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Mortgage dated 1813 given by Phineas Bennett of Chenango County, New York to Benjamin Pelton of Preble Cortland County, New York for $4000#. Mortgage premises in town of Ithaca being 170 acres in a square off the north end of great lot 94 of Ulysses (now Ithaca) being 40 chains north and south and 40 chains east and west or across the whole north end of the lot bounded on the south by the lands of Simeon DeWitt. Mortgage assigned by Pelton the same month to George Wells. Wells foreclosed and the premises were sold at the public foreclosure sale at the Ithaca hotel January 11, 1817, Egbert Birdsall auctioneer. Bid off and purchased by David Woodcock for $3000. Note. This was the north end of the village of Ithaca and included Fall Creek and site of the mill and water privileges there. Benjamin Pelton was the pioneer on the north end of lot 94. He was a very meritorious officer in the Revolution.

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Josiah Beers of Ithaca died in 1842 aged 90 years. Isaac Beers who was his son died in 1875 age 90. Note Isaac Beers the son came to Ithaca in 1808 and his father two years later in 1810. They are both tailors and both grantees of General DeWitt for two lots of four rods each lying next east of the Syracuse Opera House and extending through to State Street included the land covered by the Deming-Beers block of six or seven stores. This block was built in 1857. Part of it is now owned by Poole. William Pitt Beers now 75 was born on the lot. He now lives on Green Street and has always lived on this lot being now 75 years old. Isaac Beers was the brother-in-law of William T Southworth and William R Collins, both having married Mr. Southworth's sisters

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William T Southworth was a very prominent man in the village and town of Ithaca for about 20 years or from about 1815 to 1835. He came here from Rhode Island and was a relative of the John Southworth family of Dryden. He was active in militia affairs and rose to the rank of Colonel of the regiment at Ithaca and in which he took great pride. He bought of young George W Johnson the farm since so long owned by Royal Thompson on the Danby Road. Here he lived about 10 years or from about 1818 to 1828 when he sold the place to Thompson, who lived and died there. Mr. Southworth or Colonel Southworth as he was called was a gentleman farmer for those days and always worked in black up boots ruffled shirt and fine clothes. He was the first president of the Tompkins County agricultural society. Subsequently he removed to Avon Springs in Livingston County and where his family resided. (over)

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Abraham Johnson a Revolutionary soldier was the pioneer on the Royal Thompson farm about 1802. He settled on the flat in Ithaca a few years previous and on the jury list of the time he is designated a shoemaker. He served three years in the army of the Revolution and enlisted from Newburg. He sold the farm to his son who sold it to Colonel Southworth and he in turn to Royal Thompson. Abraham Johnson had three sons. One was Colonel John Johnson, who died in middle life Arthur S Johnson the old time attorney in Ithaca was another and George W Johnson of Barton Tioga County was another. John and Arthur S were merchants in a building still standing on East State Street as a boarding house and east of the corner of State and Aurora on the north side. It is number [missing] East State and occupied as a boarding house. The Johnsons were prominent for a great many years […]

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Tompkins County Clerks office. Book of Ithaca Deeds No 5 pp 52 Alonzo B Cornell + wife of Ithaca to William C. Hill of Ithaca Warrantee Deed dated February 5, 1867 and recorded June 8, 1867 as above. Conveys lot at the south-east corner of Owego (now W. State) street and Plain street in Ithaca, being 70 feet front on Owego street and 132 deep on Plain street. Consideration $1,300 with privilege of moving off the building before May 1st.

Book of Ithaca Deeds No 3 p 470 W.C. Curran to Alonzo B. Cornell, dated July 24, 1862 and recorded on the 28th same month. Conveys lot at the south east corner of Owego (now W State) and Plain streets being 96 feet on Owego St and 141 feet on Plain st. Cons. $3,000. Cornell deed to Hill above recites it lies next w. of land formerly owned by Stephen D Beers.

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Daniel Bush of Lansing in Cayuga Co to Richard Bush of Tioga County New York that is Major Bush of Danby then in Tioga Co Querre?

John Ellis was the trustee of the Dryden Gospel and School lot in the year 1816.

Luther Gere failed in 1842 when several mortgages he had placed on his real estate in the town of Ithaca were foreclosed. One of these mortgages was given to Harmon Pumpelly of Owego for $6,000# and was dated Sept 22 1840.

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Bought at the sale by William R Gunderman for $2034#

For memmoranda concerning this lot in the 'sixties' see page 4 ante.

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Golden Fleece Mining and Milling Company Capital Stock $1,000,000# divided into 200,000 of 5.00 each. Incorporated in April 1882 for the purpose of developing mining properties in Maricopa County Arizona Territory. Among the incorporators were S.F. Mack, M.W. Quick W.G Bates Leroy G Todd Thomas B Campbell + others.

This was the company and mining property that John Bull went out to Arizona to 'develop' and in which he and many others got badly 'fleeced'

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The prospectus of the Michigan Company of Tompkins County were published in the Ithaca Journal of December 8th 1824 and formulate a scheme for a colony from this county to purchase and locate a large track of government land in the then territory and now state of Michigan. William R Collins, David Ayres, and Ira Tillotsow of Ithaca and John Mulks were the leaders in this plan and a company was held at Grants coffee house to organize a company at which John Mulks was chairman and David Ayres secretary. Each member was to pay $130 for each share of stock subscribed by him to be paid to William R Collins, Ira Tillotsow and John Mulks, who were to go to Michigan locate a town site and adjacent territory for farms at the government price of $1.25 per acre. The scheme probably fell through. See bound volumes of the Ithaca Journal for 1824–1825 +c

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Dryden and Caroline boundary 1886

The annexation of seven Military lots from the east end of the southern tier of Dryden lots to the town of Caroline was done by resolution of the board of County Supervisors at the session of 1886 and was to take effect from January 1st 1887. Robert G.H. Speed was the Supervisor for Caroline and George M Rockwell for Dryden at the time of the change.

The assessment and tax levy of Caroline for the year 1887 covers the annexed territory. The following are the names of the owners of real estate in the territory thus taken from Dryden and annexed to Caroline, the number of acres, valuation and taxes of each as drawn from the tax roll of Caroline for the year 1887.

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Rate for 1887, 00683 or 68 ³/₁₀ cents for 100 val

Assessment of Person takes for 1887

Daniel Webster made a speech from the balcony of the Curier building at Syracuse in 1851 to an assembled crowd in the city hall park. Was it not from the balcony of the Syracuse house instead?

Aldrich Cotton Factory 4 miles east of Ithaca on 6 mile Creek for sale in 1835.

The Orchard lot so called on the General DeWitt estate was about 8 acres bounded on the north by Cascadilla Creek and south by Buffalo st. The Selkreg Mansion on Buffalo st now a students Chapter-house was part of the Orchard lot on DeWitts farm.

Exception in one of the DeWitt mortgages "excepting therefrom 80 feet square around the grave of General DeWitt"

Map and Original Survey of the Watkins and Flint Purchase, or township No Eleven, made by Simmons Perkins in May 1798.

Towns in the state of New York in 1880, 936 Cities do 24

Col Joseph Speed Conrad of the 17^th U S Infantry stationed at Fort Tatten Dacota 1881. He has since died + was brought to Ithaca for burial.

Peter L. Delamater moved off the Bowman farm in April 1854 having sold out to Clark who moved on to it. Delamater bought out Bartholomew Green in 1839 and lived there 15 years. Green bought of old John Mulks in 1826 for $4,100.

The Cayuga lake and Inlet Steamboat Company was the name of the first steamboat company on Cayuga lake.

Memoranda

Deed from Ackley to Movey about 1850 Premises conveyed on West Green St north side and between Albany and Plain "being part of lots 103 + 107 of the lots south of Mill street"

Mr. A.C. Goodrich Keokuck, Iowa son-in law of Benezer Latimer of Delavan Wisconsin.

William and Robert Halsey bought of Jacob McCormick the Mill property on East State St in 1838. Their dam was carried out by the great flood of June 1857: rebuilt the dam in October 1858. Their law suit with Hollister about the water rights was in 1868 and was tried before Justice Boardman. Hossilter sued the Halseys and Boardman decided the cause in favor of the Halseys. McCormick bought the premises of Pheneas Bennett in the year 1829.

Stephen B Cushing, referee and Richard V DeWitt to O.B. Curran deed book 59 p 195 Dated July 22, 1852

Charles Mulks to Jane Northrop deed dated January 25, 1853; recorded at p 203 book no 59 Cons $100# Conveys 52 acres being the north part of the old Boice farm in Caroline lying on the south side of Six Mile Creek. Also 15 acres of woodland up south then called the Jemima Schoonmaker lot bought by Charles Mulks in 1817.

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Charles Mulks to Peter Mulks deed dated January 25th 1853 for $50 conveys the Dryden woodlot still owned by Peter Mulks Estate.

Mrs Lizzy (née Dimmick) Leonard Madison Ave Syracuse, NY Mr Leonard her husband is cashier in the First National Bank

Those who in others quarrel interpose Must often wipe a bloody nose.

565 men of Kingston New York signed the Revolutionary association roll and 33 refused.

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Tompkins Clerks office Box X p 305 Henry Ackley to Ira Bower, deed dated November 11 1833. Consideration $1010# Conveys lot in Ithaca, corner of Owego and Plain streets, commencing at the south west corner of village lot No 105: thence N. along Plain street 264 feet; thence E along Owego street 70 feet; thence south parallel with Plain street to Green street; thence west to the place of beginning.

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James H Winfield to George D. Beers November 25 1853 120 acres being the present June farm at Slaterville Consideration $4000#

Charles Mulks to Sarah Boice his daughter, two dees dated in 1853: 1 for 16 acres and 1 for 85 acres.

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Lathrop S. Eddy to Ira Bower deed dated August 7th 1838 Cons $3,000 Conveys lot 99 being 66 ft on Owego + 264 ft in length (south) to Green Street, same premises conveyed to Eddy by Henry Fenner and formerly owned by Benjamin G. Ferris. Subject to the mortgage given by B. G. Ferris to a trust company and recorded in Tompkins Clerks office

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From the Forum Magazine Dec 1895 Syracuse, New York About 600 streets in number and about 225 miles in length.

Waterworks Supplied from Skaneateles Lake about 19 miles south west of the city and at an elevation of 466 feet above Reservior of 14 acres. 16 hydrants to each mile of pipe and 24 hydrants to each 1,000 inhabitants.

David Mulks last will dated April 30, 1864 admitted September 26, 1864: recorded in the Surrogates office in book II, p 405.

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The James H. Mandeville farm in Dryden was sub-d one of lot 94. It was granted in 1814 by the Commissioners of the State office to Julius Bolles.

John Cantine and Moses I. Cantine sons of General Cantine patentee to Manley Alexander in 1814 convey 150 acres in Caroline. This Alexander lot is now subdivided and is owned in part by John Genung, J.J. Besemer and Levi Hawkins.

In 1806 General John Cantine deeded to Isaac Robison of Marbletown 150 acres lying next west of the Freeland lot (now June and Hornbecks) and south of the John Robison and F. Norwood lots being at the lot previously sold to Johannis Meyer and conveyed back by Meyer to Cantine.

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Henry H. Robison now lives on this lot.

Cayuga Mfg Company to Henry Ackley and Henry Hibbard deed dated August 17, 1828 Cons $175# Conveys lot 103 of DeWitt's map of Ithaca bounded N by Owego St S by Green St E by 101 and W by lot 105 being 66 ft east + w and 264 264 N + S "being the same as was conveyed by Simeon DeWitt to Ben Johnson on the 10th of Nev 1825 and by Ben Johnson conveyed to the Cayuga Mfg Co Dec 22, 1828" James B Clark President Recorded in book N at p. 455

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Henry Leonard to Henry Ackley 1826 conveys lot 101 bounded E by lot 99, W by 103 and extending through from Owego to Green St.

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Robert M. Ashley of Berkshire County Mass. to Simeon Ashley deed dated June 10, 1828 Conveys 2½ acres part of lot 580 of the Boston Purchase said lot then being in the said Ashley's actual possession.

Those who in others quarrels interpose Must often wipe a bloody nose.

From Solomon Southwick's Views of Ithaca publ in 1835

Wednesday Aug 13, 1835 "On the hill directly in front and east of Ithaca Village is a small group of buildings consisting of a cotton mill, store and about 20 dwelling houses which I should call Eddyville after the name of its worthy proprietor Otis Eddy. Mr. Eddy purchased 22 acres and settled on this spot in 1826. In September of that year he built on his own account and risk the first cotton mill factory to which he has since added another building for the same purpose."

Dr Milo Hurd was a physician in Ithaca in 1835.

Another extract. "The Ithaca Journal and General Advertiser the oldest newspaper in the county was established by Ebenezer Mack in 1818 and continued by him till 1833. It has a large circulation and an extensive patronage, including the Sheriffs, Surrogates, etc."

"Among the books published by Mack, Andrus + Woodruff in 1835 were Cobbs Spelling book, Dictionary and Juvenile Reader 1, 2 + 3, Dabolls Arithmetic, Life of Jefferson, Edwards Treatise on Justices of the Peace +c

Gen John Smith at one time a very prominent man of Ithaca was living near Jacksonville in 1835.

Ira Bower advertised for an apprentice to the Wagon and Carriage trade in 1835. His shop was at the corner of Owego and Plain Streets.

For my old diary Stock on the farm in Slaterville Winter of 1883–4 Two young horses Four heifer calves One sow and four pigs 4 years old Two shoats 7 months old One sheep About 35 fowls, 30 being hens Two cats After February 21st 13 young lambs purchased. C.F.M

From the Forum Magazine article December 1895 Syracuse. About 600 streets in number and 225 miles in length

Waterworks Supply from Skaneateles lake 19 miles SW of the city and at an elevation of 466 feet above reservoir in the city. Reservoir covers 14 acres 16 hydrants to each mile of pipe 24 hydrants to each 1,000 inhabitants. C.F.M

Jonathan S. Thompson and Edward L. Porter to William Lesslie deed dated February 11, 1826 convey ½ of party wall of their yellow store corner of Owego and Aurora Streets consideration $75.00

William Lesslie to Heath and Cantine deed May 30, 1827 convey the brick building between Thompson and Porter and Bradley + Mulks on Aurora Street consideration $1,500

This building is now No. 5 South Aurora St. These two deeds taken together show that the building was built in 1826. The Bradley + Mulks building was built by William Lesslie about 1823. It was owned by James Mulks who kept a store in it when he died in 1833. It is now No. 7 S. Aurora Street.

Amos Hopkins to Richard Freer deed dated July 6, 1827. Conveys 30 acres on Great lot 96 of Dryden being part of the State Hundred of said lot, and bounded N by Cornelius Freer: on the S by land this day conveyed by David Hopkins to David Mulks.

Amos Hopkins to David Mulks deed July 6, 1827 conveys 50 acres of the above mentioned State Hundred bounded south by the Military line, East by the line of lots, N by the above mentioned Freer lot consideration $350#

The balance of the 100 acres was sold by Hopkins to Milo Heath and was a strip of 20 acres lying west of the two lots above. Hopkins' residence was at Rupert, Bennington, Vermont.

William McCalpin was an early surveyor of the lands over between Caroline Center and Speedsville in June 1796 as appears in a deed from one Boswell to Augustine Boyer dated in 1826 of which I saw the record in the Tompkins Clerks office.

The last will of old Henry Speed of Caroline is dated March 5, 1821 and he died within two years. He had four sons John James, Spencer, William and Joseph F. Speed. William died many years before his father. Joseph F. never lived in New York.

Peter McMullen Latimer died at his residence in Delavan Wisconsin on Sunday March 3, 1874 at 7 am. of typhoid pneumonia after an illness of ten days. He was born in Ulster County New York February 16, 1824; Married Ruth E Mulks April 30 1857. Removed to Darien Walworth County Wisconsin in May 1855.

Died at his home in Chesterfield Morgan County Ohio of Consumption May 30 1871 Franklin Mulks. He removed to Ohio in 1856. Married Susan Sprague about eight years before he died.

1 The first mention in this country of Tjerck Claessen DeWitt, the ancestor of the DeWitt family is found the the Trouw Boeck or Register of Marriages of the Reformed (Collegiate) Dutch Church of New York City where it is recorded that on the 24th day of April 1656 Tjerck Claessen DeWitt van Grootholdt en Zenderlandt married Barbara Andriessen van Amsterdam.

Zunderlandt has not been definitely located, but it is probably Saterland a district of Westphalia on the southern border of East Friesland. Whether or not any of his family immigrated with him is not an ascertained, but it is probable that they did for in 1662 his sister Emmerentie DeWitt married Martin Hoffman at New Amsterdam and in 1669 his brother Jan Claessen DeWitt died unmarried at Kingston New York. For a short time after his marriage, he lived in New York (his first child Andries was born there) but in the spring of 1657 he removed to Albany where he had purchased a home and a lot. In September 1660 he exchanged his Albany property with Madame DeHutter for Land in Wiltwyck (now Kingston, New York)|"possession to be given May 1, 1661. He probably took possession as in September 1661 he appears as plaintiff in an action tried there.

From this time until his death he resided in Kungston and Hurley and some of the land which he purchased is still in the possession of his descendants. June 6, 1685 he claimed 290 acres of land lying upon the north side of Rondout Kill and known as 'Mombaccus' (in the town of Rochester) in Ulster County. This was laid out for him by Phillip Welles Surveyor and granted to him by patent. He died at Kingston February 17, 1700. His wife died July 6, 1714.

Andries DeWitt (eldest son of the above Tjerck Claessen DeWitt) was born in New York City in 1757 [sic] and in 1682 he married Jannetje Egbertson. For some years he lived at Marbletown Ulster County on a farm given him by his father but removed to Kingston previous to 1748.

In July 1710 he was killed by the fall of two sleepers (beams) upon him. He was known as Captain Andries DeWitt and is buried in the Kingston churchyard. He had 13 children the 9th being Egbert DeWitt born March 18, 1699, married Mary Nottingham. He settled Napanoch in the town of Wawarsing, Ulster County. His daughter Mary married General James Clinton, and became the mother of DeWitt Clinton.

The eldest child of the above Egbert DeWitt was Andries DeWitt (baptized March 3, 1728 died February 7, 1795.) He was baptized October 15, 1727 and married Jannetje Vernooy. He was a physician and practiced his profession in his native county for over half a century. He died in New Paltz in 1799.

Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt was one of the sons of Dr. Andre DeWitt.

Jacob Rutzen DeWitt was the second child of Ebert DeWitt and was a brother of Dr. Andries DeWitt and an uncle of Simeon DeWitt. J.R.D. removed to Sullivan County (now Orange County where he purchased land on the Navesink River. Was a captain of a militia company (called DeWitt's Rangers) during the Revolution. Jacob Rutzen DeWitt's oldest son was one of the surveyors to establish the boundary line between New York and Pennsylvania and was county judge and surrogate of Herkimer and Onondaga counties 1791–99.

One of Jacob Rutzen DeWitt's daughters Rachel married Colonel Robert Burnett of Revolutionary fame.

Thomas DeWitt was a Major in Ganesvoort's regiment in the Revolution and was engaged in the defense of Fort Stanwix when attacked by St. Ledger. In 1779 Major Thomas DeWitt accompanied General Sullivan's successful expedition against the Indians. His oldest son Jacob H. DeWitt was adjutant in the War of 1812 and afterwards commission[ed] Colonel. He was MC and State Senator. Thomas was uncle to General Simeon DeWitt and his son JH was a cousin. Thomas lived first in Marbletown and afterwards at Kingston where he died in 1809.

Genealogy of Simeon DeWitt.

DeWitt family pamphlet borrowed of W.L. DeWitt Saturday Nov 7th 1896 Chas.F.Mulks

Col Charles DeWitt who was so prominent in the Revolution was a first cousin of Andries DeWitt the father of Surv. Genl DeWitt over)

From Aunt Ann Smith's birthday book. Marenus Ellis born July 7, 1813 Died November 2, 1886

Jennie Ellis, daughter of John J. Ellis b. April 16, 1859: d January 29, 1876

John H Kimbell b. January 25, 1811

Lorenzo J Stannard b April 12, 1839

Grace K. Stannard wife of L.J.S born June 26, 1845 d Sept 9, 1895

James P Kimbell son of John H. born August 21, 1839

Mahalo Warden (my aunt) born July 20, 1807 died April 4, 1890

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[continued from previous page] Silas Hutchinson Jr, January 15, 1794 husband to Aunt Polly Ellis.

John M Smith born March 11, 1821 died March 15, 1895

Eliza Lorana Boyce wife of J.J. Ellis born March 13, 1822 died July 15, 1884

Warren J. Ellis, son of John J. born January 14, 1844.

Herbert [?] Ellis, son of W.J.E. born July 13, 1875.

John J. son of W.J. July 13 1779

Eva D. Wilsey born June 13, 1879

Clarence H. Stoddard born August 23, 1855

George Boynton Davis born October 3, 1839 […] Ithaca

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[continued from previous page] Dr. W. C Gallagher born October 31, 1840

Amelia Ellis daughter of Morenus born October 31, 1840

Mrs. Ann C Stoddard born November 2, 1821

Adolphus F. Tanner of Cortland born November 9, 1834

Family Record of Peleg Ellis

Peleg Ellis, son of Gideon of Rhode Island born May 9. 175 . d. at Ellis Hollow Dryden, May 9, 1859.

Ruth Dawley, his widow died Oct 7, 1870 age B. Feby 13, 1778. M. March 17, 1796.

Mary their daughter (called Polly) born in Rhode Island, Dec 11, 1796. Died at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. wife of Silas Hutchinson Jr.

Betsy born at Fairfield Herkimer County, New York, March 3, 1799 Died at Ellis, Dryden about 8 years old

[continues previous page] Delilah b. at Ellis, Dryden, New York. January 30th 1801. wife of David Mulks.

Olive b. January 30, 1803. wife of James Mulks son of Charles.

Lydia b. November 22, 1804. wife of Benjamin Ames.

Mahala b. July 20, 1807. wife of Peter Worden.

Warren D. b. September 10, 1809. Died February 9, 1886.

Ruth b. September 29, 1811 Married John H Kimball.

Huldah b. September 16, 1813 Married John C. Ellis, son of Arnold of Rhode Island.

[continues previous page] Sally b. February 29, 1816 Married Marenus son of Jason Ellis son of Judge John Ellis of Dryden.

John J. Ellis b. August 27, 1818. Died June 22, 1893 in his 75th year.

Ann H. b. May 19, 1822 Married John M Smith

Meddaugh family of Dryden, New York

Narrated to me by Harrison Meddaugh at Aunt Ann Smith's January 1, 1897.

My father Wessel Meddaugh moved into the town of Dryden in 1807 and settled and lived all his life on the Meddaugh Mulks farm now occupied by Clarence Lull. He originally bought 100 acres, but added to this by later purchases. His father and mother also came and lived and died here, his name was Joseph and he is buried on the farm. They came from Orange County New York, where they had been tenant farmers, sometimes living in Orange County and sometimes over the state border in Essex County, New Jersey. They owned no land before coming here.

When they came to this country from Holland, there were three brothers of them (There it is again three brothers?) Afterwards one of the brothers was killed in an Indian fight on the Minesink River

Dr. Meddaugh, who lived on the turnpike was a cousin of Wessel, the father of Harrison and Nelson

(From the New York Colombian of July 21, 1818) Ithaca, June 16, 1818. Public sale by Simeon DeWitt, Surveyor General at the Capitol at Albany March 23, 1818 xxxx. Also 50 acres in the south east corner of lot No. 82 of Dryden. xxxx. All the lots in the north tier of lots of the tract between the Owego and Chenango rivers called the Massachusetts Ten Townships which have not been taken by the occupants. Also 12 parcels of land amounting to 1038 acres along said north tier in the townships of Dryden, Virgil, and Cinnatus. Conditions of sale: ⅛ purchase money paid within 48 hours: remainder in 6 equal annual installments with interest at 6% and if any of said lands were occupied on 17th of February 1809 to the value of $25 the occupants of such improvements shall be entitled to recover from the purchaser the value.

thereof at the time of sale, deducing therefrom a reasonable allowance for the use of the land by the occupant and for the determination of the value thereof by carrying away timber therefrom during such occupancy or causing it to be done. Simeon DeWitt Surveyor General

Copy of a Muster-role of a company of Detached Militia under the command of Captain John Bassett in the service of the US government commanded by Lieutenant Col Henry Bloom from Sept 9 to Dec 9, 1813 (at Ft Niagara and Ft George

131 Names in all. Sent me by George E. Goodrich

Colonial laws of New York as republished by the commissioners of statutory revision in 1894. Vol 1 Chapter 534. An act for the better clearing, regulating and laying out public high roads in the county of Ulster, passed July 12, 1729. Appoints commissioners of highways and for laying out public roads: for the town of Marbletown. Thomas Jansen, Thomas Cook and Peter Contyne. Vol 2 chapter 753. Passed Dec 17, 1743. Appoints as commissioners of highways. Mr. Thomas Jensen. Mr. Peter Cantine and Captain Daniel Broadhead. Vol Chapter 1287 passed Dec 23, 1765 appoints same office, same town, Louis Bevier Esquire, Mr. Jacob Hasbrouck and Mr. Nathaniel Cantine

Colonial laws Vol 4 chapter 1116 passed June 10, 1760. And act for paying and discharging several sums of money claimed as debts of this colony and other purposes there and mentioned p 435 Unto Sergeant John McNeal for himself and detachment for guarding the western frontiers in the year 1758 the sum of pound, eight shillings and nine pence.

Note John McNeal was the maternal grandfather of Benoni Mulks. The latter was then about 18 years of age. They lived in Orange County. Benoni Mulks was my great grandfather and died at Slaterville Oct 14, 1832 age 90 years. Charles F Mulks

Dr. James Ashley died at the residence of his son William P Ashley in Caroline March 9th, 1870 at 2:00 AM. He was the father of Samuel P. Ashley and at his death was about 93 years of age. His funeral was at William P. Ashley's March 11th and burial at Slaterville, New York. C.F.M

Brother Washington Mulks made his last visit in January 1870.

William A Gunderman born Aug 30, 181 Lucy Woodford, his wife born Jany 27, 1834 They were married March 19, 1850

Franklin D. Gunderman b. Sept 9, 1856 Elizabeth A Gunderman b Apl 14, 1852 Married CS Wattles

Mary Delphine Gunderman b. Dec 30, 1857

Mrs. Lucy Gutterman d. Aug 18, 1872

Rev Garrett Mandeville was born in New Jersey in 1775. He was commonly called Domini Mandeville of Caroline. His wife Margaret DeWitt was born in the same year a few months later. They were married January 10, 1795.

Ruben H Mandeville their eldest son was born in 1880.

Rev Garrett Mandeville came to Caroline first in 1803. He brought his family to settle permanently during the winter of 1804-5 and lived in the log house where William Personius lived later.

His son RHM came also in 1820

RH Mandeville told me the above. He lived on West State Street, where De Forest Williams now lives.

John W. Gass San Jose California pension $72 pr mo. from San Francisco Cal pension agency.

Benjamin L Friffin Enfield Center New York pension $72 pr month (has very recently died

Charlos W.W. Cole Ithaca New York pension $72 pr mo

The above from the NY Suns list of January 7, 1898.

Franklin Ames and Caroline his wife of Macon Missouri Florin N W Ames and Fanny M his wife and Helen M Boardman his sister of Plymouth, Richland Co, Ohio To Benjamin F Vaughn of Warwick Rhode Island. Dated Dec 26, 1899

The names on deed No 3 are signed in the following order.

The Mulks family of Caroline New York are the descendants of the first Benoni Mulks one of the earliest pioneers of the town.

He was born in the Wall Kill valley, Orange County, New York in 1742 and lived to be ninety years of age. His death occurred at his home in Caroline October 14th, 1832. His grave is in the old Mulks Cemetery, where are buried members of five generations of the family.

The father of Benoni was a Scotch-Irish immigrant, whose name was John Mullex, and all that is known about him is from the family record and for this we are indebted to the venerable John Mulks of Whitewater, Wisconsin, who has now been dead over thirty years. According to the record John was born in 1719 in County Downe Ireland and came to America when a boy or very young man.

Of the McNeal family, the parents of Susan, the information is derived from the same source, a brief written memoranda by the late John Mulks, who was the youngest of the four children of Benoni and who surviving all the rest lived to the vulnerable age of 85½ years and died at his home in Whitewater, Wisconsin, December 1864.

John McNeal and his wife were both born in the north of Ireland, the former at Londonderry in 1686 and the latter at Tyrone in

They were both protestants and were both in the siege of Londonderry, sometime after which, together with several other families, they came to America and settled in Orange County in the then province and now state of New York; that among these families were those of Col. Charles Clinton, and the Dennistons.

If these McNeals were in the fort at the siege of Londonderry, they were there as children, for they were both under five years of age. It was probably a matter of tradition in the old family, and although tradition is very long lived, it sometimes gets a little mixed up in its facts. The McNeal Clinton and Denniston and names are to be found in Eager's history of Orange County and also in the documentary history of New York relating to Orange County. The Clinton family are historical in the annals of the state.

The Clinton and Denniston families inter married and it is a matter of authentic tradition that the Mulks family are related to both these families through Nancy Dennison, who was the wife of Benoni Mulks and the mother of his children. She said to have been first cousin of George and James Clinton, both famous in the time War of the Revolution.

My research and investigations in regards to the Mullex and Mulks names have resulted in the following information: Mullex is a Scotch name and in some places in Scotland many people of the name and in one or two local counties it is quite common. They pronounce it with the accent on the last syllable. I have never found it in the directories of this country.

I have never heard or been able to locate any person by the name of Mulks that I did not know to be a descendent of the first Benoni Mulks of Caroline. There have been a couple of stories of persons of the name down in Orange County, but my belief is that it's all a mistake and that the name instead of being Mulks was really Mullocks and I have found the latter name in Eager's history. Mulks is a little difficult for a stranger to ketch or understand right at first mention as I have many times found out by trial. I think the slight similarity in the pronunciation of the two names by persons not accustomed to them is the explanation. I think there's never was any Mulks in Orange or Ulster counties except the original Benoni and his descendants. I have met with in directories and also in public prints such names as Mulkins, Mulkey, Mulker, and Mulkets all names of syllables. Several years ago there was

a Irish laborer living in Humboldt […] by the name of Mulkscraw and his name appears in directory of the time, but he had gone before I made the discovery