ALDRICH, Anna H. b. Nov. 5, 1817 Cumberland, R. I. d. Mar. 15, 1882. Age 64 years. d/o Tillotson and Sarah (__________) Aldrich. md. 1st - Frederick T. Williams. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. 2nd - Abijah Clark. bd. Dewittville Cemetery.
ALDRICH, Tillotson. b. July 11, 1774 Cumberland, R. I. d. Feb. 6, 1858 Ellery, NY. Age 83/2/5. md. Sarah (__________).
ALDRICH, Sarah (__________). b. May 13, 1788 Providence, R. I. d. July 18, 1871 Ellery, NY. Age 83/2/5 . w/o Tillotson Aldrich. Mrs. Sarah Aldrich died in Ellery, July 18, 1871, after a brief illness. Mrs. Sarah Aldrich, widow of the late Tillotson Aldrich, aged 83 years, 2 months and five days. Mrs. Aldrich was born in Providence, R. I. May 13, 1778. During her 36 years residence in Ellery, she has been unceasingly active in every good word and work and through her whole life has strikingly exhibited the peculiar virtues of the Christian character.
Children of Tillotson and Sarah (__________) Aldrich included:
1. Anna H. Aldrich. b. Nov. 5, 1817 Cumberland, R. I. d. Mar. 15, 1882. Age 64. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. 1st - Frederick T. Williams. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. 2nd - Abijah Clark. bd. Dewittville Cemetery.
2. William Aldrich. d. Oct. 5, 1876 Membor, Ohio. Age 73. md. Maria C. (_________).
3. George Aldrich. b. Apr. 1, 1806 Providence, R. I. md. Maria Munger from Tompkins County, NY.
Tillotson Aldrich was a prominent man in cotton goods trade in Cumberland, R. I. He stayed in Cumberland, R. I. until 1819, then removed to Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY, then in 1835 came to Ellery, Chautauqua County, NY. He was a Quaker. He sold his farm to his son, William Aldrich.
ANNIS, Eliza. b. 1808. d. Aug. 19, 1876. Age 67/3/21. bd Lewis Cemetery. d/o Jacob and Deborah (St. John) Underhill Annis. md. Beriah Bowers. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
*ANNIS, Jacob. b. Feb. 25, 1763 (or 1761) Andover, Mass. d. Nov. 14, 1841 Ellery, NY. s/o Ezra and Sarah (Long) Annis. md. 1st Abigail Fowler of Thetford, Vt. _____-1805. d. 1805, shortly after the birth of their fifth child, Polly. Jacob md. 2nd - Nov. 18, 1806 - Deborah (St. John) Underhill. Deborah widow of William Underhill. b. Mar. 18, 1786.
Children of Jacob and Abigail (Fowler) Annis included:
1. David Annis. 1782-1859. md. Drusilla Bristol.
2. James Annis. 1784-1859. md. Elizabeth Davis.
3. Augustus B. Annis 1789-1866. md. Phoebe Skinner.
4. Thomas Annis. 1797-1874. md. Rhoda Fairbanks.
5. Polly Annis. b. 1805.
Children of Jacob and Deborah (St. John) Underhill Annis included:
1. Eliza Annis. b. 1808. d. Aug. 19, 1876. Age 67/3/21. bd Lewis Cemetery. md. Beriah Bowers. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
2. Jacob U. Annis. 1810-1875. md. Mary Marsh
3. Abigail Annis. b. 1812. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. Ezra Felton. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
4. Deborah Annis. b. 1814. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
5. John Wright Annis. b. 1816.
6. William O. Annis. b. 1818. md. Elizabeth Ann Melton
7. Morris St. John Annis. b. 1822 Sparta, Livingston County, N.Y. d. Oct 18, 1900. bd. Brickyard Cemetery, two miles west of Eaton Rapids., Mich. md. Oct. 15, 1846 - Thisbe Ann Ferris, d/o Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ferris of Eaton Rapids township. By the death of Morris St. John Annis, which occurred at noon Thursday, October 18, 1900, one of the early settlers of Eaton Rapids, and widely known among the pioneers of the county, passed away. He was born of revolutionary stock in the town of Sparta, Livingston County, N.Y. where he resided until the year 1843, when he started out on a western trip and landed in Louisville, Ky., where he worked about a year on the Ohio river, from which place he went to the state of Ohio, where he worked in an edge tool factory, returning to his birth place in the state of New York soon after. In the fall of 1845 he came to Michigan, locating at Eaton Rapids, where he worked at his trade, that of a blacksmith. October 15, 1846, he was united in marriage to Miss Thisbe Ann Ferris, after which he located on a farm three miles northwest of Eaton Rapids, where by hard work he made himself quite comfortable in this worlds goods. In his labors he was aided by his good wife, who did her part to build a home for their future years. As a result of their marriage seven children were born to them, five of whom are now living, viz: Samuel Annis, farmer of Eaton Rapids township; A. (Alvirus) W. Annis, shoe dealer of this city; Mrs. George Seely (Roxanne) of this city; Mrs. James William Seely (Sally Ann) of Eaton Rapids township; and Mrs. George Dewey of Machinac Island. The older residents of the city were quite well acquainted with the deceased, he having moved here from the farm some 18 years ago, and he was respected by all as a straightforward citizen and a good neighbor. Both Mr. and Mrs. Annis were always pleased to entertain their old friends, and the best from their abundant larder was none too good for those who called to see them. He was the son of Jacob Annis, a soldier of the revolution, and he took pride in informing his friends of the fact. For many years Mr. Annis was a member of the Baptist Church in this city and during the past two years of his illness he expressed a desire to be taken home to his Lord and Savior whenever He was ready. His companion, who has also been a great sufferer, is now in feeble health, and has the sympathy of her neighbors and friends in her affliction.
The funeral took place from the Baptist Church, Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Dr. Callen of the M.E. Church officiating owing to illness of the pastor. The remains were laid to rest in the Brickyard Cemetery two miles west of the city. George L. Booth, George B. Hamlin, Samuel Horner, Robert Hayward, George Rogers, and Henry Hused acting as pall bearers.
8. George W. Annis. b. 1825. md. Hannah (__________).
Jacob Annis enlisted in the spring of 1780 in Capt. Ebenezer Fry’s Company of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Line, commanded by Col. Joseph Vose, and served until the spring or summer of 1783. He saw battle action at White Plains, King’s Bridge, and at Yorktown. His regiment was part of General Lafayette’s Light Infantry Division. His pension application was dated April 30, 1818, Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. He was granted a soldier’s pension -- #17235. He is named in the 1840 Pension List as being 77 years of age. After Jacob Annis death, his widow Deborah applied for pension, May 30, 1853, when she was 67 years old. In 1854 she was residing with her youngest son, George, at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
*ANNIS, John. b. Aug. 20, 1764 Andover, Mass. d. Jan. 19, 1839 Frewsburg, town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, NY. s/o Ezra & Sarah (Long) Annis. md. Sept. 10, 1783 Thetford, Vt. - Sabra Closson.
ANNIS, Sabra (Closson). b. Apr. 4, 1765 Lebanon, Conn. d. June 21, 1833 Ellery, Chautauqua County, NY. d/o John and Sabra (Alger) Closson. w/o John Annis.
Children of John and Sabra (Closson) Annis included:
1. Sabra Annis. b. Mar. 22, 1784 Thetford, Vt. d. July 13, 1803 Thetford, Vt. md. Moses Howe of Thetford, Vt., Mar. 24, 1803.
2. John Closson Annis. b. May 8, 1785 Thetford, Vt. md. June 16, 1806 Hannah Clifford at Thetford, Vt.
3. Ezra Annis. b. May 8, 1787 Thetford, Vt. d. 1872
4. Asenath Annis. b. Feb. 24, 1789 Thetford, Vt. d. Sept. 14, 1872 Thetford, Vt. md. Elijah Green at Thetford, Vt.
5. Sarah (Sally) Annis. b. Apr. 3, 1791 Thetford, Vt. d. About 1816 at Bethany, Genesse County, N.Y. md. 1806 - Jesse Torrey.
6. Harvey Annis. b. 1793 Thetford, Vt. d.1793 Thetford, Vt.
7. Harvey Annis 2nd. b. 1794 Thetford, Vt. d. 1794 Thetford, Vt.
8. Dorothy (Dolly) Annis. b. Oct. 13, 1796 Thetford, Vt. d. Nov. 3, 1843 Rome, Crawford County, Pa. md Daniel Bennett, Sept. 15, 1816 in the town of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y.
9. Harvey Annis 3rd. b. June 5, 1799 Thetford, Vt. d. Aug. 1814. Was killed in battle during the American assault of Fort Erie, Niagara River (War of 1812).
10. Mary (Polly) Annis. b. Jan. 13, 1801 Thetford, Vt. d. Jan. 28, 1872 town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. 1st. Zenus C. Hall. md. 2nd Job Tobey III on Oct. 2, 1827. Job a son of Job Tobey, Revolutionary War veteran who came from Vermont to the town of Carroll in 1814.
11. Phineas Annis. b. Dec. 14, 1803 Thetford, Vt. d. Mar. 8, 1880 town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. 1st Belvera Putnam Oct. 30, 1822 and they became the parents of nine children. md. 2nd Phoebe (Wilmarth) Putnam (widow of Ephron Putnam) late in 1841. Phineas bd. Lewis Cemetery.
John Annis was a younger brother of Jacob Annis. "DAR Patriot Index," p. 16, gives his date of birth as July 1, but the "Annis Genealogy" (1978) compiled by Verle L. Annis, gives his birth date as Aug. 20, 1764. He died Jan. 19, 1839 at Frewsburg, town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y. not Jan. 18. 1834 as the 1966 "DAR Patriot Index" states on p. 16.
The list of men raised in Massachusetts to reinforce the Continental Army for a term of six months in 1780, pursuant to a resolve of June 5, 1780, included the name of John Annis. He was described as 16 years of age, 5 ft. 6 in. in stature, of ruddy complexion, residence - Andover. He arrived at Springfield, Mass., on July 2, 1780, and marched to camp the same day under command of Capt. Phineas Parker. This data is recorded in "Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolution, I, 275. During this enlistment he served at West Point, Fishkill, and Tappan, N.J., where he witnessed the hanging of Andre, Oct. 2, 1780. He was discharged at West Point, Jan. 1781, having served 6 months, 10 days.
John Annis, re-enlisted in May, 1782 under Israel Morey at Orford, Vt., then in N.H., for six months duty on the northern frontier against Canadian Indians. His experiences in this area induced him to remain on the frontier when his service was ended. He settled in Thetford, Vt., and was responsible for numerous relatives moving from the Andover and Tewksbury sections of Massachusetts to Thetford township.
John and Sabra (Closson) Annis lived in Thetford, Vt., until after all their children were born. About 1806 they removed to western New York with their youngest children and established a new home near Batavia, N.Y. They were residing there at the outbreak of the War of 1812. John Annis served during the war as Captain of a company comprising mainly of revolutionary war veterans. His son, Harvey, was killed in action at Fort Erie in 1814 in his 15th year. Soon after the end of the war, the family moved farther west and settled in the town of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y., where John lived from 1815 to 1834.
After his wife’s death in 1833, John Annis moved to Frewsburg, town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, NY, to be near his son Phineas, who lived about a mile distant. John Annis died of burns received when his house caught fire, Jan. 19, 1839 and was buried in Lewis Cemetery.
Memo: from Edna Ingham, 1968: I am sure John Annis, brother of Jacob Annis, a Revolutionary soldier known to be in Lewis Cemetery, is also here in Lewis Cemetery. I checked with Frewsburg regarding John and Phineas, his son, and there is no record of either being buried in Frewsburg, though both died there. John Annis’s house caught fire and he was so badly burned that he died. Apparently that was not newsworthy, as I can find no account of it in the newspapers. I have listed John and Phineas and their wives here in the Lewis Cemetery where they belong.
*ANNIS, Phineas. b. Dec. 14, 1803 Thetfort, Orange County, Vt. d. Mar. 8, 1880 town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y. s/o John and Sabra (Closson) Annis. md 1st. Belvera Putnam. md. 2nd. Phoebe (Wilmarth) Putnam.
ANNIS, Belvera Putnam. b. Feb. 15, 1805 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 15, 1841 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 36/1/0. On tombstone of Belvera....."The greedy worms devour my skin....And knaw my wasting flesh.....When God shall mold my bones again.....He’ll clothe them all afresh.....d/o Dea. John and Sabra (Preston) Putnam. 1st w/o Phineas Annis.
ANNIS, Phoebe (Wilmarth) Putnam. Phoebe widow of Ephrom Putnam who is bd. in Lewis Cemetery. Phoebe b. Oct. 22, 1791 Long Island near Brooklyn, N.Y. d. 1880. d/o __________and Sleah (__________) Wilmarth. 2nd w/o Phineas Annis.
Children of Phineas & Belvera (Putnam) Annis included:
1. Sabra (Sally) Annis. b. Sept. 9. 1824. d. Dec. 29.,1854. md. Reuben Van Rensselaer Love, Apr. 13, 1842.
2. Perry Commodore Annis. b. July 7,1826. md. 1st Emerancy Whitman. md. 2nd. Mary Garfield.
3. Orson Monroe Annis. b. Aug. 2, 1828. d. Aug. 21, 1900. md. Adeline Myers d/o John Myers. They moved west.
4. Martha Annis. b. Aug. 24, 1831 Ellery. Dec. 1, 1915 Ivory. bd. Frewsburg Cemetery. md. 1850 - James McCullough. d. 1902. bd. Frewsburg Cemetery. Martha and James had 5 sons and 5 daughters. Roy My McCullough - lived at Kennedy; Phineas McCullough - lived at Gerry; Dell McCullough - lived at Gerry; Lillina McCullough - lived at Gerry and married __________ Olmstead; Eva McCullough - lived at Cambridge Springs and married ___________ Jackson; George McCullough - lived at Cambridge Springs; Bell McCullough - lived at Ivory and married Clarence Henry Love; Lucy McCullough - lived at Frewsburg and married _________Stanford.
5. George Washington Annis. b. June 22, 1833. d. Jan. 21, 1904.. md. Sept. 1, 1860 Warren, Pa. - Catherine Mary Vance d/o Liona and Elizabeth Jane Vance. Catherine b. Sept. 29, 1842, and died Jan. 5, 1911. Both are bd. in Maple Grove Cemetery, Frewsburg, NY. Their children were: Ditmars Wetmore Annis. b. May 16, 1862. d. July 19, 1939; Ardella O. Annis. 1864-1933; Seymour L. Annis. 1867-1933; Charles P. Annis 1869-1900; George E. 1872-1900; Elial C. Annis 1874-1879.
6. John Phineas Annis. b. Aug. 4. 1835. d. Apr. 17. 1917. Age 81/8/13. md. Harte Harrington
7. James Quincy Annis. b. July 24, 1837. d. 1916. md. Minerva Fenton
8. Mary Annis. July 14, 1839 d. 1904. md. John Milton Caven.
9. Unnamed son. b. Mar. 1, 1841. d. Mar. 15, 1841.
Children of Phineas & Phoebe (Wilmarth) Putnam Annis included:
1. Rhoda Putnam. b. July 8, 1813. d. July 2, 1880 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 67/6/25. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Peter Reasoner Brownell of Ellery.
2. Esther Putnam. b. 1815. md. William B. Smedley of town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, NY.
3. Jane Putnam. b. 1818. d. Feb. 15, 1881. age 63. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. md. John C. Vanderwork of Ellery.
4. Warren Putnam. b. May 5, 1823 West Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Apr. 15, 1909 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. (Fenton says Apr. 6, 1889). Age 65/1/22. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. Susannah Carpenter of Ellery.
5. Mortimer Putnam.
6. Roxy Ann Putnam. b. 1820. md. Naham Aldrich Hazzard of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y.
7. Eliza Ann Putnam. md. Edward Wait, town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, N.Y.
8. Margaret Putnam. md. D. S. Whitman of town of Carroll, Chautauqua County, NY.
Phineas Annis was the last child of John and Sabra (Closson) Annis. He was still only a boy when his parents permanently settled in Ellery, shortly after the War of 1812. He bought and sold a considerable number of farms in Ellery township during his lifetime. He was best known, however, as a skilled carpenter throughout Chautauqua County, where a number of examples of his work still can be identified. In 1847 he was head carpenter when the first Baptist Church of Frewsburg was built. This splendid structure is still in use, and has been closely related to the pioneer families and their descendants continuously to the present.
Phineas was an active churchman, like his father-in-law, John Putnam. Both were deacons, and there are records showing that the first church meetings were held in the Putnam home.
Due to the evident closeness of the Annis and Putnam families, it is understandable that the recently widowed Phoebe (Wilmarth) Putnam should come to the aid of Phineas when his wife died in 1841, leaving eight young children. She, too, had eight children, but her children were older. The union of the two families provided for the needs of both, and was successful as shown by a newspaper clipping found in the scrapbook of Minerva (Fenton) Annis, a daughter-in-law of Phineas, which reported an event occurring about thirty-two years following this second marriage of Phineas:
"A FAMILY REUNION. A social gathering and reunion of the family of Mrs. Phoebe Annis, of Carroll, was held at the house of Mr. Warren Putney, in Poland, on Thursday, Oct. 2, 1873. Mrs. Putney is a granddaughter of Mrs. Annis and had invited all the family to meet and pay their respects to their aged mother. Mrs. Annis was the daughter of Mrs. Selah Wilmarth and was born on Long Island, near Brooklyn, Oct. 22, 1791. Her father was with Gen. Washington’s Army when the British took New York during the Revolutionary War. About the year 1800 her parents removed to Cayuga County, N.Y. In 1808 she married Ephron Putnam and they settled the same year in what is now the town of Ellery. Here they brought up a family of eight children, all of whom are now living. Mr. Putnam died in 1839 and in 1841 she was married to Dea. Phineas Annis, of Carroll, where they still reside. Her family consists of eight children, namely Eliza, wife of Edward Wait of Carroll; Rhoda, wife of Peter Brownell of Ellery; Esther, wife of Wm. B. Smedley of Carroll; Jane, wife of John Vanderwork of Ellery; Margaret wife of D. S. Whitman of Carroll, and Mortimer Putnam of Carroll. She has thirty grandchildren living, forty-five great grandchildren and six great, great grandchildren. All of her children were present except Mrs. Vanderwork, with a goodly number of grandchildren and great grandchildren, and two of her great, great grandchildren, namely Mariette, a daughter of Mrs. L. D. Whitcomb, of Forest County, Pa., who is a daughter of Mrs. Joshua Picard of Forest County, a daughter of Mrs. Wait, and also Maud Belle, a daughter of William E. Wait, of Randolph, a son of Mrs. Wait of Carroll.
It was a sight such as is not often witnessed to see these grandchildren of Mrs. Annis, namely Mrs. Pickard and Mr. Oliver Wait, present, to hear their grandchildren saying "Grandmother this is my granddaughter."
Mr. Nathan Wilmarth of Frewsburg, the only surviving brother of Mrs. Annis was also present, together with several of the children and grandchildren of Dea. Annis and his first wife, making, with a few other guests a company of about seventy-five persons. Dea. Annis was the son of Mr. John Annis and was born in Thetford, Orange Co., Vt., Dec. 14, 1803. He has attained a good old age, and like the patriarch Joseph has lived to see his children’s children of the third generation, but in this respect he has to yield the palm to his wife who has seen her grandchildren’s grandchildren of the fifth generation. Dea. and Mrs. Annis have been for many years worthy members of the Frewsburg Baptist Church and by invitation their pastor, Rev. A. D. Bush, was present, and they had devotional exercises with their numerous family gathered about them.
Hoard & Upham, the well known photographic artists of Jamestown, were also present and took a picture of the venerable couple, with daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and great, great granddaughter, a group such as few artists ever had before them. The day was beautiful, the entertainment excellent and everything passed off pleasantly as was appropriate to such an interesting and in many respects remarkable occasion. May the days of the patriarchal pair be yet long upon the earth, their posterity increase in numbers and in worth, and all gathered at the last in their Heavenly Father’s House."
NOTE: The clipping quoted above was saved by Hannah Minerva (Fenton)
Annis, the wife of James Quincy Annis, the seventh child of Phineas
Annis. She and her husband were living in, or near, Erie, Pa., at the
date of the reunion and had three small children. Since the parents of
both were in the Carroll-Frewsburg community, it is possible that they
may have been among the children and grandchildren present at the
reunion who were descendants of Phineas. The closeness of these
families is further illustrated by the fact that Maud Fenton Annis, the
youngest daughter of James Q. and Minerva Annis, married Lesley Sherman
Whitcomb in 1902. He was the young widower with two baby daughters,
Marie and Beth Whitcomb, granddaughters of the L. D. Whitcomb mentioned
in the foregoing clipping.
BEACH, William R. b. ca. 1840. d. Feb. 20, 1862 Washington, D.C. during Civil war. Age 22. Inscription on tombstone: William R. Beach.....Died.....At Washington, D.C. in the.....Service of his Country.....Feb. 20, 1862.....Age 22 Years
BICKFORD, Wade. b. 1842. d. Feb. 28, 1880. Age 38/4/22. md. Ellen Jane Putnam.
BICKFORD, Ellen Jane (Putnam). b. 1849. Some records indicate that she is buried in Lewis Cemetery. d/o Warren and Susannah (Carpenter) Putnam. w/o Wade Bickford. Ellen Jane md. 2nd Emerson Hazzard. Emerson was the s/o Naham Aldrich and Roxy Ann (Putnam) Hazzard.
BOWERS, Beriah. b. 1801. d. July 8, 1878. Age 77/9/7. md Eliza Annis.
BOWERS, Eliza (Annis). b. 1808. d. Aug. 19, 1876. Age 67/3/21. d/o Jacob and Deborah (St. John) Underhill Annis. w/o Beriah Bowers.
Possibly child of Beriah and Eliza (Annis) Bowers:
1. Phebe Ann Bowers. b. Jan. 13, 1829. d. Feb. 18, 1878. Probably bd. Red Bird Cemetery (no marker). She was the 2nd w/o Henry Pickard who is bd. in Red Bird Cemetery.
BOYD, Alvin. b. Aug. 28, 1791 Sangerfield, Oneida County, NY. d. 1870. His grave was marked with only a field stone. s/o Joseph and Zerna (Williams) Boyd. md. Apr. 16, 1815 - Susannah Higley.
BOYD, Susannah (Higby). b. Oct. 7, 1794. Grave was marked with only a field stone. d/o Sylvester and Esther (Hime) Higby She was from Stockton, N.Y. w/o Alvin Boyd.
Alvin Boyd served as a soldier in the War of 1812. On his claim #6,931 for personal property losses incurred while on active duty Alvin Boyd was allowed an award of $47. In 1865 on the NY State Census Alvin and his wife Susan are residing in Ripley, NY with their daughter Claracy and her husband Richmond Brownell.
Childrren of Alvin and Susannah (Higley) Boyd included:
1. David Martin Boyd. b. Dec. 15, 1815. md. Mary Martin. Lived in the Fentonville area in the mid and late 1800’s. Both bd. Fentonville Cemetery. David a Civil War Veteran.
2, Elisha W. Boyd. b. May 16, 1817. d. in infancy.
3. Esther Ann Boyd. b. Mar. 1, 1821.
4. Sarah Mariah Boyd. b. Jan. 19, 1824.
5. Clarissa Cordelia Boyd. b. Jan. 10, 1826. md. Richard Brownell.
BOYD, Joseph Stuart. b. Nov. 5, 1759 Plainfield, CT. Baptized at Voluntown, Windham County, Conn. Feb. 10, 1760. d. Mar. 19, 1846 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 87. bd. on his son, Alvin Boyd’s lot. (Lot 45). In 1933 his grave was unmarked. s/o James and Mary (________) Boyd. md. Feb. 5, 1784 Voluntown, Conn. - Zerna Williams.
BOYD, Zerna (Williams). b. Oct. 10, 1760 Voluntown, Conn. d. ca 1833. d/o William and Susanna (Carey) Williams. William Williams was the s/o Robert Williams. b. Mar. 23, 1719 Voluntown, Conn. d. 1799 Sterling, Conn. md. July 31, 1753 by Rev. Solomon Williams of Lebanon, Susanna Throop Carey. Zerna w/o Joseph Stuart Boyd.
Children of Joseph Stuart and Zerna (Williams) Boyd included:
1. James Boyd. b. May 13, 1786.
2. Martin Boyd. b. Nov. 1, 1787 Plainfield, Conn. md. Mary Martin.
3. Zilpha Boyd. b. Mar. 25, 1789 Plainfield, Conn. md. John Randall.
4. Alvin Boyd. b. Aug. 28, 1791 Sangerfield, Oneida County, N.Y. d. 1870, md Susannah Higby of Stockton, N.Y. in 1812.
5. Susanna Boyd. b. Sept. 10, 1795. md. Stephen Briggs.
6. Lucretia Boyd. b. Jan. 6, 1803. md. Thomas Jackson.
Joseph Stuart Boyd enlisted in Conn. line in 1776 as a private under Capt. Dixson. The Battalion was raised in 1775 to reinforce Gen. Washington at New York City. Joseph served in New York and Long Island and was at the Battle of White Plains, Oct. 28, 1776. His term of enlistment expired Dec. 25, 1776 and he was discharged at that time. He was 17 years old at this time.
In April 1780 he enlisted at Plainfield, Conn., for the campaign of 1780 under Capt. Philips and Lieut. Holt of Col. John Durkee’s 4th Conn. Vol. Reg. He was transferred to Capt. Clift’s Co. 4th Reg.; also to Capt. Danlay’s Co. 21 Reg.; was detached from the 21st Reg. on July 12, 1780 and placed in Capt. Hart’s Co. of the Continental Army. He was in the Army of Gen. Washington at the siege of Yorktown and the surrender of Lord Corwallis, commander of the British Forces. He was discharged Oct. 28, 1783. The above data obtained from the government records at Washington, D.C.
There has been a family narrative handed down from generation to generation that Joseph Boyd was one of Gen. Washington’s body guards during the last two years of the war. This, however, cannot be substantiated from the records.
After Joseph Boyd was discharged in Oct. 1788 he returned to Plainfield, Conn. where on Feb. 5, 1784 he married Zerua Williams. In 1781 he moved his family to Sangerfield District, Oneida County., N.Y. where he took up a grant of land. On Apr. 1, 1818 he made application for government pension, claim No. S45299 from Brookfield, Madison County, N.Y. at which place government records show he was living. Pension records place him at Sangerfield, N.Y. in 1820 where he was living with his wife, Zerua, who was 59 years of age, and a daughter, Lucretia, aged 17 years. He was receiving a pension at this time under certificate No. 11283 issued June 3, 1819, commencing Apr. 1, 1818 as per Act of Mar. 18, 1818.
The next government records show Joseph Boyd as living with his son, Alvin Boyd, in 1840 in Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. On Mar. 4, 1846 records show that Joseph Boyd certified that he had resided for seven years at Stockton, Chautauqua County, N.Y. The last pension payment covering the period Sept. 4, 1845 to Mar. 4, 1846 was made to Madison Burnell at Albany, N.Y. on Mar. 16, 1846 as attorney for Joseph Boyd.
According to the above records Joseph Boyd moved from Sangerfield, N.Y. to Stockton, N.Y. in 1833, soon after his wife, Zerua (Williams) had died.
Mr. Jay Boyd Myers of Relay, Md. located the Lewis Cemetery which was very much overgrown with small trees and brush and with the help of Mr. Purl Cornell Sr., Legion Commander at Bemus Point, N.Y., he found the grave of Joseph Boyd. The Legion had placed a flag marker on the grave as they said that a soldier was buried there, but that they did not know his name. Later, Mr. Cornell advised Mr. Myers that when cleaning up the cemetery in the spring of 1934 they had found two field stones that had been placed on the graves, one marking the grave of Joseph Boyd and that stone had the date 1845 cut into the surface. This date is the year in which Joseph Boyd died, so the grave of Joseph was identified without question. The other stone had no marking but as we know that Alvin Boyd was buried on his own lot, the second stone must have marked Alvin’s grave.
In December 1935 Mr. Myers made arrangements with the Quartermaster’s office in Washington, D. C. to furnish a headstone to government standards as furnished by government for all Revolutionary soldiers. The marker was sent to Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Mar. 25, 1936 and it was placed on the grave of Joseph Boyd.
A sampler made by Lucretia Boyd at Sangerfield, Aug,. 7, 1831 giving the names and births of Joseph Boyd’s family was in the possession of Miss Carrie M. Young, great-great-granddaughter of Joseph Boyd. Carrie lived in Bemus Point, N.Y. born July 4, 1882 in the town of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y., died. Mar. 6, 1969 at Fenton Park Nursing Home, age 86. She is buried in Fluvanna Cemetery. Carrie was the daughter of Eugene and Belle (Smiley) Young.
BROWN, Mercy. b. Feb. 23, 1850. d. at age of 16 or 17. She is buried beside her sister Cornelia (Brown) Haskin w/o James Haskin.
BROWNELL, David. b. July 2, 1798 Sand Lake, N.Y., Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Dec. 1, 1877 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 78/4/29. s/o Benjamin and Hulda (Bullock) Brownell. md. 1st - May 11, 1826, Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Thankful Brownell. md 2nd - Mar. 15, 1849 in Chautauqua County, N.Y. Jane Jemima Brownell Burch. Jane a widow when she married David Brownell. Jane was also a half sister to David’s 1st wife, Thankful. b. Jan. 19, 1820 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Dec. 16, 1891 Panama, Chautauqua County, NY. d/o Joseph Sr. & 2nd wife, Elizabeth (Van Wert) Brownell.
BROWNELL, Thankful. b. Oct. 16 (or 18) Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Apr. 9, 1846 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 40/5/21. d/o Joseph Sr. and Prudence (Sherman) Brownell. w/o David Brownell.
Children of David and Thankful (Brownell) Brownell included:
1. Prudence Jane Brownell. b. Apr. 16, 1827 Sand Lake, N.Y. d. Nov. 3, 1847 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. in her 21st year. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
2. Lucinda Brownell. b. Aug. 6, 1829 Sand Lake, N.Y. d. Nov. 15, 1847 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
3. Benjamin Brownell. b. Apr. 25, 1831 Sand Lake, N.Y. d. Feb. 25 ____Los Angeles, Calif. His funeral was held in Calif. He is probably buried there. md. 1st 1855 - Selina E. Strunk. b. Dec. 8, 1829. d. June 13, 1866. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. d/o Henry Strunk. md 2nd 1899 - Emily E. Vandervort. md. 3rd 1901 - Cynthia Gardner. Benjamin Brownell, for many years a resident of the town of Ellery, where he spent his early childhood, passed away at his home in Los Angeles, Cal., on the morning of Feb. 25. For a period of ten years Mr. Brownell lived in Alden, N.Y. going from there to Tekaman, Neb., where he resided for 20 years and moving to California in 1899. In 1855 he was married to Selina Strunk of Ellery. Two daughters were born to them - Carrie who died in early childhood (b. Mar. 9, 18__. d. Jan. 13, 1865. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery) and Flora, who married D. B. Huston of Tekamah, Neb., and who died in 1899 leaving six children, all of whom survive and one of whom has resided with her grandfather in Los Angeles for the past two years. Mrs. Brownell died in 1866 and in 1901 Mr. Brownell married Miss Cynthia Gardner, who survived him. Mr. Brownell leaves a brother, Simeon Brownell of Dewittville and two sisters, Mrs. Huldah Brownell Starr of Lakewood and Mrs. Harriet Brownell Mason of Los Angeles. The funeral services took place Thursday, Feb. 27, and were conducted by Rev. Herbert Fisher, pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of Los Angeles, and a friend and neighbor of Mr. Brownell.
4. Simeon Brownell. b. Feb. 10, 1833 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. 1913 at his home in Dewittville, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. Nov. 25, 1863 - Julia Mason 1835-1918. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. The death of Simeon Brownell, a well known resident of Dewittville, occurred at his home in that village Friday. He was born Feb. 10, 1833 in the town of Ellery, and was united in marriage to Julia Mason in 1863. He was a resident of the town of Ellery until about 14 years ago, when he moved to Dewittville. He is survived by his wife, Julia Mason Brownell and two sisters, Mrs. George Mason of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. Hulda Starr of Lakewood. He was a member of Dewittville grange. The funeral will be held from the Christian church at Dewittville Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
5. Charles Henry Brownell. b. Nov. 23, 1835 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. July 9, 1902 Washington, C.H., Ohio. md. Ruth Barnett on Sept. 20, 1860.
6. Eslie Maria Brownell. b. Nov. 10, 1837 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Dec. 12, 1882 Dewittville, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. Perry Dexter Wood 1832-1902. bd. Dewittville Cemetery.
7. David Sherman Brownell. b. Aug. 26, 1840 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. May 28, 1892 Washington C. H., Ohio. md. Mary Ann Kiever.
8. Harriet Minerva Brownell. b. Aug. 9, 1842 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. George Mason of Cal..
9. Huldah Eunice Brownell. b. Nov. 28, 1844 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. Amisa Ives Starr 1839-1897. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
Child of David and Jane Jemina (Brownell) Burch Brownell was:
1. Sarah Elizabeth Brownell. b. May 17, 1850 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 16, 1905. md - John C. Lewis.
David Brownell received his education at the district school in Sand Lake, N.Y., and while a young man he used to build flaxmills in the summer and would work in them winters. In the summer of 1831, he with one of his wife’s uncles, came from Pittstown, N.Y. to Ellery, N.Y., with a horse and wagon, returning the same way, looking for a farm to locate upon., James McCoul had offered his farm previously, for eighteen dollars an acre, but would not say what he would take now. He found one he could buy, located between Bemus Point, N.Y., and Ellery Center, N.Y., for nine dollars an acre. Before leaving Pittstown, N.Y., he had made up his mind not to buy a farm until he had returned home.
After returning to Pittstown, N.Y., he made up his mind to buy the farm for nine dollars an acre, and wrote his father-in-law, Joseph Brownell, to buy it for him. Before sealing the letter, he again thought he would like the McCoul farm, and instructed his father-in-law to buy it if he could get it for eighteen dollars an acre. Joseph Brownell saw McCoul, making a contract for his farm at eighteen dollars an acre, paying one hundred dollars to bind the bargain, McCoul saying, "that was the easiest hundred dollars he ever received, as David Brownell would never come after the farm." He was to be disappointed, for David Brownell with his family started again that fall for Ellery, N.Y. going as far a Buffalo, N.Y., on the Erie Canal. McCoul was digging potatoes when Brownell came in sight. Throwing down his hoe, he said, "The farm’s gone."
In 1851 he moved on the farm joining him on the south, and while living there he built a new house on the farm and he had vacated, moving into it in 1857, living there until his death. Although of a strong Christian character, he never identified himself with any church. He never sought political preferment. He was once nominated for a town office and lost the election by one vote. Jedediah Vorce, an Ellery pioneer and intimate friend, rode with him to election, and wanting to vote for a man on the opposition ticket, voted it straight, thus causing his defeat. He was a man of very strong mind. He accumulated quite a property, owning at one time three hundred and twenty-five acres of land on the east shore of Lake Chautauqua, opposite the now famous Chautauqua Assembly. He is buried beside his wife in the Lewis Cemetery in Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y.
BROWNELL, Dr. Israel. b. July 16, 1807 Pittstown, N.Y. d. Nov. 18, 1845. Age 38 years. 4 mo. s/o Joseph Sr. and Prudence (Sherman) Brownell. md. Sabre Lamb of Mayville, Chautauqua County, N.Y.
BROWNELL, Joseph Sr. b. Jan. 14, 1783. d. June 10, 1849 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 66 years. s/o Siimeon and Sarah (Hoag) Brownell. md. 1st Dec. 19, 1803 - Prudence Sherman. md. 2nd - Elizabeth Van Wert. md. 3rd Mrs. Phebe (_________) Smith.
BROWNELL, Mrs. Phebe (_________) Smith. Probably bd. in Lewis Cemetery. 3rd w/o Joseph Brownell Sr.
Children of Joseph Sr. and Prudence (Sherman) included:
1. Cynthia Brownell. b. Aug. 20, 1804 Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Feb. 28, 1870 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. Oliver E. Carpenter 1805-1859. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
2. Thankful Brownell. b. Oct. 16 (or 18), 1805 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Apr. 9, 1846 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 40/5/21. md. David Brownell (his 1st wife) 1798-1877. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
3. Dr. Israel Brownell. b. July 16, 1807 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Nov. 18, 1845. Age 38 years. 4 months. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. Sabre Lamb.
4. Luvilla Brownell. b. Sept. 5, 1809 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Sept. 18, 1883 Jamestown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. Stephen Pratt. 1799-1867. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
5. Elsie Brownell. b. Mar. 9. 1811 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. md. Daniel Felton.
6. Joseph Brownell Jr. b. May 8, 1813 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Dec. 1, 1893. Age 80 years. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md 1st - Eunice Weaver. md. 2nd - Henrietta M. Weaver (sisters).
Children of Joseph Sr. and Elizabeth (Van Wert) Brownell included:
1. Barnebus Clapp Brownell. b. Dec. 29, 1815 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Feb. 9, 1893 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. Patty Scofield.
2. Nancy Maria Brownell. b. Jan. 12, 1818 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. md. Reuben Downing.
3. Jane Jemima Brownell. b. Jan. 16, 1820 Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Dec. 17, 1891 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. 1st - Telemichs Burch. md. 2nd - David Brownell 1798-1877. bd. Lewis Cemetery. Jane a half sister to David’s 1st wife, Thankful. md. 3rd - Reuben F. Randolph.
4. Sarah Brownell. b. Sept. 30, 1821. md. Barnard Flinn.
Children of Joseph Sr. and Phebe (_________) Smith Brownell included:
1. Phoebe Brownell. md. Perry Dayton.
2. Elizabeth Brownell. b. Dec. 20, 1826
BROWNELL, Lucinda. b. Aug. 6, 1829 Sand Lake, N.Y. d. Nov. 15, 1845 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 38 years. 4 months. d/o David and Thankful (Brownell) Brownell.
BROWNELL, Prudence Jane. b. Apr. 16, 1827 Sand Lake, N.Y. d. Nov. 3,
1847 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 21 years. d/o David and
Thankful (Brownell) Brownell.
CARPENTER, Elihu. b. Feb. 8, 1830 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Jan. 11, 1892. Age 61/11/3 s/o Oliver and Cynthia (Brownell) Carpenter. md. probably in 1849 - "Patta" Margaret Haskin.
CARPENTER, "Patta" Margaret (Haskin) Carpenter. b. Aug. 18, 1832 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Dec. 6, 1891. Age 59/3/19. d/o Ira and Hannah (Searles) Haskin. w/o Elihu Carpenter.
Children of Elihu and "Patta" Margaret (Haskin) Carpenter included:
1. Bernard Flynn Carpenter. b. Mar. 12, 1850, Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. 1918 Lakewood, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Samantha Janet Arkinson 1854-1919. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.
2. Sarah Annette Carpenter. b. Mar. 26, 1853 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Dec. 30, 1941. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Joseph Bohall of Stow, Chautauqua County, N.Y. 1851-1924. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.
3. Milton David Carpenter. b. Oct. 18, 1856 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Aug. 2, 1923. Age 67/9/14. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md 1st - Addie Hoosier. md 2nd - Minnie Hoag of Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. on June 3, 1908. He was residing at Bommertown, Chautauqua County, N.Y. when he acted as executor of his father’s will probated Mar. 28, 1892. (Vol. 10, p. 186. courthouse, Mayville, N.Y.). He is listed in the 1870 census of Harmony Twp., Chautauqua County, N.Y.
4. Frederick Albertus Carpenter. b. Nov. 26, 1858 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. at Bemus Point, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. - Kittie Scudder.
5. Cynthia Ellette Carpenter. b. Dec. 8, 1860 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. - John McLaughton of Randolph, N.Y.
6. Hannah Maria Carpenter. b. Apr. 3, 1862 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. May 1, 1930. Age 66 yr. 28 days. bd. Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua Coounty, N.Y. md. - John Seymour.
7. Emma Jane Carpenter. b. Mar. 27, 1867 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. md. - Wallace W. Morey on Oct. 5, 1886.
The will of Elihus Carpenter was dated July 7, 1891. It was probated Mar. 28, 1892 at Mayville, Chautauqua County, N.Y. and is located in Vol. 10, pg. 186.
CARPENTER, Henry S. b. July 23, 1853. d. Aug. 24, 1854. bd. on the Burton Manley Lot. Age 1/1/0. s/o Joseph Sutherland and Laura Ann (__________) Carpenter.
CARPENTER, James Bird. b. Oct. 24, 1879 or June 24, 1880 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 27, 1891. Age 11/5/3. bd. Mar. 29, 1891 on Burton Manley Lot 20. s/o Stephen James and Emma A. Bond (Manley) Carpenter. (Emma was adopted at age of 7 months by Burton B. and Polly Mary (Furlow) Manley. Stephen James was the son of Warren C. and Jeannette (Smith) Carpenter.
CARPENTER, Joseph Sutherland. b. May 11, 1828 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. 1901. bd. Lewis Cemetery in Lewis, Kansas, Edwards County, of which Kinsley is the county seat. s/o Oliver and Cynthia (Brownell) Carpenter. md. 1st - Malinda Lenox. md. 2nd - Laura Ann (__________). md. 3rd Emily Blowers (in some records) Emily Barnes (in Carpenter Gen.) (Carpenter Gen. also states that one record indicates that the 3rd wife was Emma Bowers and that there was an Emma Bowers interred in Lewis Cemetery. (Can’t find any proof of this.) b. 1830. bd. Edwards Cemetery in Kansas.)
CARPENTER, Malinda (Lenox). b. 1831. d. June 18, 1850. Age 19 years 6 months. lst w/o Joseph Sutherland Carpenter.
CARPENTER, Laura Ann (__________) b. 1831. d. Some records indicate that Laura died Sept. 30, (or 20), 1853 and others that she died June 18, 1852 at an age of 22 years or 19 years 6 months. Her stone could not be found in 1966. 2nd w/o Joseph Sutherland Carpenter.
Child of Joseph Sutherland and Laura Ann (_________) Carpenter was:
1. Henry S. Carpenter. b. July 23, 1853. d. Aug. 24, 1854. Age 1/1/0. bd Lewis Cemetery, Ellery, N.Y.
Children of Joseph Sutherland and Emily (Blowers) or (Barnes) Carpenter included:
1. Malinda Carpenter. b. 1859 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. June of 1880. Age 19 years 6 months. bd. Kiowa, Kansas.
2. Laura Ann Carpenter. b. 1862 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Columbus, Ohio. md. __________Wright.
3. Oliver Carpenter. b. 1865 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Hollywood, Calif.
4. Francis Carpenter. b. 1868 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Wichita, Kansas.
5. George Carpenter. b. 1871 Panama, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Lewis Cemetery in Lewis, Kansas.
6. Sherman Oliver Carpenter. b. July 20, 1852 Watts Flats, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. July 18, 1918 Clearwater, Kansas. Age 65/11/16. md 1st - Julietta Warren. md 2nd - Edna Wright in August of 1888.
CARPENTER, Oliver E. b. On one set of records, it states that he was born Jan. 15, 1805 in Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Other records indicate that he was born Jan. 31, 1806. d. His tombstone read that he died Dec. 30, 1859, however, other records state that he died July 1, 1860. s/o Elihu Sr. and Patience (Bleakman) Carpenter. md. Cynthia Brownell.
CARPENTER, Cynthia (Brownell) b. Aug. 20, 1804 Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Feb. 28, 1870 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 65/4/0. d/o Joseph and Prudence (Sherman) Brownell. w/o Oliver E. Carpenter.
Children of Oliver E. and Cynthia (Brownell) Carpenter included:
1. Prudence Carpenter. b. Sept. 10, 1826 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Mar. 28, 1875 Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, N.Y. bd. Fluvanna Cemetery. md. 1st - Wendell B. Young. bd. Dewittville Cemetery. md. 2nd - William Crick.
2. Joseph Sutherland Carpenter. b. May 11, 1828 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. 1901. bd. Lewis Cemetery at Lewis, Kansas. md. 1st - Malinda Lenox. md. 2nd - Laura Ann (__________) md. 3rd - Emily Blowers. bd. Edwards Cemetery, Kansas.
3. Elihu Carpenter. b. Feb. 8, 1830. d. Jan. 11, 1892. bd. Lewis Cemetery. md. "Patta" Margaret Haskin. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
4. Rosine Carpenter. b. ca 1835.
5. Levi Brownell Carpenter. b. July 24, 1839. d. probably in 1868. md. Mary Green.
Oliver E. Carpenter is recorded on one record as having resided in Ellicott Twp., Chautauqua County, N.Y., at one time. His will, dated 12/28/1859 and probated 1/25/1860, is on file at Mayville, N.Y.
There is no actual evidence of Cynthia being interred at Lewis Cemetery. The caretaker told Charles Lorain Carpenter, who compiled "The Descendants of Timothy Carpenter" that in years past a wagon load of gravestones had been carted off to construct a private home walk. At this time the Lewis Cemetery was in a state of being restored. Some stones were covered with sod, but the compiler tried to uncover those in the vicinity of the Oliver Carpenter site. There were numerous stones piled in corners along the edge of the cemetery.
CARPENTER, Timothy R. b. Sept. 17, 1807 (or 1809) Pittstown, Rensselaer County, N.Y. d. Sept. 25, (or Oct 25), 1840 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 31/1/8. s/o Elihu and Patience (Bleakman) Carpenter.
The 1835 Ellery Township census shows that Timothy’s family consisted of 3 males and a female. There is a slight discrepancy between his birth date and his gravestone inscription. This stone was lying down and imbedded in sod, as were other stones.
CHAMBERS, Isajah. b. ca 1780. d. June 28, 1839. Age 59 years. bd. Lewis Cemetery on the Fred T. William’s Lot.
CLARK, Alanson W. b. 1831. d. Dec. 15, 1844. Age 13/4/0. s/o Elias and Polly (Scofield) Clark. bd. Lot 34.
CLARK, Charles H. b. 1846. d. Dec. 26, 1846. Age 0/4/8. s/o Hiram and Catharine (__________) Clark. Hiram was the son of Abijah and Martha "Patty" (Scofield) Clark.
Martha "Patty" was the daughter of William and Patty (Sealy) Scofield.
CLARK, Hiram. b. 1822. d. Feb. 27, 1849. Age 27 years. s/o Abijah and Martha "Patty" (Scofield) Clark. md - Catharine (_________)
Children of Hiram & Catharine (_________) Clark included:
1. Royal I. Clark. b. 1845. d. Nov. 6, 1845. Age 0/5/18. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
2. Charles H. Clark. b. 1846. d. Dec. 26, 1846. Age 0/4/8. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
3. Martha G. Clark. b. 1848. d. Apr. 17. 1849. Age 1/0/27. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
CLARK, Jefferson D. b. Oct. 3, 1860. d. June 3, 1887. Age 26 years. bd. Lewis Cemetery on William’s Lot. s/o Abijah and 2nd wife Anna H. (Aldrich) Williams Clark. Anna H. (Aldrich) md 1st to Frederick T. Williams. Both Anna and Frederick interred at Lewis Cemetery. Abijah Clark interred at Dewittville Cemetery. The middle initial of Jefferson Clark is S or D.
CLARK, Martha. b. Oct. 22, 1826. d. Apr. 17, 1848. d/o Abijah and Martha "Patty" Scofield) Clark.
CLARK, Martha G. b. 1848. d. Apr. 17, 1849. Age 1/0/27. d/o Hiram and Catharine (__________) Clark.
CLARK, Patty. b. 1823. d. June 30, 1825. Age 2/7/0. d/o Elias and Polly (Scofield) Clark. bd. Lot 34.
CLARK, Polly (Scofield). b. Apr. 17, 1794 Saratoga County, N.Y. d. Oct. 29, 1864. Age 70/6/12. bd. Lot 34. d/o William and Hannah (Abbott) Scofield. md. Elias Clark. b. July 23, 1792 Saratoga County, NY. Elias Clark was a farmer and justice of the peace for many years in the town of Ellery.
Children of Elias and Polly (Scofield) Clark included:
1. Alanson W. Clark. b. 1831. d. Dec. 15, 1844, Age 13/4/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery. Lot 34.
2. Patty Clark. b. 1823. d. June 30, 1825. Age 2/7/0. bd. Lewis Cemetery. Lot 34.
3. Elias Smith Clark. b. Aug. 22, 1828. d. May 16, 1901. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Anise J. Ames of Ellery.
4. Melissa Clark. b. Mar. 1815. d. 1899. bd. Lewis Cemetery, Lot 34. md. Thomas Van Wert. bd. Lewis Cemetery.
Elias Clark was an early settler in the Town of Ellery.
CLARK, Royal I. b. 1845. d. Nov. 6, 1845. Age 0/5/19. s/o Hiram and Catharine (__________) Clark.
CULVER, Flora. d. young Dec. 1898 Buffalo, N.Y. d/o James Sr. and Hannah (Winchester) Culver. James s/o Asahel and Abigail (Brown) Culver. Hannah d/o Harford and Lucy (Haskin) Winchester. Flora Culver had sister, Charlotte, who died age 18; brother, Asahel Culver who died at 14 months; and James Culver 1865-1935.
CULVER, Richard Beri. b. Jan. 10, 1822 eastern New York. d. May 30, 1907 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. Age 85 years. s/o Asahel and Abigail (Brown) Culver. md. 1848 Lucy Haskin.
CULVER, Lucy (Haskin). b. Aug. 17, 1825 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. d. Sept. 29, 1877 Ellery, Chautauqua County, N.Y. (On Lawrence records she died in Oct.) d/o Ira and Hannah (Searles) Haskin. w/o Richard Beri Culver.
Children of Richard Beri and Lucy (Haskin) Culver included:
1. Eliza Culver. b. Oct. 25, 1847. md. Francis Kaizer.
2. Smith L. Culver. d. at age of 72/3/15. md. 1st - Kate Acum. md. 2nd - Georgia Griffith Clark Douglas.
3. Stephen Culver. md. Lunette smiley.
4. Abigail Culver. b. Jan. 8, 1853. d. Jan. 16, 1877. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. - Charles Frank Barney.
5. Byron Culver