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Polly/Samuel/Samuel Griffin of Killingworth------Reuben Doud and Polly Griffin were married June 24, 1779 their marriage noted in the Killingworth Second Society Ledger. Polly was the daughter of Samuel Griffin Jr. of Killingworth and his wife Marah Griffen, referred to in some records as Mariah or Mary. Samuel and Marah had three children together, Lois, Polly, the subject of this article, and Azuba. On Marah's early death Samuel remarried taking Mercy Nettleton as his second wife on May 15, 1766. There has been a good deal of confusion concerning Polly’s name. Her birth/baptism is recorded in the Second Society Ledger on August 15, 1762 as are the records for her two sisters. If you will note on the original document, that we have included, her name was written as Polle and the name on the line above her is a Phebe the daughter of a Mr. Graves. A transcription error involving this record is the source of all of the confusion surrounding her name. The town of Killingworth maintained a tradition that involved gathering all of the birth dates, primarily from church records, for any one family and adding them as a single entry in the town records. This is true for the family of Samuel and Marah. We have posted the original town record and as you can see it has an ink stain on it. If you are reading the original you can make out the name of Lois the” daughter of Samuel and Marah” under the stain. Also listed are Azuba and the name Phebe born August 13, 1762. The name Phebe comes from the line above the original Polle in the church records, the original date of “15” has been misread as a “13”. The transcribers who created the Barbour Collection further compound the error. They in turn took their data from the entry in the town records mistaking the “Phebe” for “Robe” the daughter of Samuel born August 13, 1762 that you see in the Barbour Collection for Killingworth. A final verification of her name is provided in her father’s will, which is posted on the blog, in which he names his daughters Lois Kelsey, Azuba Davis and Polly Doud. In the small world that was the Killingworth Congregational Second Society there was only one Samuel Griffin family in the church records. There is no Phebe Griffin there is no Robe Griffin there is one Polly (Polle) Griffin and she married Reuben Doud. Some histories knowing only that Reuben was married to a Polly Griffin mistakenly show him married to Edward Griffin’s daughter Polly who was born in 1784. Edward’s Polly married Timothy Gaylord.------Polly and Reuben lived a short distance from Killingworth in Guilford/Madison. According to an obituary for their son Henry they had thirteen children together. Most family profiles only list nine. Birth records from that era show a distinct pattern of a child born about every two years. There are gaps in that pattern that would certainly allow for the existence of additional children. The 1790 Census lists Reuben in the records for Guilford listed on the line next to his father Abraham. It records a family of seven, Reuben, three boys under the age of sixteen, Eber, Gaylord, and Truman and three females Lois, Polly and his wife Polly. Their daughters Vesta and Azuba were also probably born in Connecticut.------ In about 1795 the family made the move to Cortland in Cortland County, New York which is a little south of Syracuse. There, at least two more boys were born, Henry and Reuben G. The “G” in all likelihood stands for Griffin. The history of Cortland notes that Reuben Doud was among the earliest settlers. Four of his children and their generations remained in the communities of, Cortland, Cortlandville and McGrawville that were part of Cortland County, New York. Vesta and her husband Samuel Hitchcock, Henry, although listed as a widower in census records, town records state that he had no children. Truman and his wife Rhoda Hotchkiss and Reuben G. and his wife Betsy McGraw. McGrawville was named after Betsy’s father. Land records show them in possession of large farms. New York census records list them as drovers. The Cortland history writes of Truman “purchaser of large droves of cattle”. The brothers were associated with a number of businesses.------ Two of the brothers Eber and Gaylord moved on to Hillsdale County in Michigan in the communities of Reading and Cambria. Eber and Gaylord along with many of their children are buried in the Willits cemetery in Cambria. Both had large families. The familiar family names of Polly, Henry and Vesta appear among the children. The Michigan census records indicate that they were successful farmers. The 1850 Census shows Gaylord living on 120 acres. The farm included 11 cows and 12 sheep.------ Polly married Ezra Walton. They had a large family together including a son Griffin Doud Walton. On his death she married Jonathan Whitney. Their life together is well documented in the Whitney family history. They are buried in the Wellwood Cemetery, Mexico, Oswego, New York. ------ Azuba married Ithamar Ketchum in Cortland. They later moved to Ketchumville, Tioga, New York where Ithamar gained notoriety as a Methodist Minister. Their vital records are recorded in a family bible that has survived. They are buried in the Ketchumville Cemetery. Among their children are Reuben, Henry and Vesta.------ Lois married Joshua Harrington some histories mistakenly link her to his brother Nathaniel. They raised their family in Stockbridge, New York.------ We have found very little in the way of original documentation for the family of Polly and Reuben. What information we have found indicates that even though much of their history has been lost to us they were not strangers to each other remaining very close as a family as the shared family names suggest. Polly and Reuben seemed to fade into history. Family history hints that Reuben died about 1805. Family history lists Polly’s death in 1832 at the age of 70. We invite their descendants to submit their family stories to the Blog for publication. ------ We have gathered birth and death dates from a variety of sources, headstones, histories, census records, state death records, bible records and cemetery records.------ Lois, born June 4, 1779 died December 4, 1847 in Stockbridge, Madison, New York married Joshua Harrington.------Eber, 1783 to November 20, 1853.------Truman,his obituary "Truman Doud d. this town, 21st inst. age 40" the newspaper was dated August 23, 1828.------Gaylord, 1787 to April 29, 1852 at age of 65.------Polly 1792 to June 13 1856.------Vesta, October 10, 1794 to July 27, 1861.------Azuba, September 17, 1795 to November 20, 1862.------Henry, April 1797 to October 5, 1869.------Reuben G, 1800/1 to April 25,1870 age 70.
Polly/Samuel/Samuel Griffin of Killingworth------Reuben Doud and Polly Griffin were married June 24, 1779 their marriage noted in the Killingworth Second Society Ledger. Polly was the daughter of Samuel Griffin Jr. of Killingworth and his wife Marah Griffen, referred to in some records as Mariah or Mary. Samuel and Marah had three children together, Lois, Polly, the subject of this article, and Azuba. On Marah's early death Samuel remarried taking Mercy Nettleton as his second wife on May 15, 1766. There has been a good deal of confusion concerning Polly’s name. Her birth/baptism is recorded in the Second Society Ledger on August 15, 1762 as are the records for her two sisters. If you will note on the original document, that we have included, her name was written as Polle and the name on the line above her is a Phebe the daughter of a Mr. Graves. A transcription error involving this record is the source of all of the confusion surrounding her name. The town of Killingworth maintained a tradition that involved gathering all of the birth dates, primarily from church records, for any one family and adding them as a single entry in the town records. This is true for the family of Samuel and Marah. We have posted the original town record and as you can see it has an ink stain on it. If you are reading the original you can make out the name of Lois the” daughter of Samuel and Marah” under the stain. Also listed are Azuba and the name Phebe born August 13, 1762. The name Phebe comes from the line above the original Polle in the church records, the original date of “15” has been misread as a “13”. The transcribers who created the Barbour Collection further compound the error. They in turn took their data from the entry in the town records mistaking the “Phebe” for “Robe” the daughter of Samuel born August 13, 1762 that you see in the Barbour Collection for Killingworth. A final verification of her name is provided in her father’s will, which is posted on the blog, in which he names his daughters Lois Kelsey, Azuba Davis and Polly Doud. In the small world that was the Killingworth Congregational Second Society there was only one Samuel Griffin family in the church records. There is no Phebe Griffin there is no Robe Griffin there is one Polly (Polle) Griffin and she married Reuben Doud. Some histories knowing only that Reuben was married to a Polly Griffin mistakenly show him married to Edward Griffin’s daughter Polly who was born in 1784. Edward’s Polly married Timothy Gaylord.------Polly and Reuben lived a short distance from Killingworth in Guilford/Madison. According to an obituary for their son Henry they had thirteen children together. Most family profiles only list nine. Birth records from that era show a distinct pattern of a child born about every two years. There are gaps in that pattern that would certainly allow for the existence of additional children. The 1790 Census lists Reuben in the records for Guilford listed on the line next to his father Abraham. It records a family of seven, Reuben, three boys under the age of sixteen, Eber, Gaylord, and Truman and three females Lois, Polly and his wife Polly. Their daughters Vesta and Azuba were also probably born in Connecticut.------ In about 1795 the family made the move to Cortland in Cortland County, New York which is a little south of Syracuse. There, at least two more boys were born, Henry and Reuben G. The “G” in all likelihood stands for Griffin. The history of Cortland notes that Reuben Doud was among the earliest settlers. Four of his children and their generations remained in the communities of, Cortland, Cortlandville and McGrawville that were part of Cortland County, New York. Vesta and her husband Samuel Hitchcock, Henry, although listed as a widower in census records, town records state that he had no children. Truman and his wife Rhoda Hotchkiss and Reuben G. and his wife Betsy McGraw. McGrawville was named after Betsy’s father. Land records show them in possession of large farms. New York census records list them as drovers. The Cortland history writes of Truman “purchaser of large droves of cattle”. The brothers were associated with a number of businesses.------ Two of the brothers Eber and Gaylord moved on to Hillsdale County in Michigan in the communities of Reading and Cambria. Eber and Gaylord along with many of their children are buried in the Willits cemetery in Cambria. Both had large families. The familiar family names of Polly, Henry and Vesta appear among the children. The Michigan census records indicate that they were successful farmers. The 1850 Census shows Gaylord living on 120 acres. The farm included 11 cows and 12 sheep.------ Polly married Ezra Walton. They had a large family together including a son Griffin Doud Walton. On his death she married Jonathan Whitney. Their life together is well documented in the Whitney family history. They are buried in the Wellwood Cemetery, Mexico, Oswego, New York. ------ Azuba married Ithamar Ketchum in Cortland. They later moved to Ketchumville, Tioga, New York where Ithamar gained notoriety as a Methodist Minister. Their vital records are recorded in a family bible that has survived. They are buried in the Ketchumville Cemetery. Among their children are Reuben, Henry and Vesta.------ Lois married Joshua Harrington some histories mistakenly link her to his brother Nathaniel. They raised their family in Stockbridge, New York.------ We have found very little in the way of original documentation for the family of Polly and Reuben. What information we have found indicates that even though much of their history has been lost to us they were not strangers to each other remaining very close as a family as the shared family names suggest. Polly and Reuben seemed to fade into history. Family history hints that Reuben died about 1805. Family history lists Polly’s death in 1832 at the age of 70. We invite their descendants to submit their family stories to the Blog for publication. ------ We have gathered birth and death dates from a variety of sources, headstones, histories, census records, state death records, bible records and cemetery records.------ Lois, born June 4, 1779 died December 4, 1847 in Stockbridge, Madison, New York married Joshua Harrington.------Eber, 1783 to November 20, 1853.------Truman,his obituary "Truman Doud d. this town, 21st inst. age 40" the newspaper was dated August 23, 1828.------Gaylord, 1787 to April 29, 1852 at age of 65.------Polly 1792 to June 13 1856.------Vesta, October 10, 1794 to July 27, 1861.------Azuba, September 17, 1795 to November 20, 1862.------Henry, April 1797 to October 5, 1869.------Reuben G, 1800/1 to April 25,1870 age 70.
Could you please tell me where you got the clerk's notes about Eber Doud? I am trying to prove to the DAR that Eber is Reuben's son. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteDarlene sorry it has taken me some time to get back to you. I recently posted the documnets you are looking for on the Blog under the heading Probate file for Henry Doud.
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