Notes:

Terrill Hayes has Elam's name as Adam.

Elam married Sarah Jerusha Gordon on 8 Jan 1863 in Narrowsburg, Sullivan Co., NY. Sarah was born about 1823; died in Jun 1904 in Youngsville, NY; was buried in Glen Cove Cemetery, Narrowsburg, Sullivan Co., NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elametta Dexter was born in 1864 in Narrowsburg, Sullivan Co., NY; died in 1957 in Battle Creek, MI.

Notes:

According to Maxine Dexter, some of the family moved to Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota in approx. 1855. According to an obituary on her grandfather they moved to Morristown when he was a year old. "this could be an error in time though". He had two brothers, George b.1857, and Clarence. The other child Sarah aka Sally was born in Morristown as was Clarence. One in 1859 and one in 1860.

From BBG WFT vol 5: Aaron was a half-brother.

From Gail Ferris Genealogy notes:
Aaron Dexter was a Farmer and lived in Ulster Co. (changed to Sullivan Co.)New York, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania and Rice Co.,Minnesota. Information was supplied by Judith Rush around 1975 from 1850, 1860 US Census Records, Family Records and journal, Family Letters and Death Certificates. Judith was the great great granddaughter of Aaron's son Virgil Young Dexter. Also letters from Aaron to family members.
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From August 29, 1850 Census, Damascus Twp., Wayne Co., PA, dwelling #214,
family #215, Henry Welsh, Enumerator:
Name Age Sex Occ. Born:
Aaron Dexter 50 M Farmer NY
Mary 52 F NY
Adam 30 M Farmer NY
Mary 23 F PA
Virgil 20 M Farmer PA
John 17 M ?? PA
Sarah 15 F PA
Phebe 12 F PA
Elam 2 M PA

Residence 216 and family 217:
Joseph Dexter 32 M PA
Catherine 22 F PA

Aaron married Mary Thomas in 1817 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY. Mary (daughter of Joseph Thomas and Phoebe Tyler) was born on 26 Mar 1798 in Sullivan Co., NY; died on 26 Feb 1868 in Morristown, Rice Co., Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

per: Coe Dexter Manuscript@Narrowsburg Library, NY.
enlisted Feb 1, 1776 in 2nd Segment of NY Troops. Much has been written and related about Jonathan Dexter. Judge in Sullivan Co., Prominent Freemason, builder of Narrowsburg bridge and many other achievements. Still alive in 1824. Census date of death and burial place not certain. Prosperous entrepreneur, sawmill, tanneries, landowner - Holbert Mill, settled in Sullivan Co. Tusten Narrowsburg.
Source: BBG research - Coe Dexter manuscript - Skinner notes, deeds per hist. of Sullivan Co. living at Homans Eddy, Narrowsburg in 1792.

From Hist. of Sullivan Co., one of the most intelligent of the early inhabitants. One of the Justices of the Peace first appointed after the passage of the act erecting the county; was a member of the first grand jury, and represented Lumberland in 1819 in the Board of Supervisors. Subsequently a Judge of the County Court.
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Jonathan was appointed Justice of the Peace for Lumberland on June 1, 1809.
"History of Sullivan County", James Eldridge Quinlan edited by David M. Gold, Marielle Press, South Fallsburg, NY 1993, pp. 102-3.
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From Popielarz:
He bought for 203 pounds of New York lawful money some 979 acres of land along the Delaware River from Jonathan Hasbrouck of Kingston, NY, on 23 June 1797. (Ulster Co. Deed Book 00:221).
Jonathan was an active member of the St. Tammany Masonic Lodge. Arthur Meyers says: "The charter was issued by the Grand Lodge of PA on June 24, 1800 with Reuben Skinner (brother of Daniel) as Master, Aaron Pierce as Sr. Warden and Jonathan Dexter as Jr. Warden."
In 1803 Jonathan was listed as master of the Lodge. The lodge met at St. Tammany's flats until 1812 when the meetings were moved to Caleb Laggett's Tavern in the villiage of Damascus, PA. It was here according to family tradition that Jonathan's wife hid in a closet and listened to the Masonic rituals. This created an uproar in the Lodge.

Jonathan of the town of Lumberland, Sullivan Co., NY purchased property at Montague, NJ, on 2 May 1803 (Sussex Co. Deed Book K: 78). He and his wife Laura sold it on 1 Feb 1814.

On 29 Oct 1814, Jonathan and Jeremiah Lillie purchased 100 acres of land along the Delaware River in Damascus Twp., Wayne Co., PA, from Amos Tyler and his wife Sarah for $1,000 (Wayne Co. Deed Book 4:165). On 13 May 1815, Jonathan and Jeremiah also purchased for $1,000 another 100 acres in Damascus along the Delaware from Joseph Mitchell and his wife Abigail, Stephen Mitchell and his wife Hannah, and Abraham Mitchell and his wife Mary.

Jonathan was alive in 1824 when he was listed in a deed transfer in Sullivan Co., NY. As Laura is listed as head of household in the 1830 census, Jonathan apparently died between 1824 and 1830.

Jonathan married Mary Ennis about 1794. Mary (daughter of Daniel Ennis and Eleanor Hornbeck) was born about 1775; died in Prob. Died Young. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Damascus Cem.:
John Ennis d. 29Dec 1842 age 23 yr. 3 mo. b.1819
Ennis d. 29 Dec 1847 age 23 yr. 2 mo. 26 ds
Sarah wife of Lewis Ennis d 29 Sep 18--

Notes:

served as a Private in Capt.Peter Mills Co. or Artificer Ref: NY in the Rev.War Vol I p.67. Also served for a time with the Mass. Continentals. Placed on pension roll 2 Oct 1819

Per Thomas Saga: a Capt. in the artillery. At age 21 m. Rhinebeck NY, settled in NY, Mamakating Twp, Ulster Co., takeing his bros. Benjamin with him as there were 2 adult males in the 1790 census. Had 11 ch.

Phoebe was the dau. of Bez.Tyler III & Abigail Calkins BushTyler and was one of the ch. left fatherless at her Scout fathers death at the Minisink Battle.
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Revolutionary War Pension File (W2972) of Joseph Thomas, father of Mary Thomas Dexter

State of Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Co., Viz. On the 25th day of August A.D. 1819 before me the subscriber and associate judge of the court of common pleas in and for the County of Susquehanna, personally appeared Joseph Thomas, aged 59 years, resident in said county, who being by me first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision by the late Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval services of the United States in the Revolutionary War".

That the said Joseph Thomas enlisted in the year 1778 in the month of October at Newburgh, in the State of New York, into Capt. Peter Mills company of Artificers, Col. Baldwin's regiment, and that he continued in said company for upward of two years, and did duty as a private, and that the said company then being broke up, and he the said Joseph Thomas having enlisted for three years, he was attached to Capt. Patton's company of Artillery artificers, where he served the remainder of his enlistment.

That during the time he was attached to Capt. Patton's company, he was marched to Yorktown in Virginia, and was there doing duty at the time of the Capture of Cornwallis. That his period of enlistment was completed three or four days after said capture, and that he remained with and did duty in said company until they returned to Philadelphia and that then he got his discharge, signed by Gen. Knox.

That after his return home, in the winter of A.D. 1782, the house where he then lived was accidentally burnt, and his said discharge was destroyed by the fire, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of assistance from his Country for support.

Sworn and declared to before me the day and year first above written.

William Thomson

(Both John Conklin and Elias Conklin swore that they knew Joseph Thomas had served as declared above, and William Thomson, associate Judge, endorsed Joseph Thomas' request for a pension, which was granted.)


Declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the Act of Congress of the 7th July 1838, entitled "An Act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows."

State of Pennsylvania, Viz: On this 27th day of August A.D. 1838, personally appeared before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Susquehanna and state aforesaid, Phebe Thomas, a resident of the Township of Great Bend in the County and State aforesaid, aged 68 years the 30th day of last August, who being duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration. . . that she is the widow of Joseph Thomas who was a Revolutionary Soldier & who drew a Pension prior to his death, & that after his death she received the amt which had earned for the part of a year up to the time of his death. She further declares that she was married to the said Joseph Thomas on the 1st day of June in the year 1785, that her Husband, the aforesaid Joseph Thomas died on the 24th day of April A.D. 1831; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January 1794 -- Viz: at the time above stated.

Sworn and subscribed on the day and year above written in Open Court before me.
her mark
Phebe X Thomas

Source: Archives of Grace Hayes Van Winkle. Transcribed by Terrill Hayes, March 24, 2001

Joseph married Phoebe Tyler on 1 Jun 1785 in Rhinebeck, Dutchess Co., NY. Phoebe (daughter of Capt. Bezaleel Tyler, III and Abigail Calkins Bush) was born on 30 Aug 1769 in Cochecton, NY; died on 15 Mar 1847 in Great Bend, Susquehanna Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.

page 2-1 from A LOYLIST LEGACY THE FAMILY OF ROBERT LAND
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.
lacoe@microserve.net
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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]

Notes:

Source: Bradeley 1927 newspaper article, Wayne Independent
Source: Ruth Molloy & Penelope Branning, Skinner file, Census, History books.

m. Matthew or Mathias Calkins per Calkin file.
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Source: Bradley 1927newspaper Article Wayne Independent
Source:Ruth Molloy & Penelope Branning
Skinner file,Census,History bks.
m. Matthew or Mathias Calkins per Calkin file

per The Thomas Saga: p.77 During the beginning years when searching for information about the early Thomas family members I kept running into one name that people would mention with a lifted eyebrow - Charity -Aaron Thomas' fifth daughter. It appears that Charity had been greatly maligned these many years with a scandalous story of three of four different husbands. This had even been found in print and naturally accepted as truth. Charity Thomas married Jonathan Dexter, and was the mother of Jonathan Dexter II, born in 1774. Now it is patently impossible that she would be the mother of two more babies born that same year; Oliver Calkins, born 1774, who was supposed to have married Hannah Thomas, daughter of Moses II, and Hannah Anderson also born in 1774, who they say married Michael Branning. Obviously Oliver Calkins and Hannah Anderson do not belong to Charity.
Jonathan and Charity had two known children, Jonathan II (born 1774) and his sister Louise, and no doubt several more. A bit of family lore was the fact that their grandson, Aaron Dexter, born June 9, 1796, married Mary Thomas in 1817, the daughter of his great-uncle Joseph Thomas, his grandmother Charity's brother, They lived in Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania and had four boys and five girls. Some time after 1850 they moved west along with a Calkin family.
Charity may have married a second time after Jonathan died or was divorced, to a Mr. Anderson, but she never married an Oliver Calkins for they are all identified, with proof of wives and dates. Charity's descendants are found in the back of this book.

"The Thomas Saga" by Marjorie T. Anderson, 1991 @ Equinunk Historical Society in 1997, Boonville Graphics Inc.

Daniel married Eleanor Hornbeck on 26 Dec 1766 in Minisink, Orange Co., NY. Eleanor (daughter of Evert Hornbeck and Esther Cuddeback) was born on 12 Jan 1746 in Minisink, Orange Co., NY; died on 14 Feb 1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There is a conflict in my notes from Beverly Branning.
One report from the WFT gives Aaron's wife as Zipporah Button b. abt. 1759.
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Aaron and his brother Moses of Fairfield Co., CT had settled about 1657 at Cushetunk, now Milanville, on the PA bank of the Delaware River. This was a daring move as it was made during the hostilities of the French and Indian War. They built a small fort at Milanville and engaged in farming. Moses lived in the fort, while Aaron settled about one half mi. north. In 1763 Delaware Indians attacked the fort, killing Moses and Jedediah Willis. Aaron Thomas had moved his family to safety before the attack but returned after the war ended. Aaron continued to live near Milanville until his death between 1800 and 1810. He is alleged to have been buried in the Overlook Cemetery at Damascus. (Popielarz).
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Aaron married Alice Chichester on 14 Apr 1747 in Suffield, Hartford Co., CT. Alice (daughter of William Chidester and Eunice Hollister) was born on 17 Jun 1728 in Wallingford, New Haven Co., CT; died before 1810 in Milanville, Wayne Co., PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bezaleel + Abigail Calkins Bush. Abigail was born on 4 Apr 1745 in Lebanon, New London Co., CT; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]