Huntley, Enoch
Enoch HUNTLEY (1783 - aft. 1850)
my 3g-grandfather
Enoch 88 HUNTLEY was born near Manchester, VT, about 1783, the son of Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY and Bethia DORAN/DURAN. The family removed to Elizabethtown (later called Brockville) in the Johnstown District of Upper Canada in May 1789, and later lived in Bastard, in the same district. See my Bastard, Ontario page.
About 1800-1, Enoch married Betsey BURGESS, daughter of Dennis and Betsey BURGESS of Bastard. See the Dennis BURGESS page. Enoch and Betsey appeared together in the 1801, 1803 and 1805 censuses, but Enoch seems to be a widower in the 1806 census, so Betsey probably died about 1805-6. If so, Enoch probably had another wife, who is unknown, and she is the daughter of his children. Enoch married Sally STANLEY later in life, and there were no children from this union. See the Benjamin HUNTLEY page for more on the Canadian censuses.
Enoch 88 had at least 4 children: Asa 275 (1803 ?), Lovina (1812), Sally Ann (1821?) and Erwin 276 (1825). The children may be from a possible 2nd wife, name unknown. The birth date of Asa is in doubt, because Enoch 88 had no children in the 1801, 1802, 1803, 1805 and 1806 censuses, in Bastard.
He may have served in the War of 1812, and he moved his family to MI about 1820. They lived near Utica, Mt Clemens Township, Macomb County, MI, and later settled in Lapeer County, MI.
Enoch 88 was still living, in Attica, Lapeer, MI when the 1850 US Census was taken, on 15 Aug 1850. He was 67. I have not found any later record of him. Some researchers have claimed that he died on 25 Mar 1854 in Dryden.
Districts in Upper Canada (now called southern Ontario) in the 1800s. [source]
1850 map of the Johnstown and Eastern Districts of Upper Canada, which had been further divided into smaller districts. Bastard Township, where Enoch HUNTLEY and Dennis BURGESS and their families lived, was still in Johnstown in 1850. [source]
What was Bastard Township is now part of Rideau Lakes Township, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada. The village of Elizabethtown was renamed Brockville, after the British General who led the British army in their victory at Fort Detroit in 1812. Curiously, there is a township named Burgess, next to Bastard, and a little further north, a township named Huntley.
Enoch 88 HUNTLEY owned Lot #9 in the 9th concession of the Township of Bastard, Leeds Co., Ont. Curiously, he was head-of-household on this property as early as early as 14 Feb 1798, when he must have been only 15 or 16. His wife, Betsey, was granted 200 acres in Kitley on 3 Jan 1803. So they had land in Bastard and Kitley. They lived in Bastard, at least until 1806. See the land transactions on the Benjamin HUNTLEY page and the Bastard, Ontario page.
1880 map showing the J. BULLARD property, formerly owned by Enoch HUNTLEY, in lot #9 in the 9th concession of Bastard Township, Leeds County, Ontario, at the northeastern tip of Upper Beverly Lake. North is to the upper left. [MOC]
Enoch 88 and Betsey came from similar backgrounds. Both of their families were in VT at the time of the American Revolution, and both fathers did some service in the war, on the American side. Both families removed to the Johnstown District of Upper Canada; the HUNTLEYs in May 1789, and the BURGESSes about 1796. In a petition for citizenship, on 29 May 1789, Benjamin 29 HUNTLEY claimed to have "neither served the King nor Congress during the late War." [VH, p. 105] Dennis BURGESS was said to be a United Empire Loyalist [VH, page 171] despite his service in the Vermont Militia.
Canada was a refuge for American colonists who were loyal to the British crown, and thousands of these loyalists emigrated from America to Canada during and after the revolution. There was a great deal of contention in Canada, between the early immigrant loyalists, who came before 1790, and the later immigrants, since the sentiments of the latter group were in question. This culminated in the "Alien Question" of 1820-1. Many immigrants were required to sign a pledge, before being eligible for land grants.
Enoch and Betsey both lived in Bastard, and were probably married by 1801, when Betsey was missing from the census record of her parents and siblings. Their first child, Asa HUNTLEY, was born about 1803, undoubtedly in Elizabethtown or Bastard, although there is no known record. The next known child was Lovina, born 17 Jul 1812, according to her gravestone. The 1850 US Census (below) seems to indicate that she was born in UC, but the death certificate of her daughter says that Lovina was born in MI.
One Enoch HUNTLEY, possibly not our Enoch 88, served in the War of 1812. He was a Private under Capt. John BAKER, Company of Col. Thomas MILLER, New York Militia.
Another Enoch HUNTLEY was in Port Talbot, London District, Upper Canada, when it was attacked by the American army on several occasions in 1814. American newspapers printed letters describing some of the attacks on Port Talbot and other loyalist settlements. [LI]
Attack on Port Talbot, 16 Aug 1814 [LI]
YORK, Sept. 3, 1814.
Col. Talbot has the honor of stating to the loyal patriotic society:
On the 16th of last month, the enemy, amounting to upwards of one hundred men, composed of Indians and Americans, painted and disguised as the former, surprised the settlement of Port Talbot, where they committed the most atrocious acts of violence by robbing the undermentioned fifty heads of families of all their horses, and every article of necessary apparel and household furniture, leaving the sufferers naked and in the most wretched state.
1. Samuel McIntire and wife, both between 60 and 70 years of age.
2. Daniel McIntire, a wife & 1 child.
3. John Philpot, do. 2 children.
4. Ira Gilbert, do. 3 do.
5. John Asefore, do. 5 do.
6. Samuel Oxford, do. 4 do.
7. Wm. Brooks, do. 7 do.
8. Wm. Johnstone do. 2 do.
9. Henry Banger,
10. John Caddy, do. 2 do.
11. Samuel Guernsey, do. 3 do.
12. Saml. Brotherhood, do. 2 do.
13. John Barber, do. 2 do.
14. John Mitchel, do. 6 do.
15. Maklen Burwell, do. 2 do.
16. Leslie Paterson, do. 4 do.
17. Alex Wilkinson, do. 2 do.
18. Jas Wilkinson, Single.
19. John Tulman, a wife & 9 do.
20. Nathan Burwell, | Wounded at the
21. Robt. Burwell, | Battle of Lundy’s
22. Saml. Burwell, | Lane.
23. Joseph Philips, |
24. Jas. Burwell, a wife & 11 children
25. John Cock, single.
26. Chas. Benedict, do.
27. Walter Galbroite, do.
28. Gilman Wilson, a wife & 8 children
29. Jesse Page, do. 6 do.
30. Mark Clare, do. 11 do.
31. John Quick, do. 2 do.
32. John Barker, do. 4 do.
33. Thomas Mathew do. 1 do.
34. Thos Herby and wife, both between 60 and 70 years of age
35. George Crane, a wife & 6 children
36. Enoch Huntley, do. 4 do.
37. Date Underwood do. 5 do.
38. Elijah Goff do. 6 do.
39. Jarvis Thair, do. 5 do.
40. John Carsin, do. 3 do.
41. Mary Slery, a widow, 60 years old.
42. Walter Story, single
43. Stephen Backus, a wife & 2 children
44. John Pearce, do. 7 do.
45. John Sears, do. 3 do.
46. John Crawford, do. 4 do.
47. Saml. Crawford, single.
48. Nicholas Sythe, do.
49. Predeaux Gerby, do.
50. Richard M’Ardy, 4 children.
Men 49
Women 37
Children 118-204
This may be the wrong Enoch HUNTLEY, since he has a wife and 4 children, and Enoch only had 2 known children by 1814. Also, Port Talbot is 340 miles southwest of Bastard. I don't have any other indication that Enoch was in this area.
Enoch 88 HUNTLEY and family moved to Macomb County, MI about 1820, where they had 1 or 2 more children. I don't know where they were between 1828 and 1842, but his wife must have died, and Enoch remarried in 1842.
According to [VH], Enoch was born in Vermont, and moved to Macomb County, Michigan, where he owned land in 1828.
1820 United States Federal Census
Name: Enoch Huntley
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Mount Clemens, Macomb, Michigan
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 2 [Asa, ?]
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 [Enoch]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1 [Lovina]
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 [Betsey ?]
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 1
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3 [5]
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 3 [5]
This page of the 1820 Census is badly damaged, but the line involving Enoch HUNTLEY is intact. The only part that is not clear is the total, which probably should be 5, instead of 3. So Enoch and Betsey were both in the 26 thru 44 category, which puts their birth dates between 8 Aug 1775 and 7 Aug 1794. The two males, possibly sons, were in the 16 thru 18 category, so born between 8 Aug 1801 and 7 Aug 1804. This fits Asa, and there must have been one other. It is curious that there were only 2 engaged in agriculture. Was Enoch or one of his sons disabled? Or did they run a business? The youngest was a daughter under 10, so born between 7 Aug 1810 and 7 Aug 1820. This would be Lovina. So Sally Ann must have been born after 7 Aug 1820.
Part of Eastern Michigan, 1897. For reference, Detroit is roughly in the center of the bottom half of the map.
There was an Enoch HUNTLEY in the Michigan Early Census Index for the years 1820, 1821, 1823 and 1825, in Macomb County. No township was given, except in the year 1823, when it was Mount Clemens Township.
CENTURY OLD CHURCH STANDS
DETROIT, Dec. 22.—The First Methodist Episcopal Church of Utica, Mich., is observing its 100th anniversary this month. It is one of the few churches in the country, it is believed, that has a century’s history behind it.
The church was organized a few years after the first settlers had built their rude homes in the community of Utica. Five persons constituted the membership of the church and Rev. Elias Pelliet was pastor. The five church men and women—Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Squires, Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Huntley and a Mrs. Johnson—worshipped in private homes, school rooms and even in barns until 1823 when the Methodist church was built.
The first church was erected near the banks of the canal where it served the congregation until 1855 when it was moved to Cass and Stead streets where it now stands. The structure at this time was repaired and put in condition to care for the growing congregation. The expense thus entailed, records show, resulted in many hardships, for the membership was small and of limited means.
It was ten years later that the church began to show genuine signs of growth. The building was extended and new members were added. The congregation grew both in means and influence. Rev. L. H. Dean was pastor during most of this period.
Still another advance was noted in 1882 when, under the pastorate of Rev. S. E. Warren, an addition was built to care for the growing Sunday school.
The News-Palladium (Benton Harbor, MI) Friday, 21 Dec 1923, page 17
On 6 Nov 1828, Enoch 88 HUNTLEY purchased 32.6 acres in Section 4, 2N-12E, Macomb County, MI, just outside the town of Utica. This section can be seen here. (Click the box.) His son Asa had already purchased 107.39 acres in Section 10, 2N-12E on 1 Feb 1826, and 160 acres more in Section 27, 3N-12E on 1 Dec 1826.
1859 map of the HUNTLEY lands in Macomb County, MI. The green is in Shelby Township, and the red is in Sterling Township. The village of Utica is left center. The Clinton River runs southeast.
Records from the Bureau of Land Management on land purchased from the government.
Summary: Enoch brought his family from Ontario to Macomb County by 1820. His son Asa purchased land in 1826. His daughters married in 1830 and 1836. His brother Benjamin and family came from Ontario to Macomb County about 1835. The extended family purchased land in Lapeer County in 1837, and moved about 20 miles north, from near the village of Utica, to near the village of Dryden.
One of the earliest roads in Macomb County was constructed in 1833, from Detroit, ending on the Clinton River, between the neighboring farms of Nathaniel SQUIER and Enoch HUNTLEY. [RFE, p. 703]
Benjamin 87 HUNTLEY Jr, older brother of Enoch, made his way west from Bastard to Michigan, between 1831 and 1837 and settled in Dryden. Benjamin 87 had 12 children, mostly grown by 1831, and their families also moved to Dryden. Recall that Enoch only had 4 children. Since 1840 there have been many HUNTLEY families in and around Dryden, and at least 3/4 of them are descendants of Benjamin Jr. See the section on Benjamin Jr, toward the bottom of the Benjamin HUNTLEY Sr page. Benjamin's son Jenius 271 HUNTLEY had purchased land in Macomb County in 1835, and also in Lapeer County, 1837.
1863 map of the HUNTLEY lands in Lapeer County, MI. The village of Dryden is in the northeast corner of Dryden Township, in green. Attica Township, in yellow, was originally part of Dryden. Indian Creek runs through the southeast corner of Attica Township. The small lake mostly on the N. HUBEL property in Section 35 is now called Young Lake, and the small lake in Section 36 on the A. HOLCOMB property is McNally Lake.
In the 1820s, Macomb County was on the edge of Western civilization, and Lapeer County, to the north, was a mostly uncharted wilderness. Although Lapeer County was created in 1822, its first white settler came in 1828, and around 1832, families of settlers started coming into the southern townships by the dozens. By the time of the 1840 US Census, the population of Lapeer County was 3,364. The HUNTLEYs, arriving in 1837, were far from the first, but they arrived when the county was new, and full of promise.
I have not found Enoch 88 HUNTLEY in the 1830 or 1840 Census. His son, Asa and family were in Shelby, Macomb, MI in 1830 and purchased land in Dryden, Lapeer, MI in 1837. His daughters Lovina and Sally Ann and their families were also in Dryden in 1840. His youngest son Erwin was only 17 in 1840, so he was probably with Enoch.
From Michigan Marriage Records
Enoch 88 HUNTLEY married (2) Sally STANLEY on 18 May 1842 in Shelby, Macomb County, MI. He was 59 and she was 40. They were both "of Dryden, Lapeer County" at that time.
Since they were married in 1842, Enoch's 4 children were from his first wife, Betsey BURGESS, or possibly a wife between Betsey and Sally. In 1850, Enoch was a farmer, but he owned no land. I have no later record of him.
Possible Descenants of Enoch HUNTLEY
1 Enoch HUNTLEY b: 1783 in VT, d: aft. 1850
+ Betsey BURGESS b: 1785 in Pittsford, Rutland, VT
......2 Asa HUNTLEY b: 1803? in Canada, d: 11 Mar 1845 in Dryden
...... + Eliza Louisa WAKELY b: 1804 or 1810 in Canada, d: 01 Aug 1876
......2 Lovina HUNTLEY b: 17 Jul 1812 in Ontario, Canada, d: 31 Dec 1858 in Dryden
...... + Ethan SQUIER b: 31 May 1804 in Champlain, Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada, m: 25 Feb 1830 in Macomb, MI, d: 16 Jan 1892 in Dryden
+ possible unknown wife
......2 Sally Ann HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1820, d: Bef. 1850
...... + Aaron MOE b: 1814 in Upper Canada, m: 31 Mar 1836 in Bristol (now Almont), Lapeer, MI
......2 Erwin Adelbert HUNTLEY b: 08 Aug 1823 in MI, d: 23 Feb 1885 in USA
...... + Cynthia BARTLETT b: Jan 1824 in Lower Canada, m: 14 Oct 1843 in Lapeer MI, d: 14 Jan 1909 in Grand Rapids, Kent, MI
+ Sally STANLEY b: 1801 in NY, m: 18 May 1842 in Macomb, MI
The possible children of Enoch 88 HUNTLEY are covered in the sections below. Whether they were children of his first wife, Betsey BURGESS, or an unknown 2nd wife, I'm not sure. There is very little direct evidence proving relationships in this family. The 4 children listed below are the ones named in [VH, pp. 171-2].
1. Asa 275 HUNTLEY was born about 1806, probably in Bastard, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, the son of Enoch 88 HUNTLEY. He died in Dryden, MI on 11 March, 1845 age 43. He married Louisa WAKELY, who was born in Canada, and died 1 Aug 1876, daughter of John and Nancy WAKELY from Scotland. After Asa's death, she married Gilbert KING, who died 28 Sep 1852, age 45. Asa lived in Shelby, Macomb, MI in 1830 but moved to Durham, Lapeer, MI by 1839.
Assuming that Asa was a son of Enoch 88 HUNTLEY, he can't have been born before 1806, since Enoch was childless in the almost yearly censuses from 1800 to 1806, in Bastard. There is no direct evidence that Asa was Enoch's son, and it's possible that he was a son of Enoch's brother, Benjamin, and his first wife, Amy STEVENS, who died in 1804.
As mentioned above, Asa purchased 107.39 acres in Section 10, 2N-12E on 1 Feb 1826, and 160 acres more in Section 27, 3N-12E on 1 Dec 1826, in Macomb County. These properties were a little over a mile north and south, respectively, of the future site of the village of Utica. He bought more land in Lapeer County, 1837 and 1838.
Asa 275 HUNTLEY was an adult in the mid 1820s, and so he was counted as one of the first settlers in Sterling Township, Macomb County [M2, p. 846]. In 1827 he was paid $2 by the county. [M2, pp. 304-5] His father Enoch 88 had settled in Mount Clemens Township (see above). By 1830, Asa 275 HUNTLEY was in Shelby Township.
1830 United States Federal Census
Name: Asa Huntley
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Shelby, Macomb, Michigan Territory
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [Asa]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Louisa?]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 5
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5
Some kind of a local census has Asa 275 HUNTLEY still in Shelby Township in 1834. He moved to Dryden, Lapeer County, MI by 1840.
Name: Asa Huntly
State: MI
County: Macomb County
Township: Shelby Township
Year: 1834
Database: MI Early Census Index
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Asa Haritty [Asa Huntly]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [Asa]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1 [Clarinda]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Louisa?]
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 census records say that Asa's wife was in the 20-29 age group in 1830 and also in 1840. This could mean that she was born close to 1810-1. Or possibly Asa had 2 wives. Clarinda could be the child of either. The wife who was 20-29 in 1840 was born between 1811 and 1820. If she is the same as the wife in 1830 then she had 3 children in 1830, when she was at most 19. From [VH, p. 172] she was Eliza or Louisa WAKELY, daughter of John and Nancy WAKELY from Scotland. From [DBB, p. 90] "She m. 4 times. Her 4th husband was Gilbert King. They had a son John King." I don't know who the other 2 husbands were, or when she married them, but there do not seem to be any offspring from those marriages.
1 Louisa WAKELY b: 1804 or 1810 in Canada, d: 01 Aug 1876
+ Asa 275 HUNTLEY b: 1803 in Canada, d: 11 Mar 1845 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, age 42
......2 Betsey J. HUNTLEY b: 1828, d: bef. 1848
...... + Rev. Timothy M. ANDERSON b: 1826 in Canada West, m: 09 Jun 1844 in Lapeer MI
......... 3 Lydia Louisa ANDERSON b: 1845 in MI
......2 Samuel HUNTLEY b: 1828 in MI, d: bet. 1870-1880
...... + Sylvia BEARDSLEY b: 10 Aug 1828 in NY, d: 04 May 1899 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, age 70
......... 3 Amos Emerson HUNTLEY b: 29 Dec 1852 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 17 Nov 1930 in Flint, Genesee, MI, age 71
......... + Mary E
......... 3 Josephine HUNTLEY b: 16 Jan 1859 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 03 Apr 1923 in Flint, Genesee, MI, age 64
......... + Martin WOOD b: 24 Mar 1849 in Canada, d: 18 Nov 1896 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, age 47
......2 Clarinda S. HUNTLEY b: 1833, d: 08 Sep 1879 in Burlington, Lapeer, MI
...... + William TAYLOR b: 1817 in England, m: 05 Feb 1853 in Lapeer, Lapeer, MI, d: 1886
......... 3 Miles Lester TAYLOR b: 1854 in MI, d: 20 Jun 1933 in San Joaquin, Fresno, CA
......... 3 Hannah Anna TAYLOR b: 1856 in MI, d: 10 Jul 1937 in Mt Pleasant, Isabella, MI
......... + William THURSTON m: 1881
......... 3 Betsey TAYLOR b: 09 Apr 1858 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 16 Aug 1900 in Detroit, Wayne, MI
......... + William Nelson SHINN b: 1854 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, m: 26 Sep 1875 in Imlay City, Lapeer, MI
......... 3 Fannie Louisa TAYLOR b: 30 Nov 1860 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 17 Feb 1923 in Fairhaven, Huron, MI
......... + Andrew Wesley SNOVER b: 25 May 1842 in Addison, Oakland, MI, m: 30 Sep 1883 in Almont, Lapeer, MI, d: 11 Jan 1913 in Romeo, Macomb, MI
......... 3 William Jackson TAYLOR b: 1862, d: 1865
......... 3 Ella Fae TAYLOR b: 11 Mar 1873 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 26 Oct 1923
......... + Linn TANNER m: 1901
......2 Alexander HUNTLEY b: 1842, d: 26 Oct 1861 ; died in Civil War, age 19
...... + Julia STANTON b: 1845, m: 03 Jul 1861 in Lapeer, Lapeer, MI
......2 Anna HUNTLEY b: 1846, d: bef. 1850, age < 5
+ Gilbert KING b: 1807, d: 28 Sep 1852, age 45
......2 John KING b: 1848 in MI
Asa 275 HUNTLEY died in Dryden, Lapeer, MI on 11 Mar 1845 [VH, p. 172]. His will was probated on 18 Sep 1848 in Lapeer County. Louisa remarried, to a poor farmer named Gilbert KING, probably by 1847, and they had a son, John KING, about 1848.
Anna HUNTLEY was born in 1846, and died young. [DBB, p. 90] So she was born after her father died. She did not appear with her mother in the 1850 US Census (below), so she died before then.
Betsy HUNTLEY married Rev. Timothy M. ANDERSON on 9 Jun 1844 in Lapeer County. The marriage record says he was 18 and she 16. So she was born about 1828, making her possibly the eldest child. Betsy and Timothy had a daughter, Lydia Louisa ANDERSON, in 1845. Betsy must have died, because Timothy married Lucy WOODCOCK on 20 Feb 1848, and moved to Ogle County, IL, where the 1850 US Census finds him with Lydia, Lucy, and other family members.
Gilbert KING was an early settler in Almont, Lapeer, MI. He purchased land in Section 5 on 16 Dec 1834.
By 1850, Louisa's husband and 2 of her children had died, and her son Samuel had married. Louisa lived with her 2nd husband, Gilbert KING, and her children Clarinda and Alexander from her 1st marriage, her son John form her 2nd marriage, and 2 others of the KING family.
Family #274, probably living close to the KINGs at #272, is the family of Charles and Adelia (HUNTLEY) WILLIAMS. Adelia is a 1st cousin of Asa HUNTLEY.
Clarinda (HUNTLEY) TAYLOR
William TAYLOR
The Lapeer County death record for Clarinda TAYLOR names her parents as Asa and Louisa HUNTLEY. Clarinda was 46 when she died on 8 Sep 1879, so she was born in 1832-3.
In the 1860 US Census, the families Samuel HUNTLEY, Clarinda (HUNTLEY) TAYLOR and Louisa (WAKELY) (HUNTLEY) KING are found in Dryden, with the latter two listed consecutively. Samuel had married Sylvia BEARDSLEY, and they had 2 children. Samuel was a mason, without much property.
Clarinda had married William TAYLOR, a prosperous farmer, on 5 Feb 1853 in Lapeer City, according to Michigan County Marriage Records. They had 3 children in 1860. The 1874 map of Dryden, toward the bottom of this page, shows a large farm on the NE side of town, owned by W. TAYLOR.
Louisa was a widow again, so her 2nd husband, Gilbert KING, had died, and she had gone back to using the name HUNTLEY. She lived with her sons Alexander HUNTLEY, who was killed the following year, and John KING. Miles, Alexander and John had attended school in the past year, and Clarinda and Louisa were illiterate.
In the 1860 US Census, Samuel's age was 37 or 32. The writing was not clear. Sylvia was clearly 38. In 1870 they were both 42. So I think they were both born about 1828.
In 1880, Sylvia is a widow, so Samuel died between 16 Jul 1870 and 22 Jun 1880. Sylvia lives on Mill Street in Dryden with her son Emerson, who is married, but his wife is not present. Next listed is the family of Sylvia's daughter Josephine. Sylvia is now 49, so her I think she was under-reporting her age. She was 38 in 1860, 42 in 1870, and 49 in 1880. Her death certificate says she died on 4 May 1899, age 70 years, 8 months, 25 days, so she was born on 10 Aug 1828.
2, Lovina HUNTLEY was born 17 Jul 1812, the daughter of Enoch HUNTLEY and Betsey BURGESS. Her gravestone in North Dryden Cemetery, Dryden, Lapeer, MI is inscribed:
LOVINA
WIFE OF
ETHAN SQUIER
DIED
DEC. 31, 1858
AGED 46 YRS
5 MS 14 DS
On 25 Feb 1830 in Macomb County [VH, p. 172], Lovina married Ethan SQUIER, the son on Nathaniel SQUIER and Jemima DELANO, who were neighbors of the HUNTLEYs. Ethan's gravestone, in the same cemetery as Lovina, simply says:
ETHAN SQUIER
1804 - 1892
"Home of Ethan Squier, grandfather of General Squier. This house was on W. Main St. (south side) when Ethan Squier lived there. Moved to Atwell St. about 1897." [DBB, p. 27]
The name is often spelled SQUIRE, SQUEIR or SQUIERS, but it is SQUIER on both gravestones, so I think that is correct.
Brothers Ethan and Luman SQUIER were among the early settlers of Lapeer County. Their father was Nathaniel SQUIER, born about 1752 in Fairfield, CT, where his SQUIER/SQUIRE ancestors were among the early settlers. He went to Addison County, VT where he married Jemima DELANO about 1800. They had 9 children, including Ethan and Luman. Jemima died in 1813. The timeline is uncertain, but it seems they removed to Oxford, Ontario, then London, Ontario, and finally in 1817 they came to Utica, Macomb County, Michigan. Nathaniel married Sarah MESSINGER, and they had about 11 more children.
Lovina HUNTLEY
Ethan SQUIER
Ethan SQUIER was born in the Province of Quebec, Canada, in 1804, moved to Vermont in 1811 and a year later to Oxford, Ontario, where he remained three years. He then resided near London until 1817, when he came to Michigan and located near Utica, Macomb County. In 1836 came to Dryden and took up 160 acres of government land on section 11, where he remained until 1879. He then removed to the village of Dryden, where he now resides. In 1830 he married Miss L. HUNTLEY, of Macomb County, who died in 1858 leaving two children. Was again married in 1860 to Miss Lucinda CHURCHILL, of Almont, who died in 1874, and has since married Miss CHURCHILL. [H, p. 109]
1 Ethan SQUIER b: 31 May 1804 in Champlain, Les Chenaux, Quebec, Canada, d: 16 Jan 1892 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
+ Lovina HUNTLEY b: 17 Jul 1812 in Ontario, Canada, m: 25 Feb 1830 in Macomb, MI, d: 31 Dec 1858 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
......2 Almon Justus SQUIER b: 15 Jul 1832, d: 05 May 1905 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
...... + Emily GARDNER b: 1835, d: 23 Sep 1872
......... 3 Herbert E. SQUIER b: 12 Jul 1861 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 31 Aug 1864 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
......... 3 George Owen SQUIER b: 21 Mar 1865 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 24 Mar 1934 in District of Columbia
......... 3 Mary Adel SQUIER b: 08 Jun 1867 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 12 Dec 1942 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
......... +Dr. Ira E. PARKER b: 28 Jun 1860 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, m: 06 Jan 1892 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 20 Feb 1935 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, FL
......2 Malvina E. SQUIER b: 13 Aug 1836 in MI, d: 16 Sep 1903 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
...... + James BROPHY b: Aug 1833 in Quebec, Canada, m: 1860
......... 3 Ella BROPHY b: 29 Dec 1863 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 06 Sep 1943 in Lombard, DuPage, IL
......... 3 William Ethan BROPHY b: 03 Nov 1872 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI, d: 11 May 1944 in Lombard, DuPage, IL
......2 Jason L. SQUIER b: 16 Dec 1844, d: 13 Apr 1845
+ Lucinda CHURCHILL b: 1833 in Canada, m: 11 Jan 1860 in Lapeer, Lapeer MI
+ Naomi C. CHURCHILL b: 1836 in Canada, m: 27 Sep 1875 in Dryden, Lapeer, MI
Ethan SQUIER purchased 160 acres in Lapeer County on 1 May 1837. This plot can be seen here (click the box). It is on the northwest corner of Dryden.
Their son, Almon Justice SQUIER, was born 15 Jul 1832. His gravestone, also in North Dryden Cemetery, says 1833-1905. His death certificate, under occupation, says "never knew him to do anything." He died on 5 May 1905, in Dryden. The death certificate also says that his father, Ethan SQUIER, was born in Vermont, and his mother, Lovina HUNTLEY, was born in Canada. Almon married Emily GARDNER, who died 23 Sep 1872 at age 37 [VH, p. 172].
Dr. Ira E. PARKER married Mary Adel SQUIER, daughter of Almon SQUIER, on 6 Jan 1892 in Dryden. Dr PARKER received his medical degree in Mar 1885 at the Michigan College of Medicine in Detroit. He practiced in Dryden until 1930, and died in St Petersburg, FL in 1935.
A son of Almon SQUIER was Gen. George Owen SQUIER, an inventor as well as a military man, who was a pioneer of radio and electricity.
Mary Adel (SQUIER) PARKER (1867-1942)
Emily (GARDNER) SQUIRE (1835-1872)
[DBB, p. 33]
Gen. George Owen SQUIER (1865-1934)
A death certificate for Malvina E. B???ly lists parents Ethan SQUIER, born in Vermont, and Lovina HUNTLEY, born in Michigan. She was born 13 Aug 1836 in Michigan, and died 16 Sept 1903, in Dryden, at the age of 67. From [VH, p. 172] Malvina's husband was James BROPHY.
In 1840 the SQUIER family lived in Dryden, probably on the land that Ethan purchased in 1837. [My comments in brackets.]
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Ethan Squire
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [Almon (7)]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 [Ethan (36)]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 [Malvina (4)]
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1 [Lovina (28)]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 4
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
I have not identified the two boys, one 10-14 and another 15-19. Since Lovina was 27-28 in 1840, she can't be the mother of the older boy.
In 1850, Ethan was still a Farmer, with real estate valued at $2,800. Both Almon and Malvina had attended school within the past year. This record appears on the same page as Irwin HUNTLEY and family.
The birthplaces are not clear. Ethan's birthplace is SC, or it could be LC, for Lower Canada. It doesn't look like Vermont! Lovina's could be NC.
SQUIER family birthplaces, from the 1850 Census.
Lovina (HUNTLEY) SQUIER died on 31 Dec 1858, and Ethan remarried just over a year later, to Lucinda CHURCHILL. Ethan was 55 and Lucinda was 27.
Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940
Name Ethan Squier
Gender Male
Age 55
Birth Date abt 1805
Marriage Date 11 Jan 1860
Marriage Place Lappeer, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Spouse Lucinda Churchill
Film Number 000974258
In 1860 Ethan lives with his 2nd wife Lucinda, in Dryden. His children Almon and Malvina have families of their own, also in Dryden. George MOE, nephew of Ethan's first wife Lovina (HUNTLEY) SQUIER, is staying with Ethan and Lucinda. Ethan has a large farm, near the village of Dryden, seen on the map of Dryden, below.
Family #1111 is the family of Peter HUNTLEY, 1st cousin of Lovina. They probably lived on or near the SQUIER farm. Peter had no real estate, and only $200 in personal estate. With a wife and 4 children, he was a poor farm laborer, compared to Ethan SQUIER, a prosperous farmer.
Family #1100 in the family of Albert BARTLETT, brother-in-law of Erwin HUNTLEY, son of Enoch HUNTLEY. Albert was a carpenter, and later town clerk, with real estate $200 and personal estate $50. He also had a wife and 4 children.
Ethan SQUIRE was a Private in the Civil War, in Company F, 21st Michigan Infantry. (He would have been near 60. Maybe this is another Ethan SQUIER.)
U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
Name Ethan E. Squier
Side Union
Regiment State/Origin Michigan
Regiment 21st Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Company F
Rank In Private
Rank Out Private
Film Number M545 roll 40
Other Records 21st Regiment, Michigan Infantry
Ethan SQUIER burglarized in 1868
LAPEER COUNTY.
The Lapeer Clarion has the following items from Dryden:
“On the night of the 17th, the house of Mr. Ethan Squiers was entered by burglars, who took Mr. Squiers’ pants from under his pillow, and from them took his wallet containing $7. Then they went to a chest belonging to Mrs. Squiers, from which they took a small amount of money, and some other valuables.
The same night the house of Mr. Jesse Emmons was visited. Mr. E. was sleeping in the sitting room, on the sofa, and hearing some one at the window, raised up and saw a man in the act of making an unceremonious entrance in that direction. He called to the burglar to know what he wanted, when the latter fled, Mr. Emmons pursuing, and the chase continued through all the principal streets of the village. The rascal, finding himself too closely pursued, took to a cornfield and escaped. There is evidently a gang of this thieving gentry just now in this vicinity, as a number of other houses have been visited of late, some with success to the burglars.
Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI) Wed, 26 Aug 1868, Page 3
Family #9 is the family of Chauncey HUNTLEY, first cousin of Lovina. Chauncey is a farm worker, with no land or personal estate.
Family # 74 is the family of Luman SQUIER, brother of Ethan SQUIER. Luman has real estate valued at $8,000 and personal estate $1,900.
James BROPHY
James D. Brophy was born in the province of Quebec, Canada, in 1833, remaining there until 1843, when he went to Ontario, where he resided until 1856. He then came to Michigan and located in Almont, where he remained but a short time, when he removed to Attica, and after a year's residence there came to Dryden and engaged in the shoe business, which he carried on until 1878, since which time he has been engaged in farming. He was married in 1860 to Miss Melvina Squier, daughter of E. Squier, of Dryden, and has one son. [H, p. 109]
Map of Dryden from the 1874 Atlas of Lapeer County. Familiar names here are BARTLETT, HUNTLEY, SQUIRE, BROPHY, BEARDSLEY, LAMB and ALCOTT.
The gravestone for Lucinda, Ethan's 2nd wife, says she died on 11 Dec 1871. If she was born about 1832, as indicated by the 1860 and 1870 censuses (above), then she was about 38. The stone is hard to read, but it looks like she died at age 48 years, 9 months and 10 days. So I'm not sure about these dates.
Ethan married a 3rd time, to Naomi CHURCHILL, on 27 Sep 1875, in Dryden. Naomi was born about 1836 in Canada. Possibly a sister or otherwise related to Lucinda. At any rate, Ethan was 71 and Naomi was 39.
Ethan SQUIER died on 16 Jan 1892, at age 87, in Dryden. His 3rd wife, Naomi, survived him. Ethan only had 3 children, including the one who died in infancy. No children from the 2nd or 3rd wife.
1874 map showing the vicinity of Dryden village. Ethan SQUIER had property in the NW side of the village, and William TAYLOR on the NE. To the SW are properties of Andrew SNOVER. The BARTLETT and LAMB families have properties all over the area. The HUNTLEY name itself seems absent!
3. Sally Ann HUNTLEY is listed by [VH] as a possible child of Enoch and Betsey. If so, she was born after the 1820 Census. And [VH] says that she married Aaron MOE in Bristol Twp (now Altmont Twp), Lapeer County. So she was at most 16 when married.
Aaron MOE was an early settler in Dryden. He purchased land in Section 14 on 9 Mar 1836, just 22 days before his marriage. The 1863 map [M] shows a plot of 54 acres, probably part of the same land, in the NW and NE parts of Section 14, under the name of A. MOE.
1840 United States Federal Census
Name: Aaron Moe
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [?]
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1 [Aaron (26)]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 [Adaline (2)]
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 1 [Sallyann]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 20: 3
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4
In 1840, Aaron MOE has a family of 4. Sallyann is under 20, and she has been married 4 years. The boy in the 10 thru 14 category can't be her son. Perhaps another relative.
Aaron MOE remarried in 1850, at age 36, so he was born about 1814. Thus he was about 22 when he married Sallyann, who died or divorced him by the time she was 30. I'm assuming that Aaron's children born before 1850 were from his first wife, Sallyann, and those born in 1850 or later were from his second wife, Elizabeth.
Michigan, Compiled Marriages, 1817-1850
Name: Aaron Moe
Spouse: Sallyann Huntley
Marriage Date: 31 Mar 1836
Marriage County: Lapeer
Right: Aaron MOE [posted by plawall]
Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940
Name: Aaron Moe
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Birth Date: abt 1814
Marriage Date: 16 Feb 1850
Marriage Place: Lappeer, Lapeer, Michigan
Spouse: Elizabeth Wells
Film Number: 000974258
The MOE family is still in Dryden in the 1850. The census taker has beautiful handwriting, but is not very legible in some places. MOE has become MEW, Aaron is Anna, and UC (Upper Canada) has been transcribed as NC. This must be the right family, because the names of the children match the 1860 Census. Aaron and Betsy were married within the past year, consistent with the marriage record, above. It appears that Adaline, Perlina, George and Alonzo MOE are children of Sallyann, and Francis WELLS and Sarah must be children of Betsy and her previous husband, WELLS. So Sallyann must have died between 1845 and 1850.
Aaron MOE takes a trip to the West
In 1858 he [Joshua Manwaring] rented his mill to A. Hovey of Oxford, and April 7, 1859, in company with five others started on a trip to the Rocky Mountains in search of health, wealth and adventure. The company comprised William Quatermas, William Emmons, Dr. E. A. Hebord, Charles Brainard and Aaron Moe, all old pioneers of Dryden, Lapeer County. Going by the way of Omaha, up the Platte River by team, and across the plains, they finally, after a tedious journey, encamped on the ground where the city of Denver now stands, and were among the first to arrive there. From there they went to the mountains where Central City is now located, and returned by the way of Denver, south through the "Garden of the Gods," and west into the Park, where the Indians were hostile, lying in ambush to cut off stragglers, many losing their lives during 1859. After many months of tedious travel and perilous adventure in the Rocky Mountains, spiced with narrow escapes from the Indians, they started on their way home going down the Platte River a part of the way on a flat boat built for the purpose. About two hundred miles east of the mountains the water failed and they were obliged to abandon their boats in that portion of Colorado known as the Desert, and proceeded on foot, a distance of six hundred miles, to the nearest settlement on the eastern borders of Nebraska. The journey occupied six weeks, during which time they endured many hardships, interspersed with reckless buffalo hunts and narrow escapes sufficient to satisfy the cravings of the best specimens of "Young America" desirous of going West. Arriving at Omaha they proceeded down the Missouri River to St. Joseph, and thence by rail to Detroit and home, where they were welcomed by their families and friends. [H, p. 75]
Incidentally, Families 1186, 1188 and 1193 were the Horace BARTLETT Jr, Horace BARTLETT Sr, and Henry BARTLETT families, so they probably live in the same neighborhood. Erwin HUNTLEY's sister lived near his wife's father and brothers.
Four almost consecutive families were headed by shoemakers: John DELIEL, Gustavus LOCKWOOD, James ABERNATHY and John LEE. Since they are listed together (there is one carpenter in their midst) in the 1860 Census, they probably lived near each other. It must have been a shoemaker neighborhood!
By 1870 Aaron MOE, with his second wife and two youngest children, are found in Grundy County, MO. His son Alonzo, with wife and baby, appear nearby.
George MOE was a soldier in the Civil War. He enlisted as a Corporal at age 19, on 30 Jul 1862 in Dryden. A month later he enlisted in Company K, Michigan 4th Cavalry Regiment, on 29 Aug 1862. He mustered out on 30 Dec 1864 at Detroit, MI. He was a disabled veteran, with a gunshot wound to his left knee. In the 1900 US Census he is a quartz miner, living on Brass Street in Alma, Park, CO. He has been married for 28 years, but his wife is not present. George lived in Boise, ID from 1910 to 1917, and was admitted to the National Military Home in Sawtelle or Malibu, CA on 16 Jul 1917 and discharged 17 Apr 1925. He died on 13 Sep 1926 in Los Angeles County, CA.
1 Aaron MOE b: 1814, d: aft. 1870
+ Sally Ann HUNTLEY b: Abt. 1820, m: 31 Mar 1836 in Bristol (now Almont), Lapeer, MI, d: Bef. 1850
......2 Adaline MOE b: 09 Jul 1837 in MI, d: 24 May 1895 in Cohoctah, Livingston, MI
...... + Augustus LOCKWOOD b: 03 Apr 1833 in MI, d: 21 Feb 1895 in Cohoctah, Livingston, MI
......2 Perlina MOE b: 1841 in MI
......2 George MOE b: 1843 in MI, d:13 Sep 1926 in Los Angeles, CA
......2 Francis MOE b: 1844 in MI
......2 Alonzo MOE b: 1845 in MI, d: 01 May 1939 in Dayton, Columbia, WA
...... + Mariah b: 1848 in MI
......2 Sarah MOE b: 1847 in MI
+ Elizabeth WELLS m: 16 Feb 1850 in Lapeer, Lapeer, MI
......2 Philander MOE b: 1851 in MI, d: 1933 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
......2 Olive Celista MOE b: 1856 in MI
4. Erwin 276 HUNTLEY was born 8 Aug 1823 in Macomb County, Michigan Territory, the son of Enoch 88 HUNTLEY and Betsey BURGESS. He married Synthia BARTLETT on 14 Oct 1843 in Lapeer County, Michigan. Erwin and Synthia were my gg-grandparents.
See the Erwin HUNTLEY page.
Sources
[A] Atlas of Lapeer County, Michigan (1874)
[CL] Census Records for Leeds, Ontario, Canada
[DBB] Dryden Bicentennial Book/an overview of the community 1834-1976
[GLT] Portrait & Biographical Album of Genesee, Lapeer & Tuscola Counties (1892)
[H] History of Lapeer County, Michigan : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. H. R. Page (1884)
[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)
[LC] Lapeer County MIGenWeb site
[LI] Letters relating to the attack on Port Talbot and others, Lancaster Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA) Friday, 4 Nov 1814, p. 2
[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)
[MC] Macomb County MIGenWeb site
[MOC] Maps of Ontario Counties in 1880
[PJK] Meet the Tech Visionary Who Started the U.S. Air Force, Built Phone Networks, and Invented Muzak, by Patrick J. Kiger, an excellent article about Maj. Gen. George O. SQUIER.
[RFE] Past and present of Macomb County, Michigan (1905) by Robert F. Eldredge
[SM] Seeking Michigan has 1874, 1884 and 1894 Michigan State Censuses
[MSG] Michigan state gazetteer and business directory (many years)
[MUC] Map showing the Districts of Upper Canada (now called southern Ontario) in the 1800s
[TOC] Transcribed Ontario Censuses
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