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Mrs. P. now (1872) in her 90th year, resides at the homestead. Their six daughters, and four of their sons, James S., Gurdon W., Charles R., and Isaac N., became heads of families. The oldest son, James S., formerly edited a paper in Montrose, and is now a preacher of the Universalist denomination in Mansfield, Pa. Two sons and one daughter are deceased ; the rest of the family are independent farmers, or farmers' wives of Susquehanna County.
1812 .- Stephen Breed came from Stonington, Conn., to the clearing where Adam Miller and family had their home in 1787; but, prior to 1812, it had been also vacated by James Coil and Edward Goodwin. Mr. Breed was extensively known as the keeper of a public-house. " Early in the Tem- perance Reformation he adopted its principles; and to the time of his decease kept a temperance house, where travelers found a home at which good order and comfort awaited them." He was for many years an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He died in 1852, and his farm is now occupied by his widow and their son, R. F. Breed.
Edward Packer settled on McIntyre Hill, on the farm now occupied by Dudley Packer, his son. It was in this vicinity that Hon. Asa Packer, now of Mauch Chunk, learned the car- penter's trade.
James Packer, Solomon Dickinson, Caleb Crandall and family, Luther and Erastus Catlin, Ephraim Howe, Thomas and William Sterling, were all here in 1812.
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1813 .- Dana Fox, at the age of 18, came from Connecticut with a sister (afterwards Mrs. P. Wood) older than himself, into the wilderness, and cleared the farm where Lebbeus Rogers afterwards lived and died.
David Bissel came in this year.
James Smith, wife, and sons Latham A. and Isaac, with their families, came from Connecticut. The ten children of L. A. Smith now (1871) reside within the county, and two are prominent physicians. James S. died at the age of 83, and his wife at that of 82.
1814 .- Gabriel and Zelophehad Ely. The sons of the latter were Lyman, John R., Hiram, and Jacob. He died about 1822. Gabriel Ely was postmaster in 1815 or '16.
Anthony Fish, and sons Francis, Frederick, and Asa. He had eventually four daughters, three of whom reside in the county.
Israel Reynolds, and sons Nathaniel and Samuel. Two other sons, Hatfield and Israel, died long since.
1815 .- Asa Crandall, Sen., a wheelwright.
Joshua Baker, a Baptist minister, had a large family. He moved to Lenox, where he died in 1871.
Nathaniel Sterling resided in Brooklyn until his death, April 15, 1872, in his 98th year.
Andrew and Lebbeus Rogers, Peter Herkimer, James Oakley and family, from Harford; Ebenezer Payne, Thaddeus Palmer, Elihu B. Smith, Elisha Williams, Thomas and James Davison, are reported as here in this year.
1816 .- Dr. Samuel Bissel, Stephen Griffis, Joshua and Josiah Fletcher, Laban and David Cushing, Joseph Lines, Joshua Jackson, wife, and sons Joshua and Joseph, with their wives, and Caleb (single).
George Cone, wife and two children, came in February, in a " coaster " wagon, with three yoke of oxen. He brought in $2500-then considered a large sum. None of the family remain here. His place is owned and occupied by Rodney Jewett.
1817 .- Jonas R. Adams, a hatter.
Thomas Garland came from Maine and set up a tailor's shop ; the first in the county outside of Montrose. In June, 1821, he received the appointment of postmaster, the office then being named Hopbottom, though the town was Waterford. It was upon his petition that the town received the name of the P. O.
1818 .- Lodowick Bailey, a younger brother of Amos and Frederic B., is still a resident of the township, and recently celebrated his 86th birthday. As illustrative of the longevity of the people of this section, it may be stated that there were
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five persons present at the celebration between 80 and 90 years of age ; six between 70 and 80; and seventeen between 60 and 70. In the fall of 1867, forty-nine persons in Brooklyn were over 70 years old, fifteen of whom were over 80, and one (N. Sterling just noticed) over 90. With few exceptions, all were natives of New England. One year later, there were but thirty- six reported as being over 70.
Amos Merrill, wife, and sons Jonathan H. and Amos B. The elder became a physician, and died in New Hampshire; the younger resides in Hopbottom. The mother died in her 100th year.
Asa Hawley, father of E. W. Hawley, of Bridgewater; Abel Hawley, brother of Asa, and father of Joseph H., of Lenox, and Nelson H., of Montrose ; Jeremiah Spencer, a carpenter, who lived and died on the old Saunders farm; Isaac Aldrich ; Arunah Tiffany (postmaster two years); Thomas Oakley; Moses Smith ; Joseph Peckham. The last named took up a farm which is now divided-his widow and son James occupy- ing one part of it, and G. W. Palmer the part which George Newbury purchased before him.
1819-22 .- Nathan Aldrich; George Risley ; Capt. Randall, a cooper ; Rufus Pierpont, and Richard Williams, afterwards in Lathrop, with his father's family, and John Austin.
Ebenezer Gere, twenty-one years after his first sojourn in the county, returned with his wife and children-the present Mrs. R. O. Miles, and Mrs. G. W. Palmer, of Brooklyn, and Christo- pher M. Gere, of Montrose-to the farm which he had purchased in 1816, of Orlando Bagley. He remained here until his death. Mrs. G. is still living (1872) in her 90th year.
1823 .- James Noble (as asserted by many) was the first mer- chant in the town. He had been previously a short time at Burrows Hollow in Gibson, but came here from New York. It was at his suggestion the town received the name of Brook- lyn. In 1831, he removed to Springville, where he remained two or three years; then returned to New York, where he died.
The celebration of the 4th of July, 1823, is remembered as more general and spirited than that of any previous year.
1823-24 .- Edward Otto, Isaiah Hawley, and Capt. Rowland Miles and families.
1825 .- Capt. Elisha Baker purchased of Samuel Weston the farm now owned by his son, Jared Baker, of New York.
William Ainey was born in Fulton Co., N. Y., in 1776. His wife (Hannah Crawford) was a native of Connecticut. She died ten years after their arrival ; he died aged 74. Both lie in the old burying ground near the Methodist church. Of their grand- sons, Albert J. Ainey is a practicing physician at Brooklyn
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Center ; D. C. Ainey, at New Milford, and William H. Ainey is a prominent lawyer, and president of a national bank in the city of Allentown. Their father (Jacob) was for some years a resident of Dimock.
1826-1830 .- Y. S. Culver ; Lucius Robinson (had a carding machine and fulling works many years); Jezreel and Aaron Dewitt from New Jersey ; Eli B. Goodrich ; Isaac and Amos Van Auken ; Dr. B. Richardson.
Rollin T. Ashley came from Atlantic Co., N. Y., in the spring of 1831, and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1866 he was elected associate judge of the Susquehanna courts, which office he held until the recent election of James W. Chapman.
Years of disquiet to the settlers, in consequence of conflicting claims of Philadelphia landholders, did not prevent them from improving the land, and erecting buildings in comfortable style. One source of difficulty had arisen from the fact that land war- rants issued to Chew and Allen, in 1775, were overlapped by those issued to John Nicholson in 1785; but at last, by decision of the Legislature, March, 1842, the minds of the people were set at rest.
The first school-house in Brooklyn was made of logs; the first teacher in it was Leonard Tracy, December, 1800. He died two years later. There appears to have been no school from that time until 1807, when Samuel Weston taught for one winter. Following him during the next five years were: Edward Chap- man, Mary Weston, Frederick Bailey, Eunice Otis, Miss Austin, George Catlin, Mrs. Joseph Chapman, Jun., and Joshua Miles ; the ladies teaching in summer, and the gentlemen in winter.
Jesse Bagley taught very early near Mack's Corners ; and several years afterwards in other localities.
A daughter of Capt. Amos Bailey writes :-
" The first school in this district, as near as I can ascertain, was taught by Lucretia Kingsley, of Harford, in Mr. Milbourne's barn, in the year 1812. The next, by Col. Frederick Bailey, in his own house. Our first school-house was burnt soon after it was built; I think Dea. Cyril Giddings was teaching that winter. Another school-house was built on the same spot. Miss Sally Kingsbury (now the widow of Lyman Richardson), Miss Ruth Cone, and Noah Williston Kingsbury, of Harford (now deceased), were among the early teachers of this district. It was at a school of the last named that a young woman brought a grammar, wishing to study that branch; but it was thought by some of the directors to be unnecessary, and likely to interfere with other studies ; and was not allowed. The only branches taught in school where my sister, my brother Amos, and myself attended, were spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Thus, and because we could not be spared to go to school much, after we were old enough to work, our advantages of school education were limited enough. My last teacher was Mr. Asa Crandall."
Eliza Milbourne was the first teacher near E. Safford's, in 1820. Of later teachers, whose labors were continued year after year, honorable mention may be made of Sarah D. Gere,
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daughter of Charles Gere, and of Verie Ann Safford, who be- gan teaching between 1830-35. Miss Safford died July, 1867, aged 59.
Samuel A. Newton came from Connecticut in 1833, to the farm Deacon Jacob Wilson had owned and occupied, and where he had taught school in his own house, about four miles from Montrose. Here, in the fall of 1839, he established a select school which was afterwards known for years as Newtonville Institute. He died in 1863.
Among the earliest town-officers were : Cyril Giddings, first constable of Waterford, and Fred. Bailey and David Sutliff, first supervisors (1814). Joshua Miles, Jeremiah Gere, Charles Gere, and Joseph Chapman, Jun., were elected " freeholders " the following year. Frederick Bailey was town clerk in 1820.
The Abington and Waterford Turnpike was incorporated by Act of Legislature, in 1823. It passes through the township from north to south.
In addition to the remarkably cold seasons of 1801 and 1816, may be noticed that of the hard winter of 1842-43, in Brooklyn. The diary of Miss V. A. Safford states :-
" The snow fell at intervals from early in November until February, 1843, when there was four feet of snow on the ground. The roads were almost impassable till April." Under date of April 12th, she added : "Farmers almost without exception are destitute of hay. Many have kept their stock on browse for a month past. Numbers of sheep and cattle have died, and those that are alive can scarcely get up alone. Poor people, who had man- aged to lay by a few bushels of grain for their families, have used them up, and are now destitute of food either for themselves or cattle." Later. her journal continues : " Snow fell on the first day of December, 1845, and bare ground was not seen again till March, 1846. Uninterrupted good sleighing four months in succession. A great flood when the snow thawed."
Notwithstanding the severity of Brooklyn winters, its soil is productive to an extent that compares well with that of other townships. Tall oats and large crops of wheat have been re- ported. In 1839, a pumpkin was raised which weighed a hun- dred pounds. Cattle thrive, either from the quality of the grass and grain, or from the good attention paid to their wants. Industry and thrift characterize the inhabitants and their sur- roundings.
Though the cluster of buildings surrounding the hotel, store, and post-office, at Montrose Depot, are in the township, the station itself is in Harford, as the Lackawanna and Western, Railroad runs east of Martin's Creek - the eastern limit of Brooklyn.
" The village of Brooklyn is built on an inclined plane, 40 minutes from rail. It has a post-office and a daily mail, and here, and in the township, it is said there are two hotels, five dry goods stores, one dentist, two
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physicians, and three wealthy retired merchants; four music-teachers. "There is also a steam saw-mill, cabinet and chair factory, a tannery, a stove and tin shop, a carding machine, two feed mills, a flour-mill nearly ready for operation, four saw-mills, two cider-mills, a tailor shop, a cooper shop, four blacksmith shops, two carriage shops, one harness shop, four boot and shoe shops, and two movable meat markets.
" There are in town twenty-five pianos, organs, and melodeons, one knitting machine, forty sewing machines, one photograph gallery, two milliners, and three dress-makers. There are in the township three wealthy, influential, religious societies, with seven pastors or clergymen. Each congregation has a well-regulated choir. There is one thriving Good 'Templars' Lodge, one town hall (called Rogers Hall), and ten school-houses. The independence and wealth of our people is largely with the farming community."
A Farmers' and Mechanics' Association was organized some years ago.
Brooklyn was awake, in comparatively good season, to the im- portance of the temperance movement, and to the interests of the slave.
E. L. Paine, son of Edward, is said by some to have been the first merchant, and to have sold out to James Noble. Succeed- ing merchants were as follows: George M. Gere, - Betts, F. W. Bailey, James Jackson, S. W. Breed, R. T. Ashley, Edwin Tiffany, O. A. Eldridge, Robert Eldridge, O. G. Hempstead, E. Mckenzie, Amos Nichols, James Smith, C. Rogers, - Foot, D. A. & A. Tittsworth.
Justices of the peace, appointed: Edward Packer, Dr. Samuel Bissell, James Noble, Abel Hewett, Marvin L. Mack, Ebenezer Gere.
Elected : Amos G. Bailey, R. O. Miles, Amos Tewksbury (declined), E. A. Weston, G. B. Rogers. [Abel Hewett was elected and re-elected as long as he lived in Brooklyn.]
Physicians : Mason Denison, a native of Vermont, educated at Dartmouth College, removed to Montrose in 1813 ; married Wealthy, daughter of Walter Lathrop. Mrs. Edmund Baldwin is the only one of the children now in the county. Samuel Bissell, E. B. Slade, Enoch Mack, Palmer Way, B. Richardson, Wm. L. Richardson (1841), and Doctors Meacham, Chamberlin, Blakeslee, and Ainey.
RELIGIOUS.
In 1804, the Hopbottom settlement was visited by Morris (James?) Howe and Robert Burch, preachers in Wyoming cir- cuit, who formed a Methodist class of four members : Jacob Tewksbury and wife, Mrs. Tracy (afterwards Mrs. Miles), and Silas Lewis. [In the History of Early Methodism, by Dr. Peck, Mrs. Joshua Saunders is mentioned as one of the four; but it is said she did not join until several years later.] The circuit embraced Wayne and Luzerne, including what are now Susquehanna, Bradford, and Wyoming counties.
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In 1806, Christopher Frye, who is described as "rough as a meat-ax," was on this circuit. The first class-leader was Nicho- las Horton, who lived ten miles below Brooklyn Center. Upon his resignation on account of the distance, Frazier Eaton, only six miles away, was appointed leader, and was accustomed to fulfil his appointments barefooted. After him, Jacob Tewks- bury was the leader until about 1809, when Edward Paine came to the place, received and retained the leadership, until he began to preach. Mr. Paine was, for many years, "the life of the Methodist Society." His wife was an efficient helper. While Mr. Frye was here, there was a rapid increase of members, among whom were several of the Bagleys, Tewks- burys, Saunders, Worthings, and others. A daughter of Jacob Tewksbury, Mrs. Garland, was a member for sixty years pre- ceding her death in 1868.
In 1812, Rev. Elisha Bibbins was on the circuit. He had appointments "at Crowfoot's (Josiah Crofut), within eight miles of Great Bend, thence (via Hopbottom?) to Springville, or 'the little Beechwoods,' thence to Lyman's settlement, thence to Meshoppen, next to Braintrim, and from thence up the Tusca- rora Creek into the neighborhood of Father Coggswell's"-in Auburn.
"Hoppingbottom" was a name given, by outsiders, to the settlement on the Hopbottom-the ing being inserted to illus- trate the leaping and shouting by which the Methodists then exhibited their spiritual joy. A revival continued here through the year.
The houses then afforded so little privacy that persons were accustomed to retire into the woods to pray. A gay hunter declared that they frightened the deer away, and that he came upon praying people everywhere.
In 1813, Bridgewater circuit was formed, John Hazard and Elijah Warren, preachers. "Hopbottom was the centre of the circuit, and gave tone to the whole." In 1814, Wyatt Cham- berlin was one of the preachers; in September, 1816, a camp- meeting was held; in 1817, Joshua and Caroline Miles sold land, twelve by six perches, for $15, for the erection of a house of worship; in 1818, Edward Paine was licensed to preach, and in 1819 he occupied the circuit with George Peck (now the Rev. Dr. Peck, of Scranton). The latter says :-
" Methodism had long been in existence in this region of country; but still it had to dispute every inch of ground. The class in Hopbottom had been diminished and weakened by removals, and here we met with active hostility from Old School Presbyterians and Universalists Elder Davis Dimock (Baptist) was firmly intrenched in his stronghold at Montrose, and from that point spread himself as widely as possible in all directions ; and wherever he came he was sure to strike a blow at Methodism. In spite of
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opposing elements, we had seals to our ministry. There was a rising in the church at all points."
Respecting his companion in the circuit, Dr. Peck says :-
"Edward Paine, a native of Connecticut, was born in 1777, of pious parents, and was converted when fourteen years old ; at fifteen, he joined the Baptist, and afterward the Methodist, church. About the time he came to Hopbottom he was licensed to exhort, and was soon licensed as a local preacher. After several years he began to be exercised about the itinerancy. At home, he possessed a good living, was highly esteemed by all his neigh- bors, was honored with the office of justice of the peace (the first justice of the town of Waterford, as Brooklyn was then called), was strongly attached to his family, but he resolved to sacrifice all for the church of God."
Edward P. was drowned, in 1820, while bathing near Owego, N. Y. He was on his way to Conference in Canada. His widow married Jesse Ross, and removed to Oshkosh, Wis., where she died in 1870.
Other early prominent ministers and presiding elders in this section were, Geo. Lane, Loring Grant, Benjamin Bidlack, Gid- eon Draper, John Kimlin, Noah Bigelow, Wm. Brown, George Hermon, and Marmaduke Pierce. It is said of Father Bidlack that " he preached much against dress. On one occasion, he told his hearers if they should see a fox-hole, and a fox's tail hang- ing out of it, they would say there was a fox in it; so, hats and bonnets, all covered with feathers and ribbons, showed there was pride in the heart."
The Methodists had held their meetings, until 1809, at the house of Jacob Tewksbury, and from that time at Edward Paine's, until about 1813, when they erected the frame of the first house of worship in the town. As soon as it was inclosed, they put in a temporary pulpit, placed boards across the joists for seats, in comfortable weather, and here many delightful seasons were enjoyed. The building was taken down in 1830, and a new one built near its site, by Joshua Miles, Jr. This, in 1867, was remodeled at an expense of $4000, a cupola and bell being added.
The church membership now numbers about 200.
The first public religious services of the New-Englanders of the Hopbottom settlement were held by Congregationalists, among whom Joshua Sabin was prominent in 1799. After the arrival of Jacob Tewksbury, and the formation of the Metho- dist class, all united in public worship several years.
" Rev. Wm. Purdy, a Baptist, preached frequently at Hop- bottom as early as 1808; and went from there over the hills to 'Nine Partners' to Elkanah Tingley's, a ' Baptist Tavern' stilll (1863), and over rugged ridges through the Elkwoods." A Baptist church was never organized in Brooklyn. .
August 7th, 1810, the "Second Congregational Church of Bridgewater" was organized with the following members:
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Joshua Miles, Noah Tiffany, Olney Tiffany, Josiah Lord, Eleazar French, Mary Miles, Patty Gere, Nancy Howard, Betsey Mack, Mary Lord, Elizabeth Whitney, Phebe Wilkinson.
The first two of the above were the first deacons of the church.
In 1811 and '12, Rev. Joseph Wood, pastor of the First Con- gregational Church of Bridgewater, also officiated here a part of the time. About 1813 or '14, a young man by the name of Treat preached here for a time, and several members were added to the church, including Jacob Wilson and Cyril Giddings, who were afterwards elected as deacons, upon the deaths of Deacons Miles and Tiffany. A few others joined the church at intervals prior to 1818; in this year forty-seven were added, under the labors of Rev. M. M. York, a home missionary, who was with the church three months, and Rev. G. N. Judd, of Montrose, who came here July, 1818, and preached one-fourth of the time, for about two years. Among the additions of 1818, were " hon- orable women not a few," whose lives have been a blessing to the township, of whom Mrs. Stephen Breed, now in her 87th year, is the only survivor.
In 1823, the form of government was changed to Presby- terian. In 1825, the name of the church, after being called by the successive names of the township-Bridgewater, Waterford, and Hopbottom-became what it is at present, the Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn.
In the mean time, Rev. Mr. Judd had twice visited the church, after his removal from this section; and additional members had been received.
Rev. B. Baldwin labored as a missionary in Brooklyn a short time, and preached the sermon at the dedication of the first Presbyterian church-edifice, November 6th, 1829. In the fol- lowing month, Rev. Sylvester Cooke commenced his labors here, and continued them fourteen years, " beloved by all who knew him." In 1844 he removed to Deckertown, New Jersey, where he still resides. While a resident of Brooklyn, he be- came the father of five sons, all of whom were in service against the late Rebellion. One of them, General Edwin F. Cooke, re- cently died in Chili, while serving as Secretary of Legation of the United States to that government.
Rev. O. Fraser succeeded Mr. Cooke at Brooklyn, remaining three or four years, when Mr. Baldwin resumed his missionary labors, preaching here half of the time for three years. Revs. Mr. Shaffer and Edward Allen filled the interim till 1858, when Rev. Wm. H. Adams came and remained ten years. Rev. George Spaulding, the present pastor, came in 1868. The church has about 50 members. A new house of worship was completed and dedicated January, 1872.
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Mr. and Mrs. Judd organized a Sabbath-school as early as 1819. This was not long kept up, but a re-organization was effected in 1826 or '27 (J. W. Raynsford, Esq., assisting), and is still in operation.
UNIVERSALIST.
Rev. Barzillai Streeter, of Massachusetts, while on a visit to his brother, Dr. Streeter, of Harford, in 1820, was the first Universalist preacher in Brooklyn. The society of that denom- ination was not formed here until about 1822, after the arri- val of Rev. Amos Crandall. It belonged to the Chenango Association, which met here for the first time, September, 1824.
Mr. Crandall died, "much lamented," July 2d, 1824. Very
Fig. 14.
OLD UNIVERSALIST CHURCH, BROOKLYN.
soon afterwards, the corner-stone of the "Universalian " or "Liberal" meeting-house was laid with Masonic ceremonies,
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and the building was inclosed the same year. Upon its com- pletion it was dedicated, November 17, 1825, Rev. C. R. Marsh, from Vermont, officiating. Previous to this, the meetings of the society had been held in school houses, private dwellings, and sometimes in a grove. Mr. Marsh, a young man of much promise, continued preaching here until prostrated by sick- ness. He died March 10, 1828, and was buried with Masonic honors, as was also his predecessor, and both rest side by side near the church, on McIntyre Hill.
The following is copied from the original minutes of the society :-
" At a meeting held at the Universalist meeting-house in Brooklyn, on the 17th of December, 1826, proposals were made at the aforesaid time, to com- mence the formation and organization of a church, and those who felt willing were called upon at this time to manifest their wishes upon this subject, and the following named persons did present themselves at the above meeting, to wit : Charles R. Marsh, Brs. James Smith, Rufus Kingsley, Amos Bailey, Esek H. Palmer, Freemond Peck, Joshua K. Adams, James L. Gray, Frederick Bailey. Sisters, Annis Smith, Lucinda Kingsley, Prudence Bailey, Betsey Chapman, Almira Wright. Therefore the above-named brothers and sisters would invite others who feel firm in the faith of God's universal good- ness and grace, and who feel determined so to conduct themselves, as to be instrumental in the good cause of the Redeemer-to come forward and unite with us on Sabbath-day, the 31st of January next, for the purpose of further organizing and consolidating said church, and those who cannot conve- niently attend at said meeting, are desired to place their names, as well as others, to this paper-that we may ascertain our numbers, etc. Brooklyn, December 18th, 1826."
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