ASHLEY (New Bedford family). Among the first settlers of Rochester, Mass., and their families appear the names of Joseph Ashley and his wife Elizabeth and their children. There had settled at Springfield as early as 1639 Robert Ashley; and from the fact that many of the early settlers of Springfield were drawn from Roxbury by […]
David Todd6, (Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 29, 1776, died Sept. 5, 1834, married Dec. 24, 1793, Hannah Sutherland, who was born Feb. 28, 1775, died Feb. 11, 1817. He settled in Peekskill, N. Y., where he owned and operated the farm which is now (1913) owned jointly by two of his descendants,
John Todd7, (David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept. 5, 1806, in Peekskill, N. Y., died in 1884, married Eliza Agor. He moved to Middleport, N. Y., in the early thirties and bought land of the Holland Land Purchase from which he developed a good farm. Children: *1491. William Agor, b. March 28, 1833.
DENIKE, Tamma Todd7, (David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born July 19, 1794, died March 13, 1877, married Feb. 1832, Isaac Denike, who was born Nov. 23, 1800, died May 24, 1883. They lived in Peekskill, N. Y. Children: I. Mary Elizabeth, b. Nov. 19, 1833, d. Dec. 20, 1873. II. Abby Jane, b. Jan.
Allen Todd7, (David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 6, 1802, in Peekskill, N. Y., died in Rochester, N. Y., married first,(???) 18–, (???)Field, a niece of Cyrus Field. He married second, 18–, Eurania Davis. He moved to South Greece, N. Y., now called Elmwood, thence in later life he retired and moved to
TRAVIS, Betsey Todd7, (David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Sept. 25, 1808, married Phillip Travis. They lived in Peekskill, N. Y. Children: I. Cyrus. II. Eugene. III. Wright. IV. Althea.
Croton River, known by the Indians as Kitchawonk, joins the Hudson in a bay crossed by the New York Central Railroad Croton draw-bridge. East of this point is a water shed having an area of 350 square miles, which supplies New York with water. The Croton Reservoir is easily reached by a pleasant carriage drive
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John Todd8, (Wright7, David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Jan. 23, 1822, at the old homestead in Peekskill, N. Y., married in 1864, Sophia Joiner, of Henrietta, N. Y. In 1826, he went with his parents to Greece, N. Y., where he received his education. He was a farmer, but during his later years,
Fairchild, Egbert Nelson; flour mfgr.; born, Peekskill, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1868; son of Egbert Henry and Mary Seymour Fairchild; public school education; married, Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1893, Gertrude A. Kenny; two daughters Catherine and Mary; in flour milling business twenty-seven years; becoming pres. of the Cleveland Milling Co. in 1910; before that
HUNT, Hannah Todd8, (Alfred7, David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born Aug. 27, 1841, at the old homestead near Peekskill, N. Y., married Henry B. Hunt. Children: I. Mary. II. Harry Waldo.
David Todd8, (Alfred7, David6, Abraham5, Abraham4, Jonah3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born June 16, 1843, at the old homestead in Peekskill, N. Y., died May 31, 1896, married Dec. 15, 1871, Ellen Purdy, of Cortland, (near Peekskill,) N. Y. Mr. Todd was a farmer nearly all his active life living at the old homestead, except for a
