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E.LIZA HILL CRARY
At the age of 62
ANCESTORS
AND
DESCENDANTS
OF
CALVERT CRARY
AND HIS WIFE
ELIZA HILL
LIBERTY, N. Y.
COLLECTED BY
JERRY CRARY
Warren, Pa.
New York
Privately Printed
1917
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CALVLRT CRARY
At the age of 75
AUTHORITIES
Authority for the records of the ancestry of Calvert Crary,
aside from those particularly mentioned, is as follows :
Family Bible Registry.
Records furnished by:
Daughter of Joseph Mason Crary,
Mrs. Ellen Holmes Noyes, of Mystic, Conn., granddaughter
of Jeremiah Holmes,
Sara Wood Crary, of Shickshinney, Pa., granddaughter
of Mason Crary, brother of Thomas Crary,
Mrs. Sarah Fisk, Liberty, N. Y.,
Jay Morton, Chicago, 111.
Records of the descendants of Capt. George Denison, of Ston-
ington, Conn., prepared by:
John Denison Baldwin,
William Clift.
Records of the descendants of Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill from:
Members of the diflferent families.
References to the name Macquarrie from :
Letters of S. D. Crary, of Ute, Iowa, to Sara Wood Crary.
Authority for the biographical sketches from:
Obituary notices from Scrapbooks,
Historical sketches.
Personal interviews and recollections.
Warren, Pa., November 1st, 1920.
Enclosed find a list of corrections and additions to the genealogy
The Ancestors and Descendants of Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill."
These items may be written in ink on the pages indicated or the
sheets may be pasted in the back of the book.
I will be pleased to receive notices of any corrections or omissions
and of any marriages, births or deaths that occur in the future in order
to keep the record complete as time passes.
Jerry Crary.
Corrections and Additions
"Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill**
P. 27. Add opposite Mason Crary: "See note on page 29."
P. 29. Add: "Mason Crary did not live at Shickshinny. He came
from Knox, Albany Co., N. Y., to Beach Grove, Pa. He
located at Bervi^ick, Pa., about 1807 and removed to Wilkesbarre
in 1814. Dr. Crary had a large practice in Wilkesbarre and
vicinity and served during the yellow fever scourge in Philadel-
phia. Upon retiring he settled in Beach Grove, Pa., where he
resided until his death in 1855. His son Nathan settled in
Shickshinny. (Above data from Sara Wood Crary.)
P. 34. 18. iii. Jay-Died Oct. 24, 1919.
P. 36. 18. Jay Morton — Died of pneumonia at Chicago, 111., Oct.
24, 1919.
P. 104. Mary S. Hill, born Mar. 25, 1826. Add: "Married Luther
Gorton; died at Liberty, N. Y., May 1, 1917, aged 91 years."
P. 112. Add under Amanda M.: "Died in auto accident at
Dunkirk, N. Y., August 26, 1918, aged 63 years."
P. 114. Lydia Maria Morton. Add: "Died Mar. 31, 1918, aged
85 years."
P. 115. Add: "Sherwood B. Robertson, (who formerly lived at
Cooper Tract, Forest County, Pa.) eldest son of Geo. W. and
Lydia M. Robertson, died of pneumonia at Mountain Lake, N.
J., October 29, 1918."
P. 165. Line 7, change G. G. Davidge to E. G. Davidge.
P. 169. After i. Mary Louise Keller add: "ii. Chandler Young,
born at Liberty, N. Y., Sept. 14, 1917." ,.
P. 170. 21A. Add: "Gifford Brintnall Crary, (Thomas Burr^
Horace H.% Calvert^ Thomas^ Thomas*, Nathan^ Peter^
PeterO born Feb. 28, 1897, at Binghamton, N. Y. Married
at Rochester, Minnesota, April 5th, 1919
Elma Irene Giere, born at Black River Falls, Wisconsin, Aug.
27, 1898."
P, 171. Change Harold Wielis to Harold Willis, also iv. Harold
Wielis, Jr., to Harold Willis, Jr.
Add vii: Richard Meredith, born Aug. 23, 1920.
P. 174. After ii. Laverne Crary add: "iii. Phillis Tulloch, born
Oct. 12, 1919."
P. 174. Under Clair Crary Kimball, change 1913 to "1914."
P. 178. Add under Homer Johnson: "Born at Harrison Valley, Pa.,
Sept. 11, 1883." Also after ii. Prudence Knapp Johnson add:
"iii. Horton, born at Lawrenceville, 111., Feb. 4, 1918.
iv. Homer, born at Lawrenceville, III., Dec. 7, 1919."
P. 179. Change first 1885 to "1855."
P. 181. George Gifford Davidge. Add: "died at Binghamton, N. Y.
Jan. 6, 1918, aged 59 years."
P. 182. Add under T. Delos Crary: "ii. Nancy Honaker, born
Nov. 3, 1918, at Waynesville, N. C."
P. 182. Under Thomas Crary Davidge add "(see note below)"
"Note — 32A. Thomas Crary Davidge, (Laverne Crary^,
Thomas^, Calvert*^, Thomas^, Thomas*, Nathan^, Peter^,
Peter^) born at Newark Valley, N. Y., April 11, 1891; married
at Binghamton, N. Y., April 21, 1919
Elizabeth Hayden Raymond, born at Nicholson, Pa., Dec. 21, 1888."
P. 185. 35A. i. Irene Jay Crary, (Preston^ Dennison^, Calvert",
Thomas^, Thomas* , Nathan^, Peter", Peter^) married
Walter T. Brachvogel (born at Durango, Col., Feb. 20, 1897) at
Portland, Oregon, July 9, 1919.
Children: i. Merle Ted, born September 21, 1920, at Portland,
Oregon.
P. 186. After iv. Richard Jay Holmes, add: "v. Denison Crary,
born July 11, 1918, at Lancaster, N. Y.
P. 194. Add at the bottom of page 194: "Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Crary celebrated their Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary on Sep-
tember 13, 1920. This makes the record of such anniversaries
as follows:
Thomas Crary and Mehitabel Mason, 1772-1832, 60 years, and their
son; Thomas Crary and Polly Holmes, 1797-1851, 54 years,
and their son; Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill, 1823-1878, 55 years,
and their sons; J. Mason Crary and Ann B. Hill, 1855-1905,
50 years; Thomas Crary and Frances M. Bradley, 1865-1920,
55 years; Jerry Crary and Laura Antoinette Dunham, 1870-. ^^20,
50 years.
The married life of one of Mrs. Jerry Crary's sisters was sixty-five
years, and that of one brother was fifteen days less than fifty years.
P. 196. Add under 44: "iv. Raymond Crary, born at Brooklyn, N.
Y., Oct. 4, 1918."
"v. Marion Vail, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., April 25, 1920."
P. 196. Add 42>^: Miner D. Crary, (Jerry^ Calvert^ Thomas^
Thomas"*^, Nathan^, Peter', Peter^) born at Sheffield, Pa., Aug.
4, 1875; married
Edith Ingraham, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., July 28, 1884.
They were married at her mother's home, 444 Clinton Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 12, 1917.
Children:
i. Winifred Andrews, born at Warren, Pa., July 4, 1918.
ii. Miner Dunham, Jr., born at Warren, Pa., Sept. 8, 1920.
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CRARY
I. PETER CRARY emigrated from Scotland
in 1663
CHRISTOBEL GALLUP
Married 1677
^^- n. PETER CRARY
ANN CULVER
Married 1710
III. NATHAN CRARY
DOROTHY WHEELER
Married 1742
IV. THOMAS CRARY
MEHITABEL MASON
Married 1772
V. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VI. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
HOLMES
I. ROBERT HOLMES emigrated to this country
in 1668
II. JOSHUA HOLMES
ABIGAIL INGRAM CHESEBROUGH
Married 1675
III. JOSHUA HOLMES
FEAR STURGES
Married 1698
IV. JOHN HOLMES
HANNAH HALSEY
Married 1744
V. JEREMIAH HOLMES
MARY DENISON
Married 1778
VI. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
VII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
GALLUP
"Y
>. I. JOHN GALLUP emigrated from England in 1630
CHRISTOBEL
n. JOHN GALLUP emigrated from England in 1633
HANNAH LAKE emigrated from England in 1635
f'
y^lU. CHRISTOBEL GALLUP
PETER CRARY
Married 1677
IV. PETER CRARY
ANN CULVER
Married 1710
V. NATHAN CRARY
DOROTHY WHEELER
Married 1742
vl thomas crary
mehitabel mason
Married 1772
Vn. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VHL CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
III. JOHN GALLUP
ELIZABETH HARRIS
Married 1675
IV. SAMUEL GALLUP
MEHITABEL BLUNT
Married 1727
V. MARY GALLUP
ANDREW MASON
Married 1754
VI. MEHITABEL MASON
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
VII. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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GALLUP
I. JOHN GALLUP emigrated from England in 1630
CHRISTOBEL
II. JOHN GALLUP emigrated from England in 1633
^f-,. HANNAH LAKE emigrated from England in 1635
HL BENADAM GALLUP
ESTHER PRENTICE
IV. HANNAH GALLUP
WILLIAM WHEELER
Married 1710
V. DOROTHY WHEELER
NATHAN CRARY
Married 1742
VI. THOMAS CRARY
MEHITABEL MASON
Married 1772
VII. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
V. ESTHER WHEELER
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
Married 1742
VI. MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
VII. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
II
WHEELER
I. THOMAS WHEELER emigrated from England
probably in 1635
MARY
Married 1645
n. ISAAC WHEELER
MARTHA PARK
HL WILLIAM WHEELER
HANNAH GALLUP
Married 1710
IV. DOROTHY WHEELER IV. ESTHER WHEELER
NATHAN CRARY CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
Married 1742 Married 1742
V. THOMAS CRARY V. MARY DENISON
MEHITABEL MASON JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1772 Married 1778
VI. THOMAS CRARY VI. MARY HOLMES
MARY HOLMES THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797 Married 1797
VII. CALVERT CRARY VII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL ELIZA HILL
Married 1823 Married 1823
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PRENTICE
I. VALENTINE PRENTICE emigrated
from England
ALICE PRENTICE
n. JOHN PRENTICE
HESTER PRENTICE
III. ESTHER PRENTICE
BENADAM GALLUP
IV. HANNAH GALLUP
WILLIAM WHEELER
Married 1710
V. DOROTHY WHEELER
NATHAN CRARY
Married 1742
VI. THOMAS CRARY
MEHITABEL MASON
Married 1772
VII. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
V. ESTHER WHEELER
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
Married 1742
VI. MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
VII. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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STANTON
I. THOMAS STANTON
CATHERINE WASHINGTON
II. THOMAS STANTON emigrated from England
in 1635
ANNA LORD
Married 1637
III. JONATHAN STANTON
HANNAH THOMPSON
Married 1664
IV. JOSEPH STANTON
MARGARET CHESEBROUGH
Married 1696
v. zerviah stanton
nehemiah mason
Married 1722
VI. ANDREW MASON
MARY GALLUP
Married 1754
VII. MEHITABEL MASON
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
VIII. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
IX. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
III. ROBERT STANTON
JOANNA GARDINER
Married 1677
IV. MARY STANTON
DANIEL DENISON
Married 1704
V. CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
ESTHER WHEELER
Married 1742
VI. MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
VII. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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MASON
I. JOHN MASON emigrated from England
about 1632
ANNA PECK
Married 1640
II. DANIEL MASON
REBECCA HOBART
Married 1679
III. NEHEMIAH MASON
ZERVIAH STANTON
Married 1722
IV. ANDREW MASON
MARY GALLUP
Married 1754
V. MEHITABEL MASON
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
VI. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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CHESEBROUGH
I. WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH emigrated from
England in 1630
ANNA STEVENSON
Married 1620
II. NATHANIEL CHESEBROUGH
HANNAH DENISON
Married 1659
III. MARGARET CHESEBROUGH
JOSEPH STANTON
Married 1696
iv. zerviah stanton
nehemiah mason
Married 1722
V. ANDREW MASON
MARY GALLUP
Married 1754
VI. MEHITABEL MASON
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
VH. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
i6
LORD
I. DR. THOMAS LORD emigrated
DOROTHY
Married i6io
from England in 1635
H. ANNA LORD
THOMAS STANTON
Married 1637
HI. JONATHAN STANTON HI.
HANNAH THOMPSON
Married 1664
IV. JOSEPH STANTON IV.
MARGARET CHESEBROUGH
Married 1696
V. ZERVIAH STANTON V.
NEHEMIAH MASON
Married 1722
VI. ANDREW MASON VI.
MARY GALLUP
Married 1754
VII. MEHITABEL MASON VII.
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
VIH. THOMAS CRARY VIII.
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
IX. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
ROBERT STANTON
JOANNA GARDINER
Married 1677
MARY STANTON
DANIEL DENISON
Married 1704
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
ESTHER WHEELER
Married 1742
MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
DENISON
I. JOHN DENISON
AGNES
II. WILLIAM DENISON emigrated from
England
MARGARET CHANDLER MONCK
III. GEORGE DENISON ?'t ''^
BRIDGET THOMPSON, ist
IV. HANNAH DENISON
NATHANIEL CHESEBROUGH
Married 1659
V. MARGARET CHESEBROUGH
JOSEPH STANTON
Married 1696
VI. ZERVIAH STANTON
NEHEMIAH MASON
Married 1722
VII. ANDREW MASON
MARY GALLUP
Married 1754
VIIL MEHITABEL MASON
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1772
IX. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
X. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
J'fx
ANN BORODELL, 2nd
IV. JOHN DENISON
PHEBE LAY
Married 1667
V. DANIEL DENISON
MARY STANTON
Married 1704
VI. CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
ESTHER WHEELER
Married 1742
VII. MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
VIII. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
IX. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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PARK
I. ROBERT PARK emigrated from England
in 1630
MARTHA CHAPLIN
H. THOMAS PARK
DOROTHY THOMPSON
HI. MARTHA PARK
ISAAC WHEELER
IV. WILLIAM WHEELER
HANNAH GALLUP
Married 1710
V. DOROTHY WHEELER
NATHAN CRARY
Married 1742
VI. THOMAS CRARY
MEHITABEL MASON
Married 1772
Vn. THOMAS CRARY
MARY HOLMES
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
V. ESTHER WHEELER
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON
Married 1742
VI. MARY DENISON
JEREMIAH HOLMES
Married 1778
VII. MARY HOLMES
THOMAS CRARY
Married 1797
VIII. CALVERT CRARY
ELIZA HILL
Married 1823
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Copied from "The Scottish Clans and Their Tartans", pubHshed
by W. & A. K. Johnston, Edinburgh and London.
"Nowhere beats the heart so kindly
As beneath the tartan plaid." — Aytoun.
THE CLAN OF MACQUARRIE.
War Cry:— "An t-Arm Breac Dearg." "The army of the
checkered red" (tartan).
Badge: — Giuthas. Pine Tree.
The MacQuarries, though a clan of very great antiquity, have
ever been too few in number to figure much in war or history.
"They claim," says Robertson, following the papers of the lona
Club, "to be descended from one of the Dalriadic princes," and
the ancient Gaelic genealogy assigns it to them also, thus : "Cel-
lach, son of Paul, son of Cellach of the Islands, son of Torquil,
son of Cellach, son of Guaire, son of Cormac, son of Oirbertig,
son of Murdoch, son of Ferchar, son of Bethach, son of Finlay,
son of Fercharfada, son of Feredoch, son of Fergus."
In 13 14 the chief of MacQuarrie fought under Bruce at
Bannockburn. Twenty-one Highland chiefs joined Bruce in that
victory, and three — the MacDougals, Cummings, and MacNabs —
were in the ranks of the enemy.
The first of the name prominently known is John MacQuarrie
of Ulva, who died in 1473. The clan were followers of the
Lords of the Isles, and after a time had some possessions in the
Island of Mull. A few are to be found in Argyleshire still.
When, in the end of July, 1609, the Bishop of the Isles,
Andrew Knox (previously parson of Paisley, and first Protestant
Bishop of this See), went to lona as Commissioner for King
James VI., among the chief men of the Isles who submitted them-
selves to him as the Royal representative were MacQuarrie of
Ulva, MacKinnon of that Ilk, and ten others. The last of this
line, Lachlan MacQuarrie of that Ilk and MacQuarrie, was
compelled, by debts, to dispose of his property and become a
soldier in his sixty-second year.
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When the old 74th Regiment, or Argyle Highlanders, were
raised in 1777 by Colonel Campbell of Barbreck, Lachlan Mac-
Quarrie obtained a commission in it, and his name, under date
23rd December, 1777, appears among the captains in the Army
List for that year. Twenty-three Campbells were officers of this
regiment, which was disbanded in 1783; and after a long life,
too probably of penury, the last of the MacQuarries of Ulya
died in 1817 without male issue, so his line is extinct.
The name has found its way into France. There in 1865
Laurent. Victor. Ed. Macquaire was Colonel of the 12th Battalion
of Chasseurs a Pied in Algiers.
MacQuarrie Island, in the Southern Pacific, discovered in
181 1, together with a harbour, river, and port in Van Dieman's
Land, are all named from a member of this Clan, who was highly
popular as a Governor of New South Wales.
MacQuarrie Arms
Quarterly: i and 4. Green, three silver towers in chief;
2 and 3. Red, a ship and salmon naiant proper between
three silver cross crosslets fitchy.
MacQuarrie Badge
Pine.
MacQuarrie Crest
From an antique crown (in token of Royal descent) an arm
in armour proper grasping a dagger.
MacQuarrie Motto
Turris fortis mihi Deus.
The race of MacQuarrie (Clann Ghuairi') is of Royal de-
scent traced to the second son of Gregor, son of Alpin, the famous
King of Scots, who fell in battle 837.
Lachlan, the i6th and last chief in regular succession died
in 1818 at the age of 103.
Motto: Turris fortis mihi deus (God is my strong fortress.)
This book published by Willis & Sotheran, 136 Strand, 1857,
by James Logan.
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Clann Ghuairi', the MacQuaries, trace descent to the
second son of Gregor, son of Alpin, the famous King of Scots
who fell in battle at Eachuin's fight in Bannockburn, Island of
lone. (Beach-Hicks.)
MacGregor trace their descent from Griogar, third son of
Alpin MacAchai, King of Scotland, who commenced his reign
in 787.
Donngheal, the elder son gave the patronymic MacGregor
to his posterity and his brother, Guarai, was founder of the Clan
since distinguished as MacQuarrie.
Cormac, surnamed Mor, or the Great, lived in the time of
Alexander II. Had sons Allan and Gregor. 1504 repeated
summons to MacCorry of Ullowaa. Eachiun, translated Hector,
was chief when Bruce fought with him at Bannockburn.
Alpine, who was Chief or head of the Clan Alpine, was the
common ancestor, also of the clan MacQuarie, which makes the
MacQuarie's of Royal Blood. The MacQuaries were High-
landers and it is said fierce fighters and excellent archers — thus
far an historical fact. Next, the evolution of the name Crary
from MacQuarie, which in substance was, MacQuarie — Mc-
Quarie — McCrery or Crery — and lastly Crary. Peter Crary (i)
commonly spelled his name "Crery", although the early New
London records and early grants and patents of Her Majesty
spell the name in a variety of ways: Crery — Creery — Creary —
Carary — Cerary — Cararie — Curary — Currary, etc. It is tradi-
tionary with our line and all lines heard from that the prefix
"Mc" was dropped by Peter when he came to America, and
various reasons are advanced for the change. The one that seems
very reasonable is that Peter, who was an adherent of Cromwell,
thought he would likely fare better if he should conceal his
identity, which could quite easily be done by the slight and con-
venient change of the name. The old "Mac" in all descendants
of the old Scottish clans is now shortened to "Mc", and has so
been for many years past and in many cases dropped altogether.
Old records have been found of persons spelling the name simply
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"Quarie", some Quary and some Qarary. The name Crary has
nearly the same sound as Quarie, the change of the ie to y would
not change the value of the word and the change from Qu to Cr
would have but a slight effect. It must also be borne in mind
that during and prior to the time of Peter, families of the same
name spelled their names in a great variety of ways, thus : Moore
was spelled indifferently — Moore — More — Moir — Moor — Muir
and Mure. This seems the only plausible solution of the evolu-
tion of the name Crary.
(From Records of S. D. Crary, Ute, Iowa.)
From Memoranda of A. M. Crary, Herington, Kansas
In the year 1663, two brothers, Peter and John Crary, left
their home near Glasgow, Scotland, and after a long voyage of
many weeks across the Atlantic Ocean arrived in Boston, Mass.
Boston was then only about thirty years old. John, the younger
brother, took up his abode in Boston. Peter journeyed south-
ward and settled in the town of New London, Conn. He married
in 1677, Christobel Gallup, daughter of Capt. John Gallup and
Hannah Lake. (See Gallup Record.) The greater number of
the Crarys in this country are descendants of Peter Crary and
Christobel Gallup. The other line of descent, from Capt. John
Crary, was not so large. Dr. George Waldo Crary, of Madison
Avenue, New York, was one of the descendants of Capt. John.
Some have also been located in Massachusetts, Michigan, Wis-
consin, Missouri and Kansas, who were descendants of Capt.
John Crary, brother of Peter.
Ancestors of
CALVERT CRARY
CRARY RECORD
PETER CRARY descended from Scottish Royal blood.
Came to this country from Scotland about 1663 and was
the pioneer Crary in America. He settled in what is
now Groton, Conn., then New London, near the head of
the Mystic River, about 1675. His church connections
were with the old First Congregational Church in Ston-
ington. Conn., near which he resided, and the baptisms
of all his children are recorded there. He was a signer
of the patent of New London, October 14, 1704. Was
among those who took land in the Quinnebang County,
and in 1699 was one of the organizers of the town of
Plainfield. He took an active part in the new township.
His name and those of his sons appear in the old town
records of Plainfield, Conn., as grantors of land in con-
nection with land deals, deeds, transfers, etc. Later
he returned to Groton, where he passed the remainder
of his days and died the latter part of the year 1708.
His will is recorded in New London, Conn., Probate
Records. The farm on which he settled in 1675 is
called the Crary farm at the present time. About half
a mile from the house is a small cemetery, in which
many of the Crary s are buried. He married in 1677
CHRISTOBEL GALLUP, daughter of Capt. John Gallup
and Hannah Lake.
{See Gallup and Lake Record.)
Children :
i. Chrjstobel, bom Feb., 1679; married
Ebenezer Harris.
24 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
2.V^ ii. Peter (2), baptized April 30, 1682.
iii. Margaret, baptized Aug. 20, 1682; married
Ebenezer Pierce of Groton.
iv. John, baptized Aug. 8, 1686.
V. William, baptized Nov. 6, 1687.
vi. Robert, baptized May 11, 1690. ,
vii. Hannah or Ann, baptized July 17, 1692;
married Nathan Bushnell of Norwich.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 25
2. PETER2 CRARY (Peter^), baptized at Stonington, Conn.,
April 30, 1682 ; died after June 25, 1751, when he deeded
land to his son Nathan. He married
ANN CULVER, Jan. 11, 1709-10, and lived at Groton, Conn.
Children :
i. Peter, born Jan. 6, 1710-11, at Groton..
ii. Thomas, born Feb. 2, 1711-12.
t/'iii. Ann, born Nov. 29, 1713; married Daniel
Woodward.
/^iv. Lucy, born Dec. 29, 1715.
3. (^/V. Nathan, born Oct. 7, 1717.
vi. Eunice, born Oct. 26, 1719.
vii. Humphrey, born Sept. 7, 172 1 ; died Nov. 14,
1748; married Ann , who died May
2> 1739-
'' viii. Temperance, born Nov. 2, 1723; baptized
Oct. 26, 1729. J \
, ix. Desire, baptized Oct. 26, 1729. , {?, ^l^^jC^ * ^"^"^ fV
^^^ ,^ r.ir^it^— W-^■'^^1\_^^2Ji-1^"~
26 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
3. NATHAN 3 CRARY (Peter,^ Peter^), born Oct. 7, 17 17;
died at Groton, Conn., March 24, 1798, aged 81 years ;
married first, Nov. 2, 1742,
DOROTHY WHEELER, born March, 172 1 ; died May 5,
1787, aged 66 years. (See Wheeler Record.)
Children :
4. 1. Thomas, born Oct. i, 1744.
ii. Nathan (2), born March 6, 1746.
iii. Anna, born March 7, 1749; married Jonathan
Randall.
iv. Isaac, born July 17, 175 1.
V. Lucy, born April, 1753; died Aug. 24, 1754.
vi. Eunice, born April 28, 1755; died Jan. 18,
1764.
vii. Prudence, born April 6, 1757; married Ed-
ward Packer.
viii. Dorothy, born March 26, 1759; married
Timothy Woodridge.
ix. Hannah, born Nov. i, 1761 ; married Abner
Brownell.
Married second,
RUTH SEARLES.
Children : ; . .
X. Capt. Jesse, born April i, 1789 ; died July 25,
1849, aged 60 years. A mariner — lived at
Groton.
xi. Sarah, born May 25, 1793; married Samuel
Dayton.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 27
THOMAS CRARY was born at Stonington, Conn., in 1744.
He was the eldest son of Nathan Crary and Dorothy-
Wheeler. He resided at Stonington on a farm until
about 1790, when he removed to Knox, Albany County,
N. Y., where he probably leased a tract of land and
afterwards purchased it. He married in 1772 .
MEHITABEL MASON. There were nine children. His
son Thomas, the eldest, later removed to Liberty, Sulli-
van County, N. Y. His son Mason was born in
Stonington and taught school at Berne, Albany Co.,
N. Y., in 1800. Mason afterwards became a physician
and removed to Shickshinny, Pa., at which place his
granddaughter, Sara Wood Crary, who has furnished a
portion of these records, now resides. The records of
the Adjutant General's office. State of Connecticut, do
not show the name of Thomas Crary upon the rolls of
any organization during the War of the Revolution.
His brother, Nathan Crary, served in the Army of the
Revolution as Captain. Thomas Crary lived to the age
of 90 years. He died at Knox, Albany County, N. Y.,
in 1834. Mehitabel Mason, his wife, was a descendant
of John Mason, John Gallup, Thomas Stanton and Dr.
Thomas Lord. She was born in Stonington, Conn.
She died at the age of seventy-seven years. Their mar-
ried life was sixty years. They were buried in High
Point Cemetery, formerly the Whipple Cemetery, at
Knox, Albany County, N. Y. On the tombstone of
Thomas Crary is the following:
"Died Nov. 3, 1834, aged 90 years, 22 days,
Eccl. 8th Chapter, 12th Verse,"
"Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and
his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall
be well with them that fear God which fear before him."
On the tombstone of Mehitabel Mason Crary is
the following:
"Wife of Thomas Crary,
died May 21, 1832, aged 'j'j years, i month, 27 days,
Rev. 22nd Chapter, 14th Verse,"
28 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
"Blessed are they that do his commandments, that
they may have right to the tree of Hfe, and may enter
in through the gates into the city."
The cemetery is in very good condition. The
grounds are not neglected but are cared for from en-
dowments. Their son, Jabez Crary, is also buried in the
cemetery.
The house that was built by Jabez Crary is standing
in a good state of preservation at the present time
(1916). Right back of the house is the reservoir, fed
from springs on the farm that supplies Altamont with
water.
4. THOMAS* CRARY (Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born Oct.
I, 1744; died Nov. 4, 1834, aged 90 years; married Jan.
MEHITABEL MASON, born March 25, 1755 ; died May
21, 1832, aged 'j'j years. (See Mason Record.)
Children :
5. i. Thomas, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28,
1851, aged 'jj years.
ii. Mary, born March 25, 1777 ; died January 27,
1866, aged 89 years; married Mr. Hemp-
stead.
iii. Mason, born at Stonington, Conn., Nov. 15,
1779; died Sept. 20, 1855, aged ']^ years.
iv. Eunice, bom May 25, 1782; died in May,
1869, aged 87 years; married Mr. Tyler.
V. Cynthia, bom May 21, 1786; died Jan. 16,
1861, aged 74 years; married Mr. Chesebro.
vi. Amos, born May 16, 1788; died Dec. 11, 1869,
aged 81 years.
vii. Andrew, born July 7, 1790; died Aug. 22,
1852, aged 62 years.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 29
viii. Ephram, born Feb. 5, 1793; died March 25,
1830, aged 37 years.
ix. Jabez, born April i, 1796, at Stonington, New
London, Conn., ; died Feb. 29, 1872, aged
76 years. He never married.
K0T£3
30 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
THOMAS CRARY was born on the farm of his ancestors
at Groton, Conn., in 1775. As will be seen by the record,
he was the son of Thomas Crary and Mehitabel Mason,
and grandson of Nathan Crary and Dorothy Wheeler.
In 1797 he married
POLLY HOLMES (her baptismal name was Mary, but she
was usually called Polly after her marriage). About
the time of their marriage, they emigrated first to Knox,
Albany County, N. Y., and from there to Chenango
Forks, Chenango Co., N. Y. Their son Calvert was
born at this place. In 1800, owing to defective land
titles in Chenango County, they settled near the village
of Liberty in what was then the town of Lumberland
in the County of Ulster, now the town of Liberty,
County of Sullivan. Here he first leased and subse-
quently bought the farm about two miles from the vil-
lage of Liberty, upon which some members of the fam-
ily have ever since continued to reside, and which is
now occupied by his great grandson, William R. Crary,
son of George Crary. After buying the land he built
a house, cleared some of the land and set out an or-
chard, which grew to quite large proportions. He was
very skillful in the art of grafting and had a very large
orchard with fine fruit. Thomas Crary was the first
supervisor of the town of Liberty. He also kept a small
store, selling goods to his neighbors. He represented
Sullivan County in the State Legislature in the year
1826 and was at one time chosen one of the Associate
Judges of Sullivan County, and after that time was
given the title of "Judge Crary" by his townsmen.
MARY HOLMES, also called Polly, was the daughter of
Jeremiah Holmes and Mary Denison. Her father,
Jeremiah, served in the Revolutionary War as a Ser-
geant. Her mother was the daughter of Capt. Daniel
Denison and Esther Wheeler. Esther Wheeler was a
sister of Dorothy Wheeler, who was wife of Nathan
Crary. As will be seen by the records, the Crary and
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 31
Holmes families were from Stonington, Groton and
Mystic, Conn., their ancestors, the Holmes, Denisons,
Masons, Wheelers and Stantons, being well known fam-
ilies in that section. Mrs. Crary's brother, Jeremiah
Holmes, was a sailor and was pressed into the British
service in 1804, being in the English service two years
against his will. At the battle of Stonington he had
command of one of the guns and helped to drive off
the British on that day. He was afterwards a sea cap-
tain. His son, Warren, was also a sea captain and
sailed round the Horn over eighty times. Mrs. Crary
survived her husband nearly eleven years. Their mar-
ried life extended over a period of nearly fifty-four
years. After his death she lived with her son Calvert
on the farm. She used to relate with considerable sat-
isfaction the story of three young men meeting one
Sunday afternoon, all bound in the same direction.
Upon inquiry the three men learned from each other
that each intended to call upon Polly Holmes, and the
three finally agreed to draw cuts to see which one
should continue and make the call while the other two
should return home. Thomas Crary drew the lucky
cut, which was always a source of satisfaction to her as
well as to Tom. Mr. Crary owned a large number of
bees which he kept on one side of his garden. After
his funeral two of his neighbors of Holland descent
went to each hive and knocking on the hive talked to
the bees, telling them that their master was dead and
that they must be good bees thereafter and continue to
work and make honey for their new master as they had
done before. Mr. and Mrs. Crary were buried in the
cemetery at Liberty, Sullivan County, N. Y. The house
in which Polly Holmes was born at North Stonington,
Conn., was in good condition in 1916.
Following are the inscriptions upon the headstones of Thomas
and Polly Crary, who lie buried in the Liberty Cemetery, Sulli-
van County, N. Y.
32 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
"In Memory of
THOMAS CRARY
who died December 28, 185 1,
aged 'j'j years.
Thou art gone to the land where no trouble or sorrow
Can thy peace or thy comfort annoy,
Where no anxious thought of the care bringing morrow
Can ever the joy of the moment delay."
"POLLY CRARY
died
March 10, 1862,
aged 84 years.
Farewell my loving friends farewell,
My Jesus doth me call,
I leave you here with God and all
Until I meet you once for all."
5. THOMAS^ CRARY (2), (Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^
Peter^), born Jan. 11, 1775, at Stonington, Conn.; died
Dec. 28, 185 1, aged jy years, at Liberty, Sullivan County,
N. Y. ; married Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY
POLLY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778, at Stonington, New
London County, Conn. ; died at Liberty, Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., March 9, 1862, aged 84 years. (See Holmes
Record.)
Children :
6. i. Calvert, born Aug. 11, 1798, at Chenango
Forks, Chenango County, N. Y.
7. ii. Mehitabel Mason, born May 16, 1801, at
Liberty, N. Y.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 33
JAMES MORTON was born on a farm at Westfield Flats,
town of Rockland, Sullivan County, N. Y., in 1790. He
was the son of Alexander and Martha Morton. He mar-
ried in 1 82 1,
MEHITABEL MASON CRARY, only daughter of Judge
Thomas Crary and Polly Holmes Crary, of Liberty,
Sullivan County, N. Y., sister of Calvert Crary. She
was born on the farm two miles east of Liberty where
her father settled in the year 1800. After her marriage
to James Morton they resided on a farm in the town
of Rockland at what was known as Westfield Flats,
which has since been called Roscoe. This farm was
situated on the banks of the Beaverkill River. They
kept a hotel, which was a resort for drovers. The
barns were commodious and convenient and with plenty
of pasture. It was made a stopping place for droves of
horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, turkeys and geese, which
were driven from the West to an Eastern market. At
that time it was no uncommon thing for all of these to
be driven in droves to market. The farm was well lo-
cated and very fertile, and with a number of butternut
trees, and there was always an abundant supply of but-
ternuts. Mr. Morton died in 1863 at the age of seventy-
three years. Mrs. Morton survived him twenty-seven
years. She died in 1890, being over eighty-nine years of
age. They were buried in the old cemetery at Rockland,
N. Y., which is only a few blocks from Roscoe Station,
and is the same plot in which his father and mother are
buried.
MEHITABEL« MASON CRARY (Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born May 16, 1801, at Lib-
erty, Sullivan Co., N. Y. ; died at Westfield, Sullivan
Co., N. Y., Sept. 28, 1890, aged 89 years. Married Nov.
7, 182 1,
JAMES MORTON, born Aug. 26, 1790; died Nov. 2, 1863,
aged 73 years.
34 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
Children :
i6. i. Mary Esther, born May 7, 1824; died Aug.
2, 1895, aged 71 years.
17. ii. Thomas Crary, born December 12, 1825;
Sfd 1 died Sept. 8, 1893, aged 68 years.
$ummiH-;km ^g {n t^y^ bom April 3, 1844. ^ . ^ 0- C^, / ? H
NOTES
JOSEPH REYNOLDS was born in the town of Fallsburgh,
Sullivan County, N. Y., in 1819. He was the youngest
of six children. He taught school in his younger days.
Had a general store in Rockland, Sullivan Co., N. Y.,
and at this place married
MARY E. MORTON, daughter of James and Mehitabel
Crary Morton. After their marriage he purchased a
Flour and Feed Mill near the store. A few years later
the mill with considerable grain burned. His father-
in-law, Mr. James Morton, was associated with him in
the mill and they made it quite profitable. Later, with
an old friend, they established a tannery near the mill,
which was also made very profitable. In the year 1858
he sold his business interests and removed to Chicago.
Here he established a business in the buying of hides,
sheep pelts, furs, etc. Traveling through Wisconsin
and Minnesota he established agencies at various points
and built up quite a business. In marking his purchases
for shipment he used four marks of the brush in the
form of a diamond. He soon found some other shipper
was using the same trade-mark, then he put the first
letters or abbreviation of his given name inside the dia-
mond and soon became known through the country as
"Diamond Jo," and was better known by that around
Chicago than by his real name. Later he became inter-
ested in buying and selling grain and established a line
of boats and barges on the Mississippi River between
Fulton, 111., and St. Paul in connection with the North-
western & Chicago Railroad. Had plenty of business
for a few years, until railroads were built all over that
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 35
northwestern country, which gradually drew the busi-
ness from the river. The Diamond Jo Line Steamers
are still plying between St. Louis and St. Paul, but it
is changed from a freight to a passenger business and
but little grain or other freight is carried now. As con-
siderable of the grain he bought was handled in bags,
he had trouble in getting them returned promptly, then
he had them marked in large letters, "STOLEN FROM
DIAMOND JO," and after that they were returned
more promptly, and were probably not quite as popular
to make into clothing. Some time in the eighties he
made a trip to Hot Springs and as a result built the Hot
Springs Railroad, which was about twenty-two miles
long and which for a long time carried passengers at
the rate of $2.00 for each fare, which was very profit-
able. He was also interested in mines in Colorado and
Arizona. At the time of his death he owned the Con-
gress Mine in Arizona, the Jo Reynolds mines in Col-
orado and several smaller properties. He died at Con-
gress, Arizona, Feb. 21, 1891. His wife survived him
nearly five years, and knowing his wish to help young
men with limited means to get an education and a start
in life, she arranged for a sum of money to be paid to
the University of Chicago to carry out his wishes, and by
the recommendation of the late President, Wm. R. Har-
per, and the approval of the friends of Mr. Reynolds,
a portion of the fund was used to build and equip the
Joseph Reynolds Club, and no doubt it is of much
benefit to the ones he desired to help. Mrs. Reynolds
died in 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds, with their son
Blake, were buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, about six-
teen miles out of Chicago.
16. MARY ESTHERS MORTON (Mehitabel M. Crary,«
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born May
7, 1824; died Aug. 2, 1895, aged 71 years; married
JOSEPH REYNOLDS, born at Fallsburgh, N. Y., June 11,
1819; died at Congress, Arizona, Feb. 21, 1891, aged 72
years.
36 Ancestors of Calvert Cr.\ry
Children :
i. Blake, born Dec, 12, 1862 ; died May 9,
1890, at Coronado Beach, Cal.
17. THOMAS CRARY^ MORTON (Mehitabel M. Crary,«
Thomas,^ Thomas,^ Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born De-
cember 12, 1825; died Sept. 8, 1893, aged 68 years;
married
JANE FISK, March 10, 1863. She died Aug. 20, 1870.
She was a daughter of WilHam R. Fisk, of Parksville,
N. Y., and sister of Mary Fisk, wife of George Crary.
No children.
mmtHimv 18. JAY^ MORTON (Mehitabel M. Crary,« Thomas,^ Thomas,*
fjoTfcS Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born April 3, 1844; married
Sept. 25, 1876, ^ _ x'H- 6L.t'V. /? i'? _ ^X^^.«-'j|^.
JENNIE DODGE, born June 19, 1853 She was the daugh-
ter of Cyrus G. Dodge. The mother of John R. Mott,
General Foreign Secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was her
cousin.
Children :
18A. i. RoscoE, born Dec. 30, 1877.
18B. ii. Lulu, born March 14, 1882.
iii. Mary, born Dec. 12, 1885.
18A. ROSCOE« MORTON (Jay,^ Mehitabel M. Crary,«
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born
December 31, 1877, at Rockland, N. Y. ; married
April 2, 1902,
FANNY PLUMMER, born Jan. 27, 1878.
Children :
i. Margaret, born October 21, 1908.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 37
18B. LULU« MORTON (Jay/ Mehitabel M. Crary,« Thomas,"
Thomas,'' Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), bom March 14,
1882 ; married Sept. 19, 1908, at Chicago, 111.
ERNEST E. QUANTRELL, born May 8, 1881.
Children :
i. Virginia, bom Nov. 4, 19 14.
ii. Jane, born Jan. 19, 1916.
38 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
LAKE RECORD
1. William the Conqueror, had
2. Henry I., King of England, had
3. Robert, Duke of Gloucester, had
4. Lady Maud de Mellert, who m.
Ranalle de Mesechines, 2nd Earl of Chester, — had
5. Hugh de Mesechines, 3rd Earl of Chester, had
6. ■ de Mesechines, 4th Earl of Chester, had
7. Hugh de Cyrelish, 5th Earl of Chester, had
A. 8. Mabille de Mesechines, who m.
William, 3rd Earl of Arundel and Sussex, who was a
direct descendant of Charlemagne.
(See Charlemagne line 14.)
Copied from a book in the Lenox Library,
New York City, Entitled,
"Americans of Royal Descent."
Page 150.
by Charles H. Browning
of Philadelphia.
1. Charlemagne, Emperor of the West, born A. D. 742, m.
Hildegard (third wife) and had
2. Louis L, King of France, m. Judith the Fair, and had
3. Charles H., King of France, m. Ermestrude, and had
4. Louis n.. King of France, m. Adaheid, and had
A. 5. Charles HL, King of France, m. Princess Edgira, grand-
daughter of Alfred the Great, King of England,
and had
6. Louis IV., King of France, m. A. D. 939, Princess Gers-
berga de Saxe, daughter of Henry the Fowler, Em-
peror of Germany, and had
7. Charles, Duke of Lorraine, oldest son (excluded from
the throne of France), who m. first — Borin, daughter
of Godefroi d'Ardenne, and had,
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 39
8. Gerberge, Countess of Lorraine, who m. Lambert L,
Count of Mons and Lorraine, and had
9. Lambert IL, Count of Mons, who m. Ode, daughter of
Goetelon, Count of Lorraine, son of Duke Charles,
son of Louis IV., and had
10. Henry IL, Duke of Brabant, m. Adela of Thuringia, and
had
11. Godfrey L, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Brabant and
Lothris, m. Ida, daughter of Albert, third Count de
Namur ; also m. Sophia, daughter of Henry IV., Em-
peror of Germany, his daughter
12. Adelicia, the Fair Maid of Brabant (second wife and
widow of Henry L, King of England) who m. sec-
ondly William dAlbini, Earl of Sussex and Arundel
(d. 1776), and had
13. William, second Earl of Arundel, who m. Maud St.
Hilliario, widow of Rodger de Clare, third Earl of
Hetford (d. 1222), and had
A. 14. William, third Earl of Arundel and Sussex, who m.
Mabille de Mesechines, daughter of Hugh de Cybelisk
(Wales) fifth Earl of Chester. Mabille de Mese-
chines was a direct descendant of William the Con-
queror. (See that hne.)
15. Lady Mabel d'Albini, who m. Robert de Tattesshall, and
had
16. Emma de Tattesshall, who m. Osbert de Cailly, son
' of Adam de Cailly, Lord of the Court Manor, and had
17. Sir Hugh de Cailly, Lord of Owby Manor, who m.
Agnes, daughter of Hains de Hainsted, and had
18. Sir William de Cailly, Lord of Owbry Manor, who m.
Catherine, and had
19. John de Cailly, Lord of Oroby Manor and High Sheriff
of Norfolk and Suffolk, who m. Maud, and had
20. John Cayley, (or de Cailly) Lord of Normanton, who had
21. William Cayley, Lord of Normanton, who had
22. Jennet Cayley, sole heir, who m. John Lake, Lord of
Manor of Normanton, and had
40 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
23. John Lake of Normanton, who m. Jane, daughter of
Robert Drake, of Yorkshire, and had
24. John Lake of Normanton, who had
25. Lancelot Lake of Normanton, who m. Margaret, daughter
of Henry and Elizabeth Twisleton, and had
26. John Lake of Normanton, who m. Catherine, daughter of
John Pecke of Wakefield, and had
27. Lancelot Lake of Normanton, who m. Emma, daughter
of Robert Northend of Halifax Yorkshire, and had
28. John Lake of Erby Lincolnshire, who m. Osgorby, and
had
29. Richard Lake of Erby, who m. secondly Anna Morelly
of Claxby Lincolnshire, by whom he had
30. John Lake of Erby, who m. Margaret, daughter of
Colonel Edmund Read of Wickford Essex, and had
a daughter
31. Hannah Lake, who came to America and married Captain
John Gallup, Jr., of Stonington, Conn. Their
daughter
32. Christobel Gallup m. Peter Crary of Groton, Conn., Dec.
31, 1677.
A sister of Hannah Lake (Margaret Lake) was
the wife of the first Gov. Winthrop of Mass.
Copied from a book in the Lenox Library,
New York City, Entitled — "Americans of
Royal Descent," page 150, by Charles H.
Browning of Philadelphia.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 41
GALLUP RECORD
JOHN GALLUP came out of the North A. D. 1465. 5 Ed. 4.
(Fifth year reign of Edward IV.) Married
ALICE TEMPLE, daughter and heir of William Temple, County
of Dorset.
JOHN GALLUP, of North Borwood and Temple, in County
Dorset. Died 25 H. 8. 1533. (Twenty-fifth year reign of
Henry VIII.) Married
JOAN COLLINS, daughter of Collins, of Snailscroft,
County of Dorset.
THOMAS GALLUP, of North Borwood, son and heir, died
April 8, 1610. (Reign of James I.) Married
AUGUSTA WATKINS, daughter of Humphrey Watkins, of
Plolwell in County Dorset. Their descendants still own and
occupy the Manor of Strode. John Gallup, third son, married
Crabbe.
I. JOHN GALLUP of Mosterne, County Dorset, England,
came to America in 1630 in the ship Mary and John.
He was 33 years old at the time of the visitation of
Dorset in 1623. He married Christobel, whose full
name does not appear, careful research having failed
to discover it. He sailed from Plymouth, England,
March 20, 1630, arriving at Nantasket, now Hull, May
30th. His wife and children followed in 1633. He went
first to Dorchester but was soon after a resident of
Boston. He was admitted to the First Church Jan. 6,
1634, and his wife, Christobel, June 22, 1634. He was
made a freeman in April of same year. He was one of
the earliest granters of land in the northerly part of
the town, where he had a wharf-right and house. The
locality was known by the name of Gallup Point. He
42 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
owned Gallup Island, where he had a snug farm, with
a meadow on Long Island, a sheep pasture on Nix
Water and a house in Boston. He belonged to the
English Army and served under Lord Thomas Fairfax
in the Netherlands. He fought the first naval battle
on the Atlantic Coast July, 1636, capturing and destroy-
ing a large number of hostile Indians, who had murdered
John Oldham. He died in Boston, Jan. ii, 1650. His
wife, Christobel, died in Boston Sept. 27, 1655.
The following is an extract from Bryant's Popular
History of the United States, Volume i, p. 557:
John Oldham was a trader, restless, energetic, more
or less quarrelsome and of a violent temper. In 1636
he was trading in a vessel of his own along the Connecti-
cut River. What encounter he may have had with the
Indians is not known, but off Block Island a Massa-
chusetts fisherman, John Gallup, discovered his vessel
drifting out to sea crowded with Indians who could
handle neither helm nor sail. Gallup, who had but one
man and two boys with him in his little fishing boat,
attacked and boarded the vessel and assaulted the In-
dians. Gallup and his companions drove the Indians
before them, some diving into the hold and some over-
board, till none were left but the dying and the dead.
Oldham lay dead on the deck. His death precipitated
the first war with the Pequots by the New England
Colonies.
2. JOHN^ GALLUP (John^), was born in England and came
to this country in 1633. In early life he showed signs
of the bravery which afterwards distinguished him as
an Indian fighter. It is supposed he was with his father
and assisted in the capture of John Oldham's vessel
off Block Island. With Massachusetts forces he en-
gaged with his father in the Pequot War, and bore
himself so bravely that the General Court of Connecticut
gave him in 1671 a grant of 100 acres of land. He came
to New London in 1650 or 165 1. He removed with
his family in 1654 to the east side of the Mystic River,
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 43
now Stonington, where he had taken up the land granted
him. He represented the town at the General Court
in 1664 and 1667. He was also an Indian Interpreter.
When King Phillip's War broke out, although he was
over' sixty, age had not quenched his martial ardor.
New London County having raised seventy men under
Captain John Mason of Norwich, Captain Gallup joined
with him at the head of the Mohegans. These troops
forming a juncture with those of the other colonies were
engaged in the fearful swamp fight at Narragansett
December 9, 1675. In storming the fort he led his men
bravely forward and was one of the six Captains who
fell in this memorable fight. A complete victory was
here gained over the savage foe, but with great loss of
life on both sides. Captain Gallup was a brave and
valuable officer and was loved and respected by his men.
He married in 1643 ^^ Boston,
HANNAH LAKE, who came on ship Abigail, Oct. 6, 1635,
after a passage of ten weeks. She was daughter of
John Lake and Margaret Read Lake, the latter a sister
of Elizabeth Read who married John Winthrop, Jr.,
Gov. of Conn. They were the daughters of Edmund
Read, of Wickford, Essex County, England. Their
mother is thought to have married Hugh Peters after
the death of Mr. Read. (See Gen. Reg., Vol. 5, p. 11.)
(See Lake Record.)
Children :
i. Hannah, born at Boston, Sept. 14, 1644.
3. ii. John, born in 1646.
iii. Esther, born at New London, Conn., March
24, 1653-
4. iv. Benadam, born at Stonington, Conn., 1655.
v. William, born in 1658; married Sarah
Chesbro.
vi. Samuel.
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5. vii. Christobel, married Peter Crary, Dec. 31,
1677. (See Crary Record.)
viii. Elizabeth, married Henry Stevens, of Ston-
ington. Conn.
ix. Mary, married John Cole, of Boston.
X. Margaret, married Joseph Culver, of Groton.
5. CHRISTOBEL^ GALLUP (John,^ John^, married
PETER CRARY, Dec. 31, 1677. (See Crary Record.)
3. JOHN^ GALLUP (John,^ John^), born in 1646, died
April 14, 1735 ; married in 1675
ELIZABETH HARRIS, of Ipswich, Mass., born Feb. 8,
1654.
Children :
i. John, born in 1676.
ii. Thomas, baptized 1682.
iii. Martha, baptized April 2, 1683.
6. iv. Samuel, baptized Oct. 9, 1687.
v. Elizabeth, baptized July 14, 1689.
vi. Nathaniel, baptized July 4, 1692.
vii. William, baptized May 26, 1695 ; died at
Volimtown, Aug. 18, 1735.
viii. Benjamin, baptized Nov. i, 1696.
6. SAMUEL* GALLUP (John,^ John,^ John^), baptized
at Stonington, Conn., Oct. 9, 1687 ; married
MEHITABLE BLUNT, May 11, 1727.
Children :
i. Elizabeth, bom Dec. 26, 1728.
ii. Mehitable, born Feb. 21, 1733.
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7. iii. Mary, born Jan. 28, 1737 ; died May 13, 1797.
iv. Priscilla, baptized July 20, 1740.
V. Mercy J
I , twins, baptized June 2, 1745.
vi. Anna i
7. MARY« GALLUP (Samuel,* John,^ John,^ John^), born
Jan. 28, 1737; died May 13, 1797; married
ANDREW MASON, March 20, 1754. (See Mason Record.)
8. MEHITABEL« MASON (Mary Gallup,^ Samuel Gallup,*
John Gallup,' John Gallup,^ John Gallup^), born
March 25, 1755, at Stonington, Conn.; died May 21,
1832, at Knox, Albany Co., N. Y. ; married
THOMAS CRARY, Jan. 9, 1772.
9. THOMAS^ CRARY (Mehitabel Mason,« Mary Gallup,^
Samuel,* John,' John,^ John^), born Jan. 11, 1775;
died Dec. 28, 1851 ; married Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778; died March 9, 1862.
10. CALVERT^ CRARY (Thomas,^ Mehitabel Mason,« Mary
Gallup,^ Samuel,* John,' John,^ John^), born Aug.
II, 1798; died June i, 1878; married Mar. 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897.
4. BEN ADAM' GALLUP (John,^ John^), born at Ston-
ington, Conn., in 1655 '> '^^^^ ^^ ^7^7 5 married
ESTHER PRENTICE, born July 20, 1660; died May 18,
1751 ; daughter of John and Hester Prentice. John was
son of Valentine and Alice Prentice. He was born in
England ; lived in New London, Conn. Was Town At-
torney in 1667, also was Deputy to General Court of
Connecticut.
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11. HANNAH* GALLUP (Benadam,^ John,^ John^), born
May 22, 1683 ; died in 1754 ; married
WILLIAM WHEELER, May 30, 17 10. (See Wheeler
Record.)
12. DOROTHY^ WHEELER (Hannah Gallup,* Benadam,^
John,^ John^), born March, 1721 ; married
NATHAN CRARY, Nov. 2, 1742. (See Crary Record.)
13. ESTHERS WHEELER (Hannah Gallup,* Benadam,^ John,"
John^), born Feb., 1723; married
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON, May 27, 1742.
14. MARY« DENISON (Esther Wheeler,^ Hannah Gallup,*
Benadam,^ John,^ John^), born Nov. 6, 1757; died
Oct., 1824; married
JEREMIAH HOLMES, Jan., 1778. He died March 8,
1790.
9. MARY^ HOLMES (Mary Denison,« Esther Wheeler,^
Hannah Gallup,* Benadam,^ John," John^), born Oct.
8, 1778; married Feb. 2, 1797,
THOMAS CRARY, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851.
10. CALVERT^ CRARY (Mary Holmes,^ Mary Denison,«
Esther Wheeler,^ Hannah Gallup,* Benadam,^ John,"
John^), born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878;
married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803 ; died Oct. 25, 1897.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 47
WHEELER RECORD
1. THOMAS WHEELER came from England, probably in
April, 1635. Settled in Lynn, Mass. Came to Ston-
ington, Conn., in 1667. Was Representative at the Gen-
eral Court in 1673. Was one of the nine who organized
the First Congregational Church of Stonington, June 3,
1674. Married
MARY , 1645. He died March 6, 1686, aged 84 years.
2. ISAAC^ WHEELER (Thomas^, born 1646; died June 5,
1712. Served in the Colonial Wars. Married
MARTHA PARK, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy
(Thompson) Park. She died Feb. 14, 1717.
Thomas Park was the son of Capt. Robert and
Martha (Chaplin) Park. He died July 30, 1709. He
served in the early Colonial Wars.
Capt. Robert Park came in the Ship Arabella in
1630; settled in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1640. Was
Deputy to the General Court. He finally settled in
Mystic. He served in the early Colonial Wars, a? did
also his father, Thomas.
Martha (Chaplin) Park was daughter of Robert
Chaplin and Elizabeth Ansty (daughter of Francis
Ansty) of Edmonsberry, England.
Sir Robert Park, husband of Martha Chaplin, came
to this country in 1630. He was a Knight in Englaid
and was lineally descended from the Earl of Wensley-
dale. Ancestors resided in Lancashire, England. Robert
Park, John and Dean Winthrop and Jonathan Brewster
were the only ones addressed as "Mr." at that tim.e
All others were styled "Goodman," or were addressed
by their Christian or surname without prefix.
3. WILLIAM^ WHEELER (Isaac,^ Thomas^), born Sept.
9, 1681 ; married
HANNAH GALLUP, May 30, 17 10. She was born at
Stonington, Conn., May 22, 1683; died in 1754. She
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was a daughter of Benadam Gallup and Esther Prentice
Gallup.
Children :
i. Hannah, born Jan. 12, 1712 ; married Simeon
Miner.
ii. Isaac, born Jan. 24, 1714.
iii. Anna, born Dec. 23, 1715.
iv. Martha, born April 2^, lyiy.
4. V. Dorothy, born March, 1721 ; married Nathan
Crary, Nov. 2, 1742. (See Crary Record.)
5. vi. Esther, born Feb., 1723.
vii. Eunice, born July 3, 1727.
5. ESTHER* WHEELER (William,^ Isaac,^ Thomas^, born
Feb., 1723; married
CAPT. DANIEL DENISON, May 27, 1742. He died May
9, 1776.
6. MARY^ DENISON (Esther Wheeler,* William,^ Isaac,*
Thomas^), born Nov. 6, 1757; died Oct., 1824; married
JEREMIAH HOLMES, Jan., 1778. He died March 8, 1790.
7. MARY« HOLMES (Mary Denison,^ Esther Wheeler,*
William,^ Isaac,^ Thomas^), born Oct. 8, 1778; mar-
ried Feb. 2, 1797,
THOMAS CRARY, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851,
aged yy years.
8. CALVERT^ CRARY (Mary Holmes,^ Mary Denison,"
Esther Wheeler,* William,^ Isaac,^ Thomas^), born
Aug. II, 1798; died June i, 1878, aged 80 years; mar-
ried March 12, 1823
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897, aged
94 years.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 49
MASON RECORD
JOHN MASON, American colonial commander ; born in England
about 1600; died in Norwich, Conn., 1672. Under Sir
Thomas Fairfax he served in the Netherlands; in 1630
settled at Dorchester, Mass. ; in 1633 was appointed to a
military command at Boston and two years later joined with
others in founding Windsor, Conn. In 1637 he was given
command of an expedition of English and Indians against
th Pequots, whom he almost annihilated, completing their
destruction in a second movement a little later. He removed
first to Saybrook, and afterward to Norwich. For 30 years
he was a Major of the Connecticut forces, was a magistrate
for many years, and deputy governor 1660-70. From 1642
to 1668 he served as Judge of the colonial court. His "Brief
History of the Pequot War," written at the request of the
General Court, was reprinted by Increase Mather in his
"Relation of Trouble by the Indians" (1677, republished by
Prince, 1736).
Consult Ellis' "Life of John Mason of Connecticut,"
in Sparks' "Library of American Biography".
Volume X, Encyclopedia Americana.
JOHN MASON
Extract from Palfrey's Compendium History of New England,
Volume I, p. 184-193.
In 1636 the settlers of Connecticut were engaged in war with
the Pequots, who numbered probably a thousand fighting men.
The Indians had been very cruel and barbarous in their assaults
and treatment of captives. Hartford with 42 soldiers, Windsor
with 30 and Wethersfield with 18 joined forces under the com-
mand of Captain John Mason of Windsor, "an officer who, after
serving with credit in the Netherlands under Sir Thomas Fair-
fax, had come to Massachusetts, where, before his next remove,
he had been a Deputy for Dorchester in the General Court."
The expedition was made by water to the entrance of Nar-
ragansett Bay, being joined on the way by 20 men from Massa-
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chusetts and 70 friendly Indians. On May 24th, 1637, with jy
of his men and about 460 Indians he marched 20 miles and on
the next day 15 miles, camping near a hill on which stood the
Pequot fort. This point is about five miles northwest of the
present principal village of Stonington.
The Indian fort was circular, covering an acre or two sur-
rounded with 12 foot posts, and had two gateways. There were
about 70 wigwams in the fort, covered with matting and thatch.
The plan was that half of the men under Mason should attack
one gateway, the other half under John Underbill, of Massa-
chusetts, the other gate, the Indians to cut off fugitives. After
a prayer, they set off two hours before sunrise and were near the
fort before they were discovered. With sixteen men Mason
broke through his gate and fell upon the Indians with firearms
and broadswords. These means being inadequate, the wigwams
were set on fire. Underbill used the same methods on his side
and in one hour all of the Indians, estimated at from four to
seven hundred, were killed by the Englishmen or their allies, with
the exception of not above five who escaped. Mason had a narrow
escape. An Indian had taken aim at him at close range, when
Mason's orderly made a spring at the savage just in time to cut
his bowstring. Of the Englishmen two were killed and about a
quarter of their number wounded.
The retreat to their ships was slow on account of the wounded,
the heat and scarce supplies. On their way they were attacked
by 300 savages from another fort, who came to avenge their
comrades. The ships were finally reached in safety and the next
week the men dispersed to their own towns.
The Indians decided to join the Mohawks on the Hudson,
but making more trouble on the way they were pursued by Mason
with forty men who were joined by 120 from Massachusetts
under Stoughton. An engagement took place near New Haven
and a considerable number of Indians were killed and the rem-
nants of their tribe became scattered and merged with other tribes
so that the Pequots became extinct. "And from savage violence
the land had rest forty years."
I. JOHN MASON, Conqueror of Pequots, Saviour of New
England, Deputy Gov. of Conn., Founder of Norwich,
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 51
Conn., Major of Colonial Army. His name appears in
Royal Charter of Charles II. to Connecticut. Born in
England about 1600; died Jan. 30, 1672; married
ANNA PECK, of London, England, July, 1640.
2. DANIEL^ MASON (John^), born in Saybrook, April,
1652 ; died Jan. 28, 1737 ; married Oct. 10, 1679
REBECCA HOBART, daughter of Rev. Peter Hobart, of
Hingham, Mass., who was Pastor at Hingham forty-
three years and one of the founders of the town.
3. NEHEMIAH^ MASON (Daniel^, John^), born Nov. 24,
1693, at Stonington, Conn.; died May 13, 1768; married
ZERVIAH STANTON, of Stonington, Jan. 9, 1722. (See
Stanton and Lord Record.)
4. ANDREW^ MASON (Nehemiah,^ Daniel,^ John^), bom
Feb. 28, 1730, at Stonington, Conn. ; married
MARY GALLUP, March 20, 1754. (See Gallup Record.)
5. MEHITABEL« MASON (Andrew,* Nehemiah,^ Daniel,^
John^), born March 25, 1755, at Stonington, Conn.;
died May 21, 1832, at Knox, Albany Co., N. Y. ; married
Jan. 9, 1772.
THOMAS CRARY, born Oct. i, 1744; died Nov. 4, 1834.
6. THOMAS^ CRARY (Mehitabel Mason,'* Andrew,* Nehe-
miah,^ Daniel,^ John^), born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec.
28, 1851 ; married Feb. 2, 1797
MARY HOLMES, bom Oct. 8, 1778; died March 9, 1862.
7. CALVERT^ CRARY (Thomas,« Mehitabel Mason,^ An-
drew,* Nehemiah,^ Daniel,^ John^), born Aug. 11, 1798;
died June i, 1878; married March 12, 1823
ELIZA HILL, bom Dec. i, 1803 ; died Oct. 25, 1897.
52 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
LORD RECORD
1. DR. THOMAS LORD, born in England in 1585; married
DOROTHY , in England, 1610. They came to America
April 29, 1635 in the ship Elisabeth and Ann. Mrs.
Lord died in 1676, aged 87 years. She sealed her will
with the Arms of the Lord family. Dr. Lord was given
the first medical license in the New England colonies at
Hartford, Conn., June 30, 1652.
2. ANNA2 LORD (Dr. Thomas^, married
THOMAS STANTON, in 1637. He died Dec. 2, 1677,
aged 68 years.
Children :
3. i. Jonathan.
4. ii. Robert.
3. JONATHAN^ STANTON (Anna Lord,^ Dr. Thomas^),
married in 1664
HANNAH THOMPSON, sister of Rev. William Thomp-
son.
5. JOSEPH* STANTON (Jonathan,^ Anna Lord,^ Dr.
Thomas^), bom Jan., 1668; married July 18, 1696,
MARGARET CHESEBROUGH, born in 1676.
6. ZERVIAH^ STANTON (Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Anna Lord,'
Dr. Thomas^), married
NEHEMIAH MASON, Jan. 9, 1722.
Children :
i. HOBART.
7. ii. Andrew.
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7. ANDREW^ MASON (Zerviah Stanton," Joseph,* Jon-
athan,^ Anna Lord,^ Dr. Thomas Lord^), born Feb. 28,
1730, at Stonington, Conn. ; married
MARY GALLUP, daughter of Samuel Gallup and Mehitabel
Blunt, March 20, 1754.
8. MEHITABEL^ MASON (Andrew," Zerviah Stanton,"
Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Anna Lord,^ Dr. Thomas Lord^),
born March 25, 1755 ; married
THOMAS CRARY, Jan. 9, 1772.
9. THOMAS' CRARY (Mehitabel Mason," Andrew," Zerviah
Stanton," Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Anna Lord,^ Dr. Thomas
Lord^), born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851 ; married
Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778.
10. CALVERT» CRARY (Thomas Crary,« Mehitabel Mason,"
Andrew," Zerviah Stanton," Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Anna
Lord,^ Dr. Thomas Lord^), born Aug. 11, 1798; died
June I, 1878; married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, bom Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897.
54 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
STANTON RECORD
1. THOMAS STANTON, born at Rodney, England, in 1594;
married
CATHERINE WASHINGTON, daughter of Walter and
Agnes (Bateman) Washington.
Walter was son of Robert Washington, born 1440.
13th in descent from Thorfin the Dane, who is on the
Doomsday Book.
2. THOMAS" STANTON (Thomas^), came to this country
in 1635 on ship BonavenUire. Landed in Virginia and
came to Hartford in 1637. He took a prominent part
in town, county and state affairs. He was Deputy to
the General Court of Connecticut for several years,
Magistrate and Commissioner Judge, also General In-
terpreter for the Indians. Married
ANNA LORD, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy Lord of
Hartford, Conn., in 1637. He died Dec. 2, 1677, aged
68 years.
Children :
3. i. Jonathan.
4. ii. Robert.
3. JONATHAN^ STANTON (Thomas," Thomas^), married
in 1664
HANNAH THOMPSON, sister of Rev. William Thomp-
son.
5. JOSEPH* STANTON (Jonathan,^ Thomas," Thomas^),
born Jan., 1668; married July 18, 1696
MARGARET CHESEBROUGH, born in 1676.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 55
6. ZERVIAH^ STANTON (Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Thomas,^
Thomas^), born Sept. 24, 1704; married
NEHEMIAH MASON, Jan. 9, 1722.
Children :
i. HOBART.
7. ii. Andrew.
7. ANDREW^ MASON (Zerviah Stanton,'' Joseph,* Jonathan,'
Thomas,^ Thomas^), born Feb. 28, 1730, at Stonington,
Conn.; married
MARY GALLUP, daughter of Samuel Gallup and Mehit-
abel Blunt, March 20, 1754.
8. MEHITABEL^ MASON (Andrew,« Zerviah Stanton,"
Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Thomas,^ Thomas^), born March
25, 1755 ; married
THOMAS CRARY, Jan. 9, 1772.
9. THOMAS^ CRARY (Mehitabel Mason,^ Andrew,^ Zerviah
Stanton," Joseph,* Jonathan,^ Thomas,^ Thomas^, born
Jan. II, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851 ; married Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778.
10. CALVERT^ CRARY (Thomas,« Mehitabel Mason,^ An-
drew,^ Zerviah Stanton," Joseph,* Jonathan,' Thomas,^
Thomas^), born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878;
married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897.
4. ROBERT' STANTON (Thomas,^ Thomas^), born in 1653;
died Oct. 24, 1724; married
JOANNA GARDINER, Nov. 12, 1677. She was born Jan.
25, 1657. She was the daughter of Thomas Gardiner of
Roxbury, Mass. He (Thomas) was born in England;
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married July 4, 1641, Lucy Smith. She died Nov. 4,
1687. He died July 15, 1689. He was probably the son
of Thomas Gardiner of Roxbury, Mass., who died Nov.,
1638.
11. MARY^ STANTON (Robert,^ Thomas,^ Thomas^), married
DEACON DANIEL DENISON, Jan. i, 1704. He died
Oct. 13, 1747, aged 67 years.
12. CAPT. DANIEL^ DENISON (Mary Stanton,-* Robert,'
Thomas,^ Thomas^), married
ESTHER WHEELER, May 27, 1742. He died May 9,
1776.
13. MARY« DENISON (Capt. Daniel,^ Mary Stanton,* Robert,'
Thomas,^ Thomas'), born Nov. 6, 1757; died Oct., 1824;
married
JEREMIAH HOLMES, Jan., 1778. He died March 8,
1790.
9. MARY^ HOLMES (Mary Denison,« Capt. Daniel,'^ Mary
Stanton,* Robert,' Thomas,^ Thomas'), born Oct. 8,
1778; married Feb. 2, 1797,
THOMAS CRARY, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851.
ID. CALVERT^ CRARY (Mary Holmes,^ Mary Denison,« Capt.
Daniel,^ Mary Stanton,* Robert,' Thomas,^ Thomas'),
born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878; married March
12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 57
DENISON RECORD
v'. ^"i. JOHN DENISON married
AGNES . Died from the pla^e in Stratford, England,
in 1582.
2. WILLIAM^ DENISON (John^), born in England about
1586, came to America in 1631, and settled in Roxbury,
Mass., having with him his wife
MARGARET (CHANDLER) MONCK, his three sons,
Daniel, Edward and George, and John Eliot, who seems
to have been a tutor in his family. Mr. Eliot became
pastor of the church in Roxbury, and did missionary
work among the Indians. Mr. Denison was a deacon
of the Roxbury church. He had been liberally educated,
and his sons were carefully educated. He died in Rox-
bury, Jan. 25, 1653 ; his wife died there, Feb. 23, 1645.
5^f 3. GEORGE^ DENISON (Winiam,^ John^), born in 1618;
married, first, in 1640,
BRIDGET THOMPSON, daughter of "John Thompson,
gent., of Preston, Northamptonshire, England," whose
widow, Alice, had come to America, and was living in
Roxbury. She had in this country, besides Bridget, these
three sons: John Thompson; Anthony Thompson, re-
corded in New Haven, Conn., in 1643, as a planter ; and
William Thompson, who died in New Haven in 1683.
George and Bridget (Thompson) Denison had two
children born in Roxbury :
i. Sarah, born March 20, 1641 ; married
Thomas Stanton, Jr.
4. ii. Hannah, born May 20, 1643 ; twice married.
The wife, Bridget, died in 1643. George Denison then
went to England, served under Cromwell in the army
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of the Parliament, won distinction, was wounded at
Naseby, was nursed at the house of John Borodell, by
his daughter Ann, was married to
>^ ANN BORODELL, returned to Roxbury, and finally set-
tled at Stonington, Conn. He died in Hartford, while
attending the General Court, Oct. 23, 1694, being 76
years old. His wife, Ann Borodell, died Sept. 26, 1712,
aged 97 years. They were both remarkable for mag-
nificent personal appearance, and for force of mind and
character. She was always called "Lady Ann". They
held a foremost place in Stonington. At the time of
their marriage, in 1645, she was 30 years old and he 27.
He has been described as "the Miles Standish of the
settlement," but he was a greater and more brilliant
soldier than Miles Standish. He had no equal in any
of the colonies for conducting a war against the Indians,
excepting perhaps Capt. John Mason. Miss Calkins, in
her history of New London, says of him: "Our early
history presents no character of bolder and more active
spirit than Capt. George Denison ; he reminds us of the
border men of Scotland." In emergencies he was always
in demand, and he was almost constantly placed in im-
portant public positions. The children of George and
Ann (Borodell) Denison were:
^
5. iii. John, born July 14, 1646 ; married Phebe Lay.
iv. Ann, born May 20, 1649; rnarried Gershom
Palmer.
V. Borodell, born in 1651 ; married Samuel
Stanton.
vi. George, born in 1653; married Mercy Gor-
ham.
vii. William, bom in 1655 ; married Sarah
Stanton.
viii. Margaret, born in 1657; married James
Brown, Jr.
ix. Mercy, born in 1659; died March 10, 1671.
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4. HANNAH* DENISON (George,^ WilHam,^ John^), born
May 20, 1643 ; married in 1659,
NATHANIEL CHESEBROUGH, son of William and
Anna (Stevenson) Chesebrough; and was baptized at
Boston, England, Jan. 25, 1630. William Chesebrough
was born in 1594. He and Thomas Stanton were the
first two settlers in Stonington. Nathaniel and Hannah
(Denison) Chesebrough lived in Stonington. He died
Nov. 22, 1678.
Children :
i. Anna, born Oct. 12, 1660; married Samuel
Richardson,
ii. Sarah, born Jan. 30, 1662.
iii. Nathaniel, born April 14, 1666; married
Sarah Stanton.
iv. Bridget, born March 25, 1669 ; twice married.
V. Hannah, born in 1672 ; bapt. Nov. 14, 1674.
vi. Samuel, born Feb. 14, 1674.
6. vii. Margaret, born in 1676; married Jos.
Stanton,
viii. Mary, born in 1678; bapt. June 30, 1678.
Hannah Denison Chesebrough married 2nd, July 15,
1680, Capt. Joseph Saxton, who settled in Stonington
and was largely engaged in the West India trade, by
which he became very wealthy. They had three children.
6. MARGARET^ CHESEBROUGH (Hannah Denison,*
George,^ William,^ John^), born in 1676; married July
18, 1696,
JOSEPH STANTON, son of Capt. John Stanton, (or
Jonathan).
Children :
i. Hannah, born Dec. 15, 1698; married Wm.
Morgan.
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ii. Margaret, born Oct. 7, 1701 ; married Jon-
athan Copp, Dec. 28, 1721.
7. iii. Zerviah, born Sept. 24, 1704; married Ne-
hemiah Mason.
iv. Sarah, born Feb. 22, 1706; married William
Halsey, June 19, 1738.
V. Anna, born Aug. 6, 1708; married John
Avery, Feb. 19, 1732.
vi. Dorothy, born and died in July, 1710.
vii. Joseph, born May i, 1712; married Anna
Wheeler, Nov. 6, 1735.
viii. John, born Sept. 29, 1714; married Prudence
Chesebrough, Feb. 27, 1737.
ix. Nathaniel, born July 29, 1716; married
Mary Coit, daughter of Rev. Joseph Coit,
the first minister of Plainfield, Conn.
7. ZERVIAH" STANTON (Margaret Chesebrough,^ Hannah
Denison,* George,^ William,^ John^), born Sept. 24,
1704; married
NEHEMIAH MASON, Jan. 9, 1722.
8. ANDREW^ MASON (Zerviah Stanton,« Margaret Chese-
brough,^ Hannah Denison,* George,^ William,^ John^),
born Feb. 28, 1730, at Stonington, Conn.; married
MARY GALLUP, daughter of Samuel Gallup and Mehitabel
Blunt, March 20, 1754.
9. MEHITABEL« MASON (Andrew Mason,' Zerviah Stan-
ton,® Margaret Chesebrough,^ Hannah Denison,*
George,^ William,^ John^), born March 25, 1755; mar-
ried
THOMAS CRARY, Jan. 9, 1772.
10. THOMAS^ CRARY (Mehitabel Mason,* Andrew Mason,'
Zerviah Stanton,^ Margaret Chesebrough,'' Hannah Den-
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 6i
ison,* George/ William,^ John^), born Jan. ii, 1775;
died Dec. 28, 185 1 ; married Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778.
II. CALVERT^" CRARY (Thomas,^ Mehitabel Mason,* An-
drew Mason,^ Zerviah Stanton,^ Margaret Chesebrough,^
Hannah Denison,* George,^ William,^ John^), born Aug.
II, 1798; died June i, 1878; married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897.
5. JOHN* DENISON (George,^ WiUiam.^ John^), born July
14, 1646 ; married Nov. 26, 1667,
PHEBE LAY, daughter of Robert and Sarah Lay of Say-
brook, Ct. The marriage contract or deed of settlement,
arranged between their parents, is recorded in Say-
brook. By this deed of settlement, executed before the
marriage, the respective parents conveyed to John Deni-
son and Phebe Lay, the farm granted to Capt. George
Denison near the mouth of Mystic River in Stoning-
ton, and the house and land in Saybrook, which Mr. Lay
had formerly bought of John Post. This deed was wit-
nessed by Rev. Simon Bradstreet, and "Ann Denison,
Jr." They settled in Stonington, on "the farm near
the mouth of Mystic River." He was known as
"Capt. John Denison," held a prominent position in
Stonington, and in many ways was a man of mark. He
died in 1698, aged 52 years ; his wife died in 1699, aged
49.
Children :
i. John, born Jan. i, 1669; lived in Saybrook.
ii. George, born March 28, 1671 ; lived in New
London.
iii. Robert, born Sept. 17, 1673; lived in Mo-
hegan.
iv. William, born April 7, 1677; lived in New
Stonington.
62 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
12. V. Daniel, born March 28, 1680; lived in Ston-
ington.
vi. Samuel, born Feb. 23, 1683; died May 12,
1683.
vii. Ann, born Oct. 3, 1684; twice married; first
to Samuel Minor of Stonington; 2nd, to
Edward Denison of Westerly, R. I.
viii. Phebe, bapt. April 6, 1690 ; married Ebenezer
Billings, Jr.
ix. Sarah, born July 20, 1692 ; married Isaac
Williams.
12. DANIEL^ DENISON (John," George,^ William,^ John^),
born March 28, 1680; was a Deacon of the first Congre-
gational Church in Stonington, Conn. He was mar-
ried, first, Jan. i, 1703, to
MARY STANTON, daughter of Robert and Joanna (Gard-
iner) Stanton, and the mother of his eleven children.
She died Sept. 2, 1724, in the 38th year of her life. She
was born Feb. 3, 1687, and married when not quite
sixteen years old. He was married, second, Oct. 27,
1726, to
JANE COGSWELL, of Long Island. He was married,
third, Nov. 17, 1737, to
MRS. ABIGAIL (FISH) ELDRIDGE, who outlived him
about 2)7 years, and died June 17, 1784, aged 94. He
died Oct. 13, 1747, aged over 67. His children, all by
Mary Stanton, the young first wife, were as follows :
i. Mary, born Aug. 29, 1705; married Nathan
Smith,
ii. Daniel, born Nov. 11, 1707; died March 29,
1718.
Hi. Beebe, born Jan. 27, 1709; married Sarah
Avery.
iv. Rachel, born July 16, 1710.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 63
V. Esther, born March 22, 1712; married Isaac
Smith.
vi. Lucy, born Oct. 13, 17 14; married Jonas
Prentice.
vii. John, born May 21, 1716; married Abigail
Avery.
viii. Prudence, born Jan. 27, 1718; married Wil-
liam Denison, oldest son of Wm. and
Mercy (Gallup) Denison; 6 children.
13. ix. Daniel, born March 22, 1720; married Es-
ther Wheeler.
X. Phebe, born April 24, 1723 ; married Wm.
Avery; no child.
xi. Sarah, born Aug 25, 1724.
13. DANIEL" DENISON (Daniel,^ John,* George,^ William,^
John^), born March 22, 1720; married May 27, 1742,
ESTHER WHEELER, born Feb. 15, 1722; died March 31,
1814. He died in Stonington, May 9, 1776. He had
thirteen children, as follows :
i. Esther, born Oct. 11, 1743; married William
Gardiner.
ii. Daniel, born Dec. 9, 1745 ; married Elizabeth
Andross,
iii. Phebe, born Dec. 5, 1747; thrice married.
iv. Robert, born Dec. 12, 1749; married Anna
Chesebrough.
v. Isaac, born Dec. 20, 1751 ; married Eunice
Williams.
vi. Henry, born Nov. 26, 1753; married Mary
Gallup.
vii. Hannah, born Feb. 13, 1755; died young.
14. viii. Mary, born Nov. 6, 1757; twice married.
64 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
ix. Hannah^ born Oct. 16, 1759; married John
Gallup.
X. Beebe, born Feb. 22, 1761 ; twice married.
xi. Frederick, born Sept. 21, 1762; married
Hannah Fish.
xii. Eunice, born May 18, 1764 ; married Reuben
Hatch.
xiii. Ann B., (or Nancy,) bom Oct. 2, 1769;
married John Wheeler.
14. MARY^ DENISON (Daniel,« Daniel,^ John,* George,^ Wil-
liam,^ John^), born Nov. 6, 1757; married Jan., 1778,
JEREMIAH HOLMES, lived in Stonington.
Children :
10. i. Mary, born Oct. 8, 1778; married Thomas
Crary.
ii. Philura, born Sept. 14, 1780; married Capt.
Theophilus Baldwin.
iii. Jeremiah, born Sept. 6, 1782; married Ann
B. Denison.
iv. Esther, born March 27, 1785 ; twice married.
V. Daniel D., born Sept. 17, 1787; married
Melinda Lee.
vi. Frederic, born Feb. 19, 1789; married a
Pettis.
Mr. Jeremiah Holmes died March 8, 1790. She married
2nd,
JEDEDIAH LEE, about 1797, and they emigrated to Stan-
stead, Canada, where he died Oct., 1824. She died there
April 29, 1828.
Children :
vii. Erastus, born 1798; died in Stanstead, March
21, 1866.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 65
viii. Lucy, born Jan. i, 1801 ; married Benj.
Pomroy.
10. MARY« HOLMES (Mary Denison/ Daniel,^ Daniel,^ John,*
George,^ William,^ John^), born Oct. 8, 1778; married
Feb. 2, 1797
THOMAS CRARY, born Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 1851.
11. CALVERT^ CRARY (Mary Holmes,^ Mary Denison,^ Dan-
iel,^ Daniel,*^ John,* George,^ William,^ John^), born
Aug. II, 1798; died June i, 1878; married March 12,
1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803 ; died Oct. 25, 1897.
66 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
CHESEBROUGH RECORD
1. WILLIAM CHESEBROUGH, born in Boston, England, in
1594; died June 9, 1667. Came with John Winthrop,
Esq., to this country in 1630 and located in Boston, Mass.
He was a man of more than ordinary ability and held
positions of trust, not only in the Massachusetts Col-
ony but was prominent in the settlement of the town of
Rehoboth in Plymouth Colony. He came to Stonington
in 1649 and was the first white man who made Ston-
ington his permanent place of abode. His house stood
on the west side of Wequetock Cove near the head of
tidewater. He was elected Deputy to the General
Court at Hartford in 1653-54-55-56. He married Dec.
6, 1620, in Boston, England,
ANNA STEVENSON, born in England, 1598.
2. NATHANIEL^ CHESEBROUGH (William^), baptized in
England, Jan. 28, 1630. Served in the Colonial Wars.
Married in 1659,
HANNAH DENISON, born May 20, 1643, daughter of
George Denison and Bridget (Thompson) Denison.
Bridget Thompson was the daughter of John Thompson,
gentleman, and wife, Alice, of Preston, Northampton-
shire, England. John Thompson died before April 11,
1627. His widow married Robert Park.
3. MARGARET^ CHESEBROUGH (Nathaniel,^ William^,
born in 1676; married July 18, 1696,
JOSEPH STANTON, son of Capt. John Stanton (or Jon-
athan).
4. ZERVIAH* STANTON (Margaret Chesebrough,^ Nathan-
iel,^ William^), born Sept. 24, 1704; married
NEHEMIAH MASON, Jan. 9, 1722.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 67
5. ANDREW MASON (Zerviah Stanton,* Margaret Chese-
brough,^ Nathaniel,^ William^), born Feb. 28, 1730, at
Stonington, Conn. ; married
MARY GALLUP, daughter of Samuel Gallup and Mehit-
abel Blunt, Mar. 20, 1754.
6. MEHITABEL« MASON (Andrew,^ Zerviah Stanton,*
Margaret Chesebrough,^ Nathaniel,^ William^), born
March 25, 1755 ; married
THOMAS CRARY, Jan. 9, 1772.
7. THOMAS^ CRARY (Mehitabel Mason,« Andrew,'' Zerviah
Stanton,* Margaret Chesebrough,^ Nathaniel,^ Wil-
liam^), bom Jan. 11, 1775; died Dec. 28, 185 1 ; married
Feb. 2, 1797,
MARY HOLMES, born Oct. 8, 1778.
8. CALVERT« CRARY (Thomas,^ Mehitabel Mason,« An-
drew,^ Zerviah Stanton,* Margaret Chesebrough,^
Nathaniel,^^ William^), born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878; married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803 ; died Oct. 25, 1897.
68 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
HOLMES RECORD
1. ROBERT HOLMES emigrated to this country in 1668 and
settled at Stonington, Conn., before the town was named.
There were but forty-three inhabitants in the town of
Stonington, one of whom was Robert Holmes. He was
a tax payer and a large land holder. He also served
in the Colonial Indian Wars.
2. JOSHUA^ HOLMES (Robert^), his birth does not appear
on the town records probably born before his father
settled in Stonington. Married
ABIGAIL (INGRAM) CHESEBROUGH, widow of Sam-
uel Chesebrough, June 5, 1675. He died in 1694. Served
in King Phillip's War.
3. JOSHUA^* HOLMES (Joshua,^ Robert^, married
FEAR STURGES, of Farmouth, Mass., Nov. 21, 1698.
He owned large tracts of land in what is now North
Stonington. Where his house stood and in the dooryard
is a large flagging stone near the well, with the words
"Who would ha' thought it" cut in the stone.
4. JOHN* HOLMES (Joshua,^ Joshua,^ Robert^, born June
10, 1702; married
HANNAH HALSEY, of Southampton, L. I., Oct. 31, 1744.
This John and Hannah were buried in a little family
burying ground on the father's land near his home. On
John's stone was the following inscription : "The
hungry never went away without being fed, nor the
distressed without being relieved." These two bodies
and the stones have been removed to Elmgrove Cem-
etery in Mystic, Conn., and placed in the Holmes lot,
where six generations lie.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary
69
State of Connecticut
Military Department
ADJUTANT general's OFFICE
Hartford, Nov. 13, 19 15.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that :
JEREMIAH HOLMS
served as Sergeant in Capt. Richard Hewitt's Company, Col.
Jonathan Latimer's Regiment, assigned to Gen. Poor's Continental
Brigade in Arnold's Division, and fought in both the battles
with the enemy September 19, and October 9, 1777. Upon their
dismissal after the surrender of Burgoyne, Gen. Gates spoke of
them as "two excellent militia regiments from Connecticut."
Sergeant Holms was paid from August 24, 1777, to Novem-
ber 7, 1777.
In testimony whereof, the seal of this office is hereto af-
fixed.
Edward Schulze,
Asst. to Adjutant General.
70 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
5. JEREMIAH^^ HOLMES (John,* Joshua,^ Joshua,'
Robert^), born Nov. 12, 175 1; died March 8, 1791, aged
40 years ; married
MARY DEN I SON, daughter of Captain Daniel Denison
and Esther Wlieeler, Jan., 1778. She married for
second husband Jedediah Lee and Hved in Stanstead,
Canada. She died in Stanstead, Canada, April 29, 1828,
and is buried at that place. The body of Jeremiah lies
in Elmgrove Cemetery, Mystic, Conn. He served as a
Sergeant in Capt. Richard Hewitt's Company, Col.
Jonathan Latimer's Regiment, assigned to Gen. Poor's
Continental Brigade in Arnold's Division, and fought
in both the battles with the enemy Sept. 19th, and
Oct. 9, 1777. Upon their dismissal after the sur-
render of Burgoyne, Gen. Gates spoke of them as "two
excellent militia regiments from Connecticut." Sergeant
Holmes was paid from Aug. 24, 1777, to Nov. 7,
1777.
Children:
6. i. Mary, born Oct. 8, 1778.
ii. Philura, born Sept. 14, 1780; married Capt.
Theophilus Baldwin. Their grandchildren
are living in Virginia.
7. iii. Jeremiah, born Sept. 6, 1782.
iv. Esther, born March 27, 1785.
V. Daniel, born Sept. 17, 1787.
vi. Frederick, born Feb. 19, 1789.
6. MARY6 HOLMES (Jeremiah,^ John,* Joshua,^ Joshua,'
Robert^), born Oct. 8, 1778; married
THOMAS CRARY, Feb. 2, 1797.
8. CALVERT^ CRARY (Mary Holmes,^ Jeremiah,^ John,*
Joshua,^ Joshua,^ Robert^, born Aug. ii, 1798; died
June I, 1878; married March 12, 1823,
ELIZA HILL, born Dec. i, 1803 ; died Oct. 25, 1897.
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 71
"CAPT. JEREMIAH HOLMES. The death of this aged
citizen removes another of the old landmarks from our
village. He fell asleep peacefully in the bosom of his
family on the morning of Sept. 14th, at the age of 90,
years and 8 days. Jeremiah Holmes v^ras the son of
Jeremiah Holmes and Mary (Denison) Holmes, and
was born on the 6th of Sept., 1782, near the village of
Milltown, in North Stonington. Both father and
mother were descended from the early settlers of Ston-
ington, and he inherited in a remarkable degree the
physical and mental traits of the sturdy race that settled
in the southeast corner of Connecticut in 1649. O" ^^^
mother's side he was a descendant of Capt. George
Denison, one of the leaders of the colony, and prominent
in the management of its affairs and in the Indian wars
until his death. Capt. Holmes lost his father at the age
of eight years, and when he was fourteen went to Nor-
wich, N. Y., then upon the frontiers of civilization.
But he could not long content himself with the quiet of
farm life. He had a great longing for the sea, and at
the age of eighteen made his first voyage from New
York. He followed the sea for the greater part of his
life. His early voyages abound in adventures more
thrilling than romance. He was often imprisoned in
dungeons and on board of men of war, suffering great
privations and hardships from the British at a time
when national animosity was inflamed by recent war.
He was at the battle of Stonington, Aug. 10, 1814, and
took a conspicuous part in the defence of the place.
His experience on board of warships was then available,
and contributed largely to the defeat of the enemy. His
name has entered into the history of that brilliant
achievement, and will long be cherished by our citizens.
Capt. Holmes made a profession of religion in middle
life, and was one of the constituent members of the Con-
gregational church, organized at Mystic Bridge in 1852,
and for a time was one of its officers. He was at times
desponding in regard to his future prospects, but over-
came the fear of death as he approached the shaded
72 Ancestors of Calvert Crary
valley. He was an excellent neighbor, a warm-hearted
friend, exemplary in all the relations of life, and has
left gracious memories behind. He has fought the good
fight, finished his course, and entered into rest."
Mystic Bridge, Conn., Sept. i6, 1872.
7. JEREMIAH^ HOLMES (Jeremiah,^ John,* Joshua,'
Joshua,' Robert^), born Sept. 6, 1782; married March
8, 1809,
MRS. ANN BORODELL DENISON GALLUP. He died
at Mystic, Conn., Sept. 14, 1872, He was impressed
into the British service in 1804 and was in the sei*vice
until 1806. At the battle of Stonington, Aug. 10, 1814,
he utilized the skill thus acquired, as he had command
of one of the guns and helped to drive off the British
fleet on that day. There was a monument erected in
honor of this event, which stands in a little park called
Cannon Square and it is placed between two cannons
which were used during the bombardment. The monu-
ment is small, is of granite and is surmounted by a
cannon ball, which was one of many found in the little
village after the battle. On one side is the inscription :
"The Defenders of the Fort, August 10, 1814.
George Howe Fellows, who nailed the flag to the
mast.
Amos Denison, Jr.
Jere Haley
Simeon Haley
Jeremiah Holmes
Letts G. Leonard
Asa Lee
Thomas Wilcox
William Potter."
On the reverse side the inscription is : "In Perpetuam
Rei Memoriam." This is in a half-circle surrounding
carved oak leaves. These two guns of eighteen pounds
caliber were heroically used in repelling the attack on
Ancestors of Calvert Crary 73
Stonington of the English naval vessels, Ramilies 74
guns, Pactoliis 44, Dispatch 20, Nimrod 20 and the
bomb ship Terror, Aug, 10, 1814.
Jeremiah Holmes was a sea captain in the coastwise
trade. One of his sons, Warren Holmes, who died at
the age of eighty years, also was a sea captain and was
principal owner of the ship Charmer, which he com-
manded. He sailed around Cape Horn from New
York to San Francisco over eighty times, and also
sailed around the Cape of Good Hope many times. Jere-
miah Holmes resided at Mystic, Conn., where he died
in 1872, at the age of 90 years.
PART II
ANCESTORS
OF
ELIZA HILL
WIFE OF
CALVERT CRARY
LLIZA HILL CRARY
At the age of 83
AUTHORITIES
Authority for the records of the ancestry of EHza Hill, aside
from those particularly mentioned, is as follows :
Family Bible Registry,
Genealogy of the Hill Family, prepared by Moses Hill, of
Norwalk, Conn.,
Miss Elizabeth Schenck's History of the town of Fairfield.
Records furnished by:
Mrs. Jane Staples Merwin, Southport, Conn.,
Edna Crary, daughter of Mason Crary,
Mary Groton, daughter of Benjamin Hill,
Newton Clements, son of Paulina Clements,
Elizabeth Young, daughter of Esther Hill Young,
Joseph Hill, son of Joseph Hill,
Mrs. Lydia Robertson, daughter of Sarah Hill Morton.
Authority for the biographical sketches from:
Obituary notices.
Historical sketches,
Personal interviews and recollections.
79
HILL
I. WILLIAM HILL emigrated from England in 1632
SARAH
II. WILLIAM HILL
ELIZABETH
III. WILLIAM HILL
IV. DEACON WILLIAM HILL
SARAH
V. DEACON JOSEPH HILL
ABIGAIL DIMOND
Married 1731
VI. EBENEZER HILL
MABEL SHERWOOD
Married 1765
VII. JOSEPH HILL
SARAH BANKS
Married 1799
VIII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
8o
DIMOND
I. THOMAS DIMOND came to Fairfield
prior to 1658
II. MOSES DIMOND
ABIGAIL
III. MOSES DIMOND
IV. ABIGAIL DIMOND
DEACON JOSEPH HILL
Married 173 i
V. EBENEZER HILL
MABEL SHERWOOD
Married 1765
VI. JOSEPH HILL
SARAH BANKS
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
SHERWOOD
I. THOMAS SHERWOOD emigrated from
England in 1634
ALICE
H. THOMAS SHERWOOD
ANN TURNEY
HI. BENJAMIN SHERWOOD
SARAH
IV. BENJAMIN SHERWOOD
ELEANOR BRADLEY '
Married 1728-30
V. MABEL SHERWOOD
EBENEZER HILL
Married 1765
VI. JOSEPH HILL
SARAH BANKS
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
82
TURNEY
I. BENJAMIN TURNEY emigrated from England
prior to 1641
II. ANN TURNEY
THOMAS SHERWOOD
III. BENJAMIN SHERWOOD
SARAH
IV. BENJAMIN SHERWOOD
ELEANOR BRADLEY
Married 1728-30
V. MABEL SHERWOOD
EBENEZER HILL
Married 1765
VL JOSEPH HILL
SARAH BANKS
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
83
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BANKS
I. JOHN BANKS emigrated from England
prior to 1643
MISS TAINTOR
II. BENJAMIN BANKS
ELIZABETH LYON
Married 1679
in. BENJAMIN BANKS
RUTH HYATT
Married 1702
IV. BENJAMIN BANKS
ELEANOR BRADLEY
Married 1745
V. HEZEKIAH BANKS
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VIL ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
84
LYON
I. THOMAS LYON came from England to
Fairfield prior to 1654
II. ELIZABETH LYON
BENJAMIN BANKS
Married 1679
III. BENJAMIN BANKS
RUTH HYATT
Married 1702
IV. BENJAMIN BANKS
ELEANOR BRADLEY
Married 1745
V. HEZEKIAH BANKS
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS ^
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
85
JESSUP
I. EDWARD JESSUP emigrated from England
prior to 1649
ELIZABETH BURROUGH
II. EDWARD JESSUP
ELIZABETH HYDE
III. EDWARD JESSUP
SARAH BLACKLEACH
IV. ELIZABETH JESSUP
THOMAS COUCH
Married 1750
V. SARAH COUCH
HEZEKIAH BANKS
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
86
HYDE
I. HUMPHREY HYDE settled at Fairfield
prior to 1649
n. JOHN HYDE
ELIZABETH HARVEY
ni. ELIZABETH HYDE
EDWARD JESSUP
IV. EDWARD JESSUP
SARAH BLACKLEACH
V. ELIZABETH JESSUP
THOMAS COUCH
Married 1750
VI. SARAH COUCH
HEZEKIAH BANKS
Married 1772
VII. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VIII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
87
BARLOW
I. JOHN
ANN-
II. RUTH BARLOW
FRANCIS BRADLEY
III. FRANCIS BRADLEY
SARAH JACKSON
IV. FRANCIS BRADLEY
MARY STURGES
Married 1719
V. ELEANOR BRADLEY
BENJAMIN BANKS
Married 1745
' VI. HEZEKIAH BANKS
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VII. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VIIL ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
BARLOW
II. DEBORAH BARLOW
JOHN STURGES
III. JOHN STURGES
MARY GOODWIN
IV. MARY STURGES
FRANCIS BRADLEY
Married 1719
V. ELEANOR BRADLEY
BENJAMIN BANKS
Married 1745
VI. HEZEKIAH BANKS
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VII. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VIIL ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
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BRADLEY
I. FRANCIS BRADLEY settled in Fairfield
in 1660
RUTH BARLOW
IL FRANCIS BRADLEY
SARAH JACKSON
HI. FRANCIS BRADLEY
MARY STURGES
Married 1719
IV. ELEANOR BRADLEY
BENJAMIN BANKS
Married 1745
V. HEZEKIAH BANKS
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
III. ELEANOR BRADLEY
BENJAMIN SHERWOOD
Married 1728-30
IV. MABEL SHERWOOD
EBENEZER HILL
Married 1765
V. JOSEPH HILL
SARAH BANKS
Married 1799
VI. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
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STURGES
I. JOHN STURGES settled in
DEBORAH BARLOW
n. JOHN STURGES U.
MARY GOODWIN
HI. MARY STURGES HI.
FRANCIS BRADLEY
IV. ELEANOR BRADLEY IV.
BENJAMIN BANKS
Married 1745
V. HEZEKIAH BANKS V.
SARAH COUCH
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS VI.
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL VII.
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
Fairfield in 1660
ABIGAIL STURGES
SIMON COUCH
THOMAS COUCH
SARAH ALLEN
Married 1721
THOMAS COUCH
ELIZABETH JESSUP
Married 1749
SARAH COUCH
HEZEKIAH BANKS
Married 1772
SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
90
V
COUCH
I. SIMON COUCH settled at Fairfield
prior to 1664
MARY ANDREWS
II. SIMON COUCH
ABIGAIL STURGES
III. THOMAS COUCH
SARAH ALLEN
Married 1721
IV. THOMAS COUCH
ELIZABETH JESSUP
Married 1749
V. SARAH COUCH
HEZEKIAH BANKS
Married 1772
VI. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
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ANDREWS
I. FRANCIS ANDREWS came to this country
prior to 1639
ANNE SMITH
II. MARY ANDREWS
SIMON COUCH
III. SIMON COUCH
ABIGAIL STURGES
IV. THOMAS COUCH
SARAH ALLEN
Married 1721
V. THOMAS COUCH
ELIZABETH JESSUP
Married 1749
VI. SARAH COUCH
HEZEKIAH BANKS
Married 1772
VII. SARAH BANKS
JOSEPH HILL
Married 1799
VIII. ELIZA HILL
CALVERT CRARY
Married 1823
Ancestors of
ELIZA HILL
WIFE OF
CALVERT CRARY
HILL RECORD
It appears from several old works and documents on early-
colonial history in the library of the legislature at Hartford that
the name of the earliest ancestor of our Hill family in this country
was Wm. Hill, who, on his arrival here about 1632, twelve years
after the Mayflozvcr, settled for a while at Dorchester, Mass.,
and then after a time removed to Windsor on the Connecticut
River above Hartford where he bought land and set out an
orchard. From Windsor he very early removed to Fairfield where
he lived and died, and his last will and testament is recorded
in an ancient volume of the records of the Particular Court for
Fairfield County in the above named library. In this carefully
written document he gives the names of the different members
of his family and his bequests to each. The above named facts
are brought out in the following quotations. In a book entitled
"Founders of New England," page 11, is the following: "Wm.
Hill with others arrived in Boston in ship 'William and Frances'
June 5th, 1632." The "History of Genealogies of Ancient Wind-
sor," page 664, says : "Wm. Hill had land granted him at Dor-
chester, Mass., Nov. 2, 1635." He removed from Dorchester to
Windsor, but probably not with the first company that went there,
was appointed in 1639 to view arms and ammunition in the towns ;
was elected deputy or representative and served from 1639 to
1 64 1, also in 1644, and was auditor of public accounts in 1639.
After this service in the House of Representatives he was elected
Assistant or Senator and was Collector of Customs at Fairfield.
In the second volume of the Records of Particular Court, which
is now called Court of Probate, is given the last will and testament
94 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
of "Mr. Wm. Hill," dated Sept. 9, 1649, and admitted to probate
May 15, 1650. The "Genealogical History of New England"
vol. from D to J, page 420, says: "Wm. Hill, a man of note
among the first settlers, who probably came in the Mary and
John, Nov. 5th, 1633, was selectman in 1636, and removed to
Windsor, of which he was representative from 1639 to 1644;
thence he removed to Fairfield, of which he was representative
in 1652 and 1653." The book further says : "The last fact named
probably applies to his son, Wm, Hill."
I, WILLIAM HILL arrived in this country on the William
and Frances, June 5, 1632. Died at Fairfield, 1650.
He had land granted him at Dorchester, Mass., in 1635.
Moved from Dorchester to Windsor and afterwards
moved to Fairfield, Conn. Married
SARAH
Children :
i. Sarah
2. ii. William
iii. Joseph
iv. Ignatius
v. James
vi. Elizabeth
The manuscript book from which the above is taken
is the second volume of the records of the Particular
Court for Fairfield, which appears to have been removed
from its proper place in the office of the Probate Court
at Fairfield, and is found in the library of the legislature
at Hartford. It says that the will of Wm. Hill was
admitted to probate May 15th, 1650; consequently he
must have died before this date if the date is correct.
However, four years after, in 1654, the same "Wm. Hill
Sen." makes a conveyance of land in Fairfield to his son
William, who is characterized in the conveyance as
"Wm. Hill, Jun.", which would seem to imply that "Wm.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 95
Hill, Sen." was still alive and that 1650, the date of the
admission of his will to probate, cannot be correct. May
not the last number in the date 1650 in the original
document have really been a 6 or a 9, instead of o, as
written. by the copyist? If so, this discrepancy would
be removed. The above named conveyance is found in
the 1st volume of the Registry of Deeds for Fairfield,
of which town Wm. Hill, Jun. was Register at this
time and for many years after.
WILLI AM2 HILL (William^), died Dec. 19, 1684. This
William appears to have succeeded to the offices and pub-
lic services of his father, in which he seems to have
been engaged till near the close of his life. He
married
ELIZABETH .
Children :
i. Sarah, married Richard Widdon.
ii. William, died 1728.
iii. Joseph, died 1696. No children,
iv. John, died 1727; married Jane —
V. Eliphalet, died 1695 ; married Esther .
vi. Ignatius.
vii. James.
3. WILLIAM^ HILL (William,^ William^, died in 1728.
Name of wife not given.
Children :
i. Sarah.
4. ii. William, died 1739; married Sarah .
iii. Joseph.
iv. David, died 1737; married Abigail .
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4. DEACON WILLIAM* HILL (William," William,^ Wil-
liam^), died in 1739; married
SARAH .
Children :
5. i. Joseph, died 1797, aged 97 years; married
Abigail Dimond.
ii. William, died 1775.
iii. David.
5. DEACON JOSEPH^ HILL (William,* William," Wil-
liam,2 William^), born April i, 1699; died March 6,
1797, aged 98 years ; married
ABIGAIL DIMOND, March 30, 1731. Died April 25, 1774.
Children :
i. Abigail, born March i, 1733.
ii. Sarah, born Aug. 21, 1735.
iii. David, born April 22, 1737; died March 26,
1760, aged 23 years.
6. iv. Ebenezer, born Feb. 26, 1742; died March
27, 1798, aged 56 years.
V. Jabez, born June 17, 1744; died Oct. 9, 1779,
aged 35 years.
vi. Moses, born Jan. 11, 1748; died Oct. 3, 1777,
aged 30 years.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill
97
State of Connecticut
Military Department
adjutant general's office
Hartford, Nov. 13, 1915.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that:
EBENEZER HILL
served as Captain of ist Company in 7th Regiment, Col. Charles
Webb commanding; commissioned July 6, 1775, discharged De-
cember 27, 1775. Residence, Greenfield.
Commissioned as ist Lieutenant, January i, 1777; Captain
November i, 1777; transferred to Invalid Corps, September 13,
1780. Residence, Greenfield.
Also served as Captain of a Company in Col. Whiting's
Regiment, (4th Mil.) at Peekskill ; marched October 5, 1777,
discharged October 31, 1777, allowed twenty miles travel per
day per man to return home after being discharged.
In testimony whereof, the seal of this office is hereto af-
fixed.
Edward Schulze,
Asst. to Adjutant General.
g8 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
6. EBENEZER« HILL (Joseph,^ William,* William,^ William,"
William^), born Feb. 26, 1742; died March 27, 1798,
aged 56 years; married
MABEL SHERWOOD, Jan. 17, 1765. Born Dec. 8, 1745;
died Oct. 20, 1820, aged 75 years.
Ebenezer Hill lived in Fairfield and died there at
the age of fifty-six. He was not possessed of a robust
constitution, but was seldom sick. He served as Captain
of I St Company in 7th Regiment, Col. Charles Webb
commanding ; commissioned July 6, 1775 ; discharged
December 2j, 1775. Commissioned as ist Lieutenant,
January i, 1777; Captain, November i, 1777; trans-
ferred to Invalid Corps, September 13, 1780. Residence,
Greenfield. Also served as Captain of a Company in
Col. Whiting's Regiment, (4th Mil.) at Peekskill;
marched October 5, 1777, discharged October 31, 1777;
allowed twenty miles travel per day to return home
after being discharged. He was a member of the Con-
gregational Church, of which his father and grandfather
were deacons.
Children :
i. David, born July 7, 1766; died Dec. 24, 1848,
aged 82 years.
ii. Ebenezer, born Feb. 20, 1768; died May 5,
1842, aged 74 years.
iii. Seth, born Dec. 22, 1769; died Dec. 10, 1825,
aged 56 years.
iv. DiMON, born Oct., 1771 ; died Dec. 8, 1793,
aged 22 years.
7, v. Joseph, born May 3, 1774; died April 19,
1 8 16, ag^d 42 years.
vi. Mabel, born Sept., 1776; died July 8, 1780,
aged 4 years.
vii. Eleanor, born Aug. 28, 1778; died July 22,
1779, aged I year.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 99
viii. Jabez, born June 13, 1780; died Aug. 2,
1807, aged 2y years.
ix. Esther, born Oct. 26, 1785; died Aug. 27,
1804, aged 19 years.
10028;
100 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
JOSEPH HILL was born in the town of Fairfield, Conn.
He was the son of Ebenezer Hill and Mabel Sherwood.
With his brother Ebenezer he purchased a tract of land
about 1,500 acres on Chestnut Ridge in the town of
Liberty, Sullivan County, N. Y. He was married in
1799 to
SARAH BANKS, daughter of Hezekiah Banks and Sarah
Couch. Sometime before 1808 he moved with his family
to Liberty. His family then consisted of four children.
He built a house on Chestnut Ridge where he lived
until he died. In later years it was occupied by his
wife and son Joseph and is now owned by Rufus Hill,
a son of Joseph. He was a Captain in the New York
State Militia during the period of the War of 1812.
He died in 1816 when only forty-two years of age and
was buried in Liberty Cemetery. The land which he
and his brother Ebenezer purchased was settled by their
sons, Nathaniel Barlow, son of Ebenezer, taking the
portion west of that occupied by Joseph Hill. The other
portions were divided and occupied by Sherwood and
Benjamin Hill, and on a portion of same now stands
the Loomis Sanitarium.
Sarah Banks Hill, his widow, continued to live on
the homestead. A daughter, Paulina, was born to her
after the death of her husband. When they came with
their four children into Sullivan County it was nothing
but a wilderness. As the sole support of her nine
children, no one can adequately portray the trials and
difficulties of her life in those early days. In 1826 she
married Ebenezer Carrier and in 1845 was again left a
widow. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church,
as were most of her children. In her declining years
she visited her children and grandchildren, who lived
on farms in different parts of the town. We remember
very well in boyhood days of seeing her sitting by the
fireside smoking her clay pipe and giving good advice.
She died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Sarah
Morton, in the 93rd year of her age, and was buried by
Ancestors of Eliza Hill ioi
the side of her husband in Liberty Cemetery. The house
in which Sarah Banks was born is sufficiently preserved
(at the present time) to be occupied by a family.
EBENEZER HILL, Joseph Hill's father, served in the
Revolutionary War as a Captain.
JABEZ HHvL, a brother of Ebenezer, born in 1744, was a
Major in the Army of the Revolution.
DAVID HILL, the eldest son of Ebenezer Hill, was born in
1766. He was educated by his grandfather for the
ministry, and though he entered upon this service he had
no relish for it and on the death of his patron he retired
from the work and engaged in more congenial employ-
ment. Was Judge of the Court of Probate for many
years until he was debarred by age from this service.
Was frequently a member of the Legislature, both in the
House and Senate. Was a member of the committee for
revising the Constitution of the State and was engaged
in public business nearly all his life.
Following are the inscriptions upon the headstones
of Joseph Hill and Sarah Banks Hill, who lie buried in
the Liberty Cemetery, Sullivan Co., N. Y.
In Memory
CAPTAIN JOSEPH HILL
a native of Fairfield, Conn.,
in the 42nd year
of his age.
"Anxious to live yet called to die
He in no case repined,
But cheerfully his little all
Unto God's will resign'd."
102 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
SARAH BANKS
wife of
Capt. Joseph Hill
Born
April 8, 1776
Died Sept. 8, 1868
aged 92 yrs. 5 mos.
"She has gone to the home of the blessed
There with her Saviour to rest
With all the redeemed of the Lord
By faith she believed in his word."
7. JOSEPH^ HILL (Ebenezer," Deacon Joseph,^ Deacon Wil-
liam,* William,^ William,^ William^), born May 3, 1774;
died at Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y., April 19, 1816,
aged 42 years; married in 1799, at Fairfield, Conn.,
SARAH BANKS, born April 8, 1776, at Weston, Fairfield
Co., Conn. ; died at Liberty, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1868, aged
92 years, 5 mos.
Children :
8. i. Benjamin, born at Greenfield Hill, Fairfield
Co., Conn., Feb. 19, 1800; died Nov. 25,
1877, aged yj years.
9. ii. Sherwood, born at Greenfield Hill, Conn.,
Jan. I, 1802; died Feb. 6, 1850, aged 48
years.
10. iii. Eliza, born at Greenfield Hill, Conn., Dec. 3,
1803 ; died at Liberty, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1897,
aged 94 years ; married Calvert Crary.
(See Crary Record.)
11. iv. Esther, born at Greenfield Hill, Conn., Sept.
27, 1805 ; died at Liberty, N. Y., Jan. i,
1894, aged 88 years ; married William
Young.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 103
12. V. Joseph, born at Liberty, N. Y., April 4, 1808;
died July 20, 1887, aged 79 years.
vi. Hezekiah, born March 21, 1810; died in
infancy.
13. vii. Sarah, born at Liberty, N. Y., May 11, 1811 ;
died at the residence of her grandson at
Brooklyn, N. Y., March 9, 1907, aged 96
years ; married Ashbel Morton.
14. viii. Aretta, born at Liberty, N. Y., April 18,
1813 ; died Aug. 8, 1907, at Greenfield Hill,
Conn., aged 94 years ; married Alonzo
Staples.
15. ix. Paulina, born at Liberty, N. Y., June 13,
1816; died April 11, 1906, aged 90 years;
married John A. Clements.
104 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
BENJAMIN HILL, eldest son of Joseph and Sarah Banks
Hill, resided on the farm wset of Liberty which was
settled by his father about 1806. He was about six
years old when his parents moved to Sullivan County,
His father, Joseph, died when Benjamin was sixteen
years old, which left him with the care of his younger
brothers and sisters. He married
CYNTHIA BUCKLEY, who was a daughter of a brother
of Luther Buckley, thus being a cousin of the Buckleys
who settled in Liberty. Among them were Mrs. Joseph
Young, Mrs. Sherwood Hill and Mrs. Wilham Ratcliff.
She survived her husband thirteen years. Their mar-
ried life extended over 54 years. The farm where Mr.
Hill resided during his life is now the site of the Loomis
Sanitarium. Mr. and Mrs. Hill were buried in the
cemetery at Liberty, N. Y.
8. BENJAMIN*^ HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer," Deacon Joseph,^
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ William^), born
at Greenfield Llill, Fairfield County, Conn., Feb. 19,
1800; died Nov. 25, 1877, aged 'J'J years; married in
1823
CYNTHIA BUCKLEY, born at Albany, N. Y., June, 1802;
died April 6, 1890, aged 88 years.
Children :
i. Waldron, born March 6, 1824; died Oct. 10,
,^^» 1846, aged 22 years.
SUPPi-ti/^i^wTMlY ii. Mary S., borA March 25, 1826.
^'^^^^ iii. Henry, born Oct. 5, 1827; died Oct. 23, 1891,
aged 64 years.
iv. Amanda, born May 4, 1836; died Sept. 30,
1846, aged 10 years.
v. Moses B., born Aug. 10, 1839; died April 20,
1884, aged 45 years.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 105
SHERWOOD HILL was born in Connecticut. He came
with his parents to SulHvan County when about four
years old. He resided on a farm, a part of his father's
purchase when he first settled in Liberty. He died at
the early age of 48 years. His father died when he was
14 years of age, and with his brother Benjamin and two
sisters, Eliza and Esther, he had the care of the family
of younger children in those early days. He married
BETSEY BUCKLEY, a daughter of Luther Buckley, who
was born at Newtown, Conn., in 1767, and Lucinda
Baldwin, who was born at Newtown, Conn., in 1769.
Betsey was a member of the family of Buckleys who
lived in the town of Liberty. Her sisters were Mrs.
Joseph Young, Mrs. Nathan Stanton, Mrs. William Rat-
cliff, and Mrs. Grant Gorton. Her brothers were Philo,
Abel, and Caleb Buckley.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill were buried in the cemetery at
Liberty, N. Y. Their son,
EDWARD HILL, was a soldier in the Civil War. The fol-
lowing is a copy of the record of his service printed
about the time of his death:
"When the Civil War broke out he was residing
in Michigan, and assisted in the organization of the
1st U. S. Lancers (Michigan Volunteers), enlisting
September 16, 1861, and was mustered into service
December 14, 1861, as First Lieutenant, Company D.
The regiment was mustered out of service March 20,
1862, when he was appointed Second Lieutenant, Com-
pany K, i6th Michigan Infantry. He was promoted
First Lieutenant, July 29, 1862 ; Captain, April 17, 1863 ;
Major, Sept. 30, 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel, May 18,
1865, and was honorably mustered out of service July
8, 1865. For gallant and meritorious services at Mag-
nolia Swamp, Virginia, May 30, 1864, he received the
brevet of Colonel, U. S. Volunteers, and he was awarded
a medal of honor for distinguished gallantry at the battle
of Cold Harbor. His service was with the 3d Brigade,
io6 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
1st Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac,
in all its campaigns from the siege of Yorktown to the
surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox. His battle
record was unsurpassed and he participated in the fol-
lowing engagements : In 1862, Siege of Yorktown,
Hanover Court House, White House Landing, Alechan-
icsville, Gaines' Mill, White Oak Swamp, Turkey Bend,
Malvern Hill, Harrison's Landing, Ely's Ford, Bull
Run, Antietam, Shepardstown Ford, Snicker's Gap and
Fredericksburg. In 1863, United States Ford, Chancel-
lorsville, Middleburg, Gettysburg, Williamsport, Wapp-
ing Heights, Culpeper, Brandy Station, Bristol, Rappa-
hannock and Mine Run. In 1864, Wilderness, Laurel
Hill, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anna, Hanover,
Tolopotomoy, Magnolia Swamp, Bethesda Church, Cold
Harbor, and was in command of his regiment at Peters-
burg, Va. He was wounded at Malvern Hill, at Bull
Run (2d), at Rappahannock Station, at the Wilderness
and at Cold Harbor, June i, 1864, the last wound com-
pelling him to go to the hospital for several months.
Upon the disbandment of the Army of the Potomac he
was appointed Inspector General of General Logan's
Provisional Division of the Army of the Tennessee at
Louisville, Kentucky, and with his regiment was mus-
tered out of service in July, 1865."
From the Washington Post, Thursday, December 13, 1900:
CoL. Edward Hill's Funeral.
Body to Rest at Fredericksburg by Direction of Secretary of War.
The remains of Col. Edward Hill, who served during the
Civil War in the Sixteenth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and
died at Green Bay, Wis., October 23, 1900, arrived in this city
last night en route to Fredericksburg, Va., where, by special
order of the Secretary of War, they will be interred in the
National cemetery today.
Col. Hill participated with his regiment in the last charge
up Marye's Heights, in the battle of Fredericksburg, thirty-eight
years ago today, and his last resting place will be but a few rods
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 107
from the position gained and held by his brigade. He was awarded
a medal of honor for distinguished gallantry at the battle of
Cold Harbor,
He was wounded on five different battle fields, and partici-
pated with his regiment in all its campaigns from the seige of
Yorktown to the surrender of Appomatox. He was a member
of California Commandery Loyal Legion.
Col. Hill made the address at Fredericksburg on May 25th
last, at the unveiling of the Fifth Army Corps' monument. His
grave will be the spot on which he stood on that occasion. George
D. Sidman and Henry H. Alpin, of Bay City, Mich., and Hiram
Johnson and Dr. A. P. Bogue, of this city, members of the Six-
teenth Michigan Infantry Volunteers, will escort the body from
this city to Fredericksburg, where Masonic services will be held.
9. SHERWOOD' HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,° Deacon Joseph,'^
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ William^), born
Jan. I, 1802; died Feb. 6, 1850, aged 48 years; married
Dec. 31, 1826,
BETSEY BUCKLEY, born Sept. 3, 1802; died Feb. 5, 1885,
aged 82 years.
Children :
i, Caleb Baldwin, born July 7, 1829.
ii. Edward, born April 13, 1833; died at Green
Bay, Wis., Oct. 2^, 1900, aged 6"/ years.
iii. Ann B., born Sept. 25, 1835 ; married Joseph
Mason Crary; died Feb. 8, 1916, aged 81
years.
iv. Augusta, born April 20, 1838; married
Demmon Decker.
V. William, born Oct. 5, 1840; died young.
vi. Joseph, born April 6, 1842 ; died young.
io8 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
WILLIAM YOUNG died at his residence a mile north of
Liberty Village, December 4, 1865, aged 6^ years. The
Reverend Thomas Mack sent the following communi-
cation to the local newspaper :
"He leaves a widow to mourn the loss of one of
the best husbands, and three sons and four daughters to
grieve with broken hearts for one of the most affectionate
fathers. He moved into Liberty with his father when
he was three years old, at which time the whole neigh-
borhood was a desert. Rarely does the 'house appointed
for all living' close over a character so lovely and free
from blemishes. He was human, and therefore must
have had faults ; but to our eyes they were invisible. His
character was dignified, pure and beautifully whole.
With every manly virtue was blended a sweetness of
disposition and tenderness seldom found among men.
He was unassuming, and yet possessed that grace and
dignity — that gentleness of manner, which disclose at
a glance the true gentleman. He was proverbial for
truth, uprightness and manly independence. In later
years were added to these rare qualities true piety, which
was manifested in all the relations he sustained both to
the church and to the world. He seemed incapable of
a selfish thought or act and the greatest pleasure of his
life was to do a kindness to others. His children and
children's children shared a very exalted place in his
manly heart ; his happiness was only complete when they
all came home to the paternal table and fireside. He
possessed, in a large measure, that which few parents
have, the happy faculty of governing his children by
love. In his demise, the Presbyterian Church loses one
of its most active, praying members, and the community
one of its best citizens. The esteem in which he was
held by all may be inferred from the vast concourse that
attended his funeral. His illness, which lasted nine days,
was borne with Christian fortitude and holy resignation.
'Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the
end of that man is peace.' "
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 109
Mr. Young resided on the farm north of Liberty
during the greater part of his Hfe. His father, Robert
Young, moved to Liberty when WiUiam was about three
years of age and settled on the farm north of Liberty,
which now, 19 16, is owned and occupied by William's
son Rufus. William's brother, Joseph Young, resided
on the farm adjoining, which was also part of the land
originally owned by their father. He was very prom-
inent in all the affairs of the town. He was Justice of
the Peace for many years. He married
ESTHER HILL, in 1827. Esther, pronounced "Easter" by
all her relatives, survived her husband 29 years. She was
the youngest of the four children who came with their
parents, Joseph Hill and Sarah Banks, to Liberty about
1806, and like her brothers and sisters, upon the death
of her father, who died when she was 10 years old, ex-
perienced all the trials of an early settler.
William Young and his wife Esther were buried
in the Cemetery at Liberty, N. Y,
JIRAH ISHAM YOUNG, youngest son of William Young
and Esther Hill, in 1862, when twenty-one years of age,
helped to enlist Company H, of the 143rd New York
Volunteers. He was the First Lieutenant. George H.
Decker was Captain, and Rensselaer Hammond was 2nd
Lieutenant. The men were enlisted from Liberty, Mon-
ticello and Rockland.
His record in the History of the 143rd New York
Volunteers is as follows :
"Age 21 years. Enrolled August 22, 1862, at Monti-
cello ; served three years and mustered in as ist Lieu-
tenant, Company H, October 8, 1862 ; as Captain Com-
pany G, June 19, 1865. He succeeded Benjamin Rey-
nolds as Captain of Company G, from June 19, 1865, to
the muster out of the Regiment. The regiment was mus-
tered out July 20, 1865, at Washington, D. C."
He taught school two winters before he enlisted.
He died at the early age of 32 years.
1 10 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
II. ESTHERS HILL (Joseph," Ebenezer,« Deacon Joseph,"
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ William^), born
at Greenfield Hill, Conn., Sept. 27, 1805 ; died at Liberty,
N, Y. Jan. i, 1894, aged 88 years; married at Liberty,
N. Y., Jan. i, 1827
WILLIAM YOUNG, born May 22, 1802, near New London,
Conn.; died at Liberty, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1865, aged 63
years.
Children :
i. Ophelia, born Aug. 16, 1829; died May 10,
1914, aged 85 years ; married Hooker.
ii. Augusta, born July 12, 1831 ; died March 26,
1902, at Binghamton, N. Y., aged 71 years;
married Moon.
iii. Walter, born March 22, 1833.
iv. Elizabeth, born Feb. 8, 1835 5 ^^^^ ^^ Lib-
erty, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1916, aged 81 years.
V. RuFus, born Oct. 24, 1837.
vi. Sarah, born Feb. 8, 1839 ; died Nov. 10, 1874,
aged 35 years.
vii. Jirah I., born Sept. 20, 1841 ; died Feb. 4,
1873, aged 32 years.
S ll^J^^c^ - t. 3 0 tt..,.u-, , > 9 '- 7
Ancestors of Eliza Hill i i i
JOSEPH HILL was born in the homestead on Chestnut
Ridge, at Liberty, N. Y., in 1808. It is probable that
his parents settled in Liberty the previous year as his
seems to be the first birth of the family recorded in the
town of Liberty. His sister, Esther, a few years older,
was born at Greenfield Hill, Conn. He resided on the
farm which was settled by his father, Joseph Hill.
After the death of his father his mother lived with him
for many years in the old homestead. This was de-
stroyed by fire and he moved to another part of the
farm, in the house where his brother Benjamin formerly
resided. This farm is now the site of the Loomis
Sanitarium. He was a man of strong constitution and
did a vast amount of hard work. He bore an excellent
reputation as an upright business man. Was elected
Supervisor of the town a number of times. He was a
prosperous farmer and raised many horses and cattle.
He died at his home in Liberty of general debility. He
married
ANN WASHINGTON in 1852. She survived him twenty-
four years. She died in 191 1. Mrs. Hill was the last
one of the family of that generation.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill were buried in the Cemetery at
Liberty, N. Y.
12. JOSEPH* HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,® Deacon Joseph,'
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ WilHam^), born
at Liberty, N. Y., April 4, 1808 ; died July 20, 1887, aged
79 years. Married Sept. 5, 1852,
ANN WASHINGTON, born in Ireland June 7, 1832; died
Jan. 19, 191 1, aged 79 years.
Children :
i. Alice E., born June 17, 1853, at Liberty,
N. Y., married DuBois.
ii. David S., born at Liberty, N. Y., July 5,
1854.
112 Ancestors OF Eliza Hill
auppiEi^ENTAJiy iii. Amanda M., born at Liberty, N. Y., Dec. 28,
KOTES 1855 ; married Burns.
iv. Joseph M., born at Liberty, N. Y., March 15,
1858.
V. RuFus, born at Liberty, N. Y., Jan. 6, i860.
vi. Sarah, born at Liberty, N. Y., May 20, 1862 ;
died Aug. 13, 1907, aged 45 years ; mar-
ried North.
vii. Lottie E., born at Liberty, N. Y., Jan. 18,
1865; died Feb. 18, 1877, aged 12 years.
Ancestors OF Eliza Hill 113
SARAH HILL MORTON was born in the homestead on
Chestnut Ridge, Liberty, SulHvan Co., N. Y., in 181 1.
Her father, Joseph Hill, moved to Liberty somewhere
near the year 1807 with four children, two boys and two
girls. They came from Greenfield Hill in the town
of Fairfield, Conn. The family have a remarkable his-
tory in connection with the early settlement of the town.
Their early memoranda say there was not a house or
road between them and the Delaware River, a distance
of twenty miles to the west, while their nearest "grist-
mill" for grinding corn was at Newburgh on the Hudson,
fifty-five miles to the eastward. Over this latter dis-
tance, guided by marked trees and the compass, every
"grist" was conveyed on horseback to the miller and
returned in the same way, the round trip requiring from
three to four days. Bear and venison were, however,
easy market from their cabin door. In fact, it was con-
tinual warfare on bear and wolf to save their sheepfold
and the winter's pork. She, with her brothers and
sisters, were sent to their old home in Connecticut to
attend school, and Mrs. Morton was a schoolmate of the
great showman, P. T. Barnum, who, she says, "as a boy
was a great showman". Mrs. Morton was a great ad-
vocate of temperance and moderation, living the plain,
simple life. She had a clear mind and great endurance.
Within a few days of her death she recited "John Watt's
Dream," nearly a hundred eight-line verses, which she
had learned when a child. In recent winter seasons
she passed much of her time in carding wool by hand,
coloring, spinning, and knitting it in the old-fashioned
way, and making it into heavy fringe mittens so much
used by lumbermen. She would send these fringed mit-
tens to a number of her nephews, who in turn would
remember her with remittances, which helped to re-
plenish her treasury. This cheerful occupation, the
eminent Dr. King, of Brooklyn, says, "accounts largely
for her wonderful physical preservation, soft arteries,
and almost perfect heart action until the day of her
death". Mrs. Morton died at the home of her grandson,
114 Ancestors OF Eliza Hill
Sherwood Robertson, 1 1 ii Park Place, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
in 1907, in the 96th year of her age. At the time of her
death she had seven children living', forty-five grand-
children and thirty-five great grandchildren. For many
years she lived on a farm near her mother's old home on
Chestnut Ridge, about two miles west of Liberty Vil-
lage. The funeral was held at Liberty, March 12, 1907.
Interment was in the cemetery at Liberty, N. Y. She
married
ASHBEL MORTON, at Liberty, N. Y., in 1830. As will
be seen by the record they had eleven children. In the
latter years of his life Mr. Morton went away from
home and did not return. He died in Illinois.
13. SARAH^ HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,^ Deacon Joseph,^
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ William^), born
at Liberty, N. Y., May 11, 181 1 ; died at the residence
of her grandson in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 9, 1907,
aged 96 years; married Feb. 11, 1830 at Liberty, N. Y.,
ASHBEL MORTON, born Oct. 8, 1803, at Westfield Flats,
N. Y. ; died Sept. 13, 1870, aged 67 years.
Children :
i. Martha Lane, born June 24, 1831 ; died
June 2, 1896, aged 65 years ; married Ben-
'iii i:>^ jamin Litts.
aypPLEWLfiTAay jj Lydia Maria, born May 18, 1833; married
N^^^S Geo. W. Robertson.
iii. Joseph Hill, born March 23, 1835.
iv. Margaret Ann, born April 27, 1837 ; married
William Maffitt.
V. William Hesakiah, born Nov. 11, 1839;
died June 29, 1857, at Liberty, N. Y.
(Drowned.)
vi. Sarah Banks, born March 6, 1842 ; died Sept.
23, 1845, at Liberty, N. Y., aged 3 years.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill i i 5
vii. Hattie Paulina, born Nov. lo, 1843 ; died
April, 1910; married Robert McNair.
viii. James Alexander, born Feb. 28, 1845 ; died
at Liberty, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1845, aged 7
months.
ix. Sarah Melvina, born Sept. 29, 1848; mar-
ried James Gavitt.
X. Charles Benjamin, born Jan. 13, 185 1.
xi. Mary Florence, born April, 1854; married
Shaw Miller.
NOTE'S
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ARRETTA HILL STAPLES was born in Liberty, Sullivan
County, N. Y., in 1813. She was the daughter of
Joseph Hill and Sarah Banks Hill, being their seventh
child. Her experiences were similar to her sisters,
which are recorded in other places. She married
ALONZO STAPLES in 1834. Their married life extended
over a period of sixty-seven years. He was the son of
John Staples and Patty Banks Staples, who was a
sister to Sarah Banks Hill. His sister Deborah Staples
Silliman was born Feb. 21, 1800; died Dec. 28, 1908,
aged 108 years. His brother Horace was born in 1802 ;
died in 1897, aged 95 years. Horace was a very prom-
inent banker of Westport, Conn., and a great philanthro-
pist. Another brother, Sydney, died when over ninety
years of age. Alonzo was born in 1807; died in 1901,
aged 94 years. Another brother, Edward, died at the
age of 52 years.
In reference to the Hill family, the sisters of Arretta
Hill died at the following ages :
Eliza Hill Crary, the eldest of the five sisters, 94
. years,
Esther Hill Young, 88 years,
Sarah Hill Morton, 96 years,
Arretta Hill Staples, 94 years,
Paulina Hill Clements, the youngest sister, 90 years,
an average of 92 years for the five sisters.
Benjamin Hill died at the age of yy years, Joseph
79, and Sherwood 48. Their mother lived to be 93
years old. Hezekiah, father of Sarah Banks, died at the
age of 64. Benjamin Banks, grandfather of Sarah
Banks, died at the age of 102 years. He had one daugh-
ter, Molly Ogden, who died at the age of 102,
Mr. and Mrs. Staples were buried in Oak Lawn
Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn. At an earlier date the home
of Mrs. Staples* grandfather, Ebenezer Hill, was sit-
uated near this cemetery.
Ancestors OF Eliza Hill 117
JOHN HILL STAPLES was the only son of Alonzo and
Arretta Hill Staples. He was born in 1837. Soon after
quitting school he became a sailor and had some rough
experiences in this capacity. At one time on a return
voyage from South America the boat was wrecked in a
terrible storm and was sunk to the water's edge for three
days. None of them expected to see land again, but as
the boat was loaded with lumber it floated and they were
finally rescued. He enlisted in the Navy at the time of
the Civil War and was Master's Mate or Ensign on the
Man of War Sciota, and participated in the capture
of New Orleans, receiving quite a sum of prize money
for his share. He resigned on account of his health and
came home. Later he enlisted in Company I, 14th Regt.,
Connecticut Volunteers. His discharge was given at the
Camp near Petersburg, Va., dated the 31st day of
August, 1864. He was a member of the Naval Vet-
eran Association, as shown by certificate stating that
"John H. Staples, having honorably served in the
United States Navy from November, 1861, to Sep-
tember, 1862, has .by virtue of said service been elected
a member of the Naval Veteran Association of the State
of Connecticut, and is subject to all By-Laws, Regula-
tions, etc." Dated New Haven, Conn., 30th day of
August, 1888. He was granted a pension increase on
December 10, 1907, under Certificate No. 1,040,286.
He died in 19 12, aged 75 years, and was buried in Oak
Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.
14. ARRETTA^ HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,« Deacon Joseph,"
Deacon William,* William,^ William,^ William^), born
at Liberty, N. Y., April 18, 1813; died Aug. 8, 1907,
at Greenfield Hill, Conn., aged 94 years; married at
Liberty, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1834,
ALONZO STAPLES, born April 4, 1807, at Greenfield
Hill, Conn. ; died Oct. 5, 1901, aged 95 years.
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Children :
John Hill, born Nov. 27, 1837; died Feb.
24, 19 1 2, aged 75 years.
Ann Jane, born Feb. 17, 1844; married
Arthur Merwin, June 7, 1877.
Ancestors OF Eliza Hill 119
JOHN A. CLEMENTS was an early settler of the town
of Liberty and resided on a farm about two miles east
of the village. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Clem-
ents, came from Ireland to this country about 1800.
John, the eldest of seven children, was born in New
York City. He was a man of sterling character and most
highly respected as a citizen. Was an Elder in the
Presbyterian Church at Liberty for many years. He was
of a strong constitution and was seldom sick. His death
was caused by an accident in which he was thrown
violently from his wagon in collision with a passing
freight train. He married
PAULINA HILL in 1839, She was the youngest daughter of
Joseph Hill and Sarah Banks, and, like her sisters, ex-
perienced all the hardships of the early settlers. She
resided in Liberty with the exception of a few years'
residence in the town of Bethel. Her biography would
be much the same as that of her sisters, Eliza Crary,
Esther Young, and Sally Morton, all of whom were res-
idents of Liberty. Mrs. Clements died at the home of
her daughter Louise (Mrs. Solomon Royce), in 1906,
aged nearly ninety years; Mr. and Mrs. Clements are
buried in Liberty Cemetery.
JOHN NEWTON CLEMENTS, their son, owns and resides
on the farm which has been in the family for many years.
ADDISON J. CLEMENTS, their oldest son, was a soldier
in the Civil War. He enlisted in July, 1861, Captain
Wells' Company F, of the 56th N. Y. V. Was pro-
moted to Sergeant and did duty in the Quartermaster's
Department of the Regiment until May, 1863, when he
was detached and sent to Morris Island, S. C, on the
same duty with General Gilmore, at which place he
was severely wounded in the left leg by a bursting shell,
from which wound he suffered until his death. In May,
1864, he was with his command in Virginia ; June 20,
1864, he was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, and remained
on duty in Virginia until October i6th, when he was
120 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
promoted to Quartermaster and was assigned to duty
in the 56th Regiment, N. Y. Vet. Vols. In February,
1865, he was assigned to duty on General Hatch's staff
as Acting Quartermaster and in March was transferred
to the staff of General C. H. Van Wyck on same duty,
and in July he was assigned same duty on the staff of
General Ames and served thereon until he was mustered
out October 17, 1865, at Charleston, S. C., when he
returned home. Later he was in the mercantile business
and other lines, living in Liberty until the time of his
death, February 16, 1889.
15. PAULINA^ HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,« Deacon Joseph,"
Deacon William,^ William,^ William,^ William^), born
June 13, 1816; died April 11, 1906, aged 90 years; mar-
ried at Liberty N. Y., Feb. 28, 1839,
JOHN A. CLEMENTS, born April 6, 1810; died in 1892,
aged 82 years.
Children :
i. Addison Joseph, born at Liberty, N. Y., Sept.
2, 1840; died Feb. 18, 1889, aged 48 years.
ii. Hezekiah Banks, born Sept. 19, 1846, at
Liberty, N. Y., died June i, 1881, aged
35 years.
iii. David Hill, born at Liberty, N. Y., May 21,
1844; died Sept. 2, 1862, aged 18 years.
iv. Charlotte, born at Liberty, N. Y., July 18,
1849; married James Ramsey.
V. John Newton, born at Liberty, N. Y., May
31. 1851.
vi. Louise, born at Liberty, N. Y., April 6, 1854;
married Royce.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 121
DIMOND RECORD
1. THOMAS DIMOND settled at Pequonnock and owned the
homestead of James Bennet. He was a mariner, and his
vessel and cargo, Savage says, were destroyed by fire.
He was the owner of a bark of 12 tons. He died in the
latter part of 1658. There is no mention of his wife.
2. MOSES2 DIMOND (Thomas^), settled at Fairfield and
purchased in 1670 of John Purdy of Westchester, the
Purdy homestead on Frost Square, which remained in
the Dimond family for many years. Married
ABIGAIL . Children: Moses, Hester, Grace,
Abigail, Thomas. His will is dated March 21, 1683.
The inventory of his estate, valued at 793 pounds, was
taken April 16, 1684, about which time he died.
3. MOSES^ DIMOND (Moses,^ Thomas^), settled at Fair-
field ; married . Children :
i. MosES, born April 17, 1698.
ii. John, born Nov. 17, 1700.
iii. Thomas, born Aug. 29, 1703.
iv. Ebenezer, born March 18, 1705.
4. V. Abigail, born Aug. 17, 1707.
vi. David, born Nov. 20, 1709. (In which year
the father is called Lieut.)
vii. Damaris, born Aug. 24, 1712. (This year
the father is called Captain.)
viii. Damaris 2nd, born Oct. 31, 1714.
4. ABIGAIL^ DIMOND (Moses,^ Moses,^ Thomas^), born
Aug. 17, 1707; died April 25, 1774, aged dj years;
married March 30, 1731,
122 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
DEACON JOSEPH HILL, born April i, 1699; died March
6, 1797, aged 98 years.
(See Hill Record.)
5. EBENEZER5 HILL (Abigail Dimond,* Moses.^ Moses,^
Thomas^), born Feb. 26, 1742; died March 27, 1798,
aged 56 years ; married Jan. 17, 1765,
MABEL SHERWOOD, born Dec. 8, 1745; died Oct. 20,
1820, aged 75 years.
6. JOSEPH^ HILL (Ebenezer,^ Abigail Dimond,* Moses,'
Moses,^ Thomas^), born May 3, 1774; died April 19,
1816, aged 42 years; married 1799,
SARAH BANKS, born April 8, 1776; died Sept. 8, 1868,
aged 92 years.
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Joseph,^ Ebenezer,^ Abigail Dimond,*
Moses,^ Moses,^ Thomas^), born Dec. 3, 1803 ; died Oct.
25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (Sec Crary Record.)
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 123
SHER^A^OOD RECORD
1. THOMAS SHERWOOD was born 1585-6 in England. In
April, 1634, he, his wife Alice, and children Ann, Rose,
Thomas and Rebecca, sailed from Ipswich, County Suf-
folk, England, in ship Frances. He was for a time at
Wethersfield, Conn., and appeared at Fairfield as early
as 1648. His will, dated July 21, 1655, and offered
for probate Oct. 25th of same year, names children by
first wife, Jane, Tomson, Margaret, Sarah, Hannah,
Rose, Thomas and Rebecca. It also mentioned his sec-
ond wife, Maryland her children, as follows: Stephen,
Matthew, Mary, Ruth, Abigail and Isaac, fourteen
children in all. His estate amounted to 392 pounds.
His widow, Mary, married John Banks, a prominent
man of Fairfield, at Rye, N. Y. She died 1693-4, John
Banks having died in 1684.
2. THOMAS^ SHERWOOD (Thomas^), is called ten years of
age in 1634, when his father came over. He was ad-
mitted freeman at Hartford, Oct. 13, 1664. He was
the first miller at Mill River in Fairfield. He married
four times as follows :
First, SARAH WHEELER, daughter of Thomas and Anne
Wheeler.
Second, ANN TURNEY, daughter of Benjamin and Mary
Turney.
Third, ELIZABETH CABLE, widow of John Cable, Jr.
Fourth, SARAH COLEY, widow of Peter Coley and
daughter of Humphrey Hyde.
3. BENJAMIN 3 SHERWOOD (Thomas,^ Thomas^), son of
Thomas and Ann (Turney) Sherwood; died about
1737; married
SARAH .
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4. BENJAMIN* SHERWOOD ( Benjamin,' Thomas,^
Thomas^), born March i, 1700-1 ; died Jan. 19, 1763;
married
ELEANOR BRADLEY, who was the famous "female
worthy," so called, in President Dwight's pastoral poem
"Greenfield Hill". She was born in 1708.
5. MABEL^ SHERWOOD (Benjamin,* Benjamin,' Thomas,"
Thomas^), born Dec. 8, 1745; died Oct. 20, 1820, aged
75 years; married Jan. 17, 1765,
EBENEZER HILL, born Feb. 26, 1742; died March 27,
1798, aged 56 years. (See Hill Record.)
6. JOSEPH^ HILL (Mabel Sherwood,^ Benjamin,* Benjamin,'
Thomas,^ Thomas^), born May 3, 1774; died April 19,
1816, aged 42 years; married in 1799,
SARAH BANKS, born April 8, 1776; died Sept. 8, 1868,
aged 92 years.
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Joseph,^ Mabel Sherwood,^ Benjamin,*
Benjamin,' Thomas,^ Thomas^), born Dec. 3, 1803; died
Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 125
TURNEY RECORD
1. BENJAMIN TURNEY settled first at Concord, Mass. He
was made a freeman June 2, 1641 ; removed to Fairfield
soon after. He died in 1648. His inventory was made
June 6, 1648. His widow, Mary, married Joseph Mid-
dlebrook, who had also removed from Concord to Fair-
field.
2. ANN2 TURNEY (Benjamin^), born in 1637; married
THOMAS SHERWOOD.
3. BENJAMIN^ SHERWOOD (Ann Turney,^ Benjamin^),
married
SARAH
4. BENJAMIN* SHERWOOD (Benjamin,^ Ann Turney,^
Benjamin^), born March i, 1700-1 ; married
ELEANOR BRADLEY; born 1708.
5. MABELS SHERWOOD (Benjamin,* Benjamin,^ Ann
Turney,^ Benjamin^), born Dec. 8, 1745; married
EBENEZER HILL, born Feb. 26, 1742.
6. JOSEPH^ HILL (Mabel Sherwood,^ Benjamin,* Benjamin,^
Ann Turney,^ Benjamin^), born May 3, 1774; married
1799,
SARAH BANKS, born April 8, 1776.
7. ELIZA' HILL (Joseph,^ Mabel Sherwood,'^ Benjamin,*
Benjamin,^ Ann Turney,^ Benjamin^), born Dec. 3,
1803; died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married
March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
126 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
BANKS RECORD
JOHN BANKS, Lawyer, was town clerk in Wethersfield,
Conn., in 1643. He married, according to "Savage",
MISS TAINTOR, daughter of Charles Taintor, of Wethers-
field. He represented Fairfield between 165 1 and 1666
and Rye for three years. He was one of the richest
men and largest land-holders in Fairfield, Conn., the
"Counselor of Governors and men high in Authority".
He made his will December 12, 1684. Among the be-
quests, which were principally large tracts of land, he
particularly requested that to his grandson, son of his
son John, should be given his "silver tankard" upon the
death of his wife. He left 10 pounds to Benjamin, son
of his son Benjamin. It is to be regretted that so little
is known of his early life, but that he belonged to one
of the best families of England there is little doubt.
He also mentioned in his will his sister, Mary Taylor.
(See History of Fairfield, History of Ancient Windsor,
Cothem's History of Woodbury, Savage's Dictionary.)
Longevity, honesty, industry and frugality have been
prominent traits of the family. "Lieut. John Banks,
Oxford man, ripe scholar, one versed in books as well
as affairs, a scientist, he who laid out the survey of the
town, convoy from Connecticut colony to the Dutch."
(Rev. Frank S. Childs, D. D.) He married 2nd,
J J) ^^MARY FITCH SHERWOOD, second wife and widow of
-^f5 Themais Sherwood. She died in 1693-4. He died in 1684.
. . ■■' " Children by first marriage:
i. John, married Abigail Lyon.
ii. Joseph, not mentioned in his father's will.
iii. Samuel.
iv. Obediah, one of the executors of his father's
estate.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 127
2. V. Benjamin, married Elizabeth Lyon.
vi. Susannah, married Jonathan Sturgis. He
died Nov. 29, 1711.
vii. Hannah, married Daniel Burr.
viii. Mary, married Benjamin Sherwood (?).
2. BENJAMIN^ BANKS (John^), married Jan. 27, 1679,
ELIZABETH LYON, daughter of Richard Lyon ; found in
Mass. as early as 1635 and in Fairfield in 1649.
3. BENJAMIN^' BANKS (Benjamin,^ John^), born Oct. 30,
1681 ; died Dec. 12, 1759, aged 78; married ist,
RUTH HYATT, daughter of Thomas Hyatt and Matthias
St. John Hyatt.
Children :
4. i. Benjamin, born Aug. 7, 1703 ; died Aug. 19,
1805, aged 102 years.
ii. Thomas, born Nov. 13, 1707.
iii. John, born Sept. 8, 1710; died early.
iv. Gershom, born May i, 1712.
V. Johannah, born Feb. 28, 1714; married
Joseph Banks, March 29, 173 — probably.
vi. John, born Nov. 7, 1717.
vii. David, born April 22, 1718.
viii. Nehemiah, born April 2^, 1720.
ix. Mary, born May 18, 172 1.
Married 2nd,
SARAH HULL.
Children :
X. Eliphalet, born July 25, 1740.
128 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
4. BENJAMIN* BANKS (Benjamin,^ Benjamin,^ John^),
born Aug. 7, 1703; died Aug. 19, 1805, aged 102 years.
He was buried in Greenfield. Married ist,
MARY TREADWELL.
Children :
i. Mercy, born Sept. 21, 1730.
ii. Rhoda, born Oct. 11, 1741 ; married Isaac
Sturges, Aug. 27, 1762.
Married 2nd,
ELEANOR BRADLEY, daughter of Francis Bradley and
Mary Sturges, born Oct., 1725 ; died May 29, 1812, aged
87 years. She was buried in Greenfield.
Francis Bradley was born May 29, 1699. He was the
son of Francis Bradley and Sarah Jackson. Francis
Bradley was the son of Francis Bradley and Ruth
Barlow. He was the son of Francis Bradley, who
was born in Coventry, England, 1595; ancestor of
Justice Bradley, United States Supreme Court.
Ruth Barlow was a daughter of John Barlow, an-
cestor of Joel Barlow, poet and statesman and Min-
ister to France in President Madison's administra-
tion. Francis Bradley married in 1719,
Mary Sturges, born Aug. 8, 1699, daughter of John
Sturges and Mary Goodwin, married 1682. John
Sturges was son of John Sturges, one of the earliest
and wealthiest citizens of Fairfield, and Deborah
Barlow, daughter of John Barlow. Mary Goodwin
was daughter of William Goodwin, born 1629;
married Susannah, daughter of Robert Woodward,
Braintree, England, one of the Com. who established
the "Hopkins Grammar School," New Haven.
Children :
iii. Benjamin, born in 1746. Had one son and
seven daughters. Served in the Revolu-
tionary War.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 129
5. iv. Hezekiah, born in Greenfield in 1748; died
March 31, 1812, aged 64 years.
V. Ruth, married Gershom Banks, April 20,
1774-
vi. Eleanor, married Reuben Burr, Oct. 20,
1765-
vii. Esther.
viii. Jonathan, had three sons and three daugh-
ters. Served in the Revolutionary War.
Had smallpox while a prisoner in the
"Sugar House," N. Y.
Letter from Horace Staples
Sir:
Reading of long lived families reminds me of the descend-
ents of Elizabeth Jesup Couch, of Green's Ferry.
One of her daughters married Hezekiah Banks, of Green-
field Hill, and was the mother of eight children. The oldest
daughter of the eight died at the age of ninety-four, the third
daughter aged ninety-seven. The oldest son died at the age of
ninety-five, the youngest son at ninety-three.
The oldest daughter married Joseph Hill. Her maiden
name was Sarah Banks. After the marriage they removed into
the town of Liberty, Sullivan County, New York. Sarah had
eight children, five of whom are living, aged from eighty-seven
down to seventy-six. Eliza, the oldest, married a son of Judge
Crary, in Liberty, and has six sons living and two or three
daughters. The oldest son, Horace Crary, lives in Binghamton,
being sixty-eight years old. He and his five brothers average
about six feet in height. Most of them are engaged in tanneries
under the name of Crary Brothers, in Hancock, N. Y., and
Horton, Crary & Co., in Sheffield, Penn.
Aunt Sarah's descendants now number about 150. My
honored deceased mother, Patty Banks Staples, left five children.
Her oldest daughter, Deborah, is now ninety years and nine
months old. The oldest son, Horace (the writer), is eighty-eight
years and nine months old; the second son, Sidney, was eighty-
130 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
seven in August; Alonzo, the third son, eighty- four in April; the
fourth son, Edward Jesup, died in November, 1862, aged fifty
years.
The other two daughters of EHzabeth Jesup Couch had ten
children, and the four sons had fifteen. All those T have men-
tioned are the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
great-great-grandchildren of Elizabeth Jesup Couch, and besides
these there are many of a later generation.
I well remember conversing with r]iy great-grandmother,
Elizabeth, eighty-three, eighty-four and eighty-five years ago,
and how she always sat knitting with her large Bible in her lap.
The Jesup family were noted for their veneration for divine
things, as you must know from your honored citizen, Morris K.
Jesup, whose grandfather was a grandnephew of Elizabeth.
Elizabeth Jesup married Thomas Couch about 1749. Major-
General D. N. Couch is one of her descendants ; in fact, we ask,
where can we name her equal as a progenitor?
It is not much in itself, yet a thing the like of which not
many men may truly tell, that I have held frequent conversations
not only with Elizabeth Jesup Couch, but also with many of her
descendants down to seven generations.
HORACE STAPLES.
Westport, Conn., Nov. 10, 1890.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill
131
State of Connecticut
Military Department
adjutant general's office
Hartford, Nov. 13, 1915.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
This is to certify that:
HEZEKIAH BANKS
served as a private in Capt. Jabez Wheeler's Company, Col.
Whiting's Regiment (4th Mil.), marched October 5, 1777, no
date of discharge. Residence not stated.
This regiment served at Peekskill in October, 1777.
In testimony whereof, the seal of this office is hereto af-
fixed.
Edward Schulze,
Asst. to Adjutant General.
132 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
5. HEZEKIAH^ BANKS (Benjamin,* Benjamin,^ Benjamin,^
John^), born in Greenfield in 1748; died at Easton,
Conn., March 31, 1812, aged 64 years. Served in the
Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Jabez Wheeler's
Company, Col. Whiting's Regiment, (4th Mil.), marched
Oct. 5, 1777, no date of discharge. Residence not stated.
This regiment served at Peekskill in Oct., 1777. Mar-
ried Oct. 14, 1772,
SARAH COUCH, daughter of Thomas Couch and Elizabeth
Jessup, born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 1815, aged
61 years.
Thomas Couch was the son of Thomas Couch, great
grandfather of Maj. Gen. Darius N. Couch. He
died Dec. 4, 1764; married Feb. 25, 1750,
Elizabeth Jessup, born Feb. 13, 1728; died Nov. 25,
181 5. She was daughter of Edward Jessup and
Sarah Blackleach. Edward Jessup was baptized
March 7, 1697; died Sept. 30, 1750. Sarah Black-
leach was born in 1700 ; died Nov. 18, 1783 ; married
Dec. 7, 1724. Edward Jessup was son of Edward
Jessup, born 1663; died Dec. 28, 1732; married
1693, Elizabeth Hyde, born Aug. 23, 1669; died
Oct, 2, 1747. This Edward Jessup was son of
Edward Jessup, who came to New England prior
to 1649. Ancestor of the Hon. Morris K. Jessup,
New York. Elizabeth Hyde was daughter of John
Hyde, son of Humphrey Hyde, who claimed con-
nection with the Clarendon Hydes of England, and
Elizabeth Harvey, daughter of Richard Harvey,
Sergeant, who came from Great St. Albans, Hert-
fordshire, England, in the Ship Planter. Sarah
Blackleach was daughter of Richard Blackleach and
Wid. Mehitabel Saboni. He was son of Richard
Blackleach and Abigail Hudson, daughter of John
Hudson of New Haven.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 133
Children :
i. Sturges, born Oct. 26, 1773; died in 1817,
aged 44 years.
6. ii. Sarah, born April 8, 1776, at Weston, Fair-
field Co., Conn. ; died Sept. 8, 1868, aged
93 years; married Joseph Hill. (See Hill
Record.)
iii. Hezekiah, born Dec. 12, 1777; died Oct.,
1872, aged 95 years ; married Rhiamah
Betts.
iv. Patty, bom April 7, 1780; died April, 1858,
aged 78 years ; married John Staples,
V. Mary, born July 20, 1782; died Jan., 1878,
aged 97 years ; married Sherwood Seeley.
vi. Aretta, born in 1788; married Wm. Nichols.
vii. Jessup, born in 1791 ; died Feb. 2, 1863 ; mar-
ried Laura Sherwood.
viii. Walter, born in 1793; married Miranda
Adams.
6. SARAH« BANKS (Hezekiah,^ Benjamin," Benjamin,^ Ben-
jamin,^ John^), married
JOSEPH HILL, in 1799. He was born May 3, 1774.
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks,^ Hezekiah,^ Benjamin,* Ben-
jamin,^ Benjamin,^ John^), born Dec. 3, 1803; died
Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
134 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
LYON RECORD
1. THOMAS LYON purchased in 1654 a house at Fairfield.
He may have been there long before this date, but this
appears to be the first record in his name. He shared
in all the land dividends in the township. He sold his
home-lot at Fairfield Nov. i, 1675, and removed to
Greenwich. His will is dated Dec. 6, 1689. He was a
large land holder both in Fairfield and in Greenwich.
In his will he mentions his wife Mary; sons, John,
Thomas, Samuel and Joseph ; daughters, Mary, Abigail,
Elizabeth, Deborah and Sarah. The point of land ex-
tending out into Long Island Sound, on the east side of
Byram River, was named after him.
2. ELIZABETH- LYON (Thomas^), married Jan. 27, 1679,
BENJAMIN BANKS.
3. BENJAMIN^ BANKS (Elizabeth Lyon,^ Thomas^), mar-
ried
RUTH HYATT.
4. BENJAMIN* BANKS (Benjamin,^ Elizabeth Lyon,^
Thomas^), born Aug. 7, 1703; married 2nd,
ELEANOR BRADLEY, born Oct., 1725.
5. HEZEKIAH^ BANKS (Benjamin,* Benjamin,^ Elizabeth
Lyon,^ Thomas^), born 1748; married Oct. 14, 1772,
SARAH COUCH.
6. SARAH" BANKS (Hezekiah,-' Benjamin,* Benjamin,^
Elizabeth Lyon,^ Thomas^), born April 8, 1776; mar-
ried 1799,
JOSEPH HILL.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 135
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks,*^ Hezekiah,^ Benjamin/ Ben-
jamin,^ Elizabeth Lyon,^ Thomas^), born Dec. 3, 1803;
died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12,
1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
136 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
HYDE RECORD
1. HUMPHREY HYDE was at Windsor before coming to
Fairfield. He was granted a home-lot of 2)^ acres by
the town, which was recorded March 6, 1649, bounded
n. e. with home-lot of John Banks. He also purchased
John Banks' home-lot about 1649. The Hyde family
are believed to have been of the best blood of England.
They have always been stanch, sterling, thrifty men in
the town, and for generations a Deacon Hyde has rep-
resented the family in the Green's Farms Congregational
Church. He probably married in England, In his will,
dated Nov. 12, 1679, he mentions his wife Ann, son
John and daughter Hannah; also daughter Sarah, wife
of Peter Coley.
2. JOHN^ HYDE (Humphrey^), in 1680 was living in his
father's homestead. He married
ELIZABETH HARVEY, daughter of Richard Harvey of
Stratford, formerly of Concord, Mass., to whom said
Harvey deeded 33 acres of land at Stratford in 1686.
She was born July 25, 1644. He appears to have moved
to Green's Farms before April 23, 1697, at which time
Jonathan Sturges purchased of Benjamin Rumsey one
acre in John Hyde's home-lot.
3. ELIZABETH^ HYDE (John,^ Humphrey^), born Aug. 23,
1669 ; married
EDWARD JESSUP, of Bankside.
4. EDWARD* JESSUP (Elizabeth Hyde,=^ John,^ Humph-
rey^), married
SARAH BLACKLEACH.
5. ELIZABETH^ JESSUP (Edward,* Elizabeth Hyde,^ John,''
Humphrey^), born Feb. 13, 1728; married
THOMAS COUCH, Feb. 25, 1750.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 137
6. SARAH« COUCH (Elizabeth Jessup,^ Edward,* Elizabeth
Hyde,^ John,^ Humphrey^), married
HEZEKIAH BANKS, Oct. 14, 1772,
7. SARAH^ BANKS (Sarah Couch,« Elizabeth Jessup,'' Ed-
ward,* Elizabeth Hyde,^ John,^ Humphrey^), married
in 1799,
JOSEPH HILL.
8. ELIZAS HILL (Sarah Banks,^ Sarah Couch," Elizabeth
Jessup,^ Edward,* Elizabeth Hyde,' John,^ Humphrey^),
born Dec. 3, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years;
married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
138 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
JESSUP RECORD
1. EDWARD JESSUP, the ancestor of the Fairfield family
of that name, was an Englishman and probably from
Yorkshire. He was a citizen of Stamford in 1649.
Earlier than this he may have been in Fairfield, as the
town records show that in 1653 he sold land on Sasso
Neck. In 1656 he had removed to Middleborough, New
Town, Long Island, where he was a magistrate under
the Dutch Government from 1659 to 1662. Subsequently
he became one of the original potentates of West Farms,
Westchester Co., N. Y. In 1663 the Connecticut Colony
which claimed jurisdiction appointed him commissioner
(magistrate) for the town of Westchester, and again in
1664, while in 1665 he represented the same town at a
meeting of deputies convened by Gov. Nichols of New
York at Hempstead, L. I. His will bears date Aug. 6,
1666, the year of his death, and is one of the earliest
English wills recorded in New York City. He married
ELIZABETH BURROUGH, sister of John Burrough of
Newtown. In 1668 the widow married Robert Beacham
(Beauchamp) of Fairfield and removed there with her
two young children. They lived in the present parish
of Greenfarms (beautiful place). (See Miss Schenck's
History of Fairfield.)
2. EDWARD^ JESSUP (Edward^), married
ELIZABETH HYDE.
3. EDWARD^ JESSUP (Edward,^ Edward^, married
SARAH BLACKLEACH, daughter of Richard Blackleach.
Died Nov. 18, 1783.
4. ELIZABETH* JESSUP (Edward,^ Edward,^ Edward^,
born in Greens Farms, Feb. 13, 1728; died Nov. 25, 1815,
aged 87 years; married
THOMAS COUCH, Feb. 25, 1750.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 139
5. SARAH^ COUCH (Elizabeth Jessup,* Edward,^ Edward,^
Edward^), married
HEZEKIAH BANKS, Oct. 14, 1772. Died Feb. 24, 1815.
(See Banks Record.)
6. SARAH^ BANKS (Sarah Couch,^ Elizabeth Jessup,^ Ed-
ward,^ Edward,^ Edward^), born April 8, 1776; died
Sept. 8, 1868, aged 91 years; married in 1799,
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3, 1774; died April 19, 1816,
aged 42 years.
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks,« Sarah Couch,^ Elizabeth Jes-
sup,* Edward,^ Edward,^ Edward^), born Dec. 3, 1803;
died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12,
1823,
CALVERT CRARY, bom Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
140 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
BRADLEY RECORD
1. FRANCIS BRADLEY came to Fairfield in 1660. Soon
after his arrival he married
RUTH BARLOW, daughter of John Barlow, and thus be-
came connected with some of the principal families of
the place. Being admitted a freeholder of the town,
he became entitled to all the privileges of a settler, in-
cluding a participation in the dividends of the town
lands. In October, 1664, at a General Assembly at
Hartford, he (with others) was accepted as a freeman
of Fairfield under the government of Connecticut, before
the Colony of New Haven had accepted the charter.
Francis Bradley had seven children, four sons and three
daughters, all of whom, as well as his wife, survived him.
2. FRANCIS^ BRADLEY (Francis^), second son of Francis
and Ruth, born about 1670; married
SARAH JACKSON. He died Dec, 1716, leaving his wife
and the following children :
3. Francis, Samuel, Ephraim, John, Jr.,
4. Eleanor, born Feb. 22, 1708; married Benjamin
Sherwood.
Gershom.
3. FRANCIS^ BRADLEY (Francis,^ Francis^), born 1699;
married
MARY STURGES, daughter of John Sturges, 1719, and
had ten children.
5. ELEANOR* BRADLEY (Francis,^ Francis,^ Francis^),
born Oct., 1725; died May 29, 1812, aged 87 years;
married
BENJAMIN BANKS (3), 1745. (See Banks Record.)
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 141
6. HEZEKIAH^ BANKS (Eleanor Bradley,'* Francis,^ Fran-
cis/ Francis^), born in Greenfield, Conn., 1748; died at
Easton, Conn., March 31, 1812, aged 64 years; married
SARAH COUCH Oct. 14, 1772. She was born March 30,
1754; died Feb. 24, 1815, aged 61 years.
7. SARAH« BANKS (Hezekiah,^ Eleanor Bradley,-* Francis,^
Francis,^ Francis^), born April 8, 1776, at Weston, Fair-
field Co., Conn., died Sept. 8, 1868, aged 93 years;
married
JOSEPH HILL in 1799. He was born May 3, 1774.
8. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks,'' Hezekiah,^ Eleanor Bradley,*
Francis,^ Francis,^ Francis^), born Dec. 3, 1803 ; married
CALVERT CRARY, March 12, 1823. He was born Aug.
II, 1798. (See Crary Record.)
4. ELEANORS BRADLEY (Francis,^ Francis^), born Feb.
22, 1708; married
BENJAMIN SHERWOOD, born Mar. i, 1700-1 ; died
Jan. 19, 1763.
9. MABEL* SHERWOOD (Eleanor Bradley,^ Francis,^ Fran-
cis^), born Dec. 8, 1745; died Oct. 20, 1820; married
Jan. 17, 1765,
EBENEZER HILL, born Feb. 26, 1742; died March 27,
1798.
7. JOSEPH^ HILL (Mabel Sherwood,* Eleanor Bradley,^
Francis,^ Francis^), born May 3, 1774; died April 19,
1 8 16; married in 1799,
SARAH BANKS, born April 8, 1776; died Sept. 8, 1868.
8. ELIZA« HILL (Joseph Hill,^ Mabel Sherwood,* Eleanor
Bradley,^ Francis,^ Francis^), born Dec, 3, 1803; died
Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
142 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
BARLOW RECORD
1. JOHN BARLOW was one of the first settlers of Fairfield.
He was possessed of a large estate. He died in 1674.
Joel Barlow, born in 1754, was one of his descendants;
was a poet, politician and writer ; was also a Chaplain
in the Revolutionary War. John Barlow's will, dated
March 28, 1674, mentions his wife,
ANN , and children :
i. John.
ii. Isabella, wife of Peter Clapham.
2. iii. Ruth, wife of Francis Bradley.
iv. Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Frost.
V. Martha, wife of James Beers.
3. vi. Deborah, wife of John Sturges.
2. RUTH^ BARLOW (John^, married
FRANCIS BRADLEY, who came to Fairfield in 1660.
4. FRANCIS^ BRADLEY (Ruth Barlow,^ John ^), born about
1760; died Dec, 1716; married
SARAH JACKSON.
5. FRANCIS* BRADLEY (Francis,^ Ruth Barlow,^ John^),
born 1699 ; married 1719,
MARY STURGES, daughter of John Sturges.
6. ELEANORS BR.\DLEY (Francis,* Francis,^ Ruth Barlow,^
John^), born Oct., 1725; died May 29, 1812; married
1745,
BENJAMIN BANKS, born Aug. 7, 1703; died Aug. 19,
1805.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 143
7. HEZEKIAH« BANKS (Eleanor Bradley,^ Francis,* Fran-
cis/ Ruth Barlow,- John^), born in 1748; died March
31, 1812; married Oct. 14, 1772,
SARAH COUCH, born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 1815.
8. SARAH^ BANKS (Hezekiah Banks,« Eleanor Bradley,^
Francis,* Francis,^ Ruth Barlow,^ John^), born April 8,
1776; died Sept. 8, 1868; married in 1799,
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3, 1774; died April 19, 1816.
9. ELIZA« HILL (Sarah Banks,^ Hezekiah,« Eleanor Bradley,^
Francis,* Francis,^ Ruth Barlow,- John^), born Dec. 3,
1803; died Oct. 25, 1897; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878.
3. DEBORAH^ BARLOW (John^), married
JOHN STURGES, who settled at Fairfield in 1660 in the
37th year of his age.
10. JOHN^ STURGES (Deborah Barlow,=^ John^), married
MARY GOODWIN, daughter of William Goodwin and
Susannah Woodward.
5. MARY* STURGES (John,^ Deborah Barlow,^ John^),
married in 1719
FRANCES BRADLEY (3). He was born in 1699.
6. ELEANORS BRADLEY (Mary Sturges,* John,^ Deborah
Barlow,^ John^), born Oct., 1725; died May 29, 1812;
married 1745
BENJAMIN BANKS (3), born Aug. 7, 1703; died Aug.
19, 1805.
144 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
7. HEZEKIAH^ BANKS (Eleanor Bradley,^ Mary Sturges,*
John,^ Deborah Barlow,^ John^), born in 1748; died
March 31, 1812; married Oct. 14, 1772,
SARAH COUCH, born Mar. 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 1815.
8. SARAH^ BANKS (Hezekiah,^ Eleanor Bradley,^ Mary
Sturges,* John,^ Deborah Barlow,^ John^), born April
8, 1776; died Sept. 8, 1868; married in 1799,
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3, 1774; died April 19, 1816.
9. ELIZA« HILL (Sarah Banks,"^ Hezekiah,« Eleanor Brad-
ley,^ Mary Sturges,* John,^ Deborah Barlow,^ John^),
born Dec. 3, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years;
married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 145
STURGES RECORD
I. JOHN STURGES settled at Fairfield in 1660 in the 37th
year of his age and purchased Richard Fowles home-
stead; was made a freeman May 14, 1669; appointed
selectman the same year, and owned a large estate at
Fairfield. His will is dated March 4, 1697-8, in which
he gives to his son Jonathan his homestead, his sword
and various parcels of land; to son Joseph his fowling-
piece, long-gun and various parcels of land; to son
John his little gun; to daughter Deborah, wife of James
Redfield, several parcels of land and his negro woman
Jenny ; to daughter Abigail, wife of Simon Couch, his
negro boy Jack. He married
DEBORAH BARLOW, daughter of John and Ann Barlow
(Puritans).
Children :
Jonathan.
Joseph.
ni. John, married Mary Goodwin,
iv. Deborah, married James Redfield.
V. Sarah, married Richard Straton.
vi. Abigail, married Simon Couch,
vii. Thomas.
2. JOHN=^ STURGES (John^, married
MARY GOODWIN, daughter of William Goodwin and
Susannah Woodward.
4. MARY^ STURGES (John,^ John^), married
FRANCES BRADLEY (3).
146 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
5. ELEANOR* BRADLEY (Mary Sturges,^ John,^ John^),
born Oct., 1725; died May 29, 1812, aged 87 years;
married
BENJAMIN BANKS (3), 1745. (See Banks Record.)
6. HEZEKL\H^ BANKS (Eleanor Bradley,* Mary Sturges,^
John,2 John^), born in Greenfield in 1748; died at
Easton, Conn., March 31, 1812, aged 64 years; married
Oct. 14, 1772,
SARAH COUCH, born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 1815,
aged 61 years.
7. SARAHo BANKS (Hezekiah,^ Eleanor Bradley,* Mary
Sturges,^ John,- John^), born April 8, 1776; died Sept.
8, 1868, aged 92 years; married in 1799,
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3, 1774; died April 19, 1816,
aged 42 years.
8. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks,^ Hezekiah,^ Eleanor Bradley,*
Mary Sturges,=* John,^ John^), born Dec. 3, 1803; died
Oct. 25, 1897, ag^d 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i,
1878, aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
3. ABIGAIL- STURGES (John^), married
SIMON COUCH.
9. THOMAS^ COUCH (Abigail Sturges,^ John^), born June
9, 1695; married Dec. 7, 1721,
SARAH ALLEN, daughter of Gideon Allen.
10. THOMAS* COUCH (Thomas,^ Abigail Sturges,^ John^,
born Nov. 28, 1725; died Dec. 4, 1764; married Feb.
26, 1749-50,
ELIZABETH JESSUP, born Feb. 13, 1728; died Nov. 25,
1815.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 147
6. SARAH^ COUCH (Thomas,* Thomas,^ Abigail Sturges,^
John^), born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 181 5; mar-
ried Oct. 14, 1772,
HEZEKIAH BANKS, born in 1748; died March 31, 1812.
7. SARAH" BANKS (Sarah Couch,^ Thomas,* Thomas,'*
Abigail Sturges,^ John^), born April 8, 1776; died Sept.
8, 1868; married in 1799
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3. 1774; died April 19, 1816.
8. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks," Sarah Couch,^ Thomas,*
Thomas,^ Abigail Sturges,^ John^), born Dec. 3, 1803;
died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March, 12,
1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
148 Ancestors of Eliza Hill
ANDREWS RECORD
1. FRANCIS ANDREWS settled in Hartford in 1639, where
he married
ANNE SMITH, daughter of Prof. Giles Smith. He re-
moved to Fairfield and became one of the Bankside
farmers. He made his will June 6, 1662, which was
probated March 5, 1663,
2. MARY^ ANDREWS (Francis^, married
SIMON COUCH.
3. SIMON^ COUCH (Mary Andrews,^ Francis^, married
ABIGAIL STURGES, daughter of John Sturges.
4. THOMAS^ COUCH (Simon,^ Mary Andrews,^ Francis^,
born June 9, 1695; married Dec. 7, 1721,
SARAH ALLEN, daughter fo Gideon Allen.
5. THOMAS-^ COUCH (Thomas,* Simon,=' Mary Andrews,=^
Francis^), born Nov. 28, 1725; died Dec. 4, 1764; mar-
ried Feb. 26, 1749-50,
ELIZABETH JESSUP, born Feb. 13, 1728; died Nov. 25,
181 5 ; daughter of Edward Jessup and Sarah Blackleach.
6. SARAH« COUCH (Thomas,^ Thomas,* Simon,^ Mary An-
drews,^ Francis^), born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24,
181 5 ; married Oct. 14, 1772,
HEZEKIAH BANKS, born in 1748; died March 31, 1812.
7. SARAH^ BANKS (Sarah Couch,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Simon,^ Mary Andrews,^ Francis^), born April 8, 1776;
died Sept. 8, 1868; married in 1799
JOSEPH HILL, born May 3, 1774; died April 19, 1816.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill 149
ELIZAS HILL (Sarah Banks/ Sarah Couch,« Thomas,'
Thomas,* Simop,^ Mary Andrews,^ Francis^), born Dec.
3, 1803; died Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married
March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
150 Ancestors OF Eliza Hill
COUCH RECORD
1. SIMON COUCH was made a freeman of Fairfield Oct. 13,
1664. He married
MARY ANDREWS, daughter of Francis Andrews of Bank-
side. He with John Andrews purchased of the heirs of
his father-in-law most of their interest in their father's
estate. He purchased of his mother-in-law, Anna An-
drews, March 6, 1663, all her interest in the housing
and lands of her deceased husband. He became a large
land-holder in Green's Farms. For several years he with
John Andrews carried on a law-suit against the town
of Fairfield to recover lands, claimed by right of pur-
chase from the Indians, before Bankside was made a
part of the town of Fairfield. He made his will Dec.
22, 1687. He was buried in land belonging to him at
Frost Point looknig out upon the sound. This had been
set apart as a family burial place, and was long known
as the Couch Burial Hill. This spot could be pointed out
until within the last few years (1889).
2. SIMON2 COUCH (SimonO, married
ABIGAIL STURGES, daughter of John Sturges. He was
a prominent man in Green's Farms, and active in its
political, church and school interests. He continued the
claim of his father and the other Bankside farmers to
the land which the town of Fairfield agreed June 29,
1666, to allow them, when they consented to become a
part of the township. He died early in 1713. His will
of March 2, 1712-13 was probated the 7th of April fol-
lowing. To his wife Abigail he gave 1/3 of his housing
and movable estate, his negro man Jack and negro girl
Jenne. To his slave Anthony he gave 30 acres at the
upper end of his 200 acres, provided he served his mis-
tress until of age.
Ancestors of Eliza Hill i 5 1
3. THOMAS^ COUCH (Simony Simon^, born June 9, 1695 ;
settled at Green's Farms and married Dec. 7, 1721
SARAH ALLEN, daughter of Gideon Allen. In his will
of Dec. 6, 1735, he gave his estate to his wife Sarah and
daughters, Sarah and Ann, and to his wife his slave
Jenny; to his son Thomas his negro boy Frank, and all
his estate lying in Fairfield, except his bridge-hill-lot,
his negro boy Ouass, etc.
4. THOMAS* COUCH (Thomas,^ Simon,^ Simon^), born
Nov. 28, 1725; died Dec. 4, 1764; married Feb. 26,
1749-50,
ELIZABETH JESSUP, born Feb. 13, 1728; died Nov. 25,
181 5 ; daughter of Edward Jessup and Sarah Blackleach.
5. SARAH^ COUCH (Thomas,* Thomas,^ Simon,- Simon^),
born March 30, 1754; died Feb. 24, 1815, aged 61 years;
married
HEZEKIAH BANKS, Oct. 14, 1772. He was born in
Greenfield, Conn., in 1748 ; died at Easton, Conn., March
31, 181 2, aged 64 years.
6. SARAH" BANKS (Sarah Couch,^ Thomas,* Thomas,^
Simon, ^ Simon^), born April 8, 1776 at Weston, Fair-
field Co., Conn., died Sept. 8, 1868, aged 93 years;
married
JOSEPH HILL, 1799. He was born May 3, 1774.
7. ELIZA^ HILL (Sarah Banks," Sarah Couch,^ Thomas,*
Thomas,^ Simon,^ Simon^), born Dec. 3, 1803; died
Oct. 25, 1897, aged 94 years; married March 12, 1823,
CALVERT CRARY, born Aug. 11, 1798; died June i, 1878,
aged 80 years. (See Crary Record.)
PART III
DESCENDANTS
OF
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AND HIS WIFE
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ELIZA HILL CRARY was ninety years of age on Dec. i, 1893.
The anniversary was celebrated at the home of Mrs. Sarah
C. Fisk, at Hancock, N. Y.
Her children present were :
Mr. and Mrs. Horace H. Crary,
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mason Crary,
Mrs. Mary Ann Young,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crary,
Mr. Denison Crary,
Mr. and Mrs. George Crary,
Mr. Jerry Crary,
Mrs. Sarah C. Fisk.
Absent :
Mr. J. Newton Young,
Mrs. Denison Crary,
Mrs. Jerry Crary.
Grandchildren present were :
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Young,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Crary,
Calvert, Grace A, and Mary E. Crary,
Charlotte Young,
Mrs. Laverne C. Davidge,
T. Delos Crary,
Mrs. Ella C. Nichols,
Horace A., Miner D., Clare J. and Marion Crary,
Ralph M. and Dencie Fisk.
Great grandchildren present were :
Louise and Polly Young,
Thomas Davidge.
A photograph taken at this anniversary is reproduced on
the preceding page.
Descendants of
CALVERT CRARY
AND HIS WIFE
ELIZA HILL
The records of the Crary and Hill families show some
interesting data regarding the ages of many of our ancestors.
The wedded life of Thomas Crary, who was born in 1744, and
Mehitabel Mason Crary extended over a period of sixty years.
The wedded life of his son, Judge Thomas Crary, and Polly
Holmes Crary extended over a period of nearly fifty-four years.
The married life of the son of Judge Thomas Crary, Calvert
Crary, and his wife, Eliza Hill Crary, lasted over fifty-five years.
Mason Crary and Ann Hill Crary celebrated their Golden Wed-
ding while he was living. Thomas Crary and his wife have
lived together over fifty years.
Of the Hill family, Eliza Hill Crary was the eldest of five
sisters and died at the age of 94 years, Esther Hill Young died
at the age of nearly 88 years. Another sister, Sarah Hill Morton,
died at the age of 96 years. Arretta Hill Staples was 94 years of
age when she died. Paulina Hill Clements, the youngest sister,
died at the age of 90 years. This was an average for the five
sisters of 92 years. Benjamin Hill, a brother, died at the age of
']'] years ; Joseph 79 ; Sherwood 48.
The mother of Eliza Hill Crary, Sarah Banks, lived to be
93 years old. Hezekiah, father of Sarah Banks, died at the age
of 64. Benjamin Banks, grandfather of Sarah Banks, lived to
be 102 years old. He had one daughter, Molly Ogden, who died
at the age of 102.
The married life of a sister of EHza Hill, Arretta, who
married Alonzo Staples, was 67 years.
158 Descendants of Calvert Crary
The cousins of Eliza Hill Crary, children of John Staples
and Patty Banks Staples, lived to the following ages:
Deborah Staples Silliman, aged 108 years
Horace Staples, " 95 "
Sydney Staples, over 90 "
Alonzo Staples, " 94 "
Edward Staples, " 52
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill
159
CALVERT CRARY was born at Chenango Forks, Chenango Co.,
N. Y., in 1798. He was the son of Thomas Crary and
Polly Holmes Crary, who came to Liberty in 1800. He
resided on the farm two miles east of Liberty which was
settled by his father. When first married they resided in
a small house near his father's. In 1835 he built a new
home about 2,000 feet from his father's, using part of the
old store for the new house. This house is still standing,
in 19 16, although it has had many additions. At the time
the family moved into the new house Mason, his second son,
elected to remain with his grandparents, making his home
with them thereafter. Mr. Crary was a prosperous farmer
and dealt largely in horses, cattle and sheep. It was his
custom in the fall of each year to go into the neighboring
counties and buy young cattle. These he would keep until
they became oxen and cows, when he would break the oxen to
the yoke, and it was very seldom that he did not have a few
yoke of well broken oxen which he could sell to his neigh-
bors. The fall of each year found his barns well stocked
with hay and grain to feed the cattle, and his cellar contained
plenty of corned-beef, pork, apples and vegetables, it being
his custom to kill hogs and beef in the fall of each year. He
was a strong, healthy man of large proportions and was
seldom ill. In 1877 at a reunion of his sons and daughters
held at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. N. Young, at
Parksville, N. Y., at which all of his sons were present,
the height and weight of himself and his six sons were as
follows :
Calvert 6 feet
Horace 6 feet 4 in.
Mason 5 feet 11 in.
Thomas 6 feet i in.
Denison 6 feet 2 in.
George 6 feet i in.
Jerry 6 feet
a total of 42 feet 7 in., and
average of 6 feet i in., and
weight 235 pounds
" 268
" 200
" 164
" 164
" 170
" 200
aged 53 years
aged 35 years
1,401 pounds, or an
200 pounds each.
i6o Descendants of Calvert Crary
He married in 1823
ELIZA HILL, who was born in 1803 at Greenfield Hill, Conn.
She was a daughter of Joseph Hill and Sarah Banks Hill,
who came to Liberty when she was about four years of age.
When she was thirteen years of age her father died and she
with her mother had the care of her younger brothers and
sisters. She received much of her education at Fairfield,
where she went to school in addition to the education she
received in the common schools at home. She was a very
active, energetic woman and in the early years of her life
she would card, spin and weave wool into cloth, weave car-
pets, and do other work of that nature. She would spin
and weave flax, making the thread into cloth, etc. In later
years she had poor health for a long time and gradually lost
her eyesight. In 1865 she became entirely blind. Her mar-
ried life extended over a period of fifty-five years. She
survived her husband nineteen years. Mr. Crary died in
the 80th year of his age, his illness being pneumonia and
was of short duration.
Mrs. Crary resided with her son George a short time
after the death of her husband, when she went to live with
her daughter, Mrs. Sarah Fisk, at Hancock, N. Y. Later
they moved to Liberty, N. Y. Mrs. Fisk was her constant
companion and guide during her blindness. In spite of her
afiflictions she continued knitting for many years to occupy
her spare time, knitting socks, etc. She saw seven genera-
tions in her lifetime, as she very well remembered her great
grandmother and had several great-grandchildren before her
death. Her lineal descendants at the time of her death were
eight children, thirty-one grandchildren and twelve great-
grandchildren. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Fisk, at Liberty, N. Y., in 1897, 3.ged 94 years. The
funeral of Mrs. Crary was held at the home of Mrs. Fisk,
Liberty, N. Y., and the bearers were her grandsons, Thomas
B. Crary, Roscoe Crary, Miner Crary, Calvert Crary, Preston
Crary and Will Crary. Mr. and Mrs. Crary were buried in
the cemetery at Liberty, N. Y.
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill
i6i
CRARY RECORD
6. CALVERT^ CRARY (Thomas,^ Thomas," Nathan,' Peter,^
Peter^), born at Chenango Forks, Chenango Co., N. Y.,
Aug. II, 1798; died at Liberty, SuUivan Co., N. Y.,
June I, 1878, aged 80 years; married at Liberty, N. Y.,
March 12, 1823
10. ELIZA HILL, born in Greenfield Hill, Fairfield Co., Conn.,
Dec. I, 1803 ; died at Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Oct.
25, 1897, aged 94 years. (See Hill Record.)
Children :
8. i. Horace Holmes, born at Liberty, N. Y., Aug.
29, 1824.
ii. Mary, born at Liberty, N. Y., July 21, 1826;
died in 1829, aged 3 years.
9. iii. Joseph Mason, born at Liberty, N. Y., Dec.
31, 1828.
10. iv. Mary Ann, born at Liberty, N, Y., June 30,
1831.
11. V. Thomas, born at Liberty, N. Y., June 22,
1834.
12. vi. Denison, born at Liberty, N. Y., Oct. 12,
1836.
13. vii. George, born at Liberty, N. Y., Oct. 29,
1839.
14. viii. Jerry, born at Liberty, N. Y., June 14, 1842.
15. ix. Sarah Esther, born at Liberty, N. Y., April
24, 1845.
1 62 Descendants of Calvert Crary
HORACE HOLMES CRARY was born in 1824 in the
house built by his grandfather, Judge Thomas* Crary,
on the farm two miles east of Liberty Village. He was
the eldest son of Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill. His
early opportunities were not great, as schools were not
plentiful in those days. Liberty was a thriving village ;
Monticello, the County Seat, twelve miles distant. New-
burgh, fifty miles away, was the nearest point of any
importance. Game was quite abundant in those days
and much of his time was occupied in catching foxes
and rabbits and sending the game to the New York
market. He would also buy poultry and other game,
which he disposed of in the same manner. In the sum-
mer time he varied working on the farm with cattle
droving, speculating and selling goods by auction at the
General Trainings, which were held each year at that
time. This continued until 1846, when the General
Trainings ceased. He was associated with John Davidge
in the butchering business in Liberty for some little time.
1 846- 1 850 He was engaged in the butchering business
and in droving, buying and selling cattle, horses and
sheep.
1850 He was elected supervisor of the town of Liberty
and performed the duties of the office for one year. In
that year he went to Hancock, and together with Edson
Gregory, John Davidge, Alva Gregory and L. H. Allison,
under the firm name of Allison, Gregory & Company,
built a tannery on Sands Creek, which was afterwards
known as the Allisonville tannery. Soon after the com-
mencement of the enterprise Edson Gregory died, Alva
Gregory sold out, and the firm name was changed to
Allison, Davidge & Co.
1856 John Davidge sold his interest in the firm to
Walter Horton, and the firm name was changed to Alli-
son, Crary & Co., Mr. Horton being junior member of
the firm, Mr. Davidge went to Lake Como, in Wayne
Co., Pa., and together with the firm of Allison, Crary &
Company, built a tannery there, one-half of which was
owned by the Allisonville firm.
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 163
1857 I^ 1857 came the panic. Although they had a
hard time of it, the various firms came through this
panic all right.
1862 In 1862, the month of May, just at the beginning
of the war, when the business of the country was any-
thing but bright, the tannery with a large stock of
leather and bark caught from a woods fire and was
totally destroyed, the insurance covering only about one-
third of the loss. But the insurance money was paid,
the leather in the vats had been uninjured, and with
some assistance from the firm of Bullard & Company,
New York, with whom they were doing business, they
were enabled to go on. The advance in prices during
the war carried them on to a financial success. About
this time L. H. Allison became incapacitated for doing
business by reason of an attack of some nervous dis-
ease of which he died shortly afterwards.
1864 Mr. Walter Horton sold his interest in the firm
to George H. Allison, and the firm name was changed to
Allison & Crary. Walter Horton, with his uncle, Webb
Horton, located in Sheffield, Warren Co., Pa., where
they purchased several thousand acres of real estate
in Warren, Forest and McKean Counties.
1866 Mr. Crary purchased a one-third interest in these
lands, and in November, 1866 the firm of Horton, Crary
& Co., was organized to do business at Sheffield, War-
ren County, Pa.
1867 They built the Sheffield tannery. This venture
proved the beginning of a very extensive and successful
business. Mr. Crary's youngest brother, Jerry, who had
been in the army and been wounded at the battle of
Resaca, Georgia, in 1864, was soon afterwards admitted
into the partnership of the firm of Horton, Crary & Co.
The firm at this time consisted of Webb Horton, H. H.
Crary, Walter Horton, William McNair and Jerry
Crary.
1870 Horton, Crary & Co., bought a one-half interest
in a sole leather tannery built at Sheffield by J, F.
Schoellkopf, of Buff^alo, N. Y., and formed a partnership
164 Descendants of Calvert Crary
with him under the firm name of Schoellkopf, McNair
&Co.
1875 The name of this firm was changed to Schoell-
kopf, Horton & Co., upon the death of Mr. William
McNair. Soon after this Mr. John McNair and Mr.
C. W. Radeker in connection with the firm of Horton,
Crary & Co., purchased a tract of pine lands, known as
the I. V. Stone property, east of Sheffield, and erected
a sawmill to manufacture pine lumber, and a few years
later added a tannery to this business. The firm was
called John McNair & Company, John McNair and Mr.
Radeker owning one-half, and Horton, Crary & Co.,
the other half. These tanneries were named respec-
tively: Sheffield Tannery, Horton Tannery and Tion-
esta Tannery. The firms of Horton, Crary & Co. and
Schoellkopf, Horton & Co. purchased the tannery at
Brookston, it being called the Forest Tannery. In
1875 William McNair died and his interest was pur-
chased by George Horton, Isaac Horton, and George
Dickinson.
1880 At this time the construction of the Tionesta
Valley Railway was begun, which was later extended
into Forest and Elk Counties.
1886 Mr. Dickinson sold his interests to James H.
Horton and Lane B. Schofield.
1875 H. H. Crary, William H. Garrett, James Horton
and Edson Davidge, under the firm name of Crary,
Garrett, Horton & Co., built a tannery at Westfield,
Tioga County, Pa. William H. Garrett died in No-
vember, 1876. The firm name was then changed to
H. H. Crary & Co., Walter Horton, of Sheffield, Pa.,
taking an interest.
1881 The firm of H. H. Crary & Co., associated with
W. G. Garrett and L. R. Johnson, built a tannery at
Harrison Valley, Pa., the firm taking the name of
Walter Horton & Co. Shortly afterwards these two
firms, with Horton, Crary & Co., Sheffield, started a
leather house at 107 South Street, Boston, to sell the
leather from the different tanneries.
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 165
1883 The firm of Horton, Crary & Co., purchased a
half interest in the tannery at Arroyo, Pa., of Perry R.
Smith, C. H. Smith and Flavins C. Smith. The firm
was known as G. & I. Horton & Co. The tannery was
styled the G. & I. Tannery.
1888 Mr. Crary, in connection with., Walter Horton,
James Horton, Walter G. Garrett, G:'G. Davidge and
L. R. Johnson, purchased a tannery at Salamanca, N. Y.,
and organized under the firm name of James Horton
& Co.
1875 W. W. Hague, of Tidioute, Pa., leased some of
the land of John McNair & Co., at Sheffield, and drilled
a well for oil, which proved to be a large gas well.
Subsequently the owners procured a charter and incor-
porated as the Sheffield Gas Company, piping the gas
to Sheffield, where it was used for fuel and light. This
was about the first time that natural gas was used for
this purpose, the business having since reached enor-
mous proportions.
1880 J. A. Magee, of Warren, Pa., in connection with
Walter Horton, Charles Sigel and Jerry Crary, drilled
a well on the Donaldson farm, which was the first pro-
ducing oil well in that vicinity. This opened up for their
future oil developments the lands of Horton, Crary &
Co., in which Mr. H. H. Crary was interested.
1873 ^'*- Crary, with his brother Denison Crary and
Amos L. Hall, built the Hancock Mills, near Hancock,
N. Y., under the name of Crary, Hall & Co. Hall sold
out to the other partners and the firm then became
Denison Crary & Co. In 1881 Denison Crary sold out
to Denison Fisk, his brother-in-law, and the firm was
changed to Fisk & Crary.
1893 The firm at AUisonville was changed at various
times, but Mr, H. H. Crary retained an interest in all
of his tannery ventures until they were sold to the
United States Leather Company in 1893.
1876 From various causes Mr. Crary 's eyes became
affected and his physicians advised him to give up
business.
1 66 Descendants of Calvert Crary
1877-1878 The winter of 1877 and 1878 was spent
in Florida. In May, 1878, he, together with his wife and
daughter Emma, sailed for Europe, where they spent
a considerable part of the year. July 4th, 1878, was spent
in Interlaken. At Mr, Crary's suggestion the Stars and
Stripes were hoisted above all other flags and during
that anniversary day floated above them all.
1879 He made a trip to California, and after that time
became quite a traveller.
1885 Up to this time he resided at his home in Alli-
sonville, N. Y., in the house which he built when he first
came there. In 1885 he moved to Binghamton, N. Y.,
where he resided until his death, and although, on ac-
count of his eyesight he could not give close attention
to his business, his counsel and advice were always
sought and followed.
1892 Mr. Crary was associated with nine tanning firms
and the milling firm at Hancock. The output of the
combined tannery interests was about four thousand
sides of sole leather daily, requiring two thousand hides
and using about 100,000 cords of bark per year.
1888 The firm of Horton, Crary & Co., had acquired
a very large export trade, which in 1888, to Europe
alone, comprised 24^% of all the leather which went
out of the port of New York.
1893 In the spring of 1893 a combination was made
of a majority of the sole leather interests in the United
States and all of the tanneries in which Mr. Crary was
interested were sold to the United States Leather Com-
pany.
During his business life Mr. Crary was associated
with over twenty-five partners, none of whom ever be-
came seriously embarrassed or failed to pay his debts.
A large number of them were young men whose early
business training was under his direct influence.
1893 After the sale of the tanneries in which Mr. Crary
was interested, to the United States Leather Company,
his business was principally of a corporate character,
his holdings consisting of stocks and bonds of different
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 167
corporations, the business being managed by the officers
and directors of the various companies.
1897 Mr. Crary, with the other members of the firm
of Horton, Crary & Co., sold the oil and gas interests
and some of the real estate at Sheffield, which had been
reserved when the tanneries were sold to the United
States Leather Company. Mr. Jerry Crary purchased
these interests which had been reserved and were owned
by the firm of Horton, Crary & Co.
The latter part of 1897 Mr. Crary became ill with
Bright's Disease, from which disease he died in June,
1898.
Mr. Crary was married in 1853 ^t Liberty, N. Y.,
in a house standing at the base of Walnut Mountain, to
POLLY BURR, daughter of Bradley Burr and Polly She r-,
wood Burr, who were both descended from the early,
settlers of the town of Liberty. Mrs. Crary was a tall,
graceful woman of strong character. Much of the
success of Mr. Crary's business career may be attributed
to her influence and assistance. She was very liberal
and gave generously to religious and philanthropic
causes. They were both members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church and their influence and financial as-
sistance have been widely felt in church interests and
charities. After his death she continued to reside in the
home. While visiting her daughter Mary at Denver,
Colorado, she became ill and died in the hospital at that
place in 1899.
Mr. and Mrs. Crary were buried in Floral Park
Cemetery at Binghamton, N. Y.
HORACE H.^ CRARY (Calvert,« Thomas,^ Thomas,"
Nathan,-'' Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 29,
1824; died at Binghamton, N. Y., June 10, 1898,
aged 74 years; married at Liberty, Sullivan County,
N. Y, Oct. 3, 1853,
POLLY BURR, born at Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1833; died
at Denver, Colorado, July 7, 1899, aged 66 years.
i68 Descendants of Calvert Crary
Children :
19. i. Emma, born at Hancock, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1859.
20. ii. Grace Allison, born at Hancock, N. Y., Jan.
3, 1865.
21. iii. Thomas Burr, born at Hancock, N. Y., Sept.
26, 1866.
22. iv. Calvert, born at Hancock, N. Y., April 3,
1868.
23. V. Mary Eliza, born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
Aug. 2, 1876.
JAMES CHANDLER YOUNG was the son of William
H. Young and Louisa Kimball. William H. Young
was a son of Joseph Young and a brother of John New-
ton Young. Chandler resided in Liberty during his
life. He was engaged in the mercantile business, in
farming and in buying and selling cattle. Was Presi-
dent of the Sullivan County National Bank, of Liberty,
which he was instrumental in organizing. He resided
at the time of his death in the former home of Dr. John
D. Watkins, whose wife was a sister of his father. He
was a very active, energetic, successful business man.
He was ill with Bright's disease, which was the cause
of his death. He was married in 1881 to
EMMA CRARY, the eldest daughter of Horace H. and
Polly Burr Crary. Mrs. Young, like her mother, was
greatly interested in church and charitable work and
was a leader in all benevolent enterprises in her com-
munity. She survived her husband about a year and
a half. They were buried in the Cemetery at Liberty,
N. Y.
19. EMMA« CRARY (Horace H.,^ Calvert,« Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock, N. Y., Sept.
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 169
4, 1859; died at a Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y., April
26, 1916, aged 57 years; married Sept. 7, 1881,
JAMES CHANDLER YOUNG, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
Dec. I, 1855 ; died at Liberty, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1914, aged
59 years.
Children :
i. Louise Kimball, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
July 4, 1882.
24. ii. Polly Burr, born at Liberty, N. Y., Feb.
19, 1886.
24. POLLY BURR» YOUNG (Emma Crary,« Horace H.,^
Calvert," Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^),
born at Liberty, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1886; married at Liberty,
N. Y., June 17, 1915,
OTTO EUGENE KELLER, born at New York City, June
II, 1885.
Children :
i, Mary Louise, born at Liberty, N. Y., June
3» 1916. -;,_
r':TE3
20. GRACE ALLISON^ CRARY (Horace H.,^ Calvert,«
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at
Hancock, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1865; married at Binghamton,
N. Y., April 26, 1894,
FRED H. HASKINS, born at New Britain, Conn., April i,
1859.
Children :
i. Horace Henry, bom at Binghamton, N. Y.,
Oct. 4, 1895.
I/O Descendants of Calvert Crary
ii. Lucy Cowles, born at Binghamton, N. Y,,
March 21, 1897; died Jan. 16, 1904, aged
7 years.
iii. Polly Burr, born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
March 24, 1898,
iv. Dorothy Grace, born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
April 15, 1901 ; died Dec. 8, 1903, aged
2 years.
V. Grace Emily, born at Binghamton, N. Y.,
Oct. 25, 1903.
21. THOMAS BURR« CRARY (Horace H.,^ Calvert,"
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at
Hancock, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1866 ; married at Binghamton,
N. Y., Sept. 27, 1893,
LOUISE SUTPHEN BRINTNALL, born at Somerville,
N. J., Oct. 12, 1868.
Children :
i. Mary Laverne, born June 27, 1894; died at
Binghamton, N. Y., April 25, 1900, aged
SEE 0=^ 6 years.
SUPPLEMENTA!^ ii. GiFFORD Brintnall, born Feb. 28, 1897 ^^
NOTES Binghamton, N. Y.
iii. Louise, born May 20, 1900, at Binghamton,
N. Y.
22. CALVERT^ CRARY (Horace H.,^ Calvert,^ Thomas,"
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock,
N. Y., April 3, 1868; married at Buffalo, N. Y., Jan.
16, 1894,
RUTH HORTON, born at Hancock, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1872.
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 171
Children :
i. Horace Horton, born at Newtonville, Mass.,
Jan. I, 1895 ; died in Goshen, N. Y., May
18, 1895.
ii. Ruth, born at Newtonville, Mass., May 6,
1904.
23. MARY ELIZA« CRARY (Horace H.,^ Calvert,« Thomas,^
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock,
N. Y., Aug. 2, 1876; married at Binghamton, N. Y.,
Jan. 4, 1899,
HAROLD WIELIS MOORE, born at Elizabeth, N. J.,
Jan. 6, 1873.
Children :
i. Ruth McDonald, born at Englewood, N. J.,
April 10, 1900.
ii. John Crary, born at Denver, Col., Feb. 11,
1902.
iii. Mary Virginia, born at Denver, Col., Feb.
9, 1904 ; died Sept. 6, 1904.
iv. Harold Wielis, Jr., born at Denver, Col.,
April 28, 1906 ; died May 29, 1906.
V. Thomas Edgar, born at Denver, Col., May 11,
1908.
vi. Mary Louise, born at Brush, Col., July 25,
1910.
172 Descendants of Calvert Crary
JOSEPH MASON CRARY was born in 1828, two miles
east of the village of Liberty, on the Crary farm, which
was settled by his grandfather in 1800. When the new
house was built in 1835 Mason elected to remain with
his grandparents and made his home with them there-
after. He taught school and at one time was principal
of the Academy in the village of Monticello. He had
an inventive mind and manufactured tooth powder,
toothache remedy and other compounds, which he sold
successfully about the country. After his marriage, in
1855, he erected a tannery a mile southeast of Liberty
and named the place Dowtenville. This was in the early
history of tanning, the plant was small and he was not
very successful as a tanner and therefore gave up the
business. For a long time afterwards he was a travel-
ing salesman, selling Dr. Tobias' Venetian Liniment, and
in later years was a partner with C. C. Jadwin of Hones-
dale, Pa., in the manufacture and sale of Jadwin's Sub-
duing Liniment. For a number of years he resided at
Hackensack, N. J., and was engaged in seUing the lini-
ment at wholesale through the states of New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. He removed from Hacken-
sack to Jersey City, where he lived until his death.
While at Jersey City he invented the Crary Typewriter
for writing upon books or flat surfaces, the machine
moving instead of the paper. This he sold to T. B.
Garvin & Co., New York. He was ill for sometime be-
fore his death and died of pneumonia. He married
ANN B. HILL, daughter of Sherwood Hill and Betsey
Buckley. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniver-
sary a few months before his death. Mrs. Crary sur-
vived her husband eleven years. She died of pneu-
monia, aged 81, at the home of her friend, Mrs. Dr.
Norberry, at Ellenville, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Crary
were buried in the cemetery at Liberty, N. Y.
9. JOSEPH MASON^ CRARY (Calvert," Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan/ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., Dec.
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 173
31, 1828; died at Jersey City, N. J., June 29, 1905, aged
'jy years ; married at Liberty, N. Y., April 25, 1855,
ANN B. HILL, born at Liberty, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1835 died
at Pine Bush, N. Y., Feb. 8, 1916, aged 81 years.
Children :
25. i. Ida, born at Liberty, N. Y., March 4, 1856.
ii. Edna, born at Liberty, N. Y., Sept. 20, 1870.
iii. GussiE, born at Liberty, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1872.
25. IDA8 CRARY (J. Mason,^ Calvert,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., March
4, 1856; married at Hackensack, N. J., Dec. 29, 1880,
ROBERT WHITE, JR., born at Washington, D. C, June
26, 1854; died in Washington, D. C, Dec. 14, 1896,
aged 42 years.
Children :
i. Mason Ray, born Sept. 24, 1881, at Washing-
ton, D. C. ; died in infancy.
ii. Daisy, born March 13, 1883, at Hackensack,
N. J., died in infancy.
26. iii. Ida Seymour, born April 22, 1885, at Winter
Park, Fla.
27. iv. Roberta Gertrude, born April 24, 1888, at
Winter Park, Fla.
28. V. Ethel, born Dec. 19, 1889, at Winter Park,
Fla.
vi. Mason Crary, born Oct. 20, 1895, at Hacken-
sack, N. J., died April 21, 1896, aged 6
months.
174 Descendants of Calvert Crary
26. IDA SEYMOURS WHITE (Ida Crary,« J. Mason/ Cal-
vert,^ Thomas.^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^),
born at Winter Park, Fla., April 22, 1885 ; married at
Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 3, 1908,
JOHN R. TULLOCH, born in Haddington, Scotland, May
3, 1880.
Children :
i. Elizabeth Reid, born in New York City,
Sept. 14, 1909.
§s^ Xr?'^' "• Laverne Crary, born at Larchmont Park,
^^pf'LErnuiUnr N. Y., Feb. 28, 1913.
HQH$
27. ROBERTA GERTRUDE^ WHITE (Ida Crary,« J. Mason,^
Calvert.*' Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^),
born at Winter Park, Fla., April 24, 1888; married at
Pine Bush, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1910,
WILLIAM FERDINAND WORMS, born at New York
City, Dec. 31, 1886.
Children :
i. Robert White, born at Jersey City, N. J.,
Sept. 30, 19 II.
ii. William Marcus, born at Roselle Park, N.
J., Aug. 9, 1914.
28. ETHEL^ WHITE (Ida Crary,« J. Mason/ Calvert.^
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at
Winter Park, Fla., Dec. 19, 1889, married Sept. 5, 1912,
at Jersey City, N. J.,
GEORGE R. KIMPELL, born at Mystic, Conn., July 4,
1888.
Children :
i. Claire Crary, born at Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 9,
1913- -F
ROTES
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 175
JOHN NEWTON YOUNG was the son of Joseph Young
and Sally Buckley. He was born between Liberty and
Parksville on the farm which was owned by his father,
it being a part of the land originally purchased by his
grandfather. His father, Joseph Young, was born in
New London County, Conn., in 1789, and came to
Liberty with his father, Robert Young, when sixteen
years of age. Joseph was always a resident of the town
of Liberty after that time. Robert Young purchased
the land which is now owned by Rufus Young, and also
the land adjoining on the north, afterwards settled by
Joseph Young. The pass between Liberty and Parks-
ville has always been known as Young's Gap. Joseph
Young was a very prominent man in the town of Lib-
erty; was Justice of the Peace for many years, and
Supervisor of the town eight times. He was quite
wealthy and at one time paid more taxes than any other
man in the town. He married Sally Buckley, who was
a daughter of Luther Buckley and Lucinda Baldwin
Buckley. Luther Buckley was born at Newton, Conn.,
in 1767. Lucinda Baldwin was born at Newton, Conn.,
in 1769, The children of Joseph Young were Colonel
Edward, John Newton, William H., Mrs. John D. Wat-
kins. William H. Young was the father of Chandler
Young, who married Emma Crary. John Newton
Young married in 1857
MARY ANN CRARY. They resided after their marriage
for some time on the farm between Liberty and Parks-
ville, formerly owned by his father. Carrie, their oldest
daughter, was born in this farmhouse. Later they
removed to Parksville, where he owned and operated a
tannery. He was also engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness at Parksville with Thomas Crary, the firm being
known as Crary and Young. Later he closed down the
tannery at Parksville and owned one at Rockland, which
he operated for some tim§. He resided in Parksville
until his death, which occurred at the residence of his
son-in-law, Mr. James H. Horton, Warren, Pa., in
176 Descendants of Calvert Crary
1898. Mary Ann Crary was born on the Crary farm,
east of Liberty. She taught school for several years in
her home district and her younger brothers and sisters
attended her school. Her mother, Mrs. Eliza Hill Crary,
was in ill health for many years during Mary Ann's
girlhood, and Mary Ann had charge of the household
affairs much of the time during her mother's illness.
After her marriage she lived on the Young farm and at
Parksville until her husband's death. She survived her
husband thirteen years, living with her daughter, Mrs.
James H. Horton, at Warren, Pa., until the time of her
death. She was sick about five months. The funeral
was held at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Fisk, at Liberty, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Young were
buried in the cemetery at Liberty, Sullivan Co., N. Y.
ISABELLE YOUNG, daughter of John Newton Young and
Mary Ann Crary, wife of John H. Hull, St. Paul, Minn.,
resided at Louisville, Ky., for a few years, and later at
St. Paul, Minn. She died in 1908 at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Carrie Horton, Warren, Pa., and was buried
In Oakland Cemetery, Warren, Pa.
10. MARY ANN^ CRARY (Calvert,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., June
30, 1831; died at Warren, Warren Co., Pa., Aug. 10,
1913, aged 82 years; married at Liberty, Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., Oct. 6, 1857,
JOHN NEWTON YOUNG, born at Liberty, N. Y., April
2, 1828; died at Warren, Pa., Dec. 28, 1898, aged 70
years.
Children :
29. i. Carrie, born at Parksville, Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., July 22, 1858.
30. ii. Isabel, born at Parksville, N. Y., July 3, 1867.
iii. Joseph, born at Parksville, N. Y., Feb. 21,
1869; died at the age of 3^ years.
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 177
iv. Charlotte, born at Parksville, N. Y., Sept.
7» 1873.
JAMES HOLIDAY HORTON was born at Liberty Falls,
N, Y., Dec. II, 1859. He was the son of Ovid Horton
and Catherine Holiday Horton. Ovid Horton was a
descendant of Barnabas Horton, his father being Isaac
Horton and his mother Prudence Knapp. Ovid Horton
was a brother of Webb Horton and Homer Horton,
father of Walter and Isaac Horton, Jr. The great
grandfather of his mother, Catherine HoMay, was
Alexander McCoy, who served as a bombardier in the
Artillery in the Revolutionary War. James H. Horton
married, in 1884,
CARRIE YOUNG, daughter of John Newton Young and
Mary Ann Crary Young, of Parksville, N. Y. About
1878 he went to Sheffield, Pa., to live and was the head
accountant of the firm of Horton, Crary & Co., becoming
a member of the firm several years later by the retire-
ment of George Dickinson, a part of whose interest he
purchased. About 1897 he removed with his family to
Warren, Pa., where he resided until the time of his
death. His death was caused by acute meningitis at the
age of forty. He was buried in Oakland Cemetery,
Warren, Pa.
29. CARRIE^ YOUNG (Mary Ann Crary,'^ Calvert,« Thomas,"
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Parksville,
Sullivan Co., N. Y., July 22, 1858; married Oct. 13,
1884,
JAMES H. HORTON, born Dec. 11, 1859; died July 26,
1899, aged 40 years.
Children :
31. i. Laverne, born at Sheffield, Pa., Nov. 14, 1886.
ii. Joseph Ovid, born at Sheffield, Pa., July 14,
178 Descendants of Calvert Crary
30. ISABELLE« YOUNG (Mary Ann Crary/ Calvert,^
Thomas,® Thomas/ Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at
Parksville, N. Y., July 3, 1867; died Oct. 22, 1908, aged
41 years; married
JOHN H. HULL, Nov. 13, 1890.
31. LAVERNE^ HORTON (Carrie Young,« Mary Ann Crary/
Calvert," Thomas,® Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^),
born at Sheffield, Pa., Nov. 14, 1886; married
^usfuSntarvHOMER JOHNSON, Oct. 17, 191 1, at Warren, Pa.
"^^^^^ Children:
i. Ruth, born at Lawrenceville, 111., March 2,
1914.
ii. Prudence Knapp, born at Lawrenceville,
111., Dec. 14, 1915.
SUPFL[-Mi:NTARY
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill I79
THOMAS CRARY was born June 22, 1834, on the Crary
farm two miles east of Liberty, in the house built by
his grandfather, Judge Thomas Crary in 1800. His
father, Calvert Crary, lived on the same farm during
his life and his brother George also lived there. It is
now owned and occupied by William R. Crary, son of
George Crary.
1854 When twenty years of age he purchased a span
of horses and wagon for carrying patent medicines and
became traveling agent for the state of Pennsylvania
for Dwight Chapin, driving his team into nearly every
town in the state, selling Dr. Osborne's Golden Oint-
SEE T"^ ment at wholesale.
SUPFLEMEUTA'^.^ 1885 Drove his team down the valley of the Allegheny
NOTES River through Kinzua and Warren.
1858 Traveling agent in the same manner for Dr.
Tobias' Venetian Liniment.
1862 Engaged in the tanning and mercantile business
at Parksville, N. Y., with J. N. Young, his brother-in-
law. The firm was known as Young & Crary.
1863 Was very ill with typhoid fever ; for a long period
his life was despaired of.
1870 Having disposed of his interests in the tanning
business was engaged in the mercantile business with
Cyrus Gray, under the firm name of Gray & Crary.
This continued for quite a period of time.
1885 Was interested with his brothers, H. H. -Crary
and Denison Crary, in the manufacture of hemlock
sole leather at Allisonville, N. Y., the firm being Crary
Brothers.
1893 Crary Brothers disposed of their tannery, lands
and all their property to the United States Leather Com-
pany.
1898 With his wife he travelled through Europe, the
West Indies and South America. The latter trip he re-
peated in 191 1, when he included Panama in his itin-
erary.
1900 With J. Chandler Young and some others he
organized the Haywood Lumber & Mining Company
i8o Descendants of Calvert Crary
and purchased a large tract of land in North Carolina.
Since that time he has been engaged in various lines of
business, mostly corporate, which have not required his
undivided attention.
1900 Purchased the farm and the tanning property at
Hancock formerly owned by the firm of Crary Brothers,
the tannery having been torn down. He has owned
and occupied this farm ever since, the house in which
he lives being the one which was built and occupied by
H. H. Crary.
1902 Made a trip through Palestine and Egypt, re-
turning through Europe.
19 10 With his wife he made a trip around the world.
19 1 2 Made a trip to Norway and Sweden and North
Cape.
He has travelled extensively in this Country, having
been in every State in the Union and nearly every Prov-
ince in Canada and Mexico.
He married
FRANCES BRADLEY in 1865. She was a daughter of
William Bradley and Harriet Fisk Bradley. Mrs. Har-
riet Fisk Bradley was the daughter of William Fisk,
who was Captain in the Vermont Militia during the War
of 1812. His brother, Jonathan Fisk, was a noted law-
yer of those days, a Member of Congress and United
States District Attorney under President Monroe. In
1821 Captain Fisk (father to Mrs. Fisk Bradley) moved
to Sullivan County. Captain Fisk's father served in
the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
Frances Bradley had two brothers in the Civil War.
Walter was in Company H, of the 143rd Regiment, and
Napoleon was in Company H, 28th Regiment and was
one of General Banks' Scouts in Virginia. Frances
Bradley's father, William Bradley, was the son of Alton,
who was the son of Seth, son of John, son of Francis
n, son of Francis I, who came to Fairfield in 1660.
(See Bradley Record). John Bradley was a brother of
Eleanor Bradley, who was the famous "Female
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill i8i
Worthy", and was married to Benjamin Sherwood.
(See Sherwood Record.) A niece of John Bradley,
Eleanor Bradley, married Benjamin Banks. (See Banks
Record.)
We may add that Thomas Crary is from a long lived
family. The wedded life of his great grandparents,
Thomas Crary and Mehitabel Mason Crary, extended
over a period of over sixty years. The wedded life of
his grandparents, Judge Thomas Crary and Polly
Holmes Crary, extended over a period of nearly fifty-
four years, whilst the married life of his father and
mother, Calvert Crary and Eliza Hill Crary, extended
over fifty-five years. His brother, J. Mason Crary and
Ann Hill Crary celebrated their golden wedding. He
himself had lived with his wife fifty-one years in 1916,
as will be seen by the records following this biography.
They have two sons and one daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Crary reside at the present time on
the tannery farm at Hancock, Delaware County, N. Y.
II. THOMAS^ CRARY (Calvert," Thomas,^ Thomas,'' Nathan,^
Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., June 22, 1834;
married at Parksville, Sullivan Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1865,
FRANCES M. BRADLEY, born Nov. 20, 1848.
Children :
i. RoscoE, born April 21, 1867.
32. ii. La VERNE, born April 25, 1869.
33. iii. Thomas Delos, born at Parksville, N. Y.,
Sept. 9, 1884.
32. LAVERNE8 CRARY (Thomas,^ Calvert," Thomas,"
Thomas,^ Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born April 25, 1869;
married Jan. 2'j, 1889,
GEORGE GIFFORD DAVIDGE, born at Hancock, N. Y.,
June 26, 1859.
1 82 Descendants of Cal\'t:rt Crary
Children :
SUPPLCf'tHTAav i. Thomas Crary, born at Newark Valley,
NOTES N. Y., April ii, 1891.
ii. George Gifford, Jr., born at Plainfield, N. J.,
Jan. 6, 1906.
33. THOMAS DELOS^ CRARY (Thomas,^ Calvert,^ Thomas,^
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock,
N. Y., Sept. 9, 1884; married at Waynesville, N. C, Oct.
21, 1912,
VIRGINIA JONES, born at Abington, Va., Nov. 3, 1888.
Children :
i. Thomas Delos, Jr., bom June 15, 1916, at
Elizabeth City, N. C.
SUfPLEMENTARY
NOTES
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 183
DENISON CRARY was born on the Crary farm east of
Liberty. He went to Hancock and worked in the tan-
nery of Allison & Crary for some time, where he first
commenced to learn the tanning business. Shortly after-
wards, when about twenty-eight years old, he was
traveling as a general agent, selling patent medicines at
wholesale. While in this business he became sick with
typhoid fever and in 1862 was very ill for a long time
at Beekman, Ulster County, N. Y., and for many weeks
it was thought that he would not live. After his re-
covery he again entered the tannery and was the head
tanner at Allisonville for a number of years, being a
member of the firm of Crary Brothers who owned this
plant. He was a resident of Hancock for about twenty
years. At one time he managed the grist mill, of which
he was part owner, the firm being known as Crary,
Fisk & Co. After selling his interest in Crary Brothers
w^ho owned the Allisonville Tannery, he removed to
Vestal, Broome County, N. Y., where he purchased a
tannery, which he sold in 1893 to the United States
Leather Company. A few years after this he removed
to Canisteo, N. Y., where he again purchased a small
tannery, which he afterwards sold to the Leather Com-
pany. He resided at Canisteo until his death. He was
buried in the cemetery at that place. He married in
1871
ELMA HOXIE. After the death of Mr. Crary she removed
to Eugene, Oregon, where she now resides.
12. DENISON^ CRARY (Calvert,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,* Na-
than,^ Peter,2 Peter^), born at Lberty, N. Y., Oct. 12,
1836; died at Canisteo, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1914, aged 78
years; married Aug. 30, 1871,
ELMA A. HOXIE, born Aug. 31, 1849.
Children :
i. Warner Preston, born May 27, 1872, at
Stockport, Pa., died Aug. 29, 1873, at
Stockport, Pa., aged i year.
1 84 Descendants of Cal\^rt Crary
34. ii. Edward B., born July 2, 1873.
35. iii. E. Preston, born Nov. 15, 1875.
36. iv. Jay Denison, born Aug. 22, 1877.
V. Grant Hazard, born July 29, 1879, at Han-
cock, N. Y. ; died April 13, 1889, at Stock-
port, Pa., aged 10 years.
37. vi. Mehitabel a., born Nov. 8, 1881.
vii. Allen H., born Nov. 12, 1883.
38. viii. Polly Burr, born Jan. 14, 1886, at Stockport,
Pa.
39. ix. Amy Eliza, born Oct. 16, 1888, at Stockport,
Pa.
X. Horace Holmes, born Nov. 3, 1890, at Vestal,
N.Y.
34. EDWARD BUSSELL« CRARY (Denison,^ Calvert,"
Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter," Peter^), born at
Hancock, N. Y., July 2, 1873; married at Canisteo,
N. Y., June 2, 1897,
GERTRUDE MAY CARTER, bom May, 1872.
Children :
i. Dorothy Louise, born March 20, 1898, at
Boston, Mass., died March 5, 1899, at Can-
isteo, N. Y.
ii. Marion Elma, born Aug. 20, 1899, at Can-
isteo, N. Y.
iii. Gerald Carter, born Jan. 13, 1902, at Cos-
tello, Pa.
35. PRESTON « CRARY (Denison,^ Calvert," Thomas,"
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock,
AND His Wife_, Eliza Hill 185
N, Y., Nov. 15, 1875; married at Canisteo, N. Y., June
30, 1897,
GRACIA RAE SNIFFEN, born March 8, 1878.
Children :
i. Irene Jay, born at Canisteo, N. Y., Nov. 20,
1898.
36. JAY DENISON« CRARY (Denison/ Calvert," Thomas,^
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Hancock,
N. Y., Aug. 22, 1877; marreid at Aberdeen, Wash.,
June 20, 1907,
CORA GRACE JONES, born Aug.
37. HETTIE« CRARY (Denison,^ Calvert," Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born Nov. 8, 1881 ; died Oct.
3, 1915 at Ballston, Va. ; buried in Glenwood Cemetery,
near Washington, D. C. ; married
FRANCIS CLYDE GIDEON, at Canisteo, N. Y., Nov. 19,
1900.
Children :
i. Frank Preston, born May 31, 1904.
ii. Elizabeth Louise, born June 6, 1909.
iii. Clyde Crary, born Jan. 19, 1913.
38. POLLY BURR« CRARY (Denison,^ Calvert," Thomas,^
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter'-), born at Hancock,
N. Y., Jan. 14, 1886; married at Canisteo, N. Y., Oct. 5,
1910,
SAMUEL C. BUNN, born Sept. 5, 1880, at Canisteo, N. Y.
1 86 Descendants of Calvert Crary
Children ;
i. Elizabeth Maxine, born June ii, 191 1, at
Canisteo, N. Y.
ii. Twin Boys, born July 11, 1913, at Aberdeen,
Wash.
iii. One died July 1 1 ; the other July 29, 19 13.
iv. Barbara Jean, born Jan. 13, 1917, at Taholah,
Chehalis Co., Wash.
39. AMY ELIZA« CRARY (Denison,^ Calvert,^ Thomas,'
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born Oct. 16, 1888,
at Stockport, Pa.; married at Canisteo, N. Y., July i,
1906,
GEORGE HENRY HOLMES, born March 18, 1870.
Children :
i. Ruth Crary, born Oct. 15, 1907.
ii. Robert Denison, born May 11, 1909.
iii. Harold Calvert, born Aug. 28, 191 1.
iv. Richard Jay, born March 16, 19 14.
S3iOM
«£1 33S
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 187
GEORGE CRARY was born in the old homestead on the
Crary farm east of Liberty in 1839, and resided on the
farm until his death. He followed in the footsteps of
his father, buying and selling cattle, farming and other-
wise doing the business of a farmer. He was a man
of integrity and was well thought of by his neighbors.
To illustrate : When a hardware dealer, who was mak-
ing him some gallon tin cans for maple syrup, asked him
if he should make them short measure, George replied,
"A gallon to a drop or not a can." His death was caused
by a complication of diseases, and for about three months
before his death he was confined to his bed. His son
William resides on the farm which has been owned by
his parents, grandparents and great grandparents since
1800. George Crary married in 1869
MARY FISK, daughter of William Roby Fisk, of Parks-
ville, Sullivan Co., N. Y. Mr. Fisk was born at Wil-
liamstown. Orange Co., Vermont, being one of a family
of nine children. His brother, Martin Fisk, also resided
in Liberty. In 1818 his parents emigrated to New York
State, residing at Newburg, N. Y., until 182 1, when
they moved to Parksville, settling on the farm where he
resided during the remainder of his life. His wife's
name was Sophia Stuart, mother of Mary Fisk. Mary's
great uncle, Jonathan Fisk, was a noted lawyer, one
of the early residents of the village of Newburg, a
Member of Congress and United States District At-
torney for the southern district of New York under
President Monroe. Mary Fisk was a cousin of Denison
Fisk, who married Mr. Crary's sister Sarah. She was
also a cousin of Frances Bradley, who married George's
brother Thomas. She died ten months previous to the
death of her husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Crary were bured in the Cemetery
at Liberty, N. Y.
13. GEORGE^ CRARY (Calvert,^ Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,'
Peter,2 Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1839;
Descendants of Calvert Crary
died at Liberty, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1912, aged 'J'^ years;
married at Parksville, N. Y., June 15, 1869,
MARY A. FISK, born June 6, 1840; died at Liberty, Sulli-
van County, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1912, aged 72 years.
Children :
40. i. Ella, born at Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1870.
ii. Elizabeth, born at Liberty, N. Y., Nov. 29,
1871 ; died aged 6 years.
iii. Howard, born at Liberty, N. Y., April 26,
1873 ; died at the age of four years.
41. iv. William R., bom at Liberty, N. Y., May 8,
1875.
V. Jane M., born at Liberty, N. Y., Feb. 21,
1878.
40. ELLA« CRARY (George,^ Calvert," Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,2Peter,2Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 7,
1870; married April 10, 1890
WILLIAM NICHOLS, born near Ellenville May 23, 1862;
died at Liberty, N. Y., Aug. 29, 19 10.
Married at Liberty, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1915,
WILLIAM H. BIERDS, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 17,
1875.
41. WILLIAM R.« CRARY (George,^ Calvert," Thomas,"
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,- Peter^), born at Liberty,
N. Y., May 8, 1875 ; married at Glen Cove, L. I., June
I, 1907.
ELLA TOWNSEND SMITH, born at Glen Cove, Long
Island, Sept. 26, 1880.
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 189
Children :
i. George Calvert, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
April II, 1910.
ii. Elizabeth Bowne, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
March 16, 191 1.
iii. William Robert, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
Sept. 2, 1912.
iv. Mary Madeline, born at Liberty, N. Y.,
Nov. 19, 1914.
1 90 Descendants of Cal\tert Crary
The following is a copy of Soldiers' Memorial in possession
of Jerry Crary, of Company H, 143d Regiment, N. Y. Vols. The
first Lieutenant of this Company, Jirah I. Young, was a cousin of
Mr, Crary, who was a Sergeant in the Company.
MEMORIAL RECORD.
COMPANY H, 143D REGIMENT, NEW YORK VOLS.
The Company was organized by Captain Geo. H. Decker in
Aug., 1862, under the call of the President for 600,000 volunteers,
from the towns of Liberty, Rockland, and Neversink, Sullivan
County, N. Y., and joined the 143rd Reg't N. Y. S. Vols., then
being raised in said County and rendezvousing at Monticello.
It was njustered into the U. S. Service with the Regiment Oct.
8, 1862, by Lieut. Crolly, U. S. A. On the loth day of October
it left for the seat of war, and arrived at Washington the i6th,
and went into permanent camp at Upton's Hill the 19th, having
been assigned to Abercrombie's Division, 22d A. C, Defences
of Washington, undergoing a rigid drill and discipline, until
April 15, 1863, when it broke camp to engage in active service,
accompanying the Regiment and Division to Suffolk, Va., and
formed a part of the defence against Longstreet. Leaving here
on the 5th of May, it participated in the campaigns of West Point
and White House, Va, Went to the reinforcement of Gen.
Meade after the battle of Gettysburg, having been transferred to
the nth A. C. Army of the Potomac, and marched with it to
Warrenton Junction, Va. Remained here until Sept. 25, 1863,
when it followed the Corps to the West, in the Department of
the Cumberland, taking part in the privations and toils of the
campaign through Lookout Valley, Tenn., to Missionary Ridge,
the memorable march to Knoxville and back to Lookout Valley
in mid-winter; thence to Bridgeport, Ala., where it quartered for
the winter and became a part of the 20th Corps by consolidation
of the nth and 12th Corps, Gen. Hooker commanding. From
here it followed Gen. Sherman through Georgia to Atlanta and
Savannah, through the Carolinas to Goldsborough and Raleigh,
when the war ceased. Took up line of march from Raleigh,
April 30, 1865, via Richmond, for Washington, to be discharged,
and arrived May 19, 1865. After the review, the Regiment went
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 191
into camp at Crystal Springs, north of Washington, while await-
ing the completion of the muster-out rolls. The Twentieth Corps
was disbanded and the Regiment was placed in a brigade of the
Twenty-second Corps. The Regiment was mustered out of the
service in this camp near Washington on July 20, 1865.
192 Descendants of Calvert Cr^vry
JERRY CRARY was born on the farm east of Liberty in
1842. He was the youngest of the six sons of Calvert
Crary and Eliza Hill. Like the rest of his borthers, he
worked on the farm during the summer and went to
school in the winter.
1859-62 In 1859-60 he taught school at Allisonville,
Delaware County, N. Y., the following winter in An-
golia, Ind., and the winter of 1862 in Bethel Village,
Sullivan County, N. Y.
1862-65 He enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, when he was twenty
years of age, in Company H, 143rd Regiment, New
York Volunteers. He had excellent health and par-
ticipated in all the campaigns, marches and privations
of his Regiment, until May 15, 1864, at which time he
was wounded at the battle of Resaca, Ga. He was in
hospital at Nashville, Tenn., Jeffersonville, Ind., and
Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, N. Y., from
which place he was discharged June 7, 1865. He came
near losing his leg from the complication of diseases.
He had gangrene four times and erysipelas five times.
The wound did not entirely heal until the spring of
1866, being about two years from the time he was
wounded.
1865-67 After returning home, being unable to work
on the farm, he secured a situation with Allison & Crary
as clerk and bookkeeper in their tannery store at Alli-
sonville, N. Y. He remained here about a year and a
half, and in March, 1867, went to Sheffield, Pa., where he
entered the store of Horton, Crary & Co., as clerk and
bookkeeper, and was connected with this firm as clerk
and later as a partner, assisting in all its developments,
as described in the biography of H. H. Crary in these
records, to which reference may be made.
1891-93 Upon the death of his partner, Walter Horton,
in 1891, Mr. Crary became general manager of the busi-
ness of Horton, Crary & Co., and at the time of the
sale of the tanneries in 1893 he was elected president of
the Penn Tanning Company, a subsidiary of the United
States Leather Company; the Penn Tanning Company
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 193
owning and operating all the tanneries in Warren,
Forest, McKean and Potter Counties, Pa. He was
President of the Company for about ten years, when he
resigned.
Mr. Crary was a School Director of the town of
Sheffield for twenty years. He also held the position
of Postmaster of Sheffield a similar period, and was
active in all the affairs of the community.
He married
LAURA ANTOINETTE DUNHAM, in 1870. She was
the youngest daughter of Richard Dunham, an early
settler and prominent lumberman of Sheffield. Her
mother was Laura Allen, a daughter of Enos Allen, who
served as a Captain in the New York Militia in the War
of 1812. Enos Allen's father, Elihu Allen, was a cousin
of General Ethan Allen of Vermont. Elihu Allen
served as a soldier from Vermont in the Revolutionary
War. Miss Dunham graduated in 1867 from the Female
Institute at Lewisburg, Pa., after which she taught a
short time in Sheffield and in the Academy at Lewis-
burg.
After their marriage they resided at Sheffield, having
three sons and one daughter. In 1887 Mrs. Crary was
injured by an accident, a runaway team striking and
passing over the carriage in which she was riding. She
suffered from this injury for a number of years.
Mr. Crary 's eyesight became affected in 1876, and
he continued to have trouble with his eyes. (About 1895
he lost the entire sight of his right eye from a com-
plication of diseases. Glaucoma, Iritis and Choroiditus.)
A cataract also commenced to grow on the left eye in
1896, which continued its growth until he became nearly
blind. In 1909, Dr. G. E. DeSchweinitz, of Philadelphia,
removed this cataract, causing an improvement in sight
sufficient to enable him to see to a limited extent.
Mr. Crary has traveled quite extensively with dif-
ferent members of his family at various times. He
was in every state in the Union, and in Alaska, Canada
194 Descendants of Calvert Crary
and Mexico, In 1905, he, Mrs. Crary and their daugh-
ter, Marion, spent the winter in California. In 19 10,
Mr. and Mrs. Crary and their son Miner traveled in
Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, France and England, re-
turning home on the Steamship Olympic. They spent
the winter of 191 1 in Jamaica, returning across the
island of Cuba to Havana and from Key West through
Florida home. The year following they were in Nassau
and Florida.
Mrs. Crary is a member of the Joseph Warren
Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Her National number is 125,491. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Crary are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and have been for many years. In politics Mr. Crary
is a Republican. He cast his first Presidential vote for
Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and has voted for every Re-
publican nominee for President since that time, except
once when he was away from home. He is a Knight
Templar and also a member of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Is Vice President and Director of the Warren
National Bank, Wallowa Timber Company, the Wet-
more Lumber Company, and Director of the Pennsyl-
vania Gas Company, the Great Southern Lumber Com-
pany, the Federal Light & Traction Company, New
Orleans & Great Northern Railroad Company, and
Pennsylvania Oil Company.
In 1902 Mr. Crary removed from Sheffield to the
home he had erected at 515 Market St., Warren, Pa.,
where he has since resided.
14. JERRY^ CRARY (Calvert,« Thomas,^ Thomas,* Nathan,^
Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, N. Y., June 14, 1842.
LAURA ANTOINETTE DUNHAM, born at Sheffield,
Warren Co., Pa., April 22, 1846.
They were married at the home of her mother,
Corner of Union Street and Pennsylvania Ave., Warren,
Pa., Sept. 13, 1870.
SEE I^*
SUfPfJiiiti.'TARY
NOTES
AND His Wife^ Eliza Hill 195
Children :
42. i. Horace Allen, born at Sheffield, Pa., June
I, 1873.
ii. Miner Dunham, bom at Sheffield, Pa., Aug.
4, 1875-
43. iii. Clare J., born at Sheffield, Pa., April 3, 1879.
44. iv. Marion A., born at Sheffield, Pa., Dec. 17,
1880.
42. HORACE ALLEN« CRARY (Jerry,^ Calvert,« Thomas,^
Thomas,* Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^), born at Sheffield,
Warren County, Pa., June i, 1873.
ELIZABETH MOREHEAD STONE, born at Warren,
Pa., Oct. 30, 1874.
They were married at the residence of her parents.
Liberty Street, Warren, Pa., Jan. 8, 1902.
43. CLARE J.« CRARY (Jerry,^ Calvert,« Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,^ Peter,^ Peter^, born at Sheffield, Warren
County, Pa., April 3, 1879.
IRENE HORTON, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., March 15,
1881.
They were married at her parents' home, 421 a
Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y., April 19, 1906.
Children :
i. Calvert Horton, born April 5, 1908, at War-
ren, Pa.
ii. Douglas Dunham, born at Warren, Pa.,
Sept. I, 19 10.
iii. Stephen Trowbridge, born at Warren, Pa.,
Jan. 29, 1913.
196 Descendants of Calvert Crary
44. MARION A.8 CRARY (Jerry/ Calvert,^ Thomas,'
Thomas,'' Nathan,^ Peter/ Peter^), born at Sheffield,
Warren Co., Pa., Dec. 17, 1880.
RAYMOND VAIL INGERSOLL, born at Corning, N. Y.,
April 3, 1875.
They were married at her parents' home, 515
Market Street, Warren, Pa., Sept. 29, 1908.
Children :
i. Miner Cr.\ry, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., May
24, 191 1.
ii. Elma, born at Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1913 ;
died when one day old.
iii. Agnes Crary, bom at Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan.
7. 1915-
AND His Wife, Eliza Hill 197
DENISON FISK was born on a farm owned by his father
about a mile north of Liberty, N. Y. He was the son of
Aaron M. Fisk and Eliza Carrier Fisk. His grandfather
was William Fisk, a Captain in the Vermont Militia
during the War of 1812, and a brother of Jonathan Fisk,
who was a noted lawyer of those days, a Member of
Congress and a United States District Attorney under
President Monroe. In 1821 Captain Fisk, grandfather
to Denison, moved to Sullivan County. Denison at-
tended school at the Liberty Normal Institute until he
was twenty-two years of age, when he enlisted at Lib-
erty to serve three years in the Civil War and was
mustered in as a private in Company F, 56th New York
Vols., Oct. 2^, 1861 ; promoted to Corporal, and on
Dec. I, 1863, to Sergeant. He served in the Company
and reinlisted as a Veteran Volunteer Feb. 20, 1864;
mustered in as 2nd Lieutenant Nov. 30, 1864, was dis-
charged May 18, 1865. Was wounded in action May 31,
1862, at Fair Oaks, Va. He was not mustered out with
his Company but resigned on May i8th on account of
ill health. He married
SARAH CRARY, Jan. 23, 1872. For awhile they lived in
the house known as the "Catherine Carrier house," and
later removed to Hancock, where he was engaged in the
milling business, being one of the proprietors of the
Hancock Mills, the firm being called Fisk & Crary.
His death was the result of an accident caused by his
horse running away and throwing him from his cutter.
He was a large, powerful man and came of sturdy New
England stock. His grandfather was a Captain in the
War of 1812 and his great grandfather served in the
Continental Army during the Revolution. He was
buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, N. Y.
15. SARAH ESTHER' CRARY (Calvert,« Thomas,^ Thomas,*
Nathan,' Peter,^ Peter^), born at Liberty, Sullivan Co.,
N. Y., April 14, 1845 ; married Jan. 2^, 1872,
198 Descendants of Calvert Crary
DENISON FISK, born at Liberty, N. Y., March 31, 1839;
died March 13, 1884, aged 45 years.
Children :
i. Ralph M., born Sept. 10, 1880; married
Jennie Fairchilds.
ii. Densie, born Oct. 13, 1884.
INDEX
INDEX
Abercrombie, , 190
Adams, Miranda, 133
Albert, Count de Namur, 39
Alexander II., 21
Alfred the Great, King, 38
Allison, George H., 163
L, H., 162, 163
Allison & Crary, 163, 183, 192
Allison, Crary & Co., 162
Allison, Davidge & Co., 162
Allison, Gregory & Co., 162
Allen, Ann, 151
Enos, 193
Ethan, Gen., 193
Gideon, 148, 151
Laura, 193
Sarah, 89-91, 146, 148, 151
Alpin, Henry H., 107
Ames, Gen., 120
Andrews, Anna, 150
Francis, 91, 148, 150
John, ISO
Mary, 90, 91, 148, 150
Andross, Elizabeth, 63
Ansty, Elizabeth, 47
Francis, 47
Anthony, , 150
Arnold, , 69, 70
Avery, Abigail, 63
John, 60
Sarah, 62
Wm., 63
Aytoun, , 19
Baldwin, John Denison, 5
Lucinda, 105, 175
Theophilus, Capt., 64, 70
Banks, Aretta, 133
Benjamin, 83, 84, 87-89, 1 16, 126-
128, 134, 140, 142, 143, 146,
157, 181
Banks, David, 127
Eleanor, 129
Eliphalet, 127
Esther, 129
Gen., 180
Gershom, 127, 129
Hannah, 127
Hezekiah, 83-91, 100, 116, 129, 131-
134, 137, 139, 141, 143, 144,
146, 147, 148, 151, 157
Jessup, 133
Johannah, 127
John, 83, 126, 127, 136
John, Lieut, 126
Jonathan, 129
Joseph, 126, 127
Mary, 127, 133
Mercy, 128
Nehemiah, 127
Obediah, 126
Patty, 133
Rhoda, 128
Ruth, 129
Samuel, 126
Sarah, 79-88, 90, 91, 100-102, 104,
109, 116, 119, 122, 124, 125,
129, 133. 134, 137. 139. 141,
143, 146-148, 151, 157, 160
Sturges, 133
Susannah, 127
Thomas, 127
Walter, 133
Barlow, Ann, 145
Ann, , 87, 142
Deborah, 87, 89, 128, 142, 143,
145
Elizabeth, 142
Isabella, 142
Joel, 128
John, 87, 128, 140, 142, 145
202
Index
Barlow, Martha, 142
Ruth, 87, 88, 128, 140, 142
Barnum, P. T., 113
Beacham (Beauchamp), Robert, 138
Beers, James, 142
Bennet, James, 121
Belts, Rhiamah, 133
Bierds, William H, 188
Billings, Ebenezer, Jr., 62
Blackleach, Richard, 132, 138
Sarah, 85, 86, 132, 136, 138, 148,
151
Blunt, Mehitabel, 9, 44, 53, 55, 60, 67
Bogue, A. P., Dr., 107
Borodell, Ann, 17, 58
Ann, Lady, 58
John, 58
Bradley, Alton, 180
Eleanor, 81-84, 87-89, 124, 125,
128, 134, 140-143, 146, 180,
181
Ephraim, 140
Fisk, Mrs., 180
Frances, 145, 180, 187
Frances M., 181
Francis, 87-89, 128, 140, 142
Francis I., 180
Francis, II., 180
Gershom, 140
Harriet Fisk, 180
Harriet Fisk, Mrs., 180
John, 180, 181
John, Jr., 140
Justice, 128
Napoleon, 180
Ruth Barlow, 140
Samuel, 140
Seth, 180
Walter, 180
William, 180
Bradstreet, Simon, Rev., 61
Brewster, Jonathan, 47
Brintnall, Louise Sutphen, 170
Brown, James, Jr., 58
Brownell, Abner, 26
Browning, Charles H., 38, 40
Bryant, , 42
Buckley, Abel, 105
Betsey, 105, 107, 172
Caleb, 105
CjTithia, 104
Lucinda Baldwin, 175
Luther, 104, 105, 175
Sally, 175
Bulkley, Philo, 105
Bullard & Co., 163
Bunn, Barbara Jean, 186
Elizabeth Maxine, 186
Samuel C, 185
BurgojTie, , 69, 70
Burns, , 112
Burr, Bradley, 167
Daniel, 127
Polly, 155, 167, 168, 184, 185
Polly Sherwood, 167
Reuben, 129
Burrough, Elizabeth, 85, 138
John, 138
Bushnell, Nathan, 24
Cable, Elizabeth, 123
John, Jr., 123
Calkins, Miss 58
Campbell, Colonel, 20
Carrier, Ebenezer, 100
Carter, Gertrude May, 184
Cayley, Jennet, 39
John, 39
William, 39
Chapin, Dwight, 179
Chaplin, Martha, 18
Robert, 47
Charlemagne, Emperor, 38
Charles, Duke, 39
Charles, Duke of Lorraine, 38
Charles III., King, 38
Chesbro, Sarah, 43
Chesebro, Mr., 28
Chesebrough, Abigail Ingram, 8, 68
Anna, 59, 63
Anna (Stevenson), 59
Bridget, 59
Index
203
Chesebrough, Hannah, 50
Hannah (Denison), 59
Margaret, 13, IS-I7. 52, 54, 59, 66
Mary, 59
Nathaniel, 15, 17, 59, 66
Prudence, 60
Samuel, 59, 68
Sarah, 59
William, 15, 59, 66
Childs, Frank S., Rev., 126
Clapham, Peter, 142
Clements, Addison J., 119
Addison Joseph, 120
Charlotte, 120
David, 119
David Hill, 120
David, Mrs., 119
Hezekiah Banks, 120
John A., 103, 119, 120
John Newton, 119, 120
Louise, 119, 120
Newton, TJ
Paulina, ^7
Paulina Hill, 116, 157
Clift, William, 5
Cogswell, Jane, 62
Coit, Joseph, Rev., 60
Mary, 60
Cole, John, A^
Coley, Peter, 123, 136
Sarah, 123
Sarah Hyde, 136
Collins, , 41
Joan, 41
Copp, Jonathan, 60
Couch, Darius N., Major-Gen., 132
D. N., Major-Gen., 130
Elizabeth Jesup, 129, 130
Sarah, 83-91, 100, 132, 134, 137,
139, 141, 143, 144, 146-148, 151
Simon, 89-91, 145, 146, 148, 150
Thomas, 85, 86, 89-91, I30, 132,
136, 138, 146, 148, 151
Crabbe, , 41
Crary, (MacQuarie, McQuarie, Mc-
Crery, Crery, Creery, Creary,
Carary, Cerary, Cararie, Cu-
rary, Currary, Quarie, Quary,
Qarary), 21, 22
Allen H., 184
A. M., 22
Amos, , 28
Amy Eliza, 184, 186
Andrew, 28,
Ann, , 25
Ann Hill, 157, 181
Anna, 26
Brothers, 129, 179, 180, 183
Calvert (b. 1798), 3, 5, 7-18, 23,
24, 30-33. 40, 45. 46, 48, 51, 53.
55, 56, 61, 65, 67, 70. 79-93,
102, 122, 124, 125, 133, 135,
137. 139, 141, 143. 144, 146,
147, 149, 151, 153, 155, 157.
159, 160, 161, 162, 179, 181,
192
Calvert (b. 1868), 168, 170
Calvert Horton, 195
Clare J., 155, 195
CjTithia, 28
Denison, 155, 159, 161, 165, 179,
183
Denison, Mrs., 155
Desire, 25
Dorothy, 26
Dorothy Louise, 184
Douglas Dunham, 195
Edna, ^^, 173
Edward Bussell, 184
Eliza Hill, Mrs. (see Eliza Hill)
Elizabeth, 188
Elizabeth Bowne, 189
Ella, 155, 188
Emma, 155, 166, 168, 175
Ephram, 29
E. Preston, 160, 184
Eunice, , 25, 26, 28
Family, 30, I57
George, 30, 36, i55, i59-i6i, 179,
187
204
Index
Crary, etc. {continued)
George, Mrs,, 155
George Calvert, 189
George Waldo, Dr., 22
Gerald Carter, 184
Giflford Brintnall, 170
Grace Allison, 155, 168, 169
Grant Hazard, 184
Gussie, 173
Hannah (or Ann), 24, 26
Hettie, 185
Horace Allen, 155, 195
Horace Holmes, 129, 15^, 159,
161, 162, 163-165, 167, 168,
179, 180, 192
Horace Holmes (b. 1890), 184
Horace Horton, 171
Howard, 188
Humphrey, , 25
Ida, 173
Irene Jay, 185
Isaac, 26
Jabez, 28
Jane M., 188
Jay Denison, 184, 185
Jerry, 155, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167,
190, 192-194
Jerry, Mrs., 155, 193, 194
Jesse, Capt, 26
J. Mason, Mrs., 155
Joseph Mason, 5, 77, 107, 155, 157,
159, 161, 172, 181
John, 22, 24
John, Capt., 22, 23
Judge 30, 129
Laverne, 181
Louise, 170
Lucy, , 25, 26
Margaret, , 24
Marion A., 155, J94-196
Marion Elma, 184
Mary, 28
Mary, 161
Mary Ann, 155, 161, 175-177
Mary Eliza, 155, 167, 168, 171
Mary Laverne 170
Crary, etc. {continued)
Mary Madeline, 189
Mason, 27, 28
Mehitable A., 184
Mehitable Mason, 27, 33, 35, 157
181
Miner Dunham, 155, 160, 194, 195
Nathan, 7, 9-12, 18, 25-28, 30, 46,
48
Peter, 7, 9, 21-26, 40, 44
Polly, 31, 32
Polly Burr, 155, 167, 168, 184, 185
Polly Holmes (see Holmes)
Prudence, 26
Preston, 160, 184
Robert, , 24
Roscoe, 160, 181
Ruth, 171
Sara Wood, 5, 27
Sarah, 26
Sarah Esther, 5, 155, 160, 161,
176, 187, 197
S. D, 5, 22
Stephen Trowbridge, 195
Temperance, 25
T. B., Mrs., 155
Thomas (b. 171 1), 25
Thomas (b. 1744), 7-18, 26-28, 45,
46.51, 53, 55.60,67, 157, 181
Thomas, Judge (b. 1775), 7-18, 28,
30-33. 45.48,51. 53.55. 56.60,
64, 65, 67, 70, 157, 159, 162,
179, 181
Thomas (b. 1834), 5, 155. 159,
161, 175, 179-181, 187
Thomas Burr, 155, 160, 168, 170
Thomas Delos, 155, 181, 182
Thomas Delos, Jr., 182
Thomas, Mrs., 155
Warner Preston, 183
William, , 24
William R., 30, 160, 179, 187, 188
William Robert, 189
Crary, Denison & Co., 165
Crary, Fisk & Co., 183
Crary, Garrett, Horton & Co., 164
Index
205
Crary, Hall & Co., 165
Crary, H. H. & Co., 164
Crary & Young, 175
Crolly, Lieut, 190
Cromwell, , 57
Culver, Ann, 7, 9, 25
Joseph, 44
D'Albini, Mabel, Lady, 39
William, Earl of Sussex and
Arundel, 39
D'Ardenne, Borin, , 38
Godefroi, 38
Davidge, Edson, 164
George Gifford, 165, 181
George Gifford, Jr., 182
John, 162
Laverne C, Mrs., 155
Thomas Crary, 155, 182
DeCailly, Adam, 39
Sir Hugh, 39
John, 39
Osbert, 39
Sir William, 39
Decker, Demmon, 107
Geo. H., Capt., 190
George H., 109
Declare, Rodger, Earl of Hetford, 39
DeCybelisk, Hugh, Earl of Chester,
39
DeCyrelish, Hugh, 38
DeHainsted, Agnes, 39
Hains, 39
DeMellert, Lady Maud, 38
DeMesechines, Hugh, 38
Mabille, 38, 39
Ranalle, 38
Denison, Agnes, 57
Amos, Jr., 75
Ann, 58, 62
Ann (Borodell), 58
Ann B., 64
Ann B. (Nancy), 64
Beebe, 62, 64
Borodell, 58
Bridget (Thompson), 57, 66
Denison, Daniel, 13, 16, 56, 57, 62
Daniel, Capt., 10-13, 16-18, 30, 46,
48, 56, 63, 70
Daniel D., 64
Edward, 57, 62
Esther, 63
Eunice, 64
Family, 31
Frederick, 64
George, 17, 57, 58, 61, 66,
George, Capt, 5, 58, 61, 71
Hannah, 15, 17, 57, 59, 63, 64, 66
Henry, 63
Isaac, 63
John, 17, 57, 58, 61, 62
John, Capt, 61
Lucy, 63
Margaret, 58
Mary, 8, 10-13, 16-18, 30, 46, 48,
56, 62-64, 70
Mercy, 58
Mercy (Gallup), 63
Phebe, 62, 63
Prudence, 63
Rachel, 62
Robert, 61, 63
Samuel, 62
Sarah, 57, 62, 63
William, 17, 57, 58, 61, 63
DeSchweinitz, G. E., Dr., 193
DeTattesshall, Emma, 39
Robert, 39
Dickinson, George, 164, 177
Dimond, Abigail, 79, 80, 96, 121
Abigail, , 80, 121
Damaris, 121
David, 121
Ebenezer, 121
Family, 121
Grace, 121
Hester, 121
John, 121
Moses, 80, 121
Thomas, 80, 121
Dodge, Cyrus G., 36
Jennie, 36
206
Index
Donaldson, , 165
Drake, Jane, 40
Robert, 40
DuBois, , III
Dunham, Laura Antoinette, 193, 194
Richard, 193
Dwight, Pres., 124
Edgira, Princess, 38
Edward IV., 41
Eldridge, Abigail (Fish), 62
Eliot, John, 57
Ellis, , 49
Fairfax, Thomas, Lord, 42
Thomas, Sir, 49
Fellows, George Howe, "jt.
Fish, Hannah, 64
Fisk, Aaron M., 197
Capt, 180, 197
Dencie, 155, 198
Denison, 165, 187, 197, 198
Eliza Carrier, 197
Jane, z^
Jonathan, 180, 187, 197
Martin, 187
Mary, 36, 187
Mary A., 188
Ralph M., 155, 198
Sarah C, Mrs., 5, 155, 160, 176,
187, 197
William, 180, 197
William Roby, 36, 187
Fisk & Crary, 165, 197
Fowles, Richard, 145
Frank, , 151
Frost, Daniel, 142
Gallup, Anna,' 45
Ann Borodell Denison, 72
Benadam, 10, 12, 43, 45, 48
Benjamin, 44
Capt., 43
Christobel, 7, 9, 22, 40-42, 44
Elizabeth, 44
Esther, 43
Esther Prentice, 48
Gallup, Hannah, 10-12, 18, 43, 46, 47
John, 9, 10, 27, 41-44
John, Capt., 9, 10, 22, 40, 41-44, 64
Margaret, 44
Martha, 44
Mary, 9, 13-17, 44, 45, 51, 53, 55,
(>Z, 67
Mehitable, 44
Mercy, 45
Nathaniel, 44
Priscilla, 45
Samuel, 9, 43, 44, 55, 60
Thomas, 41, 44
William, 43, 44
Gardiner, Joanna, 13, 16, 55
Thomas, 55, 56
William, 63
Garrett, Walter G., 165
W. G., 164
William H., 164
Garvin, T. B. & Co., 172
Gates, Gen., 69, 70
Gavitt, James, 115
Gerberge, Countess of Lorraine, 39
Gersberga, Princess, 38
Gideon, Clyde Crary, 185
Elizabeth Louise, 185
Francis Clyde, 185
Frank Preston, 185
Gilmore, Gen., 119
Godfrey I., Duke of Lower Lorraine,
39
Goodwin, Mary, 87, 89, 128, 143, 145
William, 128, 143, 145
Gorham, Mercy, 58
Gorton, Grant, Mrs., 105
Gray, Cyrus, 179
Gray & Crary, 179
Gregory, Alva, 162
Edson, 162
Groton, Mary, TJ
Hague, W. W., 165
Haley, Jere., "jt,
Simeon, ^2
Hall, Amos L., 165
Index
207
Halsey, Hannah, 8, 68
William, 60
Hammond, Rensselaer, 109
Harper, Wm. R., 35
Harris, Elizabeth, 9, 44
Harvey, Elizabeth, 86, 132, 136
Richard, 132, 136
Haskins, Dorothy Grace, 170
Fred H., 169
Grace Emily, 170
Horace Henry, 169
Lucy Cowles, 170
Polly Burr, 170
Hatch, Gen., 120
Reuben, 64
Hempstead, Mr., 28
Henry H., Duke, 30
Henry, Emperor of Germany, 38
Henry IV., Emperor of Germany, 39
Henry I., King, 38, 39
Henry VHL, 41
Hewitt, Richard, Capt., 69, 70.
Hill, Abigail, 96
Abigail, , 95
Alice E., Ill
Amanda, 104
Amanda M., 112
Ann B., 107, 172, 173
Arretta, 103, 116, 117, 157
Augusta, 107
Benjamin, ^^, 100, 102, 104, 105,
III, 116, 157
Caleb Baldwin, 107
Col., 106, 107
David, 95, 96, 98, Id
David S., 1 11
Dimon, 98
Ebenezer, 79-82, 88, 96-98, 100,
loi, 116, 122, 124, 125, 141
Ebenezer, Capt., 97
Edward, 105, 107
Edward, Col., 106
Eleanor, 98
Eliphalet, 95
Hill, Eliza, 5, 7-18, 45, 46, 48, 51, 53,
55, 56, 61, 65, 67, 70, n, 79,
80-93, '02, 105, 116, 119, 122
124, 125, 129, 133, 135, 137,'
139, 141, 143, 144. 146, 147.
149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 158.
160, 161, 162, 176, 181, 192
Elizabeth, 94
Elizabeth, , 79, 95
Esther, 99, 102, 105, 109, no, in
Esther, , 95
Esther (Easter), 109
Family, TJ, 93, 116, 157
Henry, 104
Hezekiah, 103
Ignatius, 94, 95
Jabez, 96, 99, loi
Jabez, Major, loi
James, 94, 95
Jane, , 95
John, 95
Joseph (various), 77, 94, 95, 98,
103, 107
Joseph Deacon (b. 1699), 79, 80,
96, 122
Joseph (b. 1808), 77, 103, III, 157
Joseph, Capt. (b. 1774), 79-91, 98,
100-102, 104, 109, 113, 116,
119, 122, 124, 125, 129, 133,
134. 137. 139. 141. 143. 144,
146-148, 151, 160
Joseph M., 112
Lottie E., 112
Mabel, 98
Mary S., 104
Moses ^T, 96
Moses B., 104
Nathaniel Barlow, 100
Palina, 100, 103, 119, 120
Rufus, 100, 112
Sarah, 94-96, 103, 112, 114
Sarah, , 79, 94-96
Sarah Banks (see Sarah Banks)
Seth, 98
Sherwood, 100, 102, 105, 107, 116,
IS7, 172
208
Index
Hill, Sherwood, Mrs., 104
Waldron, 104
William (d. 1650), 79, 93, 94
William (d. 1684), 79, 94, 95
William (d. 1728), 79, 95
William, Deacon (d. 1739), 79' 95'
96
William (d. 1775), 96
William (b. 1840), 107
Hobart, Peter, Rev., 51
Rebecca, 14, 51
Holiday, Catherine, 177
Hooker, , no
Gen., 190
Holmes, Daniel, 70
Esther, 64, 70
Family, 31
Frederic, 64
Frederick, 70
George Henry, 186
Harold Calvert, 186
Jeremiah (b. 1751), 5, 8, 10-13,
16-18, 30, 46, 48, 56, 64, 69, 70
Jeremiah, Capt. (b. 1782), 31, 71-
73
John, 8, 68
Joshua, 8, 68
Mary, 7-18, 30-33, 45. 46, 48, 51,
53' 55' 56, 61, 64, 65, 67, 70,
157, 159' 181
Mary (see Mary Denison)
Philura, 64, 70
Polly (see Mary)
Richard Jay, 186
Robert, 8, 68
Robert Denison, 186
Ruth Crary, 186
Sergeant (see Jeremiah)
Warren, 31, 73
Holms, Jeremiah (see Holmes)
Sergeant (see Holmes)
Horton, Barnabas, 177
Carrie, Mrs., 175-177
Catherine Holiday, 177
George, 164
Homer, 177
Horton, Irene, 195
Isaac, 164, 177
Isaac, Jr., 177
James, 164, 165
James H., 164, 175, 177
James H., Mrs., 176
Joseph Ovid, 177
Laverne, 177, 178
Ovid, 177
Ruth, 170
Walter. 162-165, 177, 192
Webb, 163, 177
Horton, Crary & Co., 129, 163-167,
177, 192
Horton, G. & I., & Co., 165
Horton, James & Co., 165
Horton, Walter & Co., 164
Hoxie, Elma A., 183
Hudson, John, 132
Abigail, 132
Hull, Isabelle Young, 176
John H., 176, 178
Sarah, 127
Hyatt. Matthias St. John, 127
Ruth, 83, 84, 127, 134
Thomas, 127
Hyde, Ann, 136
Elizabeth, 85, 132, 136, 138
Family, 136
Hannah, 136
Humphrey, 86, 123, 132, 136
John. 86, 132, 136
Sarah, 136
Ingersoll, Agnes Crary, 196
Elma, 196
Miner Crary, 196
Raymond Vail, 196
Jack, , 145, 150
Jackson, Sarah, 87, 8i
Jadwin, C. C, 172
James I., 41
James VI., King, 19
Jenne, 150
Jenny, 151
128, 140, 142
Index
209
Jesup, Elizabeth, 130
Family, 130
Morris K., 130
Jessup, Edward, 85, 86, 132, 136, 138,
148, 151
Elizabeth, 85, 86, 89-91, 132, 136,
138, 146, 148, 151
Morris K., Hon., 132
Johnson, Hiram, 107
Homer, 178
L. R., 164, 165
Prudence Knapp, 178
Ruth, 178
Johnston, W. & A. K., 19
Jones, Cora Grace, 185
Virginia, 182
Keller, Mary Louise, 169
Otto Eugene, 169
Kimball, Louisa, 168
Kimpell, Claire Crary, 174
George R., 174
King, Dr., 113
Knapp, Prudence, 177
Knox, Andrew, 19
Lake, Hannah, 9, 10, 40, 43
John, 40, 43
John Lord. 39
Lancelot, 40
Margaret, 40
Margaret Read, 43
Richard, 40
Lambert I., Count of Mons and Lor-
raine, 39
Lambert H., Count of Mons, 39
Latimer, Jonathan, Col., 69, 70
Lay, Phebe, 17, 58, 61
Robert, 61
Sarah, 61
Lee, , 106
Asa, 72
Erastus, 64
Jedediah, 64, 70
Lucy, 65
Melinda, 64
Leonard, Letts G., 72
Litts, Benjamin, 114
Logan, James, 20
Lord, Anna, 13, 16, 52, 54
Dorothy, 52, 54
Family, 52
Thomas, Dr., 16, 27, 52, 54
Louis L, King, 38
Louis n.. King, 38
Louis IV., King, 38, 39
Lyon, Abigail, 126, 134
Deborah, 134
Elizabeth, 83, 84, 127, 134
John, 134
Joseph, 134
Mary, 134
Richard, 127
Samuel, 134
Sarah, 134
Thomas, 84, 134
MacAchai, Alpin, 21
Mack, Thomas, Rev., 108
MacKinnon. , 19
Macquaire, Laurent Victor, Ed., 20
Macquarrie, , 5, 19
MacQuarrie, John, 19
Lachlan, 19, 20
Madison, President, 128
Maffitt, William, 114
Magee, J. A., 165
Mason, Andrew, 9, 13-17, 45, 51-53.
55, 60, (>7
Daniel, 14, 51
Family, 31
Hobart, 52, 55
John, Capt., 14, 27, 43, 49, 50, 58
Mehitabel, 7, 9, 10-18, 27, 28,^ 30,
32,45, 51,55,60,67
Nehemiah, 13-17, 51, 52, 55, 60,
(^
Mather, Increase, 49
McCoy, Alexander, 177
McNair, John, 164
Robert, 115
V. William, 163, 164
210
Index
/
McNair, John & Co., 164, 165
Merwin, Jane Staples, ^^
Middlebrook, Joseph, 125
Miller, Shaw, 115
Miner, Simeon, 48
Minor, Samuel, 62
Monck, Margaret (Chandler), 17, 57
Monroe, President, 180, 187
Moon, , no
Moore (More, Moir, Moor, Muir,
Mure), 22
Harold Wielis, 171
Harold Wielis, Jr., 171
John Crary, 171
Mary Louise, 171
Mary Virginia, 171
Ruth McDonald, 171
Thomas Edgar, 171
Morelly, Anna, 40
Morgan, Wm., 59
Morton, Alexander, ZT)
Ashbel, 103, 114
Charles Benjamin, 115
Hattie Paulina, 115
James, zz, 34
James Alexander, 115
Jay, 5, 34, 36
Joseph Hill, 114
Lulu, 36, Z7
Lydia Maria, 114
Margaret, 36
Margaret Ann, 114
Martha, 33
Martha Lane, 114
Mary, 36
Mary Esther, 34, 35
Mary Florence, 115
Mehitabel Crary, 34
Roscoe, 36
Sally, 119
Sarah, 100
Sarah Banks, 114
Sarah Hill, 77, 103, 113, 114, 116,
157
Sarah Melvina, 115
Thomas Crary, 34, 36
Morton, William Hesakiah, 114
Alott, John R., 36
Nichols, Ella C, Mrs., 155, 188
Gov., 138
William, 188
Wra., 133
Norberry, Mrs. Dr., 172
North, , 112
Northend, Emma, 40
Robert, 40
Noyes, Ellen Holmes, Mrs., 5
Ogden, Molly, 1 16, 157
Oldham, John, 42
Osborne, Dr., 179
Osgorby, , 40
Packer, Edward, 26
Palfrey, . 49
Palmer, Gershon, 58
Park, Dorothy (Thompson), 47
Martha, 11, 18, 47
Martha (Chaplin), 47
Kobert, 66
Robert, Capt., 18, 47
Thomas, 18, 47
Peck, Anna, 14, 51
Pecke, Catherine, 40
John, 40
Peters, Hugh, 43
Pettis, , 64
Prentice, Alice, 12
Esther, 10, 12, 45
Hester, 12, 45
John, 12, 45
Jonas, 63
Valentine, 12
Plummer, Fanny, 36
Pomroy, Benj., 65
Poor, Gen., 69, 70
Post, John, 61
Potter, William, 72
Purdy, John, 121
Quantrell, Ernest E., 2,1
Jane, , 37
Index
211
Quantrell, Virginia , 37
Quass, , 151
Radeker, C. W., 164
Ramsey, James, 120
Randall, Jonathan, 26
Ratcliflf, William, Mrs., 104, 105
Read, Edmund, Col., 40, 43
Elizabeth, 43
Margaret, 40
Redfield, James, 145
Reynolds, Benjamin, 109
Blake, 36
Joseph, 34, 35
Mrs., 35
Richardson, Samuel, 59
Robertson, , 19
Geo. W., 114
Lydia, ']^
Sherwood, 114
Royce, , 120
Solomon, Mrs., 119
Rumsey, Benjamin, 136
Saboni, Mehitabel Wid., 132
Savage, , 121, 126
Saxton, Joseph, Capt., 59
Schenck, Elizabeth, 77, 138
Schoellkopf, J. F., 163
Schoellkopf, Horton & Co., 164
Schoellkopf, McNair & Co., 164
Schofield, Lane B., 164
Schulze, Edward, 69, 97, 131
Searles, Ruth, 26
Seeley, Sherwood, 133
Sherman, Gen., 190
Sherwood, Abigail, 123
Alice, 81, 123
Ann, 123
Ann (Turney), 123
Benjamin, 81, 82, 88, 123-125, 127,
140, 141, 181
Hannah, 123
Isaac, 123
Jane, 123
Laura, 133
Sherwood, Mabel, 79-82, 88, 98, 100,
122, 124, 125, 141
Margaret, 123
Mary, 123
Mary Fitch, 126
Matthew, 123
Rebecca, 123
Rose, 123
Ruth, 123
Sarah, 81, 82, 123, 125
Stephen, 123
Thomas, 81, 82, 123, 125, 126
Tomson, 123
Sidman, George D., 107
Sigel, Charles. 165
Silliman, Deborah Staples, 116, 158
Smith, Anne. 91, 148
C. H., 165
Ella Townsend, 188
Flavius C, 165
Giles, Prof., 148
Isaac, ^z
Lucy, 56
Nathan, 62
Perry R., 165
Sniffen, Gracia Rae, 185
Standish, Miles, 58
Stanton, Anna, 60
Dorothy, 60
Family, 31
Hannah, 59
Joanna (Gardiner), 62
John, 60
John (Jonathan), Capt., 59, d^
Jonathan, 13, 16, 52, 54
Jos., 59
Joseph, 13. 1S-17, 52, 54, 59, 60,
Margaret, 60
Mary, 13, 16, 17, 56, 62
Nathan, Mrs., 105
Nathaniel, 60
Robert, 13, 16, 52, 54, 55, 62
Samuel, 58
Sarah, 58-60
Thomas, 13, 16, 27, 52, 54, 59
212
Index
Stanton, Thomas, Jr., 57
Zerviah, 13-17, 5i, 52, 55, 60, 66
Staples, Alonzo, 103, 116, 117, 130,
157, 158
Ann Jane, 118
Arretta Hill, 116, 117, i57
Deborah, 129
Edward, 116, 158
Edward Jesup, 130
Horace, 116, 129, 130, 158
John, 116, 133, 158
John Hill, 117, 118
Patty Banks, 116, 129, 158
Sidney, 116, 129, 158
Sydney, 116, 129, 158
Stevens, Henry, 44
Stevenson, Anna, 15, 66
St. Hiliario, Maud, 39
Stone, Elizabeth Morehead, 195
I. v., 164
Stuart, Sophia, 187
Sturges, Abigail, 89-91, 145, 146, 148,
150
Deborah, 145
Fear, 8, 68
Isaac, 128
John, 87, 89. 128, 140, 142, 143,
145, 148, 150
Jonathan. 136, 145
Joseph, 145
Mary, 87-89, 128, 140, 142, 143,
145
Thomas, 145
Sturgis, Jonathan, 127
Taintor, Charles, 126
Miss, 83, 126
Taylor, Marj', 126
Temple, Alice, 41
William, 41
Thompson, Alice, 57, 66
Anthony, 57
Bridget, 57, 66
Dorothy, 18
Hannah, 13, 16, 52, 54
John, 57, 66
Thompson, William, 57
William, Rev., 52, 54
Thorfin, , 54
Tobias, Dr., 172, 179
Treadwell, Mary, 128
Tulloch, Elizabeth Reid, 174
John R., 174
Laverne Crary, 174
Turney, Ann, 81, 82, 123, 125
Benjamin, 82, 123, 125
Mary, 123, 125
Twistleton, Elizabeth, 40
Henry, 40
Margaret, 40
Tyler, Mr., 28
Underhill, John, 50
Van Wyck, C. H.. Gen., 120
Washington, Agnes (Bateman), 54
Ann, III
Catherine, 13, 54
Robert, 54
Walter, 54
Watkins, Augusta, 41
John D., Dr., 168
John D., Mrs., 175
Humphrey, 41
Webb, Charles, Col., 97, 98
Wells, Capt.. 119
Wheeler, Anna, 48, 60
Anne, 123
Dorothy, 7, 9-12, 18, 26, 27, 30,
46, 48
Esther, 10-13, 16-18, 30, 46, 48.
56, 63, 70
Eunice, 48
Family, 31
Hannah, 48
Isaac, II, 18, 47, 48
Jabez, Capt., 131, 132
John, 64
Martha, 48
Mary. 47
Sarah. 123
Index
213
Wheeler, Thomas, 11, 47, 123
William, 10-12, 18, 46, 47
White, Daisy, 173
Ethel, 173, 174
Ida Seymour, 173, 174
Mason Crary, 173
Mason Ray, 173
Robert, Jr., 173
Roberta Gertrude, 173, 174
Whiting, Col., 97, 98, 131, 132
Widdon, Richard, 95
Wilcox, Thomas, 72
William, Earl of Arundel and Sussex,
38, 39
William the Conqueror, 38, 39
Williams, Eunice, 63
Isaac, 62
Willis & Sotheran, 20
Winthrop, Dean, 47
Gov., 40
John, 47, 66
John, Jr., Gov., 43
Woodridge, Timothy, 26
Woodward, Daniel, 25
Robert, 128
Susannah, 128, 143, 145
Worms, Robert White, 174
William Ferdinand, 174
William Marcus, 174
Young, Augusta, no
Carrie, 175-177
Charlotte, 155, 177
Edward, Col., 175
Elizabeth, ^^, no
Esther, 109, 119
Esther Hill, ^^, Ii6, 157
Isabelle, 176, 178
James Chandler, 155, 168, 169,
175. 179
J. C, Mrs., 155, 166, 168, 175
Jirah Isham, 109, no, 190
John Newton, 155, 168, 175-177,
179
Joseph, 109, 168, 17s, 176
Joseph, Mrs., 104, 105
Louise Kimball, 155, 169
Mary Ann, Mrs., 155, 159, 161,
175-177
Ophelia, no
Polly Burr, 155, 169
Robert, 109, 175
Rufus, 109, no, 17s
Sarah, no
Walter, no
William, 102, 108-110
William H., 168, 175
Young & Crary, 179
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