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HON. AHAZ BRADLEY.
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entered the law office of the then District Attor- ney Petty and in the following year, 1884, was ad- mitted to the Bar at the general term at Pough- keepsie.
Two years later we find Mr. Raynor located in Sag Harbor, where he has since practiced law. He is very public-spirited and since coming here has been identified with nearly every enterprise projected, besides attending to his rapidly increas- ing practice. The following institutions owe their existence largely to his efforts: the Peconic Bank, of which he was Vice-President, Director and Counsel the first year; Eaton Dial Manufacturing Company, of which he was the first President; South Side Ice Company, which he represents as Managing Director, Treasurer and Counsel, and the Sag Harbor Tool Company. The company started in business with a capital stock of $20,000 and are doing a flourishing business, giving em- ployment to some fifteen men. He is Managing Director, Treasurer and Counsel for this com- pany also. With other well known residents of Sag Harbor, Mr. Raynor has recently been en- gaged in trying to establish a sewerage system for the village and also to build an electric road from this place to East Hampton Beach. Upon the reorganization of the old Sag Harbor & Bulls Head Turnpike Company in 1893, he was elected its President to succeed Judge H. P. Hedges, who had resigned. He has ever taken an active interest in village affairs and has represented his fellow-townsmen on the Board of Health. In 1891 he was candidate on the Republican ticket for the office of Surrogate, against Hon. James H. Tuthill, and would certainly have received the nomination had not an arrangement been made on the day of the convention whereby both Messrs. Tuthill and Raynor were set aside and Mr. Petty named. He is a member of the advisory commit- tee of seven of the New York and Brooklyn fire underwriters of New York City and attends the meetings of the organization, which are held cach month.
George C. Raynor and Miss Addie S. Ketcham were united in marriage October 21, 1885. This lady was a niece of Deputy Internal Revenue Col- lecter, P. J. Hawkins, of Islip. She was edu-
cated in the schools of Oswego, N. Y., and her death, which occurred October 15, 1893, was deeply mourned. She was the mother of one son and one daughter-Francis Ketcham and Bessie E. Mr. Raynor is now a member of the Pres- byterian Church, although during his residence in Riverhead he was Superintendent of the Meth- odist Sunday-school and President of the James- port Camp Meeting Association. At the same time he was Director of the Suffolk County Mu- tual Insurance Association, of which body he is still a member. He is a prominent Odd Fellow and is District Deputy Grand Master of the Suf- folk County District, I. O. O. F., having been very active in lodge work for many years. He is en-, rolled as a member of Suffolk Lodge No. 90. He is likewise a Mason, holding membership with Wamponanom Lodge No. 462, at Sag Harbor.
H ON. AHAZ BRADLEY, Secretary of the Suffolk County Mutual Benefit Associa- tion, was born in the eastern part of Con- necticut, near Bridgeport, July 10, 1821. His father, Aaron Bradley, was born in Weston, in the same State, February 27, 1780, and was so well educated that in his earlier life he was a pop- ular and successful school teacher. Not being a man of strong constitution, however, he was compelled to retire from an occupation for which he was well fitted, and on which his heart was set, and so, from dire necessity, he passed from the school room to the farm. He was gen- erally regarded as a man of superior qualifications, and took a leading part in his locality, being a man of good judgment, clear views, and a peace- maker by nature. He was often called upon for advice, and it was his good fortune to be able to settle and adjust many disputes among his neigh- bors. Often he was selected as administrator, and was several times elected to responsible po- sitions. Religiously he was associated with the Methodist Church, often leading the prayer meet- ing, and also took charge of the singing. In the political world he was called an old-line Demo-
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crat, but he was always under the rule of his Christian convictions. His only brother, Peter, was also a farmer, but beyond this little is known of the family, save that they came of good old Pur- itan stock.
The mother of our subject, Charity Treadwell, was a native of Weston, Conn., and a woman of good education. She came of an old Methodist family, and was herself a hard worker in that church. She died November 1, 1866, leaving a family of seven children, and one brother, Dr. Steplien Treadwell, who was a prominent homco- pathic physician. Of her children three were sons and four daughters, and among this family our subject was the fifth. Betsy, born Septem- ber 22, 1810, married Lebbeus Roseboom, who was a hatter by trade and lived at Danbury, Conn .; they and all of their children are deceased. Sally W., born October 18, 1812, married Richard Smith, who was a blacksmith at Danbury, where he died, and where the former is now living with a daughter. Hanson, born April 11, 1815, was considered one of the best machinists in his day, and was the inventor of one of the early sewing machines used in this country; he died at Bir- mingham, Conn., where his son, Theodore, was a teacher and an author of considerable reputation. Selina, born May 15, 1817, married Peter Shoe- maker, a wealthy resident of Redding, Conn., where he died; she is now living at Danbury. Burton, born June 20, 1823, was a teacher in the schools of New York State, and later in life re- tired, dying in Danbury. Clarissa, born Febru- ary 13, 1827, died when she was a young woman, and never married.
The subject of this writing received his early education in Easton Academy, near Bridgeport, Conn., and taught school in his native town for five years, where at the same time he was also Town Clerk. He then went to Danbury and en- gaged in teaching. Prof. J. D. Philbrick, who was State Superintendent of Instruction, and also Superintendent of the State Normal School, took much interest in the young man, and by his ad- vice the young teacher took a course of instruc- tion at the State Normal at New Britain, fron which he was graduated in 1855. For five years he
then served as Principal of the city schools of New Haven, when a combination of circum- stances took him again to his native town, where his friends of former years brought him to the front as the Democratic candidate for the Legis- lature. He was elected, and served two years, beginning in 1862. When this period of service had expired the young teacher applied himself once more to the work of teaching in the acad- emy at Bradford, Conn., but this work did not long continne, and we next find him in the book and stationery business at Middletown, that State, amassing quite a fortune while there, and selling it out after a time at a great advance on what it had cost hin.
Once more the teaching instinct predominated, and the commercial man became a teacher, tak- ing a position at Greenwich, Conn., which he held for five years, also acting on the school committee for the examination of teachers during this time. When a period of five years had ex- pired the teacher turned his attention to organ- making, and entered into an enterprise of that character in company with George W. Earle, who was already established in this line at Riv- erhead. He accordingly located at this point, but owned his interest in the organ factory for only about two years, giving it up that with oth- ers he might be instrumental in the organization and management of the Suffolk County Mutual Benefit Association. The organization was ef- fected, and he has been its Secretary from the be- ginning, and is commonly called its father. The association has grown to be one of the strongest and most reliable benefit associations in the State, and it has accumulated quite a large reserve. He devotes nearly all of his time to its management, but finds a few leisure moments for other things. and has helped to organize the Suffolk County National Bank, of which he is a Director, and is interested in national banks at New Haven, Portland, and Bridgeport.
For seventeen years Jir. Bradley has acted on the Board of Education at Riverhead, being at one time its President, and for a year its Secre- tary. He is counted one of the most public-spir- ited men in the village, and is regarded as a high-
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minded, cultivated gentleman. October 31, 1865, he was married to Miss Lorena Burton, of Trumbull, Conn., and the daughter of Benjamin Burton, a prominent farmer in that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley became the parents of three children, one of whom died while still an infant. L. Jennie, born June 27, 1870, married Mortimer Howell November 1, 1892, the latter being the son of Benjamin Howell. Hattie Emma, born April 14, 1878, is a graduate of the public schools of Riverhead.
Mr. Bradley is a member of the Episcopal Church, and was Warden of the church at Mid- dletown. His wife is a member of the Congre- gational Church, and both Mr .. and Mrs. Burton worship in the Congregational Church at River- liead. Our subject is a Mason of much promi- nence, holding membership with the lodge at Middletown, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley live in a handsome home on Osborn Avenue, and are enjoying the closing of a life well spent.
J I OIIN C. YOUNG. This popular resident of Centerville, town of Riverhead, is a gentle- man whom it is a pleasure to know and who Ins many warm, personal friends, not only in his immediate community, but throughout the entire county. Mr. Young, who is one of the represen- tative farmers of this place, was born on the farm which he now owns, July 4, 1847. There were four children born to his parents, J. Warren and Ann Eliza (Glover) Young, who were married December 20, 1841. Charles G., the eldest of the household, was for many years captain of a vessel sailing on the Atlantic, but is now engaged in bus- iness in Brooklyn; Ira B. is captain and owner of the steamer "Huntington," which runs between Huntington, this county, and New York City; Ann Eliza is the widow of Isaac Robinson, forni- erly one of the prosperous residents of this town. J. Warren Young was likewise born in the town of Riverhead, where he was reared to mature years, and passed his entire life upon a farm near Baiting Hollow. He was a very energetic and i now makes a specialty of breeding full-blooded
thrifty man, and while still young was married to Miss Glover. The young people made their home with an uncle of the former, with whom they had an understanding that they were to have one-half of his property then and on his decease the re- mainder of his farm. This contract was carried out to the letter, and with the result that our sub- ject inherited a goodly property. The father was successful financially and in addition to looking after his own affairs, by tact and good judgment. greatly promoted the material welfare of the place. He was a stanch Republican in politics, and kept himself well posted regarding the affairs of his party. For the most part his education was ob- tained by his own efforts, as his opportunities for attending school were very limited, so that he may very justly be spoken of as self-made. He was not a member of any church organization. but endeavored at all times to carry out the pre- cepts of the Golden Rule and do as lie would be done by. He was, however, a liberal contributor to the various societies and was well liked by all who knew him. His death occurred January 16, 1879, when he was sixty-two years of age.
The mother of our subject, who was born in the town of Brook Haven, departed this life in May, 1854, at the early age of thirty-three years, being at that time a worthy member of the Con- gregational Church. In 1855 the father was united in marriage with Miss Mary Hutchinson. John C. attended school regularly during his boy- hood days and continued to remain with his father until a short time prior to attaining his majority, when he became a member of the crew on board a schooner plying between New York City and the West Indies. After two winters of this kind of life he was perfectly content to settle down to farm life, on making this resolve known to his father was given a portion of the homestead. which he has resided upon ever since. He was prosperous in his farming ventures from the first. and to the twenty-seven acres included in the gift he has since added, until at present he is the possessor of a fine tract, which includes over one hundred acres. This Mr. Young has improved with the most substantial class of buildings and
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Jerseys, although he does not neglect the rais- ing of the various cereals.
The marriage of John C. Young and Miss Anna, daughter of Moses Benjamin, of this town, was celebrated in 1870. Mrs. Young was well educated and came from one of the best families in the county. She died June 21, 1880, at the age of thirty-five years, leaving three children, namely: Mildred J., the wife of Wallace Robin- son, of this town, where he is the proprietor of a good farm; Arthur, who died when eight years of age, and Ira M., at home. October 13, 1881, Mr. Young chose for his second companion Miss Emma F. Corwin. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican and always takes an active part in local affairs. For a number of years he has been Clerk of his school district and shows a splendid record in this capacity. He is regarded as one of the in- fluential members of the Congregational Church at Baiting Hollow, of which his wife is also a member, and is serving at present as Trustee.
J BROWN YOUNG, a member of the mer- cantile firm of Young & Rackett, of Orient, is one of the oldest and best known busi- ness men of that village, which has been his home all his life, his birth having occurred here Feb- ruary 28, 1825. The Young family has re- sided on the island and on the same farm for many generations. Jonathan Young, the great- grandfather of our subject, was born on the old Young homestead near Orient, in 1739, and died April 2, 1821. His son, Jeremiah Young, grand- father of our subject, was born on the same place, June 12, 1767, and for many years he followed ag- ricultural pursuits. He was captain of the mili- tia. His son, Thomas Vincent Young, father of our subject, was born in Orient, October 16, 1790, and, like his father, agricultural pursuits occupied his attention all of his life. .
The father tilled the soil on the old home place on what is now Archer Street, Orient, and became a substantial and representative man of his sec- tion. He was a prominent member of the Meth- !
odist Church, was for many years a Trustee in the same, and contributed largely to the building of this church; some say he paid over one-half the sum required. His sister, Mrs. Polly Cochran, was born April 4. 1792; Harriet, another sister, born June 7, 1794, married Ezra Terry of South- old, this county, where he died; a brother, Sam- uel Watson Young, born July 16, 1796, was a carpenter in carly life and later a farmer. He married Miss Margaret J. Vogder, a quakeress of Lancaster County, Pa., and the daughter of an hotel man in West Chester, N. Y .; His sons, Samuel E. and William W., reside in Orient. Mr. Young's sister, Cynthia A., born September 16, 1798, married George Champlin, a merchant of Connecticut. William Jefferson, born January 4, 1801, married Desire Beebe and has farmed all his life; Barzilla M., born Deceniber 2, 1803, married a daughter of Jonathan Latham and first followed carpentering and then farming; Sidney T., born February 11, 1806, was a carpenter all his life; he married and reared a good-sized fam- ily. Ezra K., born February 8, 1808, was a car- penter and builder: he married Maria Clark and their son, James Henry Young, is one of the leading citizens of Orient, and holds a position with the Eastern Union Telegraph Company. Benjamin M. Young was born January 18, 1810, married a Miss Coffin, and was a carpenter for many years, but later engaged in farming.
Thomas Vincent Young married Miss Hannah Brown, a native of Orient, born December 17. 1795, their union having been solemnized in 1815. She died October 2, 1874. The children born to this estimable couple were as follows: Jeremiah, born March 17, 1816, married Mary Case, and fol- lowed the carpenter's trade; Polly Maria, born December 28, 1817, married Rev. Samuel W. King, is now a widow and resides in Brooklyn, N. Y .; Catherine Ann, born December 22, 1820, married the late Rev. Charles B. Sing, formerly of Sing Sing, N. Y., and now resides in Brooklyn ; William S., born January 25, 1823, went to .ea and died on board ship when twenty-two years old: J. Brown is next in order of birth; Thomas Henry, born December 27, 1827, is now a steam- boat agent at Orient; Lydia Ann, born June 27,
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1830, married Rev. Henry C. Glover, and is now deceased; Cynthia Amanda, born December 23, 1832, married Robert Ebbitts, keeper of the light house near Sag Harbor; Sarah E., born August 17, 1835, died in infancy; Francis Asbury, born March 16, 1837, died in infancy; and Samuel W., born January 11, 1839, died in infancy.
Our subject, who was the fifth addition to the family, received a common-school education and in early life learned the carpenter's trade. He worked at this for four or five years, but more than forty years ago embarked in merchandising in the store where he now conducts his business. For twenty years he was Postmaster at Orient and for ten years a Notary Public. He has been a member of the Congregational Church for forty years and has been a Trustee for many years. He selected for his life companion Miss Elizabeth F. Moore, a native of Albany, N. Y., born De- cember 25, 1832. and daughter of the late Luther Moore, and sister of C. B. Moore, a merchant of Greenport. L. I She died December 21, 1894. ller older daughter, Lillian Amanda, born Jan- uary 1, 1852, married P. W. Scofield, who is en- gaged in the life insurance business in Brooklyn, and they have five living children: Mary, born March 17. 1874, and died March 18, 1879; Eliza- 14th, born February 22. 1876; Fred C., October 28. 1879; Norman L., July 29, 1882: and Eda, May 3. 1884. Mr. Young's second child. Delia E. who was born July Jo, 1854, is single and keeps house for her father. Mr. Young was one of the organizers of the Eastern Union Telegraph Company and was its first President. Politically he is a Republican.
M ITCHELL H. WOODHULL, the Riv- crhead jeweler, was born at Cutchogue, this county, March 17, 1849. The fam- Svet which he is a member is one of the oldest of the t-land. yet the information concerning for- " or generations is meagre. His father, Claudius. Astate of three brothers, the others being Jo- sejhandl Husdon. He was born at Baiting Hol-
low in 1800, and was a mechanic by trade, but the greater part of his life was spent on a farm. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, both at Cutchogue and Franklinville. Politically he was a Whig until the formation of the Republican party, when he cast his allegiance with that po- litical body. He removed, when our subject was six years old, to Franklinville, where he resided until his death at the advanced age of eighty-one years. His wife, Sophia, daughter of Zophar Miller, of Wading River, died in May, 1873.
The subject of this sketch was the youngest of seven children. Concerning the other members of the family we note the following: Maria M. is the widow of W. C. J. Hall, formerly a manu- facturer of worsted goods at Jamestown, N. Y .; Joseph Hudson, a farmer at Jamesport, town of Riverhead, is an active member of the Congrega- tional Church; Zophar M. is a farmer and seeds- man at Franklinville; Sylvester H., also a mem- ber of the Congregational Church, owns a cran- berry marsh near Riverhead that was formerly the property of Mitchell H., and is one of the largest and best on the island; Emily T. married Leonard R. Aldrich, a carpenter and builder re- siding at Bridgehampton, and Alfred K., a car- riage-smith by trade, died at Bridgeport, Conn., leaving two sons and one daughter, who reside at Port Jefferson.
Until seventeen years of age Mitchell H. Woodhull remained on his father's farm. He re- ceived his education in the Franklinville Acad- emy, and on completing his course there spent several years in the mercantile business at James- town, N. Y., and Corry, Penn. He then went to Port Jefferson, L. I., where he learned the sash, blind and church furniture-mak- ing trade, but later came to Riverhead and established the Riverhead Music Store, where he sold pianos, organs, and sewing ina- chines, which proved a profitable business. His next venture was the purchase of the site for building of the cranberry marsh one-half mile southwest from Riverhead, now owned by his brother, S. II., an enterprise that has also proved a success. In 1887 he bought out the old-estab- lished jewelry business of William Baird, also
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that of Charles D. Vail, at Riverhead, and in the spring of the following year he erected the build- ing in which his store is now located. He is said to carry. the finest stock of goods in this line on the island, and has a large diamond trade.
In 1876 Mr. Woodhull married Miss Fannie L., daughter of Edward Y. and Charlotte (Cor- win) Reeve, of Mattituck, L. I. Of their five children, one daughter, Rosa R., passed from earth at the age of six years. The surviving chil- dren are named Lillian M., Daisy C., Eva, and Ralph H. For many years Mr. Woodhull has sung in the choir of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a member, and he lias also served for a long time as Trustee in the same organiza- tion. . Politically he is a Republican. He is an enterprising and useful citizen, always taking a deep interest in all public improvements.
H ARRISON J. ROGERS. This is in brief the sketch of the genial proprietor of the Bayside House at Eastport. His present substantial position in life has been reached en- tirely through his own efforts, as carly in life lie began to make his own way in the world. Mr. Rogers was born in 1841 on the place where. he now resides. His parents, Jesse and Jemima (Robinson) Rogers, were also natives of Suffolk County. The father is still living and has now attained the venerable age of eighty-eight years. IIe passed many years of his active life on the sea, and has also for many years been identified with the agricultural life of this community, in which way he accumulated a valuable property. Not only was he a successful agriculturist, but one whose career has ever been upright and hon- orable. His wife, Mrs. Jemima Rogers, died in 1875.
Harrison J. was educated in the common schools of Suffolk County and when young left home and obtained a position on one of the ves- sels on the seas. During the years passed in this business he was economical in his expendi- tures and in 1875 he retired and engaged in his
present business. The Bayside House, as its name indicates, is located on the banks of the Great South Bay. It will accommodate comfort- ably forty-five guests, and during the summer season it is filled to its utmost capacity by resi- dents of the city who are seeking quiet and rest. He is pleasant and cordial and has hosts of friends in the community, by whom he is greatly appre- ciated.
In 1862 Mr. Rogers married Miss Jane. daugh- ter of Ebenezer Jersha, a native of Connecticut. Mrs. Rogers is an estimable and well-educated lady, and by her union with our subject has be- come the mother of five children. Of them we make the following mention: Estelle is now the wife of William Strong, a resident of this county: William is engaged in business in Eastport; Edith is now Mrs. Fred Raynor, of Suffolk County; Jessie and Henry are still at home.
In his political relations our subject is con- servative and gives his support to the men whom in his judgment will best fill the office regardless of party lines. He has never desired to hold office himself, but takes great interest in the welfare of his community. His reputation for honesty and integrity are of the best, his social qualities are well known and appreciated and he has hosts of friends whose confidence and esteem are his high- est eulogium.
S TEPHEN R. WILLIAMS, who is the Su- perintendent and founder of Brunswick IIome, at Amityville, was born in that vil- lage on the 25th of September, 1832. The family is an old and representative one here, the town of Huntington having been settled by Richard Williams, who came from Scotland two hundred and fifty years ago. Our subject's grandfather. Gilbert Williams, had three sons, all of whom married, but only one of them, Nathaniel Will- iams, had sons. The latter married Miss Ruth Smith, whom he walked across the island to court. and when ready to marry walked to New York City for his wedding snit. He had been bound out when a boy, for his father was killed when a com-
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