(V) Benjamin (3), second son of Roger and Elizabeth (Wolcott) Newbury, was born December 11, baptized December 17, 1738.  He may have been among the pioneer settlers of Orange county, New York.  No record can be found of his marriage or children.

          (VI) Edy, supposed to have been son of Benjamin (3) Newbury, was among the original settlers of Orange county, New York.

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      In 1775 he resided in Road District No. 5, in Warwick, and was assessed for taxes two pounds, seventeen shillings.  He married Ruth Burt, born July 3, 1747, in Bellvale, daughter of Daniel Burt, who was a prominent citizen of Orange County and representative in congress.

          (VII) Joel, son of Edy and Ruth (Burt) Newbury, was born in Warwick, New York.    He was a gunsmith by occupation, and a Baptist in religion.  He married Sally Squires.  Children:  1. Mary.  2. Alonzo.  3. Bolivar.  4. Esther.  5. James, died young.

          (VIII) Alonzo, son of Joel and Sally (Squires) Newbury, was born in 1819, in Patterson, Putnam County, New York, died November 12, 1905, in Monroe, Orange County, New York.  He established an iron foundry at Windham in 1850 and invented several valuable mechanical appliances.  His inventive genius developed the job-printing press together with the ink-plate distribution appliance.  He built presses and was also engaged in the manufacture of iron ore fittings at Monroe, New York.  He was a Presbyterian and a Democrat.  He married (first) Marcia Tuttle, born 1819, died in November, 1861, at the age of forty-two years.  Children:  1. Esther Irene, married Charles P. Woolhises, an attorney of New York City.  3. James Garret, an iron founder at Coxsackie, New York.  3. Floretta, married (first) Romain Dunham, (second) George Crawford, a farmer, residing at Hampton, new York.  4. Jay Herbert, mentioned below.  5. Caroline, died in infancy.  6. Carrie Mae, deceased; married Charles Boyd, a musician.  Alonzo Newbury married (second) Emma A. Houghtaling; children;  7. Frederick.  8. Herbert.  9. Helen.  10. Mary.

          (IX) Jay Herbert, son of Alonzo and Marcia (Tuttle) Newbury, was born July 16, 1851, at Red Falls.  He attended the district school in Windham, New York.  He has engaged in the manufacture of pipe fittings, first at Coxsackie, later at Gilderland and finally in Goshen, New York, where he located in April, 1897.  In politics he acts with the Democratic Party, but has never south official position for himself.  He is a director and trustee of the First National Bank of Middletown; vice-president of the Goshen National Bank; trustee of the Goshen Savings Bank; president of the Goshen Hardware Company, and president of the Wallkill Lumber Company.  On his removal to Goshen in 1897 he purchased twenty acres of land upon which he established a handsome home with spacious gardens and fruit orchards.  He is of a generous nature and shares the products of this estate freely with his neighbors.  He married, at Coxsackie, February 28, 1882, Ida Mae Chapman, born August 5, 1856, in Albany county New York.  Her father was a hotel-keeper at Livingston, Albany County.  His wife died at Goshen, May 14, 1911, at the age of ninety years.  The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Newbury, George Chapman, was born April 8, 1884, was educated at Union College, Schenectady, Cornell University, and the University of Michigan.  He is an electrical engineer and is associated with his father in business. 

GREGORY.  Henry Gregory, the founder of this family, died before 1656.  He was of a Nottingham (England) family, several of which family served as mayors of Nottingham.  The name is found as far back as the thirteenth century.  The Gregory records in America are very imperfect, but a probably line can be traced.  Henry Gregory was at Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1639, and removed to Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.  Children:  1. John.  2. Judah, married in 1643, Sarah Burt. 3. Henry, will dated July 11, 1686.  4. Samuel, of whom further.  5. A daughter, married William Crocker.

          (II) Samuel, son of Henry Gregory, died before 1710.  He lived at Springfield, and afterward at what is now Bridgeport, Connecticut, from about 1665.  He married a daughter of Henry Wakelee.  Child:  Samuel (2), of whom further.

          (III) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (1) and ----------- (Wakelee) Gregory, married (first) ------------- and (second) Mary ------------.  Children:  1. Thaddeus, baptized in July, 1701, died in 1777; married Rebecca ----------.  2. Beulah, baptized in August, 1703.  3. Enoch, baptized in December, 17078.  4. Gilead, of whom further.  5. Miriam, baptized in June, 1712-13.  6. Jemima, baptized in October 1717. 

          (IV) Gilead, son of Samuel (20 Gregory, was baptized in May, 1711. 

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          (V) Gilead (2), son (or grandson) of Gilead (1) Gregory, married (first) Mary ------, and (second) Sarah ------------.  Children, two by first, others by second marriage:  1. Stephen Atwater, of whom further. 2. David, baptized May 7, 1775.  3. Mary, born in October, 1776.  4. Johanna, born in April, 1778.  5. Enoch, born January 1, 1779.  6. Lewis, born in August, 1782.  7. Ruth, born in February, 1785. 

          (VI) Stephen Atwater, son of Gilead (2) and Sarah Gregory, was baptized October 16, 1774, died January 27, 1843.  In 1809 he came with his family to Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, and bought a farm of two hundred and fifty acres, a little more than a mile south of the village.  The region was mostly wilderness, and he spent the rest of his life clearing this farm.  Children:  1. Abel, of whom further.  2. Fannie Ives.  3. Emeline.  4. Alvah.  5. & 6. Joseph B. and Stephen B. (Twins) 7. Thirza.  8. Hilda.

          (VII) Abel, son of Stephen Atwater Gregory, was born in Fairfield County, Connecticut, October 12, 1800.  After coming with his father, at the age of nine, to Liberty, he worked on the farm.  Two years later, he walked from Liberty Falls to his old home in Connecticut, to attend school during the winter, and returned in the spring to visit his father; this he did annually for several years.  After his father's death, he bought the interests of the other heirs in the farm.  He was a Republican in politics and a Methodist in religion.  He married, about 1823, Amelia Wales, of Neversink, Sullivan County, New York.  Children:  1. Blake Wales, born July 11, 1825, married (first) Harriet Parliaman. Of Liberty, and (second) Jennie Upright, off Pine Bush, Orange County, New York. Children: i.. Emma A.,  ii. Grace E.,  iii. Harriet,  iv. William W.  2. Jane, born June 9, 1827.  3. Ann, born January 5, 1830.  4. Abel, born May 13, 1833, married Sarah Catharine Cooper, of Liberty, where the family now lives: children: i. Amelia, ii. Rhoda, iii. Henry E., iv. Osmer B., v. Frank.  5. Charles Reynolds, of whom further.  6. Stephen Atwater, born October 19, 1841, died in 1858.  7. Catharine, born March 2, 1845.  8. Charlotte, born March 2, 1845. 

          (VIII) Charles Reynolds, son of Abel and Amelia (Wales) Gregory, was born December 28, 1836.  He was educated in the district school at Liberty and afterward worked on his father's farm, which he inherited at his father's death, and on which he lives at the present time.  He is a Republican in politics and a Universalist in religion.  He married, October 23, 1858, Angie, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Alley) Wilkinson.  Her father was a farmer in Edwardsburg, Michigan.  Child:  Mary Ione, born June 24, 1882, married, December 5, 1906, David H. Clements, of Liberty, and has David Howard, born March 2, 1909. 

TROWBRIDGE.   The family of Trowbridge derives its name from its ancient inheritance, Trowbridge, in Devonshire, England, where it resided for many centuries, and which was the property of Peter de Trowbridge, in the reign of Edward I.  The name was variously spelled:  Troubridge, Trowbridge, Throwbridge, Trobblebridge, Strobridge, and Strawbridge, the mode generality adopted now being Trowbridge.  Thomas Trowbridge, of Devonshire, died March 15, 1570, seized of Loxbear, Tiverton and Calwodley in Washfield, Bycott and Easturn.  The name Trowbridge first appears in the Doomsday Book.  Trowbridge formerly had a castle, but no trace now remains.  It was besieged by Stephen about A. D. 1135.  A younger branch of the Trowbridge family settled in Somersetshire as early as 1541.  They resided at Taunton in that county, and from this branch sprang the Trowbridges of America.  That the Taunton family descended from that of Wiltshire is sufficiently proven by their arms, precisely the same as those seen in the stained glass window of the Chancel of St. James' church, Taunton, England.

          (I) John Trowbridge lived at Hutton, Somerset County, England, and died there in 1575.  In his will, dated February 17, 1575, he names two sons, Thomas and Edward, mentioned below, the former being remembered to this day for his bequest to the poor, the income of which is annually distributed in the parish church of St. Mary Magdalen, at Taunton, England.  John

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Trowbridge named as executors of his will his two brothers, Thomas Sr. and Thomas Jr.

          (II) Edmund, son of John Trowbridge, lived in Taunton, Somerset County, England.  He received a bequest from his father of five silver spoons and a gold ring. 

(III) Thomas, son of Edmund Trowbridge, was born in England about 1610.  He came from Taunton, Somersetshire, England, and settled in Dorcester, Massachusetts Bay colony, as early as 1636.  His wife joined the church there in 1636, and their son was born there that year.  He drew a lot of land January 2, 1637, and at various times after that.  Later in 1638 or early in 1639, however, he removed to New Haven.  He was in the foreign shipping business and he continued in business, making voyages between Barbadoes and England.  He owned a house and lot in New Haven as early as 1639, but apparently was not living there.  He and his wife and three children were living there in 1643, and he was rated as one of the richest men of the colony, paying taxes on five hundred pounds.  In 1644 Mr. Cheever, the celebrated pedagogue, received payment for teaching Trowbridge's children; evidently the children were well educated for their day.  He went to England in 1644, leaving his three sons and all his American property in charge of Henry Gibbons, who proved unfaithful to his trust.  Sergeant Thomas Jeffries took the boys into his own family.  Thomas Trowbridge wrote often from England to have Gibbons brought to account, but without avail.  Even a power of attorney to his sons was not effective.  Thomas Trowbridge died in Taunton, England, February 7, 1672-73, and soon afterward Gibbons gave to the sons a deed of everything he had, even to the bed he slept on, in an endeavor to make good the property of the family.  When gibbons died in 1686 Thomas Trowbridge was appointed his administrator and recovered all there was left of this father's estate in New Haven.  The wife of Thomas Trowbridge was Elizabeth Marshall, and their sons were;  1 Thomas, born in 1632, at Taunton, England.  2. William, of whom further.  3. James, born 1635, at Dorcester, Massachusetts.

(IV) William, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Trowbridge, was baptized September 3, 1633, in Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died November, 1688, in West Haven, Connecticut.  He was an infant when brought by his parents to Massachusetts, and a small child when they settled at New Haven.  He suffered much hardship while in the care of Henry Gibbons, as above related, but received a fair education for his day, and became a prominent man in the colony.  He was usually described in the public records as a planter or husbandman.  In 1664 he appears to have been the master of the sloop "Cocke," making voyages out of New Haven.  In July, 1667, he sold his house and lot there, and probably settled about that time in the parish of West Haven, where he was one of the pioneer residents.  Through his wife he came into possession of one-sixth of the Lamberton Farm, including all the land between the present Campbell and Washington avenues from Brown Street nearly to the sound, and here he built a house.  He was also the owner of one hundred and forty-five acres on Long Island sound near Oyster Bay.  He was nominated a freeman of the colony of Connecticut, May 13, 1669, and resided on his farm in West Haven until the end of his life.  He made gifts of much real estate to his children, so that the inventory of his estate mentions but fifty-five acres of land a small amount of personal property.  He married, March 9, 1657, Elizabeth, a widow of Daniel Sellivant, and daughter of Captain George and Margaret Lamberton.  He and his wife were admitted to the first church in New Haven, April 28, 1686.  She was born in England about 1630, died 1716 in West Haven.  Children:  1. William.  2. Thomas.  3. Elizabeth.  4. James.  5. Margaret.  6. Hannah.  7. & 8.  Abigail and Samuel, twins.  9. Mary.  10. Joseph. 

(V) James, third son of William and Elizabeth (Lamberton) Trowbridge, was born March 26, 1664, in New Haven, died about May, 17323, in Wilton, Connecticut, then apart of Norwalk.  In his native town he learned the trade of cordwainer or shoemaker, and followed it in New Haven and at Stratford, whither he removed in September, 1693.  He and his wife were admitted to the Congregational Church there

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April 8, of the following year, and there he was chosen sealer of leather at the town meetings, from 1698 to 1702.  He lived at Long Hill, and in 1712 removed to the town of Norwalk, Connecticut, purchasing a large farm at Chestnut Hill in the present town of Wilton.  There he passed the remainder of his life, engaged in farming, and was probably one of the three original members of the Wilton congregational Church, which appointed him on a committee to make arrangements for the settlement of the Rev. Sturgeon.  From this time until his death, he filled office of deacon in the church, and he served the town of Norwalk as fence viewer in 1717; grand juror in 1719, and town collector in 1721.  He married (first), November 8, 1688, Lydia, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Preston) Alsop, of new Haven, born July 26, 1665, died May 6, 1690, in New Haven.  He married (second), September 29, 1692, Esther, born November 18, 1671, died in 1697 in Stratford, daughter of Ephraim and Ann Howes of New Haven.  He married (third), April 19, 1698, Mary, born November 17, 1677, in Hatfield, Massachusetts, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Foote) Belden.  There was one child, James of the first marriage.  Those of the second marriage were;  2. Isaac.  3. Esther.  4. Mary.  Of the third marriage, 5. Daniel.  6. Elizabeth.  7. Caleb.  8. John.  9. Abigail.  10. Lydia, and 11. Sarah.

          (IV) James (2), eldest son  of James (1) and Lydia (Alsop) Trowbridge, was born September 13, 1689, in New Haven, where he made his home, and appears to have been a prosperous man, owning considerable real estate and a warehouse near the water front.  He married, about 1715, his wife's baptismal name being Susannah.  No record of her family name appears.  Children:  1. James.  2. John,  3. Samuel, probably born in New Haven, but no record there.

          (VII) Captain Samuel Trowbridge, third son of James (2) and Susannah Trowbridge, was born about 1726, died in 1771 in Bedford, New York.  After his father's death he probably resided with his guardian, Benjamin St. John, of Norwalk, Connecticut, and after his marriage he settled in Bedford, Westchester County, New York.  By trade he was a shoemaker and followed this occupation in early life, but in his last ten years was engaged in farming in Bedford.  He married (first), about 1751, anna, died in Bedford, daughter of Rev. John and Anna (Beard) Eells.  He married (second) Anna (Smith) Jump, born May 10, 1730.  After his death she married (third) Seth Whitney, of Crown Pond Village, in the town of Yorktown, Westchester County, where she died June 29, 1819.  There were two sons, John and James, by the first marriage.  Children of second marriage:  3. Lydia.  4. Samuel.  5. Lucy.

          (VIII) Samuel (2), only son of Captain Samuel (1) and Anne Trowbridge, was born September 30, 1765, in Bedford, where he died May 6, 1834.  His residence in his native town is still standing one mile east of Bedford village, where he conducted a tannery and was held in high esteem by his fellow citizens.  He married, in 1793, Clarissa, born in Bedford, June 30, 1776, died there April 28, 1851, daughter of James and Abigail Raymond, of Bedford.  Children:  1. Stephen.  2. James Harvey.  3. Henry.  4. Jeremiah, died young.  5. Jeremiah.

          (IX) Stephen, eldest child of Samuel (2) and Clarissa (Raymond) Trowbridge, was born January 17, 1794, in Bedford, died April 3, 1874, in Monticello.  He was educated in Bedford and learned the trade of a tanner.  In 1816 he settled at Cross River near South Salem, New York, where he engaged in farming about ten acres, and in 1826 settled on a farm near Monticello where he lived the remainder of his life.  He was a Methodist in religion, and a Republican in politics from the organization of the party.  He married (first), December 31, 1815, in Bedford, Milicent, born August, 1793, in Harrison, New York, died August 25, 1867, in Monticello, daughter of John and Amy (Knapp) Haight.  He married (second), November 28, 1868, in Monticello, Mary, born May 28, 1809, in Delaware County, New York, died February 13, 1892, in Albion, Indiana, widow of Asa Hall, of Monticello, and daughter of Ephraim and Abigail Bassett.  Children of first marriage:  1. Benjamin.  2. Haight.  3. Jane Haight.  4. John Jay.  5. Minerva.  6. Indanora.  7. George Henry. 

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          (X) John Jay, son of Stephen and Milicent (Haight) Trowbridge, was born October 1, 1822, in Salem, New York, died April 11, 1901, in Monticello.  He was an infant when his father settled at Monticello, and lived there from that time forward.  He was educated in the public schools of Monticello.  In manhood he settled in that village and engaged in farming, following that occupation through life.  He settled about two miles from Monticello, on Lake Kiamesha.  Here he established one of the oldest summer resorts in that section known as Trowbridge Farm, where he conducted a boarding house until his death, and was succeeded by his eldest son in its management.  In religion he was a Methodist.  He married, February 5, 1803, in Woodburne, New York, Abigail, born December 27, 1834, in Greenfield, New York, now living in Monticello, daughter of Henry Carpenter and Elizabeth (Dawlson) Gray.  Children:  1. William J., born April 27, 1864' conducted the Trowbridge Farm until May, 1907, when the property was sold, and is now living retired in Monticello; married Helen K. Reed, and they have one child, Hazel R.  2. Ada, born November 25, 1866; married John Sutlock Heath, and resides in Monticello; one son, Charles J.  3. Stephen, of whom further.  4. Carrie Minerva, born September 12, 1876; married Edward Ness, and lives in Fallsburg, New York, they have a son, Irvin T., born September 11, 1911. 

          (XI) Stephen (2), second son of John Jay and Abigail (Gray) Trowbridge, was born May 20, 1869, in Monticello.  He married, October 11, 1893, in Monticello, Anna, born February 4, 1869, in Forestburg, New York, daughter of John and Susan (Reed) Ruddick.  Children:  1. John Ruddick.  2. Louisa M.  3. Stephen S.

WHEELER.   There are several distinct families bearing this name, at least as far as the connection in this country is concerned, and all are of very good stock and found in the early records.  The name has figured creditably in both military and civic annals through many generations, and now has living in New York some very worthy representatives.  There were several of this name among the pioneer settlers of concord, Massachusetts, including a number bearing the baptismal name of John, and several that of Thomas.  The point in England whence these people migrated cannot be ascertained.  The name is undoubtedly derived from an occupation corresponding to Wheelwright, and its use dates probably from the fifteenth century and possibly earlier. 

          (I) John wheeler came from Salisbury, England, and located in Hampton, then a part of Massachusetts, now New Hampshire, soon after the settlement of the town.  By profession he was a barber which in those days included the function of surgeon.  In 1641 he received land in Salisbury, Massachusetts, and removed to Newbury before 1650, but was taxed in Salisbury, in 1652.  His wife, Anne, died August 15, 1662, in Newbury, and he died there in 1670.  Children:  1. Adam.  2. Edward.  3. William.  4. David.  5. Anne.  6. Mercy.  7. Elizabeth.  8. Roger.  9. Henry, of whom further.  10. George.  11. Joseph.  The first three remained in Salisbury, England, and were there in 1668. 

          (II) Henry, sixth (?) child of John and Anne Wheeler, was born about 1635, probably in England, and resided in Salisbury, Massachusetts, where he was admitted to the church, august 26, 1694.  He died soon after this date.  he married, about 1659, Abigail Allen, born January 4, 1640, in Salisbury, Massachusetts, daughter of William and Anne (Goodale) Allen, pioneers of Salisbury.  She was a member of the Salisbury church in 1687, and was living in Boston in 1696 at which time her husband was deceased.  Children:  1. Henry.  2. Abigail.  3. William.  4. Moses.  5. & 6. Anne and  James, (twins),  of whom further.  7. Josiah.  8. Ruth.  9. Nathaniel.  10. Jeremiah.  11. Benjamin.  12. Mary. 

          (III) James, fourth son of Henry and Abigail (Allen) Wheeler, was born May 27, 1667, in Salisbury, and settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, where he died in 1753.  In 1738 he was residing in Swansey, Massachusetts.  He married (first), Grizel, daughter of Philip Squier, and (second), October 2, 1738, Elizabeth Brintnal, of Norton, Massachusetts. Children:  1. William, born April 13, 1691.  2. James, March 27, 1697.  3. Philip, of whom further.  4. Rachel, April 4,

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1701.   5. Squire, April 3. 1703.  6. Anne, February 26, 1705; all born in Rehoboth.

       (IV) Major Philip Wheeler, third son of James and Grizel (Squier) Wheeler, was born March 3, 1698, in Rehoboth, and lived in that town, where he died November 27, 1774.  He was a major of militia many years, between 1`723 and 1742, and was colonel at the time of his death.  He married, about 1721, but the marriage is not recorded.  His wife bore the name of Martha, she died in Rehoboth, august 5, 1745.  Children:  1. Aaron, born January 13, 1723.  2. Valentine, February 14, 1726.  3. Martha, November 1, 1727.  4. Mary, April 28, 1730.  5. Philip, May 4, 1733.  6. Jonathan, August 8, 1735.  7. David, of whom further. 

(V) David, youngest child of Major Philip and Martha Wheeler, was born March 18, 1742, in Rehoboth, where he lived.  He married, January 15, 1761, Deborah Ingalls, born May 4, 1742, in Rehoboth, daughter of Edmund and Deborah (Esterbrooks) Ingalls.  Children:  1. David, born June 10, 1762.  2. Deborah, May 9, 1763.  3. Sabrinus, June 9, 1766.  4. Amos, of whom further.

(VI) Amos, youngest child of David and Deborah (Ingalls) Wheeler, was born ab out 1768, in Rehoboth, and when a young man resided for a short time in Hartford, Connecticut, whence he removed to the adjoining town of Wethersfield.  Here he remained until after his children were born and removed to Monticello, Sullivan County, New York, about 1820.  He was a shoemaker by trade and conducted a shop in Monticello.  He married, October 10, 1790, in Wethersfield, Lucy Baxter, born March 20, 1768, daughter of Elijah and Honor (Wolcott) Baxter.  Children:  1. John.  2. Sylvester, of whom further.  3. Wealthy, married a Benedict and lived in Connecticut.  4. Clarissa, married Eli Fairchild, of Monticello (see Fairchild).  5. Sarah died unmarried.  6. Ann, married Dr. Brady and lived in Newburg, new York.  7. Horace, married Angeline Rogers, from Connecticut.  All removed to Monticello, except the eldest daughters. 

          (VII) Sylvester, second son of Amos and Lucy (Baxter) Wheeler, was born August 14, 1795, in Wethersfield, where he grew up and learned the blacksmith's trade.  Upon the removal of his father to Monticello he accompanied him and later operated a blacksmith's shop at Bethel in the adjoining town, where he settled in 1833.  Later he purchased a farm of two hundred and seventy acres; fifth acres of this tract still remain in possession of his descendants.  He died there in 1883.  He married (first), September, 1819, Elizabeth Comstock, of Thompson township, born April 23, 1801, died 1829.  He married (second), June 18, 1831, Drusilla Smith, born 1810, died February 21, 1905, daughter of Lewis smith, who lived at Southeast, Putnam County, New York.  She was a teacher in the town of Bethel previous to her marriage to Mr. Wheeler. 

Children of first marriage:  1. Chauncey Augustus, born May 12, 1820.  2. Charles Baxter, February 25, 1822.  3. William Henry, February 10, 1824.  4. Ferdinand, January 24, 1826.  5. Ann  Eliza, April 17, 1827; married Calvin Weeks, and lives in Liberty.  Children of second marriage:  6. Mary Elizabeth, March 24, 1832; married Levi Brome.  7. Lewis Smith, of whom further.  8. Angeline, died young.  9. John Sylvester, died young.  10 Maria Jane, February 7, 1839, married (first) John W. Forsyth, (second) Gilbert Tompkins.  11. James Frederick, died young.  12. Lucy Minerva, October 25, 1843; married William Smiley, and lives in Newburg, New York.  13. Horace, November 9, 1845, was a soldier in the One Hundred and Twenty-fourth New York Volunteer Infantry, and died in 1863, following the battle of the Wilderness.  14, James Sylvester,  December 6, 1850.  15. Emma Drusilla, July 5, 1853; married James Edmonds, and resides in Stevensville, Sullivan County, New York. 

(VIII) Lewis Smith, fifth son of Sylvester Wheeler, and second child of his second wife, Drusilla (Smith) Wheeler, was born November 4, 1833, in Bethel, where he grew up and secured such education as the primitive schools of that region afforded.  He remained on the paternal farm until he attained his majority, and was subsequently employed by farmers and the neighborhood.  By economy and industry he was enabled to purchase a farm in 1861, consisting of one hundred acres near Sackett's Lake, in

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Sullivan County.  He had just begun operations on his own account when the Civil War began, and in August, 1862, he enlisted for three years in Company B, One Hundred and Forty-third New York Volunteer Infantry.  He served under General Sherman through his various campaigns and marched to the sea, and received his discharge July 20, 1865.  Returning to civil life he sold his farm in 1867, and purchased one hundred acres near Ferndale, in the town of Liberty, Sullivan County, which he cultivated for a period of thirty-six years.  In 1903 he sold this property and removed to the village of Liberty, where he has since remained.  He is a member of the Baptist Church; of Garrett Post, No. 311, Grand Army of the Republic; he is a Democrat, but not a politician.  His chief public service was in the capacity of assessor for the town of Liberty in which he served for two years. 

          He married (first), January 1, 1861, Rachel Bush, if Liberty, who died without issue in 1865.  He married (second), April 17, 1867, Freelove Stoddard, of Monticello, New York, daughter of Shapley and Harriet, M. (Huntington) Stoddard of that town (see Stoddard).  Children:  1. William W., born May 12, 1868, now living in Texas.  2. Harriet Drusilla, December 4, 1869, married Henry Laing, and lives in Pennsylvania.  3. Horace Sylvester, March 26, 1873, who lives in Newark, New Jersey.  4. Emma Caroline, September 15, 1875; married Edwin Vanderwater and resides in Brooklyn, New York.  5. Frederick G., September 4, 1877, who lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.  65. Edna Frances, died young.  7. Angeline Minerva, October 1, 1882; married Benjamin R. Gerow, and resides in Liberty; has children:  i. Anna Freelove, born March 1, 1901, ii. Ella Grace, June 19, 1902, iii. Frances Margarette, June 28, 1904, iv. Ralph Benjamin, January 24, 1906, v. Helen Elizabeth, April 8, 1907, vi. Arthur Kirke, November 30, 1908, died August 2, 1909, vii. Harriet Lauretta, April 27, 1910, viii. Marion Louise, born December 17, 1911. 

FISK.   This name is derived from fish.  The breakfasting Englishman of early times ate his fics.  The family flourished in the county of Suffolk, England, as early as the reign of King John in 1208.  In that year we find the name of Daniel Fisc, of Laxfield, where he occupied manorial lands and had a coat-of-arms.  Among the distinguished men of this line were Professor John Fiske, the historian; General Clinton B. Fisk, of New Jersey, who ran on the prohibition ticket for president; colonel James Fisk, Jr., the New York banker; the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas; Ezekiel A Straw, governor of New Hampshire; and Gail Hamilton, the authoress.  When a country is new and agricultural, the tendency of emigration as the inhabitants expand, is to follow the river from its mouth to its source.  In this way Lebanon, New Hampshire, and nearly all the towns along the Connecticut valley, were peopled from down below.  Even institutions so travel.  Dartmouth College was a Connecticut fledgling before its location in the wilds of northern New Hampshire.  But in the run of years after the country has developed along commercial and manufacturing lines there is a reactionary movement from the farms and the hill-sides to repossess the land of the fathers, and the trek down the river to the centers of population sets in.  Down the river to Springfield came those great captains of industry, Elisha Morgan, Thomas W. Wasson, and George C. Fisk.  Members of the family in America for centuries have been prominent in private and public life as clergymen, lawyers, physicians, financiers, soldiers, merchants, teachers and professors in colleges, farmers, philanthropists and patriots. Rev. Perrin B. Fisk, of Lyndon, Vermont, has written of them:

            "Efische, Fisc, Fiske, Fisk (spell it either way)
            Meant true knighthood, freedom, faith, good qualities that stay,
            Brethren let the ancient name mean just the same for aye.
            'Forward every youth! To seek the higher good to-day!"

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