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FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS

Male Line: George" — Roger'--Pavid- — Eleazer1 — Jesse1 — Jesse"' — Edward Everett" Francis Wayland1

A HISTORY

OF THE

ORVIS FAMILY IN AMERICA

BY FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS

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HACKENSACK, N. J.

THE ORVIS COMPANY, INC.

1922

PREFACE

Because this "A History of the Orvis Family in America" is the out- growth of two pamphlets published by me in 1911 and 1913, and called by me "Outlines of the Orvis Family," I have included in these prefatory remarks the prefaces which appeared in those forerunners. The back- ground is thus provided for such other remarks of an introductory nature as properly find place here.

Following the publication, nine years ago, of the later "Outlines," I found myself impelled as much by choice as by natural consequences to continue collecting Orvis family data and correcting the fairly large array which I already had. Many, on receiving the "Outlines," began writing to me about their immediate branches of the family, pointing out my sins or omission if not of commission, adding new names and facts and amend- ing such unintentional misstatements as had crept in, despite my best ef- forts. Thus my interest was not allowed to flag, and the data continued to flow in, with the result, finally, that I believed I had a fair nucleus around which to construct what I might venture to describe as a "History," al- though in my preface to the 1913 "Outlines" I had expressed the hope that others than myself, and better fitted for the work, might undertake that task, prompted by my temerity.

Assisted by many, and urged on by all, I made numerous journeys to the resting places of long-departed Orvises, as well as to those places where records of their lives might be inspected, continually adding in these ways, and by correspondence, to the voluminous data then in hand. The present volume is the result. If it shall be a source of information and interest to those of Orvis lineage, and leave with them, as it does with me, a heightened respect for both the progenitors and the living members of our clan, the work will not have been in vain. Certainly, no amount of pleasure and satisfaction that others may take in its perusal can exceed the pleasure and satisfaction which have been mine in slowly piecing it together. I have endeavored to acknowledge the assistance and co-opera- tion that have attended my efforts. I could not hope to express in fitting terms the feelings prompted by innumerable pleasurable contacts with others of the family resident in practically every State of the Union. To all of them I can but send my greetings, reiterate my thanks and commit this volume to their kindly consideration.

FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS. Hackensack, N. J., September, 1922.

(Preface to September, 1911, issue)

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From time to time various persons have attempted to compile a history of the

Orvis family in America. Among these I may mention Edward E. Orvis, my father, who published a small pamphlet on the subject, which was subsequently reprinted by myself, with the intention of continuing the search and making a fuller record.

Edwin W. Orvis, now of 60 Broadway, New York City, published a similar book- let of his branch of the family, and he has the same desire as others of the family for "more light."

Dr. B. W. Rhamy, of Fort Wayne, Ind., who married Mary Alice Orvis, became interested in the subject and has gathered more data concerning the family than any one else of whom the writer knows.

It was said and generally accepted that three brothers emigrated to this country from England or Wales, but Dr. Rhamy says that in his investigations he has found no evidence in support of the assertion. He is of the opinion that all the Orvises are descendants of one George Orvis, who lived in Farmington, Ct., in 1658 and had lived there for some time prior to that year, for he married Elizabeth, widow of David Carpenter, in 1652, by whom he had six children. He was a man of some importance in the community and died April 27, 1664. The widow subsequently mar- ried Richard Bronson. With the children of David Carpenter or those of Richard Bronson this book is not concerned; but with the six children of George Orvis and their descendants. Copies of the church records of George and his children and grandchildren are now in the hands of Dr. Rhamy.

FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS.

(Preface to September, 1913, issue)

Two years ago I printed and circulated among the Orvises known to me a pamphlet which I called "Outlines of the Orvis Family." While the present edition is more full and contains many names, letters, dates, and whole families not found in the first, it is still nothing more than "Outlines." It cannot be called a His- tory. That must come later, when fuller and more accurate information is at hand. Rather than delay further this pamphlet is printed and distributed among the family in United States, in the hope that some Orvis or Orvises will take up the work and systematically compile and publish a "History of the Orvis Family in America" that will be worthy of its title. All letters, papers or other data that I may have will always be at the disposal of any one desiring same for this purpose.

I regret that this booklet is as faulty as I know it to be; but it is the best that I could produce under the conditions, and I shall continue writing to Orvises wherever I find them, and collecting and collating data concerning the family, for future use as above stated, whether I issue another book or not.

I want to thank all those who have helped me in this work, and they are scat- tered all the way from Vermont to California. I am especially grateful to John Mills Orvis, of Des Moines, Iowa; Rev. G. M. Orvis, of Dubuque, Iowa; Albert H. Orvis, of Yankton, So. Dak.; Stella V. Davis, of Oskaloosa, Iowa; Mrs. William Orvis, of Evaline, Mich.; E. R. Orvis, of Mainsburg, Pa.; George E. Orvis, of Mans- field, Pa.; Harry F. Orvis, of Camp Lake, Wis., and John Mills Orvis, of Missoula, Mont.

FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS. September, 1913.

DR. BONNELLE W. RHAMY

Husband of Mary Alice (Orvis) Rhamy, whose male line is: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Gershom4 — Charles5 — Charles0 — Mary Alice7

APPRECIATION

It would be impossible to assemble the data for a volume such as this is without the aid of many members of the family. Not only have the living members been appealed to for record of the present generation, but the recollections of many regarding relatives no longer with us have been freely consulted and been of much assistance. Moreover, others of the family besides myself have from time to time supplied much helpful information, which they had assembled with a view at some time of pub- lishing a similar work. To all those who have thus assisted me I am most grateful. I am particularly grateful, and make this special acknowledg- ment, to Dr. B. W. Rhamy, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, who, following his marriage into our family, gathered together a considerable volume of Orvis data, which he freely offered for use in connection with this work.

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THE OR VIS FAMILY IN ENGLAND

In 1916, while browsing around in the New York Public Library, I chanced to look in the current directory of London, England, and found this :

"Orvis, Elizabeth, widow of F. W. Orvis, Ship Chandler," and the ad- dress. This naturally startled me a bit, for F. W. are my initials, but I was not aware of being a "dead one" entirely. I wrote her at once, and after some time got this letter, which had been opened by Censor No. 3158:

1 Kings Parade, Lower Combs St., South Croydon,

25th June, 1916. Dear Sir:

In answer to yours of 8th June, 1916, the letter in question appears to refer to me. The person to whom you addressed it is my sister-in-law, whose husband was my brother, F. W. Orvice, who is dead. The Orvice family, I believe, originated in Norfolk, anyhow, that is where I was born, in a village by the name of Besthorpe. I cannot give you any further par- ticulars just now, as my grandfather, grandmother and father are all dead.

I lost the run of an uncle, Joseph Orvice (I think that was his Chris- tian name), many years ago, who I believe married a Miss Brown, and in the early part of their married life lived somewhere in Suffolk, I think near Stowmarket.

If you should be the person in question, or his son, I should be pleased to hear from you.

Believe me to remain yours respectfully,

R. ORVICE.

Note the spelling of the name "Orvice" and the fact that the writer thinks the family came from Norfolk County, where he was born, in the village of Besthorpe, and also that his uncle lived in Suffolk County.

Allegations for Marriage License, Records of Suffolk Co., Eng. :

Edward Orvis, of Lovenham, 23 years, and Mary Cawster, of Great Waldingfield, Aug. 24, 1761.

Thomas Orvis, of Hitcham, 20 years, and Mary Blake, of Gripping- Hamlet, 24 years, Oct. 21, 1692.

From Norfolk, Eng., Parish Register, at East Winch Parish, page 90: "Robert Orvis and Martha Wright, Dec. 29, 1746."

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BEFORE GEORGE

In 1616, there lived in Bardwell, Suffolk Co., Eng., John Orvis and his wife, Prudence. They had at least three children, two daughters and a son. Elizabeth was baptized May 2, 1619; Hamith, the son, in April, 1621, and the other daughter, Thomazin, on August 10, 1623, according to the records found in "Miscellanae Genealogical et Heraldica," Vol. 5, page 321. It is regrettable that our knowledge of this family is so meagre, but what there is of it is authentic.

We might imagine that our George was an older brother of Hamith, the son of John and Prudence, but we have no such record. His age would permit such contention. He did emigrate; it must have been about that time or a little later. His name was ORVIS, and that was the way John and Prudence spelled their family name — not OR VICE, as was used by some other branches of the family.

New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 50, page 285, mentions John Orvis, of Lowford, in Will-Consistory Court of London, Eng- land, Sept. 12, 1619.

Henry W. Orvis, of Cleveland, Ohio, says positively that "George, William and Samuel Orvis sailed from Londonderry, Ireland, in the year 1629 for America, landing at a place 60 miles inland on the Piscataqua River in New Hampshire at or near what is now Portsmouth ; or it may be possible that they landed at Salem instead of Portsmouth." (Note — There was a settlement made a short time before 1631 at the mouth of the Pis- cataqua River on land belonging to Capt. John Mason and under the lead- ership of Walter Neale. Altogether there were 60 men and 22 women, who called the settlement Strawberry Bank.)

The will of David Carpenter, first husband of Elizabeth, who after- wards married George Orvis, dated May 18, 1652 says in part:

"I give to my wife, Elizabeth, the cellar that I live in and all my house- hold stuff * * * and I commit the care and oversight of my children and estate and buildings wholly to my master, John White, of Hartford, Conn."

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GEORGE ORVIS

Married in 1652 at Farmington, Connecticut, Elizabeth, widow of David Carpenter, who had died January 22, 1650 or 1651.

George and Elizabeth had six children, three boys and three girls. His wife, Elizabeth, joined the Church and her three children by her first husband and George's children were all baptized in Farmington. (See Church Records of that town, Vol. 12, page 34). For other authentic in- formation concerning George and his family, see Savage's Genealogical Dictionary, Vol. 4, page 317. George died April 27, 1664, the year that New York was conquered from the Dutch and the year of the great plague of London, England. His widow married Richard Brownson, Brunson, or Bronson, as various spellings are given by the different authorities.

Richard Bronson was a carpenter as well as farmer; at least he left a full set of carpenter tools at his death in 1687. He was a widower with several children when he married Elizabeth, the widow of George and David. She certainly led a strenuous life, what with the three children of David (Elizabeth Carpenter, born 1644; David Carpenter, born 1647, and Mary Carpenter, baptized August, 1650), the six children of George and those of Richard. Nine times a natural mother and foster-mother to several others.

In the History of Northfield, Mass., George was referred to as the "Emigrant," but where he came from, on what ship and at what time, we do not now know.

Several have contended that the George ORRIS, who came over on the ship "Elizabeth and Ann," is the same George — our George — whose age was given as 21 when he embarked at London, England, May 8, 1635. It is claimed that ORVIS and ORRIS in hand writing could easily be mistaken one for the other, and this certainly is true, for that same mistake was made by the Erie Railroad in this year (1920), in issuing a commutation Licket to the writer of this sketch, using the previous month's ticket from which to copy the name. Such an error would have been even more likely then than now, when education is more general. The theory would be quite plausible and convincing if it were not a fact that there is a large family of ORRISES in both this country and England. The spelling of this name is also irregular: ORIS, ORRIS, ORRISS, ORISS, ORICE, etc. There are listed in "Soldiers in King Philip's War": John, Jonathan and Experience Orris and the indications are that they came from Boston. John is listed as a "smith of Boston." In one document John is recorded as Avis and was in the same company with "Roger Orris." Roger was undoubtedly the "son of the emigrant, George," and was wounded "in ye foott," and was sent home to his mother, as this was after the death of George. In this last report the clerk or official who made it out vouched for its cor- rectness, "All except some of the spellings." It is small wonder that he was confused.

In most of the reports wherever a member of the Boston family is mentioned some form of spelling ORRIS is used, while for the Connecticut family some form "of spelling ORVIS is used. There may be one or two exceptions, similar to the one just mentioned, and the clerk made the spell- ings uniform — and then apologized. Moreover, the records of Boston, Mass., show that George and Elizabeth Oris were living there and raising chil- dren in 1646 and mention is made of the family as late as 1699. The fact

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that the names are so nearly alike has caused much discussion, but there seems no doubt that there were two families : George and Elizabeth Orvis, living in Farmington, Conn., and George and Elizabeth Oris, living in Bos- ton, at the same time.

"This Court, having heard what had been alleged by Sergeant Hart against the Widow Orvis, her sale of her house and land at Farmington, to Samuel Gridley, doe declare that they can see not cause to alter the set- tlement made by the County Court of the lands of the Widow Orvis."

The above quotation would indicate that Elizabeth sold out.

In a list of original settlers and owners of Farmington, George's name appears with a letter "S" after it. This indicates that George was one of the original settlers of the town, and he probably came from Hartford, as did most of them. He was one of the original 84 proprietors and the records show that his widow came in for the new allotment or distribution of lands held by the original settlers. Farmington was first settled prior to 1639, and if George was one of the original owners and settlers he must have been there then, which was about the time Rhode Island was settled by Roger Williams (1636), and in the same year that Cromwell's Long Parliament was assembled in England (1640), the town was officially launched, but it was some time after before a charter was granted. George probably knew about the Colonies of Connecticut, New Haven, New Ply- mouth and Massachusetts (including New Hampshire) when they formed the New England Confederation in 1642. The first settlement in America was at Jamestown, Va., May 13, 1607, only about 32 years before we know of George. In 1609, the Hudson River was first explored and the May- flower landed her Pilgrims in 1620. Manhattan Island was settled in 1623; Maryland in 1634. George certainly lived in a time of great happenings. We can only speculate as to how long it was after Charles I. of England was beheaded (Jan. 20, 1649), before George heard of it.

In 1645, Farmington received its charter as an individual common- wealth. Its first name was Tunxis, so called by the Indians. It was prior to 1639 that steps were first taken looking towards a charter.

Richard Bronson and John, his brother (the latter an original pro- prietor of Hartford), removed to Farmington in 1653. Richard joined the Church there in 1654 and died there in 1687. By his first wife he had at least two children, John and Abagail, and Savage mentions several others in his Genealogical Dictionary, Vol. 1, page 280. His second wife was Eliz- abeth, widow of George Orvis and David Carpenter. She died in April between the 14th and 24th, 1694.

Extract from Probate Records:

George Orvice (Orvis), Farmington. Died April 27, 1664. Inventory taken by John Root and Stephen Hart, £92-00-00. "The debts and legacies of ye children of her first husband being discharged, the rest of the estate to belong to ye widow to bring up ye younger children."

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From old records: —

"Jenewary 1664, there was given to John Lang-ton and George Orvis twenty acors apiece at Poland, after John Wadsworth have taken out his forty acors; if it be not there to be had to look out other where they may find it, and so to repayer the town for the grant of it." — History of Hartford County.

BRUNSON, ELIZABETH, Farmington. Invt. 69-14-08. Taken 26 April, 1694, by Thomas Porter & Samuel Hooker. Will dated 6 April, 1694.

The last Will & Testament of Elizabeth Brunson: I give to my son, Samuel Orvis, my Lott in Paquabuck Meadow, which Lott lyeth between Capt. John Stanly's Land & Samuel Gridley's, and a Chest & a Anchor or small Cask. I give to my son, Roger Orvis, one acre of Land in my Lott in Pequabuck Meadow, and one Cow. I give unto my daughter, Mary, the wife of Samuel Scott, a brass Morter and Pestal, and 2 Hatts, and a small Chaire, & a young Steer. I give to my son, David Carpenter, a great Bible, and to his daughter, Mary, I give a silver Bodkin, and to his daughter, Eliza- beth, I give my white worked Sampler. I give to my daughter, Mary Hinman, a desk, and a sermon Booke I give to her son, Joseph Heacox. I give to my daughter, Eliza- beth Hill, my Bed & Boulster & Pillow which came from England, with Sheets & one Pillow Beere & a black Apron. I give to my gr. Child, Mary, the wife of Thomas Barnes, a silk Scarfe in her possession already, with my old Clothes and Hose & Shoes and an Iron Pott & a Trunke. I give to my gr. Child, Experience Chapell, a heifer, a box, a skillett, pinte Pott and a Basin & Porringer. I give to my gr. Child, Samuel Orvis, my rope Hooks, and to my gr. Child, Martha Scott, a brass Candlestick and painted Box. I give to Hannah Hough, my gr. Child, a brass Box with pott hooks, when she comes of age. I give to my daughter, Elizabeth Hill and Mary, the wife of Samuel Scott, and Mary Barnes and Experience Chapell, all my Lining. I make Thomas Barnes my sole Executor, & Sergt. Thomas Porter & Sergt. John Hart to be Overseers.

ELIZABETH X. BRUNSON. Witness: Thomas Porter, John Wadsworth.

A Codicil dated 14 April, 1694.

The following joint receipt and acknowledgment also appears:

Know all Men by these presents: That we, the Underwritten, the Children and Legatees of the Widow Elizabeth Brunson, of Farmington, late Deed., have received of Thomas Barnes, Executor, whatsoever was willed to us by the aforesd. Elizabeth, and doe hereby bind ourselves and heirs to rest satisfied with what we have received, and do hereby discharge the sd. Thomas and his heirs forever.

Signed :

SAMUEL X. ORVIS, ROGER X. ORVIS, ELIZABETH X. HILL, MARIE X. SCOTT, EXPERIENCE X. CHAPPELL. Witness: Roger Orvis,

Moses Ventruss, Nathaniel Wadsworth.

Court Record, Pages 71-6, September, 1694; Will proven. Invt. exhibited and ap- proved by the Court.

In January, 1639, "A committee from the three towns of Hartford, Wethersfield and Windsor was appointed to view these parts of Tunxis Sepos (The Indian name for the parts which now are Farmington and its nearby environs). In 1640, the conditions for planting Tunxis are concluded and settlement began. A few families from Hart- ford led the way, constructing their dwellings on the uplands and selecting or pur- chasing large portions of the meadows. In 1645, Tunxis received its present name of Farmington and became a taxable town "with the like liberties as the other towns upon the river for making order among themselves." Its first tax in 1645 was 10 pounds (English money). Dwelling lots were five acres each. In the year 1655, fifteen years from the date of the original settlement, the number of ratable persons in the town was 46, and the grand list of their estates was 5519 pounds Sterling. In 1672, thirty-two years after the date of the original settlement, the proprietors of the town, then 84 in number, took possession of the lands within the town limits (which had been commons) and ordered it divided among them according to their holdings as shown by the tax list. George Orvis was one of the "original proprietors," and his widow came in for his share of the divided lands. — From the Historical Address of Noah Porter, Jr., November 4, 1840, at Farmington, Conn.

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FIRST GENERATION

Male Line: George" Children of George Orvis and Elizabeth ( ? ) (Carpenter)

SAMUEL'— Born May, 1653, at Farming-ton, Conn. Married Deborah

( ? )•

Deborah joined Church May 7, 1682. He was still living April, 1709.

Julius Gay, in his "Farming-ton 200 Years Ago," tells us that Samuel was a shoe- maker and had his place on the East side of Main Street, a little North of the resi- dence of Gustave Cowles.

Some contend that Samuel married (1) Abagail, born 1643, daughter of Richard

Bronson by his first wife (that is his step-sister), and (2) Deborah ( ? ), but I

am inclined to doubt this because of the conflicting testimonies of the various authori- ties, most of whom copied from Hinman, and I believe they are all mixed on the Bron- son family. Stiles and the New England Gen. Register and Savage all say that Jona- than Winchell married Abigail Brunson, who was perhaps daughter of Richard Bronson and each records the fact that this couple had son, Jonathan. It is possible that there was more than one Abigail Brunson and also that there was more than one Samuel Orvis, but I have no evidence of this.

HANNAH' — Born April, 1655, at Farming-ton. Not named in her mother's will, April 6, 1694.

ROGER' — Born June, 1657, at Farmington, Conn. Died Janu- ary, 14, 1737. Married December 15, 1692, Miriam (Handerson), who was born in 1671, and died December 26, 1747, at Farmington, Conn.; daughter of John and Martha Handerson, of Hartford, Conn.

Miriam joined the Church January 20, 1711, and Roger in 1712. Roger had his house at "ye southerly end of ye town plat." There are two records, Church and Town. One gives Miriam's death as January 27, 1748.

He was presented with a can in 1676 by direction of King James II. of England, in recognition of his services in the Indian wars (See cut.)

EBENEZER'— Born March 18, 1659, at Farmington. Probably died young.

MARGARET'— Born June, 1661, at Farmington.

Not named in her mother's will, April 6, 1694. Probably died young.

MARY' — Bom June, 1663, at Farmington. Died November 28, 1748, in Farmington. Married February, 1687, at Farmington, Samuel Scott, who was born in 1660 and died June 30, 1745.

George and Elizabeth named their younger daughter "Mary," but we find her sign- ing as "Marie." Probably because of her affluence after becoming an heiress under the terms of her mother's will. See will.

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FIRST GENERATION— NOTES

From Church Records: —

"Sam. Orvice owned ye Covenant, joined the Church and his children are baptized."

Roger, son of George, lived in Farmington and was a soldier in King Philip's War under Capt. Newbery; was wounded at Hatfield, May, 1676. "Roger Alvis is wounded in ye foott." (Alvis is meant for Orvis.) Public Records of Colony of Connecticut — 1665-1678, page 450 — Trumbull, Document 84-A and on page 485 we find "Roger Orvis is now freed for pay and is to return to his place to attend to his own occasions, under the gouerment of his mother."

Volunteers who drew Cedar Swamps lots in Narragansett township which were granted to the volunteers of the Narragansett War, site of lots being now Voluntown, Conn. — Roger Orvis.

Enrollment of English volunteers in the late Narragansett War (on file in the Clerk's Office, Voluntown, Conn.) name No. 166 is that of Roger Orvis.

It is claimed that this Roger is the one to whom King James of England pre- sented the cane for bravery in the Indian wars. It is now held by Eleazer, of Pil- kington, Va., who removed from Oakville, Wis.

Extract from will of John Person, of Farmington, May 9, 1725: "And to Roger Orvis and John Andrews, I give and bequeath to each of them what they are now indebted to me."

Will of Martha (Handerson), of Hartford, Conn., dated Sept. 22, 1699, says in part:

"In case my son, James, shall not live to attain the age of 21 years, then I give my said house and home lot to my three daughters, namely, Miriam Orvice, Mary Wright and Sarah Handerson, to be divided equally, but if Mary does not come and settle in this colony then the other two daughters are to receive all." (Miriam was Roger's wife.)

Will of Roger Orvis, dated December 18, 1736, inventory taken by Isaac Cowles and Samuel Nash 179-12-07.

"I, Roger Orvis, of Farmington, do make this my last will and testament. I give to my wife, Miriam, my estate all, both real and personal, to be at her own dispose, to give to my own children. I appoint my wife, Miriam Orvice, sole executrix.

ROGER ORVICE. (L.S.) Witness: Isaac Cowles.

William Hooker. Ebenezer Lancton.

SOME OF THE MANY "LEGENDS" CONCERNING THE CELEBRATED ORVIS CANE

E. E. Orvis, in his pamphlet, says of Roger, son of George: "He distinguished him- self for bravery and skill in the various Indian wars in the early settlement of New England. For these services he was presented with a sword and cane by direction of the King of England. The latter is still in existence and in the possession of Silas Orvis, Whitby, Ont., Can. The cane was of bamboo, mounted with an ivory head and a heavy silver chain, which was fastened to the cane by a silver eye, but the orna- ments have disappeared many years since."

In a letter to the writer (F. W. Orvis), James C. Orvis, then of Maywood, 111., says: "The cane is now in Milwaukee, I think in the possession of Ebenezer Orvis, brother of George Orvis, who used to live in Chicago. The cane is a reed, petrified. There was once a manuscript with it but is now lost. There were two Orvis brothers came to America from England about 1600. This cane was presented to them by the Black Prince (see English history), for bravery in guarding his castle. An Eng- lish lady was here last year (1896) and said she had been in the castle and had seen the armor they claimed was once worn by the Prince. The Orvises first came from Wales and all started from these brothers. They settled first in Massachusetts, Ver- mont and Connecticut."

(As the Black Prince died in 1376 it could not have been he that presented the cane, unless it was presented to the ancestors of those that came to this country in 1600.— F. W. O.)

H. D. Orvis, Churches Ferry, N. D., says in a letter dated Mar. 4, 1897: "Eleazer, second son of Lorenzo Orvis, settled in Oakfield, Wis., near my father, Isaac Orvis, about 1847. He died leaving a son, Eleazer, who inherited and has in his possession the celebrated reed cane. Silas, brother of the elder Eleazer and son of Lorenzo, never would receive the came, it being as a reward for valor in war and all of the family were birthright Quakers."

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SECOND GENERATION

Children of Samuel (1) Orvis and Deborah ( ? )

Male Line: George" — Samuel1

DEBORAH— Born April 17, 1681. Baptized May 14, 1681. Died prior to 1726. Married April 8, 1699, at Farmington, Conn., Ebenezer Barnes, who died in 1756, son of Thomas Barnes and brother of Deacon Thomas Barnes.

MARTHA2— Baptized May 6, 1683, at Farmington. Married Dec. 7, 1704 (1) Nathaniel Himn, of Wethersfield, at Farmington. Nathaniel died Dec. 7, 1712, and she married, Dec. 9, 1714, (2) John Root, Jr., of Farmington, who was born Sept. 9, 1690, and died in 1767; son of John and Mary (Woodruff) Root.

They settled in Southington, that part of it that is now called Plainville.

SAMUEL2— Baptized October 25, 1685. Married September 5, 1707, Rachel (Andrus), of Waterbury, who was bom July 11, 1686, daughter of Abraham and Rebecca (Carrington) Andrus. He died prior to 1735 and Rachel married, December 28, 1738, (2) Thomas Richards, widower, at Farmington, Conn., son of Thomas and Mary (Parsons) Richards.

Samuel joined the Church June 10, 1707, at the same time that his cousin, David, did.

In Farmington, in 1716, Samuel Orvis was one of three appointed to keep order in the meeting house on days of public worship, "Who shall sit conveniently to inspect the youth."

John and Joan Carrington, grandparents of Rachel Andrus, were both tried for witchcraft, found guilty and probably hanged in 1651 or 1652. The witchcraft urial was at Hartford, Conn., March, 1651 or 1652, forty years before the Salem witchcraft shambles. See "Wethersfield," Vol. 2, page 681.

Letters from Governor Belcher to Samuel Orvis, one dated May 10, 1733, another June 26, 1732, the la'tsr asking Samuel to lay out the 30 acres of land granted Belcher by the town of Farmington; the former about the sale of Samuel's land. See Belcher Papers, Vol. VI, part 1, pages 477 and 501, Mass. His. Society.

MARGARET2— Baptized April 7, 1687. Married, May 14, 1706, at Weth- ersfield, William Goodrich, Jr., who was born July 21, 1686. Died March 31, 1743. Son of William and Grace (Riley) Goodrich.

See History of Sharon, 1877 edition, page 134.

Ensign William Goodrich married Sarah (Marvin); their son, Lieutenant William Goodrich, married Grace (Riley); their son, William Goodrich, married Margaret1 (Orvis), daughter of Samuel' Orvis, sometimes called "Goodman" Orvis.

SARAff— Baptized October 12, 1690, at Farmington.

ANNA" — Baptized November 11, 1694. Married, August 25, 1710, at Farm- ington, Joseph Coggswell, who was born in Saybrook, April 10, 1682, son of Samuel and Susanna (Haven) Coggswell.

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SECOND GENERATION

Children of Roger Orvis and Miriam (Handerson)

Male Line: George" — Roger1

ELIZABETH1— Bom Oct., 1693, at Farmington. Joined Church March 11, 1711. Married, April 26, 1716, at Farmington, John Andrews, who was bom May 8, 1685, son of Benjamin and Mary (Smith) Andrews.

EBENEZER1— Born Oct. 3, 1695. Died Feb. 13, 1696, at Farmington.

DAVID2— Bom March 2, 1697, at Farmington. Died May 20, 1760. Mar- ried, Feb. 5, 1719, at Farmington, Hannah (Gaylord), of Windsor, who was born Sept. 4, 1700, and was daughter of Eleazer and Mar- tha (Thompson) Gaylord.

Some have said that David was married twice and that he had a son, David, by his second wife. There are indications of another branch of the family, but I have been unable to get anything definite on the subject other than I have here recorded.

BETHIA or BETHIAH1— Bom Jan. 13, 1698, at Farmington. Died Nov. 1, 1702.

ABIAH1— Bom November 2, 1702, at Farmington.

EBENEZER1— Born October 3, 1705, at Farmington. Died in June, 1771. Married (1) January 23, 1732, Elizabeth (Root), who was born April 8, 1706, daughter of Calib and Elizabeth (Salman) Root. She died Jan. 27, 1746, and Ebenezer married (2), October 6, 1747, Elidia (Lee) (Norton), who was born June 22, 1708, and died Sept. 2, 1786, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Camp) Lee. Elidia had married (1), February 2, 1737, Samuel Norton, who died August 31, 1745.

On January 29, 1776, a committee of inspection reported that Elidia had been using India tea. Lieutenant Ebenezer said he had also done so for the purpose of being able to brag about it. There was quite a hubbub about this affair for most folks were intensely patriotic. Eventually, Lieutenant Ebenezer Orvis appeared be- fore the committee and made suitable confession, which was deemed satisfactory.

MARY1— Born October 18, 1707, at Farmington.

Added to the Church "December 10, 1710 — Mary Orvice on Miriam Orvice's own- ing ye covenant."

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SECOND GENERATION

Children of Mary (Orvis) and Samuel Scott

Male Line: George" — Mary'

MARTHA SCOTT— Born Dec. 7, 1687, at Farming-ton. EBENEZER SCOTT— Born August 19, 1694, at Farmington. SAMUEL SCOTT, JR.;— Born October 7, 1696, at Farmington. MARY SCOTT— Born March 1, 1700, at Farmington. HEZIKIAH SCOTT— Born Sept., 1703, at Farmington.

SECOND GENERATION— NOTES

Samuel" Orvis, the only son of Samuel1, both of Farmington, Conn., was offered 30 acres of land January 30, 1718, if he came with his family to Northfield, Mass., and stayed four years there. "In 1720, he sold land to Rev. Benjamin Doolittle and his house lot to Stephen Belding." "March 2, 1719, the inhabitants of the town of Northfield, at a legally assembled meeting, have chosen as their officers * * * among the names being that of Sam. Orvis, appointed Haward for Pochang."

Haward was a keeper or watcher of the cows and drove them to and from the nublic pastures. Pochang was the next to the largest pasture land in Northfield, Mass.

The records of marriages show that "Margaret, daughter of 'Goodman' Orvis, married William Goodrich, May 14, 1706." The writer assumes that this "Goodman" Orvis is none other than Samuel1, who was held in very high esteem by his contempor- aries. He had a daughter, Margaret, who was the right age and we know of no other Margaret Orvis who was of the right age. Samuel had "owned ye covenant and joined ye church and his children are baptized." He was a "good man."

Henry R. Styles, in the History of Ancient Wethersfield, Conn., writes "Goodman" in quotation marks, showing that he also considered it a nickname.

William Goodrich, Jr., who married Margaret, daughter of "Goodman" Orvis, was a lieutenant in the Army. He was a settler of Litchfield and lived there 10 years and removed to Sheffield, Mass., and later to Sharon, Conn.

"Samuel Orvis sold 300 acres of land to Daniel Jackson, and also a part interest in another tract of 100 acres, both near the New York line." This was prior to 1734. See Colonial Records of Connecticut, 1726-1735, Vol. 4, Page 501. (Probably Samuel").

Samuel" was in Northfield Foot Co., in King Philip's War; in Captain John Burk's company in same war, March 2, 1757; also Selah Barnard's company, March 13, 1757.

William, son of SamueP, owned 100 acres of land and town lot No. 16 in North- field, Mass., April 9, 1753.

Ebenezer Orvis was one of the three who made inventory of Ebenezer Moody's estate on July 19, 1748.

Julius Gay, historian of Farmington, says: "Samuel Orvis settled in Dummerston, Vt." That must have been after he left Northfield, Mass. He was one of the "Early Settlers."

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FOURTH GENERATION— NOTES (Continued)

A mill was built by John Bronson on what was long known as Mill Brook, until our more sentimental age named the locality Diamond Glen. It was sold to Deacon Stephen Hart before 1650, and there is reason to believe he erected a grist mill in ad- dition to the well-known sawmill before 1673, for on the 16th of February, 1673, he paid Deacon Bull for sharpening his mill bills. Of course, they may have been for use at his mill on the river, which was built some time before 1701.

Deacon Thomas Bull sold Daniel Andrews on the 12th day of January, 1674, four acres of land for three pairs of shoes, two for himself and one for his son John Bull. You can compute the price of shoes at your leisure.

Currency, whether gold, silver or paper, was practically unknown. When a man died and his estate was inventoried, a few shillings were sometimes found hoarded up. Business was done by barter, wheat at four shillings the bushel being the basis. It corresponded to our gold standard. Lower prices were charged with the proviso that payment should be in wheat. Indian corn was two and one-half shillings per bushel, pork three pence the pound, beef two and one-half, bacon eight, venison one and one- half, cheese five, sugar (probably maple) five, flax twelve, wool eighteen, and candles nine. A whole salmon sold for one shilling. Instead of tallow candles a cheaper sub- stitute was largely used. In 1696 the town voted that no inhabitant should be prohibited from felling pine trees in our sequestered lands for candle wood. The same right was again granted in 1703. The Rev. Francis Higginson, in his "New England's Planta- tion," written in the year 1629, writes: "Yea our pine-trees that are the most plentiful of all wood, doth allow us plenty of candles which are very useful in a house: and they are such candles as the Indians use, having no other, and they are nothing else but the wood of the pine tree cloven into little slices, something thin, which are so full of the moisture of turpentine and pitch, that they burn as clear as a torch."

From a stray leaf of the town accounts we learn that in 1718 Ebenexer Barnes and Samuel Scott were each paid six shillings and eight pence for killing wolves.

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THIRD GENERATION

Children of Samuel (2) Orvis and Rachel (Andrus) Male Line: George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel2

EUNICE1— Born October 24, 1708.

WILLIAM3 — Born May 15, 1710, at Simsbury, Conn. (Some say Shrews- bury, 1700). Died June 14, 1774, and was buried in West Brattle-

boro, Vermont. Married (1) Anna ( ? ), who died August

19, 1746; (2) in 1750, Martha (Severence) (Burt), widow of Ashel Burt. She died September 30, 1754. (3) in 1755, Elizabeth (Sev- erence) , daughter of Ephraim and Mary (Burnham) Severence. She was born in 1717 and died October 31, 1806. Buried in West Brat- tleboro, Vermont.

He was in Winchester in 1743 and in Northfield in 1749.

See Burt Family Genealogies; there are at least two of them and together they give us the name of William's second wife.

Ashel Burt was killed by the Indians on April 15, 1747, while he and another man were driving the cows to or from pasture. Ashel was not scalped, but his companion was. The History of Northfield states that Ashel was also scalped. He and his com- panion were the hawards of Pochang. Pochang was the next to the largest common grazing ground of Northfield, Mass., and was later divided up among the inhabitants, principally to newcomers.

CHARLES3— Bom October 11, 1711. Died October 15, 1743. Married, October 2, 1734, Elizabeth (Gridley), who was born September 29, 1715, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bronson) Gridley. Eliza- beth married (2) before 1753, ( ? ) Steadman. She was liv- ing in 1761.

SAMUEL, JR.3— Born August 26, 1713.

Made will in 1740, which gave his estate to his brothers, Charles, Gershom, William ::nd his sister, Deborah.

DEBORAH3— Born June 10, 1715. Married July 12, 1741, Jonathan Barnes, who was born May 19, 1716, and was son of Jacob and Grace (Bron- son) Barnes. He died September 16, 1751. Deborah was living in 1754.

MERCY3— Born April 24, 1717.

GERSHOM3— Born August 28, 1719. Died August 28, 1780. Married November 11, 1772, Jemima (Miller) Judd, widow of Jonah Judd, to whom she was married November 18, 1748. She was a daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Danks) Miller and died at Chesterfield, Mass., September 11, 1807. Her first husband, Jonah, was born September 30, 1714, and died June 2, 1761, son of Joseph and Sarah (Winchell) Judd.

DINAH3— Bom May 13, 1721. Died February 18, 1761. Married Novem- ber 15, 1743, Jonathan Wilcox, of Middletown, Conn., who was born January 4, 1723 or 1724, son of Thomas and Anna (North) Wilcox. Jonathan married (2) Rachel (Leron) in 1762.

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Children of Samuel (2) Orvis and Rachel (Andrus) continued

S1LI0ME' (SILENCE)— Born June 17, 1723. Died at Plainville., Conn., March 17, 1804. Married John Root, widower, who was born Octo- ber 11, 1718, and died December 21, 1778, son of John and Martha (Orvis) Root.

AZUBAH — Born November 22, 1725. Died in 1803. Married June 20, 1744, Ebenezer Gridley, who was born December 16, 1712, and died in 1779, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bronson) Gridley.

OLIVER'— Born ( ? )

Was a farmer in Farming-ton March 30, 1814. An Oliver was admitted freeman September 17, 1802.

Children of David Orvis and Hannah (Gaylord)

ELEAZER3— Born November 11, 1719. Died February, 1805, at Norfolk, Conn. Married June 30, 1743, Hannah (North), who was born May 14, 1727, and was daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret (Holcomb) North. She died March 11, 1816.

When a boy he went to live with Dr. Porter and remained until about 17 years of age, when he was apprenticed to a carpenter. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence and was noted for his wit and quickness of repartee. Was a pious and consistent member of the Church at Norfolk, Ct.

HANNAH5— Born December 30, 1721. Died April 4, 1776. Married (1) October 6, 1743, Timothy Stevens, of Glastonbury, who was born July 9, 1705, and was son of Rev. Timothy and Alice (Cook) Stevens. He died February 3, 1746. Hannah married (2), October 9, 1750, Joseph Smith, who was born July 31, 1695, son of Samuel and Jane (Tudor) Smith. He died October 10, 1782.

DAVID' — Born February 1, 1734 or 1735, and died December 16, 1745.

Children of Martha Orvis and John Root (By Second Marriage)

Male Line: George" — Samuel' — Martha=

HEZEKIAH ROOT'— Bom November 16, 1715.

JOHN ROOT3— Born October 11, 1718. Died December 21, 1778. Married Silence" (Orvis), daughter of Samuel" (Orvis) and Rachel (Andrus).

MARTHA ROOT'— Born May 4, 1721.

JOSIAH ROOT3— Born August 25, 1724. Died October 1, 1752.

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THIRD GENERATION

Children of Margaret (Orvis) and William Goodrich Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Margaret1'

DEBORAH GOODRICH3— Born January 8, 1707.

SAMUEL GOODRICH— Born June 29, 1708. Baptized July 4, 1708.

MARGARET GOODRICH3— Born January 1, 1710. Lived only ten days.

WILLIAM GOODRICH, 4th3— Born May 5, 1711. Died September 1, 1777. Baptized May 6, 1711. Married Mirriam ( ? ).

ETHAN GOODRICH'— Born July 9, 1713. Lived only two days.

JARED GOODRICH3— Born July 12, 1714. Baptized July 12, 1714. Mar- ried Esther ( ? )

MARGARET GOODRICH3— Born May 28, 1716. Baptized June 5, 1716. Lived only eight days.

ELNATHAN GOODRICH3— Born December 6, 1718. Baptized December 8, 1718. Married, 1740, Elizabeth (Showers).

DAVID GOODRICH3— Married Martha, daughter of Ebenezer and Abagail Mudge.

ANNA GOODRICH1— Born March 20, 1722.

ELISHA GOODRICH3— Born January 5, 1724 or 1725.

SOLOMON GOODRICH3— Born March 7, 1726 or 1727.

LUCY GOODRICH3— Born July 18, 1729.

Children of Anna Orvis and Joseph Coggswell

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Anna-

JOSEPH COGGSWELL3— Born May 24, 1711. Died May 2, 1783. Married Joanna (Andrews), May 3, 1732.

SAMUEL COGGSWELL'— Born May 23, 1713. Married, November 28, 1734, Mary (Lang-don).

NATHAN COGGSWELL3— Born May 20, 1716. Married November .24, 1737, Susan (Warner).

SUSANNA COGGSWELL3— Born August 18, 1718. Married January 1, 1741, Jedidiah Smith.

MARTHA COGGSWELL3— Bom August 24, 1721.

DAVID COGGSWELL3— Born March 26, 1725. Died February 15, 1806. Married (1) August 10, 1749, Mary (Woodruff), and (2) Mrs. Na- omi (Frost) (Browne).

MARY COGGSWELL3— Bom May 21, 1728. Married ( ? ), Octo- ber, 1731.

DEBORAH COGGSWELL3— Bom August 23, 1731.

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THIRD GENERATION

Children of Martha Orvis and Nathaniel Hunn

JIale Line: George" — Samuel1 — Martha2

HANNAH HUNN3— Born October 4, 1705. NATHANIEL HUNN'— Bora September 10, 1708.

Children of Ebenezer Orvis and Elizabeth (Root)

Male Line: George" — Roger1— Ebenezer2

ELIZABETH— Born January 18, 1833. Died August 3, 1789. Married (1) September 29, 1747, Timothy Parks. Married (2) Jacob Byngton, who was born in 1740 and died November 25, 1793.

ZADOCK1— Born July 26, 1737-8, in Farmington. Died February 27, 1811. Mairied in Farmington, January 3, 1763, Keziah (Judd), who was bom September 3, 1741, and died March 27, 1826, daughter of James and Eunice (Thompson) Judd. James Judd was born August 27, 1713, a descendant of Deacon Thomas Judd, one of the original settlers of Farmington.

Zadock was a Revolutionary soldier in Col. Fisher Gay's regiment and Capt. Isaac Bidwell's company, the first company in the Fifteenth regiment, General Wadsworth's brigade.

The original list of the officers and men of this regiment was preserved and was in the possession of Julius Gay, of Farmington, Conn. He was a descendant of Col. Fisher Gay. I have been unable to find this list published anywhere except in the "Hawley Record." It is found there under "Amos Hawley" on page 474.

James Judd was guardian of his brother Mathew's children. He was also select- man of Farmington, Conn., in Revolutionary times.

LOIS3— Born August 5, 1740. Died August 20, 1766. Married December 4, 1759, Leet or Seth Kellogg, who was born February 8, 1739-40, son of John and Ann (Coley) Kellogg.

KEZTAH3— Born August 4, 1743. Died September 21, 1795, at Homer, N. Y. Married August 12, 1762, Thomas Gould Alvord, who was born March 1, 1742, at Middletown, Conn., and came, May 18, 1810, to Homer, N. Y. Alvord married (2) before 1799, Hannah (Hart), widow of Jacob Bvngton, he having died November 25, 1793. Han- nah died at Homer, N. Y., September 20, 1833.

Children of Ebenezer Orvis and Elidia (Lee) (Norton) (By Second Marriage)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — Ebenezer-

ELIDIA3— Born September 6, 1748. Married (1) June 21, 1770, Benjamin Hawley, who was bom June 26, 1745, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Hart) Hawley. He died January 13, 1771. Elidia married (2) January 23, 1775, David Smith.

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THIRD GENERATION— NOTES

Abstracts of records made from old Town Records and Histories:

From List of Soldiers of the French and Indian Wars (in book form) :

The Roll of Lieutenant Catlin's Men December 10, 1747, to June 10, 1748, includes the name of William Orvis, of Winchester.

Muster Roll, Captain Catlin's Men, Second Company, in service at the Westward, October 13 to December 11 — William Orvis.

William Orvis was born in Simsbury; was in Winchester in 1743 and Northfield in 1749.

Winchester was settled in 1634.

The year Elizabeth Severence (William's third wife) was born, snow fell to the depth of from 10 to 20 feet in New England, February 20 to 24, 1717. She died in 1806, one year before Fulton's first steam boat voyage and the birth of General Robert E. Lee, in 1807.

In 1747, we find William Orvis, of Winchester, in Captain Phineas Stewart's com- pany. We find him in Captain John Catlin's company on October 13, 1757.

"Lot No. 16. William Orvis, 100 acres. Fourth Division. Undivided Lands of Northfield, Mass."

Colonial Records of Connecticut, 1751-1757, Vol. X, page 473:

"Fifth Company: Benj. Allen, Captain; Henry Chapin, 1st Lieutenant; Ebenezer Orvis, 2d Lieutenant. His pay was 3 pounds 12 shillings per month."

The Colonial Records show that:

Elizabeth Orvis, widow of Charles Orvis, asks permission of the Court to sell enough of his estate to pay off old debts to the amount of 11 pounds, eight shillings and four pence. The request was granted. This was in 1744. A similar request was made and granted in 1746 for the amount of 9 pounds, 4 shillings and 3 pence.

December 6, 1743, the Court granted administration on the estate of Charles Orvis, of Farmington, inventory 261 pounds, no shillings and 14 pence, to his wife, Elizabeth and Ebenezer Gridley, who gave bonds of 300 pounds to Thomas Gridley. Certain amounts of this property were sold to pay debts May 14, 1744, and also on June 5, 1744, and May 6, 1746.

From Probate Records:

ORVIS-AZUBA — Farmington Court Records, pages 31 to 35, Aug., 1735. Rachael Orvice to be guardian to Azuba and Oliver Orvice, children of Samuel and Rachaei Orvice. Recog. £100.

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THIRD GENERATION— NOTES (Continued)

Samuel8 Orvis's will, dated August 6, 1740, distributes his real and personal prop- erty among his brothers and sisters:

William Orvis, of Winchester. Charles Orvis, of Farming-ton. Gershom Orvis, of Farmington. Deborah Orvis, of Farmington.

"I give unto my said brother, Gershom, my saddle, bridle, axe and hoe and to Charles and Gershom my wearing apparel."

His signature is spelled "ORVISS."

Will of Martha Burnham, of Wethersfield, dated August 7, 1733, gives "Five-sixths of all my estate, share and share alike to my children now living." Hannah Orvis is mentioned as one of the children.

This is, without doubt, Hannah (Gaylord), whose mother married (2) Burnham.

In the pamphlet published by Edward E. Orvis (my father) and the data con- tained in it incorporated in my "Outlines" it is plain to be seen that he had the families of David and Ebenezer (both sons of Roger) badly mixed. He was in error, also, when he said Zadock had no sons, as will be seen by referring to the fourth generation.

I have been unable so far to find any record of a second marriage of David Orvis.

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FOURTH GENERATION

Children of Zadoek Orvis and Keziah (Judd) Male Line: George0 — Roger' — Ebenezer? — ZadocU'

BELINDA'— Born August 8, 1764. Married April 14, 1785, Charles Bar- tholomew, who was born June, 1760, son of Abraham, Jr., and Eun- ice (Orvis) Bartholomew.

Eunice was a daughter of Charles Orvis.

LOIS4 — Born ( ? ). Living in 1811. Married Samuel Rowe, son

of Daniel, who was baptized August 7, 1763 (Bristol Episcopal Church), and died December 30, 1825.

OLIVER'— Was living in 1811.

EUNICE4— Baptized July 23, 1769. Was living in 1811. Married Elijah Marsh.

A DAUGHTER4— Who died in 1771.

SALLY4— Bom 1781. Died January 14, 1868. Married Abijah Bacon, of Middletown, Conn., December 24, 1805.

They removed to Trumbull County, Ohio, some time before 1820.

WILLIAM4— Baptized January 7, 1776. Died March 30, 1857 or 1858. Married (1) January, 1802, Sarah (Benton), who was born April 24, 1773, daughter of Ebenezer and Anna (Hosford) Benton. She died March 22, 1813. He married (2) November, 1813, Clarissa Young, of Bethlehem, who was born 1783, and died June 2, 1846.

MANNA4— Baptized June 28, 1778. Died March, 1838. Married May, 1814, at Harwinter, Charlotte (Smith), who was born in 1781, and died September 8, 1857. Charlotte married (2) July 1, 1839, Seth Hart, who was born April 19, 1765, and died February 21, 1852.

Manna's wife was probably a widow when he married her, for the records show that Manna was guardian to Charlotte Roberts in 1824. One item in his report was for boarding and schooling Charlotte for 13 months at 75 cents per month. Another item by one "Smith" (probably the parent of Manna's wife), was for boarding and schooling for three years of Charlotte Roberts, $20.00.

NANCY4— Born August 13, 1783, and baptized December 6, 1795. Died November 3, 1826. Married John Thomson, Jr., who was bom April 6, 1778, and died November 28, 1843, son of John and Mary (Mer- ritt) Thomson.

TAMAR4 — Married Luke Thomson, who was bom in 1754 and died April 14, 1813.

Zadoek, in his will, dated March 12, 1811, does not mention "Tamar," but his wife, in her will, does, and gives "to my daughter, Tamar, the wife of Luke Thomson, the sum of eighty dollars." She also speaks of hsr son, Ebenezer Combs, and leaves him twenty dollars. Who was he? She probably married again after Zadock's death.

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FOURTH GENERATION

Children of Eleazer Orvis and Hannah (North)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David1 — Eleazer3

RUBEN'— Born March 20, 1744, at Norfolk, Conn. Died April, 1814, at Hartford, Conn. Married (1) Ruth (Picket), October 7, 1772, and (2) Thankful (Bowles) in 1805.

He was baptized in Norfolk and was married to his first wife there, but removed to Hartford, Conn., where he married his second wife.

ROGER'— Bom January 24, 1745. Married February 27, 1766 (1) Ruth (Howe) in Goshen, Conn., and (2) in July, 1788, Marianna Roxanna (Seward) in Norfolk, Conn., who was born October 29, 1769, daugh- ter of Lieutenant Joseph and Elizabeth (Seward). She was bap- tized October 29, 1769, and died in 1856.

There was a Squire Orvis living in Dumdorff, Susquehanna County, Pa., who was probably the same person.

For further particulars, see Notes, Fourth Generation.

DAVID4— Born January, 1747. Died in 1843. Married February 6, 1777 Lydia (Hawley), who was born September 15, 1739, and was daugh- ter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gridley) Hawley.

He was a Revolutionary soldier from Connecticut.

In the first census of the United States, there are given two Davids: one from Connecticut and one from Vermont. From the fact that the David from Connecticut mar- ried Lydia (Hawley) and had a son, Uriel Hawley Orvis, and from the additional fact that this David did remove to Vermont and his descendants all claim Vermont as their home, we assume that the census man "got" David twice and that they are one and the same person. There are those who believe that there was more than one David, but I have found no evidence that this was a fact. It has also been contended that David was twice married. If so, I have been unable to demonstrate that contention.

ELEAZER, JR.4— Born March 19, 1749. Died in November, 1778. Made a member of the Church at Norfolk, Conn., November 15, 1767. Mar- ried July 8, 1770, Phebe (Knapp). Phebe married (2) Nathan Blackman, who died December 18, 1786.

Eleazer was a Revolutionary soldier and died from disease which was the result of exposure.

Nathan Blackman was one of the newcomers of Winchester in the year 1777. He was from Stratford, England, and was a remarkably tall and athletic man. He lived in a house that stood on the cross-road, in the rear of the house of Mrs. Sophronia Leonard. Had daughters: Abagail, born January 17, 1784; Elizabeth, born September, 1785.

HANNAH4— Bom April 15, 1751. Died April 9, 1813. Married Nathan Fellows.

Lived in Sullivan, Tioga Co., Pa.

PHEBE4— Bom March 21, 1753. Married Russel Rose. Russel Rose married (2) Lydia Orvis, sister of his first wife.

SAMUEL4— Born March 6, 1755, in Norfolk, Conn. Died November 3, 1852, at Pulteney, Steuben County, N. Y. Married September 10, 1783,

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Children of Eleazer Orvis and Hannah (North) continued

Caroline (Seward), who was born August 26, 1766, and was daugh- ter of Joseph and Elizabeth Seward.

Samuel and Roger married sisters.

A Samuel joined the Church in Norfolk, August 11, 1799.

He was a Revolutionary soldier from Connecticut and was in the Battle of Tippecanoe.

MARGARET4— Born February 9, 1757. Died March 4, 1832. Married

June 3, 1781, at Norfolk, Conn., Elisha Hawley, born October 22,

at North Norfolk, Conn., and died August 1, 1831, son of Samuel

and Elizabeth (Gridley) Hawley.

Margaret and David Orvis, brother and sister, married Lydia and Elisha Hawley,

brother and sister.

JOSEPH'— Bom February 2, 1759. Died at North Norfolk in 1832. Mar- ried (1) Susan (Turner), and (2) Mabel or Mehitabel (Butler).

RUTH4— Bom January 12, 1761. Died unmarried, April 16, 1846, at Sul- livan, Pa. Joined Church at Norfolk, Conn., July 3, 1774.

LYDIA4— Born March 20, 1764. Died June 3, 1857. Married Russel Rose..

She was Russel's second wife and sister to his first wife. Descendants live in Tioga County, Pa.

HULDAH4 — Bom January, 1766. Married Jonathan Webster, January 4, 1787, at Norfolk, Conn. Did live at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Descendants live in Tioga County, Pa.

EUNICE4— Born October 13, 1769. Married William Turner. Baptized Sept. 9, 1770.

JESSE4— Bom June 11, 1772, at Norfolk, Conn. Died May 28, 1858, at Sullivan, Pa. Baptized Feb. 11, 1773. Married February 23, 1792, Susannah (Holden).

All of the children of Eleazer Orvis were born at Norfolk, Conn.

Children of Charles Orvis and Elizabeth (Gridley)

Hale Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — Charles3

RUTH4— Born October 2, 1735. Married, October 24, 1753, James Heacock. A wife of James died November 16. 1783.

ELLINOR4— Bom March 24, 1737-8. Died October 8, 1791, in Plainville, Conn. Married January 26, 1758, John Hamlin, who was born No- vember 16, 1736, in Suffield and died November 26, 1821.

EUNICE*— Bom February 26, 1739-40, at Farmington. Died May 13, 1825, in New Britain. Married Abraham Bartholomew, of Bristol, who was bom in Branford, January 28, 1732-33, son of Abraham and Hannah (Page) Bartholomew. He died in 1776.

MERCY4— Born September 29, 1742, and died June 14, 1746.

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FOURTH GENERATION

Children of William Orvis and Anna ( ? ), His First Wife

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel1 — William3

MERCY or MARY4— Born November 12, 1735. Died September 20, 1754. SAMUEL4— Born March 10, 1738, in Simsbury, Conn.

He lived at Hinsdale, N. H., and died at Simsbury, Conn.

Samuel was in the French and Indian War at the Fall of Oswego.

On the Muster Roll of Capt. Selah Barnard's company, Col. William Williams' regiment, March 13 to December 13, 1758-1760, for the reduction of Canada appears the name of Sam. Orvis.

WILLIAM, JR.4— Bom May 8, 1740, at Northfield, Mass. Died at Dum- merston , Vt., January 11, 1801. Married about 1764, Mindwell (Holton), who was bom about 1712.

Moved from Northfield, Mass., to Leyden, now called Bernardston, in 1785, and from there to Dummerston, Vt., where he died. A slate stone marks his resting place in Dummerston, near the Meeting House.

RACHAEL4— Bom March 15, 1742.

RACHAEL4— Bom December 20, 1743. There were two Rachaels.

ANNA' — Bom March 4, 1746. Married ( ? ) Alexander.

One or more of her descendants lived in Newbury, Seneca County, Ohio, in 1857. One was Justin Alexander.

Children of William Orvis and Martha (Severence) (Burt), Second Wife

Male 'Line: George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3

CHARLES'— Born August 20, 1751, at Northfield, Mass.

OLIVER4— Born October 2, 1752, at Northfield, Mass. Married at Halifax, Vt., Patty (Stebbins), who was baptized February 2, 1755, and was daughter of Josiah and Mary (Howe) Stebbins, of Halifax, Vt. He lived in Halifax, Vt., and is said to have lived in Mexico, N. Y., at one time.

GERSHOM4— Bom Mav 23, 1754, at Northfield, Mass. Died March 9, 1824, at LeRay, Jefferson County, N. Y. Married July 17, 1776, at Brat- tleboro, Vt., Asenath (Parmenter) , of Northfield, Mass., who was bom in 1757 and died in 1840 at LeRay, Jefferson County, N. Y.

Buried in Evans Mills, Jefferson County, N. Y. He was in Brattleboro, Vermont, in 1782,

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FOURTH GENERATION

Children of William Orvis and Elizabeth (Severence), Third Wife

Hale Line: George"— Samuel' — Samuel- — William*

WAITSTILL — Born December 2, 1755, in Northfield, Mass. Died October 11, 1823, in West Brattleboro, Vt. Married December 17, 1777, at Brattleboro, Vt., Elizabeth (Church), who was born October 19, 1757, and died September 14, 1832, at Dummerston, Vt., daughter of Malachi and Elizabeth (Miller) Church.

Both are buried in West Brattleboro, Vt. He was in Hinsdale in 1775 and was an Ensign in Revolutionary War. See note. He was known as "Esquire" Orvis, the office being equivalent to our Justice of the Peace.

AMBROSE'— Born in Halifax, Windham County, Vt., July 7, 1758. Died

August 30, 1844, at Wixam, Mich. Married Rebecca ( ? ),

at Northfield, Mass., who died August 14, 1824.

Ambrose was buried at New Hudson (or Wixom), Oakland Co., Mich., near South Lyon and about six miles south of Milford. He was a Revolutionary soldier — a musician, and played a snare drum at both inaugurals of Washington in New York. (This drum was owned by his grandson, Jas. C. Orvis, Maywood, Cook Co., 111., as late as Mar. 18, 1897). Ambrose (1) knew Gen. Putnam and Ethan Allen. He was a fine singer and sang many times in Washington's camp when in winter quarters. His wife, Re- becca, died Aug. 14, 1824.

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Waitstill Orvis, son of William Orvis and Elizabeth (Severence), lived in Hinsdale, Vt., from 1777 to 1796. He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, enlisting from Hinsdale, Vt., now Hinsdale, N. H. (Vermont was at that time claimed by the State of New York and was called "New York," also the "New Hampshire Grants.") A Muster Roll of Capt. Elisha Benedict's company, Col. Goose Von Schaick's regiment of the New York line for January 31, 1776, shows Waighstill Orvis was feifer, en- listed January 31, 1776. His brother, Gershom, enlisted same day as private. Com- pany stationed at Chambly Fort, Second Regiment. Also in Vermont State papers as given by New York State Archives, Vol. I, 1887, under the officers of the Cum- berland County Militia, commissioned first January 4, 1776. He moved to Dummer- ston, Vt. He married December 17, 1777, Elizabeth Church, of Brattleboro, Vt., at that place, which was then included in the State of New York. She was born October 19, 1757, at Westfield, Mass., and died September 12, 1832, at Dummerston, Vt. He died at Brattleboro October 11, 1823. Both were buried at West Brattleboro, Vt. Wait- still lived in Brattleboro, but most of his children were born in Hinsdale, Vt. (now New Hampshire), Simeon Victor and Levi Church being the only ones born in Brattle- boro. He held the office that was then known as "Esquire of the Peace" and was known as Squire Orvis. He is said to have been a man of more than ordinary ability. He and his wife, Elizabeth (Church), and his mother, "Elizabeth, relict of William," are buried in the cemetery at West Brattleboro, Vt. Elizabeth (Church) is said to have been a descendant of Capt. John Church, who killed King Philip, the Indian Chief of the well-known King Philip's War. On the brown stone slab, marking the resting- place of Waitstill, this verse is chiseled:

"Lord, what a feeble piece Is this, our mortal frame. Our life, how poor a trifle 'tis, That scarce deserves a name."

He was a peace-maker and settled many personal quarrels for his neighbors, who held him in high esteem.

"While General Winslow was delayed in his intended movement on Crown Point, the French, under Montcalm, invaded the English fort at Oswego on the South side of Lake Ontario, and took it, August 14, 1756. Anxiety about the victorious Montcalm led the Massachusetts authorities to impress men out of the militia to go to Winslow's support. Among the names of these men selected from the militia appears that of Samuel Orvis. During the winter of 1756, Capt. John Burk raised a company of Rangers, who were mustered in March 2, 1757, all told fifty-five men. Among them was Samuel Orvis. Their headquarters were Hindsells Fort and Burks Garrison and in the spring Fort William Henry at the southern end of Lake George. They guarded frontiers and were on the march from April 15 to November 30, 1757."

The persistent reiteration of the statement that the father of William Orvis was Gad, Jr., and his father, Gad, Sr., and his father, George, leads me to believe that Gad was a nickname given to Samuel (1) and handed down to Samuel (2). The Farm- mgton records, which I personally examined, give the descent as we now have it, viz: George" — Samuel' — Samuel" — William', and so on. There is no mention of Gad. The first and only instance found by me of that Christian name given to any of the earlier members of our family is that of Gad, the son of David Orvis and Lydia (Hawley). Gad married Sarah Kimball. See Kimball genealogy. (See Fifth Generation.)

Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., organized Apr. 10, 1789. Jefferson Co. taken from Oneida Co. in 1805. The first settlements began here in 1802.

There were two Gershoms. One was born August 28, 1719, and married Jemima (Miller) (Judd) November 11, 1772. He was the son of the second Samuel and his p.-.ale line is: George" — Samuel' — Samuel" — Gershom'.

The other was son of William and brother to Waitstill. He married Asenath (Parmenter) and was nephew to the first Gershom. His male line is: George" — Samuel1 SamueF — William3 — Gershom4.

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FOURTH GENERATION— NOTES (Continued)

Roger Orvis was a Revolutionary soldier in Connecticut. He enlisted February 6, 1776, in Capt. Watson, Jr.'s Eighth Company, Col. Chas. Burrell's Battalion. He settled in Norfolk, Conn. In 1817, he moved to Genesee Co., New York. According to family tradition, Roger Orvis was a soldier and had his right hand shot off at the wrist. It was said that he had two teeth when he was born, one on each jaw, where the double teeth should be. They were rough, like a rasp; in the centre they were sharp and he could bite a pin in two without hurting himself. It is also said that he farmed forty acres of corn, harvested it and sold it for $400, doing all the work himself, after he was SO years old. He was found dead in' bed at the age of 93. All children were born in Litchfield, Conn.

His will, dated December 18, 1836, gives to his second wife his estate and directs that she give it to his own children.

J. R. Orvis, son of Joseph Orvis and nephew of Roger, says Roger died July 6, 1847. In E. E. Orvis' pamphlet the date of Roger's death is given as 1829. This would make him only 84 years of age at that time. Samuel Orvis, son of Roger, lived at Champion, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Roger's descendants are scattered through the Eastern, Northern and Western States and in Canada.

He also lived in Dumdorff, Pa.

"Roger, Private, Capt. John Watson, Jr.'s Co., Fourth Regiment, Connecticut Mi- litia, under Col. Benj. Hinman in Northern Department, discharged November 20, 1775." Private in list of Connecticut pensioners residing in Vermont, Act of 1818.

Two of the sons of Joseph Orvis, Timothy B. and James R., did live at Batavia, Kane County, 111. Other descendants reside in Western Pennsylvania, in Ohio and other Western states.

Descendants of Lydia and Huldah Orvis reside in Tioga County, Pa.

Samuel, private, pensioned, Norfolk, Conn.

Roger, pensioned. Discharged in Northern Department November 20, 1775.

David, from town of Norfolk, Conn. Served 32 days.

Eleazer, also from town of Norfolk, Conn. Served 32 days.

I take it that these three are the sons of Eleazer and Hannah (North) since their ages would be about right; still it must not be forgotten that William also had a son, Samuel, who would have been of the right age. We know that of the sons of William and Elizabeth the following, were said to have been Revolutionary soldiers:

Gershom, Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution. Vol. II, pages 684-5.

Ambrose Orvice, South Hadley, August 12, 1780, aged 23, height 5 ft. 11 inches, complexion light.

Waitstill.

William.

Zadock was Revolutionary soldier. (See Third Generation.)

This indicates that all of the males of both branches of the family who were of proper age at the time of the Revolution were in the war, and their descendants would be eligible to either the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution or similar societies.

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History of Eastern Vermont by Hall, page 773, shows Weighstill Orvis to have been Ensign in Southern Regiment from town of Hinsdale. Captain, Reuben Field. Appointed August 18, 1778.

Capt. KinsdalPs company also given.

From History of Eastern Vermont by Hall, page 438:

"In a Justice's Court in Windham County, organized by authority derived from the laws of Vermont, and held by John Bridgeman, judgment had been rendered on the 29th of July, 1782, against Timothy Church, of Brattleborough, at the suit of Ger- shom Orvis. A writ of execution was accordingly issued on the 8th of August and Jonathan Hunt, the High Sheriff of the County by appointment of Vermont, was di- rected to levy on the goods of said Church, and in case of deficiency to commit him to prison. Church, being a Yorker, did not recognize the authority of Vermont and determined to resist it." He did resist it, and by aid of his friends, succeeded in defying the authority of Vermont. This particular history does not state what be- came of Gershom Orvis' suit against Church, but we all know that Vermont authority eventually won out over that of the "Yorkers."

Gershom's family moved to Brattleboro when he was one year old. Married Asen- ath Parmenter, daughter of Jason Parmenter, of Northfield, Mass. His farm was at Bernardston, 4 miles from Northfield. Jason Parmenter served in the Revolution as private and corporal in Col. Wells' Regiment from 1775 to 1777. His record can be obtained from Secretary of State of Mass. She was born in 1757, married July 17, 1776. He died Mar. 9, 1824, at LeRay, Jefferson Co., N. Y., and she died about j 840 same place. He (Gershom) was a soldier in the Revolution, serving in the Sec- ond Regiment, New York Line, under Col. Goose Van Schaick. (Record can be had from Comptroller of State of New York). Took part in the battle of the "Taking of Chambly Fort," also served in Mass. Line. He lived in Brattleboro until 1796 when he removed to Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he was in 1802, and shortly afterward to LeRaysville, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Widow's application for a pension is on file in Pension Office in Washington. In this she says she is the daughter of Jason Par- menter, of Northfield, Mass. She was 80 years old at the time of application.

LeRaysville was organized Feb. 17, 1806.

The continual recurrence of the same Christian names gives rise to much con- fusion, especially after so great a lapse of time and where the generations or dates are so near to each other.

No less a personage than Julius Gay, of Farming-ton, fell into this same error when he had in his Genealogy of the Orvis Family, now in the Connecticut Historical Society at Hartford, Roger Orvis, Jr., married to his father's second wife. Roger, Jr., was never married. (See Orvis Outlines, page 7.)

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FIFTH GENERATION

Children of Jesse Orvis (1) and Susannah (Holden)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer' — Jesse1

ALVAH— Born April 3, 1792. Died September 17, 1796.

PRUDENCE3— Born June 19, 1796. Married Amazia Warner. Lived in Chemung County, New York.

LOVINIA5— Born December 1, 1799. Died September 25, 1870, in Delmar, Pa. Married about 1820, Ethan Ashley, who was born 1798 in Han- cock, N. Y., and died November, 1876, at Stony Fork, Pa.

JESSE, JR."'— Bom August 15, 1803. Married (1) Betsy (Rowley), who died March 22, 1842, at Sullivan, Pa. Married (2) Elsie Almira (Austin) and removed to Wisconsin.

Betsy Rowley's father was a surgeon in the Revolutionary War and a fine physician. He was a Vermonter.

ELEAZER5— Married (1) Celestia (Rich); (2) Marinda (Wilkins).

ALMOND5

Lived in Wisconsin; also in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where he died.

Children of Eleazer (2) and Phebe (Knapp)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer3 — Eleazer4

Gay and other authorities give the fact of five children, but only give one name — Rebecca, living in 1778. There is reason to believe that there was one son, at least, who lived.

A TWIN —Died March, 1773.

A TWIN —Died March, 1773.

REBECKAH"— Living in 1778.

A CHILD5— Died October, 1778.

A CHILD— Died October, 1778.

The records of this family are very meagre, the above being all that I have been able to glean. It is quite possible that a son of Eleazer, Jr., could have been the father of the Eber Orvis, whose family record from Eber down is given under "Unidentified Families" in the back of this book, but I have no evidence to support such contention.

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Children of Roger Orvis and Ruth (Howe)

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — David1 — Eleazer3 — Roger1

ROGER5— Bom January 22, 1767.

Lived in Philadelphia. Did not marry. As the eldest son, he inherited the cane, but having no family it passed to his next brother, Loren (or Lorenzo). He was eleven years older than his brother, Samuel.

RUTH'— Married Mr. Hogles.

He later ran away with his father-in-law's horse and saddle and never returned. Ruth then made her home with her parents.

LOREN5— Born September 22, 1768, at Norfolk, Conn. Died October 5, 1853. Married (1) Elizabeth (Brooks), who was born February 27, 1773, and died January 1, 1802. Married (2) Lillis (Brown), who was born June 13, 1781, and died June 6, 1867.

He was a Quaker in religion and one of the first settlers of Lincoln, Vt., in March, 1795, with two others. The allotment was 100 acres. His first lot was No. 37, First Division. These three had two sections each or 200 acres. The town was organized in 1798 and he was one of the first Selectmen. His home place was later made a part of the town of Ferrisburg, near Vergennes, Vt., where he died, some say at the age of 93 years, but the dates do not bear this out.

The first night he came to Lincoln he slept in a tree to protect himself from wolves which were numerous and ferocious at that time. He was a shoemaker and tanner by trade and raised sheep. His brother, Philander, worked for him for about a year.

PHILANDER'— Born October 11, 1772, at Norfolk, Conn. Baptized Feb- ruary 11, 1773, at Norfolk, Conn. Married Phebe (Chase).

Removed to Lincoln, Vt., where he worked for his brother, Loren, for about a year. He was five years older than his brother, Samuel. His descendants are num- erous in Lincoln, Starkesboro and vicinity.

RACHEL— Born January 11, 1775. Baptized April 30, 1775, in Norfolk. Married Mr. Underwood.

Lived in Livingston County, N. Y. Several children.

SAMUEL"'— Born January 26, 1778, in Norfolk, Conn. Baptized July 19, 1778, in Norfolk, Conn. Died January 14, 1878, at Champion, Jef- ferson County, N. Y. Married February 2, 1806, at Norfolk, Conn., Sally (Sage).

He settled in Lewis County, N. Y., but later removed to Jefferson County, New York, and took up a tract of land, on which he lived until his death at the advanced age of one hundred years less twelve days. He served in the War of 1812, March 1 to March 22, 1813, in Capt. Israel's Company; September 14 to November 4 in Lieu- tenant William Root's Company, Militia of New York. Enlisted at Copenhagen, N. Y.

ALMIRA"— Born August 4, 1780. Baptized June 24, 1781.

Never married. Owned a farm in Livingston County, N. Y., where her parents lived with her.

ELEAZER'— Bom September 16, 1782. Baptized February 19, 1783, in Norfolk. Died March 26, 1783.

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SUSANNAH —Bom February 4, 1786. Died July, 1805. Married Horace Cooley, Lewis County, N. Y.

DIANTHA5— Bom June 18, 1785. Baptized at Norfolk, Conn. Married

( ? ) McAlpine.

Children: Two sons.

URANIA5— Bom May 4, 1787. Baptized at Norfolk, Conn. Married April 5, 1811, Jeduthon Hitchcock.

Several children. Probably was twice married; once to a Mr. Tuttle and lived in Livingston County, New York.

SALOME3— Born July 24, 1789. Baptized at Norfolk, Conn. Married ( ? ) Clark.

Their daughter married M. Wheeler.

Children of Roger Orvis and Marianne Roxanna (Seward), (Second Marriage)

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer3 — Roger1

MARIANNE ROXANNA5— Bom February, 1789. Died October 9, 1877. Married Levi Lewis, May 6, 1808. There are various ways of spelling the name of Roger's second wife. I have not found two au.horities giving the same spelling. Her nephew, in a letter to his brother, spells it as we have it. Ammi Robbins, who officiated both at her baptism and her marriage, spelled it "Mirriamna-Roxina." Mrs. Adam Grimes, a descendant, living in Yankton. S. D., in a letter to the author, spelled it '"Mari Amna Roxanna."

Children of Waitstill Orvis and Elizabeth (Church)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4

JOSEPH'— Bom December 30, 1778, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died May 30, 1795, in Brattleboro, Vt. Fell from a tree and died from the injuries sustained.

JOSEPHUS — Bom February 28, 1780, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died December 24, 1855, at Newfane, Vt. Married (1) April 5, 1802, Rebecca (Barney), who was born April 14, 1781, and died November 18, 1817. Married (2), January 1, 1821, Hannah (Whitney) (Campbell), who was born August 15, 1785, and died January 6, 1871, daughter of Israel Whitney, of Brookline, Vt.

Lived at Marlboro and Newfane, Vt. Hannah (Whitney) (Campbell) was a widow with two daughters, one of which, Direxy, married Simeon Victor Orvis, a younger brother of Josephus.

There is some doubt as to the spelling of "Direxy." One authority spells it "De- rexcy," but her son, John Mills Orvis, gave me the above spelling.

MALACHP— Born March 6, 1782, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died October 19, 1854, at Brandon, N. Y. Married January 9, 1809, Clarissa (Clark), at Dummerston, Vt. They resided for a while at Guilford, Vt., then at Dickinson or Brandon, N. Y.

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WAITSTILL, JR.1— Bom June 26, 1784, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died August 20, 1815. Married January, 1811, Susan Julia (Grummet), who died in 1816.

He was drowned off the coast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Lived in Bain- bridge (now Atlanta), Ga.

The spelling of the name, Grummet, is correct and is taken from the old family Bible.

WILLIAM1 or ("BILLY")— Born September 14, 1786, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died August 25, 1855. Married March, 1809, Lucy (Thomas) in Hinsdale, Vt.

The old family Bible of Waitstill Orvis records as his fifth child the name of "Billy" as above.

ELIHU— Born October 25, 1788, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died May 18, 1845, at Troy, N. Y. Married February 4, 1813, at Pawlet, Vt., Lucina Chip- man (Upham), who was born March 3, 1792, and died April 17, 1867, in New York City; daughter of Joseph P. and Rosabella (Tuttle) Upham.

Lived in Granville, N. Y., from about 1820 to 1840. Shortly thereafter removed to Troy, N. Y., where he is buried.

JOHN MILLS5— Born December 18, 1790, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died Novem- ber 19, 1863, at Salem, Wis. Married August 19, 1811, in Guilford, Vt., Anna (Larrabee), who died June 12, 1883, at Salem, Wis., daughter of Samuel and Polly Larrabee.

He lived in Bangor, Franklin County, N. Y., at one time. He was a blacksmith and a farmer. Was a soldier in the War of 1812.

ELIZABETH0 or (BETSY)— Born March 10, 1793, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died March 1, 1826. Married January 29, 1815, in Brattleboro, Vt., Elisha Flint, who died September 12, 1832, in Brookline or Dummerston, Vt.

FRANCIS1— Born April 15, 1795, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died at Durand, Win- nebago County, Wis. Married August 13, 1813, in Brattleboro, Vt., Zeruah (Miller), who died at Burlington, Kane County, 111.

At one time lived at North Granville, N. Y. Wrote a pamphlet on the Orvis family in 1846.

Hinsdale, Vermont, is now Hinsdale, New Hampshire.

SIMEON VICTOR'— Born May 30, 1797, at Brattleboro, Vt. Died May 8, 1885, at Humboldt, Kan. Married January 24, 1824, in Marlboro, Vt., Direxy C. (Campbell), who was born July 9, 1809, in Brookline, Vt., and died November 30, 1890, at Oskaloosa, Iowa; daughter of James and Hannah (Whitney) Campbell.

Both are buried in Oskaloosa, Iowa, in the family plot of John Mills Orvis, of Des Moines, Iowa. They lived in Wilmot and Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and later in Spring Grove,, McHenry County, Illinois.

Direxy C. Campbell was a daughter of Hannah (Whithey) (Campbell) Orvis, who

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was a widow when she married Josephus Orvis, older brother of Simeon Victor Orvis. James Campbell, known as Judge Campbell, lived in St. Regis, N. Y., but died in Can- ada at the home of a daughter. He is said to have been a descendant of the Duke of Argyle, Scotland.

LEVI CHURCH5— Born May 19, 1799, in Brattleboro, Vt. Died September 25, 1849, in Philadelphia, Pa. Married January 18, 1823, Electa Sophia (Purdy), who was born August 28, 1803, and died Septem- ber 30, 1870, daughter of Trueman Purdy, of Manchester, Vt. Both are buried in the family plot at Manchester, Vt.

He went to Manchester at the age of 18 years. He was a merchant and also dealt in marble. He was postmaster of Manchester and also held successively the commissions of Ensign, Lieutenant, Major and Aid to General Robert's Staff of Ver- mont Militia. He died of cholera in Philadelphia, Pa., while there on business Sep- tember 25, 1849. This was before the days of railroads and travel was by stage coach. He always preferred to make his journeys on Friday, as there was less travel that day. He kept a general store and also shipped marble, principally to Philadel- phia, via wagons to Troy, N. Y.

The Equinox House, a noted summer resort, developed from his beginning and remained in the family continuously until 1921, when it passed into other hands.

Children of Oliver Orvis and Patty (Stebbins)

Hale Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Oliver4

HEIL5— Baptized March 3, 1777.

LUCY— Baptized January 18, 1778.

RUFUS5— Baptized February 20, 1780. Died April 1, 1790.

OLIVER5— Baptized September 29, 1782. Lived in Halifax, Vermont.

SAMUEL3— Baptized September 12, 1784. Died in 1821. Married in 1807, to Elizabeth (Wooley). They lived in Halifax, Vermont.

PATTY5— Baptized June 26, 1786.

RHODA5— Baptized February 13, 1788.

POLLY5 — Baptized February 13, 1791. Married Elisha Mix, of Locke, N. Y.

RUFUS —Baptized September 23, 1792.

Children of Sally Orvis and Abijah Bacon

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — Eber.ezer2 — Zadock3 — Sally4

GEORGE ORVIS BACON5— Born December 23, 1806. JULIA ANNA BACON5— Born October 21, 1809. GEORGE ORVIS BACON, 2d— Born August 25, 1814. ARCLIMENA ALVORA BACON5— Bom February 9, 1817. SALLY MINERVA BACON5— Born June 4, 1819.

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Children of William Orvis, Jr. and Mindwell (Holton)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — "William3 — William. Jr.4

MERCY5— Born April 21, 1765. Died before 1819. Married May 15, 1796, Silas Butler.

WILLIAM, 3d5— Born July 23, 1767.

ARIEL5 — Baptized February 14, 1770. Died the same day.

EXPERIENCE5— Baptized October 8, 1773.

ANNA"— Born before 1788.

Children of Ambrose (1) Orvis and Rebecca ( ? )

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel3 — William3 — Ambrose1

SALLY5— Bom April 6, 1783, at Hinsdale, Vt. Married November 11, 1798, Selah Jackson.

There were 14 children.

URANIA5— Born October 22, 1786, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died April 30, 1813. Married April 5, 1811, Jedutha Hitchcock, of Norwich, Chenango County, N. Y.

Had a daughter, Alvina Urania.

AMBROSE, JR.5— Born January 19, 1785, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died August 29, 1850, at Wixom, Michigan. Married October 4, 1812, Mary (Moore), who died March 10, 1856.

Mary Moore was a Scotch lady and was sixty-three years and nine months old at her death.

He went away from home when about 17 years of age, shipped on a whaler and was gone about nine years. During that time he was not heard from, nor did he hear from home. Upon his return, a full grown man, six feet three inches tall, there was much rejoicing. He served in the War of 1812. He was like all the old stock of Orvises, a strong, large and powerful man, with high forehead and Roman nose. He was quite the ideal of his home place, having once on the street trounced a pow- erful English bully.

In a letter from Alton D. Orvis, of Chicago, many years ago, the following inter- esting memoranda were found:

Ambrose Orvis, born Jan. 7, 1756, at Northfield, Mass., died Aug. 30, 1844, and was buried at New Hudson, (or Wixom), Oakland Co., Mich., near South Lyon and about six miles south of Milford. Frank A. Orvis, who visited the graveyard at New Hudson, found the following inscriptions:

Ambrose Orvis, died Aug. 30, 1844, age 86 years.

Ambrose Orvis, Jr., died Aug. 29, 1850, age 65 years.

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Children of Ambrose (1) Orvis and Rebecca ( ? ) continued

In the family Bible of Ambrose Orvis, Sr. (now in the possession of Mr. Alton D. Orvis, of Chicago, 111.), there is a record written by Ambrose, Sr., that Rebecca Orvis died Aug. 14, 1824, at 3 p. m. The mother of Alton D., at the age of 82, said that Rebecca was the wife of Ambrose, Sr. The writing of Ambrose, Sr., in this Bible is said to be like copper script. Ambrose, Sr., died at Milford, Oak- land Co., Mich. The family was in Springfield Centre, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1814; in China, now Arcade, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1819-29, and in Lyon, Oakland Co., Mich., in 1853. Priscilla R. Orvis, wife of Ambrose Curtis Orvis, and mother of Frank A. Orvis, remembers the family as being in Oakland Co. in 1834 and thinks he moved to Michigan in 1829 or 1830. Ambrose, Sr., was a soldier in the Revolution and was made deaf by the artillery or from gun explosions, and drew a pension. (Foot note in pencil here says:

"Not right. He, with others, tried to see how many times they could draw a saw across a timber or log which it was desired to remove from some place under water, and his staying under water so long impaired his hearing a short time afterward." The Record Index of the Revolutionary Rolls of Mass gives his record as follows:

"Ambrose Orvis or Orvice, residence South Hadley, enlisted to serve to the credit of the town of Hadley for the term of six months in 1780, at which time he reported as being 23 years of age. His name also appears on a list of men who passed muster at Camp Totaway, Oct. 25, 1780, but does not appear upon the town payrolls of Had- ley or South Hadley."

Note — It is quite likely that Ambrose at that time was living with the rest of the family at Brattleboro, Vt., and that like the rest of his brothers he enlisted in an- other state for the reason that Vermont did not exist as an entity. For instance, his brothers, Gershom and Waitstill served in both Massachusetts and New York on dif- ferent occasions.

Note — Springfield was settled by Capt. Prevost in May, 1769, and was burned by Indians in 1778. The name of Ambrose was not among the list of settlers at that time. Most of the sons of William Orvis moved from Brattleboro to Western New York about 1800-1802. Genesee County was taken from Ontario Co. March 30, 1802. China Township was taken from Sheldon Township March 6, 1818. Arcade was a post village and the postoffice was called China. Michigan was made a Territory of the United States January 11, 1805.

MARTHA'— Born September 3, 1777, in Hinsdale, Vt. Died July 4, 1842. Married April, 1794, at Halifax, ,N. Y., Thomas Wicks, who was born August 14, 1769.

They lived at Ox Bow, N. Y. She was a smart woman.

Ox Bow was a post village, so called from a bend in the Oswegatchie River.

HORATIO— Born 1780, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died 1851. Married (1) Betsy Sayre, who was born June 10, 1790, and died in 1825; (2) Harriet Ambler Basset.

He was the first physician at LeRay and one of the first graduates of Fairfield College, Herkimer County, N. Y.

Betsy Sayre was a sister of Hannah Sayre, wife of Charles Orvis.

CYNTHIA1— Bora 1782, at Hinsdale, Vt. Died 1845. Married Levi Hale.

CHESTER'— Bom 1783 at Hinsdale, Vt. Died August, 1831, at Lowville,

N. Y. Married (1) ( ? ) ; (2) Melissa Balcom at Gowanda,

N. Y., who died September 1, 1872, at Rutland, N. Y., at the age of 68.

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Children of Ambrose (1) Orvis and Rebecca ( ? ) continued

His first wife and her children died and were buried at Forestville, N. Y.

He lived on a farm at Rutland, Vt., for 33 years. He was a soldier in War of 1812, and was in the battle of Queenstown Heights, under Gen. Scott.

Chester was buried at LeRaysville, N. Y.

CALVIN5— Born 1787 at Hinsdale, Vt. Died 1805.

LURENSY5— Born 1790 at Hinsdale, Vt. Died 1807. Married Levi Barnum.

Lived at Utica, N. Y.

ASENATH5— Born 1792 at Hinsdale, Vt. Married Levi Barnum, being his second wife, and was a widower in 1855.

HENRY5— Born 1794 at Hinsdale, Vt.

Left home at the age of 17. Was heard from twice. Was a. journeyman printer.

CHARLES'"— Born October 28, 1796. Died May 31, 1858, at Warren, 111. Married April 8, 1826, Hannah (Sayre), who was bom December 25, 1801, in Southampton, L. I., daughter of Paul and Mary (Halsey) Sayre.

Shortly after his birth the family moved to New York and were in Paris, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1802. They settled at LeRaysville, Jefferson County, N. Y. He was a physician, graduate of Fairfield College, Herkimer County, N. Y.

Hannah was a. sister of Betsy Sayre, the wife of Dr. Horatio Orvis. They set- tled at Ox Bow. In 1834, they moved to Gouverneur, 9 miles distant from Ox Bow. In September, 1836, they moved to Martinsburg, N . Y., where in 1840 he was County Clerk (Lewis Co.). In 1856, they moved to Illinois and located at Warren. After- ward they moved on a farm 5 miles west of Warren in Wayne Co., Wis. In 1861, the family moved to Nora, 111., where the wife died September 30, 1868.

Horatio and Charles Orvis were both members of the New York State Legislature sometime between 1820 and 1840.

American Biographical Notes, Hough, page 309: Dr. Charles Orvis, in New York Assembly in 1830 from Jefferson County; afterwards County Clerk of Lewis County. Died at Warren, Illinois, May 31, 1858.

SALLY5— Born 1799 in Hinsdale, Vt. Died 1853. Married in 1815 Isaiah Anthony at the age of 16 and at the age of 20 came home with two children. Her husband was a Quaker.

All children of Gershom were born in Hinsdale, Vt., which is now Hinsdale, New Hampshire.

Children of David Orvis and Lydia (Hawley)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer3 — David'

JESSE ALLEN5— Born September 26, 1777. SALLY5— Bom November 16, 1779. CLARRY0— Born March 21, 1782.

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URIEL HAWLEY5— Born at Windsor, Vt., October 25, 1784. Died at Mas- sena, N. Y., June 24, 1854. Married (1) Carolina (Boynton) and (2) Laura Lines (Emerson), who was one of the eight daughters of the Reverend William Emerson.

In a letter to the author, dated October 1, 1913, Francis Brew Orvis said:

"My grandfatehr, Uriel Hawley Orvis, was a Colonel of Militia in Vermont after the Revolution. He went to Massena, N. Y., about 1803, at that time a wilderness, and was one of the first settlers. The stone mill and dam he built still stand and are in use. He was a large land owner and organized the Baptist Church. He gave the land and helped to build the present Baptist Church edifice. He also gave land to the Congregational Church. He and his wife were very active in church work. He was not enlisted in 1812, but I believe he took some part in several small skirmishes in that neighborhood."

In the Emerson Family Record Uriel Herbert is given instead of Uriel Hawley, as we have it. David's wife's name was Hawley and the presumption is that that was the name first given. It is so on the records. Julius Gay so gives it. It may have been changed later by use or design.

SOPHIA5— Bom February 17, 1787.

GAD5— Born July 30, 1789. Died February 21, 1837. Married Sarah (Kim- ball), who was born in Cornish, N. H., April 8, 1796, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Emerson) Kimball.

FLAVEL5— Bom July 21, 1791.

Children of Samuel Orvis and Caroline (Seward)

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer" — Samuel4

REUBEN SEWARD5— Bom September 18, 1799. Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799. Married September 17, 1829, Celia (Clapp), who was born May 1, 1791, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Place) Clapp.

Lived in Geddisburg, Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1828. Lived in Prattsburg, Steu- ben County, N. Y., in 1854, and also in .Hastings, N. Y.

ROZINA5— Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799.

Married and had two children at least and did live at Hastings, N. Y.

PHE BE5— Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799. Married late in life.

HANNAH5— Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799.

ALV AH5— Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799.

SAMUEL5— Bom before 1799. Baptized at Norfolk, September 18, 1799. Was a fine Greek and Latin scholar. Lived at Poultney, N. Y. Unmarried.

CLARISSA5— Married Aaron Whitehead, December, 1851.

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Children of Joseph Orvis and Mabel (Butler)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer3 — Joseph1

SUSANNA5— Baptized September 3, 1786, at Norfolk. Died unmarried, of consumption, July, 1805.

JOSEPH5— Baptized July 13, 1788, at Norfolk. Died at the age of 48. Mar- ried Nancy (Atwater).

MABEL5— Baptized February 6, 1791, at Norfolk. Joined Church November 12, 1815.

TIMOTHY BUTLER5— Born February 7, 1792, at Sandersfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Died November 24, 1876, at Sumner, Iowa. Was bap- tized at Norfolk, September 15, 1793. Married January 28, 1819, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa., Rachel (Harding-), who was born October 10, 1800, at Brookfield, Orange County, Vt., and died July 22, 1898, at Sumner, Iowa.

He did live at Mauch Chunk, Pa., where he made cheese and sold it to the miners. He moved West and located in Bremer County, Iowa, where he had 320 acres of land. He was a good stock raiser.

Rachel Harding was daughter of Captain Samuel Harding, of Rutland, Vt. Her mother was born on the island of Martha's Vineyard, south of Boston. Her name was Mahew, descendant of Priest Mahew, who owned the island and preached to the In- dians. In 1817, Captain Samuel Harding, father of Rachel, moved to Sullivan, Pa., and at the age of 18 she married Timothy Butler Orvis.

JULIANNA0— Baptized at Norfolk, July 13, 1794. Died January, 1795.

JUL1ANNA5— Baptized March 6, 1796, at Norfolk.

LOUISA5 — Baptized June 5, 1799, at Norfolk. Married Sherman Decker.

Had daughter, Eliza Decker, born at Norfolk, Conn. Married ( ? ) Gay- lord, of Minneapolis, Minn.

PATIENCE-SUSANNA5— Baptized July 7, 1805, at Norfolk, Conn. Mar- ried ( ? ) Packard.

Six of these sisters died before they were twenty years old and are buried in North Norfolk burying ground, near the big pond or lake outlet.

WILLIAM RILEY5— Bom April 17, 1803. Baptized July 7, 1805, at Nor- folk, Conn. Died September 12, 1892, in Sumner, Iowa. Married Lucretia Lydia (Parker), in Smyrna, N. Y., who was born in Fitch- burg, October 4, 1808, daughter of Samuel and Lydia Thurston (Al- len) Parker, and who died in 1883, at Sumner, Iowa.

ROXANNA5— Baptized October 19, 1806, at Norfolk, Conn. Died March 11, 1835.

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Children of William Orvis and Sarah (Benton)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — Ebenezer- — Zadock3 — William11

LOIS LAMSON"— Married October 7, 1832, Renel Fuller, of Sherman, N. Y. AMY HORSFORD5— Married April 25, 1831, David Benton, of Litchfield. LUANNA J.— Married October 8, 1827, David Hamlin, Jr., of Clay, N. Y.

EBENEZER ZADOCK"'

The records show but little of this family. In the courts there was a long trial and Ebenezer Zadock made an assignment. In some of the testimony mention was made of "Richard's Lot" and "Manna's Lot." On April 27, 1844, the case was finished and Ebenezer was pronounced insolvent, the creditors getting 10c and 8 mills on the dollar.

JAMES JUDD5— Bom 1809. Died January 2, 1822.

SALLY BENTON— Married April 11, 1832, Lucius Munson, of Litchfield, South Farms.

HANNAH MARIAH5— Baptized October, 1814.

EDWIN STAFFORD"— Baptized December 7, 1817. Married January 31, 1842, Maria (Recor), of Berlin.

MARTHA STORM5— Baptized November, 1820. Died March 8, 1831.

MARY SMITH1— Baptized November, 1820. Married December 10, 1845, Ransom Thomson, of Hartford, Conn.

ALMIRA5— Baptized February 1, 1825. Died February 6, 1825.

A CHILD1— Born June, 1835. Died April, 1836.

A CHILD5— Bom 1832. Died November 5, 1840.

A CHILD5— Born 1810. Died May 2, 1811.

A CHILD5— Bom October, 1812. Died February, 1813.

FIFTH GENERATION— NOTES

November 9, 1790, a charter for the town of Lincoln (which at first embraced a territory of about six miles square), was granted by the Vermont Government to Col. Benjamin Simons and sixty-four associates. December 10, 1794, a survey having been made and lots numbered, each proprietor was assigned two divisions of 100 acres each, these divisions comprised about three-fifths of the grant. The remaining two-fifths were divided the next year. The first settlements were made in the northern part of the town early in the spring of 1795 by Loren Orvis, Lawrence Delong and Marcus Heading, who entered at nearly the same time, in the month of March. The only improvements that had been made previous to this time consisted of one or two log houses, and a road that had been cleared from the north toward the center of the town. In the year following several new settlers took up their residence in town. The pri- vations and hardships incident to the country in the early periods of settlement fell to their lot. Being destitute of wagons they used sleds both summer and winter. The nearest stores were at Middlebury and Vergennes, and the nearest grist-mill at New Haven. The want of passable roads and of accessible places of business, the fierce- ness of wolves and the general destitution of common conveniences rendered their con- dition peculiarly hard and trying. In three years after the first settlement the num- ber of inhabitants was sufficient to render a town organization expedient. Accord- ingly, it was affected on the second Tuesday of March, 1798. Howard Delong, town clerk; Loren Orvis, Jed Durfey and James Varney, selectmen; Samuel Eastman, con-

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stable. A log school house was built near the old grave yard and a school established as early as 1797. This was the only school for Lincoln, the south part of Starksboro and a part of Bristol. It is said that the first school was taught by Olive Durfey. Other schools were established in a few years. Most of the early settlers belonged to the Society of Friends and meetings for worship were instituted at an early date. These were held for some time at private houses until a log meeting house was built on a piece of land which was in 1860 the property of Hannah Brown. This branch of the Society of Friends was for many years in a flourishing condition. The mem- bers are now few in number, but continue to hold meetings for worship and for busi- ness. The first organization of the Society was July 16, 1801.

Franklin Henry Orvis, of the Equinox House, Manchester, Vt., said, December 18, 1895:

"There is a large family of Orvises at South Starksboro, Vt. D. H. Orvis is the postmaster there and is a merchant." "J. H. Orvis and Albert Orvis also live there."

In a letter from Detxer Erwin Orvis, dated Tiffin, Ohio, February 20, 1911, he says:

My great-grandfather, Samuel Orvis, was born in Connecticut in 1776, married Sallie Sage in 1800, and the same year moved with an ox team to what was then a wilderness, in the town of Champion, Jefferson County, N. Y. They cleared a small space, erected a log hut, living in their wagon in the meantime, and continued to live in same place for 76 years, during which time he became a prosperous farmer on land he cleared and cultivated by himself. He died in 1876, at the age of 100 years, less 12 days. His wife also died the same year, having lived together most happily as man and wife for 76 years. He was a man of most exemplary habits, and a life-long Meth- odist. He raised a large family both male and female. Perhaps the most prominent among them was his namesake, Rev. Samuel Orvis, who for many years was an hon- ored member of the Black River Conference of Methodist Preachers. He was a man of unusual power in the pulpit. Another son was Elias Orvis, my grandfather, who died in 1840. Among the daughters was Mirinda, who married Levi Stoddard, and lived in the village of Copenhagen until she died in, I think, 1883. Almira married Lysander Van Brocklin and lived at the old homestead all her life. She was a re- markable woman, possessed of great literary ability and was a frequent and valued contributor to the newspapers and periodicals of her day. Another daughter, Sallie, was an invalid for many years and never married, but lived to ripe old age with her parents.

My father, Kendrick A. Orvis, is still living, at present at South Haven, Mich., although he considers Wheaton, 111., his permanent home, where my brother, Wilbur, aged 41, also resides. My sister, Cornelia, aged 54, married A. R. Hotchkiss, and lives at South Haven, where she is very active in W. C. T. U. work, having been president of the district and local unions for many years. She has one son, Harold, aged 22 years, employed in a responsible position in a railway office in Kalamazoo, Mich.

My father had two brothers, Samuel E. and Alvah G. Samuel E. was a soldier in the Civil War and lost an arm in the Battle of the Wilderness. He died in Mil- waukee, Wis., in, I think, 1900. Alvah G. was a railroad engineer on the Milwaukee, St. Paul and Chicago Railroad for over 45 years, residing at Madison, Wis., and died last year as a result of a railroad accident, the first serious one of his experience. He had the unique record of never having caused a death from accident to his trains dur- ing all that time. He has several sons and daughters living at or near Madison, Wis.

I am now in my 56th year and believe there are few of that age who can say they have never lost a member of their immediate family. My father, mother, sister and brother and all the children are living, not even a baby being lost by any of them or the wives of any. I have been married 33 years but have no children. A Samuel has been in the family for very many generations, the last of that name being my brother's son, born just before last Christmas.

So far as I know, no member of the Orvis family has ever brought disgrace upon the name, but on the other hand appear to be people of good habits and exceptional longevity.

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SIXTH GENERATION

Children of Jesse Orvis (2) and Betsey (Rowley)

Male Line: ( ieorge" — Roger' — David- — Eleazer3 — Jesse1 — Jesse5

EDWARD EVERETT'— Born 1826. Died December 27, 1884. Married (1) in 1849, Jane Eliza (Atwood), of New London, Chester County, Pa., daughter of Origen and Jane (Strong) Atwood; (2) Anna Eliza (P>ailey), a Nova Scotia lady.

EDWARD EVERETT ORVIS -Male Line: George" — Rogei1 — David- — Eleazer3 — Jesse4 — Jesse" — Edward Evei-ett8

He learned the printing trade, became a publisher, writer for the public press, both religious and secular; was an eloquent public speaker, a life-long member and minister of the Christian (sometimes called Campbellite) Church and became a lawyer of no mean ability. He was energetic in getting together data of the Orvis Family, but had the misfortune to lose all of his papers by fire. Because of his ministerial duties he lived in a great many places, among which were New London, Pa., Rich^ mond, Va., King William Court House, Va., Lock Haven, Pa., Williamsport, Pa.,. Bloomsburg, Pa., Benton, Pa., and Mayfield, Ky. His first wife died at the home of her brother, Nathan Atwood, in Marsh Creek, Pa. His second wife died at Mayfield, Ky., and he died from a stroke of paralysis at or near Salisbury, N. C, and was buried at Rowan, N. C.

As before stated, Edward E. Orvis (my father), was much interested in the family history. A letter dated New London, Pa., Jan. 16, 1853, and addressed to Joseph U. Orvis, of New York City, asking for information concerning family mat- ters, etc., is now in my possession, having been turned over to me by Edwin W. Orvis from his father's miscellaneous papers. How long before this date Edward E. was searching for names, dates, etc., I do not know. — F. W. O.

SUSANNA'1 — Bom May 25, 1828, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Married April 17, 1847, Samuel Gillette, who died October 1, 1894.

LYDIA8 — Married Francis Warner.

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IRENE"— Born 1833 at Sullivan, Pa. Married (1) Aaron Victor Gillette at Canoe Camp, Tioga County, Pa., on September 8, 1853. He died June 13, 1870. She married (2) John Churchill.

JOHN HOLDEN6— Bom February 24, 1835, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Died November 6, 1893. Married Caroline Elizabeth (Atwood) on April 23, 1856, at New London, Pa., who was a half sister of Edward Everett's first wife, daughter of Origen and Jane (Jaeger) Atwood.

JOHN HOLDEN ORVIS Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer3 — Jes

-Jesse5 — John Holden'

Was admitted to the bar at Lock Haven, Pa., in 1856. In 1861 enlisted as a volun- teer in Col. Jarrett's Co., 11 Penna. Vol. Was in battle of Falling- Waters. While in service was prostrated by sunstroke, thereby prevented from re-enlisting;. In Novem- ber, 1862, he moved to Bellefonte, Pa., where he resided till his death. In 1871 was elected a member of the Pennnsylvania Legislature and re-elected in 1873. In same year was Democratic candidate for Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1873 was elected a Trustee of the Pennsylvania State College, a position retained by him till his death. In summer of 1873 he was appointed Law Judge of 25th Judicial Dis- trict by Gov. Hartranft. In November, 1873, he was elected to same office. In 1877 he acted as Judge Advocate on staff of General James A. Beaver in the great railroad riots. In 1883 he was made President Judge of the 49th Judicial District, which office he re- signed to resume active practice at the bar, which immediately became one of the largest in the State. At his death he was a recognized leader of the Pennsylvania bar.

For more complete biographical sketch see Encyclopedia of Contemporary Biog- raphy of Pennsylvania, Vol. Ill, page 245.

Orviston, Centre Co., Pa., was named in his honor. The family still have holdings there. His popularity among the people in his territory is shown by many fathers naming their children "Orvis" in his memory.

JESSE KILBURN6— Born October 8, 1837, at Sullivan, Pa.

He served his apprenticeship in the printing business at New London, Pa., under his older brother, Edward Everett.

Changed his name in 1865. Went West and married.

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Children of Jesse Orvis (2) and Betsey (Rowley) continued

The last (and first) letter the author ever received from Jesse Kilburn Orvis was dated at Battle Creek, Neb., Jan. 20, 1896, and was signed "Franklin H. L. Willis." The printed letterhead upon which it was written shown him to be Vice-President of the Battle Creek Valley Bank.

Was married and had a family; one son. at least, who visited the author in Brook- lyn, many years ago.

ALMA AUGUSTA6— Bom February 24, 1840, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Died in 1911. Married June 20, 1865, at Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa., Nathan C. McCloskey.

They lived at Hiner's Run, Clinton Co., and later at Lock Haven, Pa.

My father, Edward E. Orvis, performed the marriage ceremony, T being an in- terested spectator. I spent many happy boyhood days at their home in Hiner, boating, f shing and wading in the river.

SAMUEL6— Died unmarried.

Children of Jesse Orvis (2) and Elsie Elmira (Austin), Second Marriage

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer1 — Jesse4 — Jesse5

ELIZABETH6— Died in infancy.

NATHANIEL WILLIS6— Was a soldier in the Civil War and died about

1870. i

ORSON GREGORY6— Married Julia (Smith).

Children of Eleazer Orvis and Celestia (Rich)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer3 — Jesse4 — Eleazer5

GEORGE ELEAZER6— Bom February 4, 1837, at Sullivan, Pa. Married September 30, 1876, Nancy E. (Rose) at Sullivan, Pa. She died May 3, 1910.

Lived at Mansfield, Pa., R. F. D. No. 1.

ELISHA R.6— Born February 28, 1842, at Sullivan, Pa. Married September 15, 1886, Ella L. (Squires) , at Elmira, N. Y.

Two children; family lived at Mainesburg, Pa.

MARGARET6— Married ( ? ) Rhinevault.

Lived at Mansfield, Pa.

ESTHER M.6— Married ( ? ) Sweet.

Lived in Troy, Pa.

ELIZA'— Married ( ? ) Reynolds.

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Children of Eleazer Orvis and Marinda (Wilkins), Second Marriage

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer' — Jesse (l)4 — Eleazer5

WILLIAM6— Born August 5, 1846, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Died November 15, 1899. Married June 26, 1877, at Portland, Michigan, Carrie E. (Groger).

Left a family of five who lived at Eveline, Mich., East Jordan, R. F. D. No. 1, Box 35.

EVERETT E.'-Bom July 16, 1851, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Mar- ried April 20, 1873, at Portland, Mich., Emeline (Hill).

Lived later at Sault St. Marie, Mich. EULALIA"— Bora 1853. Died 1882, unmarried.

Children of Josephus Orvis and Rebecca (Barney)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4 — Josephus5

LUCINA6— Bora July 9, 1804. Died March 5, 1874. Married Sewell But- ler, of Brattleboro, Vt.

ELIZABETH CHURCH6— Born August 28, 1807. Married John A. Pullen, of New York City.

Two children, Fred and Fanny.

John A. Pullen was the founder of the express business in this country and was president of the National Express Company.

SYLINDA6— Born July 18, 1809. Married Moses Gould, of Warwick, Mass.

LEVI BARNEY6— Born July 24, 1811. Died September 23, 1833. Buried in West Brattleboro in same plot with Waitstill.

HIRAM6— Bom August 13, 1814. Died February 13, 1815.

Children of Josephus Orvis and Hannah (Whitney) (Campbell), Second Marriage

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4 — Josephus5

HANNAH MARI6— Bora September 18, 1822, at Marlboro, Vt. Died Jan- uary 8, 1908, at Hinsdale, N. H. Married in 1846 in South Newfane, Vt., Edward Adams, who was born August 4, 1810, at Marlboro. Vt., and died June 30, 1871, at South Newfane, Vt., son of David and Susie (Warren) Adams.

It is said that Josephus had thirteen children in his family: ten by his first wife, one by his second wife and she had two when he married her, making thirteen in all. His second wife was a widow with two daughters, one of whom, Direxy, married Simeon Victor Orvis, a younger brother of Josephus. Susie Warren was daughter of Captain Jonathan Warren, of Marlboro, Vt., a Revolutionary soldier. Hannah Mari

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and Edward Adams are both buried in South Nevvfane, Vt. Note the spelling- of the name "Mari." That is correct. Vouched for by her daughter and grand-daughter. She always contended that she was the ''thirteenth child; the third child and the only child," which is thus explained: She was the thirteenth child in the family; the third child of her mother and the only child born to the second marriage of her parents.

Children of Waitstill (2) and Susan (Grummett)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William1 — Waitstill1 — Waitstill. Jr.5

EMILINE E.'— Married April 18, 1888, Dr. Alfred Theodore Bowne at At- lanta, Ga.

Children: Alfred, killed in Civil War; Julia, married Dr. V. O. Hardin, and lived in

Atlanta, Ga., twice married; Emiline E., married ( ? ) Hunnewell, children:

William, lived at Denver, Col.; Sophronia, lived at Denver, Col.; Annie, Theodore, Rosa, Georgia, married W. Baker, lived in Jacksonville, Florida.

EDWIN WAITSTILL" — Born December 28, 1814, and died January 20, 1839.

Sophia Selden Rogers, wife of Harry Rogers, who lived (1902) at 2216 DeLancey Street, Philadelphia, Pa., was a descendant of Waitstill, Jr.

Children of Martha (Orvis) and Thomas Wicks

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Gershom1 — Martha5

THOMAS WICKS, JR.6— Married Sally (Wilder) .

BENJAMIN WICKS"

LAURENCY WICKS6

MARTHA WICKS"

ORVIS WICKS'— Went West with the Mormons.

LULIA LOUISA WICKS"— Married Robert Ormiston.

JOHN CALVIN WICKS8— An M. D. Died in Ox Bow, 1868.

CYNTHIA WICKS— Second wife of Dr. Robert Ormiston.

HENRY WICKS"— Born 1820. Died 1832.

SOPHIA WICKS'— Married ( ? ) Wheeler.

SYLVIA WICKS'— Married ( ? ) Wilder.

Children of Horatio Orvis and Betsey (Sayre)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel1 — William3 — Gershom1 — Horatio5

MARY'' — Married James Hope, of Le Raysville, New York. HORATIO"— Died in infancy.

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Children of Horatio Orvis and Harriett Ambler (Basset), By Second Marriage

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William' — Gershom4 — Horatio1

BETSY'— Lived but a few days.

Children of Chester Orvis and Melissa (Balcom)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William' — Gei'shorn4 — Chester'

LUR ANSA"— Born in 1821 or 1822 in New York State. Died January, 1906, at Vermillion, South Dakota. Married about 1842 or 1843 Matthew Stewart, who died about 1890 or 1892.

CHESTER, JR.6— Born September 11, 1823, in Erie County, N. Y. Died March 19, 1896. Married Esther A. (Ware), who was born July 30, 1831, and died April 13, 1896.

Esther was born and lived near Felts Mills, Jefferson County, N. Y. Chester, Jr., was a farmer and lived all of his life in this locality.

HENRY'— Born March, 1822. Married (1), Prudence (Howland) ; (2), Wealthy (Hunt).

He was a Custom House officer and was living at the age of 83 in 1905. He died at Plattsburg, N. Y., which was his residence.

Children of Cynthia (Orvis) and Levi Hale

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William' — Gershom4 — Cynthia0

LEVI HALE, JR.'— Died in New York. HIRAM HALE"

LURANSA HALE'— Married John Grannis. JULIA HALE'— Married Orlin P. Woodruff.

HENRY HALE'— Married ( ? ) Allen. Died at Elgin, Illinois.

CYNTHIA HALE'— Married ( ? ) Wright.

Children of Asenath (Orvis) and Levi Barnum

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel' — William' — Gershom1 — Asenath'

CHARLES BARNUM" HENRY BARNUM" GEORGE BARNUM" WILLIAM BARNUM' HORATIO BARNUM* JAMES BARNUM" THOMAS BARNUM' LURANSY BARNUM' MARTHA BARNUM'

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Children of Levi Church Orvis and Electa Sophia (Purdy)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill' — Levi Church1

FRANKLIN HENRY6— Born July 12, 1824. Died November 30, 1900, at Manchester, Vt. Married Sarah Maria (Whitin), who was born January 18, 1830, and died August 7, 1907; daughter of Paul Whitin, of Whitinsville, Mass. Buried in family plot at Manchester, Vt.

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FRANKLIN HENRY ORVIS

Male Line: George" — Samuel1

-Waitstill4 — Levi Church3

It was in his father's store that Mr. Orvis obtained his early business education, but he also attended the common schools of the town, the Burr Seminary, and the Union Village Academy of Greenwich, N. Y., finishing at the latter in 1842, then being' 18 years of age. The next two years were spent in Wisconsin and Illinois in mercantile pursuits, but in 1844 he went to New York City as a clerk in the wholesale dry goods house of Marsh & Willis, which position he held for about two years. In 1846 Mr. Orvis, in association with Elijah M. Carrington, formerly of Poultney, under the firm name of Carrington & Orvis, engaged in the business of wholesale dealing in dry goods, with which enterprise he was connected until about the year 1860, then retiring to give his entire attention to the hotel business.

In 1872, learning from some of the guests who had been in Florida that the winter climate there is fine but the hotels inferior, he decided to show the southerners how to keep a hotel, and took the management of the St. James in Jacksonville. The house was well patronized and he soon after purchased the Putnam House at Palatka, which he kept open during the winter seasons until it was burned in 1884. From 1881 till 1891 he also conducted the Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville, a house that gained the great- est popularity. Finding that increasing years made the Florida business too burden- some he gave it up, but not until he was regarded the pioneer of the winter hotel busi- ness in the South as he had been of the summer business in Vermont.

Franklin H. Orvis was a sturdy New Englander, a man of strong will, clear brain, bright mind, well defined ideas on public matters, a staunch Republican in polities, a capable business man, a hotel keeper of originality, rare skill and great sagacity; a good citizen, a kind and loving husband and a generous and just father. In his demise Vermont lost one of her best citizens and there was removed from the ranks of Ameri- can hotel keepers one of the most unique, progressive and talented men who ever wel- comed the coming: and speeded the parting guest.

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CAROLINE MARIA8— Born October 25, 1826. Died May 20, 1901. Mar- ried John Conover Hinchman.

Buried in family plot at Manchester, Vt.

COLUMBUS AUGUSTUS6 — Born February 17, 1828, at Manchester, Vt. Died in 1912 in Chicago, 111. Married at Racine, Wis., Harriet (Sar- geant) , who was bom October, 1832, in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in 1904, daughter of Joseph and Emma (Brooks) Sargeant.

In early days he was a merchant at Racine, Wis., afterwards moved to Iowa, then to Chicago, where he became a member of the Board of Trade. Was a successful business man of good reputation.

CHARLES FREDERICK6— Born June 19, 1831, at Manchester, Vt. Died March 24, 1915. Married April 25, 1856, at Manchester, Vt., Laura Ellen (Walker), who died October 3, 1903.

In a letter received by the author about January 1, 1913, C. F. says: "Pardon me for not answering your previous letter, for I am a very busy man and 81 years old."

Both are buried in their family plot in Manchester, Vt. On the stone beneath the usual inscriptions of dates this line appears: "And their love never faded."

Charles Frederick Orvis was born in Manchester, Vt., June 19, 1831, and died in his eighty-fourth year, March 24, 1915, at Manchester. He was known all of his life as an ardent and militant Democrat and his outspoken views earned him the sobriquet, among those who knew him, of the "Nestor of the Democrats of New England."

In 1855, ho married Laura E. Walker and the same year was proprietor of the Equinox House, Manchester, which was founded by Orvises and conducted by successive generations down to the year 1921. Charles F. Orvis did not remain in the hotel business but about 1870 began the manufacture of fishing tackle and anglers' supplies, a business which grew to considerable proportions and is now conducted by his sons, Albert C. Orvis and Robert J. Orvis, at Manchester.

FRANCES JANE6— Born August 23, 1833. Died August 27, 1836.

FRANCES ELIZABETH6— Married George P. Utley.

LEVI CHURCH, JR.6— Born July 27, 1841, at Manchester, Vt. Died Octo- ber 22, 1885, at Manchester, Vt. Married May 23, 1865, Anna Eliz- abeth (Wise), who died March 12, 1895, at East Hartford, Conn., daughter of Samuel C. and Elizabeth (Hall) Wise.

Children of Malachi Orvis and Clarissa (Clark)

Male Line: George" — Samuel' — Samuel3 — William" — Waits till1 — Malachi

JOSEPH6— Born August 23, 1809. Twin brother to Benjamin Calvin.

BENJAMIN CALVIN'— Born August 23, 1809.

Twin brother to Joseph.

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Children of Malachi Orvis and Clarissa (Clark) continued

ALONZO'— Bom April 2, 1811. AR AD6— Born February 22, 1813.

The most brilliant one of the family, but his mind became unbalanced. He died at Ravena, Ohio.

WAITSTILL BIGELOW3— Born August 30, 1815, at Guilford, Vt. Died May 23, 1890, at Roseland, Nebraska. Married August 27, 1846, Susan Wealthy (White), who was born August 2, 1817, at Hart- ford, Vt., and died November 19, 1889; daughter of Nodiah and Wealthy (Landfear) White.

Nodiah White emigrated to Northern Ohio in 1832 and settled at Garrettsville, where he built a home in 1833 and which was in after years used as a hotel. Susan Wealthy entered Oberlin College in 1841 and graduated in 1844. She died of pneu- monia and she and her husband are buried at Juniata, Nebraska.

William Bigelow received his early education in the public schools of Vermont and New York. In 1838-9 he left his home in Whitesboro (now Brandon), N. Y., and entered Oberlin College, where his name was entered as Waitstill. He graduated in 1846. He had his name changed by act of the Legislature at the age of 45, remark- ing facetiously: "I never wait and am never still." He preached his first sermon at Morgan (now Rock Creek), Ohio, and was ordained minister at Lenox, Ohio, May 27, 1847. Was pastor at Williamsfield in 1848-9; Charlestown, Ohio, 1852-4. Also pastor for a while at Middleford, Ohio. In 1854 he began the publication of "The Independent Press" at Ravena, Ohio. In 1863-7 "The People's Preacher and Teacher of Health" at Jacksonville, 111. From there he went to Wheaton and then to Atlanta, 111. Was pastor at Danvers, 111., 1865-72 and Cerro Gordo, 111., in 1872. From 1876 to 1880 was editor of "The Christian Reformer and Non-Ritualist" in Philadelphia, Pa. In 1881 engaged in literary work as an author and continued this until his death. He was a chronic invalid and did much writing, publishing most of it at his own expense. Was author of "Christ Coming in His Kingdom," in 1869; "Ritualism Dethroned," in 1875, and "Harmony of Science and Religion," and at the time of his break-down had ready "Childhood" and Lyric Beauties" and "Poetic Gems." He was a Congregational minister.

JONATHAN M.6— Born August 3, 1817.

Enrolled at Oberlin College, 1839-1841, from Brandon, N. Y.

CALVIN H.6— Bom July 15, 1819. Died February 11, 1893. CLARISSA6— Bom April 5, 1821.

CHARLOTTE M.6— Born August, 1823. Married ( ? ) Haskell.

Had a daughter, Rose.

ELISHA6— Bom March 23, 1825.

Lived at Summerset, Mass. He was a student in 1850-1851 at Oberlin College from Brandon, N. Y.

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Children of Francis Orvis and Zeruah (Miller)

Male Line: George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill4 — Francis5

VICTOR MARCY6— Born June 11, 1814, at Brattleboro, Vt. Died July 26, 1897. Married July 27, 1834, Lucretia (Taylor) at Wethersford,

N. Y.

Lived 16 miles south of Fayette, Iowa, at Putnam. OZIAS— Born 1816. Died in infancy. DINAH"— Born February, 1817. Died in infancy. CELIA MIRANDA6— Born February 24, 1818. Died May 3, 1832. ADA ELECTRA6— Born April 4, 1820. Died April 24, 1820. ORRIN PIERRE6— Born April 18, 1822. Died December 14, 1823.

EMRE PIERRE6— Bom April 8, 1824. Married Caroline (Putnam).

Lived at Burlington, 111., and Manchester, Iowa.

ELVIRA"— Born December 20, 1825. Married Elijah Adams.

RHODA"— Born October 24, 1827. Died June 8, 1850, in Missouri. Mar- ried Jonathan Joslyn.

ELIZA6— Born May 1, 1829. Died December 28, 1858. Married Philip Dundes.

MARTHA MALINDA6— Born April 8, 1831. Married John Bowen, 1847. She was a twin siste rof Mary Miranda.

MARY MIRANDA6— Born April 8, 1831. Married Amos Galvin.

She was a twin sister of Mary Miranda.

NAOMI"— Born April 18, 1833. Died of cholera in Missouri.

HARRISON FLETCHER"— Born January 5, 1835.

WAITSTILL MILLER6— Born July 23, 1838. Married Harriet (Banker), in 1866, at Masonville, Iowa.

Later lived at Manchester, Iowa.

Waitstill Miller moved to Elgin, 111., with a friend of his father, for whom he worked on a farm in the summer and went to school in the winter, as nearly every boy did in those days. Arriving at the age of manhood he married as above and pur- chased a farm near Sycamore, 111., which he farmed for several years. Doing fairly well he concluded to sell and go west. He purchased a farm near Manchester, Iowa, and continued farming for about forty years. When he retired he purchased a home in Manchester, where he lived until his death. He was a very active member of the Methodist Church. Since his death his wife has made her home with her son, Fred K., at St. Olaf, Iowa. She was 81 years of age in 1922 and enjoying good health.

NELSON JASPER"— Born November 12, 1841. Died April 20, 1882.

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SIXTH GENERATION

Children of Elihu Orvis and Lucina Chipman (Upham)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4 — Elihu6

ANNA ELIZA6— Born May 4, 1814, at Granville, N. Y. Married May 15, 1845, Isaac Schram.

Lived in Grand Blanc, Mich. Children: Kate and Joseph Elihu.

JOSEPH UPHAM6— Born November 8, 1816, at Granville, N. Y. Died March 30, 1883, at Palatka, Fla. Married Mary Elizabeth (Nazro), who was born June 10, 1821, and died October 16, 1894, daughter of Henry and Eliza (Paine) Nazro.

Both are buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, New York. N. Y.

JOSEPH UPHAM ORVIS Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — WaitstilP — Elihu5 — Joseph Upham6

The death of Joseph Upham Orvis occurred after he and his wife had attended a wedding at Chattanooga, Tenn. Going from there to Florida for a rest he contracted a severe cold which ended fatally in a few days, and he died at Palatka, Fla. For over thirty years he had been closely identified with the commercial and financial inter- ests of the county. He was born at Granville, Washington County, N. Y., and received a commercial education. He commenced business life at the age of sixteen, engaging in the dry goods business with an uncle, Levi Church Orvis, at Manchester, Vt., and ultimately became a member of the dry goods firm of Lockwood & Orvis, of Troy,

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N. Y., with which business he was associated for twenty-three years. He was active in the establishment of the Mutual Bank of Troy, N. Y., becoming its vice-president and virtually its manager, also vice-president of the Troy Savings Bank and one of the founders of the Troy Building and Loan Association. On removing to the city of New York in 1854 he continued in the mercantile business, and in 1858 he took a prominent part in the organization of the Park Bank, of which he was one of the first directors, procuring by his personal influence a large portion of the first subscriptions to its capital stock. He continued an active director of the Park Bank until it had accumulated an ample surplus. In 1864 he projected and organized the Ninth Nat- ional Bank of New York. He was president of the Ninth National Bank from 1864 to 1867 and during that time raised the deposits up to $20,000,000, having by his energy and talent in placing a large portion of the 7-30 Government Loan, obtained the confidence and co-operation of Mr. Chase and Mr. Fessenden as secretaries of the United States Treasury. Mr. Orvis rendered valuable service to the Government in its finan- cial department at that critical period. At the convention of national banks in New York in October, 1864, he was appointed secretary and treasurer of their committee. On his retirement from the presidency of the Ninth National Bank he became manager for New York of the National Life Insurance Company of U. S. A.

He also served as director of the Standard and Resolute Fire Insurance Companies and was for some time chairman of the Finance Committee of the Union Dime Savings Bank, and also for a short period president of t he Security Bank. In 1872 Mr. Orvis established with his son, Charles Eustis, a private banking business in New York under the firm name of Joseph U. Orvis & Co., placing large loans for corporations and trans- acting an extensive business in commercial paper, railroad stocks and petroleum cer- tificates. He visited England in the summer of 1873 to promote some financial negotia- tions and remained abroad until April of 1874. Although passing such an active life in business, Mr. Orvis was constantly engaged in promoting religious interests and benevolent institutions in the Protestant Episcopal Church,. In private life he was an affable, courteous, intelligent, kindly gentlemen, highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.

EDWIN CHURCH6— Born June 26, 1821, at Granville, N. Y. Died March 2, 1825, at Granville, N. Y.

Buried in Granville, N. Y.

CATHERINE LORETTE*— Born February 23, 1826, at Granville, N. Y. Died June 18, 1859, at Utica, Indiana. Married, December 24, 1845, Dr. Thomas Clifford Mercer, at Woodville, Miss.

Children: Lizzie, married ( ? ) Gridley, who was with Belknap & Co., Ce- ment Works, Louisville, Ky.; Nettie, Carver.

PHILANDER DENSLOW— Born July 10, 1828, at Granville, N. Y. Died July 22, 1903, at New York City. Married January 16, 1855, in New York, Marie Adeline (de Girardin), who died December 1, 1914.

She died at St. Josephs Hospital, Far Rockaway, L. I., N. Y., aged 85 years. A son, died in infancy. Lived in Paris, France, for many years.

HULDAH MARIA1— Born April 12, 1819. Died January 20, 1820, at Gran- ville, N. Y.

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SIXTH GENERATION

Children of Charles Orvis and Hannah (Sayre)

Hale Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — "William' — GershonV — Charles'

MARTHA'— Born March 26, 1828, at Ox Bow, N. Y. Died December 17,

1909, at Englewood, Colo. Married December 4, 1877, at Nora, 111.,

John Hayward Champlin, who was born in 1813 and died at Nora,

111., March 12, 1883.

In 1903 she moved to Denver, Colorado, and lived in a suburb, Englewood. She

was a woman of unusual intelligence and it was through the stimulation of her interest

in the family history that much of the present data are recorded.

DELIA6— Bora May 26, 1830, at Ox Bow. Died May 17, 1846, at Martins- burg, N. Y.

CHARLES, JR.8— Born July 6, 1832, at Ox Bow, N. Y. Died December 10, 1880, at Wallen, Ind. Married December 25, 1872, Robina Louise (Pierce), who was born April 8, 1848, daughter of Dr. Joseph and Susanna (Jeffries) Pierce. She was a school teacher at Ft. Wayne, Ind. He studied Civil Engineering at Fairfield College and followed this occupation together with school teaching in the neighborhood of Martinsburg, N. Y., about 1849. In October, 1855, he located at Warren, 111., where he taught school for several years. In December, 1855, he wrote for his father to come west, which he did in 1856. In 1861 he began to study medicine in Dr. Caldwell's office and in October, 1862, entered the medical department of the University of Mich- igan. May 19, 1863, he was appointed 2d Assistant Surgeon of the 3d Regiment, Illinois Cavalry. October 14, 1865, he was promoted to 1st Assistant, but before he served in this capacity the Regiment disbanded October 19, 1865. He then finished his medi- cal education at Jefferson Medical College, and graduated in March, 1866. Was in- terne of Philadelphia Hospital in 1867. He located at Ft. Wayne, Ind. In 1877 he moved to Huntertown, where he practiced for 5 years. He then moved to Monroeville on account of the malaria and from there to Wallen.

MARY6— Born October 1, 1834, at Gouverneur. Died March 3,1, 1849, at Martinsburg.

SARAH6— Bom August 15, 1836, at Gouverneur. Died February 13, 1899, at Nora, 111. Taught school at Nora, 111., for 21 years.

HENRY6— Born September 20, 1838, at Gouverneur. Died August 27, 1856, at Lowville, N. Y.

ELIZA SAYRE6— Born June 26, 1840, at Martinsburg, Lewis County, N. Y.

Died April 24, 1903, in Allenville, Wis. Married October 31, 1864,

in Allenville, Wis., Timothy Rush Allen, a farmer, who was born

February 20, 1843, in Madison County, N. Y., son of Silas Marsh and

Phoebe Louise (King) Allen.

She was a teacher of music and of public schools. Lived on a farm in Allenville,

near Oshkosh, Wis. Allenville was so named when her husband sold part of his farm

to the railroad.

Eliza Sayre came from New York to Illinois in 1856 with her father's family. She came to Wisconsin in 1863. In 1858 she united with the Congregational Church at Nora, 111. When she came to Wisconsin she transferred her membership to the Presbyterian Church at Winneconne, where she was a member at the time of her death.

JULIA MARIA6— Born September 21, 1844, at Martinsburg. Died July 8, 1916. Married July 28, 1869, James H. Newcomb. Lived at Nora, 111., until 1873, when they moved to 2141 Vine Street, Denver, Colo., where she died.

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THE FIVE SONS OF ELIZA SAYRE (ORVIS) ALLEN AND THREE RELATIVES BY MARRIAGE

(From left to right, standing) Isaac C. Foster, husband of niece on Allen side. George H. Vosburg, husband of sister-in-law. Charles Orvis Allen, second son. David King Allen, fourth child (third son). Silas Marsh Allen, oldest son. Jeremiah Vosburg, nephew on Allen side. Timothy Rush Allen, fifth child (fourth son). (Sitting) Harry Orvis Allen, sixth child; youngest (fifth son).

FEMALE DESCENDANTS OF ELIZA SAYRE (ORVIS) ALLEN AND OTHER RELATIVES BY MARRIAGE

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(From left lo right, standing) Mrs. Caroline Bates Foster, niece on Allen side. Mrs. Isabelle Strong Allen, wife of son, Silas Marsh Allen. Mrs. Louise Allen Vosburg, sister-in-law of Eliza S. O. Allen. Mrs. Clara Furman Allen, wife of son, Harry Orvis Allen.

Mrs. Beatrice Donais Allen, wife of Charles Orvis Allen, son of E. S. O. Allen. Miss Phoebe Louise Allen, daughter of Eliza Sayre (Orvis) Allen. Mrs. Grace Robey Vosburg, wife of nephew on Allen side. (From left to right, sitting)

1. Grand-daughter, Miss Bernice Louise Allen, daughter of C. O. Allen.

2. Grand-daughter. Barbara Allen, daughter of Hairy O. Allen.

3. Grand-niece. Miss Hope Vosburg. daughter of Jeremiah Vosburg.

4 Grand-son, Furman Allen, son of Harry O. Allen.

5 Mrs. Grace Tielander Allen, wife of Timothy R. Allen.

(J Grand-daughter. Kathleen Allen, daughter of Harry O. Allen. 7! Grand-daughter. Mrs. Dorothy Allen Borgerud. daughter of C. O. Allen. Mrs Sara Orvis (Allen) Madden, daughter of Eliza Sayre (Orvis) Allen, is not shown in

this picture.

In this remarkable family there are seven children, fifteen grand-children and one great- grand-child — twenty-three direct descendants and no deaths.

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Children of Sally (Orvis) and Isaiah Anthony

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William5 — Gershom4 — Sally5

CHARLES ANTHONY6— Married (1) ( ? ) (Smith); (2) Emelia

(Crane).

CHESTER ANTHONY6— Married Mary ( ? ).

Children of Levi Lewis and Marianne Roxanna (Orvis)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer3 — Roger1 — Marianne Roxanna"

ROGER ORVIS LEWIS6— Married Lucy Ann (Tripp). Died January 16, 1899.

Children of Loren Orvis and Elizabeth (Brooks)

Male Line : George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer* — Roger4 — Loren5

SILAS6— Born March 6, 1793. Married Sarah (Gregory). Lived in Whitby, Ontario, P. Q.

Silas Orvis, son of Loren, taught school for four years at Ferrisburg, Vt. In June, 1821, he, with his brother, Eleazer, and one Nicholas Austin, went to Pickering, Ontario, and bought farms, built log houses and then went back to Vergennes, Vt., for their fam- ilies in February, 1822. They left Ferrisburg February 5, 1822, at six a. m., crossed an ice bridge at Prescott and made the trip in five and one-half days to Pickering with a one horse team and a yoke of oxen. The ox sleigh was covered with tin. His son, Loren, was born on the 17th of the same month. The celebrated cane belonging to the Orvis family was supposed to descend to the oldest son. After Loren's death, in whose pos- session it then was, it was to go to Silas, his oldest son, but Silas was a Quaker and be- lieving the cane was "the price of blood" would not accept it, as he did not believe in war. His son, Eleazer, died one week before his son, Eleazer, Jr., was born, and to the latter the cane was given.

ELIZABETH6— Bom July 5, 1795. Married George Chamberlain. Lived in St. Lawrence County, N. Y.

ELEAZER BROOKS6— Born August 24, 1797, near Bristol, Vermont. Mar- ried Elizabeth (Austin) in 1824 or 1825 at Ferrisburg, Vermont.

Was a farmer in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Also resided at Pickering, Ontario. He was buried in the Friends' Cemetery at Pickering, Ontario.

Elizabeth Austin was sister of Nicholas Austin, who married Harriet Orvis. This was the second daughter named Harriet; the first having died young.

HARRIET6— Born February 16, 1796. Died in infancy.

PHEBE6— Born October 21, 1801. Married Samuel Eastman and lived in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.

HARRIET"— Bom September 13, 1799. Married Nicholas Austin, of Whit- by, Ontario, Canada.

Lived in Pickering, Ontario, Canada.

Nicholas Austin was brother of Elizabeth Austin, who married Eleazer Brooks Orvis.

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Children of Loren Orvis and Lilies (Brown), Second Marriage

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David5 — Eleazer' — Roger* — Loren5

ABRAHAM"— Born July 19, 1808, at Ferrisburg, Vt. Died July 22, 1874, in Dixon, 111. Married May 24, 1839, Deborah Smith (Keese), who was born November 25, 1811, at Peree, N. Y., and died November, 1899, at Dixon, 111.

ISAAC6— Born December 28, 1809, at Ferrisburg, Vt. Died in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1894. Married Gulielma (Dean) September 7, 1831. Was a farmer and miller. Resided at Whitby, Ontario., Oakfield, Wis. (1847), In- dianapolis, Ind., and in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1890. Was buried in Oakfield, Wis.

JACOB"— Born April 6, 1811. Died March 9, 1895. Married (1) June 6, 1833, Caroline (Wheeler), who was born July 18, 1814, and died January 8, 1861. Married (2) Mrs. DeWitt, of Chittenango. Lived at Baldwinsville, N. Y. He was a salesman. Was buried at Baldwinsville,

N. Y. Lived in Michigan in 1889.

CLARISSA DEBORAH"— Born November 25, 1812. Married John Tobias. Son: Dr. Joseph Tobias.

LORENZO8— Born November 12, 1814. Married (1) Phebe (Keese). Mar- ried (2) Mary (Hitt). Lived at Ferrisburg, Vt., and Vergennes.

JOHN"— Bom August 17, 1816, at Ferrisburg, Vt. Died April 13, 1897. Married December 24, 1846, Marianna (Dwight) at Brook Farm, West Roxbury, Mass, who died December 12, 1901.

The ceremony was performed by Rev. William Henry Channing, a nephew of Will- iam Ellery Channing. Both John and Mary were devoted members of the Brook Farm Association from the time they joined it until the end. He lived the rest of his life at Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass. Lived at Ferrisburg during boyhood. Was at Oberlin College for a while. He was an anti-slavery lecturer. In life insurance business and manufactured sewing machines, but his life work was in "Social Problems and Reform." Both are buried at Forest Hills Cemetery in Boston. He visited England in 1865-6.

JAMES"— Born August 15, 1818, in Addison County, Vt. Died September 21, 1886. Married April 17, 1852, Julia M. (Lawrence), of Pough- keepsie, N. Y., who was born December 4, 1830, and died February 20, 1886. He was a farmer and lived in Oakfield, Wis., and both are buried there.

MYRON"— Born January 26, 1823. Married Ruth (Jennison). Lived in Ferrisburg, Vergennes and Shoreham, Vt.

LILLIS" — Married James Denton.

Children of Philander Orvis and Phebe (Chase)

Male Line: George" — Roger' — David1 — Eleazer3 — Roger4 — Philander'

SARAH"— Died before 1890.

JOSHUA"— Married Eliza (Hill).

Descendants live in Bristol and South Starkesboro, Vt.

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Children of Philander Orvis and Phebe (Chase) continued

MARY" — Married Paige Morrison and died before 1890.

Had daughter Phebe Maria, who married A. W. Peet. Lived at Burlington, Vt. He

had a daughter, Minnie P. Peet, who married ( ? ) Lawrence. Was killed in

railroad accident.

JOEL6 — Married Lois B. Lamas March 6, 1833, who was born in Monkton November 16, 1816, and died August 17, 1884.

He represented the town of Lincoln, Vt., in 1862-3. Was Selectman for several years and Justice of the Peace for fifteen years. Also held other minor offices.

Lois B. Lamas' father died when she was very young' and her mother married ( ? ) Sargent. Lois was frequently called Lois B. Sargent.

Children of Ambrose Orvis Jr. and Mary (Moore)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William1 — Ambrose. Sr.< — Ambrose. Jr.5

URANIA6— Born August 15, 1814, at Springfield, N. Y. Died May 23, 1841. Married June 25, 1837, Ryland Parke.

Children: Wallace and Helen.

WILLIAM B.6— Born January 2, 1817, at Springfield, N. Y. Died January 17, 1819.

ANDREW MOORE6— Born July 9, 1819, in China, N. Y. Died December 21, 1895, at Chicago, 111. Married October 11, 1840, Caroline (Kibbe).

He crossed the plains to California in '49. The story of his hardships and priva- tions and adventures is as inleresting as the Arabian Nights.

AMBROSE CURTIS6— Born January 8, 1822, at China, N. Y. Died July 22, 1894, at Milford, Mich. Married October 8, 1849, Priscilla (Caroth- ers), who was born in Sodus, N. Y., June 17, 1829, and was living in 1911.

He was a banker and was killed by the cars in Milford, Mich. Resided at Lyon and Milford, Mich. Priscilla lived with her son, Frank A., after the death of Ambrose C.

JAMES CHRISTOPHER6— Born May 21, 1824, at China, N. Y. Died May 25, 1899, at Maywood, 111. Married May 27, 1846, Susan Mills (Nor- ton), who was born at Palmyra, N. Y., September 17, 1829.

He lived at Maywood, Illinois. He owned the snare drum of Ambrose (1) and =ays in a letter of March 18, 1897:

"This snare drug I played when Wm. Henry Harrison was elected— 'Old Tippecanoe and Tyler too' — I have played the drum at every Presidential election and Fourth of July since and intend to as long as I live." (See letter in notes.)

WILLIAM SYLVESTER6— Born February 20, 1827, at China, N. Y. Died May 18, 1892, at Markesan, Green Lake County, Wis. Married Jan- uary 22, 1846, Sally (Graham) , at Milford, Mich.

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ELIZABETH6— Born August 2, 1829, at China, N. Y. Died September 2, 1858, at Berlin, Mich. Married February 22, 1852, Silas P. Davis.

Children: Mary Davis, died in infancy; Phoebe Davis, and another daughter, both lived in New York State.

MARY"— Born April 10, 1832, at China, N. Y. Died April 15, 1835.

JAMES CHRISTOPHER ORVIS

Male Line: George" — Samuel' — Samuel- — William3 — Ambrose. Sr.1 — Ambrose, Jr.1 — James Christopher8

Children of Samuel Orvis and Sally (Sage)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David: — Eleazer' — Roger* — Samuel5

ELIAS— Born May 11, 1801, at Norfolk, Conn. Died September 8, 1842, in Cleveland, Ohio. Married December 1, 1830, Eunice (Anderson), who was born in Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y., April 1, 1810, and died May 14, 1885, at Waukeshaw, Wis.

After the death of Elias, Eunice, his widow, married Daniel Carpenter at Cleve- land, Ohio. He died November 13, 1876, at Union Bend, Indiana.

MARIANDA6— Born May 11, 1807. Married Levi R. Stoddard.

Lived in Copenhagen, N. Y.

Had five sons and three daughters, one of whom married M. Long, of Copenhagen N. Y.

SALLY"— Bom May 3, 1804. Died 1865 ; unmarried. Was an invalid.

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SAMUEL'— Born December 5, 1812. Died September 14, 1850, in Poult- ney, N. Y. Married Mercy (Clark).

Was a Methodist minister — Black River Conference. He fought under Gen. Harri- son at Tippecanoe.

FANNIE"— Born February 20, 1811. Married Silas Chapman.

Lived and died at Copenhagen, N. Y. Had a daughter, who lived at Copenhagen, N. Y.

BETSEY6— Born March 31, 1820. Died in 1896. Married J. J. Goodenough. Had a son, George O. Goodenough.

ALMIRA— Born April 27, 1816. Died 1893. Married (— broklin.

Lived in Copenhagen, Lewis Co., N. Y.

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SIMEOX VICTOR ORVIS

DIREXY (CAMPBELL) ORVIS

Children of Simeon Victor Orvis and Direxy (Campbell)

Hale Line: George"— Samuel'— Samuel2— William3— WaitstiU'— Simeon Victor*

LESTINA D.6— Born August 6, 1824, at Marlboro, Vt. Died January 11, 1906 at Decatur, Mich. Married November 28, 1849, Charles B. Worden at Brattleboro, Vt. He died October 17, 1898, at Alden, 111. They moved to Illinois in 1855. Both are buried at Alden, McHenry Co., 111.

This family of ten sisters and five brother all except four lived to ripe old age. Eight of the sisters were school teachers, some were also music teachers. All were left widows; none being married twice.

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LEVINA — Bom 1826 at Brattleboro, Vt. boro, Vt.

Died when 6 years old at Marl-

EMERANCY CLIMENA'— Born November 9, 1827, at Marlboro, Vt. Died May 8, 1908. Married William Augustus Reading, who was born September 12, 1822, at Hackettstown, N. J., and died December 5, 1897, at Spring Grove, McHenry County, 111.

FANNIE ELIZABETH0 ("Betsey")— Born September 4, 1829, at Brattle- boro, Vt. Died January 11, 1916, at Indianapolis, Ind. Married September 6, 1865, William Bradshaw at Green Castle., Ind., who died October 8, 1880, at Philo, 111.

Fannie Elizabeth was educated at Lake Champlain, N. Y. Began teaching school in 1850 at Brandon, N. Y., her first teacher's certificate being issued by Iona M. Orvis, at that time County Superintendent of Schools at Brandon. Came to Linden, Indiana in 1852, teaching until 1854, going to Crawfordsville, Indiana, teaching in the city schools. In 1860 went to Green Castle, Indiana, continued teaching until September 6, 1865, when she was united in marriage to William Bradshaw, a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company I, 115th Infantry, Volunteers of Green Castle, Indiana. Shortly after their marriage, they settled on a farm at Philo, 111., where death claimed her hus- band on October 8, 1880, by pneumonia. Both were devoted members of the Presby- terian Church. In 1888 she moved to Urbana, 111., where she resided until May, 1910, moving to Indianapolis, Ind., and residing there until death claimed her January 11, 1916, at the age of eighty-six years and four months. She and her husband lie side by side in the Brick Chapel Cemetery six miles north of Green Castle, Ind. Surviving her is one daughter, Alice Bradshaw, boi-n November 12, 1869, at Philo, 111., receiving her education at the Philo public schools until 1888, having removed to Urbana, 111., where she entered High School, graduating June, 1890. Later attended the State University of Illinois. August 10, 1893, was united in marriage to Samuel J. Poucher, of Delevan, 111. Remained in Urbana, 111., until May, 1910, when they removed to Indianapolis, Ind., their present home.

Also surviving are two grand-children: Mabelle Elizabeth Poucher, born April 27, 1894, at Urbana, 111., and Samuel Francis Poucher, born April 2, 1910, at Urbana, 111., now residing at Indianapolis, Ind.

April, 1913, Mabelle Elizabeth Poucher was married to Joseph Malia, of Indian- ipolis, Ind. To this union two children were born: Mary Louise Malia, born February 10, 1918, and Joseph Hugh Malia, born April 26, 1921.

DURANCY REBECCAH'— Born November 22, 1831, at Brattleboro, Vt. Died Saturday, January 7, 1922, at Union City, Ind. Married Feb- ruary 15, 1855, William McFeeley, of Crawfordsville, Ind., who was born at Burlington, Ohio, April 19, 1828, and died June 17,

SNAP SHOT OF DURANCY REBECCAH TAKEN SHORTLY BEFORE HER DEATH

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill* — Simeon Victor8 Durancy Rebeccah6

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He served in the Civil War in the 9th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery. Discharged May 13, 1865. He died of cancer at Union City, Ind., on the Ohio side.

He was a blacksmith and miller by trade and stood six feet "in his stockings."

She joined the Church of Christ at Pottsdam, St. Lawrence County, N. Y., in 1850 and was a consistent member for seventy-two years. She moved to Union City, Ind., July 10, 1S67, and lived on Ward Street until four years before her death, when she went to reside with her grand-daughter, Mrs. John Henry Griffith. She was an invalid for several years, totally blind and unable to walk, but was always cheerful and was rational and active in mind up to the last moment. She had been a school teacher in Union City and knew its history well, having moved there when it contained only a few houses.

Mellie Griffith says her middle name was Rebeccah, but Mrs. S. V. Davis, her sister, says it was Ruth.

ANNETTE SOPHIA"— Bom September 16, 1833, at Marlboro, Vt. Married Rev. Reuben Reed at Champaign, 111., who died June 29, 1895, at Chanute, Kans.

Rev. Reed was a soldier in Civil War.

JANNETTE MARIA6— Born September 16, 1833, at Marlboro, Vt. Died February 14, 1906, at Sycamore, 111. Married at Champaign, 111., Aaron McKinney, who died April 3, 1902, at Chanute, Kans.

McKinney was a soldier in Civil War.

Annette and Jannette were twins. Jannette was burned to death.

JOHN MILLS6— Born December 9, 1835, at Brattleboro, Vt. Married Octo- ber 26, 1858, at Waddington, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Arietta C. Northrup, who died May 6, 1911.

He is a prominent business man of Des Moines, Iowa; Senior Warden of the Episcopal Church, a "Stand Pat" Republican, and member of S. A. R.

CHARLES H.G— Bom September 24, 1838, at Brookline, Vt. Died April 16, 1862.

He enlisted in August, 1861, in the Civil War and was immediately mustered into service in Company E, 1st Wisconsin Infantry and was sent to the Southland. He was not killed in battle, but died of pneumonia after being in the service about seven months, and was buried by his comrades by the light of the moon, at Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee. A seven-foot shaft to his memory stands in the cemetery at Oskaloosa, Iowa, erected by his loving mother. This was the same regiment in which John Jay served.

SAMUEL LEVI5— Born January 1, 1840, at Brooklin, Vt. Died February 31, 1921. Married November 4, 1866, Levina (Sanborn), at Wilmot, Kenosha County, Wis. Levina died May 10, 1918.

He enlisted in the Civil War during the summer of 1861. Served in the 1st Wis- consin Cavalry until the end of the war. He was Regimental Commissary Sergeant. Assisted in the capture of Jefferson Davis and received honorable mention from Presi- dent Lincoln. He fought in the battles of Kenesaw Mountains and Lookout Mountains, as well as in other engagements during his three and one-half year service.

All of his seven children were born in the Township of Richmond, McHenry County, 111. In 1883, they moved to Burton Township and always lived in the vicinity of Spring Grove, 111.

He was a strong man. He was always a friend of the weak and helpless and be- lieved in a good education, which he assisted others in obtaining.

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JOHN MILLS ORVIS Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4 — Simeon Victor5 — John Mills

ARLETTA C. (NORTHRUP), WIFE OF JOHN MILLS ORVIS

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MELVIN M.B— Born March 18, 1843, at Bangor, N. Y. Died March 9, 1884, at Fredonia, Kans. Married Gertrude (Sawyer), who died June 6, 1898, at Fredonia, Kans.

Was a government surveyor. Also a soldier in Civil War, 153d Illinois Infantry.

EMMA A.'— Born March 12, 1845, at Bangor, N. Y. Died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, December 8, 1918.

Lived at Humboldt, Kansas.

ALTA L.c— Born March 9, 1847, at Bangor, N. Y. Died January 26, 1901, at Denver, Colo. Married June 18, 1877, Jesse Merrill, at Oska- loosa, Iowa, who died at Denver, Colo., March 3, 1900.

Both are buried at Akron, Colorado.

GEORGE Q.6— Bom June 26, 1850, at Bangor, N. Y. Died December 12, 1897, at Seymour, Ind. Married January 28, 1877 at Jeffersonville, Ind., Elizabeth (Koons), who died June 9, 1901, at Seymour, Ind.

He was a physician and noted specialist of eye, ear and throat. Both are buried at Jeffersonville, Indiana.

STELLA VIOLA5— Born September 2, 1852, at Bangor, N. Y. Married July 12, 1877, at Beacon, Mahaska County, Iowa, Franklin B. Davis, who was born February 6, 1852, near Mendon, Ohio, and died Janu- ary 28, 1910, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Murlin) Davis.

Franklin B. Davis was buried in Forest Cemetery. Stella V. Davis now lives at Des Moines, Iowa.

STELLA VIOLA (ORVIS) DAVIS Male Line: George0 — Samuel1 — SamueP — William3 — Waistill1 — Simeon Victor1— Stella Viola"

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Children of John Mills Orvis and Anna (Larahee)

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — SamueP — William' — Waitstill* — John Mills1

CHARLES WAITSTILL6— Bom November 19, 1816, at Brattleboro, Vt. Died at Salem, Wis., November 17, 1882. Married Bethia (Selleck), who was bom at Brockville, Canada, April 30, 1826, and died March 31, 1915, at Salem, Wis.

Buried in Liberty Cemetery. See notes, Sixth Generation.

MARY8— Married Charles Curtis.

Lived at Silver Lake, Wis. Children: Anna L.; Walter Mills; Mary B.; Grace.

ELIZA'— Married Captain John L. Tuttle.

He was a captain on the Great Lakes for many years; later settled and ran a sum- mer resort at Camp Lake, Wis. Both lived to advanced age.

JANE' — Married John Osgood.

They lived in Salem and later moved to Delmar, Iowa. She lived to advanced age.

Children: Mary, married ( ? ) Clifford; Anna, married ( ? ) Roberts;

Eliza.

Children of Uriel Hawley Orvis and Laura Lines (Emerson)

Male Line: George" — Roger' — David2 — Eleazer' — David* — Uriel Hawley5

URIEL8— Died in childhood. DAVID*

LAURA5— Married Joseph Clary, of Massena, N. Y.

SAMUEL6— Died in early childhood.

FRANCIS"

WILLIAM6— Died in early childhood.

JOSEPH EMERSON6— Married (1) Eugenia Candice (Fuller) ; (2) Alice Caroline (Stevens).

Children of Gad Orvis and Sarah (Kimball)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer' — David' — Gad'

NANCY BOYNTON" — Married November 18, 1860, William Washington Kimball.

He was her cousin; did reside in Arlington, Mass., and was a prosperous business man, being president of the Fourth National Bank of Boston. He had a son, Frank Orvis Kimball.

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HELEN6— Married Orren Robinson.

EMILY3 — Married Lucius Kimball, of Arlington, Mass.

FRANCES AUGUSTA5— Born August 13, 1834, at Wethersfield, Vt. Died May 18, 1878, in Chicago. Married Thomas A. Driver.

MARIAN8 — Married Freeman Fisher.

Like all the other children of Gad, they settled near Boston, Mass.

CATHERINE GREENE5— Married John P. Squire, of Boston. He had a son, Frank Orvis Squire.

Children of Timothy Butler Orvis and Rachel (Harding)

Hale Line: George0 — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer* — Joseph4 — Timothy Butler'

JAMES RILEY"— Born May 21, 1820, at Columbia Flats, Pa. Died May 26, 1910, at Fayette, Iowa. Married October 28, 1850, at Pompey Hill, N. Y., Lucy (Heath), who was born September 12, 1829, at Fritten- den, Kent County, England, and died December 9, 1907, at Fayette, Iowa. His mother being of Scotch descent, he belonged to the Presbyterian Church. In 1844, he began teaching penmanship in New York. In 1846, he studied portrait paint- ing in New York City. From a professor in Yale College, he learned the then new process of Deguerrotyping and from him also obtained an insight into chemistry. In 1850, he married as above and as a wedding tour they traveled over the State of New York in a photograph van, making portraits. As the art of photography developed, he mastered the processes of Ferrotype, Ambrotype, Porcelain Work and lastly the Photo- graph. In the late fifties he sold his car and moved to Belvidere, 111., and then to Rock- ford, 111., Springfield, 111., and other points. He traveled through this and adjoining states, instructing photographers who were having trouble with their plates. In March, 1870, he located in Fayette, Iowa, and at that time was the best photographer in the state. There was no laboratory at that time in the Upper Iowa University and the president, McLean, would bring the students of his chemistry class one day each week to the gallary of Mr. Orvis to get his help in experimenting. He was a prominent Mason and held several offices in the local lodge. He died just four days after his ninetieth birthday. . Buried in Grand View Cemetery, Fayette, Iowa. He was an enthusiastic genealogist and helped collect much of the history of the Orvis family. He was the oldest living photographer in 1910.

SAMUEL HARDING6— Born January 5, 1823, at Peeble, Onondaga County, N. Y. Died June 25, 1905. Married February 12, 1851, at Hamilton, N. Y„ Lucy Ann (Eddy), who died September 6, 1892, and he mar- ried (2) Edna ( ? ).

His second wife was a cousin of his first wife.

JOSEPH M.'— Bom March 7, 1825, at Geddisburg, Onondaga County, N. Y. Died about Christmas time, 1900, at Santa Anna, Cal. Mar- ried Amanda Malvina F. (Sage), near Belvidere, 111., who died in California.

Lived in De Luz, San Diego Co., Cal.

MARY ELLEN5— Born June 7, 1827, at Prattsburg, Steuben County, N. Y. Died June 3, 1847, at Georgetown, N. Y.

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HELEN8— Born January 13, 1830, at Prattsburg, N. Y. Died June 22, 1847, at Georgetown, N. Y.

TIMOTHY BUTLER, JR.6— Born May 1, 1832, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Died May 15, 1880, unmarried at Westminster, Cal. Was a miner of Santa Anna, Cal. Had a silver and lead mine.

SERENO NORTON6— Born August 18, 1834, at Sullivan, Tioga County, Pa. Died February 22, 1884, at Sumner, Iowa. Married March, 1871, at Sumner, Iowa, Annie (Lowe), who was born in White Water, Wis- consin, April 12, 1850, and died May 7, 1906, at Sumner, Iowa.

CORNELIA8— Born June 22, 1837, at Sullivan, Pa. Married Oliver Potter at Flora, near Belvidere, 111., about 1857. Both died at Covina, Cal., or Los Angeles, Cal.

WILLIAM HENRY6— Born June 17, 1840, at Smyrna, N. Y. Died June 18, 1841.

GERTRUDE LOVERNA6— Born February 22, 1843, at Georgetown, Madi- son County, N. Y. Married March 28, 1867, at Sumner, Iowa, Miron Congdon, of that place. They desided in 1914 at Los Angeles, Cal., and did live at Sumner, Iowa.

Children of William Riley Orvis and Lydia Lucretia (Parker)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David1 — Eleazer' — Joseph4 — WillUm Riley'

LUCY A.6— Born March 19, 1825. Married (1) Richard J. Quinlan; (2) Joseph W. Mertz, of Boon, Iowa, who was born May 10, 1813.

Two sons and one daughter by first marriage. JOHN6— Married ( ? ) .

Soldier in Civil War.

One son and one daughter. He died in the Soldiers' Home.

CHARLES"— Born at Otselic, N. Y.

Soldier in Civil War. A prisoner in Andersonville and Libbey Prisons. Lived in Missouri. A minister and a farmer. Was twice married. His son was also an M. E. minister in West Plains, Mo.

ALBERT or ALBURTUS"

A soldier in Civil War. Died in Manchester Soldiers' Home. Did live at Banks, Iowa. Was married. Also lived in Olewain, Iowa.

JANE"— Married Ezra Cook. Died November, 1888. One daughter.

CHARLOTTE A.6— Died September, 1895. Married December 3, 1879, in Fayette, Iowa, William T. Wade, of Sumner, Iowa, who was born December 27, 1818, in Elizabeth, N. J. Wade was a farmer at Banks, Iowa.

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SAMUEL PARKER6— Married (1) Eva (Bent); (2) Alice (Goddard), who died in 1906 or 1907.

Lived at Banks, Iowa. Nina, daughter of Eva and Samuel, married William Stier. By second marriage there were three children: Lulla, Nellie and Mabel.

SON6— Name not known. DAUGHTER"— Name not known.

Children of Lovisa (Orvis) and Sherman Decker

Male Line: George0 — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer" — Joseph1 — Lovisa8

URI DECKER8— Married ( ? ).

Had three children: Charles, Mary and Frederick. Lived at Springfield, 111., and later in California.

ELIZA DECKER"

Children of Joseph Orvis (2) and Nancy (Atwater)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer' — Joseph, Sr.' — Joseph, Jr."

ORSON"— Married ( ? ). Died in Kansas about 1885.

Lived in Belvidere, Boon County, 111. Had one daughter.

S. ALONZO"— Born December 12, 1815, in Bradford County, Pa. Married Fanny (Hill), of Prattsburg, N. Y.

He was a lawyer in Shell Rock, Iowa, for many years, and died there about 1888. Also lived in Belvidere, Boon County, 111.

REUBEN HARLOW"— Born in Litchfield County, Conn., April 7, 1813. Married Sara Elizabeth (La Due), who was born in Chatauqua County, N. Y.

Both died in Marion, Ohio, he in his 90th year and she in her 80th. Both buried there. He was a farmer and stock breeder.

LORENZO"

Died of yellow fever in New Orleans leaving three sons: Joseph, William and Herman.

SARAH6— Died in 1831.

FANNY"

LAURA"— Married ( ? ) La Due.

Address was: Four Mile Post Office, Fond-du-Lac County, Wis., in 1890. Had a son living in State of Washington.

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Children of Samuel Orvis and Elizabeth (Wooley)

Male Line : George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William5 — Oliver4 — Samuel1

WILLARD — Bom 1809 in Halifax, Vt. Died in the winter of 1843-4 at Monroe, Mich. Married in 1830 at Pittsford, N. Y., Elizabeth (Davis), daughter of Captain Benjamin and Ruth Davis.

JOSIAH STEBBINS0— Born 1811 at Halifax, Vt. Died 1853-4 at Manches- ter, N. H. Married Mary ( ? ).

ANN"— Born 1813 at Halifax, Vt. Married ( ? ) Young.

Had a son and a daughter, Caroline Young.

Children of Polly (Orvis) and Elisha Mix

Male Line: George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Oliver4 — Polly (Orvis) Mix1

ARTIMESIA MIX"— Born June 6, 1805, at Locke, N. Y. Died November 2, 1880, at East Sharron, Pa. Married July 23, 1826, Rev. George Washington Sherman, who was born February 11, 1805, at Rome, N. Y., and died November 17 at East Sharron, N. Y.

SIXTH GENERATION— NOTES

Judge John Holden Orvis, of Bellefonte. Centre County, Pa., was for many years recognized in Pennsylvania by the entire bar as unquestionably the ablest land lawyer in the state, but he was at the same time a very able and all around lawyer, almost irresistible in legal arguments because he was a natural lawyer as well as a profound student of the law. The fact is he thought law and his conclusions, based upon the elementary principles of human justice and rights, were necessarily correct.

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REPRODUCTION OF AN OLD BUSINESS CARD— JOSEPH U. ORVIS ONE OF THE FIRM

It is said that Joseph U. Carried this card in his pocket for thirty years.

Mr. Orvis sold more than one-twentieth of the entire 7/30 U. S. Government Loan in Civil War times, and disbursed $81,452,000 of the public money — a huge trust. The largest sale of Government bonds made in one day — over $5,000,000 — was effected by Mr. Orvis, and the largest sum ever paid over to the treasury at one time, $4,000,- 000 in greenbacks, he carried personally in a carriage. In May, 1865, his bank, the 9th National, held over $20,000,000 deposits, larger than ever before held by any bank.

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The query has often been made: "How did the name 'Mills' get into our family?" The presumption is that it was married into it, but so far I have found no official record of that fact, though I have written to several bearing that name, as: John Mills Orvis, of Des Moines, Iowa, and John Mills Orvis, of Missoula, Montana, the latter having a son of that name.

It is quite common for a wife to perpetuate her family name by giving one or more of her children as a first or middle name that of her own family. Waitstill Orvis mar- ried Elizabeth Church and now we have "Church" for a given name: Levi Church Orvis, Edwin Church Orvis, etc. It is easy, therefore, to determine how "Church" became a given name in our family and the facts are well known to many of us. It is not so well known, however, that "Orvis" is a given name in the Church family. In May of 1914. the writer saw an obituary notice in a daily paper with that name. Upon writing to the address given the following answer was received:

I was named after my father, who in turn was named after a minister in Northern New York State, Doctor Samuel Orvis. This is about the only information that I can give you on the subject. If I can give you any more, I shall be very glad to do so: Very truly yours,

Middle name is "Orvis." SAMUEL 0. CHURCH.

Waukesha, Wis., August 1, 1877. (Extract from local paper, above date.)

We observe some improvements and repairs on the place of Mr. S. E. Orvis, who, with his family contemplate an Eastern trip, having leased their home on Main street to Mr. D. H. Bullard. Mr. Orvis intends spending most of his absence in the counties of Jefferson and Lewis, N. Y., where a large circle of relatives and friends reside. Not the least among them, but a central object of veneration and esteem is Mr. Samuel Orvis, Sr., now in his 100th year, who but a little over three years ago, followed to her peaceful repose, the companion of his youth, in her 92d year. She was laid to rest be- side four of the seven offsprings buried in the little ceremtery on the hill of Copenhagen, Lewis County, N. Y. Among them is the Rev. Samuel Orvis, of Black River Conference of M. E. Churches, who died 30 years ago.

Mr. Orvis intends visiting at Cleveland, Ohio, the scene of his last labors, and death of his father, Elias Orvis, who was the first son of the above veterans to depart from this life.

Only two sisters of theirs survive to cheer this old pioneer of New York. He was born at Norfork, Conn., January 26, 1778, and is a great grand-son of Roger Orvis, who for efficient service in defense of the Colonies of New England was presented with a silver headed cane by the then reigning King of England. This cane bore a variety of characteristic inscriptions in token of recognition of such service against such as King Philip and his followers in the "Nutmeg State," when the Knights of the Tomahawk and scalping-knife held absolute sway. Our venerable grandsire served in the war of 1812 and '13; he is still a resident of Champion, Jefferson County, N. Y.

Later: Died at his late residence January 14, 1878, Samuel Orvis, aged 99 years 11 months and 18 days. Deceased was born at Norfork, Conn. (Litchfield County), Jan- uary 26, 1778. He was married in 1806, settled on the present above named farm in' 1814.

John Mills Orvis says:

I was born in Brattleboro, Vt., December 9, 1835. When three years old family moved to Bangor, Franklin County, N. Y. When 12 years old I left home to live with S. J. Dewey, a merchant in Waddington, St. Lawrence County, N. Y. This man pur- chased dry goods from Lockwood and Orvis in Troy. Joseph U. Orvis was of this firm. He got the place for me. I was there with him 8 years. After lived in Ogdensburgh, where I was when married to Arietta C. Northrup, October 26, 1858. She died in Des Moines May 6, 1911; is buried in my lot as father is.

In fall of 1866 we moved from Waddington, N. Y., to Oskaloosa, Iowa. In Septem- ber, 1883, moved to Des Moines, Iowa.

I have spent my life in mercantile business and now have a stock of goods in my own store room in the suburbs of this city, formerly called North Des Moines, now united into one city. I have lived to see the wonderful improvements in all branches made in the United States — railroads first built in 1833 — the balance built in my time. I have been a close student of my business and not much of a traveler. Not much time

spent visiting with relatives, therefore not well known by them. I had a good wife

we enjoyed local friends and had a goodly number wherever we lived. I lived from the parental home from 12 years old; paddled by own canoe. I have made and saved money enough to have given my wife all necessary care as an invalid for about 7 years and have enough to provide for my independence, all of which is a great satisfaction to me

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A tribute to Bethiah (Selleck) Orvis, from The Waterford Post:

Back in the scroll of time almost one hundred years, only three and a third cen- turies after Christopher Columbus caught his first glimpse of the new world one hun- dred ninetv-six years after the Mayflower landed, just after John Quincy Adams took the oath of office of President of the United States, less than half a century after the ^•reat liberty b^ll rang out our independence, long before the war with Mexico and long, fong before" the great armed conflict between the blue and the grey, on the busy com- mercial highway leading nast the great Canadian cities, Quebec and Montreal, at the little town of Prescott, overlooking the charming thousand islands placed like jewels in the majestic St. Lawrence where Ireland's sweet poet, Thomas Moore, wrote:

"Faintly as tolls the evening chime,

Our voices keep tune and our oars keep time."

"Utawas' tide! this trembling moon Shall see us float over thy surges soon. Saint of this green isle! hear our prayers, Oh! grant us cool heavens and favoring airs, Blow, breezes, blow, the stream runs fast, The rapids are near, and the daylight's past" — in her ancestral dwelling — still standing — there was born on April 30, 1826, Bethiah Selleck Orvis. Her mother, Eliza, first married Alson Benedict at Hubbardtown, Vt., and after his weath, Ira Selleck. .

There were eleven children in both families, all of whom were remembered in her last hours here, she stating that she was the "Last Mohican," "The Last Leaf," having long outlived the others.

In early days her parents moved to Ogdensburg, N. Y., and later in the territorial days when the now great and matchless state of Wisconsin was forming, she came with her sister Eliza (Mrs. Albert Barber) to Salem, Kenosha County. At that time there were but five houses in the entire town. Her sister, Adelaide, came west later and married James Van Wie, of Rockford, 111.

On January 24, 1856, she married Charles Waitstill Orvis, he having gone to Cali- fornia with a yoke of oxen at the time of the great gold discovery. He was born Novem- ber IS, 1816, at Brattleboro, Vt., and died at Salem November 12, 1882.

To them were born seven children, all living, viz.: John Mills Orvis, of Missoula, Mont, (married Margaret Clowes, of Darien, Wisconsin; their children being Ethel L. Reinhard, Helen Joy Orvis and John Mills Orvis).

Adelaide Mary Cooper, wife of Hugh Cooper, of Waterford, Wis. Charles Seymour Orvis, of Hamilton, Mont, (married Ada Stevens Wells, of Joliet, 111).

Flora Bethiah Orvis, who remained her mother's constant and devoted companion, caring for her lovingly and tenderly through all the years.

Harry Franklin Orvis, of Camp Lake, Wis. (married Jennie E. Hammond, of Bur- lington, Wis., their children being Evelyn M., Lucile D., Verna B. and Charles Wesley). Levi C. Orvis, who also remained with his mother on the old Center Lake farm in Salem township.

Justin K. Orvis, formerly of Waukegan, now of Chicago, 111.

As a girl she was pretty, in old age beautiful; she was always thoughtful and gen- erous; though of slight build, she was wonderfully strong and active; her eyes were bright and shone with a light "that was never seen on land or sea," the light that never dies. Life left her as gently and peacefully as she had lived, passing out in her old home at Camp Lake farm, March 31, 1915, like one who lies down to pleasant dreams. She had many, many friends, possessed a wonderful memory, loved animals, flowers, birds, humanity and music; was endowed with a rich and beautiful alto voice.

She did her part and more in helping to build up the country; like all other brave pioneers who carved their homes from the forest, she left a monument to her and their memory more useful and lasting than granite shaft or radiant marble, in the shape of a greater civilization, schools and other advantages denied to them, but since the heritage of later generations. It is not their lot "just to be known and then forgot"; her and their influence is a reality that never passes into oblivion, but is a power forever exerting good that will last as long as springs gush, rills sing, rivers flow and flowers bloom, till time shall be no more.

Though bound in no creed or dogma, she was deeply religious in the broader sense, recognizing in man his superiority and excellence, with no bounds for the soul's prog-

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ress she ever searched for the greater light that leads onward and upward a complete unity with God as a universal spirit in all nature and not as a separate entity or being; that great light she more and more approximated as the years rolled on.

"As wider skies broke on her view,

God greatened in her growing mind: Each year she dreamed her God anew.

And left her older God behind. She saw the boundless scheme dilate

In star and blossom, sky and clod; And as the universe grew great

She dreamed for it a greater God."

Ever a searcher for truth she learned to understand that "there is no death, the stars go down to shine upon some fairer shore, and bright in heaven's jeweled crown they shine forever more."

Her relatives and friends saw her for the last time in the beautiful, old-fashion tan silk dress she sweetly worn when almost sixty years ago she donned it as a bride.

Liberty cemetery, where rest the ashes of her parents and husband, claimed the earthly temple of her soul on Golden Easter day, like that other Easter whose lambiant dawn opened on Him who prayed in Gethsemane and trod the Galileean shore, wherein he proved to the world that perfect love conquers all things.

On this Easter day, the resurrection of the year, a symbol and foregleam of the resurrection of her great and loving soul, amid a multitude of those who loved her and beneath a wilderness of flowers her ashes were tenderly laid away in the bosom of the earth she loved so well.

It is fitting that the wasted temple of her whose soul was love and beauty and harmony and music should find its resting place as the buds were bursting into new life amid the beauties and symphonies of the opening year.

To her let us not say "good night," but turn our eyes to the breaking dawn.

Edward Church Orvis, in a letter to Justin K. Orvis, dated Manchester, Vt., Januarv 24, 1911, says:

John Mills Orvis was born in Hinsdale (which, by the way, is in New Hampshire, just across the Connecticut River from Brattleboro). Perhaps Waitstill at one time lived in Hinsdale or possibly the Churches lived there and your grandfather was born there, the same as the writer was born in Whitinsville, Mass., where his grandparents on his mother's side lived — while his father's mother lived here at Manchester. You undoubtedly have E. W. Orvis' book or genealogy for you seem to have some of the same data. Perhaps you have E. E. Orvis' book as well. I have both and want a copy of the one Mr. Rhamy is getting up when issued.

Waitstill Orvis was what was then called an "Esquire of the Peace" and was known as Squire Orvis and was more than an ordinary man. The old Town Clerk in Brattle- boro (Mr. Newton) told me two or three years ago that he remembered Waitstill when he, Newton, was a small boy and that he was a .good deal of a man and well thought of by people of Brattleboro. I found his stone in the West Brattleboro Cemetery as well as his wife's, Elizabeth Church and his mother, Elizabeth, relict of William. I have his old "Vermont Statutes" published about 1800 and with his name, presumably written by himself in it. I also have some letters he and his wife wrote to my grand- father, L. C. 0. I have some of the commissions of Levi C. Orvis as postmaster at Manchester and as Ensign and Lieutenant and as Major and Aide on General Roberts' staff in the Vermont Militia. Levi Church Orvis died of cholera in Philadelphia in 1849 before the days of railroads. He used to like to travel in stage coach times on F'riday as there was more room that day.

He kept a general store and was postmaster and dealt in marble, which was largely shipped to Philadelphia via wagon to Troy, N. Y. My father was Franklin Henry Orvis, born July 12, 1824, and married Sarah Maria Whitin, of Whitinsville, Mass., November 17, 1852, and had six sons. All of us boys except Louis (and in a way I may say he has too), have been connected with father in the hotel business — Equinox House, Manches- ter; Spingler House, New York City; St. James Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida,' in 1872-3- Putnam House, Palatka, Florida, 1875 to 1884 inclusive; Windsor Hotel, Jacksonville' Florida, 1880 to 1891, and self and W. F. 0. had the New Putnam, Palatka, Florida' 1889 to 1891, and after father's death I ran the Equinox as manager for the family till spring of 1909. My brother, George, bought the others out and is now the practical owner, though it was incorporated in 1902 as Equinox Company. The Equinox House

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was started in a small way in 1853 and we have all the registers from 1854 to the present day. It has always been a prominent summer resort and the registers are full of names of old New York families (both city and state). It is now one of the prin- cipal stopping places on the Ideal Tour for automobiles, and where the business used to be largely permanent now more than half the travel is transient and autos fill the street at all times of the day. The arrivals and departures run 50 to over 100 per day all summer and hotel can accommodate 250 or 275 and last summer had over 300 during the rush. Manchester has become the center of summer golf from having the links of the Ekwanok Country Club's finest summer resort golf links in the U. S. and patronized by all the crack players.

In looking around last night I found a copy of the Waitstill Orvis family Bible record sent to my father by Mary Orvis Curtis, of Silverlake, Wis. (she was a daughter of John Orvis), and it says all of Waitstill's children except Simeon and Levi were born in Hinsdale, Vt., now Hinsdale is in New Hampshire, but there was a time when Vermont (an independent state then) annexed part of New Hampshire and part of New York (that is, broadened out at the south end), and with the consent of those living in that part of New Hampshire and New York. It must have been during the time that Hinsdale was a part of Vermont that those children were born. I also looked in the roll of Vermont soldiers in the Revolutionary War when I went to our library yesterday afternoon and found in Capt. Blakeslee's company, Weightstill Orvis, an Ensign in the company. Spelled differently, but undoubtedly the same man. He, himself, spelled it Waitstill.

F. H. Orvis was Senator from Bennington County in 1868 and 1869 and again in 1892 and 1893.

Paul W. Orvis. represented the town of Manchester in the Legislature of 1894-95.

Edward C. (self) represented town 1890-91, and was Senator 1908-09 (we have bi- ennial sessions since 1870).

I have held all the town offices for the family, having been first selectman for six or seven years back in the century passed, and since that time have been one of the auditors of the town and since the village of Manchester was incorporated in 1900 have been chairman of Board of Trustees with title of President of Village (rather high sounding for a plain man) and am such at present time.

As Samuel and William are on the lists as having fought in Colonial Wars from Northfield, Mass., there is a chance for our girls to join the Colonial Dames and boys the Society of Colonial Wars, and if as the story goes, Elizabeth was a descendent of John Church (Captain), who killed King Philip, the Indian, then on that line we go back to Indian fighting and guess there have been some "Indians" among those of the Orvis name. My father told me that an old sea captain came in to see him when he was in business in New York and said there were lots of people named Orviss in the island of Jersey and probably of Welsh parentage. I suppose you have heard of the cane given some Orvis. I never saw the cane or anyone who has seen it and my father thought it was a good story and that's all. I hope you can run across it.

Very truly,

E. C. ORVIS.

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SEVENTH GENERATION

Children of Edward Everett Orvis and Jane Eliza (Atwood)

Male Line: George" — Roger' — David2 — Eleazer3 — Jesse, Sr.1 — Jesse, Jr.15 — Edward Everett"

EDWARD— Died in infancy. MARY1 — Died in infancy.

FRANCIS WAYLAND — Born October 12, 1855, at New London, Chester County, Pa. Married January 1, 1884, at Lightstreet, Columbia County, Pa., Emma Gertrude (Heacock), who was born September 30, 1855, at Benton, Columbia County, Pa., daughter of Samuel and Susan (Winner) Heacock.

He served his time as a printer's "devil" in the Lock Haven, Pa., Democrat office; spent five years at sea — "before the mast" — and before he was 20 years of age visited some of the principal ports of Europe, Asia and North America, then settled down in New York City in the printing business. He is the compiler of this book.

Printing plant was removed to Hackensack, N. J., in April, 1919.

He lives at 189 Stanley Place, Hackensack, N. J. Is a Democrat in politics and socially; liberal in religion and a member of Adytum Lodge, F. & A. M., No. 640, of Brooklyn, N. Y.

CAROLINE7— Died in childhood.

EMMA GERTRUDE (HEACOCK). WIFE OF FRANCIS WAYLAND ORVIS

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Children of Edward Everett Orvis and Jane Eliza (Atwood), continued

VIRGINIA KATE7— Born September 25, 1861, near Richmond, Va. Mar- ried July 12, 1902, at Clearfield, Pa., Alexander Ross Mackenzie, who was born June 23, 1864, at Wallace, Nova Scotia, son of John and Isabella (Ross) MacKenzie.

Live at Washington, D. C. He is a doctor.

At the time of marriage to Dr. MacKenzie there were two sons by a former mar- riage, viz.: John Roy MacKenzie, born August 23, 1898; Henry Bentley MacKenzie, born April 18, 1901.

Virginia Orvis MacKenzie also has a foster son, born September 30, 1911, who has been called Maxwell MacKenzie.

JESSE LEE7— Born May 17, 1863, in Christiansburg, Va. Married Decem- 28, 1884, at Beech Creek, Pa., Charles Burlingame.

Residence, Atlanta, Ga. Did live at Elmira, N. Y., Winston-Salem, N. C, Greens- boro, N. C., and Wilmington, N. C.

Was a skilled nurse and always in great demand.

JOSEPHINE —Died in childhood.

Children of Edward Everett Orvis and Anna Eliza (Bailey), Second Marriage

Male Line: George" — Roger' — David1 — Eleazer3 — Jesse, Sr.4 — Jesse, Jr.B — Edward Everett6

MARY IRENE7— Born December 1, 1871, at Benton, Columbia County, Pa.

A teacher in Mission Schools. Was at Monterey and on account of Mexican trou- bles, removed to San Antonio, Texas. In 1918 she was sent to Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, to remain three years. Address, 1922, was 6100 Rivadivia, Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic, S. A.

Children of John Holdcn Orvis and Caroline Elizabeth (Atwood)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David' — Eleazer3 — Jesse, Sr." — Jesse, Jr.5 — John Holden'

ELLIS LEWIS7— Born November 16, 1857, at Lock Haven, Pa. Married December 25, 1884, at Belief onte, Pa., Mary Lowrie (Lyon), daugh- ter of S. S. Lyon, Esq.

I was in error when I said on page 48 that Orviston, Pa., was named in honor of John Holden Orvis. It was his son, Hon. Ellis L. Orvis, for whom it was named.

Entered State College of Pennsylvania in fall of 1872 and graduated with the degree of B.A. in 1876. Subsequently received the degree of M.A. Was admitted to the bar at Bellefonte, Pa., in 1880. He was, as was his father, President Judge of the 49th Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

He studied law in his father's office at Bellefonte. Elected President Judge in 1905 for term expiring in 1915. Was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1896, when Palmer and Buckner were nominated. Was a member of the Christian Church; Trustee of Pennsylvania State College and Bellefonte Acad- emy; member of Pennsylvania Society of New York; member of the National Geo- graphical Society; Philobibilon Club of Philadelphia; President of the Fire Brick Com- pany of Bellefonte and is Director of the American Telephone Company. Practiced law in Bellefonte, Centre County, Pa.

He was elected to a Constitutional Convention of the State of Pennsylvania; in 1916 was nominated by the Democratic party of Pennsylvania as candidate for United Spates Senatorship; was president of the Hayes Run Fire Brick Company, the Centre Brick and Clay Company, the Snow Shoe Fire Brick Company, and other brick plants.

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Children of John Holclen Orvis and Caroline Elizabeth (Atwood), continued

HON. ELLIS LEWIS ORVIS

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Eleazer3 — Jesse, Sr.4 — Jesse, Jr.5 — John Holden8 —Ellis Lewis7

WILLIAM ATWOOD7— Born October 28, 1859. Died in infancy, April 5, 1860.

JENNIE IRENE7— Born June 30, 1862. Married November 6, 1882, at Bellefonte, Pa., Albert E. Canfield. Did live at Wyncote, Montgomery County, Pa., and later at Bellefonte, Pa.

ANNA MARYT— Born January 23, 1866, at Bellefonte, Pa. Married May 7, 1891, at Bellefonte, Pa., Henry Keller, who was born December 22, 1866, at Washington, D. C, son of Daniel S. and Martha E. Keller. He is an attorney at law and lives at Bellefonte, Pa.

CAROLINE ATWOOD7— Born July 3, 1871. Married June 9, 1908, Wilford Cameron Stoddard, of Wyncote, Pa. He is an iron manufacturer of Wyncote, Pa.

Children of Emerancy Climena (Orvis) and William Augustus Reading

Male Line: George" — Samuel' — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill4 — Simeon Victor1 — Emerancy Climena"

SIMEON ALBERT READING7— Born November 28, 1864. Married (1) Aletha (Collins) August 11, 1884, and (2) Ella May (Wells) in. 1903.

ALT A ANGELINA READING7— Born May 20, 1866. Married (1) Louis Beall, February 22, 1888, and (2) Andrew Brown, October 12, 1905.

Two children: Stanley H. and Ruth E. Stanley H. Beall, born December 3, 1888, and served in the World War. He has two children: Ruth and Stanley.

Ruth Elizabeth Beall married Earl Van Kirk and live at Kenosha, Wis. Their children are: Alta Ellyn Van Kirk, born March 7, 1907; Earl LeRoy Van Kirk, born June 9, 1908; Vernon Raymond Van Kirk, Vyvian Robert Van Kirk, twins, born May 13, 1911; Eugene Van Kirk, born Februarv 2, 1922.

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Children of Durancy Rebecca (Orvis) and William McFeeley

MELLIE M. McFEELEY — Bom December 19, 1855, at Crawfordsville, Ind. Died February 2, 1871, at Union City, Ohio. Funeral from Methodist Church, interment in City Cemetery.

EDWARD EVERETT McFEELEY'— Born June 12, 1857, at Crawfords- ville, Ind. Married August 7, 1885, at Crawfordsville, Ind., Jennie (Thompson), who was born August 22, 1846, and died October 4, 1917, at Terre Haute, Ind., daughter of Thomas A. and Sarah A. Thompson. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Ind. Death was caused by catching on fire. They had two children: Mamie and Willie. "Mamie" Elsie Marie McFeeley, born October 14, 1902, at Indianapolis, Ind. Married John Wilson Anderson November 12, 1921. He was born in 1887 and was a World War veteran, enlisting April 2, 1918, at Terre Haute, Ind., and was discharged January 10, 1919. Private in Battery B, 74th Artillery, at Fort Totten, N. Y.

IDA ARLETTA McFEELEY7 — Born December 25, 1865, at Montazuma, Ind. Died March 16, 1899. Married August 10, 1884, at Union City, Ind., Clarence Knee, who was born October 31, 1863, at Hill Grove, Ohio, son of Cyrus and Martha (Cumerine) Knee. He died March 11, 1897, at the home of his mother, near Union City, Ohio. They had one daughter: Mellie Knee, born January 27, 1886, at Union City, Ohio. Married March 31, 1903, at Terre Haute, Ind., John Henry Griffith, who was born April 15, 1863, at West Baltimore, Ohio, and was son of William and Margaret (Piatt) Grif- fith. They have one son: Harold Orvis Griffith, born November 26, 1904, at Union City, Ohio.

Children of Charles B. Worden and Lestina D. (Orvis)

Male Line: George0 — Samuel1 — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill4 — Simeon Victor5 — Lestina D.°

LOANZA A. WORDEN7— Born September 23, 1850, at Brattleboro or New- fane, Vt. Died February 27, 1873.

EDGAR WORDEN— Born August 16, 1852.

He and his twin sister, Edna Worden, were born either at Brattleboro or Newfane, Vermont.

EDNA WORDEN7— Born August 16, 1852.

She and her twin brother, Edgar Worden, were born either in Brattleboro or New- fane, Vermont.

ENNIS HENRY WORDEN— Born March 12, 1854, in Antioch, 111. Died in Iowa.

DELIA M. WORDEN7— Born April 29, 1855, at Antioch, 111.

JOHN B. WORDEN7— Born June 2, 1857, at Antioch, 111. Married, Janu- ary 1, 1883, Ada (Dutton), at Alden, 111., who was born October 12, 1863, at Howard, 111., daughter of John R. and Kate (Stark) Dutton. They did live at Algona, Iowa.

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Children of Charles B. Worden and Lestina D. (Orvis) continued

LOIS A. WORDEN7— Born December 17, 1858, at Antioch, 111. Married January 1, 1880, at Alden, 111., Merlyn H. Church, who was born December 3, 1857, at Walworth, Wis., son of Cyrus and Mary (Boor- man) Church.

They lived at Kennewiek, Wash.

IDA ROSE WORDEN— Born May 30, 1862, at Antioch, 111. Died March 27, 1887. Married Joseph Johnson.

RUTH D. WORDEN7— Born December 3, 1864, at Antioch, 111. Married at Alden, 111., Louis Dutton. Thev did live at Alcona, Iowa. Louis Dutton was brother of Ada Dutton, wife of John B.'Worden.

MILO S. WORDEN7— Born April 21, 1866, at Antioch, 111. Died February 6, 1873.

Children of John Mills Orvis and Arleta G. (Northrup) Male Line: Geovg-e" — Samuel1 — Samuel1 — William3 — Waitstill4 — Simeon Victor5 — John Mills0

FREDERICK JOHN7— Born at Waddington, N. Y., November 12, 1859. Died September 16, 1863.

EMMA GRACE7— Born at Waddington, N. Y., October 16, 1862. Married July 10, 1889, William H. Hoffman. Lived at Des Moines, Iowa. WALTER LINCOLN7— Born July 25, 1867. Died December 31, 1876.

EMMA GRACE (ORVIS) HOFFMAN

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SEVENTH GENERATION

Children of Samuel Levi Orvis and Levinia (Sanborn)

Male Li:

WILLARD GRANT— Born August 25, 1868, at Spring Grove, 111. Farmer, with no family.

CHARLES CLARENCE1— Born October 10, 1869. Married, September 20, 1896, at Geneva Lake, Wis., Mabelle (Sanborn).

He is a lawyer of Oskaloosa, Iowa.

ROSE LEVINA7— Born March 5, 1871. Married January, 1896, at Spring Grove, 111., James Madden.

He was a farmer.

BYRON LEVI7— Born August 17, 1872, at Waukegan, 111. He was in the Steel Trust Works.

ELMER VICTOR7— Bom March 9, 1874, at Richmond, 111. Married Ella V. (Ahort), November 2, 1904, at Waukegan, 111., who was born June 23, 1885, at Libertyville, 111., daughter of John and Barbara Ahort.

He is a lawyer and a graduate of Iowa State University. He assisted in the capture of Aquinaldo. Served in the Spanish- American War in the Philippine Islands and with General Lawton when he was killed. Was with Funston, who crossed the Bag Bag River on rafts. With the 51st Iowa Volunteers and with the 11th Cavalry Volunteers. Was City Attorney and one of the first of four Commissioners of Waukegan, 111., under the Commission form of government.

Address: 138 North St. James Street, Waukegan, Illinois.

FRANK BENJAMIN7— Born June 1, 1876. Died July 21, 1909. Printer. Killed by a train at Shermerville, 111. Was at one time editor of the Spring Grove "News."

EVERETT ROY7— Born February 18, 1879. Married December 19, 1902, at Waukegan, 111., Mary (Mclllwain), of Spring Grove, 111., who was born December 19, 1877, at Spring Grove, McHenry County, 111., daughter of Samuel and Martha (Smiley) Mclllwain.

He is a farmer. Lived, 1922, at Lake Villa, Lake County, 111.

Children of Stella V. (Orvis) and Franklin B. Davis

Male Lint: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel" — William3 — Waitstill4 — Simeon Victor5 — Stella Viola3

WALTER CLARENCE DAVIS7— Born August 1, 1879, at Beacon, Iowa. Married July 2, 1908, at Oskaloosa, Iowa, Jessie (Harrison), who was born at Fort Collins, Iowa, December 9, 1881, daughter of James and Hettie ( ? ) Harrison.

They live at Alamosa, Colo. He is a dentist.

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Children of Stella V. (Orvis) and Franklin B. Davis continued

FRANKLIN BERCHARD DAVIS7— Born March 20, 1881, at Oskaloosa, Iowa. Married June 21, 1910, at Manson, Iowa, Irene G. (Fitz). He is vice-president of the Farmers' Saving's Bank, of Manson, Iowa.

HERBERT HOMER DAVIS— Born July 24, 1883, at Oskaloosa, Iowa.

Married June 24, 1909, at Kennewick, Wash., Mary J. (Rosebrook).

They now live in Kennewick, Wash., and he is in the fruit and commission business.

Children of Franklin Henry Orvis and Sarah Maria (Whitin)

-Waitstilli — Levi Church-1 —

PAUL WHITIN7— Born December 9, 1853, in New York. Died November 19, 1911. Married in July, 1903, Lida Helen (Tarbox), of Bath, Maine. He died in the Hotel Lorraine, Fifth Avenue and Forty-First Street, New York City, of which he was the lessee. He was buried in the family plot at Manchester, Vt. He was obliged to spend the last three winters of his life either in the South or South- ern Europe on account of his health. He was educated in Whitinsville, Mass.; was brought up in the hotel business with his father at the Equinox House, Manchester, Vt., and was interested with him in the St. James Hotel at Jacksonville, Fla., in 1872 and later in the Putnam House at Palatka, Fla. In 1902, with George C. Howe, he organized the Lorraine Company. He always kept his residence in Manchester, Vt., and went home to vote at every general election in Vermont. He represented Man- chester in the Vermont Legislature from 1894 to 1896.

EDWARD CHURCH7— Bom May 18, 1858, at Whitinsville, Mass. Died

March 26, 1918, at Manchester, Vt. Married October 9, 1883, May

(Lowe) Woods, of Boston, Mass., who was born January 29, 1860,

daughter of Samuel Hale and Julia Anna (Carsley) Woods.

Buried in the Dellwood family plot at Manchester, Vt. On the stone is inscribed:

"Upright and Honorable and Beloved."

EDWARD CHURCH ORVIS

Ham- — WaitstiH4 — Levi -Church"'

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Children of Franklin Henry Orvis and Sarah Maria (Whitin) continued

He represented Manchester in the State Legislature for the season of 1890-1. Was State Senator during 1908-9, and held at one time or another all of the town offices. Was Selectman for about seven years. For twenty-five years held the position of Town Auditor continuously from the time the village was incorporated into a town in 1900, and was chairman of the Board of Trustees with the title of President of the Village.

WILLIAM FRANKLIN7— Born April 21, 186-1. Died June 25, 1906.

CHARLES HENRY7— Born November 2, 1865. Died November 28, 1865.

GEORGE ALFRED7— Born April 26, 1871, at Manchester, Vt. Died Au- gust 2, 1917, at Manchester, Vt. Married November 17, 1896, at Manchester, Vt., Anne Louise (Simonds), who was born June 13, 1S74, daughter of David Kendall and Ellen (Clark) Simonds.

GEORGE ALFRED ORVIS

Male Line: George'1 — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill'' — Levi Church1 — Franklin Henry" — George Alfred7

George Alfred Orvis was proprietor of the Equinox House at Manchester, Vt., hav- ing been carefully educated in the hotel business under the experienced care of his father, Franklin Henry, as were also all of his brothers.

The father of Anne Louise was proprietor of "The Manchester Journal" and she was also grand-daughter of Rev. Asa F. Clark, pastor for many years of the Congre- gational Church at Peru, Vt.

LOUIS CHAPIN7— Born July 28, 1873.

Did live at San Remy, near Paris, France.

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SEVENTH GENERATION

Children of Charles Frederick Orvis and Laura E. (Walker)

CHARLES FREDERICK ORVIS

ROBERT JUDSON ORVIS

ALBERT CHARLES ORVIS

Male Line: George" — Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill' — Levi Church5 — —Charles Frederick6— \ Robei t Judsoir (Albert Charles'

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Children of Charles Frederick Orvis and Laura E. (Walker) continued

MARY ELLEN7— Born March 6, 1856. Died November 8, 1914. Married John Morton Marburv, who was bom November 20, 1876, and died September 5, 1904.

One son: John Morton Marbury, born in 1877.

On the stone marking their gTave this inscription may be seen:

"He loved his fellow men."

"Warm, summer sun Shine kindly here Warm, southern wind Blow softly here Green sod above Lie light, lie light Good night, dear heart, Good night, good night."

FREDERICK CHARLES7— Born April 26, 1858. Died September 26, 1860.

ROBERT JUDSON7— Born July 16, 1861, at Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Married Annie August (Graves), at Syracuse, Onon- daga County, N. Y., who was born May 31, 1870, at Sunderland, Ben- nington County, Vt., daughter of Ralph Landon and Hannah Isabella (Miller) Graves.

Was postmaster of Manchester and in business with his brother in both the sport- ing goods store and factory, and the "Orvis Cottage," a summer resort hotel.

ALBERT CHARLES'— Bom August 7, 1863, at Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Married November 20, 1906, at Manchester, Benning- ton County, Vt., Elmina Anna (Simpson), who was bom September 26, 1867, at Hoosick, Rensellaer County, N. Y., daughter of Milo and Elmina (Simonds) Simpson.

Resides now at Manchester, Bennington County, Vt. Member of Vermont Legis- lature in 1910; associated with his brother in the sporting goods store and factory; also in the "Orvis Cottage," a summer resort hotel.

Children of Andrew Moore Orvis and Caroline (Kibbe)

OLIVER DARWIN7— Born March 16, 1842. Died August 24, 1865.

ORLAND DORE7— Born January 2, 1844, at Milford, Mich. Died in 1920 or 1921. Married November 14, 1867, Angelina Deborah (Case), at Vassar, Mich. .

Lived in New York City, also in Chicago, 111.

He was the inventor of an Improved Steam Generator and a lecturer before engi- neering associations in Europe and America, and has numerous medals awarded from exhibitions.

OREL DIGHTON7— Born October 23, 1845, in Wisconsin. Married (1) 1868 Anna (Curtis) ; (2) 1881, Mary M. (Skaats) ; (3) March 28, 1887, in London, England, Caroline (Fulker), who was bom March

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27, 1864, in London, England, daughter of Richard William and Mary A. (Bailey) Fulker. Live at 16 Leo Place, Newark, N. J. Did live in Boston, Mass., and was president of the New England Furnace Co., 200 Summer Street, Boston, Mass.

OPHELIA DELPHINA — Born August 3, 1847. Died July 12, 1884. Mar- ried John Grandy in 1865. This family of four children all had the same initials: 0. D., and the compiler of this book, who was very well acquainted with Orland Dore' and on friendly terms, used to joke him about two facts: He facetiously referred to the family as the O. D.-ous family and told Orland D. that he was the only Orvis with an accent.

orland dorp: orvis

Children of Waitstill Bigelow Orvis and Susan Wealthy (White)

Male Line: Ge

-Samuel1 — Samuel2 — William3 — Waitstill4 — Malachi5 — Waitstill Bigelow*

CLARKSON FINNEY7— Bom at Rock Creek, Ohio, September 22, 1847.

Died February 5, 1914, at Dubuque, Iowa. Married at Atlanta, 111.,

1870, Mary Ellen (Phelps), who died May 31, 1915, at Dubuque, Iowa.

They lived at Roseland, Neb., 1876-1900. Since then they lived at Dubuque, Iowa.

Both are buried at Juniata, Neb.

GURNEY MAHAN — Bom December 9, 1849, at Williamsfield, Ohio. Died November 24, 1920, at Stanley, Wis. Married (1) Julia (Green) ; (2) Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Slemmons) (Vincent), 1887, who died June 3, 1918, at Demarest, Ga.

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Was educated at Hight School, Atlanta, 111., Oberlin College, class of 1875, and Yale Theological Seminary, class of 1878, the same year that the Hon. Wm. H. Taft graduated from Yale. Was ordained Congregational minister at Nevinsville, Iowa, 1880. Pastorates at Nevinsville, Iowa, 4 years; Dubuque, 18 years; Winthrop, 10 years. De- gree of D.D. Lenox College, 1894. '

Buried at Winthrop, Iowa. WEALTHY CLARISSA —Died in infancy.

GURNET MAHAN ORVIS

Children of Joseph Upham Orvis and Mary Elizabeth (Nazro)

Male Line: George0 — Samuel' — Samuel- — William3 — Waitstill' — Elihu5 — Joseph Upham8

MARY ELIZABETH— Bom April 23, 1843, in Troy, N. Y.

HENRY NAZRO7— Bom December 28, 1844, in Troy, N. Y. Died Septem- ber 1, 1846.

HENRY PAINE7— Born December 6, 1846.

Had a daughter, Ruth, who married John Pilley, who had son Rey. Lived in San Francisco, Cal.

CHARLES EUSTIS1— Born January 1, 1849. Died March 8, 1915. Mar- ried June 29, 1892, Sarah Matilda (Boyd) (Storm), widow of Thomas Storm, who had died in 1887.

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Born in Troy, N. Y., Charles Eustis Orvis lived in New York City from early childhood until his death. Entered mercantile business at an early age and became European buyer for a large dry goods firm, then for several years was teller for the 9th National Bank and the Security Bank of New York. From 1872 to 1883 he was associated with his father in the banking business established by them and known as Joseph U. Orvis & Co. From 1883, following his father's death, he was associated with his brother, Edwin W. Orvis, in the banking firm of Orvis Brothers & Co. He was a colonel of the New York National Guard, vice-president of the Greenwich Bank of New York, treasurer of the New York Throat, Nose and Lung Hospital, and mem- ber of numerous societies. In 1892 he married Sarah M. (Storm), widow of Thomas Storm, who still survives him. v

CHARLES EUSTIS ORVIS

-Elihu"' — Joseph Upham6

HELEN WELLS7— Born June 29, 1851, in Troy, N. Y. 1859, in New York City.

Died November 7,

EDWIN WAITSTILL — Bom June 20, 1853, at Troy, N. Y. Married Janu- ary 27, 1885, at Broadway Tabernacle, New York, N. Y., Car- rie (Emerton), who was born January 10, 1860, at Rumney, N. H., and was daughter of Charles Rufus and Achsah Jane (Stickney) Emerton.

Born in Troy, N. Y., Edwin Waitstill Orvis has lived in New York City since 1855. Educated at the public schools. In 1868 he began his business career in the

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employment of Jay Cooke & Co., then entered mercantile business and remained five years and in 1874 became associated with Joseph U. Orvis & Co., his father's banking firm, becoming a partner in 1883 of Orvis Brothers & Co., who succeeded to the busi- ness, upon the death of Joseph U. Orvis. A member of the New York Stock Exchange, he has taken a prominent part in financial circles of the city, having been long the vice-president of the Colonial Bank, which he founded in 1892; director of the Greenwich Bank and member of the New York Coffee and New York Produce exchanges as well as of the Chicago Board of Trade and New York Chamber of Com- merce. From 1871 to 1885 he was a member of the Seventh Regiment, N. Y. National Guard. He is also a member of many leading clubs and societies of the country and always has been keenly interested in the genealogy of his own family and of that of his wife, Carrie Emerton, whom he married in 1885. He gladly contributed, for the purposes of this volume, the data he had collected during his years of research, and his help in this regard is Warmly appreciated.

Three of his sons participated in the Great War: Warner Dayton Orvis as 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, United States Army; Arthur Emerton Orvis as cadet, Avia- tion Section, United States Army, being seriously injured in the collision of his aero- plane with another over the flying field at Mineola, Long Island, New York, in 1917, and Homer W. Orvis as 1st Lieutenant, Royal Air Force.

EDWIN WAITKTILI, ORVIS

SARAH BELCHER NAZRO— Born August 2, 1856, at New York City, N. Y. Married May 18, 1881, at New York, Charles A. Hammond.

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GEORGE HERBERT7— Bora August 26, 1858, in New York. Died Decem- ber 15, 1859.

HARRIET JOSEPHINE7— Bora June 2, 1860, at New York, N. Y. Mar- ried June 10, 1889, Henry Merrill Orne. Lived at 18 Clyde Street, Jamaica, N. Y.

JULIA NAZRO— Born November 10, 1862, at New York City. Died March 24, 1912, at Orange, N. J. Married July 16, 1890, Alexander Bell.

Children of Elias Orvis and Eunice (Anderson)

Male Line : George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer3 — Roger4 — Samuel5 — Elias6

KENDRICK ASHBURY7— Born April 12, 1832, at Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y. Died June 10, 1915, at South Haven, Mich. Married July 5, 1854, Matilda (Miller), of Orleans, Jefferson County, N. Y., who died November, 1912. Lived at Wheaton, 111. Both are buried at Wheaton, 111.

ALMIRA7

SAMUEL EMERY7— Born July 11, 1834, at Denmark, Lewis County, N. Y. Died May 24, 1887. Married November 26, 1854, at Waukesha, Wis., Eleanor (Campbell), who was born November 4, 1828, at Clayton, Jefferson County, N. Y., and died May 16, 1911.

Soon after the marriage he became a resident of Waukesha, Wis., and except for three or four years, this continued to be his home up to the time of this death.

He participated in the Civil War, serving as a private in Company F, 5th Wiscon- sin Volunteers, Infantry, and lost his left arm in the battle of the Wilderness. In Love's History of the War of the Rebellion (1866) at page 980, it says: "Samuel E. Orvis, of Company F. 5th Regiment, came out of a storm of bullets, at the battle of the Wilder- ness with a shattered arm, whose broken bones grated as it swung by his side, and walked more than a mile rather than take the place in an ambulance that some more needy one might want."

He was an indefatigable worker and it was often said of him that he could do more work with one arm than the average man would with two. As an evidence of this (be- ing a carpenter by trade in his younger days), he built the family home in his disabled condition, with but very little assistance.

He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, very devout and and strictly temperate, never having used liquor or tobacco in any form.

ALVAH GUVERIA— Born September 8, 1836, at Copenhagen, N. Y. Mar- ried (1) Frances M. (Ten Eyck) September 8, 1858, at Waukesha, Wis. She died February 25, 1859, at Waukesha, Wis.; (2) Emma Laura (Olin) September 25, 1861, at Waukesha, Wis., who was born July 13, 1843, at Homer, N. Y., and died November 19, 1917, in Madi- son, Wis., at the age of seventy-three. Alvah Guveria Orvis left home when he was 17 years of age and hired out as a

laborer for the C. M. & St. P. Ry. in the employ of which company he continued until

his retirement occasioned by the loss of a leg in a collision while on duty. In point of

service he was the oldest passenger locomotive engineer on that line at that time.

Early in 1863 when the first night express train was put on the Prairie du Chien

Division of the Milwaukee, Railroad, he qualified and took charge of it as engineer.

He was a member of the Masonic Order, a very faithful church-goer, being a member

of the Congregational Church.

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Children of Roger Orvis Lewis and Lucy Ann (Tripp)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David2 — Bleazer3 — Roger* — Mirrianne Roxanna1 — Roger Orvis Lewis8

ARMINDA (MINNIE) LEWIS7— Born February 13, 1849, at Clifford, Sus- quehanna County, Pa. Married August 20, 1885, in Springfield, S. D., to Adam Grimes.

Judge Grimes and his family live at 916 Pine Street, Yankton, South Dakota.

Mrs. Grimes, in a letter dated March 17, 1914, says: "On pages 47 and 48 of your book (Outlines) just received, R. S. Orvis writes in 1852 of visiting "Aunt Roxanna," my great grand-mother, in Clifford, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. This Clifford is where Roger Orvis with his second wife, located near in the year 1800. My grand- mother, named for her mother, was the oldest. She was born in February, 1789."

Roger Orvis's second wife bore him no sons; perhaps the reason for the wording of his will. (See page 7 of Outlines.)

Children of James Orvis and Julia M. (Lawrence)

Male Line: George" — Roger1 — David- — Eleazer3 — Roger4 — Lorenzo5 — James8

LOREN WORTH7— Born March 16, 1853, at Avoca, one mile from Oakfield, Wis. Married August 17, 1891, at Boseman, Mont., Mrs. Mary E. Schmidt).

They now live at Salesville, Montana. Is a merchant.

WILLIAM S.7— Born April 24, 1856, at Oakfield, Wis. Married February 17, 1881, at Byron, Fond-du-lac County, Wis., Ina Abbey (Cornell), who was born January 17, 1860, at Byron, daughter of James and Emeline (Warner) Cornell.

Did live at 220 South Lake Street, Madera, Cal. Also lived 17 North First Street, San Jose, Cal. Was in the real estate business.