FAM ILY MEM O RIALS.
CO M PILED
ANTO INETTE BRADSHAW SHATTUCK
JO HN HERM AN BRADSHAW.
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nou m a m an go-«m o CO M PANY.
l890.
About ten years m ore or less, after the generation in ad
vance of ou r own has all d ied off, it oc c u rs to u s all at once
“There $ I can ask m y old friend what he knows of that
pictu re , wh ich m u st be a Copley. of that hou se and its legends.
about wh ich there is su ch a m ystery , He (or she) m u st know
all about them . Too late $ Too —O . W. HO LM ES.
INTR O DU CTIO N .
To all the cou sins of every degree, descendants of thetwelve children of John Bradshawand Rebecca Knicker
bocker, hi s wife, and of the eleven children of Jeded iah
Boynton and Clarinda Comstock, his wife, these me
m or ials of the various families are inscribed.
The fact that nearly all the “old friends who could
have answered questions abou t ou r ancestors had already
passed away, led me to use su ch sources of information
as still remained, and to note down the results in a little
book intended only for the eyes of John Herman Brad
shaw and his family.
He entered with earnestness into the work, and has
added much to the records by hi s own correspondence,and now puts them in print
,that any one who desires
them may possess a copy.
For much information relating to the first and second
generations of Bradshaws,and the families connected with
them, we are indebted to Mrs. Elizabeth Fairbanks, ou r“Au nt Betsey. $ A born historian
,whose memory was
always a proverb in the family circle,she still retains, at
the age of nine ty-four, all her facu lties and a vivid re
m em b ran ce of the events of her long life. She lives with
her dau ghter, Mrs. E . B. Fish, of Oakland, California,who has written ou t her accou nt of many things that
would otherwise pass into oblivion with her,the last one
living who has a personal knowledge of them .
These pages do not contain a com plete genealogy of any
family or line . Many blanks have to be left,and equ al
prominence is given to the male and to the female lines.
More personal items wou ld gladly have been inclu ded
had they been furn ished.
In printing, space is given to each name of persons
living, for completing the record as time m ay requ ire it .
If it serves no other pu rpose, it may, at least, stimulate
others to fill out the blanks and continu e the record
F IRST GENERATIO N.
John Bradshaw and Mary Wool, his wife, from whom
ou r family is descended, came to America from Antrim
County,I reland, in the year 1740.
The Saxon name, Bradshaw, sign ifying broad shade,taken with their protestant faith
,indicates an English
origin. They may have been among those who found an
asylum in Ireland u pon the restoration of Charles II of
England, as one of the ju dges who condemned Charles I
bore the name of John Bradshaw .
John and Mary left their eldest and only child, another
John, in Ireland, b u t the day before they landed in New
Jersey a second son was born to them . How long they
remained in New Jersey I do not know the parents,probably for life .
The record of their other children, as far as known,
will be found on page 9.
In 1765 William Bradshaw , the sea-born child, married
Sarah M acKi l l ip , of Cambridge, Washington Co. , New
York,and settled, then or soon after, in Halfmoon, Sara
toga Co. , N. Y. He was a carpenter by trade .
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In 1781 he bought of General Philip Schu yler a farm
of 200acres in the N. E . corner of the town. The local
ity was then called “The Bu rough, but is nowincluded in
the village of Mechanicville. The price, $600, was paid in
continental money, which the next day was good for
nothing.
Gen. Schuyler u sed to drive u p from Albany in a little
old wagon drawn by an old brown horse,to collect his
rents . As he passed he would call ou t to Squ ire Billy
Bradshaw How goes time, Billy And the reply
would be Well, how goes Continental, General$$
The farm stretched from the Hudson river across a
beau tifu l intervale u p on to the hills on the west . It i n
cluded also two islands in the river. The great road from
Albany to the northern settlements passed through it.
There were two houses on it when he bought it. One
stood just northwest of the canal bridge, the other at the
foot of the hill in front of the house Father built, now
called the Sears place . The one by the bridge was a fine
hou se in its day. I remem ber the double door with brass
knocker,the corner cupboards and the carved woodwork.
They mu st both have been bu ilt long before the Revolu
tion. Father took them down in 1840.
Squ ire Billy built himself a house in 1805. The site
was well chosen on the east side of the road. The barn
with an immense roof that came within a few feet of the
ground,and the garden and orchard lay to the east toward
the river. The hou se was a squ are two-story u pright,with a low wing fdr a kitchen on the east side . A broad
rm s'r GENERATION. 7
hall ran through the hou se with a door at each end ;heavy doors they were, divided into an upper and lower
half, a cu stom originating in times when it was not al
ways safe to open the whole door at once,and continuing
as a fashion after the danger had ceased . There were
hu ge fire places in all the larger rooms and a great garret
above all. This garret had its suspicion of a ghost,as so
many places had in those days . In this house his wife
Sarah died in 1822 . From that time his grand-dau ghter
Elizabeth, ou r“Au nt Betsey,
$ was his housekeeper u ntil
his death in 1824.
None of his children exdept John, ou r grandfather,survived him. A few weeks before his death he stood
sponsor at the baptism of his first great-grandchildren,
Uncle John’ s twin daughters Charlotte and Mary Ann.
He is described as a genial,kind-hearted
,honest man.
O u r father, his oldest grandson and namesake, is said to
have been mu ch like him in person and disposition, and
he,too
, was kn own for years as Squ ire .$
It was a sore trial to Squ ire Billy when the progress of
the age drove Gov. Clinton’ s Ditch,
$ the Champlain
canal,right throu gh his dooryard west of the hou se . Bu t
fortu nately he did not live to see the railroad from Troy
to Saratoga ru n within ten feet of his kitchen on the
other side .
Aunt Betsey says of the canal . The contract for bu ild
ing it throu gh Mechan icville was taken by rods instead
of miles . By the house it was difficu lt to dig, being
throu gh such hard slate rock that it requ ired much blast
Waterford to Wood Creek. The di r t from the canal was
well. The boys and gir ls who have skated there well
rem em ber the spot that nev er froze.
Squ i re Bi lly u sed to tell of a v is i t to the battlefield at
Bem is H eights the day after the su r render of Bu rgoyn e,when the dead lay so thi ck u pon the hi ll that he cou ld
ha rdly step wi thou t tou chi ng them .
Afte r the death of W illiam Bradshawhis wi ll gav e all
his property to his only son John , except to each
of his grandchildren W i ll iam B. Viele and M ary An n
Boyd. The hou se he bu ilt was n early always occ u pied
by one of John’
s child r en , by Henr y , by Rebecca, an d
lastly for a short time b y Willi am whil e he bu i lt the
hou se on the hi ll near it i n 1810. After that it was sold
to good Dom i n i c Cook, who pain ted i t a br ight yellow
with sky -blu e door s, anti cipating by forty years the tastes
of the present day and hor r i fying the people of that gen
eration. It has su r v i ved numerou s alte rations , u n til lit
tle is left of the or iginal house b u t the stou t old frame,
which is good for another centu ry.
Squ ire Billy laid ou t the family bu ri al place. The first
interment in i twas the oldest child of John and Rebecca,in 1796. In 1848 a number of acres adjoinin g wer e laid
ou t for a pu blic cemete ry which, after the bu r ial there of
Col. Elmer E . Ellsworth was called after him Ellsworth
SECO ND GENERATION. 9
Cemetery, but the family plat still belongs to them and
contains the graves of five generations.i t
The following notes of the family of John and Mary
Wool Bradshaw, and of the M acKi ll ip family, Au nt
Betsey gives from mem ory, and I copy them as Mrs . Fish
took them down in her own words. I have lately met
people from Antrim Cou nty, Ireland, who told me there
were many of the name of Bradshaw there and assu red me
they were very respectable people.
SECO ND GENERATIO N.
Children of John and Mary Wool Bradshaw, of Antrim
Co. , Ireland
1. JO HN, born in Ireland and left there when his parents
came to America in 1740. He married and had
three daughters. The husband of one of them
cam e to this cou ntry and received his wife ’ s por
tion of her grandfather’s estate about 1825.
2. WILLIAM, b. on shipboard ju st before landing in New
Jersey, 1740, m. Sarah M acKi ll ip Feb. 7 . 1765 ,
d. Halfmoon, N . Y. , Ju ne 18, 1824.
3. PETER, b. in New Jersey, m . Lizzie M acKi ll ip (sister
of Sarah ) . He was the father of Mrs. Margaret
Comstock,i
of Stillwater,N . Y. , Aunt Peggy.
$
4. GEO RGE, m . Naomi
was a very capable woman.
5. MARGARET, m. a m an named Fitzsim mons in New
Jersey.
name forgotten, but she
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6. ANN, m . Patrick Callahan, of Charlton, Saratoga Co. ,N . Y. Their dau ghter Kate m . Rev. Mr. Hunting
ton, an Episcopal clergyman of Charlton, after
ward of New York City. Patrick Callahan was a
Catholic, b u t a very respectable, liberal-minded
man. His son John was a prominent man in
Charlton ; was a school teacher and did official
bu siness for the town .
7 . JAMES , m . Rachel Schem erhorn , and was the father of
Anne Bradshaw, or“Aunt Anne . $
AUNT ANNE.
Au nt Anne— she was very particular abou t the e
was an old-time tailoress, who made the garments and
knew the affairs of half the people in town. She was a
spinster . Her tall,broad-shou ldered form was m y child
ish ideal of an Amazon,and to this day that word i nvar i
ably recalls her memory.
When ou a set day in fall or spring she appeared with
pinball and shears hung at her side and goose and press
board in hand all trifling affairs gave way. The rolls of
sheep’ s gray homespun or of linen and tow were
brou ght ou t and with the air of an empress she summoned
her su bjects for measurement. There was authority in
the snip of her shears and power in the thump of her
goose . Bu t her work was well done ; no machine stitch
i ng to give way in the most em barrassing times and
places ; no bu ttons coming off at the end of the week.
The children stood in awe of her, but they could not
resist the snu ff-box,which, as a special reward of merit,
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they were allowed to inspect and sniff at the edges. She
used Scotch snuff, and her sneeze was in proportion to
her size.
Still , under all her self-reliance and mascu line ways,she had a woman’ s heart in which she enshrined a worth
less brother. After years of toiling and scrimping she i n
vested her savings i n a poor little farm and took him and
his family to live with her. He rewarded her by ab
scond ing with another man’ s wife, leaving his own wife
and children for Au n t Anne to su pport. How she slaved
in house and field to carry the load, the pitifu l change in
her great frame told only too plainly . But it did not
last many years before release and rest came— the rest
of the grave .
AUNT PEGGY.
Another prominen t figu re in ou r childish recollections.
Her visits were not so frequent as “Au n t Anne ’ s b u t
more momentou s. They meant always a new name in
the family register, and the accession of a n ew“ Bald
headed Tyrant from No Man’ s Land . $
She once said to me, Child , if you outlive me remem
ber I was born the year of the battle of Stillwater. $ She
was a little woman qu ick in her motions and very straight—as u nlike her cousin Anne as possible. She wore
always,within m y remembrance , a close cap with wide
full border and a kerchief crossed over the breast of her
home-made flannel gown. Two pairs of spectacles, one in
use and one over the top of her head, and a marvelou s
12 SEO O ND GENERATION.
patchwork pocket tied around her waist were parts of her
costume. When she stepped at her brisk pace across
the floor the cap border stood at right angles like a
halo round her face .
She had a warm heart big enough to hold al l “ her
babies, as she called most of the third and fourth gener
ation of Bradshaws. She, too, carried a wonderfu l snu ff
box, b u t it held mild Maccaboy scented with a sweet
vanilla bean. She was left a widow with a large family,
for whom she toiled u nceasingly. They all married ex
cept the youngest, the son of her old age, her darling
William. He was all that a son could be to her except
for his enemy drink.
The last time I saw her she was 86 years old and al
most blind. She took from her old Bible a scrap of
newspaper and gave to me to read a little poem , Wait
ing Alone . Then she told me how her boy had eu
listed at the breaking ou t of the war, and in one of the
dreadfu l marches of those early days had fallen by the
way and died, gasping ou t with his last breath, Tell my
dear O ld mother I died sober.
Au nt Peggy lived u ntil she was 97. She left descend
ants of the fifth generation and was tenderly cared for in
her last years by a great-granddau ghter. She and Aunt
Anne were alienated in their girlhood by som e trifl ing af
fair abou t a veil . Let u s hope that “ beyond the veil
they have fou nd their dear ones and each other’s hearts
of gold .
SECOND GENERATION. 13
M ACKILLIP FAM ILY .
They came from Antrim Co. , Ireland, and settled in
Cambridge , Washington Co. , N. Y.
JO HN, a physician , m . Nancy Simpson, of Wash. Co.
Their children
JO HN, m . Miss Howard.
SALLY,m . John M cCreary .
DAVID, m . Sarah M cLean .
JANE, m . John Dobbin, of Cambridge .
PEGGY.
PO LLY.
WILLIAM .
SIMPSO N.
THO MAS, owned farm and Sawmill, m . Miss Lovejoy ,of Sodom
,Wash . Co. , had four children, all very
pretty girls.
SALLY,111. Dr. Gray
,n ear Cambridge.
ZUBA
MAGGIE, m . Mr. Lovejoy , of Sodom .
LIZZIE.
DAVID, a bachelor, lived with Thomas, was very witty,created mu ch amu sement for the family .
SARAH, m . William Bradshaw
LIZZIE, m . Peter Bradshaw and settled in New Js r
sey
MARY, m . John Daniels.
PEGGY, m. David Rou se, of Cambridge.
14 TRIED GENERATION.
JANE, m. John Blakely, of Courtwright, now Hobart,
on the Hudson.
TH IRD GENERATI O N .
Children of William and Sarah M acKi ll ipBradshaw
Copied from the Bible of their daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Viele in possession of her grandson, Capt. Eugene Viele,
Rou ses Point, N. Y.
8. JAMES,b. NCV. 10, 1765,(1. Jan. 19, 1766.
9. JAMES , second,b. Jan. 19, 1767,d. May 16, 1768.
10. JO HN,b. May 8, 1769,d. Feb. 6, 1834,m. Aug. 5, 1792,Rebecca Knickerbocker,b. 1775,
d. Ju ly 12, 1836.
11 . MARGARET,b. April 12, 1771,In . Nov . 17, 1793,
John A. Viele,d. July 13, 1819.
12. SARAH,b. July 17, 1775,d. Sept. 19, 1777.
THIRD GENERATIO N. 15
MARY,b. Feb. 24, 1776,d. May 20, 1804.
ANN,b. Aug. 30, 1780,m .
Hamilton Boyd,d. May 8, 1807 .
Children of John A. andMargaret Bradshaw Viele
15. MARGARET ANN,
b . May 26, 1804,d. June 28, 1808.
16. WILLIAM BRADSHAW,b. Sept. 14, 1808,m .
Celinda Boyn ton ,d. April 24, 1877 .
Children of Hamilton and Ann Bradshaw
17 . WILLIAM BRADSHAW,b. Feb. 9, 1802,d. Dec . 15, 1815.
18. MARY ANN,b. (abou t ) 1805,m.
Dr. James Boyd, of Alban y,(1.
16 EO DRTR GENERATIO N.
F O URTH GENERATIO N .
John Bradshaw, (10) son of William and Sarah M ac
Killip Bradshaw, was a you ng man of good character and
prospects. In person, he was tall, with dark eyes and
hair ; in disposition, kind and gentle. He was a major in
the militia, and was called by that title . He was thrown
by his horse, falling throu gh a bridge, and injured so that
he was always slightly lame afterwards.
Across the Hudson, east from Halfmoon and Stillwater,lies the Dutch town of Schaghticoke. The settlers on
the west side were largely of English or Yankee blood,and no love was lost between them and their Dutch
neighbors , so it was with little pleasu re that John
Knickerbocker saw the young Iri shman from Half
moon coming to woo Rebecca, the eldest of his seven
daughters. He had, like a certain other John, a great
grandson of his, no faith in an Ir i shm an. When he finally
gave a reluctant consent he took care to brand all the
fu rniture of the bride ’s amp le“setting ou t$ with his own
initials, J . K. , in case of any fu ture rascality on the part
of his new son-in -law. Bu t he learned in after years to
like and trust him as thoroughly as any of the seven.
Rebecca possessed in a marked degree the typical Dutch
traits of neatness, thrift and a Sharp tongue, which could
scold in two languages. A part O f her dower was two
slaves, a boy and a girl. The boy was a ne’ er-do-well, and
absconded after a time . The girl was the faithful nu rse,
as long as she lived, of the children, who, I’ve heard
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18 F O URTH GENERATION.
20. ELIZABETH K. ,b. June 10, 1796, Halfmoon,
d.
m. Dec. 5, 1832 .
David Fairbanks,b. 1782 , M ass ,(1. August 5, 1853, Mechanicville.
WILLIAM,b. March 3, 1798, Halfmoon,d. September 12, 1880, Chicago, E l ,111 . June 10, 1829, H i nesb u rgh, Vt.
Lucy Boynton,b. Jan. 20, 1801, Shelburne, Vt. ,
(1. Sept, 15, 1843, Mechanicville.
REBECCA,b. Feb. 19, 1801, Halfmoon,d. F eb . 14, 1861, Stillwater,m. Sept. 15, 1824,
Henry Andrews,
b. April 18,1802, Stillwater,
(1. Sept. 23, 1880, Cleveland, Ohio.
23. JO HN,b. May 26, 1802, Halfmoon,d. Aug. 1874, Nebraska,In . Feb. 25, 1823, Albany, N . Y. ,
Ann Eliza Dunbar,b. Aug. 8, 1800, Albany,
(1. Dec. 19, 1841.
F O URTH GENERATIO N. 19
24. JAMES VIELE,b. May 26, 1804, Halfmoon,d. Aug. 5, 1884, Lowell, Vt ,In . April 2, 1828, Charlotte, Vt.
M rs. Jane Edwards Pease,
b. Bri dgeport, Conn .,d. May 6, 1859, Mechanicville .
25. HENRY,b. Sept. 3, 1806, Halfmoon,d. May 9, 1878, Stillwater,In . April 22, 1834, Schaghticoke,Juliette Tallmadge
,
b. Feb. 20, 1809, Schaghticoke,
d. Oct. 31, 1837, Mechanicville.
MARY ANN,b. Sept. 3, 1808, Halfmoon,d. Oct. 15, 1871, Mechanicville,m. Nov. 11, 1833.
Edward A. Buckhout,
b. June 8, 1807,d. April 18, 1873.
ELEANO R DERIAH .
SARAH CATALINA,b. Sept. 26, 1811, Halfmoon.
ELEANO R D. ,
d. June, 8. 1889, Grinnell, Iowa,m. Oct. 25
, 1834,
Ben jamin K. Bryan,b. Jan. 9, 1801, Schaghticoke,
20 F OURTH GENERATION.
d . July 26, 1887, Grinnell, Ia.
SARAH C. ,d.
In . Feb. 10, 1839, Mechanicville,Dr. James Cromwell
,
b. Sept. 27, 1811, Carlyle, N . Y. ,(1. Dec. 7, 1875, Caldwell, N . Y.
He studied medicine in Albany. Was settled for a
time at Mechanicville, and later at Caldwell, Lake
George,where for many years he had a large practice, and
the respect and confidence of the community .
29. HERMAN KNICEERRO GKER,b. Feb. 12, 1815,d.
In . Dec. 27, 1853, Alexandria, Va.
Mary Jane Wright,b. Jan. 2, 1835,d. Ju ne 2, 1865, Alexandria.
30. HAMILTO N BO YD,b. Oct. 6, 1817, Halfmoon,
d.
m . Nov. 19, 1846.
Caroline A. Peck,
b. Keeseville, N. Y. ,d.
FIFTH GENERATIO N.
Chi ldren of Elizabeth K. Bradshaw and David Fair
banks. (20)
F IF TH GENERATION. 21
ELIZARETH BRADSHAW,b. Jan. 6, 1836, New York City,(1.
In . Sept. 7, 1869, Mechan icsville .
James Harvey Fish ,b.
d. Jan. 13, 1889, Oakland, Cal.
SARAH JANE,b. Nov. 16, 1837, New York City,
(1. Dec . 1855, Mechanicville,
m . June. 7, 1855,A. Waters Pardee.
JO HN BRADSHAW,b. May 17, 1840, Mechanicville ,
d May 24, 1844, Mechanicville.
About 1835 William and James V. Bradshawand Wil
liam B.Viele were partners in a cou ntry store in Charlotte,
Vt. , where the brick store now stands. They all found
wives and had children born du ring their stay there.
William and James sold their interest to W . B . Viele,about 1832, and removed to Saranac, in Northern New
York, Where William lived in a log house and traded
principally with Indians, judging from some O ld account
books. Two years later William returned to Halfmoon ,on account of his father’ s failing health, at whose death,
a fewm onths after, he moved into the homestead —now
the Pruyn farm —an d rem ained there fiv e years. D u ring
this time John Herman and Juliette Were born . In the
22 F IF TH GENERATIO N.
Spring of 1840he moved into the house he had built on
the hill. There M aria was born, and there his wife Lucy
Boynton died. In 1848 the farm was sold to Lewis Smith,for his daughter, Mrs. Robert Sears, and has since been
known as the Sears farm . In 1851 William removed to
Newark, N. J. He was in the grocery business at first,but for the last twenty y ears of his active life was justice
of peace and police justice in the First Ward,of that city.
The last five years of his life were spent with his son,in Chicago, Illinois.
He married a second time.
Eveline Augusta Payne of Fort Edward, N. Y. , May
21, 1846,
b. 1808, Moreau, N. Y. ,(1. June 14, 1856, Newark, N. J .
Children of William and Lucy Boynton Bradshaw (21
34. CLARINDA ANTO INETTE,b. April 18, I830, Charlotte , Vt. ,d.
m. Nov. 2, 1859, Newark, N . J.
Rev. Calvin S. Shattuck,
b. Sept. 8, 1822, Springfield M ass ,(1.
35. MARGARET ANN,b. April 26, 1834, Mechanicville,
(1. Jan. 22, 1855, Newark, N. J.
36. JO HN HERM AN,b. May 4, 1836, Halfmoon,
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d.
m . June 16, 1875, Charlotte, Vt. ,Frances Adelaide Stone
,
b. May 20, 1851, Charlotte, Vt. ,d .
37. JULIETTE PENNIMAN,b. Feb. 14, 1838, Halfmoon,d. Aug. 19, 1889, Amite City, La.
Most of her life was passed in Newark, N . J . The fol
lowing notice was taken from the Da i ly Adver ti ser“Miss Bradshaw was formerly a teacher in the Newark
Acadamy, and still later for many years vice-principal of
the Washington Street Public School. She was one of
the most su ccessfu l O f that self-sacr ific i ng and devoted
band who have given their strength , and in some instances
their lives to the public schools of this city . For years
she struggled heroc i ally against failing strength, and
when obl iged to give u p her work, the board of education
held her position open for a long time, hoping she might
be able to return to it.“Her life was marked by active and earnest devotion to
du ty, and characterized by Christian faith and tru st .
Many of her pupils in their mature lives will bless her
for those precepts and that example which was effective
in shaping their characters in right ways. After leaving
Newark She passed several years in the South, hoping
that rest in a milder climate might restore her. She died
at the residence of her brother-in -law,the Rev. Mr. Shat
tuck. Retaining her faculties to the last, she met her
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death calm ly and triumphantly in the hope a blessed
future. $
38. MARIA LUCY,
b. May 21, 1841 , Mechanicville,
(1. Jan. 12, 1852, Newark, N . J.
Children of Rebecca Bradshaw and Henry Andrews.
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39. JO HN,b. June 12, 1825,
d.
In .
Wen t with one of the first companies overland to Cali
fornis , in 1849. Settled in Sacramento, where he married
and had children ; nam es and dates unknown.
40. GEO RGE,b. July 2, 1827,
d. O ct. 31, 1837.
41. ELIZABETH,
b. Dec. 23 , 1828,
d. Aug. 28, 1852, Stillwater.
42 . MARY,b. Nov. 27, 1832,
d .
In . Sept. 15, 1857, Cleveland, Ohio,
Lucien Hills,
b.
d.
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26 F IF TH GENERATION.
John Kirk,b. Aug. 19, 1822, Albany,d.
Served in the 76th N. Y. Regt. 1860, and 34th N. Y .
Infantry as l st Lieu t. in 1861 ; was elected Capt. in 1863.
46 . ARCHIBALD,
b. Oct. 16, 1826.
d.
In . 1849.
Jane Jenkins,b.
(1.
Son of Jam es Viele and Jane Edwards Bradshaw
47. JO HN EDWARDS,b. 1828, Charlotte, Vt. ,
d. Oct. 1, 1850, Mechanicville, N . Y.
He was a young man of more than ordinary promise
and universally beloved. He was gradu ated at W esleyan
University,Middletown , Conn. , in 1849, and began the
stu dy of medicine with Dr. Bu rton, of Lansingbu rgh. He
died of blood poisoning from the prick of a needle during
a post mortem.
Children of Henry and Juliette Tallmadge Bradshaw
48. FRANCES,b. March 13, 1835, Mechanicville ,
d. Aug. 18, 1836, Mechanicville .
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LUCINDA TALLMADGE,b. Sept. 8, 1836,d.
In . May 6, 1857, Schaghticoke,
John M acF ar lan e,b.
d.
Children of Mary Ann Bradshaw and Edward A. Buck
hout (26
50. CARO LINE AUGUSTA,
b. Jan. 21, 1840, Mechanicville,
d. May 25, 1844.
51. FRANCES ARABELLA,b. Ju ne 15, 1842, Mechanicville,
d.
m . Dec. 11, 1861,
David H . M ot‘r‘
at,
b.
(1.
Children of Eleanor D. Bradshaw Benjamin K .
Bryan
52. JO HN BRADSHAW,b. June 21, 1835,
d.
m. June 30, 1858.
28 F IFTH GENERATION.
Mary L. Nutting,b.
d. Ju ly 22, 1886.
53. LEO NARD K. ,
b. August 12, 1837,d.
m . 1869.
Sallie L. Lyon,b.
d.
4. GEO RGE A .
55. ELLEN MARY, twins,b. Ju ly 2, 1839.
ELLENMARY ,d. April 1, 1853.
GEO RGE A. ,d. June 16, 1864.
He was l st Lieu t. of 125th Regt. Y. Vol . and
killed in front of Petersburg, Va.
56. LYDIA ANN,b. April 4, 1848,d.
m. Jan. 9, 1879,William F. Waite, of Syracuse, N. Y. ,
b.
(1.
Children of Sarah C . Bradshaw and Dr. James J.
Cromwell
F IF TH GENERATIO N . 29
57. EDWARD A
b. Nov, 8, 1841, Mantua, O . ,
d. Aug. 30, 1862, Bull Ru n , Va.
Enlisted Oct. 1, 1861, Co. B . 22d Regt. , N. Y. Vol
Was 3d Corporal when he died. Was shot through the
bowels and lay on the battlefield fifteen hours, when he
was transferred to a shed and by his own request was
baptized and a few hours after died. He was held in
high esteem by all who knew him .
58. ELLEN B
b. July 12, 1840, Mantua, O . ,
(1.
m . Oct. -11, 1860, Caldwell, N. Y.
Thomas Nelson Conant,
b .
d.
59. SARAH LO UISA,b. July 15, 1843,
d. in infancy.
60. JO HN BRADSHAW,b. Jan. 17, 1846, Mechanicville,
d.
In . July 31, 1880, Denver, Col.
Mary A. Wheaton ,
b.
d.
30 F IF TH GENERATIO N.
PHILIP I. ,b. July 17, 1848, Queensbury , N. Y. ,(1.
m. Nov. 7, 1874, Cleveland, N. Y.
Kate Halligan,b.
(1.
JAMES J
b. Dec . 7, 1849, Queensbury, N. Y. ,(1.
m . Jan. 10, 1877, Caldwell, N. Y.
Eliza Fox,b.
d.
63. MARY ELIZABETH,b. Nov. 8, 1851, Queensbury,d.
m. Dec. 5, 1875, Caldwell.
Jerome N. Hubbell,b. Aug. 9, 1851,(1.
Children of Hamilton Boyd and Caroline Peck Brad
shaw
64. SAMUEL PECH,b. Nov. 14, 1847, Brooklyn , N. Y. ,(1.
m. Dec . 15, 1875, Au Sable Forks, N. Y.
SIxTH GENERATIO N. 31
Juliette G. Burt,b.
d.
65. CHARLES,
b. May 18, 1854, Brooklyn, N. Y. ,d.
m. March 15, 1876, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Eliza A. Light,
b.
(1. Jan. 22, 1888, Brooklyn, N. Y.
MARY WILSO N,b. Jan. 25, 1857, Brooklyn,(1. May 13, 1859, Brooklyn.
SIXTH GENERATIO N.
Children of John Herman and Frances Stone Brad
shaw
67. ANTO INETTE,b. Sept. 16, 1877. 531 Washington street, Chicago,(1. Oct. 21, 1879, 531 Washington street, Chicago.
68. GRACE LO UISE,b. Jan. 2, 1879, 531 Washington street, Chicago,(1.
m.
69. EUGENIA FULTO N,b. Oct. 29, 1881, 513 W. Monroe street, Chicago.
(1.
m.
32 SIXTH GENERATIO N.
70. AGNES BO YNTO N,b. March 21, 1883, 513W. Monroe street, Chicago .
(1.
In .
Children O f Mary Andrews Lucien
71. GEO RGE E ,b. Nov. 17, 1858.
d. Aug. 5, 1867.
72. KATIE,b. Sept. 18, 1864.
d. Nov. 17 1866.
73. MARY LUCIA,b. March 21, 1869.
d.
m.
74. FANNY TRACY,b. Sep t. 12, 1871,d.
In .
Children of Jane B. Andrews and Alfred Lee
75. M ARY ELIZABETH,b. Oct. 19, 1860, Troy, N. Y. ,
(1. Nov. 14, 1860, TrO y , N. Y.
76. REBECCA,b. Aug. 16, 1862, Troy, N. Y. ,
(1.
m. Oct. 12, 1887 , Indianapolis, Ind. ,
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34 SIXTH GENERATION.
RO BERT DUNBAR ,
b. May 18, 1848.
d.
In . June 14, 1883,
M ary Elizabeth Belknap,
b.
d.1
Children of Lu cinda T. Bradshaw and John M acfar
lane
81. I. TALLMADGE,
b. March 13, 1858, Schaghticoke,
d.
m .
82. CHARLES,b . Ju ly 20, 1859, Easton, N . Y. ,
(1.
m .
83 . HELEN, b . April 8, 1864, Easton , N . Y. ,
(1.
In .
ELO ISE,
b. Ju ne 23, 1866, Easton, N. Y. ,
(1.
m . Jan. 16, 1886, Troy, N . Y. ,
Charles H. Harden,
b.
d.
SIXTH GENERATION . 35
Children O f Frances A . Bu ckhou t and David H . M otfatt
85. MARCIA ALLEY,
b. O ct. 9, 1863, Denver, Col.
(1.
m . Feb. 11, 1889, Denver, Col .
James A . M cClu rg,b.
(1.
Children of John B . and Nutting Bryan.
86. ELLEN ELIZABETH,b. June 3, 1859,d.
In . June 24, 1880.
Philip K . Card inell ,b.
d.
87. GEO RGE A. ,b. Ju ne 25, 1862,d.
m .
88. JO HN B .,
b. March 19, 1866,
d.
m. Oct. 12, 1887 ,Lizzie M . Murray
,
b.
d.
36 SIXTH GENERATION.
89. CHARLES,
b. May 27, 1870.
d.
111.
Children of Leon ard Sallie
90. JESSIE L . ,
b. July 1,2872,
d.
m .
91 . ADDIE,b . July 9
, 1875,
d.
m .
Children of Lydia A . William F . IVai te
92 . WILLIAM BRYAN,
b. July 16, 1882,
d .
111.
Children of John B. and Wheaten Cromwell
93. ARTHUR WHEATO N,b. Aug. 17, 1884,d.
m .
SIXTH GENERATION . 37
Children of Philip and Kate Halligan Cromwell
94. EDWARD C. ,b. Ju ly 19, 1876, De Kalb, Ill . ,d.
m .
KATE NELSO N,b . Oct. 7, 1878, De Kalb, Ill. ,d. Feb. 2 , 1879, De Kalb, Ill.
HARRY DUDLEY,b. Jan . 15, 1880, De Kalb, Ill . ,
d.
m .
CLINTO N BRADSHAW,
b. Ju ne 22, 1882 , De Kalb, Ill. ,d.
m .
98. GEO RGE BAKER ,b . Au g. 2 , 1884,
d .
In .
Children of James J. and Eliza Fox Cromwell
99. JAMES,b. April 5, 1877 , Lake George , N . Y. ,
d .
In .
Children of Mary E . Cromwell and Jerom e N. Hu bbell
38 SIXTH GENERATION .
100. MARY CRO WM ELL,b. Dec. 15, 1877, Lake George,(1.
m .
6
Shi ldren of Samu el P. and Ju liette Bradshaw
101 . GEO RGE BURT,b. Sept. 30, 1879, DeKalb , Ill . ,
d.
m .
102 . HAMILTO N,b. Dec. 31, 1881, DeKalb , Ill. ,
d.
m .
103 . WILLIAM HENRY,
b . Dec . 10, 1883, DeKalb , Ill . ,
d.
m.
104. ISABEL,b. Nov. 26, 1885, DeKalb , Ill. ,
d.
In .
Children of Charles and Elsie Light Bradshaw
105 . JOHN LAWRENCE,b. Ju ly 13, 1880, Brooklyn , N. Y. ,
I$.
m .
SIXTH GENERATION. 39
ALICE,b. May 23, 1883, Brooklyn, N. Y. ,(1.
m.
MARIAN,b. March 15, 1886, Brooklyn, N. Y. ,
(1.
m.
ELSIE,b. Jan. 22, 1888, Brooklyn, N. Y. ,
d.
m.
SEVENTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Elizabeth D. Frederick Chapin
(79)
109. CHARLO TTE WILFRED,
b. June 30, 1867,d .
m. April 12, 1886.
Harold Graham,b. Oct. 16, 1863,d.
110. EDWIN HUBBELL,b. Dec. 18, 1869,
d.
m.
40 SEVENTH GENERATION.
Children of Robert D . and Belknap
111. RO BERT BELKNAP,b. May 4
, 1884,
d.
m .
Children of Elmore H . Charlotte Benn ett Hazleton
112. MAUD,b. Sept. 29. 1878,In .
113. FLO RENCE,b . Aug.
(1. Jan . 7, 1882.
Children of Mary E . Bryan Philip K. Card inell
114. MARY O LIv E,b. Feb . 1, 1884,
d.
m .
John B . , Lizzie Mu rry
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42 F IRST GENERATION.
KNICIIERBO CXER CO AT O E ARM S.
KN ICKERB O CKER FAM ILY .
1 . JO HN VANBERGEN KNICKERBO CKER, third son of God
frey,Count Von Gr i nbergen by Honorine Van
Horn,his wife, was an officer in the Du tch navy.
He came to America during the political changes
that followed thedeath of William Second, Prince
of Orange,in 1652. By his wife, Julianne De
Marine, he had two sons.
GERRITT,d. at Antwerp 1655.
F IRST GENERATION. 43
2 . HERMAN JANSEN,
b. at F elen , Friesland, March 18, 1648,d. April 2, 1721,In . Elizabeth, daughter of M yn der t Herman Van
De Bogert ; had seven children : John, Lawrence,Corn eliu s
,Evet
,Peter
,Joanna
,Cornelia .
3. JO HN, son of Herman and Elizabeth ,b. March 16, 1679,d. Oct. 5, 1749,
m . Anna Quackenbu sh,left Six children : Eliza
beth,Helen
,Herman
,Walter, Cornelia, John.
JO HN, son of John and Anna,
b. March 17, 1723,
d. August 16, 1802,
commission ed Colonel in the Revolu tionary War
Oct. 20, 1785,In . Rebecca, dau ghter of Nicholas Fonda, Feb. ,
1750. She was
b. April 12, 1718,
d. Jan. 6, 1800.
5 . JO HN,son of Col . John and Rebecca,
b . Jan . 29, 1751 ,
d. Nov. 10, 1827 ,
m . Feb. 29, 1769, Elizabeth, dau ghter of Capt. Wil
liam Winne and Mariah De Vandel i er , his wife.
b. April 6th, 1752,
d. Nov. 10, 1826.
44 F IRST GENERATION.
He inherited the family estate in Schaghticoke from
his uncle Herman. He was a m ember of the State Leg
i slatu re in 1798. He left eleven children .
The seat of the family in Holland was Bergen at Zoan
(Bergen op Zoom ) in N . Braban t. They came to Amer
ica in 1652 and settled in Schaghticoke in 1709.
The foregoing record is copied from one Obtained by
Mrs. E. B . Fish, from the original documents in Schagh
ti coke. What follows is from my own recollections, or
gathered from variou s sou rces .
The eleven children of John and Elizabeth Winne
Knickerbocker were fou r sons and seven dau ghters.
WILLIAM,b. May 9, 1773,d. July 11, 1848,In . M ay 9, 1793, Der iah, dau ghter O f Derrick Van
Veghten , and for his second wife Eve , dau ghter of
Abraham Viele .
He served as Colonel du ring the war of 1812. He left
ten children. The following item copied from a Chicago
paper of June 16, 1886, relates to two of his dau ghters :
SINGULAR CO INCIDENCE.
HARVARD, ILL . , Ju ne 15.E di tor of the Tr i bu ne
“Mrs. Rebecca Ann Knickerbocker Groesbeck was born
June 17, 1801, in the town of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer
County, N. Y. , died June 4. 1886, in the town of Alden,
M cHen ry Cou nty, and was buried June 6, 1886, at
a. m . Mrs . Annah Knickerbocker Devon was born
F IRST GENERATION. 45
June 17 , 1818, in the town of Schaghticoke , Rensselaer
County,N . Y.
,died June 4
,1886, at Westm inster, Conn. ,
and was buried June 6, 1886, at a. m. They were
Sisters, both having the same birthday ; both died and
were bu ried the same day and yet lived over 1500miles
apart. Mr. and Mrs. Groesbeck celebrated their sixty
second wedding anniversary May 13,J . W . G.
HERMAN,
b.
(1. Jan. 30, 1855.
He was three times married. The third wife was a
Miss Bu ell and the mother of Rt. Rev. David Bu ell
Knickerbocker,of the diocese of Indiana
,from whom the
following account was received throu gh Mrs . J . B . Lee :
He is the one alluded to in the preface to Irving’ s
Kn ickerbocker’ s History of New York as his “cou sin
german,$ the Prince of Schagti coke, which sou briqu et he
had received long before b y virtu e of his social qu alities
and princely hospitality. Washington Irving was often
his gu est and Mrs. Lee well remem bers seeing him there
when She was a child so small as to be frightened at the
ticking of the great corner clock. Mr. Irv ing, noticing
it,took her on his knee and explained the sou nd to her
and tau ght her how to tell the time .
He was bred to the law and held many prominent and
responsible positions and was representative in Congress
during Madison’ s administration and for many years first
ju dge of Rensselaer Cou nty.
46 F IRST GENERATION.
He was widely known and everywhere respected as one
of the finest specimens of the O ld Du tch chivalry. He
was remarkable for brilliance and aptness in repartee
and for felicity in relating an ecdotes and adventures. The
quaint and laughable stories of which he is the hero are
alm ost innumerable.
JO HN, third son of John and Elizabeth, was five times
married. He lived in Waterford, and was for
many years presiden t of the Waterford Bank.
ABRAM, fou rth son and youngest child O f John and
Elizabeth,b. 1796.
d. 1869.
In . first,Miss Nazro, mother of Joseph F . ; second ,
Miss Hale,of Troy, the mother of Mary Elizabeth,
who died at the age of sixteen John Hale, who
Studied medicine and died young ; Henry, who
married Helen Blood, of Ballston. He is a banker
in New York and present owner of the old home
stead i n Schaghticoke.
Joseph F .,son of Abram
,was a remarkable man. His
arms were deformed from birth, extending only to the
elbow. Bu t in spite of this disability, he was an elegant
and rapid penman,and qu ite devoid of awkwardness in
appearance. He was a lawyer by profession, but not in
practice. He was a gentleman of fine taste, and possessed
the antiquarian spirit, which made him a fit owner for the
old mansion and its heirlooms . He died suddenly in
New York Nov. 17, 1882, at the age of 57.
r IRST GENERATIO N. 47
The seven daughters of John and Elizabeth Winne
Knickerbocker were, as near as I can ascertain :
REBECO A, who married John Bradshaw, of Halfmoon ,Saratoga Co. , N. Y. , (p
RACHEL, married John Defreest (or Devries ) , of
Greenbush, N . Y.
CATALINA, married John L. Viele, of Albany, a suc
cessfu l lawyer.
DERIAH , married Evet (or Everts ) Van Allen, of
Bergen, N . J.
ELIZABETH, married John Groesbeck, of Schaghti
coke .
MARIA, marr i ed John Van Vechten , of Schaghticoke .
ELEANO R, married Jacob Pruyn, of Schaghticoke.
They had three sons : Francis, John and Jacob.
Jacob died you ng.
Francis, or Frank , m ade a large fortune in lumbering.
He bought the John Bradshaw homestead in Halfmoon,
and died some years ago, leaving his property to the
daughters of his brother John. John m arried Miss
Lansing and had two daughters.
H arp er’
s M onthly M agazi ne, Dec. 1876, contains an
illu strated article by Gen . Egbert L. Viele, son of Catalina
and John L. Viele, entitled“The Knickerbockers of New
York Two Centu ries Ago. $ It gives a description of the
old homestead at.
Schaghticoke, and life there a hundred
years ago, and also the h i story of the settlement of the
Valley by John, son of Herman and Elizabeth De Bogert
48 F IF TH GENERATION.
Knickerbocker in 1709, as a measure of protection against
the French and Indians, who con tinually menaced the
settlements on the Hu dson. He was accompanied by
Wou ter Qu ackenbu sh , Ludovicu s Viele, Johannes De
Wandelaer , David Ki ttlehu yn , Dei dr i ch Van Vechten ,Johannes Herm anus Vi sscher , Martin De La Monte ,Wou ter Groesbeck, Philip Livi ngstone , Corset Voeder ,David Schuyler, Peter Yates, Corneliu s Vandenburg and
Ignace Kip. Their descendants still occu py many of the
family estates and have intermarried until almost every
one is i n some way related to all the others.
The Vieles having in term arried with the Bradshaws,the Kn ickerbockers and the Boyntons . I in sert the notes
Au nt Betsy has given from memory of that family. They
are curiou s at least, in showing the mingling of the fami
lies of the original settlers.
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50 F IRST GENERATION.
JO HN A. , married Margaret Bradshaw (p and had
by her two children,Margaret Ann, who died
you ng, and William B. , who married Celinda
Boynton , (p.
EVE, married William Knickerbocker (p . They
were own cousins.
SARAH, Sister of Ludovic and Abram, married William
Groesbeck, of Schaghticoke, father of John Groes
beck, who married a Sister of Wm . K .
Sarah and William Groesbeck had seven children.
JACO B, son of Ludovic, Sr. , had children :
Eveline Switz, of Bu skirk’s Bridge.
Catherine Vedder,of Schenectady.
Margaret Jane, u nmarried.
John J called Gen. Viele,inherited his father’ s farm .
Why called General is not known . At his death he left
the farm to his nephew, Livingston Swi tz, Who lived in
Tecumseh,Mich .
SIMO N, son of Ludovic, Sr. , had two sons, one a minis
ter of the Reformed Du tch Chu rch .
HESTER,Mrs. Carpenter
,had one son, Washington
Carpenter.
Mrs. Fish, who wrote down these notes for her mother,says,
“She only knew as far back as Abram , Sa rah and
Ludovic,
$ but that is “far$ indeed,since their children
married her uncles and au nts,she being 94 years O ld at
this date,1890.
F IRST GENERATION . 51
«fa/77724 Jetc u
B O YNT O N FAM ILY .
In these memorials I have not attempted to trace any
line b u t that O f Jeded iah Boynton, nor to go back of his
father, who came from New Hampshire to Vermont about
1780.
Dr. John Farnham Boynton,of Syracu se, N . Y. , has
made exhau stiv e researches into the history of the family
52 F IRST GENERATION.
in this cou ntry and in England ‘and published a volume
which is for sale if any one desires to continue the study.
He says : “There were two original Boyntons,John and
William, who came from England in 1638 and settled in
Rowley, Mass. There have been distinguished Boyn tons
in all the profession s, and Boyntons have fought in every
war that ever occurred in this cou ntry. Thomas Boynton
fou ght at Lexington and Bunker Hill , and his diary is in
the Boston Historical Room s ; David and his five sons
fou ght in the Revolution ; one Boynton invented a trom
bocel i con , and another a steam wagon, and O ld Uncle
Jonathan Boynton , of W oodstock, Vt. ,— he that married
the widow More— cou ld bend his left knee both ways. $
Uncle Ray Boynton was much interested in the family
history and had an extensive correspondence on the sub
ject. When in England in 1840, he fou nd and had
engraved the same “coat of arms$ which is u sed by Dr. J.
F. Boynton, which, he says,“was born e by Sir Matthew
Boyn ton in 1638. There is much history connecting him
with the early Colonial Settlemen ts. $
From an Obitu ary notice in a Plattsbu rg, N . Y. , paper,Sept , 1877, I take the following accou nt O f the early days
of the Boyntons of the Cham plain Valley“The life of Capt. John Boynton, who di ed on the 20th
inst , makes a chapter in our local history of u niversal
interest. Born in Burlington, Vt. , Nov. 10, 1787, he was
one of a family of nine children, seven son s and two
dau ghters. His father came there from New Ham pshire
about 1780, through an unbroken wilderness, marking his
F IRST GENERATIO N. 53
rou te by blazing trees . Returning, he brou ght his family
to Bu rlington on horseback. The father and all the son s
were among the first engaged in the n avigation of Lake
Champlain for the transportation of merchandise and
passengers.“Capt. John Boynton commenced sailing on the lake as
ear ly as 1806 and afterward was the owner and bu ilder of
many vessels, some of which played a very important part
in the naval history of the lake .“When the war of 1812 broke out, Capt. Boynton had a
vessel afloat and was ju st com pleting a second, both of
which were seized$ and purchased by the U. S . govern
ment, fitted up for the naval service by Com . M cDon
ough, and formed a part of the fleet engaged in the battle
of Plattsbu rgh, 1814. Im mediately after the sale of the
vessels he commenced building a third and took ou t let
ters of m arque from the U. S. for privateering in the
waters of Lake Champlain. Bu t before the vessel was
ready peace was declared, and he returned to his original
business of transportation.“Soon after the close of the war he went to Canada and
built one of the largest vessels on the St. Lawrence and
engaged in the transportation of freight and passengers
between Montreal and Qu ebec. His v essel being su perior
to those of his Canadian competitors, he monopoli zed their
bu siness and excited their jealou sy . They u nearthed an
O ld law which prohibited the navigation of the waters of
Canada by vessels owned exclu sively by fore igner s an d
rendered the foreigners liable to arrest and pu nishment.
54 F IRST GENERATION .
He sold hi s boat at Qu ebec, bought a bark canoe, and
with the American portion of his crew came up the St.
Lawrence to the Sore$ river and thence to Lake Cham
plain, thus escaping arrest. The canoe was long kept
about his premises. He built another vessel and resu med
business on the lake.
He was at Plattsbu rgh withhis vessel when the Phoen ix
was bu rned ofl’ Colchester Point , and was first to arrive at
the scene of the disaster.
Capt. Boynton was married to 1814 to Rebecca Sm ith,of Shelbu rne
,Vt. He left the lake abou t 1820and took
up his residence on a farm on the northern ou tskirts O f
Plattsbu rgh, which is still the homestead. He did not
relinqu ish entirely the supervision of affairs till within
the last ten or twelve years, and he retained all his facu l
ties till struck with total paralysis b u t three days before
his death at the age of 90years.
He was am an of prepossessing appearance, of stalwart
frame and sound ju dgment, reserved and dign ified, but
kind and social among his friends. He became 9. Chris
tian and u nited with the First Presbyterian Church in
1830. Within another year he was chosen elder. He was
alive to all the interests O f rel igion . His death was as
qu iet as the sleep of a little child at nightfall .
“The surviving members of the family are his widow,
82 years of age , two sons, DeW i tt C . an d Stephen D. , and
one dau ghter, Marion C. , wife of Wm . P . Mooers.$
SECOND GENERATION. 55
FIRST GENERATIO N.
1 . JEDEDIAH and MARY BO YNTO N came from New Hamp
shire to Bu rlington. Vt. , in 1780.
SECO ND GENERATIO N.
Children of Jededi ah and Mary Boynton (1
2. JEDEDIAH , m . Clarinda Comstock, lived in Hines
bu rgh, Vt. , had thirteen children.
3. JO B, married , lived in Willsborou gh, N . Y. , had three
children .
4. JO HN,m . Rebecca Sm ith
,lived in Plattsburgh, had
three children : Dewitt C. , Stephen D . and MarionC. , who m . W . P. Mooers.
5. PETER,m. Cyn th i a Geer, lived in H i nesbu rgh, had Six
children
NO BLE L . , m . (1 ) M ar l on Goodyear ; (2 ) Ellen
Benedict. Lives in Bristol , Vt.
SIDNEY,m . , lives i n Iowa.
FIDELIA, In . Dr. J . F. Miles, H in esb u rgh.
EDGAR, m . Jennie Bowe . Lives in Wayn e, Ill .
CECELIA C. , m . E . E . Lewis, Geneva, N . Y.
JANE, In . E . B. Baldwin . Chicago, Ill .
6. ELIJAH, m . (1 ) Miss Wiley. Lived in Whitehall, N .
Y. Had Six dau ghters and two son s,and by second
marriage fou r children . The daughters were
MARY, m . Elisha Martin , Whitehall.
CO RNELIA, m . Mr. Tomlinson.
BETSEY, In . Mr. Hitchcock, Magnolia, Miss .
56 SECO ND GENERATION .
CLARINDA, In . (1 ) Mr. Henry, (2 ) Mr. Baker.
FANNY, m. (1 ) Mr. Cook, (3 ) Mr. Holmes.
RO SAMO ND, In . Mr. Chapman, Whitehall.
7 . PAUL, died unmarried.
8. AMASA, m . , lived in Whitehall, had four children .
MARIA, m . Capt. H. Tisdale, Whitehall .
EURETTA, m. Philander Bennett, Mechanicv ille.
ELIZABETH .
CHARLES, captain on the lakes, and keeper of light
house at Chicago, and afterward at Evanston , 111.
9. Polly, In . Mr. Lyon, lived in Willsborough , had one
daughter and seVeral son s.
10. BETSEY, m . (1 ) Mr. Akin, (2 ) Mr. Martin. Had
several daughters and one son . Her parents spent
their last years with her, and lived to be‘
very old .
Jeded i ah Boynton (2 ) was married in Shelbu rn e, -and
lived there until 1811, when he removed to H i nesb u rgh,where he engaged in farming, manufactur ing and milling,and was for forty years one of the lead ing m en of the
town. By his first wife , Clarinda Comstock, he had eleven
children, and by his second, Mrs . Hannah Peck, widow of
Dr. George Dudley , two m ore. A step-dau ghter, Emme
lin e Dudley, with his own , made fourteen children who
grew u p in the O ld homestead to manhood and woman
hood, except the youngest, who died at the age of fou r
teen.
The following extract, from the“History of Chittenden
Cou nty,$ gives an idea of the man and his bu siness
career
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H e m ade liberal donations for pu blic pu rposes . He
gave deeds for the land occu pied as a cem etery in the v i l
lage, for the site of the academ y, and of the Baptist
Chu rch. $
JEDEDIAH BO YNTO N
b. Ju ne 16, 1774, New Hampshire,(1. Ju ne 14, 1848, H i n esb u rgh, Vt.
m. Dec. 5, 1798, Shelbu rne, Vt. ,
Clar inda Comstock,b . June 5, 1779, Conn.
(1. Sept. 27, 1822 , H i nesbu rgh.
M rs . Hannah Peck Du dley , second wife ,
In . April 13, 1823, H i nesbu rgh,
d. Nov. 1859, H in esb u rgh.
I‘
l l IRD GEN ERATI O N .
Children of Jeded iah and Clarinda Comstock Boynton
11 . MARIA,
b. Sept. 26, 1799, Shelbu rne,d. 1833
,Colchester,
In . May 10, 1821, H i nesb u rgh,
Udney H. Penniman,
b.
(1.
He was a son of Hon. Jabez Penniman and hi s wife ,
whose first husband had been Gen. Ethan Allen.
THIRD GENERATION . 59
LUCY,b. Jan. 20, 1801, Shelbu rne,(1. Sept. 15, 1843 , Mechanicville, N. Y . ,In . June 10, 1829, Vt. ,
William Bradshaw, (p.
GUY,b. Oct. 19, 1802 , Shelbu rne,d. Oct. 30. 1832, H i nesb u rgh,m .
Lau ra M. Hurlbut, who died July 9, 1849, Qu incy,Ill. , (having married a second time, Lyman Pren
tiss ) . They had a son who died in infancy.
RAY,b. Dec . 13, 1804, Shelbu rne,d. Dec. 1854, New York City,In . 1832, New York City,
Anna Brookes,b. 1814
,New York
,
d. 1874, Rome, Italy, was bu ried in the
Protestant cemetery ou tside the walls. They had
no children.
ALMA,b. Nov. 17, 1806, Shelbu rne,d. Ju ly 24
,1860, Charlotte,
m. M ch. 15 , 1832, H inesb u rgh,
Dr. Joel Ston e,b. Oct. 30, 1792, Arlington, Vt. ,d. Apr. 4, 1869, Charlotte .
60 THIRD GENERATIO N.
He was for m any years the only practicing physician in
Charlotte,and had the respect and confidence of the
whole commu nity.
16. BIAL,b. June 22, 1809, Shelbu rne.
d. Apr. 8, 1851, H i nesbu rgh,
In .
Sarah Dorwin,b. 1812,
d. Feb. 1, 1868.
17. CELINDA,b. Aug. 11, 1811, Shelbu rn e ,
d. May 30, 1888, H in esbu rgh,m . , H in esb u rgh,William B. Viele, (p 15 ) .
Of a large family of children she was for m any years
the sole survivor. She was the personification of that
dignity and courtesy of manner and speech so rare in
these days, bu t which obtained in the best circles of half
a cen tu r v ago, and which left a most pleasing impression
upon all who met her. She was SO pleasing to all, b u t in
her home life the sweetness of her disposition had its full
development. She reigned in the hearts of her children.
The Christian sweetness of her life,like a rare perfume
,
made her presence delightfu l an d her absence dou bly
missed. Yet her works do follow her and the m emory O f
all those graces which adorned her life,her great faith
and consistent Christian character, will influ ence forever
her family and acqu aintances.
THIRD GENERATION . 61
It was in the little acts O f kindness,the little courtesies
of life, the absence of selfishness and the constant thou ght
fu lness of others that She excelled. Of her it can be truly
said She sanctified the home in whi ch She dwelt, and in
the fu lness of years when her life was like a well-ripened
and rounded sheaf,the loving Father has led her into the
joys O f that Eternal home which He has prepared for His
children. $
18. HENRY,
b. Au g. 29, 1814, H i nesbu rgh,
d. Nov. 14, 1880, New York City ,
m . Nov. 29, 1847, H in esb u rgh,
Sarah Hoyt,
b . March 29, 1824.
(1.
She was the dau ghter of Rev . Otto Hoyt,for many
years the faithfu l pastor of the Congregati onal Church in
H i nesb u rgh. They had no children.
19. EDWARD,
b . Jun e 9, 1817 , H i n esbu rgh,
d. March 1860, New York City,
u nmarried.
20. O VETTE,
b. Dec. 1, 1818, H i n esbu rgh,
d. Aug. 1879, NewYork City,
unmarried.
62 F O URTH GENERATIO N.
21. MARY CLARINDA,b. Aug. 8, 1822, H in esb u rh,(1. Sept. 7, 1857, Jericho, Vt. ,m. Au g. 27, 1846, H i nesb u rgh,
George Lee Lvm an ,b. Feb. 23, 1818, Jericho,
d. Ju ne 4, 1862, Jericho.
A gradu ate of U. V. M . , a successful teacher in Hines
bu rgh Academy and elsewhere, and a skilfu l physician.
Children of Jeded iah and Hannah Bovn ton .
22 . ALDIS,b. Ju ly 21, 1826, H i nesb u rgh,d . 1884, California,unmarried.
23 . GEO RGE DUDLEY,b. Sept. 29, 1828, H in esb u rgh,d. April 9
, 1843 , H i nesb u rgh.
FO URTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Maria Boynton and Udney H. Penniman
24. CLARINDA ADELIA,
b. Sept. 8, 1822, Colchester, Vt. ,d.
In . May 12, 1847,
F O URTH GENERATION . 63
James B. Moore,
b. Burlington,
(1. Dec. 26, 1884, California,
25. JULIETTA OCTAVIA,
b. Colchester,
d. New Jersey,
m . l st, William Burritt, of H inesb u rgh ;Parsons.
Children of Lucy Boynton (12 ) and William Bradshaw
(p.
Children of Alm a Boynton (15 ) and Stone .
26. EDWARD,
b. July 27, 1834, Charlotte, Vt. ,d.
In . Jan . 24, 1872, Chicago, Ill. ,
M rs. Annie Donaldson,
b.
d.
27. ELLEN,b. Nov. 20, 1836, Charlotte ,(1. Ju ne 7, 1863, Charlotte .
28. GEO RGE B. ,b. May 1 , 1842, Charlotte ,(1.
m. Sept. 29,1862
,
64 F OURTH GENERATION.
Celia Dake,b.
d. 1872,One child died in infancy.
29. O VETTE E . ,
b. Dec. 6, 1843, Charlotte,
(1.
m . 1862, Charlotte ,
Ellen Hazard,
b. July 4, 1847, Charlotte
(1.
HENRY,b. Ju ly 29, 1845, Charlotte ,
(1.
In .
ADA HENRIETTA,
b. March 20, 1853, Charlotte,(1.
RI . Oct. 19, 1880, Chicago, Ill. ,
Edward L. Jacob u s, of Albert Lea, Minn.
b.
(1.
Children of Bial and Sarah Dorwin Boynton
32 . H ENRIETTA,
b. 1835 , H in esbu rgh,d. May 5, 1854, H i nesbu rgh.
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66 F O URTH GENERATIO N.
tenant, and afterward commissioned Captain. In 1864 he
was appointed ordnan ce officer of the 25th army corps.
He was said to be one of the best ordnance Officers of the
army of the James. He was in many battles, and won
high praise for his bravery. He received the injury,which eventually caused his death, by his horse falling
u pon him du ring the Yorktown expedition .
36. MARY C. ,b. Apr. 30, 1836,
d.
In . Feb. 23, 1852, H in esb u rgh,
Leonard Andrews,
b. Aug. 13, 1827 ,
d.
37. JANE BRADSHAW,
b . Au g. 30, 1839,d.
In . Feb. 3, 1869, H i nesbu rgh,
Henry Benedict,b.
(1.
Children of Mary C . Boynton (21 ) George
Lyman.
38. ANNA M ARY,
b. Dec. 15, 1847, H i nesbu rgh,
d. July 29, 1848, Jericho.
F IF TH GENERATIO N. 67
ELLA MARIA,
b. May 25, 1849, H inesbu rgh,d.
111. Sept. 8, 1869, Jericho,
William Henry Lee,b. Jan. 26, 1841,d.
FIFTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Clarinda A. Penniman James B. Moore
(24 )
40. ELLEN E. ,b.
d.
m. Dec. 2, 1868,
G . W. Curtis,
b .
d.
41. MARY SANGER,b. 1854,d .
m .
68 F IF TH GENERATION.
Children of Ju l ietta O. Penniman William Burritt
(25 )43. MARIA,
b .
d.
m.
B. Filer,b .
(1.
Children of John H. and Frances Stone Bradshaw,
(p.
Children of O vette E . and Ellen Hazard Ston e
44. EDWARD J
b. Aug. 23, 1864, Charlotte ,
d.
m .
45. HENRY J O EL,
b. Au g. 24, 1865,
d.
m . Jan. 2, 1890, Prophetstown , Ill . ,
Minnie A. Greene,
b.
d.
46. CHARLES GEO RGE,
b. Sept. 27, 1867 ,
d.
m .
F IF TH GENERATIO N. 69
47. PO RTER OSMO ND,b. Jan. 19, 1869,d.
48. MINNIE ELECTA,b. June 21, 1872,
d.
m.
CLAYTO N,b. Sept. 26, 1875,d.
m .
ALMA BO YNTO N,b. Aug. 9, 1877,(1. Sept. 5, 1878.
BABY,b. Jan. 19, 1879,d. Oct. 9, 1879.
NETTIE,b. July 29, 1880,d. Dec. 27, 1881.
FANNIE BRADSHAW,b. Oct. 11, 1881,d.
m.
HARRISO N MO RTO N,b. May 21, 1885,d.
m.
70 F IFTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Guy D. and Helen Boynton
55. BIAL JO HN,b. Ju ly 27, 1868,
d.
In .
Children of Lyman D . and Sarah Hersey Boynton
56. HO WARD HERSEY,b. Sept, 11, 1869, Waukon, Ia. ,
d.
m.
57 . GUY DO RWIN,b. Nov. 10, 1872, Parkersburg, Ia. ,
d.
m .
58. FRANCIS LYMAN,b. Ju ne 10, 1876, Nashu a, Ia . ,
d.
m .
Children of Eugene and Mary Blodgett Viele
59. ANNA BO YNTO N,b. 1870,
d.
m. Dec . 1889, Rou se’ s Point,
Charles Rochester,
b.
d.
F IFTH GENERATIO N. 71
Children of MaryV iele and Leonard Andrews
60. FLO RENCE CELINDA,b. Jan. 1, 1854,
d.
m . Nov. 4, 1874, H in esbu rgh,
John Patrick,b.
d.
61. FRANK LEO NARD,b. May 29, 1858,d.
m . M ch. 13, 1882 , H inesb u rgh,Lu tie Flanagan ,b.
d.
62 . WILLIAM EUGENE,b. Jan . 9, 1863, H inesbu rgh,
d.
In . May 1, 1889, H inesb u rgh,Mary Antoinette Kendall,
b.
d .
63 . MINNIE JANE,b. Jan . 20, 1864, H i nesbu rgh,d.
m . Sept. 19, 1888,
Henry L . Billings, Boston, Mass ,b.
d.
72 FIFTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Jane B. Viele and Hen ry Benedict
64. FRANK LEvI,b. Oct. 19, 1873, Burlington, Vt. ,
d.
m.
65. WILLIAM VIELE,b. Nov. 5, 1879, Montreal, Canada,
d.
m.
66. EUGENE HENRY,b. Nov. 11, 1881, Montreal, Canada,
(1. Dec. 13, 1882, Montreal, Canada.
SIXTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Ellen E . Moore and G . W . Curtis
67. HENRY LO O MIS,b. Ju ly 3, 1869, Burlington,
(1.
m.
WALTER M O O RE,
b . Dec. 29, 1871, Bu r l ingto
d. Ju ne 24, 1871, Bu rlington.
ARTHUR MO O RE,b. May 7, 1872, Philadelphia, Pa. ,
(1. Aug. 3, 1890, Philadelphia, Pa.
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BEECH ER FAM ILY .
EMMELINE, daughter of Dr. George and Hann ah Peck
Dudl ey, and step-daughter of Jeded iah Boynton
b. May 14, 1817, H i nesbu rgh,d.
m. June 16, 1842, H i nesb u rgh,Dr. Elmer Beecher
,
b. Ju ne 10, 1811, H i nesb u rgh,d.
Their children
ANTO INETTE E. ,b. May 26, 1844, H in esb u rgh,d. Oct. 9, 1884, Washington, D . C .
CATHERINE,b. Apr il 20, 1846, H inesbu rgh,d.
m . Dec. 1872, H i n esb u rgh,Ju liu s Ru ssell, O f Burlington, Vt. ,b.
d.
76 F IRST GENERATION.
HARRIET STO WE,b. April 2, 1850, H i nesbu rgh,d. Feb. 6, 1867, H inesbu rgh.
FLO RENCE,FLO RA, twins,b. Feb. 1, 1853, H i nesbu rgh,
FLO RA,
(1. Sept. 23, 1879.
FLO RENCE,d.
m. Au g. 1877, H inesb u rgh,Willis Jenn ison ,b.
d.
F IRST GENERATION. 77
CO MST O CK FAM ILY .
These notes are mostly copied from the “Directory of
Chittenden County,$
1882-3 :
Capt. Daniel Comstock came from Connecticut and
located in 1783 upon a farm in the western part of the
town O f Shelbu rne, Vt. , on a point which has ever Since
borne hi s name. Capt. Comstock was an honest, upright
man and filled many ofli ces of trust, and died highly hon
ored, Jan. 11, 1816, aged 74 years. He had a family of
Six children, three son s, Zachariah , Levi and Elisha, and
three daughters, Clarinda, Lu cy, and Abiel.
Levi settled near the lake in 1784. He was town clerk
for many years, justice O f the peace, and held variou s
town Offices until hi s death, May 10, 1847, aged 81 years.
He had two children, Levi and Lu cia. Lucia died u n m ar
r ied,aged 36 years.
Levi,Jr. was born 1793, died 1887, m arried Maria
Lewis and had five children, Lucy, O rville, Lu cia, Agnes
Abiel and Charles.
Lu cy married a Mr. Holabird , and died without chil
dren.
Orville died in California in 1849, unmarried.
78 F IRST GENERATION.
Lu cia married Wm. M cNiel , of Charlotte, and occupied
the old homestead u ntil it was sold to Dr. Webb, who
now includes all the original Comstock property in his“Shelbu rne Farms. Lucia had three children, Clinton
L. , George C. and Fanny M.
Agnes A. married John Thorp, of Charlotte, had one
son,who died in infancy.
Charles married but died young, leaving no children .
Elisha, son of Daniel, occupied the original farm after
his father’s death, and from him it reverted to his son,Hezekiah.
Clarinda m arried Jedediah Boynton and had eleven
children, (p
Lucy died unmarried. Lucy Boynton was nam ed for
her and received from her gifts, fragments of which are
still in the family.
Abial married Dr. Anderson, of Plattsbu rgh . Mrs.
Agnes A. Thorp was named for her. She was an elegant
lady. Mrs. Leonard Andrews, her grand-niece, has her
portrait and that of her hu sband, and other mementoes of
her are in the family.
F RIST GENERATION. 79
R O GERS FAM ILY .
1. JO HN RO GERS, the martyr,b. 1500,burned at the stake, 1555.
He had ten children, names not known. Tradition says
that the Rogers family in this cou ntry descended from
the youngest son of the martyr. However this may be , i t
is a fact, that one of the m artyr’
s sons had a son ,2. REV. J O HN RO GERS,
b. 1572,d. 1639. His sons,
3. JO HN, THO MAS and NATHANIEL, who came to this
cou ntry in 1636. John and Thomas settled in
M arshfield, M ass. Nathaniel settled in Ipswich,N . H. John had a son,
4. THO MAS, who had a son,5. JO HN. He had a son,6. JO HN,
b. 1714, In . Sarah Wing. Their son,7. STEPHEN,
b. 1748,d. M ch. 27, 1826,m.
Lydi a Lapham ,b. M ay 28, 1752 ,d. M oh. 3, 1832 .
80 F IRST GENERATIO N.
8. JO SEPH,
b. Apr. 2, 1773,d. Aug. 31, 1865,m. Feb. 20, 1794,Jemima Holmes,b. May 10, 1772,d. June 16, 1849. Their daughter,
9. RUTH,b. Dec. 12, 1805,d. Au g. 29, 1864,
m .
Nathan Lapham Keese ,b. Oct. 31, 1803,d. Feb. 16, 1864. Their dau ghter,
PHEBE RO GERS,b. Aug. 10, 1827,d.
m . Sept. 12, 1849,Luther D . Stone
,
b. May 17, 1823,d. Apr. 5, 1886. Their dau ghter ,
FRANCES ADELAIDE,b. May 20, 1851, (p.
d.
m . Ju ne 16, 1875,John Herm an Bradshaw . Their chu dren ,GRACE LO UISE, EUGENIA FULTO N and AGNES BO YNTO N .
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82 THIRD GENERATION.
THIRD GENERATIO N.
Children of Dr. Luther and Eunice Fuller Stone
4. AMMI,b. 1820, Charlotte ,
(1. 1886, Bu rlington,m. 1849,Ju lia Wright, Burlington .
b.
(1.
Their children
LO UISE M . , In . Geo. S . Wright, Burlington.
JULIA M . , m . A. A . Taft, Burlington.
AGNES T. , m. Dr. Trigg, New York.
WILLIAM LUTHER, m . Etta Stannard, daughter
Gen. Stannard.
HARRIET WRIGHT.
5 . LO UISA,
b. 1825, Charlotte ,
d . Dec. 19, 1881, Charlotte,m . 1849, Charlotte,
Capt. T. D . Chapman,
b.
(1.
No children.
6. LUTHER D. ,b. May 17, 1823, Charlotte,(1. April 5, 1886, Charlotte,m . Sept. 12, 1849, Ferrisburgh,
FO URTH GENERATION. 83
Phebe Rogers Keese, (p.
b. Aug 10, 1827, Keeseville, N. Y.
(1.
FO URTH GENERATIO N.
Children of. Luther D. and Phebe Keese Stone
7. FRANCES A. ,b. May 20, 1851,d.
In . Ju ne 16, 1875,John H. Bradshaw, (p. 22
8. J O SEPHINE,b. Nov. 18, 1854,d.
111 . Sept. 27, 1883 ,Charles S . Wooster,b. Feb. 1849,d . Au g. 16, 1887 .
9. RUTH E . ,b. April 1. 1858,d
m . Au g. 10, 1887,Rev . H . S. Harrison. of Chicago, Ill . ,b. 1850,
d.
10. JANE E . ,b. March 9, 1861, Charlotte,(1
m . M ay 12, 1886.
84 IrO URTH GENERATIO N.
Frederick H . Horsford,
b .
d.
FLO RENCE P. ,b. Nov. 13, 1864, Charlotte,
(1. Ju ly 3, 1878.
ISABELLE,b. Nov. 30, 1866, Charlotte ,
(1.
m .
FIFTH GENERATIO N.
Children of Frances A. Stone and J. H. Bradshaw,(p.
Children of Josephine Stone and Charles Wooster
ANNA VERNO N,b. Aug. 12, 1886, Charlotte,d. Sept. 27, 1888, Charlotte.
CARLENE STO NE,b . Dec. 16, 1887, Charlotte,(1.
In .
Children of Ru th E . Stone and Rev. H. Harrison
FAITH,b. March 16, 1890, Chicago,(1.
EIETH GENERATION. 85
Children of Jane E. Stone and Frederick H. Horsford
CYRUS PRINGLE ,b . April 9, 1887, Charlotte, Vt. ,d.
m.
PHEBE STO NE,b. June 13, 1890, Southwick, Mass ,
d.
m .
CO NTENTS .
Bradshaw Family
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fou rth Generation
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
Seventh Generation
Eighth Generation
M acKi ll ip Family
Knickerbocker Family
Viele Family
Boynton Family
Jeded i ah Boynton
First Generation
Second Generation
Third Generation
Fou rth Gen eration
Fifth Generation
Sixth Generation
Beecher Fam ily
Comstock Family
Rogers Family
Stone Family