SIXTH GENERATION
XX. RICHARD6 VANDERBURGH (Jacob5, Richard4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), son of Jacob Vanderburgh and Cornelia Swartout, was born in Poughkeepsie,
Dutchess County, NY on 1 Nov 1792. He was baptized there in the Reformed Dutch
Church on 9 Jan 1793.1 Evidently he lived his entire life in Poughkeepsie.
Richard married, first, on 24 Sep 1814 MARIA STANTON.2 She was born on
13 Jul 1798, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Stanton.3 The marriage was performed
by the Rev. Mr. Covel. At the time of their marriage, they were both residents of
Poughkeepsie village.4 Maria died at the age of 34 years, six months, and 14 days on 27
Jan 1832 in Poughkeepsie.5
Richard married, second, on 8 Sep 1832 CHRISTINA STILL of Poughkeepsie.
Rev. William Thacher performed the ceremony.6 Christina was born on 14 Feb 18077
and died on 14 Jul 1833 at the age of 26 years and five months.8
Richard married, third, in Jan 1834 NANCY STANTON of Poughkeepsie. The
marriage was performed by Rev. Cole.9 Nancy was born on 21 or 24 Dec 1791 and died
on 21 or 24 Jul 1837 at the age of 45 years and eight months.10
According to newspaper accounts, Richard died in the village of Poughkeepsie on
14 Aug 1850 in the 58th year of his age. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for many years, and served as its sexton. He is recorded as being "a good
mechanic and one of the oldest practical men of the village."11
1
1
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church, New York State Library microfilm #0533472, reference number
A974.733, fP87R3F. Vol. 2, Baptisms 1773-1809, page 44: Richard, b. 1 Nov 1792, bapt. 9 Jan 1793,
parents - Jacob Vandeburgh & Nelly Swartwout.
2
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," Wed., 5 Oct 1814: On the 24th by The Rev. Mr. Covel, Mr.
Richard Vanderburgh to Miss Maria Stanton, both of this village.
3
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Wed., 8 Feb 1832: In this village, on the 27th ultimate, Maria,
the wife of Richard Vanderburgh and daughter of James and Elizabeth Stanton, in the 34th year of her age.
4
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," Wed., 5 Oct 1814: On the 24th by The Rev. Mr. Covel, Mr.
Richard Vanderburgh to Miss Maria Stanton, both of this village.
5
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Wed., 8 Feb 1832: In this village, on the 27th ultimate, Maria,
the wife of Richard Vanderburgh and daughter of James and Elizabeth Stanton, in the 34th year of her age.
6
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," 12 Sep 1832: On 8 Feb 1832, Richard Vanderburgh to Christina
Still, both of this village. In this village by Rev. Wm. Thacher.
7
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 257.
8
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Wed., 17 Jul 1833: In this village on Sunday last. Mrs. Christina
Vandeburgh. Funeral at the Methodist Church. Service by the Rev. Mr. Coles.
9
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," 8 Jan 1834: On Sunday, Richard Vanderburgh to Nancy Stanton,
both of this village, by Rev. Cole.
10
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Eagle," Sat., 5 Aug 1837; "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Wed., 9 Aug 1837: In
this village on the 24th ultimate, Nancy, wife of Richard Vanderburgh in the 46th year of her age; and
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 257.
11
Newspaper - J. & P. E., Sat., 17 Aug 1850; "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Wed., 21 Aug 1850: In this
village on the 14th instant Richard Vanderburgh, in the 58th year of his age. Served as Sexton on the M. E.
Church of which he was a member for many years. A good mechanic and one of the oldest practical men
of the village, (per "Poughkeepsie Telegraph").
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Richard’s three wives, and son Aaron, were buried in the Poughkeepsie Methodist
Churchyard on the east side of Jefferson Street. Child:
i.
Child by Maria Stanton
Aaron, d. 7 Sep 1830 at the age of 14 days.12
XX. ELIZABETH6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5-4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of
Henry Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry, was born on 23 Dec 179513 and baptized on 29
May 1796 in the Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church.14 Elizabeth was living at
Matteawan in Fishkill when on 30 Sep 1834 she sold to her brother, Henry H. for $100 a
1/5 interest in a Poughkeepise acre.15 Elizabeth had inherited this interest in the property
from her mother.16 Evidently, Elizabeth was still unmarried as of 1834.17
XX. HENRY H.6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5-4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Henry
Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry, was born on 26 Feb 1798 at Poughkeepsie, Dutchess
County, New York and baptized there in the Reformed Dutch Church on 8 Jul 1798.18
On 1 Jan 1825, he married JANE LOW,19 who died less than two years later on 13 Oct
12
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 257.
13
Bible - Ernest Davis Vanderburgh Bible, published in Philadelphia by Jesper Harding, 57 South Third
Street. 1846. Owned by Richard C. Vanderburgh, Huber Heights, OH in 1996. (This bible record gives
the date 23 Dec 1796. In light of the baptism date, the bible must be a year off.)
14
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church Records, LDS microfilm #0533472, Vol. 2, Baptisms 1773-1809,
p. 57: Elizabeth, b. _____, bapt. 29 May 1796, parents - Henry Vanderburgh & Rachel Yurry.
15
Dutchess Co., NY deed 54:165, 30 Sep 1834.
16
Dutchess Co., NY deeds 42:445, 4 Apr 1810; 54:165, 30 Sep 1834; and Dutchess County, NY Surrogate
Record - box 1123: Rachel Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie died intestate on 6 Aug 1825.
17
Dutchess Co., NY deed 54:165, 30 Sep 1834.
18
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church Records, LDS microfilm #0533472, Vol. 2, Baptisms 1773-1809,
p. 63: Henry, b. 26 Feb 1798, bapt. 8 Jul 1798, parents - Henry Vanderburgh & Rachel Yerry. [Note:
Wallace McLeod in his "The Family of Richard Vanderburgh of Richmond Hill (1797-1869)," states that
Henry H. Vanderburgh is the son of Henry (Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1) and Elizabeth Everitt. The "Utter"
genealogy says that Henry H. Vanderburgh is the son of Henry (Dirck2, Lucas1). Neither are correct,
though McLeod recognized that the "Utter Genealogy" was impossible based on purely cronological
grounds. See McLeod’s article entitled "Vanderburgh Genealogy: A Correction " in the NEHGR:111
(1957) 74-5. The records of the Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie prove that Henry H.
Vanderburgh was the son of Henry Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry. Also, family tradition holds that the
middle name of Henry H. Vanderburgh was "Hester."]
19
"Van Benschoten Family in America," by William Henry Van Benschoten, Gateway Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, 1987. (Originally published in 1907.) Pages 229-231.
[Note: Ernest Davis Vanderburgh wrote a short account of his Vanderburgh line in 1928 in his
family bible (published in Philadelphia by Jesper Harding, 57 South Third Street. 1846. Owned by
Richard C. Vanderburgh, Huber Heights, OH in 1996.) Both he and Ernest Davies of Beacon, NY, who
did Vanderburgh research in the late 1930s, say that Henry H. Vanderburgh married a Rachel Darlington.
However, no proof of this marriage has been found. It appears that Ernest Davies had access to Ernest
Davis Vanderburgh’s writings, so that both perpetuate the error that Henry H. Vanderburgh married a
Rachel Darlington.]
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1827.20 Jane was the daughter of Lawrence Low and Jane Van Benschoten.21 She was
buried in the Van Benschoten Ground, three miles south of Poughkeepsie on the west
side of the Post Rd. at Specken Kil.22 In the summer of 1825, Henry and Jane were living
in the town of Fishkill.23
Henry was living in Poughkeepsie in early 1828,24 just before he married, second,
on 27 Nov 1828 in the Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church, SARAH MILLER,25
who was born on 29 May 1805 at Eaglougher, Loughfill, Armagh, Ireland.26 At the time
of their marriage, their residence was given as Manchester in Dutchess County.27
In the spring of 1829, Henry and Sarah evidently decided to relocate permanently
to the Fishkill area. As a result, a number of Poughkeepsie land transactions occurred
among Henry and his brothers and sisters. The lot that his father had purchased on 4 Apr
1810 ultimately passed to Henry H.28 After his father died, his mother Rachel apparently
received the property. When she died in 1825, the lot passed to her children in five equal
parts.29 No "1/5 part" deeds have been located for Henry H. or his brother, John.
However, in 1829, Henry H., began buying out his brothers’ and sisters’ interest in the
acre. Henry H. bought out his sister, Sara Bloomer on 4 Apr 1829.30 Next, he purchased
the share from is brother, Richard on 11 May 1829.31 Five years later, he bought out his
sister, Elizabeth on 30 Sep 1834.32 Henry H. must have obtained his brother, John’s 1/5
share, but records of that transaction have not been found. Henry may have taken
possession of the property after John’s supposed death in 1830.33
These buyouts were probably done in conjunction with Henry H.’s relocation
from Poughkeekpsie to Fishkill. The day after he became sole owner of the lot, he sold it
20
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 234: Burial information for Jane (Low) Vanderburgh.
21
"Van Benschoten Family in America," by William Henry Van Benschoten, Gateway Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, 1987. (Originally published in 1907.) Pages 229-231.
22
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 234: Burial information for Jane (Low) Vanderburgh.)
23
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Record - box 1123: Rachel Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie died intestate on
6 Aug 1825.
24
Letter - 25 July 1828 from John H. Vanderburgh in Tennessee to his brother, Henry H. Vanderburgh in
Poughkeepsie.
25
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church, New York State Library microfilm #0533472, reference number
A974.733, fP87R3F, Vol. 3, marriages 1809-1835, page 87: 27 Nov 1828, Henry Van Derburgh to Sarah
Miller; and Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," 3 Dec 1828. (Marriage of Henry Vanderburgh and Sarah
Miller.)
26
Correspondence - 26 May 1992 letter from Reta (Vanderburgh) Murphy (Mrs. Robert), 3441 Lannette
Lane, Lexington, KY 40503.
27
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," 3 Dec 1828. (Marriage of Henry Vanderburgh and Sarah Miller.)
28
Dutchess Co., NY deed 42:445, 4 Apr 1810.
29
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Record - box 1123: Rachel Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie died intestate on
6 Aug 1825; and Dutchess Co., NY deeds: 42:443, 11 May 1829; 42:444, 4 Apr 1829; and 54:165, 30 Sep
1834.
30
Dutchess Co., NY deed 42:444, 4 Apr 1829.
31
Dutchess Co., NY deed 42:443, 11 May 1829.
32
Dutchess Co., NY deed 54:165, 30 Sep 1834.
33
Death date from family data, courtesy of Reta (Vanderburgh) Murpy, 3441 Lannette Lane, Lexington,
KY 40503. 1992.
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to Isaac Macay on 1 Oct 1834.34 Henry had also sold another lot in Poughkeepsie on 14
Nov 1828, but how he came into possession of this property is not known.35
By 1834, Henry H. was already living at Matteawan in Fishkill where he was a
spinner in a cotton factory.36
Now in Fishkill with all his Poughkeespie property sold, Henry H. acquired at
least two parcels in Matteawan from Peter H. Schenck of New York City. The first
property was at 13 Spring St. (formerly Second St.) purchased for $100 on 14 Oct 1834.37
On 1 Apr 1835, for the same price, he purchased adjacent property at 11 Spring St.38
In 1850, Henry and Sarah were living by themselves in Fishkill with an estate
valued at $6,600.39 In 1860, they were still living there, but their sons George and John,
and John’s wife, Hetta were residing with them.40
Henry H. died on 21 Nov 1862 and Sarah died on 1 Oct 1885. Both are buried in
St. Luke’s Churchyard, Beacon, NY.41 Children:42
+
i.
+
ii.
+
iii.
+
iv.
Child by Jane Low
Henry H., b. 10 Jan 1826, m. 15 Nov 1849 Elizabeth A. Biker,
d. 8 Sep 1862.
Children by Sarah Miller
Alexander, b. 2 Nov 1829, m. Sylvina Palmer Davis, d. 11 Feb
1905 [6 Nov 1905]?.
John, b. 27 May 1832, m. 28 Dec 1859 Hettie Ida Conklin,
d. 1 Jan 1907.
George B., b. 14 May 1835, m.(1) H. Jane Conklin, m.(2) Emily
Conklin, d. 8 Nov 1904.
XX. JOHN H.6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5-4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Henry
Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry, was born on 15 May 1800, probably at Poughkeepsie,
Dutchess County, NY.43 In 1820, he was probably living in the town of Fishkill. Later in
the 1820s, John headed South. It appears that John was an accomplished musician and
34
Dutchess Co., NY deed 54:175, 1 Oct 1834.
Dutchess Co., NY deed 41:36, 14 Nov 1828.
36
"Van Benschoten Family in America," by William Henry Van Benschoten, Gateway Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, 1987. (Originally published in 1907.) Pages 229-231.
37
Dutchess Co., NY deed 54:229, 14 Oct 1834.
38
Dutchess Co., NY deed 57:224, 1 Apr 1835.
39
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Fishkill, pp 33-34, 26 Jul 1850. Henry & Sarah Vanderburgh.
40
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Fishkill, Post Office - Matteawan, 13 Aug 1860, p. 679. Henry H.
Vanderburgh & family.
41
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 103: Burial information on Henry H. and Sarah (Miller) Vanderburgh.
42
"Van Benschoten Family in America," by William Henry Van Benschoten, Gateway Press, Inc.,
Baltimore, 1987. (Originally published in 1907.) Pages 229-231; and Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co.,
Fishkill, pp 33-34, 26 Jul 1850. Henry & Sarah Vanderburgh.
43
Bible - Ernest Davis Vanderburgh Bible, published in Philadelphia by Jesper Harding, 57 South Third
Street. 1846. Owned by Richard C. Vanderburgh, Huber Heights, OH in 1996.
35
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teacher, and went to South Carolina where he was an instructor or teacher in the employ
of Mr. Miles Beaufort.44 Evidently, John remained with the Beaufort family when they
removed from South Carolina to Tennessee. On 25 Jul 1828, John responded to a
February letter written by his brother, Henry, back in Poughkeepsie. Henry’s wife of two
years had died the previous October, and John responds to this new knowledge when he
offers his condolences to Henry. Although written on 25 Jul 1828, the letter was posted
from Middleburg, TN on 4 Aug 1828. The letter, quoted below in its entirety, reflects
John’s strong attachment to his New York home and family:
July 25, 1828
Dear brother,
On receipt of your epistle dated Feb 16th I immediately, after having perused it,
sat down and scribbled out a pretty lengthy one, and posted it off as soon as I could, not
doubting but ere this time I should have the peculiar satisfaction of perusing another from
44
Letter - 25 July 1828 from John H. Vanderburgh in Tennessee to his brother, Henry H. Vanderburgh in
Poughkeepsie. [Note: A copy of the letter has been provided through the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
D. Vanderburgh, Jr. of Montgomery, NY who in 1996 have the original. The letter responds to one written
by Henry in Feb 1828. John’s response is important because it definitely links the two brothers. An
analysis of the letter reveals that it was written from Middleburg, Hardeman County, TN which is located
approximately 25 miles east of Sommerville, Fayette County, TN. Sommerville, Fayette County, TN is
located about 40 miles east of the Mississippi River and Memphis, TN. John H. Vanderburgh probably left
New York State in the 1820s and headed South. By 1828 he was obviously in Tennesse. John mentions in
the letter that: he works for a "Mr. Beaufort"; and that he lives "in a neighborhood of Southern
Carolinians." The letter also shows that he is writing from "Middleburg T." Middleburg, TN is a long way
from South Carolina, so there appears to be a contradiction when John states he lived in a neighborhood of
Southern Carolinians but is writing from Tennessee. The index of the 1830 Federal Census for Tennessee
reveals only one Beaufort/Beauford. That was "Miles Beauford of Fayette County" (p. 036, No Twp).
Since that was the only Beaufort/Beauford recorded in Tennessee, that was probably the man for whom
John was working. There was no Beaufort/Beauford living in Tennessee in 1820. The 1820 census for
South Carolina reveals a "Miles Beaufort" of Union County, SC (p. 127, 310110-11010). These two
"Miles" are probably the same. If this assumption is correct, the travels of John appear to have happened
this way: John left New York State in the 1820s and ultimately wound up working in South Carolina for
Mr. Miles Beaufort. Sometime before 1828, the Beaufort family and John migrated and settled in western
Tennessee, settling first in Middleburg where John was in 1828, and finally by 1830 in Sommerville, which
is in Fayette County. The combination of John’s comments in the letter, and the census records, makes this
a plausible case.
The signature of "John H. Vanderburgh" on the original letter has been altered. Someone inserted
"ester" following the "H." in his signature, making the middle name "Hester." Whether this was his real
middle name or not has not been proven.
Alteration of the signature was probably done by a Vanderburgh genealogical researcher in the
1930s. The reason for the alteration may have been to clear up confusion among the several John
Vanderburghs that lived between Poughkeepsie and Fishkill during the 1800s. The person who made the
alteration was probably someone who was familiar with the Vanderburgh research being done in the 1930s
by Edward Davies of 610 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY. In his notes, Davies refers to a letter written by John
H. Vanderburgh. This is probably the same letter cited here. Around 1939, Mr. Davies compiled some
type written summaries on the Vanderburghs. On one of the copies, the name "Hester" has been written in
longhand. The handwriting of this "Hester" almost matches perfectly the "ester" portion of the signature of
John H. Vanderburgh. The handwriting does not appear to be Mr. Davies writing, but someone who was
helping him do his research. Mr. Davies speculated that this John Vanderburgh died in the "old
Vanderburgh homestead near the old race track and fair grounds near Poughkeepsie." This is an error. He
confused this John with another John Vanderburgh of Poughkeekpsie.
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one whom of all others, I hold most dear. The irreparable loss you have sustained must
have produced a wound which, time only, the great and most effectual of all physicians
can perfectly heal. May you with the fortitude of a philosopher and resignation of a
christian, buoy yourself up with the consciouness of a life which has been devoted to
honorable pursuits. Square your life by the square of virtue, circumscribe your irregular
desires in the compass of reason, and after having been tossed to and fro by the wild and
stormy billows, of fortune, finally be wafted by clear [___] gales, into that blissful haven
where pleasures never end, and, where, the tempest beaten sailor rests from his toils. The
value of departed worth is seldom duly appreciated while we possess it; but its intrinsic
merit is too often concealed until the object is hidden forever; and then those qualities
which before we admired but indifferently, are afterwards extolled to the skies. Prithee,
do not misinterpret my meaning, as though my allusions had reference to yourself. I
sincerely believe, from the affecting manner in which you described your loss to me, you
was (sic) sensible of the merits of your consort while living. I am happy to hear you
speak so favorably of your situation. You must be well pleased with your employers, or
you would, I think, have gone to Matteawan again. I cannot reconcile myself myself (sic)
from home. I might, I believe, have married a fortune, but, I could not get my own
consent, and therefore gave up the pursuit. I believe I could have and did love the object;
but home better. Since you last heard from me, I have removed to the neighborhood of
Mr. Beaufort, a free, open, generous and humane man. I have taught 6 months in his
neighborhood and have been recommended for two months longer. After the expiration
of that time, I purpose (sic) to return to my native soil as soon as I can arrange my affairs.
I intend to return by way by Cincinatti thence to Pittsburg thence to Rochester and so
down the great canal. I promise myself a delightful trip. I live in a neighborhood of
Southern Carolinians who boast of the good understanding which has ever existed
between them and the Yankees. I stand high among them as a ser[___] [__t] piper. You
may think strange of it and possibly [__]st doubt my veracity if I tell you I have by the
power of melody, made the pure lymph of sensibility, flow in rivulets down the furrowed
cheeks of age, and made the revolutionary veteran recount deeds of valor that would
make history blush and hide her face in confusion, but when I assert it as a fact, you will
[_____] credit it. I have the name of being the best performer on the flute that was ever
heard in these parts. Here all that simplicity of manner which is said by fabled writers to
have distinguished the inhabitants of the golden age are realized. The country being
recently settled affords mainly the necessities of life without any of the luxuries. Milk
flows, Honey in many places abounds. Bread and milk, bacon and coffee furnish
breakfast. Milk and bacon and greens dinner & Mush and milk supper. All the
inhabitants of the South are immoderately fond of coffee. Tea is seldom drunk except as
medicine. Hunting is a favorite amusement. Both old and young men employ a great
part of their time at that kind of sport. I will relate a circumstance which occurred a few
days ago. Two of my employers were scouring the forest, shouting and exulting like
victors in pursuit of a flying enemy. A poor wounded deer came panting by, closely
pursued by hounds, whose howlings and redoubled speed evinced to me that their prey
was at hand. The poor deer apprehensive that his fate was at hand & hardly able to run in
consequence of his wound, at last with tears in his eyes submitted to his cruel fate. You
may think me tedious in being so minute, but I have no other subject at present revolving
in my brain. Harry, I believe a person in writing a letter should in order to write it proper,
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forget his pen, ink or paper before him. He should by a wonderful abstraction lose all
thoughts of time present, past, or future; or any other consideration that would have a
tendency to divert his thoughts from his friend. A person in that happy mood can transfer
to his friends or relatives, an exact picture of his mind in a simple, plain, and familiar
style, which is special to the feelings of a lover of truth. Nothing, in my opinion is more
ridiculous than striving and puzzling our [noodles?], in order to find words of a "learned
length and thundering sound," in order as so many think, to cover their ignorances & set
to view their learning in a more favorable light, but to me, I confess it makes their
ignorance more conspicuous. Words, used out of affection, are generally used in a wrong
sense, to use words in a wrong sense is not to know their meaning. Not to know their
meaning is the effect of ignorance; therefore words used in a wrong sense are the effect
of ignorance. The reason why I have commented on epistolary writing is because the last
one I received from you was so natural, I could not but admire it and I do candidly think
that it was the best you ever sent from New York to me.
Don’t forget to give me all
the necessary information relative to our friends and relatives. Tell all our friends and
relatives, I propose to return home shortly, but lest I disappoint you, I will not set any
time. I am now preparing for my embarkation & ere the lapse of many months hope to
arrive home. Pray write as soon as you recieve this to Tennesee, Fayette County,
Sommerville town.
I remain your affection (sic) brother and so
John H. Vanderburgh
John apparently died of yellow fever in 1830.45
XX. SARAH6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5-4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of
Henry Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry, was born on 4 Sep 1802. She married
CHARLES BLOOMER, a grocer.46 They were living in New York City when on 4 Apr
1829 they sold to Sarah’s brother, Henry, for $50, Sarah’s 1/5 interest in an acre of land
in Poughkeepsie that she had inherited from her mother.47 Charles and Sarah were still in
New York City in 1834.48 Child:
i.
Eugenia; b. 14 Sep 1831; m. Samuel J. Tilden, Governor of
New York.49
45
Death date and circumstances courtesy of Reta Vanderburgh Murpy, 3441 Lannette Lane, Lexington, KY
40503.
46
Data compiled during the 1930s by Ernest Davies, 610 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY. "Sarah Vanderburgh
was born 4 Sep 1802, married a man named Bloomer whose daughter married Samuel J. Tilden Governor
of NY;" and data from Nancy L. Thurrott, 175 College St., Middletown, CT 06457-3238. (Additional
"Bloomer" data.)
47
Dutchess County, NY Surrogate Record - box 1123: Rachel Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie died,
intestate, on 6 Aug 1825.
48
Dutchess, Co., NY deed 42:444, 4 Apr 1829.
49
Data compiled during the 1930s by Ernest Davies, 610 Wolcott Ave., Beacon, NY
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XX. RICHARD H.6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5-4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Henry Vanderburgh and Rachel Yerry, was born on 17 Aug 1805 in New York State.50
He married on 3 Sep 1830 MARIA DAVIS, daughter of Charles Davis. Rev. Jewett
performed the wedding ceremony.51 Maria was born about 1810.52
Richard was living in New York City when on 11 May 1829, he sold to his
brother, Henry, his 1/5 interest in an acre of land in Poughkeepsie.53 Richard had
inherited this interest in the lot from his mother.54
By 1835, Richard and Maria were back living in Poughkeepsie, where Richard
was a druggist.55 Here on 23 Oct 1835, Richard purchased property from Richard D.
Davis of Poughkeepsie for $250. The property was located on the south side of Lafayette
St. in Poughkeepsie and borderd Isaac Macay’s lot, Lafayette St., and part of W. David’s
property.56
They were still there in 1850.57 Richard died in Poughkeepsie on 27 Feb 1864 at
the age of 58.58
XX. JOHN6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Peter
Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, was born on 4 Oct 178159 probably near New York City
while his parents were there during the Revolutionary War. On 29 Dec 1805, he married
SARAH LEROY, daughter of John and Jane Leroy. At the time of their marriage, they
were both living in Poughkeepsie. The marriage was performed by Rev. Mr. Clark in the
Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church. Sarah was born on 16 Sep 1776 and baptized on 29
Sep 1782 in Christ Church, Poughkeepsie.
While living in Poughkeepsie, John was employed as a mason. John and Sara
were probably the persons who sold for $400 a 40’ by 50’ plot of land on the north side
of Pine St. in Poughkeepsie to Jacob Nelson of Poughkeepsie on 25 Mar 1809.60 This
sale was probably in preparation for their move to Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada,
where they ultimately settled. John died on 22 May 1838 and is buried in the Richmond
Hill Cemetery. Sarah died on 16 Mar 1853. Children:
50
Bible - Ernest Davis Vanderburgh Bible, published in Philadelphia by Jesper Harding, 57 South Third
Street. 1846. Owned by Richard C. Vanderburgh, Huber Heights, OH in 1996.
51
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," 13 Oct 1830.
52
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, 18 Jul 1850, page 52: Richard and Maria Vanderburgh.
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," 13 Oct 1830.
53
Dutchess Co., NY deed 42:443, 11 May 1829.
54
Dutchess County, NY Surrogate Record - box 1123: Rachel Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie died,
intestate, on 6 Aug 1825.
55
Letter from Rev. Alfred D. Vanderburgh, Marlton, NJ to Mrs. W.O. Price, Troy, PA. 25 Dec 1917; and
Bible - Ernest Davis Vanderburgh Bible, published in Philadelphia by Jesper Harding, 57 South Third
Street. 1846. Owned by Richard C. Vanderburgh, Huber Heights, OH in 1996: "Richard Vanderburgh
born 17 Aug 1805 was a druggist in Poughkeepsie, NY."
56
Dutchess Co., NY deed 57:348, 23 Oct 1835.
57
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, 18 Jul 1850, p. 52: Richard and Maria Vanderburgh.
58
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle," 29 Feb 1864. (Death of Richard Vanderburgh.)
59
Unless otherwise noted all information comes from: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond
Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement.
60
Dutchess County, NY deed 21:18, 25 Mar 1809. [Note: The signature on this deed looks like "John P.
Vanderburgh.”]
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i.
ii.
iii.
Jane, b. 18 Oct 1809, d. 21 Oct 1809.
Jane Eliza, b. 19 Feb 1813, d. 8 Feb 1815.
John Henry, b. 18 Apr 1816, d. 23 Dec 1834.
XX. BARNET6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry 4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, was born in Dec 1786 or Jan 1787.61 He was also
known as Barnabas. In Oct 1810, he was hailed into Court in the town of York, Ontario,
Canada on a charge of assault and battery against Martin Holder. He was found guilty,
fined one shilling, and bound over "to keep the peace towards all His Majesty’s liege
subjects for 1 year & 1 day." On 18 Jul 1811 at York, he married HANNAH SOULES,.
At the time of their marriage they were both living in the township of Vaughn.62 Hannah
was the daughter of Daniel Soules of Vaughan.63 During the War of 1812, he served as a
Lieutenant in First and Third Regiments of the York Militia. His company was present at
the battle of Queenstown Heights on 13 Oct 1812. One story states the he helped carry
General Brock from the field.
Lieutenant Barnet Vanderburgh appears in the list of officers taken prisoner by
the Americans at the capture of York on 27 Apr 1813, however, the prisoners seem to
have been paroled almost immediately.
Barnet was of Markham in April 1814 when he was replaced by Donald
McArthur of York as a bondsman in regard to the marriage bonds between David
Bridgeford of Markham, bachelor, and Elizabeth Soules of Vaughan, spinster. The
marriage bonds were recorded at York on 2 Apr 1814.64
In Oct 1814, Barnet was again brought before the General Quarter Sessions of the
Peace on a charge of assault, this time against Stephen Underhill. He was found guilty
and fined 20 pounds, with costs.
Barnet owned lot 24 in the 7th concession of Scott from 1812 to 1813; Markham,
concession I, lot 28, S 1/2 from 1817 to 1820; two acres of Markham, concession I, lot 46
(at Richmond Hill) from 1820 to 1827 where he seems to have kept a tavern which was a
regular stopping place for waggons from Holland Landing to York; and two acres of
Vaughan, concession I, lot 33 (at Thornhill) from 1828 to 1832. In 1838, he successfully
laid claim to lot 4 in the 4th concession of Flos Township.
61
Unless otherwise noted all information comes from: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond
Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 12, and supplement page 3.
62
Newspaper. The York Gazette. Sat., 20 Jul 1811. marriage. “On Thursday the 18 th instant, by the Rev.
Geo. O. Stuart, Mr. Barney Vanderburgh to Miss Hannah Soules; by licence, both of the township of
Vaughn.”
63
National Archives of Canada; Upper Canada Land Petitions; "V" Bundle 10, 1811-1816. Microfilm Reel
#C-2947, Item #16:
"......The petition of Hannah Vanderburgh, wife of Barnet Vanderburgh of the Township of Vaughan,
yeoman. Humbly sheweth, That your petitioner is a daughter of Daniel Soules of the Township of
Vaughan a U E Loyalist and has never received any land or order for land from the Crown.....
Markham, May 28 1812 Hannah Vanderburgh" [her signature].
64
Marriage Bonds of Ontario, 1803-1834, by Thomas B. Wilson, ISBN: 0- 912606-26-6. Page 16.
Courtesy of Joe Kuchta, e-mail 16 Jun 01.
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In 1861, Barnett, 75, and Hannah, 74, along with widow, Achsah Soules, 91, were
living in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County.65
Barnet died on 17 Jun 1863 and is buried at Stroud. The family of his nephew,
John, remembered him as "Uncle Barney."
XX. ISAAC6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Peter
Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, was born about 1789 and settled in Ontario, Canada.66
In Oct 1807, he was found guilty on two counts of assault and battery, and was again
prosecuted for the same offence in 1811. On 17 Jun 1816, he married MARGARETTA
FREDERICA SUMMERFELT. Before 1823, he married a second time to HANNAH
______. He may have had a third wife, for on 9 Apr 1834 an Isaac Vanderburgh of
Markham township married ELIZA DILLON.
The third wife’s name may have been Eliza Mooney, instead of Dillon. Eliza was
living in 1867.67
Isaac owned part of lots 38 and 39 in the first concession of Markham from 1827
to 1833. In 1867, he owned a 50 acre farm in the North East quarter of Lot No 14
Concession fifth, Township of King County of York. He had owned this lot since 1843.
He also owned timber rights on 5 acres of land on the North East part of the west half of
Lot No 16 Concession fifth Township of King.68
Isaac died on 5 Jul 1867 at age 78 and is buried at Richmond Hill. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
Henry, b. ca. 1823, d. 19 Jul 1854. Buried at Richmond Hill.
Stephen, living in 1867.
John, living in 1867.
Helen, m. ______Dunnington. Living in 1867.
Susana, m. Henry Gillham. Living in King Township in 1867.
Henry was a co-executor of Isaac Vanderburgh’s will.69
XX. JAMES6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, was one of the first men murdered in York,
Ontario, Canada.70 His killer was "a farmer named Elijah Dexter. ... The two men had a
65
Microfilm Reel #C-1072. 1861 Census; Simcoe County, District #2 - Innisfil Township. Page 42, Lines
3-6:
Barnett Vanderburgh; Farmer; POB: United States; Age: 75; Married
Hannah Vanderburgh; POB: United States; Age: 74; Married
Achsah Soules; POB: United States; Age: 91; Widow.
66
Unless otherwise noted all information comes from: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond
Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 12.
67
GS 1, Reel #963, Item No. 670. Surrogate Court of York County. Will of Isaac Vandeburgh, King
Township, York County, Canada, 27 Jun 1867. Courtesy of Joe Kuchta, e-mail, 15 Jun 01.
68
GS 1, Reel #963, Item No. 670. Surrogate Court of York County. Will of Isaac Vandeburgh, King
Township, York County, Canada, 27 Jun 1867. Courtesy of Joe Kuchta, e-mail, 15 Jun 01.
69
GS 1, Reel #963, Item No. 670. Surrogate Court of York County. Will of Isaac Vandeburgh, King
Township, York County, Canada, 27 Jun 1867. Courtesy of Joe Kuchta, e-mail, 15 Jun 01.
70
Unless otherwise noted all information comes from: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond
Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 13.
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quarrel, and for several months were deadly enemies. Finally on the 8th or 9th of July
(1816) the two met on Yonge Street near the Rosedale ravine, and after an exchange of
some hot words and a blow given by Vanderburg, Dexter presented a gun and shot
Vanderburg dead on the spot."71
XX. RICHARD6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher,72 was born on 17 Dec 1797 and baptized in the
Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY on 4 Feb 1798.73 On 17
Oct 1816 at York, Ontario, Canada, he married ELIZABETH FULTON born on 12 Aug
1795, the daughter of James and Mary Fulton.
Richard was a farmer and lived his entire life at Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.
From 1820 until 1833, he was located at Vaughn, concession I, lot 40. This property had
been purchased by his father in 1815. In 1833, he moved across Yonge Street to
Markham, concession I, lot 43 and remained there until his death. This second farm was
the property on which his father-in-law, Captain James Fulton, had settled in 1805 or
1806. In the 1960s this land was the site of the Dunlap Observatory.
According to a family tradition, Richard took part in a skirmish at Montgomery’s
Tavern on 7 Dec 1837. His sword, 39 1/2 inches log, was in the possession of his
grandson, Arthur Vanderburgh, of Haney, British Columbia in the 1960s.
Richard’s wife, Elizabeth, died on 1 Oct 1840. He subsequently married
PHOEBE VERNON, who was born about 1810 and died at Markham on 10 Jan 1888.
Pheobe was the daughter of George Vernon.
In 1851, Richard and his family were living in Markham on a farm. Also living
with him that year was 73 year old Sarah “Vandeburgh,” a widow who had been born in
the United States.74
Richard died on 26 Jan 1869 and is buried at Richmond Hill. Children:75
71
"Landmarks of Toronto," by Robertson, Volume 3, page 257.
Unless otherwise noted all information comes from: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond
Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 14.
73
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY," by Maria Bockee
Carpenter Tower; Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society, Vol. V, 1932. Page 58: Richard,
b. 17 Dec 1797, bapt. 4 Feb 1798, parents - Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher.
74
Microfilm #C-11759; Census, 1851, Canada, Ontario Province, York County, 399-Markham Township,
Part 1, Page 71, Lines 19-25, Location: Concession 1, Lot 43. Richard Vandeburgh & family. [Note. The
widow , Sarah Vandeburgh, was probably Richard’s sister in law who had been married to his brother,
John.]
75
Richard Vanderburg, of Richmond Hill, Township of Markham died on 26 Jan 1869. He was survived
by his wife Phebe. Phebe died at Markham on 10 Jan 1888. Children:
William. Mentioned in father’s and mother’s wills.
Moses. Mentioned in father’s and mother’s wills.
Letitia, m. Andrew Russell. Living in Vaughan Township in 1888. Mentioned in father’s and mother’s
wills.
Sarah Jane, m. John Hamilton. Living in Toronto in 1888. Mentioned in father’s and mother’s wills.
Peter. Mentioned in father’s will but not in mother’s.
James. Mentioned in father’s will but not in mother’s.
John. Mentioned in father’s will but not in mother’s.
Clarrisa, m. ______ Bingham. Mentioned in father’s will but not in mother’s.
Hellen, m. ______ O'Heron. Mentioned in father’s will but not in mother’s. 75
72
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+
i.
+
ii.
+
iii.
iv.
+
v.
vi.
vii.
+
viii.
ix.
+
x.
Children by Elizabeth Fulton
Peter, b. 29 Sep 1817, m. 12 Apr 1843 Mary Ann Marsh,
d. 23 Nov 1888.
Clarissa, b. 15 Sep 1819, m. 25 Dec 1841 Joseph Bingham,
d. 26 Jun 1906.
James Fulton, b. 15 Sep 1822, m. 13 Mar 1845 Nancy Smith,
d. 8 Aug 1899.
Eleanor Elizabeth (Hellen) , b. 20 Nov 1825, m. 24 Mar 1842
Thomas Hearne (O’Heron?).
Richard, Jr., b. 6 Jul 1828, d. 16 Oct ca. 1861.
John, b. 7 Oct 1830, m. 1857 Jane Wright, d. 4 Apr 1904.
Children by Phoebe Vernon
Leticia, b. 1 Aug 1847, m. Andrew Stephen Russell,
d. 13 Jun 1909, buried at Richmond Hill, Ontario.
William Henry, b. 12 Jan 1849, m.(1) Rachel Stephens, m.(2)
Sarah Jane Moodie, d. 21 Jan 1908.
Sarah Jane, b. ca. 1851, m. John Hamilton (1849-1921),
d. 14 Dec 1914, buried at Richmond Hill. One daughter.
Charles Moses, b. 2 Apr 1853, m.(1) Agnes Moodie, m.(2)
Lydia J. Blackie, d. 24 Nov 1939.
XX. PETER6 VANDERBURGH, JR. (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, was born on 21 Jan 1800 and was baptized at
Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., NY on 3 Feb 1800.76 Raised in Ontario,
Canada, he married, first, on 12 Sep 1822 at Markham Township, York County, Ontario,
Canada, ELIZABETH MULLOY, daughter of Thomas Mulloy. Thomas Mulloy was of
Lancaster, Vaughan, and Albion, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born in 1803 and died
in 1838 or 1839.
Peter owned one acre of lot 46 in the first concession of Markham, at Richmond
Hill, Ontario, Canada from 1823 to 1826. On 17 Jul 1839 in Norfolk County, Ontario,
Peter married, second, HANNAH BACKHOUSE, the daughter of William Backhouse
and Hannah McMichael.77 Both were living in Walsingham at the time of the marriage.
Hannah was born on 4 Jan 1817 at St. Williams, Walsingham, Ontario, Canada. St.
Williams was a post village on Lake Erie.
76
Unless otherwise noted the source for this biography is: "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of
Richmond Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 13; and "Records of
Christ Church of Poughkeepsie," by Helen W. Reynolds; Poughkeepsie, Frank B. Howard. 1911. Pages
130-131, Baptisms: Vanderburgh, Peter, son of Peter and Elenor Vanderburgh, baptized 3 Feb 1800.
Sponsors: Parents.
77
The Marriage Registers of Upper Canada/Canada West Volume1: Talbot District 1837 - 1857.
Marriages by Rev'd William McDermond Baptist Minister: Peter Vanderburgh, to Hannah Backhouse, both
of Walsingham. 17 July 1839, by Licence. Rev. McDermond. Wit. Johnathan Williams and Wm.
Backhouse.
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Peter and his family lived in Ontario until after 1850. Around 1852, they moved
to Clinton Co., Iowa. They were still there in 1860, living in DeWitt Township.78 Peter
was a farmer in 185679 and a teamster by 1860.80 He probably died before 1870 and is
probably buried in the Rockton, IL cemetery. In the old part of the cemetery the stones
are gone, the graves unmarked, and the records are destroyed.81 After his death, Hannah
married, second, ______ Granger. They lived at Beloit, Wisconsin. Hannah died on 30
Dec 1887. Children:82
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
Children by Elizabeth Mulloy
James, b. 19 Aug 1822 in Canada.
Sarah Ann, b. 15 Apr 1824 in Canada.
Margaret, b. 25 Jul 1826 in Canada.
Eleanor, b. 7 May 1829 in Canada.
Mary Ann, b. 8 Sep 1831 in Canada. She may have married
______ Franklin. She died and was buried in the West.
Elizabeth, b. 12 Dec 1833 in Canada, m. _______ _______.
Drusilla, b. 27 Jan 1835 in Canada, m. ______ _______.
Hannah, b. 15 Feb 1836 in Canada.
Jane, b. 9 Apr 1838 in Canada.
78
Census, 1860, Iowa, Clinton Co., DeWitt Township, p. 112. Family 780, Peter Vanderburgh, teamster,
and family.
79
Census, 1856, Iowa, Clinton Co., p. 364. Family 127, Peter Vanderburgh, farmer, and family.
80
Census, 1860, Iowa, Clinton Co., DeWitt Township, p. 112. Family 780, Peter Vanderburgh, teamster,
and family.
81
Comments among notes provided to Wallace McLeod by Water Ward of Toronto in 1992: "Checked
with caretaker, Rockton Cemetery, and Peter Vanderburgh probably there. In the old part, stones are gone,
but graves there unmarked and records destroyed."
82
Children are compiled from the following sources:
a. "The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod.
1962 with 1964 supplement. Page 13.
b. Data provided by Walter Ward (416-487-4990) of Toronto, Canada to Wallace McLeod of
Victoria College, Toronto in 1992.
c. Correspondence, 28 Jan 1993 to William Powers from Helen Frease, Box 325-904 Irving,
Scranton, IA 51462-0325.
d. Correspondence, 20 Sep 1992 to William Powers from Suzane Chancey, 1661 Tipperary
Circle, SW, Monroe, GA 30655.
e. Correspondence, 19 Apr 1993 to William Powers from Walter L. Ward, 153 Fairlawn Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5M 1S9.
f. Miscellaneous comments among the notes provided to Wallace McLeod by Walter Ward of
Toronto in 1992. The actual providers of the comments are not certain:
1) "At Rockton Library, a book shows an Eliza (Elizabeth of first marriage) born at Bradford,
Wisconsin 7 Apr 1850 married James Kipp 4 May 1870. No. 6 daughter." [Powers Note: This "Eliza" is
not the Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Vanderburgh, Jr. and Elizabeth Mulloy. The "Eliza," actually
"Addaliza" or "Adaline," who married James Kipp was the daughter of William G. and Mary A.
Vandenburgh of New York who lived in Bradford, WI from about 1846 through at least 1870. See “The
van den Berghs in America,” published by Robert L. Grunwell, Lynchburg, VA, p. 221.
2) "No. 6 Elizabeth Vanderburgh, don’t know who she married, but geneologist [sic] I employed
thinks she had a daughter, Mary Elizabeth - born in Canada - lived in Wisconsin - came to Iowa. My
mother said she had cousins, named King, who ran a laundry in Sioux City when Reynolds lived at Leeds
(about ten miles away)."
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x.
Children by Hannah Backhouse
Matilda Jane; b. 4 Jul 1840 in Canada; m. 1877 J.E. Chase, a
farmer, in Clinton, IA; d. at age 84 years. Children, according to
obituary:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
+
xi.
xii.
xiii.
+
xiv.
xv.
xvi.
xvii.
xviii.
(CHASE surname)
Hazel, m. Robert Dobratz. Lived at Beloit,
WI. Child: Mrs. John Connors of Beloit.
Lulu, m. ______ Branning.
Anna, m. ______ Larraby.
Clara, m. ______ Nichlos.
Mina Marie, b. 21 Apr 1842 in Canada.
William Henry, b. 7 Jun 1844, m. 28 Mar 1867 Mary Elizabeth
Davenport, d. 9 Dec 1915.
Clarissa Amelia (Clara), b. 13 Oct 1846 in Canada. She m., first,
in Mar 1870 Solomon Skeesie, a physician. In August of that
year they were living at Rockton, Winnebago Co., IL.83 Clara
married, second, ______ Hanaman and lived at Roscoe, IL. In
later years, she was a matron of the Boys’ Club of Beloit College,
WI. She was living in 1914.
Catherine Julia, b. 21 Feb 1848, m. 17 Apr 1869, Proctor Molton
Reynolds, d. 30 Oct 1900.
Terissa/Luressa Alferata, b. 11 May 1850 in Canada. She was an
artist and married Moses Topping. Moses was a Civil War
veteran and later ran a blacksmith shop or livery stable in Akron,
IA, north of Sioux City. When he retired, they came to live the
Veteran’s Home in Marshalltown. Both are buried in the
Veteran’s Home Cemetery. They had three sons.
John Homer, b. 9 Aug 1852, d. 5 Jul 1854.
George C., 2 May 1858, d. 19 Feb 1860.
Frances Ann (Fanny), b. 4 Jun 1861, m. Joseph Mills of Roscoe,
IL. At age 9 in 1870, Fanny was living at Rockton, IL with her
sister, Clara and her husband, Dr. Skeesie.
Like her sister, Terissa/Luressa, Fanny was an artist. She
died on 7 Sep 1894 as a result of a drug error made by the Foster
Drug Store of Beloit, WI. Her neuralgia powders got mixed up
with ones of bisulphate of mercury. After a coroner’s inquest etc.
a verdict rendered the death accidental by poisoning. She left five
small children.
XX. STEPHEN6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, Henry4-3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
Peter Vanderburgh and Nelly Dutcher, married at Richmond Hill, Ontario on 1 Dec 1825
83
Census, 1870, Illinois, Winnebago Co., Town of Rockton, p. 27. Family 230 or 206. Solomon Skeesie
and family.
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ELIZABETH MARVEN. He owned 127 acres of lot 39 in the first concession of
Markham from 1827 to 1831.84
XX. ABRAHAM6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, John4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of Peter Vanderburgh and Elizabeth Meserole, was born on 14 Nov 1780.85 He
married RACHEL BURTON who was born on 7 Apr 1791,86 the daughter of Stephen
and Abagail Burton.87 Rachel was baptized as an adult in the Poughkeepsie Dutch
Reformed Church on 18 Jul 1824.88 Abraham and Rachel resided on a farm in
Poughkeepsie.89 Abraham died on 23 Nov 1840 at the age of 60 years and nine days.90
He was buried in the Vanderburgh Family Ground, southeast of Poughkeepsie.91 He had
made his will out on 28 Oct 1839 and it was proved on 5 Apr 1841.92
84
"The Family of Richard "Vanderburgh of Richmond Hill (1797-1869)," by Wallace McLeod. 1962 with
1964 supplement. Page 13.
85
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds." Page 238: Vanderburgh Ground southeast of Poughkeepsie: Abraham Vanderburgh, d. 1840,
Nov 23, age 60, 9d.
86
"Reformed Dutch Church, Poughkeepsie, NY,” baptisms, p. 246. Baptism on 18 Jul 1824, Rachel
Benton [sic], wife of A. Vanderburgh. Born 7 Apr 1791.
87
Supposition by William Powers. Stephen & Abigail Burton are buried in the Vanderburgh Family
Cemetery.
88
"Reformed Dutch Church, Poughkeepsie, NY baptisms, p. 246. Baptism on 18 Jul 1824, Rachel Benton
[sic], wife of A. Vanderburgh. Born 7 Apr 1791.
89
The following Dutchess Co., NY deeds apply to Abraham Vanderburgh and his family:
84:395 28 Apr 1847, Abraham Vanderburgh to John A. Vanderburgh. Two lots.
100:71, 16 Aug 1853: John A. Vanderburgh and Rachel [his mother] to Party of the second part,
not named.
127:22, 26 Jun 1866, John A. Vanderburgh, land of his father, Abraham to Francis Phillips.
141:200, 15 Apr 1867, John A. Vanderburgh and Rachel to Helen Moody, one acre.
143:428, 28 Apr 1847, John A. Vanderburgh to Abraham Vanderburgh. Parcel of land described
as along the road from Poughkeepsie to New Hackensack. Bounds John A. Storm, road to Spackenkill, and
Isaac Bragaw. The deed also reserves some land for the family burying ground.
158:286, [date not copied], John A. Vanderburgh to Vassar College.
158:556, 1 Dec 1870: John A. Vanderburgh to Vassar College. This deed contained 5 acres,
including a pond and mill. [This land was probably west of the road opposite Vassar College.]
90
Newspapers - P.J. & P.T. 25 Nov 1840: "On Monday, the 23rd instant, Mr. Abraham Vanderburgh of this
town, in the 60th (59th per P.T.) year of his age.
91
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds." Page 238: Vanderburgh Ground southeast of Poughkeepsie: Abraham Vanderburgh, d. 1840,
Nov 23, age 60, 9d.
92
Dutchess County will, Liber M, Page 1: Abraham Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie. Made out 28 Oct
1839 and proved 5 Apr 1841. Cites widow - Rachel, and children - Eliza, wife of Lewis Uhl of Union
Vale; Mary, wife of David of NYC; Abigail, wife of John Green; John A.; and Abraham, minor, with
William Wilkinson as guardian. Executors were John A. Vanderburgh, and John Barnes.
The will does not describe the property, but does describe the family burial ground as follows:
"Except the part hereinafter designated for the purpose of a family burying ground for the burying
of the dead, a part of my farm and real estate on which I now reside situate on the road leading south from
near my dwelling house, bounded as follows. Begin on the west side about 5 feet southerly from the most
southerly grave on said premises running thence northerly along said road 70 feet thence westerly at right
angles to the road 40 feet. Thence southerly 70 feet, thence easterly 40 feet to the place to the place of
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Rachel survived her husband and in 1850 she and her son, John, occupied the
family farm.93 In 1860, John was the head of the household and ran the family farm.
Residing with him were his mother, Rachel; niece - Mary Uhl; and sister - Abbey and her
husband, John G. Green, a farmer.94
Apparently, Rachel died between 1860 and 1870. In 1870, John, possessed and
ran the family farm now valued at $20,000. His sister, Abbey and her husband still
resided with him.95 By 1880, John was the only member of his family left on the farm.
He and 35 year old Mary Tracey, his domestic servant from Ireland, occupied the house.
However, next door to them lived John H. Vanderburgh, his nephew, and his family.96
Children of Abraham Vanderburgh and Rachel Burton:97
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Eliza, m. on a Monday before Christmas in 1833 Lewis Uhl, a
merchant. Both lived in Poughkeepsie where the marriage was
performed by Rev. Cuyler.98
Gertrude Abby, m. 17 Sep 1835 John G. Green. Both were living
in Poughkeepsie where the marriage was officiated by Rev. S.A.
Van Vranken. John was a member of the firm - Sleight, Green,
and Wendover.99 In 1842, they were living in the town of
Union Vale.100
Mary A., m. 26 Nov 1835 in Poughkeepsie David M. Messerole.
The marriage was performed by Rev. Welton.101 In 1842, they
were living in New York City where David was a merchant.102
John A., b. ca. 1823, never married, d. after 1880.103
beginning, making a lot or piece of land for a burying ground aforesaid and the westerly side of said road of
70 feet in front on the westerly side of said road and 40 feet in depth."
The will further provides that after the wife’s interests are satisfied, and Abraham becomes 21, the
real estate is to go to Abraham and John A.
93
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, 27 Aug 1850, p. 164. Rachel Vanderburgh and family.
94
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, 13 Jul 1860, p. 842. John A. Vanderburgh and
household.
95
Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie Town, P.O. Poughkeepsie, p 25/471, 1 Aug
1870, M593-927. John Vanderburgh and family.
96
Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie1880, New York, Dutchess County,
Poughkeepsie, 24 Jun 1880, ED 50,p. 40. John A. Vanderburgh.
97
Children are identified through a combination of census records and Dutchess County will, Liber M,
Page 1: Abraham Vanderburgh of Poughkeepsie. Made out 28 Oct 1839 and proved 5 Apr 1841.
98
Newspaper - I. and R., 25 Dec 1833. (Marriage of Eliza Vanderburgh and Lewis Uhl).
99
Newspaper - Poughkeepsie Journal, 23 Sep 1835. (Marriage of Gertrude Abby Vanderburgh and John
Green)
100
Dutchess County, NY deed 74:114, 20 May 1842 Lewis Uhle & Eliza; David M. Meserole & Mary of
NYC; and John R. Green & Abigail of Union Vale to John A. Vanderburgh. Heirs of Abraham
Vanderburgh who died 28 Oct 1839 (sic) [this is the will date]. Wife Rachel. All the estate of Abraham,
69 acres.
101
Newspaper - Poughkeepsie Journal, 2 Dec 1835. (Marriage of Mary A. Vanderburgh and David
Messerole)
102
Dutchess County, NY deed 74:114, 20 May 1842 Lewis Uhle & Eliza; David M. Meserole & Mary of
NYC; and John R. Green & Abigail of Union Vale to John A. Vanderburgh. Heirs of Abraham
Vanderburgh who died 28 Oct 1839 (sic) [this is the will date]. Wife Rachel. All the estate of Abraham,
69 acres.
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Abraham, b. ca. 1827, m. 7 May 1845 Adeline Sherman.104
XX. HENRY P.6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, John4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of Peter Vanderburgh and Elizabeth Meserole, was born on 15 Dec 1787 and
baptized in the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY on 6 Jan
1788.105 As a resident of Poughkeepsie, he married on 10 Apr 1817 MARIA YERRY in
the First Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie by Rev. C. C. Cuyler.106 Maria, the daughter
of John Yerry and Clarissa Lewis, was born on 29 Sep 1794 and baptized in the First
Reformed Dutch Church of Poughkeepsie on 2 Nov 1794.107
Maria died on 29 May 1823 at age 28 years and eight months and was buried in
the Vanderburgh Family Ground southeast of the city of Poughkeepsie.108 Henry and his
wife had only one daughter. Whether they had any sons is not known, but they probably
did not. In 1850, Henry was at age 60 (sic) in Poughkeepsie on a farm worth $9,000.109
He was still living there ten years later when his farm was worth $10,000.110 His
daughter, Jane, and her family lived with him in 1850 and 1860. Henry probably died
before 1870.
In 1870, Henry’s daughter and her husband, George Worrall still remained on the
home farm, still valued at $10,000.111 One child:
i.
Jane Elizabeth; b. Jan 1819;112 m. 22 Dec 1843 George Worrall113
who was born in England.114 The marriage was performed by
103
Census, 1880, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie1880, New York, Dutchess County,
Poughkeepsie, 24 Jun 1880, ED 50,p. 40. John A. Vanderburgh.
104
Newspaper - P.J.&E., 17 May 1845. Marriage of Abraham Vanderburgh and Adeline Sherman on 7
May 1845. Both of Pleasant Valley, NY. Rev. Edwin Holt officiated.
105
"Records of the Reformed Dutch Church of New Hackensack, Dutchess Co., NY," by Maria Bockee
Carpenter Tower; Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society, Vol. V. 1932. Page 45: Baptism
- Henry, son of Peter Vanderburgh and Elizabeth Messerol. Born - 15 Dec 1787, baptized - 6 Jan 1788.
106
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church, New York State Library microfilm #0533472, reference number
A974.733, fP87R3F. Volume 3 - Marriages 1809-1835, p. 81: 10 Apr 1817, Henry Vanderburgh to Maria
Yerry; First Reformed Dutch Church Poughkeekpsie, Marriages:NYGBR, volume 73 (1942) pp 228-245
and volume 74 (1943) pp. 32-37; and Newspaper - "D. O.," Wed. 16 Apr 1817: On Thursday last by the
Rev. C. C. Cuyler, Mr. Henry Vanderburgh to Miss Maria Yerry, both of this town."
107
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church, New York State Library microfilm #0533472, reference number
A974.733, fP87R3F. Volume 2, Baptisms 1773-1809, p. 51 or 52.
108
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 238: Vanderburgh Ground southeast of Poughkeepsie : Vanderburgh, Maria, w. of Henry
P., d. 1823, May 29, a. 28y., 8m."
109
Census - 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, page 175, 31 Aug 1850. Henry Vanderburgh family.
110
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Poughkeepsie, page 87/773, 2 Jul 1860. Henry Vanderburgh family.
111
Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie Town, P.O. Poughkeepsie, p 26/472, 1 Aug
1870, M593-927. George Worrell and family.
112
Dutchess County Guardianship Record C:274. (Cites Henry Vanderburgh guardian for Jane Elizabeth
who was 15 "Jan last." Dated 18 Oct 1834. Jane was a grandchild of John Yerry. Henry and Abraham
Vanderburgh signed the document.)
113
Newspaper - "P.T.," 27 Dec 1843: Marriage 22 Dec 1843 - George Warren (sic "Worrall"), merchant,
and Jane Elizabeth Vanderburgh, both of Poughkeepsie. Only daughter of Henry. Albany, Rev. Wyckoff.
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Rev. Wyckoff in Albany. George was originally a Poughkeepsie
merchant,115 but by 1860 he was a farmer on his father-in-law’s
farm. Child:116
i.
(WORRALL surname)
Henry, b. ca. 1844/5.
XX. PETER J.6 VANDEBURGH (John5, Peter4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of John Vandeburgh and Elizabeth Gardener, was born in Dutchess County, New
York.117 Peter was baptized on 21 May 1780 in the Gallatin Reformed Church,
Gallantinville, Rensselear County, New York.118 Peter married, by at least 1803,
HANNAH SHERZEY who was also born in Dutchess County.119. In 1803, they were
apparently living at Kinderhook, Columbia Co., NY where their daughter, Elizabeth was
baptized in November of that year.120 By 1810, they were living at Lexington, Greene
County.121 In 1816 or 1817, Peter relocated his family to the the section of Lexington
that was later to become [19 Nov 1851] the town of Halcott, Greene County. Peter
114
Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie Town, P.O. Poughkeepsie, p 26/472, 1 Aug
1870, M593-927. George Worrell and family.
115
Newspaper - "P.T.," 27 Dec 1843: Marriage 22 Dec 1843 - George Warren (sic "Worrall"), merchant,
and Jane Elizabeth Vanderburgh, both of Poughkeepsie. Only daughter of Henry. Albany, Rev. Wyckoff.
116
Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie Town, P.O. Poughkeepsie, p 26/472, 1 Aug
1870, M593-927. George Worrell and family.
117
Death Certificate for Stephen P. Vandeburgh is found in the Town Clerk’s Office at Maine, NY. On the
certificate, Stephen’s name is spelled "Stephen Vandeberg," and his parents are identified as "Peter
Vandeberg and Hannah Sheerzy, both born in Dutchess County."
118
"Baptisms, Gallatin Reformed Church, Gallantinville, NY," (AKA: Stissing Church, Reformed Dutch
Church of Greenebush, and Vedder Church) 1748-1899. Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1968. Page 33: Peter, bapt.
21 May 1780, parents - John Van De Burgh & Elizabeth Gardener, sponsors - Benjamin Van Leuveren &
Elizabeth Van Leuveren.
119
Death Certificate for Stephen P. Vandeburgh is found in the Town Clerk’s Office at Maine, NY. On the
certificate, Stephen’s name is spelled "Stephen Vandeberg," and his parents are identified as "Peter
Vandeberg and Hannah Sheerzy, both born in Dutchess County."
120
"Reformed Dutch Church of Kinderhook, 1718-1899," by Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1985. Page 206:
Elizabeth, b. 17 Nov 1803, bapt. 15 Jan 1804, parents - Peter VandeBurgh & Hannah Sherzey, sponsors John VandeBurgh Elizabeth Gardner.
[Note: Another Peter Vanderburgh adds confusion to this Vanderburgh family compilation. This
Peter Vanderburgh married at the Dutch Reformed Church of Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY on 24
May 1802 CATHERINE MOORE ("Marriage Record, Kinderhook Reformed Church 1717-1899," by
Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1986: Page 29 - 24 May 1802, Peter Van Den Burgh married Catharine Moore).
Apparently they are the same couple who had a child, Peter, born on 25 Oct 1803 and baptized in the
Reformed Dutch Church at Prattsville, NY in 1804. ("Reformed Dutch Church, Prattsville, NY (also called
Schoharie Kill Reformed Church and Windham Reformed Church) 1789-1899. Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1981.
Page 6: Peter, b. 25 Oct 1803, bapt. 1804, parents - Peter Vandebergh & Caty More).]
121
Census, 1810, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p. 238. Peter Van DeBergh, head of household,
00010-01.
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settled here on the farm formerly occupied by Jonathan Scudder.122 Peter and his family
were still living in Lexington in 1840.123
On 21 Feb 1843, Peter sold for $1,000, to his sons Eder and James D., 97 3/4
acres of Lot No. 14 in Lexington, subdivision No. 37, Great Lot No. 20, Hardenburgh
Patent.124 On that same day, Eder and James D., for rents, covenants etc. let to Peter and
Hannah the same acreage.125 It appears this was a similar maintenance agreement that
Peter’s father had had with two of his sons.
Peter apparently died between 1843 and 1850.126 Children:
i.
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iii.
iv.
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v.
Elizabeth, b. 17 Nov 1803, bapt. 15 Jan 1804 in the Reformed
Dutch Church at Kinderhook, NY.127
John P., b. ca. 1806, m. pre 1834, Caroline ______.
Eder, m. by 1845 Harriet ______.
James D., b. 13 Jan 1816, m.(1) 2 May 1840 Marilla Crosby, m.(2)
4 Sep 1852 Sarah P. Crosby, d. 21 Jan 1903.
Stephen P., b. ca. 1819, m. 1 Feb 1838 Sarah (Sally) M. Crispell,
d. 11 Oct 1896.
XX. JAMES J.6 VANDEBURG (John5, Peter4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
John Vandeburgh and Elizabeth Gardener, of Lexington, Greene Co., NY, was born in
Dutchess County, New York about 1785.128 James married, prior to 1811, HANNAH
STEINHART.129 Hannah was born on 18 Jan 1789 at Chatham, Columbia Co., NY, the
daughter of William and Elizabeth (______) Steinhart. William Steinhart was a native of
Hesse-Cassel, Germany. He had been impressed into the service of his prince, and so
came to America as a Hessian in Gen. Burgoyne’s Army during the Revolutionary War.
After the war he stayed in America and resided along the Hudson River.130
122
"History of Delaware County, NY." W.W. Munsell and Co., NY. 1880. Page 345. Peter
Vandeburgh’s settlement in Halcott.
123
Census, 1820, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, pg 96. Peter J. Van Denburg, head of household,
41001001110, Agr – 2; Census, 1830, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, pg 132. Peter Vanderburg, head
of household; and Census, 1840, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, pg 206. Peter J. Vandenburgh, head
of household.
124
Greene County, NY deed 32:352, 21 Feb 1843.
125
Greene County, NY deed 36:72, 21 Feb 1843.
126
No record has been found of Peter after 1843. He is not found in the 1850 New York census.
127
"Baptisms, Gallatin Reformed Church, Gallantinville, NY," (AKA: Stissing Church, Reformed Dutch
Church of Greenebush, and Vedder Church) 1748-1899. Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1968. Page 33: Peter, bapt.
21 May 1780, parents - John Van De Burgh & Elizabeth Gardener, sponsors - Benjamin Van Leuveren &
Elizabeth Van Leuveren.
128
Census, 1865, New York, Wayne County, Rose, 10 Jun 1865, p. 15. Sarah C. Weeks, widow, and
family, including James I. or J. Vandeburgh.
129
"Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Nassau," by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. New York City.
Births/Baptisms 1804-1878. Baptisms - Page 15: William S., b. 4 Jun 1811, bapt. 25 Aug 1811. Parents James J. Van Den Bergh and Hannah Stinehardt.
130
"Rose Neighborhood, Sketches, Wayne County, NY," by Alfred S. Roe. 1893. Page 121. [NEHGS
129 R85 R63 1893]
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James probably lived for a time in Columbia County. He was probably there in
1811 when his son, William was born.131 The 1820 census recorded him in Lexington,
Greene County,132 but he still apparently had ties in Columbia County. On 4 Nov 1822,
James and Hannah, were recorded as being of Kinderhook in Columbia County when
they sold for $1,344.58 to Teunis Harder a piece of land in Kinderhook. At the same
time, they sold some woodland in Kinderhook. Both pieces of land together contained 50
1/2 acres.133
The sale of these lands probably coincided with James and his family severing
their ties in Columbia County. They were evidently in Greene County about 1822 when
their daughter, Sarah was born.134 Within a year or so, they moved to Wayne County
where their son, Abram, was born about 1823.135
In 1830 and 1840, James and his family were living in the town of Galen, Wayne
County, NY.136 Hannah died there on 11 Mar 1847 at the age of 58 years, one month,
and 23 days.137 In 1850, James, now a widower, was still in Galen where he was a 65
year old farmer. Living with him were his son, Otis P., an 18 year old farmer, and
Elizabeth Burgin [Burgess?], age 32. Also in the household were two Burgin [Burgess?]
children - Seth H. age 10, and Sarable age 8. All were born in New York State.138
In 1860, James had relocated within Wayne county to the town of Rose where his
post office address was West Butler. He was still a farmer, now at age 74. Residing with
him were his son, Abram and his wife. Also residing with them was eight year old
Edward Sha[w?].139
In 1865, James was living with his widowed daughter, Sara Catherine Weeks in
the town of Rose.140 James died in May 1870 at the age of 84 years, five months, and six
days. He is buried next to his wife in the Maple Grove Cemetery at Clyde, Wayne Co.,
NY.141 Children:142
131
Census, 1865, New York, Wayne County, Rose, 5 Jul 1865, p. 62. William S. Vandeburgh and family.
Census, 1820, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p. 91. James J. Van Denbergh, head of household,
20001130011, Agr - 1.
133
Columbia Co., NY deed ZZ:132, signed 4 Nov 1822, recorded 1 Mar 1854.
134
Census, 1865, New York, Wayne Co., Rose, p 15. Sarah C. Weeks and family. This census states that
Sarah Catherine [Vandeburgh] Weeks was born in Greene Co., NY; also Census, 1875, New York, Wayne
Co., Rose, p. 14. Newton R. Weeks and family. This census states that Sarah was born in Columbia Co.,
NY.
135
Census, 1865, New York, Wayne County, Rose, 12 Jun 1865, p. 17. Abram Vanderburg and family.
136
Census, 1830, New York, Wayne County, Galen, p. 160; and Census, 1840, New York, Wayne County,
Galen, p. 33.
137
Cemetery inscriptions, Maple Grove Cemetery, Clyde, NY. Courtesy of the Wayne County Historian,
21 Butternut St., Lyons, NY 1448.
138
Census, 1850, New York, Wayne County, Galen, p. 375. James J. Vanderburgh and family. [No
Vanderburghs are found in the 1855 census for the towns of Galen and Clyde. Evidently James and his
family had relocated to the town of Rose by 1855. No 1855 census exists for the town of Rose. No
Vanderburghs are found in the 1880 New York Census for the town of Rose.]
139
Census, 1860, New York, Wayne County, Rose, P.O. West Butler. James J. Vanderburgh and family.
140
Census, 1865, New York, Wayne County, Rose, 10 Jun 1865, p. 15. Sarah C. Weeks, widow, and
family, including James I. or J. Vandeburgh.
141
Cemetery inscriptions, Maple Grove Cemetery, Clyde, NY. Courtesy of the Wayne County Historian,
21 Butternut St., Lyons, NY 14489; and Wayne Co., NY will M:129-131, James J. Vandeburg, signed, 12
May 1869, proved 20 Jun 1870.
142
Children are compiled from previously cited sources.
132
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i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
William S., b. 4 Jun 1811, m. pre 1838 Lovina Clapper, d. 1886.
James Wilsey, b. 26 Aug 1814, m. Mabel Mackey.
Elizabeth Ann, b. ca. 1817, m. pre 1840 Matthew Mackie/Mackey.
Sarah Catherine, b. ca. 1822, m. Rufus K. Weeks.
Abram M., b. ca. 1823, m. ca. Harriet/Hannah Finch.
Lyman D., b. Aug 1824, m. 27 Dec 1849, Fanny A. Bradley.
Otis P., b. ca. 1832.
Julia Marie, m. John Cockshaw, d. pre 1869.
XX. SARAH6 VANDEBURGH (John5, Peter4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
daughter of John Vandeburgh and Elizabeth Gardener, was born on 21 Oct 1790 in
Columbia Co., NY.143 She married prior to 1812 DANIEL ROWLEY. Daniel, son of
Weeks and Deborah (Buell) Rowley, was born in Columbia Co., NY about 1791. He was
a farmer and had lived in Lexington, Greene Co., NY since 1797.
Sarah had been living in Lexington since 1811, and there, she and Daniel made
their home. Sarah died on 9 Dec 1860 and is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.144
Daniel died on 16/17 Apr 1878 and is also buried in Lexington, but his gravestone is
missing. Children:
i.
ii.
(ROWLEY surname)
Buel; b. ca. 1812/13 at Lexington, NY; m. Harriet Mabey.
Pernilia; b. 21 Aug 1816 at Lexington, NY; m. 16 Aug 1843
Horace Foster, son of Nehemiah and Ruth (Cross) Foster; d. 22
May 1889 at Big Hollow (Maplecrest), town of Windham,
Greene Co., NY. She is buried in the Windham Cemetery.
Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
iii.
(FOSTER surname)
Sarah Elizabeth
Ruth
Sarah Rozaline
Mary Antoinette
Arthur Daniel
Pernilia E. (twin)
Horace Leroy (twin)
Carrie Jane
Lizzie Winifred
Luther W.; b. 29 Aug 1819 at Lexington, NY; m.(1) Laura
143
Unless otherwise noted, all information comes from data compiled by Pat Morrow (Windham town
historian), PO Box 116, Maplecrest, NY 12454 (518-734-4535).
144
"New York’s Detailed 1855 Census of Greene County," by Fred Q. Bowman, 8 King Ave., Albany, NY
12206. 1988. Published by Kinship: Lex-1 25 ROWLEY, Daniel^ frmr 64/58 COL; Sarah[w] 65/44 COL;
ch: John 24
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iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
Sanford; m.(2) 27 Apr 1864 Fidelia "Delia" Ann Chase; d. 31
Mar 1884 at Lexington, NY; buried in Lexington Cemetery.
Electa Jane; b. 30 Jun 1821 probably at Lexington, NY; d. 10 Oct
1827 probably at Lexington; buried in the Lexington Cemetery.
Elizabeth; b. 26 Dec 1824 probably at Lexington, NY; d. probably
at Lexington; buried in the Lexington Cemetery.
Weeks; b. 5 Feb 1827 probably at Lexington, NY; d. 7 Feb 1827
probably at Lexington; buried in the Lexington Cemetery.
John; b. ca. 1831 at Lexington, NY; m. Hannah ______.
XX. JOHN J.6 VANDEBURGH (John5, Peter4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
John Vandeburgh and Elizabeth Gardener,145 was born about 1793 in Columbia County,
New York.146 He married OLLIVE EUNICE ROWLEY. Eunice was born about 1792
and died on 19 Nov 1845 at the age of 53.147
John arrived in Lexington, Greene Co., NY about 1813. He made his permanent
home there where he was farmer.148 By 1850, John’s farm was valued at $2,000.
Because his wife had passed away five years previously, John’s 26 year old daughter,
Elizabeth, was the only person residing with him.149 She was still living with him in
1855 and 1860.
By 1860, the value of John’s farm had increased to $17,000, while his personal
estate was valued at $550. The size of his household had also increased. In addition to
himself and his daughter, Elizabeth, John’s two other daughters, Lydia Kent and Julia
White, and Julia’s children, resided with them.150
John died at Lexington on 23 Nov 1868 at the age of 75. He and his wife, Eunice,
are buried in the Lexington Cemetery.151 Children:152
145
John Vandeburgh, Revolutionary War Pension S.42600.
"1855 Census of Greene County, NY," by Fred Q. Bowman, 8 King Ave., Albany, NY 12206. Page
248: "Lex-1 108 VANDEBURG, John[wid]^ frmr 61/42 COL; ch: Elizabeth 30/27; o/m Albert COLLIER
labr 12/7 GRE"
147
NEHGR, Vol. 92, Apr 1938, p. 175. "Inscriptions at Lexington, NY:" Van Denburgh, Eunice, wife of
John I., died 19 Nov. 1845, at Prattsville, in the 53rd yr. of her age.
148
"1855 Census of Greene County, NY," by Fred Q. Bowman, 8 King Ave., Albany, NY 12206. Page
248: "Lex-1 108 VANDEBURG, John[wid]^ frmr 61/42 COL; ch: Elizabeth 30/27; o/m Albert COLLIER
labr 12/7 GRE;" Census, 1820, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p. 9. John J. Van Denbergh, head of
family. 00010010010, Agr – 1; Census, 1830, New York, Greene co., Lexington, p 127. John J.
Vandenburg, head of family. Males - 30-40 = 1, 50-60 = 1; Females - 5-10 = 1; 10-15 = 1; 15-20 = 1; 30-40
= 1; Census, 1840, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p 186. John J. Van Den Bergh, head of household.
Males - 40-50 = 1; Females - 15-20 = 1; 20-30 = 1; 40-50 = 1; and the following Greene County, NY deeds
that pertain to John J. or I. Vandeburgh: 7 Sep 1812, E#2:498; 9 Jun 1819, E#2:225; 18 Dec 1827, K:488;
1828, N:115; 5 May 1830, P:264; 5 Sep 1837, Y:126; 6 Mar 1841, 30:20; 26 Mar 1841, 31:428; 5 Aug
1845, 37:68; 24 Nov 1848, 41:106; 23 Dec 1858, 55:173; 1862, 61:466; 1862, 61:469; 8 Dec 1863, 63:228;
14 Apr 1865, 63:539; and 1 Apr 1867, 68:468.
149
Census, 1850, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p 276. John J. Vandaburgh and family.
150
Census, 1860, New York, Greene Co., Lexington, p 841. John J. Vandenburgh and famiy, including
Lydia Kent and Julia White.
151
NEHGR, Vol. 92, Apr 1938, pg. 175. "Inscriptions at Lexington, NY:"
Van Denburgh, Eunice, wife of John I., died 19 Nov. 1845, at Prattsville, in the 53rd yr. of her
age. John I., died at Lexington 23 Nov. 1868, in the 75th yr. of his age."
146
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ii.
iii.
Lydia, b. ca. 1816, m. by 1835 James Kent, d. 20 Feb 1865.
Julia L., b. ca. 1819, m. by 1842 James B. White, d. 24 Aug 1873.
Ollive Elizabeth, b. ca. 1822, d. 14 Apr 1913 at age 91 years. She
was born in Greene Co., NY and had lived in Lexington since
1828. Apparently, she was never married, and at least through
1860 resided with her father. She was still living in Lexington
in 1868. She is buried in the Lexington Cemetery.153
XX. JOHN6 CORNELL (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), son of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Martin Cornell, was born about 1773. He
married MARY ELIZABETH ______ who was born at Nashua, N.P, West Indies. He
was probably a mariner, as were his sons, since his children were born in widely diverse
places. John died after 1818. Children:
1
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
(CORNELL surname)
Adaline, b. ca. 1807, m. William W. Carpenter, d. 17 Sep 1885.
Martin W., b. ca. 1809, m. 20 Dec 1836 Edna Bowley,
d. 25 Jan/Jul 1882.
Martha, b. ca. 1813, m. Thomas J. Whiting. They lived in Clyde,
Galen Town, Wayne Co., NY. Apparently no children.
Hezekiah, b. ca. 1815.
son, b. ca. 1817.
George Henry, b. ca. 1819, m. Sarah C. Smith, d. 25 Nov 1888.154
XX. MARGARET6 CORNELL (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Martin Cornell, was born about
1775. She married on 4 Dec 1806 THOMAS ESMOND who was born about 1776.
They lived in Dutchess Co., NY in 1800 and in Saratoga Co., NY in 1810. Thomas died
on 26 Mar 1827. Margaret died on 29 Dec 1843. Both are buried in the Esmond
Cemetery, north of the road leading west from Deane Corners and about one mile distant.
Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
(ESMOND surname)
Elizabeth, b. ca. 1794, m. ______ Brownell.
Caroline, b. ca. 1801, m. Hiram Fancher. They lived in Essex,
Essex Co., NY. No children.
Richard T., b. ca. 1805, m. Christine Best, d. 10 May 1892.
152
Greene Co., NY probate record, box 457, package 10205, John J. Vandeburgh. Will dated 6 May 1867.
Probate filed 1 Dec 1868.
153
Death record, Ollive Elizabeth Vandenburgh, courtesy of the Lexington, NY town clerk. [Note:
tombstone inscription according to NEHGR, Vol. 92, Apr 1938, pg. 175. "Inscriptions at Lexington, NY:"
Van Denburgh, Elizabeth, died 14 Apr. 1913, aged 89 years.
154
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family."
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v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Maria, m. Samuel Brown.
Martha R., b. ca. 1814 (possible twin), m. Harvey J. Hinckley.
Laura M., b. ca. 1814 (possible twin), m. Michael H. Stower,
d. 9 Dec 1890.
Margaret C., b. ca. 1818, m. Gilbert Wright.
Cornell, m. Laura L. ______.155
XX. MARY (POLLY)6 CORNELL (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4,
Henry , Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Martin Cornell, was
probably born about 1777. She married, first, HEZEKIAH RODGERS. She married,
second, ABNER OSBORN. Children:
3
i.
(RODGERS? surname)
Martha (Patty), m. Wheeler Gilbert156
XX. HELEN L.6 BENTLEY (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck , Lucas1), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Taber Bentley, was born 2 Aug
1780.157 She married on 4 Dec 1806 JOHN SWEET. John was born on 20 May 1778 in
Dutchess Co., NY, the son of Samuel Sweet and Sarah Shear. John was a millwright and
died on 16 Nov 1830. Helen died on 1 Sep 1820. Children:
2
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
(SWEET surname)
Alvin, b. 6 Oct 1807, d. 2 Sep 1833.
Laura M., b. 5 Jan 1809, d. 14 May 1836.
Benjamin H., b. 26 Oct 1810, d. 11 Nov 1862.
Edward A., b. 11 Mar 1812, m. 31 Mar 1849 Meribah Gregory,
d. 6 Dec 1886.
Hezekiah Rogers, b. 7 Mar 1814, m.(1) 20 Dec 1848 Mary Jane
Chitwood, m. (2) 22 Mar 1867 Eliza Jane (Roark) Shobe,
d. 22 Aug 1888.
Gabriel Ludlow, b. 27 Feb 1816, drowned 31 Aug 1848.
Gilbert, b. 28 Feb 1818, m.(1) 21 Dec 1844, m.(2) 14 Mar 1871
Virginia Albro, d. 22 Jul 1889.
Alexander S., b. Mar 1820, d. Oct 1837.158
155
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family;" and "The
Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.), written
after 1943. (Source of Samuel Brown’s first name.)
156
"The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.),
written after 1943. (Note: France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084 believes that
Mary was born about 1788 and was a "Bentley" as opposed to a "Cornell.")
157
27 Jul 1780, per Frank Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY.
158
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family."
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XX. MAGDALEN6 BENTLEY (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck , Lucas1), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Taber Bentley, was born on 26
Oct 1782.159 She married, as his second wife, on 20 May 1802 ROBERT COFFIN of
Washington, Dutchess Co., NY. The marriage occurred in the First Presbyterian Church
of Pleasant Valley, NY. Robert was born on 2 Oct 1778 at Little Rest in the town of
Washington, the son of Abishai Coffin and Sarah Long.
Magdalen and Robert were Quakers. Robert died on 28 Nov 1842 at the age of
64. Magdalen died on 31 Aug 1866 at the age of 84 in the town of Washington, Dutchess
Co., NY. Both are buried in the Friends Ground at Millbrook, Dutchess Co. Children, all
born in the town of Washington:
2
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
(COFFIN surname)
Jane Ann, b. 26 Apr 1803, m. 30 Apr 1833 Caleb Morgan, d. 4 Feb
1867.
Alexander Hamilton, b. 7 Jun 1805, m. 2 Sep 1835 Jane Vincent,
d. 21 Jan 1890.
Hezekiah Rogers, b. 23 Apr 1807, m. 22 Mar 1832 Mira Barlow,
d. 24 Jul 1898.
Charles C., b. 18 Apr 1809, m. 16 Apr 1835 Hannah Lyon,
d. 9 Nov 1894.
Sarah, b. 12 Mar 1811, m. 6 Oct 1834 Henry Morton Smith,
d. 7 Mar 1895.
Eliza Marion, b. 9 Jun 1812, m. 24 Sep 1839 George B. Caldwell,
d. 21 Mar 1886.
Owen Tristram, b. 17 Jul 1815, m.(1) 25 Jun 1842 Belinda Emmet
Maison/Mason, m.(2) 15 Jun 1858 Harriet Cody Barlow, d.
probably at Peekskill, Westchester Co., NY after 1854.
George Washington, b. 22 Jun 1817, m. 1 Oct 1839 Helen
Margaret Howland (Caroline [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck2, Lucas1), d. after 1879, probably in Calfornia.
William Henry, b. 22 Mar 1819, m. 11 Nov 1840 Jane Mott
Mabbitt, d. 25 Dec 1882.
Robert Gilbert, b. 12 Feb 1823, m. 9 Apr 1851 Eliza Sackett,
d. 20 Jan 1902.160
XX. JAMES6 BENTLEY (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Taber Bentley, was born on 15 Oct 1783
at Beekman, Dutchess Co., NY. He married ESTHER MARSHALL who was born
about 1801 in Dutchess Co., NY. James was a farmer and was in Darien, Genesee Co.,
NY in 1840, and Rowald Township, Ionia Co., MI in 1850 and 1860. James died on 16
1
159
26 Dec 1782, per Frank Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY.
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family."
160
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Dec 1868 and Esther in 1870. Both are buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Easton Township,
Ionia Co., MI. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
(BENTLEY surname)
Clarissa; b. ca. 1821 at Poultney, Steuben Co., NY; m. 20 Apr
1843 Jerome Sumner. No children.
Hezekiah R[ogers], b. Dec 1823, m.(1) ______ ______, m.(2)
Sarah A. Van Lovan, d. after 1880.
William Hastings, b. 19 Apr 1826, m.(1) Minerva G. Brooks, m.(2)
24 Sep 1873 Clarissa A. (Huntley) Allen, m.(3) Emma J. ______,
d. 22 Feb 1894.
Hallet G., b. 10 Jul 1829, m.(1) 30 Apr 1855 Eunice A. Hewett,
m.(2) Addie A. Omans, d. after 1900.
James Harvey, b. ca. 1834, m. 29 Oct 1867 Augusta L. Burke,
d. 5 Mar 1929.
Judson C., b. Jul 1837, m. 8 Oct 1871 Mary F. Jennings, d. after
1900.
Sarah E., b. Mar 1840, m. 31 Mar 1865 Charles C. Epley,
d. 5 Nov 1905.161
XX. WILLIAM T.6 BENTLEY (Elizabeth [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck , Lucas1), daughter of Elizabeth Vanderburgh and Taber Bentley, was born on 9
Dec 1785. He married MARY WOODIN, b. ca. 1783 in NY, probably a daughter of
Daniel Woodin. William and Mary probably moved west to Monroe Co., NY with their
son, Taber G., and then on to Hudson (now Lyons), WI. Children:
2
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
(BENTLEY surname)
son, b. ca. 1808.
Taber G., b. ca. 1810, m. Mary A. ______, d. pre 1864.
Jane A., b. 19 Sep 1812, m. James Harvey Sutton, d. 17 May 1898.
Armina E., b. 29 Oct 1813, m.(1) ca. 1837 Albert Smith Brill,
m.(2) 21 Apr 1879 Milton Beach, d. 21 Oct 1907.
George, b. ca. 1815, m. Elizabeth ______, d. 6 Nov 1887.
Maria, b. ca. 1818, m. 11 May 1837 Albert Millard.
Sarah Elizabeth, b. 6 Jan 1830, m. 16 Sep 1845 George H. Berkins,
d. 30 Mar 1903.162
XX. LEWIS6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of Henry Vanderburgh and Mercy Cary, was probably born in Beekman, Dutchess
161
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family."
162
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. Further
information on descendants of this family can be found in her book on the "Noxon Family."
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County, NY on 22 Jul 1779.163 Around 1785, Lewis probably came to Pleasant Valley,
NY with parents.
In 1811, Lewis was an Ensign within Lt. Col. William Bell’s Dutchess County
Regiment of the NY State Militia. In 1812, he was promoted to Lieutenant within the
same regiment. In this same year, the New York Militia was organized into Brigades,
and Lt. Col. Bell’s regiment was redesignated the 141st Dutchess County Infantry
Militia. The regiment was attached to the 20th Brigade of Infantry which was
commanded by Edmund Per Lee.164
Lewis probably married his first wife, ______ ______ around 1823, since his first
child was born in 1824.165 This would make Lewis was about 44 years old when he
married his first wife. According to the 1830 census, Lewis was a farmer who lived
adjacent to his father in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess County, NY. This census shows only
163
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.)
[Note: A bible record in possession of the Library, Holland Society of New York, 122 East 58th
St., NY, NY 10022, says that Lewis Vanderburgh was born at Hyde Park in 1774 or 1784 (the eight in "84"
is written over with a seven.) The 1850 census for Hyde Park gives Lewis’ age as 71 years, which
confirms the 1779 date, as does the obituary for Lewis which confirms 22 Jul 1779 exactly.]
164
"Military Minutes of the Council of Appointments of the State of New York, 1783-1821," Compiled and
Edited by Hugh Hastings, State Historian, and Henry Hanson Noble, Chief Clerk. Published by the State of
New York, Albany: J. B. Lyon, State Printer. 1902. Volume II (State Militia) pages 1266 and 1345. (This
reference shows Lewis Vanderburgh as a member of Lt. Col. William Bell’s Regiment of the Dutchess
County, NY State Militia during 1811 and 1812.); Correspondence from the State of NY, Division of
Military and Naval Affairs, Public Safety Building, State Campus, Albany, NY 12226, dated 1 Apr 1985
states: "Records at this office pertaining to the War of 1812 consist of a pay-roll card file only which fails
to show the name Lewis Vanderburgh or Vandenburgh;" Army Military History Institute, Carlisle
Barracks, PA. The Institute was contacted to see if there were any records regarding Lewis Vanderburgh
and/or Lt. Col. William Bell’s Dutchess County Regiment of the NY State Militia in 1811 and 1812. The
only record they had was that of Lt. Col. Bell’s Regiment being designated as the 141st Dutchess County
Infantry Militia; The National Archives, Washington, DC has no military or pension record for Lewis
Vanderburgh; and "Military Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York 1807-1817," Published
by the State, Vol. I. Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Co., State Printers, New York and Albany, 1898:
Page 624: Assignments to command, organization of the militia
into brigades, with the names of brigade and regimental commanders.
Adjutant-General’s Office City of NY, 13 Apr 1812
Page 625: The 20th Brigade of Infantry is commanded by Edmund
Per Lee.
Page 630: The 141st Regiment is attached to the 20th Brigade.
The 141st is commanded by William Bell.
165
Lewis supposedly married Rachel Hatfield who was born in Columbia Co., NY in 1791. The
identification of Rachel Hatfield as Lewis’ first wife is highly suspect. Her identification is based solely on
a photocopy of a Holland Society bible entry [see "Note" in Source #1] in which the name "Hatfield" was
interpolated between the names "Rachel" and "Vanderburgh". The source of the bible record is not known,
and many of the other entries on the record have been found to be erroneous. No other documentation has
been found that makes any reference to Lewis’ first wife’s given and/or last name; and "The Old
Vanderburgh Document," cited in Source #1 states that Lewis’ first child was born on 31 Aug 1824.
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one female in Lewis’ household. She was between 20 and 30 years old. This was
probably Lewis’ first wife. If the census is correct, the earliest that Lewis’ first wife was
born was 1799/1800.166
1830 is the first year in which Lewis appears in a census. Prior to that he most
likely lived on his father’s farm. However, he probably resided for a short time during
the 1820s in Columbia County. According to the 1865 NY State Census for Clinton,
Dutchess County, David H. Vanderburgh, Lewis’ second oldest son, was born in
Columbia County. This census, coupled with the bible information about Lewis’ first
wife, points to the possibility that Lewis’ first wife had origins in Columbia County.
When Lewis went to Columbia County is not known. He was probably there in 1825
when his son, David, was born.167 By 1827, he was back in Dutchess County when his
son, William, was born there.168
The actual location of Lewis’ farm in Pleasant Valley and/or Hyde Park can be
surmised. There are no deed or mortgage records pertaining to Lewis in Dutchess
County. One strong possibility is that Lewis and his family lived on a farm in Hyde Park
on the east side of Quaker Lane across from where Cardinal Road made a "T"
intersection with Quaker Lane in the mid-1800s. An 1867 map of Hyde Park, NY
identifies this house and land as belonging to Timothy Murphy.169 The assumption that
Lewis lived here is based on circumstantial evidence.
In 1932, Abraham Donaldson, grandson of Lewis, told Olga Atchison that "Lewis
... lived on an adjoining farm near his father’s ... who gave him 40 acres of land".170 If
the word "gave" is interpreted to mean that Lewis’ father gave him the 40 acres without
any legal transfer of property, then there would be no documentary evidence of the
transfer. What probably happened is that Lewis’ father let Lewis use 40 acres of his
farm. When Henry died, the entire farm was sold to John A. Culver.171 Lewis probably
stayed where he was and leased his 40 acres and home from John A. Culver. Shortly
after Lewis died, this property was probably the same (41 acres) that John A. Culver sold
to Timothy Murphy in 1865.172
Lewis’ first wife probably died shortly after the birth of her last child, Susan
Mary, which occurred on 8 Mar 1837.173 She may have died while giving birth to Susan.
166
Census, 1830, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, NY, p. 314. Lewis Vanderburgh & family. [Note:
Lewis directly follows his father, Henry, in the census enumeration.]
167
Census, 1865, NY, Dutchess County, Clinton. David H. Vanderburgh & family. [This records David as
being born in Columbia Co., NY.]
168
Newspaper - Glidden (Iowa) Graphic, 9 Jan 1903. Obituary of William E. R. Vanderburgh.
169
1867 Beer’s map of Dutchess Co., NY.
170
Letter - 30 Sep 1932 from Olga Atchison, 80 Monroe Pl., Bloomfield, NJ to Gertrude (Pembleton) Falk
[Mrs. Leslie Falk of 5220 W. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53217 in 1963.]
171
Dutchess Co., NY deed 78:68, 1 May 1844.
172
Dutchess Co., NY deed 130:348, 1 Apr 1865.
173
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.)
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The Holland Society bible record states that she died in March 1848.174 This is incorrect
because Lewis remarried in 1837. The possibility always exists that Rachel and Lewis
were divorced. This possibility was investigated, but nothing has been found to support
it. Where Lewis’ first wife was buried is not known.
On Christmas Eve in 1837 within 10 months of his first wife’s death, Lewis
married widow ANN (TREDWELL) AUSTIN at St. James Church in Hyde Park.175
Ann was the daughter of Humphrey Tredwell of Hyde Park and former wife of Daniel
Austin who died prior to Jan 1836.176 If the 1840 census is correct, Ann was born
between 1790 and 1800.177 This is confirmed by the 1850 census which gives Ann’s age
as 53 years, putting her birth about 1797.178
In 1840, Lewis and his family were still living in the same area that he was living
in 1830.179
The 1850 census leads one to believe that Lewis, or at least Ann, might have been
in England in 1840. The census states that their daughter, Rachel M., was born in
England in 1840. This is probably an error. Ann, the mother, is also recorded as being
born in England.180 This may be correct. It seems rather improbable that Lewis and Ann
could have made a trip to England and returned to the United States in the short time it
would have taken them. For during this period: their daughter, Emily, was born in NY
State in Jan 1839 and baptized there three months later;181 they appear in the 1840
census; and they are still found at home when Lewis was cited by the Dutchess County
174
Library, Holland Society of New York, 122 East 58th St., NY, NY 10022. Bible extract. [Note: A bible
record in possession of the Library, Holland Society of New York, 122 East 58th St., NY, NY 10022, says
that Lewis Vanderburgh was born at Hyde Park in 1774 or 1784 (the eight in "84" is written over with a
seven.) The 1850 census for Hyde Park gives Lewis’ age as 71 years, which confirms the 1779 date, as
does the obituary for Lewis which confirms 22 Jul 1779 exactly.].
175
"Records of St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, NY," located at Adriance Library, Poughkeepsie,
NY. Page 332, Marriages: "Christmas Eve, 1837, Lewis Vanderburg and Ann Austin"
176
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court Will, box 3453 of Humphrey Tredwell of Hyde Park, NY, Dutchess
Co., signed 15 Jan 1836. This will cites Humphrey’s daughters: Mary; Elizabeth Allen wife of Robert;
Anna Austin, widow of Daniel; and Rachel Morris, wife of William; and "Records of St. James Episcopal
Church, Hyde Park, NY," located at Adriance Library, Poughkeepsie, NY. Page 336, Families Found
Belonging to St. James Church 1835-6: "Mrs. Austin (now Vanderburgh)."
177
Census, 1840, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 15. Lewis Vandenburgh (sic) & family.
178
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 246. Lewis Vanderburgh & family.
179
Census, 1840, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 15. Lewis Vandenburgh (sic) & family.
180
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 246. Lewis Vanderburgh & family.
181
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.). This is the primary source which has been confirmed by other data such as census
records; and "Records of St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, NY," located at Adriance Library,
Poughkeepsie, NY. Page 310, Baptisms: Emily Sherwood, born ______, baptized 31 Mar 1839, parents:
Lewis and Ann Vanderburgh, sponsor: Mrs. Vanderburgh.
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Surrogate on 23 Jun 1841 to be present in Poughkeepsie for the reading of his father’s
will.182
In the will, Lewis’ father wrote, in part:
"I, Henry Vanderburgh of the town of Pleasant Valley, County
of Dutchess, and the State of New York ... I give and bequeath
to my son Lewis Vanderburgh the equal portion of my property
both real and personal after my decease to be kept in the
hands of my Executors for his use and benefit during his
natural life to be laid out at the discretion of my Executors
and after his decease then to be equally divided among all his
children share and share alike, to them and their heirs and
assigns forever."183
The will’s provisions differ significantly for Lewis than the other heirs. Lewis
was the only heir who had his inheritance portioned out to him for the rest of his life by
the will’s executors. All other heirs received their shares directly. However, none of the
heirs received any real estate, since in his will Henry further stated:
"I hereby observe that whereas a suitable portion of my heirs
and the executors think best to dispose of my farm and personal
property by auction or otherwise to dispose of it to the best
advantage and no one of the heirs are to demand his or her
claim previous to the sale of my property."
On 1 May 1844, the executors sold Henry Vanderburgh’s farm of 155 acres to
John A. Culver.184 There was no mention of Henry’s heirs in the deed.
In 1932, when Olga Atchison, daughter of Anna Leah (Vanderburgh) Atchison,
was trying to determine the identity of Lewis’ first wife, she interviewed Abraham
Donaldson, son of Lewis’ daughter, Melissa. He didn’t know the identity of Lewis’ first
wife, nor did he know where Lewis was buried. However, he did say that Lewis’ second
wife"was rather a stepmother type and most of the first batch of children left home." Ms.
Atchison also questioned her mother, a daughter of Lewis’ son, Effingham. Her mother
told her that she remembered hearing her father, Effingham, say "his stepmother treated
Lewis as one,"185 meaning that Effingham’s stepmother treated Lewis the same way she
treated Lewis’ children by his first marriage. If "stepmother" is interpreted in the
traditional sense to mean a scolding, domineering, or tyrannical type person, some insight
is revealed regarding Lewis’ family life after his first wife died.
The 1850 census confirms Mr. Donaldson’s comments regarding Lewis’ first
batch of children leaving home. In 1850, Lewis had five children from his first marriage
182
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court Will M:172 & will box 3713, Henry Vanderburgh, signed 1 Feb
1837, proved 1841.
183
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court Will M:172 & will box 3713, Henry Vanderburgh, signed 1 Feb
1837, proved 1841.
184
Dutchess Co., NY deed 78:68, 1 May 1844.
185
Letter - 30 Sep 1932 from Olga Atchison, 80 Monroe Pl., Bloomfield, NJ to Gertrude (Pembleton) Falk
[Mrs. Leslie Falk of 5220 W. Shoreland Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53217 in 1963.]
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who were under twenty years old. None of them were living with Lewis on his farm in
Hyde Park. With him resided his wife, Ann, and their two daughters, Emily and Rachel.
Lewis’ oldest son, Henry, also lived with them.186 There are no guardianship records in
the Dutchess County Court House pertaining to these five children. For whatever reason,
Mr. Donaldson’s comments about the children leaving home are substantiated by the
census. It appears that the reasons for their leaving may quite possibly have been caused
by the stepmother. The stepmother comments from two separate sources seem to bear
this out.
During the 1850s, Lewis’ eldest son, Henry, left home and settled in Yonkers,
NY.187 Lewis was probably still on the Hyde Park/Pleasant Valley farm when his
daughter, Emily, was confirmed at St. James Church in Oct 1855.188 By 1857, Lewis and
his family had at least changed churches to Pleasant Valley where his daughter, Rachel,
was confirmed at St. Paul’s Church in April of that year.189
In 1860 Lewis was still living on his farm in Pleasant Valley with his family, plus
a 19 year old Mary Vanderburgh.190 Lewis only lived there for several more years. He
died of dropsy in the town of Clinton, Dutchess County on 27 Mar 1864.191 This
newspaper notice invalidates the April 1859 death date for Lewis as found in the Holland
Society bible record.
Where Lewis is buried is not known. What happened to Lewis’ second wife after
his death is not known. She is not found in the 1865 census records for Hyde Park,
Clinton, or Pleasant Valley, NY. She may have died prior to 1865, remarried, or resided
elsewhere after husband’s death. Children:192
+
i.
+
ii.
Children by first wife
Henry, b. 31 Aug 1824, m. 30 Jul 1854 Adelaide Nodine, d. before
1900.
David H., b. 14 Jul 1825, m. 29 Oct 1848 Susan A. McCord,
d. 7 Apr 1893.
186
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 246. Lewis Vanderburgh & family.
Census, 1860, NY, Westchester Co., Yonkers, p. 252 [676?], 9 Jul 1860. H. Vanderburgh & family.
188
"Records of St. James Episcopal Church, Hyde Park, NY," located at Adriance Library, Poughkeepsie,
NY. Page 322, Confirmations: 18 Oct 1855, Miss Emily S. Vandenburgh.
189
"Records of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Pleasant Valley, NY 1837-1956," copy located in the Local
History Room, Adriance Library, Poughkeepsie, NY: Confirmation, 18 Apr 1857 - Rachel Morris
Vanderburgh.
190
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 56/1046. Lewis Vanderburgh & family.
191
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Telegraph," Saturday, 16 April 1864: "DIED - In Clinton, March 27th, of
dropsy, Lewis Vanderburgh, aged 84 years, 8 months, 5 days." [Note: No death record in the
"Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle" (28 Mar 1864-12 Apr 1864) or the "Poughkeepsie Daily Press" (27 Mar 186411 Apr 1864.)]
192
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.). This is the primary source which has been confirmed by other data such as census
records.
187
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+
+
iii.
iv.
+
v.
William E. R., b. 9 Feb 1827, m. Hannah Swartout, d. 3 Jan 1903.
Martin, b. 2 Jul 1828, m.(1) Nov 1847 Caroline Lee, m.(2) 16 Mar
1856 Letitia Reynolds, d. 2 Aug 1893.
Effingham, b. 30 Jun 1830, m.(1) 22 May 1850 Mary Yelverton,
m.(2) 14 Jun 1876 Margaret M. Lewis, d. 19 Oct 1906.
Alonzo, b. 6 Oct 1831, m.(1) 8 Nov 1853 Maria Berry, m.(2) after
1865 Harriet (Shephard) Lovelace, d. 4 Apr 1900.
Melissa, b. 24 Nov 1832, m. 5 Oct 1853 Isaac Donaldson,
d. 1 Apr 1862.
George Washington, b. 23 Sep 1834, m. ca. 1871 Margaret A.
Brink, d. 13 Jan 1909.
Susan Mary, b. 8 Mar 1837, m.(1) ______ Jackson, m.(2)
Cornelius Davis, d. 6 Feb 1901.
vi.
+
vii.
+
viii.
+
ix.
+
x.
+
xi.
xii.
?
Children by Ann (Tredwell) Austin
Emily Sherwood, b. 12 Jan 1839, m. 22 Sep 1860 John T. Slater,
d. after 1901.
Rachel Morris, b. 23 Sep 1840, m. 16 Apr 1860 George
Clearwater, d. 17 Mar 1863.
Mary, b. ca. 1841?193
XX. JOHN6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of Henry Vanderburgh and Mercy Cary, was probably born in Beekman, Dutchess Co.,
NY on 5 Dec 1784.194 Around 1785, he moved to Pleasant Valley when his father took
up permanent residence there. John married ANN MOTT on 18 Sep 1812 in the
Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of Maj. Ebenezer Mott.195 In
193
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 56/1046. Lewis Vanderburgh & family. [Note:
This is the only record found of a possible daughter, Mary. If this census is correct, then the 1850 census
should reveal her at home at age nine. However, she is not found in 1850, nor has any other record of her
been found. The only other inference that she may have existed is a comment in "The Vanderburgh
Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.), written after 1943.
Page 40 states that “Ann Austin, had 2 children in 11 months and a third before they walked."]
194
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.)
195
"Ancestry and Descendants of Tielman Van Vleeck," by Jane Van Vleck, NY, 1955.
Printed in USA, The William Byrd Press, Inc., Richmond, VA. Page 264:
Page 264: "Ann Mott, m. on 18 Sep 1812 John Vanderburgh, a son
of Henry and Ann (______) Vanderburgh, all of Clinton (Pres. Ch., Pleasant Valley,
Rec.). She is mentioned as a widow living in Clinton in her brother Jacob E.,’s will and
is still living in 1865, when her brother John’s will is probated ... Children:
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1841, according to his father’s will, he was living on a farm in Clinton, Dutchess
County.196 He had purchased at least three acres of land there in 1833 from Jacob
Armstrong.197
John died on 29 Jul 1846 and is buried in the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church
Cemetery.198 After his death, Ann resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Hiram J.
Stoutenburg, in Clinton. She was still living with them in 1865.199 Children:200
i.
ii.
Laura Ann, b. Jan 1814, d. 30 Nov 1816, buried in Pleasant Valley
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, age "2 yrs. and 11 mos."201
Laura or Lavina Ann, b. 18 Apr 1818, m.(1) 15 Jun 1841 Edwin
Barnes of Poughkeepsie in the Pleasant Plains Presbyterian
Church,202 m.(2) Robert Pelham who was born in Jan 1819,
d. 14 Feb 1873 or 4 and is buried in the Presbyterian Cemetery at
Pleasant Valley, NY. Her first husband, Edwin, was a machinist
who died at 25 years, 6 months and 18 days on 3 Apr 1842.
Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iii.
(BARNES surname)
Sarah Ann, b. ca. 1842, m. 24 Dec 1862
Gilbert E. Van Wagner, d. 1901.
(PELHAM surname)
Fannie, b. ca. 1851.
Edwin, b. ca. 1856.
Mary M., married 29 Jan 1849 Hiram J. Stoutenburg in the
Pleasant Plains Presbyterian Church. They lived in Clinton in
a. Mary Mott Vanderburgh, mentioned in Mary (Van Vleck) Mott’s will, dated
24 Aug 1839.
b. Laura Ann Vanderburgh, mentioned in Mary (Van Vleck) Mott’s will, dated 24 Aug 1839;
described as Laura Ann Barnes in Dutchess Co. Prob. Rec. on Mary (Van Vleck) Mott’s estate."
196
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court Will M:172 & will box 3713, Henry Vanderburgh, signed 1 Feb
1837, proved 1841.
197
Dutchess Co., NY deed 51:442, 1833.
198
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 220: (Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley): 343 - Vanderburgh, John, d. 1846, July 29,
a. 61-7-24; and Newspapers - P. T., Wed., 5 Aug 1846; P. J. & E., Sat. 1 Aug 1846: "Suddenly at his
residence in the town of Clinton on the 29th ultimate, John Vanderburgh, aged 61."
199
Census, 1865, New York, Dutchess County, Clinton. Hiram J. Stoutenburg & family with Ann
Vanderburg as mother-in-law.
200
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084. [Note: Most data
on the children and their families is from this source.]
201
"Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of Dutchess
County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen Wilkinson
Reynolds. Page 220: (Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Valley) 344 - Vanderburgh, Laura Ann, dau. of John
and Ann, d. 1816, Nov. 30, a. 2y. 11m.
202
"Marriage Notices from Dutchess County, NY Newspapers 1826-1851," compiled by Arthur C.M.
Kelley. 1983.
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1865.
XX. MARTIN6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of Henry Vanderburgh and Mercy Cary, was born in Hyde Park, Dutchess Co., NY
on 20 Aug 1786.203 Martin grew up in Hyde Park where he became a merchant and
school teacher. He married MARY HALSTEAD, who was born in the town of Clinton,
Dutchess Co., NY. She was the daughter of Richard and ______ (Griffin) Halstead, who
came from Westchester County. After their marriage, Martin and his wife moved in 1820
to a farm at Red Rock in Canaan, Columbia County. Here, they raised nine children.204
On 5 May 1827, Martin and his sister, Susan, purchased 133 acres of land in
Canaan from Alexander and Harriet Smith for $2616. The property was located on the
road from Canaan to Spencertown.205 In 1867, this property was conveyed by Martin’s
heirs to Charles W. Havens for $4,000.206
In 1850, Martin was a farmer with an estate worth $4,650. His family also
included his sister, Susan Vanderburgh.207 She was still a part of his family in 1860.208
Martin was a Whig in politics. In religious faith, he and his wife were members
of the Society of Friends.209 Martin died on 15 March 1864.210 He made out his will on
2 Aug 1863. It was proved on 15 Jun 1864.211 His wife, Mary, died on 26 Dec 1866 at
the age of 71 years. Both are buried in the Red Rock Cemetery in Canaan. Martin’s
sister, Susan, died on 10 Dec 1860 at the age of 78 and is also buried in the Red Rock
Cemetery.212 Children:213
203
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982, provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in
the early 1950s.)
204
"Commemorative and Biographical Record of Dutchess County, NY," Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1897.
Pages 424-5. [NEHGS F 127 D8 D65 1897]; and Dutchess County, NY Probate Record, File Box 2202, 30
Jun 1852. Richard Halstead.
205
Columbia Co., NY deed K:505, 5 May 1827.
206
Columbia Co., NY deed 30:63, 1 Feb 1867.
207
Census, 1850, NY, Columbia Co., Canaan, p. 81. Martin Vanderburgh and family, including Martin’s
sister, Susan Vanderburgh.
208
Census, 1860, NY, Columbia County, Canaan, 15 Jun 1860, p. 26. Martin Vandenburgh and family,
including Martin’s sister, Susan Vandenburgh.
209
"Commemorative and Biographical Record of Dutchess County, NY," Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1897.
Pages 424-5. [NEHGS F 127 D8 D65 1897].
210
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084.
211
Columbia Co., NY Surrogate Court Will N:31, Martin Vanderburgh, signed 2 Aug 1863, probated 15
Jun 1864.
212
Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084.
213
Columbia Co., NY Surrogate Court Will N:31, Martin Vanderburgh, signed 2 Aug 1863, probated 15
Jun 1864.; "Commemorative and Biographical Record of Dutchess County, NY," Chicago: J.H. Beers &
Co. 1897. Pages 424-5; and data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX
77084.
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+
i.
ii.
+
+
iii.
iv.
+
v.
vi.
+
vii.
viii.
+
ix.
Ann Eliza, b. ca. 1813, m. ca. 1846 Sylvester S. Cady, d. Jan 1894.
Emeline M., b. 1815, unmarried, d. 1894, buried in the Red Rock
Cemetery, Canaan, NY.
Susan, b. 7 Jul 1816, m. ca. 1837 John Valentine Wilcox, d. 1910.
Oscar F., b. Oct 1819, m. ca. 1842 Eliza H. Willetts, d. 26 Aug
1901
Edgar M., b. 26 Aug 1820, m.(1) 5 Jun 1844 Hannah Sutherland,
m.(2) 1870 or 71 Kate (Sackett) Lockwood.
John J., b. 19 Aug 1822, m. Ann S. _______. John was a farmer
and merchant. In 1880 and 1892, he was living at Jamestown,
NY. Child - Kate, b. ca. 1871.
Richard H., b. 23 Dec 1824, m. 8 Feb 1852 Lucy H. Foster,
d. 2 Apr 1873.
Maria A., b. 1830, m. Rev. Samuel W. Havens (1814-1865),
d. 1915. Both are buried in the Red Rock Cemetery, Canaan,
NY. No children.
Lucinda, b. 19 Nov 1831, m. 20 Dec 1849 Edwin Waldo
Leavenworth, d. 3 Sep 1918.
XX. RICHARD D.C.6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), son of Henry Vanderburgh and Mercy Cary, was born on 9 Aug 1796 in Hyde
Park, Dutchess Co., NY.214 On 14 Oct 1824, in the First Reformed Church,
Poughkeepsie, he married BELINDA M. [MARSHIRE?]215 who was born in
Connecticut about 1801.216 By 1841, they were living in the village of Salt Point,
Pleasant Valley, NY, where they remained their entire lives.217 Richard was a merchant
in Salt Point and in 1841 purchased property for $1,200 from William W. and Catherine
Ann Caulkins.218
In 1850, Richard’s children: Catherine, Francis, and Richard were living at
home.219 In 1860, Francis was the only one of the three children living there. He was
214
"Old Vanderburgh Document." (This document was given to the New York State Archives by Howard
A. Thomas of Long Island City, NY who pioneered Vanderburgh research in the 1940s and 1950s. The
document contains, in part, the births and deaths of Lewis Vanderburgh’s family. Other sources confirm
many of the dates in the document, making it very reliable. The document was written not earlier than
1856, the date of the latest entry. The document was probably written by Hulda Rachel (Vanderburgh)
Day, 1853-1927, of Glidden, IA. Hulda was a great grandaughter of Henry Vanderburgh. Hulda’s
grandaughter, Zelma B. (Ramey) Steigerwalt, 1907-1982,
provided the document to Howard A. Thomas in the early 1950s.); and Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court
Will M:172 & will box 3713, Henry Vanderburgh, signed 1 Feb 1837, proved 1841.
215
Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch Church Records, Vol. 3, Marriages 1809-1835, LDS microfilm
#0533472, NY State Library reference number A974.733 f87r3f. Page 85: 14 Oct 1824, Richard
Vanderburgh to Belinda M. [Marshire?, not Mosher or Marshall]
216
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 21. Richard Vanderburgh and family.
217
Revolutionary War Pension Claim, file number S.14760 for Henry Vanderburgh.
218
Dutchess Co., NY deed 70:309, 29 Apr 1841.
219
Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 21. Richard Vanderburgh and family.
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employed as a clerk. 1860 also found two other young children living with Richard and
his wife: Henry F., (7) and Fred (6).220 They were probably the children of Francis.
Two years after his father died, Richard filed for additional pension monies that
he believed were due his father and heirs resulting from his father’s Revolutionary War
service. For almost ten years, he fruitlessly pursued his claim which was based on faulty
information. He represented himself and his brothers and sisters when he filed the
following declaration:
"State of New York
County of Dutchess; I, Richard Vanderburgh of the
town of Pleasant Valley in said county, aged forty seven
years, being first duly sworn according to law, do depose,
declare and say, that I am one of the children of Henry
Vanderburgh late a pensioner of the United States deceased.
That my father the said Henry Vanderburgh received a pension
of $350 per annum as private, Ensign, Lieutenant & Captain
in the war of the war of [sic] the Revolution under the Act
of 7th June 1832, whereas, as I am now enabled to show by
documentary evidence that he served at least two years as a
Captain and is therefore entitled to $480 per annum. And I
the said Richard Vanderburgh in my own behalf & in behalf of
my brothers and sisters the other children of said Henry
Vanderburgh in order to obtain such increased pay on account
of my father’s revolutionary services as Captain aforesaid,
and under said act from the fourth day of March 1831,
until the day of his death, do further declare & say that
he served as such Captain during the year 1780 from the 30th
of March in that year until the 1st January 1781, then
following, as I have been advised, informed & believe and
as said documentary evidence accompanying this Declaration
will show, That during the aforesaid Nine months, he was
attached to the fifth New York Battalion in the service of
the United States commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
Marinus Willett. That during the whole of the year 1781, he
served as Captain in the Second New York Regiment as I have
been informed & believe and as the annexed documents prove.
Whether he served & if he served & how long in the year 1782
I have not the means at hand of showing. But in the year
1783 from the first day of January in that year until the
1st day of June at least, (or for five months) he served as
such Captain in the New York line or forces - making in all
a period as above shown, of more than two years actual and
active service as a Captain in the New York forces during
the war of the Revolution.
And I further declare & say, that said Henry Vanderburgh
220
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, pg. 1001. R.D.C. Vanderburgh and family.
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died on the fifteenth day of May 1841, leaving no widow him
surviving. He left him surviving, besides this declarant the
following named children - all of lawful age - to wit, Lewis
Vanderburgh, Margaret Vanderburgh, Susan Vanderburgh, John
Vanderburgh, Martin Vanderburgh, Fanny Sturges, Lucinda
Vanderburgh, wife of Lawrence Manning, Maria Flagler, & Eliza
Dutton.
[signed]
Richard Vanderburgh
On this 30th day of November 1843, personally appeared
before me the undersigned one of the Judges in and for said
County, Richard Vanderburgh above named & he made oath that
the facts therein by him set forth are true and correct - &
furthermore that he is & has been unable to attend in open
court in consequence of Bodily infirmity.
[signed]
Wheeler Gilbert"221
A copy of the first page of Richard Vanderburgh’s declaration received from the
National Archives in Washington, D. C. has an annotation in the left hand margin which
states: "These allegations are based on reports forwarded by these children but which do
not refer to their father’s services nor does the father claim it. It refers to W.9751. They
did not get the increase of pension."
The National Archives microfilm copy of this does not contain the annotation.
The origin of the annotation is not known. The date of denial for the pension increase is
not found in the pension records. However, in 1851, Richard was still pursuing the claim
when on 6 May 1851 he granted power of attorney to D. D. Addison of "Washington
City, D. C" to prosecute his claim for an increase of pension based on what Richard
perceived was his father’s service during the Revolutionary War. Richard had confused
his father’s military record with that of his father’s first cousin, Henry W. Vanderburgh,
who settled in Indiana after the war.222
Richard died at Salt Point on 8 Apr 1866.223 His wife, Belinda, sold property to
Manuel C. Briggs on 22 Jun 1869.224 She died on 9 Sep 1885.225 Children:226
221
Revolutionary War Pension Claim, file number S.14760 for Henry Vanderburgh.
Revolutionary War Pension Claim, file number S.14760 for Henry Vanderburgh.
223
Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle," 20 Apr 1866. (Obituary of Richard D. Vanderburgh.)
224
Dutchess Co., NY deed 15:287, 22 Jun 1869.
225
Family Group Sheet for R.D.C. Vanderburgh and family from France Stenburg, 3606 Godfrey Ct.,
Midland, TX 79707. (Death date for Belinda Vanderburgh.)
226
Children are compiled from the following:
a. Dutchess Co., NY deed 225:377, 11 May 1886. [Cites heirs of Richard Vanderburgh. It also
states in part: "Action of Frank Leake vs. Richard Vanderburgh, Kate D. Brown, George Leake, George V.
Brown as heirs of Richard Vanderburgh." This implies that Catherine D. Vanderburgh may have married
George V. Brown or had a son named George V. Brown. George Leake’s connection is not known. Lack
of
Belinda and son, Francis, implies that they died by 1886.]
222
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i.
ii.
iii.
George D., b. ca. 1828
Catherine D.; b. ca. 1830; m.(1) 20 Sep 1851 Frederick H. Smith
of Hyde Park, NY;227 m.(2) 17 Mar 1856 at Channingville, NY
George N. Farrington;228 possibly m.(3) ______ Brown.
Francis/Frank S., b. ca. 1831, m.(?) ______ ______. Children(?):
i.
ii.
iv.
Henry F., b. ca. 1853.
Fred, b. ca. 1854.229
Richard, b. ca. 1833.
XX. MARY6 VANDERBURGH (Bartholomew5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Bartholomew Vanderburgh and Eve Miller, was born in Beekman,
Dutchess County, NY on 13 Apr 1789. On 7 Dec 1806 in Greenfield, Saratoga County,
NY, she married JOHN BRYAN. John was born in Halfmoon, Saratoga Co., NY on 22
Feb 1784. They lived in Greenfield until about 1817 when they moved to the Saratoga
Springs, NY area.230 Evidently, John Bryan died prior to 1850. In 1850, Mary owned
and operated a private boarding house in Saratoga Springs valued at $14,000. Residing
with her were her mother, Eve, and all her known living children except Laura.231
Children:232
1
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
(BRYAN suranme)
Caroline, b. 23 Sep 1807, Greenfield, d. 3 Jul 1820, Saratoga
Springs.
Martha, b. 1 Sep 1809, Greenfield.
Betsey, b. 14 Jul 1811, d. 8 Feb 1812, Greenfield.
Robert, b. 12 Oct 1813, Greenfield.
Cynthia, b. 20 Jan 1816, Greenfield.
Laura, b. 7 Jul 1818, Saratoga.
Vanderburgh, b. 26 Nov 1820, Saratoga Springs.
Mary, b. 19 Aug 1827, Saratoga Springs.
b. Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 21. Richard Vanderburgh and family.
c. Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, pg. 1001. R.D.C. Vanderburgh and family.
227
"Marriages Notices from Dutchess County, NY Newspapers 1826-1851. Compiled by Arthur C. M.
Kelly. 1983. Page 253:
"Frederich H. Smith, Hyde Park and Frances Vanderburgh, Salt Point 9.12 (9.20.1851 PE) Rev. S.
Knapp."
228
"The Whig Press Marriage Notices 1851-1865," compiled by Virginia H. Gardner, Orange Co.
Genealogical Society, 101 Main St., Goshen, NY 10924. 1986.: "Farrington, George N. m. Kate D.
Vanderburg 17 Mar, Channingville. Both of Newburgh (23 Apr 1856)."
229
Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pleasant Valley, p. 1001. (R.D.C. Vanderburgh and family).
230
Revolutionary War Pension for Bartholomew Vanderburgh’s wife, file number W-22482.
231
Census, 1850, NY, Saratoga Co., Saratoga Springs, 9 Sep 1850, page 216. (Family of Maria Bryan,
including Eve Vanderburgh.)
232
Revolutionary War Pension for Bartholomew Vanderburgh’s wife, file number W-22482.
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XX. HENRY6 VANDERBURGH (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
James Vanderburgh and Jane Rosecrans, was born in Dutchess Co., New York on 5 Feb
1781. He was baptized on 16 Apr 1781 in the First Reformed Church of Hopewell in
Dutchess County.233 On 28 Aug 1806, Henry married CYNTHIA DAKIN in Hudson,
Columbia Co., NY. Rev. Wigton performed the marriage. At the time of their marriage,
Henry and Cynthia gave their residences as Poughkeepsie.234 Cynthia was the daughter
of Paul Dakin and Lucy Gifford. Henry and Cynthia relocated to Ohio after 1811235 but
before 1820 when they were living at Chester in Clinton County.236 Cynthia died before
1829.237
By 1830, Henry and his family relocated to Clinton Co. and settled at Union
Township.238 They were still there in 1840 where Henry was employed in agriculture.239
Still there in 1850, Henry was employed as a carpenter with an estate valued at $800.
Living with him that year were his daughters: Lucy, age 28 and Lydia 25.240 Henry died
on 28 Aug 1852 near Oakland, Fairfield Co., OH.241 Children:242
+?
+
i.
ii
iii.
vi.
Anna Maria, m. Hiram Stearns
Henry, b. ca. 1810, m. Emaline ______
George Washington, b. 25 Dec 1811, m. 27 Oct 1836 Mary Ann
Howland, d. 3 Jan 1896.
Mary, m. Mahlon Wall. They had four sons who served in the
Civil War:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
(WALL surname)
Mahlon W., captain, started in Company B, 22nd
Ohio Infantry.
Robert D., served in the 39th Ohio.
Absalom. Served in the 40th Ohio and died at Camp
Chase.
Clarence. Was in the 100 day service and was shot
and killed in Maryland.
233
"First Reformed Church, Hopewell, Dutchess Co., NY, etc.," copied, typed, and indexed by Mrs. Jean
D. Worden. 1981. Page 187: Baptism/birth for Henricus.
234
"Deaths and Marriages from Hudson, NY Newspapers," Vol. 2, By Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1980.
Marriages, p. 120: Vanderburgh, Henry and Cynthia Daken, both of Poughkeepsie, dau. of Paul, 28 Aug (92-1806). Rev. Wigton.
235
Census, 1820, OH, Clinton Co., Chester, p. 27. Henry Vanderburgh.
236
Census, 1850, IN, Randolph Co., West River Township, p. 176. George Vanderburg & family. [This
states that George was born in NY.]
237
Data compiled by Sherri Slater, 16759 Pleasanton Hwy., Bear Lake, MI 49614-9644. 616-864-3381.
[Powers note: Cynthia (Dakin) Vanderburgh is not mentioned in her father's will. Paul Dakin, Columbia
Co., NY Will F:165-167, dated 23 Mar 1829, probated 15 Apr 1829.]
238
Census, 1830, OH, Clinton Co., Union Township, p. 205. Henry Vanderburg.
239
Census, 1840, OH, Clinton Co., Union Township, p. 306. Henry Vanderburgh.
240
Census, 1850, OH, Clinton Co., Union Township, p. 370/735. Henry Vandeburg & family.
241
"Clinton County Ohio Newspapers Death and Obituary Abstracts, 1838 to 1867," by Larry D. Mart,
Lima, Ohio. 1973. Page 11.
242
Data compiled by Sherri Slater, 16759 Pleasanton Hwy., Bear Lake, MI 49614-9644. 616-864-3381.
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+
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
Paul Dakin, b. ca. 1820, m.(1) Caroline M. ______, m.(2) Ellen
______, d. after 1900.
Lucy D., b. ca. 1822 in OH, m. after 1850 L.H. Wilson.
Phebe
Lydia W., b. ca. 1825, m. after 1850 ______ Lowe.
XX. JAMES6 VANDERBURGH, JR. (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of James Vanderburgh and Jane Rosecrans, was born in Dutchess Co., New York on 9 Jul
1782, and baptized on 10 Aug 1782 in the first Reformed Church at Hopewell in
Dutchess County.243 He married ______ BRILL or BULL.244 In Columbia Co. deed
B:2, 2 Jun 1808, James received property at 23 Warren St., Hudson, NY from his
father.245
It is probably he who is recorded living in the town of Hillsdale in Columbia Co.
in the 1820 census. He was engaged in agriculture and probably had a wife and two sons,
both under the age of ten. Children:246
i.
ii.
son?, b. 1810-1820.
son?, b. 1810-1820.
XX. CASPAR6 M. "JASPAR" VANDERBURGH (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), son of James Vanderburgh, Jr. and Jane Rosecrans, was born in Dutchess Co.,
New York on 22 Apr 1784 and baptized on 29 May 1784 in the First Reformed Dutch
Church of Hopewell in Dutchess County.247 He was living in Hudson, Columbia Co.,
NY when on 28 Apr 1807 as "Jasper,"he married JENNETT LEAVENWORTH, also
from Hudson.248
Sometime after 1810, Jaspar and his family relocated to Ohio. It appears that he
settled at Columbus in Franklin County. Jaspar died prior to 9 Apr 1827 when Matthew
Mathews was appointed guardian of his children, Elliot and Louisa, in Franklin County.
Phineas B. Wilcox, who was living in Columbus in 1830, was one of the securities in the
guardianship case.249
1
243
"First Reformed Church, Hopewell, Dutchess Co., NY, etc.," copied, typed, and indexed by Mrs. Jean
D. Worden. 1981. Page 189: Baptism/birth for James Vanderburgh, Jr.
244
"The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.),
written after 1943. Page 42.
245
Columbia Co., NY deed B:2, 2 Jun 1808.
246
Census, 1820, NY, Columbia Co., Hillsdale, p. 156. James Vanderburgh, Jr. & family.
247
"First Reformed Church, Hopewell, Dutchess Co., NY, etc.," copied, typed, and indexed by Mrs. Jean
D. Worden. 1981. Page 192: Baptism/birth for Casparus [Caspar].
248
"Deaths and Marriages from Hudson, NY Newspapers," Vol. 2, By Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1980.
Marriages, p. 120: Vanderburgh, Jasper [sic] M., and Jennett Leavenworth, both of this city, Thursday (28
Apr 1807.)
249
Settlements of Estates - Abstracts of Franklin Co., OH Records," by Mrs John M. Titus. "0646
Vandenberg, Guardianship of, Apr. 9, 1827, Matthew Mathews appointed guardian of Elliot aged 11 yrs.
and Louisa aged 4 years. infant heirs of Jasper Vandenberg dec'd. Securities, Phineas B. Wilcox and
Benjamin Sells."
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In 1850, Jennette, at age 60, was living in Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH with her
40 year old son, Elliott who was a gun smith. Also living with them was 11 year old
Martha G. McDaniel who was born in Ohio.250 In 1860, Jennette and Elliott were still
living in Wilmington, with a Wilmington post office address.251
Jennett died at her residence in Wilmington on 17 Feb 1866 at the age of 76 years
and six months. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 40
years.252 Children:253
i.
ii.
Elliott, b. ca. 1810 in NY. Lived with his mother in 1850 & 1860.
In 1870, he was pauper living in Wilmington Union Township
among the tenants of an infirmary supervised by Josephus
Blair.254
Louise, b. ca. 1823. In Franklin Co., OH in 1827.
XX. PHEBE ROGERS6 VANDERBURGH (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
daughter of James Vanderburgh, Jr. and Jane Rosecrans, was born on 6 May 1790 in
Dutchess Co., NY. She was baptized on 29 Aug 1790 in the Fishkill Dutch Reformed
Church.255 She moved with her parents to Columbia County. There in Nov 1809, she
married Dr. BENJAMIN HOUSE. Phebe died on 13 May 1824 and is buried in the
Hillsdale Rural Cemetery, Hillsdale, Columbia Co., NY.256
Benjamin subsequently married in Apr 1827 Polly Stever,257 who was born in
1795 and died on 4 Mar 1869. Benjamin was born in 1788 and died on 13 Jul 1839.
They are also buried in the Hillsdale Rural Cemetery.258 Children:259
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
(HOUSE surname)
Children of Phebe R. Vanderburgh and Benjamin House
Cornelia, b. 20 Dec 1810, d. 14 Jan 1811.
Richard, b. 20 Aug 1812.
William, b. 6 Aug 1814, d. 16 Nov 1814
Henry, b. 31 Dec 1815, never married, d. 17 Dec 1892 or 93.
Nathaniel, b. 2 Jan 1818.
Emma, b. 7 Nov 1819.
250
Census, 1850, OH, Clinton Co., Wilmington, p. 350/695. Genett Vandeberg & family.
Census, 1860, OH, Clinton Co., Wilmington, Wilmington P.O., p. 83/42. Jenett Vandeburgh.
252
"Clinton County Ohio Newspapers Death and Obituary Abstracts, 1838 to 1867," by Larry D. Mart,
Lima, Ohio. 1973. Page 54.
253
"The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.),
written after 1943. Page 42.
254
Census, 1870, OH, Clinton Co., Wilmington Union Township, P.O. Wilmington, p. 102/653. Josephus
Blair and tenants, including Elliot Vanderburg.
255
"Fishkill Dutch Reformed Church Records." Typescript found in Adriance Memorial Library,
Poughkeepsie, NY. Page 108: Baptism, 29 Aug 1790, Phebe Rogers, born 6 May 1790; parents - James
Vanderburgh and Jane Rosecrans.
256
"The Columbia," Vol. 3, No. 2, 1987, pg. 44, Hillsdale Rural Cemetery. Burial records.
257
House Family Bible. Owned in 1998 by Fred and Sally Liang, Hillsdale, NY.
258
"The Columbia," Vol. 3, No. 2, 1987, pg. 44, Hillsdale Rural Cemetery. Burial records.
259
House Family Bible. Owned in 1998 by Fred and Sally Liang, Hillsdale, NY.
251
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i.
Mary, b. 9 May 1822.
Children of Benjamin House and Polly Stever
Phebe; b. 9 Jun 1828; m. John Bushnell; d. 25 Jan 1906 at
Cranberry Creek, Fulton Co., NY; buried at Hillsdale, Columbia
Co., NY. She lived in Cranberry Creek from about 1866.
Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
ii.
iii.
(BUSHNELL surname)
Henry L., lived at Cranberry Creek, NY.
Elizabeth, m. Jerdon Vosburg and lived at Great
Barrington, MA.
Walter E., d. at age 56. 1 son, 2 daus.
[daughter], m. H.E. Foote of Great
Barrington, MA.260
Elizabeth, b. 4 Mar 1830, d. at her home on West Sheffield Rd. in
Great Barrington, MA on 15 Oct 1903. She had lived there for
the past 12 or 15 years.
Egbert, b. 2 Dec 1831, m. 1 Jan 1862 Mary C. Stickle,
d. 10 Mar 1878. Mary died. 19 Sep 1865. Child:
i.
(HOUSE surname)
Katie S., b. 17 Sep 1862.
XX. LEWIS J.6 VANDERBURGH (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
James Vanderburgh and Margaret Jessup, was born on 18 Aug 1806. On 10 Dec 1831,
he married, first, SALOME SMITH. She was born on 3 Feb 1812 and died on 25 Jun
1842. Lewis married, second, on 7 Oct 1844 DESIRE CADY, daughter of Abijah and
Sabra (Knapp) Cady who was born on 7 Sep 1818.261
In 1850 and 1860, Lewis and his family were living in the town of Southport,
village of Webbs Mills in Chemung Co., NY where he was employed as a shoemaker.
Lewis died on 15 Dec 1863 at Webbs Mills. Desire died at Richburg, Allegany Co., NY
on 4 Dec 1912. Lewis and Desire are buried in the Webbs Mills Cemetery. Children, all
born in Chemung County, NY:
i.
Children by Salome Smith
Cecelia, b. 7 Nov 1832, m. James Cady. In 1880, James worked in
a book and shoe shop in Addison, Stueben Co., NY. Children:
(CADY surname)
260
Obituary notices from House Family Bible.
Correspondence from Mary Alice (Vanderburg) Stone (Mrs. Jack), 3740 Country Club Dr., Corvallis,
OR 97330. This includes records from a family bible of Lewis J. Vanderburgh and a list of miscellaneous
births, deaths, and marriages.
261
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Mary Jane, b. 9 Oct 1840, m. Uriah Ferguson. Child:
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Margrett, b. ca 1852 in PA.
Lewis, b. ca. 1859 in NY.
David, b. ca 1864 in PA.
Wellington, b. ca. 1867 in PA.
Pearl, b. ca. 1871 in PA.
Addie, b. ca. 1874 in NY.
(FERGUSON surname)
Lena, m. Ernest Snover. Child - Mabel.
Children by Desire Cady
Alma, b. 8 Jan 1847, m. Mel Thompson, d. 1 Jun 1922.
George D., b. 9 Sep 1851, unmarried, d. ca. 1934.
Lester Clarence, b. 18 Jan 1855, m. 30 Dec 1886 Jennie E.
Hiserodt, d. 3 Feb 1936.
Alida Helen, b. 30 Aug 1857, m. William O. Price, d. 30 Aug 1942
or Nov 1942.262
XX. CLARENCE FEDERAL6 VANDERBURGH (James5-4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ) son of James Vanderburgh and Margaret Jessup, was born in Nov 1813 in New
York State.263 He probably received his middle name from his uncle, Dr. Federal
Vanderburgh, a noted New York physician.
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Census, 1850, New York, Chemung County, Southport, 1850, p. 334, Vanderburgh, L.J.; and Census,
1860, New York, Chemung County, Southport, Webbs Mills P.O., 15 Aug 1860, p. 683, Lewis J.
Vanderburgh and family; and Correspondence from Mary Alice (Vanderburg) Stone (Mrs. Jack), 3740
Country Club Dr., Corvallis, OR 97330; and Correspondence from France Stenberg, 3606 Godfrey Court,
Midland, TX 79707. (This correspondence included numerous family group sheets for the descendants of
Lewis J. Vanderburgh.)
263
Unless otherwise stated, this biography is compiled from the following sources:
1. Census, 1840, New York, Delaware County, Bovina, p. 269, Clarion F. Vanderburgh.
2. Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Bainbridge, p. 448, 29 Aug 1850, Clarence
Vanderburg and family.
3. Census, 1860, New York, Chenango County, Afton, 8 Aug 1860, p. 380, Clarence
Vanderburgh and family. In this census, Emmet Marion Vanderburgh is erroneously recorded as "Emma,
age 12, female."
4. Revolutionary War Pension Record S. 28919, James Vanderburgh.
5. DAR Lineage Book:
a. Vol. 86 (1926) p. 278. Mrs. Velma Vanderburgh Benson Beebe.
b. Vol. 91 (1927) p. 230. Miss Marion Augusta Beebe.
c. Vol. 104 (1928) p. 155. Mrs. Marion Vanderburgh Benson.
d. Vol. 109 (1929) p. 240. Mrs. Franc Vanderburgh Benson Lanham.
6. Correspondence - (no date, probably 1981-2) to Arnott Vanderburgh from Frank D.
Vanderburgh, 501 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca, NY 14850.
7. Correspondence - 19 Oct 1990 and 4 Mar 1991, from Mrs. William (Marian L.) VanEseltine,
237 Woodlawn Ave., Athens, GA 30606. 912-543-3072.
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Clarence married SARAH L. MAXFIELD on 2 Jan 1840 at Davenport,
Delaware Co., NY. The marriage was performed by David Abel, Officiating Minister of
the Gospel. Sarah was born in New York State in 1820.
In 1840, Clarence and Sarah were living in Bovina, Delaware County, NY. At
that time, Clarence’s father was living with him. After his father died in 1841, Clarence
bought a farm of about 50 or 60 acres located in Sanford township, Broome Co., NY. He
purchased the farm around 1842 for $600. He owned it about four years and never paid
for it fully until he sold it. By 1850, Clarence and his family were living in Bainbridge,
Chenango County, NY where he was a farmer. Shortly thereafter, they moved to the
town of Afton in the same county. They rented their farm in Afton from "a widow
named Taylor, or rather it belonged to the estate of Ansel Benton." The farm comprised
about 60 acres, and they remained on it until April 1864. It was a poor farm, and for rent
they never paid more than $50 a year for it.
From about 1850 throughout his life, Clarence was plagued with poor health. Dr.
J. B. Cook of Afton attended to Clarence all the while Clarence lived there. He knew that
Clarence "was a man of poor health ... troubled with the rheumatism and in 1862, 1863,
& 1864 was quite bad & not able to do half as much as he could were he a well man & at
times could do nothing. The rheumatism caused trouble with his heart, which finally
caused his death." Dr. Cook saw Clarence after Clarence moved to Broome County, but
not so frequently as while he lived in Afton. In Nov 1860, Clarence compounded his
physical plight by badly breaking his thigh bone. The break "was not properly set so that
the broken bones slipped past each other ..." This caused one leg to be two inches shorter
than the other and "made him quite lame."
Around 1860, Clarence bought a wood lot that comprised about 150 acres and
was located about four miles north east of Afton village. He had owned it about three or
four years when his son, Hector died in 1863. Clarence paid $450 for it and had finished
paying for it about the Spring of 1863. There was about $100 of Hector’s Civil War
bounty money that was paid on it. Clarence sold the wood lot to Jerome Sands in the fall
of 1863 for $1,900. The purchaser bought the lot for the timber, to make railroad ties.
Clarence and his family remained in Afton until the Spring of 1864. With the
$1,900 received from the sale of his wood lot, Clarence bought a 112 acre farm in
Colesville, Broome Co., NY from Philip Champlin for $2,800 around Jan 1864. He paid
$1,900 or $2,000 cash for it. The balance of $800 was not paid off until the place was
sold. In 1870, the value of his farm was assessed at $4,500 and his personal worth
property was worth $1,000.
The stock on the farm varied from one to ten cows. For about the last three years
of Clarence’s life, he had from 7 to 10 cows. Clarence paid for the cattle by raising a
good share of them, and bought some. He and another man traded for some little stock.
8. Civil War Pension Record, application #251,992 and certificate #285,231. Sarah L.
Vanderburgh, mother of Hector S. Vanderburgh, made the pension application based on her son’s service
in the Civil War. She claimed she was his dependent but was not granted a pension.
9. Census, 1870, New York, Broome County, Colesville, P.O. Centre Village. Clarence
Vanderburgh and family.
10. Letter, 16 Dec 1918, from Marion (Vanderburgh) Benson, 463 W. 5 St., Loveland, Colorado
to her cousin Alida [Alida H. (Vanderburgh) Price, Troy, Bradford, Co., PA.]
11. Letter, 17 Jan 1968, from Marion Beebe, 815-B, West Commonwealth, Alhambra, CA 91801
to "Cousin June."
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Clarence was able to pay the mortgage during his lifetime by stock that he raised on the
farm. Sarah said that "he was a great hand to buy and sell stock." They also made
money from making butter. After his death "we continued the farm right on, and were
engaged in dairying, making butter." When Clarence died he owned about 10 head of
cattle, one span of horses, one sleigh, two old wagons, one harness and an old plow, and
16 to 20 sheep.
Clarence died at the age of 61 at Colesville on 16 Jan 1875 from complications
resulting from heart disease, rheumatism, and cataracts.
Sarah remained on the Colesville farm until Feb 1880. Before moving from the
Colesville farm, Sarah had a public sale of personal property in Dec 1879. This included
the sale of one horse and six cows and other property. The proceeds from the personal
property sale paid all the debts, including the balance of the mortgage. The farm sold for
$2,000 in 1880. At the time of Clarence’s death, there was about $400 still due on the
mortgage. About $200 remained due on it at the time of the sale. Sarah’s share after all
debts were paid was $1,200. Sarah had lived off the money since the sale and had also
purchased two cows and three young cattle. She had also bought some shares in an
irrigation ditch company for which she paid about $126. That was all the property she
owned and all she had left out of the $1200.
Leaving New York State, Sarah went to Loveland, Larimer Co., CO where she
lived near her daughter, Velma. She returned to Colesville at least once during the 1880s.
She was living three miles from Loveland in 1884, and had settled permanently there by
July 1890.
Sarah had tried in vain to get pension money resulting from her son, Hector’s
death during the Civil War. She had claimed that she had been dependent on him for
support since her husband’s health was so poor. With the passing of both Clarence and
Hector, she now claimed no support at all. While living in Loveland, Clarence L. Smith
and John H. Seaman of Loveland had known Sarah, now over 70, about 10 years. They
supported Sarah in her pension claim when they stated that: "she is not able to labor, and
has not means of support other than her labor. At times she needs care of her widowed
daughter Mrs. V.J. Vinton with whom she lives. Her daughter is endeavoring to make a
living for her mother and herself and child by nursing sick people, consequently is from
home much of the time and is unable to care for her mother when she needs help. Mrs.
Vinton is not legally bound to support her mother on account of her inability to do so.
Mrs. Vinton has given her mother a life lease of her house of four rooms so that her
mother may not be left without a house in case of her decease."
Sarah died on 2 Nov 1899.264 Children of Clarence F. and Sarah L. (Maxfield)
Vanderburgh:
i.
Hector S., b. ca. 1842 in New York State. He never married, and
up until August 1862 he was a great help to his family. He
worked on and off the farm and gave the wages to the family. On
or about 9 Aug 1862 at Afton, NY, Hector voluntarily enlisted as
a Private in Company E, 114th Regiment of New York Infantry.
While serving with the army, he sent home money to help support
264
Letter, 17 Jan 1968, from Marion Beebe, 815-B, West Commonwealth, Alhambra, CA 91801 to "Cousin
June."
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his father and mother. He died of diphtheria at the Chesapeake
General Hospital near Ft. Monroe, VA on 10 Jun 1863. Hector
was 21 or 22 years old when he died.
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Marion, b. 1844, m. 1864 Aaron S. Benson, d. after 1918.
Emmet Marion, b. 17 Sep 1847, m. ca. 1873 Martha Ann Ireland,
d. 31 Oct 1918.
Velma J., b. May 1854, m. ______ Vinton, d. 1917.
Frank D., b. Feb 1859.
XX. CLYAMON6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of Peter Vanderburgh and Catherine DeLong, was born in Beekman, Dutchess
County, New York on 15 Sep 1787.265 His mother was the daughter of Johannes DeLong
and Anna Maria Brill, and born in Dutchess County, NY on 15 May 1763.266 Clyamon
was the second of three illegitimate sons that Catherine had, all by different men. Her
first son, born 21 May 1783, was evidently fathered by John McAuley.267
Catherine DeLong never married Clyamon’s father. Her bastardy suit against
Peter Vanderburgh on 15 Oct 1787 supports this conclusion.268 A family tradition holds
that "Catherine was so mad at her son’s father that she refused to name him "Peter" and
made up the name "Cliamon." Supposedly Peter had left her stranded and then was lost
at sea."269
265
Tombstone, Cascade Cemetery, Prairie Creek Township, Dubuque County, IA. Clyamon Vanderburgh
died on 27 Aug 1859, age 71 years, 11 months, and 12 days.
266
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court, will B:418, no date, codicil 31 Dec 1803, probated 7 Feb 1804.
Johannes Delong, Beekman, NY; and letter, 12 Aug 1985, to Betsey Keliher from J.D. Baldwin, 2597
Hampshire #25, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. [This letter cites Catherine (DeLong) Lossing's tombstone
in the Norwich, Ontario, Canada Pioneer Cemetery which says the she died at age 69 in 1832; and records
of Norwich Society of Friends which gives 15 May, but errs with the year 1765 vice 1763.]
267
Letter, 12 Aug 1985, to Betsey Keliher from J.D. Baldwin, 2597 Hampshire #25, Cleveland Heights,
OH 44106; also North Norwich Pioneer Cemetery Records (Canada): "John McAuley died 30 day 3 mo
1843 / aged 59 y 10 mo & 9 d."
[Note: Some sources assume that McAuley may have married Catherine, but this is probably not
the case. The assumption is probably based on Dutchess County deed 12:259. This deed cites John
McAuley and Catherine selling land on 24 March 1794 to William McNeal, merchant of Beekman for 800
pounds. McNeal had sold it in deed 10:474 to McAuley on 22 May 1787 for 600 pounds. The Catherine
identified in this deed is most likely Catherine Sloan. According to Poughkeepsie Reformed Dutch
Records, John McAlley (sic) married Catherine Sloan on 28 March 1792. This is most likely the Catherine
cited in the deed.]
268
Dutchess Co., NY Ancient Document #12439. Bastardy Suit, 15 Oct 1787, Catherine Delong vs. Peter
Vanderburgh.
269
Letter, 17 May 1989, to William Powers from Betsey Lu Keliher (Mrs. George), 1335 Avenida de
Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
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After Clyamon’s birth, Catherine had a third son, William Hulett, born on 31 Aug
1794. The father was supposedly Henry Hulit. There is no evidence that she married
him either.270
Catherine was still single in 1803 when her father made out his will. In it,
Johannes DeLong made provisions for Catherine by stating: "While unprovided with a
home elsewhere that she have the privelege of house room as she has had with the liberty
of keeping her children with her until they arrive at suitable ages to be put to trades but to
be supported by her in other respects."271
Sometime between 1803 and 1806, Catherine had an affair with Peter Lossing
which caused him to be censured by the Society of Friends. Peter was a Quaker and a
member of the Oswego Monthly Meeting in Dutchess County. Ultimately, Lossing
married Catherine and they had daughter, Ethalinda, born on 15 Oct 1806.272
On 1 Jun 1810, Catherine and her husband, Peter Lossing, sold 17 acres of land
and four and a half acres of a mill pond in Beekman to Clyamon’s uncles, Gabriel
Vanderburgh - husbandman, and Federal Vanderburgh - physician.273 Then they, along
with Catherine’s brother, Peter DeLong, left Dutchess County and migrated to Ontario,
Canada where they settled in the Norwich area. Others in the migrating party included
Catherine’s children - John McAuley and his family; Clyamon Vanderburgh; and
William Hulet.274 Catherine died in 1832.275
Clyamon settled in Norwich, Ontario where he married ROXANNE
MITCHELL on 2 Mar 1812. The marriage was performed by J. P. Hooker. Roxanne
was born on 19 Jun 1789, probably in Oxford, Ontario, Canada.276
In 1819, Clyamon decided to embrace the Quaker faith of his stepfather.277 Peter
Lossing had joined the Pelham, Ontario Monthly Meeting on "3rd of 6th mo 1812" on
certificate from the Oswego Monthly Meeting dated "16th of 1st mo 1811."278
Clyamon’s mother had also joined the Quakers when she requested membership on "3rd
of 2nd mo 1813,"279 and was received on "3rd of 3rd mo 1813."280 Clyamon followed by
270
Letter, 12 Aug 1985, to Betsey Keliher from J.D. Baldwin, 2597 Hampshire #25, Cleveland Heights,
OH 44106; and letter, 24 Apr 1989, to William Powers from Russell Ivan Smith, RR 3, Norwich, Ontario,
Canada N0J 1P0.
271
Dutchess Co., NY Surrogate Court, Will B:418, no date, codicil 31 Dec 1803, probated 7 Feb 1804.
Johannes Delong, Beekman, NY.
272
Letter, 12 Aug 1985, to Betsey Keliher from J.D. Baldwin, 2597 Hampshire #25, Cleveland Heights,
OH 44106.
273
Dutchess Co., NY deed 21:521, 1 Jun 1810.
274
"History of Norwich [Canada]," by Katherine Stella Mott. 1946. Page 3: "Story of the Trek."; and
letter, 12 Aug 1985, to Betsey Keliher from J.D. Baldwin, 2597 Hampshire #25, Cleveland Heights, OH
44106.
275
North Norwich Pioneer Cemetery Records (Canada): "Catherine Lossing / OT / 1832 / AE 69 yrs."
276
Letter, 17 May 1989, to William Powers from Betsey Lu Keliher (Mrs. George), 1335 Avenida de
Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
277
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Parent
Monthly Meeting was Pelham Monthly Meeting, 14 Apr 1819.
278
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Parent
Monthly Meeting was Pelham Monthly Meeting, 3 Jun 1812.
279
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Parent
Monthly Meeting was Pelham Monthly Meeting, 3 Feb 1813.
280
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Parent
Monthly Meeting was Pelham Monthly Meeting, 3 Mar 1813.
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requesting membership on the "14th of 4th mo 1819" during the very first Monthly
Meeting of the newly established Norwich group.281 He was received by the Norwich
Monthly Meeting on the "12th of 5th mo 1819."282 His wife, Roxanne was probably also
a member since their children’s births are recorded among the Quaker records.283
Clyamon was a shoemaker,284 and for a time, he owned land in Norwich
township.285 Around 1837, he and his family left the Norwich area.286 He may have
moved to Adrian, Michigan for a short time around 1839.287 However, by 1840 he was
located in Cedar County, Iowa where he was a near neighbor to his close friend, John
Acker.288 Clyamon never owned property in Iowa, and in his later years lived with his
daughter, Caroline (Mrs. Isaac Beadle Acker).289
Clyamon died in Prairie Creek Township, Dubuque County, Iowa on 27 Aug
1859.290 According to his gravestone there in the Cascade Cemetery, he was 71 years, 11
months, and 12 days old when he died.291 Family journals reveal that Clyamon’s wife,
Roxanne, died on 6 Mar 1841, possibly while visiting in Indiana.292 Her burial location is
not known. Children:293
281
Norwich, Ontairo, Canada. First Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, 14
Apr 1819.
282
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. First Norwich Quaker Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada, 12
May 1819.
283
Norwich, Ontario, Canada. Norwich Monthly Meeting of Society of Friends, Record Book "A" 18191842, page 12 (extract).
284
Mortality Census Schedule - 1860, Iowa, Dubuque Co., Whitewater Township, Page 1 (NARS
Microfilm #A1156, Roll #55). [Record of Cliamon/Clyamon Vanderburg’s death. Clyamon is listed twice
in this record.]
285
Original Norwich [Canada] survey of 12 concessions one mile across: lot 13, concession 5 marked C.
Vanderburgh.
286
Norwich Monthly Meeting of Society of Friends, Record Book "A" 1819-1842, page 12 (extract).
287
Norwich Monthly Meeting of Society of Friends, Record Book "A" 1819-1842, page 12 (extract).
288
Census, 1840, IA, Cedar Co., p. 34. Cliaman Vanderburgh.
289
Letter, 17 May 1989, to William Powers from Betsey Lu Keliher (Mrs. George), 1335 Avenida de
Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
290
Mortality Census Schedule - 1860, Iowa, Dubuque Co., Whitewater Township, Page 1 (NARS
Microfilm #A1156, Roll #55). [Record of Cliamon/Clyamon Vanderburg’s death. Note: Clyamon is listed
twice in this record.]
291
Tombstone, Cascade Cemetery, Prairie Creek Township, Dubuque County, IA. Clyamon Vanderburgh
died on 27 Aug 1859, age 71 years, 11 months, and 12 days.
292
Letter, 17 May 1989, to William Powers from Betsey Lu Keliher (Mrs. George), 1335 Avenida de
Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
293
Norwich Monthly Meeting of Society of Friends, Record Book "A" 1819-1842, page 12 (extract);
"Quaker Census of 1828," edited by Mr. Loren V. Fay. KINSHIP, Rhinebeck, NY. 1989. Pages 9, 12,
215, and 216: Norwich, Norwich Monthly Meeting, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada. Parent Monthly Meeting
was Pelham Monthly Meeting. In 1828 the following were recorded in the census for the above:
Vanderbergh, Climan & Roxanna. Children: Elizabeth, 15; John, 14; Isaac, 10; Robert, 12; Caroline, 8;
Henry H., 6; William D., 5; & Maria M., 3.; and letter, 17 May 1989, to William Powers from Betsey Lu
Keliher (Mrs. George), 1335 Avenida de Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.
[Note: Since Catherine Delong is a central figure in connection with the Vanderburghs and other
families, the following data is provided to give a complete picture of all her children. This information is
provided through the courtesy of data provided by William Tufts, 1500 Lassiter Terr., Gloucester, Ontario
K1K 8N4 in his letter of 11 May 1989; Russell I. Smith, RR 3, Norwich, Ontario N0J 1P0 in his letter of 24
Apr 1989; Frank J. Doherty, Freedom Road Box 231, Pleasant Valley, NY 12569; and Mrs. Keliher as
previously cited.]
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Elizabeth, b. 10 Jun 1814, m. 25 Feb 1837 Smith Acker,
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John K., b. 10 Mar 1816, m. 1 Jan 1843 Emily Culver, d.1888.
Robert, b. 17 Nov 1817, m. 25 May 1845 Mary Acker,
d. 14 Oct 1851.
Isaac Kelley, b. 11 Sep 1819, m.(1) 8 May 1846 Charlotte Gleason,
m.(2) 23 Dec 1852 Pluma Gaines, d. 23 Jan 1890.
Caroline, b. 14 Apr 1821, m. 28 Mar 1842 Isaac Beadle Acker.
Henry H., b. 5 Mar 1823, d. 7 Sep 1838.
William D., b. 5 Feb 1825, unmarried, d. 14 Nov 1851.
Mariah Ann, b. 28 Jan 1827, m. ca. 1842 Sam Shaw.
Charlotte Jane, b. 26 Jul 1829, m. 18 Dec 1849 Wingate Timmons,
d. 2 Jun 1862.
George Warren, b. ca. 1832. May have died young.
Harriet, b. 28 Sep 1834, d. 17 Sep 1838.
XX. JOHN JAMES6 VANDERBURGH (Peter5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), son of Peter Vanderburgh and Anna Whitlock, was born on 8 Aug 1812 in New
York State.294
John was raised on his parents farm in Hudson and Greenport, Columbia Co., NY.
On 13 May 1837, the town of Greenport was formed from the outlying territory of the
City of Hudson. John was living in Greenport at the time. At the first Greenport town
meeting, 6 Jun 1837, John was appointed as one of the assessors.295
Children of CATHERINE DELONG:
i.
Child by John McAuley
(MCAULEY surname)
John, b. 21 May 1783. He evidently resided in Dutchess County, married, and had a
family. In 1810, he and his family went with his mother, stepfather, and uncle to
Norwich, Ontario, Canada.
ii.
Child by Peter Vanderburgh
(VANDERBURGH surname)
Clyamon, b. 15 Sep 1787, m. 2 Mar 1812 Roxanne Mitchell, d. 27 Aug 1859.
iii.
Child by Henry Hulit
(HULETT surname)
William, b. 31 Aug 1794. Accompanied his mother and stepfather to Canada in 1810.
Child by Peter Lossing
(LOSSING surname)
iv.
Ethalinda, b. 15 Oct 1806. Went to Norwich, Ontario with her parents in 1810. She
married David D. Willson and by 1833 had two children - Daniel and Mary. Ethalinda
died in 1889 according to a death notice in the "Norwich Gazette."
294
Staats/Vanderburgh Family Bible Pages. Owned by Clifton H. Brandow, Roxbury Rd., Box 617,
Philmont, NY 12565 [518-672-7418]; and Will - Peter Vanderburgh, Columbia County, Liber J, page 477,
made out 1 Feb 1844, proved 12 Apr 1845.
295
"History of Columbia Co., NY," Philadelphia: Everts and Ensign. 1878. Page 363.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
49
John married on 2 Jul 1840 ANNA MARIA STAATS, the daughter of Abraham
P. Staats and Berthia Leggitt. Anna Maria was born in New York State on 13 Jan
1818.296 At the time of their marriage, John was a resident of Hudson, Columbia County,
NY and referred to as "Captain."297
On 1 May 1846, they lived at Greenport and sold 17 acres to Gilbert F. Everson of
New York City.298 By 1850, they had relocated to Claverack in the same county. Here,
they lived in a boarding house run by Joseph Woodworth. John’s occupation at this time
is not known.299 By 1860, they had returned to the fourth ward in Hudson where John
was employed as a grocer. At this time, his real estate was valued at $2,000 and his
personal property at $1,000.300 They were still living there in 1870.301 John died of
dropsy in Hudson on 11 Oct 1871.302 His wife survived him and died on 23 Apr 1893.303
Both are buried in Hudson, NY.304
John’s residence in Greenport was later known as the "Curry place" and owned in
1878 by James Storm.305 Child:
+
i.
Gilbert Everson; b. 22 May 1841, m. 8 Jan 1873 Emma Houghtaling.
XX. PAULINA6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was born on 3 Jan 1787
at Sharon, CT.306 She married on 19 Apr 1808 MARK DEWEY, who was born on 14
296
Staats/Vanderburgh Family Bible Pages. Owned by Clifton H. Brandow, Roxbury Rd., Box 617,
Philmont, NY 12565 [518-672-7418]; and "Deaths, Marriages From Hudson, NY Newspapers:" Vol. 2, by
Arthur Kelly. 1980. Marriages: Page 120 - John James Vanderburgh and Ann Staats marriage.
297
"Deaths, Marriages From Hudson, NY Newspapers;" Vol. 2, by Arthur Kelly. 1980. Marriages. Page
120 - John James VDB and Ann Maria Staats marriage.
298
Columbia Co., NY deed MM:553, 1 May 1846.
299
Census, 1850, NY, Columbia Co., Claverack, p. 32, 29 Jul 1850. Joseph Woodworth’s Boarding House.
Enumerated with the boarding house was John Vandeburgh and his family.
300
Census, 1860, NY, Columbia Co., 4th Ward of Hudson, 10 Jul 1860, p. 180/993. John Van De Burgh
and family.
301
Census, 1870, NY Columbia Co., 4th Ward of Hudson, 7 Jul 1870, p 2/380. John Van Deburgh and
family.
302
Staats/Vanderburgh Family Bible Pages. Owned by Clifton H. Brandow, Roxbury Rd., Box 617,
Philmont, NY 12565 [518-672-7418]. [Note: The pages have two different death year entries, 1871 and
1872. An obituary notice confirms 1871 as the correct date.]; and "City of Hudson Burying Grounds,
Interments 1829-1873," by Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1 Mar 1986: Page 180 - 11 Oct 1871, Vanderburgh, John
J., d. Hudson, dropsy, married, 60y.
303
Staats/Vanderburgh Family Bible Pages. Owned by Clifton H. Brandow, Roxbury Rd., Box 617,
Philmont, NY 12565 [518-672-7418].
304
Staats/Vanderburgh Family Bible Pages. Owned by Clifton H. Brandow, Roxbury Rd., Box 617,
Philmont, NY 12565 [518-672-7418]; and "City of Hudson Burying Grounds, Interments 1829-1873," by
Arthur C. M. Kelly. 1 Mar 1986: Page 180 - 11 Oct 1871, Vanderburgh, John J., d. Hudson, dropsy,
married, 60y.
305
"History of Columbia Co., NY," Philadelphia: Everts and Ensign. 1878. Page 363.
306
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Dr., Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
50
Aug 1784, the son of Justin Dewey and Lucy Means of Great Barrington, MA. Paulina
died on 26 Jun 1831. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
(DEWEY surname)
Alanson, b. 30 Jan 1809.
Fanny, b. 12 Oct 1811, d. 26 Mar 1814.
Amanda, b. 23 Sep 1813.
Jane, b. 18 Feb 1815, d. 13 Sep 1815.
Mark, b. 1 Feb 1818, m. ?
James, b. 7 Jun 1820, d. 13 Oct 1841.
Salmon, b. 15 Aug 1822.
Paulina, b. 16 Sep 1824, m. ?
John H., b. 18 Oct 1828, m. ?
Frederic, b. 12 Aug 1830.
Mark Dewey, m.(2) 29 Oct 1831 Sarah M. Griswold. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
(DEWEY surname)
Lucy Ann, b. 26 Aug 1832.
Lydia Anorette, b. 31 Jan 1834.
Mary Jane, b. 10 Jun 1836.
David Bramerd, b. 28 May 1838, d. 3 Jan 1898.
Sarah Gates, b. 7 Jul 1842.
James Clark, b. 20 Mar 1846.
XX. FANNY6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was born on 9 Dec
1788.307 She married ALANSON LEE who was born in 1782 and died in 1851.
Children:
1
i.
(LEE surname)
Harriet, m. William Brown. Children:
i.
ii.
ii.
(BROWN surname)
Margaret, m. ______ Williams.
Emma P., lived at Detroit, MI.
Caroline, m. James Crockett. Child:
(CROCKETT surname)
307
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Dr., Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
51
i.
Alice, b. 1866.
iii.
Salmon, m. F. McCoutry
iv.
Margaret, m. James Buchanan. Children:
i.
ii.
(BUCHANAN surname)
Charles
Fanny Lee
XX. HARRIET6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was born on 3 May
1791.308 She married AMOS J. BRYAN who died at the age of 62 years and 3 months
in 1845. Harriet died in 1867. Children:
1
i.
(BRYAN surname)
Richard Alexander, m. Mary Van Benschoten. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
ii.
Almira, m. Elisha S. Chapin. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iii.
(VAN BENSCHOTEN surname)
Henry
Frederick
Richard Alex
Elias
Tunis
Charles
(CHAPIN surname)
Arthur
Andrew, m. Hattie Warner. Child Henry Arthur.
Carrie
Caroline, m. Dr. Clark A. Nicholson. Child:
i.
(NICHOLSON surname)
William, m. Oct 1891 Lola Norton.
Children - Clark and Gladys.
308
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Dr., Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
3. Letter - 9 Jan 1983, Mary Stone, 3740 S. W. Country Club Dr., Corvallis, OR 97333. (First
and middle names of Harriet Hamlin’s husband, Bryan.
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52
XX. PAMELA6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was born on 15 Jul
1793, probably in Dutchess Co., NY.309 She married prior to 1813 ELKANAH
HUGHSON of NYC who was born about 1780 and died about 1835. After Elkanah
died, Pamela married, second, _______ BARTON. Pamela had two children:
1
+
i.
ii.
(HUGHSON surname)
William Addison, b. ca. 1813, m. Margaret Day, d. 17 Mar 1887.
Salmon Hamlin, m. Maria Rumsey. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
(HUGHSON surname)
Lewis
Sarah Esther, m. Harvey Sarles
Pamela
Lisle Maria, m. John Reimer. Child:
i.
v.
vi.
(REIMER surname)
Laura; b. ca. 1889; m. E.N. Phalen, a
Vassar College Trustee. Lived in
Kingston, NY. Laura d. 1936.
Charles
Salmon
XX. JAMES VANDERBURGH6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5,
James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was
probably born in 1797.310 He married HARRIET HOLDRIDGE. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
(HAMLIN surname)
Salmon
Margaret Ann, m. _______ Earl.
Harriet Sophie, m.(1) _______ Brown, m.(2) Dr. Sothern.
She had two sons by _______ Brown.
309
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Letter dated 18 Aug 1995, and additional data from Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club
Drive, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675.
310
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.),
written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Drive, Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
53
XX. ALMIRA6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was born in 1800.311
She married ALANSON SIMPSON. Almira died in 1857. Children:
1
i.
ii.
(SIMPSON surname)
Rebecca, m. ______ Ball.
Mary, m. _______ Perry. Child:
i.
iii.
(PERRY surname)
Almira
Maria, d. 1832.
XX. MARTHA MARIA6 HAMLIN (Margaret [Vanderburgh] 5, James4,
Henry , Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of Margaret Vanderburgh and Salmon Hamlin, was
born in 1811.312 In 1826, she married NICHOLAS HAZZARD BABCOCK. Children:
3
i.
(BABCOCK surname)
Nichols, b. 1832, m. Mary Ottingon, d. 1867. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
ii.
iii.
(BABCOCK surname)
Edward, b. 1868, d. in infancy.
Francis, b. 1869.
Edward, b. 1871, d. 1938.
Frederic S., b. 1873.
Arthur, b. 1875.
Nichols, b. 1878.
Walter, b. 1880.
Albert, b. 1882.
Mary, b. 1887, d.y.
Hamlin, m. Jeanine Wheaton.
Jared, b. 1838, m. Mary Lowery, d. 1910. Children:
311
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs. David S.),
written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Drive, Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
312
Compiled from the following sources:
1. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. Page 44.
2. Data compiled in 1995 by Mrs. Jane B. Poor, 162 Country Club Drive, Yarmouth Port, MA
02675.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
54
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
(BABCOCK surname)
Mary Lowery
Frederick S.; lived at Long Beach, CA; d. 1871.
Mabel, d. 1888.
Harry Vanderburgh, m. Etta Laughlin, d. 1936.
Almira (Minnie), b. 1843, d. 1920.
Helen, b. 1845, d. 1905.
Emma, b. 1848, d. 1895.
Maria, b. 1850, d. 1914.
XX. FREDERICK HOFFMAN6 VANDERBURGH (Gabriel5, James4,
Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Gabriel Ludlow Vanderburgh and Margaret Akin, was
born on 27 Oct or Nov 1809, in Beekman, Dutchess Co., NY.313 On 19 Feb 1835, he
married, first, CAROLINE WILLIAMS, daughter of the late David R. Williams of New
York City. Caroline was born on 19 Jul 1814 in New York City.
In 1850, Frederick was a merchant residing with his family in New York City.
On 16 Jan 1852, his wife Caroline died in New York City. Left with four sons and an
adolescent daughter, Frederick departed from New York for Michigan. He evidently
took his sons with him. However, he left his daughter in the care of his deceased wife’s
sister, Jane and her husband, Albert Akin of Pawling, NY. They raised the daughter as
their own, since they never had children of their own.
Shortly before he left New York, or soon after he reached Michigan, Frederick
married about 1854 ANNE SMITH. Anne had been born in New York State about
1830. They settled in the city of Point Huron, MI where in 1860 they had real and
personal property worth $2,500. Frederick died in Port Huron on 8 Jul 1884. Children:
313
Compiled from the following sources:
1. Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal" 25 Feb 1835. (Marriage of Frederick H. Vanderburgh and
Caroline Williams by Rev. C. G. Sommers.)
2. Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Beekman, page 276. Gabriel L. Vanderburgh and family.)
3. Census, 1850, NY, New York Co., New York City, District #1, Ward #9, 6 Aug 1850, page 35.
F. Hoffman Vanderburgh and family.
4. Census, 1860, MI, St. Clair Co., City of Port Huron, 4th Ward, 28 Jul 1860, p. 247/337. Fred
H. Vanderburgh and family.
5. Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, Mattewan P.O., 7 Jun 1860, pp 377-8. Jenny
Vanderburgh age 12 with Albert J. Akin family.
6. Census, 1870, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, Wing Station P.O., 15 Jul 1870, pg 393. Jane Akin
(sic) age 22 with Albert Akin and family.
7. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1942. (Pages 46 and 47 are the sources for information regarding Frederick
Vanderburgh and his family.)
8. Poughkeepsie, NY Newspaper - "Poughkeepsie Journal," 25 Feb 1835. (Marriage of Frederick
H. Vanderburgh and Caroline Williams by Rev. C. G. Sommers.)
9. Census, 1850, NY, New York Co., New York City, District #1, Ward #9, 6 Aug 1850, page 35.
F. Hoffman Vanderburgh and family.
10. Eugene F. Huber data - Port Huron, MI residency information on F. Hoffman Vanderburgh
and his sister, Jane Wils; and death data for F. Hoffman Vanderburgh.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
55
i.
ii.
+
iii.
iv.
Children by Caroline Williams
Francis Mann, b. 27 Aug 1834 in New York City. He was a First
Lieutenant with the 10th Michigan Regular Infantry during the
Civil War. On 10 Apr 1863, with a detail of 46 men, he was
guarding a supply train from Murfreesborough to Nashville, TN.
They were attacked by three or four hundred guerillas,
overpowered, and compelled to give up the train. However,
repulsing the enemy’s pursuit and falling back a short distance,
they were reinforced by 15 men from a neighboring stockade.
They returned and saved a portion of the train which had been set
on fire. The loss in this affair was 8 killed and 12 wounded,
including Francis who died of his wounds on 18 Apr 1863. He is
buried in Port Huron, MI.
John Frederick, b. 6 Jun 1836, unmarried, d. 22 Aug 1854 at the
age of 18 years, 2 months and 16 days. He is buried at Port
Huron, MI.
David Williams, b. 7 Dec 1841, m. 24 Jun 1869 Katherine Eltinge,
d. 29 Aug 1910.
Jane Akin, b. 14 Jan 1847. She remained in New York State when
her father and her brothers went to Michigan in the mid 1850s.
She was raised by her mother’s sister and her husband, Albert
Akin. They lived on an estate in Pawling, NY where Albert was
a successful banker. Around 1873, Jane married Edward W.
Francis. She died on 23 Nov 1903 at East Orange, NJ. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
+
v.
vi.
(FRANCIS surname)
Caroline Louise, b. 1874, m. Lincoln A. Wagenals
(b. Columbus, OH, d. 11 Apr 1931 at Montroseon-Hudson, NY.)
Arnold William, b. 1879, m. Margaret Andrews.
Alberta Jane, b. 1884, m. Covert LeFevre. One son
and one daughter.
Children by Anne Smith
William Federal, b. 2 Sep 1855, m. 22 Aug 1878 Sarah Eltinge,
d. 12 Feb 1932.
Lucia Caroline, b. after 1860, m. Victor Haywood, d. at Grand
Rapids, MI. No children.
XX. JAMES A.6 VANDERBURGH (George W.5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ), son of George Washington Vanderburgh and Margaret Haxtun, was born on 4
Aug 1809 at Beekman, Dutchess County, NY.314 He married, first, probably around 1841
1
314
Compiled from:
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56
MARIA S. CAMPBELL, daughter of Archibald Campbell, Jr. and his wife, Jane of
Pawling, NY. Maria died on 22 Nov 1842 at the age of nineteen. James married, second,
prior to 1850 HARRIET HICKS. In 1850, he was a merchant living in Beekman with
his wife and son George. James died on 26 Apr 1856 and is buried with his first wife in
the Campbell Ground on old Route 22 in Pawling, NY. In 1870, his wife, Harriet and
their two teenage daughters were still living in Beekman. Here, Harriet was employed as
a milliner. Children:
+
i.
ii.
iii.
Child by Maria S. Campbell
George S., b. 10 Sep 1842, m. Francis M. Pelton, d. 20 Mar 1893.
Children by Harriet Hicks
Mary A., b. ca. 1853, apparently never married. She is the source
of the information about the Vanderburgh family found in the
"Dutchess County, Historical Society Annual," 1935, pp. 36-44.
Maria C., b. ca. 1855.
XX. BENJAMIN HAXTUN6 VANDERBURGH (George W.5, James4, Henry3,
Dirck2, Lucas1), son of George Washington Vanderburgh and Margaret Haxtun, was born
about 1814 in Beekman, Dutchess County, NY.315 Around 1843, he married
1. "Dutchess County, Historical Society Annual," 1935, pp. 36-44. (This source states erroneously states
that James, had daughter, Mary but no male offspring.)
2. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. (Pages 48 and 49 contain information about the children of James
Vanderburgh.)
3. "Collections of the Dutchess County Historical Society," Vol. 2 (1924), "Old Gravestones of
Dutchess County, 19,000 Inscriptions," collected and edited by J. Wilson Poucher, M.D. and Helen
Wilkinson Reynolds. Page 176, Campbell Ground.
4. Dutchess County Guardianship Record, G:119 - George Vanderburgh, age 19, 10 Sep last,
dated 1 Oct 1861. Hiram Haviland, guardian.
5. Dutchess County Guardianship Record, Box 3649 - Georgiana Vanderburgh of Pawling, NY,
age 10, 22 May last, dated 20 Mar 1873. Parents, George and Fannie Vanderburgh. Fannie, guardian.
6. Death Certificate, George S. Vanderburgh, NY State file no. 12758.
7. Census, 1850, New York, Dutchess County, Beekman, page 274. James A. Vanderburgh and
family.
8. Census, 1870, New York, Dutchess County, Beekman, page 35. Harriet Vanderburgh and
daughters.
9. LDS Microfilm 930,727 Dutchess Co., NY Taxation Lists 1861: Beekman: Vanderburgh, John
James of Pawlings, executor of James A. Vanderburgh deceased - store, house, and lot.
315
1. Census, 1850, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, p. 228, 9 Jul 1850. Benjamin Vanderburgh and
family.
2. Census, 1860, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, Mattewan P.O., 4 Jun 1860, p. 39/44. Benjamin
Vanderburgh and family.
3. Census, 1865, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling. Benjamin Vanderburgh and family.
4. Census, 1870, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, P.O. Wing Station, 2 Aug 1870, p. 401. Benjamin
Vanderburgh and family.
5. Census, 1880, NY, Dutchess Co., Pawling, 3 Jun 1880, p. 326. William Merwin and family.
6. Correspondence - 16 Oct 1989 letter from Clifford Buck, Box 287, Salt Point, NY 12578.
(Source for land transaction information on Benjamin Haxtun Vanderburgh.)
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
57
CATHERINE CAMPBELL. Commensurate with his marriage, Benjamin probably
moved from Beekman to Pawling where he permanently settled. Land records for
Benjamin start in 1834 when Abraham Tomlinson sold him 43 acres of land that bounded
Benjamin Haxtun. A number of later deeds involve his brother and sister-in-law, James
and Maria Vanderburgh. During these transactions, Benjamin was always a resident of
Beekman, until deed 75:220. This 5 Apr 1843 deed concerned land in Beekman that
Benjamin sold to his brother, James. At the time of this sale, Benjamin’s residence was
given as Pawling. After this, there are no more deeds for Benjamin buying or selling
property.
In 1850, Benjamin was a farmer in Pawling with an estate valued at $5,000. An
1858 Pawling map records his farm as "Blue Sky." By 1860, his real and personal worth
totalled $8,509, and in 1870, his real estate was worth $2,000 and his personal worth was
$200. Evidently, Benjamin died prior to 1876. An 1876 map for Pawling shows that his
residence was recorded in the name of his wife, "Mrs. C. Vanderburg." In 1880 his wife
was living with their daughter and son-in-law, William Merwin. Child:
i.
Elizabeth, b. ca. 1844, m. ca. 1874 William G. Merwin of Pawling,
NY. They had son, William born about 1875.
XX. HELEN MARGARET6 HOWLAND (Caroline [Vanderburgh] 5, James4,
Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), daughter of Caroline Vanderburgh and Dr. David Howland, was
born on 7 Aug 1820 in New York State.316 On 1 Oct 1839, she married her half first
cousin, once removed, GEORGE WASHINGTON COFFIN (Magdalene [Bentley] 6,
Elizabeth [Vanderburgh]5, James4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Magdalene Bentley
and Robert Coffin. After their marriage, Helen and George settled in Amenia, Dutchess
Co., NY where George was a farmer in 1850 and 1860. Sometime between 1860 and
1862, they left Amenia for St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN. Helen died at St. Paul on 19 Feb
1867. In 1879, George relocated to Santa Barbara, CA. Children, all born in Amenia:
i.
ii.
(COFFIN surname)
David Howland, b. 16 Dec 1842, d. 4 Sep 1847 age 4-8-15 in
Amenia.
Laura A., b. 16 Apr 1846, m. 2 Jan 1866 Gustav J. Borup. They
lived in St. Paul, MN where Gustav died before 1900. Children,
7. "The Vanderburgh Family," unpublished typescript by Caroline Vanderburgh Lansden (Mrs.
David S.), written after 1943. (Page 49 contains information about Benjamin H. Vanderburgh and his
family.)
8. Dutchess Co., NY Will P:12, 3 Feb 1844 - Archibald Campbell: In this will, Archibald
Campbell left property to his daughter, Catherine Vanderburgh. Catherine died and the property went to
her only daughter, Elizabeth C. Merwin on 7 Mar 1896. Elizabeth died on 26 Jan 1925. The property
passed to her son William Hay Merwin in her will proved 2 Mar 1925. See deed 799:431, 20 Feb 1952:
William G. Merwin and Elizabeth J., and Hazel Merwin to Robert L. Hunt and Hilda.
316
Compiled from:
1. Family Bible (1818) of Caroline (Vanderburgh) Howland, Patterson, NY. Owned in 1940s by
Mrs. David S. Lansden, Cairo, IL.
2. Data compiled by France Stenberg, 5810 Windsong Trails Dr., Houston, TX 77084.
6gen1, 22 Jun 98
58
probably all born in St. Paul:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
iii.
(BORUP surname)
Helen, b. ca. 1867.
Sophia C., b. May 1869.
Georgia W., b. Jul 1870.
Elizabeth W., b. Feb 1872, m. Charles J. Gray
(b. Aug 1870 in Canada).
Virginia, b. Oct 1874.
Alice, b. Jan 1876.
Maude, b. Mar 1877.
Elizabeth Beach, b. 2 Apr 1852, was living with her sister, Laura,
in 1880 at St. Paul, MN.
XX. WILLIAM HENRY6 VANDERBURGH (Henry5, William4, Henry3,
Dirck2, Lucas1), son of Henry Vanderburgh and Francoise Cornoyer, was born in
Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana on 6 Dec 1800.317 He was christened six days later by
Father Rivet in the Old Vincennes Cathedral.
317
Compiled from:
1. "Mississippi Valley Historical Review," Vol. 30, 1943/44. Pages 377-394. (The entire text on
William Vanderburgh, except for some variation in the accounts of his death, has been condensed from
Paul C. Phillips’ excellent article in this source.)
2. The following sources have also been used, courtesy of the Montana Historical Society:
a. "Salish Folk Tales," by Kathry Law; Montana Indian Publications, Stories of the Flathead
Indians. Mid-1970s. (970.2045, M668in, BC-28). Includes picture of Agnes (Adams) Vanderburg who
died about 1989.
b. "Dictionary of American Biography," pp. 177-8. Biography of William Henry Vanderburgh.
c. "The Montana Magazine of History," Vol. 2 (Apr 1952), No. 2, pp. 12-19; Vol. 13, No. 3, p.
58; and Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 9.
d. "The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West," edited by LeRoy R. Hafen. Vol. VII
(1969). The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California. 1969. Biography of William H.
Vanderburgh by Harvey L. Carter, pp. 315-320.
e. "Montana New Association Inserts:
(1) "The Bainville Democrat," newspaper, Jan 1939: "Henry Vandenburgh’s Death
Dramatic Episode of Early-Day Development of State’s Fur Trade."
(2) "Fergus County Argus," newspaper, Apr 1938: "Early Trappers Traversed Golden
Sands of Alder Gulch in 1832."
3. Note: William Henry Vanderburgh most probably left descendants among the Indians in
Montana. A Jesuit priest from Indiana, Rev. Joseph Henry Vanderburgh Somes, researched the
Vanderburgh family during the 1950s and early 1960s. In a letter 7 Feb 1959 letter to Berenice Vanderburg
of Dowagiac, MI, he wrote: It is possible - nay even probable that William Henry Vanderburgh , of the
American Fur Company, left a Creole son from whom the "Vanderburg(h) Indians" of the Salish, or
Flathead Indians of Montana descended. I spent several days with these Indians. One point is this:
"Vanderberg" is not uncommon among the Belgians, and their missionaries were Belgians; but these
Indians were taught by the old patriarch who "dressed like his father, a French trapper from St. Louis" that
the correct way was Vanderburgh, so that’s another chapter I’ve added." In another letter to Berenice
Vanderburgh dated 30 Dec 1961, Father Somes closed by saying: "I must write to my Indians in Montana.
The papers say it is very cold out there, and deep snows. I don’t know whether they’ve got pemmican or
not." Father Somes recommended reading the book "Life in the Rocky Mountains," by Warren A. Ferris,
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When William Henry was eleven years old his father died, and his brother-in-law,
Thomas Hempstead, became his guardian. Possibly it was through the prestige of his
family that William obtained an appointment to West Point when he was hardly thirteen
years of age. He went to New York in the summer of 1813 and visited his uncles, James
and William Vanderburgh, who were living at Nassau, Rensselaer County, NY. On
October 13, he formally entered the West Point Military Academy.
Letters written by the youthful cadet, express love for all members of the family
and plead that his brother James be sent east to keep him company. They show interest in
the neighbors, in the slaves, and in the Indians, but say nothing about the writer except
that he is well. No mention is made of friends in the Academy and nothing is said of
studies.
William was discharged from West Point on 1 April 1818, without graduating.
Why he did not graduate is not known. He probably returned to Vincennes to visit his
family. That summer he was in St. Louis with his brother-in-law, Thomas Hempstead,
who was a member of the Missouri Fur Company.
Through the influence of Hempstead, William obtained employment with the
Missouri Fur Company. He was elated at the prospect. To his mother he wrote in
glowing terms: "I get salary enough to support me handsomely and should this business
please me in two years I am to have an interest in the Company which is perhaps one of
the most profitable occupations that can be persued in this country and I sincerely hope
that it will meet with your approbation." He was delighted, too, that at old Council Bluffs
[Iowa], near the post where he was to work, there was stationed a company of Army
officers with whom he was on friendly terms.
The fortunes of the Missouri Fur Company were not so rosy as young
Vanderburgh had pictured. In fact, the company was in serious financial difficulties.
Manuel Lisa, its founder and, for many years, its manager, had started trade on the
Yellowstone River [Montana/Wyoming] as early as 1807. Indian hostilities and a decline
in the demand for fur, brought about by British blockade before and during the War of
1812, forced him to withdraw from distant enterprises. He than made his headquarters
near Council Bluffs on the Missouri River, but during the hard times following the war,
business had not prospered. In 1819 the company was organized. Manuel Lisa, who
remained president, was planning to reopen trade on the upper Missouri, but he died in
1820 before he could take any effective measures to do this.
Joshua Pilcher, an able and vigorous trader, succeeded to the presidency and
continued the headquarters of the company at Council Bluffs. It is probable that, during
the four years of his employment, young Vanderburgh worked from this post in close
association with him. To Council Bluffs pelts were brought by Indians from far up the
Platte [Nebraska] and Missouri rivers. From this post traders could reach the Indian
country by short journeys and there they could purchase skins. In these trading
expeditions Vanderburgh was probably employed as were two other notable traders,
Robert Jones and Michael Immel. With the addition of Andrew Drips, who joined the
group in 1823, Pilcher had an able band of traders on the Missouri.
Pilcher undertook the advance to the upper Missouri [Montana] and Yellowstone
[Montana/Wyoming] rivers in 1821. Twelve miles above the mouth of Knife River in
published by the Old West Publishing Co. The frontpiece says: "The Death of William Henry
Vanderburgh."
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present North Dakota, he rebuilt an old post of Lisa’s which he named Fort Vanderburgh.
Then he ordered construction of Fort Benton on the Yellowstone near the mouth of the
Big Horn [Montana], close to the site of the Missouri Fur Company’s first trading post
built in 1807. The next year Pilcher sent Jones and Immel with a large supply of goods to
trade on the Jefferson River. The expedition obtained a huge collection of furs, but in
1823, while returning to Fort Benton, it was attacked by the Blackfeet on Pryor’s Creek
[Wyoming/Montana border], south of the Yellowstone. Jones and Immel were killed,
and all the pelts and merchandise fell as booty to the savages. This disaster brought
financial ruin to the Missouri Fur Company and ended its expansion on the upper
Missouri.
Undaunted by his losses, Pilcher led the remnants of his men in a fight against
hostile Indians who were ravaging the upper Missouri. The part assigned to Vanderburgh
in this campaign shows that Pilcher held his courage and ability in the highest esteem. In
this effort Pilcher was sacrificing himself and men to protect his rivals, the new firm of
Ashley and Henry, who were also seeking the trade of the upper Missouri. General W.
H. Ashley led a party up the river in the summer of 1823, was attacked by the Arikara
and driven back. He appealed for help to Benjamin O’Fallon, Indian agent at Council
Bluffs, and to Colonel Henry Leavenworth, commander of the troops there. Leavenworth
promised to go at once to subdue the savages, and Pilcher volunterred assistance. Pilcher
had only forty white men, and of these, he named Vanderburgh captain. In the battle
which took place Vanderburgh directed the artillery with the use of a sixteen-pounder.
The Arikara fought stubbornly and Leavenworth, soon discouraged, asked Pilcher to seek
a peace with the enemy, but Pilcher refused, as did Vanderburgh. Leavenworth then
retreated, leaving Pilcher’s forces behind. Someone set fire to the Arikara villages, thus
rendering a peaceful settlement more difficult. Leavenworth was enraged at this act and
placed the blame for it squarely upon Pilcher and his men, excepting only Vanderburgh
and one named Carson. Vanderburgh expressed himself as "extremely mortified at
having been selected as the object of his [Leavenworth’s] approbation and Praise."
After the Arikara campaign, William returned to Vincennes and there he spent the
summer of 1824. In 1825 he was again in the West, having obtained a license to trade in
the mountains. His movements for the next two years are not clear. In 1827 he went
with Pilcher to Green River [western Wyoming] and for a year endured the misfortunes
that harassed the Pilcher traders in that region. In the summer of 1828 he parted from
Pilcher and returned to Council Bluffs.
When Vanderburgh arrived at Council Bluffs, he found that the fur trade of the
Missouri River had passed to the traders for the Western Department of the American Fur
Company and its subsidiary, known as the Upper Missouri Outfit. Kenneth McKenzie, a
vigorous and unscrupulous trader, managed the outfit. He and one of the partners, Pierre
Chouteau had begun to extend their fur trade into the vast wilderness on the Rocky
Mountains.
It was probably in the winter of 1828-1829, at a time when McKenzie was
planning a new expedition to the mountains, that Vanderburgh found employment with
the Upper Missouri Outfit. His rank was that of clerk, and in the spring of 1829 he was
buying and selling horses and mules and supplying trappers with traps and other
equipment. He was not long engaged in this kind of work. McKenzie doubtless knew of
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his accomplishments as a leader and a fighter and felt warranted in placing the new clerk
in a position of responsibility.
The need for an able and bold leader had already arisen. In the summer of 1828
Hugh Glass, free trader, came down from the mountains. Glass, a determined
individualist, had parted from his companions of former years and had gone alone into
the mountains to trade and trap. He found an abundance of beaver, but the mountain men
were pushing in on him, which may have aroused his resentment. At any rate, he urged
McKenzie to send traders and trappers into the mountains. McKenzie gladly accepted the
invitation and was looking for a man to lead the expedition when Vanderburgh attracted
his attention. Vanderburgh had not yet won enough confidence to be entrusted with sole
command of the band to be sent into the mountains. With him was the experienced
Etienne Provost. In the party were fifteen other men, including his brother, James
Vanderburgh. The expedition set out in the summer of 1829 and returned with a fine
collection of furs.
By the spring of 1830 Chouteau and McKenzie were ready for a campaign to
secure the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains. Two expeditions were to be sent: one from
St. Louis, the other from Fort Union, located near the North Dakota/Montana border on
the Missouri River. Vanderburgh led the expedition from Fort Union.
William did not start until late in the summer. During July he was busy collecting
horses and equipment for the undertaking. Then he wrote his will and soon afterwards
started on the mission. With him was a force of probably fifty men. Provost
accompanied him as assistant guide.
The route from Fort Union apparently lay up the Missouri, on the upper waters of
which Vanderburgh fought a battle with the Blackfeet. Vanderburgh was searching for
the mountain traders, but there is no evidence to show that during that summer he found
them. Vanderburgh then led his men directly to Powder River [Montana] for a fall hunt.
Before winter hemmed him in, Vanderburgh left his band and returned to Fort Union
where he spent some time with McKenzie.
In the spring of 1831, Vanderburgh and his men returned to Powder River.
Competition began between them and their rivals, the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
The Rocky Mountain men could not meet the prices of Vanderburgh and his American
Fur Company. Throughout the remainder of 1831, Vanderburgh and his band pursued
their rivals for the fur trade throughout the Northwest. The rivalry continued into 1832
when finally both bands in a starving condition moved to Three Forks, near Bozeman,
MT, where Vanderburgh separated from them with his own men and started to hunt
alone. After wandering for a while, he moved up the Philanthropy/Ruby River where
beaver were found in considerable numbers. Here too were signs of the Blackfeet, but
Vanderburgh, undaunted, continued up the valley and was elated to find it full of the
much-prized beaver. When snow closed in the valley, he led his trappers eastward over
steep mountains to the valley of the Madison. There he met again a party of the Rocky
Mountain Fur Company. In a raging snow storm the two bands camped together. During
this period Vanderburgh, by means of discreet inquires, learned that in the lower Madison
the opposition had trapped many beaver. His explorations had revealed the valleys of the
Philanthropy/Ruby and the Madison were two of the finest beaver regions in the
Northwest. When the storm was over, the opposition continued up the valley and
Vanderburgh moved his camp down the Madison about 15 miles to the present day
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vicinity of the town of Ennis. The next day, he recrossed the mountains to the
Philanthropy/Ruby River, very probably by way of the present road to Virginia City, MT
over Ennis Pass. This took them about 18 miles to their encampment on Alder Creek.
On 14 Oct 1832, Vanderburgh and his party descended Alder Gulch to the
junction of the Philanthropy/Ruby river, then known as the Stinking Water, due to the
presence of sulphur springs near the creek. Here they found indications of Indians.
Whether friendly or hostile, evidence did not show. Warren A. Ferriss and a few others
were sent to recoinnoitre and discovered the remains of a freshly butchered buffalo.
Vanderburgh, hearing of this, set out with six others up the creek. After about three
miles, Vanderburgh and his party found a fire still burning, a buffalo just shot, and fresh
tracks of Indians. They pushed onward another three miles and headed for a dense clump
of aspens in the valley. This placed them a few miles north of the present town of
Sheridan. As they crossed a gully, gunfire erupted from about 100 Blackfeet, who rose
from ambush on three sides. Vanderburgh’s horse and Alexis Pillon were immediately
killed. Vanderburgh, initially thrown to the ground, got to his feet, threw up his rifle and
killed the nearest Indian. Before he could get his pistol, however, the Indians cut him
down.
Warren A. Ferris in later years described the fateful events surrounding William’s
death at Jefferson’s Fork. He became the principal source of information. However, an
Indian version of the attack was given in later years by Eagle Ribs, a Blackfoot warrior.
Also known as Peh-To-Pee-Kiss, Eagle Ribs stated that in the summer of 1832, he set out
from Fort Union, to arrive in the Three Forks region with his party by mid-October. The
Indians were the bearers of letters to Vanderburgh. Since Vanderburgh’s party was large,
the Blackfeet thought it safer to hide a little way off, while painting themselves and
preparing for a formal advance. Unfortunately, Vanderburgh’s scouting party rode
straight among the concealed Blackfeet, who quietly formed a circle about them and
attempted to seized them. This attempt at seizure was done, not with any intent of harm,
but merely to secure hostages to insure the safety of the Indians upon approaching the
white men’s camp.
Another Blackfoot participant in the Vanderburgh affair was a warrior named
Woman’s Moccasion. He had been a member of Eagle Ribs’ party and claimed to have
killed Vanderburgh.
On 17 Oct, those who had escaped the ambush, returned as a burial party to the
scene of the attack. They found and buried Alexis Pillon, but could not find
Vanderburgh. Subsequently, Ferris sent a band of friendly Salish/Flathead Indians to the
scene, promising them a reward if they could find Vanderburgh’s remains.
Two accounts of the Salish success exist. One is that Vanderburgh’s body was
never found. The other says that the skeleton, stripped of flesh, was found in the river
and was buried on the margin of the river. The last account, given by Ferris, is probably
the most likely one. The Flatheads also reported that the hostile Indians had cut off
Vanderburgh’s arms and carried them away. The Blackfeet later exhibited them at Fort
McKenzie on the Missouri River. Eagle Ribs had obtained Vanderburgh’s pistols and
showed them to J.E. Brazeau, a former member of the Hudson’s Bay Company and
American Fur Company. In 1859, Brazeau was employed at Fort Edmonton on the
Saskatchewan River. Brazeau further related that Vanderburgh’s rifle could not be
removed, since it had been buried beside the Indian it had slain.
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In his will, William left his estate to his brothers and sisters.
A strong tradition among the Flathead Indians implies that William was either
married or at least had a child by CHE-LAR-LU-CHEM-COO, christian name
ISABEL, a member of the Flathead Tribe. This tradition is strongly supported by the
fact that many Flathead Indians residing in western Montana today bear the surname
Vanderburg. Child:
+
i.
Louis, b. ca. 1832, m. Mary Beartrack, d. 17 Aug 1923.
XX. FERDINAND6 VANDERBURGH (Henry W.5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas ) was born on 20 May 1812, probably at Vincennes, Indiana.318 He was a
posthumous son of Henry Vanderburgh and Francoise Cornoyer.
Ferdinand bought the Clark Donation of 262 acres in Lawrence County, Illinois,
from George Rogers Clark’s brother, Governor William Clark of the Missouri Territory.
He laid it out in lots and called the town Russellville, in honor of his wife, ELIZA
RUSSELL, the daughter of Gustav Russell of Louisville, Kentucky. He had met Eliza
and courted her on his several visits to his brother, James. Ferdinand had just come of
age, and into possession of his share of his father’s estate, just six months before he wed
Eliza on 4 Nov 1833. "The Little Village" adjoining this tract had been in existence for a
long time, but now the new town started in 1835. In 1839, Ferdinand and his young
family were visiting the Greehow’s and Ellis’ down by the Wabash Dam, when he was
taken ill with pneumonia. He was carried back to his home in Russellville, which
adjoined his store, the first one in the town. He died on 12 Apr 1839. He was interred
there in the Somes’ lot in the Vincennes City Cemetery. Subsequent to his death, his
wife married John C. Clark. They had a daughter, Lizzie Clark, who married Sheridan
Isaacs.
Child of Ferdinand and Eliza:
1
i.
Henry, b. ca. 1836 in Indiana.
XX. JAMES6 VANDERBURGH (John W.5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of John W. Vanderburgh and Jane ______, was born about 1785, probably in either
Dutchess Co. or in Norway, Herkimer Co., NY. He was a farmer, and married ROBY
KNIGHT, a native of Rhode Island, and daughter of Olney Knight and Mary/Mercy
Phillips. In 1836, James and Roby were living in Antwerp, Jefferson, Co., NY. The
following year, 1837, they moved to Pierrepont, St. Lawrence Co., NY.319 In 1840,
318
Compiled from:
1. Revolutionary War Pension Record relating to Henry W. Vanderburgh, file number W.9751.
2. "Old Vincennes," by Joseph Henry Vanderburgh Somes, Graphic Books, NY, 1962. Pages 121,
122, 225, and 226.
3. Census, 1850, Indiana, Knox County, Vincennes, p. 243, 10 Oct 1850. Eliza Vanderburg (39)
and son, Henry (14).
319
"History of St. Lawrence County, NY," by Gates Curtis. 1894. Part III, pp 208-209. [Note: The 1840
census implies that James was born between 1790 and 1800 as opposed to the St. Lawrence County History
1785 date and 1860 census that says his age was 75. This source also states that James came from
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James and one other member of his household were working there in agriculture.320 In
1850, James’ whereabouts is uncertain. His wife and children were residing in Pierrepont
that year, but he is not mentioned with them; and his wife, "Roba," is recorded as being a
widow with an estate worth $525.321
Roby died in Pierrepont in 1853.322 James subsequently reappears in Pierrepont
in 1860, living with his son, James.323 He then moved to Lewis County. He may have
gone there to live with his son, Daniel, or daughter, Abigail, who resided in Martinsburg.
James died in Lewis County in 1869.324 What happened to the family in the 1850 time
frame with the disappearance of James and his subsequent reappearance after his wife’s
death has not been determined. Children, all born in Jefferson Co., NY:325
i.
+
ii.
+
+
iii.
iv.
+
+
v.
vi.
Mary Ann, b. ca. 1823. Lived with her mother in 1850. She may
be the "Mary Vandeburge" who had an illegitimate child born on
20 Nov 1850 at Russell, St. Lawrence Co., NY.326 In 1855, Mary
was living with her siblings, Daniel and Abigail, in Martinsburg,
Lewis Co., NY.327 However, there was no young child living
with them. Sometime prior to Feb 1874, she married ______
Cole. Her whereabouts in 1874 was unknown.328[10]
Abigail, b. Jun 1826, m. ca. 1859 William Albrecht/Alberts,
d. between 1900 & 1909.
James, b. ca. 1828, m. pre 1859 Direxa F. ______, d. ca. 1863.
Daniel, b. 2 Feb 1830, m. 17 Jul 1858 1859 Eliza Loucks,
d. 27 May 1883.
Charles, b. ca. 1833, d. after 1864.
Frederick, b. 6 May 1836, m.(1) 16 Apr 1863 Catherine Daniels,
Herkimer County. If his actual birth date is prior to 1790, then he was probably born in Dutchess County
since his parents did not relocated to Herkimer County until after 1790. There is no record of his birth in
Dutchess County. James’ later appearance with Richard Vanderburgh in Jefferson Co., NY, strongly
suggests that he is the son of John W. & Jane Vanderburg of Norway, Herkimer, Co., NY and the brother
of Richard.]; and "Knight Genealogy," typescript in possession of the Lewis County, NY Historical
Society, Lyons Falls, NY.
320
Census, 1840, NY, Lawrence Co., Pierpont, p. 246. James Vandenburgh and family.
321
Census, 1850, NY, St. Lawrence Co., Pierpont, p. 761/381. Roba Vandaburg and family. [Note: James
is not found in the 1850 census for the towns of Pierrepont and Hammond.]
322
"History of St. Lawrence County, NY," by Gates Curtis. 1894. Part III, pp 208-209. [Note:
Conversation with the St. Lawrence Co., NY Surrogate Court Clerk at Canton, NY (315-379-2217) on 9
Jun 1997 revealed that no probate record exists for Roby Vanderburg in that county.]
323
Census, 1860, NY, St. Lawrence Co., Pierrepont, p. 492. James Vandeburgh and family.
324
"History of St. Lawrence County, NY," by Gates Curtis. 1894. Part III, pp 208-209. [Note:
Converstaion with the Lewis Co., NY Surrogate Court Clerk at Lowville, NY (315-376-5344) on 9 Jun
1997 revealed that no probate record exists for James Vanderburg. Also, converstaion with the St.
Lawrence Co., NY Surrogate Court Clerk at Canton, NY (315-379-2217) on 9 Jun 1997 revealed that no
probate record exists for James Vanderburg.]
325
"History of St. Lawrence County, NY," by Gates Curtis. 1894. Part III, pp 208-209 [Note: This
reference says that James & his wife had four sons and three daughters]; and census records.
326
Card file found at the St. Lawrence Co., NY Historical Center, Canton, NY.
327
Census, 1855, NY, Lewis Co., Martinsburg, no page #. Daniel Vanderburgh and sisters.
328
Petition in the estate of Abigail (Knight) Burr who died at Martinsburg, NY on 27 Feb 1874.
Typescript, courtesy of the Lewis County, NY Historical Society, Lyons Falls, NY.
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vii.
m.(2) Mary J. Coon, m.(3) 17 Dec 1876 Josephine Hibbard,
d. 23 Mar 1905.
daughter
XX. RICHARD6 VANDERBURGH (John W.5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), son of John W. Vanderburgh and Jane ______, was born on 8 Mar 1796 in
Norway, Herkimer Co., NY.329 By the age of 18, he was serving the American cause as a
soldier in the War of 1812 on Lake Ontario. From 20 Sep through 20 Nov 1814, Richard
served as a Private in a Company of Detached Militia commanded by Capt. Elijah
Carpenter of Lt. Col. Christopher P. Bellinger's 27th Regiment of New York Militia at
Sacketts Harbor. For this duty, Richard was paid $8 per month for a total of $16.330 Lt.
Col. Bellinger's Regiment was also known as the Regiment of Mohawk Valley Militia.
Bellinger was at Sacketts Harbor as early as 1812.331
After the war, Richard went "to Alexandria in Jefferson Co., NY and worked for
Mr. [James] Leray [de Chaumont], a great land owner."332 Richard stayed in Jefferson
County and married, around 1824, EUNICE SOUTHWORTH.333 Eunice was born on
2 Oct 1806 in Rutland, Jefferson Co., NY, the daughter of John and Bathsheba
(Howland) Southworth of Rutland.334
In 1825, Richard and his family were living in Alexandria.335 He was still there in
336
1830 and 1835.337 Richard died on 11 May 1837 at the age of 42 years and is buried in
the Plessis Cemetery in Alexandria.338 Eunice was the administrator of his estate.339
329
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Page 54. [The writer was a granddaughter of Richard Vanderburgh.]
330
National Archives File 9W3/17/17/F/Box 130. War of 1812 Muster Rolls. 27 th Regiment of NY Militia
- Bellinger's Regiment; Tombstone inscription, Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY - Richard
Vanderburgh, d. 11 May 1837, age 42 years. Marker - "In Memory of Service in the War of 1812," erected
by the USD of 1812; and National Archives Microfilm M602-214 - Index to Service Records for War of
1812 Volunteers. [Note: The "History of Jefferson County," pp. 560-1 does not list Richard Vanderburgh
as a War of 1812 Veteran.]
331
"History of Herkimer County, NY," F.W. Beers & Co., 36 Vesey St., NY. 1879. Pp. 71-73.
332
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Page 152.
333
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-7; and only probate information on Richard Vanderburgh is a
note at the Surrogate’s Office in Watertown, NY that states that Eunice Hind was administrator of Richard
Vanderburgh’s estate. No other documentation found.
334
Census, 1850, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. 4. Joseph & Eunice Hinds and family; tombstone
inscription, Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY; "Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and
Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth (Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-7; and
"Jefferson County Gazetteer 1684-1890," by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY. July 1880. Pages 257 and
678.
335
Census, 1825, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. 4 Richard Vanderburgh & family.
336
Census, 1830, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. 231. Richard Vandburgh and family.
337
Census, 1835, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. --. Richard Vanderburgh and family. [Per telecon with
Gus Rogers, Clayton, NY.]
338
Tombstone inscription, Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY - Richard Vanderburgh, d. 11
May 1837, age 42 yrs.
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Eunice subsequently married in 1838, JOSEPH HIND, who was born in Barnaby,
England in 1808.340 In 1840, Joseph and Eunice were still living in Alexandria,341 as well
as in 1850 where they were farming.342 They were still there in 1855.343 Eunice died on
12 Jan 1856 and is buried in the Plessis Cemetery.344 Her husband, Joseph, remarried on
17 Feb 1857345 to JEANETTE SHIELDS who was from Scotland.346 In 1860, Joseph and
Jeanette were living in Plessis.347 Jeannette died on 17 May 1871 at the age of 43 and is
buried in the Plessis Cemetery.348 Children:349
Children of Richard Vanderburgh & Eunice Southworth
+
i.
+
ii.
iii.
(VANDERBURGH surname)
John Southworth, b. Feb 1825, m. 1 Jan 1849 Lucretia Suits,
d. 5 Feb 1901.
Mary Ann, b. 20 May 1827, m. 9 Jan 1851 Joseph William
Rundlet, d. 1908.
Esther Marie, b. 1829, m. as his 2nd wife, Elanthan Plato, d. 6 Nov
1907. Elnathan (1819-1911) m.(1) Philinda ______ who d. in
1851 at age 29 years. All are buried at Plessis.350 In 1880,
Ester and Elnathan lived on a farm in Alexandria.351 They were
still there in 1900.352 Child:
i.
+
iv.
(PLATO surname)
James M., (adopted son) b. 19 May 1868, living at
home in 1880, d. 1933, bur. at Plessis.
Angeline Mahala, b. Oct 1831, m. ca. 1856 Ephraim Wemple,
d. 29 Dec 1904.
Only probate information found regarding Richard Vanderburgh is a note at the Surrogate’s Office in
Watertown, NY that states that Eunice Hind was administrator of Richard Vanderburgh’s estate. No other
documentation found.
340
"Jefferson County Gazetteer 1684-1890," by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY. July 1890. Page 257.
341
Census, 1840, NY Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. 94/692. Joseph Hind and family.
342
Census, 1850, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. 4. Joseph Hinds and family.
343
Census, 1855, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, p. --. Joseph Hind and family.
344
Tombstone inscription, Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson, Co., NY.
345
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-5.
346
"Jefferson County Gazetteer 1684-1890," by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY. July 1890. Page 257.
347
Census, 1860, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, P.O. Plessis, p. 112/838. Joseph Hind and family.
348
Tombstone inscription, Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson, Co., NY.
349
The children were compiled from census records; Plessis Cemetery tombstone inscriptions; and the
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-9, and 150-157.
350
Data compiled by Gus Rogers, Clayton, NY: Ester Vanderburgh (1829-1907, bur. at Plessis) married as
his second wife, Elanthan Plato.
351
Census, 1880, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, ED 105, p. 12/125. Elnathan Plato and family.
352
Newspaper - "Watertown Daily Times," Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY 10 Aug 1900. "A Golden
Wedding Feast." [Note: Source for this article was Mary Elizabeth (Rundlet) Wilson.]
339
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67
Children of Eunice Southworth & Joseph Hind
i.
ii.
(HIND surname)
George Lamb, b. 10 Jan353 or Jun 1839 in NY.354 In Feb 1864,
he joined Company K, 10th New York Heavy Artillery as a
Private and served in the Civil War for one year, nine months and
12 days. He was discharged in Jul 1865.355 George m. ca. 1874
Alice ______, who was b. in Ireland and came to the US in 1849.
By 1890, they had relocated from New York to Huron, Beadle
Co., SD. In 1900, they were still in living in South Dakota, now
in Theresa Township where, George owned his own farm. George
and Alice had three children, two of whom died prior to
1900.356 Alice’s full name may have been Louisa Dillen.357
Sarah Jane, b. 7 Jan 1841, m. George Rasback358 who died prior
to 1880. That year, Jane and her seven year old daughter, Nina,
were living with Jane’s brother, Morris.359 In 1900, Jane was
living in Denmark, Lewis Co., NY.360 Child:
i.
(RASBACK surname)
Nina May, b. ca. 1873, m.(1) James Ford, m.(2)
W.H. Lewis.361
iii.
Nancy E., b. 28 Nov 1842, m. 21 Jun 1876 Charles Hosner.362 In
1880, they lived with her brother, Morris, in Alexandria.363
Nancy died on 18 Nov 1886364 at age 42 and is buried in the
Plessis Cemetery.365
iv.
Thomas Morris, (usually called "Morris"), b. 11 Mar 1846.366 He
353
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
354
Census, 1900, SD, Beadle Co., Theresa Township, ED 16, Sht 4. George Hainds [sic] and family.
355
Veterans’ Census, 1890, SD, Beadle Co., Huron, Jun 1890, ED 38, p. 3. George L. Hinds.
356
Census, 1900, SD, Beadle Co., Theresa Township, ED 16, Sht 4. George Hainds [sic] and family.
357
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Page 55.
358
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
359
Census, 1880, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, ED 105, p. 12/125. Morris Hind and family.
360
Newspaper - "Watertown Daily Times," Alexandria Bay, Jefferson Co., NY 10 Aug 1900. "A Golden
Wedding Feast." [Note: Source for this article was Mary Elizabeth (Rundlet) Wilson.]
361
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
362
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
363
Census, 1880, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, ED 105, p. 12/125. Morris Hind and family.
364
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
365
Plessis Cemetery records/photos, courtesy of Gus Rogers, Clayton, NY.
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68
was a single farmer living in Alexandria in 1880.367 He m. 22
Jan 1891 Jennie Allen, b. 28 Sep 1856. Morris d. 16 Dec
1923.368 Jennie d. in 1935. Both are buried in the Plessis
Cemetery. Children:369
i.
ii.
iii.
(HIND surname)
Mabel Thirza, b. 7 Jul 1892, d. 30 Dec 1992.
Mary Eunice, b. 29 Oct 1893, d. 1972.
Ross Norman, b. 12 Oct 1895, m. 29 Jun 1922 at
Syracuse, NY Frances L. Murray. Children:
(HIND surname)
Mary Jane, b. 25 May 1923.
James Morris, b. 8 Sep 1926.
Helen Suzanne, b. 15 Feb 1928.
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
William T., b. 1897.
Roy Norman, d. 2 Jun 1900, six days old.
Child of Joseph Hind and Jeanette Shields
i.
(HIND surname)
Norman S., b. 8 Feb 1858. Lived with his brother, Morris in
1880.370 On 19 Jun 1881, Norman m. Florence E. Tahash of
Alexandria. They lived on road 53 in Alexandria where Norman
was a farmer in 1890. He died in 1935 and is buried at
Plessis.371 Child:
i.
(HIND surname)
William Thorton, b. 13 Jul 1890.372
XX. POLLY6 VANDERBURGH (John5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of John Vanderburgh and Jane ______, was born on 23 Jan 1798 in Norway, Herkimer
Co., NY.373 On 8 Dec 1816, she married OLIVER WHITFORD. The marriage took
366
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
367
Census, 1880, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, ED 105, p. 12/125. Morris Hind and family.
368
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 54-55.
369
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Pages 56-7.
370
Census, 1880, NY, Jefferson Co., Alexandria, ED 105, p. 12/125. Morris Hind and family.
371
"Jefferson County Gazetteer 1684-1890," by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, NY. July 1890. Page 257; and
tombstone inscriptions Plessis Cemetery, Alexandria, Jefferson Co., NY.
372
"Family Record of Charles Alden Wilson and Mary Elizabeth Rundlet," manuscript by Mary Elizabeth
(Rundlet) Wilson, 8 Aug 1900. Page 55.
373
Data compiled by Francis R. Jenne, 1 Chestnut St., Potsdam, NY.
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69
place in Norway and was performed by Esq. Ferris, a justice of the peace.374 She died
around 1878 in South Edwards, St. Lawrence Co., NY. They had children.375
XX. JOHN6 VANDERBURGH (John5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son
of John Vanderburgh and Jane ______, was born on 16 Dec 1803 in New York State,
probably in Herkimer County.376 He married prior to 1829 MARY ANN
MCLAUGHLIN. Mary Ann was born in Cayuga Co., NY in Dec 1812, the daughter of
James McLaughlin and Mary Mason. Her father was born in Ireland and died, probably
in New York State, prior to 1850. Her mother was born in Connecticut.
By at least 1831, John and his family were living in the town of Huron, Wayne
Co., NY. While there, John and his brother-in-law, Martin McLaughlin on 6 Nov 1834,
bought land for $300 from Joseph Fellows of Geneva, Ontario Co., NY.377 This land was
located in Williamson’s Patent in Huron known as Lot No. 288, containing 119 acres,
excepting the south 60 acres sold to Sprague Wilkinson by deed dated 24 Feb 1831. Ten
years later on 19 Sep 1844, John and Martin formally divided their land between them.
In deed 35:42, Martin sold to John for $400 the middle portion of the patent. That same
day in deed 62:230 John sold to Martin for $200 the northern half of their purchase. By
the end of 1844, the original 199 acres of Lot No. 288 in Huron had been divided so that
374
Newspaper - "Norway Tidings," Vol. 3, No. 6, Jun 1889, p. 1. (Marriage of Polly Vanderburgh.)
Data compiled by Francis R. Jenne, 1 Chestnut St., Potsdam, NY.
376
Compiled from:
1. Census, 1850, NY, Wayne Co., Huron, p. 386. Mary A. Vanderburgh and family.
2. Census, 1855, NY, Wayne Co., Huron, 27 Jun 1855, p. 28. Maria Vandeberg and family.
3. Letters from Berenice Vanderburg, 101 James St., Dowagiac, MI 49047 to: Francis R. Jenne of
Potsdam, NY; William Powers on 14 Jan 1990 and 21 Jun 1990; the Herkimer County Historical Society,
22 Mar 1958; and William Powers on 30 Oct 1991.
4. Telephone conversation between Berenice Vanderburg and William Powers, 30 Mar 1991.
5. Correspondence, 6 May 1991, from Mrs. Dorothy T. Wiggans, 2663 State Route 34B, Aurora,
NY 13026-9725. Mrs. Wiggans is the Town Historian for Venice, Cayuga Co., NY.
6. Wayne Co., NY deeds: 15:163; 35:42; and 62:230.
7. "Michigan Heritage," Vol. 14, No. 1, Fall 1972, Whole No. 53, page 214. Benton Township
and Benton Harbor, early settlers buried in Millburg Cemetery: Vanderburg, Mary A., wife of John, d. 21
Aug 1870, aged 57 years.
A. E-mail from Marcia Benton, gdb1754@aol.com, in Mar or Apr 99. Maiden name of Jane A.
(Persons) Whiting.
375
Notes/comments:
1. Have seen the 1840 census index only.
2. No probate record exists for John Vanderburgh in Wayne or Herkimer Counties.
3. Child "ii. Eleanor" may be recorded twice in the 1850 census. She is probably the "Ellen
Vanderburgh" recorded below:
1850, New York, Wayne County, Huron, p. 396, 6 Sep 1850:
231/231
Pierce, John
34 m
Farmer 3,000
Matilda B.
27 f
Matilda
4 f
Eugene H.
1/12 m
Vanderburgh,
Ellen
18 f
377
Wayne Co., NY deed 15:163.
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70
Eng
NY
NY
NY
NY
Sprague Wilkinson owned the most southerly 60 acres, John Vanderburgh owned the
middle 29 1/2 acres and Martin McLaughlin the most
northerly 29 1/2 acres.
On 13 Jun 1847 at Huron, John died at the age of 43 years, five months, and 27
days. He is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Huron.
Left a widow, Mary Ann and eight of her children and her mother were still living
in Huron in 1850 and 1855. Mary Ann’s brother, Martin, also born in Cayuga County,
lived in Huron with his family. Another brother, James McLaughlin, lived in Venice,
Cayuga Co., NY.
Sometime after 1855 but before 1860, Mary Ann took her family and moved to
Michigan. She and her family first settled in Van Buren County. [The 1860 plat book
shows J. McCabe and J. Vanderburgh owning land in the southwest corner of Hartford
Township, and not too far from bordering Berrien County (Benton Township) where they
later lived.]. Mary Ann died in Berrien County in 1870. According to family tradition,
Mary Ann’s death resulted from an injury sustained in a runaway when her horse became
frightened.
Children, all born in Wayne Co., NY. Two through four were born in Huron:
+
+
+
+
+
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
+
+
+
vi.
vii.
viii.
Mary, b. ca. 1829, m. James Green, d. 8 Sep 1902.
Eleanor, b. ca. 1832, m. J. McCabe.
John Mason, b. ca. 1834, m.(1) Mary ______, m.(2) Mary ______.
Martin, b. ca. 1837, m. Agnes Akin, d. 15 Nov 1871.
Margaret, b. ca. 1839, m.(1) ______ ______, m.(2) ______
Whitney, d. pre? 1877.
James, b. 1841, m. Jane A. (Persons) Whiting,[A] d. 1910.
Jane, b. ca. 1843, m. ______ Manley.
Silas, b. ca. 1845, m. ______ ______.
XX. WILLIAM6 VANDERBURGH (John5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1),
son of John Vanderburgh and Jane ______, was born about 1808, in Norway, Herkimer
County, New York and always resided there.378 He was probably married around 1839.
378
Compiled from:
1. "Norway, New York - Early Settlers." This small handwritten book copied by Mrs. Olive H.
Harwood of Benton Harbor, MI was donated to the New England Historic Genealogical Society on 29 Jun
1922. It is found under call number NY-NOR-445. The book contains data copied from the "Norway
Tidings," that was published incrementally 1887-1890. Extract:
"Only four of the children of early settlers who came [to Norway] previous to 1800 are now living
in town (April 1887) so far as we know. They are William Vandenburgh, Charles C. Smith, Lorenzo Dow
Gage, and Mrs. Sarah (DuBois) Comstock."
2. "History of Herkimer Co., NY," by George A. Hardin and Frank H. Willard. Syracuse, NY; D.
Mason & Co. Publishers. 1893. Pages 424 and 425 extracts: Page 424 - William Vandenburgh,
postmaster; Page 425, regarding the town of Norway "Merchants and Stores.
3. Herkimer County Historical Society card file: Susan (Mabee) Vanderburgh died on 23 Feb
1889 at the age of 71. Her brother was John Mabee, and her sister Alida was the wife of Dr. Walter Booth.
4. Deed references to William Vanderburgh: 1837 - 35:253, 35:262, 33:487, 34:191; 1839 37:23, 38:452, 38:505, 38:507; 1840 - 40:566.
5. Census extracts:
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71
His wife SUSAN MABEE, born about 1818, was the daughter of Dr. Peter and Margaret
Mabee. Susan was a member of Grace Church in Norway. She is listed as a
communicant there during Lent of 1848 and again in 1854. She was confirmed in Grace
Church by Bishop Wainwright in 1853.
In early life, William was employed by Frederick Mason as clerk and store keeper
for several years in Norway. He went into partnership with A. H. Buell when he bought
out his brother-in-law’s, John P. Mabee’s interest in the store. William was an extensive
dealer in real estate, cattle, butter, cheese, and farm produce. In the 1840s, in company
with Col. A. L. Hemingway, he bought a large quantity of pork and other farm produce
on speculation. The market failed to meet expectations, and the result was serious loss.
In later years, William’s life "passed in straightened circustances." He served the town of
Norway in official positions as postmaster, town clerk from 1873 to 1876, justice, and
was assessor at the time of his death.
In 1850, William was occupied as a builder. This same year found Margaret
Mabee, his wife’s mother aged 65, residing with William and his family. By 1860,
William was employed as a cattle drove and possessed real estate valued at $2,500 with
personal property of $900. His mother-in-law still resided with him. In 1880, William
and his wife shared a two family home in Norway with their son and his wife.
William’s wife, Susan, died on 23 Feb 1889 at the age of 71.
In Apr 1887, William was referred to as one of only four children of original
Norway settlers who were still living in Norway. One year later, he passed away in
Norway on 16 Jan 1888. Children:
i.
ii.
Mary A., b. ca. 1841.
William, Jr.; b. Dec 1844; m. ca. 1870 Susan K. ______ who was
born in Feb 1845. In 1880 They lived in Norway where William
was a harness maker. In 1900, They still resided in Norway. At
this time, William was a painter, and his wife a dressmaker. They
had one child:
i.
Edith, b. Aug 1875. In 1900, she was a school
teacher living with her parents. It appears that
1840, New York, Herkimer County, Norway, p. 79, Vandenburgh, William.
1850, New York, Herkimer County, Norway, p. 266, 22 Aug 1850, William Vanderburg and
family.
1860, NY, Herkimer County, Norway, p. 62 - William Vandenburg and family.
1880, NY, Herkimer County, Norway, p. 2/302 - William Vandenburg and family.
6. Newspaper - "Norway Tidings," Vol. 3, No. 3, Mar 1889, p. 3. Obituary of Susan Mabee
Vandenburgh.
7. "Norway Tidings," Vol. 2, No. 2, Feb 1888, p. 2. Obituary of William Vandenburgh.
8. Letter - From Trinity-St. Michael’s Parish, Fairfield - Middleville, NY, 2 Nov 1986 to Francis
R. Jenne of Potsdam, NY. This lists the church activities of Susan (Mabee) Vanderburgh. The letter also
states that the church records for 1807-1822 were destroyed by a Herkimer fire. I also mentions that ther
are no Vanderburghs buried in the Trinity Graveyard.
9. Census, 1900, New York, Herkimer County, Norway, 7 Jun 1900. William Vandenburg and
family.
10. Newspaper - "Norway Tidings," Vol. 4, No. 4, Apr 1890, p. 1, col. 1. Susan Mabee
Vanderburgh origin.
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72
within the year previous to 7 Jun 1900, she was
married to ______ Root. However, her husband is
not recorded living with her and her parents. Edith
had not had any children as of 1900.
XX. LYMAN6 VANDENBURGH (William5-4, Henry3, Dirck2, Lucas1), son of
William Vanderburgh and ______ ______, was born about 1800 in New York State.379
379
Compiled from:
1. "Rensselaer Co., NY - Abstract of Wills," by Ralph David Phillips. 1938. Vol I, 1791-1821.
Page 77:
"William Vandenburgh,
Son
Simon - under 21
Dau
Phebe - whom I had by Elizabeth Becket (or Becker)
Children of brother Henry
Exec. Fenner Palmer; Barent Van Vleeck, Esq.
Wit.
Cornelius Hoag; Joshua N. Robbins; Saml B. Ludlow.
Dates March, 1813.
Prob. Feb. 2, 1818
Vol. 6, P. 125."
[Note: The original letters testamentary and will of William 5 Vanderburgh reveal a
misinterpretation of handwriting that has caused an error in this source. Phillips should have identified
William’s son as "Limon," not “Simon.” The capital "S" and capital "L" were misinterpreted. Correction
of this error is easily noted when comparing the name "Samuel B. Ludlow" with the writing of "Limon."
Spelling notwithstanding, this helps identify and properly place "Lyman Vandenburgh" who lived in
Nassua during the early 1800s. This error of "Simon" also occurred in the Vosburgh Collections. See
above under page 137 - Communion.]
2. "The Early History of Nassau Village 1609-183," by Paul R. Huey and Ralph D. Phillips.
Second Edition 1976. Nassau Free Library. Page 29:
"VANDENBURG: Lyman Vandenburgh was of Nassau by about 1815, but it is not known when
or where he was born or where he came from to live in Nassau. In 1820, Peter C. Van Valkenburgh deeded
land to Simeon Griswold and Lyman Vandenburgh. This land was near the Nassau Academy and `standing
near the old Meeting House to be used as a burying ground only said Simeon Griswold and Lyman
Vandenburgh to always keep a good fence between that and the said Peter C. Van Valkenburgh’s land.’
Simeon and Lyman may have been officers of the Presbyterian Church.
Lyman Vandenburgh was one of the Incorporators of the Nassau Academy, in 1835. In 1837, he
was a Justice of the Peace. He married, probably in Connecticut, Elizabeth Frink, although she may have
been a daughter of one Isaac and Elizabeth, of Kinderhook. Lyman and Elizabeth had 8 children baptised
in the Reformed Church (Nassau) between 1823 and 1839 and it is probable that the family left Nassau
soon after 1839."
3. Census Index, 1830, NY, Rensselaer Co, Nassau: Vandenburgh, Lyman RENS 297 Nassau.
4. "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Nassau," by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. New York
City. July 1991. Births/Baptisms 1804-1878, pages 2-56; Marriages 1805-1880, pages 59-121; Members
Received 1806-1841, pages 122-143; and Dismissions 1834-1840, page 144. Baptisms, Page 34:
Baptized by Rev. John A. Liddle on 30 Sep 1832:
Lyman Van Denburgh on confession of faith.
The below children of Lyman Van denburgh and Eliz H.
Frink were baptized on 30 Sep 1832:
Maria Loweser, b. 9 Feb 1823.
William, b. 11 Aug 1824.
Frederick Augustus, b. 8 Dec 1825.
Elizabeth Frink, b. 16 Oct 1827.
James Albert, b. 10 Nov 1829.
Francis Lymen, b. 25 May 1832.
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He married prior to 1823 ELIZABETH H. FRINK, the daughter of Isaac Frink of
Kinderhook, Columbia County, NY. Elizabeth was born in Connecticut about 1802.
Lyman and Elizabeth made their first home in Nassau, Rensselaer County, NY.
"In 1820, Peter C. Van Valkenburgh deeded land to Simeon Griswold and Lyman
Vandenburgh. This land was near the Nassau Academy and `standing near the old
Meeting House to be used as a burying ground only said Simeon Griswold and Lyman
Vandenburgh to always keep a good fence between that and the said Peter C. Van
Valkenburgh’s land.’"
On 30 Sep 1832, Lyman was baptized and received communion as an adult by the
Rev. John A. Liddle in the Reformed Dutch Church in Nassau. Five of his children were
also baptized at the same time.
Lyman was one of the incorporators of the Nassau Academy in 1835. In 1837, he
was a Justice of the Peace. In Columbia County, NY deed BB:39, 25 Apr 1838, Lyman
and Elizabeth, among others, sold property in Kinderhook that Elizabeth and her sisters
had inherited from her father. By 1850, Lyman, Eliza and their three youngest children
were living in Albany. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
Maria Loweser, b. 9 Feb 1823, bapt. 30 Sep 1832.
William, b. 11 Aug 1824, bapt. 30 Sep 1832.
Frederick Augustus, b. 8 Dec 1825, bapt. 30 Sep 1832.
Elizabeth Frink, b. 16 Oct 1827, bapt. 30 Sep 1832.
James Albert, b. 10 Nov 1829, bapt. 30 Sep 1832.
Francis Lymen, b. 25 May 1832, bapt. 30 Sep 1832. Worked as a
clerk and resided with his parents in Albany in 1850.
Charles Parker, b. ______, bapt. 8 Jan 1836 in the Reformed Dutch
Church at Nassau. Lived with his parents in Albany in 1850.
Page 39: Charles Parker, b. ______, bapt. 8 Jan 1836.
Parents - Lyman Vandenbergh and Elizabeth Frinck.
Page 40: Florence Rozene, b. 22 Nov 1839, bapt. 25 Jul 1840.
Parents - Lyman Van Den Burgh and Eliz. M. Frinck.
also
Page 137: Communion, 30 Sep 1832. On confession of faith Simon [sic] Van Denburgh.
5. Columbia County, NY deed BB:39 as cited in the text.
6. Census, 1850, New York, Albany County, Albany 10th Ward, p. 224, 13 Aug 1850:
894/1084
Vanderburgh,
Lyman
50 m -----NY
Eliza
48 f
CT
Francis
18 m Clerk
CT
Charles P.
15 m
CT
Florence 10 f
CT
Dexter,
John
30 f Patent Leather
CT
Martha
25 f
VT (?)
James
30 f
NY
Sheldon, Charlotte
30 f
NY
Cook,
Thomas 30 m Tailor
CT
Martha
24 f
NY
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74
viii.
Florence Rozene, b. 22 Nov 1839, bapt. 25 Jul 1840 in the
Reformed Dutch Church at Nassau. Lived with her parents in
Albany in 1850.
XX. CORNELIA6 VANDERBURGH (James5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), daughter of James Vanderburgh and Patty Strong, was born on 26 Oct 1807,
probably in Nassau, Rensselaer County, NY.380 She was baptized there in the Reformed
Protestant Dutch Church of Nassau on 22 Nov 1807. She married on 16 May 1826
CHARLES MAVERICK PARKER and resided at the corner of Fifth Avenue and
Fifteenth Street in New York City.
Charles was born in Boston, MA on 20 Feb 1797, the son of John Parker and
Elizabeth Phillips. Charles died on 13 Oct 1872. Cornelia died on 16 Jan 1886. Both
died at New York City and both are buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery. Children:
i.
ii.
iii.
(PARKER surname)
Charles Vanderburgh; b. 25 May 1827 at Troy, NY; d. 28 Aug
1828 at Troy aged 15 months.
George Francis; b. 17 Jan 1829 at Troy, NY; d. 29 Dec 1844 aged
15 years, 11 months at Rome, [NY?].
James Vanderburgh; b. 15 Dec 1830 at Troy, NY; d. 1917. He was
a bachelor and prominent resident of New York City and a noted
wit and linguist. His 1917 obituary states:
"James V. Parker, prominent in New York and Newport
society for many years, died yesterday at his home, 253 Madison
Avenue. He was 8[6?] years old. Notwithstanding his virtual
retirement in recent years he continued to be a well-known figure
in the summer colony at Newport as well as in this city in the
season here.
Mr. Parker, who came of an old New York family, was
born in the old Parker home at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth street.
He received his education at Heidelberg University and in France.
On the death of his mother he inherited a large fortune.
He was a bachelor, an associate of the late Ward
McAllister, and was widely known in club circles, having
membership in the leading social organizations. He had been
governor of the Union Club among others. He was famed for his
380
Compiled from:
1. Information on James Vanderburgh Parker furnished through the courtesy of Arnott K.
VanderBurgh, 1023 La Vantana Court, Lake San Marcos, CA 92069
2. "Reformed Protestant Dutch Church, Nassau," by Royden Woodward Vosburgh. New York
City. July 1991. Births/Baptisms 1804-1878, pages 2-56; Marriages 1805-1880, pages 59-121; Members
Received 1806-1841, pages 122-143; and Dismissions 1834-1840, page 144. Baptism, page 8: Cornelia, b.
26 Oct 1807, bapt. 22 Nov 1807. Parents - James V.D. Burgh and Patty Strong
3. "History of Peter Parker and Sarah Ruggles," by John W. Linzee, Jr. Privately Printed.
Boston. 1913. Page 55. (The author of this book cites James Vanderburgh Parker as the source for the
information on Charles M. Parker and Cornelia Vanderburgh.)
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75
hand at whist, and at one time was rated the amatuer billiard
champion of New York city.
Mr. Parker was devotee of trap shooting and in Newport at
the old Four-in-Hand Club he was matched against such expert
shots as John G. Heckscher, Sheppard Knapp and Howland
Robbins.
Coaching also was one of his favorite sports. With Col.
William Jay, DeLancey Kane and others he took a prominent part
in the affairs of the Coaching Club.
Mr. Parker was of striking personal appearance, of military
bearing and white hair. He had great charm of manner and was
noted as a wit and linguist."
He left an estate valued at about $2,000,000.
iv.
Elizabeth Phillips; b. 11 Jan 1833 at Troy, NY; d. 28 Jul 1834 at
Troy aged 1 year and 6 months.
XX. JOHN BRADLEY6 VANDERBURGH (James5, William4, Henry3, Dirck2,
Lucas1), son of James Vanderburgh and Patty Strong, was born around 1820, probably in
Columbia or Rensselaer County, New York.381
John is probably the 27 year old bookeeper recorded in the 7 Oct 1850 census for
the 7th ward of Boston, MA. At that time, John was living in a boarding house.
Probably in late 1850, he married CATHERINE WELD of Boston, MA. The
marriage probably took place in Boston. Catherine was born in Jul 1830, the daughter of
Samuel Weld and Elizabeth Davis.
John and Catherine did not remain long in Boston after their marriage. By around
1852, they had relocated to New York State, probably in New York City. They were in
New York City in 1860 residing in a three family dwelling in the 4th Division of the 7th
Ward. At this time John was employed as an accountant.
John and Catherine had eight children, three of whom had died prior to 1900.
John died on 7 Dec 1894 probably in New York City and is buried in Hackensack, NJ. In
1900, Catherine was living at 57 West 114th Street in Manhattan with her children,
381
Compiled from:
1. Correspondence - 10 Jul 1989 letter from Mrs. George (Betsey) Keliher, 1335 Avenida de
Cortez, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. (Data on children supplied to her by Arnott Knowles VanderBurgh, a
descendant of John Bradley Vanderburgh.)
2. Correspondence - 22 Jan 90, 2 Apr 1991, and 7 Jan 1992 from Arnott K. VanderBurgh to
William Powers. Also telephone conversation on 7 Apr 1991.
3. Census, 1850, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Ward #7, 7 Oct 1850, p 37. John
Vandeburg.
4. Census, 1860, New York, New York County, New York City, 4th Division of 16th Ward, 30
Jun 1860, p 121. John Vanderberg and family.
5. Census, 1900, New York, New York County, Manhattan Borough, Vol. 171, ED 841, Sht 10,
Line 62, T623-1118, 6 Jun 1900. Catherine Vanderburgh and family.
6. "Families Are Forever: The VanderBurgh Story," by Arnott K. VanderBurgh, privately
published (25 copies), 1991.
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Herman and Martha. Catherine died on 24 Feb 1905 in New York City. She is also
buried in Hackensack, NJ. Children, all born in New York State:
i.
+
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
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vi.
vii.
viii.
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Harry S.; b. ca. 1852. Living in Hackensack, NJ in 1917. He was
a bookkeeper at 50 Church St. in New York City.
Louis Ferdinand, b. 1855, m. 1899 Margaret Morris,
d. 31 Jan 1920.
Charles, b. ca. 1856, d prior to 1900.
Whilhelmine, b. ca. 1858, d. prior to 1900.
Martha S., b. May 1863. In 1900, she worked as an office clerk in
New York City where she resided with her mother. She was
living at 54 Fulton St., Rochester, NY in 1917. She never
married.
Herman, b. Jul 1864, m. ______ ______, d. 1972.
child
child
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