8. | Jonathan Dexter, Sr. was born on 20 Aug 1753 in Litchfield Co., CT (son of Josiah Dexter and Abigail Dexter); died before 1790 in Prob. Narrowsburg, NY. Notes:
Settled in Sullivan Co.,Tusten, Narrowsburg, NY 1754 located near Cochecton Falls. Source: Dexter-Campfield Genealogy.
Prosperous entrepreneur, sawmill, tanneries, landowner Hobert Mill.
"He came to the Cushetunk Settlement sometime before the Revolutionary War." (Popielarz)
Jonathan Dexter settled on the Poss place on the west side of the river, soon after the Rev. war. A man named John Summerfield lived on the same farm.
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John Land is the second Branch of the Land family. The most commonly occurring surnames in this branch are: Appley, Sheard, and Burcher.
John Land
John was the oldest son of Robert and Phebe Scott. In April 1777, Robert and Phebe appeared before the Committee of safety, a tribunal held to hear charges of treason against the Patriots. Robert was found guilty and condemned to prison, but he escaped from his captors and fled into the hllls. leaving Phebe and the family to carry on at their homestead. One night the Indians raided their farm and burned down their home, however they managed to escape only through the intervention of a friendly Indian, but Abel was carried off in the
raid. John, with a group of neighbours, followed and overtook the raiders. He bargained successfully for his brother's release, but not before Abel was forced to run the gauntlet, escaping with minimum injury due to his speed.
On a trip to the grist mill to get flour for the family, John and a friend were captured and taken to prison at Minisink by a Capt. Mush, who was on his first trip to Cochecton. John was abused by his captors and sent to a prison in New Jersey known as the "Log Jail" where he remained for the duration of the war.
After the war he returned to Conchecton, married Lillian Skinner, daughter of Daniel Skinner, former neighbour and friend of Robert Land. As John had not been personally involved in the war due to his imprisonment, he was able to purchase 433 acres of the original Land farm from "Joseph Thomas and Jonathan Dexter for 5 pounds of New York money good and lawful".
Phebe Land with two of her sons Robert and Ephraim, stopped off to see John and Lillian on their way from New Brunswick to Niagara. John tried to persuade them to remain with him as they thought their father was dead, but Phebe was determined to go on to Niagara.
In 1796 John built a large two storey house between the Thomas farm and Milanville. Known as "The Old Red House', it stands today in a good state of preservation and is believed to be the oldest frame house in Wayne Co. PA In 1815 John sold the property to Nathan Skinner for $10,000, and purchased land at Ashland known as Stanton Corners. In 18828 the building in Damascus that housed St. Tamany Lodge 83 burned down and the lodge moved into the third floor of the former Land home.
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DORTHY I. BROWN
1804-35 FRONT ST. S.
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5H 2C5 She no longer lives here but all her mail is forwarded to her by the present owner. This is of last year 1999 that I heard this.
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See: Heads of Fams at the first U.S. census. Ct. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (227p.):147 Record of Conn. Men in mil. And naval service during the Rev. war, 1775-1783. By Henry P.Johnston. Hartford. 1889.
(17,779p.): 173, 505
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Jonathan married Charity Thomas about 1773 in Narrowsburg, Sullivan Co., NY. Charity (daughter of Aaron Thomas, Sr. and Alice Chichester) was born in 1755 in Fairfield Co., CT; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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