The Sons of Elisha Eldred

iNEMECIMMDAMONMEMIMEOM The Pennsylvania Ft1 GENEALOGICAL Magazine MWM26MWMFaM MEMM The Sons of Elisha Eldred RICHARD 0. ELDRED FIRST man to operate a store and an inn at the Outlet in .Orange County, New York, was ELISHA ELDRED, of New England;1 whose children would become early settlers of Wayne and Pike Counties, Pennsylvania. Little is known of his origins, except that he was born in the early 1750s in New England, and settled, about the time of the American Revolution, at the Outlet, in the Precinct of Goshen, New York, which became the Town of Minisink on 7 March 1788. The area is known today as the village of Denton, and is now in the Town of Wawayanda. Elisha's store and inn were located near the Outlet Bridge that crossed the Wallkill River on the road from Goshen to the Delaware River. During the Revolution, Elisha Eldred served in the Goshen, or Third Regiment of the Orange County Militia, commanded by Colonel William Allison? Samuel W. Eager, An Outline History of Orange County..., (Newburgh, N. Y., 1846/7), 412. .James A. Roberts, comp., Now York in the Revolution as Colony and State, (Albany, 1898), 225. 191 192 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Sometime before 1776, he married, MARY HULZE,3 or HULSE, whose parentage is unknown; she may have been related to Richard, James, Elisha and Jacob Hulse, who were residents of the Precinct of Goshen at that time. After the war Elisha became the owner of several properties in the Town of Minisink, and in May 1804, at a land sale by the Sheriff of Wayne County, he purchased 25 tracts of land, totaling over 10,000 acres.4 He still owned 13 of these tracts in October 1804, when he willed them to his son, Everett. In Minisink he was elected to several positions in the town government; fence viewer in 1789, tax collector in 1793, roadmaster of district 2, in 1792, 1795, 1796.° This example of public service would be followed by his sons, who would be active in their local, county and state governments. Elisha Eldred, died at the Outlet, 18 October 1804, at the age of fifty-two or fifty-four,6 and was buried on his farm, in a small family cemetery, now located in a field behind the Denton Presbyterian Church. Although the inscription on his tombstone was copied in the 1930s, the stone is now missing, and the exact location of his grave is unknown. He executed his will on the day of his death; probate was made, 25 October 1804.1 In his will he named his wife, Mary, and his son, James, as administrators of his estate; made bequests to his sons, Everett and Samuel; and made provision for the support of his unmarried children, without naming them. Mary Hulze Eldred, married, 26 October 1806, her second husband, JOHN FORGESON, a widower, of the Town of Minisink .4 He was born, 11 July 1748, and died, 18 October 1812. After his death, his widow went to live with her son, James Eldred, at Halfway Brook, Sullivan County, New York; where she died, 18 September 1837. 3 John Livingston, ed., Biographical Sketches of Eminent American Lawyers, Now Living , (New York, 1852), 323-325. 4 Wayne County, Pa. Sheriff's Deed Book, 1, 3-5, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. Minute Book of the Town of Minisink, I, Office of Town Clerk of Minisink, Westtown, N. Y. °Letter from Elizabeth Horton, genealogist, Middleton, N. Y. 2 July 1972. Miss Horton copied the inscription on Elisha Eldred's gravestone in the 1930s, but his age was not legible. °Orange County Will Book 0, 192. Surrogate Court, Goshen, N. Y. Letter from Elizabeth Horton, 8 August 1972. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 193 She was buried in the Halfway Brook village cemetery.° Issue of Elisha Eldred by his wife Mary Hulze:"' 1. 2. i. EVERETT ELDRED, b. 26 February 1776, in Minisink; d. before 4 April 1806, in Minisink, of whom further. ii. JAMES ELDRED, b. 7 October 1777, in Minisink; d. 12 April 1857, in Halfway Brook, of whom further. iii. SARAH ELDRED, b. 1780, in Minisink; d. before 1800; m. at Goshen Presbyterian Church, 25 April 1795, GEORGE BUCHANAN," b. 26 October 1763, in Little Britain, N. Y.; d. 11 April 1847, in Milford, Pa.,,z bur. Pinchot Cemetery, Milford, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Falls) Buchanan." He m. 2nd., Olive Rose, b. 7 October 1782; d. 5 May 1864, bur. Pinchot Cemetery." iv. SUSANNA ELDRED, b. 1780, in Minisink; m. at Goshen Presbyterian Church, 3 November 1798, JESSE BELKNAP," b. 1782. They were enumerated in the 1850 census, in Clinton Township, Wayne Co., Pa. V. NAPSAH ELDRED, b. 1782, in Minisink; no further information. vi. SAMUEL ELDRED, b. 1784, in Minisink. He witnessed a bond of Seth Yale, 4 April 1829, in Bethany, Pa.," and was probably the male, ae. 26 to 45, listed with Nathaniel B. Eldred in the 1820 census. He may have died Ca. 1830, as a list of graves in the Bethany Cemetery, made at that time, has "S. Eldred" for grave #108." Mary Eldred, who joined the Bethany Baptist Church, 6 July 1823," and was a member of the Female Bible Association of Bethany," may have been his wife. The store ledger of Thomas Spangenberg, Esq., of Beth- °Letter from Archie H. Eldridge, Front Royal, Va., July 1972. Mr. Eldridge learned the date of death from a descendant, however no verication has been found. toLater from Elil.abeth Horton, 2 July 1972. Miss Horton learned the names and birthdates of the children front W. H. Eldridge, genealogist of the Eldred-Eldridge families, Twin Falls, Idaho. ',Charles C. Coleman, comp. The Early Records of the First Presbyterian Church at Goshen, Nese York from 1767 to 1885, (Goshen, 1943), 21. ,2 Gravestone, Pinchot Cemetery, Milford, Pa. nCommemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, (Chicago, 1900), 1832. ',Gravestone, Pinchot Cemetery, Milford, Pa. "Coleman, 22. cited in Note 11. 16 Wayne County Will Book I, 71; County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. n MS List of graves in Bethany Cemetery, Bethany Public Library, Bethany, Pa. ,, Bethany Baptist Church Record Book 2, Wayne County Historical Society, Honesdale, Pa. ,0 Minute Book of the Female Bible Association of Bethany and Its Vicinity, Wayne County Historical Society. 194 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine any, shows that Mary Eldred made purchases, 21 May, 27 July and 28 October 1829, and that Nathaniel B. Eldred paid the balance of her account, 8 July 1830.20 She may have been one of the two adult females, enumerated in the 1820 and 1830 census, in the household of Nathaniel B. Eldred. 3. vii. RICHARD ELDRED, b. 12 February 1787, in Minisink; d. 28 February 1864, in Cameron Co., Pa., of whom further. viii. MARY ELDRED, b. 1789, in Minisink; no further information.21 ix. AMELIA ELDRED, no further information. X. EPHRAIM S. ELDRED, b ca 1793, in Minisink; d. 23 March 1823, in Dyberry Township, Wayne Co., of whom further. 5. Xi. NATHANIEL BAILEY ELDRED, b. 12 January 1795, in Minisink; d. 27 January 1867, in Bethany, of whom further. 4. 1. EVERETT ELDRED, the eldest son of Elisha and Mary (Hulze) Eldred, was born 26 February 1776, in Minisink, New York, He married, 10 November 1798; at Goshen Presbyterian Church, MARY DENToN,22 the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Wisner) Denton, of Goshen.25 She was born 14 September 1779, and was baptized, 28 May 1780, at Goshen Presbyterian Church,24 of which she became a member, 6 October 1804.25 Everett lived in the Town of Minisink, where he was enumerated in the 1800 census. With his wife, he received 49 acres from the partition of the lands of John and Elizabeth Denton.'" He may have spent some time in Pennsylvania, as the court records of Wayne County show that he sued an Enoch Tuttle at the May 1804 session of the court; the jury found for the defendant, 11 May 1804, and denied judgement.27 His father, Elisha Eldred, in his will, left Everett 13 tracts of land in Pennsylvania. He died in Minisink, before 4 April 1806, at which date his wife was called a "widow" at the baptism of their daughter, Mary Ann 2° He was probably buried in the family cemetery in Minisink. 20 Ledger of Thomas Spangenbem Esq., 1829-1831, 43, Wayne County Historical Society, Honesdale, Pa. 21 She was probably too old to have been the Mary Eldred living in Bethany in the 1820s. 22 Coleman, 124, cited in Note 11. 23 Eager, 411, cited in Note 1. 24 Coleman, 105, cited in Note 11. 25 /bid., 54. 28 0range County Deed Book 1, 389, County Courthouse, Goshen, N. Y. 27 Wayne County Continuance Docket B, 141, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. 2'Coleman, 124, cited in Note 11. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 195 Mary Denton Eldred, married as her second husband, 29 February 1812, ROBERT BOAR, a widower of Minisink.29 His first wife, Bathsheba, died 18 November 1809, ae. 26 years, 10 months and 26 days." Mary Boak, died 7 December 1827, ae. 48 years, 2 months and 29 days," of a disease of the liver." Robert Boak, died 6 August 1840, ae. 68," he is buried with his two wives, in the Wallkill Cemetery, Town of Wallkill, Orange County, New York. Issue of I. Everett Eldred by his wife Mary Denton: i. MARY ANN ELDRED, b. 2 February 1801, bapt. 4 April 1806;84 d. 12 October 1823, ae. 22 years, 8 months and ten days;85 m. 9 August 1820, at Goshen Presbyterian Church, JOHN WELLS." 2. JAMES ELDRED, the second son of Elisha and Mary (Hulze) Eldred, was born 7 October 1777, in Minisink, New York. As a young man he moved to Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania, where his brother-in-law, George Buchanan lived. It was here that he would meet and marry his first wife, Mary Mulford. While living in Milford, he purchased land in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, 15 February 1798, from Irah Fuller." Wayne County, Pennsylvania was established 21 March 1798, from the northern part of Northampton County, and the first court in the county was held at the home of George Buchanan. The Court of Wayne County appointed James Eldred, Jason Torrey and Martin Overfield, 11 December 1801, as auditors of the county records. They submitted their report to the February session of the court in 1801; they strongly criticized the county commissioners, and their clerk, for their conduct of county business, and the handling of county funds. The early court records indicate that James Eldred vigorously pursued his business interests; he sued Leonard Cole in 1799,8. and Daniel Cummings in 1800,39 23 Coleman, 26, cited in Note 11. so Gravestone, Wallkill Cemetery, Wallkill, N. Y. 3,- Ibid. 32 Coleman, 136, cited in Note 11. "Gravestone, Wallkill Cemetery. 34 Coleman, 124, cited in Note 11. " Gravestone, Wallkill Cemetery. "Coleman, 28, cited in Note 11. M Wayne County Deed Book I, 15/16, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. 23 Wayne County Continuance Docket A, 35. "Ibid., 97. 196 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine as well as John Biddis in 1802, and John Cameron in 1802." James Eldred, married as his first wife, 3 October 1802, MARY (POLLY) VAN ORSDOL MULFORD," the daughter of Abraham Mulford of Milford. It is not known whether Abraham's second wife, Hannah Sickles, was her mother, or step-mother. Polly Mulford, was born, 29 May 1787, probably in Union Township, New Jersey. Her son, Charles Eldred, indicated in the 1880 census listing of his household, that his mother was born in Pennsylvania, but the Mulford family does not appear in the 1790 census of Pennsylvania; so they may have moved from New Jersey after 1790. Abraham Mulford operated an inn in Milford; and served as the third sheriff of Wayne County from 1804 to 1807. After his marriage, James Eldred returned to Minisink, where he purchased the family homestead from his mother, 4 October 1806." He transferred his land holdings in Orange County, 16 February 1811, to Benjamin Wood; and moved about 1816, to the village of Halfway Brook, Town of Lumberland, Sullivan County, New York, where he engaged in farming." He and his wife joined the First Congregational Church of Lumberland, 15 November 1818, and James was a deacon of the church for 37 years." Mary Mulford Eldred, died 28 January 1825, ae. 37 years, 7 months and 29 days, at Halfway Brook." James married, as his second wife, 12 February 1826, HANNAH HICKOK, daughter of Asa and Hester (Hinman) Hickok." She was born, 18 July 1789, in Connecticut; and died 12 April 1869, at Halfway Brook." James Eldred served from 1835 to 1836 as an Assemblyman in the New York State Legislature, and as Judge of the Court of Common Pleas." The Town of Lumberland was divided in 1853, and the "Wayne County Continuance Docket A, 48. "Edith Austin Moore & William Allen Day, The Descendants of Richard Austin of Charlestown,1638, (St. Petersburg, Fla., 1969) 219. 0range County Deed Book K, 229; N, 318. N, 212. "Gertrude A. Barber, comp., "Records of the First Congregational Church in the Town of Lumberland, Sullivan County, N. Y.," MS (1929), 6. "Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery; Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41, gives 24 January 1825 as the date of her death. 46 /bid., 219. Charles Nelson Hickok, The Hickok Genealogy, (Rutland, Vt., 1938), 74. "Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery. 84 James Eldridge Quinlan, History of Sullivan County, (Liberty, N. Y., 1873), 324. 42 The Sons of Elisha Eldred 197 western section, where James lived, was renamed the Town of Highland; by 1878, the village of Halfway Brook was known as Eldred, because the village postmaster, Charles C. P. Eldred had designated the post office, Eldred, New York. James Eldred died on 12 April 1857, ae. 79 years, 6 months and 5 days, in Halfway Brook." He was buried in the local cemetery. Issue of 2. James Eldred by his wife Mary Denton: i. AMELIA ELDRED, b. 7 August 1803, in Denton; d. 10 January 1820, ae. 16 years, 5 months and 3 days, in Halfway Brook, bur. Eldred Cemetery;" in. 27 June 1819, HARVEY WHEELER,. who d. 1829." it. SARAH ELDRED, b. 3 May 1805, in Denton; m. 5 September 1822, ZOPHER CARMICHAEL.53 lit. ABRAHAM MULFORD ELDRED, b. 18 October 1806, in Denton; d. 25 September 1847, in Halfway Brook, bur. Eldred Cemetery," m. ca. 1838, ELIZABETH WHEELER; she was b. ca. 1821, in Delaware County, N. Y.;" m. 2nd., Gilbert Travis; in 1855 was living in the Town of Timpkins, N. Y. IV. CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY ELDRED, b. 13 September 1808, in Denton; d. 9 March 1890, in Eldred;" m. in Denton, 4 October 1834, by the Rev. Felix Kyte, EFFA CAROLINE VAN TUYL," daughter of Daniel and Margaret (Writer) Van Tuyl; she was b. 16 April 1815, in Glen Spray, N. Y.; d. 29 October 1892, in Eldred, bur. Eldred Cemetery." "Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery, Eldred, N. Y., see Note 10. 50 Ibid. m Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41. ,,Barber, 23, cited in Note 44. ,s9 Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41. 54 Barber, 12, cited in Note 44. Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41. Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery, gives his age as "40 yrs., 11 mths & 13 days", which indicates an earlier birth date of 12 October 1806. 55 Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41. "Census of the State of New York, 1855, First District of Town of Tompkins, Delaware County, Family #254, County Courthouse, Delhi, N. Y. °°Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery. Charles C. P. Eldred Family Bible, in possession of Edgar Allen Eldred, Middleton, N. Y. "Marriage Journal of the Rev. Felix Kyte, in possession of Mrs. Charles McIntire, Eldred, N. Y. Charles C. P. Eldred Family Bible. 59 Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery. Charles C. P. Eldred Family Bible. Vital Records, Vol. I, Death #71, Office of Town Clerk of Highland, Eldred, N. Y. 198 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine V. ELIZA ELDRED, b. 28 December 1810, in Denton; d. 20 January 1901, in Barryville, N. Y." m. 20 September 1827, JAMES K. GARDNER, b. 1808; d. 80 June 1860, bur. Eldred Cemetery." vi. PHEBE MARIA ELDRED, b. 17 September 1813, in Denton; d. 17 December 1814, ae. 1 year and 3 months, bur. in the family cemetery in Denton." vii. PHEBE MARIA ELDRED, b. 8 January 1816, in Halfway Brook;" m. November 1834, in Halfway Brook, by the Rev. Felix Kyte, AUGUSTUS ALONZO AUSTIN," b. February 1810, in Westchester County, N. Y., son of Ralph and Fannie (Knapp) Austin. viii. HARRIET RALDWIN ELDRED, b. 30 June 1818, in Halfway Brook; d. March 1823, in Halfway Brook, bur. Eldred Cemetery." IX. AMELIA ANN ELDRED, b. 14 February 1821, in Halfway Brook; d. 9 March 1823, in Halfway Brook, bur. Eldred Cemetery." Issue of 2. James Eldred by his second wife Hannah Hickok: X. MARY ANN ELDRED, b. 3 December 1827, in Halfway Brook; d. 5 October 1906, in Halfway Brook;" m. 9 January 1849, in Halfway Brook, by the Rev. Felix Kyte, WILLIAM HENRY AUSTIN," b. 18 March 1824, in Somers, Westchester County, N. Y.; d. 6 April 1909, in Eldred, bur. Eldred Cemetery," son of Ralph and Fannie (Knapp) Austin. 3. RICHARD ELDRED, the son of Elisha and Mary (Hulze) Eldred, was born, 12 February 1787, in the town of Minisink, New York. When the Congress of the United States declared war against Great Britain in 1812, Richard volunteered for service at Goshen. 60 Vital Records, I, #180, cited in Note 59. 0. Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41. 02 /bid. Letter from Elizabeth Horton, 2 July 1972, as cited in Note 6. 69 Barber, 12, as cited in Note 44. Moore & Day, 219, cited in Note 41, gives February as the month of her birth. a4 Marriage Journal of The Rev. Felix Kyte; Moore & Day, 142, 219, as cited in Note 41. "Barber, 12, cited in Note 44; Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery. 66 Barber, 13; Gravestone, Eldred Cemetery. 0.Certificate of death, Mary A. Austin, file #42245, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records, Albany, N. Y. "Marriage Journal of The Rev. Felix Kyte. 69 Certificate of death, William Henry Austin, file #23950, New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records, Albany, N. Y. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 199 He served from 5 November 1812 until 31 December 1813, and was commissioned a first lieutenant in the company commanded first, by Captain Daniel Hathaway, and later, by Captain Gabriel Denton, in the Second Regiment of the United States Artillery, commanded by Colonel Hawkins." He was married, 2 November 1817, in the Town of South East, Putnam County, New York, by The Rev. Joshua Spaulding, to HARRIET BALDWIN,-7 born 23 January 1797, in South East, the daughter of David and Hannah (Bull) Baldwin." Shortly after the marriage, the Eldreds settled in Milford. As a lawyer, he was admitted to the bar of Wayne County, 25 August 1819; and to the bar in Pike County in 1820." It was said of him that "if any poor person that could not pay had a case, they brought it to him."74 In 1820, he served as clerk to the Commissioners of Pike County.35 His wife, Harriet, joined the First Congregational Church of Lumberland, 2 November 1823, but later transferred her membership to the Presbyterian Church of Milford after it was established." Richard Eldred, joined the Presbyterian Church, 28 August 1832, as the result of a spiritual revival that visited Milford that summer. "Business in the village was nearly suspended, and every day appeared as a Sabbath of the Lord."" Although Richard Eldred lived in Pike County, he was active in the affairs of Wayne County, and was elected commissioner of Wayne County in 1841, for a term of three years." In 1844, he was elected as the Representative of Wayne and Pike Counties to the state legislature." In 1861, Richard and Harriet Eldred moved to Cameron County, Pennsylvania, where they lived with their son, Epaphras. It was there 70 Pension file of Richard Eldred, WC 23607, National Archives, Washington, D. C. 77 /bid. ." C. C. Baldwin, The Baldwin Genealogy, from 1500 to 1881, (Cleveland, 1881), 700.; National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Patriot Index, (Washington, D. C., 1966), 31. 75 Alfred Mathews, History of Wayne, Pike and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia, 1886), 153, 841. 74 /bid., 841. 75 /bid., 840 76 Barber, 24, cited in Note 44. 77 Mathews, 875, cited in Note 73. 70 1bid.,137. 79 /bid., 136. 200 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine Richard Eldred died on 28 February 1864," he was buried in the Milford Cemetery. Harriet Eldred returned to their home in Milford, where she lived as the beneficiary of her husband's veterans pension, until her death on 3 January 1892." She was buried beside her husband. William Bross in his recollections of Milford said of her, "No man ever had a better wife 'whose price is far above rubies.' I say this entirely without regard to the fact that she was the woman that handed my father the dollar to assist me in getting my education." Issue of 3. Richard Eldred by his wife Harriet Baldwin:82 I. EPAPHRAS ELDRED, b. 17 February 1819, in Milford; in. 11 August 1847, MARIA SILL. ii. EDWIN B. ELDRED, b. 28 September 1820, in Milford; m. 12 No- vember 1846, ANNA C. POILLON; he was elected District Attorney of Pike County in 1850, and Representative to the Pennsylvania State Legislature in 1874.m 111. HEBE MIRANDA ELDRED, b. 21 February 1822, in Milford; d. 19 September 1909, in Milford; m. 18 October 1843, DR. JOHN SCHIMMEL, b. 11 July 1811, in Frankfort, Germany; d. 1882, in Milford." IV. JAMES EVERETT ELDRED, b. 8 July 1823, in Milford; d. 17 June 1862, in Annapolis, Maryland, while a soldier in Company C of the 67th Pennsylvania Volunteers; m. 27 October 1852, in Milford, by the Rev. Thomas S. Bradner, HENRIETTA LAURA DIMMICK, b. 25 October 1827; d. 8 April 1912, in Milford;" daughter of Samuel and Wealthy (Dimmick) Dimmick of Milford. James E. Eldred was the Prothonotary of Pike County from 1852 to 1858." V. JOHN A. 5. ELDRED, b. 8 February 1825, in Milford. vi. JANETTE B. ELDRED, b. 25 October 1828, in Milford; d. 15 July 1829, in Milford. vii. HENRY R. ELDRED, b. 22 October 1830, in Milford. viii. HARRIET AUGUSTA ELDRED, b. 25 June 1833, in Milford; d. 23 August 1840, in Milford. &Tension file, cited in Note 70. ; Milford Cemetery records in the possession of Duncan Stroyan, Milford. 82 Eension file, cited in Note 70, the file contains a certified copy of the Richard Eldred Family Bible record of births and marriages. Mathews, 838, cited in Note 73. 84 Thiti.; Certificate of death for Miranda Hebe Schimmel, file #85332, Department of Health, Division of Statistics, New Castle, Pa. 85 Pension file of James E. Eldred, WC 79-454. National Archives, Washington, 1D. C. 86 Mathews, 839, cited in Note 73. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 201 4. EPHRAIM S. ELDRED, the son of Elisha and Mary (Hulze) Eldred, was born ca. 1793, in the Town of Minisink, New York. He married, ABIGAIL MOORE, of New Jersey, who was born ca. 1800. After living in Orange County, New York, for a short time, Ephraim moved his family to Milford, where he was enumerated in the 1820 census. Later that same year, he moved to Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, near the Glass Factory on Beechgrove Road, where he worked a farm owned by his brother, Nathaniel." A subscription list for the building of the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 23 November 1822, shows that he pledged five dollars in labor and materials." While living near Bethany, Abigail joined the Female Bible Association of Bethany and Its Vicinity, the group distributed bibles to needy children." Ephraim Eldred died at the age of thirty," 23 March 1823, in Dyberry Township. He was buried in the Bethany Cemetery without a gravestone. An inventory of the graves there, made about 1830, shows that an "E. Eldred" was buried in grave *107.9' A one thousand dollar bond was filed by Abby Eldred and Nathaniel B. Eldred, as administrators of the estate of Ephraim Eldred." Abigail Moore Eldred, married second, THOMAS CARR, son of James and Esther (Varnell) Carr, of Dyberry Township." Abigail and Thomas Carr were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania, where she was active in church and sunday school work. She had seven children by her second husband; the first child, born in Bethany, in October 1824, was named Ephraim. In 1832, Thomas Carr moved his family to Starrucca, Susquehanna County, and in 1851, to Susquehanna Depot, where he operated the "Carr Hotel."'" The Carrs were probably buried in "Memoranda Book of John Torrey, 101, Wayne County Historical Society, Honesdale, Pa. "MS Subscription List for Building Bethany Presbyterian Church, Bethany Public Library, Bethany, Pa. 99 Minute Book of the Female Bible Association of Bethany and Its Vicinity. 90 Torrey 101, cited in Note 87. 91MS list of graves in Bethany Cemetery. 92 Wayne County Will file #439, Wayne County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. "Commemorative Biographical Record, 305, 463-4, cited in Note 13. 94 .1bid., 464; Emily C. Blackman, History of Susgarhann County, Pennsylvania, (Baltimore, 1970, reprint of 1873 ed.), 109. 202 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine the McKune Cemetery, Oakland Township, Susquehanna County, where their son, Ephraim Carr, was buried in 1909. Issue of 4. Ephraim S. Eldred by his wife Abigail Moore: i. GABRIEL B. FREED, b. 15 April 1818, in Orange County, New York, d. 5 April 1887, in Montrose, Pennsylvania:95 m. 23 October 1844, JANE H. TUTTLE," b. ca. 1822, in Broome County, New York, d. 3 June 1897, in Montrose ;97 daughter of Herman and Susan Tuttle. He served as Sheriff of Susquehann County, from 1851 to 1854, and Prothonotary, from 1863 to 1866, and 1870 to 1872." ii. ADELINE ELDRED, b. ca. 1819, in Milford; listed with Thomas Carr at Starrucca, in the 1850 census; no further information. iii. JAMES B. ELDRED, b. 14 February 1820, in Milford; d. 13 February, in Honesdale;" m. 9 July 1845, in Honesdale, by the Rev. D. D. Gray, SARAH POLHEMUS,'" b. 26 March 1826, in New Jersey; d. 1 February 1894, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.Y. He was Sheriff, from 1855 to 1863; Register and Recorder, from 1864 to 1870; Commissioner, from 1871 to 1873, all in Wayne County.," IV. NATHANIEL BAILEY ELDRED, it, joined the Honesdale Presbyterian Church, 12 August 1837, but the church records shortly after this date list him as deceased.," There isn't any proof that he was the son of Ephraim, however he was listed with James B. Eldred in several records. 5. NATHANIEL BAILEY ELDRED, the youngest son of Elisha and Mary (Hulze) Eldred, was born 12 January 1795, in the Town of Minisink, New York. Some biographers of Nathaniel Eldred say he was born in Dolsontown, New York, which was about two miles from the Outlet, where his father had an inn. He settled in Milford, Pennsylvania, about 1811, to begin the study of law with, Daniel Dimmick, and later with, Edward Mott. °°Obituary in The Montrose Democrat, 8 April 1887. °°Rhamanthus M. Stocker, Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia, 1887), 300. 01 Obituary in The Montrose Democrat, 10 June 1897. "Stocker, 69-70, 300., cited in Note 96. 00 0bituary in The Wayne County Herald, 16 February 1893; Gravestone, Glen Dyberry Cemetery. too Marriage notice in The Honesdale Democrat, 15 July 1845. '°'Gravestone, Glen Dyberry Cemetery. °°°Mathews, 137-38, cited in Note 73. .03 Honesdale Presbyterian Church Register, I., Church Office of the Honesdale Presbyterian Church, Honesdale, Pa. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 203 In 1814, the southern part of Wayne County, was separated, and established as Pike County, with Milford, the county seat. Nathaniel was admitted to the bar of Pike County, 16 November 1816;1" and to the bar of Wayne County, 27 January 1817.105 He moved to Wayne County in 1818, to take over the law practice of Andrew M. Dorrance, who had died, 9 April 1818.1" He was married, 1 March 1818, in Milford, to LUCINDA JANE DIMMICK, who was born in 1802, in Milford, the daughter of Daniel and Jane (Smith) Dimmick. The only other mention of her is found in the Diary of Sylvanus Seely, the founder of Seelyville, Pennsylvania, who wrote on 7 July 1820, "I have learned that D. Dimmick is very ill and Eldred's wife also. Eldred is not home."10' Lucinda Eldred, died 31 July 1824, at Bethany,'" where she was buried in grave #109 of the Bethany Cemetery.'" Nathaniel Eldred, married second, SARAH M. DIMMICK, the daughter of Samuel and Sophia (Greenslip) Dimmick, of Bloomingburgh, Town of Mamakating, Sullivan County, New York.", She was born in Bloomingburgh, about 1803, and was a cousin of Nathaniel's first wife, Lucinda Dimmick. He served as Representative to the Pennsylvania State Legislature, in 1822, 1823, 1826 and 1827. He was postmaster of Bethany, from 5 December 1824, to 28 September 1827. He was Treasurer of Wayne County, from 1830 to 1831; and was a presidential elector in 1844, when he cast his ballot for James K. Polk."' Governor George Wolf, in 1835, appointed him President Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial District of Potter, McKean, Warren and Jefferson counties. Judge Eldred moved from Bethany, to Warren, in Warren County, where he lived until 1843. In 1839, Governor David R. Porter named him President Judge of the Sixth Judicial District of Erie, Crawford and Venango counties; and in 1843, Presi104 Mathews, 843, as cited in Note 73. 105 Ma, 153. 10 Ibid., 161 luDiary of Sylvanus Seely (typescript), Wayne County Historical Society, Honesdale, Pa. los Torrey, 105, cited in Note 87. 105 MS. list of graves in Bethany Cemetery. "Mathews, 158, cited in Note 73; Quinlan, 427, cited in Note 48. "Livingston, 322-23, cited in Note 3; Typed list of Postmasters of Bethany, Bethany Public Library, Bethany, Pa.; Records in Office of Wayne County Treasurer, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. 204 The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine dent Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District of Dauphin, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties. With the latter appointment, Judge Eldred moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After Governor William F. Johnston commissioned him President Judge of the Twenty-Second Judicial District of Wayne, Pike and Carbon counties in 1849, he moved back home to Bethany."' In April 1853, President Franklin Pierce appointed Judge Eldred Naval Officer of the Custom House of Philadelphia, a position which he held for four years; in 1857, he retired to his home in Bethany."' After an illness of several years, he died, in Bethany, 27 January 1867.1" An administrator's bond was filed on 8 February 1867, by his son, Charles F. Eldred."5 Judge Eldred, his first wife, Lucinda, and two daughters, were later moved to the new Glen Dyberry Cemetery at Honesdale. His second wife, Sarah, who suffered from poor health, was confirmed at home, 28 August 1869, by Bishop W. B. Stevens, as a member of Grace Episcopal Church of Honesdale. She died, 6 February 1870, aged sixty-six, at Bethany."° Her will, dated 21 December 1868, was probated 31 March 1870.11x. She was buried, 9 February 1870, in Glen Dyberry Cemetery."' Issue of 5. Nathaniel Baily Eldred by his wife Lucinda Dimmick: i. FRANKLIN R. ELDRED, b. Ca. 1819, in Bethany; d. ca. 1839. He entered the College of New Jersey, as a sophomore, in May 1838, and left college sometime after 26 January 1839.110 Issue of 5. Nathaniel Baily Eldred by his wife Sarah Dimmick: ii. MARY ASENATH ELDRED, b. 1830, in Bethany; d. 27 September 1868, in St. Cloud, Minnesota;,2° m. 15 November 1852, in Honesdale, EDWARD OSCAR HAMLIN,12‘ b. 12 June 1828, in BethituLivingston, 322-23, cited in Note 3. "3 Mathews, 158, cited in Note 73. 114 Obituary in The Wayne County Herald, 7 February 1867, sec Note 10. ." Wayne County Will Book II, 267. 110 Obituary in The Wayne County Herald, 10 February 1870. nj Wayne County Will Book II, 352. nsGrace Episcopal Church Register, I, Church Office, Honesdale, Pa. it9 Mathews, 1198, cited in Note 73; Letter from Earle E. Coleman, University Archivist, Princeton University, Princeton, N. J., 18 August 1975. 120 Notice of death in The Wayne County Herald, 1 October 1868. 121 Notice of marriage in The Honesdale Democrat, 17 November 1852; The Wayne County Herald, 15 November 1852. The Sons of Elisha Eldred 205 any,n, d. 4 February 1895, in Honesdale; son of Ephraim W. and Damaris (Day) Hamlin. He m. 2nd, Ella Frances Strong, of Minnesota.'M 111. LUCINDA JANE ELDRED, b. ca. 1832, in Bethany; m. 8 December 1856, in Bethany, ARA BARTLETT,124 son of Ara and Louisa (Jenkins) Bartlett.'2, iv. SARAH ELIZABETH ELDRED, b. ca. 1834, in Bethany; d. 6 Febraury 1g51.126 V. CAROLINE W. ELDRED, b. 20 April 1836, in Warren, Warren Co.; d. 6 January 1919, in Warren;127 m. 18 June 1856, in Bethany, LEWIS FINDLAY WATSON;128 b. 14 April 1819, in Titusville, Pa.; d. 25 August 1890, in Washington, D.C., while a member of the House of Representatives.,20 He was the son of John and Rebecca (Bradley) Watson. Vi. ANN M. ELDRED, b. ca. 1839, in Warren; d. 10 September 1863, in Bethany?3, VII. CHARLES FRANKLIN ELDRED, b. 28 Febraury 1841, in Warren; d. 27 April 1897, in Wausau, Wisconsin;m m. 18 October 1866, in Bethany, EMMA AUGUSTA WEST,132 b. 4 October 1841, in Bethany; d. 1 November 1886, in Wausau•t33 daughter of Benjamin T. and Phebe (Miller) West. Charles F. Eldred was District Attorney of Wayne Co., and of Marathon Co., Wisconsin.," 122 Mathews, 177, cited in Note 73. 123 Wayne County Register of Deaths, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa.; Wayne County Will Book VI, 137; Mathews, 178, cited in Note 73. 124 Notice of marriage, The Honesdale Democrat, 24 December 1856. 125 Wayne County Orphan's Court Docket A, 57, County Courthouse, Honesdale, Pa. 126 Notice of death in The Honesdale Democrat, 12 February 1851; The Wayne County Herald, 13 February 1851. mcertificate of death for Caroline W. Watson, file #10017-19, Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, New Castle, Pa. 128 Notice of marriage in The Honesdale Democrat, 25 June 1856; The Wayne County Herald, 25 June 1956. 120 W. F. Clinger, "Land and Trees Created Many Warren Fortunes," Stepping Stones, XIV, (May, 1970), 402-4. 1" Obituary in The Wayne County Herald, 17 September 1863. mi Obituary in The Wayne County Herald, 6 May 1897. 132 Notice of marriage in The Republic, (Honesdale, Pa.) 25 October 1866; The Wayne County Herald, 25 October 1866. 132 Obituary in The Wayne County Herald, 4 November 1886. 134 Mathews, 156, cited in Note 73; The Wayne County Herald, 6 May 1897.