Swift, Amelia, rem .- Swift Caroline E, ; see
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Inslee .- Swift, J. E. and Mrs. Mary J., rem. by c., 1867 .- *Swift, Orrin, of precious memory ; S. S. t., cl. Idr., and S. S. sup't. His class in S. S. was an adult Bible class, largely at- tended. When succeeded in the charge of the S. S. by C. C. Leigh, a younger man, he asked the new sup't to assign him to any work in the school for wh. he might be desired-exhibiting an excellent spirit. He was rem. by c. in 1872; resided some time in Warwick, N. Y. ; returned, and d. in B'klyn, in 1874, age 75, a member of the 7th ave M. E. ch .; bur. in "Greenwood " -same plot with Jos. Herbert .-** Julia A., his w., dau. of Jos. Herbert; S. S. t., and a true Xn .; d. 1859, age 50; bur. in "Greenwood." Two daughters : Elizabeth, and Caroline E. ; see Inslee .-** Swim, Miss Sarah, a co-laborer with Rob't Snow as the Ist female sup't .; held that position to the end of life, nearly 25 yrs. ; lived in M. F. Odell's family ; deformed from an injury received in childhood ; very pious and intelligent ; d. Feb. 9, 1852. Sec'y Cheetham penned an appreciative note in the S. S. record .--- Swithenbank, Mary, rem. by c., 1873.
Taber, Albert P., rem. by c .-*** Tabor, David, d. about 1829 .-** Talmage, Catharine, d. " in triumph," 1837 .- Tal- mage, Frances, mar .; see Harrison .- Talmage, Hanford E., rem., 1846 .- TALMAGE, MRS. VIRGINIA .- Tarbell, D. T., cl. Idr., 1832; a physician ; went to Newburgh .- Tarbull, John T., cl. Idr., 1834 .- Tate, Mary J., dau. of Wm .; rem. by c., 1871; now Mrs. Heywood; resides in Phila .- Tate, Sarah, rem. by c., 1866 .-* Tate, Wm., b. in Belfast, Ireland ; came to N. York in 1836; and was at different times connected with Willett-st., Forsyth-st., and 18th-st. M. E. chs. in that city. In B'klyn, a member of Sands-st. ch. ; rem. by c. in 1866, and again in 1871 to 7th-ave. (now Grace) ch. ; d. 1875, age 64 : bur. in " Greenwood." His father is said to have been one of the ist cl. Idrs. in Ireland under Mr. Wesley .- Sarah E., his w. ; rem. by c., 1866, and again in 1871 ; still living; resides with her children. A son, Major Augustus C., j. Hanson Pl. ch. during the revival in 1882 .- Tate, Wm. J., son of Wm .; S.S.t .; j. Sands-st. ch., 1865; rem. by c. to 7th-ave. (Grace) ch. 1871 .- Mary E., his w., is a dau. of Wm. M'Donald; was S.S.t. in Sands-st. ; rem. by c., 1871 .- Tayleur, Jennie, w. of Wm .; j. the Episcopalians in 1877 .- TAYLOR, HARRIET .- TAYLOR, MARY E .- Taylor, Miss Mary E., rem. by c., 1879 .- Taylor, Mrs. Phoebe, rem. by c., 1872 .- TAYLOR, SAM L .- Taylor, Susan, w. of Rev. George Taylor; also daughters of the same, Josephine, Jennie L., and Susie H., rem. by c., 1877 .- Tay- lor, Thos., rem. by c., 1839 .- TAWS, MISS ADELINE .- TAWS, MRS. HARRIET .- Taws, Hattie, mar. ; see Slade. -TEARE, MRS. MARY E .- Tennant, Miss Lettie L., rem. by c., 1883 .- Thomas, Benj. F., rem. by c .- Thomas, Edward, S. S. t .; rem. to Wash'gt'n in 1849 .- Thomas,
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Edward and Martha, rem. by c., 1867 .- Thomas, Emma A., rem. by c., 1873 .- Thomas, Henrietta, rem. by c., 1871. -Thomas, Jas., rem. by c., 1866 .- Thomas, John E., rem. by c., 1871 ; member 6 yrs .- Thomas, John M., rem. by c. to Phila .- Thomas, Martha, rem .- THOMAS, MARY .- THOMPSON, MISS LOUISA A .- Thompson, Miss Mary, rem. by c., 1868 .- Thompson, Minnie, withdrew .- Thomp- son, Thos. and Mrs. Eliza, also Miss Maggie E. and Miss Maria, rem. by c., 1869 .- THOMPSON, WM. C .- Thompson, Wm. M., rem. by c., 1869 .- THORNE, ABIA B., S. S. t., trus., and off. miss'y soc'y ; b. in N. York ; father a Quaker; mother a Meth., now of Sum'f'd ch., B'klyn. Mr. T. j. Greene-st. ch., N. York, in 1850; came to B'klyn in 1851, and j. Sands-st. ch .; has been sec'y of the board of trus. many yrs., and useful as a ldr. of singing in the S. S .- Thorn, Britton, S. S. t., 1876 ; rem. by c. to Sum'f'd ch., 1878 .-- Thorn, Eliz- abeth, rem. by c. to Sum'f'd ch., 1878. - Thorn, Elizabeth S., rem, by c. to Sum'f'd ch., 1878 .- Thorn, Lavinia, S. S. t .; see Gascoigne .- Thorn, Mary T. ; see Fay .- Thorp, Mar- garet, rem. to N. York, 1821 .-** Thorpe, Sarah, w. of Thos .; native of Eng. ; d. 1849, age 75. Her last words indicated her confidence in Christ. [W. H. Norris, in Ch. Ad.] -** Thorpe, Thos., cl. Idr. and S. S. t .; d. about 1843 .- Tieman, Eliza- beth, rem., 1848 .- Tilton, R. S. and Catharine, rem. by c., 1866 .- Tindale, Lizzie, rem. by c .- Titus, Miss Amelia, rem. by c., 1870 .-* Titus, Ancel, b. in Huntington, L. I., 1790; j. Sands-st. ch. in his youth; soldier in the War of 1812; about that time a dealer in crockery in B'klyn; delivered his goods in a basket; knew every man in B'klyn by name. (This statement he made to J. W. Barnhart, his pastor, many yrs. afterward.) He and his w. were among the original members of the Wesley ch., B'klyn, in wh. ch. he was std. and trus. for several yrs. Ile was more than 40 yrs. a faithful S. S. t. ; ex- celled as a financier ; used this talent in the interest of the ch. Mr. Barnhart says that during his term of 3 yrs. Ancel Titus gave $1,ooo to the Wesley ch. The prayer-meeting and class- meeting he rarely missed. He was patient during his protracted sickness ; repeatedly said to his pastor that all was well ; d. Feb'y. 26, 1874, age 83 .- Titus, Jas., (colored,) exh., 1814 .-- Titus, Martha K., 33 yrs. in Sands-st. ch. ; 4 vrs. in Johnson- st. ch .; 7 or 8 yrs. in Wash'gt'n-st. ch .- Titus, Sarah, rem. by c. to E. B'klyn, 1848. - * Todd, Alfred, rem. ; finally became a member of Bedford ave. Bap. ch., B'klyn ; d. 1883 .-- Sarah A., his w., (it is said,) resides in B'klyn .- Todd, Rebecca, rem. by c., 1866 .- Tombs, Henrietta, mar. Mr. Thomas .-- Tom- linson, Wm., rem. by c., 1869 .-** Tomlinson, Wm., d. 1874. -Tompkins, Catharine, mar. Mr. Beekman .- Tompkins, Hetty, rem. by c., 1870 .- Tony, Alfred, rem. by c., 1870 .--
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Towner, Martha, rem. by c., 1866 .-** Traman, Elizabeth, d. about 1818 .- Tricker, John, rem. by c., 1872 .- "Trim, John, member in 1798 .- TRIMBLE, LIZZIE M .- Trimble, Wm., rem. to Forsyth-st., 1850; came from Primitive Meth .; at one time a loc. pr, in York-st. ch .- Troop, Isabella J., mar. Mr. Arthur .-** Turner, Mrs. Deborah, rem. to Balt., 1850 ; returned ; d. 1871 .- TURNER, M. M .- Turner, Mary T., rem., 1847 .- TURNER, MRS. MARY ANN .- Turner, Rachel, rem. by c., 1867 .- Turner, Rob't, rem., 1849 .- Tut- hill, Angeline, rem. by c., 1866 .- Tuthill, Ann, rem., 1846. -Tuthill, David, S. S. t. and loc. pr. in Sands-st. ch .; son of Sam'l B. ; b. in B'klyn, Oct. 31, 1829 ; 2 yrs. in Wes. Univ .; was graduated, 1854, from the Univ. of the city of N. York ; received the degree of A.M. in 1857 ; recommended to the traveling connection by the Sands-st q. conf. Conf. Record : 1858, (N. York East Conf.,) Clintonville, (Whitestone,) L. I .; 1859, ord. deacon,-(Cal. Conf.,) Los Angeles and El Monte, Cal .; 1860, Centerville ; 1861, ord. elder,-Yreka ; 1862, Auburn ; 1863-68, pres't Female Collegiate Inst., Santa Clara ; 1869, located. He was for 3 yrs. (1876-78) a member of the city council of Santa Cruz, Cal. ; some yrs. previous to 1882 pres't of gas companies in Cal. and Oreg. He mar. C. Van Wyck Taylor, of San Fran- cisco, Cal. Child : Jos. Thomas. Residence, (1884,) Santa Cruz, Cal. The trustees of the Whitestone ch., on his departure for Cal., passed highly commendatory resolutions. [Ch. Ad.] ** Tuthill, John B., son of Sam'l B .; d. Aug. 15, 1859, age 34. -Tuthill, Maria, rem. by c., 1868 .-**** Tuthill, Sam'1 B., cl. Idr .; was conv. in Sands-st. ch. in 1830, (N. Levings, pas- tor.) For several yrs., until it ceased to exist, he was Idr. of the class of colored people in this ch., the last meeting of the class being held at his house. Ile was a generous man, and pious- the priest of his own household. [Ch. Ad.] He d. 1863, age 68 .-*** Ruth, wid. of the above ; d. Oct. 20, 1864, age 62 ; bur. in " Greenwood."-Tweedle, Wm., rem. by c., 1873.
Ulrich, Henry, rem .- UTTER, SAM S., (name sometimes written Sam'l S.,) only son of Sam'l; S. S. t., S. S. sec., off. S. S. miss'y soc., S. S. sup't, and std. ; b. in Albany, 1829; j. Sands- st. S. S. when a lad ; has held office therein for more than 30 yrs. There is no one more actively enlisted in the work of the S. S., or better known among the little folks, than "Grandpa Utter." -UTTER, SARAH JANE, w. of the above; S. S. t .- Utter, Sam'l, S. S. t. and cl. Idr .; b. in Albany ; conv. there, and j. M. E. ch .; rem. by c. to Allen-st. ch., N. York ; thence to Sands- st., B'klyn, before 1843. His class was the young people's. He rem. by c. to Milford, Pa., where he d. in 1879, age 76. In per- son, slender ; occupation, manufacturer of stoves .- Thalia, his wid .; S. S. t .; rem. by c., 1848. She is step-mother to Sam S. Utter.
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** Vail, Phobe, w. of Sam'l, dau. of Jonas and Agaba Weeks, of Southold, L. I., and grandmother of Mrs. Thos. L. Rush- more and Mrs. Geo. I. Seney. After her father's death she moved with her mother to B'klyn. The death of her little bro. was the means of leading her to seek Christ when II yrs. of age. She d. in peace, 1830, age 44. "[N. Levings, in Ch. Ad. ]-VAL- ENTINE, ABRAHAM .- Valentine, Annie W., j. Talmage's ch., 1878 .-** Valentine, Ella, d. 1882 .-- Valentine, Emma, rem., 1848 .- Valentine, Geo. W., S. S. t. ; rem. to Cold Spring Harbor, L. I., 1848 .-* Valentine, Israel, rem. by c., 1839. One Israel Valentine was cl. Idr. in Woodbury, L. I., 1835; rem., 1837 ; his name is among the cl. Idrs. in Cold Spring Har- bor, L. I., 1847 ; a carpenter by trade; built the Cold Sp. Harb. ch. in 1842; went to Cal .; returned ; if report be true, he is dead .-** Valentine, Mrs. Lanie, member of this ch. in 1796, and continued to be a faithful Meth. till her death in Aug., 1863, age 81. Maiden name, Lanie Ackerman ; appears on Sands;st. membership roll, in 1798, as " Mrs. Leanah Smith." Her husband, John Smith, not a Meth., owned a rope-walk in B'klyn. He d. in 1807, age 30. [Headstone in old ch .- yd.] Their dau., Mrs. John W. DeGrauw, d. in B'klyn, 1884, at a very advanced age. Mrs. Smith was mar. to a 2d husband, Smith Valentine by name, who d. 1820. She was thenceforward a wid. 43 yrs. ; blessed, how- ever, with uninterrupted health and uniform buoyancy of spirit; much attached to her friends, of whom she had many ; and to the last taking great delight in little " tea parties " at her home. She d. at the residence of her son-in-law, in B'klyn; bur. in "Green- wood." While living in N. York she was a member of Forsyth- st. ch. for a time; nevertheless, her connection with the Sands- st. ch. covered a period of nearly 60 yrs. She outlived all her early associates in the ch. L. S. Weed wrote a brief obituary for the Ch. Ad .-** Valentine, Mary J., (Stryker,) w. of Sam'l; d. 1867, age 31 .- Valentine, Rebecca, mar; see Schenck .- Van Cott, Cornelius, is a son of Gabrael Van Cott, who was a prominent member at different times of the Allen-st. and Forsyth-st. chs. in N. York, and of the York-st. ch. in B'klyn. His mother d. when he was a child. He was b. in N. York ; rem by c. from Sands-st. ch. ; was cl. Idr. some time in York-st. ch. ; re- sides in B'klyn, E. D) .; business in N. Y. P. O .- Van Cott, Joshua Marsden, S. S. t., and one of the founders of the Young Men's Miss'y Soc'y. [See page 24 of this work.] He is bro. of Cornelius ; b. in N. York city ; was a member of Sands- st. ch. several yrs .; then of Pacific-st .; thence rem. to Ch. of the Pilgrims, (Cong'l,)-Dr. R. S. Storrs, pastor. He mar. *Mary E., dau. of the Rev. Thos. Burch, who, with her hus- band, rem. by c. to Pacific-st. ch. After her death, some years ago, he mar. Jane S., sister to his first w. Mr. Van Cott is a prominent lawyer, actively engaged in public affairs ; nominated
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several years ago for comptroller of the State of N. Y. He per- formed a most excellent work as pioneer and principal mover in the formation of the L. I. Histor. Soc'y, of which he is now an active and efficient v .- pres't .- Vandeveer, Elizabeth, dau. of Abraham ; S. S. t. and S. S. supt. ; rem. by c. to Sum'f'd ch., 1880 .-** Vanderveer, Elizabeth F., S. S. t. ; d. about 1829. -- Vanderveer, Henry, and Adeline, his w .; withdrew .- *Vanderveer, Jane, is well-remembered as the wid. of Abra- ham Vanderveer, who, though a member of a Dutch Ref. ch., was for yrs. prominently identified with the Sands-st. S. S. She j. Sands st. ch. in 1819, and after being a member 60 yrs., hav- ing changed her residence, rem. by c., 1880, to Sum'f'd ch. She d. 1883, in the 94th yr. of her age. She was a faithful and devout Xn. It was the author's privilege to converse with her about the Sands-st. ch. of olden time, and many missing links in the chain of facts were supplied by her excellent memory. She was mother-in-law to M. F. and S. U. F. Odell .-** Vander- veer, Rich'd F., S. S. t., 1864; d. 1867 .--- Van Duzer, Sarah, mar. Mr. Creed .-- Van Dyke, Josephine, rem. by c. -Van Every, Jane, rem .-- Van Horne, Mrs. Bethia ; see Dunkinson .- Vanier, Margaret, member Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class, 1822 .- Vaningen, Sarah, went to the Baptists .-- ** Van Keuren, Margaret, d .- Van Ness, John, b. in Ful- ton Co., N. Y., in 1819; left fatherless at 10; came to B'klyn in his 17th yr. He was at first employed in a store kept by a Mr. Jacobs. Through the influence of Mr. Powell, (who was at one time mayor of B'klyn,) he secured a position in the dry-goods house of Mercein & Carpenter, on Fulton-st. When about 19 he opened a private school ; followed teaching 10 yrs., and .some of his pupils are now respected citizens of B'klyn. He studied medicine while teaching, and entered at length upon the prac- tice of his profession. He joined Sands-st. ch. when a youth ; was commissioned by Supts. Herbert and Swift to go out to Cross Roads as'a S. S. miss'y ; walked 6 m. each Sabbath; con- ducted S. S. in the A.M .; the loc. prs., Ducker, Leigh, and others, preached in the P.M. This pioneer work laid the founda- tion of the Cook-st. ch. He transferred his membership to Wash'gt'n-st. ch .; thence to Franklin ave. (DeKalb ave.) ch .; thence (1882) to Nostrand ave. ch. An active helper in build- ing the Wesley and the Greene ave. M. E. chs .-** Van Note, Mary, d. about 1832 .-- Van Pelt, Elizabeth, was, in 1822, a member of the Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class of the Sands-st. ch .- Van Pelt, Jas., a member of Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class in 1822 .- "Van Pelt, Thos., Ist treas. of the original board of trustees, (1794.) -* Sarah, his w. ; early member, per- haps the same as the Sarah Van Pelt below. Peter Rickhow, son of Thos. and Sarah Van Pelt, was bap. in 1797 by Jos. Tot- ten. [Records.]-Van Pelt, Walter, in 1822 a member of
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Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class .- Van Voorhis, Rich'd, trus. and cl. Idr .; went to York-st. ch., where he was cl. Idr., in 1838. -* Van Voorhis, Uriah, b. in E. Norwich, L. I .; j. Sands-st. ch. and rem .; d., it is said, about 1880; did not retain his mem- bership in the ch .-** Phoebe, his rst w., sister to Mrs. J. Ros- sell, was a native of N. J. ; became a member of the Prot. Meth. Ch .; coming to B'klyn, j. Sands-st. ch. ; d. 1841, age 23; fu- neral serm. by J. A. Edmonds-2 Sam. xiv, 14; bur. in E. Nor- wich, L. I. [P. C. Oakley, in Ch. Ad. |-Van Zant, Ann Eliza, withdrew .- Van Zant, Jennie L., rem. by c. to Em- bury ch., 1880 .- VARNUM, MRS. JENNIE .- VEERLAND, TILLIE .- Vernam, Adeline, mar. ; see Vanderveer .- VER- NAM, REMINGTON .- VERNAM, ELIZABETH .-** Vey, Honora, a native of Newfoundland, where her husband, Geo. Vey, was one of the earliest loc. pr. T. Watson Smith [ Meth- odism in the Eastern British Provinces, p. 283] states that Geo. Vey, a young man of piety and zeal, was the founder of Meth. in Port de Grave, N. F., in 1791. Mrs. Vey's church member- ship in St. John's, in N. York, and in Sands-st., B'klyn, extended over a period of 60 yrs. Her memory was well stored with Scripture truths. She d. June 3, 1850, age 87, and was bur. in "Greenwood." [R. C., in Ch. Ad.] -* Vining, Geo. J., trus.
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in Sands-st. ch .; was b. in Simsbury, Conn., Aug. 31, 1801 ; came to B'klyn at 19 to seek employment, $5 being the sum total of his cash capital. He was engaged as a tinsmith, and was diligent, honest, and prosperous. His early identification with the Sands-st. people was a help to him in every way, and
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he was truly a blessing to the ch. "Few men," says his me- morial, "have been more thoroughly in sympathy with aggress- ive ch. work. His benevolent spirit was manifested in the lib- eral bestowment of his means upon chs. of B'klyn and elsewhere. The Sands-st., Wash'gt'n-st., and York-st. chs., he largely aided. Highly complimentary resolutions were passed by the Sands-st. official board on Bro. Vining's departure from B'klyn." The following note, written by him and found among his papers after his death, is valuable as a matter of history, and serves to com- memorate his ever-active interest in the ch. "On Sept. 12, 1843, the cor .- stone of the Sands-st. brick ch. was laid by Rev. Dr. Levings. I made the box that contains the records, and sealed it up, and helped lay the cor .- stone. ... In 1863, in making some alterations to the building in Prospect-st., cor Ad- ams, by those who owned it, the cor-stone of the S. S. building was taken out. I obtained it and placed it in the wall of the lecture-room of the S. S. building on High-st., and I think it is there still." He rem. by c., in 1868, to Mt. Kisco, N. Y., and immediately upon his arrival gave $500 to the ch. in that place. When his faculties failed, his Xn. ardor suffered no decline. " He often wandered," says his pastor, "to the house of God, and when no services were being held, sat for hours on the steps, or within the sanctuary, peaceful and happy. The story of his work done for God and Methodism had left such an im- pression upon his mind, that it was ever present. . . . At the last meeting he attended he repeated 'The Xn. Soldier; ' all hearts were moved when with great earnestness he said : 'Our wages will be crowns of gold, and joys of heaven that .can't be told.'" Through grace he manifested, in a marked degree, a patient, tranquil spirit. He fell asleep Aug. 28, 1882, almost Styrs. of age .-* Delinda (Fuller), his w., was b. in Simsbury, Conn .; mar. May 14, 1828; a faithful w., a fond mother, an ac- tive Xn. ; d. of heart disease on the 47th anniversary of her marriage, May 14, 1875, age 69. Husband and wife are bur. in Oakdale cem., Mt. Kisco, N. Y .; a granite monument marks their resting place. Three children survive : Edward A. Vin- ing ; Mrs. Sam'l Raymond ; Mrs. G. N. Fisher. One grandson, Fred. Vining Fisher, is a loc. pr., a student in Drew Sem., pre- paring for the itinerant ministry .- Vining, Georgiana, mar. ; see Fisher .- Vining, Lucy, rem.
Waddle, Margaret, rem. by c., 1850 .- Wadsworth, C., rem., 1847. One Chas. D. Wadsworth was a S. S. t., 1841 .-- Wadsworth, Harriet, rem. by c., 1848, to N. York. - Wads- worth, Mary, rem. to N. York, 1848 .- Wadsworth, Sarah, mar .. 1848; see Stillwell .- Wales, Chas. T., S. S. t., and Maria Ann, rem. to Cleveland, O., 1849 .--** Wales, Phœbe, d. Aug. 9, 1882 .- WALES, SADIE .- WALKER, HELEN .- WALKER, M. J .- Walker, Sarah, rem. by c .: 1850, to Cen-
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tenary ch .- Walker, W. A. and Sarah, rem. by c., 1869 .- Wall, Edward, d. 1873 .-** Wall, Elizabeth, mar. and d .; see Compton .- WALL, MRS. JANE .- Wall, Wm., cl. Idr., 1844 .-** Wallace, Peter C., from Eng. ; a butcher ; d. " in the Lord." -** Margaret, his w .; d. 1881 .- Wallace, Wm., rem. -Walling, Holmes, rem .- WALLING, MRS. MARY E .- *Ward, Eleanor, memberin 1798 .- WARD, ELIZABETH .- Ward, Sarah, rem. by c., 1849 .- WARDWELL, MRS. FRAN- CES .- Ware, Maria, rem. by c., 1848 .- Warner, Chauncey, rem. to Cal., 1849 .-** Warner, Deborah, d. 1838 .-** War- rington, John A., partially deranged from sickness; d. in Phila., 1849 .- WASSON, A .- Waterbury, Silleck E. and Mary E., rem. by c., 1879 .- Waterman, Mrs. Rebecca, rem. by c., 1869 .- WATERS, LA FAYETTE .- WATERS, SOPHRONIA .- Waters, Margaret, rem. by c. to Nashville, Tenn., 1848 .-** Waters, Martha J., d. 1865 .- Waters, Mary A., rem. by c., 1872 .- Waters, Philip, Sr., a std .; Mrs. Eliza, Philip, Jr., Jennie, and Carrie, all rem. by c., 1880 .-- Watson, Sarah G., went to the Baptists .- Way, Jos. H., S. S. t. and off. S. S. miss. soc .; rem. by c., 1852 .- Mary Augusta (Bonnell), w. of the above; rem. by c .- WEAVER, GEO. B .- WEAVER, CLARA A .- Webb, Eben- ezer, T., cl. Idr., 1833 .- Webb, Frances, rem., 1849 .- Webb, Jas. and Mary Ann, rem .- "Webb, Jos., member in 1798 .- Weck, Jacob, S. S. t., 1849. He became loc. pr., entered the itinerant ministry, and served several German chs. Conf. Record : 1854, (N. York Conf.,) N. York, Bloomingdale, (now 40th-st .; ) 1855, L. I. German cir. ; 1856, ord. deacon ; 1856-57, Elizabeth, N. J. ; 1858, ord. elder,-West Balt. ; 1859-60, Scranton, Pa .; 1861-62, Melrose; 1863, excluded from the ch .- Weed, Eliza, rem. by c., 1865 .- Weed, Roxanna, mar. ; see Cozine. -WEEKS, CHARLOTTE, w. of Isaac .- Weeks, Eliza, rem. by c., 1865; member a short time .- WEEKS, ISABEL .- ** Weeks, Mathilda, d. 1882 .-** Weeks, Washington, d. 1882 .- Weeks, Wm., rem .- WELLINGTON, ADLICA G .-** Wells, Ann, "d. in the Lord," 1822 .- Wells, Dan'1 T., S. S. t., 1833; cl. Idr., 1835 .- WELLS, DEBORAH .- ** Wells, Mrs. Elizabeth, d. of cholera, 1849. Three of her children d. at the same time .- WELLS, EMMA .-** Wells, Jeremiah, b. on the east end of L. I. ; a Meth, nearly 70 yrs. ; cl. Idr. in Sands-st. ch. about 1806; trus., 1825 ; at that time a carpenter; some time chief engineer of the fire dept. [ Stiles' Hist. B'klyn, vol. ii, p. 277.] He was one of the founders of Johnson-st. ch. in 1839, but seems to have returned to old Sands-st. ch., within whose fold he d., beloved and honored, in the yr. 1877, age 84. He is bur. in "Greenwood."-Mary, his wid., is a dau. of Burdet Stryker, and half sister to Hannah and Burdet Stryker. She is with her dau., Mrs. Montgomery Whit-
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lock, the only dau. who grew to maturity .- WELLS, LIBBIE M. -Wells, Maria, rem .-* Wells, Parshall, (Ist,) b. in South- old, L .. I .; moved when a child to a farm-house on what is now Nostrand ave., B'klyn ; conv. young; had a sweet voice, and sang in the choir. He was retiring, modest, and highly esteemed ; d. of cholera in 1832, age 42 ; bur. in Sands-st. ch .- yard .- "Cor- nelia, his wid .. was dau. of Gen. Seely, who was aid to Geo. Washington. She finished her course with joy in 1872, age 84. -WELLS, PARSHALL, (2d.)-WELLS, SARAH .- WELL- WOOD, JANE .- WENGOROVIUS, GRACE .- WENGOR- OVIUS, NELLIE .- WENGOROVIUS, WM. R., S. S. t .- WESTERBAND, SUSAN .- WHEATLEY, FRANCIS, Jr .- Wheatley, Francis, Sr., rem. by c .- Wheaton, Daniel- ina, rem .--- Wheeler, Harvey and Phoebe, rem. by c., 1869. -White, James Duncan, rem. by c., 1883 .- White, Mary, rem. by c. to Centenary ch., 1849 .- WHITEFORD, MARIA. -Whitley, Frances, rem. by c .- WHITLOCK, ANDREW. -WHITLOCK, ANN ELIZA .- WHITLOCK, SAM'L M .- WHITNEY, DAN'L D., off. S. S. miss. soc., cl. Idr., std., and trus. ; b. in Woodbury, L. I .; came to N. York in 1837; to B'klyn in 1839 ; entered the grocery store of Thos. J. Gerald as clerk ; succeeded him in the business in 1843, and has continued in the same more than 40 yrs. He has been for some time pres't of the Hamilton Fire Ins. Co., in New York. Mrs. Whitney is a dau. of Jas. Titus, of Glen Cove, L. I .- Whitney, Eliza- beth, rem. by c., 1849 .- WHITNEY, GERALD .- WHIT- NEY, MARY E .- WIDINGTON, MARY .- Wiggins, Alice, rem. by c., 1833 .- Wiggins, Guy C., rem .- Wiggins, Sarah, mar. Mr. Morley, and rem .- Wightman, Isabella, rem .- WILKINS, SARAH .- Wilkinson, John, rem. by'c. to N. York, 18.18 .-** Wilkinson, Nancy, d .- Wilkinson, Wm. and Nancy, rem. by c., 1867 .-** Willersdorf, Israel, cl. Idr. about 1852. Said to have d. a Meth., in Orange Co., N. Y. [F. G. Reast.]-Williams, Deborah C., rem. by c., 1871 .- Williams, Edward, member Yellow Hook (Bay Ridge) class, 1822 .- WILLIAMS, HARRIET .- Williams, John, rem. by c., 1848 .- Williams, John S., rem. by c., 1880. -** Williamson, Susanna, d. 1865 .-- WILSON, ANNA. -** Wilson, Catharine, d. in joyful hope, 1807 .-** Wilson, Fanny, d .- WINNER, ADAM S .- WINNER, ANNA N., w. of the above .- WINNER, REBECCA .- Winters, Mrs. Hannah Maria, wid. of John G .; rem. to Hanson Pl .; d. in May. 1881, age 61; bur. in "Cypress Hills." - Winters, Sarah J., mar. ; see Palmer .- Winters, Josephine V., re- ceived into Sands-st. ch. by J. Miley; rem. by c. to Fleet-st. ch. ; thence to Hanson Pl. ; thence to Nostrand ave. ch. ; mar. A. Perinchief .- Wintres, Dan'1 H., rem .- Wintringham, Thos., rem. by c. to Cal., 1877 .- WINSLOW, JOHN .-
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WOLFF, MISS ESTHER .- Wood, Chas. and Eliza, rem. by c., 1875 .- WOOD, HENRY CLAY .- Wood, Henry C., rem. by c., 1875 ; member a short time .- Wood, Jane, mar. Mr. Compton .- Wood, Mary C., rem. by c., 1875 .- Wood, Mary S., rem., 1848 .- Wood, Thos. W., withdrew .-- WOOD -. HOUSE, MISS .- Woodward, Harriet, rem. by c., 1866 .- ** Woolsey, Electa, d. Feb. 14, 1808. (See sketch of the Rev. Elijah Woolsey in this vol., pp. 179-183.) -** Worman, Mary Ann, d. 1826 .- WORTHMAN, REBECCA .- Woodward, Harriet, rem. by c., 1865 .- Wright, Adam, rem. about 1819. -- Wright, Amelia, rem. by c. to Johnson-st. ch., 1850 .--- Wright, C., rem .- Wright, Dan'l, father-in-law of J. E. and Solomon H. Hanford ; d. 1858, age 73 .-*** Sarah (Farring- ton), his w .; d. about 1834 .-** Wright, John, S. S. t .; "d. in peace," 1849, age 24 ; bur. in " Greenwood." [W. H. Norris, in Ch. Ad.] -* Wright, Jno. F., son of Dan'l; j. Sands-st. ch. when a lad. At the time of his death he was S. S. sup't. in John-st. ch., N. York .-** Wylie, Mary, d .- Wyman, D and L., rem. by c., 1867.
Yates, Ellen S., mar .; see Power .- YOUNG, GER- TRUDE A .-** Young, Jane, d. 1852 .- Young, Margaret, mar. Mr. Waddle .- YOUNG, MARIA E .- YOUNG, WAL- TER .-** Young, Wm., d. 1849 .- Youngs, Benj., rem.
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