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R. ^ an account of tJ)t ongtn of t^e ^>ond of t^e Smertcan MioO' Iutfon,anei:pla' nation of tl^e tr* t0tence of ttoo Different organic ationd toitl^ gimp tlav named anD ob/ect0^DaQi0« tocpof tQemol)e> mentd fot t^etr union ^ Cl^e constitution ant> 15? ^latDjs of tl^e empire ^tate ^ocietf of tl^e ^njs of t^e 9L* merican lSebolu> tion ^ U^a of i^ational, ^tate an&C9aptei;^f> Gcer0 ^ ]SoU of inembetjS, YoitQ personal data ant) genealostett ^ iSollofBeto* lutionarp ances* tots^tDitQ record of t^eir serbicejS >* ikgedfbran ampUfieD family Becord ^ SlnD SlllustrationS'^ 3^ubli0ftell on tf)e ^e Hr fluntiretj anlj Ctoentps tfjlrti ^Innibersarp of t1)e ^ntiepentience of tfje iHnitet) i>tate£( of America, in ti^t Hear of ^ur iorti, 1899 CO n^ Publication Committee Edward Payson Cone, Ralph Earl Prime, William W. J. Warren, William Watkins Kenly. Editor : Edward Hagaman Hall. Jo. i1 '>/. ©etiicateti to tfjc jHcmorp of t^c jHcn totjo, bp tfjcit ^erticcjai anb ^acrtiicc^ J^uwng tl5C ilUt of tljc ^mcritan IBcuolution, Stljictocli tljc 91nbepcnlicncc of tl)c American ^copk. ♦♦aitl^ougl) no BculpmrcD marble gljoulD tiit to tt)f ir mnnoriES, nor mgratofD stone bear tbe rcc* orD of tbftr arrtfii, f « totll ttjcir rnnnnbtance be as laating a0 t^t lanD tijrr l)onorrt." " The objects of this Society shall be ... to carry out . . . the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American People." — Article II. of the Constitution of the Empire State Soiiety, Sons of the American Revolution. " The Unity of Government, which constitutes you one people, ... is a main pillar in the edifice of your real independence. . . . The name of American, which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pnde of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations. ... In contemplating the causes which may disturb our Union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characteriiing parties by geographical discrimination — Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western. . . . To the efficacy and permanency of your Union, a government for the whole is indispensable. . . . The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitution of government ; but the constitution which at any time exists, until changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole people, is sacredly obligatory upon all. . . . Resist with care the spirit of innovation upon its principles. . . . Let me warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party. . . . The habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those intrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective con- stitutional spheres, avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another. ... If, in the opinion of the people, the distnbution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected by an amendment in the way which the constitution designates ; but let there be no change by usurpation. ... Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. . . . Promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. . . . As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit. . . . Observe good faith and justice towards all nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all. . . . Inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for others should be excluded. . . . Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence, the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. . . . The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. . . . Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may .safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. . . . The duty of holding a neutral conduct [in case of war between foreign nations] may be inferred from the obligation which justice and humanity impose on every nation, in cases in which it is free to act, to maintain inviolate the relations of peace and amity towards other nations." — Washington' s Farewell Address to the American People Contents. PAGE Some Quarter-century Comparisons of American History 7 Origin and Influence of Modern Patriotic Societies 8 Origin of the Societies of Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the Revolution 10 Movements for the Union of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion and Sons of the Revolution 16 Basis of Union Proposed in 1893 17 Basis of Union Proposed in 1897 30 Officers of the National Society, S. A. R 38 Officers of the Empire State Society, S. A. R 3g Officers of the Local Chapters of the Empire State Society, S. A. R 49 Constitution and By-laws of the Empire State Society, S. A. R. 53 Roll of Members . j 65 Additional Members, (admitted during publication) 354 Deceased Members, whose Records appeared in the " Year-Book " FOR 1893-94 357 Roll of Revolutionary Ancestors 361 Form of Charter for Local Chapters 584 Family Record . 585 Illustrations. Portrait of Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt Frontispiece. Book-plate of the Empire State Society, S. A. R., Title-page. History Instructing Youth (from uniform pamphlet cover of THE Empire State Society, S. A. R. ) 7 Monument at Washington's Headquarters, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. 14 5 Contents. Seals of the Washington Continental Guards and the Sons of THE Revolution .... 27 Portrait of Franklin Murphy, Esq 38 Insignia AND Seal of the Sons of the American Revolution.. 54 Saratoga Battle Monument 65 Fort Niagara 75 Fort Stanwix 121 Portrait of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew 138 Newtown Battle Monument 140 Clinton's Camp-ground, near Oneonta, N. Y 154 The Old Senate House, Kingston, N. Y 159 Philipse Manor Hall, Yonkers, N. Y 166 Remains of Fort Brf.werton 171 Washington's Headquarters, NEVk^BURGH, N. Y 210 Tomb of Lafayette, Paris, France 270 Landing-place of Sullivan's Expedition, Irondequoit Bay 312 Andre Landing from the "Vulture" to meet Arnold 361 The Table of Vergennes 432 Inauguration of Washington as First President of the United States 570 Some quarter century com- parisons of American his- tory. '^t:\j£XVOS^CCt of the history of the United States of America, as the century draws to its close, suggests to the patriot many instructive comparisons between the different stages of our national development. If the span of our Nation's life be di- vided into five periods of a quarter of a century each, these different periods will be found to contain much that is similar and much that is dissimilar. One point of striking similarity is, that each division of twenty-five years has been marked by a great war — the first, the War for Independence ; the second, the War of 1812-15 ; the third, the Mexican War ; the fourth, the Civil War ; and the fifth the War with Spain ; not to mention such minor wars interpersed as those with France and Tripoli and our Indian Wars. Another point of similarity is, that each period has been charac- terized by an extension of our geographical boundaries. In the first quarter century, the original area of the Atlantic seaboard, from the district of Maine to the State of Georgia, both inclusive (about 392,520 square miles) was augmented, by the exploration, partial set- tlement, and cession by Great Britain, of the territory lying westward as far as the Mississippi, adding about 430,525 square miles. The second quarter witnessed the Louisiana purchase (1803), and the cession of Florida (1819), adding about 992,490 square miles. The third quarter recorded the annexation of Texas (1845), the concession by 7 ©rtotn of /IDo&crn patriotic Soctctlcs. Great Britain of the ownership of Oregon (1846), the cession of the great western Spanish territory (1848), and the Texas cession (1850), increasing the area by about 1,169,345 square miles. The fourth quarter was marked by the Gadsden purchase of 40,000 square miles, in 1853, and the acquisition of Alaska's 577,390 square miles in 1867. And the fifth quarter has just seen the addition of Hawaii, Cuba (temporarily in all probability), Porto Rico and the Philippines, adding 171,995 square miles, and making a total area of 3,774.265 square miles, with a popula- tion of 82,000,000 persons, under the protecting folds of the Stars and Stripes. Comparisons between these periods might be multiplied almost indefinitely, showing the extraordinary material, social, industrial, and political progress of the Nation, but the phenomenon of the last quarter century to which it is the present purpose to call attention, is the mar- velous unification of American sentiment which has been wrought largely through the instrumentality of the patriotic societies of the United States. Physical magnitude is not the measure of political greatness, and the grandeur of our lusty young Republic lies not in its world-wide extent. Since the source of national power is in unity and cohesion, proud as we are of the many brilliant material triumphs of the past twenty-five years, prouder should we be as a people of the happy manifestation of restored fraternity presented in 1898 by that significant and historical spectacle of the Congress of the United States, composed of representatives of all parties, from all sections, supporting with absolute unanimity the Executive in a great and critical policy. This restoration of national unity is the flower of that " renais- sance of patriotism" (as Garfield called it) which began in 1875, when, under the potent influence of anniversary suggestion, C rigin and m- people's thoughts were diverted from the rankling mem- niienceot mod- f f t^ & em patriotic ories of the Civil War, then but ten years past, to the societies. great events of a century before. Forgetting, for the time being, the shot on Sumter in April, 1861, that arrayed brother against brother in the greatest civil war ever known, they recalled that other memorable shot at Lexington, in the same month of April, in 1775, that arrayed those brothers' great-grandfathers side by side in a common cause. Forgetting how the men of Baltimore had fired on the men from Massachusetts when the New Englanders appeared in their streets, they remembered how, in the days of auld lang syne, Virginia had sent to Massachusetts the great Commander-in-Chief of the first American army, and had sent after him Morgan and his Virginia sharp shooters to take their stand beside Stark, Green, Knox and other New Englanders on Cambridge Common. Then came 1876, stirring up 8 ©rtgin of ^oJ>ern patriotic Societies. memories of the immortal document certifying to our national birth, attested, side by side, by the hands of Hancock and Jefferson, Sherman and Harrison, Franklin and Rutledge, and other great patriots of the North and South. Then followed in majestic procession a series of centenaries, each commemorating some triumph of arms, legislation, or diplomacy, in which the actors had vied one with another in their zeal for the same cause. Under the miraculous touch of Memory's fingers, the scales fell from the eyes of the Nation's mental vision and people awoke to a new realization of their political brotherhood. They saw what a vast body of traditions, antedating and overshadowing those of the Civil War, they had in common, and the old inspirations began to flame anew in their breasts. The wounds of the late conflict, left to themselves, cicatrized and ceased to smart ; and men, women, and even children began to organize patriotic, historical, and genealogical societies based on their mutual endowments, and in which sectional lines should be forgotten. This does not mean that prior to 1875 there were none of these institutions in existence, for some of the most venerable of the historical and one of the leading patriotic hereditary societies antedate this period by many years ; but it means that there was so great an accession of interest and zeal in this direction, beginning in 1875, as to constitute one of the remarkable features of the political life of the century. To realize the importance of the work performed by these societies in raising the national efficiency to its highest point, one has but to notice the order in which it occurred in the sequence of great historical events of the North American continent. The white conquerors of this country represented two races of antagonistic principles — the Latin and the Anglo-Saxon, or, more broadly speaking, the Latin and the Ger- manic — and it was first necessary to determine which should dominate. The French and Indian War, beginning in April — that month so sin- gularly prolific of American wars, — 1755, definitely settled that question, although it has taken 143 years completely to eliminate Latin rule from the hemisphere. Next in order arose the question as to which branch of the dominant race should govern, the American or the English. That was effectively solved by the war which began in April, 1775. Next came the question whether the American people should govern as a whole or in parts. That was answered by the war which began in April, 1861. To round out the sublime logic of these events, but one thing remained to be done. The Civil War had settled the third ques- tion by force, but there was need of some gentle yet powerful influence to make effective in the hearts of the people that harmony of sentiment without which the nominal Union of States would have been a constant source of danger and weakness. Sons ot tbe Bmerican IRevolution. It was at this point that the anniversary influences previously refer- red to, operating through societies such as ours, began their healing work, and the test of their efficacy came in April, 189^, when the Government found itself reluctantly forced into war with Spain. The result is well known. Our enemies, not realizing that the old dissensions had been buried, were confounded by the marvelous unanimity of the Na- tion which rose as a single man, and, panoplied with the might of a united sentiment, stood invincible before the world. Foremost among these modern patriotic hereditary societies are two, based on revolutionary descent, having a common origin, and now Origin of the possessing nearly identical purposes and qualifications of membership, namely, the SociEiv of the Sons of the American Revolution, and the Society of the Sons of the Revolution. Of these two organizations, the Society OF THE Sons of the American Revolution is the larger and more influential body, with a distinguished member- ship which includes the President of the United States. William McKinley ; the Commanding General of the Army, Nelson A. Miles ; the Admiral of the Navy, George Dewey ; Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, D. J. Brewer ; the United States Ambassador to France, Horace Porter ; the late United States Ambas- sador to Spain, Stewart L. Woodford ; ex-Vice-President, Levi P. Morton ; the president pro tempore of the United States Senate, Wil- liam P. Frye ; United States Senators Chauncey M. Depew, John W. Daniel, Marcus A. Hanna, Cushman K. Davis, Henry C. Lodge, R. F. Pettigrew, Orville H. Piatt, and Redfield Proctor; the Governor of the State of New York, Theodore Roosevelt ; Assistant-Secretary of State, David Jayne Hill ; and many other representative citizens inofficial and civil life. In March, 1899, the organization consisted of thirty-eight different societies in the United States, Hawaii, and France, with the following active membership : Sons of th American Re- volution, and why there are V.vo sets of so- cieties with similar names and objects. Arizona 20 Arkansas 31 California 326 Colorado loi Connecticut 1034 Delaware 38 District of Columbia.. 383 Florida . . 39 France 15 Hawaii 72 Illinois 510 Indiana 159 Iowa 137 Kansas 152 Kentucky 106 Louisiana 44 Maine 352 Maryland 166 Massachusetts 1359 Michigan 279 Minnesota 417 Missouri 207 Montana 27 Nebraska 64 New Hampshire 291 New Jersey 414 10 New York 1188 Ohio 372 Oregon 144 Pennsylvania 165 Rhode Island 235 Texas 25 Utah 52 Vermont 290 Virginia 112 Washington I20 West Virginia 15 Wisconsin 207 Total 9668 Qtigin of tbe Soctetg. The general causes leading to the formation of the modern patriotic societies having been described in the preceding pages, it is now per- tinent to relate the circumstances attending the organization of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and to explain the causes of the existence of two sets of societies with similar names.* The Society of the Cincinnati, formed in 1783, was the first, and for nearly one hundred years the only society of men whose membership was derived from the American Revolution. From the nature of its constitution it has always been a small society, and has grown smaller with time. It takes little part in public affairs, and is virtually a de- lightful social club, or collection of social clubs, one of whose public services has been to keep alive among its own members and their im- mediate relatives a strong interest in pedigree and in the American Revolution. In 1875, as has previously been stated, the people of the United States entered upon a period of about fifteen years of celebrations of the looth anniversaries of leading events of the American Revolution. These celebrations took place all over the United States. The Centen- nial Exposition of 1876 at Philadelphia was the most impressive of the early celebrations, while the most conspicuous of the later ones was the great demonstration in New York City in 1889, upon the looth anni- versary of Washington's inauguration as first President of the United States. The American people welcomed these public festivities. They gave us something to think about, and talk about, besides the issues growing out of the late Civil War. They made all classes. North and South, once more brothers and gallant friends, and they brought into being the throng of patriotic societies of which ours is one. The first of these modern patriotic societies was entitled " Sons of Revolutionary Sires," and originated in San Francisco. It was agreed upon and instituted October 22, 1875,31 the office of Dr. John L. Cogs- well, on Kearney Street in that city, where about ten men held a meet- ing, by invitation of Dr. Cogswell, and resolved to form a society to be composed exclusively of //>?i?a/ descendants from the heroes and states- men of the American Revolution. On the following 4th of July there was a public procession in San Francisco, and about forty of the eighty members of the new society paraded in the procession, thirteen of them bearing shields emblematic of the thirteen original States. The society elected officers that same day, and thereafter, for years, held many • The following account of the origin of the Sons of the American Revolution is taken almost verbatim from a paper written by Compatriot Henry Hall of New York City (formerly Historian General and State Historian), and officially adopted by the National Socisty and the Empirb Statb Society op THE Sons of the American Revolution. II (Browtb of tbe /IDcrement. public meetings of a patriotic and literary character, whose proceedings were reported in the newspapers and reprinted in what the society called "bulletins," and in the latter form widely distributed. At that original meeting of October 22, 1875, Edwin A. Sherman, of Nevada, who was present, suggested that the proposed society should be made a national one, not local ; and accordingly when, in 1876, the California Society adopted a constitution, it provided for " auxiliary " branches, co-equal societies, and a national representative body. That word " auxiliary " cropped out afterward in the East in a most unexpected manner. This constitution of the first society of descendants of the American Revolution ever formed since the Revolution itself, possesses genuine historic value, and has many unique features. Copies were sent out all over the United States. And this California Society is, in fact, the pioneer, and led to the formation of all our present Societies of Sons and Daughters, of Colonial Wars, Colonial Dames, War of 1812, etc. Some of these little books, with the circulars and bulletins of the California Society, were sent year after year to residents of New York City. Gen. Alex. S. Webb received some of them; so did Major Asa Bird Gardiner, and others. The California movement excited interest in the East ; but California is 3,000 miles away, and had never even been heard of at the time of the American Revolution, and there were those who felt that societies of this class could not be formed in the East as the children of a society in California. In 1883, however, eight years after the first start in California, a few men in New York City, including some to whom had been sent the constitution, circulars and bulletins of the California Society, did meet, and they organized an independent society here, called " Sons of the Revolution." Thus the seed planted by California had sprouted at last in the Metropolis. The new society was small in membership, and at first intended to be purely local. But finally it also adopted a constitution, providing that societies might be formed in other States, each of which should be an "auxiliary branch." That expression, " auxiliary branch," adopted from the California Society's constitution, was an error of judgment, now at last confessed, but long persisted in. It was that word " auxiliary," and that alone, which led to the creation of two sets of societies. A Society of Sons of the Revolution was organized in Philadelphia in 1888, although refusing to be " auxiliary " to New York. This movement of 1883 awoke fresh interest in the general subject of patriotic societies in the East ; but that word " auxiliary " prevented gentlemen in New England and others of the original thirteen States 12 jForming a IRational Soctety. from organizing societies of their own. Massachusetts, Connecticut, and other States had each supplied far more men for the AmericaH Revolution than New York did. A natural pride prevented those States from being " auxiliary " to New York. For about five years, therefore, these two societies in the East and the pioneer society in California were all there were of these modern societies. In 1888, a few New Jersey members of the. New York Sons of the Revolution proposed to form a New Jersey Society. The New York Sons told them they would be recognized only as an "auxiliary" society, and not otherwise, and, further, that they would better join either the New York or Philadelphia Society anyhow, and not have one of their own. These patriotic and enterprising Jerseymen, one of whom, Josiah C. Purapelly, is now a member of our own Society, then went to work. In the spring of 1889 they organized, by correspondence and personal visits. State Societies of Sons of the Revolution in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, West Virginia, Arkansas, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee. They then called a convention of them all, to meet in New York City, April 30, 1889, the day of the great celebration of the 100th anniversary of Washington's inauguration. The object was to organize a national society — mark the name — of Sons of the Revolution, in which each State Society should be a co-equal sister organization, and none of them "auxiliary" to any other. They never dreamed of forming a new organization. Their whole purpose was to bring the influence of several States to bear, to induce New York to repeal the " auxiliary" article in her constitution. When the New Yorkers heard of this movement, if they had promptly met and repealed that " auxiliary " article, there never would have been two sets of societies. No one wanted two sets ; no one thought of it. But what did the New Yorkers do ? They actually met and adopted a new constitution, in which the " auxiliary " article was made longer, more explicit, and more binding, thus ignoring the patriotic sentiment and natural pride of every sister State, and declaring war upon any movement having for its object the co-equality of the different State Societies. By making all the other States " auxiliary ' to New York, the annual election of national officers would have to be held in New York, and would always have been controlled by the local mem- bers. To the National Convention referred to, every existing Society was invited, and delegates attended from thirteen out of the twenty, includ- ing the original one in California, with persons present from New York 13 ■national Societ?, 5. H. IR. and Pennsylvania. The convention met at Fraunces' Tavern, April 30, 1889. There the Pennsylvania delegates took the floor and urged that all the other Societies should become " auxiliaries " to New York. This was debated for a long time. Pennsylvania was asked if her Society were " auxiliary " to New York. She replied " no." The convention then refused point blank to agree to the "auxiliary" relation to New York. Not one State in that whole convention would agree to that proposition. The New Yorkers refused, for their part, to recognize the others as " sister " Societies, and both Pennsylvania and New York took no further part in the proceedings. The question then arose, what should be done ? The convention was there, in actual session, acting in behalf of eighteen States, including the original Society in California. The delegates felt deeply the injustice of an attempt to impose an un- American style of organization upon a Society which should be pre- eminently American in all its sentiments, objects and framework, and especially to try to control in this manner a movement which New York had not even originated. After discussion, before they adjourned, the convention organized as a National Society, taking the name of "Sons OF THE American Revolution." They thus began existence with eighteen State Societies, while the " Sons of the Revolution " only had two; and every one of the eighteen soon thereafter adopted the title " Sons of the American Revolution." In the fraternal hope that the New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution would join the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, several months were allowed to elapse before active steps were taken for the formation of a New York State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. When, however, there appeared to be no immediate prospect of such a consummation, the National Society, of which Dr. William Seward Webb was then Presi- dent-General, deputed Dr. Webb's brother, Mr. George Creighton Webb, to organize a State Society. Mr. Webb entered upon his congenial task with zeal, and on February 11, 1890, The New York State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized in Dr. Webb's office in New York City. In 1895, when it became desir- able to incorporate the Society under the laws of the State of New York for the purpose of holding the real estate at Dobbs Ferry, upon which it had erected a monument, it was discovered that back in December (26), 1889, while the subject of the formation of the New York State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was being agi- tated, five gentlemen not affiliated with the Sons of the American Revolution and having no power to act in their name, had incorporated under the title of " The New York Society of Sons of the American 14 Empire State Societg, S. H. IR. Revolution*" — a title so similar to that of " The New York State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution " that it became necessary to change our name to '* The Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution," under which title the Society was duly incorporated April 8, 1895. Notwithstanding the peculiar obstacles encountered by the Society in this State, its growth has been so rapid that it is second in size only to the Massachusetts Society, and second to none in the extent and importance of its public activ- ities. On the decennial anniversary of the organization of The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, April 30, 1899, the Society may well contemplate with pride its progress during the past ten years. It has, by its enterprise, public spirit, and incessant activity, so stimulated patriotic sentiment that now the United States is thronged with a multitude of patriotic Societies ; with more to come. Our progress has been due to the fact that at the very beginning our Society was organized upon the broad American principle of constitut- ing one National Society, divided for convenience into co-equal sister- State Societies, and the latter subdivided to some extent into local branches or chapters ; and the further fact that The Sons of the Ameri- can Revolution were the especial Society that admitted no man to membership unless he was a lineal descendant from a patriot of the American Revolution. The wisdom of these provisions has been so apparent that the Sons of the Revolution have, since the events of 1889, repealed the " auxiliary " article in their constitution, and still later have abolished their long-cherished provision for admission by col- lateral descent. It has been on account of our strict requirement for membership, and because of the thorough Americanism of our organ- ization and the public spirit of our members, that an exceedingly large number of men of high social position and national reputation have joined our Society in all parts of the country. The very rigid and excellent application blank, now used by all the different Societies of Sons and Daughters, originated with us, and has been adopted on its merits by all of them. If there is rivalry, because there are two sets of Societies, the influence is healthful, because it is leading us all to greater undertakings than would have been possible without the spice of what, it is hoped, is a generous and friendly emulation in achieving a larger number of inspiring works for the glory and welfare of our com- mon country. ♦These gentlemen were Messrs. Frederick G. Gedney, Albert Ross Parsons, Edward Nicoll Town- send and George N. Gardiner, members of the New York Society of Sons of the Revolution, and Asa B. Gardiner, J., son of a member of that society. 15 /IDovement for 'Clnion. A movement for the union of the National Society of the Sons of THE American Revolution and the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution began very soon after the formation of the movements f'or NATIONAL SoCIETy OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN the union of the REVOLUTION in 1889; but the overtures of the National Societies of the Officers of The Sons of the American Revolution Sonsofthe ,, , ,, American Revo- were not cordially reciprocated by those of the other lution and Sons Society, and little progress toward union was made of the Revolution. ■ ^, rpu •» i.- r ^i. u • ^ l for three years. The agitation of the subject, how- ever, set in operation in the Society of the Sons of the Revolution influ- ences favorable to an amalgamation, one of the fruits of which was the abolition of the " auxiliary " clause in their constitution which had been the bone of so much contention, and the adoption of a form of organization based more nearly on the representative American idea. About this time, several of the larger and more influential State Societies of The Sons of the American Revolution received invitations from Societies of the Sons of the Revolution in New York and elsewhere to join their General Society. Our Societies, so invited, feeling that as State Societies they could not, in good faith with their associates, accept such invitations, replied that they could unite with the Society of the Sons of the Revolution only under a union of both General Societies, upon terms mutually to be agreed upon. At length, after receiving distinct assurances, privately but repeatedly, that such a movement was actually desired by the Sons of the Revolution, the Connecticut dele- gates to the Annual Congress of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion held in New York City, April 30, 1892, introduced the following resolution, which was adopted without dissent : Whereas: There now exist in several States of the Union, Societies of the Sons of the Revolution and Societies of the Sons of the American Revolution ; and Whereas, The purposes and objects of these Societies are identical and their interests mutual ; therefore Resolved. That this organization hereby appoints Jonathan Trumbull of Connect- icut, together with the Presidents of the State Societies of this organization in those States where both organizations exist, as a committee to consider union ; and the Sons of the Revolution are hereby cordially and earnestly invited to appoint a sim- ilarly constituted committee of an equal number, in the sincere belief that by such a conference all difficulties can be overcome and a fraternal union of both organ- izations will be the happy result. A copy of the foregoing resolution was transmitted to the Sons of the Revolution, with the result that they took similar action. During the ensuing nine months, the committees appointed by the two Societies held frequent meetings, separately and jointly, at last agreeing to the following report which was submitted to the respective societies at 16 /IDovement for "Clnion. general conventions held simultaneously in different rooms in the Mutual Life Building, New York City, February i6, 1893. At this time, the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution existed in over thirty states and numbered nearly 4,000 members, while the Society of the Sons of the Revolution existed in ten states with a membership stated to be 2,364. To General Horace Porter, President General of the Sons of the American Revolution, and Hon. John Lee Carroll, President General of the Sons of the Revolution : The Committees of the Sons of the American Revolution and Sons of the Revolution, to whom was entrusted by their respective Societies the duty of confer- ring upon the question of union of the two Societies, beg leave to present this, their joint report. First : They desire to e.xpress their gratification at the cordiality, harmony, and enthusiasm that have marked their deliberations, and the unanimity which has at- tended their conclusions. Second : The desirability of effecting a union being concurred in by all, the Com- mittees of Conference addressed themselves at once to the consideration of the ques- tions essential to the accomplishment of the desired result. These were : 1. Name. 2. Colors. 3. Insignia. 4. New Constitution. Third : The committees unanimously decided and do now recommend : 1. That The Sons of the America.nRevolution and Sons of the Revolution do unite in one organization. 2. That the Society so constituted be named Sons of the Revolution. 3. That its colors be buff and blue. 4. That its insignia be, in its general features, that of The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution ; that its seal be of the form hereinafter described. 5. That its constitution be as follows : The Constitution of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution. article I. The name of the Society shall be the " Sons of the Revolution." article II. The objects of this Society are, to perpetuate the memory of the men who, in the military, naval or civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of the Country ; to further the proper celebration of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent events connected with the War of the Revolution ; to collect and secure for preserva- 2 17 /IDovemcnt tor 'Clnion. lion the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period ; to mark by ap- propriate monuments historic places; to impress upon the present and future gener- ations the patriotic spirit -nhich actuated our ancestors and established the Republic of the United States, and to promote the feeling of friendship among its members. ARTICLE III. Any man is eligible to membership who is of the age of twenty-one years and who is lineally descended from an ancestor who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as a military officer, minute-man, soldier, sailor or marine, or a civil official m the service of any of the several Colonies or States or of the United Colonies or States, whose services as such official shall ap- pear by public ofiicial record made at the time, and provided such man be found worthy. Provided further, that when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an ancestor as a civil official, such service must have been performed in the civil service of the United States, or of one of the thirteen original States, and must have been sufficiently important in character to have rendered the official specially liable to arrest and imprisonment, the same as a combatant, if captured by the enemy, as well as liable to conviction of treason against the Government of Great Britain. And provided further, that when there shall be no surviving issue in direct lineal succession from an officer, minute-man, soldier, sailor or marine, who died or was killed in actual service, or from an officer who received by formal resolve the appro- bation of the Continental Congress for Revolutionary services, or from a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the claim of eligibility shall descend and be limited to one representative at a time in the nearest collateral line of descent from such ances- tor, to be designated by the State Society ; and no other descendants in collateral lines shall be admitted in right of any services whatever. The Board of Managers of each State Society shall have full and exclusive power to determine the qualifications as to worthiness and eligibility of applicants for membership under this Article, with power to accept or reject all applications. ARTICLE IV. The General Society shall be divided into State Societies, which shall meet an- nually on the day appointed therefor in their respective by-laws, and oftener, if found expedient. The Secretary of each State Society shall transmit to the General Secre- tary a list of its members, together with the names and official designations of those from whom such members claim membership, with a list of officers elected at each annual meeting. ARTICLE V. The State Societies shall regulate all matters respecting their own affairs consist- ent with the general good of the Society, judge of the qualification of their members and of those proposed for membership, subject, however, to the provisions of this Con- stitution, and may expel any member who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman or man of honor, or by an opposition to the interests of the community in general, or of the Society in particular, may render himself unworthy to continue in membership. ARTICLE VI. The expenses of the General Society shall be borne by the State Societies by as- sessment /;-o rata according to membership. i8 /Movement for Tllnion. ARTICLE VII. The regular meeting of the General Society shall be held every year on the last Wednesday of April in the city of New York, unless otherwise designated, and special meetings may be held upon the order of the General President or upon the request of two of the State Societies, and such meetings shall consist of the General Officers and a representation from each State Society not exceeding one delegate from each one hundred members of such State Society and every fraction of one hundred over fifty, and ex-officio, the President, Secretary, Registrar and Historian of each State Society, and two delegates-at-large from each State Society. The expenses attending the annual meetings of the General Society shall be borne by the General Society. ARTICLE VIII. At the regular meeting a General President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Chaplain, Registrar and Historian shall be chosen by a majority of the votes present, to serve untU the next regular general meeting or until their successors are duly chosen. The General .Society shall have power at any meeting to admit State Societies thereto, and to entertain and determine all questions affecting the qualification for membership in, or the welfare of, any State Society, which may by proper memorial be presented by such State Society for consideration. ARTICLE IX. The insignia of the General Society shall be a cross surmounted by an eagle in gold or silver, and a rosette. The cross shall be of silver, with four arms, and eight white-enameled points, same size as the Chevalier's Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, with a gold medal- lion in the center, bearing on the obverse a bust of Washington in profile, and on the reverse the figure of a minute-man surrounded by a ribbon enameled buff and blue, with the motto, " Libertas et Patria," on the obverse, and the legend, " Sons of the Revolution," on the reverse, both in letters of gold. The cross shall be surmounted by an eagle in gold or silver, and the whole decoration suspended from a ring of gold by a ribbon of dark blue, ribbed and watered, edged with buff, one and one-quarter inches wide and one and one-half inches in displayed length, and may be worn by any member of the Society on ceremonial occasions only, and shall be carried on the left breast, or, if an officer, on the collar, and shall never be worn as an article of jewelry. The custodian of this insignia shall be the General Secretary, who shall issue the same to the members of the Society under such proper rules as may be formulated by the General Society, and he shall keep a register of such issues, wherein each insignia issued may be identified by the number thereof. The rosette shall be seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, of usual pattern, dis- playing the colors of the Society, and may be worn by all members at discretion in the upper left-hand button-hole of the coat. ARTICLE X. The Seal of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution shall be one and seven-eighths of an inch in diameter and shall consist of the figure of a minute-man in Continental Uniform standing on a ladder leading to a belfry and holding in his left hand a musket and an olive branch, and grasping in his right hand a bell rope ; above, the cracked " Liberty Bell ; " issuing therefrom a ribbon, bearing the motto of the 19 /IDovement for "Glnion. Sons of the Revolution, " Exegi Monumentutn jEre Pi:rennius ; " across the top of the ladder, on a ribbon, the figures " 1775," and at the left of the minute-man, and also on a ribbon, the figures " 17S3 ; " the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of an inch wide, thereon at the top thirteen stars of five points each, and at the bottom the legend, " Sons of the Revolution ; " the following being a fac-simile thereof (see illustration opposite page 27.) The custodian of the seal shall be the General Secretary. ARTICLK XI. This Constitution may be amended, provided two-thirds of the members of the General Society present at any general meeting or special meeting shall approve, and provided further, that notice of such motion to amend, specifying such proposed amendment in full, shall be given in writing to the presiding officer of the General Society and of each State Society at least sixty days before such motion is to be con- sidered. FourtJi : That this proposed union may be made effectual this Committee further recommends : 1 . The presentation of its report to the respective National Societies of the Sons OF THE American Revolution and Sons of the Revolution at meetings to be called for that purpose on Thursday, the i6th day of February, 1S93, in the City of New \'ork, and the adoption at such meetings of a resolution recommending the union of the two societies and the adoption of the proposed Constitution. 2. At a joint meeting, immediately thereafter, of the two General Societies, the adoption of the new Constitution and election of officers, to serve until the last Wednesday of April, 1S94, or until their successors are elected. All of which is respectfully submitted. New York, December 22, 1892. FRED'K S. TALLMADGE, President of the Sons of the Revolution of the State of New York. JONATHAN TRUMBULL, President of the Connecticut Society Sons of the American Revolution. CHAS. H. WOODRUFF, Delegate New York .Sons of the Revolution. HORACE PORTER, President General Society Sons of the American Revolution and Chairman General Conference Committee. JOHN LEE CARROLL, General President .Society of Sons of the Revo- lution. BRADLEY T. JOHNSON, President Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution. EDWIN SHEPARD BARRETT, President Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution. 20 /IDorement for "Glnion. JOHN WHITEHEAD, President New Jersey Sons of the American Revolution. O. H. ERNST, Delegate from District of Columbia Sons of the Revolution. WM. RIDGLEV GRIFFITH, Delegate from Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution. THOMAS W. HALL, Delegate from Maryland Society Sons of the Revolution. SAM. W. PENNVPACKER, Delegate Sons of the Revolution of Pennsylvania. RICHARD McCALL CADWALADER, Vice-President and Delegate Sons of the Revolu- tion of Pennsylvania. CHARLES HENRY JONES, Delegate .Sons of the Revolution of Pennsylvania. ROBERT LENOX BELKNAP, Delegate New York Society Sons of the Revolution. JAMES MORTIMER MONTGOMERY, Secretary of Committee of Conference, General Secretary Sons of the Revolution, Secretary of .Sons of the Revolution State of New York. NATHAN WARREN, Registrar Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution. This plan proved far from satisfactory to the larger Society, The Sons of the American Revolution, for it (i) surrendered our name for that of the Sons of the Revolution ; (2) gave up our colors for theirs ; (3) abandoned our seal for theirs ; and (4) proposed a Con- stitution composed largely of verbatim provisions from theirs, and containing many objectionable features. Among the latter was the provision admitting members by collateral descent. The Sons of the American Revolution prided themselves especially upon their exclu- sion of " collaterals" and the incorporation in the proposed Constitu- tion of the " collateral " provision of the Sons of the Revolution was regarded as a lowering of the standard of eligibility to which the " American " Sons were extremely reluctant to accede. Nevertheless, so earnest was the desire of the S. A. R. Congress to effect a union, that the delegates reluctantly yielded their preferences and unani- mously adopted the following resolution : Resolved, That the Report be accepted and its recommendations adopted, and that when we adjourn it be to meet in jomt session with the Sons of the Revolution to carry into effect the recommendations of said Report and perfect the union of the 21 /IDovement for 'Glnton. two Societies . Provided, that we reserve the right of every individual member oi either body to offer any amendment, which he may think proper to the plan of union or the Constitution, for the consideration of the joint meeting of the two Societies. This action was announced to tlie Congress of the Sons of the Revo- lution, with the result that, after the midday recess, the Sons of the Revolution sent to The Sons of the American Revolution a dele- gation, headed by Fredk. S. Tallmadge, President of their New York State Society. Mr. Tallmadge addressed The Sons of the American Revolution, rehearsing the efforts of the joint Committee to prepare a satisfactory report, stating that " every ground was gone over," and continuing : " This meeting, as we understand it, is to adopt or reject that Report and that Con- stitution, and if there is anything imperfect about it that needs amendment, let it be made at some future time. But when we are just on the eve of uniting under the same roof, with our hearts beating almost as one, don't let us, for a trifling objection, leave and part to-night, perhaps to meet no more." He then announced that the Sons of the Revolution had adopted the following resolution : "Resolved, That we recommend the union of the Sons of the Revolution and The Sons of the American Revolution, and the adoption of the Constitution pro- posed by the committees of said Societies by the Report received at this meeting." and concluded as follows : " We desire, as it is towards the close of the afternoon, that you will pass a resolu- tion similar to that and that my fnends who are here (for I am proud to call them such) will simply say. Away with debate ! Away with amendments ! Let the future take care of itself. Let us unite with one name and one country." Upon the withdrawal of the delegation of the Sons of the Revolution, the President General of The Sons of the American Revolution, General Horace Porter, delivered with great dignity, earnestness and force a strong appeal to his compatriots to exercise patience and self- sacrifice, and accept the proposed basis of union. Some further dis- cussion ensued, resulting in the adoption verbatim by the S. A. R. of the resolution reported by Mr. Tallmadge as adopted by the Sons of the Revolution, to wit: Resolved, That we recommend the union of the Sons of the Revolution and The Sons of the American Revolution, and the adoption of the Constitution proposed by the Committees of said Societies by the Report received at this meeting." This action was communicated to the Sons of the Revolution, who informed the Committee conveying the resolution that they would be down-stairs in a fevi' moments for the joint Congress. 22 /IDovement for "Clnioti. After an interval of an hour and a half, several Sons of the Revolu- tion appeared at the door of The Sons of the American Revolution, and the latter rose to their feet and began to applaud. The Sons of the Revolution, however, proved not to be the whole Congress, coming for the purpose of union upon the terms now mutually agreed upon, but a committee conveying an entirely new proposition. The proposition of the Sons of the Revolution was that each General Society appoint a committee of two members, with power to select a fifth person who should belong to neither Society, who should examine the membership credentials of both Societies and should erase from the list of member- ship in each of the Societies the name of any member, from whose credentials and application it appeared that he was not entitled to mem- bership under the requirements of Article III. of the Constitution just adopted. As soon as the revised membership list had been certified to the President-Generals of the two Societies, they were to call a joint meeting of the Societies for the adoption of the Constitution (which had already been adopted), and for the election of officers ; and " said Constitution, if approved at such meeting, together with the proceed- ings of this conference or meeting, shall be submitted for final ratifica- tion to the various State Societies." The astonishment of The Sons of the American Revolution at this new proposition was apparent in the absolute silence with which the remarks of the spokesman were received. The Sons of the American Revolution had no objection to the scrutiny of their mem- bership papers, as they regarded iheir membership credentials, based on lineal descent, superior to those of the other Society ; but they con- sidered the proposal a violation of the agreement just adopted by both Societies which provided that in order " that this proposed union may be made effectual," the respective National Societies should, on Feb. i6, 1893, pass a resolution recommending union and adopt the proposed constitution (as had been done), and at " a joint meeting, immediately M^;r(7/?<'/- of the two General Societies [should occur], the adoption of the new constitution and election of officers to serve until the last Wednesday of April, 1894, or until their successors are elected." The departure from the terms of t!ie agreement was considered the wider in view of statements made earlier in the day by Mr. Tallmadge of the Sons of the Revolution to The Sons of the American Revolution that " every ground was gone over " and his earnest plea to " away with amendments," etc. After the S. A. R. had yielded reluctantly to this plea and repressed their desired amendments, the Sons of the Revolution appeared with a radical amendment of their own. The proceedings in the Congress of the S. A. R. after the withdrawal 23 /IDovement for 'Gljuon. of the Committee of the Sons of the Revolution were brief. After a few remarks, making clear the position of the Society, the following resolution was unanimously adopted : "Resolved, That we disapprove of the motion as not pertinent to Paragraph 4 of the Report of the Committee, and we request the other Society now to unite with us and to adopt the Constitution in accordance with that paragraph." This action was communicated to the Sons of the Revolution, wlio stood by their new proposition as unanimously as The Sons of the American Revolution had rejected it ; upon learning which, The Sons of the American Revolution adjourned sine die. Apropos of the subject of membership credentials may be quoted the following passage from the official report of the Committee of Confer- ence of the S. A. R. on the foregoing proceedings : "The refusal of our Society to agree to this new measure was, in no way, attribut- able to any hesitation on our part to submit our records and credentials to a full and proper examination Our confidence in our own credentials and in the Society with which we were in treaty was such that a fully representative preliminary confer- ence of our delegates had agreed, by unanimous vote, on the evening of February 15th, to nominate and support the election of the present General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolution as General Sectttary of the proposed united Society. He would thus have been the officer to whom, under the proposed Constitution, the cre- dentials of our various State Societies would have been submitted for mspection, and for presentation, after his approval, to the united General Society. The powers con- ferred upon him would have been fully as great as the powers proposed to be conferred upon the Joint Committee to whose appointment we were unwiUing to agree, besides having the merit of authority under the constitution which was to be adopted before the election of officers. The election of this officer, which would have been unani- mous on our part, would then, virtually, have placed the inspection of membership in the hands of the Society of Sons of the Revolution, in accordance with its previous usages. It was one of the many concessions we were prepared to make, and had already made, to that Society, not with any desire to adopt its name, colors, seal or officers, but simply in the belief that the importance of uniting the tv.o Societies was paramount to any questions of mere courtesy upon which we might have insisted." The failure of the Congresses of 1893 to unite, did not, however, put an end to the movement. The cordial relations existing between indi- vidual members and individual State Societies of the two General Societies gave evidence of the hearty sentiment still existing in favor of an amalgamation, and the belief entertained by The Sons of the American Revolution that the action of the Congress of the Sons of the Revolution on Feb. 16, 1893, did not represent the prevailing sentiment of that Society, led them the more readily to forget the irritating incidents of the late unsuccessful effort. During the next three years the mutual disposition for union increased and on April 20, 1S96, the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution, at its triennial meeting in Savannah, Ga., 24 /iDovement for "dnion. adopted resolutions extending a fraternal invitation to The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to unite with them in a single Society. This was cordially met by the following resolutions adopted by the National Congress of The Sons of the American Revolution at Richmond, Va., April 30, 1896. " Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion notes, with sincere gratification, the groiving sentiment in favor of a union with the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, upon terms which shall be well considered and equitable, and which shall tend to promote the honor, dignity and largest useful- ness of the Societies and the patriotic and public spirited objects for which both are organized ; and " Whereas, The General Society of the Sons of the Revolution in triennial meet- ing assembled in the city of Savannah, Ga., April 20th, inst., did adopt resolutions, ex- tending a sincere and fraternal invitation to The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution to unite with them in a single Society; and. Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion is heartily, sincerely and fraternally desirous of a consolidation of the two Socie- ties, upon a well-considered basis, and is anxious to submit its rolls of membership to a most rigorous and searching examination by a competent and disinterested tribu- nal, in order that it may, once for all, in the eyes of all men, supply the indubitable proof of the eligibility of all its members, as lineal descendants of Revolutionary an- cestors; now, therefore, B^ it /Hdso/ved, By The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in annual Congress assembled in the City of Richmond, Va., April 30, 1896, that we do hereby send our most fraternal and cordial greetings to the General Society of the Sons of the Ixevolution, and declare, without reservation, our strong, sincere desire for a consolidation of the two Societies into a single Society, upon a well-considered basis of union. ResolveJ, That we do hereby instruct the General Officers of this Society to sub- mit the membership rolls and the original credentials and applications, on which membership has been granted, for a fresh examination to a competent and disinter- ested committee, so constituted by mutual agreement of the General Officers of both Societies as to command the entire confidence of both the uniting Societies, said committee to indicate the person or persons in each Society who shall not have in- dubitable proof of lineal descent from a Revolutionary ancestor, in accordance with the plan of consolidation agreed to by the Committees of Conference in 1893, but now voluntarily amended by the Sons of the Revolution by omitting the paragraph which provides for the admission of " collaterals ; " and The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution does hereby pledge itself to erase from its rolls of membership the names of all persons, indicated by said committee as not having indubitable proof of lineal descent. Resolved, That we hereby empower the General Officers of this Society to ap- point a committee of able, competent and disinterested men, who shall confer with a like committee of equal size, appointed by the General Officers of the Sons of the Revolution, to agree upon a basis for the union of the two .Societies, to the end that said plan of union, together with the report of the Committee on Revision of the Membership Rolls, may promptly be transmitted by the General Officers ot both Societies to their respective .State Societies for approval, so that when a majority of the State Societies of each organization shall have approved the same, said General 25 /Movement tor Xllnton. officers may cause a special Congress of the United Societies to be elected, upon the basis of the new Constitution to form a national organization. And, further, we do hereby pledge The National Socikty of the Sons of the Amkrican Revolu- tion, heartily and sincerely, to labor for the removal of every possible cause of dis- agreement between the two Societies, and to effect a satisfactory union at the earliest possible dates. Rt-sokrtl, That the President-General and the Secretary-General of this Society are instructed immediately to communicate this preamble and accompanying resolu- tions to the officers of the General Society of the .Sons of the Revolution, with the assurance of our fraternal regard and our desire that a union of the two Societies may speedily be effected. This action was followed by an exchange of correspondence between the General Officers of the two Societies. On May 9, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution com- municated their resolutions to the other Society. On May 25, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they were prepared to appoint a committee to examine credentials, and that after the membership rolls had been revised they were prepared to unite in a call for a Congress of the two Societies for union on the basis " of the Constitution agreed upon by both Societies, February 16, 1893, as amended by the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution at its triennial meeting in Savannah on the 20th day of April, 1S96." This ainendment by the Sons of the Revolution consisted of the elimination of the provision for membership by collateral descent. On May 29, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution replied, inviting the General Officers of the other Society to meet their National Officers at the Waldorf Hotel, at 3.30 p. m., June 3d, for the purpose of selecting by mutual agreement a committee on membership credentials ; promising to strike from their rolls the names of any members found disqualified for membership ; and calling attention to the omission of the Sons of the Revolution to respond to the proposition for a joint committee on basis of union. The Sons of the American Revolu- tion said that the basis agreed upon in 1893 was unsatisfactory in view of existing knowledge and conditions and cited the iinportant amend- ment proposed by the Sons of the Revolution as a precedent for further modification in the line of improvement. On June 3, 1896, at 3.30 p. m. the National Officers of The Sons of THE American Revolution assembled at the Waldorf Hotel, to meet the General Officers of the other Society, but none appeared. On June 8, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they had no power to appoint a committee on basis of union ; that they considered the basis "concluded by the terms of the agreement adopted in 1893," although they insisted on their amendment, adopted April 20, 1896. 26 sr.Ai, OK Tin-: \v asiiiN(;t()N continicntai. cuards. (Sic paue j;.) SKAI. OK THK SUNS OF llIK KKVOl.UTION. (.See pajjes 19, 20, ami J7.) /IDovement for "Clnton. On July 28, 1896, The Sons of the American Revolution wrote in part as follows : " The resolutions of your Society, adopted at Savannah, looked to the formation of a single Society, upon the terms of union set forth in the proposed constitution of February 16, 1893, with an amendment thereto. It was, therefore, naturally sup- posed that, as your Society had made an amendment to that document, without con- sultation with this Society, the privilege should be accorded to this Society of taking steps looking to the making of other amendments in consultation with your Society. " Some of the reasons for believing that it is necessary for both Societies to have conference committees take up the plan of reorganization anew are as follows : "The proposed constitution of 1893 was prepared when the .Societies were small and without large experience in the means of carrying out the purposes of a great national patriotic organization. Of the present members, one-half, perhaps, of each Society have joined since the proceedings of 1893 ; and it would seem fair that they .should have a right to be heard in a matter of such importance as a constitution for the government of a permanent union of these organizations. " The proposed constitution of 1893 is so defective that it is believed that your officers will agree that a large Society could not possibly work successfully under its provisions. P'or instance, t!ie last paragraph of Article III. states that the Hoard of Managers of each .State Society shall have full and exclusive power to determine the qualifications of applicants for membership, with power to expel or reject all applica- tions. Article VIII. says that the General Society shall have power to admit State Societies and determine all questions affecting the cjualitications of membership which may, by proper memorial, be presented for consideration. This language is confusing and seems to be contradictory. " Besides, that constitution makes no provision for the filing of a copy of the credentials of members with the Registrar General of the National Society, and does not sufficiently define his duties or give him enough power to fix his responsibility in passing upon the validity of credentials. " It prescribes the form of a seal which, we are informed, was long ago adopted by the Washington Continental Guards of New York City, which, having used the seal for many years, would apparently be entitled to continual use of the same with- out infringement. [See illustration oppo.site this page.] " It names the last Wednesday in April as the day for the annual meeting, when it has been the custom of both Societies to meet on some patriotic anniversary which gives a meaning and a purpose to the occasion. " It also provides that the larger Society shall take the exact name of the smaller Society, and it is assumed that that would mean coming under the charter of the latter .Society, and be a complete and absolute absorption by one Society of the ether, instead of a union of the two. The Socikty ok the Sons of thk Anif^RicAN Revo- lution has never intimated, and does not now even suggest, that its name be adopted by the joint Society, but thinks that possibly some equally good title, not the exact name of either Society, might be acceptable to both ; for instance, the Society of the Revolution or the Society of the American Revolution. The adoption of some such name would be following the almost universal custom in naming patriotic Societies, among which may be named the Society of the Cincinnati, the Society of Coionial Wars, the .Society of the Colonial Dames, the Society of Foreign Wars, the Society of the Army of the Potomac, etc., etc. ... It is advisable, also, to reconsider the subject of name, for the reason that the plan of consolidation should provide for the largest possible usefulness and grandeur of the United Societies. The Sons ov the 27 /Movement for "Clnion. American Revolution already have a Society in the new republic of Hawaii, where no society of this class could probably exist under the name simply of " Sons of the Revolution." It is entirely practicable to form branch Societies in other foreign lands, if the title be specific in indicating that it is the American Revolution from which eligibility is derived. " Again : The constitution of '93 makes no provision for organizing Chapters in the different States. The formation of Chapters is becoming a prominent feature in The So.vs of the American Revolution; it does much for the convenience of the members, and is important as a means of enlarging the membership. " It therefore seems beyond dispute that the proposed constitution of 1893 in its present form is seriously defective and obsolete. " If, however, your officers decline even to appoint the conference committee pro- posed, we would be glad to be informed whether they will, under the circumstances, wish to proceed with the work of scrutinizing the credentials of the members in both Societies. If so, our General Officers instruct me to say that they will be most happy to enter at once upon that branch of the subject, in the hope that the elimina- ting of one point of dispute will bring the organizations that much nearer a union desired by all. Upon August II, 1896, the Sons of the Revolution wrote that they considered the request of The Sons of the American Revolution for a joint committee on basis of union a rejection of their invitation ; that they had no authority from their Society for such a committee ; and that as the examination of credentials could be of value only in case of prospective union, they could not appreciate the importance of the ap- pointment of a Committee on Credentials unless they were assured that The Sons of the American Revolution would act on the lines of their invitation. On September 21, i8g6. The Sons of the American Revolution replied to the foregoing, concluding as follows : " We understand, that your Society, by correspondence and without the holding of a personal conference between your officers and ours, rejects all our propositions looking to bringing about such action, and instead of co-operating with us with a view to forming a basis of union by mutual agreement, insists upon an absorption of our Society by yours, by taking your name, acting under your charters and conducting the business under a constitution, which has been shown in a previous letter to be seri- ously defective, obsolete and practically impossible for both. We can only, therefore, express our extreme regret that in spite of the earnest efforts made by this Society, both in 1S93 ''"'^ '" '^'^ present year, the much desired negotiations for union have been brought to a standstill." Matters remained in slatu quo until the adoption of the following resolutions by the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution at its meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., April ig, 1897 : Whereas, the Sons of the American Revolution, in response to the in- vitation contained in the resolution passed by this Society at Savannah in .\pril, 1S96, have signified their willingness to unite with us in one national organization. 28 /IDovement for TUnion. Whereas, We regard, and believe that they regard, the actual union of the two Societies as of such paramount importance that the settlement of the details of union should be subordinated, as far as consistent with the honor and dignity of both Socie- ties, to the accomplishment of that end ; therefore, Resolved, That A. H. Pugh, T. E. Abbott, Timothy L. Woodruff, Horace K. Tenney and Gaillard Hunt shall be a committee of five with full power to fill any vacancies in behalf of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution ; and we respectfully request The National Society of the Sons of the American Revo- lution to appoint a like committee of five in its own behalf, these two committees of five each to constitute together the above-named joint Committee of Conference on basis of union, which shall consider the Constitution and plan of union of 1893, and all proposed changes thereto, and come to an agreement, if possible, respecting a new general Constitution and a plan of union between the Societies. Each constitutent committee of five shall report to its own General Assembly the results of the confer- ence, together with its own recommendations respecting them. Rtsolved, That our own General Officers are instructed to arrange as soon as pos- sible with the General Officers of the Sons of the American Revolution for the appointment of a joint Committee of Revision of the membership rolls, which shall be prepared at least as early as October 12, 1897,10 make to the two General As- semblies an exhaustive report, in accordance with the resolutions passed at Savannah and Richmond in April, 1S96. Resolved, That we, the General Society of Sons of the Revolution hereby ap- point an adjourned meeting of this General Assembly to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12, 1S97, at 11 A. M., and we respectfully request The National Societ.y of Sons of the American Revolution, provided the joint Committee of Conference on basis of union shall have arrived meanwhile at an agreement, to hold a General Assembly of their own in the same city at the same time, in order that the two Gen- eral Assemblies may then take action upon the report of the two joint committees. Resolved, That our General Secretary is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Secretary General of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion. The National Society OF the Sons of the American Revolution responded to the foregoing by adopting tlie following resolutions at its meeting in Cleveland, April 30, 1897 : Whereas, The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, in Congress assembled at Cleveland, have received a friendly overture from the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution looking toward the union of the two Societies, a sincere and hearty response to the same is hereby tendered ; and. Whereas, The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolu- tion, recognizing the strong and constantly increasing sentiment of the membership favoring organic union with the Society of the Sons of the Revolution, upon terms that shall be honorable to both Societies, desires to use all reasonable efforts towards a consummation so desirable ; be it Resohrd, That James M. Richardson, of Ohio ; Hon. E. J. Hill, of Connecticut ; Samuel E. Gross, of Illinois ; George H. Shields, of Missouri, and Nathan Warren, of Massachusetts, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, with full power to confer w^ith the Committee appointed by the General Society of the Sons of the Revo- lution on the subject of union between that Society and The N.\tional Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, including power to provide by the ap- 29 /Movement for 'Glnioti. pointment, as soon as practicable, of an additional committee, if necessary, for such revision of the memership rolls of the two Societies as may seem expedient. Resolved, That an adjourned meeting of this Congress shall be held in Cincinnati, October 12, 1897, at 11 A. M., provided the joint Committee on Union shall have agreed on a basis of union, to be reported at that date. Ri'solved, That our Secretary General is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolution. The joint committee appointed in pursuance of the foregoing reso- lutions worked assiduously during the ne.xt few mouths, and when the two national bodies met in different rooms in the Grand Hotel in Cincinnati, Oct. 12, 1897, the following report was presented. For convenience of future reference, the three amendments subsequently made are indicated in the following text. The words in very small type inclosed in brackets were in the report as presented, but were stricken out by the two conventions, upon motion of the Sons of the Revolution. The words in italic type were not in the report as presented but were inserted by the conventions as noted hereafter : To Edwin Shep.\rd B.\rrett, President-General of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, And John Lee C.\rroll, General President of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolution : The committees of The Sons of the American Revolution and the Sons of the Revolution, who were appointed by their respective Societies to confer together upon the subject of union of the two Societies, beg leave to report jointly for the con- sideration of each Society the result of their labors. First : They were profoundly impressed by evidences of a universal sentiment favoring union reaching them from members of both National Societies, as well as with the cordiality and harmony inspiring the merrbers of the Committees, who approached the dititicult and delicate task assigned them with great deliberation and with a deep sense of responsibility. Second : The two Committees met, on the call of their respective Chairmen, in a joint conference on basis of Union, and after a careful consideration of the Constitu- tion and Plan of Union of 1S93, ^f"' proposed changes thereto, unanimously decided upon and do now recommend the adoption of the following Basis of Union: Basis of Union. :. The members of the two National Societies unite in forming the National Society of the American Revolution by the adoption of the Constitution hereinafter following and the election of officers as provided therein, at a meeting to be held jointly in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, October 12, 1S97. 2. The General Board of Managers shall designate the Colors, Seal and Insignia and direct a rule or rules for wearing Insignia and use of Colors. 3. The Insignia of either or both existing .Societies may be worn on ceremonial occasions with the Insignia of the United Society or alone. 4. The State Societies of both existing .Societies shall report the adoption of a Con. stitution in accordance with the new National Constitution, to the Secretary General promptly on that action being taken, or united State organization effected. 30 /IDovement for mnion. 5. The Treasurer-General of each existing National Society shall turn over to the new Treasurer-General when he shall be duly qualified, all balances in their respective treasuries, taking his vouchers therefor. 6. The Registrars-General of the two existing Societies shall turn over all records and documents in their respective offices to the new Registrar-General when he shall have been duly qualified, taking his voucher therefor. 7. The Constitution recommended herein shall become operative by virtue of its ratification by the delegates of a majority of the States of each National Society voting at the joint meeting of the two National Societies contemplated. Constitution of the National Society of the American Revolution. PREAMBLE. We, the lineal descendants of Revolutionary Sires, inspired by the heroic deeds of a liberty-loving ancestry, in order to form a more perfect union of patriotic men, to foster true patriotism and love of country ; to cherish and maintain the institutions of American freedom, do ordain this Constitution. ARTICLE L The name of the Society shall be " The Society of the American Revolu- tion." ARTICLE II. The objects of this society are, to perpetuate the memory of the men who, iu the military, naval or civil service of the Colonies and of the Continental Congress, by their acts or counsel, achieved the Independence of this country ; to further proper celebrations of the anniversaries of the birthday of Washington, and of prominent events connected with the War of the Revolution ; to collect, publish and secure for preservation the rolls, records and other documents relating to that period ; to mark by appropriate monuments historic places ; to impress upon the present and future generations the patriotic spirit which actuated our ancestors in establishing the RepubUc of the United States, and to promote the feeling of friendship among its members. ARTICLE III. Section i. Any male person above the age of twenty-one years, of good character, and a lineal descendant of an ancestor who shall be proven by official record or other equivalent evidence to have served as a military, naval, or marine officer ; soldier, sailor, or marine, in actual service, under the authority of any of the thirteen Colonies or States, of the Continental Congress, or Vermont, or a lineal descendant of one who signed the Declaration of Independence, or of one who, as a member of the Conti- nental Congress, or of the Congress of any of the Colonies or States, or as an official 31 /IDovement for "Glnton. appointed by or under the authority of any such legislative bodies, actually assisted in the establishment of American Independence by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain during the War of the American Revolution, prior to the declaration of peace, in 1783, shall be eligible to membership in the Society. Provided, That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an ancestor in the " minute men " or " militia," it must be satisfactorily shown that such ancestor was actually called into the service of one of the thirteen original States, or Vermont, or United States, and performed military duties ; and Provided further ; That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an ancestor as a " sailor" or " marine," it must in like manner be shown tliat such ser- vice was other than shore duty and regularly performed in the Continental Navy, or the Navy of one of the original thirteen States, or Vermont, or on an armed vessel, other than a merchant ship, which sailed under letters of marque and reprisal, and that such ancestor of the applicant was duly enrolled in the ship's company, either as an officer, seaman, or otherwise than as a passenger ; and Provided further. That when the claim of eligibility is based on the service of an ancestor a^^ an " official," such service must have been performed in the Civil Service of ihe United States, or of one of the thirteen original States, or Vermont, and must have been sufficiently important in character to have rendered the official liable to arrest and imprisonment, the same as a combatant, if captured by the enemy. In the construction of this article, the Volunteer Aides-de-Camp of General Officers in the Continental Service, who were duly announced as such and who actually served in the field during a campaign, shall be comprehended as having per- formed qualifying service. No service of an ancestor shall be deemed as qualifying service for membership in The Society of American Revolution where such ancestor, after assisting in the cause of American Independence, shall have subsequently either adhered to the enemy, or failed to maintain an honorable record throughout the War of the Revolu- tion. No person shall be admitted unless he be eligible under one of the provisions of this article, nor unless he be of good moral character and be judged worthy of becoming a member. •Section 2. That every member of the Society of the Sons of the Revolution and of The Society of the Sons of the American Revolutio.n in good standing at the time of the adoption of this constitution, who has been admitted to either of these societies under their respective constitutions and the by-laws of their respective National Societies, shall be enrolled as a member of this society ; subject, however, to the approval of the Joint Committee on Revision of Membership Rolls. .Seciton 3. Applications for membership shall be made to any State Society, in duplicate, upon blank forms prescribed by the General Board of Managers, and shall in each case set forth the name, occupation and residence of the applicant, his line of descent, and the name, residence, and services of his ancestor or ancestors in the Revolution, from whom he derives eligibility. The applicant shall make oath or affirmation that the statements of his application are true, to the best of his knowl- edge and belief. Upon the approval of an application by the State Society, to which it is made, one copy shall be transmitted to the Registrar-General of the National Society, who shall examine the same and upon approval notify the Secretary of the State Society. If satisfied that the application is not properly made out, he shall return it for correction. No election of a new member shall be valid, unless his eligibility shall be approved by the Registrar-General. 32 /IDovement for TUnfon. ARTICLE IV. NATIONAL AND STATE SOCIETIES. Section i. The National Societies sliall embrace all the members of the State Societies now existing, or which may hereafter be established under this Constitution. Section 2. Whenever in any State or Territory, in which a State Society does not exist, or in which a State Society has become inactive or failed for two years to pay its annual dues to the National Society, fifteen or more persons duly qualified for membership in this Society may associate themselves as a State Society of the [War for .American Independence*] American Revolutiou, and organize in accordance with this Constitution ; they may be admitted by the General Board of Managers of the National Society as The Society of the American Revolution, and shall thereafter have exclusive local jurisdiction in the State or Territory, or in the District in which they are organized, subject to the provisions of this Constitution; but this provision shall not be construed so as to exclude the admission of members living in other States. Section 3. Each State Society shall judge of the qualifications of its members and of those proposed for membership, subject to the provisions of this Constitution, and shall regulate all matters pertaining to its own affairs. It shall have authority to establish local chapters within its own jurisdiction and to endow the chapters with such power as it may deem proper, not inconsistent with this Constitution. It shall have authority, after due notice and impartial trial, to expel any member, who, by conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall render himself unworthy to remain a mem- ber of the Society. Section 4. Each State Society shall submit to the Annual Congress of the National Society a report, setting forth, by name, the additions, transfers and deaths, and any other changes in the membership and progress of the State Society during the preceding year, and make such suggestions, as it shall deem proper for the pro- motion of the objects of the whole Society. Section 5. Whenever a member, in good standing in his Society, changes his residence from tlie jurisdiction of the State Society of which he is a member, to that of another, he shall be entitled, if he so elects, to a certificate of honorable dimission from his own State Society, in order that he may be transferred to the State Society to whose jurisdiction he has changed his residence; provided, that his membership shall continue in the former until he shall have been elected a member of the latter. Each State Society shall, however, retain full control of the admission of members by transfer. * The above amendment was for the correction of a typographical oversight, and has an interesting history. In the preliminary negotiations of th e conference committees, the Sons of the Revolution had proposed the name " Society of the Revolution *' and the Sons of the .American Revolution proposed the name " Society of the American Revolution." When it appeared tliat the Sons of the American Revolution would tenaciously adhere to the word " .American " and the Sons of the Revolution as tenaciously oppose it, Lieut. Gov. Woodruff of the latter proposed as a compromise the title " The Society of American Independence." Mr. Warren, of the Sons of the .AiMERlCAN Revolution pro- posed the insertion of the words "the War for," making tlie title, "The Society of the War for .American Independence. This title was regarded as cumbersome by both committees, but seemed to be the best that could be agreed upon and was printed in the report which it was proposed to submit to the two conventions on October 12, 1897. On October ii, however, Messrs, Pugh and Hunt of the Sons of the Revolution informed Mr. Richardson of the S. .A. R. committee that the S. R. were willing to accept the title proposed by the S. A. R., and at a joint meeting that evening, the title " Society of the American Revolution " was adopted. In the reports hastily reprinted for submission the following day, the title was not corrected in the above instance. 3 33 /IDovcment for Tllnion. Section 6. Wherever the word " State " occurs in this Constitution, it shall be held to include within its meaning the District of Columbia and the Territories of the United States. Section 7. A Society may be formed in any foreign country by fifteen or more persons who are eligible to membership under this Constitution, which shall bear the same relation to the National Society as a State Society, subject to the provisions of this Constitution. •ARTICLE V. OFFICERS .\ND M.\NAGERS. Section i. The General Officers of the National Society shall be, President Gen- eral, five Vice-Presidents-General, Secretary-General, Assistant Secretary-General, Treasurer-General, Assistant Treasurer-General, Registrar-General, Assistant Regis- trar-General, Historian-General, Chancellor-General, and Chaplain-General, who shall be elected by ballot by vote of the majority of the members present at the annual meeting of the Congress of the National Society and shall hold office for one year and until their successors shall be elected. Section 2. The General Officers shall constitute the General Board of Managers of the National Society, which Board shall have authority to adopt and promulgate the By-Laws of the National Society, to prescribe the duties of the General Officers to provide the seal, to designate and make regulations for the issue of the insignia, and to transact the general bushiess of the National Society during the intervals be- tween the sessions of the Congress. Meetings of the General Board may be held, after not less than ten days' notice, at the call of the President-General, or, in case of his absfence or inability, at the call of the Senior Vice-President-General, certified by the Secretary-General. Meetings shall be called at the request of seven members. At all such meetings seven shall constitute a quorum. Section 3. An Executive Committee of seven, of whom the President-General shall be the Chairman, may be elected by the Board of Managers, which Committee shall, in the mterim between the meetings of the Board, transact such business as shall be delegated to it by the Board of Managers. ARTICLE VI. DUES. Each State Society shall pay annually to the Treasurer-General to defray the ex- penses of the National Society, twenty-five cents for each active member thereof All such dues shall be paid on or before the first day of April in each year, for the ensuing year, in order to secure representation in the meetings of the National Socie ty ARTICLE VII. MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS. Section i. The annual meeting of the National .Society for the election of the General Officers and for transaction of business, shall be held on the 19th day of April of each year, unless the same falls on Sunday, when it shall be held on the 20th. The time, hour and place of such meeting shall be designated by the Board of Managers. 34 iTOovement for xanion. Section 2. Special meetings of tlie Congress may be called by the President- General, and shall be called by him when directed so to do by the Board of Managers, or whenever requested in writing so to do by at least three State Societies, on giving thirty days' notice, specifying the time and place of such meetings and the business to be transacted. Section 3. The following shall be members of all such annual or special meetings of the Congress and shall be entitled to vote therein : (i) All the officers and ex-Presidents-General of the National Society. (2) The President and Secretary of each State .Society as delegates at large. (3) One delegate from each State Society for each one hundred members of the Society within a State, and for a fraction of fifty members or over. ARTICLE VIII. AMENDMENTS. This Constitution may be altered or amended at any meeting of the National Society, when the same shall have been recommended by a State Society. A notice of the proposed amendment or alteration shall be sent by the Secretary-General to the President of each Society sixty days in advance of such meeting. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the States present shall be necessary for their adoption. ARTICLE IX. This Constitution shall take effect when ratified by a majority of the [States of each National Society voting in Joint Meeting] Statd Societies of each National Society. We would respectfully recommend that in the event of the adoption of our report by the two National bodies to whom it is submitted, that they immediately meet together in joint session for the purpose of completing the organization herein pro- vided for. For the Sons of the Revolution : For the Sons of the .American Revolution : ACHILLES HENRY PUGH, JAMES M. RICHARDSON, Chairman, Chairman, TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF, GEORGE H. SHIELDS, HORACE KENT TENNEY, NATHAN WARREN, GAILLARD HUNT. EBENEZER J. HILL, SAMUEL EBERLY GROSS. The Congress of The Sons of the American Revolution adopted the report of the Joint Committee unanimously without amendment. About 5.30 P. M. a committee from the Sons of the Revolution appeared and reported that they had adopted the constitution by a majority * with some amendments. (The amendments are indicated in the foregoing text.) They reported that they had also adopted the following : * It was subsequently stated that the delegations of 16 States voted for the Conslitution, 10 voted against it, i ivas divided, and 3, including the New York delegation, did not vote. 35 /IDoveinent for XHnlon. " Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to communicate the action of this General Society of the Sons of the Revolution to The National Society OF THE Sons of the American Revolution, which has been taken upon the ques- tion of the union of the two Societies, and upon the question of the adoption of the new Constitution, and that said Committee be empowered to request similar action upon the part of the National Society of The Sons of the American Revolu- tion. And, further, to agree upon a time and place of meeting of the Joint Commit- tees of the two Societies, for the purpose of fully perfecting the union of the two Socie- ties in the event of a majority of the State Societies approving of the action of the General Society." " Resolved, That each State Society of the Sons of the Revolution and The Sons OF the American Revolution shall submit the papers of their respective Societies to the Registrar of the other Society for examination. That after such e.x- amination shall be had each Registrar shall certify to the eligibility of each member of the other Society under the National Constitution of the Society of which he is a member. In case any doubt shall arise as to the correctness of any paper, then such doubtful paper shall be submitted to the Joint Committee on Revision of Membership Rolls. In case there is any jurisdiction in which there is only one Society, such papers shall also be submitted to the said Joint Committee on Revision of Membership Rolls." " Resolved, That the Committee on the Revision of Rolls, appointed under the resolution adopted April 19, 1897, be and is hereby continued in office, and is author- ized and directed to at once proceed, in conjunction with the Committee appointed for that purpose by the Sons of the American Revolution, to examine, in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Constitution as amended, reported by the joint conference, the rolls of the members of The National Society of the Sons of The American Revolution and the General Society of the Sons of the Revolu- tion, for the purpose of ascertaining whether any member in either society is not in fact entitled to membership therein. And upon the report of the Joint Committee thus formed all members not found to have been entitled to membership in their re- spective National Societies, under their own Constitution and By-laws, be held not to be entitled to membership of the Society of the American Revolution, but stricken from their rolls, unless within such reasonable time as shall be approved by said Com- mittee such members shall prove their rights to such membership." Upon the withdrawal of the Committee of the Sons of the Revolu- tion, The Sons of the American Revolution unanimously accepted and adopted the resolutions and amendments proposed by the former society. They appointed Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, of District of Columbia, Maj. Chas. K. Darling, of Massachusetts ; Gen. George H. Shields, of Missouri ; Stephen M. Wright, of New York, and L. E. Holden, of Ohio, a committee having the same purpose and authority as the corre- sponding committee of the General Society of the Sons of the Revolu- tion, and to act with the latter committee. They also appointed as a Committee on the Revision of Rolls, A. Howard Clark, of District of Columbia, D. VV. Manchester, of Ohio ; William S. Stryker, of New Jersey ; Edward Hagaman Hall of New York, and William J. Rhees, of District of Columbia. The corresponding committees appointed by the Sons of the Revolu- 36 /iborement tor xanfon. tion were as follows : Committee to agree upon time and place of meet- ing of the United Society in the event of ratification : Achilles Henry Pugh, Rudard Hurd, Gaillard Hunt, Persifor M. Cooke and E. Morgan Wood. Committee on Revision of Rolls, Charles Henry Jones of Pennsylvania, T. E. V. Smith of New York, R. F. Stevens of New Jersey, H. O. Thompson of Maryland and Rudard Hurd of Minnesota. Upon the adjournment of the Cincinnati conventions, the proposed Constitution was submitted to the State Societies for ratification. The Empire State Society of Sons of the American Revolution voted upon the question at a special meeting held November 15, 1897, at which 456 votes were cast in favor of ratification and 7 against. The other Societies voted at their convenience, with the following result : Ratifying : Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Dis- trict of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsyl- vania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Vir- ginia and Wisconsin. 32. Rejecting: Oregon, i. Not acting : Connecticut. No reports : France, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Texas. 4. The New York Society of the Sons of the Revolution voted upon the question at a meeting held November 16, 1897, at which a wide divergence of opinion was manifest. Those opposed to union moved the rejection of the Cincinnati Constitution outright. Those in favor of union moved to amend by providing for the appointment of a com- mittee which should propose such modifications as would meet the objections. The amendment was lost by a vote of 142 to 162 and later the motion to reject was carried by a vote of 171 to 67. On March 16, 1898, the General Secretary of the Sons of the Revolu- tion reported that their State Societies had voted as follows : Ratifying : District of Columbia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Ohio. 6. Rejecting : California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington. 17. No action : Colorado and Missouri. 2. A majority of the State Societies of the Sons of the Revolution having refused to ratify, the union failed to become effective, and pour purlers between the two Societies upon the subject have ceased. 11 ©fficers of tbe "Mational Society. Officers of the National Society Ekclcd May 2, 1899. Presidetit Ge?ieral, Franklin Murphy, Newark, N. J. ]'ice Presidents General, Gen. J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A., Washington, D. C. Hon. John Whitehead, Morristown, N. J. Hon. Thomas W. Palmer, Detroit, Mich. Hon. James H. Anderson, Columbus, Ohio. Jonathan Trumbull, Norwich, Conn. Secretary General, Capt. Samuel Eberly Gross, Chicago, 111. Treasurer General, Charles Waldo Haskins, New York City. Registrar General, A. Howard Clark, Washington, D. C. Historian General, Edward M. Gallaudet, LL. D., Washington, D. C. Chaplain General, Rev. Rufus W. Clark, D. D., Detroit, Mich. 38 FRANKLIX MURPHV. President-General of the Sons of the American Revolution. ©flicers of tbe State Socfetv. Officers of the New York State Society for 1890-1891. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Secretary and Registrar, Edmund C. Stanton. Treasurer, William Henry Lee. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Charles Anderson Dana, James Otis, Col. Ethan Allen, Gen. Alexander Stewart Webb, William Lanman Bull, Hart Lyman, George Sullivan Bowdoin, James Coleman Drayton. 39 ©fliccrs of tbe State Society. Officers of the New York State Society for 1891-1892. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Secretary, George Creighton Webb. Treasurer, Edmund C. Stanton. Managers, In addition to the foregoing : Charles Anderson Dana, Col. Ethan Allen, Hon. Roger Atkinson Pryor, James Coleman Drayton, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun Gen. Alexander Stewart Webb, George Sullivan Bowdoin, William Henry Lee, James Otis, Charles Beatty Alexander. 40 ®fRcers of tbe State Soctetig. Officers of the New York State Society for 1892-1893. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice President, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun. Secretary, George Creighton Webb. Treasurer and Registrar, Edward Hagaman Hall. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Charles Anderson Dana, James Otis, George Sullivan Bowdoin, Hart Lyman, Hon. John Sergeant Wise, Charles Waldo Haskins, Walter Seth Logan, George W. Vanderbilt, William Lanman Bull, 41 ©fRcers of tbe State Soctets. Officers of the New York State Societ}' for 1 893-1 894. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-President, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Secretary, Charles Waldo Haskins. Treasurer, Ira Bliss Stewart, Registrar and Historian, Edward Hagaman Hall. CItaplain, Rev. Samuel H. Virgin, D. D. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, James Otis, George Creighton Webb, Walter Seth Logan, Henry Hall, Andrew J. C. Foy6, John Winfield Scott, William P. Wadsworth, Edward James Chaffee, Lieut. Walter Jesse Sears, U. S. N. 42 ©fficers of tbe State Society. Officers of the New York State Society for 1894-1895. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-President, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Secretary, John Winfield Scott. Treasurer, Ira Bliss Stewart. Registrar, Edward Hagaman Hall. Historian, Henry Hall. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Capt. Hugh Richardson Garden, Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., Gen. Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Walter Beth Logan, Andrew J. C. Yo\t, William P. Wadsworth, Edward James Chaffee, Lieut. Walter Jesse Sears, U. S. N., Hart Lyman. 43 ©fficers of tbe State Society?. Officers of the New York State Society for 1895-1896. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-President, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Secretary, John Winfield Scott. Treasurer, Ira Bliss Stewart. Registrar, Edward Hagaman Hall. Historian. Henry Hall. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Walter Seth Logan, Andrew J. C. Foy£, Gen. Ferdinand Finney Earle, Capt. Hugh Richardson Garden, Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., Col. Frederick Dent Grant, William Watts Jones Warren, Ebenezer K. Wright, Stephen Mott Wright, Hon. Ei.bridge Gerry Spailding, Joseph Warren Cutler, On October 11. 1895, fieneral Horatio Collins King was elected to succeed Ebenezer K. Wright, who died August 4, 1895. 44 ©fRcers of tbe State Society. Officers of the Empire State Society for 1896-1897. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-President, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Secretary, Stephen Mott Wright. Treasurer, Ira Bliss Stewart. Registrar, Edward Hagaman Hall. Historiati, Henry Hall. Chaplain, Rev. Abbott E. Kittredge, D. D. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Walter Seth Logan, Gen. Ferdinand Pinney Earle, Andrew J. C. Foye, Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A., William Watts Jones Warren, Gen. Horatio Collins King, James Lawrence McKeever, Richard Henry Clarke, Hon. Elbridge Gerry Spaulding, Joseph Warren Cutler. David McNeely Knox Staufter, Hon. Edward Comstock. 45 Officers of tbe State Society. Officers of the Empire State Society for 1 897- 1 898. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-Prcsidatts, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Walter Seth Logan, Col. Ralph Earl Prime, Secretary, Stephen Mott Wright. Treasurer, Ira Bliss Stewart. Registrar, Edward Hagaman Hall. Historian, Walter Romeyn Benjamin. Chaplain, Rev. Abbott E. Kittredge, D. D. Maiiagers, In addition to the foregoing. For one year. Col. John Caldwell Calhoi'N, Edward James Chaffee, William Watts Jones Warren, Henry Hall, Morris K. Jesup, Gen. Horatio Collins King, Sherman Skinner Jewett. For two years. For three years. Andrew J. C. Foye, Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle, Colgate Hoyt, Capt. Oliver B. Bridg.man, William W. Kenly, Col. Frederick Dent Grant, Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A. Richard Henry Clarke, William H. Kelly, Edward Payson Cone, Hon. James J. Belden, J. Lawrence McKeever, Oswald P. Backus. George May Elwood. During the year, Trueman G. Avery was elected Manager, Wee S. .S. Jewett, de- ceased ; Charles A. Hoyt, Manager, vice Morris K. Jesup. resigned ; T. D. Huntting, Registrar, vice E. H. Hall, resigned; R. T. Davies, Treasurer, vice Ira B. .Stewart, re- signed ; and E. H. Hall, Manager, vice Richard H. Clarke, resigned. 46 ©fflcers of tbe State Society. Officers of the Empire State Society for 1898-1899. President, Hon. Chauncey Mitchell Depew. Vice-Presidents, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Walter Seth Logan, Col. John C. Calhoun. Secretary, William Watkins Kenly. Treasurer, Richard Theodore Davies. Registrar, Teunis Dimon Huntting. Historian, Walter Romeyn Benjamin. Chaplain, Rev. James Marcus King, D. D. Managers, In addition to the foregoing, For one year. Andrew J. C. Foye, Colgate Hoyt, Edward Hagaman Hall, Gen. Thomas Wilson, U. S. A. , William H. Kelly', Hon. James J. Belden, Oswald Prentiss Backus. For two years. For three years. Gen. Ferdinand R Earle, Ira Bliss Stewart, Capt. Oliver B. Bridgman, Cornelius A. Pugsley, Col. Frederick D. Grant, William A. Marble, Hon. Lucius E. Chittenden, Col. Lewis C. Hopkins, Edward Payson Cone, William H. Hotchkiss, J. Lawrence McKeever, D. McN. K. Stauffer, George May Elwood. David Whipple. 47 ©fBcera of tbe State Socfet?. Officers of the Empire State Society for 1 899-1 900. President, Hon. Robert Barnwell Roosevelt. Vice-Presidents, Walter Seth Logan, Col. John Caldwell Calhoun, Edward Payson Cone. Secretary, Dr. Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam, 1 123 Broadway, New York City. Treasurer, Andrew Ernest Foy£, 1 1 Broadway, New York City. Registrar, Teunis Dimon Huntting, 124 Quincy St., Brooklyn Borough, New York City. Historian, Henry Lincoln IMorris. Chaplain, Rev. Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, D. D. Managers, III addition to the foregoing, For one year. Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle, Orlando RL Harper, Maj. Oliver B. Bridgman, John R. Van Wormer, Gen. Fredk. D. Grant, U. S. A., J. Loder Raymond, Hon. Lucius E. Chittenden, Warren Higley, Edward Payson Cone, Milton H. Northrup, J. Lawrence McKeever, Hon. Edward Comstock, George May Elwood. Dr. T. A. D. Wales. For t'iw years. Ira Bliss Stewart, Col. Lewis C. Hopkins, Cornelius Amory Pugsley, William H. Hotchkiss, William Allen Marble, Theodore Gilman, David Whipple. On March 29, 1899, Stephen M. Wright and Richard T. Davies, both of New York, were elected Managers, the former to fill the vacancy caused by the election of Edward Payson Cone, Third Vice-President, and the latter to succeed Lucius E Chittenden, resigned. 48 ©fficers of Xocal Cbapters. Buffalo Chapter of Buffalo, N. Y. [Chartered May 29, 1893. Members, 115.] President, Trueman G. Avery. Vice-Presidents, I St. Andrew Langdon, 2d. James Sweeney. Secretary, Sherman S. Jewett. Treasurer, Clifford Hubbell. Managers, The Officers and Henry J. Pierce, P. P. BuRTis, Harry T. Ramsdell, Walter J. Shepard, Charles B. Hill. Wm. H. Hotchkiss, George Wadsworth, Hon. Edgar B. Jewett, Frederick A. Jewett. Rochester Chapter of Rochester, N. Y. [Organized July 4, 1894. Members, 38.] President, Dr. Enoch Vine Stoddard. Vice-President, William J. McKelvey. Secretary, Edward D. Putnam. Treasurer, William B. Farnham. Registrar a7id Historian, Charles M. Robinson. Managers, The Officers and Clinton Rogers, J. Foster Warner, William W. Webb, George M. Elwood. 49 ©fflicers of Xocal Cbapters. Yonkers Chapter of Yonkers, N. Y. [Chartered April 30, 1896. Members, 36.] President, Theodore Oilman. Vice-Presidents, David McN. K. Stauffer, Hon. Edwin W. Fiske, John R. Hageman, Jr., Howard Scribner, Cornelius A. Pugsley, Dr. C. H. Judson, William Popham Platt. Secretary, Treasurer, George D. Tookf.r. William W. Scrugham. Registrar, Ralph E. Prime, Historian, Charles E. Gorton. Chaplain, Rev. Alvah S. Hobart. Gansevoort-Willett Chapter of Rome, N. Y. [Chartered April 30, 1896. Members, 3S.] President, Edward Comstock. Vice-President, John S. Wardwell, Secretary, Edward L. Denio. Treasurer, J. Millard Brainerd. Registrar, Oswald P. Backus. Historian, Eugene A. Rowland. Managers, The Officers and Thomas H. Strvker, Edward B. Nelson, Franklin A. Ethridge, George A. Clyde. 50 ©tRcers of Xocal Cbapters. Syracuse Chapter of Syracuse, N. Y. [Chartered Oct. 15, 1896. Members, 28.] President, Douglass N. Green. Vice-President, William K. Pierce. Secretary, George A. Mosher. Treasurer, Frank M. Bonta. Registrar, Franklin B. Clemmons. Historian, Ernest C. Moses. Chaplain, Rev. Allan D. Draper. Managers, James Mead Belden, Milton H. Northrup, Graham K. Betts, Daniel J. Francis, Rev. Geo. B. Spalding, D. D. , Dr. Edward J. Wynkoop. Susquehanna Chapter of Oneonta, N. Y. [Chartered February 17, 1897. Members, 15.] President, George W. Fairchild. Vice-President, Russell D. Baird. Secretary, Walter S. Whipple. Treasurer, Samuel H. Potter. Registrar and Historian, Dr. Ozias W. Peck. Chaplain, Rev. Newton M. Hall. Managers, Alfred W. Carr, Prof. Howard Lyon, Albert Morris. 51 ©fflcers of Xocal Chapters. Newtown-Battle Chapter of Elmira, N. Y. [Chartered Nov. i, 1897. Members, 42.] PrcsideJit, Sutherland DeWitt. Vice-Presidents, Gabriel L. Smith, John I\I. Diven. Secretary, Frederick Paul Fox. Treasurer, Harry M. Clarke. Historian, Lieut. J. B. Cahoon, U. S. N. Chaplai?!, Rev. Charles H. McKnight. Managers, William H. Lovell, Charles S. Dickinson, J. T. Sawter, Frederick W. Swan, Charles L. Hart, Dr. Arthur W. Booth, William W. Cole, Cl.\y W. Holmes, J. Scott Baldwin. 52 Constitution and By-laws. PREAMBLE. The Sons of the American Revolution, a patriotic Society, whose membership has always been based upon lineal descent from participants in the American Revolu- tion, was first organized in the State of California, in the year 1875, as the Sons of Revolutionary Sires. A National organization was formed April 30, 1SS9, by the union of co-equal State Societies under the name of the Sons of the American Revo- lution. The Society in the State of New York was organized February 11, 1890, and incorporated April 8, 1895, under the name " The Empire St,\te Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." Now, therefore, pursuant to the Laws of said State, the members of said Society do hereby ordain and enact the following : CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE I. This Society shall be known as "The Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution." Its Headquarters shall be in the City of New York. ARTICLE II. objects. The objects of the Society shall be to perpetuate the memory of the men who, by their services or sacrifices during the War of the American Revolution, achieved the Independence of the American People ; to promote fellowship among their descend- ants ; to inspire a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers ; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual serv- ices or sacrifices of the patriots of that War, as well as documents, relics and land- marks ; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution and 53 Constitution of tbe State Society. the study of American History ; to mark the scenes of that Revolution by appropriate memorials ; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of that War ; to foster true patriotism ; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom and to carry out the purposes expressed in the Preamble to the Constiturion of our Country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American People. ARTICLE III. NATIONAL SOCIETY. This Society shall form a part of The N.^tional Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. It recognizes all other societies of the .Sons of the American Revolution as co-equal bodies and their members as compatriots, en- titled to receive from this .Society such information, assistance and fraternal consid- eration as may best promote our common objects and purposes. ARTICLE IV. The sea! of the Society shall be two and three-eighths of an inch in diameter, charged with the figure of a Minute Man, grasping a musket in his right hand, and surrounded by a constellation of thirteen stars, who shall be depicted in the habit of a husband- man of the period of the American Revolution, and as in the act of deserting the plow for the service of his country ; the whole encircled by a band three-eighths of an inch wide, within which shall appear the legend, " Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Organized February ii, 1890. Incorporated April S, 1895." [See illustration opposite this page.] ARTICLE V. insignia. The Insignia of the Society shall comprise (i) a cross surmounted by an eagle in gold ; (2) a rosette. 1. The cross shall be of silver, with four arms, covered with white enamel and eight gold points, same size as Chevalier's Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, with gold medallion in the center, bearing on the obverse a bust of Washington in profile, and on the reverse the figure of a Minute Man, surrounded by a ribbon enam- meled blue, with the motto : " Libertas et Patria " on the obverse, and the legend " Sons of the American Revolution " on the reverse, both in letters of gold. The cross shall be surmounted by an eagle in gold, and the whole decoration suspended from a ring of gold by a ribbon of deep blue with white and buff edges, and may be worn by any member of the Society on ceremonial occasions only, and shall be car- ried on the left breast or at the collar, if an ofticer of the National Society, or the President, active or past of a State Society. [.See illustration opposite this page.] 2. The rosette shall be seven-sixteenths of an inch in diameter, of usual pattern, displaying the colors of the Society, blue, white and buff, and may be worn by all members at discretion in the upper left-hand button-hole of the coat. ARTICLE VI. membership. Any man shall be eligible to membership in this Society who, being of the age of twenty-one years or over, and a desirable associate and a citizen of good repute in the 54 OBVERSE. REVERSE. INSIGNIA OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. SEAL OF THE EMPIRE STATE SOCIETY, S. A. R. Constitution ot tbe State Soctetg. community, is the lineal descendant of an ancestor, who was at all times unfailing in his loyalty to and rendered actual service in the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman or minute man, in the armed forces of the Continental Congress or of any one of the several colonies or states, or as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, or as a member of a committee of safety or correspondence, or as a member of any continental, provincial or colonial congress or legislature, or as a civil officer, either of one of the colonies or states, or of the government, during the period of the American Revolution, or as a recognized patriot, who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain. ARTICLE VII. HONORARY MEMBERSHtP. Honorary Membership may be conferred upon any person eligible to membership in this Society. ARTICLE VIII. MANAGERS. 1. There shall be thirty Managers of the Society, nine of whom shall also be elected respectively as a President, a First Vice-President, a Second Vice-President, a Third Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, an Historian, a Registrar and a Chap- lain of the Society. 2. They shall be elected by ballot at the annual meeting. 3. They shall be elected for one year, and shall hold office unril their successors are elected and shall have accepted. 4. Vacancies in office shall be tilled for the unexpired term. 5. The Managers heretofore elected shall hold office for the terms for which they were respectively elected. 6. The Managers shall constitute the Board of Managers. 7. Any Manager of the Society who shall be absent from three consecutive meet- ings of the Board of Management shall ipso facto vacate his office, unless such ab- sence be excused by the Board of Managers for some bona fide and reasonable excuse. ARTICLE IX. DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES. At each annual meeting the Society shall elect the number of delegates and al- ternates to the Congress of the National Society, to which it may be entitled. ARTICLE X. LOCAL CHAPTERS. I. A charter for a local chapter may be granted by the Board of Managers to fif- teen or more members of the Society residing in the same County, upon their written petition stating the proposed name, the County in which it is to be located, and the names of its proposed members. Such Chapter may adopt a Constitution and By- Laws not inconsistent with those of this Society or of the National Society. 55 Constitution of tbe State Society. 2. No person shall be admitted to membership in such Chapter unless he is a member in good standing of this Society ; and all members of this Society shall be eligible for membership therein. Any member who shall in any way lose membership in the State Society shall thereupon cease to be a member of such Chapter. 3. Membership in a chapter shall not in any way change the relation nor impair the obligations of its members to this Society. 4. Upon the election of its officers, each local chapter shall report the same to the Secretary of this Society. ARTICLK XI. DISCIPLINE AND DISQUALIFICATION. 1. A member of this Society maybe expelled by the Board of Managers by a two-thirds vote of those present at any meeting thereof, after notice and an oppor- tunity to be heard, if he shall have been convicted of a crime ; or he may be cen- sured, suspended or expelled in like manner when proved guilty of conduct either un- becoming a gentleman, or prejudicial to the interests of the .Society. 2. In like manner a membership may be terminated for failure to pay dues, and also upon discovery that the member was not eligible at the time of his election. 3. A member in arrears for dues cannot vote or hold office. ARTICLE XII. VACANCIES IN OFFICE. An office shall become vacant by death, resignation or loss of membership. Th.; Board of Managers shall have power to designate one of Its members to discharge the duties of any vacant office until the next regular meeting of the Society, when it shall be filled by the Society. ARTICLE XIIL AMENDMENTS. This Constitution may be amended at any meeting of the .Society by a two-thirds vote of the members present either in person or by proxy, provided such proposed amendment shall have been presented in writing at a regular meeting held at least thirty days prior thereto, and shall have accompanied the notice for a meeting held at least thirty days subsequent to its presentation, and been mailed to every member at least fifteen days prior to such last-mentioned meeting. By-Laws. SECTION L ADMISSION OF MEMBERS. Application for membership must be made in duplicate upon standard forms furnished by the Society, be recommended by two members, set out the pedigree of the applicant back to the ancestor on whose service the application is based, the 56 Bs=laws of tbe State Society. qualifying service of said ancestor, the address of such applicant and such informa- tion as may be required to satisfy the Registrar of the validity of the claim, and other information as the applicant may desire. The Secretary shall forward the application to the Registrar and furnish the membership committee with the name and address of each applicant and of his recommendors. The Registrar and the Membership Committee shall separately investigate the application and report in writing to the Board of Managers, and the Board of Managers may then elect the applicant. Three negative votes shall exclude from membership. Upon such election the .Secretary shall notify the applicant thereof, and he shall be admitted to membership upon the payment of his initiation fee and the dues to the first of April following. SECTION II. ELECTION OF HONORARY MEMBERS. r. Any one eligible under the Constitution may, by a two-thirds vote of the mem- bers present at any regular meeting, be elected an Honorary Member of the Society, if his name, together with the names of two proposers, shall have been published at a regular meeting held at least two months prior to the election. Honorary Members shall be exempt from the payments of fees and dues, but shall not vote, hold office or have any pecuniary interest in the property of this Society. 2. A person elected to Honorary Membership shall be notified thereof ; and, if not accepted within six months after the mailing of the notice, the election may be canceled by the Society. The Society shall be informed of the action of the person so elected. SECTION III. CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP. Upon the payment of one dollar by a member he shall be entitled to receive a certificate of membership signed and sealed by the proper officers of the National Society and by the President, Secretary and Registrar of this Society. SECTION IV. WITHDRAWALS FROM MEMBERSHIP. Any one not indebted to the Society may withdraw from Membership. Such withdrawal shall be in writing and addressed to the Board of Managers. SECTION V. TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP. A member in good standing, upon his written application and by order of the Board of Managers, may be transferred to any other Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. SECTION VI. fees AND dues. 1. The initiation fee and the annual dues shall each be five dollars. 2. The annual dues shall be payable in advance on the first day of April in each 57 Bs=laws of tbe State Soctet?. year. Members elected prior to the first day of October shall pay dues for the whole year. Members elected on or after that day shall pay one-half the dues for the year., 3. Members admitted by transfer from any other Society to which they have paid an initiation fee, shall be exempt from another initiation fee. 4. The payment at one time of seventy-five dollars by any member not indebted to the Society shall constitute him a life member, exempt from annual dues. 5- Annually on the 30th day of September the President and Secretary of each local chapter shall transmit to the Treasurer of this Society a certified list of the members of such Chapter, and on the 15th day of October, next following, the Treasurer of this Society shall transmit to the Treasurer of each Chapter two dollars for each member of such Chapter included in such list, who shall not be indebted to the Society. SECTION VII. MEETINGS. 1. The annual meeting of the Society shall be held in the City of New York at 8 P. M. on the fourth Tuesday of February in each year. 2. Regular meetings of the .Society shall be held at 8 o'clock p. M. on the fourth Tuesday of the months of October, November, January, February, March, ."Vpril and May. 3. A special meeting may be called by the President or by the Board of Managers and shall be called by the Secretary on the written request of fifteen members stating the object of such meeting. The Secretary shall give at least ten days' notice, by mail, of such meeting, stating the day, hour and place of meeting and the business for which it is called and no other business shall be transacted thereat. 4. The place of all meetings, except special meetings, shall be fixed by the Board of Managers and of special meetings by the officer or Board calling the same. SECTION VIII. NOMINATING COMMITTEE. 1 . At the regular meeting of this Society in October in each year nominations shall be made for a nominating committee and the Secretary shall transmit with the notice for the regular meeting of the Society in November of each year a printed list of all the nominations so made. 2. There shall be elected by a plurality of votes and by ballot at the regular meet- ing of the Society in the month of November in each year a nominating committee of seven members, no one of w'hom shall be a member of the Board of Managers. 3. The nominating committee shall elect from among its members a sub-commit- tee of not less than three, which shall examine the records of the Secretary, Treasurer and Registrar and report thereon to the .Society at its January meeting. 4. At the regular meeting in January the nominating committee shall report in writing names of candidates for offices and for delegates and alternates to the Con- gress of the National Society. SECTION IX. NOMINATIONS BY MEMBERS. Any seven members of the .Society may, in writing signed by them and filed with 58 38g=laws of tbe State Society. the Secretary at least twenty days before the annual election, nominate candidates for any offices in the Society and for delegates and alternates. SECTION X. I'UIII.ICATION UK NOMINATIONS. 1. Immediately upon being made, nominations shall be conspicuously posted in the office of the Secretary. All written nf)minations shall, uj)on request, Ije exhibited to any member in good standing. 2. The .Secretary, at least fifteen days before the annual election, shall mail to each member of the Society printed ballots for all offices to be filled and a list of all persons nominated to fill the same and for delegates and alternates, together with the names of the persons by whom any nomination is made. SECTION XI. VOTING PKRSONAU.Y OR HY PROXY. 1. Members may vote at any meeting of the Society either in person or by proxy. 2. The Hoard of Managers shall cause a blank proxy to be mailed to each mem- ber with all ballots. SECTION XII. INSPECTORS OK IXI'XTION. At the regular meeting in January in each year the presiding officer thereof shall appoint three inspectors of election, no one of whom shall be a member of the Board of Managers. P'ailure of an inspector to attend at the opening of the polls shall make his place vacant. Such vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the inspec- tors who shall attend at the opening of the polls and, in case none attend, other in- spectors shall be appointed by the voters then present. SECTION XIII. ANNUAL ELECTION. The polls for the annual election shall be opened by the inspectors of election at the opening of the meeting and remain open until lo o'clock v. M., and until all persons present, either in person or by proxy, entitled and desiring to vote, shall have had opportunity to do so. Any member may vole for any other member, though not nominated. On the closing of the polls the inspectors of election shall publicly can- vass the votes cast and without delay certify to the presiding officer, over their sig- natures, the result of such canvass. The presiding officer shall then announce the re- sult and declare elected the persons receiving a plurality of votes and such persons shall immediately assume the duties of their respective ofiices. If for any office no person shall receive a plurality of the votes cast therefor, a supplementary election shall be held at the next regular meeting of the .Society and such election then be completed. The Secretary shall prepare new ballots giving the names of the candidates nominated and the offices to be filled and mail the same to each member of the Society at least fifteen days before such supplementary election. In case of failure to elect all the delegates or all the alternates and in case of failure of any to attend who were elected, their places shall be filled by the delegates present at the National Congress. 59 Bv-lawi* 01 the !i;ijitc Society?. SKcrioN XIV, (JlllMlllM. I. Twrnly nni' iiirmlifis iil llin Sinlrly nluill iMiirililiih' a ({uiiniiii :il ili iiii'i'liiigs, J, NItiP itifiiiltrin of llir lliiiud nl Mtina).NMri sli.ill coiiHlit n(<- a (|iii)iiirn J, I'.iK ll 1 oiiiiiilUri' iiKty, \>\ a inaiurKy xulr. tlrlt-i mine a <|iiMiuni iIk iruf, siscridN \v. NiiJ h I/.. I''.vi'iy nii'inlii'i nIuiII, in williiin, n|iiii ily lo IIm^ Si'i ii'lary all cliiin^^i's ii(ily en l>y llin litiaid nl ManaKuiH, luUlicHNud It! IiIh lunt udilrnnn, iih kii Kptii iliinl, kIiuII !»' Hulliiicnil Nurvlco of Hucli iiutlcu, SKCTKiN \V1. I'lii'Min- N I'. 'I'lii' Prrsidiinl nludl pit'Hidr ut all iiit'rliM)(S nl tlir Siuitity and of (In- Hoard of ManaKt'iH and I'xrn l»r llu' iisual fnnilionM of a pirsidini" ollii it. Ilr shall lir Ilir rx- rrnlivi' lii'ad of lliii Sorlrly. lli' '.liall liii i-.i .yA. /ii a nnnilici ol all loinniillrrs cxi rpl llu< Noniinalin); ('onimilti'i-. SI';C"ri(lN Wll. vifi'M'Ki'.sini'.Nrs. I, I'hi' Vlrr rro»lili>n(« Hindi ummIsI iIw I'irsidrnI in Iho dlsihurKc of his lUitios .iiid ill llu< alisiMUti of Ihi' I'rrsiilriit from any nui'lliiK, shall, in oidrr of pioi oilrnco prtiKidii and priforni tlui olhri dnllt's of llm I'li'sldrnl. J, If III any limn ll\i> rirsnlrnl l.i imalih', llirminh alwriur. illnrss oi olhriwisr lo art as smh, oi slunild llio olliir lircomo vaianl, Ihr Virt'-l'irsliU'iil alilc, and in oidor of piiii'iuloiicu, ithall art as I'rtisidunt until hu rcsinnt's his duties or thu vacancy is lill.'il, SliCTION XVIII. ,slilf the Hoard of MaiLigeis and attend and keep fair iliul iiccnmto record of all pioceodinus thereof; .il the .iiimial meelinn and 60 B?»law8 of tbe State Socteti?. <4vatKi if r-yi'iir-^ii ■- y.- .■■,■ ^,-.- v'- •■■-■/. i,-.-: -A 'i^.tit/»tA'4 yijOtltfUeflt tfe': '■■■'' '-**': »i'.'.'3'isKr,'j, wbxMe wearfA '-.ly-.i-/: »}■: s.-.*ii print tJ»« 'rr«a*.;t; t .•■;;^>.-'. ;--• ?«r wi«t) »)>* ri//ft*^ f'/f tJ»« a.' ff,i . ••') f>7 tjjjc S'/'j«l/ v; ■;.'; ii . lu-.' nA^r/ prv temp'/rc mny l Set/eii/jr »;^J >>« present try a/.t, SEcnox XIX. Th« Tr«ii*areT thai) cotlect all fee*, 4iit» and tstktfr ttmda ts( Hie Sofitty, d«poMt Ous «ain« yif.)c)y ir, th« nam« of the Society in otie or mor« bawks apprfn«d hy the Society '/r >yy th« Beard 'A Mattaf^tn aaA mitbdtaw the tame fJtHj iff bi» duxk for l^ayiowt* t/y t;* ma/1* i/j tb* a«>tb«rft)r <>f die Sodtiy or of tbe Kourd '4M»oagf^i tuai/mt a brief ajuyxwt 'yf r«<>^« said txfeaditmt* at «a£b r«^aW m««ti»jj; of ti)« ^xiety and of tJic IVyard of Mana|(e» md a. detailed accoont for tix: idtfifc: fiaeal jrtar at th« ]anaarj laetstia^ and famisdi to tii« Society and to tlj« J^>^rd of Mana' ^fcr«, U'ltn time t/> time, sods isforotatioa rdative to tbe fund* of liie ^xitAy m either may rssqoire. lie «}^ gire tocb *«earity for iIm: failitfiil ^eit»tv»mee of bi» duties a* tlie {so- ciety 'rt tint iioard of Mnaaji/gn may reqtrire. In the ca«e of tb« iflneM or atwence of tiM: Treatorer, tbe dtaitman of lii« Fiii^ry^; O/rfi.vii.ttK^ rn^v si/.t at 'tt^aumrer in M* itead. SECTIOIf XX- Tbe Registrar upon receqH of an api^ication for memketibip nball inrectig;ate r'l.f. ;,i'yA* of efigibifity and, if not aatinfactoty, require taitiun prfAAs» U»ta the ap^ '^ -. ' ■-.:.ii, wbea ia t imtol, approve and tranxmit llie aame to tbe lio^trd rA Hbma^j/tn asiA notify tiie Membef»bip Comir;' -A aad, wfosn r«t«med to Imn, file or bind in numerical or aifbibeHcal -. .>>Gcatioasfor membetsbip and make if/jf^ of an pfoob upon wbicb idk::./-.i>.:.:-^ kusS, bare b««n granted; bare viustodj 'A all ■^Kae3io0ciii paper* of tbe Society, tbe same to be open to iiuq>eetioo by any r/i'iTri^yer of tbe iiaaety; onder tbe (firection of tbe Soeie^ or Board of Hana^jen, ticaio; >it cawie Ut be made for file in bit ot&ce, cofne* of * of tbe de ce ai e d member*. 6l ass=law5 of tbe State Societt?. SECTION XXII. The Chaplain shall be a regularly ordained minister of a Christian denomination and he shall perform such duties as ordinarily appertain to his office. SECTION XXIII. STANDING COMMITTEES. At or after the annual meeting in each year the President shall appoint : 1. A Finance Committee of three members from the Board. 2. A Membership Committee of five members, no one of whom shall be a mem- ber of the Board. 3. An entertainment Committee of five members. SECTION XXIV. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The Finance Committee shall examine, audit and report upon the reports of the Treasurer and also all claims and accounts against the Society, before they shall be presented to the Society or to the Board of Managers; examine into the financial condition of the Society and suggest ways and means of increasing its revenues and of limiting its expenses and report from time to time to the Society and to the Board of Managers anti whenever it shall be directed by the President or the Society or the Board of Managers. The Treasurer shall furnish it with such information as it shall desire. The Treasurer shall not be a member of the Finance Committee, but shall attend the meetings of the same when invited to do so. SECTION XXV. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. The Membership Committee shall investigate all applications for membership, for the purpose of ascertaining if the applicant is worthy of admission into the Society and report in writing to the Board of Managers. The proceedings of such Committee shall at all times be secret and confidential. SECTION XXVI. ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE. The Entertainment Committee shall perform such duties as the Society or the Board shall direct. SECTION XXVII. DEBTS AND CLAIMS. No debt shall be incurred save only by authority of the Society or the Board of Managers, and then only when there shall be money in the Treasury to pay the same ; 62 Bs=laws of tbe State Sociefp. and every bill or claim for money, before action thereon, shall, as to the correctness thereof and the rightness of the charge, be certified by the officer or other person who shall have ordered the same. SECTION XXVIII. BOARD OF MANAGERS. 1. The Board of Managers shall judge of the qualifications of applicants for membership and have power to elect applicants complying with the requirements of the Society. 2. It shall superintend the interests and affairs of the Society within the limita- tions of the Constitution and By-Laws. It shall be subject to the direction of the Society. 3. It shall recommend plans to the Society for promoting its purposes. 4. It may require the attendance at any of its meetings of any member of the Society, or any officer or committee, for consultation and advice, or other purpose and shall enforce obedience to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society. 5. It shall meet once in each month, excepting during the months of July, August and September, at such times as it shall fix and also on the call of the President, and also at the call of the Secretary, upon the written request of any five members of the Society. 6. It may, when it shall deem proper, appoint temporarily an Assistant Secretary and an Assistant Registrar, or either, and in each case for a specific time only. SECTION XXIX. DECEASE OF MEMBERS. Upon the decease of any member, notice fhereof, and of the time and place of the funeral, shall, if practicable, be given by the Secretary by publication in two prominent newspapers. Any member having knowledge of the decease of another member shall promptly notify the Secretary thereof and furnish such information as shall be needed for pub- lication. The decease of a member shall be communicated to the Society at the succeeding meeting. SECTION XXX. MISCELLANEOUS. 1. The Society may at any time, when deemed proper, appoint an Assistant Sec- retary, also an Assistant Registrar, and specify their respective terms and duties. 2. No moneys of the Society shall be appropriated to any purpose whatever, ex- cept for conducting its own business and for the objects of the Society as specified in the Constitution. 3. The fiscal year shall begin and end on the 15th day of January in each year, and the Treasurer's January report shall be printed and mailed to every member with the notice for the annual meeting. SECTION XXXI. AMENDMENTS. These By-Laws may be amended at any meeting of the Society by majority vote 63 BB*Xaw5 of tbe State Soctetg. of the members present either in person or by proxy, provided such proposed amend- ment shall have been duly presented in writing at a regular meeting held at least thirty days prior thereto and shall have accompanied the notice for a meeting held at least thirty days subsequent to its presentation and been mailed to every member at least fifteen days prior to such last-mentioned meeting. 64 i MONUMENT AT SCHLJYLERVILLE, N. Y. Comniemoratiny: the Batlle of Saratoga. From " Tlie Century Book of the American Rev ' published by The Century Co., and issued lauier the i a/ the Empire State Society, Sons of the A merican Re Copyright, lS(y}, by The Century Co. I ,- ' ^ ' -"- ' " ' ff'V^J^^'J*',*/ Roll of Members. Note : Membership in the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution is based solely on lineal descent from an ancestor who assisted in securing the Independence of the United States, and wherever the Revolutionary services of collateral members of a family are given in the following pages, they are mentioned only as matters of in- terest, as are many other facts which in themselves constitute no ground for eligibility. Antecedent generations in the Revolutionary line, back to the immigrant ancestor, are given when they are on record in the Society's archives, as adding value to the book, but the absence of such antecedent lineage in other cases does not necessarily mean that the families can be traced no further, as the Society does not require that the line shall be given further back than the Revolutionary patriot. Every member has been requested to supply for this book his college degrees, military services, public offices and the other organizations to which he belongs, but where such data are lack- ing, allowance should be made in some instances for the inaccessibility of many mem- bers on account of the War with Spain, and in others for the fact that the sending of such information was entirely optional. In order to assist the eye, an index figure has been substituted for a repetition of the word " great " in generations more remote than great-grandson. Thus, "greats-grandson" means "great-great-grandson"; " greats-grandson " means " great-great-great-great-great-grandson," etc. The names of the lineal ancestors who participated in the Revolution are printed in italics, and refer to the corresponding names in the " Roll of Ancestors." The numbers set opposite each member's name are his State and National Numbers respectively. State No, 740. National No. 8440. STEPHEN Le grand ABBEY. Kingston, N. Y. Grain and flour dealer. Born, Rondout, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1853. Formerly Alderman of Kingston, and Alms Commissioner for Third Ward. Member of the Rondout Club and New York Produce Exchange. Son of Stephen Abbey and Caroline Vail ; grandson of Elias Vail and Anne Aylworth ; great-grandson of Isaac Vail and Elanor Furguson ; 65 abb. iRoll of HDembers. gt^'-grandson of Israel Vail and Rebecca Hubbard ; gt'-grandson of Moses Vail and Phebe, his wife ; and gt*-grandson of George Vail, who was born in England, and came to American about 1680, settling at Huntington, L. I. 587. ALBERT CUTLER ABBOTT. 5387. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Andover, Mass., Oct. 10, 1836. Son of Albert Abbott and Abby H. Cutler, grandson of Wm. A. Abbott and Han- nah Bailey ; great-grandson of Bigsby A. Abbott and Hepzibah Ames. 934. WILLIAM EELLS ABBOTT. 8884. Syracuse, N. Y, Banker and manufacturer. Born, Lowville, N. Y., Jan, 19, 1822. Supervisor of Eighth ward of Syracuse for three years ; Inspector of Onondaga Penitentiary for three years. Member of Onondaga Historical Association, and Congregational Club of Western and Central New York. Son of Paul Abbott and Patty Eells ; grandson of William Abbott and Esther Green ; great-grandson of Caleb Abbott and Eliza- beth Paine ; gt^-grandson of William Abbott and Elizabeth Gray ; gt'- grandson of George Abbott and Hannah Chandler. Elizabeth Gray was a granddaughter of Mary Chilton and John Winslow. 779. CHARLES LEE ABELL. 8479. Buffalo, N. Y. President, Marine Elevator Co. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1856. Formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Member of F. & A. M., Knights Templars, Scottish Rite, Mystic Shrine, Buffalo Consistory S. P. R. S., Buffalo Club of Buffalo, and United Service Club of New York. Son of Wm. H. Abell and Eliza Lee ; grandson of Thomas G. Abell and Rhoda Hawks ; great-grandson of Thomas Abel and Eunice Griswold. 780. DAN WILLIAMS ABELL. 8480. Buffalo. N. Y. Merchant. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Feb. 18, 185 1. Son of Caspar K. Abell and Jane E. Williams ; grandson of Moseley W. Abell and Ruth Baldwin ; great-grandson of T/wtnas Abel and Eunice Griswold. The sons of Thomas Abel added another " 1 " to their name after moving from Vermont to New York State. 1129- CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. 10529. Buffalo, N. Y. City passenger and ticket agent of Erie R. R. Co. Born, Salisbury, N. Y., March 28, i86i. Member of Masonic bodies. Son of David 66 IRoll Of Members. aoa. R. Adams and Hannah Starkey ; grandson oijohn Adams and Prudence White. 1241. GEORGE B. ADAMS. 10941, Geneseo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Jan. 20, 1862. Degree of B. A. from University of Rochester. Son of James B. Adams and Helen R. God- dard ; grandson of Ephraim Adams and Lavinia Morey ; great-grandson of Samuel Morey and Mary Freeman ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Morey and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Morey and Elizabeth Swift ; gt*-grandson of Jonathan Morey and Hannah Bourne ; gt*- grandson of Jonathan Morey and Hannah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Roger Morey, immigrant ancestor, and Mary Johnson. 1331. HENRY HERSCHEL ADAMS. 11731. New York City. Iron merchant. Born, Coliamer (East Cleveland), O., July 9, 1844. Served in Civil War in 125th Ohio, Vol. Inf. ; participated in engage- ments at Franklin, Tenn. , Resaca, Rocky Face Ridge, Chattanooga, New Hope Church, Missionary Ridge, and other battles ; was a Con- federate prisoner three months in 1864. Is Colonel in Connecticut Militia. Formerly member of Board of Education of Cleveland, O. Is member of Union League Club of New York City, Army and Navy Club of Connecticut, Union Ex-Prisoners of War, G. A. R., F. & A. M., Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and Ohio Society. Son of Lowell Leonard Adams and Hepzibah Chamberlain Thayer ; grandson of Benoni Adams and Susannah Chamberlain, and of John Thayer and Polly Chamberlain ; great-grandson of James Adams, 2d, and Rebecca Fairbanks, and of Enoch Thayer and Rebecca Curtis ; gt'- grandson of James Adams, ist. and Abigail Hill, and of Ezekiel Thayer and Mehitable White ; gt"-grandson of Moses Adams and Lydia Whitney, and of Cornelius Thayer and Abigail Copeland ; gt'-grandson of Lieut. Henry Adams and Elizabeth Paine, and of Richard Thayer and Dorothy Pray; gf^-grandson of Henry Adams, ist, who was born in England and came to New England. Through the Adams line and through Susannah Chamberlain, Henry Herschel Adams traces back to William the Conqueror. Henry Adams, ist, was also the common progenitor of the presidential Adamses. 1358. JED EDIAH E. ADAMS. 11983. New York City. Hay and grain merchant. Born, New York City, March 28, 1852. Ex-Corporal, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of New England Society. 67 a&a. iRoll Of /iDembers. Son of Jedediah E. Adams and Angelina Maples ; grandson of Elihu Adams and Lucy Chapman ; great-grandson of Daniel Adams and Alice Ensworth ; gt'-grandson of Elihu Adams. 49. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 4049. New York City. Merchant. Born in Lancaster, N. H., Oct. 26, 1848. Graduate of Lancaster Academy. Appointments in the service of the New York Custom House, Department of Public Works, and Board of Education. Member of Democratic Club and Order of Founders and Patriots. Son of Harvey Adams and Nancy Dustin Rowell ; grandson of Benjamin Adams and Sally Lamb ; great-grandson of Andrew Adams and Ruth Wadsvvorth ; gt^-grandson of John Adams, whose first wife was Sarah Swift and second Widow Warren ; gt'-grandson of Edward Adams, whose first wife was Rachel Saunders and second Sarah Bracket ; gt'- grandson of John Adams and Deborah Partridge ; gt''-grandson of Edward Adams and Lydia Rockwood ; gt'-grandson of Henry Adams and Mary Alexander, who came to America from Devonshire, England, in 1630, and settled near Mount Wollaston, Mass. 673. WILLIAM HENRY ADAMS. 7173. Buffalo, N. Y. Insurance. Born, Medina, N. Y., Jan. 28, 1835. Member of F. & A. M. Son of Daniel Peck Adams and Maria Seaver ; grandson of Asahel Adams and Esther Peck, and of Capt. William Seaver and Mary Everett ; great-grandson of Levi Adams and Margaret Perkins, and of Maj. Williatn Seaver and Rebecca Hunt ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Adams and Dorcas Payne, and of William Seaver and Patience Trescott ; gt'- grandson of Jonathan Adams and Leah Gould, and of Lieut. Joshua Seaver and Mercy Cook ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Adams and Mary Blackmore, and of Joshua Seaver and Mary Pepper ; gt^-grandson of Henry Adams and (wife not given), and of Robert Seaver and Elizabeth Ballard. Henry Adams came to Massachusetts from England about 1634 and was also the ancestor of President John Adama. Robert Seaver also came to Massachusetts about 1634. 1313- EVERETT ADDOMS. 11583. New York City. Salesman. Born, San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 24, 1872. Son of Samuel Kissam Addoms and Mary Caroline Neal ; grandson of William Addoms and Margaretta Lawrence ; great-grandson of /w/dj- Addoms and Phcebe Ross. 68 IRoll of /Biembers. a». 50. CHARLES BEATTY ALEXANDER. 4050. New York City. Counsellor-at-law. Born in New York, Dec. 6, 1849. Degrees of LL. D., and A. M., from Princeton, and LL. B., from Columbia. Member of the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania, and many social clubs of New York. Son of Henry M. Alexander and Susan M. Brown ; grandson of Matthew Brown and Mary Williamina Ferguson ; great-grandson of IVilHatn Ferguson and Susan Ewing ; gt°-grandson of Usher Ferguson and Mary, his wife, of Armagh, Ireland. 1 130. HENRY ADDISON ALEXANDER. 10530. Paris, France. Counsel of the United States Embassy in France. Born, New York City, Dec. 17, i860. Degree of A. M. from Princeton University, Son of Henry M. Alexander and Susan M. Brown, etc. See Charles B. Alexander. 721. ROBERT ALEXANDER. 8421. United States Army. First Lieutenant, nth Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1863. Participated in Sioux campaign, Dec. 3, 1890, to Jan. 27. 1891 ; Provost Guard in Denver, Col., March 14-18, 1894 ; and served in labor troubles at Trinidad, Col., July 2-14, 1894. In Spanish War. was Chief Commissary, Western District, of Porto Rico, and Depot Commissary at Mayaguez, P. R., Aug. 19 to Nov. 23, 1898; Ad- jutant General, U. S. forces, Mayaguez, Nov. 7, 1898 ; participated in battles at Hormigueros and Las Marias, P. R. Son of Judge Wm. Alexander and Miriam A. Green ; grandson of John Alexander and Elizabeth Gould ; great-grandson of Robert Alexander and Esther Jackson ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Jackson. 427. FREDERIC PERCIVAL ALLEN. 4527. Rochester, N. Y. Banker. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1853. Commissioner of the Sinking Fund of Rochester. Member of Rochester Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club and Country Club of Rochester, and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Samuel Percival Allen and Harriet Cornelia Stanley ; grandson of Marsena Allen and Hannah Gates Percival ; great-grandson of Apollo Allen and Deborah W. Pardee, and of John Percival and Ruth Crocker, and gt'-grandson of Noah Allen and Ruth Martindale. 69 an. iRoll of /IDembers. 135. ADDISON ALLEN. 4135. New York City. Lawyer. Born, New York, Feb. 28, 1865. Degrees of A. M. and LL. B. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Club, Quill Club, Columbia College Alumni Association, and Dwight Alumni Association. Son of John Hull Allen and Mary Hill ; grandson of Samuel Fleming Allen and Phcebe Goble ; great-grandson of Capt. Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Fleming, etc. See Ethan Allen. 36. ETHAN ALLEN. 4036. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Monmouth County, N. J., May 12, 1832. Degree of M. A. from Brown University. Commissioned in 1862 as Colonel by Governor E. D. Morgan, of New York State, to recruit three regiments for United States service. Appointed Deputy United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York by Abraham Lincoln, April, 1861, and continued under President Grant until resignation in April, 1869. Member of Brown University Alumni, Zeta Psi, New England Society, Union League Club, Nineteenth Century Club, Law Alumni of New York University, Society for Protection of American Institutions, President of Cuban League of the United States, and ex-Director Sons of American Revolution. Son of Samuel Fleming Allen and Phcebe Goble ; grandson of Samuel Allen and Elizabeth Fleming ; great-grandson of Samuel Allen, Sr., and Annar Ellison ; gt^-grandson of Daniel (or David) Allen. II 13. AUGUSTUS CRAVEN ALMY. 103 13. United States Navy. Lieutenant U. S. N., and Executive Officer U. S. S. "Dolphin.'' Born, Washington, D. C, Nov. 9, 1856. Graduate of U. S. Naval Academy. In war with Spain was attached to U. S. S. " Wilmington " ; participated in bombardment of Cardenas ; on Havana blockade, and captured two prizes. Member of Society of Foreign Wars, Metropoli- tan Club and Army and Navy Club of Washington. Son of Rear- Admiral John J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean Gardner, etc. See Charles G. Almy. 1112. CHARLES GARDNER ALMY. 10312. Washington, D. C. Manufacturers' agent. Born, Washington, D. C, December 13, 1854. Member of Loyal Legion, Metropolitan Club of Washington and Rittenhouse Club of Philadelphia. Son of Rear-Admiral John J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean Gardner ; grandson of Samuel Almy and Phebe Irish, and of Col. Chas. Kitchell Gardner, 70 IRoll of /IDembers. amc U. S. A., and Ann Eliza McLean ; great-grandson of George Irish and Sarah Babcock, and of Thomas Gardner and Sarah Kitchell ; gt'-grandson of Jedediah Irish and Mary, his wife, and of Abraham Kitchell and Charity Ford; gt'-grandson of John Irish, Jr., and Eliza- beth, his wife, and of Joseph Kitchell, and Rachel, his wife ; gt*-grand- son of John Irish, Sr., and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Abraham Kitchell Sarah Bruen. 984. ELMER E. ALMY. 9184. Rochester, N. Y. Hotel proprietor. Born, Rochester, N. Y., April 28, 1852. Son of Philip Green Almy and Mary Elizabeth Osburn ; grandson of Nehemiah Osburn and Sarah Ann Van Schuyver ; great-grandson of John Osburn, Jr., and Hannah Brown ; gt^-grandson of John Osburn, and Eunace Nichols-Bouton. 985. WILLEY H. ALMY. 9185. Rochester, N. Y. Real estate. Born, Rochester, N. Y., May 15, 1858. Son of Philip Green Almy and Mary Elizabeth Osburn, etc. See Elmer E. Almy. 1015. WILLIAM ELLERY ALMY. 9415. United States Army. Captain of Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Washington, D. C, Nov. 9, 1856. Graduate of West Point Military Academy. In war with Spain, Major and Assistant Adjutant-General U. S. Vols., and Adjutant- General 3d Army Corps. Member of Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Rear-Admiral John J. Almy, U. S. N., and Sarah Ann McLean Gardner, etc. See Charles G. Almy. 19. LUTHER STEARNS AMES. 4019. Glens Falls, N. Y. Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., April 22, 1833. Captain of the 64th Illinois Infantry Volunteers ; was in the principal battles in the West from i86i to 1865, but was never wounded so as to be disabled; Captain U. S. A., retired; President of the village of Glens Falls, N. Y., from March, 1896, to March, 1897. Member of Nebraska Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Son of David A. Ames and Louisa Gordon, and grandson of David Ames. David A. Ames, the father of L. S. Ames, was employed by the Government as a mechanic during the campaign in Northern New York, which resulted in the battle of Plattsburgh, N. Y., Sept. 11, 18 12. He was wounded and disabled for life, and received a pension by special act of Congress. 71 Hmc. iRoll Of /llicmbers. 591. SAMUEL AMES. 5391. Buffalo, N. Y. Machinery. Born, Keeseville, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1854. Son of Fred- erick VVm. Ames and Mary Hurlbut; grandson of Charles H. Ames and Harriet Ashmun ; great-grandson of Charles Ames ; and gt^-grand- son of Ebettezer Ames. 859. ABSALOM ELTINGE ANDERSON. 8759. Rondout, N. Y. Steamboating. Born, Saugerties, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1856. Son of Absalom Lent Anderson and Catherine Ann Leveret Eltinge ; grandson of Richard Eltinge and Elisabeth Hasbrouck ; great-grandson of Abram Hasbrouck and Helena Jansen ; gt'^'-grandson oijosifh Hasbrouck and Elizabeth Bevier; gt^-grandson of Abraham Hasbrouck and Cath- erine Bruyn. 856. CHARLES ALLEN ANDREWS. 8756. Newark, N. J. Salesman. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1859. Enlisted in N. G. N. Y. in 1888, rising to rank of Captain in 1894 ; Captain in 14th N. Y. Vol. Inf. May 13, 1898; Major in same June 13, 1898. Son of Edward Alanson Andrews and Sylvia Ann Briggs ; grandson of Caleb Briggs and Lucinda Dubois ; great-grandson of Henry Dubois and Sylvia Allen Dake ; gt^-grandson of John Dake and Mary Allen ; gt^-grandson of Ethan Allen and Mary Brownson. 316. DAVID CURRAN ANDREWS. 4316. New York City. Commission merchant. Born, Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1862. Son of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 301. GEORGE OSGOOD ANDREWS. 4301. New York City. Glass interests. Born, New York City, May 18, 1866. Member of Colonial Club and Wool Club. Son of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 628. LEROY ANDREWS. 7128. New York City. Merchant. Born, New York City, Feb. 28, 1864. Son of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam Nones, etc. See S. Franklin Andrews. 992. S. FRANKLIN ANDREWS. 9192. New York City. Merchant. Born, Memphis, Tenn., March 6, 1853. Son of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam Nones ; grandson of Joseph Andrews and Sally 72 IRoll Of /iDembers. srn. Salomon, and of Joseph B. Nones and Eveline DeLeon ; great-grandson of Benjamin Nones and Miriam Marks, and of Haym Salomon and Rachel Frank. 493. HENRY ANSTICE. 4593. Philadelphia, Pa. Clergyman. Born, New York City, Oct. 7, 1841. Degrees of A. M. from Williams College and D. D. from University of Rochester. Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Son of Henry Anstice and Mary Saltonstall, grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Lucretia Lampheer, and great-grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Sr., and Lucretia Latimer. 476. JOSIAH ANSTICE. 4576. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., July 27, 1853. Member of Rochester Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club, and Country Club of Rochester, and many others. Son of Henry Anstice and Mary Saltonstall ; grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall and Lucretia Lampheer ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Saltonstall, Sr., and Lucretia Latimer. 1082. CHARLES NEWTON ARMSTRONG. 9882. Buffalo, N. Y. Insurance underwriter. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1858. Grad- uate of Buffalo State Normal School. Member of Masonic Lodge, Chapter, Commandery, and Consistory, 32d degree, Isnialia Shrine, Merchants' Exchange, Orpheus Society, and EUicott Club. Son of Charles B. Armstrong and Eliza Ann Newton ; grandson of Obed Newton and Eliza Walker; great-grandson of James Walker, Jr., and Betsey Mcintosh; gt'-grandson oi James Walker diX\d. Esther Shumway. 1 169. HATLEY KENDIG ARMSTRONG. 10644. Penn Yan, N. Y. Care of estate. Born, Milo, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1853. Degree of A. B. from Williams College. Member of D. K. E. fraternity, D. K. E. Club of Rochester, Yates County Historical Society, and President of Penn Yan Public Library. Son of James Armstrong and Mary Jane Town- send ; grandson of Henry Townsend and Anna Lawrence ; great-grand- son of Lawrence Townsend and Phoebe Green. 505. LYNN JOHN ARNOLD. 5305. Cooperstown, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Burlington, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1864. Surrogate of Otsego County. Son of Joseph Caswell Arnold and Mary J. Mack ; grandson of Samuel S. Mack and Mary Carr ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Mack and Betsey Brand ; gt'-grandson of Ahner Alack and Anna Gilbert. 73 asb. iRoll of /IDembers. 1320. EGBERT FAIRCHILD ASHLEY. 11595. Rochester, N. Y. Insurance. Born, Brockville, Canada West, Jan. 8, 1856. Member of Rochester Historical Society and Rochester Whist Club. Son of Clarence Ashley and Emily Frances Fairchild ; grandson of Judge Henry Ashley and Susan Haight Van Voorhis ; great-grandson of Major Daniel Ashley and Mercy Pratt ; gt'-grandson of Satiiuel Ashley and Eunice Doolittle ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Ashley and Thankful (Hawks) Taylor ; gt*-grandson of Samuel Ashley and Sarah Kellogg. 615. WALTER ASPINWALL. 7 115. Buffalo, N. Y. Book-keeper. Born, Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 31, 1863. Son of Judson Aspinwall and Harriet A. McWilliams ; grandson of John A. McWil- liams and Susan Ann Wilkin. See Shirrell N. McWilliams. 249. BENJAMIN WALKER ATKINSON. 4249. United States Army. First Lieutenant Quartermaster 6th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 2, 1859. Member of Society of War of 1812. Son of Edward Graham Atkinson and Harriette L. Walker; grandson of Ben- jamin Walker, 3d, and Mary Houston ; great-grandson of Benjamin Walker, 2d, and Sarah Muzzy, and of Isaac Houston and (wife not given) ; gt^-grandson of Benjajnin Walker, 1st, and Sarah Webster. 41. WALTER BUTLER ATTERBURY. 4041. New York City. Broker. Born, New York City, Sept. 18, 1854. Delegate to Na- tional Republican Convention in St. Louis, June, 1897, from the Third District of New York. Chairman of Republican County Committee of Kings County, 1898. Member of the Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son of Lewis Atterbury and Susan Lewis Butler ; grandson of Lewis Atterbury and Catharine Boudinot ; great-grandson of Elisha Boudinot and Kate Smith; gt^-grandson of U'illiavi Peartree Smith and Mary Bryant. The Boudinot family are descendants of Elie Boudinot and Janice Baraud of Rochelle, France, who came to New York about i686. 1278. SAMUEL D. AULLS. 11 203. Elmira, N. Y. Lawyer. Born. Wheeler, Steuben Co., N. Y., April 9, 1875. F'''St Lieutenant. Committee Clerk of the State Assembly, 1896-97. Mem- ber of Sons of Veterans, of which he was formerly Adjutant for New York Division. Son of Thomas Auilsand Mary Ellen Williams ; grand- 74 Fn.iti .-in .niijatiiil li.ane.l l.y the IJuHalo Hibtorical Society. FORT NIAGARA. From tlic British si.Ic of the river at Newark, 1814. By courtesy of the Uiustrated Buffalo Hxpress. Copyrighted, 1896, by Geoige E. Matthews &. Co. FORT NIAGARA. From the riverside, i8y6. Originals contributed by the Buffalo Chapter. Empire State Society, S. A. R. IRoll Of /IDembers. Bgr. son of Seabury Williams and Nancy March; great-grandson of Orva Williams and Mary Howard Blakesley ; gt^-grandson of Eber Blakesky. 1131. CHARLES JARED AUSTIN. 10531. New York City. Manager. Born, Afton, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1862. Graduate of Afton, N. Y., Academy and Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. Private in Co. C. 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. since 1889. Member of Military Club. Son of Jared L. Austin and Mary E. Landers ; grandson of Solomon Landers and Elizabeth A. Osborn ; great-grandson of Eboi- ezer Landers and Olive Carpenter. 853. ELMORE FARRINGTON AUSTIN. 8753. New York City. Civil Engineer. Born, Rondout, N. Y., May 9, 1864. Degrees of B. S. and C. E. from Cooper Institute, New York. Enlisted in 71st Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1887, rising to rank of Captain and In- spector of Rifle Practice. Commanded Co. L. in Cuban cam- paign, 1898, participating in battles of Las Guasimas, June 24, San Juan Hill, July 1-3, and bombardment of Santiago, July 10-11. Promoted to Major and Engineer, 5th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., Dec. i, 1898. Member of Military Society of Santiago de Cuba and Military Service Institution of the U. S. Son of Alexander W. Austin and Margaret M. A. Abbey ; grandson of David Abbey and Elizabeth C. Adams ; great-grandson of John Adams and Margaret H. Myer ; gt^'-grandson of El>e?ieser Adams and Elizabeth Martin. 343. TRUEMAN GARDNER AVERY. 4343. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Lenox, N. Y., July 30, 1837. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hamilton College, and LL. B. from Albany Law School. Member of Buffalo Club, Saturn Club, University Club, Society of Natural Sciences, Academy of Fine Arts, Young Men's Association, German Young Men's Association, all of Buffalo, and the Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Jared Newell Avery and Cornelia Benham ; grandson of Gardiner Avery, Sr., and Ama Newell, and of Truman Benham and Ruth Clark ; great-grandson oi James Benham and Huldah, his wife, and of Lemuel Clark and Ruth Baldwin. 223. CHARLES G. AYRES. 4223. United States Army. Captain of Troop E, loth Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Amsterdam, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1854. In action in various Indian engagements and in war with Spain was in all the fighting at Guasimas and Santiago. Mem- ber of Loyal Legion and Aztec Club. Son of R. B. Ayres and Emily 75 38ab. iRoll of /IDembers. L. G. Dearborn ; grandson of Greenlief Dearborn and Pamela A. S. Oilman (his cousin) ; great-grandson of Allen Gilnian and Pamela Augusta Dearborn ; gt--grandson of Henry S. Dairboni and Mary Bart- lett. Allen Gilman was Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Court ; Greenlief Dearborn, Colonel of United States Infantry ; and R. B. Ayres, Major-General in the Army of the Potomac. 1199. FRANK AUGUSTUS BABCOCK. 10799. Buffalo, N. Y. Life insurance. Born, Hamden, Conn., Sept. 10, 1850. Son of Stephen Cone Babcock and Hannah Sophia Pendleton; grandson of Stanton Pendleton and Harriet Stanton ; great-grandson of Oliver Stanton and Hannah Knowlton Dewey; gt^-grandson of Augustus Stanton and Eunice Crandall. 840. CHARLES E. BACK. 8740. Yonkers, N. Y. Fire insurance. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., April 3, 1852. Son of Fred- erick A. Back and Rebecca J. Brown, his wife ; grandson of Gerard Brown and Jane Oakley ; great-grandson of James Oakley and Anley, his wife. 690. OSWALD PRENTISS BACKUS. 7190. Rome, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 10, 1855. Member of Board of Aldermen for past five years. Member of Ramon Lodge, F. &. A. M. Son of Oswald Backus and Mary P. Prentiss ; grandson of Joseph Backus and Huldah Burroughs, and of Solomon Prentiss and Lucy White ; great-grandson of Rev. Simon Backus, Jr., and Rachel Mosely, of Capt. Stfphcn Burroug]is,Jr.. and Huldah Pixlee, of Stephen Prentiss and Hannah Babcock, and oijeihn ffV/Z/t- and Ruth Holden ; gt^-grand- son of Rev. Simon Backus, Sr., and Eunice Edwards, of Stephen Bur- roughs, Sr., and Ruth Nichols, and of Nathaniel Prentiss and of Joseph White ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Backus and Elizabeth Huntington, and of John Burroughs, Jr., and Patience Hinman ; gt*-grandson of Lieut. Wm. Backus and Elizabeth Pratt, and of John Burroughs, Sr., and Mary Culver. 239. FRANCIS McNEIL BACON. 4239. New York City. Merchant. Born, Dorchester, Mass., June 27, 1836. Son of Lora Baldwin Bacon and Sarah Ann Hammond, and grandson of Rufus Bacon and Ellen Edwards. Rufus Bacon's ancestors came from Eng- land early in the 17th century and settled in Worcester Co., Mass. 76 IRoU of /IDembers. xai. 464. RUSSELL DANIEL BAIRD. 4564. Oneonta, N. Y. Retired. Born, Harpersfield, N. Y., April 6, 1820. Son of Daniel Baird and Abigal Dayton ; grandson of Ahijah Beard and Hannah Judd. 915. GEORGE COMSTOCK BAKER. 8865. Albany, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Comstock, Washington Co., N. Y., April 29, 1868. Degrees of LL. B. from Union University (Albany Law School), and LL.M. from Cornell University. In charge of Land Department, At- torney-General's office, since Jan. i, 1893. Member of Society of Colo- nial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, General Society of War of 181 2, Order of the Old Guard, and the Fort Orange and Albany Clubs. Son of Isaac V. Baker, Jr., and Laura D. Clark ; grandson of Isaac V. Baker and Laura Daley Comstock, and of Andrew Clark and Thankful Desdemona Brown ; great-grandson of Reuben Baker, Jr., and Lois Com- fort Baxter, and of Wm. S. Clark and Clarissa Clark ; gt'^-grandson of Reuben Baker and Lydia Mason, of Daniel Clark and (wife not given), and of Moses Baxter and Comfort Chaffee ; gt^-grandson of John Baker 2d and Hannah Mason ; gt^-grandson of John Baker, Jr., and Susanna Wood. 1200. J. SCOTT BALDWIN. 10800. Elniira, N. Y. Born, Elmira, N. Y., July 4, 1848. Son of John Davis Baldwin and Elizabeth T. Maxwell ; grandson of Issac Baldwin and Alice Dunn ; great-grandson of Thomas Baldwin and Mary Fuller ; gt"-grandson of Isaac Baldwin. 916. WILLIAM BOLLES BALDWIN. 8866. Pittsfield, Mass. Merchant. Born, New York City, Dec. 3, 1839. Formerly Corporal, Co. H., 7th Regt., N. G. N. Y. Member of the Military Club of New York City, the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America and the Park Club of Pittsfield, Mass. Son of Moses Griffin Baldwin and Elizabeth Hannah BoUes ; grandson of Moses BaLhvin and Sarah Johnson, and of Epiiraim Bolles and Abigail F. Littell ; great-grandson of Jonas Baldwin and Elizabeth Thompson, and of Isaac Littell and Hannah Frazee ; gt^'-grandson of John Baldwin and Lydia Harrison, of Moses Littell and Abigail Thompson, and of Jonas Frazee and (wife not given) : gt'-grandson of John Baldwin, Jr., and Hannah Osborn, and of lliomas Thompson and Hannah Rushmore ; gt*-grandson of Nathaniel and Abigail Camp, and of John Thompson and (wife not given). 77 asai. IRoU of /IDembers. Richard Osborn, father of Hannah Osborn above mentioned, who came from England in 1634, was a veteran of the Pequot War. 1077. WILLIAM DELEVAN BALDWIN. 9877. Yonkers, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Sept. 5, 1856. Son of Love- well Hurd Baldwin and Sarah Jane Munson ; grandson of Oscar De- metrius Munson and Sarah Latin Bennet ; great-grandson of Anson Munson and Czarina S. Sexton ; gt'-grandson of George Sexton and Lois Bostwick. 605. WILLIAM HENRY BALDWIN. 7105. Yonkers, N. Y. Civil Engineer. Born, Nashua, N. H., March 10, 1842. Son of David Baldwin and Amanda M. Hobbs ; grandson of Isaac Baldwin and Hannah Caldwell ; great-grandson oilsaac Baldwin, Sr., and Eunice Jennison ; . . . gt'-grandson of Henry Baldwin, who came from Dev- onshire, Eng., at the time of the Winthrop emigration. 1039. FRANCIS M. BALL. 9564. New York City. Clerk, General Postoffice. Born, New York City, June 18, 1847. Captain of Co. E. 2d N. G. N. Y. during Civil War; engaged at Wil- liamsburg, Yorktown, first and second Fair Oaks, Seven Pines, Mal- vern Hill and Glendale. Member of F. & A. M., R. A. M., and G. A. R. Son of Francis B. Ball and Elizabeth, his wife ; grandson of Josiah Ball and Hannah Scott; great-grandson of Eleazer Scott and Martha Whitney; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Scott and (wife not given). 1222. GEORGE DENNIS BANGS. 10922. New York City. General Superintendent, Pinkerton's Detective Agency. Born, Chi- cago, 111., Sept. 13, 1856. Son of Geo. Henry Bangs and Maggie Kirk; grandson of Josiah Dennis Bangs and Augusta Brooks ; great-grandson of Joseph Bangs and Mary Warner ; gt^-grandson of Deacon Joseph Bangs and Desire Sears; gt'-grandson of Allen Bangs and Rebecca Howes. 275. JOHN MONRO BANISTER. 4275. United States Army. Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. Born. Greensboro, Ala., Aug. 17, 1854, Graduated from Washington and Lee University, 1874, A. B., and from University of Virginia, 1878, M. D. Member of Army and Navy Club 78 IRoll of /IDembers. asar. of New York, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, American Medical Association and Kansas Medical Society. Son of Rev. John Monro Banister, D.D., and Mary Louisa Brodnax ; grandson of John Monro Banister, ist, and Mary Burton Augusta Boiling; great- grandson of Col. John Banister and Anne Blair ; gt'-grandson of John Banister, ist, and Mary, his wife. John Banister, ist, an English gentle- man of property, purchased estates and settled in Virginia, near Peters- burgh. 224. WILLIAM BRODNAX BANISTER. 4224. United States Army. Captain and Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. Born, Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 14, 1861. Degree of M.D. from the Hospital College of Medicine, Louisville, Ky. Served in the Santiago campaign in War with Spain ; specially commended to Commanding General of ist Division, 5th Army Corps, by Asst. Adjt. Gen. A. C. Sharpe, for fearless and tireless service under fire July i and 2, i8g8. Son of John Monro Banister and Mary Louisa Brodnax, etc. See John Monro Banister. 928. FRANK MANLEY BANTA. 8878. Syracuse, N. Y. Bank cashier. Born, Amber, N. Y., April 14, 1845. Member of the Holland and Huguenot Societies of New York. Son of Samuel Banta and Louisa Hutchinson Manley ; grandson of John Banta and Lucy Macpherson ; great-grandson of Dirck Banfa and Elizabeth Benson. 745. GEORGE HOLCOMBE BARBER. 8445. United States Navy. P. A. Surgeon and Lieutenant U. S. N. Born, Glastonbury, Conn., Nov. 15, 1864. Degrees of B. Sc. from Boston University, B. Sc. from Massachusetts Agricultural College, and INI. D. from Columbia Univer- sity. In War with Spain served in Naval Hospital in Philadelphia and on U. S. S. " Glacier " in Cuban waters. Member of United Service Club of New York City and New York County Medical Society. Son of Ralph Barber and iMary Henrietta Holcombe ; grandson of Hiram Barber, 2d, and Betsy Jones, and of Luther Holcombe and Sophronia Hills ; great-grandson of Hiram Barber, ist, and Sally, his wife, and of Hezekiah Holcombe, 3d, and Orpha Roberts ; gt'-grandson of Oliver Barber and Mary, his wife, and of Hezekiah Holcombe, 2d, and Chloe Pinney ; gt°-grandson of David Barber, 2d, and Patience Case or Abigail Newcombe, and of Hezekiah Holcombe, \sf, and Susannah Alderman ; gt'-grandson of David Barber, ist, and Hannah Post, and of Joshua Holcombe, 3d. 79 36ar. IRoll Of /FDcmbers. 648. Le DROICT LANGDON barber. 7148. Ardsley, N. Y. Born, Washington, D. C, May 29, 1873. Member of Society of Co- lonial Wars, New York Yacht Club and Ardsley Club. Son of Arnzi Lorenzo Barber and Julia Louise Langdon ; grandson of John LeDroict Langdon and Jerusha Stillman ; great-grandson of Andrew Langdon and Emma King ; gt' -grandson of John Langdon and Lucy Morehouse ; gt^-grandson of Andrezv Morehouse and Phctbe Hurd. 1000. FREDERIC BARKER. 9200. Elmira, N. Y. Hardware dealer. Born, Montville, Maine, April 29, 1839. Captain of Co. I, 26th Regt., Maine Volunteers in Civil War ; served in Vir- ginia and later in the 19th Army Corps; was in first Red River cam- paign, and in battles of Franklin and Irish Bend, La., and at the siege of Port Hudson. Member of G. A. R. and N. Y. State Hardware As- sociation. Son of Isaac T. Barker and Abigail Dyer ; grandson of Stephen Barker and Betsey White ; great-grandson of William White, 2d, and Mary Mills; gt"-grandson of William White, ist, and Jane Graham. William White, ist, came from Ireland with a party of Scotch- Irish in 1718 or 1725 and settled in Londonderry, N. H. 1276. JAMES E. BARNARD. 11201. Rome, N. Y. Wholesale grocer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1862. Son of George Barnard and Jane Fuller ; grandson of Charles Fuller and Aliva Cole ; great-grandson of Leander Cole and Candace Huggins ; gt^'-grandson of Asa Cole and Susan Wilcox, and of Medad Huggins and Maria Cutting. 430. WILLIAM HENRY BARNES. 4530. New York City. Clerk. Born, East Windsor, Conn., April 18, 1861. Son of George B. Barnes and Nancy Jane Kingsbury ; grandson of Sanford Kings- bury and Betsey Parsons ; great-grandson of Eleazer Kingsbury and Abagail Hill ; gt^'-grandson of Eleazer Kingsbury, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of Joseph ; gt'-grandson of Joseph, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of Henry ; gt^-grand- son of Henry, Sr., who came from England in 1615. 622. NATHANIEL CULVER BARNUM. 7122. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Walworth, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1855. Son of John Thompson Barnum and Julia Culver; grandson of Eli Barnum and 80 IRoll Of Members. asar. (wife not given), and of Jolin Culver and Lydia Case; great-grandson of Caleb Barnura and (wife not given), and of IVm. Culvea and Esther Grant ; gt^-grandson of Eliphalet Barnuni. 1339. FRANK BROWER BARRETT. 11739. New York City. Heating engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Sept. 15, 1871. Member of Harlem Wheelmen, Royal Arcanum and L. A. W. Son of Wm. C. Barrett and Angeline M. Ransom ; grandson of John Morrison Ransom and Katherine Jane Finn ; great-grandson of Stephen Ransom, Jr., and Helen Huntley Rivers ; gt'-grandson of Stephen Ransom. 1075. HORACE F. BARRETT. 9725. Binghamton, N. Y. Manager, Binghamton Overall Co. Born, West New Brighton, Rich- mond Co., N. Y., Oct. 18, 1846. County Commissioner of Lackawanna Co., Pa., 1882-87. Member of Masonic Lodge, Chapter, Command- ery and Consistory. Son of Noyes Payson H. Barrett and Janette Kingsley ; grandson of Simon Barrett and Mary Hawes ; great-grand- son of Col. Nathan Barrett and Miriam Hunt ; gt^-grandson of Col. James Barrett, Sr., and Rebecca Hubbard ; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Barrett and Lydia Minott ; gt'-grandson of Humphrey Barrett and Mary Potter. 1 170. RANDOLPH SEAVER BARRIE. 10645. New York City. Broker. Born, Sinclairville, N. Y., March 12, 1866. Son of Samuel Shepard Barrie and Caroline Malinda Seaver ; grandson of Randolph Washington Seaver and Matilda Fo.x ; great-grandson of Robert W. Seaver and Anna Edson. 660. WILLIAM S. BARRIGER. 7160. Schenectady, N. Y. Electrical engineer. Born, Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9, 1870. Corporal in Co. F., 2d N. Y. Vol. Inf. during War with Spain. Son of John W. Barriger and Sarah A. F. Wright; grandson of Joseph J. B. Wright and Eliza Jones, etc. See Joseph Payson Wright. 958. EUGENE TAYLOR BARRY. 9158. New York City. Insurance broker. Born, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 11, 1873. Son of John Alex. Barry and Mary Elizabeth Taylor ; grandson of Charles Moore Barry and Elizabeth Patton Crook ; great-grandson of John Barry and Elizabeth Watson ; gt^'-grandson of Andrew Barry and Margaret Kate Moore. 6 81 3Bar. IRoll Of /IDeiiibers. 693. EDWARD THEODORE BARTLETT. 7193. New York City. Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals. Born, Skaneateles, N. Y., June 14, 1841. Elected Associate Judge of Court of Appeals of New York State in 1893 for 14 years. Member of Union League and Re- publican Clubs, State and City Bar Associations, and Fort Orange Club of Albany. Son of Levi Bartlett, M. D., and Harriette Elizabeth Hopkins; grandson of Ezra Bartlett, M. D., and Hannah Gale; great- grandson of Josiah Bartlitt and Mary Bartlett (no relation) ; gt'^-grand- son of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah Webster ; gt'-grandson of Richard Bartlett and Hannah Emery ; gt'-grandson of Richard Bartlett and Abigail, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Richard Bartlett who came to New- bury, Mass., from England in 1634 or 1635. 1353. JOHN POMEROY BARTLETT. 9446. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Canton, Conn., June 4, 1858. Degrees of Ph. B. and LL. B. from Yale University. Formerly Corporation Counsel for city of New Britain, Conn. Member of University, Yale, and New Britain Clubs, etc. Son of John Newton Bartlett and Ellen Root Strong; grandson of John Bartlett and Jane Golden, and of Pomeroy Strong and Susan North; great-grandson oljohn Baiiktt ■s.xiA Desire Loomis, and oijo/in Strong and Mercy Newell Root ; gt'-grandson of Ichabod Bart- lett and Desire Otis, and of John Warham Strong and Abigail Thrall ; gt'''-grandson of Josiah Bartlett and Mary Chandler, and of John Strong and Hannah Trumbull ; gt^-grandson of Ichabod Bartlett and Elizabeth Waterman, and of John Strong and Elizabeth Warrinee ; gf-grandson of Elder John Strong. 965. JOHN M. BARTON. 9165. Rome, N. Y. Dentist, retired. Born, Oriskany, N. Y., May 18, 1857. Son of John Barker Barton and Maria Peck ; grandson of Eliphaz Barton and Polly Maria Barker, and of Anthony Peck and Maria Greenslit ; great- grandson of David F. Barton and Lydia Fuller, of Joe/ Greenslit and Hannah Kingsbury, and of Zehulon Peck and (wife not given) ; gt'- grandson of David Barton and Mary Dickinson. 1279. HERMAN BENJAMIN BARUCH. 11204. New York City. Physician. Born, Camden, S. C. , Apr. 28, 1872. Degree of B. S. from College of the City of New York and M. D. from College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Member of Phi Beta 82 IRoll Of /iDembers. asat. Kappa and Kappa Sigma fraternities, Sons of Confederate Veterans, etc. Son of Simon Baruch, M. D., and Belle Wolfe ; grandson of Sail- ing Wolfe and Sarah Cohen ; great-grandson of Rev. Hartwig Cohen and Deborah Marks ; gt^'-grandson of Capt. Saml. Mendes Marks and Sarah Harris ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Marks and Miriam Simmons ; gt*-grandson of Isaac Rodrigues Marques who came to America from Denmark in the early 1700's and located in New York, where he married a Miss Simpson. 1242. GEORGE JONATHAN BASCOM. 10942. New York City. Books and stationery. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., April 14, 1845. Major in 171st Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; formerly Captain in 71st Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of New York Yacht and Atlantic Yacht Clubs of New York, Riverside Yacht Club of Connecticut, Mecox Yacht Club of Long Island, Society of Colonial Wars, Saratoga Club, Saratoga Golf Club, Old Guard, Army and Navy Club, and 71st Regt. Veteran Asso- ciation of New York, Ancient and Honorable Artillery of Boston, Masonic Veterans' Association, Mystic Shrine, and London Numismatic Society. Son of Jonathan Bascom and Mary Ann Holbrook; grandson of Joseph Holbrook and Elfrida Crosby; great-grandson of Peter Holbrook and Martha Greenleaf. 776. GEORGE CLINTON BATCHELLER. 8476. New York City. Merchant. Born, Grafton, Mass., Sept. 27, 1834. Member of Colo- nial, Republican, Patria, and IMerchants' Clubs, New England Society, and Order of Founders and Patriots. Son of Moses Leland Batcheller and Sarah Ann Phillips ; grandson of Moses Batcheller and Polly Chase, and of Ebenezer Phillips, 4th, and Sarah Lathe ; great-grandson of Abner Batcheller and Prudence Leland, and of Ebenezer Phillips, 3d, and Rachel Gale ; gt^-grandson of Abraham Batcheller and Sarah Newton, and Ebenezer Phillips, 2d, and Hannah Liscomb ; gt'-grandson of David Batcheller and Susannah Whipple, and of Ebenezer Phillips, Sr. , and Mary his wife ; gt'-grandson of John Batcheller and Mary Dennis ; gt''-grandson of Joseph Batcheller and Elizabeth, his wife, who came from Canterbury, Eng. , in 1636, and settled in Wenham, Mass. The immigrant Phillips ancestors also came from England, where they for- sook valuable property to enjoy the religious privileges of America. 282. SAMUEL WESTRAY BATTLE. 4282. Asheville, N. C. P. A. Surgeon, U. S. N. Born, Nash County, N. C, Aug. 4, 1854. Degree of M. D. from Bellevue Hospital College. Formerly Major and 83 jBas. IRoll ot /IDembers. Assistant Surgeon-General, N. C. S. G. Member of Society of the Cincinnati, Association of Military Surgeons, Zeta Psi fraternity, and many medical societies. Son of U'illiam Smith Battle and Mary Eliza- beth Dancy ; grandson of James S. Battle and Harriet Westray ; great- grandson of Jacob Battle and Penelope Langley ; gt"-grandson of Elisha Battle and Elizabeth Sumner. 14. EDMUND LINCOLN BAYLIES. 4014. New York City. Lawyer. Born in New York, Dec. 2, 1857. Harvard College, A. B., 1879; Harvard College Law School, LL. B., 1SS2 ; Columbia College Law School, LL. D., 1882. Member of New York Historical Society and Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. Son of Edmund Lincoln Baylies and Nathalie E. Ray ; grandson of Edmund Baylies and Eliza- beth Payson ; great-grandson oiHodijah Baylies and Elizabeth Lincoln. 1017. SAMUEL HENRY BEACH. 9417. Rome, N. Y. Lumber dealer. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 27, 1863. Member of Rome Club and President of Retail Lumber Dealers' Association of the State of New York. Son of Henry Hyde Beach and Sarah Marsh Hyde ; grandson of Benjamin Hyde and Elizabeth Bloomfield Marsh ; great- grandson of Boijamin Hyde, Sr., and Elizabeth Hyde, and of Richard Marsh and Martha Bloomfield; gt"-grandson of Thomas Hyde (father of Elizabeth Hyde) and Ednah Burleigh, and of Jotiathan Bloomfield and Elizabeth Wood ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Bloomfield ; gt'-grandson of Ezekiel Bloomfield ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Bloomfield, who was a Major in Cromwell's army and emigrated from \Voodbridge, Eng., to Woodbridge, N. J., in 1660. 957. IRVIN H. BEARD. 9157. Petersburg, 111. Farming. Born, Newport, N. H., May 17, i860. Son of Augustus F. Beard and Nyrha Hurd ; grandson of Andrew Beard and Rachel, his wife, and of Hiram Hurd and Esther Patten ; great-grandson of William Beard and Jane Burns, and of lonathan Fatten and Abigal, his wife. Jane Burns was a cousin of Robert Burns, the Scotch poet. 1223. HENRY BARTON BEECHER. 10923. New York City. Publisher. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., July 8, 1842. Brevet Lieu- tenant-Colonel ; served through the Civil War as an officer in the 4th United States (regular) Artillery, resigning therefrom in 1867 ; service with the Army of the Potomac and the James. Son of Henry Ward 84 IRoll of /iDembers. 30ei. Beecher and Eunice Bullard ; grandson of Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher and Roxana Foote ; great-grandson of Eli Foote and Roxana Ward ; gt^- grandson of Gen. Andrew Ward ; gt^-grandson of Col. Andrew Ward, who served in the old French and Indian wars and was present at the capture of Louisbourg. 860. JOHN BEEKMAN. 8760. Bath, N. Y. Born, Dundee, N. Y., March 9, 1832. Son of Benjamin B. Beekman and Lydia Compton ; grandson of Cornelius C. Beekman and Rebecca Sharp ; great-grandson oijohn Beekman and Arriantje Tunison. 913. CHARLES GILBERT BELDEN. 8863. Syracuse, N. Y. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., June 6, 1857. Member of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Augustus Cadwell Belden and Roselia Jackson ; grandson of Royal Denison Belding and Olive Cadwell, etc. See James J. Belden. 841. JAMES J. BELDEN. 8741. Syracuse, N. Y. Member of Congress. Born, Fabius, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1825. Member of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Royal Den- ison Belding and Olive Cadwell; grandson of Augustus Belding and Dezial Denison, and oijohn Cad^vell and Annar, his wife ; great-grand- son of Moses Belding leaA Sarah Chamberlain ; gt^-grandson of Stephen Belding, Jr., and Mindwell Wright ; gt"-grandson of Stephen Belding and Mary Wells ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Belding and Mary, his wife, who was killed by Indians in the attack on Hatfield in 1677. The family name of Belden was restored to its original spelling by the Rev. Joshua Belden in 1772, but not by this branch of the family until 1820. 838. JAMES MEAD BELDEN. 8738. Syracuse, N. Y. Born, Pompey, N. Y., July 10, 1852. Was on staff of Gen. Dwight H. Bruce, with rank of Major until Brigade was transferred to Elmira ; appointed by Gov. Cleveland. Member of Founders and Patriots of America and Onondaga Historical Society. Son of Augustus Cadwell Belden and Roselia Jackson ; grandson of Royal Denison Belding and Olive Cadwell, etc. See James J. Belden. 1045. ETHELBERT BELKNAP. 9570. Yonkers, N. Y. Hat manufacturer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., March 8, 1843. Formerly 2d Lieutenant, Co. H, 3d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Trustee and Vice-Pres- 85 3Bci. IRoll of /IDembers. ident of Board of Education. Member of Westchester Historical Society, City Club, Palisade Boat Club, F. & A. M. Lodge and Com- mandery. Son of Chas. F. Belknap and Abagail J. Odell ; grandson of Chas. Belknap and Rachel, his wife ; great-grandson of Samuel Belknap and Abagail Flagg ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Belknap ; Sr., and Lydia Stearns ; gf'-grandson of Thomas Belknap and Jane Cheney ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Belknap. 465. WARD BELKNAP. 4565. New York City. Real estate broker. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., April 19, 1S58. Mem- ber of Hudson River Lodge, 607, F. & A. M., Highland Chapter, 52, and Hudson River Consistory. 35. Son of John L. Belknap and Elizabeth Telford ; grandson of Stephen Belknap and Elizabeth Payne Carpen- ter ; great-grandson of JVil/iatn Belknap and Martha Carscadden ; gt^- grandson of William Belknap, Sr., and Hannah Flagg; gt'-grandson of Samuel Belknap and Lydia Stearns ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Belknap and Jane Cheney. 1243. CHARLES BELL. 10943. Washington, D. C. Born, Bellevue, D. C, Nov. 28, 1876. Son of Gen. George Bell and Isabella McCormick. See George Bell. 657. EDWIN BELL. 7157. United States Army. Lieutenant, U. S. A. Born, Bellevue, Washington, D. C, Feb. 25, 1870. Son of George Bell, Sr., and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 652. GEORGE BELL. 7152. Washington, D. C. Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General, U. S. A., retired. Born, Hagerstown, Md., March 12, 1828. Graduated from West Point, 1853. Served as Assistant Commissary General of subsistence many years. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Loyal Legion, and Society of Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy. Son of William DuffieldBell and Susan Harry ; grandson of Samuel Bell and Susan Duffield ; great- grandson of William Duffield and Susannah, his wife ; gt"-grandson of George Duffield and Elizabeth, his wife. George Duffield of Ballymena, Ireland, came to Pequea, Lancaster Co., Pa. about 1730. The first of the family came to England with William the Conqueror. 86 IRoU Of /IDembers. asen. 654. GEORGE BELL, Jr. 7154. United States Army. Captain, ist Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Fort McHenry, Md., Jan. 23, 1859. Degree of LL. B. from Cornell University. In War with Spain served in Cuba in Santiago campaign ; was at El Caney and in trenches on San Juan Hill. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Gen. George Bell, and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 655. HUGH BELL. 7155. Washington, D. C. Born, Washington, D. C, Dec. 6, i860. Member of League of American Wheelmen. Son of Gen. George Bell, Sr., and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 656. WILLIAM DUFFIELD BELL. 7156. New York City. Physician. Born, Washington, D. C, Oct. 19, 1862. Degrees of A. B. from Princeton University, 1885 ; A. M. from same, 1888 ; M. D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1888. Commissioned Captain and Assistant-Surgeon, 71st Regt. N. G. N. Y. 1895. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Society of War of 18 12, United Service Club of New York, County Medical Society, County Medical Association, and Princeton Alumni. Son of Gen. George Bell, and Isabella McCormick, etc. See George Bell. 546. SAMUEL A. BEMAN. 5346. Malone, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Chateagay, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1843. Captain of 27th Separate Co., N. G. N. Y., for 6 years. District Attorney for Franklin Co., 9 years ; Member of Assembly one term ; now County Judge for second term of 6 years, and member of Board of Education. Member of Masonic Fraternity. Son of Theodore T. S. Beman and Nancy Erwin ; grandson of Samuel Beman ; great-grandson of Nathan Beman; gt^-grandson of Samuel Beman. 95. WILLIAM KEAYS BENEDICT. 4095. New York City. Architect. Born, St. Andrews, Lower Canada, Feb. 21, 1864. Son of George Norton Benedict and Eliza M. Beattie ; grandson of Charles Benedict and Damaris Capron ; great-grandson of Peter Betiedict, Jr., and Susannah Norton ; g-t^-grandson of Peter Benedict and Mary Parish; gt'-grandson of James Benedict and Sarah Hyatt; gt' -grand- son of John Benedict and Phoebe Gregory ; gt^-grandson of Thomas 87 ascn. IRoll Of /iDembers. Benedict and Mary Bridgum. Thomas Benedict came from Notting- hamshire, Eng., to Massachusetts, in 1638. 178. HENRY HILL BENHAM. 4178. LTnited States Army. Captain, 2d Infantry, U. S. A. Born, New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 28, 1858. Degree of A. B. from Union University. During War with Spain was Major and Chief Ordnance Officer, Gen. Schwan's brigade, and Western District of Porto Rico. Member of Society of War of 1 81 2, Aztec Club, Loyal Legion and United Service Club of New York. Member of Bar of New York and California. Son of Gen. Henry W. Benham, U. S. A., and Elizabeth McNeil ; grandson of Jared Benham and Rebecca Hill, and of Gen. John McNeil, U. S. A., and Elizabeth Pierce ; great-grandson of Jared Benham, Sr., of Joh/i McNeil, and of Benjamin Pierce and Elizabeth Andrews. 90. WALTER ROMEYN BENJAMIN. 4090. New York City. Publisher. Born, Guilford, Conn., Sept. 24, 1854. Degrees of A. B. from Union College, 1874, and A. M. from Union College, 1877. Member of Republican Country Committee of New York in 1897. Member of Lotos Club, and ex-member of Huguenot Society. Son of Park Benjamin and ^L-lry Brower Western ; grandson of Henry M. Western and Hannah Romeyn ; great-grandson of Benjamin Romeyn and Mary Brower. 1244. ALBERT M. BENNETT. 10944. Elmira, N. Y. Glass manufacturer. Born, Richmond, Tioga Co., Pa., Sept. 13, 1839. Member of City, Country and Century Clubs of Elmira. Son of John Calvin Bennett and Olive Willson ; grandson of Sumner Willson and Patty Harkness ; great-grandson oljolin Harkness. 1359. LEO ALLEN BERGHOLZ. 11984. New Rochelle, N. Y. U. S. Consul, Erzerum, Turkey. Born, Burlington, Vt., Nov. 10, 1857. Son of Wm. R. Bergholz and Mary M. Lyon ; grandson of Persons Lyon and Climena Allen ; great-grandson of Eliakim Allen and Debora Godfrey ; gt^-grandson of Asaph Allen and Persis Sheldon. 1033. GRAHAM KENNEDY BETTS. 9558. Syracuse, N. Y. Bankbook-keeper. Born, Delevan, Wis., July 20, 1863. Member of Onondaga Historical Society. Son of George F. H. Betts and Lavina IRoll Of /IDembers. mg. Kennedy ; grandson of Chauncey Belts and Maria Mather ; great-grand- son of Nathan Belts and Anna Northrup. 855. MORRIS BETTS. 8755. New York City. Clerk. Born, New York City, Sept. 16, 1848. Son of Walter Betts and Henrietta H. Hodges ; grandson of Walter Betts and Rebecca Abrams ; great-grandson of Silas Betts and Abigail Smith. 479. WALTER BETTS. 4579. New York City. Tin foil. Born, Staten Island, N. Y., Jan. 26, 181 8. Son of Walter Betts and Rebecca Abrams ; grandson of Silas Betts and Abigail Smith. 1 132. LEANDER AUGUSTUS BEVIN. 10532. New York City. Vice-President and Secretary of the Rider Ericsson Engine Co. Born, Chatham, Conn., March 30, 1845. Member of Colonial Club and Uptown Association of New York and the Laurentian Club of Canada. Son of Abner Griswold Bevin and Catherine C. Markham ; grandson of Nathaniel Markham and Nabba Judd Smith ; great-grand- son of Nathaniel Markham, Sr. and Margaret Hall, and of Sparrow Smith and Eunice Clark ; gt^'-grandson of Isaac Smith ; gt'-grandson of Ralph Smith ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Smith ; gt'-grandson of Ralph Smith, who came to America in 1628. 144. JAMES BIDDLE. 4144. Philadelphia, Pa. Colonel, U. S. A., retired. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11, 1832. Colonel 6th Indiana Cavalry; Brevet Brigadier-General " for gallant and meritorious service during the war." In battle of Richmond, Ky., pursuit of Morgan in Kentucky and Indiana ; siege of Knoxville ; battle at Campbell's Station, East Tennessee ; with Sherman from Dalton to Atlanta, in all actions ; at Nashville with Thomas, and other small affairs incident to these campaigns. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Edward R. Biddle and Eliza T. Davis ; grandson of Cletnent Biddle and Rebecca Cornell ; great-grandson of John Biddle and Sarah Owen ; gt"-grandson of William Biddle and Lydia Wardell ; gt'-grand- son of William Biddle and Sarah Kemp ; gt'-grandson of Michael Biddle of Elmshurst, Staffordshire, England. 758. WESLEY BIGELOW. 8458. New York City. Interior decorator. Born, Sherburn, Mass., Nov. 16, 1847. Mem- ber of the Reform, Atlantic Yacht, Manhattan Chess and Twilight 89 mi. TRoll of /IDembers. Clubs. Son of Amos Bigelow and Lucy Stowe ; grandson of Converse Bigelow and Anna Parks ; great-grandson of Josiah Bigelow and Mary- Harrington. 1201. RICHARD BLOSS BILLINGS. 10901. Rome, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., March 26, 1866. Member of Rome Club, F. & A. M. Lodge, Chapter and Commandery, and Mystic Shrine. Son of George H. Billings and Hannah Cordelia Ranken ; grandson of Edwin A. Billings and Susan Dyer; great-grandson of John Billings and Hannah Randall Brown ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Brown and Lucy Douglass ; gt'-grandson of Asa Douglass and Re- becca Wheeler. 997. GEORGE CLIFTON BINGHAM. 9197. Buffalo, N. Y. Secretary, Crocker Fertilizer Co. Born, Fletcher, Vt., Jan. 16, 1859. Son of Benjamin Franklin Bingham and Mariah Smedley ; grandson of Elias Bingham, Jr., and Martha Robinson; great-grandson of Elias Bingham and Vashti Elderkin. 959. HERBERT PORTER BISSELL. 9159. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, New London, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1856. Degree of A. B. from Harvard University. Major and Judge Advocate on staff of Gen. P. C. Doyle, 4th Brigade, N. G. N. Y., from 1885 to 1S93. Member of Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo Club, Saturn Club, University Club and Ellicott Club. Son of Amos Alanson Bissell and Susan Amelia Willse (or Wilsey) ; grandson of Blenis Willse and Roxanna Tanner ; grandson of John Willse and Amy, his wife. 1202. JOHN GORDON BISSELL. 10902. Rome, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Geddes, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1837. Formerly Quarter- master-Sergeant, loist Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; Health Commissioner and Fire Commissioner of city of Rome. Member of Oneida Historical Society. Son of Gordon Needham Bissell and Luthera Ward ; grand- son of John Devotion Bissell and Elizabeth Forman ; great-grandson of Ebcnezer Bissell ■asiA Lucy Roberts, and of Joseph Forman and Hannah Ward ; gt'-grandson of Ezckiel Bissell a.v\A Ruth Devotion ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Bissell and Margaret Dewey ; gt'-grandson of John Bissell and Israel Mason ; gt'-grandson of John Bissell and Mary Drake. 90 iRoll Of /iDembers. mo. 1245. W. PIERCE BLAKELY. 10945. Oneonta, N. Y. Real estate and loans. Born, Kortright, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1852. Son of G. B. Blakely and Elizabeth Mitchell ; grandson of Pearse Mitchell and Abagail Burr; great-grandson of JVm. Burr ■s.nA Sarah Hubbell ; gt^-grandson of John Burr, 3d, and Eunice Booth ; gt'-grandson of John Burr, 2d, and Catharine Wakeman ; gt'-grandson of John Burr, ist. 256. WILLIAM F. BLAUVELT. 4256. United States Army. Captain, Fifteenth Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Piermont, N. Y. , May II, 1851. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of John William Blauvelt and Maria Demaray; grandson of John Gerrit Blauvelt and Elizabeth Blauvelt (maiden name) ; great-grandson of Gerrit Blauvelt and Maritje Sickles; gt'-grandson of Johannes Isaac Blauvelt and Catrina Krum ; gt^'-grandson of Isaac Blauvelt and Maria Boogert. 1171. WILLIAM WARREN BLIVEN. 10646. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., July 31, 1856. Degrees of A. B. and LL. B. from Columbia University and Law School. Member of Society of Colonial Wars and Columbia Alumni Association. Son of Charles Bliven and Louisa Morison ; grandson of Joshua Bliven and Esther Baker ; great-grandson of Arnold Bliven and Mary Wilcox ; gt"-grand- son of Edward Bliven, ^d, and Ann Ross ; gt^-grandson of Edward Bliven, 2d, and Freelove Barker ; gt'-grandson of Edward Bliven, ist, and Isabel Maccoons. 1043. FRANK DICKINSON BLODGETT. 9568. Oneonta, N. Y. Teacher. Born, Cortland, N. Y., March 29, 1871. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Amherst College. Member of Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Son of Alonzo Dwight Blodgett and Eleanor Dickinson ; grandson of Franklin Benjamin Blodgett and Achsah Dewey ; great- grandson of Natha/i Blodgett and Abigail Bliss. 634. BENJAMIN BLOSSOM. 7134. New York City. Essential oils. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 20, 1858. Formerly ist Sergeant, Co. A, 23d Regt., N. G. N. Y. Member of Veteran Associa- tion of Co. A ; and honorary member of Cos. A and I. Son of Chas. Warren Blossom and Mary Webb Cook ; grandson of Miles Cook and Rhoda Ives Judd ; great-grandson of James Cook and Chloe Rogers (or Royce) ; gt'^-grandson of Isaac Cook, Jr., and Martha Cook. 91 asiB. IRoll of /IDembers. 850. HENRY BLYNN. 8750. Philadelphia, Pa. Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 7, 1845. Private in 1st Regt., N. G. Pa., from 1870 to 1875; in service for suppres- sion of strike riots at Susquehanna Junction, March, 1874; member of Veteran Corps from 1875 to present time. Also member of F. & A. M., Union League Club of Philadelphia and Pen and Pencil Club of Philadelphia. Son of Michael Blynn and Eliza A. Richardson ; grand- son of Henry Blynn and Lydia Julia Goodwin ; great-grandson of Micah Goodwin and Sally Clark ; gt"-grandson of Ozias Gomhiiiii and Hannah Vail. 988. LLOYD ROSS BLYNN. 9188. Boston, Mass. Selling Agent for a London firm. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 7, 1875. Member of Germantown Cricket Club, Orpheus Club, Hamil- ton Club, and Philadelphia Kennel Club. Son of Henry Blynn and Ida Ross, etc. See Henry Blynn. 179. CHARLES HARTVVELL BONESTEEL. 4179. United States Army. Captain 21st Infantry, U. S. A. In War with Spain was in battle of San Juan Hill, Santiago campaign. Member of Military Order of Foreign Wars. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 29, 1851. Son of John Nicholas Bonesteel and Sophia Hartwell ; grandson of Jacob Nicholas Bonesteel and Gertrude Ring ; great-grandson of Nicholas Boiinesteel and Mar- garet Staats ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Bonnesteel, who, on account of religious persecution at Palatine on the Rhine, came with a party of Huguenots in 1712, and settled in Dutchess County, N. Y. 1280. J. FRANCIS BOORAEM. 11 205. New York City. Manufacturer of enameled brick. Born, Jersey City, N. J., July 27, 1869. Degree of M. E. from Cornell University. Member of Squad- ron A., N. G. N. Y. ; Psi Upsilon, Crescent Athletic and Building Trades Clubs, and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Son of John Van Vorst Booraem and Elizabeth Wreaks ; grandson of Henry Augustus Booraem and Cornelia Van Vorst ; great-grandson of Hen- drick Booraem and Hannah Radley Morrel, and of John Van Vorst and Sarah Vacher ; gt^-grandson of Nicholas Booraem and Mercy Rolf, and of John Francis Vacher and Sarah Potter ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Boorum ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick Boerum ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick Wilhelmse Van Boerum and Marie Adrians. 92 IRoll of /IDembers, moa. 1 172. ARTHUR WOODWARD BOOTH. 10647. Elmira, N. Y. Physician. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1871. Degree of M. D. from University of Pennsylvania. Son of Irving Dennian Bootli and Esther Wickham Shaw, etc. See Irving D. Booth. 1 1 14. IRVING D. BOOTH. 10514. Elmira, N. Y. Wholesale heavy hardware. Born, Candor, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1843. Supervisor 2 terms. Alderman i term, and at present Fire Commissioner for fourth term. Member of Elmira City Club, Century Club, Country Club, and Rock Run Game and Fish Club. Son of Dennison Booth and Mirza C. Blakesley ; grandson of O/vi/ B/akt's/t't'a.nd Mary Murphy; great-grandson of John Blakeslee and Olive Curtis ; gt'-grandson of Moses Blakeslee and Sarah Benton ; gt"-grandson of John Blakeslee and Grace, his wife ; gf'-grandson of Samuel Blakeslee and Hannah Potter. 318. WILLIAM CLINE BORDEN. 4318. United States Army. Captain, Medical Department, U. S. A. Born, Watertown, N. Y., May 19, 1858. Degree of M. D. from medical department of Columbian Uni- versity, Washington, D. C. Son of Daniel J. Borden and Mary Louisa Cline ; grandson of Daniel Borden and Mary Avery ; great grandson of Peletiah Borden and Eleanor Gardinier ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Borden and Sarah Baker ; gt'-grandson of Francis Borden and Mary Lippen. cott ; gt'-grandson of Richard Borden and Mary Worthley ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Borden and Abigail Glover ; gt'-grandson of Richard Borden and Joan, his wife, who came from Borden, Kent County, England, in 1635, and settled in Providence, R. I., in 1638. The Borden family is of old English and French stock, the records in Borden, Kent County, England, carrying the family back to the time of the invasion of England by William the Conqueror, when it appears that, coming from Bourdonnay in Normandy and fighting under William at Hastings, the first of the English Bordens was given estates in Kent. 276. FRANCIS BOUGHTER. 4276. United States Navy. Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Lebanon, Pa., Jan. 14, 1869. In war with Spain served on U.S. S. " Marblehead," sharing her record off Havana, Cienfuegos, Santiago and Guantanamo. Member of Society of War of 181 2, United Service Club of New York and Naval Academy Graduates Association. Son of Amos Boughter and Annie Raiguel 93 asou. IRoll of /IDembers. grandson of John Henry Raiguel and Anna Catherine Riechert ; great- grandson of John Riechert and Margaret Berry ; gt^-grandson of Peter Berry and Margaret Kublinger. 366. DANIEL HALL BOUGHTON. 4366. United States Army. Captain 3d U. S. Cavalry. Born, Nunda, Minn., Aug. 27, 1858. Graduated from West Point, 1881 ; from U. S. Infantry and Cavalry School, with honor, 1887; and from Law School of Washington Uni- versity, St. Louis, 1897, with degree of LL. B. In war with Spain com- manded Troop B, 3d Cavalry, in Wheeler's dismounted cavalry division. Served through Santiago campaign, and was one of the first officers up San Juan Hill in the memorable action of July i, 1898. Son of Nelson Boughton and Mary Fisher ; grandson of Alanson Boughton and Char- lotte Keeler; great-grandson of John Boughton and Currence Downs ; gt"-grandson of Timothy Bouton and Martha Scott; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Bouton and Abigail, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jakin Bouton ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Bouton and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of John Bouton, who came to America in 1635, and Mary Stevenson. 4. GEORGE SULLIVAN BOWDOIN. 4004. New York City. Banker. Born, New York, Sept. 25, 1S33. Member of Metropolitan, City, Union, Union League, Knickerbocker, Century, Players, Tuxedo, and New York Yacht Clubs, New England Society, American Fine Arts Society, Metropolitan Museum of Arts, American Museum of Na- tural History and the Patriarchs. Son of George R. J. Bowdoin and Fanny Hamilton; grandson of James A. Hamilton and Mary Morris ; great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler. 52. TEMPLE BOWDOIN. 4032. New York City. Banker. Born, in Wolfert's Dell, Irvington, N. Y., July 24, 1863. Member of Metropolitan and University Clubs, New England Society, Columbia Alumni, and New York Yacht Club. Son of George Sullivan Bowdoin and Julia Irving Grinnell ; grandson of George R. J. Bowdoin and Fanny Hamilton; great-grandson of James A. Hamilton and Mary Morris ; gt^'-grandson of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler. 487. ROBERT LINCOLN BOWLES. 4587- New York City. Born, Roxbury, Mass., June 14, 1865. Son of Martin Lincoln Bowles and Frances M. Darracott ; grandson of Leonard Crocker Bowles and Catherine Gushing Lincoln ; great-grandson of Ralph 94 iRolI Of /iDembers. 36ra. Hart Boivles and Hannah Crocker, and of Martin Lincoln and Lydia Gushing ; gt"-grandson of Benjamin Lincoln and Mary Gushing. Q04. RALPH BOWMAN. 8854. Buffalo, N. Y. Book-keeper. Born, Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 11. 1870. Private in Go. F., 74th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Joseph Joslyn Bowman and Olive Lay Kimberly ; grandson of Amory Haven Bowman and Mary Joslyn ; great-grandson of Joseph Bowman, Jr., and Sally Penniman ; gt^'-grand- son of Joseph Bozvman, and Catherine Munroe ; gt'-grandson of Gapt. Thaddeus Bowman, and Sarah Loring. 530. JOHN MARSHALL BOWYER. 5330. United States Navy. Line Officer, U. S. N. Born, Cass Co., Ind., June 19, 1853. Grad- uated from United States Naval Academy, 1870. Promoted to Ensign, 1875; Master, 1881 ; Lieutenant (junior grade), 1883; Lieutenant, 1887. Member of United States Naval Institute, Army and Navy Club of Washington, Naval Academy, Fort Monroe and Erie (Pa.) Clubs. Son of Lewis Franklin Bowyer and Naomi Emeline Pugh ; grandson of Lewis Bowyer and Melinda Wilson ; great-grandson of Peter Bowyer and Catharine Shellman. 797. J. MILLARD BRAINERD. 8497. Rome, N. Y. Photographer. Born, Rome, N. Y., June 20, 1851. Alderman for three years ; successively Secretary, Manager, Trustee, and now Treas- urer of the State Custodial Asylum. Member of F. &. A. M., Knights Templars, etc., and Royal Arcanum. Son of Jeptha Brainerd and Elinor Johnson ; grandson of Jonathan Brainerd and Eunice, his wife ; gt-grandson ai Jeptha Brainenl a.nd Anna Fisk ; gt^-grandson of Heber Brainerd and Esther, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Jas. Brainerd and Sarah, his wife; gt'-grandson of Danl. Brainerd and Hannah Spencer. 871. LEONARD L. BRAINERD. 8771. Rome, N. Y. Photographer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1856. Member of Ro- man Lodge, F. & A. M., and Fort Stanwix Chapter, R. A. M. Son of Jeptha Brainerd and Elinor Johnson. See J. Millard Brainerd. 237. CHARLES A. BRAND. 4237. United States Navy. Ensign, U. S. N. Born, Norwich, Conn., May 11, 1868. Son of Christopher A. Brand and Elizabeth Tracy Bulkeley ; grandson of 95 36re. IRoU Of /IDembers. John W. Bulkeley and Eliza Ripley Lee ; great-grandson of Jonathan Lee and Mary Tracy; gf'-grandson of Frederick Tracy and Deborah Thomas. 932. ARTHUR GATES BRECKINRIDGE. 8882. Syracuse, N. Y. Editor. Born, Binghamton, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1864. Served five years as a private in the National Guard, State of New York. Son of Henry A. Breckinridge and Lucy Ann Gates ; grandson of Stephen Gates and Sarah Draper; great-grandson oi James Draper and Mary Prouty. 1 133. ANDREW AUGUSTUS BREMNER. 10533. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Dec. 31, 181 2. Was Colonel fifty years ago of the old yth Regt., subsequently the 27th Regt., N. Y. State Artillery; Colonel of the 15th Regt. of Volunteers as Home Guard on Long Island from 1S62 to 1865. Was Trustee of iSth Ward School, with Peter Cooper and others, about 1850, and otherwise con- spicuous in affairs with his contemporaries. Member of the 7th Regt. Veteran Association, General Society of Mechanics and Trades- men, and an early member of the Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son of Major Andrew Bremner (of nth Regt. of N. Y. Heavy Artillery in 181 2), and Catherine Sell; grandson of John Bremner and Barbara Nesbitt; great-grandson of Andrew Bremner. 252. EDWIN PARKER BREWER. 4252. United States Army. Captain 7th Cavalry, \5. S. A. Born, New Lisbon, O., April 16, 1854. In campaigns against Nez Perce Indians, Cann Creek, Mont., 1877; Sioux Indians, Wounded Knee, S. D., 1891 ; and Sioux Indians, Drexel Mission, S. D., 1891. Member of Founders and Patriots of America and Loyal Legion. Son of Anson Lorenzo Brewer and Sarah A., his wife ; grandson of Charles Brewer and Anna Chatterton ; great- grandson of Isaac Brewer and Mary Bliss ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Brewer and Catherine Chauncey. Anson Lorenzo Brewer was a Pay- master in the LTnited States Navy, thus making, with his father and son, three successive generations in the country's military service. 989. HARRY L. BREWSTER. 9189. Rochester, N. Y. Born, New York City, Jan. 5, 1850. Member of Rochester Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club of Rochester and the Republican Club of New York City. Son of William W. Brewster and Julia A. Noyes ; grandson of Elisha Belcher Brewster and Eunice Hull; great-grandson 96 IRoll Of /iDembers. JBtt. of Simon Brewster and Mehitable Belcher; gt^-grandson of William Belcher. 551. HENRY COLVIN BREWSTER. SSS'- Rochester, N. Y. Banker. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1845. Representative in 54th and 55th Congresses. Member of Societies of Mayflower Descend- ants, Colonial Wars and War of 18 12, Metropolitan Club of Washing- ton, Genesee Valley Club, Country Club and Whist Club of Rochester. Son of Simon Latham Brewster and Editha Colvin ; grandson of Elisha Belcher Brewster and Eunice Hull ; great-grandson of Simon Brewster and Mehitable Belcher ; gt^-grandson of William Belcher. 528. JOHN HULL BREWSTER, Jr. 5328. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Nov. 11, 1866. Son of John H. Brewster and Emily Smith ; grandson of Preston Smith and Eunicia Newell ; great-grandson of Si?iieo?i Smith and Mary Colton. 290. OLIVER BENEDICT BRIDGMAN. 4290. New York City. Commission merchant. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 18, 1858. Major of Squadron A, N. G. N. Y. cavalry. Member of Albany Society. Son of Charles DeWitt Bridgman and Lucette C. Benedict ; grandson of Oliver Mills Benedict and Cordelia Lincoln ; great-grandson of Stephen Benedict and Joanna Mills ; gt^'-grandson of Joseph Benedict and Keziah Wood ; gt^-grandson of John Benedict and Dinah Bouton. 917. THEODORE HUMPHREY BRIDGMAN. 8867. New York City. Clerk. Born, Albany, N. Y., March 30, 1873. Second Lieutenant, Eighth Regiment of Infantry, N. G. N. Y. Son of Rev. Chas. DeWitt Bridgman and Lucette C. Benedict, etc. See Oliver Benedict Bridg- man. 589. HORACE BRIGGS. 5389- Buiifalo, N. Y. Retired professor. Born, Orangeville, N. Y., Oct. 2, 18 18. Degrees of A. M. from Rochester University and Ph. D. from Williams College. Son of Dr. Amasai Briggs and Abigail Shumway ; grandson of Stephen Shutnicuiy and Abigail Billings ; great-grandson of Nathan Shumway and Judith Whitney, and of Joseph Billings and Abigail Crowfoot ; gt'^- grandson of Oliver Shumway and Sarah Pratt; gt^-grandson of Peter Shumway and Mariah Smith ; gt'-grandson of Peter Shumway, Sr., and Frances, his wife. 97 3Bri. iRoll Of /iDembers. 389. GEORGE W. BRINCK. 4389 New York City. Paymaster's Clerk, U. S. A. Born, New York City, Jan. 16, 1851. Son of John C. Brinck and Rebecca A. Marshall ; grandson of Cor- nelius P. Brinck and Polly Webb ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Webb and Margaret Ueyo. 1369. ELIAS LeROY MACOMB BRISTOL. 11994. New York City. Physician. Born, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 26, 1851. Degree of M. D. from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Member of County Medical Society, Academy of Medicine. Players' Club, New York Ath- letic Club, Church Club, etc. Son of Charles Leroy Bristol and Mary Ann Brevoort ; grandson of Charles Bristol and Lucy Perry Ball ; gt''- grandson of Charles Bristol and Abigail Warner ; gt'-grandson of Beti- jamin Bristol. Mary Ann Brevoort's father, Henry Bergen Brevoort, was a Major in the War of 18 12, and her mother, Catherine de Navarre, was a lineal descendant of the Duke of Vendom. 1203. GEORGE HAMILTON BRODHEAD, 2d. 10903. Rochester, N. Y. Art dealer. Born, Boston, Mass., Dec. 5, i860. Private, Corporal, Sergeant and Color-Sergeant in Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 1879- 1893. Member of Loyal Legion and First Corps Cadets of Boston. Son of Col. Josiah Adams Brodhead. U. S. A., and Eliza Tufts; grand- son of Rev. John Brodhead and Mary Dodge ; great-grandson of Luke Brodhead and Elizabeth Harrison. 1246. FRANK HOAG BROOKS. 10946. New York City. Born, Schenectady, N. Y., March 29, 1876. Son of Clark Brooks and Mary Groot Brown ; grandson of Albert Brown and Jerusha Church- ill ; great-grandson of Elijah Brown, Jr., and Wealthy Deming ; gt'-grandson of Elijah Broivn, Sr., and Phebe Nash, etc. See Walter B. Brown. 786. GEORGE BROOKS. 8486. Cooperstown, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Middlefield, N. Y., May 15, 1837. Son of William Brooks and Hetty Morse ; grandson of Abel Morse and Polly Hall; great-grandson of Anan Hall and Comfort Hodge. 98 IRolI of /IDetnbers. »to. 787. A. SWAN BROWN. 8487. New York City. Dry goods. Born, Hubbardstown, Mass., July 3, 1845. Son of Abel Brown and Catherine Swan ; grandson of Samuel Swan ; great- grandson of Reuben Sivan ; gt^-grandson of Dudley Wade Swan ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Swan ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Swan. 900. ARTHUR VERNON BROWN. 8800. Buffalo, N. Y. Civil Engineer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., May 31, 1874. Formerly Captain in 65th Regt. Cadet Corps, N. G. N. Y. Son of Willard Whiting Brown and Sarah Emma Bigler ; grandson of Alfred Nathaniel Brown and Mary Elizabeth Smith, etc. See Curtis Brown. 789 CECIL CHESTER BROWN. 8489. New York City. Broker. Born, Brattleboro, Vt., Sept. 6, 1850. Son of Chester Loima Brown and Fanny Sophia Sergent ; grandson of John Brown and Phebe Dean; great-grandson oi Archelaus Dean and Betsey Holiday. 526. CHARLES HOLBROOK BROWN. 5326. Buffalo, N. Y. Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July 29, 1867. Member of the Buffalo Club. Son of Selden Spencer Brown and Guielena Tappen McCord ; grandson of Alpheus Brown, Jr., and Czarina Holbrook ; great-grandson of Alpheus Brown Sr., and Abigail Pierce ; gt"-grandson oi John Brown, and Lucy Underwood ; gt'-grandson of Deliverance Brown and Abigail Waldo ; gt'-grandson of Eleazar Brown and Dinah Spalding. 1247. CURTIS BROWN. 10947. New York City. Editor. Born, Lisle, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1866. Son of Lewis Henry Brown and Ellen Curtis ; grandson of Alfred Nathaniel Brown and Mary Elizabeth Smith ; great-grandson of Daniel Brown and Charlotte Roe ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Bnnon and (wife not given), and oi Daniel Roe and Deborah Brewster ; gt'-grandson of John Roe and Mrs. Johanna (Miller) Helme ; gt'-grandson Nathaniel Roe and Hannah Reeve. Deborah Brewster was a lineal descendant of Elder Wm. Brewster, of the Mayflower. 149. EDWARD T. BROWN. 4149. United States Army. Captain 7th Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Paris, Me., June 7, 1849. Son of Thomas H. Brown and Juliette Hammond, grandson of Moses Hammond and Mehitabel, his wife ; great-grandson of Benjamin Ham- 99 3Bro. iRoii of /IDembers. mond, Jr., and Rebecca Smith ; gt''-grandson of Benjamin Hammond and Sarah Cragie. 669. HARRY WESTON BROWN. 7169. Gloversville, N. Y. Bank clerk. Born, Mayfield, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1874. Son of Lyman Kent Brown and Myra Mercer ; grandson of Samuel Allen Brown and Mary Woodworth Kennicott ; great-grandson of Allen Kennicott and Mary Woodworth ; gt^-grandson of Wtn. G. Wooduwrth and Sarah Thompson. 991. HENRY MORRIS BROWN. 9191. Buffalo, N. Y. Car-wheel manufacturer. Born, Albany, N. Y., Jan 15, 1852. Mem- ber of EUicott Club, Society of Colonial Wars, and Transportation Club of New York. Son of Daniel Brown and Catherine Amelia Badgley ; grandson of George Brown and Elisa Smith ; great-grandson of William Brown and Betsy Clemments ; gt"-grandson of Elisha Brown, Jr. , and Mary Tibbits ; gt^-grandson of Elisha Brown, Sr., and Patience Edmunds ; gt*-grandson of Daniel Brown and Frances Watson ; gt^-grand- son of Jeremiah Brown and Mary, his wife ; gt°-grandson of Chad Brown and Elizabeth, his wife. Chad Brown, a Baptist Elder, landed in Boston, was exiled on account of his religion, and in July, 163S, became one of the founders of Providence. His descendants founded Brown Uni- versity. 731. LOUIS BROWN. 8431. New York City. Architect. Born, New York City, Aug. i, 1864. Son of Edward Everett Brown and Elizabeth White Maltby ; grandson of Benjamin Maltby and Mary Warner; great-grandson of Gen. Isaac Maltby and Lucinda Murray ; gt'-grandson of Setli Murray and Elizabeth White ; gt^-grandson of William Murray and Hannah Dickinson. 717. WALTER BACKUS BROWN. 8417. New York City. With Franklin Savings Bank. Born, New York City, March i, 1859. Son of Azel Backus Brown and Elizabeth Swartout Smith ; grandson of Elijah Brown and Wealthy Deming, and of Lieut. Saml. Melancthon Smith and Prua Hanford ; great-grandson of Elijah Broken, 5r. , and Phebe Nash, and of Rev. Saml. Smith and Elizabeth Van Vechten ; gt"- grandson of Abraham Brown and Lydia, his wife, and of Cornelius Van Vechten and Annetta Knickerbocker ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Brown and Mary Nash, and of Harmon Van Vechten and Elizabeth Van Buren ; 100 IRoU ot /iDembers. 3Buc. gt'-grandson of Dirk Cornelius Van Vechten and Margaret Harmense Luvves. The Brown ancestors originally settled in Watertown, Mass., about 1631. The line runs back to John Brown, Chief Magistrate of Stamford, Eng., 1375. It includes Robert Brown, the Reformer, who, about 1636, founded the denomination of Independents, and John Brown, Sheriff of Rutlandshire, under Henry VIII., whose dignity was so great that he was commanded to appear in the presence of the King and nobility uncovered. 929. WILLIAM SNIFFEN BRUMLEY. 8879. New York City. Financier. Born, New York City, Aug. 17, 1850. Member of F. & A. M., R. A. M., R. & S. M., K. T., A. A. S. R. 3 2d degree, A. A. O. N. M. S., Aurora Grata Club, and Commonwealth Council, R. A. Son of James Lanman Brumley and Margaret Ann Sniffen ; grandson of Avery Brumley and Ziporah Avery ; great-grandson of David Avery and Han- nah, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Avery and A. Barnes ; gt'- grandson of Richersen Avery. 1027. GEORGE WASHINGTON BRUSH. 9552. New York City. Physician. Born, Huntington, L. I., Oct. 4, 1842. Degree of M. D. from Long Island College Hospital. Captain of U. S. Volunteers in the Civil War ; in the battles of Port Royal, Port Royal Ferry and Pocataligo, sieges of Fort Pulaski, Fort Sumter, Charleston and Fort Wagner, and expedition on Ashepoo River ; received Congressional Medal of Honor. Assistant Surgeon, 13th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 1881-82. President of Pension Examination Board in Brooklyn, 1889-92 ; Member of Assembly, 1895 ; State Senator, 1897-8-9. Member of American Association for Advancement of Science, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, King's County IMedical Society, Brooklyn Pathological Society, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Society of Army of the Potomac, Union League Club of Brooklyn, etc. Son of John R. Brush and Elizabeth Carman ; grandson of John Carman and Mary Bloomfield ; great-grandson oi Jonathan Bloomfield -axvA Elizabeth Wood; gt'^-grand- son of Joseph Bloomfield ; gt'-grandson of Ezekiel Bloomfield ; gt'- grandson of Thomas Bloomfield, who was a Major in Oliver Crom- well's army and emigrated from Woodbridge, Eng., to Woodbridge, N. J. in 1660. 573. BEAUMONT BONAPARTE BUCK. 5373. United States Army. First Lieutenant, i6th U. S. Infantry. Born, Mayhew, Miss., Jan. 16, i860. Graduate of West Point Military Academy, 1885. Son of lOI 3BUC. iRoU Of /IDembers. James Garland Hardwick Buck and Martha Swepson Garner ; grandson of Wiley Buck and Mildred Weatherred ; great-grandson of James Weatherred and Polly Bledsoe ; jjt'-grandson of A/ithony Bledsoe and Mary Ramsey. 1 204. WILLIAM COVELL BUCK. 10904. Elmira, N. Y. Division freight agent, Erie Railroad Co. Born, Chemung, Feb. 2, 1848. Formerly Park Commissioner of Elmira for 4 years; at present Police Commissioner for 4 years. Member of City Club, Knights Templars, and Erie Railway Freight Association of New York. Son of George Washington Buck and Adaline Everett ; grandson of Asahel Buck and Phebe, his wife ; great-grandson oi Elijah Buck ; gt'-grandson of William Buck. 359. GEORGE CANDEE BUELL. 4359. Rochester, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1822 ; died Jan. 4, 1898. Son of Eben Norton Buell and Rebecca Root ; grandson of Jesse Root, Jr., and Becca Fish ; great-grandson of Jesse Root and Mary Banks ; gf-grandson of Ebenezer Root and Sarah Strong; gt'-grandson of Thomas Root and Thankful Strong ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Root, Jr., and Abigail Alvord ; gt^'-grandson of Thomas Root. Also grandson of Timothy Buell and Olive Norton; great-grandson of Ebenezer Norton and Elizabeth Baldwin ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Norton and Dinah Birdsley Beach ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Norton and Elizabeth Mason ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Norton and Grace, his wife. 16. WILLIAM LANMAN BULL. 4016. New York City. Broker. Born in New York City, 1845. Member of Metropolitan, City, Century, University, Grolier, .Ardsley, Turf and Field, Union, Riding, Players, Church, and Mendelssohn Glee Clubs; New England, Dunlap and American Fine Arts Societies ; City College of New York Alumni ; and Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Son of Frederic Bull and Mary H. Lanman ; grandson of Peter Lanman and Abby Trumbull ; great-grandson of David Trumbull ; gt'-grandson of [onathan Trumbull and Faith Robinson. 1224. EDWARD FITCH BULLARD. 10924. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Schuylerville, N. Y., Feb. 7, 182 1. Appointed Mas- ter and Examiner in Chancery by Gov. Bouck in 1844 ; elected Briga- dier-General of the Saratoga County Brigade in 1845 ; was one of the IRoU of /IDembers. 3Bur. organizers of the American Bar Association in 1878. Son of Alpheus Bullard and Hannah Fitch ; grandson of Ebenezer Fitch and Sarah Hobby ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Fitch, Sr., and Lydia Mills, and ol David Hobby ixViA (wife not given) ; gt"-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 4th, Governor of Connecticut ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 3d ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, 2d; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, ist, who came to America in 1638 and settled in Connecticut. 802. CHARLES HEWSON BULLIS. 8702. Lancaster, N. Y. Clerk. Born, Lancaster, N. Y., Feb. 29, 1868. Son of L. Harrison BuUis and Frances Emily Gatchell Hogg ; grandson of Nathan Bangs Gatchell and Mary Jane Ottman ; great-grandson of Abram Ottman and Ruth Rosina Thrall ; gt"'-grandson of Peter Ottman and Alida Morrell ; gt^-grandson of Christian Ottman. 712. GEORGE BARKER BURBANK. 8412. New York City. Civil Engineer and Contractor. Born, Taylorsville, Ky. , March 16, 1844. Son of Moses Burbank and Nancy Aurelia Barker ; grandson of George Barker and Nancy VVhittier ; great-grandson of William Whittier and Hannah Poor; gt^-grandson of Thomas Poor and Phoebe Osgood ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Poor, Sr., and Mary Adams ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Poor and Mehitable Osgood ; gt^'-grandson of Daniel Poor, Sr., and Mary Farnum. Daniel Poor, Sr., came from England in 1638 and settled in Newbury, Mass. 978. WILLIAM H. BURCH. 9178. Buffalo, N. Y. Real estate broker. Born, Little Falls, N. Y., April 8, 1839. Son of Horace Manly Burch and Frances Alexander Smith ; grandson of Robert Burch and Polly Spaulding. 286. ARTHUR BURTIS. 4286. United States Navy. Commander and Pay Inspector, U. S. N. Born, Oxford, N. Y. June 29, 184 1, Degree of M. A. from Hobart College. In War with Spain was Fleet Paymaster, North Atlantic fleet, serving on U. S. Flag-ship " New York." Member of Union and St. Nicholas Clubs of New York, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies of New York, Colonial Order of the Acorn, Loyal Legion, Kappa Alpha Society of Union College, and Met- ropolitan and Army & Navy Clubs of Washington. Son of Rev. Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Phillips, etc. See Morse Burtis. 103 ffiur. iRoll Of /iDembers. 334. MORSE BURTIS. 4334. New York City. Merchant. Born, Cherry Valley, N. Y., June 10, 1834. Son of Rev. Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Phillips ; grandson of Arthur Burtis and Elizabeth Palmer; great-grandson of yiV/;/ ^//■/■/w, 2^/, and Sarah Foster; gt^-grandson oi John Burtis^ \st, and Mary Auler. 298. PETER PHILLIPS BURTIS. 4298. Buffalo, N. Y. President of Howard Iron Works. Born, Oxford, N. Y., April 24, 1844. Member of Holland, St. Nicholas and Colonial Wars Societies and St. Nicholas Club of New York ; and Buffalo and Ellicott Clubs of Buffalo. Son of Rev. Arthur Burtis and Grace Ewing Pliillips, etc. See Morse Burtis. 1248. EDWARD WALLACE BUSH. 10948. Binghamton, N. Y. Civil Engineer. Born, Port Jervis, N. Y., Aug. 19, 1871. Degreesof B. S. and C. E. from Pennsylvania State College. Son of David Tyler Bush and Susan A. Hankins ; grandson of Amos Bush and Hester Tyler, and of John Hankins and Susan Thomas ; great-grandson of Danl. Bush and Hannah Mitchell, and of Moses Thomas, Jr., and Rebecca Monington ; gt^-grandson of Nathan Mitchell and Betsey Ross, and of Moses Thomas, Sr., and Abigail Tyler. 1134. JOHN JAMES BUSH. 10534. Elmira, N. Y. Real estate. Born, Ogdensburg, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1854. Trustee of Elmira Academy of Science and member of Century Club of Elmira. Son of Robert Wasson Bush and Caroline Verona Udall ; grandson of John Churchill Bush and Julia Wetmore, and of James Udall and Sophia Downer Champlin ; great-grandson of George Bush and Prudence Churchill, of Samuel Udall and Lydia Chapman, and of William Champlin and Content Leeds Brown ; gt'^-grandson of Moses Bush and Susan Johnson, and oi Joseph Champlin and Mary Noyes ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Bush and Rachel Kibbe, and of Christopher Champlin and Elizabeth Denison ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Bush, ist, and Sarah Lamb ; gt''-grandson of John Bush and (wife not given). Elizabeth Denison was a great-granddaughter of John Howland of the "Mayflower." 1225. MYRON PHILANDER BUSH. 10925. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 28, 1872. Son of John Wester- velt Bush and Kate Corley Treman ; grandson of Leonard Treman and 104 iRoll of /Members. ^ws- Almira, his wife; great-grandson of Ashbel Treman and Mary Ayres ; gt^-grandson of Abner Treman and Mary McLallen. 1205. ROBERT WILDER BUSH. 10905. New York City. Mechanical Engineer. Born, Northboro, Mass., Dec. 26, 1864. Degree of A. B. from Harvard University. Artificer Squadron A., N. G. N. Y. Formerly Major of High School Battalion and Captain, Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. Member of Country Club of Boston, Crescent Athletic Club and Harvard Club of New York. Son of Wilder Marshall Bush and Alice Cora Gardner ; grandson of Wilder Bush and Clarissa Davis Gibson, and of Joseph Henry Gardner and Harriet Robertson; great-grandson of Calvin Bush and Elizabeth Temple, and of Abner Gardner and Mary Niles ; gt'-grandson of Micak Bush and Hannah Wilder, and of Samuel Gardner and Dorothy Miles ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Bush and Sarah Randall, and of Henry Gardner and Lucy Fowle ; gt*-grandson of Abiel Bush and Grace Barret, and of Henry Gardner, Sr., and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of John Bush and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Richard Gardner and Mrs. Anna Blanchard. 555. HENRY KIRKE BUSH-BROWN.* 5355. New York City. Sculptor. Born, Ogdensburg, N. Y., April 21, 1859. Author of equestrian statues of Gens. Meade and Reynolds at Gettysburg, Pa. Member of National Sculpture Society, Architectural League, Salma- gundi Club and Barnard Club. Son of Robert Wasson Bush and Caroline Verona Udall, etc. See John J. Bush. 585. CLARENCE MUNSON BUSHNELL. 5385. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Bethany, Pa., Feb. 2, 1856. Degree of A. M. from Princeton University, 1895. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, State Bar Association, Buffalo Historical Society, and Liberal, Univer- sity and Buffalo Clubs of Buffalo. Son of Sidney Norton Bushnell and Caroline Munson ; grandson of Pope Bushnell and Sally Hurlburt; great-grandson of Gideon Bushnell, Jr., and Nancy Hurd ; gt^-grandson of Gideon Bushnell, Sr., and Temperance Chapman ; gt'-grandson of William Bushnell, Jr., and Catharine Jordon ; gt'-grandson of William Bushnell, Sr., and Rebecca Chapman. Pope Bushnell served in the war of 1812. * Born Bush. 105 36ut. IRoll Of /IDembers. II02. WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER. 10502. Syracuse, N. Y. Civil Engineer. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1851. C. E. from Cornell University. Formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Mem- ber of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, Scottish Rite Masons, Century Club and Cornell University Association of Syracuse, and the Mastigouche Club of Montreal. Son of Allen Butler and Lucy Wood; grandson of Allen Butler, Sr. , and Elizabeth Hollister, and of Benj. Gibbs Wood and Rachel Breed ; great-grandson of Asahel Hollister and Elizabeth Weir. For continuation of Breed line, see Chas. Wells Wood. 974. A. L. BYRON-CURTIS. 9174. Rome, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Frankfort, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1871. Member of 41st Separate Co., N. G. N. Y., 1890-93. Chaplain of Oneida County Home and New York State Custodial Asylum. Member of Sons of Veterans. Son of Dave Byron and Julia A. Curtis ; grandson of Geo. W. Curtis and Elizabeth Ann Austin ; great-grandson of Caleb Curtis, Jr., and Deborah Beckwith ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Curtis, Sr. and Catharine, his wife. 910. WILLIAM GERE CADY. 8860. Syracuse, N. Y. Judge of Municipal Court. Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1854. Ap- pointed Judge of Municipal Court of Syracuse, Jan. i, 1893, by Gov- ernor Flower. Member of the Citizens, Onondaga and Republican Clubs, Onondaga County Bar Association, F. & A. M. and Knights Templars. Son of Daniel Cadyand Fidelia Webster Palmer ; grandson of Asa Cady and Anna Stanton, and of Asher Palmer and Philena Webster ; great-grandson oiEIisha Cady and Ruth Waterman, of Ahithan Stanton and Anna Stanton, and oi Joseph Palmer and Susannah Kenne ; gt'-grandson of Asa Waterman and Ruth Beebe, and oi Phi)teas Stanton (father of the Anna Stanton last mentioned) and Elizabeth Stanton. 1 1 16. JAMES BLAKE CAHOON. 10516. Elmira, N. Y. General manager Elmira Municipal Improvement Co. Born, Lyndon, Vt., Dec. 22, 1856. Graduate of U. S. Naval Academy and U. S. Torpedo School, Newport, R. I. Ensign, U. S. N. (retired). Formerly Lieutenant, junior grade, and Ordnance officer, Massachusetts Naval Reserve. In War with Spain served in Equipment Department, New York Navy Yard, supervising electrical outfitting ; detached May 26, 1898, because of recurring eye-trouble, due to search-light experiments 106 iRoll of /iDembers. ar. iRoii of flDembers. Son of Dana D. Davis and Lavinia K. Bartlett; grandson of Stephen Davis and Deborali Doe, and of Levi Bartlett and Hannah Kelly; great-grandson of Zebulon Davis and Hannah Currier, and of Joseph Bartlett and Susan Davis ; gt'-grandson of Francis Davis and Elizabeth Ferren, and of Simeon Bartlelt and Hannah Herbert. 518. CHARLES MASON DAVISON. 5318. Saratoga, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Saratoga, N. Y., July 27, 1853. Degree of LL. B. from Union University. Member of local Board of Education. United States Commissioner for Northern District of New York. Member of Society of Colonial Wars. Son of John Mason Davison and Sarah Simons Walworth ; grandson of Chancellor Reuben Hyde Walworth and Maria Ketchum Averil ; great-grandson of Benjamin Walworth and Aphia Hyde. Through his paternal line, Mr. Davison is descended from Capt. John Mason, the famous Indian fighter. 1 144. FREDERICK FOSTER DAWES. 10544. New York City. Teacher. Born, New York City, July 24, 187 1. Son of Frank A. Dawes and Emily J. Mason ; grandson of Jacob Runyan Dawes and Catherine La Rue ; great-grandson of Thomas Dawes and Charity Runyan; gt'^-grandson oi Job Runyan and Grace, his wife. 1049. ROBERT WEBSTER DAY. 9574. Buffalo, N. Y. Secretary, Ellicott Square Co. Born, Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 9, 1854. Degree of A. B. from Yale University. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Society of Mayflower Descendants and Buffalo Historical Soci- ety. Son of Daniel Jones Day and Emily Ellsworth Jones; grandson of Noble Day and Elizabeth Jones, and of Henry Jones and Eliza Steele Webster ; great-grandson of Daniel Jones and Olive Tinker, and of N'oah Webster, Jr., and Rebecca Greenleaf ; gt^-grandson of Amasa Jones and Hope Lord, of Noah Webster and Mercy Steele, and of William Greenleaf and Mary Brown ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Jones and Mary Worthington, of Daniel Webster and Miriam Cook, and of Daniel Greenleaf and Elizabeth Gookin ; gt*-grandson of Josiah Jones and Abigail Barnes, of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, 2d, and Elizabeth Ger- rish, and of John Webster and Sarah Mygatt; gt'-grandson of Capt. Jo- siah Jones and Lydia Tread way, of Capt. Stephen Greenleaf, ist, and Elizabeth Coffin, and of Robert Webster and Susannah Treat ; gt''-grand- son of Lewis Jones, who came from England to Boston with his son about 1665, of Capt. Edmund Greenleaf, who came to Massachusetts from TRoll of jflDembers. 5>ci. England in 1635, and Sarah Dole, and of John Webster, who came from England to Massachusetts, and was one of the founders of Hartford. The Day genealogy runs back through a line of college presidents, statesmen, and soldiers to Robert Day, who came from England to Boston in 1635. ,175. WILLIAM MORE DECKER. 10650. Buffalo, N. Y. Physician. Born, Margaretville, Delaware Co., N. Y., March 26, 1855. Graduate of Williston Seminary and N. Y. Homeopathic College. Member of Clinical Club of Buffalo, State Homeopathic Medical Society and American Institute of Homeopathy. Son of George Graham Decker and Catherine Hasbrouck More ; grandson of Alex- ander More and Sarah Church ; great-grandson of Robert More and Susanna Fellows ; gt^-grandson of /o/in More and Betty Taylor. 152. GEORGE B. Deforest. 4152- New York City. Born, New York City, October 15, 1848. Son of George B. DeForest and Margaret Eliza DeForest (maiden name) ; grandson of Benjamin DeForest and Mary Burlock ; great-grandson of Elihu Deforest and Rachel Lambert. 1044. JOHN GRANT DeFORRIS. 9569. Plattsburgh, N. Y. Dentist. Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., Sept. 21, 1834. Son of Truman DeForris and Lucy Matilda Grant ; grandson of John M. Grant and Lucy Douglass ; great-grandson of John Douglass and Hannah Brown ; gt"-grandson of Asa Douglass and Rebecca Wheeler. 79. WILLIAM DeGROOT . 4079. New York City. Born, New York, March 29, 1S25. Died May 17, 1898. Son of Henry de Groot and Mary Nesbitt ; grandson of Williatn de Groot and Anne La Tourelte ; great-grandson of John de Groot and Elizabeth Olden, and gt"-grandson of Jacob de Groot. 798. JAMES De La MONTANYE. 8498. New York City. Confectioner. Born, Marbletown, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1852. Member of Holland Society, West Side Republican Club, F. & A. M., R. A. M., K. T. and Royal Arcanum. Assistant Postmaster at Kingston, N. Y., 135 'Bel. iRoll ot /IDcinbcrs. 1874-79. Paternal line : Son of Frank de la Montanye ; grandson of Isaac de la Montanye and Mary Longyear ; great-grandson of Pelcr Montanye and Gertrude Keator ; gt'-grandson of Vincent de la Montagnie and Catherine Howe, and of Nicholas Keator and Mary Not- tingham ; gt'-grandson of Thomas de la Montagnie and Rebecca Bruyn ; gt^-grandson of Vincent de la Montagnie and Adriana Aiken ; gt'-grandson of John de la Montagnie, Jr., and Petronelle Pikes ; gt'- grandson of Johannes de la Montagnie and Rachel DeForest. Johan- nes de la Montagnie came to New Netherland from Holland in 1637; was member of Kieft's Council, commissioned General, and Vice- Director of Fort Orange until 1664. In the maternal line, James de la Montanye is : Son of Blandina Ten Eyck ; grandson of Matthew P. Ten Eyck and Ann P. Keator ; great-grandson of Richard Ten Eyck and Janette Baker, and of James Keator and Sibyl Sands ; gt"-grandson of Matthew Ten Eyck and Cornelia Wynkoop, of Alatthias Baker and Catherine Edgar, of Matthew Keator and Ann Peck, and of George Sands and Jemima Smith ; gt^-grandson of Henry Baker who came to America in the early 1700's; gt*-grandson of Admiral Sir John Baker. The Ten Eycks are descended from Coenradt Ten Eyck who came to New Amsterdam from Holland in 1630. George Sands descends from Capt. James Sands who came from England to Plymouth, Mass., in 1658. Matthew Keator descends from John Keator who came from Holland in the early i6oo's. 1207. ERASTUS C. DELAVAN. 10907. Binghamton, N. Y. Life insurance. Born, Guilford, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1852. Son of Nathan Delavan and Abigal Eliza Smith ; grandson of George Delavan and Phoebe Benedict; great-grandson of Xathati Delavan and Hannah Vail. 1 192. EDWARD De NEVEU. 10792. Bois Colombes, France. Commission merchant and representative of American manufacturers. Born, Fond du Lac, Wis., Aug 20, 1844. Member of F. & A. M. Son of Gustave de Neveu and Harriet Doutman ; grandson of Francois Joseph de Neveu and Elizabeth Francoise Marguerite Monnoir. The origin of the family of de Neveu (or de Nepveu) is lost. Its actual titles date back to 1541 and prove the fidelity of the family to the Kings of France. The family arms include the fleur de lys, added by Francis I. for an act of bravery at the battle of Pavie. The genealogy is traced back connectedly through seven intermediate generations from Francois Joseph above mentioned to Raoul de Neveu, born 1474. 136 IRoll of /iDembere. s'en. 696. EDWARD LEWIS DENIO. 7196. Rome, N. Y. Commercial traveler. Born, Rome, N. Y., June 22, 1852. Member of F. & A. M., Knights of Pythias, Royal Arcanum, Rome Club, and S. P. C. A. Son of Charles Dwight Denio and Sarah W. Burgess ; grandson of Israel Denio and Esther Robbins ; great-grandson of Aaron Denio, 2d, and Rebecca Barnard ; gt^-grandson of Aaron Denio, ist, and Anna Coombs; gt^-grandson of James (Jacques) Denio and Abagail Stebbens. 1056. FRANKLIN PIERCE DENISON. 9706. Syracuse, N. Y. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1854. Son of Henry D. Denison and Melissa M. Sutherland ; grandson of Daniel Denison and Maria Kipp De La Mater, and of Anson Sutherland and Maria Midler ; great- grandson of Isaac De La Mater and Hannah Barlow, and of James Midler and Amanda Stanard ; gt^-grandson of John De La Mater and Maria Kipp, and of Christopher Midler and Mary Midler ; gt^-grandson of Isaac De La Mater and Rebecca, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jacobus James De La Mater and Gertrude Ysselsteyn. The name De La Mater or Delamater was originally spelled De La Maitre. The immigrant ancestor was Claud Le Maitre who came to America with his bride, Hester Du Bois, in 1652 and settled at Flatbush, and who descended from an ancient house in Brittany. The Denison ancestors were of Norman blood. 1379. HENRY De La MATER DENISON. 12279. Syracuse, N. Y. Connected with Department of Public Works. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Sept, 25, 1875. Son of Lucius Sutherland Denison and Henrietta Hurst; grandson of Henry De La Mater Denison and Melissa Suther- land, etc. See Franklin Pierce Denison. 1078. RODNEY STRONG DENNIS. 9878. New York City. Certified public accountant. Born, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 17, 1868. Private in Governor's Foot Guard of Hartford, Conn., 1887-91. Ap- pointed Commissioner of Accounts of New York City by Mayor Strong. Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, Founders and Defenders, Founders and Patriots of America, American Historical Association, and Crescent Athletic Club. Son of Rodney Dennis and Clara Strong ; grandson of Rev. Rodney Gove Dennis and Mary Parker; great-grandson of Arthur Dennis and Mary Goodhue. 137 ©en. TRoll Of Members. 1 07 1. WARREN E. DENNIS. 6004. New York City. Real estate. Born, Norfolk, Conn., Sept. 23, 1856. Degree of LL. B. from ColuHiibia University. Member of Riding Club, New England Society, etc. Son of Alfred L. Dennis and Eliza A. Shepard ; grandson of Ezekiel Dennis and Mary Baldwin, and of James Shepard and Abi- gail Andrews; great-grandson of Benjamin Baldwin and Isabella Wright, and of Eldad Shepard and Rebecca Seymour ; gt'-grandson of Ezekiel Baldwin and Sarah, his wife, and of Zachariah Seymour and Sarah Steele ; gt'-grandson of John Baldwin. Through the maternal line, Mr. Dennis is also a lineal descendant of Gov. Bradford, second Governor of Plymouth Colony. 892. CONRAD BROOKS DENNY. 8792. Rochester, N. Y. Born, New York City, Nov. 4, 1821. Died, May 12, 1898. Formerly Supervisor by election. Member of American Bible Union. Son of Lewis Denny and Sally Vantine ; grandson of Henry Denny and Mary, his wife. 843. HARMAR ST. CLAIR DENNY. 8743. Buffalo, N. Y. Banker and broker. Born, St. Mary's, Pa., Oct. 10, 1864. Attended Columbia University. Served as private in 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of Buffalo and Ellicott Clubs of Buffalo, and D. K. E. Club of New York. Son of William Irwin Denny and Elizabeth J. Willen- dorf; grandson of St. Clair Denny and Caroline Hamilton; great- grandson of Ebcnezer Deiiny and Nancy Wilkins ; gt'^-grandson of William Denny and Agnes Parker, and oi John Wilkins. 811. CH.\UNCEY DEPEW. 871 1. Buffalo, N. Y. Railroads. Born, Buflfalo, N. Y., May 26, 1867. Son of William B. Depew and Helen S. G. Depew ; grandson of Isaac Depew and Martha Mitchell ; etc. See Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 2. CHAUNCEY MITCHELL DEPEW. 4002. New York City. United States Senator and Chairman of Vanderbilt System of Rail- roads. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., April 23, 1834. Graduated by Yale College, from which he received the degree of LL. D. Adjutant of 1 8th Regt. of the New York National Guard during the Civil War and 138 HON. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW. President of Empire State Society, S. A. R.. from February ii, 1890, to February 28, 1899. IRoll of /IDembers. 's>ev. in 30-day service. Colonel and Judge Advocate on Staff of Maj.-Gen. Husted, New York State National Guard. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1861 ; re-elected in 1862 ; elected Secretary of State of New York in 1863; made Regent of the University of the State of New York by the Legislature in 1874; appointed by the Legislature one of the Commissioners to build the State Capitol ; appointed and con- firmed Minister to Japan in 1866 ; tendered United States Senatorship in 1884 and declined ; offered Secretaryship of State of the United States to succeed James G. Blaine in 1892 and declined; tendered nomination for Governor of New York in 1894 and declined; elected United States Senator in 1899. Member of " Skull and Bones " of Yale University, Huguenot Society of America, Chamber of Commerce, Union League Club, Yale Alumni Association, Metropolitan Club, Lotus, University, Lawyers', Republican, Players', Tuxedo, New York Yacht, Quaint, Yale, Press, and Transportation Clubs of New York, Psi Upsilon, St. Nicholas and Holland Societies of New York, Authors' Guild and Century Association of New York, Montauk Club of Brook- lyn, and Newport Golf Club. Son of Isaac Depew and Martha Mitch- ell ; grandson of Chauncey Root Mitchell and Ann Johnstone ; great- grandson of Rev. Justus Mitchell and Martha Sherman ; great'-grand- son of Rev. Josiah Sherman and Martha Minot ; gt^-grandson of William Sherman and Rebecca Butler ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Sherman and Elizabeth Winship ; gt''-grandson of Capt. John Sher- man, who came from England in 1634. Also great-grandson of Robert Johnstone and Mary Ogden, and gt'-grandson of Gabriel Ogden. Also grandson of Abraham Depew and Catherine Kronkhyte ; great- grandson (A James Kronkhyle and Sarah . In the Depew line, Mr. Depew is of French Huguenot descent, the original name being DuPuy. 810. GANSON DEPEW. 8710. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 6, 1866. Member of the Buffalo, Saturn, Liberal, Independent, and Country Clubs of Buffalo, F. & A. M. and R. A. M. Appointed by Mayor a Trustee of Gros- venor Library, 1898. Son of Wm. B. Depew and Helen S. G. Depew; grandson of Isaac Depew and Martha Mitchell, etc. See Chauncey Mitchell Depew. 1 176. GEORGE WATSON DERRICK. 01 776. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Niagara Falls, N. Y., June 17, 1861. Mem- ber of Loyal Legion, Buffalo Republican League, and several social •39 Wew. IRoll Of /IDcmbers. clubs. Son of Fredk. R. Derrick and Agnes J. Ovens; grandson of Bybie L. Derrick and Statira Felton ; great-grandson of Ephraim Derrick and Elizabeth Guslin. 864. SUTHERLAND DeWITT. 8764. Elmira, N. Y. Manager of United States Express Co. Born, Kingston, N. Y. , April 9, 1830. Alderman for two terms and Police Commissioner for two terms, declining renomination in each case. Member of Century Club of Elmira, Founders and Patriots of America, Holland Society of New York, and F. & A. M. (32d degree). Son of Charles Gerrit DeWitt and Catherine Bogert Godwin ; grandson of Gerrit DeWitt and Catherine Ten Eyck, and of David Godwin and Catherine Waldron ; great-grandson of Charles DeWi// and Blandina DuBois, and of Abra- ham Godii'in and Phebe Cole; gt'-grandson of Johannis DeWitt and Mary Brodhead, and of Abraham Godwin, Sr., and (wife not given); gt'-grandson of Andries DeWitt and Jannetje Egbertson ; gt*-grandson of Tjerck Claessen DeWitt van Grootholdt en Zunderland and Barbara Andriessen van Amsterdam, Holland. The father of Abraham Godwin came from England in 1700. The Waldron ancestors came over in the same year. 255. EZRA Z. DERR. 4255. United States Navy. Surgeon, U. S. N. Born, Frederick Co., Md., Jan. 12, 1851. Degree of M. D. from University of Virginia and University of New York. .Assistant Surgeon, U. S. N., 1873-6; Passed Assistant Sur- geon, U. S. N., 1876-88; Surgeon, U. S. N., 1888. Member of Netherlands Society of Philadelphia, and Association of Military Sur- geons of the United States. Son of John Derr, Jr., and Elizabeth Lugenbeel ; grandson of John Derr and Catherine Stoner ; great- grandson oi John S/otter (or S/emer) and Catherine E. Ramsberger; gt^-grandson of Jacob Steiner, who came from Germany in the early part of the eighteenth century, and settled in Frederick County, Mary- land. His son changed the name to the English equivalent, Stoner. The paternal progenitor of Ezra Z. Derr was Sebastian Derr or Duere', as it was originally spelled, a native of Switzerland, of Huguenot descent, who settled in Frederick County, Maryland, in the year 1745. 883. ANDREW DEYO. 8783. Yonkers, N. Y. Member of New York Produce Exchange. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1854. Member of Twilight, Packard College, Patria, Palisade 140 NEWTOWN BATTLE MONUMENT. About six miles from Elmira, N. Y. From a print contributed by the Newtown Battle Chapter, Empire Slate Society. S. A. R. IRoll of /IDembers. mu Boat, Park Hill Country, Yonkers Lawn Tennis, Good Government, and St. Andrew's Golf Clubs, and Holland Society. Son of Philip A. Deyo and Louisa Bevier Stilwell ; grandson of Andrew Deyo and Catherine Eltinge ; great-grandson of Philip Deyo and Gertrude Lefevre. 1208. CHARLES STEVENS DICKINSON. 1098. Elmira, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Elmira, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1866. Son of George Stevens Dickinson and Elizabeth Barton ; grandson of John Stevens Dickinson and Hannah Freeman ; great-grandson of John Dickinson and Tryphena Wilson ; gt'^-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, ^th, and Mary Stevens ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, 3d, and Ann, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, 2d, and Mehitable Meekins ; gt5-grandson of Thomas Dickinson, ist, and Hannah Crow; gt°-grand- son of Nathaniel Dickinson. The founder of the Dickinson family came from Yorkshire, Eng., and settled in Salem, Mass., about 1630. 134. JOHN W. DILLENBACK. 4134. United States Army. Captain First Artillery. Born, Orleans, N. Y., May 19, 1842. Cap- tain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel of U. S. Volunteers ; wounded at Petersburg, Va., June 15, 1864, and again in advance on Wilmington, N. C, Feb. II, 1865. In war with Spain was Chief of Artillery during the Santiago campaign. Member of Loyal Legion and Lotos Club of New York, and San Antonio (Tex.) Club. Son of Solomon Dillenback and Amy McMullen, grandson of John B. Dillenback and Susanna Moak, great-grandson of Bli/Ius Dillenback and Mary Metzger, and gt^-grandson of Martinus Dillenback, a German Palatine, who landed in New York in 1709, and served in the expedition against Canada in 1711. Mary Metzger was a daughter of one of the early settlers of Albany who came from Holland, so the Dillenbacks come from both the High and Low Dutch. 133. L. SPENCER DILLENBACK. 4133. New York City. Merchant. Born, Orleans, N. Y., Dec. 3, 1844. Appointed Hospital Steward on United States monitor Mahopac, 1864 ; later clerk in Com- missary Department ; assigned to 25th Army Corps before Petersburg, where he remained until the evacuation ; was at the surrender at Appomattox, and delivered stores to Confederate Army on same night ; held commission as Captain A. D. C. on staff of 9th Brigade 3d Div. N. G. S. N. Y. Member of Colonial Club and Palestine Commandery, 141 2)iv. iRoll Of /iDembers. K. T. Son of Solomon Dillenback and Amy McMullen, etc. See John W. Dillenback. 1074. JOHN M. DIVEN. 9724. Elmira, N. Y. Superintendent of Water Works. Born, Elmira, N. Y., April 24, 1852. Formerly Member of Assembly. Member of Sons of Veterans, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Asso- ciation, New England Water Works Association and Engineers' Club of New York City. Son of Gen. Alex. S. Diven and Amanda Beers ; grandson oi John Diven and Eleanor Means; great-grandson of Alex- ander Diven and Margaret Smith. 525. THOMAS DIXON, Jr. 5325. New York City. Clergyman. Born, Cleveland Co., N. C, Jan. 11, 1864. Graduated from Wake Forest College, N. C, 1883, and took post-graduate course at Johns Hopkins University, 1883-84. Degree of A. M. Member of Legislature of North Carolina, 1884-86 ; admitted to bar 1885 ; entered ministry, 1886. Son of Rev. Thomas Dixon and Amanda McAfee; grandson of David Dixon (or Dickson) and Susannah Hambright ; great-grandson of Frederick Hambright and Mary Dover. 428. FRANK LORING DODDS. 4528. United States Army. Captain and Acting Judge Advocate, Department of Texas. Born, Centerville, Pa., Dec. 8, 1854. Son of Ford Sill Dodds and Mary Adams Lusk ; grandson of Loring Lusk and Mary Smith ; great-grand- son of Amos Lusk and Mary Adams ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Lusk and John Adams. 507. JOSEPH H. DORST. 5307. United States Army. Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. A. Born, Louisville, Ky., April 2, 1853. During the War with Spain performed distinguished service. Son of John H. Dorst and Catherine Mershon ; grandson of Wm. Mershon and Sarah Warrington ; great-grandson of Wm. Warrington and Leah Townsend. 1030. JAMES WILLIAM DOWNER. 9555. New York City. Manager, foreign department, National Tube Works. Born, Monon- gahela City, Pa., Feb. 20, 1863. Son of James Wm. Downer and Nancy Richardson McCaslin ; grandson of Samuel Downer and Jane 142 IRoll Of /IDemF3ers. ©re. Evans ; great-grandson of Joseph Downer and Sarah Hall ; gt^-grand- son of Eliphalet Downer and Polly Gardner. 278. ANSON TREAT DOWNES. 4278. New York City. Retired. Born, Southbury, Conn., Nov. 30, 1817. Member of Society of Colonial Wars and Order of Descendants of Colonial Gov- ernors. Son of Ebenezer Downes and Mary Esther Bryan ; grandson of Ebenezer Downes and Abigail Stancliff, and oijehic! Bryan, Jr., and Mary Treat ; great-grandson of Ebeneser Downes and Dinah Bristol, and of jfehiel Bryan, Sr., and Esther Buckingham ; gt"-grandson of Ebenezer Downes and Mary Umberfield. 1229. ALLAN D. DRAPER. 10929. Syracuse, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Phelps, N. Y., March 18, 1850. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Iowa State University; Bachelor of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, New York. Formerly Captain in Iowa State Militia. Son of Volney V. Draper and Elizabeth Shirrell ; grand- son of Dyer Draper and Hannah demons; great-grandson oi Jonathan Qlemons and Rachel Temple. 23. JAMES COLEMAN DRAYTON. 4023. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 4, 1852. Son of Henry Edward Drayton and Sarah Hand Coleman, grandson of William Drayton, Jr., and Maria Miles Heyward, and of James Coleman and Harriette Dawson ; great-grandson of William Drayton and Mary Motte, and of Robert Coleman and Harriette Olde ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Drayton and Elizabeth Bull ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Drayton, of Drayton, Northampton, Eng., who came to this country in 167 1, and settled in South Carolina. Maria Miles Heyward was the daughter of William Heyward, whose brother Thomas signed the Declaration of Independence. 835. EMANUEL DREYFOUS. 8735. New York City. Clerk in Police Department, City of New York. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 14, 1834. First Sergeant Co. C, 9th Regt., New York State Militia (83d U. S. V.) in Civil War ; engaged at Harper's Ferry, Cedar Mountain, Thoroughfare Gap, and in numerous skirmishes. Member of G. A. R., Major of 9th Regt. Veterans, Commissary Ser- geant of Old Guard Veteran Battalion, and member of numerous char- itable societies. Son of Simon Dreyfous and Esther Andrews ; grand- 143 2)u&. iRoll Of /IDembers. son of Joseph Andrews and Sally Salomon ; great-grandson of Haym Salomon and Rachel Franks. 107. EDGAR SVVARTWOUT DUDLEY. 4107. United States Army. Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. A. Born, Oppenheim, N. Y., June 14, 1845. Graduated West Point, 1870. Degree of LL. B., from Union University (Albany Law School), 1875. Colonel and Aide-de-camp on staff of Governor of Nebraska, 1887-88. In War with Spain Lieutenant and Judge-Advocate U. S. Vols. Member of United Service Club of New York, Columbus Club of Columbus, O., Union Club of Lincoln, Neb., Military Clubs of Fortress Monroe, Va., Fort Thomas, Ky., and San Antonio, Texas ; Society of Colonial Wars, War of 1812 Society, and Loyal Legion; Past Grand Commander, Knights Templars, Nebraska ; Grand Sword Bearer of Grand Encamp- ment of United States. Son of James M. Dudley and Maria Swart- wout ; grandson of Peter Dudley and Lucy Barnard, and of Sajniiel Swartivout and Parthenia Cline ; great-grandson of Slephe?i Dudley and Lydia Harwood, of Johannes Swartwout and Altje Begle, and of Benjamin Barnard and Lucy Wood ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Dudley and Abigail Waters, and of Samuel Swartwout and Phoebe Poedne (or Pudney) ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Dudley and Abigail King, and of Jacobus Swartwout and Gilletzen Cornelisse Newkirk ; gt't-grandson of Francis Dudley and Sarah Wheeler, and of Thomas Swartwout and Lysbet Gardiner; gts-grandson of Roeloff Swartwout and Eva Alberts Bradt. Roeloff Swartwout came to America from Holland in 1655. loio. FRANK ALONZO DUDLEY. 9410. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Wilson, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1864. Formerly private in 42d Separate Co. N. G. N. Y. Republican Member of Assembly, 1895-6 and 1897-8. Son of John Alexander Dudley and Henrietta Wright ; grandson of Phineas Dudley, Jr., and Elizabeth Graves ; great-grandson of Phineas Dudley and Ruth Dowd ; gt^-grandson of of Nathaniel Dudley and Sybil Munger ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Dudley and Elizabeth Graves ; gt^-grandson of John Dudley and Martha French. 185. HARWOOD DUDLEY. 4185. Johnstown, N. Y. Lawyer. Member of Johnstown Historical Society. Born, Oppen- heim, N. Y., Sept. II, 1852. Son of James M. Dudley and Mary Swartwout, etc. See Edgar Swartwout Dudley. 144 Koll ot /©embers. 2>un. 1 137. JACOB MIFFLIN DUNCAN. 0537. Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturer. Born Harrisburg, Pa., April i, 1836. Member of Co. D, Old Guard, ist Regt. N. G. Pa. Was member of Washington Gray Artillery Corps, 1857-58; Commonwealth Artillery of Pennsyl- vania, 1860-61, and Gray Reserves (afterwards ist Regt., N. G. Pa.), 1862-67. Member of Union League of Philadelphia. Son of Lieut. Col. Wm. Duncan and Elmina Stehley ; grandson of Wm. Duncan (Deputy Superintendent of Military Stores, 1812-15) and Nancy Young Bennage ; great-grandson of John Duncan and Mary Kelly ; gt^-grandson of James Duncan and Jean, his wife. 938. WATSON THOMAS DUNMORE. 8888. Utica, N. Y. Lawyer. Born in Rush, Pa., March 28, 1845. Degrees of A. B. and M. A. from Wesleyan University, and LL. B. from Hamilton Col- lege. Elected special County Judge of Oneida Co., in 1886, re- elected in 1889, and elected County Judge in 1892. Member of Oneida Historical Society, Fort Schuyler Club, Arcanum Club, F. & A. M. (Lodge, Chapter, Council and Commandery), I. O. O. F., Knights of Pythias, Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, and State League of Building and Loan Associations. Son of Matthew Dunmore and Sarah S. James ; grandson of Thomas Watson James and Hannah Smith ; great- grandson of David James and Philothea Watson. 57. JOHN H. DUNNELL. 4057. New York City. Born in Croton, N. Y. , Dec. 12, 1813. Completed education in New York High School in Crosby Street under elder Dr. Griscom. From 15 to 19 was ist Sergeant and Drill Master of U. S. M. C. (Lieut.- Col. John M. Gamble), and unanimously recommended by officers to Brest. Jackson for a commission. Volunteered with the 7th New York Regt. on President Lincoln's second call ; served in 9th Co. till dis- charged. Had a son in the same company. Is member and was at one time officer of Society of California Pioneers, composed of those who settled in California in '49 or earlier. Son of Elbridge Gerry Dunnell and Sarah Nichols; grandson of Henry Dunnell and Tamar Gale; great-grandson of Henry Dunnell and Hannah Daggett; gt»- grandson of Jonathan Dunnell and Mehitable Kenny; gt3-grandson of Thomas Dunnell and Dinah Brimsdell ; gt<-grandson of Michael Dun- nell and Mary, his wife. 10 145 Dur. IRoll Of /IDembers. 643. WILLIAM V. DURYEE. 7143. Mattituck, N. Y. Florist and agriculturist. Born, New Utrecht, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1865. Member of Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Son of John VV. Duryee and Elizabeth Verity ; grandson of Peter Duryee and Maria Wyckoff ; great-grandson of Abraham Duryee and Sarah Van Pelt. 858. WILLIAM BUTCHER. 8758. New York City. Life insurance. Born, Piscataway, N. J., Jan. 20, 1846. Member of American Ornithologists' Union, Linnaen Society of New York, and Biological Society of Washington, D. C. Son of Rev. Jacob Conkling Dutcher and Margaretta Ayres ; grandson of William Dutcher and Anna Van Wart, and of Simeon Ayres and Abigail Dunham ; great-grandson of Willia?n Dutcher and Catrina Conklie (Conkling), of Ezekiel Ayres and Charlotte Freeman, of /s(7(7C Van ffar/ and Rachael Storms, and of James Dunham and Ursula Dunn ; gt^-grandson of Johannis Duytser (Dutcher) and Meyno Buys, of Zebulon Ayres and Temperance Bonham, of Martinus Van Wart and (wife not given), ol John Dunham and Mary Oilman, and of Hugh Dunn and Abigail Carman ; gt^-grand- son of Barent Duytser and Maritje Conklie, and of Joseph Ayres and Phebe Camp ; gt'-grandson of Obadiah Ayres and Hannah Pike. 431. GUY DuVAL. 4531. New York City. Secretary. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 29, 1859. Member of Hamilton Club, Excelsior Club, and New England Society of Brooklyn. Son of William Du Val and Caroline Nichols Clark, etc. See H. C. Du Val. 127. HORACE CLARK DuVAL. 4127. New York City. Private secretary. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 4, 1851. First Lieutenant 7th Regt. National Guard of New York. Member of Calumet, New York Yacht, Lotus, Military, Brooklyn, St. Nicholas, Riding and Driving, Dyker Meadow Golf, Crescent, Athletic, and Excelsior Clubs, and the Sons of the Revolution. Son of Wm. Du Va] and Caroline Nichols Clark ; grandson of Wm. Stuart Duvall and Marguerite C. Brown, and of Horace Clark and Emily Nichols ; great- grandson of Wm. Duvall and Hannah Stuart, and of Tliaddeus Nichols and Aner Cone ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Du Vail and Ann Ennis. 146 IRoU Of /IDembers. Ear. 1048. ELIHU DWIGHT. 9573. New York City. Leather manufacturer. Born, Sept. 20, 1843. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from College of the City of New York. Member of New England Society, Long Island Historical Society, Brooklyn Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, Crescent Athletic Club, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, and F. & A. M. Son of Wm. White Dwight and Mary Louisa Goetchius ; grandson of Elihu Dwight and Lydia White ; great- grandson of William White and Lydia Bartlett. 768. STEWART WOODFORD EAMES. 8468. New York City. Wholesale dry goods merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1866. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Patriots of America, Calumet Club, Hamilton Club, and Crescent Athletic Club. Son of Edward Everett Fames and Mary Eliza Capen ; grandson of Charles T. Fames and Amelia Claflin , great-grandson of John Claflin and Lydia Mellen ; gt'^-grandson of Henry Melleri and Jerusha Burnap ; gt^-grandson of Tliomas Mellen and Elizabeth, his wife. 1321. JOSEPH PERCY EAGER. 11596. New York City. Importer. Born, Jersey City Heights, N. J., Jan. 29, 187 1. Member of Colonial Club, Society of Colonial Wars, New York Athletic Club, etc. Son of Joseph Eager and Mary Ramsey Elliot ; grandson of Nathaniel Eager and Sibyl Huntington ; great-grandson of NaJium Eager and Sarah Jennison ; gt'-grandson of Besaleel Eager and Persis Ward ; gt'-grandson of Abraham Eager and Lydia Woods ; gt'-grandson of William Eager and Ruth Hill. 1047. ROBERT EARL. 9572. Herkimer, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1824. Degrees of LL. D. from Union and Columbia Colleges. County Judge, 1857-60; Judge of Court of Appeals, 1870-1894; twice Chief Judge. President of Herkimer County Historical Society. Son of John Earl and Margaret Petry ; grandson of William Pelry and Maria Saloma Wolff; great- grandson of Jacob Andrews Petry and Anna Maria, his wife. 1 1 15. ROBERT EARL, 2d. 10515. Herkimer, N. Y. Banking and real estate. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1867. Village Trustee, 1892-1893. Member of Herkimer County Historical Society. Son of Samuel Earl and Francis Lansing ; grandson of John Earl and Margaret Petry, and of Abram Ten Eyck Lansing and Jane 147 Ear. IRoll Of /IDembcrs. Ann Stewart ; great-grandson of IP'm. Petry and Maria Saloma Wolff, of Saihkrs Lansing and Catherine Ten Eyck, and of Samuel Stewart Wolff and Content Douglas; gt^-grandson of Jacob Andrews Petry and Anna Maria, his wife, of Gerrit Jacob Lansing and Jane Waters, of Abram J. Ten Eyck and Frances Anna Lansing, oi/o/in Stc7vai-t and Ruth Smith, and of Wheeler Douglas and Martha Rathbone ; gt'-grand- son oi Jacob Coenradt Ten Eyck and Catherine Cuyler, oi Jacob Lansing (father of Frances) and Marytje Egberts, and of Asa Douglas and Rebecca Wheeler. 1 1 8. WILLIAM PETRY EARL. 10518. Herkimer, N. Y. Physician. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1874. Degree of M. D. from College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Acting Assistant Surgeon, U.S. V., at Camp Thomas, Chickamauga, Ga., i8g8. Son of Samuel Earl and Frances Lansing, etc. See Robert Earl, 2d. 269. FERDINAND PINNEY EARLE. 4269. New York City. Proprietor of hotels. Born, Hartford, Conn., Sept. 1 1, 1839. Private in Co. B., 7th Regt., N. G. S. N. Y., from Oct. 3, 1862, to Oct. 29, 1869 ; on April 5, 1881, elected Captain of Second Battery, N. G. S. N. Y. ; on Jan. i, 1889, appointed by Gov. Hill on his staff with rank of Brigadier-General, and reappointed by Gov. Flower. Decorated by Venezuela Government, in 1884, with Order of the Bust of the Liberator, in recognition of distinguished services. Member of Huguenot Society, Founders and Patriots, Society of Colonial Wars, Society of War of 1 812, New York Historical Society, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, American Geographical Society, Chamber of Commerce, Seventh Regiment Club, American Yacht Club, New England Society, National Rifle Association, National Reserve Associa- tion, etc. Son of William P. Earle and Elizabeth Pinney ; grandson of Benjamin Pinney and Sarah McKenney ; great-grandson of Elcazar Pinney and Eunice King ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Benjamin Pinney and Susannah Lathrop ; gt°-grandson of Humphrey Pinney, 2d, and Mary Hull; gt-i-grandson of Humphrey Pinney, ist, who came from England and settled in Connecticut in 1630. Gen. Earle's immigrant ancestor on his father's side was Edward Earle, member of a distinguished English family who S2ttled in New Jersey in 1630. 1059. JOHN G. EDDY. 9709. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Aug. 17, 1852. Colonel, 47th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son 148 IRolI Of /IDcmbers. eu. of George M. Eddy and Mary E. Tierney ; grandson of Col. John Eddy and Nancy Merritt ; great-grandson of Capt. John Eddy and Deborah Winsor. 889. HENRY H. EDWARDS. 8789. Fort Worth, Tex. Real estate. Born, Philadelphia, June 8, 1840. Engaged 32 years ago in such affairs on the frontier as were involved in defense against Indian raids. Son of William B. Edwards and Margaret Richardson ; grandson of John Edwards and Catherine Buiford. It is related of the latter, " Bonny Kate," that at the battle of the Brandywine she saw her sweetheart skulk behind a tree and then run for his life, receiving a shot in his heel, and that the next time he called on her she ordered him from the house, declaring that she would never marry a coward, especially one shot in the heel. 1046. STILLMAN WITT EELLS. 9571. New York City. Born, Cleveland, O., April 24, 1873. Degree of B. A. from Yale University. Son of Dan Parmalee Eells and Mary Witt ; grandson of Stillman Witt and Eliza Arnold; great-grandson of John Witt and Hannah Foster ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Witt and Eunice Flint. Also gt'-grandson of Rev. Edward Eells who was with Wolfe when he fell on the Heights of Abraham. 288. RICHARD HENRY EGGLESTON. 4288. New York City. Banking. Born in Albany, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1856. Member of Union League, Larchmont Yacht, New York Athletic, Riding, and Thousand Island Clubs. Son of William Wallace Eggleston and Clara Irene Pease; grandson of Richard Henry Pease and Mary Elliott Daws; great-grandson of Earl Percy Pease and Mary Ives ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Ives and Mary Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Sherman and Martha Mir.ot. See Chauncey M. Depew. 172. CHARLES PINCKNEY ELLIOTT. 4172. United States Army. First Lieutenant, 4th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Beaufort, S. C, March 15,1860. Graduate of West Point, 1882. Engaged in campaign against ChericahuaApache Indians, 1885-86. Member of National Geographic Society. Son of Stephen Elliott and Charlotte Stuart ; grandson of Stephen Elliott and Ann Hutson Habershaw ; great-grandson of Williani Elliott, 3d, and Phcebe Waight ; gt^-grandson of William Elliott, 2d, and 149 EH- IRoll of /IDembers. Mary Barnwell; gt''-grandson of William Elliott, ist, and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Elliott. 1 139. DEXTER ELLIOTT. 10539. New York City. Boots and shoes. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1873. Matriculated at Harvard College, but ill-health prevented graduation. Member of Crescent Athletic Club of Brooklyn. Son of Henry Elliott and Mary Elliott; grandson of Thomas Elliott and Polly Dexter; great-grandson of Thomas Elliott and Chloe Bates ; gt'^-grandson ol Joseph Elliott and Jerusha Elliott ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Elliott and Lucy Flint ; gt^- grandson of Francis Elliott and Abigail Nichols. 1230. RICHARD ELLIS. 5825. New York City. Physician. Born, New York City, Oct. 18, 1861. Son of Levi Ellis and Charlotte Purdy ; grandson of Lewis Purdy and Mary Ann Hart ; great-grandson of Abraham Purdy and Hannah Fowler ; gt^-grandson of Obadiah Purdy and Hannah Smith. 800. WILLIAM RANDALL ELLIS. 8500. New York City. Commission merchant. Born, Mt. Pleasant, Province of Ontario, Can., Sept. 6, 1852. Son of John Randall Ellis and Janet Carlyle ; grand- son of AUin Ellis and Hannah Sturgis ; great-grandson of Amos Stiirgis and Rachel Randall; gt'-grandson of Thomas Sturgis and Catharine Roberts. 151. DEVEREUX ELMES. 41 51. New York City. Electrician. Born, Washington, D. C, July 8, 1868. Son of Webster Elnies and Rose White ; grandson of Littleton Stevens White and Mary Ann Jones ; great-grandson of William White and Elizabeth Scott Waggerman ; gt^-grandson of Stevens White and Betsey, his wife ; gt'- grandson of William White and Stevens (daughter of Col. William Stevens, one of the first settlers of Maryland). Col. William Stevens (1630-1687) was one of Lord Baltimore's trusted counselors, and was Deputy-Governor of the Province. He was founder of the Presbyterian Church in Maryland, at Snow Hill. Also grandson of Lazelle Elmes and Mary Ellen Candler ; great-grandson of Samuel Candler and Eleanor Devereux ; gt^-grandson of Joh?i Deveieux, Jr., and Broughton ; and gt'-grandson of Nicholson Broughton. 150 IRoll Of /IDembers. ^ib. 502. FRANK WORCESTER ELWOOD. 5302. Rochester, N. Y. Lawyer and real estate owner. Born, Rochester, N. Y., April 4, 1850. Degrees of A. B. from Harvard, 1874, and LL.B. from Columbia, 1877. Park Commissioner of Rochester. Member of Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club and Whist Club of Rochester, and University Club of New York. Son of Isaac R. Elwood and Elizabeth H. Gold ; grandson of Richard Elwood, 2d, and Catharine Bell ; and great- grandson of Richard Elwood, who came from England in 1748 and settled in Minden, Montgomery Co., N. Y. 501. GEORGE MAY ELWOOD. 5301. Rochester, N. Y. Insurance. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 11, 1844. Formerly member of Board of Education. Member of the Historical Society, Genesee Valley Club and Bohemian Club of Rochester, Citizens' Club of Syracuse, Ex-Libris Societies of London, Paris, Berlin and Wash- ington, Royal Microscopical Society of Great Britain, Lotos Club of New York, Society of Colonial Wars, and Colonial Order of the Acorn. Son of James Lawrence Elwood and Augusta Lucene May; grandson of Daniel Elwood and Hannah Bushnell, and of Silas May and Mary Sloan ; great-grandson of Richard Elwood, 2d, and Catharine Bell, of Ephraim Bushnell and (wife not given), and oi James Sloan and Phebe Stratton ; and gt^-grandson of Richard Elwood who came from England in 1748, and settled in Minden, N. Y., and of Isaac Stralton and Mary Fox. 1091. JAMES NELSON ELWOOD. 9891. Rochester, N. Y. Insurance manager. Born, Chicago, 111., Jan. 26, 1857. Member of Rochester Historical Society. Son of James Lawrence Elwood and Augusta Lucene May, etc. See George May Elwood. 1 138. WILLIAM C. ELY. 10538 Niagara Falls, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Middlefield, N. Y., Feb. 25, 1856. Educated at Cornell University. Member of Assembly, 1883-1885 ; Treasurer of Democratic State Committee, 1893-1895. Member of Society of Colonial Wars; Manhattan, Reform, Democratic and Transportation Clubs of New York City ; Buffalo Club and Ellicott Club of Buffalo. Son of Wm. Horace Ely and Ellen Caryl ; grandson of Sumner Ely and Hannah Knapp Gilbert ; great-grandson of Adriel Ely and Sarah Stow. 151 Emo. iRoll Of /lOembers. 886. PERCY FRANKLIN EMORY. 8786. Syracuse, N. Y. Merchant. Born, .Syracuse, N. Y., Oct. 23, 1871. Son of Thomas Emory and Percy McCarthy ; grandson of VVm. Hemsley Emory and Matilda Wilkins Bache, etc. See Thomas Emory. 887. THOMAS EMORY. 87S7. Syracuse, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 11,1841. Was Assist- ant Surgeon in the Navy of the Confederate States during the Civil War. Son of Wm. Hemsley Emory and Matilda Wilkins Bache; grand- son of Richard Bache and Sophia Dalla ; great-grandson of Richard Bache and Sarah Franklin; gt'-grandson of Bcnj. Franklin and De- borah Reed ; gt^-grandson of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. 1 140. CHARLES ESTABROOK. 10540. Newburgh, N. Y. City Librarian. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Oct. iS, 1823. Member of Newburgh Board of Education, 1864-67; of Board of Counselors of Home for the Friendless since 1865; and City Librarian since 1877. Member of Newburgh Bay and Highlands Historical Society, F. & A. M., R. A. M., R. & S. M., K. T., and Masonic Veterans' Association. Son of Wm. Estabrook and Laura Gray ; grandson of John Gray, Jr., and Esther Davis; great-grandson oi John Gray and Rebecca, his wife. 1 141. FRANK EUGENE ESTABROOK. 10541. Newburgh, N. Y. Architect. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., July 10, 1859. Son of Charles Estabrook and Susan Elizabeth Marshall. See Charles Estabrook. 742. FRANKLIN A. ETHRIDGE. 8442. Rome, N. Y. Wholesale grocer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Jan. i, 1853. Son of Alfred Ethridge and Abby Murdock House ; grandson of Leonard House and Louisa Murdock; great-grandson of Eleazer House and Abagail Mose- ley ; gt'''-grandson of Joseph Moscley and Hopeful Robbins ; gt^-grand- son of Abner Moseley and Elizabeth Lyman ; gf-grandson of Joseph Moseley and Abagail Root. 980. ALVIN MARTIN EVANS. 91 So. Herkimer, N. Y. Civil Engineer. Born, Oil City, Pa., March 21, 1870. Formerly Ca- det, U. S. Military Academy. Present Assistant Engineer, N. Y. State 152 IRoll of /iDembers. ^wt Canals. Member of F. & A. M., Kappa Gamma Chi Club, and Herki- mer County Historical Society. Son of John Herbert Evans and Cath- erine Elizabeth Wheeler; grandson of Martin Ward Wheeler and Caro- line Kemper; great-grandson of Chas. M. Kemper and Catherine Maxwell; gt^-grandson oi John Kanpcr and Elizabeth Ann Hopper, and of Anthony Max^vell and Eve Plattner. 136. JAMES HERVEY EVERETT. 4136. Kingston, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Bath, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1837. Captain 120th Regt. N. Y. Vols. ; Brevet Major N. Y. Vols. ; Major N. Y. Militia ; at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, seige of Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Hatcher's Run, White Oak Road, Salve's Creek, Farmville, and Appomattox ; wounded at Gettysburg and Petersburg. Member of Kingston Lodge, No. 10, F. & A. M. ; Pratt Post, No. 127, G. A. R. ; Society of the Army of the Potomac, and Third Corps Union. Elected to New York Assembly, 1890. Son of Rev. Ebenezer Everett and Laura M. Walden ; grandson of Eleazer Everett and Lucy Battelle, and of Nathan Walden and Mercy Eggleston ; great-grandson of Eleazer Everett and Bethia Morse, and of Nathan Walden, Sr. , and Bethia Billings; gt^-grandson of Dea. John Everett and Mercy Brown; gt'- grandson of Capt. John Everett and Elizabeth Pepper ; gt'-grandson of Richard Everett, who came from England and was one of the founders of Dedham, Mass., in 1636. 577. HAMPTON DENMAN EWING. 5377. Yonkers, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, June 18, 1866. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta Phi, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Delta Phi fraternities. Alpha Delta Phi Club, Bar Association of New York, Yonkers Historical Society, and Columbia Alumni Association. Son of Gen. Thomas Ewing and Ellen Cox, etc. See Thomas Ewing. 418. THOMAS EWING. 4518. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Lancaster, O., Aug. 7, 1829. Died Jan. 21, 1896. Secretary of Ohio-Virginia Boundary Commission, 1848 ; Private Secre- tary of President Taylor ; first Chief Justice of Kansas ; recruited nth Kansas Volunteers, 1862; engaged at Cane Hill, Van Buren, Prairie Grove, etc., in Arkansas ; Brigadier-General, 1863, in command of the District of the Border; resisted Price's invasion of Missouri, and brevetted Major-General of Volunteers for bravery at Pilot Knob. 153 3fai. IRoU ot /IDembers. Member of Ohio Constitutional Convention, 1873-74 and Member of Congress, 1877-81. Son of Thomas Ewing, Sr., and Maria Wills Boyle ; grandson of George Ewiiig and Rachel Harris, great-grandson of Thomas Ewing and Sarah Vickers ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Ewing and Mary Mas- kell ; gt'-grandson of Finley Ewing and Jane, his wife. Finley Ewing fought at the battle of the Boyne and received a sword from the king for his valor. His son Thomas came to America from Londonderry in 1718. 863. GEORGE WINTHROP FAIRCHILD. 8763. Oneonta, N. Y. Publisher. Born, Oneonta, N. Y., May 6, 1854. Son of Jesse Fair- child and Belliscent Morenus ; grandson of Jeremiah T. Morenus and Basheba, his wife ; great-grandson of Thomas Alorenus and Mary Staley. 1231. WILLIAM H. FALCONER. 10931. New York City. Real estate, retired. Born, New York City, April 7, 1830. Attended Canandaigua Academy. Member of Union League Club and St. Nicholas Society. Son of David Falconer and Rebecca Lucas ; grand- son of Roger Falconer and Catherine Fisher ; great-grandson of John Falconer and Elizabeth Purdy; gt^-grandson of Pierre Fauconnier and Magdalena Pasqueay. 1034. WILLIAM BOLTON FARNHAM. 9559. Rochester, N. Y. Banker. Born, Dayton, O., March 22, 1868. Son of George R. Farnham and Mary D. Philip ; grandson of John G. Philip and Margaret Kittle ; great-grandson of George Philip and Jane Ostrander. 489. SIGOURNEY WEBSTER FAY. 4589. New York City. Merchant. Born, Boston, Mass., Feb. 6, 1836. Veteran of the Union League Club of 1863, and member of the Metropolitan, Players', and Merchants' Clubs and the New England Society. Son of Nahum Fay and Mary P. Forbes, grandson of Heman Fay and Martha, his wife ; and great-grandson of Josiah Fay. 806. ROBERT H. FEAREY. 8706. Buffalo, N. Y. Architectural iron. Born, Albany, N. Y., April 14, 1870. Son of Thomas H. Fearey and Maria Van Bergen Babcock ; grandson of John Babcock and Hester Van Derzee ; great-grandson of Cornelius Van Der Zee and Maria Van Bergen ; gt^-grandson of Peter H. Van Bergen 154 .O.S s °- ■ /> a! S « 2 -S -J S- «; «; OS -S 55 o O IRoll of /iDembers. me. and Marjica Witbeck ; gt'-grandson of Henry Van Bergen and Neeltje Salesbury ; gt'-grandson of Pieter Van Bergen and Christina Coster. 532. HENRY M FIELD. 5332. Canandaigua, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Avon, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1834. Degree of A. B. from Williams College, 1854. President of Red Jacket Club of Canandaigua. Son of Alfred Bishop Field and Ann Beals ; grandson of Timothy Field, Jr., and Wealthy Bishop ; great-grandson of Timothy Field and Anna Dudley ; gt"-grandson of David Field and Abigail Stone. 1 142. EDWARD RIDLEY FINCH. 10542. New York City. Born, New York City, Nov. 15, 1873. Degree of A. B. from Yale University. Member of Yale Club of New York City. Son of Edward Lucius Finch and Annie Ridley Crane ; grandson of Rufus Erastus Crane and Anne Maria Ridley; great-grandson of Anson Crane and Experience Brush ; gt''-grandson oi Jonathan Crane and Berthia Bald- win ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Cra?ie. 677. WILLIAM MARTIN FINDLEY. 7177 Altoona, Pa. Physician. Born, Manor Hill, Pa., July 6, 1842. Degree of M. D from University of Pennsylvania. U. S. Pension Examiner and Schoo Director of Altoona. Honorary member of Survivors of the 76th Regt Pennsylvania Volunteers Association. Son of Dr. Wm. R. Findley and Elizabeth Fleming; grandson of Joseph Fleming and Elizabeth Martin great-grandson oi John Martin and Elizabeth Clark. 319. WALTER LOWRIE FINLEY. 4319 United States Army. Captain, Troop B, gth U. S. Cavalry. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan 21, 1857. Graduated from West Point. Participated in several Indian engagements and in the Santiago campaign in the War with Spain. Son of Surgeon-General Clement Alexander Finley, U. S. A., and Elizabeth Moore ; grandson of Major Samuel Finley and Mary Brown ; great- grandson of John Finley and Martha Berkley; gt^-grandson of Michael Finley, a native of county Armagh, Ireland, of Scotch descent, who came to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1734, and settled in Sadsbury township, Chester Co., Pa. 1093. LLOYD WIEGAND FISHER. 9893. Nevr York City. Architect. Born, Pleasant Mount, Pa., June 27, 1868. Degree of Ph. B. from Columbia University. Son of Rev. James Boorman Fisher 155 jffa. "Koll Of /IDembers. and Eveline Foster ; grandson of Rev. Josiah Fisher and Elizabeth Davenport Fisher; great-grandson of Rev. Jonathan Fisher (father of Josiah) and Dolly Battle, and of Rev. Samuel Fisher (father of Eliza- beth) and Alice Cogswell ; gt"-grandson of Jonathan Fisher (father of Rev. Jonathan) and Katharine Avery, and oi James CVj^swe// and (wife not given). 529. EDWIN WILLIAMS FISKE. 5329. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Contractor. Born, Shamokin, Pa., July 17, 1861. Mayor of Mount Vernon. Member of the City Club of Yonkers, City Club, Hiawatha Lodge, F. & A. M., Mount Vernon Chapter and Bethlehem Command- ery of Mount Vernon, and Order of Elks and Mecca Shrine of New York City. Son of Samuel Fiske and Amanda Stoddart ; grandson of Isaac Stoddart and Lydia Butler; great-grandson of John Stoddart and Rebecca Ashton, and of Capt. Zebulon Butler and Jemima Fish ; gf- grandson of Isaac Ashlon and Rebecca Powell, and of Col. Zebulon Butler and Lydia Johnson. 1232. ARTHUR FITCH. 10932. New York City. Cashier of Grand Union Hotel, New York City. Born, Durham, N. Y., July 10, 1849. Member of 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. from 1S83 to 1893. Son of Rev. Silas Fitch and Mary A. White, etc. See Theo- dore Fitch. 1209. JAMES SEELY FITCH. 10909. Yonkers, N. Y. Lawyer and real estate broker. Born, Coeymans, N. Y. , Dec. 2, 1847. Degree of LL. D. from Columbia Law School. Trustee of Board of Education of City of Yonkers, 1892-97 and 1897-1902. Mem- ber of Park Hill Country Club, City Club of Yonkers, F. & A. M., R. A. M. and K. T. , and Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Rev. Silas Fitch and Mary A. White, etc. See Theodore Fitch. 1210. THEODORE FITCH. 10910. Yonkers, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Franklin, N. Y. , INIarch 30, 1844. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Yale University. City Attorney of Yonkers, 1876-83. Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Rev. Silas Fitch and Mary A. White ; grandson of Col. Silas Fitch and Clarissa Howell, and of Nathaniel Smith White and Anna Seely ; great-grandson of Matthew Fitch, 2d, and Sarah Reed, and of Silvanus 156 iRoll Of /iDembers. afoi. Seely and Mary Hoyt ; gt"-grandson of Matthew Fitch, ist, and of Lydia Olmstead, and of Joseph Hoyt (Hait) and Jane King ; gt^-grandson of John Fitch, 2d, and Lydia Bushnell ; gt'-grandson of John Fitch, ist, and Rebecca Lindall ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fitch, who came to Connec- ticut from Bocking, Eng. , in or about 1638. 1063. JOHN HALDANE FLAGLER. 9713. New York City. Born, Cold Spring, Putnam Co., N. Y., Sept. 3, 1836. Meinber of Lotos, Manhattan, New York Yacht, Larchmont Yacht and other clubs. Son of Harvey K. Flagler and Sarah Jane Haldane ; grandson of Henry Haldane and Fanny Hustis ; great-grandson of Robert Hustis and Nancy Weeks; gt^'-grandson Joseph Hustis and Mary Hunt ; gt'- grandson of David Hustis and • Larrabee. 109S. WILLIAM REYNOLDS FLEMING. 9898. New York City. Mechanical engineer. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., May 9, 1862. Son of Dr. James Fleming and Jeannette Street ; grandson of Thaddeus Street and Martha Davenport Wolcott Reynolds ; great-grandson of Jesse Street and Lois Cook ; gt°-grandson of Thaddeus Cook and Lois Beach. 781. PETER FLINT. 8481. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Ticonderoga, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1856. Degree of A. B. from Yale University. Member of Yale Club, White Lotus Theo- sophical Society and Pipe Club. Son of Charles Northrip Flint and Aura Maria Thompson ; grandson of Peter Flint and Hannah Covenhoven ; great-grandson of /rtci?^ Covenhovcti and Mary Clement. The grandfather, Peter Flint, was a veteran of the War of 181 2. 470. AUSTIN W. FOLLETT. 4570. Brooklyn, N. Y. Wool merchant. Born, East Berkshire, Vt. , Aug. 5, 1833. Died Aug. 28, 1897. Son of John Fassett Follett and Sarah Lemira Wood- worth, etc. See George Follett. 475. EDGAR AUSTIN FOLLETT. 4575. New York City. Wool merchant. Born, Granville, O. , Feb. 23, i860. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars and Society of War of 181 2. Son of .Austin W. Follett and Mary Abby Wright ; grandson of John Fassett Follett and Sarah Lemira Woodvvorth, etc. See George Follett. 157 3foi. TRoll Of Members. 483. GEORGE FOLLETT. 4583. New York City. Wool merchant. Born, East Berkshire, Vt. , Sept. 28, 1S28. Son of John Fassett FoUett and Sarah Lemira Woodworth ; grandson of Mar- tin Dewey Follett and Sarah Persis F'assett ; great-grandson of Eliph- alet Follett and Elizabeth Dewey, and of John Fassett, Jr. , and Hannah Safford ; gt^-grandson of Lieut. Benj. Follett and Esther Robinson ; gt'-grandson of Benj. Follett, Jr. , and Hannah Woodward; gt'-grand- son of Benj. Follett, Sr. , and Patience Douler. Martin Dewey Follett served in the War of 1S12. 1143. BENJAMIN FOLSOM. 10543. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Folsomdale, Wyoming Co., N. Y. , Dec. 5, 1847. Degrees of A. B. and M. A. from LTniversity of Rochester. United States Consul at Sheffield, Eng. , 1886-93. Member of University Club of Buffalo. Son of Benj. R. Folsom and Mary Rathbone ; grandson of James Rathbone and Margaret (" Peggy ") Ashley ; great-grandson of JVm. Ashley and Jane Dutcher. 756. CHRISTOPHER R. FORBES. 8456. New York City. Railroad man. Born, New York City, April 14, 1852. Flag-raiser for many years, by official permit, at the Battery, where his ancestor first raised the American flag after the evacuation by the British. Son of George A. Forbes and Mary E. Van Arsdale ; grandson of David Van Arsdale and Jane Wilson McGarry ; great-grandson of /()//// Van Arsdale, Jr., and Mary Crawford ; gt"-grandson of John Van Arsdale. Sr., and Deborah Van Pelt (first wife) ; gt^-grandson of Stoft'el Van Arsdalen and Magdalena Van Hengelen ; gt'-grandson of John Van Arsdalen and Lammetie Probasko ; gt''-grandson of Simon Jansen Van Arsdalen (who came from Holland to New Amsterdam in 1653) and Peternelle Wyckoff. (See note under John T. Van Arsdale.) 788. DEXTER NEWELL FORCE. 8488. Montclair, N. J. Born, Baltimore, Md. , Nov. 5, 1835. Was Second Lieutenant, 37th Regt. N. G. N. Y. during the invasion of Pennsylvania. Member of G. A. R. , Washington Association of New Jersey, New England So- ciety, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Montclair Club. Son of Dexter Clark Force and Joanna Bussey Newell; grandson of Thomas Newell and Polly Phipps ; great-grandson of Jedediali Phipps and Sarah Lei and. 158 IRoll Of Members. jow. 1 1 77. HARRY HALE FORD. 10777. Elmira, N. Y. Physician. Born, Bristol, Me., Aug. 5, 1862. Degree of M. D. from the Medical School of Maine. Son of Augustus Hiram Ford and Eliza Rix Poole ; grandson of Jonathan Poole and Rebecca Gage ; great-grandson of Jonathan ■Poole, M. D. , and Elizabeth Hale ; gt"- grandson oijohn Hate, M. D., and Elizabeth, his wife. 575. MERTON L. FORD. 5375. Oneonta, N. Y. Physician and druggist. Born, Oneonta, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1861. Son of Newton Isaac Ford and Mary E. Shepherd ; grandson of Isaac S. Ford and Lydia Ford (cousin) ; great-grandson of Elijah and Sylvester Ford (brothers), and Rebecca Smith and Lydia Reed, their wives, re- spectively ; gt"-grandson of Jacob Ford and Abagaii Curtis. 509. JOHN FORSYTH. 5309. Kingston, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Kingston, N. Y. , June 22, \8'^o. Son of James Christie Forsyth and Mary Catharine Bruyn, etc. See Severyn Bruyn Forsyth. 510. SEVERYN BRUYN FORSYTH. 5310. Kingston, N. Y. Born, Kingston, N. Y. , Dec. 6, 1846. Son of James Christie Forsyth and Mary Catherine Bruyn ; grandson of Severyn Bruyn and Catherine Hasbrouck; great-grandson oi Jacobus Severyn Bruyn and Blandina Elmendorf ; gt^-grandson of Severyn Bruyn and Catherine Ten Broeck ; gt^-grandson of Jacobus Bruyn and Katrina Schoonmaker; gt't-grandson of Jacobus Bruyn, Sr., and Gertrude Esselstern. 799. DANIEL FRED FOWLER. 8499. Oneonta, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Westfield, Mass., December 3, 1873 ; died August z6, 1896. Son of Frederick Fowler and Eliza Phelps; grandson of Daniel Fowler and Mirandi Jones, and of Leicester Phelps and Evelina Chapin ; great-grandson of Frederick Fowler and Mirriam Moseley, o Henry Chapin and Cynthia Moseley, and of Oliver Phelps and Betsey Law Sherman ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Fowler z.wA Eleanor Williams, of David Moseley and Lydia Gay, and of William Sherman and Sarah Law ; gt'-grandson of Roger Sherman and Elizabeth Hartwell. 159 ffow. IRoU of /Rembers. 1349. GEORGE B. FOWLER. 11749. New York City. Physician. Born, Cross Keys, Ala., Oct. 23, 1847. Degree of M. D. from College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 1871 ; honorary degree of B. A. from College of City of New York, 1894. Member of various medical societies. Union League, Lotus and D. K. E. Clubs. Appointed Health Commissioner by Mayor Strong in 1895, and Com- missioner of State Board of Health by Governor Morton the same year. Son of Dr. Edmund Fowler and M.irgaret Tittle ; grandson of John Tittle and Hannah Bibb ; great-grandson of WiUiani Bibb and Lucy Booker ; gt^-grandson of John Bibb and Susanna Bigger ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Bibb, a Huguenot who fled to Wales to escape persecution and thence to America about 1685. 1 178. FREDERICK PAUL FOX. 10778. Elmira, N. Y. Land and Tax Agent, D. L. & W. R. R. Born, New London, Ohio, July 25, 1859. Degree of C. E. from Pennsylvania Military College. Served five years in Ohio National Guard ; on duty during Cincinnati riots. Member of Lackawanna Social Club, Century, Country and Athletic Clubs of Elmira, and City Club of Corning. Son of Daniel Hubbard Fox and Cynthia Miranda Beach ; grandson of Reuben L. Fox and Minna Smith ; great-grandson of Hubbard Fox and Luna Perry ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Fox and Hannah Burr (cousin of Aaron Burr.) 1363. ROYAL EDWARD FOX. 11988. Syracuse, N. Y. Mechanical engineer. Born, Oswego, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1872. Son of Royal Evaungeal Fox and Isabella Nelson, etc. See Royal E. Fox. 1322. ROYAL EVAUNGEAL FOX. 11 597. Syracuse, N. Y. Paymaster of Solvay Process Co. Born, Rochester, N Y. , May 14, 1843. Served in 24th N. Y. Vol. Inf. and 24th N. Y. Vol. Cavalry in Civil War ; participated in battles of Falmouth, Rappahannock Station, Sulphur Springs, Groveton, Gainsville, Manassas (2d Bull Run),Chan- cellorsville, the Wilderness campaign, Spottsylvania, Guineas Station, Totopotomy Bethesda Church, Coal Harbor, Petersburg and others to Appomattox : brevetted First Lieutenant. Served in Oswego Custom House, by appointment, two or three years about 1868. Son of R. A. Fox and Celinda Hamlin ; grandson of Simeon Hamlin and Elizabeth Pierce ; great-grandson of Clothier Pierce. 160 IRoll of /IDembers. jta. 406. ANDREW ERNEST FOYfi. 4506. New York City. Civil Engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., May 13, 1870. Degree of C. E. from Columbia University, 1890. Member of 7th Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; and of Engineers' Club, Military Club and Columbia Alumni Association. Son of Andrew J. C. Foy^ and Katherine S. House, etc. See Andrew J. C. Foyd. 112. ANDREW J. C. FOYfi. 4112. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Shamokin, Pa., Dec. 23, 1833. Member of Colonial Club, Ohio Society, Patria Club, Twilight Club, Chamber of Commerce, Board of Trade, etc. Son of William Foye and Jane Miller ; grandson of Barkley Miller and Sarah Miller ; great-grandson of Robert Milkr and Ann Barkley. 270. FRANK MENDON FOYfi. 4270. Jersey City, N. J. Real estate dealer. Born, Mt. Gilead, Ohio, June 19, 1853. Private in 7th Regt. Member of Jersey City Club and Ohio Society of New York. Son of William Foye' and Jane Miller, etc. See A. J. C. Foy^. 771- JOHN URBAN FRALEY. 8471. New York City. Merchant. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., March 6, 1839. Son of Ed- ward Laskey Fraley and Anna C. Brady ; grandson of John Urban Fraleyand Eliza Larkey ; great-grandson of Frederick Fra/ey 2iX\A Kath- erine Frieblich. 1007. DANIEL JAMES FRANCIS. 9407. Syracuse, N. Y. Manufacturer of granite memorials. Born, Utica, N. Y. , Sept. 6, 1845. Member of Founders and Patriots of America, Onondaga His- torical Society and Citizens' Club. Son of Jahn James Francis and Elizabeth Sholtus Rust ; grandson of John Ames Rust and Anna Maria Sholtus ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Wi/son Fust and Rachel Babcock ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Rust and Mary Wilson Mead ; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Rust and Mary (or Mercy) Atchinson ; gt*-grandson of Israel Rust and Rebecca Clark ; gts-grandson of Henry Rust. 736. LOUIS GRISWOLD FRANKAU. 8436. New York City. Railway mail service. Born, New Haven, Conn., Oct. 28, 1851. Son of Nathan Frankau and Delia Clark Griswold ; grandson of Ware- ham Griswold and Sylvia Clark ; great-grandson of Levi Griswold and 161 3frc- IRoll Of /IDembers. Azabah, his wife; gt^-grandson of George Grisico/d, Ji:, 3.nd Mary Hay- den ; gt^-grandson of George Griswold, Sr., and Zeruiah, his wife ; gt<- grandson of Joseph Griswold and Deborah, his wife ; gts-grandson of Joseph Griswold and Mary Gaylord ; gt*'-grandson of Edward Griswold, who was born in England in 1607, and came to New England in 1639. Wareham Griswold and two of his brothers were in the War of 1812. 679. HIRAM PERLEY FREAR. 7179. Rochester, N. Y. Manager. Born, Holmdale, N. J., March i, i860. Member of Rochester Club and Veteran Association of the National Guard of the State of New York. Son of Hiram Frear and Abigail Atkins Brown ; grandson of Joseph Brown and Sarah Frieze; great-grandson of jfohti Frieze and Martha Seigler. 542. CHARLES FRISBEE. 5342. Stuyvesant Falls, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 9, 1848. Member of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of John Frisbee and Harriet E. Pittman ; grandson of Samuel Frisbee and Hannah Foote ; great- grandson of Philip Frisbie and Sarah, his wife. 1086. ROBERT LIVINGSTON FRYER. 9886. Buffalo, N. Y. Born, Albany, Dec. 12, 1847. Member of Manhattan Club of New York, Holland Society, Society for the Preservation of Scenic and His- toric Places and Objects, and numerous other organizations. Late member of Niagara State Park Commission. Son of Wm. John Fryer and Margaret Livingston Crofts ; grandson of Alexander Crofts and Mary Livingston ; great-grandson of Robert Thong Livingston and Margaretta Livingston ; gt'-grandson of Feter R. Livingston and Mar- garet Livingston ; gt^-grandson of Robert Livingston and Mary Thong ; gt-t-grandson of Col. Philip Livingston and Catharine Van Brugh ; gis- grandson of Robert Livingston, first Lord of Livingston Manor and pioneer of the family in America, and Alida Schuyler. Mr. Fryer is also the lineal descendant of Gov. Rip Van Dam, and of the founders of the De Peyster, Van Cortlandt, Phillipse, and other old New York families. 894. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS FULLER, Jr. 8794. Jamestown, N. Y. Jeweler. Born, Rutland, Vt., April 10, 1839. In 1884 was elected Presidential Elector on the Cleveland and Hendricks ticket from the 34th Congressional District of New York, and was appointed messen ger to deliver the electoral vote of the State at Washington. Has been 162 IRoll Of Members. ©af. member of Board of Education for past thirteen years and President of tiie Board for past seven years. Member of Pilgrim Society, Reform Club of New York City, Jamestown Club, and F. & A. M. Son of Frederick A. Fuller, 2d, and Emeline Rathbone ; grandson of Frederick A. Fuller, ist, and Rachel Gordon ; great-grandson of Samuel Gordon. In the Fuller line Mr. Fuller is eighth in descent from Dr. Samuel Fuller of the Mayflower. 1 1 79. GARDNER FULLER. 10779. Batavia, N. Y. Superintendent of the State School for the Blind. Born, Fullerville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. , Nov. 21, 1833. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Wesleyan University. Son of Ashbil Fuller and Catharine Dawley ; grandson of Ashbil Fuller, Sr., and Lorain Millard ; great-grandson of Abraham Fuller and Lydia Gillette ; gt' -grandson of Joseph Fuller and Lydia Gay ; gt'-grandson of John Fuller and Mehitable Rowley ; gf-grandson of Samuel Fuller and Jane Lothrop ; gt''-grandson of Edward Fuller, who came over in the Mayflower with his son Samuel. 1362. GEORGE R. FULLER. 11987. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Massena, N. Y. , April 7, 1850. Member of Rochester Historical Society. Son of Wyman M. Fuller and Olive Densmore ; grandson of William Densmore and Olive Nichols ; great- grandson of Eliphald Densmore and Hannah Treadwell ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Densmore, and Hannah, his wife. 1380. FRANCIS P. FURNALD, Jr. 12280 Born, New York City, Oct. 31, 1841. Son of Francis P. Furnald and Louisa Skaden ; grandson of Samuel Furnald and Anna Burnham ; gt.- grandson of David Burnham and Martha Perkins ; gt'-grandson of Francis Perkins and Martha Low ; gt^-grandson of Jacob Perkins and Susanna Cogswell; gt*-grandson of Isaac Perkins and Hannah Knight. no. CLEMENT CARRINGTON GAINES. 4 no. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. President of Eastman College. Born, Mossingford, Va., March 15, 1857. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hampden-Sidney College, and B. L. from University of Virginia. Member of Board of Education. Member of Virginia Historical Society. Son of Richard Venable Gaines and Jane Virginia Watkins ; grandson of Richard Jennings Gaines and Martha Watkins Venable ; great-grandson of Richard N. Venable and Mary Morton ; gt^'-grandson of William Morton and Susanna Watkins ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Morton and Agnes Woodson. — Also, grandson of Wm. Morton Watkins and Elizabeth W. Venable ; great- 163 ©a[. IRoU Of /IDembers. grandson of Joel Watkins and Agnes Morton ; gt"-grandson of Thomas Watkins and Miss Anderson. — Also, great-grandson of Samuel Woodson Venable (father of Elizabeth) and Mary Carrington ; gt'-grandson of Paul Carrington and Margaret Read ; gt'-grandson of George Carrington and Anne Mayo. (Samuel VV. Venable and Richard N. Venable were brothers.) 620. CHARLES C. GALLUP. 7120. United States Army. First Lieutenant, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Macedon, N. Y. , Nov. 27, 1863. Died, Sept. 23, 1897. Son of Silas N. Gallup and Julia A. Corser ; grandson of Nathan Gallup and Phebe Strong ; great-grandson of Silas Gallup and Sarah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Gallup and Sarah Giddings. 145. HUGH RICHARDSON GARDEN. 4145. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Sumter, S. C, July 9, 1840. Member of Demo- cratic Club, D. K. E. Club, Southern Society, and Bar Association. Son of Alester Garden (born Gibbes) and Elizabeth Richardson ; grand- son of Wilmot S. Gibbes and Anna Frances de Saussure, and of William Richardson, 3d, and Emma C. Buford ; great-grandson of Hein-y Wm. de Saussure and Eliza Ford, of William Richardson, 2d, and Magdalen Guignard, cLndoilVilliam Buford, and olRo fieri Giifies : gt^'-grandson of Daniel de Saussure and Mary McPherson, and of William Richardson, 1st, and Anna Poinsette. 1 1 80. GEORGE CLINTON GARDNER. 10780. Washington, D. C. Civil Engineer. Born, Washington, D. C, Aug. 18, 1831. Attended Columbian College, near Washington. Assistant Astronomer and Surveyor of Northwest Boundary Survey, and Engineer on other Govern- ment works. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Insti- tute of Mining Engineers, and Society of the War of 1812. Son of Chas. Kitchel Gardner and Ann Eliza McLean ; grandson of Thomas Gardner and Sarah Kichel, and of John McLean and Ann Burnet ; great-grandson of Abraham Kitchel and Charity Ford, and of Thomas Gardner and Mary, his wife. 1211. HERSCHEL LUTHER GARDNER. 10911. Elmira, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Cranston, R. I., Sept. 20, 1869. Degrees of A. B. and LL. B. from Columbia University. Member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity and I. O. O. F. Son of James Luther Gardner and Jane Frances Vinton ; grandson of John Elliot Vinton and Jane Haskell ; 164 iRoll of /iDembers. ©eo. great-grandson of Joshua Vinton and Sally Dyer ; gt'-grandson of John Vinton and Dorothy Holmes. 1181. HENRY PARMELE GATES. 10781. Elmira, N. Y. Traveling salesman. Born, West Bloomfield, N. Y., March 2, 1856 Son of Geo. Marvin Gates and Delia Parmele ; grandson of Melancthon Gates and Huldah Babcock, and of Isaac Parmele and Laura Leach ; great-grandson of Marvin Gates and Rachel Coe, and of Reuben Par- mele and Sally Crittenden ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Gates and (wife not given), of Reuben Farmek, S/:, and Lucy Griswold, and of Jatncs Coe and Rachel Benton. 1271. JOHN P. GAYLORD. 11 121. New York City. Born, Hadley, Mass., March i S, 1846. Son of Edward R. Gaylord and Jane A. Miller; grandson of Aaron J. Miller, Jr., and Theodosia Parsons, Jr. ; great-grandson of Aaron J. Alillcr and Esther Burr. 387. EDWIN VAN DEUSEN GAZZAM. 4387. New York City. Physician, and Attending Surgeon to the New York Red Cross Hos- pital. Born, Utica, N. Y. , Feb. 5, 1866. Degree of M. D. from Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, 1892. Member of F. & A. M. , K. L. C. N. N. , Society of Alumni of New York Post-Graduate Hospital, County Medical Society, New York Medical League, Alpha Mu Pi Omega, and Alumni of University of Pennsylvania. Son of Gen. Audley W. Gaz- zam and Mary Elizabeth Van Deusen ; grandson of Edward D. Gaz- zam, M. D. , and Elizabeth Antoinette Beelen, and of Edwin Martin Van Deusen, D. D. , and Eliza Maria Gilbert ; great-grandson of Wm. Gazsam, Jr., and Ann Parker, of Isaac Laird Van Deusen and Lovina Hart, and of Banford Gilbert and Elizabeth Edwards ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Gazzam, Sr., and Martha Hart, of Samuel Edwards and Jane Shelton, oi Jacob Van Deusen and Mary Laird, and of Thaddeus Gilbert and Martha Turney; gt^-grandson of Isaac Van Deusen and Fitie (or Fiche) Burghardt. Gazzam is a Bible name, " the children of Gazzam" being mentioned in Ezra ii. 48, and Nehemiah, vii. 51, among those returned from the captivity in Babylon. Elizabeth Antoinette Beelen, mentioned above, was daughter of Constantine Antoine de Beelen and granddaughter of Baron Antoine de Beelen de Bertholf, first Austrian ambassador to the United States in 1783. 380. GEORGE WILLIAM GEDNEY. 4380. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Newburg, N. Y., May 17, 1868. Son of George W. 165 (See. IRoIl Of /IDembers. Gedney and Mary E. Weygant ; grandson of Cornelius Weygant and Mary Pinckney ; great-grandson of John Weygant and Elizabeth Du Bois; gt'-grandson of Wilhelmus Du Bois and Mary Hudson; gt'- grandson of Lewis Du Bois and Rachel Jansen. 517. EDWARD FRENCH GEER. 5317. New York City. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , Jan. 2, 1872. Son of Oliver Joseph Geer and Eliza Raymond ; grandson of George Raymond and Elizabeth Bliss Rogers; great-grandson of George Raymond, Sr. , and Martha Smith; gt"-grandson oi John Raymond asiA Elizabeth Griswold. 734. JAMES W. GERARD, Jr. 8434. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Geneseo, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1867. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Columbia University and LL. B. from the University of New York. Captain of 12th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of Union, University, New York Athletic and Fencers' Clubs and Society of Med- ical Jurisprudence. Son of James W. Gerard, 2d, and Jenny Angel ; grandson of James W. Gerard and Eliza Sumner; great-grandson of Increase Sumner and Elizabeth Hyslop. 933. GEORGE LEWIS GILLON. 8883. New York City. Manufacturer of machinery. Born, New Haven, Conn., Feb. 14, 1866. Captain in 23d Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; formerly Major in 14th Regt. Member of Nautilus Boat Club, Masonic fraternity up to 32d degree, and Mystic Shrine. Son of Edward W. Gillon and Emily A. Havens ; grandson of Hugh Gillon and Mary M. Gillette ; great- grandson of Ephraim Gillette and Mary Dyer ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcomb. 629. THEODORE OILMAN. 7129. Yonkers, N. Y. Banker. Born, Alton, III, Jan. 2, 184 1. Graduated from Williams College, 1862 ; A. M. in 1865. Member of Union League Club of New York. Son of Winthrop Sargent Oilman and Abia Swift Lippincott ; grandson of Benjamin Ives Oilman and Hannah Robbins ; great-grand- son oi Joseph Gilman and Rebecca Ives. 686. THEODORE GILMAN, Jr. 7186. Yonkers, N. Y. Born, New York City, Feb. 21, 1873. Graduated from Williams College, B. A., 1896. Son of Theodore Gilman and Elizabeth Drinker Paxson, etc. See Theodore Gilman. 166 o id 1 o z g o 7. < IRoll of Members. ©or. 258. CHARLES GARNETT GORDON. 4258. Hyattsville, Md. Captain, U. S. A., retired. Born, Wake County, N. C, Sept. 28, 1837. Died, Oct. 26, 1898. Degree from Flint Hill College, Loudon County, Va. Slightly wounded at Apache Pass, N. M. , 1861, and again at Rio Pecos, N. M., 1863; engaged at Cibicue, Ariz., 1881. Was nominated for Congress from Sixth District of Texas in 1869 or 1879, but declined it, as he was an army officer ; also delegate to Congress from Arizona ; elected State Senator from Prince Georges Co., Md., 1897, con- tested. Member of G. A. R. , Loyal Legion, Society of California Vol- unteers, U. S. Cavalry Association, and National Geographic Society. Son of Daniel Smith Gordon and Mary Elizabeth Hammett; grandson of Henry Gordon and Elizabeth Smith, and of Hammett and Margaret Burroughs ; great-grandson of Daniel Smith and ShuU, and of Malachai Hammett and Bowie ; gt^-grandson of Adam Gordon, a descendant of Lord Gordon, Viscount of Inverness, etc., head of a powerful Scotch family which intermarried with royalty. iot8. POWHATAN GRAHAM GORDON. 9418. New York City. Manager. Born, Waverly, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1863. Son of William Osceola Gordon and Virginia C. Graham ; grandson of Powhatan Gor- don and Mary Caroline Coleman ; great-grandson of Col. Thomas Cole- man and Clarissa White, and of John Gordon and Dorothea Cross ; gt"- grandson of William White and Mary Green. Dorothea Cross was a lineal descendant of Pocahontas. 713. GEORGE GORHAM. 8413. Buffalo N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Canandaigua, N. Y., May 25, 1837. Degree of A. B. from Harvard, 1857. Son o.f Nathaniel Gorham and Mary Parsons ; grandson of Nathaniel Gorham and Ruthy Wood ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Gorham and Rebecca Call. 1028. CHARLES E. GORTON. 9553. Yonkers, N. Y. Superintendent of Schools. Born, North Brookfield, N. Y. , Dec. 15, 1845. Son of Thomas Rogers Gorton and Prudence Treat; grandson of Varnum Gorton and Hannah Rogers ; great-grandson of Samuel Gorton and Eunice Austin. 167 <5ou. iRoll Of /IDembers. 697. CHARLES A. GOULD. 7197. New York City. Iron Manufacturer. Born, Batavia, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1849. Collector of Customs of Bufifalo District, 1881-85. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, New York Yacht. Atlantic Yacht, American Yacht, New York Athletic, Reform, and Republican Clubs of New York, Bufifalo Club, and Chicago Club. Son of Wm. W. Gould and Electa M. Pratt ; grandson of Jedediah Gould and Nancy Chamberlain ; great-grandson of Ophir Gould and Rhoda Marcy ; gt'-grandson of Bezalcel Gould and Bethsheba Robinson ; gt^-grandson of Eliezer Gould and Phebe, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Zaccheus Gould and Elizabeth Curtice ; gt'- grandson of John Gould and Sarah Baker. John Gould was thrice a representative to the General Court. Eliezer was in the French and Indian War. 1277. HORACE M. GRAFF. 11202. New York City. Manager of New York office of Waterford Knitting Co. Born. New York City, June 7, 1874. Degree of A. B. from College of City of New York, Formerly Second Lieutenant 9th Regt. N. G. N. Y. ; in War with Spain, Captain of Co. E. , 9th N. Y. Vol. Inf. Son of Abraham M. Grafif and Eva Phillips, etc. See Isaac P. Graff. 13 14. ISAAC PHILLIPS GRAFF. 11 589. New York City. Manufacturer's agent. Born, New York, Oct. i, 1869. Member of F. & A. M. Son of Abraham M. GrafiE and Eva Phillips ; grandson of Isaac Phillips and Sophia Phillips ; great-grandson of Naphtali Phillips and Rachel Seixas ; gt"-grandson oi Jonas Phillips and Rebecca Mendez Machado. 664. LUCIUS FAIRBANKS GRAHAM. 7164. New York City. Cashier, Norwich & New York Transportation Co. Born, Box- borough, Mass., Feb. 26, 1849. Member of Montacute Lodge, F. & A. M. of Worcester, Mass., and Citizens' Council, Royal Arcanum. Son of Lewis Hill Graham and Sophronia Fairbanks ; grandson of Noah Fairbanks and Hannah Whitcomb ; great-grandson of Amos Fairbanks and Rhoda Sawyer ; gf'-grandson of Joseph Fairbanks and Mary Brown ; gt'-grandson of Jabez Fairbanks and Mary, his wife ; gt'- grandson of Jonas Fairbanks. 1370. LOUIS EDWIN GRANGER. 11995. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Hardwick, Mass., Aug. 14, 1842. Enlisted 168 IRoll Of /iDembers. ~i. 590. LUCIAN HAWLEY. 5390. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Morean, N. Y., Nov. 18, 1818. Supervisor of Inter- nal Revenue under President Grant. Member of Y. M. C. A., Repub- lican League and Buffalo Library. Son of Seth Hawley and Lucy Sill ; grandson of Amos Hawley and Achsah Strong ; great-grandson of Ebe- nezer Hawley and Mary Hart ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Hawley and Elisabeth Wilcoxson ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hawley and Mary Thompson ; gt-«-grandson of Joseph Hawley and Katharine Birdsey. 751. DAVID OLIPHANT HAYNES. 8451. New York City. Publisher. Born, Detroit, Mich., Aug. 29, 1858. Son of Levi Has- brouck Haynes and Caroline Oliphant ; grandson of David Oliphant and Mary McDonald ; great-grandson of Jonathan Oliphant and Mary Shinn ; gt'-grandson of David Oliphant and Ann Lee ; gt'-grandson of Duncan Oliphant, who was born in Scotland and emigrated to America in the 17th century, and was one of the founders of West Jersey. 668. DAVID ALEXANDER HAYS. 7168. Johnstown, N. Y. Born, Johnstown, N. Y., Feb. 27, 1869. Degree of Ph. B. from Yale University. Son of David Hays and Mary Yost ; grandson of Alexan- der Hay, Jr., and Elizabeth Walker ; great-grandson Alexander Hay and Elizabeth Haggart. 695. RUSSELL HEADLEY. 7195. Newburgh, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Stockbridge, Mass., Sept. 27, 1852. Degree of B. S. from Cornell University, 1872. Formerly Captain in 17th Battalion, N. G. N. Y. Corporation Counsel of Newburgh, 1880-16; District Attorney of Orange County, 1885-91 ; Trustee of Washington's Head- quarters at present. Member of Manhattan Club of New York, City Club, and Powelton Club of Newburgh, and the Historical Society of Newburgh Bay and the Highlands. Son of Joel T. Headley and Anna Allston Russell ; grandson of Isaac Headley and Eirene Benedict, and of William W. Russell and Lucy Channing ; great-grandson of Abncr Benedict and Lois Northrup, and of Wm. Channing and Lucy EUery ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Ellery and Ann Remington. 966. JOB ELMER HEDGES. 9166. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Elizabeth, N. J., May 10, 1862. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Princeton University and LL. B. from Columbia Uni- 185 ibeg. IRoll Of /IDembers. versity. Secretary to the Mayor of New York, 1895-97 ; City Magis- trate, 1897-98. Member of Princeton, University, and Union League Clubs. Son of Job Clark Hedges and Elizabeth \\'ood Elmer; grand- son of Apollos Elmer and Mary Brittin ; great-grandson of Col. Wm. Brittin, 3d, and Margaret Baker ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Brittin and Elizabeth Van Sickle ; gt^-grandson of William Brittin and Rachel, his wife. 527. JOHN ROGERS HEGEMAN, Jr. 5327. Mamaroneck, N. Y. Life insurance. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1872. Corporal in Co. E, 7th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Member of New York Athletic Club, New York Yacht Club, Manhattan Harbor No. i, and Military Club. Son of John Rogers Hegeman and Evelyn Lyon ; grandson of John G. Hegeman and Charlotte Owen Rogers ; great-grandson of William Rogers and Polly Chapman ; gt'-grandson of James Chapman, yi, and Mary Holt ; gt'-grandson of James Chaptnan,//:, and Sarah Birch; gt'-grandson of James Chapman and Mary Wyatt. 691. DAVID PATTERSON HENRY. 7191. New York City. Floor manager. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 25, 1863. First Lieu- tenant Co. M., 14th Regt., New York Infantry, May 2, 1898; pro- moted to Captain, June 15, 1898. Was Special Deputy Collector of Customs at New-Berne, N. C, 1883-4. Son of Thomas Allison Henry and Emma Jane Patterson ; grandson of Thomas Lowrey Henry and Phebe Probasco ; great-grandson of George Henry and Mary Lowrey ; gt'-grandson of Tliomas Lowrey and Esther Mounier Fleming. Mary Lowrey was one of 13 young ladies who scattered floral treasures in W^ashington's pathway in Trenton, in April, 1789, e7i route to his inauguration. 632. JAMES GORDON HENRY. 7132. New York City. Clerk. Born, Nyack, N. Y., Aug. 13, 1870. Member of Harlem Wheelmen, Royal Arcanum, and Buyers' Association. Son of Wm. Hamilton Henry and Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for paternal line. In maternal line, grandson of Garret Sarvent and Sarah Snedeker ; great-grandson of Garret Sarvent, Sr., and Mary Corwin ; gt'-grandson oi Philip Sarvent and Maria Knapp, and of Gilbert Corwin. 329. JOHN F. HENRY. 4329. New York City. Born, Waterbury, Vt., Jan. 28, 1863. Appointed by President Har- rison, U. S. Assistant Appraiser, resigned 1894. Commissioned by 186 "Koll ot Members. ibcf. Gov. Flower Inspector of Rifle Practice, rank of Captain, 47th Regt. N. G. N. Y., 1894. Member of Sons of the Revolution, Union League Club of Brooklyn, Colonial Wars, War of 18 12, and Long Island His- torical Societies, Society of Vermonters and 23d Regt. Veteran Associ- ation. Son of John F. Henry and Josephine Barrett; grandson of James M. Henry and Matilda M. Gale : great-grandson of Peter Gale, Jr., and Hannah Tottingham ; gt'-grandson of Peter Gale and Prudence French ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Gale. Jr., and Mehetable Dwinel ; gtt- grandson of Isaac Gale and Judith Sawyer. II 10. RICHARD NUGENT HENRY. 105 10. New York City. Dry goods. Born, New York City, March 14, 1876. Member of Co. B, 71st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., in the War with Spain, and participated in whole Santiago campaign. Son of Wm. Hamilton Henry and Mary Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for paternal line, and James G. Henry for maternal line. 37. WILLIAM HAMILTON HENRY. 4037. New York City. Journalist. Born, New York City, Oct. 15,1845. Treasurer of New York Press Club. Member of Scotch-Irish Society of the United States. Son of Horatio Morris Henry and Sarah Ann Nugent; grand- son of William Hamilton Henry and Eliza Ann Neal ; great-grandson of Hugh Henry and PhcEbe Morris (daughter of Robert Morris of Phila- delphia), and gt--grandson of John Henry and Ann Hamilton of Scotland. 631. WILLIAM MORRIS HENRY. 7131. New York City. Clerk. Born, Elizabeth, N.J. Dec. 11, 1871. Son of Wm. Hamilton Henry and Alice Sarvent, etc. See Wm. H. Henry for paternal line and James G. Henry for maternal line. 707. WARREN SERENUS HERMAN. 8407. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Teacher. Born, New Kingston, Pa., Feb. 23, 1863. Degree of Master of Accounts from Eastman College of Poughkeepsie. Member of Knights Templars, Mystic Shriners, Royal Arcanum, and I. O. O. F. Son of Manasseh Herman and Mary Emeline Miely ; grandson of John Herman and Rachel Beltzhoover; great-grandson of Christian Herman and Elizabeth Bowers ; gt^-grandson of Martin Herma?i and Anna Dorothea Boerst. 187 iDe8. iRoll Of /IDembers. 1317. FRANK JUDSON HESS. 12195. Rochester. N. Y. Cigar and tobacco manufacturer. Born, Wayland, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1863. Studied at Cornell University. Commissioned Second Lieutenant Co. I, 202d Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., July 22, 1898; now Lieutenant- Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity, Society of War of 1812, and Army and Navy Club of New York. Son of Solo- mon Francis Hess and Helen M. Chichister ; grandson of John Hess and Mary Brounson ; great-grandson of Denis Hess and Catherine Bower; gt^-grandson of Johmines (John) Hess and Margaret Fulmer. 612. GEORGE S. HICKOK. 7112. New York City. Cashier. Born, New York City, Jan. 25, 1831. Member of Chamber of Commerce, Congregational Club, and Board of Managers of J. Hood Wright Memorial Hospital. Son of Pliny Hickok and Lucy Stevens; grandson of Daniel Hickok, Jr. , and Lucy Hoyt ; great-grandson of Daniel Hickok, Sr., and Lucy Starr, and of Nathaniel Hoyt, Jr., and Anna White; gt'-grandson of 7'/^o/«rt;5 ^'Ar/r and Mary Sherman. See Ralph W. Hoyt. 875. JOHN D'AUBY HIGGINS. 8775. Oswego, N. Y. Lawyer and manufacturer. Born, Oswego, N. Y., June 9, 1858. Mayor of Oswego since 1894. Member of Oswego Historical Society. Son of John Bradley Higgins and Mary Ann D'Auby ; grandson of Alexander J. D'Auby and Elizabeth Englis; great-grandson of Alexan- der D'Auby and Mary Anna Sweeting; and of Andrew Englis and Rachael Moore ; gt^-grandson of Dr. Lewis Sweeting and Abiah Cobb ; gtJ-grandson of Lewis Sweeting and Zebiah Whiting. 531. WARREN HIGLEY. 5331. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Genoa, N. Y., July i, 1833. Degrees of A. B. and A. 1\L from Hamilton College. Formerly Judge of County Court, by election. Member of Alpha Delta Phi, Ohio Society, Adirondack League, Patria and Republican Clubs of New York, American Forestry Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and several Masonic organizations. Son of Chester Higley and Pru- dence Miller; grandson of Warren Higley and Lucy Sawyer; great- grandson of Corporal Seth Higley and Mindwell Higley (a distant cousin) ; gt^-grandson of Ensign Brewster Higley, Jr., and Esther Hol- combe ; gt'-grandson of Ensign Brewster Higley, Sr., and Hester Holcombe ; gt^-grandson of Capt. John Higley and Hannah Drake. 188 iRoll ot jflDembers. i&n. Capt. John Higley, born in Finnley, Surrey, England, 1649, came to America in 1666, and died in Simsbury, Conn., 1714. Gov. Jonathan Trumbull was his grandson. 816. CHARLES BENJAMIN HILL. 8716. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Albany, N. Y., March i, 1857. Formerly First Lieutenant, 65th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Thomas Hill and Mary E. Bullock ; grandson of Benjamin Ferris Bullock and Sarah Roberts ; great-grandson of Comfort Bullock and Bethiah Bowen. 872. DAVID JAYNE HILL. 8772. Washington, D. C. Assistant Secretary of State of the United States. Born, Plainfield, N. J., June 10, 1850. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Bucknell Uni- versity and LL. D. from Colgate University. For many years prior to October, 1898, President of the University of Rochester, N. Y. Son of Daniel T. Hill and Lydia Ann Thompson ; grandson of Isaac Hill and Juliana Reader ; great-grandson of Jacob Reeder. 266. WILLIAM LOWELL HILL. 4266, United States Navy. Boatswain, U. S. N. Born, Auburn, Iowa, Oct. 17, 1855. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor, June 22, 1881, for gallant and merito- rious conduct. Served on U. S. S. " Brooklyn " throughout War with Spain, participating in three engagements against the forts at Santiago harbor, two bombardments of Santiago City, and the destruction of Cervera's fleet ; specially mentioned in official reports of Commodore Schley and Capt. Cook. Son of Henry Clay Hill and Margaret J. Ca- ter; grandson of James Hill and Betsey Blanchard, and of Denis Cater and Mary Messer; great-grandson of Samuel Hill and (wife not given), and of Ebenezer Messer, who descended from the Messers who settled in Methuen, Mass., early in the 17th century. 491. WILLIAM HILLS, Jr. 4591. New York City. Secretary. Bora, Brooklyn, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1873. Son of William Hills and Ida A. Whitney; grandson of Ethan Whitney and Julia Ann Louisa Bosworth ; great-grandson of Ethan Whitney, Sr., and Betsey Miller Greene ; gt'-grandson of Hachaliah Whitney and Abigail Nel- son ; gt' -grandson oi Jesse Whitney and Mary Cheney, and of Gershom Nelson. 189 ■i>tm. iRoll of /Members. 121. JEHIEL WEBB HIMES. 4121. Cohoes, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Wethersfield, Conn., Nov. 18, 1842. Went from Burr & Burton Seminary, Manchester, Vt., into the army. Ser- geant in 177th Regt. N. Y. State Volunteers; Captain 6th Regt. Corps d'Afrique in siege of Port Hudson and Banks' campaign in Lou- isiana. Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue. Member of Riverside Club, Masonic Fraternity, G. A. R., and several manufacturers' associa- tions and clubs. Son of Jehiel Webb Himes and Eliza Slocuni ; grand- son of John Slocum and Polly Parker; great-grandson oi Joshua Sloatm and Lucy Dunn. 1290. VOLNEY A. HOARD. 112 15. Rochester, N. Y. Physician. Born, Dundee, Yates Co., N. Y., July 28, 1859. Degree of M. D. from New York Homeopathic College. Was City Physician for five years. Member of Rochester Historical Society. Son of Gideon P. Hoard and Sarah Baker ; grandson of Allan Hope and Emeline Baker ; great-grandson of Edward Baker and MoUie Hills Sherman ; gt^'-grandson of Thomas Marshall Baker and Susanna Whipple, and of Moses Sherman and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Marshall Baher and (wife not given), and of Ephraim Sherman. 672. ALVAH SABIN HOBART. 7172. Yonkers, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Whitney, P. Q., March 7, 1847. Degrees of A .B. and A. M. from Colgate University and D. D. from Denison University. Was a private in Volunteer Militia of Vermont during Civil War. Member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity and Yonkers Historical Society, Son of Charles Hobart and Pathenia Sabin ; grandson of Jonas Ho- bart and Sarah Faxon ; great-grandson of Solomon Hobart and Abigail Brooks, and of Franeis Faxon ; gt^-grandson of Shebuel Hobart, Jr., and Esther Parker ; gl'-grandson of Shebuel Hobart, Sr., and Martha Prescott; gt*-grandson of Rev. Gershom Hobart; gts-grandson of Rev. Peter Hobart; gt'-grandson of Edmund Hobart, who came from Eng- land to Massachusetts in 1633, and who was descended from William the Conqueror. 897. PIERRE VAN BUREN HOES. 8797. Yonkers, N. Y. Real estate. Born, Kinderhook, N. Y., April 14, 1844. Diploma from New York University. Commissioner for condemnation proceed- ings by appointment of Supreme Court. Member of Hollana Society and Yonkers Historical Society. Son of Peter Swart Hoes and Hen- 190 IRoll of /IDembers. doo. rietta Myers; grandson of Major Mordecai Myers, U. S. A., and Char- lotte Bailey; great-grandson of Judge William Bailey and Hannah Hegeman ; gt'^-grandson of CoL John Bailey and Altie Van VVyck ; gt^- grandson of John Bailey and Mary Ter Bush. 738. FRANCIS LESLIE HOFF. 8438. Buffalo, N. Y. Real estate and investments. Born, Savannah, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1862. Son of John Drurri Hoff and Harriet Louise Watts ; grandson of John Hoff and Eva Cornue ; great-grandson of Cornelius Hoff and Margaret Pruyn ; gt^-grandson of Richard Hoff. 830. HENRY OSGOOD HOLLAND. 8730. Buffalo, N. Y. Architect. Born, Washington, Ind., July 8, 1865. Son of John Hol- land and Elizabeth Phillips; grandson of Samuel May Holland and Laura Peirce ; great-grandson of Joseph Hardy Peirce and Frances Temple Cordis ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Peirce and Ann Dawes ; gt'- grandson of Isaac Peine and Mary Hardy, and of Thomas Dawes and Hannah Blake. 12 1 2. CLAYTON WOOD HOLMES. 109 12. Elmira, N. Y. Manufacturer of drug specialties and President Hygeia Refrigerating Co. Born, Leroysville, Pa., Sept. 26, 1848. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Lafayette College. Member of Elmira City Council, 1884-5-6. Member of Loyal Legion, Century Club, Elmira City Club, Theta Delta Chi Fraternity, State and American Pharmaceutical Associations, Pro- prietors' Association of the U. S., and F. & A. M., 32°. Son of Daniel Holmes and Lois Wood ; grandson of Moses Wood and Peggy Newell ; great-grandson of Samuel Wood and Anna Califf. 1233. DANIEL HOLMES. 10933. Brockport, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, West Bloomfield, N. Y. , Sept. 11, 1828. Degree of A. B. from Yale University and A. M. from University of Rochester. Son of Daniel Holmes and Susan Hale ; grandson of Thomas Hale and Elizabeth Wilder ; great-grandson of Oliver Hale and Catherine Bou- tell, and of Thomas Wilder, Jr., ^.nd Abigail Carter; gt^-grandson of Thomas Wilder, Sr., and Mary White. Oliver Hale was in the fifth generation from Thomas Hale, " the glover " of old Newbury, 1635. 1253. LOUIS HOWELL HOOD. 11 103. Seneca Falls, N. Y. Wholesale coal shipper. Born, Seneca Falls, N. Y., April 19, 191 f)op. iRoll of /iDembers. 1876. Degree of B. S. from Cornell University. Member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. Son of Cornelius S. Hood and Alice Howell ; grandson of Lewis B. Howell and Georgianna Callender ; great-grand- son of Jared Howell and Mary, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Jeremiah Howell and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Howell ; gt'-grand- son of Josiah Howell ; gt°-grandson of Jeremiah Howell. 741. CHARLES COMSTOCK HOPKINS. 8441. Rome, N. Y. Civil engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 22, i860. Degrees of B. Sc. and C. E. from Lehigh University. City Engineer of Rome since 1892. Member of Rome Club, American Society of Civil Engineers and New England Water Works Association. Son of Stephen Hopkins and Henrietta Louisa Comstock ; grandson of Chas. Lindsley Hopkins and Amanda Shepard, and of Charles Comstock and Almira Kingsbury ; great-grandson of Stephen Hopkins and Jemima Lindsley, of Joseph Kingsbury and Anna Spalding, and of John Shepard and Anna Gore ; gt^'-grandson of IViniam Hopkins and Eunice, his wife, of Simon Spalding and Ruth Shepard, and of Obadiah Gore, Jr.; gt^-grandson of Obadiah Gore, Sr. 921. LEWIS CHEESMAN HOPKINS. 8871. New York City. Broker. Born, Albion, N. Y., July 5, 1828. Colonel, State of Il- linois, serving on Gov. Yates' staff. Member of the first Board of Healtii of Cincinnati. Member of Ohio Society of New York, Foun- ders and Patriots of America, New England Society of Brooklyn and Long Island Historical Library Association. Son of Milton William Hopkins and Almina Adkins ; grandson of Hezekiah Hopkins and Eunice Hubbell ; great-grandson of Hezekiah Hopkins, Sr., and Sarah Davis ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Hopkins and Mary Butler ; gt'-grand- son of Stephen Hopkins and Dorcas Bronson ; gt'-grandson of John Hopkins, who came from England with Rev. Mr. Hooker, in 1633, was admitted a freeman at Cambridge, Mass., in 1635, and went to Hartford, Conn., in 1636. 520. TIEMANN NEWELL HORN. 5320. United States Army. Second Lieutenant, U. S. Artillery. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 18, 1868. Member of Society of War of 181 2, Fort Monroe Club, and Audubon Society. Son of Daniel Tiemann Horn and Frances Capron Young ; grandson of Albert Horn and Elizabeth Anna Gertrude Tiemann ; great-grandson of Anthony Tiemann and Mary F. Newell ; gt^-grandson of Andrew Newell and Elizabeth Wyeth ; gt'-grandson of Noah Wyeth 192 IRoll of /IDembers. ibou. and Betty Fitch ; gt' -grandson of Ebenezer Wyeth, Sr., and Susannah Hancock. 123 STEPHEN D. HORTON. 10934. Peekskill, N. Y. Stove-lining manufacturer. Born, Peekskill, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1837. Son of Frost Horton and Phebe Tompkins ; grandson of Wright Hor- ton and Ann Qureau ; great-grandson of Stephen Horton and Elizabeth Frost. 1343. WILLIAM EDWARD HORTON. 2016. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Washington, D. C, June 28, 1868. Degrees of LL.B. and LL.M. from Georgetown University, Washington, D. C. Was Captain in 2d Regt. D. C. Militia, one year ; Captain and A. D. C. to Commanding General, seven and one-half years ; served four years in office of Adjutant-General of U. S. Army, and four years in U. S. Geological Survey. Mustered into service for Spanish War as First Lieutenant and Adjutant of ist Regt. D. C. Vol. Inf. ; assigned to duty as Adjutant-General of ist Brigade, istDiv., 5th Corps; participated in battles at and around San Juan. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, War of 181 2, Loyal Legion, Foreign Wars, Society of Santiago, and Grand Officer of Order of St. Catherina of Armenia. Son of Maj. Wm. Edward Horton, U. S. A. and U. S. V. and Josephine Julia Clarke ; grandson of Otis N. Horton and Caroline Elizabeth Spicer, and of Joseph Clarke and Julia Ann Eddy ; great-grandson of William Clarke and Sally Hamilton, and of Benjamin Spicer and Elizabeth Betsey Spicer ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Clarke and Sarah Case, of Oliver Spicer, and Alithea Allyn, and of Edward Spicer and Abigail Allyn ; gt3-grandson of John Spicer and Mary Geer ; gt' -grandson of Robert Geer and Martha Tyler. 588. WILLIAM HORACE HOTCHKISS. 5388. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Whitehall, N. Y., Sept. 7, 1864. Degrees of A. B. from Hamilton College, 1886, and A. M., 1889. Clerk of Surrogate of Cayuga County, 1887-89. Member of Independent and Liberal Clubs of Buffalo. Son of Mason K. Hotchkiss and Rachel A. Merriam ; grandson of Horace Hotchkiss and Diadama Pearce ; great-grandson of Mason Pearce ; gt^-grandson of Shubael Pearce. 598. CHARLES FREDERICK HOUGHTON. 5398. Corning, N. Y. Glass manufacturer. Born, Cambridge, Mass., June i, 1846. Died, Corning, N. Y., March 29, 1897. Member of the New York Legisla- 13 193 Don. IRoll of Members. ture, 1874. Son of Amory Houghton and Sophronia M. Oakes ; grand- son of Rufus Houghton and Abigail Barnard ; great-grandson of Jonathan Houghton and Susannah Moore; gt'grandson of Jonathan Houghton, Sr., and Mary Houghton; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Hough- ton and Zermiah Moore ; gt^-grandson of John Hoghton (born Lan- caster, Eng., 1631 ; died Lancaster, Mass., 1684,) and Beatrix, his wife. John Hoghton, the immigrant, was twentieth in lineal descent through a line of Knights and other nobles from Roger de Busti (or Bussell) of the time of William the Conqueror. \\'hen Roger's granddaughter was married, her father gave her a portion of land in Hoton (Hocton) and her son was called Willus de Hocton, with whom the family name, now spelled " Houghton," came into existence. 906. ADELBERT D. HOUSTON. 8856. New York City. Merchant. Born, Logan, O., Sept. 18, 1856. Son of William Houston and Eliza Eaton ; grandson of Benjamin Eaton and Mary Coony-Scott ; great-grandson oi Joseph Eatton and Jeanet Ramsay. 524, LUCIUS WALLACE HOW. 5324. New York City. Stenographer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 16, 1850. Degree of M. D. from College of Physicians and Surgeons. For several years Official Stenographer of Twelfth District Court. Member of New York Botanical Society and Secretary of Williamsbridge Improvement League. Son of Thomas Palmer How and Susan M. Thompson ; grandson of Isaac How and Elizabeth Treat; great-grandson of yi'sse How and Mary How ; and gt'^-grandson of Jesse How, Sr. 777. EDWARD TASKER HOWARD. 8477. New York City. Advertising broker. Born, Brooklyn, Oct. 27, 1843. Son of John Tasker Howard and Susan Taylor Raymond ; grandson of Joseph Howard and Anstiss Smith, and of Eliakim Raymond and Mary Carrington ; great-grandson oi John Howard and Jemima Ashby, and ol Nathaniel Raymond 2i.x\A Dorotiiy Wood. 537. EDWIN DEWEY HOWE. 5337. Valatie, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Albany, N. Y., July 1 1, 1865. Degrees of A. B., from Middlebury College, 1887, and LL. B. , from Union University, 1889. Son of Jolin Alonzo Howe and Delia Ann Rice ; grandson of .A.lonzo Howe and Elizabeth Horr; great-grandson of John Hoive ; gt''-grand- son oi Nehemiah Hov'e ; gts-grandson of Peter Howe and Grace, his wife ; gf-grandson of John Howe. 194 IRoll of /IDembers. iboB. 550. ROBERT E. L. HOWE. 5350. New York City. Real estate. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y. , May 6, 1864. Formerly member of Appraiser's staff, port of New York, and City Assessor of Brooklyn. Member of Crescent Athletic Club. Son of Alexander H. Howe and Abigail C. Seaman ; grandson of Robert A. How and Amy Horsner ; great-grandson of Lebeus How and Anna Austin ; gt'-grandson of John How and Martha, his wife. 11S4. LORENZO HOWES. 10784. Elmira, N. Y. Banking. Born, Fenner, N. Y., May 23, 1836. Son of Orison Howes and Abigail Hill ; grandson of Daniel Hill and Alice De Gross. 226. RICHARD L. HOXIE. 4226. . United States Army. Major of Engineers. Born, New York City, Aug. 7, 1844. Non- commissioned officer in Co. F, First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; served June 13, 1861, to June 10, 1864, when appointed Cadet at West Point; engaged in various skirmishes and battles in Missouri and Arkansas. Graduated from West Point, 1868. Member of Loyal Legion, Metro- politan Club of Washington, Duquesne Club of Pittsburgh, Pa., Cum- berland Club of Portland, Me., American Society of Civil Engineers, and American Geographical Society. Son of Joseph Hoxie and Jacqueline Barry; grandson of Ichabod Hoxie and Electa Norton ; great-grandson Peleg Hoxie and Lucy Babcock ; gt'-grandson of Gideon Hoxie and Dorcas, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Hoxie, Jr., and Deborah Babcock ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Hoxie and Sarah Tucker; gt''-grandson of Lodo- wick Hauksie, who came from Wales and settled in Sandwich, Mass., in 1650, and Mary Presbery. 399. ALBERT SHERMAN HOYT. 4399. New York City. Treasurer Brooklyn Investment Company. Born, Burlington, Vt., Sept. 15, 1863. Son of Charles Albert Hoyt and Julia Sherman, etc. See Charles Albert Hoyt. 260. CHARLES ALBERT HOYT. 4260. New York City. Merchant. Born, Burlington, Vt., July 27, 1839. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from University of Vermont and Georgetown College, D. C. Member of the Cincinnati, Founders and Patriots of America, Long Island Historical Society, New England Society, Chamber of Com- merce, Union League Club, and Hamilton Club of Brooklyn. Son of William Henry Hoyt and Anne Deming ; grandson of Daniel Hoyt and 195 Dob. IRoU of /IDembers. Sarah Flanders, and of Eleazer Hubbell Deming and Fanny Follett ; great-grandson oi Joseph /Tti^/ and Betsey Folsom, oi Pcncna/ Denting a.nd Abigail Hubbell, and of Timothy Follett and Susanna Fay; gt'-grand- son oi John Fay and Mary Fiske. 416. COLGATE HOYT. 4516. New York City. President of American Steel Barge Co. Born, Cleveland, O., March 2, 1849. Degree of M. A. from Rochester University. Veteran of Troop A, Ohio National Guard, in which he was Quartermaster-Ser- geant. Government Director of Union Pacific Railroad during Presi- dent Arthur's administration. Member of Ohio Society, Metropolitan, Union League, Oyster Bay Yacht, Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht, New York Yacht, Lawyers', Riding, Country, and Baptist Clubs, and Ameri- can Geographical Society. Son of James M. Hoyt and Mary Ella Beebe ; grandson of David Picket Hoyt and Mary Barnum ; great- grandson of Noah Hoyt and Abigail Curtis ; gt^'-grandson of Drake Hoyt and Hannah Knapp ; gt'-grandson of John Hoyt and Hannah Drake ; gt'-grandson of John Hoyt, Sr., and Mary Lindall. 568. EDWARD VINCENT HOYT. 5368. New York City. Insurance adjuster. Born, St. Albans, Vt., Oct. 12, 1S54. Diplo- mas from Burlington, Vt., High School and St. Mary's College, Mon- treal, Canada. Member of Crescent Athletic Club, Press Club, Founders and Patriots of America, and Society of Vermonters. Son of Wm. Henry Hoyt and Anne Deming, etc. See Charles A. Hoyt. 193. RALPH WILSON HOYT. 4193. United States Army. Captain of Co. C, nth U. S. Infantry. Born, Milo, N. Y., Oct. 9, 1849. In War with Spain served in Porto Rico campaign, participating in actions at Hormigueros and Las Marias. Member of Army and Navy Union. Son of Benjamin Levi Hoyt and Celestia U. Mariner ; grandson of Levi Hoyt and Anna Bissell ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Hoyt, Jr., and Anna White; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Hoyt and Ruth, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Benj. Hoyt and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of John Hoyt and Mary Lindall ; gt'-grandson of Walter Hoyt ; gt'- grandson of Simon Hoyt, who came from England and settled in Charles- town, Mass., 1629. 394. DWIGHT L. HUBBARD. 4394. New York City. Physician. Born, Natural Bridge, N. Y., Aug. 28, i860. Member of New England Society. Son of George Northrop Hubbard and Amelia 196 IRoll of /Bicmbers. t)ub. Ellen Osborn ; grandson of Jonathan Osborn and Amelia Van Deursen ; great-grandson oi John B. Osborn and Mary Darby. 1 105. CHARLES HUBBELL. 10505. New York City. Assistant manager. Born, Norwalk, Conn., Feb. 2, 1858. Memberof Commercial Club and Albany Society of the City of New York. Son of John C. Hubbell and Julia Ann Wheeler; grandson of Uriah Hubbell and Sally Sterling; great-grandson of Moses Hubbell and Susannah Silliman; gt'-grandson Gershom Hubbell and Sarah St. John (third wife) ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch ; gt*-grand- son of Samuel Hubbell and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt°-grandson of Richard Hubbell and E. H. (initials on tombstone ; surname unknown). Richard Hubbell came from England and joined the New Haven colony, 1645-7 ; and was one of the eleven grantees of Fairfield, Conn., 1685. 372. CLIFFORD HUBBELL. 4372. Buffalo, N. Y. Banker. Born, Keokuk, la., Dec. 12, 1867. Member of Buffalo Historical Society. Son of Charles Hubbell and Anna M. Sage ; grand- son of Hiram Hubbell and Mary Gilman, and of Oren Sage and Marilda Alcott;^ great-grandson of Abijah Hubbell and Clarissa Fitch, of Giles Sage and Ann Wright, and of Asa Akott (Alcox) and Sabra Plumb ; gt'^-grandson of Gershom Hubbell and Sarah Wakeman ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hubbell and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Richard Hubbell and his wife, E. H. (initials on tombstone; surname not known). Richard Hubbell, born in England 1627-8, joined New Haven Colony, 1645-7, and was one of eleven grantees of Fairfield, Conn., 1675. The Fitch line above mentioned runs back to Major James Fitch, the Indian fighter of Nor- wich, who gave Yale College the glass and nails at its establishment and endowed it with money and 637 acres of land. Six generations back from Clifford Hubbell, the Fitch line joins the Bradford line, from Deputy Gov. Wm. Bradford of Plymouth. 240. HENRY WILSON HUBBELL. 4240. United States Army. Captain, Battery C, ist Artillery, U. S. A. Born, New York, Feb. 8, 1842. In Civil War was Lieutenant, 40th New York Volunteers ; on General Wright's staff at investment of Fort Pulaski, Ga. ; in battles of Secessionville, James Island, S. C, and Gettysburg, Pa. In War with Spain, participated in preparation of defences of Charleston Harbor, S. C, till appointed Colonel of 201st New York Vol. Inf. Member of Military Historical Society of Massachusetts, Society of Colonial Wars, IQ7 t)nb. iRoU of /IDembers. Loyal Legion, and Military Service Institution. Son of Henry Wilson Hubbell and Jane Maria Bostwick ; grandson of Ezekiel Hubbell and Catherine Hubbell (daughter of Amos Hubbell), and of Charles Bost- wick and Catherine Peet ; great-grandson of /a/ui Hubbell and Eleanor Burr, and of Wm. Peet, 2d, and Jemima Tomlinson ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Hubbell and Martha Finch, and of William Feet, \st ; gt'- grandson of Samuel Hubbell and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Richard Hubbell and E. H. (initials on tombstone). Richard Hubbell came from England to New Haven, 1645-7. 954. CHARLES FRANCIS HUBBS. 9154. New York City. Paper merchant. Born, Brooklyn, Feb. 18, 1867. Member of Order of Foreign Wars and Union League Club of Brooklyn. Son of Lieut.- Col. Chas. Hubbs and Elizabeth Townsend ; grandson of Daniel Hubbs and Nancy Conyne ; great-grandson Charles Hiibbs and Eve Lutz. 831. WILLIAM S. HUGHES. 8731. New York City. Clerk. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1867. Son of James C. Hughes and Sarah S. Tilton ; grandson of Ezekiel Tilton and Lydia Morris; great-grandson of Joseph B. Morris and Patient Herbert; gt^- grandson oi James Herbert and Deranter. 1198. WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON HULL. 10798. Keene Valley, N. Y. Farmer. Born, Keene, N. Y., Feb. i, 1813. Son of Eli Hull and Sally Beckwith. 953. VIRGIL PETTIBONE HUMASON. 6153. Yonkers, N. Y. Treasurer, etc. Born, Simsbury, Conn., Feb. 14, 1847. Degree of LL. B. from the University of the City of New York. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars, St. Andrew's Golf Club, Amakassin Club, etc. Son of Wm. L. Humason and Eunetia Eno ; grandson of Jonathan Eno and Orpha Adams ; great-grandson of Abel Adams and Rosene' Cossett, etc. For continuation, see Adams line under Louis H. Cornish. 994. WILLIAM SUMNER HUNGERFORD. 9194. Jersey City, N. J. Mining engineer. Born, East Haddam, Conn., Aug. 3, 1854. Degree of B. A. from Yale University. Member of American Institute of Mining Engineers and American Association for the Advancement of Science. Son of Wm. Ezekiel Hungerford and Ellen Frances Sumner; 198 IRoU Of /IDembers. ibut. grandson of Zachariah Hungerford, Jr., and Anna Lord ; great-grandson of Zachariah Hutigerford and Lydia Bigelow ; gt'-grandson of Robert Hungerford. 981. WILLIAM RANDALL HUNTINGTON. 9181. Rome, N. Y. Born, Rome, N. Y., Oct. i, 1854. Son of Edward Huntington and Antoinette Randall ; grandson of George Huntington and Hannah Thomas ; great-grandson of Benjamin Huntington and Anne, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Huntington and Rachael Wolcott ; gt'-grandson of Simon Huntington and Sarah Clark ; gt'-grandson of Simon Hunt- ington, Sr., and Margaret Baret. 235. TEUNIS DIMON HUNTTING. 4235. New York City. Salesman. Born, East Hampton, L. I., Sept. 22, 1848. Member of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, Long Island Historical Society, Founders and Patriots of America, Society of Colonial Wars, all York and Scottish Rite Masonic bodies, Kismet Temple, Mystic Shrine and Brooklyn Masonic Veterans. Son of J. Madison Huntting and Mary E. Dimon ; grandson of Abraham Huntting and Mary Mulford, and of John Dimon, Jr., and Hannah Hicks ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Huntting, 3d, and Mary Murdoch, of John Dimon and Esther Filer, and of Zachariah Hicks and Rebecca Sheriell ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Huntting, 2d, and Mary Hedges, of Abraham Dimon and Hannah Foster, of Joseph Hicks and Hannah Schellinger, and of Thotnas Filer and Esther Osborn ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Huntting, ist; gf-grandson of John Huntting; gt'-grandson of John Huntting of England, who settled in Massachusetts in 1638. 1042. EDWARD FOWLER HURD. 9567. New York City. Physician. Born, New York City, Dec. 13, 1861. Degree of M. D. from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. Son of Ellison Hurd and Mary Jane Fowler; grandson of Gideon Harvey Hurd and Ruth Gee; great-grandson of Isaiah Hurd and Eunice Minor ; gt'-grandson of Gideon Hurd and Sarah Graham ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Hurd and Eunice Hinman. 482. JESSE LYMAN HURLBUT. 4482. New York City. Clergyman. Born, New York City, Feb. 15, 1843. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Wesleyan University, and D. D. from Syracuse Univer- sity. Member of Board of Education of Plainfield, N. J., from 1883 to 1893. Son of Samuel Hurlbut and Evelina Proal ; grandson ot Abiram 199 fjut. IRoIl Of /IDembers. Htirlbiit and Sarah Clark ; great-grandson of Samud Hurlbut and Prudence Hinman ; gt'-grandson of Salmon Hurlbut and Abigail Hickox ; gt'-grandson of John Hurlbut and Mercy Salmon; gt->-grand- son of Joseph Hurlbut and Rebecca, his wife ; gt' grandson of Thomas Hurlbut (believed to have been born in Scotland), who came to New England in 1635, and had a great reputation in Connecticut as an Indian fighter. He also held several civil offices. 1318. ANSON ISAAC HUTTON. 11593. Albion, N. Y. Commercial traveler. Born, Cobleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 12, 1849. Son of Levi Hutton and Ellen Hutton ; grandson of John Hutton and Elizabeth Smith ; great-grandson of Timothy Hutton and Jane McChesney ; gt^-grandson of George Hutton. 108. FREDERICK WILLIAM HYDE. 4108. Jamestown, N. Y. Editor. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1858. Captain 13th Sep- arate Co., N. G. N. Y. In war with Spain was Commissary of Sub- sistence with 1st Brigade, ist Division, 2d Army Corps, at Camp Alger, Va., May 3I-July9; Assistant Depot Commissary at Camp Dunn, Loring, Va., till Aug. 20, when ordered to Camp Meade, Pa., as Depot Commissary. Member of United Service Club of New York. Son of William Lyman Hyde and Frances Elizabeth Rice ; grandson of Henry Hyde and Maria Hyde (a relative) ; great-grandson of Zabdkl Hytk and Mary Lyman ; gt^-grandson of Elijah Hyde and Mary Clark. 457. HARRY E. HYDE. 4557. Buffalo, N. Y. Marine interests. Born, Detroit, Mich., July 15, i860. Son of Ben- jamin F. Hyda and Frances Louise Allen ; grandson of Jabez Perkins Hyde and Martha Edgerton, and great-grandson of Jedediah Hyde and Elizabeth Brown Parker. 749. GEORGE ELMORE IDE. 8449. United States Navy. Commander, U. S. N. Born, Zanesville, O., Dec. 6, 1S45. Son of Wm. Elmore Ide and Angelina Sullivan ; grandson of Wm. Ide and Diadama Wilcox ; great-grandson of Ichabod Ide and Phoebe Jones. 352. CHARLES S. ILSLEY. 4352. United States Army. Major, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Portland, Me., Aug. 4, 1837. Captain of Volunteers in Civil War, engaged at Sabine Cross Roads, Tex., Pleasant Hill, La., Cain River, La., Fort Esperanza, Tex., and 200 IRoll ot /FDentbers. 3ac. Mustang Island, Tex. Subsequently engaged at Wounded Knee and White Clay Creek, S. D. Member of Reform Club and Army and Navy Club of New York City, Loyal Legion, and G. A. R. Son of Nathan Ilsley and Betty Pettingell ; grandson of Daniel Pettingell and Mehitable Carle ; great-grandson of Samuel Carle and Betty Berry ; gt^- grandson of Samuel Carle and Mary Mellikin ; gt^-grandson of John Meliikin and Elizabeth Alger ; gt*-grandson of John Alger and Mary Wilmott. 1 146. ALFRED WALKER IRELAND. 10546. New York City. Stained glass windows. Born, New York City, Sept. 21, 1875. At- tended university at Kiel, Germany, and Columbia University. In War with Spain was member of .\stor Battery and was present at the capture of Manila. Member of Plii Gamma Delta Fraternity. Son of John Henry Ireland and Ann VoUentine Walker; grandson of David \^'alker and Ann Brown VoUentine ; great-grandson of Thomas VoUentine, Jr., and Ann Brown; gt'-grandson of Gawen Brown, Jr. ; gt^-grandson of Gawen Brown, Sr., the famous Boston clockmaker, who made the clock for the old South Church. 346. SAIMUEL A. M. IVES. 4346. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Clerk. Born, Bedford, N. Y. , July 13, 1863. Was private, promoted to Corporal, in 71st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. in Spanish War; participat- ing in battles of La Guasimas, San Juan Hill and Santiago. Son of Angus M. Ives and Marian Jones ; grandson of Bradford Jones and Elizabeth Elms ; great-grandson of Samuel Jones and Deborah Brad- ford ; gt^'-grandson of Samuel Bradford and Mary Flint. 814. ARTHUR HUMPHREVILL ISBELL. 8714. Silver City, New Mexico. Manufacturer of gas works machinery. Born, New York City, Oct. 5, 1864. Son of Charles Woodruff Isbell and Sarah Cummings Harris; grandson of Charles Bela Isbell and Harriett Belden Woodruff ; great- grandson of Chauncey Isbell and Lura Humphrevill and of Ichabod Woodruff and Sarah Belden; gt'-grandson of Chaimcey Isbell, Sr., and of Enoch Woodruff ■s.wA Mary Treat ; gt^-grandson of Capt. John Wood- ruff and Sarah Baldwin ; gt*-grandson of Matthew Woodruff and Mary Plumb. 231. JAMES JACKSON. 4231. United States Army. Lieutenant-Colonel ist Cavalry. Born, Deckerton, N. J., Nov. 21, 1833. Graduate of Philadelphia High School. In battles of Antietam, 201 5ac. IRoll Of jflDembers. Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, Mine Run, Gettysburg, Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Betliesda Ciiurch, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Meldon Railroad, Peeble's Farm, and Hatcher's Run; wounded at Petersburg and Peeble's Farm ; breveted Captain and Major for gallantry ; received brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel and Medal of Honor from Congress for special gallantry in affairs with Indians (Canvas Meadows, Idaho). Member of New York Club of New York, Arlington and Commercial Clubs of Portland, Ore., Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and Portland Historical Society. Son of Timothy Jackson and Mary A. Rhees ; grandson of Morgan John Rhees and Ann Loxley ; great-grand- son of Col. Benjamin Loxley and Catherine Cox ; gt^-grandson of Ben- jamin Loxley and Elizabeth Barrett. 443. JAINIES ARTHUR JACKSON. 4543. Dansville, N. Y. Physician and surgeon. Born, Dansville, N. Y., May 4, 1868. Degree of M. D. from University of Buffalo. First Lieutenant and Commissary of 63d Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of James H. Jackson and Kate Johnson ; grandson of James Caleb Jackson and Lucretia Edgerton Brewster, etc. See James Caleb Jackson. 448. JAMES CALEB JACKSON . 4548. North Adams, Mass. Physician. Born, Manlius, N. Y., March 28, 1181. Died July 11, 1895. Founder of the Jackson Sanatorium at Dansville, N. Y. Son of James Jackson and Mary Ann Elderkin Clark (widow) ; grandson of Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas; great-grandson of Deacon John Jack- son and Mercy Chadwick ; gt'"-grandson of John Jackson and Deborah, his wife. 444. JAMES H. JACKSON. 4544. Dansville, N. Y. Physician and surgeon. Born, Peterborough, N. Y., June 11, 1841. Graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College, 1876. Mayor of Dansville, N. Y., 1895. Member of Societies of Mayflower Descend- ants and Colonial Wars. Son of James Caleb Jackson and Lucretia Edgerton Brewster, etc. See James Caleb Jackson. 514. RICHARD CONOVER JACKSON. 5314. New York City. Born, New York City, July 9, 1829. For j,:^, years in the United States Postal Service, 21 years of which as Superintendent of Railway Mail Service. Member of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of William VVickham Jackson and Catherine Conover ; grandson of Richard Jackson and Mary Jackson (his wife), and oi Jacob Conover and Rachel 202 IRoll Of /IDembers. jcn. Bergen ; great-grandson of William /ackson (a), (father of Richard), and Abigail, his wife, and of William Jackson (d), (father of Mary), and Mary Van Vechten, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Michael Jackson (father of William b), and Eleanor McDowell. 67. THEODORE F. JACKSON. 4067. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Rockaway, N. J., Nov. 16, 1830. Appointed Registrar of Arrears by Mayor Seth Low of Brooklyn, 1882-86 ; elected Comp- troller of Brooklyn, 1889, to fill vacancy ; re-elected for two years, 1890. Member of Hamilton, Brooklyn, and Hanover Clubs of Brooklyn, Racquet and Tennis Club of New York, Long Island Historical Society, New York Historical Society, and Order of Founders and Patriots. Son of William Jackson and Susan D. Halsey ; grandson of Stephen Jackson and Mary Burwell, and of Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach ; great-grandson of Joseph Jackson and of Enoch Beach and Susan Day ; gt^-grandson of James Jackson and Rebecca Hallett and of Noah Beach ; gt^-grandson of John Jackson and Elizabeth Seaman ; gt'-grandson of Robert Jackson, one of the original settlers of Hempstead, L. I. 890. GEORGE M. JARVIS 8790. Cooperstown, N. Y. Bank cashier. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y. , April 26, 1847. Son of George Jarvis and Catherine Williams ; grandson of Melancthon Jarvis and Clarissa Jennings ; great-grandson of Jacob Jennings and Grace Park. 39. E. FELLOWS JENKINS. 4039. New York City. Superintendent, New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Born, Weedsport, N. Y., July 28, 1844. Second Sergeant, Old Guard of New York. First Lieutenant, 126th U. S. Vols., par- ticipating in battles at Fort Macon, N. C, Washington, N. C. , King- ston, N. C, Whitehall, N. C, Goldsboro, N. C, Newbern, N. C, as Sergeant in 3d Artillery and 19th Infantry. Wounded on duty at Williamsburg, Va. Member of New England Society, Larchmont Yacht Club, Society of Colonial Wars, Military Order of Foreign Wars, Sons of the Revolution and Old Guard. Son of John Stilwell Jenkins and Minerva Porter Fellows ; grandson of Edmund B. Fellows and Polly Kellogg ; great-grandson oi John Felloios and Mary Ashley. 1 185. ISAAC JENNINGS. 10785. Elmira, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Stamford, Conn., April 30, 1848. Degrees of A. B. and A. M., from Williams College, and S. T. D., from Hamilton. 203 IRoll of /IDembers. Son of Rev. Isaac Jennings and Sophia Day ; grandson of Dr. Isaac Jennings and Anne (Nancy) Beach, and of Matthew Day and Sophia Loomis ; great-grandson of Lieut. Isaac Jennings and Abigail Gould, of Moses Day and Johanna Bonnel, of Eliakim Beach, and of Beriak Loomis; gt'-grandson of Isaac Jennings, of Abraham Gould, and of Paul Day ; gt'-grandson of Isaac Jennings; gt'-grandson of Joshua Jennings, who settled in Fairfield, Conn., about 1656. 113. MORRIS KETCHUIM JESUP. 41 13. New York City. Banker. Born, Westport, Conn., June 21, 1830. Son of Charles Jesup and Abigail Sherwood ; grandson of Ebenezer Jesup and Sarah Wright ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Jesup, Sr. , and Eleanor Andrews. 485. CARLTON R. JEVVETT. 4585. Buffalo, N. Y. Physician. Born, Moravia, N. Y., March 5, 1852. Degrees of B. A. from Yale University and M. D. from Medical Department of Columbia College. Son of Guernsey Jewett and Eliza Carter ; grandson of Jo- siah Jewett and Elizabeth Smith (first wife) ; great-grandson of Joseph Jewett and Lucretia Rogers ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Jewett and Debora Lord; gt'-grandson of Joseph Jewett and Mary Hibbart; gt'-grandson of Joseph Jewett and Ruth Wood. 335. EDGAR B. JEWETT. 4335. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 14, 1843. Elected Brigadier-General, 8th Brigade, N. G. N. Y. March 29, 1884 ; re- signed Dec. 7, 1885. Appointed Commissioner of Police, March i, 1894. Elected Mayor for three years, Nov. 6, 1894. Son of John C. Jewett and Priscilla Boardman ; grandson of Josiah Jewett and Sophia Skinner (his second wife) ; great-grandson oi Joseph Jewett and Lucretia Rogers ; gt'-grandson of Nathan Jewett and Debora Lord ; gt'-grand- son of Joseph Jewett and Mary Hibbart; gt*-grandson of Joseph Jewett and Ruth Wood. 410. FREDERICK A. JEWETT. 4510. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 10, 1855. Major and Ordnance Oflncer, 4th Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of John C. Jewett and Priscilla Boardman, etc. See Edgar B. Jewett. 1364. HARRY BURKE JEWETT. 11989. West Orange, N. J. Dry goods. Born, Beloit, Wis., July 2, 1851. Ex-member of 7th 204 IRoll Of /IDembers. jcw. Regt. N. G. N. Y. Son of Nathan Jewett and Matilda Williams Bat- tia ; grandson of Thaddeus Jewett and Flora Baldwin ; great-grandson of David Baldwin and Hannah Brooks ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Baldwin and Naomi Hard. 621. JOHN EDGAR JEWETT. 7121. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 2, 1871. Son of Edgar B. Jewett and Elizabeth Foster Danforth ; grandson of George Dan- forth and May Foster ; great-grandson of Keyes Danforth and (wife not given), and of Daniel Foster, Jr., and Charry Tullar; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Da}ifofth and (wife not given), and of Daniel Foster and Elizabeth Pingrey. For Jewett line see Edgar B. Jewett. 441. JOSIAH JEWETT. 454,. Buffalo, N. Y. Banker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1842. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Yale University. Member of Buffalo, Acacia, and Buffalo Yacht Clubs, Orpheus, Liedertaefel, and Buffalo Historical Societies, Buffalo Fine .Arts Academy, and Grosvenor Library. Son of Sherman Skinner Jewett, ist, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. See Sherman Skinner Jewett, 1st. 449. NATHAN HALL JEWETT. 4549. Buffalo, N. Y. Stove manufacturer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., June 6, 1871. Degree of B. A. from Yale, 1894. Son of Josiah Jewett and Grace Hall ; grand- son of Sherman Skinner Jewett, ist, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. See Sherman Skinner Jewett, ist. 480. SHERMAN SKINNER JEWETT, ist. 4508. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Moravia, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1818. Died, Feb. 28, 1897. Son of Josiah Jewett and Sophia Skinner (second wife) ; grand- son of Joseph Jewett and Lucretia Rogers ; great-grandson of Nathan Jewett and Deborah Lord ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 3d, and MaryHibbart; gt'-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 2d, and Ruth ^^'ood ; gt*-grandson of Joseph Jewett, 1st, and Ann Allen ; gt°-grandson of Edward Jewett and Mary Taylor, of Bradford, Yorkshire, England. 450. SHERMAN SKINNER JEWETT, 2D. 4556. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 15, 1870. Degrees of B. A. from Yale University, 1891, M. A. from Columbia, 1893, ^nd LL. B. from Columbia, 1894. First Lieutenant Co. E, 74th Regt. N. G. N. Y. 205 Job. IRoll of Members. United States Commissioner for Northern District of New York. Son of Josiah Jewett and Grace Hall; grandson of Sherman Skinner Jewett, I St, and Deborah Dusenberry, etc. See Sherman Skinner Jewett, 1st. 902. ELDRED JOHNSON. 8852. New York City. Real estate broker. Born, Newmarket, Md., May i, 1858. Son of James Thomas Johnson and Anne Mobberly; grandson of James Thomas Johnson and Emily Newman, and of Eldred Walker Mobberlv and Louisa Brashear ; great-grandson of Hoger Jo/uison and Elizabeth Thomas, and of Belt Brashear and Nancy Cook ; gt^-grandson of George Cook and Elizabeth Johnson. 983. EMMET T. JOHNSON. 9183. Glens Falls, N. Y. Banker. Born, Fort Edward, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1836. Gon of Fred- erick Avery Johnson and Clara B. Hawkins; grandson of David Johii- son and Eunice Avery. 194. EVAN MALBONE JOHNSON, Jr. 4194. United States Army. First Lieutenant and Quartermaster, 19th Infantry, LT. S. A. Mem- ber of Loyal Legion (inheritance). Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Masonic Fraternity, and Descendants of Colonial Governors. Degree of Master of Science from Mount Union College, Alliance, O. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 26, 186 1. Son of Capt. Evan M. Johnson and Amy Grant ; grandson of Rev. Evan M. Johnson and Maria Purdy ; great-grandson of Samue/ Johnson, 2d, and Lydia Bull ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Johnson, \st, and Ann Malbone ; gt'-grandson of Thomas John- son and Elizabeth Pillsbury ; gt'-grandson of John Johnson, 2d, and Mabel Grannis ; gt'-grandson of John Johnson, ist, and Hannah Par- malee. Robert Johnson, the emigrant ancestor, settled in Salem, Mass., about 1630, and moved in 1636 to New Haven, of which he was one of the founders. Five generations of this family have served their country in a military capacity : the two Samuels ; Thomas, who was a Captain of Colonial Militia; Capt. E. M. Johnson, of the 23d Brooklyn Regiment, in the Civil War, and Lieut. E. M. Johnson, Jr., U. S. A. 447. J. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON. 4547. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Boston, Mass., June 3, 1836. U. S. Consul for nine years, and Consul-General for three years, 1858-70, at Beirut, Syria. Member of Union League, Lawyers, City, and Good Government 206 IRoll Of /IDembers. job. Clubs, Civil Service Reform Association, New England Society, Society of Colonial Wars, P. E. Church Missionary Society for Seamen, Com- mittee of Seventy, Citizens' Union, etc. Son of Lorenzo Dow Johnson and Mary Burges, and grandson of Je>-emiah Johnson and Thomazin Blanchard. Through his grandmother, Mr. Johnson is descended from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, and other distinguished pioneer settlers of New England. 274. JULIUS A. JOHNSON. 4274. Auburn, N. Y. Editor. Born, New York City, April 18, 1826. Aide-de-camp on staff of Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, with rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, 1861. Candidate of minority party for Maryland House of Delegates, 1855 ; for convention to form new Constitution, 1863, and for House of Delegates, 1864. Member of City Club of Auburn, Knights of Pythias, and I. O. O. F. Son of Julius C. Johnson and Anna Rockwell ; grand- son of Christopher Johnson and Mary Austin, and of Noah Rockwell and Anna Birge ; great-grandson of Daniel Rockwell and Esther Bing- ham, and oi Jonathan Birge. The pioneer Johnson ancestor was Capt. Edward, who came to Massachusetts in 1630, and was one of the founders of Woburn. The pioneer Rockwell was William, who came to Massachusetts in 1630, and was a prominent member of the colony. 229. STEPHEN ALBERT JOHNSON. 4229. Booneville, N. Y. Banker. Born, Constableville, N. Y., May 23, 1840. Captain of Militia of Indiana in 1863, and served throughout the Morgan cam- paign. Member of Society of Colonial Wars and G. A. R. Son of Horace Johnson and Eliza Pratt ; grandson of Belcher Johnson and Hannah Cahoon, and of Stephen Pratt and Elizabeth Rice ; great- grandson of Hezekiah Johnson and Ruth Merriman, and of Nathaniel Fratt and Zipporah Smith ; gt'-grandson of Abner Johnson and Charity Dayton, and of Peter Pratt and Mary Lincoln ; gt'-grandson of Jacob Johnson and Abigail Hitchcock, and of Samuel Pratt and Patience, his wife ; gt*-grandson of William Johnson and Sarah Hall, and of Samuel Pratt and Hannah Rogers ; gt-'grandson of Thomas Johnson and Helena, his wife, who came from Kingston, England, in 1638, and settled in New Haven, Conn. 504. JAMES ANSON MELROSE JOHNSTON. 5304. Cooperstown, N. Y. Agent for estate. Born, Cooperstown, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1856. Son of Thomas Johnston and Betsey Brand Spencer ; grandson of Anson Spencer and Clarissa Mack ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Mack and Betsey Brand ; gt^-grandson oi Abner Mack and Anna Gilbert. 207 50b. IRoll Of /IDembers. 148. JOHN H. JOHNSTON. 4148. New York City. Jeweler. Born in Sidney, N. Y., May 25, 1837. Son of Wm. S. Johnston and Fanny Dickerman, and grandson oi John Dickerman and Thankful Smith. 893. EDWARD FRANC JONES. 8793. Binghamton, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Utica, N. Y., June 3, 1828. Brevet Brigadier- General, U. S. V. Ex-Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York. Son of Lorenzo Baldwin Jones and Sophronia Chapman ; grandson of Phineas Jones and Lucy Baldwin ; great-grandson of Dea. Nathaniel Jones and Eleanor Woodward ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Nathaniel Jones and Mary Cook ; gt'-grandson of Josiah Jones and Lydia Treadway; gt'-grandson of Lewis Jones and Ann, his wife. 1002. GERRY JONES. 9402. Binghamton, N. Y. Manufacturer of scales. Born, Pepperell, Mass., May 3, 1864. Mem- ber of F. & A. M., 32°, the Order of Elks, and local social clubs. Son of ex-Lieut. -Gov. Edward Franc Jones and Susan Annie Brown, etc. See Edward Franc Jones. 1 186. LODOWICK HOLMES JONES. 10786. Bufifalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July 7, 1876. Member of Buffalo Historical Society. Son of Wm. Lodowick Jones and Asenath Chan- dler Holmes, etc. See Wm. L. Jones. 1291. WILLIAM LODOWICK JONES. 11216. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Newfield, Tompkins Co., N. Y., Aug. 26, 1840. Diploma from Albany Law School. Private in Co. G., 50th N. Y. Engineers, 1861-62 ; served through Peninsula campaign under McClellan ; discharged on account of sickness. Son of George Jones and Frances Eliza Fosdick ; grandson of AUcoU Fosdick and Abigail Eldridge; great-grandson of Thomas Updike Fosdick and Anna Havens ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Fosdick and Esther Updike ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Fosdick and Mercy Picket ; gt'-grandson of John Fosdick and Anna Shapley. 834. WALTER IRVING JOYCE. 8734. New York City. Merchant. Born, Duxbury, Mass., Dec. 6, 1856. In War with Spain, was Captain of Co. H, 71st New York Vol. Inf., participating in the 208 IRoll of iflDembers. -ftee. Santiago campaign. Member of Army and Navy Club and various Masonic bodies. Son of Edward Joyce and Sarah Davis Weston ; grandson of Tliomas Kent Weston and Mary Simmons ; great-grandson of Asa Weston and Abigail Kent. 488. CHAMPION H. JUDSON. 4588. Dobbs' Ferry, N. Y. Physician. Born, Canajoharie, N. Y., May 28, 1843. Son of John Burritt Judson and Olive Spalding Chase ; grandson of Clement Chase and Olive Spalding ; great-grandson of Moses Chase and Hannah Brown, and of Champion Spalding and Ruth Stevens ; gt^-grandson of Daniel Chase and Sarah March, and of Philip Spalding and Parnell Champion ; gt^-grandson of Moses Chase and Moody, and of Jonathan Spalding and Judah Billings; and gt<-grandson of Aguilla Chase and Esther Bond, and of John Spalding and Ann Ballard. 866. FREDERICK D. KALLEY. 8766. New York City. Broker. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 13,1863. Son of Julius Nelson Kalley (or Kelley) and Malvina Sherman ; grandson of Nelson Kelley and Eliza Baker; great-grandson of Arvin Kelley and Eleanor Lewis; gt'-grandson of Levi Kelley and Abigail Kelley (daughter of Jeremiah Kelley) ; gt^-grandson of David Kelley and Mercy Nickerson ; gt'- grandson of John O'Kelley (born in Yarmouth) and Elizabeth Cron. 38. JULIAN HALSTED KEAN. 4038. Elizabeth, N. J. Lawyer. Born in Union, N. J., April 24, 1854. Son of John Kean and Lucy Halsted ; grandson of Peter Philip James Kean and Sarah Sabina Morris ; great-grandson of Jacob Morris and Mary Cox ; gt'- grandson of Lewis Morris and Mary Walton ; gt^-grandson of Lewis Morris (1698-1762); gt'-grandson of Lewis Morris (1671-1746); gts- grandson of Richard Morris, an officer in Cromwell's army, who migrated to New York about 1650. 126. FRANK R. KEEPER. 4126. United States Army. Captain, Medical Department, U. S. A. Born, Venango Co., Pa., Oct. 10, 1865. Degrees of Ph.B. from Dickinson College, and M. D. from University of Pennsylvania. In War with Spain, organized and commanded Ambulance Company in assault on Manila; subsequently established and given charge of Convalescent Hospital at Manila. Son of John B. Keefer and Caroline R. Royer ; grandson of Andrew Keefer and Catherine Brua ; great-grandson of Frederick Keefer and Ann Maria Krause. 14 209 •Ree. IRoU of /IDembers. 1019. frp:derick m. keeler. 9419. New York City. Clerk, general postoffice. Born, Joliet, 111., Feb. i, 1864. Member of Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Son of Chas. E. Keeler and Alice Enora Burns ; grandson of Albert Keeler and Harriet Myers, etc. See John H. Keeler. 1025. JOHN H. KEELER. 9425. Yonkers, N. Y. Bank cashier. Born, Yonkers, N. Y., May 26, 1840. Private in 17th Regt. N. G. S. N. Y. ; mustered into United States service, 1863. Member of G. A. R. Son of Albert Keeler and Harriet Myers ; grand- son of Abram Gray Keeler and Sally Dam ; great-grandson of Nehemiah Keeler and Eleanor Rockwell ; gt"-grandson of Samuel Keeler 2.nd Mary Kendrick. 1024. JOHN H. KEELER, Jr. 9424. Yonkers, N. Y. Superintendent. Born, New York City, July 17, 1866. Son of John H. Keeler and Adeline M., his wife. See John H. Keeler. 120. GEORGE POMEROY KEESE. 4120. Cooperstown, N. Y. Banker and farmer. Born, New York, Jan. 14, 1828. Appointed Commissioner of Northern Pacific Railroad by President Arthur. Son of Theodore Keese and Georgiana Pomeroy ; grandson of /olin Keese and Rhoda Appleby, and of George Pomeroy; great-grandson of Quartus Pomeroy; gt'-grandson of Scth Pomeroy and Mary Hunt. 434. JAMES HENRY KELLY. 4534- Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Ballston Spa, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1844. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from University of Rochester. Member of Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Lorenzo Kelly and Sarah M. Westcot ; grandson of John Kelly and Mary Doolittle, and of Reuben Westcot and Phebe Hart Howard ; great-grandson of Reuben Doolittle and Mary Keeler, of Joseph Westcot and Priscilla Hewit, and of John Howard and Sarah Wallbridge ; gt'-grandson of Reuben Hewit and Hannah Hakes, and of Edward Howard and Phebe Hart. 453. WILLIAM H. KELLY. 4553- Newburgh, N. Y. Teacher. Born, Glens Falls, N. Y., June 13, 1839. Degree of A. M. from Syracuse University. Assessor for ten years, Alderman eight years, and President of Common Council two years. Member of Hudson IRoll ot Members. iRcn. River Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of James Folsom Kelly and Catharine A. Johnson ; grandson of David Johnson and Catharine Martin ; great- grandson of David Johnson and Eunice Avery. 878. DAVID M. KELSEY. 8778. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Teacher and lecturer. Born, Killingworth. Conn., Jan. 8, 1862. Graduate of New England Conservatory of Music. Member of F. & A. M., R. A. M., and John Stone Historic Association (New Haven, 1639). Son of Charles D. Ktlsey and Olive A. Stone ; grandson of Seth Stone, Jr., and Abigail Bradley ; great-grandson of Gilead Bradley and Abigail Harding, and of Scfh Stone, Sr., and Rachel Leete. Seth Stone, Sr., was great-grandson of John Stone (1610-1687) who, with his brother William, joined the Rev. Henry Whitfield's '' Guilford Company," arriving in Connecticut in 1639. Rachel Leete was a great- granddaughter of Gov. Wm. Leete. 181. FREDERICK M. H. KENDRICK. 4181. United States Army. Captain of 7th Infantry, U. S. A. Born, Albany, N. Y., Oct. 26, 1838. In Civil War was at capture of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, La ; engaged at B. Island, Irish Bend, New Town, Vermillionville, Opelousas, and Cane River ; siege and assault at Port Hudson ; action at Donaldsonville, La., 1863 ; defense of Washington, D. C, at Fort Stevens during Early's raid, 1864 ; in Sioux campaign, Montana, 1876 ; Nez Perces campaign, 1877; Sioux campaign, 1890-91; wounded at Port Hudson, La. In War with Spain, served in 3d Brigade, 2d Divi- sion, 5th Corps, Army of Santiago de Cuba. Member of Society of 19th Army Corps, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., and Founders and Patriots. Son of Edward E. Kendrick and his wife Caroline E. H.; grandson of Samuel Kendrick and Nancy Hawkins, great-grandson of Samuel Ken- drick, Sr., and Anna Smith ; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Kendrick and Judith Ells ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Kendrick and Hannah, his wife; gt'-grandson of Elijah Kendrick and Hannah Jackson ; gt^-grand- son of John Kendrick of England who came to Boston in 1639. 623. WILLIAM WATKINS KENLY. 7123. New York City. General Manager, United States Mortar Supply Co. Born, Baltimore, Md., July 7th, 1856. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Builders' League, Building Trades Club and Maryland Society of New York. Son of George Tyson Kenly and Priscilla Agnes Watkins ; grandson of Edward Kenly and Maria Keener Reese, and of Colonel Gassaway Watkins and Ellenora Bowie Claggett ; great-grandson of 211 ■Rii. IRoll Of /IDembers. Richard Kenly and Avis Ward, and of Nicholas Watkins, 2d, and Ariana Worthington ; gt"-grandson of Daniel Kenly and Frances Wells, of Nicholas Watkins, ist, and Mary Warman, and of Thomas Worth- ington and Elizabeth Ridgely ; gt'-grandson of John Watkins and Ann Gassaway, of Colonel George Wells and Blanche Goldsmith, and of Captain John Worthington and Sarah Howard ; gt'-grandson of Colonel Nicholas Gassaway and Anne, his wife, of Richard Wells and Sophia, his wife, of Major Samuel Goldsmith and Joanna, his wife, and of Captain Thomas Claggett and Sarah, his wife. Through Colonel Gas- saway Watkins Mr. Kenly is descended from five commissioned officers of the Provincial Troops of Maryland : namely, Colonel Nicholas Gas- saway, Member of the General Assembly and one of the Justices of the Provincial (Superior) Court ; Colonel Nicholas Greenberry, who was President of the Provincial Council and acting Governor of the Prov- ince ; Colonel Edward Dorsey, who was one of the Founders and Original Trustees of King William's College ; Colonel Henry Ridgely, Member of the General Assembly, and also of the Provincial Council ; and Captain John Worthington. Thomas Worthington above men- tioned was a Member of the General Assembly and Magistrate under under the Crown. George Wells was a Member of the General Assembly and Colonel of the Provincial Troops. Richard Wells, his father, was a Member of the General Assembly, and was appointed by Oliver Cromwell, in 1654, one of the Commissioners to administer the Government of the Province. Samuel Goldsmith was a Major of Pro- vincial Troops ; and Thomas Claggett was Captain of Provincial Troops. Through Ellenora Bowie Claggett, Mr. Kenly is able to trace his ancestry back through forty-one intermediate generations, includ- ing William the Conqueror, Alfred the Great, Charles I., Louis I., Char- lemagne, Pippin le Bref, Charles Martel, Pippin of Heristal to Pippin of Landen, Mayor of the Palace, born about A. D. 570. 285. HENRY SAYLES KILBOURNE. 4285. United States Army. Major and Surgeon, U. S. A. Born, Vernon, N. Y., Aug. 14, 1840. Acting Assistant Surgeon, U. S. A. during Civil War; in action with the regular brigade at Stone River, Tenn., Chickamauga Ga., and Missionary, Ridge, Tenn. In War with Spain, was Chief Surgeon, 2d Division, 5th Corps, Army of Santiago de Cuba. Member of Society of Army of the Cumberland, G. A. R. and Association of Military Sur- geons of the United States. Son of Charles Kilbourne and Margaret Sergeant Sayles ; grandson of Giles Kilbourne and Abigail Doane, and of Welcome Sayles and Harriet Sergeant ; great-grandson of Johi Kil- bourn and Anna Smith, and of Thomas Sayles and Prudence, his wife ; gt'- 212 IRoll of /IDembers. f?tn. grandson of Samuel Kilbourn and Mary Garrett ; gt'-grandson of Abraham Kilbourn and Sarah Goodrich ; gt'"-grandson of John Kilbourn and Susannah Hills. 722. LLOYD ALONZO KIMBALL. 8422. New York City. Machinery merchant. Born, Randolph, Vt., Feb. 14,1852. Commis- sioner from New South Wales to Melbourne E.xposition, 1888-89; Australian Commissioner from New South Wales to Chicago Exposition 1892-93, appointed by Queen Victoria, through Governor of New South Wales. Member of Engineers and Hardware Clubs of New York, National Union Council No. 375 of Brooklyn, Northwestern Commer- cial Travelers' Association of Chicago, and Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoo, of Nashville, Tenn. Son of Hiram Kimball and Jerusha Bradish ; grandson of Richard Kinihall and Susannah Holden ; great- grandson of John Kimball and Jerusha Mecham ; gt^'-grandson of Richard Kimball and Sarah Burley ; gt'-grandson of Richard Kimball and Lydia Wells ; gt'-grandson of John Kimball and Mary Bradstreet ; gt'-grandson of Richard Kimball and Ursula Scott, who came from England in 1634 and landed in Ipswich, Mass. 5S4. WILLIAM SMITH KIMBALL. 4354. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Boscawen, N. H., March 30, 1837. Died in December, 1895. Son of Wm. Moody Kimball and Lucy Jane Johnson ; grandson of Reuben Johnson aud Judith Hall Chandler ; great-grand- sou of Capt. John Chandler and Naomi Farnum ; gt^-grandson of Lieut. John Chandler and Mary Carter ; gt'-grandson of John Chandler and Tabitha Abbot ; gt^-grandson of Ensign John Chandler and Hannah Frye. 1005. C. VOLNEY KING. 9405. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Wilton, N. Y., Aug 6, 1834. Son of Jerome B. King and Eliza Cassein, etc. See Vincent C. King, Sr. 804. HENRY IRVING KING. 8704. New York City. Journalist. Born, Apponaug, R. I., Sept. 13, 1858. Member of Founders and Patriots of America, and Providence Athletic Association. Son of Dr. Henry King and Waite Holden Low ; grandson of Dr. Dan King and Cynthia Pride ; great-grandson of John King and Jane Knight. 213 •Rin. IRoll Of Members. 619. HORATIO COLLINS KING. 7119. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Portland, Me., Dec. 23, 1837. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Dickinson College and LL. D. from Allegheny College. Served three years in Army of the Potomac and Army of the Shenan- doah ; in campaigns in Shenandoah and battles from Five Forks to Appomattox Court House; breveted Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel United States Volunteers ; awarded Medal of Honor by Con- gress for gallantry at Five Forks. Judge Advocate-General of New York State, 1883-86; member of Brooklyn Board of Education 1883-94; Trustee of New York Soldiers and Sailors' Home, 1 894 to present. Mem- ber of Brooklyn Club, Brooklyn Historical Society. Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Writers' Club, New York Press Club, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Army of the Potomac, Elks, and 33d degree Masons. Son of Horatio King and Ann Collins ; grandson of Samuel King and Sally, his wife, and of Joseph Warren Collins and Hannah, his wife ; great- grandson of George King and Elizabeth, his wife, and of Cyreiiius Collins and Hannah Williams; gt--grandson of Be?ijatnin King and Abiah, his wife, and of Benjamin Collins and Hannah Swift ; gt^-grandson of Capt. John King and Alice Dean, and of Benjamin Collins and Eliza- beth, his wife ; gt' -grandson of Capt. Philip King and Judith Whitman. Capt. Philip King came from England in 1680 and settled in Massa- chusetts. Joseph Warren Collins was enrolled for the defense of Balti- more in the War of 1812. 1069. JAMES MARCUS KING. 9719. New York City. Clergyman, and General Secretary of the National League for the Protection of American Institutions. Born, Girard, Pa., March 18, 1839. Degrees of D. D., LL. D. and A. M. from Wesleyan University. Member of Phi Beta Kappa and Quill Clubs. Son of Rev. Elijah King and Catherine Olmstead ; grandson of Elijah King and (wife not mentioned), and of Z>(777(/ C>/OTy/('(7^/ and Sarah Waller; great-grandson of /o/m King and Elizabeth Fenner, and of Duncan Nathan Olmstead and Millicent Goodrich ; gt^'-grandson of Hezekiah King and Sarah Read, and of Capt. Daniel Olmstead and Hannah Ketchum ; gt"-grand- son of John Olmstead and Mary Benedict ; gt'-grandson of Richard Olmstead who emigrated from England in 1632, first settled in Cam- bridge, Mass., and in 1636 became one of the founders of Hartford, Conn. 196. JOHN S. KING. 4196. New York City. Manager of " The Iron Age." Born, Middletown, N. Y., Oct. i, 214 IRoll of flDembers. "Rm- 1 84 1. First Lieutenant Co. D, Eighteenth N. Y. Vols, and First Lieutenant Co. K., 124th N. Y. Vols. Engaged at first Bull Run, Peninsula campaign (seven days battles), Crampton Pass, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorville, and siege of Petersburg; wounded March 31, 1865, wound unhealed. Member of Loyal Legion, Society of Army of the Potomac and G. A. R. Son of Hiram V. King and Charlotte Sawyer ; grandson of Jonathan King and Mary Vail, and of Moses Sawyer and Eleanor Holly ; great-grandson of William Vail and Phoebe, his wife, and oi James Sawyer and Elizabeth Bradner. 923. VINCENT C. KING, Sr. 8873. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Wilton, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1832. Died July 2, 1896. Son of Jerome B. King and Eliza Cassien ; grandson of Stephen King and Elizabeth Dakin ; great-grandson of Ebenezer King, Jr., and Deliverance, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer King and Han- nah, his wife; gt^-grandson of Clement King, Jr., and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt't-grandson of Clement King and (wife not given). 919. VINCENT C. KING, Jr. 8869. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Jan. 17, 1868. Son of Vin- cent C. King, Sr., q. v. 1061. WALTER GRANT KING. 971 1. Buffalo, N. Y. Chemical engineer. Born, New York City, Nov. 12, 1871. Degrees of B. S. and M.S., from Cornell University. Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Saturn Club. Son of Joseph Lyman King and Elizabeth Potter Grant ; grandson of Ezeck Clark King and Sarah Coe McCullen, and of Abraham Phineas Grant and Elizabeth Miller Porter ; great-grandson of Ezeck King and Lucy Clark, and of Joseph Grant and Minerva Bradley ; gt^-grandson of Samuel King and Freelove "PhWW^^s, oi Al»-a/tam Bradley d^nd Hannah Baldwin, and of Eleazer Grant and Mary Lathrop. 979. FREDERICK WILLIAM KINGSBURY. 9179. United States Army. Captain, U. S. A. Born, Mentor, O., Sept. 7, 1847 ; died June 13, 1897. Son of Henry Delos Kingsbury and Malvina Antoinette Corn- ing; grandson of Solomon Kingsbury and Caroline Fobes ; great- grandson of Lemuel Kingsbury and Alice Terry ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Kingsbury and Mary Loomis ; gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Kingsbury and Hannah Denison , gt'-grandson of Joseph Kingsbury and Love Ay res. 215 *tn. IRoU Of /IDembers. 925. ELBERT HALL KINGSLAND. 8875. New York City. Tax searcher for New York City. Born, Mount Vernon, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1870. Son of Abram Kingsland and Carrie A. Martin ; grandson of David B. Kingsland and Emeline Vanderpool ; great-grandson of John I. Vanderpool and Rachel Magee ; gt^-grandson oi John Vander- pool i^nA Isabella Douglass. 760. CHARLES LA RUE KINGSLEY. 8460. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Bath, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1867. Degree of LL. B. ,from New York Law School. Studied at West Point 1886-1888, but left to study law. Member of Bar Association of City of New York and Harbor Hill Golf Club. Son of Charles Freeman Kingsley and Mary Robie ; grandson of Reuben Robie and Nancy Whiting, etc. See Reuben E. Robie. 1120. LEWIS J. KINGSLEY. 10520. Binghamton, N. Y. Born, Norwich, N. Y., May 4, 1859. Son of Lewis Kingsley and Julia A. Kingman ; grandson of Oliver Kingman and Betsey Brown ; great-grandson of David Brown and Mercy Jackson ; gt°-grandson of Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas; gt'-grandson of John Jackson and Mercy Chadwick ; gt*-grandson of John Jackson, Sr., and Deborah, his wife. 1014. OLIVER CLARK KINGSLEY. 9414. Binghamton, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Norwich, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1865. Member of Bing- hamton Club and Masonic bodies. Son of Lewis Kingsley and Julia Abigail Kingman ; grandson of Oliver Kingman and Betsey Brown ; great-grandson of David Brown and Mercy Jackson ; gt'-grandson of Giles Jackson and Anna Thomas. 999. GUSTAVUS TOWN KIRBY. 9199. New York City. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 22, 1874. Degree of Electrical Engi- neer, from Columbia University. Son of Thomas E. Kirby and Isa- belle Catharine Town ; grandson of Gustavus V. Town and Mary Anna Hart ; great-grandson of Thomas V. Town and Elizabeth Nevel- ling ; gt'-grandson of John Wesley Gilbert Ncvelling and Catharine Steinmetz. 1099. THOMAS E. KIRBY. 9899. New York City. Fine arts, American Art Galleries. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 216 IRoll of /IDcnibers. nv/' and Ann Cownhoven; and gt'-grandson oi Jacob Coenradt Ten Eyck (father of Abraham J.) and Catherine Cw^X&x, Jacob Lansing (father of Frances Anna) and Marytje Egberts, Asa Douglas and Rebecca Wheeler, George Eacker, Jr., 3.\-\d Eliza Snell, and Ayidreas Finck and Catherine Elizabeth Foncks ; and gt*-grandson of Andreas Finck, Sr. (born in Germany) and Margaret Eacker or Acker. 805. ROBERT R. LAW. 8705. Cambridge, N. Y. Stenographer. Born, Jackson, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1854. Official sten- ographer of the Supreme Court, Fourth Judicial District of New York, Member of the Board of Education. Son of George R. Law and Margaret Scrimger ; grandson of Robert R. Law and Elizabeth Gilmore ; great-grandson of George Gilmore and Nancy, his wife. 764. GEORGE ALFRED LAWRENCE. 8464. New York City. Physician. Born, San Jos^, Cal., June 6, 1869. Degrees of A. B. from Leland Stanford, Jr., University, A. M., from Columbia University, and M. D., from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Mem- ber of Nu Sigma Nu Fraternity. Son of Wm. Howard Lawrence and Ellener Sleeper ; grandson of Albert Chester Lawrence (born Bull) and Rhoda Ann Fessenden ; great-grandson of Epaphros Bull and Esther Wales ; gt'^-grandson of Ephraim Wales and Elizabeth Trott ; gts-grand- son of Joseph Wales and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Jerijah Wales and Sarah Parsons. 1292. WILLIAM HALLAM LEARNED. 11217. Rochester, N. Y. Mileage accountant, " Blue Line." Born, Norwich, Conn., Oct. 6, 1853. Member of F. & A. M. Lodge, Chapter, Commandery and Con- sistory, 32°, Mystic Shrine, M. O. V. P., Knights of Pythias, A. O. U. W., and Columbia Rifle Club. Son of Edward Hallam Learned and 221 xca. iRoll Of /IDetnbers. R. Jeannette Redfield ; grandson of Ebenezer Redfield and Chloe Barrett; great-grandson of Constant Redfield and Amanda Buell ; gt'- grandson of Theophilus Redfield and Martha Gray ; gt'-grandson of Theophilus Redfield, Sr., and Priscilla Greenel (or Grinnell) ; gt'-grand- son of James Redfield and Elizabeth How. 30. FRANK McDowell leavitt. 4030. Brooklyn, N. Y. Born, Athens, Ohio, March 3, 1856. Son of John McDowell Leavitt and Bithia Brooks ; grandson of Moses Brooks and Lydia Ransom ; great-grandson of Samuel Ransom and Mary Nesbitt ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Ransom and Esther Lawrence. 827. HOMER LEE. 8727. New York City. Bank note engraver. Born, Mansfield, O., May 18, 1851. Member of Ohio Society, Lotos, Colonial and Salmagundi Clubs, F. & A. M. (32d degree) and L O. O. F. Son of John Lee and Elizabeth McCul- lough ; grandson of James McCullough and Margaret Dobbins ; great- grandson of Samuel McCullough and Margaret Petigrew. 592. HORATIO SHUMWAY LEE. 5392. Buffalo, N. Y. Lumber merchant. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. i, 1868. Son of George Frederick Lee and Mary Heywood Shumway ; grandson of Horatio Shumway and Mary Heywood ; great-grandson of Daniel Heywood and Sarah Hubbard ; gt'-grandson of Jonas Hubbard and Molly, his wife. 1341. WILLIAM ELDERKIN LEFFINGWELL. 11 741. Watkins, N. Y. Treasurer and manager of the Glen Springs Sanitarium Co. Born, Aurora, N. Y., July 10, 1855. Son of Dr. Elisha Leffingwell and Jane Elizabeth Jackson ; grandson of Dyer Leffingwell and Hannah Water- man, and of Dr. James Jackson and Mary Ann Elderkin-Clark ; great- grandson of Elisha Leffingwell and Alice Tracy, of Giles Jackson and Sarah Ann Thomas, of Aninnah Waterman and Hannah Leffingwell, and of Vine Elderkin and Lydia White ; gt^-grandson oi John Lejfingtc'ell (father of Hannah) and Hannah Edgerton, and of Jedediah Elderkin and Anne Wood. 1293. OGDEN PEARL LETCHWORTH. 11218. Buffalo, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Auburn, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1851. Trustee of Collins State Homeopathic Hospital, by appointment of Governor. 322 IRoll of Members. xin. Member of Buffalo, Ellicott and Liberal Clubs of Buffalo, Republican I.eague of Buffalo, and Transportation Club of New York. Son of George J. Letchworth and Charlotte Pearl ; grandson of Denison R. Pearl and Maria Ogden ; great-grandson of David Ogden and Polly Quigley ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Quiglcy and Anna, his wife. 439. JEFFERSON M. LEVY. 4539. New York City. Lawyer. Born, New York City, April 15, 1862. Son of Jonas Phillips Levy and Fanny Mitchell ; grandson of Michael Levy and Rachel Phil- lips ; great-grandson of Jonas Phillips and Rachel Mendez Machado. Benjamin Levy, father of Michael, was a signer of the non-importation agreement, and in 1776 was chosen by the Continental Congress as one of the signers of Continental bills. 1368. HAROLD AUGUSTUS LEWIS. 11993. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Cobleskill, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1870. Degree of A. B., from Williams College. Son of Morgan D. Lewis and Flora Agnes Smith ; grandson of Augustus C. Smith and Nancy Cross ; great-grand- son of William Smith and Eliza Stimpson ; gt'-grandson of David Smith ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Smith ; gt-i-grandson of John Sviith and Anna Scudder ; gt'-grandson of John Smith, Sr. 1 187. THEODORE G. LEWIS. 10787. Buffalo, N. Y. President of manufacturing company. Born, Burlington, Vt., Dec. 14, 1836. Degree of D. D. S. from Pennsylvania College of Dental Sur- gery. Son of John Lewis and Mary Josselyn ; grandson of Amasa Josselyn and Mary Hooker ; great-grandson of Simeon Hooker and Lydia, his wife. 88. JAMES MINOR LINCOLN. 4088. New York City. Born, Lewisburgh, Pa., Sept. i, 1854. Member of New York His- torical Society, American Society of Naval Engineers, American Soci- ety of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Son of Preston Shepard Lincoln and Annie Eliza Moore ; grandson of Minor Sprague Lincoln and Almira Shepard, and of James Moore, 3d, and Mary Ann Ludwig ; great-grandson of Rufus Lincoln and Lydia Sprague, and of James Moore, 2d, and Mary Ott ; gt'^-grandson of Ichabod Lincoln and Hannah Codding, of Minor Sprague and Deborah Godfrey, and oi James Moore, ist, and Mary Wil- kinson ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Lincoln and Alice Andrews, and of George Godfrey and Lydia Hodges ; gf'-grandson of Thomas Lincoln 223 X(n. iRoll Of /DJembers. and Mary Stacey, and of John Godfrey and Johanna Gooding; gt^- grandson of Thomas Lincoln and Mary Austin, and of Richard God- frey, 2d, and Mary Richmond; gt'-grandson of Thomas Lincoln, "the Miller," who came to America with his family from Norfolk Co., Eng- land, in 1635, and settled in Taunton, Mass., and of Richard Godfrey, TSt. 1026. SAMUEL GRISWOLD LINDENSTEIN. 9551. New York City. Born, New York City, Nov. 26, 1875. Son of Simon M. Linden- stein and Josephine Frankau ; grandson of Nathan Frankau and Delia Clark Griswold, etc. See Louis G. Frankau. 616. PHILIP LINDSLEY. 71 16. Dallas, Texas. Lawyer. Born, Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2, 1842. Class of 1861, Law Department, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., but war broke up the college and prevented graduation. Member of Tennessee Leg- islature, 1872-3. Member of F. & A. M. and Knights of Pythias. Son of Nathaniel Lawrence Lindsley and Julia M., his wife; grandson of Philip Lindsley and Margaret Lawrence; great-grandson of N'athanid Lawrence and Elizabeth, his wife. 1294. CLARENCE MANSFIELD LINES. 112 19. New York City. Clerk. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 7, 1876. Son of Theodore Truesdale Lines and Annie Melnor Klapp, etc. See Theodore T. Lines. 1295. THEODORE TRUESDALE LINES. 11220. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, New York City, Sept. 13, 1844. Son of Major Lines and Martha Truesdale ; grandson of Ezekiel Truesdale and Rachel Out ; great-grandson of William Truesdale and Eunice Thomas. 1090. HERBERT MONTAGUE LINNELL. 9890. Catskill, N. Y. Manufacturer's agent. Born, Worcester, Mass., April 12, i860. Son of Dr. J. E. Linnell and Fanny Graves ; grandson of Horatio Graves and Fanny Gunn ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Gunn and Hannah Montague; gt^-grandson of Richard Montague and Lucy Cooley. 1381. EVERETT WALTON LITTLE. 12281. New York City. Stock broker. Born, New York City, March 29, 1867. Son of James Lawrence Little and Elsie A. Charlotte ; grandson of John Charlotte 224 IRoU Of /Eembers. xoc. and Rosamore Davis Eslick ; great-grandson of Samuel Eslick and Ruth Hawkins ; gt^-grandson of Ezcriah Hawkins. 596. HANFORD NICHOLS LOCKWOOD. 5396. Asheville, N. C. Lawyer. Born, Troy, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1859. Degree of LL.B. from Union University. Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Tiiomas Wildman Lockwood and Mary Scott Tfiomas ; grandson of Hanford Nichols Lockwood and Rachel Wild- man ; great-grandson of Isaac Lockivood, Jr., etc. See Homer Nichols Lockwood. 342. HOMER NICHOLS LOCKWOOD. 4342. New York City. Retired. Born, Victoria, N. Y. , June 23, 1833. Member of Assem- bly from Cayuga County two terms, 1866-67. Member of New Eng- land Society, Congregational Club, and American Geographical Society. Son of Homer Lockwood and Sally Benedict ; grandson of Isaac Lockwood, Jr., and Aner Nichols ; great-grandson of Isaac Lockwood and Ruth Whitney ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Lockwood and Mary Wood ; gt3-grandson of Ephraim Lockwood and Mercy St. John. Ephraim Lockwood was probably born in Watertown, Mass., where the ancestor from England settled in 1630. 601. THOMAS WILDMAN LOCKWOOD, Jr. 7101. Washington, D. C. Merchant. Born, Troy, N. Y., April 19, 1855. Formerly Corporal, Troy Citizens' Corps, 6th Separate Co., 3d Division, N. G. N. Y. Member of Troy Club. Son of Thomas Wildman Lockwood and Mary Scott Thomas ; grandson of Hanford Nichols Lockwood and Rachel Wildman, and great-grandson of Isaac Lockwood, Jr., etc. See Homer Nichols Lockwood. 761. ALBERT LOENING. 8461. New York City. Real estate dealer. Born, New Orleans, La., Dec. 6, 1858. Private in Houston, Tex., Light Guards, 1874-76. United States Consul at Bre- men, Germany, 1 885-1889. Member of Colonial Club, Democratic Club, and Liederkranz. Son of George Michael Loening, of Bremen, Germany, and Lucy Palmer ; grandson of Eugene Palmer and Jane Lacey Smith ; great-grandson of Wm. Lovett Smith and Eliza Lacey ; gt^-grandson of John Lacey and Anastasia Reynolds ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Reynolds. 15 225 xofl. IRoll of /IDembers. 138. WALTER SETH LOGAN. 4138 New York City. Lawyer. Born, Washington, Conn., April 15, 1847. Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, by Yale ; Bachelor of Laws, by Harvard Law School ; Bachelor of Laws, by Columbia Law School ; member of Order of Founders and Patriots, Society of Colonial Wars. New England, New York Historical, New York Geographical, American Geographical and National Sculpture Societies; Hundred Year, Patria, Lawyers, Lotos, Colonial, Democratic, Reform, New York Yacht, New York Athletic, and Marine and Field Clubs ; Metropolitan Museum of Art, Society of Psychical Research, Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Architectural League ; American Medical, American Social Science, American Bar, N. Y. State Bar, and Brooklyn Ethical Associations, Cosmos Club of Washington, Hamilton Club of Brooklyn, Fort Orange Club of Albany, ct al. Son of Seth S. Logan and Abigail Hollister ; grandson of Matthew Logan, Jr., and Laura Sanford, and of Sherman Hollister and Polly Nettleton ; great-grandson of Strong Sanford and Temperance Hotchkiss, and of Sherman Preston Hollister; gt^-grandson of Gideon HoUster; gt^-grandson of John Holister and Rebecca Sherman ; gt*- grandson of John Holister who came from Scotland and settled in Water- town, Mass. The HoUisters (formerly the McAllisters of Scotland), anciently spelled their name with one " 1." 512. ANDREW THEODORE LONG. 5312. United States Navy. Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Iredell Co., N. C, April 6, 1866. Gradu- ated from U. S. Naval .A.cademy with honor, 1887. In war with Spain, served on U. S. S. " Minneapolis " on scouting duty. Son of Thomas Simpson Long and Rosana Camilla Neill ; grandson of John Neill and ^[yra Stevenson ; great-grandson of Joseph Stevenson and Jane Brevard ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Bnt^ard^nd Jane Young; gt'-grandson oi John Brevard, Jr. ^ and Agnes McWhorter ; gt*-grandson of Jolin Brevard, Sr. 1 148. JOSEPH MACKEY ROSEBERRY LONG. 10548. New York City. Born, Bangor, Pa., August 19, 1875. Degree of A. B. from Prince- ton College. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Jacob Emery Long and Henrietta Roseberry ; grandson of Joseph Mackey Roseberry and Sally Depue ; great-grandson of Michael Roseberry and Margaret McKay, and of Abram Depue and Susan Hoffman; gt"-grandson of Joseph Mackey and (wife not given), and of Benjamin Depue and Catharine Van Campen ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Depue, Sr., and Elizabeth 226 IRoll Of /IDembers. xov. Schoon maker ; gt'-grandson of Moses Depuis (or Depue) and Marie (or Margaret) Wynkoop ; gt^-grandson of Nicholas Depuis and Catalina Renard. Nicholas Depuis came to New York from Artois, France, in 1662, and was listed in 1674 as one of the wealthiest citizens of New York. 1268. GEORGE WELCH LOOMIS. imS. Rochester, N. Y. Born, Wilmington, Del., Nov. 24, 1852. Son of George Loomis and Evaline Prole Smith ; grandson of Asahel Smith and Betsy Adams ; great-grandson of Abel Adams and Rosene Cossett. (See L. H. Cornish.) 829. THOMAS LOOMIS. 8729. Buffalo, N. Y. Coal merchant. Born, Brownville, N. Y., Oct. i, 1839. Member of Young Men's Library, Orpheus Club, Liberal Club. Buffalo Club, Buffalo Yacht Club, and the Masonic Order. Son of Charles Knap Loomis and Maria Williams Brown ; grandson of Thomas Loomis, Jr., and Silvia Lusk ; great-grandson of Thomas Loomis and Mary Williams. 763. OZRO T. LOVE. 8463. Bayonne, N. J. Accountant. Born, Avery, Mich., Dec. 11, 1858. Member of F. & A. M., Knight Templar, 32d degree Scottish Rite, and Mystic Shrine ; also member of Church Club. Son of Thomas Love and Harriet M. Morgan; grandson of Joseph Huntington Morgan and Mary Avery ; great-grandson of Peter Morgan and Hannah Leach : gt^-grandson of Darias Morgan and Sarah Hawkins, and Elijah Leach and Elizabeth Tracy ; gt'-grandson of Peter Morgan and Elizabeth Whitmore, and Perez Tracy and Elizabeth Hyde ; gt'-grandson of John Rose Morgan and Ann Da.rt, and of Winslow Tracy and Rachel Ripley ; gt'-grandson of Richard Rose Morgan and Hope Still, his wife, and of John Tracy and Mary Winslow ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Tracy and Mrs. Edward ]Mason. Richard Rose Morgan, of Welch descent, came to New Lon- don, Conn., about 1679. Thomas Tracy came to New England in 1636 ; he traces his lineage back to Henry Traci, Baron of Barnstaple, a companion-in-arms of William the Conqueror. Rachel Ripley is third in descent from Gov. Wm. Bradford. 815. FREDERICK WARREN LOVEJOY. 8715. New York City. Baker and yeast manufacturer. Born, Boston, Mass., Nov. 14, 1844. Son of Charles Warren Lovejoy and Eliza Maria Jones ; grand- son of Warren Lovejoy and Sarah G. Hutchins ; great-grandson of Joshua Lovejoy and Sarah Perkins. 227 %ov. IRoll Of /IDembers. 1121. HERBERT MARLOW LOVELL. 10521. Elmira, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Marathon, N. Y., Feb. 16, 1858. Degree of B. A. from Cornell University. Member of Tioga Point Historical Society. Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity, Knights Templars, and Scottish Rite Masons ; Secretary of Elmira City Republican Committee. Son of Ransom Marlow Lovell and Dorcas Eliza Meacham ; grandson of Joseph Allen Lovell and Lucy Carpenter ; great-grandson of Cephas Carpenter. 84. LEANDER NEWTON LOVELL. 4084. Plainfield, N. J. Merchant. Born, Fall River, Mass., Nov. 15, 1835. Trustee of Board of Education of Plainfield. Member of New York Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Society of Colonial Wars, Union County (N. J.) Country Club, New England Society of New York, and Society of May- flower Descendants. Son of Leander Perkins Lovell and Ariadne Borden ; grandson of Isaac Hathaway Borden and Lucy Durfee ; great- grandson of Thomas Borden and Mary Hathaway and of Richard Durfee and Patience Borden ; gt^-grandson of Richard Borden and Hope Cook. Mr. Lovell is also descended from John Rowland and Richard Warren, of the " Mayflower." 1013. WILLIAM H. LOVELL. 9413. Elmira, N. Y. Dealer in leaf tobacco. Born, Big Flats, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1845. Formerly Supervisor of Chemung Co. Member of F. & A. M., and Century Club of Elmira. Son of Reuben Lovell and Rebecca, his wife; grandson of Levi Lovell and Maria Daskum ; great-grandson oi /oh>i Daskiim and Maria, his wife. 197. EDWARD RUTLEDGE LOWNDES. 4197. United States Navy. First Lieutenant, U. S. Marines. Born, Charleston, S. C, Jan. 18, i868. Son of Edward Lowndes and Celestine Fuller; grandson of Edward Rutledge Lowndes and Mary Lucia Guerard ; great-grandson of James Lowndes and Catherine Osborne ; gt^-grandson of Rawlins Zfww(/« and Mary Cartwright; gt^-grandson of Charles Lowndes, Jr., and Ruth Rawlins ; gt'-grandson of Charles Lowndes, Sr.. and Sarah, his wife. Charles Lowndes, Jr., emigrated from England in early life to St. Christopher's, W. I., and in 1730 sailed for Charleston, S. C. 1020. HIRAM LOZIER. 9420. Newburgh, N. Y. Bookkeeper. Born, Newburgh, N. Y., June 4, 1852. Formerly Ex- 228 IRoll Of /iDembers. xub. cise Commissioner ; at present member of Board of Education. Mem- ber of Holland Society of New York City, Newburgh Historical Society, Newburgh Academy Alumni Association, F. & A. M., and Newburgh Masonic Veterans' Association. Son of Isaac Van Duzer Lozier and Margaret Jane Shay ; grandson of Nicholas Lozier and Sarah Barton ; great-grandson of Peter Lozier, Jr., and Miss Brouwer ; gt^-grandson of FetrLozier and Rebecca Pek. I02I. ISAAC B. LOZIER. 9421. Newburgh, N. Y. Druggist. Born, Haverstraw, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1854. Son of Isaac Van Duzer Lozier and Margaret Jane Shay, etc. See Hiram Lozier. 312. JAMES LORING LUSK. 4312. United States Army. Captain, Engineers' Corps, U. S. A. Born, Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 19, 1855. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, New England Water Works Association and Military Service Institution of the United States. Son of Amos Lusk and Agnes Sterrett Clow, grandson of Loring Lusk and Mary Smith, great-grandson of Amos Lusk and Mary Adams ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Lusk and Elizabeth, his wife, and of John Adams. 1296. HOWARD LYON. 11221. Oneonta, N. Y. Department of Science, State Normal School. Born, York, Living- ston Co., N. Y., May 21, i860. Degrees of M. S. from Lafayette College, and A. B. from Harvard University. Member of various scien- tific and educational societies. Son of Ira Goddard Lyon and Henrietta Powers; grandson of Cyrus Lyon. Jr., and Polly Goddard, and of Wm. Dwight Powers and Eliza Wyman ; great-grandson of Cyrus Lyon, Sr., and Mary Abell, of Ephraim Poivers and Abigail Caldwell, and of Elisha Goddard and Sarah Whitmore ; gt^-grandson of Caleb Lyon and Margarette, his wife, and of Nathaniel Goddard. 94. CORNELIUS WESLEY LUYSTER. 4094. New York City. Builder. Born in New York, August 6, 1836. Member of Colonial Club, Director of Real Estate Exchange and the Mutual Bank. Son of Cornelius Luyster and Hannah Totten ; grandson of Elbert Luyster and Catharine Lawrence ; great-grandson oi Daniel Lawrence and Eve Van Horn ; gt^-grandson of John Lawrence and Patience Sacket ; gt^- grandson of John Lawrence and Deborah Woodhull ; gt*-grandson of Thomas Lawrence and Mary, his wife. 229 xsm. IRoll Of /IDembers. 459. CHESTER WOLCOTT LYMAN. 4559. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, New Haven, Conn., May 25, 1861. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Yale University. Member of Herkimer County Historical Society, Herkimer Literary Club, University and Yale Clubs of New York, Fort Schuyler and Sadequada Golf Clubs of Utica, and American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Son of Chester Lyman and Delia Williams Wood, grandson of Joseph Wood and Frances Ellsworth, and great-grandson of Oliver E/hicort/i and Abagail Wolcott. 24. HART LYMAN. 4024. New York City. Editor, staff of New York Tribune. Born, Plymouth, Conn., Dec. 8, 185 1. B. A., Yale University. Member of University Club of New York. Son of Ephraim Lyman and Hannah Dolbeare Richards ; grand- son of Erastus Lyman and Abigail Starr, and of Peter Richards and Ann Huntington; great-grandson of Moses Lyman and Mary Buell Judd, and of Jedediah Huntington and Ann Moore ; gt'-grandson of Jabez Huntington and Hannah Williams ; gt^-grandson of Joshua Huntington and Hannah Perkins ; gt'-grandson of Simon Huntington and Lydia Gager. 905. GEORGE MACPHERSON.* 8855. Zermatt, Pa. Cashier, in service of Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Born, Mid- dletown. Conn., Jan. 4, 1843. Member of the Clan Chattan Society of Scotland, and the Gaelic Society of Inverness, Scotland. Son of Rev. Edwin Wilson Wiltbank and Elizabeth White Macpherson ; grandson of Major IVilliajn Macplierson and Elizabeth White ; great-grandson of John Macpherson and Margaret Rodgers, and of William White and Mary Harrison ; gt'^-grandson of W'm. Macpherson and Jean Adamson ; gt3-grandson of Wm. Macpherson and Isabel Macintosh. Bishop Wm. White's sister Mary married Robert Morris. Major Wm. Macpherson's brother, Capt. John Macpherson, fell with Montgomery before Quebec. 357. ELIAS PLUM MANN. 4357 Troy, N. Y. Civil engineer. Born, Troy, N. Y., March 12, 1852. Degree of C. E. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1872. First Lieutenant, 6th Separate Co. N. G. N. Y., from Dec, 1888, to April, 189 1 ; Alderman of Troy, 1880-83 ; Fire Commissioner, 1884-93. Member of * Born George Wiltbank. Name changed June 11, 1873, to George Macpherson by Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pa. 230 IRoll of /IDembers. mnt. Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Francis Norton Mann and Mary Jeannette Hooker, etc. See Francis Norton Mann, Jr. 356. FRANCIS NORTON MANN, Jr. 4356. Troy, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Troy, Aug. 2, 1849. Degrees of A. B. from Yale University, 1870, and LL.B. from Albany Law School, 1872. Colonel and Aide-de-Camp on Governor CorneH's staff, Jan. i, 1880, to Jan. i, 1883 ; Member of Assembly, 1879 ; Postmaster of Troy, by appoint- ment of President Harrison. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, and University Club of New York. Son of Francis Norton Mann and Mary Jeannette Hooker; grandson of Marquis de Lafayette Hooker and Lucinda Batclielder ; great-grandson of Ja7nes Hooker, Jr., and Lucina Christy ; gt'-grandson of James Hooker, Sr. ; gt'-grandson of Hezekiah Hooker; gt^-grandson of John Hooker; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hooker; gt'-grandson of Rev. Thomas Hooker, founder of the city of Hartford. 539. WILLIAM ALLEN MARBLE. 5339. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Smithfield, R. I., March 4, 1849. Member of New England Society, Founders and Patriots of America, Harlem Club and Lenox Republican Club. Son of Russel Marble and Phebe Almy ; grandson of Aaron Alarhle and Rebecca Putnam ; great-grandson of Enoch Marble and Abigal Holland ; gt^-grandson of Freegrace Marble and Mary Sibley ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Marble and Rebecca An- drews. Samuel Marble was the first of the family to be found in the records of New England, his name appearing in the Rhode Island archives in 1648. Rebecca Putnam, above mentioned, was a cousin of Israel Putnam. 1350. WILLIAM EDWARD MARBLE. 11750. New York City. Salesman. Born, New York City, Aug. 15, 1877. Member of the New England Society and the Patria Club. Son of Wm. Allen Marble and Catharine Alice, his wife. See Wm. A. Marble. 724. WILLIAM LAKE MARCY. 8424. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Peterborough, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1858. Son of William T. Marcy and Ann E. Feeter ; grandson of William Feeter, Jr., and Harriet McKeuster ; great-grandson of WiUiam Feeter and Elizabeth Bellinger ; gt^-grandson of the emigrant Veeder who came from Wur- temburg. 231 flbar. IRolI Of /IDembers. 1372. HAROLD WYMAN MARTIN. 11997. Plattsburgh, N. Y. Clerk. Born, Plattsburgh, N. Y., JMay 4, 1876. Son of John Martin and Adelia Wyman ; grandson of Nahum Rodney Wyman and Emily Esther Hall ; great-grandson of Luman Hall and Katherine Schiere ; gt'-grandson oijohn Hall z.n.d Phebe Benedict. 699. JAMES MARTIN. 7199. Philadelphia, Pa. Superintendent, Pullman Palace Car Company. Born, near Bedford Pa., June 7, 1848. Appointed Colonel in Kentucky State Guard, 1879, and served as aide on Gov. Blackburn's staff nearly four years. Member of Union League Club of Philadelphia, Sons of the Revolution of Pennsylvania and Historical and Genealogical Society of Pennsyl- vania. Son of John Martin and Mary McCauslin ; grandson of Samuel McCauslin, 2d, and Rachel Cessna ; great-grandson of Samuel Mc- Causlin, isf, "of America" and Hester Sides ; gt"-grandson of Samuel McCauslin, "of Ireland;" gt'-grandson of Samuel McCauslin "of Scotland. " 1214. LOUIS GAGE MASON. 10914. Geneva, Switzerland. Artist. Born, Boston, Mass., June 6, 1858. Son of Dr. Henry Wainwright Mason and Marian Gage ; grandson of Ephraim Barker Mason (born McLaughlin) and Mary Spear ; great-grandson of Thomas McLaughlin and Ayers. 976. DENNIS McCarthy. 9176. Syracuse, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., June 27, 1854. Son of Dennis McCarthy and Elizabeth Millicent Cartter (or Carter) : grandson of David Kellogg Carter and Elizabeth Hollister ; great-grandson of Nathaniel Carter and Mary Kellogg : gt^-grandson of Nathaniel Carter, Sr., and Thankful Sawyer ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder; gt'-grandson of Samuel Carter, Sr., and Eunice Brooks. 868. MARTIN E. McCLARY. 8768. Malone, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Albany, Vt., Feb. 15, 1854. Degree of A. B. from Dartmouth College, 1876 ; admitted to Bar in same year. School Commissioner of Twelfth District of Franklin Co., N. Y., by elec- tion. Member of Board of Education. President of Malone Club. Son of Orson R. McClary and Lucy P. Smith ; grandson of Capt. An- drew McClary (1812) and Abigal Ricker ; great-grandson of Capt. 232 IRoll Of /IDembers. mcw. Andrew McClary (U. S. A. 1797) and Polly Allen; gt'-grandson of Andrew McClary and Elizabeth McCrillis. 952. JOHN McCLINTOCK. 9152. New York City. Manufacturer. Born, Milwaukee, Wis., March 26, 1872. Formerly Captain and regimental Adjutant, 69th Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; Inspector of 5th Brigade, March 31, 1898; Major, 171st Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf., June 3, 1898; Major, 203d N. Y. Vol. Inf., July 6, 1898 ; resigned Aug. 26, 1898. Member of Calumet, New York Yacht, Racquet and Tennis, and Zeta Psi Clubs. Son of Emory McClintock and Zoe Elizabeth Anna Darlington ; grandson of John McClintock and Caroline Augusta Wakeman ; great-grandson of Jabez VVakeman and Sarah Betts ; gt'- grandson of Jabez Wakeman and Clarissa Banks ; gt'-grandson of Wm. Wakeman and Sarah Hill ; gt'-grandson of Jabez Wakeman and Ruth Treadwell. 536. ARCHIBALD JERMAIN McCLURE. 5336. Albany, N. Y. Born, Albany, N. Y., April 21, 1873. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Founders and Patriots of America and F. & A. M. Son of Wm. Henry RlcClure and Catharine Germain ; grandson of .Archibald Mc- Clure and Susan Tracy Rice ; great-grandson of William Rice and Wealthean Cottrell ; gt'-grandson oi Joseph Rice and Mary Green. 535. WILLIAM HENRY McCLURE. 5335. Albany, N. Y. Born, Albany, Sept. 25, 1844. Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Archibald McClure and Susan Tracy Rice ; grandson of William Rice and Wealthean Cottrell ; great-grand son oi Joseph Rice and Mary Green. 1336. FRANK VICTOR McDOWELL. 11736. Rochester, N. Y. Clerk. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1872. Member of 2d Sep- arate Division, Naval Reserve ; served on U.S. S. " Glacier " throughout Spanish War, but in no battles. Member of Sons of Veterans and Exempt Firemen's Association of Rochester. Son of Simon Victor McDowell and Emma Elizabeth Woollard ; grandson of Alexander McDowell and Laura Hess ; great-grandson of Denis Hess and Cathe- rine Bower ; gt"-grandson of Johannes {John) Hess and Margaret Ful- mar. i^cjf. iRoll of Members. 1149. GEORGE HENRY McFARLAND. 10549. Cambridge, N. Y. Retired merchant. Born, Cambridge, N. Y., March 30, 1837. Mem- ber of Co. G, 24th Regt., New York. Militia, 1862-65 ! '" service in Troy, N. Y., during draft riots. Formerly E.xcise Commissioner of Jackson, N. Y. Now member of Board of Education of Cambridge. Member of Village Improvement Association and Woodlands Cemetery Association. Son of Samuel McFarland and Martha Hill ; grandson of James Hill and Nancy Thomas; great-grandson oi Alexander Thomas and Ursula Oldridge ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Thomas and Sarah Estes ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Thomas, Sr., and Ruth Fish. 1 188. JOHN SCOTT McFARLAND. 10788. Baltimore, Md. Medical student, Johns Hopkins University. Born, Petrolia, Pa., June I, 1875. Degree of Ph. B. from Yale University. Son of Thomas Scott McFarland and Frances Otterstatter ; grandson of Conrad Otter- statter and Rebecca Baldwin; great-grandson of Jesse Baldwin and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt^-grandson of Moses Baldwin and Elizabeth Ann, his wife. 862. MITCHELL McFARLAND. 8762. Cambridge, N. Y. Clerk in State Treasury Department. Born, Salem, N. Y., April 18, 1842. Sergeant of Volunteers in the Civil War, wounded at Chancel- lorsville. Postmaster of Cambridge, N. Y., from 1882 to 1886. Member of G. A. R. Son of Col. John McFarland and Nancy McMurray ; grandson of John McMurray and Margaret Savage ; great-grandson of Robert McMurray and Susanna Cowan. 1323. HORACE McGUIRE. 11598. Rochester, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 23, 1841. Degree of A. B. from University of Rochester. Enlisted in 1862, in iSth New York Battery, engaged with the 19th Corps in the vicinity of New Orleans and the Gulf until 1866, rising through grades of First Lieutenant and Captain to brevet Major. Son of Thomas McGuire and Andelutia Odell ; grandson of Levi Odell and Cynthia Allen ; great-grandson of Joseph Allen and Mary Spaulding. 1297. WILLIAM DOLPHIN McGUIRE. 11222. Rochester, N. Y. Merchant tailor. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., July 30, 1844. Served four years in the U. S. Army in the Civil War; principal engagement Port 234 IRoIl of /iDembers. mem. Hudson ; commissioned 2d Lieutenant ; breveted ist Lieutenant. Son of Thomas McGuire and Andelutia Odell, etc. See Horace McGuire. 970. JOSEPH JEANES McKEE. 9170. Betiilehem, Pa. Mechanical engineer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Jan. 17, 1851. Member of Engineers' Club of New York, American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers, and the Loyal Legion. Son of James H. McKee and Mary Thomas ; grandson of Thomas McKee and Sarah Smith ; great- grandson oijohri McKce and Mary Hogg. 74. JAMES LAWRENCE McKEEVER. 4074. New York City. Banker. Born in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 4, 1831. Son of Isaac McKeever and Mary Flower Gamble, grandson of Joseph Gamble and Mary Thomson, and great-grandson of Thomas Thomson and Mary Jane Hale. Josepli Gamble was a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in 181 2, and Isaac INIcKeever a Commodore, United States Navy. Mary Thomson Gamble, who died in 188?, at the age of 98 years, was probably the last surviving person who had spoken to Gen. Wash- ington. She had been presented to him at the time of his last visit to Philadelphia, and although but a child, entertained a perfect recol- lection of the event all her life. 75. ROBERT TOWNSEND McKEEVER. 4075. Gloversville, N. Y. Railroad superintendent. Born, Lake Mahopac, N. Y., July 20, 1866. Member of Calumet, Reform and Transportation Clubs of New York, Masonic Fraternity, and Order of Elks. Son of James Lawrence Mc- Keever and Mary Augusta Townsend ; grandson of Robert C. Town- send and Mary A. Whittemore, and of Isaac McKeever and Mary Flower Gamble ; great-grandson of Peter Townsend and Alice Cornell, of Joseph Gamble and Mary Thomson, and of Samuel Whittemore and Jane Tileston ; gt'-grandson of Peter Townsend, Sr., and Anna Hawks- hurst, of Thomas Thomson and Mary Jane Hale, and of Thomas Whit- temore and Ann Cutler ; gt°-grandson of Samuel Whittemore and Esther Prentice. 574. WILLIAM JAMES McKELVEY. 5374. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer of tobacco. Born, Rochester, N. Y., May 11, 1844. Member of Board of Education and President of same in 1892. Mem- ber of Society of War of 1812. Son of John McKelvey and Louisa Susan Scofield ; grandson of Jacob Smith Scofield and Cynthia Phillips ; great-grandaon of Smith Scofield and Susannah Wood. 235 fliciR. IRoU Of /IDembers. 839. CHARLES HEDGES McKINSTRY. 8739. United States Army. First Lieutenant, Engineers' Corps, U. S. A. Born, San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 9, 1866. Degree of A. B. from St. Ignatius College, San Francisco, 1884; diploma from West Point Military Academy, 1888. Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants, and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Elisha Williams McKinstry and Annie Livingston Hedges ; grandson of David Charles McKinstry and Nancy Whiting Backus ; great-grandson of Charles McKinstry and Tabitha Patterson. 1215. CHARLES HAMILTON McKNIGHT. 10915. Rye, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Springfield, Mass., Aug. 30, 1864. Degree of LL. B. from Cornell University. Member of Kappa Alpha and Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternities, Brotherhood of St. Andrews, and the Chancery. Son of George Hamilton !\IcKnight and Julia Elizabeth Pitkin ; grandson of William Pitkin and Eliza Smith Morgan ; great- grandson of Theodore Pitkin and Elizabeth Pitkin, and of Dwell Mor- gan and Elizabeth Smith Phelps ; gt'-grandson of Col. IVm. Pitkin and Abigail Church, of Elisha Pitkin and Hannah Pitkin, and of Isaac Morgan and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Gov. Wm. Pitkin (father of Col. Wm.) and of Col. Joseph Pitkin (father of Elisha and brother of the Governor). 727. CORNELIUS McLEAN. 8427. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Retired. Born, New York City, June 10, 1841. Lieutenant in 42d N. Y. Vols. ; private. Sergeant and Lieutenant in command of a com- pany in 39th N. Y. Vols. ; Lieutenant-Colonel on staff of Gov. Geo. Stoneman of California ; Lieutenant-Colonel on Department Staff, G. A. R. of New York under Commander Atkinson ; rank of Colonel on national staff, G. A. R. 1896-97. Member of Old Guard, Army of the Potomac, Larchmont Yacht Club, American Yacht Club and Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Son of James Monroe McLean and Louisa T. Williams ; grandson of Cornelius McLean and Hannah Hammond ; great-grandson of James Hammond. 744. DONALD McLEAN. 8444. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Rahway, N. J., Sept. 19, 1852. Degree of LL. B. from Columbia College. Alderman of New York City, 1881 ; United States General Appraiser, 1889. Member of the Harlem, Church and Republican Clubs ; the American, New York State, and New York City Bar Associations ; the Veteran Corps of Artillery ; and the Society 236 IRoll of /IDembers. /irc/ir. of the War of 1812. Son of George Washington McLean and Rebecca J. McCormick; grandson of John McLean (or McClean) and Ann Burnett. 141. GEORGE HAMMOND McLEAN. 4141. New York City. Insurance. Born, New York, Nov. 24, 1849. Freshman and sopho- more in Columbia College ; ill-health prevented completion of course. Ordnance Officer with rank of Captain on Staff of Old Guard. Member of Metropolitan, Calumet, St. Nicholas, Country, Players, Lambs, and New York Athletic Clubs; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Natural History ; S. P. C. A., and Delta Psi Clubs. Son of James Monroe McLean and Louisa Williams, grandson of Cornelius McLean and Hannah Hammond, and great-grandson oi James Hammond. 743. WALTER McLEAN. 8443. United States Navy. Lieutenant, U. S. N. Born, Elizabeth, N. J., July 30, 1855. In War with Spain, served on U. S. Flagship " Olympia " and commanded de- spatch vessel " Zafiro " in the Philippines. Member of United Service Club of Washington, D. C. Son of George Washington McLean and Rebecca J. McCormick ; grandson of John McLean and Ann Burnett. 370. GEORGE HUNTER McMASTER. 4370. United States Army. Second Lieutenant, U. S. A. Born, Columbia, S. C, May 30, 1869. Member of Society of War of 1812. Son of Fitz W. McMaster and Mary Jane Macfie ; grandson of John McMaster and Rachel Buchanan, and great-grandson of Hugh McMaster and Margaret Killoch. Rachel Buchanan, above mentioned, had two uncles — John Buchanan, who was a Captain in the Continental army, afterwards a member of the Cincinnati, and who died at Winsboro, S. C, 1826 ; and Lieut. Robert Buchanan, who was captured at the fall of Charleston, and died on a British prison ship in Charleston harbor. 506. HUMPHREY McMASTER. 5306. Bath, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Bath, Steuben Co., N. Y., July 30, 1854. Degree of A. B. from Hamilton College, '76. Register of United States Land Office, Salt Lake City, 1880-1886 ; appointed referee in bankruptcy for Steuben and Livingston Counties, N. Y., 1898. Member of Steuben Club, Steuben County Bar Association and Sigma Phi. Son of Guy Humphreys McMaster and Amanda P. Church ; grandson of David McMaster and Adeline Humphreys ; great-grandson of David McMaster, Sr., and Abigail Smith ; gt^-grandson of Lsrael Smith. ill nscn. IRoIl of /iDcmbers. 124. EBEN O. McNAIR. 4124. Warsaw, N. Y. Banker. Born, Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. i, 1850. Son of David A. McNair and Julia Ann Trumbull Willco.\ ; grandson of Charles Willcox and Almira Rood ; great-grandson of " Capt." John Willcox and Margaret Kelsey ; gt"-grandson of Joseph Willcox ; gt'-grandson of William Will- coxson ; gt'-grandson of John Willcoxson of England. William Will- coxson came to Massachusetts from London in the ship "Planter" and was a freeman in 1636. Most of the family dropped the "son " from their name. Some 60 persons named Willcox and Rood, all more or less connected, participated in the War of the Revolution. 1 150. WILLIAM A. McQUAID. 10550. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Webster, Mass., Oct. 3, 1865. Degrees of A. B. and LL. B. from Yale University. Was member of 2d Regt., Con- necticut National Guard, prior to removal to New York in 1892. Mem- ber of Reform, Yale and D. K. E. Clubs. Son of Peter McQuaid and Ellen S. Carney; grandson of John S. Carney and Sophonia Lamb; great-grandson of Charles Lamb and Luly Hooker; gt'-grandson of Samuel Lamb and (wife not given) and of Samuel Hooker and Mary Pierce. 667. SHIRRELL NORTON McWILLIAMS. 7167. Buffalo, N. Y. With Coal Dept., D. L. & W. R. R. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., March 17, 1871. Degree of B. A. from Princeton University, 1894. Member of Buffalo Historical Society, University Club of Buffalo, Players' Club of New York and others. Son of John James McWilliams and Esther Keeler Norton ; grandson of John A. Mc\\'illiams and Susan Ann Wilkin ; great-grandson of Andrew McWilliams and Mary Jaggar ; gt^'-grandson oi John McWilliams and Sally Haffee. ii8q. S. STANWOOD MENKEN. 10789. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Memphis, Tenn., July 29, 1870. Degrees of B. L. from Cornell University and M. A. and LL. B. from Columbia. Mem- ber of Bar Association, Reform, Chi Phi, Cornell, Knickerbocker Athletic and Harmonic Clubs. Son of Nathan D. Menken and Sallie Andrews ; grandson of Joseph I. Andrews and Miriam J. Nones ; great-grandson of Joseph Andrews and Sally Salomon, and of Joseph B. Nones and Evelyn, his wife ; gt--grandson Hay7n Salotnon and Rachel Frank, and of Benjamin Nones. 238 TRoll Of /lDemt>er£5. i»ti. 323. WILLIAM ALLEN MERCER. 4323. United States Army. Captain, Stli U. S. Infantry. Born, Buffalo, N. Y. March 19, 1855. Son of William Mercer and Eleanor Caroline Allen ; grandson of Archibal Mercer and Harriet Wheat, and of Lewis Allen and Mary Dennison Smith ; great-grandson of Samuel Wheat and Sarah Deshon, and of Dennison Smith and Waity Burrows ; gt'-grandson of John DesJum and Sarah Starr, and of Oliver Synith and Mary Dennison ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Deshon and Ruth Christopher. The Deshons are of French Huguenot extraction. Oliver Smith was descended from Nehemiah Smith who came to Connecticut from England about 1639. 935. WALTER HIPPEAU MERRIAM. 8885. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Crown Point, N. Y., July 9, 1867. Degree of B. A. from Columbia College and LL. B. by the Regents of the State of N. Y. Son of James Sheldon Merriam and Herminie Hippeau ; grandson of Gen. Ela Merriam and Lydia Sheldon ; great-grandson of James Sheldon and Mary Cheeseborough Lord ; gt"-grandson of Rev. James Sheldon and Diadema Perry ; gt'-grandson of Timothy Sheldon, Jr., and Rebecca, his wife ; gt*-grandson of Timothy Sheldon and Sarah Balcomb. 880. JOSIAH LEVERETT MERRILL. 8780. New Orleans, La. With General Electric Co. Born, Mankato, Minn., June 7, 1871. Degree of A. B. from Dartmouth College. Member of American Asso- ciation of Electrical Engineers. Son of Charles Henry Merrill and Laura Bartlett Merrill ; grandson of Abel Kimball Merrill (father of Charles Henry Merrill) and Mary Leverett, and of Daniel Ford Merrill (father of Laura Bartlett Merrill) and Luella Bell ; great-grandson of Benjamin Merrill and Sarah Warner, and of Jacob Bell and Laura Bartlett ; gt^- grandson of Abel Merrill and Tamar Kimball, and of Ezra Bartlett and Hannah Gale; gV-gxiynAsan oi Benjamin Kimball a.r\d Sarah Little, and oijosiah Bartlett 3.nd Mary, his wife; gt*-grandson of Stephen Bartlett and Hannah, his wife ; gts-grandson of Richard Bartlett, Jr. ; gt'-grand- son of Richard Bartlett, Sr. 653. NELSON APPLETON MILES. 7153. United States Army. Major-General, commanding the United States Army. Born, West- minster, Mass., Aug. 8, 1839. Degree of LL. D. from Harvard Uni- versity. Entered volunteer service in 1861 as Lieutenant in 22d Massa- chusetts Infantry ; commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of 6ist N. Y. 239 ^(i. IRoll Of /iDembers. Vols, in 1862 ; soon promoted to Colonel ; participated in following battles : Yorktown, Va. ; W'illiamsburg ; Seven Pines ; Fair Oaks ; Peach Orchard ; Savage Station ; White Oak Swamp ; Nelson's Farm or Glendale ; Malvern Hill ; Antietam ; Snicker's Gap ; Fredericks- burg ; Chancellorsville ; Bristow Station ; Auburn ; Mine Run ; The Wilderness ; Po River ; Spottsylvania ; Totopotamy ; North Anna ; Cold Harbor ; Petersburg; Deep Bottom ; Petersburg Mine ; Ream's Station ; Hatcher's Run ; Five Forks ; Sutherland Station ; Amelia Springs ; Sail- or's Creek ; High Bridge ; Farmville ; Appomattox Court House ; besides more than a hundred serious engagements in which artillery, cav- alry, and infantry were engaged; was wounded at Fair Oaks, Fred- ericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Petersburg ; breveted Brigadier-Gen- eral of Volunteers for bravery at Chancellorsville ; advanced to full rank in 1 864 for services in The Wilderness and at Spottsylvania ; Major-Gen- eral of Volunteers in 1865 ; appointed Colonel in Regular Army, 1866 ; breveted Brigadier-General and Major-General, U. S. A., in 1867 for bravery at Chancellorsville and Spottsylvania; engaged in 1875 with Indians of the Staked Plains ; 1876 with the Sioux ; 1878, the Bannocks ; commissioned Brigadier-General in 1880; in 1886 subjugated the Apaches ; later quelled the Sioux of the Dakotas ; commissioned Major- General in 1890, and in 1894 succeeded Maj.-Gen. O. O. Howard in command of Department of the East. In the War with Spain, ar- rived at Santiago, July 11, 1898, four days after which the enemy capitu- lated ; left Guantanamo, July 21, with army of invasion for Porto Rico and captured that island. Member of Merchants', Union League, and St. Nicholas Clubs of New York ; Union League, Union, and Illinois Clubs of Chicago ; Union Pacific Club, San Francisco ; Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C. ; Loyal Legion ; Grand Army of the Repub- lic, and Society of the Cincinnati. Son of Daniel Miles and Mary Curtis ; grandson of Joab Miles, and great-grandson of Daniel Miles. 379. CARLTON SILAS MILLER. 4379. Miller's Corners, N. Y. Born, Miller's Corners, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1833. Thirty-second degree Mason, Rochester, N. Y. Consistory. Son of Silas Miller and Almira Wilcox; grandson of Samuel Miller, Jr., and Susannah Cleveland; great-grandson of Samuel Miller and Zilpha Hayes. 373. CRAIG CARLTON MILLER. 4373. Canandaigua, N. Y. Born, Miller's Corners, N. Y., Sept. 6, 1870. Degrees of A. B. from Williams College, and LL. B. from University of Michigan, 1898. Member of Chi Phi Fraternity. Son of Carlton Silas Miller (q. v.) and Harriot L. Vary, etc. 240 TRoll OX /IDembers. ^ti. 199. MARCUS P. MILLER. 4199. United States Army. Colonel, 3d Artillery, U. S. A. Graduated from West Point, 1858. Engaged in bombardment of Yorktown, Va. ; seven days bat- tles Jiear Richmond, Va. ; Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Antietam, Waynesborough, Dunwooddie Court House, Scott Cross Roads, Sailor's Creek and Appomattox. Commanded artillery against Modoc Indians, Lava Bed, Col., 1873, ^f"! ^^^ Perces in 1877. Member of Loyal Legion, Army and Navy Club of New York, and Union League of San Francisco. Born in Stockbridge, Mass., March 27, 1835. Son of Marcus L. Miller and Eliza Caroline Van Bramer; grandson of Calvin Miller and Arabella Leonard; great-grandson of Asa Miller and Tabitha Severance. 1151. MILLS MILLER. 10626. New York City. Collector and clerk. Born, Baltimore, Md., July 11, 1874. Son of \Vm. De Vere Miller and Mathilda Fotier Dimitry ; grandson of Alex- ander Dimitry and Mary Powell Mills ; great-grandson of Robert Mills and Eliza Barnwell Smith; gt'^-grandson of /(Vz/z Smith, yi, and Animus Bull ; gt'-grandson John Smith, 2d, and Mary Jaquelin, and of John Bull z-w^ (wife not given); gf-grandson of John Smith, ist, and Mary Warner. 1053. SAMUEL C. MILLER. 9703. White Plains, N. Y. Deputy Treasurer of Westchester Co. Born, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. I, 1848. Postmaster of White Plains, 1878-86; elected Village Trus- tee in i8gi for two years ; President of Village, 1895, for two years; appointed Deputy Register of Westchester Co., 1896, and Deputy Treasurer, 1897. Member of F. & A. M. Son of John G. Miller and Sarah Houghton Corwine ; grandson of Elijah Miller and Aletta Miller; great-grandson of William Miller and Martha Miller; gt"" grandson of Elijah Miller (father of Martha) and Ann, his wife. 304. STEPHEN CROSLEY MILLS. 4304. United States Army. Captain, 12th U. S. Infantry. Born, New Hartford, N. Y., May 8, 1854. Member of Society of War 1812. Son of Henry Abiram Mills and Julia Crosley ; grandson of Abiram Mills and Grace de Berard ; great-grandson of Elkanah Mills and Rhoda Case ; gt^-grandson of Benjamin Mills and Hannah Humphrey. 16 241 ^it. iRoii Of /iDembers. 733. ALFRED AUGUSTUS MITCHELL. 8433, New York City. Physician. Born, New York City, Jan. 12, 1864. Degree of M. D. from University of Colorado. Formerly First Lieutenant, ist Brigade, N. G. N. Y. ; and sergeant of Troop C, 2d. Brigade, N. G. N. Y., Captain, etc., in 8th Regt. N. Y. Vol. Inf. in War with Spain. County Physician of Jefferson Co., Colo., 1884-85 ; City Physician of Colorado City, 1886. Member of Knights of Pythias, National Benevolent Legion, Royal Arcanum, Improved Order of Hep- tasophs, and State Pharmaceutical Association. Son of Samuel Augus- tus Mitchell and Clara Sarah Le Moyne ; grandson of Samuel Augustus Mitchell and Rhoda Ann Fuller ; great-grandson of William Mitchell and Mary Alton, and of Thomas Fuller and Nancy Lee ; gt^-grandson William Lee and Elizabeth Gilbert ; gt'-grandson of John Lee and Lydia Porter ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Lee and Mary Camp ; gt'- grandson of John Lee and (wife not given). John Lee, the immigrant, came from England in 1634, and was one of the first settlers of Farm- ington. Conn. ; his branch of the family dates back to the fourteenth century. The immigrant Mitchell came from Halifax, Eng., in 1635. 1216. EDWIN B. MITCHELL. 10916. Herkimer, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Lee, N. Y., Jan. 4, 1850. Has been Justice of the Peace one term, and Police Justice of the Village of Herkimer for four terms (twelve years). Member of I. O. O. F. and Herkimer County Historical Society. Son of James Mitchell and Sarah G., his wife ; grandson of Milo Mitchell and Kate, his wife ; great-grandson of Bar- tmbics Mitchell. 1016. FRANK WARREN MONTGOMERY. 3612. New York City. Broker. Born, Silver Creek, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1850. Formerly First Lieutenant in Militia. Member of Colonial Club and Mayflower Soci- ety. Son of Mack Montgomery and Jane Elizabeth Warren ; grandson of Hugh Montgomery, 5th, and Irene Southworth ; great-grandson of Hugh Montgomery, 4th, and Hannah Mack ; gt^-grandson of Hugh Montgomery, 3^', and (wife not given); gt'-grandson of Hugh Mont- gomery, 2d, and Jean McGregor ; gt'-grandson of Hugh Montgomery, 1st, of Londonderry, Ire. Hugh, 2d, was a veteran of the French and Indian War. Hugh, 4th, was a veteran of the War of 181 2. 32. THOMAS WHITESIDE MOORE. 4032. Plainfield, N. J. Born, Champlain, N. Y., March 1, 1827. Died, April 15, 1898. 242 IRoll of /IDembers. mcv. Son of Amasa Corbin Moore and Charlotte Elizabeth Mooers ; grand- son of P/i'ny Afoore and Martha Corbin, and of Benjamin Mooers and Hannah Piatt ; great-grandson of Nodiah Moore and Annie Loomis. of Benjamin Mooers and Abigail Hazen, and oi Nathaniel Flatt and Phttbe Smith ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Moore and Owens, of Jonathan Mooers and Mary Poor, and of Zcphaniah Piatt and Hannah Saxton ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Mooers and Constance Langhorn, and of Jonas Piatt; gt'-grandson of Edmund Mooers and Anna, his wife, who came from England in 1638 and landed at Boston, and of Epinetus Piatt and Phcebe Wood ; gt*-grandson of Richard Piatt and Mary, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Piatt. 59. GEORGE ROBERT MOREHEAD. 4059. New York City. Born, Litchfield, Conn., Sept. 2, 1843. Second Sergeant of Co. F. 1 2th N. Y. State Militia, 1862. Slightly wounded at battle of Harper's Ferry. Member of the G. A. R. and VolunteerFiremen's Association of New York. Son of James C. Morehead and Nancy Bissell ; grandson of Hiram Bissell and Beatta Wetmore; great-grandson of Benjamin Bissell and Mabel Griswold. 407. ALBERT MORRIS. 4507. Oneonta, N. Y. Flour and grain merchant. Born, Milford, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1840. Served five years in local military company ; Supervisor of Town of Oneonta one term ; Village Trustee two or three years. At present, President of Gentlemen's Social Club, Chairman of Board of Educa- tion of Union Free School and Chairman of Y. M. C. A. organization. Son of Richard Morris and Zilpha Westcott ; grandson of Charles Morris and Catherine Ellerson ; great-grandson of Josiah Morris and Johanna Bolles. 85. CHARLES VV. MORRIS. 4085. New York City. Grain business. Born, Cincinnati, O., Oct. 12, 1862. Member of Ohio Society of New York, Atlantic Lodge, F. & A. M., Jerusalem Chapter, R. A. M., Adelphic Council, R. & S. M., Coeur de Le'on Com- mandery, K. T., John Van Arsdale Council, J. U. A. M. and New York Senate K. A. E. O. Son of John VV. Morris and Sarah Ford Poore ; grandson of Nathaniel Peabody Poore and Mary Ford ; great-grandson of Eliphalct Poore and Elizabeth Little, and of Standish Forde ; gX'- grandson of Samuel Poore ; gt^-grandson of Henry ; gt^-grandson of John the founder, one of three brothers who came from Wiltshire, England, in 1635, and settled in Newbury, Mass. 243 iiBor. IRoll ot /IDcmbcrs. 1342. HENRY LINCOLN MORRIS. 5913. New York City. Advertising. Born, Haitford, Conn., Feb. 6, 1868. Member of Order of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of John Emery Morris and Mary Pamelia Felt ; grandson of Henry Morris and Harriet Bonticoii, and of Festus C. Felt and Sarah King Lincoln : great- grandson of Edward Morris and Mercy Flynt, and of Jacob Felt and Abigail Chapin ; gt'-grandson of Ediimrd Morris and Lucy Bliss, of Joseph Felt and Sarah Hills, and of Eliphalet Chapin and Abigail Pease ; gt'-grandson of John B/iss and Abiel Colton, of Sharon Pease and Mary Prior, and of Jacob Hills and Love Pease. 309. LOUIS T. MORRIS. 4309. United States Army. Lieutenant-Colonel, 4th U. S. Cavalry. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 21, 1840. In Civil War engaged at Hoover's Gap, Tenn., Chick- amauga. Ga. , Missionary Ridge, Tenn., Peach Tree Creek, Ga., At- lanta, Ga., Franklin, Tenn., and Nashville, Tenn. Member of G. A. R., Loyal Legion, and Army of the Cumberland. Son of Austin W. Morris and Jane Maria Peppard ; grandson of Morris Morris and Rachel Morris ; great-grandson of James Morris, Jr., and Eleanor, his wife; gt°-grandson of ol James Alorris, Sr., and Dorcas, his wife. 408. WILLIAM H. MORRIS. 4508. Oneonta, N. Y. Flour and grain dealer. Born, Milford, N. Y., July 21, 1841. Son of Richard B. Morris and Zilpha Westcott, etc. See Albert Morris. 1 190. BENJAMIN ROWLAND MORROW. 10790. New York City. Physician. Born, Hatboro, Pa., Sept. 9, 1851. Degree of M. D. from the University of New York. Member of New York County Medical Association. Son of Hugh Morrow and Mary .Ashmead Whit- man ; grandson of Nathan V\'hitman and Elizabeth .\shmead ; great- grandson oi Jacob A shmea J a.nd Mary Naglee. 1329. CHARLES LEWIS MORSE. 11729. New York City. Student at Amherst College. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., May 24, 1877. Son of Horace J. Morse and Frances E. Trask, etc. See Horace J. Morse. 586. CHARLES MILLER MORSE. 5386. Buffalo, N. Y. Mechanical engineer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1854. Member 244 IRoll of /IDembers. ^ot. of American Society of Mechanical Engineers and American Society of Civil Engineers. Son of David R. Morse and Elizabeth G. Miller; grandson of Asher Morse and Anna Reynales; great-grandson of David Morse and Lucy Norton; gt'-grandson of John Morse and Hannah Pierce; gt^-grandson of Seth Morse and Hannah Faulkner; gt'-grand- son of Ezra Morse and Joana House. 1330. GEORGE R. MORSE. 11730. New York City. Secretary and Treasurer of Iowa Central Railway. Born, Lockport, N. Y., June 25, 1852. Son of Charles Aldro Morse and Lauretta Cooledge Smith, etc. See Horace J. Morse. 1324. HORACE J. MORSE. 11599. New York City. Banker. Born, Norwalk, O., December 30, 1838. Adjutant-General of State of Connecticut, with rank of Brigadier-General, 1863-5. Mem- ber of Hamilton and Union League Clubs of Brooklyn. Son of Chas. Aldro Morse and Lauretta Cooledge Smith ; grandson of Zebediah Morse Jr.. and Clarissa Ann Johnson, and of Paul Grant Smith and Fanny Cooledge Smith (his cousin); great-grandson of Zehediixh Morse, Sr., and Mary Sabin, and of Stephen Smith (father of Fanny) and Jemima Cooledge. 104 1. RICHARD DANA MORSE. 9566. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Newton, Mass., March 16, 1864. Degree of B. A. from Yale College, and LL.B. from Columbia College. Member of Bar Association, Morse Society, Essex County Country Club, and Yale Club. Son of Richard Dana Morse and Helen Sophia Hutchins; grandson of Lewis Richard Morris Morse and Mary Dana; great- grandson of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor. 671. ALBERT MORTON. 7171. New York City. Building materials. Born, Croton, N. Y., July 18, 1850. Son of John Morton and Adeline Eliza Clark ; grandson of Garrett Dyckman Clark and Aletta Owens ; and great-grandson of Sohtnon Otvens and Nancy Vermilyea, and oi/ohn Clark and Maria Dyckman. 1 1 47. GEORGE HARMAN LE GRAND MORTON. 10547. New York City. Secretary. Born, Campinas, Santo Paulo, Brazil, March 14, 1870. Private in Co. H, 7th Regt., N. G. N. Y. Son of George Nash Morton and Mary Elizabeth Wilson Brown ; grandson of Quin Morton and Susan Hannah ; great-grandson of Capt. George Hannah and Lucy 245 ifiov. TRoll of Members. Morton ; gt'-grandson of IVUliatn Morton and Susan Watkins ; gt^-grand- son oi Joseph Morton and Agnes Woodson. 715. JOHN CLARK MORTON. 8415. New York City. Building materials. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1856. Member of Crescent Athletic, Oxford, and Hanover Clubs. Son of John Morton and Adeline Eliza Clark, etc. See Albert Morton. 1254. ERNEST C. MOSES. 11104. Syracuse, N. Y. Manufacturer. Born, Marcellus, N. Y., July 7, 1862. Member of Citizens' Club and several other as.sociations. Son of Irving Moses and Jennie L. Fenn ; grandson of Curtis Moses and Elizabeth Talmadge ; great-grandson of Zebina Moses and Theodocia Curtis ; gt^-grandson of Daviel Moses and Mary Wilcox, and of Eliphalet Curtis and Margaret Dyer. 939. GEORGE ALFRED MOSHER. 8889. Syracuse, N. Y. Bookseller. Born, Eagleville, O., Jan. 19, 1851. Son of Wm. Henry Mosher and Margaret E. Thayer ; grandson of Alfred Carpenter Mosher and Huldah Morse ; great-grandson of Anthony Morse and Huldah Taylor ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Morse and Mary Morgan ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Morse. 201. NATHAN AMES MOSSMAN. 4201. New York City. Physician. Born, Springfield, Mass., Jan. 10, 1839. Degree of M. D. from New York Homeopathic Medical College. Member of American Institute of Homeopathy, New York State Medical Society, and New York County Medical Society. Son of Abner Goodale Mossman and Emily Rice ; grandson of Silas Mossman and Betsey Goodale, and of Alpheus Rice and Huldah Call ; great-grandson of Silas Mosman, Sr., and Beulah Heminway, and of Abner Goodale and Molly Howe, and of /edit than Rice and Lucinda Merchant ; gt^-grandson of George mosman and Sybil Walker, and of Nathan Goodale and Persis Whitney ; gt'-grandson of John Goodale and Elizabeth Witt ; gt'-grandson of Zachariah Goodale and Elizabeth Beacham ; gt'-grandson of Robert Goodale and Katherine, who came from Ipswich, England, to Dorches- ter, Mass., in i'^34. The original ancestor of the Mossman family in America was James Mosman (also spelled Moseman and Mossman), who was one of the settlers of VVrentham, Mass., prior to 1676. 246 TRoll Of Members. /^ow. 1298. HENRY ELLIOTT MOTT. 11223. Buffalo, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Brockport, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1852. Graduate of Princeton University. Member of Society of Artists, Historical Society, and University Club of Buffalo, etc. Son of Chas. Ernest Mott and Sarah Elizabeth Elliott ; grandson of Freman Hopkins Mott and Orpah Gilbert, and of John Brown Elliott and Joanna Balch ; great-grandson of /ci/i/i Motf and Mary Rowley, of Ezekiel Elliott z.^^. (wife not given), and of Thomas Balch and Elizabeth Kingman ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Balch. 633. JOHN T. MOTT. 7133. Oswego, N. Y. Banker. Born, Hamilton, N. Y., Oct. 11, 1848. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Union College. Colonel and Aide-de-Cainp on Gov. Cornell's staff, 1880-82. Member of City, Fortnightly and Oswego Yacht Clubs, and Historical Society of Oswego ; Rochester Yacht Club, Sodus Bay Yacht Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, American Canoe Association, Society of Colonial V\'ars, Sigma Phi Society, Sigma Phi, University and Transportation Clubs of New York, and Naval Reserve Association. Son of Thomas Smith Mott and Sarah W B. De Wolf ; grandson of Smith Mott and Lucinda Brown Rattoone, and of Jabez De Wolf and Thankful Fairchild-Stocker ; great-grandson of Thomas Rattoone and Olive Brown, and of Samuel £>e Wolf and Susannah Keeney ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Brown and Lucy Douglass. 922. LUTHER WRIGHT MOTT. 8872. Oswego, N. Y. Journalist. Born, Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1874. Degree of A. B. from Harvard University, 1896. President of New England Intercol- legiate Republican League, 1 894-96 ; Chairman of Executive Committee, American Republican College League, 1896-97. Member of Oswego Historical Society, O-wego Yacht Club and Oswego Fortnightly Club, Harvard Club of New York City, Playgoers' Club of Boston, Linden Club of Cambridge, Mass., American Philatelic Association and Boston Philatelic Society. Son of John T. Mott and Alice J. Wright ; grand- son of Luther Wright and Leafy Bailey ; great-grandson of Jesse Wright and Lydia Parker. For paternal line see John T. Mott. 1038. WILLIAM ROBERT MOWE. . 9563. New York City. Insurance. Born, Eastport, Me., Jan. 15, 1848. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. Member of the 247 ^un. IRoll Of riDembers. Grolier, Church, and Lawyers' Clubs. Son of Robert Mowe and Phoebe A. Peavey ; grandson of Robert Mowe and Mehitable Lincohi ; great- grandson of Moses Lincoln and Sarah Wilder ; gt^-grandson of Theoph- iliis Wilder and Lydia Cushing. Theophilus Wilder was third in descent from Edward Wilder who came to Massachusetts previous to 1638. 1236. VINCENT M. MUNIER. ,0936. New York City. Dental surgeon. Born, New York City, Dec. 2, 1866. Degree of D. D. S. from New York College of Dentistry. Member of First Dis- trict Dental Society and Alumni Association of New York College of Dentistry. Son of Charles Vincent Munier and Laura A. De Camp ; grandson of Vincent Ducomb Munier and Marie Van Tassel, and of Maurice Frazer De Camp and Martha Horton ; great-grandson of John Van Tassel and Sarah Ann Connolly, and of Job De Camp and Rachel, his wife ; gt'-grandson of David Van Tassel and Margaret Brush, and oi Job De Camp, Sr., and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Johannis Van Tassel and Helen Hemmon (Hammond). 975. ARCHIBALD ATWATER MUNSON. 9175, Herkimer, N. Y. Clerk. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., July 5. 1875. Member of Kappa Gamma Chi Club. Son of Ward Petrie Munson and Elizabeth Carlen Preston, etc. See Ward Preston Munson. 1 191. WARD PRESTON MUNSON. 10791. Herkimer, N. Y. Telegrapher. Born, Herkimer, N. Y., May 15, 1873. Son of Ward Petrie Munson and Elizabeth Carlen Preston; grandson of Erwin At- water Munson and Margaret Petrie ; great-grandson of Able Munson and Mary Cook, and of Daniel Petrie and Debora Young; gt^-grand- son of AtiVater Cook and Mary Bartholomew, and of Marks Petrie and Margaret Bellinger ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Bartholomew and Mary Sexton, and of /'e/i'/' Bellinger and Delia Herkimer; gt-t-grandson of Andrew Bartholomew and Hannah Frisbie. 561. BENJAMIN F. MURDOCK. 5361. Cooperstown, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Hartwick, N. Y., April i, 1829. Town Clerk. Son of Alexander Murdock and Martha Field ; grandson of Henry Field and Mary Wheeler ; great-grandson of Henry Wheeler and Esther Williams. 409. RALPH W. MURDOCK. 4509. Oneonta, N. Y. Boot and shoe dealer. Born, Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 2, 1865. 248 IRoll of /IDembers. ■Kei. Member of I. O. O. F. Son of Silas Williams Murdock and Emily Wilcox ; grandson of Alexander Murdock and Martha Field ; great- grandson of William Field and Mary Wheeler ; gt'-grandson of Henry Wheeler and Esther Williams. 951. HENRY THOMAS MURRAY. 9151. Dunkirk, N. Y. Insurance and real estate. Born, Hinsdale, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1863. Degree of B. S. from Hobart College. Son of Charles De Kalb Mur- ray and Orpha A. Bandfield ; grandson of Dauphin Murray and Sarah Seymour ; great-grandson of Elihu Murray and Lydia Strong. 993. LEWIS NEWTON MURRAY. 9193. Dunkirk, N. Y. Bank clerk. Born, Dunkirk, N. Y., July 31, 1872. Son of Charles De Kalb Murray and Orpha A. Bandfield, etc. See Henry Thomas Murray. 1255. WILLIAM LEWIS MURRAY. 11105. Plainfield, N. J. Banker. Born, Goshen, N. Y., May 16, 187 1. Attended U. S. Naval Academy. In War with Spain was Second Lieutenant, 71st N. Y. Vol. Inf. (formerly First Lieutenant, N. G. N. Y.) ; participated in battle of San Juan, Cuba, July 1-3, 1898. Son of Wm. M. Murray and Irene Smith ; grandson of Gabriel Lewis Smith and Frances Agnes, his wife ; great-grandson of Joseph Smith and Sarah Hallock ; gt'-grandson of Smith and Mary Vail ; gt'-grandson of Isaiah Vail. 808. FRANK BENESOLE MYTINGER. 8708. New York City. Artist. Born, Philadelphia. Pa., Nov. 15, 1867. Son of Fredk. Augustin Mytinger, Jr., and Louise H. Yelley ; grandson of Fredk. Augustin Mytinger, Sr., and Mary H. KoUock ; great-grandson (A John Jacob Mytinger and Elizabeth Matthieu, and of Isaac Arnet Kollock and (wife not given); gt"-grandson of George Ludwig Mytinger and Margaretha Englehardt, and of Shepard Kollock. 714. EDWARD BEVERLY NELSON. 8414. Rome, N. Y. Principal of Central New York Institution for Deaf Mutes. Born, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 26, 1850. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Harvard College. Member of New York Geographical Society, Oneida County Historical Society, Fort Schuyler and Royal Arcanum Clubs of Utica, Reform Club of New York City, Rome Club, F. & A. M., Royal Arch Mason, 32° Mason, Mystic Shrine. Son of John Peter Nel- 249 Vicv. TRoll Of Members. son and Cornelia Mandeville ; grandson of Joseph Nelson and Hannah Fort; great-grandson of yl^/'a//(7;« /v;r/ and Jane Montfort ; gt'-grand- son of Johannis A. Fort and Rebecca, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Francis James Fort. 762. ARTHUR NEVILLE. 8465. New York City. Lawyer. Born, New York City, Oct. 5, 1870. Justice of the Peace and Town Trustee, Auditor, etc., of Babylon, Suftolk Co., N. Y., 1893- 1901. Son of Timothy F. Neville and Joanna H. Simons; grandson of Aaron Simons and Abby Brown Whipple ; great-grandson of Wm. Simons and Clarissa Gardner, and of Leonidas Whipple and Sarah True- man Darling; gt^-grandson of Aaron Simons and Mary Call, and of IVilliam Whipple and Abby Brown; gt'-grandson of /wr/Zz Whipple and Sarah Mauney. 560. ARTHUR EDWARD NICHOLS. 5360. Rochester, N. Y. Manager. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 13, 1854. Degree of M. D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College. Son of Edward Arthur Nichols and Catherine Young ; grandson of Starr Nichols and Julia Bull Boughton, and of Ezra Young and Sarah Baldwin Sears ; great-grandson of Ger- shom Nichols and Hannah Hoyt, and of Thomas Sears and Deborah Baldwin ; gt" -grandson of Elijah Hoyt and Rebecca Starr. 1 1 52. CHARLES LINCOLN NICHOLS. 10627, New York City. Standard Oil Co. Born, Mason, N. H., Feb. 27, 1851. Served seven years in the 30th Separate Co. N. G. N. Y., as private and Corporal. Son of William Nichols and Catherine Lincoln ; grandson of Zadock Lincoln and Eunice Sawyer; great-grandson oi Joshua Lincoln, Jr., and Tannar Sprague ; gt'-grandson of Joshua Lincoln, Sr., and Rachel Stodder ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Lincoln, Jr., and Sarah Nichols ; gt'- grandson of Daniel Lincoln, Sr. and Susanna, his wife. 513. FRANCIS DUR.\NDO NICHOLS. 5313. New York City. Architect. Born, Black Rock, Conn., Oct. 2, 1867. Member of Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Capt. Hanford Nichols and Sarah Elizabeth Thurston ; grandson of Wm. Hanford Nichols and Mary Burr Bartram ; great-grandson of Wm. Nichols and Huldah Downs. 34. MAURY NICHOLS. 4034. United States Army. Lieutenant U. S. A. Born in Washington, D. C, March 3, 1861, 250 IRoU of /IDeiiibers. mor. Graduated from the Pennsylvania Military College, 1881, with degree of Civil Engineer. Commissioned First Lieutenant of 7th United States Infantry, April I 7, 1891. Member of New York Society of Colonial Wars, New York Society of War of 181 2 and Veteran Corps Artillery, Na- tional Association of Veterans of the Mexican War, and Society of Sons of Veterans. Son of Charles Henry Nichols and Ellen Grymes Maury ; grandson of Cabel Nichols and Eunifce Hobby; great-grandson of Samuel Nichols and Dorcas Buffum ; gt^-grandson of David Nichols and Phcebe Chase. 1354. THOMAS BRAINARD NICHOLS, Jr. 11979. Plattsburgh, N. Y. Captain, U. S. A., retired. Born, Bedford, P. Q. , June 17, 1848. Graduated from West Point, 1872 ; engaged against Kiowas and Chey- ennes in July and August, 1872 ; Adjutant of Cavalry Battalion in Indian Territory expedition under Gen. Miles; engaged at Red River, Tex. ; recommended by Gens. Miles and Pope for brevets of First Lieutenant and Captain ; resigned 1876. Drilled citizen troops at Pittsburg, Pa., during riots of 1877 ; elected Captain in 22d Regt. N. G. N. Y., in 1S77; engaged in 1880 by Government of Colombia, S. A., with rank of Colonel, to establish a Military Academy at Bogota on the plan of West Point. Member of Society of Engineers of Western Pennsyl- vania. Son of Thomas B. Nichols and Mary Walbridge ; grandson of Solomon Walbridge, Jr., and Elizabeth McKinstry ; great-grandson of Solomon Walbridge and Mary Holmes. 395. CHARLES ALFRED NONES. 4395. New York City. Student. Born in New York, Sept. 27, 1872. Son of Alexander Nones and Emily Adele Nones (maiden name) ; grandson of Joseph B. Nones and Eveline De Leon ; great-grandson of Benjamin Nones and Miriam Marks. 293. JOSEPH CARLTON NORRIS. 4293. Canandaigua, N. Y. Educator. Born Palmyra, N. Y., June 14, 1849. Degrees of A. M. from Rochester University, 1892 ; A. M. from Williams College, 1894; Ph. D. from Hamilton College, 1894. Principal of Walworth Academy, 1873—1885; of Canandaigua Academy, 1885-1894 ; Superintendent of Public Schools, 1894, to present time. Member and President of Board of Police Commissioners. Member of Walworth Lodge, F. & A. M., and Palmyra Eagle Chapter. Son of Jacob Norris and Lydia M. Griswold ; grandson of Silas Norris and Katherine Hines; great-grand- son of Walter Norris and Ann Baldwin ; gt'^-grandson of Job Norris 251 mor. IRoll Of /IDembers. and Lindsley. Also great-grandson of Robert Hines and Lindsley; gt'-grandson of Eleazer Lindsley. Job Norris' wife and Robert Hines' wife were both daughters of Eleazer Lindsley. 333. CHARLES J. NORTH. 4333. Buffalo, N. Y. Fire insurance. Born, Chazy, N. Y., May 13, 1847. (Born Churchill ; adopted name. North, legalized March 12, 1880.) Member of New England Historical and Genealogical, Buffalo Historical, and Mayflower Descendants Societies, Buffalo Republican League, Buffalo Yacht Club Oakfield Club, Buffalo Club, etc. Son of Samuel Churchill and Jemima D. Jackson ; grandson of Darius Churchill and Tryphenia A. Newton, and of Israel Jackson and Esther Allen; great-grandson of VVm. Churchill and Eunice Culver, of Liberty Newton and Cynthia North, and of Daniel Jackson and Mary Greene ; gt^-grandson of Satnuel Churchill, Jr., and Thankful Hewitt, of Abijah Nortfi and Tr)phenia Grant, and of Caleb Greene and Catherine, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Churchill and Martha Boardman ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Churchill and Mary Foster; gt'-grandson of Josias Churchill (Wethers- field, Conn., 1636) and Elizabeth Foote. Daniel Jackson (born April 22, 1759), *"d Caleb Green (born March 22, 1734; died February 24, 1 801), were of the Quaker settlement at Quaker Hill, Dutchess County, N. Y., and non-combatants, but gave their lime to nursing the sick and wounded in the Meeting-House Hospital, and impoverished themselves during the Revolution, by giving of their substance to the cause. 604. M. SEXTON NORTH RUP. 7104. Johnstown, N. Y. Glove manufacturer. Born, Broadalbin, N. Y., March 17, 1844. Mayor of Johnstown, 1889-90. Member of Lotos Club of Johnstown, Johnstown Historical Society and St. Patrick's Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of James L. Northrup and Sarah Ann Cornwell; grandson of Major D. Northrup and Agnes Spear, and of Timothy Cornwell and Nancy Van Vranken ; great-grandson of Lewis Northrup and Robah Smith, and of Ashbel Cornwell and Susannah Gaylord ; gt'-grandson of Daniel Northrup and Sarah, his wife, and of Cornelius Cornwell and Abigal, his wife. 907. MILTON HARLOW NORTHRUP. 8857. Syracuse, N. Y. Journalist. Born, Smithfield, Madison Co., N. Y., April 3, 1841. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hamilton College. Aide-de-Camp with rank of Captain on staff of Brig.-Gen. John A. Green, N. G. N. Y., 1864-65. Postmaster of Syracuse from April, 1888, to November, 1889, 252 IRoll Of /ffiiembers. •mob. and from June, 1893, to September, 1897, by appointment of President Cleveland. Son of Rensselaer Northrup and Clarissa Judd ; grandson of Amos Northrup and Betsey Stedman ; great-grandson of Amos Noiihtvp and Hannah Calkins Hatch. III. PORTER NORTON. 41 11. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July g, 1853. Member of Society of Colonial Wars, Buffalo Historical Society, State Bar Association, Saturn Club, Country Club and EUicott Club. Son of Chas. D. Norton and Jf an- nette Phelps; grandson of Joseph G. Norton and Lucretia Huntington, and of Oliver Phelps and Laura Chapin ; great-grandson of Joseph Hunt- ington and Elizabeth Hale, and of Oliver L. Phelps and Betsey Law Sherman ; gt'-grandson of Capt. Jonathati Hale, and of William Sherman and Betsey Law ; gt3-grandson of Jonathan Hale and Sarah Talcott, and of Roger Sherman and Elizabeth Hartwell; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hale, 2d, and Mary Wells; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hale, ist, who came to Watertown, Mass., in 1632, and moved to Connecticut. The Samuels were both soldiers and honored civil officers in their day. 202. STEVENS THOMSON NORVELL. 4202. United States Army. Lient2nant-Colonel, 9th Cavalry, U. S. A. Born, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 14, 1835. ^^'^s engaged in Utah expeditions against the Mormons in 1858 ; and against the Navajos in i860. During the Civil War, he was engaged at Gloiietta, N. M., and Peralto, N. M., in 1862, and was in Nashville during the Confederate operations against that city and end- ing in the battle, December, 1864. In War with Spain, as Major, commanded squadron of loth Cavalry at battles of La Guasima, San Juan, and subsequent actions leading to surrender of Santiago. Mem- ber of the Loyal Legion. Son of John Norvell and Isabella Hotchkiss ; grandson of Lipscojnb Non^ell and Mary Hendrick. 250. CHARLES WILLIAM NOYES. 4250. Newark, N. J. Merchant. Born, Castine, Me., Oct. 23, 1854. Son of Samuel Thomas Noyes and Mary Jane Richardson ; grandson of Samuel Noyes and Susanna C. Haskell, and of Alpheus Richardson and Susan Lau- rence ; great-grandson of Htiviphrcy Noyes, Jr., and Judith, h:s wife, and of Alpheus Richardson and Phoebe Merriam ; gt^ -grandson of Humphrey Noyes and Elizabeth Little, and of Benjamin Richardson and Eunice Swan ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Noyes and Joanna Hale ; gf- grandson of James Noyes and Hannah Knight ; gt^'-grandson of Nicholas Noyes, who came to Massachusetts from England in 1634. 253 moB. IRoll of /IDembers. Samuel Thomas Noyes served as Assistant Engineer in fortifying the Maine coast in 1862-63. ^'^ father, Samuel, served in the War of 1812. 709. JOHN SEDGWICK NOYES. 8409. Buffalo, N. Y. Lumber merchant. Born, Manchester, N. Y., April 20, 183 1. For- merly Major, N. G. N. Y. Member of Buffalo Historical Society, Buffalo Club and Young Men's Association. Son of Milton Noyes and Mary Ann Sedgwick ; grandson of John Andrew Sedgwick and Nancy Buel ; great-grandson of John Sedgwick and Abagail Andrews ; gt"- grandson of Benjamin Sedgwick and Anna Thompson ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Sedgwick and (wife not given), and of St(phen Thompson and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of William Sedgwick and Elizabeth Stone ; gt'-grandson of Robert Sedgwick, who settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1657, ^^"^ ^^^ ^ Major-General in Cromwell's army. 884. EDWARD OLCOTT. 8784. Point Rock, N. Y. Farmer. Born, Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y., April 17, 1814. Son of Jared Okott and Abigail Bailey. Mr. Olcott was elected an Honorary Member of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, on account of being an own son of a Revolutionary patriot. 607. WILLIAM ADAMS OLMSTED. 7107. Notre Dame, Ind. Clergyman. Born, Albany, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1834. Degree of M. D. from Howard University, Washington, D. C. Colonel sgth N. Y. Vols.; in battles of Big Bethel, New Market, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, all battles in front of Richmond in 1862, Savage Station, Glen Dale, Mal- vern Hill, Bristol Station, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, June 16, 1864 ; all campaigns in front of of Petersburg, Hatcher's Run, No. 2, Hatcher's Run, No. 3, and all campaigns in Virginia, from March 29, 1S65, to Lee's surrender; bre- veted Brigadier-General for gallantry at Richmond, Glen Dale, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Hatcher's Run and Lee's surrender. Member of Army of Potomac, Loyal Legion, G. A. R., Second and Third Army Corps Associations, Second Infantry Association of 1861, 82d N. Y. Vols., and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Chas. Stewart Olmsted and Ann Johnson; grandson of David Olmsted and Dorcas Smith; great-grandson of David Olmsted, Sr., and Abigail IngersoU ; gt'-grand- son of Nathan Olmsted and Millicent Goodrich ; gt^-grandson of Capt. Daniel Olmsted and Hannah Ketchum ; gt*-grandson of Capt. John Olmsted and Mary Benedict ; gt'-grandson of Richard Olmsted. 254 IRoll of Members. ®sb. 246. JAMES BROWN OLNEY. 4246. Catskill, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Hartford, Conn., July 20, 1833. Degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Yale University. Judge Advocate, with rank of Major, N. Y. State Militia. District Attorney of Greene County for two terms, 1859-1865 ; Supervisor of Catskill ; member of Board of Education 12 years and its President. Member of State Bar Association, Order of the Titans, Rip Van Winkle Club, and Yale Alumni Association. Son of Jesse Olney and Elizabeth Barnes; grandson oi Ezekiel 0/»ey and Lydia Brown ; great-grandson of Jeremiah Olney and Susannah Brown ; gt'-grandson of John Olney and Rachel Coggshall ; gt'-grandson of Epenetus Olney and Mary Whipple ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Olney and Maria Small, who came from Hertfordshire, England, in 1658, and with Roger Williams founded Providence. 203. EDWARD OTHO CRESAP ORD, Jr. 4203, United States Army. Captain, 22d U. S. Infantry. Born, Benecia Barracks, Cal., Nov. 9, 1858. In War with Spain, landed at Barriqui, Cuba, June 22, 1898; in actions at Siboney and Caney and in the trenches until surrender of Santiago; was Acting Judge Advocate, Department of Santiago. Son of Major-Gen. E. O. C. Ord, U. S. A., and Mary Mercer Thompson; grandson of Lieut. James Ord, U. S. A. (War of 18 12), and Rebecca Cresap ; great-grandson of Daniel Cresap and Van Swearingen ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Cresap and Van Swearingen. Every male ancestor here mentioned was a soldier. 708. HERMANN W. ORMSBEE. 8408. New York City. Advertising manager. Born, Portland, Me., Feb. 23, 1850. Member of Hamilton Club, Press Club and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Marcus Ormsbee and Harriot Knight ; grandson of Dr. Samuel P. Knight and Harriot Eaton ; great-grandson of Dr. John Eliot Eaton and Elizabeth Davis ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Joshua Eaton and Sarah Eliot. 429. ABRAHAM COLES OSBORN. 4529. Columbia, S. C. Doctor of Divinity. Born, Scotch Plains, N. J., Feb. 20, 1831. Pres- ident of Benedict College, lately pastor of First Baptist Church of Albion, N. Y. Son of Jonathan Osborn and Amelia Van Deursen, and grandson of John B. Osborn and Mary Darby. The latter was one of the notable women of the Revolution. A sketch of her life appears in "Women of the American Revolution," by Elizabeth F. EUel. 255 ®ab. IRoll Of Members. 545. ROBERT HATFIELD OSBORN. 5345. United States Navy. Ensign, U. S. N. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1873. Graduated from United States Military Academy, 1894. In War with Spain, served on U. S. S. " Montgomery," except one week while taking a prize to Key West, and two weeks on the " Leyden." Son of Rev. Abraham Coles Osborn (q. v.) and Emma J. Hatfield. 1326. EMORY W. OSBURN. 11726. Rochester, N. Y. Retired from business. Born, Rochester, N. Y., July 12, 1837. Hon- orary member of State Militia. Member of various social clubs. Son of Nehemiah Osburn and Sarah Ann Van Schuyver; grandson of John Osburn, Jr., and Hannah Brown ; great-grandson of John Osburn and Eunace Nichols-Bouton. 21. JAMES OTIS. 4021. Bellport, N. Y. Born in New York, Oct. 12, 1836. Died July 22, 1898. Captain and Major in the 22d Regt. of the National Guard of the State of New York, in 1860-63. State Senator from the First District of the State of New York, 1884-85. Member of the Union League Club of N. Y., Seawan- haka Yacht Club, and George Washington Post No. 103, G. A. R. Son of James W. Otis and Martha C. Church ; grandson of Harrison Gray Otis and Sally Foster; great-grandson of Samuel Alleyne Otis and Elizabeth Gray ; gt'-grandson of James Otis and Mary Alleyne ; gt"- grandson of John Otis and Mercy Bacon ; gt'-grandson of John Otis and Mary Jacob. 150. JOHN OTTO. 4150. Buffalo, N. Y. Broker. Born, Philadelphia, Pa., June 27, 1821. Son of Jacob S. Otto and Phoebe Whitehead ; grandson of Boifo Otto, Jr., and Catharine Schweighauser, and of James Whitehead and Hannah Coburn ; great- grandson of Bodo Otto, Sr., and Catharine Dorotha Doehenken, and of John Coburn and Hannah Monroe ; gt'-grandson of Christopher Otto and Maria Magdalena Menecken. 103. JOHN OTTO, Jr. 4103. Buffalo, N. Y. Broker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1859. Degree of A. B. from Hamilton College, 1881. Member of Buffalo Club, University Club of Buffalo, and Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City. Son of John Otto and Eliza Shipman Corning, etc. See John Otto. 256 IRoll Of Members. pai. 153. WILLIAM EDMUND OTTO. 4153. Buffalo, N. Y. Broker. Born, Buffalo, N. Y., July i, 1864. Captain in 74th Regt., N. G. N. Y. ; eleven years' service. Son of John Otto and Eliza Ship- man Corning, etc. See John Otto. 1382. JESSE OWEN. 12282. Elmira, N. Y. Farmer. Born, Liberty Corners, Orange Co., N. Y., June 21, 1826. Son of Henry Wisner Owen and Erminda Oldfield ; grandson of Isaac H. Owen and Abagail Wisner ; great-grandson of Henry Wisner and Susannah Goldsmith ; gt"-grandson of Jolm Wisner and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Hendrick Wisner and Mary Shaw ; gt'-grandson of Johannes Weesner and Elizabeth Hendrick, who came to America from Switzerland about 1714, and settled in Orange County, N. Y. 106. ELISHA AVERY P.\CKER. 4106. Packerville, Conn. Merchant. Born in Stonington, Conn., July 23, 1823. Son of Daniel Packer and Mary Avery > grandson of Simeon Avery and Lucy Swan ; great-grandson of Park Avery and Mary Latham ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Avery and Dorothy Park ; gt'-grandson of James Avery and Deborah Sterling; gt'-grandson of James Avery (who came from Eng- land in 1630 with Gov. Winthrop) and Joanna Greenslade. 698. CHARLES NEWELL PALMER. 7198. Lockport, N. Y. Physician. Born, Bridgewater, N. Y., May 25, 1841. Degree of M. D. from University of the City of New York. During Civil War was Surgeon, 22d New York Cavalry, at Mt. Pleasant General Hospital, Washington ; floating hospital " New World " on the Potomac, Appo- mattox and James rivers ; 9th Corps Field Hospital, near City Point, Va. ; in several battles but not wounded. Now Surgeon and Lieutenant- Colonel, N. G. N. Y. Ex-Health Physician of City of Lockport. Member of G. A. R. , F. & A. M., Knights of Essennes, Knights Templars, Knights Hospitallers, etc., Niagara Co. Medical Society, State Medical Society, American Medical Association, etc., of several of which he has been presiding officer. Son of Gershom Palmer and Sally .A.llen Rhodes; grandson oijonat/ian Palmer ■A.nA Esther, his wife ; great-grandson of Joseph Palmer ; gt'^-grandson of Deacon Joseph Palmer; gt'-grandson of Lieut. Joseph Palmer; gt'-grandson of Nehe- miah Palmer; gt"-grandson of Walter Palmer (1629). 17 257 par. IRoll Of /iDembers. 692. TRENOR LUTHER PARK. 7192. New York City. Merchant. Born, San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 6, 1861. Son of Trenor Wm. Park and Laura Vanderspiegel Hall ; grandson of Luther Park and Cynthia Pratt; great-grandson of William /'mett,Jr., and Chloe Grow; great-grandson of Thomas Stone, Sr., and Rachel Marsh, and of Darius Webb and Debo- rsh Palmer ; gt'-grandson of Ebenezer Webb and Ruth Crane. 312 ij& IRoll Of /IDembers. stt. 1264. JOHN HUDSON STORER. 11114. New York City. Physician. Born, Westminster, Conn., March 11, 1866. Son of Eg- bert Storer and Julia Louise Kinne; grandson of David Storer and Anna Butts ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Storer and Eunice Brewster. 641. HENRY JUSTUS STORRS. 7141. New York City. Chief clerk, finance dapartment, New York City. Born, Oyster Bay, L. I., Feb. 15, 1836. Son of Joseph Storrs and Ann Townsend Alsop ; grandson oi Justus .S/crw and Sarah Wright; great-grandson of Judah Storrs and Lucy Cleveland ; gt^-grandson of Thomas Storrs and Mehit- able, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Storrs and Esther Egard ; gt'- grandson of Thomas Storrs of Nottinghamshire, Eng., and Mary, his wife. 640. RICHARD ALSOP STORRS 7171. New York City. Born, Oyster Bay, L. L, Jan. 10, 1830. Died, May 11, 1896. Son of Joseph Storrs and Ann Townsend Alsop, etc. See Henry J. Storrs. 813. WILLIAM CUMMINGS STORY. 8713. Lawrence, L. I., N. Y. Formerly dry goods commission merchant. Born, New York City, Jan. 2, 1851. Member New York Athletic Club, Saratoga Golf Club, and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Son of James Monroe Story and Anna Terry ; grandson of Daniel Story and Sophia Cummings ; great-grand- son of Daniel Story, Sr., and Ruth Burniiam ; gt"-grandson of Stephen Story and Elizabeth, his wife ; gt'-grandson of Sergt. Jacob Story and Martha Burns ; gt-i-grandson of Samuel Story and Elizabeth, his wife. 987. CORNELIUS STANTON STOWITTS. 9187. Kingston, N. Y. Clergyman. Born, Currytown, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1846. Degrees of A. B., A.M., and S. T. D. from Hamilton College, and B.D. from Auburn Theological Seminary. Son of George P. Stowitts and Charlotte A. Legg ; grandson of Jacob Stowits and Nancy Lyker ; great-grandson of George Stowits and Margaret Diefendorf ; gt'-grandson oi Philip G. Stowitz, and Mary Ecker. 1031. FREDERICK SMITH STRONG. 9556. United States Army. First Lieutenant and Adjutant, 4th Artillery, U. S. A. Born, Paw Paw, Mich., Nov. 12, 1855. Son of Samuel Filer Strong and 313 str. iRoll Of /IDembers. Anna Maria Fish ; grandson of Samuel Strong and Betsey Smith ; great-grandson of Phiite/ias Slroiig and Anna Filer ; gt'-grandson of Eleazer Strong, Jr., and Abigail Chappell, and of Samuel Filer and (wife not given) ; gt'-grandson of Eleazer Strong and Jerusha Stiles ; gt'-grandson of Jedediah Strong, Jr., and Abiah IngersoU. 716. THOMAS HUBBARD STRYKER. 8416. Rome, N. Y. President Rome Locomotive Works. Born, Rome, N. Y. , Nov. 14, 1847. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Hobart College. Member of Rome Club, University Club of New York, Sons of the Revolution, Society of Colonial Wars, and Founders and Patriots of America. Son of John Stryker and Frances Elizabeth Hubbard ; grandson of Daniel Perrine Stryker and Harriet Pierson ; great-grandson of JoJin Stryker and Lydia Cornell ; gt'^-grandson of Pieter Strijcker and Antje Deremer; gt'-grandson of Jan Strijcker and Margarita Schenck ; gt<-grandson of Pieter Strijcker and Annetje Barends. 735. CHARLES F. STURDEVANT. 8435. Rome, N. Y. Born, Martinsburg, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1846. Son of James M. Sturde- vant, M. D., and Louisa Stephens; grandson of Caleb Stti rdeTunt a.nd Miriam Howe. 973. HARRY S. STURDEVANT. 9173. Rome, N. Y. Traveling salesman. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., June 3, 1867. Son of James S. Sturdevant and Fanny Abbey ; grandson of Dr. James M. Sturdevant and Harriet Stephens (first wife) ; great-grandson of Caleb Sturdevant and Miriam Howe. 374. EDWARD A. SUMNER. 4374. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Rome, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1857. Degrees of B.A. and M.A. from Wesleyan University. Served full time in State Militia. Attorney for Comptroller of New York State by Republican appointment. Member of a number of political and social clubs of New York City, and the New England Society of New York. Son of John A. Sumner and Helen Brooks ; grandson of John H. Sumner and Elizabeth H. Conk- lin ; great-grandson of William Sumner and Elizabeth Arnold ; also grandson of Merritt Brooks and Mary Moulton ; great-grandson of Ebenezer Moulton and Mary Lillibridge ; gt'-grandson of Stephen Moulton. 314 IRoll of /IDembers. swa. 216. GEORGE WATSON SUMNER. 4216. United States Navy. Captain of the New York Navy Yard. Born, Constantine, Mich., Dec. 31, 1841. In the Civil War, participated in the passage of the forts below New Orleans, the first siege of Vicksburg, and the action at Dutch Gap, James River, Va. Not wounded. Member of the Regular Army and Navy Union. Son of Watson Sumner and Hester Ann Welling; grandson of Daniel Sumner and Hannah Watson; great- grandson of Hezekiah Sumner and Desire Higgins ; gt'-grandson of William Sumner and Hannah Clark ; gt^-grandson of Hezekiah Sum- ner and Abigail Bidwell ; gt^-grandson of William Sumner, who was grandson of William Sumner of Bicester, England, who came to Dor- chester, Mass., in 1636. This family has been prolific of deacons, sol- diers and statesmen, including Gov. Increase Sumner, 1746-99, Gen. Edwin V. Sumner, U. S. A., 1797-1863, Senator Charles Sumner, 1811- 1874. There were 24 of the family in the Revolutionary War. 1058. ALBERT HAWKES SUTTON. 9708. Needham, Mass. Dry goods salesman. Born, Roselle, N. J., Sept. 22, 1872. Member of 7th Regt. Veterans, New York City. Son of George Hills Sutton and Emma Florence Hawkes ; grandson of Ezra Hawkes, Jr., and Mary Ann Berry ; great-grandson of Ezra Hawkes, Sr., and Sally Tolman ; gt'-grandson of Ehnim Tobnan and Sarah, his wife. 1267. FRANK SUTTON. 11117. New York City. Consulting electrical engineer. Born, New York City, Dec. 28, 1874. Degree of E. E. from Columbia University. Member of Alpha Delta Phi Club. Son of Woodruff Sutton and Fannie Steele ; grandson of Wm. Steele and Annie Ostrom ; great-grandson of Jacob Ostrom and Fannie Falconer ; gt^-grandson of Jonathan Falconer and Nancy Ste- phens ; gt'-grandson of/^/i« j^;7/« Wood, Jr., and Mary Heald, of Ezekiel Hiunphrey and Elizabeth Petti- bone, oi James Barrett, Jr., and Millicent Estabrook, of Edward Farmer, and of Jacob Brown ; gt'-grandson of James Barrett, Sr., and Rebecca Hubbard; gt-i-grandson of Benjamin Barrett and Lydia Minott ; gt'- grandson of Humphrey Barrett and Mary Potter. 403 HENRY ALEXANDER WISE WOOD. 4503. New York City. Vice-President of the Campbell Printing Press & Manufacturing Co. Born, New York, March i, 1866. Son of Fernando Wood and Alice Mills ; grandson of Benjamin Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; great- grandson of Henry Wood, T,d, and Hannah Edridge, etc. See Benja- min Wood, No. 220. 392. WASHINGTON FERNANDO WOOD. 4392. New York City. Born, Washington, D. C, Jan. 6, 1870. Son of Fernando Wood and Alice Mills ; grandson of Benjamin Wood and Rebecca Lehman ; 347 moo. IRoll of /IDembers. great-grandson of Henry Wood, t,'^, and Hannah Edridge, etc. See Benjamin Wood, No. 220. 941. STEWART LYNDON WOODFORD. 8891. New York City. Lawyer. Born, New York City, Sept. 3, 1835. Degrees of \. B. and A. M. from Columbia College, A. M. from Yale University, LL. D. from Trinity College, and D. C. L. from Syracuse University. Colonel of U. S. Volunteers during Civil War, participating in campaigns in Vir- ginia in the summer of 1836 and in South Carolina from 1863 to 1865 ; mustered out with brevet rank of Brigadier-General, having been spe- cially assigned by Presidential order to duty as of brevet rank. Mes- senger of New York Electoral College, i860; Assistant U. S. District Attorney, 1861 ; Lieutenant-Governor, 1867-9 I Presidential Elector-at- Large and President of Electoral College, 1872 ; Member of Congress, 1873; U. S. District .Attorney, 1876-84; Greater New York Charter Commissioner, 1897 ; U. S. Minister to Spain from 1897 to the declara- tion of war with the United States. Member of Bar Association, Law- yers' Club, University Club, Union League Club of Brooklyn, Hamilton Club, Montauk Club, New England Society, Columbia Alumni, and the Orders of the Loyal Legion, Foreign Wars, and Founders and Patriots of America. Son of Josiah Curtis Woodford and Susan Terry : grand- son of Chandler Woodford and Dorothy Curtis ; great-grandson of William Woodford, Jr., and Esther Wilcox; gt^-grandson of WiHiam Woodford, Sr., and Susannah Garrett ; gt'-grandson of Capt. Joseph Woodford and Lydia Smith ; gt-i-grandson of Joseph Woodford and Rebecca Newell ; gt''-grandson of Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott Thomas Woodford came from Lincolnshire, Eng., and landed at Ply- mouth, Mass., 1632. iioi. ANDREWS JOSLYN WOODWORTH. 10501. Syracuse, N. Y. Insurance. Born, Rome, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1835. Member of the Society of Colonial Wars and St. Nicholas Society of New York. Son of Hiram A. Woodworth and Emeline Joslyn ; grandson of John R. Woodworth and Amanda Andrews, and of Geo. W. Joslyn and Rhoda Corey ; great-grandson of Ephraim Woodworth and Delight Rowley, of Ahijali Joslyn and Keziah Farrar, and of Hezekiah Corey and Sarah Garfield; gt'-grandson of Ephraim Woodworth, Sr., and Anna More, and of John Joslyn and Lucy Wilder. 948. NEWELL BERTRAM WOODWORTH. 8898. Syracuse, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Rome, N. Y., April 12, i860. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Columbia University. Assistant to the Corporation Coun- 348 IRoll of /FDembers. inaot. sel of New York City, 1885-88. Member of St. Nicholas Society and Psi Upsilon Club of New York, Onondaga Historical Society, Syracuse Club and Citizens' Club of Syracuse, and Society of Colonial Wars. Son of Andrews Joslyn Woodworth and Mary Bertram, etc. See An- drews J. Woodworth. 497. RICHARD LANSING WOOLSEY. 4597. United States Army. Chief Clerk, Quartermaster's Dept., U. S. A. Born, Whitesboro, N. Y., Dec. 5, 1835. Private in 71st N. Y. Volunteers, 1862 ; served in defenses of Washington ; afterwards Captain's Clerk, U. S. N. ; acting Squadron Secretary of West Gulf Blockading Squadron ; in battle of Donaldsonville, La., and minor engagements on lower Mississippi. Member of G. A. R. and Masonic Fraternity ; Grand Commander, K. T., of Indiana, 1883-4. Son of Commodore Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, U. S. N., and Susan Cornelia Tredwell ; grandson of Gen. Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey and Alida Livingston ; great-grandson of Col. Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and Rebecca Lloyd ; gt^'-grandson of Rev. Benj. Woolsey and Abigail Taylor ; gt'-grandson of George Woolsey and Hannah, his wife ; gt'-grandson of George Woolsey, Sr., and Rebecca Cornell. 940. RYNIER J. WORTENDYKE. 8890. Jersey City, N. J. Lawyer. Born, Jersey City, N. J., Aug. 24, i860. Degrees of A. B., and A. M. from Rutgers College and LL. B. from Columbia University. Son of Jacob R. Wortendyke and Susan J. Doremus ; grandson of Nicholas J. Doremus and Elizabeth Haring; great-grandson of Peter T. Doremus and Susan Jacobus ; gt^-grandson Thomas Doremus and Rachel Speir ; gt^-grandson of Cornelius Doremus and Sarah Sandford; gt'-grandson of Thomas Doremus and Only Jung. 369. WILLIAM SCOTT WORTH. 4369. United States Army. Brigadier-General, U. S. A., retired. Born, Albany, Jan. 6, 1840. In the Civil War, served in the campaign of the Army of the Poto- mac from the beginning to the end of the war, and the campaign of Corinth, Miss., being twice breveted for gallant and meritorious conduct. In War with Spain was Brigadier-General of Volunteers in Santiago campaign, and twice wounded while leading his brigade at the storming of San Juan Hill. On Oct. 31, 1898, President McKinley appointed him Brigadier-General in the Regular Army ; and on Nov. 14, he was retired upon his own application under the law providing for 349 •moi. iRoIl of /IDcmbers. retirement after 30 years' service. Member of tlie Society of Foreign Wars, tile Aztec Club and tlie War of 1S12 Society. Son of William Jenkins Worth and Margaret Stafford; grandson of John Stafford and Margaret Denniston ; great-grandson of /i>a6 Staffoiui and Susannah Spencer ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Stafford and Audrey Greene ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Stafford and Mercy Westcott ; gt-t-grandson of Thomas Stafford and Elizabeth, his wife, who came from Warwickshire, England, to I'lyrnouth, Mass., about 1626, and settled in Rhode island. Wm. Jenkins Worth mentioned above was a Major-General, U. S. A. The City of New York has erected a monument to his memory in Madison Square. 617. GEORGE WORTHINGTON. 7117. Bennington Center, Vt. Born, Cleveland, O., Aug. 8, 1854. Member of Society of Mayflower Descendants, Union Club of Cleveland, and Psi Ifpsilon Club of New York City. Son of George Worthington and Maria Cushman Blackmer ; grandson of Ralph Worthington and Clarissa Clark ; great-grandson of John Worthington and Abigail Wright; gt''-grandson o{ Dii,Ucy Wrii^ht and Dimmis Lomis ; gt^-grandson of Joseph Wright and Mary Dudley. 1312. ALFRED GOOLD WRIGHT. 11587. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturer of perfumery. Born, New York, Jan. 24, 1S56. Son of Alfred Wright and Maria E. Goold ; grandson of John Sears Wright and Sarah A. Stevens ; great-grandson of Elisha Wright and Sarah Sears ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Wright. 125. CHARLES A. WRIGHT. 4125. Hancock, Mich. Attorney-at-law and President of Superior Savings Bank of Hancock. Born, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4, 1S54. Chairman of Republican County Committee of Houghton County, Mich. Member of Onigaming Yacht Club. Son of Joseph A. \^'right and Emily S. Barker ; grandson of Joseph Wright and Sarah Lockwood ; great-grandson of William Lock- wood and Sarah Sturges. 795. JOHN SEARS WRIGHT. 8495. Rochester, N. Y. Manufacturing perfumer. Born, Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1S70. Son of Alfred Wright and Mary Jane Hunter ; grandson of Daniel Hunter and Emily Carpenter ; great-grandson oi John Hunter and Jane McGregor. 350 IRoll Of /©embers. Tanri. 244. JOSEPH PAYSON WRIGHT. 4244. United States Army. Colonel and Asst. Surgeon-General, U. S. A. Born, Wilkesbarre, Pa., Dec. 25, 1836. Degrees of A. B. and A. M. from Dickinson College, and M. D. from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. Appointed Assistant Surgeon with rank of First Lieutenant in Regular Army, May 28, 1861. Served with Rosecrans' Army at luka, Corinth, Miss., August and September, 1862; in charge of field hospital at Jackson, Tenn., winter of 1862-3; ^' Chattanooga, Tenn., and Atlanta, Ga., March, 1864 ; Assistant Medical Director of Army and Department of the Cumberland during campaign resulting in capture of Atlanta. Member of Loyal Legion. Son of Joseph J. B. Wright and Eliza Jones ; grand- son of Amasa Jones and Elizabeth Huntington ; great-grandson or Joseph Huntington and Elizabeth Hale, and oi Joel Jones ; gt^-grandson o^ Jonathan Hale ; gt'-grandson of Jonathan Hale, Sr. , and Sarah Tal- cott ; gt*-grandson of Samuel Hale, Jr., and Mary Wells ; gt'-grandson of Samuel Hale, Sr., who came to Watertown, Mass., in 1632. Through Elizabeth Huntington, the family are collaterally related to Samuel Huntington of Connecticut, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and President of Congress, 1779-1781. Through the Hales the family are collaterally related to Nathan Hale, the Martyr. 1384. WILKINSON Deforest WRIGHT, 12284. New York City. Secretary. Born, Powell, Vt., June 30, 1871. Son of Solomon Wright and Mary Brimmer ; grandson of Pliny Wright and Finett Wadsworth ; great-grandson of Solomon Wright and Eunice Jewett ; gt'-grandson of 2'homas Jc^uett and Eunice Slafter ; gt'-grandson of Elezer Jewett ; gt^-grandson of Elezer Jewett. 82. STEPHEN MOTT WRIGHT. 4082. New York City. Retired. Born, Jericho, N. Y., Aug. 16, 1842. Enlisted in Battery G, 1st Regt. Artillery, N. G. S. N. Y., Oct. 25, 1864 ; Second Lieutenant, Aug. 28, 1866 ; Regimental Adjutant, May 27, 1868 ; assigned to Separate Battery, Light Artillery, as First Lieutenant, Feb. 5, 1870, and continued until honorably discharged from the service, Jan. 4, 1872. Since his re- tirement from active business life he has been Secretary of the Empire State Society, S. A. R., General Society of Mechanics and Tradesman, and Mechanics and Traders' Exchange ; Secretary and Treasurer of Webb's Academy and Home for Ship Builders, and the Building Trades Club. Active member of the Patriotic League and Patria Club ; Senior Past Master of Prince of Orange Lodge, No. 16, and 351 •BOirt. iRoll Of /IDcmbers. Past Grand Senior Deacon of the Grand Lodge, F. & A. M. Son of Daniel Dodge Wright and Mary Mott ; grandson of Stephen Wright and Martha Dodge (second wife); great-grandson of Thomas IVright and (his third wife, whose name is unknown) ; gt"-grandson of Edmund Wright, 2d, and Sarah Townsend ; gt''-grandson of Edmund Wright and Sarah Wright; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Wright and Ann Baupre. 183. WALTER KING WRIGHT. 4183. United States Army. First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster, i6th Infantry, U. S. A. Member of Army and Navy Club, Washington, D. C, and of University Club, Salt Lake City. Born in Warsaw, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1858. Son of Norman F. Wright and Mary A. Forbush ; grandson of Preserved Wright and Jemima King, and of Jonathan E. Forbush and Sarah McClellan ; great-grandson of Solomon Wright and — — — Dewey, of King and (wife not given), of Jonathan Forbush and Betsey Hayden, and of James McClellan and Beulah Bacon; gt^-grand- son of William King,/r., and (wife not given), of David Forbush and Annah Whitney, and oi Jamt-s MrChilananA Sarah Axtell. 221. WILLIAM M.\SON WRIGHT. 4221. United States Army. First Lieutenant, 2d. Regt. U. S. Infantry. Born, Newark, N. J., Sept. 24, 1863. In War with Spain was Captain and Assistant Adju- tant General of Volunteers in Santiago campaign, participating in battle of El Caney and the engagements resulting in the surrender of Santiago. Member of Union Club, United Service Club, St. Anthony Club, and Loyal Legion, of New York City. Son of Edward H. Wright and Dorothea Mason ; grandson of Stevens Thomson Mason and Julia E. Phelps ; great-grandson of John Thomson Mason and Eliza Baker Moir; gt^-grandson of S/avns Thomson Alason and Mary E. Armistead, and of Thomson Mason and Mary Barnes. The Mason line runs back to Col. Geo. Mason of Charles I.'s Army, who after Charles' defeat by Cromwell, 1651, escaped to America in disguise. 297. FRANK HOUSTON WYETH. 4297. Philadelphia, Pa. Manufacturing chemist. Born, Harrisburg, Pa., July 14, 1836. Mem- ber of Union League, Art, Country, and Manufacturers' Clubs of Phil- adelphia and Pennsylvania Historical Society. Son of Francis Wyeth and Susan Houston Maxwell ; grandson of John Wyeth and Louisa Weiss ; great-grandson of Elumezer Wyeth, Jr., and Mary Winship ; gt^-grandson of Ebenezer Wyeth, and Susannah Hancock ; gt^-grandson of John Wyeth and Deborah Ward ; gt'-grandson of Nicholas Wyeth 352 IRoll ot /IDembers. 'wastu and Rebecca Andrew. The name Wyeth is variously spelled, With, Withe, Wythe and Wyeth. Nicholas Wyeth emigrated from England in 1640-44 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., in 1645. 277. MAXWELL WYETH. 4277, Philadelphia, Pa. Chemist. Born, Philadelphia, June 15, 1866. Degree of Ph. G. from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Member of Union League, Bachelors Barge and Art Clubs of Philadelphia. Son of Frank Houston Wyeth and Henrietta Braxton Horner. [For continuation of Wyeth line, see Frank Houston Wyeth.] Grandson of Richard Brent Horner and Mary Blair Little ; great-grandson of Gitstm^us Brown Horner dind Francis Harrison Scott; gt'-grandson of Robert Horner of Ripon, Eng., and Mary Brown. Also great-grandson of Dr. Robert Little and Mary Whiting ; gt^-grandson of Henry Whiting and Elizabeth Blair Braxton ; gt^-grandson of Col. George Braxton and Mary Blair, and gt*-grandson of John Blair and Mary Monroe. Col. Braxton, above mentioned, was brother of Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence. 972. EDWARD JUDSON WYNKOOP. 9172. Syracuse, N. Y. Physician. Born, Syracuse, N. Y., April 24, 1869. Degree of M. D. from Syracuse University. Member of Hospital Corps, 41st Separate Co. N. G. N. Y. Member of Holland Society of New York and Onon- daga Historical Society. Son of Jonathan G. Wynkoop and Mary Judson Hawley ; grandson of Rev. Peter Silvester Wynkoop and Mar- garet Gosman, and of David Austin Hawley and Mary Judson ; great- grandson of John Cornelius Wynkoop and Lydia .Silvester, and of William Judson and Esther Barker ; gt'-grandson of Corndius C. Wyn- koop and Maria Catharina Ruehl, and of Timothy Judson and Sarah Hooker. 678. JAMES DAVIS WYNKOOP. 7178. Hurley, N. Y. Merchant. Born, ffurley, N. Y., Feb. 28, 1843. Son of George Wynkoop and Eleanor Sala Davis ; grandson of Derrick C. Wynkoop and Elizabeth Sparlin;^ ; great-grandson of Cornelius D. Wynkoop and Leah DuBois ; gf'-grandson of Derrick Wynkoop and Gertrude Cole gt'-grandson of Major Johannes \\'ynkoop and Cornelia Ten Broeck gt'-grandson of Elder Cornelius Wynkoop and Maria Jane Langedyck gt'-grandson of Peter Wynkoop. Elder Cornelius Wynkoop moved from Albany to Ulster Co. in 1663 and obtained land which has re- mained in the family nearly two and a half centuries. He held several public offices. 353 13ai. iRoll of /IDembers. 1165. WILLIAM HENRY YALE. 10640. New York City. Dry goods commission merchant. Born, Brooklyn, N. Y., March i, 1859. Attended Yale College. Member of Union League Club, Yale Alumni, Yale Club, Merchants' Club and Chamber of Commerce. Son of Henry Clay Yale and Amelia White ; grandson of Thomas Broughton White and Hannah Burchard : great-grandson of Broughton White and Mary Hough; gt^ -grandson of Thomas White, Jr., and Elizabeth Morgan ; gt'-grandson of Thomas White, Sr., and Sarah Broughton. 1029. CHARLES MYRTLE YOUNGLOVE. 9554. Pittsburgh, Pa. Mechanical engineer. Born, Hammondsport, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1873. Degree of M. E. from Cornell University. Son of Oliver Hoyt Young- love and Margaret Myrtle ; grandson of Timothy Meggs Younglove and Matilda Hoyt ; great-grandson of Cornelius Younglove and Han- nah Bartlet ; gt'-grandson of Joseph Younglove and Azubah Skinner, and of Samuel Bartlet and Hannah Meggs. 302. JAMES I. YOUNGLOVE. 4302. Johnstown, N. Y. Lumber merchant. Born, Johnstown. N. Y.. Oct. 13, 1850. Founder and Vice-President of the Johnstown Historical Society ; member of Oneida Historical Society and Lotus Club of Johnstown. Son of James Younglove and Mary Ann Davies; grandson of Isaiah Younglove and Susannah Yanney ; great-grandson of Z'azvV/ Younglove and Nancy Failing, and of Henry Yantiey and Elizabeth Margaret Kline ; gt'- grandson of Isaiah Young'ove and Mary Lucas, and of Nicholas Failing (or Feeling), and of Christian Yantiey and Susannah Boshart ; gt^- grandson of Joseph Younglove and Anna Terry ; gt'-grandson of John Younglove ; gt^-grandson of Samuel Younglove, who came from Lon- don, Eng., in 1635, ^nd settled in Ipswich, Mass. Members admitted during publication, too late for alphabetical classijica- cation in the foregoing pages. 1385. LEWIS PARKER ABELL. 12283. Flushing, N. Y. Artist. Born, St. Catherine's, Ont., April 29, 1873. Son of Chandler MacKelsey Abell and Rachel Josephine Hilton ; grandson of Robert Abell and Julia Tucker; great-grandson of Abel Abell and Lucy Hub- bard ; gt'-grandson of Elijah Abell and Ann Lathrop ; gt'-grandson of Benjamin Abell and Lydia Hazen ; gt'-grandson of Caleb Abell and Margaret Port. a&<tonal /IDembers. /Rac. 1386. LEON BROOKS BACON, 12286. New York City. Lawyer. Born, Taberg, N. Y., July 24, 1870. Son of Sidney Brooks Bacon and Esther Delila Munger ; grandson of Rufus Bacon and Ann Tucker Dalton ; great-grandson of David Baco9i and Abigail Sampson ; gt'-grandson of Rev. Jacob Bacon and Mary Wood ; gt'-grandson of Thomas Bacon and Hannah Fales ; gt'-grandson of John Bacon and Rebecca Hall ; gt'-grandson of Michael Bacon, who was a soldier in King Philip's War. 1376. EDWIN F. BISHOP. 12276. Buffalo, N. Y. Lawyer. Born, Cuba, Allegany Co., N. Y., May 6, 1858. Graduate of De Veaux College, Niagara Falls. Formerly Secretary of Board of Public Works of Bufifalo and for four years U. S. Consul at Chatham, Canada. At one time Second Lieutenant in 74th Regt., N. G. N. Y., and afterward A. D. C, with rank of Major on the staff of the 4th Division. Son of A. C. Bishop and Mary J. Kirkpatrick ; grandson of Caleb Bishop, Jr., and Lucy Anna Phillips ; great-grandson of Caleb Bishop, Sr., and Catherine Phillips. 1387. LUKE HASSERT CUTTER. 12287. New York City. Insurance. Born, New York City, Nov. 19, 1870. Son of Charles N. Cutter and Helen Frances Hassert ; grandson of Kelsey Cutter and Mary J. Stansbrey ; great-grandson of Chas. Cutter and Mary Cutter ; gt'-grandson of Kelsey Cutter and Hannah Marsh. 1388. CHARLES ROLLINSON LAMB. 12288. New York City. Decorative architect. Born, New York City, Feb. 10, i860. Member of the Architectural League, Sculptural .Society, Art Students' League, American Fine Arts Society, Municipal Art Society, Church Club, and Mural Painters' Society. Son of Joseph Lamb and Eliza Rollinson ; grandson of Charles Rollinson and Maria Styniets ; great-grandson of Frederick Sfjmcts and Ann Baria. 1389. RUFUS LEIGHTON MacDUFFIE, 12289, New York City. Railroad supplies. Born, Cambridge, Mass. , Dec. 30, 1866. Son of John McDuffie and Hannah Elizabeth Givens ; grandson of John Mc- Dufifie and Mary Ann Varnum ; great-grandson of Peter Varnum and Susannah Jones ; gt'-grandson of Nathaniel Jones and Susannah Harris, .355 scb. H&C>itional /iDembers 1390. PORTER J. SCHERMERHORN. 12290. Mechanicsville, N. Y. Merchant. Born, Lexington, Greene Co., N. Y., April 15, 1831. Son of Jacob D. Scliermerliorn and Ruth Butler ; grandson of Derrick L. Schermerhorn and Eva Van Valkenburgh ; great-grandson of Luke St/iermerhoin and Mynlje Fitzgerald. 1391. JABIN ALDEN SECOR. 12291. Elmira, N. Y. Grocer. Born, Horseheads, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1856. Son of David R. Secor and Clara Bundy ; grandson of \Vm. Bundy and Philura Alden ; great-grandson of Simeon BunJy and Elizabeth Gallup. IJ92. LAURISTON LIVINGSTON STONE. 12292. Rochester, N. Y. Commission merchant. Born, Cabot, Vt., Aug. 2, 1833. Son of Levi Huntoon Stone and Clarissa Osgood ; grandson of John Stone and Betsey Huntoon ; great-grandson of Joseph Huntoon and Sarah Davis ; gt'^-grandson of John Huntoon and Mary Rundlett ; gt'-grandson of Philip Huntoon, 2d, and Hannah, his wife; gt-t-grandson of Philip Huntoon, ist, who was born in England in 16 19, came to America when a boy, and settled in Exeter, N. H. 35^ Deceased Members. Note : Following are the names of Deceased Members whose records appeared in the " Year Book for 1893-94," together with the dates of their birth and the reported dates of their death. The records of Deceased Members admitted since the " V'ear Book," of 1893-94 was issued are embodied in the RoU of Members preceding. State No. 382 248 156 359 367 259 CHABXES RODERICK BEERS. Born December 25. 1868. Died January 11, 1895. TIMOTHY DIX BOI,I,ES. Born October 3i, 1847. Died Aug^ust 23, 1892. GEORGE RAWSON BRUSH. Bom November 3, 1836. Died December, 1894. GEORGE CANDEE BUEI/I/. Born October 12, 1822. Died January 24, 1898. National No. 4382 4248 4156 4359 CHARI^ES J. CHATFIEI Died Aus:ust 39, 1892. 115 EBENE^SER KEI; Regt., at Peekskill, the Highlands, etc. ; and Lieutenant in Col. Daniel Whiting's command in 1780. — Jeremiah Richards. ANDREW BARRY: Of Pennsylvania, born in 1745. died in 181 1 ; Magistrate under George IH. before the Revolutionary \\'ar ; when the war broke out he became Captain of the company of scouts known as the South Carolina Partisan Rangers, and participated in many battles. His company, under Gen. Pickens, was in the forefront in Morgan's three lines of battle at the Cowpens. His wife, Margaret Kate Moore Barry (q. v.) was a famous spy. — Eugene Taylor Barry. MARGARET KATE BARRY {nee Moore): Wife of Andrew Barry (q. v.), a famous Revolutionary spy; scout for the patriot Whigs of South Carolina ; when Gen. Green was placed in command after Gen. Gates' defeat at Camden, he sent Gen. Morgan into South Carolina to 372 IRoll of Bncestors. »ac. gather up the scattered patriots preparatory to reclaiming that state from the British. Mrs. Barry volunteered as a scout for Gen. Morgan, and the latter soon found his little force of 400 regulars sufficiently augmented to give Tarleton battle at Cowpens. — Eugene Taylor Barry. JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW: Born in Bradford, Conn., May 6, 1721 ; died in Wallingford, Conn., Oct. 27, 1781 ; served eight days in Capt. Isaac Cook's Co. from the town of Wallingford on the Lexington Alarm. — Archibald Atwater Munsoii, Ward Preston Munson. SAMUEL BARTLET: Born in Chatham, Conn., May 21, 1746; died there July i, 1810 ; enlisted as Orderly Sergeant ; promoted Jan. I, 1776, to be Captain in the 21st Regt. of Foot, commanded by Col. Jonathan Ward, and discharged on account of ill health in March, 1778. — Charles Myrtle Youitglove. JOHN BARTLETT: Born in Lebanon, Conn., Sept. 29, 1754 ; died in East Windsor, Conn., Aug. 6, 1831 ; served in Capt. John Douglas' Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt. of Connecticut ; stationed first on the Sound, afterward at Boston ; also in Capt. Johnson's Co., Col. Bradley's Regt., stationed on the Jersey Shore in 1776, and sent to the relief of Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776. — John Pomeroy Bartktt. JOSIAH BARTLETT: Born in Amesbury, Mass., Nov. 2, 1729 (or Nov. 29, 1728); died in Kingston, N. H., May 19, 1795; appointed Colonel of the 7th Regt. of Massachusetts Militia, in 1774; elected four times to the Continental Congress ; signed the Declaration of Independence ; chosen General Naval Agent and in that capacity, also to look after medical supplies ; accompanied Stark to Bennington in 1777 ; Muster Master in 1780; also Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of New Hampshire, 1780, Justice of the Supreme Court, 1782, Chief Justice of the same in 1788, member of the Constitutional Convention in 1788, and first Governor of the State in 1792. — Edward Theodore Partletf, Josiah Leverett Merrill. NATHANIEL BARTLETT : Born in Lebanon, Conn., 1725 or 1726 ; died in Charlton, N. Y. ; enlisted May 18, 1 781, in Capt. Peter Vaill's Co. of Sea Coast Guards, Col. Samuel Canfield's Regt. , stationed at Guilford, Conn. ; served one month. — Harry Tooker Warnick. SIMEON BARTLETT : Born in Amesbury, Mass., June 17, 1727 ; died there March 13, 1798; like his brother. Gov. Josiah Bartlett, was an ardent patriot, and was Chairman of the New Hampshire Committee of Safety during the War. His sons Simeon and Joseph were in the army. — IVm. Dana Davis. DAVID BARTON : Born and died in Granby, Mass. ; marched on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Phineas Smith's Co., Col. Porter's Regt.; 373 36a6. IRoll Of ancestors. Sergeant under same Captain and Col. Ruggles Woodbridge, marching on alarm at Bennington, Aug. 17, 1777 : Lieutenant in same Regiment under Capt. Hooker at Scarsdale Camp, Dec. 7, 1777; Second Lieu- tenant under Capt. Elijah Dwight and Col. Elisha Porter at New- London, Conn., in July and August, 1779: and was commissioned Captain of the 8th Co., Fourth Hampshire County Regt., commanded by Col. Porter, June 29, 1780.— /(;/;« M. Barton. EBENEZER BASSETT : Private in Capt. Benjamin Smith's Co., raised in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., from June i, 1776, to Sept. i, 1776. — Asa Bassett Pcakc. ABNER BATCHELLER: Born in Sutton, Mass., in Sept., 1755 ; enlisted on April iq, 1775, in Capt. John Putnam's Co., Col. Ebenezer Larned's Regt. , and served three months; was in the battle of Con- cord and Lexington, and participated in the movement on Dorchester Heights. — George Clinton Batchellcr. ABRAHAM BATCHELLER : Father of Abner Batcheller (q. v.) ; born in Wenham, Mass., June 5, 1722 ; enlisted with his son, April 19, 1775, in Capt. John Putnam's Co., Col. Ebenezer Larned's Regt., serving two weeks, as Corporal. — George Clinton Batihelhr. ELISHA BATTLE: Born in Nanesmond County, Va., Jan. 9, 1723, moved to Tar River, Edgecomb County, N. C, in 1746; member of the North Carolina Congress which adopted the State Constitution, Dec. 18, 1776, and member of the State Senate during the war. — Samuel Wcstray Battle- MOSES BAXTER : Born in Infield (Enfield), Conn., Feb. 29, 1753 ; died in Comstock, N. Y. ; private in Capt. Thomas Eustis' Co., which marched from Rutland to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm ; also in Capt. David Bent's Co., Col. Jacob Cushing's Regt., from Sept. 5 to r^ov. 29, 1777, on service to the northward. — George Corn- stock Baker. HODIJAH BAYLIES: Born in Uxbridge, Mass., Sept. 17, 1756; lived in Dighton, Mass. ; entered the army as Lieutenant in Col. Jack- son's Massachusetts Regt. ; was appointed aide to Gen. Benjamin Lincoln with rank of Major in November, 1777 ; upon Lincoln's capitula- tion at Charleston became a prisoner, but was exchanged, re-enlisted, and served in Lincoln's division in the siege of Yorktown. After Cornwallis' surrender and appointment of General Lincoln as Secretary of War, Baylies, promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel, served as aide to Washington at Newburgh, Mount Vernon, etc. In 1784 he returned to Massachusetts and married Elizabeth Lincoln, daughter of Gen. Lin- coln. His appointment as aide to Gen. Washington was dated May 3, 1 782. — Edmund Lincoln Baylies. 374 IRoll Of Hncestors. mei. ELIAKIM BEACH: Of Trumbull, Conn., was a member of the Council of Safety and a contributor of money and provisions to the Continental Army. His house in Trumbull was a place of refuge for the Colonists during the ravages of the British on the coast. Hither fled the mother of Prof. Benj. Silliman, Sr., when Fairfield was burned, and here he was born in 1779. — Isaac Jennings. ENOCH BEACH : Of Morris County, N. J., was a private in the Morris Militia ; in his company with him was his son Samuel. — Theo- dore Frelinghuysai Jackson. ABIJAH BEARD: Born in Stratford, Conn., Feb. 3, 1757 ; died in Harpersfield, N. Y., July 25, 1S41 ; enlisted in June, 1775, under Capt. Whittlesey and Col. Thompson, of Connecticut, for six months; December, 1776, under Capt. Hull and Col. Webb for one year and six months ; in summer of 1777, under Capt. Smith for one month ; in 1778, for one month under Capt. Guernsey; and in May, 7182, for six months under Captain Monson and Col. Grey ; engaged at White Plains, Trenton, and Princeton ;" and was a pensioner. — Russell Daniel Baird. WILLIAM BEARD: Born in Coleraine, Ireland, October 20, 1751 ; died in New Boston, N. H., Jan. 2, 1832 ; upon the news from Lexing- ton, enlisted under Capt. Gordon Hutchins and Col. John Stark; fought at Bunker Hill; commissioned Ensign in 1777, and served in Capt. Peter Clark's Co., Col. Stickney's Regt., Gen. Stark's Brigade to the northward; was one of the scouts that commenced the attack on the enemy at Bennington. — Innn H. Beard. PHILIP BECKER : Born in 1760 ; died in South Worcester, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1826; private in Capt. Rudolph Kock's Co., under Col, Jacob Klock, 2d Regt. of Tryon Co^ N. Y., 'iAWx'ixTi..— James Stewart. LEMUEL BECKWITH : Born in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 9, 1765 ; died in Ulysses, N. Y., in 1842 or 1843 ; enlisted Jan. i, 1782, in Capt. Stoddard's Co., Col. McLallen's Regt., at New London, Conn., serving two months at Fort Trumbull; re-enlisted April i, 1782, under Capt. Charles Niles and Col. Samuel Canfield, serving one year. — William Parker Sedgwick. JOHN BEEKMAN: Born in Somerset Co., N. J., Nov. 5, 1741 ; died, Somerville, N. J., March 17, 1789; private in Capt. Jacob Ten Eyck's Co., 1st Battalion, of Somerset County, N. J., Militia. — John Beekman. WILLIAM BELCHER : Of Preston, Conn., was Captain of a com- pany that marched from that town for the relief of Boston, April, 1775 ; was in service in 1776 as Captain of the 2d Co., Col. Samuel Selden's 375 asci. IRoU of ancestors. Regt., until he joined the Connecticut Line in January, 1777, as Captain in the ist Regt. , formation of 1777-1781. — Harry L. Breivster, Henry Colviti Brnvster. AUGUSTUS BELDING: Born in Northfield, Mass., Jan. 13, 1753; died in Ivibius, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1831 ; was in Capt. Eldad Wright's Co., Col. Samuel Williams' Regt. which marched from Northfield and \^'ar- wick, Mass. , April 20, 1775; also served under Capt. Eliakini Smith and Col. Jonathan Ward, Capt. Kellogg and Colonel Wood, and Capt. Samuel Merriman. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James /. Belde?i, James Mead Belden. MOSES BELDING: Born in Northfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 1726; died in Swanzey, N. H. ; served in Capt. Hind's Co., Col. James Reed's Regt. of New Hampshire; appointed Corporal May 10, 1775, in Capt. Wm. Humphrey's Co. ; promoted to Ensign ; commissioned First Lieutenant Nov. 8, 1776, in the 9th Co., 3d Regt. of New ffampshire, serving until Sept. i, 1778. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James J. Belden, James Mead Belden. ISAAC BELKNAP: Born in Newburgh, N. Y. , Dec. 14, 1733; died there April 29, 1815; signed the Association Pledge in 1775; Captain of a company of Rangers ; afterwards in the regular service as Assistant Quartermaster-General, and was Quartermaster of Lieut. - Col. Hardenberg's Regt. of Ulster County Militia. — George Danforth Tooker. SAMUEL BELKNAP: Born in Woburn, Mass., Oct. 18, 1735; died in Newburgh, Orange Co., N. Y., March 31, 1821 ; Captain of a company which marched from Woburn to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm, serving 28 days; Captain of xst (Woburn) Co., 2d Middlesex Regt., commissioned May 6, 1776; marched with his company to Horseneck ; re-enlisted Oct. 9, 1776, as Captain in Col. Eleazer Brooks' Regt., serving 50 days. — Ethelbert Belknap. WILLIAM BELKNAP : Born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 21, 1751 ; died in Newburgh, N. Y., July 18, 1831 ; Lieutenant and Quarter- master, 3d New York Continental Line, 1775 ; served in Canada cam- paign and attack on Quebec ; in battles of Stillwater and Saratoga ; at Whitemarsh in December, 1777; wintered at Valley Forge; Ensign of ist Regiment Continental Infantry, Col. James Livingston ; pro- moted to Lieutenant, May 6, 1778; in battle of Monmouth; and honorably discharged Jan. i, 1781. While Lieutenant in Col. Living-- ston's Regt., he was captured, imprisoned on a ship in New York har- bor, jumped overboard at night and escaped. He was an original member of the Cincinnati. — Ward Belknap. 376 TRoll of Bucestors. asen. JOHANNIS BELL: Born-in Orangetown, N. Y., March 19, 1731 ; commissioned Captain in Col. Abraham Lent's Regt. of Orange County Militia, Dec. 22, 1775. On June 27, 1783, Gov. Clinton recommended him to the Council of Appointment for promotion to rank of Lieutenant- Colonel of the Orangetown and Tappan Precinct Regt. — James Smith Haritig. PETER BELLINGER, Jr. : Born in German Flats, N. Y. ; died in Herkimer, N. Y., in September, 181 5; Quartermaster of the 4th Tryon County (N. Y.) Regt., on duty at various times from June 12, 1779, *o December, 1780, and in 1781 and 1782 ; one of the most en- terprising settlers of his region and was a neighbor and firm friend of Gen. Herkimer. — Chas. Gray Grosvenor, Thos. Walter Grosvcnor, Archibald Ativater Munson, Ward Preston Munsoti. NATHAN BEMAN : Born in Shoreham, Vt, Sept. 15, 1759; died in Chateaugay, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1846; private from June i, 1777, to June I, 1780, in Col. Seth Warner's Regt. of Continental Troops; also 16 days beginning Oct. 11, 1780, under Capt. Thos. Barney and Col, Ira Allen, in Vermont ; from July i to Nov. 14, 1781, under Capt. Daniel Comstock and Lieut. -Col. Saml. Fletcher ; and two days begin- ning March 18, 1783, under Capt. Barney and Col. Ira Allen. — Samuel A. Beman. BENJAMIN BEMISS : Born in Spencer, Mass., Jan. 29, 1744; died in Worcester, Mass., March 9, 1828; served 12 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. John Wolcott's Co. of Rangers, which marched from Brookfield and Spencer; re-enlisted May 3, 1775, as Sergeant under Capt. Joel Green and Col. Ebenezer Learned, eight months' service; chosen by field officers, March 28, 1776, as First Lieutenant in Capt. David Proutee's Co. of Col. Samuel Denney's Regt. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. ABNER BENEDICT : Born in North Salem, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1740; died in Roxbury, N. J., in 181 8 ; Chaplain of Connecticut troops, 1776. — Russel Head ley. JOSEPH BENEDICT: Born in Norwalk, Conn., May 20, 1730 ; lived in South Salem, N. Y. ; Captain of 2d Co., 4th Regt., New York Continental Line, which he assisted in raising, June 28, 1775 ; promoted to Major, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel of Associated Exempts, 1780. — Oliver Benedict Bridgman, Theodore Humphrey Bridgman. PETER BENEDICT, Jr. : Born in North Salem, Conn., March 4, 1753; died in St. Andrews, Lower Canada, May 20, 1830; Second Lieutenant in the 3d New York Continental Regt. in October, 1776; promoted to First Lieutenan Nov. 21, 1776, but declined promotion, 377 3Ben. iRoU of Bucestors. althougii remaining in the service ; was with Montgomery in the Cana dian expedition; was officially recorded as " a very good officer. " His son Charles was a Major in 1S12. — William Keays Benedict. JAMES BENHAM: Born in 1735; died in Bridgewater, N. Y., May 6, 1830 ; private in Capt. David Welch's Co., Col. David Wooster's Regt. of Connecticut, raised April-May, 1775, resigning Sept. 6, 1775 ; private in Capt. Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Battalion, raised in June, 1776, serving at battle of Long Island, etc.; private in Capt. Stoddard's Co., Col. Noadiah Hooker's Regt., discharged May 16, 1777 ; private in Capt. Strong's Co., Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Regt., discharged Sept. 2, 1777 ; private in Capt. St. John's Co., 2d Regt. of the Line, formation of 1 781-3 ; Corporal in Capt. Humphrey's Co., 2d Regt. , formation of January-June, 1783, enlisting Dec. 25, 17S0, for three years. — Trueman Gardner Avery. JARED BENHAM, Sr. : Sergeant-Major in Capt. James Stoddard's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., Connecticut Militia. His brother Silas, Lieutenant in the 2d Regt., was killed at Whitemarsh, Pa., Dec. 7, 1777. — Henry Hill Benhani. ASA BENJAMIN : Born in Preston, Conn., March 2, 1762; died there April 26, 1834 ; Sergeant in Capt. Square Millard's Co. of Rhode Island troops in 1777 ; also served from July 5, 1780, to Dec. 10, 1780, in the 4th Regt. of Connecticut Levies. — Fraiicis Asbury Crandall. ASA BENNETT: Born in Mansfield, Conn., June 9, 1752; died Aug. 21, 1827; member of Capt. Sargent's Co. (from ^^'indham, Conn.), of Major Backus' Regt. of Light Horse, ordered to the army near New York in September, 1776. — Seymour Henry Stone. JOSEPH BENNETT: Born in Dartmouth, Mass., Oct. 14. 1761 ; died in Fairhaven, Mass., between 1848 and 1850; served nine months in 1778 under Capt. Ingraham ; three months in 1779 under Capt. Claghorn ; one month in 1779, command not stated ; three months in 1780 under Capt. Drake ; enlisted again July 31, 1780, under Capt. Geo. Claghorn and Col. Abial Mitchell, serving three months and two days; re-enlisted Aug. 27, 1781, under Capt. Daniel Drake and Col. Drury, serving three months and 20 days. — Willaim M. Stetson. DIVAN BERRY: Born in Wallingford, Conn., May 2, 1735 ; died there Dec. 3, 1783 ; Ensign of i6th Co., loth Regt. of Connecticut, 1774; Second Lieutenant, 6th Co., ist Battalion, June, 1776; Lieu- tenant in Capt. Couch's Co., raised in Meriden (then Wallingford) in July, 1776, and assigned to Col. Philip Burr Bradley's Battalion, sta- tioned on the Jersey Heights ; most of this regiment assisted in de- fending Fort Washington ; established Captain of 6th Co., loth Regt., 1778; Captain 17th Regt., 1780. — Alonzo B. Rich, Charles A. Rich. 378 IRoIl Of ancestors. ^<9. PETER BERRY : Of Heidleberg Township, Lebanon Co., Pa. ; served as Second Lieutenant of the 6th Co., Greenwalt's Battalion, Pennsylvania troops, raised within the limits of Lebanon County (then Dauphin) in the autumn of 1775, and was in service with the Conti- nental Army during the campaign of 1776, ending with the retrfeat through the Jerseys. — Francis Boughter. NATHAN BETTS: Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Aug. 13, 1753; died in Lysander, N. Y. , March 26, 1844; private in Oct., 1877, in Capt. Abijah Gilbert's Co. of the 2d Westchester County Regt. of New York State Militia, of which Col. Thomas Thomas was Colonel. — Graliam Kefinedy Betts. SILAS BETTS: Born in Stamford, Conn., Sept. i, 1752; died in Port Richmond, Staten Island, Feb. 5, 1837; private in 9th Regt., Connecticut Militia, from Aug. 12, 1776, to Jan. 11, 1777, serving under Capts. Gregory and Hobby in the vicinity of New York. — Morris Betts, Walter Beits. WILLIAM BIBB : Born in Hanover Co., Va. , in 1735 ; died in Pe- tersberg, Ga. , in 1796 ; member of Virginia House of Burgesses, 1774- 1775 ; member of Virginia Convention of December, 1775 \ member of Convention of 1776 ; member- of Committee of Safety, 1776 ; Captain of Cavalry in Revolutionary Army, and later member of the House of Delegates. — George B. Fowler. CLEMENT BIDDLE: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., May 18, 1740; died there July 14, 1814; helped organize the Quaker Company in Philadelphia in 1775 ; on July 8 was appointed Deputy Quartermaster- General of forces in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware ; partici- pated in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and German- town, at Trenton being selected by Washington to receive the swords of Hessian officers ; and wintered at Valley Forge. He was also Quartermaster-General under Washington during the " Whiskey Insur- rection. " — James Bidtlle. CONVERSE BIGELOW: Born in Waltham, Mass., Jan. 20, 1755 ; died in Sherburn, Mass., April 23, 1829; served three days on the Lex- ington Alarm in Capt. Samuel Lamson's Co. ; marched Feb. 4, 1776, under Capt. Asahel Wheeler and Col. John Robinson, serving one month and 28 days ; Corporal in Capt. Chas. Miles' Co., Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt. , serving at Ticonderoga and to the northv/axd.. — Wesley Bigelow. JOSIAH BIGELOW : Father of Converse Bigelow (q. v.) ; marched from Weston, Mass., on the Lexington Alarm and served four days. — Wesley Bigelow. 379 3Bti. IRoll Of Hncestors. JOSEPH BILLINGS : Born in Hatfield, Mass., Nov. 4, 1732 ; died in Belchertown, Mass., in 1809; Corporal in Capt. Jonathan Bardwell's Co., Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., whicii marched from Belchertown to Cambridge April 20, 1775, serving fourteen days. — Horace Briggs. ELIAS BINGHAM: Born in Windham, Conn., Sept. 28, 1753 ; died May 17, 1829 ; enlisted in Capt. Elderkin's Co., 7th Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, Jan. 15, 1777, for three years ; made Corporal Sept. I, 1777 ; discharged Jan. 15, 1780 ; also enlisted for several short terms prior to above service. — George Clifton Bingham. JONATHAN BIRGE: Of Bolton, Conn. : marched on the Lexing- ton Alarm and served six days, and in 1776 was Captain of the 4th Co., Col. Sage's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade. At the battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776, Capt. Birge was killed. — Julius A. Johnson. C.\LEB BISHOP, Sr. : Born near the Hudson River, New York State, April 25, 1752; died in Dutchess Co., N. Y. , May 20, 1845; served in N. Y. State Militia, 1 777-1 779; stationed at Esopus at the time of Clinton's expedition up the Hudson ; detached on a scouting expedition in July, 1779, ^^"d prevented from participating in capture of Stony Point. — Edwin F. Bishop. BENJAMIN BISSELL: A native of Litchfield, Conn.; enlisted as Sergeant in Capt. Beebe's company formed in that town in January, 1776, for an expedition to New York, in Col. Andrew Ward's regiment; re-enlisted in May, 1776, in the same company.— 6^6wy(,- Robert More. head. DANIEL BISSELL: One of the five sons of Ozias Bissell (q. v.), who participated in the war; born in Bolton, Conn., about 1768 ; died in St. Louis Co., Mo., Dec. 15, 1833 ; enlisted from Windsor as fifer in the 4th Co. of Col. Huntington's regiment ; performed service within the enemy's line from Aug. 14, 1781, to Sept. 29, 1782, carrying despatches. After the war he was commissioned an Ensign of the ist Sub-Legion, 1793, and made Brigadier-General, U. S. A., March 9, 1814. — Otto Ulrich Von Schradcr. EBENEZER felSSELL : Born at Suffield, Conn., Oct. 25, 1743; died at Torringford, Conn., Nov. 8, 1820: was in Capt. Shubael Griswold's Co. , which marched March 4, 1777, to the Saw Pits, where it joined the army for service to the northward. — John Gordon Bissell. EZEKIEL BISSELL : Born in Windsor, Conn., Sept. 6, 1705 ; died there Sept. 20, 1791 ; marched as a Minuteman and did active service in Capt. Strong's Co., 17th Regt. of Connecticut, and in Capt. Shubael Griswold's company from Torringford, Conn., in the northern campaign. — John Gordon Bissell. 380 IRoll Of ancestors. aula. OZIAS BISSELL: Born in Manchester, Conn., May 13, 1729; served in the French War; Lieutenant in Capt. Timothy Cheney's company of Minutemen, at the Lexington Alarm ; in Col. Hinman's Regt. of State Volunteers, as Captain of the 2d Co., when he took part in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; on Jan. I, 1776, commissioned Captain in Col. Jedediah Huntington's regi- ment; wounded in the battle of " Long Island," and taken prisoner; again taken prisoner in a skirmish on the Hudson river in 1780; ex- changed and made Captain in Col. Levi Wells' Regt. , and honorably discharged in 1 78 1 ; was wounded three times. — Otto Ulrich Von Sch ru- der. GEORGE BLACKMAN : Born in Stoughton, Mass., July 31, 1728 ; served 11 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Asahel Smith's Co., Col. Lemuel Robinson's Regt. ; re-enlisted March 4, 1776, under same Captain and Col. Benjamin Gill, and served five days at Dor- chester Heights; and enlisted again as Lieutenant March 20, 1778, in Capt. James Endicott's Co., Col. Wm. Mcintosh's Regt., serving 18 days. — Henry C. S. Stimpson. JOHN BLAIR: Born in Williamsburg, Va. ,1732; died in August 1800 ; in June, 1776, was a member of the committee that drew up the plan of State government ; was chosen to the Council ; Judge of Court of Appeals, 1777; later Chief Justice; Judge of the High Court of Chancery, 17S0; delegate to Federal Constitutional Convention, and with Washington and Madison, alone of all the Virginia delegates, voted for the adoption of the Constitution. — Maxwell Wyeth. OBED BLAKESLEE: Born in Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 29, 1756; died in Castle Creek, Feb. 4, 1825 ; enlisted at West Springfield, Mass., May 4, 1775, under Capt. Enoch Chapin and Col. Timothy Danielson, serving three months and four days ; re-enlisted April i, 1776, under Capt. Danl. Smith and Col. Samuel Elmore, in a Connecticut battalion, serving till Jan. 13, 1777, part of the time at German Flats, N. Y. ; then enlisted March 9, 1777, from Waterbury, Conn., serving till May I, 1780, part of the time in Col. Crane's Artillery and Capt. Wilcox's Artificers; was pensioned in 1818. — Arthur Woodivard Booth, Ir^iing D. Booth. EBER BLAKESLEY : Born in New London, Conn. ; died in Piatts- burg, N. Y., March 27, 1848 ; served as gunner on the sloop " Spy "for seven months, for which service his heirs received a pension. — Samuel D. Aulls. ELIAS BLANCHARD : Born in Hartford, Conn., March 28, 1756 ; died there November 8, 1822 ; Ensign in the Connecticut Line and was a pensioner. — Walter Jesse Sears. 381 isia. IRoll Of Hncestors. RICHARD BLAND, Jr. : Born at Jordan's Point, Va., May 6, 1710 ; died Oct. 28, 1776 ; member of House of Burgesses thirty years, mem- ber of Committees of Correspondence and Safety, of First Virginia Con- vention, of Continental Congress, of tire famous Convention of 1776 witii Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, ct al. , and of every important committee, including the one which reported the Declaration of Rights and Constitution. He was stricken with his last illness while en route to sign the Declaration of Independence. He gave his sons andgrand- sons to tiie final struggle, including Light Horse Harry Lee and Theo- dorick Bland — the latter a Colonel and member of the first two Conti- nental Congresses. — Roger Atkinson Pryor. ISAAC BLAUVELT: Father of Johannes Isaac Blauvelt (q. v.) of Rockland County, N. Y. ; was a private in Capt. Tourneur's Co., Col. Hay's Regt., of Orange County Militia, and Corporal in Hogencamp's Co., same regiment. He was on the Committee of Correspondence. — William F. Blauvelt. JOHANNES ISAAC BLAUVELT: Born in Rockland County, N. Y., July 15, 1743; lived there; First Lieutenant of the Northern company of the Lower (Orangetown) regiment of Orange County, N. ¥., militia. (Orangetown is now in Rockland County.) He was also member of the Committee of Correspondence. — William F. Blau- velt. PETRUS BLAUVELT: Born, June 20, 1718 ; signed in Haver- straw Precinct the Pledge of the General Association of the City and County of New York adopted April 29, 1775. — William Henry Corhu- sier. ANTHONY BLEDSOE: Justice of the Peace, Surveyor and noted Indian fighter; born in Virginia; appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia for Kentucky Co., 1776-7; as Major was stationed on south- western frontier of state, by order of March 13, 1777; moved from Virginia to Tennessee in 1779 ; received 6,280 acres from North Caro- lina for services in the Continental Line of that State; was killed by Indians at Bledsoe's Lick, Sumner Co., Tenn., July 20, 1788. — Beau- mont Bonapaf te Buck. JOHN BLISS: Born in Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. i, 1727; died in Wilbraiiam, Mass., Nov. 3, 1809; on April 8, 1775, was appointed by the Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, a Commissioner to Connecticut to secure the latter's cooperation in measures for gen- eral defence, and on April 28, 1775, was appointed on a similar commis- sion ; on Oct. 7, 1777, he was made Colonel of the ist Hampshire County Regt., and served in Westchester County, N. Y. — Henry Lin- coln Morris. 382 iRoll Of Hncestors. mo. NEZIAH BLISS : Born, March 21, 1736-7 ; lived in Hebron, Conn. ; died Aug. 31, 1787; First Lieutenant, 2d Veteran Co., 12th Regt. of Connecticut, May, 1778 ; also served several years in the Legislature and held other prominent public offices. — Edward Walden Potter, Russell Hayward Potter. ARNOLD BLIVEN: Born in Westerly, R. I., Feb. 7, 1757; died Jan. 12, 1837; buried at Saratoga, N. Y. ; private in the Company of his father, Capt. Edward Bliven (q. v. ) in Col. Joseph Noyes' Regt. ; and Lieutenant in Col. VVm. Bliven's command in July, 1781. — William Warren Bliven. EDWARD BLIVEN, 3D : Born in Westerly, R. I., May 30, 1722 ; died subsequent to 1778 and before Dec. i, 1784 ; Major during Colo- nial times ; at a town meeting in Westerly, Jan. 16, 1777, by special act of the Council of War of Rhode Island to settle the dispute about the officers of the Alarm Company of that town, he was chosen Captain of the Company; also served as Captain in Col. Joseph Noyes' Regt.; he was imprisoned on the " Jersey " prison ship where he died. — \Vm. Warren Bliven. NATHAN BLODGETT: Born Nov. 3, 1756; died in Cortland, N. Y., July 12, 1845 ; private in Capt. Daniel Gilbert's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt. of Massachusetts, from July 30, 1777, to Sept. 2, 1777, at Bennington ; pensioned for 10^ months' actual service as private, drummer and Sergeant, a portion of his service being under Capt. James Convers. He enlisted at Brimfield, Mass. — Frank Dickinson Blodgett. JONATHAN BLOOMFIELD : Born in Woodbridge, N. J., Aug. 25, 1735 ; died there April i, 1810 ; private in the Middlesex County, N. J., Militia; taken prisoner Aug. 5, 1780, with several neighbors, and carried first to Staten Island, then to New York, where they were im- prisoned in one of the sugar houses. — Samuel Henry Beach, George Washington Brush. JOSEPH BLOSS : Born in Thompson, Conn., Sept. 29, 1759 ; died in Brighton, Monroe County, N. Y., Feb. 15, 1838; joined Capt. Gris- wold's Co., Col. Enos' Regt., of Connecticut Militia, November, 1776 ; re-enlisted in spring of 1777 in Capt. Augustine Collins' Co., Col. Ely's Regt. ; was a member of Col. S. B. Webb's ill-fated expedition to Long Island but escaped to New London ; served three months in Fort Griswold ; served at East Haven on Alarm in July, 1779 ; joined the army at Peekskill in 1780 in Capt. Savage's Co., Col. Lamb's Artillery; on account of clerical proficiency was detached to Quartermaster's De- partment in Brigade of Artillery under Gen. Knox ; conveyed mails to 383 ^on. iRoU of Hncestors. army at Morristown ; and was present at Andre's execution. — Wil/iam IVatson Webb. NICHOLAS BONNESTEEL, Jr. : Private in Capt. Shaw's Co., of Col. Van Rensselaer's Regt. (the Sixth Albany Co. Regt.) The name " Bonnesteel " is variously recorded as Bonesteel, Bonistale, Bonestell and Bonstelle, all in the same family. — Charles Hartwell Bonesteel. NICHOLAS BOORUM : Born in 1714 ; Minuteman in the Middle- sex County, N. J., Militia. — J. Francis Booraem. JOSEPH BORDEN : Born in Mansfield, N. J., Feb. 11, 1741 ; died in Newburgh, N. Y., Oct. 7, 1810; Captain of a troop of Purlington County, N. J., light horse, Oct. 6, 1777, and served throughout the war. — William Cline Borden. RICHARD BORDEN : Born in 1722 ; died July 4, 1795 ; captured May 25, 1778, by a detachment of British at Fall River and taken to Newport. As the British were passing Bristol Ferry the Americans fired upon them from the shore and their aged prisoner, to avoid danger, threw himself flat upon the bottom of the boat. Whereupon two men seized him and attempted to raise him, but while thus engaged a shot from the Americans killed them both. — Leander Newton Lovell. ELISHA BOUDINOT: Married Kate Smith 1778; Alexander Hamilton was " best man," being then twenty-one years of age and an aide on Washington's staff ; Elisha Boudinot was a member of the General Committee of Safety elected at a meeting of freeholders of Newark, N. J., May 4, 1775, and later was a member of the Committee of Safety of New Jersey. After the war he was elected Judge of the Supreme Court of New Jerse)', and his portrait is in the capitol at Trenton. — Walter Butler Atterbury. TIMOTHY BOUTON (Subsequently spelled Boughton) : Born in New Canaan, Conn., June i, 1746; settled in Poundridge, N. Y. ; at the outbreak of the Revolution he left his dependent family with his father-in-law, Capt. James Scott, and served as a private in Capt. Daniel Bouton's Co. of Lieut.-Col. Crane's Regt. (the Fourth West- chester County) New York militia. — Daniel Hall Boughton. RALPH HART BOWLES: Born in Boston, Mass., March 10, 1757; died in Machias, Me., September, 1813 ; Ensign in Patterson's Regt. 1776 ; Lieutenant in Vose's First Massachusetts Regt. 1777 ; Lieu- tenant and Adjutant, 1779 ; served at Saratoga, Monmouth, and York- town ; commanded first company that entered New York City on evacua- tion of the British ; and was an original member of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. — Robert Lincoln Bowles. 384 IRoll Of Hnccstors. aeta. JOSEPH BOWMAN: Born in Lexington, Mass. in 1740; died in New Biaintree, Mass., Jan. 5, 1818 ; was Ensign in Capt. Grainger's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt., Massachusetts militia in 1775 ; Second Major in Fourth Regt. of Worcester County militia under Col. Jonathan Walker in 1776; and the same in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., Gen. War- ner's Brigade, in the Northern Department, from July 25, 1777, to Nov. 30, 1777. — Ralph Bowman. PETER BOWYER (or Boyer) : Born in Germany ; died in Cass Co., Ind., Oct. 10, 1850 ; Matross in Capt. TurnbuU's Co., Second Regt. Pennsylvania Artillery, commanded by Col. Proctor ; pensioned under act of 1828. — John Marshall Bowyer. ADAM BOYD : Born in Bath, Pa., in 1746; died in Harrisburg, Pa., May 14, 1814 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant of the armed boat " Burke," Jan. 23, 1776 ; First Lieutenant, Oct. 4, 1776 ; honorably discharged July 16, 1777. — Hugh Hamilton. SAMUEL BRADFORD : Born in New Hampshire in 1753 ; died in Hillsboro, N. H., July 23, 1833 ; enlisted at Hillsboro in May, 1775, as Sergeant under Capt. Isaac Baldwin and Col. John Stark ; fought at Bunker Hill ; promoted to Ensign ; joined the northern army early in 1776; promoted to Lieutenant; fought at Trenton, and Princeton; present at Burgoyne's surrender; in Rhode Island in 1778; resigned his commission in December, 1779. — Samuel A. M. Ives. ABRAHAM BRADLEY : Born in Guilford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1731 ; died in Verona, N. Y., Aug. 23, 1824; Captain of the 5th Co, 2d Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, June, 1776 ; partici- pated in the battle of Long Island, the retreat through New York, and was with the army at White Plains ; also in Col. Roger Enos' State Regt. in June, 1777 — Walter Grant King. TIMOTHY BRADLEY : Of Bradford, Conn. ; born in 1747 ; died 1810; private in Capt. Peter Vaill's Co. of Guards stationed in Guilford for the defense of the seacoast ; appears on a pay-roll of the company dated Guilford, Jan. 22, 1782, crediting him with two months and three days service from April 13, 17 — , to June 16, 17—, when he was dis- charged. — Henry Bradley Plant, Morton F. Plant. JEPTHA BRAINERD : Born in Haddam, Conn., Nov. 16, 1749; served in Capt. Abraham Filer's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt., from July 9, 1775 onward. This regiment was stationed on the Sound for a while, and also at Roxbury, Mass., under Washington. It is the family record that he died on a British prison ship in New York Har- bor. — •/. Millard Brainerd, Leonard L. Braincrd. 25 385 38ra. IROll Ot HllCCStOrS. JOSIAH BRAINERD: Bom in East Haddam, Conn., May 4, 1711 ; died in Haddam, Conn., July 8, 1792; Ensign in ist Co. (Capt. John Willey), 4th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut ; this battalion was raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington in New- York ; served in New York and on Long Island ; was caught in the panic and retreat Sept. 15, 1776 and suffered some loss ; remained with the army until Dec. 25, 1776, when the term of the regiment expired. — Henry Fisk Tarbox. ALLEN BREED : Born in Marblehead, Mass., July 14, 1759 ; died in Spafford, N. Y. ; April 2, 1842 ; marched from New Ipswich, N. H., Apr. 20, 1775, to Cambridge, serving 13 days; was Corporal in Capt. Joseph Parker's Co., mustered July 18, 1776,31 Ticonderoga ; enlisted July 4, 1777, as Corporal in Capt. Josiah Brown's Co., Col. Hale's Regt. which marched to reinforce Ticonderoga, serving nine days ; immediately re-enlisted in Capt. Stephen Parker's Co. , Col. Moses Nichols' Regt., Gen'l Stark's Brigade, joining Gates' army at Stillwater, July 19, 1777, serving till Sept. 26, 1777; served 21 days from Aug. 10, 1778, in Capt. Rob- ert Fletcher's Co., Col. Enoch Hale's Regt. which marched from New Hampshire to Rhode Island; and was in the service six months in 1 780 at West Point.— William Allen Butler, Charles Wells Wood. JOSIAH BREED : Father of Allen Breed (q. v. ) ; born in Lynn, Mass., Dec 16, 1731 ; died Dec. 12, 1790 ; enlisted at Lynn ; captured at Concord in the fight of April 19, 1775; was exchanged May 28, 1775. — William Allen Butler, Charles Wells Wood. JOHN BREMNER, (sometimes spelled Brymner and Brininer): Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, April 2, 1737 ; died in Jamaica, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1807 ; associated with others in Queens County, N. Y. as Minutemen for the defense of American Liberty; and from 1779 to 1781 was a private in Capt. Samuel Shaw's Co., Col. Henry K. Van Rensselaer's Regt. of Albany County Militia. — Andrew Augustus Brem>ier. HUGH BREVARD: Born in Mecklenburg Co., N. C; died in Burk Co., N. C, soon after the Revolutionary War; member of the Committee of Safety for Rowan Co., N. C, Sept. 20, 1775; Major of 2d Regt. of Rowan, N.C. Militia, April 22, 1776; participated in battle of Ransom's Mill ; and was finally a Colonel in the State Militia. — Andrew Theodore Long. JOHN BREVARD: Born in Elkton, Md., in 1715 ; died in Ire- dell Co., N. C, Sept. 15, 1790; member of Committee of Safety for Rowan Co. N. C, from Aug. 8, 1774, till May 7, 1776 ; in August, 1775, was appointed a member of Committee of Safety for Salisbury 386 IRoll of Hncestors. jBro. District, N. C; member from Rowan Co. of Provisional Congress of North Carolina which met at Halifax Nov. 12, 1776. — Andrew Tlteodore Long. CHARLES BREWER: Born in Wilbraham, Mass., Dec. 18, 1748, died Dec. 23, 1836 ; was one of " a number of persons who went upon an alarm last April, occasioned by Lexington fight, who did not embody under the command of any ofificer." — Edicnn Parker Brewer. PHINEAS BRIGGS : Born in Norton, Mass., in 1750 ; died in Russia, N. Y. ; enlisted in 1775 in Capt Silas Cobb's Co., ("ol. Walker's Regt. and served for eight months ; was enrolled in Capt. Smith's Co., of Artillery, rendering short tours of duty ; in April, 1778, marched with that company to Warren, R. I., and thence to How- land's Ferry where he was stationed for about six weeks ; subsequently served at Newport, Butt's Hill and Howland's Ferry. — Edward A. Willoughby. BENJAMIN BRISTOL : Born in New York State June 24, 1750; Corporal in Capt. Salisbury's Co., Col. W. B. Whitney's 17th Albany County, New York State, Militia. — Elias Le Roy Macomb Btistol. JACOB BRITTIN, (or Brittain) : Born in Fox Chase, near Phila- delphia, Pa., in 1744; died in Long Hill, N. J. Aug. 18, 1784 ; Minute- man in the Morris County, New Jersey, Militia. — Job Elmer Hedges. LUKE BRODHEAD : Born in Brodhead's Creek, Pa., in 1 737 ; died in Smithfield, Pa., in May, 1816; 3d Lieutenant in Miles' Pennsylvania Regiment, May 28, 1776; 2d Lieutenant, Oct. 24, 1776 ; taken prisoner at battle of Long Island; exchanged Dec. 8, 1776; Captain 6th Pennsylvania Regt., Feb. 15,1777; retired June 21, 1778; in conse- quence of wounds received at battle of Long Island ; complimented for bravery by Lafayette ; commissioned Colonel on the same day on which his brother Daniel was made General. — George Hamilton Brodhead. NICHOLSON BROUGHTON: Commanded a company in Col. John Glover's Continental Regt. of Massachusetts, June 23, 1775 ; also a detachment of troops in the schooner " Hannah" which captured the British ship " Unity " Sept 7, 1775; also Captain of schooner " Lynch " Oct. 16, 1775, which captured the fort on the Island of St. Johns. Previously he had been Major of the 5th Regt. of Essex County, Mass., Militia, commanded by Col. Jonathan Glover. — Devereux Elmes. 387 3Bto. IRoll ot ancestors. ALPHEUS BROWN. Sr. : Son of John Brown (q. v.); born in Canterbury, Conn., Aug. 25, 1762; died in Windsor, Mass., Jan. 12, 1842; enlisted under Capt. Daniel Brown and Col. Miles Powell in the Berkshire Co., Mass., Militia July 24, 1779, and was discharged Sept. 7, 1779; and again, with his father, under Capt. John Pierce and Col. Asa Barnes, in the Berkshire Co. Militia, Oct. 28, 1781, serving ten days. — Charles Holbrook Brown. ELIJ.A.H BROWN: Born in Stockbridge, Mass., Aug. 4, 1730; died there Dec. 18, 18 19; representative to the Provincial Congress from Richmond, Mass., in 1776, and one of the Committee of Inspec- tion and Safety. — Frank Hoag Brooks, Walter Backus Brown. GAWEN BROWN, Jr. : Born in Boston, Mass., died in Virginia, appointed Captain in Col. Henry Jackson's Massachusetts Regt., April I, 1777 ; appears on muster rolls dated Guelph, Pa., February 1777, Providence, R. I., June, July and August, 1778, Pawtuxet, R. I., Sep- tember 1778 ; resigned Oct. 23, 1778 ; commissioned Major, July 2, 1779, serving three months and seven days on the Penobscot expedition. — Alfred Walker Ireland. ISAAC BROWN : Born in Mt. Pleasant, N. Y. , Feb. 2, 1758; died there March 25, 1838 ; enlisted Aug. 31, 1776, in Capt. Ladiew's Co., Col. Thomas Thomas' Regt. , serving five months ; in 1778 served one year under Capt. Howe, attached to the command of Col. Hughes of the Quartermaster's Department ; was stationed at Verplanck's Point on the Hudson River and detailed as a ferryman ; enlisted in 1779 under Capt. Jonas Disor and served until April, 1780; during his last enlist- ment was imprisoned six weeks in one of the New York sugar-house prisons. — George Harold Seller k. JACOB BROWN : Born Concord, Mass., April 6, 1736 ; died there 1816; First Lieutenant in Capt. John Bridge's Co., Col. Thatcher's Regt., detached from 3d Middlesex Massachusetts Regt. ordered to march to Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 6, 1776; with men who marched to capture Burgoyne, with rank of Captain ; commissioned Aug. 13, 1779, officer of 1st Co., 3d Middlesex County Regt ; Captain of Co. I, 3d Regt., Concord, Mass., Militia, March 7, 1780. — Frank Scoll Wood. JOHN BROWN: Born in Canterbury, Conn., Mays, 1727; died there March 8, 1810; enlisted under Capt. Wm. Clark and Col. Benj. Simonds, marching from Gageborough (now Windsor) to Bennington Vt., Aug. 19, 1777, serving eight days ; and again under Capt. John Pierce and Col. Asa Barnes, Oct. 28, 1781, in Berkshire Co., Mass., serving ten days. — Charles Holbrook Brown. 388 IRoU of ancestors. jBro. JOHN BROWN, 2D: Born in Hanover, N. J., in 1736; died there in 1822 ; with his two sons, one of whom was John Brown, 3d (q. v.), served in Capt. Richard Shreve's troop of Light Horse from Burlington County and participated in the battle of Monmouth. — Thomas Wildes. JOHN BROWN, 3D : Born in Hanover, N. J., in 1762 ; died there in 1820; served with his brother and his father, John Brown, 2d (q. v.), in Capt. Richard Shreve's troop of Light Horse from Burlington County, N. J., and participated in the battle of Monmouth. — TJiomas Wildes. JONATHAN BROWN : Born in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 20, 1753 ; died in Pittstown, N. Y. , June 11, 1836; enlisted in ist Co., ist Regt. Continental Line of New York, Col. Goose Van Schaick, Nov. 22, 1776 ; Ensign, Jan. 13, 1777; resigned April 23, 1778; present at battles of Bennington and Bemis Heights and surrender of Burgoyne ; given a Major's commission at close of war ; was Sheriff, County Judge and member of the Legislature many years. — John T. Molt, Luther Wright Motl, Richard Bloss Billings. JOSEPH BROWN : Born in Suffolk Co., Long Island, N. Y., Oct. 30, 1781 ; served in the same regiment (Col. James Clinton's) as Capt. Daniel Roe (q. v.) whose daughter his son married. — Arthur Vernon Brown, Curtis Browti. SILAS BROWN, Sr. : Born in Northfield, Mass., June 21, 1729 ; died in East Hampton, Mass., Aug. 4, 1804; commissioned 2d Lieuten- ant in Capt. Philip Clarks's Co., 2d Hampshire County Regt., April 5, 1776 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Jonathan Wales' Co., Lieut. -Col. S. Williams' Regt. from Dec. 20, 1776 to March 23, 1777 ; 2d Lieutenant under same Captain and Col. Ezra May from Sept. 22, 1777, to Oct. 15, 1777, marching to Stillwater and Saratoga. — William Herbert Reid. WILLIAM BROWN : Born in Warwick, R. I., Dec. 15, 1761 ; died in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1847; Lieutenant in Col. Joab Stafford's Independent Co. of Volunteers who were mustered in at New Providence Lanesborough, East Hoosick and Gageborough (Berkshire Troops) and fought in the battle of Bennington ; also in Capt. Daniel Brown's Co., Col. Benj. Simond's Regt., on alarm of Oct. 13, 1780, at Berkshire. Capt. Daniel was William's uncle. — Henry Morris Brown. GEORGE BROWNELL, Sr. : Born in Little Compton, R. I., June 21, 171 1 ; Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Kempton's Co. of Minute-men on the Lexington Alarm and at other times during the year 1775. The date of his death is unknown, but he was a member of the Little Compton Congregational Church in 1787. His son George also served in the Revolution. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. 389 asro. iRoll Of Bncestors. WILLIAM BROWNELL: Born in Little Conipton, R. I., in 1749; died there in 1810; drummer in Col. Archibald Drury's Regt. of Rhode Island, recruited in 1776 ; also among Little Compton recruits in 1782. — John Harry Stedman. JACOBUS SEVERYN BRUYN : Born in Kingston, N. Y., Oct. 27, 1752; died there July 12, 1825; raised at his own e.xpense and was Captain of the 7th Co., Col. James Clinton's 3d Ulster, N. Y. Regt. ; served during northern campaign in 1775 ; was near Montgomery when he died before Quebec; subsequently Lieutenant-Colonel in 5th Bat- talion, Col. DuBois ; taken prisoner at fall of Fort Montgomery, Oct. 6 1 777 ; confined on " Jersey " prison ship six months, and was prisoner on parole on Long Island three years : exchanged and rejoined the army ; Member of Assembly, 1798-9, and State Senator, 1801-05. He suffered all his life after the war from privations and hardships endured. — John Forsyth, Sevcryn Bruyii Forsyth. JEHIEL BRYAN, Jr. : Born in Milford, Conn., in 1755 ; Sergeant in Capt. Mix's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt. ; ordered to the Hudson soon after the battle of Monmouth, and stationed at Fort Clinton, West Point, and other critical places in the dangerous territory along the Hudson. — Anson Treat Doivjis. JEHIEL BRYAN, Sr. : Of Milford, Conn., was married June 4, 1753 ; was First Lieutenant in the 3d Co., Col. Douglas' Regt., Wads- worth's Brigade, of Connecticut ; served in New York and Brooklyn ; participated in the battle of Long Island and in the retreat from New York in September, and fought at White Plains in October. His term expired Dec. 25, 1776. — Anson Treat Doivns. JOHN BRYANT : Born in Boston, May 11, 1743 ; died in Springfield, Mass., May i, 1816 ; served in Knox's Regt. of Artillery until 1777, when he lost his right arm by the explosion of a gun while firing a salute opposite West Point ; then ordered to Springfield and served in the capacity of Commissary of Military Stores until the end of the war. — Wells Willard. ELIJAH BUCK: Born in New Milford, Conn., in 1749 ; died in Chemung, N. Y., July 26, 1830 ; served from June 29, 1778, to June 28, 1778, in Capt. Elijah Robinson's Co., Col. Roger Enos' Regt., of Con- necticut ; also from Aug. 2, 1779, 'o J^" 25, 1780, in Capt. David Par- sons' Co., 2d Connecticut Regt. (Col. Zebulon Butler). His brother, Capt. Aholiab, perished in the Wyoming Massacre, and his brother Asahel was killed in an Indian encounter in 1779. — William Covell Buck. 390 IRoll of Hncestors. asur. NATHAN BUCKNAM : Born in Boston, Mass., in 1754 ; died there in 1813 ; served under Capt. Hatch and Lieut.-Col. Bond, in the 37th Regt. of Massachusetts Foot, 1775 ; also in service at various times from April 19, 1775, to April 13, 1778. — Louis Henry Knapp. SALMON BUELL: Of Litchfield, Conn., served on the Danbury Alarm in April, 1777, and was an invalid pensioner. — George Buell Webster. WILLIAM BUFORD: Of Virginia, was a Colonel in the Conti- nental Army. — Hugh Richardson Garden. JOHN BULL : Of Berkeley Co., Va., before and at the time of the Revolution, lived in the vicinity of Norristown, Pa. ; was Colonel of the ist Pennsylvania Battalion, Nov. 25, 1775 ; Colonel, May 2, 1777, and Adjutant-General of Pennsylvania Troops from June, 1777, to the close of the war. — Mills Miller. COMFORT BULLOCK: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., March 9, 1763; died in Hillsdale, N. Y., July 25, 185 1 ; served six months from July 4, 1778, under Capt. Joseph Cole and Col. John Jacobs of Massachusetts ; one month from Aug. 13, 1779, under Capt. Nathaniel Ides and Col. Thomas Carpenter ; twelve days from July 28, 1780, under Capt. Joseph Wilmarth and Col. Carpenter ; six months from June, 1781, under Capt. Lincoln ; engaged in action in Rhode Island. — Charles Benjamin Hill. JACOB BUMP : Born in Mendon in 1738 ; died in Richmond, N. H., Dec. 17, 1829 ; signed the Association Test Oath sent out by Congress, March 14, 1776. — Frederick Joseph Cox. SIMEON BUNDY : Enlisted May 15, 1775, in Capt. Joseph Elliot's Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Regt. of Connecticut; discharged Dec. 14, 1775 ; re-enlisted March i, 1778, in Capt. Wills Cliffs Co., Col. Samuel Wyllys' Regt.; discharged Jan. i, i'j-j().—/abin Alden Secor. ROBERT BURCH (or Birch) : Born in Killingly, Conn., Sept. 15, 1762 ; died in Schuyler, N. Y., June 26, 1830 ; when fifteen years of age, ran away from home to join the army, but was brought back by his father; ran away again, enlisting Jan. 8, 1778, in Capt. John Williams' Co., Col. Obadiah Johnson's Regt., serving with them in Rhode Island until the close of the war ; moved to Schuyler, N. Y., in 1800, and was twice elected to the Assembly in 1811 and i%\2.-~ William H.Burch. EDWARD BURHANS : Born in Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1752; died in Roxbury, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1832 ; enlisted from Kingston, July 22, 1775, under Capt. Jacobus S. Bruyn and Col. James Clinton ; served throughout the war and was pensioned in 1831. — Henry Barton Snyder. 391 asur. iRoll of Hncestors. WILLIAM BURR: Born in Woodbury, Conn., June 29, 1762 ; died in Connecticut June 28, 1841 ; served two years in the Connecticut troops as Sergeant ; he was a pensioner. — IF. Pierce Blakely. LAWRENCE BURRAS: Born, April 20, 1720 ; died Feb. 20, 1797, and is buried in Trinity Church Yard, New York City ; lived on Bowl- ing Green, owned large tracts of land in the vicinity of Trinity Church, was very rich, and contributed generously in money, horses, and ma- terials for the support of the American Army. Washington and staff dined and spent the night at his house after the battle of Long Island. Although enjoying the title of Colonel, his attachment to Washington appears to have been more as a personal friend and financial assistant of the cause than as a military man. — Hoivard Patterson. DAVID BURRELL: Of Stoughton, Mass.; married in 1761 ; was among the men raised April 16, 1781 ; served 20 days on an expedition to Rhode Island under Capt. John Armstrong and Col. Gill. — Theron Augustus Derby Wales. STEPHEN BURROUGHS, Jr. : Born in Stratford, Conn., Oct. 4, 1729 ; died there Aug. 2, 1817 ; appointed Dec. 10, 1774, by the town of Stratford, a member of a committee to observe the conduct of persons whose loyalty was suspected; Dec. 19, appointed member of a com- mittee to transmit donations to the sufferers at Boston ; raised and commanded a company of Connecticut Militia throughout the war ; assisted in repelling Tryon's invasion of Connecticut ; member of the General Assembly, 1779-1781. — Oswald Prentiss Backus. JOHN BURTIS, 1ST: Father of John Burtis. 2d (q. v.) ; born in 1712 ; on the training list of Cow Neck and Great Neck, L. I., an Associator in 1776, and on the Committee of Safety. — Arthur Burtis, Morse Burtis, Peter Phillips Burtis. JOHN BURTIS, 2D: Born in Foster's Meadow, L. I., Feb. 26, 1749 ; lived in Hempstead, L. I. ; was on the training list of Cow Neck and Great Neck, L. I. ; was a private in Capt. Richard Manee's Com- pany, Col. Josiah Smith's Regt., and served on Long Island and in New York ; entered the service July 23, 1776. — Arthur Burtis, Morse Burtis, Peter Phillips Burtis. GEORGE BUSH : Born in Middletown, Conn., June 11, 1756 ; died in Portland, Conn., March 3, 1843 ; enlisted in June, 1775, as drummer under Capt. Tyler and Col. Jedediah Huntington of Connecticut, serv- ing at Lebanon, Stonington and New London, Conn., and Roxbury, Mass. ; in June, 1776, under Capt. Joseph Churchill and Col. Comfort Sage, serving at New York City, Harlem Plains and White Plains ; in winter of 1777 under Capt. Elijah Blackman and Col. Roger Enos, 392 IRoll Of ancestors. jsut. serving at Horseneck and White Plains ; and at other times under Capt. Joseph Kellogg at Fiskhill, and Capt. Geo. Hubbard, at New Haven. — Jolui James Bush, Henry K. Bush-Brown. MIC AH BUSH : Born in Marlboro, Mass, June 29, 1731 ; died in Bolton, Mass. ; saw much service prior to the Revolution ; was in Capt. J. Weeks' Co., organized in Marlboro in 1759, marched to Quebec and fought on the Heights of Abraham : participated in the battle of Lexington, and was a member of Capt. Benj. Munroe"s 6th Co., 4th Middlese.x County Regt. in 1776. — Robert Wilder Bush. EPHRAIM BUSHNELL: Born in Saybrook, Conn., in August, 1760 ; died in Vernon, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1836; enlisted in Capt. Elisha Chapman's Co., Col. Samuel Selden's Regt. of Connecticut ; on Long Island, in retreat to Kingsbridge ; discharged Dec. 25, 1776 ; re-enlisted in January, 1777; served three months under Capt. Justus Buck and Col. John Ely at Providence ; then eight months under Capt. Elisha Ely and Col. R. J. Meigs, in New Jersey and at White Plains, N. Y. ; in 1778, served two months at New Haven under Capt. Elisha Chapman ; and again one week at East Haven in July, 1779. — George May Elwood, James Nelson Elwood. GIDEON BUSHNELL, Jr. : Born in Westbrook (?), Conn., in 1756; died in Salisbury, Conn., Jan. 8, 1830; private in Capt. Gallup's Co., Col. McClellan's Regt. of Connecticut, which marched Nov. 8, 1777. — Clarence Munsoii Bushnell. ELI BUTLEP. : Born in Middletown, Conn., May 26, 1740; died in New Hartford, N. Y. , April 19, 1802 ; Captain in Sheldon's Regt. of Light Dragoons of Connecticut from Oct. 25, to Dec. 25, 1776. — Chai'les Butler Rogers. ZEBULON BUTLER: Born in 1731 ; died in 1795; an Ensign in French and Indian War ; Captain of Connecticut Provincials in 1761 ; Colonel of 3d Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, in New Jer- sey Campaign, 1777; commanded the garrison at Wyoming, Pa., in 1778, surviving the massacre ; served in Sullivan's expedition in 1779, and was a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. — Edwin Williams Fiske. JOHN BUTTRICK: Born in Concord, Mass., in 1731 ; died there May 16, 1791 ; commanded the Minutemen of Concord and Acton at Concord North Bridge, April 19, 1775 ; gave the famous order to fire, and himself discharged the first shot on the American side ; Major in Nixon's Regt. at Bunker Hill ; commanded an independent com- pany in Saratoga campaign in 1777 ; Lieutenant-Colonel under Sullivan in Rhode Island in 1778, and wounded in Sullivan's retreat. — Elihu Root. 393 cao. IRoll ot ancestors. JOHN CADWELL: Born in Hartford, Conn., Jan. 9, 1758 ; died in Fabius, N. Y., March 3, 1834 ; enlisted in May, 1776, under Capt. Jonathan Wells and Col. Walcott, serving eight months; in March, 1777, re-enlisted under Capt. Jared Cone, serving two months ; in August, 1778, under Capt. Richard Pitkins, serving two months; in July, 1780, as Sergeant under Capt. Booth and Col. Hezekiah Wyllys, serving three months ; among other operations was engaged in Sullivan's retreat from Rhode Island. Was a pensioner. — Charles Gilbert Belden, James /. Belden, James Mead Belden. REUBEN CADWELL : Born in Hartford County, Conn., June 28, 1763; died in Fabius, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1842 ; enlisted in April, 1778, for the war, under Capt. John P. Wyllys and Col. Samuel Wyllys. When regiments were consolidated at the close of 1780, he remained in the same company and regiment, then commanded by Col. S. B. Webb; transferred in 1781 to Capt. Roger Wells' Co. ; served chiefly at military posts along the Hudson and in New Jersey. — Melville Reuben Webster. ELISHA CADY : Born in Lyme, Conn., Jan. 8, 1750; died in Florida, N. Y., Aug. 24, 1827; enlisted in May, 1775, in the 17th Regt. of Albany County, N. Y. , Militia. — William Gere Cady, Gitstaviis Linne- tnann Prescott. JOHN CAINE: Born in Florida, N. Y., Dec. 10, 1762; died in Camden, N. Y., June 7, 1840; enlisted at Mohawkton, N. Y., in July, 1780, and a served as private in Capt. Garret Putnam's Co., Col. Marinus Willett's Regt., for about five months ; re-enlisted about April I, 1 78 1, serving about nine months as Sergeant in the same regiment and company. Both he and his widow were pensioners. — Edtcin Clinton Hanvy. JOHN CALDWELL: Born in 1752 ; died in Ohio, Nov. 4, 1791 ; served in the Washington County, Pa. Militia in 1779, and possibly on other tours of duty ; he belonged to Capt. Thomas Philips' Co. — Wm. H. Caldwell. PATRICK CALHOUN : Born in Donegal, Ireland ; came to Amer- ica with his father in 1733; lived successively in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina, constantly engaged in desperate encounters with the Indians, by whom Patrick's mother and brother James were slain. When the Revolutionary War began, Patrick was appointed by the Provincial Government to the command of a body of Rangers for the defense of the frontier, and distinguished himself by his prowess in lighting both Indians and "Yon^s.—John Caldivell Calhoun. 394 IRoll of ancestors. car. JAMES CAMPBELL, 2D: Born in Old Rehoboth, R. L, Dec. 3, 1753 ; died in Sutton, Vt., Aug. 7, 1835 ; served eight days on the Lex- ington Alarm in Capt. John Perry's Co. ; re-enlisted in May, 1775, for six months, under Capt. John Perry and Col. Timothy Walker ; and enlisted again for one year in January, 1776, under same Captain and Col. Sargent. He also served in the War of 1812, being stationed at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. — Eugene Andrews Rowland, Howard J. Rowland. JOHN CAMPBELL: Born in Oxford, Mass., Nov. 13, 1744; died in Milford, N. Y., after 1832 ; enlisted in Massachusetts Militia in April, 1775; serving as private under Capt. John Town and Col. Learned, then as Sergeant under Capt. Wm. Campbell (his uncle) and Col. Learned ; was pensioned, June 21, 1832. — Alfred W. Carr, Fred- erick B. Carr. SAMUEL CAMPBELL: Born in Londonderry, N. H., in June, 1738 ; died in Cherry Valley., Sept. 12, 1824; one of the Sons of Liberty; member of the Committee of Safety ; enlisted as a Minuteman ; pro- moted through grades of Captain and Major to Colonel of 1st Tryon County, N. Y., Regt., June 25, 1778, vice Col. Ebenezer Cox, who was killed at the battle of Oriskany. At the close of that famous action, Col. Campbell was in command of the field. Gen. Herkimer having been wounded. In the Cherry Valley massacre, his wife and children were made captives by the Indians and his house burned. After the war he was a member of the Legislature.— 77/(f(7. Campbell Turner. ABSALOM CAREY: Born in Walkill, N. Y., April 9, 1765; died in Chemung, N. Y., Dec. 30, 1841 ; entered the army in 1779 as a sub- stitute for Benjamin Parker and served about five months as a teamster under command of Capt. VVm. Cummings; in November, 1779, re-en- listed as teamster and served one year in same company ; at expiration of term, again re-enlisted and served another year, under same officer. Served chiefly in vicinity of Newburgh, the post being in command of Col. Mitchell. Both he and his widow were pensioners. — Chauncey Sherwood Ca?-ey, Henry De Witt Carey. ELIHU CAREY: Father of Absalom Carey (q. v.)-; was an artifi- cer under Col. Mitchell, commanding the post at Newburgh, N. Y. — Chauncey Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. SAMUEL CARLE (or Carll) : A native of Scarboro, Me. ; enlisted Jan. 22, 1776, in Capt. Benjamin Hooper's Co., stationed at Falmouth, in the service of the Massachusetts Bay, and served continuously until Nov. 24, 1776. — Charles S. Ilsley. 395 Car. IRoll Of Hticestors. SAMUEL CARLETON, Jr. : Born in Boxford, Mass., Sept. 28, 1750 ; died there, March 19, 1843; enlisted in August, 1776, for two months under Capt. Timothy Johnson and Col. Page of Massachusetts ; in December, 1776, for three months, under Capt. Nathaniel Gage and Col. Pickering; and in September, 1777, for one month under Capt. John Robinson. — Horace Alorrison Carleton. BENJAMIN CARPENTER: An Associator of Orange County, N. Y., and First Justice of the Peace of Goshen, N. Y. — Chaunccy Sher- 700od Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. CEPHAS CARPENTER: Born in 1754; died in Fair Haven, Vt.. Feb. 26, 1829 ; private in Capt. Asa Rice's Co., Col. Wm. Williams, 1st Regt. of Cumberland County, N. Y. (now Rutland Co., Vt.), Mi- litia; serving in 1777, and participating in the battle of Bennington. — Herbert Marlow Lovell. WILLIAM CARPENTER: Born in Charlestown, Mass., Sept. 22, 1752; died in Potsdam, N. Y., July 24, 1843 ; served in Capt. Samuel Wright's Co., Col. Nichols' Regt., Gen. Stark's Brigade ; marched from Winchester ; joined the Continental Army at Bennington and Still- water, July 23, 1777, and was discharged Sept. 24. — Gilbert Saltonstall Carpenter. NATHANIEL CARRIEL : Born in Sutton, Mass., Jan. 23, 1724; died June 8, 1816 ; member of the Committee of Safety, 1782. — Ear! B Putnam. PAUL CARRINGTON : Of Mulberry Hill, Charlotte Co., Va. a member of the Committee of Safety for Charlotte Co., Va. ; member of the House of Burgesses ; Judge of the Court of Appeal ; and in various capacities was patriotically active in public affairs before and during the Revolutionary War. — Clement Carrington Gaines. AMOS CARROLL (Carryl) : Born in Middletown, Mass., in 1728; died in Thompson, Conn. , in 1792; marched from Killingly, Conn., for the relief of Boston on Lexington Alarm, April, 1775, serving six days; commissioned Oct. 31, 1778, Lieutenant of 7th Co. of Alarm List, nth Regt. of Connecticut. — Edward Tourtellot Carroll, Frederick Linus Carroll. JOSEPH CARTER: Born at Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 17, 1745 ; died at Fitzwilliam, N. H., June 17, 1804; served on Town Committee for pur. chase of Army supplies, 1781. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Ed- ward Robie, Clarence Willis. NATHANIEL CARTER (or Cartter) : Born in Leominster, Mass., Dec. 17, 1735 ; died there in March, 1829 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Wood's Co. of Militia on the Lexington Alarm. — Dennis McCarthy. 396 IRoll of Hncestors. cba. ARCHIBALD CAREY: Born in Chesterfield Co., Va., Jan. 24, 1720; died in Virginia, September, 1786; President of the House of Burgesses at beginning of the Revolution ; member of the Virginia Convention of 1776 ; as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole of the Convention he reported the resolutions instructing the Virginia delegates in Congress to propose independence. He was also County Lieutenant and Colonel. — Henry Harrison Sheets, Jr. JONATHAN CARYL: Born in Hopkinton, Mass., March 7, 1730; died in Hopkinton, or Chester, Vt. ; enlisted from Sutton, Mass., on the Lexington Alarm and served seven days in Capt. Samuel Sibley's Co. — Julius H. Caryl. THEOPHILUS CASS ; Born in Hampton, N. H., in 1755 ; died in Grafton, N. H., in November, 1845 ; enlisted April 21, 1775, in Col. Stark's New Hampshire Regt. ; at battle of Bunker Hill and siege of Boston ; re-enlisted in 1776 in Capt. Merrill's Co., Col. Cilley's New Hampshire Regt. ; served during entire war under Capts. Mer- rill, Dearborn, and Sentor, and Cols. Stark, Cilley, and Dearborn ; rose to grade of Orderly Sergeant ; received from Washington the badge and certificate of the Order of Merit for faithful and meritorious service ; wounded at the battle of Trenton ; participated in Sullivan's Indian campaign and siege of Yorktown. He was a pensioner. — William Bar- ren Cass. WILLIAM CEBRA: Born March 5, 1750; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Andrew Moody's Co. of the 2d Regt. of Continental Artillery, assigned to the State of New York, commanded by Col. John Lamb, from Feb. i, 1777, to April 15, 1780. — Cebra Quackenbiish. ASA CHAFFEE : Born in Woodstock, Conn., June 5, 1734; lived in South Wilbraham (now Hampden), Mass. ; on the Lexington Alarm he marched in Capt. James Warriner's Co. from Wilbraham ; served in Capt. Daniel Caldwell's Co. at Ticonderoga, Dec. 25, 1776 ; and in Capt. Joseph Williams' Co., Jan. 18, 1787, ordered by Major-Gen- eral Shepard to put down Shay's Rebellion. — Edward /ames Chaffee. CYRIL (or CariU) CHAFFEE : Son of Asa ChafTee (q. v.) ; was in Capt. Faxon's Co. at Springfield, Mass., in the service of the Continental Army, and was a pensioner residing in Hartford County, Conn., in 1832. Edward James Chaffee. SOLOMON CHALFFIN : Born in Berkley County, Va.,June 25, 1752 ; died in Monongahela County, Va.,Oct. 14, 1840 ; enlisted in August, 1776, in Capt. Gabriel Long's Co., Col. Rawlings' Regt., of Vir- ginia, and served three years and seven months ; was in action at the 397 cba. IRoll Of Hncestors. battle of Brandywine, and was present at Yorktown at the surrender of Coruwallis. He was pensioned in 1832. — Gilbert Palmer Cotton. MOSES CHAMBERLAIN: Born in December, 1750 ; married at Newbury, Vt., May 17, 1779; moved to Gibson, Pa., about 1812 ; and died Feb. 12, 1832 ; enlisted in May, 1775, under Capt. Benjamin Mann, and Col. James Reed, New Hampshire Militia ; served contin- uously in various commands until 1782, becoming a Captain and par- ticipated in the siege of Boston, the battles of Bunker Hill, Trenton and Princeton, and the capture of Burgoyne. — Edward C. IVariier. AMASA CHAMBERLIN: Of Strafford, Vt., married Jan. 12, 1772 ; died subsequent to 1800, in which year his twelfth child, Orlin, was born ; with his brothers, Elias, Asahel and Isaac in Capt. John Alger's Co. in protecting the retreat of the people of Strafford to Thetford, Aug. 14, 1777. — fames R. Chamberliii. JOSEPH CHAMPLIN : Born Aug. 4, 1709 : died Dec. 20, 1792; Colonel of a Connecticut Militia Regiment which assembled atStonins- ton Point and prevented the landing of the British when the British ship "Rose" bombarded the village. — Henry K. Bush-Brown, John James Bush. WILLIAM CHAMPLiN: Born in 1757 ; died Mar. 2, 1748; served un- der his father. Col. Joseph Champlin (q. v. ) at the bombardment of Ston- ington, Conn. ; three months under Capt. John Belcher ; three months at Fort Griswold under Capt. Peleg Noyes ; three months at Fort Trumbull under Capt. Belcher ; returning home, enlisted for 15 months in State of Rhode Island under Capt. Stanton to guard the coasts, but on reach- ing East Greenwich entered the Continental service for three years ; fought at Red Bank, N. J.; wintered, 1777-8, at Valley Forge; fought at Monmouth; wintered 1778-9 at Morristown ; discharged April 6, 1780 ; cruised on privateers "Hancock," "Oliver Cromwell " and " Minerva," assisting in capturing several prizes. — Henry K. Bush- Brown, John James Bush. JOHN CHANDLER, Sr. : Born in Lexington, Mass., Nov. 26, 1731 ; died there Nov. 29, 1810; member of Captain Parker's Co. at Lexington, April 19, 1775, ^t Cambridge, May 10 and June 17, 1775 ; entered the marine service in 1779 under Commodore Tucker, and was taken prisoner at Charleston, S. C, in 1780. — John Gorham Chandler. JOHN CHANDLER : Born in Concord, N. H. (probably), Aug. 15, 1730; died there March i, 1801 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Boscawen, N. H,, in 1778-1779, and elected to other offices. — William Smith Kimball. 398 iRoll Of Hucestors. cw. FREDERICK CHAPIN : Born May 12, 1760 ; died June 12, 1802 ; enlisted June 13, 1777, under Captain Elijah Robinson and Col. Ely, in the Connecticut troops, serving till Jan. i, 1778 ; also served from April 8, 1778, to March i, 1779, under Capt. Robinson and Col. Enos. — Albert James Squier. ZADOC CHAPIN : Private in Capt. Abel Manso's Co., Col. Jacob Davis' Regt. of Massachusetts Militia; enlisted July 30, 1780, and served 13 days on alarm at Tiverton, R. I. — Orlando Aleka If Harper. JAMES CHAPMAN, Jr. : Born in New London, Conn. ; Lieutenant in 1764; Captain in Col. Parson's Regt. of Connecticut in 1775; fought at Bunker Hill ; participated in siege of Boston ; Major in 1776 in Col. Selden's Regt., and was killed in the Orchard Fight near Harlem Heights, New York City, Sept. 15, 1776. — John Rogers Hege- man, Jr. JAMES CHAPMAN, 3D. : Son of James Chapman, Jr. (q. v.) ; born in 1759 ; died in New London, Conn., in 1841 ; was with his father in the Orchard Fight, Sept. 15, 1776, when the British invaded Manhattan Island, and served till the end of the war. — Johti Rogers Hegeman, Jr. TIMOTHY CHAPMAN: Born in England; came to America about the middle of the i8th century ; died July 28, 1828; enlisted at Strat- ford, Conn., in April, 1777, in Capt. Kimberly's Co., 2d Regt., Connecti- cut Line, and was made Sergeant. — John Edwin Walker. MOSES CHASE : Born in Sutton, Mass., March, 16, 1727 ; lived In Cornish, N. H. ; delegate in 1775 to the fifth and last New Hampshire Congress ; volunteered as Minuteman on the breaking out of the war . commissioned July 4, 1777, Captain of a company in regiment of his brother. Col. Jonathan Cliase, raised in Cornish and thereabouts; marched under Major Francis Smith to Ticonderoga ; participated in battle of Bennington, and was also at surrender of Burgoyne. After the war he was a member of the New Hampshire Senate and House of Rep- resentatives, and held other positions of trust. — Champion H. Judson. JOHN CHENOWETH, Sr. (pronouncf^d and often incorrectly spelled Chineth) : Born in 1745; lived in Ann Arundel County, Md. ; Sergeant in Capt. Richard Davis' Co., Col. Rawlings' Regt., attached to the 4th Maryland Regt. commanded by Col. J. C. Hall ; fought at Harlem Heights, N. Y. , White Plains and Germantown, and was dis- charged Aug. 9, 1779. He founded a homestead in Berkley County, Va., where he died in 1820. — Alexander Crawjord Clienowelh. TIMOTHY CHILD: Born in Thompson, Conn., March 17, 1760 ; died in Thompson, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1825 ; enlisted May 26, 1777, in Capt. Josiah Child's Co., 5th Regt. , Connecticut Line; camped at 399 Cbi. iRoll Of Hnccstors. Peekskill in spring of 1777 ; went with McDougall's Brigade into Penn- sylvania in September, 1777 ; participated in battle of Germantown ; was discharged in January, 1778. — George Wes/ey Childs. THOMAS CHITTENDEN: Born in Guilford, Conn., April 8, 1730 ; in 1 75 1 moved to Salisbury, where he held prominent offices ; in 1774 moved to what is now Williston, Chittenden County, Vt. ; was chairman of the Committee of Safety ; confidential correspondent of Washington ; first Governor of Vermont in 1778, to which position he was re-elected eighteen times, and died Aug. 25, 1797. His services form an important part of the history of Vermont. To his sagacity was largely due the happy termination of the controversy with New York and the admission of Vermont into the Union. — Horace Halch Chittenden, Lucius Eugene Chittenden. WnXIAM CHOATE : Born in Chebacco, Ipswich, Mass., Aug. 10, 1759; died in Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 4, 1835; enlisted Feb. 20, 1777, in Capt. Burnham's Co., Col. Michael Jackson's Regt. ; partici- pated in battle of Bennington and two Saratoga battles ; then went to sea; served from July 23, 1778, to Dec. 18, 1778, as Master at Arms on the brig "Tyrannicide," commanded by Allen Hallet ; was steward on same for two months and nine days, ending April 30, 1779; same on briiTantine " Active " for two months and twenty-nine days, ending Aug. 31, 1779 ; seaman from June 20, 1780, to March 12, 1781, under com- mand of Simeon Samson; from March 18, 1781, to June 12, 1781, in the naval service of Massachusetts under Commander James Nivens ; was among those entitled to a share in the prize brig " Tryal ; " during one cruise was captured by the enemy and imprisoned awhile at Hali- fax. — William Murray Crombie. SAMUEL CHURCHILL, Jr. : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., April 27, 1721 ; led the pioneer settlement to Hubbardton, Vt., 1772-3 ; died in 1801 ; taken prisoner at the battle of Hubbardton, bound to a tree, with fagots at his feet, by Tories and Indians, but spared and im- prisoned at Ticonderoga till his escape after Burgoyne's surrender. Two sons were also made prisoners. — Charles J. North. ASAHEL CLARK : Born in Northampton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1737; died in Easthampton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1822 ; served seventeen days on the Le.xington Alarm ; re-enlisted in Capt. Wales' Co., Col. Williams' Regt., for three months and thirteen days in 1776; again in service under Capt. Wales and Col. Dickinson, Aug. 14, 1777, guarding Hes- sian prisoners, and was promoted to Second Lieutenant in the same. — Leander Clark. DANIEL CLARK: Of Connecticut, Captain in Col. Latimer's Militia, detached in August, 1777, for service in the Northern Depart- 400 IRoll Of ancestors. cia. ment ; was mortally wounded at the battle of Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777, and died Sept. 21, 1777. — George Comslock Baker. JOHN CLARK: Born in England about 1752 or before; came to America when a youth ; married Maria Dyckman of Greenburgh (or Tarrytown), N. Y., in 1771 ; died in Cortlandt Manor in 1822, over 70 years old ; served in the 3d, North or Manor of Cortlandt Regt. of Westchester Co., under Capt. James Kronkhyte and Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt.— /(J^w Morton Hahtead, Alberl Morion, John Clark Morion. JOSEPH CLARK, Sr.: Of Connecticut; Adjutant of the 3d Con- necticut Regt.; discharged June 8, 1783. — Joseph Clark. LEMUEL CLARK: Born in Lebanon, Conn., Aug. 8, 1753; died in Candor, N. Y., in 1831 ; served 22 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Daniel Tilden's Co. from Lebanon. — Trueman Gardner Avery. PETER CLARK : Born in Braintree, N. H., Feb. 4, 1743 ; died in Lyndeboro, N. H., Oct. 14, 1826; Captain in the 9th Regt. of New Hampshire Militia in 1775 ; served in Col. Thomas Stickney's Regt, Gen. Stark's Brigade ; in the battle of Bennington was second to scale the British breastworks ; assisted in Burgoyne's defeat ; after the war was honored with many civil offices, including those of Town Clerk, Treas- urer, Selectman, Justice of the Peace and Representative in the Legis- lature. — Henry Raymond Clark. PETER CLARK: Born in Hopkinton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1762 ; died there April 22, i8i8 ; enlisted in 1777; present at Burgoyne's surren- der ; wintered at Valley Forge ; fought at Monmouth ; served in Rhode Island in 1779 ; sailed on the United States ship Alliance in 1781, car- rying Lafayette to France ; promoted to Sergeant of Marines ; twice wounded inaction, and served on board until 1783 ; declined a Lieuten- ant's commission on account of the expense of the hospitality ex- pected from an officer of that rank. — James W. Clark, Arthur March Clark. WILLL\M CLARK : Born in Westfield, N. J., June 17, 1756; died there Sept. 28, 1853 ; a Minuteman and in the regular service during the Revolutionary War; while on an expedition organized about Elizabethport, N. J., up the Kill Von KuU, was captured and confined in the Liberty Street (New York) sugar-house prison ; was the last sur- vivor of those incarcerated in that building, and received from the city a cane made from one of its timbers at the time of its demolition in the decade of 1840. — William Brewster Clark. WILLIAM NEWELL CLARK : Father of Joseph Clark, Sr. (q. v.) ; held a commission signed by John Hancock, authorizing him to collect moneys subscribed for the war or the Continental Congress, and recom- 26 401 cia. IRoll of Hncestors. mending him as a person with whom all good patriots could confer. His discharge at the end of the war was signed by Washington. — Joseph Clark. JOSEPH CLARKE: Born in Westerly, R. I., Sept. 14, 1728; died there May 6, 1795 ; enlisted in the Rhode Island volunteers in a com- pany called the " Reformadors," authorized at a town meeting Nov. 29, 1776, to serve for three months, and was sent with others to New- port to replace Col. Richmond's Regt., which was sent to New York. — Henry Maxson Clarke. THOMAS CLARKE: Born in North Kingston, R. L, Aug. 7, 1743 ; died there April 20, 1813 ; Captain of the first company from his town in May, 1775 ; served most of the year in Rhode Island ; Major of 2d Regt. of Militia in Kings Co., commanded by Col. Charles Dyer, Jan. 3, 1777 ; in the Tiverton expedition, October-November, 1777, and Sullivan's ex- pedition against the enemy at Newport, July-August, 1778 ; in the battle of Rhode Island, August 29, 1778 ; soon thereafter, when the British ship " Syvern " went ashore at South Ferry, he commanded the detachment which conducted the captured crew to Providence. — Wm. Edward Horton. WILLIAM CLARKE: Born in Prince George's County, Md!, March 16, 1750; Second Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Mary- land Line, under Capt. Frederick Deans, Colonel John H. Stone, and Brig.-Gen. Wm. Smallwood ; participated in the defense of Staten Island, N. Y., in 1777, and the battles of Brandywine and Germantown ; camped at Valley Forge witii Washington's army in the terrible winter of 1777-1778, and fought at Monmouth; in the service three years. — Richard Henry Clarke, Richard H. Clarke, Jr. JONATHAN CLEMONS: Born in Worcester County, Mass., Jan. 19, 1756 ; died in Sodus, Wayne Co., N. Y., April 14, 1841 ; pensioned for three years' service in the Massachusetts troops, part of his service being under Capt. Emerson and Col. Tupper.— />(7«M« B. Clcmons, Allan D. Draper. JOSEPH CLIZBE: Born in New Jersey in 1756 ; moved to Amster- dam, N. Y., in 1799 ; died there 1840; private in Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Harry Tooker Waniick. SAMUEL CLYDE: Born in Windham, N. H., April 11, 1732; died in Cherry Valley, N. Y., Nov. 30, 1790; Captain and Adjutant in Col. Nicholas Herkimer's Regt. from 1775 to 1776; Major in Col. Ebenezer Cox's Regt. from 1776 to 177S; participated in battle of Oriskany, wherein he was knocked down, and about to be bayoneted, when his assailant was shot; served from 1778 till close of the war as 402 IRoll Of ancestors. coi. Lieutenant-Colonel in Col. Samuel Campbell's Regt., and later as Colonel; was present at Cherry Valley massacre; and in 1777 was Member of Assembly. — George Clyde, Howard Thornton. NEHEMIAH ROBB : Of Massachusetts; born in 1732, died in 1841 ; enlisted in April, 1775, under Capt. John Bridgham and Col. Cotton, for the siege of Boston ; promoted to Ensign ; re-enlisted in Aug., 1780, as First Lieutenant under Capt. Jesse Sturtevant, and Col. Jacobs ; marched to reinforce the Highlands on the Hudson, and served in Rhode Island, where he was discharged. — Samuel H. Virgin. JOHN COBURN: Lived and died in Philadelphia, Pa.; under direction of the Committee of Safety of Philadelphia, sank the Chcraux-de-frise, near Fort Island, in the spring of 1776. — John Otto, John Otto, Jr. , Wm. E. Otto. BENJAMIN ROE : Born in Orange (now Rockland) Co., N. Y., Nov. 13, 1746; died in Haverstraw, N. Y., May 14, 1831 ; on Feb. 26, 1776, was chosen Captain of the South Side Co. of Orange County Minutemen ; elected Ensign in Haverstraw Precinct Regt., May 15, 1777 ; member of the Colonial Assembly, 1778 and 1779; first and sole member of Assembly from Rockland Co. in 1798 and 1799; State Senator from 1807 to 1811 ; subsequently County Judge of Rock- land Co. — Francis Livingston Wandell. J.\MES COE : Born in Middlefield, Conn., Nov. 19, 1740; died in Granville, Mass., Oct. 3, 1794; First Corporal in Capt. Wm. Cooley's Co., Col. John Moseley's (Hampshire County) Regt. of Massachusetts; served 28 days from Oct. 21, 1776 ; marched to reinforce the Northern army under Lieut.-Col. Timothy Robinson. — Henry Parniele Gates. JOHN COE: Father of Benjamin Coe (q. v.) ; member of the First Provincial Congress of New York in 1775, and of the Colonial Assembly in 1775 and 1778; County Judge of Orange Co. in 1775, and an active patriot. — Francis Livingston Wandell. JAMES COGSWELL: Of Preston, Conn., Surgeon in Col. Silli- man's ist Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776, and subsequently. — Lloyd WiegaJid Fisher. ASA COLE: Born in Massachusetts in 1759; died in New Marl- borough, Mass., about 1840 ; served one year in Massachusetts troops, part of the time under Capt. Soul and Col. Whitcomb ; was a pen- sioner. — James E. Barnard. SAMUEL COLE: Born in Beverly, Mass., Nov. 17, 1726; died there January 29, 179S; Lieutenant of Ordnance Officers in 1745 '" the Louisburg expedition ; First Lieutenant in Joseph Rea's Co. of 403 Col. IRoU of ancestors. Massachusetts, and participated in the Burgoyne campaign in 1777 ; recruiting officer of the town of Beverly from 1778 to 1782 ; spent ;^23,ooo besides money loaned the town, and was active in the town government. — William IVecden Cole. ROBERT COLEMAN : Owned an iron furnace at Elizabeth, near Lebanon, Pa., and supplied the army with cannon, etc. — James Cole- man Drayton. CYRENIUS COLLINS: Born ia Lebanon, Conn., 1753; served in loth Co., 7th Regt. of Connecticut Militia, \-j 11.— Horatio Collins King. JOSIAH COLSON : Born in Weymouth, Mass., Jan 24, 1727; served as Lieutenant in Capt. Thomas Nash's Co. of Col. Salomon Lovell's Regt. ; enlisted March 4, 1776 ; marched to Dorchester Heights ; discharged March 8 ; also served two days in same command subsequent to March 10, 1776. — Augustus Jacob Richards. MOSES COMSTOCK : Served in Capt. Benedict's Co. of the 9th Connecticut Militia in 1776. — Geo. L. Harding. THOMAS COMSTOCK: Married his wife, Phebe Selleck, in Canaan Parish, Conn., Feb. i, 1776; member of the 9th Co. of the 9th Regt. of Connecticut under Lieut. John Carter in August, 1776. When Norwalk was burned by the British, his house, a few miles from town, was the refuge for many of the townspeople, and for his care of them he was granted several hundred acres in the Western Reserve, Ohio. — Wilbur Fisk Rockwell. DANIEL H. CONE: Born in Middletown, Conn., July 16, 1753, lived in Winchester, Conn., died April 16, 1841 ; served in 4th Co., 2d Regt, Connecticut Continental Line; at Bunker Hill, was first to step from ranks upon a call for twelve men to recapture a silenced gun ; on guard duty in New York when Washington evacuated ; in 1777 re-enlisted for three years; in the battles of Monmouth, Ger- mantown, etc., and although always in the thickest of the fight, was never wounded. In private life he was zealously religious, and in times of revival made house to house visits for conversation and prayer. — Andrew Cone, Edward Fay son Cone, Edivard Silas Cone, Fred. Hayes Cone, Win. Cossitt Cone. JACOB CONOVER : Of Middletown, N. J. ; born Aug. 13, 1750; died April 23, 1826 ; Captain of Infantry ; previous to occupation of New York by the British, was sent to Sandy Hook and smashed the lamps in the lighthouse to impede the enemy ; subsequently captured near Middletown Point and threatened with death at the yard-arm ; 404 iRoll Of Bncestors. coo. eventually confined in the sugar-house prison, New York. — Richard Conover Jackson. ATWATER COOK: Born in Wallingford, Conn., Nov. 3, 1758; died in Salisbury, N. Y., June 29, 1839 ; member of Capt. Brackett's Co., 5th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, commanded by Col. Douglas. This command was stationed at Kip's Bay, N. Y., at the time of the landing of the British, Sept. 15, 1776, and forced to retreat ; participated in battle of White Plains ; time expired in De- cember, 1776. — Archibald Atwatcr Munson, Weed Preston Munson. GEORGE COOK: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1730; died in Maryland in 1800 ; served in the British Navy for seven years before the Revolution ; appointed Sept. 12, 1776, Captain of the " Defence," and commanded the Maryland naval forces in keeping the Chesapeake bay clear of the enemy; between Sept. 24, 1776, and Dec. i, 1776, made a successful coast-wise cruise, capturing several prizes ; on the night of Dec. 25, 1776, he assisted Washington in crossing the Dela- ware. — Eldred Johnson. ISAAC COOK : Born in Wallingford, Conn., July 28, 1739 ; died in Niagara, N. Y., in June, 1810 ; Capt. of 7th Co., ist Regt. of Connecti- cut, May I, 1775 ; served with regiment under Gen. Wooster ; camped at Harlem ; in September marched north and participated in operations along Lakes George and Champlain, at St. Johns and Montreal ; dis- charged in December, 1775; appointed Major in loth Regt., Jan. 10, 1780, and promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in June, 1783. — Benjamin Blos- som. THADDEUS COOK: Born in Cheshire, Conn., Sept. 10, 1728; died in Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 27, 1800; raised and commanded a regiment from May 4, 1776 ; joined Washington's army in New York in August; promoted to Colonel, October, 1776; participated in retreat through the Jerseys and the battles of Trenton and Princeton ; and served under Gates in the Burgoyne campaign. — Wm. Reynolds Flem- ing. JOSEPH PLATT COOKE: Born in Stratfield, Conn., Dec. 24, 1729; died in Danbury, Conn., Feb. 3, 1816; Colonel of i6th Regt. of Connecticut Militia ; in the campaign around New York ; assisted in repelling Tryon's raid on New Haven in 1777; resigned in 1778. — George Wadsworth. NATHANIEL COOLEY : Of Orange County, N. Y. ; an Indian scout ; signed the Articlesof Association in Orange County. — Chauncey Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. 405 cot. IRoU ot ancestors. HEZEKIAH COREY: Born in Chelmsford, Mass., June 22, 1736; died in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 18, 1818; Ensign in Capt. Thomas Heard's Co. of New Ipswich, N. H. on the Lexington Alarm ; also in the same company at Ticonderoga in June, 1777. — Andmas Joslyn Woodworth, Newell Bertram Woodworth. ELISHA CORNISH : Born in Simsbury, Conn., June 5, 1722 ; died there April 29, 1794 ; enlisted in Sergeant Goodwin's Co., i8th Regt., serving at New York from Aug. 24, to Sept. 25, 1776. — Harry Seymour Cornish, Louis Henry Cornish. ASHBEL CORNWELL : Born in Connecticut, Feb. 9, 1754 ; died in Broadalbin, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1835 ; enlisted May 8, 1775, under Capt Jonathan Meigs and Col. Joseph Spencer; discharged Dec. 19, 1775; served during part of siege of Boston, and participated in battle of Bunker Hill. During the War of 181 2 he was a Captain, marching through the woods from Johnstown to Sackett's Harbor. — M. Sexton Northrup. DAN CORSE (or Cors) : Born in Greenfield, Mass., Dec. 10, 1739 ; enlisted April 25, 1775, in Capt. .\grippa Wells' Co. of Massachusetts ; served in Col. Samuel Williams' Regt., and was in the Northern Army, under Col. Porter after the evacuation of Ticonderoga. — Charles Butler Rogers. JAMES CORSE (or Cors) : Of Greenfield, Mass., father of Dan Corse; born in 1694, and, although 81 years old at the outbreak of the Revolution, participated in the battle of Lexington ; a noted trapper and scout, and a veteran of the French and Indian War. — Charles Butler Rogers. GILBERT CORWIN: Ferried Gen. Anthony Wayne across the Hudson from Croton Point to Stony Point prior to the attack on the latter, and, with the aid of an old negro owned by Mr. Lamb, assisted him through the swamps, back of the unguarded points.^/ ^'^^ ^^ Orange County, N. Y., July 6, 1812 ; a signer of the " General Association " oath in April, 1775 ; also private in the ist Suffolk County Regt. of Minutemen under Col. Josiah Smith. — Hamilton Stewart Corwin. WILLIAM COSBY : Born in Louisa Co., Va., in 1746 ; died there in 1810; received on Dec. 5, 1878, a warrant for 400 acres of land in Virginia, the proportion of land allowed a Sergeant in the Continental Line who enlisted for the war. — William Jerdone Pettus. 406 TRoll ot Hncestors. era. MATTHEW COUZENS : Born in London, England, Nov. 23, 1760; died in New York City, Sept. 17, 1810 ; served in the 4th Co., 3d Regt. New York Continental Line, from Feb. 25, 1779, to the end of the war. — Matthew Knapp Couzens. JACOB COVENHOVEN : Born in or near Trenton, N. J., in 1759; died in Charlestown, N. Y. in 1852; in 1776 moved to the Mohawk Valley; served in Capt. Veeder's Co., Col. Fisher's Regt., New York State Troops ; at Oriskany fought side by side with his five brothers, one of whom lost a leg by a cannon ball. — Feter Flint. JAMES COWING: Born in Old Plymouth, Mass., May 16, 1740; died in Seneca, N. Y., April 8, 1829 ; enlisted May 6, 1778, under Capt. Lieut. John Doty and Col. Ebenezer Sprouts, on alarm at Dartmouth ; reenlisted Sept. 5, 1778, in same command, serving until Sept. 11 ; enlisted again Oct. 14, 1779, under Capt. Montague and Col. Israel Chapin, serving until Nov. 21 ; also in service in Rhode Island from July 30, 1780, until Aug. 8, 1780, in Capt. Charles Church's Co. of Lieut. -Col. White's 4th Plymouth County Regt. ; was largely engaged in making shoes for the army, employing from 80 to 100 men ; was paid in worthless Continental money and thereby lost his farm — George Cowing. CORNELIUS COX : Born in Leeds, Eng., in 1736; died in Har- risburg. Pa., in 1802; Lieutenant Colonel in 1776 in the Lancaster, Pa. Associators, commanded by Col. James Bird ; on July 7, 1780, appointed Assistant Commissary of Purchase and Issuing Commissary. — /o/in Bowes Cox. DAVID CRAFT: Of Fairfield, Conn.; born about 1755; enlisted July 26, 1780, in the 8th Regt. of the Connecticut Line, serving until Dec. 3, 1780. — Edward Lathrop Triplcr, George Bradford Tripler. ELEAZij-K. CRAFTS : Born in Chebacco (now Essex), Mass. ; baptized July 31, 1743 ; died in Manchester Sept. 20, 1793; served at Bunker Hill as Lieutenant; in 1777 was Major of the Cape Ann and Manchester Brigade ; Aug. 12, 1778, was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel ; was present at the surrender of Burgoyne and served throughout the war. His brother Benjamin, 3d, was a Revolutionary soldier and his father, Benjamin, 2d, was a volunteer in the expedition against Louisburg, Cape Breton, in 1745. — Charles Hooper Trask. BENJAMIN CRAGIN: Born in Acton, Mass., July 8, 1740; died in Mason Village, N. H., April 20, 1816 ; served in Temple, N. H. Militia eight days on the Lexington Alarm ; and under Capt. J. Heald aud Col. Bellows at Ticonderoga in Oct., 1776 ; Lieutenant in Capt. S. Parker's Co., Col. Moses Nichols' Regt. , from July 18 to Sept. 18, 1777, 407 era. IRoll Of Hncestors. at Bennington ; Lieutenant under Capt. Gershom Drury and Col. Enoch Hale's Regt. from Oct. 22 to Nov. 16, 1777; and Lieutenant under same Captain in 1781. — hiiing Franklin Cragin. AMARIAH CRANE : Born in Milton, Mass., March 18, 1731 ; died there July 14, 1823 ; served 7 days on the Lexington Alarm as Sergeant of Capt. Ebenezer Tucker's Co. of Milton ; 5 days from March 4, 1776, as private in Capt. John Bradley's Co., Col. Benj. Gill's Regt. at Dor- chester Heights; 12 days from April 13, 1776, in Capt. Josiah Vose's Co., seacoast defense ; and 25 days from April 17, 1777, under Capt. Seth Sumner and Col. Benj. Gill, at Dorchester. — Jeremiah Richards. DANIEL CRANE, 2d : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., May 15, 1756; died in Yates County, N. Y., about 1816; served in the 2d Co., 3d Regt., Connecticut Line, and in Capt. Pond's Co. of the 6th Regt. of the Connecticut Line ; served throughout the war and participated in many battles ; was made deaf by the bursting of a shell at the battle of Stoney Point ; was present at the execution of Major Andr^. — Nirom M. Crane, Sidney H. C?-ane. JONATHAN CRANE: Born in Fredericksburg, Dutchess (now Putnam) Co., N. Y., May 8, 1747; died in Southeast, Putnam Co., N. Y., Aug. 27, 1834; bearer of despatches to Washington from the Committee of Safety of which his father Joseph Crane was a member •, Ensign in the 5th (Southeast) Co. of the 2d Regt. of Dutchess County Militia; a Lieutenant in the 1st Regt. of that County raised to "go into immediate service" under resolution of July 16, 1776; almost continuously in service until the close of the war. — Edward Ridley Finch. JOSEPH CRANE: Father of Jonathan Crane (q. v.); born in Fredericksburg, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1722; a physician and was County judge for 16 consecutive years ; at the outbreak of the war was one of a Committee of Safety with Egbert Benson of Poughkeepsie and Wm. Jay of Bedford ; had four sons in the army, Lieut. Jonathan, Surgeon Joseph, Jr., Adjutant Solomon, and Lieut. Isaac. — Edward Ridley Finch. RUFUS CRANE: Born in Newark, in 1744 ; died there in 1804; served in Capt. Henry Squires' Co., 2d Essex Regt., New Jersey Militia. — Wtn. Montgo?nery Crane. SAMUEL CRAWFORD : Born in Westchester County, N. Y. ; lived in Scarsdale and White Plains ; Lieutenant in Col. Joseph Drake's Regt. of Minutemen ; Deputy from Westchester Co. to the Provincial Congress from May, 1775 ; committeeman from Scarsdale for purposes of the war ; killed at Eastchester by British soldiers. (The first name 408 IRoll Of Hncestors. cro. of Samuel Crawford is spelled " Sand " by mistake for " Saml." in the printed archives of the State). — George R. Crawford. WILLIAM CRAWFORD : Born in Westmoreland, Va., in 1722; Ensign, 1755 ; with the Virginia troops under Washington at Fort Duquesne, 1758 ; entered Seven Years' War ; moved to Fayette Count}-, Pa. ; Justice of the Peace of Bedford County, Pa., 1771 ; engaged in 1774 in Lord Dunmore's war against the Shawnees and Mingoes ; Lieutenant-Colonel of the 5th Virginia Regt. in 1776; promoted to Colonel of 7th Virginia Regt. ; was burned at the stake by the Delaware Indians in 1782 ; was a friend of Washington, and author of the Washington-Crawford Letters. — Alexander Crawford Chenoweth. ABRAHAM CREGO : Born in Swago, N. Y., Oct. 6, 1757; died in Columbus, N. Y., May 10, 1842 ; enlisted in Feb., 1776, in Capt. Daniel Herrick's Co. of Minutemen of the town of New Canaan, N. Y. ; performed several short tours of service, one under Ethan Allen ; re- enlisted April I, 1777, under Capt. Daniel Herrick and Col. Wm. B. Whiting, serving 8 months and 26 days ; was pensioned in 1832. — Floyd Stranahan Crego. DANIEL CRESAP: Born in Maryland ; died in Pennsylvania in 1794; member of his uncle Michael Cresap's battalion of Maryland volunteers ; taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island ; while in con finement nearly killed a British ofificer who called him and a fellow- prisoner " two of the rebels." — Edward Otho Cresap Ord,Jr. ANDREW CROOK: Born in Piermont, N. H., in 1759 ; died there Dec. 10, 1840; served in Capt. John Sloan's Co. of Volunteers raised at Oxford, Lyme, Piermont and Cohoes, and embodied in Col. Joseph Marsh's Regt. of Militia belonging to the State of New York (Vermont) ; marched to re-enforce Stark, but en route to Bennington was diverted by order of Gen. Lindley to Mount Independence ; service from Aug. 18 to Sept. 30, 1777; also for 11 months and 22 days from April 9, 1778, in Capt. Ezekiel Ladd's Co., Col. Timothy Bedell's Regt., raised for the defense of the frontiers on and adjacent to the Connecticut river. — Andrew Crook. JOHN CROPPER: Born 1755; died 1821 ; Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the nth Virginia (Daniel Morgan's) Regt., Wood- ford's Brigade, Lafayette's Division of Washington's army; was president of the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati. — Hugh D. Wise, fohn Ser- geant Wise. SEBASTIAN CROPPER: Father of John Cropper (q. v.), was commissioned Captain of Virginia Militia Sept. 30, 1775. He died in 1776. — Hugh D. Wise, fohn Sergeant Wise. 409 cui. IRoll of ancestors. WILLIAM CULVER : Of East Windsor, Conn., died in that town July 25, 1788; enlisted May 19, 1775, in 2d Co., Col. Hinman's 4th Regt.; and again in 1776 in Capt. Simons' Co., Col. Wolcott's Regt. — Nathaniel Culver Barnum. STEPHEN CURREY : Born in 1742 ; died in Cortlandtown, N. Y., June 6, 1829 ; served in Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt's Regt. of N. Y. State Militia. — John Currey,JotiathaiiB. Currcy. CALEB CURTIS: Born in Sharon, Conn., in 1763 ; died in Utica, N. Y., April 13, 1836; enlisted July 31, 1777, for three years in Capt. Hart's Co., Col. S. B. Webb's Regt. of Connecticut ; served in Capt. Nathan Chapman's Co., Col. John Mead's Regt. from Jan. i, 1778, to March, i, 1778 ; and in Capt. Ozias Marvin's Co., from March, 1782, to March, 1783. He was a pensioner. — A. L. Byron-Curtis. ELIPHALET CURTIS : Born in Simsbury, Conn., in 1734 ; served three days as Sergeant on the Lexington Alarm ; again as Sergeant from May 4, 1775, to Dec. 18, 1775, in Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co. , Col. Joseph Spencer's Regt. ; subsequently 2d Lieutenant in 5th Co., Col. Mott's Battalion ; Fifer in Capt. Pettibone's Co. , Col. Belden's Regt. from March 26, to May 5, 1777 ; Captain in the i8th Regiment in 1778 ; Captain on the New Haven Alarm in 1779; Member of General As- sembly in 1780. — Ernest C. Moses. THEOPHILUS CUSHING: Born in Massachusetts Dec. 15, 1740; died there March 11, 1820; clerk in Capt. P. Cushing's Co., Col. Solomon Lovell's Regt., from March 4 to 8, 1776 ; again five days and again four days ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Herman Lincoln's Co., same regiment, Dec. 14 to 18 1776; private in Lieut. Jabez Wilder's Co., Col. David Cushing's Regt., Feb. 27, 1778 ; and Sergeant in Capt. Theophilus Wilder's Co., Major Thomas Lathrop's Regt., from March i, 1778, to April 14, 1778. — Charles B. dishing. N.\THAN CUTLER: Born in Coeyman's, N. Y., 1754-5; died in Millport, N. Y., April 24, 1848; enlisted October 12, 1775, in Capt. Isaac Bloom's Co., 6th Regt., Cumberland County Militia; re-enlisted June 10, 1776; stationed at Fort Montgomery; re-enlisted again; marched to Saratoga, Fort Miller and Fort Edward; in the spring of 1779 marched to meet the British at the Highlands and Peekskill, also to Stony Point and West Point ; commissioned Lieutenant and detailed to open a recruiting office at Albany, and remained in the service till the close of the war, actively working to reinforce the armies. — James Goold Cutler, John Nathan Cutler, Joseph Warren Cutler. SIMEON CUTLER: Born in Holliston, Mass., July 9, 1749; died there July 13, 1798 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Leland's Co., Col. Abijah 410 "Koll of Bucestors. sav. Pierce's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm from Holliston to Cambridge; served at that time 17 days; active throughout the war devising means for the defense of the towns of his county ; at the close of the war was chosen Colonel of Militia. — John M. Oilier, William H. Culler. KELSEY CUTTER: Born in Woodbridge, N. J., in 1750; died there March 7, 1798 ; private in Middlesex Co., N. J., Militia, serving during the war; most important engagement, the battle of Monmouth, in which his brother Stephen was taken prisoner and his cousin, Ford Cutter, severely injured. — Luf:e Hasserit Cutter. ANDERSON DANA: Born in Pomfret, Conn., Oct. 26, 1735; prac- tised law in Ashford, Conn. ; moved in 1772 with his family to the celebrated Valley of Wyoming, Pa. ; when the terrible massacre of 1778 was perpetrated by the Tories and Indians, his family consisted of seven children, and in the slaughter he and one son-in-law, Stephen Whiton (or White) were slain. The mother and her seven children sought refuge in the wilderness, and after inexpressible suffering, found their way back to Ashford, Conn., on foot. — Paul Dana. JONATHAN DANFORTH : Raised a company of Minutemen in western Massachusetts. , and commanded the same; two sons, Jonathan and Joshua, fought with him in the battle of Bunker Hill. Capt. Dan- forth commanded a battalion at the battle of Bennington.— /oA« Edgar Jeweit. DANIEL DARRIN: Born in West Britain, Conn., Dec. 8, 1756; died in Troupsburgh, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1838; enlisted at West Britain, June 24, 1776, in Capt. Gad Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Regt., Connecticut Militia ; participated in battle of Long Island and the retreat through New York to White Plains, where his time expired Dec. 25, 1776. His widow was a pensioner. — Delmar M. Darrin. JOHN DASKUM : Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., June 4, 1757 ; died in Big P"lats, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1834; enlisted in Capt. Walker's Co., Col. Elmore's Regt., of Connecticut, May 27, 1776; also served under Col. James Livingston, under Capt. Wolcott in 1781, and under Capt. Hearth in Lafayette's command in the same year. He was pensioned. — Williaui H. Lovell, Willis L. Ha7?iilloti. ELTPHALET DAVENPORT: Born in Coventry, Conn., in 1752; died in Cazenovia, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1835; served three days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Elias Buell's Co., from Coventry, and is believed to have performed other service. He was a pensioner. Gideon Williams Davenport, 411 Dav. IRoll ot Hncestors. FRANCIS DAVIS: Born in Amesbury, Mass.. Oct. 26, 1723; drowned in Derry, N. H., Nov. 26, 1784 ; on Aug. 3, 1775, was chosen Chairman of Committee of Safety for town of Warner ; Nov. 19, 1776, was elected to the State Assembly; May 7, 17S1, chosen member of State Constitutional Convention; March 30, 1784, elected representa- tive to the Legislature. He had three minor sons in the army, Wells, Francis and Aquila. — Wm. Dana Davis. THOMAS DAWES: Of Boston; born Aug. 5, 1731 ; died Jan. 2, 1809 ; a distinguished citizen and patriot of Boston, and intimate friend of Adams and Hancock. The secret caucuses of the Americans were sometimes held in his garret and his house was sacked by the British. He was a Representative, Senator, and Councilor of Massachusetts, serving on important committees during the war and holding the office of Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia in 1776. He was Presidential Elector three times after the adoption of the Constitution. — Henry Osgood Holland. MOSES DAY: Of Morris County, N. J.; born July z8, 1762; private in the Morris County, N. J., Militia. — Isaac Jennings. PAUL DAY : Father of Moses Day, of Morris County, N. J., (q. v.) ; Quartermaster during the war and received a land warrant for his serv- ices. — Isaac Jennings. ARCHELAUS DEAN:-Born in Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 1761; died in Marlboro, Vt., in January, 1849; enlisted Aug. i, 1778, under Capt. Barney and Col. Whitney, of Massachusetts, and again in June, 1781, under Capt. Riley ; was a pensioner. — Cecil Chester Brown. HENRY S. DEARBORN : Born in Northampton, N. H., Feb. 23, 1751 ; died at Roxbury, Mass., June 6, 1829; in 1775 he led a com- pany to Lexington ; was Captain in Stark's Regiment ; accompanied Arnold's expedition into Canada, and was made a prisoner at Quebec ; Major in Scammell's Regiment in 1777 ; Deputy Quartermaster-General on Washington's staff in 1781 ; Brigadier-General of Militia of Maine in 1787 ; Major-General in 1795. In civil life he was a Member of Congress, Secretary of War, Minister to Portugal, etc. — Charles G. Ay res. JOB DeCAMP : Born four miles from Rahway, N. J. ; a Minuteman in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Vincent M. Munier. ELIHU DEFOREST: Born in Huntington, Conn., in November, 1739; died in Ridgefield, Conn., July 6, 1806; Lieutenant of the 8th Co. of the Alarm List in the 16th Regt. of Connecticut. — George B. DeForest. 412 IRoU Of ancestors. wen. WILLIAM DeGROOT : Born in New Jersey, June 7, 1751 ; died in Bound Brook, N. J., Aug. 28, 1840; Sergeant, Ensign, and Lieutenant in the ist Regt. of Middlesex County, N. J., Militia. — William DeGroot. ISAAC De La MATER: Born in Oblong, now Amenia, N. Y.,Dec. 13, 1762 ; died in Oran, Onondaga Co., N. Y. , March 12, 1830; served in Capt. Jonas Orser's Co., ist Westchester Co., N. Y., Regt., in Janu- ary, 1779, and in Capt. Israel Honeywell, Jr.'s, Co., same regiment, in 1 78 1. — Franklin Pierce Denison, Henry De La Mater Denison. NATHAN DELAVAN: Served in Capt. Lockwood's Co., Col. Crane's 3d, or Manor of Cortlandt Regt. of New York Militia, and after- wards in Capt. Delevan's Co., Col. Drake's (4th) Regt. — Eras/us C. Delavan. POWNAL DEMING: Born in Lyme, Conn., Sept. 30, 1749; died in Hartford, April 9, 1795 ; enlisted in Colchester, Conn., and was Sergeant in Capt. Worthy Waters' Co. on the Lexington Alarm ; Ser- geant in the 8th Co., 2d Regt., Connecticut Line, 1775 ; Ensign in the 22d Regt. of the Line, 1776 ; Sergeant of Capt. William Coit's Co. when it took charge of the privateer "Harrison," at Plymouth, 1776; Lieu- tenant in the 4th Regt., 1777, and Lieutenant in the ist Regt., 1783, when he retired with the army. He was an original member of the Cin- cinnati. — Albert Sherma?! Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoyt, Edward Vincent Hoyt. FRANCOIS JOSEPH De NEVEU: Born in Sevigny, France, Sept. 24, 1758 ; died there at the age of 96 years and four months ; Second Lieutenant in the Provincial Regt. of Nivernais, France, in 1779; volunteered in the ship "L'Actif, " on which he was wounded during an engagement with the English on the high seas, where Admiral Kempen- feld took the French convoy destined to carry men and munitions to the Count de Rochambeau for the United States. He subsequently served with distinction in the Royal Army of France, attaining the rank of Captain and the decoration of Chevalier of the Royal Military Order of Saint Louis. — Edivard de Neveu. AARON DENIO, 2D : Born in Deerfield, Mass., March 24, 1731 ; died in Greenfield, Mass., about 1780 ; Ensign in a company of Massa- chusetts Militia, of which Timothy Childs was Captain, April 20 or 21, 1775, and marched next day to Cambridge; member of Greenfield Com- mittee of Safety in 1777; also served as private in Capt. Childs' Co., Col. David Leonard's Regt., from Feb. 24 to April 10, 1777, and in Capt. John Wells' Co., Col. Wells' Regt, of Hampshire County, in the Northern Department, from Sept. 22 to Oct. 23, 1777. — Edward Louis Denio, Frank Wheat Kirkland. 413 Ben. IRoll Of Hnccstors. ARTHUR DENNIS: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 25, 1745; died in Phelps, N. Y., April 24, 1825 ; Sergeant on the Lexington Alarm roll of Capt. Asa Lawrence's Co., which marched from Groton to Cam- bridge, serving 12 days. — Rodney Strong Dennis. EBENEZER DENNY: Born in Carlisle, Pa., March 11, 1761 ; died in Pittsburgh, Pa., July 21, 1822 ; although but 15 years of age at the beginning of the Revolution, was the bearer of despatches to Fort Pitt; subsequently cruised on a privateer to the West Indies; com- missioned Ensign in 1st Regt., Pennsylvania Line, 177S-1779; trans- ferred to 7th Pennsylvania in August, 1780; promoted to Lieutenant in 4th Regt., May 23, 1781 ; shortly afterward was made Captain ; was at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered, and was selected to plant the American flag on the British parapet, but was prevented by Baron Steuben on account of his youth and inferior rank ; served in the Caro- linas until t!ie close of the war, and subsequently became Adjutant to Gen. Harmar and aide to Gen. St. Clair; was an original member of the Cincinnati ; in 1794 was Commander-in-Chief of the expedition to Le Boeuf ; in War of i8i'2 was Commissary of Purchase ; was one of the Commissioners of Allegany Co., Pa., its first Treasurer, and first Mayor of the City of Pittsburg. — Harmar St. Clair Denny. HENRY DENNY: Of Bergen, Co., N. J., died in New York City, Sept. 15, 1839 ; served in the Bergen County Militia and in Capt. Out- water's Co. of State Troops ; wounded by a Hessian at Tee Neck, near Hackensack ; at the storming of the block-house below Bull's Ferry, N. J. ; one of a small scouting party that discovered the enemy march- ing to burn Hackensack and gave the alarm which resulted in the preparations that dissuaded the attacking party. — Conrad Brooks Denny. WILLIAM DENNY : Father of Ebenezer Denny (q. v.) ; born in Chester Co., Pa., in 1737; died in Carlisle, Pa., in 1800; during the Revolution was Commissary of Issue; was first Coroner of Cumberland Co., Pa. — Harmar St. Clair Denny. ELIPHALET DENSMORE (or Dinsmoor) : Born in Bedford, Mass., Dec. 23, 1734; died in Washington, N. H., Nov. 11, 1811; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Reed's Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's Regt., of Massachusetts, on the Lexington Alarm ; commissioned Cap- tain May 26, 1775. — George R. Fuller. BENJAMIN DEPUE : Born in June, 1729 ; lived in Mount Bethel, Pa. ; died Sept. 26, 181 1 ; member of First Battalion of Associators of Northampton Co., Pa. ; elected member of Committee of Safety Oct. 2> 1775 ; member of Capt. John Arndt's Co., of Pennsylvania militia 414 IRoll Of ancestors. -Bern. July 9, 1776 ; this company was in the battles of Long Island and Fort Washington, and was discharged Dec. i, 1776. — Joseph Mackey Rose- berry Long. JONATHAN DERBY : Born in Weymouth, Mass., 1734 ; died in South Weymouth, Mass., April. 2, 1819 ; Sergeant in Col. Ephraim Wheelock's Regt. of Massachusetts at Ticonderoga, Oct. 11, 1775; enlisted March 4, 1776, as Second Lieutenant under Capt. Thomas Nash and Col. Solomon Lovell, serving 4 days on march to take posses- sion of Dorchester Heights ; served 10 days as Lieutenant in same company subsequent to March 10, 1776 ; commissioned First Lieuten- ant in same Apr. 4, 1776. — Theron Augustus Derby Wales. EPHRAIM DERRICK : Of Connecticut and New York ; born Apr. 21, 1756 ; died Sept. 27, 1832 ; enlisted at Peekskill, N. Y. and was pensioned in 1818 while living in Niagara County, N. Y. , for three years' actual service as Sergeant in the Connecticut troops. Part of his service was under Capt. Fitch and Col. Durkee. — George Watson Derrick. DANIEL De S AUSSURE : Born in Beaufort District, S. C. , August 12, 1733 ; lived in Charleston ; agitated to expel the British Provincial Governor; member of the Provincial Congress ,• captured in the defense of Charleston, 1780 ; sent prisoner to St. Augustine, and after the war was State Senator till 1791, part of the time being President of the Senate. — Hugh Richardson Garden. HENRY WILLIAM De SAUSSURE : Son of Daniel de Saussure (q. V.) ; at the age of 16, fought in defense of Charleston ; prisoner in 1780 on the prison-ship " Packhorse ;" member of the South Carolina Constitutional Convention and Legislature ; director of the United States Mint ; and from 1808 to 1837 a Chancellor of the State. — Hugh Richardson Gardeu. JOHN DESHON : Born December 25, 1727, in New London, Conn.; died in June, 1792 ; under the title of Captain he served as agent in erecting fortifications at New London and as Commissary of various enlistments of troops ; also member of the Naval Board of the Eastern Department. Two of his brothers were also conspicuous in the Revo- lution. — William Allen Mercer. JOHN DEVEREUX, Jr. : Born 1748 ; died 1784 ; Ensign in the com pany of Capt. Nicholson Broughton (q. v.), whose daughter he mar- ried. — Devereux Ebnes. CHARLES DeWITT : Born in Greenhill, near Kingston, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1727 ; died there Aug. 27, 1787 ; one of the most prominent 415 Bern. IRoll ot ancestors. men of Ulster County ; member of the Colonial Assembl}', 176S to 1775 ; member of first Provincial Convention, 1775, and of the Third and Fourth Provincial Congresses ; when the State government was formed, was on the committee to draft the State Constitution, and from 1781 to 1785 sat in the State Assembly. On December 21, 1775, he was commissioned Colonel of a regiment of Minutemen. On the ad- journment of Congress at Annapolis, Md., June 3, 17S4, he was ap- pointed one of the '' Committee of the States " to transact the business of the Nation during the recess. — Sutherlatid De Witt. JACOB RUTSEN DeWITT : Born at Napanoch, Ulster County, N. Y. ; baptized at Kingston, N. Y., April 13, 1729 ; lived in Sullivan (now town of Deerpark, Orange County) ; commissioned Captain of a company of Rangers for guarding the frontier of Ulster and Sullivan counties, and was Captain in Col. Clinton's and Col. Klock's regiments New York Militia ; gave his large stone house on the Navesink River, subsequently called " Fort DeWitt," as a refuge for women and children, whose husbands and fathers were in the armies. — DeWitt Roosa. SAMUEL DeVVOLF : Born in Lyme, Conn., 1755 ; died in Bridge- water, N. Y. 1830 ; marched to the relief of Boston, April, 1775 ; en- listed. May 6, 1775, in ist Co., Col. Parson's Regt., of Connecticut, serving until Dec. 19, 1775. — John 7! ]\[oit, Luther Wright Mott. PHILIP DEYO : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., July 7, 1752 ; died there Dec. 12, 1831 ; signed the Articles of Association of New Paltz, N. Y. , April 29, 1775. — Andrew Dcyo. JOHN DICKERMAN : Born in New Haven, Conn., March 18, 1765 ; removed to Brattleboro, Vt., where he enlisted, 1781, in Capt. James Blakely's Co., Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regt., Vermont Militia, and served nine months. After the war he lived in Guilford, N. Y. — John H. Joh?iston. THOMAS DICKINSON: Born in Hartford, Conn., March 17, 1737 ; died in Goshen, Conn, Oct. 5, 181 1 ; served in Col. Sheldon's 17th Regt., of Connecticut, and was among those " detached in the 6th Brigade of Militia in the State of Connecticut to serve in two battalions for the defense of the seacoast and frontiers of the same until the first day of March, 1780." — Charles Stevens Dickinson. BALTUS DILLENBACK : Born in Tryon County, N. Y., and on August 5, 1763, married Mary Metzger ; private in Capt. Henry Die- fendorf's Co. (the Fifth,) of the Tryon County Militia, which was in active service from 1779 to 1783. At the battle of Oriskany, August 6, 1777, his brother, Capt. Andrew Dillenback, i^W.—fohn W. Dillenback, L. Spencer Dillenback. 416 IRoll ot ancestors. ©ow. ABRAHAM DIMON : Was an Associator in the town of East Hampton, L. I., May 3, 1775. — Teunis Dimoit Huntting. JOHN DIVEN : The son of Protestant Irish parents who came to this country from County Tyrone, Ireland; born in 1752 ; lived in Pennsylvania ; died in 1838 ; a cabinet-maker's apprentice, and was induced, with other apprentices, to enter the company of a cabinet- maker named Kelly ; was at the battle of Princeton, where he helped to guard the Hessian prisoners ; and wintered at Valley Forge. — John M. Divert. REUBEN DOOLITTLE ; Born in Ridgebury, Conn., April 19, 1761 ; died ill Harlingen, N. J., Aug. 10, 1830 ; Corporal in Capt. Thai Crane's Co., 2nd Regt., Westchester, N. Y. Militia ; also under Capt. Truesdale in same regiment. — -James Henry Kelly. THOMAS DOREMUS : Born in New Jersey in 1740 ; died in that state May 10, 1810 ; private in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — RynierJ. Wortendyke. ASA DOUGLAS : Born in Plainfield Conn., Dec. 11, 171 5 ; died in Stephentown, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1792 ; commanded a company of Silver Grays at the storming of Bennington. — Richard Bloss Billings, John Gra?it De Forris, Robert Earl, 2d, Wm. Retry Earl, Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Fredk. Lansing. WILLIAM DOUGLAS : Of Garallan, Va. ; a prominent citizen of Loudon Co., Va., of which he was a presiding Justice for many years ; during the Revolution was on Washington's staff ; died in 1783, and is buried at Leesburg, Va. — Hugh Douglas Wise. JOHN DOUGLASS : Born in Philadelphia, Pa., where he died in 1841 ; raised and commanded a company of Riflemen of the City and Liberties of Philadelphia, his first appointment being July 3, 1776, and the second, September 20, 1776; was Captain in the nth Penn- sylvania Regt., of which Richard Humpton was Colonel, Nov. 13, 1776, and served at the battle of Brandy wine, etc. — Francis J. Rue. ELIPHALET DOWNER : Born in Norwich, Conn., April 4, 1744 ; Surgeon in Gen. Heath's Regt., July 12, 1775 ; chief surgeon to the Massachusetts forces on the Penobscot expedition, July 9, 1779 ; dis- charged Oct. 8, 1779. — Ja/nes William Downer. EBENEZER DOWNES : Born in New Haven, Conn., March 28, 1707, lived in Woodbury, Conn. ; Captain during the French wars ; during the Revolutionary War he was a member of the Committee of Safety of his town. — Anso?i Treat Downes. 27 417 2)ra. IRoll ot ancestors. ISAAC DRAKE: Born in Taunton, Mass., May 31, 1753; died there May 10, 1800 ; enlisted May 2, 1775, as " drum and fife," in Capt. Oliver Soper's Co., Col. Timothy F. Walker's Regt. ; participated in battle of Bunker Hill and siege of Boston ; also served in Capt. Josiah King's Co., Col. John Daggit's Regt. detached from the Militia of Massa- chusetts from Aug. 25 to Sept. i, 1778, for service in Rhode Island; and again turned out on the Tiverton, R. I., Alarm, Aug. 2, 1780, in Capt. Nehemiah Pratt's Co., Col. Mitchell's Regt., commanded by Lieut. Col. James Williams. — Franklin B. Clcmons. JEREMIAH DRAKE: Born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1726; died there May 6, 1784 : prior to Sept. 20, 1775, was Captain of a mil- itary district in Westchester Co. ; and was in Capt. Ebenezer Boyd's Co., Col. Samuel Drake's Regt. (the Third North or Manor of Cort- landt Regt.) of Westchester County, June 25, 1778. He was a vestry- man with Beverly Robinson in St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peekskill, N. Y. — •Cornelius Amory PugsUy. JOSEPH DRAKE : Born in England in 17 19 ; died in Westchester County, N. Y. , in 1785 ; one of the deputies from Westchester County to the Provincial Congress which met at New York, May 23, 1775, and on October 14, 1775, was commissioned Colonel of the ist (South) Regt. of Westchester Minutemen, at which time he resided in New Rochelle. — Benj. Barton Senia. JAMES DRAPER : Born in Spencer, Mass., July 24, 1747 ; died there August 29, 1825 ; marched from Spencer, Mass., on the Lexing- ton Alarm as drummer in Capt. Ebenezer Mason's Co., Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt, serving 14 days ; re-enlisted Sept. 27, 1777, under Capt. Daniel Prouty and Col. Samuel Denny in Major Asa Baldwin's division of the Worcester County Regiment which marched to reinforce the Northern Army, serving one month. — Arthur Bates Breckinridge. JOSIAH DRAPER : Born in Medford, Mass., Sept. 12, 1727 ; died in Attleboro, Mass., May 17, 1819 ; drummer in Capt. Plympton's Co., of Medford, Mass. — Gerald B. Williams. WILLIAM DRAYTON : Born in South Carolina March 21, 1732. At the commencement of the Revolutionary War he was Chief Justice of East Florida under the Crown ; resigned this position, returned to South Carolina, and actively espoused the American cause as a mem- ber of the South Carolina Committee of Safety and otherwise. After the conclusion of peace he was appointed Judge of the United States Court. — James Coleman Drayton. LEWIS DU BOIS : Born in New Paltz, Sept. 14, 1728 ; died in Marlborough in 1802 ; commissioned Captain Sept. 20, 1775, '" '^^^ 418 iRoll Of ancestors. ©un. 4th Ulster County, N. Y., Regt. under Brig.-Gen. Clinton, recruited for the Canadian service ; promoted to Major ; made Colonel, June 25, 1776, with instructions to raise a regiment for three years ; stationed in the Highlands in 1777 when Forts Clinton and Montgomery succumbed ; taken prisoner and exchanged about a year later ; resigned Dec. 22, 1779, and July i, 1780, was appointed Colonel of levies raised to reinforce the United States Army. — George William Gcdney. PHINEAS DUDLEY : Born in Guilford, Conn., Nov. 28, 1752 ; died there Aug, 20, 1793 ; served in Capt. Bezaleel Bristol's Co., Col. Newberry's Regt. of Connecticut, from Oct 6, 1777, until Dec. 6, 1777 ; also in the same company when it marched on alarm to East Haven July 7, 1779. — Frank Alonzo Dudley. STEPHEN DUDLEY : Born in Littleton, Mass., July 2, 1735 ; died in South Carolina in 1784 ; private in Capt. Isaac Wood's Co., Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt. of Guards, at Cambridge, Mass., 1778. — Edgar Swartwout Dudley, Harwood Dudley. WILLL\M DUFFIELD : Born in Ireland about 1727 ; came to America about 1730 with his father, who settled in Pennsylvania ; died in Welsh Run, Pa., Jan. 7, 1799 ; on March i, 1765, raised a com- pany to prevent improper trading of firearms, etc., with Indians ; in 1776 was delegate to First Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania, of which Benjamin Franklin was President, to arrange for state organ- zation, aggression, and defense. — Charles Bell, Edwin Bell, George Bell, George Bell,Jr, Hugh Bell, Wm. Duffield Bell. JOHN DUNCAN: Born in Derry, Pa., Sept. 23, 1748; died in Dauphin Co., Pa., about 1808; one of the original signers of the " The Association of the Liberty Company in I^ancaster County," Pa., organized May 17, 1777; enlisted in Capt. James Cowder's Co., 4th Battalion of Lancaster Co. (Col. James Burd), on or before March 13, 1776; participated in battle of Long Island and in Jersey campaign until February, 1777 ; on Feb. 23, 1777, joined Major Grier's Co. of the 10th Pennsylvania Line, remaining in service till after battle of Ger- mantown ; subsequently became Second Lieutenant of the ist Co., 2d Associated Battalion of Pennsylvania, and in 1780 became Captain of the 3d Co., 6th Associated Battalion. — Jacob Mifflin Duncan. JOHN EUNHAM: Born in Piscataway, N. J,, in 173Q; died there Sept. 16, 1823 ; private in the Middlesex Co., N. J., Militia. — William Dutcher. HUGH DUNN: Born in Piscataway, N. J., in 1740; died there April 4, 1826 ; Captain in the isl Regt. of Middlesex Co., N. J., Militia. — William Dutcher. 419 2)un. IRoU Of Hncestors. HENRY BUNNELL (or Dwinel) : Born in Sutton, Mass., Feb. 22, 1762 ; died Oct. 17, 1805, at Albany, N. Y. ; private in the Sutton Com- pany of Massachusetts Militia ; participated in the battle of Stony Point. Five other members of the Dwinel family of Sutton were soldiers in the Revolution. — John H. Dunnell. RICHARD DURFEE: Born in Tiverton, R. I., Sept. 8, 1758; died there Jan. 22, 1845; held a Captain's commission and received great credit for his gallant leadership in the Fall River engagement and other services. — Leander Newton Lovell. ABRAHAM DURYEE: Born in Fort Hamilton, May 8, 1743; died there March 24, 1814; member of the First Colonial Council of New York of fifty-one and sixty. When the city was threatened by the British, these committees united in forming a Committee of One Hundred for its defense. They were called the Sons of Liberty. — William V. Duryee. WILLIAM DUSENBERRY: Born in 1731 ; died in Adams' Four Corners, Peekskill, N. Y. , Nov. 7, 181 5 ; served in Capt. Israel Knapp's Co., Col. Henry Luddington's 7th Dutchess Co., N. Y., Regt. — Peter Valentine Sherwood. WILLIAM DUTCHER: Born in Greenburg, N. Y., March 19, 174 i; died there Oct. 13, 1794; Captain in the Upper Phillipsburg Asso- ciated Company of Gen. Lewis Morris' First, or South, Regt. of West- chester Militia ; bearer of despatches to Gen. Washington, and per- formed other confidential services. — William Dutcher. THOMAS DuVALL: Of Second River, N.J. ; born about 1739; died at Belleville, N. J., Aug. 5, 1826; private in the Essex Co., N. J., Militia; prisoner in the old sugar-house in Liberty Street, New York. — Guy Du Val, Horace Clark DuVal, George Henry Raymond, James Loder Raymond. JOSEPH DYER: Was born in England in 1757 ; died in Granby, Conn., 1848; private in Capt. Amasa Mills' Co., Col. Rosier Enos' Regt., of Connecticut, and served on the Hudson in 1778. — George Leivis Gillon. GEORGE EACKER, Jr. : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Com- mittee of Safety. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Fredk. Lansing. JACOB EACKER : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Committee of Safety, and Quartermaster of the 2d Battalion, Palatine Division. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Eredk. Lansing. BEZALEEL EAGER: Born in Marlborough, Mass., Dec. 22, 1713 ; died in Northborough, Mass., Oct. 31, 1787 ; voted £iz by the town of 420 IRoll Of ancestors. Bat. Northborough " for services done personally in the army, and the sum of ;^2 5 for cash advanced for carrying on the war since the 19th day of April, 177s"; was also on Committee of Correspondence. — Joseph Percy Eager. NAHUM (or NATHAN) EAGER : Born in Northborough, Mass., Jan. 19, 1739; died in Worthington, Mass., Jan. 15, 1805; engaged April 25, 177s, as Lieut.-Colonel in Col. John Fellows' Regt. of Massa- chusetts, serving 3 months and 14 days; still in service Oct. 7, 1775; and Lieut.-Colonel in Col. Hutchinson's Regt., Major-Gen. Green's Division, in 1776. — Joseph Percy Eager. RALPH EARL, Sr. : Born in Leicester, Mass., Nov. 13, 1726; died there about 180S ; declined a Captain's commission in the British Army in 1776, and accepted a like commission in the ist Regt. Worcester County Militia, April 5, 1776 ; also Captain in Lieut.-Col. Nathaniel Wade's Worcester Regt., stationed at North Kingston, Dec. 17, 1777, and in Col. Danforth Keyes' Regt, at Providence, Dec. 29, 1777. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. RALPH EARL, Jr. : Son of above; born in Leicester, Mass. , May II, 1757; died at Bolton, Conn., Aug. 16, 1801; also served in the Revolutionary War, and is said to have accompanied Arnold to Massachusetts on the Lexington Alarm, and to have taken sketches of Lexington and Concord, from which he afterwards painted the first historic pictures of our country, being a series of pictures of the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Concord Bridge. He became an artist of distinction, went to England, and became the friend of Benjamin West : painted the portraits of members of the royal family of England and of the nobility, and returning home painted many of the most distinguished New England citizens. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. PHILIP E.ASTIN : Born in 17 — ; married in 1782; lived in Vir- ginia, Kentucky, and Indiana; died in 1817 ; Lieutenant in the 4th Regt., Virginia Continental Line. — Carroll Crary Rawlings. JOHN ELIOT EATON: Born in Spencer, Mass., Feb. 9, 1756; died in Dudley, Mass., Oct. 12, 181 2 ; while in Harvard College entered Col. Rufus Putnam's sth Massachusetts Regt. as Surgeon's Mate ; ap- pointed June i, 1777; discharged Nov. 28, 1777. — Herman JV. Ormsbee. JOSEPH EATTON: Born in Franklin Co., Pa., March 18, 1756; died in Guernsey Co., O., Dec. 15, 1832 ; enlisted in 1775 for one year under Capt. James Chambers in Col. Wm. Thompson's battalion of Pennsylvania; went to the siege of Boston; re-enlisted in February, 1776, in the same company, in the ist Pennsylvania Regt. of the new 421 BOO. TRoU Of ancestors. formation; participating in the battles of Long Island, Brandywine, and Germantown ; wintered at Valley Forge ; pursued the British on their inarch from Philadelphia across New Jersey, and was in the battle at Monmouth. He was a pensioner. — Adelbert D. Housioii. JOHN EDDY: Born in Gloucester, R. I., Oct. 31, 1748; died in Dudley, Mass., Jan. 21, 182 1 ; commissioned Ensign May 6, 1775, in Capt. Benajah Whipple's Co. of Gloucester Militia ; Captain June 23, 1776; and performed service in December, 1776, in Col. Topham's Regt.— /«/z;r G. Eddy. ROBERT EDMOND : Father of William Edmond (q. v.) of Wood- bury, Conn. ; an active member of the Fairfield County Committee of Safety. — Hetiry Holhrook Curtis. WILLIAM EDMOND: Born in Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 28, 1755; lived in Newtown, Conn. ; while a student at Yale College, in 1777, joined Col. Moseley's Regt. to repel the raid on Danbury ; maimed for life at Ridgefield, April 27, 1777; Member of Congress from 1798 to 1802, Judge of Connecticut Supreme Court, 1805, and held other public offices. — Henry Holbrook Curtis. JOHN EDWARDS: Born on Yorkshire Road, London, Eng., in 1749; died in Philadelphia Co., Pa., June 20, 1804 ; at the age of 18, being over six feet tall, was placed in the Grenadiers and sent with them to tiie American Colonies ; his term of enlistment expired before the Revolution broke out, but he was detained in the British service, escaped, was recaptured and escaped again, at length reaching the American lines; was a private in the Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment of Col. Samuel Miles, enlisting May 8, 1776; Captain of a company of Philadelphia County Militia, 5th Battalion, commanded by Col. Bull, Dec. 10, 1776 ; Major of 5th Battalion, at Whitemarsh, Plymouth, etc., 1777. — Henry H. Edwards. SAMUEL EDWARDS: Of Fairfield County, Conn.; born Oct. 20, 1756 ; died in Manlius, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1838; enlisted May 8, 1775, ia the 2d Co., 5th Regt., Connecticut Line. — Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam. JEDEDIAH ELDERKIN: Born in Norwich, Conn., in 1717; died in Windham, Conn., March 3, 1793; in 1767 was chairman of the Windham committee which indorsed the non-importation agreement ; Justice of the Peace from 1756 to 1791 ; elected to General Assembly 17 times between 1751 and 1785; commissioned Colonel of the sth Regt., Connecticut Militia, in March, 1775, and Brigadier-General, 1776; on the Committee of Safety in 1775 ; appointed by the Governor Nov. 2, 1775, to examine New London Harbor for the location of forti- fications ; on Jan. 9, 1776, and Feb. 2, 1776, went to Salisbury to 422 IRoU of Hncestors. eu. attend to the casting of cannons and balls ; assisted in erecting the first powder mill in Connecticut in 1776 ; and was a member of the State Convention that ratified the Constitution of the United States. — Wm. Elderkin Leffingwell. VINE ELDERKIN : Born in Windham, Conn., Sept. 11, 1745 ; died in Albany, N. Y. , Aug. 15, 1800; Captain of the 7th Co., Col. John Douglass' Regt., of Connecticut Militia in 1776, serving in the Northern Department ; and in Col. Heman Swift's Regt., in the Connecticut Line, in 1777. — W7n. Elderkin Leffingwell. WILLIAM ELLERY: Born in Newport, R. I., Dec. 22, 1727; died there Feb. 15, 1820; Member of the Continental Congress from 1776 to 1785, and signed the Declaration of Independence. — Rzissel Headley. EZEKIEL ELLIOTT: Of New Hampshire; Fourth Sergeant in Capt. John House's Co., Col. Baldwin's Regt., in September, 1776 ; this regiment was in the battle of White Plains, and was discharged in December, 1776 ; from April i, 1778, to April i, 1779, was Second Lieutenant in Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt., of New Hampshire, raised for the defense of the Connecticut River frontiers. — Henry Elliott Mott. JOSEPH ELLIOTT: Born in Boxford, Mass., Feb. 2, 1729; died in Thompson, Conn., Aug. 12, 1775; Captain of the Thompson Co. of the nth Connecticut Regt.; marched to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm, serving 11 days; in May, 1775, Captain of the 8th Co., 3d Regt. (Col. Israel Putnam) ; was among those covering Prescott's retreat at Bunker Hill ; returned home soon thereafter broken in health and died as above stated. — Dexter Elliott. WILLIAM ELLIOTT, 30: Born in Beaufort, S. C, July 9, 1761 ; died there May 8, 1808; in March, 1776, he was a private with his uncle, Capt. Edward Barnwell, in an expedition under Col. Bull, to. Georgia ; was a horseman under Captain Alexander ; with Gen. Moul-' trie at the British defeat on Port Royal Island, Feb. 3, 1779 ; with Gen. Lincoln at John's Island, S. C. ; wounded and captured May 21,' 1779; mutinied with other prisoners on board the " Packhorse," and carried her to Halifax, N. C, thence proceeded to South Carolina and joined Gen. Sumter, under whom he continued till the close of the war. — Charles Pinckney Elliott. JOHN ELLS (or Eells) : Born in Milford, Conn., in 1701 ; was a clergyman ; enlisted in the Connecticut Militia under Capt. Benedict and Col. Mead in 1776; served in Lieut. Carter's Co., in 1777, and became a Corporal in Capt. Scofield's Co. in 1779. — George L. Harding, George Henry Raymond, James Lodcr Raymond. 423 Ell. IRoU Of Hncestors. MOSES COMSTOCK ELLS (or Eells) : Born in New Canaan, Conn., Dec. 16, 1744; died there; served in the 9th Regt. of Con- necticut Militia under Capt. Benedict and Capt. John Carter, from October, 1776, to January 1777. — George L. Harding. OLIVER ELLSWORTH : Born in Windsor, Conn., April 29, 1745 ; died there Nov. 26, 1807 ; at the beginning of the Revolution was representative from Windsor to the General Assembly ; at the same time served actively with the Militia of the State ; in October, 1777, was elected one of si.\ delegates to the Continental Congress ; served on several committees and took a prominent share in all political discus- sions and measures. — Chester Wohvtt Lyman. SAMUEL ELMORE : Born June 19, 1720; died in Elmore, Vt., Aug. 23, 1805 ; Major in the 4th Connecticut Regt. (Col. Hinman's), from May i, to Dec. 20, 1775 ; Colonel of a Connecticut State Regt., from April 13, 1776, to April, 1777. — Hovey Everitt Copley. RICHARD ELWOOD, 2D. : Born in Minden, N. Y., in March, 1750; died in Springfield, N. Y. , Sept. 24, 1825 ; a farmer and surveyor ; enlisted in Capt. Diffendorfer's Co., Col. Clyde's Regt., Canajoharie Battalion, Tryon County, N. Y. Militia; Ensign March 4, 1780, and served till end of war. — Frank Worcester Elwood. George May Elwood, Jatnes Nelson Elwood. ADRIELELY: Born in Lyme, Conn., April 2, 1744; died there Dec. 13, 1829 ; Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Jewett's Co., which marched from Lyme on the Lexington Alarm ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Martin Kirtland's Co., Col. Erastus Wolcott's Regt., which reached Boston in January, 1776. — William C. Ely. WILLIAM EMERSON : Born in Maiden, Mass., May 21, 1743; lived in Concord in the old Manse, celebrated by Hawthorne, which he built; graduated from Harvard in 1761, and soon became one of the powers in the pulpit of his day ; he and his brother. Rev. Joseph Emer- son, had been active patriots before the war, and at its commencement he exhorted the minutemen to obedience and bravery, assuring them that resistance to the invasion of their constitutional rights was true loyalty. In August, 1776, he joined the army at Ticonderoga as Chap- lain and died of camp fever at Rutland, Vt., Oct. 20, 1776. — Samuel Haskins Groser, Charles Waldo Ilaskins. ANDREW ENGLIS : Born in Stockbridge, Mass., in 1752; died in Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1832 ; enlisted July 13, 1775, under Capt. Stephen Pearle and Col. Woodbridge, of Massachusetts ; appointed Lieutenant in the 12th Massachusetts Infantry under Col. Ebenezer Sprout, Jan. i, 1777; promoted to Captain-Lieutenant in 1780 and 424 IRoll of Hncestors. sm. transferred to ist Regt., Continental Line, Col. Joseph Vose, Jan. i, 1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; was an original member of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati. The name Englis is variously spelled Engliss and English. — Jo/in D'Auby Higgins. ELEAZER EVERETT: Born in Dedham, April 25, 1761 ; enlisted in the Massachusetts troops in 1776, served several enlistments in the following years and died at Francistown N. H., Dec. 22, 1828. His widow was pensioned for the actual service of her husband for a period of ten months and twenty-four days. — James Hervey Everett. GEORGE EWING: Born in Greenwich, N. J., March 18, 1754; died near Cannelton, Ind., Jan. 15, 1824; Ensign, Nov. 11, 1775, in 2d New Jersey Regt. ; re-enlisted under Capt. Bloomfield, 3d Regt. ; Capt. David Maxwell; Capt. John Barker, April i, 1777; Capt. Hagan, 3d Regt., April 22, 1777 ; Capt. Benjamin Schurmer, Feb- 20, 1778; reaching rank of Lieutenant of Infantry, which he resigned April 28, 177S ; appointed Lieutenant of Artillery in Capt. Randall's Co., April 30, 1778, where his diary abruptly stops ; having served before Quebec, on Long Island, in the Jerseys, at German Flats, and Valley Forge, and participated in numerous battles. — JIampton Detiman Ewing, Thomas Ewing. NICHOLAS FAILING (or Feeling) : Private in Capt. Rufl's Co., Col. Samuel Clyde's Regt., ist Battalion of Tryon County N. Y., Militia. — James I. Younglove. AMOS FAIRBANKS (or Fairbank) : Born in Harvard (formerly Lancaster), Mass., April 21, 1737; died in Harvard, Jan. 14, 1809; Lieutenant in Capt. Gates' Co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm, serving 10^ days; First Lieutenant in 3d Co., 2d Worcester County Regt., March 20, 1776 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Samuel Hill's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., Aug. 19-26, 1777 ; Lieutenant Commanding Co. in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., Sept. 8, to Nov. 29, 1777, marching to reinforce the northern army. — Lucius Fairbanks Graham. JOHN FALCONER: Born in Eastchester, N. Y., in 1747 ; died in White Plains, N. Y., in 1830 ; Ensign in Col. Thomas' 2d Westchester County Regt. ; promoted to Captain ; taken prisoner and confined si.x: months on board the "Jersey"; after his exchange continued in the service; after the war Supervisor of the town of White Plains twenty years. During the war he gave up his home in White Plains for a while to the Marquis de Lazun and staff for their headquarters. — Wm. H. Falconer, Frank Sutton. 425 Sax. TRoll Of ancestors. EDWARD FARMER : Born Billerica, Mass., Feb. 24, 1734; died there April 4, 1804; Captain in Col. Green's Regt., April 19, 1775, served twelve days ; same in Col. Simeon Spaulding's Regt., May 31, 1776; same in Col. Samuel Thatcher's Regt. on a return dated Dec. 5, 1776, ordered to march to Fairfield, Conn., on or before Dec. 16, 1776; same in Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt. from Sept. 29, 1777, to Nov. 8, 1777, marched to reinforce Northern Army ; same in Col. Jacob Ger- rish's Regt. of Guards, Feb. 20, 1778, to May 20, 1778 ; doing duty at Bunker Hill ; commissioned First Major in 7th Middlesex Regt., April 21, 1780. — Frank Scott Wood. EDWARD FARMER, 3D: Born Billerica, Mass., Dec. 1, 1760; died Aug. 22, 1802 ; private in Capt. John Minot's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., for service in Rhode Island, from May 10, 1777, to July 9, 1777. — Frank Scott Wood. ELIAB FARNAM : Born in Windham, Conn., July 24, 1731 ; died in 1806 ; in October, 1775, was commissioned Captain in the 24th (West- moreland) Regt. of Connecticut Militia. His daughter Abigail, who married Abiel Frye, was previously the wife of Eleazer Owen, ist, who was killed in the massacre of Minisink, July 22, 1779. — Edward Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James P. Hall. OLIVER FARNSWORTH, ist : Born in Charlestown, No. 4, N. H., Dec. 18, 1742 ; died in Woodstock, Vt., 1786; private in Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt. of New Hampshire Militia in the Northern Army in May and June, 1777; also in Capt. Abel Walker's Co., Col. David Hobart's Regt., Stark's Brigade, in July, August, and September, 1777, in Northern Army at Saratoga. — Nathan Guilford, Charles Stone Wight. PHINEAS FARRAND: Of Morris Co., N. J.; Lieutenant in the Revolutionary War, and his widow received a pension as if he had had the rank of Captain. — Albert Jaines Sqiiier. SAMUEL FARRAND : Son of Phineas Farrand (q. v.) ; Private in the Morris Co., N. J., Militia. — Albert Ja^nes Squier. JOHN FASSETT, Jr. : Born in Bedford, Mass., June 23, 1743; appointed at Dorset, July 25, 1775, First Lieutenant in Capt. Wait Hopkins' ist Co., Lieut. -Col. Seth Warner's Regt. ; promoted to Captain in 1776, and in 1777 promoted to Commissary to the Hospital at Bennington ; was Quartermaster in Gen. Montgomery's expedition to Montreal in 1775; was representative from Arlington in 1778, and Judge of Supreme Court from 1778 to 1786. — Austin W. Follett, Edgar Austin Follett, George Follett. FRANCIS FAXON: Of Braintree, Mass.; enlisted Jan. 16, 1776, as Fifer in Capt. Ebenezer Thayer's Independent Co. of Braintree, 426 IRoll ot Hncestors. sei. serving one month and seventeen days ; Fifer in Capt. Stephen Penni- man's Co., Col. Diice's Regt., Dec. 13, 1776, to March i, 1777 ; re-enlisted in same capacity, Nov. 4, 1777, under Capt. Silas Wild and Col. Brooks, serving three months; in same command from Feb. 3 to April 3, 1778 ; re-cnlisted as musician under Capt. Nathaniel Belcher and Col. Nathaniel Wade, July 2, 1778, serving six months and two days ; Fifer under Capt. Wm. Burbeck and Col. John Hancock, at Castle and Governor's Islands, from Dec. i, 1779, to Oct. 24, 1781, and under other com- manders until Nov. 30, 1782. — A/va Sabin Hobart. JOHN FAY: Born in Hardvvick, Mass., in 1734 ; lived in Benning- ton, Vt. ; Sergeant in Captain Elijah Dewey's Co., Col. Moses Robinson's Regt. of Militia at Ticonderoga, in 1776; one of the five brothers — John, Elijah, Benjamin, Joseph, and David — who participated in the battle of Bennington, where he was killed August 16, 1777. — Albert Sherman Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoyt, Edward Vincent Hoyt. JOSIAH FAY: Born in Westboro, Mass., in 1732; died in New York City, Aug. 12, 1776; Captain in Col. Ward's Regt. of Massa- chusetts from May 23, 1775, to Dec. i, 1775 ; and then Captain in the First Continental Infantry from Jan. i, 1776, until his death. — Sigoumey Webster Fay. WILLIAM FEETER (also spelled Veeder) : Born in Stone Arabia, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1756 ; died in Manheim, N. Y., May 5, 1844; enlisted at Amsterdam in 177(1, under Capt. Emanuel Degraff, and scouted to the northward; in July, 1777, served under Abraham Yates at Fort Stan- wix, and beyond ; and throughout the war in various perilous duty, chiefly on the frontier. After the war he was commissioned Ensign, 1786; Captain, 1791 ; Second Major, 1796; First Major, 1797, and Lieut. -Col. 1798. — William L. Afarcy. JOHN FELLOWS : Born in Pomfret, Conn., in 1733 ; lived in Shef- field, Mass. ; served in the French and Indian wars ; member ofMassachu- setts Provincial Congress in 1775 ; commanded a regiment of Berkshire Minutemen, 1775 ; Brigadier-General at the battles of Long Island, White Plains, and Bemis Heights ; took an active part in Burgoyne's surrender; and for several years High Sheriff of Berkshire Co. His wife was daughter of Maj.-Gen. John Ashley, who commanded the forces which dispersed the insurgents in Shay's rebellion. — £. Fellows Jenkins. JOSEPH FELT: Born in Somers, Conn., Sept. 15, 1758; died in West Springfield, Mass., Sept. 14, 1849 ; served in Col. David Leonard's Regt., Capt. John Morgan's Co., from March 6 to April 10, 1778, at Ticonderoga, and in Capt. Phineas Stebbins' Co., Col. Nathan Spar- 427 Sex. IRoll of Bncestors. hawk's Regt., 20 days, from Sept. 28, 1778. He was a pensioner. — Henry Lincoln Morris. WILLIAM FERGUSON: Third Lieutenant in Col. Thomas Proc- tor's Regt. of Pennsylvania Artillery, Oct. 5, 1776; participated in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown ; in 1779, was with Sullivan's forces in the expedition against the Six Nations ; in 1780 was a prisoner of war at Flatbush, L. I., and was exchanged Dec. I, 1780. Before the close of the war he had been promoted to a Captaincy for his bravery ; he was one of the original members of the Cincinnati. In 1787 he was in command of Fort Mcintosh (now Beaver, Pa.), and later at Fort Washington (now Cincinnati). On Washington's nomination he was made Major of Artillery, and fell while fighting the Indians under Gen. St. Clair, Nov. 3, 1791. — Charles B catty Alexander., Henry Addison Alexander. TIMOTHY FIELD: Born in Madison, Conn., March 12, 1744; enlisted from Guilford on the Lexington Alarm, and served five days ; again in May, 1775, under Capt. Jesse Leavenworth and Col. David Wooster ; discharged Nov. 16, 1775 ; Lieutenant in 7th Regt. of Militia 1780 ; same in Capt. Peter Vail's Co. of Sea Coast Guards, stationed in Guilford, \-]?,\.— Henry M. Field. SAMUEL FILER: Of Hebron, Conn.; born, Nov. 6, 1730; died in Granby, Mass., in 1799; served from July 8, 1775, to Dec. 17, 1775, as Sergeant in Capt. Abijah Rowlee's Co., 8th Regt. (Col. Hunting- ton). — Frederick Smith Strong. THOMAS FILER : Enlisted in Capt. John Davis' Co., 4th Regt., New York Line, Nov. 21, 1776, and was killed near Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Oct. 31, 1777. — Tennis Ditnon Hiintting. ANDREAS FINCK: Born Sept. i, 1721 ; died Aug. 22, 1786: member of the Tryon Co., N. Y., Committee of Safety, and held various commissions, attaining the rank of Captain. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, William Frederick Lansing. SAMUEL FINLEY: Born April 15, 1752; died in Philadelphia, April 2, 1829; Lieutenant of Sheppard's Virginia Rifle Co., July 9, 1776; Captain in the i ith Virginia, Dec. 20, 1776; made Major of Posey's Virginia Riflemen, and served to the close of the war. After the war he was appointed by President Washington a Receiver of Public Moneys for the Northwest Territory, and for many years was a resident of Chillicothe, O. Two of his brothers were also oflicers during the Revolution : First Lieut. Andrew Finley, of the 8th Pennsylvania, and Capt. John Finley, of the 8th, 5th, and 2d Pennsylvania Regts. — Walter Lowrie Finley. 428 IRoU Of ancestors. sie. JONATHAN FISHER: Born in Dedham, Mass., Nov. 25, 1743 ; died in Moiristown, N. J., March 10, 1777; commissioned April 8, 1776, Second Lieutenant of tlie 5tli Co. (Captain Jonathan Wales) of the 2d Regt. of Hampshire Co., Mass., Militia (Seth Ponieroy, Colonel) ; was with the army at Peekskill, and elsewhere, and died with the army from fever contracted while in the service. — Lloyd Wiegand Fisher. JOHN FISK : Of Sherborn, Mass. ; died about 181 1 ; wasamong the men drafted from the Massachusetts Militia "to march to Horse- neck under Col. Brooks who failed to join the regiment ; drafted to Capt. Gardiner's Co. ; " marched Aug. 2, 1780, and served nine days on alarm from Rhode Island in Ctipt. Amos Perry's Co., Col. Abner Perry's Regt. — George H. Roberts, Jr. DANIEL FISKE: Born in Watertown, Mass. Aug. 19, 1709; died March 15, 1778, probably in Sturbridge, Mass., of which he was one of the original proprietors; as Selectman presided at a town meeting held June 27, 1774, at which "after solemn prayer to God for direc- tion, it appeared to be the mind of the town universally not to purchase goods which shall be imported from Great Britain ;" was chosen to represent the town in the General Court in 1777. — Andrew Haswell Green. AZEL FITCH: Of Lebanon, Conn. ; born in 1762 ; died in Water- town, N. Y., April I, 1852 ; enlisted in 1775 as Surgeon's Mate in Col. Waterbury's (5th) Regt. of Connecticut. — Charles Stanley Syi?ionds. EBENEZER FITCH: Born in Connecticut, Sept. 9, 1755; died in Old Saratoga, N. Y., May 14, 1817 ; private in 4th Connecticut Regt. (Gen. Putnam), 9th Regt. of Militia, and Capt. Gilbert's Co. of Col. Baldwin's Regt., and Corporal in Capt. Fitch's Co., Independent Line Volunteers 1782-3. — Edward Litch Bullard. MATTHEW FITCH: Born in Norwalk, Conn., June 17, 1744; died there about 1789-90; served from Oct. 25, 1776, to Jan. 11, 1777, in Lieut. Carter's Co. in the gth Regt. of Connecticut Militia, in West- chester County, N. Y., and on the Connecticut frontier. — Arthur Fitch, James Seeley Fitch, Theodore Fitch. SAMUEL FLETCHER: Born in Grafton, Mass., Sept. 13, 1744; died in Townshend, Vt., Sept. 16, 181 1 ; joined the army at the out break of the Revolution as Orderly Sergeant ; was in battle of Bunker Hill; returned to Townshend in January, 1776; became Captain of a Militia Co. ; raised to Quartermaster in February, 1776; marched to re- lief of Ticonderoga ; participated in battle of Bennington; advanced to rank of Colonel at close of war ; afterwards Major-General of Militia ; was member of Executive Council (now Senate) of Vermont for 12 429 yoi. "Roll ot ancestors years, and High Sheriff of Windham County i8 years. — Pascal F. Pratt. ELIPHALET FOLLETT: Born in Windham, Conn., Jan. i6, 1740: died in the Wyoming Massacre, July 3, 1778, while swimming the Sus- quehanna River in an effort to escape an overwhelming force of British and Indians. His wife escaped with two children on a horse and others marching beside her, traveling 60 miles ; falling from the horse she broke her arm and was three days in the woods without assistance. — Austin W. Folh'tt, Edgar Austin Follett, George Follett. DAVID FORBUSH : Born in Westboro, Mass., October 20, 1721 ; lived in Grafton, Mass.; in 1757 he was among the "training and alarm soldiers " of Grafton. On April 20, 1775, he enlisted under Capt. Aaron Kimball, in Col. Artemus Ward's Regt., which marched to Lex- ington. He was discharged April 26. — Walter King WrJg/it. JACOB FORD: Of Albany, N. Y. ; born May 3, 1744; Capt. of 4tli Co., 9th Regt., Second Claverack Battalion, Albany County Militia, and Major of same regiment in October 1775; Lieutenant-Colo- nel, May 28, 1778; resigned Nov. 4 1778. — Merlon L. Ford. STANDISH FORD: Private in Capt. Lazarus Pine's Co., Second Battalion, Philadelphia Foot, under Col. Sharp Delaney, and in active service at Billingsport ; mustered into service July 12, 1777. — Charles W. Morris. JOSEPH FORMAN : Born in Monmouth, N. J., July 27, 1732 ; died at Onondaga Hollow, Jan. 15, 1824 ; Ensign, Second and First Lieuten- ant in Capt. Lemuel Conklin's Co., of the 4th Dutchess County, N. Y., Regt. from April 12, 1781, until the close of the war. — John Gor- don Bissell. WILLIAM FORREST, 3D.: Born in Boston, Mass., April 2, 1756; died in Canterbury, N. H., Jan. 7, 1817 ; enlisted from Concord, N. H., April 23, 1775, and proceeded at once with his Company to Boston; fought behind the rail fence at Bunker Hill in Reed's Co. of Stark's Regt. ; accompanied Arnold's expedition to Quebec ; returning, re-en- listed July 20,1777, in Stickney's Regiment; fought at Bennington; served till close of the war ; then moved to Canterbury, N. H., where he served in the Militia as Ensign and Lieutenant. — Newton Marshall Hall. ABRAHAM FORT : Born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Aug. 17,1750; died there Aug. 9. 1822 ; one of the Associatorsof Poughkeepsie ; First Lieutenant, May 28, 1778 and promoted to Captain, March 4, 1780. — Edward Beverly Nelson. 430 TRoll Of Hncestors. sox. NICOLL FOSDICK: Born in New London, Conn., April i8, 1750; died there Jan. i, 182 1 ; enlisted at the outbreak of the war and served at Roxbury, Mass. ; subsequently commanded several privateers, in- cluding the "Jay," "Defiance," "Randolph," and "Eagle." — Lodowkk Holmes Jones, Wm. Lodowick Jones, Henry Thomas Ramsdell. THOMAS UPDIKE FOSDICK : Born April 30, 1725 ; died in New London, Conn., in April, 1776; commissioned May 20, 1775, and dis- charged Jan. I, 1776, as a Surgeon's Mate. — Lodowick Holmes Jones, W?n. Lodowick Jones, Henry Thomas Ramsdell. WILLIAM FOSDICK : Born in New London, Conn., Feb. 4, 1712 ; served six days as Filer in the VVethersfield Co., on the Lexington Alarm ; re-enlisted May 12, 1775, as Fifer in the 9th Co., 2dRegt. Con- tinental Line, and served until Dec. 17, 1775.— Z^/zry C. S. Stimpson. DANIEL FOSTER : Of Ipswich, Mass. ; private under Capt. Jeremiah Putnam and Col. Wade of Massachusetts ; Corporal under same Captain and Col. Nathan Tyler ; and Sergeant under Capt. Joseph Bates in the 14th Regt. — John Edgar Jew ett. JOSEPH FOSTER: Born in Topsham, Me., in 1749; member of the Committee of Safety of Topsham, in 1777. — James Henry Springer, Joseph Alden Springer. WILLIAM FOSTER : Born in Holliston, Middlesex County, Mass., Apr. 17, 1734 ; died in Port Byron, N. Y., May 16, 1S25 ; lived in Can- terbury, Conn. ; was an office-holder under the Crown, but on the Lex- ington Alarm, joined the first company of volunteers from Canterbury, being Sergeant in Capt. Aaron Cleveland's Co. ; fought at the battle of Bennington, when he and a son were wounded ; was subsequently appointed recruiting officer for the State during the war. At the begin- ning of the war he was a man of wealth and pledged his resources to provide for the families of recruits, and was thus impoverished. He received in return for his advances Continental currency worth only two and one-half cents on the dollar. — Edward Hagaman Hall, He?iry Hall, James P. Hall. DANIEL FOWLER : Born in Westfield, Mass., in January, 1729 ; died there ; Chairman of Committee of Correspondence and Safety of Westfield, and one of the signers of the warrant on which the Tory- Roland Parks was committed to jail in Northampton. — Daniel Fred Fowler. HUBBARD FOX : Born in East Haddam, Conn., May 22, 1753 ; died in West Stockbridge, Mass., in 1805 ; enlisted at East Haddam, Jan. 10, 1778, for three years, in Capt. Holmes' Co. of the First Con- 43' ffoi. IRoU of Hncestors. necticut Line ; participated in all engagements of his regiment, includ- ing Germantown, Monmouth and Stony Point. Three brothers, Reuben, Ansel and Allen, also served in the army, Ansel being killed at Mon- mouth. (Hubbard Fox's name appears on the Connecticut rolls as Hobart Fox.) — Frederick Paul Fox. SAMUEL FOX : Born in Connecticut, Oct. 6, 1756 (or 1757) ; died at West Dryden, N. Y. ; enlisted in May, 1775, from Glastonbury, Conn., for seven months, and was stationed at Roxbury, Mass., for siege of Boston, in Capt. Hanchett's Co., Col. Spencer's Regt. ; served two months in 1776 on Long Island ; in February, 1777, enlisted for the war under Capt. Barnard and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; appointed Corporal in July, 1780 ; detached as Light Infantry under Major J. P. Wyllys and sent to the command of Lafayette in Virginia ; in engagement at mouth of James River and at Cornwallis' surrender ; afterwards transferred to Capt. Spalding's Co., Col. Butler's Regt., and discharged in June, 1783. — Melvile Reuben Webster. WILLIAM FOX : Member of the Tryon County, N. Y., Committee of Safety, Captain of Tryon County Militia, and fought at the battle of Oriskany. — Edwa?-d Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Fredk. Lansing. FREDERICK FRALEY (or Frailey) : Of Pennsylvania ; born in 1742 ; died in 1823 ; private in 5th Regt. of Foot, commanded by Ensign Wm. Perkins of Philadelphia ; enlisted Sept. 21, 1782 ; in active service Oct. 15, 1782 ; probably in service before and after those dates. — John Urban Fraley. AMOS FRANCIS : Born in Sheffield, Conn. ; died in Wallingford, Conn. ; enlisted July 11, 1775, in Capt. Street Hall's Co., Col. Chas. Webb's Regt. ; term expired December, 1775 ; participated in siege of Boston, — Alfred Kendall Thompson. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN : The fifteenth child of a family of 17 children, born in Boston, Mass., Jan. 17, 1706 ; drifted to Philadelphia almost penniless ; learned the printer's trade ; became a journalist and author; was appointed Clerk of the Assembly, 1736 ; postmaster of Philadelphia, 1737 ; subsequently Deputy Postmaster-General for the Colonies ; Member of Assembly for many years prior to the Revolu- tion ; the maker of many interesting scientific discoveries, the most im- portant being in the field of electricity ; more especially distinguished as a statesman and diplomat ; sent to England in 1757 on a mission concerning taxes ; participated in the deliberations and measures result- ing in the Declaration of Independence, which he signed -, was Minis- ter to Paris during the Revolutionary War, assisting in securing the treaty 432 1 Ktli^^' ' 1 / 1 Wi ^^ ^ 1 ! \''^^-^-"f-\ ■|^lBfl| I 1 Wi B H 1 P ■ 11 ■■ pyw # fi 'i! Jk ■ i ^^^^^ ..,t jR ^^^ ''''- < l". iRoll Of Hncestors. ©ai. of alliance with France ; remained Minister-Plenipotentiary in Paris until 1785 ; returned to Philadelphia and was elected President of Pennsyl- vania and twice re-elected ; was delegate to the U. S. Constitutional Convention in 1788 ; died April 17, 1790. — Percy Fratiklin Emory, Thomas Emory. JONAS FRAZEE : Born in Union Township, N. J., presumably prior to 1746, as his daughter Hannah was born May 20, 1766 ; privat« in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Wm. Bolks Baldwin. JOHN FRIEZE : Born in France ; came to America when about 24 years old ; died near Georgetown, Me., Jan. 28, 1808 ; enlisted May 30, 1778, under Capt. Thomas Robbins and Col. John Allen of Massa- chusetts, stationed at Machias, and discharged March 10, 1779 ; re-en- listed May 29, 1780, under Capt. Peter Coombs and Lieut.-Col. Prime, served to the eastward, and was discharged Jan. 28, 1781. — Hiram Per- ky Frear. JOSEPH FRISBIE : Born in Branford, Conn., Aug. 17, 1745 ; died there ; served six months in the Connecticut Militia during the Revolu- tionary War and was a United States pensioner. — He7iry Bradly Plant, Morton F. Plant. PHILIP FRISBIE: Born in 1740; died in Canaan, N. Y., March 12, 1803; commissioned Captain of 3d Co., 17th Regt., King's Dis- trict (now Canaan) N. Y., Oct. 20, 1775 ; Member of Assembly from Albany Co., in 1781 ; and Member of Assembly from Columbia Co., in 1 793. — Charles Frisbee. ABRAHAM FULLER : Born in Colchester, Conn., in October, 1735 ; died in Kent, Conn., Sept. 20, 1807; Captain of a Company at the Danbury raid, April 25-28, 1777. — Gardner Fuller. ASHBIL FULLER, Sr. : Born in Kent, Conn., Oct. 16, 1765 ; died in Fullerville, N. Y., in June, 1850 ; was fifer in Capt. Fuller's Co., in the 13th Regt. of Connecticut Militia, at New York in 1776, march- ing Aug. 12 and being discharged Sept. 15. — Gardner Fuller. ISAAC GALE, Jr. : Father of Peter Gale, (q. v.); born in Framing- ham, Mass., in 1732 ; lived in Royalston ; Sergeant in the "Northern Army " at Ticonderoga under Col. Samuel Brewer. — John F. Henry. PETER GALE: Born in Sutton, Mass., Dec. 4, 1756 ; served in the Massachusetts Regiment commanded by Col. John Jacobs during the campaign of 1787, six months and eight days. — John F. Henry. NATHAN GALLUP : Born in Groton, Conn., in 1727'; died Jan. 19, 1799 ; promoted from Major to Lieutenant-Colonel of the 8th Con- 28 433 0ar. iRoll ot ancestors. necticut Regt., in May, 1777, and transferred in 1780 to the 27th Regt., of which he was made Colonel. — Charles C. Gallup, SAMUEL GARDNER: Born in Cliarlestown, Mass., Feb. 3, 1741 ; died May 6, 1790; served in Capt. Isaac Tuckerman's Co., Col. Eben- ezer Francis' Regt., of Massachusetts in 1776 ; and served as Guard at Boston from Oct. i, 1779, to Jan. 11, 1780, in Capt. Caleb Champney's Co., Major Nathaniel Heath's Regt. — Robert Wilder Bush. THOMAS GARDNER : Born in Battle Hill, N. J., Oct. 18, 1752 ; died March 7, 1813 ; was the youngest of five sons engaged in the Revolutionary War ; raised and commanded a brigade of wagons for the transportation of Rochambeau's army to Yorktown. — Augustus C. Almy, Chas. Gardner Ahny, William Ellery Almy, Geo. Clinton Gardner. JOSIAH GATES: Born in Colchester, Conn., Jan. 15, 1723; died in North Bloomfield, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1807 ; entered Capt. Seth W. Holmes' Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., of Connecticut, Aug 3, 1778, and engaged in the attempt to dislodge the British at Newport, R. I. ; dis- charged Sept. 14, 1778. — Henry Fa rmele Gates. OLDHAM GATES : Born in Framingham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1 759 ; died in Middleburgh, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1843 > enlisted, February, 1777, for six months in Capt. Joseph Winch's Co., Col. Bullard's Regt., of Massachu- setts ; re-enlisted in same for four months, in September, 1777 ; in Battle of Bemis Heights ; Corporal in Capt. Trowbridge's Co., Col. Leland's Regt., for one month in July, 1780; private in Capt. Howard's Co., September, 1781, for three months; and again in Capt. John Hay- ward's Co., in 1783. — Asbary Gates Porter. ELIPHALET GAY: Born in Attleboro, Mass., Aug. 8, 1759; died in Wilmot, N. H., July 30, 1825 ; served two days in Capt. Isaac Hodge's Co., from Attleboro, in 1776; marched for Rhode Island in Capt. Isaac Ide's Co., Dec. 8, 1776, serving 24 days; enlisted June 12, 1777, under Capt. Morse and Col. Rufus Putnam; discharged June 3, 1780; re-enlisted July 20, 1780, and served till Jan. 7, 1781. — Ruel Whitcomb Poor. WILLIAM GAZZAM, Jr. : An English journalist, born in Cam- bridge, who espoused the American cause, incurred the enmity of George III. and was forced to flee ; arrived in Philadelphia, Pa., and moved thence to Pittsburg, Pa., of which port he was appointed first Collector by President Madison; died in Pittsburg in 181 1. — Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam. REZIN GEER : Born in Norwich, Conn. Aug. 3, 1737 ; moved to Brooklyn, Pa.; at the Wyoming massacre, July 3, 1778, he led a 434 IRoll Of Hncestors. ©u. company and perished in the bloody conflict. His name is perpetuated on the monument that marks the spot. After the massacre his wife and children fled to New York State and joined relatives near Albany. — Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle. ROBERT GEER : Corporal in Capt. John Williams' Co., of detached militia of Connecticut under Lieut.-Col. Nathan Gallup, stationed at Fort Griswold. — Wm. Edicard Horton. JOHN LEWIS GERVAIS (Jean Louis Gervais) : Born in France in 1741 ; died in Charleston, S. C, Aug. 18, 1798 ; of French Huguenot descent, but at time of his immigration in 1764 was a subject of Eng- land, and Colonel in the Hanoverian service ; during the American Revolution was a member of the Council of Gov. John Rutledge ; seconded his patriotic efforts before and after the capture of Charleston by the British ; was a member of convention in Philadelphia which adopted the Articles of Confederation ; and in 1782 was President of the State Senate of South Carolina. His large estate was greatly im- paired by his liberal contributions to the support of the government during the war. — Paul Gervais Robinson, Stephen Thomas Robinson. ROBERT GIBBES : Of John's Island, S. C. ; though a confirmed in- valid, was driven from his plantation with his family and took refuge in Charleston. His property was sequestrated by the British. — Hugh Richardson Garden. THADDEUS GILBERT : Born in Connecticut, 1756 ; died in Spen- certown, N. Y., 1833 ; on May 8, 1775, enlisted in the 5th company, 5th Regt., Connecticut Militia, and served till Dec. 13, 1775, and re- enlisted for the war March 4, 1777, in Capt. Comstock's Co., 8th Regt., Connecticut Line. — Edwin Van Deusen Gazzam. JOSEPH GILMAN : Born in Exeter, N. H., May 5, 1738 ; died in Marietta, O., May 14, 1806; Chairman of the Committee of Safety; made large advances of money for the purchase of blankets, etc., for New Hampshire troops, during pressing necessities of the Government, and took in return Continental paper, by which his family estate was entirely ruined — Theodore Gilman, Theodore Gilman Jr. GEORGE GILMORE: Born in Ireland in 1743 ; died in Cambridge, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1804; delegate from Cambridge to a meeting held at Dorset, Aug. 15, 1775, to take measures for the protection of the colo- nists ; chosen Captain of the Cambridge Company of the i6th, or Cam- bridge, Regt. of Albany County Militia, of which Lewis Van Woert was Colonel, May 11, 1776; participated in all the battles of the Sara- 435 (Bii. IRoU of Bncestors. toga campaign. When Gen. Baum was en route to fight the battle of Bennington, the soldiers and Indians in his command pillaged Gilmore's place of all its live stock and eatables. — Robert R. Latv. GEORGE GILPIN : Born in Nottingham, Md., March 4, 1740 ; on the commencement of the Revolutionary War commanded a regiment of Fairfax Militia; accompanied Washington to Boston in 1775 ! ^ooV. part in the battle of Germantown ; aide to Washington during the war, and afterwards appointed by him to be Postmaster at Alexandria. His first wife, Catherine Peters, and his second wife, Jane Peters, sisters, were cousins of Martha Washington. — William Gilpin Robinson. NATHANIEL GODDARD : Lived and died in Conway, Mass. ; enlisted Dec. 23, 1776, as Sergeant in Capt. Benj. Phillips' Co., Lieut.- Col. Timothy Robinson's Regt., of Hampshire Co., Mass. ; marched to Ticonderoga ; discharged April i, 1777 ", commissioned June 19, 1780, as Second Lieutenant of the 7th Co., sth Regt., of Hampshire Co., com- manded by Lieut.-Col. Wells ; enlisted July 4, 1780, as Third Lieutenant in Capt. Isaac Newton's Co., Col. S. Murray's Regt., of Hampshire Co. — Hotvard Lyon. GEORGE GODFREY: Born in Taunton, Mass, March 19, 1720; served in the French and Indian Wars, and on the frontier in 1762 ; was commi.ssioned Captain of a troop of horse about 1 7 7 1 ; Major of Militia Regt. of companies from Taunton, Norton, Mansfield, Attleboro, and Raynham ; served in the Revolutionary War in several capacities ; was a member of the Committee of Correspondence and Safety during the War ; was promoted from position of Colonel to Brigadier-General, and was the first citizen of Bristol County upon whom that rank was conferred, Feb. 8, 1776 ; commanded the Bristol County Brigade until 1 78 1. He filled many civil offices before and after the war, and died in Taunton, June 30, 1793. — James Minor Lincoln. ABRAHAM GODWIN : Born in New York City, in December, 1724; died in Fishkill Landing, N. Y., having been mortally wounded in the service, and was buried with the honors of war, Feb. 12, 1777. His will, dated the day of his death, bequeaths his silver-hilted sword to his son, Abraham Godwin, 3d. His brother, Capt. Henry Godwin, was imprisoned three years on the " Jersey " prison-ship, and in one of the sugar-house prisons of New York, and died in 1783 of his debility thus incurred. — Sutlicrlaritl DeWitt. GERRITT GOEWEY : Enlisted for two months as a private under Lieut. Levinus Winne, in Maj. Abraham Fonda's New York State Regt., June, 1778 ; re-enlisted for two months in May, 1779, in Lieut. 436 IRoll Of Hncestors. ©or. Conrad Smith's Co., as substitute; reenlisted in May, 1780, as Sergeant in Capt. William Willson's Co.; in 1782 rejoined Maj. Fonda's Regt. as private in Capt. Jacob Lansing's Co. He was also called out fre- quently to render short tours of guard duty. — James Goold Cutler, Joseph Warren Cutler, John Nathan Cutler. ABNER GOODALE : Born in Marlboro, Mass., Aug. 22, 1755 ; died there May 16, 1823; joined Capt. Howe's Co., April 19, 1775, and marched to Cambridge; reenlisted Dec. 4, 1775, in Capt. Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt. His brother William was also a soldier. — Nathan Ames Mossman. OZIAS GOODWIN : Born in Litchfield, Conn., Nov. 27, 1735 ; died there March i, 1788 ; Ensign of a company of 47 volunteers raised in Litchfield, of which his brother Nathaniel was Captain ; was one of the troops that rallied for the defense of Danbury. — Henry Blynn, Lloyd Ross Blynn. SAMUEL GORDON: Born in Connecticut in 1751 ; died in Troy, N. Y., in 1842 ; enlisted at Boston just prior to the battle of Bunker Hill, at which he fought ; subsequently made Captam and served through the war; was pensioned in 1819, under the act of 1818, while residing in Vermont; also served in the war of 1812. — Frederick A. Fulkr, Jr. OBADIAH GORE, Sr. : Father of Obadiah Gore, Jr. (q. v.), of Norwich, Conn. ; Magistrate and a member of the Committee of Safety, and, with his five sons and two sons-in-law, was in the Wyoming massacre. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. OBADIAH GORE, Jr. : Born in Norwich, Conn., in 1744; died in April, 1820, in Sheshequin, Pa. ; First Lieutenant in 3d Regt., Con- necticut Line, Jan. 1, 1777; on duty at Westmoreland, Pa. ; was in Sullivan's Indian expedition, June-August, 1779; retired by consolida- tions, Jan. I, 1 78 1. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. NATHANIEL GORHAM : Born in Charlestown, Mass., in May, 1738; died there June 11, 1796; representative to the General Court of Massachusetts, and Speaker of the House ; delegate to the Provincial Congress, 1774-75 ; member of the Board of War, 17 78-1 781 ; delegate to the Constitutional Convention, 1779; State Senator; member of Governor's Council ; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas ; delegate to the Continental Congress, 1782-3, and again 1785-7, being President of the Congress from June 6, 1786, till the expiration of his term; delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, May 28, 1787 ; was called to the chair by Gen. Washington, and then elected Chairman of the Committee of the Whole. — George Gorham. 437 ©or. "Koll Of Hncestors. BENJAMIN GORTON : Born in West Greenwich, R. I., where he died in January, 1799; enlisted in Capt. Olney's Co. of Col. Hitch- cock's Regt., of Rhode Island, in 1775- This regiment was raised by authority of an act of the Rhode Island Legislature, May, 1775, and marched to Prospect Hill, near Boston. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. SAMUEL GORTON: Born in Greenwich, R. I., about 1745 ; died March 20, 1834 ; appointed by the Genefal Assembly Recruiting Officer for the town of Exeter ; appointed to procure blankets for the army ; commissioned Captain of the 2d Co. of Exeter, 2d Battalion of Kings Co. Militia, in May, 1781, and reappointed Captain of the same in 1784. — Charles E. Gorton. ABRAHAM GOULD : Lieut.-Colonel of 4th Regt. Connecticut Mil- itia ; promoted from Captain in October, 1776 ; was killed on his horse by the British at Ridgefield, Conn., April 22, 1777. — Isaac Jennings. BEZALEEL GOULD: Born in Douglas, Mass., July 4, 1756; died in Woodstock, Conn., March 18, i8i8 ; served in Capt. Bartholomew Woodbury's Co., of Douglas, Mass. ; in Col. Learned's Regt., Dec. 9, 1775; also in Capt. Job Knapp's Co., Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt., July 27, 1780; also Lieutenant of Militia in Woodstock. — Charles A- Gould. SEBASTIAN GRAFF: Born in Lancaster Co., Pa., March 27, 1744 ; died there July 2, 1791 ; member of the Committee of Observa- tion from the Borough of Lancaster, in 1774, and deputy to the Provin- cial Congress in 1775. From 1770 to 1777 he was Collector of Excise for Lancaster Co. — Otho Sprigg Cockey. JOHN GRANGER : Born in Andover, Mass., May 23, 1734 ; died in New Braintree, Mass., Jan. 21, 1783; enlisted as Captain April 19, 1775, in Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving one week ; immediately re-enlisted in Col. Ebenezer Lamed's Regt. ; serving 31^ months, and probably more. — Louis Edunn Granger. ELEAZER GRANT: Born in Canaan, Columbia Co., N. Y., June 24, 1748; died March 13, 1806; Quartermaster of the 1 7th Regt., New York Militia, commanded by Col. Wm. Bradford Whiting, June 16, 1778, having previously been Second Lieutenant, sth Co., 2d Regt., N. Y. Continental Line, commanded by Col. Goose Van Schaick. — Walter Grant -King. ISAAC GRANT: Born in Litchfield, Conn., April 4, 1760 ; died in Albion, Mich., Nov. 9, 1841 ; enlisted July 2, 1776, in Capt. Benj. Mills' Co., Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut; 438 ■Roll Of ancestors. ©re. captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, and confined on ship " Gros- venor " ; escaped, re-enlisted, and was at Brandywine, Valley Forge, Stony Point, etc. ; recaptured, escaped again, enlisted once more, and served to the close of the war, having the rank of Sergeant. — Arthur Davidson Grant. NOAH GRANT, 30: Born in Tolland, Conn., June 20, 1748; died in Maysville, Ky., Feb. 14, 1819; enlisted Jan. 27, 1776, in Capt. Ebenezer Green's Co., Col. Timothy Bedel's Regt. of New Hampshire Militia ; also in the Militia Co. of Capt. John Sloan from Lyme, Dec. 20, 1776. — Frederick Dent Grant. JOSEPH GRAVES: Born in Belchertown, Mass., in September, 1735; died there April 17, 1796 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Caleb Clarke's Co., Col. Samuel Howe's Regt., of Massachusetts, March 16,1776; accepted by the Council, Aug. 9, 1776, as First Lieutenant in Capt. Elijah Dwight's Co., same regiment.— ZaMtfr Fomeroy Graves. ANDREW GRAY: Born in Stone Arabia, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1759; died in Palatine, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1833 ; enlisted in the Canada expedi- tion in 1775 under Christopher P. Yates ; afterwards served at different periods under Capt. Dillenback and Col. Jacob Klock, Capt. Wm. Peterson, and Capt Samuel Gray (his brother), in batteaux service; with Gen. Clinton in the Susquehanna expedition, and Gen. Sullivan in the Wyoming and Genesee campaigns ; was in Fort Stanwix when besieged by St. Leger ; participated with Col. Marinus Willett in the chase and killing of Walter Butler ; was commissioned Sergeant in 1781 and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1804, and served with his regiment in the battle of Sackett's Harbor. — Charles Gray Grosvenor, Thomas Walter Grosvenor. JOHN GRAY: Bom in Redding, Conn.; Captain in Col. Samuel Whiting's (4th) Regt., of Connecticut Militia; engaged in campaign at Fishkill from Oct. 5 to Oct. 30, 1777 ; Captain of 9th Co., 4th Regt., Jan. 8, 1778 ; Captain of a company that turned out under command of Lieut.-Col. Dimon, July 5, 1779, to repel the enemy at New Haven. — Charles Estabrook, Fiafik Eugene Estabrook. ASA GREEN: Born in Leicester, Mass., July 27, 1761 ; died in Plymouth, Vt., Sept. 16, 1842; enlisted in May, 1778, in Capt. John Cutler's Co., Col. Wood's Reg^., Massachusetts Militia ; successively re-enlisted in 1779, 1780. and 1781, in Col. Drury's and Col. Nixon's Regts. ; part of his service was in Rhode Island and New York ; was present at the execution of Major Andre. — James O. Green. 439 ©re. IRoU Of Sncestcrs. JAMES GREEN (subsequently spelled Greene) : Born in Barn- stable, Mass., Sept. 17, 1728; died in East Haddam, Conn., March 11, 1809; was descended from four Mayflower Pilgrims: John Tilley and his wife, and Elizabeth, their daughter, who was married to John How- land. James Green was commissioned Lieutenant in 1771, and Captain of the I St Troop, 2d Regt., Connecticut Light Horse, in 1774, which office he held to the end of the war. He was appointed Postmaster by President Washington. — Marshall Winshnt' Greene. JOHN GREEN: Born in Leicester, Mass., Aug. 14, 1736; died there Oct. 29, 1799; a highly esteemed physician, residing at Green Hill, Worcester, Mass., when the Revolutionary War broke out ; a lead- ing and influential Whig ; member of the Committee of Safety and Corre- spondence ; Representative in 1777; and Selectman in 1780. — Andrew Hasivell Green. WILLIAM GREEN : Of King George County, Va. ; a soldier at the age of 15, and was with Washington at Valley Forge in the winter of 1 777-1 778, and afterwards with Morgan at the Cowpens in January, 1 78 1. — John Caldwell Calhoun. ZEEB GREEN: Born in Petersham, Mass., Nov. 11, 1754; died in Brandon, Mass., July i, 1821; served six days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Abel Wilder and Col. Ephraim Doolittle ; imme- diately re-enlisted and served eight months under Capt. John Black and Col. Jonathan Brewer; participated in the battles of Bunker Hill, White Plains, Bennington and Saratoga and in the Jersey campaign. He was the only one of four brothers who survived the Revolution, James and Lucas having fallen at Bunker Hill and Nathan at Monmouth. — De Lancey Grannis. PETER GREENE: Born in Warwick, R. I., in 1751; died in Preston, Conn., April 3, 1834; Sergeant in Capt. Square Millard's Co. of Rhode Island troops in 1777. — Francis Ashury Crandall. ZACHARIAH GREENE: Born in Stafford, Conn., Jan. 11, 1760 ; died in Hempstead, L. I., June 21, 1858 ; a clergyman and lived in South- old, L. I. ; joined army with an elder brother in January, 1776 ; aided in constructing the defenses at Dorchester Heights ; and later at Brook- lyn Heights and Fort Greene ; engaged in actions at Throg's Point and White Plains ; Corporal in Walbridge's Co., Webb's Regt. of Con- tinentals, of Connecticut ; shot through the left shoulder at White Marsh, Pa., Dec. 7, 1777. His brother was with Anthony Wayne in storming Stony Point. — Zachariah G. Wilson. 440 TRoll of Hncestors. ©tf. DAVID GREENLEAF: Born in Bolton, Mass., July 13, 1737; died in Coventry, Conn., Dec. 11, 1800; private in Col. Jabez Hatch's Boston Regt., 1777; in Col. J. Whitney's Second Worcester Regt., 1778 ; and in Col. C. Howe's Regt. raised for three months for service in Rhode Island. — Edgar Penney. WILLIAM GREENLEAF: Born in Yarmouth, Mass., Jan. 10, 1725 ; died in New Bedford, Mass., July 21, 1803 ; a staunch Whig, and one of a committee of seven chosen secretly at town meeting at Boston, Nov. 2, 1772, to correspond with men in other colonies in regard to the political situation; appointed Sheriff of Suffolk County, Oct. 31, 1775 ; proclaimed the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the old State House, Boston, in July, 1776 ; sold several prize ships for the State of Connecticutt in i-jii.— Robert Webster Day. THOMAS GREENOUGH : Born in Boston, May 6, 1710; died there Aug. 10, 1785 ; a member of the Committee of Correspondence. The Greenough mansion in Roxbury, which has been in possession of the family since 1784, is of historic interest, having been built in 1760 by Commodore Loring, who commanded the British naval forces at Boston. — John Greenough. JOEL GREENSLIT : Born in Connecticut, in October, 1745 ; died Feb. 26, 1840, at Marshall, N. Y. ; Sergeant from Windham, Conn., in April, 1775 ; engaged in battle of Bunker Hill : re-enlisted three times, in July, 1777, August, 1778, and September, 1781, serving under Col. Storrs, Capt. Ebenezer Moseley, Lieut. Thomas Fuller, and Ensign Perry. — John M. Barton. ELISHAGRIDLEY: Born in 1759; enlisted from Farmington, Conn, as follows : In August, 1779, for two months, under Capt. Peter Curtis and Col. Strong of Connecticut ; April, 1777, for nine months, under Capt. Curtis and Col. Enos ; January, 1778, for three months under Capt. Ichabod Norton ; April, 1778, for three months, under Capt. John Porter and Col. Hooker; September, 1778, for two months, under Capt. Church- ell; June, 1779, for two months, under Capt. Porter and Col. Hooker; June, 1780, for three months, under Capt. Loderick and Col. Hotch- kiss ; June, 1781, for two months, under Capt. Porter and Col. Hooker, and in December, 1781, for two months under Capt. Curtis and Col. Hall; applied for pension Sept. 20, 1832, while living in Sennett, N. Y. — Charles Vernon Gridley. JOSEPH GRIFFIN : Born in Connecticut in 1761 ; died in Middle- field, Otsego County, N. Y., in June, 1853 ; private in the 13th New York Regt., commanded by Col. Cornehus Van Veghten and in the ist 441 ©r(. IRoll Of ancestors. Co, commanded by Capt. Peter Van Woert ; later was in the ist Regt. of New York Levies under Capt. Livingston and Col. Wm. Malcolm. — Austin M. Slaiison. GEORGE GRISWOLD, Jr. : Born in Windsor, Conn., Aug. i6, 1759 ; died there Sept. 11, 1788; First Lieutenant under Capt. Ozias Pettibone and Col. Mott, State Troops, in the Northern Department, in 1776 ; reenlisted in 1777, in the Continental service; First Lieutenant in Col. Ward's Regt. at Fort Lee , White Plains, and Morristown, until May, 1777, when he was appointed Lieutenant in Col. Bradley's Regt., 5th Connecticut Continental Line. — Louis Griswold Frankau, Samuel Grisiiwld Lindenstein. OLIVER GROSVENOR : Born in Sturbridge, Mass., May 19, 1743 ; died in Pomfret, Conn., May 13, 1824; a Minuteman from Pomfret on the Lexington Alarm; served in Capt. Clark's Co., nth Regt. at New York in 1776 ; shared the reverses on Long Island ; served also at Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; and was still in service in October, 1777. — Charles Gray Grosvenor, Thomas Walter Grosvenor. JACOB HAGADORN: First Lieutenant in August, 1775, in the loth Regt, Manor of Livingston, Albany County, N. Y., and in the Tenth or German Camp District Company. — Henry Barton Snyder. JOHN HALE: Born in Bradford, Mass., Oct. 24, 1731 ; died in Hollis, N. H., Oct. 22, 1 791 ; a physician by profession and a Colonel in the Royal Army until the outbreak of the War for Independence ; Surgeon of the ist New Hampshire Regt. from 1776 to 1780. — Harry Hale Ford. JONATHAN HALE: Born in Glastonbury, Conn., I7i8;died of camp fever at Jamaica Plains, Mass., March 7, 1776; Captain of the 6th Co., Col. Wolcott's Regt., Connecticut Militia. — Porter Norton, Wm. S. Barriger, Joseph Payson Wright. THOMAS HALE: Born in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 9, 1759 ; died in Cambridge, Mass., April 3, 1808 ; drummer, Aug. 22, 1777, in Capt. Nathaniel Carter's Co., Col. Abijah Stearns' Regt. of Massachusetts ; marched on alarm to Williamstown ; discharged Sept. 2, 1777. — Daniel Holmes ANAN HALL: Born July 6, 1751 ; died in Springfield, N. Y., in November, 1840; on outbreak of Revolution enlisted in Capt. Wm. Richard's Co., ist Regt. of Connecticut; served through the war; never wounded, but was stricken with smallpox and lay in Prince- ton College when it was a hospital ; was at New London at the time of Arnold's raid; was pensioned in i8i8. — George Brooks. 442 IRoll Of Hncestors. ibai. BENJAMIN HALL, 2D : Born in Cheshire, Conn., Sept. 27, 1735 ; died there or in Wallingford, May 19, 1786 ; in the Lexington Alarm list of Capt. Dimon's Co. from Fairfield; re-enlisted May 17, 1775,33 Sergeant, serving till Dec. 20, 1775; re-enlisted March 22, 1776, in Capt. Hand's Co., Col. Talcott's Regt., serving till April 18, 1776; viras a private in Col. Enos's State Reg^. in June, 1777, and served from Oct. 5 to Oct. 30, 1777, in Capt. Stirling's Co., Col. Whiting's Regt. — Cyrus Havard Davis. CALVIN HALL: Born in Cheshire, Mass., in 1760; died in Deer- field, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1833; enlisted in Capt. David Wheeler's Co., Col. John Brown's Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., June 30, 1777 ; sta- tioned at Fort Anne on Lake Chaniplain ; he took part in the battle of Stone Arabia, N. Y., October 19, 1780. — Gabriel Harrower Park- hurst, John Foster Farkhurst. JAMES HALL: Born in Massachusetts, April 19, 1757; died in Crbyden, N. H., in 1835 ; private in Josiah Russell's Co. of Rangers in the service of the State of New Hampshire, enlisting Sept. 26, 1776. — Frederick Falph Green. JOHN HALL : Born in Wilton, Conn., in January, 1753 ; died in Per- rysburgh, Ohio, in 1844; served 12 days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Asa Barns and Col. Paterson, of Massachusetts ; entered eight months' service May 5, 1775, under Capt. Samuel Sloan, and Col. Paterson ; enlisted Dec. 16, 1776, under Capt. Wm. Douglas and Col. Benjamin Simonds ; marched to Ticonderoga ; discharged March 22, 1777; served 15 days from July 13, 1777, as Sergeant in Capt. Asa Barns' Co., commissioned Oct. 8, 1779, Second Lieutenant under Capt. Barns and Col. Simonds ; served with same rank in same command from Oct. 14 to 21, 1780, and as Lieutenant for 10 days from Oct. 26, 1780. — Harold Wyman Martin. JOSHUA HALL : Born Fairfield, Conn., September, 1703 ; died, Oc- tober 1789 ; Captain in the French and Indian War ; provided forage and transportation for eastern division of American Army, 1775-76, and •was member of the County Board of Safety and Protection. — Edward Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James P. Hall. NATHAN HALL: Born in Mansfield, Conn., May 26, 1750; died at the residence of his daughter Deborah Bennett in Mansfield, date not given ; marched on the Lexington Alarm for the relief of Boston, and probably performed service later in the 19th Continental Regt. — Norman Brigham Hall. 443 Dal. IRoIl Of ancestors. NATHANIEL (or Nathan) HALL: Born probably in Mans- field, Conn., Aug. 13, 1746; died in Lebanon, N. H., Feb. 2, 1821 ; Ensign in 2d Co., Col. Parsons' Regt. of Connecticut ; Lieutenant, July i7> 1775 ; discharged Dec. 10, 1775 ; re-entered the service in 1776, as First Lieutenant in Col. Parsons' loth Continental Regt. ; re-enlisted May 22, 1777, for the war ; was pensioned under act of 1818. — Edward Augustus Hall, Nathaniel Parker Hall. TITUS HALL: Born in Wallingford, Conn., Aug. 16, 1746; en- listed in Capt. Isaac Cook's Co., on the Lexington Alarm ; promoted to Sergeant, Sept. 10, 1777 ; Lieutenant, July i, 1779; served in Capt. Wilcox's Co., from Wallingford in the Corps of Artificers commanded by Col. Jeduthan Baldwin ; engaged at Brandywine, Germantown, Mon- mouth, and other fields; transferred to Capt. Shephard's Co., Nov. 12, 1779. — Fredk. Allan Curtis. WILLIAM HALL: Born in P"airfield, Conn., Nov. 4, 1741 ; died in Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y. ; in battle of Danbury, 1777 ; com- manded a company of twenty-four men of the Sea Coast Guard stationed for four years at New Field, now Bridgeport, Conn., patroling the coast from New Field to Fairfield. Gen. Sellick Silliman was in charge of the troops on the sea-coast and superintended their movements. — Edivard Hagaman Hall, Henry Hall, James F. Hall. FREDERICK HAMBRIGHT : Born in Germany in 1727 ; died in Cleveland Co., N. C, in March, 181 7 ; member of Provincial Congress, 1775; Captain on the frontiers, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel, 1779; went to the relief of Charleston, serving in Lillington's Brigade ; served under Col. McDowell, in 1780, in Broad River region, and succeeding Col. Graham, fought at King's Mt., where he was badly wounded ; was twice married and was the father of 22 children, Susannah being his 22d. — Thomas Dixon, Jr. ALEXANDER HAMILTON: Born Jan. 11, 1757, in Nevis, West Indies; died July 12, 1804, from wounds received in a duel with Aaron Burr ; was Captain of Artillery in New York and New Jersey ; the con- fidant of Washington, whose aide he was ; performed distinguished service in various battles and retired with the rank of Colonel ; in 1782 he was a member of Congress ; in 1789 Secretary of the Treas- ury ; retired from office in 1795, but continued the influential adviser of Washington, and others ; was the leader of the Federal party and foremost in the party strife of 1801 ; and, thwarting his rival, Aaron Burr, became involved in the duel which terminated his life. — George S. Bowdoin, Temple Bowdoin, 444 IRoU Of ancestors. iban. HOSEA HAMILTON: Born at Colchester, N. Y., in 1748; died in Chatham, N. Y., in 1793 ; a surgeon by profession ; served as Adju- tant in Col. Henry Luddington's Regt., (7th), New York Militia ; was a personal friend of Washington's, and at his desire, entered New York in disguise to gain information for the Commander-in-Chief ; being suspected, he escaped on horseback, closely pursued, and was saved only by the fleetness of his steed. — Chas. Hadley Hamilton, Wm. Reeve Hamilto7i. JOHN HAMILTON, Jr. : Born in New London Cross-roads, Ches- ter County, Penn., June 17, 1749; died in Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 28, 1793 ; Sergeant in Capt. James Gibson's Co., Col. Buchanan's Regt., 4th Battalion of Cumberland County Associators, 1776; Captain of a volunteer independent company of horse, December, 1776; for assist- ance at Trenton, and Captain of Fifth class, Cumberland Militia, Jan. 20, 1778. — Hugh Hamilton. MALACHAI HAMMETT : served with the Rhode Island Troops, and was mentioned in General Orders by Washington for gallant service in the field. He had the rank of Major. — Chas. Garnett Gordon. BENJAMIN HAMMOND : Resided in the Saratoga district of Albany County, N. Y., at the outbreak of the war; on May 3, 1775, the Albany County Committee resolved to raise troops for the defense of the colony, and he enlisted as a private in Capt. Peter Van Woert's Co., of the 13th Regt. (Saratoga District). He died at Ticonderoga, N. Y. — Edivard T. Brown. GEORGE HAMMOND : Born in Plympton (now Carver), Mass., in June, 1734; on Oct. 28, 1778, commissioned Captain of the 13th Co., 1st Regt., of Plymouth County Militia, of which Theophilus Cotton was Colonel. — Samuel H. Virgin. JAMES HAMMOND : A native of Westchester County, N. Y. ; commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of the ist Regt. of that County's Militia, Oct. 19, 1775; reappointed to that position June 16, 1778. — Cornelius McLean, George Hammond McLean. DANIEL HAND: Born in East Guilford, Conn., 1732; died there Oct. 16, 1816; appointed Captain in Col. Talcott's Regt., of Connecti- cut, March 21, 1776; ordered by Col. Andrew Ward to muster his company, June 10, 1776; in " camp near Fort Washington," Oct. 10, 1776, and performed other service. — Edward Smith Clarke, Sherman Clarke. NATHANIEL HAND: Born in East Hampton, N. Y., March 27, 1739; died in Amagansett, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1824; Second Lieutenant 445 •fcan. IRoll Of ancestors. in the 2d Suffolk County, N. Y., Regt., under Capt. Ezekiel Mulford and Col. David Mulford, taking part in the battle of Long Island, and performing other services. — Orlando Hand. CHARLES HANSON: Born in Strafford, N. H., Feb. 25, 1759; died in Stanstead, Can., in 1830; enlisted in January, 1776, under Capt. David Place and Col. Reed of New Hampshire, serving one year ; re-en- listed in January, 1777, under Capt. Amos Emerson and Col. Joseph Cilley, serving three years ; and again under same commanders in Jan- uary, 1780, serving six months; was engaged in the battles of Stillwater and Bemis Heights. — Henry Benjamin Hanson. GERARDUS HARDENBERGH : Born in Kingston, N. Y., June 17, 1744 ; died at Woodbourne, N. Y. ; appointed Captain of the 7th Co., of the Northern Regt., of Ulster Co., N. Y., under command of Col. Abraham Hasbrouck, May 28, 1778, and was still in the service in August, 1 78 1. — Henry Willis Smith. JOANNES HARDENBERGH : Born in Kingston, N. Y., June i, 1706 ; diedin Rosendale, N. Y., Aug, 20, 1786 ; Colonel of ist Regt. of Ulster County for 20 years ; member of the Colonial Assembly, 1743 to 1750 ; Justice of the Peace, 1763 ; meinber of Provincial Congress. May 23, 1775, by which he was commissioned Colonel in regular army, Oct. 25, 1775 ; member of State Legislature, 1781-82. — Henry Willis Smith. JOHN HARKNESS : Born in Pelham, Mass., in 1760; enlisted Sept. 23, 1777, under Capt. John Thompson and Col. Porter in the Hampshire County, Mass., Militia ; marched to reinforce Gates' army ; served one month and one day ; re-enlisted June 22, 1778, under Capt. Samuel Lamb and Col. Nathaniel Wade, for service in Rhode Island, serving 6 months and 14 days ; also served from Sept. 26, 1780, to Dec. 15, 1780, part of the time under Lieut. Lynde at Camp Totoway. — Albert M. Bennett. JOSIAH HART : Lived in New Hampshire ; was a private in Capt. Abel Walker's Co., Col. Benjamin Bellow's Regt., from Charlestown, N. H., and served at Ticonderoga and the battle of Bennington. — Charles Ashley Wells. JOSIAH HARTWELL : Born in Lunenburg, Mass., Aug. 7, 1748 ; died in Sangerfield, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1822 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Fuller's Co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's Regt., of Massachusetts, from April 25 to Aug. I, 1775 ; also in same command at Prospect Hill in August and September, 1775 ; private in Capt. Joseph Bellows' Co., on the 446 TRoll ot ancestors. Dag. Bennington Alarm, Aug. 22-31, 1777 ; as Captain of Militia in Chester- field, N. H., in the fall of 1780, marched to the relief of Royalton, Vt., but the marauders fled while he was on the march, after burning Royal- ton and depredating upon the neighborhood. — Frank Fresbrey. JONATHAN HARVEY : Born in East Haddam, Conn., Jan. 28, 1761 ; died in Vienna, N. Y., Sept., 6, 1833 ; enlisted in 1777 from East Haddam and served eight months under Capt. Smith and Col. Ely ; reenlisted in 1780 and served nine months as Corporal under Lieut. John Griswold (regiment not given) ; also served one tour in the Militia, probably as a private, under Capt. Isham, and two months as a Sergeant under Capt. Abner Comstock. He was a Baptist clergyman at the time of his death. — Etiivm Clinton Harvey. ABRAHAM HASBROUCK : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., Oct. 19, 1707 ; died in Kingston, N. Y„ Nov. 10, 1791 ; commissioned Lieutenant- Colonel of the I st or Northern Regt. of Ulster County, N. Y., Militia, Oct. 25, 1775 ; member of the 3d New York Provincial Congress in 1776. — Absalom Eltinge Anderson. JOSEPH HASBROUCK: Born, March 3, 1743; died May 6, 1808; interred at New Paltz, N. Y. ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3d Ulster County, N. Y., Regt., of which Levi Paulding was Colonel ; afterward Lieutenant-Colonel vice Hornbeck, deceased. — Absalom Eltinge Anderson. PETRUS HASBROUCK : Born in New Paltz, N. Y., May 20, 1738; died there Dec. 28, 1799 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 2d Co. (Capt. Jacob Hasbrouck, Jr.) of 3d Regt. of Ulster County, N. Y., Militia, Oct. 25, 1775 ; promoted to P'irst Lieutenant Feb. 21, 1778. — Raymond DeLancey Hasbrouck. JOHN HASKINS : Born in Boston, Mass., March 12, 1729 ; before the Revolution was Captain in the old Boston regiment ; was one of the Sons of Liberty, and a list of them, dining at the Liberty Tree, Dor- chester, shows him the companion of John Adams, Samuel Adams, Josiah Quincy, Edward Case and Joseph Warren. — Samuel Haskins Groser, Charles Waldo Haskins. SIMON HASTINGS : Born in Watertown, Mass., March 28, 1735 ; died in Boston, Aug. 15, 1785 ; turned out on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Samuel Barnard's Co., Col. Thomas Gardner's Regt. ; serving one day ; re-enlisted in Capt. Phinehas Stearns' Co., which marched from Watertown by order of Gen. Washington to reinforce the army in taking Dorchester Heights in March, 1776. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. 447 t)a&. IRoll Of Hnccstors. SYLVANUS HASTINGS : Born March 22, 1721 ; lived in Charles- ton, N. H. ; died Jan. 12, 1806 ; one of the selectmen of Charlestown in 1766, 1767, and 1772 ; commissioned as Captain by Gov. Wentworth, Dec. 26, 1767. He enlisted May 8th, 1775, as a private in Capt. John Marcy's Co., Col. James Reed's Regt., New Hampshire Troops, serving in the battle of Bunker Hill and siege of Boston ; also private in Capt. Farwell's Company, Col. Joseph Cilley's Regt., New Hampshire Con- tinental Line, 1778-79-80, enlisting from the town Swanzey, February 14, 1778, and in the same company with his son-in-law Jedediah Rice, (q. V.) — Sedgtvick Rice. ' THOMAS HASTINGS : Born in Hatfield, Mass., Jan. 28, 1721 ; died in Amherst, Mass., Jan. 22 1787 ; marched from Amherst on the Lexington Alarm, serving 13 days in Lieut. Eli Parker's Co. ; chosen First Lieutenant of Capt. Eli Parker's Co. of the 4th Hampshire County Regt., March 14, 1776, receiving his commission April i, 1776. — Frank H. Coffran. TIMOTHY HATCH : Born in O.xford, Conn., 1757 ; died June 10, 1838 ; drummer in 1776 in Capt. Prior's Co., Col. Wokott's Con- necticut Regt., at Boston; enlisted in April, 1777, from Sharon, Conn., in 3d Troop of Dragoons ; discharged in January, 1778 ; was a pen- sioner. — Chas. Stanley Sytnonds. SHUBAEL HAWES: Bom in Dartmouth, Mass., July 6, 1737 ; died there May 23, 1781 ; commissioned April 26, 1777, Captain of the 5th Co., 2d Bristol County Regt., of Massachusetts. — IVm. Thomas Wardwell. EZERIAH HAWKINS : Bom in Onslow County, N. C, May 15, 1730 ; died there July 10, 1798; in June, 1775, raised a company of mounted rangers of which he was Captain ; ordered to Fayetteville N. C, in 1776, and sworn into the Continental service ; captured various foraging parties sent out from New Bem ; called " Old Hawk " by the British ; served throughout the war, during which his command was regarded as the special protector of the lower Cape Fear region. — Everett Walton Little. ABEL HAWLEY: Of Connecticut, was born May 2, 1763 ; died March i, 1855 ; private in Col. Hooper's Regt., Capt. James Stoddard's Co., of Connecticut, from March 30 to May 16, 1777 ; re-enlisted in March, 1779, in the Coast Guard under Capt. Isaac Jarvis, serving nine months ; was a pensioner residing at New Haven in 1832. — Joseph Clark. 448 IRoll oi Hncestors. tcr. AMOS HAWLEY : Born in Connecticut, Feb. 14, 1755 ; lived in Farmington, Conn. ; died in Morean, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1825 ; private in Capt. Gad Stanley's Co., Col. Fisher Gay's Regt. ; participated in battle of Long Island, retreat through New York, and battle of White Plains. — Lucian Hawley. ALEXANDER HAY : Born in Perthshire, Scotland, January, 1755; came to America in 1775; died in Johnstown, N. Y., June 3, 1849; enlisted in July, 1776, from Haverstraw, N. Y., and served eight months in Col. Nichols' Regt. and Capt. Onderdonk's Co. He applied for a pension Sept. 21, 1832. — David Alexander Hays. THOMAS HENDERSON: Born in Granville Co., N. C, March 19, 1752; died in Rockingham, or Mecklenburg Co., in 1831 ; elected to the North Carolina Provincial Congress, at Hillsboro, Aug. 21, 1775. Two brothers, William and Pleasant, were respectively Colonel and Major. — William Broaddus Fritchard. HUGH HENRY: Born of Scotch Presbyterian parents in Coloraine, County Londonderry, Ire., in 1740; came to America in 1765, and settled in Philadelphia ; upon outbreak of the Revolution, incurred the hostility of the British by his moral and material support of the Ameri- can Army, and was forced to flee to Lancaster, where he took the oath of allegiance to the United States and hostility to the Crown, Sept. 21, 1777. — 'James Gordon Henry, Richard Nugent Henry ^ Wm. Hamilton Hefiry, Wm. Morris Henry. WILLIAM HEPBURN: Born in 1753; died in Williamsport, Pa. June 25, 1821; commanded a Company of Pennsylvania Militia at Sunbury, Aug. 9, 1778. — Ckas. Langdon Hart. JAMES HERBERT: Born in Middleton, N. J., March 14, 1746; died there in 1834; private in a troop of Light Horse, Monmouth Co., N. J., M.\X\t.\ii.— William S. Hughes. GEORGE HERKIMER: Born in Tryon Co., N. Y., in 1744; died in Danube, Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1786; Captain of 8th Co., 4th Tryon County Battalion of Militia, in 1775 ; two years later Colonel of a Battalion of Minutemen in the field ; also member of Tryon County Committee of Safety for the German Flatts and Kingsdale District. — Lester Alonzo Greene. MARTIN HERMAN : Born in Germany, in 1732 ; landed in Phila- delphia, Pa., July 2, 1752; died in New Kingston, Pa., in 1804; private in Capt. Matthias Seller's Co., ist Battalion of Cumberland Co., Pa., Militia, Jan. 19, 1777 ; in Capt. John Trindell's Co., 2d Battalion 29 449 •fccr. IRoll Of Hnccstors. of same, July 28, 1777, and in 3d Battalion of same, July, 1778. — Warren Serenus Herman. RUFUSHERRICK: Born in Preston, Conn., March 13, 1734; died in Amenia, N. Y., Jan. 28, 181 1 ; appointed Captain in the 4th Regt. of Dutchess Co., N. Y., June 28, 1775 ; promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of Associated Exempts, Oct. ig, 1779. — George H. Greenman. DANIEL HESS : Born in St. Johnsville, or Palatine, N. Y., about 1753 ; died in Oneida, N. Y., in 1841 ; private in the Tryon Co., N. Y., Militia, under Col. Jacob Klock and Lieut.-Col. Peter Wagoner. — IVm. Burtis Collins. JOHANNES (JOHN) HESS: Born, in Warren, Herkimer Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1747; died in Elbridge, Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 22, 1805 ; private in Capt. Michael Ittick's Co., Col. Peter Bel- linger's Regt., of New York State ; disabled in the service by a wound in the right arm received at Oriskany, Aug. 7, 1777, for which he received a State pension. — Frank Jiidson Hess, Frank Victor AIcDowell. REUBEN HEWIT : Born in Stonington. Conn., in 1738; died in Ballston Spa, N. Y., June 28, 1808 ; commissioned Sergeant-Major, 2d Regt., Rhode Island Militia, Feb. 5, 1776; Second Lieutenant, i2th Co., 2d Regt., R. I. Militia, Aug. 26, 1776; First Lieutenant, Col. Samuel McClellan's Battalion, Connecticut Militia, Sept. 25, 1777. — James Henry Kelly. DANIEL HICKOK, Sr. : Born in Danbury, Conn., in 1748; died Dec. 2, 1835 ; Captain in the ist Battalion that turned out to serve under Gens. Wooster and Spencer, by authority of a vote of the General Assembly in November, 1776, to serve until March, 1777, in the Con- tinental Army ; also commanded a company that joined other commands to repel the enemy at New Haven, July 5, 1779; pensioned under act of 1832. — George S. Hickok. ZACHARIAH HICKS : Born in East Hampton, Nov. i, 1749 ; died there Oct. 6, 1733 ; mustered in Capt. Ezekiel Mulford's Co. of Minute- men, July 26, 1776, and ordered to join Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. — Teunis Dimon Huntting. STEPHEN HIGGINSON: Born in Salem, Mass., 1743; died in Salem, Mass., 1828 ; an eminent merchant, and a member of the Con- tinental Congress ; also a representative to the General Court, and Navy Agent under Washington. — Pierre Rutgers Kissam Tyng. SETH HIGLEY: Born in Sim.sbury, Conn., Oct. 29, 1746; died there in February, 1794 ; Corporal in Lieut. Job Case's Co., iSth Con- 450 IRoll of Bncestors. ibm. necticut Militia, which arrived in New York Aug. 24, 1776. His brother, Brewster Higley, 3d, was Ensign of the Simsbury, Conn., Train Band, 1777. — Warren Higley. DANIEL HILL: Born in Sherburne, Mass., in 1749; died in Fenner, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1834; enlisted April 24, 1775, in Capt. Joseph Morris' Co., Col. John Patterson's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 3 months and 14 days ; re-enlisted in same Company, and was in service in October, 1775. — Lorenzo Howes. SAMUEL HILL: Of Cambridge, Mass., was born about 1750; enlisted Dec. 9, 1776, in Capt. John Walton's Co,, that was detached for Noddle's Island, Boston Harbor ; discharged twelve days later ; also served from March 10, 1777, until Dec. 31, 1779, in Capt. Williams' Co., Col. Greaton's Regt. — William Lowell Hill. SQUIER HILL: Born in Ashford, Conn., Aug. 14, 1747 ; died in Canajoharie, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1826; marched as Sergeant from Ashford on the Lexington Alarm, serving 10 days ; commissioned Ensign May i, 1775, in Capt. Thomas Knowlton's Co., Col. Israel Putnam's Regt.; discharged Dec. 18, 1775 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Peter Curtiss' Co., Col. Roger Enos' Regt. ; engaged at Bunker Hill ; appointed Captain, March i, 1778, in Col. Samuel McClellan's Regt., serving till March 1, 1779. — Clinton Rogers. JOHN HILLIARD : Born in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 4, 1756 ; died in North Stonington, Conn., March i, 1826 ; Corporal in Capt. Jedediah Hyde's Co., Col. John Durkee's Regt., from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. i, 1780, and shared the vicissitudes of that command, including the battle of Germantown, the defense of Fort Mififlin, the winter at Valley Forge, and the battle of Monmouth. — Edward Carlton Sisson. JACOB HILLS: Born in North Bolton, Conn., in 1743; died in Enfield, Conn., Aug. 7, 1817; served in Capt. Hezekiah Parsons' Co., Col. Sage's Regt., 3d Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade of Connecticut, raised in June, 1776; served in New York and on Long Island ; par- ticipated in the retreat from New York City and the battle of White Plains. — Henry Lincoln Morris. SAMUEL HINCKLEY : Born in Brookfield, Mass., in December, 1757 ; entered the army in 1776 ; wounded in the leg at the battle of White Plains, while serving as private in Col. Danforth Heyes' Regt. ; in 1 78 1 he moved to Northampton, where he developed an extensive law practice and held offices of public trust. — Frank Huntington Fhipps. BENJAMIN HINMAN: Born in Southbury, Conn., April, 1720; died there March 22, 1810 ; a veteran of the French and Indian Wars; 451 toa. IRoll Of ancestors. commissioned May i, 1775, Colonel of the 4th Regt., of Connecticut; proceeded with 1,000 men to garrison Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; thence to New York in 1776, at the time of its capture by the British ; thence to various stations on Long Island Sound, retiring on account of ill-health in January, 1777 ; was a member of the General Assembly for twenty-six sessions between 1757 and i 798, and a member of the State Convention in 1788, which ratified the Constitution of the United States. — Hiram Roswell Steele. JONATHAN HOAR: Lived in Middleboro, Mass., at the opening of the Revolution ; died in Dedham, Mass. ; in service in 1777 in Rhode Island; enlisted Feb. 19, 1778, in Capt. Amos Washburn's Co., 4th Plymouth County Regt., of Massachusetts, for three years; enrolled in 1780 in the regular Continental Army as a private in Col. Bradford's Regt. — James Hoiuard Hanson, Willis T. ffansott. SOLOMON HOBART: Born in Hollis, N. H., July 21, 1760; died in Westford, Vt., April 6, 1849 ! served as guard at Portsmouth, N. H., one month in 1777, in Col. Cilley's Regt. ; ten days in Daniel Emerson's Co., Col. Nichols' Regt.; and from August, 1778, to 1780, in Col. Flower's Regt. — Alvah Sabin Hohart. JOHN HOBBS : Born on Governor's Island, Boston Harbor, 1721 ; died in Brookfield, Mass., 1777; private in Capt. Asa Danforth's Co., Col. Convers' Regt., which marched from Brookfield, Sept. 23, 1777, to join Gen. Gates' Army ; present at Burgoyne's capitulation ; taken sick, returned home, and died in a few weeks from disease contracted in the army. — Nathan Guilford. DAVID HOBBY: Of Newcastle, N. Y. ; Major in Westchester County, N. Y., Militia during the occupation of New York by the British. — Etheani Fitch Bullard. RICHARD HOFF: Born in New Jersey about 1730; bought a tract of land in Tryon County, N. Y., in 1774; died at Mill Point, now in Montgomery County, about 1830; private in 3d Tryon County Regt. of Militia, under Capt. John Fisher and Col. Fredk. Fisher. — Frayicis Leslie Hoff. PETER HOLBROOK: Born in Wiscasset, Mass., in 1754; died in Starks, Me., April 24, 1842 ; enlisted Sept. 9, 1779, in Lieut. Nathaniel Tibbets' Co., detached to serve with guards on seacoast in Lincoln Co., Mass., under Major Wm. Lithgow ; served till Nov. i, 1779. — George Jonathan Bascom. HEZEKIAH HOLCOMBE, ist: Bom in Simsbury (now Granby), Conn., in 1726; died there July 7, 1794: Captain of a company in the 432 IRoll of ancestors. tjoo. i8th Regt. of Militia at New York, from Aug. 26, to Sept. 8, 1776. — George Holcombe Barber. GIDEON HOLISTER: A native of Wethersfield, Conn. ; lived In Wethersfield, Stratford and Woodbury ; private in Capt. Daniel Sloper's Co., Major Sheldon's Regt., of Light Horse ; accompanied Washington on his retreat through New Jersey in December, 1776. — Walter Seth Logan. _, ASAHEL HOLLISTER: Born in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1763; died in South Kirtland, O., subsequently to Aug. 17, 1832, when he was pensioned for fifteen months and seven days' actual service in the Connecticut troops; part of his service was under Capt. Elijah Wright and Col. Enos. He enlisted from Glastonbury, Conn. — William Allen Butler. JONATHAN HOLMAN: Born in Sutton, Mass., Aug. 13, 1732; died there Feb. 25, 1814; Major in French and Indian War, and Colonel of a Massachusetts regiment in the Revolution ; in battles of Long Island, White Plains, Bennington and Saratoga ; in returns dated September, 1776, his regiment was the largest in the army ; after battle of Saratoga his regiment was designated to occupy and hold Fort Edward until the disposition of Burgoyne's army ; then devoted himself to rais- ing troops from time to time for coast alarms, forwarding supplies, etc. — Ho7vard Hilton Saunders. JONATHAN HOLT: Born in Windham, Conn., in March, 1750; died in Hampton, Conn., Aug. 11, 1833; Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Chapman's Co., Col. Saml. Parsons' Regt., from May i, to Dec. 20, 1775; reenlisted in June, 1776, under Capt. Benoni Cutler and Col. Andrew Ward, serving till May 14, 1777 ; entered the Massachusetts Mi- litia under Capt. Gideon Burt, Aug. 16, 1778, serving till January, 1779 ; re-entered the service at a date unknown and was on duty as Quarter- master at New London when that town was burned in 17S1 ; after his marriage enlisted again, serving through August and September, 1783, in the 7th Co., 3d Massachusetts Regt., commanded by Col. Michael Jackson. — George Board7naJi Webb. JAMES HOOKER, Jr. : Born in Woodbury, Conn., Dec. 25, 1760; lived there and in Poultney, Vt. ; enlisted May 19, 1777, as private in Capt. Stoddard's Co., Col. John Chandler's (8th) Regt., Connecticut Line, which fought at Germantown and Monmouth ; wintered at Valley Forge; served in New York in 1778-79 ; with the main army on the Hudson in 1780; discharged Dec. 31, 1781. His older brother died before Quebec, and several cousins were in the army. — Elias Blum Mann, Francis Norton Mann, Jr. 453 too. IRoll of Hncestors. JAMES HOOKER, Sr. : Born Jan. 13, 1719 ; one of the minute- men householders of Bethlehem, Conn., who " do volunteer and engage to equip ourselves for the defense of our rights," etc., July 18, 1776. — Elias Phim Mann, Francis Norton Mann, Jr. SAMUEL HOOKER: Born in Sturbridge, Mass., May 6, 1745; died there June 30, 1822; served 15 days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Ebenezer Craft and Col. Larned ; re-enlisted May 23, 1775 ; and served two months and two days under Capt. Nathaniel Healey and Col. Larned ; and again served under the same officers at Roxbury later in the year, appearing on record Oct. 6, 1775. — Wm. A. McQuald. SIMEON HOOKER: Born in Stockbridge, Mass., April 25, 1740; died in Westford, Vt., Feb. 21, 1841 ; served from the spring of 1777 until about Aug. i, 17 78, part of his time having been under Capt. Aaron Rowley and Col. Brown of Massachusetts. He was a pensioner. — Theodore G. Lewis. HEZEKIAH HOPKINS: Born in Har\vinton, Conn., in 1758 ; died at Pompey Hill, N. Y., in 1834; private in Capt. Aaron Foot's Co., Col. Noadiah Hooker's Militia Regt., of Connecticut ; marched March 29j 1777 ; discharged May 20, 1777. — Lewis Cheesman LLopkins. WILLIAM HOPKINS: Born in 1726; lived in New Jersey, and New York; died July 17, 1793, and lies buried in Palmyra, N. Y. ; in the Revolution was an artificer in the Quartermaster General's Depart- ment of New Jersey Militia. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. GUSTAVUS BROWN HORNER : Born in Newport, Va., Feb. 28, 1761; died in Warrenton, Va., Jan. 24, 1815; in 1776, entered the Continental Army at Philadelphia, as a private; on Feb. 20, 1778, at Yorktown, commissioned Surgeon's Mate, and acted as such in the General Hospital of the Middle District until 1783 ; attended Lafayette after the battle of Brandj-wine. — Maxwell Wyeth. STEPHEN HORTON : Born in Yorktown, N. Y., April 30, 1731 ; died in Yorktown, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1814; served in 1781 in Capt. Henry Strang's Co., 3d Weschester Regt., of New York State Militia com- manded by Col. Samuel Drake. — Stephen D. ILorton. JONAH HOTCHKISS : Born (probably) in New Haven, Conn. ; enlisted April 27, 1780, in Capt. Phineas Bradley's Artillery Co., of Connecticut; discharged Jan. i, 1781. — David Forrest Witter. JONATHAN HOUGHTON : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 7, 1737; died in Bolton, Mass., in December, 1829; Lieutenant in Capt. Benj. Hasting's Co., Col. John Whitcomb's Regt., which marched from Bolton 454 IRoll of Hnccstors. tow. to Cambridge on April 19, 1775 ; re-enlisted in same command as Lieu- tenant, April 27, 1775, serving three months and 12 days; still in same command Oct. 6, 1775 ; commissioned March 20, 1776, Captain of 4th Co., 2d Worcester County Regt., raised to reinforce the Continental Army in Canada, having marched July 22, 1776, under Col. Smith; appears in same capacity at various times up to Feb. 8, 1779. — Charles Frederic Houghton. ISAAC HOUSTON: Private in Capt. Alex. Robbe's Co., Col. Enoch Hale's Regt., New Hampshire Militia, June and July, 1777, when regiment marched to reinforce the garrison at Ticonderoga ; and pri- vate in Capt. Samuel McConnel's Co., Col. Thos. Stickney's Regt., Gen- eral Stark's Brigade, New Hampshire Militia ; engaged at Bennington and Stillwater. — Benjamin Walker Atkinson. JESSE HOW: Born about 1757; died in June, 1826; enlisted from Ballston, N. Y. ; served one month as private and 1 7 months and two days as Corporal, under Capt. Tyrannus Collins and Col. Van Schoonhoven, Capt. John Crane and Col. Ludington, Capt. Nanning Vischer and Col. Van Schoonhoven, Lieut. Nathaniel Weed and Col. Van Schojnhoven, Capt. Joshua Drake and Col. John Harper, and Capt. Stephen White and Col. Willett ; his widow was pensioned in 1844. — Lucius \V. How. LEBEUS HOW : Born in Phillips, Putnam Co., N. Y., July 2, 1756 ; died in Fishkill, N. Y., Nov. 17, 1834; enlisted in spring, 1775, for nine months, under Capt. Rufus Herrick and Col. Holmes ; spring, 1776, for five months under Capt. Elijah Townsend and Col. Ludding- ton ; in 1776 for five months more under Capt. Cronk and Col. Saml. Drake ; in 1777, for three months, under Capt. Ezekial Hyatt and Col. Drake ; and in 1777 for six months more under Capt. John Drake and Col. Samuel Drake, all in the State of New York. — Rolert E. L. Hnve. EDWARD HOWARD: Born Dec. 24, 1724; died in Pawling, N. Y., Oct. I, 1801 ; member of Associated Exempts of Dutchess County, N. Y., commanded by Col. Zephaniah Piatt. — James Henry Kelly. JOHN HOWARD: Born in Marblehead, Mass., Jan. 19, 1755; died in Salem, Mass., Aug. 9, 1848; served from May 31 to Dec. 20, 1775, as private and Corporal in Capt. John Glover's Marblehead Regt., re-enlisted in January, 1776, and served as Sergeant until about June, 1776, when he enlisted on the armed schooner " Hancock " and made several cruises ; was a sailmaker in Salem and made the sails for the U. S. S. '• Essex " in 1 799. — Edward Tasker Howard. 455 t»ow. "Koll Of Hncestors. JOHN HOWE: Of Poultney, Vt. ; born in 1763; died in 1834; Captain of a Company of scouts on the Canada border and received a pension for disabilities incurred during the Revolution. — Ed^vin Dewey Howe. NEHEMIAH HOWE: Born in Marlboro, Mass., in 1723; died in Poultney, Vt., in 1777 ; was with Ethan Allen at Ticonderoga, May 10, 1775; represented Poultney at the Dorset, Vt., convention, July 24, 1776, which " entered into an association among themselves for the defense of the liberties of the country ; " and again at a convention Sept. 21, 1776, which " resolved unanimously to take suitable measures as soon as may be, to declare the New Hampshire Grants a free and separate district ; " and was elected member of the Committee of Safety of the New Hampshire Grants, March 11, 1777. — Edwiri Dewey Howe. JEREMIAH HOWELL: Born in Parsipany, N. J., in 1748; died Feb. 17, 1846; Sergeant in the New Jersey Militia and participated in the battle of Monmouth. — Louis Howell Hood. GIDEON HOXIE: Born at Charlestown, R. I., Dec. 14, 1729; Lieutenant-Colonel of Col. Richmond's Regt., of Rhode Island troops. — Richard L. Hoxie. PELEG HOXIE: Born at Charlestown, R. I., Sept. 15, 1756; Lieu- tenant in Lippitt's (2d) Regt., of Rhode Island troops, and in Col. Christopher Green's Battalion from about August, 1777, to the close of the war. — Richard L. Hoxie. ELIJAH HOYT: Born in Danbury, Conn., Dec. 14, 1748; died there Oct. 2, 1826; served from May 13, to Oct. 5, 1775, as Third Sergeant in the 6th Co., Capt. Noble Bennett, 5th Regt., Col. Water- bury, of Connecticut. — Arthur Edward Nichols. JOSEPH HOYT: Of Sandwich, N. H. ; was one of the signers of the famous " Association Test," as follows : " WE, the subscribers, do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will, to the utmost of our Power, at the Risque of our Lives and Fortunes, with ARMS, oppose the Hostile Proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against the United American Colonies." — Albert Sherman Hoyt, Charles Albert Hoy t, Ed7vard Vincent Hoyt. JOSEPH HOYT (Halt): Born in Stamford, Conn., Aug. 2, 1725, died there, or in New Canaan, Conn., June 11, 1820; Captain in the 7th Connecticut Regt., July 6 to Dec. 10, 1775 ; in the 19th Regt. Con- necticut Line, under Col. Webb, Jan. i to Dec. 31, 1776 ; Major in the 8th Connecticut Line, Jan. i to Sept. 15, 1777, when he was appointed 456 TRoll Of ancestors. t»ub. Lieutenant-Colonel of the same ; served therein till October, 1779, when he was transferred to the 2d Regt. ; served therein until Jan. i , 1781; was engaged at White Plains, Germantown, Fort Mifflin, Monmouth, and Stony Point, and shared the suffering at Valley Forge. — Arthur Fitch, fames Secly Fitch, Theodore Fitch. NATHANIEL HOYT, Jr.: Born in Danbury, Conn., about 1750 ; died in Winchester about 1840; Ensign in the Connecticut Militia five years ; in battle of White Plains, and under Washington and Putnam in New York and Long Island. When Danbury was burned, his wife and five children fled to New Milford. — George S. Hickok, Ralph Wilson Hoyt. NOAH HOYT: Born in Danbury, Conn., March 26, 1741 ; died in Pembroke, Conn., Oct. 3, 1810; private in Capt. Benedict's Co., Col. Bradley's Regt., Connecticut Militia, from June, 1777, to Jan. 11, 1778, taking part in campaign against Burgoyne. By resolution of Connecti- cut General Assembly, he and other residents of Danbury were granted a share of the " Sufferers'," or " Fire Lands," in the Western Reserve, on account of " losses by the devastation of the enemy during the late war." — Colgate Hoyt. JACOBUS HUBBARD : Born in Monmouth Co., N. J., May 23, 1744; died there Aug. 18, 1807; was Surgeon of the ist Regt. of Monmouth Co., N. J. — Wm. Hubbard Wayne. JONAS HUBBARD : Born in Worcester, Mass. ; organized a com- pany for duty at Cambridge ; took part in Benedict Arnold's Canadian expedition ; wounded in attack on Quebec, lay all night on the battle- field, and was found frozen to death the next morning. — Horatio Shum- way Lee. ABIJAH HUBBELL : Born in Fairfield, Conn., Feb. 27, 1761 ; lived many years in Wilton, Conn., and Ballston, N. Y. ; died Oct. 24, 1843, in Canandaigua, N. Y. ; enlisted June 12, 1776, in Capt. Abel's Co., Bradley's Battalion, Connecticut Militia ; discharged Jan. ii, 1777 ; re-enlisted March i, 1781, in Capt. Samuel Comstock's Co., sth Regt. ; promoted to Corporal, Sept. 4 ; discharged Dec. 25, 1783. — Clifford Hubbell. GERSHOM HUBBELL: Born in Greenfield Hill, Conn., July 29, 1729 ; died there April 14, 1802 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Dimon's Co., of Fairfield, raised in May, 1775 ; enlisted June 20, 1776, in Capt. Abel's Co., with his son, Abijah ; discharged Nov. 16, 1776. — Charles Hubbell, Clifford Hubbell. ''57 •fcub. IRoll ot ancestors. JOHN HUBBELL: Born in Norwalk, Conn., Aug. lo, 1734; died in Southeast, Putnam Co., N. Y., March 10, 1810; Lieutenant in Capt. Jonathan Dimon's Co., of Fairfield, Conn., on coast-guard duty during 1776; Sergeant in Capt. Abijah Sterling's Co., Col. Samuel Whiting's Regt., 4th Connecticut Militia, Oct. 5-30, 1777; at Peekskill on Bur- goyne Alarm. ^ — Henry Wilson Hubbell. CHARLES HUBBS : Born in Montgomery (then Tryon) Co., N. Y., July 24, 1752 ; died there Sept. 10, 1827 ; Lieutenant in 3d Tryon Co., N. Y., Regt., under Capt. Joseph Yeomans and Col. Frederick Fisher. — Charles Francis Hubbs. MEDAD HUGGINS (or Hogins) : Born in Massachusetts ; died in New Marlborough, Mass., about 1810 ; served one month and three days on the Lexington Alarm, under Capt. Caleb Wright and Col. John Fel- lows ; from June 4, 1778, to July 15, 1778, under Capt. Elijah Deming and Col. Ashley ; ordered to Albany by Gen. Fellows ; from Oct. 1 4, 1 780, to Oct. 16, 1780, under Capt. Adam Kasson and Col. John Ashley, on alarm from the northward; from Aug. 6, 1781, to Nov. 8, 1781, under Capt. Jeremiah Hickok and Col. Elisha Porter. — James E. Barnard. ELI HULL: Born in Killing^worth, Conn., March 20, 1764; died in Keene, N. Y., April 3, 1828; served from Jan. i, 1781, to Jan i, 1784, in Capt. Stephen Potter's Co., Col. Heman Swift's 2d Regt., Connecti- cut Continental Line, and was a pensioner under the act of 1818. — William Henry Harrison Hull. EZEKIEL HUMPHREY: Born in Simsbury, Conn., Aug. 28, 1719 ; died there in 1795 ; member of the General Assembly of Connecticut in 1777, being officially recorded with the title of Captain ; elected Select- man of Simsbury Dec. 2, 1776, and in 1777 chosen on a committee to care for families of soldiers. — Frank Scott Wood. ZACHARIAH HUNGERFORD : Born in East Haddam (Had- lyme). Conn., in 1740; died in East Haddam, Nov. i, 1816 ; Sergeant in Col. Joseph Spencer's Regt., from East Haddam, on the Lexington Alarm ; Ensign of i8th Co., 12th Regt. of Connecticut, October, 1775 ! Captain of 9th Co., 25th Regt., May, 1777 ; and Captain of a company at New London and Groton, from Nov. 8, 1780, to Jan. 6, 1781. — Wm. S. Hungerford. DIRCK (or Derrick) HUNN : Born Dec. 5, 1760; died March 7, 1795 ; Assistant Commissary to the Hospital, and Issuing Commissary in Gen. Sullivan's expedition, in 1779, and for the last years of the war served in the Quartermaster-General's Department. His widow was pensioned in 1839, while living in Mohawk, N. Y. — Williatn Clark. 458 IRoll of ancestors. ibur. JOHN HUNTER: Born in Londonderry, N. H., July 6, 1754; died in Gaines, N. Y., in August, 1828 ; served in Capt. John Moore's Co., Col. John Stark's Regt., in 1775, participating in the battle of Bunker Hill ; also in Capt. Finlay's Co. of Volunteers who marched from Lon- donderry and joined the Northern Army at Saratoga, in September, 1777. After the war he was made a Captain of Militia. — John Sears \^ right. BENJAMIN HUNTINGTON : Born in Norwich, Conn., April 19, 1736; died in Rome, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1800; member of Continental Congress, 1780-84 and 1787-88; served in first Congress under the Constitution, 1789-gi ; State Senator from 1781 to 1793 ; Superior Court Judge from 1793 to 1798, and first Mayor of Norwich from 1784 to 1 796 ; also a State Councilor during the Revolution. — William Randall Huntingtoti. JEDEDIAH HUNTINGTON: Bom in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 4, 1743 ; died in New London, Sept. 25, 1818 ; a graduate of Harvard, and Captain of Militia prior to 1775; Colonel of a regiment from Norwich at Cambridge, April 26, 1775 > marched to New York, enter- taining Washington at Norwich en route ; helped repel the enemy at various points in Connecticut and New York ; made Brigadier-General in 1777; subsequently Brevet-Major General ; on the court-martial that tried General Lee, and the court of inquiry in Andre''s case ; helped draft the constitution of the Cincinnati, and was Sheriff, State Treasurer, and Collector of Port of New London, for many years. — Hart Lyman. JOSEPH HUNTOON : Born in Kingston, N. H., in 1731 ; died in Dansville, March 13, 1812-13 ; at the age of 20, enlisted in Capt. Nathaniel Huntoon's Co. of New Hampshire ; in 1777 was First Lieu- tenant in Col. Alexander Scammel's Regt. ; wounded in the left arm at battle of Stillwater ; in 1781 ordered to go after deserters ; served in Capt. Bearing's Co. in 11^2.— Laun'sfon Livingston Stone. ISAAC MULFORD HUNTTING : Born in Easthampton, N. Y., Nov. 7, 1732 ; died in Stanfordville, N. Y., Feb. 3, 1812 ; an Associa- tor in Easthampton in 1776 ; also First Lieutenant, 2d Co., 3d Regt., of Minutemen, 1776. — De?inis Church Pierce, fohti Harrey Pierce. NATHANIEL HUNTTING, 3d : Born in 1730 ; an Associator in the town of East Hampton, L. I. — Tennis Dimon Lfuntting. NATHAN HURD : Bom in Connecticut in July, 1694 ; died in that state in 1779 ; Captain of a train band of Stratford and a private in Capt. Ebenezer Down's Co. of Woodbury ; marched to the relief of 459 tjur. iRoU of ancestors. Fort William Henry in 1757 ; Captain of the 8th Co. (Litchfield) in Col. Silliman's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776. — Edward Fmvler Hiird. ABIRAM HURLBUT : Son of Samuel Hurlbut (q. v.) ; as a lad of 14, was with his father at the evacuation of New York by the Americans, and at the battles of Trenton and Princeton ; lived in Madrid, N. Y., where he drew a Revolutionary pension until 1840. — Jesse Lyman Hurl- but. SAMUEL HURLBUT : Born in Woodbury, Conn., April 18, 1737 ; died in Charlotte, Vt., March 23, 1818 ; was Captain of 5th Co., 7th Regt. of Connecticut, Col. Webb commanding ; was first en- rolled in Militia at Hartford as Ensign, July 6, 1775 ; discharged Dec. 20, 1775 ; re-enlisted in 1776 and was First Lieutenant ; served in vicinity of New York from April till close of the year ; assisted in forti- fying Brooklyn, August 7 ; was at battle of White Plains ; also at Trenton and Princeton in January, 1777. — Jesse Lyman Hurlbut. DAVID HUSTIS (or Hewstet) : Born in Westchester, N. Y., about the year 1757 ; died in North Highlands, Putnam Co., N. Y. ; appointed May 28, 1778, Second Lieutenant of Capt. Caleb Bentley's Co. in the 6th Albany County Regt. of New York Militia, commanded by Col. Stephen J. Schuyler ; promoted to First Lieutenant of the same company ; and still later Captain. — John Haldane Flagler. HEZEKIAH HUTCHINS : Born in Haverhill, Mass., in 1728; died in Hampstead, N. H. June 13, 1796 ; served when 17 years old at the capture of Louisburg ; Lieutenant at Fort William Henry, 1756 ; Captain and " Ingenear " at Fort Frederick nearly two years ; com- missioned Captain June 17, 1775, in Col. Reed's Regt. at Charlestown, Mass. ; Captain in Lieut. -Col. Welch's Regt., Gen. Whipple's Brigade, 1776 ; marched as Captain of a company from Hampstead, N. H., and' joined the army at Saratoga in September, 1777 ; and was in Capt. Page's Co., Col. Gale's Regt., which joined the army in Rhode Island in August, 1778. — George Burley Spalding. ISRAEL HUTCHINSON : Borp in Danvers, Mass., in November, 1727; died there March 16, 181 1 ; Sergeant of a company of Rangers in 1757 ; Lieutenant at Lake George and Ticonderoga in 1758 ; Captain in the struggle on the Heights of Abraham, Sept. 13, 1759 ; Captain of a Company of Minutemen that marched from Danvers on the Lexington Alarm and pursued the retreating British ; for bravery at West Cam- bridge was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 19th Massachusetts 460 IRoll of Hitcestors. Deo. Regt., May 3, 1775 ^ promoted for bravery at Bunker Hill to Colonelcy of the 27th Regt. ; participated in siege of Boston and battle of Long Island ; his troops manned the boats in the retreat to New York ; fol- lowed the fortunes of the main army till Jan. i, 1777, when he returned home ; and was member of the General Court 19 years and member of the Governor's Council two years, — George Hoivard Reed. TIMOTHY HUTTON: Born in Troy (or Albany), N. Y., Nov. 24, 1746; died in Carlisle, N. Y., Oct. 10, 1824; Ensign, Oct. 20, 1775, in Capt. Henry Oothout's Co. of Albany County, N. Y., Militia ; Ensign under same Captain and Col. Philip P. Schuyler, Feb. 20, 1776 ; Lieu- tenant under Capts. Gross, Livingston and Lansingh ; and Lieutenant in Col. Marinus Willet's Regt. — Anson Isaac Hutto7i. BENJAMIN HYDE: Born in Norwich West Farms, now Franklin, Conn., in 1757; died in Taberg, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1839 ; marched in Capt. Aaron Cleveland's Co. from Canterbury on the Lexington Alarm, serving five days ; re-enlisted July 16, 1775, '" Capt. Ava Kingsbury's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt., serving until Dec. 16, 1775 ; and in 1779 was Corporal in Capt. Nehemiah Waterman's Co., Col. Nathan Gallup's Regt. — Samuel Henry Beach. ELIJAH HYDE: Born in Norwich, Conn., Jan. 17, 1735 ; died in Lebanon, Dec. 31, 1800; appointed Major of 2d Regt. of Connecticut Light Horse in November, 1776; field officer under Lieut.-Col. Thos. Seymour, with Light Horse at New York, 1776, and at Stillwater, Oct. 2, 1777. He was Quartermaster of Second Troop of Horse in the 12th Connecticut Regt., four years before the war. — Frederick Wm. Hyde. JEDEDIAH HYDE: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 24, 1738; died in Hyde Park, Vt., May 29, 1822 ; Captain in Col. Samuel Wyllys' Regt. (22d Continental) of Connecticut, 1776; and in 4th Continental Regt. from Jan. i to July 31, 1777 ; pensioned under act of i8i8. He was one of original proprietors of Hyde Park, Vt., which was named after him. — Harry E. Hyde. THOMAS HYDE : Born in Norwich West Farms, now Franklin, Conn., May 11, 1735 ; died there Oct. 4, 1819 ; frequently a member of the Legislature from Franklin ; was Ensign in Capt. Waterman's Co., Col. Nathan Gallup's Regt., Gen. Tyler's Brigade. — Samuel Henry Beach, fared Hyde Tilden. ZABDIEL HYDE: Son of Elijah Hyde (q. v.) ; born in 1762 ; Colonel of militia ; assisted in driving the British to their ships after the massacre at Fort Griswold. — Frederick William Hyde. 461 icc- IRoU Of Hnceetors. ICHABOD IDE : Born in Westminster, Vt., April lo, 1753; died in Lyndon, Vt., Feb. 24, 1831 ; served from Sept. 25 to Oct. 17, 1777; in Lieut. Moses Jolinson's Co., Col. Wm. Williams' Regt. of Vermont, also 30 days in August, 1778, in Capt. John Betty's Co., same Regiment ; and two days on alarm Oct. 17, 1780, under Major Elkanah Day. — George Elmore Ide. GEORGE IRISH : Born in Rhode Island in 1729 ; died in Middle- ton, R. I., Oct. II, 1801 ; Colonel of the ist Regt. of Militia, of the County of Newport, R. I., elected in May, 1776, by the General Assem- bly ; also Deputy from Middleton to the Rhode Island Assembly. — Augustus C. Almy, Chas. Gardner A/my, William Ellery Almy. CHAUNCEYISBELL: Born in Milford, Conn.; killed in a bayonet charge during the British raid on Danbury, April 27, 1777, and died commending his wife and eighteen-months-old child, Chauncey Isbell, Jr., to the care of his comrades. — Arthur Humphrevill Isbell. AMASA JACKSON : Son of Michael Jackson (q. v.) ; born in Newton, Mass., June 5, 1765; died in New York, March 24, 1824; being only ten years of age at the outbreak of the Revolution, he enlisted as a drummer boy and at the close of the war was made an Ensign. — Eugene Koop, Godfrey Fhelps Koop. DANIEL JACKSON : Born in Massachusetts ; died in Middlesex in 1833 ; Sergeant in Col. Gridley's Regt. of Massachusetts Artillery from May, 1775, '"^ December, 1775; and in Knox's Regt. of Conti- nental Artillery from December, 1775, until taken prisoner at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776; exchanged Dec. 10, 1776; Second Lieu- tenant in 3d Continental Artillery, Jan. i, 1777 ; First Lieutenant Sept. 2, 1777 ; transferred to Corps of Artillery, June 17, 1783 ; served to Nov. 3, 1783; promoted to Major; and resigned in April, 1803. — James Henry Springer, Joseph Alden Springer. GILES JACKSON: Born in Weston, Mass., Feb. 22, 1733; died in Tyringham, Mass., May 4, 1810 ; representative in the General Court fourteen years ; member of the State Congress which met at Watertown, and of the First Congress which met in 1774 ; commissioned Major of the First Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., Aug. 30, 1775 ; again chosen to that office by the Legislature in 1776; served at Peekskill, N. Y. ; discharged Aug. 6, 1776; again commissioned April 4, 1777, and on Oct. II, the same year, was appointed by the Legislature as Lieutenant- Colonel, the same regiment, in place of Lieut. -Col. Root, deceased. Col. Jackson drew up the so-called " Convention of Saratoga," under which Burgoyne surrendered, and the original draft is in possession of 462 TRoll ot Hncestors. 3am. his descendants in Minneapolis. — Stephen Merrell Clement, James A. Jackson, James Caleb Jackson, James H. Jackson, Oliver Clark Kingsley, Lewh J. Kingsley, Wm. E. LeffinguKll. MICHAEL JACKSON: Born in Newton, Mass., Dec. 28, 1734; died ApriJ 10, 1801 ; had four sons in the Revolutionary War ; as a subaltern, had seen service before the war ; at Lexington was Captain of a Company of Minutemen ; for his coolness and daring was made Major in Col. Gardner's Regt., Massachusetts Militia ; promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel ; then Colonel of the 8th Massachusetts Regt., and finally Brigadier-General ; wounded at Lexington and Bunker Hill, and severely in a night attack on British entrenchments on an island in East River while stationed at New York. — Eugene Koop, Godfrey Phelps Koop. MICHAEL JACKSON: Born in 1708; came from County Long- ford, Ire., with his wife and settled in Orange County, N. Y. ; fought in the French and Indian War ; Judge of Orange County, 1759 ; member of Continental Congress from Colony of N. Y., from 1775 to 1777. — Richard Conover Jackson. SAMUEL JACKSON : Of Maryland ; raised and equipped a com- pany at his own expense and with four sons joined the army under Washington. — Robert Alexander. STEPHEN JACKSON : Born in Rockaway, N. J., Sept. 8, 1744; died March 28, 181 2; member of the Committee of Observation in Pequonnock, Morris County, N. J., in 1775 ; Captain of a Company of Morris Militia, 1777; commanded a company of Cavalry scouting the following winter ; contracted lung trouble which led to his resignation. — Theodore F. Jackson. WILLIAM JACKSON (a) : Born in Coleraine, County Down, Ire- land ; lived in Ulster County, N. Y. ; died March 8, 1821 ; Captain of a company of Ulster County Militia which was filled in April, 1776. — Richard Conover Jackson. WILLIAM JACKSON (l>) : Son of Michael Jackson of Orange County, N. Y. ; born in 1747 ; Captain in Continental Army ; partici- pated in battle of Long Island, was wounded, taken prisoner, and died in the old sugar-house prison in 1776. — Richard Conover Jackson. DAVID JAMES : Of New Jersey ; born Dec. 29, 1756; died in or near Deerfield, N. J., July 18, 1834; enlisted in Capt. John N. Cum- mings' Co., 2d Battalion, Second Establishment, New Jersey Continental Line, and served in the Indian campaign in Western Pennsylvania in 463 5en. IRoll ot ancestors. 1779; also private and Sergeant in Capt. Cyrus D. Hart's Co., 2d Regt., New Jersey Continental Line ; took part in battles of Three Rivers, Brandywine, Gerniantown and Monmouth ; served in Virginia in 1 78 1, participating in battle of Yorktown ; received a badge of merit for eight years' faithful service.^ — IVatscm Thomas Dwimore. GEORGE JENNINGS: Born in Baltimore, Md., in 1745; died there in i8ii ; served in the Maryland Line from Aug. i, 1780, to Nov. 15, 1783. — Henry Christopher Hand Stewart. ISAAC JENNINGS : Born in Fairfield, Conn., May 18, 1743 ; died there June 6, 1819 ; his house was the first destroyed at the burning of Bristol ; served seven days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. David Dimon's Co. ; was Sergeant in Capt. Silliman's Co., Col. Whiting's Regt. of Connecticut Militia; at Peekskill in October, 1777 ; discharged Oct. 30, 1777. — Isaac Jennings. JACOB JENNINGS : Born in Fairfield, Conn., Dec. 5, 1739; died in Norwalk, Conn., April 11, 1817; clerk in the Connecticut Co. of which Jabez Gregory was Captain, under Gen. Wooster, serving three months prior to Jan. 21, 1776. — George M. Jarvis. EBENEZER JESUP, Sr. : Born in Green Farms, Conn., March 14, 1739; died there May 6, 1812; Ensign in Capt. Nash's Co., Col. Samuel Whiting's Regt., Connecticut Militia. On the day after Gen. Tryon burned Fairlield, July 7, 1779, his house and all its contents were destroyed, inflicting a loss of £\'z\.2.\, which is recorded in history as having been greater than that of any other person, with a single excep- tion. — Morris Ketchum Jesup. JOSEPH JEWETT: Born in Lyme, Conn., Dec. 13, 1732; Captain in Col. Huntington's (17th) Reg^., Connecticut Line. After the siege of Boston, his command proceeded to New York and partici- pated in the battle of Long Island. Col. Huntington's Regt. was compelled to surrender, after which Capt. Jewett was made the target for several bayonet thrusts. After he had surrendered his sword he was cut down by the bayonets of the infuriated enemy. He lingered two days, and died on Aug. 29, 1776. — Carlton R. Jewett, Edgar B.Jeruett, Frederick A. Jewett, John E. Jewett, Josiah Jewett, Nathan Hall Jewett, Sherman Skinner Jewett, 1st, Sherman Skinner Jewett, 2d. THOMAS JEWETT : Born in August, 1730; lived in Norwich, Conn., Pownal, Vt., and Bennington, Vt. ; died in Bennington, May 29, 181 2 ; member of First Vermont Legislature, 1778 ; also of Legislatures of 1783, 1787, 1788, 1789, 1790 and 1791 ■ member of the Convention in 464 IRoll Of ancestors. job. 1 79 1 which ratified the admission of Vermont into the Union; also of the Convention in 1793 ; was a Justice of the Peace, also Judge for the shire of Bennington in 1778 ; was a Lieutenant of Militia and partici- pated in the battle of Bennington. — Wilkinson D. Wright. CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON : Born in Middletown, Conn., in 1754, and died in New York City, Jan. 2, 1823 ; served in Capt. David Welch's Co., I St Regt. (VVooster's), of the Connecticut Line, raised in New Haven County in 1775 for New York ; discharged in the Northern Department, Sept. 6, 1775, and re-enlisted in 1778 as Sergeant in Capt. Burr's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., which was ordered to the Hudson soon after the battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778. — Julius A. Johnson. DAVID JOHNSON : Born Sept. 29, 1762 ; died in Moretown, Vt, Dec. 27, 1827 ; enlisted May, 1777, for three years as a private in Capt. Jonathan Parker's Co., Col. Charles Webb's Regt., of Connecticut ; was sentry at West Haven, Sept. i, 1781, when he was captured by the enemy; was pensioned under the act of 18 18. — Emmet T. Johnson, William H. Kelly. HEZEKI AH JOHNSON : Born in Wallingford, Conn., March 12, 1732 ; died in Hamden, Conn., Feb. 21, 1810 ; marched on the Lexing- ton Alarm ; private in Capt. Nathaniel Johnson's Co., Col. Douglass' Regt., Connecticut Militia ; served to the northward under Gates in 1777 ; Captain of a Company of Minutemen that marched to the relief of New London when attacked by the British under Benedict Arnold, 1 78 1 . — Stephen Albert Johnson. JEREMIAH JOHNSON: Born in Braintree, Mass., in 1764; en- listed in March, 1781, at Keene, N. H., under Capt. Moody Dustin, in the First New Hampshire Regt. ; received his discharge at the end of the war at Exeter, N. H. When the War of 1812 broke out, he again enlisted, in January, 18 13, and on account of his age was detailed for hospital service. He drew a pension. — -/. Augustus Johnson. ROGER JOHNSON: Born in Calvert Co., Md., March 18, 1749; died in Frederick Co., Md., March 3, 1831 ; appointed on Sept. 12, 1775, by the Committee of Observation of the Middle District of Frederick Co. to raise a private company ; also recommended by the same committee for appointment as Second Major in the Second Bat- talion. — Eldred Johnson. RUFUS JOHNSON : Born in Rhode Island, Nov. 8, 1753 ; died in Hoosick, N. Y., June 9, 1837 ; private in Capt. Edmund Johnson's Co., Col. James M. Varnum's Regt., Rhode Island Militia, April, 1775 ; Ser- 30 465 Job. IRoll Of Hucestors. geant in Capt. William Roy's Co., Col. Brown's Regt., Rhode Island Militia, 1776 ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Joshua Prigg's Co., Col. Rob- inson's Regt., Vermont Militia, 1780. — Augustus P. Corse. SAMUEL JOHNSON, ist: Born in Connecticut about 1720; died Jan. 12, 1782 ; Sergeant in the 7th Co., ist Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, recruited in New Haven County on the first call for troops by the Legislature, May-June, 1775 ; discharged Nov. 28, 1775. — Evan Malbone Johnson, Jr. SAMUEL JOHNSON, 2D ; Son of Samuel Johnson, ist (q. v.) ; pri- vate in the 7th Co, ist Regt. Connecticut Continental Line, and was discharged Nov. 28, 1775. — Evan Malbone Johnson, Jr. CHARLES JONES : Of Frederick Co., Md. ; member of the com- mittee appointed to procure ammunition and equipments for the Mary- land troops. — George S. Scott. DANIEL JONES: Born in Colchester, Conn., Aug. 28,1755; died in Hartford, Conn., Feb. i, 1802 ; conductor of teams for transporting supplies from Connecticut to the Continental Army in 1777 ; forage mas- ter, 1778 ; assistant in the Quartermaster-General's Department for the district of Hartford from June 1, 1780, to Sept. 30, 1780 ; commissioned First Lieutenant, Governor's Horse Guards, 1794 ; Captain, 1798 ; and at his death was Major. — Robert Webster Day. JOEL JONES : Born at Saybrook, Conn., April 16, 1733; died at Hebron, Conn., June 17, 1792; Lieutenant-Colonel in the Connecticut Militia, having been promoted from the grade of Major in 1776; in 1777 he was Lieutenant-Colonel in Latimer's Regt., sent to reinforce General Gates at Saratoga. — Joseph Fayson Wright, Wm. S. Barriger. NATHANIEL JONES: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Dec. 22, 1745; lived in Ipswich ; enlisted May 15, 1775, for eight months in Capt. Nathaniel Wade's Co., Col. Moses Little's Regt., of Massachusetts ; subsequently sailed in the privateer brigantine " Fancy," which was captured Aug 7, 1777; taken to Mill Prison, England, where he re- mained till close of war ; afterward went to sea and was lost about 1 800. — Rufus Lcighton MacDuffic. PHINEAS JONES: Born in Charlton, Mass., Feb. 17, 1762; died- in Spencer, Mass., April 27, 1850 ; about March 4, 1778, enlisted for nine months in Capt. Lamb's Co., Col. Ward's Regt. ; went to Rhode Island, where he served with Col. Shepherd's, Col. Vose's, and the so called Black Regiment of the Continental Line under Gen. Sullivan ; de- tached for guard duty ; re-enlisted in October, 1779, for three months under 466 IRoll Of Hncestors. f?ec. Capt. Samuel Hammond and Col. Samuel Denny, marching to Albany ; for one month in July, 1780, under Capt. Abijah Lamb and Col. Jacob Davis, marching to Tiverton, R. I., for three months in the summer of 1781, under Capt. Reuben Davis and Col. Luke Drury, marching to West Point, where he was discharged in October, 1781. — Edward Franc /ones, Gerry Jones, Gilbert E. Rodgers. NATHANIEL JOSLIN : Born in Leominster, Mass., Oct. 25, 1761 ; died in Stoddard, N. H., July, 185 1 ; in the Bennington campaign of 1777 and was a United States pensioner. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. ABIJAH JOSLYN : Son of John Joslyn (q. v.) ; born in Leominster, Mass., Jan. 24, 1744; died at Verona, N. Y., Sept. i, 181 1 ; Captain of Militia in Ashburnham, Mass., and a member of the Committee of Cor- respondence of the town. — Andrews Joslyn Woodworth, Newell Ber- tram Woodworth. JOHN JOSLYN: Born in Lancaster, Mass., in December, 1710; died in Leominster, in August, 1788 ; Captain of a Company of Minute- men in Col. John Whitcomb's Regt. on the Lexington alarm. — Andre^vs Joslyn Woodivorth, Newell Bertram Woodworth. DAVID JOY: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., July 5, 1754; died in P"a- bius, N. Y., March 7, 1813 ; enlisted July 17, 1775, in Capt. Nathaniel Turtle's Co., 7th Connecticut Continental Line, Col. Chas. Webb commanding; and served till Dec. 19, 1775. — Charles Gurley Shepard, Walter Joy Shepard. TIMOTHY JUDSON: Born in Woodbury, Conn., April 22, 1737 ; died in Green County, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1821 ; Captain of a company to repel the British raid on Danbury, in April, 1777 ; also Captain in Col. Increase Moseley's Regt. to repel Tryon's invasion July 5, 1779. — Ed- 7vard Judson Wynkoop. MATTHEW KEATOR: Born in Marbletown, N. Y., in 1736; died there in 1781 ; signed the Ulster County " Roll of Honor," or Articles of Association, in June, 1775. — James de la Motitayne, Austin M. Slaiison. NICHOLAS KEATOR: Born in Marbletown, N. Y., Sept. 22, 172S ; died there in 1798 ; signed the Ulster County " Roll or Honor," or Association Articles, in June, 1785. — James de la Motitayne. FREDERICK KEEPER: Born in Berks County, now Lebanon County, Pa., in 1758; on the alarm in 1775, he entered the service as drummer in the volunteer companies in York County, and subsequently became Sergeant. Some of the officers under whom he served were 467 •ftce. IRoll Of Hncestors. Capts. Bush, Shoemaker, Weaver, and Thomas Fisher, and Lieut. Henry Miller. For several years after the war he lived in Gettysburg; thence moved to Harrisburg, where he died. — Fraiik R. Kccfcr. SAMUEL KEELER: Born in Norwalk or Ridgefield, Conn., Feb. 9, 1716; died in Ridgebury, Conn., June 17, 1781 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Nehemiah Beardsley's Co., 5th Continental Line, from May i to Nov. 2, 1775 ; also Captain Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, raised in May, 1776, and was taken prisoner, with his company, at Fort Wash- ington, Nov. 16, 1776. — Frederick M. Keelcr, John H. Keclcr, John H. Keeler, Jr. JOHN KEESE : Born in Flushing, L. L, in 1755 ; died in Philadel- phia, iSog; enlisted on the outbreak of the war and became Assist- ant Deputy Quartermaster ; after the declaration of peace, he moved to New York and practised law ; admitted to the New York State Soci- ety of the Cincinnati in 1800. There is a window to his memory in the First Presbyterian Church at Fifth Avenue and nth Street, New York City. — George Potneroy A'eese. LEVI KELLEY : Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable Co., Mass., Dec. 4, 1754; enlisted July 17, 1775, in Capt. Joshua Gray's Co., from Barn- stable, serving five months and 18 days; re-enlisted Oct. 15, 1777, in Capt. .\bijah Bangs' Co., Col. Nathaniel Freeman's Regt., serving 16 days on a "private expedition under resolve of Sept. 16, 1777." — Fred- erick D. Kalley. JOHN KEMPER : Born in Holland in 1749 or 1756; died in Hud- son, N. Y., Aug. II, 1842 ; pensioned for 18 months' service as a mid- shipman on board the brigs " Hector " and " Fair America,'' U. S. N. , during the Revolution. Part of the service was under Capts. James Storer and Stephen Decatur. — Alvin Martin Evans. SAMUEL KENDRICK, Sr. : Born in Coventry, Conn., March 28, 1753; moved to Hanover, N. H. ; died March 13, 1845; was among those who marched from Cornish and adjacent towns to reinforce the garrison at Ticonderoga on the alarms of June 27 and July 4, 1777. Later in the same year he was a Sergeant in Col. Jonathan Ciiase's regi- ment of New Hampshire Militia, commanded by Major Francis Smith, and rendered servioe at Saratoga under Gates. — Fredk. M. H. Kendrick. JOHN KEYES : Born in Ashford, Conn., in 1744; commissioned Lieutenant in 5th Co., 3d Regt. (Gen. Putnam's), Connecticut Line, May I, 1776 ; fought at Bunker Hill ; was Captain in Col. Durkee's Regt. (formerly Putnam's) ; stationed at Bergen Heights, N. J. , till Sept. 15, 1776; then at Fort Lee; accompanied Washington in his retreat through Jersey ; fought at Trenton and Princeton ; promoted to 468 IRoll Of Hncestors. -Kim. Brigade Major in 1781, and in 1782 appointed the first Adjutant-Gen- eral in the Connecticut Militia. — Henry Tookei- IVarnkk, John K. Warnick. SAMUEL KIDDER: Born in Dudley, Mass., Feb. 8, 1734; died in 1776; enlisted May 5, 1775, under Capt. Nathaniel Healey and Col. Learned, of Massachusetts, serving three months and three days ; re- enlisted in same, and was on duty at Roxbury, Oct. 6, 1775. — Ernest R. Willard. JOHN KILLBOURN: Born in Litchfield, Conn., April 12, 1735 ; about 1768 moved to Adams, Mass., of which he was one of the first settlers ; entered the Revolutionary Army in 1777 ; marched to Ticon- deroga ; promoted to Sergeant in Capt. Parker's Co. in August, 1777 ; in 1780 commanded a company in Col. Symond's Regt. on the "Vermont Alarm ; " and in 1797 moved, with the rest of his family, to Plainfield, Otsego County, N. Y. , where he died Sept. 5, 1820. The family name was subsequently spelled with a final "e". — Henry Sayles Killwurne. PETER KILTS : Born in Germany ; died in Palatine, N. Y. ; pri- vate in Col. Klock's Regt. of N. Y. State Militia, and participated in the battle of Oriskany. — George S. Klock. BENJAMIN KIMBALL: Born in Plaistow, N. H., Aug. 5, 1741 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Enoch Gilmour's Co., Col. Poor's Regt., from May 25 to Aug. i, 1775 ; promoted to Captain Nov. 8, 1776 ; Paymas- ter in 1777 in Col. Willey's Regt. ; killed by the accidental discharge of a soldier's musket in New York State on Aug. 23, \-]-j<).—Josia/i Levcrctf Merrill. DANIEL KIMBALL: Born in Bradford, Mass., in 1735; died in 1802 ; commissioned First Lieutenant in Capt. Gage's Co. of Brad- ford, Mass., Col. Samuel Johnson's Regt., April 3, 1775 (or 1776) ; later, on committee to furnish supplies to the army at Boston ; drafted from training band alarm list of 4th Essex Regt., Gen. Farley's Bri- gade, and ordered to march to Horseneck under resolve of Sept. 12, 1776 ; was also Captain of a Militia Company in the 3d Essex Reo-t. in 1786. — Edmund Coggswell Converse. JOHN KIMBALL: Of Pomfret, Conn. ; born in 1735 ; died in East Bethel, Vt., Oct. 28, 1810; Second Lieutenant in 5th Co., 6th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, in 1776; private in Capt. John Riley's Co., 3d Regt., Col. Webb, Feb. i. to Dec. 31, 1781 ; and Captain in Provi- sional Regiment, 1781. — Lloyd Alonzo Kimball. RICHARD KIMBALL: Born in Pomfret, Conn., Aug. 21, 1762 ; died in Randolph, Vt. , Nov. 23, 1828 ; entered the service in January 469 ■Rin. IRoll Of Hncestors. or February, 1782, as a substitute for his brother John ; served under Capt. John Reilly and Col. S. B. Webb until honorably discharged, Oct. 3, 1788; subsequently pensioned. — Lloyd Alonzo Kimball. BENJAMIN KING: Born at Taunton, Mass., Oct. 21, 17 18 ; died at Raynham, Mass., Dec. 4, 1803 ; member of the Committee of Safety and delegate to the Provincial Congress at Salem. — Horatio Collins King. GEORGE KING: Born at Raynham, Mass., Nov. 27, 1744; died there Jan. 16, 1827 ; Sergeant in the Raynham Company of which his cousin, John King, was Captain; served during siege of Boston in Col. Walker's Regiment ; also under Capt. Josiah Crocker, in Sullivan's Rhode Island campaign. He was a pensioner. His brothers Gaius, William, and Asa were also in the army. Gaius was killed in an en- gagement between the brig " Hazard " and the British brig " Active," March 16, 1779; William died of exposure; and Asa's health was per- manently impaired. George removed after the war to Oxford County, Me., where he died. — Horatio Collins King. JOHN KING : Born in Bolton, Conn., Sept. 11, 1730; died at Mt. Washington, Mass., May i, 1808; First Lieutenant in a company of Militia for the Province of Amenia, Dutchess Co., N. Y. , 1764; Captain of 14th Co., ist Regt. , of Berkshire Co., Mass., Militia, Mark Hopkins, Colonel, May 6, 1776 ; Justice of the Peace for Berkshire Co., March 7, 1777 ; in military service again in June and July, 1780, when he marched 60 miles from home to sustain the fort at West Point. — James Marcus King. JOHN KING: Born in Norwich, Conn., May 26, 1762; died there Oct. 27, 1836; enlisted in July, 1778, and served two months under Capt. John Arnold, of Coventry, Conn. ; stationed three weeks at New Haven, and engaged during balance of time in Rhode Island in Sulli- van's expedition; from some tfnie in October, 1778, served one month under Capt. Eleazer Huntington and Col. Smith at Groton, Conn. ; re- enlisted in July, 1779, and served eight months under Capt. James Dana and Col. Levi Wells, principally at New London and West Haven. — Henry Irving King. SAMUEL KING: Born in Scituate, R. I., April 5, 1737 ; died there Feb. I, 1804; private in the 5th Co. of Scituate Militia, commanded by Capt. Samuel Wilbur ; marched into service March 7, 1777; dis- charged April 30, 1777. — Walter Grant Ki?ig. STEPHEN KING: Born in PhiUipsburg in 1756 ; died in Wilton, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1828; served from 1776 to 1778, first in Col. J. John- son's Regt. of Ulster and Dutchess Co. men, under Capt. Corn Mar- 470 IRoll of Bncestors. -Rit. tin, then in Col. Henry Luddington's Regt. , under Capt. Edmund Baker. — C. Vol/uy King, Vincent C. King, Sr., Vitucnt C. Ki)ig,Jr. WILLIAM KING, Jr. : Lieutenant of Capt. Warriner's Co., of Mas- saciiusetts, which marched on the Lexington Alarm of April 19, 1775 ; in October, 1774, served upon a Committee of Correspondence, Inspec- tion, and Safety in Wilbraham, Mass. — Walter King Wright. ELEAZER KINGSBURY : Born in Tolland, Conn., Feb. 14, 1750; active in raising troops in Tolland in early part of war, and served in the ranks, participating, among other battles, in that of Saratoga. — IVilliam Henry Barnes. LEMUEL KINGSBURY : Born in Enfield, Conn., Sept. 14, 1752 ; died Sept. 14, 1846; marched from Enfield for the relief of Boston on the Lexington Alarm ; was Cornet in the 5th Regt. of Connecticut Light Horse in 1776; later a member of Capt. Hutchin's Co., i8th Regt. of Connecticut Militia; and in April and May, 1777, was in Capt. Pettibone's Co. of Col. Belden's Regt., in service at Peekskill. — Fird- erick William Kingsbury. WILLIAM KINKEAD : Of Tinkling Spring Church, Augusta Co., Va. ; born Jan. 19, 1736; moved to Woodford Co., Ky., in 1788; died May 3, 1821 ; an Indian fighter under Gen. Bouquet in 1664; wounded at the mouth of the Wheeling in 1774 ; Adjutant of a Virginia Regiment during the Revolution. — Hugh Douglas Wise. JAMES KITCHELL: Born Nov. 7, 1759; died in Rockaway, N. J., Oct. I, 1842 ; private in the New Jersey State Troops from Morris County ; also in the Continental Army. — Albert James Squier. WILLIAM KITTEL: Baptized in Schaghticoke, N. Y., June 14, 1740; died there Aug. 28, 1829; private in the 14th Regt. of Albany Co., N. Y., Militia, commanded, successively, by Cols. John Knicker- bocker and Peter Yates, in the company of Capts. C. Vandenburgh and G. T. Bradt ; in active service at Burgoyne's surrender, and from July 23 to Oct. 13, 1779, May 17 to June 7, 1780, Oct. 11 to Nov. 12, 1780, and Oct. 10 to Nov. 24, 1781. — Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle. SOLOMON KITTREDGE: Of Massachusetts and New Hamp- shire; born in 1736; died in Amherst, N. H. ; signed Association Test, pledging his life and fortune for the American cause; enlisted May 17, 1775, in Col. James Reed's Regt. ; and fought at Bunker Hill. His son Solomon also enlisted in 1775. — Abbott £. Kittredge. JACOB KITTS: Born in Philadelphia in 1752; died there during the yellow-fever epidemic in July, 1793; appointed Sergeant, Feb. 4, '471 ■Kio. iRoll Of Hncestors. 1781, in Capt. Christian Siiaffer's Co., 5th Regt. of Foot, of Pennsylva- nia. — Thomas E. Kirby. JACOB G. KLOCK (Clock): Born in Palatine, N. Y., in 1738; died in St. Jolinsville, N. Y., in 1814; appointed, May 11, 1775, mem- ber of a standing Committee of Correspondence for Tryon County; was Colonel of the 2d Regt. of Tryon County Militia ; and participated in the battle of Oriskany and other engagements. — George S. Klock. CALEB KNAPP: Father of Jabez Knapp (q. v.); enlisted March 17, 1777, in the 2d Co., 2d Regt., of Goshen, N. Y., Militia, and served until January, 1782. — Jesse L. Cooky, Delmar M. Darriii. JABEZ KNAPP : Of Orange Co., N. Y. (the only record indicating whose age is that his daughter Amy was born Nov 27, 1777) ; entered the Goshen Regiment of New York State Troops as Ensign, Feb. 26, 1778: and became Lieutenant March 12, 1783. — Jesse L. Cooley, Delmar M. Darrin. SAMUEL KNAPP : A native of either Connecticut or Massachu- setts ; enlisted from the town of Greenwich, Conn., on the Lexington Alarm, serving six days ; was in the Ticonderoga expedition tiie same year; discharged as Corporal Jan. 23, 1776; re-enlisted June 21. 1776, and was captured at Fort Washington, Nov. 16, 1776 ; after his ex- change enlisted again, March i, 1777, as gunner in Col. Lamb's Artil- lerv ; perished in the battle of Minisink, July 22, 1779. — Fred Le'uns White. TIMOTHY KNEELAND : Born in Topstield, Mass., Feb. i, 1737 ; died in Gardner, Mass., March 18, 1818 ; private in Lieut. Joseph Boynton's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt, marching to Bennington, Aug. 21, 1777, and serving 11 days; re-enlisted Sept. 5, 1777, in Capt. David Bent's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt., for service to the north- ward, serving three months and six days. — StiUman Foster Kneeland. PHILIP KNICKERBOCKER: Born in New York State in 1745; died there ; Ensign in Capt. Schaver's Co., Col. Livingston's Regt. of New York Militia. — Hugh McCkllan Knickerbocker. BENJ.'VMIN KNOVVER: Born in Roxbury, Mass., on or about Nov. 4, 1754', died there Nov. 4, 1806; Minuteman in Capt. Moses Whiting's Co., Col. John Greaton's Regt., and participated in the battle of Lexington ; also in Capt. Williams' Co., Col. Heath's Regt., partici- pated in the battle of Bunker Hill, and was encamped in Fort No. 2, Bunker Hill, Oct. 5, 1775. — Benjamin Knower, Charles Knower Randall. ANDREW KNOX: Born in County Antrim, Ire., 1727-28 ; died in Montgomery Co., Pa., Oct. 17, 1807 ; commissioned Justice of Court of 472 IRoll of Hncestors. xam. Common Pleas of Pennsylvania, June 6, 1777, and was Chairman of Committee of Correspondence of Whitpain, Montgomery Co. A price having been put on his head, five Tories besieged his house in January, 1778, when he was shot in the thigh and lamed for life. Two of the Tories were caught and hanged. Two brothers of Andrew Knox, Matthew and William, were commissioned officers. — David McN^eely Knox Stauffc?: SHEPARD KOLLOCK: Lieutenant in 2d New York Artillery; served in infantry during the campaign of 1776; commissioned in January, 1777 ; resigned in January, 1779; member of the New Jersey Society of the ("incinnati, July 4, 1791. — Frank Betiesole Alytinger. JAMES KRONKHYTE: Captain in the 3d, or Manor of Van Cortlandt, Regt. , of New York State, of which Pierre Van Cortlandt was Colonel. — Chauncey Depeu\ Chauncey M. Depcw, Ganson Depew. JOHN LACEY: Born in Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1755 ; Captain of Associators in 1775 ; Lieutenant-Colonel of a Battalion in 1777, and Brigadier-General of Militia in 1778. His portrait hangs in Independ- ence Hall, Philadelphia, and a statue has been erected to his memory in Bucks County. — Albert Loeiiing. JAMES LACKLAND: Born in Charlotte Co., Va., 1756; lived in Charlotte Co., Va., and Montgomery Co., Md. ; commissioned by the Council of Safety on I\Iay 14, 1776, to be Second Lieutenant of the company formed in the lower district of Frederick Co., Md., belonging to the 29th Battalion. Elias Harden was Captain of the company. — William Holmes Thomson, Albert Ritchie. HENRY LAKE, Sr. : Born in Connecticut in 1761 ; died in Ames, N. Y., about 1834; in July, 1777, served at Fort Edward under Capt. Samuel Hodge and Col. Van Woert; in June, 1779, ^' F°''' Ldward, under Capt. Wm. Brown and Col. Warner, at same place as substitute for his father, Thomas Lake ; at same place, under Capt. Wells, as sub- stitute for Matthew Brighton ; on expedition to Crown Point, under Capt. Morse and Col. Warner ; at Palmerstown, under Capt. Van Wormer and Maj. Austin ; at same place, under same officers, as sub- stitute for Matthew Brighton ; in June, 1780, at Fort Edward, under Capt. Wells and Col. Warner ; fall of 1780, at same place, under Capt. Wells ; after capture of Fort George by British, assisted in burying dead there under Col. Yates ; periods of service varying from five days to two months. — Harry Gaylord Lake. SAMUEL LAMB : Of Charlton, Mass. ; served in the Massachusetts Militia from March 10, 1777, to Dec. 30, 1780, under various com- manders, part of the time as private, and part of the time as Corporal. 473 xan. IRoll Of Bncestors. Among his superiors were Capt. Abijah Lamb and Col. Gushing, Capt. Field and Col. \Vm. Sheppard, and Col. Jacob Davis. Part of his service was in Rhode Island, and part at West Point. — Wm. A. McQiiaid. EBENEAZER LANDERS: Born in Lenox, Mass., Nov. 8, 1758; died in Afton, N. Y. , Feb. 14. 1846; enlisted in Massachusetts Militia in 1776, serving a total of 21 months in 1776, 1777, 1778, and 1779, under Capts. Dickinson, Rowley, Newel, and Walker, Col. Church, and Gen. Schuyler; was pensioned at the age of 74. — Charles Jared Austin. JOHN LANGDON: Born in Fishkill, N. Y., about 1738; died in 1786, and buried at South Dover, N. Y. ; Second Lieutenant of Dutchess County Co., 3d Regt., Continental Line, June 28, 1775; Second Lieutenant in Smith's Co., vice Newcomb, removed, 4th Regt., Dutchess Co. Militia (Col. Tobias Stoutenberg), May 28, 1778. — Le Droict La?igdon Barber, Andrew Langdoti, John Le Droict Langdon. GERRIT JACOB LANSING : Born March 4, 1711 ; died Nov. 29, 1780 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Albany County during the Revolution. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, U'/n. Fredk. Lansing, Robert Earl, 2d, Wm. L\try Earl. JACOB LANSING : Captain of the " Middle Fort," at Schoharie, when attacked by Sir John Johnson and Brant, and Colonel of a regi- ment at the battle of Stillwater. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Fredk. Lansing, Robt. Earl, zd, Wm. Retry Earl SANDERS LANSING: Born June 17, 1766; died, Sept. 19, 1850; private in Capt. Brown's Co., Col. Lansing's Regt., of New York. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Frederick Lansing, Robert Earl, 2d, IVm. Retry Earl. ANTHONY WM. LA TOUR: Born in France in 1751; died in Utica, N. Y., 1839; enlisted from Charleston, S. C, in 1776, and served eight months in an Artillery Regiment, at Fort Moultrie ; enlisted again in 1778, from Boston, Mass., and served under Col. Henry Jackson; injured while on duty in Westchester Co., N. Y., and confined three months ; was pensioned for eleven months' actual service in Massa- chusetts troops. — Peter Valentine Sherwood. DANIEL LAWRENCE: Born in Newtown, L. L, Nov. 26, 1739; died at Lawrence Point, L. I., Nov. 7, 1807 ; a zealous Whig ; Captain of the Newtown Troop of Horse in 1776; exiled from his home from 1776 to 1783 ; member of Assembly from Queens County, by appoint- ment of the Convention of 1777. — Cornelius Wesley Luyster. 474 iRoll Of ancestors. xef. NATHANIEL LAWRENCE: Born in Newtown, N. Y., in 1761; died in 1796 ; left Princeton College, and while under lawful age enlisted as a Lieutenant in the North Carolina Line ; captured by the enemy after behaving with great gallantry ; granted a large tract of land in western North Carolina (now Wilson Co., Tenn.), for his services. — Philip Liiidsley. MARKS LAZARUS: Born in Charleston, S. C, Feb. 22, 1757; died there Nov. i, 1835 ; belonged to the Corps of Cannoniers at the siege of Fort Moultrie, 1776 ; also engaged at siege of Savannah, and again at siege of Charleston, when taken by Clinton, at which time he was made prisoner. He also served as a private under Captain Donnell and Col. John Hayden, in 1776 ; as private under Capt. Lushington, in 1779, and as Sergeant-Major under Col. John Hayden, in 1780. — Marx Edwin Harby. JAMES LEALAND : Born in Sherburn, Mass., in 1720; died in Phelps, N. Y., in 1807 ; enlisted June 20, 1775, and served 44 days in Capt. Jacob Miller's Co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regt., of Massachusetts ; was still in service in same command at Winter Hill, Oct. 31, 1775. — George H. Roberts, Jr. JONATHAN LEE: Born in Salisbury, Mass., Oct. 26, 1745 ; died in Torringford, Conn., Sept. i, 1814; enlisted from Pittsfield, April 22, 1775, as Surgeon's Mate, in the 26th Massachusetts Regt., Col. John Paterson, serving three months and 18 days; re-enlisted and was in the same command Oct. 6, 1775. — Wm. Edward Frederic Smith. WILLIAM LEE: Born in Farmington, Conn., in 1745; died in Bristol, Conn., Dec. 12, 1828; enlisted as drummer in Capt. Judd's Co., 3d Connecticut Regt., May 12,1777; discharged March 6, 1780. — Alfred Augustus Mitchell. ISAAC LEET : Born in Ohio Co. , Va., and after the Revolution moved to Washington, Pa. ; in the French and Indian War served with Washington, and at the outbreak of the Revolution, in the capacities of Justice and Deputy Sheriff of Ohio County, did much to promote the cause of independence ; had seven sons in the Revolution, one of whom, Daniel Leet, was a Brigade-Major. — Richard Harding Davis. ELISHA LEFFINGWELL: Born in Norwich, Conn., Nov. 4, 1743; died there June 4, 1804; served in Capt. Lathrop's and Capt. Edger- ton's Companies ; in July, 1780, was called with a Company of Minute- men to New London, to repel a threatened invasion, at which time he was an Ensign. — Wm. Elderkin Leffingwell. JOHN LEFFINGWELL: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 7, 1721; died in Norwich, Mass., Oct 6, 1795; a gunsmith at Norwich during 475 %ef. IRoll Of Hncestors. the Revolution ; marched with Capt. John Perkins' Co. to the relief of Boston on the Lexington Alarm. — ll'»!. Elderkin Leffirigwell. WILLIAM LEFTWICH : Lived in Bedford County, Va., near Lib- erty, now Bedford City ; commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of Militia by the Governor of Virginia, in 1779; contributed liberally from his private means to the support of the army ; was a brother of Gen. Joel Leftwich who, with another brother, Jabez, also served in the War of 18 1 2. — William Rhys Pry or. HENRY LEHMAN: Born in the free city of Hamburg in 1745; emigrated to America before the Revolution ; settled in Gloucester Co., N. J., a few miles below Woodbury ; was a fighting Quaker, and at the battle of Germantown was shot through both cheeks, the bullet carrying away several teeth and part of his tongue. — Benjamin Wood, Benjatnin Wood, Henry Alex. Wise Wood, Washington Fernando Wood. JUSTIN LEONARD: Born in Springfield, Mass., May 16,1763; died in Sempronius, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1835 '■< enlisted July 28, 1779, and served one month and ten days in Capt. Preserved Leonard's Co., Col. Elisha Porter's Hampton County Regt. ; re-enlisted Nov. 5, 1779, and served 22 days at Claverack, under Capt. Samuel Sloper and Col. Josiah Chapin ; re-enlisted July 10, 1780, under Ensign Bancroft, serving until Dec. 19, 1780. — Frank Hackley Griswold. FRANCIS LEWIS : Born in Llandaff, South Wales, in March, 1713 ; died in New York City, in December, 1803 ; came to New York in 1734; was an agent here of British merchants in 1756, when he was made prisoner and sent to France ; returned to America and became an active politician ; was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1775 and served there several years; in 1776 he signed the Declaration of Independence as a representative from New York ; was employed by Washington on important secret service; and furnished supplies to the American army, through the firm of Francis Lewis & Son. — Herbert Crommelin Smyth. BENJAMIN LINCOLN: Born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 24, 1733; died there May 9, 1810; Secretary of the Provincial Congress, 1775; Major-General, 1776; appointed Major-General by Continental Con- gress, Feb. 19, 1777; second in command at surrender of Burgoyne ; in command of Southern Army, 1778; commanded the center at the siege of Yorktown and capitulation of Cornwallis ; Secretary of \\'ar, 1781-1784; commanded the force that suppressed Shay's rebellion, 1787 ; member of convention that ratified the United States Constitu- tion ; and first President of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincin- nati. — Robert Lincoln Bowles. 476 IRoll of ancestors. itoc. JOSHUA LINCOLN, Jr., of Hingham, Mass.: born in 1737 ; died in 1810; marciied to Dorchester and served four days, from March 4, 1776, under Capt. Thomas Hersey and Col. Lovell ; served two days, in June, 1776, at Hull, under Capt. Heman Lincoln and Col. Lovell; a like period at Hull, in December, 1776; and six days at Hull, in February, 1778, under Capt. Peter Cushing and Col. David Cushing. — Chas. Lincoln Nichols. RUFUS LINCOLN: Born in Taunton, Mass., November 10, 1751; lived there and in Wareham, Mass.; died February 11, 1838; joined the army at the outbreak of the war ; was at Cambridge when Wash- ington assumed command ; was at the battle of Dorchester Heights ; Captain of a Company at Taunton ; was in Saratoga campaign ; thence went to Pennsylvania; was captured December 28, 1777, while scout- ing near Valley Forge ; exchanged and rejoined the army ; was stationed at Nevvburgh, N. Y., and was discharged near there Novem- ber 3, 1783. — James Minor Lincoln. ELEAZER LINDSLEY : Second Major of the Eastern Battalion of Morris Co., New Jersey, Militia, Jan. 13, 1776; promoted to Lieutenant- Colonel and Colonel of the Continental Army. — Joseph Carlton Norris. DAVID LIVERMORE: Born in Leicester, Mass., in 1745; died in Spencer, Mass., Dec. 13, 1818; private in Capt. Ebenezer Mason's Co., Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., which marched from Spencer, April i9> i775> serving 14 days; also in Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Col. Jacobs' Regt., Oct. 31, 1778, for one month. — Rufus Adams Sibley. PETER R. LIVINGSTON : Born in Livingston, N.Y., May 8, 1737 ; died there Nov. 15, 1794; Colonel of the loth Regt., from Albany County; Member of Assembly for the Manor of Livingston, 1761-69 and 1774-76; member of Provincial Convention, 1775; member of Provincial Congress, 1776-77 ; Member of Assembly, 1780-81. — Robert Livingston Fryer. JOSEPH LOCKE: Born in Woburn, Mass., April 23, 1729; Cap- tain of a company of Minutemen that marched to Cambridge after the battle of Lexington ; subsequently became Major, served through the war, and died of camp fever, on his return, when within 40 miles of home. — Waller Jesse Sears. ISAAC LOCKWOOD, Jr. : Born in Norwalk, Conn., Dec. 22, 1761-, died in Brookfield, Conn., Dec. 16, 1838 ; learned the tailor's trade ; at the age of 16 enlisted in the Continental army for seven months, and then re-enlisted for the war ; on account of a lame knee, he served in the fisld only in emergencies, employing most of his time making officers' uniforms. His grandson, Eli Hayes, of Longmeadow, Mass., 477 xoc. IRoll of Hncestors. has the shears with which he made Washington's clothes. He was mustered out at West Point, his honorable discharge being signed by Washington. — Hanford Nichols Lockiuood. Homer Nichols Lockwood, Thomas Wildman Lockwood, Jr. LAMBERT LOCKWOOD: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in July, 1757; died in Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 25, 1825; enlisted Aug. 13, 1776, in Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, serving until Jan. 12, 1777; upon British approach to Danbury, in April, 1777, was despatched by Col. Cook, commanding at Danbur)', to Brig.-Gen. Silliman, at Fairfield, for arms and ammunition ; suddenly encountered the enemy at Redding, was wounded and taken prisoner. — Frederick Tomlinson Feet. WILLIAM LOCKWOOD: Born in Wethersfield, Conn., Jan. 21, 1753; died in Glastonbury, Conn., Jan. 23, 1828; Chaplain of the 1st Massachusetts Brigade; an intimate friend of Washington's, whose chaplain also he was at one time ; was a member of the Cincinnati. — Charles A. Wright. MOSES LONG: Born in West Newbury, Mass., Oct. 15, 1760; was private in Capt. Saml. Carr's Co., Col. James Wesson's Regt. of Mas- sachusetts, Feb. 17, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779; in the same from Jan. i, 1780, to Feb. 17, 1780; stationed for a time at Fort Stanwix; was at Burgoyne's surrender ; wintered at Valley Forge ; participated in battle of Monmouth, and was one of Washington's body-guard of 16 imme- diately after the battle. — Charles Walter Smith, Lester Boardman Smith. BERIAH LOOMIS : A member of Capt. Heaton's Co. of Militia of Thetford, Vt. — Isaac Jennings. FRANCIS LOOMIS: Of Windsor, Conn., private in Capt. Lemuel Roberts' Co., 18th Regt., serving around New York, from Aug. 24 to Sept. 7, 1776. — Louis Henry Cornish. THOMAS LOOMIS : Born in Lebanon, Conn., April iS, 1756 ; died in New Berlin, N. Y., Sept. 5,1842; enlisted May 8, 1775, in Capt. James Clark's Co. of Lebanon; discharged Dec. 18, 1775; was at Bunker Hill ; also served under Capt. \\'ells and Col. Wolcott at Bos- ton ; afterwards Sergeant in Capt. Clark's Co., Wadsworth's Brigade, raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington at New York; served on Long Island, and was in the retreat from New York City in September, 1776; engaged at White Plains ; was made deaf by the premature dis- charge of a cannon, and afterward served in the commissary department ; was at Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. — Thomas Loomis, Fred Lewis White. 478 IRoll of ancestors. %ov. JOHN LORD: Son of Tobias Lord (q. v.) ; died prior to 1800 ; one of five brothers wlio served in the American army during the Revolution ; two of them, John and Tobias, were Lieutenants, and one, Nathaniel, was in the expedition to Quebec under Arnold, was wounded, captured, and died in prison at Quebec. — Japies A. Roberts, Joseph Banks Roberts. JOSEPH LORD; Born in Lyme, Conn., in 1730; died in 1788; served in Capt. Samuel Mather's Co., Col. Roger Enos' Regt., at Fort Trumbull, July, 1776; also in Capt. Zeb. Ingalls' Co., nth Regt., on their march to Westchester, in 1776. — Reuben Lord Griffin. TOBIAS LORD : Born in Berwick, Me., 1723 ; died in Kennebunk- port. Me., 1807 ; commissioned Jan. i, 1776, Captain in York County Co., Massachusetts Militia, on sea-coast duty at Falmouth, Me. ; dis- charged Feb, 29, 1776; re-enlisted Feb. 29, 1776, discharged, May 31, 1776; served again from May 31 to Aug. 31, and from Aug. 31 to Nov. 25, 1776. — James A. Roberts, Joseph Banks Roberts. SAMUEL LOVE : Member of the Committee of Safety, member of the Association of Freemen, and delegate to the Maryland Conven- tion. — George S. Scott. JOSHUA LOVEJOY: Born in Andover, Mass., Jan. 8, 1744; died in Sanbornton, N. H., Jan. 28, 1832 ; served at various times between April 19, 1775, and December i, 1776; Sergeant under Capt. Benjamin Ames and Col. James Frye ; First Lieutenant under Capt. Samuel King and Col. Josiah Whitney ; Lieutenant under Capt. King and Col. Whitney ; wounded in the battle of Charlestown. — Frederick Warren Lovejoy. CALEB LOVELL : Of Abington, Mass. ; born in 1759 ; died in 1833 ; served from July 15, 1776, to Jan. i, 1777, under Capt. Joseph Trufant and Col. Josiah Whitney of Massachusetts; from Jan. 15, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780, as Corporal, under Lieut. Wm. Burbeck and Col. John Han- cock, for service at Castle and Governor's Islands; remained in same from Jan. i, 1781, toDec. 14, 1782, being promoted to Quarter Gunner, April I, 1781. — Theron Aiigicstus Derby Wales. JAMES LOVELL: Born in Boston, Mass., Oct. 31, 1737; died in Windham, Me. ; an usher in the Boston Latin School, from 1757 to April 19, 1775, when school was suspended with the memorable words, " deponite libros ;" taken prisoner and sent to Halifa.x ; released and returned to Boston ; member of Continental Congress, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and one of the signers of the Articles of Confederation, in behalf of Massachusetts. It was to him that Lafayette delivered his credentials upon his arrival in Philadelphia. His brother was one of the founders of the Cincinnati in Boston. — Lovcll H. Carr, Wi/liam Collette Carr. 47Q atow. iRoU ot ancestors. RAWLINS LOWNDES: Born in the Island of St. Kitts (St. Christopher) in January, 172 1 ; died in Charleston, S. C, August 24, 1800. Although before the Revolution he held several offices under the Crown, nevertheless he gave the first judicial decision in America against the constitutionality of the Stamp Act. In 1775 he was mem- ber of the South Carolina Provincial Congress ; member of Committee of Safety; member of legislative council, 1776; President of South Carolina in 1778. As " war president" he powerfully aided the Amer- ican cause. He was subsequently member of the state government in various capacities. — Edward Rutledge Lowndes. THOMAS LOWREY: Born in Ireland, Sept. 3, 1737; died in Milford, N. J., Nov. 10, 1806; member of Provincial Congress from Hunterdon County, N. J., in 1775; commissioned June 18, 1776, Lieu- tenant-Colonel in Col. David Chambers' 3d Regt. of New Jersey Militia; promoted to rank of Colonel. In 1780, when the army greatly needed supplies, his wife was one of ten women to operate with women of other counties to solicit contributions. In twelve days they raised $15,408. — David Patterson Henry, Chas. Stewart Smith, Howard Caswell Smith, James Dickinson Smith, Stewart Woodruff Smith, Walter M. Smith. BENJAMIN LOXLEY: Born in Westgate, Eng., Dec. 20, 1720; came to America in 1734; died in Darby, Pa., in October, 1801 ; resigned the royal office of Keeper of the King's Stores in Philadel- phia to assist the cause of independence ; organized cavalry and artillery in Philadelphia ; advanced through the grades of Lieutenant, Captain, Major, and Colonel; fought at Redbank and elsewhere ; was the personal friend of Washington and Benjamin Franklin ; wintered with Washington at Valley Forge ; and suffered the destruction of property when Philadelphia was occupied by the British, by whom a price was offered for his capture. — James Jackson. PETER LOZIER: Born in Schraalenburgh, N. J., Dec. 10, 1735; died there ; private in Col. Theunis Dey's, Bergen County, N. J., Mili- tia Regt., and in Lieut.-Col. Peter R. Fell's Battalion of State Troops. — Hiram Lozier, Isaac B. Lozier. THOMAS LUSK: Born May 2, 1738; died Feb. r6, 1S06; 2d Major of the 2d Berkshire County Regt. of Massachusetts Militia, chosen by the Legislature April 4, 1777 ; also Major in Col. Benjamin Simond's Regt, of Berkshire County for service on an alarm to the north- ern frontiers, engaged Oct. 12, 1780, serving six days. — Frank Loring Dodds, fames Loring Lusk. 480 IRoll Of Hncestors. iiRac. MOSES LYMAN : Held every grade of office in the Connecticut Militia from Corporal to Colonel ; went with the recruits from Goshen to join the Northern Army before the surrender of Burgoyne. The Collins' family have his commission as Captain and Major of the 1 7th Connecticut Regt., signed by George Wyllys, under Gov. Jonathan Trumbull. On the night of Oct. 7, 1777, he commanded a party set to watch Burgoyne's Army, and was the first to inform Gen. Gates on the morning of the 8th that the British had deserted their camp. In con- sideration of his services he was honored with the duty of conveying to Washington the news of Burgoyne's surrender. He was also engaged in various expeditions, and was one of the guardians of Major Andrt? after the spy's capture. — Hart Lyman, Clarence Lyman Collins. CYRUS LYON: Born in Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 22, 1750; died in Goshen, Mass., Feb. 12, 1831 ; lived in Chesterfield, Mass., at time of Lexington Alarm, when he served six days in Capt. Robt. Webster's Co., Gen. Pomeroy's Regt. ; enlisted April 27, 1775, under same Captain in Col. Fellow's Regt., serving three months and 1 2 days ; continued in service until Nov. 29, 1775 °'' later ; enlisted Sept. 20, 1777, and served 29 days on expedition to Stillwater and Saratoga under Capt. Chris- topher Banister and Col. Ezra May. — Howard Lyon. ABNER MACK: Born in Hebron, Conn., in 1758; died in Otego, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1799 ; private in Capt. Hezekiah Parson's Co., 4th Regt., Connecticut Continental Line, May 15, to Dec. 10, 1775 ; re-en- listed Dec. 4, 1776, in Capt. Warner's Co., 3d Regt. ; Corporal in 1777 under Capt. Thomas Seymour and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; Musician, October, 1777 ; Corporal, May, 1778 ; at storming of Stony Point, July ^5' 1779; wintered 1779-1780 at Morristown, N. J.; on the Hudson, 1780, as Corporal and Sergeant; Sergeant, January, 1781, in Col. Durkee's Regt.; paid to Dec. 31,1781. — Lynn John Arnold, James Anson Melrose Johnston. JOSEPH MACKEY : Born April 12, 1741 ; died Oct. 19, 1798; Captain of Company I, ist Regt. of New Jersey Militia, June 6, 1777. — Joseph Alackey Roseberry Long. WILLIAM MACPHERSON: Born in Philadelphia in 1755 ; died there Nov. 5, 1813 ; at the age of 13, appointed a cadet in the British Army ; subsequently made Adjutant of the 16th Regt. ; when this regi- ment reached New York City, after the Declaration of Independence, he resigned his commission and joined the American Army under Washington on the Hudson ; was accredited to Pennsylvania as a Major in the Pennsylvania Line ; for a while. Aide-de-camp to Lafayette ; later 31 481 ^ai. TRoU ot Hncestors. commanded a partisan corps of cavalry, serving with Wayne in the Vir- ginia campaign. In a report to Washington dated March 23, 1781, Lafayette refers to Major Macpherson as " an officer for whom I have the highest confidence and esteem." On March 11, 1799, Major Mac- pherson was appointed Brigadier-General of the Provisional Army by President Adams. — George Macpherson. AMOS MAINE: Born in Connecticut July 2, 1735; died there Aug. 17,1815; Captain in the 8th Regt. of Connecticut Militia in 1780. — Chas. Franklin Sisson,/r., Edzuard Carlton Sisson, William Worth Sis- son, Benj. Franklin Welden. BEZALEEL MANN: Born near Attleboro, Mass., June 15, 1724; died in Attleboro, Oct. 3, 1796 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Attleboro ; Judge of the Superior Court, and member of the committee appointed to report on the first constitution submitted to the people of Massachusetts, — Eaward Comstock, John Rumney Scarles, John S. Ward- 7uell Wilham W. Wardwell, Gerald £. Williams. AARON MARBLE: Born in Sutton, Mass., in 1762 ; died in Charl- ton, Mass., in 1825 ; private under Capt. Benj. Allton and Col. John Rand from July 9, 1780, to Oct. 10, 1780 ; under Capt. Reuben Davis and Col. Luke Drury from July 17, 1781, to Nov. i, 1781, arriving at West Point, August i ; again appeared at West Point under Capt Allton and Col. Rand, March 4, 1782 ; and still later in Capt. Reuben Davis' Co., Aug. 26, 17S3. — William Allen Marble, William Edward Afarble. JOSEPH MARKHAM (Marconi) : Baptized in Middle Haddam, Conn., Aug. 29, 1742 ; settled in Ackworth, N. H., about 1773 ; died there after 1818 ; Sergeant in Capt. Abraham Filer's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt., of Connecticut from July 9 to Dec. 17, 1775 > Cor- poral in Capt. Fitch's Co., Col. John Durkee's Regt., Connecticut Line, from April 13, 1777 until April 13, 1780; was a pensioner. — Charles Butler Rogers. NATHANIEL MARKHAM : Born in Chatham, Conn., in May, 1754; died therein January, 1829; served with the troops from his town on the Lexington Alarm and probably on subsequent occasions, and was a pensioner. — Leander Augustus Bevin. ISAAC MARKS (or Marques) : Born in New York City in 1 732 ; private in Capt. Schermerhorn's Co., Col., Van Rensselaer's Regt., of New York '^^\Y\^\■^i.— Herman Benjamin Baruch. ELISHA MARSH, ist: Father of Elisha Marsh, 2d (q. v.); grad- uated from Harvard College in 1738; pastor of a church in West- 482 TRoU of Bucestors. asns. minster, Mass., 20 years; removed in 1770, to Walpole, N. H., where during the Revolutionary War he was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Cheshire County. — VVi/liam Kasson Fierce. ELISHA MARSH, 2d: Born in Walpole, N. H., March 28, 1750 ; Corporal 12 days, ending July 9, 1777, in Col. Benjamin Bellow's Regt., of New Hampshire Militia, which reinforced the garrison at Ticon- deroga. — IVilliatn Kasson Fierce. ISAAC MARSH: Born in New Hartford, Oct, 18, 1747 ; died in Tyringham, Mass., Aug. 27, 1792 ; Sergeant in Capt. Thomas Williams' Co., Col. John Paterson's Regt., marching from Stockbridge, Mass., April 22, 1775 ; commissioned 2d Lieut, of ist Co., 2d Berkshire County Regt., May 4, 1776; Captain of ist Co., 3d Berkshire County Regt., April 23, 1778; and Captain in Col. Sears' Berkshire County Regt., from July 13 to Nov. 2, 1781, stationed at Fort Plains, Tryon County, N. Y., under Gen. Stark. — Charles Fushmore, Faul Fushmore, Ho7s.'ard Fushmore. RUFUS MARSH: Born in Windham, Conn., about 1758, lived in Worthington, Mass. ; died in Ferrisburg, Vt, in 1814; private under Capt. Christopher Bainester and Col. Weeks of Massachusetts, in the Ticonderoga expedition ; and afterwards under Capt. Eliezer Webber and Col. Ezra May, in the Stillwater expedition. — Fufus M. Townsend. JOHN MARTIN : Of Cumberland Co., Pa. ; was one of the Cum- berland Associators ; enlisted as Ensign on or about Jan. 17, 1777, in Col. Jos. Armstrong's 5th Battalion ; killed at the massacre of Paoli, Pa., Sept. 20, 1777. He was between 30 and 40 years of age. — William Martin Findley. NATHANIEL MARTIN : Born in Barrington, R. I., in January, 1723 ; died there Jan. 15, 1806 ; elected by General Assembly in 1776, Colonel of 1st Regt., Bristol County; in April, 1777, appointed one of the persons to advance the bounties allowed to soldiers of the state within and for the town of Barrington. — Arthur W. Soper. BENJAMIN MARVIN: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in September, 1737 ; died in Alburgh, Vt, in 1822 ; successively First Lieutenant and Captain in the 4th New York Continental Line, 1 776-1 777. — John Edwin Walker. DAVID MASON: Born in Boston, Mass., March 19, 1727; died there Sept. 17, 1794, residing meanwhile in Salem; a veteran Artillerist of French and Indian War ; was custodian of cannon which the British troops went to Salem to seize ; upon organization of troops at Cam- bridge was Lieutenant-Colonel of Artillery under Col. Gridley ; upon 483 ^ae. IRoll Of ancestors. reorganization of regiment, was Lieutenant-Colonel under Col. (subse- quently Major-Gen.) Knox; was sent in January', 1776, to establish a military depot at Springfield, and remained in charge thereof until 1778, when he retired from active duties. — IVcHs IVillard. JEREMIAH MASON: Born in 1730; died in Lebanon, Conn., in 1813 ; raised and commanded a company of Minutemen at beginning of the war ; assisted in siege of Boston ; promoted from Lieutenant to Colonel of the 12th Connecticut Regt., December, 1776 ; joined army in vicinity of New York, and continued in service till the end of the war. When Arnold burnt New London, he turned his regiment out with such speed as to win him great credit, a feat which was said to have been the cause of his appointment to the command of Fort Trum- bull. — Wm. Huntington Peabody, Jr. PEREZ ]\L\SON : Born in Swansea, Mass., April 9, 1747 ; died in Lyman (or Monroe), N. H., March 17, 1825 ; enlisted in Col. Jonathan Chase's Regt. of New Hampshire, to reinforce the Continental Army at Ticonderoga, May 7, 1777, and was discharged with the regiment June 18, 1777. — William D. Stewart. STEVENS THOMSON MASON : Son of Thomson Mason (q. v.), of Virginia ; a volunteer aide of Washington in the Yorktown campaign, 1 78 1 . — Wm. Mason Wright. THOMSON MASON : Born in Virginia, in 1 733 ; died there Feb. 26, 1785 ; before the war for many years a member of the House of Bur- gesses; in 1774 published a series of papers advocating resistance to the Crown; in 1778 Supreme Court Judge, and in 1779 and 1783, member of the Virginia Legislature. — Wm. Mason Wright. ZACCHEUS MAXON : An Ensign in the 3d Co., ist Battalion, of Kings County Militia, of Rhode Island, in 1780 and 1781. — Oliver D. Green. DAVID MAXSON : Born in Warwick, R. I., July 24, 1729 ; died, probably, 1786 ; appointed on a committee for Westerly, pursuant to an act of the Legislature, April 22, 1775, to procure powder, bullets, and flints ; was receiver of moneys for paying bounties, 1 7S0, and Deputy from Westerly, 1781 and 1783. — Albert E. S. Greene, David Maxson Greene. ANTHONY MAXWELL: Born in Scotland in December, 1754; died in Hudson, N. Y., May 24, 1825 ; made Sergeant, May i, 1777, Ensign, July i, 1777, and Lieutenant, Feb. 28, 1779, ''^ Capt. John Sandford's Co., Col. Wm. Malcom's Regt. ; one of the 16 regiments in 484 ■Roll Of ancestors. /tec. the Continental service officered by Gen. Washington and not belonging to the line of any particular State. Aaron Burr was Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment. — Alvin Martin Evans. THOMPSON MAXWELL: Born in Bedford, Mass., 1742; died near Detroit, Mich., 1825; served in the French and Indian War; member of the Boston " tea party," 1773 ; went to Cambridge with the Amherst Company, under Capt. Crosby, on the Lexington Alarm ; was Lieutenant, May 31, 1776; in engagements at Trois Rivieres, Trenton, Princeton, Hubbardstown, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Cherry Valley, etc. ; discharged in December, 1779. In 1787, he was Captain under Gen. Shepherd, for the suppression of Shay's Rebellion. In the War of 1812, with rank of Major, he was thrice taken prisoner of war. — Robert Watson Pomeroy. ARCHIBALD McALLISTER : Born in Hanover, Pa., April 7, 1756 ; died at his place called Fort Hunter, six miles above Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 16, 1831; commissioned Captain Jan. 13, 1777, in Col. Thomas Hartley's Regt., the 6th, of the Continental Line, serving at Germantown and Monmouth. — John Bowes Cox. RICHARD MCALLISTER; Born in Scotland in 1725; died in Hanover, Pa., in 1795 ; member of Committee of York County to the Provincial Conference in Philadelphia, June 18, 1775; chosen Colonel of Minutemen of York County, July 28, 1775 ; member of Committee of Safety, March 30, 1776 ; was sent with his regiment in 1776 to join Washington ; fought at Long Island and in the Jersey campaign, and performed other military service; was Justice of the Peace in 1771, 1774, and 1794. — John Bowes Cox. SAMUEL McCAUSLIN, ist: Born in Coleraine, County London- derry, Ire., in 1728; reached Bedford Co., Pa., in 1748, with his brother James and other members of family ; died in Coleraine, Pa., 1802; enlisted March 22, 1776, in Capt. Samuel Davidson's Co. of Bedford County Associators ; Dec. 10, 1777, in Captain Richard Dun- lap's Co., Col. Wm. Parker's Regt. ; soon thereafter promoted to Court- martial-man ; served from 1782 to June 6, 1783, in Capt. Evan Cessna's Co. of Bedford County Militia, and was Collector of Excise from Nov. i, 1781, until about Nov. 27, 1783. — James Martin. ANDREW McCLARY : The first of three generations of that name to bear arms for his country ; was born in Nottingham, N. H., in 1730; left his plow when he heard of the battle of Lexington, and joined a gathering company, which numbered 80 by the time it reached Notting- 485 /Rcc. IRoll of Hncestors. ham, and of which he was chosen leader. At Medford, the New Hampshire troops were divided into two commands, the larger of which chose Stark for Colonel, and McClary for Major. At the battle of Bunker Hill he was torn to pieces by a cannon-ball, while performing extra-hazardous duty, and was buried at Medford with the honors of war. — Martin E. AlcClary. HUGH McCLELLAN: Born in Ireland, April 4, 1744; lived in Massachusetts; served 15 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Hugh McClennon's Co., Col. Saml. Williams' Regt., which marched from Coleraine and Shelburne ; commissioned Captain of 2d Co., 5th Hamp- shire County Regt., Col. David Field, May 3, 1776 ; served six days, from Aug. 17, 1777, in same command, on alarm from Bennington, and served as Captain one month and two days, from Sept. 22, 1777, in Col. David Wells' Regt.— j^z/^/i McCkllan Knickerbocker. JAMES McCLELLAN: Born in Worcester, Mass., June 22, 1727 ; lived in Sutton, Mass. ; private in Capt. John Worthley's Co., 31st Regt. of Massachusetts Foot ; encamped at Cambridge beginning April 24, 1775; went to Providence on the Alarm, 1776, under Capt. Abraham Batchelor and Col. Jonathan Holman, and was private under Capt. Reuben Sibley and Col. Davis, in 1780. — Walter King Wright. SAMUEL McCULLOUGH : Born in Washington Co., Pa., about 1730; Major of the ist Battalion of Militia of Washington Co., Pa., 1781-1782 ; he also took an active part in the Indian wars after the War for Independence, and was killed in an ambuscade in 1783. It is the family tradition that he was burned at the stake, and that the Indians ate his heart to make them brave. — Homer Lee. JOHN McKEE: Born in Ireland, June i, 1754 ; died in Juniata Co., Pa., Nov. 10, 1830; private in Capt. Matthew Gregg's Co., ist Battalion, commanded by Col. James Dunlap, ordered into service July 28, 1777 ; later served under Capt. Philip Mathias and Col. Samuel Lyon in the Cumberland County Militia. — Joseph Jeanes McKee. CHARLES McKINSTRY: Born in Blandford, Mass., in 1755; died in Hillsdale, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1819 ; Second Major in the 2d Claver- ack Battalion, 9th Albany County Regt., New York State Militia, Col. Peter Van Ness commanding. May 28, 1778. — Charles Hedges Mc- Kinstry. THOMAS McLaughlin : Bom in 1718 ; died in Madison, Me., in 1802 ; served as an Ensign in Canada in 1754 ; was a Lieutenant at Bunker Hill, where he was knocked down by the earth thrown up by a 486 TRoll Of Bncesrors. /dea. ball at Charlestown Neck on the retreat of the Americans. — Louis Gage Mason. JOHN McLEAN (or McClean) : Born in Isle of Mull, Scotland, July 3, 175s ; died in New York City, Feb. 28, 1821 ; resided in 1775 near Little Britain, Orange Co., N. Y., and enlisted July, that year, at Goshen in Capt. Daniel Denton's Company, " to be employed in the Continental Army, in the third regiment raised in the Province of New- York, whereof James Clinton, Esq., is appointed Colonel ; " served throughout the war ; on June 29, 1780, appointed Second Lieutenant of Scribner's Co. in the 7th Regt., known as Col. Henry Luddington's Regt. ; after the war, resided in New York City, with a country home at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson ; in 1800 or 1801 was appointed Commis- sar)'-General of the State of New York and continued in that office ten or twelve years. — George Clinton Gardner, Donald McLean, Walter McLean. HUGH McMASTER : Born in county Antrim, Ireland, in 1754; settled with his two brothers, John and Patrick, in the famous Ninety- six District of South Carolina, where each was granted 100 acres of land in 1775 ; enlisted with his brothers in Continental Army ; John was killed at Augusta, and Patrick died a prisoner at Camden ; Hugh survived the war and died on the Atlantic Ocean in 1787. — George Hunter McMaster. ROBERT McMURRAY : Born in Tyrone, Ireland, in 1744 ; died in Salem, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1814 ; private in Capt. Armstrong's Co., Col, Webster's Regt. — the Dorset Regt. — of Charlotte County, N. Y., Militia ; owned 230 lots of the " Turner Patent " and was driven from his farm by the invasion of the enemy. — Mitchell McFarland. CHARLES McNEIL : Born in Litchfield, Conn., June 30, 1751 ; served in Capt. Moses Seymour's troop under Major Thomas Bull in the Connecticut Light Dragoon Militia on the New Haven and Norwalk Alarms. — George Waterman Pound. JOHN McNEIL : With thirty men from Hillsborough, N. H., reached Bunker Hill in time for the battle and brought off his Major (McClary) wounded from the field. — Henry Hill Benhant. JOHN McWILLIAMS : Born in Scotland, in 1725 ; died in Scotch- town, N. Y., Nov. 23, 1802 ; private in Capt. Lawrence Gross' Co., Lieut.-Col. Marinus Willett's Regt. (5th) New York Continental Line. — Waller Aspinwall, Shirrell Norton Mc Williams. JOHN MEAD : Born in Greenwich, Conn., about 1725 ; died Dec. 3, 1790 ; appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the 9th Regt., Connecticut 487 IRoll Of Hncestors. ^ec. Militia, at the beginning of the war ; promoted to Colonel in May, 1777; in May, 1781, made Brigadier-General of the 4th Brigade. His service covered the whole period of the war. The Tories did so much injury to his property that Congress gave him a large grant of land m Ohio as partial compensation. — Howard Patterson, George Henry Ray- mond, James Loder Raymond, Culver Channing Sniffen. BENJAMIN MEEKER : Born, 1747 ; died, 1828 ; lived in New Jersey ; a Minuteman in the Essex County, N. J., Militia. — Cornelius Amory Pugsley. HENRY MELLEN : Born in Hopkinton, Mass., in 1735 ^ ^'^d '" Melford, Mass., March 22, 1813 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Home's Co., Col. Samuel Bullard's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm from Hopkinton ; served 12 days ; appears in service again Sept. 30, 1777, in Capt. Daniel Eames' Co., serving -i^t, days ; and also served six months in the 26th Regt., date not recorded.— /(?/;« Clajlin, Stewart Woodford Eames. THOMAS MELLEN : Born in Framingham, Mass., May 15, 1713; died in Hopkinton, Mass., in June, 1782 ; member of First Provincial Congress of Massachusetts and participated in the measures taken for the safety and defence of the Province. — John Clajlin, Stewart Woodford Eames. CALEB B. MERRELL : Born in Great Barrington, Mass., 1754; died in Michigan, July 2, 1842 ; private in Lieut. Solomon Jackson's Co., Col. John Ashley's Regt., Massachusetts troops, from Oct. 13 to Oct. 20, 1 781 ; marched on Alarm to the northwards ; had previously participated in battles of Bennington, Bemis Heights, Saratoga and Stillwater, and was at one time taken prisoner to Canada. — Stephen Merrell Clement. EZEKIEL MERRILL: Born in Newbury, Mass., Dec. 9,1748; enlisted on the Lexington Alarm as Corporal under Capt. William Rogers and Col. Gerrish ; moved to Pelham, N. H., where he re-enlisted as Corporal, July, 1776, under Capt. David Quinby and Col. Bartlett, and again under Capt. Amos Gage in Col. Moore's Regt., Sept. 29, 1777 ; marched to Saratoga ; witnessed Burgoyne's surrender ; re-enlisted Aug. 5, 1778, under Capt. Benjamin "Whittier and Col. Gale, and marched to Rhode Island. He moved from Pelham to Bethel, Me., thence in 1789 to Andover, Me., where he died March 6, 1830. — Henry William Poor. JOSHUA MERSEREAU : Born in Staten Island, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1728 ; died in Union, N. Y., June 10, 1804; appointed Major by Gen. 488 ^ii. IRoU ot Hncestors. Washington, who subsequently discovered that he was a better business man than soldier, and subsequently changed his appointment to Com- missary-General and Quartermaster-General ; he was also representative for Richmond County in the Provincial Assembly of New York which met at Kingston and Poughkeepsie from 1777 to 1786. — Dean Albert Smith. EBENEZER MESSER : Born about 1741 in what is now Landaff, N. H. ; lived in Andover, Mass.; enlisted Oct. 14, 1779, in Capt. Stephen Webster's Co., Col. Jacob Gerrish's Regt., Massachusetts Militia ; served 50 days ; re-enlisted July 10, 1780, in Capt. John Abbott's Co., Col. Nathaniel Wade's Regt., for three months' service at West Point. — William Lowell Hill. CHRISTOPHER MIDLER : Died in Oran, Onondaga Co., N. Y., June 10, 1796 ; entered the service at the beginning of the Revo- lution first as a waiter for Capt. or Col. Hermans ; afterwards enlisted at Clermont, Columbia County, N. Y., for the war, serving as a private and Corporal in Capt. Andrew Mordy's Co., Col. Lamb's Regt. of Artillery ; stationed part of the time at West Point and Fort Mont- gomery ; wounded at the latter during Vaughn's attack ; discharged in 1783. It is the family tradition that his wife was with him in the army a year or more, moulding bullets for the soldiers. — Franklin Fierce Denison, Henry De La Mater Denison. DANIEL MILES : Of Petersham, Mass. ; father of Joab Miles (q. v.), private in Capt. John Wheeler's Co., Col. Ephraim Doolittle's Regt., which marthed from Petersham April ig, 1775, on the Lexing- ton Alarm, serving 12 5^ days ; private in Capt. Nathan Hamilton's Co., Col. Samuel Brewer's Regt., from Aug. 3, 1776, to Sept. 30, 1776 ; appears on a pay receipt for October, 1776, dated Nov. 3, 1776, at Ticon- deroga Mills, and on pay abstract of Capt. Hamilton's Co. for mileage from Fort Edward to Petersham, dated Brookfield, Feb. 6, 1777 ; Cor- poral in Capt. Peter Woodbury's Co., Col. Job Cushing's Regt. for 37 days from July 28, 1777, marching to Bennington to reinforce Stark ; Corporal in Capt. John Oliver's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt., for 28 days from Sept, 28, 1777, marching to reinforce the northern army at the reduction of Burgoyne. — N'elson Appleton Miles. JOAB MILES : Born and died in Petersham, Mass. ; private on the Lexington Alarm roll of Capt. John Wheeler's Co., Col. Ephraim Doo- little's Regt., which marched April 19, 1775, from Petersham, Mass.; served 23)4 days ; Sergeant in Capt. Wing Spooner's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt., enlisting Aug. 21, 1777 and serving nine days ; and 489 ^ti. IRoll ot Hncestors. First Sergeant in Capt. Josiah Wilder's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt., under command of Maj. Daniel Clapp, enlisting July 4, 1778, and serving 13 days at the Rutland Barracks. Died several years after the war, aged about 90 years. — Nelson Appleton Miles. TIMON MILES: Born in Waterbury, Conn., in 1759; died there May 21, 1833; enlisted Dec. 10, 1775, in Capt. Phineas Porteus' Co., Col. Andrew Ward's Regt., serving two months and 28 days ; April 26, 1776, under Capt. Ichabod Norton and Col. Samuel Mott, serving seven months ; March i, 1777, at the works at New Windsor, N. Y., serving six weeks ; in April, 1777, under Capt. Beecher, serving five days on the Danbury Alarm ; July 10, 1777, under Capt. Soper and Col. Meigs, serving one months and five days ; Sept. 20, 1777, under Capt. James Stoddard and Col. Andrew Adams, serving one month and one day ; and July 13, 1779, under Capt. Asa Bray, serving one month and three days. — Charles L. Stocking. AARON J. MILLER: Born in West Springfield, Mass., June 11, 1750 ; died in Ludlow, Mass., Nov. 4, 1838; pensioned for ten months' actual service as a Surgeon's mate in the Massachusetts troops, part of the time under Col. Danielson. — John P. Gaylord. ASA MILLER : Lieutenant in Col. John Moseley's Regt., Capt. Levi Ely's Co., Massachusetts Militia, Sept. 18, 1777, and in Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regt., Capt. John Morgan's Co., and other com- mands ; was on Long Island with Washington in his retreat ; crossed New Jersey ; fought at Brandywine where he was wounded and was present at Andre's execution. — Marcus P. Miller. ELIJAH MILLER : Born, it is believed, in White Plains, N. Y. ; died there in 1776 ; he was commissioned Adjutant of the Regiment of Minutemen of County of Westchester of which Samuel Drake was Colonel, Oct. 27, 1775. — Samuel C. Miller, Charles Purdy Sherwood. ROBERT MILLER : Private in Capt. Ogden's Co., ist Regt., New Jersey Continental Line, Third Establishment ; also served in the East- ern Battalion, Morris County Militia (Jacob Ford, Jr., Colonel), and in the " State troops," the service of which is well known. They were active in the engagements at Quinton's Bridge, Hancock's Bridge, Three Rivers, Connecticut Farms and Van Neste's Mills, and efficiently supported the Continental Line at the battles of Long Island, Trenton, Assunpink, Princeton, Germantown, Springfield, and Monmouth. Private Miller also rendered important service to the starving army at Valley Forge in the terrible winter of 1777-8. Having been born and reared in the vicinity, he was familiar with the entire region, and turned his 490 iRoll Of Hncestors, mu knowledge to account by levying upon the storehouses and barns of the Tories who resided there, and though he endured great perils and hard- ships himself, he obtained large quantities of food for the suffering army. He died Oct. 29, 1827. — Andrew J. C. Foye, Andrew Ernest Foye, Frank Mendon Foye. SAMUEL MILLER: Of Connecticut; died in Miller's Corners, N. Y., in 1801 ; enlisted from the town of Simsburj', Conn., in Capt. Amos Wilcox's Co., on the Lexington Alarm and served three days; the following May, re-enlisted in Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co. from Sims- bury in Gen. Spencer's (2d Continental) Regt., and was discharged Octo- ber 24 ; this regiment was raised on the first call for troops, and partici- pated in the siege of Boston. Detachments took part in the battle of Bunker Hill and Quebec expedition. — Carlton Silas Miller, Craig Carl- ton Miller. BENJAMIN MILLS : Born in 1735 '■> 'i^ed in New Hartford, Sims- bury and West Simsbury, Conn. ; enlisted from New Hartford on the Lexington Alarm and served three days as Sergeant ; was Lieutenant in the 5th Co., 4th Regt., Connecticut Militia, which marched to Crown Point upon the surprise of Ticonderoga ; and was commissioned Captain in Col. Bradley's Regt., of Wadsworth's Brigade, in June, 1776. He was in Fort Washington when it fell ; and in 1780 was Captain in Col. Beebe's Regt. — Stephen Crosley Mills. GEORGE MILLS : Born in Marblehead, Mass., Oct. 3, 1754 ; died in Mills Corners, Fulton Co., N. Y., May 17, 1826; served six days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Robt. Webster's Co., Gen. Pomeroy's Regt. of Massachusetts ; three months and 12 days from April 27, 1775, under Capt. Robt. Webster and Col. Fellows ; re-enlisted and went to Quebec, Sept. 9, 1775; was at Dorchester in same command Oct. 8, 1775 ; served from March 4, 1777 to Dec. 31, 1779, under Capt. Day and Col. Brooks, and in Capt. Coburn's Co., from Jan. i, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780; re-enlisted in January, 1781, under Capt. Wm. White and Col. John Brooks; and served from Feb. i, 1781, to March i, 1782, under Capt. Asa Coburn, same regiment ; discharged by Gen. Washing- ton, June 10, 1783; received honorary badge for faithful service. — Borden Dodge Smith. LEWIS MILLS: Born Oct. 18, 1738; lived in Kent, Conn. ; Lieu- tenant in Capt. Abraham Fuller's Co., 13th Militia Regt. ; marched Aug. 22, 1776; discharged Sept. 30, 1776; re-enlisted in Capt. David Olmsted's Co., Col. Moseley's Regt., and arrived in camp, June 3, 1778. This regiment was ordered to the Hudson soon after the battle of Mon- mouth. — Norman Jerome Tkotnpson. 491 ^it. IRoll Of ancestors. BARNABUS MITCHELL : Born in Connecticut ; died in Remsen, N. Y., March 14, 1813 ; served in the 8th Co., 5th Regt. of Connecti- cut, commanded by Lieut.-Col. Sherman ; enhsted July i, 1781 ; trans- ferred to 6th Co., 3d Regt. (Col. S. B. Webb), about November, 1782, and was still in service in April, 1 783. — Edwin B. Mitchell. NATHAN MITCHELL: Elected Dec. 22, 1775, Ensign in the Coshocton Co. (Capt. Bazaliel Tyler, Jr.), belonging to the 2d Ulster County, N. Y., Regt. (Col. James Clinton) ; participated in the battle of Minisink. — Edward Wallace Bush. WILLIAM MITCHELL: Born Aug. 30, 1748; lived in Connect!- cut; a manufacturer of saltpetre ; joined Capt. Noadiah Hooker's Co., 2d Regt., serving from May 5 to Sept. 15, 1775 ; re-enlisted May 26, 1777, for eight months, in the 8th Regt., serving as a non-commissioned officer under Capt. Jesse Kimble and Col. Joseph Chandler ; taken prisoner at battle of Germantown. — Alfred Augustus Mitchell. RICHARD MONTAGUE: Born in Sunderland, Mass., May 7, 1729; died in Leverett, Mass., Feb. 21, 1794 ; Adjutant in Col. Ruggles Woodbridge's Regt. of Minutemen ; served seven days on the Lexing- ton Alarm ; then enlisted, April 27, 1775, into the army raised for eight months ; was with army in Cambridge when Washington assumed command ; commissioned Major by Washington and attached to his staff ; participated in the battle of Bunker Hill and other principal battles in the northern department. — Herbert Montague Linnell. BENJAMIN MONTANYE: Born in New York City, 1745; died in New Vernon, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1825 ; left New York on the retreat of the Americans ; confidential messenger of Provincial Convention ; pur- posely sent in 1781 by Washington with bogus despatches over a road where he was captured and taken to New York, where the British, de- ceived by the despatches, prepared for an assault on the City, while the American Army stole around and was well on its way to Yorktown be- fore the ruse was discovered. — Montanye Rightmeyer. JOHN MONTANYE: Born in New York in 1747 ; died there Sept. 29, 1829 ; previous to the Revolution, moved to Tappan, Orange Co., N. Y., where he resided during the war ; enlisted in the company formed from that district by Capt. Johannes Bell and assigned to regiment com- manded by Col. Ann Hawkins Hays. — Edward Vincent Cary. PETER MONTANYE: Born in New York City, Dec. 25, 1757; died in Olive, Ulster Co., N. Y., in 1828 ; private in Capt. Chas. Gra- ham's Co., Col. Philip Van Cortlandt's Regt., from May 12, 1778, to Feb 3, 1779 , Sergeant under Capt. Henry Pawling and Lieut. Col. Al- 492 TRoll Of Hncestors. idiboo. bert Pawling in 1 780 ; and still later a private under Capt. Abra- ham Livingston and Col. Fred'k Weissenfels. — James de la Montanye. HUGH MONTGOMERY ; Born in Londonderry, N. H., July 29, 1721 ; died in Londonderrj', Vt. ; enlisted April 23, 1775, in Capt. Geo. Reid's Co., Col. John Stark's Regt., serving three months and 16 days, after which he re-enlisted in Capt. Samuel M. Connell's Co., Col. Daniel Moor's Regt. — Frank Warren Montgomery. BENJAMIN MOOERS : Born in Haverhill, Mass., April i, 1758; after the war lived in Plattsburgh, N. Y. ; enlisted in 1776 in Capt. Eaton's Haverhill Co., Col. Edward Higgleworth's Regt. ; joined Gates' Army ; re-enlisted in 1777 in Capt. (Gen.) Brickett's Co. ; on guard over prisoners taken with Burgoyne ; appointed Ensign in Col. Hazen's Regt., " Congress' Own," in 1778; promoted to Adjutant of the regi- ment in 1779, which position he held until the close of the war; crossed thrice to Staten Island with Sterling in 1779 ; member of Washington's Life Guard 1779-80; present at Andre's execution; after the war held many positions of public trust and honor ; served in the Militia 30 years, being commissioned Major-General in 181 1. — Thomas Whiteside Moore. WILLIAM MOOR: Born in Bedford, N. H., in 1760 ; died there in 1844 ; pensioned in 1832 for seven months and 24 days' actual service in the New Hampshire troops, part of the time under Capt. Kidder and Col. Nichols. — Horace White. JAMES MOORE, ist. : Born April 22, 1753 ; lived in Pennsyl- vania ; enlisted for the war. May 15, 1776, in James Carr's Co., Col. Edward Hand's 1st Regt. of the Pennsylvania Line; at battles of Long Island and Trenton, in Sullivan's Campaign, at Burgoyne's surrender, and in battle of Monmouth ; paid off at Carlisle, Pa., April, 1781. — James Minor Liticoln. MARGARET KATE MOORE : See Margaret Kate Barry. NATHANIEL MOORE : Born near Trenton, N. J. ; Sergeant in Capt. Hoppock's Co., 3d Regt., Hunterdon Co., N. J., Militia; a noted rifle shot, whose exploits as an army scout were famous ; owner of the ferry at Trenton, and said to have furnished the lighters in which Washington and his army made his famous crossing of the Delaware River on the night of Dec. 25, 1776. — Edward Moore Robinson,William Moore Robinson. PLINY MOORE: Born in Sheffield, Mass., April 14, 1759; after the war lived at Champlain, N. Y. ; joined the expedition to Canada under Armstrong in 1 7 7 5 , being obliged, on account of his youth, to enlist 493 iiBor. IRoll Of Hncestors. as a musician ; later made Lieutenant of Capt. Wright's Co., Col. Marinus Willett's Regt., and became Adjutant of the regiment. — Thomas White- side Moore. JOHN MORE: Born in Elginshire, Scotland, Feb. 24, 1745 ; died in Roxbury, N. Y., Jan. i, 1840; in August, 1779, was in Capt. Benj. Dubois' Co., of the nth Albany County Regt. of New York State Militia, commanded by Col. Anthony Van Bergen. — Williatn More Decker. ANDREW MOREHOUSE : Born about 1727 ; lived in South Dover, N. Y., recorded in a letter from the Dutchess County, N. Y., Committee, dated May 6, 1777, as nominated to be Lieutenant-Colonel of Dutchess County Militia ; on June 22, 1778, the Council of Appointment made changes and he became Lieutenant Colonel of the third regiment of Pavvling's Precinct. — LeDroict Langdon Barber, Andrew Langdou, John LeDroict Langdon. THOMAS MORENUS : Born in Schoharie, N. Y. ; died in Oneonta, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1826; private during 1778, 1779, and 1780, first in Capt. Isaac Bogart's Co. of Col. John Harper's Regt. ; afterward in Capt. James Hogan's Co. of Col. Peter Vrooman's Regt. ; in August, 1 780, went out of the fort in Schoharie county to help guard the harvesters against Indians, was captured, taken to Quebec, imprisoned, joined a plot to escape by blowing up a magazine, with his colleague was flogged with cat-o'-nine-tails, was the only one who survived the ordeal, and after 18 months' imprisonment escaped. — George Wiiithrop Fairchild. THOMAS MOREY : Born in Rhode Island in 1732 ; lived in Albany and Saratoga Counties, N. Y. ; died about 1810; signed the Associa- tion test in 1775 ; served under Col. Van Vechten in the 13th Albany Regt. — George B. Adams. ISAAC MORGAN : Born in Connecticut in 1739; died in 1796; Commissary of Connecticut troops during the Revolution ; part of La- fayette's French troops were quartered a few days on his farm in Plain- field, Conn., and the bedroom in which the General slept is still known as the " Lafayette room." — Charles Hamiltoti McKnight. PETER MORGAN : Born in 1712 ; died Aug. 13, 1786 ; served un- der Capt. Eells, 3d Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut, raised to reinforce Washington at New York ; served in New York, on Long Island, and at White Plains, 1776. — Ozro T. Love. EDWARD MORRIS: Born in Woodstock, Conn., Dec. 12, 1756; died in Wilbraham, Mass., April 19, 1801 ; served in the army of Canada under Gen. Thomas, and afterwards in Capt. James Shaw's Co., 494 IRoll of Hncestors. ifbox. Col. Charles Pynchon's Regt., at the Bennington Alarm in September and October, 1777. — Henry Lincoln Morris. JAMES MORRIS, Sr. : One of three brothers who came from Wales and were among the early settlers of Virginia ; later James lived in Penn- sylvania and was an Ensign in Col. John Philip De Haas' Regt., ist Pennsylvania Battalion, having been appointed by Gen. Gates, Nov. 3, 1776 ; participated in the operations in Canada under Arnold and about Ticonderoga in 1776. — Louis T. Morris. JOSIAH MORRIS: Born in Cardigan, Wales, in January, 1746; died in Milford, N. Y., March 9, 1825 ; while living in New London County, Conn., enlisted May 10, 1775, in Capt. Abel Spicer's Co., in the 6th Regt. (Col. S. H. Parsons") Connecticut Continental line ; on duty at New London till June 17, when company was ordered by the Gov- ernor's council to Boston; discharged Dec. 20, 1775. — Albert Morris, William H. Morris. LEWIS MORRIS : Born in Morrisania, N. Y., 1726 ; died Jan. 22, 1798; graduated at Yale, 1746; delegate to Congress, 1775; on com- mittee with Washington to raise military stores ; signed the Declaration of Independence ; suffered in consequence the burning of a thousand acres of woodland and the devastation of his estate ; in 1777 resigned his seat in Congress to his half brother Gouverneur ; afterwards was member of the New York Legislature and Major-General of State Militia. fulian Halsted Kean, George Barclay Reeves. ANTHONY MORSE: Born in Preston, Conn., Dec. 22, 1753; died in Sharon, Vt., March 22, 1803 ; served six days as a drummer on the Lexington Alarm, marching in Capt. Ebenezer Webber's Co. from Worthington, Mass., re-enlisted in same company, Col. John Fellow's Regt., April 27, 1775, serving eight months ; re-enlisted Dec. 17, 1776, as Sergeant in the same company under Major Clapp and Lieut.-Col. Samuel Williams, serving three months and 14 days; re-enlisted with rank of Ensign, Jan. 1, 1778, joining Capt. Bartlett's Co., and Col. Wesson's Regt., and resigned Feb. 14, 1778. — Richard Dana Morse, George Alfred Mosher. DAVID MORSE: Born in Guilford, Conn., April 18, 1754; died Greenville, N. Y., Jan. 8, 1831 ; served 16 days on Lexington Alarm from Guilford, Conn. ; private in Capt. Hand's Co., Col. Talcott's Regt., and Sergeant in Capt. Vail's Co., of Sea-Coast Guards stationed at Guilford. — Charles Miller Morse. JOSIAH MORSE: Born in Walpole, Mass., July i, 1701 ; was private in Capt. Joseph Lovell's Independent Co., 4th Regt., Dec. 29, 495 inox IRoll of Hncestors. 1776, and in Capt. S. Munn's Co., of Col. Wheelock's Regt., from April 22, to May 10, 1777. These companies were from Medway for the defense of Rhode Island. — Clmrles Henry Wight. THOMAS MORSE: Born in Medway, Mass., Oct i, 1753 ; private under Capt. T. Mellin and Col. A. Perry, from July 28, 1780, to Aug. ID, 1 7S0, during forays of British in Rhode Island; and on May 21, 1 78 1, enlisted for three years, and received bounty lands from Medway. —Charles Henry Wight. ZEBADIAH MORSE, Sr. : Born in Medway, Mass., Aug. 18, 1748 ; died in Canandaigua, N. Y., April 7, 181 7 ; enlisted from Gageborough, Mass., April 22, 1775, in Capt. Nathan Watkins' Co., serving 14 days; May 5, 1775. and served three months, three days in same company; Dec. 16, 1776, and served two months and nine days, as Sergeant, at Ticonderoga ; Sept. 5, 1777, and served 27 days as Sergeant in Capt. Wm. Clark's Co. ; Oct. 13, 1781, and served 11 days as Lieutenant in Capt. Hezekiah Green's Co. ; was still in that command March 18, 1783. — Charles Lewis Morse, George R. Morse, Horace J. Morse. JOSEPH MORTON: Born in England (it is supposed) in 1709; patented lands in 1743 in Charlotte County, Va. ; died June 28, 1782 ; he and his son William (q. v.) were founders of Hampden Sydney Col- lege and were members of the Committee of Safety of the County. — Clement Carrington Gaines, George Harman Le Grand Morton. WILLIAM MORTON: Born in Virginia, 1743; died in Charlotte County, March 29, 1820 ; raised a company in two days to join Gen. Green on the Dan River ; rose from rank of Captain to Colonel ; and at the battle of Guilford slew Col. Webster, " the pride of Cornwallis' Army." — Clement Carrington Gai/ies, George Harman Le Grand Morton. DAVID MOSELEY: Born in Westfield, Mass., March 7, 1735; died there Nov. 5, 1798 ; Captain of a company that marched to Ticon- deroga in 1776 ; Captain of a company in Col. John Moseley's Regt., in Northern Department from September 21, to Oct. 17, 1777 ; present at Burgoyne's surrender; chosen May 13, 1778, on a committee to con- sider a resolve of the General Court with regard to establishing a State Constitution ; Colone of 3d Hampshire County Regt., raised to support the Government at Northampton, Mass., in June, 1782. — Daniel Fred. Fowler. JOSEPH MOSELEY: Born in Glastonbury, Conn., Aug. 13, 1735; died there Oct. 25, 1806 ; Captain of the 7th Co., Second Battalion of Wadsworth's Brigade, Col. Fisher Gay commanding the Battalion. — Franklin A. Ethridge. 496 IRoll Of Hticestors. ^ou. DANIEL MOSES : Born in Simsbury Conn., June 22, 1729 ; served with the Connecticut troops at New York in 1776 ; died in the Army at New York, Sept. 8, 1776. — Ernest C. Moses. JOHN MOSHER: Born in Pepperell, Mass., Feb. 8, 1745 ; died in New Hartford, N. Y., March 3, 181 7 ; Sergeant in Capt. John Nutting's Co., Col. Wm. Prescott's Regt., which marched from Pepperell, April 19, 1775 ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in same command, June 25, 1775; Lieutenant in Col. M. Jackson's Regt., from Jan. i, 1777,10 Dec. 31, 1777 ; commanded a company of infantry during five years of the war, participating in the battles of Le.\ington, Bunker Hill, White Plains, Brandy wine, Saratoga, and Monmouth. — Charles Butler Rogers. SILAS MOSMAN, Sr. : Of Sudbury, Mass., private in Capt. Asahel Wheeler's Company, Col. Joseph Read's Regt., 1776, at Roxbury; re- enlisted in 1777 for a month, in the Northern Department; in 1778, served in the fourth regiment of Middlesex County. He was then nine- teen years of age. His three brothers, Jesse, Aaron, and Ezra, were also Revolutionary soldiers, Jesse being in the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill, and his father was a veteran of the Indian wars. — Nathan Ames Mosstnan. JOHN MOTT: Born in 1755; went from Richmond, Mass., to Brandon, Vt. ; thence to Mt. Vernon, O., in 1812, where he died in 1839; enlisted Dec. 7, 1776, as Second Lieutenant in Col. Seth War- ner's Regt., of Vermont; was also Ensign; was chosen Selectman seven times and representative to the General Assembly three times. — Henry Elliott Mott. WILLIAM MOULDER, Sr. : Born, Dec. 3, 1724, lived in Pennsyl- vania ; Second Lieutenant under Capt. Thomas Robinson and Col. Anthony Wayne, from March 15, to Oct. i, 1776; at various times, during the war served on Committees of Correspondence and Safety, committees for raising materials for the army, supporting families of Associators, regulating the sale of provisions so that they would not be inimical to the interests of the people, etc. His brother, Joseph, was Captain of Artillery, 3d Battalion, which lent Washington very timely support at Princeton. — Thomas Wilson. STEPHEN MOULTOiN : Born in Stafford, Conn., in 1734 ; died in Floyd, N. Y., in 1819; Lieutenant-Colonel of a regiment of Minute- men from Stafford on the Lexington Alarm ; took part in the operations around Boston and at Bunker Hill; raised, equipped, and commanded the Twenty-second Regiment of Mihtia ; taken prisoner, with his two sons, at the battle of Long Island ; confined in the old sugar house 32 497 ^ui. IRoU of Hncestors. in New York; exchanged in 1777; made pensioner under the act of 1818. — Edward A. Sumnei\ Thomas W. Timpson. JOB MULFORD: Born in Staatsburg, N. Y., Feb. 4, 1749; died there Aug. 14, 1794; served as Adjutant of New York troops. — Hugh McCkllan Kit ickerbockcr. JESSE MULLICK : Born and died in Orange County, N. Y. ; pri- vate in Capt. Bailey's Co., Col. Hathorne's Regt. of Orange Co. Mili- tia ; assisted at the forging of the great chain placed across the Hudson at West Point. — Chauncey Sherwood Carey, Henry De Witt Carey. PAUL MUMFORD : Born in Newport, R. I., March 5, 1734 ; died there in 1805 ; Deputy to the General Assembly of Rhode Island in 1775 ; member of committee to examine prisoners; appointed July 30, 1777 ; Delegate to attend war convention at Springfield, Mass.; ap- pointed, in 1779, assistant to the Governor of Rhode Island, and in October, 1779, member of the Council of War; Delegate to Congress in 1785 ; Associate Justice of Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1778- 1781, and Chief Justice, 1781-178S; Lieutenant-Governor, 1803, and on death of Governor Fenner that year, succeeded to the Governorship, while holding which office he died in 1805. — Nathan Guilford. JOHN MUNN : Born in Deerfie'd, Mass., March 16, 1712 ; died in Northfield, Mass., April 5, 1785 ; a soldier at Fort Dummer from 1730 to 1736; in the Revolutionary War served in Capt. Agrippa Wells' command at Bunker Hill. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. JOSEPH KIRK MUNSON: When 12 years old, accompanied Capt. Joseph Birdsey's Co., 4th Regt., Connecticut Militia, to Fishkill, N. Y., and in July, 1779, was in service at New Haven and Fairfield, Conn. — Marshall Winsloia Greene. ELIHU MURRAY: Born in Hatfield, Mass., Oct. 12, 1753; died in Guilford, N. Y., June 16, 1835 5 enlisted at Hatfield on the Lexing- ton Alarm in Capt. Israel Chapin's Co. ; fought at Bunker Hill ; re- enlisted under Capt. Samuel Payson and Col. Joseph Reed ; partici- pated in engagements at Brooklyn, New York, and Throgg's Neck ; again enlisted under Capt. Salmon White and Col. David Wells, and took part in the battles of Bennington and Saratoga ; before 1 780 was commissioned Captain in the Continental Line and transferred to the Quartermaster's Department, where he served till the close of the war, principally in Massachusetts, under Gen. Wadsworth. — Henry Thomas Murray, Lewis Newton Murray. SETH MURRAY: Born in Amherst, Mass., May 21, 1736 ; died in Canandaigua, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1795 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Graves' Co., 498 TRoll Of Bncestors. ncu which marched from Hatfield, Mass., on the Lexington Alarm ; com- missioned Captain in Col. Woolbridge's Regt., June 22, 1775 ; Captain of 6th Co., 2d Hampshire Co. Regt., March 22, 1776 ; Captain in Col. Jonathan Clap's Regt. from July 9, 1777, to Aug. 12, 1777, marching on expedition to Fort Edward ; Captain in Ezra May's Regt., Sept. 20, 1777, to Oct. 14, 1777 ; Major in 3d Massachusetts Regt. from Oct. 12, 1779, to Nov. 21, 1779; and was commissioned Lieutenant-Colonel of 2d Hampshire Co. Regt., with rank of Colonel, July 8, 1780; was in the battle of Bennington and the Saratoga engagements. After the war, assisted in suppressing Shay's rebellion, and was commissioned Brigadier-General in 1790. — Louis Brown. GERRIT MYERS (formerly spelled Myer or Meyer): Born in Rockland Co., N. Y., Oct. 13, 1730 ; died there in April, 1801 ; signed the pledge of the General Association in 1775, in the Haverstraw Precinct, Rockland Co., N. Y. ; was a Minuteman, and, toward the latter part of the war, was taken prisoner by a party of British and Tories, who plundered his house and knocked down his wife, breaking two of her ribs. Too weak from fever to walk, they lashed a feather bed to his back and dragged him along the road to Sloughter's — now Rockland Lake Land- ing — where they boarded their vessel. Here they hung him by his heels several times to gain information concerning the American troops and to force him to cheer for George the Third. He gave them no infor- mation and cheered for George Washington. He was then taken to New York City and imprisoned for some months in the old sugar house, where he would have frozen and starved if his family had not contrived to send him food and clothing by a patriotic woman. His son Joris (or George), a lad about 14, escaped capture by hiding in a chestnut tree, into which the marauders fired several shots, but as these did not dislodge him, they supposed he had hidden elsewhere.- — William Henry Corbtisier. JOHN JACOB MYTINGER (commonly known as Jacob Mytin- ger) : Born in Brettach, Baden, Germany, Sept. 19, 1750; died in Phil- adelphia, Pa., in 1793 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Bartholomew von Heer's Troop of Light Dragoons, raised in Pennsylvania ; was at Tap- pan, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1780; was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. — Frank Benesole Mytingcr. GERSHOM NELSON : Captain of the 5th Co. of the 3d Regt. of Wbrcester, Mass., in 1776. — William Hills, Jr. ROGER NELSON : Born in Frederick Co., Md., in 1759 5 died in Fredericktown, Md., June 7, 1815; ran away from William and Mary 499 mcv. iRoll of Hncestors. College at the age of i6 and joined the troop of horse under Col. Wm. A. Washington ; helped defend Charleston in 1780 ; taken prisoner, ex- changed, and entered Maryland Line with rank of Lieutenant ; partici- pated in battles of Camden, Cowpens, and Guilford Court-House, receiving 18 wounds at Camden ; at surrender of Cornwallis ; breveted Brigadier-General for meritorious conduct ; after war was member of Maryland Senate six years and of the Federal House of Representatives for several terms. — Albert Ritchie. JOHN WESLEY GILBERT NEVELLING : Born in Westphalia, Germany, in 1750; died in Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 18, 1844; lived in New Jersey until 1782 ; upon outbreak of the Revolution, converted his property into ;^5,ooo ($25,000), which he loaned the Government and never got back ; served as Chaplain in the New Jersey Militia, and had a price set on his head by the British on account of his intense activity in the American cause. — Gustavus Town Kirby. DAVID NEVINS : Born Sept. 12, 1747 ; lived in Norwich, Conn. ; died Jan. 21, 1838; Ensign in Capt. Sam'l Gales' Co., Col. Sam'l H. Parsons' Regt., from May i to Dec. 19, 1775 ; re-entered the service in 1776; First Lieutenant in Capt. James Chapman's Co., loth Continen- tal Regt. ; participated in siege of Boston ; then in operation at New York, including battles of Long Island and White Plains ; and remained on the Hudson in vicinity of Peekskill under Gen. Heath until Dec. 31, 1776. — Thomas Chester. ANDREW NEWELL: Baptized at Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 10, 1751 ; died in Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1798; Deputy Commissary in the Massachusetts Militia ; ordered by General Ward to proceed to Watertown to lodge the ten swivel guns he had under his care ; partici- pated in the battles of Concord and Bunker Hill. His brother, David Newell, Jr., Lieutenant and afterwards Captain, served during the war. — Tiemati/i Newell Horn, Herman Al. Tiemann, Sr., /alius IV. Tie?nann. BENJAMIN NICHOLS: Born June 15, 1739; ''^ed in North Stratford, Conn. ; enlisted as Sergeant in Jonathan Nichols' Co. on Lexington Alarm ; commissioned Ensign in May, 1775, in Capt. Zalmon Read's Co., 5th Continental Regt. ; marched to New York, thence to Northern Department ; served at Lake George and Lake Champlain ; discharged Nov. 28, 1775. — Joseph Clark. DAVID NICHOLS : Born in Salem, Mass., Nov. 16, 1735 i served during the siege of Boston as a private in Col. Phinny's Regt. of Mas- sachusetts Militia. — Maury Nichols. 500 TRoll Of Hncestors. mor. THADDEUS NICHOLS : Born in Princeton, Mass., Feb. 9, 1762 ; died in Middletown, Conn., Feb 8, 1842 ; enlisted in 1778 in the "Chore Rangers," under Capt. Aldrich, Maj. Benjamin Whitcomb's command, employed on the northern frontier watching the lines and protecting settlements from Indians; in November, 1778, they defeated a body of Indians and British between Ticonderoga and Crown Point ; in March, 1781, he was made Orderly Sergeant in Capt. Blakely's com- pany. Col. Samuel Fletcher's Regt., Vermont troops ; was stationed at Castleton, on the Canadian frontier, and served as clerk to Elisha Clark, Issuing Commissary to the Brigade ; was a United States pen- sioner. — Guy Du Val, Horace Clark Du Val. WILLIAM NICHOLS : Born in Trumbull, Conn., March 10, 1755; died in Bridgeport, Conn., July 21, 1837; pensioned under act of 1832, while residing in Fairfield County, Conn., for service under several enlistments during the Revolution. — Francis Durando Nichols. JAMES NICHOLSON : Born in Chestertown, Md., in 1737 ; died in New York City, Sept. 2, 1804 ; was first of 20 Captains of the Navy appointed under act of Congress of Oct. 10, 1776 ; given command of the "Virginia " in June, 1776 ; succeeded Commodore Esek Hopkins as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy in January, 1777 ; afterwards com- manded the " Trumbull " which was captured by the " Iris " and " General Monk" in August, 1781 ; not exchanged until close of war ; subsequently resided in New York and in 180 1-4 was Commissioner of Loans. Two brothers, Samuel and John, were also Naval Captains. — Charles Hatfield Taft. BENJAMIN NONES : Born in Bordeaux, France, March 9, 1757 ; came to America in 1777 ; settled in Philadelphia, where he died Feb. 9, 1826 ; early in the war, formed the acquaintance of Lafayette and Washington, and subsequently served on the staffs of both ; entered the service under Pulaski, from whom he received a letter commending his bravery under fire at Savannah, of which he was an eyewitness ; also an aide on DeKalb's staff, and helped carry him from the field when he fell ; on retirement from the army, became the sworn inter- preter of the United States Government at Philadelphia. — David Cur- ran Andrews, George Osgood Andmvs, Le Roy Andrews, S. Franklin Andrews, S. Sianwood Menken, Charles Alfred Nones. WALTER NORRIS : Born and lived in Morris County, N. J. ; served as a private in the Morris Militia. — Joseph Carlton Norris. ABIJAH NORTH : Of Farmington, Conn. ; enlisted July 2, 1778, in Capt. Bray's Co. of three months' men ; re-enlisted in October in 501 ■nor. IRoll ot Bncestors. Capt. Barton's Co. of Artificers under Col. Flower and served until 17S1, largely in Pennsylvania. — Charles J. North. AMOS NORTHROP : Born in Connecticut in 1730 ; died in Trying- ham, Mass., Feb. 9, 1810 ; private in Capt. Ezekiel Herrick's Co., Co. John Ashley's Berkshire County Regt., ordered by Gen. Gates to rein- force the Northern Army ; served 19 days from Sept. 22, 1777 ; re-enlisted Oct. 18, 1779, under Capt. Adam Kasson and Col. Israel Chapin, serving one month and eight days. — Milton Harlow Northrup. DANIEL NORTHRUP : Born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1735 ; died in Gahvay, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 15, 180S ; member of Capt. Schermerhorn's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regt. of Albany County Militia ; present at Burgoyne's surrender. — M. Sexton Northrup. WILLIAM NORTHRUP : Born in North Kingston, R. I., Dec. 8, 1732; died in Deerfield, N. Y., May 27, 1827 ; drummer in Capt. Benjamin West's Co. of Rhode Island from Jan. 6 to Feb. 6, 1777 ; private in same Company, in Col. Joseph Stanton's Regt. stationed at Tiverton from Sept. i to Sept. 15, 1777 ; drummer again in same com- pany in Col. Wm. Barton's Regt. from Dec. i, 1777, to March 16, 1778 ; Drum Major in Col. Archibald Crary's Regt. from Sept. 16 to Oct. 16, 1778, and from Feb. 16 to March 16, 1779. — Harvey Foote Retiiington. EBENEZER NORTON : Born at Durham, Conn., Dec. 30, 1715 ; died at Goshen, March 15, 1785 ; member of the General Assembly for twenty-two terms ; on the outbreak of the Revolution he was Lieutenant- Colonel of the 17th Regt. of Militia, composed of companies from Litchfield, Goshen, Torrington and Winchester (First society) ; resigned in 1776, but was active in collecting arms for the Connecticut troops. — George Candee Buell. ICHABOD NORTON : Born in Farmington, Conn., in 1736 ; died in Granby, Conn., Oct. i, 1825 ; Captain in Col. Mott's Battalion for service in Northern Department ; stationed at Skenesborough and Ticonderoga from August to November, 1776 ; Captain in Col. Noadiah Hooker's Regt. at Peekshill in 1777 ; Major from April to November, 1779 ; representative in the General Assembly every year but one from 1785 to 1 79 1 ; and for many years afterwards Justice of the Peace. — Arthur Robinson, Charles Mulford Robinson. LIPSCOMB NORVELL: Died in Nashville, Tenn., March 2, 1843 ; appointed Ensign and Paymaster, Jan. 15, 1778, to the 5th Virginia Regt., and was sworn in at Valley Forge ; resigned his staff office in September, 1778, and joined Capt. John Mercer's Co., 3d Virginia Regt. ; promoted to Second Lieutenant in Capt. Valentine Pe}ton's 502 IRoll of Hncestors. ©im. Co,, 3d Regt., and then to First Lieutenant in the same regiment ; was a member of the Virginia Cincinnati. — Stevens T/iofnson Norvell. HUMPHREY NOYES, Jr. : Born in Plaistow, N. H., May 9, 1749; died there May 16, 1S14; member of Capt. Ezekiel Giles' Co. that went from Plaistow and joined the army at Saratoga in 1777. — Charles William Noyes. JAMES OAKLEY : Born in Mount Pleasant, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1757 ; died there April 5, 1800 ; private in Drake's command in 1776 ; Lieu- tenant in Capt. Daniel Williams' Co., Lieut.-Col. Albert Paulding's Regt. of Levies and Militia raised for the defense of the state of New York, April 27, 1 78 1. — Charles E. Back. GABRIEL OGDEN: Private in the Sussex County, New Jersey, Militia, during the Revolutionary War. The family was numerous and patriotic. Most of the Ogden family of Sussex County served in Capt. James Bonnel's Co. in the ist Regt. of Sussex County Militia. This company was engaged during nearly all the war in repelling invasions from the hostile Indians in Pennsylvania. Capt. Bonnel's company order book shows a great amount of difficult and perilous service throughout the war. — Chauncey Depew, Chauncey Af. Depew, Ga?ison Depew. JARED OLCOTT : Bom in Hartford, Conn., July 22, 1759 ; died in Jefferson County, N. Y., July 23, 1846 ; enlisted at Hartford, Conn., April II, 1776, under Gordon Wadsworth, Captain or Conductor of teams, and continued in the service two years as a teamster ; re-enlisted for three years under Capt. Barnard and Col. Samuel Wyllis; promoted to Sergeant, and while in this company was selected by Gen. Jeremiah Wadsworth to attend his person. — Edward Olcoti. JONATHAN OLIPHANT : Born in Amwell, N. J., Nov. 10, 1739 ; died in Oliphant's Mills, N. J., in September, 1804 ; Captain in the 2d Regt., Burlington County, N. J., Militia, prior to April g, 1777, when he resigned on account of disability. — David Oliphant JIaynes. DAVID OLMSTEAD; Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Nov. 20, 1748; died in Pike, Pa., Dec. 29, 1829; private in 1776 and a prisoner of war; Sergeant in Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Battalion in 1776; Captain in Col. Enos' Regt., 1778 ; Captain in Col. Beebe's Regt., 1780 ; and Captain in a provisional regiment in 1781 ; with Washington in his retreat from New York and participated in the northern campaign under Gates. — /antes Marcus King. DAVID OLMSTED: Born in Ridgefield, Conn., Nov. 29, 1748; died in Jamesville, N. Y., 1813 ; enlisted as Corporal, Aug. 7, 1775, in 503 ©m. IRoll of ancestors. Capt. Joseph Hart's Co., 7th Connecticut Regt. ; discharged Dec. 23, 1775 ; Sergeant, Aug. 22, 1776, in Capt. Benedict's Co., Bradley's Bat- taUon ; discharged Jan. 11, 1777 ; Captain of a Company in Col. Enos' Regt., June 3, 1778; Captain of 8th Co. in Lieut.-Col. Beebe's Regt., raised in spring of 1780, " for service along the Western coast " ; and Captain in Provisional Regt., in 1781. — William Adams Olmsted, William Henry Haskin. EZEKIEL OLNEY : Born in Providence, in 1740 ; died in Eastford, Conn., Oct. 21, 1826; Second Lieutenant and Ensign in the Rhode Island Militia. — James Brown Olney. ETHAN OSBORN: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Aug. 21, 1758 ; died in Fairfield, N. J., May 14, 1858; left Dartmouth College in spring of 1776, and enlisted in Capt. Bazaleel Beebe's Co., from Litchfield, in Col. Philip Burr's Regt.; discharged in September, 1776; performed special duty at Danbury, April 27, 1777 ; again enlisted in June, 1780, under Col. Bazaleel Beebe ; subsequently discharged on account of ill-health ; was a pensioner. A memorial church, called the " Osborn Memorial," has been built at Cedarville, N. J., near the old church of which he was pastor for 54 years. — Benjamin Thompson. JOHN B. OSBORN: Born in Scotch Plain, N. J., June 6, 1754; died there Nov. 20, 1848 ; enlisted in the New Jersey Militia; promoted to be Corporal and Sergeant ; in the latter capacity, participated in the battle of Monmouth. His wife was also patriotically active during the Revolution, and her acts are part of the printed history of that period. She was born Nov. 1, 1756, and died Nov. 16, 1S48. — Dwight L. Hub- bard, Abraham C. Osborn, Robert Hatfield Osborn. TIMOTHY OSBORN: Born in Newtown, Conn., Aug. 28, 1720; died in Southbury, Conn., Feb. 3, 1807 ; chosen member of the Com- mittee of Inspection and Observation of the town of Woodbury, Sept. 19, 1775, and so continued till the close of the war; marched for the relief of the Continental Army in January, 1777. — P. Ernest Turtelot. JOHN OSBURN : Born in Redfield, Conn., March 2, 1733 ; died in Salem, N. Y. ; served first as Drummer, then as Sergeant in Capt. Jesse Truesdell's North Salem Co., of Westchester Co., N. Y., under Maj. (afterwards Lieutenant-Colonel) Thaddeus Crane. — Elmer E. Almy, Willey H. Almy, Emory Osburn. JOHN OTEY : Captain of a Battalion of Riflemen in Kent Co., Va. ; with a handful of men captured a British gunboat on the Pamunkey River ; for this and other deeds was offered a pension, which he and his children declined. — Wtn. Rhys Pryor. 504 TRoll of Hticestors. ®tt. JAMES OTIS: Born in Barnstable, Mass., June 14, 1702 ; died in November, 1778; member of the Provincial Legislature in 1758; Speaker of the House, Judge of Probate for Barnstable County, and Chief Justice of Court of Common Pleas from 1764 till 1775 ; President of the Council Board during the first years of the Revolution.— /ames Otis. SAMUEL ALLEYNE OTIS : Born in Barnstable, Mass., Nov. 24, 1740; died in Washington, D. C, April 22, 1814; representative to the General Court in 1776; member of the Convention which framed the State Constitution ; member of the Board of War ; in 1784, Speaker of the House; in 1787, Commissioner to negotiate with insurgents in Shay's Rebellion ; member of Congress in 1788 ; after adoption of the Federal Constitution, Secretary of the first United States Senate. — James Otis. CHRISTIAN OTTMAN (or Utman) : Born in Germany ; died in Seward, Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; was a private in Capt. Mathias Brown's Co., Col. Saml. Clyde's Regt., of Tryon Co., N. Y., Militia.— C/^ar/w Hewson BulUs, Edward D. Putnam, James T. Utman. PETER OTTMAN (or Utman): Born, June 19, 1768; when 13 years old, on Sept. 1, 1781, was captured by Tories and Indians, and carried with his two brothers to Canada, where they were sold as servants to traders at Niagara ; at the end of three years they were given three guns and a canoe, and allowed to go home. — Charles Hewson BuUis, Edward D. Putnam, James T. Utman. BODO OTTO, Sr. : Born in Laudenberg, Hanover, in 1709; came to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1752; died in Reading, Pa., June 13, 1787; took charge gratuitously of the Hospital at Valley Forge, in the mem- orable winter of 1778. — John Otto, Sr., Jo/m Otto, Jr., IVm. Edmund Otto. BODO OTTO, Jr. : Appointed by the New Jersey Provincial Con- gress, July 4, 1776, Surgeon of Col. Charles Read's Battalion of detached Militia, designed to enforce the Flying Camp ; on Sept. 16, 1777, appointed Colonel of the ist Gloucester Battalion, during the winter of 1777-8 he was a Surgeon at Valley Forge; subsequently elected to the State Senate. He went a long journey to intercede in behalf of some British who had been apprehended for burning his house, was overtaken by a storm, and caught a cold, which resulted in consumption, from which he died Jan. 20, 1782, at the age of 34. — John Otto, Sr., John Otto, Jr., Wm. Edmund Otto. 505 Owe. IRoll ot Hncestors. SOLOMON OWENS: Bom in Gloucester, R. I., 1731; died in Ulster Co., N. Y., about 1833 ; several times Moderator in town coun- cils, during the Revolution, and Chairman of committees appointed for enlisting and sending to the front soldiers, and raising moneys and suf)- plies for the American Army ; served in Capt. Lee's Co., Col. Dubois' Regt. of Levies.— /(7/i« Morton HalsteJ, Albert Morton, John Clark Morton, Walter S. Whipple. THOMAS PAINTER : Born in 1761 ; lived in Connecticut ; private in Capt. Prentice's Co., Col. Wm. Douglass' sth Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, Connecticut Troops, raised in 1776 to reinforce the army at New York ; participated in battle of Long Island, the retreat through New York, and battle of White Plains ; re-enlisted for war in Capt. Smith's Co., Sth Regt., Connecticut Line, Feb. 16, 1777 ; Corporal, Sept. 20, 1780; Sergeant, Sept. 5, 1781 to Dec. 31, 1781; pensioned in 1818 ; was living in Barkhamsted in 1840. — Salter Storrs Clark. AMAZIAH PALMER: Born in 1757; died in Whitestown, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1830; served one year as a mariner on frigate "Warren," Capt. Hopkins, for which his widow was pensioned. — Evelyn S. Williams, James L. Williams, Jr. JONATHAN PALMER: Born in Voluntown, Conn., Feb. 12, 1753 ; died in Bridgewater, N. Y., April 20, 1832 ; First Lieutenant in 5th Co., Col. Selden's Regt., of Connecticut, raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington in New York ; prior to that date served as Minuteman. — Charles Newell Palmer. JOSEPH PALMER: Born in Stonington, Conn., in 1740; died in Leno.x, Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 22, 1829; Captain of a Company that marched from Voluntown, Conn., to Boston on the Lexington Alarm, serving eight days ; appointed Ensign in May, 1776, and Captain in 1779. — Wm. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemann Frescott. EBENEZER PARDEE: Born in East Haven, Conn., in 1732 ; died in or near White Plains, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1776; enlisted in Cornwall, Conn., June 27, 1776 ; served in battle of Long Island ; participated in retreat through New York and battle of White Plains ; mortally wounded in the latter. — Maxwell Bennett Richardson. JAMES PARDEE (Pardy) : Born in Connecticut in 1733; died in Sharon, Conn., in 1802 ; Lieutenant in Lieut.-Col. Saml. Canfield's Regt. of Connecticut Militia at West Point, Sept. 15, \i?,\.— Franklin B. demons. WILLIAM PARK: Born in 1749; died in Bennington Co., Vt, in 1840 ; a Massachusetts Minuteman at time of battle of Lexington ; 506 iRoll of Hncestors. pat. in 1776 marched to New York, serving five months ; in 1777, a recruiting officer and member of Committee of Correspondence and Safety ; on May i8, 1778, commissioned Quartermaster of Col. Ezra Wood's Regt. of Massachusetts, to serve on the Hudson ; member of County and State Conventions ; performed secret service, and devoted his personal resources to the equipment of his recruits. — Trenor Ltither Park. JOHN PARKER: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Feb. 22, 1762; died in Triangle, Broome Co., N. Y., Oct. 24, 1831 ; enlisted at the age of 14 with his brother Timothy and served through the war. Timothy was killed at Yorktown. John was a pensioner under the act of 18 18. — John Timothy Van Orsdale. JOHN PARKER: Bom in 1747; died in Vealtown, N. J., March 4, 1781 ; Captain in the ist Battalion of Somerset County, N. J., Militia. — Jesse Peterson. TIMOTHY PARKER : Born in Falmouth, Mass., May 17, 1735; died in Norwich, Conn., May 27, 1797 ; in merchant service between United States and West Indies at outbreak of war; captured in 1776 and taken prisoner to New York; released in September, 1777; ap- pointed Lieutenant of cruiser " Oliver Cromwell " by Gov. Trumbull ; Captain of same Dec. 6, 1777; assisted in capture of the "Admiral Keppel " and " Cygnus " in April, 1778 ; took four prizes in May, 1779, including the privateer " St. George " ; was captured by British ship " Daphne " and one other, June 5, 1779, carried to New York and con- fined on the " Jersey " prison ship ; and later commanded other priva- teers, the last being the " Scourge." — Walter Farnsworth Parker. JOHN PARKHURST: Born in Weston, Mass., May 2, 1760 ; died Nov. I, 1836, at Springfield, Pa. ; on duty guarding Continental stores at East Sudbury in the summer of 1777 ; re-enlisted April i, 1778, in Capt. Holmes' Co., Col. Jonathan Reed's Regt., serving until July 4, 1778; re-enlisted in Capt. Amos Perry's Co., of Sherbum, and served at Providence and Lewistown, Rhode Island; re-enlisted July 24, 17S0, in Capt. Walter McFarland's Co., of Col. Cyprian Howe's Middlese.ic County Regt., for service in Rhode Island and was discharged Oct. 30, 1780. — Gabriel Narrower Parkhiirst, John Foster Parkhurst. JOHN PARKHURST, Jr.: Born in Plainfield, Conn., May 13, 1730 ; died there in 1820 ; private in Capt. Nehemiah Beardsley's Co., 5th Regt. of Connecticut Militia from May 11, 1775, to Oct. 8, 1775. This regiment marched first to New York and subsequently served in the Northern Department. — Chester P. Griffeth. 507 par. IRoU Of Hncestors. JONATHAN PARKHURST : Born in Plainfield, Conn., July 25, 1725 ; died August 22, 1787 ; served from Aug. 2, to Sept. 12, 1778, in Capt. Daniel Cady's Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., Connecticut Militia, in Rhode Island. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. REUBEN PARMELE: Born in Guilford, Conn., Nov. 4, 1741 ; enlisted April 10, 1781, as Sergeant in Capt. Vail's Co., of Seacoast Guard stationed at Guilford, serving eight months and 20 days. — Henry Farmele Gates. JAMES PARSHALL : Born in Southold, Long Island, in Septem- ber, 1754; died in Middlefield Center, N. Y., April 24, 1836; enlisted in spring of 1777 in Col. Henry B. Livingston's 4th New York Regt. ; serving till Dec. 2, 1779 ; while on leave of absence, joined an expedi- tion to suppress a plundering party and on March 20,1 780, was captured by the British and confined on the " Falmouth " in New York Harbor until June i, 1780 ; participated in battles of Saratoga and Monmouth ; wintered at Valley Forge ; excellent penman and frequently Secretary to Washington ; Sergeant during part of his service. — Frederick Carlton Pars/iall, James C. Parshall. JOHN PARSHALL: Born May 5, 1757; died in Middlefield, N. Y. ; enlisted from Southold, L. I., in 1776, in Capt. Reeves' Co., serving about five months ; re-enlisted in Capt. Conklin's Co., and served as a carpenter for one year at Newburgh, N. Y. ; re-enlisted there May 5, 1778, in Capt. Walker's Co., serving about nine months and participating in the battle of Monmouth; in 1779, attached to a Newburgh Militia Co., serving on frequent short tours ; in spring of 1780 enlisted under Capt. Drake of Newburgh, serving about three months and participating in an Indian battle near Fort Plain ; he was a pensioner. — Edgar A. Spencer. JOHN PATCH : Born in Ipswich, Mass., in 1721 ; died there Dec. 18, 1799; member of Committee of Safety in Boston, 1776 ; held various town offices, elected Representative in 1780, 1782, 1784, and 1787 ; during the war owned a privateer which captured many prizes. — Arthur Fowler Staniford. JONATHAN PATTEN: Born in Deering, N. H., Dec. 4, 1760; died in South Deering, N. H., May 3, 1839 ; was among the men mustered by Col. Daniel Moor out of his regiment to march to New York agreeable to a requisition of the 19th day of December, 1776, sent to recruit the garrison at Forts George and Ticonderoga. He also assisted at the chaining of the East River, New York, to prevent the ascent of the British. — Irwin H. Beard. 508 iRoll Of ancestors. pec. WILLIAM PAULDING : Born in Westchester County, N. Y., in February, 1735 ; died in Tarrytown, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1825 ; at a meet- ing of the freeholders of Westchester County, May 8, 1775, was ap- pointed with Gouverneur Morris and nine others as delegates to the Provincial Congress; in 1776, supplied the American forces in the " neutral ground," under Gen. Clinton, with rations, giving his private obligations therefor ; was arrested and cast into jail for debt, which he had contracted to save his country ; in October, 1 784, had to petition the Legislature to liquidate his long audited accounts in order to save him from further incarceration.— William Paulding. SHUBAEL PEARCE: Born in 1761 ; died in Hampton, N. Y. ; private in Capt. Joseph Willmarth's Co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt. ; enlisted July 28, 1780; marched to Tiverton, R. I., on alarm. — William Horace Hotchkiss. SHARON PEASE: Born in Enfield, Conn., June 26, 1746; died May 13, 1821 ; served from Sept. 7, to Oct. 30, 1776, in Capt. Loomis' Co., Major Backus' Regt. of Connecticut Light Horse, near New York ; also in a detachment of the 3d Troop of the 4th Regt. of Light Horse, acting as escort to Burgoyne's captured troops passing through Con- necticut in 1778. — Henry Lincoln Morris. ASAHEL PECK: Born in Litchfield, Conn., Aug. 3, 1762; died there Feb. 6, 1837 ; entered the service at Litchfield in June, 1777 ; rendered at different periods about eight months' service as private in Capt. Miles Beach's Co., 17th Connecticut Regt.; this company also turned out to repel Tryon's invasion, July 5, 1779. — Ozias Willard Peck. JAMES PECK: Born in 1755; lived in Rehoboth, Mass. ; enlisted June I, 1778, in Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regt., of Bristol County, Mass., for nine months' service at Fishkill, N. Y., and elsewhere. — Jeremiah Richards. JEDEDIAH PECK: Born in Lyme, Conn., in 1747; died in Bur- lington, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1821 ; enlisted Dec. 19, 1775, in the 6th Con- necticut Regt. under command of Samuel Holden Parsons, and was subsequently pensioned for his service. — Henry D. Sill. JOHN PECK : Born in Newton Parish of Newburg, now Brookfield, Conn., Dec. 3, 1759; died in Brookfield, Feb. 9, 1839 ; enlisted in April, 1777, under Capt. Gaylord Hubbell and Col. Porter, serving six weeks; in June, 1777, under Capt. Solomon Booth and Col. Enos, serving eight months; in July, 1779, under Capt. Richard Smith and Col. 509 pec. iRoll Of Hncestors. Porter, serving two weeks ; again in 1779, under Capt. Ezra Dibble and Col. John P. Cooke, serving six weeks; and in June, 1780, un- der Capt. Couch, serving three weeks; was present at burning of Fairfield and Norwalk. — John A. Peck. JONATHAN PECK: Born in Bristol, R. I., Jan. 4, 1724; died there Oct. 7, 1797; subscribed £\ 4s. for the relief of the distressed inhabitants of Boston after the Boston Tea Party ; supplied people who appeared upon the alarms at Bristol, 1776; carried express from Col. Babcock to General Assembly at East Greenwich ; appointed Major of the Senior Class Regt. of Bristol County Militia in May, 17S0. — Charles Joseph Root. JOSEPH PECK : Second Lieutenant in Capt. Van Deursen's Co. of State Guards, Gen. Waterbury's Brigade, stationed at New Haven in 1 78 1, and performed other military duty. — Joshua Raymond Warren, Walter Scott Warren, William Watts Jones Warren. ZEBULON PECK: Born in Meriden, Conn., April 15, 1743 ; died at Marshall, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1S20 ; during his residence in Bristol, Conn., was one of the leading public men ; Justice of the Peace many years, and member of the Legislature 14 sessions; enlisted in Capt. Catlin's Co., May 26, 1777, for the war ; and was delegate to the Convention to act upon the adoption of the United States Constitution. — John M. Barton. WILLIAM PEET, ist. : Born in Stratford, Conn., Jan. 29, 1743; died at Old Farms, Conn., 1786; private in Capt. Couch's Co., Col. Andrew Ward's Regt., Connecticut Militia, ordered to New York in 1776. — Henry Wilson Hubhell, Frederick Tomlinson Feet. ISAAC PEIRCE: Born Oct. 12, 1722 ; livedin Boston, Mass. ; died Dec. 20, 1811 ; served on various patriotic committees for the promotion of the American cause. — Henry Osgood Holland. PATRICK GRANT PEMBERTON : Served in the Connecticut Militia from the town of Preston ; private in Capt. Williams' Co., Lieut. Col. Nathan Gallup's Regt., stationed at Fort Griswold, July 11,1779. — Richard Theodore Davies. JOHN PENDLETON : Born in Westerly, R. I., May 22, 1735 ; died there March 31, 1812 ; served in the expedition against Rhode Island, and lost certain articles ofif Point Judith, R. I., in October, 1777. — William Vincent Randall JOHN PERCIVAL: Born at Sandwich, Mass., Nov. 6, 1754; died at Gaines, N. Y., June 12, 1837 ; private in Capt. Wm. Goodrich's Co., 510 IRoll Of Bncestors. ©et. Col. Patterson's Regt., of Massachusetts, May i6, 1775, to Aug. i, 1775; also in Capt. Amos Porter's Co., Col. David Rossiter's Regt., from October 14 to 18, 1780. — Frederic Percival Allen. FRANCIS PERKINS: Born in Ipswich, Mass., May 5, 1732 ; died in Lunenburg, Mass., June 12, 1812 ; Ensign of acompany organized in Chebacco (Ipswich) in 1774 ; subsequently Captain of same under Col. Jonathan Cogswell ; on Lexington Alarm, marched as Second Lieuten- ant under Capt. Jonathan Cogswell; appears, April 30, 1778, as Ensign in Capt. Low's Co., Col. Jonathan Cogswell's Regt. — Francis P. Fur- nald, Jr. WILLIAM PERKINS : Born in Boston in 1742 ; died of yellow fever at Boston, Oct. 27, 1802 ; at the battle of Bunker Hill was a Lieuten- ant in Callender's Co., of which he was afterwards Captain ; commis- sioned Captain in Knox's Artillery, Jan. i, 1776, and in Crane's Artil- lery, January, 1777; Major in latter Sept. 12, 1778; served through the war; Nov. 10, 1785, appointed to command of the Castle in Boston Harbor, then belonging to the State, and continued in command, with rank of Lieutenant Colonel, until its cession in 1798 to the United States. — John Warren Perkins. ISAAC PERRY : Believed to have been born in Orange Co., N. Y. ; died in Hancock, Mass. ; commissioned, Dec. 22, 1775, as Quartermas- ter in the Lower Orangetown Regiment, commanded by Col. Abram Lent. — Safford G. Perry. ABSOLEM PETERS: Born in Hebron, Conn., March 25,1754; died in New York City, March 29, 1840 ; after graduating from Dart- mouth College in 1780, became a Captain and aide to Maj. Gen. Bailey, in command of the northern frontiers of New Hampshire ; took an active part in organizing the Militia of the State, and rose to the rank of Brigadier-General. — Malcolm Peters. MARKS PETRIE: Born in November, 1750; died at Little Falls, N. Y., Oct. I, 1806 ; private under Capt. Fred. Frank and Hendrick Herder in Col. Peter Bellinger's 4th Tryon County (N. Y.) Regt.— Archibald Ahvafer Munson, Ward Preston Munson. WILLIAM PETRY : Born in Neirstein, Germany, Dec. 7, 1733; died in Herkimer, N. Y., Aug. 6, 1806 ; graduated from the medical college of Manheim, Germany, served in the Prussian Army under Frederick the Great, having sole charge of the wounded at the battle of Frankf urt-on-the-Oder ; came to America in 1756; member of the Committee of Safety from the German Flatts and Kingsland Districts, N. Y., from June 2, 1775, until the State Government was formed; 511 pet. iRoll of ancestors. Justice of the Peace and Surgeon of the troops at Forts Dayton and Herkimer from 1776 to 1779 ; appointed Surgeon of Col. Marinus Willett's Regt., April 27, 1781, and served under him until the close of the war, sharing in the pursuit of Ross and Butler's party. He was opposed to the operation by a young surgeon on Gen. Herkimer, by which the latter is believed to have lost his life, but was unable to per- form the operation himself on account of a wound received in the same battle. — Robert Earl, Robert Earl 2d, Wm. Petry Earl, Chas. Gray Grosvenor, Thomas Walter Grosvenor. BENJAMIN PETTENGILL : Born in Haverhill, Mass., March 16, 1730; died in Salisbury, N. H., March 15, 1805; served in Crown Point expedition in 1757, in Col. Nathaniel Meserve's Regt. of New Hampshire ; private under Capt. Ebenezer Webster, and Col. Moses Nichols of New Hampshire in 1778 ; participated in Rhode Island ex- pedition ; at West Point about eight months ; member of the Committee of Safety of Salisbury, N. H., in 1780. His brother Andrew died of wounds received at the battle of Bennington. — Howard Scribiier. EZEKIEL PETTY; Born in Aquebogue, L. I., in 1733; died there May 3, 1786; enlisted March 25, 1776, in Capt. Paul Reeves' Co. (the Second Southold Company) of Col. Josiah Smith's Regt. of Suffolk County Minutemen ; at the battle of Long Island, Aug. 27, 1776. — William Ezekiel Petty. AZOR PHELPS: Born in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 13, 1761 ; lived in Watertown, Mass. ; private in the Massachusetts Militia. — Chas. Elliott Wan-en. JOHN PHELPS : Born in Connecticut in 1735 ; died in Stafford Springs, Conn., in 1808; appointed by the General Assembly of Con- necticut, Jan. 8, 1778, to open subscriptions in the town of Stafford, for the "War or Loan Office Certificates;" entitled "Captain" in resolution of appointment. — Horace Holley Dall. OLIVER PHELPS: Born Windsor, Conn.; died Canandaigua, N. Y., Feb. 21, 1809 ; member of Committee of Safety of Massachusetts ; served in Commissary Department until close of Revolution. On April II, 178S, in company with Nathaniel Gorham, he purchased of the State of Massachusetts the pre-emptive right to the lands now embraced in the counties of Ontario, Steuben, Genesee, Niagara, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Alleghany, N. Y. He was first Judge of Ontario County, N. Y., and was Member of Congress from that district. — Eugene Koop, Godfrey Phelps Koop. 512 IRoll of Hncestors. ipin. GEORGE PHILIP : Born Aug. 29, 1752 ; died in Claverack, N. Y., March 4, 1806; enlisted as an Ensign in the ist Claverack Baltalion, under the command of Col. Robert Van Rensselaer; was promoted to Second Lieutenant of the 4th Co., Oct. 19, 1779. — William Bolton Famham. EBENEZER PHILLIPS, 30: Born in Southboro, Mass., Feb. 23, 1752 ; enlisted from Grafton, April 24, 1775, as Sergeant in Capt. Luke Drury's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt. , and served until Jan- uary, 1776 ; participated in siege of Boston, and Battle of Bunker Hill, and was at Warren's side when he fell. — George Clinton Batchcllcr. JOHN PHILLIPS: Born in New York State; died in Rennselaer Co., N. Y. ; performed various tours of service as Captain in Col. Abraham Van Alstine's Albany County Regt. during the Revolutionary War. — Lee Phillips. JONAS PHILLIPS: Born about 1734; died in Philadelphia, Jan. 28, r8o3 ; private in Capt. John Linton's Co., Col. Wm. Bradford's Battalion of Philadelphia Militia ; enlisted Oct. 31, 1778. — Horace M. Graff, Isaac Phillips Graff, Jefferson M. Levy. JEDEDIAH PHIPPS: Born in Sherborn, Mass., March 11, 1725; died there in 1S12 ; member of the Committee of Safety of Sherborn, in 1774, 1775, 1777, '779, and 1781. — Dexter Newell Force. BENJAMIN PIERCE: Born in Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. 25, 1757; abandoned his plow when, in the field, he heard of the battle of Lexington ; the next day was at Cambridge, under Captain John Ford, and fought at Bunker Hill; continued in service throughout the war, attaining the rank of Captain and Brevet-Major; after the peace, went ■with his regiment to take possession of New York, and remained under arms until the last troops disbanded at West Point in 1784; subse- quently became Governor of New Hampshire. — Henry Hill Benham. CLOTHIER PIERCE: Served 13 days, from Oct. 13, 1781, in Capt. Cyprian Downer's Co., Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt., of Vermont, called to Castleton on alarm. — Royal Edward Fox, Royal Evaungeal Fox. ROBERT PIKE: Lived in New Hampshire and was a Captain in the New Hampshire Militia. — Joseph Sawyer, Jr. ELEAZAR PINNEY: Born in Ellington, Conn., in February, 1753 ; Sergeant in the campaign against Burgoyne ; fought at Stillwater, Sept. 19, 1777 ; also at Saratoga, Oct. 7, 1777, and was in the division that stormed Burgoyne's camp ; in civil life, represented the town in the Legislature, was a Selectman of the town for 14 years, and was II 513 pit. IRoll of ancestors. such an authority in the settlement of estates and other responsible trusts that he was jocularly called the Administrator-General of Elling- ton. — Ferdinand Finney Earle. ELISHA PITKIN: Born in Hartford, March 9, 1733; died there March 19, 1819; appointed in 1770 on a committee to prevent impor- tation of British goods into Connecticut ; elected Captain of Militia, 1775 ; entertained Rochambeau while in Hartford, in 1781 ; Represent- ative to the General Assembly from East Hartford, 1784. — Charles Hamilton McKnight. THOMAS PITKIN: Born in Bolton, Conn,, Aug. 29, 1724; died June 25, 1818; served five days on the Lexington Alarm. — [Villiam Gray Schauffler, George Reynolds Stearns. WILLIAM PITKIN: Born in Hartford, Conn., in 1725; died Dec. 12, 1789; Major of Connecticut forces raised for expedition to Canada, in 1758 ; Colonel, 1762 ; member of the Council, 1766-85 ; member of Council of Safety during greater part of the Revolution ; Judge of the Supreme Court 19 years; elected to Congress, 1788; in 1775, he and others of the Pitkin family began the manufacture of gunpowder for the American Army in the same mills, owned by his father (Gov. VVm. Pitkin), where the iron industries had been prohibited by Parliament 25 years before. — Charles Hamiltofi MeKnight. DAVID PIXLEY: Born at Stockbridge, Mass., March 27, 1741 ; died in Owego, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1807 ; his tombstone bears the inscrip- tion :"he was an officer of the Revolution at the siege of Quebeck, in 1775, under Gen. Montgomery; " at the close of the war bore the title of Colonel ; was one of the first settlers of Owego in 1790, "and con- tinued its father and friend until his de:?ith."—Josiah Collins Fmnpelly. BENJAMIN PLANT: Born at Branford, Conn., in 1732 ; died there in 1808 ; served in the army with two sons, one of whom, Timothy, was killed in the battle of Germantown. — Henry Bradly Flant, Morton F. Plant. CHARLES PLATT: Born in Long Island in 1744; died in Platts- burgh, N. Y., May 29, 1831 ; served as Quartermaster in 5th Regt. of Dutchess Co., N. Y., of which Wm. Humphrey was Colonel ; with the Army in New York in 1776; participated in retreat to Kingsbridge, White Plains and New Jersey ; and subsequently served along the Hudson. — Joh7t James Thompson. ISRAEL PLATT: Born in Huntington, L. I., May 26, 1738; died of yellow fever in New York City, Aug. 18, 1796; commissioned Sept. 10, 1776, Captain in Col. Morris Graham's Regt., of New York; and 514 TRoll Of Hncestors. poo. participated in the engagements near Kingsbridge, N. Y., in the fall of 1776 ; also served in Col. David Sutherland's Dutchess County Regt., in 1777. — Charles Howard Piatt. NATHANIEL PLATT : Of Suffolk County, N. Y. ; commissioned in 1776, Captain of a company in Col. Josiah Smith's Regt., of Minute- men, Second Battalion of Suffolk County; attached to Gen. Woodhull's Brigade in the battle of Long Island ; later attached to the Commissary Department and rendered efficient service in gathering supplies for Washington's Army along the Hudson. — Thomas Whiteside Moore. ZEPH ANIAH PLATT : Father of Nathaniel Piatt of Suffolk County, N. Y. (q. V.) ; member of the Associated Exempts ; taken prisoner by the British and died on one of their prison ships at the age of 74. — Thomas Whiteside Moore. OLIVER PLIMPTON: Born, Sept. 7, 1758; lived in Sturbridge, Mass., died in Southbridge, Mass., April 26, 1832 ; enlisted May 26, 1776, in Capt. Jonathan Carriel's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt., of Massachusetts, serving till December, 1776 ; re-enlisted March 10, 1777, under Capt. Adam Martin and Col. Timothy Bigelow, for three years; sick in hospital at Albany in December, 1777; subsequent service at Providence, R. I. ; was active in municipal affairs and repn resented the town several times in the General Court. — Andrew Has- weh Green. WILLIAM PLUNKETT: Born in Ireland; died in Sunburg, Northumberland Co., Pa. ; Colonel of the 3d Battalion of the Northum- berland County Associators. — George H. Roberts, Jr. SETH POMEROY: Born at Northampton, Mass., May 20, 1706; Ensign in the Colonial Army in 1743, and Captain in 1744 ; Lieutenant- Colonel in Eph. Williams' Regt., in 1755 ; delegate to Provincial Con- gress 1774-5; by which he was elected a general officer in October, 1774; and Senior Brigadier-General in February, 1775; was in the battle of Bunker Hill, and died in the service at Peekskill, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1777. A granite monument was dedicated to his memory at Peeks- kill, June 17, i&r)?).— George Pomeroy Keese. JONATHAN POOLE: Bom in 1758; died in 1796; son-in-law of Dr. John Hale (q. v.). Surgeon of ist New Hampshire Regt., and was Assistant Surgeon for four years. — Harry Hale Ford. THOMAS POOR: Born in Andover, Mass., July 19, 1732 ; died in Methuen, Mass., Sept. 23, 1804; Captain of a Company in Col. James Frye's Regt., which marched from Andover on the Lexington Alarm ; 515 poo. IRoU of Hucestors. promoted to rank of Major ; fought at Bunker Hill ; promoted to Colo- nel ; served at North River: engaged May 13, 1778; discharged Feb. 20, 1779. — George Barker Burbank. ELIPHALET POORE : Born in Rowley, Mass., March 18, 1746 (or '47) ; died in Hopkinton, N. H.,Oct. 19, 1827 ; enlisted Sept. 25, 1777, in Capt. Hezekiah Hutchins' Co., Col. Joseph Welch's Regt., of New Hampshire Militia ; discharged with the regiment Nov. 6, 1777. — Charles W. Morris. WILLIAM POPHAM : Born in Bandon, County Cork, Ire., Sept. 19, 1752 ; died in New York, in September, 1S47 ; brought to this country in 1761 and educated for the ministry at Newark, N. J. ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Henry Darby's Co., Col. John Haslet's Regt., Delaware Line, from January 17, to December, 1776 ; served on Long Island ; promoted to Captain of 2d Canadian Regt., Col. Moses Hazen, April 8, 1777 ; Aide-de-Camp to Gen. James Clinton, 1777-9 ! served with Sullivan expedition, 1779 ; Aide-de-camp to Baron Steuben in 1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; was elected President of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati, and of the General Society of the Cin- cinnati in 1844. — Will. Fopham Piatt. ANDREW PORTER: Born in Worcester, Pa., Sept. 24, 1743 ; died in Harrisburg, Nov. 16, 1813; appointed Captain of Marines, in June, 1776 ; transferred to artillery; subsequently Major, Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel of the 4th Pennsylvania Artillery ; on the field of Brandywine received Washington's personal commendation ; boundaiy commissioner of Pennsylvania, 1784-7 ; Brigadier-General of Pennsyl- vania Militia, 1801 ; subsequently Major-General ; and in 1809, Surveyor General, which position he held till his death ; owing to infirmities of age, declined the offices of Brigadier-General, U. S. A., and Secretary of War under Monroe. — Horace Porter. DAVID POST: Born in New Jersey, Nov. 18, 1749; died in Spring- field, O., in August or September, 1846 ; enlisted from Battle Hill, Morris Co., N. J., in May, 1776, in Capt. Jonas Wood's Company of New Jersey, serving six months ; also served two months under Capt. Bates, two under Capt. Munroe, three under Capt. Carter, two under Capt. Caldwell, two under Capt. Day, and one under Capt. Kitchell, all of New Jersey. — Elisha Post. ABIJAH POTTER : Born in Brookfield, Mass., Jan. 23, 1760; died in Piercy, N. H., July 17, 1842 ; enlisted under Capt. Joseph McNutt and Lieut.-Col. Sam. Pierce in the Rhode Island Militia. May 26, 1777 ; on Jan. 7, 1780, re-enlisted in the Continental Army for three years 5.6 IRoU Of Hncestors. pra. under Capt. Haskall in the 4th Massachusetts Regt., commanded by Col. Wm. Shepard; was discharged as Sergeant, Oct. 11, 1783, on account of wounds and disabilities arising from his service, for which he was subsequently pensioned. — Henry Langdon Potter. JAMES POTTER: Born in East Haven, Conn., Sept. 26, 1736; died in Sherman, Conn., Eeb. 10, 1804 ; private in Capt. Crosby's Co., 3d Battalion, Connecticut State troops raised in June, 1776, to reinforce Washington in New York ; served in New York City and Long Island ; was engaged at White Plains, October 28, 1776. — Edward Eells Potter. PHILIP POTTER: Born in Cranston, R. I., Aug. 27, 1729; died in Poultney, Vt, March 15, 1785; served under Capt. Jewett with his horse carrying packs for the soldiers across the Green Mountains from Putney to Pawlet. — Samuel Hartshorn Potter. THOMAS POTTS : Born in Colebrookdale, New Jersey, May 29, 1735; lived in Philadelphia and the Muscanetcon Valley, N. J.; died in Philadelphia, March 22, 1785 ; sent from Chelsea, N. J-, to the Con- tinental Congress that passed the Declaration of Independence. — Pobert ' B. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Wm. E7nkn Roosevelt. ZEBULON POTTS: Born in Montgomery Co., Pa., March 21, 1746; died there March 17, 1801 ; Constable of Plymouth Township, 1774; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, 1777 ; member of Capt. Andrew Forney's Co., 6th Battalion of Philadelphia County Militia, between 1778 and 1781; Sheriff from 1784101787; subsequently member of State Senate. — Frank Thomas Carson. EPHRAIM POWERS : Born in Pittsfield, Mass., or vicinity, Feb. 7, 1755; died in York, N. Y., May 27, 1835; *^s a United States pensioner for one year's service in the Massachusetts Line, part of the time under Capt. Chapin and Col. Porter. — Howard Lyon. PETER POYTHRESS : A member of the Virginia Convention of 1776. — Roger Atkinson Pryor. AARON PRATT : Born in Rehoboth, Mass., in 1732 ; died there March 4, 181 7 ; served seven days from Aug. i, 1780, in Capt. Ichabod Leonard's Co., Col. Abiel Mitchell's Regt., on the Rhode Island Alarm of that date. — Jo-emiah Richards. EDWARD PRATT : Born in 1761 ; lived in Maiden, Mass. ; at the age of 14 ran away from his Tory foster-parent, forded the river, went to Boston, and asked a soldier where he could enlist ; being told he was too young, he explained his case, and was taken into the soldier's ser- 517 pra. IRoll Of Hncestors. vice. In 1780 he regularly enlisted with Maj. Joseph Hosmer's six months' men from Middlesex. — Eugene W. Pratt. JOHN PRATT: Born in Hartford, Conn., Oct. 12, 1753; died in Middletown, Conn., Dec. 27, 1824; served as Quartermaster and Lieu- tenant in the Pennsylvania Continental Line through the war ; also in the ist United States Regiment, 1791-92 ; was a member of the Con- necticut Society of the Cincinnati. — Richard Hubbard Roberts. NATHANIEL PRATT: Born in Taunton, Mass., July 21, 1743; died in Galway, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1800 ; Sergeant in Capt. Robert Cross- man's Co., Col. Geo. Williams' Regt. of Massachusetts, serving 24 days from Dec. 8, 1776 ; Sergeant in Capt. Matthew Randell's Co., Col. John Daggett's Regt., for two months and 20 days from Jan. 13, 1778; Sergeant in Capt. James Allen's Co., Maj. Eliphalet Cary's Regt., 10 days from July 30, 17S0; all service on alarms from Rhode Island. — Stephen Albert Johnson. JOSHUA PRENTISS: Born in Holliston, Mass., Sept. 9, 1744 ; died in Marblehead, Mass., June 22, 1837 ; Lieutenant of Marblehead Militia in 1773; Lieutenant in Capt. John Merritt's Co., from Marble- head, in Revolutionary War, for eight months, for which he was pen- sioned ; Surveyor and Inspector of Port from 1804 to 1S29 ; Justice of the Peace in 1802, 1816, 1823, and 1830. — Henry fames Frentiss. STEPHEN PRENTISS: Born in Sherborn, Mass., July 28, 1752; died there about 181 1; served in Capt. Benj. Ballard's Co., Col. Pierce's Regt., on the Lexington Alarm ; also 14 days in Rhode Island in 1777 in Capt. Leland's Co., Col. Abner Perry's Regt.; also seven days in 1781. Two brothers, Benjamin and Solomon, served with him. — Oswald Prentiss Backus. LEVI PRESBREY: Born in Taunton, Mass., in i764(?); went to Canada to survey a tract of land, and was frozen to death while travel- ing on horseback in 1800; served in Capt. Nehemiah Pratt's Co., Col. Mitchell's Regt., of Massachusetts, at Tiverton. — Frank Frcsbrey. BENJAMIN YOUNGS PRIME : Born in Huntington, L. I., Dec. 20, 1733 ; died there Oct. 31, 1791 ; was a physician, a writer in " The American Whig," a public speaker against British tyranny, and the author of many patriotic songs and poems, one of which formed the basis of part of the phraseology of the Associators' Test Oath; be- longed to the Sons of Liberty ; was the special object of British hatred, and was compelled to flee for his life, with his wife and child, and for seven years lived in exile in Connecticut. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. 518 IRoll of Hncestors. put. EBENEZER PRIME : Father of Benjamin Youngs Prime (q. v.) ; born in Milford, Conn., July 21, 1700; died in Huntington, L. I., Sept. 25, 1779; preached the Gospel for 60 years; was a fearless advocate of American Independence ; in his 77th year was driven from his home by British troops, who destroyed his library ; was so bitterly hated by the enemy that, after his death, Col. Thompson (Count Rumford) pitched his tent in the Huntington graveyard, in order, he said, that he " might tread upon the old rebel " whenever he went in and out. — Ralph Earl Prime, Ralph Earl Prime, Jr., William Cowper Prime. DANIEL PROVOST: Born in Stamford, Conn., May 9, 1753 ; died Dec. 14, 1832 ; enlisted in Capt. Ebenezer Hill's Co., 7th Connecticut Regt., July 21, 1775; discharged Dec. 24, 1775; re-enlisted March i, 1777, for the war ; discharged Dec. 31, 1781; received a musket ball in his shoulder at New London, which he carried to his grave ; and was an invalid pensioner. — Charles Beak Provost. SAMUEL PUGSLEY : Born in Westchester Co., N. Y. ; died in Croton-on-Hudson, Feb. 14, 1814; private in the Third, North or Manor of Cortlandt Regiment, of Westchester Co., N. Y., Col. Samuel Drake commanding. — Cornelius Amory Pugsley. JOHN PUMPELLY : Lived m Pembroke, Mass., afterwards Salis- bury, Conn., and Danby, N. Y. ; served in the French and Indian War, and stood beside Wolfe when he fell ; belonged to " Rogers' Rangers," and was made a Sergeant for distinguished bravery ; it is said that he was once instrumental in saving the life of General Putnam, under whom he served as Commissary at the time of Burgoyne's surrender. One of his sons, Bennet Pumpelly, was a Sergeant in Col. Wessenfel's Regt., Capt. Hardenburgh's Co., N. Y., State Militia. — Josiah Collitis Pumpelly. OBADIAH PURDY : Born in Crompound, N. Y., May 14, 1747; died there March 20, 1835; enlisted in July, 1776, and served six months, with rank of Lieutenant, under Capt. James Cronkite and Col. Thomas Thomas, of New York ; was in battle of White Plains ; was a pensioner.— /^/ir^a;-^/ Ellis. ISRAEL PUTNAM : Born in what is now Danvers, Mass., Jan. 7, 1718; died in Pomfret, Conn., May 19, 1790; as a youth gained repu- tation by killing a wolf in her den ; Captain in French and Indian War ; captured and tortured by savages, narrowly escaping death at the stake; participated in West Indian campaign in 1762 ; marched to the relief of Detroit in 1764; took the field on the outbreak of the Revolution; was ranking officer on the day of battle of Bunker Hill ; appointed Major-General by Congress ; commanded at battle of Long Island ; 519 put, IRoll of Hncestors. aftenvards held various commands ; was appointed to the defense of the Hudson Highlands in 1777 ; in 1778 made his famous escape from Tryon's Dragoons by riding down the steps at Horseneck, Conn. ; passed winter of 1778-79 with his army at Redding, Conn., quelling the threatened insurrection of Connecticut troops ; stricken with paralysis in 1779, and retired to his home. He was one of the most fearless and picturesque officers of the American Army, and performed innumerable exploits of daring with which his name is inseparably con- nected. — Ailcn Huntington Wattles. NATHAN PUTNAM: Born in Salem Village (or Sutton), Mass., Oct. 24, 1730 ; died in Sutton, Aug. 6, 1813 ; in 1773 was member of committee which reported that " our charter privileges are infringed," etc. ; member of Committee of Safety of town of Sutton for years 1776 and 1779; and member of town committee to " consider Articles of Confederation," etc., which were adopted. — Earl B. Putiuun. THOMAS PUTNAM: Born in 1728; lived in New Hampshire; private under Capt. Abel Walker in Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt. from Charlestown, N. H., serving at Ticonderoga and the battle of Benning- ton. — Charles Ashley Wells. THOMAS QUIGLEY : Born in 1737 ; lived in Elizabethtown, N. J. ; died in Genoa, N. Y., Aug. 26, 182 1 ; Captain of the privateer " Lively," in the naval service of New Jersey, engaged in the transportation of troops ; Washington and his officers were among the distinguished passengers of the vessel during the war. — Ogden Pearl Letchworth. HARTHON RAMSDELL : Pensioner for Revolutionary service in Massachusetts Militia. — Marshall Winslow Greene. JOHN RANDALL: Born in Stonington, Conn., Aug. 4, 1730; died there May 18, 1802 ; member of the Committee of Correspondence and Inspection, for his town — William Vincent Randall. JONATHAN RANSOM: Born in Middleborough, Mass., in 1731 ; died in East Rupert, Vt., Oct. i, 1805 ; enlisted in Massachusetts troops. May 23, 1775, to serve the remainder of the year; re-enlisted Aug. 16, 1777, under Capt. John Kirkland and Col. Ruggles Wood- bridge, serving three months and seventeen days while reinforcing the Northern Army. — James H. Searles. SAMUEL RANSOM: Born in Colchester (or Canterbury), Conn.; lived in Norfolk, Conn., and Wyoming Valley, Pa. ; he was commis- sioned Captain of the 3d Co., 24th Regt., Connecticut Militia, in October, 1775 ; Captain by commission from Continental Congress, 520 IRoll of Hnccstors. iRag. Aug. 26, 1776; joined the Continental Army with his Company at Morristown, N. J., and engaged in the battle of Millstone, near Somer- set Court-house ; participated in battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Bound Brook, and Mud Fort; in June, 1778, proceeded to Wyoming Valley to defend his home against the British and Indians ; reached Forty-Fort on the morning of the massacre, and reported to Col. Zebu- Ion Butler ; detailed to make a reconnoissance, and was killed at the front. — Frank McDowell Leavitt. STEPHEN RANSOM : Of Lyme, Conn. ; enlisted on the Lexington Alarm, and served nine days; in 1776, enlisted in Capt. Jewett's Co., 17th Continental Regt., under Col. Huntington; wounded in battle of Long Island, and taken to Hospital at Stamford, Conn., where he was discharged in November, 1776. — Frank B rower Barrett. MARX RASBACH: Born near Fort Dayton, N. Y., in June, 1733 ; died in 1 799 ; was on the Oriskany roster, and was wounded, and made Lieutenant. — Sanford Addison Rasbach. AMOS RAYMOND : Born in Berkshire Co., Mass., March 23, 1757 ; died in Hinsdale, Mass., in 1840; enlisted May 30, 1775, in 2d Co., 4th Connecticut Regt. (Col. Hinman) ; in service at the siege of Boston, and in the expedition to Ticonderoga, in 1775. — Dorr Raymond Cobb. GERSHOM RAYMOND, ist: Born in Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 18, 1725; appointed member of the Committee of Safety, Dec. 5, 1774; member of Fairfield County Congress from Norwalk, Feb. 6, 1775; one of the " Householders within the bounds of his (Capt. Jonathan Bell's) Co., in Lieut.-Col. John Mead's Regt., who kept watch and ward — according to orders from Major-Gen. VVooster " ; honorably discharged Dec. 24, 1776. — Henry Westcott Cleveland, John Wiufield Scott. JAMES RAYMOND : Of Connecticut, father of Stephen Raymond (q. V.) ; served in the Militia under Gen. Gates to the northward, in 1777 ; pensioned under the act of 18 18. — Harry Westcott Cleveland, John Winfield Scott. JOHN RAYMOND: Born in Montville, Conn., Jan. 18, 1725 ; died there May 7, 1789; Lieutenant in 5th Co., 6th Regt., Connecticut Con- tinental Line ; commissioned May i, 1775 ; discharged Dec. 17, 1775 ; in the Militia under Gen. Spencer, in Rhode Island, in 1776-7 and 1778. — Edward French Geer. NATHANIEL RAYMOND : Born in Norwalk, Conn., May 4, 1753 ; died there in 1849 ! Sergeant in Capt. Seth Seymour's Co., 9th Regt. 521 •Kag. IRoll Of ancestors. Connecticut Militia; appointed Ensign, 1776; Lieutenant, 1777. — Edward Tasker Howard. STEPHEN RAYMOND: Born Feb. 11, 1758; lived in Connecti- cut; died Dec. 22, 1827 ; served three months in Capt. Seth Seymour's Co., of the 9th Regt. of Militia, under Gen. Wooster. He was dis- charged Dec. 23, 1776. — Harry Westcott Clneland,John Whifield Scott. WILLIAM RAYMOND : Born in 1734 ; lived in New Canaan, Conn. ; died in 1812 ; private in Capt. Mills' Co., 2d Regt., Connecticut Line; served in 1777 along the Hudson and in Pennsylvania; wintered at Valley Forge, and fought at Monmouth and Stony Point. — James Loder Rayjnond, George Heyiry Rayjnond, CONSTANT REDFIELD : Born in Killing\vorth, Conn., July 30, 1753; died in Guilford, Conn., Jan. 15, 1839; served in Capt. Bezeliel Bristol's Co., of New Haven, on alarm to East Haven, July 7, 1779, at the time of Tryon's invasion ; was a pensioner. — Wm. Hallam Learned. ABIJAII REED : Bom in Dunstable, Mass. ; died in Nashua, N. H., about 1828 ; served in Capt Wm. Walker's Co., May 26, 1775, and in Capt. William Barron's Co., Col. Isaac Wyman's New Hampshire Regt., July 16, 1776. — James Harry Wheeler. ELIJAH REED : Served 15 days in Jonathan Hokon's Co., Col. Eben Wood's Regt. of Vermont Militia, in October, 1780, and from July 27 to Nov. 26, 1 78 1, in Elijah Gates' Co., Col. Benj. Wait's Bat- talion. — Henry Albert Reed. MARTIN REED, Sr. : Born in Simsbury, Conn., in 1742 ; died Nov. 26, 1815 ; Sergeant in Capt. Buttolph's Co., i8th Regt., of Con- necticut Militia, at New York, in 1776. — Richard Henry Reed. NATHANIEL REED, 2D: Born in Connecticut in 1762; died in Orange Co., N. Y., in 1810; enlisted June 19, 1778, in Capt. Samuel Darby's Co., 2d Massachusetts Regt., serving till Feb. i, 1779 ; from July 25, 1779, to April 25, 1780, served in Major Keith's Co., 8th Regt. (Col. Michael Jackson); on July 19, 1780, enlisted in 2d Regt. (Col. John Bailey) and served six months ; his widow was pensioned for two years' actual service. — Willard Smith Reed. PAUL REED : Youngest son of Col. Andrew Reed of the English Army; married Marjory Beath of Boothbay, Me., in 1759; died in Salem in 1795; became a sea-captain at an early age, and during the Revolution commanded a letter of marque, which captured many prizes. — Harry Leland Haskell. 522 IRoll Of Hnccstors. ircb. WILLIAM REED: Born in Lexington, Mass., Jan. i, 1720; died therein i8io; served in the battle of Lexington; enlisted May 16, 1775, under Capt. Edmund Munro, serving five days. — Charles Marvin Coburn. JACOB REEDER : Born in Virginia in 1743 ; died in Rome, N. Y., in 1798; signed the Articles of Association at Cornwall, Orange County, N. Y., June 8, 1775 ; appointed Master Armorer in the Con- tinental Army at Fort Constitution, June, 1776; served there till October, 1777, after which he was stationed at Newburgh. — David /ayne Hill. DANIEL REQUA : Born in Philipse Manor, June 5, 1735 ; died in New Paltz, N. Y. , in October, 1803 ; Sergeant in Capt. Gabriel Requa's Co., in Hammond's Regt. , New York State Troops; wounded in the service and a prisoner in one of the New York sugar-houses for more than a year. His name is on the Revolutionary soldiers' monument at Tarrytown. — Joseplms Requa. JOSEPH REQUA : Born Aug. 17, 1758 ; died April 30, 1839 ; enlisted in 1776 and served under Capt. VVm. Dutcher, and Col. Thomas, and Col. Hammond of New York State ; participated in battle of White Plains; commissioned July i, 1780, " Lieutenant of a Company of Levies of this State (New York) to reinforce the Army of the United States." — Will. Cary Sanger. WILLIAM REXFORD: Born in New Hartford, Conn.; died in Chenango County, N. Y., May 22, 1819; member of Capt. Seth Smith's Co. from New Hartford on the Lexington Alarm, April 19,1775. — Walter Jesse Sears. HENRY REYNOLDS: Born in Peekskill, N. Y., in 1744; died in Neversink, N. Y., in 1829 ; fled with his family from Peekskill to Smith's Cove, Orange Co., after the British raid, in 1777, in which his store and buildings were burned ; joined the militia, and was with Anthony Wayne at the storming of Stony Point, on the night of July 15-16, 1779. — Sylvanus Ver Nooy Reynolds. ROBERT REYNOLDS, Jr. : Born in Exeter, R. I., in 1736; died in Factoryville, Pa., in September, 1806; Captain of the ist Co., 2d Battalion, Trained Band Militia, from Exeter, R. I., 1780 and 1781. — Douglas Noiiederick Howland Roosa. JAMES I. ROOSEVELT: Born in New York City, Oct. 25, 1759; died Aug. 13, 1840 ; Commissary during the entire war, giving his services without reward. — Robert B. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, \Vm. Ftnlen Roosevelt. JESSE ROOT : Born in Coventry, Conn., Jan. 10, 1737 ; lived there and in Hartford; died in Coventry, March 29, 1822; enlisted Dec. 30, 1776, as Captain of "a company of able-bodied men of the town 528 IRoll Of Hncestors. sat. of Hartford, on the west side of the river;" on July g, 1777, appointed by Gen. Putnam, in orders dated Camp Peekskill, "Deputy Adjutant- General for this department," namely, in the east side ; of the Hudson May, 1779, elected to the Continental Congress, and held that office till 1783 ; appointed Assistant Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court in 1789; became Chief Justice of Connecticut in 1796 and so continued for 11 years. — George Candee Buell, Marshall Jewell Root. JOB RUNYAN : Of Princeton, N. J. ; private in Capt. Thomas Coombs' Co., 3d Regt. of Middlesex County, N. J., Militia; after the war resided on Broad Street, near William Street, Newark, N. J. — Frederick Foster Dawes. JESSE RUSSELL: Of Connecticut; enlisted July ir, 1775. in Capt. Elisha Humphrey's Co., Col. Jedediah Huntington's Regt. ; stationed on Long Island until Sept. 14, when it was ordered to Boston. — Harry Seymour Cornish, Louis Henry Cornish. JOSEPH RUST: Born in Ipswich, Mass., Sept. 24, 1749; died in Wiscasset, Me., Oct. 24, 1844; private in Capt. Benjamin Plummer's Co., Massachusetts Militia, stationed at St. George's, in 1776; and in Capt. Moses Adams' Co., Major Seth Bullard's Regt., which marched on alarm to Tiverton, R. I., in 1780. — Harry Leland Haskell. NATHANIEL WILSON RUST (generally called William Rust): Born in Coventry, Conn., April 25, 1751 ; died there March 25, 1828 ; private in Capt. Bacon's Co., Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut, raised in 1776 to reinforce Washington at New York ; narrowly escaped capture at the battle of Long Island ; shared the subsequent vicissi- tudes of the command; also served from Aug. 24, 1777, to Oct. 22, 1777, in Capt. Nathaniel Wales' Co., Col. Latimer's Regt., sent to relieve Gates at Saratoga ; fought in both battles of Stillwater. — Daniel James Francis. BUEL SACKETT: Born in Connecticut, July 28, 1763; died in New Lebanon, N. Y., Jan. 19, 1840 ; enlisted as private in sth Regt. of Connecticut Levies at Litchfield, from July i, 1780, until Dec. 9, 1780; on duty at execution of Andre; commissioned Lieutenant in 1804 and Captain in 1805, by the Governor of New York; pensioned May 2, 1S33 ; personal friend of Lafayette and entertained him during his last visit to the United States. — Henry Woodward Sackett. DAVID SAFFORD: Born in Norwich, Conn., Feb. 19, 1744, and died in Cambridge, Vt., Aug. 10, 1831 ; served eight days in Capt. Joseph Safford's Co., Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt., of Vermont, on the Castleton Alarm, Oct. 14, 1781, and at other times. — Charles Brewster Wheeler. 34 529 Sag. IRoll Of ancestors. GILES SAGE: Born in Cromwell, Conn., July 28, 1742 ; Corporal in Capt. Butler's Co., Major Sheldon's Light Horse Regt. of Connec- ticut, from Oct. 25 to Nov. 26, 1776. — Clifford Hubhcll. ARTHUR SAINT CLAIR: Born in town of Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, in 1734; came to America in 1759; died at Chestnut Hills, near Youngstown, Pa., Aug. 31, 1818 ; served in Canada in 1759-60 as a Lieutenant, under Gen. Wolfe ; appointed Colonel in Continental Army, 1776; Brigadier in August, 1776; fought at Trenton and Prince- ton ; made Major-General in February, 1777; forced to evacuate Ticonderoga, June 5, 1777 ; remained in active service till close of the war; elected to Congress in 1786 from Pennsylvania; President of Congress in 1787 ; Governor of the Northwest Territory from 1788 to i8o2 ; he retired from office almost ruined in fortune and died nearly penniless. — Henry Harrison Sheets, Jr. FRANCIS SALISBURY (or Salsbury): First Lieutenant in Capt. John A. Whitbeck's Co., Col. Anthony Van Bergen's Regt., the nth or Coxsackie Regt., of Albany County, N. Y., Militia, in 1778. — Wil- liam H. Sliaio. HAYM SALOMON: Born in Lissa, Poland, about 1740; lived in New York and Philadelphia ; when the British took New York was made a prisoner; escaped to Philadelphia; was entrusted with the negotiation of the war subsidies of France and Holland on his personal integrity ; when, by the withdrawal of Continental money, great distress prevailed in Philadelphia, he distributed $2,000 in specie among the poor ; was the intimate friend of Madison, Randolph, and other mem- bers of the government, and frequently lent them the financial aid which was so difficult to obtain in those days. The magnitude of his advances to the Government, without security, may be gathered from the fact that, in 1864, the Committee on Revolutionary Claims of the LTnited States Senate reported a bill appropriating $353,726, if his heirs would abandon further claims. The Committee's report of 1850 de- clared that " in the depth and sincerity of his devotion to the cause of human liberty, he was not surpassed by either of his countrymen, Kosciusko or Pulaski," and that he was " one of the truest and most efficient friends of the country in a very critical period of its history." — David Curran Andrews, George Osgood A?idravs, Leroy Andrews, S. Franklin Andrews, Etnantiel Dreyfus, S. Stanwood Menken, Sidney H. Salomon, Wm. Jones Salomon. DUDLEY SALTONSTALL: Born Sept. 4, 173S; lived in Connec- ticut; Commander of the Continental frigate Trumbull, and transferred as Commodore to the Continental frigate Warren, which was burned in the Penobscot expedition, August, 1779. — Gilbert Salionstall Carpenter. 530 IRoll Of ancestors. san. GURDON SALTONSTALL, Jr.: Born Dec. 22, 1708; lived in New London, Conn.; Colonel of the 3d Militia Regt. in 1775-1776; appointed Sept. 10, 1776, Brigadier-General of nine regiments to serve at New York, and in December, 1776, Brigadier-General of the 3d Brigade, on duty generally at New London and eastern end of Con- necticut ; retired before June, 1777. — Gilbert Saltonstall Carpenter. NATHANIEL SALTONSTALL, Sr. : Born in New London, Conn., in 1727 ; died in Marietta, Ohio, after the war ; Captain of a letter-of- marque, and was credited, among other captures, with " bringing in prisoners in the ship 'Putnam.' " Commodore Dudley Saltonstall was his superior. — Henry Anstice, Josiah Anstiee. JOHN SANBORN: Born July 17, 1730 ; lived in Gilmanton, N. H. ; Selectman of the town in 1776, and one of the Committee on Military Affairs, chosen to raise the town's quota of militia, etc. — Washington In'ing Sanborn. GEORGE SANDS: Born in Sands Point, N. Y., April 17, 1733; died in Middletown, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1816; as a freeholder of Pough- keepsie, N. Y. , signed the Articles of Association for Dutchess Co., in June or July, 1775. — James de la Montanye, Austin M. Slauson. EZEKIEL SANFORD, Baptized in Redding, Conn., July 4, 1742; died there after 1818; Lieutenant in loth Co., 5th Regt., Connecticut Line, from May to December, 1775; re-enlisted April i, 1776, under Capt. David Smith and Col. Elmore; promoted to Corporal, Dec 16, 1776; commissioned Captain, Jan. i, 1777, in 5th Regt.; promoted to Major in ist Regt., Aug. 27, 1780; continued in service till 1781. — David Henderson Gregory. STRONG SANFORD: Born in Bethany, Conn., 1761; died in Hartland, Conn., May 3, 1846 ; enlisted from Waterbury, Conn., June 6, 1777, for three years, in Capt. David Smith's Co., 8th Regt. of the Connecticut Line; member of 5th Regt. in 1781, serving as Cor- poral from Jan. i to Sept. 5, and as Sergeant from Sept. 6 to Dec. 31 ; in 1840 drew a pension. — Walter S. Logan. RICHARD SANGER: Born in Sherborn, Mass., Nov. 4, 1706; died there May 14, 1786; chosen March 7, 1774, on a committee to "consider letters lately sent from the town of Boston ;" June 20, 1774, chosen on Committee of Correspondence; Aug. 24, 1774, on Committee to meet Committees from other towns at Concord; Dec. 28, 1774, on Committee to consider resolves of Continental Congress; Jan. 9, 1775, on Committee of Inspection; also chosen to represent town at Provincial Congress in ensuing February; May 24, 1775, on Committee of Correspondence, etc.; March 4, 1776, the same; and March 3, 1777, the same; April 20, 1778, on Committee to consider 531 San. TRoll Of ancestors. the Constitution and form of government. In all of these appoint- ments he is styled Captain. — Frank Wilbur Sanger, William Cary Sanger. SAMUEL SANGER: Born in Sherborn, Mass., July 7, 1735; died there Oct. 6, 1822 ; chosen Selectman, March 3, 1777 ; on Committee to complete town's quota, April 2, 1777; on Committee to procure accounts of military service, Dec. 29, 1777; on Committee to hire soldiers, Jan. 12, 1778; Selectman, March 6, 1780, and on Committee to consider proposed Constitution, April 29, 1780. In these appoint- ments he is styled " Captain." — Frank Wilbur Sanger. PHILIP SARVENT: Born in Holland, in August, 1721 ; settled in Nyack, N. Y., in 1749; died there in August, 1786; M.ijor of Light Horse in the Revolutionary War. — James G. Henry, Richard N. Henry, Wtn. Morris Henry. JAMES SAWYER : Born in Orange Co., N. Y. ; died in Goshen, N. Y. ; Captain in Col. William Allison's Goshen Regt. Feb. 6, 1776; subsequently Quartermaster, with rank of Major ; wounded at the battle of Minisink ; was at the defense of Forts Clinton and Mont- gomery, Oct. 6, 1777. In the latter engagement his son James was taken prisoner and died in captivity. — John S. King, J. Theodore Sawyer. JAMES SAWYER: Born in Gloucester, Mass., July i, 1753; died there June 16, 1807 ; enlisted under Capt. Prince at Danvers early in the war, but being used to the sea, later served under Capt. Skinner on the three vessels which he commanded during the war. — Joseph Dillaway Sawyer, Joseph Sawyer, Jr. MANASSEH SAWYER: Born in Leominster, Mass., March 27, 1759 ; died in Potsdam, N. Y., March 24, 1842 ; enlisted in July, 1776, under Capt. Humphrey and Col. Wingateof New Hampshire and served five months; Corporal, Feb. 12, 1777, under Capt. Aldrich and Major Benj. Whitcomb, serving 16 months; promoted to Sergeant Dec. i, 1777; re-enlisted in June, 1778, as Sergeant, and served under Capt. Aldrich and Major Whitcomb, and Capt. Dustin and Col. Reed, until close of the war ; was engaged in skirmishes at Lake George in 1777. — Azariah Hall Sawyer. THOMAS SAWYER: Born in Bolton, Mass., in 1741; died in Manchester, N. Y., in 1796 ; served as Captain in Vermont troops from Oct. 17 to 28, 1777 ; May i to Nov. 30, 1778; May 4 to Nov. i, 1779; member of Council, and complimented for victory in March, 1778; member of Board of War in July, 1779. — Albert H Walker, John Edwin Walker. THOMAS SAYLES : Of Rhode Island ; Lieutenant in the regiment commanded by Col. Angell at Camp Barber Heights, Sept. 10, 1779; 532 IRoll o( Hncestors. sen. after the war moved to Whitestown, N. Y., near Utica, where his son, Welcome Sayles, was born in the year 1785. — Hetiry Sayles Kilbourne. WILLIAM SCARFF : Born in Baltimore, now Hartford Co., Md., in 1749; died in 1778; commissioned Dec. 10, 1776, Second Lieu- tenant in Col. Edward Cockey's Battalion of Baltimore County Militia ; participated in the battle of Harlem, various engagements in the Jerseys, the battles of Germantown, Brandywine, etc. ; promoted to First Lieu- tenant ; and at the time of his death was paymaster of the 46th Regt. — John TJiomas Scharf. LUKE SCHERMERHORN: Born in Albany Co., N. Y., Oct. 15, 1732 ; died in Nassau, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. ; commissioned Captain, Oct. 21, 1775, in the 4th Albany County Regt. of New York State Militia, also called the 2d Battalion from Rensselaerwyck, Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer ; re-appointed Feb. 20, 1776, in same regiment. — Porter J. Sihcrmcrhorn. SMITH SCOFIELD: Born in Salem, N. Y. ; died in Hunter, N. Y., May 8, 1803 ; served four months and 24 days as private and nine months and three days as Sergeant in the 2d and 4th Westchester County Regts., under Lieut. Daniel Bouton, Col. Thaddeus Crane, Capt. Ebenezer Scofield, Capt. Benj. Chapman, Col. Thomas Thomas, Capt. Samuel Lewis and Capt. Ephraim Lockwood. — Wm. James McKelvey. GUSTAVUS SCOTT : Born in " Westwood," Prince William County, Va., in 1753 ; lived in Somerset County, Md. ; member of the Association of Freemen ; member of Maryland Convention ; Delegate from Somerset County ; member of Committee of Safety ; and delegate to the Continental Congress in 1784-85. — George S. Scott. JONATHAN SCOTT: Born in Deerfield, Mass., March 13, 1758; died in New York State in 1800; enlisted from Capt. Dickinson's Co. of the 5th Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Regt., into the Continental Army, Sept. 4, 1777 ; joined Capt. Keith's Co., Col. Michael Jackson's Regt.; re-enlisted in same regiment March 13, 1778, serving till Dec. 31, 1779, under Capt. John Burnham and from Jan. i, 1780, to Dec. 31, 1780, under Capt. Storey. — Francis M. Ball. GIDEON SEABURY: Born in Rhode Island, March i, 1747 ; died in Westport, Mass., Oct. 29, 1827 ; private in Capt. Simon's Co., Col. Cook's Rhode Island Regt., for six months; in the winter of 1776-77, at the solicitation of oflficers and friends, removed with his family to the " Almy House," which stood on a high hill in Little Compton, and which had been a temporary guard-house ; there had charge of the guns and ammunition stored there and delivered them to the coast-guard as needed; remained there until 1779; marched to Newport after the 533 Sea. IRoll Of ancestors. British left Rhode Island and rendered a monthly tour of duty. — Frederick Chandler Seabury. STEPHEN SEARS: Born in Yarmouth, Mass., Sept. 5, 1736; lived in West Brewster; on alarm at " Bedford and Falmouth," Sept. 7, 1778, turned out in Capt. Samuel Berry's Co. — Walter Jesse Sears. THOMAS SEARS : Born April 30, 1745 ; died in South East, N. Y., April 26, 1804; appointed Second Lieutenant in Capt. Benj. Higgins' Co., 3d Regt, Dutchess County, N. Y., Militia, June 22, 1778; and First Lieutenant in same Company, Oct. 19, 1779. — Arthur Edward Nichols. ROBERT VV. SEAVER: Born in Worcester Co., Mass., July 3, 1762 ; died in Charlotte, Chautauqua Co.,N. Y., July 31, 1836 ; enlisted in Massachusetts at the age of 14, and served through the war with his father and six brothers, and while a Sergeant was discharged when the British evacuated New York; pensioned in 1818 for two years' actual service as private and Sergeant, a portion of which was under Capt. Coburn and Col. Jackson. — Randolph Seaver Barrie. WILLIAM SEAVER: Born in Dorchester, Mass., May 8, 1743; died in Taunton, Mass., July 28, 1815 ; commissioned April 13, 1776, Adjutant of 3d Regt. of Bristol County, Mass. ; marched to Westchester County, N. Y., where he was detached and assigned to Gen. Heath's staff ; participated in battle of White Plains ; acting Brigade Inspector at Tiverton, etc., R. I., on Gen. Geo. Godfrey's staff, in December, 1776; engaged April 22, 1777; commissioned Brigade-Major Aug. 3, 1779 ; Major on Alarm at Rhode Island, Aug. 1-9, 1780 ; engaged on Aug. I, 1780 ; for nearly 30 years after the war was Brigade Inspector for a large part of Eastern Massachusetts. — W>«. Henry Adams. WM. SEAVER, Jr.: Born in Milton, Mass., in 1763; died in Hebron, N. Y., Sept. 22, 1828 ; private in Capt. Jacob Haskins' Co. of Massachusetts, Jan. i, 1778, serving one year; re-enlisted at Dedham, Mass., in 1780, in Capt. Pritchard's Co., Greaton's Brigade ; on guard at Andre's execution; Corporal in 1782 on U. S. S. "Deane," after- wards " Hague," which captured ten prizes. — Wm. Henry Adams. JOHN SEDGWICK : Baptized in 1742 ; moved to Cornwall, Conn., with his father in 1744; died Aug. 28, 1820; Captain in Col. Hinman's Regt., 1775; Major in Col. Charles Barrall's Regt., 1776; transferred to Heman Swift's Regt., 1777; served with the main army under Washington; and halted at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778. — John Sedgiuick Noyes. SAMUEL SEDGWICK: Born in West Hartford, Conn., March 14, 1754; died in Westmoreland, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1828 ; enlisted at Hart- ford, Conn., in January, 1777, in Capt. Barnard's Co., Col. Wyllys' 534 IRoll ot ancestors. Sba. Regt., and served three years ; Sergeant in Capt. John Cooke's Co., Col. Canfield's Regt., of Connecticut at West Point in September, 1781; was a pensioner. — Williarn Parker Sedgwick. GIDEON SEELY: Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., Sept. 7, 1729; lived either in Lewisborough (formerly New Salem) or Greenburgh, Westchester Co. , N. Y. ; appointed April 22, 1779, Captain of a Com- pany in the limits of the 4th Regt, Associated Exempts of Westchester Co., commanded by Lieut. -Col. Joseph Benedict ; fell from abridge and was drowned while crossing Croton River in December, 1804. — Wm. Warbiirton Scnigham. JONATHAN DICKINSON SERGEANT : Born in 1746 ; died in 1793 ; delegate to the First Provincial Congress of New Jersey, 1774 ; Secretary of the Second, 1775 ; member of Provincial and Continental Congresses, 1776 ; and Attorney-General of Pennsylvania, 1777. — Hugh D. Wise, John Sergeant Wise. GEORGE SEXTON : Born in Manchester, Vt., Nov. i4-,i7s6 ; died there Oct. 13, 1815 ; Ensign from March 25, 1777, to Sept. 21, 1778, and Lieutenant to Aug. i, 1780, in Col. Seth Warner's Continental Regt. of Vermont ; Captain from Aug. 20 to Nov. 25, 1781, in Col. Ebenezer Walbridge's Regt. ; in March, 1779, a member of the Board of War. — William Delavan Bahhcin. HORACE SEYMOUR : Lived in Hartford, Conn.; Quartermaster in Col. Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons, 1777 ; appointed Cornet, July 10, 1778 ; Lieutenant, June 2, 1779; and Captain of Second Continental Dragoons ; in field of service during the war. generally on east side of the Hudson along the Westchester front ; an original member of the Cincinnati ; after the war settled in Lansingburg, N. Y., thence moved to New York City, where he died. — Joseph Gazzam Darlington. MOSES SEYMOUR : Born in Hartford, Conn., July 25, 1742 ; died in Litchfield, Conn., Sept. 17, 1826; Captain in 5th Regt., 5th Brigade, of Connecticut, formation of May, 1776 ; served under General Gates to the northward, 1777 ; turned out with his command to repel the enemy at New Haven in July, 1779. — George Buell Webster. ZACHARIAH SEYMOUR : Born presumably about or before 1719 (as his daughter Rebecca was born March 29, 1739) ; lived in Con- necticut ; Corporal in Capt. Whiting's Co. of Connecticut Militia in 1779. — Warren E. Dennis. JOSEPH SHAW: Born in Middleboro, Mass., in 1751 ; died in New Salem about 1805 ; commonly called " Deacon Shaw ; " private in Capt. Wm. Shaw's Co., which marched from Middleboro to Marshfield on the Lexington Alarm ; enlisted Dec. 8, 1776, under Capt. Nehemiah Allen and Col. Jere Hall, marching to Bristol on the Rhode Island 535 She. IRoll ot ancestors. Alarm, serving three months and two days ; re-enlisted July 20, 1777, in Capt. Isaac Wood's Co. for service in Rhode Island, and was finally discharged Aug. 27, 1780. — /ames Howard Hatison, Willis T. Hanson. LEVI SHEFTALL : Born in Savannah, Ga., Dec. 12, 1739 ; died there; assistant to his brother Mordecai Sheftall, Commissioner-General of Georgia troops in the Continental Army, both of whom were excepted by the British from a tender of amnesty made to such as would resume their allegiance to the Crown. — Marx Edivin Harhy. GEORGE SHEIVE : Born in Germany, in 1763 ; died in Montgom- ery Co., Pa., April 5, 1836 ; served in Capt. Philip Reed's Co. of the 5th Battalion of Philadelphia County, Pa., Militia, in 1781. — Hatmnond Mathews Shelve. ISAAC SHELDON : Born in Richmond, R. I., May 6, 1755 ; died in Sherburne, N. Y., May 6, 1844 ; pensioned for 14 months and 17 days actual service as a private in the Rhode Island troops, part of the service being under Capt. James Parker and Col. Thomas Potter. He enlisted from South Kingston, R. I. — Devillo White Harrington. JAMES SHELDON: Born in Pawtuxet, R. I., April 9, 1757 ; died in Remsen, Oneida Co., N. Y., June 18, 1819 ; elected Ensign in the Pawtuxet Rangers, April 10, xi-jd.^Walter Hippeau Merriam. EPHRAIM SHERMAN : Father of Moses Sherman (q. v.) ; lived in Sudbury, Mass. ; private in Capt. Russel's Co., Col. J. Brewer's Regt., serving at various times between Aug. i, 1775, and Nov. 23, 1779. — Vfllney A. Hoard. GEORGE SHERMAN : Born in Cumberland, R. I., July 17, 1749 died in Moriah, N. Y. , April 20, 182 1 ; enlisted in Capt. David Brown's Co., Col. Benj. Simon's Regt., while residing in Adams, Mass., in 1777 ; served on alarms and emergencies ; was at battle of Bennington and on duty at Burgoyne's surrender. — George A. Wallace. JOSIAH SHERMAN: Born in Woodbury, Conn., in 1734; died Nov. 24, 1789 ; graduated from Princeton College in 1754 ; received the honorary degree of A. M. at Harvard in 1758, and at Yale in 1765 ; was an able writer and powerful orator, who labored with his brother, Roger Sherman, with voice and pen, for the establishment of American Independence ; also served in the field as Chaplain of the 7th Regt. of the Connecticut Continental Line. — Chauncey Depew, Chauncey M. Depew, Ganson Depew, Richard Henry Eggleston, George Warren Pease, Charles Elliott Warren. MOSES SHERMAN : Of Grafton, Mass. ; private in Capt. Luke Drury's Co., Gen. Ward's Regt. on the Lexington Alarm ; and Cor- poral in Capt. Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut. Col. Wheelock's Regt., on the Bennington Alarm. — Volney A. Hoard. 536 IRoll Of Hitcestors. Sbu. ROGER SHERMAN: Born in Newtown, Mass., April 19,1721; removed to New Haven, 1761 ; member of Continental Congress, 1774; with Jefferson, Franklin, Livingston and Adams assisted in drawing up the Declaration of Independence ; the only man who signed all of the four great State papers, namely, the Bill of Rights, Articles of Feder- ation, Declaration of Independence, and Constitution of the United States; was United States Senator from Connecticut from 1791 till his death, July 23, 1793- — Porter Norton, Daniel Fred Fowler, Jeremiah Erarts Tracy. GERSHOM SHERWOOD: Born Dec. 27, 1735; died in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., N. Y., Feb. 27, 1805; commissioned Sept. 13, 1775, Second Lieutenant under Capt. Wm. Dutcher, in ist West- chester County Regt. ; June 16, 1778, First Lieutenant under Capt. Danl. Martling, in same regiment (Col. Joseph Drake). — Peter Valen- tine Sherwood. MOSES SHERWOOD : Born in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1761 ; died there Feb. 17, 1837; served in Capt. Daniel Martling's Co., ist Westchester Co., N. Y., Regt., in May, 1780; on Sept. 21, 1780, he and John Patterson fired upon a barge from the sloop " Vulture," and prevented its landing at Teller's Point — a con- spicuous incident of the Andre-Arnold conspiracy; in May, 1782, was in Lieut. -Col. Weissenfels' Regt. of Levies; on May 31, 1782, drafted with others into a regiment of the New York Line. — Peter Valentine Sherzvood. MINER SHOLES : Born in New London, Conn., Dec. 31, 1760; died Dec. 15, 1842 ; enlisted in January, 1779, for three months, in Capt. Edgerton's Co., Col. Huntington's Regt. of Connecticut; again in April, 1781, for three months, in Capt. Joseph Carew's Co., Col. Hunt- ington's Regt.; and again in February, 1783, for six months, in Capt. Simeon Allen's Co., Col. Mead's Regt. ; enlisted from Franklin, Conn.; wounded in 1783; pensioned while residing in Edmeston, N. Y. — Charles Vernon Gridley. STEPHEN SHUMWAY: Born in Oxford, Mass., Nov. 30, 1756; died in Belchertown, Mass., in November, 1840 ; served eight months in 1775, under Capt. Jonathan Bardwell and Col. Rufus Putnam of Massachusetts; marched from Hampshire Co., May 8, 1777, to Ticon- deroga, serving two months and nine days, under Capt. Eli Parker and Col. Leonard ; ordered out on Bennington Alarm, under Capt. Elijah Dwight and Col. Elisha Porter, for five days ending Aug. 19, 1777; served from Sept. 22 to Oct. 17, 1777, under Capt. Jonathan Bardwell and Col. Elisha Porter ; also nine months under the same, 537 S(tt. IRoll of Bncestors. from arrival at Fishkill, June i6, 1778 ; and enlisted again from Hamp- shire Co., in 1779, command not stated. — Horace Briggs. REUBEN SIKES: Born in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 8, 1730; died in Somers, Conn., Dec. 24, 1804 ; served in the 8th Connecticut Regt. from July 7, to Dec. 16, 1775 ; entered the Connecticut Legislature, October, 1776, and continued there during 1777 ; appointed Justice of the Peace for Hartford County for ensuing year. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. ELISHA SILL: Born in Lyme, Conn., April 6, 1730; died in Goshen, Conn., in 1808; Surgeon in Gen. Wolcott's Brigade of Con- necticut ; present at the capture of Burgoyne. — Edward Comstock. JOHN SILLENBECK : Born and died in Palatine, N. Y. ; private in Capt. Veeder's Co., Col. Visscher's Regt., and participated in the battle of Oriskany. — Geo?-ge S. Klock. AARON SIMONS : Born in Vermont ; died in Boston, Mass., about Feb. 16, 1795 ; private under Capt. Chas. Colton and Col. John Greaton of Massachusetts, from Jan. i, 1777, to Dec. 31, 1780; wounded in the service and after years of suffering eventually died of his injuries. — Arthur Neville. DAVID SKINNER: Born in East Windsor, Conn., May 21, 1707 ; died in 1795; private in Capt. Ezekiel Olcott's Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., serving from Aug. 3, to Sept. 21, 1778. — George Cozaing. EBENEZER SLASSON : Born in Connecticut in 1730; died in Westerlo, Albany Co., N. Y., in 182 1 ; Captain of the ist Co. of Minute- men in Westchester County, under command of Col. Joseph Drake ; promoted to rank of Second Major, Feb. 22, 1776. — Austin M. Slauson. JAMES SLOAN: Born in Norwalk, Conn., in 1759; died in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1813 ; enlisted Oct. 12, 1780, from Wil- liamstown, Mass., in Capt. Clark's Co., Col. Simond's Regt. ; discharged Oct. 19, 1780; Sergeant for three years in Col. Crane's Artillery ; his widow was pensioned in 1837. — George May Elwood, Jatiies A'elson Elwood. JOSHUA SLOCUM : Born in Franklin Township, Mass., about 1759; lived in Sutton, Grafton, Southbridge, and lastly Northbridge, Mass., where he died May 28, 1816; served in Rhode Island in 1779; in 1780 was a member of Capt. Ebenezer Battle's Co., in Lieut.-Col. Samuel Pierce's Regt., Massachusetts troops ; his widow was a pen- sioner residing in Coventry, Conn., in 1840. — Jehiel Webb Himes. CORNELIUS SLOTT (afterwards spelled Sloat) : Born in Orange County, N. Y., Dec. 22, 1742 ; lived in Montgomery; Orderly Sergeant 538 IRoll of ancestors. smi. in Col. James McClauglirey's Regt. of Militia ; taken prisoner on the capture of Fort Montgomery, Oct. 6, 1777, and confined for several months in the old sugar-house in New York City, where, owing to ill- treatment, his health was seriously impaired. — William Henry Corbusier. DANIEL SMITH : Born in York County, Pa., Sept. 21, 1755 ; lived in Frederick County, Md. ; died there in his 84th year ; was in Capt. Ambrose's Co. of Frederick County Militia, 1777 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Simpkins' Co., Cotoctin Battalion, May 13, 1778, and Captain in Col. Baker Johnson's Battalion, March 29, 1779 ^ resolved not to marry until American independence was secured, and in fulfilment of this determi- nation did not marry till June i, 1783. — Charles Ganieit Gordon. DAVID SMITH : Of Haddam, Conn. ; enlisted in April, 1775, upon the Lexington Alarm ; served as Ensign in the 8th Co., 5th Regt. , in 1775; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 7th Regt., Connecticut Line, Jan. i, 1777 ; resigned March 10, 1778 ; also First Lieutenant in 7th Co. ,3d Battalion, of Wadsworth's Brigade. — Henry Fisk Tarbox. EBENEZER SMITH: Born in New Marlborough, Mass., Jan. 11, 1746; died there Sept. 8, 1816; served from June to December, 1775, in Col. John Fellows' Regt. of Massachusetts ; Ensign from Jan. i to Dec. 31, 1776, in 6th Continental Infantry; First Lieutenant in 13th Regt., Jan. i, 1777; Captain, March 30, 1779; transferred to 6th Regt., Jan. i, 1781 ; retired Jan. i, 1783 ; fought at Bunker Hill, Long Island, and Saratoga; wintered at Valley Forge; participated in battle of Monmouth ; guarded Andre' the night before he was executed ; was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati. — Frederick Wil- hehn Smith. ELIJAH SMITH : Born in Putney, Vt., May 29, 1763 ; died in 1840 ; went from Norwich under Capt. Timothy Bush, Capt. Boardman and Lieut. Burton to assist the people of Strafford in their retreat in 1780 ; served 10 days under Capt. Thos. Barney and Col. Ira Allen on Alarm of Oct. 21, 1 781 ; also under Capt. James Clay and Col. Bradley, assisting the High Sheriff, about Sept. 11, 1783. — Fred Ehner Tasker. FRANCIS SMITH : Born in Woodbury Clove, N. Y., June 4, 1733 ; died near Woodbury Falls, May 11, 1785 ; in the reorganization of the militia in 1775, was made Captain of the local company in place of his brother Austin : served under Col. Jesse Woodhull ; was wounded at the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British, and carried to safety by Sergeant John Weygant (q. v.) who subsequently married his daughter. — William Henry Campbell. 539 smt. "Koll Of Hnccstors. GEORGE SMITH : Whose daughter Margaret married the son of Marx Rasbach (q. v.) was a companion-in-arms of the latter in the Oriskany, N. Y., roster. — Satiford Addison Rasbach. ISRAEL SMITH: Born in Granby, Conn., April 2, 1739; died in New York, 181 1; served in Capt. Jonathan Hale's Co., Col. Erastus Wolcott's Regt., Connecticut Line, at Boston, January-March, 1776 : in Capt. Jonathan Calkin's Co., Col. Latimer's Regt. , at Saratoga, Aug. 24 to Oct. 30, 1777 ; in Capt. Seth Holmes' Co., Col. Chapman's Regt., Aug. 3 to Sept. 14, 1778; in Capt. James Morris' Co., 2d Regt., Connecticut Line, April 19 to Dec. 31, 1781 ; and in same regiment until 1783. — Humphrey MfMasier. J.\MES SMITH: Born in Orange County, N. Y., about 1740 : died about 1777 ; elected March 12, 1776, Second Lieutenant in the Orange- town Co., of Orange County, N. Y., Militia, of which his wife's brother, Johannis Jacobus Blauvelt, was Captain. — James Smith Hari/ig. JARED SMITH, Sr. : Born in Huntington, Conn., July 25, 1741 ; died in Salisbury, Conn., March 13, 1813; served in Capt. John Hin- man's Co., 13th Connecticut Regt., from Aug. 18, 1776, to Aug. 25, 1776; in the same from June 18, 1777, to Sept. 25, 1777 ; Corporal in Capt. Wales' Co., from May 20, 1780, to Jan. 1, 1781 ; Private in Sth Co., ist Regt., Col. Zebulon Butler, from June i, 1782, to Dec. 20, 1782. — Arthur Tappan Smith, Zenas Brockett Smith. JOHN SMITH : Born on Long Island and married there before the Revolutionary War ; during the war lived in Saratoga ; with his son Alexander was captured by the British and confined in a New York sugar-house prison. — Harold Augustus Lewis. JOHN SMITH, 2D. : Born in Middlesex Co., Va., May 7, 1750 ; died in Hackwood, Frederick Co., Va., March 4, 1836 ; enlisted Jan. 8, 1776, for three years, as Colonel under Generals Morgan and Muhlenberg of Virginia; served part of the time in the field and part of the time as County Lieutenant of Frederick Co., Va., in the latter capacity having charge of many Hessian prisoners and Quakers suspected of disloyalty, for whose food and clothing he contributed liberally of his private means ; after the war held many positions of trust under the State and National Governments, and at the time of his death was Major General of Virginia State Troops. — Mills Afiller. JOSEPH SMITH, Sr. : Born in ISIerrick, N. Y., April 25, 1754; died April 21, 1844; private in Capt. Hewlett's Co. of Hempstead, Queen's County, N. Y., Militia, which assisted in capturing British soldiers plundering on the south side of Long Island. — Samuel J?. Smith. 540 •Koll ot Hncestors. smB. JOSEPH SMITH, Jr. : Son of Joseph Smith, Sr. (q. v.) ; was drafted into the service at Fort Greene, Long Island, and Captain of a company of militia. His wife received a pension for his services. — Samuel R. S?nit/i. OLIVER SMITH : Born at Poquonnoc, Conn., April 27, 1739 ; died, 181 1 ; Captain of a company at Stonington, Conn., when that town was bombarded, Sept. 30, 1775 ; and rapidly advanced through the grades of Major and Lieutenant-Colonel to Colonel. — William Allen Mercer, Enocli Vine Stoddard. SIMEON SMITH : Born in South Hadley, Mass., November, 1753 ; died March 4, 1843 ; enlisted on Alarm from Lexington, April 19, 1775, in Capt. Enoch Chapman's Co., from West Springfield, serving eight, days ; again under Capt. Chapin and Col. Timothy Danielson, April 28, 1775, serving three months and 10 days ; and again in the same company, appearing on duty at Roxbury, in October, 1775. — John Hull Brewster, Jr. SPARROW SMITH: Born Aug. 14, 1760; lived in Connecticut ; private in Lieut. David Smith's Co., Col Eelden's Regt., of Connecticut, at Peekskill, N. Y. 1777 ; joined April 7; discharged May 19; was a pensioner residing in Middlesex Co., Conn., in 1840. STEPHEN SMITH: Born in East Lyme, Conn., in 1754; died in Florence, O., April 28, 1838; enlisted May 13, 1775, in Capt. Fithian Sill's Co., 6th Regt. (Col. Parsons) of Connecticut ; fifer in Capt. Hart's Co., 9th Regt., at New York, in August and September, 1776 ; in Capt. Chas. Smith's Co., of same regiment and marched to Westchester, Nov. 13, 1776; discharged June 11, 1777 ; turned out in July, 1779, to repel Tryon's invasion at New Haven ; was a pensioner. — Chas. Levels Morse, George R. Morse, Horace J. Morse. WILLIAM PEARTREE SMITH : Lived in New York and New Jersey ; member of the First and Second Provincial Congresses of New Jersey; as member of the First, was chairman of the Committee of Correspondence appointed in July, 1774, which virtually assumed the functions of government and raised money and troops for defense. The Second Provincial Congress, which met at Trenton, May 23, 1775, elected him on a committee to attend the Continental Congress at Phila- delphia and report action and ask advice. — Walter Butler Atterbury. MICHAEL SMYSER : Of Pennsylvania ; Captain of a company in Col. M. Swope's Regt. ; taken prisoner at Fort Washington, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1776; in 1778, elected to the Legislature from York County, and from that time until 1790 was chosen seven times to serve in 541 Sine. IRcill of Hucestors. that capacity ; did many generous and patriotic deeds, such as raising 250 pounds specie for the relief of Boston. — Jacob Kline. THOMAS SMYTHE, 30 : Born in Trumpington, Md., in 1729 ; died in 1819; Judge of Kent County Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, etc. ; signer of the Association of Freemen, 1775 ; member of Mary- land Convention, 1774-6; Maryland Committee of Safety, 1775-6; Kent County Committee of Safety, 1776. — Clifford Wayne Hartridge. THOMAS SMYTHE, 4TH : Born in Kent Co., Md., April 30, 1757 ; died in 1807; First Lieutenant in Kent Co. Infantry in 1776; soon made Captain of 13th Battalion, and then promoted to Major in 5th Maryland Regt. — Clifford Wayne Hartridge. GEORGE SNELL: Born in Palatine, N. Y., June 26, 1736; served in the 2d Battalion, Palatine Division, which marched under Col. Nicholas Herkimer to relieve Fort Stanwix, and perished in the ambuscade into which the command fell. Of nine Snells who entered this battle, only two survived. — Charles Gray Grosvcnar, Thomas Walter Grosvcnor. JAMES SNIFFEN : Of Westchester County, N. Y. ; Corporal in Col. Thomas' 2d Westchester Regt., also in service from Nov. 12, 1777, to March 8, 1779. The date of his birth is uncertain, but as his grand- son James Sniffen was born in 1791, it is probable that he was born about or before the year 1 7 5 1 . — Ho'cvard Patterson, Culver Channing Sniffen. CHAMPION SPALDING: Born in Plainfield, Conn., Sept. 3, 1753, bat lived in Plainfield, Meriden Parish, N. H. ; in May, 1775, he and his brother Philip volunteered for the army. Philip was able-bodied and became a Captain. Champion, having lost the sight of one eye by a blow from a snow-ball when a boy, was mustered as a wagon-master and afterward became chief of regimental transportation. He served in that capacity under Prescott at Bunker Hill, and under Stark at the battle of Bennington. He was present at Burgoyne's surrender. — Champion H. Judson. SIMON SPALDING: Born in 1741 ; lived in Plainfield, Conn., died in Sheshequin, Pa., in 1814; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Ransom's Co., Wyoming Valley, Aug. 26,1776; First Lieutenant, Jan. 1, 1777 ; Captain, June 24, 1778 ; was in the Wyoming massacre ; commanded the United Company and engaged in Sullivan's Indian expedition, 1779; trans- ferred to ist Regt., Connecticut Line, formation of 1781-83 ; retired by consolidation Jan. i, 1783. — Charles Comstock Hopkins. BENJAMIN SPAULDING : Born in Plainfield Conn., Feb. 29, 1720-21 ; died in Moretown, Yt., March ig, 1807 ; Captain of a Com- 542 IRoll of Hncestors. spi. pany of Militia in Col. Moses Nichol's Regt., raised by the State of New Hampshire and joined the Continental Army at West Point, 1780, serv- ing three months and i8 days. — Sedgwick Rice. EDWARD SPAULDING : Son of Levi Spaulding (q. v.) ; one of the pioneers of Central New York ; private four years in the Revolu- tionary War ; granted a pension May 9, 1818; died Sept. 14, 1845. — Samuel S. Spaulding. LEVI SPAULDING : Born in Nottingham, West New Hampshire, Oct. 23, 1737 ; died in Plainfield, N. Y., March 1, 1825 ; Captain of the 9th Co., 3d Regt., New Hampshire Troops ; served at Bunker Hill and Trenton ; wintered at Valley Forge ; served throughout the war and was present at Cornwallis' surrender ; drew a Captain's pension.— Samuel S. Spaulding. ELIHU SPENCER: Bornini72i; died in 1784; lived in Trenton, N. J. ; an active preacher of Revolution ; went as a missionary of in- dependence to Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia, and incurred such hatred from the British that they offered 100 guineas for his head. — Hugh D. Wise, John Sergeant Wise. OLIVER SPENCER: Born in Massachusetts in 1736; lived in Mendham, N. J.; died in Ohio, Jan. 22, 1811 ; Colonel of State Troops and Militia ; organized at his own expense a Battalion for the Conti- nental Army about the time of the Second Establishment, and as it was composed almost wholly if not entirely of Jerseymen, it was called the 5th Battalion of the Jersey Line ; participated in the battle of Mon- mouth and other engagements ; his home in Mendham was burned by the Hessians. — Charles John Halstcd. JOHN SPERING: Born in Bath, Eng., in 1756; died in Philadel- phia, Sept. 10, 1846; private in the 3d Regt., of the Line of Pennsylvania; transferred in 1781 to 2d Regt., under Capt. Seeley and Col. Harmes; discharged June 27, 1783; engaged at Ger- mantown and Monmouth ; up to the day before his death, at the age of 96, he read with keen interest the news of the Mexican War. His children and grandchildren have participated in the War of 1812, Mex- ican War, Civil War, and Indian wars, fulfilling his dying wish that they should " uphold the flag of our country." — Willard Pleis Smith, William J. Smith. JOHN SPICER: A native of Connecticut ; Corporal in Capt. Abel Spicer's Co., Col. David Waterbury's (5th) Regt., of that state. — Wm. Edward Horton. 543 spi. IRoll of Hncestors. OLIVER SPICER : Born in Connecticut, May 28, 1726; died Feb. II, 1804; Captain in tlie 8tli Regt., of Connecticut Infantry. — IVm. Edward Horton. NATHANIEL SPRINGER: Of Batli, Me.; First Lieutenant in 3d Co., of Col. Lincoln's Regt. ; commissioned July i, 1776; killed in the Kennebec River expedition against British privateers in August, 1780. — James Henry Springer, Joseph Alden Springer. EPHRAIM SQUIER: Born in Ashford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1747 ; died there Aug. 19, 1841 ; served from April 20, 1775, until the following June in Capt. Thomas Knowlton's Co., of Ashford ; enlisted in Capt. Collander's Co. of Artillery, was in battle of Bunker Hill, and some time afterward joined his old company ; then entered Capt. Pomeroy's Co., Col. Fellow's Regt., remaining until Sept. 7, 1775, when he entered Capt. Scott's Co., to go to Quebec under Benedict Arnold ; entered Capt. Hendree's Co., April i, 1776, serving at White Plains, Newcastle, etc. ; subsequently marched for Albany under Capt. Isaac Stone and Col. Jonathan Latimore and was present at Burgoyne's capitulation. — Frank Squier. NATHANIEL SQUIRE (Squier) : Of Danbury, Conn. ; was among those " taken prisoners by the enemy during the raid and carried to New York," April 25-28, 1777. This was Tryon's expedition against Danbury. — George Owen Squier. RUFUS STACY: Born in Gloucester Mass., March, 1734; died in New Salem, Mass., February, 1824 ; enlisted from New Salem April 29, 1775, under Capt. Abijah Childs and Col. Thomas Gardner, serving 94 days ; appeared in same, Oct. 6, 1775, eight months' service ; re-enlisted January 9, 1777, in Capt. Wm. Stacy's Co., Col. Ichabod Alden 's Regt., serving two months ; and appeared again in Capt. Patrick's Co., Col. Alden's Regt., April 2, 1779, for nine months. — Charles Meredith Ran- som, Frank Howard Ransotn. JOAB STAFFORD: Born in Warwick, R. I., Nov. 14, 1729; died in Cheshire, Mass., Nov. 23, 1801 ; on Burgoyne's advance, led a com- pany of Berkshire Militia and was wounded; on Oct. 13, 1780, was in Capt. Samuel Low's Co., Col. Benj. Symonds' Regt. of Berkshire ; in a conveyance of property, dated May 22, 1779, he was entitled " Colonel," prior to which date he was spoken of as " Esquire." — John Titcomb Spragiie, Charles IV. Wagner, William Scott Worth. JOHN STAGG : Born in New York City in 1732 ; Lieutenant and temporarily Paymaster in Malcolm's Regt., one of the sixteen regiments 544 IRoll Of ancestors. sta. of the Line, officered by Washington and credited to New York ; during British occupation of New York City Uved at Charlestown, Orange County, N. Y. ; represented Orange County in the Assembly, 1780- 1783, and New York City, 1784-1786; President of the Fire Department, 1791-1793; died in yellow fever epidemic in New York in 1803. — IVilliarn Samuel Titus. JOHN STAHL : Born in Northampton Co., Pa., in or about 1742 ; died in Northumberland about 1829 ; received pay from the State of Pennsylvania for military services up to Jan. i, 1781. — Charles Henry Walker. AUGUSTUS STANTON : Born in Westerly, R. I., in 1745 ; died in Hancock, Mass., April 10, 1822 ; Lieutenant in Capt. Thomas Wells' Co. of Rhode Island in 1775 and 1776 ; and in 1777 Captain of Artillery Co. of the towns of Westerly, Charlestown and Hopkinton, R. L — Frank Augustus Babcock. NATHAN STANTON : Born in Stonington, Conn., Dec. 15, 1749 ; died in Syracuse, N. Y. , Sept. 26, 1835 ; entered the service Sept. 8, 1776, as Ensign in Capt. Wm. Stanton's Co. of the 8th Regt. of Con- necticut Militia ; marched to New York ; discharged Nov. 17, 1776 ; re-enlisted Aug. 6, 1780, as Corporal and Company Clerk in the same command. — Wm. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemann Prescott. PHINEAS STANTON: Born in Stonington, Conn., Oct. 28, 1719 ; died there Feb. 3, 1790; member of the General Assembly of Con- necticut from Stonington in 1779-1780. — W171. Gere Cady, Gustavus Linnemaini Prescott. JOHN STARIN : Born in Caughnauaga, N. Y. (now Glen), August 31, 1754 ; died in Glen, N. Y., Feb. 19, 1832 ; was an Indian interpret- er and fought throughout the war ; was one of twelve of the Starin family who served in the Continental Army directly under Washington; after the war kept an inn in the present village of Fultonville, which was a halting place for the Indians. — John Henry Starin. CHARLES STARKWEATHER: Born in Mansfield, Conn., April 29, 1759 ; served from Aug. 24, 1777, till Nov. 5, 1777, from Windham, Conn., in Capt. Nathaniel Wales' Co., Col. Latimer's Regt., Gen. Poor's Brigade, Arnold's Division, at Saratoga ; was in both engagements with the enemy at Saratoga. — Chaunccy Clark Starkweather. THOMAS STARR : Born in Danbury, Conn., in 1720 ; died in 1806 ; enlisted May 12, 1775, in Col. David Waterbury's Regt., 5th Continental Line ; discharged Oct. 30, 1775 ; Ensign, Jan. i, 1777 ; cut down by a cutlass in Danbury raid and left for dead, but recovered ; 35 545 stc. IRoIl of Hncestors. Second Lieutenant Jan. 25, 1778 ; First Lieutenant March 12, 1780 ; in 1781 was in 2d Regt. Continental Line, retired by consolidation, Jan. i, 1783, member of Connecticut Cincinnati as Captain. — Gtvrgi- S. Hickok. TIMOTHY STEARNS, 2D : Born in Leominster, Mass., probably in 1738 ; died in Framingham, AL^ss., Jan. 15, 1831 ; marched to Tiver- ton, R. L, in Capt. Staples Chamberlain's Holliston Co., March 7, 1780 ; re-enlisted June 22, 1780, in Capt. Walter MacFarland's Co., Col. Cyprian How's Regt. — William Henry Stearns. JOSEPH STEBBINS : Born in Ridgefield, Conn., July 4. 1735; died there Dec. 13, 1794 ; on April i, 1761, was Ensign in the 6th Co. of Col. Nathan Whiting's Regt. of Foot ; on May 29, 1780, commis- sioned Lieutenant in the 2d Co., i6th Regt., Connecticut Militia, and Nov. 3, 17S0, promoted to Captain. — Frederick Hatnillon Clark. SAMUEL STEBBINS : Of Ridgefield, Conn., son of Joseph Stebbins (q. V.) : private in the 3d Co. (Capt. Case's), i8th Regt., Connecticut Militia ; also served the last six months of 1780 in the 5th Regt. of the Line; in 1794 was Second Lieutenant of a Matross Company in the 34th Regt. He was a pensioner. — Frederick Hamilton Clark. DAVID STEELE : Born in Londonderry, N. H., Jan. 30, 1727 ; died in Peterboro, N. H., July 19, 1809 ; member of the Committee of Safety in 1776 and 1778; also served as a soldier on Alarm at Walpole. —David P. Steele. JAMES STEELE : Born in Tolland, Conn., Feb. 6, 1737 ; died in Brookfield, Vt., April 5, 1812 ; Lieutenant in the French and Indian War ; commissioned Lieutenant in 1776, but ill health prevented active service. He had three sons in the Revolutionary Arm\'. — Hiram Ros- well Steele. JOSIAH STEELE, 2D : Born in Hartford, Conn., Aug. 24, 1760 ; died in Caldwell, N. J., Oct. 22, 1836 ; left Yale College without con- sent of his parents, joined the army, and was commissioned Sergeant in Capt. Selah Benton's Co., Col. Zebulon Butler's Regt. at West Point, August 4, 1780. — Abram B. Steele. ZADOCK STEELE : Born in Tolland, Conn., Dec. 17, 1758 ; died at Stanstead, Canada East, March 23, 1845 ; enlisted from Ellington, Conn., in May, 1776, serving the following year in the Militia and the next year as a teamster ; removed to Randolph, Vt., in 1780 ; captured at the burning of Royalton, taken to Canada and confined on an island in the St. Lawrence, whence he escaped Sept. 10, 17S2. — Hiram Eos well Steele. CHARLES STETSON : Born in Rochester, Mass., 1752 ; died in New Bedford, Mass., 1S16 ; serve 12 days on Lexington Alarm, in 546 IRoll Of Hncestors. ste. Capt. Earl Clap's Co., Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regt. ; appeared in same command in October, 1775 ; and re-enlisted July 31, 1780, in Capt. George Claghorn's Co., Col. Abial Mitchell's Regt. , serving three months and two days. — William M. Stetson. CYPRIAN STEVENS : Of Worcester, Mass. ; private under Capt. Jonas Hubbard and Col. Jonathan Ward, in the Massachusetts Militia, 1775 ; Corporal under Capt. Timothy Bigelow and Col. Ward, on the Lexington Alarm ; private in Capt. Abel Mason's Co., Col. Jacob Davis' Regt., which marched to Tiverton in 1780. — Charles F. Robe. EBENEZER STEVENS : Born in Boston, Mass., in 1752 ; died Sept. 2, 1823 ; was a Son of Liberty ; one of the Boston Tea Party ; Lieutenant in the " Army of Observation," 1775 ; recruited artillery for Quebec; commanded artillery at Ticonderoga and Stillwater; Lieut- enant-Colonel in 1778; served with Lafayette in Virginia in 1781, with rank of Colonel, and commanded artillery with Col. Lamb at York- town ; after the peace, located at New York as a merchant, at the same time acting successively as Colonel, Brigadier and Major-General of Artillery, State of New York ; superintended the construction of the fortifications on Governor's Island, New York, in 1800 ; helped defend the city in 1812, and was Senior Major-General until 1S15. — William N. Gibert Clark. SAMUEL STEVENS : Born in the blockhouse at Chelmsford, Mass., Dec. 21, 1698 ; died in Chelmsford, Dec. 21, 1782 ; was there- fore in his 77th year when the battle of Lexington took place ; as Lieutenant in Capt. Oliver Barron's Co. from Chelmsford, Col. David Green's Regt., marched fifty miles and served sixteen days, fighting at Lexington and Concord 'Bx\6gQ.^Morris Putnam Stevens. STEPHANUS STEVENS : Born, June 14, 1742 ; signed in Haver- straw Precinct the Pledge of the General Association of the City and County of New York, adopted April 29, 1775. — William Henry Corbusicr. JOHN STEWART : Born at sea, Sept. 6, 1742 ; died in Voluntown, Conn., Jan. 22, 1802 ; enlisted as a private from Voluntown in Major James Gordon's Regt. ; rose to rank of Major ; with Gen. Wayne and Col. Fleury, performed distinguished service at the capture of Stony Point, for which they were awarded medals by Congress. — Robert Earl, 2d. , Wtn. Retry Earl., Echijard Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Frederick Lansing. PAUL STEWART : Born in Braintree (or New Braintree), Mass., in 1765 ; lived there and in South Brimfield, Mass., where he died in 1852 ; in March, 1781, when but 16 years of age, enlisted as a private in Capt. 547 stc. IRoll of Hncestors. Sewall's Co., so called, under the command successively of Lieut. Whitney and Capt. Smith, in the 2d Massachusetts Regt. (Col. Sprout's) in Gen. Patterson's Brigade. His command participated in the invest- ment of New York in 1781, in the center of the left wing of the army, after which he went south with the army under Washington, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. His command retired to West Point where he was discharged in December, 1783. — Ira Bliss Stewart. WILLIAM STEWART : Born in Cariforeen, County Tyrone, Ire., June 23, 1738 ; died in Milan, N. Y., March 10, 1788 ; signed the Articles of Association in Northeast Precinct, Dutchess County, N. Y. , in 1775 ; Captain in the 1st Dutchess County Regt. of New York Militia, stationed at Kingsbridge, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1776 ; also held an Adjutant's Commission. — Dennis Church Pierce, John HaiTcy Pierce. LEVI STICKNEY : Born in Hampton Falls, N. H., July 26, 1758 (or 1759) ; died in Seabrook, N. H., Sept. 30, 1823 ; enlisted for the war in April, 1777, in Capt. Richard Weare's Co., Col. Alexander Scam- mel's Battalion of New Hampshire Militia, which was at the battle of Stillwater. — J. Dwight Stickney. ANDREW STIMPSON : Born in Charlestown, Mass., June 23, 1759 ; died in Hudson, N. H., in 1850; enlisted Sept. 4, 1778, in Capt. John Walton's Co. of Massachusetts and served eight days ; re-enlisted and was on duty at Cambridge in October, 1778 ; and again enlisted July 31, 1780, in Capt. Stephen Frost's Co., Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt. for service in Rhode Island, serving three months. — Henry C. S. Stimpson. JOSEPH STOCKBRIDGE: Born in Bridgewater, Mass., Feb. 29, 1760 ; died in Bath, Me., Aug. 9, 1834 ; enlisted March 4, 1776, in Capt. Thos. Hersey's Co., Col. Lovell's Regt. of Massachusetts, serving four days ; served two days from June 14, 1776, under Lieut. Heman Lincoln and Col. Solomon Lovell ; two days from June 23, 1776, under same officers; from April 8, 177710 Dec. 31, 1779, in 7th Co., Col. Bailey's Regt.; at Valley Forge, Jan. 24, 1778; and West Point Jan. 12, 1781, having been continuously in service in the meantime ; served under Lafayette and was recognized and embraced by the latter upon his visit to Portland, Me., in 1824. — Henry Joshua Pierce. RALPH STODDARD : Born in Groton, Conn., July 30, 1723 ; died there Aug. 30, 181 1 ; Captain of a Company in the Eighth Con- necticut Militia from Sept. 8 to Nov. 17, 1776. — Enoch Vine Stoddard. STEPHEN STODDARD : Born in Hingham, Mass., Sept. 5, 1756 ; died there Oct. 6, 1835 ; served nine days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Jotham Loring's Co. ; also Sergeant in Capt. Stower's Independ- ent Co. at Hull, March i, 1777. — Roswell Lock-wood Hallstram. 548 IRoll Of ancestors. sto. SETH STONE, Sr. : Born in 1718 ; lived in Guilford, Conn.; died in 1784 ; served as a Minuteman with his five sons, one of whom, Stephen, was killed in the war. — David M. Kclscy. SETH STONE, Jr.: Born in Guilford, Conn., Jan. 20, 1754; died in Madison, Conn., June 10, 1822; served five days as a Minuteman from Guilford on the Lexington Alarm ; participated in Arnold's Quebec expedition ; was in Capt. Daniel Hand's Co., Talcott's Regt., from March 22 to April 18, 1776 ; participated in the battles of White Plains, Germantown and Monmouth ; wintered at Valley Forge ; attended Andre's execution ; was in Capt. Peter Vail's Co., Col. Canfield's Regt., from April 10, 1781, to Dec. 31, 1781 ; was a pensioner under the act of 18 1 8. — David M. Kehey. THOMAS STONE, Sr. : Born in September, 1752 ; lived in Brim- field, Mass. ; died in Verona, N. Y., March 21, 1819 ; enlisted Dec. 25, 1776, in Capt. Aaron Charles' Co., Lieut.-Col. Timothy Robinson's Regt., serving one month and 29 days, part of the time at Ticonderoga ; also served from July 10, 1780, to Dec. 14, 1780, in the Continental Army under resolves of June 5 and 23, 1780. — Clarence George Stone, Seymour Henry Stone. JOHN STONER : Born in Frederick County, Md., about 1735 ; died thereabout 1798; served in the French and Indian War; was Cap- tain of a Militia Company in the Revolutionary War in 1775 ; on the 12th of September, 1775, was chosen one of the Committee of Observa- tion for the middle district of his county. — JSzra Z. Derr. EBENEZER STORER : Born in Preston, Conn., in 1753; died there Sept. 12, 1810 ; carpenter on the 36-gun frigate "Confederacy," which was built on the Thames, below Norwich, and launched in 1778 ; sailed from Philadelphia, Oct. 20, 1779, with the French Minister, Gerard, and the American Minister to Spain, John Jay ; partially wrecked at sea November 7 ; refitted at Martinique and put to sea again ; was captured in March, 1781, by a 74-gun Britisher and taken to Charleston, Storer being among the prisoners. — /o/m Hudson Storer. JUSTUS STORRS : Born in Mansfield, Conn., Sept. 22, 1756 ; died in Oyster Bay, L. I., Dec. 3, 1818 ; appointed Feb. 24, 1780, Surgeon's Mate to 2d Connecticut Regt. (Col. Butler), vice Dr. Graham, resigned ; appointed Feb. 11, 1791, Surgeon of the 7th Regt. of Queens Co., N. Y., Militia ; was an original member of the Cincinnati. — Henry Justus Storrs, Richard Alsop Storrs. DANIEL STORY : Born in Chebacco, Essex Co., Mass. ; baptized July 23, 1749; died Dec. 6, 1823; Sergeant in Capt. John Duncan's 549 sto. IRoll of Hncestors. Co., Lieut.-Col. Moses Kelley's command, that went from Goffstown, N. H., on the Ticonderoga Alarm, July i, 1777 ; served from July 18 to Sept 26, 1777, as a private in Capt. Samuel McConnel's Co., Gen. Stark's Brigade, which marched from Pembroke and joined the North- ern Army at Bennington and Stillwater.— William Cummifigs Sto?y. SAMUEL STOUGHTON: Born in December, 1740; died Jan. 25, 1814; Ensign in 4th Co., 8th Connecticut Regt., from July i, 1775, to Oct. 25, 1775 ; during 1778, 1779 and 1780 was connected with Com- missary Department in forwarding supplies to the Army. — Frederick Gilbert Sikes. PHILIP G. STOWITZ: Born in Holland; member of the 3d Tryon County, N. Y., Regt., and perished in the battle of Oriskany. This name is variously spelled Stowits, Stowitts, Stowitz, and Stouets. — Cornelius Shviton Stowitts. GILBERT STRANG: Born in Cortlandt Manor, N. Y., July 5, 1753 ; died in Newcastle, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1825 ; Lieutenant of New York Militia, 1775-76; Second Lieutenant of 4th New York, Nov. 21, 1776; resigned April 23, 1778; Major in Lieut.-Col. Hyatt's Regt. of West- chester County, June 24, 1785 ; Lieut.-Col. Commandant of a Westchester County Regiment, March 8, ijgi.— George Harold Selleck. JOSEPH STRANG: Born in Cortlandt Manor, Feb. 27, 1725; died in Yorktown, N. Y., Aug. 2, 1794; commissioned First Major, 3d Regt. of Westchester County, N. Y., Oct. 14, 1775. — George Harotd Selleck. ISAAC STRATTON: Born in Western, Mass., Nov. 25, 1739; died in Williamstown, Mass., April 3, 1789 ; on committee for Berkshire, to raise men to go to Canada, with rank of Captain ; Captain in 2d Berk- shire Regt., in 1776 ; commissioned First Major in same, April 4, 1777 ; Major on Staff of Col. Benj. Simonds on Alarm to the Northward in October, 1780; while Major, commanded a Division under Stark at battle of Bennington. — George May Elwood, James Nelson Elwood. JESSE STREET : Of Wallingford, Conn. ; served eight days on the Lexington Alarm. — Wtn. Reynolds Fleming. JOHN STRONG : Born in Windsor, Conn., June 14, 1743 ; died in Torrington, Conn., Nov. 15, 1816 ; Captain ; promoted to Major in June, 1780; and subsequently made Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, vice Beebe. — Joh9i Pomeroy Bartlett. JOHN STRONG : Of Pittsfield, Mass. ; one of the signers at Pitts- field of a petition to act upon the passage of the Boston Port Bill; 550 IRoll of Hncestors. sum. member of the Committee of Correspondence in 1774 and 1775 ; dele- gate to the County Congress ; commissioned Captain of a Company in Col. John Brown's Regt., June 30, 1777 ; re-enlisted under Capt. Isaac Dickinson and Major Israel Stoddard and marched to Bennington ; discharged Oct. 2, 1777 ; moved to Albany, N. Y., where he died about the year 1825. — Harry S. Vander Burgh, Louis F. Vander Burgh. PHINEHAS STRONG : Born in Hebron, Conn., June 6, 1756 ; died in Bethlehem, Mass., in March, 1827 ; served 14 days on the Lexington Alarm; enlisted May 14, 1777, for the war, under Capt. Kirtland in the 6th Regt., Connecticut Line; promoted to Corporal, Jan. i, 1781 ; recruited in Sheldon's Dragoons, May i, 1781 ; pensioned under act of 1818. — Frederick Smith Strong. JOHNSTRYKER: Born in New Jersey, March 2, 1740; died in Millstone, N. J., March 25, 1786 ; Captain of a troop of Somerset County Light Horse ; and Captain of a Troop of Light Horse of the State troops, performing conspicuous services whenever the British raided New Jersey. His son, Peter, as a boy, aided him in supplying provisions to the American Army. — Thomas Hubbard Stryker. CALEB STURDEVANT : Born in Banbury, Conn., Aug. 25, 1759 ; died in Martinsburgh, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1837 ; enlisted March 13, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Baldwin's Co., Col. Heman Swift's Regt. of Connect- icut ; served three years, during which he participated in battles of Germantown and Monmouth; discharged March 13, 1780, at Spring- field, N. J. He was a veteran of the War of 18 12, and was pensioned under the act of 18 18. — Charles F. Sfurdevant, Harry S. Sturdevant. AMOS STURGIS : Born in Chester County, Pa., in 1755 ; died in London District, Upper Canada, in 1814; Ensign of 5th Co., 7th Battalion, Philadelphia County Associators, commanded by Col. Isaac Warner, in service 1776 and 1777; Captain of ist Co., ist Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia, in service 1778 to 1780; Captain of the 2d Co., 3d Battalion, Philadelphia County Militia, commanded by Lieut.- Col. James Barry, in service in 1780; was in the battles of Trenton and Germantown. — William Randall Ellis. FREDERICK STYMETS : Born in New York, March 7, 1757; died there Oct. 21, 1795 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Van Zandt's Co., Col. John Lacher's Regt., of New York State Militia, 1775-76 ; also a non-commissioned officer of the ist Battalion of Minutemen of the City of New York. — Charles Rollinson La?nb. HEZEKIAH SUMNER : Born in Middletown, Conn., Dec. 4, 1724; died in Otis, Mass., in 1802 ; served three years in Capt. Allen's Co., 551 Sum. IRoll Of Hncestors. Col. Wigglesworth's Regt., of Massachusetts troops. — George Watson Sumner. INCREASE SUMNER : Born in Roxburj', Mass., Nov. 27, 1746; died there July 7, 1799 ; chosen member of the General Court from Rox- bury, May 22, 1776 ; re-elected May 16, 1777, May 28, 1778, and May 19, 1779; chosen delegate to the Cambridge Constitutional Convention in August, 1779 ; elected State Senator from Suffolk Co., in August, 1780; twice re-elected Senator; elected member of Congress in 1782, but did not take his seat, being made Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts; held latter office till 1797 when he was elected Governor; was re-elected Governor in 1798 and 1799. — James W. Gerard, Jr. WILLIAM SUMNER: Born in Middletown, Conn., July 9, 1757; died Nov. 19, 1846; enlisted May 5, 1775, under Capt. Jonathan Meigs, 2d Regt., Connecticut Line, at the siege of Boston ; fought at Bunker Hill, and participated in Arnold's Quebec Expedition ; re-enlisted April 17, 1777, under Capt. Eells and Col. Samuel Wyllys ; assisted in repel- ling the enemy at Danbury in April, 1777 ; served in Parson's Brigade under Gen. Israel Putnam along the Hudson, and was discharged Jan. I, 1778. His brother John was a Major from 1775 to 1781. — Edward A. Sutnner. THOMAS SUTHERLAND : Born in 1732 ; lived in Pennsylvania; died in Buffalo Cross Roads, Union Co., Pa., Oct 15, 1816 ; commis- sioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 4th Battalion of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Associators, Oct. 8, 1776. — IVm. Ward Van Valzah. JOHN SWAN : Born in Newport, R. I., Sept. 25, 1743; died in Vermont, June 12, 1835 ! served from Peterborough, N. H., in 1775, •" Capt. Wm. Scott's Co., Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's Regt.; in 1776 in Capt. Saml. Wetherbee's Co., Col. Isaac Wyman's Regt. ; and in Capt. Abijah Smith's Co.; in 1777 as Sergeant in Capt. Taggart's Co., Col. Heald's Regt., which marched to relieve the garrison at Ticonderoga, June 30, 1777 ; also in Capt. Edmund Brant's Co., Col. Danl. Moore's Regt., which joined the army at Saratoga in 1777; during 1777, 1778 and 1779, in the 7th Co., 2d Regt. of New Hampshire, Col. Geo. Reid ; and in 1780 in Col. Henry Jackson's Regt. — Gustavus Swan. REUBEN SWAN: Born in Leicester, Mass., in 1748; marched from Leicester to Cambridge on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Thomas Newhall's Co., serving 8i4 days. — A. Swan Broion. 552 IRoll Of Hucestors. jra^. WILLIAM SWAN : Born in or near Glasgow, Scotland, about 1745 ; died in Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., about 1830 ; served in October, 1780, in Capt. Daniel Delavan's Co., Col. Wm. Malcolm's Regt. of New York State troops. — Frederick Wm. Swan. SAMUEL SWARTWOUT : Born, Jan. 23, 1726 ; lived in Kingston, N. Y. ; private in Capt. Shults' Co., Col. Brinckerhoof's Regt., of Dutch- ess County, N. Y., Militia. — Edgar SivarHuout Dudley, Harwood Dudley. LEWIS SWEETING: Born in Rehoboth, Mass., Jan. 20, 1723; died in Manlius, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1804; with his three sons Lewis, 2d, Nathaniel and Eliphalet, served eleven days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Abel Clap and Col. John Daggett ; member of the Committee of Correspondence and Safety of Mansfield in 1776 ; member of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts from Mansfield at the session held at Boston, May 28, 1777. — John D'Auby Higgins. SAMUEL TANNER : Of Rhode Island ; Corporal in the Company of Capt. Thomas Gorton, which was part of the regiment ordered by the Rhode Island Assembly to be raised Jan. 19, 1776 ; joined Washing- ton at New York after the battle of Long Island ; at the battle of Trenton under Col. Daniel Hitchcock. Corporal Tanner (afterwards called Colonel) died between Dec. 17, i8oo, and Jan. 29, 1801. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. DAVID TARBOX: Born in Hebron, Conn., March 26, 1728, died there; Ensign and Captain in the 17th Co., 12th Regt. of Connecticut Militia. — Henry Fisk Tarbox. REUBEN TAYLOR : Of New Ipswich, Mass. ; commanded a com- pany of New Hampshire troops in Col. Hazen's Regt., in 1778, having enlisted for the war and served at White Plains. — Wm. Allen Butler, Charles Wells Wood. WILLIAM TAYLOR: Born in Simsburj-, Conn., in 1757; died in Barkhamsted, Conn., March 23, 1835 ; on the Lexington Alarm enlisted in Capt. Amos Wilcox's Co., of Simsbuiy ; re-enlisted May 5, 1775, in Capt. Abel Pettibone's Co., 2d Continental Regt., serving till Dec. 18 ; again in Capt. Amos Walbridge's Co., Col. Chas. Webb's Regt, for the war; paid as Sergeant from Feb. 10, 1777, to Jan. i, 1780; served along the Hudson until November 1777 ; thence marched to Pennsylva- nia ; engaged at Whitemarsh ; wintered at Valley Forge ; fought at Mon- mouth ; then served along the Hudson and in New Jersey, participating in the storming of Stony Point ; commissioned Sergeant in 3d Connec- 553 tren. IRoll Of Hncestors. ticut Regt., Jan. i, 1783, to date from April i, 1780; discharged June 10, 1783 ; and was pensioned in 1819. — Colin Smith Carter, Walter Frederick Carter, Walter Steuben Carter. ABRAHAM JACOB TEN EYCK : Member of the Committee of Safety of Albany County, N. Y.— Robert Earl, 2d, Wm. Fetry Earl, Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, Wm. Fredk. La?ising. JACOB TEN EYCK (Jacob Cornelius Ten Eyck or Cornelius Jacob Ten Eyck): Born Feb. 15, 1754; lived in Somerset Co., N. J. ; died Nov. 21, 1778; served in Somerset County, N. J. Militia. — Edward Ten Eyck Lansing, IVm. Frederick Lansing. JACOB COENRADT TEN EYCK : Father of Abraham J. Ten Eyck : (q. v.); born April 21, 1705; died Sept. 9, 1793, in Albany, N. Y. ; Mayor of Albany in 1748; Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1777 ; a prominent figure in patriotic gatherings in Albany during the Revolution. — Robert Earl, 2d, Win. Pctry Earl, Wm. Fredk. Lansing, Edward Ten Eyck Lansing. MATTHEW TEN EYCK: Father of Richard Ten Eyck (q. v.); born in Hurley, N. Y., Feb. 23, 1728 ; died there June 11, 1809 ; chosen April 7, 1775, one of the committee to meet at New Paltz to elect delegates to Provincial Congress; served in such capacity May 11, 1775 ; signed Articles of Association July 6, 1775 '' President of Board of Trustees of Hurley and delivered address of welcome to Washington when he passed through the village in fall of 1782. — James de la Man- tanye, Austin M. Slauson. RICHARD TEN EYCK: Born in Hurley, N. Y., Feb. i, 1762; died there Feb. 15, 185 1 ; served in the ist Regt. of Ulster County, N. Y. Militia, under Col. Johannes Snyder. — James de la ALontanye, Austin M. Slauson. NATHANIEL TERRY: Born in Enfield, Conn., June 3, 1730; died there Feb. 20, 1792 ; Major of Enfield, Conn., Militia, on the Lex- ington Alarm ; Lieutenant Colonel of the 19th Regt. of Connecticut Militia, December, 1776; and Colonel of the same, May, 1777. In 1776 he was also a member of the Connecticut Assembly. — George Davis Terry. WILLIAM TEW: Born at Newport, R. I. April 5, 1745; died there Oct. 31, 1808 ; Captain in the 2d Regt., Rhode Island Infantry, and an original member of the Rhode Island Society of the Cincinnati. — William Ordway Partridge. ENOCH THAYER: Born in Braintree, Mass., Nov. 7, 1728 ; served 1 2 days on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Josiah Hayden's Co., Col. 554 IRoll of Hncestors. ;rbo. Bailey's Regt. ; three months and eight days from May i, 1775, in Capt. Josiah Hayden's Co., Col. John Thomas' Regt. ; continued in the serv- ice and appears as Corporal Oct. 6, 1775 ; re-enlisted April 11, 1778, and served two months, 24 days, in Capt. Abram Washburn's Co., Col. Abijah Steam's Regt. — Henry Herschel Adams. ALEXANDER THOMAS : Born in Portsmouth, R. I., Nov. 25, 1743 ; died there in 1812 ; Lieutenant in Babcock's Rhode Island Regt., Jan. 15, 1776; detailed to supervise enlistments; served in Lippitt's Regt., from Aug. 19, 1776, to March, 1777; joined Topham's Regt., and in 1778 was made Captain; part of his duty was patrolling the Hudson from Albany to Fort Edward. During his absence from his home in Bristol, R. I., his house was occupied by British troops. — George Henry McFarlaiid. MOSES THOMAS: Born in Damascus, Pa., 1750; elected Second Lieutenant in the Coshocton Co., (Capt. Bazaliel Tyler, Jr.), be- longing to the Second Ulster County, N. Y., Regt., commanded by Col. James Clinton, Dec. 22, 1775 ; killed in battle of Minisink while Ser- geant in the same regiment. — Edward Wallace Busli. HIRAM THOMPSON: Born in Woburn, Mass., May 17, 1743; died there Jan. 15, 1812; served as a Minuteman on the Lexington Alarm and at the siege of Boston. — Gerald B. Williatns. LEWIS THOMPSON: Born in Kent, Conn., in 1754; died there in 1799 > Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Birdsey's Co., Col. Whiting's Regt. ; during part of his service was at Crown Point, where he contracted an illness from which he never fully recovered. — Norman Jerome Thompson. STEPHEN THOMPSON : Of Wallingford, Conn. ; private under Capt. Brackett, 5th Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, 1776 ; enlisted for eight months May 27, 1778, in Munson's Co., 8th Regiment of the Line; re-enlisted for the war; served from July 6 to Dec. 4, 1780, in ist Regt. of Levies; and from January i, to Dec. 31, 1781, in Capt. Richard Douglass' Co., 5th. Regt of the Line ; was pensioned under the act of 18 18 while residing in New York. — John Sedgwick Noyes. THOMAS THOMPSON: Born Jan. 25, 1712; lived in Con- necticut Farms, N. J. ; died Nov. 2, 1803 ; private in the Essex County, N. J., Militia.— Wm. Bolles Baldwin. THOMAS THOMSON: Born in Scotland; came to this country before the War of the Revolution and settled in Philadelphia ; private in Col. Nicol's City Guards ; commissioned Second Lieutenant in 8th Co., 6th Battalion, commanded by Colonel Robert Knox ; later 555 ttbo. IRoll Of ancestors. made Lieutenant in Capt. Christian Grove's Co., same Battalion, and subsequently commissioned as Captain ; served with the Pennsylvania troops at the battle of Yorktown and present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis ; on his return to Philadelphia, was presented with a sword. — J. Laivrciice McKccver, Robert Tounscnd AIcKeevcr. JOHN THORNTON: Born in Schenectady, N. Y., in 1753; died there March 22, 1819; Major in Col. Wemple's Schenectady Regt., of New York troops. — Honiard Thornton. ELIPHALET THORP: Born in Fairfield Co., Conn., in 1775; Captain of ist Battalion, State Regt., Col. Saml. Whiting, serving in Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1776 and 1777 ; also served from Oct. 5, 1777, to Oct. 30, 1777, as Captain in Col. Whiting's 4th Militia Regt., commanded by Lieut.-Col. Jon. Demon, at Peekskill. — Edward Lathrop Tripkr, George Bradford Tripkr. LEMUEL THRALL: Born in Bolton, Conn., Feb. 5, 1748-g; died in Sussex Co., N. J., Jan. 31, 1831 ; Corporal in Lieut. Ezekiel Olcott's Co. of Connecticut, serving eight days on the Lexington Alarm ; also Corporal in Capt. Jonathan Wells' Co. (Hartford), Col. Erastus Wol- cott's Regt., which reached Boston toward the end of January, 1776, and remained there about six months. — Edgar Van Etten. ISAIAH TIFFANY: Of Lebanon, Conn. ; at the age of 16 enlisted in his elder brother, Capt. John Tiffany's, Co., 1st Regt., Connecticut Line; successively Corporal, Sergeant, and Ensign; participated in iS battles ; was one of the forlorn hope that stormed the redoubts at Yorktown, and personally captured two of the enemy. — Alex. Stewart Phinncy. EBENEZER TILDEN (Tildin) : Born in Lebanon, Conn., Dec. 19, 1757; died there March 20, 1823; private in Capt. Clark's Co., Col. Sage's 3d Battalion, Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut. — fared Hyde Tilden. JONATHAN TITCOMB: Born in Newbury, Mass., in 1728; died in 1817 ; member of the Committee of Safety and the Provincial Con- gress in 1774-75; Colonel of a regiment in the Rhode Island expedi- tion in 1778; member of the State Convention in 1780; subsequently appointed Brigadier-General of Militia ; Naval Officer of the port of Newburyport for twenty-three years, from 1789 to 1812. — fohn Titcomb Sprague, ELMUN TOLMAN : Born May 29, 1755 ; lived in Needham, Mass.; Captain of the ist Co. of Needham on the Lexington Alarm; also served at New York in September, 1776. — Albert Hawkes Sutton. 556 IRoU of ancestors. ^ow. JONATHAN GRIFFIN TOMPKINS : Born in Westchester County, N. Y., June 8, 1736; died there May 22, 1823; commissioned Oct. 14, 1775, Adjutant in the 2d Regt. of Westchester County Militia; soon thereafter was elected to the Legislature, of which he remained a mem- ber throughout the war, and was a member of that body when it adopted the Declaration of Independence. — Odell Dyckynan Tcmipkins. CHARLES TOOKER : Born in Huntington, L. I., in 17 12 ; died in Newburgh, N. Y., about 1785; a signer of the Association pledge; member of Capt. Ramsey's Regt. of Orange County ; and an exempt member of Capt. Arthur Smith's Co., Col. Hasbrouck's Regt., at New- burgh, April 23, 1779. — George Dauforih Tooker. REUBEN TOOKER: Born in Huntington, L. I., in 1744; died in Newburgh, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1807 ; signer of the Association pledge in 1775, and Ensign in Capt. Arthur Smith's Co., 4th Regt., New York State Militia, Col. Hasbrouck commanding. — George Datiforth Tooker. SAMUEL TOWLE: Born at Chester, N. H., Nov. 30, 1737; took Association test in 1776 at Candia, N. H., and was a member of town war committee, 1775-1777. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Edward Robie. COMFORT TOWNER : Of Claremont, N. H. ; served in Capt. Abel Walker's Co., Col. Benj. Bellows' Regt., of New Hampshire, from May 7 to June 18, 1777, to reinforce the Continental Army at Ticon- deroga ; from Sept. 21 to Oct. 21, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Ashley's Co., Col. Bellows' Regt. , at Saratoga; also in Jeremiah Spencer's scouting party in 1780. — Byron George Clark. DANIEL TOWNSEND : Born in Westchester, N. Y., in 1756 ; died in 1799; enlisted in Col. Josiah Starr's Regt., Connecticut Militia, in 1777 ; transferred to the Corps of Invalids in 1780, on account of loss of right eye ; made prisoner in an engagement in Westchester County, but escaped before reaching the old sugar-house. — Edwin F>-ank/iti Townsend. LAWRENCE TOWNSEND : Born in Greenbush, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1740; died in Milo, N. Y., Aug. 29, 182 1 ; served with distinction at battle of Stillwater ; had charge of a portion of the prisoners surren- dered by Burgoyne, some of whom he took to his home and kept until exchanged ; served under Capt. Anthony Bries and Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer in the 4th Albany County (N. Y.) Militia, in October, 1780; appointed Captain of a new company formed out of Capt. Bries' Co., April 28, 1 78 1. — Hatley Kendig Armstrong. PETER TOWNSEND, Sr. : Cast, without compensation, at the Sterling Iron Works, which he owned, the ponderous iron chain stretched 557 zxn. IRoIl Of ancestors. across the Hudson at West Point ; also a number of cannon and anchors placed on the " Constitution " and other ships of war. General Washington was a frequent visitor at Sterling Cottage at this period of the war. — Robert Townsend McKccvcr. FREDERICK TRACY: Born in Norwich, Conn., Aug. 3, 1749 ; died in Hayti, West Indies, June 21, 1803; assistant to Col. Wadsworth of Connecticut in the Commissary Department of the Continental Army. — Charles A. Bratid. HEZEKIAH TRACY : Born in Preston, Conn., April 5, 1746 ; died in Shelburn, Vt., July 14, 1827; served 21 days, from Oct. 12, 1780, in Capt. John Stark's Co., Col. Ira Allen's Regt. of Vermont Militia ; six days in October, 1781, in Capt. Zadock Everest's Co., same regiment; and one day, about May i, 1782, in same company. — Ira Otis Traey. PEREZ TRACY : Born in Preston, Conn., Nov. 13, 1716 ; died Feb. 12, 1801 ; served three days on the Lexington Alarm ; re-enlisted May 6, 1775, under Capt. Tyler and Col. Parsons; promoted to Corporal Nov. 16, 1775 ; was in Capt. Mott's Co., raised for the defence of New London in 1776; also served from July 3, 1781, to Dec. 31, 1781, in Capt. Bingham's Co., 5th Regt. — Ozro T. Lotc. JOHN TREAT: Born in East Hartford, Conn., Aug. 12, 1745; died in West Hartland, Conn., Aug. 26, 1832 ; enlisted Jan. 13, 1777, in Col. Elisha Sheldon's Light Dragoons, ist Troop, from town of Middle- town, Conn. — Robert 'Treat. ABNER TREMAN (Tremain or Tremins) : Born in Columbia County, N. Y., Dec. 25, 1761 ; died in Trumansburg, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1823 ; enlisted in New York Militia in 1777, serving nearly six years ; was one of the 20 men constituting the " forlorn hope " which led the right wing of Wayne's Army in the attack on Stony Point; 17 of the 20 were either killed or wounded ; Treman was one of the three unscathed ; for his services he was given 640 acres on the west side of Cayuga Lake, the site of Trumansburg, which was named after him (and should have been called Tremansburg). — Myron Philander Bush. WILLIAM TRUESDALE : Born in New York in 1751 ; lived in Kinderhook, N. Y. ; died in New York in 1835 ! enlisted in Mass- achusetts troops and was pensioned for three years' actual service as Lieutenant ; part of his service was under Capt. Van Ness and Col. Van Schaick, of New York State. — Clarence Mansfield Lines, Theodore Truesdale Lines. JONATHAN TRUMBULL : Born in Lebanon, Conn., Oct. 1 2 1710 ; died August 17, 1785 ; graduated at Harvard College in 1727 ; 558 IRoll Of Hncestors. iDac. successively Judge, Deputy-Governor and Governor (1769-83) of Con- necticut ; the intimate and confidential friend of Washington, who placed great reliance on his wisdom and judgment, and who frequently turned to him for counsel, from which habit of Washington's and his oft-repeated phrase, " Let us hear what Brother Jonathan has to say," arose the expression " Brother Jonathan " as the personification of the United States. — Wm. Lamnan Bull. NATHANIEL TUCKER : Of Ossining, Westchester Co., N. Y. ; Ensign in Capt. Jacob Purdy's Co., Second Regt. of Westchester County Militia, May 28, 1778 ; Lieutenant in Lieut.-Col. Albert Pawling's Regt. of Levies raised for the defense of the frontier. May 11, 1780 ; Lieu- tenant in same regiment, raised for immediate defense of the state, April 27, 1781 ; 'elected Constable of Ossining, April 17, 1789, and Com- missioner at the same election. — James Horton Tutik, Nathaniel Tuttle. JACOB TYLER, Sr. : Born in Andover, Mass., in 1728 ; died there in 1795 ; Captain of a Company in the Massachusetts regiment of Col. Ebenezer Bridges, his wife's father. May 26, 1775. — Willard Fayson Smith. JACOB TYLER, Jr. : Son of Jacob Tyler, Sr. (q. v.), of Andover Mass. ; born in 1752 ; died in 18 10 ; private on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. (Lieut.) Peter Poor's Co., which marched from Andover to Cambridge ; appeared in Col. James Fry's Regt. at Cambridge, Oct. 6, 1775 ; and at Cambridge also Jan. 15, 1776. — Willard Fayson Smith. SAMUEL UDALL : Born in Stonington, Conn.. April 17, 1739 ; lived in Hartford, Cumberland Co., N. Y. ; appointed Second Lieu- tenant of the Militia company of Hartford, of which Joseph Marsh was Colonel, May 8, 1776 ; and First Lieutenant of the 3d Alarm Co., 4th Regt, N. Y., Militia, May 28, 1781. — Henry K. Bush-Brown, J. J. Bush. WILLIAM UPTON : Born in Essex County, Mass., probably at Reading, in 1721 ; died in 1790 ; served in Capt. John Flint's Co., Col. David Green's Regt. at the battle of Lexington ; also in Capt. Amos Upton's Co., April 21, 1775, and onward ; also in Capt. John Fhnt's 3d Reading Co. in Col. Baldwin's Regt. in May, 1775, and onward. — Augustus Jacob Richards, Frederick Hubbard Wolcott. JOHN FRANCIS VACHER : Born in Solin, in Provence, France ; died in New York Dec. 4, 1807 ; graduated as a physician at the College of Chirurgie de Montpellier, 1769 ; came to America, and when the War for Independence begun offered his services to the Committee of Arrangements at Fishkill, N. Y. ; commissioned Surgeon 559 wai. IRoll Of Hncestors. in the 4th Regt., New York Continental Line, Feb. 4, 1777, and served until June, 1781 ; became naturalized July 27, 1785 ; and in 1787 was appointed Surgeon of Col. Stoutenburgh's Regt. of State troops. — /. Francis Boomem. BENJAMIN VAIL: Born in New York State in 1740; lived at Mount Hope, Orange Co., N. Y. ; Captain in Col. Hathorn's Regt. of Orange Count}' Militia; killed at Minisink, July 22,1779. — Hamilton Stewart Corwin. GILBERT TO\VNSEND VAIL : Private in Capt. Wood's Co. of Orange County, N. Y., Militia ; perished at the battle of Minisink, July 22, 1779. — Hamilton Stewart Corwin. ISAIAH VAIL (sometimes called Veal) : Born about or before 1720 ; died in Orange Co., N. Y., prior to 1797 ; commissioned, Oct. 25, 1775, Captain of the 12th Co. in Col. James Clinton's Regt. of N. Y. State ; resigned Oct. 29, 1779 ; also served in Col, Hathorn's Regt. — Wtn. Lewis Murray, Gabriel L. Smith. ISRAEL VAIL : Born in Huntington, L, I. prior to 1749 ; resided at Beekman (now Union Vale) Dutchess Co., N. Y., at the outbreak of the Revolution ; enlisted in Col. Wm. Humphrey's Regt., 5th Dutchess Co., in 1775, and on March 10, 1778, was elected Captain vice Israel Piatt. — Stephen Le Grand Abbey, Oicen Jay Sweet. WILLIAM VAIL : Lived near Chester village. Orange Co., N. Y., at the time of the Revolution ; joined his brother, Capt. Benjamin Vail, in Col. Hathorn's Regt. of Orange Count)- Militia to assist in re- pelling Brant ; during the march William was taken ill and sent back ; Capt. Benjamin continued with the troops and fell at Minisink, July 22 1779. — John S. -King. JOHN VAN ARSDALE, Sr. : Born in Gravesend, L. I., in 1722 ; died at Murderer's Creek, Orange County, N. Y., in 1798; commis- sioned Lieutenant in the Colonial service in 1754; city jailer of New York before the Revolution; but resigned in 1770 and entered upon produce trading by schooner ; during the Revolution rendered the Americans in New York great service until the British took possession, supplying the army with fuel and provisions, and helping construct the sunken cheiy The Cendtiy Co. IRoll of ancestors. Tuacs. of the family, four in number, were in the army at the same time. — Robert Webster Day. NOAH WEBSTER, 2D. : Born in West Hartford, Conn., Oct. i6, 1758 ; died in New Haven, Conn., May 28, 1843 '■> while in his junior year at Yale College, enlisted as a private in the company of his father, Noah Webster, ist, which served along the Hudson in 1777. — Robert Webster Day. HEZEKIAH WEED: Born in Darien, Conn., July 26, 1756; died there March 25. 1840; private in Capt. Bell's Co., Lieut.-Col. John Mead's Regt. of Connecticut ; discharged, Dec. 24, 1776 ; also in Capt. Ruben Scofield's Co., same regiment, from June 18, to July 18, 1779; wounded with a shot which he carried all his life and for which he was pensioned. — Charles Rudolph Weed. JONAS WEED: Of Connecticut, father of Hezekiah Weed (q. v.) ; pensioned for his services during the Revolution. — Charles Rudolph Weed. ELIJAH WEEKS: Born in Brookfield, Mass., Aug. 23, 1764; died in Scipio (now Venice), Cayuga Co., N. Y., June 24, 1834; appears in a return of men enlisted into the Continental Army from Capt. Hooker's Co., of the 4th Hampshire County, Mass., Militia, dated May 28, 1777 ; also in the accounts of Capt. Josiah Smith's Co., Col. Thomas Marshall's Regt., for service from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. 15, 1778. His daughter, Mrs. Sarah C. Hurlbutt was granted a pension on his account, and is one of the few persons yet (1898) drawing a Revolutionary pension. — • EdsonJ. Weeks. THOMAS WEEKS : Born in Marlboro, Mass., April, 21, 1735 ; died April 20, 181 7 ; served six days on the Lexington Alarm as Second Lieutenant in Col. Elisha Porter's Regt. ; commissioned Adjutant in Col. David Brewer's Regt., April 24, 1775 ; First Lieutenant in Capt. Joseph Hooker's Co., 4th Hampshire Co. Regt., March 16, 1776; dis- charged, Aug. I, 1776 ; immediately re-enlisted in Capt. Josiah Smith's. Co., Col. Whitney's Regt., serving fourth months ; Adjutant in Col. Marshall's Regt. from Jan. i, 1777, to Aug. i, 1777. — EdsonJ. Weeks. HENDRICK WENDELL : Born in Albany, N. Y.. Oct. 15, 1733: died there Oct. i, 1795 ; commissioned Oct. 20, 1775 ; First Major in the ist (City of Albany) Regt. of Albany County Militia, of which Jacob Lansing, Jr., was Colonel. — Charles H. Wendell. BENAJAH WEST: Born, Sept. 17, 1752 ; died in New Lebanon, N. Y., Dec. 13, 1832 ; private in Capt. McKillip's Co., Col. Van 571 TOea. IRoll of Hncestors. Woert's Regt., from the town of Cambridge, Washington Co., N. Y. — George West Van Siclen. JOSEPH WESTCOT : Born in Coventry, R. I., Jan. 17, 1755 ; died in Ballston Spa, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1795 ; private in Capt. Niles' Co., Second Rensselaerwick Battalion, 4th Regt., Albany County, N. Y- Militia, commanded by Col. Kilian Van Rensselaer. — fames Henry Kelly. ASA WESTON : Born in Duxbury, Mass. ; died there Dec. 17. 1831 ; enlisted Nov. 17, 1775, and served till Dec. 31, 1776, in Capt. Samuel Bradford's Co., in the regiment commanded by Col. Cotton and Col. John Bailey ; participated in the siege of Boston and the battles of Harlem Heights and White Plains; in the fall of 1777 served three months in Rhode Island as a private in Capt. Allen's Co. ; was at New York when it was evacuated by the British in 1783. — Walter Ining Joyce. JONATHAN WESTON : Born in Reading, Mass., April 13, 1731 ; died there ; served three days on the Lexington Alarm under Capt. Thomas Eaton and Col. Green ; three months and 13 days from April 25, 1775, under Capt. John Bacheller and Col. Bridge ; re-enlisted and was in same command at Cambridge, Sept. 25. 1775 ; and again enlisted Aug. 18, 1777, under Capt. Abraham Foster and Col. Samuel Bullard, joining the army under Gates to the northward, and serving three months and 24 days. — Wilbur Harrison Weston. JOHN WEYGANT : Born in Woodbury Clove, Orange Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 1750 ; died between Jan. 18 and March 27, 1830 ; joined the local military company of Capt. Austin Smith just before the Rev- olution ; upon the re-organization in 1775, became Sergeant in Capt. Francis Smith's Co., Col. Jesse Woodhull's Regt. ; at the capture of Fort Montgomery by the British, he and a comrade carried their wounded Captain on their backs to his home at Woodbury Clove, where Sergeant Weygant subsequently married Capt. Smith's daughter. — William Henry Campbell. HENRY WHEELER : Born in Januar)', 1 745 ; lived in Rhode Island ; died in Hartwick, Otsego County, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1832 ; Ensign in the I St Gloucester Co. of Rhode Island, in May, 1781 ; Lieutenant in May, 1784 ; promoted to Captain ; among other services participated in the battle of Newport, R. l.—Benj. F. Murdoch, Ralph W. Murdoch, Walter S. Whipple. ELEAZER WHEELOCK : Born in Windham, Conn., in April, 171 1 ; died in Hanover, N. H., April 24, 1779; President of Dartmouth 572 IRoll ot ancestors. •wnbi. College and founder of Moor's Indian School ; gave secret advices to Washington under date of Dec. 2, 1775, concerning the Tory, Major Robert Rogers ; with assistance of Congress, maintained the Indian youths of the Six Nations at Moor's Indian School, which he removed to Dartmouth College, materially lessening the dangers from Indian co-operation with the British ; applied to Gov. Trumbull, July 4, 1776, for arms and ammunition to defend Dartmouth College ; and contributed freely of his means to assist the patriot cause. His son John was Lieu- tenant-Colonel and Major in Gates' Army. — James Blake Cahoon. JEREMIAH WHEELWRIGHT : Born in Boston in 1731 ; joined Arnold's famous expedition to Quebec in 1775, in consequence of which his health was broken, and he died in 1778, in Gloucester, Mass. — William D. Wheelwright. JOSEPH WHIPPLE : Born in 1734 ; died in Smithfield, R. I., in 1816 ; served in Capt. Job Mauney's Co. of Smithfield in 1778. — Arthur Neville. NATHAN WHIPPLE : Born July 7, 1761 ; died Jan. i, 1832 ; en- listed in March, 1780, for five years in Capt. Samuel Pell's Co., Col. Philip Van Cortlandt's Regt. of New York State ; was at Yorktown at the surrender of Cornwallis. — David Whipple., Walter S. Whipple. WILLIAM WHIPPLE: Born in Smithfield, R. I., 1750; died in 1820 ; enlisted in Staunton's Rhode Island Regt., Dec. 12, 1776, as an officer, (grade not given) ; re-enlisted in October, 1777, in Capt. Stephen Whipple's Co., of Smithfield ; and again, Aug. i, 1778, in Capt. Job Mauney's Co. — Arthur Neville. JOSIAH WHITCOMB : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Aug. 29, 1761 ; died in Lisbon, N. H., Jan. 9, 1834 ; enlisted from Jaffrey, N. H., June 30, 1780, serving until Jan. 6, 1781. — Ehner A. Darling. GEORGE WHITE : Born in Bolton, Conn., March 6, 1746 ; died in East Hartford, Jan. 16, 1777 ; taken prisoner by the British in New York ; upon his release started home, but was unable to proceed further than East Hartford, Conn., where he died of smallpox.— i?if^2>/a/i/ Heber White. JOHN WHITE: Born in Lexington, Mass., in 1748 ; died in Gard- ner, Mass., Oct. 4, 1806 ; served from May 6 to 10, 1775, in Capt. John Parker's Co. at Cambridge. — Ostuald Prentiss Backus. THOMAS WHITE, Jr. : Born in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 4, 1740 ; died in South Hadley, Mass., 1814; enlisted April 20, 1775, as Ser- geant under Capt. Moses Montague and Col. Ruggles Woodbridge, 573 mbi. IRoll of ancestors. serving 1 6 days; then served in Capt. Larned's Co., same regiment, until July 23, 1775; marched to Ticonderoga in 1776 as Ensign in Capt. Reuben Dickinson's Co., same regiment; in the spring of 1777 was First Lieutenant in Col. Marshall's Regt. — IVm. Henry Yale. WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Philadelphia, Pa., March 24, 1747; in September, 1777, chosen Chaplain of the Continental Congress ; on Feb. 4, 1787, consecrated Bishop in Lambeth Chapel by the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Archbishop of York, the Bishop of Bath and Wells, and the Bishop of Peterborough. — George Macpherson. WILLIAM WHITE, 2d: Born in Chester, N. H., in 1740; died there in 1829 ; Major of State troops in 1775 ; member of the Com- mittee of Safety; one of a committee in 1782 to frame a system of State government ; Lieutenant-Colonel in 1784; member of committee to revise State Constitution in 1800; and State Senator in 1806, 1807, and 1808. — Frederick Barker. WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Iredell County, N. C, Feb. 14, 1750; died in Charlotte, N. C, Oct. 13, 1813; served in the American cause, for which he received 5,000 acres of North Carolina Western lands, now in Tennessee. — Powhatan Graham Gordon. WILLIAM WHITE : Born in Ireland ; enlisted from Springfield, Mass., as Sergeant in Major Andrew Cotton's Co. on the Lexington Alarm; entered regular army April 29, 1775, under Capt. Gideon Burt and Col. Timothy Danielson ; became Second Lieutenant of 2d Co., ist Hampshire County Regt., May 21, 1776; Lieutenant in Col. Ichabod Alden's (later Brooks') Regt., Oct. i, 1778; promoted to Captain-Lieu- tenant June 5, 1779; Adjutant prior to Dec. 31. 1779; continued as Captain until killed at Yorktown, Oct. 13, 1781. — Elihu Dwight. WILLIAM WHITE: Born in Rehoboth, Md., May 15, 1756; died in 1820; raised and equipped, at his own expense, a company of the Virginia Line, and was Captain of it throughout the struggle, being present at the surrender of Cornwallis. — Devereux Elmes. EBENEZER WHITING: Born in Duxbury, Mass., May 7, 1736; lived in Norwich, Conn.; died in Russell, Mass., Sept. 6, 1794; com- missioned Captain by Governor-General Hopkins, 1756-59 ; during the Revolution served at different times under Capt. Ephraim Fitch and Col. Ashley, Berkshire County, Mass., Militia ; Capt. Silas Goodrich and Col. Ashley, and Capt. Peter Ingersoll and Col. John Brown ; was at the battle of Bennington. — James Adger Reynolds. 574 IRoll Of Hncestors. tous. JONATHAN WHITING : Born in Fairfield, Conn. ; died in Dutch- ess County, N. Y., in 1803 ; Captain of the 5th Co. in the 9th Regt. of Connecticut Militia in 1776. — James Sweeney. TIMOTHY WHITING, Jr.: Son of Timothy Whiting, Sr. (q. v.), born June 17, 1758 ; marched side by side with father and brother John at Concord and Lexington ; Lieutenant in i6th Continental Infantry, Jan. I to Dec. 31,1776 ; subsequently Captain and Aide to Quartermaster- General to June 1, 1780. — Charles La Rue Kingsley, Reuben Edward Rohie, Clarence Willis. TIMOTHY WHITING, Sr. : Born in Billerica, Mass., Feb. 24, 1732; lived in Lancaster, Mass.; died in 1799; served in the French and Indian War in 1755 ; fought at Concord and Lexington in 1775. — Charles LaRue Kingsley, Reuben Edward Robie, Clarence Willis. WM. BRADFORD WHITING: Born in Hartford, Conn., April 15, 1731 ; died in Canaan, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1796; Colonel of the 17th Regt., Albany County, N. Y., Militia; re-appointed June 16, 1778. — Alex. Stewart Phinney. JESSE WHITNEY: Born in Milford, Mass., Nov. 24, 1730; died in Milford, Mass. ; elected Second Lieutenant in Capt. Gershom Nel- son's Co., 3d Worcester Regt., Jan. 9, 1776; Lieutenant in Seth Thayer's Co., Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt., Dec. 8, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777, on service to Providence ; Second Lieutenant in Capt. Job Cushing's Co., Col. Peter Penniman's Regt., Oct. 13 to Dec. 9, 1777; Second Lieutenant of 5th Co., Col. Tyler's Regt., at Mendon, Mass., Nov. i, 1779. — William Hills, Jr. SAMUEL WHITTEMORE: Born in 1694; died in Menatomy (now Arlington), Mass., Feb. 2, 1793; on the Lexington Alarm, led a company of militia, declaring that he could die in peace if he could only kill one of the enemies of his country ; killed two, and in turn had part of his face shot away ; was bayoneted by enraged red-coats and left for dead ; four hours later was found alive, cared for by his friends and lived nearly a quarter of a century longer. — Robert Townsend Mc- Keever. WILLIAM WICKER: Born in Hanover County, Va., in 1750; died therein 1810; received bounty land from the State of Virginia for service in the infantry of the Virginia Line, Continental Establishment. The name Wicker is also spelled Wicher and Witcher. — William Jerdone Pettus. SIMON WIGGIN: Born in South Newmarket, N. H., Sept. 11, 1731 ; died in Stratham, N. H., Oct. 11, 1823; a Magistrate duringthe Revolutionary War and an ardent patriot. — Joseph Sawyer, Jr. 575 TOiig. IRoll of ancestors. JONATHAN WIGHT: Bom in Medfield, Mass., Oct. ii, 1705; died there March 13, 1782 ; served in several Medfield companies called at various times for the protection of Rhode Island, under Capt. Morse, Nov. 17, 1776; Capt. Samuel Fisher and Col. Ephraim Wheelock, April 21, 1777; Capt. Fisher and Col. Jonathan Titcomb, May 3, 1777, and Capt. Ezekiel Plimpton and Col. Hawes, Oct. 11, 1777.- — Charles Henry Wight. MOSES WIGHT: Born in Medfield, Mass., Oct. 30, 1745; died there March 4, 1829 ; enlisted under Capt. Ephraim Chenerey and Col. John Smith, April 19, 1775 ; afterwards Sergeant in Capt. Sabin Mann's Co. of Medfield Militia, and served in various commands between 1776 and 1780 in defense of Rhode Island. — Charles Henry Wight. SILVANUS WILCOX, Sr.: Born in Simsbury, Conn., Nov. 14, 1733 ; died in Alford, Mass., July 5, 182 1 ; member of the Committee of Safety of the town of Alford in 1775; in September, 1777, a Captain of a Company in Col. John Ashley's Regt., marched to Saratoga, and participated in the capture of Burgoyne. — Henry Seward Wilcox. SILVANUS WILCOX, Jr. : Son of Silvanus Wilcox, Sr. (q. v.) ; Corporal in Capt. Peter Van Rensselaer's Co., belonging to the regi- ment of Levies raised for the defense of New York State in 1781, and commanded by Lieut.-Col. Marinus Willett. — Henry Seward Wilcox. THEOPHILUS WILDER : Born in Hingham, Mass., May 16, 1 740 ; died in Pembroke, Me., Oct. 28, 1821 ; served three days on the Lex- ington Alarm under Capt. Enoch Whiton and Col. Benj. Lincoln, of Massachusetts ; First Lieutenant under Capt. Stephen Penniman and Col. Ebenezer Francis, Aug. 8, 1776; Captain in Col. Nicholas Dike's Regt., from Dec. i, 1776, to March i, 1777 ; same capacity under Col. Benj. Gill from Aug. 21, 1777, to Nov. 29, 1777; under Col. David Gushing from March 4 to April 4, 1778; and under Col. Ebenezer Thayer from June 26, 1780, to Oct. 29, i-;9,o.^ William Robert Alowe. THOMAS WILDER, Jr.: Born in Lancaster, Mass., Sept. 15, 1737; died there Jan. 6, 1802; lived most of his life in Leominster, whence he enlisted as Lieutenant in Lieut. Samuel Stickney's Co., Col. Abijah Steam's Regt., and marched to Saratoga, Oct. 9, 1777. — Daniel Holmes. JOHN WILKINS : Born in Donegal, Lancaster Co., 'Pa., June i, 1733; died in Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 11, 1809 ; member of the Conven- tion of July 15, 1776, which formed the first Constitution of Pennsyl- vania; also member of the Supreme Executive Council in 1790. — Harmar St. Clair Dentiy. 576 TRoU of ancestors. •ma. JOHN WILLCOX: Bom in 1760; lived in Killingworth, Conn. ; served in 71)1 Connecticut Line, Col. Heman Swift, from Aug. 27 to Dec. 13, 1780; also in Capt. John Williams' Co. under Lieut.- Col. Gallup, stationed at Fort Griswold, 1779, and enlisted in the Provisional Regt. (Capt. Prentice's Co.), 1781, "raised to march on the shortest notice in case His Excellency, Gen. Washington, shall call for them." — £dc'n O. McNair. JAMES WILLIAMS: Of Virginia; died in 1823; commissioned Second Lieutenant in the loth Virginia Regt., Dec. 17, 1776; First Lieutenant in same, March iS, 1777 ; Captain-Lieutenant in same Jan. 2, 1778; regiment designated the 6th Virginia, Sept. 14, 1778; Captain in same Sept. 19, 1778, until close of war; total service seven years and seven months. — Hugh Smith Thompson. JEHIEL WILLIAMS : Born in Wethersfield, Conn., in 1733 ; died in Upper Middletown, Conn., June 13, 1810; Corporal in Capt. Daniel Tilden's Co., from Lebanon, on the Lexington Alarm, serving 23 days ; re-enlisted May 15 in same company, in General Putnam's 3d Regt., serving till Dec. 24, 1775, and participating in the battle of Bunker Hill. — Chauncey Pratt Williams. NATHANIEL WILLIAMS, Jr. : Born in Rhode Island, Jan. 28, 175s ; died Nov. 8, 1809 ; Sergeant in Capt. Fred. Williams' Co., Col. John Mathewson's Regt., Rhode Island Continental Line, on an expedition against Newport, Aug. 21, 1778, and served 11 days. — Charles Dyer Parkhurst. THOMAS WILLIAMS: Born in Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 14, 1754; died in Utica, N. Y., July 31, 181 7 ; at the house of his father, John Williams, an ardent Revolutionary Whig, Thomas and other members of the Boston " Tea Party " assembled to complete their disguises. Thomas was a private in Capt. Moses Whiting's Co. (said to be the first formed for the War of the Revolution). As such he was engaged in one active skirmish, and after Lexington assisted in driving the British into Boston. — Robert Stanton Williatns. VEACH WILLIAMS: Born in Lebanon, Conn., April 23,1727; died Sept. 11, 1804; fellow-townsman of Jonathan Trumbull, and asso- ciated with him in the conduct of public affairs for many years ; from 1765 to 1778, inclusive, member of the Board of Selectmen, with Gov. Trumbull, William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and other prominent citizens ; on the Lexington Alarm, volunteered for service in the field, and served 29 days ; Deputy to the General Court of Connecticut in 1785. — Orlando Metcalf Harper. 37 577 •cmti. -Roll of Hncestors. LEWIS WILLIS : Born in Virginia in 1734; died probably in Fred- ericksburg, Va., subsequently to 1802 ; Lieutenant-Colonel of the loth Virginia Regt., which was one of 15 regiments raised by Virginia in response to the act of Congress of Sept. 16, 1776. — IVtn. Blackford Davis, John Staige Davis. JOHN WILLSE (or Wilsey) : Born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., Dec. 27, 1764; private in Capt. Anthony Welp's Co. in the regiment of Levies raised in 1781 under command of Col. Marinus Willett. — Her- bert Forter Bissell. SAMUEL WILSON : Born in Nockamixon, Pa. ; died there about Oct. 16, 1790; commissioned on May 6, 1777, Ensign of the 2d Co., 3d Battalion, of Bucks County, Pa., Militia; recommissioned in 1780. — Robert M. Wilson. CORNELIUS WILTSE, Jr. : Born in Flushing, L. I., Feb. 28, 1724; died probably in Dutchess Co., N. Y., subsequently to 1775 (the last of his fourteen children having been born Nov. 10, 1775); Ser- geant in the Company of Capt. Thomas Storms in the 2d Regt. of Dutchess County, N. Y., Militia, which was raised in the Rombout Pre- cinct and put into commission Oct. 17, 1775, with Dirck Brinckerhoff as Colonel. — Charles Hastings Wiltsie. JOHN WINGATE: Born in Madbury, N. H., April 19, 1754; died there or in Weare, Sept. 16, 1839 ; delegate from Madbury to the Third Provincial Congress which met in Exeter, N. H., April 21, 1775, at which it was voted to send troops to assist Massachusetts ; returned May 17, 177S1 to the Fourth Provisional Congress at Exeter. — George W. Wingate. HENRY WISNER : Born in Orange Co., N. Y., July ir, 1742 ; died there May 29, 1812 ; commissioned Captain of the Florida and War- wick Co. of Orange County Militia under Col. Hathorn, Sept. 22, 1775 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Feb. 19, 1778. — Jesse Owen. JOHN WISNER: Father of Henry Wisner (q. v.), lived in Orange County, N. Y. ; died in 1778 ; Captain of the Florida and Warwick Co., of Orange County Minutemen, under Col. Isaac Nicoll, elected March 6, 1776. — Jesse Owen. NOAH WISWALL : Born in Newton, Mass., in September, 1699 ; died there June 13, 1786 ; although over 75 years of age on the Lexing- ton Alarm, shouldered his gun and marched in Capt. Jeremiah Wiswall's Co., from Newton for Lexington, serving one day.— Jeremiah Richards. 578 IRoll ot ancestors. tooo. DANIEL WITT : Born in Paxton, Mass. ; died in Hubbardston, Mass. ; private in Capt. William Marian's Co., Col. Doolittle's Regt., on the Lexington Alarm. — Stillman Witt EcUs. DANIEL WOOD: Born at Concord, Mass., Oct. 23, 1760; died there Feb. 11, 1844 ! enlisted in April, 1778, for three months, in Capt. Daniel Harrington's Co., Col. Reed's Regt., of Massachusetts ; re-en- listed for three months in July, 1780, in Capt. Abraham Andrews' Co., Col. Home's Regt. — Fra7ik Scott Wood. DANIEL WOOD : Born in Swansea, Mass., May 23, 1749 ; lived in Cheshire, Mass. ; private in Capt. Daniel Brown's Co., which marched from Lanesborough, Aug. 14, 1777, and continued therein for three years ; he and his brother Nathan were at the battle of Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777. — L. Waldo Cory. EPHRAIM WOOD, Jr. : Born in Concord, Mass., Aug. i, 1733; died there April 8, 1814; member of the Committee of Safety and Correspondence of Concord, Mass., 1 775-1 783. — Frank Scott Wood. HENRY WOOD: Born in Peashore, N. J., Sept. 18, 1757 ; died in New Jersey in 1814 ; although of Quaker parentage, he and his seven brothers (Benjamin, Ezekiel, Isaac, John, Joseph, Josiah and William) promptly joined the New Jersey Militia and were called the fighting Quakers. Henry was Major in Col. Maxwell's (2d) Regt. — Bejijamin Wood, Benjamin Wood, Henry Alex. Wise Wood, Washington Fcr?iando Wood SAMUEL WOOD: Born in Westminster, Mass., Jan. 26, 1761 ; died in East Smithfield, Pa., Oct. 8, 1828 ; one of the guards of the baggage train at the battle of Bennington ; in Jameson's command at the time of Andre's capture and led the prisoner by a stirrup strap from Tarrj'town to Old Salem ; from July i, 1781, to Nov. 25, 1781, Sergeant in Capt. Jotham White's Co., Col. Samuel Fletcher's Battalion of Vermont Militia; also from Nov. 10, 1783, to March i, 1784, in Capt. Benj. Whitney's Co., Col. Bradley's (ist) Regt. of Vermont Militia. — Clayton Wood Holmes. WILLIAM WOODFORD, Sr. : Born in Northington (Farmington), Conn., in 1722; died in 1780; commissioned Captain of the Colonial train band of his town, Oct. 24, 1768 ; appointed in June, 1774, one of a committee to receive subscriptions of wheat, etc., for the relief of Boston; Selectman in 1775 and 1776; remained Captain until June, 1779, when he was succeeded by his son Joseph. — Stewart Lyndon Woodford. 579 TOioo. IRoll of ancestors. WILLIAM WOODFORD, Jr.; Son of William Woodford, Sr. (q. V.) ; " established " to be Ensign of the 8th Co. of the 15th Regt. of Connecticut, in June, 1779, at the same session of the Legislature which " established " his brother Joseph to be Captain of the same Company. — Stewart Lyndon Woodford. ENOCH WOODRUFF: Born in Milford, Conn., in 1742; died there March 5, 1786 ; Captain of a troop of horse in the ist Regt. of New Haven, under Col. Gold Selleck Silliman. — Arthur Hiunphrevill Isbell. DANIEL WOODWARD: Born in Canterbury', Conn., May 10, 1762; died in Cambridge, N. Y., July 23, 1814; enlisted in 1779, in Col. Miles Powell's Berkshire County, Mass., Regt., Capt. David Brown's Co., serving one month and nine days at New London, Conn. ; re-enlisted, July 5, 1780, in Capt. Adams Baiiey's Co., Col. John Bailey's (2d Massachusetts) Regt., serving six months and 10 days at West Point and vicinity ; was present at Andre's execution. — James Earle Cheesman. EPHRAIM WOODWORTH, Sr. : Born in Connecticut, Sept. 22, 1732; died in Northumberland, N. Y., in 1825 ; Captain of 4th Co., 13th Regt., of New York Militia, Col. John McCrea, in active service in 1779. — Andrew Joslyti Woodwori/i, Newell Bertram Woodworth. WILLIAM G. WOODWORTH : Born in Great Barrington, Mass., Oct. 13, 1758 ; died in Mayfield, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1839 ^ '"'^^ pensioned under the law of June 7, 1832, as a Corporal and Sergeant in New York State ; was Sergeant in Capt. Wells' Co., Col. Van Woert's Regt. of Albany County Militia (the i6th or Cambridge Regt.) ; at one time, was a prisoner in the hands of the British at or near Ticonderoga ; was carried to Montreal, but escaped and returned to Cambridge after great hardship. — Harry IVeston Brown. MELANCTHON LLOYD WOOLS EY : Born in Queens Village, L. I., May 8, 1758 ; died in Trenton, N. Y., June 29, 1819 ; Ensign of 4th New York Regt.; Major of Levies, July i, 1780; Major in 3d Regt. of Levies, 1780; after the war, Major-General of New York State Militia ; Collector of Customs of Plattsburgh District ; and Clerk of Clinton County many years. — Richard Lansing Woolsey. DUDLEY WRIGHT : Born in Colchester, Conn., April 6, 1717 ; died there June 11, 1806; enlisted May 6, 1775, as Sergeant of 8th Co., 2d Connecticut Regt. ; served around Boston ; discharged Dec. 10, 1775 ; upon reorganization of regiment into 22d Continental, in 1776, 580 IRoll Of ancestors. mtu made Second Lieutenant and served till Dec. 31, 1776; re-enlisted in 3d Regt. of the Line as First Lieutenant, Jan. i, 1777, and resigned April 13, 1778. — George Worthington. ELISHA WRIGHT: Born in Fairfield, Conn., April 30, 1760 ; died in East Bloomfield, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1841 ; enlisted from Bloomfield, Mass., and served as follows in Massachusetts troops : three months from December, 1776, under Capt. Sargent and Col. Simonds ; three months in 1777, under Capt. Penoyer and Col. Canfield ; three months more in 1777, under Capt. Fletcher; four months (year not given) as teamster under Capt. Stevens and Col. Carlton ; six weeks (year not stated) under Capt. Kellogg and Col. Whitney ; three months at the Saw Pitts ; and two months at Rye Bridge as Sergeant in Capt. Wm. Giddings' Co.— Alfred Goold Wright. GEORGE WRIGHT, Sr. : Born in England, Sept. 2, 1736 ; died in Durham, N. Y., May 15, 1811 ; served in Capt. Theophilus Munson's Co., Col. Swift's Regt. of Connecticut, from Feb. 13, 1781, to 1784. — Charles D. Rousseau, John B. Rousseau. JESSE WRIGHT: Born in Woburn, Mass., Aug. ir, 1753 ; died in Rodman, N. Y. ; enlisted in Captain Wyman's Co., of Militia, the first raised in Woburn, Mass., and fought at Bunker Hill and other early battles of the Revolution. — Luther Wright Mott. JOHN WRIGHT : Lived in Schenectady, N. Y., at the time of the Revolution and died there ; private in 2d Dutchess Co. Regt., under Col. Abraham Brinckerhoff in the company commanded by Capt. Nicholas Brower. — William H. Shaw. PHINEAS WRIGHT: Born in 1755; lived in New Hampshire; died in Le Roy, in June or July, 1822 ; Corporal in Col. Bedlow's Regt. of New Hampshire Militia at Ticonderoga in 1776; mustered in Capt. John Hause's Co., Col. Cilley's Regt., March 17, 1777 ; reported absent sick from his regiment at Valley Forge Jan. 10, 1778; transferred to Col. Jeduthan Chase's Regt., Feb. 17, 1779 ; received depreciation pay, Jan. I, 1780. — Charles M. Van Valkenburgh. SOLOMON WRIGHT : Sergeant in the Connecticut Militia Regt., commanded by Col. Latimer ; present in the two battles of Saratoga and at the surrender of Burgoyne. — Walter King Wright. THOMAS WRIGHT : Born in Oyster Bay, L. I., between 17 16 and 1 7 19; about 1755 moved to the town of East Chester, New York, and became the most prominent physician and surgeon in Westchester County; also a public-spirited citizen in many ways; in 1760 was made 58i ■mvc. IRoll of Hucestors. Trustee of Public Buildings of the Town ; in 1765 Senior Warden of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church, and was instrumental in the erection of the Church building still standing ; although advanced in years, took a very active part as a patriot in the Revolutionary War ; acted as Sur- geon and Physician to the Continental Army in and about Westchester County, until his capture by the British and incarceration in the Provost Jail, where he died from the inhuman treatment he there received, and his body was thrown into the trenches back of the present City Hall ; during the French and English War Dr. Wright served as Surgeon on the privateer brig " Greyhound " of New York. — JJ'm. Wright Comvay, Stephen Mott Wright. EBENEZER WYETH, Jr. : Born in Cambridge, April 8, 1727 ; died there Aug. 4, 1799 ; private in Capt. Samuel Thatcher's Co., Col. Gard- ner's Regt., of Cambridge Militia, and, with his two brothers, a son and nephew, participated in the battles of Concord and Lexington. — Frank Houston Wyeth, Maxwell Wycth. NOAH WYETH; Born in Cambridge, Mass., July 7, 1742; died Sept. II, 1 81 4; on the Lexington Alarm, marched under Capt. Samuel Thatcher and Col. Gardner, and participated, with his two brothers, Ebenezer and Jonas, and a nephew, in the battles of Lexington and Concord ; also in Capt. Frost's Co., of Col. Vose's Regt., detailed July 29, 1778, one of those to " guard the troops of Convention of Rutland." — Tiemann Ncweh Horn., Hermann N. Tiemann, Sr., /alius W. Tiemann- CORNELIUS C. WYNKOOP: Born in Kingston, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1732 ; died in New York City in 1808 ; Captain in the 3d Regt., of Ulster County Militia ; also Commissary of Issue of Northern Department of New York from March 30, 1779. — Edward Jiidson Wynkoop. CORNELIUS D. WYNKOOP : Born in Hurley, N. Y., March 5, 1734; died there in November, 1792 ; one of the Associators of Hurley, July 6, 1775 ; Major of 3d Regt., Col. James Clinton, raised in Ulster and Dutchess Counties, N. Y. ; Lieutenant-Colonel, Aug. 2, 1775; Colonel of 4th Regt. from March 8 to November, 1776. — James Davis Wynkoop. CHRISTIAN YANNEY : Father of Henry Yanney (q. v.) ; served in the same company with his son, Capt. John Fisher's Co., Col. Fred Fisher's Regt., of Tryon County, N. Y., '\V\\\'i\2i.— James I. Younglove. HENRY YANNEY: Born Sept. iS, 1749; private in Capt. John Fisher's Co., Col. Fred. Fisher's Regt., Tryon County, N. Y., Militia; his father. Christian, was in the same company. — James I. Younglove. 582 IRoll Of ancestors. IL'ou. DAVID YOUNGLOVE: Born in Raritan, N. J., April 8, 1754; died in Gemian Flats, N. Y., July 2, 1797; Surgeon's Mate to his brother, Dr. Moses Younglove, in Col. Elmore's Regt. of Tryon County, N. Y., Militia, and Surgeon of ist Regt., Trj'on Militia, 1780; partici- pated in the battles of Oriskany, Saratoga, Bennington, etc. ; in the latter was shot through the body, but in a few months faced the enemy again, being Captain of a company to capture Tory marauders till the close of the war. He had five brothers in the Revolution, one of whom was Col. John Younglove. — James T. Younglove. JOSEPH YOUNGLOVE: Born in Bound Brook, N. J., Oct. 11, 1741 ; died in Cambridge, N. Y., March 30, 1810; served as Adjutant and Quartermaster of the i6th Regt. of Albany County, N. Y., Militia, which was in service from 1778 to 1780. — Charles Myrtle Younglove. 583 Charter for %ocal Cbaptcrs. Form of Charter for Local Chapters. CHARTER OF CHAPTER, NO of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Libertas et Patria. 7o { Insert names of Charter members.) Members of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Greeting: Whereas, In pursuance of and according to Article IV., Section 3, of the Con- stitution of the N.vnoNAL Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and also in accord,ince with Article X. of the Constitution of the said Empire State Society of the Sons of the A.merican Revolution, you have made application to the Board of Managers of said State Society for authority to form a Chapter, to be called and known as (Insert name of Chapter), to be located at , in the County of , and of which you are to be members ; and, Whereas, The Board of Managers of this Society, by resolution passed, at a meeting of said Board, on the day of , 189 granted said application, Now, therefore, know ye, that reposing especial trust and confidence in your patriotism, the Empire St.\te Society of the Sons of the American Revolution does by these presents authorize you to form a Chapter of this Society within the territory of the County of , to be known as Chapter, No , of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution; and we do further authorize and empower you to associate with yourselves such other members of this or of any other State Society as may now, or hereafter, reside within the said territory ; and, as a Chapter, to adopt such Constitution, By-Laws, and Regulations as do not conflict with the Constitution and By-Laws of the National Society or of this Society. All members of this or of any State Society residing within the territory aforesaid shall be eligible to membership in this Chapter ; but any member who shall be suspended, expelled, or in any way lose membership in the State Society, shall thereupon cease to be a member of this Chapter, and no person shall be admitted who is not a member of a State Society of The Sons of the American Revolution. It is your sacred duty to revive and keep alive, especially within your territory, the spirit of pure and unselfish patriotism, which inspired the Fathers of the Republic, and diligently to promote the lofty aims and objects of this Society, as set forth in the Constitutions of the National Society and of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, to the end that our country maybe preserved free, independent, and united ; that enlightened constitutional government may be maintained, and that peace and happiness, truth and justice, liberty and fraternity may be established among us for all generations. Given under the seal of this Society, this day of in the year of Our Lord, Eighteen Hundred and Ninety- and of the Independence of the United States of America the One Hundred and , President. , Secretary. 584 L. S. Family Record of jfamils lRecor5. Ifamils IRecorD. 3Famil5 1Recor5. jfamils lRecor5. jfamilB 1Recor&. jfamil? IRecorb. 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