(IV) Elisha, son of Rev. Anthony (2) and Prudence (Wells) Stoddard, was born November 24, 1706 , died in 1766. He lived all his life at Woodbury , Connecticut . He married Rebekah Sherman. Children: 1. Solomon, born December 29, 1728 , died September 24, 1798 , married Mary Gurnsy. 2. Mary, born March 29, 1733 . 3. Elisha, referred to below. 4. David, born January 29, 1738 . 5. Dameris, born June 21, 1741 . 6. Jotham, born July 24, 1743 . 7. Daniel, born April 11, 1746 . 8. Rebekah, born august 14, 1748.

(V) Elisha (2), son of Elisha (1) and Rebekah (Sherman) Stoddard, was born November 4, 1735 . He married, May 29, 1760 , Ann Hunt. Children: 1. Simeon, born December 12, 1761 . 2. Thomas, born June 21, 1763 . 3. Elisha, referred to below. 4. Elihu, born April 26, 1767 , died June 9, 1847 , married -----------Bloise. 5. Esther, born March 6, 1769 , married Erastus Brown. 6. Samuel, born August 6, 1771 , died August 16, 1845 , married Anna Cogswell. 7. Abel, born in 1773. 8. Anna, born in 1775, married Nathan Husted. 9. Olive, born in 1777, married Thaddeus Cramer.

(VI) Elisha (3), son of Elisha (2) and Ann (Hunt) Stoddard, was born May 1, 17675, died February 8, 1833 . He married November 22, 1791 , Mary Crane, born August 7, 1767 , died September 11, 1843 . Children: 1. Nancy , born October 10, 1792 , died August 31, 1796 . 2. Betsey, born April 25, 1795 , died September 4, 1796 . 3. Phineas, referred to below. 4. Nathaniel, born July 14, 1790 , died August 20, 1833 . 5. William, born July 21, 1801 , married, November 1, 1827 , Elizabeth Emigh. 6. Mary C., born October 9, 1804 , married, April 10, 1823 , Samuel Millard. 7. Celina, born June 19, 1807 , married, November 29, 1836 , William Sperry. 8. Augustus, born June 10, 1810 , married, September 23, 1832 , Harriet Toby.

(VII) Phinaes, son of Elisha (3) and Mary (Crane) Stoddard, was born at Alford, Berkshire County , Massachusetts , July 7, 1797 , died at Sandbury , Ulster County, New York , August 7, 1879 . When he was about seventeen years old he came with his Uncle Simeon to Wawarsing, Ulster County , New York , with the agreement that he should remain with him and assist him, and receive half his fortune. He was a farmer, and also dealt in bark, lumber, cordwood, and glass and at times in real estate. His wife was a Quaker, and he is believed to have preferred this religion. He married, October 18, 1815 , Marilda, born October 20, 1798 , died October 30, 1848 , daughter of John Fair. Children: 1. Mary E., born October 29, 1819 , died May 29, 1839 . 2. Elisha, referred to below. 3. John F., born July 20, 1825 , married October 18, 1865 , Eliza Ann Platt. 4. Perry C., born October 30, 1827 , married, July 15, 1850 , Hannah W. Southwick. 5. Henry R., born March 5, 1831 , died June 19, 1852 . 6. Sarah, born October 26, 1835 , married, October 23, 1856 , John F. Norbury. 7. William, born March 8, 1841 , died March 9, 1841 .

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Marilda (Fair) Stoddard, was born June 2, 1823 . He was a farmer at Greenfield , Ulster County, New York . He married, September 2, 1844 , Mary Frear. Children: Mary E., born July 15, 1845 . 2. Phinaes, referred to below.

(IX) Phinaes (2), son of Elisha (4) and Mary (Frear) Stoddard, was born January 24, 1847 . He married Ella O'Neal. Children: 1. Floyd J., referred to below. 2. Nellie. 3. Edith. 4. Frank. 5. Elizabeth .

(X) Floyd J., son of Phinaes (2) and Ella (O'Neal) Stoddard, lives at Croton, Westchester County , New York . He married Annie E., daughter of Michael and Julia (McMann) Walsh, of Croton. She is the only survivor of their four children, the others being: 1. Susan. 2. Mary. 3. James. Children all born in Croton: 1. Thelma. 2. Millie. 3. Margaret. 3. Phinaes.

FLOCTON. Benjamin Flocton, the first member of this family of whom we have definite information, was a native of Yorkshire , England . His wife's name is unknown. Children: 1. John, referred to below. 2. Benjamin. 3. William. 4. Thomas. 5. Sarah.

(II) John, son of Benjamin Flocton, was born in Yorkshire , England , and died there. His wife's name was Frances Morly. Children: 1. Benjamin. 2. John. 3. William. 4. Mary. 5. Thomas, referred to below. 6. Joseph, emigrated to America . 7. Jane.

(III) Thomas, son of John Flocton, was born in Yorkshire , England , and is now living ion Peekskill , Westchester County , New York . During the Civil War he served with the following record: Enlisted in company F, Ninth New York, Volunteer Infantry, Hawkins Zouaves, May 4, 1861; sounded the call for the assault on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, February 8, 1862; detailed to service as brigade bugler, during the Maryland campaign, September 6 to 20, 1862; mustered out, at expiration of service, May 20, 1863. He served in the Department of Virginia and the Coast Division of the Army of the Potomac from June, 1861, in the third Brigade of Burnside's Expeditionary Corps, Department of North Carolina, from September, 1861; in the Fourth Brigade of the Coast Division of the Ninth Army corps, Department of North Carolina, from March, 1862; in the First Brigade of the third division of the ninth Army corps of the Army of the Potomac, from July 1862; in the Fist Brigade of the Third Division of the Seventh Army Corps, Department of Virginia, from February, 1863. Service: On duty at Newport News, Virginia, June 8, 1861; in skirmish at Baker Lee's June 29, 1861; in action New Port News, July 5, 1861; in action near Bethel, July 8, 1861; in the expedition to Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, August 26 to 27, 1861, and at the capture of Fort Clark and Hatteras, August 28 the 29, 1861; in action near Chicamonica, October 1, 1861; at the capture of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, February 7 and 8, 1862; in the expedition up the Chowan River and the destruction of the railroad bridge, February 18, 1862; in the skirmish at Winton, February 19 and 20, 1862; and at Cape Hatteras Inlet, February 20; in the expedition to Elizabeth City, Virginia, and the surprise of the camp of the Pasquotank, April 7 and 8, 1862, in the battle of Camden, South Mills, April 19, 1862, in the skirmish at Catherine's Creek and the Chowan River, May 9, 1862; moved to Virginia July 6 and 7, 1862, Company F remaining in North Carolina; participated in the expedition to Hamilton, July 8 to 10, 1862; in action at Plymouth, July 30, 1862; in the expedition from Fredericksburg to Port Royal, Virginia, August 15, 1862; in the campaign, September 6 to 20, 1862; at the occupation of Frederick city, September 13, 1862; in action near Jefferson, September 13, 1862; in the battle of South Mountain, September 13, 1862; supported Battery E of the Fourth United States Artillery in the battle of Antietam, September 16 and 17, 1862; in action near Sparksburg, September 16, 1862; at Bolver Heights, September 23, 1862; in action near New Orleans, Virginia, November 6, 1862; in the skirmish near Varrington, November 15, 1862; in the battle of Fredericksburg, December 12 to 15, 1862; supported the Fifth Massachusetts Volunteer Battery, December 13, 1862; in Burnside's Second campaign, January 20 to 23, 1863; at the siege of Suffolk, April 11 to May 4, 1863; in the operations on the Nansimond River, April 12 to 13, 1863; in the defense of Fort Nansimond and the defense of Suffolk., April 15 to May 3, 1863; re-enlisted in Company F, Sixth New York

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Heavy Artillery, September 2, 1864 ; mustered out with the company June 28, 1865 . At the close of the War; served in the railroad division of the Eighth corps of the Ninth Department from September, 1862; in the Second Brigade of the First Division of the Eighth Corps from March, 1863; in the First Brigade of the First Division of the Eighth Corps from June, 1863; in the battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864; on duty in the Shenandoah Valley until December, 1864; at the siege of Petersburg and Richmond, from December, 1864 to April, 1865; at the fall of Petersburg, April 2, 1865; on duty at and in the vicinity of Petersburg until July, 1865; mustered out at Petersburg, June 28, 1865.

For over fifty years he was headmaster of the Peekskill bank, and for fifty-four years he has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a member of the Cryptic Lodge, of Peekskill .

He married Esther, daughter of Emmanuel and mary (Lester) Perry, of Alton , England . Their children were: 1. Frances , born October 2, 1859 , married Frederick H. Southard, of Mount Vernon , New York : children: i. Charles F., born September 24, 1889 , ii. Gladys L., born April 3, 1892 2. William, born May 31, 1864, married Emma, daughter of James Green, of Peekskill, who is now deceased; child: Marian S., married George B., son of W. R. Creed, of Scrub Oak, New York, a lumber dealer in New York City. George B. Creed is a lumber dealer in Peekskill , New York .

VARCOE. The ancestry of Dr. Edwin R. Varcoe, of Goshen , New York , is traced to Richard Varcoe, an English gentleman and landed proprietor, who resided at Trerank in the parish of Roche, county Cornwall , England . He died, November 11, 1812 . His wife, Phillipa (Pharo) Varcoe, was born in 1746, died August 29, 1823 . They had four sons and four daughters, the married names of the daughters being as follows: Mrs. Truscott, lived at Trelearer, St. Stephens; Mrs. Oliver, of St. Heyne; Mrs. R. Varcoe (married presumably a cousin); Mrs. Webb, of Roseman. Concerning the sons the following information has been obtained: 1. John, lived at Restormet, a lovely farm near Lostwithiel, in county Cornwall . He married a Miss Cowling and had children. The sons went abroad and the daughters married and settled in England . 2. Richard, succeeded to his father's estate at Trerank. He married a Miss Peter, by whom he had children: William, married a Miss Johns; John, married a Miss Worth; Jane, married a Mr. Andrew. 3. Charles, resided at Lombard in Lautegloss parish, near Fowey. He married a Miss Littleton, by whom he had six children; Jane, married a Mr. Couch; Elizabeth Ann, married a Mr. Cowling; Selina, married Captain Beale; mary, lives at Fowey, unmarried. Charles, married late in life; son, died in childhood. 4. Samuel, mentioned below.

(II) Samuel, son of Richard and Phillipa (Pharo) Varcoe, was a resident of county Cornwall , England . He married Mary, only daughter of Rev. Charles Hicks, a clergyman of the Church of England. Children: 1. Mary P. F., married, February 24, 1825 , Joseph Blake: children: i. John V., born January 15, 1826 , died October 14, 1905 , ii. Mary H., born March 26, 1827 , died 1896, married George Auguin, iii. Samuel V., born January 19, 1830 , died unmarried, June, 1851, iv. Frances V., born September 10, 1835 , died young, v. charlotte F., born April 14, 1846 , died 1902, married George Black. 2. Ann Hicks, died young. 3. Amelia, born 1810, married, 1840, James E. Best, who with his wife and four children came to American in 1848, enlisted in the Union Army, died defending his county in Civil War in 1863: children: i. James, born July 4, 1841, married Elizabeth G. Shuman, of Pennsylvania, ii. John, born October 26, 1842 , died in Libby Prison, iii. Samuel, born July 21, 1845 , died in Herkimer County , New York , iv. Amelia, born September 17, 1847 , died October, 1895. 4. Anna Maria, unmarried. 5. Selina Louisa, unmarried, 6. Sophia, unmarried. 7. Caroline H., married Charles Hicks. 8. Samuel, married a Miss Hill, no children. 9. John H., born November 4, 1813, died October 1, 1890; married Susanna Harris; children; i. Anna, born July 27, 1840, died November 24, 1883, married Thomas B. Marshall, ii. John H., born November 5, 1841 , died unmarried, October 25, 1910 , iii. William, born June 5, 1843 , married Harriet Faatz, iv. Christina,

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born April 4, 1845 , died unmarried, September 20, 1894 , v. mary, born December 24, 1846 , married William Watts, vi. Angelina, born January 13, 1850 , vii. Samuel, born 1852, died April 10, 1903 , married Alice Smith, viii. Richard, born July 5, 1854 , died February 26, 1896 , married Hattie Dudgeon, ix. Edwin Francis, born October 9, 1856, married Lillian Brown, x. Eliza, born June 21, 1858, married George L. Martin. 10. Francis, mentioned below. 11. Richard, married a Miss Congdon, and lived at Fowey , England , a clergyman.

(III) Francis, son of Samuel and Mary (Hicks) Varcoe, died near Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1895 . He was educated near Liskeard, county of Cornwall , England . He and his wife came to America on their wedding tour and were so pleased with the country that they decided to remain; they settled at Honesdale, and lived there the remainder of their lives. They were devoted Methodists. Mr. Varcoe was at first a Whig, later became a Republican, and was a strong Union man in the Civil War. He married (first) in England , in 1846, Mary, born in 1818, died in 1865, daughter of the Rev. Edward and ------- (Geake) Hocken. Her father was a clergyman of the Church of England, a man of learning, eloquence, piety and benevolence. He had for fifty years important charges in England , and died at an advanced age, revered for his kindness and goodness. Her mother's father, Rev. William Geake, was also a learned clergyman of the Church of England, who served for many years in the county of Cornwall . Children of Rev. Edward and ------ (Geake) Hocken: 1. Mary mentioned above. 2. Rev. Edward, follower of John Wesley in the early days of Methodism, died in September 1888. 3. William, married and died also in September, 1888. 4. Richard, died in America in early manhood. 5. Josiah, died in infancy. 6. Elizabeth , married ------- Hoskin, and had one child, Edward, who married and has a family of eleven children, who are resident in England . 6. Lavenia, married William Roberts, and lives in England , and they have one son, William, now a professor in London College : 7. Salena, died when a young woman. Francis Varcoe married (second) in 1875, Elizabeth (Onger) Glenn. Children, all except the last-named by fist marriage. 1. Lavinia, born January 5, 1847, died May 27, 1908, married, November 5, 1807, Isaiah Scudder, of Middletown, orange county, new York, born august 22, 1843,; he was a farmer and subsequently a carpenter; was school trustee at Otisville, Orange county, New York, for three years, came to Middletown in May, 1888; he was a Presbyterian in religion and Republican in politics; his father's name was also Isaiah; children of Isaiah and Lavenia E. (Varcoe) Scudder: i. George, a builder at Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey, ii. Frank Hocken, born at Otisville, November 19, 1871; he is secretary and treasurer of the H. D. Gould company of Middletown, and was treasurer of that city for three years; educated in the schools at Otisville; a Presbyterian and a Republican; he married, October 12, 1904, Elizabeth E., daughter of William and Mary Scott, of Jersey City, New Jersey, born April 1, 1882; children: Wellman L., born April 10, 1908; Wendall V., born November 26, 1910, iii. Hattie, married Frank R. Varcoe, a merchant of Waymart, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, iv. Isaiah, in the automobile business in New York City , v. Dr. Harrison, a dentist in Jersey city . 2. Sophia, widow of Ira S. Baxter, now living at Wallingford , Connecticut ; children: i. mary, married Albert Pelleth, of Jersey City , deceased, ii. Rena, married Alexander Campbell, of Wallingford . 3. Edwin R., mentioned below. 4. Elizabeth , died February 22, 1896 ; married Frank Sagendorph, of Jersey City , deceased; they had one child, Frank V. 5. Selina, married T. Edson Harding, a farmer at Howell, Orange county; children: i. Willis, of Newark , New Jersey , ii. Charlotte , iii. Nellie, married Isaac Wood, of Bayonne , New Jersey , iv. Robert, died at the age of fifteen years. 6. Dr. William F., a physician and surgeon of New York City ; married Catherine Weyman; children: i. Willian, a Wall Street broker, ii. Oscar, with the American Tobacco Company, iii. Florence , married William Fahr, of New York , iv. Charles E., v. Elinor. 7. Carrie, married Herman Groffell, proprietor of a market in Jersey City ; child, Nellie, now the wife of Warren H. Smith, of Jersey City . 8. Dr. Charles W.,

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a dentist at Walden , New York ; married Isabelle K. Hill, of Brooklyn ; children: i. Isabelle, ii. Florence , wife of Winfield Kay, of Walden, iii. Ada . 9. Kittie, child of second marriage, married Charles Webb, a farmer, near Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania; one child, Eloise.

(IV) DR. Edwin R. Varcoe, eldest son of Francis and Mary (Hocken) Varcoe, was born near Honesdale , Pennsylvania , November 4, 1850 . He attended the common and high schools at Honesdale, and the Wyoming Seminary at Kingston , Luzerne County , Pennsylvania . His health failing he left school, and at the age of twenty-one years entered on the study of dentistry under Dr. J. W. Kesler, of Honesdale. After two years he opened offices for himself in several places in Orange County, New York, namely, Otisville, Westtown, Walden, Chester and Florida, and at Wurtsboro, Sullivan County. After five years of this practice he entered the Philadelphia Dental College , from which he graduated in 1880 with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, and winning the highest honors in his class, and as a prize an S. S. white dental engine. He opened an office the same year on Church Street , Goshen , Orange County , New York , which he has continuously occupied for thirty-three years. he has been very successful, numbering among his patients many of the most discriminating people of this section, and some have come to him from distant points. He is a member of the Ninth District Dental Association, and an honorary member of the Second District Dental Association, of the State of New York . In his vacations he has traveled extensively, having visited many points of interest in England , Scotland , Ireland , France , Switzerland and Italy ; he has traveled also in Cuba and Mexico , and visited every state and territory in the American Union, including Hawaii . He has frequently lectured on his travels for the benefit of religious and charitable objects. He is a member and elder of the Presbyterian Church at Goshen . He is a Republican, but not active in politics. Fraternally he is a member of the Odd Fellows, Goshen Lodge, No. 506; the Knights of Pythias; and the Encampment of Patriarchs, of Middletown .

TERWILLIGER. The surname Terwilliger and the family bearing it are Dutch in origin. Families of the name were prominent at an early date in Ulster and the adjoining counties. It has been borne through succeeding generations by sturdy and worthy yeomen, as well as by men of prominence in business and in public affairs.

(I) Hermanus Terwilliger, the first American ancestor of the Terwilliger family of New York , was born in Holland , died in Ulster County , New York . He came to this country about 1740, and became one of the early settlers of Ulster County . He was a farmer by occupation. He married, December 22, 1748 , Magdalena , daughter of Simon Veeder. The children were; 1. Solomon, mentioned below. 2. Margrieta, born May 5, 1751 . 3. Simon, September 12, 1755 . 4. Catarina, January 11, 1756 . 5. Jannetje, December 13, 1761 . 6. Barent Veeder, December 15, 1765 .

(II) Solomon, eldest son of Harmanus and Magdalena (Veeder) Terwilliger, was born in Ulster county, New York , in 1749. He followed farming as an occupation, and possessed some of the lands that had formerly belonged to his father. He does not seem to have taken a very prominent part in public affairs as far as holding office is concerned, but he seems to have been highly regarded in the small community and to have been a successful agriculturist and business man. He married Geertrug, daughter of Frederick Van Petten. The children were: 1. Harmanus, mentioned below. 2. Elizabeth , baptized May 9, 1784 . 3. Frederick , born December 9, 1786 . 4. Lena , baptized October 15, 1789 . 5. Margarieta.

(III) Harmanus (2), eldest son of Solomon and Geertrug (Van Petten) Terwilliger, was born December 31, 1780 , in Ulster County , New York , died near the place where he was born. He was a farmer and owned considerable land. He took a lively interest in public affairs, and during the events that led from the War of the Revolution to the War of 1812 he was strongly on the side espousing vigorous action to safeguard the honor and maintain the integrity of the United States . He married Elizabeth Ostrander, born in Ulster County , New York , a descendant of old Holland ances-

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try. Her brother, the Rev. Daniel Ostrander, was a very prominent and influential member of the community. The children were: 1. Harmon, who acquired his education in the district schools, located on the old home farm but subsequently went to New York City where he engaged in the lumber business, following that pursuit for about seven years; he then returned to the old homestead and engaged in farming until his death; he always voted the Democratic ticket, and in early life was a member of the Society of Friends, but in later life joined the Baptist Church; his upright life, it was said at the time of his decease, was in harmony with his professions and he had the confidence and good will of all who knew him; he married Sarah Ann, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Whitney; her father was a farmer, and in religion was connected with the Methodists; the Whitney family is said to have come from England settling in Long Island, whence their descendants gradually moved westward; their only child was Daniel, who married charity J. Garrison. 2. Markus. 3. Abram, mentioned below. 4. Mary, married a Mr. Terwilliger, who was a shoemaker. 5. Betsy, married a. Lockwood, a hatter. 6. Hannah, married A. Jones, a farmer.

(IV) Abram, son of Harmanus and Elizabeth (Ostrander) Terwilliger, was born in Ulster County , New York , about 1805, died at Red Mills, New York , buried at Shawangunk , Ulster County, New York . He was reared on the old home farm and acquired his education in the district schools. He settled at Red Mills, Orange County , New York , and practically lived there for the remainder of his life. He was a millwright by occupation and moved about a good deal in accordance with the needs of his business, but he is not known to have held any public office. He was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He married Maria Ronk, of Orange County , who survived him and was buried at New Hurley, New York . The children were; 1. Philip H., mentioned below. 2. Maria.

(V) Philip H., son of Abram and Maria (Ronk) Terwilliger, was born at Red Mills, New York , died in the town of Plattekill , New York , August 14, 1867 . He received such education as the district schools offered but engaged in work in his early teens. He was a man of many trades and master of all, for he was a farmer, carpenter, and a millwright united with knowledge of a practical agriculturist great manual skill and business ability. He was, moreover, a man of upright character and of strong religious principle and was held in high esteem by all those with whom he had business or other dealings. He was devoted to the home circle and was particularly anxious to give all his children a good start in life. He married Margaret Ann Hoffman, of the town of Olive , Ulster County , New York . The children were: Joseph H., married Sarah Seaton, by whom he had two children; Charles and Martin. Joseph h. Terwilliger died some years ago and his widow and sons reside in Walden, Orange County , New York . 2. Jeremiah D., married Anna Earls; children: i. Nicholas, and ii. Frederick (deceased), born at Newburg, Orange County, New York , where Jeremiah D. lived until his death on the Wallkill Valley Railroad in February, 1872. 3. Anna M. 4. John I.,, mentioned below. 5. Charles N., mentioned below. 6. Elizabeth A., married Silas Freer, of Union Center , New York , there being one son to the marriage, Norman ; Silas Freer is now deceased, and the widow is living in Ohio . 7. Rachel C., married William Scott, of Walden, Orange County , New York ; they have two children: Allen and Bradley, both born at Walden, where the family resides. 8. Ida C., married Samuel Barrett, of Highland Falls , New York ; they have two children: Minnie and Chester , both born in Walden; the family now resides at Highland falls, New York . 9. Mary L., married Walter Rhinehart, of Highland Falls , New York , where the family now resides; they have children: 1. Eleta. 2. Joseph. 3. Lila. 4. Walter. 5. Prindley. 6. May. 10. Allen H., married Mary Carr, by whom he had seven children: 1. Minnie. 2. Sarah. 3. William. 4. Clarence. 5. Alice . 6. Ray. 7. May, all born in Walden, Orange County , New York ; the family now resides at Perry , New York .

(VI) Charles N., fourth son of Philip H. and Margaret Ann (Hoffman) Terwilliger, was born August 14, 1847 , in New Paltz, Ulster county, New York . He was for many years in the brick shipping business

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at Haverstraw , New York , having charge of the brick boats. He is now employed as night watchman at the New York Knife Works at Walden, Orange County , New York , a position which he has filled for the last thirty-seven years. He is a member of the Knights of Honor and of the Foresters of America, both societies of Walden. He is not connected with any church, but he usually attends the Episcopal Church and contributes toward its support. Charles N. Terwilliger married Julia A., daughter of Marcus Baxter, of Plattekill , New York . The children are: 1. Margaret H., 2. Lulu. 3. Pierson.

Frederick Baxter, grandfather of Mrs. Julia a. (Baxter) Terwilliger, was a farmer and lived at Plattekill , New York . In 1631, several Baxter families, in order to better their condition and enjoy religious freedom, emigrated from Shropshire , England , to Massachusetts . At Salem they became acquainted with John Throckmorton, were excommunicated with him, and went to Rhode Island , where the family remained. With Throckmorton two families set out for Westchester County , New York . In 1642 the Dutch authorities granted permission to Throckmorton and thirty-five families to set within three leagues of the Manhattoea, and July 6, 1643 , gave him a patent for land at Vreeland, Throgg's Neck. These dates fix a time for the Baxter arrival at Westchester . In 1682 one branch of them moved to Bucks County , Pennsylvania , and took up land from William Penn. According to Isaac Jay Baxter, of Peekskill , New York , the tradition is that before the Revolutionary War three brothers came from Europe , one of whom settled in Philadelphia , another back in Albany , and the third in Putnam County , New York . This legend has in the main been confirmed by research.

There is little doubt that Frederick Baxter, of Plattekill, New York, was a descendant of Thomas Baxter, yeoman of Westchester, who in the assessment roll of September 12, 1675, is mentioned as having eight taxable domestic animals, and who appears on the records at frequent intervals later. His wife's name was Rebecca and they had eleven children, the eldest Thomas, being born in 1675, and the youngest, James, on January 1, 1701 . Frederick Baxter married Annie Sarles. They had one son, Marcus, born at Plattekill , New York . He married Rachel Ward. They had two children, Julia A., married Charles N. Terwilliger, Henry, married (first) Georgiana Corkey, by whom he had one daughter, Bertha, married (second) Winnie Gordon, by whom he has one son, Henry Jr., born at Marlborough, Ulster County, New York, where the family now resides, and where Henry Baxter is engaged in the fruit business.

TERWILLIGER. (VI) John I., third son of Philip H. (q,v,) and Margaret Ann (Hoffman) Terwilliger, was born in Ulster County , New York . He married (first ) Josephine Corkey, of Ulster County , New York . He married (second) Annie Robinson, widow of Frederick Robinson, and daughter of John O. Evens. The children of first marriage, born in Walden, Orange County , New York , were; 1. Georgiana, married David Clearwater, of Walden , New York , having two children, Mildred and Harold, both born in Walden , New York , where they still reside with their parents.

(The Evens Line.)

(I) Oliver Evens, the grandfather of Mrs. Annie (Evens-Robinson) Terwilliger, lived at Walker Valley, Ulster County, New York , where he was engaged in farming. He married Sally Owens, born in Walker Valley . The children, all born in Walker Valley , were: 1. Ross, married Sally M. Weed, of Walker Valley : children: i. Susan A., ii. Levee, iii. Benjamin, all born in Walker Valley , where their parents are engaged in farming. 2. Sarah, married a Mr. Russell, and had four children: i. Ellen, ii. Elizabeth , iii. Charles, and iv. William, all born in Newburg, Orange County , New York , where the family still lives. 3. Susan, died unmarried. 4. Catherine M., married Stephen Coddington; children: i. Gilla, ii. Harmon, iii. Benson, iv. Phoebe J., v. Teresa, all born in Walker Valley , new York . 5. John O., mentioned below. 6. Oliver, married Nancy McCord, born in Walker Valley .

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