He married, 13 April 1779, Esther Ranney, daughter of George and Hannah (Sage) Ranney, who was born 8 January 1761 and died at Camden, 24 May 1818. They were married by the Reverend Samuel Parsons.

     At the age of ten years, Daniel Parke was bound out to a paternal uncle by marriage, by the name of Bevin, who married for his second wife a widow named Johnson, who had adopted her niece, Esther Ranney, daughter of George Ranney, of Chatham, Connecticut. The Bevins, with their various children, lived on a farm near East Hampton, Connecticut.

     At the age of seventeen Daniel Parke enlisted in the Revolutionary Army. The following letter from the Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C., gives their record of his service:

Signed: D. I. Murphy, Commissioner.

     "Formation of 3d Regiment, 1777-1780; Samuel Wyllys, Colonel; Daniel Parke, private, Capt. Warner's Co.

     The following is a copy of the promotion of Daniel Parke to the rank of Sergeant, taken from the Pension Office files:

    "Reposing special trust, and confidence in your valor, fidelity and good conduct, you are hereby appointed as sergeant, in the Frst Company, in said battalion, commanded by Capt. Robert Warner. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge the several duties of your office, and to observe and follow all such orders and directions, as shall be given to you from time to time, by your superior officers, according to the rules and discipline of war.

W. Clift,
Maj. Comd'r."

     On 4 July 1899, the Daughters of the American Revolution at Camden, New York, dedicated a monument to the men serving in the War of the Revolution, who were residents of or lived near Camden. This monument stands in the Mexico Street Cemetery.

     Receiving his discharge from the Army, Daniel Parke returned to his home in Connecticut, which he established at East Hampton, or Chatham, some twelve miles away from Middletown. There several of his children were born. Thence he removed to Middle Haddam, on the Connecticut River, where he worked as a ship carpenter. While still at East Hampton, 7 July 1782, he and his wife renewed their coven-

     After the death of his wife, Esther, Daniel Parke married, secondly, Mrs. Catherine (Clark) Hurlburt, a widow, daughter of Joseph and Johanna Clark, formerly of Middletown, Connecticut. She died at Camden in 1840, aged 84 years, without issue, having survived her husband.

     The remains of Daniel Parke, his two wives, and his children, Clarissa, Fannie, Hannah, Marshal, and George are buried in the old cemetery on Four Mile square, near Camden.

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     1. Elisha⁷ Parke (Daniel ⁶ Joseph ⁵ Joseph ⁴ Nathaniel ³ Thomas ² Robert ¹), the son of Daniel and Esther (Ranney) Parke, was born in Middle Haddam, Connecticut, 27 March 1793, and baptized in the Congregational Church at East Hampton, Connecticut, 28 July 1793; he died at Mount Pulaski, Illinois, 22 August 1852.

     As a child of eighteen months, he was taken by his parents to northern New York. At the age of fourteen he went to Funkston, Maryland, where he apprenticed himself to a woolen manufacturer, and learned that trade. During his stay in Funkston he was drafted to serve in the War of 1812, for which service he received a grant of land on Crooked Creek, in Schuyler County, Illinois. Later he entrusted this patent to a preacher to locate, but the patent and the preacher were never heard from again.

     He married, at Rutland, New York, 10 July 1817, Abiah⁶ Hickox, daughter of David⁵ and Adah (Baldwin) Hickox, who was born 3 April 1800, and died at Mount Pulaski, Illinois, 19 Oct. 1887. Tradition says that Elisha Parke, in preparing to go home for his wedding, bought, at Funkstown, Maryland, a fine white stallion and fitted it with a saddle and bridle. Mounted on this fine horse, and dressed in a gorgeous suit of black velvet with silver buttons, he journeyed home to claim his bride.*

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     2. Louisa Lemira⁸ Parke (Elisha ⁷) , daughter of Elisha and Abiah (Hickox) Parke, was born near Lyons, or Clyde, New York, 3 February 1821.

     She married at Mt. Pulaski, Illinois, 31 March 1842, John Dean⁴ Gillett (Elephaz ³ Benoni ² Zacheus¹), who was born 18 April 1819 at New Haven, Conecticut, and died at Machinac Island, 25 August 1888. Both Benoni and Zacheus Gillett served in the Revolutionary War (see D. A. R. Lineage Book, national number 10,443).

     They had issue (surname Gillett) all born near Cornlands, Ill:

Mark Strattan, son of David Strattan [and ?] Mary his wife was born the sixth day of the 11th month
     called November in the Year of our Lord 1749.
Joseph Strattan, his book [circa 1762)]
[Illegible line] his wife was born the second day of the [illegible] month, 1767.*
[Jose]ph Strattan son of Joseph Strattan and Naomi his wife was born the sixth day of the second
     month, 1769.
Mary Strattan, Daughter of Joseph Strattan and Naomi his wife was born the fifth day of the third
     month, 1771.
James Strattan, son of Joseph Strattan and Naomi his wife was born [illegible] 1773.
Hannah Strattan Daughter of Joseph Strattan and Naomi his wife was born the 28th day of the 7th
     month 1775.
Nathan Gregg His Bible Bought it from William Ray in the Year of our Lord one Thousand Seven
     Hundred and Seventy Nine.
Departed this life on Sunday night the 21st of December 1794, Mrs. Magiret [Margaret?] Gregg Aged
     63 years & 2 months and was Buried in Winchester Church Grave Yard on Thursday 10th of
     February 1795, Mother to Robt Gregg N. Gregg and Thos. Gregg.
James S. Walling was born the 22nd day of December in the year of our Lord (illegible].
Margret Gregg was born the 28th day of June in the year of our Lord 1773.
Thomas R. Walling was born the 7th day of November in the year of our Lord 1797.
David G. Walling was born the 20th day of May in the year of our Lord 1799.
John Walling was born the 29th day of January in the year of our Lord 1802.

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     2. RALPH⁷ FLETCHER, son of John Fletcher, together with his father, is repeatedly mentioned in volume one of the North Carolina Records, as Captain Ralph Fletcher, of Albemarle County, and as a justice of the peace. He died in 1696/7. (Producer's note - the superscript is "7" in the original text.)

     He married, 11 March 1673, Elizabeth Sutton, probably the daughter of George and Sarah Sutton, who were of English birth. George Sutton died 12 April 1669; and Sarah, his wife, died 20 March 1677.

     Issue (from the Records of birth and death in Perquimans County, 1658- 1735) :

     3. RALPH³ FLETCHER, the eldest son of Ralph and Elizabeth (Sutton) Fletcher, was born in Perquimans county, North Carolina, 24 December 1676; he died 20 February 1726. In the Colonial Records of North Carolina he is referred to as Colonel Ralph Fletcher. He was prominent in the Indian wars of the period, and in protests against the treatment received by the colonists from the King and his ministers.

     He married, 2 March 1698, Jean Morgan, daughter of James and Jane (Knea) Anderson Morgan.

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     Mr. R. Sydney Glover, Publisher, 9 Duke Street, Adelphi, London, England, announces the publication of Bristol and America: A Record of the First Settlers in the Colonies of North America, 1684-1685, a most important supplement to J. C. Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality (1874). This new list insludes (sic) the "names with places of origin of more than 10,000 servants to foreign plantations who sailed from the Port of Bristol [England] to Virginia, Maryland, and other parts of the Atlantic coast. . . . from 1654 to 1685." The list has been compiled from the records of the City of Bristol by special permission of the Corporation. Mr. N. D. Harding, Keeper of the British Archives, has written the preface, and Mr. Wm. Dodgson Bowman, the well-known author of Bristol and its Associations, contributes an historical introduction. It is well known that many American pioneers sailed from the Port of Bristol, but few of them, comparatively speaking were originally from Bristol itself. These people really came from all parts of the British Isles. "Some were landed gentry who had been ruined by the Civil War (in England]." "Others were farmers, tradesmen, mechanics, and labourers." Some were leaving England "for the country's good."

     The following is a tyipcal (sic) entry:

     Mr. Hotten recorded, as a general rule, merely the passengers on a given boat. This valuable record goes farther and notes the locality in the British Isles whence came the passenger. Undoubtedly many emigrants will be difinitely (sic) located through this publication. The price is eight dollars.

Jerimiah White, b. June 14, 1794, married Mary Saxton.

In Guilford, Mar. 16, 1848, by Rev. J. Fort Barber, of St. Peters' Church, Bainbridge.
Mr. John Spencer White and Miss Harriet Rice, both of Guilford.
In Guilford, June 7, 1847, by Rev. J. S. Jaynes, Mr. William C. Reid, of Otego, and Miss Cordelia White,
     of Guilford.
In Guilford, Mar. 16, 1852, by Rev. J. S. Jaynes, Mr. William Sheldon and Miss Mary A. White, of      Guilford.
Catherine and Josephine died unmarried,
In Guilford, Feb. 1, 1859, Rev. E. Cope married Mr. Henry White to Miss Victoria Sheldon, both of      Guilford.
In Franklin, N. Y., Nov. 21, 1900, by Mr. Wm. Snyder, Everitt J. White, son of Henry L. White,
     and Grace J. Platt, of Franklin.
In Sidney, Aug. 21, 1899, by Rev. Mr. Beldin, Mr. Irvin H. White, son of Henry L. White, and Miss
     Zadia Adist.

     He married, firstly, 27 February 1831, Meriel K. Graves, daughter of David Graves, born 1 July 1802, died 15 November 1842. He married, secondly, 3 December 1843, Cordelia Angeline Gillett, daughter of William and Prudence (Parmalee) Gillett, born 2 September 1819, died 12 July 1861. He married, thirdly, 4 June 1865, Mrs. Sarah (Rogers) Van Dusen, born 11 September 1818, died 7 April 1898.

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     29. WILLIAM COGSWELL⁴ MURRAY (Solomon³ Jehiel² Jonathan¹), the son of Solomon and Martha (Averill) Murray, was born at Canaan, Connecticut, 28 February 1783; he died at Hillsdale, New York, 28 February 1860. He lived mainly at Copake and Hillsdale, New York.

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     30. JAMISON DELAMARTER⁵ MURRAY (Philo⁴ Abner ³ Jehiel² Jonathan¹), the eldest son of Philo and Lydia (-----) Murray, was born at Woodbury, Connecticut, 27 June 1785; he died near Elyria, Ohio, 25 July 1858. He removed about 1819, from Woodbury to 'Carlisle,' a rural community near Elyria, Ohio, not to be confused with the town of Carlisle in that state.

     He married, in 1806, Julia Seeley, b. 16 June 1788, d. 18 October 1847.

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