Knapp Family Bible

Knapp Family Bible Spine & Cover pic

The Knapp Family Bible was given by J. H. Knapp to his grandson, John Henry Knapp of New York. The author of the writing within it is not clear, but it likely is Mehitable (Heatty) Covell Ackerman Knapp, John’s second wife. It takes a little to unscramble this family, but both William Ackerman and John Knapp married Mehitable (Heatty) Covel. William first in 1784. After his death in 1798, Heatty married as her 2nd husband, John Knapp. While the Bible was handed down to John, the inclusion of William Ackerman and her children would presume that she was the writer.

Rock Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, New York

Rock Ridge Cemetery, Monticello, New York

Rock Ridge Cemetery, just before you come to Monticello, in the town of Thompson, New York. Located on the main road from Wurtsboro, and in excellent condition. Abeles, Jennie, b. Nov. 23, 1861, d. May 17, 1910. Acker, Clarissa E., d. May 11, 1862, ae 49 yrs, 11 mos & 29 ds, wife of Isaac J. Agnew, Martha Barkley, 1835 – 1895. Agnew, Mary Barkley, 1800 – 1868. Agnew, Stephen Cambreling, 1837 – 1869. Albrecht, William H., b. Jan. 16, 1905, d. Jan. 27, 1910. Allan, Little Tommy, d. June 11, 1866, ae 14 yrs, 10 mos & 28 ds, … Read more

New Vernon Cemetery, Middletown, New York

New Vernon Cemetery, Middletown, New York - FM

New Vernon Cemetery, also known as the Old Baptist School Cemetery, surrounds the Old Baptist School Church at New Vernon, Sullivan County, New York, near the County line separating Sullivan County from Orange County. Many of those interred here actually lived and died in Orange County. The 604 entries have been transcribed as accurately as possible from the original listings, but have been changed to an alphabetical listing to make it easier to find people.

Adams New York Biographies – Part 9

1864 Map of Adams New York

The following 10 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: Palmer Hodge; Sylvester G. Nott; Rufus D. Gardner; Waterman Horth; G. W. Hannahs; John Ivory; Simon Wakefield; John J. Gilbert; Charles C. Case; and John H. Dryden.

History of Smithville Village, New York

1864 Map of Adams New York

Smithville Village, which was founded by Jesse Smith, is partly in Henderson. The portion lying in Adams is on lots 9 and 17, on Stony creek, which here affords excellent water-power. Settlement was begun here in 1804 by Daniel Hardy, although a little east of this point Chauncey Mills, from Connecticut, took up land in 1803. In 1805 he built a saw-mill on Stony creek, the first in the west part of town. He lived here until his death, in 1821, having reared a family, of which John Mills, now residing on the homestead, is the only survivor. In 1805, … Read more

Brownville New York Biographies – Part 8

1864 Map of Brownville New York

The following 10 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: William Crouch, Zephaniah Hubbs, John N. Cook, William Jackson, Abenezer Fish, David Lindley, William Elliott, Joseph Ryder, William O. Case, and Joel Kilborn.

Brownville New York Biographies – Part 5

1864 Map of Brownville New York

The following 10 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: Henry Fuller, Henry Fredenberg, Peter Christie, John Vandewalker, Jeremiah Wilson, Richard Van Allen, Capt. Francis Winn, William Adams, Henry Reeves, and David Knapp.

Brownville New York Biographies – Part 2

1864 Map of Brownville New York

The following 10 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: Aquilla Moffatt, Jonathan Elmer, William Penn Massey, Cyrus W. Giles, Charles Welch, Frederick Avery, Nathaniel Peck, Ebenezer Allison, Robert Gates, and Conkey Moffatt

Brownville New York Biographies – Part 1

1864 Map of Brownville New York

The following 10 biographical sketches were extracted from the Geographical gazetteer of Jefferson county, N.Y., 1685-1890: Samuel Plumb, John Cole, Jonathan Emerson, Benjamin Prior, Jacob Kilborn, Josiah Bonney, William Stow Ely, Cyrus Allen, Jacob Carpenter, and William Berry.