Huntley, Benjamin

Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY (1741 - 1806) and Hester (? - 1805)

my 4g-grandparents

Benjamin HUNTLEY was born on 3 Mar 1740/1 in New London County, Colony of Connecticut. He came from a long line of HUNTLEYs in Lyme, CT. He moved around quite a bit, if all the records cited by [VH] are accurate. 

He married Bethia DURAN about 1763, in New London. Bethia had 3 children from a previous marriage, to PANGMAN. Thanks to Eva LANDSBERG for discovering this.

Bethia DURAN and (Joseph?) PANGMAN

The evidence for Bethia's first husband comes from the will of her half-brother, Moses PANGMAN, of Huntington (now Shelton), Fairfield County, CT. Moses wrote his will on 9 Oct 1800, and died 11 Apr 1801. He names siblings and half-siblings explicitly:

his sister Keziah, wife of Asa SABIN
his sister Mary, wife of Daniel BROOKS, living in east part of Lyme
his half-sister Lovinia, wife of Dan PECK, living in east part of Lyme
his half-brother, Duran HUNTLEY

A note at the bottom of the last page seems to say "my Mother Huntley I suppose  lives in Vermont" but on closer inspection, this writer makes a funny capital B, and it is "my Brother Huntley". Look at the M and B in "Moses Brooks" and "Mary Brooks" on the first page.

If it is Mother HUNTLEY (Bethia), this would provide further evidence that Benjamin had a 2nd wife, Esther/Hester, when he migrated to Canada, and Bethia stayed in VT. But we know that (half-) Brother HUNTLEY (Duran) lived most of his life in VT, so this makes more sense. 

Moses PANGMAN's death record says he was 39, thus born in 1761-2. Duran HUNTLEY was born 4 Aug 1764 in Lyme. Bethia probably died about 1762 and Benjamin married Hester about 1763. Thanks to Chris CALLAIS for sorting this out.

So Bethia's 1st husband was named PANGMAN. I have only found one PANGMAN that fits.

There was a Joseph PANGMAN in Huntington, who served in the French and Indian War, recruited Aug 1757, Connecticut Line, Regiment of Col Ebenezer Marsh, Company of Capt Uriah Stephen. This is probably the first husband of Bethia, and father of Moses, Keziah and Mary.

Benjamin and Esther

Benjamin's wife was called Esther in the 1801 Canadian Census, and Hester in 1803 and 1805. Possibly a second wife? Benjamin appears to have been a widower in 1806. The gap in ages of the children (1764, 1766, 1780, 1783 or 1789) suggests that Benjamin may have had 2 wives. I suspect that only the first 2 were Bethia's. Since Enoch 88 HUNTLEY is my 3g, born about 1783 (possibly 1789) in VT, it is of interest to know whether his mother was Bethia DURAN or Hester.

The first 2 children were born in Lyme. Duran 86 HUNTLEY was born 4 Aug 1764 and Lovina HUNTLEY was born 05 Jun 1766. In [IHH, p. 59] these are the only children mentioned.

Benjamin HUNTLEY was still living on 3 Mar 1803, at his farm near Chantry, Bastard Township (now part of Rideau Lakes), Leeds, Ontario, Canada. He also appeared in censuses up to 1806 (see below), and probably died shortly after, as there seems to be no further record of him.

From [VH, p. 104], Benjamin HUNTLEY "died probably near Ganonqui, Ontario, Canada about 1800." This must be Gananoque, Ontario, which is about 35 miles southwest of Brockville, also on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. This must be incorrect. But it's only off by 30 miles and 6 years.

Using the numbering system of [VH], Benjamin 29 was a son of first cousins Samuel 13 HUNTLEY and Ruth HUNTLEY, and double grandson of John 4 HUNTLEY and Elizabeth PEARSON. Benjamin 29 was the father of Duran 86, Lovina, Benjamin 87, Enoch 88, and possibly Elijah HUNTLEY. (Only the males got numbers, unfortunately! This family would be much more difficult without a system.)

HUNTLEYs in NH/NY/VT from 1773 to 1789

By 1773 the family had moved to Lempster, Cheshire County, Province of New Hampshire. This is about 150 miles north of Lyme and New London. "Benjamin Huntley (then) of Lempster, Co. of Cheshire, Prov. Of New Hampshire for £25 sells to Eber Lewis of Marlow, N. H.—1 whole right or share of land in the Township of Lempster, aforesaid, 50 acres whereof is already laid out and is Lot #20 at the south end of Lempster; it being the lot on which I now live, which right or share of land originally belonged to John Church as a grantee—4 Jan., 1773. [Cheshire Co., N. H. 4:210]" [VH, p. 104]

In 1774, after he sold his land in New Hampshire in 1773, he is found about 50 miles west of Lempster, in Manchester, New York (now in Vermont), where he was living when he renounced his claim to his mother's estate, back in Connecticut. "Benjamin Huntley of Manchester in the County of Charlotte in New York quitclaimed his rights in the estate of his mother, Ruth, widow of Samuel and daughter of Aaron Huntley—8 Dec., 1774. [Lyme, Conn. 15:6]" [VH, p. 104] 

Manchester was first settled by Europeans in 1764, so the HUNTLEYs were there in the first decade. It was originally in New York, and was in Charlotte County, Province of New York, which was created in 1772, renamed Washington County in 1784. Manchester is now Manchester, VT (not to be confused with Manchester, NH, or the town of Manchester, now in western NY). 

Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY took part in the American Revolution, on the American side, as "he enlisted 21 Jan., 1778 in Capt. Gideon Bronson’s Co. in Gen. Benedict Arnold’s Regt. at Montreal and served until 26 Feb., 1778. He also served with his son, Duran Huntley, in Ethan Allen’s Green Mountain Boys”. [VH, p. 104]

In 1784, Benjamin and family were in Harwich (now called Mount Tabor), Rutland  County, VT, about 14 miles north of Manchester. It is possible that Benjamin didn't move, but that his farm was between Manchester and Harwich, in which case it must have gone from Charlotte County, Province of New York to Rutland County, State of Vermont, after the Revolution. (The town was called Harwich, not to be confused with Hardwick, VT. In [VH] it is called Harwick.) Benjamin lived in Harwich when he sold his land from his father's estate, in Lyme, CT. "Benjamin Huntley (now) of Harwick (sic), County of Rutland, State of Vermont conveys to Captain Edward Chapman all 'my right in my brother Solomon’s right in the estate of my honored father, Mr. Samuel Huntley, late of Lyme, deceased and my right in my sister, Ruth Huntley’s right in sd. Estate'—3 Feb., 1784. [Lyme, Conn. 16:261] This deed proves that Benjamin’s brother, Solomon and sister, Ruth, had died before 3 Feb., 1784 because neither had conveyed their right to Benjamin Huntley by deed." [VH, p. 105]

This Harwich-Manchester area must have been where the next 2 or 3 children of Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY were born. Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY Jr was born about 1779 in Manchester, VT, according to [VH, page 104]. Then Enoch 88 HUNTLEY was born about 1783 [VH, p. 171] or 1789 [VH, p. 104], also in VT.

Benjamin HUNTLEY moved to Canada between 1785 and 1789

In 1789 Benjamin HUNTLEY is found in Elizabethtown (Brockville) in the District of Luneburg, Ontario, Canada. The 2 older children of Benjamin and Bethia (Duran and Lovina) were grown by 1789, and don't seem to have gone with their parents to Canada. Benjamin Jr stayed in VT until 1796, and joined his father in Canada. The youngest, Enoch and Elijah, grew up in Canada. It is likely that Benjamin's wife stayed in VT with the children, and brought the 3 youngest to Canada in 1796.

As mentioned above, Benjamin HUNTLEY fought on the American side in the Revolution. But in his petition for citizenship in Canada he says that he "has neither served the King nor Congress during the late War." Also, many Americans who had been loyal to England were moving to Canada in the years during and after the revolution. And Benjamin had served in the militia commanded by Benedict ARNOLD. So I am not sure where his loyalties were. 

Elizabethtown, in Leeds County, eastern Ontario was on the northern shore of the St. Lawrence River, was first settled by English speakers in 1785, so once again, Benjamin was there from almost the beginning. In 1812 or shortly after, the city of Elizabethtown was renamed Brockville, in honor of a British General who died in the War of 1812. The township is still called Elizabethtown.

Benjamin HUNTLEY Sr resided in Elizabethtown in 1789, about 4 years earlier than Abel STEVENS. 

Early explorers of the area that became Bastard (Rideau Lakes) Township reported irregular land, rocky and swampy, unsuitable for agriculture. The Gananoque river was hard to navigate, and had steep, rocky banks.

Abel STEVENS, the Road and the Furnace

Roger STEVENS, originally from VT, was a British secret agent during the American Revolution. After the war, as a large landowner in Pittsford, VT, he "aroused the wrath of local rebels by refusing to renounce his allegiance to the Crown—an act of defiance that led to his arrest and imprisonment and the confiscation of his property." [RLL, p. 33] As a result, in the early autumn of 1789, he settled on the boundary of Montague and Marlborough on the Rideau River, about 25 miles NE of the area that would become Bastard Township. He built the first sawmill on the Rideau River, but he drowned in 1793.

Abel STEVENS, brother of Roger, was a controversial figure. He was a kind of double agent during the war, and seems to have been more of an opportunist than a patriot. The promise of free land led him to Niagara in May 1793, to petition the executive council of Upper Canada, on behalf of himself and five "associates"—Thomas HARRISON, Benjamin COLEY, John BARNES, Caleb COLEY and Roger STEVENS (only a few months before Roger drowned)—to grant them an entire township for settlement. [RLL, p. 35]

Abel STEVENS became leader of a settlement in the southern corner of Bastard (now part of Rideau Lakes) Township, Leeds County, Ontario, about 20 miles west of Elizabethtown. This came to be called Stevenstown, now called Delta. Abel managed to bring more than 100 families to Bastard and Kitley townships, mostly from VT. Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr called himself one of STEVENS' settlers. 

This location was chosen because it was near a falls on the Gannonoque River, which seemed ideal for a mill. This was at the future site of Lyndhurst. Then a large iron deposit was discovered in a gore between Bastard (Rideau Lakes) and 9th (Yonge) Townships. (A gore is a gap between adjacent surveys.) Abel was determined to mine and process this ore, and made many petitions.

In order to take the iron product to market, and for general purposes, a new road was needed. There was already a road from Elizabethtown (Brockville) to Bastard, which STEVENS and his group came in on. This road was extended to Lyndhurst. In autumn 1798, a further 30-mile extension to Kingston Mills, near Kingston, was commissioned, and Abel STEVENS hired 16 men for the work. These included Benjamin HUNTLEY, Enoch HUNTLEY, and Enoch's future father-in-law, Dennis BURGESS. I think Benjamin must have been Benjamin 87, age 18, not his father, Benjamin 29, age 57. Enoch was about 15, and Dennis BURGESS about 42.

The new road was 30 miles long, 30 feet wide, and included 13 bridges. All 16 men were promised 400 acres in return for their work, but it's not clear that they all received it. Enoch 88 HUNTLEY was granted 200 acres in 1802, and Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY received 200 acres in 1831. See below.

HUNTLEY land in Bastard

1789 Oct 13 - As mentioned above, Benjamin HUNTLEY was granted 200 acres by the Crown on this day. He lived in Elizabethtown at the time, and it is not clear where his new land was located.

The British Crown began distributing patents for land in Bastard on 8 Jul 1799, but Benjamin HUNTLEY didn't receive one. He was promised 400 acres for his help building a road in 1798.

1802 May 17 - Enoch HUNTLEY, son of Benjamin and Betsey, was granted a patent for all 200 acres in Concession IX, Lot 9, Bastard, shown in the 1881 map, above. The landowners in 1881 included LILLIE, BULLARD, STEVENS and HUMPHRIES. This is in the general vicinity of Benjamin Sr's farm in 1803, described below. Enoch was about 19 in 1802, so this was probably his father's grant, with Enoch's name on it. [TWHL, p. 120]

1803 Jan 3 - Betsey (BURGESS) HUNTLEY, wife of Enoch, was granted a 200-acre property in Kitley, Con 9, Lot 18. In 1825, her son Asa Huntley sold the lot to Eliphalet WYATT. In 1831, Eliphalet sold the south part of the north half to George PERCIVAL, and the rest of the north half to Robert FORD. In 1857, Eliphalet sold the south half of the lot to Ezra WYATT. [Ki, p. 29]

1803 Mar 3 - Benjamin appeared in the records of a church in Chantry. "The first church organization known in this part of Eastern Ontario was organized as a Baptist church on March 3rd 1803 at the home of Banjamin [sic] Huntley, situated on the road from Bricks School to Plum Hollow. This farm was later owned by Orrison Lillie." The record also mentions "...Stoddarts School, now called Brick School Corners, two miles north east of Chantry..." Plum Hollow is about 3 miles east and 1 mile south of Chantry. That puts Benjamin's farm just over 2 miles east and 1 mile north of Chantry.

1816 Feb 2 - Enoch HUNTLEY sold 77.5 acres of his land in Con IX, Lot 9, for £50 to Carey KNAPP. [source] Enoch moved to MI by 1820, and the only records of him in Canada after 1806 are these land transactions, so he may have been living in MI while still owning land in Canada.

1831 Feb 10 - Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr was granted by the Crown all 200 acres in Con IX Lot 15, about 2 miles southwest of the Enoch HUNTLEY property. [source] It appears in the 1881 map above, next to Upper Beverly Lake, with property owners E. WOODS and W. M. CAMPBELL.

1831 Apr 21 - Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr sold the same 200 acres he was granted the previous month to Stephen SEAMAN for £100. [same source as previous]

1835 Jun 30 - Enoch HUNTLEY sold 52+ acres in Con IX Lot 9 for £20 to Ira PARISH. [source]

1849 Oct 17 - Enoch HUNTLEY sold more land in Con IX Lot 9 for £20 to Josiah BULLARD. This was probably the remaining 70 acres from the 1802 grant. [same source as previous]

Canadian Censuses

The HUNTLEYs appeared in several Canadian censuses, starting in 1800. See [CL], [TOC].

1800 Census for Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada. This census only names the head-of-household, and gives the number of people in the household. The Dennis BURGESS family of 12 was listed next to the Benjamin HUNTLEY (must be Benjamin 29) family of 4, and not far from the Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr (must be Benjamin 87) family of 3. Thus Enoch HUNTLEY, age 17, son of Benjamin HUNTLEY Sr, probably lived near his future wife, Betsey BURGESS Jr, daughter of Dennis BURGESS.

The 1801 Census has the two Benjamin HUNTLY families in Bastard. One Benjamin has a household of 4, and I think this is Benjamin 29. His wife is Ester, not Bethia, and I think Bethia had died before 1801. Living with them is Enoch HUNTLEY, son of Benjamin 29, and his wife, Betsey (BURGESS) HUNTLEY. The second household has Benjamin HUNTLY (must be Benjamin 87) and his first wife, Amy (STEVENS) HUNTLY.

In the 1802 Census, Benjamin 29 and 87 were still in Bastard. The first one listed in Benjamin 87, as he and his wife had their first child, Genius HUNTLEY, born in 1801. (Although he is listed as a girl.) Benjamin 29 and Enoch were listed consecutively, with their wives and no children.

The 1803 Census gives a little more information. Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY was listed as 23 years of age, consistent with other records that say he was born about 1780. His wife Amy had died between the 1802 and 1803 censuses. His child, Genius HUNTLEY, was 3 years old, born about 1801. Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY was 58, but should have been about 62. His wife Hester (or Ester) was 50, hence born about 1753. She could be the mother of Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY's 3 younger children, but not the 2 older ones, and this may explain the age gap among the children. Enoch HUNTLEY was 21, hence born about 1782, and other records say 1783. His wife Betsey was 18 in 1803, hence born about 1785, and this is the first record giving any estimate of her birth date.

The 1805 Census tells us the same things, except that Benjamin 87 and his child are missing.

In the 1806 Census for Bastard has Benjamin, Benjamin Jr and Enoch HUNTLEY, listed consecutively, followed by the Dennis BURGESS family of 9. It looks like the 3 HUNTLEY men were all widowers in 1806. (This census listed all individuals, not just heads-of-household.)

The next census available is the 1813 Census for Bastard & Crosby South Twps. There was only one HUNTLEY household, headed by Benjamin HUNTLEY, a married man 16 to 50 years of age. This must have been Benjamin 87. Also in the household was 1 woman and 3 females. (I'm not sure if the woman is counted as one of the females.) 

The 1814 Census for Bastard Twp had no HUNTLEY households.

In the 1817 Census for Bastard Twp, the Benjamin HUNTLY/HUNLLY household is back. They have 7 individuals:
1 male, age 40 (Benjamin 87 would be about 37)
1 female, age 37 (Mary would be about 29, Amy would have been 37 if still living)
2 males, age 7-14 (Genius would be 18, Orrice would be 7)
1 male, under 7 (James would be 1)
2 females, 7-14 (Ruth would be 13, Diana would be 11, Mary Ann would be 9, Polly would be 6)

The 1818 Census for Bastard Twp has the Benjamin HUNTLY household of 8:
1 married male 16-50, 1 woman, 1 male under 16, 5 female children

The 1820 and 1821 Censuses for Bastard Twp have Benjamin HUNTLY household of 8:
1 adult male, 1 adult female, 3 boys, 3 girls

The 1823 Census for Bastard Twp had no HUNTLEY households.

The 1824 Census for Bastard Twp had the Benjamin HUNTLEY household of 8:
1 adult male, 1 adult female, 4 boys under 16, and 2 girls under 16. 

Censuses were taken almost every year from 1825 to 1844, but no HUNTLEY households are found. Thus Benjamin and family moved to MI around 1824-5. Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY and Enoch HUNTLEY were not seen in Bastard after 1806, except for land transactions.

Ancestors

The ancestry of Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY is traced back 4 generations in [VH]. The males in the diagram below all have pages on this site. (Sorry about the patriarchal organization.)

DNA Evidence

The proof that Enoch HUNTLEY, my 3g-grandfather, was the son of Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY, who was the son of Samuel 13 HUNTLEY, is not strong. I have relied on the claims made in [VH] often without supporting records. Another source of evidence is DNA.

My close matches (distant cousins) on AncestryDNA include 13 that trace their ancestry back to Samuel 13 HUNTLEY, through different lineages. One pair of siblings traces back to Aaron 31 HUNTLEY, and 11 more to Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY. 

Descendants

Benjamin 29 had 4 or 5 children, from 2 wives. The first 2 were born in Lyme, CT, and the rest probably in VT. The eldest son, Duran 86, seems to have lived his life in VT, but returned to the Lyme, CT area where he died. The second child married and went to OH. Benjamin 87 stayed in VT until age 17, then joined his parents in Canada, and later went to MI. Enoch 88 was a small child, and undoubtedly accompanied his parents to Canada, but later moved to MI. Of the youngest, Elijah, not much is known. He was living in Canada in 1810.

Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY b: 03 Mar 1741 in Lyme, CT, d: 1810 in Ontario, Canada

+ Bethia DURAN b: 1730, m: 1763 in Manchester, Bennington, VT
......1. Duran 86 HUNTLEY b: 4 Aug 1764 in Lyme, d: aft. 20 Sep 1842 in Colchester, New London, CT
......2. Lovina HUNTLEY b: 05 Jun 1766 in Lyme
...... + Dan PECK b: 17 Apr 1762 in Lyme, m: 19 Apr 1786 in Lyme, d: 16 Jan 1839 in New Lyme, Ashtabula, OH

+ Hester d: 1805
......3. Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY b: 1780 in Manchester, Bennington, VT, d: 25 Mar 1854 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
...... + Amy STEVENS b: 1783 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, m: 1800 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 1804 in Canada
...... + Mary WHITLEY b: Abt. 1788 in Upper Canada, d: aft. 11 Oct 1865
......4. Enoch 88 HUNTLEY b: 1783 in VT, d: 25 Mar 1854 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
...... + Betsey BURGESS b: abt 1785, m: abt 1801, d: possibly 1806 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
...... + Sally STANLEY b: 1801 in NY, m: 18 May 1842 in Macomb, MI
......5. Elijah HUNTLEY d: aft. 1810

1. Duran 86 HUNTLEY was born 4 Aug 1764 in Lyme, CT. His death date is unknown, but the 1840 US Census has him in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, and he sold land in Milton on 20 Sep 1842. [VH, p. 168] He went with his parents to VT, but didn't go to Canada.

At age 17, Duran 86 HUNTLEY served in the Revolutionary War, alongside his father, in Ethan Allen’s “Green Mountain Boys” and in Col. Ira Allen’s Vt. Regt. at Castleton in Oct 1781. 

Nothing is known about his wife, but his 6 probable children are listed in [VH, p. 168]. 

1 Duran 86 HUNTLEY b: 4 Aug 1764 in Lyme, New London, CT, d: aft. 20 Sep 1842 in Colchester, New London, CT
......i. Sophia
...... + Samuel HUEY m: 01 Jan 1809 in Milton, VT
......ii. Anna HUNTLEY
...... + Reuben BATES b: 24 Apr 1779 in Thompson, CT, d: 08 Sep 1844 in Milton, VT
......iii. Stephen HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1790 in VT
...... + Marian LOOMIS m: 04 Apr 1809 in Milton, VT
......iv. Ira HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1791 in VT
...... + Sally b: Abt. 1789 in VT
......v. Eliza S. HUNTLEY b: 1794
...... + Eleazer AUSTIN b: 21 Jul 1787 in RI, m: Abt. 1819
......vi. Smyton HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1796 in VT, d: 09 May 1874 in Stockholm, NY
...... + Lorena PORTER b: Feb 1793, m: Dec 1813 in Milton, VT, d: 27 Nov 1896 in Moira, Franklin, NY

However [JSC] shows 2 wives, and 11 children for Duran HUNTLEY.  The report cited by [JSC] does not seem to be available, and I don't know what to believe. 

1790 United States Federal Census
Name: Durill Huntley
Home in 1790 (City, County, State): Danby, Rutland, Vermont
Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1    [Stephen (0)]
Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1    [Duran (26)]
Free White Persons - Females:                 3    [Sophia, Anna, ?]
Number of Household Members: 5

I have not found Duran in the 1800 US Census. There are several records of land bought and sold in Milton, VT by Duran HUNTLEY in the period 1800-1810.

1810 United States Federal Census
Name Dann Huntley
Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Milton, Chittenden, Vermont
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 1    [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 2    [Stephen (20)]
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1    [Duran (46)]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2    [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2     [Eliza (60), ?]
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1    [?]
Number of Household Members Under 16 5
Number of Household Members Over 25 2
Number of Household Members 9

1820 United States Federal Census
Name Darien Huntley
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Milton, Chittenden, Vermont
Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over 1    [Duran (56)]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 1
Free White Persons - Under 16 2
Free White Persons - Over 25 2
Total Free White Persons 5
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 5

Danby, Rutland, VT and Milton, Chittenden, VT can be seen on this 1826 Vermont map.

The letter from the War Dept, above, gives details of Daniel PECK's military service during the Revolutionary War, but which Daniel PECK? The handwritten note at the bottom of the letter, below, reveals that Daniel had brothers Silas PECK Jr and Samuel G. PECK. This is our Daniel.

In the 1790 US Census there was a Daniel PECK in New London County, head of a family of 8. This was probably our Daniel's uncle.

The 1790 and 1800 US Censuses had Daniel PECK households in New London, but possibly not the right ones. The 1810 US Census has a family that seems to fit.

Daniel PECK moved his family to New Lyme, Ashtabula, OH in 1811.

Honoring a patriot

SAR members recall contributions of New Lyme pioneer Dan Peck

[photo caption:] Members of the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and descendants of Dan Peck gathered at the Hyde Cemetery in New Lyme Township Wednesday evening to honor the Revolutionary War veteran. Placing a flag on the grave were (from left) Clifford Henderson, president; Richard P. McFeaters, vice president; Rae Woodruff Beals, sixth-generation descendant; Walter Woodruff, fifth-generation descendant; and Arland L. Gibbs, secretary. Credit: The Star-???

[photo caption:] The stone marking the final resting place of Dan Peck was purchased by the U.S. Government and placed in the Hyde Cemetery about 15 years ago. Peck is believed to be buried outside the fence surrounding the family cemetery, now owned and maintained by the township.

By CARL E. FEATHER

Lifestyles Editor

NEW LYME TOWNSHIP – Members of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), Northeastern Ohio Chapter, Wednesday evening honored the memory and contributions of Revolutionary War veteran Dan Peck. 

Peck, who is buried in the Hyde Cemetery, was born April 17, 1762, in Connecticut and died in New Lyme Township Jan. 16, 1839. He served in the Connecticut Regiment during the Revolutionary War.

Clifford Henderson, president of the SAR Northeastern Ohio Chapter, said the group attempts to recognize at Memorial Day one of the Revolutionary War veterans buried in Ashtabula County. Past ceremonies have focused on veterans buried in Oakdale Cemetery.

Attending the ceremony, which involved placing an American flag on the grave, were Henderson; Richard P. McFeaters, vice president; Arland L. Gibbs, secretary; and two descendants of Peck – Walter Woodruff and his daughter Rae Woodruff Beals, fifth- and sixth-generation descendants respectively.

Walter Woodruff said an elderly resident of the township once shared this with him about his ancestor.

“They were kind of surly people, they didn’t laugh much,” Woodruff said. “Of course, they didn’t have much to laugh about. It was quite a chore to keep body and soul together.”

The Ashtabula County Historical Society quarterly bulletin of Oct. 21, 1953, sheds light on the circumstances under which Peck and other pioneers lived. Joel Owen of Tolland County, Conn., had built a cabin in the township in November 1803. Samuel G. and Daniel Peck, Joshua Strickland, Vinton B. Way and John and Salmon Gee followed in January 1811, coming from Lyme, New London County, Conn.

“They marked out a piece of land in the ‘Pigeon Roost’ for the purpose of raising corn,” notes the quarterly. “They built a log cabin wide enough for a man to lie down at full length crosswise and long enough so that when they all laid down to sleep they filled the floor from one end to the other.

“The Pigeon Roost, belonging to Gee and Dan Peck, was so named because wild pigeons had roosted in the trees for many years and it had become ideal farm land. It is now on the north side macadam road going from Dodgeville to Route 46, the second farm on the left.”

The settlers reportedly harvested 600 bushels of corn from the land that summer. Encouraged by the land’s productivity, Samuel and Daniel Peck and Vinton Way returned to Connecticut for their families. Eusebius Dodge, Zopher Gee, Charles Knowles and Sanford Miner returned with them as well. 

The journey, made in wagons drawn by horses and oxen, covered more than 600 miles and took 43 days.

“They must have been kind of rugged people,” Walter Woodruff observed. “They could have gone back to Connecticut, but they stayed.”

McFeaters said honoring the veteran is the SAR’s way of recognizing the tremendous contributions these individuals made to the establishment of our nation and constitution.

“We’re proud to be able to come out to a place like this and show some concern for and care for a hero, a Revolutionary War patriot,” he said. “We foster patriotism, love of country, and we ???? to remind everybody of what people like Dan Peck did for this country.”

In 1820 there were 7 PECK households in Ashtabula County. Some were part of the family of Samuel G. PECK, Daniel's brother. Daniel and his wife Lovina, and a boy 16-18, who must have been their youngest child, Lyman, made up one household. Another was Daniel's son Edward, with his wife Lovisa, and one female under 10, presumably their daughter. Polly was 19, already married to Elias BROCKWAY Jr, and they all 1 son. All of these were farmers, in Lebanon (New Lyme) Township.

Silas had a family of 5 in Pittsfield, Otsego, NY, in 1820. Silas and his wife had 2 sons and 1 daughter, all under 10. I have not found Ansel PECK.

Ashtabula County is in the NE corner of OH, bordering Lake Erie and PA. The county was created in 1808 and organized in 1811, so Daniel was there at an early date.

New Lyme Township "was originally known as Lebanon until 1825, when it was renamed for Lyme, Connecticut, the former home of many of its early settlers." Not to be confused with Lebanon Township, Meigs County, OH.

For brevity: Lyme is in New London, CT and New Lyme (was Lebanon until 1825) is in Ashtabula, OH.

2. Lovina HUNTLEY b: 05 Jun 1766 in Lyme
+ Daniel PECK b: 17 Apr 1762 in Lyme, m: 19 Apr 1786 in Lyme, d: 16 Jan 1839, age 76
......i. Lemuel PECK b: 29 Oct 1787 in Lyme, d: 17 Jan 1788, age 2 mos
......ii. Silas PECK b: 08 May 1789 in Lyme, d: 7 Sep 1864 in Pittsfield, Otsego, NY, age 75
...... + Abigail "Abby" CUTTING b: 11 Aug 1791 in Paxton, MA, d: 10 Mar 1865, age 73
......iii. Edward Chapman PECK b: 20 Oct 1790 in Lyme, m: 1818, d: 20 Dec 1866 in New Lyme, age 76
...... + Lovisa CHAPIN b: Jun 1797 in NY, m: 11 Jan 1818, d: 13 Apr 1887 in New Lyme, age 89
......iv. Ansel PECK b: 23 Sep 1792 in Lyme
......v. Polly PECK b: 15 Jun 1801 in Lyme, d: 1881 in Allegan, Allegan, MI, age 79 or 80
...... + Elias BROCKWAY b: 1798 in CT, res. 1880 in Allegan, Allegan, MI, age 82+
......vi. Lyman PECK b: 18 Jun 1803 in Lyme, d: 10 Mar 1893 in New Lyme, age 89
...... + Laura E. BROWN b: 16 Oct 1812, m: 2 Nov 1830, d: 4 Apr 1890 in New Lyme, age 77

3. Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr was born about 1780 in Manchester, Bennington, VT, and died 25 Mar 1854 in Attica, Lapeer, MI. From [VH] we have a good deal of information on Benjamin and his descendants. 

Benjamin HUNTLEY Sr had moved to Ontario about 1789, presumably with his wife and younger children, including Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr. A "document dated 12 July, 1796 in the County of Leeds, Ontario states that Benjamin Huntley, 17 years of age was born in Manchester but no State is given." [VH, p. 170] However, in a petition dated 26 Oct., 1830 Benjamin Jr stated that “I came to this country as one of Elder Steven’s settlers and was located for Lot #15 in the 9th concession of the Township of Bastard and to the best of my recollection in the year of our Lord 1797 or 1798.” Perhaps he stayed in Vermont with relatives until he was 17, and then joined his father in Ontario.

Abel STEVENS was an Elder of the Baptist Church, who led several hundred settler from Vermont and Connecticut, to Leeds County, staring in August 1794. Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr says he was with Elder Steven's settlers, but we know that Benjamin HUNTLEY Sr was already in the area by 1789. According to [ASK], Abel STEVENS, Jr, the son of Elder STEVENS, also became an Elder himself, and his first wife was Ruth HUNTLEY, daughter of Benjamin HUNTLEY. This Ruth HUNTLEY was born about 1783 and died about 1810. She can only have been another child of Benjamin Sr, possibly a twin sister of Enoch.

Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr married (1) 1800 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario to Amy STEVENS, born about 1783 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, died 1804 in Canada, and (2) Mary WHITLEY born about 1788 in Upper Canada, died after 11 Oct 1865.

Benjamin and Mary were married by 9 Jul 1811, when she received a land grant, thanks to her father's service to the Crown during the American Revolution.

If Amy (STEVENS) HUNTLEY died in 1804, she was probably the mother of the first 2 or 3 children of Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr.

Benjamin HUNTLEY was still in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario when his son Reuben was born, on 29 Dec 1833. His brother Enoch had already moved his family to Lapeer County, Michigan by 1826. Benjamin and his mostly grown children moved their families to Lapeer County, mostly between 1833 and 1837, although it is not clear if they all went together. With all the children and grandchildren of brothers Enoch HUNTLEY and Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr, Lapeer County was swarming with HUNTLEYs, SPENCERs, BACHELORs and WILLIAMSes by 1840.

Benjamin Jr's son, Jenius HUNTLEY, was perhaps the first HUNTLEY in Lapeer County, as he purchased land on 24 Dec 1835, in Section 2, Dryden. The 1863 map of Lapeer County shows a 40-acre plot, the NE quarter of the SE quarter of Section 2, Dryden, under the name L. HUNTLY, probably Lucy, the widow of Jenius HUNTLEY.

Benjamin HUNTLEY attended the first meeting of the Town of Lomond, now called Dryden, on 3 April, 1837, where he was elected overseer of highways, district No. 1. [H, p. 93]

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Benjamin Huntley
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                1    [Reuben (7)]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:        1    [Sira (19)]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:        2    [Orrice (30), ?]
Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69:        1    [Benjamin (60)]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14:         1    [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1    [Mary (52)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 7

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Jenis Huntly
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:                 1    [Cyra (3)]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                 2    [Chauncey (5), Osna (10)]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:         1    [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:         1    [Genius (39)?]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:         2    [Mary (1), Eleanor (4)]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1    [Lucey (25)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8

This record (above) from the 1840 US Census seems to match the family of Genius HUNTLEY, although some of the dates are off.

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Norman Spencer
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:         2    [William (3), Nelson (6)?]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                  1    [Henry (8)]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:         1    [Benjamin (11)]
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19:         1    [Albert (17)]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:         1     [Norman (42)
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:         1    [Amelia (3)]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1    [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1    [Ruth (36)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

Ruth (HUNTLEY) SPENCER and her husband Norman SPENCER had 7 children in the 1840 US Census. The oldest girl is unidentified.

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Cyrus Spencer
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:        2    [Charles (4), ?]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                 2    [Genius (7), ?]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:         1    [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49:         1    [Cyrus (40)]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:         1    [Diana (1)]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9:         1    [?]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1    [Polly (29)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 3
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9

Polly (HUNTLEY) SPENCER and her husband Cyrus SPENCER had 7 children in 1840, but 4 of them are unknown.

1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Charles Bachelor
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:         2    [Elijah (4), Alfred (1)]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                 1    [John (9)]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14:         1    [Charles Jr (12)]
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:         1    [Charles (33)]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1    [Diana (34)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 4
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 6

Diana (HUNTLEY) BACHELOR and her husband Charles BACHELOR appear in 1840 with 4 sons. Mary (7) is missing.

Name: Charles William
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:         1    [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:                 1    [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29:         1    [Charles (26)]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:         1    [Caroline (4) or Flora (1)]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1    [Adelia (26]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 5

The record above may be for Adelia (HUNTLEY) WILLIAMS and her husband Charles WILLIAMS, although the children don't match up with [VH].

Several HUNTLEY families are found in Attica, Lapeer, MI in the 1850 Census.

Family 525 is Benjamin Jr and his second wife, Mary. They are 69 and 62, and the 16-year-old Reuben is called their son in [VH], but since there is a 12-year gap between him and the other children, he may be a grandson.

Family 526 has Ruth (HUNTLEY) SPENCER, daughter of Benjamin Jr, and her husband Norman SPENCER. They have 4 children. Norman and Ruth were married in Bastard on 2 Jan 1828 [VH], and from this census we see that their first 2 children were born in Lower Canada. The family moved to Michigan between 1835 and 1837. 

Family 527 is Peter HUNTLEY, son of Benjamin Jr, and his wife Charlotte (CURTIS) HUNTLEY. They have a 2-year-old daughter, Isabell, and an infant son, Manoris. Peter and Charlotte are illiterate.

Family 534 is Nelson HUNTLEY, son of Benjamin Jr, and his wife Betsy (CARPENTER) HUNTLEY. They have 1 daughter and 4 sons, including an infant son, Lagalelle (I think his name is Lafayette).

Family 537 is Polly Mary Margaret (HUNTLEY) SPENCER and her husband Cyrus SPENCER, with their 7 children. Polly is illiterate. Their eldest son, Jenias (probably Genius, named after his uncle) was born in Upper Canada, 1833. The next son is Charles, born in Michigan, 1835. So this family moved from Canada to Michigan roughly between 1833 and 1835.

Family 538 is Diana (HUNTLEY) BACHELOR and her husband, Charles BACHELOR, with their 6 children. The first child was born in Michigan, 1831. 

Also in Attica is Family 544 (not shown here) with Enoch HUNTLEY, son of Benjamin Sr, and his wife Sally. Their children were all grown in 1850. See the Enoch HUNTLEY page. 

In the Town of Dryden, Family 390, we find Lucey HUNTLEY, the widow of Genius HUNTLEY, the eldest son of Benjamin HUNTLEY Jr. Genius had died just 4 months earlier. Lucey has 7 children to take care of. His 14-year-old son was owner of real estate valued at $400.

Also in Dryden in 1850 were Erwin HUNTLEY and Lovina (HUNTLEY) SQUIER, the son and daughter of Enoch HUNTLEY, and their families. See the Enoch HUNTLEY page. 

The summary below draws from [VH], census records and gravestones.

3. Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY  b: 1780 in Manchester, Bennington, VT, d: 25 Mar 1854 in Attica, Lapeer, MI

+ Amy STEVENS b: 1783 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, m: 1800 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 1804 in Canada
......i. Genius 271 HUNTLEY b: 1801 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: Mar 1850 in Dryden, MI
...... + Lucy b: 1815 in New York, d: 28 Jun 1883 in Arenac, MI
.........a. Osna Henry HUNTLEY b: 14 Jul 1830 in Canada, d: 12 Oct 1897 in Breed, Oconoto, WI
.........b. Chauncey HUNTLEY b: 1835 in Michigan
.........c. Eleanor HUNTLEY b: 1836
.........d. Cyra HUNTLEY b: 1837, d: 26 Sep 1866 in Little Rock, AR
.........e. Mary HUNTLEY b: 1839
.........f. Mortimer HUNTLEY b: 1841 in Michigan
.........g. Calvin HUNTLEY b: 1847
.........h. William HUNTLEY b: 1849
...... + Wealthy WAKELY b: 13 Oct 1813 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario
......ii. Ruth HUNTLEY b: 21 Feb 1804 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 22 Sep 1871 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
...... + Norman SPENCER b: 15 Jan 1798 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, m: 02 Jan 1828 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 20 Apr 1875 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
.........a. Albert W SPENCER b: 20 Jan 1823 in Kitley, Ontario, d: 10 Jan 1886 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
......... + Hariet D. b: 11 Jul 1827, d: 12 Apr 1850
.........b. Benjamin SPENCER b: 26 Dec 1829 in , , Ontario, Canada, d: 28 Feb 1904 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
.........c. Henry SPENCER b: 09 Mar 1832 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, d: 25 Mar 1914 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
.........d. Nelson Anson SPENCER b: 06 May 1834 in Ontario, d: 20 Mar 1884 in Cannan, Kent, MI
.........e. William Perry SPENCER b: 19 Aug 1837 in Attica, Lapeer, MI d: 30 Nov 1929 in Flint, Genesee, MI
.........f. Amelia SPENCER b: 10 Jun 1837 in MI, d: 18 Jun 1880 in Imlay City, Lapeer, MI

+ Mary WHITLEY b: Abt. 1788 in Upper Canada, m: abt. 1805 d: Aft. 11 Oct 1865
......iii. Diana HUNTLEY b: 22 May 1806 in Bastard Township, Leeds, Ontario, d: 02 Dec 1893 in Muscatine, IA
...... + Charles BACHELOR b: 1807 in Upper Canada, m: Canada
.........a. Charles Duran BACHELOR b: 27 May 1828 in Upper Canada
......... + Nancy L. WEST
.........b. John Myron BACHELOR b: 22 Aug 1831 in MI
......... + Sally Jane ADAMS
.........c. Mary W. BACHELOR b: 20 Mar 1833 in MI
......... + Almon B. WEST
.........d. Elijah J. BACHELOR b: 20 Jul 1836 in MI
......... + Amelia RUSS
.........e. Alfred BACHELOR b: 25 Apr 1839 in MI
......... + Margaret BRITTON
.........f. Martha Malvania BACHELOR b: 11 Jun 1841 in MI
......... + George E. BEVERS
.........g. Byron Smith BACHELOR b: 30 Aug 1844 in MI
......... + Nancy HUDDLESTON
.........h. Eugene Almond BACHELOR b: 19 Jun 1848 in MI
......... + Ann HUDDLESTON
.........i. BACHELOR b: 1852 in MI
...... + Silas DARLAND b: 1805, m: 03 Feb 1853 in MI, d: 20 Sep 1876 in Lapeer, MI
......iv. Mary Ann HUNTLEY b: 1808 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario
...... + Harvey CARPENTER
...... + EVANS
......v. Orrice HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1810 in Canada
......2 Polly Mary Margaret HUNTLEY b: 25 Jun 1811 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario d: 28 Apr 1872 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
...... + Cyrus SPENCER b: 1805 in VT, d: 21 Nov 1858 in Dryden, MI
.........a. Genius SPENCER b: 1833 in Ontario
......... + Betsey HUNTLEY m: 23 Nov 1862 in Arcadia, MI
.........b. Charles SPENCER b: 1836 in MI
.........c. Diana SPENCER b: 1839 in MI
.........d. Phileman SPENCER b: 1841 in MI, d: Abt. 1851
.........e. Sylvanus SPENCER b: 1843 in MI
.........f. Peter SPENCER b: 1846 in MI
.........g. Thaddius W. SPENCER b: 1848 in MI, d: 1923 in MI
.......... + Flora b: 1847, d: 1923
...... + Joseph SLACK
......vi. James HUNTLEY b: 1813 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: Mar 1850 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
......vii. Adelia Della HUNTLEY b: 1814 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 28 Apr 1872 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
...... + Charles WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1814 in NY
.........a. Caroline WILLIAMS b: 1846 in MI
.........b. Flora WILLIAMS b: 1849 in MI
.........c. Sam L. WILLIAMS b: 1851 in MI
.........d. Lorenzo WILLIAMS b: 1857 in MI
......viii. Nelson 272 HUNTLEY b: 1816 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 07 Jan 1905 in Lapeer, MI
...... + Betsey CARPENTER b: Abt. 1827 in NY
.........a. Calvin HUNTLEY b: 1843 in MI
.........b. Merlissa  HUNTLEY  b: 1845 in MI
.........c. Wallace  HUNTLEY  b: 20 Mar 1846 in MI, d: 20 Sep 1916 in Arcada, Lapeer, MI
.........d. James  HUNTLEY  b: 1848 in MI
.........e. Lafayette  HUNTLEY  b: 1850 in MI
......ix. Peter 273 HUNTLEY b: 12 Jan 1818 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 12 May 1896 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
...... + Charlotte P. CURTIS b: Abt. 1828 in OH
.........a. Isabell  HUNTLEY  b: 1848 in MI
.........b. Manoris  HUNTLEY  b: 1850 in MI
......x. Sira HUNTLEY b: 1821 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 11 Oct 1865 in Attica, Lapeer, MI
......xi. Reuben C 274 HUNTLEY b: 29 Dec 1833 in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, d: 29 Jul 1898 in Vestaburg, Montcalm, MI
...... + Sarah Caroline BURTON b: 22 Jul 1844 in London, Ontario, d: 03 Mar 1919 in Lansing, Eaton, MI

I don't know if these two articles refer to Calvin (27), son of Genius HUNTLEY, or Calvin (31), the son of Nelson HUNTLEY. Orion was in Oakland County, about 20 miles SW of Dryden.

4. Enoch HUNTLEY was born about 1783 in VT, and died 25 Mar 1854 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI. He married (1) Betsey BURGESS, of Leeds, Ontario, Canada, and (2) on 18 May 1842 in Macomb, MI, Sally STANLEY, who was born about 1801 in NY. Enoch and Betsey had 3 children. They were my 3g-grandparents. 

See the Enoch HUNTLEY page.

5. Elijah HUNTLEY is a mystery. The only bit of information about him is from [VH, p. 104]: "Elijah who owned Reserve Lot #24 in the 10th Concession of the Township of Elizabethtown (Brockville), Leeds Co., Ont., Canada—1 June, 1810."

Sources

[A] Atlas of Lapeer County, Michigan (1874)

[AS] Abel Stevens Biography

[ASK] Abel Stevens on The Knowltons website

[BH] Benjamin Huntley on WikiTree

[CL] Census Records for Leeds, Ontario, Canada

[DP] Dan Peck in the Koppe Family Tree

[H] History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. H. R. Page (1884)

[IHH] John Huntley. of Lyme, Connecticut. And His Descendants (1953) by Ivy (Huntley) Horn 

[JSC] Family of Duran Huntley, from Descendants of John Huntly, by James L. & Sanda K. Cooper, of Muskegon, Michigan (requires Ancestry.com membership)

[Ki] Kitley (1975) by Glenn J. Lockwood

[K1] R.L. Polk & Co.'s illustrated historical atlas of Kent County, Michigan (1894)

[K2] Illustrated historical atlas of the county of Kent, Michigan (1876)

[L] Land Petitions in Upper Canada

[LC] Vermont Maps at the Library of Congress

[LO] The Loyalists in Ontario: The Sons and Daughters of the American Loyalists of Upper Canada (1973) by William D. Reid (requires Ancestry license)

[M] 1863 Map of Lapeer County, showing names of property owners

[M1] Combination atlas map of Macomb County, Michigan / compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys by D. J. Stewart (1875)

[M2] History of Macomb County, Michigan (1882)

[P] A genealogical account of the descendants in the male line of William Peck, one of the founders in 1638 of the colony of New Haven, Conn (1877) by Darius Peck

[RLL] The Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne : the making of community on the Gananoque River frontier, 1796-1996 by Glenn J. Lockwood (1996) 

[TOC] Transcribed Ontario Censuses

[TWHL] History of Leeds and Grenville Ontario, : from 1749 to 1879, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers (1879) by Thaddeus William Henry Leavitt

[VH] John Huntley, Immigrant of Boston & Roxbury, Massachusetts and Lyme, Connecticut 1647-1677, and Some of His Descendants, Book I (1978) by Virgil W. Huntley

[VM] Vermont Maps

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