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Josephine Kern married James Mapes Dodge. (Dodge VIII.)
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(The Mapes Line).
According to an authority in the "Family Record Devoted to the Sackett, Wey- gant, and the Mapes Families," the patronymic Mapes is a Latinized form of an ancient name believed by some to be derived from the occupational source of com- merce or navigation. While ancient in the annals of nomenclature, it is rare as a surname. Charles W. Bardsley, in his "Dictionary of English and Welsh Sur- names," says Mapes, and its variants, Mapp, Mapps, Mapson, etc., are baptismal in origin and designate "the son of Mabel."
Alurious Mapesone, of Worcester, appears in the Domesday Book in an "Index of persons holding lands." In this same volume Godric Mappsone, of Hertfordshire, is listed. He is said to have founded Goderich, later Goderich Cas- tle. In 1585, John Mapes married Ann Carter, in London; in 1647, Thomas Map- sonne married Elizabeth Border at St. Mary Aldermary, London, and in 1722 Ann Mapp, daughter of Richard Mapp, was baptized at St. James in Clerkenwell.
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(C. H. Weygant: "The Family Record Devoted to the Sackett, Weygant and Mapes Families, and to Ancestors of Their Intersecting Lines," p. 10. Charles W. Bardsley: "Dic- tionary of English and Welsh Surnames.")
(I) JOHN MAPES, of Feltham, in Norfolk, England, married Joice Blount, daughter and heir of John Blount, son of Sir Hugh Blount. Their son was:
I. Robert, of whom further.
(C. H. Weygant : "The Family Record Devoted to the Sackett, Weygant and Mapes Families and to Ancestors of Their Interesting Lines," p. II. "Harleian Society Publications," Vol. XXXII, pp. 195-96.)
(II) ROBERT MAPES, son of John and Joice (Blount) Mapes, married Eliza- beth Gray. They had a son:
I. John, of whom further. (Ibid.)
(III) JOHN (2) MAPES, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Gray) Mapes, married Jane Higham, and they were the parents of :
I. Christopher, of whom further.
(Ibid.)
(IV) CHRISTOPHER MAPES, son of John and Jane (Higham) Mapes, of Felt- ham, married Thomazine Heron. They had a son :
I. John, of whom further.
(Ibid.)
(V) JOHN (3) MAPES, of Feltham, son of Christopher and Thomazine (Heron) Mapes, married Anna Moore. Their son was :
I. John, of whom further.
(Ibid.)
(VI) JOHN (4) MAPES, of Feltham, son of John and Anna ( Moore) Mapes, married Alice Wolmer. They had a son :
I. Leonard, of whom further. (Ibid.)
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(VII) LEONARD MAPES, of Feltham, son of John and Alice (Wolmer) Mapes, married Catherine Southwell, daughter of Richard Southwell, of St. Faiths, Norfolk. They were the parents of :
I. Francis, of whom further.
(Ibid.)
(VIII) FRANCIS MAPES, of Rowlesby, in Norfolk. son of Leonard and Catlı- erine (Southwell) Mapes, married Anna Loveday, daughter of Richard Loveday, of Norwich, England. They had a son:
I. Thomas, of whom further.
(Ibid)
(The Family in America).
(I) THOMAS MAPES, son of Francis and Anna (Loveday) Mapes, was born probably at Rowlesby, Norfolk, England, in 1628, and died in 1687, the inventory of his estate being dated October 19, 1687. Sailing from the County Norfolk, England, in 1649, Thomas Mapes came to America and settled in Southold, Long Island, where he was assigned a house-lot, and later purchased from Geoffrey Esty and John Allen enough of the adjoining property to give him a frontage of about fifty rods on the town street. Apparently he had some means of his own when he arrived in the colonies. A man of energy and ambition he took active interest in local affairs and is mentioned as surveyor in 1657 in the town records. At this time 'Calves Neck was to be laid out and Thomas Mapes offered to make the survey in exchange for a portion of land on the Neck which would adjoin his property. For some years he was justice of the peace and held other town offices, and in addition served on various committees and delegations. He possessed a large amount of real estate, his holdings in and near Southold and Brookhaven, Long Island, at one time aggregating three thousand acres.
Thomas Mapes married, shortly after his arrival here, in Southold, Long Island, in 1650, Sarah Purrier, born in 1630, daughter of Captain William and Alice Purrier, of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England. The Purrier family lived on the house-lot adjoining that of Thomas Mapes. Children of Thomas and Sarah (Purrier) Mapes :
I. Thomas, born in 1651, died in 1711.
2. Rebecca, born in 1655.
3. William, twin of Rebecca, born in 1655.
4. Abigail, born in 1659.
5. Sarah, born in 1660.
6. Mary, born in 1662.
7. Jabez, of whom further.
8. Naomi, born in 1667.
9. Caroline, born in 1668.
10. Jonathan, born in 1670, died in 1747.
(C. H. Weygant : "The Family Record Devoted to the Sackett, Weygant and Mapes Families, and to Ancestors of Their Intersecting Lines," pp. 11, 23.)
(II) JABEZ MAPES, son of Thomas and Sarah (Purrier) Mapes, was born in 1664, and died in 1732. His will is recorded in Liber XII, Folio 4, of the Surro- gate's Office, New York City. He lived at Mapes Neck, Southold, Long Island, New York, in the historic homestead of the Mapes family. The will of Jabez
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Mapes mentions wife, Hannah, and children, Joseph, Sarah Beers, Elizabeth Bailey, Mary Goldsmith, Abiah, and Bethiah; also grandchildren, Hannah Osman and Ziba Osman.
Jabez Mapes married (first) Elizabeth Roe, daughter of John Roe, the Ameri- can progenitor, of English ancestry, although he is said to have been born in Ire- land. John Roe was the ancestor of two illustrious descendants: Captain John Roe, of the Revolution, and the Rev. E. P. Roe, the author. Jabez Mapes married (second), May 25, 1717, Mrs. Hannah Case. Children, all by first marriage :
I. Sarah, born in 1686; married John Beers.
2. Elizabeth, born in 1690; married Elias Bailey.
3. Hannah, born in 1693.
4. Elce.
5. Jabez, Jr., died in 1716.
6. Thomas, died in 1717.
7. Joseph, of whom further.
8. Mary; married Joseph Goldsmith.
9. Abiah.
IO. Bethia. (Ibid.)
(III) JOSEPH MAPES, son of Jabez and Elizabeth (Roe) Mapes, was born in 1705, and died about 1783, his will having been probated February 10, 1783. Joseph Mapes made the ancestral abode at Mapes Neck, Southold, Long Island, his home. Prosperity favored him and he left a large estate to his family. At the beginning of the Revolution he had five slaves on his estate, while his well-to-do neighbors seldom had more than one or two. In his will he names his wife, Keziah Parshall ; sons, Joseph, James, and Phineas, and daughters, Keziah Reeve, Johanna Hallock, and Anne.
Joseph Mapes married, January 12, 1727, Keziah Parshall. (Parshall III.) Children :
I. Keziah, born in 1729; married Mr. Reeve.
2. Joseph, born in 1733.
3. Johanna; married Mr. Hallock.
4. James, of whom further.
5. Phineas.
6. Anne.
(Ibid)
(IV) JAMES MAPES, son of Joseph and Keziah (Parshall) Mapes, was born in 1744, and died about 1783, his will being probated March 17, 1783. Like his ancestors, he settled in Southold, Long Island, New York. At an early age his health failed and he died when only thirty-nine years of age, leaving all his affairs in the hands of his capable and energetic young wife. This was at the close of the Revolution.
James Mapes married, May 14, 1764, Deliverance Hawkins. Children :
I. James H., born in 1766.
2. Jonas, of whom further.
3. Joanna.
(Ibid., pp. II, 24.)
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(V) GENERAL JONAS MAPES, son of James and Deliverance (Hawkins) Mapes, was born at Southold, Long Island, New York, September 6, 1768, and died in 1827. General Mapes displayed an active patriotic spirit at an early age, and as soon as he could handle a musket he joined the local militia company of Southold, Long Island. At a later period he removed to New York City, and on October 15, 1794, he was commissioned ensign of a company and one year later was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He acquired the reputation of a compe- tent officer and reliable patriot, and on September 12, 1812, Daniel D. Tompkins, New York's War Governor of that time, commissioned him lieutenant-colonel. His next office was brigadier-general, and two years later, October 10, 1816, Jonas Mapes was raised to the rank of major-general by Governor Tompkins and given the command of the First Division of New York State Troops.
The civic life of the city also held out advantages to him, and at one time he held the office of alderman. He was one of the founders and directors of the Bank of Savings on Bleecker Street ; was influential in aiding the establishment of the New York Institute for the instruction of the deaf and dumb at Washington Heights, incorporated April 15, 1817; was treasurer of the city's committee of arrangements which received General La Fayette in 1824, and was one of the invited guests who at that time accompanied La Fayette on his tour of inspection of the military posts in and near New York.
General Mapes was an active advocate of the Erie Canal project and took a prominent part in celebrations held to commemorate the opening of navigation between the Hudson River and the Great Lakes.
During the last years of his life he was the senior member of the firm of Mapes, Son and Waldron, importers and merchant tailors of New York. Fine portraits of General Mapes and his wife have been painted by his nephew, Samuel Waldron.
General Jonas Mapes married, October 12, 1796, Elizabeth Tylee, daughter of James Tylee, a patriot whom the British imprisoned in Old Bridewell, New York. Children :
I. Charles, born in 1800, died in 1852.
2. Catherine A., born in 1803.
3. James Jay, of whom further.
4. Catherine.
(Ibid., pp. II, 33.)
(VI) PROFESSOR JAMES JAY MAPES, son of General Jonas and Elizabeth (Tylee) Mapes, was born in New York City, New York, May 29, 1806, and died there January 10, 1866. When still a child he displayed mental activity and inven- tive faculties that were very unusual. It is said that at the age of eight years he produced illuminating gas by using as a retort a common clay pipe, acting upon information he had received by attending a lecture on the subject.
Professor Mapes became one of America's noted scientists and inventors, but his versatility gave him prominence also as civil engineer, author, editor, and lec- turer. An artistic ability was one of his possessions, and he was also known as a witty and gifted conversationalist. He was the first manufacturer of epsom salts from hydrobasilicate of magnesia, and also made many improvements in distilling, dyeing, tempering steel, and color manufacture.
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In 1832 he invented a new system of sugar refining, also an apparatus for manufacturing sugar from the cane and from West India molasses. Among the important positions held by Professor Mapes, the following may be mentioned : Professor of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy at the National Academy of Design; professor to the American Institute for the same subjects; president of the Mechanics' Institute of New York in 1844, and also of the American Institute. He organized the Franklin Institute at Newark, New Jersey; was one of the founders of the National Agricultural Society at Washington in 1855, and was founder and editor of "The American Repertory of Arts, Sciences and Manufac- tures." He was a member of the New York Lyceum of Natural History and of the National Institute at Washington; an honorary member of the Scientific Insti- tute of Brussels; Royal Society of St. Petersburg; Geographical Society of Paris ; Artist's Fund Society of Philadelphia, and many others. His family have the handsome sword and salver presented by Professor Mapes' company and regiment, token of their esteem for him as captain and colonel. This military group became the famous Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard.
Professor James Jay Mapes married, October 10, 1827, Sophia Furman. (Fur- man VII.) Children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, of whom further.
2. Sophia.
3. Catherine F.
4. Charles V.
(Ibid., pp. 1, 33-35.)
(VII) MARY ELIZABETH MAPES, daughter of Professor James Jay and Sophia (Furman) Mapes, was born January 26, 1831, and died at Onteora Park, New York, August 21, 1905. She achieved distinction as an author and editor. Her childhood was a very happy one and her education obtained under private instruc- tion in the home, was unusually liberal, especially in English and literature. She married at an early age, and had two sons, but due to the early death of her husband, the home was broken up a few weeks later.
Under the necessity of supporting her children, she returned to her father's home, near Newark, New Jersey, and began to write. She fitted up a study in a nearby farmhouse, where she wrote for hours every day. In the happy com- panionship of her children, to whom she was an ideal chum, she found relaxation. She shared all their sports and pleasures and directed their education. In 1876, Mrs. Dodge became associate editor of "Hearth and Home" and wrote also for the "Atlantic Monthly," the "Century" and "Harper's Magazine."
About this time she made her home in New York City, and in 1888 purchased "Yarrow Cottage" at Onteora Park in the Catskills, where she spent her summers. She possessed a strong, attractive personality, marked individuality and a fresh origination that charmed her readers and won the hearts of children. Her most famous work was "Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates" (1865), which is regarded as a classic for children and has been translated into many foreign languages and received a prize from the French Academy. She also wrote "Irivington Stories" (1864) ; "A Few Friends and How They Amuse Themselves" (1869) ; "Rhymes and Jingle=" (1874) ; "Theophilus and Others" (1876) ; "Along the Wat" (1879) ;
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"Donald and Dorothy" (1883) ; "When Life is Young" (1894) ; and "The Land of Pluck," in the same year.
Mary Elizabeth Mapes married William Dodge, 3d. (Dodge VII.)
(Ibid., p. 11. "St. Nicholas," Vol. XXXII, pp. 1059-71.)
(The Whitman Line).
Whitman (or Whiteman) is believed by some authorities on nomenclature to be the antithesis of Blachman, and was applied as a nickname to a "white man" on account of the pallid appearance of the bearer. These same authorities also give the opinion that the name may be a baptismal one, Wightman, "the son of Wig- man," symbolizing a strong, active, or clever man, and they give evidence of the difficulty in pronouncing this early personal name. In the Hundred Rolls of Northampton in 1273 A. D., we find Alexander Wigman, and in the same period, Geoffrey Wygeman (or Wygman, or Wigeman), resided in County York. Agnes Wyteman is recorded at this same time in County Oxford, John Wyteman in Cambridge, and Thomas Wyteman in Oxford.
(Mark Anthony Lower : Patronymica Britannica." Charles W. Bardsley: "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.")
(I) HENRY RITCHIE WHITMAN was born about 1810, or 1811, and died before August 31, 1852. According to family records he may have been a son of Jacob Whitman, of Vigo County, Indiana. In 1849, Henry Ritchie and Charlotte (Beard) Whitman sold to Frederick and Harriet (Beard) Schwamgruber, a tract of land in Market Street, Terre Haute, Indiana, which they repurchased within a few years.
DEED: CHARLOTTE WHITMAN TO FREDERICK SCHWAMGRUBER ET Ux 1849.
This Indenture made October 22, 1849, Between Charlote Whitman, wife of Henry R. Whitman, of the County of Vigo and State of Indiana of the one part, and Frederick Schwin- grouber of the same aforesaid Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of $600.00 do grant bargain sell and confirm a certain tract of land lying and being in the County of Vigo designated as part of Lot 100 lying in Market Street. CHARLOTTE WHITMAN H. R. WHITMAN
State of Indiana, Vigo County : SS.
Be it remembered that the above Charlotte Whitman and Henry R. Whitman came before me the undersigned, Justice of the Peace in and for said County and acknowledged that they signed, sealed and delivered the foregoing Indenture. Given under my hand and seal at Lockport, the 25th day of October, 1849. ISAAC M. RAY
Further knowledge of Henry R. Whitman is scant. With his wife he signed a number of documents relating to the settlement, of the estates of her parents.
Henry Ritchie Whitman married, probably at Lyons, New York, about 1832, Charlotte Beard. (Beard III.) Children :
1. Mary Ann, of whom further.
2. Eliza, born March 25, 1836, died in Terre Haute, Indiana, February 26, 1906; married (first), at Terre Haute, Indiana, January 15, 1852, John P. Evans; married (sec- ond) R. L. Ball.
3. Charles Henry.
4. William W., died March 4, 1922.
5. Alexander, wounded at the battle of Shiloh, and died in the hospital, aged eighteen years.
6. Jacob, ran away from home at the age of fifteen and became a drummer boy in the army.
(Family data.)
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(II) MARY ANN WHITMAN, daughter of Henry Ritchie and Charlotte (Beard) Whitman, was born at Lyons, New York, June 6, 1834, and died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June 17, 1919. She removed with her parents to Terre Haute, Indiana, while still a young girl. They made the journey by stage- coach and canal boat. While the Nation struggled through the havoc of the Civil War, she engaged actively in war and hospital work, as a member of the Ladies' Aid. At the age of fifty, in addition to her musical knowledge on stringed instruments, she began taking piano lessons; she was also adept at painting on china. After the death of her husband she traveled extensively, making a trip around the world with her son, Henry Whitman Kern, in 1898.
Mary Ann Whitman married Charles Kern. (Kern I.) (Family data.)
(The Furman Line).
Furman is probably a form of the surname Forman, Foreman, or Formon, which in turn was one of the many variants of the old surname Farman, or Fir- min. Other forms of the latter name were Fairman, Fearman, Fayerman, Firman, and Fireman. It is a baptismal name and denotes the "son of Forman," "Far- man," "Firman," "Firmin," or "Ferman."
(Charles W. Bardsley : "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames.")
(I) JOSIAH (or JOSIAS) FURMAN died in Newtown, Long Island, after 1703. He removed from Hempstead, Long Island, to Newtown, Long Island, between 1647 and 1664. He was listed with John Furman, probably his brother, as free- holder in Dongan's Patent in Newtown in 1686. Children :
I. John, of whom further.
2. Josias.
3. Joseph.
4. David.
5. Samuel, a Quaker, and was banished from Long Island in 1675; married Mary Wilbore, of Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
6. Jonathan.
(James Riker, Jr: "The Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York," p. 399. "Hempstead Town Records," Vol. I, p. 21; Vol. II, p. 10.)
(II) JOHN FURMAN, son of Josias (or Josiah) Furman, died in 1726. He was a resident of Newtown, Long Island, and it was doubtless his wife, "Mar- garet Furman," who is listed as a member of the Newtown Presbyterian Church, and who was received between 1708 and 1724. John Furman married Margaret, who died May II, 1742. Children :
I. Probably John, Jr.
2. Gabriel, of whom further.
(W. B. O'Connor : "The O'Connor Family, With Notes on Hagadorn, Furman, Williams and Eaton Families," pp. 15-16. James Riker : "Manuscript of Furman of Long Island." "Records of the Presbyterian Church, Newtown (now Elmhurst), Long Island," printed for "Collections of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society," Vol. VIII, pp. 2, 49. James Riker, Jr .: "Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York," p. 399.)
(III) GABRIEL FURMAN, son of John and Margaret Furman, was born in 1690, and died in Newtown, Long Island, September 23, 1768. He owned the farm at White Pot, which was later in the possession of his great-grandson, Abra- ham Furman.
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Gabriel Furman married, August 19, 1713, Abigail Howard, daughter of Wil- liam and Abigail Howard. Children (order of birth not known) :
I. William, baptized as an adult, with his children, April 5, 1752; married, December 21, 1739, Abigail Coe.
2. John, died September 22, 1773; married, December 31, 1746, Elizabeth Alburtis.
3. Samuel; married, and removed to northern New York.
4. Howard, of whom further.
5. Nathan, died, probably December 17, 1766; married, probably (first), October 26, 1735, Elizabeth Furman; married (second), April 17, 1751, Esther Moss.
6. Joseph, died, probably, February 14, 1750; married, March 9, 1732, Janstie Wood.
7. Benjamin, died, probably, April 19, 1738.
(W. B. O'Connor : "The O'Connor Family, With Notes on Hagadorn, Furman, Williams, and Eaton Families," p. 15. James Riker : "Annals of Newtown, in Queens County, New York," p. 399. "Records of the Presbyterian Church, Newtown (now Elmhurst, Long Island," printed for "Collections of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society," Vol. VIII, pp. 7, 10, 32, 34, 49, 50, 55.)
(IV) HOWARD FURMAN, son of Gabriel and Abigail (Howard) Furman, was born in 1719, and died in 1813, aged ninety-three years. Howard Furman was a valued citizen ; a soldier in the French War and a stout Whig during the Revolu- tion. Howard and William Furman both voted, April 10, 1775, to send a deputy to the Continental Congress.
Howard Furman married, October 31, 1752, Hannah Remsen, who died at Newtown, Long Island, March 12, 1800. Children :
1. William, of whom further.
2. Abraham, born about 1755, died March 12, 1835, aged eighty years.
3. John, died, perhaps, November 6, 1799.
4. Aaron; married, September 25, 1792, Phebe Coe.
("Records of the Presbyterian Church, Newtown (now Elmhurst), Long Island," printed for "Collections of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society," Vol. VIII, pp. 34, 39, 56, 58, 59. James Riker : "Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York," p. 399. W. B. O'Connor : "The O'Connor Family, With Notes on Hagadorn, Furman, Williams, and Eaton Families," p. 15.)
(V) WILLIAM FURMAN, son of Howard and Hannah (Remsen) Furman, was born about June or July, 1754, and died September 9, 1826, aged seventy-two years and ten months. In 1780, some Tory refugees robbed William Furman of $1,600, and beat him severely. He was then executor of the estate of Robert Coe, whose heirs sued him for the loss of the money, but he was acquitted.
William Furman's wife, whose name has not been ascertained, died in 1826. Children :
I. Howard, of New York.
2. Garrett, of whom further.
3. Abraham.
(James Riker : "Annals of Newtown in Queens County, New York," p. 399. "Records of the Presbyterian Church, Newtown (now Elmhurst), Long Island," printed for "Collec- tions of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society," Vol. VIII, p. 58.)
(VI) JUDGE GARRETT FURMAN, son of William Furman, was born in 1782, and died at Newtown, Long Island, June 6, 1848. Judge Garrett Furman bought the Way estate in 1815, and in 1825 he and Governor Furman bought a large tract in Williamsburgh, Long Island.
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