Saturday, May 2, 2009

Publication Fund Series By New-York Historical Society

Publication Fund Series By New-York Historical Society: "Page 122 JOSEPH DRAKE Jr In the name of God Amen the 20 November 1711 I Joseph Drake Jr of the town of Eastchester in the County of West chester being weak in body I leave to my honored father Joseph Drake and my brother John Drake all my lands and meadows and privileges I leave to my sisters Mary Fowler and Sarah Drake 2 cows each I leave to my father in law Isaac Taylor all my household goods and movable estate that he gave me with my wife Jane deceased his daughter I leave all the rest to my father Joseph Drake and make him executor Witnesses Roger Barton John Stanton Roger Barton Jr Proved at Scarsdale before Caleb Heathcote Esq May 22 1712 Page 124 Robert Hunter Esq Captain General "
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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society By New Jersey Historical Society
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History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "to Westchester county is in the following ItMy RESOLVED AND ORDERED That Colonel Joseph Drake and Colonel Thomas Thomas of Westchester connty do draft out of their Regiments two hundred men in the following proportions to wit Two Companies of sixty five Privates each besides the Captains and other inferior Officers out of Colonel Joseph Drake"

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "body resumed the consideration of the proposition it was led to suppose that the Resolution which had been adopted approving the same was imperfect inadequate to the end and that the method thereby proposed will create unnecessary expense It also appointed a Committee of three Deputies two of whom were John Thomas Junior and Colonel Joseph Drake both of them Deputies from Westchesler county to reconsider the method of establishing a Magazine of Provisions and to report thereon 8 Jwrnal r Pnmmvil l mijnm Pie Lump 3 ho PM March 4 1770 J mrmiI fmtixtial mgntt Die Snliljati 1 1 ho AM March 9 1770 "

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "Graham Stephen Ward Esq Colonel Joseph Drake Robert Graham Esq John Thomas Junior Esq William Paulding Major Ebenezer Lockwood Colonel Pierre Van Cortlandt and Colonel Gilbert Drake were elected and that any three of these should have authority to represent Westchester coun ty in the coming Provincial Congress Gouverneur Morris James Van Cortlandt Philip Van Cortlandt James Holmes and Duvid Dayton all of whom had been members of the preceding Congress having been dropped and Major Ebenezer Lockwood and Colonels Pierre Van Cortlandt and Gilbert Drake sent in their stead The day appointed for the organization of the new Provincial Congress was the fourteenth of November COUNTY "
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History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "George Monson for its Third Lieutenant 10 The six Companies on the Manor of Philips borough and those at Westchester previously referred to at Eastchester and at New Rochelle and the Manor of Pelhani all of them reorganized and re officered as thus described were known as the South Battalion of Westchester county of which soon afterwards Joseph Drake was made Colonel James Hammond its Lieutenant colonel 12 M Drake its First Major 13 Jonathan G Graham its Second Major 1 Abraham Emmons ita Adjutant 15 and Theophilus Barton Junior its Quarter master 16 The District of Mamaroneck and Rye except the upper end of King street elected Robert Bloomer for "

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "was made its Captain William Pinkney its First Lieutenant John Sneden its Second Lieutenant and William Reed its Ensign 18 New Rochelle and the Manor of Pelham united formed a District or Beat and it elected Joseph Drake for ite Captain 17 James Willis for its First Lieutenant and David Guion for its Second Lieutenant It did not elect an Ensign The Manor of Philipsborough included six distinct Districts or Beats the Upper the East the Lower the Yonkers the Tarrytown and the Associated Company in the upper part of the Manor and these elected the following Officers in their several Districts The Upper District elected Abraham Ledew for its Captain Benjamin Brown for its First Lieutenant John Relyea for its Second Lieutenant and John Oakley for its Ensign John Relyea having declined "

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "County Convention Morris Doctor Robert Graham Colonel Lewis Graham and Colonel James Van Cortlandt all of them from the Borough Town of Westchester Stephen Ward and Joseph Drake from Eastchester Major Philip Van Cortlandt of the Manor of Cortlandt Colonel James Holmes of Bedford John Thomas Junior of Eye David Dayton of North Castle and William Paulding of and undoubtedly with equal promptness the Meeting confirmed the nominations by electing the eleven nominees to seats in the proposed Congress of the Colony It is said in the official report of the Meeting that after the election of the Deputation as above stated the Committee signed an association simi "

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "is for this County met at this place for the purpose of devising means for taking the Sense of this County upon the Subject viz Col Lewis Morris Theodosius Barlow Esq Thomas Hunt William Sutton Esq Abraham Leggot Capt Joseph Drake James Horton Jr Esq James Willis Stephen Ward Benjamin Drake Abraham Guion Esq Moses Drake who having taken the Same into consideration agreed to send the following notification to the principal freeholders in the different Towns and districts in the County viz March 28th 1775 Sin A number of gentlemen from different dis tricts in the county of Westchester having this "

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Th

History of Westchester county New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York city edited by John Thomas Scharf: "enacted An act for settling a ministry and raising a maintenance for them in Westchester County An act for settling the militia An act offering twenty shillings for a grown wolf killed by a Christian in Westchester County and ten shillings for such a wolf killed by an Indian one half that sum respectively for a whelp An act for the further laying out and regulating and better clearing public highways throughout this Colony in which Adolph Philipse Esq Caleb Heathcote Esq Mr Joseph Drake Mr John Stevenson and Mr John Haitt are made commissioners to take a review of the roads These and the other acts of this Assembly were sent to England for approval After much delay and hesitation and under circumstances "

Dedham Historical Register By Dedham Historical Society (Mass.)

Dedham Historical Register By Dedham Historical Society (Mass.): "Rhoda Clap widow of Timothy Clap died Dec 5 1815 Betsey Harlow dau of Otis and Betsey Harlow died Oct 15 1811 Nathaniel Morse died January 1 1816 in his 46 year Joseph Drake died February 8 1810 Ruth Drake wife of Joseph Drake died February 8 1814 Rebecca Drake wife of George Drake died June 5 1815 in her 35 Benjamin Richards Died January 1816 aged 77 years William Billings Died Feby 18 1816 aged 73 years Jemima Holmes widow of Ebenezer Holmes died February 6 1816 "

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "WAR DEPARTMENT Richmond April 4 1862 Hon OR SINGLETON House of Representatives SIR I have received the letter of Col Joseph Drake submitted by you In reply I have the honor to inform you that General Huger and General Wool are now negotiating for an exchange of prisoners of war The names of Colonel Drake and the other parties furnished by you will be forwarded to General Wool in the event that an exchange can be effected No other steps can be taken at present Very respectfully your obedient servant GEO W RANDOLPH Secretary of War "
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The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "FOKT DELAWARE DEL May sti 1862 ADJUTANT GENERAL Headquarters Department of Virginia Fort Monroe Ya SIR I have the honor to inform yon that having been informed officially that Major General Dix had not received Major General Wool"
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The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "Baltimore M 1 May 20 1862 Col JOSEPH DRAKE SIR I am directed by Major General Dix to state to you that he has forwarded to the Secretary of War both of your communications on the subject of your going South and that he has received no intelligence from Major General Wool relating to it I am very respectfully your obedient servant WM H LUDLOW Major and Ai le le Jamp "

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "Baltimore Md April 14 1862 Capt AA GIBSON Commanding Fort Delaware Del CAPTAIN Lieut Wilson Barstow aide de camp will deliver to you Col Joseph Drake Fourth Mississippi Volunteers C 8 Army a prisoner of war whom you will retain in your custody By command of Major General Dix WM H LUDLOW Major and Aide de Camp "

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "Baltimore Md April 11 1862 Capt WILLIAM D WHIPPLE Assistant Adjutant General Fort Monroe SIR Col Joseph Drake Fourth Regiment Mississippi Volunteers CS Army has reported at these headquarters I have the honor to inclose to you a copy of telegram just received from the Secretary of War which indicates the disposition to be made of him By command of Major General Dix WM H LUDLOW Major and Aide ae Camp "

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott,

The War of the Rebellion A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies By United States War Dept, Robert Nicholson Scott, Henry Martyn Lazelle, George Breckenridge Davis, Leslie J. Perry, United States War Records Office, Joseph William Kirkley, United States Congress. House, United States Record and Pension Office, Fred Crayton Ainsworth, John Sheldon Moodey, Calvin Duvall Cowles: "BALTIMORE April 11 18fi2 Hon EM STANTON Col Joseph Drake Fourth Mississippi Regiment released on parole from Fort Warren on 7th instant for the purpose of exchange for Colonel Cogswell is here awaiting permission to proceed beyond our lines to execute the object of his release Will you give your orders concerning him f JOHN A DIX Major General "

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Ho

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Harold Minot Pitman, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard: "Edwin O Boylen 1862 1896 Joseph Drake 1842 1910 Hannah his wife 1851 1911 Nora their dau 1872 1892 Ida M wife of Tillman Kresge Aug 3 i863 George P Hill 1856 "

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Ho

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Harold Minot Pitman, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard: "I mo 24 das Josephine wife of John Drake d May 31 1864 aged 21 yrs Joseph Drake Aug 22 1797 Mar i 1864 Hannah his wife Feb 27 i8o2 Feb 5 1878 Phoebe Drake 1831 1910 Aaron Drake July 26 i845 June 4 1877 Jonas Kresge 1855 1915 Libbie his wife 1859 "

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Ho

The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Harold Minot Pitman, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard: "bounded by land of John Baxter late dec d July 20 1727 P 262 Joseph Drake of Eastchester Esq to son Jasper Drake of the same place land in Eastchester June 13 1728 P 263 Benjamin Grant of Westchester yeoman to Jeremiah "
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The New York genealogical and biographical record By Richard Henry Greene, Henry Reed Stiles, Melatiah Everett Dwight, George Austin Morrison, Hopper Striker Mott, New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, John Reynolds Totten, Louis Effingham De Forest, Harold Minot Pitman, Charles Andrew Ditmas, Conklin Mann, Arthur S. Maynard

Sunday, April 12, 2009

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An index to the biographical and obituary notices in the Gentleman's magazine, 1731-1780 By Index Society (London), Robert Henry Farrar, British Record Society
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An index to the biographical and obituary notices in the Gentleman's magazine, 1731-1780 By Index Society (London), Robert Henry Farrar, British Record Society

Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society By Minnesota Historical Society

Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society By Minnesota Historical Society: "ELIAS FRANKLIN DRAKE Elias Franklin Drake was born in the village of Urbana Champaign county Ohio on December 21st 1813 and died in the seventy ninth year of his life on February 14th 1892 at Hotel Del Coronado San Diego California His death was the close of a long life of unusual activity and success About the close of the last century Ithamar Drake the grandfather of the subject of this sketch removed from Pennsylvania to Warren county Ohio with his wife and four children Henry Abraham Isaac and Mary This was during the pioneer period of Ohio and Ithamar Drake like the great number of pioneers engaged in farming having purchased a tract of land which was heavily timbered He was successful and became a prosperous and contented farmer His children were "
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Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society By Minnesota Historical Society
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Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society By Minnesota Historical Society

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical rec

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical records of many of the old families By Elam E. Branch: "Myron Smith 14 James Baird sections 16 and 17 and Hiel Preston south of Daniel Hoyt"

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical rec

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical records of many of the old families By Elam E. Branch: "Myron Smith 14 James Baird sections 16 and 17 and Hiel Preston south of Daniel Hoyt"

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical rec

History of Ionia County, Michigan her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens, and genealogical records of many of the old families By Elam E. Branch: "1845 Abijah F Scoff Willard L Brooks William Cronkrite and Lorenzo Sears were chosen inspectors and John Compton clerk Twenty six votes were cast and the following officials chosen Treasurer Charles G Brooks justices of the peace Mathew Davenport William Cronkrite Henry Jones and Lorenzo Scars highway commissioners Oscar P Schoff Elkanah Drake school inspectors William Cronkrite and Oscar P Schoff overseers of the poor Alpha David VV L Brooks constables Elkanah Drake Alpha David assistant assessor Willard L Brooks overseers of highways George S David John D Brown Willard L Brooks Alpha David John Xew some Mathew Davenport and George A Kilburn Danby is bounded on the east by Clinton county on the south by Eaton county on the west by Sebewa township and on the north by Portland township "

Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the state of California at its ... annual convocation By California, Royal Arch Masons, Fr

Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the state of California at its ... annual convocation By California, Royal Arch Masons, Freemasons. California. Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter:
"OFFICERS i Henry Aloysius Keller High Priett William Lloyd Qarrisoa Scale King George Lord Scribe Lewis Jacobs Treasurer Jeremiah Drake Oiwterhout Secretary Thomas Jonathan Wilson Capt of Host Milford Byron Terrass Prln Séjourner Smith Cook Haile Rmjal Arch Captain John Caleb King Master 3d Vail Henry Florence Wagner Matter 2d Pail George Benjamin Cole Matter lit Vail Christian Kurtz Guard Horace Cowen Rolfe William Robt Wiggins Paît High PrieiUi Thomas Jonathan Wilson William Craig Win Lloyd Garrison Sonle "

Adding to the Brick Walls

Just another example as to how a wrench can get thrown into the family tree

Click on the Link below to see what I mean.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "Ham Boscowen and Emma married Reuben Beebe and had one son Leslie Stout all of whom reside in New York Phebe daughter of Col Ira married Jacob Drake and removed to Ohio Letitia Burroughs third daughter of Col Ira was a lady of much culture and refinement She resided in New York but frequently visited Hopewell friends fifty years ago She died unmarried Ann the fourth daughter of Col Ira married Newton Boggs son of Elder John Boggs of Hopewell He was a teacher and he 278 PIONEERS OF OLD HOPEWELL "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "property of his son J Hervey Stout Samuel H Stout and Deborah Drake had children as follows Helen Baldwin Sarah Drake Anna Hagaman Abraham died in infancy James Hervey Samuel Holmes died in childhood and Mary Titus Helen married David L Blackwell of Hopewell and had children Anna wife of Joseph H Moore of Glen Moore William D who married Belle Gandy and resides at Cordova Nebraska Fanny married Joseph B Hill a lumber and coal dealer in Hope well Sarah married Harvey Boice of Griggstown and James Hervey who died in childhood PIONEERS OF OLD HOPEWELL 275 "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "the better and stronger man for having felt the warm and friendly grasp of Holmes Stout How many who read these lines have had the same experience Samuel Holmes Stout married February 14 1833 Deborah daughter of Elnathan Drake and granddaughter of Dr Benjamin Van Kirk who one hundred years ago owned the farm and mills which were owned by Mr Stout during his life and are now the "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "of New Jersey Mrs Swallow died October 20 1862 Ruth daughter of John Sexton married John L Phillips of Hopewell who owned and operated a tannery at Hopewell on lands now occupied by Mr EW Drake and the lot of Mrs Shep pard adjoining on the east This long forgotten Hopewell industry was subsequently conducted for many years by his brother Enoch Phillips and abandoned nearly sixty years ago John L Phillips and Ruth Sexton had children Catharine Ruth Elizabeth John Sexton William and perhaps others They "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "within a radius of five miles now numbers over two hundred thousand inhabitants and includes some of the largest and most flourishing manufactories in the country In 1814 Nathan Drake sold the undivided tract of the David Larison farm to Benjamin Blackwell of Hopewell for the sum of six hundred and fifty pounds the deed stating explicitly that it was equal to one thousand seven hundred and thirty three dollars and thirty three cents The removal of the family of Nathan Drake to Lexington Ky and the subsequent marriage of Mrs Drake to David Stout of Lexington is given in our last The name of Judge Jared Sexton has been frequently referred to in connection with the settlement of estates etc in previous articles and after the death of Hon John Hart Judge Sexton was one of the most conspicious public men in this part of Old Hunter "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "NUMBER XLI After the death of David Larison the family continued to reside on the old farm described in our last until the marriage of Mrs Larison with Nathan Drake when the farm was sold to Mr Drake the deed bearing date May 15 1807 The same spring Jonathan the oldest son of David removed to Ohio settling in Hamilton County twelve miles north of Cincinnati which was then about the present size of the Borough of Hopewell Here Mr Larison cleared and improved a fine farm on which he resided for a period of fifty years and being within a few hours drive of the most rapidly growing town in the country at that time he found a ready market for his products and became very prosperous Mr and Mrs Larison lived to celebrate the sixty fourth anniversary of their marriage and had a family of four boys and four girls to each of whom he left a comfortable competence from the "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "and also had a family David Larison died November 29 1800 aged 43 and his widow married second Nathan Drake and removed to Lexington Ky where he died and his widow married third David Stout son of Jonathan Stout and Mary Leigh of Hopewell David Stout"

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "5 son Andrew born October 2 1803 married Mary Phillips and became the father of our townsman David Larison who by his marriage with Sarah A Wilson had children Mary C John F Cora M and Howard W David Larison married second Rhoda daughter of Benjamin Drake and widow of Prall Quick of Ringoes Benjamin son of Andrew Larison and Mary Wilson married Hannah A Holcombe and became the father of Dr George H Larison deceased of Lambertville Rev Andrew B Larison deceased of Ringoes and Dr Cornelius Wilson Larison of Ringoes to whose very interesting history of the Larison family published in 1 888 the reader is referred The Larison family history is given by him in detail in a book of nearly 500 pages involving an immense amount "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "neighborhood and his death was an irreparable loss to the community Sarah Parke born 1749 daughter of William Parke and Sarah Jewell married David Stout son of Jonathan Stout and Mary Leigh of Hopewell They settled at Lexington Kentucky and reared a large family After the death of his first wife David Stout married the widow of Nathan Drake of Hopewell Mrs Drake"

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "6 George W Titus married Belle Henry and settled in the west 7 Ruth A married John Sked a prosperous farmer of Hope well They settled at Pennington and reared a large family all of whom are well settled in life and nearly all in this township 1 Howard married Laura daughter of Simpson Van Dyke 2 Elizabeth married Johnson Drake of Pennington 3 Etta married Theodore Reed of Pennington 4 Flora married Livingston Atchley 5 Annie married Albert Blackwell son of John 6 Homer married first Miss Cooper second Ida Snook of Pennington 7 John married Mary daughter of George Bunn 8 Walter W resides in the West unmarried 9 Fred married Emma daughter of Alfred Phillips deceased 10 Clarence unmarried n Edith married Robert son of Charles Blackwell who is a merchant in Pennington 8 Rachel twin sister with Ruth married Asa H Sheppard "

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "James Baldwin married Carrie daughter of Johnson T Blackwell Hallie Altha and Elizabeth Francina or Fanny daughter of Stephen H Titus married Alexander H Drake of Titusville and had Cora Jane Wilmer Howard and Georgianna Enos son of Stephen H Titus married Mary A daughter of Samuel Dalrymple of Hunterdon County and sister of John M Dalrymple Esq of our Borough They resided near Lambertville and had two viz Stephen engineer the Belvidere Del "
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Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege

Pioneers of Old Hopewell With Sketches of Her Revolutionary Heroes By Ralph Ege: "of their only child a little boy who had died a short time before his father Elizabeth daughter of Rev John Blackwell married Cornelius son of Capt John Stilwell of Woodsville NJ and had two daughters viz Sarah the second wife of Deacon Benjamin Drake of Hopewell and Elizabeth born June 20 1814 died Jan 20 1903 married Richard Stout Sutphin and had two daughters Adelia who married Henry D Sutphin of the borough and Miss Anna referred to above Capt John Stilwell alluded to above was a revolutionary soldier in Capt William Tucker"